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Ben & Jerry's Introduces Tesla-Inspired "Save Our Swirled" Ice Cream
Ben & Jerry's kicked off its campaign to raise awareness about the impact of global climate change by delivering its new Save Our Swirled ice cream flavor at the Tesla Fremont factory.
Jun 12, 2015 at 4:00pm ET
By: Mike Anthony
Cleaver way to deck out the Model S' frunk!
Ben & Jerry's ice cream is the bomb.
The ice cream maker recently released a new flavor called "Save Our Swirled", and it is collaborated with a campaign for global climate change awareness. What it will do is "call on world leaders to work toward 100 percent clean energy by 2050."
Tesla Motors got in on this by modifying a Model S for this new ice cream flavor.
TESLARATI stated:
"The revamped Model S can fit more than 1,000 scoops worth of ice cream inside and features a "Climate Action" station in the front trunk where ice cream aficionados can sign a climate change petition with Ben & Jerry's nonprofit partner, Avaaz."
"The Vermont based company is known for its advocacy on social issues and even employs one Christopher Miller as its social mission activism manager. The new flavor features raspberry ice cream streaked with marshmallow and raspberry swirls and chunks of dark and white fudge ice cream cone."
Ben & Jerry's "Save Our Swirled" Ice Cream!
Miller adds:
"We work with specific small co-ops in Uganda and Madagascar, and if the climate changes, that may make growing vanilla and cocoa really hard." "We're interested in the plight of our suppliers and the people we work with."
"My background is in issue advocacy — I worked for Greenpeace, and I've spent most of my career trying to engage people on issues." But people just respond to Ben & Jerry's in a way that they don't for other products. There's something magic about ice cream."
Here is the link to the petition. Sign it, before all of the ice cream melts!
Read the full TESLARATI report here.
Way to go Ben & Jerry's & Tesla Motors!


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Daniel Finkelstein's TIMES column
DANIEL FINKELSTEIN August 15 2018, 12:01am, The Times
Trials of Jonathan King should worry us all
Daniel Finkelstein
The most recent case against the celebrity shows the obvious flaws in the handling of historical sex offence allegations
Any journalist who writes about miscarriages of justice is quite likely to have received a handwritten letter from Jonathan King. Civilised, flattering and containing a polite request to apply the principles in your most recent article to a reconsideration of his own conviction on charges of child abuse.
I've received several, and I suspect most others in the same position have done as I have. Read them carefully, reminded oneself of the facts of his conviction in 2001 and, with a slight shrug, put the letter to one side.
King is an articulate man, and a talented one, but the charges seemed robust and serious. It is important not to cause distress to victims of crime through misplaced scepticism. And it is right to show respect for court judgments. Aside from the fact that a long time elapsed between his crimes and the trial, there didn't seem a solid reason to question what had gone on.
I no longer feel the same way. I shouldn't have put his letters to one side. It's impossible for me to say that King did not do at least some of what he has been accused of. It would be wrong of me to suggest I was confident of that and it's important to emphasise this, but I am now clear that the conviction and subsequent police action against the music mogul is a textbook case of everything that should worry us in the treatment of historic sex offences.
A little history. Twenty years ago, Jonathan King was one of the sharpest, most respected men in the music industry. He'd had his own hit, discovered bands like Genesis and 10cc, steered Decca records and spurred on the Rolling Stones, made successful pop TV shows and helped the UK to win the Eurovision song contest.
He was also quite a celebrity. A famously outspoken, even brash, media figure and newspaper columnist, he mixed with the biggest stars and, being promiscuous and bisexual, enjoyed a party lifestyle. Then came his downfall. A complaint to the police alleging sexual abuse of a minor made the papers, and this brought forth allegations that his party lifestyle had a sinister undercurrent: the sexual exploitation, rape even, of minors lured by his fame and power.
In 2001, King was found guilty of six charges involving five complainants and sentenced to seven years. He went down, served his time, came out and, letters notwithstanding, that was that. Or at least I think it would have been if the police hadn't come for him again in 2015, leading to further charges. Eighteen in all.
In June the case against him on these new charges collapsed, and in such a fashion as to make one wonder about the whole way in which the King case has been dealt with from the beginning.
Common to many sexual abuse trials, the complaints which sank Jonathan King in court did not include the original one. This had come to the police's attention through the publicist Max Clifford, and was not in the end put before a jury. Having complainants come forward in this way inevitably increases the chance that their evidence will be contaminated. They may gain knowledge of what others are alleging. And there is the enhanced probability that complaints will attract both official compensation and fees from newspapers. One of King's accusers certainly received large sums for his story.
So is the concern justified in this case? Well that's where the next problem comes in.
The failings that made the new trial collapse were shortcomings in the disclosure of evidence. These were so bad, and so resistant to court intervention, that the judge began to feel she was being misled.
In the end, she threw out the new charges partly because she could no longer be confident that everything needed for a fair trial was before the court. Indeed she thought it all so scandalous that the court had to put its foot down. Refusing to proceed was striking a blow for justice. That's how serious it was.
The disclosure failings did not just reflect on the new charges. They also meant the court was not initially informed of doubts expressed by a police review of the 2001 King case, in particular of the way the witness statements were taken. The methods police used, which included failing to record questions and not getting statements signed for days if not weeks, "increased the possibility of error" and left their integrity open to question.
The court had also not been informed that documents had been found on the computer of one of the original officers who offered for sale introductions to King's victims.
The sloppiness of the original King trial was exposed by the late investigative journalist Bob Woffinden in his book The Nicholas Cases. In court almost all the ages and timings of offences turned out to be wrong and, right at the end, the prosecution had to apply to change the dates on four of the six charges.
One change was caused by a complainant producing his mother's diary to support his evidence. Instead it showed contact on different dates from the ones he had originally given. The problem is that on these new, diary-supported dates, King can show he was in America.
Woffinden also made an important general point which hadn't before occurred to me (but should have). I have long been deeply concerned about the practice of trying defendants on multiple counts using stronger allegations to make weaker ones, with less evidence, seem more credible.
The defence of trying offences together is that there may be a pattern which helps to make the nature of the offending clear. Usually the requirement to establish any sort of pattern is pretty weak and so it was in the King case, the common thread being that he exploited his fame by inviting young people to his house.
Woffinden observed that it is easy to establish a pattern if you simply discard complaints that don't fit the narrative. If you prune carefully enough you will get a neat story. Unless you know all the complainants that come forward you don't know how seriously to take the contention that a pattern exists. The disclosure failings make it hard to assess any weaknesses in the narrative in the King case. What is certainly true is that the police made so many errors in the latest case as to forfeit the benefit of the doubt. Last week, Surrey's police and crime commissioner announced an independent review into what went wrong.
Whether or not Jonathan King is a sex offender, it is hard to have much confidence in the way justice has been administered. His case now provides an opportunity, indeed a duty, to reassess our entire way of proceeding.
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Strike Ten is the eighth album by German heavy metal band Bonfire, but the tenth album release, hence the name. It was released in 2001 by BMG International and features a bonus song that was cut from the Fireworks album called "Angel in White", which was also a B-side to the single "Sleeping All Alone".

Track listing

Bonus track
 Take Me By the Hand (4:07)

Band members
Claus Lessmann - lead & backing vocals, acoustic guitar
Hans Ziller - lead, rhythm & acoustic guitars, backing vocals, talk box
Chris Lausmann - rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Uwe Köhler - bass, backing vocals
Jürgen Wiehler - drums, backing vocals

Reception
Metal Reviews said, "This new album is for all the fans who love good old Hard-Rock with good riffs and solos, great vocals and who like me love to headbang crazy while you drive."

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External links
 Billboard's listing of Strike Ten

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Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business to become Marvel Comics' primary creative leader for two decades, leading its expansion from a small division of a publishing house to a multimedia corporation that dominated the comics industry.
In collaboration with others at Marvel—particularly co-writer/artists Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko—he co-created numerous popular fictional characters, including superheroes Spider-Man, the X-Men, Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk, the Fantastic Four, Black Panther, Daredevil, Doctor Strange, Scarlet Witch and Ant-Man. In doing so, he pioneered a more naturalistic approach to writing superhero comics in the 1960s, and in the 1970s he challenged the restrictions of the Comics Code Authority, indirectly leading to changes in its policies. In the 1980s he pursued development of Marvel properties in other media, with mixed results. Following his retirement from Marvel in the 1990s, he remained a public figurehead for the company, and frequently made cameo appearances in films and television shows based on Marvel characters, on which he received an executive producer credit. Meanwhile, he continued independent creative ventures into his 90s, until his death in 2018.
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The Musicians in the Woods (もりのおんがくたい, 1960)
The Musicians in the Woods (もりのおんがくたい / Mori no Ongakutai, 1960) is an adaptation of the Grimm fairy tale (グリム童話) Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten (Town Musicians of Bremen / ブレーメンの音楽隊 / Bremen no Ongakutai). It is the 27th tale in the volume one of the 1819 publication of the Grimms' Fairy Tales. The Japanese title, which I would translate to The Town Musicians of Mori, changes the name of the German city of "Bremen" to the common Japanese family name of "Mori" (which means forest). This choice was likely intended to make it easier for children to understand. The film was distributed on 16mm in the United States by Coronet Films under the title The Musicians in the Woods in 1961.
The film opens with a man riding in a wagon pulled by donkey. He becomes frustrated by the donkey's poor performance and tries to get him to move forward by offering him a carrot. When the donkey shows no interest he pulls on the reins. The donkey resists and the farmer is sent flying backwards. This angers the farmer, who unties the donkey and tells him to get lost, giving him a kick in the backside for good measure. The donkey decides to try his luck in town.
In the next scene, a hunter is frustrated by his old dog, who is too tired to help chase a rabbit. The donkey sees takes pity on the dog and him to join his journey to town. This scene is followed by one in which a farmer's wife places a basket of eggs on the ground. As soon as her back is turned, an army of mice line up and steal many eggs. The housewife blames her old cat for this. The cat tries to catch the mice but she is too old and the housewife throws the cat out the window. She lands on the donkey and joins the two other animals on their way to the city.
They have hardly walked a step when they hear the cries of a rooster. With a visual flashback, we learn that the rooster is in danger of being turned into dinner. He joins the menagerie on their journey. They traverse a bridge and a barren landscape before coming across a cottage in the forest. They peer in the lit windows of the house and discover it is the lair of a group of bandits dressed like stereotypical pirates. The animals watch the bandits feasting and reveling in their ill-gotten gains. They almost get caught by one of the bandits when they make too much noise outside. They then scare the bandits by standing on top of one another and making fearsome shadows on the windows while making terrible noises.
The bandits run away in fear and the animals run into the house and eat the food left behind. When the animals go to bed for the night, we see that the bandits are keeping watch on the house from the hill. They discuss whether or not the animals are bakemono (化け物 / preternatural creatures of Japanese folklore). One of the men sneaks back into the house but is frightened by the eyes of an "o-bake". All four animals attack the man, but because it is dark he thinks it is bakemono. The bandit runs back to his companions and tells them of his nightmarish experience. They all run away in terror. The next day, the animals celebrate their success by putting on an orchestral performance using items they found around the house and they presumably live happily ever after.
This animated short produced by Haruo Itoh (伊藤治雄) and directed by Matsue Jinbo (神保まつえ) is a fairly straightforward adaptation of Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten with scenery and puppets made in the Western style. The story is quite similar to the original except for the scene in which the animals attack the bandit. In the original, the man tells his companions that he was scratched by the long fingernails of a witch (the cat), cut by an ogre with his knife (the dog), hit by an ogre with a club (the donkey) and that a judge had screamed from the rooftop (the rooster). They simplify this to blame the attack on bakemono or o-bake – a concept that Japanese children would be familiar with from folk tales.
I particularly enjoyed the simple but effective techniques used to create specials effects in this stop motion puppet film. The rooster's flashback is cleverly indicated by a black matte shaped like an egg. The suffering felt by the bandit when the animal quartet attacks him is amplified by the use of cartoonish "pow" shapes superimposed over the image. The animation team was able to have a lot of fun with the man's nightmarish flashback sequence which uses experimental techniques of superimposing symbols to convey the idea of trauma. It reminded me of Salvador Dali's set design for the dream sequence in Spellbound (Alfred Hitchcock, 1945).
According to the Gakken 70th Anniversary website, this film won a West German film festival prize 西独逸映画祭入賞. Unfortunately, it does give the German name for this prize and I have as yet been unable to find more information about where the film might have screened in Germany at that time. I have eliminated the Berlinale, the International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg, and Oberhausen by checking their archives. I will update if I learn more information.
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UK Pavilion Expo 2015 in Milan
Published by Joel Solkoff updated on April 5, 2019
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Pavilion, Italian Building Show – design by Wolfgang Buttress
UK Pavilion at Milan Expo 2015
Design: Wolfgang Buttress with engineer Tristan Simmonds and architectural practice BDP
Manufacture + construction: Stage One
Location: Milan, Lombardy, north west Italy
film by Nick Caville/BDP ; images by David Barbour:
UK Pavilion Milan Expo by Nick Caville/BDP
The UK Pavilion at the Milan Expo
BDP videographer Nick Caville has been busy documenting the development of this exciting project with a film. His footage features interviews with key members of the design team who explain the design process and the ideas behind the scheme.
The UK pavilion resembles a giant beehive at the centre of a wildflower meadow, and is inspired by the crucial role played by bees and pollination in providing the world's food supply. Visitors enter through an orchard set within a courtyard space enclosed by high gabion walls. The journey continues through the meadow before entering the hive structure, made from a lattice of 169,300 pieces of aluminium and steel.
BDP architects, landscape, lighting and sustainability consultants designed the pavilion as part of a team led by Nottingham-based artist Wolfgang Buttress and including contractor Stage One and structural engineer Tristan Simmonds.
The Expo takes place from 1 May to 31 October and this year's theme is 'Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life'.
UK Pavilion at the Milan Expo 2015 images / information received from BDP on 010515
UK Pavilion Expo 2015 News
Design: Wolfgang Buttress
The UK Pavilion for Expo 2015 is designed by Nottingham-based artist Wolfgang Buttress in collaboration with engineer Tristan Simmonds and Manchester-based architectural practice BDP. It is constructed and manufactured by York-based company Stage One.
The UK is participating at the World Expo 2015 in Milan from 1 May to 31 October. 'Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life' is the core theme. 145 nations are participating, including the UK's major political and trading partners, in addition to the United Nations, the European Union, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research and a host of NGOs. Milan Expo 2015 offers a global platform to promote UK international agendas and showcase how British innovation, creativity and global leadership is helping to feed the planet.
The UK's participation theme for Milan Expo 2015 is 'Grown in Britain & Northern Ireland', led by UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) with support from seven HM Government departments. The stand-out UK Pavilion is inspired by the crucial role played by pollination in providing the food that we eat. It offers visitors a unique experiential journey taken from the perspective of the honeybee and forms the platform for a programme of UK business, science and cultural events, linked to the leading role the UK plays in overcoming global challenges.
The stand-out UK Pavilion is designed by Nottingham-based artist Wolfgang Buttress in collaboration with engineer Tristan Simmonds and Manchester-based architectural practice BDP. It is constructed and manufactured by York-based company Stage One. Creative agency Squint Opera has developed the immersive UK Pavilion visitor journey with innovative concepts in graphic design and animation. All are award-winning British talent.
Inspired by scientific research and ground-breaking UK technology developed by physicist and bee expert Dr. Martin Bencsik, which monitors the health of beehives, the UK Pavilion is a great example of how UK creativity, business and science can be combined to solve a global challenge. The UK is a hive of activity where solutions to some of today's greatest challenges are developed and shared with the world.
The visitor follows the dance of a bee, travelling through a series of landscapes. The experience starts with a journey through an orchard, followed by a wildflower meadow and on to a giant aluminium beehive. Within the hive the visitor experience is further compounded by audio and visual effects, responding to movements within a real UK beehive.
British food on the UK Pavilion is showcased by Royal Warrant holders and caterers Mosimann's, who will be offering changing breakfast, lunch and dinner menus. Diageo are the exclusive spirit providers. UK Pavilion partners are Jaguar Land Rover and British Airways.
For the duration of Milan Expo 2015, there will be a curated programme of private and public events held at the UK Pavilion and other locations in Milan, and a programme of more than 200 events targeted at global opinion formers and networks to showcase the UK's leadership position surrounding the following themes – science policy and research; culture and creativity; international development and business.
Each month, UK internationally renowned chefs, such as Tom Aikens, Angela Hartnett and Ken Hom, will be showcasing the best of British creativity, serving up a unique British menu made with UK-sourced ingredients and produce.
Prominent British fashion designers will be promoting the UK as a global leader in sustainable fashion and eminent climate change expert, Lord Stern, will take to the stage to stimulate debate on one of the greatest challenges of our time.
Some of the key activities taking place at the UK Pavilion: the Natural History Museum, a British cultural icon, will stage its renowned wildlife photography exhibition, and through its hugely popular FameLab competition, the British Council will be developing its science talent pipeline.
UKTI is delivering a comprehensive Global Business Programme of international events to maximise the UK's participation at Milan Expo 2015, to grow UK trade and investment relationships globally and underline that the UK is open for business. As part of the UK Government's 2020 Export Drive, the Global Business Programme aims to deliver £1 billion of economic benefit to the UK over time by helping UK companies to win new business and promote the UK as the inward investment destination of choice.
In Milan, the Global Business Programme will focus on the GREAT Weeks – six high-impact, sector-focused business and networking events taking place at UK House at Palazzo dei Giureconsulti and Villa Necchi, bringing together business leaders, decision-makers, UK companies and buyers from around the globe.
BDP – UK Pavilion architects, landscape architects and environmental engineers
BDP is a major international practice of architects, designers, engineers and urbanists creating outstanding places for people.
Working in interdisciplinary teams BDP produces integrated, holistic and sustainable solutions with a cumulative depth of experience that gives leading edge expertise across a wide spectrum of sectors.
Originally established in 1961 as Building Design Partnership, BDP now has studios across the world. These combine local knowledge with the vision, values and infrastructure of a major award winning practice.
Website : BDP
Dr. Martin Bencsik – Physicist and bee expert
Martin Bencsik is a Reader in Physics at Nottingham Trent University. He obtained a Masters in theoretical physics in Lyon, France, and a PhD in Physics from Nottingham University in 1999 followed by a period of postdoctoral research on Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
In 2003 he joined the Nottingham Trent University as a Lecturer in Physics. Martin's research focuses on novel applications of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and more recently on bioacoustics, including honey bee colony condition monitoring.
Website : Dr. Martin Bencsik
Wolfgang Buttress – UK Pavilion artist and creative lead
Wolfgang Buttress creates simple, elegant and contextual sculptures which seek to define and celebrate a sense of place. Stepping out of the cacophony of the modern world, the artworks seek to establish a connection to something timeless and elemental. Increasingly, he has drawn inspiration from nature, collaborating with experts to explore and interpret scientific discoveries. Such collaborations enable something of the timeless mystery of nature to transpose into art.
Elegance is achieved through integrated structural analysis, allowing the sculptures to be refined and reduced to an essential form. It is fundamental to his practice that artworks engage with their context and landscape. Over the last 20 years he has worked and collaborated with many renowned Architects, Landscape Architects and Structural Engineers including Lyons, LDA, Gillespies, BDP, GROSS MAX, Conran & Partners, Simmonds Studio, Price & Myers, Arup and Ramboll.
Wolfgang has created sculptures on four continents, and has won an array of awards including the International Structural Steel Award for projects under £2million (2013) and was the first western artist to win the prestigious Kajima Gold Award in Japan for 'Space' (2014).
Website : Wolfgang Buttress
Hannah Corbett – Commissioner General
Hannah Corbett is a diplomat whose career has focused on promoting British political and economic interests overseas and providing consular support for UK nationals. Prior to taking up her appointment as Commissioner General in January 2014, Hannah headed the department responsible for the UK's relations with the European Mediterranean countries, including Italy and British Gibraltar.
Tristan Simmonds (Simmonds Studio) – UK Pavilion structural engineers
Simmonds Studio is a specialist design practice that designs, engineers and realises innovative sculptural and architectural structures.
With a track record of designing and engineering some of the world's largest lightweight structures and structurally ambitious sculptures with artists such as Anish Kapoor and Antony Gormley, Tristan Simmonds established Simmonds Studio in 2009 to expand on collaborative work with artists and architects and to carry out design commissions of its own.
The practice adopts a rigorous analytical approach to design, involving the development of its own innovative digital methods and tools specific for each project. This approach allows the practice to carry out design from conceptual 'digital sculpting', engineering design, structural optimisation, through to the production of fabrication data in an entirely holistic manner. The result of this approach ensures that through accurate costing, communication and practical construction techniques complex and un-conventional designs can be realistically and affordably built.
Squint Opera – UK Pavilion creative agency
Squint Opera is a creative agency producing digital media, interactive software, graphics, creative technology and installations for the cultural sector and the built environment. Recent projects include an animated media wall for Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (2014), and multiple exhibits for the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, including: Hollywood Costume (2012-15), Horst: Photographer of Style (2014) and The Glamour of Italian Fashion (2014).
Specialising in highly immersive experiences, they have delved into the history of the world's best-known detective for the Museum of London Sherlock Holmes exhibition (2014) and created a series of installations for the permanent First World War galleries at the Imperial War Museum, London (2014). Their contribution to the UK Pavilion at Milan Expo 2015 has been to punctuate the visitor journey with innovative concepts in graphic design and animation.
Stage One – UK Pavilion manufacture and production
Winner of a 2013 Queen's Award for Continuous Innovation, Stage One works within the architecture, theatre and event industries. The company's unique strength is their ingenuity – finding ways to realise the creative visions of their clients, no matter how extreme.
Established for over 25 years, Stage One combines design, engineering and technology to deliver astonishing impact on a global platform. From launches to installations, from architecture to ceremonies, the company creates things that people remember forever. Their clients and partners are the world's most creative minds and the best technical producers in construction, architecture, engineering, entertainment, corporate events and art.
Photography : Hufton+Crow
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Editorial: We beg to differ
Sun, 08/19/2018 - 12:00am
There are very few Barbadians who would readily deny that our nation is currently in a state of deep financial crisis. In these plainly undesirable circumstances, we, as a responsible medium, stand ready to support any official initiative that appears to us rationally designed to remedy this state of affairs. The operative word here, however, is "rationally", and where we perceive that an initiative, no matter how well intentioned, would lead to an unnecessary duplication of scarce resources, whether human or financial, then we are forced, respectfully, to express a contrary opinion.
Into such a category falls, in our view, the recent announcement by the Honourable Ministry of Tourism, Mr Kerry Symmonds, as reported in last Sunday's edition of the Barbados Advocate, that a national commission has been established "to look at cruise development and to help the sector overcome the challenges it currently faces".
There can be but little dissent from the proposition that the tourist industry has been and continues to be a significant earner of foreign exchange for this country. And, given the unease of the OECD and others with the operation of the international business sector, it remains for now our one unshakeable source in that regard. To this end, we had no complaint with the division of the old Barbados Tourism Authority into two component entities, the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. and the Barbados Tourism Product Authority, even though we note that one Government Senator recently expressed a contrary view.
We are satisfied that the combined efforts of these two bodies, each with its own Board and management structure, and each headed by a reputable Chief Executive Officer, should prove more than adequate to convince the potential visitor to confirm this destination as his or her choice when contemplating a vacation or cruise abroad.
We thus see no need to add to this current arrangement another body slated to comprise as many as fifteen members to deal with a single aspect of the industry. More over, the subject matter and mode of investigation proposed scarcely inspire any confidence in the committee's necessity at this time.
According to Mr Symmonds, premising his argument on quoted figures and statistics, if the sector continues on its present trajectory, the country will suffer. Hence, he proposes that aspects of the mandate of the committee will include the identification of opportunities within the cruise industry and the adduction of recommendations to improve the visitor's onshore experience, to increase visitor spend, to facilitate the long-term competitiveness of the industry and to make local attractions more attractive to visitors. These are to be effected by "carrying out comprehensive consultations with all stakeholders and the wider public".
With all respect, we differ in our perception as to the need for such a large group effectively to carry out this mission. The consultations might as easily be conducted by public town hall meetings or by citizens' responses to survey questionnaires. Finally, as to some aspects of the committee's remit; we suggest that those mentioned are already inextricably interwoven.
Clearly, more alluring sights and other diversions could heighten the onshore experience. This would inevitably lead to an increased spend so long as the visitor perceives that he or she perceives that he or she is getting value for their money and not merely being taken for a ride by the destination. We therefore urge a serious reconsideration of this initiative for the reasons above stated.
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Ego (uit het Latijn) betekent in de letterlijke betekenis "ik". In het algemeen gebruikt men het woord 'ego' voor het object dat men met het woord "ik" aanduidt.

Identificatie
In het normale spraakgebruik bedoelt men met het woord "ik" het "subject". Het woord "ego" gebruikt men algemeen voor de identificatie van het zelf met een onjuist denkbeeld. Als "zelfbeeld" is het dus onecht in die zin, dat het denkbeeld over zichzelf niet overeenkomt met de werkelijkheid. Men spreekt bijvoorbeeld over iemand met een groot "ego", als die persoon bijvoorbeeld van zichzelf vindt dat hij erg belangrijk is, terwijl dat voor velen in de werkelijkheid niet zo blijkt te zijn. In dat geval wordt het subjectieve "ik" tot object van verschillende beschouwingen. Als iemand sterk op zichzelf is gericht, zich als een afgescheiden identiteit voelt, dan wordt zo iemand egocentrisch genoemd. Bij zelfzucht spreekt men van egoïsme.

Psychologie
Sigmund Freud gebruikte het woord Ich voor het ego dat zich tussen het Es en het über-ich bevindt. Jung stelt dat er een onderscheid is tussen het ego en "het Zelf". Bij hem staat de zelfverwerkelijking of individuatie centraal: het wegnemen van de identificatie met het ego. Wanneer het individuatieproces op gang komt, gaat men zichzelf (het eigen ego) steeds meer realistisch waarnemen. Men ziet dat men zelf ook slechte eigenschappen heeft, dat wordt de ontmoeting met de schaduw genoemd. Dan gaat men de projectie van de eigen slechte eigenschappen op anderen doorzien: men wordt wijzer en krijgt meer zelfkennis.

Filosofie en religie
Het ego wordt in de filosofie en religie vaak aangeduid met het begrip "ziel". In het hindoeïsme kent men het begrip atman dat "zelf" betekent. M.K. Gandhi wordt Mahatma Gandhi genoemd, omdat men vindt dat hij een "groot-zelf" is: een maha-atma. Dan verplaatst het begrip ego zich van een persoonlijk ego naar een reïncarnerend ego. Dit lijkt op het idee van individuatie van Jung. In de Indische cultuur bedoelt men dan juist dat zijn ego (persoonlijkheid) klein is maar zijn zelf (atman) groot. Zie over het ontstaan van het ego in het Boeddhisme: reïncarnatie.

Esoterie
In de esoterie en meer in het bijzonder de theosofie, wordt het woord "ego" gebruikt voor het gereflecteerde bewustzijn dat daardoor tot zelfbewustzijn wordt. Men maakt een onderscheid tussen verschillende soorten "ego's"; het menselijk ego en het reincarnerend ego.

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Welcame est le premier album du groupe français de rap metal Rise of the Northstar, sorti en 2014.

Liste des titres
 What the Fuck - 5:46
 Welcame (Furyo State of Mind) - 4:19
 The New Path - 3:58
 Samurai Spirit - 3:36
 Dressed All in Black - 4:44
 Again and Again - 4:32
 Tyson - 3:01
 Bosozoku - 3:45
 Simon Says (Pharoahe Monch cover) - 3:23
 Authentic 2:45
 Blast 'Em All - 10:03
 Phoenix (Bonus Track) - 4:16

Crédits
 Vithia — chant
 Eva-B — guitare lead
 Air One — guitare rythmique
 Fabulous Fab — basse
 Hokuto No Kev — batterie
 Lucas — basse (sur Phoenix)

Album musical sorti en 2014


Ryan the Lion is a children's story that explores themes of social tolerance, self-esteem and personal identity.
Ryan is a lion cub who acts like the other animals in the jungle because he thinks they are cooler than lions. In doing so, however, he attracts their ridicule.
As Ryan grows up, his mane gets longer and his roar develops. Soon he attracts admiration, and he feels pride in being himself.
That's interesting! How did czar get to be your nickname? Were you a tyrannical eldest sibling? ;) Funny that you've written one children's book… I have, as well (sort of) – unpublished, of course! lol, it's called The Messy Closet.
I *was* a tyrannical eldest sibling!
When my brother was very young, he couldn't pronounce my name, and his own special language word for me sounded like "czar". Actually, "Ryan" means "little king" in its original Gaelic form, so obviously it was meant to be. You may call me King if you wish.


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Q: nHibernate "HasMany" without explicit FKs I've got a data model that I'm not sure fluent nHibernate supports - was wondering if anyone could tell me whether it does, and if so, how to do it.  The basic structure is:
create table Container (
  id int identity(1,1) NOT NULL,
  root_item_id int
)

create table ItemRelationship (
   id int identity(1, 1) NOT NULL,
   parent_item_id INT,
  child_item_id INT
)

create table Item (
   id int identity(1, 1) NOT NULL,
   description VARCHAR(20)
)

So in a nutshell:
1)  Container has a Root Item
2)  Items can have children Items
What I want is a property on my "Container" entity that is a Collection of the Items that are the CHILDREN of it's Root Item.  I can see how to setup "direct" FK relationships, but this one is a little unusual, as the chain of relationship is:
Container.root_item_id -> ItemRelationship.parent_item_id
There's not an explicit FK there.  I'm assuming I have to use the "Where" method in some fashion, but am not sure how - wasn't able to find examples.  Any ideas?

A: I think your problem can be solved with a relatively easy convenience property; Let me see if I have this right:
You have a Many to Many relationship between Items (maintained in the ItemRelationship table).  Therefore, by default you should be able to define an Item class with a property on it for ChildItems(your ClassMap for this will have a HasManyToMany() call in it).  Your Container class will have a Root_Item property of type Item (which as just mentioned has a ChildItems list).  Then you can make a convenience property on Container that returns the ChildItems of its Root_item.  eg:
public class Container
{
    public virtual Item Root_Item { get; set; }

    public List<Item> ChildItems
    {
        get {
            if (Root_Item != null)
                 return Root_Item.ChildItems;
            return new List<Item>(); // or null depending on how you want to handle this
        }
    }
}


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Posted 4:34PM on Thursday 30th November 2017 ( 1 year ago )
'Lady Bird' named best picture by New York Film Critics
This image released by A24 Films shows Saoirse Ronan, left, and Lucas Hedges in a scene from "Lady Bird." The film, directed by Greta Gerwig, was named best picture by the New York Film Critics Circle Awards on Thursday, Nov. 30. (Merie Wallace/A24 via AP)
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NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Film Critics Circle on Thursday named "Lady Bird" best feature film and its star, Saoirse Ronan, best actress, throwing its full support behind Greta Gerwig's comic drama about growing up in Sacramento, Calif.
The wins for "Lady Bird," announced on Twitter, add further steam to the film's growing Oscar chances. "Lady Bird," Gerwig's first feature as a solo director, also has the distinction of setting a new record for perfection: It's the most widely reviewed movie on Rotten Tomatoes to receive 100-percent positive reviews.
Earlier in the week, "Lady Bird" also scored honors at the Gotham Awards (for Ronan) and from the National Board of Review (for Gerwig and co-star Laurie Metcalf). Ronan, 23, has now won best actress from the New York critics twice, following her 2015 win for "Brooklyn."
"The Florida Project" — an A24 release like "Lady Bird" — also fared well with the New York critics, winning best director for Sean Baker and best supporting actor for Willem Dafoe. The film depicts the vibrant but hard lives of those living at a low-budget Florida motel in the shadow of Disney World.
Timothee Chalamet, the young star of the tender coming-of-age tale "Call Me By Your Name," took best actor from the New York critics. Chalamet, 21, is the youngest to receive the NYFCC award. It's his third award of the week, following wins at the Gotham Awards and the National Board of Review.
Another breakout star, Tiffany Haddish, took supporting actress for the summer comedy "Girls Trip." The win could help propel Haddish — who so far hasn't been counted among the category's favorites — into further awards contention this season.
Other winners included Paul Thomas Anderson for his screenplay to "Phantom Thread" and Jordan Peele's horror hit "Get Out" for best first film.
"Mudbound" cinematographer Rachel Morrison became the first woman to win the NYFCC's best cinematography prize. Were her success to continue, Morrison would be the first woman ever nominated for cinematography by the Academy Awards.
Best documentary went to Agnes Varda and JR's travelogue "Faces Places." Pixar's "Coco" landed best animated movie. And the foreign language film winner was Robin Campillo's "BPM (Beats Per Minute)," a docudrama about an AIDS activist in 1990s Paris.
The New York Film Critics Circle Awards will be handed out January 3. The ceremony will be dedicated to one of the group's former members, the critic Richard Schickel, who died in February. The critics will also honor the film writer Molly Haskell with an award for career achievement.
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E. Bronson Ingram II
peoplepill id: e-bronson-ingram-ii
EBII
Was Businessperson
Birth 27 November 1931, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, U.S.A.
Death 15 June 1995 (aged 63 years)
Father: Orrin Henry IngramSr.
Siblings: Frederic B. Ingram
Spouse: Martha Rivers Ingram
Children: John R. IngramDavid B. IngramOrrin H. Ingram II
Peoplepill ID e-bronson-ingram-ii
E. Bronson Ingram II (1931–1995) was an American billionaire heir and business executive. He served as the Chairman of Ingram Industries from 1963 to 1995. He was a director and large shareholder of Weyerhaeuser. He was tried and acquitted of corruption regarding a Chicago sewage deal in the 1970s.
Erskine Bronson Ingram II was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota on November 27, 1931, the son of millionaire businessman Orrin Henry Ingram, Sr. and Hortense Bigelow Ingram. He was named after his grandfather. His family moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1948.
Ingram was educated at the Phillips Academy and Montgomery Bell Academy. He attended college at Vanderbilt University and transferred to Princeton University, graduating in 1953. At Princeton, he majored in English, and belonged to the Republican Club.
Ingram joined the United States Navy as a naval officer, when he sailed to Panama on a destroyer until 1955, when he resigned. He then started working for his father's company, the Ingram Oil & Refining Co., later known as the Ingram Corporation. In particular, he managed the company-owned service stations and helped build truck stops where Ingram truckers could sleep, shower, or eat.
After his father died in 1963, Ingram became President and his brother, Frederic B. Ingram, became Chairman of the Ingram Corporation. However, in 1978, after his brother had been convicted of corruption in Illinois, they split the company. Frederic kept the Ingram Corporation, which consisted of oil refineries and pipeline system, headquartered in New Orleans.
Ingram took over the Tennessee Book Company, Ingram Materials Company, Ingram Barge Company, and Bluewater Insurance Company. He called it Ingram Industries. By 1995, the Ingram Barge Company became the Inland Marine Transportation Group, the third-largest inland waterway carrier in the United States. In 1970, the Tennessee Book Company became known as the Ingram Book Company, and by 1995 it controlled 52 percent of the wholesale book distribution market to American retail bookstores. He also founded Ingram Software; in 1985 it acquired Micro D and morphed into Ingram Micro Incorporated. It quickly became the largest distributor of microcomputer hardware and software in the world.
Ingram also founded Ingram Entertainment, the largest wholesale distributor of pre-recorded videocassettes.
Ingram served on the Board of Directors of Weyerhaeuser. In 1988, he owned 222,380 shares. He served as the President of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce in 1987, and later as Vice-Chairman of the Tennessee Industrial and Agricultural Development Commission.
Ingram held leadership positions in the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in the late 1970s and the state Bicentennial Celebration of 1996.
Ingram joined the Vanderbilt Board of Trust in 1967, and served as its Chairman from 1991 to 1995. He donated US$25 million to Vanderbilt. Additionally, he helped fundraise US$500 million for the university.
In 1993, he nominated the first African-American accepted for membership in the Belle Meade Country Club. He also supported Inroads and the Nashville Symphony. He was a member and former Chair of the PENCIL Foundation, a non-profit organization whose aim is to improve public education in Nashville. He served as the Chairman of the steering committee of Nashville's Agenda.
In 1958, Ingram met Martha Robinson Rivers in New York City, and they got married the same year. They moved to New Orleans, where the Ingram Corporation was headquartered, but moved back to Nashville in 1961. They had three sons, David B. Ingram, Orrin H. Ingram II, and John R. Ingram, and one daughter, Robin Ingram Patton.
Death and legacy
Ingram died of cancer on June 15, 1995. At the time of his death, he was Tennessee's only billionaire and 56th richest person in the United States. Golfer Arnold Palmer was a pallbearer at his funeral. He is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery. The Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and the Ingram Studio Arts Center are named for him.
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Magic of Lights Returns to Daytona
Posted on 10.3.2018 in News
2018 Magic of Lights
Tickets for Magic of Lights at Daytona International Speedway are on sale now.
One Carload, One Price to Enjoy Central Florida's Newest Holiday Tradition Beginning Nov. 16
Portion of the Proceeds to Benefit the Florida Hospital Foundation
Officials Present $18,519 Check to Florida Hospital Foundation From Last Year's Magic of Lights
Magic of Lights, the popular drive-through holiday lights experience that made its debut at Daytona International Speedway last year, will return to the "World Center of Racing," operating Nov. 16 through Dec. 31.
Guests will be able to enjoy spectacular displays, using the latest LED technology and digital animations, from the comfort of their vehicle. The experience will include a drive behind the Ticket and Tours Building, through the state-of-the-art motorsports facility and conclude in the Midway display area.
Among the new light displays for 2018 is Reindeer Crossing where Santa's sled team jumps over guests' vehicles, the 200-foot Candy Cane Lane and the Snowflake Forest.
Advance tickets are on sale at www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com or by calling 1-800-PITSHOP. Take advantage of special pre-sale pricing of $17 for cars and $35 for oversized vehicles now through Nov. 1. After that, regular ticket prices include:
$20 per car in advance, $25 per car at the gate weekdays (Monday through Thursday), or $30 on weekends (Friday through Sunday).
Oversized vehicles such as limousines or vans for 15 passengers or more will be $40 per vehicle in advance, $45 per vehicle at the gate and $50 on weekend dates.
A special "Dash Pass" ticket that provides front-of-the-line admission on weekends will be available for $40 per car in advance, $45 per car at the gate. For oversize vehicles, the "Dash Pass" is available for $60 per vehicle in advance and $70 per vehicle at the gate.
Tour buses cannot be accommodated.
A portion of the proceeds from the Magic of Lights at Daytona International Speedway will benefit the Florida Hospital Foundation with funds designated to support Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center's Pediatric Unit. Officials recently presented an $18,519 check to the Florida Hospital Foundation that was generated from last year's Magic of Lights at Daytona International Speedway.
Magic of Lights is produced by a team of family entertainment professionals at FunGuys Events, each with decades of international show experience at the highest level.
Daytona International Speedway is among seven cities that will host the Magic of Lights displays this coming holiday season. Other iconic venues include Auto Club Speedway, Fontana California (Los Angeles); Jones Beach State Park, Wantagh New York (NYC); Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds, Berea Ohio (Cleveland); PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, New Jersey; Castrol Raceway, Edmonton Alberta and Wesley Clover Parks, Ottawa Ontario.
For more information on Magic of Lights, visit www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com and www.MagicOfLights.com.
About Daytona International Speedway
Tickets for Daytona International Speedway events can be purchased online at www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com or by calling 1-800-PITSHOP. Fans can stay connected with Daytona International Speedway on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube and Snapchat, and by downloading Daytona International Speedway's mobile app, for the latest Speedway news throughout the season.
Daytona International Speedway is a state-of-the-art motorsports facility and was awarded the SportsBusiness Journal's prestigious Sports Business Award for Sports Facility of the Year in 2016. Daytona International Speedway is the home of "The Great American Race" – the DAYTONA 500. Though the season-opening Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series event garners most of the attention – as well as the largest audience in motorsports – the approximately 500-acre motorsports complex, also known as the "World Center of Racing," boasts the most diverse schedule of racing on the globe. In addition to at least nine major event weekends, the Speedway grounds are also used extensively for events that include concerts, civic and social gatherings, car shows, photo shoots, production vehicle testing and police motorcycle training.
About FunGuys Events
FunGuys Events is a division of FunGuys LLC, based in Ohio, whose principals include Ken Hudgens, Tim Murray, Eric Cole, and Grant Reeves. Hudgens, Murray and Cole each have decades of experience at Live Nation® and Feld Entertainment® as top executives in the Motor Sports divisions, with Reeves as the owner, producer and promoter of DockDogs®, Upbeat K9® and other internationally touring entertainment properties for more than 20 years.
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The Two Only Known Video Recordings of Jimi Hendrix Playing an Acoustic Guitar
Author: GroundGuitar Dan Posted under: YouTube Discoveries
Jimi Hendrix is someone who, for one reason or another, we didn't often see playing acoustic guitars. Obviously, the late 60s were all about electrics, and there were usually no cameras around to film the rare impromptu acoustic gigs that Jimi's friends surely had the honor to attend.
Jimi also left us way too early, so there wasn't even any time for him to start exploring other sounds beyond electric. Here, of course, I'm drawing a comparison with Jimi's contemporary, Eric Clapton, who in his later years began using acoustics more and more. Perhaps Jimi too would follow the same steps.
Anyways, when doing research on Jimi's guitar for his Gear Page, I realized that there are only two recorded occasions of Jimi playing an acoustic. I decided to look a bit deeper into each, and figure out at least some background story behind them.
Jimi Hendrix Playing "Hear My Train a-Comin'" on a Zemantis 12-String
This is without a doubt the better known of the two recordings. Based on the info available, it was filmed by Peter Neal on December 19, 1967. At that time, Neal was working on a short film documentary about the band, titled Experience a.k.a. See My Music Talking.
According to Wikipedia, who lists the book Ultimate Hendrix as the source, the filming took at Bruce Fleming's London studio, at which the band was previously photographed for the British album cover for Are You Experienced.
In the footage, Jimi is seen playing a Zemaitis 12-string guitar that was tuned down two whole steps. The guitar was hand-made by a guitar luthier Antanus Casimere (Tony) Zemaitis, based in London, England.
Jimi Hendrix Playing Elvis' "Hound Dog" on an Epiphone FT79
This second film I honestly couldn't find anything about (if you do, please leave a comment below). It seems to be a case of someone picking up a camera, probably because realizing that something amazing is about to happen.
We see Jimi surrounded by (mostly) girls, one of which is apparently thirsty and in need of some acid – at least according to a guy sitting somewhere behind the camera. The joke is lost on me, but according to the group, it was funny.
Jimi is seen playing an Epiphone in this video, model FT79. This guitar was, at least according to Jimi's girlfriend Kathy, among his favorites.
Jimi used it for almost everything he composed in this country, as he didn't use an amp until the move to Brook Street, and in any case Chas would never have allowed it in case we disturbed the neighbors because we'd upset them in Montague Square and Chas didn't want to be chucked out of a second flat. Jimi would pick up and then play the acoustic, then pick up a Strat and play that unplugged, listening to it without an amp. He constantly played it to work out riffs and song arrangements including his own version of Dylan's "All Along The Watchtower"
Kathy Etchingham – Bonhams: Jimi Hendrix: An Epiphone FT 79 acoustic guitar, 1951
Also, upon stumbling upon the above quote from Kathy, I'm suspecting that this is her just in front of Jimi with red hair. Based on that, this could've possibly been filmed in their Mayfair flat in London, around late 1968 or early 1969.
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Richard Thaler, Nobel Prize-Related Economics Award Winner, has also Advocated in Favor of Open Data Access
Author: Pablo Markin Published Online: 2017-10-15 URL: http://openscience.com/richard-thaler-nobel-prize-related-economics-award-winner-has-also-advocated-in-favor-of-open-data-access/ While upon his 2017 prize nomination, Richard H. Thaler has received recognition for his contributions to behavioral economics, he has also argued that open data initiatives can bring public...
The Journal Publishing Market Between Supply- and Demand-Side Models: The Case of Open Access in Germany
Author: Pablo Markin Published Online: 2017-08-25 URL: http://openscience.com/the-journal-publishing-market-between-supply-and-demand-side-models-the-case-of-open-access-in-germany/ Without significant support for Open Access journals, large-scale transitions to Open Access may be slow to come, as the German case indicates. Excerpt In their recent...
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A new study provides further evidence that employers discriminate against pregnant women when they apply for a job but the study also offers pregnant job seekers helpful tips for getting around the discriminatory biases of employers. The researchers who conducted the study found that pregnant job applicants experienced more hostility (such as rude behavior or prematurely ending of interviews) from employers than non-pregnant job applicants. However, the researchers also found that when pregnant job applicants said things during interviews that addressed some of the more stereotypical concerns about pregnant employees, such as their level of commitment to the job, they were able to reduce the frequency of employers' discriminatory behavior.
It is against state and federal law for employers to discriminate against an employee or job applicant because she is pregnant. Despite these laws, as this study shows, discrimination against pregnant women is common. If you believe an employer has discriminated against you because you are pregnant, you should contact an experienced employment lawyer to learn more about your rights.


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Q: Can you change the search engines order in Chrome? Can you change the search engines order (more specifically, the ones in the default settings tab) in Google Chrome?
I think they are in the order they were added to the default search engines tab, but they don't have to be. Because they are not ordered by name and not easy to look through at a glance, I sometimes unwittingly add a search engine that is already in there.

A: Yes.
Goto Settings in Chrome->Search
Then choose the search engine you want.

A: In case anyone is still interested in changing the search engines order in Chrome, Opera or any other Chromium based Internet browser:

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*Close all instances of your Internet browser.

*Find the "Web Data" file for your browser (MAKE A BACKUP). For Chrome this is found usually in "%LocalAppData%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default". It's a SQLite database.

*Open the file with any database query tool (like the free "DB Browser for SQLite") and open the "keywords" table.

*Change the order of items by modifying the "id" column (it's ordered by numbers).

*Apply and save your changes.. then open your browser.


Healthcare is changing, and the changes brought about by legislative reform, payment restructuring and technology will touch every facet of the field. For people like me, I find this to be a very exciting time to be working in healthcare.
As I meet with hospitals around the country to bring our care transition services online at their facilities, I've interacted with dozens of case managers about their work. What's become clear in speaking with them is how excited they are for the changes that are coming to case management in the near future.
The old-fashioned tools that case managers once relied on (and many still do rely on) are going to start disappearing at an astounding rate. They'll be replaced by an assortment of software-centric options that will have a notable and positive impact on patient care. This technology has the potential to not only transform the way that case managers do their jobs but, in some cases, will completely alter the job itself. I'm not suggesting that the role of case manager will go away and be replaced by technology. Rather, I believe the way case management is performed is about to undergo a very exciting and much needed transformation.
Here's what I believe the role of the case manager might look like in 2020 and beyond.
Case managers have always been somewhat limited by the very technologies that enabled them to connect patients to proper post-acute care in the first place.
Fax machines, telephones, paper filing systems; these have been the traditional tools of the case manager trade. Even as the world has evolved to Smartphones and apps and the 'internet of things,' these "old school," cumbersome devices still persist in healthcare facilities around the country. But that's about to change.
The advent of EHRs, wearable technology and the apps that power them means instant communication is set to overtake the majority of case managers' lives in the coming years. Technology already exists to place a patient in the proper post-acute setting at the touch of a button, and these systems will only become more widespread.
On the heels of placement, case managers will have more access to and connectivity with their patients once they leave the facility. Constant contact is going to become a critical function of the case manager not only to avoid the penalties a hospital can expect to face if a patient is readmitted within the 30-day window, but also to improve overall outcomes by helping patients receive the appropriate level of acuity at the right times.
You're going to see a world in which a case manager's job really only begins once the patient leaves the hospital. From there, the case manager will be able to interact with the patient via tracking technology and apps on the patient's Smartphone. They'll get a sense of the patient's overall health and be able to immediately escalate potentially harmful situations to the appropriate member of the care team.
It's not just patient communication that will be enhanced; case managers will also see a distinct evolution in how they interact with providers.
Care coordination software has the ability to bring every member of the care team together like never before. If a case manager notices a patient has missed an appointment or their vitals aren't within appropriate limits, he or she will be able to escalate the needed interventions to help that patient. This communication will happen instantly.
Technology will evolve in the next couple years to bring patients and providers of all sorts into the same digital ecosystem. It will be the case manager's job to facilitate communication between all necessary parties, identifying gaps in care that could trigger a readmission and uncovering creative solutions to get the patient the help they need to remain out of the hospital.
Among those creative solutions will be an increasing reliance on groups that haven't traditionally been thought of as members of the care team.
With the push to embrace overall wellbeing and a greater understanding of the impact that the social determinants of health can have on a patient, you're going to see the care team expand far beyond the walls of the hospital.
Teachers. Social workers. Police officers. Leaders of community organizations. All of these persons can play a role in the wellbeing of a patient, and it will be up to the case manager to connect them.
This is going to take place at a micro level that goes beyond even an understanding of the patient's city, in some cases even beyond their zip code. The case manager will develop profiles of a patient right down to the neighborhood they live in. Based on their condition and needs, they will proactively connect that person with appropriate services.
Imagine a patient who is discharged home but who doesn't have access to transportation to a weekly appointment or to a pharmacy. The case manager will find the transportation options in that area and could go so far as to schedule them accordingly. They could arrange for delivery of prescription drugs, request a community volunteer group check in on the individual once per week, schedule delivery of dietary-appropriate groceries or connect them with a local food pantry.
The big differentiator will be software. These points of contact won't be set up through phone calls and endless faxing; instead, the case manager will have a prepared list of health system partners throughout the community they can interact with via an app. They will send messages to these parties, and what's more, those parties will send messages right back, asking questions of the physician and of the patient.
It's not unreasonable to assume that social services will become a part of the care team like any other, and it will be the case manager at the center of it all, coordinating the care plan like never before.
At the same time case managers take a micro look at each patient's needs, they'll be looking at the macro view of data to make overarching recommendations about that person's care.
Hospitals are sitting on an incredible amount of data, and once software begins to bring all that data together, we're going to see some exciting developments in care. The case manager will use artificial intelligence and data aggregation tools to sift through the numbers and come up with conclusions that wouldn't have been feasible even a couple years ago.
In this way, case managers would do well to look into training and certification revolving around informatics, information technology and other forward-looking education paths. The future lies in taking the lessons of big data and applying them to patients at an individual level, and a case manager who possesses this skillset will find themselves in high demand.
I've mentioned the year 2020, but the truth is that many of these developments are happening right now. It's just that, by 2020, you're going to see them reach a critical mass wherein software, big data and innovative tech tools will become the rule rather than the exception.
Technology is changing the role of the case manager, in ways that will make this occupation more rewarding than ever before.


What do you think this poem is about? Waiting on the right time, or the right time waiting on you?
I stared at the glass as sand trickled down, slowly but surely.
I saw my reflection in that glass, but knew it was still early.
My face still youthful, my eyes still wide.
Like a child, I stared, with little to no care.
Even as that sand was irremovable.
They showed me the future, they showed me my past.
Still I stayed and stared – with no way of knowing what to do.
I saw youth had faded like the past, and the future that waited.
A child no more, for my hour had passed here.


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Terra Nova Expedition – Photo Gallery
The Terra Nova Expedition 1910 – 1913
The Terra Nova expedition was both Captain Scott's and Tom Crean's second journey to Antarctica, as both men had been part of the Discovery Expedition 1901 – 1904.
The aims of the British Antarctic Expedition ( official name of the Terra Nova expedition ) was chiefly to reach the South Pole, but also there was the important objectives of scientific research – meteorological, geological, geographical and zoological.
While many of the scientific aspects of the excursion were successful, and indeed Scott and his team did reach the Pole on January 17th 1912, the expedition ultimately ended in tragedy with the deaths of all five men of the Polar Party, on their return journey.
Despite the fact that this expedition took place over 100 years ago, the photographs of Herbert Ponting affords us an excellent visual backdrop to the fascinating stories of endeavour, bravery and tragedy, that unfolded on the harsh frozen continent of Antarctica.
Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868 – 1912) and eight other expedition members at camp in the Ross Dependency of Antarctica, during Scott's Terra Nova Expedition to the Antarctic, April 1911. They have just returned from the Southern Party's exploratary expedition. (Photo by Herbert Ponting/Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge/Getty Images)
Dog handler Cecil Meares with his animals on the deck of the 'Terra Nova', during Captain Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova Expedition to the Antarctic, 3rd January 1911. (Photo by Herbert Ponting/Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge/Getty Images)
Stacking up supplies at Cape Evans on Ross Island, in the Ross Dependency of Antarctica, during Captain Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova Expedition to the Antarctic, 23rd January 1911. The active volcano Mount Erebus is in the background. (Photo by Herbert Ponting/Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge/Getty Images)
The 'Terra Nova' in McMurdo Sound, Antartica, 1911. Captain Robert Falcon Scott's (1868-1912) ship the Terra Nova seen in the distance on the ill-fated expedition to the South Pole. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)
The 'Terra Nova' moored to the ice sheet in the Ross Dependency, during Captain Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova Expedition to the Antarctic, 16th January 1911. (Photo by Herbert Ponting/Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge/Getty Images)
An ice grotto in the Church Berg, in the Ross Dependency of Antarctica, during Captain Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova Expedition to the Antarctic, 29th December 1911. (Photo by Herbert Ponting/Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge/Getty Images)
January 1912: In the final journey of Scott to discover the South Pole, Captain Scott leads a sleigh party over the ice. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Dr. Edward Adrian Wilson (1872 – 1912) works on a sketch at camp in the Ross Dependency of Antarctica, during Captain Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova Expedition to the Antarctic, 1911. (Photo by Herbert Ponting/Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge/Getty Images)
Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868 – 1912) celebrates his 43rd birthday at camp in the Ross Dependency of Antarctica, during his Terra Nova Expedition to the Antarctic, 6th June 1911. Scott is at the head of the table. (Photo by Herbert Ponting/Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge/Getty Images)
Apsley Cherry-Garrard (1886 – 1959) with the pony 'Michael' in the Ross Dependency of Antarctica, during Captain Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova Expedition to the Antarctic, October 1911. (Photo by Herbert Ponting/Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge/Getty Images)
'The Tenements' – bunkbeds in a Winter Quarters hut on the Ross Dependency, during Captain Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova Expedition to the Antarctic, 9th October 1911. Henry Robertson Bowers, Lawrence Oates, Cecil Meares and Edward L. Atkinson lie on bunks, while Apsley Cherry-Garrard stands on the left. (Photo by Herbert Ponting/Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge/Getty Images)
Three expedition members sit around a camping stove in the Ross Dependency of Antarctica, during Captain Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova Expedition to the Antarctic, 7th February 1911. (Photo by Herbert Ponting/Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge/Getty Images
Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868 – 1912) writes his journal in the Winterquarters Hut, in the Ross Dependency of Antarctica, during his Terra Nova Expedition to the Antarctic, 7th October 1911. Behind him are pictures of his wife and son. (Photo by Herbert Ponting/Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge/Getty Images)
Expedition cook Thomas Clissold makes pies at camp in the Ross Dependency of Antarctica, during Captain Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova Expedition to the Antarctic, January 1912. (Photo by Herbert Ponting/Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge/Getty Images)
Dog handler Cecil Meares and Captain Lawrence Oates (1880 – 1912) cook blubber for the dogs at their camp in the Ross Dependency of Antarctica, during Captain Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova Expedition to the Antarctic, May 1911. (Photo by Herbert Ponting/Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge/Getty Images)
Tom Crean and the pony "Bones", just before his 400 mile march across the Great Ice Barrier, October 1911
Terra Nova Expedition 1910-13
"Camp at the South Pole." Published in: The Great White South… / by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. New York : Robert M. McBride & Co., 1922.
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GET READY: Life-Threatening SNOWPOCALYPSE Set To be a 'PARALYZING' Christmas Bomb Cyclone
Are you ready for SNOWPOCALYPSE? It looks like Santa Claus is on its way with a massive snow rollout that's set to make this Christmas truly memorable. Travelers better brace themselves, as this "Paralyzing Bomb Cyclone" is projected to be a life-threatening event, trapping people indoors and grounding flights everywhere.
SNOWPOCALYPSE is coming! A massive snowstorm is about to take over parts of the nation, and with it brings an enormous amount of chaos to what's supposed to be a joyous Christmas holiday. As heavy rain ushers in life-threatening temperatures that will span from the Plains all the way through to Florida, people across the country are starting to realize that their Christmas celebrations could quickly turn into a nightmare. Temperatures could reach lows not seen in 30 years, certainly making it one of the coldest Christmases ever. So bundle up tight – SNOWPOCALYPSE is on its way.
Fox Weather reports, this week, a dangerous blizzard will turn into a bomb cyclone and wallop the Midwest and Great Lakes, spreading damaging winds southward and creating a travel nightmare for millions.
In addition to dangerous wind chills, accumulating snow is expected across large areas of the country.
The National Weather Service has issued a number of winter weather alerts from the central and northern Plains eastward to the Midwest, Great Lakes, and parts of the interior Northeast. Buffalo in New York, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City in Missouri, Milwaukee, Minneapolis-St Paul, Omaha in Nebraska, and St Louis are among these cities.
In southwestern Minnesota, a Blizzard Warning is in effect, and additional Blizzard Warnings could be issued later Wednesday or Thursday.
Travelers may be halted in the coming days by a powerful snowstorm, which could transform into an all-out blizzard in Chicago. It is expected to become one of the worst snowstorms in the city's history, even if snowfall totals fall well short of giant storms in the past.
As far as Chicago is concerned, the January 1967 blizzard was the worst snowstorm on record. According to the National Weather Service, 23 inches of snow fell on Jan. 26-27, breaking the 19-inch snow record set on March 25-26, 1930. 20,000 cars and more than 1,000 buses were stranded in the snow, and 60 people tragically died as a result of the storm.
The last blizzard warning issued by the NWS Chicago office was in November 2018.
In Michigan and northern Indiana, where more than a foot of snow is likely, AccuWeather meteorologists predict that while the heaviest snow falls far to the east, this storm could bring Chicago close to the 7.6 inches of snow it typically receives during December.
Due to snow, severe cold, and the vast winterscape in the wake of the massive and powerful storm, even a few inches of snow may fall around the Chicago metro area due to a sweep of dry air from the west.
Winter storm conditions will rapidly deteriorate throughout Wednesday as the powerful arctic front sweeps south and eastward across the northern, central, and upper Midwest.
As snowfall rates of one inch or more per hour combine with 40- to 60-mph wind gusts along the front, dangerous snow squalls will produce sudden whiteout conditions.
With the passage of the arctic front, the weather will change dramatically. In less than six hours, temperatures will drop by about 40 degrees, causing rain to turn to snow, resulting in a widespread flash freeze as standing water freezes.
Due to the blizzard conditions, high winds, and icy roads, the FOX Forecast Center expects extremely dangerous or impossible travel conditions from the central Plains to the Upper Midwest and western Great Lakes.
As the winter storm exits eastern Canada on Christmas Eve, high winds will continue to affect the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes region. Through at least Christmas Day, intense lake-effect snow bands are expected to develop in the Great Lakes snowbelts, dumping heavy snowfall in localized areas.
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Bomb cyclones are low-pressure systems that explode or intensify very rapidly, causing heavy snow, rain, high winds, and coastal flooding. This week's Christmas week blizzard will meet these criteria and become a bomb cyclone over the Midwest.
SNOWPOCALYPSE is coming! With a winter storm like no other, the Midwest and East Coast are bracing themselves for heavy snowfall and temperatures that have been predicted to be life-threatening cold. As Christmas chaos looms, areas from Minnesota and northern Iowa in the West all the way to Florida in the East could see record-breaking low temperatures and incredible amounts of snow. Conditions could get especially dangerous with strong winds capable of knocking down tree limbs and power lines -especially if there's extra added weight from large amounts of snowfall- making this a once-in-a-generation type of event. Keep warm, everyone!


One of the things I had hoped to see ? but didn't ? at this year's Mobile World Congress were chips manufactured on a 20nm process.
BARCELONA—One of the things I had hoped to see - but didn't - at this year's Mobile World Congress were chips manufactured on a 20nm process. Yes, there were some chip announcements - in particular a number of new 64-bit designs based on ARM's Cortex-A53 core from companies such as Qualcomm, Mediatek, and Marvell. But aside from a 20nm modem Qualcomm announced a few months ago, none of these involved 20nm chips.
Of course, Intel has been shipping 22nm chips for a while, and actually plans 14nm chips toward the end of this year, but that's a special case. For the fabless semiconductor companies – those who have historically driven the mobile industry – 20nm remains a while off.
Why is this important? At Mobile World Congress in 2011, many of the processor vendors were talking about their 28nm chips and by the end of that year, almost everyone was.
In general, 28nm chips didn't start shipping until early 2012, but now that it is two years later, you would be expecting 20nm parts if Moore's Law was actually on track. But – with the exception of Intel, which has a special manufacturing process designed for its own chips – it doesn't seem to be happening yet. Effectively, it means that the foundries, notably leader TSMC, isn't far enough along in manufacturing at the 20nm node to see the chip vendors ready to announce chips.
At Mobile World Congress, Intel demoed its 22nm dual-core Merrifield chip, which it said would be shipping in products within a few months, and a quad-core Moorefield version, which is due in the second half, along with new modems. Herman Eul, general manager of Intel's mobile and communications group, said the company planned to have its first 14nm mobile chip, known as Cherry Trail, out at the end of the year, followed by another that is more tuned for phones called Broxton (and based on a new core known as Goldmont) in the middle of 2015. But it's no surprise that Intel is ahead on process technology.
The other announcements skirted the issue of the next process node altogether. Qualcomm's Murthy Renduchintala reinforced that the company would be shipping a 20nm modem, known as the Gobi 9x35– in the second half of the year, and in the meantime, introduced a new set of application processors based on 28nm technology. These include the Snapdragon 801, an upgraded version of the Snapdragon 800, using the company's 32-bit Krait cores, which he said supported 1080p H.265 video; and featured a 14 percent faster CPU, 28 percent faster graphics, and 45 percent faster camera sensor compared with the previous version. Later, this chip was confirmed to be at the heart of Samsung's Galaxy S5 smartphone, due to ship in April. Renduchintala also announced the Snapdragon 610 and 615. Both are based on ARM's Cortex-A53 64-bit processor, with the 610 being a 4-core version, and the 615 being an 8-core version, with four cores tuned for high performance and four tuned for low power. Both chips will support 2,560-by-1,600 displays and H.265 decoding, and are designed to be pin compatible with the firm's existing Snapdragon 400 line.
I found it interesting that the 64-bit line is being positioned below the 32-bit Snapdragon line, and that the company hasn't yet announced a new 64-bit proprietary core or any applications processor on the 20nm process. When I asked Renduchintala about it afterward, he said the company was committed to its own IP (meaning its own proprietary core designs) and suggested that 20nm chips could be announced "pretty soon."
Similarly, Mediatek announced its 64-bit solution, the MT6732 based on 1.5GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 CPUs, along with ARM's Mali-T760 graphics processor. This supports 1080p video, and is due to ship in the third quarter. Again, this 64-bit processor is being positioned below the company's recently announced 32-bit 6595 chip, which uses four Cortex A-17s and four A-7's in a big.LITTLE configuration, can support 2,560-by-1,600 video, and is due to ship this summer.
And Marvell announced its own 64-bit solution, the ARMADA PXA1928, which combines a quad-core CPU based on the Cortex A-53 core along with its five-mode LTE solution. Marvell said customer samples should be available in March.
When I asked ARM about the lack of 20nm parts, I heard suggestions that we might see some announcements in the second quarter. And the company suggested that leading foundry TSMC was on schedule if not early with its 16nm FinFET process, with ARM showing a 16nm chip that TSMC fabricated using ARM's larger Cortex A-57 and smaller A-53 cores. TSMC has previously said it expects to have more than 20 customer tape-outs in 16FinFET during 2014, and ARM says it expects to see such chips in products in time for the holiday season of 2015.
So while 20nm chips are certainly later than we should have expected, it does look as though future chip scaling is still happening.


My Mom is disabled, she has had many injuries and therefore has a lot of muscle, bone and joint pain. She takes some pretty strong pain relievers but they aren't enough to really help. Among her problems, she has had multiple back, neck and knee surgeries.
I had Mom test the Noxicare cream out. I needed to know if it really worked on some strong pain, and…. well…. she's got plenty of that.
Mom used it for 2 weeks, well it is going to be longer because she is officially not giving it back now but that's okay. When asked how it was, she immediately brightened and spoke all kinds of good words about it. She stated that it helps with the muscle stiffness and pain in her neck as well as in her knee. She said it does wonders!
hubby and I both have lots of pain, I like the fact that this product actually helps with 3 different types of pain!
I have Fibromyalgia and Arthritis pretty bad in my knees and hips. I choose not to take prescriptions. I am in a lot of pain most of the time and I would love to try these products because I have yet to find anything that gives me any relief.
I have fibromyalagia and I am always looking for something to make the pain better. Everyone keeps recommending this cream and I really want to try it out.
I'm more thinking of this in terms of something my father might need. He has undiagnosed(meaning they can't figure out what's causing it) foot pain and he's on pain killers and they aren't doing anything. so I would really love to try this product to see if it gives him any relief.
I use hot and cold treatments.


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