It is one of the most dynamic and successful Karate schools. Shukokai's Japanese roots centred on the universities of Osaka and Kyoto and their students established the school as a fast and powerful style. Shukokai was the brainchild of TANI Chojiro sensei. Tani sensei studied Goju-Ryu for a decade until meeting MABUNI Kenwa sensei, the famous Shito-Ryu Master. Tani Sensei became a keep disciple of this fast and fluid style and he was finally allowed to open his own school in 1948.
Sensei Tani was fascinated with the science of body mechanics and movement, and after much experimenting and comprehensive study he re-designed the Shito-Ryu's kicking and punching methods to maximise and benefit from plyometric (elastic property) contraction of the muscles. The hip movement was emphasised and Shukokai's famous double hip movement for executing strikes developed, giving the style it's explosive power.
Impact pads were introduced to help the Shukokai stylists enhance their power. Tani Sensei successfully fused the dynamics and speed of Shito-Ryu with the power and strength of Goju-Ryu so none of the qualities or strengths of either style were lost.
After the death of Tani Sensei in 1998 YAMADA Haruyoshi sensei was elected to lead the organisation of Shukokai. He was born in 1938 in Akita prefecture, . He began his martial arts study in Judo before coming involved in Karate. In 1956 he became a disciple of Tani sensei and was one of his top ranking pupils. He was one of the highest representatives of Japan Karate Federation and was also engaged in the Japanese Olympic Committee. Yamada sensei passed away in Amagasaki in 2018. Yazu Kaicho is the current head of the Shitoryu Shukokai Union.
The SHITO-RYU SHUKOKAI UNION Oceania was re-organised in 2002. It is lead Stephen Kelly, Kyoshi, 7th Dan as Chief instructor. Its headquarter is located in Brisbane, Queensland, , where Mr. Kelly resides. Member countries of the Union are throughout , Europe, America and throughout Asia.
The Shito-ryu Shukokai Union Oceania organises regular visits to Japan for training and competing together with our japanese masters and friends from all over the world. Shihan Stephen long time personal instructor, Ishitobi Hanshi, 8th Dan regularly visit Australia to share his knowledge.
Our goal is to promote Shito-ryu Shukokai karate-do within the Oceania region, under the guidance of World Chief Instructor, Haruyoshi Yamada, 10th Dan. Shito-ryu Shukokai World Karate-do Union seeks to maintain the roots and traditions of Shito-ryu while advancing the teachings of Shukokai, the faction founded in 1948 by Chojiro Tani, Soke.
Tani sought to perfect his karate by studying the mechanics of the human body and developed techniques that can be delivered with maximum efficiency. SSU-Oceania aims to forge an organisation free of trivial politics and ego for the betterment of karate and invites all interested individuals and groups to learn more about us.
It is now possible for Instructors and clubs in to be affiliated with Shito-ryu Shukokai Union Oceania Karate which is part of the world Shito-Ryu Shukokai Karate Union based in Osaka.


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Success for the Libraries Team | Angela Scott – Chief Executive, Aberdeen City Council.
Great news of a national award won by the Library and Information Service.
The awards recognise success in marketing activities undertaken by libraries to encourage more people to make use of their services. The Silver Award won by Aberdeen is one of only four given out across the UK for 2014.
A School of Dolphins saw over 30 miniature dolphin sculptures displayed in libraries across the City as part of the Wild Dolphins art project between June and August 2014. Children were encouraged to visit their local library during the school holidays to view the sculptures and find out more about libraries. Throughout the period, public libraries in Aberdeen received an additional 38,805 visitors compared to the same period in 2013 and signed up nearly 2,500 new members.


Cape Breton University is joining the global celebration to celebrate the International Year of Chemistry 2011 (IYC 2011), a year devoted to chemistry and its role in the well-being of society. The year will be filled with events that promise to bring chemistry to the masses. Under the theme of Chemistry – our life, our future, IYC 2011 supporters will offer a number of interactive and educational activities to the public that will interest people of all ages.
MacQuarrie notes IYC 2011 is a United Nations sponsored worldwide event promoting diversity and woman in science. CBU is actively involved in all Canadian events including Science Rendezvous and local and regional science fairs. The committee also has plans for a Chemistry trivia night, a Women in Science luncheon and much more.
Introduced by the International Union of Applied and Pure Chemistry, IYC 2011 is intended to reach across the globe, with opportunities for public participation at the local, regional, and national level. Planners hope that the Year of Chemistry will increase the public's appreciation of chemistry in meeting world needs, ignite chemistry interest in youth and generate enthusiasm for the creative future of chemistry. Equally as important, IYC 2011 will celebrate the 100th anniversary of both the Mme. Curie Nobel Prize and the founding of the International Association of Chemical Societies.
"There are also a number of national initiatives and activities that offer opportunities for involvement. CBU's Chemistry faculty and students from the Chemistry Society are planning to work with local high schools to encourage increased levels of student participation. The more people who champion chemistry the better," she says.
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MONUMENT SQ.—Atreva Health Care, a doctor's office that operated for 25 years at 770 Centre St., closed last month, according to Beth Israel Deaconess HealthCare (BIDHC), which took control of Atreva patients' medical records.
Atreva owner Dr. Francisco Trilla, who still lives in JP but now works in California, told the Gazette that his children will move into the former medical practice, which is a house.
"Health care is changing dramatically," Trilla said of his office's closure. "I think the small practice model is not a viable model anymore."
A large advertising banner for the BIDHC Jamaica Plain doctor's office at 545A Centre St. is hanging in front of Atreva's building. Atreva's phone number also forwards automatically to BIDHC's JP office.
But BIDHC did not take over Atreva—only its patient records, said BDIHC spokesperson Rose Lewis. By law, if a medical practice closes, it has to transfer patient records to another medical practice, she said.
"We are basically the custodians of their medical records," she said, adding that BIDHC receives no money for doing so.
BIDHC will hold onto the records unless a patient tells them to transfer the records to another doctor, Lewis said.
The BIDHC ad banner and the forwarded phone number's voicemail do not say anything about medical records transferring.
Trilla was a longtime community activist who ran unsuccessfully for state representative and served on Mayor Thomas Menino's original transition team. Trilla became the chief medical officer of Santa Rosa Community Health Centers in Santa Rosa, Calif., last fall. He travels between Massachusetts and California regularly, he said.
"I'll be back in Massachusetts," Trilla said. "I remain very involved and committed to that community."
As he did with Atreva, Trilla continues to focus on medical care for the Latino community. He said that California offers some better support than Massachusetts for such programs as expanding health care for homeless people.
"To be in a part of the country whose majority of people are a Latino demographic makes things so easy politically," he said.
Former Atreva patients with questions about their medical records can contact BIDHC Jamaica Plain at 617-522-5464.
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Late Oba Of Lagos' son Adewale Oyekan sentenced to death for murder
Prince Adewale Oyekan, son of late Oba of Lagos, Oba Adeyinka Oyekan, has been sentenced to death by an Ikeja High Court over the murder of a 62-year-old businesswoman, Alhaja Sikirat Ekun.
The trial began on April 14, 2015.
Oyekan was sentenced alongside a domestic staff, Lateef Balogun.
The duo had been in custody for seven years after strangling Ekun and throwing her corpse into a well in her home.
Justice Raliatu Adebiyi said the prosecution had proved the charges preferred against the duo beyond reasonable doubt.
Delivering judgment she said, "The circumstantial evidence was strong and cogent, the act of the defendants in killing the deceased was intentional and premeditated.
"The court finds that the prosecution has proved beyond reasonable doubt the offence of conspiracy and murder and are accordingly found guilty of the two-count charge.
"Section 221 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011 stipulates the punishment for the offence of murder as follows. Subject to the provisions of any other law, a person who commits the offence of murder shall be sentenced to death.
"Same is the punishment for conspiracy to commit murder as contained in Section 231 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011.
"The above cited provisions of the law does not give the court any discretion whatsoever in sentencing the defendants.
"For this reason, the first and second defendants are hereby sentenced accordingly on each of count one and two to death by hanging. May God the giver of life have mercy on your soul."
The convicts committed the offences at 1 am on Oct. 17, 2012, at the home of the deceased located at No. 5, Babatunde Lalega St., Omole Phase One, Lagos. This is according to the prosecution led by Akin George.
The prosecution stated that the deceased was a restauranteur who knew Oyekan due to her friendship with his late mother. To render assistance to the prince, Ekun employed him as the manager of her restaurant while Balogun the second defendant was a former domestic staff of Ekun who was employed by her to take care of her elderly father. His employment was however terminated following a dispute with Ekun.
The convicts conspired, killed the deceased and threw her corpse in a well within the premises of her home and took over her businesses and properties including her bus which was sold for N170,000.
"When any enquiry was made by family and friends about her whereabouts, Oyekan informed them that she had travelled to Abuja for the Ileya (Id el Kabir) festival. He passed this information by sending a text message from Ekun's mobile phone.
"Following panic and worry from members of Ekun's family and after an extensive search, her corpse was found two months later in December 2012 by well diggers and firefighters.
"The convicts had placed a generator, a gas cylinder and other household items on the corpse to conceal it in the 1,000 feet well," he said.
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Unrestricted races are still few and far between so the club continues to operate with Solo and Shared runs as listed above - for restrictions and advice see the Coronavirus footnote at the end of this digest.
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In the distributed version of the digest you may need to click on the diary heading to open up the full online version. You can also access the diary from our website at http://www.barunner.org.uk/Event_Diary.shtml.
Again I've added two events into the October diary, but this time in person events. These are a NOW event in Marlow for 14th October and a proposal for the first club Five Mile Handicap event of the winter series on the 21st.
Next week it is time for the monthly Solo Mile...or a shared mile if anyone would like to host this? Let me know before next Monday.
Any difficulties, questions or suggestions - please get in touch via Events@barunner.org.uk .
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Last Week's Midweek Challenge - Track-on-Field
Eddie Giles joined us for this event for the first time and showed all of us youngsters a clean pair of heels. His only competition was Simon but only over the longer distances. Some of our curves are smoother than others but we all have different courses including different ways of measuring the distances. For instance I went back to the Spikes Bridge path which is a circuit of about 456m, though with 100m markers at 200m, 300m and 400m. I use the markers for the 200 and 100 but rely on my GPS watch for the longer distances. I can see, using Garmin and Google Earth, that my GPS 400m is 25m longer than the path 400m! Both could be wrong.
Month-on-month analysis (below) would suggest that for the regulars most of us have found our level...except for Stephen for whom the marathon distance training is doing well for his 200m sprinting! It is a pity that he won't be able to demonstrate that down the Mall at the weekend.
Participant 1500m 800m 400m 200m 100m Comment
Eddie Giles 00:06:58 00:03:16 00:01:23 00:00:38 00:00:18 Figsbury Ring, Grass surface, used Strava for distance and marked all the start & finishes with big white rocks ,so that I could see them!!
Simon Turton 00:06:39 00:03:15 00:01:29 00:00:41 00:00:19 So a steadier 1500m paid dividends as I was consistently faster on the 800m through 100m.
Stephen Taylor 00:06:56 00:03:35 00:01:46 00:00:45 00:00:23 Back to the old Drayton green track this time.
Michael Ball 00:07:38* 00:03:56 00:01:48 00:00:47 00:00:20 Bit windy and after 12 mile bike ride. *1500m time estimated from 1380m.
Roderick Hoffman 00:07:49 00:04:04 00:01:51 00:00:46 00:00:21 At Spikes Bridge old track, in the drizzle.
Denis Foxley 00:07:45 00:04:03 00:01:51 00:00:51 00:00:24 Not run all week due to persistent back ache.
Steve Hillier 00:08:28 00:04:31 00:02:03 00:00:43 00:00:23 Recent rain, pleasantly cool. I must remember to start earlier, or modify my route to avoid tree roots in the woods on the 800m!
Barry Walters 00:07:58 00:04:07 00:02:10 00:00:58 00:00:25 Times were down on last month and did feel a bit heavy legged during the session.
All Track-on-Field performances will now contribute to October's report, which will be published in the digest of 2nd November.
Virtual London Marathon 2020 (April's "Run-of-the-Month" #)
On Sunday 4th October, an elite version of the 40th London Marathon will take place in a "secure biosphere" in St. James's Park. COVID regulations have stopped the running of the annual event from Greenwich to the Mall, and the majority of runners have been given the opportunity to defer to a later date. Nevertheless, many runners will be pounding the streets on Sunday, completing 26.2 miles "Your Way". Up to 45,000 runners will decide where and how to run, walk or jog the distance during the day.
BAAC has its usual squad of runners entered for the race, and many are going to tackle the virtual event. It looks like an app will be made available to track the runners, with more information due to be published in the coming days. In the meantime, here are details of some of our squad, with their virtual running numbers, and the plans some of them have made.
Good luck to our team! Please support them in any way you can.
Fraser Cameron 10112
David Duggan 25436
Stephen Taylor 30072
Piers Keenleyside 27511
Steve Barrington 20694
Emma Moreton 21861
Sarah Freeman Smith 18410
Murray Hogge 13190
Frankie Hogge 13191
SJ Roberts 40987
David Roberts 27593
SJ and husband David plan to run Ham to Hampton Court Palace and back along the tow path (10 miles) probably Sunday morning and then Sunday afternoon and perhaps another 6 miles later in the evening!
Fraser plans to go out very early and do it all in one hit so that he can hopefully spend the remainder of the day lying on the couch scoffing treats from around noon onwards.
"I'm aiming to run around the surrounding heathland near where I live. It will certainly be a very tough run (probably the hardest route, marathon wise, I've ever done) as the terrain is arduous (mainly trail) and the elevation gain is monstrous in places (eek!). However, it is a highly diverse route and very picturesque, so I hope this (plus a good audio book) will be a huge motivator and really help me mentally in the absence of awesome, race day support.
I plan to run this trail-based route for probably the first 20 miles or so and then I will swing back and finish up the last 10k by pounding the pavements near my home in a closed loop - just in case I have any issues."
Emma will be running 13 x 2mile loops of the towpath in Shepperton (start/end at the Ferry Cafe) then a swift 0.2miles to the Thames Court pub! For every lap she has people signed up to run with her.
David is planning on doing 13 x 2mile 'laps' along Chestnut Ave in Bushy Park - "Teddington Gate to Hampton Court Gate is one mile, therefore going up and down 13 times, and back to the car park should do it, plus there's much less traffic now you only drive to the car parks! I've friends joining me for the last six miles which is when I'll need the motivation!"
News from Stephen: "One week to go to the Virtual London Marathon. I've done all the training, twice, so now it's time to 'taper' (run a bit less), carb load (eat a bit more) and count down to the big day. Apart from the elite runners who will be running in Central London the 'virtual' event means that I can run the 26.2 miles on any course so I'll be running, to, through and around 13 parks in Ealing on Sunday 4th October. If you're local then you could give me a wave as I run past or even run a stretch with me. You can also support me by supporting Five Talents UK, they are a microfinance charity that provides savings schemes and business training for those in need, mostly in rural eastern Africa. The link is below, thanks very much:
www.virginmoneygiving.com/bigstevesmarathon"
Frankie and Murray are planning a point to point on Sunday morning along the Kennet and Avon canal from Kintbury to Sonning. "We'll get dropped at the start, then we'll have a friend coming out from Reading on a mountain bike to shepherd us home from about halfway. We're going to be wearing ultra-vests with water and supplies, and it'll be gravel path underfoot, but that's how we've been training, so hopefully we'll survive, yikes!
If the weather is really bad we might default to route 2, which is around the streets of Reading."
Steve Hillier
Anyone else we've missed please get in touch. Remember that as Run-of-the-Month you'll get club points for having run this one!
Kelly's Run - a tale of multiple accidents
Kelly Davis organised a run around Bedfont Lakes last Tuesday but the whole event turned out to be accident prone.
The first accident happened well before the start time with Kelly getting exposed to excess fumes - an occupational hazard in her role as a lab technician. I don't think there have been any lasting impacts (see weekend achievements) but as a precaution she kept away. Having recently watched Spiderman that was probably a wise precaution - you never know what these chemicals can do to you.
The second accident was on the bridge between Ashford and Bedfont Lakes and whilst none of us were directly involved this meant that "always late" Danijela, who was going to be on time, was late. She joined us just after I launched the group of six (those pictured plus Christine, who was adjusting her make-up when the photo was taken). Danijela and I started once she had got herself warmed up (we hadn't wanted another accident).
The third accident happened shortly afterwards. This didn't involve Danijela but did involve Amanda Coombs. Amanda was new to the parkrun course at Bedfont so hadn't know where to park and congregate (and by another accident that detail had been left off the invite). Not knowing where we were she set off on her own but came upon me and ran with me for a lap before tripping over on the second downhill stretch of the course and badly grazed her knee (the photo showing the blood is available on Facebook). Amanda picked herself up and ran on for about 400m before she returned to her car to clean herself up. She was able to then return to the run and in total must have done at least the 5k the rest of us did.
The fourth, and hopefully final, accident happened on the M1 near Leicester on Friday evening as Neil made his way back home to Newcastle after his week in London. Again this didn't directly involve him - but did mean that his drive home which should have taken about five hours actually took nine and a half...and included driving the wrong way down part of the motorway.
However, don't get the wrong impression; this was a nice run on a good weather evening. Perhaps the last one before it gets dark - not that running in the dark could be worse for accidents.
SOLO Activity Achievement Weekend 25th to 28th September 2020
This week 24 members and friends reported activities, down on most weeks but some colleagues were taking it easy before next Sunday's virtual London Marathon. And then there is Piers.
Colleague Activity Distance Course Start Time Run Time Comments
Amanda Coombs Open water swim 1500m Shepperton Sat 00:26:23 Water temperature 17 °C; outside air temperature 14°C !
Andy Rayner Running 3miles XC Sun 00:38:44
Barry Walters Running 11km Swinley Forest Sat am 01:06:20 Including 5x5minute kms with 1min recovery each
Ben Cooper Running 3.79km BAMC (BA Maintenance Cardiff) Mon 00:17:23 Also 18:09 on Sat and 17:38 on Sunday. Average for year to date is 0:17:53.
Benita Scaife Running 5km Wycombe Rye freedom parkrun Sat 00:33:55
Chris Stockwell Walking 12miles Around Fifield, Holyport and beyond. Sat am 03:45:00 My woolly hat and gloves given their first airing for a while due to the cold wind.
Christine Munden Running 10km Sun 00:54:04 Good time but finishing with a bad knee
Clara Halket Running 10.10km World Run Day 10km run Sat 01:05:41
David Duggan Running 16.2miles Bushy Park 03:13:45 8 times up & down Chestnut Avenue as preparation for the virtual marathon. Much better with the traffic restrictions.
Harjit Jhooti Walking 13.38km Porthgwarra to Land's End Fri 03:18:10 Blustery day, almost got blown off the cliff.
Joe Nolan Running 5k Black Park freedom parkrun 00:31:14 With several pacing squad friends, nice steady canter in the chilly but sunny breeze.
John Scaife Running 5km Wycombe Rye freedom parkrun Sat 00:33:55
Kelly Davis Walking 20.50miles Tessas Road To Recovery Funder Wander Sun all day 08:16:43 My legs ache and I think I killed a toe but it was 100% worth it. See https://www.gofundme.com/f/h3v5d-tessas-road-to-recovery
Maria Jovani Running 9.34miles Bushy Park and Barge Walk Sun am 01:14:00 As Mike Dennison…though in miles.
Melanie Miller Cycling 57.49km Cuckcoo Trail Sat am 03:17:51 A lovely ride where we trail-blazed the Cuckoo Trail and then tanked the short distance to Hastings.
Michael Ball Running Sprint training Sun 6x100mtrs then gym
Mike Dennison Running 15.07km Bushy Park and Barge Walk Sun am 01:14:20 In rather blustery conditions this morning, the last longish run before next weekend's vLM, with Maria Jovani.
Paul Watt Running 5k Sandhurst parkrun freedom run Sat 00:21:12
Petra Otto Running 3.1miles 'Berlin Break The Wall Run' 00:43:19 Better than hitting the wall.
Piers Keenleyside Running 13.1miles vEaling Half Marathon Sun 03:06:14 Probably my slowest 13.1 miles ever! Never a good idea to run a half marathon with no training to speak of for 5 months.
Roderick Hoffman Running 11.63km Home to Glaxo site and back Sat pm 01:20:25 One of my regular canal runs. I also did the Track-on-Field on Friday and the Street-O on Sunday.
Scott Davison Running 5k Crane Park freedom parkrun 00:24:24 Also, midweek, on the treadmill, challenged by his son, Scott managed 5k in 22:13.
Simon Turton Walking 10.3km Streetspace Challenge Sun 02:00:00 Around Battersea in an initiative between TFL and British Orienteering.
Steve Hillier Running 3.8miles Harrow, Hillingdon and Ealing Sun pm 00:40:18 Three boroughs challenge.
Amanda reports that her latest injuries are healing nicely. Just sporting a large scab on my left knee now! Stiff neck 80% better. I am declaring October an injury-free zone, and I am looking forward to joining Emma for a couple of laps of her VLM on Sunday.
Details for the Streetspace Challenge that Simon did can be found here. Entries for this free competition close at the end of October.
2010 WARR Anniversary Event 25th Sept
Steve Newell and I met last Friday at Victoria Dock to celebrate the ten year anniversary of the club hosting WARR there on 25th September 2010. On that day I had been able to run the 10k so last week I chose to do the 5k. We had debated whether to do the actual WARR course or to do the Victoria Docks parkrun course. They differ in their start position but also how they get the distance from about 4.8k up to 5k. I decided to start where the parkrun course starts but try to run the WARR course. As it turns out neither course was possible - in the picture below, where the two dockside cranes are under maintenance the dockside was closed and I had to find a way behind the houses. However, I was able to run 5k and recorded a time of 29:53. My WARR 10k time had been 55:27, though that was better than my then fitness due to the spirit of the event, and didn't have Friday's strong headwind! Whilst I ran the 5k Steve walked about 4k of the course and we returned across the bridge to the top floor of The Fox (now a Starbucks) for a warming coffee.
For more photographs and commentary see my Facebook album.
parkrun report 26th September 2020
parkrun resumed in New Zealand at short notice, having started up in July and then being suspended again in early August. The five runs in Auckland have not been allowed to start again yet as Covid19 restrictions still apply locally.
The runs in Australia (Northern Territory) continued but the rest of Australia is still suspended. The Cape Pembroke Lighthouse (Falkland Islands) where the dedicated group of volunteers continue to perform two/three roles each and the attendance increased to 42 from 31 last week. The fastest runner was David Parrish in18:08. He has done most of his previous runs at Highbury Fields and Finsbury Park. The attendance record at Cape Pembroke (by some margin) was 170 at the inaugural almost a year ago. The figure represents a significant % of the total civilian population {Ed: About 5% of the approx. 3500 locals - although there would then be an additional 1,000 or so uniformed personnel, who probably did their fair share of attendance at the inaugural. On average, in the UK, I've calculated that about 0.36% of people would attend a parkrun if there was one nearby}.
parkruns in Poland are expected to restart on 17th October. At the time of writing travel to and from Poland is possible by air or coach (24hrs from London) without the need to self-isolate at either end. Mask wearing is still the norm and 1.5m social distancing required when outside so it will be interesting to see how this works out at a parkrun. {Ed: The largest parkruns in Poland normally have up to 250 attendees}
The rise of the "R" rate in UK in recent days and several regional lockdowns has put paid to the hopes of parkruns here restarting by the end of October (as previously forecast). The belief remains that the transmission of the virus while outside in the fresh air is very unlikely even when people are breathing heavily when exercising vigorously but for the time being the risk of potentially attracting a bad reputation with long term consequences is driving a cautious approach for a bit longer.
Steve Newell
Next Week's reports
Will include that for the Kings Cross Street-O and the Ross Barkley 5k both of which can be run up until the end of the month. And perhaps there will be some quickly written reports from people's vVLM efforts.
Coronavirus Warning Footnote [changes from last week underlined or struck-through] (no changes)
In the UK exercise outside is permitted because it will boost physical and mental health and because the risk of catching Coronavirus outdoors is very low provided social distancing advice is kept to. The relevant law in England says that people can meet in groups of up to 6 or, in COVID secure circumstances, up to 30 or more:
Do not exercise outside the house if you have been asked to isolate or you are unwell, particularly if you have symptoms of the coronavirus such as a fever, or if you share a house with someone who has these symptoms, or if you consider yourself to be vulnerable, such as being elderly or with pre-existing health conditions,
You may drive to outdoor publicly accessible open spaces irrespective of distance, but you should follow social distancing guidance whilst you are there. Advice is still to avoid public transport and shared car journeys,
In England you may normally meet with up to five other persons for your exercise outside the home. Club organised events, in COVID secure circumstances, can include more. Do not share athletics equipment and continue to maintain the social distancing with anyone you do meet up with. You are recommended to minimise the total number of different people you meet with over the days and weeks,
As you exercise, keep 2m away from all others including those you run with as well as those you meet on the run, by default diverting around those you meet (don't leave it up to them to avoid you),
Do not push yourself too far, this may weaken your defences against the virus and/or increase the probability of requiring assistance. We all have different limits so you need to judge what would be too far for you,
If government instructions are updated to limit or prevent exercising outside your homes, or to meet with fewer people, please respect such instructions - we should be fighting the virus, not authority.
If you are unwell yourself, especially if you have symptoms of the virus:
Put your needs first...
but please let me (Roderick Hoffman) or Steve Hillier know of your condition/status, but we will keep it to ourselves unless you ask us to pass information on.
For club shared activities we recommend the social distancing gap of 2metres although "1meter+" can be followed during the activity itself. Any club member can organise a shared activity. To legitimize a run with more than six participants:
The chairman (Roderick) or the secretary (Steve Hillier) must be notified in advance that the event is taking place,
One of the participants must be a paid-up member of the BA Athletics Club and must be prepared to perform the duties of a "Covid-19 Coordinator", if more than six attend we recommend that that member wears a BAAC top or distinctive clothing,
A risk assessment has to be raised based on this template (updated),
The considerations within the risk assessment must be followed,
After the run perform a review of the risk assessment and log and pass on any issues or lessons learned.
Next Digest - Results, news, pictures, feedback, jokes, stories - send them to the editor, Roderick Hoffman, at news@barunner.org.uk.
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I do apologize for being so absent these last few weeks. To be honest, after the Saints lost the NFC Championship against the LA Rams, I was heartbroken and unmotivated… ok, I'm being a little dramatic but I was indeed bummed out. Now, I'm feeling deprived as I have just started a 10 Day Challenge. It's supposed to get better…. I think.
My daily morning routine includes getting up to feed two hungry and demanding cats, fixing my morning cup of delicious Italian coffee, and doing some work on the computer while watching the Today Show before going to the gym. A couple of weeks ago as I was watching Today, they were discussing JLo's 10 day Challenge and how she challenged Hoda Kotb.
The 10 day challenge includes a strict diet regimen; only consuming protein, healthy fats, nuts & seeds and certain vegetables. I wasn't nearly as interested in partaking in the challenge until I read how JLo and Hoda felt after they completed the challenge. Then I thought to myself, I don't know what that feeling is like.
Sure, I live a healthy lifestyle and try my best to eat the most nutritious foods but I would be lying if I said I didn't drink a few too many glasses of wine during the week or indulge in a big bowl of queso. I've never been on a detox or cleanse or diet where I have fully followed through and felt the benefits. I just want my body to get a total re-set.
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I will be posting recipes that are allowed during my 10 day challenge. Hopefully these next 10 days fly by with little cravings… although I do feel like I'm having some sugar withdrawals.


A Saudi police officer was injured and a suspected militant killed following a gun battle in a raid on a suspected hideout in the east of the country.
A firefight raged in Saudi Arabia's restive Eastern Province between a suspected militant and police officers during a raid on Friday.
The was wanted in connection with alleged "terrorism" activities was shot dead and a police officer wounded in the firefight, the interior ministry.
The incident in the Qatif area of the kingdom's predominantly Shia, oil-rich region late Thursday saw the suspect open fire after refusing to surrender to security forces, a ministry spokesman said.
Police fired back, resulting in the man's death. The official SPA news agency reported that one officer was hospitalised after the altercation.
Thursday's shooting comes days after the killing by an unknown assailant of a policeman in Qatif, according to the ministry.
At least nine police have been shot dead since 2014 in and around Qatif.
Saudi security forces foil a planned suicide attack on al-Rasoul al-A'dham Shia mosque in al-Qatif, killing a man with an explosive belt and arresting another, Saudi media reported on Wednesday.
Unidentified gunmen opened fire on Saudi police patrol in a Shia-majority city, with authorities describing the incident as a 'terrorist attack'.


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Whereas, the "Always Encrypted" feature of SQL Server does it transparently without much code change.
So is there anything like this available in PostgreSQL as well?

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CSM Bricks Honor Service, Families
Posted by College of Southern Maryland on Friday, August 4, 2017 · Leave a Comment
St. Mary's County Board of Education member Mary Washington kneels beside a brick dedicated in her name at the College of Southern Maryland Leonardtown Campus.
Three College of Southern Maryland campuses are home to some very special sidewalks, and newly dedicated bricks have been added to the walkways at the Leonardtown and Prince Frederick campuses.
"The CSM Foundation Brick Program provides both a way to memorialize and pay tribute to loved ones and members of the community who are our true champions," said CSM Past President Dr. Brad Gottfried to the friends, supporters, family members, and college employees gathered for the Leonardtown event April 26, 2017.
Family members and friends purchase bricks through the CSM Foundation to honor and commemorate their loved ones. All proceeds support CSM Foundation programs and scholarships.
Mary Washington, longtime member of the St. Mary's County Board of Education and education advocate, is honored by one of the new Leonardtown bricks. Ms. Washington was noted as the first African-American woman elected to office in St. Mary's County as a member of the school board in 1996.
The other four bricks at the Leonardtown Campus were placed in memoriam.
Laura and Joseph Askins, parents of Eric T. Askins, placed a brick for him. Eric was a 2016 graduate of Great Mills High School and student at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. He received his driver's education training and lifeguard training certificate at CSM. His two favorite things in life were to drive and be a lifeguard. Eric is survived by his parents and a brother, Travis.
Susan Trossbach placed a brick in memory of her brother, Dan C. Darney. The youngest of six children, Dan graduated from Great Mills High School in 1979. He worked in nurseries and on ships from the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. He was also a painter, starting a painting company that he co-owned with his brother, Fred. He was a hard worker who loved sports. He is survived by three sisters.
CSM staffer Beverley Russell placed a brick for Roland and Eva Higgs, describing the couple as "salt of the earth" people who selflessly helped others. The couple raised five biological children and a multitude of others, including Eva Higgs' younger brothers and some nieces and nephews and other "strays" that "just seemed to end up on the farm." Mr. and Mrs. Higgs later transitioned to caring for the elderly, working with the Department of Social Services and taking in those who were "unplaceable" or had special health needs. Roland Higgs died from Lou Gehrig's disease in the early 1970s, and Eva Higgs died in the mid-1990s.
A brick was placed in memory of Dennis "Scott" Mattingly by CSM staff members Toni Kruszka and Maureen Rotto-Coar, who were friends of Scott's parents, Dennis and Debbie Mattingly. Scott was caring, lovable, and friendly to everyone he met.
On the Prince Frederick Campus, bricks were placed to honor Dr. Richard H. Beers, Marcia N. Kent, and CSM Past President Dr. Brad Gottfried and his wife, Linda.
Dr. Beers retired after 14 years at CSM, where he was able to increase interest in the college's physics program. "He has grown the college's physics program and courses from seeing those students who avoided Physics I, II and III, to filling all of his classes each semester, including summers," Dr. Gottfried said. Dr. Beers created a course "Physics is Phun" to introduce CSM students to STEM and the sciences in general.
Dr. Gottfried noted that Dr. Beers also offered financial support to CSM's science program. "Dr. Beers and his wife Barbara's generosity has resulted in the Prince Frederick Campus having the best equipped physics lab in all of Southern Maryland, rivaling those at major universities," he said.
Ms. Kent works in the Administrative Business Office at the Prince Frederick Campus. "She always has a smile and a hug for those in need," Dr. Gottfried said. "This brick was donated in recognition of her dedication, continued support and years of service to the College of Southern Maryland and its students."
CSM Vice President and Dean of the Prince Frederick Campus Dr. Richard Fleming offered remarks about the brick honoring the Gottfrieds and their impact on the college as Dr. Gottfried prepares to retire.
"He is known in our Southern Maryland community for advancing the college and the many partnerships he has created to help our students, businesses and community," Dr. Fleming said, noting that the Gottfrieds have supported the college financially with annual and endowed scholarships and a recent pledge of a $100,000 deferred gift as part of their living trust.
"Dr. Gottfried has been able to establish more than 50 guaranteed articulation agreements with colleges and universities. In addition, Dr. Gottfried's vision of a centrally located campus has been realized with the opening of the Regional Hughesville Campus its first building, the new center for Trades and Energy Training," Dr. Fleming said.
An honorary brick is a lasting celebration of those who have a special connection to CSM and the Southern Maryland community. For a $200 donation, a personally engraved brick can celebrate a birthday, anniversary, retirement, special occasion, or remember a loved one. For information on the CSM Brick Program, visit the CSM Foundation's website.
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Most people who visit Katmai fly to their destination. Above the land and water, people see a land pock marked with ponds and lakes, cut with deep valleys, and rippled with glacial moraines—all of which is set next to the rugged spine of active volcanoes. Katmai National Monument was established in 1918 because of its geology. The stories of the rocks, volcanoes, fossils, and glaciers of Katmai reveal the formation of this landscape.
Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes
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StarCraft Is A Deep, Complicated War Strategy Game. Google's AlphaStar AI Crushed It.
Since the internet has become more powerful in terms of providing a broad array of options and opportunities for people young and old, it has also become a great platform for games. Notes: This first began life as the Homeworld-unrelated (at least, not officially) 'Hardware: Shipbreakers', before morphing into the free to play multiplayer 'Homeworld: Shipbreakers' and then finally to a traditionally-sold, singleplayer and multiplayer package, published by new Homeworld owners Gearbox.
It also has Google Play Games achievements, four alternate endings, and each new game is freshly created so no two plays will be the same. There's nothing quite as satisfying as the moment when everything starts to click into place in a strategy game. The presentation is immaculately sinister and minimalist, and while DEFCON is unlikely to keep you playing through the night, you might lose sleep anyway.
Before diving into this delicious stack of games, we should define exactly what we mean when we say Strategy Games". Playing these strategy games will help develop children's logical thinking skills. Just select a multiplayer mode and go. While the majority of strategy games focus on on-ground events, Cossacks 3 expands its reach to the sea and picturesque sea battles.
Gameplay has you engaging in turn-based battles through the use of soldier-operated mechs that can be equipped with a variety of weapons and armor. The base game offers the campaign Eye of the Vortex," where we expand our empire in a turn-based style of gameplay.
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You surely want to have the best gaming experience ever. It's often obtuse to new players. Stuff like enemies, resources, and units get boiled down into basic shapes and colours, allowing you to concentrate on the game's taut and elegant strategy mechanics. War in the East is the kind of game a lot of people look at and wonder why anybody would want to spend their leisure time playing with something that looks so much like a job.
The free version contains ads that somewhat disrupt the experience, but this is an otherwise, thoughtful take on land-grab strategy, with a message that we really don't want to see a devastating first strike – or even a single nuclear missile launched in anger – in the real world.
Most turn-based games favor complexity instead of intensity. What else should I be playing: Grey Goo is a fine recent example of the multi-faction asymmetrical RTS formula that StarCraft II plays with. Strategy games come with a rich history behind them, one that's filled with a number of long-running series that have stood the test of time and led to a loyal following of fans.
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My last blog post on barriers to foreign direct investment in Brand America led to some great feedback. Virtually everybody who contacted me reinforced the importance of becoming more competitive for FDI inflow attraction. They liked the idea of having a robust market research study to better understand what potential foreign direct investors like and dislike about Brand America. The benefit of creating a "product development" plan (i.e. public policy reforms, infrastructure investment, asset creation) based on the data felt intuitively right to them. So much so, that the post catalyzed discussion around creating a consortium to pursue fielding a robust market research project to secure these data.
In addition, I received a copy of recent supplemental testimony by Rick Weddle to the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Policy, submitted on December 19, 2009.
Rick is a remarkable economic development expert with a notable track record of leadership and success. He is President and CEO of the Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina, owner and developer of The Research Triangle Park. Rick's biography is an inspiring read.
Rick basically informed the Subcommittee that Brand America is at risk of being out marketed and the situation needs to be addressed. Rick's testimony has some interesting data compiled by the IEDC that helps illustrate the challenge. I am going to share a couple of his charts with you, but I really want you to read his entire testimony for a full understanding of his recommendation.
Share of global FDI dollars have declined from a peak of roughly 45% to about 20%. In part this reflects other countries developing into profitable markets that attract multinational company investment to build capability and capacity to serve a growing middle class with increasing disposable income. It also reflects remarkable changes in telecommunications, reductions material weight and improved transportation options making it easier and cost effective to service U.S. consumer demand from international locations. This trend is likely to continue and arguably accelerate over the foreseeable planning horizon. Competition for foreign direct investment is and will continue to increase. When I talk about this in presentations, I point out that whenever I was faced with a business situation where total category dollar growth was stagnant (or declining) and competitive options were increasing the solution was always to differentiate your product and support it with an effective branding effort. I believe the solution for Brand America's declining FDI inflow share challenge is no different.
Another sobering set of data Rick shared with the Subcommittee was the targeted investment being made by countries competing with Brand America. Many countries have well conceived and well funded initiatives to convince potential foreign direct investors that their location is the best choice to do business from. In the U.S. we do not have a comparably funded effort.
On a positive note though, Rick identifies the Invest in America program as a capability that can potentially be leveraged for Brand America to become even more competitive. I am a fan of the Invest in America program and believe Rick is definitely on target in his thinking.
I have no doubt the Subcommittee was impressed with Rick and that they listened carefully to his perspective and recommendation. Hopefully they will be in a position to take action and will work diligently to resource a strategically focused effort to help Brand America become even more competitive. Reversing the declining FDI inflow share trend will have a positive effect on economic recovery and vitality.
You can download a copy of Rick's testimony. I encourage you to read it. I know you will be impressed.
I'd like to think it is easy to get people to believe that better marketing Brand America is a right thing to do. But, it is only a first step. To create a sustainable solution, there also needs to be an effective product development component that further differentiates Brand America from the competition. And, the focus of the product development effort needs to be informed by data identifying the most important improvement opportunities as seen through the eyes of the foreign direct investor community. If the coalition I mentioned earlier takes shape, perhaps the data needed will become available and further encourage the Subcommittee to take action on Rick's recommendation.
Rick is undoubtedly correct. Marketing is key. It really is back to basics now. The options that are available to global business are huge now with the country of choice to give it to.
The benefit America has is experience and the presence it has holds on the world business platform. The reality is that a lot of the work coming in was nearly almost taken for granted that it would not end, that is not the case with other options opening up. People buy a package location, skills, expertise, technology, backup support, reliability, these are the things one cannot put a price on.
President Obama and his closest advisors are now managing brand America. And they have been screwing up. One wishes to yell: you're fired! Many, in fact, are.
My take, there are two different investment strategies at play for Brand America… 1. Investors look at countries/markets to compete "IN" for the local share and (not or) 2. Investors look at countries/markets to compete "FROM" in the regional and world markets.
First: US and State leadership and policy makers have to be aware and careful of the global choices they are making to be attractive and competitive. Investors have a broad number of options to choose from with all the countries or regions ready and willing to welcome the investments and compete, do what ever it takes, in order to develop the infrastucture and training systems/resources to get the new plants, technology and jobs that come with it. The decisons our leaders make now will impact us for a generation.
Second: Citizens (business owners as well as employees) have to be more aware of the role we play in this competitive global market as well. We need to be aware of what we are really asking for from our leaders. Citizens in other countries are more than ready, willing and able to accept the jobs/work where we may no longer be interested in doing the work, learning/getting the skills to do or charge unrealistic prices (employment costs) for. Again our decisions as citizens will impact us for generations.
Investors have choices. We do as well. What kind of standard of living are we prepared to have in 20 years and are we prepared to compete for it?
Thank you very much for including this topic on your blog. I've been reading the posts and comments with interest!
I found this discussion very interesting, and having built the world's first online resource dedicated to tourism investment promotion (www.TourismROI.com), I've definitely seen greater promotional efforts coming from abroad and not so much from our own states, counties and cities. Hopefully our officials will soon realize that investment promotion is a critical competitive issue.
I have worked with many SMEs throughout the Asia Pacific region, who are interested in doing business and/or setting up facilities in the US. Unfortunately, no centralized resource (beyond Invest in America) exists in the US to help attract FDI as exists in other countries (e.g., MIDA in Malaysia, EDB in Singapore, InvestKorea in Korea).
Many Asian SMEs, who are used to going through a centralized government resource, think they can use a similar approach in the US,and are very confused to discover that FDI attraction, incentives, tax rates, etc. not only vary on a state-by-state level, but then also on a municipal leve. Often it is very hard to get them to understand that they have to research on specific states and/or cities who are seeking to attract the kinds of (sectoral) investment that applies to them, specific tax incentives, etc.
There can be a myriad of options which are just overwhelming to firms who have not had much exposure to the US market. I think economic development agencies (EDAs) in the US who are looking to attract FDI from specific types of companies and/or sectors should contact the relevant chambers of commerce in those countries, to establish a personal relationship, and to make them aware of what they have to offer and to be open to receiving inquiries from those assns' members.
Another route EDAs should take is to develop relationships with Asian governmental agencies who are tasks with helping local SMEs internatoinalize. Often these orgs are not aware of what US cities and states are looking to attract and the incentives they offer. Two examples of these kinds of agencies would be MATRADE in Malaysia and IE Singapore in Singapore.
If you have not seen it already. FDI.net is a great central repository for US-based and international FDI agencies. As I looked through the ones in East/SE Asia, the agencies listed are a combination of investment-in and investment-out (you would need to check through them individually to learn more about which EDAs are handling which activities).


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Q: Why is executing "select * from dbc.columnsX" very slow for teradata 13.10 I encountered a strange problem when I execute select * from dbc.columnsX on teradata 13.10. It is very slow; but on teradata 12.0 it is very fast. For teradata 13.10, does the dbc user lack some rights or there are some other reasons lead to this phenomena.
I know columnsX is X view.

A: We encountered the same problem and Teradata sent us replacements of x views.
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Fees for Defending Fees – Recent Rulings Permit Contractual Circumvention of Supreme Court's Baker Botts v. Asarco Decision
By Ben Feder on October 5, 2017
Posted in Chapter 11
The Supreme Court two years ago ruled in Baker Botts v. Asarco that bankruptcy professionals entitled to compensation from a debtor's bankruptcy estate had no statutory right to be compensated for time spent defending against objections to their fee applications. Since then, "estate professionals," i.e., those retained in a bankruptcy case by a trustee, debtor in possession or an official committee of creditors, have sought ways to limit the potentially harsh impact of that decision. A subsequent opinion in a Delaware bankruptcy case, In re Boomerang Tube, declined to allow Baker Botts to be circumvented by contract. However, decisions in another Delaware case, Nortel Networks, and more recently in a New Mexico case, Hungry Horse LLC, have distinguished Boomerang Tube and permitted contractual provisions that allow payment for the defense of fees. The pragmatic approach taken in Hungry Horse in particular offers a template that other courts will likely be urged to adopt.
In every bankruptcy case, the retention of estate professionals must be approved by the bankruptcy court. Their fees and expenses are paid out of the debtor's bankruptcy estate and are subject to review and approval by the bankruptcy court pursuant to Section 330 of the Bankruptcy Code. Objections from other parties have always been a recognized hazard for such professionals. Prior to Baker Botts a majority of courts permitted the recovery of fees incurred in defending against such challenges.
The Court's analysis in Baker Botts was straight-forward. Under American jurisprudence, each side in a litigated dispute bears its own attorneys' fees unless there is an applicable statute or agreement that provides otherwise. Section 330(a)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code states: "After notice to the parties in interest and . . . a hearing . . . the court may award to . . . a professional person . . . reasonable compensation for actual, necessary services[.]" The Court ruled that the plain text of Section 330(a) does not support a deviation from the "American Rule" regarding attorneys' fees. The Court's majority stated, "[t]he word 'services' ordinarily refers to 'labor performed for another.'" Since Baker Botts was litigating to defend its own fees, the Court reasoned that it was not providing an "actual, necessary service" to the bankruptcy estate and therefore was not entitled to compensation for such time.
Baker Botts makes clear that the Bankruptcy Code does not provide a statutory exception to the American Rule. The question remaining is whether estate professionals can sidestep it by contract.
In Boomerang Tube, Judge Mary Walrath answered that question in the negative. The law firm chosen in that case to represent the official committee of unsecured creditors, in its application to the bankruptcy court, asked for the approval order to include a provision that would entitle it to be compensated from Boomerang Tube's bankruptcy estate for fees incurred in defending its fees against any challenges. The firm pointed to Section 328 of the Bankruptcy Code, which allows for the retention of estate professionals "on any reasonable terms and conditions." It argued that the Supreme Court in Baker Botts had noted that parties could and regularly did contract around the American Rule.
Judge Walrath denied the request. She first held that Section 328 does not create a statutory exception to the American Rule, as it makes no mention of awarding fees or costs in the context of an adversarial proceeding. She observed in contrast that several discrete Bankruptcy Code provisions do contain express language providing for payment of fees to a prevailing party. She next rejected the law firm's argument that Section 328 permitted a contractual agreement for the payment of defense fees. The retention agreement was between the law firm and the official creditors' committee, but it would be Boomerang Tube's bankruptcy estate, a non-party to such agreement, that would bear the costs. Finally, she determined that the proposed fee shifting provisions were simply not "reasonable" terms of employment of professionals with the meaning of Section 328.
In view of the extent to which challenges to estate professionals' fees (or at least the threat of doing so) are ingrained in chapter 11 practice, it was unlikely that Boomerang Tube would be the last word on this issue. Recent decisions in two cases, Nortel Networks and Hungry Horse, have distinguished Boomerang Tube.
Judge Kevin Gross, a Delaware colleague of Judge Walrath, ruled in Nortel Networks that Baker Botts and Boomerang Tube did not apply to a fee dispute between an indenture trustee and certain bondholders, and permitted the trustee to recover its attorneys' fees for defending against the challenge. Although this case is not directly on point as it did not involve an estate professional, and Judge Gross was not opining on whether Section 328 would permit such an agreement, he held that the bond indenture qualified as a contractual exception to the American Rule, noting that, unlike the retention agreement in Boomerang Tube, it was an agreement directly between the debtor and the trustee.
In Hungry Horse New Mexico Bankruptcy Judge David Thuma looked to Nortel Networks for support in holding that a retention agreement in a chapter 11 case between proposed debtor's counsel and the debtor could pass muster under Section 328, thereby permitting a contractual work-around to Baker Botts. Judge Thuma first determined that nothing in Baker Botts prevented a bankruptcy court from finding a fee defense provision in a retention agreement to be "reasonable" within the meaning of Section 328. In his reading of Baker Botts, the Court simply limited the compensation an estate professional could receive under Section 330 to fees for services to the client, rather than on its own behalf, and noted that Section 328 had no applicability to that issue.
He then considered various other provisions typical of retention agreements, and observed that several were "reasonable" under Section 328 even if they were intended to favor the professional, rather than the client. He pointed to provisions, among other things, setting out retainer requirements, permitting an attorney to withdraw under certain conditions, and granting a lien on certain recoveries. "A typical employment agreement between a lawyer and a client has many terms; some benefit the client, while others benefit the lawyer. Considered together, they may be reasonable." The overall effect, he noted, is that "the client obtains the services of needed, able professionals."
Judge Thuma concluded that Section 328 therefore can permit contractual exceptions to the American Rule, and outlined the terms of a fee defense provision in a retention agreement that he believed was "reasonable" and "violat[ed] neither the letter nor spirit of [Baker Botts]." He stated that, among other things, it needed to be agreed to by the bankruptcy estate, in order to avoid the issue highlighted by Judge Walrath in Boomerang Tube, and provided also that it extended to the creditors' committee's professionals, in order to "level the playing field." He suggested sample language that he believed could be acceptable under Section 328:
Fee Defense. The Client agrees to pay all reasonable legal fees and expenses incurred by the Firm, and also by any counsel retained by the unsecured creditors' committee (if one is formed in the Client's bankruptcy case) for successfully defending their respective fee applications. The bankruptcy court must approve all of such fees as reasonable. The Client will have no obligation to pay for any fees or expenses the Firm incurs defending fees that are not allowed.
Disputes over payment of estate professionals' fees will invariably remain part of the bankruptcy landscape. Estate professionals in chapter 11 cases are likely to ask bankruptcy judges in other jurisdictions to follow the pragmatic approach of Judge Thuma in Hungry Horse in order to blunt the detrimental impact of Baker Botts.
Tags: American Rule, Baker Botts, Hungry Horse, Judge David Thuma, Judge Kevin Gross, Judge Mary Walrath, professional fees, Section 328, Section 330(a), Supreme Court
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What is the constitution?
The constitution of an incorporated association is a contract between the association and its members, who agree to adhere to the provisions outlined in the constitution.
Every incorporated association must have a constitution. This can be the Model constitution (RTF, 361.55 KB) or the association's own constitution, which is recorded in the public register of incorporated associations, maintained by NSW Fair Trading.
What matters must be included in the constitution?
The constitution must address each of the matters referred to in Schedule 1 of the Associations Incorporation Act 2009 (the Act), as follows:
Membership qualifications The requirements, if any, to become a member.
Register of members The register of the association's members.
Fees, subscriptions etc. Any entrance fees, subscriptions and other amounts, if any, to be paid by the members.
Members liabilities A member's liability, if any, towards the debts and liabilities of the association.
Disciplining of members The procedure, if any, for disciplining members, including an appeals process.
Internal disputes The procedure for the resolution of disputes between members and between members and the association.
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the circumstances in which a committee member has to vacate office
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Calling of general meetings The procedure for calling and holding a general meeting and the intervals between meetings.
Notice of general meetings The process for notifying members of a general meeting and notices of motion.
Procedure at general meetings The quorum, procedure and requirements for conducting a general meeting, and whether members are entitled to vote by proxy.
Postal or electronic ballots The types of resolutions that may be voted on by a postal or electronic ballot.
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Management of funds How the association's funds are to be managed and the procedure for drawing and signing cheques on behalf of the association.
Custody of books etc. Who is responsible for the association's books, documents and securities.
Inspection of books etc. The procedures for the inspection of books and documents by members.
Financial year The association's financial year.
Winding up The winding up of the association.
A representative of the association must certify that the constitution complies with the requirements of the Act, including the above matters, when registering the association and when registering changes to the constitution.
What is the Model constitution?
New and existing associations may:
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The Model constitution covers all matters outlined in Schedule 1 of the Act, as well as a number of additional matters.
Before adopting the Model constitution, each association must consider whether it will be suitable for the association because once adopted, it is binding to both the association and members.
If an association's constitution fails to address a matter outlined in Schedule 1, the provision in the Model constitution for that matter is taken to form part of the association's constitution. However, this does not apply to change the financial year end of an association registered prior to 1 July 2010, where the constitution does not address the financial year end.
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An association may change its constitution by passing a special resolution. The change must be consistent with the Act and the rest of the constitution.
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A new road surface for Ruardean High Street
Ruardean High Street will soon benefit from a brand new surface as part of Gloucestershire County Council's £150m investment in the county's roads.
The work will be carried out between 9:30 am and 3:30pm for seven days from Thursday 15 to Friday 23 October (excluding the weekend).
The machinery needed for this work is large so the High Street will need to be closed between St. John's Road and The Square for safety. Hart Lane along with a section of School Rd and Cats Hill will also be closed as the junctions where they join the High Street will also be benefitting from a smooth new surface. A signed diversion will be in place suitable for all vehicle types.
Councillor Vernon Smith, cabinet member for highways said: "This is a major resurfacing scheme and will really make a difference. We know that a full closure of the High Street will be inconvenient, but we are doing the work outside peak hours to help minimise the disruption. Our £150m investment into Gloucestershire's roads focuses on schemes like this – where we can use resurfacing as a long term solution for getting rid of potholes."
Councillor Terry Hale, local county councillor for Ruardean said: "I'm really pleased this scheme is going ahead. This is the main road through Ruardean and this significant resurfacing work will transform the village."


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U.S. Battleships shelling Intramuros 1945? | Heritage Bn.
U.S. Battleships shelling Intramuros 1945?
In the book "MAC ARTHUR IN THE PACIFIC"
A passage states the following.
"The main American attack on Intramuros began on February 23rd, 1945, with 105mm, and 155mm, shells blasting huge chucks out of the ancient wall.
I had thought that Manila Bay wasn't considered open for the fleet to move that far into the bay to bombard from near the Manila Hotel!
Does anyone have any information of this occurring as this book states?
Although Corregidor was in Japanese hands, we did keep destroyers off Corregidor's coast to be used as floating shore batteries as long as we were fighting on Corregidor and the other Bay forts.
But what of mines in the harbor etc.?
Drum was taken on April 15th, and Fort Frank was found abandoned when attacked a little later.
If you can keep destroyers in the bay maybe they sailed their battleships etc. past Corregidor to help take Intramuros?
I have my doubts that any battleships were in Manila Bay on shore bombardment missions, although I have nothing to confirm it. The newer fast battleships were escorting carrier groups, and the older battleships were providing shore bombardment on invasion beaches. The largest ships I have read about fighting inside the bay were light cruisers. This will be an interesting area to research.
Note that the US Army employed the use of 8-inch and 240mm Howitzers to blast Intramuros. The 544th FA (240mm) and 465th FS (8-inch) pounded Intramuros and the 240s were able to breach the eastern wall. This may have been interpreted as use of "naval firepower" due to large caliber shells that they used. They used around 72 rounds of 8-inch and 39 rds for the 240mm.
Hey Battery/finch....I have never heard/read/anywhere, no way, no how, of heavier USN stuff operating inside Manila Bay during this period. Around the Forts in support of the retaking of COorregidor, yes, but inside the Bay, no. In all honesty, I have yet to learn of DDs or DEs being in Bay proper during the Manila fighting. Could be in error. If so, it certainly ain't the first time. I had a close friend (older than myself) who, as a member of the First Cavalry Division, when Santo Thomas was liberated,etc and he never mentioned Naval gunfire being utilized in support of the ground forces in their quest to oust the Japanese from the area. Cheers.
75-mm. tank guns 450 150 . . . .
76-mm. TD guns 450 150 . . . .
240-mm. howitzers 39 . . . . . . . .
8-inch howitzers 72 . . . . . . . .
Source: Relevant sources cited in n. 12.
fissures in the walls, since the unfuzed shells penetrated more deeply before explosion than did those with impact or delayed fuze settings. The fissure thus opened was easily enlarged by subsequent employment of high-explosive shells with delayed settings.
By 1030 on 24 February the 145th Infantry had compressed the last resistance in its zone into the Aquarium, located in a bastion off the southwest corner of Intramuros. Since Japanese holed up in the government buildings across Padre Burgos Street covered the Aquarium's outer walls with rifle and machine gun fire, the 145th Infantry was hard put to devise a plan of attack until the 1st Battalion discovered a tunnel connecting the bastion to the main wall. Company C used the tunnel as an assault route, while the rest of the Battalion provided fire support for the attack from the south wall and Cannon Company SPM's conducted a preparatory shelling. The Japanese neglected to defend the tunnel approach, and Company C, employing hand grenades and bazookas liberally, broke into the Aquarium with little trouble. The final assault began about 1600. An hour and a half and 115 dead Japanese later, the 145th Infantry had overcome the last organized resistance within Intramuros.
Is the talked about tunnel still in existence?
I didn't see any battleships, Cruisers, Destroyers or P.T. Boats used against Intramuros, but the Mac never did give them much credit did he?
It would have been Mac's Navy though, Admiral Kinkaid in charge, wonder when the Navy did get into the actual Bay and the port area?
I believe that many of these "tunnels" might well have been trenches, topped with a covering of corrugated metal sheeting and soil above them. They weren't trenches in the accepted sense that we think of WWI trenches, being covered and camouflaged. They were like a "rat run" - barely visible on the surface, and big enough to allow a quick transfer at a crouching run from one area to another. I have been looking at a lot of images of MAnila recently and saw such a tunnel running from the Army Navy Club under the road, and into the Luneta Extension.
I just talked to "someone" and said that the "tunnel complex" underneath Intramuros still exist (but in bad shape).
That tunnel exploration under parts of Intramuros would be a real trip batteryboy.
I had read somewhere the Spanish had built several escape tunnels in case they needed to beat a hasty retreat.... connecting their government buildings and churches.
There may be a problem of flooding,as Intramuros continues to sink in the former swamp it was built on by the Spanish.
Low tide "look see" anyone?


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The Week of the University of Nova Gorica is held from 30 September to 7 October.
The University invites everyone to get acquainted with the professional academic programs in the fields of natural sciences, technology, biotechnology, humanities, arts, and business management that are provided at the University of Nova Gorica. The event agenda involves interesting lectures, round tables, workshops and tours around research laboratories. All visitors will be able to see classrooms, meet with well-known scientists, and talk with the professors and students of the University of Nova Gorica on any topics they are interested in.
The Week of the University of Nova Gorica started on Friday, 30 September, with the European Night of Researchers, which is the Day of Open Doors at its research centres and laboratories in Ajdovščina. You can find the entire program of events at the following link: www.znanostzazivljenje.si.
The Week of the University of Nova Gorica 2016 involves some more interesting events that will be held in the principal building of the University of Nova Gorica, in the Lantieri mansion in Vipava, and in Gorizia (Italy), in the premises of the Academy of Arts and the Lojze Bratuž Cultural Centre, as well as in the Gallus and Rusjan cafes in Nova Gorica.