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Confident Acorn Enjoys Strong Growth
Acorn Stairlifts, the Yorkshire-based manufacturer and retailer of home stairlifts, has reported "another successful year", with group revenue up by 7.4% to £241.1 million.
Acorn Stairlifts Vehicle.
The firm's newly published annual report and financial statement is for the year ended September 30th, 2019, so doesn't include the impact of this year's Covid-19 pandemic or Brexit. However, the directors in their strategic report express confidence the business can overcome both these challenges.
As well as increased turnover, the annual report shows Acorn's operating profit at £27.7 million, up from £22.2 million the previous year. The privately-owned business – founded as a one-man operation in Bradford in 1992 – now employs 1,588 people worldwide, up by 52 on the previous year. More than 500 work at or from its head offices and factory on the Millennium Business Park in Steeton, near Keighley.
The latest figures show that export sales of Acorn's British-made stairlifts now account for 71.5% of its total turnover as overseas markets continue to expand. The company exports to around 80 countries worldwide and has wholly-owned subsidiaries operating in North America, Canada, Germany, Italy, South Africa, Australia and
New Zealand. The North American market in particular experienced very positive sales growth during the year
covered by the report.
As part of the essential medical and social care supply chain, Acorn has operated throughout the pandemic, maintaining existing customers' stairlifts and installing new ones in cases of compelling need. Looking to the future, Acorn's board of directors has identified two key areas of risk and uncertainty – the impact of the global Covid-19 pandemic and the anticipated effects of Brexit.
Although the crisis is likely to affect next year's figures, the directors are confident its detrimental impact will be temporary and followed by gradual recovery in 2020 and beyond. With strong cash reserves and no bank debt, the business is also well-placed to meet any challenges.
Regarding Brexit, Acorn has taken positive steps to strengthen and protect its supply routes into and out of Europe, including increasing stock levels within mainland Europe. Although there could be an impact on the European exchange rate, approximately 85% of Acorn's total revenue comes from within the UK or other non-EU countries. For these and other reasons, the report concludes that: "Brexit is not expected to have a significant impact on the business".
Acorn Stairlifts' Financial Director Joanne Richardson.
Acorn's Group Finance Director Joanne Richardson commented: "Our latest results show continued sales growth both in the UK and our overseas markets. Improved operational efficiencies have positively impacted the overall result. maintaining our market leading position. The Covid-19 pandemic emerged after this results period and the business has had to adapt during this challenging time. However, we expect the effects to be short term."
For further information about Acorn Stairlifts or to organise an interview or receive further comments,
please email Duncan Smith at: dsmith3@acornstairlifts.com
Acorn Stairlifts is a world leader in the manufacture, installation and innovation of stairlifts.
Headquartered at Steeton, West Yorkshire, Acorn Stairlifts has sales and service staff based throughout the UK.
Acorn Stairlifts produces around 70,000 stairlifts per year at its factories in Yorkshire and Scotland.
More than 70% of Acorn Stairlifts are for the export market, supplying around 80 countries worldwide including the USA, where Acorn is the recognised market leader.
Acorn Stairlifts provides the fastest installation of stairlifts for curved staircases in the world – in some cases within 24 hours of an order being placed.
Acorn Stairlifts is a British manufacturer with a nationwide and international network of expert installers and service engineers.
Acorn Stairlifts are precision manufactured, and designed and built in the UK.
Somewhere in the world, an Acorn Stairlift is installed every eight minutes.
Published: 8th July 2020
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Centura Health and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) have joined together in a new partnership to support diabetes prevention, education and management in Colorado. There are 410,312 Coloradans living with diabetes; an additional 1.3 million more have prediabetes and are at risk of developing the disease. The partnership is focused on providing education and outreach based on areas of the state with the highest incidence as well as creating greater access to education and preventive resources for those at risk.
Through the Wellness Lives Here initiative, Centura Health and the ADA are tailoring outreach to employers based on the rising costs of diabetes in the workplace. In the United States, diabetes and prediabetes costs an estimated $322 billion per year, with 1 in 5 health care dollars spent on caring for people with diabetes. Along with this program, the ADA and Centura Health will focus on upcoming initiatives and events, including American Diabetes Month, designed to encourage healthy habits to reduce the impact of obesity and Type 2 diabetes.
Physicians and health care providers in Colorado Health Neighborhoods (CHN), part of the Centura Health network, are in the early stages of integrating ADA materials, programs and classes from the Diabetes Prevention Program to the Diabetes Self-Management Education program to support and empower consumers.


Does the 'Add subtypes as layer' functionality work in ArcGIS Pro?
Sub-types do not translate well to ArcGIS Online and this is causing some issues with reading the layers properly through collector. Is the Add subtypes as a layer functionality as described here available in ArcGIS Pro?


College Station, Texas, (May 18, 2018) – May 20 marks the start of National Emergency Medical Services Week, a tradition of honoring a critical segment of first responders in the U.S. for more than forty years. This year's celebration theme is EMS Strong – Stronger Together, and is especially relevant as the first responder world has evolved.
With impact estimated at more than $300 billion, 2017 was the costliest year on record for natural disasters. On top of three back-to-back category-four hurricanes that devastated Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and the surrounding regions, first responders were stretched dealing with massive wildfires, floods and heat-wave related crises across much of the nation. In virtually every instance, EMS professionals are running toward the danger while everyone else is, and should be, running away from it.
Of course, the vast majority of EMS services are still rendered in response to emergency medical situations, such as heart attacks, strokes and auto accidents. The level of care that EMS can provide during transport to a hospital has increased dramatically over the past decade, reducing the loss of brain and heart function, and saving lives that may have once been lost during transport.
Still, a 2016 report revealed that only 1 of every 3 patients who have had a stroke were transported by EMS, with the remaining 66% arriving in private vehicles. Most patients report that they "didn't think they were having a stroke," or "felt silly calling 9-1-1". Still others cited the costs involved in an EMS transport, and the inadequacy of their healthcare coverage.
Any member of the EMS team will urge you to err on the side of caution and call them in one of these situations, rather than risk complications or death while transporting yourself or someone you know.
During EMS week and every week, College Station Medical Center thanks local and regional EMS professionals – and all first responders – for the lifesaving roles they play during crises both big and small.


NEW YORK (AP) -- US stocks are opening mixed as health care and industrial companies fall while technology companies gain ground. General Electric fell after announcing more changes in its leadership. Tesla dropped as investors worry about production problems at the electric car maker. Major stock indexes continued to trade around all-time highs after a long winning streak for the market that ended on Friday.
KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor's 500 index dipped 1 point, or 0.1 percent, to 2,547 as of 10 a.m. Eastern time. The Dow Jones industrial average shed 2 points to 22,771. The Nasdaq composite rose 5 points, or 0.1 percent, to 6,595 as technology companies did better than the rest of the market. The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks lost 1 point, or 0.1 percent, to 1,508.
Trading is expected to be light because of the Columbus Day holiday. U.S. bond trading is closed for the holiday. Stocks repeatedly set record highs last week as the S&P 500 rose for eight days in a row, its longest streak in four years. That ended on Friday, although the Nasdaq remained at an all-time high.
TITANS OF INDUSTRY: General Electric slipped after it named Ed Garden of Trian Fund Management to its board of directors. Trian, a well-known activist investment firm founded by Nelson Peltz, has been pushing the conglomerate to become a leaner company. GE has announced a number of changes in its leadership since John Flannery replaced Jeffrey Immelt as its CEO. On Friday it said Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey Bornstein will leave at the end of the month and will be replaced by Jamie Miller, the CEO of GE's transportation business. Two vice chairs will retire at the end of the year.
GE lost 67 cents, or 2.7 percent, to $23.72. It's down 25 percent this year.
HEALTH WOES: Health care companies slumped in early trading. Dialysis services company DaVita sank $3.97, or 6.6 percent, to $55.85 and prescription drug distributor Express Scripts lost $2.53, or 4.1 percent, to $59.83. Medical device maker Medtronic gave up $2.55, or 3.2 percent, to $77.26.
TECH LEADS AGAIN: Third-quarter earnings reports will start later this week and investors expect continued strong results from technology companies. The industry has led the market higher for most of this year. Chipmaker Nvidia added $2.75, or 1.5 percent, to $184.05. DXC Technology gained $1.36, or 1.6 percent, to $88.80 and electronic storage company Seagate Technology rose 71 cents, or 2.1 percent, to $34.50.
PUMP THE BRAKES: Electric car maker Tesla declined after the Wall Street Journal reported on the company's struggles in producing its new, lower-priced Model 3 Sedan. The Journal reported Friday that Tesla workers were making some Model 3 parts by hand as recently as September. Last week Tesla missed its third-quarter production goals and investors wonder when the company will be able to get up to speed. The stock fell $7.61, or 2.1 percent, to $349.27.
ENERGY: Benchmark U.S. crude rose 25 cents to $49.54 a barrel in New York as Tropical Storm Nate moved away from the Gulf Coast, where much of U.S. crude is drilled and processed. Nate hit Southeastern Louisiana Saturday evening and Mississippi on Sunday, but was downgraded to a tropical depression by midday Sunday.
Brent crude, used to price international oils, lost 1 cent to $55.61 a barrel in London.
Chevron rose 63 cents to $117.66 and Phillips 66 picked up 35 cents to $93.17.
CURRENCIES: The dollar slipped to 112.67 yen from 112.71 yen. The euro dipped to $1.1733 from $1.1735.
OVERSEAS: In Britain the FTSE 100 was down 0.3 percent. Germany's DAX added 0.1 percent while France's CAC-40 was little changed. Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 0.5 percent. Markets in Japan and South Korea were closed for holidays.


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Extreme Events
Mountain Building
Deep Earth
Bor-Ming Jahn
Erosion vs Seismicity
Meinong Earthquake
Montpellier Meeting
Laboratoire International Associé
France (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)
International Associated Laboratory
Taiwan (Ministry of Science and Technology)
Presentation of the International Laboratory
The LIA-D3E gathers French and Taiwanese scientists who study how the different components of the Earth's system (atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere) interact in response to various internal (Tectonics) and external (Climate) forcing.
Even if our planet has always been changing, and will continue to do so, it seems that there is a major difference between the changes that are occurring now and those that occurred in the past. The "skin" of the Earth is apparently changing faster than in the geological past and most of the involved scientists agree on the fact that this accelerated pace of change is due to human activity. However, to apprehend to what extent human-induced changes are disrupting the present-day environment, we need to understand how the environment was changing on different time scales and before anthropogenic activities. This is a critical issue to be able to distinguish short-term, human-induced trends from longer-term, natural trends. In recent years, a new integrative view of Earth science consists in considering our planet as a whole, that is as a dynamic system whose components are all in close interactions.
In particular, there is a growing interest for the study of the interaction processes between the lithosphere on the one hand, the ocean, the atmosphere and the biosphere on the other hand. Within the French-Taiwan collaboration in Earth science, most of the involved researchers place their research at the heart of this dynamics and study the complex processes and natural phenomena that lie at the interface between the lithosphere and the other fluid envelopes. The study of the Earth system necessarily involves a synergy developed within a trans-disciplinary context between observations, theory and modeling. The LIA-D3E involves specialists of the lithosphere and deep Earth, specialists of the continental surface and interfaces, as well as specialists of the atmosphere. We hope that this scientific bi-national and trans-disciplinary association will allow major breakthroughs in understanding some of the major scientific challenges that remain to be elucidated.
Main scientific projects
Within the framework of this new LIA, we envisage that the scientific activities should be organized around three main scientific axes that gather a maximum of researchers around breakthrough questions dealing with (1) "Extreme events" (2) "Mountain Building" and (3) "Deep Earth's interior and earthquake physics". These general topics express our proactive scientific policy in which a LIA should be the unifying framework bringing together the capabilities drawn from French and Taiwanese laboratories participating in the project. The intended results of the LIA are both fundamental and applied (environmental risks). Their nature will also be double, thematic and methodological, because it will be not only to apply new methods of investigation but also to contribute to their improvement and the definition of new approaches.
Within the context of global warming, remarkable climatic events act as a catalyst for concern whether the climate is changing. More...
The study of active mountain ranges as well as recent developments in numerical and analog modeling have yield many significant insights on the coupling and feed-back relations between climate dependent surface processes and internal deformation in orogenic wedges and thrust-and-fold belts. More...
Deep Earth Interior
Our broad picture of the Earth's deep interior is that it is approximately a sphere made up of a solid inner core immersed in a fluid outer core, both of them being mainly constituted of iron. More...
A Natural Laboratory
Taiwan is an extraordinary natural laboratory where to achieve our scientific objectives. Indeed, this region is widely recognized as one of the best places in the world where to address major questions regarding mechanisms of lithospheric deformation in connection with climate and surface processes. Its particular convergent setting allows apprehending processes of mountain building (from oceanic to continental subduction and late orogenic extension) and subsequent active deformation involving large seismological faults. In this region, the obliquity of the convergence between the Philippine Sea plate and Eurasia involves the progressive subduction of the continental margin of China and induces the fast growth of the Taiwan mountain belt. Because of the high convergence rates (~9 cm/year across Taiwan and ~14 cm/year east of Taiwan), Taiwan is characterized by a high-level of seismic activity. In this region, the combination of rapid tectonic processes and severe climatic phenomena (at least 3 to 4 typhoons hit Taiwan each year), lead to a high, deeply incised topography. As a matter of fact, all the processes leading to mountain building (rates of active faults, rates of surface uplift, rates of rock exhumation) and relief destruction (rates of rock denudation, rates of river erosion and incision) act very fast in Taiwan (more than several millimeters per year). Because of this peculiar geodynamical setting and climatic context dominated by active mountain building and severe precipitations, the Taiwanese environment is thus highly subject to major natural hazards. Indeed, typhoons and earthquakes do represent a major source of natural hazards and, combined with steep slopes, the conjunction of these phenomena often lead to dramatic landslides.
It is one of the best places in the world
where to address major questions regarding mechanisms of lithospheric deformation in connection with climate and surface processes.
Taiwan's convergent setting
allows apprehending processes of mountain building (from oceanic to continental subduction and late orogenic extension) and subsequent active deformation involving large seismological faults.
Taiwan's environment is prone to
Major Natural Hazards such as earthquakes, typhoons, landslides, floods, tsunamis...
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About the French-Taiwan Collaboration
For over thirty years, the cooperation between France and Taiwan in the field of Earth Sciences is a particularly active partnership. This fruitful collaboration was first developed in the context of a growing scientific interest for the collision of tectonic plates with the chain of Taiwan as an exemplary model because of his young age, high rates of tectonic movements and erosion processes. More recently, studies in Taiwan have been motivated by a dire need in mitigating the consequences of geodynamic processes on the environment and society. Historically, the French-Taiwan collaboration in Earth science mainly involved researchers studying geodynamic and tectonic processes both onshore and offshore Taiwan. The arrival of new researchers in the field of continental surfaces and interfaces, deep earth interior, as well as atmospheric sciences opens new research perspectives and highlights the dynamism of this collaboration aiming at renewing not only its task force but also the scientific goals to tackle.
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2008:23 SKI's and SSI's review of SKB's safety report SR-Can
This report summarises the Swedish Nuclear Power Inspectorate's (SKI) and the Swedish Radiation Protection Authority's (SSI) joint review of the Swedish Nuclear Fuel & Waste Management Co's (SKB) safety report SR-Can, on post-closure safety for a KBS-3 spent nuclear fuel repository at
2008:29e Safety and Radiation Protection at Swedish Nuclear Power Plants 2007
The safety level of the plants is maintained at an acceptable level. SKI has in its regulatory supervision not found any known deficiencies in the barriers which could result in release of radioactive substances in excess of the permitted levels. SKI considers that improvements have been
2008:12 Recent Research on EMF and Health Risks. Fifth annual report from SSI's Independent Expert Group on Electromagnetic Fields, 2007
The report for 2007 is divided into four different frequency fields: static fields, extremely low frequency fields (ELF), intermediate fields (IF) and radiofrequency fields (RF). Recent volunteer studies have shown that movement in very strong static magnetic fields (>1T, used in magnetic
2008:10 User's manual for Ecolego Toolbox and the Discretization Block
The CLIMB modelling team (Catchment LInked Models of radiological effects in the Biosphere) was instituted in 2004 to provide SSI with an independent modelling capability when reviewing SKB's assessment of long-term safety for a geological repository. Modelling in CLIMB covers all aspects of
2008:09 The Generalised Ecosystem Modelling Approach in radiological assessment
An independent modelling capability is required by SSI in order to evaluate dose assessments carried out in Sweden by, amongst others, SKB. The main focus is the evaluation of the long-term radiological safety of radioactive waste repositories for both spent fuel and low-level radioactive waste.
2008:08 SSI:s independent consequence calculations in support of the regulatory review of the SR-Can safety assessment
With the publication of the SR-Can report at the end of 2006, Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Co (SKB) have presented a complete assessment of long-term safety for a KBS-3 repository. The SR-Can project demonstrates progress in SKB's capabilities in respect of the methodology for
2008:07 Modelling of long term geochemical evolution and study of mechanical perturbation of bentonite buffer of a KBS-3 repository
PART I: The Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Co. (SKB) has recently completed a safety assessment project named SR-Can, related to the KBS-3 disposal concept. In this concept, the waste packages are surrounded by a buffer made of either MX-80 or Deponit CA-N bentonite. Interactions
2008:05 International Expert Review of SR-Can: Safety Assessment Methodology - External review contribution in support of SSI's and SKI's review of SR-Can
In 2006, SKB published a safety assessment (SR-Can) as part of its work to support a licence application for the construction of a final repository for spent nuclear fuel. The report represented the culmination of work conducted by SKB over several years, focusing on the goal of making the
2008:16 Review of SKB:s Safety Assessment SR-Can: Contributions in Support of SKI:s and SSI:s Review by External Consultants
The work presented in this report is part of the Swedish Nuclear Power Inspectorate's (SKI) and the Swedish Radiation Protection Authority's (SSI) SR-Can review project. The Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Co (SKB) plans to submit a license application for the construction of a
2007:13 Dosimetry audit on the accuracy of Ir-192 brachytherapy source strength determinations in Sweden
The absorbed dose delivered to the patient in brachytherapy is directly proportional to the source strength in terms of the reference air-kerma rate (RAKR). Verification of this quantity by the hospitals is widely recognized as an important part of a quality assurance program. An external audit


Austin Chase Coffee is located at Level 2, Gateway@klia2. Austin Chase Coffee offers premium five star coffee brewed from the finest freshly roasted coffee beans. The coffee beans have been hand roasted with great care and in small batches so that the brew is full-bodied yet kind to the stomach due to its low acidity.
The coffee shop provides a cozy and comfortable environment for you to enjoy your coffee with freshly prepared food. Complimentary High Speed Internet Access (WIFI), magazines, books and board games are available for your enjoyment.
Seattle Coffee, slow roasted for those who love smooth, rich, award winning, coffee roasts and blends. Espresso, decaffinated, organic and shade-grown.
Austin Chase Coffee is located at Level 2, Gateway@klia2.
Austin Chase Coffee offers premium five star coffee brewed from the finest freshly roasted coffee beans. The coffee beans have been hand roasted with great care and in small batches so that the brew is full-bodied yet kind to the stomach due to its low acidity.
Austin Chase is unique and an absolute winner in the superiority of its award winning coffees and relaxed coffee drinking environment. Come take a break during work or shopping, to chill out with friends and family or even to a have a business meeting at its outlets.


For over 70 years, Downey Brand has been one of the leading eminent domain and inverse condemnation firms in California.
That leadership continues today as we currently have one of the largest and most active condemnation practices in Northern California with eminent domain attorneys practicing out of our Sacramento and Stockton offices. We are equally skilled in assisting public entities with projects that require the acquisition of private property and obtaining just compensation for land and business owners threatened with full or partial condemnation.
Our eminent domain attorneys have unmatched experience handling complex property acquisitions for large public projects from right-of-way planning through trial and appeal. Our attorneys have represented cities, counties, special districts, and other agencies in the acquisition of agricultural, commercial, industrial and residential property for streets, highways, water supply projects, electrical transmission lines, public buildings and redevelopment, as well as having successfully defended public agencies from inverse condemnation claims.
Downey Brand's eminent domain attorneys also have vast experience defending landowners and business owners against governmental agencies in eminent domain actions. This experience includes defending landowners and/or business owners in numerous eminent domain actions throughout Northern California in cases involving acquisitions for uses such as highway, mass transit, redevelopment, flood control, open space, library, school, electrical transmission and water supply.
Represent the Three Rivers Levee Improvement Authority in over 60 property acquisitions in Yuba County for several multi-million dollar levee improvement projects, including the construction of the largest set back levee in the western United States.
Co-chaired jury trial in the case of Three Rivers Levee Improvement Authority v. Danna Investment Company resulting in a verdict that was substantially lower than the pre-litigation offer and deposit of probable compensation. This resulted in a judgment requiring the landowner to return some of the deposit to the public agency.
Represent the Sutter Butte Flood Control Agency in the acquisition of several hundred parcels of property for a 41 mile levee improvement project along the west bank of the Feather River.
Represent the Modesto Irrigation District in 20 separate eminent domain actions involving the acquisition of property for a 230 kV transmission line.
Represent a Fortune 100 telecommunication company in the condemnation of its cell site by Caltrans.
Represent landowner in the proposed acquisition of property by the City of Sacramento for the new Sacramento Kings Arena.
Represent landowners in pre-condemnation activities associated with the Department of Water Resources Bay Delta Conservation Plan and the potential tunnel project through the Delta.
Represented several landowners in eminent domain actions brought by the City of Elk Grove arising out of the Highway 99 and Grantline Road interchange project.
Represented landowners in an eminent domain action brought by the City of Sacramento for the Main Avenue bridge project.
Represented several landowners in eminent domain actions brought by Caltrans to acquire property for the widening of State Route 219 in Stanislaus County.
Represent a local bank in an eminent domain action brought by Caltrans to acquire a portion of bank property for the Highway 50 and Harbor Boulevard Interchange Improvement Project in West Sacramento.
Represent a landowner in an eminent domain action brought by the Lindsay Unified School District for the construction of the new Lindsay High School.


Human services careers are among the fastest growing occupations. Both locally and nationally, job prospects are excellent. If you are a compassionate person who likes helping people overcome challenges in order to improve their lives, Northern Essex offers many career path opportunities to choose from.
Programs integrate classroom learning with practicum courses, which are supervised clinical experiences that provide real-life experiences. The programs integrate the National Community Support Skill Standards into the curriculum and are approved by the Council for Standards in Human Service Education.


The intent of my master's thesis is two-fold. First, I wanted to present a largescale work for orchestra that showcased the skills and craft I have developed as a composer (and orchestrator) to date. Secondly, since my goal as a composer is to work in Hollywood as a film composer, I wanted my large-scale work to function as a film score, providing the emotional backbone and highlighting action for a major motion picture. In order to achieve this, I needed a film that was both larger-than-life and contained, in my opinion, an easily replaceable score (or no score at all). After considering and viewing several different films of various genres, the 1956 MGM sci-fi classic Forbidden Planet seemed to be the perfect choice.
© 2003, all rights reserved. This thesis may be downloaded for personal, academic use only.
Perrine, Tim, "Forbidden Planet: Film Score for Full Orchestra" (2003). Graduate Thesis Collection. 400.


High flow nasal oxygen delivery for preoxygenation (or apneic oxygenation) has been shown to be effective in adults, in most studies. Yesterday, we reviewed a study showing probable benefit of ApOx in children. Here is some high quality evidence that HFNC is a good way to preoxygenate when intubating.
This was a multicenter, unblinded RCT of 184 critically ill adults without profound hypoxia who needed endotracheal intubation. They compared HFNC (60L/min, 100%FiO2 via AIRVO 2) to BVM (self-inflating bag, bag reservoir, tight mask seal) for 4-minutes of preoxygenation. There was no significant difference in the primary outcome of lowest median SpO2: 100% for HFNC, 99% BVM. For desaturation <95%, risk was far less with HFNC than BVM: 12% vs 23%, respectively, NNT = 9. HFNC also markedly reduced the risk of severe adverse outcomes (defined as SpO2 <80%, severe hypotension, and cardiac arrest) compared to BVM: 6% vs 16%, respectively, NNT = 10. The downside was that HFNC may have made intubation more difficult, with more patients having >10 minutes duration of the intubation procedure or ≥3 attempts (10% HFNC vs 1% BVM). By chance, there were more patients with history of difficult intubation in the HFNC group. In the end, it appears HFNC is a low-risk, highly effective way to optimize preoxygenation (and possibly apneic oxygenation) in adults. I don't see a downside.


The 640's primary structure is aluminium alloy extrusions or sheel, with the ribs, frames, extrusions, stringers, rigid hinges, reinforcements and skin panels all sharing the structural load. The wing is a single piece main spar with no sweep, with two fuel tanks. The fuselage is a semi-monocoque with steel firewall, and fibreglass fairings and cowl.
The fixed, tricycle undercarriage employs bungee-cord shock absorbers, and 5.00x5 tyres.


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A few days ago, YouTube announced their support for the latest 4k videos resolution with an update to their player. This is seen as a step towards the future as users can now play native 4096 x 2160 resolution videos…
Samsung to release new Octa core 64bit Exynos CPU at CES 2014
Samsung twitted about their Exynos processor two days ago, probably hinting at the latest Exynos processor which they will be releasing at CES 2014. This new mobile processor will be their flagship, boasting 8 cores and 64 bit compatibility. In…
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According to Gizmodo, in 2014, Samsung will be introducing a Smart TV with finger motion sensor. Although Kinect full-body 3D motion capture has been around for years, many companies has started developing their motion technology earlier. Samsung would be introducing…
Leaked: Motive for Developing New Nokia Phone on Android
After the leaks on Nokia's plans to develop the Normandy smart phone on Android platform, much speculation ensued. However, Nokia's official has denied any acknowledgement. According to BGR, the purpose of such an action is not to revive Nokia, but…
How does Instagram Attracts Ads? Main Users are Urban Young Women
As a mobile photograph sharing application for Facebook, Instagram expedites the implementation of advertising revenue plan. Recently, Instagram released the first generation of branded advertising, including ice-cream brand Jerry's, connecting with 9.8 million youths ranging from age 18 to 35. …
Samsung releases Limited Edition Red Galaxy Note 3 for Christmas
According to the latest reports from South Korean news media, Samsung decided to release a red Galaxy Note 3 for this Christmas. As red is a symbolic colour for Christmas, many product manufacturers are releasing red products for this season.…
LG prepares their WebOS based Smart TVs for CES 2014
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Surface mini : a 8-inch 1080p device with Kinect features
According to BGR, Microsoft will be releasing Surface mini in the Spring of 2014. This new 8 inch tablet device is said to feature Microsoft's own Kinect sensoring technologies. According to details, Microsoft has decided to include their Kinect technologies…
Unity releases Unity-Chan anime mascot in Japan
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Sony 5.2 inch D6503 new flagship smartphone leaked : coming next year
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LG to introduce new premium monitors at CES 2014
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LG to introduce world's first AIO Chromebase Desktop at CES 2014
LG will unveiled the first-ever Google Chrome based AIO PC at CES 2014 The LG Chromebase (Model 22CV241) features the highly efficient Chrome operating system for a fast, simple, secure and affordable computing experience. Besides the adoption of the Chrome…
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Rise of an Empire
The true story behind the events in 300: Rise of an Empire, the sequel to Zack Snyder's 300The action-filled movie 300 focused on Ancient Greece's epic battle of Thermopylae, in which King Leonidas led 300 Spartans into battle against Xerxes and his million-strong Persian forces. In the sequel, 300: Rise of an Empire, the action moves to the sea, covering ten years starting with the Battle of Marathon and ending with naval engagement the Battle of Artemisium, which occurred the same day as Thermopylae.
Rise of an Empire tells the story of the real men and events depicted in the movie, focusing on the Athenian general Themistocles, one of the world's greatest warriors. He became warlord of Greece, built their navy and, by uniting Greece to defeat Xerxes' fleet, enabled what we call western civilization. Packed with vivid detail, clashes of arms and ships, blood and glory, Rise of an Empire tells a story even bigger than the big screen could contain. Both an essential read for fans of the 300 movies and the Frank Miller graphic novels they're based on An insightful exploration of the leaders who feature in the film, their backgrounds, motivations, command decisions, struggles, victories and defeats, from the Battle of Marathon through the Battles of Artemisium and Salamis: Xerxes, the Persian king determined to succeed where his father failed, and Themistocles, overcoming monumental hurdles to turn Athens into Ancient Greece's greatest sea power and leading city-state of the ageA gripping narrative of the real-life naval battles of the first and second Persian invasions of Greece, with fascinating detail about the ships, the warriors and the tactics
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Painting, 1910, 260×389 cm
Description of the artwork «Music»
Matisse, Henri Emile Benoit, a well – known painter, graphic artist, sculptor a native of France. Master has a rather unusual style – his favorite technique was the transmission of sensations with saturated colors and flat picture. All the artist are very deep in color, his work was quite a furore at the shows. Curiously, the interest in scenic art awakened him rather late – at the age of 20. And this impulse, which captured the artist, and remained with him until the end of days.
The famous picture of Matisse "Dance" and "Music" at the exhibition of the salon d'automne in Paris (1910-th year) became a scandalous sensation due to the fact that the paintings are quite realistic drawing of a naked people. "Music" (260*389 cm) artist Henri Matisse painted in oil on canvas. Today work is kept in the Hermitage.
Description of the painting "Music" by Henri Matisse
The canvas depicts five men of indeterminate age, and the whole work resembles a picture of the child. One of the characters plays the violin, the second, sitting next, – the flute, the other three are located on the side of them. Heaven on the canvas of deep blue, the grass was bright green, people red. The solution familiar to the artist: thanks to the large contrast in size of areas of pure color emerging new "notes" that replace the color scheme. Tones become a direct plot of the whole picture.
To achieve harmony of color is a key job that's a "Music" By Henri Matisseno description of a picture are not able to convey the chosen colors. Luscious crimson hue is perfectly balanced there are blue and green. The figures are outlined with a dark outline, which fills the paint. First, the wizard complied with the silhouettes of male genitalia, but in the end hid them, apparently, according to the wishes of the customer.
Violinist at "Music", Henri Matisse resembles a monument. His pose is very accurate in their detail, to achieve the purpose of the painter was not very difficult, because he also played on this musical instrument.
This picture (and its pair "Dance") was commissioned by the artist to the collector of Russia S. I. Shchukin in 1909 He asked the artist to show in the allegory of dance and music. The master aims to bring these images to simple shapes. However, in its dynamics, these paired pictures and differ. The characters "Dance" like you're trying to break out of the pattern, and the "Music" artist Henri Matisse, all, on the contrary, look extremely static. The composition is quiet, perfectly balanced.
In place of the men here are depicted as if their "emblems", which in turn shapes the kind of twins. This creates the integrity of the leaf, not divided into separate subjects. Three people on the right side sitting, kneeling, and this makes them somewhat similar to the characters in the musical series. If you look at the picture from this point of view, the silhouette of a musician with a violin acts as the musical key. This is only a hypothesis – the author of this picture to decode is not configured.
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Subject and objects: Allegorical scene
Style of art: Fauvism
Size: 260×389 cm
Location: The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
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It is impossible to ignore this color. It is the most preferable, explicit and eloquent. It was the first to be applied in the art history not to speak of the chromatic scale. It has attracted the attention since early ages because of its nature and the nature of human beings; that is the reason why it is associated with so vital concepts as blood and fire. Absorbing all the natural senses, the…


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Q: Hide cloud music in iOS 8.4 When syncing playlists over from iTunes on my Windows Media Center, I have checked the "Only Sync Checked Songs" and it all worked perfectly prior to iOS 8.4.  Also, prior to iOS 8.4, I was able to hide songs that were available in the cloud but not yet downloaded on the device.
After upgrading, however, I'm getting some random songs that I don't even have in my playlist showing up on the phone.  I suspect it has to do with these songs being available in the cloud, but for the life of me I cannot find the option to hide these songs.
I thought maybe I needed to reset the phone and restore everything.  That worked great for a few days, but now I'm seeing these songs show up again.
What is the new way to hide cloud songs with the new Music App?

A: On the my music tab, click the drop down in the centre (mine says artists).  At the bottom of the list is the Show iTunes Purchases toggle.

A: I toggled the setting as per Alain King's answer, but it did not immediately fix the problem.  However, I did reboot the phone and my playlist is cleaned up.  So I'm going to claim that toggling that setting then rebooting the phone fixes the problem.

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Serthig geog is under Jomotshangkha Dungkhag and it is bordered by Lauri Gewog in the North , Langchenphu Gewog in the South, Martshalla Gewog in the west and Arunachal Pradesh of India in the East. The Gewog has 14 villages with 373 households. Serthig Gewog covers an area of about 306.163 square kilometers. The Gewog experiences sub-tropical climate and altitude ranges from 600 to 2200 meters above the sea level. Since the Gewog is within the Chirapunji Mountain Range, it receives a heavy rainfall starting from June till end of August. The average temperature is 30 degree Celsius in the summer and 10 degree Celsius in the winter.
Serthi Gewog consists of mainly dry land in terms of land use pattern. Maize is the main staple food of the geog and it is widely cultivated in Kamzhing and Tseri. The community people derive their income from sale of NWFP product like Rubbia and thoksampa, and today with establishment of central school at Minjiwoong and with accessibility of farm road, the farmer have an opportunity to sale their farm product to schools and nearby market.
NH (assam road) 190km + Jomotsangkha to Gewog 25km.
Kunzang Thekchuk Rabjayling in Minjiwoong and Ugyencholing at Khandophung.


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"My father, Pushpendra Kumar Jain, is a 73-year old retired Professor of Physics from the University of Botswana. He has been regularly walking 5 to 6km every day at a pace of about 5.5 km per hour since he was 50 for health reasons that include diabetes, hypertension and cardiac issues.
During this period, he has had angiographies, three stent implants and a number of other procedures. However, he has not given up on his walking. After each cardiac procedure, he has picked himself up and started walking again, gradually increasing the pace, as he knew that this was the only way he could ensure his long-term health.
He did not get involved in "organized marathons" until he was 63 years old due to his heart condition, as he did not want to put extreme pressure on it by running. However, once I completed the 42km race in the Cape Town Marathon by brisk walking, he realised that his walking pace of 5 to 6 km per hour was good enough to participate in races.
Since then he has run/walked almost every 10km race in Gaborone, Botswana and has built himself a sizable collection of over 50 finisher's medals.
Unfortunately, in 2018, he received a pacemaker and we all believed my father's race career was over. However, my father could not wait to get out onto the open road and slowly tested himself, first with a 5km, then a 10km and then started participating in races again.
In January 2020, after 32 years of service to the University of Botswana and overall 50 years career as a Physicist on three continents, he decided to retire from an illustrious and impactful career. During his career he taught scientists, researchers, engineers, medicos as well as wrote hundreds of papers/books.
He also started voluntary service and social organisations, groomed future leaders and inspired countless people, including his children, with his intelligence, creativity and passion. After retirement, his races became even more important. Once the pandemic struck, Botswana went into strict lockdown, meaning my father could not go for his daily walk in the neighbourhood.
However, he maintained discipline and did many repetitive rounds in the housing compound every morning to ensure he got his exercise. But the races could not be organised, and it left my father feeling a little depressed. I decided that we should try virtual races.
First, we started with some online walks. Then I saw a once in a lifetime opportunity – a chance to participate in the greatest race of all time, "The Ultimate Human Race."
The 'Race the Comrades Legends' virtual race went online and gave us all a fantastic opportunity. With it, came 5km and 10km entries for those of us at different fitness levels. Due to the uncertainty of the pandemic, I registered my father for just the 5km.
He started at 6am with the outside temperature at 1 degree celsius, to be extra careful to uphold the Covid-19 distancing protocol when there was no one on the roads at such a cold early hour. And with that, he completed his first virtual race and what a way to begin!!
Meanwhile, I completed the 10km race while working in Melbourne and my brother did it in Cape Town. We can assure you that it has been a huge privilege to participate in this unique opportunity, which would have remained just a dream before this.
Thank you for choosing my story. I hope it inspires others to never give up on staying fit."
The winner of this month's Arnica Ice hamper is Shilpi Jain.
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Bexhill-on-Sea (often simply Bexhill) is a seaside town situated in the county of East Sussex in South East England. An ancient town and part of the local-government district of Rother, Bexhill is home to a number of archaeological sites, a Manor House in the Old Town, an abundance of Edwardian and Victorian architecture, and the famous De La Warr Pavilion: today a modern-art gallery – which has featured the work of Andy Warhol amongst others – and performance hall, where the likes of comedian Lee Evans and author Michael Morpurgo have appeared.
The first reference to Bexhill, or Bexelei as it was originally called, was in a charter granted by King Offa of Mercia in 772 AD. It is recorded that King Offa had 'defeated the men of Hastings' in 771 AD.
At this time, the term Hastings would have referred to this whole area rather than the town itself as it does today. In the charter, King Offa established a church and religious community in Bexhill.
Norman Conquest of 1066 it appears that Bexhill was largely destroyed. The Domesday survey of 1086 records that the manor was worth £20 before the conquest, was 'waste' in 1066 and was worth £18 10s in 1086. King William I used the lands he had conquered to reward his knights and gave Bexhill manor to Robert, Count of Eu, with most of the Hastings area. Robert's grandson, John, Count of Eu, gave back the manor to the bishops of Chichester in 1148 and it is probable that the first manor house was built by the bishops at this time. The later manor house, the ruins of which can still be seen at the Manor Gardens in Bexhill Old Town, was built about 1250, probably on the instructions of St. Richard, Bishop of Chichester. The Manor House was the easternmost residence owned by the bishops and would have been used as a place to stay while travelling around or through the eastern part of their diocese. There were often disputes between the Bishops of Chichester and the Abbots of Battle Abbey, usually about land ownership in this area. In 1276 a large portion of Bexhill was made into a park for hunting and in 1447 Bishop Adam de Moleyns was given permission to fortify the Manor House.
In 1561 Queen Elizabeth I took possession of Bexhill Manor and three years later she gave it to Sir Thomas Sackville, Earl of Dorset. The Earls, later Dukes, of Dorset owned Bexhill until the mid 19th century. Their main residences were Buckhurst Place in Sussex and Knole House in Kent.
In 1804 soldiers of the King's German Legion were stationed in barracks at Bexhill. These troops were Hanoverians who had escaped when their country was overrun by Napoleon's French Army. As King George III was also the Elector of Hanover, he welcomed them and they fought as part of the British Army. At about this time, defensive Martello Towers were built along the south east coast, some near Bexhill, in order to repel any French invasion. In 1814 the soldiers of the King's German Legion left Bexhill, eventually playing an important part in the Battle of Waterloo the following year. The German troops had been here to protect Bexhill from the French. However, many of the local people were actively trading with the enemy by way of smuggling. The best known of the local smugglers were in the Little Common Gang and the most famous incident was the infamous Battle of Sidley Green in 1828.
It was the 7th Earl De La Warr who decided to transform the small rural village of Bexhill into an exclusive seaside resort. He contracted the builder, John Webb, to construct the first sea wall and to lay out De La Warr Parade. Webb, in part payment for his work, was given all the land extending from Sea Road to the Polegrove, south of the railway line. Opened in 1890, the luxurious Sackville Hotel was built for the 7th Earl De La Warr and originally included a house for the use of his family. In 1891 Viscount Cantelupe, his eldest surviving son, married Muriel Brassey, the daughter of Sir Thomas and the late Annie, Lady Brassey of Normanhurst Court near Bexhill. The Manor House was fully refurbished so that Lord and Lady Cantelupe could live in style as Lord and Lady of the Manor. Finally, the 7th Earl De La Warr transferred control of his Bexhill estate to Viscount Cantelupe. When the 7th Earl De La Warr died in 1896 Viscount Cantelupe became the 8th Earl De La Warr. At this time he organised the building on the sea front of the Kursaal, a pavilion for refined entertainment and relaxation. He also had a bicycle track made, with a cycle chalet, at the eastern end of De La Warr Parade. These amenities were provided to promote the new resort. Meanwhile, many independent schools were being attracted to the expanding town due to its health-giving reputation. The railway came through Bexhill in 1846, the first railway station being a small country halt situated roughly where Sainsbury's car park is today. This was some distance from the village on the hill. A new station, north of Devonshire Square, was opened in 1891 to serve the growing resort. In 1902 the current railway station was opened and a Bexhill West Station was built for the newly built Crowhurst Branch Line.
1902 was the year that Bexhill became an Incorporated Borough. This was the first Royal Charter granted by Edward VII. Bexhill was the last town in Sussex to be incorporated and it was the first time a Royal Charter was delivered by motorcar. To celebrate the town's newfound status and to promote the resort, the 8th Earl De La Warr organised the country's first ever motorcar races along De La Warr Parade in May 1902. The town was scandalised at this time by the divorce of Earl De La Warr. Muriel had brought the action on the grounds of adultery and abandonment. She was granted a divorce and given custody of their three children. Muriel, with her children, Myra, Avice and Herbrand, went back to live with Earl Brassey at Normanhurst Court. The 8th Earl De La Warr remarried but was again divorced for adultery. He also suffered recurrent and well-publicised financial difficulties. At the start of the First World War in 1914 the Earl bought a Royal Naval commission. He died of fever at Messina in 1915.
During local government reform in 1974, Bexhill became part of Rother District Council, thereby losing its Town Council. In its place, Bexhill became a Charter Trustees town, represented by the Bexhill councillors of Rother District Council. A quarterly forum is held to provide a voice to the community at a local level. There have been recent plans to recreate a Bexhill Town Council.
Bexhill is the home of Rother District Council; District Council Elections are held every four years. Thirty-eight Councillors in total are elected, eighteen of these from the nine wards that make up Bexhill. The council comprises (after the 2015 election and a single by-election in 2016) 30 Conservative, 3 Liberal Democrat, 1 Labour and 4 Independent councillors.
The next level of government is the East Sussex County Council, with responsibility for Education, Libraries, Social Services, Civil Registration, Trading Standards, and Transport. Elections for the County Council are held every four years. For these elections, Bexhill is divided into three wards: West (1 councillor), King Offa (2), and East(1).
The 2013 East Sussex County Council election resulted in 20 Conservative, 10 Liberal Democrat, 7 Labour, 7 UK Independence, 3 Independent and 2 No description councillors of which Bexhill provided 1 Conservative and 3 Independents.
The Parliament Constituency for Bexhill includes the nearby town of Battle. The constituency was created in 1983 and was served by Charles Wardle until the 2001 election, when Wardle left the Conservative party. He was replaced by Gregory Barker, who was the MP until the 2015 General Election when he was replaced by Huw Merriman, the current MP.
At the European level, Bexhill is represented by the South-East region, which holds ten seats in the European Parliament. The 2014 election returned three Conservatives, four UKIP, one Liberal Democrats, one Labour and one Green.
The most notable landmark in Bexhill-on-Sea is the De La Warr Pavilion. The De La Warr Pavilion is a Grade One listed building, located on the seafront at Bexhill on Sea. The seafront building was the result of an architectural competition initiated by Herbrand Sackville, 9th Earl De La Warr, after whom the building was named. The 9th Earl, a committed socialist and Mayor of Bexhill, persuaded Bexhill council to develop the site as a public building. The competition was announced in the Architects' Journal in February 1934, with a programme that specified an entertainment hall to seat at least 1500 people; a 200-seat restaurant; a reading room; and a lounge. Initially, the budget for the project was limited to £50,000, although this was later raised to £80,000. Run by the Royal Institute of British Architects, this competition attracted over 230 entrants, many of them practising in the Modernist style. Shapes tend towards streamlined, industrially-influenced designs The architects selected for the project, Erich Mendelsohn and Serge Chermayeff, were leading figures in the Modern Movement.
The aesthetics employed in the International Style proved especially suited to the building, tending towards streamlined, industrially-influenced designs, often with expansive metal-framed windows, and eschewing traditional brick and stonework in favour of concrete and steel construction. Amongst the building's most innovative features was its use of a welded steel frame construction, pioneered by structural engineer Felix Samuely. Construction of the De La Warr Pavilion began in January 1935.
The building was opened on 12 December of the same year by the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth). During World War II, the De La Warr Pavilion was used by the military. Bexhill and Sussex in general were vulnerable if the Germans decided to mount an invasion (Operation Sea Lion). Amongst those who served at the Pavilion during the War was Spike Milligan, later a noted comedian. The building suffered minor damage to its foundations when the Metropole hotel adjacent to the building's western side was destroyed by German bombers. After the War, management of the Pavilion was taken over by Bexhill Corporation (which later became Rother District Council). Changes were made to the building, many of which were inconsistent with the original design and aesthetic of the building. Lack of funds also resulted in an ongoing degradation of the building's fabric. In 1986, the De La Warr Pavilion was granted a Grade I listed Building status, essentially protecting the building from further inappropriate alteration. 1989 saw the formation of the Pavilion Trust, a group dedicated to protecting and restoring the building.
Playwright David Hare notioned that the site be used as an art gallery as opposed to an expected privatised redevelopment. In 2002, after a long application process the De La Warr Pavilion was granted £6 Million by the Heritage Lottery Fund & the Arts Council, to restore the building and turn it into a contemporary arts centre. Work began in 2004 on the De La Warr Pavilion's regeneration and a transfer of the buildings ownership from Rother District Council to the De La Warr Pavilion Charitable Trust. In 2005, after an extensive programme of restoration and regeneration, the De La Warr Pavilion reopened as a contemporary arts centre, encompassing one of the largest galleries on the south coast of England. A small collection of archival materials related to the De La Warr Pavilion is collected in the Serge Chermayeff Papers held by the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library at Columbia University in New York City. The Art Deco and International Style building was designed by the architects Erich Mendelsohn and Serge Chermayeff and constructed in 1935. Although sometimes claimed to be the first major Modernist public building in Britain, it was in fact preceded by some months by the Dutch-influenced Hornsey Town Hall.
A Site of Special Scientific Interest lies within the Bexhill district—High Woods. It is of biological importance because it is the only known sessile oak Quercus petraea woodland in East Sussex. Fossils are also commonly found in Bexhill. In 2009 the world's oldest spider web was found encased in amber in the town. It was 140 million years old. In June 2011 it was reported that the world's smallest dinosaur had been discovered at Ashdown Brickworks near the town. A single vertebra was found. Beeches Farm is a Grade II listed building.
Central ward: The main part of Bexhill. There are several roads with a variety of shops, a railway station, a library and the De La Warr Pavilion on the seafront.
Old Town: The original town on the hill, chartered by King Offa in 772.
Sidley: Residential area to the north, with its own high street.
Pebsham: A developing residential area to the east of town.
Glyne Gap: Easterly low lying land separating Bexhill from Hastings, its most prominent feature is the retail & leisure park.
Collington: A residential area near Cooden.
Little Common: A small village to the west, with various independent shops.
Cooden: In the south-west, plays host to a large hotel, golf and tennis clubs.
Barnhorn: An area far west of Bexhill; its name survives in Barnhorne Manor and Barnhorn Road (a section of the A259). The name was recorded in AD 772 in an Anglo-Saxon charter as Berna horna.
Reginald Sackville, seventh Earl De La Warr, decided to transform what was then a village on a hill around its church into an exclusive seaside resort, which he named Bexhill-on-Sea. He was instrumental in building a sea wall south of the village, and the road above it was then named De La Warr Parade. Large houses were built inland from there, and the new town began.
In 1890, the luxurious Sackville Hotel was built.
Bexhill was the location for the first motor race in the United Kingdom, in May 1902. Signs at the town's outskirts have the text 'Birthplace of British Motor Racing' appended below the town's name. The Bexhill 100 Festival of Motoring, held on Bexhill's seafront, celebrated this important milestone in motoring history from 1990 until 2002. This final festival commemorated the Centenary of the original "Races". During the life of the festival, in 1999, the organisers launched the Bexhill 100 Motoring Club, so although the Festival no longer exists, the club still exists, and their committee organises each year, the Bexhill 100 Motoring Club Classic Car Show held on August bank holiday Monday in the Polegrove, Bexhill.
The De La Warr Pavilion, brainchild of the ninth Earl De La Warr, opened in 1935 as one of the earliest examples of Modern architecture in a major British public building. It closed for major restoration work in December 2003 and reopened in October 2005.
During the Second World War, Bexhill was named as a point to attack as part of Operation Sea Lion by Nazi Germany.
The town, like many other English seaside resorts, is now much more a settled community. Although there is a small entertainment area on the seafront, it now has a large retired population, like much of the south coast.
The last remaining cinema was sold to the Wetherspoon pub chain on 1 December 2014. A small group of residents, and Eddie Izzard had been fighting to save the cinema for the last five years but the group failed to raise the necessary funds.
The town is served by the coastal railway line between Ashford and Brighton and has three railway stations, including Cooden Beach, Collington, and Bexhill. Regular trains run to Brighton, Ashford and London. Bexhill is served by 13 bus routes including school routes which serve the surrounding areas like Hastings, Battle, Conquest Hospital, Eastbourne and Pevensey Bay Asda (Free bus on Wednesday's). The area with the most bus services is between Sidley & Bexhill which has the route 2 (Asda free bus), 95, 97 & 98.
The railway built by the Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway (later part of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway) arrived on 27 June 1846, although the present station was not built until 1891, when the town had become popular as a resort. A second line, this time built by the South Eastern Railway and approaching the town from the north, was a branch line from Crowhurst via an intermediate station at Sidley to a terminus at Bexhill West. The line opened on 1 June 1902 and closed on 15 June 1964. The branch was also closed temporarily between 1 January 1917 and 1 March 1919 as an economy measure during the First World War.
Bexhill-on-sea has two Non-League football clubs Bexhill United F.C. who play at The Polegrove and Little Common F.C. who play at the Recreation Ground.
Bexhill-on-Sea Golf Club (now defunct) was founded in 1890. It closed at the time of WW2.
Bexhill on sea is also the home of Rother Swim Academy, offering swimming lessons to children. Founded in 1990 and family run.
Marina Court Garden officially opened on 6 July 2015 with the Bexhill Rotary Club Wheel Coin collector (Bexhill Observer).The open space on the Marina, next to the De la Warr Pavilion will provide an area to sit and relax. Rother District Council Chairman opened the Garden and President Raouf Oderuth of Bexhill Rotary Club unveiled the Coin Collector. The proceeds will fund local nominated Charities.
Hertha Marks Ayrton, An engineer, mathematician, physicist, and inventor who was awarded the Hughes Medal by the Royal Society for her work on electric arcs and ripples in sand and water.
John Logie Baird, Scottish inventor of television, resided in a house by the station towards the end of his life.
Michael Cowpland, founder of high-tech companies Mitel, Corel, and ZIM, lived in Bexhill and went to Bexhill College until he was 18.
Fanny Cradock and Johnnie Cradock, chef-broadcasters, lived in Cooden Drive, Bexhill.
Eddie Izzard, comedian, spent some of his childhood years in Bexhill-on-Sea.
Peter Katin, concert pianist, recitalist, chamber musician, and concerto soloist, has made Bexhill his home.
Sir Philip Ledger (1937–2012), classical musician, choral composer and scholar, was born in Bexhill.
Desmond Llewelyn, the James Bond actor who played Q, lived in the town until his death in 1999.
Ted Lowe, commentator on BBC's 'Pot Black', which brought snooker to prominence on British TV, was a longtime resident of Bexhill until his death in May 2011.
Kate Marsden FRGS (1859–1931), nurse who travelled through Siberia helping Yakut lepers, lived in Bexhill in the 1910s and became a founder of Bexhill Museum.
Spike Milligan was stationed in Bexhill while in the army during the Second World War, and most of the first volume of his war memoirs takes place there.
Indie-rock band Mumm-Ra came from Bexhill. The topic of their hometown frequently came up in interviews.
Graham Norton, Irish actor, comedian and television presenter, lives in a contemporary house in the Cooden Beach area.
Ronald Skirth (1897–1977), conscientious objector and author of the First World War memoir The Reluctant Tommy, grew up in Bexhill and describes it at length in his book.
Eric Slater (1896–1963), English artist and printmaker, lived in Bexhill and created images of the surrounding countryside.
Leslie Weatherhead, renowned preacher and theologian, retired to Bexhill.


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Life isn't always perfect. But when these testing mistakes mean sure death for an animal, we need to get far closer to perfect than we currently do - because beneath the scars, there's a longing and a hope.
Like a child worn out from a birthday party, this propped-up pup is pooped!


The coordinated method of making adjustments in our decisions, activities, and thinking in response to observed or expected changes in climate, with the goal of moderating harm and taking advantage of new opportunities that may be presented by these changes.
Coastal and marine spatial planning (CMSP) A comprehensive, adaptive, integrated, ecosystem-based, and trans- parent spatial planning process, based on sound science, for analyzing current and anticipated uses of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes areas. CMSP identifies areas most suitable for various types or classes of activities in order to reduce conflicts among uses, reduce environmental impacts, facilitate compatible uses, and preserve critical ecosystem services to meet economic, environmental, security, and social objectives.
Cumulative impacts The combined effect of human activities on the ecosystem. Cumulative impacts can result from multiple instances of the same activity or from different activities. The activities need not occur at the same place or time to result in cumulative impacts on the ecosystem. For example, construction of roadways, building of seawalls, and use of lawn fertilizers and pesticides along the shores of a particular bay may be done by different people on their properties over a period of years. Together these activities result in cumulative impacts on the coastal marine ecosystem.
Ecosystem A dynamic complex of plants, animals, microbes, and physical environmental features that interact with one another. Humans are an integral part of marine and terrestrial ecosystems. The interconnectedness within and among ecosystems is provided both by the physical environment (for example, currents transporting larvae from one part of the ecosystem to another) and by biological interactions (for example, kelps or sea grasses creating habitat or predators consuming prey).
Ecosystem services The conditions and processes through which natural ecosystems, and the species that make them up, sustain and fulfill human life. Examples include provision of clean water, maintenance of livable climates (carbon sequestration), pollination of crops and native vegetation, and fulfillment of people's cultural, spiritual, intellectual needs. Marine ecosystems benefit humans by providing services such as food (fish, shellfish and seaweed); medicines; water purification; protection of shorelines from erosion and storm damage; control of diseases and pests; nutrient cycling; moderation of climate and weather; recreation; and spiritual, religious and other nonmaterial benefits. The interactions within an ecosystem produce these services. Each ecosystem provides a range of services. Although some goods have significant economic value, most other essential services are not commonly assigned economic worth. Examples of services that are at risk because they are undervalued include protection of shorelines from erosion, nutrient recycling, control of disease and pests, climate regulation, cultural heritage, and spiritual benefits. Current economic systems attach no dollar values to these services; they are typically not considered in policy decisions and many are at risk.
Gulf of Maine A 36,000-square-mile area of the northwest Atlantic Ocean bordered by three states (Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine) in the northeastern United States and two provinces (New Brunswick and Nova Scotia) in Canada. It is home to one of the richest marine ecosystems in the world and supports renowned fisheries. Georges Bank and Browns Bank mark the offshore boundary between the Gulf of Maine and the rest of the Atlantic Ocean.
Gulf of Maine watershed A total land area of 69,115 square miles (179,008 square kilometers) that drains into the Gulf of Maine. It encompasses much of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts, all of Maine, and a small portion of Quebec.
Habitat The place where an animal or plant lives and that has the environmental conditions needed for that species to survive. Habitats support many different communities of animals and plants. Natural or human-caused activities may change habitats and the species living there. Examples of habitats in the Gulf of Maine include rocky reefs, salt marshes, eelgrass beds, and sandy or muddy bottoms.
Habitat restoration The process of returning a polluted or degraded habitat—such as a salt marsh, eelgrass bed, or river—to its natural condition. The goal of habitat restoration is to help the structure and functions of habitats, enabling them to play their natural roles in the ecosystem. Habitat restoration projects expedite the process to rebuild a healthy ecosystem that functions like it did prior to being degraded. Restoration projects usually address entire habitats that can support numerous species, rather than focusing on single species.
Indicators Quantitative or qualitative measures that provide information about the status of or changes in natural, cultural, and economic aspects of an ecosystem. Examples of some possible indicators include coliform bacteria counts, measures of harmful algal blooms, levels of toxic chemicals in seafood, and abundance and diversity of fish and inverte- brate species.
Invasive species A non-native plant or animal species that has been deliberately or accidentally transported and released into a foreign environment through human activities and has successfully taken hold in that environment, causing ecological damage in the process. Also called alien, exotic, introduced, non-indigenous, and aquatic nuisance species.
Land-based activities Human activities on land that directly or indirectly affect the coastal and marine ecosystem. Examples include land development, pollution emissions, and use of fertilizers and pesticides.
Natural capital The living and non-living components of Earth that provide ecosystem services such as oxygen produc- tion, water filtration, food production, and erosion prevention.
Nonpoint source pollution Pollution originating from diffuse sources, such as runoff of chemicals from the land and deposition of airborne pollutants.
Point-source pollution Pollution originating from a well-defined point, such as a pipe. Discharge from a sewage treat- ment plant is an example of point-source pollution.
Regionally significant coastal habitats (RSCH) A term used by the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environ- ment for habitats that the Council has identified as regional priorities for management, protection, and restoration.
Science translation The process of transferring scientific facts and knowledge to people who are not scientists (e.g., resource managers, policy makers, educators, the public) using audience-specific communication strategies and techniques.
Working waterfront Sites and facilities providing physical access to the sea for commercial fishing and other marine commercial activities; additional facilities and services, which may not be located immediately at the shore, needed to support marine commercial activities.


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Alexandre Burrows of Canucks enjoying bounce-back season
by Tim Campbell @TimNHL / NHL.com Staff Writer
In the back half of Alexandre Burrows' career, the Vancouver Canucks forward said he's better than ever at keeping his focus.
It's a skill that's come in handy, given the wide range of commentary on his game. The 35-year-old endured a season of sagging production in 2015-16, finishing with nine goals and 22 points. Speculation was frequent he'd be bought out or asked to waive his no-trade clause.
This season, playing a useful role mostly on Vancouver's third line with Bo Horvat and Sven Baertschi, Burrows has 16 points (seven goals, nine assists) in 35 games. There's now plenty of talk Burrows may be a valuable veteran nearing the NHL Trade Deadline, particularly for Vancouver.
"You get immune to it," Burrows said when asked about the speculation. "I know media have a job to do, to analyze, criticize, and obviously they've got to sell newspapers and I totally get that. For me, I try to have a positive approach and listen to as little of it as possible. I try to block it as much as possible, deleted Twitter, don't read the papers.
"I had a good summer working out. The body feels good. And I was lucky enough that after 10 games, I was put into a situation where, when we had some injuries to the lineup, I was fortunate to play with Bo and Sven Baertschi. Those are two good young players, up-and-comers, and somehow we found some chemistry."
Video: VAN@EDM: Burrows scores off gorgeous setup
Burrows said he has one goal: keeping team priorities first.
"I'm more focused internally, what's going on in this locker room," Burrows said. "I've played quite a long time now. It's my 12th season. I still remember when I was riding the bus in the [ECHL] making 400 bucks a week, and that keeps me grounded."
The Canucks have started a transition of responsibility to younger players who are their future, and Burrows is a long way from his NHL highs of 35 goals and 67 points in 2009-10.
"Obviously, you want to succeed and you always want to score goals," Burrows said. "I have had some good seasons and I'd love to get those numbers again. But at the same time, I still remember where I came from, that I was undrafted in junior and undrafted in the NHL. I beat a lot of odds. Now I have a beautiful family and beautiful kids and I'm keeping a positive mindset. I try to keep working hard and never be satisfied."
Burrows, who played his 800th NHL regular-season game Dec. 31 at the Edmonton Oilers, said he has no fear of the future, including what's unfolding around him in Vancouver.
"I totally understand the business and that teams, to be successful down the road, you need to build through the draft and to give young guys experience," he said. "You need to learn the hard way, but making mistakes and going through losses and tough stretches, but I think I try to be a good mentor for those young guys, especially work-ethic- and preparation-wise.
"I try to keep them grounded; don't get too high when things are going well and don't get too low when things aren't going your way. I try to be a positive influence. I don't want to be remembered as a grumpy old vet that wasn't happy. I try to be a good guy that guys will remember was working hard and that he cared about this team and this organization and wanted to win."
Sharks change gears
New Year's Eve brought a dramatic shift in the schedule facing the San Jose Sharks.
Their game at the Los Angeles Kings on Dec. 31 was the start of a steady diet of Western Conference teams. San Jose had two losses, one in overtime, against the Kings, beginning a stretch when they'll play 15 of 17 games against Western teams though Feb. 4.
Through Wednesday, the Sharks and Anaheim Ducks played 20 games against Eastern Conference opponents, the most in the Western Conference.
Video: LAK@SJS: Couture stickhandles, snaps puck past Budaj
San Jose (23-13-2) led the Pacific Division with 48 points, fueled by a 14-6-0 record against Eastern teams. The Sharks have made three road trips through Eastern Conference cities; they make their final trip to the Eastern time zone for four games from Feb. 7-12.
A change in conference opponents is less of a concern than it used to be, coach Peter DeBoer said.
"I don't see a noticeable difference like maybe you saw five or six years ago," DeBoer told Comcast SportsNet. "I think the gap has closed. The quality and the depth arguably in the East might be better, but I don't see the same real difference in style of play or things that you noticeably saw five years ago."
The Sharks, attempting to return to the Stanley Cup Final, will get busier in the next few weeks. Having 10 instances of two or more days between games (not including the League-wide three-day Christmas break), San Jose will play 10 games in 17 days from Jan. 10-26 before the break for the 2017 Honda NHL All-Star Game.
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Canucks forward Henrik Sedin is four points from becoming the 84th player to reach 1,000 NHL points. He played his 1,200th NHL regular-season game on Dec. 22. … The Los Angeles Kings went 6-5-3 in December, holding on to one of the two wild-card spots into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference. The Kings played nine straight road games (3-4-2) and have won their past two. They begin a seven-game homestand, matching their longest of the season, against the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday. … On the NHL top 10 list of SAT percentage (minimum 16 games played) through Tuesday, there were two Western Conference players, each from the Kings: Forward Marian Gaborik was seventh (57.98) and forward Anze Kopitar was eighth (57.89). No. 1 was Patrice Bergeron of the Boston Bruins (62.07).
Video: ANA@VAN: H. Sedin rips one top shelf for OT win
Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks (Jan. 6, 10 p.m. ET; SNP, SNW, NHL.TV)
With the Canucks suddenly hot and the Flames holding one of the Western Conference wild-card positions, their home-and-home series takes on greater urgency (the Canucks visit the Flames Jan. 7, 10 p.m. ET; CBC, SN, NHL.TV).
Edmonton Oilers at New Jersey Devils (Jan. 7, 7 p.m. ET; SN, MSG+, NHL.TV)
It's the first game between the teams this season, and the first opportunity for Devils forward Taylor Hall and Oilers defenseman Adam Larsson to play against his former team. The Oilers traded Hall to New Jersey for Larsson on June 29. They play again in Edmonton on Jan. 12 (9 p.m. ET; SNW, MSG+, NHL.TV).
Minnesota Wild at Anaheim Ducks (Jan. 8, 8 p.m. ET; NBCSN, NHL.TV)
After being fired by the Ducks following a first-round playoff loss, Bruce Boudreau makes his return to Anaheim as coach of the surging Wild.
San Jose Sharks at Edmonton Oilers (Jan. 10, 9 p.m. ET; SNW, CSN-CA, NHL.TV)
These teams have been hovering near the top of the Pacific Division and play each other for the second time. The Sharks won 3-2 in overtime on Dec. 23.
Calgary Flames at Edmonton Oilers (Jan. 14, 10 p.m. ET; HNIC, NHL.TV)
Interest in this rivalry looks to be increasing again, with the Flames and Oilers each in a Stanley Cup Playoff position. They have not played since the Oilers swept the first two games of the season, 7-4 and 5-3.
San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings (Jan. 18, 10:30 p.m. ET; NBCSN, NHL.TV)
They play their final game against each other. San Jose is 2-1-1, Los Angeles is 2-2-0 in the previous four. In the most recent game, Jan. 3 in San Jose, goalies Peter Budaj of the Kings and Martin Jones of the Sharks were excellent, and the Kings won 2-1 in overtime.


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State should save Plum Island
News // Opinion
Sep. 25, 2013 Updated: June 15, 2016 11:13 p.m.
The state should make every effort to stop the federal government from selling Plum Island to a developer.
The island is 10 miles off the Connecticut coast and has been home to the Animal Disease Research Center. During the past year its scientists developed the first vaccine for foot-and-mouth disease. The disease can't infect humans but can spread rapidly through cattle, pigs, sheep and other cloven hoofed animals. Following an outbreak in 2001, Great Britain had to destroy nearly 10 million animals.
A similar outbreak in this country could bring the meat industry to its knees. The fact that there has been no similar outbreak in this country since 1929 is testament to the good work of the scientists of Plum Island.
Some 150 state residents ride a ferry each day to the island. While preserving these jobs is a good motive, the state must act to improve the health of the Sound. Should the federal government succeed in selling the island to a developer, control of its future falls to Southfield, N.Y., just two miles away. The town has voted to maintain a portion of the island as conservation land.
The island is home to some rare and endangered birds, including piping plovers and roseate terns. Its rocky shores are home to hundreds of seals.
The Nature Conservancy and other environmental groups are pressing for the island to be named a national wildlife preserve. This would fit in well with the federal effort to preserve this estuary we call Long Island Sound.
Both the New York and Connecticut congressional delegations should take up the fight to save the island from development. Anything less would be a dereliction of duty.


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Albert Lea worker remembered in new memorial
Published 9:37 am Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Albert Lea native Morgan Fleming, left, discusses the Minnesota Workers Memorial with Twin Cities mural artist Craig David. Fleming, now a St. Paul resident, is an ex-officio member of the Minnesota Workers Memorial Trust. David, and others involved with the project, credit Fleming for its completion. – Provided
The surviving children and grandchildren of former Albert Lea worker Irving Bergo attended the dedication of a newly installed mural at the Workers Memorial Garden on the State Capitol grounds Monday.
Former Vice President Walter Mondale was among the featured speakers and the Twin Cities Labor Chorus performed.
Albert Lea native Morgan Fleming said the mural includes an image of Bergo during the strike by Albert Lea's United Packinghouse Workers Local 6 against Wilson & Co. in 1959-60.
According to a press release, the colorful mural, installed on the south-facing wall of the memorial, depicts workers and working life in Minnesota. David Roe, president emeritus of the Minnesota AFL-CIO, said it is intended to commemorate the lives lost by the people who built Minnesota and America.
"Locating the Workers Memorial on the same grounds as memorials to military veterans was both important and symbolic," said Roe. "It represents the contributions of ordinary working people and the sacrifices many of them made so that we might have a better life."
Fleming characterized the Memorial Wall as begotten, not built — a clear distinction between walls that welcome people and those that act as barriers.
"In the past few years we've heard a lot of rhetoric about building walls that separate people, and it betrays a lack of vision and imagination," he said.
"The Workers Wall is a creative act, not only by the artists and artisans who fashioned it, but by the community leaders who envisioned it, and the lives of millions of ordinary and extraordinary Minnesotans who helped shape it.
"Ours is a wall of inclusion rather exclusion, drawing us together to celebrate the diversity of people and occupations who built — and continue to build — our state," Fleming added.
The mural is the work of Twin Cities artist Craig David, who also created the murals on the exterior wall of Target Field in Minneapolis. David and Peter Kramer, a Twin Cities architect who designed the wall, said the Workers Memorial could not have been completed without Fleming's efforts and persistence to see the project through.
David described the cut‑stone, mosaic mural as a big puzzle whose shapes and colors will draw people to explore the mural further. "The mural is narrative but it's not an explicit narrative," he said.
"I've left the figures a bit ambiguous so that people can find themselves in it. My hope is that people will develop a relationship with it and find a story."
The Workers Memorial Garden is located on the southeast corner of the State Capitol mall, near the intersection of Cedar Street and 12th Street.
'A creative space for the whole community'


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