Lisa Angel was one of the 'in conversation' panelists of self-made local role models at the first Prowess business bootcamp for women. Lisa started out working in her living room, customising clothes and jewellery with vintage finds. She quickly found an appreciative customer base and the business has grown to employ over 30 people and a turn-over of £2.2 million a year. Lisa is passionate about delivering unique products, providing excellent customer care and going the extra mile for both customers and staff. She shares her experience in this interview with Anne Francis.
What led you to start Lisa Angel?
After working for years in London for large multi-national fashion companies, I felt that I wanted to provide people with something more special, unique; something that the chains couldn't provide. That includes exceptional customer care, unique products that fit a personality, personalised service and going the extra mile. I felt unfulfilled creatively and also wanted to combine having a family with my business idea. That led me to come back to Norwich where most of my family lives. I started off from my living room, customising clothes and jewellery with vintage finds. I scoured the charity shops and found many gems. One shop saved all their branded jeans for me and I bought full bin bags for a pound each. A local department shop started selling my customised tee shirts and I was enjoying designing between caring for a baby.
In 8 years I now run a business employing 30 people turning over £2.2 million a year. I have two main outlets in a trendy part of Norwich Lanes and a mini-store situated in a large shopping mall. The web trade has gradually built up to represent over 60% of turnover. I have my own website lisaangel.co.uk and my products are also sold on eBay and Notonthehighstreet.
What were your main barriers to starting the business?
Working capital was a big barrier to starting the business which I overcame by selling my car and taking out a small loan from Norwich's Women's Employment Enterprise Training Unit (known as WEETU). WEETU was set up to help women in the East of England to start and develop their businesses. They played a significant part in my being able to afford to start the business.
Finding the right equipment was tricky to start with and BizFizz, another local business support scheme, helped out with donated sewing machines, finding a local company to sponsor us to build a website, and even getting us involved in a big fashion show. This was one of my best memories of those years.
What other help did you receive?
I found being mentored by other business people very helpful at the time. I remember how surprised I was at how much good will and support was available from established local businesses.
Finding a bank manager who would listen to my individual banking needs was paramount in starting the business. Eventually I found one who then became the first customer for my line of Lisa Angel customised jeans. He helped me with finding the right sort of account and with advice on marketing and cash flow.
I developed my values during a test trading period that involved running a fashion event with other local, creative businesses. It was called Strictly Not High Street and ran for 3 years. During this time I found out a lot about my customers, this being the first time I had sold directly to the public. I found I had a natural ability to link in with other like-minded people. The customer's experience has always been of paramount importance to me. I want people to leave the shop happier than when they arrived. My shops are full to bursting with beautiful and pretty items, perfect for treating ourselves or for gifts. We love our customers and enjoy a great reputation for customer care. We love to go the extra mile and will do everything we can to ensure a positive experience. We actively seek feedback and will respond quickly to any issues raised.
What advice would you give a women starting a business now?
Find out what help is available. Talk to people in similar, more established business. If they are successful then they will want to share their experiences with you. If they don't want to talk then you have lost nothing by asking. I have found that successful business people can be extraordinarily generous with their time, advice and even contacts. I am lucky that my family have always helped me and been tremendously supportive. My talented husband even built our first mini-store by hand and my parents, in-laws and sister have helped in too many ways to list.
Push yourself out of your comfort zone, that's when things start happening – this could be going to networking events etc. making that call or visiting a trade show.
Take your time and take as long to test trade as you need – I felt confident after learning so much about my customers over the initial few years and was able to enjoy the process even though it was still very hard work.
Talk to your customers and give them plenty of opportunity to feedback. Make use of social media to involve customers in your successes and offers.
Get a business coach who understands your dreams and aspirations, with good contacts to help you access available assistance as well as introduce you to other companies etc. It can be quite lonely otherwise and could be easy to take too long or even give up.
My future plans are to continue expanding and to increase our market share, to go on finding ways to keep our customers and staff really happy, and to continue to link with some of the most creative people in the fashion world.
As my team has got bigger and people have taken on more responsibility my creativity has been able to flourish and I have more time to do the tasks that I love. It is also important to me to give opportunities to our young staff to enable them to grow and develop. I am immensely proud of what we have achieved together and look forward to much more in the future. I am daring to think even bigger, more beautiful, bolder, better and brighter.
The Business Bootcamp for Women was delivered by Prowess, sponsored by NatWest and Worldpay.
I love your jewellery! It's great to see that you can successfully start a business and a family around the same time, kudos for jumping in and doing something you love!


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Our role as pediatricians is to be an advocate for your children in every aspect of their lives as it relates to normal growth and development—physically, mentally, psychologically and socially. Our constant objective is to work with parents in the ongoing process of protecting and rearing their children in order for them to become healthy, happy, well-adjusted and independent adults.


The complexity of the issues that we are facing has led us to working with an increasingly integrated and cross-cutting approach across different functional areas and business units, allowing us to gain a broader view and to enhance a wide variety of skills and approaches, which represent a vital asset for the Group.
Describing a group like Generali requires a multitude of viewpoints as well as the ability to express our strategic vision. For this reason, the Integrated Lab was established in 2016, consisting of Group functions – Group Integrated Reporting & CFO Hub, Shareholders and Governance, Group Reward Group and Group Social Responsibility - which met periodically to plan their reports so that they could be linked together and represent the different views of a single strategy.
In particular, as part of the Lab, we promoted a number of interactive workshops open to all Group employees, for the purpose of illustrating the reports that are published, with a focus on the Annual Integrated Report and the Sustainability Report. This opportunity allowed us to share their content and to receive suggestions for improvement. Overall 150 people participated in the offices of Trieste, Mogliano Veneto, Milan and Paris.
The integrated thinking inspired the start of the GALILEO programme, which jointly manages a group of strategic projects of the Group Chief Financial Officer (GCFO) area.
Through its structured governance, GALILEO deals with the main challenges of the finance area, such as the changes in international accounting standards and the implementation of Pillar 3 of Solvency II at Group level, by integrating the various projects and dealing with the expectations of the Group's different stakeholders and the relevant project risks. Sponsored by GCFO, the programme structurally involves many areas of the Group Head Office and all business units.
Thanks to this approach, we improved our operational model, allowing us to address future challenges more effectively.
Over the past years, the regulatory framework for the insurance industry has moved from a purely local perspective to a more international one, with particular focus on European countries. This includes a wide number of directives and regulations - such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which require the implementation of Group-wide processes and standards designed to achieve synergies between countries and cost/effort effectiveness. A specific function - the Group Regulatory Intelligence - was set up, therefore, which promotes this process by analysing the regulations that are due to enter into force and by performing Local Regulatory Analysis (LRA). As a result of this method, the impacts and the actions to be implemented for compliance with the new requirements are identified, and cross-functional working groups are organised at local and Parent Company level, one for each regulation, comprising representatives from the countries and functions involved depending on the scope of application of the standard. The working groups act as an interface for all local structures involved in the relevant processes and for the Head Office functions.
In some countries we are developing smart working practices based on connectivity and flexibility. We are also creating an inclusive and open environment where everyone can contribute and make a difference, emphasising personal independence, responsibility and trust.
In Italy, at Assicurazioni Generali, Generali Italia and Generali Business Solutions we have launched the first smart working pilot project as an organisational innovation and a response to the Global Engagement Survey as regards work-life balance issues. The project began in March 2016 with the involvement of the trade unions to adopt shared modus operandi. The beneficiaries of the project, operative since December 2016, are around 230 colleagues from the Milan site that joined up voluntarily, signed an individual agreement and followed a training course on workplace health and safety.
The smartworkers, who can work remotely, will be equipped with the most hi-tech equipment including company laptops and smartphones. In addition, over 100 managers took part in workshops dedicated to leadership and management style issues in regard to smart working. This represented the start of a support process that will last for the duration of the trial period (6 months). Involvement and participation in the project will be monitored and the benefits for employees in terms of reduced commuting, reduced CO2 emissions and savings on transportation costs will be calculated.
In Spain, we have launched a pilot project in the property&casualty department in the Madrid offices whereby 12 people can work 25% of their contracted hours using smart working processes.
We want our people to be at the centre of the change, generating ideas, actively participating and sharing.
Tam tam talks, six events inspired by the international Ted format to foster the circulation of ideas, with 1,000 participants at the first meeting dedicated to major transformations.
Simplification lab (Mogliano Veneto, Milan, Rome and Turin), cross-functional teams that actively engage over 400 employees, borrowing the logic of technological start-ups to foster collaboration and exchange between people with different skills. The teams will have the task of reviewing all processes over a period of 15-20 weeks.


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The four-hour professional development seminar lays the foundation for professional transformation through training and exercises in practical and reality-based paradigms and techniques. The half-day retreat empowers individuals to IMMEDIATELY escalate their professional reality to one of optimal effectiveness and proactive leadership.
Everything in one's professional life is the result of what he or she has thought and believed about that life. That means controlling one's thoughts and behaviors about THEIR PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY is a non-negotiable prerequisite for achieving excellence.
"The Professional Human Being" instructs participants in precisely how to exercise that control.


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From the Straits to the Stage: Toronto Poor Boy is "Stronger Now"
Posted by BK on March 30, 2020 in Music Reviews, Reviews | Leave a comment
Canadian Hip Hop Artist Releases New Single With 2020's New Energy Front & Center
Canadian hip hop artist Toronto Poor Boy is back with a new single, still inspiring listeners and calling on his complex past with a fire new track, "Stronger Now" — available now.
"It's a message that's very personal to me," the Toronto-based rap master says of the track. "It brings the new decade's energy into focus, and talks about the struggles to become the best version of yourself."
"It's about being proud in the present as we look towards building the future."
With 300,000+ total views across YouTube and radio airplay throughout Toronto, Australia and the UK, Toronto Poor Boy's "Stronger Now" is next up, ahead of his forthcoming debut studio album, available this spring via Canyon Entertainment Group.
Hot on the heels of his late 2019's single release, "Karma," and 2020's kick-off with "Big Dreams," "Stronger Now" continues to amplify the Jamaican-born entertainer's dynamic blend of hip hop, rock and reggae, while drawing audiences to his magnetic online presence full of original comedy skits.
"Stronger Now" is something of a mantra when it comes to Poor Boy's own story and path; born in Jamaica into poverty, he was raised in group and foster homes throughout Toronto from the time he immigrated to Canada as a young teen, to the point of legal age and when he was released on his own.
It's this come up — from straits to the stage — that magnify Toronto Poor Boy's achievements in working hard to pursue his dream of writing and performing. It's his personal struggle — the loneliness of not having a family, the experience of navigating life far back from the 'starting line,' and the quest to stay out of trouble— that create such a rich and dynamic storytelling within the rapper's music.
Poor Boy's music is very much a reflection of his complex identity; "I'm very much two people," he says. "Not innocent or bad, but both parts exist simultaneously."
"Ultimately, it's my goal to inspire those in my community. My message to everyone is to never give up, and keep working on those 'Big Dreams.'"
"Stronger Now" is available now.
We'd like to thank Eric Alper for the media release.
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Several morphological parameters based on the central aortic pressure waveform are proposed as cardiovascular risk markers, yet no study has definitively demonstrated the incremental value of any waveform parameter in addition to currently accepted biomarkers in elderly, hypertensive patients. The reservoir-wave concept combines elements of wave transmission and Windkessel models of arterial pressure generation, defining an excess pressure superimposed on a background reservoir pressure. The utility of pressure rate constants derived from reservoir-wave analysis in prediction of cardiovascular events is unknown. Carotid blood pressure waveforms were measured prerandomization in a subset of 838 patients in the Second Australian National Blood Pressure Study. Reservoir-wave analysis was performed and indices of arterial function, including the systolic and diastolic rate constants, were derived. Survival analysis was performed to determine the association between reservoir-wave parameters and cardiovascular events. The incremental utility of reservoir-wave parameters in addition to the Framingham Risk Score was assessed. Baseline values of the systolic rate constant were independently predictive of clinical outcome (hazard ratio, 0.33; 95% confidence interval, 0.13–0.82; P=0.016 for fatal and nonfatal stroke and myocardial infarction and hazard ratio, 0.38; 95% confidence interval, 0.20–0.74; P=0.004 for the composite end point, including all cardiovascular events). Addition of this parameter to the Framingham Risk Score was associated with an improvement in predictive accuracy for cardiovascular events as assessed by the integrated discrimination improvement and net reclassification improvement indices. This analysis demonstrates that baseline values of the systolic rate constant predict clinical outcomes in elderly patients with hypertension and incrementally improve prognostication of cardiovascular events.
Narayan, O. and Davies, J. and Hughes, A. and Dart, A. and Parker, K. and Reid, C. and Cameron, J. 2015. Central aortic reservoir-wave analysis improves prediction of cardiovascular events in elderly hypertensives. Hypertension. 65 (3): pp. 629-635.


It's the end of many species as we know it. And we're the responsible ones.
Scientists have warned for years that we're heading toward a mass extinction. A June study offered the most damning evidence yet that the sixth great extinction is underway — and that it's driven by us.
Even using more conservative estimates, lead author Geraldo Ceballos of the National Autonomous University of Mexico concluded that species are vanishing up to 100 times faster than they would without human impacts. We are "precipitating a global spasm of biodiversity loss," he wrote in the Science Advances study.
In the past 500 years, many vertebrate species have perished, primarily due to hunting and loss of habitat. This graph, from a Science Advances study, shows the increasing percentage of animals lost over time, compared with the losses that would have occurred naturally (dotted line).
Climate change is an increasingly significant driver of that loss, according to a separate analysis published in Science in May. University of Connecticut ecologist Mark Urban, who reviewed 131 studies predicting the effects of warming on plants and animals, found that extinction risk accelerates with every degree of temperature rise, as habitats become uninhabitable. If greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated, he says, by 2099, 1 in 6 species will face the prospect of extinction.


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Who can resist a cute ladybug?
Ladybug Loop is a graphic wallhanging / mini quilt that uses foundation paper piecing techniques. Make additional blocks to make a larger quilt (layout ideas are provided to make a lap, twin or queen quilt). This tested pattern contains both detailed instructions and diagrams, making it easy to piece.
Make additional blocks to construct a larger quilt. Layout ideas included in this pattern.
Ladybug Loop is the third design in my quilt insect series, following Bzzzzzz and Dragonfly Dance.


Klein Genot Wine & Country Estate, comprising a world-renowned restaurant, award-winning guest house and spa, as well as a state-of-the-art winery and adjoining vineyards, attracted investors from all over the country due to the solid investment opportunity the auction presented.
Bidding started at R20 million and climbed rapidly as an intense bidding war broke out between three interested buyers. The final bid eventually came from Jan Harmse, a Gauteng businessman, who was elated with his purchase.
"Keen investors are astutely aware of the rarity of such an opportunity and, coupled with the benefit of interest rates being at a 27 year low, it was an opportunity that could not be missed. The reputation and potential of the property is considered nothing short of world-class,'' comments Rael Levitt, auctioneer on the day and CEO of Auction Alliance.
Set in the breathtaking Franschhoek Valley, a mere four kilometres from the main town, the Klein Genot Wine & Country Estate is situated in some of South Africa's most dramatic surrounds.
The new state of the art 150-ton winery comes complete with valuable imported equipment that proudly rolled out its maiden harvest of red varietals in 2007.


"The sea needs to be respected otherwise you will end up a loser. I'm not afraid of the sea because I respect it. The sea and I always communicate well together," says Koufonisi native Captain Kostas Prasinos of a lifetime spent at sea. Now 76, he has no thoughts of retiring. Prasinos, or "the pirate," as he is affectionately known, is also fully aware that paralyzing fear can be deadly when facing wind speeds of up to 9 Beaufort.
"The boat and the sea are my life," the old salt remarked as he launched into a description of feats that have established him as the most renowned living skipper of the Small Cyclades region.
"I was born on Koufonisi in 1941, during the German occupation. My family was poor – 13 children – and our parents had trouble raising us. I left school early. I wanted to travel from a young age," Prasinos noted.
He got his first job at sea at the age of 15. Having acquired a sailor's diploma, the teenager was hired to work on a cargo ship and ended up traveling around the world. A decade later, he returned to Koufonisi, where he married and went about settling down. Soon after bought his first boat.
"When I returned to the island in 1966, there were no boats to cater for locals' transport needs. I found out that a boat had been put up for sale on [nearby] Naxos, so I decided to buy it. I paid 500 drachmas for it and brought it back to Koufonisi. But it turned out to be a leaky old boat. My wife soon grew tired of helping me pump out the water so she asked a carpenter to come and repair it. The boat was soon as good as new and I started my first short-distance trips," the captain recalled.
During his 51 years at the helm, Captain Prasinos has often ventured out in bad weather to travel to the surrounding islands and help in emergencies. He has countless stories to tell concerning Amorgos, Schoinousa, Donousa and Irakleia, the Small Cyclades where locals in need of medical treatment have often relied on Prasinos for transport to the hospital on Naxos, the main island in the region.
That courageous, lifesaving effort was crowned by a touching reunion just a few years ago on Amorgos. "I was in [seaside] Kalotaritissa and met a young lady who ran a cafe there. She happened to be the girl who was born on that night 35 years ago. She was told that I was the one who took her mother the needed medication, so that turned out to be a very lovely moment that I will never forget," Prasinos remembered. Prasinos has four children of his own, 10 grandchildren, as well as two great-grandchildren, all based on Koufonisi. When his son turned 8, the captain had the youngster join him at the wheel. "Nowadays, he's the boss and I'm the guardian," said the seasoned sailor.
Every summer, for the entire duration of the tourism season, lasting two to three months, father and son cover routes around both Ano Koufonisi and Kato Koufonisi, a virtually uninhabited island, in separate boats. From the early morning until late at night they offer sea transport to beaches including Finikas, Italida, Fanos and Pori, with day tickets costing 5 euros apiece.


Sino-Israeli automaker Qoros will debut the 2 PHEV study that previews a B-segment production SUV at the Shanghai Auto Show.
Based on shareholder Chery's small car platform, the Qoros 2 PHEV study offers an idea about what a small production SUV could look like. If it reaches production, it will compete with models like the Nissan Juke, Renault Captur, Mini Countryman and others.
As the name suggests, the Qoros 2 PHEV is placed below the company's current range of compact models, which includes the 3 Sedan, 3 Hatch and 3 City SUV.
The study was reportedly developed in just ten weeks in the Qoros Studios in Munich and Shanghai under the leadership of Gert Volker Hildebrand.
The 4.2-meter long SUV features a plug-in hybrid powertrain with an electrified rear axle giving it all-wheel drive capability. The concept's battery cells can be replenished via inductive charging.
Design-wise, the Qoros 2 PHEV study is a departure from the brand's current models. Like some B-segment crossovers on sale today, it looks fresh and playful, so hopefully some of the design cues (if not all) will make it to a production model.
Qoros didn't say anything about producing the 2 PHEV, but given that most concept cars nowadays are just precursors of production models, that shouldn't be ruled out.


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Wednesday set the standard
Giles Coke scored winning goal at Brighton on opening day
Owls midfielder hungry for more
Coke praises superb supporter backingat The Amex
With his first goal of the season under the belt and ditto the Owls' first victory, Giles Coke is hopeful of more of the same moving forward.
Coke's delicious effort at The Amex Stadium on Saturday was enough to get Wednesday off to a winning start on the South Coast.
And the midfield man says that he and his team mates have now set the standard for 2014/15:
"I thought we did really well, we had our game plan and stuck to it.
"The more the game went on, the more we were in control and I'm delighted for everyone – the lads, the gaffer and the staff, and the fans, who were incredible yesterday.
"To take more than 2,500 all that way is just incredible and shows you how big this football club is and can be.
"I'm proud to have scored the goal for them and now I've got one, I want more.
"The gaffer says I won't score many goals playing deep so I am trying to become more involved in the final third.
"It worked for me yesterday and I thought we fully deserved the win.
"But now we have set that standard, we have to keep it."
Reflecting on his looping strike that ensured a travelling triumph for the Owls, Coke says he could hardly contain his joy – hence the energetic dash from one end of the field to the other to celebrate in front of the joyous Wednesdayites.
He smiled: "It's a special feeling and you can't really put it into words.
"The adrenalin just takes over and I was off! I know what this club means to the fans and I just felt the urge to go right up to them and show what it means to me.
"I know I have more goals in me and I can't wait for the next one."


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A's News
Dustin Fowler joins Oakland A's lineup, makes first start against Sonny Gray
The two were traded for each other last summer.
By Alex Hall May 11, 2018, 1:00pm PDT
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Dustin Fowler is in the Oakland A's starting lineup for the first time on Friday, the team announced. He is batting ninth and playing CF. Fowler is the A's best outfield prospect, ranking No. 4 on our preseason Community Prospect List and making almost every national Top 100 list.
The 23-year-old already reached one milestone this week by making his first MLB plate appearance. In his big league debut for the Yankees on June 29 he suffered a serious injury in the top of the 1st inning and had to exit before getting a chance to hit. For the next 10 months he carried the label of Moonlight Graham, in reference to another player over a century ago who famously made it all the way to the majors but never got to bat. Now he can just be Fowler again, after lining out against Will Harris of the Astros on Wednesday.
In an amazing twist of fate, Fowler's first start will come against his old team, the Yankees. Even better, he will face New York starter Sonny Gray, the very star pitcher he was traded for last July. "It's just the perfect story," Fowler said, via insider Jane Lee. Sonny is having a rough time so far this year (6.00 ERA, 4.53 FIP), but he's posted quality outings in his last two appearances.
For Fowler's part, he spent the first month of 2018 in Triple-A after missing half of the previous season to his knee injury. It took him a couple of weeks to get going, but over his last 14 games he posted a 1.075 OPS with a slew of extra-base hits. He also led Nashville in stolen bases, which is a good sign after the injury put his excellent speed in question. He'll look to boost an Oakland lineup that has scored just 26 runs in its last 11 games amid a team-wide slump.
Fowler, 2018 AAA: .310/.333/.484, 108 wRC+, 3 HR, 8 SB, 3.8% BB, 16.7% Ks
The A's have a particular need in the outfield right now. Right fielder Stephen Piscotty was officially placed on the bereavement list Friday after the passing of his mother, the team announced. He's expected to miss the next four games (Fri-Mon) and rejoin the team on Tuesday in Boston, reports John Shea of the S.F. Chronicle.
To replace Piscotty on the roster, pitcher Kendall Graveman was recalled from Triple-A. Graveman will start Friday's game against the Yankees. He's taking the turn of injured teammate Trevor Cahill, who went on the 10-day DL Wednesday with an elbow impingement. Graveman was Oakland's Opening Day starter this year but got torched in six outings, leading to a demotion to get himself sorted out.
Graveman, 2018 MLB: 8.89 ERA, 28⅓ ip, 23 Ks, 11 BB, 7 HR, 6.02 FIP
Once back in the minors, Graveman was roughed up in his first game (5⅔ ip, 6 runs) but then settled down his next time out (6⅓ ip, 2 runs, 5 Ks, 1 BB). Now he's back for another try, but he's got his work cut out for him: he'll be facing the top-scoring lineup in baseball (5.76 runs/game), in one of the hitter-friendliest parks in the sport.
Check out the full lineup below.
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The Japanese manga epic Akira has had a Hollywood movie in the works for nearly a decade and has gone from crisis to crisis. With the movie rights not getting any younger and the films future in jeopardy Warner Bros have brought in the comic book movie secret weapon Jonathan Nolan in to draft a script.
The manga was an epicly huge series, it had a highly abridged Anime movie which was loved but didn't make as much sense to many fans with so much of the story missing. To make a 2182 page manga in to a 2 hour movie it's going to take the best comic book movie creators in recent history. Enter Jonathan Nolan.
Jonathan Nolan is only of a few names who have been brought in to create a new script for the Akira movie by Warner Bros. Nonathan has worked with his brother Christopher Nolan on the Dark Knight Movies. The movie has already been in pre production for nearly a decade and is costing the production company millions before film has even been loaded into the camera.
The Akira movie was set to start filming in February – March this year but so far it looks like it may be delayed even further making the likely hood of a movie look doubtful as the film license could expire soon.


These Gluten Free Caramelized Onion, Spinach & Goat Cheese Rolls with Quinoa Crust are a delicious appetizer or side dish.
I've always felt that appetizers were the best part of any meal.
One of my husband's and my favorite things to do is head to our favorite Tapas restaurant where we share three or four small plates and wine.
I'd much prefer this to a heavy meal.
I love any cheesy-bready (totally a word guys) appetizer, and today's Spinach, Onion and Goat Cheese rolls are no exception.
In addition to being a great gluten free appetizer, these rolls would also be a special addition to any meal. Perfect for your holiday table or any elegant evening!
I make them with my quinoa pizza crust, which is so easy to make and stores beautifully in the freezer. I keep it on hand all the time, so I am never far from creating a pizza, appetizer or even dessert.
Preheat oven to 425. Spray a 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray.
Heat 1 tablespoon of avocado oil in a skillet and heat to medium high. Add onion and cook for 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium and add thyme, salt and pepper. Cook for an additional 10 to 15 minutes and add garlic and vinegar. Cook for 30 seconds and remove from heat. Add another teaspoon of the oil to the skillet and cook spinach until wilted. Transfer to a strainer and press out excess moisture.
Roll out dough on parchment paper sprinkled with extra flour into a 9 x 13 inch rectangle. Brush with the remaining 2 teaspoons of oil. Spread the onions and spinach over the dough and then sprinkle the cheese. Carefully roll into a log, starting with the long side. (Lift the parchment paper as needed to help you roll.) Cut into 12 slices and place in prepared tins.
Cook until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes and serve warm.
These would be impressive to serve at Christmas!
Has anyone frozen and reheated these?


This week's CASology Cue Card is Bold!
I used Uniko's All Occasion Sentiments # 2 and #3 and this Pinterest photo to create this card, making sure to leave plenty of white space around my bold focal point.
So what's your idea of Bold? Can't wait to see! Check out the blogs of the other DT members to see how they've interpreted this Cue Card!
Don't you just love Uniko's All Occasion Sentiments sets?! They are so verstile!
You've worked your CAS magic yet again, Ardyth! :) That bold sentiment really pops and, being a sucker for bright rainbow colors, this just makes me grin!
A perfect take on this cue card! You nailed it! Love the bright, bold, rainbow colours!
Oh, goodness. Your rainbow around the word is just fabulous. My head is spinning with ways to case you. I guess that means I really really love it.
As always, such a fantastic card, Ardyth!
Your card's message is a full-on success; seeing this has definitely made my day much, much happier! Bold, bright, beautiful!
A perfect cue for your wonderful bold and colorful style. Love it.
Love how you've done this Ardyth...it almost looks a bit like stained glass to me...gorgeous!
I love how seamlessly you translate Pinterest pictures into cards. It always leaves me in awe!
When I saw this cue I immediately thought, "Ardyth is going to OWN this one!" And, there it is!
Awesome card, Ardyth! Love how you were inspired by the Pinterest picture!
It is BOLD -love your PIN. And I did not know about the sentiments...will go check out.
And as usual you NAILED the word! Love the colorful,[perfectly center] happy!
You really know how to pack a punch when it comes to bold, Ardyth! What a fun way to use your Pin, too! I LOVE this card!!!
Ardyth your style is so uniquely your's I'm sure I could pick your card out of a bunch. So bright and colorfully BOLD.
This is the perfect challenge for you Ardyth...bold and beautiful!
Love this Ardyth, really a beautiful art piece, frame worthy for sure! Have a wonderful day!
This is absolutely fantastic ~ love this take on bold!
Ahhh, this is soooo bold and beautiful! Love your intense colors in the confined space. Wonderful design, Ardyth!


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Diabetic glomerulopathy is the leading cause of chronic renal failure in adults. Long-standing type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with this microvascular complication, along with peripheral neuropathy and retinopathy. The pathology of diabetic glomerulopathy is distinguishable based on certain features, including the presence of pathognomonic Kimmelstiel-Wilson nodules, hence the term Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease. A diagnosis of diabetic glomerulopathy does not require a renal biopsy – rather, it is established based on the presence of significant proteinuria and a history of diabetes for >10 years or diabetic retinopathy. Students should be aware about this important complication of diabetes, including its pathology, pathophysiology, clinical course and management.
Diabetic glomerulopathy refers to glomerular disease that is caused by diabetes. It is synonymous with the commonly used term diabetic nephropathy.
It is the most common cause of chronic renal failure in adults. It accounts for 45% of renal transplants. The increasing problem of diabetic glomerulopathy reflects the increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes, obesity and the metabolic syndrome.
The risk of diabetic glomerulopathy differs for type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The risk is higher in type 1 diabetes; with about 30 – 40% of type 1 diabetics developing nephropathy after 20 years; whereas, the risk in type 2 diabetes is 15 – 20% after 20 years. The higher risk of end stage renal disease in type 1 diabetes may be because these patients have a lower incidence of comorbidities and mortalities before renal complications occur.
Given that type 2 diabetes is a lot more common (90% prevalence) than type 1 diabetes (10% prevalence), those with type 2 diabetes account for the vast majority of patients with diabetic glomerulopathy.
As a result of diabetic glomerulopathy, up to 40% of type 1 and type 2 diabetics develop end-stage renal failure. Renal failure is the second most common cause of mortality in patients with diabetes, following cardiovascular disease.
Males have a higher risk of developing diabetic glomerulopathy. There are also ethnic differences, with an increased risk among patients of African American, Native American, Maori or Polynesian descent.
There are a number of risk factors associated with the development of diabetic glomerulopathy. Persistent hyperglycemia, or glucotoxicity, plays a primary role. It is well known that controlling glucose levels is important in preventing or delaying the onset of long-term complications of diabetes, such as diabetic glomerulopathy.
Aside from hyperglycemia, there are other factors at play as well. These include hypertension, hyperlipidemia, smoking, physical inactivity and high dietary intake of fat and protein.
Genetic factors also play an important role. A family history of diabetic glomerulopathy is associated with a heightened risk. Gene polymorphisms involving the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone axis have also been implicated.
The key features of diabetic glomerulopathy include thickening of the capillary basement membrane, diffuse mesangial sclerosis, as well as nodular glomerular sclerosis. The histopathologic appearance of diabetic glomerulopathy is predominantly similar in type 1 and 2 diabetes.
Glomerular capillary basement membrane thickening is almost always present in diabetic glomerulopathy. It is a feature of diabetic microangiopathy, which is related to the process of diffuse basement membrane thickening that occurs in capillaries in vascular structures (e.g. the retina, skin and skeletal muscle), as well as non-vascular structures (e.g. renal tubules and peripheral nerves). These changes appear early on in the glomerulus, within 1 to 2 years of the onset of diabetes.
Despite the thickened membranes, capillaries have increased leakiness to plasma proteins. Thickening of the basement membrane is accompanied by mesangial widening. Renal tubular basement membrane thickening also occurs.
The mesangial matrix undergoes expansion with the accumulation of extracellular matrix. Increased mesangial matrix and sclerosis also contribute to thickening of the glomerular basement membrane. It should be noted that the extent of mesangial expansion is associated with the degree of renal impairment and proteinuria.
Nodular glomerulosclerosis is pathognomic of diabetic glomerulopathy, and is also known as Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease. Glomerulosclerosis occurs in about 15 to 30% of patients. The nodules, called Kimmelstiel-Wilson nodules, are composed of eosinophilic, Periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) positive acellular matrix.
They are ovoid or spherical in shape, and are located in the periphery of the glomeruli, within the mesangium. Kimmelstiel-Wilson nodules do not usually affect all lobules within a single glomerulus; however, diffuse mesangial sclerosis is present throughout. With time, the nodules expand, sometimes to a point where they compress surrounding capillaries and may destroy the glomerulus altogether.
Along with Kimmelstiel-Wilson nodules, hyalinosis is also present, affecting both afferent and efferent arterioles of the glomerulus. In capillary loops, they are called fibrin caps, and, in Bowman capsules, they are referred to as capsular drops.
The pathological changes and damage to the glomeruli and arterioles in diabetic glomerulopathy lead to ischemia. Subsequently, interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy develop, and these changes result in contraction of the kidney. Clinically, glomerulosclerosis often corresponds with the presence of renal failure.
Glucose attaches to the amino groups of intracellular and extracellular proteins by non-enzymatic reactions, forming AGEs. AGEs bind to cells, such as endothelial cells and vascular smooth muscle, via the RAGE receptor.
This stimulates the production of cytokines and growth factors, like Transforming Growth Factor β (TGF β), leading to basement membrane thickening. Other effects include the production of reactive oxygen species in endothelium and increased synthesis of extracellular matrix.
AGEs also crosslink with extracellular matrix proteins, leading to increased protein deposition. AGEs in the basement membrane trap nonglycated proteins such as albumin, which contributes to membrane thickening.
Hyperglycemia within cells leads to synthesis of diacyl glycerol (DAG), resulting in excessive activation of PKC. This causes stimulation of profibrinogenic growth factors such as TGF β, contributing to microangiopathy.
Increased intracellular glucose in cells is metabolized by aldose reductase into sorbitol and then fructose. The consumption of antioxidants, via the aldose reductase pathway, makes cells more susceptible to oxidative stress.
Hyperglycemia causes increased levels of fructose-6-phosphate in cells through the hexosamine pathway. Frucoste-6-phosphate acts as a substrate for protein glycosylation, leading to excess production of proteoglycans.
Other factors also play a role in diabetic glomerulopathy. Intraglomerular hypertension is a key process, possibly related to the effect of hyperglycemia on the actin cytoskeleton of vascular smooth muscle and mesangial cells.
There are also changes in circulating factors, including insulin-like growth factor (IGF), angiotensin and atrial natriuretic peptide. Persistent intraglomerular hypertension leads to an increase in matrix production and glomerulosclerosis. It also causes changes to the glomerular basement membrane that disrupt the filtration barrier and contribute to proteinuria.
Symptoms are usually not apparent in the early stages of diabetic glomerulopathy. Rather, patients present with the detection of signs.
Notably, the earliest sign of diabetic nephropathy is hyperfiltration, indicated by an increased GFR.
Another early sign is the presence of albumin in the urine or microalbuminuria, at a quantity between 30 – 300mg/24h (hence "micro," as these levels are not detected by dipstick urinalysis). Generally, patients develop microalbuminuria about 5 to 10 years following the onset of diabetes.
Following the onset of microalbuminuria, patients progressively excrete higher quantities of albumin in the urine to levels greater than 300mg/24h (macroalbuminuria) after another 5 to 10 years. This is usually accompanied by the presence of hypertension.
Nephrotic syndrome is a late manifestation of diabetic glomerulopathy, with patients presenting with proteinuria, hyperlipidemia, peripheral edema and hypertension.
Many patients present with symptoms when they develop advanced disease. Such symptoms include fatigue, anorexia, edema and other features that occur with the onset of uremia (end stage renal failure).
Diabetic glomerulopathy is diagnosed based on a combination of history, clinical findings and lab tests. While a renal biopsy enables a conclusive diagnosis, it is not typically performed as other tests are often more than adequate in formulating a diagnosis of diabetic glomerulopathy.
Patients have a diagnosis of diabetes, with hyperglycemia established based on fasting blood glucose levels.
Urine testing for microalbuminuria forms the most important initial evaluation for diabetic glomerulopathy. This can be detected with a radiosensitive assay. Higher levels are detectable with urine dipstick testing, and quantified with a 24-hour urine test or a protein-to-creatinine ratio on a urine spot test. Proteinuria levels can vary greatly in patients, from 500mg to 25g/24h. Significant proteinuria usually results in nephrotic syndrome in patients (nephrotic range proteinuria is >3g/24h).
Current recommendations are for screening patients for microalbuminuria early on. For type 1 diabetics, screening should commence 5 years after diagnosis and then on a yearly basis. For type 2 diabetics, screening usually occurs at the point of diagnosis and thereafter on a yearly basis.
The reason for this disparity is that the onset of type 2 diabetes is uncertain and often occurs later in many cases. In fact, cases of advanced diabetic nephropathy are not unheard of in patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
In addition, kidney function tests are important in detecting the presence of renal failure. Patients with advanced disease have elevated creatinine and urea levels. GFR calculation is important – one of the first signs in diabetic glomerulopathy is hyperfiltration. However, with the onset of microalbuminuria and, as the disease progresses, patients experience a decline in GFR.
In cases of advanced diabetic glomerulopathy, patients have enlarged kidneys. This is in contrast to other glomerular diseases where the kidneys are shrunken. A renal ultrasound is helpful in detecting enlarged kidneys in diabetic glomerulopathy, as well as ruling out other causes of renal pathology such as obstruction, cysts or a mass.
While not a diagnostic test for diabetic glomerulopathy, testing for diabetic retinopathy is important as its presence or absence can potentially support or preclude its diagnosis. Indeed, some diagnostic criteria for diabetic glomerulopathy requires the demonstration of proteinuria alongside a history of diabetes for >10 years or the presence of diabetic retinopathy.
Biomarkers of diabetic glomerulopathy can be classified into urinary markers, serum/plasma markers, and other novel biomarkers.
Urinary albumin excretion (UAE) is a measurement of albumin excreted in the urine. 24 h or overnight urine collections are used to measure UAE.
Urinary non-albumin protein-to-creatinine ratio. Urinary non-albumin proteins are excreted when there is renal tubular injury. They include alpha-1-microglobulin, beta-2-macroglobulin, IgG, cystatin C, transferrin, nephrin, matrix metalloproteinase-9, and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1. Cystatin C excretion is highly correlated with GFR and can be a useful marker in patients with diabetic nephropathy.
Cystatin C is superior to creatinine measurement in the assessment of kidney function because it is completely not bound to a carrier protein and is clearly correlated with GFR.
Metabolomics, metabonomics, genomics, and specific micro-RNAs are also emerging as novel biomarkers of diabetic nephropathy.
Glomerulonephritis: e.g., lupus nephritis; signs and symptoms of other systemic disorders may be present.
Renal artery stenosis: may present with refractory hypertension or renal failure. Patients have an abdominal bruit and the diagnosis is clear on imaging.
Multiple myeloma: proteinuria and renal failure may be featured, but other key features include bone pain and anemia.
The earlier the therapy, the better the outcomes. Aggressive therapy is important when patients develop microalbuminuria, one of the first signs of diabetic glomerulopathy.
Tight glycemic control is a central aspect of treatment. In type 1 diabetes, regular insulin is paramount. In type 2 diabetes, glucose-lowering medication and insulin are both options.
Glucose-lowering agents include biguanides (metformin), sulfonylureas, thalizodinediones, alpha-glucosidase inhibitors, dipeptidyl peptidase-IV inhibitors, sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors, and glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists. When medications are inadequate in achieving glycemic control, insulin can be used, often in conjunction with metformin.
Blood pressure should also be closely managed with anti-hypertensive medication. In particular, drugs inhibiting the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system are first line – ACE inhibitors (Angiotensin Converting Enzyme inhibitors) or ARBs (Aldosterone Receptor Blockers). The addition of a mineralocorticoid receptor blocker to an ACE inhibitor or an ARB was shown to have benefit in treating proteinuria in patients with diabetic nephropathy.
Bearing in mind that angiotensin causes an increased resistance of efferent arterioles and therefore increased glomerular capillary pressure; these drugs have the effect of dilating the efferent arteriole, thereby decreasing glomerular pressure.
They also inhibit angiotensin II-mediated sclerosis. If additional blood pressure control is needed, other classes of drugs can be added, such as a calcium channel blocker, or a thiazide diuretic. Most patients will require three or more antihypertensive drugs to control their blood pressure.
Blood pressure management decreases proteinuria and delays the progression of nephropathy, even in patients who are normotensive. The blood pressure target for patients with overt proteinuria is less than 130/80 mmHg. Blood pressure control in patients with diabetic glomerulopathy reduces not only the risk of renal complications, but also cardiovascular events.
Also, given that microalbuminuria is an indicator of greatly increased cardiovascular risk, patients should be screened for and receive aggressive therapy for cardiovascular risk factors. The addition of a statin is beneficial to the patient even when the patient has normal low density lipoprotein levels and can help in preventing long-term complications of diabetes mellitus.
Patients who develop end stage renal failure will require dialysis or renal transplantation.
The natural history of diabetic glomerulopathy is the eventual progression to end stage renal disease, but not all patients will experience this outcome. Over 75% of type 1 diabetics with overt nephropathy (or macroalbuminuria) will progress to end stage renal failure.
However, only about 20% of type 2 diabetics with overt nephropathy will progress to end stage renal failure. It is worth mentioning that many patients with type 2 diabetes and microalbuminuria die from cardiovascular events before developing significant proteinuria or renal failure.
With the onset of microalbuminuria, one of the earliest features of diabetic glomerulopathy, it takes about 10 to 20 years until progression to end stage renal disease.
Patients who develop renal failure and are on dialysis have lower survival rates compared to patients on dialysis for other conditions. However, there is improved survival in type 1 diabetic patients who undergo renal transplantation from a living relative.
Which of the following is an early feature of diabetic glomerulopathy?
Fibrin caps consisting of PAS positive hyaline material.
Which of the following does not support a diagnosis of diabetic glomerulopathy?
Lewis JB, Neilson EG. (2015). Glomerular Diseases. In: Kasper D, Fauci A, Hauser S, Longo D, Jameson J, Loscalzo J. eds. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 19e. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
Watnick S, Dirkx TC. (2016). Kidney Disease. In: Papadakis MA, McPhee SJ, Rabow MW. eds. Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2017. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.


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Full title:BETTY K. KRAUSE et al., Minors, etc., Respondents, v. JOHN W. RARITY et…
Court:Supreme Court of California
Date published: Oct 31, 1930
210 Cal. 644 (Cal. 1930)
293 P. 62
Supreme Court of California
In Krause v. Rarity, 210 Cal. 644 (293 P. 62), the California court interpreted the guest statute of that state which denied liability in favor of a guest unless the injury resulted from the "intoxication, wilful misconduct, or gross negligence of" the operator.
Summary of this case from Storla v. S., P. S. Trans. Co.
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Docket No. S.F. 13320.
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Fresno County. S.L. Strother, Judge. Affirmed.
Leo J. McEnerney, Ray W. Hayes, Robert Brannan, M.W. Reed, E.T. Lucey, Leo E. Sievert and H.K. Lockwood for Appellants.
H.A. Frank for Respondents.
SHENK, J.
On September 12, 1927, William Krause was killed when the automobile in which he was riding as a guest was struck by a locomotive of the defendant Railway Company. The plaintiffs are the heirs of the deceased and the defendant Rarity was the driver of the car. A verdict was rendered against both defendants as joint tort-feasors and from a judgment entered thereon the defendants have presented separate appeals.
Central Avenue is a paved rural highway extending east and west from Del Rey to Malaga in the county of Fresno. The defendant Railway Company maintains a spur-track known as the Mattei spur crossing Central Avenue at right angles and at grade. The accident occurred at about 6 o'clock P.M. on a clear day when the automobile approached and entered upon the railway crossing from the east at a speed of 30 to 35 miles per hour and when a locomotive and tender of the Railway Company reached the crossing from the north at a speed of about 10 miles per hour.
The country surrounding the scene of the accident is practically level. The railway track is flush with the pavement on the highway. North of the highway and east of the track is a vineyard, the tops of the grape-vines rising from 5 to 6 feet above the highway. About 70 feet east of the track and on the north line of the highway stands a tree about 20 feet high and with a spread of about 12 feet. There are no other obstructions north of the highway and east of the track for more than 700 feet. On the south line of the highway, east of the tracks, is a row of olive trees extending to within 28 feet of the track. Twelve feet east and 7 feet north of the paved portion of the highway is a standard railroad crossing sign, consisting of an upright post 10 feet high, painted white, and at the top of which are two cross-arms painted white with the words "Railroad Crossing" painted in large black letters. About 300 feet east of the crossing on the northerly side of the pavement is a smaller sign, called a target sign, which is a disc 2 feet in diameter, on a post 6 feet high, on which the letters "R.R." are painted in black letters with a white background.
The defense of the Railway Company was, first, that it was not guilty of any negligence in the operation of its engine and tender and, secondly, that the deceased was guilty of contributory negligence. On this appeal the Railway Company advances the same contentions and complains of certain instructions given and refused and certain rulings of the trial court.
[1] The evidence on the issue of the negligence of the Railway Company need not be recounted at length. It consisted of testimony of the several witnesses as to whether the statutory signals were given by the engine crew upon approaching the highway. This evidence was substantially in conflict on this point and may not now be disturbed.
On the issue of the contributory negligence of the deceased it appears beyond dispute that the defendant Rarity was totally blind in his left eye and that the deceased knew that fact, having been acquainted with him rather intimately for some years; that the deceased was riding in the back seat as the automobile approached the crossing holding a conversation with O.E. Orr, who was also a guest of the defendant Rarity and riding in the front seat; that the railway crossing signs above described were within the view of the deceased as the automobile approached the crossing and that the deceased said nothing to Rarity about the near-by railway crossing, nor did the deceased do anything to protect himself against a possible accident. It also appears that the persons in the automobile were not familiar with this particular grade crossing and knew nothing thereof except such information in the way of warning as was imputed to them by the railway signs above described.
[2] From the foregoing facts it is contended that the deceased was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law. There is no evidence that the deceased exercised or had the right to exercise any control over the driver Rarity and he was under no legal obligation to warn the driver of the presence of the tracks or of an approaching train. ( Marchetti v. Southern Pac. Co., 204 Cal. 679 [ 269 P. 529].) Nor did the fact that the deceased knew that Rarity was a one-eyed man convict the deceased of contributory negligence as matter of law. The loss of one eye does not necessarily prevent a person from operating an automobile with due caution and circumspection. The evidence on this issue, tendered by the plaintiffs and joined by the defendant Railway Company, clearly presented questions for the jury to determine.
[3] The defense of the defendant Rarity was that he was operating his automobile without negligence. In this connection he offered evidence to show that he did not see or hear the approaching locomotive; that he was intently watching the highway in front of him; that his vision was obscured by the sun shining in his face and that he did not see the railway signs as he approached the crossing. The evidence further showed that the crossing in question was an obstructed steam railroad grade crossing as contemplated by section 113 of the California Vehicle Act in effect at the time (Stats. 1927, p. 1436), and which it was unlawful to cross at a greater rate of speed than 15 miles per hour. By his own admission he was traveling at least 30 miles per hour at the time of the accident. Unquestionably he was guilty of negligence and the accident occurred, as found by the jury within its province, through the concurrent negligence of both defendants. [4] Under the law the negligence of Rarity may not be imputed to the deceased. ( Irwin v. Golden State Auto Tour Corp., 178 Cal. 10 [ 171 P. 1059]; 19 Cal. Jur., p. 659.)
[5] Both defendants complain of certain instructions given and refused. They have been examined and no error is found in the action of the trial court thereon. One instruction only need be commented upon. That is an instruction given and of which the defendant Rarity complains. In substance it instructed the jury that if it should find the facts indicated therein which would constitute the grade crossing in question an obstructed railway crossing at grade as contemplated by section 113 of the California Vehicle Act and if it should further find that Rarity was traveling at a rate in excess of 15 miles per hour as he came upon the crossing then "the defendant Rarity is conclusively presumed to have been guilty of negligence at the time of the collision". The words "conclusively presumed" are especially objected to. There is no merit in the contention. The facts indisputably point to the negligence of this defendant at the time and compel the conclusion that he was guilty of negligence as matter of law upon the establishment of the facts called for in the instruction.
[6] One other contention is common to both defendants and that is that the verdict in the sum of $35,000 is excessive. The evidence disclosed without conflict that the decedent was forty-two years of age at the time of his death and had been in good health. His expectancy was 26.72 years. He was earning between $4,000 and $5,000 per year and contributing between $250 and $350 per month toward the support of his wife and children. His wife was forty-seven years of age and the children were fourteen and nine years old respectively. He was a kind and affectionate husband and father. A motion for a new trial was made on the ground of excessive verdict and denied. It cannot be said that the verdict is so plainly excessive as to suggest, at first blush, that the same was the result of passion or prejudice or corruption rather than an honest and sober judgment on the part of the jury. ( Kelley v. Hodge Transp. System, 197 Cal. 598 [ 242 P. 76]; 8 Cal. Jur., p. 834.)
[7] Under familiar rules there was no error in denying the motions of the defendant Railway Company for nonsuit and a directed verdict when, as here, the evidence on behalf of the plaintiffs and the reasonable inferences to be drawn therefrom, disregarding evidence in conflict therewith, tended to establish negligence on the part of this defendant.
As to the other points made by the defendants with reference to alleged errors of the trial court in the admission and exclusion of evidence, we do not find sufficient merit therein to require discussion.
One other point made by the defendant Rarity will be considered. The right of the plaintiffs to maintain this action is a statutory right under section 377 of the Code of Civil Procedure. No such right existed at common law. ( Dickinson v. Southern Pac. Co., 172 Cal. 727, 730 [ 158 P. 183]; Kramer v. Market Street R.R. Co., 25 Cal. 434; 8 Cal. Jur., p. 948.) At the time the present cause of action arose, on September 12, 1927, it was and still is provided by section 2096 of the Civil Code that "a carrier of persons without reward must use ordinary care, and diligence for their safe carriage". ( Nichols v. Pacific Elec. Ry. Co., 178 Cal. 630 [ 174 P. 319].) In 1929, the legislature added section 141 3/4 to the California Vehicle Act. (Stats. 1929, p. 1580.) It is therein provided in part: "Any person who as a guest accepts a ride in any vehicle, moving upon any of the public highways of the state of California, and while so riding as such guest receives or sustains an injury, shall have no right of recovery against the owner or driver or person responsible for the operation of such vehicle. In the event that such person while so riding as such guest is killed, or dies as a result of injury sustained while so riding as such guest, then neither the estate nor the legal representatives or heirs of such guest shall have any right of recovery against the driver or owner of said vehicle by reason of the death of the said guest. If such person so riding as a guest be a minor and sustain an injury or be killed or die as a result of injury sustained while so riding as such guest, then neither the parents nor guardian nor the estate nor legal representatives or heirs of such minor shall have any right of recovery against the driver or owner or person responsible for the operation of said vehicle for injury sustained or as a result of the death of such minor." The section then continues with the following provision: "Nothing in this section contained shall be construed as relieving the owner or driver or person responsible for the operation of a vehicle from liability for injury to or death of such guest proximately resulting from the intoxication, wilful misconduct, or gross negligence of such owner, driver or person responsible for the operation of such vehicle. . . ."
The defendant Rarity contends that by reason of the enactment of the foregoing statute the cause of action of the plaintiffs has been wiped out; that section 377 of the Code of Civil Procedure and section 2096 of the Civil Code have been repealed in whole or in part by the enactment of section 141 3/4 of the California Vehicle Act and that the rule of law to be applied is laid down in such cases as People v. Bank of San Luis Obispo, 159 Cal. 65 [Ann. Cas. 1912B, 1148, 37 L.R.A. (N.S.) 934, 112 P. 866], Wilcox v. Edwards, 162 Cal. 455 [Ann. Cas. 1913C, 1392, 123 P. 276], Moss v. Smith, 171 Cal. 777 [ 155 P. 90], Freeman v. Glenn County Tel. Co., 184 Cal. 508 [ 194 P. 705], and Chenoweth v. Chambers, 33 Cal.App. 104 [164 P. 428]. [8] By those cases the rule obtaining elsewhere has become thoroughly established in the law of this state that when a right of action does not exist at common law, but depends solely upon a statute, the repeal of the statute destroys the right unless the right has been reduced to final judgment or unless the repealing statute contains a saving clause protecting the right in a pending litigation. In the case at bar the cause of action depended solely on the statute. There is no saving clause and the action is still pending.
The plaintiffs rely first on the general rule that repeals by implication are not favored and are recognized only when there is an irreconcilable conflict existing between two or more legislative enactments. ( Railroad Commission v. Riley, 192 Cal. 54 [ 218 P. 415]; 23 Cal. Jur., p. 694.) They contend that there is nothing in section 141 3/4 which has expressly repealed section 377 either in whole or in part and such repeal is not necessarily implied. Secondly, they rely on the general rule that a statute should have prospective operation only unless it clearly appear that it was the legislative intention that the statute operate retrospectively. (Cooley on Constitutional Limitations, 8th ed., p. 772; In the Matter of Cate, 207 Cal. 443 [179 P. 131]; 23 Cal. Jur., p. 628); and, thirdly, that the new section 141 3/4 could not operate retrospectively so as to deprive the plaintiffs of a right which they claim became vested in them under section 377 immediately upon the death of the deceased, citing Sutherland on Statutory Construction, section 671, James v. Oakland Traction Co., 10 Cal.App. 785 [103 P. 1082], and other cases.
[9] A disposition of the third contention of the plaintiffs will tend to confine the point within its proper limits. The present action unquestionably is one for damages for the death of one not a minor caused by "the wrongful act or neglect of another", as defined by section 377 of the Code of Civil Procedure. This cause of action did not exist at common law. It depends solely on the statute and the right was not a vested right protected by the state and federal Constitutions. Under the authority of People v. Bank of San Luis Obispo, supra, and other cases to like effect, above cited, a repeal of the statute conferring the right, prior to final judgment, would abolish the right and place the parties in the same position as if the statute never existed.
If the present action were one brought by Krause, during his lifetime, for damages for personal injuries inflicted upon him while a guest of the defendant Rarity, such a cause of action would be one grounded on the common-law liability and the right of action would be a vested right and survive a repeal of the statute. ( Callet v. Alioto, ante, p. 65 [ 290 P. 438].) The case of James v. Oakland Traction Co., supra., relied upon by the plaintiff, was one for damages for personal injuries inflicted upon the plaintiff therein.
That case is illustrative of the numerous decisions holding that upon the wrongful infliction of the injury a vested right accrues to the party injured freed from any disturbance by subsequent legislative enactment.
In passing it may be said that a recent statute of Connecticut similar in purport to section 141 3/4 was attacked on constitutional grounds, but the validity thereof was affirmed by the Supreme Court of the United States. ( Silver v. Silver, 280 U.S. 171 [74 L.Ed. 221, 50 Sup. Ct. Rep. 57].)
The question is therefore narrowed to this: Did section 141 3/4 work a repeal of section 377 of the Code of Civil Procedure? If so, to what extent and when did such repeal become effective so far as the plaintiffs' cause of action is concerned?
It cannot be doubted that section 377 of the Code of Civil Procedure and section 2096 of the Civil Code should be read together. When so considered with reference to the present controversy they would mean that the heirs on September 12, 1927, had a cause of action against the defendant Rarity for the death of Krause and that Rarity's liability would be tested by the rule of ordinary care. Suit was brought on November 2, 1927, alleging a cause of action under the then existing law on ordinary negligence which is the same as the want of ordinary care as provided in section 2096 Judgment on the verdict was entered September 22, 1928, and the notice of appeal was filed November 19, 1928. Pending the appeal and on August 14, 1929, section 141 3/4 of the California Vehicle Act was enacted.
[10] It is apparent that if the new section had been enacted without the proviso the rule contended for by the defendant Rarity would apply, the plaintiffs' cause of action would have been wiped out and no recovery could be had on the judgment against said defendant for the reason that said judgment has not become final. In such case the legislature would have been unrestrained by constitutional barriers and its intention, in the absence of a saving clause, would have been conclusively manifest. But the legislature did not stop with the enactment of the portions of the statute which would have worked a repeal irrevocably, but added the provision which in effect continued the right of action on account of the death of the guest. In other words, there has not been a moment of time since the enactment of section 377 to the present time when an action would not lie on behalf of the heirs on account of the death of the guest. The only change brought about by the new law was in the nature and character of the proof required in each case. There was no abolishment of the right or cause of action, but only a change in the proof required, not to maintain the action, but to permit a recovery.
In many jurisdictions the division of negligence into degrees is not countenanced (20 R.C.L. 21), the concept being that such phrases as "gross negligence" and "slight negligence" are misnomers. In this state the degrees of negligence have been frequently recognized. The term "gross negligence" has been defined as "the want of slight diligence", as "an entire failure to exercise care, or the exercise of so slight a degree of care as to justify the belief that there was an indifference to the things and welfare of others", and as "that want of care which would raise a presumption of the conscious indifference to consequences". (19 Cal. Jur., p. 554; Coit v. Western Union Tel. Co., 130 Cal. 657 [80 Am. St. Rep. 153, 53 L.R.A. 678, 63 P. 83].) Where liability attaches only for gross negligence it is for the jury, under proper instructions by the court, to pass upon the question whether such negligence exists. ( Merrill v. Pacific Transfer Co., 131 Cal. 582 [ 63 P. 915]; 19 Cal. Jur., p. 728.) It must therefore be concluded that the enactment of section 141 3/4 did not repeal section 377 of the Code of Civil Procedure in whole or in part, but simply changed the degree of negligence required to permit a recovery.
The statutes involved in the case of Moss v. Smith and others above cited and relied on by the defendant Rarity will be found to have repealed entirely the statute conferring the right, without a saving clause, or to have so amended the prior law on which the cause of action was founded as to remove from the operation of the old law, either specifically or by necessary implication, certain parties who might theretofore have been subject to the litigation which was held to have terminated by reason of the amendment. Those cases are readily distinguishable from the case at bar. Here no driver has been relieved absolutely of liability to the heirs of his deceased guest, but is still liable, dependent on the degree of his negligence under the proof.
[11] The case, then, falls within the operation of the rule contended for by the plaintiff, namely, that although the legislature has the power to give a statute retrospective operation, if it does not impair the obligation of contracts or disturb vested rights, yet it is to be presumed that no statute is intended to have that effect, and it will not be given that effect, unless such intention clearly appear from the language of the statute. ( Pignaz v. Burnett, 119 Cal. 157 [51 P. 48].) [12] We find nothing in section 141 3/4 which would justify, much less compel, the conclusion that said section was intended to be retrospective. In such case the new law would have no effect on litigation pending at the time it was enacted. ( Estate of Benevenuto, 183 Cal. 382 [ 191 P. 678]; State Commission in Lunacy v. Welch, 20 Cal.App. 624 [ 129 P. 974]; 5 Cal. Jur., p. 750.)
The judgment as to both defendants is affirmed.
Richards, J., Curtis, J., Waste, C.J., Preston, J., Langdon, J., and Seawell, J., concurred.
Rehearing denied.
In Krause v. Rarity (1930) 210 Cal. 644 [ 293 P. 62, 77 A.L.R. 1327], the court ruled that the passage of the guest law could not affect pending litigation.
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In Krause v. Rarity, 210 Cal. 644, at page 655 [ 293 P. 62, 77 A.L.R. 1327], it is said: "The term `gross negligence' has been defined as `the want of slight diligence', as `an entire failure to exercise care, or the exercise of so slight a degree of care as to justify the belief that there was an indifference to the things and welfare of others', and as `that want of care which would raise a presumption of the conscious indifference to consequences'.
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In Krause v. Rarity, 210 Cal. 644 [ 293 P. 62, 66, 77 A.L.R. 1327], it is said: "The term `gross negligence' has been defined as `the want of slight diligence', as `an entire failure to exercise care, or the exercise of so slight a degree of care as to justify the belief that there was an indifference to the things and welfare of others', and as `that want of care which would raise a presumption of the conscious indifference to consequences'."
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In Krause v. Rarity, supra, at page 654, the court says: "In other words, there has not been a moment of time since the enactment of section 377 to the present time when an action would not lie on behalf of the heirs on account of the death of the guest.
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In Krause v. Rarity, 210 Cal. 644 [ 293 P. 62, 66, 77 A.L.R. 1327], the court said: "Where liability attaches only for gross negligence it is for the jury, under proper instructions by the court, to pass upon the question whether such negligence exists.
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James Wood, the prominent critic, essayist, and novelist, is a professor at Harvard and a staff writer for The New Yorker. Born in Durham, England, he began his career at The Guardian and later became a senior editor at The New Republic. He currently serves on the editorial board of The London Review of Books and The Common in Cambridge, MA. His books include The Irresponsible Self: On Laughter and the Novel, How Fiction Works, and, most recently, The Fun Stuff: And Other Essays.


HTC Desire 530 comes with a 5.0 inch HD display with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels. It runs on Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) operating system and is powered by a Quad-core Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 processor clocked at 1.1 GHz and coupled with 1.5 GB of RAM. The smartphone sports an 8 MP rear camera and a 5 MP front camera. It packs 16 GB of built-in storage which can be expanded via microSD up to 200 GB. HTC Desire 530 is backed by a 2200 mAh removable Li-Ion battery.


I don't pretend to be an expert chef or food critic but I know what I like and can whip up a pretty tasty meal. My family and friends have been generous with their palates (and comments) and whenever I have asked for volunteers for my next new recipe, I tend to have more of a lineup than people wanting to run away.
This is my forum where I get to reveal some of my favorite things that I have found on my travels or close to home. It may be a new restaurant (or an old favorite), a food market, or kitchen gadgets. It will definitely include some of my favorite recipes that have been passed down through my family, ones that I've given a new twist to, or entirely new ones. Whatever the case may be, it will be foodie focused.
I invite you to experience all things food along with me. I welcome all comments both positive and negative because isn't that how we learn and grow? So now I join the ranks of the countless food and travel bloggers and hope that my contribution, at the very least, entertains you.
Isn't there always room for one more person at the table?
Come with me and explore the culinary world.
Way to go Ang … well done!


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Rosie Danvers was invited by Songwriter / Producer STEPHAN MOCCIO to write and record the string arrangement for Celine's beautiful song, 'Courage', which has become the title of her album and forthcoming world tour!
Strings Arranged by Rosie Danvers and Performed by Wired Strings. String session Produced by Stephan Moccio and TommyD. Session Engineered by Nick Taylor and Recorded at Air Studios, London, 2018.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2lhb9IaRK8
Wired Strings recording 'Courage' at Air Studios.
Rosie Danvers, Stephan Moccio and Tommy Danvers
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Caltrans released a draft for the possible repair or replace the 7th Street Bridge to create a structurally and functionally sufficient bridge crossing over the Tuolumne River along the 7th Street corridor. A Draft Environmental Assessment that identifies several alternatives is available for public review and comments until February 28.
A copy of the Draft can be found at the Modesto Library Reference Desk.
Stanislaus County released their their Public Review Draft of the Program Environmental Impact Report for the Parks Master Plan. A copy of the report will be available at the Modesto Library Reference Desk.


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The movement to Continuous Deployment (CD) has been gathering speed and is widely acknowledged as the way to go. Code is checked in, an automated suite is run, and if passed it is automatically deployed into production. A story is not "done" until it is in production, providing value to the end user and CD gives us the smallest mean time to production for our code. To get to this point we have to have a lot of faith in our test suite and the code base, which ensures we will write more robust systems to cope with this way of working.
There still isn't a huge heap of tooling available to build a continuous deployment pipeline; it tends to be something people have manually crafted using tools such as Puppet, Ansible and Chef. That's why when I went to put a project up on Heroku for the first time in a while I was pleasantly surprised to see it now supports building your code from GitHub and continuous deployment from that repository.
Let's first discuss what Heroku brings the table. It's a great place to deploy your applications and services in a scalable fashion. You can pretty much just drop any application in any language onto Heroku and it'll spin it up for you, accessible for the world. Your app is scalable on a simple web dashboard too; start out with a single dyno, but increase if you need the capacity. There's lots of awesome addons you can throw on too such as papertrail for log alerting and HTTPS certificate hosting. The addons vary in price, but to get a simple process up and running is totally free.
This tutorial presumes you've signed up for an account at heroku.com and you have an existing Java web project you'd like to set up for CD which is already in Github.
As with any good continuous integration you want to make sure your tests are all run first. Fortunately this is easy to do with Github and TravisCI. You can sign up using your Github account atTravis-CI.org which will then allow you to easily create automated builds which are triggered on every check-in.
Once you've signed in, you will be given a list of all your repositories. Flick the toggle switch for the project that you're setting up, in my case WizChat.
Check this in and your first build will be automatically triggered. If everything is setup correctly in your project, and your tests are passing, Travis will give you a green build. Either way it should send you an email to let you know.
As mentioned before, it's possible to throw pretty much anything at Heroku and have it run. All it requires first is the creation of a Procfile, used by Heroku to know what to run and how.
For our Procfile to work it also relies on us having a runnable Jar. This can easily be achieved using the Maven assembly plugin, or the Maven shade plugin.
This code builds a single fat executable jar with all the dependencies built in. You must set the mainClass and finalName and Maven does the rest.
With everything checked in we now head over to Heroku and login to the dashboard. In the top right is an arrow. Click on it and select "Create new app".
Create a name for your app and select in which region you'd like to run it.
You can then choose the deployment method: select Github and sign into your Github account when prompted. This should integrate and pull al of your repos in. Search for and select the repository you're integrating and press "Connect".
For the final step, select "Wait for CI to pass before deploy" and click Enable Automatic Deploys. You will now have automated deployment of your application to Heroku every check in if the CI passes! Your application will be available at <appname>.herokuapp.com.
I highly advise setting up the Heroku Toolbelt so that you can then tail the logs of your application to make sure it started correctly.


What will I receive in return for the money?
The training program at the Funking Conservatory will be tailored to fit your individual needs and to bring you to performance level as soon as possible. An appearance on !BANG! TV or Premium !BANG! TV is scheduled within the first week of training. Television is used on a daily basis for training purposes. You could have a wrestling match in your first day of training. Your performance will be recorded weekly and played world wide on our award winning television show, !BANG! TV.
What is the track record of the owner of the school?
Dory Funk Jr. is a Legend in the wrestling business, selling out buildings as headliner in cities around the word including, Tokyo, Los Angeles, Kansas City, St. Louis, Houston, Miami, Nashville, Memphis, Honolulu, Tampa, Charlotte, St. Louis, Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, San Juan, Detroit, Amarillo, Dallas, Jacksonville, Amarillo, Albuquerque, Greensboro, San Juan, San Antonio, Osaka, Sydney, Lagos, Hokkaido, Orlando, St. Petersburg, Edmonton and many more.
Our Talent will learn what is their special gift, the gift with the heart and effort that will set the pro wrestling world on fire.
Who has trained under the owner now in the wrestling business?
Kurt Angle, Edge, John Laurinaitis, Steve Kiern, Lita, Mickie James, Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, Test, Christian Cage, Rhino, Mark Henry, Chris Sabin, Christopher Daniels, Val Venis, Bambi Killer, A-Train, Gene Sniski, Paul London, and more.
What is the fastest way for talent to show their work to the pro wrestling world?
What is the safety record of the school?
How extensive is television used for training?
TV is used throughout our program, for interview training and training matches.
Is there a television show associated with the school?
!BANG! TV receives over 40,000 views daily worldwide as an internet TV show online 24/7.
How soon will I have a real match on television?
How clean and safe is the facility?
Our ring and facility are the cleanest in the industry and safety is our top priority.
What alternate training programs are offered at the Funking Conservatory Wrestling School?
We train wrestlers, managers, valets, promoters, writers, announcers and we also offer courses in television videography and production.
Where is the Funking Conservatory Wrestling School Located?
The Funking Conservatory is located in Ocala, Florida (One hour north of Orlando on I-75) Orlando is the Airport of choice.
Who trained the Coach of the Funking Conservatory?
Dory Funk Jr. was trained by his father, Dory Funk Sr., Pedro Morales, Pat O'Connor, Gene Kiniski, Verne Gagne, Fritz Von Eric, Eddie Graham, Rick Romero, Iron Mike DiBiase,Lou Thez, Bob Giegel, Jim Barnett, Pat Patterson, Vince McMahon Sr, Sam Muchnick, Johnny Valentine, the "Original Sheik" Eddie Farhat, and everyone of the Superstars Dory had the privilege to work with over his career.
What has been your current relationship with World Wrestling Entertainment?
John Laurinaitis, Pat Patterson, Jerry Brisco have attended the Funking Conservatory and our athletes have performed tryouts in front of Stephanie McMahon, Dusty Rhodes, John Laurinaitis, Dusty Rhodes and Triple H in attendance.
Which of your former students have had the most success?
Many have gone on to become major champions including WWE World Champions Edge, Lita and Mickie James and TNA World Champions Kurt Angle, Mark Henry, Christian and Rhino.
How can I learn more about the history of the Funk Family in professional wrestling?
There is a DVD released by the WWE about the "Most Powerful Families in Professional Wrestling" now available on the WWE website, Amazon.com, Highspots.com and all WWE DVD outlets. You can also visit our website www.dory-funk.com.
Right now, there is a need for wrestling talent.
The only catch is that the wrestling companies want trained talent. Somebody that can draw them money, Now.
If you can demonstrate that you can draw money, work safely and participate as a team member. They are looking for you.
If you were going to enter any high paying profession, you would have to invest time and money in training.
To earn money in the category of a WWE superstar in another field, It would require a doctorate from a university, Eight years and hundreds of thousands of dollars invested in your education. Just Ask any professional person, Doctor, Lawyer or company executive in the salary range of a WWE Superstar.
In today's competitive atmosphere, Funking Conservatory Wrestling is the fastest way to acquire the skills necessary to become a professional wrestler.
There is one more thing necessary for success as Mad Dog Vachon so aptly put it many years ago. "You must love this business."
In selecting a wrestling school you should know as much as possible about them and their training program.
The Funk Family has stood for Character and Integrity in Professional Wrestling for generations.
Does the Coach have experience for working main events and drawing money for a Federation or Company?
In regard to the Funking Conservatory, Dory Funk Jr. has sold out arena's throughout the world as a young wrestler working the Amarillo Territory, As NWA World Champion for 4 and 1/2 years and as booker/wrestler for the Florida Territory, Mid Atlantic Territory and All Japan Pro Wrestling and most recently March 1st drawing 12,000 capacity crowd in Tokyo's Sumo Hall.
Who is in the business earning a living after training with the Coach of the wrestling school?
Osamu Nishimura, Kurt Angle, Christian Cage, Taiyo Kea, Masanobu Fuchi, Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, Lita, Mickie James, Rhino, Chris "The Bambi Killer" Raaber, Christopher Daniels, Gene Sniski, Edge, Val Venis, Mark Henry, Steve Corino, Chris Sabin and more, have all had successful careers in professional wrestling.
Your Coach Funk brings the experience of working for major companies as booker, wrestler and promoter.
Is there a safety program associated with the wrestling training?
We are proud of our safety program, unmatched in the wrestling industry that has resulted in no serious injuries since the inception of our program as WWE Funking Dojo from 1998-1999 and continued as the Funking Conservatory beginning in 1999.
Does the program include training for television?
It is routine for our wrestlers to do television interviews and mini movies on a daily basis at the Funking Conservatory.
How often will I have a wrestling match?
You will have a wrestling match every day of practice plus you will wrestle before a live audience at our !BANG! TV Tapings.
What is Coach Funk's educational background?
BS in Physical Education and Speech Radio / Television from West Texas A&M University.
Is the Funking Conservatory a Modern Facility?
We broadcast from our new facility and have finished construction on our new wrestling television sound stage and dressing room.
What is the intent of the training program?
Before entering the Funking Conservatory we will speak with you and find out what your personal goals are in professional wrestling. Our intent is to help you take your goals in pro wrestling and make them accomplishments.
Does your wrestling school have an affiliation with a major wrestling promotion?
The Funking Conservatory is the official American Training Center for All Japan Pro Wrestling. Osamu Nishimura represents his company conducting tryouts for All Japan Pro Wrestling on a regular schedule at the Funking Conservatory.
Official American Training Center for All Japan Pro Wrestling.
For program pricing and answers to more of your questions, Call - 352-895-4658 or return to www.dory-funk.com.


Satyajit Sen has been in the media agency business for past 21 years across a host of leading agencies- Ogilvy & Mather, Lowe, and then later in the media independents of Group M & MediaCom before joining ZenithOptimedia, where he is currently in the capacity of Chief Executive Officer-India.
Satyajit has been associated with key clients in Delhi like Nestle, Reckitt Benckiser, Honda, Toshiba, Hyundai, LG, Maruti, BSNL, Ministry of Tourism, Nokia, GSK, Dabur, Aviva Life Insurance. He has also been deeply involved with media brands like Living Media, BBC, Discovery, RPG publications,Mail Today- across their launches and audience retention programmes.
Today ZenithOptimedia is the largest media agency in Delhi and has received the No. 1 agency in New biz for 2011.
Satyajit has won Emvies Gold for media research work for Aviva, Effies Bronze for effectiveness of advertising for Incredible India campaign in 2006. He has also won many other internal awards.
A student of Physics at St Xaviers College, and later the college of Business Studies, Calcutta University, Satyajit has undertaken MDP programmes at Insead. He has a passion for fine arts and would like to take up the brush & palette some day.


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Homo Deus: A Brief History Of Tomorrow
Author: Yuval Noah Harari
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Sapiens shows us where we came from. Homo Deus shows us where we're going.
Yuval Noah Harari envisions a near future in which we face a new set of challenges. Homo Deus explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first century and beyond - from overcoming death to creating artificial life.
It asks the fundamental questions: how can we protect this fragile world from our own destructive power? And what does our future hold?
'Homo Deus will shock you. It will entertain you. It will make you think in ways you had not thought before' Daniel Kahneman
Dr Yuval Noah Harari has a PhD in History from the University of Oxford and now lectures at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, specialising in World History. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, published in 2014, has become an international phenomenon and is published in nearly 40 languages worldwide. It was in the Sunday Times bestseller list for over six months in paperback, and was a New York Times top ten bestseller.
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The 153 new homes approved for Wokingham come with conditions
The David Wilson Homes will be a mix of apartments and family-sized homes
Tevye MarksonLocal Democracy Reporter
Warren House Road
A new housing complex is due to be built in Wokingham.
Wokingham Borough Council's planning committee has approved 153 homes to be sited on farmland.
But the developer David Wilson Homes has been told it must put measures in place to prevent flooding near the new homes.
The developer will construct one, two, three and four bedroom homes on Ashridge Farm in Warren House Road.
Three apartment blocks will be built, containing one and two-bedroom flats, as well as terraces and semi-detached and detached houses.
There will be 53 affordable homes, 335 parking spaces, and 26 acres of public open space will be provided on the site, which is one mile north of Wokingham town centre.
The developer has also agreed to sign over part of the land to Wokingham Borough Council, so a section of the Northern Distributor Road (NDR) can be built on it.
However, the developers must complete another Flood Risk Assessment and update plans for an effective drainage system before construction can begin.
The developers are planning to divert Ashridge Stream to reduce the risk of flooding, but part of the site will be built in Flood Zone 3, which means there is a high risk of flooding.
According to the plans, part of the public space will be in that high-risk flood zone, but no homes will be built in it.
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The plan had been objected to by Wokingham Town Council.
Town councillor Abby Tebborth raised concerns at the meeting about odour from the sewage works, flood risk, the impact on local infrastructure such as GPS and the loss of open space.
Jessica Sparkes, representing David Wilson Homes, said it would not be in their interest to progress on a site if there were issues with odour, denying it would be an issue, and said a large amount of open space would be retained.
Council officers suggested smells would be an issue in just a small area for just a few days a year and said: "There is not much you can do about that".
Nine councillors voted in favour of the plan, with just Carl Doran and Gary Cowan voting against.
Councillor Carl Doran welcomed the affordable housing but raised concern about the odour.
Supporting the plan, councillor Malcolm Richards said: "We are required to build houses – we have targets to achieve.
"If we are going to build them, it is better to build them in a place where we can manage them and get better facilities."
And Cllr Simon Weeks, chair of the committee, said it would be an essential part of delivering the NDR, while providing a significant amount of affordable housing.
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AIA Lecturer: David Lee
Affiliation: Independent Scholar
David Lee is an independent rock art researcher, author and lecturer focusing on the function and context of rock art in the Great Basin and the Mojave Desert, and the ethnography of Australian rock art. He has recorded Native American rock art in California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and Idaho, and has co-authored several papers and reports on the rock art of the Mojave Desert and the Great Basin. For the last ten years he has been studying rock art and associated traditional knowledge in the Northern Territory of Australia, and is currently assisting researchers at the Centre for Rock Art Research and Management at the University of Western Australia on the first international comparative study of arid lands rock art.
Closer than We Know: Comparing the Rock Art of Australia and Western North America
Society: North Coast
Pictures of the Past: Introduction to the Rock Art of Western North America
Society: Los Angeles County
Society: Santa Cruz
The Bigger Picture: How Rock Art fit into the lives of the people who made it
Society: Salem
Traditional forager peoples across the globe made rock art for thousands of years prior to colonization by Europeans. Most of the traditional knowledge concerning the images was lost when these cultures were displaced, absorbed, or wiped out. Research over the last few decades has shown remarkable global similarities in both traditional worldviews and the use of painted and carved images on rock surfaces to represent and convey very complex ideas and information. This lecture combines vivid photographs of rock art, people, animals, and exotic landscapes with insights gained over twenty years of researching and documenting rock art in western North America, and ten field seasons documenting rock art and associated traditional knowledge with the Wardaman people of northern Australia.