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Andrea Di Giuseppe tells us about his success and his Dubai
Discovering the famous Trend Group company with CEO
Andrea Di Giuseppe, 53 years old, born in Rome, is one of the most successful and best known names in Italian entrepreneurship in the United States and the Middle East. CEO of Trend Group, a world leader in the floor and wall covering industry and specializing in interior decor, he is a true citizen of the world, based in Miami, and at least once a month he is in Dubai where Trend Group has a showroom.
W Hotel - The Palm, Dubai
How did your involvement with the floor and wall coverings industry come about?
My family of origin in Rome, had one of the largest floor and wall tile shops in the city. We were already big users of mosaics at the time, and when I met my wife Federica, daughter of industrialists from Vicenza, we decided to join forces with her family to create something unique, a new company, Trend Group. We wanted to get into the North American and Middle Eastern markets, which we had not really explored until then. That was the beginning of this adventure that took me to the United States more than 20 years ago, but always going between there and the Middle East, the two areas of my private and working life.
What have been the high spots of your career?
My biggest victory is that every day I am able to expand my group geographically and give work to more and more families. The Group that I have the honour of heading is the largest in the world in the floor and wall coverings industry. And that's enough for me.
What makes your company unique, which sectors are you most interested in, and how does it stand out from its competitors?
Our uniqueness is to have the entire supply chain in hand: we produce vertically, from the raw material purchased up to the private house or villa, big museum or super-luxury hotel. No other company in the world is structured with vertically integrated production like Trend Group. We work in every country on the continent, but we do it in a special way: our DNA is to be producers, because we firmly believe that without production there cannot be research and development, without research and development there cannot be innovation, and without innovation there is no company. In every country, we have our own production plant and everything we sell has been produced by us. This is our mantra.
How broad is your product range?
Everything from kitchens - we are the world's largest kitchen manufacturer (250,000 domestic kitchens produced in the USA last year) - to 24 kt gold mosaics.
Auditorium Foyer of the Musée du Louvre
And how is your product truly unique?
Think of 24 kt gold mosaics in 40 different shades of gold, or our handcrafted artistic products, our unique 6.5mm antimicrobial agglomerate slabs that kill germs and are 99% antibacterial, and the fact that all our products are green certified, because everything we produce is 75% recyclable. In short, we try to be truly unique in everything we produce, or rather, we don't produce where we are not unique.
How many years has the company been certified green?
We were among the very first in the world; our first certifications date back to 2002.
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles
How many years have you been involved in the Middle East and Dubai markets and how is Made in Italy perceived?
We have been in the Middle East for more than 10 years. We are fortunate to have all the Made in Italy know-how, but have combined this value with Anglo-Saxon-style management. The mix of these two aspects has been doubly welcomed in Dubai, because people here love excellence in every respect. So, yes, they appreciate the absolute quality of Italian products, but they love to rely on Anglo-Saxon business management and services.
What aspect of Dubai strikes you most of all?
I have been traveling the world continuously for thirty years and I can say that no city expresses the concept of the future like Dubai. Furthermore, this extraordinary quality that is so evident is combined with harmony, that is, the ability that only Dubai possesses to harmoniously blend many different nationalities and cultures.
You have carried out many projects in Dubai, I'd like to know which were the most significant and fulfilling?
All the biggest, most luxurious hotels in the city, such as the W Hotel - The Palm, the Bulgari Resort, Ritz-Carlton Bahrain, Sky Bay Hotel, the Ciel Spa at SLS Hotel, but also the Topgolf entertainment venue, as well as many private homes and villas, including that of a member of the royal family.
Dahlia Spa at the Four Seasons Hotel Abu Dhabi Bvlgari Spa pool, Bvlgari Resort Dubai
What are some of your top showpieces around the world?
Well, here are a few. I would say without a doubt the Makkah Clock Royal Tower in Mecca for which 40,000 m2 of glass mosaics to the highest technological standards were used, including 14,000 m2 in 24K gold leaf, making it the largest work ever created in terms of square meters of gold applied. The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, the world's largest museum devoted to moviemaking, designed by the Renzo Piano Building Workshop. There we were involved in restoring the exterior of the Saban Building - originally built in 1939 and known as the Wilshire May Company department store – and refurbishing the iconic cylinder with its 24K gold leaf mosaic tiles.
Then we were also chosen for the Auditorium Foyer of the Musée du Louvre (branch of the historic Louvre Museum in Paris) where we reproduced a complex floral design specially created by Yayoi Kusama, a charismatic figure on the contemporary art scene. Another mention is the Dahlia Spa at the Four Seasons Hotel Abu Dhabi which celebrates the element of water with a triumph of fountains and spectacular views of the Arabian Gulf.
A view over the Mecca Royal Hotel Clock Tower
What are your three favourite addresses in Dubai?
Our showroom and offices are in the Design District. My home in Dubai is in City Walk, between Downtown and Jumeirah. This is a neighbourhood that I love very much. When I want to something quick to eat, I go down and run into Trattoria da Michele where they make the best pizza in the whole of Dubai. I also love the Italian cuisine at Sal at the Burj Al Arab and Massimo Bottura's restaurant, Torno Subito, in The Palm.
What projects do you care about in a special way?
A villa in Dubai, a special place where Italian excellences in all its aspects will be brought together and concentrated, including a very small 15-seat restaurant, intended to host small exclusive events. It will be a little gem and will open, I believe, in autumn.
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Paul Pillar
Non-resident senior fellow, Center for Security Studies at Georgetown University
In 2005, Paul Pillar retired after a 28-year intelligence career in positions such as National Intelligence Officer for the Near East and South Asia; Chief of Analytic Units at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); an original member of the National Intelligence Council's Analytic Group; Executive Assistant to CIA's Deputy Director for Intelligence; Executive Assistant to Director of Central Intelligence William Webster; and Head of Assessments and Information Group and Deputy Chief of the DCI Counterterrorist Center. Pillar is a retired officer in the U.S. Army Reserve and a former core faculty member at Georgetown University Security Studies Program. He received his B.A. from Dartmouth College, his Ph.D. from Princeton University, and a B.Phil. from Oxford University.
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using namespace gpopt;

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
//	@function:
//		CXformDelete2DML::CXformDelete2DML
//
//	@doc:
//		Ctor
//
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
CXformDelete2DML::CXformDelete2DML(CMemoryPool *mp)
	: CXformExploration(
		  // pattern
		  GPOS_NEW(mp) CExpression(
			  mp, GPOS_NEW(mp) CLogicalDelete(mp),
			  GPOS_NEW(mp) CExpression(mp, GPOS_NEW(mp) CPatternLeaf(mp))))
{
}

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
//	@function:
//		CXformDelete2DML::Exfp
//
//	@doc:
//		Compute promise of xform
//
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
CXform::EXformPromise
CXformDelete2DML::Exfp(CExpressionHandle &	// exprhdl
) const
{
	return CXform::ExfpHigh;
}

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
//	@function:
//		CXformDelete2DML::Transform
//
//	@doc:
//		Actual transformation
//
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
void
CXformDelete2DML::Transform(CXformContext *pxfctxt, CXformResult *pxfres,
							CExpression *pexpr) const
{
	GPOS_ASSERT(nullptr != pxfctxt);
	GPOS_ASSERT(FPromising(pxfctxt->Pmp(), this, pexpr));
	GPOS_ASSERT(FCheckPattern(pexpr));

	CLogicalDelete *popDelete = CLogicalDelete::PopConvert(pexpr->Pop());
	CMemoryPool *mp = pxfctxt->Pmp();

	// extract components for alternative

	CTableDescriptor *ptabdesc = popDelete->Ptabdesc();
	ptabdesc->AddRef();

	CColRefArray *colref_array = popDelete->Pdrgpcr();
	colref_array->AddRef();

	CColRef *pcrCtid = popDelete->PcrCtid();

	CColRef *pcrSegmentId = popDelete->PcrSegmentId();

	// child of delete operator
	CExpression *pexprChild = (*pexpr)[0];
	pexprChild->AddRef();

	// create logical DML
	CExpression *pexprAlt = CXformUtils::PexprLogicalDMLOverProject(
		mp, pexprChild, CLogicalDML::EdmlDelete, ptabdesc, colref_array,
		pcrCtid, pcrSegmentId);

	// add alternative to transformation result
	pxfres->Add(pexprAlt);
}

// EOF

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Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory exploring sale of company
2019 net income decreases 24.5% to $2.2 million
By Patrick Armijo City Editor, Journal Staff Writer
Friday, July 5, 2019 5:24 PM
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, the only publicly traded company headquartered in Durango, has announced it is exploring sale of the firm and all other business partnerships to boost shareholder value.
Durango Herald file
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory has hired a financial adviser to explore a sale of the company as it examines options to boost long-term shareholder value.
The announcement comes after a multiyear slide in the financial performance of RMCF. In the five years ending Feb. 28, the confectioner has seen revenue decline 3.35%, net income decline 7.81%, and cash flow decline 7.03%.
In the most recently reported quarter, the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019, net income decreased 18% to $386,000, or 6 cents per share, compared with net income of $471,000, or 8 cents per share, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018.
According to a company news release, the firm has no timetable for identifying a potential buyer or for selling the company.
RMCF said it has hired North Point Advisors and law firm Perkins Coie LLP as it reviews a possible sale or other strategic business partnerships.
In its latest annual filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, RMCF lists total assets of $26.22 million, total liabilities of $26.22 million and no long-term debt.
Tracy Wojcik, corporate secretary, said RMCF does not intend to comment on a possible sale or partnership unless its board of directors approves a specific course of action.
New CEO remains silentRMCF CEO and Chairman of the Board Bryan Merryman, who was appointed Feb. 26 to replace company co-founder Franklin Crail, declined to be interviewed by the Herald.
Merryman, 58, had served as RMCF's chief operating officer, chief financial officer and treasurer. Merryman, whose initial base annual salary will be $355,000, also will serve as the company's principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. He joined RMCF in December 1997 as CFO.
Merryman made RMCF's largest insider sale in the past 12 months, according to Simple Wall St. That transaction was for $103,000 worth of shares at a price of $10.33 each. On Tuesday, the stock was selling for $8.33 per share.
Crail, 77, who co-founded RMCF in May 1981 in Durango, will remain on the board of directors.
Merryman served as chief financial officer of Super Shops Inc., an aftermarket auto parts retailer and manufacturer, from July 1996 to November 1997. He also worked for 11 years at accounting company Deloitte & Touche LLP.
Merryman also currently serves as CEO of U-Swirl Inc., a self-serve yogurt company that is a subsidiary of RMCF. He has held the position since October 2014 and has served as chairman of the board of U-Swirl since January 2013.
Revenue falls in fourth quarterIn fiscal 2019 fourth-quarter results, RMCF reported total revenue decreased 10.2%, to $9.4 million, compared with $10.5 million during the three months ended Feb. 28, 2018.
Total factory sales decreased 6.7%, to $7 million, in the quarter compared with $7.5 million in same quarter in 2018. The firm reported that the decrease came primarily from a 24.1% decrease in shipments to customers outside RMCF's network of franchise retail locations.
Retail sales declined 35.7%, to $686,000, compared with $1.06 million in the same quarter in 2018.
The firm reported the drop in retail sales largely stemmed from closure of some underperforming company-owned locations that was partially offset by an increase in same-store sales at company-owned stores.
Same-store sales at all company-owned stores increased 0.4% compared to the fourth quarter of 2018.
Revenue falls in fiscal 2019For fiscal year 2019, total revenue decreased 9.3%, to $34.5 million, compared with $38.1 million during 2018.
Total factory sales in 2019 decreased 7.2%, to $24.2 million, compared with $26.1 million in 2018. Retail sales declined 17.7%, to $3.4 million, compared with $4.1 million in 2018.
Net income decreased 24.5%, to $2.2 million, or 38 cents per share compared with $3 million, or 50 cents per share in 2018. Operating income decreased 42.4%, to $3 million, compared with $5.2 million in 2018.
Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization decreased 23.4%, to $5.5 million, compared with $7.1 million in 2018.
parmijo@durangoherald.com
Financial summary
Here is a summary of financial data from Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory from 2015 to 2019:
Total revenue $34.54M $38.07M $38.30M $40.46M $41.51M
Net income $2.24M $2.96M $3.45M $4.42M $3.94M
Total assets $26.22M $28.94M $29.42M $30.32M $34.14M
Long-term debt $0 $1.18M $2.53M $3.83M $5.08M
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Rehenesh Thumbirumbu Paramba (born 13 February 1993), is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Indian Super League club Jamshedpur and India national team.

Career

ONGC
Rehenesh made his professional debut for ONGC in the I-League against Pailan Arrows on 1 December 2012 coming on as a 56th-minute substitute for Bimal Minj after number one goalkeeper Prasanjit Ghosh was red carded.

Rangdajied United
On 14 January 2014 it was announced that Rehenesh has signed for Rangdajied United. He made his debut in the I-League on 11 February 2014 against Churchill Brothers at the Tilak Maidan Stadium in which he started and played the whole match as Rangdajied lost the match 1–0.

Shillong Lajong
On 14 June 2014 it was announced that Rehenesh had signed for Shillong Lajong. Rehenesh represented NorthEast United FC on loan from his parent club Shillong Lajong and was a regular during the 2014 ISL.

NorthEast United FC
In 2015 season of the ISL, although NorthEast United FC missed the semi-final berth, TP Rehenesh emerged as a more skilled and prolific player, making total number of 47 saves, more than any other goalkeeper in the tournament. In 2017, he signed 2-year deal with NorthEast United FC.

East Bengal

Rehenesh twice headed on loan to East Bengal FC from NorthEast United FC, first in 2016 and then in 2017.

Kerala Blasters
In July 2019, TP Rehenesh joined  Kerala Blasters on a one-year deal.

Jamshedpur FC
In September 2020, TP Rehenesh signed for  Jamshedpur FC. He made 54 saves during the season and was one of the best players for the Men of Steel in the Indian Super League 2020-21.

Career statistics

Honours

Jamshedpur
Indian Super League Premiers: 2021–22

India U23
 South Asian Games Silver medal: 2016

References

Indian footballers
1993 births
Living people
Footballers from Kerala
I-League players
ONGC FC players
Mumbai Tigers FC players
Rangdajied United F.C. players
Shillong Lajong FC players
Indian Super League players
NorthEast United FC players
East Bengal Club players
Rehenesh TP
Association football goalkeepers
Chirag United Club Kerala players
Jamshedpur FC players
India youth international footballers
India international footballers
South Asian Games silver medalists for India
South Asian Games medalists in football

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19 Feet 1931 Dee Wite Runabout - #37588 This boat has been viewed 6,242 times.
The Dwight Lumber Company elected to start building boats during the winter months given their access to quality material and carpenters. Their boats were highly regarded but regretfully they only built boats for a short time. This boat is a very nice example of their craftsmanship. Offered along with the original model T engine.
Tight hull will soak up in a day, and the engine runs very strong. He is NOT NEGOTIABLE. Offer has to be 23k. Boat will leave in the spring if not sold and be donated to a historical museum in NH. MS 1/30/17 as per phone conversation with Kip.


text:
package cronedit

import (
	"fmt"
	"os/exec"
	"strings"
)

// edit inserts a command unless it's already present and returns the new string.
func edit(input string, insert string) (bool, string) {
	// Uses simple \n line splitting. If we expect crontabs to be very large, bufio.Scanner would be
	// better.
	for _, line := range strings.Split(input, "\n") {
		if line == insert {
			return false, input
		}
	}
	input = strings.TrimRight(input, "\n")
	return true, fmt.Sprintf("%v\n%v\n", input, insert)
}

var replaceCrontab = func(newContent string) error {
	// There is no other programmatic way of editing a user's crontab. That operation requires root
	// permission, so we need to use crontab(1) because it has suid privileges.
	cronEdit := exec.Command("crontab", "-")
	cronEdit.Stdin = strings.NewReader(newContent)
	out, err := cronEdit.Output()
	fmt.Println("out", string(out))
	return err
}

// Insert adds the specified command to the current user's crontab, unless it's already present. It
// returns true if modifications were made.
func Insert(command string) (bool, error) {
	out, err := exec.Command("crontab", "-l").Output()
	if err != nil {
		return false, err
	}
	needChange, newContent := edit(string(out), command)
	if !needChange {
		return false, nil
	}
	return true, replaceCrontab(newContent)
}


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Risk Watch
"Legislators" demand setting of an election date as tensions rise in the UAE
Members of the Federal National Council (FCN), the country's "legislative" body, have expressed serious concern the government has not yet announced plans to hold elections when the partially elected body's term runs out early next year.
Members of the FNC have said uncertainty was being fuelled by the fact the government has not issued an electoral law. There is no law that stipulates when elections are held. The first elections in 2006 were guided by an official framework.
Most new laws are discussed by the FNC before they are approved by the president. In some cases, mainly when the council has been on its summer break, laws have been enacted without the approval of the advisory body, irking many of its members. FNC members fear that the government plans to approve an electoral law while the FNC is in recess.
Half of the 40-seat council, which was created in 1972, was selected by a caucus of 6,689 citizens in the country's first elections in 2006. The other 20 members were appointed by the federal government. The FNC's original two-year term was extended by two years in 2008, but since then the Government has not said when – or if – new elections would be held. After the first election in 2006, the Supreme Council, which is comprised of the Rulers of the seven emirates, amended the constitution to extend the council's term to four years from two and give its members the right to discuss foreign treaties should the president ask them to do so.
Analysis and Forecast: Increasing Risk
The UAE ranks with Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman in being almost totally undemocratic. Like those countries, its local population, which is a minority, is relatively homogeneous, though with significant local Shiites. There were no issues of ethnic tensions within the local population, except minor occasional incidents that are often quickly contained. The UAE is however unique in that it is a federation of seven emirates. The ruling families of those emirates often compete against each other, with Dubai and Abu Dhabi often in political conflict. However, these conflicts and disagreements have been between the ruling families and the local population has almost no say in local politics.
There have been increasing demands to introduce participatory democracy to the UAE and the 2006 partial elections of the FNC, which has almost no real power, were measures to address those demands. However, with the government not proceeding with the plans and largely unprepared to bring in further reforms to the political debate, unrest is rising quickly. The government's position has been that the UAE is still not ready for democracy, with senior members of the government saying that the UAE population is "politically immature". This position is convenient to the ruling families of the UAE who form the Supreme Council and are in no position to relinquish any of their powers. However, for the first time, demands for introducing democracy have publically increased. The government is still not adequately responding and therefore risks spilling those demands to the population. This has never happened in the brief history of the UAE before, but the growing dispute could lead to the UAE's first widespread episodes of civil unrest. The financial crisis and collapse of Dubai have particularly led to increasing criticism against the ruling families.
Besides the local population, there are increasing demands by the majority of the population, who are expatriates but have very limited rights. Even those who have lived in the UAE for decades and have been instrumental in the growth of the UAE have no residency rights, let alone in government. Demands by the expatriate population, particularly long-term residents, for greater rights will likely accompany demands by the local population. The government has therefore no option but to quickly introduce political reforms and allow the participation of the expatriate population as well, or risk facing increasing demands and threats of civil unrest.
Ghanem Nuseibeh
, human rights
, unrest
US Navy fires at boat off the Dubai coast
JAFZA repay $2 billion bond
First oil flows through UAE's Hormuz bypass
New UAE Stock Ownership Rules
UAE legislators seek federal dress code
GCC countries fail to agree on Saudi-Bahrain proposed union as Iran threatens
Saudi authorities arrest Shiite leader triggering protests
Bahraini government pays compensation to victims of unrest
Bahrain Appeals Court convicts medics for role in uprising
Dozens killed in fighting between US-backed government forces and AQAP
US resumes arms sales to Bahrain
Formula 1 held in Bahrain with limited unrest


Proving it's never too early to think about 2013, the Sundance Institute announced films in competition for dramatic and documentary prizes at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.Topping the list in the U.S. Dramatic competition are films starring Rooney Mara ("Ain't Them Bodies Saints" with Casey Affleck), Daniel Radcliffe ("Kill Your Darlings" with Elizabeth Olsen), Jessica Biel ("Emanuel and the Truth About Fishes"), Oscar winner Octavia Spencer ("Fruitvale"), Shailene Woodley ("The Spectacular Now" with Kyle Chandler, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and more), Ellen Page ("Touchy Feely" with Rosemarie DeWitt) and Alison Brie ("Toy's House" with Craig Robinson and Nick Offerman).
In the U.S. Documentary Competition category, films about the Occupy Wall Street movement ("99% – The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film"), late-term abortions ("After Tiller"), the dangers of keeping killer whales in captivity ("Blackfish"), drug cartels ("Narco Cultura") and backup singers ("Twenty Feet From Stardom").
"Every great film starts with an idea, and it is a testament to artists that they continually find new ideas, new stories, new points of view and new ways of sharing them, year after year. We look forward to hearing from these artists not just through their words and images onscreen but also through the larger dialogue they create with audiences at our Festival and beyond." Sundance Film Festival founder Robert Redford said in a statement.


You'll love this programme if you enjoy working out to music and love to dance yourself fit.
This first dance workout is a great introduction to dance fitness. This dance workout series is the ideal starting point for anyone looking to try out dance fitness for the first time. Lindsay has put together a energetic dance workout for everyone! Just follow Lindsay's lead and enjoy the easy to follow dance routines. Get the Ibiza vibe with the stunning roof top setting and immerse yourself in each workout, the time will fly as you get fit and dance around your living room!


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Trump back on Twitter, Facebook bans him
Elizabeth Culliford and Katie Paul
7 January 2021, 9:16 pm ·3-min read
US President Donald Trump has returned to Twitter with a video acknowledging that Joe Biden would be the next US president as other social media services including Facebook blocked his accounts over concerns that his messages might spark further violent protests.
Twitter unlocked the president's @realDonaldTrump Twitter account, which has 88 million followers, after Trump removed three rule-breaking tweets.
His first post back on the platform on Thursday featured a video in which he said he was focused on a peaceful transition of power and which was viewed 1.4 million times within 15 minutes of posting.
Tech companies have been scrambling to crack down on the president's baseless claims about the November 3 US presidential election after hundreds of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol in unrest that resulted in four deaths.
Trump's accounts remain blocked on Facebook and Instagram for at least two weeks and perhaps indefinitely. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a Thursday post that the risks of allowing him to use the platform were "simply too great".
Facebook's move marked the most significant sanction of the president by a major social media company. Live-streaming platform Twitch and photo-sharing service Snap issued similar bans.
"The shocking events of the last 24 hours clearly demonstrate that President Donald Trump intends to use his remaining time in office to undermine the peaceful and lawful transition of power to his elected successor, Joe Biden," Zuckerberg said in his Facebook post.
White House spokesman Judd Deere said in response that the companies had censored the president at a critical time for the country. "Big Tech is out of control," he said.
Zuckerberg said the block on Trump's Facebook page, which has 35 million followers, would last at least until Biden takes office on January 20.
At an all-hands meeting on Thursday, Zuckerberg told employees he considered it important political leaders "lead by example and make sure we put the nation first".
"What we've seen is that the president has been doing the opposite of that and instead fanning the flames of those who think they should turn to violence to overturn the election outcome," he said, according to audio of the remarks heard by Reuters.
Social media companies have been under pressure to police misinformation about the US election on their platforms, including from the president.
Trump and his allies for months have amplified baseless claims of election fraud and the president told protesters to go to Capitol Hill, with both Republicans and Democrats saying he was responsible for the resulting violence.
Amazon.com's Twitch disabled Trump's channel due to the "extraordinary circumstances and the president's incendiary rhetoric," it said. A spokeswoman said the company would reassess Trump's account after he leaves office.
E-commerce platform Shopify shut service for stores affiliated with Trump for violations of its "acceptable use" policy, prompting e-commerce sites for both the campaign and the Trump Organization to go offline.
Facebook's decision follows bans in recent years of some government officials in India and Myanmar for promoting violence. A Facebook spokesman said the company had never before blocked a current president, prime minister or head of state.
In a video posted to Facebook, Twitter and YouTube on Wednesday, which was later deleted by the platforms after garnering millions of views, Trump repeated election fraud claims as he told protesters to go home.
The Anti-Defamation League praised Facebook's move, calling it "an obvious first step," while the NAACP in a statement said the move was a "long overdue" gesture that "rings hollow".


Writing Funny: A guest blog post from Kate Wiseman, author of Gangster School.
A review of Gwen Lowe's 'Alice Dent and the Incredible Germs' .
The Inside Story with author Chris Callaghan.
Book review: "Maresi" by Maria Turtschaninoff.
The Inside Story with 'Gaslight' author Eloise Williams.


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Hypsirhynchus melanichnus, the Hispaniolan olive racer or La Vega racer, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.  The species is native to Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

References

Hypsirhynchus
Reptiles of Haiti
Reptiles of the Dominican Republic
Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope
Reptiles described in 1862


Stock Up Price on International Delight Creamer at Stop & Shop!
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Particle sizereduction of components was carried out using two laboratory mills: Retsch Rotor Beater Mill SR 300, and Retsch Vibratory. Disc Mill RS 200. Laboratory sample was prepared in two versions. In the first version (V1) particles size reduction took place by passing a 2 mm sieve through the rotor beater mill Retsch.
Knife Mill. GRINDOMIX GM 200 Cutting Mill. SM 100 Mortar Grinder. RM 100 Mortar Grinder. KM 100 Vibratory Disc Mill. RS 100 Disc Mill. DM 200 Mixer Mill. MM 200/MM 301.


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Jean-Louis de Marne, parfois orthographié Demarne ou Demarnette, est un peintre et graveur de genre français, né à Bruxelles en 1752 et mort le  aux Batignolles.

Biographie

Dans quelques actes de famille, on trouve le mot « Marnette » seul ou associé à celui de « Marne ». Cela provient de l'imprécision des scribes du  dont l'orthographe fantaisiste estropiait les noms sans vergogne.

Certains critiques d'art ont cru, parce que J.-L. de Marne était né à Bruxelles, pouvoir attribuer à son ascendance une origine flamande. Si de Marne est né fortuitement à Bruxelles, c'est que ses parents, comme tous les ménages de militaires, devaient souvent changer de garnison. Son père Jean-Joseph était officier au service de l'empereur d'Autriche et avait épousé Anne-Ernestine-Christine, née baronne de Ausechutz.

Après la mort de son père, il arrive à Paris à l'âge de douze ans. Il y passe sa jeunesse, élève du peintre d'histoire Gabriel Briard en 1769-1770. Il échoue au Prix de Rome en 1772 et 1774. C'est alors qu'il se tourne vers la peinture de genre. Il s'inspire, comme Nicolas Antoine Taunay et Jean-Frederic Schall, des peintres hollandais en pleine vogue à Paris au début du .

Il a travaillé pour la manufacture de porcelaine Dihl et Guérhard, utilisant la peinture mise au point par Christophe Dihl au sujet de laquelle le peintre et critique d'art Charles-Paul Landon remarquait qu'elle permettait une exécution méticuleuse et donnait un effet scintillant.

Il a la jouissance d'un logement avec atelier au « musée des Arts » à la Sorbonne dès 1801 et au moins jusqu'en 1819 et plus probablement jusqu'en 1821, année où tous les artistes sont délogés de l'ancienne Sorbonne pour faire place à la faculté de Théologie.

Le , par décision royale, il est nommé chevalier de la Légion d'honneur.

Jean-Louis de Marne meurt aux Batignolles le 23 mars 1829, à l'âge de quatre-vingt-cinq ans, et est inhumé au cimetière du Père-Lachaise ( division).

Sa fille Anne Caroline Demarne a épousé l'artiste peintre Pierre-Rémy Robert (v. 1783-1832), futur chef de l'atelier de peinture sur verre de la manufacture de porcelaine de Sèvres (voir Louis-Rémy Robert).

Œuvre

Il a peint une foule de tableaux de genre dans lesquels les personnages, les animaux et le paysage se mélangent pour recréer tantôt l'atmosphère champêtre et grouillante d'une foire du , tantôt le calme d'une route pavée de campagne.

Pour ses scènes de genre et de cabaret, il s'inspire de petits maîtres néerlandais du  comme Paulus Potter, Dirck van Bergen ou Adriaen Van de Velde (Saltimbanques devant une auberge, 1824, musée de Grenoble). Ses paysages rejoignent par leur réalisme ceux de Lazare Bruandet ou de Georges Michel (le Coup de vent, 1817, musée de Dijon).

Il prend part aussi au Préromantisme dans la mesure où il ne se tourne pas vers l'Antiquité, mais plutôt vers le Moyen Âge et le .

Il lui arrive également de jouer le rôle de chroniqueur de son temps. Ainsi, le , une lettre officielle de Vivant-Denon, directeur général du Musée Napoléon, l'informe que l'Empereur l'a choisi pour peindre l'Entrevue de Napoléon et de Pie VII dans la forêt de Fontainebleau, le , 1808, Musée national du Château de Fontainebleau.

Sa meilleure période fut certainement entre 1792 et 1808.

Critique contemporaine à propos des tableaux exposés au Salon de 1812

Œuvres exposées

Son œuvre très abondante, où dominent les petits formats et les compositions aérées et vivantes, est bien représentée dans les musées de province comme à Amiens, Besançon (la Noce comtoise), Cherbourg, Dijon, Dunkerque, Sèvres, Montpellier, Quimper et dans les musées russes : Saint-Pétersbourg, Moscou. Plusieurs tableaux de l'artiste sont également exposés au musée du Louvre.

Parmi ses grands tableaux figurent :

Notes et références

Annexes

Bibliographie
 Jacques Watelin, Le peintre J.-L. De Marne, La Bibliothèque des Arts, édition originale, Paris-Lausanne, 1962.

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Membre de l'Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture
Peintre animalier
Peintre de scène de genre
Peintre d'histoire français
Peintre paysagiste français
Peintre portraitiste français
Graveur français du XVIIIe siècle
Graveur français du XIXe siècle
Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur
Naissance en janvier 1752
Naissance à Bruxelles au XVIIIe siècle
Décès en mars 1829
Personnalité inhumée au cimetière du Père-Lachaise (division 28)
Décès à 77 ans


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In this Morning Brief, we bring you the first issue of the OLISSIPO newsletter, a programme coordinated by INESC-ID's Susana Vinga, pleas for solidarity with Ukrainian researchers, EU ministers and member states decisions regarding Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the latest impacts of climate change according to IPCC's latest report, and more!
First issue of the OLISSIPO newsletter now available
The first issue of the OLISSIPO Newsletter is out. In the newsletter you will have access to updates on the project's activities, achievements and upcoming events.
Coordinated by Susana Vinga – INESC-ID researcher and member of its Board of Directors, as well as Associate Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico and member of the INESC Brussels Hub Working Group on Health Technologies – OLISSIPO is a Twinning project, funded by the European Commission within Horizon 2020, that aims to enhance the competences in Computational Biology at INESC-ID and to create an international pole of excellence in multi-disciplinary science in Portugal.
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Solidarity with Ukrainian researchers
Scientists from 79 countries work at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), among them many from Ukraine and Russia. Therefore, the Russian invasion of Ukraine is causing great concern and anxiety among the campus community. Employees fear for the safety of their families.
"ISTA is built on and committed to international cooperation and peaceful understanding. The war in Ukraine is extremely disturbing and we fully condemn it," says ISTA president Tom Henzinger. "We are shaken by the violence and feel deeply for all members of our community who fear for the safety of their loved ones. We are also looking for ways to help."
As a first response to the war in Ukraine, ISTA will fund additional internships specifically for scientists from Ukraine. The program will enable students to gain scientific experience at ISTA in the fields of biology, neuroscience, computer science, data science, physics, mathematics, and chemistry.
The Institute will also donate to established aid organizations currently working to help people in Ukraine.
2nd Pan-European Cruise Dialogue : the road to sustainable cruise tourism
Today, the European Commission organises the second Pan-European Cruise Dialogue. With this dialogue, the Commission wants to help the sector recover from the crisis and align with the objectives of the European Green Deal, leading to a more sustainable and resilient cruise tourism sector in Europe.
The event fits in the larger implementation of the European Commission's new approach to a sustainable blue economy. It brings together the entire cruise tourism sector, including the industry, the ports, the destinations, the tourism authorities, the countries, the regions, the towns, and European institutions and agencies like the European Maritime and Safety Agency.
The view from Kyiv: Head of Ukraine's research agency calls for international help
"Science in Ukraine has come to a halt. Russia's invasion has crippled the country's newly established research agency and forced its leader to a bomb shelter in Kyiv. During the day, Olga Polotska, the executive director of the National Research Foundation of Ukraine (NRFU), is helping deliver food and supplies across Kyiv. At night she has to go back to an underground shelter from where she is trying to keep herself and her agency alive, checking updates on social media from researchers scattered across the country. In a phone interview with SciencełBusiness from Kyiv 28 February, she appeals for assistance to Ukrainian scientists. Any kind of international joint programmes involving Ukrainian researchers would help keep the country's science base alive. "Ukrainian scientists will need a lot of support," Polotska said." Click here for the Science|Business article.
Analysis and Experimentation on Ecosystems (AnaEE) granted European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC) status
This February, the Commission granted the legal status of European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC) to the Analysis and Experimentation on Ecosystems (AnaEE), which brings together and provides access to state-of-the-art experimental and analytical platforms for ecosystem research throughout Europe.
'AnaEE-ERIC offers capacities to develop multidisciplinary approaches at the frontiers of life sciences, agronomy and environmental sciences, combining experimentation, analysis and modelling services to answer pressing scientific and societal issues'. AnaEE-ERIC will 'advance our understanding of the environmental impacts of ongoing global change and foster adaptation and mitigation strategies for safeguarding ecosystem services and their economic and societal benefits.'
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EU ministers consider speeding up connection of Ukraine's electricity grid to EU's
According to EURACTIV, "EU energy ministers met in Brussels on Monday to discuss energy security in Ukraine and the impact of the war on Europe's energy market and energy prices, as Ukrainian activists called for the country's quick connection to the EU electricity grid. As Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, there is growing pressure to link Ukraine's electricity grid with the EU's to ensure the country's electricity grid remains stable and to prevent blackouts. On Saturday, the Ukrainian energy company DTEK said Russia was not specifically targeting critical energy infrastructure. The country's electricity is still stable, despite continued Russian aggression. However, representatives from DTEK warned there was a risk a stray rocket could take out a key piece of energy infrastructure, leading to a blackout, and warned that Russian tanks were 25 km away from Ukraine's largest nuclear power plant.".
Lithuania to call for Russia and Belarus ban from European higher education forum
"Lithuania's education minister says the country is preparing to propose suspending Russia and Belarus from participation in a prominent education forum, the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). The platform, governed by the so-called Bologna process, brings together 49 countries and the European Commission to discuss and adopt higher education reforms in a bid to boost learning mobility, quality and cross-border academic cooperation. These reforms include introducing a three-cycle higher education system – that is bachelor's, master's and doctoral studies – as well as ensuring mutual recognition of qualifications and implementing a system of quality assurance. Suspending Russia and Belarus from the group would have purely symbolic rather than immediate practical effect – but it highlights the debate within the global academic community over how and whether it should respond to the Russian invasion. It's also unclear how, officially, the group would act on the Lithuanian request." Read the full piece on Science|Business.
Urgent need to adapt to massive impacts of climate change highlighted in latest IPCC report
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has published its latest report on the impacts, adaptation and vulnerabilities related to climate change. Authored by hundreds of the world's top climate scientists, the report confirms that climate change is here to stay and some of its effects are now unavoidable. Across the globe, the climate crisis is putting lives and livelihoods at risk – especially for the most vulnerable.
One of the report's main findings is that climate change induced by humanity is already impacting nature and people more intensely, more frequently and over a wider geographical area than previously thought.
A greater surface of land is being burnt by wildfires, and tropical cyclones are causing greater damage due to climate change;
Around half of the species studied have shifted their habitats towards the poles or to higher altitudes, and the first species extinctions driven by climate change have already occurred;
The degradation and destruction of ecosystems harms our ability to adapt to climate change;
Climate change is already undermining our food and water security, agricultural productivity, and physical and mental health.
Moreover, the report finds that that these kinds of risks will increase inexorably over the next two decades – but some risks can be lessened by taking measures to adapt to the impacts.
Addressing gender equalities crucial to closing digital gaps, say Commission officials
According to EURACTIV, "Efforts to address the gender imbalances in the tech sector will be fruitless without action to close the gender pay gap more generally, the European Commission's former deputy director-general for communication has said. Whatever is done at the EU or national level to support women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths), Sixtine Bouygues said, "nothing will be enough if we don't remedy the pay gap". Action in this area is also needed to address gender gaps in pensions and care, said Katarina Ivanković Knežević, director of the Commission's department for social affairs and inclusion. Both were speaking at the Huawei School for Female Leadership in the Digital Age, a week-long programme that brought together young women working in tech from each of the EU's 27 member states, as well as the Western Balkans, in Nice last week.".
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HomeLatest NewsSyria Latest NewsAleppoAleppo: Regime refuses all solutions but rebels' withdrawal
Aleppo: Regime refuses all solutions but rebels' withdrawal
December 7, 2016 Mahmoud Eskaf Aleppo, Syria Latest News
A general view shows rising smoke after strikes on Aleppo city, Syria December 3, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki
Assad regime pushed harder in its offensive on rebel-held parts of Aleppo, forcing control over more than two-thirds of the territory and refusing any solution that doesn't include the full withdrawal of the rebels.
After retaking control of about two-thirds of opposition-held east Aleppo over the past week, Assad regime forces and its allies were able to force control over al-Shaar neighborhood.
With the capture of Shaar, the regime is holding nearly 70 percent of east Aleppo, four years after rebels first seized it and divided the ancient city.
"The regime forces backed by gunmen loyal to them managed to achieve a new advancement and complete their control of the entire neighborhood of al-Shaar, along with other neighborhoods in the Old City of Aleppo, in conjunction with their advancement and controlling by firearm large parts of Sheikh Lutfi neighborhood and Marja neighborhood in the southeastern part of the eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo," the observatory said.
This new move left the rebels trapped in a small area under heavy bombardment and forced them to hard choices.
On Monday, Russia and China blocked a draft resolution at the UN Security Council demanding a seven-day truce in Aleppo to evacuate the sick and wounded, and to provide humanitarian aid workers time to get food and medicine in.
Moscow argued that rebels used such pauses in the fighting to reinforce, causing more fighting and "harm to civilians".
the US sought talks with Russia for a ceasefire in the city too, but Lavrov accused Washington of backtracking.
"It looks like an attempt to buy time for the rebels to have a breather, take a pause and replenish their reserves,"
Assad regime said on Tuesday said it would not agree to a ceasefire in Aleppo unless it guarantees a full withdrawal of rebel factions from the city.
"Syria will not leave its citizens in east Aleppo to be held hostage by terrorists, and will exert every effort to liberate them," said the foreign ministry statement.
"It therefore rejects any attempt by any side to reach a ceasefire in east Aleppo that would not include the exit of all terrorists."
"Those who refuse to leave nicely will be destroyed," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told reporters in Moscow, speaking of the Syrian rebels. "There is no other way."
Russia's propaganda machine is hard at work alongside the Syrian regime's, trying to frame these events as the "liberation" of a population described as hostages of Islamic terrorists.
Russian victory in Syria
Capturing eastern Aleppo would be the biggest victory for Assad regime since the start of the revolution against him in 2011, restoring his control over the whole city apart from a Kurdish-held area that has not fought against him.
It would also be seen as a victory for his allies, Russia and Iran, which have outmaneuvered the West and Assad's regional enemies through direct military intervention.
For Assad regime, taking back Aleppo would make its forces focus on ending the remaining rebels-held areas. These areas include the rebels' stronghold in Idlib in addition to isolated areas in rural Damascus, Homs, and Hama.
These areas have been under daily bombardment and crippling siege for years. The Old city of Homs and parts of rural Damascus has already been lost to Assad regime, and the remaining areas are expected to follow.
As a conclusion, defeating the rebels and retrieving Aleppo means destroying the last major resistance stronghold of the Syrian rebels and will lead eventually to the victory of Assad regime and ending the Syrian revolution.
The fate of rebel-held Aleppo spells the abject failure of the west's contradictory and piecemeal policies. It is a humiliation for the UN. Its fall will be an unequivocal victory for Russian strategy. Aleppo will join an infamous list of cities whose names are synonymous with mass crimes committed while the world looked impotently on: Srebrenica, Grozny, even Guernica.
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EE will rapidly expand its 5G network with the OnePlus 7 Pro as a flagship device
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July 10, 2019 3:06 pm BST
EE has revealed that it will continue to rapidly expand its 5G network shortly after 5G goes live in 16 UK cities this year.
At the London launch event of the OnePlus 7 Pro, BT Consumer CEO Marc Allera revealed that EE's network will be expanded by 100 new sites per month across the UK.
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The firm's 5G plans are set to begin with limited networks in six British cities: London, Cardiff, Belfast, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Manchester.
By the end of the year, the following cities will join that list: Bristol, Coventry, Glasgow, Hull, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Nottingham, Sheffield.
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The exact dates of this ambitious two-step rollout are still yet to be revealed — all we know at this stage is that will happen at some point over the course of 2019.
The OnePlus 7 Pro 5G will be the first ever 5G phone offered by EE once its network is up and running. When he appeared on-stage at the launch event, Allera announced that 100 of the first customers to have bought the OnePlus 6T will receive an upgrade to a OnePlus 7 Pro 5G handset on a 5G data plan, completely free of charge.
This news comes after Vodafone revealed it will roll out 5G in the UK starting from July 3 in seven cities: Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester, Liverpool, London.
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By the end of 2019 the network will have expanded to also cover these UK cities: Birkenhead, Blackpool, Bournemouth, Guildford, Newbury, Portsmouth, Plymouth, Reading, Southampton, Stoke-on-Trent, Warrington.
Vodafone's 5G handsets will include the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 5G, the Huawei Mate 20 X 5G, the Huawei Mate X 5G, and the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G.
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Last week, my family spent a vacation consumed by the past. And I've spent countless quiet moments since that week pondering past, present and future.
We traveled to Colorado to simultaneously celebrate and mourn the tenth anniversary (and final year) of Katie's Club in honor of our beloved Katrina, whose life forever altered the course of so many lives. We spent the week laughing and crying and feeling Big Feelings that, oftentimes, could not be put into words.
In addition, my husband and I spent time catching up with childhood best friends more than a decade after jobs and adventures moved friends across the country. We found ourselves in that strange place of reminiscing about what was, pondering what's changed and catching glimpses in our friends of the child we once knew so well combined with an adult we recognize hardly at all.
And this job of raising children, it is stretches out ahead of me forever when viewed in the moment of making dinner and bath time and herding everyone off to bed, but flashes by faster and faster as I watch birthdays roll by and as friends on the parenthood journey ahead of me remind me that childhood is gone in a blink.
The only constant in life, it seems, is change. And when change is coming at me from too many different directions at once, I reach for my Bible.
There is comfort in knowing that God is unchanging. He is the only constant in a temporary world that never stays the same for long. His character is dependable and reliable and can be sought out in the pages of scripture time and again when life is overwhelming.
We love a God who stands outside of time, outside of chaos, outside of change. And there is peace in knowing He is the one who stays the same, no matter the chaos that swirls in my life, in our country, in this world.
Sweet Jesus, draw us near as we stand in those places of uncertainty. Be with us as we navigate change in our lives and in the lives of those we love. Remind us that you are our rock, our stability, our constant, no matter the circumstance. Amen.


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Sylvester Stallone Visits Cannes For The Opening Of His Art Exhibition
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This year Sylvester Stallone didn't visit Cannes to promote a new movie. He actually did visit the French Riviera for the opening of his retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nice, on Saturday.
Yes, when he is not fighting the bad guys, Stallone practices his other art, painting. The works featured in the exhibition are from 1975 to this year. One of his works is titled "Finding Rocky," inspired by the movie character that made Stallone a star. According to the actor/artist many things inspire his art."There is no way you can't be affected by what you see on the television, by what you see on the street and so it definitely sinks into the work too," he stated. "I won't say pessimistic but it's questioning you know . What is life, what is all about, is it worth of it."
Stallone considers his art as a personal journey, something that won't and should't be of public interest:"My art isn't one that educates, you know, it's not making social statements, it's not drawing conclusions, it's not declaring what is right, it is not political. It's just one man's struggle and success and all emotions you go along in life, ups and downs."
The exhibition is on display until May 30th.
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This recipe is fast, easy and delicious. A great way to showcase and serve fresh, sun-ripened, summer tomatoes. Tomatoes, like the eggplant are members of the nightshade family. It's the fruit of a vine native to South America. It took some time for tomatoes to be accepted because it was thought that, like various other members of the nightshade family, that they were poisonous.
Some tomato advocates however, claimed the fruit had aphrodisiac powers and in fact, the French called them pommes d'amour or love apples. It wasn't until the 1900's that the tomato gained some measure of popularity in the United States. Maybe due to that Roadside Diner, Blue Plate Special, the BLT. Today the tomato is one of America's favorite and versatile vegetables.
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Ridley & Hall recruits James Urquhart-Burton and Shelley Harper
by Mark Dugdale	,	February 3, 2020
Experienced solicitor James Urquhart-Burton has joined the litigation team at Ridley & Hall in Huddersfield.
Urquhart-Burton previously spent six years at Simpson Millar, latterly as a partner. During this time, he led a team that advised patients and their families about their eligibility for funding for long-term care.
He brings experience of wills, probate and powers of attorney and, in his new role, he will be developing his expertise in contentious probate, inheritance disputes and financial abuse.
In addition, Ridley & Hall has promoted three lawyers to the position of associate: Samantha Hirst in litigation; Sarah Brown, a care team lawyer specialising in adoption; and Helen Webster in the private client team.
Shelley Harper has also joined as a solicitor in the family team, working across the firm's offices in Leeds and South Elmsall.
Emma Pearmaine, managing director at Ridley & Hall, commented: "With our strong track record of supporting clients in private client and family matters, we were aware of an increased need for expert advice on issues affecting older people and their families. James is an ideal fit for us, strengthening our offering with his specialism in this growing area of law."
"We are also pleased to be continuing to expand and develop the team with the appointment of three new associates who are progressing their careers with us, as well as an additional solicitor joining the firm."
Urquhart-Burton said: "Ridley & Hall has a reputation for offering an excellent service to the elderly, particularly in respect of wills, probate, powers of attorney and court of protection work, as well as contentious matters such as inheritance disputes and financial abuse. My background knowledge of the care industry and funding for care complements these services."
"Joining the firm is also a great opportunity for me to develop my knowledge of contentious work and also to assist generally in raising awareness of all of these issues with the public and the extensive services we can provide to elderly people and their families."
Pictured: James Urquhart-Burton, Samantha Hirst, Helen Webster and Sarah Brown of Ridley & Hall
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As Chair of the Cheam Family Practice Patient Participation Group, I am pleased to introduce and welcome you to the Patient Participation Group webpage on the CFP Website. The PPG gives our patients the opportunity to participate in and influence services within the Practice. We are a small group of patients (target number 12-15) from the Gander Green Lane and The Knoll, Cheam Surgeries, and we are planning to create a much larger 'virtual' on-line group to be involved in the work, who act as critical friends of the Practice. You may have seen or completed the recent patient's survey. We will share the information from this here on the website and on notice boards within the surgeries and will discuss the information obtained to see how we can work with the Practice to improve the services and care that it gives our patients. We can improve the things we do less well, and celebrate the things that are good, but strive to do even better.
This webpage will give us the opportunity to share with you matters of interest to patients, both those who are well and those not so well. These may be practical things like how easy and accessible the Practice is, as well as services that you would like to see available within the Practice. It will include matters specific to CFP, as well as healthcare across Sutton. The PPG does not replace the Practice complaints procedure, nor does it discuss or become involved in personal cases, but we would like to hear about lessons to be learned or your ideas for change. You will also find our terms of reference, meeting dates and meeting action notes here.
Cheam Family Practice is looking for patients to sit on our Patient Participation Group.
The group is there to advise the Practice on patients' views regarding the development of the Practice and allow the Practice to consider patients' views when reviewing and expanding services.
By leaving your email details, we can contact you every now and again to ask you a question or two about the services that we offer.
If you are interested in being an email contact please complete the contact form and return to reception.
If you would like further information contact the Practice Manager on 020 8722 5758.
From December 2017 to January 2018 Cheam Family Practice surveyed our patients concerning their overall perception of CFP, the ease with which patients can make appointments, and the level of care they received. Patients were asked to give a mark out of 10, with 10 being the best.
Level of care was 9.1.
There was a slight variation between our sites which can be attributed to differences between the buildings and the patient list sizes which mean it can be easier to obtain an appointment at Gander Green Lane and parking is more straight forward, but that the building and clinics at Cheam are slightly better. We are very grateful to those who took the time to respond and will continue to review comments (indeed whenever they are received) to improve the service we provide wherever possible.
Patients may know from a further, larger survey conducted in Autumn 2018 for that purpose, that Cheam Family Practice would like to build a brand new, larger, combined and improved surgery and are in discussions with Sutton Clinical Commissioning Group and the NHS to bring this about. While very keen that this should happen, any development is realistically a long way in the future, and we will keep patients appraised of any progress.
Patients with any queries about Patient Surveys or indeed any matters relating to the running of Cheam Family Practice are welcome to contact the Practice Manager Nick Cornish by phone on 020 8722 5758 or at nick.cornish@nhs.net.
The Patient Participation Group is concerned about what the 'person on the street' is saying about local healthcare, what really matters to people as patients? What do people want to see being provided in the community? What would they like to suggest to the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)?
Areas to focus on; hospital care, mental health services, and providing services outside the hospital environment and in the community. What could the CCG do more locally which is still high quality but involves less travel/need to go to a hospital? Where or how could the CCG provide services more locally e.g. at GP surgeries, at Clinics, the Jubilee Health Centre, through Pharmacies etc.? How could long term conditions be managed more successfully and how could health and social care services be better integrated?
1. How can the Clinical Commissioning Group use the services offered by community pharmacies better (either current or potential new services) to deliver our commissioning priorities to keep patients out of hospital, out of hours care, improve access to GPs, and promote self-care?
2. How do we raise awareness of the services that Community Pharmacies offer (high street and internet pharmacies)?
At a Patient Participant Group meeting last year, we discussed the idea of drafting a Patients' Charter for the practice. Many other GP practices already have a Charter which patients and staff members can use as a starting point for understanding the standards and commitments from both the practice and patients.
What is a Patients' Charter?
On carrying out some initial research into what might be included in our Charter, I felt it was important to understand what the Charter should include and what it was for. Patient Charters are there to outline the standards of practice for the benefit of patients (essentially the values that underpin all of our patient care and treatment); the commitments of the practice (what we can expect as a patient); and the rights and responsibilities of the patients (understanding what we need to do as patients in order that the practice can look after us effectively). This document enables all patients to get the most out of the practice.
After looking at Charters from other healthcare practices and developing an understanding of the values for the running of Cheam Family Practice, I put together an initial draft of what I felt was important for inclusion in the Charter. These ideas were discussed at our Patient Participant Group, where representatives made suggestions for improvements and inclusions. The Charter which the patient group felt best reflected the needs of both the patients and the partners was then finalised and sent to the Partners for consideration and formal approval.
What's in the Charter and where can I find it?
The Charter outlines the Practice Aims and the Practice Commitment to Patients. It also notes that the Practice promises to try its very best for patients at all times. The document also lists the expectations of patients; including the need to respect the staff, provide updates to personal information, and be mindful of timekeeping for attending and cancelling appointments (we felt this was of particular importance as we know that sometimes it is difficult to get an appointment). The document also encourages patients to provide feedback on improvements that could be made by the practice. You can find a copy of the full Charter on the website and in waiting areas.
The Charter provides a baseline of what we can expect from the practice and what we, as patients, need to take responsibility for. Whilst it is in no way an exhaustive list of responsibilities and expectations, it does provide a picture of the values that underpin the practice. It can be used as a useful starting point for any discussions that you might have with members of staff, and can also be used by the practice to remind us of our responsibilities as patients.
To give patients and staff the highest standard of service and care.
To work together with other agencies in order to look after the whole person.
To have a say in NHS decision-making in order to improve the health care that our patients need as local structures allow.
To run our practice smoothly and efficiently.
We will treat all patients equally with courtesy, dignity and respect.
We will make every effort to ensure that you see your preferred GP as appointments allow.
We operate a practice complaints procedure which is confidential and will be used to improve the quality and delivery of our service to you.
We promise to try our very best for all our patients at all times.
Treat all our staff with courtesy and respect at all times.
Be on time for appointments and recognise the need usually to rebook if you are late.
Be responsible for cancelling unneeded appointments - preferably with at least 24 hours' notice, where possible.
Let us know if there are any changes to your personal information or health.
Let us know if you feel there are things that we can improve.
Our staff have the right to be treated with respect. We do not expect and will not accept violent, abusive or intimidating language or behaviour.


There's little doubt that bicycle thieves are deterred more by U-locks than by cable locks. The form factor of U-locks, however, can make them awkward to transport. That's why California cyclists Allen and Paige Young have created the Vier lock. It's designed to offer the security of a U, but it disassembles into a package "the size of a burrito" when not in use.
The Vier consists of two cylindrical locking bodies and two 14 mm-thick shackle sections, all of which are made of vinyl-covered hardened steel. Plans call for the shackles to be available in three lengths, to accommodate different sizes and styles of bike frames.
When it's time to lock up, the shackles are just inserted into the locking bodies, then a single key is used in a pick- and drill-resistant lock cylinder located in one of those bodies. Once everything is locked together, the Vier has a reported 1.5 tons (1.36 tonnes) of pull strength.
After the lock is taken back apart for transport, it's stuffed into an included zippered pouch that can be mounted under the saddle using an integrated strap.
Allen and Paige are now raising production funds for the Vier lock, on Kickstarter. A pledge of US$65 will currently get you one, when and if they're ready to go. The planned retail price is $80.
The pouch is reportedly "the size of a burrito"


When a mining law includes health and safety provisions, it is recommended that the provisions be consistent with any other relevant and current legislation, particularly those that deal with health and safety standards across all sectors in detail. In cases where there is no national legislation related to health and safety, the mining law may establish the health and safety standards applicable to the mining sector and give authority to the appropriate regulating entities to make rules concerning such matters. These provisions may also, where necessary, include the setup of funding instruments (wealth funds, bonds, etc.) to address non-environmental accidents and injuries.
(1) During exploration or mining operations, a mining rights holder, in accordance with the generally accepted practices in the international mining industry, shall take all steps necessary to secure the safety, health and welfare of all persons engaged in such operations.
(2) The procedures for the application and enforcement of such standards and work practices shall be prescribed in regulations and may be developed, in addition to the regulations, in the terms and conditions of any applicable Agreement.
Adapted from Somalia's mining law (1984), this provision calls for the implementation of international best practice as well as appropriate work place policies and regulations in order to safeguard the safety and health of people engaged in mining operations.
The [Regulating Authority] shall make regulations to provide for matters concerning environmental protection, health and safety, including ensuring the safety of the public and the safety and welfare of persons employed in mines and the carrying on of mineral operations in a safe, proper and effective manner.
Drawn from Ghana's mining law (2006), this provision provides for the making of regulations which will detail the requirements for health, safety and environmental protection.


I had a blown rear cylinder on my 67 FJ-40. I replaced everything on the rear including 4 new cylinders. Front end has a mini truck disc conversion. Everything was filthy inside of both sides of the rear when I swapped in the new parts.
I was going to replace the master cylinder but I am having trouble identifing it. I compared it to a 79 minitruck and it is identical except the hard brake line connection is on the opposite side. My rig has a brake booster so I assume the previous owner replaced the original unit with some late madel item during the mini truck conversion.
I am planning on driving it for a while to let the new pads and drums find their good spot. Any ideas on my master cylinder? New minitruck unit is only $29 from Kragen. I think I could just re-route the hard line to the other side.
You probably need to expand the drums.
The brakes just need adjusting (tighter). turn the adjuster until in locks the drum and them loosen it 2-3 clicks until you can just spin the wheel with one strong pull.
Brakes have gotton worse now. I have fade and it looks like I need a new master cylinder on this set up. Any suggestions on What year of mini truck master cylinder to use??
I am planning to replace it tomorrow.
Fade is a heat-related reduction in friction. Did you surface the rotors and arc the brake shoes? What makes you thing the master is bad? I would use a cruiser master from '76 to '83. I don't know that a mini master has the proper fluid capacidy for the rear drums.
Pretty much any of the toyota master cylinders will fit all the toyota brake boosters. Just if you get the 78 style I think it has fittings for brake warning lights that will need to be plugged. The problem is you cant plug them unless you have a metric pipe plug or get the sending units.