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Murphy Edges Out Williams
Monday 11 Jan 2021 11:35PM
Shaun Murphy defeated Mark Williams 6-4 in a thrilling encounter at the Betfred Masters in Milton Keynes.
Triple Crown winner Murphy, who won the Masters in 2015, has endured a difficult season to this point. Since reaching the semi-finals of the European Masters in September, the Magician has failed to go beyond the last 32 stage of any ranking event.
World number seven Murphy will now face defending champion Stuart Bingham in the quarter-finals. Bingham defeated Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 6-4 this afternoon.
Welshman Williams now trails Murphy 10-6 in their head-to-head record. The three-time World Champion exits the Masters in the opening round for the fifth time in his last six appearances.
This evening's high quality clash got off to a pulsating start, with Murphy firing a break of 93 to take the opener. Williams levelled with a century run of 108, but Murphy claimed the third to lead 2-1.
At the end of the fourth, Murphy required pink and black. He fluked the pink, then converted a tremendous long pot on the black to a top corner for a 3-1 advantage at the interval.
When they returned, Williams composed his second 108 break of the evening and went on to take the sixth for 3-3. The next two frames were shared, then Murphy crafted a contribution of 81 to move a frame from victory at 5-4. Williams had looked set to force a decider, but it was Murphy who stole the tenth with a fine clearance of 47 to win 6-4.
Murphy said: "Any time you rock up against one of those players, they test every aspect of your game. I knew going into that match that Mark might shine a very bright light on any weaknesses I was showing. I was a bit frustrated through the game, because I made all of the running in the match and at 4-4, I was wondering how I'd only won four frames. I played really well and played all of the attacking shots. I put that to bed and I was very proud of myself the way I won the match.
"Every time Stuart Bingham has played recently it looked as if he was going to make a 147. He is one of the best scorers we have seen in the game. He perhaps doesn't get the credit he deserves for that, he is an immense scorer. I definitely think he is favourite for the match, on current form and as defending champion. I am going to go out, give it my best and hopefully get to six first."
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When a company decides to market products globally, a large and sometimes bewildering set of regulations must be observed. Gaining a thorough understanding of applicable regulations, which can vary on a country-by-country basis and are subject to change, is critical for success. The International Trade Task Force was established to provide members of the Hydraulic Institute (HI) and the Valve Manufacturers Association (VMA) with the information and the clout they need to negotiate the labyrinth of international trade regulations as they apply to the pump and valve industries.
In August of 2005, the HI Board of Directors approved a resolution to establish an Export Control Task Force with an annual fee for each participating member company. In 2006 the scope of the task force was expanded to include valves and members of the Valve Manufacturers Association were invited to participate. The committee meets approximately once per month by teleconference to discuss topics with the appointed Legal Counsel and to hear speakers from the various agencies including the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry Security, and Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
The Benefits of Participation in ITTF: The International Trade Task Force provides HI and VMA members with an array of resources that will help them understand and observe applicable regulations so that they can compete successfully in global markets. These resources provide the following benefits to members:
Expert legal counsel
Peer collaboration
Immediate access to the latest information
Commenting to effect better legislation
Access to controlling agencies
Representation on the task force
Heightened influence with regulators
Demonstration of compliance efforts
Charter: Represents international trade (i.e. export control, customs, international anti corruption) interests of HI and VMA members who have chosen to affiliate with the International Trade Task Force (ITTF) for its stated purposes. Functions include education, best practices, and government liaison.
Scope: Pumps, valves, pump and valve components* and pumping systems subject to international trade regulation by the U.S. government
*export controls cover complete products and certain pump casings, pump bodies, casing liners, impellers, rotors and jet pump nozzles, and valve bodies and preformed casing liners for valves.
Membership Eligibility: Open to any HI or VMA member company, and their duly appointed representative(s) with expertise or interest in international trade compliance, based on payment of an annual fee to support professional export control representation in Washington, D.C. and associated administrative efforts of HI staff in supporting the committee. Representation on the International Trade Task Force is limited to HI and VMA member companies as a unique benefit of their association membership.
Purposes:
Mitigate the effect of export controls on the U.S. pump industry through professional Interaction with the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Investigative Services to the following ends:
Assure licensing officials of BIS and other export control agencies that HI, VMA and their members are very much aware of the applicable regulations and support efforts to strengthen U.S. and international security in an effective fashion.
Address with BIS the needs of the pump and valve industries for timely processing of the significant increase in export license applications caused by the April 14, 2005 broadening of the country scope of existing controls.
Work to reduce the currently perceived need to focus heavy enforcement efforts on the industries by working with member companies to enhance compliance and by demonstrating to the agency that HI members are working to disseminate information about export controls and working to enhance industry-wide compliance.
Conduct updates and timely informational briefings for members, via the web and/or at HI/VMA meetings and through ITTF meetings to maintain high-level and timely information on the subject of export controls and efforts with BIS to mitigate their impact on the U.S. pump and valve manufacturing industries.
Continue to organize HI/VMA members to provide collective support, principally scientific and engineering support, to BIS personnel dealing with proposals that would alter export controls on pumps. In particular, Task Force members and others with industry expertise, as designed by the Task Force, would be called upon to provide information to BIS to support the agency's efforts to reach the most effective possible international agreements regarding pump export controls and to implement internationally agreed controls in U.S. law as effectively as possible.
Represent the collective interests of participating HI/VMA members, anonymously, before BIS to identify issues of concern or to resolve common questions of concern poised by at least 1/3 of the participants in the Task Force on interpretations of export control regulations for particular types of products and/or technology.
The Task Force would try to work with BIS and others in the export control community to open the door to substantive discussions about the foreign availability of controlled pumps, valves and components the effectiveness of the regulations, and the potential need to alter the regulations in a way that they are still effective, but impose less of a burden on the industry. Such discussions may include how to refine the controls so that they do not capture products that are not of true concern to the agency, or to encourage efforts to make the regulations more broadly applicable around the world so that U.S. producers, distributors, and others are not severely disadvantaged.
Work with U.S. government agencies, including U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Department of Justice, the Defense Department and other international trade professionals to provide timely information updates regarding critical areas of international trade regulation and best practices for dealing with international trade.
Task Force members, its counsel and staff are subject to the Bylaws, Anti-Trust Guidelines and all policies and procedures of the Hydraulic Institute. Any policy issues shall be developed within the Task Force, and with appropriate counsel, and approved by the Board of Directors of the Hydraulic Institute or its designated representative, the Vice President, Member Services to which the Chair and/or Co-chairs of the International Trade Task Force shall report.
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Dr. Henry Tsang is a Canadian architect, educator and editor practicing in Canada, South Korea and Japan.
Henry is a registered architect, member of the Order of Architects of Quebec (OAQ), the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) and the Architectural Institute of Korea (AIK). Certified as a LEED and WELL accredited professional, he provides consultation services for green building design and healthcare facilities' design & planning. He practiced as a design architect for 6 years with the Japanese architecture firm Nihon Sekkei Inc. in Tokyo, Japan.
As an educator, Henry is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Architectural Engineering at Keimyung University (South Korea) and a faculty member in the RAIC Centre for Architecture at Athabasca University (Canada). Previously, he also taught in the Department of Sustainable Architectural Technology at Herzing College (Canada) and a visiting lecturer & design critic at the McGill University School of Architecture (Canada). He acts as education advisor to the Canada Green Building Council and ambassador of the Living Building Challenge program to the International Living Future Institute. Henry received the 2015 Educator of the Year award by the National Association of Career Colleges in Canada and the 2016 KDAIA Design Professor Award in South Korea.
He has published many academic papers and articles on the topic of sustainable architecture and is a member of the Editorial Board for the International Journal for High-Rise Buildings by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH).
He holds a B.Sc.Arch and M.Arch from McGill University (Canada) and a Ph.D. in architecture from the University of Tokyo (Japan) as a Japanese Government Monbukagakusho Scholar. In 2017, he was also appointed as the National Leader to represent Canada in the Next Generation Global Leaders / Ship for World Youth Leaders Program hosted by the Cabinet Office of the Government of Japan and the United Nations. He's also been invited as a speaker for the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), TEDx, and international conferences in China, Greece and Korea.
This blog will track and highlight the activities at Keimyung University's College of Architecture of both departments of Architecture and Architectural Engineering. Keimyung University is based in the city of Daegu in South Korea.
Named in honour of Robert H.P. Fung, MDCM'60, the first President of the McGill Society of Hong Kong, this award is presented to an alumnus/alumna living outside of North America who, through a lifetime contribution of exceptional leadership and outstanding volunteer service in his or her alumni community or country, has enhanced the reputation and prestige of the McGill Alumni Association and McGill.


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My fifth anniversary is in a couple of weeks (we jumped on the fabulous 8/8/08 bandwagon:), and I've been reflecting about all of the twists and turns of the past five years. It's been wild at times, ya'll. In lots of good ways but in some harder ways too. And when it comes to the harder ways, I think about how my sweet little barely-twenty-two-year-glowing-fiancee-self didn't think at the time that she was signing up for all this twisty-turny stuff. 🙂 But you know, I think I did–even at 22–have a heart for God, and a heart for trying my heart out to say yes to whatever I discerned as best I could that He had planned for me. I wouldn't have even gone on a first date with my husband if I hadn't been somewhat attuned to God's whispering in my heart (and a couple of dear friends whispering in my ears) to give him a chance.
I was fairly certain that I wouldn't ever be bored married to Michael Franco, but I really did assume he would settle into a nice, safe, decent-paying engineering job, that we would live near our amazing families and many dear friends from college, that we would have lots of babies, and that I would get to be a stay-at-home mom. We would live probably modestly but very, very happily, all the days of our lives.
Other than the stay-at-home mom part and three beautiful, wonderful, precious babies part (and oh yes, the living modestly but very, very happily parts:), life has not gone as I thought it would, especially with Michael's job changes and with us moving away from "home" to Houston.
I really have no idea if every single thing Michael and I have done in the last five years is God's will. I am loathe to call every major action of mine or of my husband and me a perfect response to a calling from God. I can tell you we've tried our very, very best to discern his will for us so far. But we could then and now be totally off. It's just a humbling, real fact.
I have tried to say yes, though, and I think Michael has tried to do that too. I have taken a least a few baby steps in the art of the fiat in the past five years. I pray God gives me the grace to say yes to Him more and more in both the larger and the very smallest things in my life.
Happy (early) anniversary to my husband of five years! God guide us, God protect us, God sustain us, God provide for us, God sanctify us, God bless us–now and all the days of our lives!


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Flood Situation In T'ganu Worsens, More Than 10,000 Evacuated In Kemaman
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7 — The flood situation on the East Coast, especially in Terengganu, has gotten worse as of tonight with water-levels rising in the town of Chukai, Kemaman, and more than 10,000 people from the district evacuated to flood relief centres.
Most of the roads in the Chukai town have also been closed to light vehicles since 7 pm, and traders have started moving their goods due to fears of a sudden rise in water-level if it continues to rain heavily.
Kelantan is also experiencing a similar situation as almost 6,000 people have been evacuated in the state so far, with the city of Kota Bharu expected to be hit by floods beginning midnight.
The floods in Kelantan today also killed a 20-year-old man, who fell from a boat while helping to transfer flood victims to a temporary evacuation centre in Kampung Manjor, Kuala Krai.
The body of Mohammad Hakimin Rahim was found by his family members at 8.30 am where the victim was reported to have fallen from the boat, and he was also said to have been tired and suffering from cramps due to the cold weather while helping the villagers evacuate from early morning till night.
The latest flood reports from Terengganu stated that as of 8 pm, 11,777 people from 2,947 families had been evacuated to relief centres, with Kemaman recording the highest number with 10,103 victims involving 2,469 families.
Floods in Terengganu now involve four districts namely, Kemaman; Dungun (1,334 victims); Hulu Terengganu (228 victims); and Besut (112 victims).
Meanwhile, five districts in Kelantan are currently affected by the floods, namely Kuala Krai; Jeli; Tanah Merah; Pasir Mas; and Gua Musang.
According to the Social Welfare Department's (JKM) 'Info Bencana' application, a total of 5,896 victims from 1,520 families were housed in 74 evacuation centres, Kuala Krai being the worse affected with 2,611 evacuees; Jeli (1,060); Tanah Merah (488); Pasir Mas (896); and Gua Musang (841).
The situation is different in PAHANG, however, as although more than 20,000 still remain at evacuation centres, the flood situation in the nine districts that were severely affected since Sunday, is gradually recovering, and the number of victims at evacuation centres had decreased tonight to 22,292 people from 6,068 families compared to more than 23,000 this afternoon.
The road from Kuantan to Kuala Lumpur is still cut off at LPT1, and several other spots along the old route.
The situation in Johor and Perak is also improving, while in Beaufort, Sabah, the status quo remains with 35 people still at relief centres.
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A Review of All the Women in My Family Sing: Women of Color Share Their Stories in a Book of Essays
Being a woman isn't something that's easily defined, yet society tends to put all women into one box—with the assumption we all share the same experience. As women, we've been taught to ignore our differences, when in reality we should be sharing our stories as women not only with the world but woman to woman. Our stories may be different, but in all of our differences, we make up what it is to be women.
Author and activist for peace and social justice, Deborah Santana did just that by putting together All the Women in My Family Sing—a book of essays written by women of color from around the world sharing their life experiences. Each essay swept me up into its storylines with its depths of what being a woman of color looks like through a variety of lenses.
As the editor of the book, Santana's work began years ago when she discovered the lack of women of color in the publishing industry. She put out a call for women of color writers only. Everything about this book speaks women of color. The authors, the editor, the cover art, the cover design and promotions are all from women of color, according to Santana.
This book dives into the depths that have been untouched and unheard. Published in January of this year, All the Women in My Family Sing puts stories by women of color stories directly into the spotlight.
Stories about surviving traumas, realizing what race is, struggling with family and acceptance, fill the inside of this book for over 300 pages, but they weren't the only topics. This book is broken down into eight main topics:
Editing Identity: Cultural Identity, Gender and Sexuality:
This section, which marks the beginning of the book, dives into the complex topic of how women identify themselves and how others identify them. I read about other women, similar to me yet different, and their definition of themselves and how that's shaped the way they see themselves fitting into the world:
"The journey from Negro to Black was quite a ride. Now, here I am, African American in a time overflowing with achievements that were marked 'First'—America's First Black President. There were sorrows that made us weep and wail, as we donned wristbands with the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter…It doesn't matter if you proudly check the box next to 'Black/African American' or make a list of your genealogy next to the 'Other' box. What matters is where we go from here."—From Negro to Black by La Rhonda Crosby-Johnson.
At Home in the World: Immigration, Migration, and the Idea of Home:
The generic saying that home is where the heart is, isn't always true. As humans, we're quick to judge another individual without acknowledging that we're all dealing with something. Whether it's trying to find peace with one's home or escaping one's homeland for survival, these women's stories tell it all. This section discusses topics such as tradition, taking things for granted and learning that home means something different to everyone:
"In the killing fields of Cambodia, I lost both of my parents. I lost two of my children. I lost my sister, my niece, and nephew, my brother and sister-in-law and my dog. In total, I lost thirty-seven immediate family members during the Khmer Rouge's rule. When I shower, I see the scars all over my middle section from a stomach infection that nearly killed me, too. When I see the scars, I remember that I am so strong."—Escape from the Cambodia Killing Fields by Tammy Thea.
Trailblazers, Hell-Raisers, and Stargazers: Careers, Work and Worth:
The title is self-explanatory: prominent female figures throughout history share their stories of triumph. Even with all of their accomplishments and successes, these women have had their struggles. The road to reaching the top isn't easy, sometimes it's discouraging, but these women kept going despite it all:
"That's how I attained my tenure-track job at a research university. There's nothing else to the story. Ph.D. confirmed from a credible institution. Research conducted and publications under my belt. And my tenure-track position was offered as a result of my work ethic, in addition to identifying as Black…I never felt as if the department, college or university chose me because of my academic skills or research background. Like my colleagues, I was qualified. But I felt less than competent every time I arrived on campus and unlocked my office door."— You're Hired! Being African American in Education by Dr. K E Garland.
With Liberty and Justice for All: The Struggle for Social Justice and Equality:
Women have always been the backbone behind the change in society—whether it's showing up in high numbers to vote or being at the front of a march, we're there. As the gender that's always being told how to dress, what and what not to say, discussing the topic of social justice and equality helps us to understand how we can grow as individuals and as a society:
"Every day of the past nineteen years: ten syllables, twenty-four letters. My last name alone is five syllables and fourteen letters…I grew up angry and thought, 'Why should I make things easy for anyone? It's my name and if you can't handle it, that's your problem.' … So what, in the end, do I think of my name? What should I do when I get married, for example? Keep Ganeshananthan? Oooh, I could hyphenate. The excitement! No, I don't think so. I like my name the way it is."— What's in a Name by V.V. Ganeshananthan.
In a Family Way: Family and Friendship:
Family and friends either help us navigate through life or distract us from finding our right path. In this section, women share what role family and friends played in their lives. Our loved ones aren't perfect, and sometimes they don't have our best interests at heart. Sharing our stories helps to understand the value and meaning of others in our lives:
"We're all products of the environment in which we've been raised. I spent a lot of time trying to make sense of alcoholism, domestic violence and parenting, and was left confused. I carried with me insecurities from not having a loving, nurturing father raise me to adulthood and beyond, and knowing what a broken family was…I am blessed to have had a strong mother who provided a road map to follow when I was face raising a child into a man alone. I understand that God places many opportunities and people in your life. I know He placed this young man in my life and gave me the humility, wisdom and compassion to teach him and show him the way, even when I didn't know he was watching."—An Exceptional Father by Vicki L. Ward.
But Beautiful…The Beauty Myth:
Women of color come in a variety of shades, shapes and sizes, each aspect adds to our beauty But our beauty can't be defined by society's standards because we'll never be enough. We're never the "perfect" woman if we listen to the nay-sayers. This section is about debunking what others think of beauty and redefining it to make it true to the women who are sharing their stories:
"I ran fast, expecting to look like Shirley Temple, or rather Arbadella. But the image staring back at me was neither of them. I had thin, limp, curls, not full and fluffy. I was not happy…I knew not all hair was created equal. Not only was Negro hair different from Caucasian hair, but within our own race, there are different textures and lengths…my sister and I wore our afros proudly. They weren't big and thick like Angela Davis'; as I said, we did not have that kind of hair…the new awareness of embracing our individual images and feeling pride in who we were was further instilled by our parents. They had been doing it all along."— Not Shirley Temple Curls by Dera R. Williams.
The Cure for What Ails You: Transcending Illness and Trauma:
Learning how to deal with the traumas of our past or the new illnesses of our present can take a toll on an individual. Coping with these issues takes time and effort and hope (lots of it). But, sharing our toughest moments could potentially help the next individual going through the same or similar situation. In this section, women of color share their deepest endeavors through life:
"I decided my own redemption was wrapped up in advocating for my daughters in a way that no one had advocated for me. When I found out my fiancé was molesting my oldest daughter, I made sure she never had to see him again by sending him to jail. My youngest daughter was born the day I made three years clean and sober…I believe that teaching people to speak up, we become living, breathing examples to one another that healing is possible."—Learning to Thrive by Kira Lynne Allen.
A Woman's Journey Is Never Done: Traveling Far, Wide and Deep:
Life can seem never-ending, but like all journeys, they do eventually come to an end. There's this notion that once women reach certain milestones in their life: having a baby, becoming a wife, getting a successful career, that their life stops there. In this section, these women show and tell that's there's more to a woman's journey through life than what's already known:
"Neither of my grandmothers graduated from high school. They were certainly smart enough, but life's necessities made formal education a luxury secondary to work. Faced with the daily Southern indignities of being referred to as gals, niggers and negras…my college years weren't much better. At the predominantly white university I attended, a professor once boldly asked me how I was going to end starvation and excessive birth rates in Africa. 'When you solve all of white America's problems, I'll tackle the problems of an entire continent that I've never visited'…Recently, I was reflecting on my life from childhood to the present and became overwhelmed with emotion, knowing that God and some very godly women must have seen something in me the moment I was born…They saw the birth of a new generation of African American womanhood."—When Life Is a Crystal Stair by Rita Roberts-Turner.
What started out as an idea led to a platform for women of color to expose themselves while becoming free by using their words as a weapon. Santana edited each of the 69 women's essays with the hopes of opening the eyes of her readers to a world of women that aren't usually in the limelight.
"Storytelling is extremely important," Santana said. "Each one of is different from one another."
This book is helping me to better understand who I am as a woman and what that means in the grand scheme of my life.
To order All the Women in My Family Sing visit https://www.amazon.com/All-Women-My-Family-Sing/dp/0997296216
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Writing from a Native American perspective, theologian George Tinker probes American Indian culture, its vast religious and cultural legacy, and its ambiguous relationship to the tradition—historic Christianity—that colonized and converted it.
After five hundred years of conquest and social destruction, he says, any useful reflection must come to terms with the political state of Indian affairs and the political hopes and visions for recovering the health and well-being of Indian communities. Does Christian theology have a positive role to play?
Tinker's work offers an overview of contemporary native American culture and its perilous state. Critical of recent liberal and New Age co-opting of Native spiritual practices, Tinker also offers a critical corrective to liberation theology. He shows how Native insights into the Sacred Other and sacred space helpfully reconfigure traditional ideas of God, Jesus' notion of the reign of God, and our relation to the earth. From this basis he offers novel proposals about cultural survival and identity, sustainability, and the endangered health of Native Americans.
"George Tinker is the long-awaited intellectual voice of the indigenous peoples of this Turtle Island. He speaks with the gift of immense wisdom and respect for the people's spirit and of the humble and interdependent place they occupy on the sacred earth circle."
"Tinker is a mature intellectual force to reckon with, and his new book reflects it. Solidly researched, closely but eloquently argued, and extraordinarily effective, Spirit and Resistance is must reading for anyone concerned with the relationship between indigenous and Christian traditions in the Americas."
"Tinker's powerful and well-reasoned thoughts are expressed in a much kinder way than some of us are likely to do. While Tinker's work is well known to scholars, it is less known to most younger readers and hence will arrive on the scene as brand-new thoughts. Just what is needed in a society that seems to be more a flock of sheep than a human enterprise."
American Indian Religious Traditions, Colonialism, Resistance, and Liberation: That the People May Live!


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Environmental taxes to rise by £12.6bn
The UK Chancellor Philip Hammond announced the spring budget last week and with it a number of policies which effect the energy industry. The UK will be making a transition into a low carbon economy, which will cost around £12.6bn by 2020 and the government plans to recover this money by increasing environmental taxes.
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Air pollution limits for London breached in just 5 days
Annual air pollution limits for 2017 in the city of London have been breached just 5 days into the year. The hourly levels of nitrogen oxide must not be higher than 200 micrograms per cubic meter more than 18 times in the year, which has already been broken this early into the year.
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Record levels of Renewable Energy added in 2015
Renewable energy sources such as wind farms, solar farms and hydropower sources were built at a record pace in 2015 according to a new report. The amount invested in Renewable Energy was also double what was spent on coal and gas power stations. The reports results were gathered prior to the climate change agreement in Paris at the end of 2015, an agreement which is expected to increase spending on renewable energy due to carbon emission targets being set.
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Will Brexit affect your energy prices?
You will know by now that Britain will be holding a referendum on the 23rd of June to decide whether to continue as a member of the European Union. This decision could have a huge impact on the cost of energy for businesses. The Government and more importantly the energy secretary Amber Rudd, have already backed the 'stay' campaign and numerous publications stating the impact of a Brexit have been released.
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Calls for more energy efficiency grants in the UK
A new survey has revealed that over half of businesses in the UK feel more grants should be available to make their business more energy efficient. The same survey also found that only a small percentage of businesses believed that more information would be beneficial and an even smaller percentage believed that financial options such as loans would help.
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Carbon Trust launches Green Business Fund for SME's
The Carbon Trust has launched a new fund worth £7 million for SME's in the UK. Small businesses in the UK can now apply for the money to improve the energy efficiency of equipment and will be available up to the value of £10,000. This can cover the costs of up to 15% of a project, which can also be changing a buildings lighting to a more energy efficient alternative such as LED's.
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Oil output freeze discussions end without a deal
A meeting between oil producing nations over the weekend to discuss a possible output freeze has ended without a deal. It was hoped that this meeting would finally see OPEC cut its production and force the price of oil up. However, the familiar issue of Saudi Arabia not wanting to loose market share to Iran forced the meeting to end without a deal being made.
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24.7% of the UK's electricity generation came from renewable energy in 2015
The Department for Energy and Climate Change has revealed that almost 25% of all electricity generated in the UK in 2015 came from renewable energy. This sees renewable energy now account for more of the UK's electricity generation than coal, which fell to just 23%. Sources such as nuclear rose to 21% while gas accounted for 30%.
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Have oil prices bottomed out?
With oil prices rising sharply over the past couple of weeks, many are wondering if the price has bottomed out. In early February the price of Brent Crude Oil hit $28 per barrel, however talks of an output freeze between the Saudis and Russia has fuelled a sharp recovery, with prices opening on Monday the 14th of March at just over $40 per barrel.
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UK Government to cut subsidies for solar panels
The UK Government has announced that they will be cutting subsidies for solar electricity panels by 64%. The cut has been reduced from the original plans to cut the subsidies by 87% after they came under a lot of criticism.
The solar sector has spoken out against the cuts, claiming that they are being forced to go out on their own before they are ready. However the Government energy secretary Amber Rudd has said that consumers shouldn't be paying the same amount towards subsidies when the price of the technology has gone down.
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Lives and works in Marseilles
Georges Hussein, 2006
North by northwest, 2016
The iconoclastic photographer Vincent Bonnet is interested in the image, in the conditions in which it makes its appearance, and in its territory of action. Well aware of the political scope of the occupation of the public place by every manner of reproduction, he challenges the mechanisms of this ubiquitous and invasive presence. In his oeuvre, multiplication and propagation develop a working principle which takes shape through varied forms of publication (magazine, post card, flyer...). The urban territory often lies at the centre of his work, it is one of its objects and its place of application. Playing with interference, he sets up strategies reproducing methods by which the image is publicly disseminated (be it commercial or political) and the poster thus becomes one of his favourite media. Vincent Bonnet's works often reproduce the violence of advertising aggressiveness, they play with some of its codes, and call for rejection by saturation. Everything has to be put away, down to the tiniest detail, in a furious order, like the image of a promotional image, repeating the folds, the spittle and the tears of the posters of a candidate in the latest presidential campaign. To this the artist has adjoined the bucolic and residual representation of a picnic which forms a diptych with "country" flavours. Scattered throughout the city, this excessively multiplied work has entered the battle field, and seems ready more than ever to continue hostilities.
Consult the artist's profile on
Documents d'artistes Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur
Biographical notes translated with the support of the Centre national des arts plastiques - Cnap.
Putting images to the test
by Etienne Hatt
Art dehors / Outdoor art
by Joëlle Zask
Web publication
Additionaldocument #2 - Extra-muros
Marc Quer, Geoffroy Mathieu, Till Roeskens, Vincent Bonnet, Emmanuelle Bentz, Pierre-Laurent Cassière, Robin Decourcy, Pierre Malphettes


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The corrugated rectum in infantile hirschsprungs's disease
L. E. Swischuk, L. L. Barr, S. D. Stansberry
Corrugations of the rectum were seen in 11 of 35 patients under the age of 2 years with hirschsprungs's. This finding was just as common as the classic transition zone, and it is a valuable finding in the diagnosis of hirschsprung's disease in infants. While not entirely pathognomonic of the condition, it should be treated with a high degree of suspicion when encountered.
Applied Radiology
Swischuk, L. E., Barr, L. L., & Stansberry, S. D. (1989). The corrugated rectum in infantile hirschsprungs's disease. Applied Radiology, 18(11), 52-53.
The corrugated rectum in infantile hirschsprungs's disease. / Swischuk, L. E.; Barr, L. L.; Stansberry, S. D.
In: Applied Radiology, Vol. 18, No. 11, 1989, p. 52-53.
Swischuk, LE, Barr, LL & Stansberry, SD 1989, 'The corrugated rectum in infantile hirschsprungs's disease', Applied Radiology, vol. 18, no. 11, pp. 52-53.
Swischuk LE, Barr LL, Stansberry SD. The corrugated rectum in infantile hirschsprungs's disease. Applied Radiology. 1989;18(11):52-53.
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Most of the best-selling video games each year star big men who carry big guns. But wouldn't it be great if more games offered different kinds of heroes? If they drew from the full spectrum of humanity and incorporated characters who better represent the kinds of people who play games — which at this point is pretty much everyone?
Thankfully, not all games star burly soldiers with itchy trigger fingers. The titles on this list put younger people front and center and prove that kids have what it takes to play the hero role.
When you think of games that star children, it's a safe assumption that kids are the target audience. Not so with The Binding of Isaac, a demented game about a boy who hears that God has spoken to his mother and demanded that she sacrifice him to prove her faith.
Rightfully terrified, Isaac retreats to the basement of their house, where he finds floor after floor filled with monsters and traps. His only weapon? The tears that he cries.
Yep, this is definitely not a game for kids. The basement floors are displayed in a top-down fashion, just like the dungeons in The Legend of Zelda on NES. Each floor has a randomly generated layout and is filled with enemies and capped off with a boss. As you play, you'll collect an array of mysterious items that can have either a positive or negative effect on your abilities.
You'll definitely die a lot in this game, which kicks you back to the very beginning. But if you pay attention to the power-ups and get used to the enemies you encounter, you'll get better with each attempt.
The Binding of Isaac is not for everyone, but if you can deal with the heavy subject matter and high difficulty, you just might find it to be one of the most engrossing games you've played in a long time.
Each game begins with a kid who's just starting out on the most popular hobby in the game's world: collecting Pokémon. This is your first adventure away from home, so you strike out in hopes of amassing a sizable collection of creatures and becoming the top Pokémon trainer in the world.
But when you boil them down, the games are really about a kid finding a passion and starting to make his or her way in the world. That's something we can all relate to.
When aliens invade the earth, who do we turn to for salvation? According to Earthbound, our best hope is a group of kids. Led by Ness, a 13-year-old boy with psychic powers, the group travels the world, picking up new teammates along the way, and collecting "melodies" that will let them save the human race.
Granted, saving the world is a lot of responsibility for a group of kids to shoulder, but they're talented enough to get the job done. Just make sure to remember to call your mom from the road so you don't get homesick (an effect that makes you lose turns in battle). If you haven't played this classic role-playing game from the Super Nintendo era, you can grab it now on the Wii U eShop.
The title Max and the Magic Marker basically says it all. This is a side-scrolling platformer that stars a red-haired kid who has a very special drawing instrument.
The levels are more or less impossible to navigate for a regular person, but Max is no ordinary kid. His magic marker can draw ramps, platforms, and other things that he can use to reach ledges and cross pits that would otherwise be impossible to navigate. It's a colorful, fun game that makes you use your brain in a way most other platformers don't.
If it sounds like your kind of thing, you can download it on most digital platforms, including the PlayStation Network, Nintendo's eShop, iOS App Store, and Google Play.
The hero of the first "season" of this episodic adventure game was Lee Everett, a convicted killer with a heart of gold. But players quickly grew attached to Clementine, a young girl Lee meets early on and who becomes like a daughter to him as they travel the post-apocalyptic country.
Season Two picks up where the first one left off, but with Clementine as the main character. She's on her own in a world besieged by a zombies and desperate human survivors.
It's bleak stuff, and every time you meet a new group of people, it's only a matter of time before characters you've come to care about are cut down, just like in the comic and TV show.
But Clementine is the beating heart of the series, a girl who shows that rebuilding a new life and civilization from the rubble is a worthwhile endeavor. Without her, the game would be very different, and probably nowhere near as good.


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New London theatre, gallery and museum exhibition openings: October 2012
The dress worn by Marlene Dietrich in the 1937 film Angel will feature Hollywood Costume at the V&A.
John O'Ceallaigh, Telegraph Luxury Travel Editor
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William Klein + Daido Moriyama, Tate Modern
William Klein + Daido Moriyama is the first exhibition to examine the relationship between the work of the photographer and film-maker William Klein (b.1928) and Daido Moriyama (b.1938), the most celebrated photographer to emerge from the Japanese Provoke movement. Taking as its central theme the cities of New York and Tokyo, this display examines the artists' depictions of modern urban life, presenting approximately 300 works from the 1950s to the present day, including vintage prints, film stills, photographic installations and archival material.
October 10 – January 20, 2013
Broadsides! Caricature and the Navy 1756-1815, National Maritime Museum
The National Maritime Museum puts a small selection of its extensive collection of naval caricatures on show this autumn in Broadsides! Caricature and the Navy 1756-1815. The display examines caricature and the Royal Navy during the second half of the 18th century - a period when events at sea assumed an unprecedented importance in the popular imagination and graphic satire became a highly sophisticated art form. Included in the display are the satirical works of James Gillray, George M. Woodward and Thomas Rowlandson.
From October 25 to February 3, 2013.
Hollywood Costume, V&A
Hollywood Costume, the V&A's major autumn exhibition, brings together over 100 of the most iconic costumes to appear in film. For the first time, Hollywood Costume will unite classics from the Golden Age including Dorothy's blue and white gingham pinafore dress designed by Adrian for The Wizard of Oz, Scarlett O'Hara's green 'curtain' dress designed by Walter Plunkett for Gone with the Wind and the 'little black dress' designed by Hubert De Givenchy for Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's. More modern movies are included too, of course, with the exhibition exploring the role costume design plays in the art of storytelling.
20 October 2012 – January 27, 2013
Jack Kerouac's Manuscript Scroll, British Library
Jack Kerouac's 120-foot long manuscript scroll for On the Road goes on display at the British Library this month. Accompanied by contemporary literature and sound recordings from the Library's comprehensive American collections, it will be on display from October 4 – December 27.
Turner Prize 2012, Tate Britain
After decamping to Newcastle's BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art in 2011, the Turner Prize exhibition returns to Tate Britain this year. Reliably contentious and divisive, the £25,000 prize is presented to an artist under 50 who works, lives or was born in Britain, and who presented an outstanding exhibition in the previous 12 months. The four artists shortlisted for the prize this year are Spartacus Chetwynd, Luke Fowler, Paul Noble and Elizabeth Price. The exhibition has commenced and runs until January 6, 2013; the winner is announced on December 3.
Damned by Despair, National Theatre
A new version of the Tirso de Molina work, the Frank McGuinness interpretation of Damned by Despair stars Olivier award-winner Bertie Carvel and Sebastian Armesto as two men seemingly travelling to a shared, but unknown, destination – but is it paradise or hell? The Spanish classic is brought to life with ambitious stage designs, startling video projections and, organisers say, "an explosion of testosterone.
It runs from October 2 to December 17.
People, National Theatre
A new play by Alan Bennett, People at the National Theatre stars Frances de la Tour. She has previously appeared in the Bennett plays The History Boys and The Habit of Art. In People Dorothy (de la Tour) hosts an attic sale to free herself of superfluous possessions, but drama ensues as a result. It runs from October 31 to February 9.
Celebrity Carnival and Auction, Paramount
Deviating from the previous exhibition and show openings, the Celebrity Carnival and Auction at Paramount is a one-night-only fundraising event raising funds for Diversity Role Models (DRM). The charity was set up by former teacher Suran Dickson in 2011 to tackle homophobic bullying in schools and the lots available on the night include artworks by Grayson Perry and Matisse, a day at the races with Clare Balding and a swimming or dancing lesson with Mark Foster. Guests scheduled to appear on the night include Lily Allen, Alison Moyet and Paralympics Sitting Volleyball team captain Claire Harvey. Tickets cost £95 and it takes place on October 25.
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Playbook Interview
Beer, Boris and Brexit
Liquid lunch with the man set to be Britain's next prime minister.
By	Jack Blanchard
Boris Johnson tastes a pint of beer at Wetherspoons Metropolitan Bar in London | Henry Nicholls/WPA Pool Photo via Getty Images)
LONDON — It's shortly after midday and Playbook is in the pub with Boris Johnson, just as news breaks that Kim Darroch has resigned. To his credit the man who, barring a miracle, will shortly be confirmed as Britain's next prime minister still has a pint at the ready. He waggles a finger at one of his aides to get me a drink. "I'm not having a pint if Blanchard's not having one," Johnson says good-naturedly.
The pub is the Metropolitan Bar by Baker Street station, and Boris is here as part of his campaign tour to meet Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin — a fellow veteran of the Vote Leave campaign. When did Johnson last have a pint at lunchtime, I wonder? "More recently than you'd think," he chortles into his glass. "Don't put that in." He drinks half and leaves the rest.
Booze meets news: The interview was meant to be focused on beer and Brexit. But just as we're sitting down, the dramatic news breaks that Kim Darroch has resigned as British ambassador to Washington. Johnson gives a hurried statement to the BBC team recording the visit, praising Darroch's record and condemning the leaker who brought him down. It's a fresh crisis for his campaign team, and as the afternoon pans out he will be blamed by his opponents for failing to back Darroch to the hilt in the previous night's TV debate. But Boris is unfazed, and in no mood to back down. He defends his approach to the crisis when we discuss it at length, and even voices support for Donald Trump's aggressive tweets. More of that in a moment.
First things first: First we talk pubs, obviously. Along with Nigel Farage, Johnson frequently tops polls of politicians people would most like to go for a pint with. Given his celebrity status — not to mention the enormous security detail standing by the door — can he actually still go to a pub if he wants to? "Oh yes," Boris says, clunking down his pint. "There are times when you can basically get away and do your own thing." Does he have a favorite pub in London? Boris doesn't exactly strike me as a Wetherspoons kind of guy. "That's a bloody good question. The pub in London where I've spent the happiest, longest …" Johnson trails off wistfully. "There's a wonderful pub right next to the Spectator. I'm going to get its bloody name wrong — it's something like the Duchess of York or the Duke of York. It might be the Duke of York. (It might also be the Two Chairmen or the Westminster Arms.) "We used to go round and have lock-ins there when I was editor of the Spectator. Because that was a job which was eminently compatible with drinking a pint at lunchtime. It was essential."
Weighting game: Johnson says he's enjoyed a long and happy relationship with alcohol, and rues the six weeks he gave up drinking last year. His chief complaint while sober was dealing with other drinkers, and "how long it takes people to get to the point of their jokes" after a few glasses. I wonder if it at least helped him shed a few pounds? Not enough, apparently. "I've got to lose weight," he says. "I need to get back on the treadmill … My bike is now a pathetic object propped up against the railings of Portcullis House." Being prime minister is not going to help, I suggest. "Well, we're not measuring the curtains or discussing the …" An aide interrupts the well-rehearsed line, handing me a pint of lager in a continental-style glass. Boris is not impressed. "That's not a pint. Is it? Oh it is. Well, cheers."
Playbook had liquid lunch with the man set to be Britain's next prime minister | Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images
Beer or wine? "I'm a wine man really," he says. Can he recommend me a good bottle? "Yes I can," he says instantly, bubbling with enthusiasm. "It's called … erm …" He stops. "Erm … ahh… Oh god. Wait a mo, wait a mo, wait a mo, wait a mo, wait a mo. It's absolutely amazing. Bugger bugger bugger. It's gone completely out of my head. It's Italian. Wait — I'm going to find it for you." Johnson pulls out his iPhone and hunts manically on Google. "It's not Tempranillo. But it's some word that ends in 'illo.' Hang on. Not pillow, brillo. Hang on, hang on. Wait a mo. It is absolutely delicious."
Fit for a princess: The answer, when it comes, is not focus-group approved. "Someone was trying to … Someone bought me a crate of it, and I had no idea how expensive it was, and I was just, you know, glugging it back." He stops. "Erm, I should be careful what I say." "Drinking moderately?" an aide suggests helpfully. "Drinking it moderately," Boris nods. "And it turned out that it's literally £180 a bottle. It's extraordinary stuff. But I mean it was delicious." The wine in question, he says, is called Tignanello, a favorite of the Duchess of Sussex. "I discovered later that it was the favorite wine of Meghan Markle," Johnson says excitedly. "I discovered it by Googling. I was so amazed by this wine, I thought — what is this stuff? And it said it was Meghan Markle's favorite." The venn diagram of things popular among both Boris Johnson and Meghan Markle must be quite small, I suggest. "Yes," he chuckles. "I don't know what conclusions you can draw from that."
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Sin tax error? Johnson has no plans to reduce alcohol duties, however. "I think I've made enough tax-cutting pledges in the last few days," he says, a little wearily. The look on his face makes you wonder if the £3,000 tax cut for high-earners — heavily criticized by Jeremy Hunt in Tuesday night's leadership debate — has landed quite as he had hoped.
Un-populism: By now, other punters in the pub have clocked who's in here. One shouts an excited hello as he walks past, another collars Boris after the interview for a jovial chat. But I wonder if the public reaction in this Remain-voting city is always so rosy. I vividly recall watching a crowd of drinkers outside the Red Lion shouting abuse at Johnson as he cycled out of parliament, midway through the 2016 referendum campaign. Johnson is philosophical about the reactions he inspires. "It's got better," he insists. "London, interestingly, has got better. You've got to remember about political popularity and unpopularity, they're both — as I think someone like Rudyard Kipling once pointed out — equally specious. Popularity is as unearned and undeserved as unpopularity, in the end. What you are doing is standing up for a certain set of views or ideas, and those will be unpopular with one lot at one moment, and then you'll win people over."
Unity candidate: Johnson clearly believes he can still be a popular prime minister, despite the extreme reaction he triggers in, ooh, about 48 percent of the population. He recalls the negative response when he launched his run for London mayor in 2008, and how it switched over the course of the campaign. "People were really quite nasty to me in the street," he says. "And then that all changed. It goes up and down." I tell him all the polling shows he is now both extremely popular and extremely unpopular at the same time. He starts to laugh heartily. "That's, erm, that's probably true of most relationships," he says, presumably talking about his own. "That's how human beings often relate to each other."
The pub is the Metropolitan Bar by Baker Street station, and Boris is here as part of his campaign tour | Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images
Welcome to Brussels: There are places where Johnson is definitely not wildly popular. Brussels, for example; plenty of other EU27 capitals, too. Yet Johnson has made renegotiating Theresa May's Brexit deal the central platform of his Brexit plan. Why on earth does he think EU leaders will bend further for him than they did for May — a woman they actually quite like and respect? "For several important reasons," he says. "First of all, politics has changed since 2016. They know Britain has to come out now, they know we are serious about no deal. They know they have now got 29 Brexit MEPs in the European Parliament — I'm not certain they want to have Ann Widdecombe lecturing them about their deficiencies. They have the incentive of the £39 billion [divorce bill payment].
And there's more: "They also have a government in London which is willing to think very differently. Don't forget the backstop was very much a construct that proceeded from the brains of the Treasury and those who fundamentally wanted to keep us in the customs union and in the single market. That was its intellectual origin. I approach this from a very different perspective — a much more open-minded view of how we can come out. I don't think we need to be lashed to these institutions in the way that Theresa's government did."
From Russia with love: I start to ask another question, but Johnson is piqued by the idea he is disliked in Brussels. "I love Brussels!" he interrupts. "And all these people in Brussels who say …" He pauses. "It's not true. I had great friends in Brussels, I had great relations with people around the table at the European Council." I point out the various quotes from senior figures angry at his 2016 referendum campaign. "Well, lots of people slag me off — but look at all the deals we did with them," he says. "To get 153 Russian spies expelled — the French, the Germans, the Italians all came to the table. And that was a big thing to ask. For a country that's leaving the EU, asking them to incur the wrath of the Kremlin is a big thing to ask, and they did it. And they knew I had been specifically charged with doing it. If they really had something against me … I had to spend hours on the phone to all of them, and we got it done."
The grand tour: Johnson will not confirm he is planning a tour of European capitals in the first weeks of his premiership — though you'd think some whistle-stop diplomacy must surely be on the cards. "I don't want to raise expectations about how we do it," he says. "We will be very humble and very, very firm. Whether that means doing another great tour, I don't … We will work out our position and if I'm lucky enough to be elected we will offer them a great deal, and we'll get ready for no deal." No-deal preparations, he adds, will start in earnest on day one of his premiership.
So what's his message to EU leaders? "The United Kingdom is passionately pro-European, but we do not seek continued membership of the EU institutions and we want to leave," he says. "We want to devise a new partnership based on friendship and intensified bilateral relations with Germany, with France. In some ways I think the bilateral relations have been hollowed out because everything is done through Brussels. Let's rebuild those partnerships, let's be much more positive about it."
No-deal preparations, Boris Johnson says, will start in earnest on day one of his premiership if he's elected | Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images
Now let's get serious: We get onto the meat of the interview. Why did he not voice more support for Kim Darroch in Tuesday night's TV debate? "No, I did," Johnson protests. "I said I believe very strongly that civil servants should not have their views leaked." But you didn't say you'd keep him in his job, I tell him. "No, but I think it's totally, totally wrong to drag the career prospects of a civil servant into a political debate," Johnson says. But maybe people want to see a leader sticking up for their own side? "I made it very clear that under no circumstances would anybody else take a decision about who is going to represent the U.K. I was absolutely categorical about that. And for the record I am a long-standing admirer of Kim Darroch. And I say furthermore that if Donald Trump can make friends with Kim Jong Un, then he can make friends with Kim Dar-roch."
Kindred spirits: I move onto Trump's extraordinary tweets about Theresa May, which Johnson has also failed to condemn. "Well, I haven't actually studied them," Johnson says. I am incredulous — but Johnson insists he does not follow Trump's utterings on Twitter. "The honest truth is I am not a great Twitter person," he confides, quietly. Then he suddenly springs into life. "What did he say? Tell me what he said! Come on, what's the worst thing he said?" Caught off guard, I get my phone out and start to hunt for the offending tweets. He, erm, he said her Brexit deal was a disaster, I venture, stalling for time as I scroll through my phone. Johnson chortles: "Well, I can't dissent from that. What else?"
The Don: I read out the offending tweets — May's approach was "foolish," the outcome a "mess," her "wacky" U.S. ambassador a "very stupid guy." I want to know if our next prime minister is going to respond to that kind of attack from the president of a foreign power. "I think most people feel …" Johnson begins to flannel. What do you feel, Boris? "I feel … I don't want anybody else telling us what to do. Or anybody else criticizing our government, I suppose is my feeling. But if you ask me whether I think the Brexit negotiations have been brilliantly handled, I don't think so."
Modern-day diplomacy: Is it appropriate for the president to talk about our prime minister like this? "Look …" You're not going to stick up for her? "No, erm. I think the president was clearly being undiplomatic. But he has strong views about Brexit and he has strong views about the deal." Aren't you taking Trump's side? "No — I think, probably, from the point of view of those of us who want to get Brexit done and make a great success of it, it would be fair to say this is a debate that's best conducted within the U.K. … But you know – the president has his style and his approach. We all have our style and our approach. If you consult the record I have said all sorts of things about all sorts of people around the world. But when it comes to the context of what the president has said about the Brexit deal, I find it hard to disagree." Welcome to the new world order.
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Located in an odd shopping mall on Business Route 1 (right where Route 1 and Business Route 1 rejoin), Fusion House is truly hidden. They've been open for about six months, and we've had several people recommend them to us in that time. It's BYOB and an 8 minute drive from the center of Trenton–so it is definitely up our alley. The restaurant is large, with two full dining rooms (one of which can be used as a private dining room). Decor is quite nice, white tablecloths and pleasant lighting.
This is the diner approach to asian cuisine–the menu goes on for several pages and features hundreds of options, with extensive substitution choices listed as well. Any of their Chinese dishes with chicken can be substituted for vegetarian mock chicken, and the same with beef (vegetarian mock beef). They have a "dieter's special" which lets you choose your own protein and vegetables, and order them steamed with the sauce on the side. Most Chinese restaurants will do this for you, but it's nice to see it on the menu (and to get to choose the vegetables).
The menu is too extensive to capture in our limited visits, but so far we've enjoyed the sushi and the Thai dishes the most. The special rolls are fantastic, and the Thai Basil Vegetables was an unforgettable bite. We found the home-made bean curd to be overly sweet, and since it was the only Chinese dish we've yet to sample there, we would steer clear.
On our first visit, we were greeted with a complimentary amuse bouche of pickled radishes (spicy and delicious), though these were oddly absent on our second trip. We also sampled the "all you can eat sushi," as we know it is a popular choice. I generally steer clear of these, as it typically isn't a bargain for vegetarians (and I suspect that some restaurants increase the rice ratio to fill you up). But with soup and appetizers as well as several rolls, it can work out nicely for an omnivore. It's $22 for dinner and $15 for lunch, so the math works out quite a bit better if you can come with an a ppetite at lunch. We found the rolls almost universally good, and my omnivore guest (a sushi expert!) was particularly fond of their white tuna and the salmon. I enjoyed the sweet potato sushi, served with a delicious sauce. The vegetable tempura was among the best I've had. We made the mistake of ordering some of our sushi with brown rice (it wasn't offered on the menu), it was dry and unappealing, but since we ordered off-menu I don't know that we could have expected more. On both visits, I noticed that the other tables were occupied solely by Asian families–always a good sign. It's possible they are ordering off a separate menu, of course.
How does it compare? It's probably comparable in quality to Concerto Fusion, but with a more extensive menu, slightly lower prices, and that all-you-can-eat option. It certainly doesn't reach the heights of Sushi Night at Trenton Social, served by the great Charlie Yeh–but that's only available once a month. The Chinese cuisine certainly isn't as exquisite as Szechuan House, which specializes in truly authentic Szechaun cuisine. Unfortunately, in every regard (except for the size of menu) it's a poor comparison to the recently opened Roots. But if you want an extensive set of choices, and a decent bargain, I think you'll enjoy it.


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Only in a country as commercially-inundated as America would come a story such as this one: Easter Bunny arrested in Mall Brawl. You just can't make this stuff up.
O'Reilly: ESR on Microsoft — Microsoft: Designed For Insecurity I no longer care if Microsoft gets broken up by the government. With sloppy programming practices, nightmare spaghetti code, and inherently insecure products, more and more businesses are going to dump Microsoft and choose software and services that are founded around the tried and true open source model. This is what many people mean when they say we should "let the market decide" what happens to Microsoft. No matter what happens with the US DOJ case, Microsoft will be a dead company at some point in the future. The only thing that could save them is to change their entire business and production/sales model. Apple gets this completely. Mac OS X is written on top BSD, an open source operating system.
SprintPCS Watch: So, I still don't have my new cell phone. The CSR I spoke with on Friday night said it was "lost" in the system between their distribution center and UPS. At this rate, the overnight delivery they promised is going to take a full week. How's that for customer service? And, to top it all off, I saw the same exact phone in a store this weekend for $50 less than I paid online. Time spent on hold with SprintPCS since last Monday: About 4 hours. SprintPCS, are you listening?
Edd Dumbill: Why Does Metadata Count?
Whoops! That's what happens when you use an unstable OS for mission critical services. Good thing it's in the airport, and not in the planes.
Microsoft: "Disks are duplicated on a variety of industrial strength, quality focused systems. Most of these systems are UNIX-based. The UNIX-based duplication systems used in manufacturing are impervious to MS-DOS-based, Windows- based, and Macintosh-based viruses."
Judd Apatow's "Freaks and Geeks" diary. This is great. Why aren't the network executives listening? The people love F&G. Put it back on the air!
Knowledge Management Portal. Lots of great links and resources here.
I am completely transfixed by this girl's journal entries. Man, I wish I could write that honestly and openly. Wow.
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Late For Work 1/17: Lee Evans Opens Up About Last Year's Game
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Lee Evans Talks About Last Year's Game
As the Ravens prepare to head back to Foxborough this weekend, one of the enduring images from last year's game is wide receiver Lee Evans having the game-winning touchdown pass popped out of his grasp by Patriots defender Sterling Moore. Two plays later, kicker Billy Cundiff missed a game-tying 32-yard field goal attempt.
That was Evans' final play in a Ravens uniform and may have been the last play of his NFL career. He was cut by the Ravens after the season and failed to make another team's roster coming out of training camp.
A year after the most heartbreaking play of his career – and perhaps in Ravens history – Evans is at peace with how things ended.
"Last year put a lot of things in perspective for me, being around all those guys and seeing the way that organization is and what they believe," Evans told ESPN reporter Elizabeth Merrill. "It was a tremendous challenge for me, mentally and physically, and I think I've been able to grow a ton. I wouldn't change that for anything."
Evans, who still lives in the Baltimore area, has a picture of the play hanging in his house. It's a daily reminder of humility.
"I do think about it," Evans says. "I don't think about it in a negative way, though. Right after the play, I went to the [PR] guy and basically asked him to get me a picture of it. Give me a picture of that moment, so I have it. I wanted it as a constant reminder to keep pushing, to keep going.
"I look at that picture, and basically I ask myself, 'Do I want another opportunity to do that again?'"
After last year's game, Evans stood up in the Ravens* *locker room and faced the media to take the blame for the loss.
"It was an opportunity to go to the Super Bowl, and I let it go," Evans said at the time.
He even sought out linebacker Ray Lewis after the game by the Ravens' busses. He wanted to apologize for costing the veteran another opportunity to make it to another Super Bowl late in his career.
Lewis wouldn't let him apologize. Instead, he offered words of encouragement.
"It's all about the journey," Evans said. "It's all about the path to get there. Obviously, it takes you to places sometimes you don't expect to be.
"Ray felt like what we had there was something real, and if it's supposed to be, it's going to happen. He felt that this team is built to be a champion. He had a real sense and a real tangible attitude that they were going to be right back where we were next year with the same opportunity."
Suggs Mic'd Up For Broncos Win
Terrell Suggs always seems to be talking.
And that was no different when the Ravens took on the Broncos last weekend. The Ravens outside linebacker was mic'd up during the Ravens' win over the Broncos for an edition of the NFL Network's SoundFX, and the entertaining linebacker always keeps things interesting.
Cameras caught him talking some trash with Broncos fans, coaching up the Ravens defense on the sidelines and challenging wide receiver Torrey Smith to make a big play.
After the victory, Suggs even shook hands with Broncos fans behind the Ravens' bench to tell them, "Good game."
Schrager: Expect A Harbaugh Bowl
For the second straight season, John and Jim Harbaugh have their teams in the conference championship games, potentially setting up a Harbaugh Super Bowl.
The Ravens and 49ers were both eliminated in the conference championships last season, but this year FOXSports.com writer Peter Schrager expects to see the Harbaugh brothers meet in New Orleans.
"Yes, I love the road teams on Sunday. Throw the point spreads, the recent history, and the home crowds away," Schrager wrote. "In Harbaugh(s), I trust."
Schrager credits the two coaches for the Ravens and 49ers getting back to the conference championships.
"It's the team's two coaches — bold, unapologetic, and quite different from one another — who are most responsible for the sudden uptick in offensive productivity," Schrager wrote.
"But these aren't the same teams we saw in the AFC and NFC Conference Championship Games in 2012. They're better. They're hungrier. They're more potent offensively. They're also being run by better — bolder — head coaches. If you were craving for a Brother vs. Brother Super Bowl in New Orleans back in August, I think you're going to get your wish."
Torrey Smith has gone silent on Twitter. One of the Ravens' most prolific tweeters, the second-year wideout has decided stay away from Twitter until after the AFC championship. @TorreySmwithWR "I'm off here until Sunday night....focused." [Twitter]
Can Flacco demand Eli Manning/Philip Rivers money of (6yr/$92 mil) or is that figure too high for Flacco? ESPN.com's Jamison Hensley says, "It wouldn't surprise me if Flacco demanded more. Not saying he would get it. I expect the Ravens to put the franchise tag on him in February. Not sure if a deal gets done this year at all." [ESPN.com]
@AdamSchefter: "Since current seeding system was introduced in 1990, No. 4 seeds are 6-1 in conference championship games. #Ravens" [Twitter]
@Ravens: "Bill Belichick on : "He's special. He's really special."
Ravens practice squad quarterback Dennis Dixon says that he's "in awe" of former Oregon coach Chip Kelley getting the Philadelphia Eagles head coaching job. [The Baltimore Sun]
OJ Brigance to receive community service award. [The Baltimore Sun]
Baltimore area executives make their predictions for the AFC championship. [Baltimore Business Journal]
In need of a laugh this morning? Check out this hilarious rendition of Bad Lip Reading featuring players, coaches and officials from NFL games. Very well done.


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Wolfner Library is a free library service for Missourians who are unable to use standard print materials due to a visual or physical disability. Materials are mailed to and from library patrons at their homes, postage paid. There is no charge, whatsoever, to the patron. Currently, over 11,000 Missourians actively use Wolfner Library.
The library's collection includes fiction and nonfiction audio, braille, and large print books for all ages. Over seventy (70) magazine subscriptions are available, and the library loans playback machines to those using audio books.
Wolfner Library is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The library is located in the James C. Kirkpatrick State Information Center at 600 West Main Street in Jefferson City, Missouri.


The publication "IRE Transactions on Electronic Computers" was published by the Institute of Radio Engineers (IRE) Professional Group on Electronic Computers quarterly from 1953-1961 and bimonthly beginning in 1962. The publication was renamed "IEEE Transactions on Electronic Computers" beginning with Volume EC-12 (1963). In 1968 the publication was again renamed "IEEE Transactions on Computers" beginning with Volume C-17 and issued monthly.
Catalog number 102714135 contains Volumes EC-2 (1953) through EC-11 (1962).
This record contains an incomplete duplicate set of Vol. EC-9 and Vol. EC-10, an incomplete Vol. EC-12 and Vol. EC-13, and complete sets of Vol. EC-14 through Vol. C-35 (1986).
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Stranger Things writes might have confirmed you know who is The American in s4
*Warning: This article contains spoilers for Stranger Things season 3 and if anything gets ruined for you in this article you only have yourself to blame.
Who is The American in Stranger Things?
Surely there's only one person who could have possibly been captured by the USSR, is currently banged behind bars and will presumably be the focus of Stranger Things season 4.
It's got to be Hopper, right?
Stranger Things closed with the heartbreaking death of Hopper, as he sacrifice himself to save the planet from fugly monsters, giving up on his romance with Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder) before it had really begun.
And then came the post-credits which revealed an American is currently being held hostage by the Russians, and naturally all fingers pointed to Eleven's dad.
Well, despite an Easter Egg in season three alluding to the captive being Barb (never forget), showrunners Matt and Ross Duffer have teased they always planned to give Hopper his 'Han Solo sacrifice moment', when Han Solo turned out to be alive – just about – and was being held prisoner by Jabba the Hut after giving himself up in The Empire Strikes Back.
'We always talk about Empire Strikes Back, we always wanted to give him a darker ending, we always wanted to give him a Han Solo sacrifice moment,' Matt told Entertainment Weekly.
'It was emotional to shoot but it was really, really quick. David never asked for music but I think we did play some emotional music when we shot David's final look at Winona [Ryder].'
Ross added: 'There's a tragedy there but there's also a little bit of "it's okay" to Joyce.
'There's so much going on in his eyes and you can only script that so much.'
What's more, Harbour is contracted for a fourth season and if you've rang Murray's phone number, you'll know there's something huge on the way. We've gathered all the evidence Hopper's still alive right here.
Stranger Things season one to three is available to stream on Netflix.
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(CLAS Standards) are increasingly important and useful as guidelines for health care practices to better serve their diverse patient populations and address persistent health disparities. In addition, CLAS Standards implementation is strategic at this time because it is directly linked to major statewide initiatives currently underway in Maryland, and provides a blueprint of strategies to help address the "triple aim" in health care—improving patient experience of care and health care quality, improving population health, and reducing costs. Such issues are the focus of an increasing body of evidence about the positive impact of CLAS-related approaches to health care delivery.
Moira Lawson PhD, MPH is the Director for Health Equity at the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities and coordinates the program of cultural competency training to health and healthcare organizations and related groups throughout the state.
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Generally, I find myself praising the virtues of high materials and engineering quality every time someone asks me why I drive an ancient Volvo(s). I guess there are the additional reasons of wanting to drive something with some timeless lines (true style always stands the test of time!), "personality", and the personal security of being able to repair just about any failure that might occur myself (if any occur at all), as opposed to calling for a tow and then arranging for a loaner with the dealer.
It's this same ability to resolve most problems that also makes you and your passengers wonder why you can't locate and repair a certain nagging front-end clunk in that car you're supposed to be in such tune with! After having replaced all of the suspension bushings, shocks, upgraded to ipd front and rear anti-sway bars, I was truly at a loss for an explanation why every road bump was accompanied by a sound of (it seemed like anyway...) something major in the front-end wanting to leave the company of the rest of the car.
Then, as the departure date for a Hartford-Chicago trip came near, my eyes were opened when one of the front anti-sway bar mounts ripped out of the frame as I was slowly (honest) crossing the apron of a gas station. The "saddle-bracket" was of a tab and single bolt (early) style, whereby the tab would reside in a hole in the frame, hooking behind it, and the lone bolt would hold everything in place (Figure 1). This arrangement may have taken half as long to install at the time of manufacture, and may seem fine under steady state conditions, but is clearly not up to the task over the long haul or considered dynamically, since pounding caused by movement of the tab, is virtually guaranteed as the bushing flexes during suspension loading. Particularly, during one-sided suspension excursions such as cornering or bump, when the two ends of the bar move in opposite direction causing torsional flex of the bar. On the up going side, the mounting bushing is compressed, this results in momentary loss of contact between the tab and frame. As the tab makes contact again after the excursion, the resulting strike permeates the hole car! After about a zillion of these whacks, the tab and hole in the frame fatigue ala British Comet aircraft of the '60, and allow the tab to tear out (Figure 2)...luckily the Volvo doesn't fall out of the sky. Once this occurred, the source of the clunk immediately became clear.
Quickly, I designed a permanent repair and scheduled an appointment at my local welder two days before the trip...but apparently my little fix-it job didn't represent enough of a potential profit, so that when the time came, they were "busy", which left me with a ripped apart suspension and pissed. I guess I wouldn't consider then for my next big job either! The pre-trip repair would consist of bending the tab back into shape and reassembling the mount with neoprene covering the tab as a clunk preventative (I wondered how long that would last...maybe Pennsylvania). Apparently, I avoided all of I-80's craters on the trip out because happily, the trip went without incident. I felt like Irv Gordon for a day! However, while out in the Chicago area (kinda reminded me of Florida with a gridwork of roads, but without the 3PM downpour - please excuse the oversimplification), I did manage to find a crater on a cloverleaf during a local excursion, and ripped the whole mess apart again. Great! Car problems 900 miles from home give me excess stomach acid...but a search of the yellow pages found (no kidding) Burner Welding in the area, and Tom over there had time right then, no appointment necessary.
The fix that he suggested and implemented (Figure 3) is apparently a common fabricator's trick used to locate a captive nut into a blind (backside inaccessible) bulkhead. After modifying the saddle bracket to make it essentially a two bolt type, locating and welding the captive nut into place, the now upgraded anti-swaybar mounts (similar to later 122s...I guess Volvo figured it out too) were bolted in place - naturally with a dab of tinman.
An hour, $40 plus a $5 tip for cool ones (helps with the welding fumes and dust!) later, the first 50 feet of driving without that nagging clunk was sort of the automotive equivalent of the first morning after a new firm mattress and next to when I first installed those wonderful ipd bars, quite possibly one of the most memorable moments in my motoring career!
In looking back at this episode, whenever a Volvo develops a problem, it almost always communicates this to us...in this case with a clunk. It is up to us to perceive and interpret these communications. That clunk was the clue...I just couldn't figure out which part was communicating and a failure finally resulted. This communication is strangely absent on British cars. Hence, at one moment we might be happily motoring along, the next, looking for a place to safely pull over after something crumbles without warning. I'll stick to the Swedish way, thank you...sometimes I talk back.
Sorry, but this is an old drawing made before I semi-retired my pencil.