Education and Advocacy Traumatic brain injury advocate and Stanley Cup champion, Daniel Carcillo, shares his experiences with concussions and mental health in professional sports.
Mediaplanet spoke with traumatic brain injury (TBI) advocate and Stanley Cup champion Daniel Carcillo about his experiences with concussions and mental health in professional sports.
What inspired you to start raising awareness for traumatic brain injuries and mental health?
Daniel Carcillo: There were two things: the death of my best friend, Steve Montador, in Feb. 2015 and my seventh-diagnosed concussion in the NHL in March of that same year. These incidents prompted me to make a video with The Players Tribune, calling for change and a more serious look at how we understand, diagnose, and care for traumatic brain injuries.
What is the Chapter 5 Foundation?
The Chapter 5 Foundation is, at its core, a transition program. We help former athletes' transition into life after the game and we help people navigate through the big stressors we encounter during transition from having a brain injury to healing and dealing with it. For hockey players specifically, that includes assessing one's mental and physical state, self-discovery work into who are you away from the game, information about health insurance, helpful tips for family members and loved ones on how to recognize signs of mental health complications, and ultimately, helping men and women repurpose their life after sport.
"Take a breath, do the research, put in the work, and keep your spirits positive."
With transition, the first thing that must be looked at is someone's health, including brain health and the correct care options for a number of ailments. Chapter 5 stands for the next chapter in someone's life and 5 stands for Steve's number.
What does the future have in store for the Chapter 5 Foundation?
We are currently planning a spring fundraiser both in Chicago and in Toronto. Look for more information on our website and on my social media outlets.
Tell us about your experiences with TBI and concussions in professional sports.
My experiences with TBI and concussions in the NHL, though they have not been positive, have brought me to a point where today I can speak honestly and with vulnerability about my experience in an effort to help others recognize signs and symptoms and to help them move into proper understanding, diagnosis, and care. In my opinion, the ImPACT test that is used at the professional level needs to be one of the mechanisms used to acquire a concussion baseline — it shouldn't be the only tool used.
Do you feel empowered as a patient?
I feel empowered to freely give away the information that I have been given, although it has come at a cost as alternative treatments are expensive. People need to know that an MRI or CT scan cannot show or diagnose a concussion.
What treatments have you found to be the most effective?
In my experience, proper diagnosis comes through the eyes and checking the five systems — autonomic, cognitive, vestibular, ocular, and affect — for concussion.
Once that's completed, a Carrick Institute-trained functional neurologist can make you a personalized program — not to treat the person with a condition but to treat the condition in the person. Each case is individualized. Functional neurology and Drs. Ted Carrick and Matt Antonucci have saved my life in my two separate treatments and visits.
What's the connection between TBIs and mental health?
Left undiagnosed and treated, TBIs can lead to mental health complications that someone may not be prepared to handle because they may not have been predisposed to mental health issues before. 90% of all concussions heal themselves while the other 10% are known as the outliers or post-concussive syndrome patients. I fell into the 10% and was experiencing mental health issues like anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation. When I left them untreated, they got worse but once I went for treatment, they subsided. Not completely, mind you, but I now know how to manage them.
What are you doing to optimize and maintain your brain health?
"I have a toolbox full of care options that I utilize on a daily basis."
I have a toolbox full of care options that I utilize on a daily basis. For example, if I wake up on a bad day and I'm feeling my anxiety or depression, I assess what's going on through meditation, deep belly breathing, hydrating, and exercising. I'm a music lover, so putting on some music and working in the yard or writing is really helpful. I also keep up with my daily vision exercises and do a functional neurology visit once a year. Things like reflexology, acupuncture, craniosacral therapy, and chiropractic medicine are tools I use on a weekly basis to stay healthy.
What advice would you give to someone with a TBI or a concussion?
Sit out for 24 to 48 hours if you have a suspected brain injury or concussion and monitor your symptoms. Seek the help of a medical professional. If you're experiencing signs and symptoms for longer than a month, you need to seek out care options from a functional neurologist.
Stay hopeful. Just because you've had multiple brain injuries doesn't mean you are destined to die from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Take a breath, do the research, put in the work, and keep your spirits up. I'm living proof that the quality of life that post-concussion syndrome steals from you does not have to rob you of your peace.


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In Channeling the Past, Omni Creates Something Quite Current
For a band that doesn't sound much like its contemporaries on the Atlanta circuit, Omni does a nice job of providing subtle nods to its hometown. Most of all through its name – it's doubtful many fans in the UK, where Omni met with an impressive level of early success, have connected the dots to the onetime sports arena that served as home to the Hawks and Flames for most of the 70s and 80s, which also happens to be the era of some of the band's most striking influences. Built as part of the CNN Center complex in 1972, the Omni Coliseum was imploded in 1997 to make way for what is now State Farm Arena.
"You said to meet/ At the center of/ Lenox Square" are the first clipped words to emerge from bassist Philip Frobos's mouth on "Southbound Station," the opening track of Omni's 2017 sophomore album Multi-task, but the regionalisms largely end there. It's not every day you find early '80s Scottish cult faves Josef K namechecked as a primary influence, particularly for an American band beyond the NYC radius.
Frobos explains that the affinity started with the somewhat better known Orange Juice, the flagship of that same storied Postcard Records scene. "A couple of the old guys at Criminal Records were like, 'You like that? Check this out…' Since then I've been able to do that for a few more people." With the help of streaming services, it's just a hop, skip and jump from there to more obscure period bands like Fire Engines. "We have really great shows in Scotland," Omni guitar whiz Broyles laughs. The band also got a helpful early boost from BBC tastemaker Marc Riley, who quite possibly toured with some of those forebears during his days in The Fall.
Those foreign influences aren't as prominent on the newly minted Networker, Omni's first album with Sub Pop after a pair of releases on fashionable Chicago indie label Trouble in Mind. Networker finds Broyles and Frobos, abetted by longtime production foil Nathaniel Higgins, gradually expanding their musical palette, venturing onto the edges of math rock and moving keyboards up in the mix to spar with their trademark jittery guitars.
A heavy touring regimen fueled slower but steady build in the States as well (Frobos estimates 2019 was the first year the band didn't spend six plus months on the road) and Omni's hard work earned them a call from Sub Pop Records – sort of. "We got a call last spring saying they saw we'd be playing Seattle and they wanted to check us out," Broyles explains. "The problem was, it was a different Omni." Fortunately, they were already slated to play the Pacific Northwest a few months later so the connection was consummated soon enough. "We were excited that they were excited about a show that could have been ours," Broyles smiles. As it turns out, label reps first saw them on an incongruous Halloween bill with a batch of metal bands.
Omni had already been through one rebranding exercise – they started out playing Atlanta clubs as Landline, a similarly anachronistic nod. "[Omni] started as a kind of joking name but it was eventually like 'yeah, we can live with that,'" even though Frobos occasionally finds "your new release" served up in his streaming feed, "and it'll turn out to be some DJ."
Omni was already at work on Networker before Sub Pop entered the fray, so anyone thinking a higher profile label meant a bigger budget and a push for polish is overthinking things. After recording debut Deluxe intown, mainly at the Goat Farm, Omni used the same rural Georgia cabin – which has been in Broyles' family since the 1940s (no word on whether it has a landline) – for Networker as it did for the Multi-task sessions. The biggest shift in process has been on the drums – which Broyles also handles in the studio. For Multi-task these had been recorded in Atlanta, at a friend's home.
"In the city we could only record drums for a couple of hours a night after Nathaniel got off work and before it got too late" and too loud for the neighbors. "At the cabin we could keep everything set up and go later into the night. Plus Nathaniel knew a little more about what he was doing and we had some better equipment," Frobos allows.
My first impression was that Networker had added keyboards to the proceedings – its minimalist cover art features three staffs of notes aligned with a drawing of piano keys – but Broyles points out they've been part of Omni's arsenal from the start. "There wasn't a conscious attempt to put them more forward," according to Frobos, "it just kind of happened that way." Broyles graciously makes me feel a bit less stupid by adding, "On the earlier records the piano would come in for a lead line that would match the guitar. I was listening to a song on Deluxe recently and it was like 'I remember doing a piano on this – where is it?'"
Because Omni still plays out as a trio (Chris Yonker has manned drums in the touring lineup going on two years) most of the songs must be reimagined for the live setting. This burden falls to guitarist Broyles, whose onstage wizardry can be breathtaking (Frobos meanwhile focuses on bass and vocals). "It's a matter of transposing everything, figuring out how to move the keyboard lines and incorporate them into the guitar," Broyles explains. "I'll think, 'Well, I can't play that, I'll have to come up with some other way to do it.' It's kind of fun for me, to re-write the part, strip it down and build it back up." At the time we met over coffee in East Atlanta, Broyles had yet to sort through how the recast most of the new songs.
"It's a fun thing to witness as well – how is Frank going to play both of the "Equestrian" guitar parts?" Frobos chimes in. "Somehow it always becomes this cohesive thing and I don't even have to think about it – it's fascinating."
Networker is seeing an unusually rapid-fire release, being unleashed to the world in early November after being finalized only in May. This is a refreshing change from a pattern of bands hitting the road to present as "new" material they placed in the can more than a year earlier. On one hand, Omni had the luxury of extra writing time while waiting for Multi-task's release. On the other, the final stages of Networker's prep felt a bit more pressured, as any slips would likely have pushed its unveiling well into 2020.
In hindsight, Frobos sees this as a benefit. "We probably got some results from the rush – if we had more time I'm not sure we would have been as productive. I was writing lyrics last minute in the kitchen before we recorded for songs that ended up being two of my favorite on the record" – the brief and uncharacteristically direct "Moat" being my pick of the two ("Blunt Course" is the other).
Networker's incremental shifts are more progression than departure. The opening guitar riff of "Courtesy Call" brings to mind Television's "Marquee Moon," and for the first time I'm occasionally reminded of later-era Deerhunter, with whom Broyles served a stint. "Skeleton Key" even shows off a hint of boogie swagger. Before pigeonholing them as a revivalist band, however, bear in mind that seeding an Apple Music station with Omni is as likely to yield Thee Oh Sees and Parquet Courts as Pylon and Josef K.
Their affinity for Scottish bands doesn't extend to cover versions, which aren't a meaningful part of the Omni equation. "We tried to cover Alex Chilton's 'Hey Little Child' but it just sounded like we were trying to do a country rock song," Broyles laments.
Perhaps a bigger change than labels or recording regimen is Frobos' marriage earlier in 2019 – one of the benefits of a temporarily less harried tour schedule. This news caught me somewhat by surprise, given that Frobos writes the band's lyrics and the last words he utters on Networker are "Are you breaking up with me?" "I think some of that was, well, we met working in bars, but she's now made the move to 9-to-5 and getting a Masters' degree, while I'm the one who's still up late at night and need to find ways to be disciplined. It's a bit like, 'Am I a problem in this equation?' and dealing with that inner monologue," he clarifies. Maybe the more apt snippet can be found on the new "Present Tense" – "You were getting dressed for work and listening to the news…"
Like many artists Frobos seems understandably uncomfortable dissecting his lyrics. "Then I have a bit of snarkiness from past situations in there as well. It's never totally literal." After back-to-back albums titled Multi-task and Networker he similarly downplays any intended social media critique. "I think it's kind of impossible not to think about that stuff these days, it's so in your face. But I wouldn't say we have a message – just a little bit of satirical narrative."
Frobos still occasionally picks up a bar shift when in town, and Broyles does some freelance design work, but Omni is essentially a full-time endeavor for both these days. "It's way easier now that the wedding's over, which was like having an extra job," Frobos jokes. Broyles became an expert couch surfer during their unusually lengthy 2019 Atlanta stay. "I keep meaning to find a place to live when we have time off, but then that will just disappear," he shrugs.
Higgins, Frobos' former Carnivores bandmate, plays a role beyond that of a typical producer and verging on de facto third member. "He's a part of the process – we're always bouncing stuff off him, he's the first one to hear it," Frobos says. Higgins manned drums in the Landline era live lineup before opting to focus on the studio side, presumably once Omni's aspirations to spread its wings beyond the local scene became clear (Higgins' own spare-time venture Raided Age can be found playing occasional opening slots around town). "The three of us share the production role, but if we're unsure of something he'll definitely make his opinion known." Broyles particularly appreciates Higgins' project management bent and style of tough love. "He definitely helps me to complete things, because I have an issue with something of a perfectionist streak. After a while he'll yell, 'you can try it two more times, then you never get to do it again!'"
Not surprisingly, Omni is slated to head overseas for a decent chunk of its early Networker touring. With a little luck, like their namesake arena they'll be blowing up soon enough.
Photo by Emily Frobos.
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Sex trafficking and forced labour are the most common forms of exploitation in Zimbabwe, with it reportedly being a country of origin, a waypoint as well as a destination market for trafficking of human beings. Sex trafficking is particularly common in border towns, while forced labour appears to be significant in agriculture, construction, hospitality and domestic servitude. The traditional practice of ngozi, where the spirits of dead relatives are appeased through giving a member of the family to another kin, opens up additional vulnerabilities to trafficking. Moreover, the deteriorating socio-economic conditions continue to contribute to human trafficking.
Over the course of the past four decades, because of the growing insecurity in the country, Zimbabwe's role has shifted away from being a destination market to a country of origin as well as a transit hub for human smuggling. Irregular migration is thus widespread, with many irregular migrants being skilled Zimbabwean workers or people originating in the Horn of Africa. Although borders are porous, the use of smugglers' services is common. In fact, complicit cross-border transporters and corrupt border management officials, especially on the borders with South Africa and Botswana, facilitate smuggling.
While there is no evidence for the presence of a significant illicit arms market in Zimbabwe, small arms and light weapons (SALW) are trafficked into the country. Accounts point to remnants of arm stockpiles used by the apartheid regime in South Africa being smuggled within the Southern Africa region, Zimbabwe included. Additionally, Chinese small arms have been instrumental in the suppression of the democratic progress in Zimbabwe. Most recently, reports have alleged that modified tanker trucks have been used for the smuggling of drugs, wildlife and arms into the country. Although no armed violence has broken out in Zimbabwe in the post-independence era, due to the easy availability of SALW the possibility of armed violence has increased.
Illegal logging has increasingly taken place in the country, resulting in significant deforestation and threatening the existence of endangered indigenous forests. Reportedly, illegal logging syndicates work with corrupt officials to exploit legislative loopholes that allow them to pass illicit wood as legitimate and export it in the region. While the ban on the exportation of hardwood timber and the landlocked position of Zimbabwe minimizes commercial smuggling, it does not eliminate domestic trade. Illegal logging is a main source of income for many in impoverished communities, with illegal settlements and wood traders allegedly working just outside of protected parks. Accounts assert that this happens with the implicit consent of state officials.
There are reports of significant levels of poaching in Zimbabwe, in particular for ivory and rhino horns, but also for a range of other species, including pangolins. While officials insist that poaching has dropped in recent years, the success of state measures is questionable as wildlife trafficking appears to involve state actors. Additionally, Zimbabwe seems to be the epicentre for pangolin poaching despite having one of the strictest laws against pangolin poaching in Africa. Importantly, poaching of lions for their parts also occurs in Zimbabwe, with lion parts destined for both local and foreign markets, being trafficked to Asia, often sold there as tiger parts. Cross-border smuggling routes (especially of ivory) have become quite common, as poachers from Zambia cross into Zimbabwe, and then bring the ivory back to Zambia where it is sold. Similarly, lion bones are taken to South Africa to be sold to Chinese nationals. Hence, transnational organized criminal groups from China and Vietnam are also involved in the fauna market. Notably, in 2017 Zimbabwe was considered part of the most common ivory trafficking route, running from Harare to Hong Kong through Dubai.
Due to high unemployment, more than 400 000 Zimbabweans by some estimates have turned to illegal mining. Since 2017, illegal gold mining in particular has quickly spread through the Eastern Highlands and other parts of the country. While basic prospecting and mining is conducted by 'syndicates' of desperate, unregistered miners, knowledge of and access to markets is monopolized by elite bureaucrats who also earn the lion's share of the proceeds. Zimbabwe's resource looting is one of the best encapsulations of a predatory elite – political and military, enriching themselves to the detriment of the country's benefit. Reportedly, organized crime groups use the leverage of state power to export diamonds. In this way, the trade is deemed legal by virtue of the Kimberly Process, but the diamond industry is in fact captured by criminal actors.
Heroin is reportedly widely used In Zimbabwe, both as powder and in the nyaope form that is smoked. Users include wealthy Zimbabweans who use powder as well as poorer consumers in rural areas who consume nyaope and heavily diluted powder. As a result, Zimbabwe is not a very lucrative market for heroin. Conversely, Zimbabwe is emerging as a significant inland transit country for heroin, trafficked from Tanzania and Mozambique to West and Southern Africa markets. Allegedly, the country is also a transhipment point for heroin travelling to European markets. The means of heroin entering Zimbabwe range from the drug being smuggled by returning Zimbabwean migrant workers to criminal networks using cargo shipments and drug mules to import the drug. Importantly, information suggests that public figures, as well as political and military officials are all heavily engaged at different stages of the heroin supply chain. In line with the country's deteriorating security situation, it appears that Zimbabwe comes out as a waypoint for cocaine. Conversely, the country does not have a large domestic market for pure cocaine because of the population's low purchasing power. Instead, similar to heroin, cocaine is often diluted with other substances.
Cannabis is widely produced and consumed in Zimbabwe, and is often exported abroad. Nevertheless, the country is also a destination point for cannabis coming from Malawi and Mozambique as well as an established transhipment point. Reportedly, organized crime groups control the cannabis trade, but a new law was introduced in 2018, which allowed farmers to grow cannabis for medical and research purposes. The synthetic drugs market in Zimbabwe is large and growing, due to the lower prices of synthetic drugs. Notably, Zimbabwe is also a transit point for methamphetamines en route to South Africa.
There is a strong indication since the late 1980s of political and other governmental office holders abusing their respective positions and taking part in activities that are either criminal or illicit. Some of the longest-serving political figures have allegedly long been part of criminal networks. It is thus arguable that the state controls various crime markets in Zimbabwe, in particular trafficking of diamonds and fuel as well as cigarette smuggling and wildlife trafficking. Related to state-embedded actors, criminal networks are also prominent in Zimbabwe. Networks of crime entrepreneurs engage in organized criminal activity often with the help of state-embedded actors, who sanction the use of violence for their economic self-gain. In terms of criminal markets dominated by criminal networks, drug trafficking has increased as such groups groom mules to smuggle hard drugs into the country. Reportedly, a number of crime syndicates of drug lords dominate the markets for illicit drugs in larger cities in the country, such as Bulawayo and Harare as well as in strategic border towns, such as Beitbridge and Mutare. Again, these syndicates engage the services of high-level officials, but cooperation between those two types of criminal actors is evident across other criminal activities, such as wildlife trade.
The vast majority of foreign actors in Zimbabwe operate in the extractive industries, but there are such who engage in other criminal markets – human trafficking and the drug trade, for example. South African nationals account for the majority of foreign criminal actors in the country, but the Chinese diaspora is also active, particularly in diamond mining as well as trafficking of human beings. Furthermore, China's ties with the Zimbabwean army are reportedly deep and the former has become Zimbabwe's top export market. Not least of all, China continues to be a large destination market for Illegal wildlife products. Although there are groups of armed men with political affiliations operating in Zimbabwe, there is no evidence of their links to illicit activity or protection networks. There are, however, smaller, violent gangs who mainly engage in illicit mining activities.
As noted above, there is a high degree of criminalization of the Zimbabwean state and, stemming from that, a high level of state control of criminal markets in the country, coupled with a rather poor anti-organized crime platform. With that said, however, the current president has been vocal in aiming to secure greater legitimacy at home and abroad by taking a hard line on corruption and government involvement in criminal activities. There remains doubt as to whether his administration will tackle these issues, as indicated by the 2018 scandal involving the vice-president's wife. Corruption within the Zimbabwean state has arguably had a role in the increase of organized crime in the country and reportedly, as of present, corruption levels are high at the expense of government transparency. Certain legislative reforms were introduced in 2019, but although oversight mechanisms are in place, they are often described as compromised.
Zimbabwe is party to a number of conventions pertaining to organized crime, but the legislative framework on organized crime in Zimbabwe is weakly developed and does not meet international standards. While human trafficking has been addressed in a National Plan of Action, the application of flora and fauna protection legislation has been disastrously uneven. Although laws against poachers appear strict, Zimbabwe is now advocating to lift the worldwide ban on ivory trade in an attempt to sell its stockpiles.
In the contested political environment in Zimbabwe, the criminal justice system has been a forum for conflict between human rights and the exercise of governmental authority. Trust in the judiciary is low, with strong evidence suggesting that political pressures and corruption are rife. Despite overwhelming evidence of organized criminal activity, convictions are rarely secured. At the same time, dissenting voices are silenced via 'legal' means, including charges of attempting to overthrow a constitutional government and inciting public violence. People are then held in jails for weeks, if not months, awaiting trial.
On the other hand, law enforcement officers are underfunded and poorly trained, which establishes the prerequisite for corruption in the sector. There are no police units specialized in countering organized crime. In addition, reformative reorientation to prioritize human security rather than the security of the regime is long overdue, but the politicized recruitment, training and promotion practices have upheld the status quo. Alongside this, the absence of mechanisms for retrospectively holding police officers to account for alleged abuse has led police to operate with a heavy hand when it comes to protecting the regime.
Despite issues of corruption among border control personnel, Zimbabwe has control over its territory. There is physical infrastructure in place, including game and high-security fencing, but more importantly, there is enhanced multi-lateral collaboration of border management and law enforcement agencies and structures with foreign counterparts. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic has escalated the focus on better border control and a broad range of measures appear to have been taken by neighbouring countries in order to secure borders.
Zimbabwe boasts a relatively sound anti-money laundering/combating the financing of terrorism regime with a financial intelligence unit as well as a unit dedicated to the recovery of criminal proceeds being functional. There is, however, limited information on the practical implementation of coordination and cooperation measures against money laundering. A further concern stems from the limitations on the autonomy and professional independence of the structures assigned the responsibility of guarding transparency and enforcing accountability. The executive's control over resources and selection of leadership compromises their effectiveness and credibility. Thus, the risk of money laundering and terrorist financing is among the highest in the world. The country's business climate is also criticized and necessitates the implementation of significant structural and fiscal reforms. In addition, patronage and corruption have led to a chaotic state of management of public finances, which has further eroded trust in the state and in key regulatory institutions.
Zimbabwe offers little in terms of treatment and victim support, which is instead left to civil society and foreign governments. There is also no evidence of functioning and comprehensive witness protection programmes either. Conversely, the government has maintained efforts to prevent trafficking and has come up with a national action plan against human trafficking. The latter, however, was not yet launched at the time of writing. While awareness raising has been key to prevention efforts so far, dedicated governmental funds are scarce. In addition, there is no single programme in Zimbabwe to provide support to substance abusers. Instead, scattered organizations provide assistance to communities with health education, support for quitting and treatment.
Zimbabwe has a vibrant civil-society organization (CSO) sector, which is increasingly under pressure from authorities. As socio-economic conditions in the country deteriorate, state institutions have actively sought to restrict the space in which civil society operates. Similarly, while considered independent, media are also under pressure from the state. In spite of that, along with an improved access to information, the practice of self-censorship has become less prevalent, but journalists are still subject to harassment and intimidation. Not least of all, in 2020 security agencies escalated the pressure on CSOs and investigative journalists, evident in the regular arrests and abductions.


Throughout time, artists have found countless sources of inspiration. Sometimes it comes from the world around them; the song of a bird, the curve of a face, or the color of a flower have all inspired art. Other times, an idea springs from something that is already integrated into an artist's culture such as the lilt of a folk tune, an archetypal myth, or even a work by another artist.
Artistry that stems from an extant work of art sometimes leads to mere imitation rather than interpretation or innovation. Imitation in the form of direct copying can be a wonderful tool for learning. It has long been standard practice for art students to replicate the work of the masters. This might happen through an apprenticeship, a studio copy book, a workshop, or in the gallery of a museum. But it has always been understood that those who copy in order to learn move on to create their own work.
Making a replica of another artist's work is very direct, but tracing the influences and stimulus behind an artist's own creations often is often more circuitous. Art of one type might prompt something entirely different such as the composer Modeste Mussorgsky's 1874 score, "Pictures at an Exhibition," an evocative piece of music based on the composer's visit to a gallery displaying paintings by his friend. Or, artists might consciously and unconsciously inspire and influence each other such as when friends, Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, developed their Cubist styles. Other times, inspiration comes just from an awareness of a similar genre.
The work of Steven Ford and David Forlano (F/F) offers a wonderful example of this third type of artistic impetus.
In 1988 Robert Ebendorf, a well known art jeweler, created his "Mixed Media Big Bead Necklace." This necklace, with its two inch diameter beads made from bits of seashells, cut glass, slate, old photographs, and chips of plastic laminate, became notable for its very wide range and blend of unexpected materials as well as its oversized scale. As Steven Ford relates the story, the original impulse behind F/F's own big bead compositions occurred while he was in the art gallery, Mobilia, showing the owner, Libby Cooper, some of their work which happened to be clay covered chicken eggs. Libby suggested making a necklace with really big beads such as Ebendorf's which Steven knew from photo reproductions.
As with many ideas, there often is a period of germination. F/F carried the idea of big beads over a span of years. By 1998, they had completely assimilated the concept, interpreted it and created work that was wholly theirs. Like Bob Ebendorf, whose beads exhibit a wide range of surfaces and a fair amount of color relative to metal work, Ford and Forlano's big bead necklaces also display a large number of visual effects, textures and a decided palette of color. But, unlike the eclectic materials list of Ebendorf's beads, those of F/F are made entirely of polymer. Every variation is a product of F/F's skilled manipulation of the medium.
Black and white cane work has been part of F/F's creations since their earliest collaborations in polymer.
One of their 1997 big bead necklaces is an extended exercise in black and white. Tiny square tiles of different canes cover a core bead to create a range of tonality as well as textural effects. Yet, none of these beads are exclusively black or white due to the subtle variations of graphic pattern and layering that comprise their surfaces. Aside from the graduated sizing of the beads, the overall approach recalls Ebendorf's Mixed Media Necklace (above) as well as an earlier piece of his, Necklace 1985, in which the beads are covered with black and white Japanese text printed on rice paper.
Graduated bead size is also present in another of F/F's big bead necklaces. Here, the textural emphasis is decidedly more pronounced. Small bumps, inter woven ribbons of clay, cut out layers and incised patterns are all represented in addition to flatter, caned surface patterns. The color scheme is more vibrant than that of the black and white necklace, but remains within a range of gold and red tones with some contrasting color accents. Unlike the consistent technique of surface ornamentation in the black and white necklace, in this piece each bead has become an individual composition. Every bead is decidedly different and whether the surface exhibits a caned pattern or multiple layers of techniques, together the various beads combine to make up a coordinated whole.
A uniform bead size with a wrapped clasp connection comprises a third example of F/F's continued interest in the big bead concept. Utilizing a mostly blue color scheme, the beads in this piece are complex in appearance and work especially well together. Accent colors repeat regularly, as do elements of pattern and the surface motifs of weaving, wrapping, and layering. Round cut outs and round applied canes appear throughout and mimic the roundness of the bead forms. There is strength in its total effect and despite the many variations of beads, it presents a unified composition.
By 1998, F/F were well into their exploration of the big bead necklace. An over sized bead, with multiple complex surfaces and a limited range of colors, became the basis for their dynamic and distinctive compositions. Since then, F/F have continued their interpretation of the big bead necklace in ways that are uniquely their own and have moved way beyond the original inspiration of Bob Ebendorf's 1988 work.


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(Yaphank, NY, July 20, 2012) Ultra Green Energy Services (UGES) formally opened its biodiesel rail transload facility at the Brookhaven Rail Terminal (BRT) in Yaphank, NY on Thursday, July 20, 2012. The company also announced plans to open a public biodiesel pumping facility at the terminal in the near future, where trucks and cars can fill their tanks with road-qualified B20 biodiesel.
Ultra Green Energy Services offers fuel suppliers the best accessibility to a ratable supply of biodiesel indexed to NYMEX heating oil with flexible pricing mechanisms to reduce the impact of volatility on profit margins. The company operates one of the largest biodiesel terminal networks in the Northeast. The BRT operations will be supplying biodiesel for Long Island, and backing up the New Hyde Park terminal supplying western LI and New York City. With these facilities in place, and additional rail and truck rack terminals throughout New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, UGES is uniquely positioned to meet the demand from the October 1 implementation of the NY City Bioheat mandate.
The Grand Opening was attended by many industry leaders, including Ray Hart of Hart Petroleum; Paul Nazzaro of the NBB; and company leaders from Global Partners, Northville Industries, Petro, Yankee Oil, MnS Fuel, General, Quogue Sinclair, Windsor Oil, and others. In addition, the company was honored with representatives from the federal, state, NYC, and Nassau and Suffolk County legislative and executive branches.
Ultra Green supplies biodiesel through the largest network of wholesale terminals in the NY/NJ Metropolitan Region. UGES principals were among the first to market biodiesel in 1999 and have been blending Bioheat since 2001. UGES now operates in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine.
In addition to biodiesel and biofuel distribution, Ultra Green Energy Services also offers comprehensive buying solutions including custom risk and margin management, premium diesel distribution, wholesale fuel terminal operations, transportation and logistics, flexible pricing mechanisms, and complete fuel quality assurance.


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Egypt signs $2.3 billion power plant deal with Saudi ACWA Power
Posted: November 3, 2018 at 1:51 pm / by Energy Egypt / comments (0)
tags: ACWA Power, Egypt, Electricity, Power Generation, Power Plant
Egypt signed a deal with Saudi Arabian utility developer ACWA Power on Thursday to build a $2.3 billion power plant in the country's south, the Egyptian electricity minister said.
The plant, which will have a capacity of 2,250 megawatts (MW), will be built in Luxor province, the minister, Mohamed Shaker, told a news conference.
He said the facility is expected to be operational by 2023 at the latest.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi opened three new power stations in July built at a total cost of 6 billion euros ($7 billion) as part of the country's plans to plug a gap in power generation and fuel its development drive.
Acute power shortages in the years immediately following Egypt's 2011 uprising led to frequent summer blackouts and cuts to industrial output.
The new projects initiated in 2015 are part of an 8 billion euro deal to boost electricity generation by 50 percent through new gas and wind power plants.
(Source: Reuters)


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Gain the confidence and expertise to work in a range of professions across the children's workforce. Unique learning pathways will enable you to shape your future career by gaining vital work experience from a variety of placement opportunities including hospital play, therapeutic playwork, adventure playgrounds and community and policy development work.
Your classroom-based learning focuses on the sociology and psychology of children and childhood. You will pay particular attention to the importance of play for children's wellbeing and development, and its application in a range of professional roles. This course's modular structure enables you to develop specialisms in playwork, child development, the sociology of childhood and social policy, and the provision and management of children's play projects.
Upon graduation you will gain a range of practical and transferable skills, and a critical understanding of contemporary issues central to the study and practice of childhood development and playwork.
Research Excellence Framework 2014: we entered an increased number of units for this assessment, up from 11% in 2008 to 33% in 2014.
You will have access to work-based learning opportunities with experienced supervisors in a range of child-focused occupations across the UK and worldwide – previous students have gone on to learn in the US, Kenya and Australia.
You will also benefit from our 30 years of experience in teaching childhood development and playwork. Our course team includes Professor Fraser Brown, whose research with Roma children in Transylvania has received much international acclaim. Between them, the team share a range of professional and practical specialisms in the fields of playwork, hospital play, and policy and project development, and are actively involved with a number of charitable children's projects.
Visiting practitioners will give you an insight into their personal experiences of working with children in a wide range of disciplines, and support the development of professional networks that contribute to 100% of the course's graduates being employed or engaged in post-graduate study.
For those who wish to pursue a career in play therapy, our exclusive relationship with the Academy of Play and Child Psychotherapies offers students a unique postgraduate study opportunity.
UCAS Tariff Points: 96 points required. (Minimum 64 points from two A levels or equivalent, excluding General Studies).
English Language at Grade C or above (Grade 4 for those sitting their GCSE from 2017 onwards) or equivalent. Key Skills Level 2, Functional Skills Level 2 and the Certificate in Adult Literacy are accepted in place of GCSE English Language.
Evidence of working with young people and/or community groups is required. This is normally expected to be 150 hours part-time (paid or voluntary) or 3 months full-time equivalent. Direct entry to level 6 is available to applicants who hold a professional qualification or a DipHE in a related area. Part-time students must have at least 10 hours paid work in a relevant area and be supported by a named supervisor.
We conduct interviews as part of the admissions process and suitable applicants will be invited to an interview. Interviews will usually be held between November and March. Invitations are sent via UCAS and you should check your UCAS Track account for further interview details.
UCAS Tariff Points: 104 points required. (Minimum 64 points from two A levels or equivalent, excluding General Studies).
Our graduates have achieved success in a wide range of areas, including managing playwork provision and providing therapeutic playwork services in prisons and hospitals. You could work in a range of roles across children's services, or take up a management role in local government. The majority of our students finish their placements with an offer of employment by the time they graduate. Should you want to continue your studies and develop your expertise further, our range of postgraduate play therapy courses will be available to you.
You will become an informed playwork and childhood development practitioner who is skilled in practice and in theory. You will be able to engage with the complexity of play and its benefits for the child and wider community. You will also critically understand the political and social drivers that affect playwork provision. The tabs below detail what and how you will study in each year of your course. The balance of assessments and overall workload will be informed by your core modules and the option modules you choose to study; the information provided is an indication of what you can expect and may be subject to change. The option modules listed are also an indication of what will be available to you. Their availability is subject to demand and you will be advised which option modules you can choose at the beginning of each year of study.
Gain the core skills required for a career in playwork and to work in a placement environment in a supervised manner. You will study play theories, the diversity of playwork provision and the sociology of childhood.
174 hours Teaching and learning  Typically, this will include lectures, seminars, tutorials, supervised studio time or laboratory time and one-to-one meetings with your personal tutor.
666 hours Independent study  This is the time outside your timetabled hours when you will be expected to continue learning independently. Typically, this will involve reading, research, completing assignments, preparing presentations and exam revision.
Build on the core and transferable skills of teamwork practice and analysis by examining and evaluating the structure and management of a chosen agency with view to developing and agency development plan.
Deepen your core knowledge of playwork and consider the wider context of practice. You will also begin to tailor your course by studying playwork in specific settings.
Advance your skills in the context of the roles that professional playworkers may undertake, which include research approaches and managerial skills. Gain a global perspective in playwork practice. You will further tailor your course to your career interests and complete a dissertation.
194 hours Teaching and learning  Typically, this will include lectures, seminars, tutorials, supervised studio time or laboratory time and one-to-one meetings with your personal tutor.
1006 hours Independent study  This is the time outside your timetabled hours when you will be expected to continue learning independently. Typically, this will involve reading, research, completing assignments, preparing presentations and exam revision.
Study play theories and assesses their impact on the development of playwork theory and practice. You will be prepared for the Experiential Learning Modules through the incorporation of alumni led seminars, supporting you to develop a network of playwork contacts.
You will develop your employability skills by examining and evaluating processes of teamwork, organisational structure, socio-cultural contexts and playwork delivery with a view to making recommendations for practice development informed by the application of theory.
Study the sociology of childhood by examining a range of theoretic principles which underpin our understanding of the nature and meaning of childhood in the UK and globally. You will use relevant case studies to analyse the effects of the relationship between public opinion, media coverage and social policy processes on children's lived experiences over time and place.
Engage as a member of a community of practice in establishing your own experiential learning opportunities in which you will develop your practical and analytical approach to playwork by testing a range of core theories, principles and assumptions which inform their self-determined practice aims.
Develop a creative approach to your playwork practice through a mix of workshops, lectures and off-site visits to play settings.
Develop your practice skills and employability by equipping them with a broad range of professional development opportunities responsive to and reflective of the ever-changing socio-political context of the sector and academic progression of the course.
Gain a deeper understanding of the role and responsibilities of the playworker through processes of analysis, evaluation and reflection. You will also prepare for experiential learning. You will comprehend the origins, aims and methods of playwork, including being able to demonstrate a knowledge of playwork institutions, both locally and nationally.
Consider the consequences of your reflections on 'taken for granted' or 'received wisdoms' of practice in relation to the conceptualisation of adult/child interactions as a social construct. Students are supported to challenge 'best practice' principles within theories of social constructionism and social conditioning.
Analyse the children's rights debate by employing principles developed in the corresponding Year 1 module. Use sociological analysis to evaluate factors informing and driving the children's rights agenda with view to establishing a playwork specific model of rights provision.
Explore environmental psychology, play environment design principles and children's geographies. Central to the module is a field trip, focusing on provision and opportunities for play in two contrasting environments.
Determine your own personal elective route of learning and facilitate personal development in learning and practice within a wide range of study programmes.
Explore many of the core concepts of developmental psychology and how they relate to children's play, develop knowledge of techniques for assessing the suitability and appropriateness in order to meet the play needs of children and to apply behavioural and environmental analysis to the children and the provision in which playworkers work.
Practise the skills required for effective play development work. You will engage with a play agency to identify appropriate small and large projects, suitable funding mechanisms and how to involve children and their communities in the project.
Identify how provision in the built and natural environment supports children's play and understand how modification of those environments can develop and extend children's play opportunities. Through the creation of artefacts and environments to support play, you will develop your understanding of relevant theory and practice. You will study the bodies of knowledge around design, inclusivity, environmental psychology and play as they interrelate.
Gain an introduction to research methods, and in particular the issue of ethical considerations in research with children. You will choose a theme for the focus of the study, and provide a critical analysis of that theme with reference to your own research and the theory and practice of playwork.
Explore recent play and playwork theories in depth, and focus upon the nature of playwork practitioner research. You are then taken through a guided process of working together in groups, where you have the opportunity to explore an issue related to your own professional practice.
Engage with a range of academic, professional and political literature relating to the position of children, childhood and play in UK society. You will aim to develop a debate from selected readings that relate to the political position of childhood and its relationship to changes in the State, its legislative apparatus and political culture.
Identify how provision in the built and natural environment supports children's play and understand how modification of those environments can develop and extend play opportunities.
Determine your personal elective route of learning and facilitate personal development in learning and practice within a wide range of study programmes.
Study the skills, knowledge and understanding required to teach and train adults. You will practise and critique training skills within the context of your own professional playwork practice.
Practise and critique play development skills set in the context of sustainability and consultation processes. You will develop skills and knowledge in needs analysis, political and social environment review, creative leadership and management skills and strategies for community involvement.
Study many of the core concepts of developmental psychology and how they relate to children's play, develop knowledge of techniques for assessing the suitability and appropriateness of provision in order to meet the play needs of children and apply behavioural and environmental analysis to the children and the provision in which playworkers work.
Gain an introduction to the theory and practice of therapeutic playwork. You will explore a combination of the theory and practice of playwork, developmental psychology and play therapy.
Alexandra Long is a Course Director and has taught on the BA (Hons) Childhood Development & Playwork course since 2011. Her research interests include evaluation of children's play services, outcomes for children's play provision and the commissioning of children's play services.
In preparation for employment, our course offers integral placement opportunities which enable students to explore theory in practice and to develop the skills and confidence to be a competent practitioner.
The University makes a financial contribution to travel expenses for placements, but students may need to pay towards their own travel expenses beyond this. Travel expenses thresholds are tiered dependent on the location of the placement. Students can claim public transport receipted costs as follows: regional travel up to £300, national travel up to £500, international placement travel up to £750. Any costs above those limits are incurred by the student.
Students are able to choose a placement location or secure one themselves that may be convenient for travel.
International students will be required to cover any travel and accommodation costs of placements.
Use the creative arts therapeutically to help children and young people deal with a range of issues and fulfil their potential.


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4 weeks left to nominate for the NHS leadership recognition awards – who are you proud of?
James Marcus
We're in a celebratory mood here at the NHS Leadership Academy as two of our leaders; Karen Lynas and Yvonne Coghill, have been named in the HSJ's list of the 50 most inspirational women in healthcare and we couldn't be more proud to work alongside them.
But who are you proud to work with?
The NHS Leadership Recognition Awards are currently open for nominations – great leaders are everywhere in the health service and we want to find them!
With regional nominations closing on Friday 16 August, the awards celebrate leaders at all levels and across all professions who have ultimately improved people's health, the public's experience of the NHS and those leaders we are truly proud to work alongside.
Jan Sobieraj, managing director at the NHS Leadership Academy, said: "We know that on a daily basis there are members of staff who go above and beyond their role to make a difference – people who go that extra mile to support and motivate their peers.
"Working for the NHS can be a challenging– which is exactly why we should take the time to celebrate individuals for their continued hard work, perseverance and for the positive and motivational impact they potentially have on others.
"We know that outstanding leaders have a direct positive impact on patient care and we think it is time to celebrate people who not only provide exceptional care to patients, whether directly or indirectly but who act as role models and inspirational leaders for the next generation of NHS professionals."
Delivered by the ten regional partners of the national Academy, there are nine categories to choose from, with the 90 regional winners automatically being put forward for a national award of the same name in February of next year.
Regardless of position, level or professional qualification, anyone who works in NHS funded care can be nominated for one (or more!) or the below awards:
NHS Emerging Leader of the Year
NHS Quality Champion/Innovator of the Year
NHS Inspirational Leaders of the Year
NHS Leader of Patient Inclusivity of the Year
NHS Board/Governing Body of the Year
NHS Partnership/System Leader of the Year
NHS Community Leader of the Year
NHS Mentor/Coach of the Year
NHS Leadership Champion supporting both local and national work
The awards are open to every trust and NHS organisation in the country with winners of the awards being celebrated at regional events run in the autumn. This is a chance to share best practice and be recognised for the contribution they have made.
Please see the NHS Leadership Recognition Awards website for more information where you will then be prompted to select your region.
The inspirational women
Karen Lynas
As seen on the Health Service Journal website
I had the pleasure of being part of the judging panel for inspirational women in health with the HSJ. The process was really positive and the other judges were a joy to work alongside. What struck me about the list, though, was what it might say about women in health services and our impressions of them.
Continue reading "The inspirational women" →
HSJ Inspirational Women list celebrates outstanding leaders
Last night (Wednesday 17th July), the Health Service Journal (HSJ), announced its inaugural Inspirational Women list, which we, the NHS Leadership Academy, proudly supported. Around 80 inspirational women and guests attended a private reception to network and celebrate success.
The HSJ Inspirational Women list celebrates outstanding leaders or generous mentors who are driving change and innovation in service redesign or at the heart of influencing health policy. The list contains women from clinical or non-clinical backgrounds who stand out for their passion and ability to innovate and drive change.
Over the spring and summer, a long list of individuals was prepared by the HSJ team and via nominations by HSJ readers through the website. Nominees were asked to meet one of more of the following criteria:
Delivering outstanding leadership
Sharing knowledge and expertise with others in the sector
Acting as a role model/mentor to colleagues
Driving innovation in service redesign and/or research
At the heart of shaping or influencing policy
A panel of judges, who represented a broad spectrum of opinion, were asked review the long list and add suggestions of their own.
Fifty individuals from all areas of healthcare have made the inaugural list.
The reception was hosted by Alastair McLellan, Editor of HSJ and he said: "It was not enough to be influential. The judges were clear that they were looking for people who live the values they espouse – the authentic leaders."
The judges on the panel were as follows:
Dr Sam Barrell, chief clinical officer, South Devon and Torbay Clinical Commissioning Group
Paul Birley, head of public sector healthcare, Barclays
Professor Naomi Chambers, head of health policy and management, Manchester Business School
Rosemary Cook, honorary professor, Bucks New University; chief executive officer, Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine
Dame Jacqueline Docherty, chief executive, West Middlesex University Hospital Trust
Nicola Hartley, director, Leadership Development, The King's Fund
Dr Nikita Kanani, GP registrar and co-chair, The Network
Dr Sara Khan, editor of Medical Women, Medical Women's Federation
Karen Lynas, deputy managing director, NHS Leadership Academy
Becky Malby, director, Centre for Innovation in Health Management
Jenni Middleton, editor, Nursing Times
Dr Mark Newbold, chief executive, Heart of England Foundation Trust
Professor Wendy Reid, medical director, Health Education England
Andrea Sutcliffe, chief executive, Social Care Institute for Excellence
Dawn Tame-Battell, assistant director of patient services, Marie Curie
Congratulations to everyone who made the list.


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TCS did campus recruitment for 2 days, 25th & 26th feb. On 25th TCS came at 11am and PPT happend for 2 hours. then online aptitude test started at 1 pm..
And 2 passengers were there. 1st one for fill in the blanks & 2nd one for unseen..
for quanti questions I did most of the recent previous papers and I got everything common all the questions were very easy.. do practice data interpretation questions frm AGGARWAL..
do practice all the 40 questions frm GRE BARRON'S 13th edition. do solve all the passages having 4 or more than 4 questions.. avoid passages havig 1-3 questions… all questions r common frm BARRON'S 12th edition.
On 25th only aptitude happened 233 appeared & 210 cleared.
My interview started frm 2.10 to approx 2.50pm.
1)What is POINTER?. I explained that with example…..
7)Do HEAP sort of a given list…….
8)Draw the diagram of a DEMULTIPLEXER & DECODER?
9)Types of COUNTER?how to design synchronous counter?
1)Tell me something about urself?
3)Are u ready to go TIMBAKTU?
4)Why did u take ECE?
6)wat kind of jobs TCS does?
iwould like to know more about this type of interview patterns that happend in your interview. now i ll going to face the tcs interview on 24th march.if u shall help me then i ll be very much greatful to u.


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La  des Golden Globes a eu lieu le , récompensant les films et séries diffusés en 1964 et les professionnels s'étant distingués cette année-là.

Palmarès
Les lauréats sont indiqués ci-dessous en premier de chaque catégorie et en caractères gras.

Cinéma

Meilleur film dramatique
 Becket
 Mystère sur la falaise (The Chalk Garden)
 Dear Heart
 La Nuit de l'iguane (The Night of the Iguana)
 Zorba le Grec (Αλέξης Ζορμπάς / Aléxis Zorbás)

Meilleur film musical ou comédie
 My Fair Lady
 Grand méchant loup appelle (Father Goose)
 Mary Poppins
 Deux copines, un séducteur (The World of Henry Orient)
 La Reine du Colorado (The Unsinkable Molly Brown)

Meilleur réalisateur
 George Cukor pour My Fair Lady
 Peter Glenville pour Becket
 John Huston pour La Nuit de l'iguane (The Night of the Iguana)
 John Frankenheimer pour Sept jours en mai (Seven Days in May)
 Mihalis Kakogiannis pour Zorba le Grec (Αλέξης Ζορμπάς / Aléxis Zorbás)

Meilleur acteur dans un film dramatique
 Peter O'Toole pour le rôle d'Henri II d'Angleterre dans Becket
 Richard Burton pour le rôle de Thomas Becket dans Becket
 Anthony Quinn pour le rôle d'Alexis Zorba dans Zorba le Grec (Αλέξης Ζορμπάς / Aléxis Zorbás)
 Anthony Franciosa pour le rôle de Juan Luis Rodriguez dans Rio Conchos
 Fredric March pour le rôle du Président Jordan Lyman dans Sept jours en mai (Seven Days in May)

Meilleure actrice dans un film dramatique
 Anne Bancroft pour le rôle de Jo Armitage dans Le Mangeur de citrouilles (The Pumpkin Eater)
 Geraldine Page pour le rôle d'Evie Jackson dans Dear Heart
 Ava Gardner pour le rôle de Maxine Faulk dans La Nuit de l'iguane (The Night of the Iguana)
 Rita Hayworth pour le rôle de Lili Alfredo dans Le Plus Grand Cirque du monde (Circus World)
 Jean Seberg pour le rôle de Lilith Arthur dans Lilith

Meilleur acteur dans un film musical ou une comédie
 Rex Harrison pour le rôle du Professeur Henry Higgins dans My Fair Lady
 Dick Van Dyke pour le rôle de Bert /  Dawes Sr. dans Mary Poppins
 Marcello Mastroianni pour le rôle de Domenico Soriano dans Mariage à l'italienne (Matrimonio all'italiana)
 Peter Sellers pour le rôle de l'inspecteur Jacques Clouseau dans La Panthère rose (The Pink Panther)
 Peter Ustinov pour le rôle d'Arthur Simon Simpson dans Topkapi

Meilleure actrice dans un film musical ou une comédie
La récompense avait déjà été décernée.
 Julie Andrews pour le rôle de Mary Poppins dans Mary Poppins
 Sophia Loren pour le rôle de Filumena Marturano dans Mariage à l'italienne (Matrimonio all'italiana)
 Debbie Reynolds pour le rôle de Molly Brown dans La Reine du Colorado (The Unsinkable Molly Brown)
 Melina Mercouri pour le rôle d'Elizabeth Lipp dans Topkapi
 Audrey Hepburn pour le rôle d'Eliza Doolittle dans My Fair Lady

Meilleur acteur dans un second rôle
 Edmond O'Brien pour le rôle du sénateur Ray Clark dans Sept jours en mai (Seven Days in May)
 Cyril Delevanti pour le rôle de Nonno dans La Nuit de l'iguane (The Night of the Iguana)
 Lee Tracy pour le rôle du Président Art Hockstader dans Que le meilleur l'emporte (The Best Man)
 Gilbert Roland pour le rôle de Dull Knife dans Les Cheyennes (Cheyenne Autumn)
 Stanley Holloway pour le rôle d'Alfred P. Doolittle dans My Fair Lady

Meilleure actrice dans un second rôle
 Agnes Moorehead pour le rôle de Velma Cruther dans Chut... chut, chère Charlotte (Hush... Hush, sweet Charlotte)
 Grayson Hall pour le rôle de Judith Fellowes dans La Nuit de l'iguane (The Night of the Iguana)
 Elizabeth Ashley pour le rôle de Monica Winthrop dans Les Ambitieux (The Carpetbaggers)
 Ann Sothern pour le rôle de Sue Ellen Gamadge dans Que le meilleur l'emporte (The Best Man)
 Lila Kedrova pour le rôle de madame Hortense dans Zorba le Grec (Αλέξης Ζορμπάς / Aléxis Zorbás)

Meilleure chanson originale
 "Circus World" par Dimitri Tiomkin – Le Plus Grand Cirque du monde (Circus World)
 "Sunday In New York" interprétée par Mel Tormé – Un dimanche à New York (Sunday In New York)
 "Dear Heart" interprétée par Chorus – Dear Heart
 "From Russia with Love" interprétée par Matt Monro – Bons baisers de Russie (From Russia With Love)
 "Where Love Has Gone" interprétée par Jack Jones – Rivalités (Where Love Has Gone)

Meilleure musique de film
 La Chute de l'empire romain (The Fall of the Roman Empire) – Dimitri Tiomkin Sept jours en mai (Seven Days in May)  – Jerry Goldsmith
 Zorba le Grec (Αλέξης Ζορμπάς / Aléxis Zorbás)  – Míkis Theodorákis
 Becket  – Laurence Rosenthal
 Mary Poppins  – Robert B. Sherman et Richard M. Sherman

 Golden Globe de la révélation masculine de l'année
La récompense avait déjà été décernée.
(ex-æquo)
 George Segal pour le rôle du  Tony 'Shiv' Parelli dans Les Nouveaux Internes (The New Interns) Chaim Topol pour le rôle de Sallah Shabati dans Sallah Shabati  Harve Presnell pour le rôle de 'Leadville' Johnny Brown dans La Reine du Colorado (The Unsinkable Molly Brown) Golden Globe de la révélation féminine de l'année
La récompense avait déjà été décernée.
(ex-æquo)
 Mia Farrow pour le rôle de Karen Eriksson dans Les Canons de Batasi (Guns at Batasi) Celia Kaye pour le rôle de Karana dans L'Île des dauphins bleus (Island Of The Blue Dolphins) Mary Ann Mobley pour le rôle de Teresa 'Terry' Taylor dans Get Yourself a College Girl!

Télévision
Note : le symbole « ♕ » rappelle le gagnant de l'année précédente (si nomination).

Meilleure programme télévisée
La récompense avait déjà été décernée.
 The Rogues

 Les Monstres (The Munsters)
 The Red Skelton Show
 Wendy and Me

Meilleur acteur dans une série télévisée
La récompense avait déjà été décernée.
 Gene Barry pour le rôle du Capt. Amos Burke dans L'Homme à la Rolls (Burke's Law)
 Richard Crenna pour le rôle de James Slattery dans Slattery's People
 James Franciscus pour le rôle de John Novak dans Mr. Novak
 David Janssen pour le rôle du  Richard Kimble dans Le Fugitif (The Fugitive)
 Robert Vaughn pour le rôle de Napoléon Solo dans Des agents très spéciaux (The Man From U.N.C.L.E.)

Meilleure actrice dans une série télévisée
La récompense avait déjà été décernée.
 Mary Tyler Moore pour le rôle de Laura Meeker / Meehan Petrie dans The Dick Van Dyke Show
 Yvette Mimieux pour le rôle de Pat Holmes dans Le Jeune Docteur Kildare (Dr. Kildare)
 Dorothy Malone pour le rôle de Constance Mackenzie dans Peyton Place
 Elizabeth Montgomery pour le rôle de Samantha Stephens / Serena dans Ma sorcière bien-aimée (Bewitched)
 Julie Newmar pour le rôle de Rhoda Miller dans My Living Doll

Spéciales

Cecil B. DeMille Award
 James Stewart

Miss Golden Globe
Non décerné.

Henrietta Award
Récompensant un acteur et une actrice.
La récompense avait déjà été décernée.
 Sophia Loren
 Marcello Mastroianni

Samuel Goldwyn International Award
Récompensant un film étranger.
La récompense avait déjà été décernée.
 Sallah Shabati
 L'Homme de Rio
 Mafioso
 Mariage à l'italienne (Matrimonio all'italiana)
 The Well
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3-Year-Old Transitions From Boy To Girl After Living With Foster Parents, Whose Biological Son Transitioned At The Age Of 7
By Mambee
Over the years, there has been an evolution in the area of gender identity and expression.
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With the birth of transgenders, cross-dressers and many more, it's hard for parents to tell when their kids are simply kids or when they are asserting their identity.
While at a point kids are expected to dabble in activities of the opposite gender, a constant occurrence of such activities might point to them being transgenders.
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If, for example, your son prefers putting on dresses all the time, you should pay attention. While you might totally accept the change, it is advised that you assure your child of your unconditional love and support.
The transgender boy
As reported by Daily Mail, a three-year-old boy was dressed in a girl's uniform shortly after he was sent to live with foster parents, whose biological son transitioned at the age of 7.
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Despite the school informing the foster parents, known only as CP and TP, that he should be clothed in male uniforms, they chose to dress him otherwise.
The couple was investigated by the Lancashire County Council's social services, as they were accused of manipulating the young boy to become a transgender like their son.
CP and TP have fostered 5 children in total, of which 2 were their biological kids. Their youngest child, who is known as R, began his transitioning process at the age of 7.
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When it happened, his parents immediately took legal steps to firm up her new identity, change her name by deed poll and get a new passport.
Shortly afterward, a boy named H was fostered by the family, and by the age of 3, he had begun dressing in girl's clothing.
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Proceedings began in July 2018 to remove all five children from their custody, but the council stopped the process for reasons unknown. While speaking to the news agency, Mr. Justice Williams, based in the Family Division of the High Court in London, said:
"I observed during the course of the hearing that issues relating to gender identity and the medical understanding of such issues is complex and developing."
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Tips for transgender parents
Although it can be frustrating for any parent to realize that their child is transgender, it can be handled without too much pain.
1. Take a deep breath and calm down;
2. Confirm that your child is truly transgender and not just confused about their gender identity;
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3. Free yourself from negative beliefs imposed by society and start to educate yourself on what it means to be transgender.
Regardless of your child's gender, they deserve all the love in the world. However, the choice to change their sex should solely depend on them, and not because you believe they should.
READ ALSO: The Difficulty Of Acceptance: Improv Comedian Colin Mochrie Defends His Daughter After Her Gender Changing Surgery Against Internet Trolls
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Tropical dew points create heat indices in the 100s
Dew points in the tropical Amazon Rain Forest can be lower than what the Benson area experienced this past weekend.
With the high reaching 91 last Friday, and dew point at a steamy 77 degrees, the combination of moisture in the atmosphere and hot temperatures made it feel like it was 104 degrees outside. There was no relief from the sweltering heat Saturday.
Dew points stayed in the 70s throughout the night last Friday into Saturday morning, and began rising as the day heated up.
Excessive heat advisories were issued for both Friday and Saturday, warning people of the dangerous conditions created by high heat and tropical dew points...
County CARES funds going to businesses, health
Swift County is committing $250,000 of its $1,136,857 federal CARES Act funds toward countywide economic development assistances for businesses hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic.
It has also voted to set aside $120,000 for public health funding and $100,000 for county expenses related to coping with the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
It took action at its Tuesday, July 21 meeting, to approve the funding for the Swift County Rural Development Authority (RDA) to oversee the disbursement of $250,000 in economic assistance funding for businesses...
City of Benson focuses its $237,774 CARES funding on municipal needs
Submitted by admin on July 22, 2020 - 4:17pm
As its share of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act the City of Benson received $237,774 from the State of Minnesota.
These funds can only be used for very specific purposes tied to addressing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the community and must be spent by Nov. 15.
At the Benson City Council meeting Monday night City Manager Rob Wolfington presented the council with a list of proposed uses for the funds. Except for one of the proposals, the list was approved unanimously by the council...
EDA: Benson needs economic development director
Benson's Economic Development Authority unanimously recommended the Benson City Council consider funding the hiring of a full-time economic development director.
EDA Member Pat Hawley made the recommendation at Monday afternoon's meeting with a second from EDA Member Stephanie Heinzig. The subject was not on Monday night's Benson council agenda and was not discussed.
Benson needs an economic development director for the city, Hawley said. "I would like the council to investigate that to find out if it is feasible? Is it affordable to do that? Does it make sense to do that? But at least check into the possibility."
No shortage of those seeking part of county's $1.14 million CARES funds
Swift County has $1,136,857 from the federal CARES Act and until Dec. 31 to spend it or lose it. However, those funds must be spent on expenses tied to the fight against the COVID-19 virus.
Some Swift County cities and townships have also received funding, but they must spend their funds by Nov. 15. In all, eligible cities of Swift County are receiving $416,104, and the five eligible townships in the county are receiving $34,650.
Those funds are part of the $841.5 million in funding under the act Minnesota received for distribution to counties, cities and townships. The funding was part of the $1.9 billion the state received under the act to deal with the impact of COVID-19...
Opening schools this fall a challenge
Administrators for Benson Public Schools are planning for three different scenarios for teaching students when classes resume in early September, Supt. Dennis Laumeyer told the board of education Monday night.
During the week of July 27, Gov. Tim Walz, the Minnesota Department of Education, and the Minnesota Department of Health will determine under what scenario schools will open in the fall, he said. Whether that is distance learning, in-person learning in the classroom, or a hybrid model that combines distance learning and in-class teaching will be decided at that time. The local school board has no say in how classes will be conducted at this stage.
Administrators favor getting students back in the classroom.
County opens offices - a little
Submitted by admin on July 8, 2020 - 1:27pm
Though the sign on the front door of the Swift County Courthouse says the doors are locked, the offices are now open to the public.
Swift County officially began seeing the public Monday in its buildings, however, it is still stressing that people should make an appointment if there is someone in particular they want to talk to while in the courthouse.
During the noon hour Monday when we stopped in for a photo, there was no one on the main floor of the courthouse and one person filling out paperwork on the second floor where the court offices are located...
Benson gets $237,774 in CARES Act funding
Submitted by admin on July 8, 2020 - 12:30pm
Benson has received a $237,774 grant from the State of Minnesota as its share of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act.
Based on a population of 9,374, Swift County is receiving $1,136,857 in CARES Act funding as its state allocation.
In all, eligible cities of Swift County are receiving $416,104, and the five eligible townships in the county are receiving $34,650.
Those funds are part of the $841.5 million in funding under the act Minnesota received for distribution to counties, cities and townships. The funding was part of the $1.9 billion the state received under the act to deal with the impact of COVID-19,
Aid to units of government with a population of 200 or more was based on giving $75.34 per capita.


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Pseudomonas aeruginosa uses T3SS to inhibit diabetic wound healing. – PubMed – NCBI.
The Type 3 Secretion System (T3SS) is one bad actor. Now that we know this, perhaps we may have a target for diagnosis and therapy. Enjoy the link, above.
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Study about Morcellator Cancer Risks Prompts Recall
Jackie Fedeli	 Aug 1, 2014
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A recent study about morcellation published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has reinforced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) April 2014 warning about a potentially deadly risk associated with morcellator devices used during hysterectomies and uterine fibroid removal.
The study, titled "Uterine Pathology in Women Undergoing Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy Using Morcellation," showed that 27 in every 10,000 women undergoing a hysterectomy had cancerous tumors that can spread to other parts of the body during the morcellation process.
The JAMA study prompted an Ethicon morcellator recall from Johnson & Johnson (J&J) in July 2014. Three months prior to the recall, the FDA discouraged morcellation for the removal of the uterus or uterine fibroids, because the procedure poses the risk of spreading cancerous tissue in women with undetected cancer. J&J then halted sales and distribution of its morcellator devices.
Ethicon is removing its morcellator from the market and will reach out to customers and ask them to return their devices to the manufacturer. J&J is the biggest manufacturer in the market for laparoscopic morcellators with 72% of the market share, iData Research Inc. reported.
Cancerous tumors can masquerade as benign uterine fibroids and are difficult to diagnose and treat, according to an article in The Wall Street Journal. One in 368 women undergoing hysterectomies has undiagnosed uterine cancer cells and could be put at risk if the cancer is blasted elsewhere in the body during morcellation, the JAMA study found.
Women who suspect their morcellation hysterectomy expedited the development of cancer are urged to contact a law firm to seek justice for the physical and emotional pain they were left to endure.
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Message from The Lemon Project
Message from The Lemon Project Team
June 2, 2020 | Statement on Current Events
The Lemon Project: A Journey of Reconciliation was established in 2009 at the urging of the Student Assembly, the William & Mary (W&M) student chapter of the NAACP, and faculty. After 316 years, these groups called on the university to disclose its full story, not the story that inspired the appellation, "the Alma Mater of a Nation," but the story that included slaveholding and adherence to Jim Crow laws—in short, its seedier side. For just over a decade, The Lemon Project has worked to uncover this history and make it public. Not simply for the sake of airing dirty laundry, but to finally acknowledge the Black men, women, and children who built and maintained the institution—the people who made life comfortable for the White males who studied here. They were the enslaved people who toted the water, chopped the wood, laid the fires, washed the clothes, cooked the meals, and labored on the W&M owned plantation that provided financial stability for the institution and scholarships for less wealthy students. Without the enslaved people, there would be no William & Mary.
Today in the throes of a pandemic and the reaction to the continuing murder of unarmed African American men, women, and children, The Lemon Project operates with the understanding that history helps us both see the present more clearly and plan for the future. It helps us to see ourselves, and it helps others to see us. For example, if you know the full story, you won't have to wonder why Black people are angry. You'll know. If you know the history, you'll know why the saying "when the looting starts, the shooting starts" is incendiary. If you know the history, you'll know why one of the battle flags flown during the U.S. Civil War is now a symbol of hate and white supremacy and inspires fear and contempt. Sadly, you'll know that the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, and the countless others, known and unknown, are part of a long and deadly history that Africans and African Americans have lived with on this continent since 1619.
In 1865, newly free Black people lost their monetary value in the eyes of White people and thus the "protection" of the former owner. They became expendable. Their deaths were a cautionary tale, a way to keep Black people in their place. The stories of these times, the Reconstruction and Jim Crow eras, are only partially told in school or completely left out of the curriculum and are therefore largely unknown by the general public. Ignoring the story has allowed the infection of ignorance to fester in this society. While from time to time treatment has been administered in the form of race relations initiatives and African American Studies classes, it has been limited to mostly the people who choose to participate. These attempts at treating the infection lack systemic impact, allowing the infection to permeate society and periodically festering into an ugly sore. Indeed, anyone who has stopped taking an antibiotic before its work is done knows that the infection will always come back, and it will come back with a vengeance until all the medicine is taken. What we are living through right now is evidence of the insidious nature of this infection. The role of The Lemon Project: A Journey of Reconciliation is to tell the full story, to administer the medicine, and to make it plain for all to see and learn from. Of course, some people will find the medicine difficult to take and it will make them uncomfortable, but that is the price we all must pay if real and lasting change has a hope of surviving.
- The Lemon Project Team


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Biografia
Abbott è nato a Wichita Falls, nel Texas. Sua madre, Doris Lechristia Jacks, era casalinga e suo padre, Calvin Roger Abbott, era un agente immobiliare. All'età di 6 anni si trasferisce con la famiglia a Longview, a est del Texas. Dopo aver incominciato la scuola media, lui e la sua famiglia si trasferiscono a Duncanville, nella contea di Dallas. Al secondo anno di liceo, suo padre muore per un arresto cardiaco e la madre decide di seguire le orme del marito diventando un'agente immobiliare. Si è diplomato alla Duncanville High School.
Nel 1981 entra nel mondo della politica e intraprende i suoi studi all'Università di Austin, dove diventa membro della confraternita Delta Tau Delta e del club dei Giovani Repubblicani. Nel 1984 consegue la laurea J.D. all'Università di Nashville, nel Tennessee.

La sua carriera politica ha inizio a Houston, dove ha servito come giudice di Stato presso la Corte Distrettuale per tre anni.

Carriera giudiziaria
Nel 1995, l'allora governatore del Texas George W. Bush nomina Abbott alla Corte Suprema del Texas, il quale è stato poi eletto alla più alta Corte di Stato. Manterrà questa carica fino al 2001.

Governatore del Texas
Il 14 luglio 2013, Abbott presentò la sua candidatura come governatore del Texas per il Partito Repubblicano in vista delle elezioni del 2014, dopo che l'allora governatore Rick Perry aveva rinunciato a ricandidarsi per un quarto mandato. Dopo aver pesantemente sconfitto i suoi avversari alle primarie del 2014, il successivo 4 novembre venne eletto con quasi il 60% dei voti, sconfiggendo di ben 21 punti la candidata democratica Wendy Davis.

Si ricandida per un secondo mandato alle elezioni del 2018, dove viene rieletto con il 55,4% dei voti battendo la democratica Lupe Valdez.

Abbott si è candidato per un terzo mandato nel 2022 affrontando sfidanti all'interno del suo stesso partito, tra cui l'ex presidente del Partito Repubblicano del Texas Allen West e Don Huffines. Il 1° marzo ha vinto le primarie con oltre il 66% dei voti. È stato sfidato dal candidato democratico, l'ex rappresentante degli Stati Uniti Beto O'Rourke.

Abbott ha sconfitto O'Rourke alle elezioni, diventando il quinto governatore del Texas alla guida dello stato per tre mandati, dopo Allan Shivers, Price Daniel, John Connally e Rick Perry.

Vita privata
Abbott, cattolico, è sposato dal 1981 con Cecilia Phalen, insegnante e figlia di immigrati messicani. Si sono sposati a San Antonio nel  1981. Hanno una figlia adottata, Audrey.

Nel 1984 rimase vittima di un incidente, nel quale una grossa quercia crollò su di lui mentre faceva jogging durante una tempesta.  A seguito dell'incidente divenne paraplegico ed è tutt'oggi costretto in sedia a rotelle.

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