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FSSAI Issues Safety Standards For Alcoholic Beverages In India
Avinash Nidhi
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a framework for all alcoholic beverages in India. The board has also approved the list of additives which can be used in the manufacturing process of of alcoholic drinks such as beer and whiskey. The standards released by FSSAI marks a first for all alcoholic beverages in the country.
Safety Standards for Alcohol
Speaking to PTI regarding the issue of safety standards of alcoholic beverages, FSSAI Chief Executive, Pawan Agarwal, said, "The Food Safety Standards Authority of India has finalized a list of food additives and standards with respect to alcoholic beverages." He noted that the standards issued by FSSAI is aligned with the existing standards from the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV). The new regulations has been sent to the Union Health Ministry and will be set to be operational upon further confirmation.
Regulating Food and Beverage in India
The standards for alcoholic beverages issues by FSSAI is a first for the regulator in regards to alcoholic beverages in India. "With this, FSSAI has crossed a major landmark in setting of standards for almost all food categories available in the country," added Agarwal. Last month, the FSSAI issued regulations for all ready-t0-cook products, mainly targeting the instant noodles category in the country. The regulations proposed would set the permissible limit of Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) and Ash content in all instant noodles product, as well as to specify standards for the taste maker present in these products.
Stringent Rules
The FSSAI has been proactive in controlling the food standards and hygiene in the country. The regulator recently notified all canteens in the central government department to obtain licenses and adhere to the strict regulations to maintain and monitor safety and hygiene during food services. FSSAI has also moved to ban potassium bromate from the list of food additives based on a study by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) which noted that the ingredient, which is present in all packaged bread items in the country, could potentially cause cancer.
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Dr. Andy Baumel: "I found my life's work at Kabeyun"
Wednesday, January 20, 2021/by Laura Remington/Go Back
Kabeyun boys grow up to do all sorts of interesting things, both as their vocations and avocations. For many, their time at Kabeyun shaped their path in life.
Take Andy Baumel, a pediatrician in Framingham, Massachusetts, and a Porter Foundation Trustee who is helping camp navigate the Covid-19 pandemic. Andy spent 11 summers at Kabeyun in the 1970's and 1980's – five years as a camper, one as a counselor-in-training, and five on staff teaching tennis and leading trips.
"My first real job was being a camp counselor and working with children," he says. "That influenced me enormously to go into pediatrics as my life's work."
Andy has practiced pediatrics for 25 years and says he still draws daily on lessons learned from two Kabeyun mentors: long-time camp nurse Sue Kutenplon and former assistant director Bill Ricker, now Andy's colleague on the Porter Foundation's board.
One summer when Andy was a medical school student, Sue invited him to help in Kabeyun's health center on Sundays. Back then, all campers took showers and visited the nurse for a health check each Sunday. (These days, our nurses screen campers cabin-by-cabin throughout the week.)
"I leapt at the chance," Andy says. "It was great because she taught me how to systematically check a camper and the important things to look for, such as impetigo and swimmer's ear."
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Andy still uses Sue's method for detecting swimmer's ear. "Look the patient in the face, put your hands on both their ears, then tug one ear and then the other and watch their eyes to see if they wince. Swimmer's ear is a very common diagnosis that I see in the summer. So I still use what I learned in the Kabeyun infirmary in my practice."
Also central to Andy's practice are the principles of child development and discipline he learned from Bill Ricker, an experienced social worker and camp's long-time assistant director. For many years, Bill worked with Kabeyun's counselors-in-training (now called interns), helping them develop the self-awareness, social-emotional skills, and understanding of child development that Kabeyun requires of its counselors.
"That was my first step into child development, and I use the principles that he taught us every day in my practice as I counsel families on how to deal with issues with their children," Andy says.
One of Bill's teaching tools, called the Ten Steps of Discipline, helps adults and children develop relationships and work through behavior problems collaboratively and respectfully. The approach uses a series of questions -- rather than accusations – emphasizing choice and personal responsibility in the tradition of Dr. William Glasser's choice theory.
"I still talk about making relationships and treating kids with respect. Asking them, not telling them," Andy says. "Also seeing if the issue is with you -- were the rules not clear? Were they consistent? If your idea of the rules is different than the camper or child's idea of the rules, then you need to stop and explain the rules better. It's your fault, it's not the child's fault, that they did something wrong."
Andy has been sharing his expertise as a pediatrician with Kabeyun as a trustee for 14 years, informing many discussions and decisions. He's currently helping camp navigate the Covid-19 pandemic, along with fellow trustee Bill Robinson, a Stanford rheumatology clinician and scientist. In addition, for 13 years Andy has chaired the Scholarship Committee, which he describes as "near and dear to my heart." He estimates the committee has awarded financial aid to least 150 boys during his chairmanship.
"I'm thrilled to serve on the board," Andy says, "and give back to a place I love so much. I attribute my experience at Kabeyun with allowing me to discover who I am and in forming the core of my self-worth."
Andy Baumel is a graduate of Yale College and University of Pennsylvania Medical School. His clinical interests include immigrant health and infection-triggered obsessive compulsive disorder. Andy is an avid saber fencer who also enjoys orienteering. He, his wife, and their four children are loyal Family Campers; two of his sons are current campers.
Andy, Bill Ricker, and Bill Robinson are just three of the dedicated individuals who make up our board of trustees. You can find our trustees' bios here. And you can read more about our Head Nurse and our Health Center here.
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AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND — Air New Zealand wants to get a zero-emissions aircraft in the air in the next five years and is calling on traditional aviation manufacturers as well as entrepreneurs and innovators from around the world to help achieve its goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
The airline has released a Product Requirements Document (PRD) – a guide for businesses and innovators to help build, launch, or market the provision of zero-emissions/novel propulsion aircraft in New Zealand. It provides an overview of Air New Zealand's requirements based on its network and fleet and is intended to kickstart discussion for ongoing collaboration.
Air New Zealand is looking for aircraft technology ideas on how to accelerate and deploy propulsion innovations such as hybrid, hydrogen, or electric technologies for its new aircraft.
Air New Zealand's Head of Fleet Strategy Baden Smith says the airline is taking bold steps to ramp up genuine climate action and is looking for innovative organizations that can help us on our zero emissions aircraft journey.
"As we work towards our net-zero 2050 goal, reducing aircraft emissions is critical. While our industry faces a steep challenge to decarbonize, New Zealand is uniquely placed to lead the world in zero emissions aircraft and low carbon alternatives on our domestic air transport network.
"We believe New Zealand could be a world leader in zero or low emissions aircraft, whether that's battery-electric or green hydrogen-powered. We're seeking the best ideas and technology from innovators around the globe who might be prepared to work with us.
"New Zealand is ideally suited to adopt zero-emissions aircraft, as we have a number of short-range routes that are perfect candidates for utilizing these new technologies, and our renewable energy sources make it possible to eliminate carbon emissions effectively."
"This Product Requirements Document allows us to share our vision for zero-emissions aircraft deployment and allows current and future aircraft developers to recognize both the opportunity here in New Zealand and Air New Zealand's ambition to make this a reality as soon as possible."
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Michael Floyd to Patriots: 3 reasons to be concerned
Is no one seeing the red flags here?
The Patriots claimed the 6' 2" 220 lb. former Arizona Cardinals wide receiver today according to Ian Rapaport.
The #Patriots have claimed WR Michael Floyd, source said. That's a big-time addition.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 15, 2016
Yes, the Patriots could use another weapon with TE Rob Gronkowski sidelined. Yes, the Patriots now have negotiating rights until March with a talented player who, until this season, was an emerging star. However, there are three major issues with claiming Floyd.
1. The waiver claim comes with a $1,291,765 salary cap hit for 3 weeks of service.
2. In a contract year, with everything going for him, Michael Floyd has completely laid an egg. With so much at stake for him financially, how can you explain his inconsistant effort and continued on-field miscomunication with Carson Palmer this year?
3. With 3 alcohol related offenses in 3 years at Notre Dame, what does another DUI arrest say about Michael Floyd? It sounds like there may be a problem here that goes beyond football. When considering if football is really what Floyd needs right now, it sounds like the Patriots weren't willing to pass up a chance to add a layer of depth to the roster.
It looks as if the Patriots are keeping in line with the rest of the NFL and burrying their heads in the sand when it comes to drug and alcohol dependancy issues with their players.
Griff Whalen, who was signed last week, was waived to make room for Floyd.
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In 2016, a few months after the coup in Turkey, there were discussions in Albania about who would win the bid for the Nation's Road maintenance contract.
The Ministry of Transportation had chosen the Vendeka Consortium, a Turkish company which had participated through a "non-paper" method. There were voices that behind the "non-paper" there was a Turkish consortium.
The paper and the meetings of Turkish diplomats came in a time when Vendeka had won the tender, while there were constant requests from Ankara to stop, control and remove Gulen's interests from Albania.
Top Channel reported at that time that the document sent by the Turkish authorities to the Albanian government accused the Vendeka Company of having ties with Fetullah Gulen and his "FETO" organization, which was declared as a terrorist group in Turkey.
The same document, handed to the Albanian authorities, quotes the name of Baki Kuran, the General Manager of Vendeka, of attending a ceremony in the Philippines, in 2013, when Fetullah Gulen received an award for contributing to peace.
The harshest accusation of the document coming from Ankara was for Hussein Kizmaz, the Director for the Pacific Region for the Vendeka Group. He is accused of having bought the cameras through which were spied the sons of Erdogan and other relatives, which was going to be used for intimidation.
After this letter, the winner for the Durres-Kukes highway maintenances was an Albanian consortium and Vendeka was left out. The Turkish letter also had other concerns, while Erdogan himself asked Albania to be cautious with "FETO".
The Turkish concerns were also related to the high number of schools, which, according to them, are funded by Gylenist organizations, as well as other businesses, even banks that operate in Albania.


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Q: Error from Pants pex install: "FAILURE: Unable to detect a suitable interpreter for compatibilities: (Conflicting targets: )" I am using pants version 0.0.32 + a few more commits from master.
I want to use a pex distribution that bundles in both Linux and MacOS support.
I am building the pex from the Pants OSS repo using:
git clean -fdx
PANTS_DEV=1 ./pants binary ./src/python/pants/bin:pants

I took the freshly created file dist/pants.pex and it works fine on my mac. When I try to run it in my Linux environment, it exits with an error:
./pants test foo
Running Pants version square-20150331-02
...
11:53:22 00:08     [pytest]
11:53:22 00:08       [run]
                 WARN] /data/app/kochiku-worker/.pex/install/requests-2.5.3-py2.py3-none-any.whl.ed9d28acc3c467062b25b9dc2e2084d6efa8ee1e/requests-2.5.3-py2.py3-none-any.whl/requests/packages/urllib3/connection.py:251: SecurityWarning: Certificate has no `subjectAltName`, falling back to check for a `commonName` for now. This feature is being removed by major browsers and deprecated by RFC 2818. (See https://github.com/shazow/urllib3/issues/497 for details.)
  SecurityWarning

FAILURE: Unable to detect a suitable interpreter for compatibilities:  (Conflicting targets: )

[32m
           Waiting for background workers to finish.[0m[31m
           FAILURE[0m

What I think is happening here is that for some reason, pants is running under Python 2.6.    I investigated the security error and it appears it can be accidentally tripped when using python version earlier than python 2.7.2.  The version of python installed on the machine I'm trying to use is installed in /usr/local/bin and is version 2.7.9

A: OK - Grepping for that FAILURE message at version 0.0.32 I find this python_task.py code:
def select_interpreter_for_targets(self, targets):
  """Pick an interpreter compatible with all the specified targets."""
  allowed_interpreters = OrderedSet(self.interpreter_cache.interpreters)
  targets_with_compatibilities = []  # Used only for error messages.

  # Constrain allowed_interpreters based on each target's compatibility requirements.
  for target in targets:
    if target.is_python and hasattr(target, 'compatibility') and target.compatibility:
      targets_with_compatibilities.append(target)
      compatible_with_target = list(self.interpreter_cache.matches(target.compatibility))
      allowed_interpreters &= compatible_with_target

  if not allowed_interpreters:
    # Create a helpful error message.
    unique_compatibilities = set(tuple(t.compatibility) for t in targets_with_compatibilities)
    unique_compatibilities_strs = [','.join(x) for x in unique_compatibilities if x]
    targets_with_compatibilities_strs = [str(t) for t in targets_with_compatibilities]
    raise TaskError('Unable to detect a suitable interpreter for compatibilities: %s '
                    '(Conflicting targets: %s)' % (' && '.join(unique_compatibilities_strs),
                                                   ', '.join(targets_with_compatibilities_strs)))

The allowed_interpreters came back empty from the interpreter_cache and that code looks at configuration values whose keys have recently changed in order to bootstrap interpreters.  I'm guessing you have a pants.ini config in your repo that is missing the key name changes.
There is a tool to check for stale pants.ini config keys in the pantsbuild repo.  You can run it from within a clone of the pantsbuild/pants repo pointing at your own repo's pants.ini like so:
$ ./pants run src/python/pants/option/:migrate_config -- [path to your repo's pants.ini]

I did this recently when upgrading twitter/commons.  The change was reviewed here and the tool output looked like so:
$ ./pants run src/python/pants/option/:migrate_config -- ~/dev-jsirois-commons/pants.ini
...
17:53:44 00:00   [run]
17:53:44 00:00     [py]
17:53:44 00:00       [chroot]
17:53:44 00:00       [run]
Checking config file at /home/jsirois/dev-jsirois-commons/pants.ini for unmigrated keys.
Found indices in section [python-repos]. Should be indexes in section [python-repos].

17:53:44 00:00     [jvm]
17:53:44 00:00     [cpp-run]
               SUCCESS

Note the Found indices in section [python-repos]. Should be indexes in section [python-repos]. You likely also have this same un-migrated inidices key tripping you up.

A: You can run with the environment variable PEX_VERBOSE=1 -- that will give you some more info about which version of Python you are running with.  Your system Python might also be somehow misconfigured to use libraries from 2.6.
As a nuclear option, you could try https://github.com/wickman/python-bootstrap/blob/master/bootstrap_python.sh to see if that helps fix your python environment.

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What Happened To Felicity Huffman's Post-Prison 'Tell-All' Interview?
Months ago, a tabloid alleged Felicity Huffman was going to do a "tell-all" interview about her role in the college admissions scandal. Gossip Cop has looked into the story and can correct it.
Felicity Huffman's Post-Prison Interview
In October of last year, Life & Style purported the actress was breaking her silence in a post-prison interview. The outlet maintained Huffman was ready to share her side of the story after serving her 14-day prison sentence. Huffman, along with Lori Loughlin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, was accused of paying to have their daughter's SAT scores changed. Huffman pleaded guilty to the charges against her and served 11 days out of her two-week sentence.
At the time, a supposed insider snitched to the tabloid that Huffman "kept quiet" for legal reasons. "But," the alleged source continued Huffman "wanted to speak her truth" and was putting "feelers out for a televised tell-all interview." The former Desperate Housewives star did her time at the all-women Federal Correctional Institute in Dublin, California. The magazine claimed the actress' sole mission once she was released, was to discuss more pressing issues. In addition to losing "opportunities", the publication asserted the fallout from the scandal also nearly destroyed her relationship with her husband, William H. Macy, and their two daughters.
Felicity's Life After Prison
"It won't be the kind of interview where she makes excuses for herself. She knows she's done wrong," added the unnamed insider. The story concluded with the anonymous tipster stating Huffman "wasn't going to take anything for granted." The only problem with this story is that Huffman has been a free woman for quite a while, and she hasn't done any "tell-all" interview since her release. The story came out almost a year ago and since then, there hasn't been any mention of Huffman breaking her silence over the scandal.
More Incorrect About Felicity Huffman's Fall Out From The Scandal
Plus, the tabloids were wrong about Huffman before the actress serving her time in prison. Last March, Gossip Cop busted Life & Style for claiming Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy were divorcing amid the fallout of the college scandal. The incorrect report stated the couple's marriage was in crisis after Huffman discovered her husband was using the celebrity dating app, Raya. Gossip Cop checked with a spokesperson for the spouses who dismissed the phony report. Additionally, Macy had shown support for his wife throughout the entire incident.
A month later, the National Enquirer alleged Huffman's former costars were furious over the scandal. The unreliable paper alleged Huffman's other cast-mates feared the scandal would cause them to lose "millions" of dollars. Gossip Cop had also learned from a spokesperson for Marcia Cross that this was inaccurate.


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package org.apache.calcite.jdbc;

import org.apache.calcite.rel.type.RelDataType;
import org.apache.calcite.sql.test.SqlTests;
import org.apache.calcite.sql.type.SqlTypeName;

import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;

import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;

import java.lang.reflect.Type;

import static org.apache.calcite.linq4j.tree.Types.RecordType;

import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;

/**
 * Test for {@link org.apache.calcite.jdbc.JavaTypeFactoryImpl}.
 */
public final class JavaTypeFactoryTest {
  private static final JavaTypeFactoryImpl TYPE_FACTORY = new JavaTypeFactoryImpl();

  /** Test case for
   * [CALCITE-2677]
   * Struct types with one field are not mapped correctly to Java Classes. */
  @Test void testGetJavaClassWithOneFieldStructDataTypeV1() {
    RelDataType structWithOneField = TYPE_FACTORY.createStructType(OneFieldStruct.class);
    assertEquals(OneFieldStruct.class, TYPE_FACTORY.getJavaClass(structWithOneField));
  }

  /** Test case for
   * [CALCITE-2677]
   * Struct types with one field are not mapped correctly to Java Classes. */
  @Test void testGetJavaClassWithOneFieldStructDataTypeV2() {
    RelDataType structWithOneField = TYPE_FACTORY.createStructType(
        ImmutableList.of(TYPE_FACTORY.createSqlType(SqlTypeName.INTEGER)),
        ImmutableList.of("intField"));
    assertRecordType(TYPE_FACTORY.getJavaClass(structWithOneField));
  }

  /** Test case for
   * [CALCITE-2677]
   * Struct types with one field are not mapped correctly to Java Classes. */
  @Test void testGetJavaClassWithTwoFieldsStructDataType() {
    RelDataType structWithTwoFields = TYPE_FACTORY.createStructType(TwoFieldStruct.class);
    assertEquals(TwoFieldStruct.class, TYPE_FACTORY.getJavaClass(structWithTwoFields));
  }

  /** Test case for
   * [CALCITE-2677]
   * Struct types with one field are not mapped correctly to Java Classes. */
  @Test void testGetJavaClassWithTwoFieldsStructDataTypeV2() {
    RelDataType structWithTwoFields = TYPE_FACTORY.createStructType(
        ImmutableList.of(
            TYPE_FACTORY.createSqlType(SqlTypeName.INTEGER),
            TYPE_FACTORY.createSqlType(SqlTypeName.VARCHAR)),
        ImmutableList.of("intField", "strField"));
    assertRecordType(TYPE_FACTORY.getJavaClass(structWithTwoFields));
  }

  /** Test case for
   * [CALCITE-3029]
   * Java-oriented field type is wrongly forced to be NOT NULL after being converted to
   * SQL-oriented. */
  @Test void testFieldNullabilityAfterConvertingToSqlStructType() {
    RelDataType javaStructType = TYPE_FACTORY.createStructType(
        ImmutableList.of(
            TYPE_FACTORY.createJavaType(Integer.class),
            TYPE_FACTORY.createJavaType(int.class)),
        ImmutableList.of("a", "b"));
    RelDataType sqlStructType = TYPE_FACTORY.toSql(javaStructType);
    assertEquals("RecordType(INTEGER a, INTEGER NOT NULL b) NOT NULL",
        SqlTests.getTypeString(sqlStructType));
  }

  private void assertRecordType(Type actual) {
    assertTrue(actual instanceof RecordType,
        () -> "Type {" + actual.getTypeName() + "} is not a subtype of Types.RecordType");
  }

  /***/
  private static class OneFieldStruct {
    public Integer intField;
  }

  /***/
  private static class TwoFieldStruct {
    public Integer intField;
    public String strField;
  }
}


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Card Index of Radar Sets - Battlefield Radars
as a list
as picture gallery
Print Versions
Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves
Characteristics of Transmission Lines
Radar Sets (Examples given)
Metric Measurement Units
alphabetical list of radars
Description of the radar set, tactical-technical characteristics
Figure 1: Arthur
frequency: 5.4 - 5.9 GHz
pulse repetition time (PRT):
pulse repetition frequency (PRF):
pulsewidth (τ):
receive time:
dead time:
peak power:
average power:
instrumented range: 25 NM
range resolution:
beamwidth:
hits per scan:
antenna rotation:
"Arthur" (ARTillery HUnting Radar) is a weapon locating system, partly based on the same technology as "Giraffe". It is a fully coherent, broadband system, using a Traveling Wave Tube transmitter. The passive phased array antenna beam enables a launch site to be determined with high accuracy immediately upon detection of a projectile. The antenna is scanned electronically, in both azimuth (over a 90° sector), and elevation. "Arthur" scans 100 targets per minute simultaneously.
"Arthur" can simultaneously track up to eight flying shells, locate the firing site and transfer the gathered data to friendly firing platforms, to include air force assets. During weapon location "Arthur" searches the horizon for targets. When detected, a projectile will be tracked and its trajectory immediately calculated. The system's typical working range is about 15 km but depending upon the calibre of a flying artillery shell, the target can be caught and tracked as far away as 20 km, and rockets up to 30 km. The system can process data from more than 100 targets a minute.
Using the positions of firing batteries and impact areas, "Arthur" will select the most vital targets and issue an immediate call for counterfire. During registration "Arthur" tracks own shells and calculates impact points.
The "Arthur" system can rapidly be air lifted by C-130 and helicopters.
"Arthur" has been in service with the British Army as MAMBA (Mobile Artillery Monitoring BAttlefield Radar) since 2004.
Picture gallery of ARTHUR
Figure 2: ARTHUR in a Bv 208 tracked vehicle
Publisher: Christian Wolff
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Art, Music, and Dance in the Lone Star state
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March 26, 2013 by Theodore Bale
Liminal Space Contemporary Music Ensemble is a recently-formed, Houston-based new music group I've decided to follow. Regrettably, I missed their first concert last year, devoted to John Cage's work. Liminal's second performance in December at the Station Museum was a stunning event focused on Frederick Rzewski (covered elsewhere on this blog).
The ensemble's founders and main performers Luke Hubley and George Heathco seem to share my own musical tastes, since their third concert on Sunday at 14 Pews in Houston was devoted to yet another of my musical heroes: David Lang. When I become interested in a composer, I want to know everything he or she has written, so right off I'd like to say that I'm very attracted to Liminal's "composer-a-night" approach. The concert featured guest performers Mark Buller (piano), Jeremy Nuncio (keyboard), Daniel Saenz (cello), and Chapman Welch (electric guitar).
Today I welcome guest blogger Sydney Boyd, a music critic and graduate student who studies intersections of opera and literature in the English PhD program at Rice University. Her reviews have appeared in Arts and Culture Magazine Houston. While Sydney and I often run into each other at the opera, on Sunday night we sat together at a new music performance. I'd like to convey to readers (especially those outside of Houston and outside of Texas) the rich discussion we Houstonians enjoy when we're at concerts, operas, and dance performances. We were struck by two things: Lang's ability to leave room in his score for the performer(s), and the comfortable atmosphere of the venue, giving way to the pun in the headline for this blog. What follows are excerpts of our conversation.
George Heathco (left) and Luke Hubley (right) at 14 Pews
Tedd: It strikes me that musicians come together to play music, but writers work in isolation. Of course, I've been in a number of writing workshops, but always it's been a matter or presenting your work and then receiving feedback. We don't write the same piece together the way musicians participate in an ensemble. So, I thought this column might serve as an attempt to capture a conversation, for us to write collaboratively, as it were. And we are both musicians, so we fully understand what we're missing when we shift to writing.
Sydney: As I think about a writing collaboration without losing my identity as a writer, a concert devoted to David Lang's music becomes more and more appropriate. While listening, I felt that Lang was still the composer, but he opened a space for the performers to also assume that title—more so than any generic passing of music from the hand of a composer to his or her performers. The music's origins are both his and theirs. Without dynamics or accents marked in a score, for example, Lang leaves a lot to the creative imagination of his performers while still maintaining his identity as composer. It's a unique trust, I think.
David Lang's music seems to be working at the level of non-functional diatonic harmony. Meaning, as I understand it, that there are consonances, chords and clouds of counterpoint that could suggest a tonic but don't necessarily obsess over it. Sometimes a leading tone, or possibly a "blue note" embedded in an otherwise traditional scale, becomes the most-played, or should I say most-often repeated, sonority. The listener feels some sense that the phrase won't resolve. The shape and character of a particular phrase, as well, is often revealed through its repetition, with the accent shifting from one pitch to another. It seemed to me in Warmth (2006), the guitar solo played simultaneously by Heathco and Chapman Welch, that a dissonance, repeated for long enough, slowly transforms into a consonance.
I felt like Warmth pressed on an irony of playing in unison for me. It seemed like the most honest version of my Suzuki-haunted past of playing the same violin line with six others in concert. We were fooling ourselves to think we actually acted as one instrument, in unison. On Sunday it felt at first like the two guitars were struggling to find each other, but then I sank into the struggle, maybe in the same way the dissonance became a consonance for you.
Another thing I notice in Lang's music, and part of what I thought the Liminal Space players brought about so well, is that constant use of polyrhythm. You could see it in the way the two guitarists kind of shifted weight and danced a bit as they were playing. There's just something about a guy standing and playing a guitar that is powerful and appealing. I could find an eighth-note pulse in Warmth, but I would be hard pressed to guess at any constant meter. Rhythmically, it is very surprising music, and I think the players made this idea quite prominent at last night's performance.
Yes! The polyrhythm really struck me as well in How to Pray (2002), when cellist Daniel Saenz was so isolated from the four other performers, rhythmically, and yet the overall product was so impressively unified. Again, the idea that the parts can also become a whole—maintaining a singular identity while also participating in a community—seems to be an integral part of Lang's style.
Lang, like Michael Gordon and other composers of his generation, identifies and uses the impact of an electric guitar. As a child, I had a hard time reconciling the dominating power of an electric guitar with my limited experience of classical music. In terms of spectacle and force, the electric guitar always prevailed in my mind. Of course, those two paths came together first, for me, in the massive guitar symphonies of Glenn Branca, whom I first heard in 1984. In a way, that music seemed like the logical outcome of Richard Strauss. Something appealing about Heathco and Welch's performance was how they faced each other when they played. It created a certain intimacy between them. They didn't play it out to the audience, the way a rock guitarist might have done. There wasn't quite that sense of ego in their realization of the score.
The way Heathco and Welch faced each other made the formality of performance disappear to an extent. I was no longer an audience member in the traditional sense—they weren't playing to or at me. I was in a position to just accept and enjoy the aural environment, including the woman smacking her lips behind me, the man breathing heavily across the aisle from me, and my own hand sliding across the paper I was writing on.
As Hubley played it, the marimba solo String of Pearls (2006) was both painfully delicate and wildly assertive. He's a composer of sorts here, in that Lang allows him to choose the dynamics, accents, crescendos, etc. Those opening phrases in the high register, punctuated by such vivid "silent" pauses conveyed such a stunning and crystalline beauty. When you watch such an accomplished player holding four mallets and moving through an intricate piece like that, it gives you hope that humans are doing something remarkable in the world!
String of Pearls was the highlight of the performance for me. I became engrossed by Lang's use of octaves, particularly, in this piece. I could see the actual distance between the notes on the marimba much better than I could on a guitar. Eight blocks of wood—I started wondering about the relationship between notes that are eight spaces apart, moving a half step on both ends: a parallel relationship slightly skewed. The music, overall, seemed to raise peaceful questions without answers, such as, "Are you getting where you want to go?"
The thing that strikes me about Houston is that a venue like 14 Pews can exist in this city, with its extremely relaxed zoning laws, and that such a place appears to be sustainable, to boot. There are many other U.S. cities that wouldn't make room it. I have a friend who tells me that 14 Pews is a great place to see movies. The rustic wood interior and the relaxed comfortable seating (on, as the name says, 14 wooden pews) is extremely inviting. That new artwork is displayed on the walls, and that a small beverage bar stands to the left of the stage, makes it very homey. The attitude, "have a beer and listen to contemporary music" strikes me as very Houston.
That space was critical to this performance. Lang's music needs a place to give and take freely, passing from composer to performer, from performer to audience, without any ego.
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A huge crowd is expected to descend on the 1.2mile Brands Hatch Indy circuit where Lloyd will make his racing debut in the MG Motor MG6; run by multiple title winners Triple Eight Racing. After impressing during his three appearances during the 2016 season – securing front row starts at Croft and Oulton Park – the 25-year-old is eager to build on his performance with a full season campaign ahead of him.
"This weekend is massive for me and my supporters;" enthused Lloyd. "Going into the opening round at Brands Hatch as part of a works-backed team, and representing the MG brand on the grid, is fantastic and I can't wait to go racing again.
"We had a bumpy start to testing, but the team pulled out all of the stops and turned it around and we've managed to get some decent mileage under our belts. The MG is a proven race winning car and we have a great team behind the scenes so we're going into the opening round in good form."
"The first round is always an interesting one and the new Dunlop tyre has thrown even more into the mix this weekend," added Lloyd. "Obviously we all know what we've been working on but none of us know what the other teams have in the bag, so it's always a bit of a step into the unknown."
"This weekend is all about consistency and making sure that we qualify well to keep ourselves in the mix. It's such a competitive grid this year, all points are going to hard-fought but this championship is all about the long-game and I feel sure that we'll be in amongst the main players."


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Like a museum
Dead silence in St. Peter's Basilica as suppression of individual Masses takes effect
Emily Morris2021-03-23T10:25:08-07:00March 23rd, 2021|
Empty St. Joseph Chapel in the basilica on March 22, 2021. (Photo: Edward Pentin)
The side altars of St. Peter's basilica were almost all devoid of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass this morning as a Vatican directive suppressing individual Masses being celebrated in the upper part of the basilica came into force.
From today, priests can only concelebrate the Masses in the main body of the basilica in the morning between 7am and 9:30am Rome time — a break with the usual custom of allowing individual priests to freely celebrate their daily Mass at the basilica's many altars.
The five-point directive was imposed in a "top-down" fashion without any consultation, according to an informed Vatican source who asked to remain anonymous.
Initialed by Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, the deputy Secretary of State, the instruction stated that, in order to ensure "an atmosphere of recollection and liturgical decorum," individual celebrations would be "suppressed" at the side altars of St. Peter's beginning March 22.
In a March 13 statement, Cardinal Raymond Burke, prefect emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura, the Church's highest court, said the directive was in "direct violation of universal Church law," that it breached the standard methods for making changes to the Sacred Liturgy, and should therefore be "rescinded immediately."
He and others critical of the directive say it unjustly conditions priests to concelebrate Masses in violation of their freedom to offer the Mass individually. Faithful from around the world coming to the basilica will also now almost always be restricted to taking part in Masses in Italian.
Cardinal Gerhard Müller, prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, who remarked on EWTN's The World Over last week that the Secretariat of State had neither the legal nor theological competence to make such a decision, told the Register March 22 that it will have the effect of making clergy working in the Vatican "more like functionaries and with less priestly identity."
The directive, which he said was a "merciless, authoritarian document, imposed without consultation or synodality," represents a "secularized understanding" of the Mass as religious entertainment, disregards "the Catholic spiritual tradition of the priesthood to celebrate the Mass every day," and is further proof of the "self-secularization of the Church."
Cardinal Müller said the directive's authors "want to have this 'recollection and decorum' but it's not the reality." He added that he hopes it will not make the basilica "more and more like a museum."
It is still not clear who was behind the directive which has been discussed for many years but has coincided with the departure in February of the previous archpriest, Cardinal Angelo Comastri, who was known to be resistant to such a change. Reliable sources have told the Register Pope Francis authorized it himself with the help of one of his close confidants, Cardinal Beniamino Stella, prefect of the Congregation for Clergy, and a number of other cardinals close to the Holy Father.
Full story at National Catholic Register.
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Nothing to see here people. It was discussed and expected for years, finally the guy who was preventing it left his position. Now it's been enacted. Maybe stop visiting Vatican City. Lack of tourism dollars might hurt.
jon March 23, 2021 at 10:39 pm - Reply
And so what if this directive is now in place? It surely must now have the approval of the competent ecclesial authority as it is now in full effect. Even a pastor in a parish has the final say on whether or not a particular priest may celebrate the sacraments in his own parish church. So why can't the Pope through any of his chosen delegates have the same say? No one's freedom is being curtailed here, so folks should cool it. Rather, having this directive in place is beneficial. It will now be near impossible for a priest who is not in good standing, a renegade priest, a priest disobedient towards the Second Vatican Council, and a schismatic priest such as the beloved SSPX to just walk in and celebrate Mass at the hallowed enclosure of St. Peter's; and even more impossible for such a priest to later say, photo in hand, "but I am still allowed to offer Mass at St. Peter's."
Only people like the self appointed Dr. of the Church would see this ruling as beneficial….
Juan March 24, 2021 at 10:43 am - Reply
"a schismatic priest such as the beloved SSPX"?
But, jon, what about your beloved Fratelli Tutti? Where's the love?
Again with "beloved" SSPX. It's personal with you for some reason. You really hate tradition.
I would look to Cardinal Raymond Burke's opinion on this, good , sound, reasonable , intelligent analysis of this issue. A shepherd that we are blessed to have to guide us.
Anonymous March 27, 2021 at 12:49 pm - Reply
This is a genuine question. How many parishes, cathedrals, basilicas allow any priest to freely say Mass? My understanding is that in any parish or diocese the ordinary has jurisdiction to allow or disallow Mass being said. Is the very post-modern and popular concept of entitlement at work here?
Harry (Deacon) Martin March 27, 2021 at 12:51 pm - Reply
This is a sincere question. Is freedom for any priest to say Mass normal in a Basilica or Cathedral? My understanding is the local Ordinary has jurisdiction in a parish or diocese to allow or disallow a Mass. Is the post-modern and popular concept of entitlement at work here?


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Q.What are your hours?
A.Ulele first opened for dinner on Aug. 26. Just two months later, Ulele opened for lunch. Hours are Sunday – Thursday 11 a.m. – 10 p.m., Friday & Saturday 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.
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Q.Does Ulele have a dress code?
A.Dining atmosphere is casual elegance and while many guests wear formal attire, it is discretionary. Men must wear sleeves. If you are dressed in more relaxed attire, you may be seated in our outdoor area instead of the main dining rooms.
Q.What kind of food do you serve?
A.The restaurant and brewery serve unique foods and spirits by fusing elements from a rich variety of Native American and multicultural influences, including those of European explorers. The menu features items indigenous to this area's waters and farms. The complete menu is here.
Q.What about Ulele's brewery, wine and spirits?
A.We are excited to create and open Tampa Heights' first on-site brewery- Ulele Spring brewery– to provide distinctive craft beers. Our tank-to-tap regular inventory includes Rusty Red, Water Works Pale, Hydration Station Lager, Ulele Light, Magbee's Honey Lager and Wedding Beer. We also have seasonal and other specialties. Our wine list features domestic wines from family-owned vineyards. View the wine list here. You can also expect signature cocktails created especially for Ulele.
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Q.How do I book a group of 20 or more?
A.Contact us at 813.310.3701 or at [email protected] . At nearly 7,000 square feet, the restaurant seats 240 people inside, 95 people in its beer garden, and 50 on the rooftop terrace with views of the Hillsborough River. The property can also accommodate private events of 400 people on our lawn. Special catering menus are available.
Q.What's the background on the art in Ulele?
A.Every piece of art was from the Gonzmarts' private collection or bought/commissioned for Ulele. Check out this page on the art of Ulele.
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Ulele is a native-inspired restaurant and brewery, using fresh fruits, vegetables, seafood and other proteins from Florida when they are available, just as my ancestors did.
Open since August 2014, Ulele sits on the banks of the Hillsborough River next to the Ulele Spring. It is adjacent to the Water Works Park, which has been transformed into a family-friendly park thanks to our Tampa Mayor and City Council.
For the rest, we use food harvested and raised in the United States, preferably from family-owned and independent companies. Our organic food is not genetically modified, and has no hormones and antibiotics. The wines we sell are from family owned wineries in the United States, as well as several private-label selections from family vintners in Spain (a nod to early Spanish explorers who came ashore in Tampa's waters).
We serve craft beers, available only at Ulele, made on-site at Ulele Spring Brewery by Brewmaster Tim Shackton.
Part of The Columbia Restaurant Group, the eatery and park has reenergized and built renewed pride in Tampa Heights. It is just four blocks away from where my grandparents, mother and brother lived on 7th and Central Avenue. It is 300 yards from where I was born at St. Joseph's Hospital.
We have come home.
This reminds me of my family's start in the restaurant industry, making beer in 1903.
My great-grandfather Casimiro Hernandez Sr. courageously left his home in Cuba with four young children, and very little money, because he saw opportunity in the U.S.
His dreams led him to the small town of Ybor City, which was becoming known as a world leader in cigar manufacturing. He took a job with the Florida Brewery based there.
Through dedication and hard work, he became general manager of the brewery. In those pre-Prohibition days, breweries would open small saloons to sell their products. That's how the Saloon Columbia was born on Dec. 17, 1903.
Casimiro Sr. dreamed of owning his own business, and he bought the Saloon in 1905, changing the name to the Columbia Café. The Café served cigar workers walking to and from work stopping for a coffee, beer or a small bite to eat.
In 1919, Casimiro Sr. passed away just as Prohibition was beginning. His oldest son, my grandfather, Casimiro Jr. inherited large debts and a business that had to reinvent itself since a large part of the Cafe's income came from the sale of beer and liquor, now illegal.
He merged with a small "Fonda" (dining room) next door to increase the ability to sell more food.
Tough times were ahead. One day the restaurant only sold $12. He told his best friend and employee Gregorio Martinez that he might be forced to close the cafe. The next day Gregorio offered Casimiro Jr. his life savings of about $500. He told my grandfather that too many families depended on him, those that worked for him and the families that he fed, even though they did not have the money to pay.
Through that generous act of faith, the Columbia remained open. During the Great Depression in 1934, a local banker who knew Casimiro Jr. as a man of integrity and a hard worker, loaned him $35,000 – on a handshake – to build Tampa's first air conditioned dining room, the "Don Quixote" Court room.
Casimiro Sr. and Jr. were very much Don Quixote dreamers, much like the title character of the novel. But through vision, hard work and a sense of community, sometimes dreams do come true – even if there are hardships along the way.
The Columbia went on to gain national acclaim and recognition with the help of Chef Francisco Pijuan and others. Two years later as the Depression was coming to an end, Casimiro Jr. built the Patio dining room, complete with a retracting skylight so patrons could enjoy and dine in the fresh air and under the stars.
In 1951, after years on the road, my parents returned to Ybor City to help my grandfather, who had suffered a heart attack that year. My father, Cesar, also believed he was Don Quixote.
Always dreaming grand ideas, he convinced Casimiro Jr. to build a 300-seat showroom, the Siboney Supper Club, in 1958 to showcase leading Latin American performers. It took awhile to succeed because Ybor City would struggle though the shuttering of many of the cigar factories as well as federal Urban Renewal projects in the 1960s that would rob Ybor businesses of their nearby workers and customers.
Cesar kept dreaming and looking for new opportunities. His vision took him to Sarasota in 1959, to a struggling, mostly vacant St. Armands Circle. It took years for the investment to pay off, but when it did, the dividends allowed the family to expand to St. Augustine in 1983 and then to other destinations in Florida.
My Don Quixote dream has been in my mind for over five years and on June 26, 2013, the journey finally began with the groundbreaking ceremony of Ulele.
I hope this will be my legacy, much like those of the previous generations of our family businesses left their marks on our company.
We opened Ulele thanks to so many: The Beck Group's Mark House and Beck's Architects Joe Harrington and Jeet Singh, our attorney Jeff Shannon, our CFO Dennis Fedorovich and COO Curt Gaither who make everything possible for our family, our Corporate Chef Jerry Bayona who restored the Columbia quality of our recipes and food preparation, along with all the men and women who are all part of our family business. Without them nothing is possible.
Keith Sedita, our vice president for new business, was key in the development of this dream, along with Ulele's Chef Eric Lackey and Brewmaster Tim Shackton.
I guess I take after both my grandfather and father. As with them, a lot of Don Quixote lives within me. Their history is frequently on my mind. It echoes in many of the choices we make in our business even as we create new memories and new history.
From the 1940s to '60s, the Columbia used ice cream from the Tropical Ice Cream Company, founded by Casimiro Sr.'s. third son, Gustavo.
Now Ulele makes organic ice cream, bringing back the famous coconut ice cream that was once made by a member of our family. It will be served in a halved coconut shell.
Think of it as fresh history.
President General Manager Head Brewmaster Executive Chef
Richard Gonzmart – President,
Columbia Restaurant Group
4th Generation Family Member
As a fourth generation member of the world-famous restaurant's founding family, Richard Gonzmart grew up in the business. His earliest memory is when his grandfather, Casimiro Hernandez Jr., taught him how to identify fresh fish when Richard was 3 ½ years old At 12, he began spending summers in the Columbia Restaurant kitchen as an apprentice cook. He graduated from Tampa's Jesuit High School in 1971 and continued at the University of Denver School of Hotel and Restaurant Management and attended the Escuela de Turismo y Hosteleria in Madrid Spain. Richard is the great-grandson of Casimiro Hernandez, Sr., who started the Columbia in 1905 in Tampa's Ybor City. It is the oldest restaurant in Florida, the oldest Hispanic restaurant in the United States, and the largest Spanish restaurant in the world. Under Richard's direction, The Columbia has expanded from two locations to seven. He has said he hopes the new Ulele concept will be his legacy. Richard and the Gonzmart Family Foundation are very active with numerous charities and community organizations. He and the restaurant have been awarded hundreds of honors. View full listing of honors, awards and civic involvement here
Mike Sellmeyer – General Manager
Mike Sellmeyer began his culinary career at 17 in Monterey, Calif. His passion for the kitchen — aka "the heart of the house" — led to him being promoted at age 19 to the level of sous chef and later to executive chef. As his career progressed, Mike was an influential leader and trainer at more than 34 restaurant openings worldwide. With his culinary experience, Mike had the honor of managing dining operations for all Allied military bases in Northern Iraq.From there, Mike's career moved to the front of the house, where he took on the leadership role as general manager/managing partner with Maggiano's Little Italy locations the states of Washington, California and in Washington, D.C. Mike then obtained his sommelier certification to educate others on great wines. A career highlight includes working an event at the White House with chefs Cristeta Pasia Comerford and Susan Morrison.Mike loves creating memories and sharing stories with great people, and in his off-time is a fanatic for baseball and classic cars.
Timothy Shackton – Head Brewmaster
A native of Clearwater, Tim is a veteran commercial brewmaster, with strong roots in the brewing industry. His great grandfather John was a saloon owner in the thriving downtown Milwaukee area in the early 1900s. Tim's uncle James, an engineer working with Reynolds Aluminum in collaboration with Miller Brewing, developed the cost-saving dimple in the bottom of beer cans. After attending St. Cecelia Parochial School and Dunedin High School, Tim – like his father – joined the Marines. When Tim returned from Desert Storm, he accepted a position with Hops Grill and Brewery as a brewer's apprentice. Under the tutelage of John Schwarzen of Anheuser-Busch fame, Tim learned the art of brewing and led a team that built brewpubs throughout Florida. He and his uncle opened and ran Shackton's Frozen Custard and Burgers in Largo. He also worked at Total Wine and Darden Restaurants.
Patrick Quakenbush – Executive Chef
Patrick Quakenbush, an award-winning chef and mentor, is Ulele's executive chef, responsible for the Tampa restaurant's culinary operations. "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work for a celebrated business that thrives on quality and value, relationships and family," Quakenbush said. "Ulele is a special restaurant – a destination restaurant in a spectacular setting that has been successful since the day it opened in Tampa Heights in 2014. It's obviously a place where beautiful memories are made. I look forward to being a part of it and joining the talented team already in place." Most recently, Quakenbush worked at Tavistock Restaurants as the culinary director, responsible for culinary operations and best practices as well as research and development for the company's upscale restaurants, such as Sapporo, Blackhawk Grille, Abe & Louie's and Timpano Italian Chophouse. He originally joined that company as executive chef at its ZED451 restaurant in downtown Chicago. >Quakenbush has Florida roots, including opening Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar in Sarasota in 2005 as Chef Partner and also working in Orlando. Born in Sycamore, Ill., to an Air Force family, Quakenbush traveled extensively in Europe during his early years. Those journeys introduced him to many cultures and exotic tastes, forming the basis for his lifelong love of food. He studied Restaurant Management at Ohio State University.


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James "Jim" Merritt, 69, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2019 at Morton County Care Center, Elkhart, Kansas.
Jim was born to Earl Oscar and Florence (Weaver) Merritt on August 5, 1949 in Elkhart, Kansas. He was a life time resident of Elkhart.
Jim and Carol Joyce Ward were married on November 3, 1990 at Hillcrest Baptist Church in Elkhart, Kansas.
Jim work for the City of Elkhart for many years. He loved and enjoyed his family. He enjoyed playing with the grandchildren.
Jim survivors include, wife, Carol Merritt of the home, three daughters, Pammy Baldwin & husband Dana, Elkhart, KS., Debbie Williams and wife Eva, Milliken, CO., Barbie McCallion, Elkhart, KS.; Grandchildren, Tannan Baldwin, Garrett Baldwin, Brandon Williams & wife Jade, Micheal McCallion & wife Kasey, Christopher Williams & wife Faith, Gerico McCallion, Cherokee Rankin, Casey McCallion, Jade Williams and Faith Williams; 2 Great Grandchildren, Clay Williams and Tatum Rankin and other relatives and friends.
Memorials have been established for Elkhart High School Stuco Pink Out. Please make checks payable to EHS Stuco Pink. Memorials may be mailed to Robson Funeral Home- PO Box 236-Hugoton, Kansas 67951.
Graveside service will be held on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at 2 PM at Elkhart Cemetery, Elkhart, Kansas.
Friends may call Tuesday 10 AM to 8 PM at Robson Funeral Home, Hugoton.


ComeAllWithin.co.uk - Attendance v Worcester 12/11?
Presumably The Specials song 'Ghost town' will spring to mind that day??
Re: Attendance v Worcester 12/11?
Bit annoying to have these 2 London based games on Sundays, that won't help the attendances and atmosphere. Also won't help having played Worcester so recently.
I don't know if I can get to Worcester game, I'm volunteering at Westminster for remembrance Sunday which starts at 7 in morning. So is question of fatigue and being able to get back after we can go.
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One of my favourite days ever at the Stoop along with the AP semi vs Saints and the last 2 Sarries games having started watching Quins live at the beginning of 2011.
Great noise from a small committed crowd and a good day out. Also the difference between a group game and semi final will have played it's part as well as Quins popularity as reigning AP Champions providing an expectations to win everything along with their league placing at the time.
The fingertip offload. Remains one of the best things I've ever seen on a rugby pitch.
I have often looked on YouTube, etc for highlights of the semi final, but I have never found any. Does anyone know -Are there highlights anywhere?
Always a great effort shown by the 2nd XV , everyone of them has a point to prove .
More should come its good competitive rugby , and interestingly enough in some respects its better because its quieter , I particularly remember Visser organising the backs , you could hear all his calls and how he was telling the younger ones where to be and why .
That's the game where Tom Williams did a comedy flop over the tryline after collecting an intercept meant for Eastmond & racing in from our 22 to score under the posts, isn't it?
Wish it was on the Friday. Taking part in our local Remembrance Day ceremony and no trains due to engineering work. Booo.
Looking forward to Sunday but just a heads up for those travelling to Twickenham, there's a lot of engineering works and replacement bus services.
Some lines between London Waterloo and Clapham Junction and all lines in the Barnes area will be closed all day Sunday for maintenance work.
Part of London Waterloo station will be closed and trains will use different platforms to normal.
All South Western Railway services will use platforms 5-8 at Vauxhall and platforms 7-11 at Clapham Junction.
Trains will run to and from London Waterloo on the lines which remain open, but the following services will be altered due to the line closures at Barnes.
-Services to and from Reading will be diverted between Clapham Junction and Twickenham, calling at Wimbledon and Kingston.
-An hourly train service will run between London Waterloo and Windsor & Eton Riverside, calling at all stations via Wimbledon and Kingston.
-An hourly train service will run between Richmond and Windsor & Eton Riverside.
-An hourly train service will run between Richmond and Kingston.
-Bus services will run between Clapham Junction and Twickenham, connecting with the above train services.
-Train services will run between Kew Bridge and Woking via Hounslow.
-Bus services will run between Clapham Junction and Kew Bridge.
-Circular services via Kingston and the afternoon train services to and from Kingston via Hounslow will not run. Please use other train services and replacement buses.
I would recommend travelling on the tube if possible to either hounslow central or east and either catching a bus (the 281 goes close to the stadium) or, just get an uber from the tube station.
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Save yourself the price of a pint! On the off chance there are a few people going on Sunday, if anyone wants a Rosbine parking pass, I have one I cant use. PM me and I'll stick it in the post. - Thanks this has now found a good home!!
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Seemed quite a good crowd for a Sunday, non-Prem game.
What happened to counting the STHs? Or was it only them turned up?


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BUSINESS, CRIME, NEW PEOPLES ARMY, PBGEA, PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. DUTERTE
COMMUNIST REBELS DRIVING AWAY INVESTORS FROM MINDANAO
Insurgency more pressing problem of banana exporters
Why are government agencies so focused on issues like aerial spraying and land rental when the bigger problem is peace and order, which is driving the investors away?
Steve Antig, Executive Director of the Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) wonders why issues on aerial spraying have surfaced again when it has been resolved several years back. He said the government should pay more attention to the insurgency problem because "it is driving the present and prospective investors away from Mindanao."
Dole-Stanfilco, a multinational banana firm operating in Tagbina, Surigao del Sur has shut down its operations indefinitely after it has been subjected to a series of attacks by the rebel group New People's Army (NPA) for refusing to pay revolutionary taxes.
The NPA has burned 19 container trucks in total and has cost the company P20 million in losses since 2010. Just last week, the rebels have escalated their assault by blowing up the company's truck with bombs.
"The closure of plantations will lead to unemployment and then to poverty," Antig said.
A WOMAN employee of Stanfilco weeps after learning of the company decision to close shop following attacks by communist guerrillas. CHRIS PANGANIBAN/INQUIRER MINDANAO
The closure of the Surigao plantation has severely affected over 1,500 employees on its 400-hectare plantation. The displaced workers are condemning the violence as they asked what would happen to their families now that they have lost their jobs.
"Where now are their claims that they are soldiers of the masses that will look after our welfare? We are here not to fight with arms but to condemn the extortion activities of the NPAs which cost our livelihood," said Concepcion Jumao-as, a farm worker who spoke at a protest march-rally.
Jumao-as said company officials have feared the NPA's use of powerful explosives that burned the two trucks carrying the container vans and was the main reason for the company decision to close down its operations.
"Before, they use gasoline in torching the trucks but lately they already use bombs," she said.
INCREASED ATTACKS
"There will be a domino effect on the economy of the locality unless peace and order is established," Antig said. "This will create a vicious cycle, thus, should be given priority," he added.
Farmers, mainly agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) who are now contract growers for banana and pineapple exporters, have reported increased attacks by the NPA on farms, facilities and equipment.
Eduardo Maningo, a spokesman for the ARBs, said that about a dozen burning incidents were carried out by the NPA from late January to February this year, almost the same as the total for the whole of 2015.
The attacks, some of which were not reported to the authorities, were in T'boli and Surallah in South Cotabato; Barobo and Lianga in Surigao del Sur; Quezon, Bukidnon; Maco, Compostela Valley; and Maasim, Sarangani.
The attacks on plantations and companies are part of the rebels' extortion activities.
The Surigao NPA bombing came even after President Rodrigo Duterte has issued a unilateral ceasefire in his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) and an ultimatum to communist rebels.
The rebels have ignored the declaration of ceasefire and even ambushed the military in Davao del Norte on July 27 killing one Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) member and wounding four others.
The government forces were returning to camp after hearing about the President's declaration of unilateral truce when they were waylaid by the NPAs.
"I went out of my way just to express to you our need for peace. For as long as there is war here, there will be poverty… You thought our government cannot do it, try me," the President warned.
Duterte said he is ready to put his life on the line for peace.
"So shoot me," Duterte told the rebels. "I will face you (rebels) someday. I have no problem," Duterte challenged.
Duterte stressed that he has declared the truce in good faith hoping that the rebels will reciprocate and forge the way to peace negotiations.
"Many days ago, the response of the communists is like a defensive position. Not stand-down. That is not a good response. They don't need to study it. All they have to do is count the body bags – those who were killed from their ranks, and then the government's. I was expecting that they would also reciprocate my imploring for peace through the ceasefire on their side. Now, I cannot understand if they are really… for peace or they are trying to embarrass me," he said.
What is the NPA trying to prove? Are they telling us that they can attack government soldiers at will and get away with it? Or are they telling us that they reject President Duterte's declaration of a unilateral ceasefire?" said Ernesto Alcanzare of the group Yes for Peace-Bayanihan para sa Kapayapaan, Kaunlaran at Kasaganahan.
Domingo Alidon, a member of the Inter-Agency Technical Working Group of Yes for Peace asks, "Whose rights are the NPA really fighting for? The Filipino people's rights or their right to bear arms against a duly elected government?"
The ceasefire has been lifted after his deadline for the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) to declare their own ceasefire last July 30 lapsed.
Last August 6, Duterte in his visit to the wake of a slain soldier in a clash with the militant armed wing urged the NPA to stop the use of landmines in attacking government military forces, else the peace talks with the left movement is cancelled.
"Either you stop it or we stop talking. Let's fight [for] another 45 years," Duterte said in his speech.
"I am not pleading this time. That's an ultimatum. [If I] hear another explosion killing people – not only soldiers – killing people, no talks, pasensiya na (I'm sorry)," Duterte strongly said.
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Indiana trucking company to shut down after insurance costs double, rates fall (with video)
Ashley Coker, Associate Editor Follow on Twitter Wednesday, June 5, 2019
An Indiana-based trucking company will lay off all its drivers and close its doors for good later this month.
A.L.A. Trucking's 41 drivers and 15 other employees will lose their jobs in the layoff, owner Alan Adams confirmed late Wednesday night.
Adams blamed the company's rising insurance costs for its ultimate demise, noting that insurance rates at the company jumped to more than $700,000 this year from less than $340,000 last year. He said the jump was due to factors beyond the company's control, including the way the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) handles Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) scores.
"I didn't do anything wrong with the company. It's the way the government has this new grading system that is affecting a lot of companies," Adams said. "If there's a situation on the road where a car comes off the on-ramp and bumps into a tractor-trailer, until that claim is settled, the insurance company charges a company with that claim."
While insurance rates may have been what ultimately pushed the company over the ledge, the shutdown comes amid a general slowdown throughout the freight market as a whole. Adams admitted that falling freight rates have taken a toll on the company.
"These rates are ridiculous," Adams said. "The shippers and receivers are adding to it."
He said rates have dropped so low, in fact, that the company cannot even afford to haul freight anymore.
Adams lamented the overall state of the trucking industry today and said the shutdown will hit him hard personally, as well as professionally.
"At 61 years old, we put every dime into this," he said. "I don't want anything to do with the trucking industry anymore, but it's all I know. I have to go back to it as a driver. Not as an owner, but I have to go back as a driver and put up with the bull."
The company's circumstances have changed dramatically in the last two years. A.L.A. Trucking broke ground on a new headquarters in 2017, setting up shop at a former lumber yard at a cost of nearly $1.3 million, according to Adams.
The company, which was founded in 1988, received a six-year tax abatement which would save an estimated $118,000 upon building its new headquarters. At the time, Adams planned to hire 20 additional drivers to complement its existing 33 drivers, at an additional annual salary cost of $1.1 million.
A.L.A. Trucking is expected to haul its last load by Wednesday, June 26.
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Ashley Coker, Associate Editor
Ashley is interested in everything that moves, especially trucks and planes. She covers air cargo, trucking and sponsored content. She studied journalism at Middle Tennessee State University and worked as an editor and reporter at two daily newspapers before joining FreightWaves. Ashley spends her free time at the dog park with her beagle, Ruth, or scouring the internet for last minute flight deals.


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Masonique Saunders Is Not A Murderer‼
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Teenage Masonique Saunders has been locked up and sentenced after being arrested for the murder of her 16-year-old boyfriend, Julius Tate. But she didn't kill him though! The person who did is a Columbus police officer, Eric Richards.
Richards was undercover to stop an online robbing scheme. According to police reports, the night of Tate's death, Richards dressed up as a customer and met Tate in an unmarked police car not far from Saunders's house.
Richards was in the backseat at the time of the crime and his partner sat in the front seat. They said that Tate had robbed the undercover officer in the front at gunpoint, and from the backseat, Richards, shot and killed Tate. Masonique Saunders was arrested six days later and charged with murder, due to Ohio's "felony murder" rule. Over 40 states have similar laws so I suggest you find out if the state your living in is including that 40.
Because she helped set up the online scheme prosecutors could charge Saunders with murder. A murder she did not commit. Eric Richards, killed her boyfriend and she was charged with murdering him. Which just raises the question if officer Richards was acting in what he said was self defense, why would anyone need to be CHARGED with Tate's death?
In this case her ATTEMPTED robbery equaled a first-degree murder charge. That means she had full intentions of killing Julius Tate, premeditated. Her case needs to be reopened and she should not be convicted of a murder she did not commit. She did not point a gun at Tate, pull the trigger and end his life. Therefore she shouldn't have been charged like she did. A first degree murder charge will always be on her record. The possibilities, the future she could have forever altered not in her favor for a murder she didn't commit. She deserves justice. We deserve justice.
#WeAreDoneDying #WeAreDoneBeingImprisoned #freemasonique


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COVID-19 vaccination in Equatorial Guinea is an ongoing immunisation campaign against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), in response to the ongoing pandemic in the country.

Equatorial Guinea began its vaccination program on 15 February 2021, initially with 100,000 doses of the Sinopharm BIBP vaccine donated by China.

Background

History

Timeline

February 2021
On 11 February 2021, 100,000 donated doses of the Sinopharm BIBP vaccine arrived in Equatorial Guinea from China.

March 2021
By the end of the month 9,265 doses had been administered.

April 2021
By the end of the month 55,799 doses had been administered. 8,389 persons had been fully vaccinated.

May 2021
By the end of the month 219,677 doses had been administered. 71,598 persons had been fully vaccinated.

June 2021
On 16 June 2021, Equatorial Guinea buys 500,000 doses of the Sinopharm BIBP vaccine. By the end of the month 260,528 doses had been administered. 111,343 persons had been fully vaccinated.

July 2021
By the end of the month 301,413 doses had been administered. 122,500 persons had been fully vaccinated.

August 2021
By the end of the month 331,807 doses had been administered. 141,326 persons had been fully vaccinated.

September 2021
By the end of the month 397,083 doses had been administered. 167,635 persons had been fully vaccinated.

October 2021
By the end of the month 426,780 doses had been administered. 186,670 persons (32% of the target population) had been fully vaccinated.

November 2021
By the end of the month 443,135 doses had been administered. 196,616 persons (34% of the target population) had been fully vaccinated.

December 2021
By the end of the month 452,572 doses had been administered. 203,357 persons (35% of the target population) had been fully vaccinated.

February 2022
By the end of the month 463,549 doses had been administered. 206,023 persons had been fully vaccinated.

March 2022
By the end of the month 473,409 doses had been administered. 210,706 persons had been fully vaccinated.

April 2022
By the end of the month 479,991 doses had been administered. 214,486 persons had been fully vaccinated.

Progress
Cumulative vaccinations in Equatorial Guinea

References

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