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Johnny Sexton: 'We've a good squad this year, but it's not as good as last year's'
Johnny Sexton. Photo: Sportsfile
Rúaidhrí O'Connor
September 27 2018 2:30 AM
For most of his career, Johnny Sexton managed to avoid these kind of get-togethers. Captaincy has its less glamorous side and tournament launches are way down the pecking order.
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Sitting alongside his fellow captains, all bedecked in their full kit and trainers, on a stage with television presenters Joe Molloy and Craig Doyle; the Ireland star delivered a downbeat message as he focused in on the 2015/16 campaign when they failed to get out of their pool in Leo Cullen's first year in charge.
Despite reaching the semi-final the following year, before claiming the league and European double last time out; the memory remains raw for Sexton. Partly, that's because he and his team faced Wasps and Bath that season and they do so again this time around, with Toulouse replacing Toulon in the equation.
After the official business came to an end, Sexton reflected on the need to stay grounded after a stunning season.
"I suppose that's the benefit of having a bit of experience because I was probably, not guilty of it, but when I first broke into the Leinster team we had this period of success when we are in a final, or two finals, almost every year for about four years," he said.
"We won three (Heineken Cups) in four (years), we won an Amlin (Challenge Cup), we won a couple of leagues and you sort of think it's a little bit easy.
"But then a couple of coaches leave, a couple of players leave and suddenly you're years without success, so you want to make the most of it when things are perceived to be good and you've got a good squad.
"We've got a good squad this year but it's not as good as it was last year, so what's going to happen if three or four more players leave and get moved to (other) provinces, and suddenly Munster are getting even stronger.
"So you don't know where you're going to be and you've got to make the most of it.
"That's what the last 10 years have taught me, and that's what to try and get across to Jordan Larmour and James Ryan who come along and win everything in their first season.
"Stuart (Lancaster) and Leo (Cullen) would play a bigger part than me. I've got myself to worry about, and trying to keep Ross (Byrne) out of the team and all those other things that I've got to do to get my performance right.
"From their point of view (Ryan and Larmour) they're probably nowhere near where they want to get to in terms of performance, and how much better they can get."
"So if we can get them to get better and keep the older guys driven to want to make the most of their last years then we've got a pretty good group."
Sexton himself has made a strong start to the season having finished the Australia tour free of injury.
So far, he's started the games against Dragons and Edinburgh and he feels there is a lot more to come as he builds match fitness.
"The first game, against the Dragons, they're very different to what they've been," he said.
"They've got a lot of good players now, the ball-in-play time was maybe the highest I've ever played in a league game - 46 or 47 minutes, which was a lot.
"When you play the All Blacks you probably expect the ball to be in play for that amount of time. Now admittedly the intensity of it would probably be greater but it was a bit of a shock to the system.
"Then, against Edinburgh, it was a totally different game but incredibly physical. I don't think there's any bigger team in the league.
"I know they rested a couple of guys but the guys they brought in are internationals and big men, so it was physical. I'm not where I want to be and that will come with match fitness, and there's a lot of other guys in a similar situation."
Connacht may be the main thing on Leinster minds this week, but the skipper admitted the drive for five European Cups is underpinning much of their work in 2018/19.
"That's a motivation for us now, isn't it?" he said.
"It's a big driver. We spoke about that when Leo first came in. They painted a picture of what we wanted to look like in a few years' time, and having five stars would have been top of the list.
"Now it's about building on it. I don't think the motivation has changed. I don't feel any different anyway.
"I hope the other guys feel the same. It doesn't look like it. I think if you'd looked at the last few weeks, we looked pretty motivated."
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South Carolina State arrives for warm ups before an NCAA college football game against Clemson, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in Clemson, S.C. (AP Photo/Edward M. Pio Roda)
Clemson takes the field before the first half of an NCAA college football game against South Carolina State on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in Clemson, S.C. (AP Photo/Edward M. Pio Roda)
Clemson fans cheer before an NCAA college football game against South Carolina State on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in Clemson, S.C. (AP Photo/Edward M. Pio Roda)
Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney, right, meets South Carolina State linebacker Jeblonski Green (34) and wide receiver Shaquan Davis (1) before an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in Clemson, S.C. (AP Photo/Edward M. Pio Roda)
Clemson running back Kobe Pace (20) runs the ball in the first half of an NCAA college football game against South Carolina State on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in Clemson, S.C. (AP Photo/Edward M. Pio Roda)
Clemson wide receiver Will Taylor (16) catches a punt in the first half of an NCAA college football game against South Carolina State on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in Clemson, S.C. (AP Photo/Edward M. Pio Roda)
South Carolina State running back Kendrell Flowers (26) is tackled in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Clemson on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in Clemson, S.C. (AP Photo/Edward M. Pio Roda)
Clemson quarterback D. J. Uiagalelei (5) runs for a touchdown in the first half of an NCAA college football game against South Carolina State on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in Clemson, S.C. (AP Photo/Edward M. Pio Roda)
South Carolina State quarterback Corey Fields (2) passes the ball in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Clemson on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in Clemson, S.C. (AP Photo/Edward M. Pio Roda)
Clemson running back Will Shipley (1) scores a touchdown in the first half of an NCAA college football game against South Carolina State on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in Clemson, S.C. (AP Photo/Edward M. Pio Roda)
Clemson quarterback D. J. Uiagalelei (5) and wide receiver Justin Ross (8) celebrate a touchdown in the first half of an NCAA college football game against South Carolina State on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in Clemson, S.C. (AP Photo/Edward M. Pio Roda)
Clemson quarterback D. J. Uiagalelei (5) celebrates a touchdown in the first half of an NCAA college football game against South Carolina State on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in Clemson, S.C. (AP Photo/Edward M. Pio Roda)
South Carolina State running back Kendrell Flowers (26) runs the ball in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Clemson on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in Clemson, S.C. (AP Photo/Edward M. Pio Roda)
South Carolina State defensive back Decobie Durant (14) intercepts a pass intended for Clemson wide receiver Dacari Collins (3) in the second half of an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in Clemson, S.C. (AP Photo/Edward M. Pio Roda)
Clemson quarterback D. J. Uiagalelei (5) walks off the field after an NCAA college football game against South Carolina State on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in Clemson, S.C. (AP Photo/Edward M. Pio Roda)
Clemson quarterback D. J. Uiagalelei (5) greets young fans after an NCAA college football game against South Carolina State on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in Clemson, S.C. (AP Photo/Edward M. Pio Roda)
Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney joins his team in singing the Clemson alma mater after an NCAA college football game against South Carolina State on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in Clemson, S.C. (AP Photo/Edward M. Pio Roda)
Clemson quarterback D. J. Uiagalelei (5) and defensive tackle Nick Eddis (97) walk off the field after an NCAA college football game against South Carolina State on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in Clemson, S.C. (AP Photo/Edward M. Pio Roda)
Clemson running back Kobe Pace (20) greets young fans after an NCAA college football game against South Carolina State on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in Clemson, S.C. (AP Photo/Edward M. Pio Roda)
Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney, center, joins his team in singing the Clemson alma mater after an NCAA college football game against South Carolina State on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in Clemson, S.C. (AP Photo/Edward M. Pio Roda)
FILE - Clemson running back Kobe Pace (20) greets young fans after an NCAA college football game against South Carolina State on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in Clemson, S.C. Clemson is No. 4 in The Associated Press preseason college football poll, released Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Edward M. Pio Roda, File)
FILE - Clemson running back Kobe Pace (20) greets young fans after an NCAA college football game against South Carolina State on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in Clemson, S.C. The 2021 season was filled with surprising contenders and conference champions. Another season with that much volatility in 2022 seems unlikely. (AP Photo/Edward M. Pio Roda, File)

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Boca Raton (26°21′ N 080°20′ W)
Photograph by Samantha Robinson
Your senses seem to heighten as the afterglow of the day fades along with with the range of vision. Navigating in low-light situations requires extra care and caution, true, but there's something oddly freeing about focusing on the water around you and living in the moment.
It's a feeling that the owner of the pictured Pershing 62 knows well. Decked out with a dramatic lighting scheme, he likely looks for any excuse to cruise at sunset to show off the LED lighting he had installed by Underwater Lights Limited in Ft. Lauderdale. And if, for some reason, he isn't really feeling the green lighting on a certain evening, a few taps of the iPad screen change the lights to any other color of the rainbow.
Green, blue, red, or whatever color the owner chooses, this shot has us dreaming of our next sunset cruise.
San Juan Island, Washingon (48° 36'N 123° 8′ W)
Photograph and text by Jonathan Cooper
Idyllic scenery, a first-class marina, and an intriguing past make Roche Harbor Resort & Marina on San Juan Island the go-to destination for mariners in the Pacific Northwest. Whether you're staying long-term or simply using it as a stepping stone for longer passages to British Columbia or Alaska, Roche Harbor offers a little bit of everything.
And Roche really heats up after Memorial Day. Boaters can enjoy the resort's jovial Fourth of July celebration, ongoing colors ceremony at sundown, and its suite of family-friendly activities, including a heated pool, serpentine bike trails, and a pristine bocce court, and cap the evening by dining at McMillin's linen-tabled restaurant on seafood plucked from local waters, or take it down a notch and dine al fresco at Madrona. The food and libations menu at either will not disappoint.
It's no wonder that boatbuilders also understand Roche's greatness. Manufacturers and owners' groups alike have filled the marina's slips for decades, with no sign of slowing down. Makes of all sizes grace these docks from May to October, ranging in size and pedigree from such beloved builders as Ocean Alexander, Ranger Tugs, Grand Banks (pictured here), and countless others. Whether you come by pocket cruiser or megayacht, Roche Harbor has something for everyone.
July 12, South Bimini (25° 43'N 79° 16'W)
Photograph by Domingo Salermo
Power & Motoryacht reader Domingo Salermo is passionate about his hobbies, and one of his favorites is cruising aboard his Sea Ray Sundancer 48 in his home waters of Florida and shooting photos and videos from his DJI Phantom II drone. Salermo merged his hobbies this past summer while anchored off of the SS Sapona—the wreck of a concrete-hulled steamer that ran aground off Bimini during a hurricane in 1926 (shown in the background). After shooting the wreck he captured this shot of his meticulously maintained Sundancer as it appears almost to hover in emerald water. Concerning his passion for boating he says, "Boating is part of my life; it's my connection with nature and my escape from the world." And that makes perfect sense to us. Thanks for the awesome photo, Domingo.
Cape Santa Marina, Long Island, Bahamas (23.41.00 N, 75.19.00 W)
Photo by George Sass Jr.
A Boston Whaler rests at anchor in some of the bluest water we've ever seen at Cape Santa Maria on Long Island in the Bahamas.
Ocean Reef Club, Key Largo (25° 19'N 080° 16′ W)
Photograph by Molly Carroll
Ever wonder what it would be like to travel back in time and charter a yacht in the 1950s? You escape the reality of the Cold War by sitting back in the saloon of a glistening Trumpy, Elvis's "Heartbreak Hotel" crackles through the radio as you swirl a glass of Old Foresters. Not so bad, huh?
Alas, while we can't go back in time, Key Largo's Ocean Reef Club offers the next best thing, a rendezvous of sorts in early December called Vintage Weekend, which attracts antique yachts, cars, and planes from across the country and around the world. And for three days, the many enthusiasts come together—bound by a passion for restoration—to celebrate the craftsmanship of the vessels and vehicles on display. It's a weekend that proves while our vices and taste in music might change over the decades, good design and pretty boats are timeless. For more photos from Vintage Weekend, see here.
Loveland, Colorado (40° 0'N 105° 16′ W)
Photograph and story by Jonathan Cooper
Cradled in a barn at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains sits Eric Paulsen's pride and joy, a 1968 Grand Banks 42. She paints a peculiar picture in her landlocked home north of Boulder, Colorado, where she has been dry-docked for the past six years as Paulsen carries out a stem to stern restoration. There's still plenty of work in front of him, but Paulsen displays no signs of the weary carpenter: He does admit, however, to looking forward to the day when Splinters begins to cruise the waters of the Pacific Northwest.
Gatun Locks, Panama Canal (9° 16′ N 79° 55′ W)
Photograph and story by Mark Fusco
Entering the Seventh Wonder of the World is a peculiar feeling. Despite being a nautical shortcut between oceans, a quick glance at your chart reveals that the Atlantic entry to the Panama Canal is actually farther west than the locks on the Pacific side. The next shock is the company you encounter. Even a sizable cruiser such as Argo, a Nordhavn 68 fairly accustomed to being on the larger side at any marina, appears to shrink uncontrollably when passed by the seemingly endless, brightly colored hulls of Maersk and Wallenius Wilhelmsen shipping liners.
While everything about the canal is big, the rest is all a waiting game. The canal runs 24 hours a day, and by the time it was our turn to enter the Gatun Locks bound for the Pacific the sun had long gone. In this photo, Argo is entering the second "step" of the three-stage Gatun Lock. By the end, the locks will have lifted the 200,000-plus-pound Nordhavn some 85 feet above sea level to the surface of Gatun Lake, at a pace that is barely noticeable to those aboard. Sharing our 110-foot-wide elevator with BBC Indiana (Antigua and Barbuda) and Kim B, a Panamanian workboat, we could finally appreciate getting out from under that old military catchphrase, "Hurry up and wait." Until the next lock, that is.
Palm Beach, Florida (26° 46'N 80° 2′ W)
Photograph by Billy Black
Sunsets get too much credit. Sure, they're pretty and pair well with tall rum drinks. But as those who force themselves from their berths at dawn can attest, nothing beats a good sunrise on the water. You step out into the cockpit, your bare feet register mild shock before adjusting to the cool morning dew on the decks. There is a brisk chill in the air while the sun battles to burn through a thin veil of haze. And it's silent. Absolutely drop-dead silent. Watching the sun rise and reflect over the water you'll be left to ponder the question, is there a better way to begin a day? Spoiler alert: There isn't. —Daniel Harding Jr.
Wood Cay, Bahamas (26.74359 N, 79.01723 W)
Photo by Steve Helber, owner of the 2003 Donzi 35 ZF Jumbo Coconut V
"This photo shows the crew and guests of Jumbo Coconut V as they enjoy the crystal-clear water off the small island of Indian Cay, north of West End, Grand Bahama. The Jumbo Coconut V is homeported in Hampton, Virginia. The captain and two lucky crew members made the crossing to West End for a summer vacation." It's hard to argue with the color of the water.
Scrub Island, British Virgin Islands (18.46.67 N, 64.52.43 W).
"Scrub Island has become one of my family's favorite stopovers during our annual Virgin Islands cruise. I've been coming here since it was just Donovan's Reef Restaurant, a sleepy little waterside tavern with some of the best short ribs I've ever tasted. During the last decade the island has transformed into a sprawling, luxurious resort and marina. We usually time our visit during the middle of our cruise when kids need a little time in the pool and adults may want to spread out and enjoy some fine-dining ashore with room to roam. This past summer the marina was full of sportfishing boats combing the waters for wahoo, marlin, and billfish. This well-maintained Pursuit 3400 was heading back to her slip after a day on the water. Note, the current rips through this area. Great Camanoe is shown in the background."
Article courtesy of Power & Motoryacht, May 6, 2016
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Innovation is considered a key to success in the technology startup space. This association with tech companies, though, means that when we think of innovation, we often think of some new gadget or invention. This mindset makes creative breakthroughs seem predicated on having a top engineering team and a big research and development budget. Fortunately for nonprofits and social enterprises, this is not the case.
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines innovation as "a new idea, device, or method." While it can come in the form of a new machine or microchip, innovation can also be a new approach to a problem, a change in behavior, or a new way of using existing resources. Innovation can happen at any organization in any sector.
Some of the most successful and celebrated innovations of the past decade center primarily on a new approach or a new way of using resources. Organizations from the for-profit and nonprofit sector have used existing methods and technology differently in order to revolutionize their space. Use their breakthroughs to inspire your team to make game-changing creative leaps in your mission.
Money is power. That has always been the status quo. Not only can the wealthy choose what products or services to purchase for their own enjoyment, backing from large investors often determines which products and projects become available to the wider public. While this system is still prevalent, the advent of crowdfunding has opened investing up to a much wider population.
In 2003, the platform ArtistShare was launched to help musicians fund projects with direct contributions by fans, rather than from record labels. Crowdfunding platforms for all kinds of campaigns, projects, and products quickly followed. Sites like IndieGoGo and Kickstarter have created a new avenue for entrepreneurs and inventors to gain funding. Much like a social media profile, users can create a page introducing their project and appeal to friends and family for support.
Crowdfunding allows regular people to contribute a small investment to films, clothing designers, food products, and more. Because the price of admission is so low, nearly anyone can become an investor, and the risk of funding a project is spread widely across its backers. By channeling existing payment and social networking systems, crowdfunding sites allow regular consumers to support projects in their infancy with minimal risk. The entrepreneurs can also tap into existing connections and social sharing to fund their ideas.
Crowdfunding has even spread to the nonprofit sector, where organizations use these platforms and others to fundraise for projects.
Landmines are the weapons that keep on taking. Because they are designed to be difficult to detect, they continue to kill and maim civilians years after a war. What's worse, landmines are often placed in developing countries with few resources to find and neutralize them.
While new technology often seems at the center of solving problems, APOPO took advantage of an indigenous creature and standard animal training techniques to mitigate the danger. African Giant Pouched Rats are incredibly smart animals with a superior sense of smell. APOPO conditioned them to identify landmines. By training the animals to use their powerful sense of smell to detect the deadly weapons, APOPO has disabled over 68,000 landmines in Tanzania, Mozambique, Cambodia, and other countries.
APOPO didn't invent animal training and they didn't genetically engineer a new rat. They took advantage of existing resources and techniques and used them to create a new solution to a longstanding problem.
Twitter and Facebook may be best known for allowing us to share the minute details of our lives on the Internet, but social organizers have unlocked its power as a tool for mobilizing people and spreading information.
Beginning in December 2010, a wave of political protests and demonstrations known as the Arab Spring spread through the Middle East and North Africa. "People who shared interest in democracy built extensive social networks and organized political action. Social media became a critical part of the toolkit for greater freedom," said Philip Howard, who led a study of how social media shaped the movement's activity.
While these political actors weren't the first to spread content and news of demonstrations on Twitter and other platforms, the Arab Spring represents a change in how people viewed and used social platforms. This shift in the approach to organizing people has rippled to causes all over the world, including #BlackLivesMatter and #YesAllWomen. Of course, a tweet won't solve a social issue by itself. But smart use of social platforms can help a movement reach a wider audience and compel traditional media outlets to investigate and publicize the problem.
While ridesharing platforms like Lyft and Uber seem like a high-tech solution to transportation problems, their power lies more in their social model than their apps. Ridesharing took existing GPS technology, online payment processing, and survey systems to change the way people use cars.
As Lyft CMO Kira Scherer Wampler explains, 87 percent of commuter trips are people traveling alone. This means more cars on the road and more traffic. This issue, along with unreliable taxis and poor public transportation, made commuting an expensive, frustrating problem. Lyft and Uber took the technology people were already using every day to create a new solution.
By synthesizing mapping data with driver profiles, ridesharing makes the process of getting from point A to point B faster, cheaper, and more fun. "Our vision is to fundamentally change car culture," says Wampler. To do this, ridesharing companies aren't designing new vehicles or even building new devices. They are mobilizing people to use the tools they have more efficiently.
Even with the success that many breast cancer organizations had in spreading awareness, the disease was still being seen as a problem only for older people. This meant that a huge part of the population wasn't being exposed to the detection methods and preventive lifestyle changes that can save lives.
Keep-A-Breast, whose mission is "to empower young people around the world with breast health education and support," has begun to bridge the gap by reaching young people in a whole new way. Teens are now learning about breast cancer risk factors at one of their favorite summer events.
The Vans Warped Tour is a music festival that has traveled all over the United States each summer for the past 21 years. Over half a million kids attend, spending the day watching performances and visiting booths. For 15 years, one of the attractions has been Keep-A-Breast's Traveling Education Booth, where volunteers speak to youth and give information about breast cancer and preventive tips. KAB says, "The Traveling Education Booth brings breast cancer education to young people on their own turf." By changing how they reach people, Keep-A-Breast has brought life-saving information to a population that was being left out of the conversation.
For older nonprofits, it can be especially tempting to stick with the well-trodden path, but a fresh approach can lead to huge progress. You don't have to build a new road in order to "take the road less traveled." You just have to notice the path and pursue it.
Every day, social impact organizations are creating and scaling new solutions to the world's toughest challenges. We hope you'll join us at the Collaborative in Boston next year to showcase and share innovations like these. In the meantime, learn how to raise money for the causes you love with the guide below.


Cardinal George Pell, the third most senior Catholic in the world and former Vatican treasurer, has been jailed for six years.
Pell was found guilty of sexually abusing two 13-year-old boys in Australia in 1996.
The 77-year-old cardinal is the most senior Catholic figure ever to be found guilty of sexual offences against children. Pell, however, maintains his innocence and has lodged an appeal against the ruling.
Pell reportedly abused two choir boys in a Melbourne cathedral in 1996. In December, a jury unanimously convicted Pell of one charge of sexually penetrating a child under 16, and four counts of committing an indecent act on a child under 16.
During his sentencing this week, a judge said Pell had committed 'a brazen and forcible sexual attack on the two victims', BBC News reports.
Your conduct was permeated by staggering arrogance.
Pell had previously been a close adviser to Pope Francis, being appointed Vatican treasurer in 2014, and before that had been the Archbishop of Sydney since 2001.
The 77-year-old will be eligible for parole after at least three years and eight months. While his appeal will be heard in June.
After the sentencing, one of Pell's victims said it was hard 'to take comfort in this outcome' as the appeal could change the sentence.
The court heard how Pell, during his time as Archbishop of Melbourne, had abused the two boys in St Patrick's Cathedral in 1996. He reportedly told them they were in trouble for drinking communion wine and forced them into 'indecent acts'. It was also reported Pell abused one of the boys again in 1997.
During the trial, testimony was given by one of the victims, the other had sadly died of a drug overdose in 2014.
You were the archbishop of St Patrick's Cathedral – no less – and you sexually abused two choir boys within that cathedral.
You even told your victims to be quiet because they were crying.
The judge said he had taken into consideration Pell's age and health when determining the sentence, but added that the cardinal should not 'be made a scapegoat' for 'wider failings' within the Catholic Church.
According to BBC's Hywel Griffith, Pell 'remained impassive' throughout the sentencing, staring straight ahead and showing no emotion.
According to Pell's lawyers, the jury's verdict was 'unreasonable' as it relied too heavily on the testimony of one victim.
One victim said 'there is no rest for me, everything is overshadowed by the forthcoming appeal'.
While the father of the deceased victim said he was disappointed in the sentence, but happy to see Pell imprisoned.


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Housing Act 1980
Regulated tenancies
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s. 54(2)(d) and word inserted by 2004 c. 33 Sch. 8 para. 16
Commencement Orders yet to be applied to the Housing Act 1980
Commencement Orders bringing legislation that affects this Act into force:
S.I. 2003/1986 art. 2(c)(i)(iv) commences (2002 c. 15)
S.I. 2004/669 art. 2 commences (2002 c. 15)
S.I. 2004/3056 art. 2 3 commences (2002 c. 15)
S.I. 2005/1353 art. 2 commences (2002 c. 15)
S.I. 2005/3175 art. 2 3 Sch. 1 2 commences (2004 c. 33)
S.I. 2006/1014 art. 2 Sch. 1 2 commences (2005 c. 4)
S.I. 2009/1604 art. 2 commences (2005 c. 4)
67 Lettings by servicemen.E+W
The following Case shall be added to the Cases in Part II of Schedule 15 to the 1977 Act (mandatory orders for possession) after the Case inserted in Part II by section 55 of this Act—
" Case 20
Where the dwelling-house was let by a person (in this Case referred to as "the owner") at any time after the commencement of section 67 of the Housing Act 1980 and—
(a)at the time when the owner acquired the dwelling-house he was a member of the regular armed forces of the Crown;
(b)at the relevant date the owner was a member of the regular armed forces of the Crown;
(c)not later than the relevant date the owner gave notice in writing to the tenant that possession might be recovered under this Case;
(d)the dwelling-house has not, since the commencement of section 67 of the Act of 1980 been let by the owner on a protected tenancy with respect to which the condition mentioned in paragraph (c) above was not satisfied; and
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(i)the dwelling-house is required as a residence for the owner; or
(ii)of the conditions set out in Part V of this Schedule one of those in paragraphs (c) to (f) is satisfied.
If the court is of the opinion that, notwithstanding that the condition in paragraph (c) or (d) above is not complied with, it is just and equitable to make an order for possesion of the dwelling-house, the court may dispense with the requirements of either or both of these paragraphs, as the case may require.
For the purposes of this Case "regular armed forces of the Crown" has the same meaning as in section 1 of the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975."
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The Soviet Model PB Silenced Pistol
23 August, 2011 · by admin · in Reviews, Suppressors, V2N1
The Makarov PB suppressed pistol with the secondary suppressor removed. This was easily concealed, and the secondary suppressor could be attached literally in seconds.
The handgun is an ideal candidate for suppression in instances where concealability of a quiet weapon with reasonable terminal ballistics is a goal. With some exceptions, these suppressed weapon systems consist of a conventional handgun with an extended, threaded barrel to which a suppressor is attached.
Integrally suppressed handguns are fairly common in .22 rimfire, especially in the United States. They are used for target practice, small game hunting, and occasionally for less honorable purposes. As the OSS High Standard HD Military, they saw some action in the clandestine services. They were also issued to pilots of the U2 spy plane used during the cold war. Military Armament Corporation manufactured a number of integrally suppressed Ruger MK-1 pistols as well as the Ruger 10/22 rifle for use behind the lines in Vietnam.
For centerfire handguns, numerous muzzle attaching sound suppressors are available, both currently and historically. While most attach by means of threads on an extended barrel, there have been a few effective quick-detach offerings. All suffer the requirement of ammunition selection. With the exception of the .45 ACP and the anemic .380 (9mm Kurtz), most ammunition is supersonic in a handgun to deliver maximum terminal effect. Supersonic bullets generate a significant supersonic signature. While this may not reveal the location of a shooter, it certainly alerts bystanders to the fact that a shot has been fired. Velocity control, without special ammunition, usually requires that propelling gases be vented from the barrel before the projectile has had a chance to exceed the speed of sound.
The top weapon is the PB integrally suppressed pistol (slide open), and the lower weapon is the conventional issue model PM Makarov. The cosmetic and functional similarities are apparent when the two weapons are side-by-side. The button on the left side of the PB just behind the trigger guard, where western weapons would have the magazine release, is for disassembly of the grip. The magazine release is in the conventional Makarov location in the heel of the grip.
There have been a few (very few) handguns designed specifically to keep standard centerfire ammunition subsonic for suppressed use, and most were designed for covert, close range assassination weapons. One of the older designs dating back to World War II was the British Welrod (a single shot, magazine fed, .32 ACP handgun) and its cousin, the .32 Sleeve Pistol. The Soviets have designed several silenced handguns for similar purposes. Other than the captive piston weapons (such as the PSS), one of the more unique is the model PB, often misidentified as "P6."
It is believed that the PB was designed and initially built at Tula Arsenal in the USSR during the Cold War period in the mid 1960s and is credited to designer A. A. Deryagin. Because of minor differences, it is thought that some were built by other factories, including in East Germany. Some of the earliest surfacing of this weapon was in Afghanistan after the Soviet armies abandoned their failed Afghan experiment in the mid 1980s. It appears that this weapon was issued to certain of the Spetnaz units.
The PB shares some cosmetics and functionality with the common issue Makarov PM pistol in caliber 9×18. As with the standard Makarov, it is a double action semiautomatic blowback utilizing the standard 8-round Makarov box magazine. The safety, like the PM safety, is located on the left side of the slide, and when engaged, drops the hammer on the locked firing pin. The magazine catch is in the heel of the butt, and the trigger permits both single and double action firing. This is where the similarities stop. Unlike the PM, the PB's ported barrel reduces the velocity of the 9x18mm round to approximately 290 m/s (951 fps) instead of the 340 m/s (1,115 fps) of the standard pistol. While the overall appearance and operation is similar, it is a totally new pistol with the only interchangeable part being the magazine. Few of the PB pistols have been seen in the Western world, and most that have surfaced are in government collections. Little is known about this pistol and its exact origins. Published data is scarce and fragmentary.
The field stripped Makarov PB shows a tang on the bottom rear of the secondary suppressor tube that engages the plunger in the front bottom of the primary suppressor tube to prevent unscrewing (1). The engagement that retains the primary suppressor tube to the frame is shown by the arrows (2). The small cutout in the primary suppressor tube that receives the stud on the trigger guard to prevent rotation of this tube is not seen on this photo.
The complete weapon has an overall length of approximately 310 mm (12.2 inches) and a height of 140 mm (5.51 inches). The weight of the complete unit is reported to be 970 grams (2.14 pounds). The suppressor consists of two parts: a primary suppression chamber built to surround the ported barrel and a separate, secondary muzzle suppressor. The suppressor tubes are 32 mm (1.26 inches) in diameter. While the suppressors themselves are not serialized, the host weapon frame carries the serial number in the normal Makarov location (left side, behind the grip). The slide is also serialized, but may or may not match the frame.
The primary suppressor is built surrounding the barrel, and incorporates alternating rows of 3 and 2 ports in the specimen we examined. There appeared to be no effort to align the ports with the rifling grooves, unlike many other Soviet suppressors using rifled barrels. Reports of some variants of the PB include four rows of five barrel ports spiraling with the rifling. The rearmost port is slightly over 40 mm (1.57 inches) from the bolt face and the last port is approximately 25 mm (0.98 inches) from the end of the barrel. There is a collar that slips to the rear of the barrel, forming the rear mount for the primary suppressor tube. The barrel does not protrude beyond the end of the front bushing, which contains interrupted female threads for attachment of the secondary removable suppressor. The outer tube is retained by an interrupted groove engaging the front of the frame after a quarter turn. The standard Makarov trigger guard disassembly post keeps the primary suppressor tube from rotating. There is a spring-loaded latch on the bottom front of the tube to lock the secondary suppressor in place and prevent unscrewing. The volume surrounding the barrel is filled with a roll of fine screen and a spring coil, the purpose of which is to absorb heat rapidly through its large surface area and to diffuse the gases escaping from the barrel ports. The front sight is mounted on the front of the primary suppressor tube, and the rear sights are slightly higher than normal to accommodate the higher front sight.
Field stripped primary and secondary suppressors on the PB silenced Makarov. It is interesting to note that since the weapon system has two silencers, if it were to be registered in the United States, it would require two separate serial numbers and two separate registrations. On the original, the silencers themselves are not serialized. The host firearm is serialized in the conventional location (left side of the frame, behind the grip).
The slide on the PB has the appearance of being a standard PM Makarov slide that has had most parts forward of the bolt face and above the rails simply cut away. Appearances are somewhat deceptive. The weapon is a simple, unlocked breech blowback, and simply cutting away part of the slide would reduce slide mass and seriously increase rearward slide velocity. Mass was added to the slide by increasing the length and thickness of the slide rails, and there was some lengthening of the frame.
In the PM, the recoil spring surrounds the barrel, as in a number of small pistols, such as the Walther PPK series. This is obviously impossible with a suppressor completely surrounding the barrel. Instead, the recoil spring was relocated to sit vertically in the grip behind the magazine well, and the grip was thickened to accommodate the spring. The slide was coupled to the spring by a bell-crank on the right side of the magazine well. One arm of this piece engages a cutout in the bottom of the right rear of the slide, and the other arm has a roller that compresses the spring.
The secondary suppressor is a more conventional Soviet muzzle design and is easily disassembled for maintenance. The core of the suppressor consists of approximately five parts spot welded together: two sheet metal rails (top and bottom), the front cap, the rear mount, and the baffle stack. The baffle stack is fabricated from a piece of sheet steel that looks like slanted washers with tabs to be spot welded to the top and bottom rails. The flat baffles are set at approximately a 60 degree angle to the bore axis with the first and last baffles slanting the same direction and the middle one opposite. The rails are welded to the front end cap and the rear mount. Two small spring-loaded plungers in the front mount retain the suppressor tube on the baffle assembly. The rear mount slips over the end of the barrel, and the interrupted threads permit tightening the suppressor onto the PB with 1/4 turn. The plunger in the front mount of the primary suppressor keeps the secondary muzzle suppressor from unscrewing.
The PB with the primary suppressor outer removed showing the screen roll (surrounding the perforated barrel) and both the front and rear endcaps in place.
The PB was issued with a leather holster that stored the secondary suppressor separate from the weapon, which could be fired using only the primary suppressor.
Disassembly is fairly intuitive. To remove the secondary suppressor, the locking catch on the bottom of the primary suppressor is withdrawn rearward and the secondary suppressor twisted 90 degrees counterclockwise to remove it from the interrupted thread. As in field-stripping the standard PM Makarov, the trigger guard is depressed and the primary suppressor tube rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise. At this point, the primary suppressor can be pulled off the barrel revealing the screen packing. There is a button on the frame at the rear of the trigger guard (this is NOT a magazine release) that retains the one-piece grip. Pressing this allows the grip to be removed rearward, revealing the bell-crank actuator and recoil spring. Lifting out the actuator will allow the slide to be pulled to the rear and lifted off the frame. The secondary suppressor can be disassembled by pressing the small spring-loaded plunger locking the outer tube to the front end cap. The outer tube then removes to the rear.
Reassembly is pretty much the reverse of disassembly and is also fairly intuitive. However, there are a few points to remember. First, the trigger guard needs to be temporarily returned to lock the slide in position before replacing the bell-crank actuator. Second, when re-installing the grip, it needs to be slid forward with considerable force.
On two separate occasions, we had the opportunity to perform standard sound measurements on the same Makarov PB integrally suppressed pistol. Both were on the same weapon in the possession of a dealer in the United Kingdom. The first set of measurements were performed in mid 2001 and the second three years later in the fall of 2004. In both instances, measurements were performed at the reference location specified in Mil-Std-1474C (and D). These consisted of placing the microphone 1 meter (3.28 feet) to the left of the muzzle, 90 degrees to the bore axis, and 1.6 meters (5.25 feet) above grass. A-weighting was used. A string of seven measurements were obtained, first with a standard non-suppressed PM Makarov, and then with the PB integrally suppressed weapon. Ammunition was standard Soviet 9x18mm. On both occasions, the environmental conditions were comparable, and we observed only minimal (and insignificant) variations between the two measuring sessions.
Located in the right side of the frame of the pistol under the grip, this bell-crank actuator couples the energy and force of the horizontal slide movement to the vertical recoil spring located in the back of the pistol grip. The tab labeled "3" rides in a cutout in the slide, the actuator rotates about a pivot pin ("2"), and the energy is coupled into the stiff recoil spring by a roller ("1"). The spring is retained when the 1-piece grip is installed.
One of the important calculations in evaluating a suppressed weapon is what is referred to as "first round pop." This is simply how much louder the first round is compared to the average of remaining rounds, and it is generated by a secondary burning of partially burned powder particles detonating within the suppressor filled with air (oxygen). After the first round has been fired, there is no further oxygen left in the suppressor. In most designs, this can be significant (well over 6 dB), and as little as 3 dB is obvious to the casual observer. First round pop can be eliminated by a number of techniques, including purging the suppressor of oxygen prior to firing. The majority of suppressors have a significant first round pop. In covert use, the sound level of the first round is the only one that counts.
The non-suppressed average was 158.9 dB in 2001 and 158.2 dB in 2004. This difference is considered to be meaningless. The suppressed Makarov PB had an average sound pressure level of 127.5 dB for a net reduction of 31.4 dB. Although the absolute sound level is comparable to a suppressed Beretta M9 (9x19mm) with a current design thread mounting muzzle suppressor, the lower velocity projectile from the PB generated a lower tone which was less noticeable. We did not measure the sound level of the weapon with just the primary suppressor by itself. Further, in both measuring sessions, the first round was only 1.5 dB louder than subsequent rounds – an important consideration in a weapon designed for covert usage.
In summary, the Makarov PB integrally suppressed pistol is a highly effective covert weapon. It has a bulky appearance, but it is more compact than conventional pistols with a screw-on muzzle suppressor. It consists of a special-design 9x18mm pistol and utilizes two suppressors on the same weapon. The secondary muzzle suppressor is easily removed for concealability but can be re-attached quickly. Although it can be used without the secondary muzzle suppressor, maximum effect is obtained when the weapon is used as designed. It has the advantage of velocity control to keep standard issue ammunition subsonic. While the lower velocity does slightly reduce the kinetic energy of the projectile, the soft sound signature is ideal for its intended purpose: close range assassination.
The author is indebted to the staff and personnel of the Firearms Technology Center of the Royal Armouries (UK) and its predecessor (MOD Pattern Room) for the opportunity to examine, disassemble, and photograph this weapon.
by Dr. Philip H. Dater on 23 August, 2011.
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Alzheimer's disease has an unusual distinction: It's the illness that Americans fear most — more than cancer, stroke or heart disease.
The rhetoric surrounding Alzheimer's reflects this. People "fade away" and are tragically "robbed of their identities" as this incurable condition progresses, we're told time and again.
Yet, a sizable body of research suggests this Alzheimer's narrative is mistaken. It finds that people with Alzheimer's and other types of dementia retain a sense of self and have a positive quality of life, overall, until the illness's final stages.
They appreciate relationships. They're energized by meaningful activities and value opportunities to express themselves. And they enjoy feeling at home in their surroundings.
"Do our abilities change? Yes. But inside we're the same people," said John Sandblom, 57, of Ankeny, Iowa, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's seven years ago.
Dr. Peter Rabins, a psychiatrist and co-author of "The 36-Hour Day," a guide for Alzheimer patients' families, summarized research findings this way: "Overall, about one-quarter of people with dementia report a negative quality of life, although that number is higher in people with severe disease."
"I've learned something from this," admitted Rabins, a professor at the University of Maryland. "I'm among the people who would have thought, 'If anything happens to my memory, my ability to think, I can't imagine anything worse.'
"But I've seen that you can be a wonderful grandparent and not remember the name of the grandchild you adore. You can be with people you love and enjoy them, even if you're not following the whole conversation."
The implication: Promoting well-being is both possible and desirable in people with dementia, even as people struggle with memory loss, slower cognitive processing, distractibility and other symptoms.
"There are many things that caregivers, families and friends can do — right now — to improve people's lives," said Dr. Allen Power, author of "Dementia Beyond Disease: Enhancing Well-Being" and chair for aging and dementia innovation at the Schlegel-University of Waterloo Research Institute for Aging in Canada.
Of course, the final stages of Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia are enormously difficult, and resources to help caregivers are scarce — problems that shouldn't be underestimated.
Still, up to 80 percent of people with dementia are in the mild and moderate stages. Here are some elements of their quality of life that should be attended to:
One notable study analyzed lengthy discussions between people with dementia, caregivers and professionals at six meetings of Alzheimer's Disease International, an association of Alzheimer's societies across the world.
Those discussions emphasized the importance of physical health: being free from pain, well-fed, physically active and well-groomed, having continence needs met, being equipped with glasses and hearing aids and not being overmedicated. Cognitive health was also a priority. People wanted "cognitive rehabilitation" to help them learn practical techniques for promoting memory or compensating for memory loss.
Up to 40 percent of people with Alzheimer's disease suffer from significant depression, and research by Rabins and colleagues underscores the importance of evaluating and offering treatment to someone who appears sad, apathetic and altogether disinterested in life.
Foster Social Connections
Being connected with and involved with other people is a high priority for people with dementia. Based on research conducted over several decades, Rabins listed social interaction as one of the five essential elements of a positive quality of life.
But fear, discomfort and misunderstanding routinely disrupt relationships once a diagnosis is revealed.
"The saddest thing that I hear, almost without exception, from people all over the world is that family, friends and acquaintances desert them," said Sandblom, who runs a weekly online support group for Dementia Alliance International, an organization for people with dementia that he co-founded in January 2014.
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Not knowing how to communicate with someone with dementia is a common problem.
Laura Gitlin, a dementia researcher and director of The Center for Innovative Care in Aging at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, offered these suggestions in an article in the International Encyclopedia of Rehabilitation: Speak slowly, simply and calmly, make one or two points at a time, allow someone sufficient time to respond, avoid the use of negative words, don't argue, eliminate noise and distraction, make eye contact but don't stare, and express affection by smiling, holding hands or giving a hug.
Also, understand that people with dementia perceive things differently.
"You have to understand that when you have dementia you lose a lot of your natural perceptions of what others are doing," Sandblom said. "So, a lot of us get a little nervous or suspicious. I think that's a natural human reaction to knowing that you're not picking up on things very well."
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Needs that aren't recognized or addressed can cause significant distress and a lower quality of life. Rather than treat the distress, Power suggested, try to understand the underlying cause and do something about it.
Which needs are commonly unmet? In a study published in 2013, Rabins and colleagues identified several: managing patients' risk of falling (unmet almost 75 percent of the time); addressing health and medical concerns (unmet, 63 percent); engaging people in meaningful activities (53 percent); and evaluating homes so that they're safe and made easier to navigate (45 percent).
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Rabins called this "awareness of self" and listed it among the essential components of a positive quality of life. Sandblom called this "being seen as a whole person, not as my disease."
At the Alzheimer's Disease International meetings, people spoke of being listened to, valued and given choices that allowed them to express themselves. They said they wanted to be respected and have their spirituality recognized, not patronized, demeaned or infantilized.
In a review of 11 studies that asked people with dementia what was important to them, they said they wanted to experience autonomy and independence, feel accepted and understood, and not be overly identified with their illness.
None of this is easy. But strategies for understanding what people with dementia experience and addressing their needs can be taught. This should become a priority, Rabins said, adding that "improved quality of life should be a primary outcome of all dementia treatments."
Kaiser Health News, a nonprofit health newsroom whose stories appear in news outlets nationwide, is an editorially independent part of the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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Northwold villagers turn out to take part in traditional Plough Monday event
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Plough Monday is an East Anglian tradition that dates back hundreds of years. Picture: Ian Burt - Credit: Archant
A traditional custom which dates back hundreds of years has been celebrated in a Norfolk village.
Plough Monday is believed to have started around the 17th century and saw ploughman on the first Monday after the Twelfth Night mark the start of the agriculture year following Christmas.
The practice was revived in Northwold, near Thetford, around 18 years ago after it had disappeared for a number of years and it has gone from strength-to-strength.
Between 150 and 200 people braved the cold night to take part in the event which started with a flaming torch procession, with musicians, following a plough from the sports and social club to St Andrew's Church.
At the church the plough was blessed and there was Molly and Morris dancing and a Mummers play.
Parish council vice chairman Cliff Anderson said the tradition - which was mostly practiced in East Anglia and northern England - appeared to stop in the 1930s.
He said: "The farm hands used to go around door to door with the ploughs collecting money. They dressed in various costumes and painted their faces to disguise themselves from their employers."
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On the event in Northwold he added: "It puts the village on the map. We are trying to encourage the youngsters and there were quite a lot of young people there and that is a good sign.
"The more people that know about these things and see our event it might make them revive things and keep more and more of these old traditions."
Following the blessing the procession made its way to Haylock's Barn where the Mummers play was performed again along with more music and dancing. Mulled wine and mince pies were served.
During the night a collection was made towards the campaign to save the last pub in the village, the Crown Inn.
It closed its doors on October 29 last year.
The Northwold and Whittington Community Benefit Society hope to raise £300,000 to buy the pub, which has been listed as an asset of community value by West Norfolk council.
Mr Anderson, who is on the steering group, said: "The aim is if we can raise the funds by the middle of this year and try to get the pub reopened ready for Plough Monday.
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JPMorgan, Bank of America's Veiled Losses on Bond Holdings Pose Valuation Risk
Rising U.S. interest rates have eroded the value of hundreds of billions of dollars of bonds and loans, raising doubts about banks' valuations..
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Updated Oct 22, 2018 2:41 PM EDT
Banks were supposed to benefit from higher interest rates -- due to fatter lending margins. Instead, they're caught in giant, money-losing bond trade.
The impressive earnings reports released this month by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM - Get Report) , Bank of America Corp. (BAC - Get Report) , Citigroup Inc. (C - Get Report) and Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC - Get Report) disguise a hidden threat for investors in bank stocks:
billions of dollars of paper losses on the combined $1.2 trillion of bonds and loans they hold as investments.
As the Federal Reserve pushes interest rates higher, those losses are poised to swell, possibly leading to drastic cuts in banks' valuation. It's simple bond math: bond prices fall when interest rates rise. And thanks to creeping fears of a surge in inflation and nervousness among investors about the U.S. government's $21-trillion-and-growing debt, interest rates have been climbing -- fast.
While bank executives and most Wall Street analysts have been arguing for years that banks would benefit from higher interest rates in the form of fatter loan payments, the third-quarter results show that the trend can also bring damaging losses.
That's why the risk of losses from rising rates is the "most important" issue bank investors should focus on right now, according to Dick Bove, chief strategist at Rafferty Holdings' Hilton Capital Management, who has been covering the financial industry for more than five decades. And the only viable investment strategy is to sell bank stocks, he says: With interest rates marching higher, investors should have little confidence in the future value of banks' assets.
"If you don't know what the real value of the assets are, you have no clue what the value of the equity is," Bove said in a phone interview. "And if you don't know what the value of the equity is, but you know it's lower than what's stated on the balance sheet, why would you buy the stock?"
U.S. economic history has never seen the Federal Reserve raise interest rates from near zero, which is where the central bank held them for several years after the 2008 the financial crisis. On that basis, Bove figures, interest rates have already climbed 21-fold since 2015 -- due to the historically low starting point: a near-zero denominator.
One reason few Wall Street analysts are obsessing over the losses on the investment securities is that they're hard to find in banks' earnings press releases, with spotty and inconsistent disclosures across the industry. That's partly due to the vagaries of accounting rules, themselves the messy product of vigorous corporate lobbying.
Bank of America and Citigroup are the only ones who disclose the market losses clearly, on an after-tax basis, so that they're comparable to net income; Wells Fargo only discloses the losses on a pre-tax basis. JPMorgan doesn't break them out at all, until several weeks later, when the bank files its quarterly report with the Securities and Exchange Commission. (In other words, the losses are so serious -- and real -- that the banks might get in trouble with regulators if they didn't disclose them in SEC filings.)
Under the accounting rules, the banks aren't required to deduct the bond losses from net income. That helps executives report higher headline profits, while giving Wall Street analysts and traders something to cheer about.
But the losses are deducted from "common-equity capital" -- the extra money that regulators require banks to keep on hand to withstand a big economic downturn. The common-equity capital is also used to support new loans or make payouts to shareholders in the form of dividends or stock buybacks.
The deductions are crucial because, as most sophisticated investors know, bank stocks are rarely valued as a multiple of earnings, but as a multiple of common equity. Under the accounting jargon, the losses on the bond portfolios -- usually called "available-for-sale securities" -- are recorded in an account known as "other comprehensive income," or OCI.
It's a tangle of technical terms to describe a simple concept: The banks are losing money on their giant bond holdings.
Take Bank of America, for example. The company reported a third-quarter profit of $7.17 billion, up $1.74 billion from the prior year. But unrealized market losses on its $446 billion of bonds and other investment securities totaled $1.17 billion. In other words, roughly two-thirds of the entire bank's year-over-year profit growth would have been wiped out had the company been required to deduct the bond losses from net income.
To be fair to the companies, they have little choice but to hold big bond portfolios: Regulators force bank treasurers and risk-managers to keep a pile of extra cash and bonds on hand, as a source of ready liquidity in the event of a panic-fueled run by depositors or other clients.
But the treasurers do have leeway in what types of bonds they choose to invest the money in: They can buy corporate securities, which are riskier than U.S. Treasuries, to capture a little extra yield. Or they can buy longer-dated bonds, such as 30-year Treasury bonds, instead of short-term bills -- also for a little extra yield, and with a little more risk.
It's the riskier bonds that tend to lose more money, such as when interest rates go up or when the likelihood of default increases on corporate bonds.
The bonds are "a critical component of our overall asset/liability management, which considers many constraints, such as earnings, capital and liquidity," Bank of America spokesman Lawrence Grayson said in an e-mail. "We always look at the trade-off between net interest income and OCI and how long it takes for increased earnings from `up-rate' scenarios to offset the impact to capital."
Citigroup, which has $292.3 billion of investment securities, recorded $600 million of unrealized losses in the third quarter, due to higher interest rates and other market movements.
"The risk of rising rates on our investment securities portfolio is something that we monitor very closely," John Gerspach, the New York-based bank's CFO, told reporters on a conference call on Oct. 12. "We recognize that it is an important risk that investors should be aware of, and we do lay it out for you. It can have an immediate impact on our capital."
Wells Fargo reported $1.5 billion of pre-tax losses during the third quarter on its $263 billion pile of debt securities. A spokesman, Peter Gilchrist, said the after-tax figure wouldn't be available until the San Francisco-based bank files its third-quarter report with the SEC in a few weeks.
JPMorgan, the biggest U.S. bank, doesn't break the number out at all in its earnings release. The bank does provide its "accumulated" other comprehensive income, but that line item represents a grab-bag of moving parts, including not just market losses on the bond holdings but also various hedging-related gains and losses and pension-related accounting adjustments.
For the third quarter, the account fell by $1.29 billion and was deducted from common-equity capital. Historically, bond-market losses have accounted for the biggest chunk of the amounts.
"We don't break out that one piece specifically at earnings," said Andrew Gray, a spokesman for the New York-based bank. "It's all within our total equity number, which to us is the most important."
JPMorgan reported holding $231.4 billion of investment securities at the end of the third quarter.
Bove says he turned skittish on bank stocks around the time it became clear to most investors that interest rates were likely to go higher over the coming year than many traders had previously expected.
During the mortgage crisis, investors lost confidence in banks because they were wary of growing loan losses; a similar dynamic is unfolding now as interest rates go up, Bove says.
The bond portfolios represented roughly 14% of U.S. banks' total assets as of the end of the second quarter, Bove said, citing data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. That's a big chunk in itself.
But the reported losses on that chunk reflects what's likely happening with most other bank assets, including loans, he says: They're worth less, because loans underwritten and bonds purchased today would come with higher interest rates than those underwritten or purchased years or even months ago.
And as interest rates climb, the assets will be worth even less.
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Ally Shares Jump 6.5% After Earnings Beat
Ally Financial, the U.S. auto lender, posts adjusted Q2 earnings of 97 cents a share, beating analysts' average estimate of 81 cents. The company noted a record 3.3 million applications.


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In Ono Village, Hidden Christians practised their religious faith by venerating their own deities secretly enshrined in Shinto shrines.
Animation Video (Ono Village in Sotome)
Ono Village in Sotome is one of the four components that are representative villages demonstrating what the Hidden Christians venerated to continue their secret faith. Hidden Christians in Ono Village outwardly behaved as Buddhists and Shinto followers, and prayed to their own deities secretly enshrined in Shinto shrines of the village. In such ways, they camouflaged their inner faith as Buddhism or Shinto. Amid the ban on Christianity, many Hidden Christians in Sotome migrated to remote islands, including the Goto Islands, aiding the spread of Hidden Christian communities in such islands. The Hidden Christians in Ono rejoined the Catholic Church after the lifting of the ban on Christianity, and walked to Shitsu Church to attend church services. They eventually built Ono Church in the centre of their own village, marking the end of the Hidden Christians' hiding.
Ono Village is located on a steep hill facing the East China Sea, on the western coast of the Nishisonogi Peninsula. It comprises several Shinto shrines to which Hidden Christians outwardly belonged and where they secretly enshrined objects for worship, Hidden Christians' graveyards, and the church that was built after the lifting of the ban.
Christianity was introduced to the village and its surrounding areas by the Jesuit Francisco Cabral in 1571. Ono Village was then part of the Konoura area ruled by the Omura clan, and many villagers were baptised, suggesting that the missionary work had progressed well, as it had in Shitsu Village.
When Christianity was banned nationwide in 1614, the Omura clan apostatised and subsequently all Catholics within its domain were persecuted. Nevertheless, the Hidden Christians maintained their faith in Ono Village. Although the prohibition of Christianity became even stricter and missionaries were no longer able to stay in Japan, the Hidden Christians in Ono Village organised religious communities and maintained their faith by outwardly behaving as Buddhists and followers of three Shinto shrines in the village—Ono Shrine, Kado Shrine and Tsuji Shrine.
The Ono Shrine located in the south part of the village was the highest-ranking Shinto shrine of the three and was worshipped as the seat of a guardian deity for the whole village. The village headmen (Shoya) served as head priests from generation to generation, and most of the villagers were affiliated with this shrine. The Hidden Christians also outwardly behaved as its followers just like other villagers in order to hide their secret faith. In the Kado Shrine and the Tsuji Shrine, which were more familiar to the villagers, they practised their religious faith by secretly enshrining their own deities and offering prayers there. The Kado Shrine located in the southwest part of the village had been the seat of various deities, according to legend, one of which was a Japanese Catholic named Honda Toshimitsu. He is said to have fled to the village when the Shimabara-Amakusa Rebellion broke out. The Hidden Christian villagers called him 'Sanjuwan' after one of the Portuguese missionaries who was active in Sotome during the early period of the ban, and enshrined him at the Kado Shrine. The third shrine, the Tsuji Shrine, is located in the eastern part of the village and is dedicated to the deity of the mountains, derived from Japanese ancient mountain worship. The Hidden Christians called this deity 'Sanjuwan-sama' and secretly venerated it.
During the ban, the villagers developed farmland by building stone retaining walls on steep slopes, mainly in order to grow sweet potatoes. At the end of the 18th century, some people in Sotome, including the villagers of Ono Village, migrated to the Goto Islands based on the agreement between the Goto clan and the Omura clan in order to open up new land.
After the 'Discovery of Hidden Christians' of 1865 in the Oura Cathedral, the Hidden Christian leaders in the Nagasaki region secretly started contacting the missionaries of the cathedral themselves. Hidden Christian leaders in the Sotome area also visited the cathedral, and the missionaries visited Shitsu Village to the south of Ono Village in secret. The Hidden Christians in Ono Village also took this opportunity to contact the missionaries and joined the Catholic Church as their ancestors did in the 16th century.
Hidden Christians' graveyard can be found on slopes of the mountain, northeast of the Tsuji Shrine. This graveyard was newly established when Hidden Christians professed their faith publicly just before the lifting of the ban on Christianity and therefore were rejected to use the cemetery of the village. Their graves made by piling up stone rubble still remain in the graveyard.
In the early years after rejoining the Catholic Church, people walked to the Shitsu Church, approximately 3 km away from Ono Village. The number of baptised villagers totalled over 200 in 1893. In the same year they built the Ono Church in the centre of the village for the use of 26 Catholic households who could not visit Shitsu. As no priests were permanently stationed at the Ono Church, priests from the Shitsu Church visited regularly and took care of both churches. The Ono Church symbolically marks the end of Hidden Christians' hiding.
Another 200 villagers had been baptised by 1912. However, over the course of time, most of the villagers converted to Buddhism and today only a small number of Catholic households remain in the village.
01_Ono Village in Sotome
02_Ono Shrine (a picture taken by Ikeda Tsutomu)
03_Kado Shrine (a picture taken by Ikeda Tsutomu)
04_Honda Toshimitsu enshrined in Kado Shrine (a picture taken by Ikeda Tsutomu)
05_Tsuji Shrine (a picture taken by Ikeda Tsutomu)
06_Hidden Christian graves made by piling up stone rubble
07_Ono Church (a picture taken by Higurashi Yuichi)
08_Interior of Ono Church (a picture taken by Higurashi Yuichi)
Landscape with Terraces Retained by Stonework of Sotome in Nagasaki Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture Important Cultural Landscape selected by the national government Planned in 2018
Ono Church Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture Important Cultural Property designated by the national government 2008
>Ono Church("Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region" Information Centre)


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University of Northern Colorado football team only BSC team not on the tube
Sports | August 27, 2019
The University of Northern Colorado football not only opens its season in a rare Thursday-night game, the Bears' game will also be unique because it's the only time they won't be televised this season.
In fact, UNC is the only BSC school whose game won't be televised or carried on a webcast this week.
The Bears are at San Jose State University on Thursday night for an 8 p.m. kickoff.
This is the third time in school history the Bears have played on a Thursday night — losing 28-23 at Western Illinois University in 2005, and 41-0 at the University of Utah in 2012.
Also on Thursday night, Missouri State will be at BSC member Northern Arizona University, and the game will be on Pluto TV.
Ten BSC games scheduled for Saturday will all be televised, including defending champion Eastern Washington University at Washington at 1 p.m. on the PAC 12 Network. The Cal Davis at California game a 2:30 p.m. on Saturday is also scheduled to be on the PAC 12 Network.
The University of Idaho at Penn State University game, set for 1:30 p.m., will be televised on the Big 10 Network.


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Q: How to fix "attribute android:layout_width, layout_height and textview not allowed here" after installing Android Studio I installed android studio and after creating a project there is some error with my Main_Activity.xml.
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
       xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
       xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
       xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
       android:layout_width="match_parent"
       android:layout_height="match_parent"
       tools:context=".MainActivity">

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Hello World!"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />

</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>

all of these attributes are not allowed here; And also similar errors in AndroidManifest.

A: For me, this fixes the problem:

Files->Sync Project with Gradle Files

(Note that I was using a VPN due to the Sanctions of the USA)

A: For me, the app I downloaded from Github was built using Android SDK platform 23, which I hadn't downloaded with my Android Studio install.
Open the build.gradle file (Module:app), that is in the Gradle Scripts dropdown from the Android view (in Android Studio).
Inside this file, you'll see something like this:
android {
compileSdkVersion 23
buildToolsVersion '27.0.3'

This means I had to go to the menu bar at the top, and go into Tools, to the SDK manager. From there I had to show package details, and find the sdk with version 23 and download it. After that, your app should work.

A: I just faced this kind of issue and fixing this is really simple, you just need to click on menubar File -> Invalidate Cache / Restart and then restart the Android Studio.

A: Mine was: "Attribute android:gravity is not allowed here"
I fixed that by closing android studio. When I restarted it, the error was gone.

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Bet You Didn't Know: Secrets Behind The Making Of "Imitation Of Life"
By Veronica Wells
Everybody knows Imitation of Life. It's the movie plenty of Black families reference when they speak about the original tearjerkers. When you think about it, it's amazing that a movie that handled subjects such as race and class in such a real way was released during the beginning of the Civil Rights era. And surprisingly the version most of us know and love, the one with Mahalia Jackson, is a remake of a remake. Check out some of the little known facts behind the making of this classic film.
1934 vs 1959 Versions
The 1959 version of Imitation of Life that we all know and love is actually a remake of the 1934 classic, based on the 1933 book by Fannie Hurst. There were several differences between the 1934 version and the 1959. In the original book, Lora–played by Lana Turner–only became famous because Delilah (Annie in the '59 version)–played by Juanita Moore– gave her a waffle recipe. In the first movie adaptation Lora offers Delilah, her maid, 20 percent of the profits from the waffle recipe, but she refuses the money and decides to stay on as her maid.
In an interview with Turner Classic Movies (TCM), Juanita Moore said that Blacks did not like the first movie because Delilah's character was so subservient. In fact, she said producer Ross Hunter, wouldn't even let Juanita see it. Good decision.
In the '59 version though, on the cusp of the Civil Right's Movement, screenwriters decided to play up the genuine friendship between Lora and Annie. And in the second film adaptation, Lora becomes famous because of her own merits.
Fredi Washington was the young actress who played a nineteen-year-old Peola Johnson (Sarah Jane Johnson in the '59 version.) They approached her to play the older version of Sarah Jane in the 1959 remake but she declined because she didn't want to only be known as the black actress who was always passing for white.
Washington, whose parents were both biracial, had very fair skin and green eyes but she was adamant about the fact that she identified as black. She told the Chicago Defender,
"You see I'm a mighty proud gal and I can't for the life of me, find any valid reason why anyone should lie about their origin or anything else for that matter. Frankly, I do not ascribe to the stupid theory of white supremacy and to try to hide the fact that I am a Negro for economic or any other reasons, if I do I would be agreeing to be a Negro makes me inferior and that I have swallowed whole hog all of the propaganda dished out by our fascist-minded white citizens."
Washington eventually left acting because she was only offered roles where she had to play the tragic mulatto. And while she was fair and maybe appeared White to others, she was not allowed to star alongside White male leads because she was so vocal about her African heritage.
Although many African American actresses were tested, eventually, the role of Sarah Jane went to Susan Kohner, who was of Mexican and Czech-Jewish descent.
Lana Turner And The Scandal
At the heart of the movie, it's about two strained mother-daughter relationships. And just as Lora and her daughter Susie can't seem to get along while her mother is skyrocketing to fame, there was scandal between Lana and her own daughter Cheryl Crane that made things tense between them as well. The year before Imitation of Life was filmed, Crane stabbed and killed Turner's boyfriend Johnny Stompanato. Stompanato was a known bodyguard for mobster Mickey Cohen. According to Crane, he had been beating Turner and because of this, Crane's stabbing was ruled a justifiable homicide. But the scandal was so great that it affected Turner's career and her ability to find work, and thus negatively affected the relationship she had with her daughter.
In that same TCM interview, Juanita said that the incident kind of took her spirit away. She noted that she and her daughter weren't very loving toward one another but Turner did bring Cheryl on the set so she could see what her mother was doing.
Moore also said that during the first day of shooting, they filmed the scene where Annie is dying. In that scene, Turner has to say "Don't leave me Annie…" During that emotional scene Turner started crying and didn't stop for three days.
Moore said, "She wasn't crying about the scene. I don't think. I think she was crying about frustration, what had happened to her all this time. How hard she had worked to attain what she had attained and it was all going for naught."
Moore recalled that Turner cried so much during those three days that her face was too swollen to continue filming and the directors sent her home to collect herself.
Lana Turner's Wardrobe
It's reported that the film had a $2 million budget but it's also reported that $1.078 million was spent on Lana Turner's wardrobe, making it one of the most expensive in cinema history.
Though critics slammed Imitation for what they called a strained chemistry between Turner and Moore, audiences, both Black and White, loved it. Imitation of Life ended up being the fourth highest grossing movie of 1959 and remained Universal's highest grossing film until 1967. It wasn't until years later, when critics reviewed it later that they admitted that it was a classic.
Juanita Moore on Lana Turner
Though critics said Turner and Moore appeared to lack chemistry, they couldn't have been more wrong. Not only did Turner and Moore develop a rapport on set, they remained close long after the film wrapped. In the TCM interview, Moore said:
Oh, she was so sweet. She was such a nice person. And she gave me every opportunity, which they don't–stars–don't do that too often. I've worked with several stars but Lana was and is a star. She was just beautiful from the time she walked on the set until the day she left. You wouldn't want to work with a nicer person than Lana. She was just great. And we maintained our friendship, we really did, until she died.
How Juanita Got The Part
For the character Annie, they tested everyone, including Pearl Bailey and they may have even asked Mahalia Jackson to star in the film, but she knew she was a singer. And that was the only role she would take for this project.
In another interview, Juanita recalls how she got the role of her career:
"Ross Hunter, he said, when I went out to see him, he said he looked at my face and he said 'I know this is the one.' I hadn't done anything comparable because that was a task, believe me. I lost weight and I was constantly losing the weight and they were constantly putting the weight back on me overnight because I was so nervous. My nerves you know because Ross said to me, 'If you're no good Juanita, the picture's not going to be any good.' Now that's a hell of a responsibility to put on somebody…He said to me, 'I'm sticking my neck out for your Juanita.' And he did stick his neck out for me."
And it turns out Hunter was right. Moore and Kohner, who were said to have stolen the film from Turner, were both nominated for Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress.
When Juanita Moore passed earlier this year, we pulled quotes from an interview she conducted with the Los Angeles Times in 1967. She said that while the Oscar nomination was nice, it actually ended up working to her disadvantage.
"The Oscar prestige was fine, but I worked more before I was nominated. Casting directors think an Oscar nominee is suddenly in another category. They couldn't possibly ask you to do one or two days' work. You wouldn't accept it. And I'm sure I would."
After the film, she went back to Broadway and appeared in James Baldwin's play "The Amen Corner" in 1965. And then she appeared in a London production of "Raisin in the Sun," which Moore said was the most treasured role of her entire career.
Imitation in Song
In 1969, Diana Ross and The Supremes recorded a song called "Livin' In Shame." It's based on the movie, about a woman who has been ashamed of her mother for as long as she can remember and when she leaves home, she tells her friends that her mother died traveling in Spain. And when she really does pass away, she regrets denying and ignoring her for the last few years of her life.
Imitation in Real Life
During that TCM interview I've referenced several times throughout, the interviewer insinuates that the story line was a little dramatic and not something that was really happening in real life. But Moore had to let her know that these stories were not uncommon. In another interview, she said she had two friends, a brother and sister who were from Mississippi, both biracial. And unfortunately, Juanita said they both took their lives because of color and identity issues.
And during the TCM sit down she told this story:
Life is just like that, even more so. When I was doing that movie, my neighbor lived downstairs, her name was Blanche, wonderful woman, helped me with my lines and would cry all the time. Every time I turn around Blanche was crying because she had a daughter–she's from New York, Puerto Rican and Black. Now the daughter ended up blonde, almost like Lana. So the aunt took the daughter. Blanche lived in California out there, downstairs from me. Now when Blanche would go back to see her daughter, you know she'd have to go through the back door. They didn't want them to know her mother was black. So that was during when I was making The Imitation of Life. Blanche would read the lines with me and cry and everything because the same thing was happening at that time.
You can watch this portion of the interview, in the video above and the rest of it here and here.


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Туман () — американський містичний фільм жахів 1980 року режисера Джона Карпентера, який також написав сценарій і створив музику до нього. Головні ролі зіграли Едріенн Барбо, Джеймі Лі Кертіс, Том Аткінс, Джанет Лі та Гел Голбрук. Сюжет оповідає про дивний, сяючий туман, який проноситься над невеликим прибережним містечком у Каліфорнії, приносячи з собою мстивих привидів моряків, які були вбиті під час катастрофи корабля 100 років тому.

«Туман» отримав неоднозначні відгуки після випуску, але став хітом у прокаті, заробивши понад $21 млн на внутрішньому рівні при бюджеті $1,1 млн. З моменту виходу на екрани він отримав більш позитивні відгуки та став культовою класикою.

Сюжет
Напередодні столітнього ювілею містечка Антоніо Бей, на півночі Каліфорнії, на нього з моря опускається туман. Привиди, виринають з туману, вбивають рибалок на шхуні що стоїть недалеко від берега і потім виходять на вулиці міста.

Тієї ж ночі священик Мелоун виявляє щоденник свого дідуся, в якому описуються невідомі його нинішнім жителям події: у 1880 році шість засновників міста навмисне затопили і пограбували корабель «Елізабет Дейн». Корабель належав заможній людині на прізвище Блейк, який хворів на проказу і хотів заснувати колонію для прокажених. Засновники Антоніо Бей розпалили багаття, заманивши корабель на скелі, і вся команда загинула. Золото, яке було там, засновники забрали собі. Мелоун зачитує текст з щоденника міському чиновнику Кеті Вільямс і каже, що Антоніо Бей проклятий.

Туман поступово огортає все місто. Починають відбуватися дивні речі: пропадає електрика, б'ється скло. Однією з перших відчуває недобре ведуча місцевої радіостанції Стіві Вейн. Після того, як її друг Ден, з яким вона говорила по телефону, вийшов відкрити двері незнайомцеві і не повернувся, вона розуміє, що відбувається щось страшне і туман безпосередньо з цим пов'язаний. Радіостанція розташована на маяку, тому Стіві може бачити все місто. Вона по радіо веде репортаж, повідомляючи, куди рухається туман.

Енді, син Стіві, залишився вдома з нянею. Один з привидів вбиває няню, і Енді дивом рятує пасажир машини, яка проїжджала повз. Енді, його рятівники і ще кілька людей збираються в церкві отця Мелоуна, з усіх боків оточеній туманом. Одночасно привиди добираються до радіостанції; Стіві з останніх сил забирається на дах маяка. Коли примари на чолі з Блейком проникають в церкву, Мелоун виходить назустріч їм, несучи масивний хрест з чистого золота. Хрест був відлитий з того самого золота, яке було на «Елізабет Дейн». Блейк забирає хрест і зникає, разом з ним зникають примари, туман відступає від міста. Стіві рятується, коли примари її вже наздогнали.

Мелоун залишається в церкві один і не розуміє, чому Блейк залишив його в живих. У цей момент з'являється привид і вбиває його.

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Фільми жахів США
Фільми Джона Карпентера
Фільми США 1980
Незалежні фільми США
Фільми про Каліфорнію
Фільми про привидів
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