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Pharmacokinetics and renal handling of enprofylline in pregnant rats
I. Muraoka, T. Hasegawa, M. Nadai, K. Kato, T. Nabeshima
The pharmacokinetics and renal handling of enprofylline during pregnancy were investigated in Sprague-Dawley rats. Significant differences in the pharmacokinetic parameters of enprofylline were observed between nonpregnant rats and pregnant rats on the 20th day of gestation: volume of distribution was higher, and systemic clearance was lower in pregnant rats. Parameters obtained from rats at 7 days postpartum were the same as those obtained from non-pregnant rats. There were no significant differences in the fraction of urinary excretion of enprofylline between nonpregnant and pregnant rats. The protein binding of enprofylline in the plasma of pregnant rats was significantly lower than in nonpregnant rats, as a decrease in the albumin concentration consequentially reduced the binding capacity of enprofylline. The volume of distribution for unbound enprofylline in pregnant rats was not significantly different from nonpregnant rats, although a significant decrease was observed in pregnant rats in the systemic clearance for unbound enprofylline. In addition, the clearance ratio was lower in pregnant rats (2.8) when compared with nonpregnant rats (6.4). Pregnancy caused a decrease in the apparent maximum capacity of transport (V(max)) from 29.9 to 20.8 μg/min and in the Michaelis-Menten constant (K(M)) from 2.59 to 2.26 μg/ml, indicating that the tubular secretion ability of enprofylline becomes reduced during pregnancy. These results suggest that changes that occur in the plasma protein binding behavior and in renal handling as a result of pregnancy are primary factors influencing the disposition of enprofylline during pregnancy.
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Muraoka, I., Hasegawa, T., Nadai, M., Kato, K., & Nabeshima, T. (1992). Pharmacokinetics and renal handling of enprofylline in pregnant rats. Drug Metabolism and Disposition, 20(5), 653-657.
Muraoka, I. ; Hasegawa, T. ; Nadai, M. ; Kato, K. ; Nabeshima, T. / Pharmacokinetics and renal handling of enprofylline in pregnant rats. In: Drug Metabolism and Disposition. 1992 ; Vol. 20, No. 5. pp. 653-657.
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Are you feeling the H1B rush already? Our offices is extending our working hours in order to make sure that all our H1 files will be submitted in a timely fashion. So as April 1, H-1b visa application deadline approaching, IT companies are urging the government to authorize an increased number of visas to meet demand.
But who is actually getting most of the H1B visas, did you take a moment to think about it. BW provided an excellent article and stats on this question and it seems that Indian outsourcers top the list of companies bringing foreign workers to the U.S. on the H-1B program. Indian outsourcers accounted for nearly 80% of the visa petitions approved last year for the top 10 participants in the program.
Infosys Technologies (INFY) and Wipro (WIT), both based in Bangalore, top the list of visa beneficiaries in 2007, with 4,559 and 2,567 approved visa petitions, respectively, according to data from the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services. Each visa allows the companies to bring one worker to the U.S., where they have substantial operations providing tech support and other services to corporations, complementing services provided from India. Overall, six of the top 10 visa recipients in 2007 are based in India; two others among the top 10, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) and UST Global, are headquartered in the U.S. but have most of their operations in India.
So if all this is true, we are left with %20 of the 65,000 visas to share between smaller companies located across the United States, that doesn't seem fair to me. In fact, there should be a revision to the regulations, limiting companies from bringing such large number of workers on the H1B visa. Infosys Tech brought almost 5000 workers on this visa, surley they could have used the L1 to bring legitimate workers? I guess that we shall see what will happen in the next 3 weeks before the April 1 deadline. Maybe the government will surprise us all with more visas, but most likely not.


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Meanwhile, you'll need to deal with an invisible barrier that goes from spanning out to shrinking, designed to keep you on your toes and in constant movement throughout each match. Every main series Pokemon game released in the US is supported, from Red to Black2 and everything in between. We have updated the entire Dreamcast set to a more convenient single archive format. The old set was all scene releases in an inconvenient double archive packaging.
Hmm, doesn't the EZ4 client sometimes cause save erasure if you patch for a 1Mbit save? Go to the quota'd folder, and right click on whatever you want to download and press "Add Shortcut to Drive". Below are the links to download it on most common browsers. No-Intro and Redump are both groups that catalog hashes of every dumped game for different systems.
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Most people start considering Pokémon ROM hacks after completing their fair share of official games and getting tired of blazing through them with tried-and-true strategies. Today, you too can start playing your favorite retro games on any Android device you have at your disposal. All you need to do is to download an emulator and game ROMs to become the coolest retro-gamer that ever lived. Thanks to the support for several consoles, it allows you to play almost any console-based game on your iPhone and iPad. The emulator is pretty easy to set up and features a clutter-free layout. While the user interface may not appeal to everyone's taste, it's more convenient to navigate and feels snappier.
Unfortunately, the game focused too much on trying to apologize for the first GBA entry, Circle of the Moon.
Everything within the platform is sorted according to genres and varied categories.
You need to be cautious when downloading anything from the web.
If you haven't yet installed a Game Boy Advance emulator on your Windows or Mac computer, install one before proceeding.
On the one hand, the BIOS is a needed addition to your emulator. To be specific, if the GBA BIOS file doesn't work, the emulator may show glitches and errors, or fail to work. If you're looking for a mysterious game where players have to explore ancient ruins and discover why the Pokemon world and real world are about to collide, then this is the game for you. Explore the brand new area of the Orange Islands, play through the original Johto and Kanto regions, and discover new time-sensitive features and areas thanks to the day/night system. A lot of the ROM hacks in this list are quite full Card Games on, but Liquid Crystal feels like a comfortable stroll down memory lane, accompanied by a hug from a warm marshmallow. Unlike some ROM hacks, GS Chronicles receives regular updates.
The developer has confirmed that you can run all games on the DS with just this great application. However, this application is not complete yet, so there are still some minor errors. And they will not provide the ROM games for copyright reasons. They emphasized that this is just a clone, not affiliated with Nintendo.
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Just type "Pokemon Leaf Green ROMs" into the search bar and avail yourself of the yielded results to download the desired ROMs. You can download the emulator of your choice that is suitable for your PC or phone, then download the ROM that you want to play. Most emulators are windows, Linux, and iOS compatible but some sites are now offering emulators that could run on android and iPhones. It is safe to download ROMs as long as you download them from safe sources. Listed below are some safe sources where you can find and download your desired ROMs for free. On the upper left, there's a "Comments" button where you can check out other ROM downloaders' feedback, a nice little feature that enables you to engage with other users.
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However, Links finds the dead priest and Zelda held captive by Agahnim. Link confronts him but arrives too late as Zelda has been sent to the Dark World; Link is sent too and is cursed, becoming an anthropomorphic rabbit. After breaking the curse, Link is ordered to rescue the sealed Seven Sages. Part of what makes Zelda such a fun game is the balance between action-packed combat, exploration, and challenging puzzles – but some players only care about that last bit.
I've compiled a comprehensive list of the best safe ROM sites to check out. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. The BIOS executes a test on the hardware components of the system, ensuring everything is working well. After that, it loads the operating system to take over.

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Those were the words of 36-year-old auto mechanic, Jimoh Hassan, as he prayed the Customary Court in Alakuko, a Lagos suburb, to dissolve his marriage to his wife, Jibola, over her alleged troublesome attitude.
According to him, It got to a point that I was putting on my brother's clothes because my wife had burnt all my clothes. Even when I decide to sleep in the house, I am always scared because of her terrible attitude.
However, the 34-year-old woman said: "The problem started when my husband began to have an affair with a woman in her house. I can't fathom why he loves the woman because she has three children for three different men. He gives her N1000, while he gives me N500 daily. My husband stopped buying foodstuff from the day he started having sexual relationship with the woman.
"He doesn't believe in repairing damaged items in the house, but prefers to sell them. My husband stopped eating at home when I complained that the N500 he gave me during the last Ileya festival was too small. I have always endured it all. But I would say he tried to be smarter by bringing our case to the court before me.
Jibola also accused her husband of being fetish, saying: "After I destroyed some fetish stuff that he kept in the house, a strange boil developed in my son's body. The boil discharges some smelly pus; and when the pus splashes on any other part of the body, another boil will grow on the spot. As of now, it is still a mystery to me why my son is afflicted with that strange ailment. Now, both my husband and the woman have stopped sleeping in the house. But sometimes, the woman sneaks into the house in the morning.
The union, which was not contracted under the Native and Customary Law, is blessed with a child.
The court President, Mr. Olubode Sekoni, ordered Hassan to be giving his wife N8000 monthly, since he claimed to be giving her N2000 weekly.
He advised the parties not to invade each other's privacy and adjourned the case till November 10.


Our Ric headed to Scotland this week for Ghost's brand launch (see issue 249 for more – out March 10) and to do some shooting for a feature. And it's just snowed and snowed and snowed.
This week I'm going to be coming to you mainly from the Scottish Borders.
I'm up north for a Ghost launch so tomorrow's all about presentations, meetings and hopefully a lot of riding in Glentress. I always seem to be away somewhere else when the boys have been up here so I'm pretty excited to finally get riding up here.
I'm getting to ride Innerleithen's red XC trail too which I've heard is pretty flat-out.
Today started at 4:30am to get to the airport for 6am so I'm pretty wired already. Still , a few mugs of coffee and a bit of rental car abuse should see me right! I lived in Edinburgh for four years but still manage to forget just how beautiful it is up here.


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There was a fair bit of criticism of Kathy Settle, Chief Executive of England's Libraries Taskforce, on social media due to what she reportedly said at a conference in July 2017. However, it became clear that there was an element of misreporting going on. I therefore offered to give Kathy some space on Public Libraries News to set the record straight. Here is what she sent in. It is exactly as emailed, although the choice of featured quotes is entirely my own.
Recent articles in Private Eye and the Bookseller referred to a report by UKAuthority on a conference that I spoke at in late June 2017. As quotes were used without the full context I provided and, in a few cases, quotes were attributed to me when the remarks were actually made by others, I wanted to provide more details here.
My presentation started with context about library usage, moved on to an overview of the ideas set out in our strategy, and concluded with good practice examples of what library services are doing across the country. The question and answer session afterwards was wide ranging, including some discussion on income generation ideas. This led to a member of the audience (not me as described in the article) mentioning that their library service was receiving funds from their local council as it recognised that the library provided public toilets which were open to all. I commented that this wasn't something I'd heard of before, but it was certainly an interesting idea!
The article reported that I'd said 'such [income generating] initiatives "can sound unpalatable"'. This was an acknowledgement of some people's views that they don't think libraries should have to undertake income generation activities and are concerned as to how this might detract from the library service's ability to deliver its "core purposes". I can fully appreciate these concerns, and it is right that all such opportunities need to be carefully considered, ensuring they are relevant and appropriate to the particular library and their local circumstances and community needs, and will generate sufficient profit to make them worthwhile. However, these opportunities can lead to benefits to users (for example, widening the range of activities and facilities available) and to library services (for example, bringing in new members, broadening the range of local community organisations they work with, as well as providing a source of income) so are worth exploring. The role of the Taskforce is to raise awareness of opportunities, in particular those ideas which have been proven to work for some – whilst recognising that they may not work for all – and this was why we focused on this topic in some of our recent Masterclasses.
The discussion also led onto the pros and cons of co-location and, ideally – to maximise benefits for users and efficiencies – integration with other services. This included JobCentres and police services, where apparently it was said that "Police services are already paying £30,000-40,000 a year for library front desks…" – this may well be true, but wasn't something I said. I did mention the new 'hot desking' Commuter Hubs established in some libraries with the Ministry of Justice, where I "also warned that those seeking to use space in this way should prepare for…"pushback" from the local community". Initiatives like this can be subject to criticism, often due to very reasonable concerns about how the reuse of space might impact on users and the library services they can access. The MoJ Commuter Hubs have, however, been located in back office areas that were previously under-utilised and have not taken space from the public areas in the library, showing that changes like this can be made without such detriment if planned carefully.
The UKAuthority article concluded with "The overall message was that libraries are flourishing" and quoted me as saying "While people focus on libraries that have closed, there aren't that many of those – and there are hundreds that have been opened or renovated. That message doesn't always get out". Commentators leapt on the phrase about libraries flourishing and commented that I was living in some alternative reality. What the article failed to mention was that one of the first slides in my presentation, based on the CIPFA figures, showed the decrease in library visits and book issues (and increase in website visits) over the last 10 years. I did build on this to reflect that, even with this decline in numbers, library services were still some of the most used services in our communities with 211 million physical visits and 86 million digital visits in England in 2015/16, making them a hugely valuable asset in terms of their reach into, and support for, communities – an asset that we believe could be better utilised by government and other partners.
The reality I see is that the picture is hugely varied across the country. For example, some library services are achieving increases in users whilst many others are seeing a decline. And some library services are proposing to close some libraries or move them to community management whilst others are proposing building new libraries or undertaking significant refurbishments. My point was that, despite this variation, the mainstream press tends to focus exclusively on reductions and cuts and closures to services.
We have a large strand of work articulated in our strategy around making the case for libraries – including getting the 'Libraries First' message over to government and partners. Approaches include one-to-one meetings, speaking at events like this, sharing good practice and encouraging library workers to tell and share stories of their successes. I appreciate that the impacts of this may not always be easy to see, especially as some of the discussions we have with external partners are confidential in the first instance and projects can take time to get off the ground, but we do look to showcase these as soon as we can on our blog.
We publish regular updates about the work of the Taskforce on our webpages, our blog, and via twitter. If anyone has questions or comments about our work, they are welcome to email us.


Time interval between neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and surgery for oesophageal or junctional cancer: A nationwide study.
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The optimal time between end of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) and oesophagectomy is unknown. The aim of this study was to assess the association between this interval and pathologic complete response rate (pCR), morbidity and 30-day/in-hospital mortality.
Patients with oesophageal cancer treated with nCRT and surgery between 2011 and 2016 were selected from a national database: the Dutch Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer Audit (DUCA). The interval between end of nCRT and surgery was divided into six periods: 0-5 weeks (n = 157;A), 6-7 weeks (n = 878;B), 8-9 weeks (n = 972;C), 10-12 weeks (n = 720;D), 13-14 weeks (n = 195;E) and 15 or more weeks (n = 180;F). The association between these interval groups and outcomes was investigated using univariable and multivariable analysis with group C (8-9 weeks) as reference.
In total, 3102 patients were included. The pCR rate for the groups A to F was 31%, 28%, 26%, 31%, 40% and 37%, respectively. A longer interval was associated with a higher probability of pCR (≥10 weeks for adenocarcinoma: odds ratio [95% confidence interval]: 1.35 [1.00-1.83], 1.95 [1.24-3.07], 1.64 [0.99-2.71] and ≥13 weeks for squamous cell carcinoma: 2.86 [1.23-6.65], 2.67 [1.29-5.55]. Patients operated ≥10 weeks after nCRT had the same probability for intraoperative/postoperative complications. Patients from groups D and F had a higher 30-day/in-hospital mortality (1.80 [1.08-3.00], 3.19 [1.66-6.14]).
An interval of ≥10 weeks for adenocarcinoma and ≥13 weeks for squamous cell carcinoma between nCRT and oesophagectomy was associated with a higher probability of having a pCR. Longer intervals were not associated with intraoperative/postoperative complications. The 30-day/in-hospital mortality was higher in patients with extended intervals (10-12 and ≥15 weeks); however, this might have been due to residual confounding.


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Many roulette enthusiasts seek different ways to improve their betting choices and eventually, make a profit. If you are among the players who are looking for a solution which can help them minimize their money losses to a large extent, it is likely to bump into a betting system. Nowadays, it is possible to find so many betting systems that offer an advanced plan for your wagers. Almost every betting system is applicable in roulette and it can be very useful under the right circumstances. What is more, originally most systems of this type have been created to be used in this game only.
However, as some other casino games such as blackjack and baccarat are growing in popularity, it is not wonder that these systems can be also applied in them, providing that they are adjusted accordingly. One of the most well-known system of this type is the so-called Fibonacci betting system. Let's take a look at some of the things that set it apart from the rest of the betting systems and what it takes to apply it in roulette successfully.
The origins of this betting system can be traced back to the 12th century when a prominent mathematician from Italy published the notable Book of Calculation (Liber Abaci). Leonardo Pisano Bigollo, also known as Leonardo Fibonacci, was one of the most famous and gifted mathematicians during the Medieval period. The aforementioned book was published in 1202 and it gained popularity in Europe so much for several reasons. One of them was the popular Fibonacci Sequence of Numbers which was described in the book. His many achievements were regarded as major breakthroughs in the main areas of mathematics and not only.
Another thing which you should know about this betting system is that it is a negative progression system and as such, it calls for increasing your stake when losing and decreasing it when winning. The idea behind every system of this type is that since the likelihood of experiencing a long losing streak is fairly low, when players win, the amount will compensate for their previous losses and sometimes they can even make a small profit, too.
In general, the Fibonacci betting system is considered to be more complicated due to the Fibonacci Sequence that some players find hard to apply while playing roulette. However, once you get used to it, the system becomes quite straightforward.
When it comes to roulette games, the Fibonacci betting system is usually used for outside bets that pay even money. In order to be able to apply it, you have to be familiar with the Fibonacci Sequence which is the reason why we introduced you to it earlier. Every number from the above-mentioned sequence indicates the amount of the bet that you need to place at some point. Thus, in order to be able to use this system freely while playing, it is recommended to memorise it.
Since the amount of one betting unit is not pre-set in this system, you are given the chance to determine it according to your personal preferences and most importantly, according to your bankroll. You are required to start by placing exactly one betting unit as this is the beginning of every betting cycle. In case that you lose, you are supposed to proceed by wagering the respective following number on the sequence. Let's assume that one betting unit is set to $5 and that the first two outcomes of the spinning wheel are losses for you. In this case, you should wager two betting units as the third number on the sequence is two. As a result, you are supposed to place a $10 bet as one betting unit is set to $5.
You are required to continue following this pattern until you win. The more you lose, the larger the size of your bet will be. As you can see, this system calls for more rapid increase of your stakes. If you are on a losing streak and let's say, you lose five times in a roll, you are required to increase your next wager with five betting units. This is the reason why you should be extra careful when you determine the amount for one betting unit. If you set an amount which doesn't correspond to your available bankroll, you will most likely run out of money before you manage to recoup your losses. Also, bear in mind that one betting unit is the least amount that you have to wager if you use this system.
So far we've illustrated how you should proceed if the worst case scenario occurs and you experience a losing streak. Now, let's take a look at the opposite case and assume that luck is on your side this time. Whenever you win, in order to calculate the amount of your next wager, you need to go back two numbers. For instance, if you have won after you have bet five betting units, your next bet should be equal to the amount of two betting units. This is the pattern which you should follow every time you win, unless you have finally managed to make a profit. In such cases, it is best to start from the beginning of the sequence. In addition, there is one more case in which you should start from the beginning and this is when your first bet wins.
It is time to take into account the pros and cons of this betting system in order to draw the final conclusion whether it is beneficial or not. Let's start with the benefits that this betting system has to offer. Perhaps, one of the biggest advantages it has is the fact that it gives you the chance to increase your winnings over a short period of time. This type of betting systems make roulette very exciting and interesting and they help you enjoy the game even more. Even though this system requires you to know the Fibonacci Sequence by heart in order to use its plan, bear in mind that if you play roulette online, you can simply open it in another tab.
As you might have noticed, this betting system also has several major drawbacks which put off some players from using it. First of all, its plan is rather complicated which makes it unsuitable for inexperienced players. Also, if you opt for this system, you should be extra cautious with your funds and keep track of your winnings and losses all the time. When it comes to negative progression betting systems, it is essential to have good money management skills and to set loss limit and win goal.
Avoid using this system if you are on a tight budget since if you happen to experience a losing streak, you can run out of money in no time.
To sum up, the Fibonacci betting system is one of the most interesting yet complicated betting systems that you can apply while playing roulette. It can certainly help you fetch some profit and enjoy the game even more. However, bear in mind that if your bankroll is rather limited, it is best to refrain from using this betting system as you are unlikely to make a profit. What is more, if you experience several consecutive losses and you lack the funds to continue playing the game, this will cause you to leave the casino with empty pockets in no time. Thus, take your time to get familiar with the pros and cons this betting system has and only then decide whether it is your best option.


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Famous Camden Town music venues appeal for help to survive virus crisis
Dublin Castle landlord leads calls for rescue package
28 May, 2020 — By Richard Osley
Amy Winehouse playing a secret gig in the back room of the Dublin Castle
CAMDEN Town's historic reputation for live music is hanging by a thread, venue owners have warned, amid new appeals for help to survive the coronavirus crisis.
After missing out on other business rescue packages, licensees want discretionary grants to help keep them afloat and a suspension of a late-night levy. Venues are still being asked to pay the charge even though they have been closed since the end of March.
While other businesses, such as shops and car showrooms, are slowly getting the green light to reopen under the government's easing of lockdown measures, gig venues face one of the longest waits to get people through the door.
Henry Conlon, who runs the Dublin Castle in Parkway, one of London's most famous pubs, said: "Not only is Camden's live music culture famed the world over, it's the key to Camden's economic recovery following this pandemic. "Tourism shall eventually return but only if there is something to return to."
The pub's legendary music room provides a platform for up and coming bands, and has perhaps most famously been a launchpad for House of Fun and One Step Beyond hitmakers Madness. The band often namechecks the venue as being pivotal to its big break. Blur, The Arctic Monkeys and Amy Winehouse all gigged there, and industry spotters join the crowd looking for the next big thing.
Mr Conlon is at the forefront of the appeal due to his position as chairman of the Camden Inner London Licensees Association (CILLA). He has written to Sir Keir Starmer, the Holborn and St Pancras MP who is now leader of the Labour Party, urging him to intervene and tomorrow (Friday) he will make his views known again on a "Zoom call" with council chiefs.
Suggs behind the bar at the Dublin Castle
"Camden Town may be world famous but a lot of its celebrity was created by small music venues and the opportunity they presented," said Mr Conlon.
"Our operational costs are tremendously high just to keep these doors open for business. The rules and regulations of the licensing policy mean that the chances of being a profit-making business are very low. Closure will be a loss to Camden's recovery and its attraction to tourism."
He said that CILLA members were now "desperate to keep their businesses" afloat but had not been eligible for a small business grant scheme, only open to those with a rateable value below £51,000. Mr Conlon said pub and music venue owners were facing some of the highest bills among businesses in the area. The night-time levy, a charge to pay for policing and the clear up after the weekend rush of revellers, was introduced four years ago as a bill for anybody serving drinks beyond midnight.
A point of controversy, some venue owners believe off-licences should also be forced to pay, or the levy should be suspended during a time when there is no income for bars. Camden Council is currently offering business rates holidays, but is being urged to do more.
The crisis hit just as the Music Walk of Fame, a celebration of Camden's contribution to music, was getting started. Paving slabs paying tribute to Ms Winehouse, Madness and Soul II Soul had been laid in the High Street amid party scenes. Other noted venues in the area include the Jazz Cafe, also in Parkway, the Electric Ballroom in Camden High Street and Koko, the former Camden Palace, near Mornington Crescent.
Mr Conlon said: "Often you could be sitting in a coffee shop in another country and they'd be playing a song from a musician or band that performed in one of our venues – especially our very own Amy Winehouse."
"The last time we had jeopardy, she was collecting her fifth Grammy Award and she announced: 'Camden Town ain't burning down'. If only we had Amy to help us now. I'm sure she'd be doing all that she could to help us."
The Dublin Castle is among scores of venues across the country raising money through crowdfunder appeals and is part of a campaign by the Music Venue Trust charity to raise awareness over what is at stake.
The New Journal reported earlier this month how the Fiddler's Elbow in Prince of Wales Road was also asking for help amid concerns that even if pubs are allowed to reopen with social-distancing rules in place, it would still be a long time before live music gigs will be permitted.
Amy Lamé, the former Camden mayoress hired by London Mayor Sadiq Khan to be Night Time Czar, wrote to councils earlier in the outbreak asking for breaks. "
The Mayor and I are asking all London local authorities to consider providing their licensed premises with a licence fee holiday for 12 months," she said. "This could include suspending collection of annual licence fees and late-night levy fees where applicable. It mirrors the business rates holiday for retail, leisure and hospitality businesses."
Camden Council's finance chief, Labour councillor Richard Olszewski, said: "As in the rest of the country, the coronavirus pandemic has impacted across all areas of daily life, including on Camden-based businesses. We are working hard to support them, both during this initial period and going forward towards an eventual recovery.
"Unfortunately, local authorities like Camden do not have the legal powers to suspend or vary fees such as the Late Night Levy. The requirement to pay an annual fee for a premises licence is set out in legislation and the government has so far not relaxed this requirement."
He added: "The policing that the levy pays for is still deployed within the borough to deliver services to Camden's business community as a whole. The council's licensing team will work with businesses to ensure a smooth transition to normal operations as restrictions are eased.
"Our dedicated coronavirus web pages include all the latest information on the support available to businesses in Camden including grants, loans, wage support, rent support and other assistance. Businesses can also call us on 0207 974 5717 for further advice."
Coronavirus: Stay home, save lives
07 January — By Camden Council
Coronavirus: Schools, colleges and nurseries
Coronavirus: Got symptoms? Self-isolate and get a free test
Coronavirus: Weekly update from Camden Council leader Georgia Gould
14 January — By Cllr Georgia Gould


A young child presents with blistering exfoliation over the face and neck. It started around the mouth. It has the appearance of impetigo, with the honey crusted lesions, but other areas have confluent denuding of the skin. You wonder whether this could be staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) or toxic epidermal necrolysis(TEN). How can these be differentiated at the bedside?
These diseases can be differentiated by the thickness of the skin. The toxin of SSSS cleaves at the stratum granulosum so the exfoliation is a very thin layer. TEN is full thickness. An online images search reveals how differently these diseases appear.
You look again at the child and see that the blistering reveals a very thin layer. That, in addition to the lack of mucus membrane involvement, and the confluent erythema of surrounding areas suggests that this is not TEN, but is staphylococcal. The toxin of impetigo and SSSS is the same. Given that this started around the mouth and spread from there, you diagnose severe impetigo.


Autorelictors are constructs which usually accompany a Inquisition warband, on longer duration crusades and missions to remote locations. Burdened by the bones of martyrs, as well as tomes of arcane lore, they serve as a mobile altar of the Imperial Cult. The cyborg body of a beast is possessed of a simple machine spirit, that is often very loyal to a certain Inquisitor… to the point of being nearly useless to anyone else. Autorelictors often are loaded up with extra ammunition and supplies. They can be used as a mobile reactor to power devices and recharge lasguns, and they are equipped with advanced auspexes as well.
This one has been on my desk for awhile, happy to finally get back to posting! The horse body is from a Death corps of Krieg rider, the tail is (one of my favorite bits haha) from a dark eldar talos, and the neck is a bit from Nagash. The head is from the archmagos draykavac kit from Forgeworld.
I spent a lot of time painting this one, attempting some NMM technique as well as just a lot of freehand on the books and layering on the skin, and some light airbrushing to give a dusty feeling here and there. I had the idea at the end to use some thread on the wooden poles and create a sort of rigging. Think I will do more rigging in the future… it gives the same sort of grimdark feel of dark age tech mixed with advanced cyborgs and lasers and all that sci fi stuff.
Thanks for visiting! And more inquisition stuff is on the way!
Absolutely stunning! A wonderful conversion, lot's of interesting and intricate detail and beautiful painting!
I think this has just instantly shot up into my favourite inspirational miniatures.
This is an amazing amalgamation of parts. You go from strength to strength both in imagination and in the painting.
That's why i love miniatures… suits my artist-ADD and i can do painting, sculpting or creative concept.
Loving this, not much more I can say, super inspirational work! Jake seems to have quite the collection of contributors on here, what with you and my good friend Julian and Isaac, keep up the great work!
Yes we're lucky if not for jake this would just be going on an internet forum, haha.
Must be one of my fav miniatures this year!
I love that. The rigging takes it that one step further. Fantastic skin tones. The idea is brilliant. I cannot wait to see its owner.
Without wishing to resort to hyperbole that is easily one of the cleverest and best constructed miniatures I've seen recently. Simply outstanding!
I saw this in a random Google search the other day and had to track down the original. Amazing work! I actually thought this was closer to a Land Raider scale-wise when I first saw the thumbnail on Google. Tempted to give something like this a go myself.


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The first fortress of Tallinn was built in 1050, but, according to archaeological findings nearly 5000 years of age, historians now know that the city's territory had been populated for millennia. Since its establishment as a town, Tallinn has been a strategic and important center of trade, especially between Russia, the Scandinavian countries and other parts of northern Europe. The history of Tallinn is related to many periods of separation, conquests and annexes of both the city and the whole country. For a long time during the Middle Ages it was part of Denmark and Sweden, but later became part of the Russian Empire. Estonia has been an independent republic since 1990.
Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, is located in the northern part of the country. The area of the city is 158.2sq.km, with a population of just over 450,000 people. Tallinn is divided into 8 administrative districts, which are themselves split into 84 neighborhoods.
Address: Vabaduse väljak 7 15199 Tallinn
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Tallinn is the financial, political, educational and cultural center of the country. The city is often called the Silicon Valley of Europe. Tallinn earned its comparison to the Californian Silicon Valley because it boasts the largest number of start-up companies in Europe and because it's also the home of the European Union's Information Technology Agency headquarters. The city has a global status of great importance for the development of the world economy. For the most part, the capital's economy is based on information technology, tourism and logistics.
The Old Town of Tallinn is the best-preserved medieval city in Europe and is part of the UNESCO World Heritage List. This makes it a popular tourist destination, attended by more than 4.3 million tourists each year with the number is constantly increasing. Major tourist attractions in the city are the Tallinn Zoo, the Maritime Museum, the Port of the City, the Estonian Open Air Museum, many parks, galleries and cathedrals, including the Alexander Nevsky Orthodox Cathedral.
Watch out for the Tallinn Medieval days over the weekend
Experience 1913 Tartu through virtual reality
Watch film classics for free at cultural heritage venues across Europe
Tallinn planning massive investments for renovation of churches
Schools in Tartu to be completely renovated
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Funerals celebrate the life and personality of our deceased loved ones.
Here at St. George's, we can offer you a range of formats, from the short, simple, quiet private occasion to the celebratory service of thanksgiving with a church full of people. If you are thinking of having a cremation service, you can also have a service either before or afterwards in church.
Music, hymns and readings can play a big part in our services, and you can choose these in discussion with either the vicar or one of our Lay Ministers.
Normally, we would be contacted by the Funeral Directors, for anyone who has died from this parish. However, if the deceased did not live here but has a connection and you would like to use St. George's, you may ask to come here. We have many events and services at St. George's, so cannot guarantee your choice of date and time, but will do our utmost to accommodate you. Please don't make any other arrangements (eg: catering / venue / newspaper announcements), until the date and time has been confirmed. We can offer help with choosing Funeral Directors too, if necessary.
If you would like help in planning your own funeral, in order to save your loved ones the worry at what could be a difficult time, please don't hesitate to contact one of the ministry team.
Our clergy and Lay Readers can all offer support for the bereaved and all have a special understanding of bereavement.


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Start off your visit on the 18th (Thu): take in the pleasant sights at Hinterdorfstrasse, then take your sightseeing to a higher altitude at The Matterhorn, and then take some stellar pictures from Gornergrat. On your second day here, explore the striking landscape at Gorner Gorge, enjoy breathtaking views from Sunnegga, and then take in the awesome beauty at Oberrothorn.
For where to stay, traveler tips, more things to do, and more tourist information, read Zermatt itinerary planner.
Cairo, Egypt to Zermatt is an approximately 10.5-hour combination of flight and train. You can also do a combination of flight, bus, and train. The time zone difference when traveling from Cairo to Zermatt is minus 1 hour. Finish your sightseeing early on the 19th (Fri) so you can take a train to Interlaken.
You'll discover tucked-away gems like Parasailing & Paragliding and Lauterbrunnen Valley Waterfalls. Next up on the itinerary: explore the striking landscape at Aletsch Glacier, admire the sheer force of Trümmelbachfälle, take in the awesome beauty at Harderkulm, and get interesting insight from Tours.
To see reviews, photos, traveler tips, and more tourist information, refer to the Interlaken attractions tool .
You can take a train from Zermatt to Interlaken in 3 hours. In July, plan for daily highs up to 28°C, and evening lows to 15°C. Finish your sightseeing early on the 22nd (Mon) so you can drive to Zurich.
Start off your visit on the 23rd (Tue): take a stroll through Old Town (Altstadt), admire the landmark architecture of Fraumünster Church, and then explore the activities along Lake Zurich. Get ready for a full day of sightseeing on the 24th (Wed): take in the awesome beauty at Mt Pilatus and then take in the dramatic scenery at Rhine Falls.
To see photos, reviews, traveler tips, and tourist information, read our Zurich road trip planner .
Traveling by car from Interlaken to Zurich takes 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a shuttle; or take a train. In July, daily temperatures in Zurich can reach 30°C, while at night they dip to 17°C. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 24th (Wed) early enough to drive to Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
On the 25th (Thu), step into the grandiose world of Linderhof Palace, then pause for some serene contemplation at Pfarrkirche St. Martin, and then take in the awesome beauty at Zugspitze. Here are some ideas for day two: contemplate the waterfront views at Ferchensee Lake, pause for some serene contemplation at St. Peter und Paul, and then identify plant and animal life at Partnachklamm.
To find maps, photos, where to stay, and more tourist information, you can read our Garmisch-Partenkirchen tour itinerary tool .
Traveling by car from Zurich to Garmisch-Partenkirchen takes 3.5 hours. Alternatively, you can do a combination of flight and train; or do a combination of train, bus, and flight. In July, plan for daily highs up to 30°C, and evening lows to 16°C. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 26th (Fri) early enough to drive to Berchtesgaden.
Bordered on three sides by Austria, Berchtesgaden is encircled by snow-capped mountain peaks that offer sweeping views of the entire region.
Start off your visit on the 27th (Sat): don't miss a visit to The Eagle's Nest, don't miss a visit to Berchtesgaden Salt Mines, and then explore the activities along Konigssee.
To find other places to visit, maps, where to stay, and other tourist information, refer to the Berchtesgaden trip planner.
Getting from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Berchtesgaden by car takes about 2.5 hours. Other options: take a train; or take a bus. In July, plan for daily highs up to 30°C, and evening lows to 17°C. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 27th (Sat) early enough to drive to Munich.
Munich is known for museums, nature, parks, nightlife, and historic sites. Your plan includes some of its best attractions: make a trip to Marienplatz, indulge your taste buds at Restaurant und Biergarten am Chinesischen Turm, see the interesting displays at Munich Residenz, and ponder the world of politics at New Town Hall (Neus Rathaus).
To find where to stay, ratings, traveler tips, and more tourist information, read Munich trip builder site .
You can drive from Berchtesgaden to Munich in 2 hours. Other options are to take a train; or do a combination of bus and train. Expect a daytime high around 29°C in July, and nighttime lows around 15°C. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 30th (Tue) to allow time to travel to Berlin.
Berlin is known for museums, historic sites, nightlife, parks, and shopping. Your plan includes some of its best attractions: ponder the world of politics at Reichstag Building, examine the collection at Topography of Terror, explore the historical opulence of Charlottenburg Palace, and pause for some photo ops at Brandenburg Gate.
To find other places to visit, ratings, maps, and more tourist information, go to the Berlin trip itinerary planning site .
Traveling by flight from Munich to Berlin takes 3.5 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train; or drive. Cap off your sightseeing on the 2nd (Fri) early enough to travel back home.


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The Conservative Paradise Of Irrelevant Truth Is Now
December 1, 2011 By Baron Von Compos Mentis in Our Ungentle Politics Tags: conservatism, conservatives, journalism, media, news, political, politics, Republican, Republicans	Leave a comment
I awoke today, looked around me, observed closely, gave some thought to that which I had witnessed, and then concluded the time had arrived when in fact there was too much Republican presidential candidate idiocy to satisfactorily manage. Heretofore I believed no such thing was possible, at least not in the course of my natural life. My assumption was that each new revelation of candidate stupidity would exponentially produce units of amusement. But in fact, the quantity is simply overwhelming.
Indeed, across the land, all fact-checking machinery long ago made strange noises, emitted jets of steam and collapsed in mechanical exhaustion. As the obligation persists to note each new expression of incompetence as it occurs, comment upon it, analyze it perhaps, and ridicule it most certainly, minds begin to buckle under the weight of the bulk. Collapse of the will to respond shortly follows.
There is, there must be something consequential, heavily so, when a people inhabits a land of unreality. Over time, the cumulative damage to nations, cultures and individuals of carrying on as if in the intellectual, moral and existential sense gravity were continuing to hold objects and people close to the Earth when it is not must be substantial. The consequences of national pretending bore into the collective brain and attach themselves like insidious parasites, fundamentally altering the personality of the being itself.
So, it's less that falsity, ignorance and irrationality exist as they always have, than that in large part they no longer seem to matter, at least if ramifications or lack of them are to be the measure. What is profound is that no one gives this state of affairs a second thought anymore; it simply is the condition of our world, accepted, and apparently acceptable to enough of those with anything resembling power to make it not so.
During Watergate, the era when the conservative campaign to remove the inconvenience of a media preoccupied with exposing truth began in earnest, there never was a headline quoting an American conservative declaring Khrushchev-like to the American press: "We will bury you" (for the record, my understanding is this was a mistranslation of the Premier, whose words more accurately were, "We will outlast you"). But if such a statement by an American conservative ever was made, the person who made it could be credited today as proven correct by history. The right has buried factual journalism as an effective or relevant enterprise, or more accurately, forced it to bury itself.
Some of this transformation has been the result of incessant and calculated coercion, some of it the unintended effect of technological progress. While elements of the print media and online media still will call a spade a spade, for the more influential, in terms of pure reach across the population, television media, the operating principle, or more accurately the business model is to ensure "the appearance of balance," meaning one thing stated is treated as being credible as another.
Combine this with a daily disgorging of non-facts as facts from radios, websites and television shows and the shape of reality itself shifts. Chronic espousers of the false not only will coldly espouse it confident of impunity during television interviews, fearing little actual challenge, but they will do so certain there will be no emphatic calling out of what is said as false or said with the intent to lie. With repetition, the false becomes as believable as the true to millions, until eventually it replaces truth entirely and for all practical purposes is the truth.
But never let it go unmentioned that this state of affairs was long the goal of the American right; and we can see why: if material fact and objective truth no longer are the minimal standard for prominent participation in the public discourse then reality is merely that which is more effectively sold, truth is that which more are persuaded is true, advertising, or more precisely propaganda replace factual information and material reality entirely and absolutely. Conservatives always understood their background in the corporation and business, their immersion in the hard sell, their experience making the unnecessary and unwanted needed, wanted and purchased would serve them superbly in the post-factual, post-truth world.
This is why conservatism's campaign to berate the press for every story or exposé unflattering to a conservative politician or conservative assertion or conservative policy as "biased" has been essential. This is why the meme "liberal bias" was so effective in its design. This is why, as I have said before, if a Republican tells Wolf Blitzer the sun rises in the west, and a Democrat states accurately the sun rises in the east, and Blitzer concludes "this is the argument the parties continue to have," it exemplifies our wretched state of affairs. Concerned citizens are as likely to hear on the radio as they are to encounter on the internet that the sun rises in the west as that the sun rises in the east. Fact, truth, and in essence reality are up for grabs.
So when you hear Herman Cain revealed as not knowing China has possessed nuclear weapons for more than fifty years, first you slap your forehead, then you laugh or cry, and your impulse is to tell someone, tell everybody, all of us telling each other until no one pays attention to Herman Cain. Except, ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, even the New York Times continue to pay attention. This is where the breakdown between you and what you had come to believe was reality grows so large it begins to make your head hurt.
Michele Bachmann doesn't know America has had no embassy in Iran since the Iranian revolution. Rick Perry is so unserious and unschooled he forgets the federal departments he claims he would actually shutter were he to become president, magically waving a wand and evaporating parts of the federal government. Newt Gingrich says he was paid millions for services as a historian,though he actually he was paid millions to lobby. Add hundreds of such instances of startling stupidity, manifest ignorance or conspicuous clownishness and the outcome is the same. You thought none of those so exposed should matter anymore to anyone, yet they do.
An entire political party and an entire ideological segment of the population couldn't care less what is true, what is fact, what is real, and feels no threat to its daily functioning, its acceptance as a viable political party, or its full power. This lack of concern, this complete indifference stemming from such an absence of consequences is undisguised, blatant, even worn with evident pride. And the rest of us play along. We pretend, including those we always had believed never would.
Mitt Romney makes an advertisement in which a clip is shown of Barack Obama quoting John McCain and presented as an original quote from Barack Obama. Evolution is a wild hypothesis, climate change is a plot conceived by those ever mischievous and acquisitive climate scientists, preoccupied as they traditionally are with bling. Maybe I'm quaint, but I don't believe it's supposed to be this way. Or not this bad, at least. I still want to laugh, but I can't help myself from crying…and vomiting.
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA and SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - Nov 27, 2017) - William Hill Australia, one of the largest betting and gaming companies, has selected PagerDuty, the leader in digital operations management, as the foundation for its 2018 digital and cloud migration strategy. Leveraging the PagerDuty® Digital Operations Management Platform, William Hill Australia aims to deliver 100 percent availability of its online betting services, ensuring customers have an exceptional experience by preventing downtime. Since adopting PagerDuty, William Hill Australia has been able to reduce incident response times from up to 15 minutes down to a matter of seconds.
"For most organizations, 99.9% availability is adequate, but not for us, we want 100% uptime and that's why we've put PagerDuty at the heart of our digital transformation and cloud migration strategy," said Alan Alderson, Head of Infrastructure and Operations, at William Hill Australia. "Incidents happen, every business knows that, but with PagerDuty as an integral partner in our digital and cloud journey, we have the right technology to pre-empt and manage how you respond to them. We want to instill exceptional operational efficiency throughout our teams to actively manage business and consumer expectations so we have standardized on the PagerDuty Digital Operations Management Platform."
According to the inaugural PagerDuty State of Digital Operations Report in Australia, three-quarters of Australian consumers surveyed said they will leave a digital application or service within one minute or less if it is unresponsive or slow. On the other hand, nearly all of the IT personnel in development and operations surveyed said their organizations take more than five minutes to resolve IT incidents that impact consumer-facing digital services. This gap in time to resolution can mean significant revenue loss for digital businesses like William Hill Australia.
"William Hill's decision to invest in PagerDuty represents a clear signal that the company intends to leverage the most cutting-edge platform that manages and enables ideal customer experiences across its digital channels," said David Wall, Managing Director of Asia Pacific, PagerDuty. "By providing full stack visibility, machine learning and actionable insights, PagerDuty helps organizations like William Hill proactively mobilize people and resolve issues across IT, DevOps, Security and Support teams. We are pleased to support William Hill in their digital transformation journey."
William Hill Australia selected PagerDuty after a competitive evaluation and proof of concept through local Australian IT Service provider JDS to replace a combination of manual and legacy applications. PagerDuty offers over 200 integrations that span the technology stack, including key monitoring integrations like AppDynamics, to improve digital operations and IT efficiency. PagerDuty also supports a critically proactive digital operations strategy and is used for developing applications and IT operations, as well as incident post-mortems to detect and predict potential service vulnerabilities.
"We see great opportunity for PagerDuty in Australia and are proud to commence a partnership so early on in the company's growth journey here. It's been a privilege to work with the team at William Hill, which has been both visionary and committed to extracting the most out of PagerDuty's technological innovation, and from our localized experience," said John Bearsley, Managing Director of JDS Australia.
Today, PagerDuty's digital operations management platform supports more than 10,000 organizations around the world, and William Hill is just the latest APJ customer looking to maximize growth and revenue opportunities by using PagerDuty at an organizational level. Increased demand for PagerDuty within the APJ region has continued to spike alongside a growing need for organizations to ensure 24x7 customer access to digital offerings. To better service the APJ region and meet this demand, PagerDuty recently opened an office in Sydney, Australia, and is continuing to build out an ecosystem of channel partners and IT Service Providers around the globe.
To learn more about PagerDuty solutions, register for the Australian PagerDuty Virtual Summit on November 28, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. PST / November 29 at 9:00a.m AEDT. Registration can be found here. PagerDuty is also exhibiting at AWS re:Invent 2017 as a Gold sponsor where it will be showcasing its PagerDuty Digital Operations Management Platform utilizing AWS CloudWatch at booth #2628.
PagerDuty is the leading digital operations management platform for businesses. Through its SaaS-based platform, PagerDuty empowers developers, DevOps, IT operations and business leaders to prevent and resolve business-impacting incidents for exceptional customer experience. More than 10,000 small, mid-size and enterprise global customers such as Lululemon, IBM and Panasonic use and trust PagerDuty to maximize their time and increase their business response and efficiency. When revenue and brand reputation depends on customer satisfaction, PagerDuty arms businesses with the insight to proactively manage incidents and events that may impact customers across their IT environment. Headquartered in San Francisco, with regional offices in Toronto, Sydney and London, the company was recently listed in the 2016 Deloitte Technology Fast 500, Inc. 500 and Forbes 2017 Cloud 100 lists. Try PagerDuty for free at www.pagerduty.com. Follow our blog and connect with us on Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and Facebook. PagerDuty is a registered trademark of PagerDuty, Inc. in the United States.


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Australian children are more likely to live in poverty if they are from Indigenous, immigrant and sole parent families, or live in a poorer locality.
Child poverty in sole parent families has increased by 15% since 2001 (Melbourne Institute).
Families without adequate income are more likely to have insufficient resources to support a minimum standard of living. This can affect a child's nutrition and access to medical care, the safety of their environment and the family's ability to provide appropriate housing, heating and clothing.
Children from low-income families are more prone to psychological or social difficulties and behavioural problems.
Not all essential material needs for very young children living in poverty in every situation can be consistently or reliably be met by government or other existing welfare organisations – there are barriers to service provision for some and gaps that on occasion need to be met.
(Sources: Acoss 2014, Melbourne Institute, Australian Institute of Health & Welfare).
Big Group Hug provides support to vulnerable families with children aged 0-12 experiencing situational hardship or disadvantage that have been referred by maternal and child health nurses or other social sector agencies.
We will lead the development and implementation of innovative ways to mobilise responsive community support to meet current gaps in essential material requirements for vulnerable children aged 0-12 through social media, capacity building in local communities and partnerships.
We will connect where practical with existing social services and Maternal Child Heath Workers to provide equitable timely support and material assistance to disadvantaged, marginalised or vulnerable parents with young children (0-12 years).
We will create opportunities for volunteers and our support base to positively, immediately and directly impact the lives of other families experiencing hardship.
We will contribute to the creation of socially inclusive communities that work together to support all children in their early years.


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Kristine Erta
Kristine Erta is a Senior Associate at the UK's Financial Conduct Authority where she works in the newly established Competition Department. She works primarily on competition market studies, which establish whether competition in a market is working in the interests of consumers, and if not, consider and implement remedies, including behavioural "nudges". Before joining the Competition Department, Kristine worked in the FCA's Chief Economist's Department where she provided economic advice on a wide range of prudential and consumer protection policy issues. Kristine co-authored FCA's first Occasional Paper called "Applying Behavioural Economics at the FCA", a paper that draws on existing academic literature to set out the practical implications of behavioural economics for financial regulation. She has also provided advice on behavioural issues at the FCA and has developed and delivered training courses for the FCA's economists and non-economists alike. Kristine holds an MSc in Economics and Philosophy from the London School of Economics.
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Oren Bar-Gill, Kristine Erta, Lars Klöhn, Gerhard Wagner
Panel 3: Choice and Regulation in Financial Markets
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core50 » Rock » Johnny Cash - What Is Truth / Sing A Traveling Song
Johnny Cash - What Is Truth / Sing A Traveling Song Full Album
Johnny Cash Ireland Cbs Country Rock 1970
Performer: Johnny Cash
Title: What Is Truth / Sing A Traveling Song
Style: Country Rock
Label: CBS
Catalog number: S4934
1 What Is Truth
2 Sing A Traveling Song
4S-45134 Johnny Cash What Is Truth / Sing A Traveling Song (7", Single, Styrene) Columbia 4S-45134 US 1970
4S-45134 Johnny Cash What Is Truth / Sing A Traveling Song (7", Single, Styrene, Ter) Columbia 4S-45134 US 1970
S 4934 Johnny Cash What Is Truth (7", Single, Sol) CBS S 4934 UK 1970
4934, CBS 4934 Johnny Cash What Is Truth / Sing A Traveling Song (7", Single) CBS, CBS 4934, CBS 4934 Scandinavia 1970
S 4934 Johnny Cash What Is Truth (7", Single, 4 p) CBS S 4934 UK 1970
Producer – Bob Johnston
Labels state "Made in the Republic of Ireland"
What Is Truth is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Johnny Cash released in February 1970. Generally viewed as a protest song, a rarity in country music at the time, the criticism of the Vietnam War, and war in general, made the song a major crossover hit. The song peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles. It also became Cash's 12th Top 40 single on the Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 19, and his 2nd Top 10 single on the Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at. Johnny Cash - Sing a Traveling Song. The time has come to sing a travelin' song. Johnny Cash : What Is Truth,альбом, рецезия, трек-лист, mp3, тексты песен. Watch the video for Sing a Traveling Song from Johnny Cash's Hello, I'm Johnny Cash for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. From The Album. Play album. Hello, I'm Johnny Cash. Cash was known for his deep, calm bass-baritone voice, the distinctive sound of his Tennessee Three backing band characterized by train-sound guitar rhythms, a rebelliousness coupled with an incr read more. Johnny Cash born J. Cash February 26, 1932 September 12, 2003 was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and author. And other albums from Johnny Cash are available on sale at Cashs Weltruhm ist vorwiegend der Zusammenarbeit mit dem Produzenten Rick Rubin geschuldet, mit dem er in den letzten 10 Jahren seines Lebens die wohl kommerziell erfolgreichsten Alben seiner Karriere veröffentlichte: die darauf enthaltenen und nur spärlichst instrumentierten Cover-Versionen zeitgenössischer Popmusik ließen den Men in Black wieder zu der Hochform auflaufen, die er fast 20 Jahre hatte vermissen lassen. What Is Truth. Sing A Traveling Song. Bob Johnston. More music by Johnny Cash. At Folsom PrisonJohnny Cash. Sing A Traveling Song lyrics. Johnny Cash Lyrics. Hey little girl with tears in your eyes Don't waste your time now asking me why I don't know I know I'll be moving along You say that home is where my love is at I said that home is where I hang my head The time has come to sing a traveling song. Someday where we sat in your old porch swing A tamer man may offer you a ring A man that wants his friends and neighbors a child and a home Don't waste your tears on love that never could be What's right for others just ain't right for me The time has come to sing a traveling song mhmm mhm. album: Hello, I'm Johnny Cash 1969. The Essential Johnny Cash 1992. View Tracklist. Johnny Cash. What is truth The young girl dancing to the latest beat Has found new ways to move her feet The young man speaking in the city square Is trying to tell somebody that he cares Yeah, the ones that you're calling wild Are going to be the leaders in a little while This old world's waking to a new born day And. I solemnly swear that it'll be their way You better help the voice of youth find. What is truth And the lonely voice of youth cries What is truth About. The Essential Johnny Cash 1992 1992. Hey Porter. B-Side: Sing a Traveling Song. length of his hair And the lonely voice of youth cries What is truth The young girl dancing to the latest beat Has found new ways to move her feet The young man speaking in the city square Is trying to tell somebody that he cares Yeah, the ones that youre calling wild Are going to be the leaders in a little while This old worlds wakin to a new born day And I solemnly. swear that itll be their way You better help the voice of youth find What is truth. Visit The Merch Store. Sing a Traveling Song. Artist: Johnny Cash. Album: Hello, I'm Johnny Cash, 1970. Lyrics: Hey little girl, with tears in your eyes Don't waste your time now, askin' me why I don't know, I know I'll just be movin' along You'd say that home is where my love is at I say that home is where I hang my hat The time has come to sing a travelin' song. You own a house and a lot of close friends I love the feel of my back to the wind The two won't match, you know to cage the wild would be wrong You want your friends and love, a child and a home You can't b. On this page you can download song Johnny Cash - Sing A Traveling Song in mp3 and listen online. Country Music
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Rapper Johnny Cash... Old School. What is truth eh ?.. Labels state "Made in the Republic of Ireland"
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Achieving a green Brexit
The Withdrawal Bill could weaken the standards protecting our environment as 80% of environmental regulations derive from the EU, says Julie Godefroy
What Brexit means is becoming clearer, and the Withdrawal Bill shows it is not only a matter of politics, but also of engineering principles and environmental regulations. Serious concerns about the bill – including a lack of scrutiny by parliament and the civil society, lower environmental standards and reduced environmental governance – have been raised by environmental and legal organisations, including ClientEarth1 and the Public Law Project.
In the UK, 80% of environmental regulations derive from EU legislation. Under the current Withdrawal Bill, most of these regulations would be treated as secondary legislation, which is meant to cover 'small' legal and technical issues and can be modified by government and civil servants without much debate by parliament and the wider society. This sounds far from the promise that Brexit would bring control back from opaque, distant EU bodies. Decisions may be made without guarantee of impartial advice; they would also be subject to political manoeuvring and electoral cycles, rather than the long-term view and cross-border collaboration required on many environmental issues.
In the series of court cases on air pollution successfully brought by ClientEarth against the UK government2 for failing to meet obligations under the Air Quality Standards Regulations 2010, for example – with amendment of the regulations being possible via secondary legislation – theoretically, a government might simply attempt to amend air quality objectives with minimal parliamentary or public scrutiny, rather than acting to reduce levels of particulate matters or NOx. There is no suggestion that the government is planning such changes, but it illustrates the potential impact of the bill.
Another concern is that the bill could lead to a reduction in standards by failing to retain all EU environmental law, and by removing the wider framework for UK law.
There has been a concern the UK has not properly implemented the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive.1 Upcoming revisions, even if they come into force before we leave the EU, are likely to be missed too.
"Removing the precautionary principle would be a downgrade in standards"
In addition, the Withdrawal Bill does not retain elements of the EU Treaties, which are fundamental in setting the context and wider objectives for legal decisions and future law-making, in particular the precautionary principle and polluter-payer principle. It means that, in the future, a UK court could, in theory, rule that the precautionary principle is not written into UK law, so is not binding.
This matters symbolically – the practical application of the precautionary principle is sometimes disputed but removing it without alternative or justification would be a downgrade in standards for the protection of the environment and public health. It would singularly contradict the stated ambition of environment secretary Michael Gove for a 'green Brexit'.
The Engineering Council and Royal Academy of Engineering's professional principles state engineers should 'minimise both actual and potential adverse effects for their own and succeeding generations'. This can be complex to put in practice when technological developments happen fast, knowledge is incomplete, and consequences may only appear in the long-term, as was the case for asbestos.
The precautionary principle does not prevent innovation. Instead, it sets a framework for high standards of responsible innovation, enshrining the need for risk assessments and reviews of scientific evidence. In case of 'plausible danger', the burden of proof shifts, so it is not the concerned parties having to prove potential harm, but those seeking the new introduction that have to demonstrate it is safe.
Finally, much of the implementation, compliance and enforcement of environmental law is currently done by EU institutions, and there are no clear replacement plans.
The Withdrawal Bill could have crucial environmental and democratic significance. This needs to be addressed because the environmental issues covered by EU laws are as valid now as when the laws were first introduced – if not more so – as highlighted in the recent 'Warning to Humanity' letter signed by 15,000 scientists.
Defra is expected to consult on policy and governance proposals in early 2018. CIBSE will be engaging with the consultation, and members should contact us if they would like to contribute.
You can also let your MP know if the issue matters to you.
Thank you to Dr Tom West, associate researcher at ClientEarth, and Richard Benwell, head of government affairs at Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, for their advice.
ClientEarth, Report – The Withdrawal Bill: Destination and Journey, September 2017.
The latest is due in February 2018: ClientEarth, News, UK government will face court hearing over toxic pollution, 5 December 2017.
Julie Godefroy is head of sustainability development (maternity cover) at CIBSE


I've just uploaded some of the events and ranger days (volunteer days) that the Tintagel to Holywell Ranger team are leading or involved with in 2019.
There's scrub bashing, Cornish hedging, bat nights, beach cleans, star gazing and bird box making amongst them. Hopefully there is something to suit everyone. Most of the events are family friendly. Take a look to see what's on offer and get the dates in your diaries!
More will be added soon so keep checking back.
The school summer holidays may sadly soon be over, but there's still lots going on at Tintagel Old Post Office throughout September.
We're looking for someone VERY special, to join us in the National Trust Cafe and help deliver amazing customer service!! Interested? Check out the link and apply now! We look forward to hearing from you! Here's your next job!!


Before we ground the concrete clean, and resurfaced it with this white cement overlay, this existing retail store floor in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, was covered with 1/4" of yellow carpet glue and black "cutback" tile adhesive.
Often because of age, abuse, cracking, or adhesive from previous floor treatments, such as carpet, tile or hardwood, an existing concrete slab cannot be effectively stained. In this instance, thin polymer-fortified cement overlays can be installed to provide a brand new concrete surface to work with. At depths as shallow as 1/8", these cement or 'concrete overlays' are extremely durable, permanent, and allow for great creativity in patterning and coloring. Because of their polymer modification, these cement overlays also have great adhesion to concrete, and installed properly will not break apart or delaminate.
Polymer-modified cement overlays, including "micro-toppings" and "spray-texture", can be applied with a hopper gun attached to an electric or gas-powered air compressor.
Cement overlays normally come in white and gray, and may be stained as such or integrally colored during installation and then stained to provide a unique, customized color pattern that may not be achieved through the use of concrete stain alone. These overlays may also then be topped with another type of thin cement overlay, called a "micro topping", that allows the first overlay to show through slightly. This system generally can add a more varied color effect than the use of a single overlay. Lastly, concrete overlays may be stenciled or stamped during placement to impart pattern and texture.
There are several techniques for applying decorative concrete overlays. Some overlays are troweled over the concrete slab. This is the most common type. Other overlays are self-leveling, meaning they are poured out on to the concrete and then spread to a uniform depth. Finally, some cement overlays are applied with a paint roller or hopper gun. The type of overlay used typically depends on the durability required by the project environment and the look being sought. For example, trowelable overlays generally exhibit greater color mottling or "antiquing" through the use of concrete stain than do self-leveling ones, whereas self-leveling overlays provide great uniformity in color, commonly referred to as a "warehouse look". All overlays, regardless of application method, require some type of mechanical surface preparation to ensure proper adhesion.
Integrally-colored, "spray-texture" concrete overlays create a perfect decorative finish on plain gray outdoor pool decks. Spray texture overlays look great, have ideal slip-resistance and are easy to clean and maintain.
As a rule, the best look from decorative concrete overlays comes through acid-staining. Acid-staining brings out the variation in the texture and finish of the overlay in a natural looking way. Concrete dyes and water-based stains are great for achieving a specific color but tend to show the artificial, circular spray patterns that were used to apply them. They also exhibit penetration and adhesion difficulties due to the increased density found with overlays. For further information about the resurfacing of existing concrete, check out our recent, in-depth article about "The Expanding Role of Self-Leveling Overlays in Decorative Concrete", in the What's New section of this website.