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Victorian Belfast: An Architectural Guide
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The Victorian Era, 1837 – 1901, was the period of Queen Victoria's reign. It was an era of great development and dramatic change, transforming England from a traditionally agricultural and rural country to one of advanced industrialisation and urban sensibility. This same transformation held true for Victorian Belfast. Advances in medicine, technological and scientific knowledge were made, including the ability to mass-produce, steam engines and railways, and gas and electric light. It also saw advances in and emphasis on leisure activities (notably for the middle and upper classes, less so for those worse off) such as seaside ventures, and the building of libraries, theatres, and music halls.
The mood of the kingdom can be characterised by a Protestant work ethic, with importance placed upon the family unit and its values, as well as religious observation and institutional faith. It was also a period of dehumanisation of the lower classes, with the country's poorest suffering from dangerous overwork, child labour, and intense pollution.
The kingdom was shaken by the publication of On the Origin of Species (or, more completely, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life) by English naturalist, geologist and biologist Charles Darwin in 1859. The revival of the Gothic and Romantic tradition followed as resistance to the rationalism that dominated the Georgian period before Victoria's reign. Interest in science and evolution often went hand in hand with the occult and mysticism.
The Scottish Provident building in Belfast. An example of Victorian architecture. (Source: Textman)
What was Victorian Belfast like?
Belfast, author Paul Larmour explains, is a "comparatively young city" with "no ancient castle or cathedral at its heart". Wishing to advance beyond its status as a relatively unremarkable town, from the 1780s to the 1820s Belfast improved its harbour, established iron founding and shipbuilding (for which it was to be known for forever), and founded banks, educational institutions, and societies of an intellectual nature. This public spirit by the people of Belfast earned it the name of 'Athens of the North'. It was granted city status by Royal charter in 1888.
The buildings in early Victorian Belfast were largely affected by what was going on in the city at the time: epidemics. The city was struck by adverse effects of the Great Famine, cholera, and typhus. In fact, Queen Victoria's marriage was not celebrated with the planned fireworks and illuminations as the city collectively decided to put the money to better use: the £178 (roughly £40,000 in today's economy) built a Fever Hospital, a Workhouse and the Union Hospital (now City Hospital).
The High Street of Belfast in 1906 (Source: Robert French)
What is Victorian Belfast Architecture?
At its most basic, architectural style is characterised by features that make a building or structure historically identifiable or notable. The name Victorian Architecture derives from the British and French tradition of naming a style of architecture after the reigning monarch of the time.
Victorian Architecture, particularly in Belfast, is unique in that it doesn't conform to one specific style; rather, it encompasses a wide variety of different styles that reflect the ideologies, culture, and beliefs of both the individual architects and wider society. Particularly popular during the Victorian era were Medievalesque, Neoclassic styles like the ancient Greeks and Romans, symmetrical Palladianism, and Gothic and Romantic styles that stood in opposition to the previously mentioned styles. It was an era of mix-matched conformity and resistance, making it especially interesting from an architectural standpoint.
The key styles were as follows:
Gothic Revival/Neo-Gothic (early 19th century): in contrast to the rising Neo-classical sensibilities permeating British culture at the time, this style emphasised creativity and the sublime human spirit, inspired by the architecture of the Romantic Medieval era. It is characterised by decorative patterns, finals (elemental marking the top of an object to emphasis the apex of a dome, spire or tower). It often incorporated cast-iron, which has an ideological value in that it represents human strength, fortitude, honour and courage
Jacobean (1830 – 1870): this style reflected a Renaissance revival, harking back to the styles popularised during Elizabeth I and James I's rule. They're Shakespearean, what you could call a Neo-Renaissance style. It was influenced by Italian Mannerism, which sought to represent ideal beauty in contrast to natural beauty, utilising distortion and exaggeration, and Baroque architecture, a more theatrical Renaissance style popular in 16th century Italy
Neo-Grec (1845 – 1865): a Neo-classical revival inspired by the thoroughness and consistency of ancient Roman and Greek temples
Romanesque Revival (mid-19th century): Also known as Norman architecture, this style was inspired by the massive structures popular in the 11th and 12th centuries. It combined Roman and Byzantine qualities, resulting in buildings with thick walls, round arches, sturdy pillars, and decorative arcading (succession of contiguous arches)
Second Empire/Napoleon Style (1852 – 1871): this was a highly eclectic style that originated in France. It is characterised by a single structure that incorporates a mixture of different historical styles to create something unique and new
Queen Anne Revival (1870 – 1910): a stick-like, linear style that became widely popular in the US during the hedonistic 1920s
Arts & Crafts Movement (1880 – 1920): a precursor to Modernism, this style emphasised human craftsmanship using simple tools. It was a pure and humanistic style that stood as a protest against industrialisation and the dehumanisation of workers
The Best of Victorian Belfast Architecture
Palm House, 1839 – 1840 (College Park Botanic Avenue Belfast County Antrim BT7 1LP)
Botanic Gardens were first established in 1828 by the Belfast Botanic and Horticultural Society and have been enjoyed by the people of Belfast as a public park since 1895. Palm House stands as an important cultural and historical landmark. Designed by Sir Charles Lanyon, it is one of the oldest examples of a curvilinear iron and glass structure anywhere in the world. Its two wings were completed in 1840 and are the earliest known work of renowned ironmaster Richard Turner, who went on to create the Palm House at Kew Gardens and the Winter Gardens in Regent's Park, London.
Palm House in Botanic Gardens, Belfast.
(Source: Discover Northern Ireland)
Queen's University Lanyon Building, 1846 – 1849 (University Rd, Belfast BT7 1NN)
Queen's University was one of the three Queen's colleges established in Ireland in 1845 to provide non-denominational higher education (others located in Cork and Galway). The Lanyon Building, named for its chief designed Charles Lanyon, is a red-brick Tutor style building designed for maximum picturesque effect and was modelled after the 15th-century Founders Tower at Magdalen College. It is fairly close in design but it decidedly taller and narrower. Modelling it after the Founders Tower was a way to establish pedigree and authority.
Elmwood Hall, 1852 – 1862
Now one of the city's most popular events venue, Elmwood Hall was formerly Elmwood Presbyterian Church. It was designed by talented amateur John Corry in a Lombardo-Venetian style. Paul Larmour argues that Elmwood Hall also has John Ruskin influences, evident in such details as the loggia which presents a series of botanical studies.
Ulster Hall, Belfast.
(Source: waterfront.co.uk)
Ulster Hall, 1859 – 1862
The Ulster Hall was one of the largest music halls in Britain when it first opened. It was designed by William J. Barre of Newry, Co, Down, who won the chance to design it in a competition. It is Italianate in style, with Neo-Classical keystones and Roman Corinthian columns. Although described by some as elephantine, the Ulster Hall is an understated hidden gem.
Elmwood Hall, opposite Queen's University Lanyon Building, Belfast.
(Source: qub.ac.uk)
Albert Memorial Clock, 1865 – 1869
Known affectionately by the locals as Belfast's Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Albert Memorial Clock 141-feet high and was designed by William J. Barre in 1865 after winning a competition to design a memorial to the Prince Consort. It is a High-Victorian version of the Big Ben clock tower at Westminster, with an eclectic mix of Italian and French Gothic with early Renaissance gargoyles and lions at its base.
It was infamous after its completion for being a prostitute meeting point, where visiting sailors could find sexual services. Many years later it was featured in the 1947 film Odd Man Out starring James Mason.
Its current angle is due to it being built upon slob land at the head of an old tidal dock, meaning the river courses around its foundation.
Albert Memorial Clock, Belfast.
(Source: curiousireland)
Grand Opera House, 1894 – 1895
The Grand Opera House is a Belfast's most popular theatre, designed by the most prolific theatre architect of the era, Frank Matcham. According to their website, the Grand Opera Houses' 'first season included burlesque acts, musical comedies, farces and melodramas. There was also a market for classical opera and drama with regular performances of Shakespeare. The theatre flourished during its early years, offering escapism to the worlds of comedy and drama, including a visit by Gracie Fields in 1933 which was a sold-out success.'
It was designed by Matcham to be deliberately eye-catching, in an early art nouveau wat. Larmour sees it as a 'bizarre jumble of Renaissance elements with onion-shaped ventilator domes placed on top. The oriental suggestion here is compounded inside where Indian motifs, including elephant heads, are brought into play in a lavish and rather Baroque ensemble'.
The Grand Opera House, Belfast.
(Source: The Stage)
The Crown Bar, 1885 & 1898
The Crown Bar, across the road from Great Victoria Street train station, is a fantastic example of late Victorian architecture. It features a Corinthian styled plastered upper façade. Its exterior is gaudy, and its interior is a mix-match of colourful tiles and stained glass. Its entrance is guarded by classic Gothic lions and griffons, the shields held up by their paws bearing the inscriptions 'verus amor patriae' and 'audaces fortuna juval'.
The Crown Bar Liquor Saloon, Belfast.
(Source: The Victorian Web)
Belfast City Hall, 1896 – 1906
Situated on the previous site of White Linen Hall, plans for Belfast City Hall began when Queen Victoria made Belfast a City. It cost £369,000 to build, the funds coming from the profits of the city's gasworks industry.
It is a key example of the Baroque Revival in Britain. It is characterised by a combination of English 17th and 18th century Classicism, Neo-Palladian symmetrical walls, and a rusticated ground floor. It's central dome (made with copper, its distinct contemporary green the result of natural corrosion from fresh air) was inspired by St. Paul's Cathedral and Greenwich Hospital.
Its interior features Italian and Greek marble and Venetian-style windows. It's Whispering Gallery is what Paul Lamour calls 'one of the grandest architectural spaces in Ireland'.
Belfast City Hall, Belfast.
(Source: Giorgio Galeott)
Victorian Belfast Architecture: Honourable Mentions
Belfast Castle, 1868 – 1870 (Antrim Rd, Belfast BT15 5GR): situated in the highly Romantic mountains of Belfast, it is a large mansion in a Scottish baronial style built for the Marquis of Donegal
Methodist College, 1865 – 1868 (1 Malone Rd, Belfast BT9 6BY): a fine example of Gothic Revivalist style inspired by 14th century English architecture
Queen's Arcade, 1880 (4 Queen's Arcade, Belfast BT1 5FF): the arcade and the building above it was designed by James McKinnon for developer George Fisher
Belfast Central Library, 1883 – 1888 (Royal Ave, Belfast BT1 1EA): refined and Classical in design, with beautiful French windows and a domed Corinthian columned reference library
St. George's Market, 1890 – 1896 (East Bridge St, Belfast BT1 3NQ): a traditional design that adhered to the utilitarian needs of the locals. Cheap and practical, yet charmingly handsome
Crumlin Road Goal, 1843 – 1845 (53-55 Crumlin Rd, Belfast BT14 6ST): C. E. B. Brett describes the fortress as having a 'radical layout', with 'the sinister manner of Guilo Romano'
Queen's Graduate School (formerly Queen's University Library), 1868 (University Rd, Belfast BT7 1NN): Romantic Gothic with intricate French-detailed windows
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MASTERPLAN25 - OASIS PHOTOGRAPHS BY MICHAEL SPENCER JONES
Our new exhibition features signed limited editions from classic Oasis sessions by Michael Spencer Jones. By appointment only- please get in touch to book a slot. Looks nice doesn't it ?
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Masterplan25: Oasis
Photographs by Michael Spencer Jones
By appointment only – please get in touch to book.
In our new exhibition we present a stunning collection of signed limited edition photographs from the Oasis archives of Michael Spencer Jones.
A selection of gallery interior photographs from the Masterplan25 exhibition
Michael Spencer Jones made the cover photographs on Oasis' first three albums, Definitely Maybe, Morning Glory and Be Here Now, along with 11 of their early singles sleeves. He also worked with The Verve, shooting the front cover image for their 1997 classic, Urban Hymns.
Michael Spencer Jones is one of the UK's most influential rock photographers responsible for creating some of the most iconic sleeve art in recent British rock history.
Michael became interested in photography from an early age but developed a strong passion for the art whilst studying the great American photographers of the 20th century, photographers such as Alfred Steiglitz, Edward Steichen and Paul Outerbridge. He also became fascinated with surrealism and the work of Angus McBean and the 'pop art' album covers of Hipgnosis, and these influences are evident in the imagery he created for Oasis and The Verve during the Britpop era.
Michael was accepted into Bournemouth & Poole college of Art to study photography & film, and during his time there frequently travelled to London to assist the accomplished advertising photographer Stak, in his Mayfair studio. It was here where he learned much of his craft. He also became acquainted with Stak's close friend, fashion photographer Terence Donovan, who encouraged him to pursue a career in photography.
After graduating from Bournemouth with a distinction, Michael moved to Manchester where he soon became involved in the 'Madchester' music scene, meeting Tony Wilson of Factory Records and photographing the Happy Mondays and Stone Roses amongst others. He met with Oasis in 1993 after Noel Gallagher had seen his photographs appear on the covers to the English rock band The Verve.
As well as working within the music industry, Michael has captured many famous faces with his simple and emotive style of portraiture often using natural or available light to create an intimacy between the subject and viewer. It was using this style of portraiture that Michael produced his series of acclaimed portraits for the permanent exhibition 'Children in War' at the Imperial War Museum North.
More recently Michael has produced a major limited edition work 'Out of the Blue' – The Oasis Photographs, a portfolio and book, which provides a valuable insight not only into his work as a photographer but into to the workings of one of the world's greatest rock bands.
PART I: THE ALBUMS
Noel had seen a shot of the Beatles in Japan in which they were sat around a coffee table. His idea was to be photographed at guitarist Bonehead's house in Manchester.
I chose to shoot in the lounge, towards the bay window. It's a tiny room so needed a wide-angle lens to get everyone in shot, but it just looked like an advert for floor varnish. It was a real problem. I'd recently been to the Egyptology section in the Manchester Museum. The idea came to me to have Liam lying on the floor in a kind of transcendental state with his eyes closed, like he's not of this world.
I thought it'd be pretty surreal and also solve the problem of filling the floor space. Asking the lead singer to lie on the floor motionless with his eyes closed? A lot of bands wouldn't have gone for that. Liam was up for it straight away. I'd heard the album and knew it was going to be massive so I understood it was a big gig. It was a long exposure and I decided to spin the globe. It acted as a catalyst for the whole shot. Once I'd got everyone positioned I looked through the camera and I was buzzing. I knew I'd got it. – Michael Spencer Jones
Definitely Maybe front cover limited edition
Definitely Maybe back cover limited edition
Buy a pair of Definitely Maybe front and back covers
Buy a pair
Definitely Maybe nine-frame contact sheet limited edition
Definitely Maybe alternate session image limited edition
(What's The Story) Morning Glory?
It had been debated whether or not the band should feature on the cover to Morning Glory, as they had done for Definitely Maybe.
We eventually arrived at an idea of two people walking down the street towards each other at the break of dawn—not Noel and Liam as initially suggested, but two unspecific figures. The cover was shot on location in Berwick St. Soho, one of the busiest streets in London, on 23 July 1995 at 4.30am.
The American art photographer Maureen Paley made a great impression on me when she wrote about the weakness of photography; how it provides more questions than answers and how it is that inherent weakness that gives it its power. It is part of why I love photography.
We don't know where the two people have been or where they are going: whether they speak with one another or ignore one another; whether they are good or bad. There is no moral perspective. It remains in perpetual ambiguity, rooted forever in its own time.- Michael Spencer Jones
Morning Glory front cover limited edition
Morning Glory Contact Sheet
Morning Glory contact sheet limited edition
Whether or not Keith Moon drove a Rolls-Royce, a Chrysler Wimbledon or indeed any other car into a swimming pool, and whether or not the pool had water in it at the time, does not really matter.
It was a symbolic statement of rock'n'roll excess, and Bonehead was right – it was a great basis for an album cover.
It was shot at Stocks House in Hertfordshire, England, the former home to the Playboy tycoon Victor Lownes. The original intention was to shoot at night, with the band relaxing around the swimming pool with cocktails. Predictably, thanks to the cocktails, the shoot descended into chaos as the day wore on and by night time rock 'n' roll decadence had set in.
The original number plate on the Rolls Royce, MDH 119K was changed to SYO 724F. This was the number plate featured on the police van on the cover of Abbey Road; another nod to rock 'n' roll cultural history.– Michael Spencer Jones
Be Here Now front cover limited edition
Special offer: buy a pair of Be Here Now front cover and iconic calendar promo shot for a special price
The Rolls Royce in the swimming pool
Here's the white Rolls Royce in the swimming pool at Stocks Hotel in Hertfordshire, before the band members appeared for the album sleeve photograph. The Rolls Royce was a homage to Keith Moon, and despite the fact that the image is a portrayal of rock 'n' roll excess, it is a remarkably soothing and calming photograph. The saturated blue and green hues make it a pleasure to look at on a rainy day—or any day.
The Rolls Royce in the pool limited edition
Be Here Now night session
Be Here Now had originally been conceived as a night shot.
On the day of the shoot, a tray of cocktails had been brought out at regular intervals to the band and crew throughout the day and the shoot slowly descended into chaos as the day went on.
The final straw came when one of the generators blew and this just as I was about to start shooting; the scene was plunged into near darkness and I had to improvise with what lighting was left but in the days when film was 'slow' I struggled with the correct exposure and all the shots I did at the night session were vastly under-exposed and could not be used.
I did recently look through the archived shots and with specialist software managed to retrieve an image that was barely visible on the film. This night shot is probably how the cover to Be Here Now should have looked.- Michael Spencer Jones
Be Here Now night session limited edition
Be Here Now alternate limited edition
PART II: THE SINGLES
The cover for their debut single was taken at Monnow Valley Studios in Wales whilst they were recording Definitely Maybe.
A young 21 year old Liam Gallagher stands centre stage. The 'Redhead' lights were purposely left in shot, the idea being to put Liam firmly in the spotlight. – Michael Spencer Jones
Supersonic front cover limited edition
Special offer: buy a pair of Supersonic front and back cover limited editions for a nice price
Shaker Maker
Shaker Maker was a Dali-esque concept which showed the devastating effects of Oasis sound waves.
Play one of their records at full volume and the contents of your room would melt. It was documented with 'before and after' photographs; the 'after' version for the front cover, the 'before' for the back. The objects were photographed in situ then carefully removed and melted with an industrial blow torch, before being placed back in their original positions – Michael Spencer Jones.
Shaker Maker front cover limited edition
Special offer: buy a pair of Shaker Maker front and back cover limited editions for a nice price
Live Forever connects on many levels and is, according to Noel Gallagher, a song about pride, youth and knowing who you are.
The themes were powerful but ambiguous and that made the task of choosing an appropriate cover image very difficult. I began thinking along the lines of a photograph depicting ordinary everyday life; maybe a street scene, perhaps people at a bus stop being soaked in the rain. Noel asked whether I had anything appropriate in my archive.
I remembered a photograph I had taken of John Lennon's childhood home in Liverpool. It was shot on infra-red film and had an ethereal quality. It seemed to work on two levels: reflecting the lyrical content by depicting an ordinary suburban house and, when you considered who had lived there, taking on a more powerful narrative. Everyone loved it. – Michael Spencer Jones
Live Forever front cover limited edition
Cigarettes & Alcohol; a hedonistic and subversive pop song.
The Halcyon Hotel in Holland Park was chosen as the location because it was a favourite haunt of actors and musicians. At the end of the shoot, in the early hours of the morning, Noel picked up his acoustic guitar and played his whole repertoire of songs for the few of us left in the room.- Michael Spencer Jones
Cigarettes and Alcohol session limited edition
For the cover of Whatever, Noel wanted a vast open landscape to evoke a sense of freedom, and the original plan was to shoot in the Arizona desert while the band were on their first US tour.
The tour was abandoned before the shoot, and back in England, we still needed a cover. Noel suggested Salisbury Plain, and I did a reconnaissance mission to assess its suitability. When I arrived there with the sleeve designer, we started to walk to a vantage point which I hoped would be suitable for the shot, not knowing that we had inadvertently walked onto land that was being used for live target practice by the British Army. We hot-footed it back to the car collapsing in hysterical laughter, realising that doing artwork for Oasis was no ordinary job. The search for a suitable location had to continue.
I thought of the open space that made it onto the cover in the end. It was Hallam Moors just outside Sheffield. That was quite an irony for me, having flown halfway round the world to photograph a wide open space; I ended up finding the right location five minutes from where I grew up.- Michael Spencer Jones
Whatever front cover limited edition
Some Might Say
Some Might Say was the first track recorded for (What's The Story) Morning Glory? Noel had wanted a train station for the location in reference to the song lyrics.
I felt it would make for a more interesting and surreal cover if the train station was disused, with a set of characters waiting for a train that was never going to arrive.
Doctor Beeching, whose legacy was to have decimated the British railway system in the early 1960's, had left a trail of disused stations around the country. I had thought it would be easy to trace the old railway lines and find disused stations, but so much time had elapsed that they had either been converted into homes, or there was no trace of them at all. I did, however, come across a derelict waiting room at Cromford Station, near Matlock in Derbyshire and it was the perfect location.- Michael Spencer Jones
Some Might Say front cover limited edition
Special offer: buy a pair of Some Might Say front cover and back for a special price
The initial idea for Roll With It was inspired by a dream recalled by Noel Gallagher, in which he had envisaged hundreds of TVs floating down a river.
This idea eventually developed into Oasis watching TV on a beach. Weston-Super-Mare was chosen as the location because it was close to Bath where they were to perform later that day. Wearing duffle coats on the beach on a very hot summer's day was an intentional visual pun.
The reverse of the cover revealed who they were watching on television. Alan White, the newly appointed drummer, was watching Keith Moon; Bonehead, Peter Sellers; Guigsy, the cricketer Ian Botham; Liam, world snooker champion Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins and Noel, himself. – Michael Spencer Jones
Roll With it session alternate limited edition
Wonderwall is a love song and Noel had a clear vision for the sleeve; a woman within an ornate picture frame.
The label, Creation Records, was around the corner from Primrose Hill. I found a suitable location within the park with a good horizon line in the background. The girl in the frame is Anita Heryet who was a Creation Records employee.
I was concerned that it may look a bit 'saccharine', so I used black and white infrared film to lend a surreal atmosphere to the shot.– Michael Spencer Jones
Wonderwall limited edition
Don't Look Back in Anger
The red, white and blue vortex featured on the bass drum is in fact the Union Jack going down the plug hole.
Noel wanted to pay homage to an incident at Abbey Road studios in 1968. Ringo Starr had walked out on The Beatles because he felt that he wasn't wanted. He was eventually persuaded to rejoin the band, and on his return to the studio George Martin, The Beatles' producer, had decked his entire drum kit out in flowers as a statement of love.
Noel thought that would make an interesting idea for the record cover, so we imported thousands of flowers from Holland in red, white and (dyed) blue; the colours of the Union Jack. – Michael Spencer Jones
Don't Look Back in Anger front cover limited edition
Special offer: buy a pair of Don't Look Back in Anger front and back cover limited editions for a nice price
PART III: OTHER SESSIONS
Noel and Liam, Columbia Hotel (1994)
Noel Gallagher (1993) Demo for Shaker Maker, Out Of The Blue Studios, Manchester
Liam Gallagher (1994) Scooter—Stratford Avenue
Liam and Noel play table football at Rockfield Studios (1995)
Liam Gallagher – Out of The Blue studios 1993
Liam Gallagher Wales 1995
Liam relaxing, Stratford Avenue, Manchester 1994
Noel and Liam watching TV, 1994
Liam Gallagher Masterplan (1995)
PART IV: THE SPECIAL OFFER 8×10 INCH PRINTS
Michael Spencer Jones has selected four photographs to offer in the exhibition for a special price, in a precious 8×10 inch size.
Definitely Maybe 8×10 special offer limited edition
Be Here Now 8×10 special offer limited edition
Liam Morning Glory polaroid 8×10 special offer limited edition
Noel at Irvine Beach 8×10 special offer limited edition
PART V: THE BOOK
Supersonic: The Oasis Photographs
Limited edition book in slipcase, with signed print from the Definitely Maybe session.
The stories behind all Michael's photographic sessions with Oasis are set out in detail in Supersonic: The Oasis Photographs, by Michael Spencer Jones.

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New human rights complaints on hold over Yaniv's failure to pay $6,000 in costs to women
VANCOUVER: The latest human rights complaints filed by serial complainant Jessica Yaniv against beauty salons for refus ing to wax Yaniv's male genitalia and legs have been deferred for six months by the BC Human Rights Tribunal ("the Tribunal").
The Tribunal has deferred Yaniv's new complaints because of Yaniv's failure to pay $6,000 in costs to three salons Yaniv unsuccessfully accused of discrimination in previous complaints that were filed in 2018, and that were heard and ultimately dismissed in 2019. The successful respondents had all refused to provide Yaniv with a "Brazilian" bikini wax. The women in the former and current cases are represented by the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (www.jccf.ca).
One of the Justice Centre's newest clients in the male genitalia waxing cases is Vancouver salon Top Touch, run by women of immigrant background. Yaniv approached the salon by phone on August 1, 2019. This was only five days after the last of three trials of prior complaints had been concluded in July of 2019. Top Touch refused to book Brazilian and leg waxing services for Yaniv, and told Yaniv they were going to call the police if they kept receiving phone calls.
In addition to representing Top Touch, the Justice Centre also represents Vancouver esthetic salon She Point Beauty Studio. She Point Beauty Studio is operated by East Indian women who adhere to the Sikh religion. Yaniv approached She Point Beauty in August 2019 and first requested a Brazilian bikini wax. The studio refused, stating that their services are only for women. Yaniv then requested leg waxing services. Leg waxing takes place in private, with the customer in their underwear or nude from the waist down.
Like Top Touch, She Point Beauty Studio rejected Yaniv's request for services due to religious, cultural and safety reasons, and because the salon services are specialized to women only. Yaniv filed the complaint against She Point Beauty Studio in early October 2019.
On October 22, 2019, the Human Rights Tribunal dismissed three previous complaints by Yaniv, noting that "human rights legislation does not require a service provider to wax a type of genitals they are not trained for and have not consented to wax." The Tribunal also found that Yaniv had "engaged in improper conduct" and had filed complaints "for an improper purpose".
The decision further found that the Yaniv's testimony was "disingenuous and self-serving." Finally, noted the Tribunal, Yaniv was "evasive and argumentative and contradicted herself" while giving evidence, misled the Tribunal with regards to a publication ban, was untruthful in her complaint, engaged in extortionate behavior towards the women, and made slanderous and malicious attacks on the legal counsel acting for the women.
The Tribunal ordered Yaniv to pay costs of $2,000 to each the three individual estheticians, for a total of $6,000. As of this date, Yaniv has refused to pay these costs.
As a result, the Tribunal has deferred the complaints against Top Touch Salon and She Point Beauty Studio until the costs award is paid, or for at least six months. This means Yaniv is prohibited from pursuing any complaints during this period. If the costs award has not been paid after six months, Paul Singh, the Tribunal Member assigned to the case, states that next steps could include a further deferral, or a dismissal of the complaints.
The Tribunal found that Yaniv has a "grievance" against certain ethnic groups and targeted them out of racial animus to "punish" them for their cultural and religious views. Yaniv has made derogatory public comments about East Indians and Sikhs, as well as immigrants generally.
In one such comment cited by the Tribunal, Yaniv stated:
We have a lot of immigrants here who gawk and judge and aren't exactly the cleanest people. They're also verbally and physically abusive, that's one main reason why I joined a girls gym, cause I DON'T want issues with these people, nor do I want anything to do with them in anyway, shape or form. They lie about shit, they'll do anything to support their own kind and make things miserable for everyone else.
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The January transfer window reached its climax on Thursday with clubs across the globe working right up to the last minute to acquire and offload players before the opportunity passed.
FIFA.com was there to bring you extensive coverage of all the transfers as soon as they were confirmed. The live commentary began at 07.30 GMT on Thursday and ended at 23.40 GMT the same day, with last-minute deals still being confirmed after the window had closed at 23.00 GMT.
You can relive the drama of the day by reading the entries below or checking out our Twitter feed @FIFAcom - it was a day which saw some big names in the world of football make their move, with David Beckham and Mario Balotelli finding new clubs. Stoke City and Queens Park Rangers were the big movers in England, with Inter Milan also busy in Italy.
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23.40 GMT - Thank you for following our live commentary here on FIFA.com. We hope you have enjoyed over 16 hours of our coverage today, with well over 3,000 words written on the comings and goings all over the world. Feel free to Have Your Say and add your comments below!
23.21 GMT - New QPR midfielder Jermaine Jenas has been speaking on Twitter about signing his 18-month deal. He said: "Finally home after a long day just wanna say a big thank you to all the Spurs fans that have supported me during my 7 years at the club. Delighted to have joined QPR and looking forward to getting started tomorrow at training and seeing all you fans on Saturday!"
23.09 GMT - Arsenal have confirmed the signing of defender Nacho Monreal from Malaga for an undisclosed fee on a long-term contract. The Spaniard, who predominantly plays at left-back, has made nine appearances for his national side and was welcome by manager Arsene Wenger.
"We are delighted that Nacho Monreal has agreed to join us," Wenger said. "We have been monitoring him for some time now and are really pleased that we've been able to agree this move today. Monreal is a strong left-sided defender with good experience at both club and international level."
23.00 GMT - The transfer window has CLOSED in England, but there are still some deals being finalised. We will wrap them up for you as and when they come in.
22.56 GMT - QPR have finalised the permanent signing of midfielder Jermaine Jenas on an 18-month contract and the loan signing of winger Andros Townsend until the end of the season. Jenas told the club's official website: "I'm happy to be here. This is my third deadline-day move. It's always frantic, but thankfully we've managed to get it done."
"It's no secret I've had some injury problems in the last couple of years," he continued. "But this is a great opportunity for me to play in the Premier League – and hopefully keep this club where they belong."
22.36 GMT - Stoke City have confirmed the signing of England international goalkeeper Jack Butland on a permanent deal from Birmingham City. He has signed a four-and-a-half year contract worth up to £3.5m and will head back to Birmingham on loan for the rest of the season. The 19-year-old custodian made his international debut against Italy last year in a friendly.
22.31 GMT - Fulham have signed Cameroonian midfielder Eyong Enoh on loan from Ajax until the end of the season. The 26-year-old has 27 caps for his country and played in the UEFA Champions League against Manchester City earlier this season.
22.30 GMT - Newcastle's Spanish striker Xisco has had his contract terminated by mutual consent.
22.22 GMT - Everton have finalised the signing of 18-year-old defender John Stones from Barnsley for an undisclosed fee. The England U-19 international has signed a five-and-a-half year deal and told the club's official website: "I am very excited to be joining Everton. I've been very impressed with everything I have seen at Finch Farm already. Now the hard work begins."
22.20 GMT - 30-year-old French midfielder Mathieu Bodmer has moved to Saint-Etienne from Paris Saint-Germain on loan until the end of the season.
22.02 GMT - We're into the final hour and there have been a couple of loan deals finalised in Europe. Ajax have snapped up 21-year-old forward Isaac Cuenca from Barcelona until the end of the season, and Tottenham winger Simon Dawkins has moved to Aston Villa on a five-month loan deal.
21.38 GMT - New Stoke City winger Brek Shea is looking forward to playing in England's top flight. He spoke to stokecityfc.com: "I like the style of play in English football – it's fast, it's up and down and it suits me well," he said. " I like to attack and get forward, and sometimes I can be exciting! I have good speed and a little bit of skill."
21.23 GMT - USA International Brek Shea has completed his move to Stoke City from MLS side FC Dallas in a deal worth £2.5m. The 22-year-old winger signs a four-and-a-half year deal at the Britannia Stadium. He told stokecityfc.com: "It's been up and down, trying to figure out what's going on," he said. "But I'm here now and ready to go. It's one of the best leagues in the world, and I'm excited to be here and hopefully I can contribute."
21.03 GMT - West Ham midfielder Alou Diarra has moved to Stade Rennais on loan until the end of the season. The French international has almost 50 caps for his country and the former Bordeaux and Marseille midfielder has made three league appearances for the Hammers.
20.23 GMT - Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed that young attacking midfielder Ryan Mason has joined FC Lorient in Ligue 1 on loan until the end of the season. The 21-year-old moves to France after three appearances for the first team in cup competitions this season.
19.23 GMT - Liverpool have confirmed that goalkeeper Alexander Doni has signed for Brazilian side Botafogo on a free transfer. He has not played for the club since the final game of the 2011/12 season and he made four first-team appearances for the Anfield outfit.
19.13 GMT - Fulham have completed the signing of Bulgarian international full-back Stanislav Manolev on loan until the end of the season. He told fulhamfc.com: "I know Martin Jol already because when I came to Holland, we played against Ajax when he was the coach. I hope that if I play well here then I will be able to stay beyond the summer." The defender has represented his country on 29 occasions, and will join up with compatriot Dimitar Berbatov at Craven Cottage.
18.58 GMT - Ligue 2 side Monaco have confirmed the signing of Toulouse forward Emmanuel Riviere on a four and a half year contract. The French forward has played at all youth levels for his country and scored his last goal for Toulouse in a 2-0 win over Sochaux in December.
18.39 GMT - USA international Brek Shea has been granted a work permit for his move to Stoke City after a successful appeal at Wembley today. The club confirmed on their official website that manager Tony Pulis was in attendance at the hearing and that they hope to finalise the winger's move by the deadline at 23.00 GMT.
18.25 GMT - Valencia have announced that midfielder Fernando Gago has moved to Argentinian side Velez Sarsfield on a six-month loan deal. The holding midfielder has almost 50 caps for his national side and moved to the Mestalla last year. His most recent appearance in a Valencia shirt was against former side Real Madrid in a 5-0 defeat earlier this month.
18.00 GMT - The transfer window has now CLOSED in Italy. Clubs can still sell players, but the country's teams will see no more arrivals. Italy has seen Mario Balotelli and Giuseppe Rossi come back to the country during the window, with Wesley Sneijder, Alexandre Pato and Phillippe Coutinho all departing for pastures new.
17.43 GMT - Tottenham have announced that Brazilian goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes has joined German side Hoffenheim on loan until the end of the season. Gomes was a member of his country's 2010 FIFA World Cup™ squad in South Africa, and has not played for Spurs since November 2011.
17.25 GMT - After unveiling David Beckham at a press conference, Paris Saint-Germain have confirmed that former Liverpool midfielder Mohamed Sissoko will join Fiorentina on loan until the end of the season.
17.19 GMT- Newcastle United have confirmed the signing of 17-year-old Swiss defender Kevin Mbabu from Servette on a three-and-a-half year deal. The defender has played for Switzerland at U-19 level and told the club's official website: "Today is a big day for me. I've always wanted to sign for a club in the Premier League and Newcastle is one of the biggest there is."
17.05 GMT - David Beckham has some interesting and remarkable news about his Paris Saint-Germain wage over the course of his five month contract. In the press conference announcing Beckham as a PSG player, the former England captain said: "My salary will go towards a local children's charity in Paris. I won't receive any. This is something new and very exciting. We took the decision to give the salary to a charity together."
17.03 GMT - Napoli have signed Porto defender Rolando on loan until the end of the season, the Serie A club have confirmed.
16.50 GMT - Beckham continued, "I chose Paris because I can see what the club are trying to do, the players that the club are trying to bring in. It's an exciting city, it always has been and always will be. It's a club that is going to have a lot of success in the next 10, 15, 20 years. For now, to be part of something that is growing is something that is very exciting to me. I'm very honoured that I have been picked to be part of the future of PSG. I am very excited."
16.42 GMT - David Beckham has arrived for his press conference to announce his arrival as a Paris Saint-Germain player. He says he is "excited, [the deal is] something that we have been working on and talking about for quite a while. My wife and children will be staying in London, because the children go to school there." Beckham said that he has "received more offers now than he has ever had in his career."
16.39 GMT - After finalising the arrival of their new striker Danny Graham today, Sunderland have confirmed that Louis Saha, who joined on a free transfer in the summer, has had his contract terminated by mutual consent. Chief executive Margaret Byrne said "We wish Louis all the very best for the future and thank him for his contribution to Sunderland."
16.20 GMT - Sunderland players have been giving their reaction on Twitter to new signing Danny Graham. Titus Bramble has said: "Very happy that Danny Graham has signed for us. A very good player who will score lots of goals for us. A great addition to the squad." Midfielder Craig Gardner earlier posted: "Buzzing Danny Graham has signed, class player and heard he's a top bloke as well."
16.06 GMT - Aston Villa have confirmed the signing of Yacouba Sylla from French Ligue 2 side Clermont Foot. The 22-year-old midfielder will wear the No18 shirt and he has told the club's official website that he is "very excited about the prospect of playing for Aston Villa and also to be playing in the Premier League."
15.33 GMT - Press Association have reported that David Beckham has passed his medical with Paris Saint-Germain, the player's representatives are confirming. He is expected to be presented to the media at a press conference in Paris at 16.00 GMT.
15.07 GMT - Veteran Turkish midfielder Emre Belozoglu has left Atletico Madrid to return to Fenerbahce, a little over six months after making the move the other way.
The Turkish club have confirmed the deal on their website, with assistant coach Ismail Karat welcoming the 32-year-old back. "Emre's quality is hard to find in a player," he said. "He is a player with great leadership quality, with self-confidence. Throughout his career he has gained experience which will be valuable to the team."
14.32 GMT - Cagliari have confirmed the signing of Uruguayan midfielder Matias Cabrera, the Italian club have announced. The 26-year-old has joined the Serie A relegation-battlers for an undisclosed fee from Uruguayan side Nacional.
14.18 GMT - Levante sign Greek defender Loukas Vyntra has signed a deal until the summer of 2014 following his release from Panathinaikos.
14.06 GMT - Danny Graham has signed for Sunderland from Swansea City.
13.57 GMT - Fede Fernandez has joined Getafe on loan from Napoli for the rest of the season. The 23-year-old defender, capped 11 times by Argentina, has welcomed a chance to play in Spain.
13.33 GMT - Inter Milan have signed Zdravko Kuzmanovic and posted photos of him on their official website! After three and a half seasons at Stuttgart, the Serbian midfielder arrived at the Centro Sportivo Angelo Moratti this morning to train with his new team-mates for the first time.
13.17 GMT - Liverpool forward Daniel Pacheco has joined Sociedad Deportiva Huesca on loan until the end of the season.
13.03 GMT - QPR have forked out a club record fee to secure the signing of Anzhi defender Christopher Samba on a four-and-a-half year deal.
12.41 GMT - Fulham have confirmed the loan signing of Urby Emanuelson from AC Milan until the end of the season. Fulham manager Martin Jol said of the player: "I coached him at Ajax. He is a skilful player, very agile. He is very mobile, quick. He can play left midfield, wide, play No10, so I feel we need fresh legs."
12.29 GMT - Bastia have brought in former Sochaux centre-back Jacques Faty for the rest of the season. Senegal international Faty strengthens their defensive department and joins on loan from Turkish side Sivasspor, to whom he is contracted until the end of the 2013/14 campaign.
12.25 GMT - Real Zaragoza have announced that they have signed 22-year-old forward Rodri on loan from Barcelona 'B'. The former Sevilla forward had a medical this morning before joining his new team-mates in training.
12.11 GMT - Lyon defensive midfielder Sidy Kone has joined Ligue 2 promotion hopefuls Caen on loan for the rest of the season. The 20-year-old Malian's temporary move was confirmed by Caen on their official website, with the club stating they do not have an option to buy the player in the summer.
12.07 GMT - Norwich City have signed striker Luciano Becchio from Leeds United in a swap deal for Steve Morison.
Eredivisie side PEC Zwolle have loaned Mateusz Klich from VfL Wolfsburg on loan midfielder Mateusz Klich. The 22-year-old Pole arrived at Wolfsburg in the summer of 2011 . Additionally, the Dutch side have brought in Runar Mar Sigurjonsson, also 22, from Icelandic side Valur on loan until the end of the season - with the option to extend it to a two-year deal.
12.05 GMT - Real Valladolid have confirmed the signing of winger Rama Valdet from Swedish club Orebro. The 25-year old has agreed a deal until the end of the season with an option to extend it if he is able to impress in La Liga. He is Valladolid's second signing from the Allsvenskan this month following the arrival of Daniel Larsson from Malmo.
11.59 GMT - Robert Acquafresca has completed a deal to join Levante from Bologna, with the 25-year-old striker telling the club's website he is happy to have completed negotiations.
11.49 GMT - Palermo confirm signings of Alessandro Faurlin from Queens Park Rangers on loan and Diego Fabbrini from Udinese. Both of whom will be unveiled by the club tomorrow.
11.30 GMT - Lazio have confirmed the signing of former Portugal Under-21 international Bruno Pereirinha.
11.18 GMT - Some news from Germany. Stuttgart have signed Romanian international Alexandru Iulian Maxim from Pandurii Targu Jiu for an undisclosed fee. The 22-year-old has signed a contract until 2017. Meanwhile, Nuremberg have confirmed the signing of Mu Kanazaki from J.League club Nagoya Grampus. The 23-year-old attacking midfielder joins Hiroshi Kiyotake as the second Japanese international at the Frankenstadion.
11.10 GMT - Granada have completed the signing of Diego Buonanotte from Malaga. The Argentinian midfielder has agreed a four-and-a-half year deal, according to Malaga's website.
10.23 GMT - Torino have completed the loan signing of Pescara forward Jonathas until the end of the season, after the 23-year-old Brazilian only found the net once this season for the relegation-threatened side.
10.21 GMT - Mario Balotelli's move to AC Milan has now been confirmed by Manchester City. The Italian international has signed a deal until the end of June 2017.
10.15 GMT - FC 1.Kaiserslautern have loaned Ilian Micanski and Leon Jessen to FC Indolstadt.
10.09 GMT - Paris Saint-Germain have confirmed on their official website that youth academy graduate Adrien Rabiot has gone on loan to Toulouse until the end of the season. The side from the capital also stae there is no option to purchase the midfielder at the end of the loan spell.
09.53 GMT - McDonald Mariga has returned to Parma on loan from Inter Milan for the rest of the season. The Kenyan international midfielder returns to i Gialloblu for a third time, who have the option to make the move permanent at the end of the season.
09.46 GMT - Wigan Athletic manager Roberto Martinez has confirmed that midfielder Paul Scharner is to rejoin the club on loan from Hamburg until the end of the season.
09.40 GMT - Portuguese champions FC Porto have secured the signing of 15 per cent of a very exciting talent - their current playmaker-in-chief Joao Moutinho. They club now own the player outright.
09.32 GMT - One player who looks unlikely to be making a last-minute move is Fiorentina goalkeeper Emiliano Viviano, whose agent has confirmed he will remain at La Viola until the end of the season at least.
09.27 GMT - Stuttgart have signed 22-year-old Romanian versatile midfielder Alexandru Maxim on a deal until 2017 from Pandurii Targu-Jiu.
09.02 GMT - Anzhi Makhachkala defender Christopher Samba has completed a medical at Queens Park Rangers.
09.00 GMT - HAVE YOUR SAY. As the day begins to hot up and the deals begin to get finalised throughout deadline day let us know who you hope your club will sign over the next 14 hours.
08.18 GMT - Palermo have completed the signing of Newell's Old Boys winger Mauricio Sperduti, tying the 26-year-old down to a three-and-a-half year contract the club confirmed on its website.
08.08 GMT - Genoa have confirmed on their website the additions of defenders Mattia Cassani and Daniele Portanova, while loaning out two players.
Cassani has joined on loan from Fiorentina with the potential for the move to be made permanent at the end of the season. Portanova joins on a permanent deal from Bologna.
Meanwhile, the club also announced that 20-year-old defender Mario Sampirisi has been loaned to Chievo while young forward Leonardo Melazzi has returned to Danubio in his native Uruguay, also on loan.
07.52 GMT - Dinamo Zagreb's 18-year-old playmaker Mateo Kovacic is due to have a medical today ahead of a move to Inter Milan, the Croatian club have confirmed.
"It all happened so fast and I'm still in shock, I do not even know what to say," the Croatian U-21 international said. "Dinamo is my club and my home, so I find it hard to leave, but an offer from a club like Inter Milan, one of the biggest in the world, cannot be refused. Of course, it's not over and I'm waiting for my medical examination, but I believe this is just a formality."
07.47 GMT - Mario Balotelli's proposed move to AC Milan - where he looks set to wear the No45 shirt - is one of the biggest moves of the January transfer window, but as he arrives he may be passed by Urby Emanuelson, who Fulham manager Martin Jol is keen on signing.
"He can play left midfield, wide, play number ten, [and] I feel we need fresh legs," Jol said. "I coached him at Ajax. He is a skilful player, very agile. He is very mobile and quick."
07.30 GMT - Welcome to our coverage of transfer deadline day, where we'll keep you clued up with all the latest deals from around the world of football.
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From USA Today Bestselling author, Willow Summers, the exciting continuation of Jenna and Josh's story.
With a gunman on their heels, Jenna and Josh must seek shelter off the beaten track. But their time in safety is fleeting. When the gunman zeroes in on their location, the pair must fight to survive.
With Jenna's safety in his hands, Josh must finally brave the horrors of his past. Aided by his former Navy buddy and his father, the General, he'll take on the worst that organized crime can throw at them.
*** This is book two in the three book Skyline series.


Are you considering solar energy for your business or home, yet don't know where to start? It's a good idea to do some research before you ever contact a solar energy installer. Read the below article to expand your knowledge on the subject.
If you decide to lease your solar energy unit instead of buying it, make sure your contract offers you the ability to transfer your lease. If you are unable to and you end up selling your home, you may have to pay for s system you are unable to use. Having a transfer option allows you to pass on the lease to the new owner of the home.
Think carefully about whether solar power is a good choice for you. There are several things to consider. Solar energy is a good option for those that live in remote locations that are not connected to utility grids. It is also a good choice if you are environmentally conscious.
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Although cars that run on solar energy would significantly help the environment and eliminate our need of foreign oil, this concept has not yet been perfected. By using solar power, you can help protect the environment. Solar powered generators can be purchased, and are a great source of energy in emergencies.
If your new home is being built, you should look into solar energy for it. Solar energy produces power, and it has little effect on the environment. It's time to see how this energy source can benefit you.
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It's better to get a solar system when you own a home. If you have not paid off your home, solar panels may end up being a financial burden that you are unable to continue.
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Don't let the title fool you; LEFT HANGING is not how you'll feel after diving into Cindy Dorminy's latest release from Red Adept.
Fast forward seven years. Darla and Theo are not a couple, but that doesn't stop the sparks from flying when they're forced back together in the music capital of the free world, NASHVILLE.


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I never liked sitting in the room at seminars and conferences where I was the organiser. I had organised some very big conferences, with speakers who were not just boring academics, but national liberation leaders from East Timor, communist radicals from India, trade union militants from the United States, men and women who had been in and out of jail and torture houses in Indonesia, poets and dramatists. But even so, I still hated being inside listening. Nervous tension. Would things go wrong – but then if I was sitting outside I had to be nearby in case something did go wrong.
So it was in Sawangan, West Java, Indonesia in 2001. I was not an organiser actually, but had been helping out. I shared the stress.


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After winning the City Finals at the end of last term, our 'High 5' Netball team returned to Emmanuel Secondary School for the County Finals.
This time around, the standard was extremely high and every game we played very tough. Unfortunately, we lost our first game, but then went on to win all other remaining games. We only missed out on qualification for the Regional Finals due to goal difference of 1!
Every single member of the team played well and represented Whitemoor magnificently. The teachers, parents and carers in attendance were so proud of this group of children - with Miss Proud and Mrs Hall reflecting on their amazing achievements this year as reason to look past any disappointment. After all, we are the first school in the city to win gold at both the Netball Central Venue League and Tournament.
A special thanks must also go to those two teachers mentioned above, who have dedicated so much time after school in making this team what it is!
Our Y5/6 County Finalists were: Savita A, Ajay S, Glenn S (captain), Solomon S, Grace A, Kamiya L and Jamie H.


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Struck up a conversation with this man who had a cool mustache while waiting for the train. We spoke fr about forty minutes about the weather, all the real estate going up in The Rocaways, and of course, hs cool mustache, which started the whole conversation to begin with. I drew the understjetch using a red china marker, inked it with a Pitt artist brush pen, threw it in the ole iPad and added the finishing touches in Art studio using the art brush tool.
Long chinned female subway rider.
Saw this feel commuter with a chin sooooo looooooong that she could probably take your eye out if she hit you with it. I've never seen a chin formation quite like that on the female f our species, and it just goes to show you that youllnever know what you'll see in the concrete jungle. Her face was so interesting that I had to draw her face from two angles.
I drew both pictures using a red china marker, inked it wit a black Pitt artists pen, and put the finishing touches with the airbrush tool found in Art Studio for iPad.
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Significant Increase in International Students Studying in Stockholm Dan Johansson
Significant Increase in International Students Studying in Stockholm
Stockholm, Feb. 19, 2019 — A new report published by the Stockholm Academic Forum (Staf) shows that the number of international students attending universities in Stockholm, Sweden, has increased by 20% over the last three years. The total number of international students now comes close to 10,000, or about 11% of the student population.
For the first time since student fees were introduced in Sweden in 2011, China is the biggest source of international students. Currently, 826 Chinese students are enrolled in programs across the city, which is an increase of 18% compared with the previous year.
Among the city's 18 higher education institutions, the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) has the greatest number of Chinese students.
"That is no coincidence", says Sigbritt Karlsson, President of KTH. "We have spent close to 20 years developing strong connections with several of the country's leading universities and our own students are very interested in China. We are also delighted about Stockholm's increased popularity with Chinese students. At the same time, we are committed to maintaining a multi-cultural international campus, which is why we are working broadly to recruit students from other parts of the world as well".
For many years, Germany and Finland have been the top countries of origin for international students in Stockholm, but their numbers have not increased as quickly as those from China, meaning that they have now fallen to a second and third place respectively. France remains in fourth place with 482 students, while India comes in fifth place with 385 students, which corresponds to an increase of 16% compared with the previous year.
"In total, we are seeing meaningful growth and that is great for the city. Stockholm is one of the five fastest growing regions in Europe and an increased level of diversity within our academic circles can only strengthen our competitive potential," says Lotta Edholm, Stockholm's Vice Mayor for Schools and Education.
Incoming Students – Stockholm (Academic Year 2017/2018)
China (826, +18%)
Finland (794, -4%)
Germany (774, +2%)
France (482, 0%)
India (385, +16%)
Italy (362, +7%)
Spain (339, +14%)
Greece (275, +2%)
USA (275, -1%)
The Netherlands (222, 13%)
The Stockholm School of Economics has the highest proportion of international students, followed by three of the city's liberal arts colleges. The highest total number of international students is, however, with Stockholm University, which has 3,796 international students, of which the largest group comes from Finland, followed by Germany.
About the Stockholm Academic Forum
The Stockholm Academic Forum (Staf) is the peak collaborative body of the City of Stockholm and its 18 higher education institutions. As the collective voice of its members, Staf promotes and supports Stockholm's position as one of the world's leading academic centers. For more information, visit www.staforum.se/en/.
Jenny Harler
jenny.harler@staforum.se
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Johnson Waits for Clarity on Omicron Before Review of U.K. Rules
Kitty Donaldson
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(Bloomberg) -- Boris Johnson said his U.K. government is still waiting for guidance on the omicron variant of Covid-19 ahead of a review of pandemic rules in mid-December, but ministers don't yet see a need to change course.
"We're still waiting to see exactly how dangerous it is; what sort of effect it has in terms of deaths and hospitalizations" the British prime minister told reporters in Liverpool, northern England on Monday.
Politically wary of imposing further rules on a restive public, the government has said that while people should employ common sense in the run-up to seasonal celebrations, parties should not be canceled altogether.
But Johnson is under fire over allegations of a party at his office in December 2020, at a time when such gatherings were strictly banned. Opposition Labour Party MPs have referred the matter to the Metropolitan Police, while the prime minister has repeatedly said no rules were broken.
Meanwhile the scientist behind the U.K.'s joint Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine will warn that the U.K. should remain cautious until officials know the effects of the new omicron variant because it is so easy to pass on.
"The spike protein of this variant contains mutations already known to increase transmisability of the virus but there are additional changes that may mean antibodies induced by the vaccines, or by infection with other variants, may be less effective at preventing infection with Omicron," Sarah Gilbert, professor of vaccinology at Oxford University, will warn in a lecture Monday.
'Cautious'
"Until we know more, we should be cautious, and take steps to slow down the spread of this new variant," she will say, according to the BBC. "But as we have seen before, reduced protection against infection and mild disease does not necessarily mean reduced protection against severe disease and death."
On Saturday, officials announced all travelers arriving in England will be required to take a Covid-19 pre-departure test from Tuesday in an effort to curb the spread of omicron, which has infected about 250 people in the U.K. since it was first detected in the country on Nov. 27. The government also banned travel from Southern Africa and increased the number of countries on its red list that require a 10-day quarantine.
Professor Mark Woolhouse, who is a member of the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Modeling which advises the U.K. government, told the BBC on Sunday that the measures would not make a "material difference" because the variant is already "spreading pretty rapidly."
"If omicron is here in the U.K., and it certainly is, if there's community transmission in the U.K., and it certainly looks that way, then it's that community transmission that will drive a next wave," he told the Andrew Marr program.
Gilbert will also call for governments to continue funding pandemic preparedness, saying there will be viruses in the future that could pose an even bigger threat than Covid.
"This will not be the last time a virus threatens our lives and our livelihoods," she will say. "The truth is, the next one could be worse. It could be more contagious, or more lethal, or both."
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I passed the SAICA QE1 examination on my third attempt. Below is a summary of my expeirence and what I learnt through that event.
First attempt : I was just not prepared. I was too full of myself. I went into the exam room, still not yet over the fact that I passed CTA, first time, part time, while doing my first year of articles! A sure recipe for failure!
My second attempt : Was spent on working too hard, not smart. I spent too much time relearning from the board course notes, rather than utilising the board course materials for the questions and mock exams. My studying strategy was also all wrong. Instead of studying my weakest areas first, I left these for the last, ending up with some critical topics with little to no time to revise properly. I learnt that when you swot and go into the exam room hoping that the topics that you did not learn will not be tested, are usually the very same topics that appear in the paper! The principle of what you fear most, is what you attract, applies!
My third attempt: Was spent on working hard, and smart. I also decided that I would no longer compare myself to friends and colleagues who passed in the years before me! This time around, I focused on myself and myself alone. I was going to prove that I can overcome this challenge that I was facing and I did.
What I have below is a summary of my own exam tips, tricks and strategy for success that helped me to pass on my third attempt. I hope that they can be of use to you. I know that the examination format has changed significantly since the time that I have wrote this examination – but the principles of what I have in this article still applies.
This examination is not just about testing your technical skills – it is also a mind game!
Before you can start with any exam strategy, you first need to be mentally strong!
What you say to yourself is what you speak and what you speak, becomes your reality!
Over the exam period and even after the paper until your results come out, be aware of the internal dialogue that is occurring within your mind.
Rather choose words like "I AM going to pass." "I CHOOSE to pass" or the highest form "I would LOVE to pass" these are indicative of stronger and higher emotions that bring you closer to your outcomes.
Also note the difference when you say "I need to write this exam" versus "I choose to write this exam" Whilst the first option sounds desperate and almost suicidal, the second where you are "choosing" to do something – is just that – an acknowledgment that your inner soul is calling forth that option!
What is your strategy in this exam??
When asked most people will say, my strategy is to pass! This is not entirely correct!
Your strategy for this exam is TO FIGHT FOR EVERY SINGLE MARK IN THAT PAPER!!
By having such a strategy in place you are then putting yourself in a better position to achieve the overall outcome, which is to pass!
Once you have established the strategy (which is to fight for every mark in the paper) you next need to decide how you are going to do this!
You need to acknowledge that preparing for this exam is like preparing for a marathon! The exam period is long and exhausting and you need to prepare for it accordingly.
A complex B vitamin (This has all the essential B vitamins (B1, B2, B3 B5, B6 and B12) B Vitamins are good for various reasons – especially during studying as it helps the blood carry oxygen, hence essential for energy. They also helps to stimulate brain function and energy production.
You will be writing an examination that is long. You will need to sit and write for a long period of time. So in your exam preparation, you also need to start training your body to sit for equivalent amount of hours to your examination time. Train your body to sit and write with minimal comfort breaks; water and food intake.
Start this by training yourself to sit under exam conditions with snacks and water in front of you and train yourself to write the question with minimal breaks.
If you do this early enough before the exam, you would have sufficient time to train your body to sit for long hours with minimal comfort breaks and sustenance.
Board courses include theory that you have already learnt in CTA, now presented in a different way!
So be careful not to spend too much of time relearning something that you have already learnt.
Depending on the subject matter, like Taxation which changes often, you might just want to rely on your notes from CTA for the examination and only use the board notes that contains the updated information and questions.
The main benefit of the board course is that it contains tests and mock exams which are of board standard.
Make sure that you redo and redo those tests and mock examinations under exam conditions. By doing so, you are fine-tuning your technique to answering the questions.
When attempting tests and mock exams on your own, make sure that you give yourself the full time to answer the question and then check against the solution.
You missed a "trick" like auditing being integrated in a tax question. You did not read the question correctly or failed to pick up on the clues that was provided to you in the question.
If you are missing the "tricks" and not interpreting the question correctly – I would adivse you get better at this by doing the following.
Read the scenario without looking at the questions.
Then compare this to the question and see how many possible integration questions you were able to match.
Mark your solution and compare with the model answer.
Make notes for yourself – did you manage to pick up all the integration topics?
The more often you train yourself to apply your mind as suggested above, the more laterally you start to think.
Lateral thinking and the ability to integrate complex topics is what QE1 is testing!
Your objective then, is to become better at lateral thinking to consider a range of possible problems that a scenario could present versus being narrow-minded on looking for specific topics that need to be tested.
University level examinations test your understanding on topics. Board examinations test your understanding on integration of these topics.
The other advice which is sometimes not always possible, is to get someone to mark your script and provide feedback to you. Sometimes, having an independent person doing this, makes you more attuned to your possible areas of development.
Take regular breaks – studying for too long periods tires your mind and limits your creativity.
Walks in the garden, quick power walk in the neighbourhood, exercise at the gym – any form of exercise is crucial to keeping a fit body.
Have something to constantly motivate you. I had two empty spaces on my wall, spaces for the frames that I would put up there when I passed. One space for QE1 and the other QE2. As long as I looked up and saw those empty spaces, it reminded me that I still had something significant yet to complete. Whatever you choose to have, it is important to have something, as this will constantly be an indirect motivation to pursue with your objective.
By this time you should have gone through all your mock exams and questions. This week is about redoing and redoing questions that you have already attempted to fine tune your exam technique and timing.
Go through the exam rules and regulations – make sure you understand these.
Ensure you have sufficient stationery, including a back-up calculator.
Ensure that your calculator meets the exam rules and regulations.
Purchase your water / energy drinks / snacks that you may need during the exam.
Have your exam number and printout on hand.
Drive the route to the exam centre to ensure you know how to get there. Find out about possible traffic issues. You do not want to deal with these ON the day of the examination!
Be aware of any possible detours / road works etc that might delay you on the day of the exam – map out an alternative route if necessary.
Clear your work space of all books – put these away including the exam timetable!
Get out of the house and relax your mind for the day.
Watch a movie / go to the mall.
Get a good night rest – early to bed and no last minute spotting the night before.
Have pasta for supper – it is proven to supply energy over long hours which is needed to sustain you for the long examination.
Have two alarms to wake you up in the morning.
Decide on the most comfortable clothes to wear on the day of the exams. If you have a favourite "old and rugged" tracksuit – wear it! Even if you prefer certain colours, for example black – go to the exam with it. The idea is that you should feel as comfortable as possible.
Decide whether or not you want to take your own clock for the table. Sometimes, depending on where you are seated, you are unable to see the main hall clock, so having your own desk clock can assist you.
I used to find it useful to set my clock 5 minutes faster. Although you know you did this, it helps to speed you up in the exam. At the end it saves you incredible amount of reading time and extra time at the end to neaten your script.
Leave early enough to be at the exam hall at least an hour before the exam is due to start.
At the exam hall, avoid crowds that are talking about potential subjects – this includes your friends or colleagues.
As far as possible stay on your own as the last thing you want to do now is to compare notes on what you can anticipate in this examination.
Find a quite corner to wait until the exam hall is open to you. It is important to be in a calm state of mind before you write your paper.
Seating arrangements – find your seat in advance and get comfortable as soon as you can.
Some people like to start with questions that they are strong in. That is, they will start with taxation or auditing.
Whilst this is sometimes a good approach, the problem with the board exam is that it is NOT predictable. Taxation and auditing may not even be tested on day 1 and only come out in day 2!
So if you look for it in day 1 and do not find it, this can sometimes send you in panic mode which you don't want to get into.
The best approach is to take each question in the order presented.
Stick to time limits. DON'T EVEN GO OVER for 1 minute!
If the time is up, and you have not completed, just move on to the next question.
Make use of the reading time. Know upfront how much time will be given and make use of this.
Show all your workings – marks are given for this.
Neat writing / logical thinking / proper planning of solution / use of paragraphs / underlining etc are all part of the solution and examiners will always give you marks for a well presented solution.
Acknowledge that you are going to be VERY drained after writing on day 1.
When you get home, allow yourself time to rest in the afternoon.
Have a bath / watch TV / have a late lunch.
In the evening, for a maximum of about 1.5 hours – go through some of your "Revision notes" that you may have compiled to date.
Any intensive studying during this evening should be avoided.
Again eat a pasta dish / potato salad in the evening will provide you with sufficient Carbo-Loading needed for the next day's long paper.
Come home and file away your exam paper. DON'T try to do a post mortem on it!! This is not worth the time and will only leave you feeling like you may have missed out something!
DON'T talk about the paper to your friends or colleagues, especially comparing notes about what you wrote and what they did in the paper! Again, such discussions are destructive to your mental psyche and will only leave you feeling drained.
I have had lots of experience and witnessed that when people think they pass – they fail; and those that think they failed, they then pass!! It comes down to either showing too much confidence or no confidence! The best approach is to be in the middle – balanced!
The truth is, that in this exam – you can never be too certain of the outcome so rather not communicate as such!
Prayer is powerful. I believe that there is a powerful force around you and me that looks out for us. Call it GOD, call it the All Mighty, Call it Ancestral Power. Whatever your belief – you have access to this power – all you have to do is to ask.
So pray – ask for help, guidance and strength and believe in the power of your prayer.
The results are released after 3pm – usually on a Friday. Apart from having to wait an ENTIRE week for your results – that Friday usually drags on in the moment of time.
It is hard to be productive on the Friday after 2pm!
If possible, agree with your line manager at the time to leave the office early or take the afternoon off.
Your options to get the results (Being part of the office party where the results get revealed vs going to CAMPUS vs checking on the website) is entirely yours.
If you are driving yourself, pay attention on the roads. Drive safely.
Inform your close family / friends of the pending results so that they can provide you with support, either way.
I wish you all the best in your exam and study preparation.
Dineshrie Pillay is a CA(SA). Dineshrie Pillay is the founder of Neospectives Consulting, a business leadership training firm. She is an executive coach and leadership development consultant.


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Company Plan and Accomplishments
Summary of IND Stages
Kendal Svedeen – CEO
Kendal Svedeen has 15 years experience in building and running companies and is the founder and CEO of WHP, makers of Detoxamin®.
Garth Nicolson, PhD – Chief Scientific Consultant
Professor Garth Nicholson, Ph.D., a Nobel Prize nominee who would not only be involved in research and development but also instrumental in FDA presentations; Read more . . .
Ernie Pfadenhauer, MS – Senior Research Consultant
Ernie Pfadenhauer, MS, an accomplished pharmaceutical chemist heads new formula development, manufacturing controls analytical methodology and patent preparations Read more . . .
Gordon McLaren, MD – Clinical Research
Gordon McLaren, M.D., specialist in treating hemochromatosis and principal investigator in Phase II clinical trials for another drug used to treat hemochromatosis.
Evan Seigel, PhD – FDA Consultant
Evan Siegel, PhD, a former FDA review chemist who has extensive experience in FDA drug submissions and has worked for several large pharmaceutical companies on FDA regulatory affairs.
Jerry Silver, JD – Business Consultant
Jerry Silver has over 30 years of healthcare company building experience with particular emphasis on business strategy. Mr. Silver has been a financial and strategic consultant to emerging companies specializing in the technology and medical verticals.
Andy Chow – International Business Consultant
Andy Chow is an Asian immigrant entrepreneur who established over 70 US based businesses for various Asian groups. He is a business liaison to company officials and governments in Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Macao. Mr. Chow has imported and exported health products to US and Asian countries. Mr. Chow was responsible for the exportation of Detoxamin chelation suppositories to Cambodia when it was available as a dietary supplement.
Del Newman – Business Consultant
Member of Board of Directors
Herman Philhower
Robert Settineri, MS – Director of Research
Robert Settineri, M.S. was senior manager of biological research for Newport Pharmaceuticals, Inc. where he conducted extensive pre-clinical in-vitro and in-vivo research on an immunomodulator drug, Inosine Pranobex; he also assisted in the writing and assembly of an FDA New Drug Application (NDA) for the company. Robert then established and consulting company, Sierra Productions Research, LLC where he presently consults for bio-medial companies on product development, pre-clinical, and clinical research studies. He was a member of the Investigational Review Board ("IRB") for the Institute for Molecular Medicine. Robert was responsible for design and coordination of all pre-clinical and clinical studies on the chelation suppository, Detoxamin and is a co-author of a book on detoxification and chelation suppositories. He holds two patents and has two patents pending.
Rita Ellithorpe, MD – Medical Director
Rita Ellithorpe, M.D., a physician who is board-certified in integrative medicine, has over 3,000 patients on Detoxamin® EDTA suppositories and plans to be responsible for clinical studies as well as interfacing with the FDA; Read more . . .
Indrian Pather – D. Pharm.
Indrian Pather – D. Pharm. Director of Research and Professor of Pharmaceutics, serving on numerous
committees, including Research Committee (Chair), Strategic Planning Committee, Scholarship and Awards Committee (Chair) and IRB (Vice Chair). Previously served as Department Chair and also Chair of Curriculum Committee. Consultant to the pharmaceutical industry with regard to novel dosage form development and patents.
Over a period of approximately 10 years in industry, held positions of increasing responsibility ranging from Senior Scientist to Director of Pharmaceutical Sciences at pharmaceutical companies. Responsibilities included in-house formulation development, scale up, technology transfer, establishing new labs and production suites (with engineers), patent writing and liaison with patent lawyers, analytical chemistry, and oversight of contract manufacturers. Approximately 15 years teaching experience prior to this: lab capabilities were greatly expanded, contract service to industry initiated, and helped plan major extensions to pharmacy building.
Christine McLaren, PhD – Research Consultant
Christine McLaren, Ph.D., a statistician with specialization in blood diseases and hemochromatosis, the subject of the Company's NIH grant proposal.
MICHAEL J. RAM, Esq. D. Sc.
Following his undergraduate and graduate training as a chemical engineer Dr. Ram became a very successful research engineer at the corporate research laboratories of Celanese Corporation. As a senior engineer he was primary investigator on several research contracts with NASA and the Defense Nuclear Agency and the inventor on numerous patents regarding carbon fiber composites, polymeric engineering materials, unique fibers and biomaterials. He is an inventor on 20 US patents and several related foreign patents and continues to be an active inventor. After completing Law School in 1972, Dr. Ram was with the law firm of Brooks, Haidt & Haffner in New York and then joined C.R. Bard, Inc. as Patent Counsel where he was appointed to the additional position of Director of Technical Liaison. He subsequently held the position of General Counsel for Intermedics Intraocular and the Ophthalmics Division of Pharmacia, the Swedish Pharmaceutical company, was an Associate with the law firm of Sheldon & Mak and a named partner with the intellectual property firm of Arant, Kleinberg, Lerner & Ram where he practiced intellectual property law for 5 years prior to joining Loeb & Loeb in 1997. Since 1999 he has been senior counsel at Koppel, Patrick, Heybl & Dawson. He has taught Legal Aspects of Technology Transfer at UC Berkeley, presented workshops on licensing matters, written several published articles regarding intellectual property issues and has authored several chapters and acted as legal advisor for several different legal texts.