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Love in Two Acts
A Romance Novella
By Ronnda Eileen Henry
Love in Two Acts (A Romance Novella) by Ronnda Eileen Henry is a stunning romance story about a young woman named Marigold. Marigold and her friend and cousin, Princess Rozabela, are on their way to the kingdom of Selby for a royal wedding when their...
Forged in Love
Forged in Love is a romance novella written by Ronnda Eileen Henry. Penny was quite happy being unmarried and living with her parents in the small village of Pennington-by-Greta. Penny would have liked to have found a husband and have her own family, but it...
Love, Savory and Sweet
Love, Savory and Sweet by Ronnda Eileen Henry is an historic short story/novella and tells the story of Lady Krysantha who meets a widower, William, and is proverbially swept off her feet by him. They marry and have a son and are very happy, until...
Freed by Love
Freed by Love is a fantasy romance novella written by Ronnda Eileen Henry. Lord Aldous and Lady Opal Rose had two daughters, who, in accordance with the custom for nobility in the dukedom of Corby, would be presented to the court when they came of...
Love, Ever Strong
Love, Ever Strong: A Romance Novella is an historical romance novella written by Ronnda Eileen Henry. In the ongoing conflicts between the regions of Selby, Tenby and Crozby, Tenbian lords waged battle against neighboring Selby, mounting a siege against two castles and razing the surrounding...
Love in Season
Love in Season: A Romance Novella is a romantic fantasy novella written by Ronnda Eileen Henry. Lord Reynard was the Earl of Blencathra, but he really considered Oxenholme House to be his true home. The farmhouse and surrounding countryside were more comfortable and akin to...
Love, Royal and True
Love, Royal and True: A Romance Novella by Ronnda Eileen Henry tells the tale of Lady Hyacinth and Prince Adelard, who become king and queen in medieval Penruddock through sheer fate, neither of them expecting nor prepared for the difficulties that stand in the way...
The Flowers of Penruddock
A Romance Collection
The Flowers of Penruddock: A Romance Collection from Ronnda Eileen Henry is a collection of seven substantial novellas that all focus on the mythical land of Penruddock, which Henry has created and expanded on over time. The novellas all take place over different periods of...
Emily, The Beekeeper's Daughter
Emily, The Beekeeper's Daughter: A Romance Novella is a short epic fantasy written by Ronnda Eileen Henry. Lord Otto, the Earl of Borrow, had four daughters, the youngest of whom was rapidly approaching her majority and would be of marriageable age. The Earl had been...
Henrietta, The Diplomat's Daughter
Henrietta, The Diplomat's Daughter is an epic fantasy novella written by Ronnda Eileen Henry. King Lambert of Penruddock had entered into negotiations with the Kingdom of Galicia with a view to improving trade relations with that nation, which was known for its fine woven silks....
Petra, The Forester's Daughter
Petra, The Forester's Daughter: A Romance Novella is an historical epic fantasy written by Ronnda Eileen Henry. The men who served King Adrian of Penruddock met with defeat after a long and bitter war with a neighboring kingdom. Many had homes, occupations and families to...
Glenys, The Cartographer's Daughter
Glenys, The Cartographer's Daughter is an epic fantasy romantic novella written by Ronnda Eileen Henry. Master Glendower and his daughter, Glenys, were stunned to hear that they had been summoned to the Royal Palace. The father and his widowed daughter were mapmakers and cartographers, whose...
Denisa, The Castellan's Daughter
Denisa, The Castellan's Daughter is a fantasy romance novella written by Ronnda Eileen Henry. Sir Denis was disturbed to hear that Karsten was planning on going to sea. The young man was like a son to him, and he had watched Karsten grow and become...
Devyn Rose, The Innkeeper's Daughter
Devyn Rose, The Innkeeper's Daughter: A Romance Novella is an epic fantasy novella written by Ronnda Eileen Henry. Andro's Nook was not always the thriving village set on royal lands where Devyn Andro and his wife, Rosemary, ran the Queen Marigold Inn and anxiously awaited...
Fiona, The Navigator's Daughter
Fiona, The Navigator's Daughter: A Romance Novella is an historical epic fantasy novella written by Ronnda Eileen Henry. The Convent of the Flowing Waters was a religious house nestled in the hilly spaces of the Fells, far from Formby and the coastline. The convent's infirmary...
The Daughters of Penruddock
The Daughters of Penruddock is a collected saga of seven romance novellas by author Ronnda Eileen Henry. Each story can be read as a standalone in any order, and all the tales are set in the pseudo-medieval fantasy world of Penruddock, where modern society hasn't...
Dunstan, A Knight of Crozby
Dunstan, A Knight of Crozby: A Romance Novella is an epic historical romance written by Ronnda Eileen Henry. Dunstan, an orphan raised by his aunt and uncle, would probably have remained a farmer living on the land in the foothills of the Fells, in the...
Edmund, A Knight of Selby
Edmund, A Knight of Selby: A Romance Novella is an epic fantasy novella written by Ronnda Eileen Henry. Kora and her husband, Manfred, were eagerly anticipating the marriage of their only son, Edmund, to Nelly, the youngest daughter of their old family friends, Reynold and...


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ACCOLADES: Comedienne Rita Rudner, MGM exec Mark Prows to be honored at Casino Entertainment Awards
Comedian Rita Rudner will be presented with a Casino Entertainment Legend Award at the fifth annual Casino Entertainment Awards on Oct. 4, 6-8:30 p.m. in the Vinyl showroom at Hard Rock Hotel.
Comedian Rita Rudner will be presented with a Casino Entertainment Legend Award at the fifth annual Casino Entertainment Awards on Oct. 4, 6-8:30 p.m. (Courtesy)
Rossi Ralenkotter, from left, president of Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, listen to Mark Prows, senior vice president arenas at MGM Resorts, during the official launch party for the NHL team ticket deposit drive for a Las Vegas team at MGM Grand on Feb. 10, 2015. Prows receive Casino Entertainment Legend Award in October. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Jason Ispisua, associate director of human resources at Charles River Laboratories in Reno, received The Nevada Association of Employers' HR Professional of the Year award.
Comedian Rita Rudner, MGM exec Mark Prows to be honored at Casino Entertainment Awards
Veteran casino entertainment executive Mark Prows, senior vice president, entertainment operations, MGM Resorts International, also will be honored with a Casino Entertainment Legend Award.
Sponsored by the Global Gaming Expo (G2E), the Casino Entertainment Awards are the only awards exclusively honoring outstanding artists, executives and venues in the casino entertainment industry. The Casino Entertainment Legend Awards recognize lifetime achievement in the casino entertainment industry.
Actress, author, comedian, playwright, screenwriter and TV host Rita Rudner holds the record for the longest-running solo comedy show in Las Vegas history. Her 15-year run in Las Vegas sold almost 2 million tickets and grossed more than $100 million. Next up, for Rudner is the film "Secret Sisters" and the play Two's A Crowd, both co-written with her husband of 29 years, Martin Bergman.
Mark Prows began his entertainment career in 1982 at University of Wyoming. After graduation, he moved to different markets with every venue types and sizes while progressing from frontline positions to senior management. He moved back to Las Vegas when MGM opened in 1993 and has held graduating roles ever since. During his 35-year career, Prows has been instrumental in some of the highest-grossing events in the casino entertainment industry's history.
Actor, comedian, director, producer and writer Paul Rodriguez will be the master of ceremonies for the 2017 Casino Entertainment Awards. Rodriguez is touring casinos with Cheech Marin in the Loudmouth Comedy Roadshow.
Casino Entertainment Awards also will be presented to artists, executives and venues in eight categories of casino entertainment. CEA finalist nominees, selected from more than 1,000 online nominations, include:
• Independent Casino Talent Buyer of the Year: Andrew Blank, C3 Presents; Brad Coombs, Meridian Entertainment; Scott Thomas, Buzz Entertainment.
• Casino Booking Agent of the Year: Brad Bissell, Creative Artists Agency; Matt Korn, Paradigm; Seth Shomes, United Talent Agency.
• Casino Showroom/Theater of the Year: The Event Center at Seneca Niagara Resort Casino; Montbleu Resort Casino Theater; The Vine at del Lago Resort & Casino; Casino.
• Arena/Amphitheater of the Year: The Axis at Planet Hollywood; Fantasy Springs Resort Casino Special Events Center; Soaring Eagle Casino Amphitheatre.
• Casino Entertainment Executive of the Year: Dan Pferschy, Agua Caliente Casino; Christian Printup, Seneca Niagara Resort Casino; Monica Reeves, Station Casinos.
• Casino Comedian of the Year: Rodney Carrington, Jo Koy, Ralphie May.
• Casino Musical Artist of the Year: The Isley Brothers. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Rascal Flatts
• Casino Entertainer of the Year: Clint Holmes, Little Anthony and The Imperials, The Tenderloins.
The Global Gaming Expo (G2) showcases the latest developments in gaming technology and features keynote addresses by high-profile leaders from within and outside of the gaming industry. G2E is presented by The American Gaming Association is a national trade group representing the $240 billion U.S. casino industry, which supports 1.7 million jobs in 40 states. AGA members include commercial and tribal casino operators, suppliers and other entities affiliated with the gaming industry.
Complimentary tickets will be distributed to G2E attendees on a first-come, first-serve basis (subject to availability) Oct. 3-4, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Casino Entertainment Awards booth (No. 5938) in the G2E trade show at Sand Expo.
Jason Ispisua wins HR Professional of the Year
The Nevada Association of Employers has announced the 2017 recipient of its HR Professional of the Year award.
Jason Ispisua, associate director of human resources at Charles River Laboratories in Reno, was nominated by his colleagues for his expertise, leadership and commitment to the human resources team.
"We are excited to present NAE's first HR Professional of the Year award to an outstanding individual in recognition of his efforts and contributions to his company," said Thoran Towler, NAE chief executive officer. "With this award, we hope to empower and inspire other HR professionals to continue achieving business excellence."
Ispisua spearheads the human resources department at Charles River, which supports more than 600 employees. After the death of Frank Yarmer, the director of human resources who had been at Charles River for more than six years, Ispisua took over the role and responsibilities to lead the department. He has also implemented several programs, including succession planning, performance review and management training.
Since 1938, the Nevada Association of Employers has been providing Nevada businesses with services and support that help them successfully operate and grow their businesses. NAE provides human resources services, government affairs support, employment law consulting, research, training, surveys and other services to more than 400 employers throughout Nevada. NAE benefits Nevada businesses big and small, in a wide variety of industries with different needs. Visit www.nevadaemployers.org.
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package com.bwsw.sj.common.si.model.service

import java.util.Date

import com.bwsw.sj.common.dal.model.provider.JDBCProviderDomain
import com.bwsw.sj.common.dal.model.service.JDBCServiceDomain
import scaldi.Injector

import scala.collection.mutable.ArrayBuffer
import com.bwsw.sj.common.rest.utils.ValidationUtils._

class JDBCService(name: String,
                  val database: String,
                  provider: String,
                  description: String,
                  serviceType: String,
                  creationDate: String)
                 (implicit injector: Injector)
  extends Service(serviceType, name, provider, description, creationDate) {

  import messageResourceUtils.createMessage

  override def to(): JDBCServiceDomain = {
    val providerRepository = connectionRepository.getProviderRepository
    val provider = providerRepository.get(this.provider).get.asInstanceOf[JDBCProviderDomain]

    val modelService =
      new JDBCServiceDomain(
        name = this.name,
        description = this.description,
        provider = provider,
        database = this.database,
        creationDate = new Date()
      )

    modelService
  }

  override def validate(): ArrayBuffer[String] = {
    val errors = new ArrayBuffer[String]()

    errors ++= super.validateGeneralFields()

    // 'provider' field
    errors ++= validateProvider()

    // 'database' field
    Option(this.database) match {
      case Some(databaseName) if databaseName.nonEmpty =>
        if (!isAlphaNumericWithUnderscore(databaseName)) {
            errors += createMessage("entity.error.jdbc.incorrect.database.name", databaseName)
          }
      case _ =>
        errors += createMessage("entity.error.attribute.required", "Database")
    }

    errors
  }
}

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Report Urges All States to Give Adoptees Access to their Original Birth Certificates
The Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute has just released a major new report recommending that every state enact legislation restoring the right of all adult adoptees to access their own original birth certificates (OBCs).
The new Policy Brief, "For the Records II: An Examination of the History and Impact of Adult Adoptee Access to Original Birth Certificates," is based on a years-long examination of relevant judicial and legislative documents; of decades of research and other scholarly writing; and of the concrete experiences of states and countries that have either changed their laws to provide these documents or never sealed them at all.
The Institute's report suggests that, while a growing number of states have restored OBC access to adopted people once they reach the age of majority, efforts to accelerate the trend have been impeded by misunderstandings about the history of this controversial issue, misconceptions about the parties involved (especially birthmothers), and mistaken concerns about the impact of changing the status quo – e.g., legislators often assume that negative consequences will occur but, in fact, they do not.
"Effective policies and best practices serve everyone's interests better when they are based on accurate information," said Adam Pertman, the Adoption Institute's Executive Director. "We hope this new report will help to reshape the debate over a very important and controversial question, and that the result will be that all adopted people can achieve equal treatment with their non-adopted peers."
Among the findings in the 46-page Policy Brief are:
Barring adopted adult from access to their OBSc wrongly denies them a right enjoyed by all others in our country, and is not in their best interest for personal and medical reasons.
Alternatives such as mutual consent registries are ineffective and do not meet adoptees' needs.
The vast majority of birthmothers don't want to be anonymous to the children they relinquished.
The recommendations in the Institute's new Policy Brief include:
Every "closed" state should unseal OBCs for all adult adoptees, retroactively and prospectively.
States that already provide limited OBC access should revise laws to include all adult adoptees.
No professional should promise women anonymity from the children they place for adoption.
The "For the Records II" report is available for download from www.adoptioninstitute.org.
To find out more contact us at
212-400-8150 or email us at [email protected].


Now for something completely different. Jah jan noodles! What's jah jan? It's a black bean (or soybean) sauce rich with flavor – popular in China, Taiwan and South Korea. This one's from Taiwan. Let's check it out!
The distributor's sticker (click image to enlarge). Looks to be meat free but check for yourself.
The back of the package (click image to enlarge). To prepare, boil noodles for 4 minutes, then add dehydrated vegetables for 30 seconds. Drain water and stir contents of sauce sachet until combined.
Finished (click image to enlarge). Added sauteed beef with Jane's Krazy Mixed Up Pepper, sweet onion and green onion. The noodles are hearty and of good character and chew. The flavoring is interesting; spicy and a bit of oiliness to it. It has this strange flavor though that I can only liken to something from when I was a kid. See, I was that kid who oft times was found chewing on his pencil eraser. Well, I'm getting a bit of that kind of flavor here; not sure why. Anyways, eraser or not, everything works pretty well together and it good. 3.25 out of 5.0 stars. UPC bar code 4710175565162.
A Wu-Mu advertisement in Mandarin.
This entry was posted in * Stars 3.1 - 4.0, Other, Taiwan, Wu-Mu and tagged 1268, 4 710175 565162, 4710175565162, dried noodle, jah jan, jiajiang, singlin, soybean paste, taiwan, taiwanese food, wu-mu, wumu on December 28, 2013 by Hans "The Ramen Rater" Lienesch.


We could say that the Bengali or Bengal cat is like a leopard or a miniature tiger with the wild spirit, but with the calm, closeness and affection that a domestic cat can give you. Let's not forget that it is a large cat because of its osseous constitution so it will not be unusual for it to weigh between 7 and 9 kilos in weight. If you want to adopt a bengal kittens then you must know what is a bengal cat and how does hey behave. This article completely gives you an idea about these bengal cat personality and nature.
They are hybrid cats this means that the Bengal cat is the result of crossing a domestic cat and a leopard cat (feline of Asian origin) back in the year 1963. They have a robust and muscular body, smooth skin and striped pattern with shapes very characteristic. Its open and playful nature, with a tendency to investigate everything and a special predilection for water make this cat a very special animal.
Most of us the people think that bengal cat hypoallergenic cats or not. We cannot say it perfectly because every cat is not hypoallergenic but it depends on the surroundings of the cat. You can see what is hypoallergenic and know about these types of cats. But before that you can see the bengal house cat and its behavior that is mentioned below in our article.
Currently the Bengal cat is one of the most desired cats and it can only be acquired through its purchase, but it is very important that if you make that decision you always do it responsibly. If you take that step and want to have a cat of these characteristics, it is very important that you do it in an official Bengal cattery like Lepardland Bengal, with the maximum guarantees of purity and sanitary.
A worldwide selection of the most beautiful bloodlines white bengal cat exists along with an exquisite care for the health of each kitten and they should be the priority when looking for the place to acquire your Bengal cat or munchkin cats kittens.
In addition the delivery conditions of the puppy are very important. They must have an international passport with all vaccinations up to date and DNA analysis against congenital and viral diseases, microchip, be registered and recognized in the feline association and of course accompanied by their pedigree which will guarantee the purity and that the cat is really what you are buying. It requires the purchase contract with all the data of the bengal cat breeders (zoological center, Registration in Club Felino, DNI) together with all the conditions and guarantees of the kitten and stay with the breeder, for all your doubts.
Meditate on it because it is going to be a responsibility that you must assume without compensation. You must take care of him and procure a life with you of affection, understanding and attention. This is not negotiable. Having said that we are going to talk about the characteristics of the Bengal cat, its personality, curiosities and care.
His coat tabby is unique and very striking in this cat. With soft hair, delicate, thick and very short. The colors range from ocher, orange to cream, through yellow and its spots, also called "rosettes" of brown and dark tones. It has the tip of the black tail and the tripita and mottled pads.
It is due to the crossing between a leopard cat native to Asia and a domestic tabby cat, obtaining the wild and adventurous side of the first but the tranquility and closeness of the second. The International Cat Association recognized him as a breed in 1991.
The Bengal cat has a very special meow and unlike any other domestic cat shorter and closed, even similar to the big cats. It is prone to make strange or strange noises.
The Bengal cat is above all playful with a strong character that will always lead him to investigate and be active. He loves to eat, demands action and attention and adapts very well to living as a family although his wild side will sometimes lead him to commit some mischief. It needs more exterior space than other domestic cats. It gets along well with other cats and pets.
Unlike many cats they like water and it is not uncommon that living outside if they see a puddle or wet area and do not hesitate to get involved. They are good swimmers, undoubtedly a legacy of Asian leopard cats who are great fishermen.
Bengal cat size are muscular cats, with strong and agile bones. Their hind legs are well developed and allow them to take great leaps. They are medium sized cats that can weigh between 8 and 10 kilos. You can see the kitten size chart and know more about the cat sizes.
The Bengal cat does not require as much care as for example the Persian cats or other races like the sphynxs. It will be enough with a good diet and to be able to be rich in quality proteins, a regular brushing of his soft hair and a lot of love and attention especially to play with him because he loves to play.
The shape of the head is rounded and finely shaped at the tip with a strong and wide jaw. Their little ears are small, very similar to those of the Asian leopard. The eyes of the cat Bengal are especially beautiful of honey or almond of all yellowish and pulling green.
This is the Bengal cat, a cat that keeps inside the essence of a wild genetics that demands affection and activity and perfect if you can also have an outdoor area where you can run, jump and play as he likes. If you see the bengal cat full grown then you can expect that pet to play with you like a tiger.
A cat that also does not require more care than those of a short haired cat and that if you procured attention and a good diet, you can live healthy and strong for many years. Tell us about your experience with the Bengal cat if you are lucky enough to share your life with this beautiful cat. If you want to know more information about the pet cats then you can visit catsfud website. Share your feelings if you have a pet cat.


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Petition pressures City of Edinburgh Council to review clause affecting live music scene
Live music venues in Edinburgh, Scotland are awaiting a review later this year on the 2005 licensing policy, which places limitations on the volume of amplified music in the city. Investigating into how the policy is affecting the Edinburgh music scene, a group of Wikinews writers interviewed venue owners, academics, the City of Edinburgh Council, and local band The Mean Reds to get different perspectives on the issue.
Since the clause was introduced by the government of the city of Edinburgh, licensed venues have been prohibited from allowing music to be amplified to the extent it is audible to nearby residential properties. This has affected the live music scene, with several venues discontinuing regular events such as open mic nights, and hosting bands and artists.
Currently, the licensing policy allows licensing standards officers to order a venue to cease live music on any particular night, based on a single noise complaint from the public. The volume is not electronically measured to determine if it breaches a decibel volume level. Over roughly the past year there have been 56 separate noise complaints made against 18 venues throughout the city.
A petition to amend the clause has garnered over 3,000 signatures, including the support of bar owners, musicians, and members of the general public.
On November 17, 2014, the government's Culture and Sport Committee hosted an open forum meeting at Usher Hall. Musicians, venue owners and industry professionals were encouraged to provide their thoughts on how the council could improve live music in the city. Ways to promote live music as a key cultural aspect of Edinburgh were discussed and it was suggested that it could be beneficial to try and replicate the management system of live music of other global cities renowned for their live music scenes. However, the suggestion which prevailed above all others was simply to review the existing licensing policy.
Councillor (Cllr) Norma Austin-Hart, Vice Convenor of the Culture and Sport Committee, is responsible for the working group Music is Audible. The group is comprised of local music professionals, and councillors and officials from Edinburgh Council. A document circulated to the Music is Audible group stated the council aims "to achieve a balance between protecting residents and supporting venues".
Following standard procedure, when a complaint is made, a Licensing Standards Officer (LSO) is dispatched to investigate the venue and evaluate the level of noise. If deemed to be too loud, the LSO asks the venue to lower the noise level. According to a document provided by the City of Edinburgh Council, "not one single business has lost its license or been closed down because of a breach to the noise condition in Edinburgh."
In the Scotland Licensing Policy (2005), Clause 6.2 states, "where the operating plan indicates that music is to be played in a premises, the board will consider the imposition of a condition requiring amplified music from those premises to be inaudible in residential property." According to Cllr Austin-Hart, the high volume of tenement housing in the city centre makes it difficult for music to be inaudible.
During the Edinburgh Festival Fringe during the summer, venues are given temporary licences that allow them to operate for the duration of the festival and under the condition that "all amplified music and vocals are controlled to the satisfaction of the Director of Services for Communities", as stated in a document from the council. During the festival, there is an 11 p.m. noise restriction on amplified music, and noise may be measured by Environmental Health staff using sophisticated equipment. Noise is restricted to 65dB(A) from the facades of residential properties; however, complaints from residents still occur. In the document from the council, they note these conditions and limitations for temporary venues would not necessarily be appropriate for permanent licensed premises.
In a phone interview, Cllr Austin-Hart expressed her concern about the unsettlement in Edinburgh regarding live music. She referenced the closure of the well-known Picture House, a venue that has provided entertainment for over half a century, and the community's opposition to commercial public bar chain Wetherspoon buying the venue. "[It] is a well-known pub that does not play any form of music", Cllr Austin-Hart said. "[T]hey feel as if it is another blow to Edinburgh's live music". "[We] cannot stop Wetherspoon's from buying this venue; we have no control over this."
The venue has operated under different names, including the Caley Palais which hosted bands such as Queen and AC/DC. The Picture House opened in 2008.
One of the venues which has been significantly affected by the licensing laws is the Phoenix Bar, on Broughton Street. The bar's owner, Sam Roberts, was induced to cease live music gigs in March, following a number of noise complaints against the venue. As a result, Ms Roberts was inspired to start the aforementioned petition to have Clause 6.2 of the licensing policy reviewed, in an effort to remove the 'inaudibility' statement that is affecting venues and the music scene.
"I think we not only encourage it, but actively support the Edinburgh music scene," Ms Roberts says of the Phoenix Bar and other venues, "the problem is that it is a dying scene."
When Ms Roberts purchased the venue in 2013, she continued the existing 30-year legacy established by the previous owners of hosting live acts. Representative of Edinburgh's colourful music scene, a diverse range of genres have been hosted at the venue. Ms Roberts described the atmosphere when live music acts perform at her venue as "electric". "The whole community comes together singing, dancing and having a party. Letting their hair down and forgetting their troubles. People go home happy after a brilliant night out. All the staff usually join in; the pub comes alive". However licensing restrictions have seen a majority of the acts shut down due to noise complaints. "We have put on jazz, blues, rock, rockabilly, folk, celtic and pop live acts and have had to close everything down." "Residents in Edinburgh unfortunately know that the Council policy gives them all the rights in the world, and the pubs and clubs none", Ms Roberts clarified.
Discussing how inaudibility has affected venues and musicians alike, Ms Roberts stated many pubs have lost profit through the absence of gigs, and trying to soundproof their venue. "It has put many musicians out of work and it has had an enormous effect on earnings in the pub. […] Many clubs and bars have been forced to invest in thousands of pounds worth of soundproofing equipment which has nearly bankrupted them, only to find that even the tiniest bit of noise can still force a closure. It is a ridiculously one-sided situation." Ms Roberts feels inaudibility is an unfair clause for venues. "I think it very clearly favours residents in Edinburgh and not business. […] Nothing is being done to support local business, and closing down all the live music venues in Edinburgh has hurt financially in so many ways. Not only do you lose money, you lose new faces, you lose the respect of the local musicians, and you begin to lose all hope in a 'fair go'."
With the petition holding a considerable number of signatures, Ms Roberts states she is still sceptical of any change occurring. "Over three thousand people have signed the petition and still the council is not moving. They have taken action on petitions with far fewer signatures." Ms Roberts also added, "Right now I don't think Edinburgh has much hope of positive change".
Ms Roberts seems to have lost all hope for positive change in relation to Edinburgh's music scene, and argues Glasgow is now the regional choice for live music and venues. "[E]veryone in the business knows they have to go to Glasgow for a decent scene. Glasgow City Council get behind their city."
Ms Martina Cannon, member of local band The Mean Reds, said a regular 'Open Mic Night' she hosted at The Parlour on Duke Street has ceased after a number of complaints were made against the venue. "It was a shame because it had built up some momentum over the months it had been running". She described financial loss to the venue from cancelling the event, as well as loss to her as organiser of the event.
Sneaky Pete's music bar and club, owned by Nick Stewart, is described on its website as "open and busy every night"."Many clubs could be defined as bars that host music, but we really are a music venue that serves drinks", Mr Stewart says. He sees the live music scene as essential for maintaining nightlife in Edinburgh not only because of the economic benefit but more importantly because of the cultural significance. "Music is one of the important things in life. […] it's emotionally and intellectually engaging, and it adds to the quality of life that people lead."
Sneaky Pete's has not been immune to the inaudibility clause. The business has spent about 20,000 pounds on multiple soundproofing fixes designed to quell complaints from neighboring residents. "The business suffered a great deal in between losing the option to do gigs for fear of complaints, and finishing the soundproofing. As I mentioned, we are a music business that serves drinks, not a bar that also has music, so when we lose shows, we lose a great deal of trade", said Mr Stewart.
He believes there is a better way to go about handling complaints and fixing public nuisances. "The local mandatory condition requiring 'amplified music and vocals' to be 'inaudible' should be struck from all licenses. The requirement presupposes that nuisance is caused by music venues, when this may not reasonably be said to be the case. […] Nuisance is not defined in the Licensing Act nor is it defined in the Public Health Act (Scotland) 2008. However, The Consultation on Guidance to accompany the Statutory Nuisance Provisions of the Public Health etc (Scotland) Act 2008 states that 'There are eight key issues to consider when evaluating whether a nuisance exists[…]'".
The eight key factors are impact, locality, time, frequency, duration, convention, importance, and avoidability. Stewart believes it is these factors that should be taken into consideration by LSOs responding to complaints instead of the sole factor of "audibility".He believes multiple steps should be taken before considering revocation of licenses. Firstly, LSOs should determine whether a venue is a nuisance based on the eight factors. Then, the venue should have the opportunity to comply by using methods such as changing the nature of their live performances (e.g. from hard rock to acoustic rock), changing their hours of operation, or soundproofing. If the venue still fails to comply, then a board can review their license with the goal of finding more ways to bring them into compliance as opposed to revoking their license.
Nick Stewart has discussed his proposal at length with Music is Audible and said he means to present his proposal to the City of Edinburgh Council.
Dr Adam Behr, a music academic and research associate at the University of Edinburgh who has conducted research on the cultural value of live music, says live music significantly contributes to the economic performance of cities. He said studies have shown revenue creation and the provision of employment are significant factors which come about as a result of live music. A 2014 report by UK Music showed the economic value generated by live music in the UK in 2013 was £789 million and provided the equivalent of 21,600 full time jobs.
As the music industry is international by nature, Behr says this complicates the way revenue is allocated, "For instance, if an American artist plays a venue owned by a British company at a gig which is promoted by a company that is part British owned but majority owned by, say, Live Nation (a major international entertainment company) — then the flow of revenues might not be as straightforward as it seems [at] first."
Despite these complexities, Behr highlighted the broader advantages, "There are, of course, ancillary benefits, especially for big gigs […] Obviously other local businesses like bars, restaurants and carparks benefit from increased trade", he added.
Behr criticised the idea of making music inaudible and called it "unrealistic". He said it could limit what kind of music can be played at venues and could force vendors to spend a large amount of money on equipment that enables them to meet noise cancelling requirements. He also mentioned the consequences this has for grassroots music venues as more 'established' venues within the city would be the only ones able to afford these changes.
Alongside the inaudibility dispute has been the number of sites that have been closing for the past number of years. According to Dr Behr, this has brought attention to the issue of retaining live music venues in the city and has caused the council to re-evaluate its music strategy and overall cultural policy.
This month, Dr Behr said he is to work on a live music census for Edinburgh's Council which aims to find out what types of music is played, where, and what exactly it brings to the city. This is in an effort to get the Edinburgh city council to see any opportunities it has with live music and the importance of grassroots venues. The census is similar to one conducted in Victoria, Australia in 2012 on the extent of live music in the state and its economic benefit.
As for the solution to the inaudibility clause, Behr says the initial step is dialogue, and this has already begun. "Having forum discussion, though, is a start — and an improvement", he said. "There won't be an overnight solution, but work is ongoing to try to find one that can stick in the long term."
Beverley Whitrick, Strategic Director of Music Venue Trust, said she is unable to comment on her work with the City of Edinburgh Council or on potential changes to the inaudibility clause in the Licensing Policy. However, she says, "I have been asked to assess the situation and make recommendations in September".
According to The Scotsman, the Council is working toward helping Edinburgh's cultural and entertainment scene. Deputy Council Leader Sandy Howat said views of the entertainment industry needs to change and the Council will no longer consider the scene as a "sideline".
Senior members of the Council, The Scotsman reported, aim to review the planning of the city to make culture more of a priority. Howat said, "If you're trying to harness a living community and are creating facilities for people living, working and playing then culture should form part of that."
The review of the inaudibility clause in the Licensing Policy is set to be reviewed near the end of 2016 but the concept of bringing it forward to this year is still under discussion.
Five hundred cattle die of neglect on West Australia property
Thursday, February 17, 2005 RSPCA inspectors found about 500 cattle dead on a remote station in Western Australia. Water is being trucked in to care for another 2500 cattle on Windidda station, east of Wilun, which is leased to an Aboriginal corporation.
State Agriculture Minister Kim Chance says the propery was found abandoned and only two of the property's 13 watering stations were working.
"The lease is owned by an aboriginal corporation (but) the precise of identity of the corporation is somewhat obscure," Mr Chance said.
WA RSPCA spokesperson Kelly Oversby said they made the shocking discovery after an anonymous tip-off.
"Experienced inspectors have told us it is the worst case of animal cruelty they have ever seen," Ms Overby said.
"As well as the cattle, brumbies, camels, dogs and kangaroos have all perished."
Commonwealth Bank of Australia CEO apologies for financial planning scandal
Ian Narev, the CEO of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, this morning "unreservedly" apologised to clients who lost money in a scandal involving the bank's financial planning services arm.
Last week, a Senate enquiry found financial advisers from the Commonwealth Bank had made high-risk investments of clients' money without the clients' permission, resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars lost. The Senate enquiry called for a Royal Commission into the bank, and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).
Mr Narev stated the bank's performance in providing financial advice was "unacceptable", and the bank was launching a scheme to compensate clients who lost money due to the planners' actions.
In a statement Mr Narev said, "Poor advice provided by some of our advisers between 2003 and 2012 caused financial loss and distress and I am truly sorry for that. […] There have been changes in management, structure and culture. We have also invested in new systems, implemented new processes, enhanced adviser supervision and improved training."
An investigation by Fairfax Media instigated the Senate inquiry into the Commonwealth Bank's financial planning division and ASIC.
Whistleblower Jeff Morris, who reported the misconduct of the bank to ASIC six years ago, said in an article for The Sydney Morning Herald that neither the bank nor ASIC should be in control of the compensation program.
Queensland prisoners put to work manufacturing water tanks
Prisoners in the Australian state of Queensland have been put to work manufacturing rainwater tanks to help meet a shortfall in supply.
The southeast corner of Queensland, which is currently undergoing one of its worst droughts on record, is experiencing a boom in the rainwater tank industry. Households, encouraged by subsidies introduced by the Beattie government, have enthusiastically begun installing rainwater tanks as well as other water-saving devices. These subsidies have led to a shortfall in supply however, with some households waiting months for tanks to be installed.
The new initiative, announced by Premier Peter Beattie as well as Corrective Services minister Judy Spence will see prisoners at Woodford Correctional Centre, Australia's largest gaol, constructing tanks for AU$4 per day. Spence has pledged not to use the cheap labour to undercut existing tank suppliers. Beattie also pointed out that the programme would give prisoners constructing the tanks valuable work skills for when their sentences are completed. If the programme is successful, it may be extended to other gaols around the state.
The Beattie government has been increasingly criticised over recent months for its failure to handle the water crisis engulfing Southeast Queensland. Opponents accuse the Government of a lack of planning foresight with regards to water supply for the booming area, which includes state capital Brisbane, as well as other cities such as Ipswich, Toowoomba and Gold Coast.
First free Iraqi election begins; insurgents strike
IRAQ –The first free elections in over 50 years have begun in Iraq, via proportional representation, to choose members for a 275-strong assembly that will then draw up a constitution.
Interim President Ghazi Al-Yawar was among the first to cast a ballot.
However violence has already begun to overshadow the event, both inside Iraq and abroad, with a suicide bomber blowing himself up close to a polling place in western Baghdad, and a riot and bomb scare in Sydney, Australia.
According to police reports four people were killed and at least nine injured in the Baghdad bombing. A total of at least 36 people have so far been killed in Iraq today in various suicide bombing since the opening of the polls.
As well as suicide bombings, insurgents have used mortars to attack the people. In southern Baghdad they killed at least two people, and in Hilla one person was killed. Mortar rounds have also been fired on other cities, including Mosul and Baquba.
28,000 polling booths in 5,578 stations opened at 7 am (local time), closely guarded by both coalition troops and Iraqi security forces. Turn out has so far been described as "sporadic", with queues in Shia areas but few people voting in Sunni areas.
"Thank God, thank God." said the Interim President, "Blessed are the Iraqi elections. We greet all Iraqi people and urge them not to give up their rights, to vote for Iraq, elect Iraq and not to give up on Iraq"
"Deep in my heart, I feel that Iraqis deserve free elections," he went on, "This will be our first step towards joining the free world and being a democracy that Iraqis will be proud of."
Wikinews interviews Australian blind Paralympic skier Melissa Perrine
Vail, Colorado, United States — Yesterday, Wikinews sat down with Australian blind Paralympic skier Melissa Perrine who was participating in a national team training camp in Vail, Colorado.
((Wikinews)) This is Melissa Perrine. And are you like Jess Gallagher and just here training and not competing?
Melissa Perrine: I'm not competing right now.
((WN)) And you competed in 2010 in Vancouver?
MP: I did. Yeah.
((WN)) And who was your guide?
MP: Andy Bor.
((WN)) Why a male guide? He's got to have different skis, and he can't turn exactly the same way.
MP: I think that with me it was just that Andy was the fittest person that was with the team when I came along. He used to be an assistant coach with the team before I started with him.
((WN)) And you guys have a good relationship?
MP: Yeah!
((WN)) Like a husband and wife relationship without the sex?
MP: No, not at all. (laughs) Older brother maybe. Good relationship though. We get along really well.
((WN)) So have you ever lost communications on the course in an embarrassing moment?
MP: We ski courses without communications. (unintelligible)
((WN)) You're a B3 then?
MP: I'm a B2.
((WN)) So you can see even less than Jessica Gallagher.
MP: Yes.
((WN)) How do you ski down a course when you can't even see it?
MP: Andy!
((WN)) You just said you had no communications!
MP: Oh, I just have to be a lot closer to him.
((WN)) So if he's close enough you can overcome that issue?
MP: Yeah.
((WN)) Why are you doing skiing?
MP: Why? I enjoy it.
((WN)) You enjoy going fast?
MP: I love going fast. I like the challenge of it.
((WN)) Even though you can't see how fast you're going.
MP: Oh yes. It's really good. It's enjoyable. It's a challenge. I love the sport, I love the atmosphere.
((WN)) I've asked the standing skiers, who's the craziest Paralympic skiers? Is it the ones who are on the sit skis, the blind ones or the ones missing limbs?
MP: I probably think it's the sit skiers who are a bit nuts. I think we all think the other categories are a bit mental. I wouldn't jump on a sit ski and go down the course. Or put the blindfold on and do the same thing.
((WN)) B1 with the black goggles. Is your eye sight degenerative?
MP: No, I'm pretty stable.
((WN)) Not going to become a B1 any time soon?
MP: Oh God, I hope not. No, I'm pretty stable so I don't envision getting much blinder than I am now unless something goes wrong.
((WN)) And you're trying for Sochi?
MP: Definitely.
((WN)) And you think your chances are really good?
MP: I think I've got a decent chance. I just have to keep training like I have been.
((WN)) Win a medal this time?
MP: I'd like to. That's the intention. (laughs)
((WN)) Do you like the media attention you've gotten? Do you wish there was more for yourself and winter sports, or of women athletes in general?
MP: I think that promoting women in sport and the winter games is more important than promoting myself. I'm quite happy to stay in the background, but if I can do something to promote the sport, or promote women in the sport, especially because we've got such a small amount of women competing in skiing, especially in blind skiing. I think that's more important overall.
((WN)) Most skiers are men?
MP: There's more men competing in skiing, far more. The standards are a bit higher with the males than with the females.
((WN)) The classification system for everyone else is functional ability, and you guys are a medical classification. Do you think you get a fair shake in terms of classification? Are you happy with the classification?
MP: I think I'm happy with it, the way it's set out. With vision impairment I'm a B2, against other B2s. It may be the same category, but we have different disabilities, so there's not much more they can do. I think it's as fair as they possibly can.
((WN)) You like the point system? You're okay with it? Competing against B1s and B3s even though you're a B2?
MP: The factors even all that out. The way they've got it at the moment, I don't have any issues with them, the blind categories.
((WN)) What was it that got you skiing in the first place?
MP: An accident, basically. Complete by chance. A friend of mine in the Department of Recreation used to run skiing camps in the South West Sydney region, and she had a spare spot at one of the camps. Knew that I was vision impaired, and: "Do you want to come along?" "Yeah, why, not, give it a go." This was back when I was about twelve, thirteen. I went, and I loved it. Went back again, and again, and again. And for the first five or six years I just skied for like a week a season sort of thing, like, you're on a camp. Fell in love with the sport; my skiing and the mountain atmosphere, I love it, and then, when I finished my HSC, I decided to take myself off to Canada, and skiing Kimberley, the disabled race program that was run by the ex-Australian who coaches Steve Boba, and I'd heard about it through Disabled Winter Sports Australia. And I thought I'd spend some time in Canada, which is for skiing, and had a year off between school and uni, so… first time I ran through a race course actually. It was pretty awesome. So I went back again the next year, and Steve [Boba] recommended me to Steve [Graham], and he watched me skiing in September in the South Island, and invited me on a camp with the Australian team, and I trained for Vancouver, and I qualified, and I said "sure, why not?" And here I am!
((WN)) So you liked Vancouver?
MP: It was just an amazing experience. I came into Vancouver… I had quite a bad accident on a downhill course in Sestriere about seven weeks out from the games, and I fractured my pelvis. So, I was coming into Vancouver with an injury and I had only just recovered and was in quite a lot of pain. So it was an amazing experience and I was quite glad I did it, but wish for a different outcome.
((WN)) So you are more optimistic about Sochi then?
((WN)) One of the things about skiing is that it's really expensive to do. How do you afford to ski given how expensive it is? And the fact that you need a guide who's got his own expenses.
MP: I'm lucky enough to rank quite high in the world at the moment, so due to my ranking I'm awarded a certain amount of funding from the Australian Sports Commission, which covers my equipment and expenses, and the team picks up training costs and travel costs. All I've got to pay for is food and my own equipment, which is good, so I've managed to do it a budget.
((WN)) What do you do outside of skiing, because you look kind of young? And you being not like, 30 or 40?
MP: I'm 24. I'm a student still.
((WN)) Which university?
MP: University of Western Sydney. It's my third university degree. I've completed two others prior to this one that I'm doing now.
((WN)) Which degree? That you're currently pursuing.
MP: Currently, physiotherapy.
((WN)) Because of your experience with sport?
MP: Not really, except that my experience with sport certainly helped my interest and kind of fueled a direction to take in the physiotherapy field when I'm finished my degree, but more the medical side of injury, rehabilitation that got me interested in physiotherapy to begin with, burns rehabilitation and things like that.
((WN)) You view yourself a full-time student as opposed to a full-time professional skier.
MP: Not really. I'm a student when uni's on and when uni's finished I'm a skier. The way that the term structure is in Australia it gives me all this time to ski. The uni starts at the end of February and goes to the beginning of June, and then we've got a six or seven week break until beginning or mid-August, and uni starts again then, and we go up to mid way through November, and then we've got a break again. Skiing fits in very nicely to that.
((WN)) What's the route for qualification to Sochi for you.
MP: Just maintaining my points. At the moment I've qualified. I just need to maintain my points, keep my points under, and then I qualify for the Australian team.
((WN)) So there's a chance they could say no?
MP: If I'm skiing really badly. An injury.
((WN)) Or if you're like those Australian swimmers who had the guns…
MP: I've no sign of picking up a gun any time soon. Giving a blind girl a gun is not a good idea. (laughs)
((WN)) It just seemed to us that Sochi was so far away on out hand, and yet seemed to be in everybody's mind. It's on their program. Sixteen months away?
MP: Yes, something like that. Sixteen. I think it's been on our mind ever since Vancouver was over and done with. Next season, that was that, it was like: "what are our goals for the next four years?" And it was, "What are our goals for the next three years and two years?" And subsequently, next season, it's Sochi. What we need to work on, what we need to accomplish for then, to be as ready as possible.
((WN)) What is your favourite event of all the skiing ones? You like the downhill because it's fast? Or you like Giant Slalom because it's technically challenging? Or…
MP: I prefer the speed events. The downhill; frightens me but I do love the adrenalin. I'm always keen to do a downhill. But I think Super G might just be my favourite.
((WN)) Do you do any other adrenalin junkie type stuff? Do you go bungee jumping? Jumping out of airplanes? Snowboarding?
MP: I don't snowboard, no. I have jumped out of a plane. I thought that was fun but downhill has got more adrenalin than jumping out of a plane, I found. I do mixed martial arts and judo. That's my other passion.
((WN)) Have you thought of qualifying for the Summer [Para]lympics in judo?
MP: As far as I know, Australia doesn't have a judo program for the Paralympics. But, if I ever get good enough, then sure.
((WN)) They sent one.
MP: They've sent one, and he's amazing. He beats up blind guys, able bodieds, quite constantly. I've seen video of him fight, and he's very very good. If I ever reach that level, then sure, it's something I'd look into it.
((WN)) Does judo help with your skiing?
MP: Yes, it increases my agility and balance, and strength, for sure.
((WN)) I want to let you get back to changing. Thank you very much.
Cleveland, Ohio clinic performs US's first face transplant
A team of eight transplant surgeons in Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, USA, led by reconstructive surgeon Dr. Maria Siemionow, age 58, have successfully performed the first almost total face transplant in the US, and the fourth globally, on a woman so horribly disfigured due to trauma, that cost her an eye. Two weeks ago Dr. Siemionow, in a 23-hour marathon surgery, replaced 80 percent of her face, by transplanting or grafting bone, nerve, blood vessels, muscles and skin harvested from a female donor's cadaver.
The Clinic surgeons, in Wednesday's news conference, described the details of the transplant but upon request, the team did not publish her name, age and cause of injury nor the donor's identity. The patient's family desired the reason for her transplant to remain confidential. The Los Angeles Times reported that the patient "had no upper jaw, nose, cheeks or lower eyelids and was unable to eat, talk, smile, smell or breathe on her own." The clinic's dermatology and plastic surgery chair, Francis Papay, described the nine hours phase of the procedure: "We transferred the skin, all the facial muscles in the upper face and mid-face, the upper lip, all of the nose, most of the sinuses around the nose, the upper jaw including the teeth, the facial nerve." Thereafter, another team spent three hours sewing the woman's blood vessels to that of the donor's face to restore blood circulation, making the graft a success.
The New York Times reported that "three partial face transplants have been performed since 2005, two in France and one in China, all using facial tissue from a dead donor with permission from their families." "Only the forehead, upper eyelids, lower lip, lower teeth and jaw are hers, the rest of her face comes from a cadaver; she could not eat on her own or breathe without a hole in her windpipe. About 77 square inches of tissue were transplanted from the donor," it further described the details of the medical marvel. The patient, however, must take lifetime immunosuppressive drugs, also called antirejection drugs, which do not guarantee success. The transplant team said that in case of failure, it would replace the part with a skin graft taken from her own body.
Dr. Bohdan Pomahac, a Brigham and Women's Hospital surgeon praised the recent medical development. "There are patients who can benefit tremendously from this. It's great that it happened," he said.
Leading bioethicist Arthur Caplan of the University of Pennsylvania withheld judgment on the Cleveland transplant amid grave concerns on the post-operation results. "The biggest ethical problem is dealing with failure — if your face rejects. It would be a living hell. If your face is falling off and you can't eat and you can't breathe and you're suffering in a terrible manner that can't be reversed, you need to put on the table assistance in dying. There are patients who can benefit tremendously from this. It's great that it happened," he said.
Dr Alex Clarke, of the Royal Free Hospital had praised the Clinic for its contribution to medicine. "It is a real step forward for people who have severe disfigurement and this operation has been done by a team who have really prepared and worked towards this for a number of years. These transplants have proven that the technical difficulties can be overcome and psychologically the patients are doing well. They have all have reacted positively and have begun to do things they were not able to before. All the things people thought were barriers to this kind of operations have been overcome," she said.
The first partial face transplant surgery on a living human was performed on Isabelle Dinoire on November 27 2005, when she was 38, by Professor Bernard Devauchelle, assisted by Professor Jean-Michel Dubernard in Amiens, France. Her Labrador dog mauled her in May 2005. A triangle of face tissue including the nose and mouth was taken from a brain-dead female donor and grafted onto the patient. Scientists elsewhere have performed scalp and ear transplants. However, the claim is the first for a mouth and nose transplant. Experts say the mouth and nose are the most difficult parts of the face to transplant.
In 2004, the same Cleveland Clinic, became the first institution to approve this surgery and test it on cadavers. In October 2006, surgeon Peter Butler at London's Royal Free Hospital in the UK was given permission by the NHS ethics board to carry out a full face transplant. His team will select four adult patients (children cannot be selected due to concerns over consent), with operations being carried out at six month intervals. In March 2008, the treatment of 30-year-old neurofibromatosis victim Pascal Coler of France ended after having received what his doctors call the worlds first successful full face transplant.
Ethical concerns, psychological impact, problems relating to immunosuppression and consequences of technical failure have prevented teams from performing face transplant operations in the past, even though it has been technically possible to carry out such procedures for years.
Mr Iain Hutchison, of Barts and the London Hospital, warned of several problems with face transplants, such as blood vessels in the donated tissue clotting and immunosuppressants failing or increasing the patient's risk of cancer. He also pointed out ethical issues with the fact that the procedure requires a "beating heart donor". The transplant is carried out while the donor is brain dead, but still alive by use of a ventilator.
According to Stephen Wigmore, chair of British Transplantation Society's ethics committee, it is unknown to what extent facial expressions will function in the long term. He said that it is not certain whether a patient could be left worse off in the case of a face transplant failing.
Mr Michael Earley, a member of the Royal College of Surgeon's facial transplantation working party, commented that if successful, the transplant would be "a major breakthrough in facial reconstruction" and "a major step forward for the facially disfigured."
In Wednesday's conference, Siemionow said "we know that there are so many patients there in their homes where they are hiding from society because they are afraid to walk to the grocery stores, they are afraid to go the the street." "Our patient was called names and was humiliated. We very much hope that for this very special group of patients there is a hope that someday they will be able to go comfortably from their houses and enjoy the things we take for granted," she added.
In response to the medical breakthrough, a British medical group led by Royal Free Hospital's lead surgeon Dr Peter Butler, said they will finish the world's first full face transplant within a year. "We hope to make an announcement about a full-face operation in the next 12 months. This latest operation shows how facial transplantation can help a particular group of the most severely facially injured people. These are people who would otherwise live a terrible twilight life, shut away from public gaze," he said.
Scientology protest group celebrates founder's birthday worldwide
Correction — March 19, 2008 The next protest is scheduled for April 12, 2008. The article below states April 18 which is incorrect.
The Internet group Anonymous today held further protests critical of the Church of Scientology.
The global protests started in Australia where several hundred protesters gathered at different locations for peaceful protests.
In a global speech, the Internet protest movement said Scientology "betrayed the trust of its members, [had] taken their money, their rights, and at times their very lives." The protesters welcomed the public interest their protests have led to, and claimed they witnessed "an unprecedented flood of Scientologists [joining] us across the world to testify about these abuses." The group said it would continue with monthly actions.
In a press statement from its European headquarters, Scientology accused the anonymous protesters of "hate speech and hate crimes", alleging that security measures were necessary because of death threats and bomb threats. This also makes the Church want to "identify members" of the group it brands as "cyber-terrorists".
Wikinews had correspondents in a number of protest locations to report on the events.
Anonymous states that the next protest is scheduled to take place on April 18, which happens to be the birthday of Suri, the daughter of Tom and Katie Cruise.
1 Location reports
1.1 Adelaide, Australia
1.2 Atlanta, Georgia
1.3 Austin, Texas
1.4 Boston, Massachusetts
1.5 Brussels, Belgium
1.6 London, England
1.7 Manchester, England
1.8 New York, New York
1.9 Buffalo, New York
1.10 Seattle, Washington
1.11 Sydney, Australia
1.12 Portland, Oregon
Volkswagen CEO resigns after emissions scandal
Martin Winterkorn, Volkswagen AG's CEO, resigned yesterday after it was discovered the German motor vehicle company has been rigging emissions tests for their diesel vehicles.
The company has not announced who his successor will be, but plans to discuss the issue tomorrow. Winterkorn has said that he was "shocked" by the rigging of the emissions tests. "Above all, I am stunned that misconduct on such a scale was possible in the Volkswagen Group", Winterkorn said in a statement issued yesterday.
This resignation came after he issued an apology on Sunday about the emissions test rigging, which involved installing a program onto the company's diesel vehicles to manipulate test results. The program, referred to as a "defeat device", causes the vehicles to emit less nitrogen dioxide, a pollutant contributing to smog and possibly linked to asthma, during testing.
Volkswagen's share value has dropped by one third, The Toronto Star reported. The stock prices of France car manufacturers Citroen, Renault, and Peugeot have also dipped. The Associated Press states that this may be due to concerns other car manufacturers are also engaging in illegal acts.


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Incorporating your ventures
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Singapore Goods & Services Tax (GST)
This article describes the requirements and procedure for Goods and Services Tax (GST) registration in Singapore; it also provides information about the procedure for filing GST tax returns.
The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) mandates that certain companies must register for GST, while also allowing companies to register voluntarily. All GST-registered businesses are required to file GST returns with IRAS. This article provides a quick guide on:
Filing GST Returns
Prior to 1986, Singapore's corporate income tax rate and top marginal personal income tax rate both stood at 40%. Such high rates were deemed to be uncompetitive. In 1986, Singapore's government introduced GST in order to shift from direct to indirect taxes, in the hope that it would spur growth and improve the country's competitiveness.
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Key Points about GST
Also called value added tax (VAT) in other jurisdictions, GST is a tax on domestic consumption. The current GST rate in Singapore is 7%.
GST is charged to the end consumer. The business selling the goods or services is responsible for 1) charging and collecting the GST from its customers and 2) paying the tax to IRAS. In effect, the business works as a GST collections agent for IRAS.
GST is only charged by GST registered businesses. Only businesses that exceed S$1 million in annual taxable turnover are required to register. However, companies with revenues below this threshold can voluntarily register as well.
GST is also levied on imported goods. In the case of imports, GST is levied by Singapore Customs.
Certain business types are exempt from GST, including financial services, the sale and lease of residential properties, and the import and local supply of investment-oriented precious metals.
The export of goods and certain types of services provided to overseas clients are not charged GST.
A GST-registered company must file a GST return with IRAS on a monthly or quarterly basis.
The GST that a business collects from customers is called output tax. Conversely, GST paid on a business's purchases or paid to its suppliers is called its input tax.
A GST-registered business can claim credit for its GST input tax. Furthermore, input tax can offset output tax. Therefore, GST-registered businesses only pay GST on the amount of "value added" to its products or services which is calculated as the difference between its output and input tax.
GST Registration Requirements
Singapore companies that exceed a certain threshold for their GST-applicable revenue (referred to as taxable turnover) are required by law to register for GST. Other companies that don't exceed the revenue threshold are not required to register for GST but can still register voluntarily if it suits them. All GST-registered companies are required to charge GST and file GST returns. Once registered, a company must remain registered for at least 2 years.
Mandatory registration threshold
Companies are required to register and collect GST when:
The taxable turnover for the past 12 months exceeds S$1 million OR
The company expects to exceed S$1 million in taxable turnover in the next 12 months.
Companies are expected to monitor their taxable turnover at the end of every quarter to determine if they need to register for GST.
Companies that have exceeded S$1 million in taxable turnover during the last 12 months are required to register for GST within 30 days from the end of the last quarter when this event occurred.
Companies that expect to exceed S$1 million in taxable turnover during the next 12 months must register for GST within 30 days of such determination.
Voluntary registration
Companies with annual taxable turnover less than S$1 million are not required to register for GST; however, they can still register for GST voluntarily if they decide to do so.
As part of voluntary GST registration, the company's director(s) must complete two e-Learning courses namely Registering for GST and Overview of GST, except if any of the following conditions are true:
The company director has experience managing other existing GST registered businesses
The person who prepares the company's GST returns is an Accredited Tax Adviser (ATA) or Accredited Tax Practitioner (ATP)
The person who prepares the GST returns has completed the above e-Learning courses within the last two years.
Note that IRAS may impose additional conditions for GST registration and compliance. In addition, it can cancel the company's GST registration if the company fails to meet any of the conditions.
Exemption from registration
Certain companies that otherwise are subject to mandatory GST registration can apply with IRAS to receive a registration exemption if they satisfy the following criteria:
At least 90% of the company's total revenue is from supplies that are not subject to GST i.e. they are "Zero-rated" supplies; and
The net balance of GST collected for supplies vs GST paid for purchases is negative i.e. the company would have received a GST refund from IRAS as a GST registered business.
Note, similar to non-registered GST companies, exempt companies cannot claim the GST incurred on business purchases. Therefore, if a business expects to receive a credit for the GST it has paid then it must register for GST.
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GST Registration Procedure
GST registration is a simple 2-step process as follows:
Step 1: Submit an application for GST registration with IRAS. The company or a designated filing agent (usually the company's corporate service provider) can submit an online or paper application.
Online applications can be submitted through myTax Portal. Paper applications must be sent to the following address.
55 Newton Road, Revenue House, Singapore 307987
Note that companies are not allowed to charge GST until they have received approval from IRAS.
Step 2: Receive the notification of effective date of registration from IRAS. Once approved, the company will receive a confirmation letter from IRAS confirming that the company is registered for GST. The letter will include the following information:
The company's GST Registration Number
The company's effective date of GST registration
On the effective date of GST registration, the company must start charging and collecting GST.
Filing GST Tax Returns
GST registered businesses must file a GST F5 tax return to IRAS. The key facts to filing GST returns are as follows:
GST tax returns must be filed electronically through myTax Portal either on a monthly or quarterly basis.
If there are no GST transactions during an accounting period, the business must still file a nil return.
Companies must pay GST to IRAS within 1 month after filing an F5 return.
Companies must report both their input tax and output tax.
When filing an F5 return, a company must first calculate its net GST by taking the company's output GST minus its input GST.
Output tax is the GST that the company collected from its customers.
Input tax is the GST that the company paid on purchases from suppliers or on imported goods.
If the output tax is greater than the input tax (i.e. negative net GST) then the company must pay the net GST to IRAS. Conversely, if the input tax is greater than the output tax (i.e. positive net GST) then IRAS owes the company a refund.
For example, XYZ Pte Ltd. was charged S$2,000 in GST from suppliers and therefore has an input tax of S$2,000. XYZ Pte Ltd. collected S$1,000 in GST from selling its products to customers in Singapore and therefore has an output tax of S$1,000. In this case, XYZ Pte Ltd. would have a net GST of -S$1,000 and would receive a refund from IRAS. However, if the output tax was S$2,000 and input tax was S$1,000 XYZ Pte Ltd would have to pay a net GST of $1,000 to IRAS.
In general, IRAS will refund GST within 1-3 months of filing the F5 return. To receive a GST refund a company must first meet the following conditions:
The company has filed all of its GST returns in a timely manner.
The company must not be under an audit by IRAS.
The company must not have any outstanding taxes or other payments to pay to IRAS.
For late submissions, IRAS imposes a 5% late payment penalty. In addition, a demand note will be issued to make the outstanding payment. If the company fails to pay after 60 days from the date of the demand note, IRAS may add an additional 2% penalty each month. The 2% penalty is added for every completed month that the tax remains outstanding. The total additional penalty can total up to 50%, thus giving a total maximum penalty of 55% for late GST payments.
Note that IRAS is also vigilant about ensuring that consumers pay the GST tax when it is due. If they try to evade the tax, they can face fines and imprisonment.
▸ What are the requirements to register for GST?
The requirement to register for GST depends on the taxable turnover of the company. If the turnover is more than S$1 million in the last 12 months or it is expected to be above this threshold within the next 12 month then GST registration is required by law. If your annual turnover is below S$1 million, while it is not necessary, you may register voluntarily.
▸ When am I eligible to register?
You are required to register within 30 days after your company becomes liable for GST collection and payment.
▸ Can I choose the date when I want to register?
No, you must file your registration application within 30 days starting from the day when your company becomes subject to GST.
▸ Is there any penalty for late registration?
Businesses that fail to register for GST in time violate the law and will be subject to a 5% late payment penalty. If a company fails to make the payment after 60 days the first demand note is issued, another 2% penalty will be added on top for each month that the tax remains outstanding. The added penalty keeps growing up to 50%, so the maximum penalty is 55%.
▸ How is GST calculated in Singapore?
GST is a value added tax. Therefore, it is calculated the same way as any other value-added tax is calculated: GST rate is multiplied by the total pre-tax cost. The GST rate in Singapore is 7%.
▸ Is GST any different from VAT?
No, it is the same. GST is a form of Value Added Tax ie VAT.
▸ Do I need to include income from sale of capital assets when computing my business turnover for GST registration?
No, you should not include such income in the GSP computation.
▸ What are exempt and zero-rated supplies? Is there any difference between them?
In case of zero-rated supplies, the retail sale is not taxed and the company can claim for credits for the GST paid on inputs. Even if the supplies are zero-rated, it's still a rated GST. 0% rate is observed as a taxable rate. So if your business is GST-registered and you sell zero-rated stuff, the generated revenue will be included in the taxable revenue. When the supplies are exempt, they are not subject to GST, and the company that produces these supplies cannot claim a credit for the GST paid on inputs.
▸ What is the accounting period for GST filing returns? Can it be changed?
The accounting period depends on the end of financial year for the company. You can change it by writing to the Comptroller of GST.
▸ How can I cancel my registration?
You can apply for cancellation of your GST registration at myTax portal. Or you can seek the help of your Corporate Services partner who manages the compliance related tasks for your company. It usually takes from 1 up to 10 days to process the application. Typically, it's done within a day.
▸ If I have registered voluntarily but change my mind then how do I cancel?
If your annual turnover does not exceed S$1 million and you registered voluntarily, you may apply for cancellation. However, you must remain registered for at least two years before the cancellation can be effectuated.
▸ Are there any specific GST guidelines depending on the industry?
Yes, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore has GST industry-specific information on how GST affects certain types of businesses. You may review them here.
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Q: SQL Server 2012 SP1 transaction log getting full? One of my DBs is having a problem with the transaction log filling up. It's set to full recovery and is regularly being backup via maintenance plan. I have a full DB backup every weekend then daily differential backups during the weekday along with the transaction log backup every hour. I checked log truncation status and the current status is LOG_BACKUP. I can clear it out doing a on-demand backup but why isn't it being cleared out with the maintenance plan?
What am I missing?

A: You might need to back up your transaction logs more frequently than hourly if your database has a lot of transactions.  Every 15 minutes isn't uncommon.  I'd suggest editing the maintenance job to run log backups more frequently.
Also, does the .ldf have enough disk space?  If the physical file is prevented from growing, it'll run out of space even with truncation.

A: A few things impact whether or not SQL Server's transaction log will show as "full" or need to grow:

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*Long running transactions

*Frequency of log backups when in full or bulk logged recovery model

*The number and size of Virtual Log Files (vlfs) in the transaction log

Jes Schultz Borland has a free video where she describes how this all works in much greater detail, it sounds like it'd help you out: http://www.brentozar.com/archive/2012/09/how-sql-server-works-log-file-video/
When it's important to avoid data loss, running log backups every one minute isn't unusual. It's all about how much data it's OK to lose in the worst case scenario.

A: Yeah. Happens if you are never making a backup. Similar to the tank in your car getting empty if you never bother to do your job and fill it up.
Transaction logs should get deleted after a full or incremental backup - if you do not make backups then put the database model to Simple.
If you regularly do full backups then obviously someone did not know how to make them and forgot to put the deletion of the transaction log into the sequence. The maintenance plan has a setting for that.
THAT SAID: if you run something like replication that may block the log if you fall behind.

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Q: How to configure karma to use 'define' (with backbone.js) properly? I've installed karma. I've created a karma.conf.js file and pointed to my source files. In my source files is included a version of require.js.
Everything seems fine (it launches the node server, and Webstorm CLI connects to it properly) except it barfs when loading backbone style files that begin with define(... In my output I get
Uncaught ReferenceError: define is not defined
at http://localhost:9876/base/src/main/app/App.js?f2880b74f1e96a210ff36e8394daa946c9d11294:1

When I jump to code, the line indicated is just define( at the top of a backbone js file.
I've tried explicitly including require in my lib directory (which should have already been included from the wildcard)
Do I need some boilerplate somewhere to not muddle (possibly conflicting) require.js's? I tried ignoring require... but the result was the same.
 exclude: [
      '**/*.scss',
      '**/*.css',
      '**/Gruntfile.js',
        '**/docs/*.js',
        '**/main/resources/js/lib/crypto-js-3.1.2/*.js',
        '**/main/resources/js/lib/require-2.1.2.min.js' // same error when ignored
    ],

Only mildly related: I'm running karma from webstorm.

A: I believe you have to include 'requirejs' in your frameworks.  Make sure you include the requirejs string before others, ie:
    frameworks: ['requirejs','jasmine']


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AFC Mousehold choose to die with dignity
Published: 6:01 PM May 26, 2010 Updated: 10:57 PM October 10, 2020
One of the Evening News Norwich Sunday League's longest-serving clubs has decided to "die with dignity" after 21 years. AFC Mousehold have decided not to renew their membership for next season after conceding defeat in their battle to attract new players.
One of the Evening News Norwich Sunday League's longest-serving clubs has decided to "die with dignity" after 21 years.
AFC Mousehold have decided not to renew their membership for next season after conceding defeat in their battle to attract new players.
"We have found it so difficult to get players. We got some young players in at the start of the season but once we kept getting beaten they weren't so keen to stick around," said David Whitmore, who has managed the side for the last seven years .
"We have decided to call it a day now rather than pull out once the season has started. We decided to die with dignity."
The side formed by a group of schoolfriends including, Andy Bales, Simon Duffield and Tim Read, have been a regular fixture in the league's lower divisions. Twice beaten finalists in the Benevolent Cup, they were awarded the league's wooden spoon after losing a play-off final against Dancing Farmers last season.
Although Farmers have improved markedly this term, finishing third in Division 4a, Mousehold have had another season of struggle, finishing bottom of 4a.
This was despite a Colney coaching session with ex-Canary assistant manager Ian Butterworth before the start of the campaign. "We really enjoyed it. I felt sorry for him because he wasn't around much longer," said David. Despite an early victory over Sporting Longdale, the season became a familiar tale of defeats, many of them painfully heavy.
"It's all about the age of the players. When you are up against people 10 or more years younger it's difficult. Once an 18 or 19 year old goes past you there is not a lot you can do about it," said Dave. He added: "Our best games came at the end of the season when we played the top clubs. We played Sprowston Royal Oak who were second and we were 2-1 up with 20 minutes to go but lost 4-3. I believe we were the better team in that game."