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Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) is believed to have been originated in Polynesia and then spread to Micronesia, New Guinea and Southeast Asia.1 Although not as well known as the jackfruit or cempedak trees,2 the breadfruit tree is represented at the Gardens by the Bay. Breadfruit is also known as sukun in Malay.
The breadfruit belongs to the mulberry family, Moraceae.3 The evergreen tree grows to an average height of 13 m,4 though it could also grow to 20 to 30 m high.5 The breadfruit tree has many spreading branches bearing thick foliage. A seeded variety of breadfruit is known as the breadnut (Artocarpus camansi) whose seeds are served as a snack or vegetable after boiling it in salted water.6 The breadfruit weighs about 2 kg and is generally spherical with a smooth green skin that turns a pale yellow when ripe.7 The moist flesh, which is of solid mass, is boiled or baked before consumption.8 Baked breadfruit resembles the crumb of a new loaf of bread, hence its name, although the fruit is said to taste more like roasted potatoes.9
Captain James Cook mentioned in accounts of his journey to Polynesia that cooked breadfruit "is hardly distinguishable from an excellent batter pudding".10
In Asia, breadfruit is usually treated as a vegetable and picked before it is ripe to be used in cooking. The flesh is often cut into chunks and parboiled before being added to coconut milk and other seasonings to make a curry-like dish. Breadfruit can also cut into very thin slices for deep frying and flavoured with salt, chilli powder or sugar syrup.11
The breadfruit tree was found to have some medicinal properties. The leaves are prepared as tea to lower blood pressure and control diabetes. The bark is used to treat headaches, while the latex improves skin problems and helps in the recovery of sprains and backaches.12
Breadfruit trees in Singapore
The Primary Production Department (now known as Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority) grew breadfruit trees at its Fruit Tree Centre in Lim Chu Kang, selling saplings to garden enthusiasts.13 The breadfruit is one of the fruit trees grown by the Community In Bloom groups.14 It is also featured during the Singapore Garden Festival15 and grown at Gardens by the Bay.16
Breadfruit and its seeded type, the breadnut, are cooked in various ways. Some recipes for roasted breadfruit and breadfruit curry can be found in Guides to Gardens by the Bay: Heritage garden plants and recipes.17
Variant names18
Malay and Indonesian: sukun
Tagalog: rimas
Tamil: erapillakai
Thai: sa-ke
1. Jacqueline M. Piper, Fruits of South-east Asia: Facts and Folklore (Singapore: Oxford University Press, 1989), 28. (Call no. RSING 634.60959 PIP)
2. Betty Molesworth Allen, Malayan Fruits: An Introduction to the Cultivated Species (Singapore: D. Moore, 1967), 195 (Call no. RCLOS 634:09595 ALL); Rolf Blancke, Tropical Fruits and Other Edible Plants of the World: An Illustrated Guide (NY: Comstock Publishing Associates, 2016), 27–29 (Call no. RSING 634.6 BLA); Desmond Tate, Tropical Fruit (Singapore: Archipelago Press, 2007), 28–31. (Call no. RSING 634.6 TAT)
3. Piper, Fruits of South-east Asia, 28.
4. S. Ching Ji, "The Breadfruit's a Stout, Bold Tree," New Nation, 18 October 1981, 17. (From NewspaperSG)
5. Blancke, Tropical Fruits and Other Edible Plants, 25.
6. Blancke, Tropical Fruits and Other Edible Plants, 26; Wendy Hutton, Tropical Fruits of Malaysia & Singapore (Hong Kong: Periplus Editions, 1996), 12. (Call no. YRSING 634.6 HUT)
7. Hutton, Tropical Fruits of Malaysia & Singapore, 12.
9. Piper, Fruits of South-east Asia, 28; Tate, Tropical Fruit, 26.
10. Piper, Fruits of South-east Asia, 28.
11. Hutton, Tropical Fruits of Malaysia & Singapore, 12.
12. Daniela C. Zappi, Guides to Gardens By the Bay: Heritage Garden Plants and Recipes (Singapore: Gardens by the Bay, 2013), 44. (Call no. RSING 581.63209595 ZAP)
13. "Centre Has Rich Variety of Trees," Straits Times, 19 July 1996, 2. (From NewspaperSG)
14. Ng Cheow Kheng, oral history interview by Kiang-Koh Lai Lin, 17 June 2014, transcript and MP3 audio, 35:41, National Archives of Singapore (accession no. 003879), 107–20.
15. "Rooting for Plant Health," AVA Vision 3 (2012), 8–9.
16. Zappi, Guides to Gardens By the Bay, 44.
17. Zappi, Guides to Gardens By the Bay, 45–47.
18. Allen, Malayan Fruits, 199; Hutton, Tropical Fruits of Malaysia & Singapore, 12.
Francis S. P. Ng, Tropical Horticulture and Gardening (Kuala Lumpur: MPH, 2010), 248, 249. (Call no. RSEA 635.9523 NG)
Ivan Polunin, Plants and Flowers of Singapore (Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Editions, 2010), 148–9. (Call no. RSING 581.95957 POL)
The information in this article is valid as of 2016 and correct as far as we can ascertain from our sources. It is not intended to be an exhaustive or complete history of the subject. Please contact the Library for further reading materials on the topic.
1. Piper, J. M. (1989). Fruits of South-east Asia: Facts and folklore. Singapore: Oxford University Press, p. 28. (Call no.: RSING 634.60959 PIP)
2. Allen, B. M. (1967). Malayan fruits: An introduction to the cultivated species. Singapore: D. Moore, p. 195. (Call no.: RCLOS 634:09595 ALL); Blancke, R. (2016). Tropical fruits and other edible plants of the world: An illustrated guide. Ithaca, NY: Comstock Publishing Associates, pp. 27–29. (Call no.: RSING 634.6 BLA); Tate, D. J. M. (2007). Tropical fruit. Singapore: Archipelago Press, pp. 28–31. (Call no.: RSING 634.6 TAT)
4. Ching Ji, S. (1981, October 18). The breadfruit's a stout, bold tree. New Nation, p. 17. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.
5. Blancke, R. (2016). Tropical fruits and other edible plants of the world: An illustrated guide. Ithaca, NY: Comstock Publishing Associates, p. 25. (Call no.: RSING 634.6 BLA)
6. Blancke, R. (2016). Tropical fruits and other edible plants of the world: An illustrated guide. Ithaca, NY: Comstock Publishing Associates, p. 26. (Call no.: RSING 634.6 BLA); Hutton, W. (1996). Tropical fruits of Malaysia & Singapore. Hong Kong: Periplus Editions, p. 12. (Call no.: YRSING 634.6 HUT)
7. Hutton, W. (1996). Tropical fruits of Malaysia & Singapore. Hong Kong: Periplus Editions, p. 12. (Call no.: YRSING 634.6 HUT)
9. Piper, J. M. (1989). Fruits of South-east Asia: Facts and folklore. Singapore: Oxford University Press, p. 28. (Call no.: RSING 634.60959 PIP); Tate, D. J. M. (2007). Tropical fruit. Singapore: Archipelago Press, p. 26. (Call no.: RSING 634.6 TAT)
10. Piper, J. M. (1989). Fruits of South-east Asia: Facts and folklore. Singapore: Oxford University Press, p. 28. (Call no.: RSING 634.60959 PIP)
11. Hutton, W. (1996). Tropical fruits of Malaysia & Singapore. Hong Kong: Periplus Editions, p. 12. (Call no.: YRSING 634.6 HUT)
12. Zappi, D. C. (2013). Guides to Gardens by the Bay: Heritage garden plants and recipes. Singapore: Gardens by the Bay, p. 44. (Call no.: RSING 581.63209595 ZAP)
13. Centre has rich variety of trees. (1996, July 19). The Straits Times, p. 2. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.
14. Kiang-Koh, L. L. (2014, June 17). Oral history interview with Ng Cheow Kheng. [MP3 recording no.: 003879/10/8]. Retrieved from National Archives of Singapore website: http://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/
15. Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore. (2012). Rooting for plant health. AVA Vision, 3. Retrieved from Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore website: https://www.ava.gov.sg/docs/default-source/publication/ava-vision/ava_issue3_2012f
17. Zappi, D. C. (2013). Guides to Gardens by the Bay: Heritage garden plants and recipes. Singapore: Gardens by the Bay, pp. 45–47. (Call no.: RSING 581.63209595 ZAP)
18. Allen, B. M. (1967). Malayan fruits: An introduction to the cultivated species. Singapore: D. Moore, p. 199. (Call no.: RCLOS 634:09595 ALL); Hutton, W. (1996). Tropical fruits of Malaysia & Singapore. Hong Kong: Periplus Editions, p.12. (Call no.: YRSING 634.6 HUT)
Ng, F. S. P. (2010). Tropical horticulture and gardening. Kuala Lumpur: MPH, pp. 248, 249.
(Call no.: RSEA 635.9523 NG)
Polunin, I. (2010). Plants and flowers of Singapore. Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Editions, pp. 148–149.
(Call no.: RSING 581.95957 POL)
The information in this article is valid as at 2016 and correct as far as we can ascertain from our sources. It is not intended to be an exhaustive or complete history of the subject. Please contact the Library for further reading materials on the topic.
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Authorities Discover 85 Kilograms of Cocaine in a Banana Fridge
Tuesday, Sep. 10th, 2019
by Melissa De Leon
SOUTH AFRICA - Early on Sunday morning an intelligence-driven, multi-integrated operation by the Ports of Entry team in South Africa uncovered a staggering amount of cocaine hidden amongst a shipment of bananas from Ecuador. Two containers were suspected of containing narcotics, which was quickly proven true when officials removed paneling from a banana fridge. The discovery was estimated to be worth over five million dollars USD (85M South African rand).
"The suspected containers were on board a vessel that had docked in Port Elizabeth at the Ngqura Port. The team, which included Customs Investigations, the K9 unit, and SAPS Border Police, were duly activated and the process initiated to trace and secure the two containers," Lieutenant Colonel Katlego Mogale told IOL. "The inter-agency teams worked together and ensured that the targeted containers were removed to the container depot, and upon opening the containers it was found that the contents were bananas as described on the bill of loading. The bill also indicated that the container was destined for Cape Town."
He went on to explain that the banana cartons were thoroughly searched inside and outside of the container, and while inspecting a rear refrigeration unit, a hidden compartment was discovered.
"Upon removing some of the paneling, the team discovered packages wrapped in brown tape. The paneling was removed and a total of 40 packages, which tested positive for cocaine, were discovered in both the containers," Mogale said. "Further profiling was conducted and it was discovered that there were another two containers that were linked to the product type and packaging methodology on the same vessel. The team immediately decided to secure the containers."
The team's sniffer dog alerted them to further inspect the rear refrigeration paneling in the remaining containers. The paneling was consequently removed, revealing another 45 bricks wrapped in brown packaging tape that also tested positive for cocaine.
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Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome and sudden cardiac death
E. N. Prystowsky, L. Fananapazir, D. L. Packer, K. A. Thompson, L. D. German
Every year, individuals with no history of heart disease succumb to sudden cardiac death (SCD). Pathologic examination of the hearts usually reveals various forms of heart disease as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or coronary aretery disease. In other cases, however, there is no obvious structural heart disease, and it is possible that some of these individuals died because of a cardiac arrhythmia involving an accessory pathway. If this were the case, the most likely scenario would be onset of atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia (AVRT), degeneration of the AVRT into atrial fibrillation with a rapid ventricular response over the accessory pathway, and subsequent death caused by the development of ventricular fibrillation. Although these events have been documented, albeit rarely, during intracardiac electrophysiologic studies, in reality very little is known about the natural history of asymptomatic and untreated patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome. In fact, SCD in a previously asymptomatic patient with WPW syndrome is probably relatively rare. Whether asymptomatic WPW patients should undergo electrophysiologic or pharmacologic testing to determine their 'potential' to develop serious cardiac arrhythmias is controversial. The present paucity of data concerning the natural history of WPW syndrome in asymptomatic paients militates against successful identification of those patients who are at risk for sudden death. Long-term prospective studies are necessary to clarify which asymptomatic patients with WPW syndrome require treatment.
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Prystowsky, EN, Fananapazir, L, Packer, DL, Thompson, KA & German, LD 1987, 'Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome and sudden cardiac death', Cardiology, vol. 74, no. SUPPL. 2, pp. 67-71. https://doi.org/10.1159/000174288
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Beautiful, vigorous transplants of tomatoes and peppers, herbs and flowers went in right on time around old Memorial Day, May 30. The planting challenge this year was that the tractor stopped steering just as it was needed to deliver compost to the beds and turn it in prior to planting. Ralph tinkered and toiled with the hydraulics, then remedied the situation with a hammer.
We got everything planted, well watered in, and mulched as temperatures soared into the 90's for nearly a week. The transplants took well. Peaches, pears and plums lost a fair amount of fruit in the unlikely heat, though I suspect part of that was natural thinning.
I was bowled over by an avalanche of strawberries that hit me when my back was turned in early June and I'm still recovering. I knew they'd be somewhat early because we had never given them a winter blanket of straw mulch because snow had come early in December and stayed all winter long. That, coupled with the early June heat wave, must have accelerated the fruits' ripening even though we grow varieties that typically come at season's end. Lucky too - we'd taken off more than 250 pounds of lovely berries when hail struck on June 24.
It was between pea and dime-sized, and lasted a good ten minutes. We had just come in from picking both strawberry beds so we fortunately didn't lose any ripe berries. It did pound the unripe ones though. The hail tore through pepper leaves, snapped tomatoes and flowers and chopped cucumbers. Whole clusters of blueberries fell and half of the blackberries in some sections. Surprisingly, peaches and plums didn't fall off in huge numbers, though they may still. Raspberries also look OK - they were still quite underripe and that might save them. They are also on the edge of the gardens and more protected by trees than the blackberries and blueberries which are in the heart of the gardens.
As bad as it sounds, I feel pretty optimistic that we'll recover. Certainly the peppers and tomatoes will come back - they just need some time. We removed the broken stems and damaged fruit right away and they look better already. The blackberries had set an overwhelming amount of fruit to begin with so losing some is OK. Blueberries will probably be lighter than I'd like.
The currants were under bird netting when the hail struck and I think it helped them somewhat. I've picked the first of the black currants which are just starting to come in. The red currants are turning a lovely shade of rose and I think I'll be picking them within the week.
The elders are in full flower. The planting by the pond is so full of blossoms that it looks like a wedding gown down there. When the hail struck the blossoms hadn't set fruit, so I'm not sure what degree of damage might have occurred, but I think there will be plenty of elderberries for preserves as well as for experiments with elderberry syrup. I'm also intrigued with the elderflowers and experimenting with their use in cordials and fritters.
I've been catching up on vinegars and now have the first of the French Tarragon ready. We picked the garlic scapes this week and I've put them up into our Green Garlic Vinegar which will be ready by July 18. The basils and other herbs are all in good shape (leaves were torn by the hail but new growth is already apparent) and I'll be making vinegars throughout July and August and should have some of everything ready by mid August.
Our animal family is all well. Barley the retriever is cool with his summer 'do which unfortunately revealed a chunkiness he had hoped to hide. Rosie the hound is miffed that our walks are shorter since I've been so preoccupied with strawberries, but otherwise happy. The chipmunks, bunnies and squirrels keep them quite busy and Rosie gets a lot of exercise barking when visitors come or the rare cyclist or walker passes by. They're both glad that all the rain has kept water in the streams and very happy that Ralph has been grilling over wood fires a lot lately. Auggie, the family cat, is really the one in charge of everything, of course.
Ralph's been busy helping our friend Bob install a solar system that should provide most of our electricity and hot water needs. Yippee! The solar panel is set down from the herb slope where the land is too steep to grow much of anything. Joe dug a trench for the connection to the house and Bob's putting on the finishing touches now!
What a day! Finally, no rain, and I picked raspberries, currants and even some lovely strawberries! Yippee!
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CBRE recruits leading professional to head its Asia Pacific Hotels team
Sydney, 23 July 2013 - In a recruitment coup, CBRE has appointed highly regarded hospitality industry professional Arthur Buser to head the firm's Asia Pacific Hotels team.
Mr. Buser has over 33 years of hospitality industry experience including 17 years in real estate and 16 years in operations.
He was previously CEO and President of Sunstone Hotel Investors following 11 years in a variety of roles at JLL Hotels, most notably as Head of JLLH's US Global Hotel Capital Markets team.
CBRE's Asia Pacific Chief Executive and Chairman Rob Blain said Mr. Buser's appointment would add considerable strength to CBRE's Hotels platform at both a regional and global level given his depth of experience, strong client relationships and extensive market knowledge.
"Art has a wealth of hospitality experience across all facets of the market, including acquisitions, dispositions and asset management," Mr. Blain said.
"He has the skills and vision to drive the continued growth and success of our Asia Pacific Hotels team and ensure we are providing the highest level of service and support to our clients, not just in this region but across our global hotel platform and our broader Capital Markets business."
Mr. Blain added; "We have been aggressively pursuing a strategy over many years to improve our hotels and leisure platform in Asia Pacific. For this strategy to be successful it is totally dependent on us having the right leader with global and regional experience. More than ever, we see real opportunity in connecting cross border capital across Asia and Pacific and this appointment will give us real firepower in this regard."
During his time with Sunstone Hotels, Mr. Buser headed a NYSE listed company with 33 upper-upscale hotels, 13,000 rooms, revenue of US$800 million and EBITDA of US$160M. He oversaw a total return on share price of over 200% and repositioned Sunstone for future growth by reducing near term debt by US$650 million, raising US$450 million in equity and disposing of 15 non-core hotels.
Prior to Sunstone, he held a variety of roles at JLL Hotels, personally transacted over US$4 billion of hotel debt and equity transactions and was a global board member of JLL Hotels.
He has also worked in various management and operations roles at The Yarmouth Group and Hilton Hotels Corporation, holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Hotel Administration from the Cornell School of Hotel Administration and has an MBA from The UCLA Anderson School of Management.
In his new role as Executive Managing Director, CBRE Hotels Asia Pacific, Mr. Buser will be based in CBRE's Singapore office, overseeing the firm's team of hotel industry professionals throughout the region and working closely with Robert McIntosh, Executive Director, CBRE Hotels, Asia Pacific.
He will commence with CBRE in Q3, 2013.
CBRE President & CEO, Australia & New Zealand, Tom Southern said the appointment would add considerable strength to the firm's Pacific platform.
"We already have a significant presence in Pacific with over 30 dedicated specialists in the hotel and leisure sector," Mr. Southern said.
"This appointment will help facilitate us working even more closely with our Hotels team in Asia to add real firepower to our business."


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Today: Winds: East 10-20 kt with higher gusts; seas: Moderate - rough ; waves: 5-7 ft; little or no rainfall.
Tomorrow: Winds: E-se 10-20 kt ; seas: Choppy - moderate ; waves: 3-5 ft ; little or no rain.
Marine Outlook: Tuesday night:- winds: East 10-20 kt ; seas: Choppy - moderate ; waves: 3-5 ft ; little or no rainfall.
General Outlook: For Tuesday and Tuesday night is for warm and mostly dry weather to continue.
On Ambergris Caye this morning the strong winds of the last few day have died and we now have ESE at 6 mph. The sea is calming. Heavy overcast sky and an expected high of 88 f.
That massive ITCZ swell-up over Guatamala during the night, did not bring rain to Belize, possibly a little bit way down south. There might be another swell-up this evening. Presently the surface wind is from the SW, but the easterly Caribbean wind should pick up later this morning.


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PICKLEBALL IS THE FASTEST GROWING NEW SPORT IN THE U.S. A.
Pickleball Play's mission promotes, organizes, produce events and activities that encourage Pickleball Play while striving for the
highest possible standards for players, tournament directors, members, sponsors & the community.
Pickleball Play values pickleball as a sport, engage community as well as the HEALTHY LIVESTYLE that comes with the game.
We welcome all players regardless of age, skill level or background.
Pickleball Play organizes weekly play at Coto Valley Courts, Tournaments, Parties & as an experiential wellness event for businesses & corporations. .
Pickleball Play became GREEN ROCKET AgVenture (501(c)3) outreach to PREVENT TYPE 2 DIABETES.
through weekly play, tournaments, community outreach & FUNdraising for the NATIONAL AD CAMPAIGN "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"
What's making us happy? We're seeing an increase of Pickleball Play at the Coto Valley Courts inside the gates of Coto de Caza CA.
VIC BRADEN TENNIS ACADEMY COTO DE CAZA
Penn Central Transportation Company hoped to build and exclusive gated community that we now know as Coto de Caza.
Penn Central wanted to sell luxury homes and Braden was the bait.
He took the offer and moved from the desert to open the Vic Braden Tennis College; an instructional facility for all ranges of ability from beginners to pros in 1971.
"Fifty percent of all the people who played today lost."
"If you eat an ice cream cone and make it hit your mouth, you can learn to play tennis"
"That's what you're trying to learn a how to do - hit a straight ball."
"That's all tennis is. Run the person from one corner to the other corner and just keep them going until they vomit"
"The moment of enlightenment is when a person's dreams of possibilities become images of probabilities."
"Fuzz Sandwich"
"Laugh & Win"
Vic joked about his love of "low-fat jelly doughnuts". He developed diabetes & eventually lost sight in one eye.
For as long as he could, Braden ignored the looming complications of his failing health.
Vic Braden passed away October 6, 2014 at the age of 85. Braden told his brother, Ralph, he thought he could get back on the court and teach if he sat in a wheelchair.
"I think Vic though he was going to live forever." Ralph says. It's our hope to assure that his memory & contributions do live on forever.
PREVENT TYPE 2 DIABETES
The 501(c) non profit Green Rocket AgVenture MISSION WITH AN OUTCOME is to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes (www.PT2D.com) through events, activities & National Marketing PSA campaign "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" throughout the year.
THE LIVESTYLE is Good & Getting better with healthy choices & activity like Pickleball Play.
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The Electric Ballroom
The legendary music venue in Camden.
Location: 184 Camden High Street, Camden
Description: The Ballroom began as a busy Irish club playing host to a wide variety of performers including the likes of Jim Reeves. Prior to that it was reputedly a masonic lodge with steam bath and swimming pool.
Since then it's a haven for top music acts including Sid Vicious, Madness, The Clash, Richard Ashcroft, Snow Patrol, The Killers, Stereophonics, U2, Phil Lynott, The Boomtown Rats, Joy Division, The Smiths, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Public Enemy, Blur, Supergrass, Garbage, The Vaccines, Future Islands, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Razorlight, Dinosaur Jr, Parquet Courts, Les Savy Fav, Interpol, Ocean Color Scene, Cage the Elephant, The Strypes, Baroness, Of Monsters and Men, Faols , Sir Paul McCartney, Alt-J, Megadeth, Kaiser Chiefs, Nero, Prince and many many more.
Themes: Music
Credits: http://electricballroom.co.uk/
Elton John lived here», 12.km
Decca: Birth of Rock n roll», 2.0km
Bingo and Rock Music», 7.8km
Jazz After Dark», 1.8km
A Beatle gets Busted», 1.6km
Paul Hardcastle's 19», 6.2km
Libertines Up the Bracket Video», 3.6km
Dusty Springfield Lived Here», 3.4km
Frederick Handels House», 1.8km
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February 10, 2011 | Judicial Watch
Judicial Watch At CPAC: Panel Discussion, Transparency Seminar and Live Blogging
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Washington, DC — February 10, 2011
Judicial Watch announces its participation in the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), February 10-12 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, 2660 Woodley Road, NW, Washington, DC. Along with an information booth in the Exhibit Hall, Judicial Watch will be providing live updates via their Corruption Chronicles blog. Judicial Watch will also host a panel discussion and a transparency seminar.
Overall, Judicial Watch's CPAC 2011 activities will include:
Saturday 10:00 AM Panel:
Government Gone Wild: The Transparency Cure — Marshall Ballroom
Joelle Cannon, Office of Senator Tom Coburn
Chris Edwards, Cato Institute
Mark Tapscott, Washington Examiner
Moderator: Tom Fitton, Judicial Watch
Saturday 11:00 AM Seminar:
Compelling Transparency through the Freedom of Information Act — Jackson Room
Instructor: Chris Farrell, Dir. Investigations & Research
Coffee and Beverages Served
Corruption Chronicles blogger Irene Garcia will be working live from CPAC 1 PM Thursday thru Saturday 12 PM
"Americans are opposed to the unprecedented expansion of government power and secrecy. With our participation in CPAC, Judicial Watch is proud to stand with other conservatives to say 'enough is enough.' We must fight for ethics, accountability and transparency on Capitol Hill and in White House — that is our message for CPAC," stated Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton.About CPAC: Taking place in Washington, DC each year, CPAC brings together nearly 10,000 attendees and all of the leading conservative organizations and speakers who impact conservative thought in the nation. Regularly seen on C-SPAN and other national news networks, CPAC has been the premiere event for any major elected official or public personality seeking to discuss issues of the day with conservatives. From Presidents of the United States to college student leaders, CPAC has become the place to find our nation's current and future leaders.About Judicial Watch, Inc.: Judicial Watch, a conservative, non-partisan educational foundation, promotes transparency, accountability and integrity in government, politics and the law. Through its educational endeavors, Judicial Watch advocates high standards of ethics and morality in our nation's public life and seeks to ensure that political and judicial officials do not abuse the powers entrusted to them by the American people. Judicial Watch fulfills its educational mission through litigation, investigations, and public outreach. The motto of Judicial Watch is "Because no one is above the law." To this end, Judicial Watch uses the open records or freedom of information laws and other tools to investigate and uncover misconduct by government officials and litigation to hold to account politicians and public officials who engage in corrupt activities.


I started writing this post yesterday, and to be frank, I thought it would be pretty cool to have my first blog post on the last day of quite a peculiar year. In my mind, 2017 can't just be over. Heck, 2016 can't just be over.
But here we are, the first day of 2018. And there's one thing everyone talks about at the end of the year and at the start of another.
It's safe to say that I did not achieve all of these resolutions, but I did give it my best shot. I tried computer programming(which I found scary), I finished my first draft, and I'm a pescatarian, so I would say it's pretty close.
Yes, it's usually hard, not to say impossible, to actually, physically, in actuality achieve one's new year's resolutions. But hey, I'm an idealist and a sci-fi geek who loves the multiverse theory.
According to the theory, there is an infinite number of parallel universes, every possible scenario of your life is already being played out. In which one of them, your dreams do come true – where you do your laundry immediately; where you write every single day and don't find writer's block torture; where you say to yourself good job at the end of a year, making another new year's goals. If crazy you in another universe can do it, why not crazy you in this one?
Be you this year, and even though it might sound stupid (with a tiny tint of delusional), being yourself is the biggest change you could ever make.


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As co-host of All Things Considered from 2003 to 2015, Block's reporting took her everywhere from the Mississippi Gulf Coast in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina to the heart of Rio de Janeiro; from rural Mozambique to the farthest reaches of Alaska.
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Now, as special correspondent, Block continues to engage both the heart and the mind with her reporting on issues from gun violence to adult illiteracy to opioid addiction.
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Block began her career at NPR in 1985 as an editorial assistant for All Things Considered, and rose through the ranks to become the program's senior producer.
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Deb Perelman, creator of the hugely popular Smitten Kitchen website, whips up some budget-conscious, vegetable-centric Thanksgiving side dishes. Her new cookbook is Smitten Kitchen Keepers.
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LGBTQ advocacy groups are calling the midterms a "rainbow wave," citing a record number of LGBTQ candidate victories. Among them is the country's first lesbian governor, Maura Healey of Massachusetts.
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If you are like us, it's hard to stop modifying and looking for areas that can be improved. It's been a long time since your car was produced, and you might be surprised to find out what's available for your vehicle to improve overall performance.


Today was business as usual at the White House, according to Trump's adviser.
Today was business as usual at the White House, said White House adviser Kellyanne Conway.
Despite President Donald Trump's "array of meetings" on Thursday, Conway said he was "aware" of James Comey's testimony.
"He was aware of the testimony. He had a lot of meetings with the team," Conway said in an interview on Fox News. "I do want to make the case to everyone that where Washington said it was going to shut down, literally people took the day off from work to watch this. The president did not.
"Today was no different," Conway said.
She added that it was important for people to listen to Trump's side of the story, referring reporters to the president's attorney, Marc Kasowitz.
"If this was a classic legal case, you would have one side going, [then] the other side go. That's not how congressional testimony works. The other side does not respond. It is very important that he responded," Conway said.
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2019 is flying by, but we here at Easyship have been very busy on all fronts.
Here are just a few exciting updates from the past month!
Optional dimensions: Shipping just got a lot easier!
When syncing with stores, shipment dimensions were often missing, leaving rows of shipments marked as errors with no courier available.
With this latest update, dimensions are now an optional field. The algorithm will now give you rates and services that don't require dimensions. Easyship users are still encouraged to put in dimensions through some messages and modals for an optimal shipping experience, though you can still ship without them.
In addition, there is an extra setting in the Store page under the Products section that allows you to ask Easyship to update every item and product related if you update one manually.
With this new feature, Easyship users can ultimately ship their products more efficiently and simply.
Simply sync your orders, edit and ship. It's that easy!
Basic/Advanced shipments: We've also updated our dashboard to make it more intuitive and simpler for our users, changing "Single" to "Basic" and "Multiple" to "Advanced" under the Create Shipments section. Easyship users will see no changes to this feature aside from the name change.
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SolarWorld to shut down multi production, shed 400 staff by 2019
The German-headquartered solar power company posts year-on-year revenue and shipment increases of 5% and 19%, vows to strengthen competitiveness in 2017 with focus on monocrystalline high-efficiency products. Jobs will be lost along the way, however.
February 10, 2017 Ian Clover
SolarWorld will completely end production of multicrystalline solar products this year, switching its entire focus on to mono.
SolarWorld, the German solar manufacturer, has released preliminary business figures for 2016 that reveal stable increases in revenue and shipments year-on-year (YOY).
Consolidated revenues reached €803 million in 2016 ($853 million), which is a 5% increase on 2015's €763 million. Shipments hit 1,375 MW, up 19% on 2015's 1,159 MW.
SolarWorld's EBITDA, however, was negative at €-26 million, down from positive €41 million in 2015. Last year's figures include provisions of €12 million that were steered towards longer-term operating activities that will continue to take effect until 2019.
Based on its 2016 preliminary financials, SolarWorld is looking to focus on the development and promotion of monocrystalline high-efficiency products in 2017 as a means of streamlining its competitiveness, the company said in a press statement.
To do so, the firm warns of potential job losses of around 400 between now and 2019 due to considerably decreased expenses in production, sales and overheads. Staff cuts will occur in equal parts production and overheads. However, SolarWorld believes that it can still increase its annual module shipments to 2 GW over that time period.
SolarWorld will, over the course of the year, shut down production of multicrystalline wafers, cells and modules due to their inherent lower efficiencies. Instead, the focus will switch to entirely to the production of mono technology and PERC. In an interview posted on the SolarWorld website, CEO Frank Asbeck said that existing orders for multi will be delivered in 2017, but production beyond these orders will cease.
"Whoever buys SolarWorld shall get high efficiency – always," said Asbeck. "We will compete successfully by focusing exclusively on innovative solar technology with the highest quality, longevity and efficiency."
As reported last week, SolarWorld is already taking measures to "bundle" its production capabilities. This will include grouping crystal growing and cell manufacturing in Arnstadt, and wafering and module manufacturing in Freiburg. These changes, the company believes, will allow it to reach economies of scale faster, reduce redundancies and simplify its production processes.
SolarWorld's U.S. production facility at Hillsboro will continue to focus solely on the production of PERC.
"These measures will decrease costs and increase efficiency significantly," added Asbeck. "Our aim is to come out of a difficult phase for the solar market stronger than before and to raise module shipments to about 2 GW by 2019."
Asbeck also confirmed that production of glass-glass modules will continue. "In combination with PERC and our further development, the glass-glass module becomes a bifacial module."
Ian Clover
Ian joined the pv magazine team in 2013 and specializes in power electronics (inverters) and battery storage. Ian also reports on the UK solar market, having worked as a print and web journalist in Britain for various multimedia companies, covering topics ranging from renewable energy and sustainability to real estate, sport and film.
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Happy Anniversary: Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Rust Never Sleeps
36 years ago today, Neil Young and Crazy Horse released an album which answered the question, "When is a live album not a live album?" The answer: when you record it live and then go on to do everything in your power to remove the sounds that usually accompany a live show.
First of all, in referring to this as a live album, you have to set aside the tracks "Pocahontas" and "Sail Away," which Young recorded in 1975 during the sessions for his 1978 album, Comes a Time. If you've noted the amount of time between recording and release, then you may understand why Young was so blasé when it came to promoting that particular album, telling Cameron Crowe in a 1979 Rolling Stone interview, "I hear it on the radio and it sounds nice, but I'm somewhere else now. I'm into rock & roll." As a result, Young embarked on a tour which he dubbed "Rust Never Sleeps" - a phrase he first heard from the members of Devo, of all people - and decided that, after having been relatively relaxed for the past few albums, it was time to get back to rock 'n' roll.
Recorded at various times and venues between 1978, the material on Rust Never Sleeps was unabashedly manipulated, with plenty of overdubs added after the fact, but it hardly mattered: Young was up front about the sonic tweaks, and critics loved the material far too much to care about the adjustments that had been made in the studio. The bookends of "My My, Hey Hey" - it opens with "Out of the Blue" and closes with "Into the Black" - are both absolutely amazing, but the material housed between them is almost as strong, hence the album's regular appearances on best-of lists…and that's not only for the '70s, it's for all time.
Yes, it's just that good.
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Paediatrician or General Practitioner in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Inpatient - BC Children's Hospital
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As per the current Public Health Order, full vaccination against COVID-19 is a condition of employment with PHSA as of October 26, 2021.
BC Children's Hospital Department of Psychiatry is seeking a General Practitioner and/ or a General Pediatrician to work in the Emergency Department (ED) Mental Health Team and in the Inpatient psychiatry service based at BC Children's Hospital (BCCH).
The ED Mental Health Team is a multidisciplinary team composed of a psychiatric nurse clinician, social workers, and psychiatrist. The team is based in the Emergency Department and provides consultative mental health assessment and recommendations to patients who present to the Emergency Department with mental health challenges.
The Inpatient psychiatry program consists of 6 short-stay emergency/crisis beds for children and youth ages 5-16, and 10 longer-stay beds for youth ages 12 – 18 years requiring psychiatric assessment and treatment. Units are staffed by multi-disciplinary teams including social work, psychology, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, youth and family counsellors, special education teachers and nursing. The units follow a Trauma-Informed Practice philosophy and families are actively engaged throughout the assessment and treatment process.
As a consulting physician, you will work collaboratively with a psychiatrist, within a multidisciplinary team assessing and treating complex mental health presentations for families across British Columbia and Yukon. Consulting psychiatrists provide psychiatric assessments and trauma informed care to children and families. In the Consulting Physician associate role, you will work with the psychiatrist and the team to support assessment and implement treatment plans. You will be primarily working with the ED Mental Health Team, but may be supporting the inpatient team instead if there is clinical demand. Care is provided in-person, via virtual modalities, or a combination of both. The work is primarily clinical and is remunerated by a service contract. Previous experience in the assessment and treatment of children and youth with acute presentations of psychiatric disorders is desirable. This is an ideal experience for a recent graduate, or other physician wanting to develop further expertise in the area of child and adolescent mental health and substance use. BC Children's Hospital Department of Psychiatry is an active teaching program and supervision of medical students, pediatric and psychiatry residents, and adolescent medicine fellows is expected.
As the successful candidate for this position, you will have demonstrated a commitment to academic and clinical excellence as well as patient- and family-centred care. You required registration will have passed or be eligible for membership with Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) or the Canadian College of Family Physicians (CCFP) and the College of Physician and Surgeons of British Columbia (CPSBC). The successful candidate will have a demonstrated ability to work successfully in a multidisciplinary team environment and will demonstrate a trauma informed approach in their clinical work and professional relationships. Excellent communication skills and experience working with rural and remote communities are assets.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Interested individuals should submit their most current CV; covering letter and the names, academic rank and contact information of 4 referees to:
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Head, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, UBC
Email: roberto.sassi@cw.bc.ca
BC Children's Hospital (BCCH) cares for the province's most acutely ill or injured children and youth, provides developmental and rehabilitation services to children and youth throughout BC, and offers a broad range of health services. BCCH also operates a wide number of specialized health programs, is a leading acute care teaching facility, and conducts research to advance health and care through the BC Children's Hospital Research Institute and in partnership with the University of British Columbia.
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Tudor garden at Ty Mawr Wybrnant
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Discover an array of wildlife around the garden National Trust
Every Tudor house would have had a small piece of land that would have been used as the house garden, providing food crops, medicinal herbs, strewing herbs and dyeing plants to keep the household fed and healthy all year round.
The Tudor medicine cabinet
If you became ill in Tudor times, your first port of call would be the garden. Medicinal herbs were administered externally or internally, in a variety of forms and often with other herbs in carefully measured amounts.
Some of remedies have been found by modern science to be effective, while others appeared to have worked but probably the patient recovered despite the use of the herb. Some were highly poisonous and their use may have led to many deaths.
Herbs for carpets
Tŷ Mawr would have been a very busy farmstead. The main living room would have had a mixture of smoke from the fire, cooking smells, animal smells, and a myriad of other, earthier smells.
Before its stone floor was installed, Tŷ Mawr would probably have had a beaten earth floor painted in casein, which comes from milk, and is rather pungent when wet.
People covered the floors with rushes or reeds (or woven mats of reeds or rushes), which were strewed with sweet smelling herbs such as lavender, marjoram, tansy, meadowsweet and rue. Not only did these herbs help disguise the smell, but many helped control fleas, other insects and bacteria.
Colouring herbs
Dyeing herbs were used to colour fabrics. Alkanet (Anchusa officinalis) roots produce a red dye, the seed pods of woad (Isatis tinctoria) yield a blue dye and Dyer's weld (Reseda luteola) provided a yellow dye.
Culinary herbs were grown for flavouring sauces and meat and included borage, sage, thyme, rosemary, parsley and chives.
Explore a Tudor style garden at Ty Mawr Wybrnant
The rich ate mostly a high protein diet with bread. Vegetables were a staple of the less well off.
As a rule they didn't serve them with meat like our traditional Sunday lunch, but used them in a pottage, which is a thick soup or stew, which consisted of peas, milk, egg yolks, breadcrumbs and parsley which would be flavoured with saffron and ginger.
Vegetables also played a role in herbal medicine, turnips were a remedy for coughs and onions could be used to cure the bite of a mad dog (there are many cures for this condition probably due to a large number of dogs possibly with rabies).
The Physicians of Myddfai rated the medicinal properties of the leek highly and devoted a section to the 'Manifold virtues of the leek' which include treatments for headaches, deafness, ulcers, boils, flatulence and as an aid for women who want children.
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UN Biodiversity Lab | Technical Webinar 3 - Creating Story Maps | Presentation Available!
A warm thanks to all those who joined us for the third and final technical webinar on the UN Biodiversity Lab! Story maps are a simple, yet powerful tool to inform, engage, and inspire your target audience. They are also an effective way to harness the power of spatial maps to bring data to life, and make hidden stories visible to policymakers or community leaders. The UN Biodiversity Lab's story map tool allows users to build story maps without any GIS or programming skills. Through this webinar we provided you with step-by-step instructions on how to build an interesting and informative story map.
You can access the presentation from the webinar below, including the full speaker notes. To access the speaker notes, just click on the chat icon in the upper left corner. You can also access the transcript of the question and answer sessions below. To access the animated version of the presentation with demonstrations of each step as GIFs, click here. Please click 'Read Only' when prompted for a password. You will then be able to see the presentation but not edit it. The recording is available: https://bit.ly/2J1Xy8i.
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He's now 24 – Klopp hits back at Neville over Alexander-Arnold World Cup claim
November 11, 2022 defender Trent Alexander-Arnold., Gary Neville, Jurgen Klopp, Legend, Liverpool Coach, Manchester United
Liverpool coach, Jurgen Klopp, has hit back at Manchester United legend Gary Neville over comments he made about defender Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Neville had warned that Alexander-Arnold could cost England at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Alexander-Arnold was included in England manager Gareth Southgate's 2022 FIFA World Cup squad on Thursday.
The right-back has helped Liverpool win the UEFA Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup in recent years.
But while Alexander-Arnold has impressed with his attacking skills, he has faced some criticism over his defensive capabilities.
When asked about Neville's criticism of Alexander-Arnold, Klopp told reporters at his pre-match press conference on Friday ahead of Liverpool's Premier League tie with Southampton this weekend: "I heard Gary Neville said something [about Trent].
"But he is now 24 and won quite a few finals, important games where you have to defend against world-class players.
"He was always there, defending well. I don't know why we have this discussion."
He's now 24 – Klopp hits back at Neville over Alexander-Arnold World Cup claim Reviewed by Hollywizzy on November 11, 2022 Rating: 5


The Niagara Falls Empire State Poverty Reduction Initiative, utilizing a pipeline of social, educational and training services, empowers residents of the City of Niagara Falls – through care coordination, collective impact, and holistic service provision – to progress from situations of poverty and unemployment to stable, sustainable, and career-centered employment.
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by Oaklins DeSilva+PhillipsIn M&A Sell-side, MediaDecember 23, 2020January 13, 2021
The Village Voice Is Acquired by Street Media
Oaklins DeSilva+Phillips client, The Village Voice, has been acquired by Street Media, parent company to LA Weekly and Irvine Weekly.
The sale comes after a multi-year effort by former owner, Peter Barbey, to create a full digital archive of The Village Voice to safeguard the paper's complete historical record. The paper archive will be donated to a major New York public institution in the coming months. The sale covers almost all assets of The Village Voice. However, The Obie Awards will not be part of the sale to Street Media and will continue to be presented by The American Theater Wing.
"The Village Voice represents one of the most iconic papers in our nation and the very best of local media. For more than six decades, it was the heart of New York City and the voice of the community it served. We are proud to be able to revive both the digital and print editions of this paper," said Brian Calle, CEO & Publisher.
The paper will resume in its digital format in January 2021 and will be published in print quarterly with plans to increase frequency over time.
"The Village Voice was more than a newspaper; it was a symbol of New York and American political and cultural progress. Though we were not able to overcome the economic conditions facing the news media industry, we have since worked tirelessly to ensure that The Village Voice inspires, informs and educates future generations. There may be no one better suited to continuing The Village Voice and preserving its history than Brian Calle," said Peter Barbey.
Over its 63 years of publication, The Village Voice received countless accolades including three Pulitzer Prizes, the National Press Foundation Award, and the George Polk Award. The online publication won both the National Press Foundation's Online Journalism Award and the Editor & Publisher EPPY Award for Best Overall U.S. Weekly Newspaper Online. The final print edition was distributed in September 2017 and featured a 1965 photo of Bob Dylan on the cover. After struggling with economic downturns, the paper halted its print publication, but provided daily coverage online until August 2018 when it ceased editorial content entirely.
At the time of the newspaper's closure Barbey pledged to digitize the paper's entire newspaper print archive going back to its founding in 1955. Over the past two years, the Voice's staff has maintained an active archive, surfacing timely pieces. Senior Editor Bob Baker has led the digitization effort, with the help of David Swanson, also a Senior Editor at the Voice. The process encompassed all pre-natively digital material, totaling 146,000 spreads, or 292,000 pages of newsprint.
"The importance of being able to digitally search the historical content of the paper can not be underestimated. Literally, the entire history of New York politics, arts and culture resides in its articles, ads, and even classifieds," said Peter Barbey.
"We plan to honor the rich history of this paper and build an innovative revenue model that brings it long-term sustainability," said Brian Calle, CEO & Publisher. "There are no easy answers or silver bullets in running a media company today, but these institutions are too important for us not to try to preserve."
The Village Voice's unique mix of in-depth newswriting and reporting, including arts, culture, music, dance, film, and theater reviews, and comprehensive entertainment listings will continue to offer readers an indispensable perspective on the inner workings of New York City.
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Recipe for a delicious Breakfast Burrito filled with Mediterranean tofu scramble, avocado, salad, tomatoes and bell pepper. It's such a delicious and filling breakfast!
Breakfast Burritos are one of my favorite breakfast/brunch recipes – everything you love for breakfast stuffed in a warm wheat tortilla. What could be better?!
For this Breakfast Burrito, I've used my Mediterranean Tofu Scramble recipe. Of course, you could use a simple basic tofu scramble too, but I love the added saltiness of the sun-dried tomatoes and olives in this Burrito. It goes so well with the avocado, bell pepper, salad and cherry tomatoes.
The key ingredient for the tofu scramble filling is KALA NAMAK. If you don't have kala namak sitting in your spice cabinet already, I highly recommend getting Kala Namak asap. It is a Himalayan Black Salt and due to its high sulfur content, it's perfect for all dishes that profit from an "eggy" taste and smell. And what would be a more perfect use for the salt than in tofu scramble?
Recipe for a delicious Breakfast Burrito filled with Mediterranean Tofu Scramble, avocado, salad, tomatoes, and bell pepper.
Add the curry powder, turmeric and kala namak. Mix well, so the tofu gets an even yellow color.
Keep it on medium high heat while stirring for about 5 minutes. Add more kala namak or spices to taste.
Add the small chopped sun-dried tomatoes, olives and basil to the pan, heat it for about 2-3 minutes until hot.
Heat the tortillas in a pan until warm and soft.
Assembly time! Place a few salad leaves on the tortilla, add the bell pepper, avocado cubes, halved cherry tomatoes and mediterranean tofu scramble.
Fold in the sides and roll it in, then put it in an electric contact griller (or heat in a pan) to seal the edges. Cut in half & enjoy!


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Banting & Friends IV
Here's some more information on Banting & Friends IV. It is being held this weekend; July 13-15. For details, keep reading or check out our events page.
Banting House NHSC hosts Banting & Friends IV
LOCAL ARTISTS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR MUSEUM
London, ON (July 13, 2012) – Banting House National Historic Site of Canada hosts Banting & Friends IV, a fundraiser made possible by London and area artists who embody the spirit and passion of Sir Frederick Banting and his support of Canadian art. Artists will display their original works of art in Sir Frederick G Banting Square with 50 per cent of all sales supporting the Museum.
"As the sole fundraising event for the museum, we wanted to create something that would stand out in the community and bring to light art an important part of Banting's life." said Museum Advisory Committee Chair, Jeff Bennett, "In previous years the event raised more than $30,000, and we hope that people take advantage of this opportunity to support local art while supporting an important part of Canada's history."
A private preview and evening reception will kick off the event on Friday, July 13 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.; tickets are $55 per person or $100 per couple. The public event and viewing take place on Saturday and Sunday, July 14 to 15 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.; admission is free and includes free admission to Banting House. Both events take place atSir Frederick G Banting Square at442 Adelaide Street North inLondon,Ontario.
"When most people think of Banting they think of the discovery of insulin," said Grant Maltman, Curator, Banting House National Historic Site of Canada, "but art was Banting's great escape and this is an excellent way to remember Sir Frederick Banting as a man and an artist."
Sir Frederick Banting's artistic talents are a little-known aspect of his brilliant and diverse career. As a struggling doctor inLondon,Ontario, he turned to his art to pass the time. Later, it would serve as an important escape mechanism from the pressures associated with being an international hero. At the time of his death, his portfolio numbered more than two hundred works.
About Banting House National Historic Site of Canada
Banting House National Historic Site of Canada located inLondon,Ontariois a public site dedicated to presenting national historic significance of Sir Frederick Banting and preserves the commemorative integrity of Banting House, the birthplace of insulin. Please visit diabetes.ca, join us on facebook.com/BantingHouseNHS, follow us on Twitter @BantingHouse, or call 519-673-1752 x 226.
About the Canadian Diabetes Association
Across the country, the Canadian Diabetes Association is leading the fight against diabetes by helping people with diabetes live healthy lives while we work to find a cure. We are supported in our efforts by a community-based network of volunteers, employees, healthcare professionals, researchers and partners. By providing education and services, advocating on behalf of people with diabetes, supporting research and translating research into practical tools – we are delivering on our mission. For more information, please visit diabetes.ca or call 1-800-BANTING (226-8464).
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The National Association for Environmental Management (NAEM) conducts regular benchmarks among its membership to remain current with the issues facing EHS&S profession. Their 2016 trends report, Planning for a Sustainable Future, focuses on the ideas that will shape EHS&S Management in the year to come.
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Michelle has completed her Certificates and a Diploma of Person-Centred Counselling.
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Cebu Pacific starts flights to Beijing
Budget carrier Cebu Pacific (CEB) will start flights to Beijing on 5th September 2010. The airline will operate thrice-weekly services from Manila to Beijing using its fleet of Airbus aircraft. Beijing is Cebu Pacific's 16th international destination and is part of the airline's planned international expansion.
Singapore-based Changi Airport Group (CAG) has cited Cebu Pacific as the top Southeast Asian Airline which registered the highest growth in passenger traffic in 2009, according to a report by Manila Bulletin.
The airline flew approximately 375,000 passengers to and from Singapore in 2009, representing a year-on-year growth of 57 percent. The airline flies from Singapore to Manila 25 times weekly and daily flights to Cebu and Clark.
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Today Microsoft published its October list of security bulletins. There are nine, three of which are ranked Critical by Microsoft, four are Important, and two rank as Moderate threats. The list includes an update of the vulnerability found in August 2005 within Windows Plug-and-Play, MS05-039. The most critical flaws announced today, MS05-050, MS05-051, and MS05-052, affect Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator, Microsoft Internet Explorer, and Microsoft DirectX 8.1, the latter two apps can be found on most Windows machines, versions Windows 98 through XP inclusive. Patches are available via Microsoft Update .
Entitled "Vulnerability in the Windows FTP client could allow file transfer location tampering," this bulletin affects Windows XP SP1, and Windows Server 2003. It can lead to file tampering on unprotected machines.
Entitled "Vulnerability in network connection manager could allow denial of service," this bulletin affects Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP1 and SP2, and Windows Server 2003. It can lead to a denial-of-service attack on unprotected machines.
Entitled "Vulnerability in the client service for NetWare could allow remote code execution," this bulletin affects Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP1 and SP2, and Windows Server 2003. It can lead to remote code execution on unprotected machines.
Entitled "Vulnerability in Plug-and-Play could allow remote code execution and local elevation of privilege," this bulletin affects Windows 2000 and Windows XP users. It replaces MS05-039 and allows for remote code execution and local elevation of privilege on unprotected machines.
Entitled "Vulnerability in the Microsoft collaboration data objects could allow remote code execution," this bulletin affects Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP1 and SP2, Windows XP Professional x64, and Windows Server 2003. It could lead to remote code execution on unprotected machines.
Entitled "Vulnerabilities in Windows shell could allow remote code execution," this bulletin affects Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP1 and SP2, Windows XP Professional x64, and Windows Server 2003. It could lead to remote code execution on unprotected machines.
Entitled "Vulnerability in DirectShow could allow remote code execution," this bulletin affects Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP1 and SP2, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, and Windows Server 2003. It could lead to remote code execution on unprotected machines.
Entitled "Vulnerabilities in MSDTC and COM+ could allow remote code execution," this bulletin affects Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP1 and SP2, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, and Windows Server 2003. It could lead to remote code execution on unprotected machines.
Entitled "Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer," this bulletin affects Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP1 and SP2, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, and Windows Server 2003. It could lead to remote code execution on unprotected machines.


A medical practitioner by training, my passion is photography - a hobby I pursue at every opportunity! This love was born in 2009 when I bought my first dSLR camera for a trip to Europe. It wasn't until I started doing workshops before another overseas trip that my understanding of photography expanded. My wonderful husband Billy has been very supportive and makes an awesome assistant! Our greatest joy is to combine this love of creating beautiful images with travel to incredible places.