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Australian healthcare and food industries will now have direct access to FoodTrack, one of the country's leading food, labelling and nutrient information databases, to develop customised insights and identify market trends.
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Jointly developed in 2014 by Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, and the Heart Foundation, FoodTrack data will be available via online analytics platform, Nutritics.
Updated annually, FoodTrack contains highly accurate nutrition data for nearly 45,000 food and beverage products, capturing at least 90 per cent of all fresh and packaged foods sold across the four major Australian supermarket chains – Aldi, Coles, IGA and Woolworths.
Food producers and public health agencies can use the online Nutritics platform to conduct custom-analytics using FoodTrack data to identify new opportunities or gaps in the market, as well as track changes in the nutritional composition of the food supply to inform research and guide public health nutrition strategies.
CSIRO Researcher and Dietitian, Xenia Cleanthous, said having access to audited and recent nutritional information at your fingertips has the potential to revolutionise Australia's $122.2 billion food, beverage and grocery manufacturing sector.
"As more Australians seek healthier food options, having access to the latest information available will allow stakeholders to better understand what's currently on our supermarket shelves – that includes both manufacturers and retailers, as well as government, public health organisations, researchers and NGOs," Ms Cleanthous said.
"Current and detailed information on the composition of Australia's food supply is essential to support accurate assessment of dietary intake – both at individual and population levels. Until recently, direct access to this information hasn't been available in a single, consolidated analytics platform."
The Heart Foundation's General Manager, Heart Health and Research, Bill Stavreski, stressed the benefit of access to the latest evidence and information on Australia's major food supply to support public health strategies.
"Poor diet is a leading risk for heart disease, Australia's single biggest killer, as well many other chronic health conditions," Mr Stravreski said.
"And in the last decade we have seen increasing overweight and obesity issues, with a 29 per cent rise in obese levels.
"Broad access to up-to-date data and analytics on Australia's food supply will help public health bodies and researchers target their strategies and resources on 'best buy' measures to help improve health outcomes."
Nutritics Chief Operating Officer, Stephen Nolan, said technology plays an important role in enabling organisations to make better decisions in healthcare.
"Feedback from our Australian customers highlights that information is crucial to improving efficiencies in the food product development process and the implementation of healthy eating strategies for clients," Mr Nolan said.
"Our mission is to empower the world to make better food choices, by making food and recipe information more accessible and valuable using innovative technology."
FoodTrack is the only Australian branded food database available via cloud-based analytics platform from nutrition software company, Nutritics. Access to the platform is via an online subscription-based service available at Nutritics.
The FoodTrack database contains highly accurate data for nearly 45,000 food and beverage products sold in the four major Australian supermarkets.
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Coyote attacks 3-year-old girl in White Rock: conservation officers
CTV News Vancouver Published Wednesday, May 8, 2019 2:03PM PDT Last Updated Thursday, May 9, 2019 8:14AM PDT
Conservation officers say they have shot and killed a coyote after a three-year-old girl was attacked in White Rock this week.
According to Sgt. Todd Hunter, the incident took place at around 5 p.m. on Monday in the Centennial Park parking lot in the area of North Bluff Road and Oxford Street.
The details of the attack remain unclear, but Hunter said the child was not seriously injured.
"The child received superficial bite marks to the back of the legs and was promptly released following medical examination," he said, adding that conservation officers shot a coyote in the area that day, and remained on scene to make sure the park was safe on Tuesday.
While conservation officers do not believe there is a threat to the public in the area, those heading outdoors are reminded to keep dogs on a leash, supervise children and hike in groups.
Anyone who witnesses dangerous or unusual wildlife activity is asked to call the Report All Poachers and Polluters, or RAPP, line at 1-877-952-7277.
The parking lot at Centennial Park in White Rock is seen in this image from Google Maps.
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I announced in my previous blog post the two Keele SOLACE winners. In this post our two brand new SOLACE student ambassadors, Frances Gibson and Harriet Howells, give some background around their winning entries. The entries were judged by an interdisciplinary panel to be thought provoking, imaginative as well as extremely cognizant of global health issues.
Two little girls are stood facing each other. They are six thousand, nine hundred and seventy-five miles apart, vast stretches of green and blue separating them. Everything is calm and still. They try to reach out to each other but they can't; a force field of energy stops their hands from ever quite meeting, their fingertips suspended above a gap. This gulf transcends distance, it is generations of poverty and equality. It is the voices of ancestors, it is history. They do not know this yet. They do not understand quite how far apart they are. Still they reach out. All each girl can see is another little girl standing right in front of her. Each can only wonder about the other.
Harriet submitted a painting accompanied by a scholarly essay with the title 'Inequalities within the reproductive and maternal healthcare across the Philippines'. The essay will be published in the CASIC Working Paper Series.
Congratulations Frances and Harriet! We are looking forward to your contributions to the SOLACE project.


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This new partnership will help UK sole traders and small to medium-sized businesses save money on their overseas payments.
Hamish Anderson, Money Mover's CEO, explains, "KashFlow and Money Mover see the world in a very similar way. Our goal is to use technology to improve the services available to UK SMEs and sole traders, to save them time and to reduce their costs. KashFlow is the hub of a business's acounts and bookkeeping; Money Mover is the hub of their international trading activity – the perfect partnership!
Oliver Shaw, KashFlow's CEO, says, "Partnering with Money Mover made perfect sense for KashFlow as we hold the same values at our core: to offer a simple, no-nonsense service to the UK's small businesses and sole traders and ensure they're getting the best opportunities and deals wherever possible.
"International trading can be one of the scariest prospects in the life of a small business, but we know there are KashFlow customers whose goods and services are ready for the world stage. Options like Money Mover allow them to take that global step in the confidence they're getting the best rates, and their books and accounts can be scaled to support them as their business evolves.
The Money Mover / KashFlow partnership is now live, with all new and existing customers being offered a free international payments review to help get them started.
Money Mover is a fast-growing Fintech company dedicated to transforming international payments for SMEs. It disrupts banks by providing the transparency, functionality and low pricing which had hitherto been available only to the largest corporates and institutions. It was shortlisted for Start Up of the Year (2014) by The Guardian and selected by PwC as a member of its Future of Work technology accelerator.
Money Mover is based in Cambridge, UK, and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
KashFlow is a UK-based software company that offers easy-to-use Accounting, Payroll and HR software designed specifically for small businesses. Founded in 2005, KashFlow was one of the UK's first accounting SaaS providers, and now has a growing customer base of over 58,000 UK sole traders, micro-businesses and small businesses.


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Gladiators win sets up mouth-watering Tableland Cup clash
THE Mareeba Gladiators AGrade outfit have continued their winning ways after a decisive 32-10 win over the Edmonton Storm at Davies Park on Saturday night.
Saturday's victory marks three straight for the men in green and gold, and ensures they are well and truly within arms reach of the top five. Their two previous wins have been built on the back of their defence, and that was once again on display as they were able to hold their opposition to just two tries.
In addition, while their attack has been a work in progress throughout most of this season, their combinations appeared to click against the Storm which is something their captain Trent Barnard was extremely pleased with.
"Our first half of footy was probably our best all year, we were completing our sets which is something we've struggled with this year so that was definitely good to see," he said.
"We've worked much better as a unit over the past few weeks and I think that's showing in our performances – it also helps that we have a healthy and full-strength squad as it allows our combinations to continue to improve.
"That's particularly noticeable in our attack, we've made an improvement there because we have been having the same spine each week."
Their win sets up for a mammoth showdown with Tableland rivals the Atherton Roosters, who got the better of the Gladiators in their two previous meetings, one of which was a trial. The Atherton Roosters will be hoping to improve on their last month of footy, which has consisted of just one win in their last four outings. The Tableland Cup will be up for grabs, and Barnard said it is a fixture he is really looking forward to.
"Atherton touched us up a bit in round one, however there is a confidence amongst the group that we can do well as we are a much different team to the one that played in Atherton," he said.
"Everyone is excited to play because Atherton are a very strong side with plenty of talented players – so they're the games you want to be a part of."
Barnard said he hopes to see a strong crowd on hand.
■ The A-Grade local derby kicks off at 6pm at Davies Park this Saturday.
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Great Lakes Water Authority Reallocates $1.7 Million in WRAP Funding
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DETROIT – The Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) Board of Directors this week approved a $1.7 million reallocation of WRAP (Water Residential Assistance Program) funding to the city of Detroit, as well as to the city of Flint, upon its return to GLWA as a contract customer, which is a program requirement.
The reallocated funding is from the uncommitted 2016 bill assistance funds from GLWA's three major county partners: Wayne, Oakland and Macomb Counties. Of the $1.7 million being reallocated, just over $1.6 million will be directed to the city of Detroit, and approximately $132,000 will be set aside to provide future assistance to eligible Flint households once Flint executes the proposed long-term contract with GLWA.
"The decision by the GLWA Board of Directors to reallocate uncommitted funding to Detroit and Flint reinforces the spirit of regional collaboration that was at the heart of the Authority's formation," said Sue F. McCormick, Chief Executive Officer of GLWA.
WRAP, which is administered by Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency, provides qualifying customers at or below 150 percent of the federal poverty threshold with help in paying current and past-due water bills. Eligible customers receive a $25 monthly credit toward current water bills with any arrears suspended for 12-24 months. Customers, who successfully make their monthly payments for six months, receive an additional credit of up to $350 toward the arrearages (up to $700 during a 12-month period). Qualifying residents with water usage exceeding 120 percent of the average household water consumption in the city are also eligible for a free water conservation audit, and up to an additional $1,000 for minor household plumbing repairs based on audit results.
"We are committed to making sure every Detroit water customer has a path toward assistance," said Gary Brown, director of the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department. "The reallocated funding for Detroit allows us to continue this help by enrolling up to 2,000 more Detroit households who face financial difficulties in paying their water bill. This is in addition to the nearly 6,000 enrolled in WRAP now. A robust and comprehensive program with a 90 percent retention rate, WRAP has successfully reduced Detroit low-income residents' water account balances and decreased their bill to the average residential bill of close to $50 for a two-person household."
Since its inception in March 2016, 58 GLWA customer communities have opted-in to WRAP, which is a first of its kind program in Michigan and one of only a few sustainable assistance plans in the country. Initial WRAP funding for Fiscal Year 2016 was $4.5 million, which was expected to assist nearly 5,000 households in Southeast Michigan.
From March 2016 – April 2017, nearly $6 million has been dedicated to Detroit from the total WRAP allocation and from several other funding sources, bringing the total amount committed today to $7.3 million for assistance in Detroit.
Number of Detroit households enrolled in WRAP: 5,766;
Number of Detroit households receiving minor home plumbing repairs: 558;
Amount of funds used for minor home plumbing repairs at Detroit homes: $325,534.38.
Eligible residents may apply for WRAP by calling 313-386-9727 , or learn more at waynemetro.org/wrap.
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4th-Peace by Mikanzil EP Review
Release date: 6th May 2019 Genres: Rock, J-Rock Tokyo based freelance singer Mikanzil released her latest EP release titled 4th-peace towards the beginning of the month. The four track EP gives a very brief glimmer of Mikanzil's ability to mix together very mellow indie inspired melodies with a more powerful and forceful rock vibe. The album cover which like many of their previous releases, has … Continue reading 4th-Peace by Mikanzil EP Review
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Anti by HYDE Album Review
Release date: 3 May 2019 Genres: Rock, J-Rock HYDE's latest release titled Anti is a thirteen-track album which pulls the listener in from the moment the record begins. The album is a beautiful and commanding rock record which is HYDE's first solo album to be released for over thirteen years. Anti displays a real collaborative effort between the East and the West as HYDE features both Japanese and … Continue reading Anti by HYDE Album Review
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5 Inspiring Songs from ONE OK ROCK's Kanjō Effect
ONE OK ROCK is my favourite band of all-time. I discovered them many years ago with their song "The Beginning," which was the theme song for the Japanese live-action Rurōni Kenshin film (the first film in the trilogy). I can still recall the chills that I felt from the lyrics and the passion behind the music I was listening to. The song was set on … Continue reading 5 Inspiring Songs from ONE OK ROCK's Kanjō Effect
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TRIPXFROLIC by Nanahira Album Review
Release date: 6 May 2019 Genres: Pop, J-Pop TRIPXFROLIC by Nanahira was released at the beginning of the month. The anime inspired artwork which decorates the cover conveys the overall sweetness contained within the record. TRIPXFROLIC is like encounting the most bubble gum sweet J-Pop imaginable. Imagine the most sugary high-pitched vocals possible which are accompanied with gaming style synthesisers melodies and some mean drum and bass. … Continue reading TRIPXFROLIC by Nanahira Album Review
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Mini-Album Review: 空から降る一億の星 from plenty (Japanese Indie Rock)
plenty was a Japanese Indie rock band that formed in 2004 and officially disbanded in 2017. There were three members when they disbanded—Fumiya Enuma (vocals, guitar), Noriaki Nitta (bass), and Itta Nakamura (drums). I discovered them via my cousin who had the pleasure of seeing them perform live in Japan during his visit a few years ago. I fell in love with the vocals and … Continue reading Mini-Album Review: 空から降る一億の星 from plenty (Japanese Indie Rock)
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Oceans heating up faster than previously thought, scientists say
By Chris Mills Rodrigo - 01/10/19 03:22 PM EST
The earth's oceans are heating up significantly faster than previously thought, according to report published in Science on Thursday.
According to the researchers, records of ocean warming between 1971 and 2010, the time period used in United Nations climate reports, underestimated how they are heating up by an average of 40 percent.
The report corrected errors in previous studies by incorporating new methods to fill in data gaps, including by relying more heavily on satellite records.
"Recent observation-based estimates show rapid warming of Earth's oceans over the past few decades," researchers wrote. "This warming has contributed to increases in rainfall intensity, rising sea levels, the destruction of coral reefs, declining ocean oxygen levels, and declines in ice sheets; glaciers; and ice caps in the polar regions."
Heating oceans melt ice caps, which riases the sea level, and also kill off marine ecosystems and make hurricanes more destructive.
Oceans are a crucial buffer against climate change, and 93 percent of heat trapped by greenhouse gases have been absorbed by the ocean.
Ocean temperatures are a better method for showing human impacts on the environment than measures of air temperature because they are less affected by variability, like short-term weather patterns, according to the researchers.
The report says the new ocean heat analysis shows the planet is "clearly warming."
The report also called for improvements in ocean observation to be able to improve models and better predict climate change.


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Oscillations at the end are kind of reflection of the beginning. Similar nature.
@Kirill: No, not at all! Oscillations in the beginning come from a clear reason. In the end, there is almost no oscillation at all – which I would expect. Except that strange jump at 48.


Cabozantinib has been declined for a second time by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) for use within NHS Scotland for people with untreated, intermediate-risk or poor-risk advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC). KCSN are extremely disappointed with this decision, which was made despite new anecdotal evidence as to the effectiveness of the drug against advanced RCC submitted in response to this appeal.
This decision was made despite cabozantinib's proven effectiveness at significantly extending progression-free survival in untreated patients compared to first-line sunitinib (8.6 months with cabozantinib versus 5.3 months for sunitinib). In addition, anecdotal evidence suggests that cabozantinib is particularly effective against bone metastases, an area of unmet need in the treatment of advanced RCC.
The SMC declined this submission as a result of weak evidence submitted by the pharmaceutical company that did not prove cabozantinib offers value for money to NHS Scotland. This was despite the fact that cabozantinib is a medicine for the treatment of an end-of-life condition, and the special dispensations applied to the assessment because of this.
It is well known that a clinical response to cancer drugs is individual, and some patients respond better than others; we believe that clinicians need to have a choice of drugs to be able to effectively treat kidney cancer patients. The SMC's decision leaves clinicians in Scotland with a limited choice of drugs with which to treat advanced kidney cancer in the first-line. This decision also has a profound effect on the way Scotland treats cancer patients, leaving people with kidney cancer at a significant disadvantage and more likely to die prematurely compared to England, Wales, the rest of Europe and America.
We will keep you informed whether there is any further action that can be taken to make cabozantinib available to Scottish kidney cancer patients.


Catherine Bearder MEP has demanded the European Commission ensure the protection of children is paramount in international adoption.
"International adoption is occurring more and more as barriers between countries are being broken down."
"To guarantee the protection of children, we must have coordinated and consistently high rules for international adoption."
"EU member states have committed themselves to working together to achieve high standards, but this isn't always seen on the ground."
"Thanks to the Lisbon Treaty the Commission must now ensure countries uphold their commitments on this issue."
"Urgent measures must be taken to react to the phenomenon of abuse and trafficking in children, which as a report released today shows is on the rise within European."
"If a country is failing in its obligation to protect children it must be named and shamed."


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Terry Pratchett's work contains many references, allusions, parodies and in-jokes. Readers from all over the world have collected more than 2000 annotations to such references in a huge document called the Annotated Pratchett File (or APF). The L-Space Web is home to the on-line version of the APF, but the APF can also be downloaded in various other formats (plain text, PDF, LaTeX, etc.) from the Terry Pratchett Archives.
The Pratchett Quote File (or PQF) is a collection of one-liners, catchphrases, general quotes, pieces of dialogue, and running gags, all culled from Terry Pratchett's novels and other writings. It also contains a selection of quotes from his articles to alt.fan.pratchett, which are to the best of my knowledge not available anywhere else. The PQF can also be downloaded as a text file or as an Acrobat PDF file from the Terry Pratchett Archives.
This section is based on some of the material in the Terry Pratchett Bibliography, formatted in such a way as to fit into the structure of the APF and the PQF. The information listed also contains the cover blurbs for each of the books.
Guides to suggested reading orders for the Discworld series.
In what year was Cohen the Barbarian born? When did Small Gods occur? Attempts to answer these, and other, questions finally culminated in The Discworld Timeline - an ongoing project to define exactly what happened and when.
Featuring essays, term papers, theses, or indeed any analytical work, based upon the books and writings of Terry Pratchett.
This section contains comprehensive summaries of The Discworld Series as submitted by fans.
A work-in-progress (well, more of a work-that-has-never-been-finished, frankly), this is a collection of descriptions and images for Terry's characters, by Robert Collier.
Lists of all the characters who have died on the Discworld. The point is to enjoy and marvel at this labour of love, not to ask annoying questions such as "Why?".
This section contains scans of many of the various Discworld book covers.
Terry was asked some questions concerning the cow - the answers can be found here.
A short story by Terry, set in Ankh-Morpork. We have the original, as well as translations into many different languages available.
A short story by Terry, about when Death met a philosopher. We have the original and intend to compile as many different translations as possible.
A direct link to the latest information concerning Terry's signing tours.
Details of plays, TV productions, radio adaptations and more.
A collection of essays on Terry Pratchett and his work, edited by Andrew M. Butler, Edward James, and Farah Mendlesohn. Second, expanded, edition published July 2004 by Old Earth Books.


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State of Emergency declared as Valley Fire rages to 9,850 acres
The Valley Fire has burned nearly 10,000 acres in San Diego's East County this weekend.
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) -- Homes burned overnight Sunday as the Valley Fire raged through the East County, burning thousands of acres and prompting a state of emergency declaration.
Video from the scene showed structures and vehicles scorched by the flames. So far, 11 structures have been destroyed by the fire.
As of Sunday at 8:47 p.m., the fire has so far scorched 9,850 acres and is 1% contained, Cleveland National Forest says.
Evacuation orders have been issued for Barrett Lake Dam, while evacuation warnings have been issued for Lake Marina, Dulzura, Dog Patch, Potrero, Campo, Honey Springs, Barrett Junction, Dearhorn Valley, Corte Madera, Pine Valley, and the area from Lyons/Japatul Valley Rd. to the 8 Freeway.
Overnight into Monday, fire crews say the fire is expected to remain active because of the lack of overnight moisture.
Structures are being threatened in the Carveacre and Lawson Valley, Wood Valley, Lyons Valley, and Deer Horn Valley. The agency added that power lines that supply a large portion of San Diego County are also threatened.
SDG&E says they are working with CalFire to solve any outages due to the fire, but need to wait for approval for their crews to be allowed into the area and to re-energize power lines. The company said there were more than 3,300 customers without power due to the fire.
An evacuation center has been set up at Steele Canyon High School at 2440 Campo Road and Joan MacQueen Middle School at 2001 Tavern Road.
Joan MacQueen Middle School was briefly closed Sunday as an evacuation center, but has since been reopened.
INTERACTIVE MAP: Valley Fire erupts in Japatul Valley area
The County Animal Services South Shelter is also welcoming evacuated animals. The shelter is located at 5821 Sweetwater Road.
The San Diego Humane Society also said Sunday its emergency response team is assisting with animal evacuations. Anyone who needs help evacuating animals is asked to call 619-299-7012. "Remember to evacuate early, take your pets with you, bring food & water," the organization said.
Sunday, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for San Diego County, in addition to several other counties where wildfires were burning. The declaration will free up federal funds to be used in response to the fires.
Photos: Valley Fire erupts in East County
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San Diego County opens cool zones amid heat wave
The fire erupted near Sprint Trail and Japatul Road southeast of Alpine just before 3 p.m. on Saturday. According to the US Forest Service, 374 firefighters are battling the flames on the ground.
The Valley Fire also caused air quality to plummet. The County Air Pollution Control District said Sunday that air quality in areas affected by smoke may reach unhealthy levels, compelling the agency to issue a smoke advisory.
Additionally, the air quality will be negatively affected by Ozone levels that are expected to be unhealthy for sensitive groups due to the extreme heat, the agency said.
"In areas of heavy smoke, assume that air quality levels are unhealthy for sensitive groups to unhealthy for all individuals. In areas with minor smoke impacts, assume that air quality levels range from moderate to unhealthy for sensitive groups," the organization said.
The district advised anyone who smells smoke to limit outdoor activity.


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Florent Chatain est un présentateur, producteur, journaliste carte N°104190 de radio et de télévision français.

Biographie
Florent Chatain commence sa carrière en radio : sur Radio Chartreuse en 1986, puis Europe 2 à Grenoble, et enfin Radio France Isère.

Il continue sa carrière en télévision, à Télé Lyon Métropole dans les années 1990 où il anime l'émission C'est à l'étage avec Annabel Chevalier puis au début des années 2000, il travaille pour France 3 Lyon, où il produit et présente deux émissions.

Durant 8 ans, il travaille pour les locales de Radio France, partout en France, dans le même temps.

Entre 2003 et 2010, il est producteur et présentateur de la tranche pré-matinale ( - ) de France Inter pendant l'été. Au terme de l'été 2010 il n'est pas reconduit, dans un contexte difficile pour la chaîne après les licenciements de Didier Porte et Stéphane Guillon.

Le , il rejoint la chaîne privée Europe 1, où il anime la pré-matinale ( - ) pendant l'été 2011 puis devient le joker d'Emmanuel Maubert ( - ) la semaine dans Europe Matin et celui de Benjamin Petrover pour Europe Week-end. Cependant, ce sont Alain Acco (chef du service police - justice de la station) puis Pierre de Vilno qui assurent la présentation de la tranche pendant les vacances de Noël suivantes.

D'octobre 2014 à mai 2015, il est rédacteur-en-chef de Libéradio, la webradio du quotidien Libération associé à Goom Radio. Il y présente une quotidienne d'une heure consacrée aux coulisses des enquêtes du journal.

En 2022, il crée Tradenda, une offre commerciale pour recueillir la parole de personnes souhaitant offrir leur témoignage à leurs proches.

En octobre 2022, il est candidat à la Présidence de Radio France.

Notes et références

Journaliste français du XXe siècle
Journaliste français du XXIe siècle
Rédacteur en chef
Personnalité masculine française de la radio
Personnalité liée à Radio France
Animateur sur une radio en France
Animateur sur Europe 1
Animateur sur France Inter
Animateur d'information à la radio
Animateur français de télévision
Lieu de naissance inconnu
Date de naissance non renseignée (XXe siècle)

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The first few days of September have flattered to deceive, but Friday 6th brought our first taste of autumn. Unfortunately this proved to be a precursor for the weekend, at least in North Wales for the Welsh Highland Railway's Superpower event. Ah well. The following week was little better, although it did brighten on Saturday afternoon in Lincolnshire for a brief look at the East Coast diversions. I spent the next week mainly taking the last pictures of the morning and evenings trains I had followed during the summer. The last weekend in September saw me down in South Wales and in Gloucestershire on account of a weekend with the in-laws in Wiltshire.
On Saturday 12th October I was out in fenland. Surprisingly, given the apocalyptic weather forecast on Friday evening, the sun came out, albeit momentarily.
Before flying to the USA on October 20th I took some pictures of MPVs on RHTT duties and the week after I got back some more pictures of a Broxbourne based RHTT in London and some pictures taken in the Surrey Hills on the Oxted Line.
In early November the East Grinstead line was graced with the new 377/6s being run in and on Saturday 9th November I caught GBRf's newly repainted and renamed 66718 along with two sand trains too and from Middleton Towers.
On November 14th I had a very enjoyable day out along the MML at Souldrop and Sharnbrook. On the 15th I worked from home and on the 16th was out and about in Hampshire and Oxfordshire.
On December 14th I spent an enjoyable morning on the Gospel Oak to Barking line.
December 20th and 21st saw me in East Anglia, I really love the fens on a cold winter's day.
The guard peers out of the lookout in his van. All the freight wagons on the WHR are ex-South African Railways.


Parents of Toowoomba and the Darling Downs are invited to come along to Mumpreneur Monday!
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Come along and listen to a local Mumpreneur tell the story of her startup journey!
Bring your baby with you (Dads are welcome too of course) and enjoy a morning meet other entrepreneurial parents and learn the key steps to starting or growing your own business.


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package com.atteo.jello.store;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;

import com.atteo.jello.Jello;
import com.google.inject.Inject;
import com.google.inject.Singleton;
import com.google.inject.name.Named;

@Singleton
public class PagedFileNative implements PagedFile {
	private boolean readOnly;
	private final short pageSize;
	private final File file;

	static {
		System.loadLibrary("PagedFileNative");
	}

	@Inject
	public PagedFileNative(@Named("pageSize") final short pageSize,
			@Named("fullpath") final String fullpath) {
		this.pageSize = pageSize;

		file = new File(fullpath);

		init();
	}

	synchronized native public int addPages(int count);

	synchronized native public void close();

	public boolean create() {
		file.getParentFile().mkdirs();
		if (!file.getParentFile().exists())
			return false;
		try {
			file.createNewFile();
		} catch (final IOException e) {
			e.printStackTrace();
			return false;
		}
		return true;
	}

	public boolean exists() {
		return file.exists();
	}

	native public long getFileLength();

	native public int getPageCount();

	public boolean isReadOnly() {
		return readOnly;
	}

	synchronized public int open() {
		if (!file.exists())
			return Jello.OPEN_FAILED;

		if (!file.canRead())
			return Jello.OPEN_FAILED;

		readOnly = !file.canWrite();

		try {
			openNative(file.getCanonicalPath(), readOnly, pageSize);
		} catch (final IOException e) {
			e.printStackTrace();
			return Jello.OPEN_FAILED;
		}

		if (readOnly)
			return Jello.OPEN_READONLY;
		else
			return Jello.OPEN_SUCCESS;
	}

	native public void readPage(Page page);

	public void remove() {
		file.delete();
	}

	synchronized native public void removePages(int count);

	native public void syncAll();

	native public void syncPages(int startPage, int count);

	synchronized native public void writePage(Page page);

	private native void init();

	native private int openNative(String fullpath, boolean readOnly,
			short pageSize) throws IOException;

	@Override
	protected void finalize() {
		close();
	}

}


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I just got excited with this old paper by Eva Andersson and my graphic designs (not really) with Adobe Illustrator. Below are some graphics that explain the muscle activation workings of the hip flexors during running. Figure 1 shows muscle activation and hip range of motion during running at 4 metres per second (about a 20:50 5km run). Please note, raw EMG does not look like my blue scribbles - it is just a schematic so back off. As physiotherapists we love to talk about analyzing gait. But I am not sure we really know much about it. I often hear some brutal concepts about running that fly in the face of some pretty old research. This post along with a million to follow will slow build some good foundations of running biomechanics literature. Figure 2 shows when all of the hip flexors are active during the running gait cycle.
1. Shows where psoas and iliacus activity is coming on while the hip is still extending. Suggests the flexors may be eccentrically controlling extension and certainly getting "powered up" to fire with the stretch shortening cycle and produce hip flexion.
2. After initial foot strike there is a transient increase in hip flexion. This is most likely a shock absorption function.
3. At toe off there is still some hip extension left to occur but this is very minimal. Other research suggests that hip extension is not more during running than walking. This questions the importance of stretching hip flexors if any athlete has sufficient hip extension to begin with. A future post on Schache and Franz's work investigating the influence of hip extension limitations, the Thomas test and anterior pelvic tilt will go into this theme further.
4. Silent Iliacus yet we are still seeing the hip flex. One reason is because the EMG signal is raw. It has not been filtered which should be done if you want your EMG signal to mimic the force production of the muscle. You see, there is something called electromechanical delay. Meaning there is a lag between muscle onset and when force is delivered through the tendon to bone to cause motion. However, the muscle is probable off before end flexion anyway suggesting this is akin to the "extensor paradox" that occurs during gait. The extensor paradox occurs when the hip and knee extenders are electrical silence somewhere around midstance. This means that these muscles are NOT ON but the joints are still extending. I liken this to the muscles as acting as springs and passively extending and to the opposite hip flexors "pulling" the body through.
Stay tuned for more biomechanics posts.


Ibiza in October is the last chance to visit the island and enjoy the last moments before the arrival of winter.
The month is divided into two parts with the first that we will call the end of the season. Unlike the months of July and August, the temperatures are much less stifling and it is therefore more pleasant to walk around. The temperature of the sea is still very hot and the long days at the beach are still enjoyable.
Benefit from an all-inclusive holiday in Ibiza in October, flights and hotel rates are more affordable than those of high season. There are generally fewer people on the island at this time and so prices decrease in bars, restaurants and even clubs.
On the other hand, all activities on the island are still possible in early October, such as jet ski, pool party, jeep safari, … About the culture, the island hosts early October some festivals with among others the Japan Week, the Burlesque festival and the festival of lights.
The major events of October are of course the closing parties of the clubs. After several closing parties at the end of September, it is the turn of the clubs themselves to close their doors for the winter.
The island then empties very quickly and a large majority of tourist establishments close. However, the sun will still be there, even though overall the weather will cool down, it will always be around 20 degrees.
This will be the ideal time to consider a wellness holiday in Ibiza, many retreats are organized at the end of October. You can also walk in the land during organized hikes or on the sea during paddle tours for example. The island falls asleep and resources itself for the new season to come.


"Mission: Impossible-Rogue Nation" fended off a quartet of new releases to top the box office for a second straight weekend, according to industry figures reported Monday by movie tracking site Box Office Mojo. "Rogue Nation," starring Tom Cruise, grossed $28.5 million in ticket sales from Friday to Sunday for a total of $107.7 million since opening July 31.
R-rated comedy sequel "Vacation" dropped two spots to No. 4 in its second weekend with $8.9 million for a total of $37.1 million since opening July 29. Marvel superhero film "Ant-Man" fell two spots to No. 5 in its fourth weekend, grossing $7.9 million for a total of $147.5 million since opening July 17.
The weekend's other new releases didn't garner much attention from moviegoers.
Two new films are opening nationwide in theaters this weekend. Spy adventure "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." and N.W.A biopic "Straight Outta Compton" are opening Friday, Aug. 14, with special early screenings Thursday night. Check your local listings for times.


Cathy, your cards are wonderful...loved the rolled edges on the cardstock!
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Each beloved character in Star Wars has made mistakes, some of which have cost the life of many a rebel. But had they access to the Internet and its numerous online training programs, many of their problems could have been easily resolved. Let's examine some characters and see how online training could have helped them fare better in their far away galaxy.


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Freddy Mortier (Sint-Amandsberg, 22 maart 1958) is een Belgisch bestuurder en hoogleraar in de ethiek aan de Universiteit Gent.

Biografie
Mortier doctoreerde in 1986 aan de Universiteit Gent onder filosoof Jaap Kruithof. Zijn doctoraatsonderzoek ging over de disciplinaire en somatische waarden in de 18de-eeuwse Franse medisch-pedagogische filosofie. Hij heeft o.a. onderzoek verricht rond euthanasie en 'End-of-life care'. Van 2003 tot 2006 was hij voorzitter van de vakgroep Wijsbegeerte en Moraalwetenschap van de UGent en van van 2004 tot september 2012 ook decaan van de faculteit Letteren en Wijsbegeerte, waar hij werd opgevolgd door historicus Marc Boone. Van 2008 tot 2012 zetelde hij in de raad van bestuur van de Associatie Universiteit Gent en sinds 2012 is Mortier lid van de raad van bestuur van de Universiteit Gent zelf. Mortier is daarnaast lid van het Belgisch Raadgevend Comité voor Bio-ethiek en voorzitter van de raad van bestuur van de Gentse Scholengroep Panta Rhei van het GO!-onderwijs.

Mortier werd voorafgaand aan de rectorsverkiezingen van de UGent genoemd als de mogelijke opvolger van Paul Van Cauwenberge. Op 18 februari 2013 stelde Mortier zich als eerste officieel kandidaat voor de rectorverkiezingen. Hij kwam samen op met professor Anne De Paepe van de faculteit Geneeskunde, die kandidaat is om vicerector te worden. Op 17 april werden de kandidaturen officieel bekendgemaakt. Tegen de verwachtingen in werd De Paepe op 15 mei 2013 verkozen als eerste vrouwelijke rector van de Universiteit Gent. Freddy Mortier werd gekozen als vicerector ter opvolging van Luc Moens.. Hun ambtstermijn ging in op 1 oktober 2013 en eindigde op 30 september 2017. Hij werd opgevolgd door Mieke Van Herreweghe.

Sinds maart 2018 is Mortier de voorzitter van de vrijzinnige koepelvereniging deMens.nu, waarbij hij de fakkel overnam van Sylvain Peeters. Bij de provincieraadsverkiezingen van 2018 was hij kandidaat op de sp.a-kieslijst in het provinciedistrict Gent. Hij werd niet verkozen.

Uitslagen verkiezingen

Persoonlijk
Freddy Mortier woont in Gent en heeft drie kinderen. Hij is lid van een vrijmetselaarsloge.

Bibliografie (selectie)
 1991 - Tristes modernistes. Hoe modern is het postmodernisme? (met Hugo Van den Enden)
 1997 - Socrates op de speelplaats. Filosoferen met kinderen in de praktijk (met Richard Anthone)
 2003 - Zorgzaam thuis sterven: een zorgleidraad voor huisartsen (met Reginald Deschepper, Robert Vander Stichele en Luc Deliens)
 2011 - De hoer van de duivel. Illusies en godsgeloof

Sp.a-politicus
Hoogleraar aan de Universiteit Gent
Bestuurder van de Unie Vrijzinnige Verenigingen
Belgisch ethicus


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Ukrainian ATO fighters capture EU citizen who fought for terrorists in Donbas
During the liberation of Ilovaisk, a town located 30 kilometers east of Donetsk, the ATO (anti-terrorist operation) forces have arrested a citizen of Slovakia of Serbian descent, Anton Herashchenko, an advisor to the Ukrainian interior minister, has reported on his Facebook account.
Ukrainian police forces arrested the EU citizen during the clearing of the town near a locomotive depot. The man had a Slovakian passport with him. He served as a mortar gunner for terrorists, Herashchenko wrote. The man claimed that he had arrived in Ukraine according to his convictions, not as a mercenary. He also said he knew other Serbians fighting for terrorists. This is the first time the detention of a citizen of an EU country fighting on the side of the terrorists has been confirmed by documents, Herashchenko said.
Herashchenko also added that according to the man's passport, he arrived in Ukraine on July 3 this year at Zhuliany airport near Kyiv. A Ukrainian court will determine the extent of his guilt.


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Q: VHDL Error : Choice in CASE statement alternative must be locally static My requirement is to compare the two array values using case statement. So I am using a for loop for all iterations.
Both are Input arrays : Memory_in array(expression) values are compared with sorted_array(choice) array values and Shaped_data is the output array (case statements).
I am getting static case error for my code below:
process (clk)
variable in_array:     sorted;
   variable out_array:     sorted;
begin
  -- in_array := sorted_array;
    if rising_edge(clk) then
        for i in 0 to 15 loop
            case (Memory_in(i)) is
          when sorted_array(0) => out_array(i) := x"F";
          when sorted_array(1) => out_array(i) := x"E";
          when sorted_array(2) => out_array(i) := x"D";
          when sorted_array(3) => out_array(i) := x"C";
          when sorted_array(4) => out_array(i) := x"B";
          when sorted_array(5) => out_array(i) := x"A";
          when sorted_array(6) => out_array(i) := x"9";
          when sorted_array(7) => out_array(i) := x"8";
          when sorted_array(8) => out_array(i) := x"7";
          when sorted_array(9) => out_array(i) := x"6";
          when sorted_array(10) => out_array(i) := x"5";
          when sorted_array(11) => out_array(i) := x"4";
          when sorted_array(12) => out_array(i) := x"3";
          when sorted_array(13) => out_array(i) := x"2";
          when sorted_array(14) => out_array(i) := x"1";
          when sorted_array(15) => out_array(i) := x"0";
          when others  => null;--out_array(i) := "ZZZZ";
     end case;
          end loop;
   Shaped_Data <= out_array;
       end if;
end process;

The logic can be implemented using if else statement also but case statement would require less hardware. So I thought case statement would be better.
Is this error because of i value ? how do i do this ?

A: Whenever you find a big but regular structure, you can usually exploit that regularity. In this case, it simply means another loop.
What you have written reduces to something very like this:
process (clk)
   variable out_array:     sorted;
begin
  -- in_array := sorted_array;
    if rising_edge(clk) then
        for i in 0 to 15 loop
            for j in 0 to 15 loop
                if Memory_in(i) = sorted_array(j) then
                    out_array(i) := 15 - j; -- maybe via type conversion
                end if;
            end loop;
        end loop;
        Shaped_Data <= out_array;
    end if;
end process;

A: The syntax of a VHDL case statement is:

[Label:] case Expression is
when Choices => SequentialStatements...  {any number of
  when parts}
end case [Label];
Choices = Choice | Choice | ...
Choice = {one of}
ConstantExpression
Range
others {the last branch}

It's an error because the choice must be one of

*

*constant expression

*range

*others
In your code the choice (sorted_array) is none of these; you say it is an "input".

A: Tip: Assign your case selection vector to a local process variable.  (I don't know why, but, VHDL just requires you to do this.)  Also, while you are assigning it to a local variable of the process, convert std_logic_vector to "unsigned" then "resize" it to the width of your case literals.  Example:
process(amm_addr)
   variable addr :unsigned(31 downto 0);
begin
    addr := resize(unsigned(amm_addr),32);

    ...
    case addr is
    when X"00000008" => null;
    when others => null;
    end case;
end process;

A more detailed example:
library ieee;
use     ieee.std_logic_1164.all;
use     ieee.numeric_std.all;  --for "unsigned" type and "resize" funciton

entity testit is
    generic(
        aw :natural := 12;
        dw :natural := 32
    );
    port(
        clk        :std_logic;
        rstn       :std_logic;

        amm_addr   :std_logic_vector(aw-1 downto 0);
        amm_wen    :std_logic;
        amm_wdata  :std_logic_vector(dw-1 downto 0);
        amm_ren    :std_logic;
        amm_rdata  :std_logic_vector(dw-1 downto 0);
        amm_rvalid :std_logic
    );
end entity;

architecture sim of testit is
    signal reg1 :std_logic_vector(dw-1 downto 0);
    signal reg2 :std_logic_vector(dw-1 downto 0);
    signal reg3 :std_logic_vector(dw-1 downto 0);
    signal reg4 :std_logic_vector(dw-1 downto 0);
begin

process(clk, rstn)
   variable addr :unsigned(31 downto 0);
begin
    addr := resize(unsigned(amm_addr),32);

    if (rstn = '0') then
        reg1 <= (others => '0');
        reg2 <= (others => '0');
        reg3 <= (others => '0');
        reg4 <= (others => '0');

    elsif (rising_edge(clk)) then
        if (amm_wen = '1') then
            case addr is
            when X"00000000" => reg1 <= amm_wdata;
            when X"00000001" => reg2 <= amm_wdata;
            when X"00000002" => reg3 <= amm_wdata;
            when X"00000003" => reg4 <= amm_wdata;
            when others      => null;
            end case;
        end if;
    end if;
end process;

end architecture;

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A wounded German prisoner of war is led to a field hospital by a British orderly. The date and location of this photo are not known, but it would have been taken somewhere on the Western Front.
I think that this photograph really drives home the reality of trench warfare during World War 1. The German soldier is dressed in tattered, muddy clothes. His face is bloodied and bruised; his eyes are swollen to the point of being shut. His left arm is not in his sleeve; perhaps it is in a sling under his coat – hopefully he has not lost it.
But as much as this German soldier is in bad shape, he is one of the lucky ones. For him the war is over.
The HMS Audacious sank in 1914 but kept on sailing throughout most of the War as a phantom ship.
The HMS Audacious was a British battleship. It was launched in 1913 and had seen only about a year of active service, when world war 1 began. As part of a plan to get the fleet ready for combat, the Audacious and several other ships sailed to a position off of the coast of Ireland to conduct gunnery practice. Unfortunately the ship struck a German sea mine and began taking on water.
The Audacious attempted to steam towards land in order to beach itself so that it could later be refloated and repaired, but water flooded the engine rooms and stopped the ship. Other warships were dispatched to tow the battleship to shore but they did not arrive in time.
The ship sank October 27, 1914. It never saw action. But that did not stop the HMS Audacious from continuing to sail the seas for most of the War.
The loss of this newly built battleship was considered such a blow to the navy, that the Admiralty decided to keep it secret in order to deceive the Germans about the navy's strength. For most of the rest of the war, the Audacious was listed on official reports and charts as participating in fictitious maneuvers and missions. The truth about the sinking of the Audacious was not officially revealed until three years later, in 1917.
This photograph shows the battleship sinking. It was taken from the deck of the Olympic, Titanic's sister ship. The Olympic was one of the ships dispatched to rescue survivors.


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World's oldest living person celebrates 117th birthday
Jane WhartonThursday 2 Jan 2020 12:13 pm
Kane Tanaka is the oldest person on the planet (Picture: AP)
The oldest person alive is celebrating her 117th birthday today by tucking into a bowl of strawberries and cream.
Kane Tanaka, from Japan, was born prematurely on January 2 1903 – the same year the Wright brothers first achieved powered flight.
She was confirmed as the oldest person on the planet last year by the Guinness World Records.
Mrs Tanaka is still five years shy of the record for oldest person ever but is in good health and still regularly beats her care home staff at board games.
Kane Tanaka enjoyed a bowl of strawberries and cream to mark her 117th birthday (Picture: AP)
The supercentenarian was the seventh child of Kumakichi and Kuma Ota and married four days after her 19th birthday.
As was traditional at the time in Japan, she did not meet husband Hideo Tanaka before their wedding day on January 6 1922.
The couple ran a business called Tanaka Mochiya, which made and sold sticky rice, Zenzai (a type of Japanese sweets), and Udon noodles.
Mrs Tanaka took on a larger role within the firm when her husband was called up for military service in 1937 during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
The couple, who lived in Fukuoka Prefecture, had four children and adopted a fifth during their marriage.
She now has five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Mr Tanaka and their eldest son Nobuo were killed in the Second World War and Mrs Tanaka carried on running the family firm until retiring aged 63.
At 117, Kane Tanaka still has to live another five years to become the oldest person ever to walk the planet (Picture: AP)
The 117-year-old normally wakes up at 6am and in the afternoon often studies maths or calligraphy.
One of her favourite past times is the classic board game Othello and she regularly beats staff at the rest home in Fukuoka where she lives.
She has credited family, sleep and hope as her secrets for longevity and two years ago said she would like to live until at least 120 years old.
Mrs Tanaka's family said she has a strong appetite and enjoys soda and sweets.
Last year during a ceremony to mark officially being named the world's oldest person, she immediately began tucking into a box of chocolates sent as a gift.
When she was asked how many chocolates she wanted to eat that day, she replied '100.'
Kane Tanaka (centre front) is pictured with her brothers and sisters and husband Hideo (top left corner) (Picture: AP)
Japan is one of the world's top countries for longevity.
Jiroemon Kimura, a Japanese who died in 2013 at 116, was recognised by Guinness as the longest-lived man in history.
The oldest person ever to have lived was French woman, Jeanne Louise Calment, who lived until she was 122.
The second oldest person alive is Lucille Randon, who is also from France and was born on February 11 1904.
The oldest living man is Japan's Chitetsu Watanabe, who will turn 113 on March 5.
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Tag Archives: Sherlock Holmes
June 20, 2017 loxley1975	Leave a comment
So goes the song by The Jellybottys, and that's exactly where he lived – when not hammering stakes into vampires, travelling through time and space, journeying to the centre of the earth or ensuring a certain Death Star was fully operational.
Hammer and all round film and horror buff, Alex Norman, stumbles across the village that never forgot Peter Cushing.
Who knew that a day trip to the south east coast could end up as a walk in the footsteps of a celebrated legendary British actor?
Located on the north coast of Kent in south-east England, Whitstable has a population of roughly 32,000 and is famous for its oysters and historical landmarks such as the castle and Black Mill.
Its coast is lined with a mixture of shingle and sandy beaches and the scorching hot day sees many sunbathers, swimmers and water sports enthusiasts taking advantage. A jet ski has just arrived and is being carefully released into the water.
If you look out to sea, off the coast, you can see a windfarm consisting of 30 wind turbines which power 70,000 households and even further out, roughly nine miles, you can make out small black forms of the Maunsell sea-fort, armed towers built during the Second World War to help defend UK shores. A close-up photo of them is being sold in the marina market and, to me, they resemble the AT-AT combat walkers first seen The Empire Strikes Back (1980).
Little was I to know that it was the home of Grand Moff Tarkin, and no doubt his slippers. As we walk along the seafront promenade past the Neptune Pub where Peter O'Toole filmed scenes for Venus (2006), for which he received an Academy Award nomination, and past the stylish holiday cottages and terraced townhouses, we find ourselves on a pathway called Cushing's Walk, a highly sought-after stretch of real estate offering perfect sea views with the beach literally on the doorstep.
What's this we see? One of the houses has an English Heritage blue plaque and a tingle of excitement ripples through me – who could have lived here? As I move closer and my eyes refocus, I see that it reads:
PETER CUSHING O.B.E.
lived here
'Cushing's Walk' is named after THE Peter Cushing, star of Hammer Horror, Sherlock Holmes, Dr Who and, of course, Star Wars.
My tenuous Star Wars analogy now seems quite fitting. He only appeared in the original 1977 classic but was somewhat controversially resurrected For the 2016 prequel, Rogue One.
Cushing first visited Whitstable a long time ago…in the 1940s, and in 1958, bought this very house, initially for weekend use, and then as a retirement home, until his death in 1994. Cushing and his wife, Helen, loved Whitstable and the townspeople clearly took to them.
Cushing is probably best known his prolific work during the 50s, 60s and 70s in the Hammer horror films, alongside good friend (or should that be fiend?) Christopher Lee, particularly his portrayals of Baron Victor Frankenstein and Professor Van Helsing.
He also played Sherlock Holmes many times, originally in Hammer's The Hound of the Baskerville's (1959). This was followed by 16 episodes of the BBC series of which only six episodes have survived.
Cushing even played Dr Who in two films (Dr. Who and the Daleks – alongside Roy Castle – and Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. – this time with Bernard Cribbins) based on the BBC science-fiction TV series Doctor Who, although the films are not considered part of the show's official canon. And he'd end his film career dabbling with time travel in his final screen performance in Biggles (1986).
The plan for the rest of the day was decided – to find out as much about Cushing and his time here in Whitstable before we head back home to the opposite side of the Estuary.
The Whitstable Museum (quite rightly) has a section dedicated to the actor and although it's a little tired and features a skew-whiff portrait of Cushing as Sherlock, there's no doubting the high regard Whitstable has for this man. The remains of a half-smoked cigarette sits in a glass cabinet, supposedly Cushing's final smoke – apparently he would wear a white smoking glove so he didn't stain his fingers.
A volunteer at the museum was genuinely delighted that we were so interested in Cushing, having gotten so used to the younger generation's complete lack of knowledge as to who he was! She tells us she used to go swimming at the local pool and would often see Cushing doing his laps. She also said that Cushing was a very quiet and gentle man who fitted right in with the locals, no ego or pretence. She then mentions the pub across the road, a must-see for fans of the great man.
A black plaque out front says the building is the former Oxford cinema which first opened its doors on 27 July 1936. It was built around the Oxford Picture Hall, which itself, opened in 1912 in what had been the Oxford 'concert and music hall'.
J.D. Wetherspoon took over the building in 2011 and transformed it into an art deco palace whilst retaining the essence of the original incarnation. The foyer is wonderfully preserved and its centrepiece is an original cinema projector. The walls are adorned with film posters and film cans of many of Cushing's films such as Dracula, The Hound of the Baskervilles as well as other British favourites such as Carry on Sergeant, Hitchcock's Stage Fright and Carry on Cruising.
The main drinking hall is majestically presided over at the bar end by a huge black and white print of Cushing and Robert Urquhart in Hammer's 1957 production of The Curse of Frankenstein. Some of Cushing's original paintings also grace the walls, celebrating another of his talents.
Antique shop
We were hoping to meet some local elders who may have met the great man and it was then that we spotted, on Harbour Street, the quirky yet enticing Geoff Laurens Antiques. Inside there's barely room to swing a cat (perhaps one from The Uncanny) and Mr Laurens himself sits in his favourite chair deep inside his store and greets us with a warm welcome.
Geoff has been trading in Whitstable since 1970, the same year as Scream and Scream Again, and whereas others antique stores have come and gone, Geoff continues do business. If anyone crossed paths with Cushing, then surely it was Geoff? So I asked him and was pleased when Geoff said: "Oh yes, of course. He used to come in here all the time. On some days when it rained, I would drive him back home. You know, just up the street is his favourite tea rooms."
Indeed, we pop into the Tudor Tea Rooms and Cushing's favourite table now features a touching tribute alongside a photo of him in his later years. The message reads: 'In loving memory of our dear Peter Cushing. A sadly missed family friend'. The shop was closing up for the day so we didn't have time for a cuppa.
We decided to finish our tour by going back to Cushing's Walk on the seafront promenade. With the sun sizzling, the Neptune Pub beer garden heaving and the oyster bars packed – it was clear to see why Cushing decided to retire in this town as opposed to his previous address in London. It has a real timeless feel about it, just like the man and his movies. So it is fitting that he is remembered so vividly and prominently, almost 20 years since he died.
They don't make actors like Peter Cushing anymore, so it is great to see Whitstable continue to honour its adopted son, an acting legend. But then actors like Peter Cushing never really die…
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The magnificent Blake's 7: Robin Hood in space
April 14, 2016 loxley1975	Leave a comment
With the death of Blake's 7 actor Gareth Thomas it's time to strap on your transporter bracelets to The Liberator and THAT ending for 'Robin Hood in space'.
Such was the basic premise of Blake's 7 back in 1978, and that idea was pitch perfect for one of the most beloved TV series of the last 40 years. Always seen as something of Doctor Who's younger sibling, it springing from the mind of Who-alumnus, Terry Nation, for many it was never held in as high regard or as beloved. But, for me, I probably loved it even more than the fellow in the blue box.
You can see the similarities to Sherwood's finest with its original character set-up, with Gareth Thomas headlining as Roj Blake, who leads a rebellion against a tyrannical regime (hey, even in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), The Norman Soldiers were likened to Nazis). More 'Marauding' than 'Merry Men' his reluctant heroic crew, perhaps sharing as much with the likes of The Dirty Dozen and The Magnificent Seven as much as with those from the trees of Nottingham.
We are then introduced to corrupt computer genius, Avon, (Paul Darrow), essentially Will Scarlett, a man who you wouldn't trust as far as you could throw him, even if he was classed as your friend, but you would far rather he be your friend than your enemy. Avon quickly become the show's favourite, with his sardonic wit and no nonsense behaviour, he had the same appeal as the likes of Han Solo.
Master thief, Vila, steps up as your Much the Millers Son, as he is essentially the light-hearted comedian who is something of a coward. Avon and Vila were the perfect foils for one another and have the zingiest dialogue this side of the galaxy that is still as crisp and clever to this day
Gan, is clearly the Little John of proceedings with his mighty frame and heart, but I'm not quite sure how a smart arse computer, Zen, fits into it all Merry Man wise, um, Friar Tuck…well he is at least the voice of reason and calm. The rest of the original crew were made up of Jenna, a smuggler, and Cally, a telepath, and these feisty, gung-ho women were clearly reminiscent, in their fighting spirit, of Maid Marian. After all, you have to remember that this was the late 70s and that women did as much of the rescuing as well as the being rescued.
The ship, The Liberator, a wondrous design whose Corgi model once bestowed my birthday cake as a child, which was a brilliant backward-looking design with its (Lincoln) green bubble at its rear, so my hats off to you Matt Irvine for a ship that even outclasses the Millennium Falcon for being so ugly and impractical – Einstein would have a fit on the Physics front – that it is a thing of beauty.
If Blake and his crew represent Robin Hood and his Merry Men, then the Federation forces, personified in the obsessive, psychopathic Space Commander Travis, complete with eye patch, and his superior, the ruthless Supreme Commander, Servalan, represent Sir Guy of Gisbourne and the Sheriff of Nottingham, respectively. You only have to look at the mid 80s rebirth of Robin of Sherwood on ITV, and latterly, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, to see how similar the working relationship between Servalan and Travis was to that of the Sheriff and his lapdog.
The show was quite revolutionary in terms of structure – the arcing plot is ahead of its time, something seen as commonplace in the likes of the Battlestar Galactica reboot – and characterisation. It also features a surprisingly cynical world view with a healthy dash of dystopia and dash of moral ambiguity, this is no Star Wars black and white – which premiered in the UK the same year the show was launched – instead there are massive grey areas in the ensemble cast, like we see in everything from 24 to Lost and The Walking Dead, people who aren't just the well-rounded, good-looking good guys of programmes like, say the original Star Trek.
It may have had its peak and troughs throughout its four-year series, not to mention cast changes galore and Blake jumping ship come the end of series two, but it had a fantastic concept, multiple major character deaths and perhaps the finest ending of any TV show past, present or future, an ending from which Planet of the Apes writers would find hard to get out of, an ending that gave my chin carpet burns from the force it struck the floor, an ending that had the balls to kill off the entire remaining cast and still have Avon going out (or did he?) in the coolest TV moment of my life.
Not bad, essentially being a kids tea time programme and taking in political intrigue and terrorism (remember the IRA were still out in force) and harrowing deaths of beloved characters. The sets may have wobbled and it was probably filmed in one too many quarries, but hey that is BBC budgets at that time for you, but the writing still holds true and is pretty blistering stuff most of the time, clearly helped in part with many of the main actors being RSC trained.
Thomas came back for that last episode having left after series two and he claimed never to have watched an episode. That's a shame and a real loss, despite its somewhat dodgy sets and special effects it had some great Orwellian dystopia which meant that it was well-ahead of its time, especially in that time slot. And, story wise it still really shines today and remains relevant with terror and political intrigue riding high in the headlines and a major staple of TV drama, the rebooted 'gritty' Battlestar Galactica was of course dubbed 'The West Wing in space'.
And these unjust times of political unrest and times of terror Blake et al would fit in perfectly. Stories about anti-government dissidents and corrupt, totalitarian governments never seem to go out of fashion (it's no coincidence that the series villain was a woman – just as Thatcher came into power), and surely that's doubly true of this era of terrorism.
Crucially, it had drama and conflict in spades, and most of this came from within the crew, especially between Blake and Avon or Avon and Vila, which was full of crisp, foil-bag fresh dialogue that even JJ Abrams or Joss Whedon would be proud to have scribed today.
Although it has been resurrected as an audio drama, getting a new lease of life in a series of audio adventures which has attracted a whole host of talent from Bond and genre fave, Colin Salmon as Kerr Avon and guest stars from Ashes to Ashes' Keeley Hawes and new Sherlock Holmes, Benedict Cumberbatch.
Like the Who audio adventures it has also lured back cast members from the original series, Michael Keating and Jan Chappell, all of which shows there is still plenty of talent and interest in the project.
It keeps threatening to return to screens with aborted attempts from Sky and the Syfy Channel in recent years. With the return of Star Wars to the big screen and another Star Trek series in the offing, as well as on the big screen, we are in the same alignment as when Blake's 7 first materialised on our screens.
And after all in this world niche audiences for The Walking Dead and original dramas produced for the likes of Amazon, with The Man in the High Castle, and Netflix, with House of Cards, or Sky Atlantic with Fortitude, then there is nothing to stop the return of The Liberator and its crew.
Who knows, perhaps the real life death of Roj Blake, from heart failure and not shot by Avon, could be the right catalyst for his rebirth. Roj Blake is dead, long live Roj Blake?
As Zen may have stated: "Probability of reboot, 80%."
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