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Background to OER Hub Rob Morris 2016-07-12T10:24:09+00:00
The OER Hub is situated in the Institute of Educational Technology (IET), at The Open University (OU) in the UK. The OU gained a grant from the Hewlett Foundation in 2006 to establish theOpenLearn repository, with Martin Weller part of the team. Following on from this the OLNet project, led by current IET Director Patrick McAndrew, established an international community of OER researchers, with Rob Farrow working on this project to better understand the key issues facing the OER movement and curate evidence accordingly.
In 2012 the Hewlett Foundation funded the OER Research Hub project. This sought to establish an evidence base for the many beliefs widely held regarding the benefits of OER. The project developed 11 hypothesis (such as "Use of OER improves student performance") and worked with 15 partners to build an evidence base regarding these. The hypotheses and evidence can be found in the Evidence Report and are presented as maps and visualizations at OER Impact Map. Some of the case studies in this section detail the individual collaborations comprising this project. The current OER Hub team all worked on this project and established a global reputation during this time. Following on from this large scale project, which ended in 2015, it was decided to establish the team and OER research on an ongoing basis. We transitioned to a portfolio based approach, encompassing a range of open education related projects.
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Hurd Introduces 21st Century SMART Wall Legislation
'It's time to unleash American innovation'
WASHINGTON, DC – Today U.S. Representative Will Hurd (R-TX) introduced the Secure Miles with All Resources and Technology (SMART) Act with Representatives Henry Cuellar (D-TX), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Steve Knight (R-CA), Steve Pearce (R-NM), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Keith Rothfus (R-PA) to ensure that the United States implements the most effective and fiscally-responsible strategy to achieve operational control of our southern border.
"Violent drug cartels are using more modern technology to breach our border than what we are using to secure it. We can't double down on a Third Century approach to solve 21st Century problems if we want a viable long-term solution," said Hurd who represents over 800 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border, more than any other Member of Congress. "We need a Smart Wall that uses high-tech resources like sensors, radar, LIDAR, fiber optics, drones and cameras to detect and then track incursions across our border so we can deploy efficiently our most important resource, the men and women of Border Patrol to perform the most difficult task -- interdiction. With a Smart Wall, we can have a more secure border at a fraction of the cost – that can be implemented and fully operational within a year. It's time to harness American innovation on this most important National Security challenge and I look forward to working with my colleagues to make this a reality."
Under the SMART ACT, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would be mandated to deploy the most practical and effective border security technologies available to achieve situational awareness and operational control of our border. The Secretary would also be required to submit a comprehensive border security strategy to Congress that lists all known physical barriers, technologies, tools, and other devices that can be utilized along the southern border, including a detailed accounting of the aforementioned measures selected for each linear mile of the border and a cost justification for each such measure. Additionally, the SMART Act authorizes $110 million to increase coordination and collaboration between Customs and Border Patrol and State, county, tribal, and other governmental law enforcement entities that support border security operations. Lastly, in response to the dire need to upgrade communication technology along the border, the bill creates a two-year grant program to improve emergency communications in the southern border region, including multi-band radios and upgrades from outdated or poorly functioning communication networks.
The National Border Patrol Council (NBPC), the exclusive representative of approximately 18,000 Border Patrol Agents supports the SMART Act. President of NBPC Brandon Judd stated, "To secure the border and keep America safe, we need technology, infrastructure, and manpower." He added, "The Secure Miles with All Resources and Technology Act will help our agents counter the sophisticated international drug cartels that poison our communities with meth, heroin, and other dangerous drugs. We thank Representative Hurd for his leadership on this issue and encourage Congress to pass this important piece legislation without delay."
"This bill provides a pragmatic approach to secure our borders," said Congressman Henry Cuellar. "It calls on DHS to deploy the most effective security technology - such as sensors, aerostats, and cameras - and rather than building walls to meet campaign promises, it takes a measured approach by directing DHS, in conjunction with state and local agencies, to conduct a comprehensive study and analysis of the different tools and solutions available to provide security on our borders. I live on the border and know personally the needs of our U.S. Border Patrol and our Homeland Security agents. A giant wall is nothing more than a 14th Century solution to a 21st Century problem. Further, this bill calls on DHS to take a greater role in controlling the invasive Carrizo cane along our river which presents a huge security risk for our border agents, as well as presenting grave environmental impacts. I thank my colleagues for working with me on these issues."
"Enhanced border security is an issue fundamental to our national security. We need to know who, and what, is coming across our border. Improving border security is vital to preventing drugs, diseased crops, and weapons from being smuggled into the United States illegally. It is also essential in keeping known criminals and suspected terrorists from entering the United States. The SMART Act will ensure we utilize the most innovated technology to secure and protect our nation," said Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21).
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Home Adventure Forums Gaming General "King Kong game raises emotional stakes", also soundtrack!
Here's the review of King Kong (the game) in the San Francisco Chronicle. It's an interesting read in that it talks about innovation in gaming as well.
The biggest difference between video games and movies is the reluctance of the industry to allow game developers to take risks. Imagine a world where there were only three movies -- "Bloodsport," "Tora! Tora! Tora!" and "Starship Troopers." Now imagine that the only new movies in the marketplace are sequels to those films: "Bloodsport: The Return of Chong Li," "Tora! Tora! Tora! XI" and "Starship Troopers: San Andreas."
There are certainly some visionaries working in video game development. Tim Schafer's recent Psychonauts game and Lorne Lanning's Oddworld series prove that video gamemakers can bring a trickle of creativity to the industry. In Japan, a game designer such as Donkey Kong and Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto already has Spielberg-level name recognition. And although Miyamoto is as sequel-prone as any human on Earth (I've counted more than 40 different Mario-related games), he's also constantly trying new things, such as the raise-your-own-pet phenomenon Nintendogs for the Nintendo DS, one of the most entertaining games released this year.
Most gamers know that while the graphics and sound get better in video games, the plots have remained secondary, which explains why almost every movie made from a video game is excruciating to watch.
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Location: The Mediterranean Sea
I played the demo, and I love the graphics and the style of gameplay which is realism (no health bar, amo bar, etc.)
And playing as King Kong really makes you feel powerful, and I'm surprised they managed to fit in quite a few unique moves.
I love the puzzle elements to the game, how you use the food chain to distract a dinosour, and how you use the enviroment.
~Spitsie
"If you don't get out of the box you've been raised in, you won't understand how much bigger the world is." - Angelina Jolie
<Susan falls through the floor and gets stuck>
<Paco looks at her blankly>
"Whats wrong with you?! Lassy would of had a firetruck here by now!"
- Susan Mayer, Desperate Housewives
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Epinionated.
Ubisoft made a whoopsie. Hopefully Xbox Live! will sort out the issue via a patch - King Kong on the 360 is too dark to play on non-HD tellies!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4525318.stm
Starter of Thread Must Die.
Doh! Thats the problem with next gen consoles, you need a great Television to fully apprechiate the graphics.
One of the issues mentioned in the IGN article ''Console vs. PC''
-Spitsie
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Recently, I wrote about how I learned to carry a notebook early in my career, and provided some insight into how I took notes. Most people think that taking notes is simple, easy—something that does not require a lot of thought.
Then why don't more people take notes?
Theories abound. Opinionated as I am, I think it is simply because we do not teach people how to take notes. Think about it - do you remember being taught how to take notes in school? If you went to Cornell, you may have been exposed to the Cornell System, a note-taking process developed by Professor of Education Walter Pauk at Cornell in the 1950s. I remember my seventh-grade biology teacher commenting that I used the Cornell system when he saw some of my notes in a class. I had no idea what he was talking about at the time—I was taking notes the way I always had, going back to the fifth grade.
My goal here is not to teach you how to take notes. We can cover that later, because the way you take notes will depend on the situation. Your methods have to be different because your needs are different. What works in a classroom will not work in the field, or on the warehouse floor. What works for an interview does not work for observations of floor activities.
Instead, my goal here is to get you to understand why, as a supervisor or as a leader, you should take notes.
How many times have you sat in a meeting, listening to what was going on, and suddenly found yourself startled that the meeting was over?
Come on. Be honest. That has happened to all of us.
One of the most important reasons why I take notes in meetings, in person or on the phone, is that I am less likely to check out of the meeting that way. I write down key words, key points, and who said what. I write down things that I have to verify, because someone always says something that is not quite true. A colleague of mine records the emotions in the room, including his own.
If you were to read any of our notes right after a meeting, you would not be able to make sense of them. That is by design. My colleague always revises his notes, creating a deeper version of them. I create a list of actions to take, which I indicate with nothing more than a few marks and arrows.
The act of actively listening and taking note of the key points made by everyone present is enough to keep me engaged in the meeting, enabling me to maintain a full presence in the room. I know that it is the same for most people, based on years of observing people in meetings. The ones who have the pad of paper in front of them and nothing on the page at the end of the meeting were not too busy in the meeting to take notes; they were too busy in their own heads to be present at that meeting.
Taking notes in a meeting, or in a phone call, ramps up the activity in your brain and forces you to engage at a higher level so that you don't mentally check out.
Notice something that I said above: "based on years of observing people in meetings." When you take notes, you are communicating to everyone else in the room that you are actively listening. The act of writing down what you hear shows respect to the others in the room, and increases their respect for you. Remember that my managers at the store noticed me because I took notes when nobody else did. People notice when you take notes.
How often do you think? Do you have a special place where you do your thinking? Winnie the Pooh had his thinking spot. We all have a place where we do our thinking.
When I sit down to think, I always do so with a pad of paper in front of me. I use a variety of different pads and tools for my thinking. Sometimes I use my planning grid. Sometimes a large sheet of paper that I can draw diagrams on. Sometimes a pad of sticky notes. Sometimes it is my little pocket notebook. If I am thinking, a pencil (or pen) and a sheet of paper is not far from my hand.
Frank Birdsall was the retired president of a major hotel chain. He was a smart executive. I honor him for planting in my mind the image of smacking an idea with a piece of paper.
Do you feel overwhelmed each day? Do you have too much to do? Does it seem like things are getting past you? Are you so busy with the small stuff that you just don't have time to get to the big things you want to do?
We all have "To-Do" lists. These are nothing but task lists.
Tony Robbins teaches that until you make the effort to write down all the "things" you have to do that are flying around in your mind, you never get to the things you want to do. As Robbins puts it, the things that you have to do keep circling around in your head until you don't know where to start or where the end is. Robbins teaches us to capture all these tasks by putting them on paper, enabling you to prioritize them, consolidate them, and then get them done.
Clearing out all these "things" helps get you organized. It helps you to create more space in your head, because as you capture the "gotta-dos" on paper, you start to plan how you are going to deal with them. That action helps calm most people (it does me), and it opens your mind so you can question the purpose of these "gotta-dos." One of the benefits of identifying their purpose is that you build motivation and momentum to get them done. Another benefit is that you sometimes identify things that are not very important and can be discarded.
Going through this process for a few weeks starts to clear the mind of the little things. You start to think about the bigger things, the real accomplishments that you want to get done. The act of organizing the things that need to be done and making a plan of action to get them done is a powerful management skill. It is one that many will say is easy to understand, but so few do because they fail to take the first step—to write the "gotta-dos" down on paper.


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Sunday Review|A Moral Flip-Flop? Defining a War
A Moral Flip-Flop? Defining a War
By PAUL STAROBIN
Paul Starobin is the author of "After America: Narratives for the Next Global Age."
HAROLD HONGJU KOH, the former dean of the Yale Law School, has been one of the country's foremost defenders of the notion that the president of the United States can't wage wars without the approval of Congress. During the Bush administration, he was legendary for his piercing criticisms of "executive muscle flexing" in the White House's pursuit of the so-called war on terror.
Even more, he was described by those who knew him as the inspiration for a generation of human rights activists and lawyers passionately committed to a vision of a post-imperial America as a model of constitutional restraint. His colleagues viewed him as not only a brilliant scholar but a "liberal icon."
Suddenly, though, Mr. Koh seems to be a different person.
Just over two years ago, he became legal adviser to Hillary Rodham Clinton's State Department, and in that job, he has become the administration's defender of the right to stay engaged in a conflict against Libya without Congressional approval. He argues that the president can proceed because the country is not actually engaging in "hostilities." Because "hostilities" is "an ambiguous standard," he has argued, the president need not withdraw forces to meet the resolution's requirement of an automatic pull-out, 60 days after "hostilities" begin, absent express Congressional approval for the war. The conflict is in its fourth month, and no such consent has been given.
Mr. Koh's allies, speaking more in sorrow than in anger, are mystified and disheartened to see their hero engaging in legalistic "word play." To them, it's as if he has torn off his team jersey, midgame, and put on the other side's. Mary Ellen O'Connell, a Notre Dame law professor who has known Mr. Koh for a quarter-century, is seeking an answer to this question: "Where is the Harold Koh I worked with to ensure that international law, human rights and the Constitution were honored during the Bush years?"
For Mr. Koh, criticism from his old allies is wrenching. In an interview at his State Department office, decorated with memorabilia from his beloved Boston Red Sox, his voice thickened as he talked about colleagues from academia now taking sharp issue with him. "I love these people, many of them," he said. He understands that his critics feel betrayed, but he feels misunderstood; his friends are failing to appreciate that the "Old Harold," as they now call him, has a new job. "I am changing roles," he said. "People's lives have seasons."
In our conversations, he took pains to try to reconcile his current and past positions on war powers by pointing to Libya as a particularly complicated case. The action was launched, he noted, to prevent a massacre of rebellious Libyans at the brutal hands of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi — and even though Mr. Obama did not first go to Congress, the United Nations Security Council authorized the intervention for the purpose of protecting civilians. Citing his convictions as a human rights activist, he suggested that there was an inescapable tension "between preventing atrocities and staying true to the letter and spirit of the War Powers Resolution."
While this argument might justify an initial refusal by President Obama to go to Congress, given the imminent risk of massacres in Libya, it does not speak to his continuing refusal to do so.
So how can Congress still be sidestepped? Mr. Koh responds that the War Powers Resolution, passed by Congress in 1973, is imprecise on many particulars.
Harold Koh advised President Obama that America's actions in Libya did not amount to "hostilities" under federal law.Credit...Jim Lo Scalzo/European Pressphoto Agency
The question remains as to why Mr. Koh has labored so hard to come up with a position so at odds with his former self. One plausible explanation is that it was simply not his nature to take on his bosses in the Obama administration, who have no interest in going before a truculent Congress to seek approval of the Libya intervention. "He is not a lone wolf," said Larry Lucchino, the president of the Boston Red Sox, a Yale Law graduate, and a friend.
"There's a personality attribute Harold has — he is exceptionally loyal to institutions," Mr. Lucchino said.
A mix of partisan and personal sympathies could be at work. Mr. Koh, a Harvard College and Harvard Law graduate, is a Democrat who owes his Washington rise to the Clintons, with Hillary having selected him for his current post and Bill, as president in the 1990s, having made him assistant secretary for democracy, human rights and labor at the State Department. Pressed on whether he felt pushed by Secretary Clinton and President Obama to take a view counter to his personal beliefs, he insisted that "I am not in a position where I feel I am choosing between my principles and my service."
This is an especially sensitive matter for Mr. Koh: As he often relates with pride, his father, a diplomat for the democratic South Korean government, resigned and went into exile in the United States rather than stay on and work for the military junta that overthrew that regime in the 1960s. It's also possible that Mr. Koh maneuvered himself into the awkward position he now occupies because of a miscalculation. The Libya intervention was supposed to last days, maybe a few weeks. It may never have occurred to him that he'd have to come up with a rationale for allowing Mr. Obama to proceed unimpeded by legislative shackles.
Whatever his motivations, it is sad to see Mr. Koh, with all his acumen, stretched out on a legal limb so long and so thin that one can almost hear it cracking. Talk, he suggested, to Laurence H. Tribe — the eminent constitutional law scholar whose course Mr. Koh took at Harvard Law. But no rescue came. "Harold is a good friend, one of my finest former law students," Professor Tribe said in an e-mail, but "I disagree completely with his analysis of the War Powers Resolution."
He is not winning support for his position in the academic world or even in some key parts of the administration. Legal advisers at both the Justice Department and Pentagon have declined to back the no-hostilities brief. One defender of this position, the Yale law professor Akhil Reed Amar, said that because "there are no body bags" of United States soldiers to this date, hostilities in Libya do not involve America.
But a common-sense definition of "hostilities" suggests they began back in March when American warplanes bombed the Qaddafi regime's air-defense systems, noted Lori Fisler Damrosch, a Columbia law professor who in 1990 joined with Mr. Koh on a brief to compel the executive branch to share war powers with Congress.
The damage wrought by Mr. Koh's volte-face extends well beyond his "liberal icon" reputation in the academy. A contorted reading of a law to suit a president's political need can only invite further such contortions (and more public cynicism about Washington). And Mr. Koh's opinion may set a worrisome precedent for the next war. His logic suggests that a war without United States boots on the ground can proceed indefinitely without Congressional approval. With drone warfare now expanding, with Mr. Koh's approval, national-security decision-making stands to become the sole province of the executive.
In Mr. Koh's 1990 book "The National Security Constitution," which established his reputation as a bedrock believer in shared powers, he offered a lamentation on "why the president almost always wins in foreign affairs." One reason, he said, was "Congressional acquiescence."
Another, it seems, is that an imaginative executive-branch lawyer, in a pinch, can invent an argument that does the trick.


K-beauty has revolutionized the skin care game. Here's another product from the K-beauty arsenal that will surely change your skin care routine for life – a cleansing stick. A cleansing stick is exactly what it sounds like. Swipe it a few times on your face, and voila! It cleanses, exfoliates, and brightens your skin and does every other thing that you expect from your regular cleanser. The best part is it is travel-friendly. Check out this list of best cleansing sticks you can lay your hands on.
This product contains coconut and coffee, which energize and moisturize your skin. The coffee extracts help to exfoliate your skin gently and wash away all traces of dirt at one go. Coffee extracts also help in reducing inflammation and brightening your skin. This product contains 95% natural ingredients.
This formula contains tomato and charcoal extracts that remove excess oil and impurities from your face. It is incredibly convenient to use and gives you a creamy lather. Charcoal is a natural detoxifying agent that leaves your skin naturally clear.
This product not only cleans your skin but also refines and exfoliates the pores and helps to even out your skin tone. It is easy to apply and easy to wash off. It sloughs away dead skin cells and boosts radiance. It is a three-in-one cleansing stick that focuses on controlling oil, reducing dullness, and improving skin texture.
This product is formulated with white and purple rice, which gives it an exfoliating quality. It smoothes the skin texture by gently exfoliating the dead skin cells. It is easy to use and is best for cleaning your face on-the-go.
The K-beauty product claims to give you a squeaky clean face just in 3 minutes. This daily-use cleansing stick has a balm-like texture that glides smoothly on your skin. The best part is, it comes with a cleaning brush that can help exfoliate your skin. It cleans the skin pores thoroughly from inside out and also removes makeup.
If you have dry skin, your skin is going to love this cleansing stick. It has an intensely hydrating formula that cleans your face without drying it. It is formulated to clean dirt and oil build-up thoroughly. It contains coconut oil that also clears acne-causing bacteria.
The smell might be overpowering for some.
The first thing that you will notice right after opening the cap is its fresh and invigorating smell. It scrubs your skin and cleans all the dirt and dead skin cells trapped in your pores. It contains naturally derived ingredients and fresh green tea leaves. It claims to remove makeup and keep your skin moisturized.
Not so effective in removing heavy makeup at one go.
This cactus water and hibiscus cleanser contains coconut oil and other natural extracts that keep your skin hydrated and make it feel soft and healthy. It claims to clean your face and remove every trace of makeup thoroughly.
A bit difficult to wash off.
This daily facial cleanser is extremely easy to use. It contains microbead-free exfoliants that gently polish your skin, leaving it super clean and smooth. It contains detoxifying matcha green tea extracts that protect your skin. It has a refreshing fragrance and is easy to carry.
This cleansing stick claims to remove not only impurities but also stubborn blackheads from your skin. This stick cleanser is easy to carry and extremely easy to use. It has an oil-based formula that dissolves and clears sebum and moisturizes your skin.
Cannot remove makeup effectively in one wash.
Cleansing sticks are the easiest and the most convenient way to clean your face on-the-go. These are no-mess and fuss-free type cleansers that will not leak or spill. If you are someone who always looks for a seamless way to blend your skin care routine with your daily schedules, try these cleansing sticks. And, of course, don't forget to share your feedback in the comments section.
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Andoni Gorosabel Espinosa (Arrasate, 4 augustus 1996) is een Spaans voetballer die doorgaans speelt als rechtsback. In september 2017 debuteerde hij voor Real Sociedad.

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Gorosabel speelde in de jeugd van Aretxabaleta, voor hij in 2010 terechtkwam in de jeugdopleiding van Real Sociedad. Na voor het derde elftal te hebben gespeeld, werd hij verhuurd aan Beasain. Het seizoen 2016/17 bracht hij opnieuw op huurbasis door; ditmaal bij Real Unión. Na zijn terugkeer van die club ging de rechtsback in het tweede team spelen, alvorens hij op 21 september 2017 zijn debuut maakte in de hoofdmacht, toen met 3–0 verloren werd van Levante in de Primera División. De treffers kwamen dit duel van Chema Rodríguez, José Luis Morales en Enis Bardhi. Gorosabel mocht van coach Eusebio Sacristán in de basis beginnen en hij werd halverwege de tweede helft naar de kant gehaald ten faveure van Álvaro Odriozola. Gorosabel zette in juni 2020 zijn handtekening onder een nieuwe verbintenis bij Sociedad, die zou lopen tot en met het seizoen 2023/24. Op 3 april 2021 won hij met Sociedad de finale van de uitgestelde Copa del Rey van het seizoen 2019/20. In deze wedstrijd werd door een doelpunt van Mikel Oyarzabal afgerekend met Athletic Bilbao. Gorosabel mocht van trainer Imanol Alguacil in de basis beginnen en werd in de blessuretijd van de tweede helft afgelost door Aritz Elustondo.

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Contino is a small single vineyard estate that is part of the Cvne family of high quality benchmark Spanish wines from the Rioja region. Jesús Madrazo is the widely respected winemaker at Contino and has traveled to London for a tasting of the very troubled 2013 vintage.
Nobody likely felt the woes of this vintage as much as Jesús who watched 99% of his harvest be destroyed by a freak hailstorm that struck the region in early September 2013. It was so severe that no such hailstorm has been seen in the region for 43 years.
With waterlogged vineyards and huge difficulties from mud, Jesús directed his pickers to pick a little later on the 26th September. By which time there has been more sun on the remaining 1% of grapes making them big and ripe. This ripeness subsequently pushed the alcohol level of this vintage up to 14.5%.
The team headed out and salvaged the remaining grapes from the wreckage. Usually Contino produce 2000 barrels in a vintage. In 2013 that number was reduced to 17. Jesús' determination to produce wine with the remaining fruit is what brought him to London for this tasting.
The wine has a rich alluring dark ruby colour and a very vibrant nose of spice and dark fruits. This is a barrel sample so there's an enormous amount of bursting vigour in the wine. The tannin is course with so much grip that a few glasses at this stage could give you lock-jaw! However, as Jesús himself says, this needs some ageing time in the bottle to round off but the richness and class is undeniable.
Although officially ready in 2 years time, I could see these being wines of enormous pleasure to be drinking in 5 yrs and counting. If you can actually get your hands on any then perhaps open a bottle on receipt and then another every 2 yrs until you run out!
So many winemakers all over the world are talking "terroir". With Rioja being such a vast region, it is easy to forget that winemakers are dealing with vastly different climates, soils, terrain etc. We tend to think in terms of 'crianza', 'reserva' and 'gran reserva' but this does no justice at all to what is really behind the wine in your glass.
Jesús is keen to emphasise the importance of "the place" where he is growing his fruit and the role it plays in delivering the finished product.
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The overriding feeling in response to the tasting is one of respect… for the winemaker, for the wine and for Nature.


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Avicii's Family Have Shared a Statement Following His Death
"We are so grateful for everyone who loved Tim's music and have precious memories of his songs."
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On Friday news broke that the Swedish EDM DJ Avicii – born Tim Bergling – had died, after his body was found in Muscat, Oman. He was 28.
Since then, musicians and fans alike have shared memories of his music and talents, and now his family have shared a statement thanking all of those who have shown support, Billboard reports. It reads:
We would like to thank you for the support and the loving words about our son and brother. We are so grateful for everyone who loved Tim's music and have precious memories of his songs.
Thank you for all the initiatives taken to honour Tim, with public gatherings, church bells ringing out his music, tributes at Coachella and moments of silence around the world.
We are grateful for the privacy during this difficult time. Our wish is that it continues that way.
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Tributes to the late DJ so far have included an impromptu gathering in Stockholm's Sergels Torg plaza, where fans played his music, and Kygo's Coachella set last weekend, which he ended with Avicii's song "Without You."
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BIHR Homepage » OUR RESEARCH TEAMS » Academic Unit for Ageing and Stroke Research » Our Research » Frailty and Elderly Care Research » Developing a novel system of care targeting risk factors for five manifestations of frailty to maintain the independence of older people in hospital and post-discharge (OPTIMISE)
Developing a novel system of care targeting risk factors for five manifestations of frailty to maintain the independence of older people in hospital and post-discharge (OPTIMISE)
Objectives and brief methodology
There are over two million unplanned hospital admissions a year for people aged over 65 in England accounting for 40% of hospital bed days. For many older people a brief stay in hospital is tolerated well, with recovery from acute illness, and return to physical and functional baseline. For people living with frailty, recovery following an illness or insult may be protracted and incomplete. Frailty describes an abnormal health state characterised by poor physiological reserve. In the 1960s, Bernard Isaacs described five 'Geriatric Giants'; key syndromes that commonly occur during acute illness in frail older people: falls, delirium, incontinence, immobility, loss of function. Whilst in hospital, older people are at particular risk of development or exacerbation of these manifestations of frailty (MoF) due to the physiological stresses of acute illness and pre-existing homeostatic failure e.g. sarcopenia, but also the many additional, and potentially modifiable, risk factors introduced during a hospital stay.
The MoF are important causes of excess in-hospital morbidity, contributors to adverse events (including hospital acquired infections, injurious falls and pressure ulcers), excess costs and longer term adverse outcomes. The MoF are also independently associated with poor outcomes: prolonged lengths of hospital stay; excess mortality; and requirement for increased care packages or institutionalisation post discharge.
Many identified risk factors for the MoF are iatrogenic and, at least in part, modifiable. Unfamiliar and noisy environments, forced dependency (meals, tablets, toileting, washing and dressing, bed-times), sensory impairment, polypharmacy, medical tests (or fasting for these), prolonged sedentary behaviour or periods of bed rest are all implicated in falls, development of delirium and incontinence, reduced mobility, and ultimately acquired functional impairment that may persist after discharge.
There are currently separate strategies to target prevention and management of the MoF in hospitalised older people. For example, there is separate National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance for each of falls, delirium and incontinence (22-24). NICE guidance advocates risk factor assessment and strategies to modify contributing factors where possible (i.e. multicomponent interventions). However, these recommendations focus more on the need for these interventions to be in place, rather than an evidence based framework of constituent components. Due to the overlap in risk factor profile for the MoF, this results in duplicated assessments, multiple systems of care, overlapping care pathways, separate and duplicative national audits and a lack of consistency in approach across the NHS. Moreover, the guidance fails to acknowledge or address multimorbidity in individuals (e.g. coexisting frailty), or the complexity of the health systems within which these interventions are to be interpreted and applied. National audits (falls, dementia and incontinence) have highlighted that adoption of guidance is not universal (e.g. 36% of people over 65 in hospital did not have a falls care plan, 55% had not been assessed for delirium and 40% of trusts did not have a pathway for managing incontinence (4, 25, 26)).There is a need for a coordinated approach to deliver key interventions to target an individual's risk factors for development of the MoF in hospital.
To identify through interviews (with patients and carers) and focus groups (with ward staff), key modifiable risk factors contributing to the development of MoF in hospital where there are gaps in the research literature. To prioritise through consensus, modifiable risk factors to be addressed in a novel system of care for hospitalised older people.
To identify existing evidence based care actions to address the prioritised modifiable risk factors and where there are gaps in the evidence. Interventions could be effective discrete components of care or environmental adaptation e.g. a timely medication review to reduce the risk of delirium, falls and polypharmacy.
To agree best practice interventions to address prioritised risk factors in the absence of research evidence.
Study 1: Qualitative: Interviews with patients and their carers to determine additional risk factors for development of the MoF not previously identified.
Participants: Patients aged 65 years and over admitted to an older person's ward for more than five days; willing and able to be interviewed at home by a researcher within four weeks of discharge; or alternatively a relative/carer if cognitive impairment means they are unable to complete an interview. N = 20 (10 from each of 2 wards).
Study 2: Qualitative: Focus group with members of ward based hospital staff to discuss potential risk factors from the perspective of healthcare workers.
Participants: Ward based hospital staff (nurses, nursing students, healthcare assistants, doctors, porters, domestic services staff, volunteers) working with older people, who are willing and able to attend a 1 hour focus group. N = 6-8 (staff members from each of 2 wards)
Study 3: Focus group and Consensus study to prioritise modifiable risk factors
a) Focus group x1 (8 – 10 Patients and carers from Study 1)
b) Group consensus x1 (12-14 clinical and academic leaders)
Systematic Review – Systematic literature and evidence review to identify care actions that have been evaluated as effective in addressing risk factors for MoF identified in pre-PDG work and PDG studies 1-3 (described in detail in separate protocol).
Study 4: Focus group and Consensus study to reach consensus on best practice care actions for modifiable risk factors
a) Focus group x1 (8-10 Patients and carers from Study 3a)
b) Group consensus x1 (12-14 clinical and academic leaders from Study 3b)
The research team is led by Dr Elizabeth Teale who is based at the Elderly Care and Rehabilitation Team at the Bradford Institute for Health Research. The team includes experts from the University of Leeds, University of Leicester, Exeter University, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust and the University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust.
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Further information and contact details
Elizabeth Teale – Chief Investigator contact: elizabeth.teale@bthft.nhs.uk Tel: 01274 382824
Kristian Hudson – Research Fellow contact: Kristian.Hudson@bthft.nhs.uk Tel: 01274 383403
This study/project is funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) [Programme Development Grants RP-DG-0218-10001 – Developing a novel system of care targeting risk factors for five manifestations of frailty to maintain the independence of older people in hospital and post-discharge]. The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.


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iPlayer doubles its reach
By Robin Parker2009-08-06T09:05:00+01:00
BBC iPlayer has more than doubled its reach in the past year and is five times more popular than ITV's catch-up service, Ofcom's annual communications market report has revealed.
The regulator has published figures from Nielsen Online that reveal that 15% of web users – 5.2m – access iPlayer compared to 3.3% who use ITV Player. Demand Five, 4oD and Sky Player all have a 1% reach.
Almost a quarter of homes watched catch-up TV online in 2008, up from 17% in 2007 to 23%. The BBC launched iPlayer on Virgin Media's on-demand service last April and by the end of the year BBC content was receiving 17m views a month on the platform.
However, viewing remains primarily online, with 41m views in December.
Channel 4 is experiencing the reverse, with 5.9m views of 4oD content on Virgin in December compared to 5m online.
Online, under-35s account for 35% of the audience on all of the broadcaster-owned sites except for Channel 4, in which the age group accounts for almost half of its audience.
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2022-2023 Productions
Please join the Bristol Community College Theatre Program for exciting productions throughout the upcoming year!
The theatre program's theme for the 2022/2023 season is derived from the Bristol OneBook* selection "The Good Ancestor" by Roman Krznaric and asks, "How do the choices we make now affect those who will live long after we are gone?" and "Can humanity overcome our shortsighted tendencies and solve some of the biggest problems our species have ever faced?"
Admission to all Bristol Theatre productions below is General Public: $15; Bristol Faculty/Staff & Non-Bristol Students: $10; Bristol Students: $5; Children under 13: Free. Not all productions may be appropriate for children under 13. Tickets can be purchased via online links below (coming soon). No cash payment for tickets will be accepted. Your email receipt is your ticket to the show.
*As part of the Bristol's OneBook Project, faculty, staff and students come together to read the same book, and participate in a wide array of campus events related to that book.
Please note: Bristol students and community members who are attending indoor events must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, as defined by the Policy, or have a valid accommodation for COVID-19. Please visit BristolCC.edu/visitorvaccinationpolicy for more information.
The Travelers
November 17 - 19, 2022, 7 p.m.
Studio Theatre (Room H128, H building), Margaret L. Jackson Arts Center | Bristol Fall River Campus
Synopsis: "The Travelers" is a devised performance piece written by its cast and inspired by the Maori proverb - Walking Backwards into The Future with Eyes Fixed on The Past combining the actors' individual stories with material from a wide range of writers, artists, spiritual and world leaders, including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Ernest Hemingway, the Buddha, Bob Marley, and Winnie the Pooh.
After the Blast
February 16 - 18, 2023, 7 p.m.
Directed by Brien Lang
Synopsis: Set in a future where the surface of the Earth is uninhabitable, humans now live underground where fertility is closely regulated and the world above is simulated via an implant. Anna and Oliver, born several generations after the move underground, have one final hope to have a baby.
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April 13 - 15, 2023, 7 p.m.
Directed by Elizabeth Bettencourt
Main Stage Theatre (H building), Margaret L. Jackson Arts Center | Bristol Fall River Campus
Synopsis: Winner of multiple awards, including three Tony Awards, "Urinetown" is set 20 years into a devastating drought. With a government ban on private toilets, people must now pay to use public amenities, while the corporation UGC has taken full advantage of the crisis. In this hilarious musical satire on corporate greed, environmental disaster and our legal system, "Urinetown" asks the question, Is it a right or a privilege to pee? The production features music and lyrics from Mark Hollman and Greg Kotis.
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May 24 - 25 and May 31 - June 1, 2023
Directed by Don Mays
Synopsis: Shakespeare's classic "Julius Caesar" brings us back to our ancestors in ancient Rome. A populace is unable to see reality through a cloud of manipulation. A leader abandoning democratic norms. A revolution becoming confused and corrupted. A powerful country in the initial stages of a great decline. The Bristol Theatre program completes the 2022/2023 season "walking backward into the future, with eyes fixed on the past".
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Bristol's Theatre program is an Associate in Arts in liberal arts & sciences that provides hands-on training and experience, allowing students to learn and refine their craft as they perform. Students can smoothly transfer to a four-year institution or seek work in the performing arts. In addition to teaching history, literature and art, studying theatre also provides interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills.
For more about Bristol theatre production, workshops and discussions, please regularly visit www.bristolcc.edu/theatre or contact Artistic Director and Assistant Professor of Theatre David Ledoux by emailing David.Ledoux@BristolCC.edu or by calling 774.357.3748.
2022 Spring Productions
Taunton Center Theatre | 2 Hamilton Street, Taunton, MA 02780
Bristol's Theatre program will hosted its production of Our Town from Thursday, June 9, through Saturday, June 11, 2022. It was the Bristol Theatre program's first production in the campus theatre at the college's Taunton Center, 2 Hamilton Street, Taunton, MA 02780.
Bristol presented Thornton Wilder's great American classic about life in Grover's Corners, New Hampshire. This profound and deeply moving play follows the residents of the fictional New England town in their "growing up, and in their marrying, and in their living, and in their dying."
No cash payment for tickets will be accepted. Your email receipt is your ticket to the show.
For more information contact Artistic Director and Assistant Professor of Theatre David Ledoux by emailing David.Ledoux@BristolCC.edu or by calling 774.357.3748.
Margaret L. Jackson Arts Center Main Stage Theatre (H Building) | Fall River Campus
In this odyssey of self-discovery, young Prince Pippin searches for meaning and satisfaction in his life. This magical, musical classic follows Pippin on his quest through war, murder, temptation and love as he attempts to find his "Corner of the Sky."
The collaborative production was directed by Elizabeth Bettencourt, Assistant Artistic Director of New Bedford Festival Theatre. The production also included musical direction from Dan Monte, Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and choreography by Brooklyn Toli, Assistant Professor of Theater at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Book by Roger O. Hirson. Music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz.
For more information about Bristol Theatre's production of "Pippin," please contact Artistic Director and Assistant Professor of Theatre David Ledoux by emailing David.Ledoux@BristolCC.edu or by calling 774.357.3748.
Studio Theatre | Margaret L. Jackson Arts Center, Room H128 | Fall River Campus
Two star-crossed lovers take their life! Bristol Theatre Program presents this reimagined classic in a fresh new production that looks at how living in a polarized world, ruled by hot headed passion, breeds violence. Presented in our studio space, with a livestream for remote viewing, this will be an intimate and modern take on a timeless story.
The production was live-streamed on the Bristol Theatre program YouTube channel.
For more information about Bristol Theatre's production of "Romeo and Juliet," please contact Artistic Director and Assistant Professor of Theatre David Ledoux by emailing David.Ledoux@BristolCC.edu or by calling 774.357.3748.
One Who Disappears
Bristol Community College's Theatre program is proud to announce its first production since the pandemic. Bristol's original ensemble-devised production titled, "One Who Disappears," premiered from Thursday, November 18, to Saturday, November 20.
Brief Synopsis: The "One Who Disappears" is piece of theatre written, designed and acted by Bristol students. The Bristol Theatre Program presents this world premiere as both a live, in-person production, and a live-stream on the Bristol Theatre Program YouTube channel. A group of souls enter an afterlife purgatory. They struggle to come to terms with the hatred, guilt, and resentment from their lives. Each lost soul must ask themselves, how do we let go of those things that are the source of our suffering? And what lies on the other side of letting go?
For more information about Bristol Theatre's production of "One Who Disappears," please contact Artistic Director and Assistant Professor of Theatre David Ledoux by emailing David.Ledoux@bristolcc.edu or by calling 774.357.3748.
Stay tuned for more exciting productions and programming brought to you by the Bristol Theatre Program.


Following the six-day teachers' strike in Los Angeles, January 14-22, 2019, a look at union demands, contract results, and a union with a history of following the commands of the capitalist Democratic Party.
A short history of the robbery of a branch of the Home Saving Bank in Los Angeles in 1915 and its aftermath, by the Black Rose Anarchist Federation.
Images from the 1965 Watts riots, which took place in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles from 11th-17th August 1965, resulting in over $40 million in property damage. The most severe riot in the city's history until the 1992 riots, it is considered by many to be one of the key turning points in the civil rights movement.
A publication of Revolutionary Autonomous Communities, an anarchist influenced "revolutionary federation of community councils and liberated spaces based in occupied communities made up of oppressed people of color" in Los Angeles.


Canara Bank Recruitment 2018 – 450 Probationary Officer Posts :- Canara Bank, Bangalore has published latest notification for filling up 450 posts of Probationary Officer on successful completion of Specially Designed Post Graduate Diploma in Banking & Finance (PGDBF) Course. Desirous & eligible candidates can apply online from 09/01/2018 to 31/01/2018.
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This is only the second book that I've read which dealt with the biker topic and I must say this one was a lot easier to deal with. The bikers themselves shared a lot of their attitude but when it comes to woman, the old ladies were cherished and loved, at least in Reaper's Property. Maybe loved is the wrong expression but they weren't cheated on and handled like they are just a body to stick it in. That doesn't mean that the Reaper's are easy going guys, nope. They are still, crazy, hard-headed and possessive guys but always portrayed in a way that makes them believable, you can just picture there life being exactly like that.The developing relationship between Horse and Marie was very interesting to read about since Marie had to overcome many of her prejudices but once she did, she stood behind her man no matter what. That wasn't a small, nor an easy step but these two actually managed it despite all odds, especially considering the plot that involves Marie's brother and his misdoings towards the Reapers. I couldn't imagine how this could probably play out without destroying every single feeling between Marie and Horse but I was pleasantly surprised by Joanna Wylde's solution. And I truly appreciated the humor sprinkled throughout the story, sometimes crude but still very funny.I really can't wait what story she will tell us next but I really hope Horse and Marie will still have a part of it.


We are currently working with London based developer, Provest and Sustainable by Design Architects on behalf of N&G developments Ltd, on this luxury residential development situated within the Coombe Hill Conservation Area between the town centres of Wimbledon and Kingston upon Thames, providing detailed M&E design, co-ordination and on site monitoring services.
The project involves the demolition of an existing dwelling and construction of 3 detached, luxury, 8 bedroomed family Villas, each with their own outdoor swimming pool.
These sustainable homes are being built to Passivehaus standards for the building fabric, and will incorporate PV array technology at roof level to provide supplementary electricity, as well as rain water harvesting systems serving the WC's. Ventilation to each property is provided by extensive whole house ventilation systems with heat recovery.
Due to the high end specification requirements of each Villa, supplementary heating and cooling is provided via high efficiency, high C.O.P., VRF systems utilizing ceiling void mounted fan coil units. LTHW underfloor heating systems are also provided to main bathroom and en-suite areas, with these systems being served by high efficiency air to water air source heat pump units.


Just in case you haven't heard about Screen or don't know what the Linux Screen Command is about, in short – Screen is the de-facto window manager in a Linux/Unix environment.
Not only does Screen let you open and switch between multiple windows, Screen also let's you run programs in it's won environment, even if you close the current SSH session. This comes in handy when you have scripts that run for a long time and could potentially timeout in SSH.


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Q: jQuery - Adding/removes classnames from the element and togling active class on the button I need to change the .important-element to the same color as the same-name button has been pressed. I want to achieve this by adding .red, .blue, .green classnames to .important-element and also removing them if the other or same button has been pressed. I am not sure how to edit my jQuery code for this to work.
Important thing: upon pressing the button it needs to remove previously added classnames (just like jQuery code works right now with the buttons). In other words: if one button is already active, it needs to remove it added class names from .important-element upon pressing another button.

$('.btn').on("click", function() {
  $('button').not(this).removeClass('active');
  $(this).toggleClass('active');
})
.price-filter-container {width: 1190px;max-width:100%;
  margin: 0 auto;}
button {outline: 0; /* only to remove the ugly blue outline in this demo */}
button.active {color: white;}
button.green.active {background:green;}
button.red.active {background:red;}
button.blue.active {background:blue;}

.important-element {padding:20px; width:240px; text-align:center;  background:grey; margin-top:30px; color:#FFF;}
.important-element.green {background:green}
.important-element.red {background:red}
.important-element.blue {background:blue}

    <button class="btn green">green</button>
    <button class="btn red">red</button>
    <button class="btn blue">blue</button>

i need to change with button click to the same collor as the button

A: So now the code should be right.

$('.btn').on("click", function() {
  var classname = $(this).attr('class');
  var split = classname.split(" ");
  var elementcolor = split[1];
  var colorStack = ['green', 'red', 'blue'];
  $('button').not(this).removeClass('active');
  $(this).toggleClass('active');
  $.each($(colorStack), function(index, value) {
    if ($('.important-element').hasClass(value)) {
      $('.important-element').removeClass(value);
    }
  });
  $('.important-element').addClass(elementcolor);
  $.each($(colorStack), function(index, value) {
    if (!$('button').hasClass('active')) {
      $('.important-element').removeClass(value);
    }
  })
});
.price-filter-container {
  width: 1190px;
  max-width: 100%;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

button {
  outline: 0;
  /* only to remove the ugly blue outline in this demo */
}

button.active {
  color: white;
}

button.green.active {
  background: green;
}

button.red.active {
  background: red;
}

button.blue.active {
  background: blue;
}

.important-element {
  padding: 20px;
  width: 240px;
  text-align: center;
  background: grey;
  margin-top: 30px;
  color: #FFF;
}

.important-element.green {
  background: green
}

.important-element.red {
  background: red
}

.important-element.blue {
  background: blue
}

  <button class="btn green">green</button>
  <button class="btn red">red</button>
  <button class="btn blue">blue</button>

i need to change with button click to the same collor as the button

A: Slightly simplified version:

var colors = [ 'red', 'green', 'blue' ];
$('.btn').on("click", function() {
  $(this).siblings('button').removeClass('active');
  $(this).addClass('active');
  var color = [ ...this.classList ].filter((className) => colors.includes(className))[0];
  var otherColors = colors.filter((colorName) => colorName !== color);
  $('.important-element').removeClass(otherColors.join(' ')).toggleClass(color);
})
.price-filter-container {width: 1190px;max-width:100%;
  margin: 0 auto;}
button {outline: 0; /* only to remove the ugly blue outline in this demo */}
button.active {color: white;}
button.green.active {background:green;}
button.red.active {background:red;}
button.blue.active {background:blue;}

.important-element {padding:20px; width:240px; text-align:center;  background:grey; margin-top:30px; color:#FFF;}
.important-element.green {background:green}
.important-element.red {background:red}
.important-element.blue {background:blue}

    <button class="btn green">green</button>
    <button class="btn red">red</button>
    <button class="btn blue">blue</button>

i need to change with button click to the same collor as the button

If you like to use data-* attributes, that might make it even easier:

var colors = [ 'red', 'green', 'blue' ];
$('.btn').on("click", function() {
  $(this).siblings('button').removeClass('active');
  $(this).addClass('active');
  var color = this.dataset.color;
  var otherColors = colors.filter((colorName) => colorName !== color);
  $('.important-element').removeClass(otherColors.join(' ')).toggleClass(color);
})
.price-filter-container {width: 1190px;max-width:100%;
  margin: 0 auto;}
button {outline: 0; /* only to remove the ugly blue outline in this demo */}
button.active {color: white;}
button[data-color="green"].active {background:green;}
button[data-color="red"].active {background:red;}
button[data-color="blue"].active {background:blue;}

.important-element {padding:20px; width:240px; text-align:center;  background:grey; margin-top:30px; color:#FFF;}
.important-element.green {background:green}
.important-element.red {background:red}
.important-element.blue {background:blue}

    <button class="btn" data-color="green">green</button>
    <button class="btn" data-color="red">red</button>
    <button class="btn" data-color="blue">blue</button>

i need to change with button click to the same collor as the button

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Arbitration|Courts|United States
ADR Legislative Update
As is his practice, Larson Frisby of the ABA Governmental Affairs Office has prepared his annual Federal Legislative Update, reporting on the status of federal ADR legislation and other related proposals and measures of interest to practitioners and public policy followers.
Most prominent on the list is the CFPB's final rule regulating the use of financial consumer pre-dispute arbitration agreements and requiring reporting of data concerning arbitrations that are held pursuant to such agreements. The House has approved, and the Senate has introduced, resolutions to prevent the rule's taking effect. Other challenges from congressional and industry groups are also underway. The SEC has taken no action with respect to securities arbitration, though it was authorized to do so in the Dodd-Frank Act.
The Department of Health and Human Service's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has published a proposed rule revising its previously published final rule, the effect of the modification being to remove the prior rule's ban on pre-dispute arbitration agreements in nursing home contracts.
Other developments include the reversal of rules prohibiting federal contractors from requiring arbitration of sexual assault and harassment claims; proposed legislation to make enforcement of arbitration agreements more difficult for service members with respect to employment rights; and the perennial Arbitration Fairness Act, introduced each Congress by Senator Franken, rendering unenforceable all pre-dispute arbitration agreements.
The always valuable report by the always valuable Mr. Frisby may be found here.
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The borough of East Grinstead, part of the duchy of Lancaster since the reign of Edward III, formed a 'liberty of itself without any intermeddling of the hundred' of that name. According to a 1563 survey of duchy lands in Sussex, the borough had about 50 burgages, six of which were held by Sir Richard ('Fillsack') Sackville. Among other Sackville property in the neighbourhood was the manor of Brambletye, which became the residence of Henry Compton II, whose mother married into the family. While the fact that the Sackvilles held a number of duchy offices in Sussex obviously enhanced their influence in East Grinstead, it is interesting to see that the pattern of patronage there remained local rather than central. During a period in which there were 10 elections and six chancellors of the duchy only one example has been found of a possible central nomination, that of Reade Stafford in 1593, when (Sir) Thomas Heneage was chancellor, and, even then, Stafford's return may have been due equally well to Thomas Sackville, Lord Buckhurst as to Heneage. Sir Robert Cecil, appointed chancellor in October 1597, applied in September for one or both nominations. On the 14th of that month the borough wrote to tell him that he was too late: the election had already taken place.
for the love and goodwill that he, the said Cure, bare unto the said borough town and the inhabitants thereof.
Drew Pickesse (1586), Thomas Frere (1589) and John Shurley II (1593) were all local men.
Somerville, Duchy, i. 53, 327, 340; Horsfield, Sussex, i. 385-91; DL 42/23, ff. 47, 235, 238; HMC Hatfield, vii. 385; 42/112 ff. 177 seq.; S.C.6/2198; W. H. Hills, East Grinstead, passim; CSP Dom. 1547-80, p. 123.


Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common childhood disorders in the country -- and its numbers are growing rapidly ("Attention Deficit…" ). In 2007, 9.5 percent of children were diagnosed; this number jumped to 11 percent in 2011 (Hanscom A18). A whopping 6 percent of these children are on medication for the disorder (Frances 49-50). Magill's Medical Guide says: "[ADHD is] a condition characterized by an inability to focus attention or to inhibit impulsive, hyperactive behavior…" This condition could interfere with a child's education and social life; people diagnosed with ADHD typically perform poorly in school and experience behavioral problems (Chang 221-225). ADHD is a real disorder and a genuine problem; however, children with this rapidly-growing disorder are being overmedicated mainly due to one thing: ADHD is being over diagnosed.


At some stage during GAA Congress in Wexford on Saturday, a member of Central Council will rise to propose a motion which is largely similar to one that was beaten on a three-to-one majority only three years ago.
It will call on delegates to support a rule change which, in certain circumstances, gives Central Council the authority to make county grounds available for non-GAA sports - or 'foreign games' as they used to be referred.
Up to now, Central Council's power in this area was confined to Croke Park, which hosted rugby and soccer internationals between 2007 and 2010 while Lansdowne Road was under redevelopment.
Clare put forward a motion on a few occasions, which would have extended Central Council's jurisdiction to include county grounds, but it got an icy reception.
Noel Walsh, the Milltown-Malbay clubman who worked so hard for several years to have Croke Park opened up before the momentous decision was eventually taken in 2005, led the campaign for the same arrangement to apply for county grounds but his well-argued case never came close to getting majority support in Congress.
That will almost certainly end this weekend and while Walsh won't be at Congress, he is delighted that Central Council are supporting change.
"It makes sense. In fact, it made sense years ago, once Central Council was given the power to make decisions on the use of Croke Park," said Walsh.
"This is well overdue but better late than never."
Seán Kelly, who was GAA president when the decision to open up Croke Park was taken 14 years ago, also believes that Central Council should be authorised to make decisions about county grounds.
"The motion is clear. This applies to county grounds only - club grounds are off limits," Kelly said.
"You never know when circumstances arise where a decision has to be made fairly quickly.
"If this motion is passed, Central Council will be able to do that, whereas Congress only comes together once a year.
"Giving Central Council the power to make decisions on an application for the use of a county ground for a special event leaves no room for controversy or embarrassment."
That became an issue last year when an application to make Páirc Uí Chaoimh available for the Liam Miller tribute soccer game was initially turned down, sparking a major controversy.
The GAA came under enormous pressure (director-general Tom Ryan described it as bullying) and eventually relented.
Effectively, they broke their own rules, which is why Central Council want to tweak the regulations now.
If the Clare motion had been passed in 2016, the controversy over the Liam Miller game could have been avoided as Central Council would, in all probability, have moved much quicker, and with greater appreciation of the public mood.
It will be interesting to see how much opposition the motion faces this time.
If three-quarters of Congress delegates were opposed only three years ago, will enough now change sides to take it over the required 60pc vote?
The fact that Central Council are behind it will probably carry the day, one that many believe should have come years ago,.


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32 more county COVID-19 cases
Deanne Johnson
newsroom@reviewonline.com
LISBON — Another death was reported and the number of coronavirus cases in Columbiana County jumped an additional 32 cases on Friday, the largest increase by far which brought the total to 399 cases.
The Columbiana County Health Department attributed the large increase to the FCI-Elkton federal prison. Health Commissioner Wes Vins noted the prison had been testing many of the inmates within the facility and has been keeping those testing positive separated from the rest of the population.
The prison had used in-house tests to determine who should be quarantined from the other inmates. Then lab tests were performed on those inmates, resulting in 28 new positive tests. Those test results were then added to the state numbers at one time. Additionally, Vins said the prison has not needed to transport additional inmates out to the hospitals for the past three weeks.
Of the 399 accumulated COVID-19 cases in Columbiana County, the health department reports nearly 25 percent, 94 of the cases, have been inmates from FCI-Elkton.
"We should expect to see more increases in cases from them as they continue to test," Vins said, noting they have been in communication.
The federal Bureau of Prisons reports FCI-Elkton now has 118 inmates and 12 staff members who have tested positive for COVID-19. There have been 53 inmates and 40 staff members recovered from having coronavirus. Nine inmates have died.
Half of the county's deaths have now been from long-term care facilities. Friday's reported death was an 80-year-old man who had underlying health conditions. His death brings the number of county deaths to 44 and the number from long-term care facilities to 22.
Vins said Friday that while there have been larger numbers of cases reported at the Salem North Healthcare this week, those were slowly added over time to the numbers. Any place where there are close quarters, Vins said, there will be a higher rate.
Another 150 test kits arrived this week, bringing the totals received through the county health department to 600. Vins said test kits are distributed to the two county hospitals and they are trying to distribute more to nursing homes to help recognized those cases early. The hospitals and nursing homes also have been also obtaining extra test kits through private sources.
Friday was the day restaurants with outdoor patios could begin operations and Vins said he wants to see everyone doing it in a healthy safe way, then next week when there will be more opportunities for dine-in opportunities.
"It all comes down to social distancing and trying to be as clean and healthy as we can," Vins said.
Laura Fauss, public information officer for the health department, said they have received some questions regarding how many patrons can gather in a restaurant or bar at one time. Each party or group should be 10 people or fewer and each group should be at least six feet from the other groups gathering to dine.
With a number of new directives from the state about what can open and when, Vins said the health department has been busy trying to stay on top of all the changes and get answers for businesses which have questions as they resume operations. While health directives and rules usually take months and years to prepare, the current situation has new rules rolling out much more swiftly.
Additionally, Vins said there has been discussion with the local fair board about some things they may need to do if the county fair happens this summer. There is currently a group at the state level working on some guidelines for that and other summer events where people gather to happen.
"If everybody does the right things, this could go fine," Vins said of the opening of businesses. Fauss added the residents of Columbiana County have done a great job flattening the curve. "Based on (early predictions) we had originally planned to be ready for 20 to 25 new cases per day, but that did not occur."
Vins predicts it could take between one to three weeks to learn if the reopening of the county has led to a large increase in cases.
The Ohio Department of Health reported 25,349 confirmed cases and an additional 1,605 probable cases. There have now been 1,431 confirmed deaths and an additional 150 deaths being listed as probably coronavirus related. For a second day in a row, both the number cases and new deaths were higher than the 21-day averages. However, the numbers of new hospitalizations (73) and ICU admissions (9) were both below the 21-day average.
djohnson@mojonews.com