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'Hooked on a Feeling' singer B.J. Thomas dies at 78
FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007. file photo, Music artist B.J. Thomas speaks after Gov. Brad Henry, left, presented Thomas with a proclamation at the state Capitol in Oklahoma City. B.J. Thomas, the versatile, Grammy-winning singer who enjoyed success on the pop, country and gospel charts with such hits as "I Just Can't Help Believing," "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" and "Hooked On a Feeling," has died, Saturday, May 29, 2021. He was 78. (Paul B. Southerland/The Oklahoman via AP, File)
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B.J. Thomas, the Grammy-winning singer who enjoyed success on the pop, country and gospel charts with such hits as "I Just Can't Help Believing," "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" and "Hooked on a Feeling," has died. He was 78.
Thomas, who announced in March that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer, died from complications of the disease Saturday at his home in Arlington, Texas, his publicist Jeremy Westby said in a statement.
A Hugo, Oklahoma-native who grew up in Houston, Billy Joe Thomas broke through in 1966 with a gospel-styled cover of Hank Williams' "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" and went on to sell millions of records and have dozens of hits across genres. He reached No. 1 with pop, adult contemporary and country listeners in 1976 with ″(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song." The same year, his "Home Where I Belong" became one of the first gospel albums to be certified platinum for selling more than 1 million copies.
His signature recording was "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head," a No. 1 pop hit and an Oscar winner for best original song as part of the soundtrack to one of the biggest movies of 1969, the irreverent Western "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid." Thomas wasn't the first choice to perform the whimsical ballad composed by Burt Bacharach and Hal David; Ray Stevens turned the songwriters down. But his warm, soulful tenor fit the song's easygoing mood, immortalized on film during the scene when Butch (Paul Newman) shows off his new bicycle to Etta Place (Katharine Ross), the girlfriend of the Sundance Kid (Robert Redford).
"Raindrops" has since been heard everywhere from "The Simpsons" to "Forrest Gump" and was voted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2013. But, at first, not everyone was satisfied. Thomas was recovering from laryngitis while recording the soundtrack version and his vocals are raspier than for the track released on its own. Redford, meanwhile, doubted the song even belonged in "Butch Cassidy."
"When the film was released, I was highly critical — how did the song fit with the film? There was no rain," Redford told USA Today in 2019. "At the time, it seemed like a dumb idea. How wrong I was."
Thomas would later say the phenomenon of "Raindrops" exacerbated an addiction to pills and alcohol which dated back to his teens, when a record producer in Houston suggested he take amphetamines to keep his energy up. He was touring and recording constantly and taking dozens of pills a day. By 1976, while ″(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" was hitting No. 1, he felt like he was "number 1,000."
"I was at the bottom with my addictions and my problems," he said in 2020 on "The Debby Campbell Goodtime Show." He cited a "spiritual awakening," shared with his wife, Gloria Richardson, with helping him to get clean.
Thomas had few pop hits after the mid-1970s, but he continued to score on the country charts with such No. 1 songs as "Whatever Happened to Old-Fashioned Love" and "New Looks from an Old Lover." In the late 1970s and early '80s, he was also a top gospel and inspirational singer, winning two Dove awards and five Grammys, including a Grammy in 1979 for best gospel performance for "The Lord's Prayer."
Fans of the 1980s sitcom "Growing Pains" heard him as the singer of the show's theme song. He also acted in a handful of movies, including "Jory" and "Jake's Corner" and toured often. Recent recordings included "Living Room Music," featuring cameos from Lyle Lovett, Vince Gill and Richard Marx. He had planned to record in 2020 in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, but the sessions were delayed because of the pandemic.
Thomas married Richardson in 1968, and had three daughters: Paige, Nora and Erin. He and his wife worked on the 1982 memoir "In Tune: Finding How Good Life Can Be." His book "Home Where I Belong" came out in 1978 and was co-authored by Jerry B. Jenkins, later famous for the million-selling "Left Behind" religious novels written with Tim LaHaye.
Besides music, Thomas loved baseball as a kid and started calling himself B.J. because so many Little League teammates also were named Billy Joe. By his teens, he was singing in church and had joined a local rock band, the Triumphs, whom he would stay with into his 20s. He enjoyed Ernest Tubbs, Hank Williams and other country performers his parents liked, but on his own he was inspired by the soul and rhythm and blues singers he heard on the radio or saw on stage, notably Jackie Wilson, whose hit ballad "To Be Loved" Thomas later covered and adopted as a kind of guide to his life.
"I was raised in a fairly dysfunctional situation and I went through years of intense alcoholism and drug addiction so the song was always a touchstone for me. When you open yourself up to drugs and alcohol at such a young age it becomes something you have to deal with the rest of your life," he told the Huffington Post in 2014.
"What a road block and heartbreak and times of failure these addictions have caused me. But I had that little piece of lightning from that song. That's the essence of the whole thing. To love and be loved. And that takes a lifetime to accomplish. It's always been an important part of my emotions."
This story has been corrected to show that Thomas sang the theme song to "Growing Pains," not "The Facts of Life."
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(2014) Science Fiction (Summit) Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Kate Winslet, Jai Courtney, Ashley Judd, Tony Goldwyn, Miles Teller, Zoe Kravitz, Maggie Q, Ray Stevenson, Mekhi Phifer, Ansel Elgort, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Christian Madsen, Amy Newbold, Ben Lamb, Janet Ulrich Brooks, Clara Burger, Anthony Fleming, Ryan Carr, Alex Hashioka, Will Blagrove, Rotimi, Justine Wachsberger. Directed by Neil Burger
We have a tendency to slot people into boxes. This one is a hothead, that one is a braniac, this one is a stoner, that one is a loser. It is easier for us to compartmentalize people but it doesn't begin to tell the whole story about someone.
In the dystopian future projected here, this has been taken to the ultimate level. After war has devastated the United States leaving Chicago one of the few inhabitable cities (and that just barely), the surviving population has been divided into five factions centered around a characteristic considered to be a virtue; Abnegation (selflessness), Dauntless (bravery), Candor (honesty), Amity (kindness) and Erudite (intelligent). On Choosing Day, 18 year old citizens must choose one of these factions to belong to. Once the choosing is made, there's no turning back.
Aiding the candidates is a test which tells them which faction they are best suited for. However when Beatrice (Woodley) who grew up in Abnegation takes the test, she is shocked to discover that her test was inconclusive – she isn't suited for any one faction. What is more puzzling is the reaction of Tori (Q), the administrator of the test – she is fearful, warning Beatrice to tell no-one of her test results.
On the day of the Choosing Beatrice chooses Dauntless, much to the disappointment of her mom (Judd) and dad (Goldwyn), who are doubly disappointed because Beatrice's brother Caleb (Elgort) chose Erudite. Beatrice, now going by Tris, is surprised to discover that she and her new friends Christina (Kravitz), Al (Madsen), Will (Lloyd-Hughes) and to a lesser extent the mouthy Candor transfer Peter (Teller) aren't in yet – Dauntless only takes a percentage of its recruits; the rest are rendered Factionless with nowhere to go.
In charge of their training is the brutal and sadistic Eric (Courtney) who seems to have an immediate dislike of Tris and Four (James), a taciturn trainer who seems far more capable than Eric. Tris, raised among the Amish-like Abnegation, has trouble with the physical requirements but battles as hard as she can. In the meantime she hides her test results, labeling her as Divergent and apparently a threat to the Erudite faction who are actively hunting Divergent citizens down.
As Tris becomes closer and more attracted to Four, she discovers that there are some odd things going on in Dauntless. For one, secret visits by Jeanine (Winslet), leader of the Erudite faction, to Max (Phifer), leader of the Dauntless, and things that don't add up are going on. Tris quickly realizes she's involved in a very dangerous game and she doesn't know the rules. When things go South, Tris discovers a horrifying plot by the Erudite that will take all of her bravery, compassion, honesty, intelligence and kindness to overcome.
Based on a bestselling young adult sci-fi trilogy by Veronica Roth, Summit is eager for this to become their next young adult franchise. Like previous franchises Twilight and The Hunger Games, Divergent is led by a female protagonist who, like Katness Everdeen in the latter series is strong and forced into becoming something of a symbol. Woodley is going to inevitably be compared to Jennifer Lawrence whose Katness has become somewhat iconic. Unfortunately, her performance doesn't hold up.
It's not for lack of talent or lack of trying. This simply isn't the right kind of role for her. Woodley spends most of the movie looking befuddled because her character is largely in the dark about what's going on around her. There is a gun battle scene near the end of the film when Tris essentially gets hysterical (and to be fair for good reason) but it's disconcerting to see your lead character and role model fly into a tizzy.
Winslet is likewise wasted in a role in which she is cast as an icy blonde bitch who just wants to rule the world. She is a formidable actress who would have made an equally formidable villain but she's not really given anything to work with as the focus is more on the young 'uns. She only gets to let loose in villainous glee late in the film and by then the audience has essentially lost all interest in the character.
Only James really fares well among the lead. He is hunky handsome (or so say some of my younger female friends) and has a good deal of brooding presence. He may well emerge from this film the big star that Woodley should have been although time will tell on that score.
I'm not sure what Roth's political views are or if she has any but I have to say that the story reads a bit like a wet dream of the far right; the villains of the story are the educated who want to take the freedom of everyone away and take control over every aspect of life because they know better than the rest of us. The military faction are the most free-spirited, running joyfully through the streets of Chicago with big mother-effin' grins on their faces. I'm sure most military sorts will tell you how much running makes them smile. I could be reading too much into it (and I probably am) but I couldn't help make the observation.
The old familiar theme of teens feeling like outcasts are also explored. Those who refuse to be pigeonholed are persecuted while those who conform are considered virtuous. Just like high school except on a more global scale.
The effects are pretty decent and there are some nifty action sequences but this is definitely a movie targeted for young adult audiences, particularly the female persuasion. I suspect male audiences will find this less palatable than The Hunger Games. This isn't a bad movie despite all its shortcomings – I will say I was entertained and most of the audience I saw it with was too – but it didn't generate in me the excitement that the Jennifer Lawrence series did from the get go. I suspect it will have enough inertia to get the proposed two sequels made but I doubt very much it will become the cultural phenomenon that THG became.
REASONS TO GO: Complex background explained well. Some fine action and effects sequences.
REASONS TO STAY: Woodley a bit of a misstep casting-wise.
FAMILY VALUES: There is a bit of action, some of it intense. There's also some more adult thematic elements along with implied sexuality.
TRIVIAL PURSUIT: Teller and Woodley are close friends in real life and Woodley had a very hard time during their fight sequences to be aggressive and antagonistic towards him requiring Teller to pull her aside and have a conversation with his former The Spectacular Now co-star.
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Junior Varsity Baseball, Varsity Baseball · May 3 Frontier High School Varsity Baseball beat Rossville High School 7-2
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After a devastating loss on Monday night to Rossville, the Frontier Falcons felt themselves back up to a wall for the regular season conference title. A loss would mean a 3 way tie between Carroll, Rossville, and Frontier. A win would allow the Falcons a shot at the outright Conference title pending the 5-5 marathon game with Carroll that will now need to be finished due to the loss on Monday to Rossville.
Playing with a purpose is something that most coaches preach to their players. When a game means more than just a win or a loss it seems to gain more value and requires more effort. Tonight was just that, Frontier held its Annual Military Appreciation game tonight where the celebrated the lives of those that gave up theirs to serve our country. The sacrifices that our military give is worth more than just a game that is played between 2 high schools, but it is a way for the coaches, players, fans, and parents to say that we thank you for those sacrifices that you made to fight for our freedom. The time spent away from your families so that we can have the opportunities to succeed, to have freedoms that most countries do not have. So, from a team that cares, THANK YOU!!!
How fitting it is to have Military Appreciation night and to have two Seniors decide to serve their country. AJ Hall will join the US Army while Blake Hylton will join the US National Guard this summer. On a night like tonight, the coaches would not have it any other way than to have both Seniors on the field with AJ on the mound. AJ stood tall on the bump for the Falcons for 7 complete innings to earn the W tonight. With an 11 strike out effort and only allowing 3 hits with 4 walks, the performance was just shy of dominant. AJ's complete game gives him 3 wins on the season. Hall also added 2 hits, 1 double, and an RBI to help in his win against Rossville. Senior Zach Loy and Freshman Tanner Dold both added a multi hit game with Loy smashing a Triple to the left center gap and Dold adding a double in the left center gap. Dold and Senior Cole Fesler would tally 2 RBI's for the Falcons with one of Feslers RBI's coming on a perfectly executed squeeze play early in the game. Defensively the Falcons were flawless with the US National Guard bound Hylton making 2 very good catches in right field to save runs and keep the lead intact all game.
Frontier moves there record to 9-3-1 on the season and will travel to North White on Friday to battle it out with the Vikings for their second meeting of the season. The game is scheduled for a 5pm start so come out a support the Falcons.
By Frontier High School Athletics on May 3, 2016


The main goal of the new regulations is to reduce the risk of fraud that consumers experience due to the delay between a credit card transaction and a company actually receiving funds from the account. This process can take several days to complete, and during that time, the consumer is exposed to potential threats from several different angles.
The CFPB is working with technology companies in the financial field to create real-time payment systems that eliminate the multi-day delay in transactions. The Bureau is using input from consumer groups, regulators and financial service providers to ensure that the new technology is focused on consumer safety and transparency. The Federal Reserve has also been brought in to regulate the changes in the payment systems and create the most secure platform possible.


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South Yorkshire Police team nominated for prestigious global award
Officers from Sheffield's Central and North West Neighbourhood team will be heading to the USA later this year after being nominated for the prestigious Herman Goldstein Problem Solving Awards.
The team have been shortlisted for their innovative work around tackling spice use in Sheffield city centre, which also scooped a Tilley Award in April.
Their inventive approach which included targeted patrols and partnership working, led to a 39% reduction in crime in the area around Sheffield Cathedral within a three-month period in 2018.
The Goldstein Awards recognise outstanding police officers and forces across the world who are engaging in effective problem-solving efforts to reduce crime and disorder.
PC Libby Bettney and Sergeant Ben Hanson will travel to the US in November, to present the team's work to a judging panel made up of world-class researchers.
Sergeant Ben Hanson said: "It's a huge honour for the team to be recognised on an international stage. A big part of what we have been doing is around improving how we work with partners, including the local authority drug and alcohol team, this has been vital to our success so far.
"We started this work to try and make the city centre a better, safer place to work and visit and we've seen great results, this nomination is the icing on the cake."
Inspector John Mallows said: "This is fantastic news; not only recognising the efforts of the whole team, but also the work Libby and Ben have put in to improve on our original application. I would also like to mention the University of Lancashire who have been a great support to the team.
"It's important to say that this work is continuing to have a positive impact on key issue for us in the city centre. Spice use is something that has had an impact on numerous businesses and residents in Sheffield, and at the heart of the positive action we're taking are my officers trying to improve things for the community they are part of.
"As well as being a boost for Sheffield, it's also an important moment for the force, and recognition for how neighbourhood policing is working across South Yorkshire."
Superintendent Paul McCurry said: "I am very proud of Libby, Ben and the whole Central and North West Neighbourhood Team. This nomination is testament to their hard work and the solid leadership we have in place. I wish them all the luck in the world for their trip to America.
"The public should be confident that we have one of the best teams in the business delivering Neighbourhood Policing, recognised locally and now internationally."
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Zika Is Linked To Microcephaly, Health Agencies Confirm
The World Health Organization says there is now scientific consensus that the Zika virus is connected with microcephaly — a condition in which babies are born with very small heads and brain damage.
Scientists have been working for months to confirm a link between Zika and microcephaly, ever since Brazil reported a startling increase in cases last fall.
Zika infection during pregnancy appears to increase the risk for several types of birth defects and miscarriages, a recent study found. And scientists have found the virus in the brains of affected babies.
But all this evidence is circumstantial. So the big question has been: Is Zika really the culprit?
Now WHO and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention agree there's enough evidence to say, yes, Zika is linked to microcephaly.
"At this point the most pressing question people want answered is, 'If I get a Zika infection during pregnancy what are the chances my baby is going to be affected?' " says Dr. Anne Schuchat, the deputy director of the CDC. "We really feel a sense of urgency to both answer that question and to help stop the spread of the virus."
Currently the Zika virus is circulating in 33 countries in the Americas and has sickened hundreds of thousands of people.


NEW DELHI: After billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi, industrialist Vikram Kothari, the promoter of Rotomac Pens, is being investigated by the CBI for defaulting on more than Rs. 3,600 crore in loans from government banks. Investigators raided Vikram Kothari's home and establishments in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur around daybreak, hours after the CBI filed a First Information Report (FIR).
Vikram Kothari has denied any wrongdoing. "Yes, I took a loan from the bank but it's wrong information that I haven't paid," he said.
Amid reports over the weekend that Vikram Kothari had also fled the country - like several high-profile tycoons under investigation - he was spotted at a wedding on Sunday night. "I live here and will continue to live here only. There is no country better than India. I am not going to run away anywhere," he told reporters.
In February last year, Mr Kothari was declared a wilful defaulter. He contested it in the Allahabad High Court and won but allegedly didn't pay his dues.


Robert Mugabe , in full Robert Gabriel Mugabe (born February 21, 1924, Kutama, Southern Rhodesia [now Zimbabwe]), the first prime minister (1980–87) of the reconstituted state of Zimbabwe, formerly Rhodesia. A black nationalist of Marxist persuasion, he eventually established one-party rule in his country, becoming executive president of Zimbabwe in 1987.
The son of a village carpenter, Mugabe was trained as a teacher in a Roman Catholic mission school. He was introduced to nationalist politics while he was a student at the University College of Fort Hare, South Africa, and between 1956 and 1960 he taught in Ghana.
Mugabe returned to Rhodesia in 1960, and in 1963 he helped the Reverend Ndabaningi Sithole to form the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) as a breakaway from Joshua Nkomo's Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU). In 1964 he was arrested for "subversive speech" and spent the next 10 years in prison. During that period he acquired law degrees by correspondence courses. While still in prison he led a coup in 1974 deposing Sithole as ZANU's leader.
In late 1974 Mugabe was freed. During the civil war that pitted Rhodesia's black majority population against Prime Minister Ian Smith's white-ruled Rhodesian government (1975–79), Mugabe was joint leader, with Nkomo, of the Patriotic Front (PF) of Zimbabwe. The party's guerrillas operated against the Rhodesian government from bases in neighbouring Zambia, Mozambique, and Angola. Fresh negotiations in London in 1979 ended the war and led to new British-supervised parliamentary elections in February 1980. Mugabe's party, now using the name ZANU-PF, won a landslide victory over the other black parties, and he became prime minister.


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Romo's Net Worth 2020: Updated Annual Salary After CBS Contract Signing
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Tony Romo's shift from the stadium to the broadcast booth was coherent. According to the ex-Dallas Cowboys quarterback, such transition has paid off lavishly.
Having retired from Cowboys since April 2017 prior to joining CBS as its lead color analyst the following season, Romo instantly found he had a knack for in-game analysis. He is known for his acquaintance of the game, thanks to his 14-year stint in the National Football League (NFL).
Per the New York Post's Andrew Marchand, Romo's deal will occur over the course of 10 years, giving him between $175 million and $180 million. Per ESPN's Adam Schefter, however, CBS locked Romo up for only three years and that any extension is implied on whether the NFL will prolong its rights deal with CBS (the current deal is locked up until 2022).
Marchand added that CBS extended its contract with Romo in February, offering him about $17 million every year. The said deal is worth more annually than the entirety of his $10 million worth of rookie contract at CBS over three years.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Romo is worth $70 million, but it's not completely sure what his actual net worth is. He made more than $127 million in the NFL alone and has secured endorsements from Corona, Pizza Hut, Topps, and Under Armour. Besides, Romo is also a renowned philanthropist, having supported numerous charities over the years.
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D.C. Council Will Try to Compel Insurers to Pay Business Interruption Insurance
After months of lost revenue, restaurants and other small businesses are filing claims that are being denied.
by Laura Hayes April 30th, 2020 August 28th, 2020
Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen Credit: Darrow Montgomery/file
Many bars and restaurants, debilitated by the COVID-19 crisis, believe their business interruption insurance should cover their losses. Such insurance typically covers establishments when they have to shut down or reduce their operating capacities after suffering physical property loss or damage from disasters like fires or floods. Operators are hoping "global pandemic" will be considered a reason insurance should kick in, even if it's not explicitly spelled out in policies. Up to this point, insurers have, for the most part, been denying these claims.
While restaurants who have sued their insurers wait to see how their court cases pan out, help could come from another source. On Tuesday, the D.C. Council will discuss its latest installment of COVID-19 emergency legislation. The draft, which began circulating this afternoon, includes language that would compel insurance companies to honor business interruption insurance for their small business clients, including restaurants and bars.
At least seven states, including New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Louisiana, Massachusetts, and South Carolina, have introduced similar legislation. Nationwide, nothing has been signed into law yet.
"I'm prepared to pass this," says Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen. He worked with Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, Attorney General Karl Racine, and the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington to draft the language and incorporate it into the proposed bill. "This is big for restaurants, but also other retailers that were shut down."
Allen's gut feeling is that Congress is going to bail out big businesses like The Hartford insurance company, not mom-and-pop restaurants. "I'm perfectly fine making sure we do right by our local businesses," he says. "Our job is to help keep these guys alive."
The draft "Business Interruption Insurance Amendment Emergency Act of 2020," which is subject to change by the time the Council convenes on May 5, says: "Every policy of insurance in force in the District that insures against loss of or damage to property and that includes, as of the effective date of this act, coverage for loss of use and occupancy and business interruption, shall be construed to provide coverage for business interruption directly or indirectly resulting from a public health emergency."
It limits the scope of the mandated coverage to "policies issued to insureds with fewer than 100 full-time employees, each of whom work 25 or more hours per week as of March 1, 2020."
Insurers largely feel they don't need to honor business interruption claims related to COVID-19 because of the universally catastrophic scope of the pandemic.
The bill being discussed next week has another lifeline for restaurants in it. As City Paper reported earlier this week, the Council is looking to put a cap on the commission fees third-party food delivery apps like Grubhub, Uber Eats, and Caviar can charge restaurants during the pandemic. According to the draft legislation, the Council is planning cap commission fees at 15 percent. Services that charge more are subject to a fine between $250 to $1,000 per violation. The bill also outlaws delivery apps from reducing driver compensation or garnishing tips, presumably to ensure there are no unintended victims of the legislation.


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Albasini y Berkhout Arquitectura is a multilingual and multi-faceted firm of architecture and interior design based in the city of Murcia and offering its services throughout the Region, helping clients in a range of matters both large and small.
The company was founded in 2006 with the fusion of the studios of architects Gabriel Albasini, a native of Sevilla, and Dutch national Ernest Berkhout, along with that of interior designer Luís María Pasqual del Riquelme. Completing the team is the designer Miriam Albasini, and the studio specializes in developing award-winning architectural and interior design projects with a special interest in their genuine character. In each project they incorporate innovation and personalized design, with maximum attention to detail, and although the design preferences tend to be for clean, strong lines, a flexible approach is adopted to make clients' wishes come true.
As in any architecture studio a wide range of projects is undertaken, but the main forte of A&B is in the design and development of individual bespoke homes and of interior rehabilitation for living, working and commercial spaces. Special attention is always paid to the characteristics of the site or location and, of course, the needs of the client, and the construction process is monitored in detail.
From the restoration and refurbishment of rural properties in the countryside of Caravaca to the design of state-of-the-art beachfront villas in La Manga del Mar Menor, A&B bring their flair for design to any project along with the meticulous professionalism which is characteristic of all their work.
On the commercial side, A&B have been involved in design projects at numerous shopping malls in the Region of Murcia, including Las Velas in Los Alcázares, Entremares in San Javier and Atalayas, Thader, Nueva Condomina and Zig Zag in Murcia.
But of course the work of architects extends to more than building stylish and attractive properties, including as it does the need to oversee smaller projects such as extensions, swimming pools and other tasks which require planning and permission. This also includes offering help regarding the often confusing (and sometimes absurd!) rules and regulations in Spain, and with their long experience and Ernest Berkhout's perfect use of the English language and way of thinking, few in Murcia are in a better position to offer their advice and services in these matters to British and Scandinavian homeowners (as well as the Dutch, as he is a Dutch national).
A&B can help you with:
Architectural design.
Urbanism.
Feasibility studies for investors.
Finding the right plot to build on.
Legalization of buildings.
Building pathology.
Expert witness cases.
Building refurbishment.
Gabriel Albasini studied at the University of Madrid and is a Master of Architecture at Harvard University, and has been practising since 1989. Ernest Berkhout, on the other hand, studied at the Universities of Manchester and Brighton – hence his perfect English – and having arrived in Spain temporarily in 1991 to work at the Expo 92 exhibition in Sevilla, he stayed. He has worked extensively in western Africa as well as Spain and has been practising in Murcia since 1995.
Luis María Pasqual is the head of Interior Design at A&B and studied History of Art at the University of Murcia before specializing in Interior Design at the EINA school in Barcelona. He has also trained in the fields of Architecture, Urban Planning and Landscaping, but at A&B his chief role is in Interior Design.
Miriam Albasini, who studied Fine Art in Granada, is in charge of other design projects at A&B.
Calle San Lorenzo 5, 1ºA, 30001 Murcia
Mobile: 617 355556
A range of services from helping with bewildering paperwork to creating dream properties throughout the Costa Cálida
The main speciality of A&B architects, whose studio is in the centre of the city of Murcia, is in the design and refurbishment of bespoke living and commercial spaces in the whole of the Region, with a range of projects including modern villas in the mountains near the regional capital and on the beachfront of the Costa Cálida. To all of their projects of this nature, both residential and commercial, they bring to the work an innate flair for modern design as well as the thorough professionalism which marks their approach to the job.
But for many people the need for an architect arises not out of the desire to build a perfect home, but instead out of the need to deal with paperwork and bureaucracy concerning minor projects and problems, and of course A&B (Albasini y Berkhout) also offer these services. Swimming pools, patios, garden walls … all of these can necessitate advice and help from a professional architect, and Ernest Berkhout, with his perfect English and his training at the Universities of Manchester and Brighton, is one of the few in the Region of Murcia who are able to understand the mentality of British homeowners in the Costa Cálida and explain to them what is required in language they can understand.
Whether your architectural needs are large or small, for the best advice and services in the fields of interior design and architecture do not hesitate to contact Ernest using the contact box above, or the details contained in it.
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Bravo, Oceanco! Launched the most anticipated yacht of this year
20th November 2018 Randall G. Lucchesi
Cold, crisp morning last weekend yacht codenamed Project Bravo left the box. It is reported by Megayacht News.
109-meter boat is considered as one of the most anticipated new Dutch shipyard in the current year. She expected not only because of its size. Largely this is due to its innovative spirit.
Technical launch Project Bravo, he Y718, was formally implemented in February 2017. In fact, then the boat moved to the pits Oceanco in Alblasserdam (Zuid-Holland). Details to consider her in that moment was not possible. However, now we see the work of Nuvolari-Lenard in all its glory. Especially pay attention to how the nose with a vertical bow and sharp angles combined with softly rounded in the aft.
Bravo is the first project Oceanco, built in accordance with the new design concept called LIFE.
Note that LIFE is an abbreviation of four adjectives describing the boat: lengthened, innovative, fuel-efficient, eco-friendly (long, innovative, economical and environmentally "friendly").
Bravo has a length of (109 meters) and width (16,3 m), comparable to other megayachts in this size segment. However, it looks quite compact.
"Our approach to Bravo was to preserve the elegant profile, without sacrificing any interior space. The Studio needed to "raise the bar", given that we have previously worked with Oceanco on several projects, such as the Black Pearl and Alfa Nero," explains Dan Leonard (Dan Lenard) from the design Bureau Nuvolari-Lenard.
Bravo features a single-level engine room.
It has become a tradition in recent years that for a superyacht of impressive size was the characters two-level engine compartments. James Roy (James Roy), the Lateral head of the Naval Architects responsible for the architecture of the boat claims that this arrangement Bravo provides a new use of space, freeing space for luxury apartments.
According to Roy, in this work, and the hybrid powerplant, which occupies much less space compared to traditional motor. It is supplemented by a battery with "large" capacity. How significant? Full specifications, unfortunately, is currently unavailable. But, of course, the presence of hybrid propulsion has a positive impact on fuel efficiency and reduces harmful effects on the environment.
On the interiors of Bravo worked Studio Reymond Langton Design.
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During pregnancy your body goes through many changes, not only physical but also hormonal. Prenatal yoga brings peace and quiet during this intense special period in your life and prepares you for the arrival of your baby.
We live in times of stress and obligations. Before you know it you forget to enjoy the great gift of pregnancy.
A little time for yourself and your unborn child can be very valuable. You will be able to enjoy your pregnancy more and, together with your baby, prepare for the moment of delivery in a more relaxed way.
Prenatal yoga at "Fijne Geboorte"
There are various kinds of prenatal yoga . You can do an prenatal yoga course existing of 8 to 10 lessons or join an on-going prenatal yoga class. "Fijne Geboorte" chose for on-going prenatal yoga, where you can start and stop whenever you like.
What makes "Fijne Geboorte" prenatal yoga so unique is that the teacher Anouk Cappuyns uses her experiences she got while giving support during birth in her classes and that the focus is more on physical exercises and alongside you get theoretical information that helps you during pregnancy and childbirth. The basic principle of "Fijne Geboorte" is "Don't think too much, but instead, do and experience ".
During the classes you will discover which way to give birth suits you best. You will familiarize with this method in order to go through the process of labour and childbirth better prepared and more relaxed.
You learn to be closer to yourself, to trust your own physical strength and to relax.
You learn different breathing techniques, which can be useful during childbirth.
Theoretical information about pregnancy and childbirth.
Check your healt insurance , many are refunding a part or the hall fee back.
Anyone can join, no matter how much yoga experience you have, or none at all.
When to stop? These exercises can continue throughout the pregnancy, even if the little one doesn't want to come and the due date has passed.
All classes are in English. Except if everyone is speaking Dutch.


Have you ever come across a company's social media page or website, looked at the opening image, and instantaneously clicked the back button? Chances are you have.
Images are very important online, they reflect the author's attention to detail, tone and can even act as a measure of value. Thus, sharing a pixelated, blurry or poorly created brand image can have a negative affect on viewers and can hinder identity.
We wanted to investigate this further, so we decided to take a peek at the websites and social media platforms of the Top 50 UK law firms (based on revenue) and noted how their branding images fair in terms of the above.
One of the most intriguing statistics that we picked out is that 14 of the top 50 law firms have a blurry or pixelated profile picture on their Twitter page. In an age where the latest phones/tablets compete with cameras for clarity and where visual expectation is at its peak, companies can't afford to get sloppy with images. This oversight can hinder brand image, key messaging and can damage costs; you don't want to spend stacks of money on designing the perfect logo to have its reputation tarnished in a matter of seconds.
The average user will treat a logo or a key brand image as a direct reflection of a company's overall attention to detail. With the growing use of retina displays and high functioning screens, users will be even more prone to straying away from pages that aren't aesthetically easy on the eye. It's all about trust; and getting this online basic wrong will turn away potential followers from the outset.
How can firms avoid this? Keep a list of all recommended social media image specs, ensuring all are in a crystal clear high-resolution.
Following on from this last point, when a new logo has been designed, most will usually want to share it over various platforms and in a variety of different sizes. This shouldn't be a problem, just as long as the designer has used a vector version of the logo. Vector-based files are based on mathematical equations rather than pixels, so they can be scaled without any image degradation. With modern devices launching in a range of sizes, and Cisco predicting that the average U.S home will have 5 Internet devices by 2017, it makes perfect sense to utilise the versatility of vectors.
From our research we found that of a random sample of 20 firms, 95% used a pixel-based logo on their website, with only 5% using a vector-based version. If you attempt to scale up a pixel-based image it will pixelate and become blurry, dirty and noticeably fuzzy. This is because tightly packed pixels must be in the resolution of the output device, and if they're not, they appear jagged and unclean. So get your designers to use vectors or test out other formats like SVG files (which can scale without loss of quality), just as long as it's pristine for different resolutions!
Banners are the spaces at the top of social media profiles that can be used to upload personalised images. From our research we found that 18 out of the top 50 law firms either don't have anything in the banner space or use a preset block of colour that is offered by Twitter. Surprisingly we found that a large chunk of firms who use this preset colour choose a shade that is completely different to the one used in their website branding. We also recorded that there are a small few who show a pixelated or partially hidden logo in their banner space.
With characters heavily limited and profile pictures not as big as most brands would like, the banner space is the perfect area for cementing brand image and identity. Not utilising this area is like having a shop window and keeping it bare, as audiences want to know exactly what you do and most importantly what you offer. Fill this with a call to action, your strap line, a testimonial, a new service, or contact details, and ensure this is consistent with your website. Even if you just want to repeat your brand logo, make sure it's in a high resolution, the right size and homogenous with your other styles. Not doing this will harm your brand familiarity, popularity and will make the transition from your social media to your website (and vica versa) strange and alien to your audience. It's there to be utilised, so take full advantage and get creative!


Hekatoncheires: WIPs – What's Hek Up To?
Of course my main project right now is the Relic Lizardmen. This army's something special for me so I'm taking it very slowly indeed! That means breaking off to do more side projects, especially now I'm at the painting stage for the lizards and not getting to indulge my kitbashing side on them any longer. Here's the unit of five Saurus Warriors. The painting is about 80% done on them. Using a totally different color scheme on each model is slowing me down somewhat!
Those lizardmen are just superb!
And the Bosch-ish fellows look very promising too. Bravo!
Thanks JC! Glad you picked up on the Bosch influence. I'm trying to make something Bosch-ish without directly copying anything specific.


OK. Personally I find it difficult to look at sideways. It is distracting almost to the point of not wanting to bother with it. The drawing is a very stylized cartoonish and characterized presentation. I can see the transition occurring in style between your avatar standing on the stone walk beside the canal with the gondola and this one having more actual drawn definition. The paintings of the kids with those big eyes comes to mind.
The rendering itself seems to need a little more definition, such as the rough fill in of the hair needs the same shading attention as the face. It looks unfinished and needs some darkened zones around the neck and jaw area. Some smudging on the top of the head hair line would also help to complete the form. Without a background the form is what demands the viewer's attention and it needs more contrasting shading to fill it out in order to carry the demand of the sole attention placed on it. Another way is to do varied light and dark shading of the background to make the form look more three dimensional floating in the picture space. Suggest darkest shading on the perimeter slowly lightening it as the shaded negative space approached the head. This is a very unique and individualistic style. Only you can determine to develop this style or see where serendipity will take you. Hope my comments helps with your development.


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Martial Arts Fight Choreo Workshop
Sunday May 15th @ 11AM
Back by popular demand! The Winnipeg indie film scene has some serious chops when it comes to fight choreography, so learn tips and tricks for realistic looking martial arts with two of Winnipeg's best and most prolific martial arts filmmakers! Work out basic moves in a safe and supervised environment.
Sonny has been coaching, training and competing in martial arts for 20+yrs. Starting at 13 yrs old with Wushu (Kung Fu) and then branching out to other disciplines such as boxing, gymnastics, plus many other martial arts. Wushu has brought him across the world, training at Shi Sha La collage in Beijing, where legends such as Jet Li and Donnie Yen trained. He also competed Nationally and Internationally placing top 10 in his divisions and is well known across Canada in the Wushu community. Sonny was the fight coordinator for, and appeared in two of Kyle Wong's films "Vendetta" and "the Line". He has done countless shorts with action actor Anthony Javier and appears in his film "the Kill-Switch".
When it comes to coaching he takes a very scientific approach to all his movement and training. Insuring all his movement and his peer's movements are all safe.
Anthony Javier is a local independent stunt performer, actor and filmmaker. Born and raised in Winnipeg he grew up watching a lot of Jackie Chan and other martial art films which made him want to create and become part of his own films. He has trained in many things like gymnastics, fencing, taekwondo, and used to fight as an amatuer boxer. Some examples of his are 'Got Rice?', 'Kuya' and his recent film 'The Kill-Switch'.
Winnipeg Chinese Cultural & Community Centre
180 King St Second Floor


On the eve of yet another Maha Music Festival, it's time to consider the future of "the summer music festival" in general.
Certainly Maha organizer Tre Brashear is thinking about it. Last week, Brashear sent folks in the local media a link to an article that appeared on wonderingsound.com called, "Why the Summer Music Festival Bubble is About to Burst." In the lengthy examination, author Grayson Haver Currin provided a handful of startling, well-resourced facts.
Among them: There are more than 1,200 music-related festivals now being held in 70 countries — 847 different music festivals in North America alone. Last year promoters launched the most new music festivals ever. That increase is beginning to make competition fierce for the limited number of ticket buyers who have a bigger choice than ever as to where to spend those disposable income dollars.
The Maha Music Festival is part of this boom. Last year, more than 5,100 people flocked to Stinson Park in Aksarben Village to see The Flaming Lips, Bob Mound and a cadre of other bands. Brashear said he'll be surprised if this year's festival doesn't draw more than 7,000, many of whom are traveling to get to the show.
As a result, all of Maha's sponsors are local or regional companies who want to invest in an event that benefits the employees and customers who live in their community. But without that big fish money from national sponsors, attracting the big fish acts to play Maha can be a challenge.
Brashear pointed to the success of large festivals such as Coachella and Lollapalooza for the overall festival boom. But with so many new festivals launching this year and ticket prices continuing to rise (along with the cost for talent) is the festival "bubble" about to burst? Maybe in other regions of the country, but not around here, Brashear said.
When Maha launched in 2009, the vision was to grow it to become a Midwestern version of Coachella — a multi-day monstrosity that would take place in some mammoth field outside of town. But expectations have changed. And in the face of a festival bubble, the article seems to argue for smaller, more sustainable regional festivals like Maha. Will Maha be satisfied staying a one-day event that draws below 10,000 ticket buyers?
Brashear said a multi-day festival with no paid staff (Maha is all volunteer) would be very challenging. "When does someone get hired and what do they do?" he asked. "If there was an employee dedicated to Maha, that would make a lot of things easier.


The Gretsch G2655T Streamliner Center-Block Junior Double-Cutaway Electric Guitar with Bigsby, is a sophisticated model that features some highly impressive features, and carries a dangerously affordable price tag. The guitar's unique design means that it is perfect for those who want a no-nonsense model that is right at home in a high gain environment, and compact enough that it's exceptionally comfortable to play. As you'd expect from the team at Gretsch, this is a workhorse that is perfect for beginners and gigging pros alike.
The body is crafted using laminated maple, a highly resonant tonewood that produces a brilliant high-end energy. The lamination gives the wood greater resilience with regard to changes in temperature and humidity, making the G2655T a fantastic model for touring with. A lightweight spruce center block runs along the length of the body internally, which helps to reinforce the top, while helping suppress unwanted feedback when you're performing in a loud, or heavy gain situation. The vintage aesthetic of the G2655T Streamliner is reinforced by the elegant two-ply white and black body binding to emphasize the sultry curves of this model.
The energy produced in the body is harnessed and translated beautifully by the Broad'Tron humbucking pickups. This high-output partnership delivers lows with a thunderous roar, mids with a weighty punch, and highs with a ringing clarity. Whatever style of music you play; the Streamliner is as adaptable as your playing style demands.
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Quinton de Kock: Why India should be wary of him?
The talented wicket-keeper batsman has the ability to rally with the tail ala Gilchrist.
Quinton de Kock has grown in stature over the years. Credit: Cricket Australia
The baby faced assassin, as he is known, with the key word being 'assassin', Quinton de Kock has made giant strides in the last 2 years. He is already being labeled as the best wicketkeeper batsman in the post-Gilchrist era and many experts are of the opinion that he is actually technically better than the Australian legend.
After a sedate start to his test career in 2014, he exploded with the bat, first in One-day internationals and replicated that success in the test arena. Gone is the nervous gaze that accompanied him to and at the wicket, replaced by a confident and concentrated stare at the incoming bowler. Spectacular dives and quick glove work behind the stumps have become the order of the day, where once existed steady but unspectacular wicket-keeping skills. His breathtaking catches and fluent stroke play were one of the key features of one of South Africa's most memorable triumphs in recent times – the series victory Down Under in 2016.
De Kock is an unbelievably gifted player. Image: BBC
He is a combative cricketer, much in the mould of his predecessor Mark Boucher and trumps his countryman in the batting department. He will be eager to make amends against India, to compensate for his failure to deliver the last time these two teams met.
India will have well drawn out plans to combat the usual suspects in the mighty South Africa batting line up – Hashim Amla, Faf Du Plessis and AB de Villiers, apart from the two openers Dean Elgar and Aiden Markram. But India will do well not to under estimate the capability of this young and dynamic keeper-batsman; they will do so at their own peril. Coming in at no.6 or 7 (depending if SA play an extra batsman), de Kock can rally with the lower order and take the game away from India, in a contest where the momentum is sure to swing back and forth. He can counter attack much in the manner that Gilchrist did so famously on numerous occasions for Australia. In Vernon Philander, Dale Steyn and Kagiso Rabada, he will have more than able allies, with the first two already having Test 50s registered against their names. By providing the adequate support to de Kock, the quartet can be a real thorn in India's flesh throughout the series. Add to that his quicksilver glove work and spectacular catching behind the wicket; India will have to be on their guard every time he's on the field.
Quinton de Kock might be more 'Sangakkara-esque' than Gilchrist-like but already in his young career he has shown that his value and importance to his team is no less than either of his more illustrious predecessors. This might well be the series that sets him on the path to greatness and one day hopefully emulate the extraordinary feats of the gentlemen above.


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The Yongle Encyclopedia is a large-scale encyclopedia–the largest in pre-modern China--arranged by subject categories traditionally used in China. The entire work is comprised of 22,877 juan (sections) of text proper and a prolegomenon and index in 60 juan, all bound in 11,095 volumes, amounting to about 370 million characters in all. The encyclopedia preserved textual information from about 8,000 texts of all kinds, from pre-Qin times to the early Ming dynasty, covering the works of famous specialists in such areas as astronomy, geography, human affairs, famous objects, yin-yang philosophy, Buddhism and Daoism, crafts, and so forth. In addition to being large in scale and broad in scope, the Yongle Encyclopedia was neatly transcribed and finely illustrated, making it a true treasure among manuscripts. The work itself dropped into oblivion with the fall of the Ming. Many copies met unfortunate fates in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and parts of the encyclopedia were scattered about the world. Only some 400 volumes are extant, distributed among more than 30 collections in eight countries or territories. The National Library of China owns 221 volumes, over half the volumes in the world, making it the largest holder of any institution.


I'm mindful that the clock is now running under the JCP process  for us to submit a revised specification for reconsideration.
Mark has said there is no business pressure to hit the JDK9 schedule dates, however, we should aim to square away remaining issues as quickly as possible and submit a reconsideration.  We don't have to use the full 30-days afforded, and should work to ensure the spec delivery stays on track.
I think it would be useful to increase the bandwidth of EG communication during this period.  The mailing list conversation to date has been "bursty", and at times open to misinterpretation.  So I propose we try and find some time within the next two weeks where the EG can gather around a whiteboard and talk.  Ideally this would be face-to-face if we can find a suitable time and place, because I think we'd make much more progress in one or two days of focused conversation.  If not a physical meeting we can fall back to conference call, video call, etc.
Of course, all decisions and conclusions in such a meeting would be brought back to this mailing list for openness and posterity, with a suitable period for observers to comment before re-submission.
Are people open to such a suggestion?


A Russian nuclear submarine sinks in shallow waters off their own coast during a military exercise. The world wants to help save the men. The Russians want to save face. Two admirals—one Russian, one not—work feverishly above water to save the sailors trapped below, with dire consequences on both sides. This cautionary tale is based on a true events.


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clean the project and then rebuild the project, It should fix that
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Vancouver's Bo Horvat opened the scoring just 44 seconds into what turned into a see-saw affair. Shortly after the face-off, Chris Tanev sent the puck to Horvat alone at the side of the net, and Horvat quickly tallied his 19th goal of the season.
With the Flyers up 3-0, the Ducks made a game of it with a pair of power-play goals, the first by Adam Henrique 51 seconds into the second period and the second by Nick Ritchie 4:57 into the third period, but Nolan Patrick's goal with 7:45 left quashed any comeback hopes.
Patrice Bergeron scored a power-play goal 2:34 into overtime as host Boston skated to victory over Los Angeles, as Boston made Los Angeles pay for Ilya Kovalchuk's tripping penalty in overtime.
Bergeron wired a shot from the right circle that sailed inside the far post. The goal was the 20th of the season for the four-time Selke Trophy recipient, marking the 10th time he's reached that scoring plateau.
Third-period goals by Tyler Johnson and J.T. Miller lifted Tampa Bay over visiting Pittsburgh as the Lightning picked up their 40th win — the sixth straight season with 40-plus victories for the franchise.
Kevin Labanc recorded his first career hat trick to lift visiting San Jose over Edmonton as Joe Thornton set up Labanc's first and third goals to tie Hall of Famer Gordie Howe for ninth place on the NHL's all-time assists list with 1,049.
Evander Kane scored his eighth goal in eight contests to reach the 400-point plateau for his career, before adding an assist on Labanc's power-play tally in the second period.
Mark Stone scored twice and Anders Nilsson made 44 saves as Ottawa earned a win over visiting Winnipeg as Stone's 25th goal of the season put him just one behind his single-season career high.
After allowing 53 shots in a 5-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday, the Jets came out flat for the second consecutive game. Multiple turnovers in the opening minutes gave the Senators the early advantage, including a Rudolfs Balcers takeaway that set up Stone's first goal.
Matt Duchene marked his 700th NHL game with both an assist and a goal, getting the final touch on a scramble in front of Winnipeg's net 12:39 into the second period.
Buffalo's Casey Mittelstadt and Kyle Okposo scored on power plays in a decisive three-goal second period as the Sabres downed visiting Detroit.
The Stars' Brett Ritchie and Alexander Radulov scored 27 seconds apart with less than four minutes remaining to make things interesting, but Dallas' six-game point streak (5-0-1) came to an end. Goalie Anton Khudobin stopped 36 of 39 shots.
One of the NHL's hottest teams, the Blues have gone 9-2-1 over the last month to help their playoff chances in the Western Conference.
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Hincapie is the official manufacturer of the jerseys worn by the category leaders of the Amgen Tour of California. Does the name sound familiar? Of course it does, yes the company is owned and managed by the Hincapie family. While George Hincapies is out racing bikes for BMC, his older brother Rich Hincapie is home in Greenville, South Carolina, overseeing manufacturing operations.
Hincapie sells retail items including clothing, accessories and bags, but also specializes in custom club and team clothing. They make the clothing for Team BMC - George's team. And I gotta say Thor Hushovd, Tejay Van Garderen, and Philippe Gilbert look much more serious this year in their new BMC team clothing.
George's father, Ricardo Hincapie, moved to the United States from Columbia in 1960.
George's first race win was at the Skippy Peanut Butter Classic in 1983.
Rich Hincapie started Hincapie Sports in 1998.
The Hincapie factory in Medellin, Colombia, has been run by George and Rich's aunt and uncle, Marie and Jorge Hincapie since 2003.
Hincapie also outfits the Columbian South American team Gobernación de Antioquia - Antioquia Indeportes.
George's wife, Mélanie (Simonneau) Hincapie, can be seen modeling some of the women's line of Hincapie clothing. Mélanie's career was modeling at the time she met George at the 2003 Tour de France as a podium girl (hôtesse Crédit Lyonnais).
If George rides his 17th Tour of Flanders in 2012, he will set the record for most De Rondes raced, 2012 also marks his 17th Tour de France. George has competed in 5 Olympic games, and has been U.S. National Road Champion 3 times.
The Hincapie crew takes to the road every year and sets up shop in the Expo area (festival) at the Amgen Tour of California. Traveling from stage to stage, their booth is always one of the most popular at the event.
After they retire from racing some ex-racers become Directeur sportifs, some sports announcers, others tour guides, some work for industry sponsors or regulatory agencies. George Hincapie is part of a family-owned clothing business started well before he ever retired from racing. Smart. He and his family will be part of this sport for generations to come.
Buy Hincapie cycling apparel (really great jackets!).
In fact if you look back at pictures of the 2010 Tour of Flanders you'll notice Lance Armstrong and some of his teammates wearing Hincapie rain jackets. The inside story is that on the morning of the race, in pouring rain, Armstrong went to see his friend to ask for the jackets. Hincapie sold Armstrong the jackets for retail.


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In 2017, the World Bank, R4D and 1000 Days created the Investment Framework for Nutrition as a roadmap towards achieving the World Health Assembly (WHA) nutrition targets by 2025. The framework estimates that the world needs to mobilize an annual additional investment of $7 billion per year to scale-up nutrition-specific interventions at the level needed to achieve the global targets.
In the materials below, R4D builds on prior work on the Investment Framework for Nutrition to track whether donor support will be sufficient to meet the financial targets it lays out. The materials provide information on nutrition-specific donor disbursements to the WHA nutrition targets in 2015 and 2016. With this work, R4D aims to advance the nutrition community's collective understanding of the financing landscape for nutrition from donors, government focal points, civil society organizations, advocates, and other members of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement.
These materials expand on previous work to track donor support for nutrition, including Action Against Hunger's Aid for Nutrition series, which has been used to support advocacy and resource mobilization for nutrition. By adding WHA target and intervention information to tracking donor support, the community is better able to monitor progress towards the global goals.
Please contact Mary D'Alimonte for any questions or comments on these materials.
Building on the previously published analysis of 2015 donor disbursements, the report "Tracking Aid for the WHA nutrition Targets: Update on global spending in 2016" provides new findings on 2016 disbursements. It notes a concerning trend in donor aid for the package of high-impact interventions described in the Investment Framework that are critical to achieving the WHA targets: not only are disbursements not on track to meet the investment benchmarks, donor aid to these interventions has actually declined. The report also explores the top nutrition donors, the relationship between burden of malnutrition and aid received for recipient countries, and trends by WHA target.
This 2-page profile provides an overview of 2015 and 2016 donor disbursements, illustrating donor aid for high-impact nutrition interventions by target, intervention, donor, recipient, sector, and more.
The 2016 update to supplementary material amends the full study methodology with details specific to the 2016 analysis. For a complete discussion of the study methods, please refer to the 2015 report and supplementary materials (below).
* Please note that due to ongoing methodological improvements, disbursement values from the 2015 analysis have been updated to ensure consistency with 2016 figures in the 2015-16 analysis. This may lead to slight discrepancies between 2015 values presented in 2015 and 2016 materials.
The report "Tracking aid for the WHA nutrition targets: Global spending in 2015 and a roadmap to better data" provides data and graphics on donor disbursements to the WHA nutrition targets in 2015 by sector, recipient country, donor, channel through which funding flows (e.g., whether aid is channeled through UN Institutions, non-governmental organizations, public sector, etc.) and by WHA target. While investments in the enabling environment and nutrition-sensitive activities are critical to achieve the WHA targets, disbursement data is currently unavailable.
This 2-page profile provides an overview of 2015 donor disbursements, illustrating many of the findings discussed in the main report.
The policy brief summarizes three recommendations made to the SUN Donor Network to improve data availability and reporting on donor disbursements for nutrition.
The supplementary material to the main report includes several appendices that expand on the methodology, provide additional detail on disbursements by purpose code and recipient, and illustrate the flow of funds from donors, through channels, and to interventions.


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About Medbelle
The digital hospital of the future
Our mission is simple. To provide the outstanding care we would want to experience ourselves.
How? By combining patient-first care with the technology that enables us to offer it at scale. We want to provide a level of service unseen in the healthcare space – from improved outcomes to the most personal care. With offices in the heart of London and Berlin, our team of healthcare professionals, engineers and entrepreneurs works tirelessly to enable this.
Patients love us
Medbelle patient satisfaction rating
92 NPS
Industry average patient satisfaction rating
(Source: ClarisHealth 2018)
Medbelle's path to changing healthcare
In 2016, Medbelle's founders, Daniel Kolb and Leander de Laporte wanted to leverage technology in a way that improves people's lives. They believed that the strongest need for such change is in our healthcare system: While healthcare is incredibly important for every one of us, it is often still incredibly intransparent, inefficient and often just a bad experience for patients.
When they looked closer into the healthcare space, they wondered whether it would be possible to completely rebuild hospital care with technology to shift its focus closer to the patient - and this is how Medbelle was born. Setting up the first digital hospital required many of the sharpest minds to contribute to everything from the legal setup to really understanding patients and exploring operational processes to get things up and running. We were also lucky to be supported by some of the UK's finest surgeons from the very beginning.
Still in the first year, we have helped our first patient. To this day our main meeting room is still named after her. Renowned healthcare and technology investors soon came on board to support Medbelle's mission. Having the resources to help patients on a much greater scale was fantastic but, more importantly, we were joined by people who have already successfully improved millions of lives with technology.
Having started with a focus on self-pay cosmetic surgery, we, step-by-step, have improved our surgeon and hospital network, our patient care and our technology to become what we believe to be the best service in the market. In 2018, we started to also provide bariatric and eye surgery in Central London. In 2019, we started expanding into orthopaedics and are now also able to support patients covered by private medical insurance.
We are proud of these milestones. Our team and our partners have improved the lives of thousands of happy patients and our outstanding Net Promoter Score of 92 and our incredible Trustpilot reviews are a testament to this. But they are all just one part of our vision to become the world's go-to service for specialist medical care. One happy patient at a time.
Medbelle in the press
Medical Device Network
Medbelle raises $7m to build 'digital hospital'
Medbelle raises $7M to build out its 'digital hospital'
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London-based Medbelle raises €6 million to build the world's first digital hospital


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By Alex Martin | August 18 2020
Luxury safari specialists Singita is offering guests an incredible opportunity to experience the ultimate private safari with a new package that includes a private stay in its properties in Tanzania and Rwanda.
With Africa's national parks quieter than they have been in decades, this year presents an exceptional opportunity for the lucky few who can fly private. With Rwanda and Tanzania set to reopen the borders to tourism this month, Singita has moved fast to launch an exclusive package tailored to high-net-worth-individuals.
From September, those traveling by private jet will be able to experience two incredible safaris in one spectacular trip. The itinerary includes stays in both Singita Serengeti House in Tanzania and Singita Kataza House in Rwanda with guests flying via private jet in between. The 12-night trip offers exclusive access to the best of East Africa, launching in time to combine Rwanda's mountain gorillas with the Serengeti's iconic wildebeest migration.
Enjoy epic views through floor-to-ceiling windows in Tanzania
Guests will have ample opportunity to relax in between game drives
The trip includes stays in two purpose-built exclusive-use villas. The villas offer the best in luxury accommodation as well as the added privacy and safety that many guests now require in the era of Covid-19. Touchpoints are kept to an absolute minimum and those staying in the private villas need never interact with other guests.
Guests begin their journey at Serengeti House, where they will enjoy twice-daily game drives and tailored dinner menus in a space that has been designed especially for private use. A dedicated field guide takes them out into the untouched plains in a private vehicle to witness one of the greatest migrations on the planet. Although, with a private terrace overlooking the vast expanse of the Grumeti Reserve, the safari never really stops.
From there, a private charter flight and helicopter whisks them to the equally luxurious Kataza House in the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. Here, the stay includes two private gorilla treks as well as a golden monkey trek in the extraordinary landscapes, experiences with local artisans in the Akarabo Garden, private cooking lessons with expert chefs, guided birding walks and even tailor-made no-touch wellness treatments.
By visiting these amazing creatures, guests will be making a huge difference to Singita's conservation efforts. While it may seem like a good thing for humans to disappear for a year, the fact is that the survival of mountain gorillas relies heavily on the money that the tourism industry raises. Singita is directly involved with local communities on the edge of the Volcanoes National Park and helps to protect the land by lowering their dependence on farming and poaching, which have brought gorillas to the edge of extinction.
Kataza House in Rwanda
Enjoy ultimate luxury in between two private gorilla treks.
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