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More from the Circumnavigation of Staten Island with the USACE.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
As described in prior posts, one was invited to travel with the United States Army Corps of Engineers on their annual harbor inspection onboard the MCV Hayward last week. The first part of the journey left lower Manhattan and then travelled along the eastern coast of the island, which was ravaged by Hurricane Sandy back in 2012. The USACE commander – Col. Thomas Asbery – and his crew described some of their ongoing, and a few of the upcoming, projects which they are working on that are designed to vouchsafe the area in the era of climate change. The Hayward then took a northern turn onto the Arthur Kill, a busy maritime industrial tidal strait connecting Newark Bay and the Kill Van Kull with Raritan Bay to the south.
Pictured above is the Dylan Cooper, a Reinauer company owned tugboat. Reinauer, like all towing companies in NY Harbor, paint their boats in a particular fashion. The "colorway" allows for rapid identification of a vessel while it's under way, so you can call out on the radio to it as "Reinauer tug" long before you see the IMO identification number or vessel name painted on the hull. This practice predates modern day radio transponders, which make it somewhat unnecessary, and provides for a bit of colorful panache on the water.
The western shoreline of the Arthur Kill is in the state of New Jersey (Union and Middlesex Counties), and the eastern is in NYC's Staten Island. Arthur Kill is about ten miles long, and has also been referred to historically as the Staten Island Sound. The name "Arthur Kill" is an anglicization of the old Dutch "Achter Kill" which translates as "back channel." Arthur Kill, geologically speaking, is defined as an "abandoned river channel," which was carved out of the surrounding land by an ancestral pathway of the Hudson River. The New Jersey side is colloquially referred to as "the Chemical Coast." The expensively maintained depth of the water here is between 35 and 37 feet, and the channel is an average of approximately six hundred feet wide.
The Staten Island side is largely post industrial, with a few notable exceptions. Arthur Kill is crossed by three bridges – The Outerbridge Crossing, the recently replaced Goethals, and the Arthur Kill Vertical Lift Bridge. The first two are vehicle bridges, and the latter is for railroad traffic.
That's the New York Container Terminal (aka Howland Hook Marine Terminal) pictured above, on the Staten Island side of the Arthur Kill. Currently being upgraded and massively expanded due to the acquisition of Proctor and Gamble's Port Ivory, the NYCT was originally built by American Export Lines, but NYC bought the facility in 1973 and it's leased by the City to the Port Authority. There's a rail connection just upland from it, which allows for the transport of containers along the former North Shore railroad route originally built and operated by the Vanderbilt owned B&O railroad.
They handle some commercial cargo here, and there's a customs facility, as well as deep freeze and refrigeration warehouses. Most of the tonnage moving through NYCT these days though are garbage containers, which are loaded from rail cars onto barges for transport off of Staten Island.
MCV Hayward outpaced Dylan Cooper after the NYCT, and we proceeded to cross the Shooters Island reach and head towards Newark Bay. A "reach" in navigational terms is how far you can travel on a single compass heading before heading to adjust your course, if you're curious. Arthur Kill and Kill Van Kull intersect with Newark Bay at the Shooters Island Reach. To the south, some ten miles behind us, Arthur Kill meets Raritan Bay. About a mile south of Raritan Bay is the Atlantic Ocean. Newark Bay itself is formed by the intersection of the Hackensack and Passaic Rivers.
Primeval Newark Bay was called the Newark Meadows, before the 1910 efforts by the City of Newark to carve a shipping channel through the wetlands. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey was created in 1921, and their first big project was the widening and deepening of the bay for maritime industrial purposes.
In 1927, the PANYNJ used some of the dredge tailings to fill in upland wetlands and the City of Newark took advantage of the new land to create an airport. PANYNJ took over the airport and maritime port in 1948. In 1958, a project at the Bound Brook (formerly defining the border between Elizabeth and Newark) produced enough dredge tailings for the authority to create 90 square acres of new land and the first modern container terminal in NY Harbor was established. The terminal footprint has since expanded to 350 square acres.
The age of containerized global shipping actually got its start here in 1958 when the first container ship – the Ideal-X, a converted US Navy cargo ship – was launched from Port Newark. The cargo container concept was innovated by trucking company executive Malcolm McLean and an engineer named Keith Tattinger. In 1963, the Sea Land Terminal was established at Port Elizabeth Newark, and the rest – as they say – is history.
On our way back to dock in Manhattan, just east of the St. George Terminal of the Staten Island Ferry, another United States Army Corps of Engineers vessel and its crew were hard at work. That's the MCV Gelbart, and the crew members who are pictured standing on that rig tied up "on the hip" of the tug were busy removing flotsam and jetsam from the water. They were handling the "small stuff," which Col. Asbery described as being mainly plastics – bottles, carrier bags, and the like. That's what happens when you litter, lords and ladies, it ultimately ends up in the water.
Tomorrow – something completely different, and Friday's post will ultimately be all about garbage again. You won't believe what I got to do.
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Arthur Kill with the USACE, in todays post.
As described yesterday, I was invited to join with about a hundred other water facing activists and government officials aboard the MCV Hayward for the United States Army Corps of Engineers annual inspection of NY Harbor. This time around, the USACE wanted to discuss their projects and initiatives playing out on Staten Island and at the Port facilities in Newark Bay. After navigating beneath the Verrazano Bridge, the Hayward entered the Arthur Kill – a roughly ten mile long tidal strait which forms Staten Island's border with New Jersey.
That's the NJ side tower of the Outerbridge Crossing pictured above, a 1928 suspension cantilever bridge (thx Dan S) operated by the Port Authority. It connects NY route 440 with NJ route 440, offers a 143 foot clearance over the water, and with its approaches the Outerbridge Crossing is just over three miles long. It's named for "Gene" Eugenius Outerbridge, who was the first chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
For somebody with my interests, Arthur Kill is a wonderland of maritime industrial splendors. Given that it's fairly difficult to get here by boat, given the distance and time/fuel equation, it's a rare treat for me to be waving the camera around while moving north along it. Also compounding the treat aspect is the time of year (early autumn light in NY Harbor is at the perfect relative angle) and of course there was also the company. While I was shooting this, I was joking around with members of the EPA team from the Newtown Creek Superfund, who are normally quite staid and maintain a "professional" demeanor in our usual encounters. I also got to hang out with the Deputy Commissioner of the DEP, a few people I know from the City Planning arm of NYC Government, and a gaggle of Graduate students and their Professors who are studying various aspects of the harbor. Good times.
To my eye, that's a former coaling station on the New Jersey side of Arthur Kill. I could be wrong, but I don't want to inquire too deeply as it's important to me that there's still things out there in the Harbor that I don't know everything about. The New Jersey side of Arthur Kill is often called "the Chemical Coast," due to a rail line just upland called the "Conrail Chemical Coast Line" which is part of the PANYNJ expressrail system at Port Elizabeth Newark.
The Chemical Coast moniker first appeared in the late 19th century, when the colorants and dyes industry began to base themselves in this section of New Jersey. These industrialists took advantage of the abundance of manufactured gas byproducts being produced around NY Harbor. The red in the American flag, and the blue, are after products of gas manufacturing. Those businesses got forced out when Standard Oil took over the NJ side coastline, and the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey was established. SOCONJ eventually changed its name to ESSO and later to EXXON.
There are numerous tributaries and secondary waterways feeding into Arthur Kill – on the New Jersey side you've got the Elizabeth, Rahway, Passaic, and Hackensack Rivers (I met citizen activist counterparts for Newtown Creek Alliance from each onboard) as well as the Morse's and Piles Creek. On Staten Island, you've got Lemon, Old Place, Sawmill, and Bridge creeks. Also on Staten Island, you've got the infamous Fresh Kills.
That's the Dann Towing tug Ruby M navigating past the largest man made object on the planet, which is in Staten Island and which the Fresh Kill still flows through. Draining most of the western half of the island, Fresh Kill was designated as NYC's primary garbage dump and landfill by Robert Moses back in 1947. Between 1948 and 2001, 20 barges a day of garbage – some 650 tons per day – was layered into the pile at the Fresh Kills landfill. NYC Parks took it over in 2006, and converted the now covered mound into a park. Fresh Kills instantly increased NYC parkland by one third.
One of the future projects which USACE discussed onboard was doing something about the old Witte Ship's graveyard just north of Fresh Kills. A maritime scrap yard established in 1930, which is a shadow of its former self, the Witte graveyard is nowadays owned by the DonJon towing company. The Army Corps folks discussed their concerns about slicks of unknown composition they've observed coming from the wrecks, and the nuances of what would essentially be an excavation job to clean up and remediate the area.
Cotter Dams were mentioned, as well as an extremely large number of dollars.
Moving northwards along Arthur Kill, we slotted into the channel under the brand new and recently opened Goethals Bridge replacement. The original Goethals was built at the same time as Outerbridge Crossing, 1928. Named for the first supervising engineer of the Port Authority – Gen. George Washington Goethals (who also happened to be the construction supervisor of the Panama Canal) – the original bridge offered two lanes in each direction. The new model sports three traffic lanes, is meant to have a pedestrian and bicycle lane, and the engineers built the thing with the capability of eventually carrying a mass transit light rail line, should the need arise sometime in the next century.
More tomorrow.
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Cool stuff I get to do, in today's post.
As far as the fellow pictured above, I'd normally reference Captain America, but in the case of Thomas Asbery it's Colonel America. Col. Asbery is the commandant of West Point and heads up the United States Army Corps of Engineers in the NYC region. He's an immensely nice and friendly guy, and last Wednesday was the second time that I got invited out on his boat with a bunch of other activists, officials, and water facing people to do a harbor inspection. Last year, we went out to Jamaica Bay so that the Colonel and his staff could show off some of the shoreline resiliency projects they were working on. This year, we headed off in a different direction – for a circumnavigation of Staten Island.
A number of post Hurricane Sandy USACE shoreline projects which have been planned in the interim are about to start playing out in Richmond County, and which are designed to protect upland neighborhoods and businesses from future storms, and also to prepare NYC – proactively – for rising sea levels in the 21st century. Whatever your politics are on the subject of climate change are is immaterial to the engineers and soldiers of the USACE – they have a job to do and that's protecting the citizenry.
About a hundred of us gathered on the west side of lower Manhattan, a couple of blocks away from the World Trade Center site. We boarded the vessel pictured above, the DCV Hayward. A drift collection vessel, Hayward is one of several boats operated by the USACE that performs maintenance functions in NY Harbor. You can read a bit more about her mission and function here.
If you didn't click through, Hayward and it's crew remove flotsam and jetsam and any other navigational hazards which might interfere with maritime traffic from the water. Hence the big crane.
Hayward first navigated eastwards and then moved in a southern direction along the coast of Brooklyn for a bit, then began the southwest journey towards Staten Island. Along the way, Col. Asbery and his staff told the assembled guests about various efforts they were involved in executing, and we were treated to the usual variety show that NY Harbor offers.
It was medium early in the morning – or late afternoon by military or maritime standard – we left the dock at 9 a.m. There were articulated tug and barge combos everywhere, as well as standard harbor tugs performing various duties.
That's the tug Shawn Miller, towing a flat top barge that had two semi tractor trailer trucks on it, as well as a statue of a horse festooned with "Longines" logos. Doesn't matter if the tug is pulling, pushing, or tied up "on the hip," it's called towing.
Tug companies in NY Harbor generally name their boats after family members. The tug pictured above is owned by a family owned company. Obviously, the family surname is Miller.
Hayward navigated into the section of the Narrows between Brooklyn's Bay Ridge and Staten Island. Gerritsen Bay is the official nomenclature for this section of the water, and our course carried us directly under the Verrazano Narrows Bridge. Notice the low lying shoreline above?
The section of Staten Island between the Bridge and the Arthur Kill were amongst the most heavily flooded sections of the City during Sandy, back in 2012, and the USACE has designed a plan to keep that from happening again. The beaches along Father Cappodano Blvd. on this coast are going to completely redone, we were told, with a sloping sandy berm and a Rockaway Beach style boardwalk designed to structurally support it. Most of the drowning deaths associated with the storm occurred in the neighborhoods (Arrochar, South Beach, Ocean Breeze, Midland Beach, and New Dorp Beach) found along this shoreline.
Photographically speaking the shoreline mentioned above is fairly "meh," as it's a residential and wooded area. A humble narrator began to perk up when the Hayward entered the maritime channel on the western shoreline of Staten Island known simply as the Arthur Kill. That's the Port Authority's Outerbridge Crossing bridge pictured above.
More tomorrow, at this – your Newtown Pentacle.
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Maritime Sunday drifts in today.
Witness the United States Army Corps of Engineers DCV Hayward as it hurtles into the so called Buttermilk Channel section of the East River.
The legend of Buttermilk Channel is stated thusly- in the ancient days of the Dutch decadence, the Brooklyn to Governors Island section of the tidal strait was so shallow at low tide that farmers would drive their cattle across the muddy puddle and set them to grazing on the island. The cattle would be vouchsafed against canids or the attention of thieves by the high tide, allowing the farmers to move on to other more profitable pursuits. Returning to fetch their dairy cows at the next low tide, the farmers would find that their herds had fed on Governors Island plentiful salt grass, and the cows would produce vast amounts of wholesome milk the next morning. This is how this section of the East River came to be called Buttermilk Channel. Or so the legend states.
Balderdash, claims Captain Doswell of the Working Harbor Committee, although your humble narrator argues for the historical record and colorful story. We agree to disagree.
Subsequent dredging, much of it accomplished by the stewards of the Hayward- the USACE- allows a maritime channel of sufficient depth to disallow the transit of cattle to Governors Island from Brooklyn in modern times.
The maintenance of this channel, specifically keeping it free of floating debris which could impede or injure vessels plying it, is the responsibility of skimmer boats like the Hayward. Built in 1974, Haywards' crane can handle 120 tons, and she is specifically a "drift collection vessel." Hayward is one of three such vessels the USACE operates in New York Harbor (with the 1948 vintage Driftmaster and the 1980's Gelberman) which remove just north of 100 tons of debris from the water annually. This debris includes downed trees, trash of all sorts, really anything that might find its way into the water. Sometimes this can involve downed aircraft.
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Glittering Realms– Saturday, August 3rd, 2013
Newtown Creek walking tour with Mitch Waxman and Atlas Obscura, tickets now on sale.
Kill Van Kull– Saturday, August 10, 2013
Staten Island walking tour with Mitch Waxman and Working Harbor Committee, tickets now on sale.
13 Steps around Dutch Kills– Saturday, August 17, 2013
Newtown Creek walking tour with Mitch Waxman and Newtown Creek Alliance, tickets now on sale.
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Tagged with Atlantic Basin, Buttermilk Channel, Hayward, Maritime Sunday, Skimmer Boat, United States Army Corps of Engineers
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Andrew Ridgeley
born on 26/1/1963 in Windlesham, South East England, United Kingdom
Andrew John Ridgeley (born 26 January 1963) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was a member (with George Michael) of the music duo Wham!.
Ridgeley was born in Windlesham, Surrey to Jennifer and Albert Ridgeley. His mother is British and his father is Franco-Egyptian. Ridgeley grew up in Bushey, Hertfordshire, and attended Bushey Meads School. His mother was a schoolteacher at Bushey Heath Primary School and his father worked for Canon.[1] When George Michael was enrolled at the school, Ridgeley volunteered to take him under his wing.[1]
After years of playing in various music groups, Michael and Ridgeley formed Wham! They then approached various record labels with a homemade tape (which took ten minutes to record in Ridgeley's living room), and signed with Innervision Records. According to I'm Coming to Take You to Lunch, a book written by Wham's manager, Simon Napier-Bell, the band left Innervision after the first album and signed to CBS.
Wham! and after
Main article: Wham!
Wham! went on to enjoy worldwide success between 1982 and 1986, selling more than 25 million records.[2] Wham! made their U.S. debut appearance on Dick Clark's American Bandstand and went on to become the only British act in the 1980s to secure three No. 1 singles in both the UK and US.[3]
Simon Napier-Bell has admitted that he fabricated a story in 1984 that Ridgeley had been smashed on the nose by somebody in a nightclub in order to get publicity for Wham! on the front page of British tabloid newspapers. After days of tabloid headlines, it was later revealed that the bandages on Ridgeley's face were because he had plastic surgery on his nose.[4]
Wham! had two UK No. 1 singles in 1984 and were competing that year with pop rivals Duran Duran to be Britain's biggest pop act. Napier-Bell devised a publicity scheme which he believed would turn Wham! into major international stars. In April 1985, he took Wham! to China for a 10-day visit. This gained huge worldwide media attention when Wham! became the first Western pop group to play in China, in front of 15,000 people at the Worker's Gymnasium in Beijing.[5][6]
In 1986, "The Edge of Heaven" became Wham!'s fourth and final UK No. 1 single. With George Michael keen to move into a more adult market, Wham! broke up after a farewell concert entitled "The Final" in front of 72,000 people at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 28 June 1986.[7] Shortly afterwards, Ridgeley moved to Monaco, and tried his hand at Formula Three motor racing. Meeting with little success, Ridgeley moved to Los Angeles in pursuit of a career in acting. He returned to Britain permanently in 1990.
CBS Records (later Sony Music), having taken up the option on Wham!'s contract that specified solo albums from Michael and Ridgeley, released a guitar and drum driven solo recording from Ridgeley, Son of Albert, in 1990. His brother Paul, an occasional percussionist for Bananarama, played drums on the album. Singles included "Shake" and "Red Dress".
"Shake", which was the first single from his solo album, had only moderate success, reaching No. 13 on the Australian charts[8] and No. 58 in the UK charts.[9] "Red Dress" did not make the charts at all.[8]
Ridgeley's record company CBS passed up the option of a second album from him after unsuccessful sales of the album Son of Albert, which was panned by critics and failed to make the top 75 in the UK.[10] Son of Albert was one of the worst received albums of 1990, achieving only half a star in a savage Rolling Stone magazine review.[11] Ridgeley later said: "It was disappointing and depressing to receive quite such a beating over that album."[11]
On 27 January 1991, Ridgeley joined George Michael on stage for a few songs at the encore of his performance at the Rock in Rio event at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.[7] Since 1991, Ridgeley has generally shunned the limelight,[12] but he did agree to give an interview on camera for a 2005 documentary A Different Story, about the life of George Michael.[13] Ridgeley also appeared as a studio guest on the first series of the BBC 2 programme Fantasy Football League in 1994.[14]
Since retiring from active music-making, Ridgeley has remained active in music-writing under various pseudonyms.[15] Since 1982, he has reportedly amassed £10 million from sales and royalties of records.[10] Although the single "Careless Whisper" was issued as a George Michael solo piece, it was credited as being co-written by Ridgeley.[16] It has sold six million copies worldwide[17] and, to date, is the 34th best-selling single of all time in the United Kingdom, having sold over 1.3 million copies.[18] Ridgeley still benefits financially from receiving thousands of pounds per annum from his share of "Careless Whisper" royalties alone.[11]
George Michael alludes to Ridgeley in his songs "Freedom '90" ("Heaven knows we sure had some fun boy, What a kick just a buddy and me") and "Round Here" ("Andy says it's time to show them all - round here. Please Sir, we two have other plans... "). In the 2007 American film Music and Lyrics, Hugh Grant plays "Alex Fletcher" of '80s band Pop!, a thinly-disguised Ridgeley.[19]
In 2005, George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley made plans to reunite as "Wham!" for "Live 8", but Ridgeley pulled out at the last second. Later in 2012, George Michael dismissed rumours that Ridgeley and himself were set for a Wham! reunion to mark the 30th anniversary of the group's first record. Michael said that there was no truth in speculation the group would reform for a one-off concert.[12]
Ridgeley now lives near Wadebridge, Cornwall, United Kingdom, in a restored 15th century farm property with his partner Keren Woodward,[20] a member of the band Bananarama.
Son of Albert (1990)
"Shake" (1990)
"Red Dress" (1990)
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Great gig, shame about the show trial, 31 March 2001. URL accessed on 14 May 2013.
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11.0 11.1 11.2 The complete guide to the music of George Michael & Wham! L Ellis. 1998 - Music Sales Group
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George Michael steps back into spotlight. BBC News (6 December 2005). Retrieved on 24 December 2012.
BBC One - Fantasy Football League, Series 1, Episode 6. BBC (19 February 1994). Retrieved on 24 December 2012.
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Andrew Ridgeley at DidTheyDie
Son of Albert
Solo singles
"Red Dress" · "Shake"
George Michael | Andrew Ridgeley
Deon Estus | Pepsi & Shirlie
Studio albums: Fantastic | Make It Big | Music from the Edge of Heaven
Compilations: The Final | If You Were There (The Best of Wham)
Singles: Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do) | Young Guns (Go For It!) | Bad Boys (Wham! song) | Club Tropicana | Club Fantastic Megamix | Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go | Careless Whisper | Freedom (Wham! song) | Everything She Wants | Last Christmas | I'm Your Man (song) | A Different Corner | The Edge of Heaven
This article uses material from the article Andrew Ridgeley from the free encyclopedia Wikipedia and it is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.


Dear Warren #37 - Mario Hamblin Jr.
The Dear Warren Podcast is a long-form conversation hosted by dad, musician, and martial artist Eckie Silapaswang with family, friends, and guests that have included accomplished musicians, high level athletic competitors, technology masterminds and more. The Dear Warren podcast started in 2017 with a simple idea, if you were to write a letter to your kid about life, what would you say?
Mario Hamblin Jr. is a jiu jitsu instructor, anime fan, and in this episode finally tells the story of how he was mistaken for Kobe Bryant. Listen in as Mario and Eckie discuss Father's Day, growing up as nerds, and why the Goofy Movie hits home.


Brandt acquires Camex Equipment Sales & Rentals Ltd.
Regina, Saskatchewan – The Brandt Group of Companies has announced that effective November 1, 2018, they have acquired Camex Equipment Sales & Rentals Ltd. of Edmonton, Alberta. This deal represents an important expansion for Brandt into the specialty transportation equipment industry.
The Camex name (C – Canada, A – America, MEX – Mexico) has been synonymous with excellence in custom truck rigging and on-highway specialized trailers for over 25 years. Camex products are in demand across North America and the company is a leader in the oil & gas, mining, pipeline, infrastructure, municipal and environmental sectors.
The result of this acquisition is a new Brandt Group of Companies division called Brandt Truck Rigging & Trailers. This new division carries on the proud Camex tradition of supplying premium-quality specialty transportation solutions for industry.
The Camex name lives on as a product brand for the specialized transportation equipment that the company manufactures, rents and sells; continuing to deliver the outstanding dependability and performance that customers have counted on for over 25 years.
The Camex staff, with its outstanding reputation, dedication to excellence and track record of superior service in the industry is a strong addition to the Brandt team.
As a result of this acquisition, Canadian companies will now enjoy one-stop access to Brandt and Camex's combined lineup of products and services and unmatched customer support infrastructure at the current Camex location as well as at Brandt branches across Canada.
This acquisition includes three buildings – a 71,000 sq/ft sales and service facility and two others – totalling 150,000sq/ft, situated on a 26-acre property located at Hwy 16 and Hwy 625, near the Edmonton International Airport.
The deal with Camex officially closed on November 1, 2018.


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Washington Residents: Protect Children from Faith-Based Medical Neglect!
Under current law, Washington State fails to completely protect children from medical neglect. Because of religious exemption loopholes, parents and caretakers can get away with providing only prayer instead of necessary medical care to children.
This is not right. The law must be changed!
Fortunately, the Child Health Protection Act (HB 1376/SB 5749) is making strong progress in both the Washington State House and Senate. This legislation will protect vulnerable children and eliminate these unconstitutional religious exemptions.
Now is the time to push this legislation forward and pass it into law!
Please email your state representatives and ask them to vote for this important bill!
The Child Health Protection Act will ensure that the government can take action to protect children and to prosecute instances of medical neglect. This legislation has broad bipartisan support and has been endorsed by child welfare advocates, medical professionals, religious groups, civil rights advocates, prosecutors, and parents' groups.
Everyone agrees that this is the right thing to do, but lawmakers need to hear from you to understand that it is a priority.
In 2009, 17 year old Zachery Swezey of Carlton, Washington, died from appendicitis after his parents refused to seek medical treatment due to their religious beliefs. Appendicitis has a less than 1% fatality rate when treated with conventional medicine. Under Washington's current law, caretakers and providers who cause tragic deaths like this one in the name of their religion cannot be prosecuted.
This cannot stand. No one's religious beliefs are more important than a child's life.
Protect defenseless children from faith-based medical neglect! Ask your state representatives to vote for this critical bill!
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Q: Can't get discord.js to play a song with ytdl-core so, i tried doing a ytdl thing with discord.js. i get an error saying

(node:6796) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Unhandled promise rejection (rejection id: 1): TypeError: Parameter "url" must be a string, not undefined".

this is where the bot is supposed to play something. ((yes ytdl is defined))
const dispatcher = connection.playStream(ytdl(args[1]))
.on("end", () => {
    console.log("song end");
})
.on("error", () => {
    console.error(error);
});

A: That essentially means "Nothing is there for 'url' or the parameter of ytdl(). You should check if it's null or not.

A: try implementing this function:
function Play(connection, message)
{
    var server = servers[message.guild.id];
    server.dispatcher = connection.playStream(YTDL(server.queue[0], {filter: "audioonly"}));
    server.queue.shift();
    server.dispatcher.on("end", function(){
        if(server.queue[0])
        {
            Play(connection, message);
        }
        else
        {
            connection.disconnect();
        }
    });

}

This essentially means that when the function is run, itll create a queue of songs and play them in order. When no songs are left, it will disconnect from the voice channel.

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Enzyvant Appoints George O. Elston as Chief Financial Officer and Head of Corporate Development
December 12 , 2018 | | Enzyvant
BASEL, Switzerland, December 12, 2018 /PR Newswire/ – Enzyvant, a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies for people with rare diseases, today announced the appointment of George O. Elston as Chief Financial Officer and Head of Corporate Development. Mr. Elston is a veteran biopharmaceutical executive with more than 25 years' experience leading global business and financial operations for start-up, private and public companies.
"George has a tremendous background ideally suited to Enzyvant," said Alvin Shih, M.D., Chief Executive Officer of Enzyvant. "His broad-based experience and excellent track record speak to his ability to bring immense value as we look forward to achieving our near-term milestones, including completion of the rolling RVT-802 BLA filing and initiation of the RVT-801 clinical study."
"Enzyvant, in its short history, has efficiently acquired and developed two unique pipeline assets – one in late-stage development – with potential to be truly transformative therapies," according to Mr. Elston. "I look forward to helping advance these important therapies toward the market, while building Enzyvant's capability to deliver therapies that address major unmet needs for people with rare diseases and their families."
Mr. Elston most recently served as President and Chief Executive Officer of 2X Oncology, Inc. and was previously the Chief Financial Officer of Juniper Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Currently he is a trustee and Audit Committee Chairman for the Deutsche Bank AG – DBX Trust. Mr. Elston earned his B.B.A. in Public Accounting from Pace University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
About Enzyvant
Enzyvant is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative treatments for people with rare diseases. Enzyvant has initiated a rolling Biologics License Application submission with the FDA for RVT-802, an investigational tissue-based therapy for the treatment of primary immunodeficiency associated with complete DiGeorge Anomaly. Enzyvant is simultaneously preparing to initiate a clinical trial of RVT-801, an investigational enzyme replacement therapy for the treatment of Farber disease.
For more information, please visit www.enzyvant.com.
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A lot of the time Hannah Aldridge has the sound of a feistier Stevie Nicks, that breathy drawl with just a touch of wonderment, but she has a real gritty edge to her music that Ms Nicks doesn't quite hit. Musically she sits in a place that some call 'Dark Americana' and it covers her songs about the dark side pretty well. Old Ghost for example has a haunting country feel backed up with a great Hammond underpinning from Derry DeBorja (part of Jason Isbells 400 band). The songs are strong with great melody and the playing matches but you are here for the subjects and the picture of Ms Aldridge on the back cover smoking a cigarette and very noir sums it all up pretty well. You aren't getting supernatural takes or horror stories – the darkness is all about the human soul. Her Nashville and Muscle Shoals origins are clear here and she draws on experience of her father who was a legendary songwriter, performer and producer and the experiences of the musicians she grew up listening to and learning from but she has created a character of her own and it is that creation you are listening to. To some this is going to be a little too country and not enough Blues but she is singing about real people and the depths of their emotions and experiences and deserves a place in a Blues magazine on that basis. The title track is so dark and deep that you cannot help but be drawn in to her emotions but her version of Howling Bones is the real standout for me – chilling and so bleak you will be shivering well after the track has finished.


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First World War In the Air – RAF Museum – Exhibit Histories
Last week I posted my thoughts on the new First World War exhibition at the RAF Museum's Hendon site, this post looks at the history of the aircraft included in the display.
Bleriot XXVII – "433":
The Bleriot XXVII.
This aircrafts history until around 1965 is not known, though it is highly likley that the aircraft was built by Louis Bleriot himself during the Summer of 1911. After a short flying career this aircraft was packed away in a storage container in 1914 and not seen again until 1936.
Following a return to flight the aircraft crashed at Brooklands in June 1936, after being rebuilt once again the aircraft was loaned to the science museum before being put into storage for the duration of the second world war.
Another View of the Bleriot.
After the war the aircraft made several appearences at air displays and events around the country before becoming part of the Royal Air Force Museum in the 1960's, the aircraft was then restored and finally put on display in 2003. In 2010 the aircraft was moved to the Grahame White hangar where it now resides today.
The type was built as a racing aircraft and recorded a speed of 81Mph in 1911.
Avro 504K – "E449":
A Close up of the 504K's Engine and propellor.
The Avro 504 was used extensivley throughout world war 1 and the interwar years as a training airframe. Hendons aircraft is a composite made using parts of G-EBJE and G-EBKN. These parts weren't put together until the 1960s when the aircraft was fully restored to flying condition. It perfomed one flight on the 24th June 1966 and after that it was insited that the aircraft was not flown again.
The 504 stayed at Abigndon until 1968 when it moved to Bicester, before finally moving to Hendon in 1971. The aircraft was moved into the Grahame white hangar in 2003.
The Avro 504.
Caudron G.3 – "3066":
The Caudron C.3
Certainly the most unique looking design in the new exhibition, a French design adopted by the British forces when they were struggling for aircraft of their own. The museum's aircraft was likley built in 1916, there are no known details of its wartime service.
After a number of years flying in the civllian scene in Belgium the aircraft was flown over to Brooklands. An interesting event the aircraft took part in in 1936 was the official opening of Shoreham airfield.
The aircraft was stored at Brooklands during the Second World War, next appearing at the 1951 flying display at Hendon. The aircraft was loaned to the RAF in 1964 and after moving around a number of sites found itself on display in 1972 at Hendon.
Be2b Replica:
Be2b
This replica started out as a Be2a fuselage frame in 1972, which was transferred to the RAF museum in 1973. The replica was fully completed including a replica engine and original propellor in 1992, when the aircraft was placed on display at Hendon. After being on display in the Bomber Hall for 10 years the aircraft was moved to the Graheme White Hangar in 2012.
This photo shows the original propellor used on the replica Be2b.
Sopwith Dolphin Replica – "C3988":
The Sopwith Dolphin.
An aircraft that was certainly new to me when looking round this new display was the Dolphin. A unique looking bi-plane with seemingly no forward vision from the cockpit. Though having looked into the type more it was revealed that the pilots head is actually positioned above the top wing, an interesting arrangement none-the-less!
The Dolphin was the first ever multi gunned single seat fighter and saw Sopwith step away from the rotary engines they had used up until this point. The Dolphin was a late entry into the conflict, flying their first missions in February of 1918.
Rear view of the Dolphin, showing the unique seating position.
This replica aircraft has its origins in 1967 when the RAF museum aquired a number of Dolphon parts, the construction process began in 1968. The aircraft was construced and restored to varying levels over the years and was eventually rolled out in the excellent condition it is now seen in 2012.
The Vintage Aviator Ltd:
Hendon is home to no less than three excellent reprouduction aircraft coutresy of The Vintage Aviator company based in New Zealand. In the new exhibition visitors can find a wonderful example of an RE8, an observer aircraft.
This machine was built in New Zealand in 2011 and made use of some original parts, folowing flight testing the aircraft was shipped across to the UK in 2012 and took part in a number of displays at Old Warden and Duxford before being transported by roard to Hendon later that year.
The impressive close up view of the Re8's cockpit.
The impressive RE8 replica "A3930".
The other TVAL aircraft in the hangar is the wonderful Albatros, sureley one of the better looking first world war designs. This aircraft was also built in New Zealand, flying in 2011 it uses an original Mercedes engine from the RAF museum stores. The aircraft was shipped over with the RE8 and also performed at a number of airshows before being transported to Hendon in October 2012.
Albatros D.Va "D.7343/17".
An example of the wonderful detailed restorations carried out by the Vintage Aviator Ltd.
The third TVAL project at Hendon is the Sopwith Snipe replica, which can be found in the historic hangars. Unlike the other two New Zealand machines the Snipe was never intended to be airworthy. The aircraft features around 40% original materials and is a rare complete example of the type, with only two others remaining in North America. This particular example has a number of post war modifications to represent an inter war example of the type.
Sopwith Snipe "E6655".
Bristol F2b "E2466" Cutaway:
The cutaway F2b.
Another striking exhibit is the sight of the half covered Bristol Fighter sitting in the corner of the hangar, a wonderful sight showing the impressive amount of work that goes into these machines.
A wider view of the cutaway f2b.
Based on a fuselage built in 1919 the Hendon example slowly aquired newly built parts over the years between 1965 and 1986 when the aircraft was finally put on display at Hendon. The aircraft was always displayed in this half finished state to display the deatail underneath. In early 2014 the aircraft was dismantled and moved into the new exhibition.
SE5a – "F938":
Se5a.
Hendon's SE5a – F938, was built in 1918 by Wolesley Motors, the aircraft did not make it to the front line before the armistice. Its civilian flying career began in 1924 when it was registered as G-EBIC. The aircraft was one of three used for Skywriting during the 1920s. The other aircraft F904 and F937 are now with the Shuttleworth Collection and the Science museum respectivley.
The RAF museum and Science museum examples exchanged a number of parts over the years so it is open to debate which identity each should claim. Following a civillian flying career the aircraft, like others in this collection ended up being stored at Brooklands for the duration of the second world war. The aircraft underwent restoration during the 1960s and was given to the RAF museum in 1992.
Sopwith Triplane – "N5912":
Sopwith Triplane.
The museum's triplane was produced in 1917, the aircraft was handed over to the royal flying corps and was used as a training aircraft throughout 1918. The aircraft was struck off charge in 1919 and the passed through a number of hands. Ending up with imperial war museum the aircraft was stored in poor condition in the basement of the science museum between 1924 and 1932. The aircraft was eventually found on a dump in 1936 and was restored by the RAF for a display that year.
Another view of the Sopwith Triplane.
The aircraft then went into storage for the duration of the war. Post war the triplane ended up at Hendon in 1945. The next public appearance would be a static display spot at the 1950 Farnborough airshow. After passing through a number of hands during the intervening years including the Fleet air arm and science museums the aircraft was put on display at Hendon in 1971.
Vickers FB5 Replica – "2345":
Vickers FB.5.
The FB5 is an excellent example of the early Pusher designs favoured during world war one. It was one of the first aircraft to be designed with having a machine gun in mind. The construction of this replica started in 1965 when the first wood was cut.
The FB5 replica first flew in June 1966. The aircraft performed at airshows around the country with its final appearance being at Abingdon in 1968. The aircraft was then moved to Hendon where following some restoration work it has been on display since 1982.
The Fb.5 as it may have been seen by the troops in the trenches.
Royal Aircraft Factory FE2B – "A6526":
The Fe2b dominates the overhead.
The Fe2B pusher aircraft was introuduced as a fighter in 1915 and was one of the more succesful pusher designs, the aircraft had a crew of two; one pilot and one observer/gunner. The pusher design allowed for excellent visibility all around, the FE2b reamined in active service right through until 1919. Though initally brought in as a fighter, German advances meant that the FE2b was moved onto night bombing missions, which is what the Hendon example represents.
A Closer look at the wonderful Fe2b.
The museum's example is based around the naccelle/center section of which was left over from the production line in 1917-18. The museum aquired this center section in 1976 and began the process of construcing the rest of the airframe in 1987. The construction includes a fully restored original Beardmore engine, the aircraft was finally completed and unveiled in 2009. In October 2014 the FE2b was suspended from the roof of the Grahame white factory to provide a central point to the new Exhibition.
Fokker D.VII – "8417/18":
Fokker D.VII
The last two aircraft in this display are old adversaries and both have a similar history from the 1930's onwards. The Fokker D.VII was built in Poland in 1918 and is not believed to have been issued to the front line. It was left in Ostend, Belgium in November of that year.
It is likley the aircraft was then used in training services for a number of years. Between 1931 and 37 the Fokker flew on the civillian register in Belgium before being bought by well known WW1 aircraft collector Richard Nash who moved the aircraft to Brooklands in 1938.
An underside view of the D.VII with the Camel in its sights.
Following storage throughout world war 2 the aircraft broke cover again at the 1950 farnborough air display. After years of being moved around various airfields for static display restoration to flying condition was carried out in 1966 at RAF Henlow, though the aircraft never flew. Following a number of years in storage with the RAF Museum another restoration was started in 1993, finally being put on full time display in 1997.
Sopwith Camel – "F6314":
The Sopwith Camel was an unlikely early carrier aircraft.
Without a doubt the most famous aircraft in this display. The Sopwith Camel was the highest scoring fighter of the First World War. Hendon's example, F6314 was built in July 1918, though there is some confusion as two camels were produced with the same serial number.
It was placed into storage in 1919 and purchased by Ex camel pilot Grenville O'Manton in 1923 as and engineless airframe. Manton had the ambitious plan to replace the Camels rotary engine with a lower powered radial to make it a more docile machine. However as it turned out it was very underpowered and only flew two times. Manton sold the aircraft shortly after, which led to a move to Wales.
The Camel mixing it with the Fe2b.
The aircraft then reappeared in 1935 near Hornchurch in Essex, now owned by a D.C Mason, who hoped to fly the aircraft. Mason never did fly the aircraft and in 1936 it ended up in the hands of Richard Nash, much like the Fokker and a number of the other Hendon aircraft.
In 1939 the aircraft went on display at the Science museum along with the Bleriot XXVII and Fokker D.VII. Once again the aircraft was placed into store for the duration of the second world war. Following a number of post war static appearnces at airshows and another restoration the Camel was put on display at Hendon in 1971. The aircraft is now displayed suspended in the Grahame White Factory.
That concludes the history of the Hendon WW1 collection, many and varied stories, what I found fascinating is that the Bulk of the original aircraft that ended up with museum only really got there thanks to the efforts of Richard Nash in the 1930s who ensured these aircraft remained in good condition, particularly during the war years. otherwise there may well be alot more replicas in this collection.
Information regarding the histories of these aircraft comes from the Royal Air Force museum website. http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/research/default.aspx
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/*-
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 * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
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#ifndef _I386_MOUSE_H_
#define _I386_MOUSE_H_

struct mouseinfo {
	unsigned char status;
	char xmotion, ymotion;
};

#define BUTSTATMASK	0x07	/* Any mouse button down if any bit set */
#define BUTCHNGMASK	0x38	/* Any mouse button changed if any bit set */

#define BUT3STAT	0x01	/* Button 3 down if set */
#define BUT2STAT	0x02	/* Button 2 down if set */
#define BUT1STAT	0x04	/* Button 1 down if set */
#define BUT3CHNG	0x08	/* Button 3 changed if set */
#define BUT2CHNG	0x10	/* Button 2 changed if set */
#define BUT1CHNG	0x20	/* Button 1 changed if set */
#define MOVEMENT	0x40	/* Mouse movement detected */

/* Ioctl definitions */

#define MOUSEIOC        ('M'<<8)
#define MOUSEIOCREAD	(MOUSEIOC|60)
#define MOUSEIOCSRAW	(MOUSEIOC|61)
#define MOUSEIOCSCOOKED	(MOUSEIOC|62)

#endif /* !_I386_MOUSE_H_ */

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Q: Parse a string with PHP I keep product options as string in DB, and I need to parse it (string to array).
String is:
{option_name:option_id{variant_id:variant_name}}
How can I parse it with using PHP?

A: Why not use serialize() and unserialize()?

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*http://php.net/manual/en/function.serialize.php

A: You didn't detail the field formats so here's a guestimate that you can tweak:
preg_match('/^{(\w+):(\d+){(\d+):(\w+)}}$/', '{an_option_name:123{456:a_variant_name}}', $matches);

$option_name  = $matches[1];
$option_id    = $matches[2];
$variant_id   = $matches[3];
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NBC has given a script commitment plus penalty to Winners, a half-hour single-camera comedy executive produced by The Middle star Patricia Heaton and David Hunt. The project hails from Heaton's and Hunt's FourBoys Entertainment and Warner Bros TV where the company has a pod deal.
Written and executive produced by The Simpsons co-executive producer Ryan Koh, Winners is about a group of young people struggling with growing up and becoming independent. When their parents run out of options, they send them to a residential life-coaching facility that prepares them to embrace adulthood.
FourBoys' TV president Rebecca Stay is overseeing the project for the company, working with Heaton and Hunt.
Founded by husband-and-wife acting duo Heaton and Hunt, FourBoys Entertainment, named for the couple's four sons, is housed on the Warner Bros lot. On the feature film side, the company is in pre-production for the independent film Florence, Not Italy, which Hunt will direct, and FourBoys is producing with financing/distribution partner Gareth West of Ketchup Entertainment and his UK partner, Tempest.
FourBoys' credits include features Moms' Night Out for Sony and Amazing Grace for Walden Media. the documentary feature film The Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania for Netflix. The Engagement Ring for TNT, and the web comedy Versailles.
Everybody Loves Raymond alumna Heaton toplines The Middle, now in its ninth and final season on ABC.
FourBoys and Koh are repped by UTA.
Patricia Heaton & David Hunt's FourBoys Entertainment has closed a production deal with Warner Bros. Television, the studio behind Heaton's popular ABC comedy series The Middle. Under the pact, FourBoys has hired Rebecca Stay as President of Television, and Amelia Taggart as VP of Theatrical.
Founded in 2001 by husband-and-wife acting duo Heaton and Hunt, FourBoys, named after the couple's four sons, will develop and produce new series projects for WBTV. It will be housed on the Warner Bros. lot. The pod deal comes on the heels of Heaton signing a new contract to continue on The Middle, now entering its seventh season on ABC.
FourBoys Entertainment's credits include features Moms' Night Out for Sony starring Sarah Drew and Sean Astin; and Amazing Grace for Walden Media starring Ioan Gruffud and Albert Finney; the documentary feature film The Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania for Netflix; as well as The Engagement Ring for TNT; the web comedy Versailles; and the recent Hallmark TV movies The Christmas Heart and Christmas at the Cartwright's.
Stay has worked as development executive for Salma Hayek's Ventanarosa, Lisa Kudrow and Dan Bucatinsky's Is Or Isn't Entertainment and Greer Shephard and Michael Robin's Shephard/Robin Prods. The veteran, who also worked in development at UPN, most recently was a consultant.
Taggart spent six years as a feature film executive at Yari Film Group. Prior to that, she worked in physical production on features and series.


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By June Shannon Nutrition News | 12th May 2020
A new study has found that the Irish diet is dominated by cereals, dairy, red meat, savoury and dessert dishes – a diet rich in fruit and vegetables is better for your heart
New research has warned that the Irish diet is rich in unsustainable foods, is causing nutritional and financial problems and is not good for the environment.
The findings are explored in two new reports published by researchers from the School of Natural Sciences at Trinity College Dublin.
In one of the papers, the team performed an assessment of the Irish diet by comparing it with the EAT-Lancet Commission 'planetary healthy' reference diet using both data from the Irish Universities National Adult Nutrition Survey.
According to this report, "the Irish Diet maybe described as one rich in cereals, dairy, red meat and convenience foods (miscellaneous savoury and sweet dishes). The top 70 per cent of the daily calorific intake is made up of cereals, dairy, red meat, savoury and dessert dishes. With less than 5 per cent of the total daily total made up of legumes, non-starchy vegetables and fruit."
The Irish Diet maybe described as one rich in cereals, dairy, red meat and convenience foods.
The EAT-Lancet Commission 'planetary healthy' reference diet essentially states that global consumption of fruits, vegetables, nuts and legumes will have to double while we reduce consumption of red meat and sugar if we are to feed 10 billion people by 2050.
Broadly, the planetary health diet recommended in the EAT-Lancet Commission report states that we should eat more fruit and vegetables, plant proteins (e.g. beans, peas, lentils, nuts), whole grains, unsaturated plant oils and less animal protein (such as red and processed meat), refined grains (like white bread, white pasta etc.) and sugary food and drinks.
The TCD paper's assessment of the Irish diet found that it was rich in unsustainable food items and contained multiple sources of animal protein, such as farmed fish, pork and lamb, which score poorly from a nutritional-financial cost perspective.
According to the report, adopting the EAT-Lancet 'planetary healthy' reference diet could result in major financial savings, more nutritional diets, and would be much better for the future of the planet from a global warming perspective.
"It has long been recognised that a diet more focused on plant-based foods is best for our health as reflected in the Irish Food Pyramid,"
Sarah Noone, Dietitan , The Irish Heart Foundation
Commenting Sarah Noone, dietitian with the Irish Heart Foundation said, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death and disability in Ireland and causes more than half of all deaths across the European Union.
"We know what we eat influences our risk of developing CVD. It is clear that how we currently eat does not reflect the existing healthy eating guidelines and is not sustainable for human or environmental health. Broadly speaking, we now live in a world where cheap, fast and highly processed food is easily available and often cheaper and easier to access than healthier options like fruits and vegetables.
"Despite a lack of consensus or formal definition, a 'sustainable diet' focuses on a dietary pattern that is predominantly based on healthy plant foods while the consumption of meat and animal produce is reduced. Moving towards a more plant-based diet is likely to benefit the environment. However, it is worth bearing in mind that changes need to occur higher up at legislative and other levels to make a difference in terms of the environment.
"It has also long been recognised that a diet more focused on plant-based foods is best for our health as reflected in the Irish Food Pyramid which states that the largest proportion of our diet should come from fruit, vegetables, salad, beans, peas and lentils. However, eating a more sustainable diet does not have to mean becoming a vegetarian or vegan, unless you wish to do so. A plant-based diet doesn't need to be plant-only. A practical and realistic message is that most people should eat more plants and less animal products, or simply, put follow the food pyramid."
"Global diets have become more 'westernised,' less healthy and more damaging to the environment."
Mike Williams, Assistant Professor in Botany, School of Natural Sciences, TCD
Mike Williams, assistant professor in botany in Trinity's School of Natural Sciences, and lead author of both reports, said, "Global diets have become more 'westernised,' less healthy and more damaging to the environment. Over-consumption of nutritionally poor foods has led to a global crisis in obesity, diabetes, cardiac disease and colon cancer, while the global food industry has failed the environment in terms of its impact on global warming and nitrogen pollution. The agriculture sector accounts for 26 per cent of global warming, and in terms of mitigating the effects of agricultural nitrogen pollution, was costing each European approximately $1,000 a year according to the 2011 European Nitrogen Assessment."
In the second paper, the TCD researchers looked beyond Ireland to Europe and found that the same issues largely applied.
This report found that as countries get 'richer', meat consumption increases and the 'healthfulness' of diets declines. It also found that almost no Mediterranean country now has a 'Mediterranean diet' – traditionally comprising lots of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and some seafood and one of the best diets for heart health.
The researchers also found that the European diet was particularly unsustainable given the dependency on red meat, cereals, dairy and animal fats and alcohol consumption was almost five times the calorie intake of legumes.
The Irish Heart Foundation's nurse support line is available five days a week. Anyone living with heart disease and stroke who has concerns or questions about the coronavirus can contact the nurse support line on 01 668 5001 or support@irishheart.ie.
The Irish Heart Foundation's new heart support group is on Facebook. Anyone who lives with heart failure or another heart condition or has a family member living with a heart condition can join here: www.facebook.com/groups/heartsupportnetwork/
The Irish Heart Foundation runs 21 stroke support groups and 5 heart failure groups around the country. All these groups have moved to telephone and online support. For more information, see https://irishheart.ie/get-support/.
The Irish Heart Foundation in conjunction with the HSE National Stroke Programme, has launched a new telephone support service for stroke patients who have recently been discharged from hospital. For more information, see here.
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PBS officials say hackers have cracked the network's website, posting a phony story claiming dead rapper Tupac Shakur was alive in New Zealand, and a group that claimed responsibility for the hacking complained about a recent "Frontline" investigative news program on WikiLeaks.
PBS confirmed Monday that the website had been hacked. The phony story had been taken down as of Monday morning. It had been posted on the site of the "PBS NewsHour" program, which is produced by WETA-TV in Arlington, Va.
Anne Bentley, PBS' vice president of corporate communications, said in an email that erroneous information posted on the website has been corrected. The hackers also posted login information for two internal PBS sites: one that media use to access the PBS press room and an internal communications website for stations, she said. She said all affected parties were being notified.
David Fanning, executive producer of "Frontline," said he was learning of the hacking early Monday, nearly a week after the program aired its "WikiSecrets" documentary about the leak of U.S. diplomatic cables to the WikiLeaks website. The documentary, produced by WGBH-TV in Boston, generated criticism and debate on the program's website in recent days from those sympathetic to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and from those who thought the program was fair, Fanning said.
"Frontline" producers hear impassioned responses all the time, Fanning said. Having a group attack the PBS website over a news program was unusual but "probably not unexpected," he said.
"From our point of view, we just see it as a disappointing and irresponsible act, especially since we have been very open to publishing criticism of the film ... and the film included other points of view," Fanning said. "This kind of action is irresponsible and chilling."
A tweet from the "NewsHour" Twitter account said: "If you missed it: our site has been accessed by hackers. Thanks for staying with us."
A group calling itself LulzSec and "The Lulz Boat" on Twitter claimed responsibility and posted links to other hacks, including a video apparently taunting the network. Taunting messages were also posted on the group's Twitter page targeting the PBS program "Frontline." One message said the group recently saw the "WikiSecrets" show and was "less than impressed."
PBS ombudsman Michael Getler wrote about the "WikiSecrets" documentary in his weekly column Thursday, saying it had generated only a handful of complaints, though he had expected more mail from viewers.
"This may be a good thing for Frontline if it suggests that most viewers found the program to be in keeping with Frontline's reputation for fair yet tough reporting," Getler wrote.
Getler raised some questions about the reporting in the program but said he found the questioning by interviewer Martin Smith to be "tough but proper."


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Catholic bishop to rain down 'holy water' from helicopter in 'mass exorcism' over city
Students hope for middle ground in senior parking spot painting tradition
Crabs invade Florida man's yard
Mnuchin warns US government could 'run out of cash,' urges Congress to quickly raise debt limit
12-year-old boy makes stylish bow ties to help shelter animals find forever homes
Washington Capitals fans board North Carolina home up with message to Hurricane Florence
Mike Fohs tweeted a photo of his family's home in South Nags Head, North Carolina with "CAPS" written on the boarded-up windows (photo courtesy of Mike Fohs/Twitter).
Posted Sep 13 2018 04:31PM EDT
NAGS HEAD, N.C. - Washington Capitals fans in North Carolina boarded their home up with a special message to Hurricane Florence.
Mike Fohs tweeted a photo of his family's home in South Nags Head, North Carolina with "CAPS" written on the boarded-up windows.
"Prepping for Florence done right #ALLCAPS @Capitals," his tweet read.
Prepping for Florence done right #ALLCAPS @Capitals pic.twitter.com/96W3bTPbR4
— Mike Fohs (@Mo_Fohs) September 12, 2018
Fohs told FOX 5 his family bought the vacation home about 21 years ago. His father helps run the non-profit Wheels On Deck, which helps those in wheelchairs to go fishing and cruising on a specially-equipped charter boat.
MORE: Airbnb offering free shelter for evacuees, relief workers
Fohs, who attends Virginia Tech, said his mother and father were both boarding up the home and said, "I always see these Capitals Stanley Cup posts and had to get in on it."
Florence's outer bands of wind and rain began lashing the Carolinas on Thursday and forecasters expect it will blow ashore Friday afternoon.
MORE: Atlantic City casino offers free shelter Hurricane Florence evacuees
The monster storm is expected to hover along the coast on Saturday before slogging over the Appalachian Mountains. Florence is expected to impact more than 10 million people.
Former Redskins defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth says he needs kidney transplant
(AP) -- Former Tennessee Titans All-Pro defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth says on social media that he needs a kidney transplant.
The 38-year-old Haynesworth posted on Instagram that he's been battling kidney disease for a few years. He shared a photo of himself in a hospital bed and wrote that his kidneys failed him Sunday and he's looking for a donor.
World Cup champions and their fans celebrate in New York
By FOX 5 NY STAFF , STACEY DELIKAT
Members of the U.S. women's soccer team waved from floats as fans cheered during a victory parade up the Canyon of Heroes in Lower Manhattan Wednesday.
'Ticker-tape' - named for the long strands of ticker tape that used to be showered down from office buildings, but has since been replaced with paper confetti-- rained down on the FIFA Women's World Cup champions.
Co-captain Megan Rapinoe and her teammates shared a float with Mayor Bill de Blasio and U.S. Soccer Federation president Carlos Cordeiro. Rapinoe struck her now-famous victory pose, took a swig of Champagne and handed the bottle to a fan.
Senator introduces bill to withhold 2026 World Cup funds until USWNT paid equally
By Gabrielle Moreira
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, of West Virginia, introduced a bill Tuesday that would prohibit federal funds from being used for the 2026 World Cup unless the men's and women's national teams are paid equally.
Manchin's office issued a press release stating that the senator was inspired to create the bill after receiving a letter from Nikki Izzo-Brown, head coach for women's soccer at West Virginia University.
"The clear unequitable pay between the U.S. men's and women's soccer teams is unacceptable and I'm glad the U.S. Women's Soccer Team's latest victory is causing public outcry," Manchin said in a statement. "They are the best in the world and deserve to be paid accordingly."
Barry downgraded to tropical storm as it makes landfall
Virginia man gets 20 years in box cutter attack on police officer
Maryland man charged with Prince George's County double homicide
DC shelter rescues 19 dogs from Tropical Storm Barry
Man survives Southeast DC shooting


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This Coloring Book Is The Cure For Even The Worst Lesbian Breakup
Instead of texting her back, break out the colored pencils.
Breakups suck. Period. This is a well known fact — but there may be hope! Illustrator and comedian Nawwal Moustafa is behind the coloring book poised to help every broken-hearted lady through the darkest times.
Chin Up, DreamBoat! is the "creative companion for lesbian breakups" inspired by actual breakup stories, including the author's own personal experiences.
By day Moustafa works as a teacher for at-risk youth in her local Portland, Oregon, but in her free time the 26-year-old tours locally with several improv groups. "I'm silly and I care," she wrote to BuzzFeed News in an email.
"It was a typical, over committed too soon relationship," Moustafa said of the break up that inspired the coloring project. "I created this as a tool for others, and a tool for myself."
The book, which surpassed its target on Kickstarter in just hours, works through all the phases of getting your heart rocked: depression, denial, anger, making the mistake of texting them back, etc.
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"I hope that by the end, they feel confident and mended if they need that," the Moustafa explained. "My whole artistic vibe is one of optimism. I want to offer people an opportunity to actively take part in moving on in a healthy way."
The "at work thinking about her" face, don't we all know it too well.
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Pierre-Yves Artaud (Parijs, 13 juli 1946) is een Frans fluitist, componist en muziekpedagoog.

Opleiding
Artaud sloot zijn studie aan het Conservatoire de Paris af met een eerste prijs voor fluit en kamermuziek.

Activiteiten

Solist
Na zijn studie begon hij zijn internationale carrière. Hij speelde onder dirigenten als Pierre Boulez, Jean-Claude Casadesus, Charles Dutoit, Peter Eötvös, Lawrence Foster, Arturo Tamayo en Tsung Yeh. Zijn interesse gaat met name uit naar hedendaagse muziek. Veel componisten schreven voor hem, waaronder Gilbert Amy, André Boucourechliev, Franco Donatoni, Brian Ferneyhough, Sofia Goebaidoelina, Toshio Hosokawa, Klaus Huber, Betsy Jolas, Michael Lévinas, Paul Mefano, Emmanuel Nunes, Luis de Pablo en Yoshihisa Taira.

Ensembles
In 1965 richtte Artaud het fluitkwartet Arcadie op. In 1985 was hij de oprichter van het Orchestre de flûtes français. Artaud speelde in het Ensemble 2e2m, waarvan hij ook de artistiek leider was van 1994 tot 1997.

Wetenschapper en docent
In 1981 werd hij door Pierre Boulez gevraagd om het onderzoek naar muziekinstrumenten {Atelier de recherche instrumentale) te leiden bij het Institut de recherche et coordination acoustique/musique (IRCAM), dat hij leidde tot 1986.

Artaud is docent fluit, kamermuziek en didactiek aan het Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris en fluit en kamermuziek aan de private muziekschool de École normale de musique de Paris. Hij gaf ook verscheidene masterclasses, in Europa en in Azië, met name in Japan. Artaud schreef een methode voor fluit en een aantal werken over fluitdidactiek.

Prijzen en onderscheidingen
In 1978 ontving Artaud de Médaille des Arts, Sciences et Lettres. Hij kreeg drie maal (in 1983, 1985 en 1995) de prijs van de Académie Charles-Cros. Verder ontving hij in 1982 de prijs voor de interpretatie van de hedendaagse Franse muziek van de SACEM (Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique) Van dezelfde organisatoe kreeg hij in 1998 de prijs wegens zijn prestaties op pedagogisch gebied. In 1984 ontving hij de grote platenprijs in Japan.

Composities
Sept soleils, quatre pierres, trois terres voor geluidsband (1986)
Ruf(e), l'appel de l'avalanche voor geluidsband (1991)
La Route du sel voor geluidsband of fluitensemble (1991)
Soleil noir (1991)
Disposition voor geluidsband of ensemble (1992)
Iso-la voor ensemble (1992)
Eole voor piccolo solo (1993)
Catalogue sonore Louis Pons (1993)
Chitra voor fluit en geluidsband (1996)

Publicaties
Méthode élémentaire pour la flûte traversière, Editions Lemoine, 1972
met Gérard Geay Flûtes au Présent, Editions Jobert-Transatlantiques, 1980
La Flûte, Editions Jean-Claude Lattes, 1986
A propos de pédagogie, Editions Billaudot, 1996

Externe links
Biografie (Frans)
Interview (Italiaans)

Frans fluitist
Frans componist

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I am Smart, Intelligent and Hard Working who Loves to help :)
Years active 1997–present
Spouse Clement Miserez (m. 2012)
Role Radio presenter
Name Alessandra Sublet
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Full Name Alexandra Sublet
Born October 5, 1976 (age 39) (1976-10-05) Lyon, France
Occupation Radio presenter, television presenter
Notable credit(s) La France a un incroyable talent C a vous Un soir a la Tour Eiffel
Television M6 (2006–09) Canal+ (2004–06) France 5 (2009–15) France 2 (2010–15) TF1 (2003–04, 2015–)
Children Charlie Miserez, Alphonse Miserez
Parents Joel Sublet, Jocelyne Sublet
TV shows La France a un incroyable talent
Similar People Clement Miserez, Anne‑Sophie Lapix, Virginie Guilhaume, Estelle Denis, Karine Ferri
Alessandra Sublet (born Alexandra Sublet on October 5, 1976) is a French radio and television presenter. She hosted the daily television program C à vous from September 2009 to June 2013 on France 5.
Television career
Radio career
Alessandra Sublet was born in Lyon, the daughter of Joël Sublet, a former soccer player of the Olympique Lyonnais in the 1970s. She is the cousin of soccer player Willy Sagnol. As a child, she prepared a sport studying course in classical dance at the Alain Astié school of Lyon and attempted to join the Opéra de Paris but was rejected because of her height (1.60 m). After obtaining her baccalauréat, she studied communications and audiovisual at the ISCPA of Lyon.
Alessandra Sublet began her television career in 2003, working for a year for Match TV as a columnist in J'y étais and for TF1 as a columnist for the program Combien ça coûte ?. She was also a columnist for La Matinale on Canal+ from 2004 to 2006. From September 2007 to June 2008, she co-hosted Le Grand Morning on RTL2.
She joined the channel M6 in 2006. In September, she replaced Virginie Efira to host the program Classé Confidentiel. In November 2006, 2007 and 2008, she hosted the three first seasons of La France a un incroyable talent. In December 2006, she hosted the second season of L'amour est dans le pré (French version of Farmer Wants a Wife), replacing Véronique Mounier while she was pregnant. In 2007, she hosted Nouvelle Star, ça continue, a follow-up of the program Nouvelle Star from M6 broadcast during the second part of the evening on W9, another channel of the same group. In August 2008, she participated at an advertisement for the perfume Magnifique, a new fragrance of Lancôme, broadcast live on M6 from the Musée Rodin.
She left M6 in June 2009 to join the channel group France Télévisions. In September 2009, she began hosting the daily television program C à vous on France 5. She co-hosted in December 2009 on France 2 a show from the Telethon with Cyril Hanouna. In January 2010, she co-hosted with other presenters from France Télévisions a show dedicated to help the victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake broadcast on France 2.
In April 2011, she hosted Les grandes voix du Sidaction during the first part of the evening on France 2. In May 2012, she was replaced for hosting C à vous due to maternity leave. She hosted again in September 2012, but announced in May 2013 that she will not host the next season. She has been replaced by Anne-Sophie Lapix. Since September 2013, she presents Fais-moi une place on France 5, a monthly program in which celebrities present a place where they like to spend their time.
Since January 2014, she presents on France 2 the variety program Tenue de soirée exigée. The first broadcast was dedicated to crooners, American charm singers. She started presenting in October 2014 the talk show Un soir à la Tour Eiffel on the second part of Wednesday evening, where she receives guests on a stage located on the second floor of the Eiffel tower. The broadcast of the program ended in June 2015.
She arrives on TF1 in September 2015 to present entertainment programs in prime and develop new formats, where she will host Stars à domicile, a program that had already been presented on the same channel by Flavie Flament from February 2001 to April 2004. She began hosting on December 4, 2015 on TF1 an anniversary concert to celebrate the 30 years of the AccorHotels Arena (formerly Bercy Arena) where more than 50 singers were invited to perform live.
She co-hosts on January 8, 2016 the program La Grande Histoire de la Télévision - les 40 ans de l'Ina, produced by Arthur, where she retraces 40 years of television through pictures of archives in company of about twenty television presenters of all generations. Since March 2016, she presents on TF1 a new talk show entitled Action ou Vérité. She then hosts on June 9, 2016 the opening of the UEFA Euro 2016 in direct from the Champ de Mars with famous French and international celebrities.
Alessandra Sublet began a career in radio on Nostalgie in 1997 before joining the channel MTV in New York City. On her return to France, she joined Radio Nova in 2000 and FG DJ Radio in 2003.
In September 2010, she joined the radio France Inter to present a weekly program on Sunday morning titled Je hais les dimanches. In February 2011, she left France Inter for a full-time career in television.
In September 2014, she arrives on Europe 1 to host a program every Sunday in the late morning titled Petit dimanche entre amis. One year later, she left the radio station to focus on hosting programs on France Télévisions.
Sublet married in April 2008 before separating in June 2009. She gave birth to a girl named Charlie on June 28, 2012 from her relationship with Clément Miserez, a film and television producer. They married the same year. She gave birth to her second child in August 2014, a boy named Alphonse.
Alessandra Sublet is also well known for her short haircut. She has stated herself that she has never felt comfortable with long hair and that her short haircut was a way to impose herself. She also added that she feels much better with short hair and that it suits her perfectly.
Alessandra Sublet Wikipedia
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Death Stranding Dev Talks 5G And Streaming, "Games And Movies On The Same Track"
By Paolo Sirio on Wed, 04/24/2019 - 10:05
Hideo Kojima is not only the maker of the Metal Gear saga and the incoming Death Stranding but is also a great fan of movies as you might've heard.
In a recent interview with Nikkei, he discussed the relationship between video games and movies and added to the lot the streaming and 5G technologies that could be further blurring the lines between the two media.
"As streaming advances further, video content such as games and movies and documentaries will be on the same track. This is the future I want most," Kojima told the Japanese outlet.
Interestingly, he claims that "the boundaries will disappear" between interactive movies and non-interactive movies, and "with Netflix, etc., you will be able to select movies and games on the same screen."
As for the cloud gaming itself, Kojima says that the development of the technology has been quite long and challenging, and this is why he's heard a "voice of failure." But failure is not an option this time around since technology is now in place to help allow this new kind of experience on the go, something that wasn't in the past.
"Realization is difficult in 4G, but I think that the entertainment itself will change by the end of 5 years when 5G has started. A more free world will come than ever," he says.
As a gamer, it'll be interesting to see how these developments will impact the games themselves if this is ever going to happen.
The first step in that direction has been moved by Nintendo Switch, a home console that you can carry anywhere you want, and streaming on Google Stadia, xCloud and PlayStation Now promises to extend that concept further.


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Tech Radio Podcast
Tech News from Ireland and the World
October 25, 2019 by TechCentral.ie on SHOWS
Faster Smarter Happier
Is it possible to work faster smarter and happier?!! Yes says Wendy Van Tol from PwC. Hear all on the show. We also look at the continuing fall of Facebook with this weeks latest developments.
http://www.techradiopodcast.com/podcast-player/3599/faster-smarter.mp3
Whats Missing from Googles Pixel 4
We reveal the massive omission from Googles big Pixel 4 announcement, ponder the chances of success for Facebooks currency and chat with Dr Celine Mullins from Adaptas about how you can learn things faster with less effort.
http://www.techradiopodcast.com/podcast-player/3595/pixel-4.mp3
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Living With Alexa
We've had smart speakers for quite some time. How do we feel now the novelty has well and truly worn off. A detailed report. We also check the news this week on the new Windows 10 Start Menu, when the Galaxy Fold will be released and why Facebook's $5bn fine is actually a bargain for them.
http://www.techradiopodcast.com/podcast-player/3545/living-with-alexa.mp3
June 21, 2019 by TechCentral.ie on SHOWS
Ireland in Space
We look at Ireland's Space Plan, why Facebook money won't work and speak with Holly O'Driscoll, an American world leader in design thinking.
http://www.techradiopodcast.com/podcast-player/3529/ireland-in-space.mp3
May 3, 2019 by TechCentral.ie on SHOWS
Facebook F8 & Google IO
Looking back at this weeks Facebook developers conference and ahead to next weeks similar one for Google.
http://www.techradiopodcast.com/podcast-player/3498/facebook-f8-google-io.mp3
December 14, 2018 by TechCentral.ie on SHOWS
Christmas Conspiracy
As we approach the end of the year, some tech companies are not behaving as we'd expect. Deliberate or accidental? Hear our theories on Huawei, Facebook, Apple, Google and more.
http://www.techradiopodcast.com/podcast-player/3431/christmas-conspiracy.mp3
August 3, 2018 by TechCentral.ie on SHOWS
National Broadbanned
We show how the National Broadband Plan failed and how it can be rescued. We also talk Facebook's problems and how they're affected by influencers.
http://www.techradiopodcast.com/podcast-player/3369/broadbanned.mp3
June 8, 2018 by TechCentral.ie on SHOWS
Max Schrems on life after GDPR
Has anything changed now that strong data protection measure are in place for EU citizens? We find out directly from the man taking them to court.
http://www.techradiopodcast.com/podcast-player/3346/max-gdpr.mp3
March 30, 2018 by TechCentral.ie on SHOWS
Big Foot Digital
We look deeper into Facebook data problems for users with Kevin Koidl, a researcher working on the Big Foot Digital project at the Adapt Centre. We also have good news for Netflix and Sky Sports fans going on holidays!
http://www.techradiopodcast.com/podcast-player/3301/big-foot-digital.mp3
We find out exactly how Cambridge Analytical got the data of 50 million users, and how Ireland is instrumental in cleaning up Facebook's data problems. We also hear from Eoin O'Dell at Trinity's School of Law, how you can protect yourself from being a victim of data theft.
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Whether the assessee was liable to pay education cess and surcharge in addition to the tax @ 12.5% payable on interest income under the provisions of India-UAE DTAA?
3) In the instant case, the tax rate applicable was 12.5 per cent. Income-tax has been defined in Article 2(2)(b) as per which income-tax includes surcharge. Therefore, tax referred to in Article 11(2) at the rate of 12.5 per cent also includes surcharge. Further, nature of education cess and surcharge being same, education cess and surcharge can't be levied separately as it is included in tax rate of 12.5 per cent.


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