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Irvine Gaze collection
The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG) was today very pleased to receive a donation of an extremely significant Polar Medal and Antarctic collection belonging to the late Irvine Owen Gaze (1889 - 1978).
In 1914, Irvine Gaze was one of three Australians to join the Ross Sea Party that was part of Sir Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, recognised as the last expedition of the Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration.
The Ross Sea Party left Hobart on the SY Aurora on 23 December 1914, and so it is fitting that the donation was presented to TMAG 100 years to the day after Irvine Gaze set sail from Hobart.
However, it was an ill-fated journey: the party ended up being stranded in the Ross Sea for 20 months after the Aurora broke free from its winter moorings.
Despite being stranded with inadequate equipment, the party of ten men completed their challenging task of laying supply depots across the Ross ice-shelf to Mount Hope, hundreds of kilometres inland.
One of only seven survivors of the expedition, Irvine Gaze was awarded the silver Polar Medal with clasp in February 1918.
This important medal, as well as other objects belonging to the expeditioner, adds to TMAG's existing Antarctic collection, which is recognised as the most comprehensive in Australia.
It also complements a display on this story currently on show in TMAG's Islands to Ice Antarctic gallery, which features objects belonging to Richard Richards, one of the other two Australians in the Ross Sea Party.
"The museum is extremely grateful to Irvine Gaze's family for this generous donation which recognises TMAG's role as the pre-eminent Antarctic collecting institution in Australia, as well as the strength of its numismatics collections", TMAG Chairman of Trustees Sir Guy Green said.
"At TMAG, Irvine Gaze's collection will be looked after to the highest museum standards and be available to be enjoyed and studied by future generations."
It is expected that when possible, the collection will be displayed in the Islands to Ice gallery or numismatics gallery Medals and Money.
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Delichon is a small genus of passerine birds that belongs to the swallow family and contains four species called house martins. These are chunky, bull-headed and short-tailed birds, blackish-blue above with a contrasting white rump, and with white or grey underparts. They have feathering on the toes and tarsi that is characteristic of this genus. The house martins are closely related to other swallows that build mud nests, particularly the Hirundo barn swallows. They breed only in Europe, Asia and the mountains of North Africa. Three species, the common, Siberian and Asian house martins, migrate south in winter, while the Nepal house martin is resident in the Himalayas year-round.

The house martins nest in colonies on cliffs or buildings, constructing feather- or grass-lined mud nests. The typical clutch is two or three white eggs; both parents build the nest, incubate the eggs and feed the chicks. These martins are aerial hunters of small insects such as flies and aphids. Despite their flying skills the Delichon martins are sometimes caught by fast-flying birds of prey. They may carry fleas or internal parasites. None of the species are considered threatened, although widespread reductions in common house martin numbers have been reported from central and northern Europe. This decline is due to factors including poor weather, poisoning by agricultural pesticides, lack of mud for nest building and competition with house sparrows for nest sites.

Taxonomy
The four Delichon species are members of the swallow family of birds, and are classed as members of the Hirundininae subfamily which comprises all swallows and martins except the very distinctive river martins. DNA studies suggest that there are three major groupings within the Hirundininae, broadly correlating with the type of nest built. The groups are the "core martins" including burrowing species like the sand martin, the "nest-adopters", which are birds like the tree swallow that utilise natural cavities, and the "mud nest builders". The Delichon species construct a closed mud nest and therefore belong to the latter group; they appear to be intermediate between the Hirundo and Ptyonoprogne species that make open cup nests, and the Cecropis and Petrochelidon swallows, which have retort-like closed nests with an entrance tunnel. The genetic evidence suggests a close relationship between Hirundo and Delichon, which is further supported by the frequency of interbreeding between two widespread species, the barn swallow and the common house martin, despite being their being in different genera. The suggested taxonomic sequence of the mud-building swallows has been recommended by at least two European taxonomic committees.

The genus Delichon was created by American naturalist Thomas Horsfield and British entomologist Frederic Moore in 1854 to accommodate the Nepal house martin that was first described by Moore in the same year, and is therefore the type species for the genus. The two other house martins were moved to Delichon from the genus Chelidon in which they had been placed up to that time. In 2021, the Siberian house martin was split from the common house martin based on morphological and vocal differences. The name of the genus, "Delichon", is an anagram of the Ancient Greek term χελιδὡν/chelidôn, meaning swallow.

Species
The genus contains four similar species:

The common and Asian house martins have sometimes been considered to be a single species, although both breed in the western Himalayas without hybridising. There is also limited DNA evidence that suggests a significant genetic distance between these two martins.

Distribution and habitat
Delichon is an Old World genus with all four species breeding only in the Northern Hemisphere. The common house martin is a widespread migrant breeder across Europe, north Africa and all northern temperate Asia to Kamchatka. It winters in tropical Africa. The Siberian house martin breeds in northeast Russia and winters in southern Asia. The Asian house martin breeds further south than the Siberian house martin in the mountains of central and eastern Asia; its nominate subspecies winters in Southeast Asia, but the races breeding in the Himalayas and Taiwan may just move from the high mountains to lower altitudes. The Nepal house martin is resident in the mountains of southern Asia.

The preferred habitat of the common and Siberian house martins is open country with low vegetation, such as pasture, meadows and farmland, and preferably near water, although it is also found in mountains up to at least 2,200 metres (7,200 ft) altitude. As the name implies, they readily nest on man-made buildings, and will breed even in city centres if the air is clean enough. The other two species favour mountainous country (and sea cliffs in the case of Asian house martin); they use buildings as nest sites less frequently than their northern relative. The wintering grounds of the two migrant species include a range of open country and hilly habitats.

Description

Delichon martins are 13–15 cm (5–6 in) long, blackish blue above with a contrasting white rump, and with white or grey underparts. They are chunky, bull-headed and short-tailed birds, and have feathering on the toes and tarsi. The common house martin is the largest bird, with an average weight of 18.3 g (0.65 oz), and has the most deeply forked tail; the Nepalese species is the smallest (15 g, 0.53 oz) and has the squarest tail. Distinctive species plumage features are the black chin and black undertail coverts of the Nepal house martin, and the greyish wash to the underparts of the Asian house martin. As with other swallows and martins, the moult is slow and protracted because of the need to maintain efficient flight at all times to enable feeding. Moult normally starts on arrival at the wintering grounds, but overlaps with the breeding season for the non-migratory Nepal house martin.

The Delichon martins have simple flight calls of one to three notes. In the two more widespread species these have a distinctive buzzing quality. The male's song is a short simple ripple, perhaps less musical than that given by other swallows.

As a group, the house martins cannot easily be confused with any other swallows. Four species of the genus Tachycineta have white rumps and underparts, but they have bright metallic green or blue-green upperparts, longer tails, and are restricted to Central and South America. The variable plumages of the South Asian species and a confused taxonomic history has left their distribution ranges in doubt.

Behaviour

Breeding

The Delichon martins were originally cliff nesters, breeding in colonies situated under an overhang on a vertical cliff. However, the house martin now largely uses human structures, as, to a lesser extent, does the Asian house martin. The typical nest is a grass or feather-lined deep closed mud bowl with a small opening at the top, but many Asian house martins leave the top of the nest open.

David Winkler and Frederick Sheldon believe that evolutionary development in the mud-building swallows, and individual species follow this order of construction. A retort builder like red-rumped swallow starts with an open cup, closes it, and then builds the entrance tunnel. Winkler and Sheldon propose that the development of closed nests reduced competition between males for copulations with the females. Since mating occurs inside the nest, the difficulty of access means other males are excluded. This reduction in competition permits the dense breeding colonies typical of the Delichon martins.

The urban common house martin has to compete with house sparrows, which frequently attempt to take over the nest during construction, with the house martins rebuilding elsewhere if the sparrows are successful. The entrance at the top of the completed cup is so small that the sparrows cannot take over the nest once it is finished.

As with other swallows, pairing and copulation displays are normally brief, taking just a few minutes. The male calls to a female and attempts to lead her to the nest, where he lands and continues calling while posing with lowered head, dropped wings and ruffled throat. If he is successful, the female calls and allows him to mount her, usually in the nest. Three or four white eggs are the normal clutch and all three species are frequently double-brooded. Both sexes build the nest, incubate the eggs and feed the chicks, although the female does most of the incubation, which normally lasts 14–16 days. The newly hatched chicks are altricial, and after a further 22–32 days, depending on weather, the chicks leave the nest. The fledged young stay with, and are fed by, the parents for about a week after leaving the nest. Occasionally, young birds from the first brood will assist in feeding the second brood.

A Scottish study showed that mortality in common house martins occurred mostly outside the breeding season and averaged 57%. Females that had raised two clutches in a season had a higher mortality than those that were single-brooded, but there was no such correlation for the males.

Feeding
The Delichon species typically feed higher in the air, and take smaller prey than other swallows. It is believed that this reduces inter-specific food competition, particularly with the barn swallow which shares much of the breeding and wintering range of the martins. The insects eaten are mostly small flies, aphids and Hymenoptera such as winged ants. A wide range of other insects are caught, including Lepidoptera, beetles and lacewings. The Asian house martin appears to occasionally take terrestrial springtails and larvae and the common house martin also sometimes feeds on the ground. These martins are gregarious, feeding in flocks often with other aerial predators like swifts, or other hirundines such as the barn or striated swallows. In the case of at least the common house martin, the start of egg laying appears to be linked to the appearance of large numbers of flying aphids, which provide a stable and abundant food supply.

Predators and parasites

The main predators of the house martins are those birds of prey which are capable of catching these agile fliers, such as the hobby. Birds of the Delichon species are most vulnerable when collecting mud from the ground. This has therefore become a communal activity, with a group of these birds descending suddenly on a patch of mud. The usually insectivorous collared falconet has been recorded as hunting Nepal house martins.

The house martins are parasitised by fleas and mites, including the "house martin flea", Ceratophyllus hirundinis and its relatives. A Polish study of the common house martin showed that nests typically contained more than 29 species of ectoparasite, with C. hirundinis and another swallow specialist, Oeciacus hirundinis, the most abundant. The genus also hosts endoparasites such as Haemoproteus prognei (avian malaria), which are transmitted by blood-sucking insects including mosquitoes.

More than 40 beetle species have been recorded in common house martin nests, but most are either typical of the locality or found in the nests of other birds. The typical number of individuals, around 200, is relatively low compared to other bird species (1,400 individual beetles for house sparrow, 2,000 for sand martin). The beetles have no effect on the nesting birds, and the reason for their comparatively low numbers is unknown, although the numbers of specific parasites found in house martin's nests is also quite small.

Conservation status

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is the organisation responsible for assessing the conservation status of species. A species is assessed as subject to varying levels of threat if it has a small, fragmented or declining range, or if the total population is less than 10,000 mature individuals, or if numbers have dropped rapidly (by more than 10% in ten years or three generations). None of the Delichon species meets these criteria, and all four house martins are therefore considered of least concern.

The numbers of the two southern Asian species are unknown, but both can be locally abundant, and the Asian house martin is extending its range in southern Siberia. The lowland breeding common house martin has greatly benefited from forest clearance, creating the open habitats it prefers, and from human habitation which has given it an abundance of safe man-made nest sites, although widespread declines in its numbers have been reported from central and northern Europe since 1970. This is due to factors including poor weather, poisoning by agricultural pesticides, lack of mud for nest building and competition with house sparrows for nest sites. The formerly conspecific Siberian house martin is also declining. Despite this, the huge geographical range and large numbers of the two northern house martins mean that their global status is secure.

Fossil record
Source:

 Delichon polgardiensis (late Miocene of Polgardi, Hungary)
 Delichon pusillus (Pliocene of Csarnota, Hungary)
 Delichon major (Pliocene of Beremend, Hungary)

Citations

General references

External links

Extant Miocene first appearances
Hirundinidae
Taxa named by Frederic Moore

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Luke Walton situation a trying time for his friend, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr
Scott Ostler April 23, 2019 Updated: April 24, 2019 6:16 a.m.
Luke Walton situation a trying time for his friend,...
1of2Head coach Steve Kerr meets with sportswriters after a Golden State Warriors practice session in Oakland, Calif. on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 before Game 5 of the first round against the Los Angeles Clippers Wednesday night.Photo: Paul Chinn / The Chronicle
2of2Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr (left) and assistant coach Luke Walton read children's books to students at Longfellow Elementary School in San Francisco, Calif. on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. The event was one of a week-long series of visits to area schools to raise awareness about the importance of education.Photo: Paul Chinn / The Chronicle
For Steve Kerr, this season presents him the greatest coaching challenges of his five-season career, and offers him the best opportunity to show what type of coach he is. But the season has taken an ugly turn.
Luke Walton, Kerr's longtime friend, former coaching sidekick and hot-yoga partner, is being sued for sexual assault by a female sports reporter in Los Angeles.
The accuser alleges the attack — denied by Walton through his attorney — took place when Walton was a Warriors assistant coach under Kerr, at the Warriors' team hotel in Santa Monica.
Walton subsequently was hired to be the head coach of the Lakers, fired, and recently was hired to be the head coach the Sacramento Kings.
Basketball challenges are good, if you got into coaching to really coach, as Kerr did. Watching from afar as one of your great friends is making banner headlines all over the country for an alleged predatory sexual assault is not a challenge, it's a personal tragedy.
A coach's natural instincts are to attack a problem and fix it. Now those instincts are useless.
Kerr quietly and firmly declined comment on the matter after Tuesday's practice. There's nothing he could say. It wasn't like recently, when the Lakers fired Walton and Kerr went to bat for his buddy.
"They are losing one of the best human beings in the NBA," Kerr said at the time. "They're losing a guy that knows the NBA as well as anybody I've ever met. They're losing somebody who the players believe in, players want to play for."
Golden State Warriors' assistant coach Luke Walton and Coach Steve Kerr talk in the fourth quarter during Game 6 of the NBA Finals at The Quicken Loans Arena on Thursday, June 16, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Interim head coach Luke Walton watches a play in the second half as the Golden State Warriors played the Detroit Pistons at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, November 9, 2015.
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Kerr added at the time, "This has been such a crazy ride for Luke. He needs to get away and be with his family and get a vacation and sort through what he's going to do next."
Now, Walton's ride has gone from crazy to horrific.
The connection between Kerr and Walton is deep. They both played at Arizona, though Kerr's U of A career came 15 years before Walton's. When the Warriors hired Kerr in 2014, it took him about three minutes to whip out his cell phone and call Walton to hire him as an assistant.
That was a dizzying and surprising promotion for Walton, whose previous coaching experience was part of a season as a small-college assistant, and one season as an assistant coach for a D-League team.
Kerr was not in a position then to hire buddies to drink beer with him on the road. Coaching was Kerr's longtime ambition and passion, and he was under the gun from the start to succeed. Kerr hired Walton because he truly believed Walton could coach, on a technical and spiritual level.
Golden State Warriors' interim head coach Luke Walton with Ron Adams and Jarron Collins against Indiana Pacers during NBA game at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana on Tuesday, December 8, 2015.
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Before the start of Kerr's second season with the Warriors, he had to step aside because of major headache problems. He handed over the team to Walton, even though he was still in his NBA coaching infancy and even though longtime NBA assistant coach Ron Adams was also on the bench.
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That showed deep friendship and trust, and professional respect.
Walton famously coached the Warriors to a 39-4 record before Kerr returned. All the while, the two traded jokes publicly and privately about who should get the credit and glory for all those wins.
The Kings loom as a serious possible rival to the Warriors next year. With the two pals coaching, that rivalry would take on added flavor.
Now Walton's fate is on hold, his life is on hold, and there's not much Kerr can do.
This is Kerr's most challenging season. Anything less than an NBA title will be considered a failure. The team has had internal strife, and sometimes the players tuned out Kerr's pleas to maintain intensity and focus. The road to a third straight title is rocky and dangerous.
Kerr welcomes those challenges. Facing the tough times is what defines a great coach.
But for Kerr, the Walton situation isn't a challenge, and it's not a distraction. It's a personal tragedy, no matter how it all unfolds.
Meanwhile, the Warriors have a playoff game Wednesday night.
Scott Ostler is a San Francisco Chronicle columnist. Email: sostler@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @scottostler
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Though he started in sports and is there now, Scott took a couple of side trips into the real world for The Chronicle. For three years he wrote a daily around-town column, and for one year, while still in sports, he wrote a weekly humorous commentary column.
He has authored several books and written for many national publications. Scott has been voted California Sportswriter of the Year 13 times, including six times while at The Chronicle. He moved to the Bay Area from Southern California, where he worked for the Los Angeles Times, the National Sports Daily and the Long Beach Press-Telegram.
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Interleukin-6 Interacts with Sleep Apnea Severity when Predicting Incident Alzheimer's Disease Dementia
Article type: Short Communication
Authors: Baril, Andrée-Anna; b; * | Beiser, Alexa S.a; b; c | Redline, Susand; e; f | McGrath, Emer R.a; f; g | Gottlieb, Daniel J.d; f; h | Aparicio, Hugoa; b | Seshadri, Sudhaa; b; 1 | Himali, Jayandra J.a; b; c; i; j; 2 | Pase, Matthew P.a; k; 1; 2; *
Affiliations: [a] The Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA, USA | [b] Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA | [c] Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA | [d] Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA | [e] Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA | [f] Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA | [g] Department of Neurology, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA | [h] VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA | [i] Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's & Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA | [j] Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA | [k] Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, VIC, Australia
Correspondence: [*] Correspondence to: Andrée-Ann Baril, PhD, Boston University School of Medicine, L5, Local 500D, 72E Concord Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA. Tel.: +1 514 705 0691; E-mail: [email protected]. and Matthew P. Pase, PhD, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Room 617, 18 Innovation Walk, Clayton VIC 3800, Australia. Tel.: +61 401 267 924; E-mail: [email protected].
Note: [1] Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, MA USA.
Note: [2] These authors contributed equally.
Abstract: Because of their roles as potential risk factors, we evaluated whether obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) severity interacts with interleukin-6 (IL-6) in predicting incident dementia of the Alzheimer's type (DAT). In 269 dementia-free participants, IL-6 and the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) were measured at baseline and incident DAT was surveilled for up to 22.8 years. Cox models revealed a significant interaction: In the lowest IL-6 quartile only, a higher AHI was associated with an elevated risk of DAT. The association between OSA severity and incident DAT might be especially apparent in the absence of inflammation or absence of potential benefits from IL-6.
Keywords: Alzheimer's disease, dementia, inflammation, interleukin-6, sleep apnea, sleep-disordered breathing, sleep disorders


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After losing to Saints in their first match this season, the Mount Si Wildcats came to Interlake fired up for a rematch. The Saints staged an impressive comeback after losing the first set by winning the second and stretching Mount Si in remaining two sets. Interlake's strong offensive effort was driven Julia Regalia (24 assists), her sister Jacqueline Regalia (7 Kills) and Sophomore Erin Brown (8 Kills/3 aces). The defensive was anchored by Kendall Davis (24 digs) and Jamie Wagner (18 digs). Final match scores were 7-25, 25-23, 18-25, and 21-25.
Please come out and support Saints volleyball at their next home game versus Lake Washington on Monday, October 21st! JV/C team games start at 5:30pm and Varsity at 7:00pm.


We currently have a campaign to tackle air pollution across Newham.
This blogpost summarises why we think this is important, and what we plan to do about it.
There are many pollutants which contribute to air pollution(more information can be found here). The biggest threat to clean air these days is traffic emissions. Petrol and diesel-engined vehicles emit a variety of pollutants, principally carbon monoxide (CO), oxides of nitrogen (NOx), volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and particulate matter (PM10).
What are the consequences of air pollution?
However, if the levels are particularly high it can affect the general population. The health impact will be worse if a) there are high levels of air pollution and b) people are exposed over a long time period.
So, what do we know about air pollution across Newham?
In 2001 Newham Borough Council (NBC) confirmed that some areas close to major roads were exceeding levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and PM10. These findings required NBC to declare an Air Quality Management Area, which they did in March 2003 – and they produced an action plan.
NBC produced a progress report in 2008, which confirmed that NO2 levels were still higher than target levels (annual average and hourly measurements).
What do we want to do in Newham?
We're planning to start a citizen science project soon. This will require us to identify community areas of concern, measure the air pollution using diffuser tubes, and share the results with the community. We will be sure to update the blog with further details as we progress.
For information on The Green Party's policies on pollution, click here.


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Annandale Sydney Ebikes 02 8065 1555 https://www.facebook.com/Sydneyebikes/
Balmain Balmain Bikes 02 9555 6456 n/a
Burwood Cycleworld 02 9745 6226 https://www.facebook.com/cycleworld/
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Forest lodge Bicycle Shop Sydney 02 9516 4449 https://www.facebook.com/ReidCycles/?fref=ts&ref=br_tf
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Kensington Europa Cycles 02 9663 3644 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Europa-Cycles/300910449921357?fref=ts
Kensington Happy Wheels 02 9622 2020 https://www.facebook.com/happywheels.com.au/
Kirrawee Kirrawee Cycles 02 9521 7998 https://www.facebook.com/Kirrawee-Cycles-435580479873413/
Lilyfield Bicycle Garage 02 9818 3303 https://www.facebook.com/BGLilyfield
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Marrickville Glow Worm Bicycles 02 9569 9126 https://www.facebook.com/Glow-Worm-Bicycles-143169922418957/
Marrickville Metrobike / Bike Repairs 02 9516 3308 n/a
Marrickville Omafiets Dutch Bicycles 02 8014 4228
Moore Park Velosophy 02 8354 1995
Mortdale The Bike Shed 02 9586 0138 https://www.facebook.com/thebikeshedmortdale
Newtown Adrian Cycles 02 9517 1655 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Adrian-Cycles/1084258964971435
Newtown Cheeky Transport 02 9557 5424 https://www.facebook.com/CheekyTransport/
Newtown King Street Cyclery 02 9517 1655 https://www.facebook.com/bikerepairssydney/
Paddington Woolys Wheels 02 9331 2671 https://www.facebook.com/woolys.wheels.cyclery/
Panania Pedal Patch 02 9772 4270 https://www.facebook.com/PedalPatch/
Penshurst Two Monkeys Cycling 02 9479 1398 https://www.facebook.com/twomonkeyscycling/
Randwick Centennial Park Cycles (AKA Cycle Hire) 02 9398 5027 https://www.facebook.com/centennialparkcycles/
Randwick Cheeky Velosport Randwick 02 9399 3370 n/a
Roseberry Urban Cyclist 02 8399 1229 n/a
Stanmore CELL Bikes 02 9565 1899 n/a
Sutherland Durban Cycles 02 9521 3067 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Durban-Cycles/464663460263849?fref=ts
Sydney Olympic park Park Bikes 02 8073 4777 https://www.facebook.com/ParkBikes/
Taren Point Fraser's Cycles 02 9526 7722 https://www.facebook.com/fraserscycles/
Waverly Albion Cycles 02 9387 1144 https://www.facebook.com/albion.cycles.since1979/?fref=ts
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Blacktown Blackman Bicycles 02 9621 8158 https://www.facebook.com/blackman.bicycles
Parramatta Blackman Bicycles 02 9683 6555 https://www.facebook.com/blackman.bicycles
Penrith Panthers Cycles 02 4731 3522 https://www.facebook.com/Panthercycles/
Penrith Blackman Bicycles 02 4731 3048 https://www.facebook.com/blackman.bicycles
Richmond Hawksberry Cycles 02 4578 1314 https://www.facebook.com/HawkesburyCycles/
Schofields Lifestyle and leisure 02 9627 6626 https://www.facebook.com/lifestyleandleisure/
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Artarmon 99 Bikes 02 8019 1565 https://www.facebook.com/99bikes/
Artarmon Renegade Cycles 02 9427 1055 https://www.facebook.com/Renegade-Cycles-105718979498284/
Berowra Waters Berowra Waters Café 02 9456 4665 https://www.facebook.com/Berowra-Waters-Fish-Cafe-343597469000356/?fref=ts
Hornsby Fernwood Gym 02 9477 4177 https://www.facebook.com/fernwoodfitnesshornsby/?fref=ts
Hornsby Fitness First 02 8445 8401 https://www.facebook.com/FitnessFirstHornsby/?fref=ts
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Cycles 02 9987 0750 n/a
Chatswood Cranks Chatswood 02 9417 3776 https://www.facebook.com/crankschatswood/?fref=ts
Chatswood Cyclery Northside Chatswood 02 9415 1343 https://www.facebook.com/cyclerynorthside/?fref=ts
Gordon Pedals Plus 02 9498 5879 https://www.facebook.com/Pedals-Plus-196399057048637/?fref=ts
Gordon West Craig's Butchery 02 9498 3532 https://www.facebook.com/craigsbutchery/?hc_ref=SEARCH&fref=nf
Lindfield Cafe Frendz 02 9416 9125 https://www.facebook.com/CafeFrendz/?fref=ts
Lindfield Ciao Down 02 9416 8366 https://www.facebook.com/ciaodownlindfield/?fref=ts
Ryde Top Ride Cycles 02 9807 7727 n/a
St Ives Pedal Plus 02 8065 3291 https://www.facebook.com/Pedals-Plus-196399057048637/
St Ives St Ives Cyclery 02 9988 0511 https://www.facebook.com/stivescyclery/?fref=ts
Thornleigh Curves Thornleigh 02 9481 7672 https://www.facebook.com/CurvesThornleigh/?fref=ts
Thornleigh Cycle Sport International 02 9484 2033 https://www.facebook.com/CyclesportInternationalRT/
Turramurra Turramurra Cyclery 02 9144 2128 https://www.facebook.com/TurramurraCyclery/?fref=ts
NorthTurramurra Cake Cuisine NorthTurramurra 02 9449 8350 n/a
Waitara Millenium Gym 02 9987 4277 https://www.facebook.com/MillenniumHCWaitara/
Dee Why Dee Why Bike Hub 02 9971 7659 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dee-Why-Bike-Hub/159042784237842
Balgowlah Ride In Workshop 02 9948 4872 https://www.facebook.com/Ride-In-Workshop-264323293580184/
Balgowlah Heights Cycle Studio 02 9949 3231 n/a
Brookvale Brookvale Bike Factory 02 9907 3500 https://www.facebook.com/Brookvalebikes/?fref=ts
Brookvale 02 9977 4590
Manly Favourite Cycles, Manly 02 9977 1189 https://www.facebook.com/FavouriteCycles/
Manly Manly Cycles 02 9977 1189 https://www.facebook.com/ManlyCyclesAustralia/
Manly The Fixed Wheel 02 9977 0070 https://www.facebook.com/TheFixedWheel/?fref=ts
Mona Vale Cycle Spot 02 9979 6544 https://www.facebook.com/cyclespotau/?fref=ts
Narrabeen Northern Beaches Cycles 02 9913 8455 https://www.facebook.com/Northern-Beaches-Cycles-Belrose-Bicycles-175586509172/
North Manly Bicycles Online 02 8005 7467 https://www.facebook.com/Bicycles.Online.Australia/
North Manly Bike Addiction 02 9938 3511 https://www.facebook.com/bikeaddiction/
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Carnival Corporation & plc Announces Upsizing and Pricing of $3.5 Billion Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027
MIAMI, Feb. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) (the "Company") today announced that Carnival Corporation (the "Corporation") has priced the private offerings of $3.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.75% senior unsecured notes due 2027 (the "Senior Unsecured Notes"). The aggregate principal amount of Senior Unsecured Notes to be issued was increased to $3.5 billion. The offering of the Senior Unsecured Notes is expected to close on February 16, 2021, subject to customary closing conditions.
The Senior Unsecured Notes will pay interest semi-annually on March 1 and September 1 of each year, beginning on September 1, 2021, at a rate of 5.75% per year. The Senior Unsecured Notes will be unsecured and will mature on March 1, 2027.
The Senior Unsecured Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured basis, jointly and severally, by Carnival plc and certain of the Corporation's and Carnival plc's subsidiaries that own or operate our vessels and material intellectual property and that guarantee certain of the Corporation's first-priority secured indebtedness, and the Corporation's second-priority secured indebtedness.
The Corporation expects to use the net proceeds from the offering of Senior Unsecured Notes to make scheduled principal payments on debt during 2021 and for general corporate purposes, including, without limitation, the financing or refinancing of a portion of the purchase price, rental payments, costs and expenses related to certain of our current and future property, plant and equipment (including leased assets and vessels) and their repair, replacement and improvements, as well as any other payments related to our vessels' ready-for-sea costs, in each case to the extent such amounts are not covered by the Corporation's existing and future export credit facilities.
The Senior Unsecured Notes are being offered only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and outside the United States, only to non-U.S. investors pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act.
The Senior Unsecured Notes will not be registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state laws.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the Senior Unsecured Notes or any other securities and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
PJT Partners is serving as independent financial advisor to the Company.
About Carnival Corporation & plc
Carnival Corporation & plc is one of the world's largest leisure travel companies with a portfolio of nine of the world's leading cruise lines. With operations in North America, Australia, Europe and Asia, its portfolio features Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Seabourn, P&O Cruises (Australia), Costa Cruises, AIDA Cruises, P&O Cruises (UK) and Cunard.
Cautionary Note Concerning Factors That May Affect Future Results
Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc and their respective subsidiaries are referred to collectively in this press release as "Carnival Corporation & plc," "our," "us" and "we." Some of the statements, estimates or projections contained in this press release are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions with respect to us, including some statements concerning the financing transactions described herein, future results, operations, outlooks, plans, goals, reputation, cash flows, liquidity and other events which have not yet occurred. These statements are intended to qualify for the safe harbors from liability provided by Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements other than statements of historical facts are statements that could be deemed forward-looking. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about our business and the industry in which we operate and the beliefs and assumptions of our management. We have tried, whenever possible, to identify these statements by using words like "will," "may," "could," "should," "would," "believe," "depends," "expect," "goal," "anticipate," "forecast," "project," "future," "intend," "plan," "estimate," "target," "indicate," "outlook" and similar expressions of future intent or the negative of such terms.
Forward-looking statements include those statements that relate to our outlook and financial position including, but not limited to, statements regarding:
Booking levels
Interest, tax and fuel expenses
Estimates of ship depreciable lives and residual values
Goodwill, ship and trademark fair values
Liquidity and credit ratings
Adjusted earnings per share
Impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus global pandemic on our financial condition and results of operations
Because forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, there are many factors that could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements. This note contains important cautionary statements of the known factors that we consider could materially affect the accuracy of our forward-looking statements and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial position. Additionally, many of these risks and uncertainties are currently amplified by, and will continue to be amplified by, or in the future may be amplified by, the COVID-19 outbreak. It is not possible to predict or identify all such risks. There may be additional risks that we consider immaterial or which are unknown.
These factors include, but are not limited to, the following:
COVID-19 has had, and is expected to continue to have, a significant impact on our financial condition and operations, which impacts our ability to obtain acceptable financing to fund resulting reductions in cash from operations. The current, and uncertain future, impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, including its effect on the ability or desire of people to travel (including on cruises), is expected to continue to impact our results, operations, outlooks, plans, goals, reputation, litigation, cash flows, liquidity, and stock price;
As a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, we may be out of compliance with one or more maintenance covenants in certain of our debt facilities, for which we currently have amendments for the period through November 30, 2021 with the next testing date of February 28, 2022;
World events impacting the ability or desire of people to travel have and may continue to lead to a decline in demand for cruises;
Incidents concerning our ships, guests or the cruise vacation industry as well as adverse weather conditions and other natural disasters have in the past and may, in the future, impact the satisfaction of our guests and crew and lead to reputational damage;
Changes in and non-compliance with laws and regulations under which we operate, such as those relating to health, environment, safety and security, data privacy and protection, anti-corruption, economic sanctions, trade protection and tax have in the past and may, in the future, lead to litigation, enforcement actions, fines, penalties, and reputational damage;
Breaches in data security and lapses in data privacy as well as disruptions and other damages to our principal offices, information technology operations and system networks, including the recent ransomware incidents, and failure to keep pace with developments in technology may adversely impact our business operations, the satisfaction of our guests and crew and may lead to reputational damage;
Ability to recruit, develop and retain qualified shipboard personnel who live away from home for extended periods of time may adversely impact our business operations, guest services and satisfaction;
Increases in fuel prices, changes in the types of fuel consumed and availability of fuel supply may adversely impact our scheduled itineraries and costs;
Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates may adversely impact our financial results;
Overcapacity and competition in the cruise and land-based vacation industry may lead to a decline in our cruise sales, pricing and destination options; and
Inability to implement our shipbuilding programs and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments may adversely impact our business operations and the satisfaction of our guests.
The ordering of the risk factors set forth above is not intended to reflect our indication of priority or likelihood.
Forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as a prediction of actual results. Subject to any continuing obligations under applicable law or any relevant stock exchange rules, we expressly disclaim any obligation to disseminate, after the date of this document, any updates or revisions to any such forward-looking statements to reflect any change in expectations or events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements are based.
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SOURCE Carnival Corporation & plc
Roger Frizzell, Carnival Corporation, [email protected], (305) 406-7862; Mike Flanagan, LDWW, [email protected], (727) 452-4538
Cunard Launches Queen Mary 2 "Let Them All Talk" Sweepstakes
Sat Feb 13 , 2021
VALENCIA, Calif., Feb. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — In tandem with the recently released HBO Max film, "Let Them All Talk," primarily set on Cunard flagship Queen Mary 2, Cunard has kicked off a sweepstakes offering a winner and their guest a chance to sail on a Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic Crossing […]
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Кес Бол начал свою спортивную карьеру в 2014 году с командой Rabobank Development Team. В 2016 году он выиграл общий зачёт Олимпия Тур (голландская международная гонка для велогонщиков в возрасте до 23 лет).

В 2017 году он присоединился к команде SEG Racing Academy. И в 2018 году он одержал победу на этапе Тура Бретании и выиграл однодневку Flèche Ardennaise. В 2019 году он дебютировал в World Tour в команде .

Достижения

2016
1-й  — Олимпия Тур
4-й — Круг Уазы
8-й — Букль де ля Майен
10-й — Grand Prix de la ville de Pérenchies
10-й — Тур Фландрии U23
2018
1-й — Велошоссейный кубок Нидерландов
1-й — Wanzele Koerse
1-й — Flèche Ardennaise
2-й — Гран-при Марселя Кинта
2-й — Circuit des Ardennes
2-й — Мемориал Арно Валларда
2-й — Тур Северной Голландии
3-й — Lillehammer GP
3-й — Натионале Слёйтингспрейс
4-й — Midden-Brabant Poort Omloop
4-й — Тур Бретани
1-й  Очковая классификация
1-й на этапе 5
5-й — Хейстсе Пейл
5-й — Тур Оверэйссела
7-й — Слаг ом Норг
9-й — Фаменн Арденн Классик
10-й — Бенш — Шиме — Бенш
2019
1-й Нокере Курсе
1-й на этапе 7 Тур Калифорнии

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First of all I get all of my data via a REST API service. This returns a JSON string which in OutSystems is converted to a structure. In this structure is a "list-of-lists" element/attribute present. I created a webblock which contains an editable table. The content of this table is the inner list of the previously mentioned attribute. Then on a webpage I have a list of those webblocks which has the outer list as source. So on the page this "list-of-lists" element is visualized by mutiple (editable) tables under eachother.
Now here's the problem: a user can click on a button which adds a new editable table to the page (so in fact it adds an empty list to the list-of-lists element). However, when the user clicks on this button and he has made changes to a table, the data is lost when the user presses the button (the button has "Ajax submit" as method and the List Records widget is refreshed).
I have tried the "OnRowSave" option of the editable table, but it doesn't work. The web screen doesn't seem to receive the changes which are made by the user. I also tried the Notify option that if a user has made changes to a webblock's table, the parent (the web screen in this case) gets notified and tries to retrieve the edited list from it's child.
I don't understand the use case, but what I think you have to do is this..
before the onclick of the button, you will have to save the other webblocks.
this means, you create a hidden-button with a extended property like "hid=1" in the webblock.
this will generate multiple hidden buttons on the screen..
when you add a new table, the onclick will execute something like "$('input[hid=1]').click();"
this will click every button before it actually calls the screenaction.
this way you can save all webblocks..
Ok maybe this will help explain my problem a bit better.
As you can see, the record I added in the first table is now gone. My question is how do you prevent this from happening? Whenever I click the "add table" button, the data should still be there.


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Q: R (RShiny) equivalent of layer_data function for other types of plots I am building an RShiny-app where I am creating a plot based on a data table which I can edit and another data table which I cannot. I eventually want to save all data points on the plot in a data table which I can display and export.
I have seen many ways to do this using ggplot (ie layer_data, ggplot_build), but no efficient ways when just using plot and lines. My plots will be getting quite complicated so it would be really helpful to find an easy way to do this rather than hardcoding everything in.
A very simple example of my code is below (Note: plots will be getting much more complicated than this. They will be line graphs, but I will just need the y values at each x value marked with a number on the x axis):
x <- data.frame('col_1' = c(1,2,3,4,5), 'col_2' = c(4,5,6,7,8))
y <- data.frame('col_1' = c(5,4,3,6,7), 'col_2' = c(1,2,3,4,5))

#import necessary libraries
library(shiny)
library(DT)
library(shinythemes)
library(rhandsontable)

#ui
ui <- fluidPage(theme = shinytheme("flatly"),
                titlePanel("Test"),
                sidebarLayout(
                  sidebarPanel(

                    #display data
                    rHandsontableOutput('contents'),
                    #update plot button
                    actionButton("go", "Plot Update"),
                    width=4

                  ),
                mainPanel(

                  tabsetPanel(
                    #plot
                    tabPanel("Plot", plotOutput("plot_1")) )
                ))
)

#server
server <- function(input, output, session) {

  #data table
  output$table_b <- renderTable(x)

  indat <- reactiveValues(data=y)

  observe({
    if(!is.null(input$contents))
      indat$data <- hot_to_r(input$contents)

  })

  output$contents <- renderRHandsontable({
    rhandsontable(indat$data)
  })

  #save updated data
  test <- eventReactive(input$go, {
    live_data = hot_to_r(input$contents)
    return(live_data)
  })

  #plot
  output$plot_1 <- renderPlot({

    plot(x[,1],x[,2],col='red',type = 'l')
    lines(test()[,1],x[,2], col='black', type='l')

    # need a way to grab data from plot a create a table
  })
}

shinyApp(ui, server)

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RUAG Space moves into a new building in Dresden-Coswig
RUAG Space concentrates its activities near Dresden at a single location. All 50 employees from RUAG Space have been working at the new location "An der Walze 7" in Coswig near Dresden since mid-October.
"We have found an ideal location here, where we have more space for our growing organiatsion. It is an advantage to have all employees working at one location," says Patrick Houghton, Head of the Dresden location, in a press release. The number of employees is expected to increase from around 50 to roughly 80 over the next few years. The new location can accommodate the company's expansion plans. Mechanisms for space and industry One area of expertise of RUAG Space Germany in Coswig, is the production of precise mechanisms for customers in the market segments space and industry. These include, for example, mechanisms for the calibration of optical payloads of satellites. The mechanisms are indispensable, because without this calibration no meaningful satellite image can be generated. In the industrial sector, RUAG Space offers electro-mechanical solutions for commercial actuators in photolithography, a central method for manufacturing integrated circuits and other products. Competence centre for space microelectronics Coswig is home to the newly established 'Competence Center for Space Microelectronics' for navigation receivers and signal processors. It operates in unison with the RUAG Space locations in Austria and Sweden. These are used for a variety of small satellites operated by commercial telecommunication companies. "We want to continue to grow in the space electronics sector," says Patrick Houghton. The Dresden location has been part of RUAG Space for four years. In May 2016, RUAG Space acquired the HTS Hoch Technologie Systeme GmbH in Coswig / Dresden. Since then, RUAG Space has invested heavily in the development of the site.


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Maine lawmakers voice objections to CMP power line in letter to Massachusetts regulators
The co-chairmen of two legislative committees say they don't think the 145-mile transmission line proposed by CMP would benefit Maine.
By Ray RouthierStaff Writer
The bipartisan leaders of two legislative committees who disapprove of a proposed 145-mile power transmission line through western Maine sent a letter to regulators in Massachusetts on Friday expressing their objections.
The Democratic and Republican chairmen of the Legislature's Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee and the Environment and Natural Resources Committee oppose a $950 million Central Maine Power proposal to bring hydroelectric power from Quebec to markets in Massachusetts, which is trying to use more renewable power sources. Supporters have hailed the new transmission line as a way to bring more renewable energy into the New England market.
Rep. Ralph Tucker: "We need to let them know there is significant and growing opposition."
In their letter to the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, the four lawmakers said they opposed the current plan because they don't believe it will reduce greenhouse gas emissions as supporters claim, that it may result in lost jobs and taxes in Maine if existing power plants are forced to close, and does not offer "meaningful benefits" to the people of Maine.
While the Legislature has no direct power over the project, the legislators who wrote the letter head the committees that oversee the confirmation of members of the Public Utilities Commission, one of the state agencies whose approval the project needs. Legislators may become involved at some point if there is evidence that the administration of Gov. Paul LePage has pressured the PUC and other state permitting agencies into approving the project, said Rep. Ralph Tucker, D-Brunswick, House chairman of the Environment and Natural Resources Committee.
LePage's energy director, Steve McGrath, has said that LePage would "push this right through" the permitting process in Maine.
Opponents file arguments with state to scuttle or reshape CMP plan for 145-mile power line
"The reason the letter was sent to Massachusetts is because the Mass authorities DO have some influence over the project," Tucker wrote in an email to the Portland Press Herald on Friday. "We need to let them know there is significant and growing opposition."
The three other letter writers were Sen. Tom Saviello, R-Wilton, Senate chairman of the Environment and Natural Resources Committee, and Rep. Seth Berry, D-Bowdoinham, and Sen. David Woodsome, R-North Waterboro, who co-chair the Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee.
Rep. Seth Berry: "Does Massachusetts really expect Maine to be a cheap extension cord for their power?"
CMP was selected in late March to negotiate with three Massachusetts utilities on power purchase agreements, a necessary step before a contract can be awarded. CMP has begun applying for the needed permits to build a transmission line that would stretch from Beattie Township on the Canadian border to Lewiston, where electricity would then join the grid and help provide electricity to customers in Massachusetts. The electricity being brought from Canada would be purchased by customers in Massachusetts.
Berry said Friday he wants Maine to get a "better deal" from the project, including less of an impact on Maine's western mountains and on tourism there. He also worries that bringing electricity to New England from a renewable energy source in Canada may create less demand for renewable energy projects in Maine, including solar and wind.
"Our question is: Does Massachusetts really expect Maine to be a cheap extension cord for their power?" said Berry.
But John Carroll, a spokesman for CMP parent company Avangrid, said Friday that as more states develop policies to seek and buy power from renewable sources, the market for all renewable energy will grow.
"By adding this (power from Canada) it's adding incentive for other (companies) to develop renewables for the New England market," said Carroll.
Carroll said his company disputes the legislators' assertion that the project would have no benefit for Maine and its residents. He said construction of the line would create an average of 1,700 construction jobs at any one time – and as many as 3,500. He said the project would bring in $18 million a year in property taxes for 20 years, for a total of $360 million. CMP has also said the Hydro-Quebec line would lower electricity costs in New England, saving Maine customers an estimated $40 million a year for 20 years.
In reversal, Massachusetts puts CMP in lead position for $950 million power line project
The Massachusetts DPU would have to approve the contracts between the Massachusetts utilities, CMP and Hydro-Quebec. In Maine, construction of the transmission line would need approvals from the PUC, the Department of Environmental Protection and the Maine Land Use Planning Commission, as well as federal permits. Carroll said the state permitting process may be completed by the end of this year, and the federal permits will likely be obtained in 2019.
Berry said he and the other letter writers don't necessarily want to stop the project completely. But they do want the current plan changed significantly if it is to go forward.
"We believe that Massachusetts and Maine can come up with alternatives to (the transmission line) that would result in greater economic benefits, fewer harmful impacts, and real reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Such alternatives would benefit both Massachusetts and Maine," the letter concludes.
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The Under 12s were very fortunate this weekend having an away trip which included the Connacht v Cariff Blues match in the Sportsground. And what an historic match to attend. Connacht beat Blues 29-22 in a cold and blustery but sellout home stadium.
The 12s got to meet former Lansdowne, Ireland and Connacht talisman Eric Elwood and presented him with a modern day Lansdowne match jersey courtesy of our senior team. Thanks Paddy Gore!


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Flat Top Trio, Weekend Musician
From the title of their debut full-length album, Weekend Musician, you'd be tempted to think Underhill's Flat Top Trio are just another group of players who gig occasionally in various joints around the Green Mountains. On the contrary, these are three of the region's most accomplished acoustic players. While the band's relaxed, back-porch sound is certainly informal and familiar, the tunes bristle with rootsy, down-home charm, and are immaculately and tastefully composed and performed.
The picking party kicks off with a cover of John Prine's "The Speed of the Sound of Loneliness." Bandleader Jeremy Sicely — formerly of Gold Town, Rock 'n' Roll Sherpa and the Medicinals, among other local bands — handles lead vocals. His sweet, unadorned baritone is well matched by the arcing, crystalline tones of his dobro. Guitarist and mandolinist Dave Ogrodowczyk adds breezy tenor backing vocals over a gentle country strut, while bassist Jeff Thompson holds down a loping low end.
Weekend Musician features a mix of traditionals, covers and originals. While the covers and trad tunes are generally expertly done — especially a stunning live version of Gillian Welch's "Annabelle" — Sicely's originals drive the record and give it character. "Rich Girl Poor Boy," a dark, tragic tale of late nights in seedy bars, simmers with sinister energy. The following tune, "Rupert Depot," is an earnest ode to small-town living that features some of the finest yodeling on a local album since Wooden Dinosaur's Spaces, released earlier this year. The instrumental "Shovel Ready" highlights Sicely's nimble banjo chops. "Even God Gets the Blues" is a clever, cheeky dose of high-lonesome harmonies wrapped in a lilting waltz. And the title track is a pitch-perfect slice of blue-collar Americana.
The record closes on a trio of live cuts recorded at Maple Corner with fiddler Patrick Ross. From weekend musicians or otherwise, mountain music is often best experienced in person. The Lane Gibson-engineered studio recordings sound rich, but the two Sicely originals and the Welch tune highlight Flat Top Trio's formidable prowess as a live act. It's a fine close to a sterling effort from one the state's best Americana bands.
Flat Top Trio play the Maple Corner Fourth of July celebration in Calais this Saturday, July 7.


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Review: The Power of the Dog
Written and directed by Jane Campion, charismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son, Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love. Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Jesse Plemons, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Kirsten Dunst and Thomasin McKenzie.
While there are plenty of unsurprising factors to this film, its splendid, vast visuals and incredible acting talent, the surprising element is just how impactfully it builds an atmosphere of tension and foreboding. It's all the more impressive in that it never tries to stray far from drama, its focus is unwaveringly about family but it's packed with this remarkable intensity. If you looked at it as a whole you could potentially say it moves quite slowly but it's actually paced out extremely well to only get more gripping as time goes on. Its story is filled with complexity, there's a hundred different avenues you could go down with these characters and what's fascinating about it, is that it never actually delves into them overtly. It's a classic case of humanity allowing emotions and desires to fester under the surface. For someone looking for definitive answers you may or may not get them, it purely depends on how you interpret what you're given.
One of the best examples of its subtlety is the relationship between Kirsten Dunst's Rose and Benedict Cumberbatch's Phil because it's both unspoken and yet obvious. Dunst's portrayal of Rose's downward spiral shows how much she's underestimated as an actor, it's fantastic and chaotic, it's only a shame you don't get to see more of her. Cumberbatch's performance is a crescendo of ups and downs, going from intensely quiet to outwardly threatening. He presents Phil as a very intelligent man who chose his life carefully, he's a wolf in sheep's clothing to most people but Rose sees through it, leaving her vulnerable to his punishing presence. Cumberbatch's portrayal may even be too understated at times for some but when matched against Kodi Smit-McPhee's Peter, it comes out of its shell.
Smit-McPhee is delightfully unexpected here, some of his performance is very much what we know of him already but there's budding layers beneath which get more satisfying as time goes on. There's then the ever welcome addition Jesse Plemons, who doesn't actually get too involved as time goes on but still gives a great performance. He brings a sincerity and naivety to George, he's loving and kind but undermined by his lifelong search to move out of Phil's shadow and become a success. Thomasin McKenzie on the other hand gets very little involvement at all, a couple of brief moments but it feels like a slight waste of her growing talent. It's quite unusual that she's featuring in a leading role of Last Night in Soho and a barely supporting one here being released within weeks of each other. Then again, all timings are up in the air after the constant changes and delays in the past two years.
Even just from preview footage, you can tell how visually stunning this film is going to be and it doesn't disappoint. A key factor of the film's stellar intensity is the beautiful landscapes it captures, they add an unbeatable atmosphere. It's full of brilliant cinematography from Ari Wegner, it completely takes advantage of the picturesque locations and creates something affecting and emotional. Campion captures the vastness of the setting with the intimacy of its story, yet again unsurprisingly powerful visual work from a director who knows exactly how to deepen her stories with well chosen locations. While she brings the tension with her direction and writing, its pushed to its peak by the work of Jonny Greenwood, who's becoming one of the best film composers working today.
The Power of the Dog is the type of film that should be seen on the big screen to appreciate the power of Jane Campion and Ari Wegner's work. It's visually exceptional and a joy to watch unfold but it works to serve the real star here which is the story, it's packed with intensity, tension and complex layers of emotion. Its characters are fascinating and given true justice by the brilliant casting work, Kirsten Dunst is given a terrific platform to show more of what's she capable of, and does exactly that with a marvellous performance. It's truly gripping and has a story full of so much potential, you're constantly questioning where it might go and its ultimate journey doesn't disappoint.
Verdict: ✯✯✯✯ | 8/10
In Cinemas Now & Coming to Netflix on 3 December
Reviewed as part of London Film Festival 2021
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It's no secret that Cambodia is a highly dollarised country, with certain estimates suggesting a more than 80 per cent penetration of the greenback. A large section of FDI and the urban economy in the Kingdom is fuelled by the US dollar, with little indication that things are going to change soon.
While economists believe that the current dollar rally, which started in late 2013, may not accelerate at the pace it has in the past 18 months, it is expected to continue to strengthen this year. The dollar has seen a 15 per cent appreciation against a basket of foreign currencies, including the euro and yen, in the past six months, with only the euro showing some resilience in the past few days.
Cambodia, while expected to be largely unaffected in the short term, could see some downsides to this trend in the long run.
Grant Knuckey, CEO of ANZ Royal, said that the country will be shielded from this appreciation in some respects, but there can be pressure on agricultural exports, especially to Europe, because a depreciating euro will make exports costlier to the economic bloc.
"For exports to Europe – mainly rice and garments – there can be an impact, although the effect may be lagged depending on the term of the export contract," said Knuckey.
He added that another problem area could be tourism, where depreciation in local currencies makes it more expensive for European and Asian travellers, who currently make up the bulk of tourists to the Kingdom.
This decrease in export competitiveness also poses a future risk to garments, which account for around 70 per cent of outbound shipments, said Hana Becickova, senior economist for the Mekong region at Mantis BV, a risk quantification and forecasting firm in the Netherlands.
Nations like Thailand and Vietnam, whose currencies are floated, have the option of adjusting their currencies through monetary tools, where as Cambodia cannot because it is so strongly pegged to the US dollar.
According to Becickova, the wage hike last year was a "good thing", but given the current economic situation, it puts added pressure on Cambodia's competitiveness, particularly when the Kingdom is unable to use monetary policy to mitigate the rising cost of exports.
"Cambodia currently has really a higher wage level, in nominal terms, compared to other garment manufacturers within the region," she said. "Garment wages is not the only thing that matters for garment investors. When we look at electricity prices, Cambodia is one of the costlier countries in terms of electricity. So again this is something not really favourable for the garment sector," Becickova added.
On the upside, Cambodia will not have to grapple with local currency depreciation, asset volatility and higher priced imports, given that the country is a net importer.
Hiroshi Suzuki, CEO at the Business Research Institute for Cambodia, said one unintended benefit is repayment of loans made in other currencies, because an appreciation in the dollar makes these repayment amounts smaller.
"In case of Japanese ODA loans, Cambodian government could enjoy big savings in the repayment amount in US dollar because all the loans are denominated in Japanese yen and the yen has been depreciated around 40 per cent within the two years," Suzuki said.
Looking at the region, Suzuki feels that Asian economies are better prepared this time around to deal with a cyclical dollar appreciation, with Japan enjoying increased export competitiveness and better returns on overseas investment.
"Many ASEAN countries have not been affected so much because they are mainly using US dollar for the foreign trade currency," said Suzuki.
While the eurozone and Japan have extended quantitative easing, and other nations are exercising the option of adjusting their currencies to maintain competitiveness, these options are not available to Cambodia. With the high rate of dollarisation, Cambodia has little control over its monetary policy and has to rely on the US Federal Reserve to set the dollar's path.
In the past, the government and National Bank of Cambodia have spoken of carrying out de-dollarisation, but the process has been slow and piecemeal.
Mey Kalyan, senior adviser to the Supreme National Economic Council, said that the government has a policy for de-dollarisation, but it hasn't been implemented fast enough.
He added that as the economy gets stronger the government will have to grapple with the right amount of regulatory touch it needs to put in place, while still maintaining free-market principles.
"I think looking back, using the dollar was good for stability – macro stability. But now it is time to de-dollarise as the economy gets stronger and bigger. The problem is not so much about growth anymore," Kalyan said.
He added that Cambodia needs to address this issue with an action plan that moves towards greater local monetary control. "It's like flying a plane with one engine. If the engine is off it can go down," he said.
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'Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Season 3 Reflects A Sad Truth About The Music Industry In The '60s
by Kelly Schremph
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Light spoilers ahead for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 3. While on tour with Shy Baldwin in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 3, Midge is introduced to a number of people within the singer's inner circle. This includes Sterling K. Brown's character, Reggie, who serves as Shy Baldwin's manager in an unofficial capacity. As he explains in Episode 2, Lou — who Susie thought was Shy's manager — is just the white guy record labels and advertisers are "willing to deal with." Reggie is the true man behind the curtain.
Unlike many of the characters in Maisel, he isn't based on a real person, but these circumstances were quite typical in the 1960s. As The Wrap outlined in 2011, black people have historically been shut out of the "higher echelons of the music business," instead being "relegated to in-house black music departments for scouting and signing" while executive roles, even for popular artists of color like Michael Jackson, have predominantly gone to white men.
This didn't begin to shift until the 1970s, when an influx of black executives, managers, and producers were ushered into the industry due to the fact that major labels were looking to "capture black audiences," per WBUR. According to the outlet, this was in large part because of what was known as The Harvard Report, a Harvard University Business School study from 1971 that was commissioned by CBS.
"That report basically said that the major labels, if they wanted to make a dent in this huge business of black music, which really exploded in the '70s, they would have to bring on black executives and affiliate with black production companies and artists to become successful in that area," John Kellogg, an entertainment lawyer and professor at Berklee College of Music, told WBUR in 2016.
Even so, Kellogg continued, it remained a struggle for people of color to get their foot in the door behind the scenes since many entertainers "were hesitant to use black representation because they felt that if you weren't white, you couldn't get the kind of deals they thought white people could get for you."
That's obviously changed in the decades since — JAY-Z, for example, now has an $800 million empire — but the music industry still has a major diversity problem, especially on an executive level. Billboard's Power 100 list, which ranks the music industry's most important people, still shows a staggering racial imbalance. As recently as 2016, a vast majority of the people on the list were white, and it hasn't gotten much better over the last few years.
It's unlikely The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel will dig too deeply into this history. After all, this is a show about comedy, not to mention one that's weathered its own criticism about white privilege. But at the very least, Reggie is an acknowledgement of the rampant racism during the era in which the series set — something it's hardly made mention of in the past.
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