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The recycling service for your office. Recycle and do good – for your employees, the environment and society.
Clever: At ABB HQ, recycling is super simple. All recyclable materials are now collected in the Mr. Green recycling stations.
Ecological: You recycle more. We collect the recyclable material that would normally end up in the trash, such as plastic bags and drink cartons.
Social: Recycling also creates social value. In our case, individuals with difficult histories or disabilities can take part in working life.
Recycle now and do some good
The recycling stations can be found in the kitchens on each floor of ABB Cityport, as well as in the Factory.
What we collect in Mr. Green recycling stations
With a collection rate of nearly 90%, Switzerland is practically the world champion when it comes to PET recycling. The PET bottle, made of petroleum or natural gas, is probably the most popular packaging for drinks. In Switzerland alone, more than 1.6 billion PET beverage bottles are consumed a year.
The good news is that PET is almost fully recyclable and does not lose its functional properties in the recycling process, which is why it can be processed into new beverage bottles. Recycling PET, rather than incinerating it, can reduce the impact on our climate by 75%.
When we hear «aluminium recycling» we usually think of cans, but we shouldn't forget about aluminum tubes, foils, trays or any other kind of packaging marked with the aluminum symbol.
Aluminium is almost entirely recyclable, which is why aluminum is a true resource and anything but trash. It maintains its quality throughout the entire recycling process and can be reused. And when aluminum is recycled rather than produced from virgin bauxite ore, up to 95% of the energy needed can be saved, along with 9 kg of CO2 per kilogram of aluminum created.
Nespresso capsules can be recycled, too: the aluminum is melted down and the coffee grinds are turned into compost.
MIXED PLASTICS
While most single-use plastic packaging unfortunately ends up in the trash, a lot of it can be recycled nowadays. Mr. Green stations collect all food packaging made of plastic: convenience and take-out/take-away containers, molded trays and fruit trays; different kinds of plastic bottles, including white milk bottles; foil from carrier bags, shrink wrap and grocery bags; and empty Tetra Pak containers and drink cartons from milk, juice, iced tea and so on.
Around 20% of plastic packaging is made from different plastics. For that reason, it makes sense to separate the plastics by removing, for example, the lid or the plastic cover from a plastic tray. This will help the sorting machine easily distinguish each kind of plastic. Most of the plastic waste collected (about 70%) can be recycled and fed back into the raw materials cycle. The rest is utilized as fuel in a local cement plant. Our partner company, InnoRecycling in Eschlikon, generates about 16,000 tons of recycled plastic granules every year. Compared with plastic waste incineration at a plant, up to 3 kg of CO2 can be saved per kilogram. As one kilogram of granules made from recycled plastic can replace one kilogram of primary plastic granules, this seems like a very balanced plan!
DRINK CARTONS
Also empty Tetra Pak containers and drink cartons from milk, juice, iced tea and so on can be recycled nowadays. Beverage cartons consist of 75% cellulose (the renewable raw material wood), which is in great demand in the cartonboard industry as a secondary raw material.
We are committed to the collection of all kinds of plastic bottles. Whether it was a pomade tube, coffee cream, milk or whatever was inside. We pass the sorted bottles on to the company Inno Recycling in Thurgau. There they are processed into granulate and can be used again in the manufacturing industry, for example as water pipes.
Sustainability at ABB
Sustainability is part of ABB corporate strategy and ABB culture. For example, ABB HQ and ABB Switzerland will be powered by 100% renewable hydropower electricity from January 2020 onwards. Another example is ABB's 2013–2020 target to reduce the share of non-recyclable waste by 25% globally. Every ABB site can contribute, including HQ.
This is why ABB HQ had Mr. Green conduct a waste analysis to find out what kind of trash was being created. One finding was that paper towels from the bathrooms and napkins made up nearly one-quarter of all waste, resulting in the installation of new kinds of dispensers. Another was that a lot of packaging that could be recycled ended up in the trash. With Mr. Green recycling stations, these materials can now be separated, collected and sent for recycling.
This is good news for the environment. Recycling saves energy and leads to lower CO2 emissions compared with waste incineration and the manufacturing of new materials. And these precious raw materials can live on in the form of new products.
ABB HQ is breaking new ground in terms of recycling. Starting on November 4th, each floor will have its own recycling station for nearly all kinds of packaging. Mr. Green will then sort what has been collected and have it recycled. In this way, ABB HQ employees will be playing a direct role in helping to conserve resources.
Paper/cardboard
As before, paper and cardboard can be recycled next to the printers in each wing of the building. By the way: Post-it notes also belong in the paper recycling.
Full water power ahead
Starting in January 2020, ABB Headquarters and all of ABB Switzerland will be sourcing 100% sustainable, green electricity from hydropower.
New paper towel dispensers will be installed. They make it easier to take only one paper towel at a time and reduce unnecessary waste.
Trash cans at desks – sharing is caring
Less trash hopefully means fewer trash cans, which is why neighboring desks will now share a trash can.
Batteries and electronic scrap
There are different battery recycling containers on each floor. Electronic scrap waste can be dropped off at the IS Helpdesk on the 1st floor.
Be a hero and recycle at home too
Our Mr. Green heroes in action
Together, we can save the world… piece by piece ;-)


Ear pinning surgery or otoplasty is an outpatient procedure where the ear cartilage is shaped to pin the ears closer to the side of the head. This can be done using sutures/stitches or cutting and shaping the cartilage. The surgery can be done as early as 5-6 years of age and anytime during adult life. The ears will be sore after ear surgery but with minimal medication, this pain is easily controlled. A wrap dressing is placed around the ears for the first night and typically removed he following day. I have my patients wear an elastic headband around the ears for the first 2 weeks after otoplasty, day and night. Then they wear the headband over the ears for 2 weeks just at night.
The ears may look over-corrected initially from the dressing and sutures but they will eventually settle down over time.
Dr. Funk is a board certified facial plastic surgeon in Houston, TX who performs otoplasty or ear pinning surgery.
Most of my rhinoplasty patients will tell me that they have never liked their nose since their early teen years. Your dislike of your nose may wax and wane over time, but ultimately your nose will be an aspect of your face you will never be happy with. Cosmetic nose surgery, aka a nose job, is a personal decision and one that should not be made rashly. A good nose job can really enhance the other features of your face like your eyes, cheeks, hair, and lips. These are the aspects of your face you want people to notice. You do not want them distracted by your nose. You also have know what you want regarding changes to your nose. Examine your nose closely so you can inform your surgeon of your exact concerns and desires.
As long as your health is stable, age is typically not an issue. I have performed rhinoplasty on patients ranging in age from 14-75 years old.
Dr. Funk is a rhinoplasty specialist and has been named a top rhinoplasty surgeon in Houston, TX by Realself.
Patients interested in a nose job or rhinoplasty will frequently as if this nose surgery is permanent. Unlike a facelift, breast augmentation, or eyelid surgery, rhinoplasty (when done correctly) is permanent. Once everything has healed after your nose surgery, the tip will not droop as you age and the nose should not grow or change (as long as there was not any trauma). This is unlike a facelift or breast augmentation which frequently need to be repeated every 10-15 years.
With rhinoplasty, there is significant scarring under the skin and if proper nasal tip support is addressed with grafts and sutures, then the tip should stay in place and not droop over time as may occur with the face, eyelids, and breasts due to loss of elasticity and gravity.
Dr. Funk is a rhinoplasty specialist in Houston, Texas.
Filler for under eyes treatment is becoming more common for those patients who are not quite ready for lower eyelid surgery and prefer to have an interim treatment with less downtime and shorter recovery. Injectable fillers for the face are commonly performed in the smile lines, marionette lines, and cheeks.
Filler injection under the eyes is another story. This is an area with very thin skin and a high margin for error if not performed correctly. Patients may have "bags" under the eyes and under these bags is a depressed area shadowed region. I like to think of this as a hill and a valley. The goal with filler injection under the eye is to fill the "valley" up to the level of the "hill" which improves the appearance of the bags and the hollowed appearance.
This needs to be done by an experienced injector as injection too superficial can lead to a bluish hue of the filler being seen through the skin. Injection must be done slowly and carefully avoiding blood vessels so as not to cause any visual impairment. With care and precision, the result can be quite aesthetically pleasing with almost no bruising, minimal swelling, and allowing patients to return to normal activity within 1-2 days.
Dr. Funk is a board certified facial plastic surgeon who specializes in filler injection in Houston, TX.


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Formula E Partners With Voestalpine For European Races
Formula E has announced a new partnership with voestalpine – global leading technology and capital goods group – for select events next season in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship, titled the voestalpine European races.
Starting from season five, voestalpine will put its name to the European leg of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship – where the fully-electric next generation of Formula E cars make their way across the continent competing in iconic city-centre locations.
As a platform to test and develop road-relevant technologies and speed-up the mass adoption of electric vehicles on a global scale, Formula E will work closely with voestalpine to make further advancements in the field of e-mobility and assist with technology transfer.
Alejandro Agag, Founder & CEO of Formula E, said: "Formula E is the most relevant platform to trial and test the latest technological innovations in the automotive sector and partnering with leading companies such as voestalpine allows the series to further develop in the field of e-mobility. Both brands have a shared strategic focus tailored towards dynamism, speed and creativity. I look forward to working closely with voestalpine for the European races in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship from next season and continuing to set future mobility trends."
Wolfgang Eder, CEO of voestalpine AG, said: "Accounting for around a third of our Group revenue, for years the automotive industry has been a key driver of innovation and growth at voestalpine. With our comprehensive automotive expertise, we see huge potential to grow faster than in the traditional segments, especially in the electromobility sector. Both Formula E and voestalpine are international pioneers when it comes to literally putting tomorrow's technologies on today's roads, and making them ready for series production. The aim of our partnership with Formula E is to jointly develop electromobility further, as well as to encourage technology transfer between automotive suppliers, manufacturers, and customers."
May 10, 2018 Blagojce Krivevski
Volvo unveils second electric truck model in three weeks: Volvo FE ElectricUPS To Deploy New, State-Of-The-Art Electric Vehicles In London And Paris
Mitch Evans earns first Formula E victory for Panasonic Jaguar Racing
Now official: Porsche's entry into Formula E
May 10, 2018 Electric Car Newsformula e, voestalpine

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Spring Moon
(Ax's Playlist)
GOLDEN ABALONE : Diamonds And Rust
Joan Baez. (Diamonds and Rust, album April 75)
The lives we touch, the people we hurt, and never feel a thing
ASHDOWN: One Rainy Wish
"gold and rose was the colour of a dream I had,
not too long ago..." Jimi Hendrix, Axis Bold As Love
& Time For Heroes (Up The Bracket, October 2002, The Libertines)
Yeah, wombles can bleed, and I cherish you my love
WINTER WIND: Going Underground. The Jam (single, March 1980; album release on Dig The New Breed, 1982) Some people might get some pleasure out of hate, me I've enough already on my plate...
& Wish You Were Here, Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here, album 1975)
did you exchange a walk on part in a war for a lead role in a cage?
and how to get back from there,
RIVERS AND LAKES: How To Disappear Completely Radiohead, (Kid A 1999)
I'm not here, this is not happening... It's a soothing thought.
(By the way, did you ever notice how much "Aoxomoxoa and the Heads" owe to this most strangely mega-successful bunch of weirdos? They'd never admit it.)
& Cousin Caterpillar (The Incredible String Band, Wee Tam And The Big Huge, 1968), for our Norman
SPRING MOON: Weak Become Heroes, The Streets (Original Pirate Material, November 2002) A retrospective, Insanitude days, an accidental chivalry of butterflies, and a glimpse of the future for our own, INDESTRUCTIBLE crazy diamond:
Suddenly I See, KT Tunstall, Eye To The Telescope
THE SHIELD RING: for the longfrocks, Shipbuilding, Costello
& for the Landsturm, The Partisan, Leonard Cohen
the few who are still standing, most of us known to each other...
Muss es sein?
SHU: Chimes Of Freedom,
Bob Dylan. (Another Side Of Bob Dylan 1964)
for the warriors whose strength is not to fight,
for the refugees on the unarmed road of flight
for every underdog soldier in the night-
For DK
NOT TO TOUCH THE EARTH, NOT TO SEE THE SKY:
Going Back: Dusty Springfield, words and music by Gerry Goffin and Carole King
one night you meet the centre of your life, where everything turns
do it, and go under
JOY: Waterloo Sunset
The Kinks, 1967 (album release on Something Else By The Kinks)
Dirty old river, could take you anywhere... Should be "Clapham Junction" really,
and the river tells our story, and the stones will remember


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Marvin Newman Book Signing at AIPAD
The Photography Show presented by AIPAD, Pier 94
3:00 p.m. at photo-eye Bookstore, Booth 97: Marvin E. Newman book signing
Marvin E. Newman (b.1927) was born and raised in the Bronx and attended Brooklyn College where he studied sculpture and photography with Walter Rosenblum. In 1948, Newman briefly joined the Photo League where he took classes with John Ebstel. He moved to Chicago in 1949 to study at the Institute of Design with Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskind. After obtaining his degree in 1952, Newman moved back to New York City. The following year, his work was included in the Museum of Modern Art's "Always the Young Stranger" (1953).
Newman has authored or coauthored eight books on the subject of photography. His work has appeared in many publications, including Sports Illustrated, Life, Look, Newsweek, and Smithsonian. In 1983, he served as the national president of the American Society of Magazine Photographers. He was the recipient of the Lucia Award for his achievements in sports photography in 2009. Notably, his work was included the celebrated exhibition Radical Camera: New York's Photo League 1936-1951, which was shown at the Jewish Museum in New York, the Columbus Museum of Art in Ohio, the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, and the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach between 2012 and 2013.


Defending products liability cases involves defending the design, manufacturing process and reputation of our clients. The implications of such a lawsuit are often much bigger than the single injury that caused the suit to be filed. There might be millions of identical products out in the hands of consumers. There might be millions of dollars invested in marketing that could all be undone with the negative publicity of losing a products liability action. Our lawyers have handled almost every type of products liability case imaginable, from heavy machinery to consumer products to electrical components to pharmaceuticals to rocks. . . and everything in between.
We represent a major manufacturer of office products. I few years ago a flurry of lawsuits were filed arising out of injuries that allegedly occurred when the gas cylinders that controlled the height adjustment on one of their most popular office chairs failed. A few people that worked for the same organization claimed serious injuries when the chairs suddenly collapsed underneath them. The mechanism of the injuries didn't seem consistent with the known problem. We took the biggest of the cases to trial in the City of St. Louis and convinced the jury that the plaintiff's injury could not have happened the way he described. The defendant's verdict that we got for the client made the other cases go away.


Yesterday's fieldwork observation dominated by snowshoe hare tracks in the fresh snowfall. This is a trail we have been working on over the past few weeks, and there are always hare tracks, but yesterday they seemed especially exuberant. Slow hopping, zooming, abrupt changes of direction. Tracks everywhere.
I turn again and again to the Peterson Field Guide to Animal Tracks written and illustrated by the great 20th century American mammalogist Olaus J. Murie. That's his drawing of a snowshoe hare above, with my sketch of the track pattern below. I can lose myself in Murie's wonderful pen and ink sketches and brief stories of animal behavior. It's a book for sitting with, turning page after page.
The term "mad as a March hare" goes back to at least the 1500s, and refers to the jumping, chasing, and boxing of European hares in springtime when breeding season comes upon them. I don't know if that's what the snowshoe hares are up to, but they are getting out and running around more. And who wouldn't be, with the strengthening sun?
I love your observations. Are you working for the USFS?
I am, but prefer to not say much about my employer on this blog. I feel fortunate that the job allows me to spend a lot of time outside.
By the way, your paintings are terrific!


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so good.. magazine > Pastry Blog & News > Pastry Chef Articles > Paul Kennedy: 'I firmly believe that people will always want to eat cake'
Paul Kennedy: 'I firmly believe that people will always want to eat cake'
Alberto Ruiz
Every year around 2,800 students pass through his hands, most of them with little experience but a huge passion for pastry. Paul Kennedy's daily challenge is for example 'to develop a course on how to create and understand puff pastry. I need to be able to teach it to people who have never made puff pastry before in two days, as well as explain the concept of Mille Feuille and other basic pastry processes', he explains.
But before his current responsibility at Savour Chocolate & Patisserie School (Melbourne) under the command of Kirsten Tibballs, pastry chef Kennedy already treasured a vast professional career since he began in the trade in 1982. All this experience allows him to observe both current trends and the future of patisserie in a sensible and practical way, 'when I develop recipes or concepts, I now have to start with two simple questions: could the average person create this, and can it be made within the time constraints?'. This poses no obstacle when it comes to moving on, 'I try to push myself to use different flavours and ingredients. It doesn't always work, but that is the addictive part of this industry. I want to keep pushing the boundaries', the chef concludes.
In addition to an interesting interview, Paul Kennedy shares with us three delicious creations exclusively on these pages that are sure to work.
When, how and why did you decide to go into the world of pastry?
I started my apprenticeship in July of 1982. It seems like yesterday some days, and other days, I think it was a century ago. Actually, it was a century ago… I fell into the industry by chance really. I was working in a bakery as a 16-year-old, just washing dishes, with no intention of a career in the food industry. I didn't get the results I needed in school so my boss at the bakery gave me the opportunity to start an apprenticeship while I was waiting to resit my exams the following year. I never went back. I loved the people more than the job at the time.
'I try to push myself to use different flavours and ingredients. It doesn't always work, but that is the addictive part of this industry. I want to keep pushing the boundaries'
What are you working on currently?
I am trying to develop a course on how to create and understand puff pastry. I need to be able to teach it to people who have never made puff pastry before in two days, as well as explain the concept of Mille Feuille and other basic pastry processes. As puff pastry is a difficult concept to grasp, being able to explain it in a concise, easy and applicable way can be difficult. Completing this is a challenge as I also need to continually update and recreate products for more than 20 other classes.
What do you find most fascinating about your job?
I'm in a very privileged position at Savour. I see an average of 2,800 students per year and they come to the school with little or no experience. Of course, we have professionals, but mostly it's people (let's call them foodies) that have a love for food. They come for many reasons such as a career change, to learn new techniques or just to have a fun day out. People come from all walks of life. I deal in the happiness industry. It's true that chefs generally don't get to experience that as we are usually back of house, so it's a very rewarding part of my job.
What is the most important thing for anyone starting in this profession?
The most important thing for me is to never lose your hunger for knowledge and the ability to change, whether that is a mindset or a product. You always need to keep moving forward. I am amazed by the skill level of pastry chefs all over the world. I see pastry every day, beautiful creations that inspire me to be better.
I deal in the happiness industry. It's true that chefs generally don't get to experience that as we are usually back of house, so it's a very rewarding part of my job.
Courses, seminars, congresses, schools, a crowd of consultants around the world… Is there a 'bubble' in the education in pastry?
The industry has changed dramatically in the last ten years. From social media to pastry schools and online classes, every possible subject is catered for. The ability to acquire knowledge or get a 'hands-on' experience is vast and varied. This is an amazing time and things can only get better. Obviously, I would like the education aspect to continue as I work in this part of the industry. The school industry is my bread and butter; however, it is for the privileged few. How does a young aspiring pastry chef in Nigeria find out how to create the perfect Mille Feuille? Online classes are the future for a mass audience, whether they are financially viable due to the fickle nature of the subscription process is a larger challenge.
What is pastry's future like? What are the upcoming trends?
I firmly believe that people will always want to eat cake. It has been that way since 1789. However, the industry has a lot of challenges ahead. People want desserts with less sugar, but they also want croissants that are high in fat. Veganism is gaining momentum all over the world and perhaps our industry is a little slow to get on board (there are however exceptions to this). The challenge will be to replace the protein. My biggest concern moving forward is sustainability. How do I reduce my dependency on single-use plastics i.e. food wrap, gloves, piping bags, packaging received and the packaging of the products that we sell?
I'm in a very privileged position at Savour. I see an average of 2,800 students per year and they come to the school with little or no experience.
How would you define your creations?
When I develop recipes or concepts, I now have to start with two simple questions: could the average person create this, and can it be made within the time constraints? Obviously, taste is the most important factor, however, to play with a concept or flavour combination, to challenge someone's perception of what they are about to eat, is equally satisfying. I try to push myself to use different flavours and ingredients. It doesn't always work, but that is the addictive part of this industry. I want to keep pushing the boundaries.
Tell us a bit more about the creations you present in So Good magazine. What is the idea?
Every creation begins at a different point. 4 P's started from the Peas in a Pod garnish and I worked the entremet around that. As pistachio is one of my favourite flavours, it was fairly easy to come up with the components of the entremet and the other accompanying flavours.
Umami started in the same way: with a beautiful decoration and fascination for Japanese ingredients. White miso paste and chocolate are a great combination, and caramel and sweetcorn seemed like obvious choices.
The Sesame Lemongrass bar is a perfect combination of chocolate, almond and a kick of lemongrass, with a crunch provided on both sides of the ganache.
Discover these creations by Paul Kennedy in sogood #23
Sesame lemongrass
4 P's
Kirsten Tibballs Pastry Interviews Paul Kennedy so good #23
16 chocolate proposals for an artistic and fun Easter
Seven signature cakes that prove the sacher will not go out of style
The French pastry chefs design a spectacular Easter... April 4, 2012 | Fernando Toda
The 2016 season of L'Ecole Valrhona Brooklyn, at the cutting edge of curre... February 4, 2016 | sogoodmag


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President Cyril Ramaphosa told residents of Seshego not to fall for material incentives in exchange for their votes.
POLOKWANE - President Cyril Ramaphosa has told Seshego residents that the governing party has improved their lives, but not everyone was convinced by his claim.
Ramaphosa was on a one-day stopover in Polokwane on Tuesday to boost support for the African National Congress (ANC).
A spirited crowd gathered in Seshego where Ramaphosa told them not to fall for material incentives in exchange for their votes for other parties.
Ramaphosa also visited the home of local resident Mela Selepe who was overwhelmed by the attention.
"Right now look at the street, everyone is just looking at me. I'm a celebrity," said an excited Selepe.
She told Ramaphosa the community needed a clinic because of long queues at the nearest hospital. Selepe said she was still undecided about her vote.
Silas Mashilo (29), who looked on from a street corner, said his vote was a secret.
"You don't have to tell someone you're an ANC supporter. Even now maybe I'm an EFF (supporter), but I'm wearing an ANC T-shirt," he said.
A man wearing a Socialist Workers' Revolutionary Party T-shirt said he would vote ANC.


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Bringing Down The House
by Charles C.W. Cooke - Wednesday, December 19, 2018
"House Democrats will fight to pass bipartisan, common-sense solutions to prevent gun violence in communities across the country."
Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. Front-runner for speaker of the U.S. House
The 2018 midterm elections yielded such a colorful patchwork of outcomes that, as the results began to trickle in, both parties had something concrete to cheer. Early in the evening, it became clear that we were headed for a divided federal legislature, with Democrats taking control of the U.S. House of Representatives and Republicans maintaining—and, indeed, expanding—their majority in the U.S. Senate. As the night progressed, it became apparent that the results in the states would be mixed, too. Overall, the Democrats increased their strength at the gubernatorial level and in the statehouses. But they did so without winning high-profile contests in Ohio and Iowa (and likely Florida and Georgia, too), and without knocking out the GOP's governors in deep-blue states such as Vermont, Massachusetts and Maryland. On the day after the election, a popular question in the press was, "Does this count as a blue wave?" This inquiry prompted an array of different answers, but the fact that it was asked at all tells us something important: American politics is presently in flux.
How Second Amendment advocates feel about the results will, to some extent, depend upon where they live. Floridians such as myself are relieved that the polls were so wrong. More relaxed than they might otherwise have been are Georgians, Texans, Iowans and South Dakotans. Nevadans, New Mexicans and Californians, by contrast, are alarmed—and with good reason. Nov. 6 was a night of conflicting stories and incomplete narratives, and geography, as so often, was key. In consequence, those hoping to develop a solid impression of where the pressure points now lie need to look more closely at the map.
But—and this is a big but—they also need to remember that they are not islands, for, however salutary were the results in a given state, nobody is off the hook here. Nobody. Yes, Nov. 6 brought some encouraging news for gun owners. But it also provided their opponents with some powerful levers that, if pulled, will have consequences nationwide.
U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y. Expected to chair the House Judiciary Committee "We will certainly pursue sensible gun control legislation as one of our priorities."
The good news is that the Senate will be able to continue its work putting originalist judges on the federal benches—work that will now include filling the six vacancies on the infamous 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Together, President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have been remaking the judiciary at a record pace. And with an expanded—and more conservative—Senate majority, they will have at least another two years in which to do so without serious pushback. Should another vacancy arise on the U.S. Supreme Court, it is now all but guaranteed that it will be filled with a jurist who respects the Constitution as it is actually written, rather than as he or she would like it to be written. In addition, the lower courts, where much of the judiciary's crucial day-to-day work is done, are becoming more likely by the day to stay within their bounds. For Americans who hope to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is encroached no further—and who are forced by recalcitrant state governments to rely upon judges for the protection of their liberties—this is a welcome development, indeed.
The bad news for gun owners is that the other chamber, the House of Representatives, is now being run by figures who are openly hostile to the Second Amendment, and who can do a great deal of damage to it should they so wish. Nancy Pelosi has already made it clear that the new majority will make gun control "a priority" both on the floor and off it, and there is no reason whatsoever to doubt her. Before long, it seems, we will see the House attempt to introduce federal legislation regulating the private transfer of firearms—even when those transfers occur within a single state, or in no way implicate "commerce," or are made between family members; we will see an attempt to prohibit, confiscate or restrict beyond reason the most commonly owned rifles in the United States; and we will see a series of attempts to make firearms, ammunition and accessories considerably more expensive than they currently are. Because a pro-gun majority remains in the Senate, it seems unlikely that these measures will pass imminently. But, even if they do not, the media will pick up on the attempts and use the opportunity to demonize anyone who dissents. Like it or not, a political fight is coming.
Away from the spotlight, meanwhile, the House's various committees will do their level best to advance or enhance the gun control agenda. It is almost certain that u.s. Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., will be the new chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, which, traditionally, has jurisdiction over firearms legislation. Congressional records show that Nadler has voted in favor of every single anti-Second Amendment measure that has come up since he arrived in Congress in 1993, and that his views on the right to keep and bear arms are outside of the mainstream even within his own party. Nadler is against the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), preferring a federal five-day waiting period instead; he wants to entirely prohibit gun shows; he believes that firearm manufacturers should be liable if someone misuses their product; he opposes stricter due process protections for veterans who are at risk of having their right to bear arms undermined; and, most astonishingly of all, back in 2008 he opposed repealing Washington, D.C.'s extremely stringent regulations even after the Supreme Court declared them unconstitutional. Given Nadler's history, it seems reasonable to assume that any legislation that makes it out of the committee he will head up will be as draconian as it can feasibly be. Gun owners should be ready to reject it.
Nancy Pelosi has already made it clear that the new majority will make gun control "a priority" both on the floor and off it, and there is no reason whatsoever to doubt her.
Beyond the direct effects of the changes in House leadership, we can (and should) expect a total cessation of House oversight of the non-governmental institutions—in particular, financial institutions—upon which the gun control movement has increasingly come to rely. Thus will the stage be set for a replay of Operation Choke Point should an anti-gun president take office in 2021. Elections, as the author of policy liked to say, have consequences, and in the House of Representatives, those consequences look highly alarming. Were it not for the countervailing results in the Senate, the right to keep and bear arms would most assuredly be in immediate trouble.
And then there is California.
Strange as it is to say, the election of Gavin Newsom has guaranteed that California's state government is about to become even more hostile toward the Second Amendment than it currently is. Outgoing Gov. Jerry Brown is nobody's idea of a pro-gun politician, but in the coming years Californians who value their right to keep and bear arms may look back upon Brown's tenure as a relative Golden Age. Certainly, Brown signed far too many gun control bills during his last eight years. But even he had a limit. Among the measures that Brown vetoed were a bill that would have outlawed all semi-automatic rifles with detachable magazines; a bill that would have required gun owners to register effectively every single type of rifle as an "assault weapon"; a bill that would have permitted teachers, professors, employers and co-workers to petition for an individual's firearms to be taken away; and a bill that would have studied the idea of creating a "lifetime firearm prohibition" database into which Californians could voluntarily place themselves. These proposals, Brown said, would have done nothing to improve public safety.
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Brown was right, even if "does nothing to improve public safety" perfectly describes the vast majority of the bills he did sign. But that, unfortunately, is not going to matter for long, because for Newsom there exists no such line in the sand. If a gun control bill hits his desk, Newsom will sign it without reflection. Even before he became governor, Newsom was successfully leading the fight for drastic changes to the law. It is in part because of him that California requires background checks on ammunition purchases, and in part because of him that the state tried to confiscate all magazines that can hold more than 10 rounds (a move that was halted by a judge and remains on hold). Given that the California Legislature has, if anything, become more extreme in recent years, it seems likely that the measures that Brown nixed will make it into law before long—and, thereby, that they will affect at least one in 10 Americans. Moreover, given that Newsom clearly sees himself as the national leader of the #Resistance—and views California as an oasis of progressivism in a benighted, backwards nation—it seems likely that Newsom will end up using his position to agitate for similar laws to be imposed federally.
Newsom was not the only red flag that voters raised on election night. In neighboring Nevada, incoming Gov. Steve Sisolak has announced his intention to enforce the "universal" background check law the state's attorney general concluded in 2017 was both unimplementable and unenforceable. In New York, meanwhile, the Republican party lost control of the only veto point it maintained, the state Senate, and thereby left a newly re-elected Gov. Andrew Cuomo with a blank check to use as he sees fit. And in Wisconsin, which had seen something of a renaissance in the right to keep and bear arms since 2010, Gov. Scott Walker was replaced by Tony Evers, a former school superintendent who, among other things, has called for a state-run registry of gun owners.
The core lesson to be learned from these midterms should be acutely obvious to Second Amendment advocates, who, as a result of 30 years of focus and hard work, have managed to achieve that rarest of things—the restoration of a right once lost. The judiciary has played a part in that story, and, given the revival of originalism we are seeing on the federal bench, it has a significant role to play in the future. But the root of the change has been solidly democratic (with a small "d"). For decades now, gun owners have knocked on doors, shown up at the polls and engaged in good old-fashioned persuasion. By doing so, they have made it clear to their representatives that they expect them to follow the law—and that if they don't follow the law, they will be removed. If Nov. 6, 2018, showed us anything, it is that the stakes are as high as they ever were. When advocates of the right to keep and bear arms win races, they secure the future for themselves and their posterity. When they don't, those age-old risks rear their ugly heads once more.
How did the election go? How long have you got? And what are you going to do about it?
Charles C.W. Cooke is the editor of National Review Online.
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With 2 full-time employees, the credit union currently holds loans and leases worth $2.7 million. Its 1,379 members currently have $5.7 million in shares with the credit union.
Overall, Bankrate believes that, as of December 31, 2017, BAYER exhibited a below-average condition, earning 2 out of 5 stars for safety and soundness. Keep reading for a breakdown of how the credit union faired on the three important criteria Bankrate used to grade U.S. credit unions.
Capital acts as a buffer against losses and as protection for members during times of economic trouble for the credit union. It follows then that a credit union's level of capital is an essential measurement of its financial strength. When looking at safety and soundness, the more capital, the better.
BAYER received a score of 10 out of a possible 30 points on our test to measure the adequacy of a credit union's capital, lower than the national average of 15.65.
BAYER appears to be on less solid financial footing than its peers in this area, with a capitalization ratio of 10.00 percent in our test, lower than the average for all credit unions.
A credit union with a large number of these kinds of assets may eventually be forced to use capital to absorb losses, diminishing its cushion of equity. Many of those assets are also likely to be in non-accrual status and thus aren't earning interest for the credit union, resulting in reduced earnings and potentially more risk of a future failure.
BAYER scored 36 out of a possible 40 points on Bankrate's test of asset quality, less than the national average of 38.09.
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SEATTLE (polymers.in): According to Putin, he sees a high probability that an agreement to curb oil production will be reached at the November 30 meeting in Vienna.
- USD declines 0.2% to 1.0601/EUR.
- WTI crude oil rose 3.94% to settle at USD 47.49/bbl.
- Dated Brent for January surged 4.35% to USD 48.90/bbl.
- Oil prices are unlikely to climb back to the USD 100 level, and will have a limited rise from the current spot price to between USD 60 and 70/bbl over the next few years.
- Speculators are starting to believe the OPEC can reach a deal to cut output next week.
- OPEC is in a final week of talks to try to overcome differences about how to share output cuts and implement the supply deal first outlined in late September.
- Futures ended the session little changed after rising and falling about 2%.
- WTI for January delivery fell 21 cents or 0.4% to close at USD 48.03/bbl.
- Brent for January settlement rose 22 cents to USD 49.12/bbl.
- Timothy Massad is trying to push ahead before President elect Donal Trump takes office with controversial rules.
- The rule that the CFTC proposed in 2013 set limits in 28 commodities for derivatives traded on exchange.
- Methanol demand in China is expected to rise by an average 8.8% per year to almost 80 million MT in 2020 from 52 million MT in 2015.
- PX demand is expected to grow by around 6.6% per year to 28.5 million MT in 2020.
- European naphtha-based spot cracker margins have reduced by a third week on week.
- Spot naphtha-based margins fell by about 32% on the back of the lower dollar-based spot prices.
- Contract naphtha-based cracker margins fell by 13% purely on the back of the feedstock gains.
- Countries that have more mobile phones than toilets will only be able to cash-in on their potential demographic dividend of youthful populations if basic needs are met.
- Close to one in five people living in megacities, cities, and towns across the world do not have access to a safe, basic toilet.
- Hanoi plans to invest USD 1.2 billion in a two-phase project, which involves construction of PP plants and LPG warehouse at Vietnam.
- The first phase involves construction of a 300,000 ton/year PP plant, at an investment of USD 336 million and a USD 133 million underground warehouse for LPG.


OMG! This had me laughing so hard! Good one MTV!
I really get the feeling that if Gary had the chance he would totally go back to Amber. I don't know if it's the way they edit or I'm just imagining things. I'm sure Amber isn't the only thing him and his wife (they did get married, right?) talk about, hopefully. But I just feel like he looks so nostalgic every time he talks about Amber. Or maybe it's just gas! :) Farrah is so horrible. Absolutely rude and nasty. The only person she seems to tolerate is Sophia and that's only when she is being a cutie, wootie little bit oopie pie. UGH! I cringed when Deborah sorta, kinda stood up to her. I thought for sure Farrah was going to smack her. Amber with the couches in that store. OMG! Hilarious!
OMG! LOL! Previously TV totally needs that laughing face emoji for comments like this!
I thought this same thing! I wonder how many times they ad lib stuff because the chemistry just flows between the two of them.
First song that Sonika has done that I have absolutely loved!!!!!!!!! Way to come up after LaPorsha, Sonika!
That was so weird. And it took both him and his brother, it seemed like several seconds to realize they had won. Like they kept on looking back and forth at the scale and then finally they were like huh well look at that I won. I agree. I was actually surprised how big he still was. Or it just looked like he didn't starve himself like the other two. I hope they are able to have their baby now.
Yes!!! Pretty much sums it up perfectly! LOL!!!!!
And her bra was hanging out of the stupid top. I'm assuming she needs to have a big bra for those big ol things but then get a shirt that freaking fits right. Maybe she borrowed one of Sophia's shirts. Farrah tries to act like she is so fancy and classy, does she not ever watch herself though? Listen to herself. Look at herself in the mirror. Her and Sophia are scary and it is all her fault. I know she likes to pretend like it's her choice she has no friends but we all know the truth. Even MTV gave up trying to force people to be her friend. I wonder where they found Simon at, and how much they paid him? When she announced her pregnancy she said it wasn't planned and it was a suprise and all that. But if she supposedly didn't find out until January she would have already been 5 months. She was just way to big to not have known long before that, that she was pregnant. Just so weird. I'm assuming she was trying to cover up the drinking that she was doing during the show. Does anyone else think she was a better mom at 16/17 than she is now? I feel so bad for Catelynn. She just really wants someone to just love her. I so badly want that person to be Tyler, but I doubt it will be. I almost think they would have also been better parents at 16/17 than they are now. Tyler was always rather conceited and arrogant but now he's just over the top.
People keep on talking about what the girls are going to do when the MTV money dries up, but I am starting to fear that it will never dry up. Like in 20 years we are going to be watching Teen Mom: Grandma. I was shocked when I saw one of their cakes and saw the number 7 candle. I know I am just as much to blame because I watch every episode but I am nosey and can't help myself! :) I don't think I have ever met someone as hateful as Farrah and it truly shocks me every time Simon comes back. Is he doing it for the attention or does he really care for Farrah? It can't be possible that he cares. Does he ever come around when the show isn't filming? People keep on talking about what the girls are going to do when the MTV money dries up, but I am starting to fear that it will never dry up. Like in 20 years we are going to be watching Teen Mom: Grandma. I was shocked when I saw one of their cakes and saw the number 7 candle. I know I am just as much to blame because I watch every episode but I am nosey and can't help myself! :) I don't think I have ever met someone as hateful as Farrah and it truly shocks me every time Simon comes back. Is he doing it for the attention or does he really care for Farrah? It can't be possible that he cares. Does he ever come around when the show isn't filming?
It was a joke.... allegedly people that smoke pot get the munchies!
I understand they have outside time in jail, and that Michigan has sunny weather. I'm from northern Ohio, I get it. It still seemed like a freakishly dark tan to me. But as someone else pointed out, he is Mexican and therefore tans really well.
Butch was in prison....in Michigan...for four years. And comes out with a fully deep tan. Alright then!? That was so odd. Farrah is horrible. She is just so fake and rude and obnoxious. She goes to the beach in full makeup and a bathing suit. But almost completely covers herself up. I am fine with people being concerned about getting burnt or getting skin cancer, but where is the hat and umbrella that most people would use. NO she didn't use any of that because then nobody would see her. And she had to be on full view for her supposed audience. The way she treated Debra in that restaurant made me feel so horrible for Debra. I don't condone violence, but I feel like she has used that one incident when Debra smacked her to hold over her for the rest of their lives. she should feel lucky that that was the only time she was hit. And what the heck is wrong with Farrah anyway, why was she so vicious and demanding about how Debra takes care of Sopia. Its not like Debra hasn't take care of Sophia before. Was Farrah ever neglected as a child? For some reason, I can't see it. Michael and Debra seem way to obsessed with her to have ever ignored her. Farrah treats everyone like they are her hired hands. She acts like she is a Kardashian or something. I know I must be in the minority but I like Maci. I want to smack the life into Ryan though. Has anyone considered having him tested for depression or something...or drugs. He is just so out of it all the time. I think Larry and,crap can't remember themoms name, are great. But they can kick him out. They can force him to grow up. Or at the least not allow themselves to be responsible forhim. I think they are afraid they will lose out in seeing Bentley if they force their hand on Ryan though. In a normal family situation, grandparents would not have as much time with a grandchild as they do if it wasn't for Ryan living with them and being so uninvolved with Bentley. They have been lucky . And Maci has been lucky to have them as well. I wish they all could come to an agreement without any of them getting hurt. I wonder as well where are Maci's parents in all of this. They aren't even involved in Jade's life it seems. Amber, I'm not even sure about that hole group. I did feel like Leah was playing her parents agaisnt each other. IT was really weird that all of a sudden, it seemed she no longer watned to be around Amber. It makes me wonder about two things: Is gary and his girlfriend talking crap, or has something happened with Simon. Cateynn, I adore her the most. Man Tyler is something else. I really wish the best for them. At their happiest they are the cutest couple ever, but when you look deeper at the two them it gets kind of scary.


Location: 12 km from Lonaviala and about 126 km south east of Bombay on the main railway line to Pune. Alight at Malavali railway station and take the road south to the caves which are about a 3 km away.
Fee: Foreigners US$ 5, Indians Rs 5, Video camera Rs 25.
It is a 3 km walk or ride up the hill to the 18 Bhaja Caves. Cave No 12, a chaitya similar in style to the Karla Cave, is the most important. About 50 m past this is a strange group of 14 stupas, (domed shaped pagodas) five inside and nine outside. The last cave on the south side has some fine sculptures, including the famous Dancing Couple.


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Suspected herdsmen have reportedly kidnapped at least seven indigenes of Eha-Amufu, in the Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State.
Daily Report Nigeria gathered that the abducted victims had traveled home to spend the Christmas and New Year holidays in the village.
Sources say that at least five persons were kidnapped along the Eha-Amufu-Agu-Amede-Ikem road on Monday alone.
Mr Divine Nwonye, a relative of one if the kidnapped victims and a leader in Agu-Amede community in Eha-Amufu, told PUNCH that his sibling, who came the village to celebrate Christmas, was among those abducted.
According to Nwonye, no week passes without people being kidnapped the herdsmen along the Eha-Amufu-Ikem road.
He said the bandits have kidnapped at least seven persons in the last one week.
"There is no road or security in Isi-Uzo LGA and it is made worse because of bad road. I am begging the governor to look into our plight and save us from the incessant kidnapping along the Eha-Amufu-Agu-Amede-Ikem federal road.
"Within this year alone, we have recorded no fewer than 10 abductions with 23 people involved.
"Our people have paid several millions of naira in ransom to herdsmen, while about three people were killed along the road by the same bandits," he added.
"The same bandits after releasing a Catholic priest in one of the parishes in Eha-Amufu, yesterday (Monday) kidnapped about five people just after the Federal College of Education."
The community leader lamented that the police in the state has not helped matter as operatives have failed to show up when contacted.
"As it is now, the abductors have not contacted us. The last time they kidnapped the eight-year-old daughter of the chairman of Agu-Amede community, the Commissioner of Police, Abubakar Lawal, told us to go and pay ransom to the kidnappers.
"That has worsened our situation as police hardly come when contacted for any case of kidnapping," he stated.
Nwonye also said he has abandoned his rice farm over fear of being abducted following the rise in kidnapping along the Eha-Amufu-Ikem road.
On his part, Raymond Ugwu, blamed the rise in kidnap cases on the inability of the state government fix the road, which was less than five kilometres.
"The kidnapping along the Eha-Amufu-Ikem road is largely because of bad road. Every time, our people are running on that road and we don't have any option than that. On Monday, they kidnapped our people, but I don't know exactly the number; but they are more than two.
"The report I got was that the kidnappers started their operation from 5pm and that was the time our people were returning to their villages and communities.
"Kidnappers are making the road miserable for us. Our people are no longer going to the market. They are no longer moving around safely; everybody is running helter-skelter."
The Enugu State Police Command was yet to comment on the incident as of press time.
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When Angel Allen and her 13-year-old daughter Alauran visit Dr. Shannon Pittman at the University of Mississippi Medical Center's Flowood Family Medicine clinic, they're among friends who know them well.
"I was looking for someone who could give me continuous care," Allen said of first seeing Pittman, associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine, about five years ago. "Her bedside manner is so nice and personable. When she interacted with my daughter, I was so amazed that she would be so open and friendly. She makes you feel at home. You're not intimidated."
Building such close relationship requires providers and staff members to be organized in a way that maximizes coordination of care, communication between patient and caregiver, and accessibility of treatment. "She listens to all of your concerns, and she works hard to make sure she understands what's going on with you so she can give you the treatment you need," Allen said of Pittman. "You feel so comfortable when you leave."
It's that attention to detail, and to giving patients the best experience possible, that led to the Department of Family Medicine's recent recognition as a Patient-Centered Medical Home by the private, nonprofit National Committee for Quality Assurance based in Washington, D.C. The honor singles out Flowood Family Medicine and Lakeland Family Medicine, both under the Department of Family Medicine umbrella.
It goes to primary care clinics that are the go-to "home" for their patients' entire continuity and spectrum of care, said Dr. Diane Beebe, professor and chairman of the Department of Family Medicine.
A group of 82 University of Mississippi Medical Center managers are leaders in their departments - and they're about to get better at it.
They're the new members of the second cohort of the UMMC Leadership Program, which kicked off in July under the direction of Dr. Helen Beady, a human resources service partner in development and management consulting. Those taking part were nominated by their superiors.
The goal is to teach existing managers, both middle and upper, to grow as leaders through the new initiative that aims to enhance essential workplace skills and knowledge. The Leadership Program, which included about 100 employees in the January cohort, is better preparing managers and potential managers to carry out the Medical Center's strategic plan, UMMC 20/20.
"We are about the business of helping leaders understand organizational policies, procedures, and processes that impact all three missions - health care, research and education," Beady said. "We provide an experiential learning opportunity to bridge new information with simulation activities and team engagement."
This year's class draws from the Jackson, Grenada and Holmes County campuses, Beady said. Over the next 12 months, she said, "they'll receive a little under 40 continuing education credits through courses including Strategic Vision and Values, Business Communications, Resolving Conflict in the Workplace and Sustaining a Learning Organization."
Participants also will get a review of UMMC's code of ethics and are hearing from speakers that include former Vice Chancellor and School of Medicine Dean Dr. James Keeton, who recently delivered a lesson on UMMC's 60-year history. Coming up this fall are other leadership-building topics, including unleashing your unconscious biases, the wave of the future in the health-care profession, and values-based leadership.
Classes are being taught through a partnership with the state Department of Health's Office of Health Disparities, Beady said. "I'm expanding our reach to leverage partnerships with sister state agencies who have expertise in various areas," she said.
Although the program began anew six months ago, it's descended from LAMP, the Leading Through Applied Management Principles program that originated in 2007 among UMMC's nursing professionals. The new version spans the entire Medical Center and operates through Human Resources.
Dr. Meagan Brown, a faculty member in the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, is a member of the first cohort. Brown will give the current cohort her perspective on that experience and said she learned valuable lessons that are helping her improve as a leader.
"This program has been very effective in exposing us to information and resources at UMMC that contribute to our ability to do our jobs well and expand the opportunities for collaboration across disciplines," Brown said.
For more information about the Leadership Program, contact Beady at 5-8065 or hbeady@umc.edu
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Apple Airpods 2 release date, features, price, what is known?
Apple AirPods have been a big hit, but the Capcino company needs to keep up with the latest innovations in order to keep people buying them, but more importantly stop rivals like Google and Bose overtaking them with newer versions, So here are Active JR predications on the new AirPods 2 release, price and features
I personally would like to see Apple integrate some wearable health tech into the AirPods with maybe a heart rate sensor, but suspect this is a couple of years away.
Apple AirPods 2 rumour details
What is it? Apple's next version of the AirPod's.
When is it out? The current thinking is that the AirPods 2 will be launched alongside the next iPhone in September 2018
What will it cost? The current AirPods cost 149.99, so its more than likely the AirPods 2 will cost around the same price.
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Apple AirPods 2 release date
Whilst Apple normally remain tight-lipped on product releases, reports from Bloomberg suggest that a release in September along with the next version of the iPhone. Whilst nothing is set in stone with these things, I am personally steering towards this date.
Apple AirPods 2 specs and features
Currently little is known about the spec's but a couple of sources have suggested a number of features and here is a rundown of the features that have been suggested and things I would like to see
Improved Siri integration with the next AirPods
Apple is rumoured to be planning on improving Siri functionality into the AirPods 2 for when they are released. Currently, you tap the AirPods twice to activate Apple's voice assistant, But with the AirPods 2 you simply say "Hey Siri". Apple has been improving Siri voice assistant over the last year and started to integrate it with more products like Mac and HomePod. I have personally started to use Siri a lot more since Apple has improved how you activate Siri and integrate with it.
New W2 chip on AirPods 2
This year's new AirPods will more than likely gain the new W2 wireless chip, which made its debut on the Apple Watch Series 3, to help improve its Bluetooth connection. This new chip will help with the reported cutting out when your iPhone is in your pocket.
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Claude Paul Taffanel, né le  à Bordeaux et mort le  à Paris, est considéré comme le fondateur de l'école française de flûte traversière, qui domina la discipline de cet instrument tant au plan de la composition que de l'interprétation pendant la majeure partie du . Il était également chef d'orchestre.

Biographie
Claude Paul Taffanel est le fils de Simon Jules Taffanel et d'Anne Bessière.

Il reçoit dès l'âge de neuf ans, ses premières leçons de flûte de son père, professeur de musique à La Rochelle. L'année suivante, il donne son premier concert. En 1858, il monte à Paris où il étudie au Conservatoire de Paris sous la direction de Louis Dorus. Il remporte son diplôme de flûte en 1860 (l'un des premier sur un modèle Boehm), puis d'harmonie deux ans plus tard (classe de Reber) et de fugue en 1865 (avec Massenet comme condisciple). À seize ans, il remporte son premier prix de concours d'interprétation, et de là mène trente ans durant une carrière de soliste d'abord à l'Opéra-Comique (1862-1864), puis à l'Orchestre des concerts du Conservatoire (1865-1892). Il se produit également dans toute l'Europe. Appartenant à la même génération de musiciens que Dvorák, Bartók et Sibelius, il cherche, comme eux, à promouvoir un style national en musique et se fait un activiste du style musical français.

En 1879, il créa la Société de musique de chambre pour instruments à vent, active jusqu'à 1892, et remit ainsi à la mode les compositions pour instruments à vent de musiciens de la fin du , tels que Mozart. La position jusque-là dominante du piano et des cordes dans la musique de chambre commença, de ce moment, à régresser.

En 1890, jusque 1903, il dirige l'orchestre du Conservatoire et la même année, troisième chef puis, premier chef de l'Opéra en 1893. En 1893, il est nommé professeur de flûte au Conservatoire, à la succession d'Henri Altès et y modernise le répertoire — notamment en y réintroduisant les compositeurs étrangers ou anciens tels que Jean-Sébastien Bach et les méthodes pédagogiques.

Il enseigne à ses étudiants à jouer doucement, d'un jeu régulier, sobre et dépouillé, avec un bon contrôle des vibratos. En 1897, il obtient la direction des orchestres, tout en continuant à enseigner la flûte.

Il laisse inachevée une grande méthode de flûte, 17 Grands Exercices journaliers de mécanisme, complétée après sa mort par deux de ses élèves, Louis Fleury et Philippe Gaubert (il dédie à ce dernier son Andante pastoral et Scherzettino). Cette méthode fait encore autorité de nos jours et est une des plus connues de par le monde pour la découverte de l'instrument. Il est considéré comme le père de l'école française de flûte, initié par Dorus. Il est surnommé le « Paganini de la flûte » (L'Europe artistique, 1895). Citons également d'autres élèves, Gaston Blanchart, André Lespès, Marcel Moyse et Georges Barrère.

Victime d'une attaque en 1901, Taffanel meurt à Paris en 1908 quelques années plus tard, écrasé par le surmenage. Ayant abandonné la plupart de ses fonctions officielles, il tint cependant à conserver sa classe de flûte au Conservatoire jusqu'à sa mort. Il est inhumé au cimetière du Père-Lachaise ().

Il est marié avec Geneviève Deslignières (1852-1940), sœur de l'architecte Marcel Deslignières, qui a conçu deux maisons du couple Taffanel. La première se situait au 8 de l'avenue Gourgaud dans le  de Paris et la seconde était la villa Espérance à Hyères. Paul et Geneviève sont les parents de Jacques Taffanel.

Œuvre

Taffanel composa plusieurs classiques du répertoire de la flûte traversière, dont :
 Andante pastoral et Scherzettino
 Quintette en sol mineur, pour quintette à vent (1878)
 Grande Fantaisie sur Mignon
 Fantaisie sur le Freyschütz

Dédicaces d'œuvres
Taffanel est le dédicataire de nombreuses œuvres, notamment :
 Ballade pour flûte et orchestre (ou piano) d'Albert Périlhou
Cantabile et Presto de Georges Enesco
 Septuor pour instruments à vent de Théodore Gouvy (1887).

Distinctions
 Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur en 1889.
 Officier de la Légion d'honneur en 1900.

Discographie
 Quintette en sol – Soni Ventorum Wind Quintet : Felix Skowronek, flûte ; Laila Storch, hautbois ; William McColl, clarinette ; Arthur Grossman, basson ; Christopher Leuba, cor (1978, Crystal Records)  — Avec deux quintettes de Franz Danzi.
 Quintette en sol – Ensemble Vienne-Berlin (mars 1986, Sony)  — Avec le Quintette à vent, op. 43 de Carl Nielsen.
 Quintette en sol – Quintette à vent Aulos de Stuttgart (décembre 1989, Koch Schwann)  — Avec Giulio Briccialdi, Rossini et Charles Lefebure.
 Quintette en sol – Quintette Orsolino (1999, Tudor)  — Avec des œuvres de Reicha, Danzi et Ibert.
 Quintette en sol – Quintette Afflatus : Roman Novtotný, flûte ; Jana Brožková, hautbois ; Vojtěch Nýdl, clarinette ; Radek Baborák, cor ; Ondřej Roskovec, basson (2002, Supraphon)  — Avec Darius Milhaud, Jacques Ibert et Jean Françaix.
 Quintette en sol – Galliard Ensemble : Kathryn Thomas, flûte ; Owen Dennis, hautbois ; Katherine Spencer, clarinette ; Richard Bayliss, cor ; Helen Storey, basson (août 2011, Deux-Elles)  — Dans Jeux d'été : Quintettes à vent français de Gabriel Pierné, Eugène Bozza, Darius Milhaud et Jean Françaix.
 Fantaisies : Grande fantaisie sur Mignon (d'Ambroise Thomas) ; Fantaisie sur le Freischütz (de Weber) ; Fantaisie sur les Indes Galantes (de Rameau) : Fantaisie sur Jean de Nivelle (de Lélibes) ; Fantaisie sur Françoise de Rimini (d'Ambroise Thomas) ; Andante pastoral et scherzettino – Olga Leonkiewicz, flute ; Kinga Firlej-Kubica, piano (mai 2015, Dux)

 Récitals
 Andante pastorale et scherzettino – Robert Aitken, flûte ; Robin McCabe, piano (juin 1981, BIS CD-184)  — Avec des œuvres de Charles-Marie Widor, Eugéne Bozza, André Caplet, André Jolivet, Claude Debussy, Pierre Octave Ferroud et André Jolivet.
 Hommage à Poulenc : Andante Pastoral ; Scherzettino – Abbie de Quant, flute ; Elizabeth van Malde, piano (juillet 2006, FineLine Classical)  — Avec Charles Koechlin, Francis Poulenc, Bart Visman, Henri Dutilleux, Arthur Honegger, Jan Bus, Germaine Tailleferre et Dick Kattenburg.
 L'héritage de Paul Taffanel : Fantaisie sur Le freyschütz ; Morceaux de lecture à vue (2008-2009, 3 CD Divin Art dda 21371)  — Avec Gluck, Fauré, Reinecke, Alphonse Catherine, Clémence de Grandval, Émile Bernard, Georges Barrère, Albert Franz Doppler, Alfred Bruneau et diverses transcriptions de Paul Taffanel (Chopin, Mendelssohn, Saint-Saëns).
 Fantaisie sur Le freyschütz [orch. Yoel Gamzou] — Emmanuel Pahud, flûte ; Orchestre philharmonique de Rotterdam, dir. Yannick Nézet-Séguin (2010, EMI Classics)  — Avec Gluck, Bizet, Verdi
 Prélude a l'après-midi : Andante pastoral et scherzettino – Mario Caroli, flûte ; Keiko Nakayama, piano (août 2013, Stradivarius)  — Avec des œuvres de  Claude Debussy (trans. Gustave Samazeuilh), Georges Hüe, Fauré, Philippe Gaubert, George Enesco, André Caplet, Albert Périlhou, Louis Ganne.
 Grande Fantaisie sur Mignon (d'Ambroise Thomas) – , flûte (2015, DG) — Avec Philippe Gaubert, Albert Roussel, Camille Saint-Saëns, Henri Dutilleux, Debussy et Pablo De Sarasate.

Notes et références

Bibliographie
 Maurice Tassart, « Taffanel, Paul » dans : .

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 Claude Dorgeuille, L'école française de flûte.
 Edward Blakeman, Taffanel, Génie de la flûte,, traduit de l'anglais par Christophe Lanter
 « Taffanel, la belle aventure d'Edward Blakeman », Tempo flûte (revue de l'association de l'histoire de la flûte française), , décembre 2009 - mai 2010, .
 Traversières (revue officielle de l'association française de la flûte), 2011, , consacré à Taffanel.

Liens externes

Flûtiste classique
Flûtiste français
Compositeur français de la période romantique
Pédagogue en musique classique
Pédagogue français
Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur
Officier de la Légion d'honneur
Membre de la Société des compositeurs de musique
Enseignant au Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris
Élève du Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris
Naissance en septembre 1844
Naissance à Bordeaux
Décès en novembre 1908
Décès dans le 17e arrondissement de Paris
Décès à 64 ans
Mort d'une insuffisance rénale
Personnalité inhumée au cimetière du Père-Lachaise (division 44)

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Hospital temporarily halts kidney transplants after Covid admissions spike
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England's largest hospital trust has called a temporary halt to kidney transplants as its doctors and nurses cope with an influx of Covid-19 patients.
The University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) NHS Trust had already said earlier this week it was having to "significantly" scale up in-patient and critical care capacity, in a bid to avoid being "overwhelmed" by coronavirus admissions.
The trust also said all planned procedures would be stood down at its main site, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, while elective surgery and outpatient services would be reduced at Solihull Hospital, as staff were redeployed.
Kidney transplants are now being paused because of increased risk to patients, a lack of bed space, and the need to redeploy doctors and nurses to frontline wards, in the latest service to feel the knock-on effect of spiking Covid admissions.
Due to the critical situation with COVID19 in our area, we are temporarily suspending our waiting list patients for 14 days and pausing kidney transplantation in Birmingham. We will keep this under regular review and update when we have more information. #StayAtHome #StaySafe
— UHB Renal Transplantation Team (@UHBRenalTXTeam) January 14, 2021
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), which oversees transplantation and organ donation across the UK, said it was working with regional centres to "ensure no opportunity for transplant is missed".
It said transplants "continue to be a priority across the NHS" and that it was working with regional colleagues "to continue with deceased organ donation and transplant activity as much as possible".
UHB, which operates four hospitals including Birmingham Heartlands and Good Hope in Sutton Coldfield, was dealing with 873 Covid-positive in-patients and a further 125 in intensive care units (ICU), on Tuesday.
Its chief executive Dr David Rosser said earlier in the week there had been 80 coronavirus admissions alone on Sunday.
Dr David Rosser said the UHB Trust admitted 80 Covid positive patients on Sunday (Jacob King/PA)
Announcing a 14-day halt of renal transplant services on Thursday, hospital bosses said they did so with "regret" and apologised to affected patients.
Data from NHSBT showed liver transplants at the QE were only open for "super urgent" patients on a case-by-case basis, while cardio-thoracic transplants, for heart or lungs, were only open to "super urgent and urgent" cases.
Kidney transplants were also closed at The Royal London Hospital, West London Renal & Transplant Centre, and the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth, according to the NHSBT website.
Meanwhile, The Royal Free Hospital, London, is closed to liver transplants, and Cambridge's Addenbrooke's Hospital is only open to "super urgent" cases, because of coronavirus.
The West London Renal and Transplant Centre, Guy's Hospital, London, and Churchill Hospital, Oxford, are also closed to pancreas transplants.
The move by UHB comes after Peter Hewins, a consultant at the trust, set out the scale of the unprecedented challenge now facing frontline medics, calling it "one of extremis".
"We are at significant risk of becoming overwhelmed by Covid-19 patient[s] and specifically our ICUs are under immense pressure," he said in an email to colleagues.
Total ITU capacity at the trust is set to be scaled up to 280 beds, with more than 200 at the main QE site alone – and 200 doctors deployed to critical care from other departments, as soon as the end of the week.
Remarking that it was a "period of absolute emergency", Mr Hewins said: "We have no other options… We must now stand together to face the full force of [the third] wave of the pandemic."
The trust now has significantly more patients with Covid in its hospitals than it did during the first peak in April last year, with an expectation among bosses those numbers will continue rising for some time.
In a statement UHB confirmed it had had to "temporarily pause its kidney transplantation programme due to Covid-19".
A trust spokeswoman said the situation would "remain under review" and staff would be directly contacting affected patients.
"We regret that any procedure has to be postponed and can only apologise to those affected," she said.
"We recognise it is distressing for patients whose elective care does need to be rescheduled, however we must always ensure that the care we provide is safe."
John Forsythe, NHSBT's organ donation and transplantation medical director, said: "We have learnt a lot from the first and second waves of the virus and transplants continue to be a priority across the NHS, with safety remaining paramount.
"The wider clinical team work closely together with the shared aim that no opportunity for transplant is missed.
"When certain centres have come under pressure, or report that they are unable to transplant organs, the key is to ensure that there will be other centres around the country who are able to sustain transplantation services.
"If an organ is declined by one centre due to capacity, we have systems and procedures in place to identify a suitable alternative centre to ensure that the organ can still go to a patient in need."
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Canary Wharf business and shopping district is located within 15 minutes' walk and the site is also well served by Docklands Light Railway providing easy access to Greenwich and into the City of London.
The moorings site is located on the eastern end of the dock and provides space for up to 13 boats moored alongside each other or directly against the Dock wall. The large open expanse of the dock is used by the Dockland Sailing and Watersport Centre.
The site is on the east side of Millwall Outer Dock and accessed from Selsdon Way and East Ferry Road on the Isle of Dogs.
There is a 32 amp metered electricity supply to each berth . There are black water connections at each berth but customers have to provide their own pump and hose connection. There is a shared fresh water tap although boats cannot rely on mains pressure and must have a good holding tank capacity.
There is no car parking at the site but there is a public NCP car park within 5 minutes' walk.
The adjacent quayside is a public right of way and some moorings are overlooked by commercial properties. The local site rules for this site dictate the type and style of boat suitable for this mooring site. Please note, narrowboats and some ex-commercial craft are not suitable.
IMPORTANT NOTES: There are developments taking place in and around the surrounding area. Potential customers should be aware of the possible impact of these developments, i.e. dirt and dust, noise and construction traffic.
In order to allow passage to the mooring the air draft of your boat must not exceed 8 metres. The draft of your vessel must not exceed 3 metres.
There are no access restrictions, the berth can be easily viewed at any time.


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