DETROIT (Jan. 21, 2014) – Fifteen years ago, Corvette Racing stepped onto the world's sports car stage for the first time. Thirteen years ago, it scored a stunning overall victory in the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Now with 90 victories around the world – seven at the 24 Hours of Le Mans – and 10 American Le Mans Series titles, America's premier production-based sports car team is back at Daytona with a brand new car to contend for a brand new championship.
The 52nd running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona will see the competitive debut of the new Chevrolet Corvette C7.R in the new TUDOR United SportsCar Championship. After several months in black-and-white camouflage, Daytona is the first time the two Corvettes will run in the familiar Corvette Racing velocity yellow. Both cars tested at Daytona as part of the Roar Before the 24 earlier in the month. Oliver Gavin in the No. 4 car was the second-fastest driver in the GT Le Mans class, followed closely by Jan Magnussen in the No. 3 Corvette.
Magnussen and Antonio Garcia won the American Le Mans Series' GT driver's championship in 2013 with three victories. Gavin and Tommy Milner placed third in the final year of the ALMS before it merged with the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series to create the TUDOR Championship. At Daytona, Ryan Briscoe will join Garcia and Magnussen while Robin Liddell partners with Gavin and Milner.
"Corvette sets the standard for Chevrolet regarding technical transfer between racing and production," said Jim Campbell, Chevrolet Vice President, Performance Vehicles and Motorsports. "The learnings from the race track have helped us design and engineer the new Corvette Z06 for the street and the new C7.R for the track. We are excited to debut the Corvette C7.R at the Rolex 24 At Daytona and race it all season long in the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship's GTLM class.
In 1999, Corvette Racing made its debut at Daytona with a pair of Corvette C5-Rs. The team placed second overall a year later and won the event in 2001. Times – and technology – have changed since then. The C7.R shares an unprecedented level of attributes with the Z06 – most notably chassis structure, direct injection on the engine front and aerodynamics.
Both the C7.R and Z06 share the same production-based aluminum frame, both of which are built at Corvette's assembly plant in Bowling Green, Ky. The chassis is 40 percent stronger than on the outgoing Corvette C6.R, which results in better handling and stability at high speeds.
Direct injection also returns to a racing Corvette for the first time since the GT1 era that ended in 2009. There are two main gains to be expected. One is better throttle control and response from the engine under power. The other is a gain in fuel efficiency – up to a 3 percent improvement on the C6.R. Those savings have the potential to add up in a race as long as the Rolex 24.
From an aerodynamic standpoint, the package on the C7.R is the most aggressive in the Corvette Racing era. Some of the features carried over from the C6.R to the 2014 Corvette Stingray production car including forward-tilted radiator, functional hood and front-quarter panel vents, and rear transmission and differential cooling intakes. From there, engineers improved the aero details on the C7.R and Z06 with similar front splitters, rocker panels, and front- and rear-brake cooling ducts.
All those factors and other improvements from the C6.R give Corvette Racing an excellent chance to get the C7.R era started on the right foot… err, wheel.
"This is a great start for a new era of Corvette Racing," said Mark Kent, Director of Racing for Chevrolet. "The Corvette C7.R represents new levels of technology in a number of areas that improve on the championship-winning legacy of the C6.R. It has been fascinating watching the development of the car over the last few months and we all are excited to finally see it in competition."
Television coverage of the Rolex 24 At Daytona will be available on the FOX family of channels, starting with the FOX network's two-hour broadcast at 2 p.m. The race also will air on FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2, along with overnight streaming video at imsa.com.
•	Fans at Daytona can check out a number of new Chevy vehicles throughout the weekend at the Chevrolet Display located in the infield at Daytona International Speedway. Production vehicles on-hand include the Cruze, Malibu, Camaro, Traverse, Silverado Crew and Corvette Stingray convertible.
Spectators also can see a Corvette C7.R showcar and the 2015 Corvette Z06. The display opens at 9 a.m. Friday, and 8 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
"It's great to be heading back to Daytona. Our overall victory in the 2001 race was certainly one of our greatest achievements, and returning brings back some inspiring memories. But I can assure you that the focus of everyone at Corvette Racing is on the here and now. On its own, the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona is a tremendous challenge... add to that the introduction of the brand new C7.R Corvette race car and you have the makings for yet another storybook finish at America's most iconic raceway. After an offseason of comprehensive testing, I can assure you the Corvette engineers, crew and drivers are all ready to rock the Rolex!"


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Happy Earth Day! Spotlight on Nonprofits Dedicated to Helping the Environment
by AWS Public Sector Blog Team | on 22 APR 2017 | in Nonprofit | Permalink | Share
Happy Earth Day! In addition to the environmental benefits associated with running applications in the cloud, AWS has a long-term commitment to achieve 100% renewable energy usage for our global infrastructure footprint. As of the end of 2016, we had achieved our goal of 40% renewable energy, and recently awarded ACORE's Corporate Innovation and Industry Leadership Award in recognition of Amazon's commitment to renewable energy.
In addition, AWS provides infrastructure technology to nonprofits around the world whose mission is to help our environment. Whether it is protecting nature for the benefit of all, promoting sustainability in the building and construction industry, or conserving our oceans, nonprofits should be able to focus their resources on their important work, instead of running their technology infrastructure.
By using AWS, nonprofits can remain mission-focused and concentrate on helping save our world. Previously, we shared stories of nonprofits who use the AWS Cloud to help others. Shifting gears from humanitarian causes to environmental causes, below are four nonprofits dedicated to helping the environment.
Ocean Conservancy: Climate change and other human impacts have created unprecedented threats to the health of the ocean. Recent changes, like the collapse of the Great Barrier Reef, indicate tremendous risks to ocean systems, with profound implications for all life.
Ocean Conservancy has partnered with University of Oxford, AWS, and expert advisors from industry and academia (Andreesen Horowitz, Goldman Sachs, climate and marine scientists) to accelerate understanding of ocean risks: what are the most serious scenarios of ocean change, how do we see them coming, and what do we need to do to prevent them? Using methods that have been effective in improving predictions for the economy and data networks, OSIRIS (Ocean Systems Interactions, Risks, Instabilities and Synergies) leverages AWS High Performance Computing to perform tens of thousands simulations of ocean systems under various conditions, enabling, for the first time, rapid understanding of the combined effects of stressors on the ocean and early indicators of major changes.
"The ocean is at grave risk, creating an imperative to act in a short period of time," says Andreas Merkl, President of Ocean Conservancy. "Given the ocean's vast complexity, traditional research approaches may be too slow for the pace of change we're experiencing. AWS enables us to use methods that were not possible before to dramatically accelerate our understanding of risks to the ocean and drive action to reduce those risks."
Conservation International: By partnering and collaborating with scientists, policy makers, and companies like AWS, Conservation International is able to build a healthier, more prosperous, and more productive planet. Conservation International uses the AWS Cloud, specifically Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), for their Resilience Atlas. The Resilience Atlas is designed to build an understanding of the extent and severity of stresses and disasters affecting rural livelihoods, production systems, and ecosystems and how different types of assets, including natural and financial capital as well as social networks, affect their ability to thrive and even transform in the face of adversity. For the first time, data from satellites, ground-based biophysical measurements, and household surveys – from more than 60 of the best available datasets totaling over 12 terabytes – have been integrated, analyzed and made available in an easy-to-use map interface.
"The open access to this data gives a better understanding of important issues like climate change, flooding, and droughts. In the past, there was no integrated picture of these pieces of data and our connected world demands a system perspective, because decisions about poverty alleviation are not independent from decisions about conservation and what kind of agriculture to invest in," said Sandy Andelman, Chief Scientist at Conservation International.
U.S. Green Building Council: The U. S. Green Building Council (USGBC) promotes sustainability for the built environment, most notably through LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), the world's most widely used green building rating system. USGBC's web platform serves as the organization's conduit to communication with the outside world. More than 2 million square feet of space are LEED certified every day in 164 countries and territories, which means maximum uptime, security, and superior performance are integral to the LEED program and critical to the USGBC's continuing success. The core platform that powers LEED is built on AWS, with some components hosted on-premises.
Jour de la Terre: Jour de la Terre is a Canadian environmental nonprofit that is always on the hunt for creative projects to reduce environmental impacts. Its employees frequently overcome novel challenges in communications, customer relations, logistics, and dispatching. After researching options with trusted advisors who are familiar with the IT needs of small nonprofit organizations, Jour de la Terre chose to shift its IT infrastructure to AWS. AWS data centers in Canada will draw from a regional electricity grid that is 99 percent powered by hydropower.
"As an environmental organization that makes heavy use of IT solutions, we want the impact of our IT infrastructure to be as small as possible, and the first step is simply measuring what that impact is," says Director General Pierre Lussier. "Are we coding in a low-impact way? Are our servers using energy as efficiently as possible? AWS helps us answer questions about the environmental impact of our IT infrastructure that we never could have answered before."
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I am in Bristol for the JISC Pedagogy Experts Meeting.
The aim of the meeting is to inform the group of the current issues and investigations into many of the JISC e-learning Learners' Experience projects, also to consult the experts own expertise in relation to learners' experiences.
The meeting will also explore implications of these issues for teaching practice, organisational strategies and for technical development.
The group will also be consulted on the direction and priorities for learner centered development in the future.
This is very much a meeting and a discussion and not a series of presentations with a few questions.
Personally I will be on a panel this afternoon looking at how can we help to meet learners' changing needs and expectations?
I will be adding more stuff over the day (fingers crossed).
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Indigenous art and artists from around the world gather at the AGO for aabaakwad 2021
Opening in person and online Friday, Dec. 3 with a keynote from Saulteaux artist Robert Houle, annual gathering coincides with new installations by Greg Staats, Alan Michelson and Shelly Niro
TORONTO — First Nations artists, makers and writers from around the world, come together in person and online next month as aabaakwad returns to Toronto, December 3 to 5, 2021. The only Indigenous-led arts gathering of its kind in the world, co-presented by the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) and the Canada Council of the Arts, this year's event welcomes more than 40 presenters from 24 First Nations and six countries, including Rebecca Belmore, Liisa-Ravna Finbog, Timimie Märak, Alan Michelson, Taqralik Partridge, Duke Redbird, internationally renowned writer Gerald Vizenor, and winner of the 2021 Sobey Art Award Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory, for three days of free conversation and performance.
"Indigenous Art is a global conversation that impacts us all. What First Nations artists bring to the art world - Indigenous philosophies, environmental knowledge systems, and creativity – is needed more than ever," says Wanda Nanibush, event organizer and curator, Indigenous Art, AGO. "These gatherings create moments for exchange, transformation, and sovereign expression. I am excited to announce that in addition to this gathering, preparations are underway to bring aabaakwad to the 59th Venice Biennale, April 21-25 of 2022."
A gathering that alternates annually between Toronto and international venues, aabaakwad is now in its fourth year, and returns to the AGO following a successful presentation at the 2020 Sydney Biennale. 2021 marks the first time all sessions will be livestreamed for free. This year's gathering corresponds with the opening of Robert Houle: Red is Beautiful, a major career retrospective exhibition by the renowned Saulteaux artist, and attendees will also have the opportunity to see several new installations on view in the AGO's J.S. McLean Centre for Indigenous and Canadian Art. See below for further details.
To see the full schedule and to register for aabaakwad events and proceedings visit www.aabaakwad.com. All events will be livestreamed in real time for free at aabaakwad.com.
Contemporary Indigenous Art at the AGO
The acquisition and display of contemporary Indigenous artworks has been a priority for the AGO, since the creation of the AGO's Department of Indigenous & Canadian Art in 2017. Co-led by Wanda Nanibush, Curator, Indigenous Art and Georgiana Uhlyarik, Fredrik S. Eaton Curator, Canadian Art, the department works to put art by Indigenous, Inuit and Canadian artists into conversation across time, to better reflect the Nation to Nation relationship that Canada was built upon. This winter, in addition to the major special exhibition Robert Houle: Red is Beautiful, which brings together more than 100 artworks from the last 50 years and the ongoing exhibition Shuvinai Ashoona: Beyond the Visible, the AGO's J.S. McLean Centre for Indigenous & Canadian Art presents the following focus exhibitions and installations, alongside recent acquisitions by artists Lori Blondeau, Maureen Gruben, Natalka Husar, Barry Pottle, Niap, Marianne Nicolson, Shelly Niro, Leah Qumaluk and Travis Shilling.
Greg Staats: in constant return
On view now through May 22, 2022, from Skarù:reˀ / Kanien'kehá:ka, Hodinöhsö:ni' artist and winner of the Inaugural Indigenous Artist Award from the Toronto Arts Foundation Greg Staats (b. 1963), comes two new constellations of photographs, untitled (1969) and darkling ease (both 2021), and the video feedback installation dark string (2010). "I exist within the process of transforming belonging" says Staats, "by way of selecting more complex images that challenge essential thinking." Featuring the live projection of a string of purple wampum, an object embodied with the language of mourning, used in condolence ceremonies, dark string activates and emphasizes the restorative nature of the good mind, a central tenant of the Hodinöhsö:ni' worldview.
Alan Michelson: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Theatre of the World)
Opening on Dec. 3, and on view for a year, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Theatre of the World), (2019) is a four channel video installation projected sequentially onto four large white globes. Layering images and sounds from colonial history and Indigenous resistance movements, the four videos chart a new atlas of the Americas, one that marks Indigenous presence within 500 years of colonial history. First exhibited at the Venice Biennale in 2019, this is the first artwork by Alan Michelson (b. 1953), New York based artist, writer, curator and Mohawk member of the Six Nations of the Grand River to enter the AGO Collection.
Bill Nasogaluak
Opening Dec. 18, this focus exhibition features more than 15 sculptures by Inuit artist and educator Bill Nasogaluak from the Samuel and Esther Sarick Collection at the AGO. Nasogaluak was born in Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, in 1953 and that land informs his practice. Revealing a deep respect for Inuit spirituality, these works illustrate Inuvialuit culture and grapple with contemporary concerns, including climate change and suicide.
For more information about these and other upcoming exhibitions visit www.ago.ca/exhibitions. Admission to the AGO is free for all Indigenous Peoples and visitors aged 25 and under, with the advance booking of a timed-entry ticket. Visitors aged 12 and over will need to show proof of vaccination and ID upon entry. For more information about how to plan your visit and the AGO's health and safety measures, visit ago.ca/visitor-information/visitor-guidelines.
ABOUT AABAAKWAD
aabaakwad (it clears after a storm) is an annual Indigenous-led conversation on Indigenous art by those who create, curate and write about it. A gathering that alternates annually between Toronto and international venues, aabaakwad showcases dynamic dialogue examining themes, materials and experiences in Indigenous art practice globally. Founded in 2018, aabaakwad is Indigenous-led and artist-centred, and its program is guided by an international curatorial committee, whose members include Brook Andrew (Wiradjuri, Australia), Heather Igloliorte (Inuk, Nunatsiavut, Canada), Elias Yamani Ismail (Orang Asal, Malaysia), Alan Michelson (Mohawk, USA), Wanda Nanibush (Anishinaabe, Canada), Jolene Rickard (Tuscarora, USA) and Megan Temati-Quenell (Maori, New Zealand/Aotearoa).
ABOUT CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS
The Canada Council for the Arts is Canada's public arts funder, with a mandate to foster and promote the study and enjoyment of, and the production of works in, the arts. The Council champions and invests in artistic excellence through a broad range of grants, services, prizes and payments to professional Canadian artists and arts organizations. Its work ensures that excellent, vibrant and diverse art and literature engages Canadians, enriches their communities and reaches markets around the world. The Council also raises public awareness and appreciation of the arts through its communications, research and arts promotion activities. It is responsible for the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, which promotes the values and programs of UNESCO in Canada to contribute to a more peaceful, equitable and sustainable future. The Canada Council Art Bank operates art rental programs and helps further public engagement with contemporary arts.
@AGOToronto | #aabaakwad2021
aabaakwad is presented in partnership with the Canada Council for the Arts
Generous Support: The McLean Foundation
Terra Foundation for American Art
Located in Toronto, the Art Gallery of Ontario is one of the largest art museums in North America, attracting approximately one million visitors annually. The AGO Collection of more than 120,000 works of art ranges from cutting-edge contemporary art to significant works by Indigenous and Canadian artists and European masterpieces. The AGO presents wide-ranging exhibitions and programs, including solo exhibitions and acquisitions by diverse and underrepresented artists from around the world. In 2019, the AGO launched a bold new initiative designed to make the museum even more welcoming and accessible with the introduction of free admission for anyone 25 years and under and a $35 annual pass. Visit AGO.ca to learn more.
The AGO is funded in part by the Ontario Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries. Additional operating support is received from the City of Toronto, the Canada Council for the Arts and generous contributions from AGO Members, donors and private-sector partners.
For hi-res images and other press inquiries, please contact:
Wendy So; Communications Officer
Andrea-Jo Wilson; Manager, Public Relations


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Used for adornment longer than almost any other gemstone, Amber brings myth and supernatural sway into every era of jewelry design. We seek out pieces that exhibit character of the ancient trees it comes from—transmitting energy from the roots to the sky, from the physical to the spiritual.
Our favorite amber gemstones come from the Baltic, which produces clear, elegant stones. Dominican amber can also be very interesting, often with insects and other inclusions that add conversation-worthy character.


2 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom With Rural Views in the National Park.
Located in the North York Moors National Park, Spring Farm Cottage is only half a mile away from the National Park visitors' centre.The cottage is close to the beautiful market town of Helmsley, with its fantastic shopping, award winning delicatessens, cosy tearooms and impressive restaurants. It is also just 7 miles away from the bustling market town of Thirsk, the home of the James Herriot Centre and Thirsk racecourse.
A super base to explore the Moors and its quintessential English villages, Castle Howard, the historic Byland and Rievaulx Abbeys and further afield to York and the Heritage Coast.
A delightful stone cottage, recently converted from an old milking parlour, with a garden, outside seating and fabulous open views. There is a luxury bathroom, a well equipped modern kitchen, one double and one twin bedroom. There is a well furnished living area (free wi-fi) with freeview TV and a DVD Player. The cottage has contemporary decorations and finish, with underfloor heating throughout. The nearest great pub is just a mile and a half away, in fact there are three very good pubs within 3 to 4 miles of the cottage.
Spring Farm Cottage is a single story dwelling previously converted from an old milking parlour and barn, and shares a site with the owners' house. It is a self contained property, being attached at one end to the main house. Spring Farm Cottage sleeps four, with a double bedroom and a twin bedroom.
The living space is open plan with exposed beams and solid oak doors. It is furnished with a comfortable sofa and two armchairs, wi-fi, widescreen TV (freeview), DVD, a dining table and four chairs. In the dresser you will find a selection of books, board games and DVDs, plus plenty of books, local information leaflets, maps, walks and ideas of places to visit in the area.
The fully equipped kitchen has granite worktops and stainless steel sink. It is well equipped with a 4 ring halogen hob, electric oven and grill, toaster, kettle, convection microwave, fridge with freezer compartment and an automatic washer/dryer machine. Cupboards are filled with plenty of crockery, cutlery, pans and dishes.
The main bedroom contains a 5 foot kingsize bed with bedside drawers, dressing table/stool, armchair and wardrobe. The twin room contains two 3 foot single beds, each with large comfortable double duvets, with a bedside drawer, and wardrobe with additional drawers. There is a clock radio and hairdryer in each bedroom.
The bathroom is tiled in Italian travertine and contains a bath with a shower over, wc and wash basin.
A gravel pathway leads up to the cottage. The garden area is a lawned open area, with terracotta pots containing shrubs and flowers, two cherry trees are planted in the lawn and there is a wooden play frame with a slide and swings for children. There is a gravelled area where garden furniture is provided. There is ample off-road car parking next to the cottage. You can also make use of the main house's barn for the storage of cycles etc.
Children of any age are welcome. A travel cot and high chair are available on request. Please bring your own cot linen. The cottage is fitted with slate tiles (bedrooms are carpeted) with oil fired under floor heating throughout. There is unlimited hot water and all heating, electricity, bedlinen and towels are included.
Sorry, no smoking inside the cottage.
I am really pleased that you thought the cottage was lovely but I'm so sorry about the comment re the dogs...it's always worth texting me whether that would be OK particularly given the lovely quiet nature of your dogs. I am quite sure it would have been absolutely fine and I wouldn't have minded at all.
I put "dogs not to be left on their own" as a precaution to protect the cottage against chewy(!), young or noisy dogs or ones that may get distressed.
Thank you for your important feedback.
Really cosy and quiet little cottage. Perfect for a little get away!
Very cozy cottage. Really comfy and warm beds. Fab views. Lovely spot near lots of walks and sights. We had a warm welcome from Lucy, her daughter and their cute kitten. We also enjoyed taking our own cat who loved the deep window seats and fab views too! Our kids enjoyed the friendly horses and exploring local castles etc. We enjoyed the welcome gifts too! Would definitely recommend to anyone.
Thank you! It was great having a beautiful ragdoll cat stay. A first!
So pleased you had a lovely stay.
Great base, comfortable, Lucy is a wonderful, accommodating host.
The property was spotless as normal. Had to ask to change original dates due to a change of circumstances Lucy arranged all this. The stars at night are amazing, comfortable seating and a lovely bed. This will be our first port of call when visiting this area.
Excellent accommodation from which to explore the N. Yorkshire Moors.
We thouroughly enjoyed are stay in this welcoming cottage, which was even more perfect with Lucy's kind gifts of food to great us. The rain only made the moors even more dramatic and did not dampen our holiday at all as we knew we would be returning to the comfort of our warm cottage.
Great cottage in peaceful location, but not too isolated.
-Arrival time is any time after 3pm. -Departure time is any time before 10am. -No smoking in or directly outside the cottage.


Country Music has always been a way of life for Justin Honsinger. Growing up in a cowboy family, roping and riding, as well as singing Country songs from the age of four years old. Justin, having the fortune of spending time with many top Country players, became interested in singing and playing guitar at a very young age. Justin, a traditional Cowboy with deep roots, loves the authentic Country sound and since he is the "real deal" he intends to keep that authentic Country music sound alive.
Justin returns to the Dugout for an acoustic set on Saturday January 22nd!


autobutler.co.uk car owners have rated their completed repairs and given an average of stars in Sedgefield, County Durham.
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Multi Packaging Solutions Partners with ZOO Digital
NEW YORK—Multi Packaging Solutions, Inc. ("MPS"), a provider of print, packaging, and merchandising solutions for the cosmetics, healthcare, horticulture, multi-media, and value-added consumer markets, has announced a strategic partnership with ZOO Digital that expands its digital asset management capabilities to include global reach for multinational brands.
Recognizing the challenges of managing brand identity and marketing on a global scale, ZOO Digital's artworking software integrates language translation, localization, proofing, global collaboration, version control, and archiving. The software's template structure significantly simplifies logo and copy replacement across all brand assets, ensuring consistent brand identity. Authorized users transmit approved artwork files electronically from a centralized database for print and packaging production.
Under the terms of the Agreement, MPS has made a strategic investment of approximately $1.3 million for 2,148,642 shares of ZOO Digital, which is equal to approximately 9.1 percent of the ZOO Digital's issued share capital.


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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Paul Goggins): I congratulate the hon. Member for Welwyn Hatfield (Grant Shapps) on securing this debate, which it has given him an opportunity to speak about the understandable concerns of his constituent, Mr. Bailey, and a chance for me to explain how the Data Protection Act 1998 was applied in this case and to outline the overall policy on police cautions and data protection.
The offender in this instance was a juvenile, as we have heard, and it might be helpful in setting the context for this case if I say a little about the principles underpinning the youth justice system and the many factors that need to be taken into consideration before determining how best to deal with a young person who has broken the law. Those factors include the circumstances of the offence and the juvenile's offending history. A young first-time offender with no previous convictions is usually eligible for a reprimand. With a second offence, he can be given a final warning. With a third offence, he is likely to be charged. Of course, depending on the seriousness of the offence, the young person may be finally warned without receiving a reprimand, or even charged without first receiving a reprimand or a warning.
The system of dealing with young offenders by way of pre-court intervention was established by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, which made it clear that the main purpose of the youth justice system is to prevent offending by children and young persons. In deciding how to proceed under the scheme, the police are guided by a system drawn up by the Association of Chief Police Officers and the Crown Prosecution Service which classifies offences according to their seriousness, thus helping consistency in decision making.
I want to make it clear to the House and, in particular, to the hon. Member for Welwyn Hatfield and his constituents that, although the final warning scheme involves a pre-court intervention, it is most certainly not a soft option. To be eligible for the scheme, the young person must first admit guilt, which can be quite a step for a very young person. He must accept personal
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responsibility for what he did. He must know why it was wrong and the effect that it had on the victim. In most cases, he must do all that with his parents present in a meeting run by a police officer. It can, therefore, be a real challenge and it would be wrong to underestimate the impact of this approach. Indeed, in many cases, it is sufficient to prevent further offending, which, as I said earlier, is the main aim of the 1998 Act. It provides an opportunity for the young offender to learn from their mistake and gives them an opportunity to keep out of trouble. Of course, if they continue to offend, they will quite rightly be subject to heavier sanctions.
The reprimand and final warning scheme does not provide for compensation for criminal damage, as a warning is not a criminal conviction. When a criminal conviction is handed down by the courts, the victim is entitled to make a request for compensation and the court can make out a compensation order against the young offender. Section 130(3) of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 requires the courts to give reasons when they do not make a compensation order in any case where personal loss, damage or injury has resulted from the offence.
Grant Shapps: This is interesting stuff and, in particular, I understand the Minister's point about it being a difficult step for a young offender to admit to a crime and to be issued with a warning when their parents are in the room. I do not know whether they were in this case. However, the point does not deal in any way, shape or form with the fundamental point that criminal damage was done and it will cost the victim money to repair it. I note that the Minister has jumped from that missing point to the way in which the courts operate if the case goes to court. I hope that I described in sufficient detail the problem of getting the case to court in the first place. Will he be kind enough to address that point as well?
Paul Goggins: I am coming on to that, but the hon. Gentleman would expect me to give a full answer to the points that he has raised. I am about to come to the point in my speech where I deal directly with some of the issues that he has raised.
The hon. Gentleman may ask—indeed, initially Mr Bailey himself may well have asked—how victims are expected to recoup financial compensation from juvenile offenders and their parents or carers when the matter does not come to court. Victims of property crime may look to their own insurance arrangements to make good any losses, but justice demands that, wherever it is appropriate and possible, the offender should make good the damage that has been done.
This approach is increasingly reflected in the emphasis placed on the use of the restorative approach within pre-court interventions that I have described. In some cases, this can involve acts of reparation and even a face-to-face meeting between the victim and the offender and his parents at which the offender is made to face up to the consequences of his behaviour and to offer an apology.
Whatever the outcome of criminal proceedings, victims can sue their offenders for damages in the civil courts, although they cannot get compensation twice for the same offence. Of course, the ability of the victim to
pursue civil action depends on his knowing who the offender is, which brings us to the particular case raised by the hon. Gentleman.
As we have heard, on 12 March this year, a young person was given a reprimand by Hertfordshire police for smashing the rear windscreen of Mr. Bailey's car while it was parked on the driveway at his home address. In deciding on the appropriate way to deal with this case, the police used the system that I outlined before to take account of the circumstances of the offence and the offender. Of course, it is not for me or for any of us in this place to offer any comment on that decision; it was a decision for the police.
Mr. Bailey made a written request to Hertfordshire police asking for the details of the offender, information that in law is protected data under the Data Protection Act 1998. At first, the request was refused and, to be fair, the police have a responsibility to satisfy themselves that the information is to be used for an appropriate purpose. The hon. Gentleman acknowledged in his speech that care had to be taken on that issue. From the initial information that the police received, they felt that they could not be absolutely certain that this was the case and so made the decision not to disclose the information to Mr. Bailey.
In recognition of the fact that Mr. Bailey had a legitimate interest in recovering the cost of repairs to his vehicle, the police wrote to him and informed him that they were prepared to disclose the young offender's details to his insurance company in accordance with the memorandum of understanding between ACPO and the Association of British Insurers. They anticipated that disclosure to the insurer would provide an adequate solution to the matter. However, at the time of the offence Mr. Bailey's vehicle was off the road and not insured, so that course of action was simply not available.
Grant Shapps: It is important not to be disingenuous about the facts of the case, although I appreciate that you will have received a brief from the force involved.
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst): Order. The Minister will have received a brief, not me.
Grant Shapps: Indeed. I apologise, Mr. Deputy Speaker.
The version of the case that the Minister presents is rather sketchy because he has entirely removed several facts: first, my constituent had to write to me; secondly, I then had to approach the police; and, thirdly, the police rejected several further requests to release the evidence, although I would have thought by that stage that it was becoming fairly apparent that it was going to be used for proper reasons, namely, to take the case to a civil court. The case only really started to get moving, with the decision being overturned, when this debate on the Floor of the House was organised. That sparked media interest in the Daily Mail and the Sunday People and on regional television and several radio stations—the Minister will get the message.
At that point, the police did a quick rethink—perhaps the whole thing escalated, although one does not know—and all of a sudden the information was
released. I know from further conversations with the police constable, with whom I have every sympathy because he has been placed in a difficult situation, that his problem is one of not contravening the law. It is important to cite all those facts because the Minister is making it sound like one other letter was sent and the whole thing was resolved.
Mr. Deputy Speaker: Order. It is also important that the hon. Gentleman should not make a second speech.
Paul Goggins: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I ask the hon. Gentleman to show a little patience, because I am about to deal with many of the points that he just made in great detail.
Let me pick up the story where I left it off, with Mr. Bailey having been refused the information that he had been requesting and it being found that the issue regarding the insurance company was not relevant. Mr. Bailey then repeated his request for the information to be disclosed to him and the police had to decide whether or not to disclose the offender's details directly to the victim. The police understood that the Data Protection Act 1998 allowed the release of information to enable civil proceedings to be taken by Mr. Bailey against the offender. I am assured that they carefully considered the relevant provisions of the Act, but still had some concerns about how the information might be used and remained reluctant to disclose the details requested.
By late August, Mr. Bailey's case had received widespread media coverage and, indeed, the hon. Gentleman had secured parliamentary time for today's debate, as he made clear. To obtain greater clarity on the operation of the Data Protection Act 1998 in such a case, Hertfordshire police decided to approach the Information Commissioner, who referred the police to Home Office circulars 20/1988 and 55/1998. I am pleased that the hon. Gentleman is familiar with those circulars. I can confirm that I, too, am now familiar with them, thanks to his prompting.
Circular 20/1988 includes at paragraph 8(b) guidance about releasing the name and address of a cautioned offender to the victim for the purpose of instituting civil proceedings. It says:
"The name and address of a cautioned offender should be disclosed if the victim requests it for the purposes of instituting civil proceedings, unless there is good reason to believe that the information might be used for an unlawful or improper purpose e.g. to take retaliatory action against the offender".
On 5 September, on his return from annual leave, the chief constable of Hertfordshire police was made aware of the situation and, after further consideration, he made a decision to release the information under the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998 to assist the instigation of civil proceedings, provided that Mr. Bailey was prepared to give an undertaking not to use the information for other purposes. The undertaking was duly given and the information was thus released. Although that may have taken a little longer than many might have wished, it was, I think, a very sensible outcome.
The clear purpose of the law on data protection is, of course, to provide necessary safeguards, and there is, rightly, a presumption against releasing personal data.
Generally speaking, personal data may be disclosed only with the consent of the data subject. However, as the hon. Gentleman said, there are a number of exemptions to this general principle, which include preventing and detecting crime, and investigating and prosecuting offences or taking civil proceedings.
It took a long time for Mr. Bailey to receive the information that he had requested. Although I think that the advice of the Information Commissioner and the Home Office circulars are both accurate and adequate, clearly there are lessons to be learned so that decisions in such cases can be concluded more speedily than was the case here. In the end, of course, decisions have to be taken on a case-by-case basis after full consideration of all the circumstances.
The Data Protection Act 1998 should not be seen as a barrier to disclosure. It permits disclosures where they are required for legitimate purposes, but does not permit those which would be an unwarranted invasion of privacy. The Act is complex and requires careful judgements to be made, but the starting point should always be to look for reasons to enable information to be shared rather than blocked.
The hon. Gentleman will, I am sure, be interested to know that the Department for Constitutional Affairs, working with the office of the Information Commissioner, is planning new ways to promote a better understanding of the law relating to data protection. The
statutory role of publicising and encouraging a proper understanding of and compliance with the Data Protection Act lies with the Information Commissioner, the independent regulator for the Act.
I understand that the Information Commissioner has already replied to the original press article highlighting Mr Bailey's case, to correct any misunderstanding of the legal position. The Information Commissioner's website also contains valuable information on the application of the Act in a wide variety of circumstances.
In conclusion, the Data Protection Act would therefore in general prevent the disclosure of personal data to a third party only where to do so would in all the circumstances of a particular case be unfair. This judgment must balance the interests of all the parties involved. It does not prevent disclosure of relevant information for legitimate reasons. In the particular case at issue in this debate, the Act actually contains a specific provision which allows disclosure where it is necessary for the purpose of any impending or prospective legal proceedings.
Once again I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on raising this issue, and I hope that I have been able to clarify the position to his and his constituent's satisfaction.
Question put and agreed to.
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Insect genomes: progress and challenges.
In the wake of constant improvements in sequencing technologies, numerous insect genomes have been sequenced. Currently, 1219 insect genome-sequencing projects have been registered with the National Center for Biotechnology Information, including 401 that have genome assemblies and 155 with an official gene set of annotated protein-coding genes. Comparative genomics analysis showed that the expansion or contraction of gene families was associated with well-studied physiological traits such as immune system, metabolic detoxification, parasitism and polyphagy in insects. Here, we summarize the progress of insect genome sequencing, with an emphasis on how this impacts research on pest control. We begin with a…
A whole genome scan of SNP data suggests a lack of abundant hard selective sweeps in the genome of the broad host range plant pathogenic fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum.
The pathogenic fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum infects over 600 species of plant. It is present in numerous environments throughout the world and causes significant damage to many agricultural crops. Fragmentation and lack of gene flow between populations may lead to population sub-structure. Within discrete recombining populations, positive selection may lead to a 'selective sweep'. This is characterised by an increase in frequency of a favourable allele leading to reduction in genotypic diversity in a localised genomic region due to the phenomenon of genetic hitchhiking. We aimed to assess whether isolates of S. sclerotiorum from around the world formed genotypic clusters associated…
Characterizing the major structural variant alleles of the human genome.
In order to provide a comprehensive resource for human structural variants (SVs), we generated long-read sequence data and analyzed SVs for fifteen human genomes. We sequence resolved 99,604 insertions, deletions, and inversions including 2,238 (1.6 Mbp) that are shared among all discovery genomes with an additional 13,053 (6.9 Mbp) present in the majority, indicating minor alleles or errors in the reference. Genotyping in 440 additional genomes confirms the most common SVs in unique euchromatin are now sequence resolved. We report a ninefold SV bias toward the last 5 Mbp of human chromosomes with nearly 55% of all VNTRs (variable number…
Antarctic blackfin icefish genome reveals adaptations to extreme environments.
Icefishes (suborder Notothenioidei; family Channichthyidae) are the only vertebrates that lack functional haemoglobin genes and red blood cells. Here, we report a high-quality genome assembly and linkage map for the Antarctic blackfin icefish Chaenocephalus aceratus, highlighting evolved genomic features for its unique physiology. Phylogenomic analysis revealed that Antarctic fish of the teleost suborder Notothenioidei, including icefishes, diverged from the stickleback lineage about 77 million years ago and subsequently evolved cold-adapted phenotypes as the Southern Ocean cooled to sub-zero temperatures. Our results show that genes involved in protection from ice damage, including genes encoding antifreeze glycoprotein and zona pellucida proteins, are…
Genome Sequence of Jaltomata Addresses Rapid Reproductive Trait Evolution and Enhances Comparative Genomics in the Hyper-Diverse Solanaceae.
Within the economically important plant family Solanaceae, Jaltomata is a rapidly evolving genus that has extensive diversity in flower size and shape, as well as fruit and nectar color, among its ~80 species. Here, we report the whole-genome sequencing, assembly, and annotation, of one representative species (Jaltomata sinuosa) from this genus. Combining PacBio long reads (25×) and Illumina short reads (148×) achieved an assembly of ~1.45?Gb, spanning ~96% of the estimated genome. Ninety-six percent of curated single-copy orthologs in plants were detected in the assembly, supporting a high level of completeness of the genome. Similar to other Solanaceous species, repetitive…
Maleness-on-the-Y (MoY) orchestrates male sex determination in major agricultural fruit fly pests.
In insects, rapidly evolving primary sex-determining signals are transduced by a conserved regulatory module controlling sexual differentiation. In the agricultural pest Ceratitis capitata (Mediterranean fruit fly, or Medfly), we identified a Y-linked gene, Maleness-on-the-Y (MoY), encoding a small protein that is necessary and sufficient for male development. Silencing or disruption of MoY in XY embryos causes feminization, whereas overexpression of MoY in XX embryos induces masculinization. Crosses between transformed XY females and XX males give rise to males and females, indicating that a Y chromosome can be transmitted by XY females. MoY is Y-linked and functionally conserved in other species…
SMRT long reads and Direct Label and Stain optical maps allow the generation of a high-quality genome assembly for the European barn swallow (Hirundo rustica rustica).
The barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) is a migratory bird that has been the focus of a large number of ecological, behavioral, and genetic studies. To facilitate further population genetics and genomic studies, we present a reference genome assembly for the European subspecies (H. r. rustica).As part of the Genome10K effort on generating high-quality vertebrate genomes (Vertebrate Genomes Project), we have assembled a highly contiguous genome assembly using single molecule real-time (SMRT) DNA sequencing and several Bionano optical map technologies. We compared and integrated optical maps derived from both the Nick, Label, Repair, and Stain technology and from the Direct Label…
An integrated whole genome analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis reveals insights into relationship between its genome, transcriptome and methylome.
Human tuberculosis disease (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), is a complex disease, with a spectrum of outcomes. Genomic, transcriptomic and methylation studies have revealed differences between Mtb lineages, likely to impact on transmission, virulence and drug resistance. However, so far no studies have integrated sequence-based genomic, transcriptomic and methylation characterisation across a common set of samples, which is critical to understand how DNA sequence and methylation affect RNA expression and, ultimately, Mtb pathogenesis. Here we perform such an integrated analysis across 22?M. tuberculosis clinical isolates, representing ancient (lineage 1) and modern (lineages 2 and 4) strains. The results confirm…
A chromosome-level genome assembly of Cydia pomonella provides insights into chemical ecology and insecticide resistance.
The codling moth Cydia pomonella, a major invasive pest of pome fruit, has spread around the globe in the last half century. We generated a chromosome-level scaffold assembly including the Z chromosome and a portion of the W chromosome. This assembly reveals the duplication of an olfactory receptor gene (OR3), which we demonstrate enhances the ability of C. pomonella to exploit kairomones and pheromones in locating both host plants and mates. Genome-wide association studies contrasting insecticide-resistant and susceptible strains identify hundreds of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) potentially associated with insecticide resistance, including three SNPs found in the promoter of CYP6B2.…
Multi-platform discovery of haplotype-resolved structural variation in human genomes.
The incomplete identification of structural variants (SVs) from whole-genome sequencing data limits studies of human genetic diversity and disease association. Here, we apply a suite of long-read, short-read, strand-specific sequencing technologies, optical mapping, and variant discovery algorithms to comprehensively analyze three trios to define the full spectrum of human genetic variation in a haplotype-resolved manner. We identify 818,054 indel variants (
Sequence properties of certain GC rich avian genes, their origins and absence from genome assemblies: case studies.
More and more eukaryotic genomes are sequenced and assembled, most of them presented as a complete model in which missing chromosomal regions are filled by Ns and where a few chromosomes may be lacking. Avian genomes often contain sequences with high GC content, which has been hypothesized to be at the origin of many missing sequences in these genomes. We investigated features of these missing sequences to discover why some may not have been integrated into genomic libraries and/or sequenced.The sequences of five red jungle fowl cDNA models with high GC content were used as queries to search publicly available…
Genomics-driven discovery of a biosynthetic gene cluster required for the synthesis of BII-Rafflesfungin from the fungus Phoma sp. F3723.
Phomafungin is a recently reported broad spectrum antifungal compound but its biosynthetic pathway is unknown. We combed publicly available Phoma genomes but failed to find any putative biosynthetic gene cluster that could account for its biosynthesis.Therefore, we sequenced the genome of one of our Phoma strains (F3723) previously identified as having antifungal activity in a high-throughput screen. We found a biosynthetic gene cluster that was predicted to synthesize a cyclic lipodepsipeptide that differs in the amino acid composition compared to Phomafungin. Antifungal activity guided isolation yielded a new compound, BII-Rafflesfungin, the structure of which was determined.We describe the NRPS-t1PKS cluster…
Long-read based de novo assembly of low-complexity metagenome samples results in finished genomes and reveals insights into strain diversity and an active phage system.
Complete and contiguous genome assemblies greatly improve the quality of subsequent systems-wide functional profiling studies and the ability to gain novel biological insights. While a de novo genome assembly of an isolated bacterial strain is in most cases straightforward, more informative data about co-existing bacteria as well as synergistic and antagonistic effects can be obtained from a direct analysis of microbial communities. However, the complexity of metagenomic samples represents a major challenge. While third generation sequencing technologies have been suggested to enable finished metagenome-assembled genomes, to our knowledge, the complete genome assembly of all dominant strains in a microbiome sample…
Comparative Phylogenomics, a Stepping Stone for Bird Biodiversity Studies
Birds are a group with immense availability of genomic resources, and hundreds of forthcoming genomes at the doorstep. We review recent developments in whole genome sequencing, phylogenomics, and comparative genomics of birds. Short read based genome assemblies are common, largely due to efforts of the Bird 10K genome project (B10K). Chromosome-level assemblies are expected to increase due to improved long-read sequencing. The available genomic data has enabled the reconstruction of the bird tree of life with increasing confidence and resolution, but challenges remain in the early splits of Neoaves due to their explosive diversification after the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) event. Continued…


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Building Trust in Remote Teams: Catalyze Collaboration and Communication
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But first, some of you might be wondering what Teen Studio is. It's a monthly Music House club where high school aged students work on performance, auditioning, and recital skills. During the months of October and November, however, we added a little friendly competition to the mix. As usual, the students performed, auditioned and recited they did, but this time they (along with the faculty) rated each other. The turnout was huge, so the competition was fierce.
McKenna Sneed and Rachel Brake!
We'll be inviting both of them to perform at the next big Friday Night Concert on February 6th, so be sure to come out and support these talented young musicians.
Teen Studio is just one of the many clubs Music House offers to it's students. Why? Because music is the most social of art forms. Music lessons only "stick" when students manage to get connected with something larger than themselves.
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Masters of the raw power of magical energy, evokers can turn the tide of a battle with a single powerful spell, leveling groups of foes faster than any other practitioner of magic. Where some wizards focus on careful spell preparation and protective spells to survive combat encounters, evokers simply blast away with powerful energy attacks. Their prodigious offensive abilities ensure that evokers become the center of an adventuring group's battle plan.
Campaigns that include large numbers of wizards aligned to different nations are particularly suitable for variant evokers, since each nation develops unique cadres of evokers to serve in battle. Groups of militant evokers marching in unison with more conventional groups can change the tide of nearly any battle. In addition, campaigns that include themes of primal energy, raw nature, or extreme elemental conditions can all benefit from introducing evokers with variant abilities. Evokers in these sorts of campaigns might explore the raw essence of magic, struggling to harness its energies in new and unique ways.
Energy Affinity (Ex): Evokers using this variant must choose an energy type (acid, cold, electricity, fire, or sonic). This choice is made upon character creation and cannot be altered thereafter. Any time the character casts an evocation spell with the chosen energy type, she casts the spell as if her caster level were one higher (affecting range, duration, damage, caster level checks, and any other factor influenced by caster level).
An evoker using this variant permanently gives up the ability to obtain a familiar.
Energy Substitution (Ex): An evoker of 5th level or higher using this variant can substitute energy of one type for another. When casting a spell that has an energy descriptor (acid, cold, electricity, fire, or sonic), the evoker can change the energy descriptor and the spell's effects to energy of a different type.
Using this ability is a free action that must be declared before the spell is cast. The evoker can use this ability once per day for each five class levels he has attained (1/day at 5th, 2/day at 10th, and so on).
An evoker using this variant does not gain bonus feats for advancing as a wizard.
The overcome resistance ability does not give the affected spell any ability to affect creatures with immunity to the spell's energy type, nor does the affected spell have any additional effect on creatures that do not have resistance to energy.
An evoker may use this ability one time per day, plus one additional time per day for every two class levels attained beyond 1st (2/day at 3rd, 3/day at 5th, and so forth).
An evoker using this variant does not gain additional spells per day for being a specialist wizard.


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Flakka, drug that makes people bark and strip, wreaks havoc in Midwest, South
by JohnMcTernan · November 23, 2017
1 Samuel 21:13-14 And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.
Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?
The verse of the day refers to David feigning madness when he was confronted by King Achish, in order to save his own life. A new drug has become an epidemic in Florida and is moving into the Midwest. But a variety of new street drugs have become available in recent years, and most recently flakka is the synthetic drug which creates this behavior for real in users. It is endemic in Florida and now the Midwest is being overtaken. At a cost of only $3 to $5 it is within reach of virtually anyone who wants an extreme high – and that's what it causes. It is more dangerous than either cocaine or methamphetamine and is deadly. So far 63 people have died and for those who have survived, kidney failure and permanent neurological damage can result, among other things.
Why would people put their mental health and lives at stake for a short high that leads them to behavior such as barking or running down the street naked, paranoid and delusional? It's hard to understand for those of us not afflicted with such a severe need to escape reality. Part of it is self-medication, though even then, there surely are better ways to do something like that. But the only real answer for such pain is Jesus Christ, who can heal us of the need for this escapism. Only He can heal broken hearts, give us a new outlook on life, and a reason to live for something worthwhile, for his kingdom. It doesn't always happen instantaneously, but it does happen if we turn to Him with our problems and pain, instead of seeking to escape them through satan's means because these only lead to further suffering and destruction of lives.
Is it appropriate to pray you all have a happy and blessed Thanksgiving when contemplating such a topic? Thinking back to the first Thanksgiving,this is something the Pilgrims never even could have contemplated. But for those who know Christ, we have no doubt that the day will be meaningful for you, so we reflect on the past and offer our prayers with best wishes. God bless you all and your families.
Psalm 147:3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
Flakka, drug that makes people bark and strip, wreaks havoc in Midwest, South 11/22/17 This article is about a new and very powerful drug that turns the users insane and toward violence.
Vast amounts of Americans are brokenhearted and using drugs as self-medication to try and lesson the pain of the their broken hearts. It appears that they try any drug to overcome the emotional pain in their hearts.
Psalm 34:18 The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
"Otherwise normal folks suddenly running naked, screaming through the streets and breaking into homes?
That kind of bizarre and sometimes dangerous behavior has taken place in recent years in the South and Midwest – with the most recent headline-grabbing case in Missouri. Police trace it all to a synthetic substance related to bath salts that is known as "flakka."
Flakka, whose chemical name is alpha-PVP, seemed to fall off the national radar last year after China, a key source of the substance, moved to ban its production and exportation under pressure from the United States.
But police and federal drug officials say those who manufacturer such substances eventually try to game the system by changing one aspect of the chemical composition so that it no longer violates a ban.
Former Missouri narcotics investigator Jason Grellner, now the safety and security manager at Mercy Hospital, says there's been a recent uptick in emergency room visits from people who appear to be under the influence of the substance."
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Hollywood's Accused Harassers, Molesters, Rapists – The Rap Sheet, 89 So Far 11/21/17 This is just an update to the growing list of Hollywood sex offenders. The same is needed for media and the politicians from the DC swamp.
Numbers 32:23 But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.
"As the Harvey Weinstein scandal spreads like an STD throughout the entertainment industry worldwide, as the courage of those coming forward to name names inspires similar courage in others, we cannot allow ourselves to become so accustomed to the allegations that they lose their power to outrage.
Although some male victims have come forward, the alleged victims here are mostly vulnerable young women and children. Worse, so far, all of the alleged abusers are the very men whose primary responsibility in any civilized society is to protect women and children.
As a means to understand just how, yes, institutional these allegations are, here is a list (in no particular order) of the accused and their alleged misdeeds, which will be updated as needed.Unless otherwise indicated, these stand only as allegations. So far, 89 and counting…
Is there any doubt the entertainment industry, that Harveywood is enabling an unspeakable war on women … and children?"
Maggie Oliver
FROM UK: Fellow police made my life torture for trying to stop Asian grooming rapists 11/21/17 I have a theory why the British authorities have failed to defend their young females from the Muslim rape gangs. What I think is that the British government is riddled with pedophiles, and they went along with what the Muslim rapists were doing. It is possible government officials also were involved in pedophilia, so they covered for the Muslim rapists.
How else can it be explained that the British government has been doing nothing for years, while knowing the Muslims were raping thousands of young girls: yes thousands!
"It is long known that the UK government had a stand down order when it came to Muslim child/rape sex trafficking gangs. What was not known was how any human being with a soul and heart who wanted to do something about it was harassed, tormented, driven out. We, too, have been infiltrated. It's why the FBI stood down when jihadists open fire on my free speech event in Texas. Read the whole thing here.
Ratting out colleagues, spying on our neighbors who are perceived to offend Islam, these are the earmarks of a totalitarian state. Last century's totalitarians (Nazis, communists, etc) is this century's Islam in the West."
Canada: Liberals to "reintegrate" ISIS fighters (while our allies kill theirs abroad) 11/22/17 Canada thinks it can reintegrate ISIS terrorists because these Canadians fail to understand the nature of Islam. This is really amazing because after all of the crimes committed by ISIS, now all is forgiven and they can become free Canadian citizens!
Only a darkened mind can think like this, and I'm sure there are plenty of the Hard Left in America who would do the same.
"Our allies in the fight against ISIS, handle their returning jihadis by stripping them of their citizenship or assassinating them on the battlefield but Canada's weak response is to rehabilitate these traitors, and this should concern all Canadians.
As ISIS is decimated on the battle fields of Syria and Iraq following new direction under General Mattis and President Trump, those fighters with citizenship or roots in the west will either find another soft spot from which to continue their fight or return home to the West.
According to CSIS director Michael Coulombe, 60 of the 180 Canadians who have left to fight abroad have thus far returned home from participating in terror activities abroad.
When they come home, the Canadian government offers 'reintegration' to these individuals who present real security threats.
Jayda Fransen
SHARIA UK: British politician Jayda Fransen ARRESTED for offending Islam, flown to Belfast, FULL VIDEO OF SPEECH 11/21/17 Europe now is reaching critical mass for suicide by Muslims. God has completely given it over to Muslims for judgment. The Hard Left in Europe will get judgment by the real Muslims.
In the past, many of the people in Europe who were oppressed fled to America. What we need now is a mass exodus of these courageous Europeans to America. They will fit right into America. As Europe succumbs to Islam, massive amounts of Muslims can leave America for Europe. Everyone would then be happy. We would gain people of high character and faith, while the Europeans would gain more Muslims. In fact, we can make it 5 to 1. For every European, we will give them 5 Muslims!
"This is sharia in the West. Britain First deputy leader Jayda Fransen has been arrested over a speech she made in Belfast addressing the jihad threat and teachings calling for holy war. Whether you agree with Jayda Fransen is of no import. Her right to say it is everything. It is the foundation of a free society. Without it, a tyrant can wreak havoc unopposed, while his opponents are silenced. Putting up with being offended is essential in a pluralistic society in which people differ on basic truths. If a group will not bear being offended without resorting to violence, that group will rule unopposed while everyone else lives in fear, while other groups curtail their activities to appease the violent group. This results in the violent group being able to tyrannize the others.
Islamic law forbids criticism of Islam, Quran, Muhammad. If they cannot be criticized in the US, we are in effect accepting Islamic law as overriding the freedom of speech. This would establish Muslims as a protected class and prevent honest discussion of how Islamic jihadists use the texts and teachings of Islam to justify violence and supremacism. If speech that offends a group is outlawed, that group has absolute power, and a free society is destroyed. A group that cannot be criticized cannot be opposed. It can work its will no matter what it is, and no one will be able to say anything to stop it.
Here is the speech Ms. Fransen was arrested for. "London has fallen"
Science: 666 Surveillance System/ Image of the Beast/ Artificial Intelligence
Anthony Levandoski
Inside the First Church of Artificial Intelligence 11/21/17 The information continues to pour out about the coming Image of the Beast. The scientists already are calling "AI" a "god" because AI will be so much more intelligent than a human!
This is a set-up to worship the Image of the Beast because it will have AI intelligence! I believe the Image will be the prototype for all humanity. The antichrist will offer humanity eternal life through their Image if they just will worship him! This technology is falling in place very fast!
Revelation 13:14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. (15) And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
"The documents state that WOTF's activities will focus on "the realization, acceptance, and worship of a Godhead based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) developed through computer hardware and software." That includes funding research to help create the divine AI itself.
The religion will seek to build working relationships with AI industry leaders and create a membership through community outreach, initially targeting AI professionals and "laypersons who are interested in the worship of a Godhead based on AI." The filings also say that the church "plans to conduct workshops and educational programs throughout the San Francisco/Bay Area beginning this year."
"What is going to be created will effectively be a god," Levandowski tells me in his modest mid-century home on the outskirts of Berkeley, California. "It's not a god in the sense that it makes lightning or causes hurricanes. But if there is something a billion times smarter than the smartest human, what else are you going to call it?"
God's Final Warning to Russia
Report of 'extremely high' radioactive pollution suggests nuclear cloud came from Russia 11/22/17 This is a very serious leak. It has to be coming from Russia, yet the Russians are denying it. The radiation was detected months ago, but it is getting worse. It really does appear that there was a serious radiation event in Russia.
"Russia's meteorological service has reported "extremely high pollution" of a radioactive isotope in the Urals near a facility that previously suffered the third worst nuclear catastrophe in history.
The news bolsters international reports that a ruthenium-106 leak originating in the Urals sent a radioactive cloud over Europe. Greenpeace Russia has said it will ask the prosecutor general to investigate the possible cover-up of a nuclear accident."
West Coast / Pacific Northwest M5.0 (M4.7) — Southern California on watch for M5.0 11/22/17 This is a very interesting post by Dutchsinse about earthquakes. He is picking up all of the activity along the San Andreas Fault. He is watching it closely and said that it is not time to issue a warning about the fault breaking. But, there is a lot of activity, especially between San Francisco and Los Angeles. I will let you know immediately if he issues a warning.
Each of his postings are a teaching lesson. If you listen to his entire post you will learn about earthquakes. Dutch also said there are several 5.0 earthquakes that hit off the Oregon coast which are not being reported. He believes they are not being reported because it might set off fear in the public.
There are warnings about the San Andreas Fault coming from other sources which I also will post.
Psalm 104:32 He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.
1 Thessalonians 5:18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
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Professor Lam loves teaching. His passion for teaching brought him numerous teaching awards including the Department's Teaching Excellence Award for 7 times during 1996-2013, the Faculty Best Teacher Award in 2005, the Faculty Outstanding Teaching Award (individual) in 2014, and the HKU Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Award in 2009.
Professor Lam is an established researcher focusing on the design and analysis of algorithms for different applications, and has published extensively in many prestigious international conferences and journals. He was awarded the Research Output Prize in Engineering twice in 2005 and 2016. Apart from theoretical work, he is also keen on collaborating with the genomics industry on applying some latest data structures and algorithms to build advanced software tools for bioinformatics.


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L'UK Athletics est la fédération d'athlétisme du Royaume-Uni. Créée en 1999, elle est membre de l'Association européenne d'athlétisme et de l'IAAF et elle est présidée par Lynn Davies. Elle remplace la British Athletics Federation (BAF) dissoute en 1999 pour des raisons financières et juridiques (cas Diane Modahl) et son siège est désormais à Birmingham dans les West Midlands. Depuis 2013, elle utilise la marque commerciale British Athletics.

Historique

Son ancêtre, l'AAA, est créé en 1880. La fédération britannique s'affilie à l'IAAF seulement en 1932.

Chaque nation constitutive possède sa propre fédération : England Athletics pour l'Angleterre, scottishathletics pour l'Écosse, Welsh Athletics (Athletau Cymru) pour le Pays de Galles et Athletics Northern Ireland pour l'Irlande du Nord.

Son principal sponsor est Sainsbury's qui succède à Aviva.

Conseil fédéral
 Président :
  Lynn Davies
 Représentants nationaux :
 Angleterre :  John Graves
 Écosse :  Frank Dick
 Pays de Galles :  Lynette Harries
 Irlande du Nord :  Roy Corry

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The weeks seem to be flying by at the moment and I can't believe it's almost time for the kids to break up from school! There are lots of outdoor events happening across the North East this weekend so fingers crossed for sunshine!
This popular family festival returns with headline acts including The Coral, Grandmaster Flash and local favourites Frankie and the Heartstrings. The festival also has it's very own circus tent, Punch and Judy, fairground rides, craft and music workshops, Professor Pumpernickel, street theatre, festival food and bars from Wylam Brewery and Pimms. Tickets are £30 per adult, £16 per concession and under 10's are free.
The NE1 Motor Show returns to Newcastle Grey Street and surrounding areas. Expect Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Vintage, Classic Cars and more. The British Grand Prix will also be broadcast on a huge screen in Old Eldon Square. Free entry.
Gifts, crafts and local food will be on sale at this popular summer fayre alongside lots of family fun including face painting, bouncy castles, fun fair rides and music. Plus pick your own fruit. Free entry.
Enjoy food and drink from Wylam Brewery and lots of fantastic music from the likes of Bryan Ferry and Will Young as the Mouth of the Tyne Festival returns to Tynemouth Priory & Castle.
Pull up a deckchair and treat yourself to a Pimms & Lemonade on the lawn as you listen to full radio commentary from Wimbledon before giving the game a try yourself in the Paddock. Free event, admission charges apply.
I'm working all weekend again, sob... curse of the photographer, one day the writing and the commercial photography will take over the portraiture and then I'll get some weekends back. I'd love to be seeing Will Young though, I adore him! I hope you have a wonderful weekend with lots of fun!


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J. Patrick Mulcahy
Former Chairman of the Board
Mr. Mulcahy served as Chairman of Energizer's Board of Directors from July 2015 until November 2018 and served as Chairman of the Board of Edgewell, our former parent company, from 2007-2015. He served as Vice Chairman of the Board of our former parent company from January 2005 to January 2007, and prior to that time served as Chief Executive Officer of our former parent company from 2000 to 2005, and as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Eveready Battery Company, Inc. from 1987 until his retirement in 2005. He is a former director of Ralcorp Holdings, Inc., Solutia, Inc. and Hanesbrands Inc.
Mr. Mulcahy brings considerable knowledge and expertise to our board from over 40 years of experience in consumer products industries, including almost 20 years as chief executive of Energizer's battery business.


Toxicology testing will determine if you have any substances in your system, either legal or illegal. A toxicology screen is indicative of the types of drugs that you are present in your body. Advanced toxicology reports may also show the approximate amount of the drug taken and even how long ago the use event occurred.
The most commonly used method of obtaining a toxicology report is for the participant to provide a urine sample. Urine samples are not the only way that toxicology testing is administered. Blood and hair samples may also be retrieved to determine if any drugs are present in your system.
Addicts have generally had a hard time holding themselves accountable throughout their active addiction. Participation in regular toxicology tests will instill personal accountability for their program of recovery.
The family and friends of addicts often have a difficult time trusting the newly sober individual. They want to believe, with everything in them, that a true change has occurred. However, they have a justifiable fear that the addict may use or relapse. The results of toxicology tests are tangible evidence that can reassure family and friends of the addict's commitment to sobriety.
People who suffer from addiction are not known for their characteristic of responsibility. It can be a regular occurrence for an addict to commit to being somewhere, at a certain time and never show up. Toxicology screens can provide the new person in a recovery a schedule that they can learn to adhere to. The act of showing up when and where they say they are going to, is a pronounced tool for personal growth.
Insurance companies and treatment centers are always searching for ways to improve clinical outcomes. Toxicology tests can provide real value and insight on what methods work in early recovery and which ones do not work. Treatment providers strive to be on the cutting edge of addiction and recovery strategies.
The specific types of drugs that clients test positive for can be a baseline for how their recovery is approached. For example, a heroin user may start out learning about the specific effects and risks of opiate addiction. The drugs that show up on a toxicology screen can be of real insight into the therapist's understanding of their client. For example, crystal meth can signify that a client is most likely in the beginning phases of PAWS (Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome). A client who tests specifically for alcohol should be monitored closely for depression. Toxicology reports can provide a wealth of information for the professional's goal, which is your recovery.
Treatment for addiction is usually a multidisciplinary approach. This means you have several professionals who are helping provide the best treatment possible. Toxicology reports that are shared with the entire treatment team can save potential health risks from occurring in the future. For example, if you are prescribed a certain medication, it is essential for all professionals to be aware of this. This knowledge will insure that you do not get prescribed an additional medication that does not interact well with what is already prescribed.
Toxicology testing is another avenue to help you reach your goals of a happy life in recovery.


Enjoy unforgettable moments and experience the beauty of the Finnish landscape while on the water.
Take a leisurely cruise in the magnificent surroundings of Lake Vanajavesi and Lake Pyhäjärvi, located between the cities of Hämeenlinna and Tampere.
For shorter cruises on Lake Pyhäjärvi, we focus on creating a great summer ambiance and serving delicious food. This summer you will be entertained by our various events on board, from DJ sets to rock, jazz and blues shows.
Steamboat Tarjanne, the great dame, still holds her charm even after 100 years. The blow of the boat's famous steam whistle sets you off on your journey on Lake Näsijärvi to discover the unique natural surroundings while heading towards the towns of Ruovesi and Virrat.
In addition to these wonderful destinations and beautiful scenery each of our ships include a comfortable restaurant, where you and your whole family can enjoy delicious dishes.
Hopealinjat offers you various experiences on the water – choose your favourite and hop aboard!