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From bombers to escaped convicts, the 7 most significant U.S. manhunts of the last decade
From bombers to escaped convicts, over the years, law enforcement and intelligence officers have tracked a host of elusive criminals.
From bombers to escaped convicts, the 7 most significant U.S. manhunts of the last decade From bombers to escaped convicts, over the years, law enforcement and intelligence officers have tracked a host of elusive criminals. Check out this story on Tennessean.com: http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2018/04/23/manhunts-waffle-house-shooting/543364002/
, USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee Published 6:44 p.m. CT April 23, 2018
Waffle House shooting suspect Travis Reinking captured near Old Hickory Blvd and Hobson Pike, Monday, April 23, 2018(Photo: Metro Nashville Police Department)
From bombers to escaped convicts, law enforcement and intelligence officers have tracked a host of elusive criminals.
On Monday, officials arrested the alleged gunman in a shooting at a Tennessee Waffle House that killed four people and injured several others. Travis Reinking was apprehended in a wooded area outside of Nashville after a 34-hour manhunt.
More: Waffle House shooting suspect was 'looking real nervous,' tipster says
More: Waffle House shooting suspect previously fired because he was 'paranoid'
As more details come forward, here is a look at some of the most significant U.S. manhunts of the last decade.
Georgia fugitives hold Tennessee couple hostage: Ricky Dubose and Donnie Rowe
Re-captured: 2017
Ricky Dubose and Donnie Rowe were taken into custody Thursday night in Rutherford County, Tenn. (Photo: Tennessee Bureau of Investigation)
One-time cellmates Ricky Dubose and Donnie Rowe went on the run after killing two guards on a prison transport bus south of Atlanta. During their three-day flight, the men forced their way into a Shelbyville home at gunpoint and tied up a husband and wife.
After three hours of terror, the convicts fled in the couple's vehicle. The husband called 911, tipping authorities to the convicts' whereabouts. Following a dramatic chase that closed I-24 in Rutherford County, the men surrendered when a citizen confronted them in his yard.
Tennessee teacher absconds with a teenage girl: Tad Cummins
Arrested: 2017
A tip led law enforcement to a remote forest cabin in California, where Tad Cummins was arrested. (Photo: Greg Barnette / USA TODAY Network California)
A 15-year-old girl from Columbia, Tennessee, was reported missing the same day high school teacher Tad Cummins left a note telling his wife he was leaving town to clear his head. An Amber Alert was issued for the girl, who Cummins allegedly had fostered a sexual relationship with while he was a teacher at a Maury County high school.
Their disappearance spurred a five-week nationwide manhunt. A citizen's tip ultimately led law enforcement to a remote forest cabin near Cecilville, California, where Cummins and the girl had been staying. Cummins was arrested
Massacre at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church: Dylann Roof
Dylann Roof (Photo: File / Associated Press)
A sweeping manhunt spanned two states as Dylann Roof fled from authorities. The 21-year-old gunned down nine people at a historic black church in South Carolina. The Rev. Clementa C. Pinckney, the church pastor and a prominent state senator, was among the dead.
He was arrested fourteen hours later about 245 miles north in Shelby, North Carolina, during a traffic stop initiated by a tip from a North Carolina florist, who noticed Roof in his car at a stoplight. Roof was condemned to death by a federal jury in 2017.
Gunman who shot reporters on live TV: Vester Lee Flanagan II
Self-inflicted fatal wound: 2015
A makeshift memorial for WDBJ-TV reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward gathers by a tree near the station Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015, in Roanoke, Va. (Photo: AP)
A television reporter and cameraman were shot to death during a live television interview on a CBS affiliate in Roanoke, Virginia, by a disgruntled journalist who recorded himself carrying out the killings and posted the video on social media after fleeing the scene.
Hours later and hundreds of miles away, gunman Vester Lee Flanagan II — who had been fired from the station in 2013 — ran off the road on Interstate 66 headed east toward Washington and a trooper found him with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He died at a hospital later that day.
Escape from New York's Clinton Correctional Facility: Richard Matt and David Sweat
One convict re-captured, one killed: 2015
After busting out of Clinton Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison in upstate New York, Richard Matt and David Sweat spent nearly three weeks on the run in the woods near the Canadian border before authorities caught up to them.
The manhunt ended on the 23rd day with one inmate's death and the other's recapture.
Boston Marathon bomber: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
One suspect captured, one killed: 2013
Runners take a moment of silence as they wear blue wrist bands in honor of the Boston Marathon bombing victims at the start line during Country Music Marathon in Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, April 27, 2013. (Photo: Jae S. Lee / The Tennessean)
On April 15, 2013, two bombs went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three spectators and wounding more than 260 other people.
After an intense manhunt, one of the suspects, 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, was captured alive. He had been hiding all day in a boat parked on the side of a suburban house. His older brother and fellow suspect, 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev, died after a shootout with law enforcement.
Ex-cop turned fatal shooting suspect: Christopher Dorner
Found dead: 2013
The nine-day hunt for Christopher Dorner — an ex-cop who was fired from the LAPD in 2008 — began when he was named a suspect in the fatal shooting of the daughter of a former Los Angeles Police Department captain and the killing of two officers.
Dorner's abandoned truck was discovered in the mountains about 60 miles east of Los Angeles and state wildlife officers encountered Dorner on the road. Dorner barricaded himself in a cabin and a lengthy standoff ended when officers filled the cabin with incendiary tear gas and it caught fire. Dorner's charred remains were discovered inside.
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A True Bombshell: Remembering Marilyn Monroe Visiting Troops In Korea
Arguably one of the biggest pop culture stars of the 20th Century, Marilyn Monroe was a presence like no other. So, in the early months of 1954, she decided to make her presence known in a place where American troops needed their spirits to be uplifted: Korea.
How much did American soldiers in Korea love Ms. Monroe? Well, in 1951, the actress was declared "Miss Cheesecake of 1951" by the army newspaper Stars and Stripes. The newspaper says the title was given to her because it reflected the soldiers' preference to her.
Marilyn Monroe performed songs from her films as part of this USO show for over 60,000 members of the U.S. Military over a four-day period while in Korea.
Below is a video of a marine reminisces about Marilyn Monroe's 1954 performance in Korea. There was a massive attendance of marines who gave Marilyn a raucous welcome for "the most beautiful woman in the world!"


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List of the best Nawazuddin Siddiqui movies, . a book by Hussain Zaidi about the 1993 Bombay . Virendrapratap Rathore Dekh Indian Circus is an Indian film, .


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01.17.2017 Davos, Switzerland
World Hydrogen Council is launched
13 global industry leaders join together in promoting hydrogen. Benoît Potier, Air Liquide's Chairman and CEO, along with 12 leading energy, transport and industry companies have launched a global initiative to voice a united vision and long-term ambition for hydrogen to spur on energy transition.
01.26.2017 Saint-Priest, France
Inauguration of the first remote operation and optimization center
Air Liquide has inaugurated an operation center that is unique in the industrial gas sector. It enables the remote management of production for 22 of the Group's units in France, optimizing their energy consumption and improving their reliability.
04.06.2017 Oman
A long-term contract with a major petroleum group
Air Liquide and Orpic, Oman's national refining company, have signed a long-term agreement for the supply of nitrogen to its industrial site dedicated to plastic production, and based in Sohar industrial port area in Oman. Investing around €20 million, Air Liquide will strengthen its leading position in a key industrial area in the Middle-East.
04.26.2017 Paris, France
Air Liquide publishes its 1st quarter 2017 sales
Growth +38.5% as reported. Better activity in a more favorable economic environment.
Read the press release online at airliquide.com
May 2017 France
Benoît Potier meets shareholders
Following the Annual General Meeting on May 3, attended by 3,874 participants in Paris, the Chairman and CEO Benoît Potier met nearly 1,000 people, in Lille and in Marseille.
The Group's latest results
Share price live
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Audiobooks coming to the Google Play Store (probably)
Posted on November 3, 2017 at 11:13 am
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You can already find apps, movies, TV shows, music, periodicals, and eBooks at the Google Play Store. Soon you may be able to purchased audiobooks as well.
Android Police took a look at some of the code in the latest version of the Play Store app for Android, and found evidence of a new book category labeled Audiobooks.
It's unclear at this point how Google expects you to listen though: the company's Play Music and Play Books apps aren't really well designed for listening to long-form content.
Personally, I'm hoping Google's audiobooks are available as DRM-free MP3s, since that means I'd be able to use them with Smart AudioBook Player, an app that I've been using to listen to audiobooks, audio dramas, and pre-release versions of the podcasts I produce (sometimes it's nice to know how an episode will sound if you're listening on cheap headphones while walking city streets).
Smart AudioBook Player lets you add bookmarks, manage a library of audiobooks, boost volume on titles with low volumes, set a sleep timer, and adjust playback speed, among other things.
Hopefully if Google adds official audiobook support to one of its existing apps, it'll include at least some of those features.
Other changes in Play Store version 8.4 for Android seem to include support for displaying notifications about apps and games within the app itself and an option for applying automatic updates only for system apps, letting you install them right away while choosing to update third-party apps manually.
It looks like I may also be turning off automatic updates in the near future, because Android Police reports that soon you won't have the option of having them download only over WiFi. Instead, the Play Store will download updates using whatever internet connection is available, bandwidth caps be damned.
Tagged: audiobooks, google play, google play store, play store
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ffw says:
Good news, then Google will probably FINALLY also update the Google Play Music app with buttons/swipes to skip forward/back a number of seconds in tracks. Like in the Youtube app. It is pretty darn annoying to listen to a 2 hour podcast in it and try to pull the slider only a tiny, tiny bit.
DontDoIt says:
If they disable WiFi-only updates it will be a HUGE mistake. Phone owners will suddenly find themselves with larger phone bills, and Google will have a couple dozen lawsuits within the first month. Don't do it, Google!


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Double Arches Pit (formerly known as New Trees Pit) was a sand quarry near the village and civil parish of Heath and Reach, Bedfordshire, England. It is now a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Geological Conservation Review site.

History
Archaeological excavations have concluded that a good-sized Roman settlement existed there, with multiple pieces of pottery and a Roman well being discovered.

The pit was opened by J. Arnold & Sons Limited in 1916. In 1927, the site was subject to a valuation in accordance with the Rating and Valuation Act 1925. The valuer who visited the site recorded its size as . The following is an extract from his notes:

The pit was mentioned in an article in the Cement, Lime & Gravel magazine, describing the site as "largest and most important of the Firm's workings", and described the site as having a system of 'locos' used to transport materials around the site. The site used to be the furthest point along the Leighton Buzzard Light Railway that was constructed to provide a means of transporting sand from a series of quarries in the area. The site closed in 1985.

Site of Special Scientific Interest
An application was made to designate the pit a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1988. The application was made on the basis that it was the best accessible exposure to Lower Greensand and Gault in the Leighton Buzzard area. This helps geologists study fossil and environmental changes in the area's history, particularly for the interval covering the Leymeriella tardefurcata and Douvilleiceras mammillatum ammonite zones. The application also mentions a "unique example of channelling in the junction beds" and "clear development of the Cirripede bed.". A site assessment on 12 February 2008 identified the site to be in a "Favourable" condition, and gave the size as .

Access
There is no access to the site but it can be viewed from the Leighton Buzzard Light Railway's Stonehenge Works on Mile Tree Road.

References

Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Bedfordshire
Roman sites in England
Quarries in England
Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1988
Geological Conservation Review sites

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Help with one of the key elements of the EYFS – transition.
The Early Learning and Childcare Improvement team have produced a pack to help with one of the key elements of the EYFS – transition.
Transition put simply means a change which may have an impact on a child. This might be a big shift in their life – like going to pre-school for the first time, or maybe a small daily change – like moving from a childminder to a playgroup.
'Mind the gap' is a set of booklets which are full of ideas and guidance for childcare providers to help children through transition. The pack is full of simple ideas to help make transitions as stress free as possible.


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Les Monts d'Aunay is een gemeente in het Franse departement Calvados (regio Normandië). De plaats maakt deel uit van het arrondissement Vire. Les Monts d'Aunay is op 1 januari 2017 ontstaan door de fusie van de gemeenten Aunay-sur-Odon, Bauquay, Campandré-Valcongrain, Danvou-la-Ferrière, Ondefontaine, Le Plessis-Grimoult en Roucamps.

Geografie
De oppervlakte van Les Monts d'Aunay bedraagt 69,43 km², de bevolkingsdichtheid is 66 inwoners per km² (per 1 januari 2019).

De onderstaande kaart toont de ligging van Les Monts d'Aunay met de belangrijkste infrastructuur en aangrenzende gemeenten.


Singer-songwriter Bruno Mars hosted a launch party for his album last night, which has just reached number one in the UK chart.
Reports suggest that when choosing a location for the event, the party venues London had to offer caught his eye, so he held the launch night in the English capital. According to The Sun, Mars sported a dapper suit for the occasion, and looked happy as he performed some of his hits.
Guests at the soirée included Sugababes star, Amelle Berrabah, and two singers from boyband The Wanted, Tom Parker and Siva Kaneswaran.
The was a joint celebration, as Mars nabbed both the album and singles chart hotspots, with his debut record, Doo-Wops and Hooligans, and single Grenade respectively gaining the attention of music-loving Brits. According to BBC News, the album has sold around 86,000 copies throughout the UK, and it was written by three songwriters who were deemed to be Britain's most successful in 2010 by Music Week.


Welcome to 2014 World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Applied Computing (WORLDCOMP'14) website. The Congress will be composed of research presentations, keynote lectures, invited presentations, tutorials, panel discussions, and poster presentations. In recent past, keynote/tutorial/panel speakers have included: Prof. David A. Patterson (pioneer, architecture, U. of California, Berkeley), Dr. K. Eric Drexler (known as Father of Nanotechnology), Prof. John H. Holland (known as Father of Genetic Algorithms; U. of Michigan), Prof. Ian Foster (known as Father of Grid Computing; U. of Chicago & ANL), Prof. Ruzena Bajcsy (pioneer, VR, U. of California, Berkeley), Prof. Barry Vercoe (Founding member of MIT Media Lab, MIT), Dr. Jim Gettys (known as X-man, developer of X Window System, xhost; OLPC), Prof. John Koza (known as Father of Genetic Programming, Stanford U.), Prof. Brian D. Athey (NIH Program Director, U. of Michigan), Prof. Viktor K. Prasanna (pioneer, U. of Southern California), Dr. Jose L. Munoz (NSF Program Director and Consultant), Prof. Jun Liu (pioneer, Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard U.), Prof. Lotfi A. Zadeh (Father of Fuzzy Logic), Dr. Firouz Naderi (Head, NASA Mars Exploration Program/2000-2005 and Associate Director, Project Formulation & Strategy, Jet Propulsion Lab, CalTech/NASA; Director, NASA's JPL Solar System Exploration), Prof. David Lorge Parnas (Fellow of IEEE, ACM, RSC, CAE, GI; Dr.h.c.: ETH Zurich, Prof. Emeritus, McMaster U. and U. of Limerick), Prof. Eugene H. Spafford (Executive Director, CERIAS and Professor, Purdue University), Dr. Sandeep Chatterjee (Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, SourceTrace Systems, Inc.), Prof. Haym Hirsh (Dean, Cornell University - formerly at Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA and former director of Division of Information and Intelligent Systems, National Science Foundation, USA), Dr. Flavio Villanustre (Vice-President, HPCC Systems), Prof. Victor Raskin (Distinguished Professor, Purdue University, USA); Prof. Alfred Inselberg (School of Mathematical Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Israel; Senior Fellow, San Diego Supercomputing Center; Inventor of the multidimensional system of Parallel Coordinates and author of textbook); Prof. H. J. Siegel (Abell Endowed Chair Distinguished Professor of ECE and Professor of CS; Director, CSU Information Science and Technology Center (ISTeC), Colorado State University, Colorado, USA); and many other distinguished speakers.
Abell Endowed Chair Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Professor of Computer Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA; Founding Director, CSU Information Science and Technology Center (ISTeC); Fellow of IEEE; Fellow of ACM.
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London, UK. Dec. 18, 2017 — Amiko Digital Health Limited (Amiko), a company that develops advanced medication sensor technologies and AI-powered digital health tools, today announced the closing of a new financing round, led by Sanner Ventures and Breed Reply.
The funds will be utilized to expand Respiro, Amiko's innovative respiratory disease management platform, and support the company's mission to upgrade the current standard of respiratory care. Respiro offers a platform of medication sensors and connected health tools, enabling real-time monitoring of medication use and patient health. At the core of the platform: Respiro Sense, the technology that powers the world's most advanced medication sensors. Combined with respiratory devices such as inhalers, the sensors automatically track the patient's inhalation profiles to record when and how well patients use their medication and to help monitor lung health.
Founded in 2014, Amiko has headquarters in central London and ISO 13485 certified laboratories in Milan. Today, Amiko serves commercial, institutional, and individual customers in Italy, Germany, France, Spain, UK and the Netherlands, and is growing to become a global provider of advanced therapeutics data and digital disease management services, empowering patients, healthcare professionals, and payers to realize a shared vision of a digital health enabled future.


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COVID-19 – Further Regulator Guidance
by	Gary Crockford and Nikki Williams	 Tags: Wealth – Trustee
Volume 2020 | Issue 13
On 27 March 2020, the Pensions Regulator published further guidance for trustees, specifically covering DB scheme funding and investment.
This follows on from and expands the guidance the Regulator published on 20 March which was the subject of an earlier FYI Alert.
While making it clear that the guidance does not supersede trustees' fiduciary duties or obligations, under the law or under pension scheme rules, the Regulator has set out a number of temporary concessions to aid trustees faced with difficult choices in the current environment.
The Regulator, however, makes it clear that it expects "trustees to do the right thing for their situation and members".
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to sweep the globe, challenging times call for innovative measures, and the Regulator, in trying to be as pragmatic as it can, is publishing the sort of guidance which a few months ago we would have thought we would never see.
Its initial guidance, quite understandably, focused on paying DB pension benefits on time, minimising the risk of members being scammed, supporting members in making good decisions in a challenging environment and collecting employer contributions from distressed employers.
This second set of guidance expands on some of the earlier issues but in particular looks at:
Schemes completing their valuations now;
Employer requests to suspend or reduce deficit repair contributions (DRCs);
Employer requests to suspend or reduce payments for future service in open DB schemes;
Requests to release security;
Cashflow; and
Transfer values.
Scheme valuations
Whilst the pandemic has resulted in very different conditions today than those prevailing a year or so ago, the Regulator has indicated that in agreeing a valuation, those schemes who are nearer the completion of their valuations do not necessarily have to revisit their assumptions. However, they will be expected to allow for relevant experience since the date of the valuation in their recovery plan.
Where trustees consider they should revisit their assumptions in the best interest of their members, or where they need more time to consider the current situation or to see how it develops, the Regulator will allow a short delay of up to an extra three months before it considers imposing sanctions. The Regulator will consider this easement again in three months' time when it hopes the situation regarding COVID-19 will be clearer.
The Regulator has said that it will give further guidance in its Annual Funding Statement which is to be published after Easter for schemes with valuation dates between 22 September 2019 and 21 September 2020 (Tranche 15 Schemes).
Requests to suspend DRCs
The Regulator urges trustees to consider requests to suspend DRCs in the light of the employer's corporate health and to balance the needs of the pension scheme against the sustainable growth of the sponsoring employer.
In the short term where an employer makes a request for an immediate suspension of DRCs any suspension should be of short duration and no more than three months whilst trustees carry out appropriate analysis and take proper advice on the request. Employers are expected to provide trustees with the financial information they need to do this in a timely manner. The less confident the trustees are of getting this information in a timely manner the shorter any initial suspension of DRCs should be.
Dividends and any other form of shareholder return must be suspended along with any other forms of value leaving the employer in the terms of a legally binding commitment. Trustees should also be mindful of how other creditors are supporting the employer when agreeing any concessions to ensure equality of treatment.
Trustees of pension schemes where employers make annual contributions or where employers are due to make substantial contributions in the period of suspension are urged to take special care before agreeing any suspension.
Longer suspensions or reductions should be considered in the light of the Regulator's earlier guidance on corporate distress.
Where any suspension is in force trustees must continue to monitor the employer covenant as the pandemic unfolds and usually only offer short term concessions until the long-term covenant position becomes clear. An exception may be where other creditors offer the employer longer term support where it may be appropriate for the suspension to match a similar timeframe.
Trustees must take legal and actuarial advice both on whether or not to suspend DRCs and the appropriate form of doing this. One question to consider is whether the Schedule of Contributions (SoC) should be amended or payments suspended without an amendment of the SoC? It is important that the pension scheme rules are consulted as non-payment could, for example, trigger a wind up.
Although the Regulator has said it will not take enforcement action in certain circumstances the requirements to report breaches to the Regulator are not altered.
Requests to suspend or reduce future service payments
If an employer of an open DB scheme requests an immediate reduction or suspension of future service contributions for employers, and possibly members, the guidance suggests treating them in the same way as requests to reduce DRCs.
The guidance notes, however, that there are additional considerations and trustees would be urged to take legal advice before agreeing to any such suspension. It is unlikely, for legal and practical reasons, for this to be a realistic option for employers.
Requests to release security
Trustees may face requests to release security. However, if they did so and the employer fails to recover they will have lost access to a potentially valuable asset. It is very unlikely releasing security would be in the best interest of members. Again, faced with such a request, trustees should take legal and financial advice. Where security is to be released there is an expectation trustees will obtain some sort of alternative security or mitigation from the employer. Schemes should be treated equally with other creditors and any relaxation requests should not be limited to schemes.
Trustees are likely to find their funding levels have fallen as a result of the fall in investment markets and decreases in yields. While pension schemes are long term investments one short term risk for trustees is their cashflow.
The guidance recommends that trustees consider the following:
Their expected cashflow in the short to medium term and how this might vary in the pandemic environment as a result of member movements (e.g. early retirements, transfers, and funded death payments).
Their investment strategy and its continued appropriateness in relation to diversification, the need to rebalance, hedging etc.
Their governance structures including integrated risk management and procedures in the event of incapacity of the trustees or their key advisers.
Transfer values
Trustees may want to review the terms they are offering for cash equivalent transfer values or in the light of increased demand for transfers. The guidance states that in such circumstances the trustees may suspend quoting CETVs and paying transfer values for up to three months. Whilst the Regulator cannot change disclosure time limits it will not take regulatory action against trustees who use this concession. Trustees should note reporting requirements are, however, not waived.
The Regulator cannot guarantee that where trustees breach statutory time limits the Pensions Ombudsman will not find against them in a subsequent complaint. It states, however, that the Ombudsman will take the Regulator's guidance into account when assessing the reasonableness of the actions of trustees.
Trustees who, at the end of the three-month extension, still consider it is in the best interests of the members generally to continue to suspend CETVs or transfers should notify the Regulator in the usual way.
As with the initial guidance the Regulator urges trustees to be on the look out for pension scammers and unscrupulous financial advisers.
Trustees who are concluding their valuations, or have cashflow issues, or have employers in financial difficulty will welcome this further guidance from the Regulator.
These easements are currently only in place until 30 June 2020.
The Regulator, along with the rest of the world was not prepared for this pandemic and is trying to be pragmatic and reacting to events as they unfold.


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France is one of the world's most romantic countries. Within its boundaries there are several cities that are perfect for couples. So if you're planning a special getaway or your honeymoon, start with this guide.
Paris must be the number one choice. It has everything for a romantic getaway. A small boutique hotel? No problem; try these two gems hidden away.
A charming, intimate bistro? Again, not a problem.
With all that saved you can splash out on some luxury shopping or even go bespoke and get a specially made hat, shoes or gloves. And when you look beautiful, be photographed like the star that you are at Studio Harcourt. It may be expensive but the photographs are superb.
You can't go wrong with Paris, after all it is known as the City of Love.
Of all the cities in Provence (and there are many lovely places), Aix is one of the best. It's a beautiful city where fountains splash in the squares, cooling down the intense summer heat. It's a place where you can spend days sitting in pavement cafes and on terraces watching the world go by. Old Aix offers twisting medieval lanes and alleys and grand 16th and 17th century houses. Paul Cézanne lived and painted in the city and you can visit his studio as well as take a trip outside to the often-painted Montagne Sainte-Victoire.
South of Lake Geneva in eastern France, Annecy has its own lakeside setting and it's one of the most beautiful resort towns in the French Alps. Annecy has a glorious historic center full of old buildings and monuments. It's an area of passageways and streets criss-crossed by the little branches of the Canal du Thio. Standing apart and unmissable, the Palais de l'Ile sits between two bridges, in the middle of the Canal. It's a lovely building that has been royal court and prison, most notably during World War II when French Resistance fighters were incarcerated here, leaving their signatures scratched onto the walls. Dominating the town is the château that once housed the great families of Genevois counts and the Dukes of Nemours.
This great maritime city has a long and illustrious history from the time that the Romans set up a trading port here. Today its beautiful stone buildings have been renovated and the historic center is gracious with buildings like the Grand Theatre housing opera and ballet companies in a gilded setting. A cathedral dating from the 11th and 15th centuries, top museums centered around the cathedral and the Centre National Jean-Moulin dedicated to the local resistance and to the Holocaust make Bordeaux a cultural center. But it also has smart shops, great hotels and restaurants and innovative attractions like the Water Mirror outside what was the stock exchange where couples photograph their reflections.
But Bordeaux is most famous for is wine. The new and startlingly modern building housing La Cité du Vin opens in Spring 2016 in the Chartons district. Once poor and scruffy, Chartrons is increasingly trendy with artists moving in and interesting boutiques springing up.
Once you've learnt the secrets of wine and the history of the wine trade, take off around some of the most famous vineyards in the world like Médoc with its famous eight appellations on a wine tour.
Bordeaux is on the up; it's a stimulating and exciting city.
Who could not fall in love with Carcassonne? Divided into two towns, split by the disastrous Cathar heresy and its brutal suppression in the 13th century, its fortifications, walls, old streets and buildings give it a fairytale feel. The old town may be attractive, but it's the turreted fortress of the Cité, dominating the town, that is overrun by visitors in the high season.
It has an important cultural festival in the summer from late June to mid August. If you can, make sure you're here for the huge firework display on Bastille Day, July 14th.
The historic center of Chartres might be small, but the town packs a huge punch. The famous Gothic cathedral is one of the wonders of the world, and attracts vast numbers of visitors. It was built between 1194 and 1260, an amazingly short time for a medieval cathedral so it has a harmony of design that is rarely seen. During the Middle Ages, Chartres was one of the great stop on the pilgrimage routes to Santiago da Compostela, a magnet for those coming to see the holy relic, the Sancta Camisia. Today ordinary mortals come to squint up at the stained glass windows (take binoculars if you can). Most of the glass is from the 13th century, with radiant blues and vibrant reds, and each window tells a story from the Bible.
It's worth climbing up the north tower for the view. But come if you can during the summer when the whole town is transformed by an amazing light show. The lights on the cathedral are the most impressive, but walk through the dark streets and you come across the figures of pilgrims, or washerwomen down by the communal fountain, then turn a corner and see another church glowing with its lights.
Known as the 'White City', La Rochelle on the French Atlantic coast was a vital port during the Renaissance, the center of the wine and salt trade. It became wealthy then made the mistake of turning Protestant in the 17th century, prompting Cardinal Richelieu to besiege and beat the town into submission.
But you still get the feeling of the glorious past from the protected inner harbour, the old port, now full of pleasure boats, and the three famous towers. Tour St-Nicolas protects the east side of the harbour; Tour de la Lanterne is opposite and the third tower, the Tour de la Lanterne is along the old city walls.
It's a splendidly gracious city, with long arcaded streets and splendid buildings. The old harbour is the main center with bars and restaurants on the old quays inviting you to linger.
Just across the bay stands Rochefort, a military town with a famous naval shipyard. Every year the replica frigate L'Hermione which has taken many years to build, leaves France for a different route. The original was built for General Lafayette, the soldier from the Auvergne who went to help the American Revolution against the English.
Lyon is a glorious city with a colourful past. A Roman city, it then became the center of the textile industry, with silk to the fore. From the approach roads you don't get the sense of this lively and cultured place. But stay in the center and you have trompe l'oeil paintings, markets, great museums including one devoted to the Lumière brothers (who invented cinema and lived and worked in Lyon), secret passageways between streets and a reputation as the gourmet center of France. There's an intriguing astronomical clock in the cathedral; a museum of puppets from around the world and a whole host of delights to discover.
Like many French cities, the former industrial area is being transformed while modern Lyon takes in a wonderful Parc de la Tête d'Or and opposite, the headquarters of Interpol.
Lyon is one of my favourite cities, and a great place to eat. Try the bouchons, former butchers' shops, which have become a gutsy version of the classic French bistro, or splash out on one of the four restaurants of the famous chef, Paul Bocuse.
No article on France's romantic cities would be complete without mentioning Nice and its many attractions. The Queen of the Riviera has had a racy past, discovered by the British aristocracy then taken over by American writers like F. Scott Fitzgerald. In between came the artists like Matisse, attracted by the clear light.
Nice has a delightful, if small, old quarter where churches are crammed together in a rabbit warren of medieval streets. Its Roman past is evident on the hill of Cimiez. At Cours Saleya it has one of the best markets in France, with stalls piled high with mushrooms, olive oils, spices, fresh fruit and vegetable and flowers. It has pavement cafes, a park, great shopping and famous hotels like the legendary Negresco. It also has one of the best carnivals in France and one of the top jazz festivals in the summer.
Rouen is one of the oldest in France. Originally a Roman town, it was laid out in 911 by Rollo, the 1st duke of Normandy. It was captured by the English during the 100 Years War in 1419 and was the town where Joan of Arc was tried, then burnt at the stake.
Rouen has a lively center. Old half-timbered black and white houses surround the Place du Vieux-Marché; walk a little further to an archway with a huge astronomical clock. The splendid Gothic cathedral, built in the 12th and 13th centuries, might look familiar: it was a favourite of the Impressionist artist Monet, who painted it over 30 times.
There are Monets on display in the Fine Arts Museum, along with works from Caravaggio, Rubens and Velázquez;and there's a lovely ceramics museum as Rouen was a center for faïencerie, or earthenware pottery.


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require "time"
require "fileutils"
require "benchmark"

class RemoteFile
  ROOT = File.expand_path("~/Projects/analyzer/data/simfy_requests")
  DEFAULT_PATH = "/var/log/2011"

  attr_accessor :host, :mtime, :size, :type, :path

  def self.find(host, *paths)
    cmd = %(ssh #{host} 'find #{paths.join(" ")} -type f -printf "%T+\t%s\t%Y\t%p\t%l\n"')
    `#{cmd}`.split("\n").map do |line|
      self.new(self.attributes_from_line(line).merge(:host => host))
    end
  end

  def self.attributes_from_line(line)
    mtime, size, type, path, link = line.split("\t")
    { :mtime => Time.parse(mtime), :size => size.to_i, :type => type, :path => path }
  end

  def initialize(attributes = {})
    attributes.each do |key, value|
      self.send(:"#{key}=", value)
    end
  end

  def <=>(a)
    self.path <=> a.path
  end

  def egrep(expression, local_path)
    FileUtils.mkdir_p(File.dirname(local_path))
    print "FETCHING #{local_path}: "
    $stdout.flush
    time = Benchmark.realtime do
      cmd = %(ssh #{host} '#{cat_binary} "#{path}" | egrep "#{expression}" | gzip' > "#{local_path}.tmp")
      `#{cmd}`
      FileUtils.mv("#{local_path}.tmp", local_path)
      FileUtils.touch(local_path, :mtime => mtime)
    end
    puts time
  end

  def cat_binary
    path.match(/\.gz$/) ? "zcat" : "cat"
  end

  def copy_to_local(root = ROOT)
    egrep("Completed|Processing", local_path(root))
  end

  def copy_to_local_if_changed
    copy_to_local if changed?
  end

  def changed?
    !exists_locally? || File.mtime(local_path) != mtime
  end

  def with_new_data?
    (Time.now - mtime < 1800) || AggregatedRailsRequest.count(:conditions => ["time LIKE ?", "#{aggregated_rails_request.time_prefix_from_path(path)}%"]) == 0
  end

  def aggregated_rails_request
    @aggregated_rails_request ||= AggregatedRailsRequest.new
  end

  def exists_locally?
    File.exists?(local_path)
  end

  def local_path(root = ROOT)
    lp = path.gsub("/var/log", root)
    lp << ".gz" if !lp.match(/\.gz$/)
    lp
  end

  def self.fetch_missing(*paths)
    RemoteFile.find("s5", *paths).sort.reverse.each do |file|
      if file.with_new_data?
        file.copy_to_local_if_changed
        yield(file)
      end
    end
  end
end

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The Cold War 1945 - 1991 1) Origins of the Cold War 1945 - 1953 - 1945 Conferences and the emergence of the superpowers The origins of the Cold War * Disputes between the US & USSR centred around two major issues - Eastern Europe (US planned for free elections - Stalin was determined to create a secure zone of friendly communist governments - Stalin prevailed) and Germany (disagreed over the treatment of the defeated Germany - US favoured lenient treatment, USSR favoured harsh treatment) * Divisions were acknowledged by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in a speech in March 1946 when he used the phrase "the iron curtain" 1945 Conferences Name: Yalta Conference Date: 4-11th February 1945 People: US president Franklin Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Soviet Leader Joseph Stalin Discussed: German reparations, Polish government, United Nations, Japan Resolved: * Agreement that the three nations (as well as France) would control post-war Germany * Soviet's demanded that Germany pay heavy reparations to help compensate for WWII losses, US & Britain were hesitant as such restrictions could hamper economic recovery for Europe. Reparations were agreed to but the actual figure not decided. * The Lublin committee - Provisional Polish Government set up under Soviet support and consisting of communists - would be broadened to include others - clear democratic elements * Three superpowers decided to extend their alliance through the ceration of the United Nations * US called for the Soviet Union to enter the war against Japan - obliged to attack Japan within three months of defeat of Germany Between... * Polish democrats excluded from Lublin committee * Communist governments installed in other Eastern European countries * New US President Harry Truman (Knew little about foreign policy, little appreciation of Soviet to guarantee their security in Eastern Europe, tougher, more confrontational) * Truman suddenly cut Lend Lease Aid to Soviet Union - convinced Stalin the US were prepared to use economic blackmail Name: Potsdam Conference - held in Germany Date: 17th ...read more.
- The US wished to continue the arms race through countering the Soviet conventional superiority in central Europe as a result consolidating US freedom of action around the globe - The Soviet Union countered this, with a massive recruitment program, adding 3 million troops to the Red Army Changes in the leader of the arms race - In response to the Warsaw Pact the US developed a popular form of long rang combat - intercontinental bombers - able to drop explosives on the opposing nation - Lead in the arms race changed in 1957 when the Soviets successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile in addition to its already potent intermediate-range strike force - gave them the facility of striking numerous targets in both the US & Western Europe The threat is heightened - Soviets take the upper hand - Analysts gauged the warning time of the missiles to be minutes rather than hours - more chance of a surprise attack - a surprise attack which could completely destroy the US's potential to wage a nuclear war - Soviets posed a serious threat to the security of the US - superpower rivalry at its highpoint US catches up - Under the leadership of Eisenhower the US deployed missile and bomber facilities in Western Europe which were a close enough proximity to the Soviet Union to ensure there was a capability to strike - The USA's first inter-continetnal ballistic missile went on Alert in October 1959 - major step towards the theory of "mutually assured destruction" and enough to give the US an upper hand US surged ahead in the contest with JKF convincing Congress to increase military funding by 15% 1962 - Arms race takes a particularly sinister turn when the USA discovers Soivet missile bases in Cuba Soviet Union develops naval access 1964 - Naval access to the Mediterranean 1968 - Naval access to the Indian Ocean Naval facilities in Eygpt, Syria, South Yemen and the Seychelles The US surges ahead while the Soviets ...read more.
the Russian President, Boris Yeltsin - accelerated change * Gorbachev dissolved the Communist Party, granted the Baltic states their independence and proposed a much looser economic federation between the remaining republics * The formation of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) on 8th December 1991 made the Soviet Federal government redundant * 25th Dec - Gorbachev resigned as president and the USSR ceased to exist on the 31st December 1991 Why did the cold war end? - Had to end sooner or later - the old bipolar world of the superpowers was giving way to a multi-polar world with new power centres, e.g. China and Japan - boths uperpowers were at risk of being bypassed if they didn't address such issues such as technological development - There's a view that Reagan brought the Cold War to an end - SDI meant that the Soviets would have to match US technology - couldn't afford it and had to give up the cold war - part of a larger view that argues American won the Cold War, "The West, and especially the U.S. had shown remarkable patience and had practiced prudence in its statecract to bring about the victory" (Ambrose) - View that the Cold War "represented not so much a victory for one side as a matter of the other side declining to continue to take part in the contest" (McLean) - Cold War ended because the Soviet System collapsed - not just because of Reagan - failure fo communism was evident for some time, disguised by USSR's status, Gorbachev reforms revealed the extent of the problems - Gorbachev must be given credit - Nobel Peace Prize in 1990 - had the courage and foresigh to look at things in a new way and take radical actions - compromised in a way that was completely new for a Cold War leader - "he compromised on long-held Soviet claism and accepted many of the premises of the US negotiating position" - (Kissinger) ?? ?? ?? ?? ...read more.
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in Books, Cumbria, Days Out, Food, Lake District, Travel, Walking
Familiar territory
A nice & sunny day in the Lakes
If it's Saturday, then it's our last full day in the Lakes and it's a walking one.
The route was very familiar as I've been using it for years, but we chose to walk under half of the usual distance and take it at a leisurely pace too.
The full route is from Ambleside to Rydal Hall then to Grasmere via the Coffin Path. After that It's out on the road for a while before heading upwards over Red Bank before hitting the village of Elterwater.
From there it's onward to Elter Water, Skelwith Bridge and skirt Tarn Foot Farm before going up over the back part of Loughrigg and then dropping back into Ambleside via Rothay Park.
The full route is around thirteen miles and it's the one I used often back in my days as a gear tester as it's a) familiar and b) has just about every surface you're likely to encounter if you're assessing & reviewing new boots.
Our choice, and we chose to accept it, was to wander through Ambleside, walk towards Rydal Hall, have some coffee and cake then head upwards towards Rydal Mount (former home to the Wordsworths) and then along the Coffin Path to How Top before taking the road down to Dove Cottage (the other home of the Wordworths) before walking into Grasmere itself.
The way through to Rydal Hall was the quietest I'd seen it for years and the campsite I've used on many occasions was quiet.
At Rydal Hall (both pics)
After taking some shots of the waterfalls, coffee and cake was ordered and paid for by card for a change as there was a no cash policy in operation.
Then it was up to Rydal Mount and time to hit the more rugged part of the track leading to Grasmere. This was also quiet and surprisingly so considering how many people had been wandering around Ambleside on Friday and first thing on this Saturday morning.
Dove Cottage was reached in no time, but there was no chance of heading inside as it was closed to the general public at that time.
We did get the chance to pay homage to the Wordsworths, because one place was open as a means of paying respects…
Lunch beckoned, but it wasn't to be at the first place we sat down in. We were shown to a table, given a couple of menus and that was it. Staff came and went with food or taking orders at other tables, but not ours, so we legged it in search of another café.
And found one – Heidi's (heidisgrasmere.co.uk). It's a café and there's rooms available too, but we were there for lunch and yes, it was warm enough to sit outside to eat.
Once fed, we took a look inside Sam Read Booksellers (samreadbooks.co.uk) and came away with a couple of paperbacks that I'd taken a shine to. Caroline and I had the place to ourselves as only two mask wearers at a time were being allowed in to browse and buy.
We also took a look inside a couple of art gallery shops too, but didn't buy anything as we are running out of wall space at home due to the calendars, photos from previous travel trips and the pieces of art work that Caroline has made over the years.
Another coffee beckoned, as did a soft drink, but the soft drink may well have been one of the worst I've ever tasted so it was time for another double espresso to take the taste away!
We did take the easy way back to Ambleside – by bus, so we got back, had time to wash & brush up before heading out for our evening meal.
Which was at The Priest Hole once more – they were as good as their word and rang me after a table came up, so it was back there for another evening of good, unpretentious food and a bottle or two of fine local ales.
The Priest Hole – one more time!
The next stop was back to Wanslea to prep for the next day, which turned out to be a quiet one. The museum we drove to turned out to be advance bookings only, so we ended up going to Booth supermarket in Kirkby Lonsdale for sandwiches, soft drinks and the chance to stock up on some unfamiliar ales and cider for home consumption.
Then it was time to head home, sort the washing out and use the phone to order a couple of curries for delivery as we didn't feel like heading out again.
A good few days? Oh yes…


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Paul Jorgensen added 16 points and three 3-pointers for the Bulldogs (5-1), who shot 50 per cent after halftime and went ahead for good midway through the second half.
It was another bumpy offensive showing for the Gators (3-3), who struggled after halftime. Florida made 7 of 15 3-pointers in the first half to lead 32-27 at the break, but the Gators shot 29 per cent after halftime and made just 1 of 12 3s.
Daejon Davis added nine points and 10 rebounds for the Cardinal (3-3), who had lost in the first round to No. 25 Wisconsin and then to Florida. That loss had left coach Jerod Haase saying he needed to "deliver the message more effectively" to get more out of his players offensively.
Stanford went ahead for good midway through the first half, led 32-23 at halftime and then shot 48 per cent in the second half, when they pushed the lead to 18.
This is part of a demanding opening month for Stanford, which opened the season with a cross-country flight to visit UNC Wilmington and No. 7 North Carolina. There's also a game at No. 2 Kansas next week.
Antonio Green scored 21 points to lead the Blue Raiders (3-4), who shot 36 per cent.
The tournament unveiled next year's field on Friday afternoon as No. 4 Virginia beat No. 25 Wisconsin in the championship game.
North Carolina beat Oregon in the 2017 Final Four in Glendale, Arizona, and then beat Gonzaga in the title game two days later to claim the program's sixth NCAA title.
Michigan reached last year's final before losing to Villanova.
Virginia's De'Andre Hunter is this year's most valuable player at the Battle 4 Atlantis.
Hunter headlined the all-tournament team after helping the fourth-ranked Cavaliers win three games in three days. He had 20 points in Friday's 53-46 win against No. 25 Wisconsin.
Hunter averaged 19.3 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists while shooting nearly 62 per cent in the Bahamas.
Virginia's Ty Jerome, Wisconsin's Ethan Happ and D'Mitrik Trice, and Oklahoma's Christian James rounded out the five-man all-tournament team.
De'Andre Hunter had 20 points and nine rebounds to help No. 4 Virginia beat No. 25 Wisconsin 53-46 on Friday in the Battle 4 Atlantis championship game.
Ty Jerome added 11 points for the Cavaliers (6-0), who led 33-18 after a strong first half, and then sputtered offensively as the Badgers kept pushing back. Virginia made just 2 of 16 shots out of halftime and shot 26 per cent for the second half.
But the Cavs' usual tough defence was good enough to keep the Badgers and preseason Associated Press All-American Ethan Happ at arm's distance.
Happ finished with 22 points, 15 rebounds and six assists for Wisconsin (5-1), which shot 52 per cent after halftime to cut into the deficit. The Badgers got as close as five four separate times in the second half, but could never overtake the Cavaliers.
Christian James scored 21 points to help Oklahoma beat Dayton 65-54 in Friday's third-place game at the Battle 4 Atlantis.
Jalen Crutcher scored 14 points for Dayton (4-2), which shot just 32 per cent for the game.
There have been multiple records broken in the first two days of the tournament. Wisconsin's Nate Reuvers set the Atlantis record with nine blocked shots in the first-round win against Stanford.
On Thursday, Wisconsin's D'Mitrik Trice hit a tournament-record seven 3-pointers. Butler's Sean McDermott tied that record in the day's final game, while Butler hit an Atlantis-record 16 3-pointers in the win against Middle Tennessee in the consolation bracket.


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Ripped jeans and a thin long-sleeved shirt were not exactly appropriate attire for such an occasion. It was almost fall and the woods were dark at this time of the day. Still, it was the perfect time for hide and go seek, especially with a group of friends like Haley's. She had only one other friend to work with, and she was unsure of where he was. So she decided to hide, because that's what she did when she was lost. It was not only incredibly creepy, but extremely unrealistic of Haley to think this wasn't a little dangerous. Still, she wasn't too far from civilization and people would be able to hear her scream... right? Sitting on the hard, damp ground wasn't helping her situation whatsoever as she tired to hide. It only greeted her with the harsh reality of discomfort and regret of her choice in clothing. At the same time, Haley knew she still looked, at the very least, decent. Her dark blonde hair was pulled up, strands of hair loose to frame her face.
She pressed her forehead against her knees, closing her eyes to block out the headache that was soon to arrive. Her legs were pulled close to her beating heart, arms wrapped around them tightly. Her arms were growing tired but Haley wasn't about to let go. She needed to confine herself to the smallest space possible, just until she calmed herself down. She wasn't crying, which was a positive. Haley was definitely a little more than sensitive, so why her friends invited her to this was a wonder. She wasn't one to miss out on anything, though, so there wasn't any questions as to why she accepted the invitation. Eventually, her heart returned to its regular beating and with her dirt dusted hands, she stood up.
Devon looked from side to side once he heard some one else in the bushes. Him and his friend had been ripped from each others sides and Devon was trying to find her. The dark hair male dunked under a fallen tree right into a puddel of mud. " Are you kidding me." He bit his lower lip and waited until he heard the footsteps pass him. He them darted out and went back to lookign for his partner. It was starting to get late and the sun was slowly falling behind the mountain. He knew that Haley, the girl he was playing with was more then likely freaking out. He himself was what if she had already been found? He would be left all by himself with all these other people. He would be dead meat. Devon heard another person walking by and quickly went behind a trre. He had no clue who was it at the time, all he knew what that he didn't want to become it.
Devon came out from behind the tree and started to walk through the darkness. He had no clue how he was going to find Haley in this mess, it was now dark and it's not like he could call for her, they would loose. Letting out a heavy sigh Devon rubbed the back of his neck looking around into the darkened woods. He had no clue why he was playing this. It was fun though mostly because they were in the woods, with people they didn't even know. Devon chuckled to himseld an looked down at his red hoodie frowning it was all covered in drown mud and it was all wet. " Great." He said under his breath before he started to walk again. Soon breaking into a run hereing some one in the bushes behiund him. As he was running the dark haired male ran into some one who seemed to be running just as hard as he was. He was knocked to the ground where he remained before he saw the other person stand. Devo n did the same and looked at the blonde girl before him.
" HEY!" Haley just happed to be the person that ran onto him. " Well that worked out great." Devon smiled and hugged the girl back. " I'll stay by your side the best I can." He said befor ehe heard footsteps and pulled her behind a tree. Devon held his breath as he heard the person walk around the front of the tree. He didn't know why but he was very scared of being caught he felt like a little kid again he loved it. After a short time the footsteps went away and Devon looked down at Haley. ' How many people do you think are left?" He asking giving the blonde girl a smile.


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Tottenham v Wolverhampton Match Preview and Predictions 29th December 2018
North London side Tottenham Hotspurs entertains Wolverhampton Wanderers in matchday 20 of the English Premier League both sides keen to bag the maximum points.
Tottenham will be eager to capitalize on their home support and get the job done to sink the visiting Wolverhampton side who come knocking at their doorstep.
Spurs head into the match buoyed by their 5-0 drubbing of Bournemouth in their last English Premier League encounter and get the job done yet again.
Mauricio Pochettino charges are currently in ruthless form heading into the match managing four wins and one draw in their last five matches and the Argentine tactician will be keen to see his charges deliver more of the same.
The hosts currently lie second in the English Premier League with 45 points from 19 matches played and a win in the coming clash could see them close the gap between them and League leaders Liverpool to 3 points.
Wolverhampton travels to London hoping to stage an upset and sneak away with the crucial three points in what will prove to be an uphill task.
Wolverhampton will be keen to bounce back to winning ways after being held to a frustrating 1-1 draw away to Fulham and bag the crucial three points.
Nuno Espirito Santo charges head into the match in decent form having won three, drawn one and lost one of the last five matches between the two sides.
The visitors currently lie 11th with 26 points from 19 matches played and a win in the coming clash could see them move back to the top ten of the Premier League table.
Tottenham will rely on English hitman Harry Kane to fire them past their hosts while the visitors will be counting on Bruno Neves to get the job done.
Tottenham has won all the last five matches between the two sides.
Tottenham win
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Listen Up! News Aggregator Techmeme Is Launching A Podcast
It's hosted by Brian McCullough, creator of the Internet History Podcast.
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By Cale Guthrie Weissman 2 minute Read
The favorite website of many a techie is jumping on the podcasting bandwagon.
Techmeme, the go-to website for the day's aggregated technology news, has announced a new daily audio program for its most diehard readers. For the uninitiated, Techmeme launched in 2005 and has become a go-to source for top industry news. Its layout is simple: bulleted links to the day's top stories with a sentence or two explaining what the news is. It also includes other links to online discussions about the subjects at hand. The stories are hand curated by a team of aggregators trawling the web for the latest scoops.
The 20-minute podcast, called the Techmeme Ride Home, is hosted by Brian McCullough, the man behind the Internet History podcast. The stories will be curated by Techmeme's internal team, but McCullough will spend the day writing the segments.
According to McCullough, he'd been batting around the idea of doing a tech podcast for quite some time now. He'd talked about doing one with another brand, which he declined to name, but the effort fell through.
The format for the new Techmeme podcast is pretty similar to Techmeme's actual website. McCullough reads the headlines, explains what's going on, and then includes some online discussion to pepper in analysis. He reads tweets, quotes articles, and then a musical break fades in to herald the next tech news bullet point.
I listened to an episode, and it certainly feels aimed at folks who live and die for tech news. It comes off as a sort of unvarnished, extended NPR news brief, which is admittedly good for those who just want to know what's happening. "We are betting that listeners want something more than a voice," McCullough wrote to me. "Aggregation just hasn't been done well in a daily tech news format, and we expect listeners will appreciate the utility we provide that, basically, no one else is doing in podcasting at the moment."
Gabe Rivera, Techmeme's founder, had been contemplating a project like this for a while. Currently, Techmeme makes money by selling placement on its website. Companies advertise events as well as publish sponsored posts, which helps the bare-bones company make money. It's a pretty smart business, and Rivera has become a quiet leader in the tech news space by creating a truly no-nonsense destination for everyone else's news. Journalists, meanwhile, crave the singular validation of getting a Techmeme citation.
The podcast is also another potential revenue driver, and Rivera told me over email that he expects ads on the program soon. He added that Techmeme is in the midst of an expansion, which Rivera sees happening in a number of ways. "I've been threatening that we'll release a Techmeme email newsletter," he said. It could be launched as early as this year.
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For now, those who hunger for the top aggregated technology headlines can listen to them rattled off by McCullough five days a week. The Ride Home, Rivera admitted, isn't for everyone. "[D]efinitely not for the millions who live this news," he said.
Still, it's a new project for the ever-so-simple website, one that aims to take advantage of an emerging medium. "Hopefully there will be a good cross-promotion aspect, as well as a meaningful revenue bump," he said. "Looking forward to finding out!"
Cale is a Brooklyn-based reporter. He writes about many things.
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Hidden versus Not-so-Hidden Hearing Loss
by	Colleen G. Le Prell
How to Sustain a Movement – Starting with You!
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by	Louise Sinden-Carroll
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Imaging the Middle Ear
Bright Light Allows Researchers to See Bone as well as Tissue
Reprinted with permission from the Canadian Light Source Read online
http://www.lightsource.ca/news/details/bright_light_allows_researchers_to_see_bone_as_well_as_tissue
Left to right: Ning Zhu, CLS scientist; Hanif Ladak, Western University; Mai Elfarnawany, Western University.
Saskatoon, Sask. – Getting good images of the middle ear and all its parts is tricky. But it's needed for scientists who want to do things like repair damage or make devices to help aging middle ears function better.
According to the Canadian Health Measures Survey, about 20 per cent of adults aged 19 to 79 years have at least mild hearing loss in at one or both ears, while close to 47 per cent of adults aged 60 to 79 years have some level of hearing loss. Damage to the middle ear is a common contributor to hearing loss.
There are several challenges to getting good images of the middle ear, especially 3D images, according to Hanif Ladak, a professor of biomedical engineering at Western University.
For one, the three bones that make up the middle ear are small, measuring only a few millimeters across. But there are even tinier soft-tissue structures that connect the bones and allow them to function. This includes ligaments, muscle and nerves which in turn are measured in micrometers – about 100 times smaller than the width of a hair.
Detailed 3D images of all the parts together are needed in order to design prostheses or implants, he said. To date, many places have devices which can generate 3D images of the bone, but don't capture the soft tissues.
This is where the Canadian Light Source came in. The researchers took complete middle ears from cadavers and placed them into chambers in the synchrotron. They were then bombarded with x-rays which basically bounced off the different parts of the samples at different rates. Data relating to the behavior of the x-rays was used to build digital 3D images.
"The CLS let us successfully image both the bone and soft tissue," he said.
Now, work can start on designing and building better implants and prostheses to help with hearing problems related to the middle ear.
In fact, 3D images from the work at CLS were so impressive, they were placed on the cover of the peer-reviewed scientific journal Hearing Research which is read by people in the hearing research community.
Ladak notes that having soft tissues captured in the imaging help elucidate how different parts of the middle ear move in relationship to each other and allow people to hear. Having that information in computer models will allow for the eventual development of new types of devices and approaches that can help with hearing problems.
At this point there have been meetings with some people from industry expressing interest in using this work, but it's too early to say what sorts of innovations may result.
In previous work, his team used the CLS to get more detailed images of another part of the ear: the cochlea. In that research, scientists were able to create a series of detailed maps, or atlas, of the cochlea that can be used by surgeons doing cochlear implant surgery – the implantation of a small electronic hearing device that helps profoundly deaf patients. The atlas helps improve the accuracy of the placement of implants, and can be used to help select the right size or length of implant.
A sample computer model derived from synchrotron radiation phase-contrast (SR-PC) images of the human middle ear. (a) Illustrates 3D model of the middle ear including the tympanic membrane (TM), middle-ear ossicles (malleus, incus and stapes) and soft tissue structures [tensor tympani muscle (TTM), incudostapedial joint (ISJ), stapedial annular ligament (SAL), stapedius muscle (SM), posterior incudal ligament (PIL), incudomalleolar joint (IMJ), lateral malleolar ligament (LML) and anterior mallear ligament (AML)]. (b) A sample plane through the model showing the corresponding SR-PC image slice with model boundaries superimposed. Note the distinctive sharpness of the soft tissues and the adjacent bones. The spatial location of this plane is given in the top right corner. Images courtesy of Hanif Ladak.
Elfarnawany, Mai, Seyed Alireza Rohani, Soroush Ghomashchi, Daniel G. Allen, Ning Zhu, Sumit K. Agrawal, and Hanif M. Ladak. "Improved middle-ear soft-tissue visualization using synchrotron radiation phase-contrast imaging." Hearing research 354 (2017): 1-8. DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2017.08.001
Canadian Hard of Hearing Association Appoints Christopher T. Sutton as its National Executive Director
February 26, 2018-Ottawa, ON - The Board of Directors of the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association (CHHA) is pleased to announce that it has selected Christopher T. Sutton, MBA, as its next National Executive Director.
Myrtle Barrett, President of the CHHA National Board of Directors says, "the National Board of Directors is ecstatic to have Christopher joining CHHA as it's next National Executive Director. Christopher comes to CHHA with a wealth of experience working with some of the largest organizations for people with disabilities in the world. Christopher's career has spanned across the non-profit, private and public sectors in both the United States and Canada, where he has worked in various leadership capacities. Christopher has the passion, vision, experience and knowledge that CHHA requires in its next leader."
A search committee was established by the Board of Directors in November and led by Carole Willans, Kim Scott and Jane Scott. The committee recommended Christopher's appointment noting that, "it was extremely pleased to recommend Christopher to this role and that he would be the first National Executive Director to lead CHHA with a profound hearing loss. Christopher is very well respected in both the hearing health sector and disability community and the committee was impressed with Christopher's leadership and advocacy in the areas of diversity, inclusion and accessibility. Christopher has outstanding educational credentials, which includes holding a Masters in Business Administration from Ivey Business School at the University of Western Ontario. In addition, Christopher has a wealth of experience in business development, fundraising, government and stakeholder relations and governance which will be invaluable to CHHA as it looks to its future."
Christopher says, "I am both humbled and honoured to be joining the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association as its next National Executive Director, I have personally been connected to CHHA from a young age and have seen first-hand the impact of its work on people living with hearing loss from coast-to-coast. CHHA was there and helped my family when they learned I had hearing loss as a child and it continued to play an important role in my life as an adult. I've been so fortunate that over the years I have been able to work with so many amazing people at CHHA from across the country, people who have become my roles models and have helped me get to where I am today. I am extremely excited about all the work and opportunities we have ahead of us. I look forward to working with the National Board of Directors, staff, partners, chapters and branches, and most importantly our membership from across the country."
Christopher will be starting in this role effective immediately. You can send him your wishes by email at csutton@chha.ca.
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