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Cyril Bradley Rootham  (5 October 1875 – 18 March 1938) was an English composer, educator and organist. His work at Cambridge University made him an influential figure in English music life. A Fellow of St John's College, where he was also organist, Rootham ran the Cambridge University Musical Society, whose innovative concert programming helped form English musical tastes of the time. One of his students was the younger composer Arthur Bliss, who valued his tuition in orchestration. Rootham's own compositions include two symphonies and several smaller orchestral pieces, an opera, chamber music, and many choral settings. Among his solo songs are some settings of verses by Siegfried Sassoon which were made in co-operation with the poet.

Biography
Rootham was born in Redland, Bristol, to Daniel Wilberforce Rootham and Mary Rootham (née Gimblett Evans). His father was a well-known singing teacher whose students included Clara Butt, Eva Turner and Elsie Griffin, and he was also a director of the Bristol Madrigal Society.

After attending Bristol Grammar School, Rootham initially entered St John's College, Cambridge, as a sizar in 1894 to study classics. Graduation in 1897 was followed by a second bachelor's degree, this time in music, which he completed in 1900. Rootham continued his musical education at the Royal College of Music where he studied under Marmaduke Barton, Walter Parratt, Hubert Parry and Charles Villiers Stanford, among others.

Rootham's first professional appointment was as organist of Christ Church, Hampstead, where in 1898 he succeeded the composer Walford Davies. This was followed by a brief period as organist at St Asaph Cathedral in north Wales in 1901. In the same year, Rootham was appointed organist at St John's College, Cambridge, a post he held until the end of his life.

In 1909, Rootham married Rosamond Margaret Lucas who supplied him with support and encouragement. Rosamond was put in charge of the costume making at the CUMS concerts, and the Rootham household was always filled with whatever clothes were needed for a new performance. Their son Jasper St John Rootham was born in 1910.

In 1912, Rootham became conductor of the Cambridge University Musical Society (CUMS). Under his enterprising leadership and programming, the CUMS exerted a significant influence on English musical life of the time. Rootham revived Handel oratorios, Mozart operas and other currently neglected works by Purcell and others. E. J. Dent and others are usually credited with the textual preparation, but Rootham was responsible for their musical success. The CUMS concerts also promoted modern music such as Zoltán Kodály's Psalmus Hungaricus, Arthur Honegger's Le roi David and Ildebrando Pizzetti's 'Mass and Piano concerto, all led by Rootham. In 1930 Rootham invited several contemporary composers to the concert; Manuel de Falla, Kodály and Honegger attended, as did Kathleen Long. Rootham's genial manner and enviable physique (as a student he had excelled in athletics) made him highly popular amongst students. This popularity helped the success of the CUMS concerts, all of which were largely extracurricular.

In 1914 Rootham had become a Fellow of St John's after taking over the post of University Lecturer in Form and Analysis of Music. In 1924 he was made Senior Lecturer in Counterpoint and Harmony. Rootham was also a much appreciated teacher of orchestration. His many students included Arthur Bliss, Arnold Cooke, Christian Darnton, Armstrong Gibbs, Patrick Hadley, Walter Leigh, Basil Maine,  Robin Orr, Bernard Stevens and Percy Young.

As much as he promoted the works of other composers, Rootham did relatively little to push his own compositions into the repertoire. He conducted the first performance of his opera The Two Sisters in 1922 and three years earlier his own setting of Laurence Binyon's For the Fallen (which sparked a controversy as Elgar's setting of the same poem was published shortly after Rootham's, though neither composer was individually responsible for starting the dispute). Rootham's continued involvement with the CUMS included a performance of Handel's Semele and the revival of the tradition of triennial performances of Greek plays with newly composed music, a tradition which continued even after his death.

Later in his life Rootham was plagued by illness. On developing progressive muscular atrophy following a stroke his active involvement in the CUMS was left to Boris Ord (from 1936). He completed a few works including City in the West and his three movement Second Symphony, the orchestration for which was completed by his close friend Patrick Hadley.

Rootham died in 1938, aged sixty-two, while still at the height of his creative powers.

Music
Despite his many activities outside composition, Rootham was able to produce a musical catalogue that included an opera, two symphonies, several smaller orchestral pieces, chamber music and various choral works.

Rootham regarded music with the utmost seriousness but never considered it a luxury to be confined to certain people. This might explain why he never completely broke with tradition; his music has a slight influence from Stanford and especially Parry. A presence of modalism can be found in much of his music as well as, in the later works, harmonic parallelism and bitonality. His harmonies with their unexpected twists and bitonalities, could be criticised for a lack of spontaneity and he is sometimes in danger of repeating himself but if this is the case then Rootham's masterly handling of the orchestra, of which sir Arthur Bliss praised Rootham as a brilliant teacher, certainly makes up for any constructional shortcomings. Favourite teaching examples included Mozart and Rimsky-Korsakov, and there is indeed a Russian love of primary colours in some of Rootham's work.

Elsewhere the influence from Kodaly can be detected, especially in the glittering orchestral textures in Rootham's Psalm of Adonis from 1931. Rootham's later works show inspiration from both Delius and Vaughan Williams (whose opera The Poisoned Kiss Rootham premiered), and bear evidence of a progression in his music. Though he acknowledged the English folksong revival he never directly involved himself in the movement, and he avoided many of the musical clichés identified by Constant Lambert in "Music Ho!". Nevertheless, the subject matter of his opera, The Two Sisters, is based on a version of the well-known folk ballad "The Twa Sisters" and opens with an unaccompanied rendition of six verses instead of an overture.

Henry Colles recognised Rootham's style as "vigorous and genial", reflecting his personality. The Symphony no. 1 in C minor epitomises this musical vigour, especially the first and last movements which Arthur Hutchings considers to contain Rootham's most characteristic music. Another Rootham trademark evident in the symphony is his almost vocal writing for brass. His refined string writing is showcased in the Rhapsody on the old English tune Lazarus.

Rootham was in his element when writing for chorus and voice. Rootham's first significant compositions were vocal. It has been said that Stanford, when Rootham studied under him at the RCM, once grunted: "You can write for voices, me boy". His talent at combining words and music in masterly choral settings led Colles  to write: "The stimulus of words brings out the more delicate and poetic qualities and gives distinction to his music".The Stolen Child, Ode on the Morning of Christ's Nativity and City in the West (a poem by his son Jasper) are among his finest achievements.

Selected works

Stage
Op.55 The two sisters, opera in three acts (1918–21), based on the ballad "The twa sisters o' Binnorie" – libretto by Marjory Fausset

Orchestral
Op.8 Four Impressions (Killarney), miniatures for violin and small orchestra (1900)
Op.36 A Passerby, rhapsody after Robert Bridges (1910)
Op.42 Pan, rhapsody for orchestra (1912)
Op.57 The Two Sisters, concert overture for orchestra (1918)
Op.60 Processional for the Chancellor's Music, for full orchestra (1920)
Op.67 Rhapsody on "Lazarus", for double string orchestra (1922)
Op.82 St. John's Suite, for small orchestra (1929–30)
Op.84 Psalm of Adonis, for orchestra (1931)
Op.86 Symphony no. 1 in C minor (1932)
Op.97 Symphony no. 2 in D major, for orchestra with choral finale (1936–38) ("The Revelation of St. John"; incomplete; final movement orchestrated by Patrick Hadley)

Choral
Op.18 Andromeda, dramatic cantata (1903–05) - poem by Charles Kingsley
Op.29 Coronach, for baritone, chorus and orchestra (1908) - poem by Sir Walter Scott
Op.33 The Lady of Shalott, for chorus and orchestra (1909) - poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Op.38 The Stolen Child, chorus and orchestra (1911) -  poem by William Butler Yeats
Op.44 Four Dramatic Songs, tenor or soprano solo and orchestra (1913) - text by Mary Elizabeth Coleridge
Op.51 For the Fallen, chorus and orchestra (1915) - poems by Laurence Binyon
Op.65 Brown Earth, chorus, semi-chorus and orchestra (1921–22) - poem by Thomas Moult
Op.81 Ode on the Morning of Christ's Nativity, soloists, chorus, semi-chorus and orchestra (1927–28) - poem by John Milton
Op.93 City in the West, chorus and orchestra (1936) - poem by the composer's son Jasper Rootham

Chamber
Op.2 String Quartet in A major (1899)
Op.10 String quartet in G minor (1902)
Op.20 Capriccio for string quartett in D minor (1905)
Op.27 String quintet in D major (1908)
Op.49 String quartet in C major (1914)
Op.61 Miniature suite for piano quintet (or piano and string orchestra) (1920)
Op.64 Suite in three movements for flute and piano (1921)
Op.75 Sonata in G minor for violin and piano (1925)
Op.83 Septet for viola, wind quintet and harp (1930)
Op.85 Trio for violin, cello and piano (1932)

Organ
Op.14 Fantasia Overture for Organ in D minor (1902)
Op.28 Epinikion "Song of Victory" (1907)
Op.37 Elegiac Rhapsody on an Old Church Melody, variations on the hymn tune "Iste Confessor"

Piano
Op.88 Suite for Pianoforte (1933)

Songs
Siegfried Sassoon settings:

Op.58 Three Song-Pictures by Siegfried Sassoon (1919–20) - "Butterflies", "Idyll", "Everyone Sang"
Op.62 Four songs by Siegfried Sassoon (1921) - "A Child's Prayer", "Morning Glory", "A Poplar and the Moon", "South Wind"
Four unpublished songs by Siegfried Sassoon (1926) - "Before Day", "Morning-Land", "Noah", "Tree and Sky"

Selected writings

 The modern orchestra and its combination with the singing voice; especially with regard to conductors and composers, Journal of the Royal Music Association, 1910
 Voice Training for Choirs and Schools, Cambridge University Press, 1912

References

Bibliography
 Harold Watkins Shaw: The succession of organists of the Chapel Royal and the cathedrals of England and Wales from c1538 - Also of the organists of the collegiate churches of Westminster and Windsor, certain academic choral foundations, and the cathedrals of Armagh and Dublin, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1991. 475 p.
 Enid Bird: 20th century English cathedral organists, E.Bird (Aug 1990) 96 p.,
 Wolfgang Suppan, Armin Suppan: Das Neue Lexikon des Blasmusikwesens, 4. Auflage, Freiburg-Tiengen, Blasmusikverlag Schulz GmbH, 1994,
 Kenneth  Shenton: Cyril Bradley Rootham, in: Journal of the British Music Society. 7 (1985), pp 30–37.
 W.J. Smith: Five centuries of Cambridge musicians 1464-1964, Cambridge: W. Heffer, 1964, 75 p.
 Percy A. Scholes: The mirror of music 1844-1944 - A century of musical life in Britain as reflected in the pages of The Musical Times, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1948, 2 vols
 A. J. B. Hutchings: The Music of Cyril Bradley Rootham, in: The Musical Times, Vol. 79, No. 1139 (Jan. 1938), pp 17–22
 Frederick W. Thornsby, John Henry Burn: Dictionary of organs and organists, Second edition, London: Geo. Aug. Mate, 1921, 476 p.

External links
 Cyril Rootham website - catalogue of works with opus numbers, reviews of CDs, recent concerts, playlist, articles
 Catalogue of works and an article by John France on musicweb-international.com
 Papers of Cyril Bradley Rootham – a list by the Janus Project

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We went inside the See's Candies factory to see how a real chocolate factory works
See's Dark Nougat is in production at the See's Candies Factory in Los Angeles on Monday, November 12, 2018. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
By Michelle Mills | mjmills@scng.com | San Gabriel Valley Tribune
PUBLISHED: December 3, 2018 at 7:13 a.m. | UPDATED: December 3, 2018 at 9:23 a.m.
The sweet smell of chocolate hits your nose as soon as you step through the doors.
It's peak production time at the See's Candies factory in Los Angeles. Despite all the various types of machinery, however, the factory also seems unusually quiet, as workers are able to chat at a normal volume even as the factory is making up to 167,000 pounds of confections every day.
On the main floor, automation helps with about half of what it takes to create the candy, the rest is done by hand. It helps to be dexterous and quick, there's no time for a repeat of the conveyor belt confusion from that old "I Love Lucy" episode.
See's Molasses Chips are in production at the See's Candies Factory in Los Angeles on Monday, November 12, 2018. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
The See's Candies Factory in Los Angeles on Monday, November 12, 2018. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
Dave Chapman is the manager at the See's Candies Factory in Los Angeles on Monday, November 12, 2018. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
See's Toffee-ettes are in production at the See's Candies Factory in Los Angeles on Monday, November 12, 2018. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
Carmen Vargas makes Coconut Bon Bons by hand in the Bon Bon Room at the See's Candies Factory in Los Angeles on Monday, November 12, 2018. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
Ofelia Aguirre makes Scotch Kisses by hand in the Bon Bon Room at the See's Candies Factory in Los Angeles on Monday, November 12, 2018. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
Leticia Alvarez hand-wraps Scotch Kisses at the See's Candies Factory in Los Angeles on Monday, November 12, 2018. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
The sales counter at the See's Candies Factory in Los Angeles on Monday, November 12, 2018. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
"None of the candies are easy because there are so many pieces of equipment involved in making them; the recipes have to be adhered to explicitly," said See's Candies factory manager Dave Chapman, who adds that even the ones crafted with automation are eyed with care. "They have to be checked every few hours to make sure everything is correct."
In addition to quality assurance testing for taste and appearance of the product, there are other checks performed periodically along the candy's route on the conveyor belt, such as scanning for debris.
It takes around a half hour for each piece of candy to travel from its starting point to being boxed at the end of the conveyor line. There are several lines in the plant and all stretch a bit longer than a football field. Their accompanying machinery can be programmed to produce several different candies, which helps to keep up with changing product demands throughout the year.
Everything is done by hand in the Bon Bon Room. Here, candy artists dip various centers into chocolate and caramel. If tinting, such as adding a pink coating, is required, each batch of white chocolate must be blended with food coloring to the exact shade before pouring it into the dipping basin. The centers are dipped into the coating and then the top of each candy is brushed with the proper swoosh mark across its top to indicate what is inside. Some of the candies made here, such as the Scotch Kiss, are also wrapped in paper by hand.
The Bon Bon Room's creations, such as Red Hot Swamp Goo and Marshmint, are the hardest and most labor-intensive in the factory to make. An example of the intricacies of some of these candies can best found in Red Hot Swamp Goo, cinnamon jelly layered with honey marshmallow and dark chocolate, and Marshmint, honey marshmallow coated on all sides with dark chocolate and topped with minty green jelly.
"The gelatin portion is handmade, the marshmallow portion is handmade and it used to be, when it was enrobed, it was actually chocolate in the hands of ladies who would cup their hand, put it in the chocolate and squeeze their hands to force the chocolate up onto the sides," Chapman said. The goal is to leave the red or green tops chocolate-free.
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To help with the demand for all these treats, there is also a factory in San Francisco and, although there is some crossover, there are candies that are particular to one plant or the other.
The holiday season represents about 50 percent of See's annual sales and is the "craziest" time for the factory, Chapman said. It helps that the candy production can be staggered according to its shelf-life, with some pieces made two months ahead of their shipping date.
"We don't necessarily come up with a new piece every year, but we do come up with different assortments and packaging," See's Candies assistant marketing manager Julie Moldafsky said. "This year, we have our new ornament, a little tin snowman, and inside we have two scotchmallow trees."
There is also a Mini Sweets Delights box with six different pieces, including a milk buttercream topped with a poinsettia decoration, and the larger Christmas Memories box with an assortment of favorites, plus the poinsettia-bedecked milk buttercream.
See's traditional treats are always in demand. Chapman's favorites are the rum nougat and the butterscotch square.
"Butterscotch square is such an old-fashioned candy, it's basically sugar and butter coated in chocolate, you can't go wrong there, right?" Chapman said. As for the newer candies, he likes the maple cashew brittle, which is a seasonal candy available over the holidays and for Father's Day.
Moldafsky enjoys the maple cashew brittle and dark California brittle, which is an almond brittle center enrobed in dark chocolate.
"It's the perfect mix of crunchy, buttery, nutty, chocolatey. I need that salty/sweet combination to really enjoy a piece of candy," Moldafsky said.
The holidays aren't here yet, but See's Candies is already planning ahead with new packaging for Valentine's Day. The romantic holiday is only 10 percent of the company's annual sales, but it's the biggest day for last-minute purchases.
For more information on See's Candies, go to sees.com.
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"The bodies of the three militants who were killed in an encounter with police and security forces in Arwani village were recovered," a police spokesman said.
"Other militants killed in the encounter were Nasir Wani and Adil Mushtaq Mir."
Junaid, a notorious militant was district commander and took part in a number of militant activities. He was involved in the killing of a police constable on Thursday in Kulgam's Bogund area, the spokesman said.
"Junaid was also involved in the killing of an assistant sub-inspector and a constable near a bus stand in Anantnag last year," he said.
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Arms, ammunition, magazines and grenades were recovered from the site.
When the encounter was on, locals started pelting stones at the security forces.
"Some of the militants also fired from within the crowd indiscriminately on the security forces," he said.
According to the police, civilians were injured in the "cross firing". Two injured persons succumbed to their injuries later on Friday.
Authorities imposed restrictions in Srinagar and other parts of the Kashmir Valley as the separatists have called for a protest shutdown on Saturday.
Srinagar District Magistrate Farooq Ahmad Lone said restrictions were imposed in the areas of Rainawari, Khanyar, Nowhatta, M.R. Gunj and Safa Kadal to maintain law and order.
Heavy contingents of police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were also deployed.
Train services between Baramulla and Bannihal towns were suspended. Exams scheduled for Saturday were postponed by Kashmir University.
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The shutdown was called to protest the killings of 12 people on Friday.
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Over two dozen other protesters were injured in the protests.
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Kaufmann, Out of Character
The Adversary
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Anyone can write and edit the entries on the Silent Hill Wiki. The drug isn't even called White Claudia. It's called PTV.
This post is the property of its author and is not to be used elsewhere without explicit permission from the author.
. . . AND THAT'S THAT.
Aerith Gainsborough
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^ Right. PTV is made from WC. It's not the same thing, though.
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Okay, but he obviously used the fact that he had a steady supply of the drug in order to gain power over people: Lisa. Either way, he used people, therefore is not a good person.
If the children don't grow up, our bodies get bigger but our hearts get torn up.
Nobody said he was a good person...? I clearly said he was evil in both the original Silent Hill 1 and Silent Hill Origins.
MariaRising
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The only two words that come to my mind to describe him in Origins are sinister and nerdy.
>Right. PTV is made from WC. It's not the same thing, though.<
My point was that anyone can edit anything on the Silent Hill wiki, however incorrect it is. The evidence Miette used was then invalid because in that very same bit of evidence it was false.
^I hope you didn't take that wrongly, Tom. I was only agreeing with you.
Oh, I know. I was clarifying for Miette.
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Am I the only one who didn't find the music before meeting Kaufman in Origins creepy and evil. Maybe I'm emo but it sounded pleasant to me. Maybe music sounds different to different people just like food tastes different.
Anyway, Kaufman's evil in Origins may have been generic, but not overdone I don't think. He was still understated. Just generic.
Socially Awkward Penguin is my hero.
I thought the music just sounding like casual, walking around music. Nothing really sinister about it.
I also thought the music in that part was pretty laid-back, no evil-ness or creepiness there. As much as I don't like this game, I've always thought the music for it was pretty good lol
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The music stuck out to me in this one, particularly how drum beats would just randomly happen when you walked around the hospital.
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I thought the soundtrack was better than SH4, and although the soundtrack wasn't nearly as good as the one for SH3, I thought that the music was better used in-game than SH3. Most of the time, the music was used in a very appropriate and well done way, and was a major reason for the game being scarier than SH4 for me.
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hmm i heard that in SH0 Kaufmann
[Reveal] Spoiler:
Killed Lisa by drugging her. it just didn't show her death cuz it wasn't a instant kill or something. But idk, its a theory. thats why in Sh1 Lisa said she was dead all along
Kaufmann never 'drugged' her, though. She became an addict and wanted the supply. She could have stopped at anytime, but her addiction was very strong. The whole reason why she stays at Alchemilla is because Kaufmann threatened to stop her supply of drugs if she didn't stay. Taking care of Alessa was messing with her emotionally and psychologically, which caused her addiction to grow even greater. Lisa hadn't realized she was dead. When she finally realized it, she then 'transformed.'
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Kompwars wrote:
(...) thats why in Sh1 Lisa said she was dead all along.
That's not why she said it.
Trauma_
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Lisa hadn't realized she was dead. When she finally realized it, she then 'transformed.'
..wat?
She seemed alive and well in Origins. At that point in time all of the characters including Dahlia, Kaufmann, Travis, Harry, James, Robby The Rabbit...ect, and yes- even Lisa were alive, I haven't seen a single shred of evidence to support that she was dead at the time, so I don't know where you're getting that idea from...
A lot can happen in 7 years so it's not like she had to die/get sealed to the Otherworld (if you go by the theory of the Virun VII was implanted on her) right away for all the events to be set in motion, she doesn't say a thing about even remembering how long she's been stuck there, so hell, it could have happened as soon as Harry stepped into town for all we know...
By the time Lisa started transforming the Otherworld and Nowhere were already starting to disintegrate anyways...
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Lisa never 'realized she was dead'. Mostly because she wasn't dead.
Besides, I know this is an old topic but I'm not surprised in the least that the characters acted differently than their counterparts in 0.
It's 7 fucking years between both games, and people who act the exact same and have the same mannerisms after that amount of time are usually thought to have some sort of neurological disorder. You can't honestly tell me most people don't change in that amount of time.
It's just as likely that Kaufman decided "fuck this shit, I'm tired of pretending" as soon as he meets Harry and that amount of time in the Otherworld would make me crotchety and pissy too... It's not that hard to believe that Kaufman just got tired of playing Dahlias game and became bitter because of it...
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In fact, as reported by the Providence Journal, "the former storage barn…has water views from nearly every room." The accompanying photo confirmed that, indeed, windows had been added. If the casual reader jumps to the conclusion that a $1.8 million closing would be the occasion for celebration from the sellers, that was probably not the case: the former storage barn had been listed for $2,195,000.
Elsewhere, CNBC's real estate editor Diana Olick reported on a national trend: a slowdown in on-time closings from 77% six months ago to 64%. This is despite a rise in housing demand. Unearthed was a reason: a "massive" shortage in appraisers—"the men and women who value homes and whom mortgage lenders depend upon." Part of the blame was assigned to new federal regulations that disallow apprentices to conduct full appraisals. Now their licensed bosses must be on-site for every inspection.
Over the weekend, The New York Times found little interesting domestic news, so they led instead with an international report, "House Hunting in Costa Rica." The item focused on a two-story home in the "very clean and quiet" Arenal Lake area. A local real estate broker's advice for house hunters was to shop with caution despite the area's current "tremendous" buyer's market. "I always tell my clients, don't leave your brain in the plane." That's probably sage advice, especially since the area is named for a local "popular tourist attraction," the Arenal Volcano. It's an active stratovolcano that's thought to be "in a passive phase" since around 2010.
Closer to home, I can report that I never need to remind my Madison house hunting clients to keep their brains active: they fully understand that from the get-go. I hope you'll give me a call when you decide it's time to check out our Madison real estate offerings. I can guarantee that no active or passive stratovolcanos will complicate matters!


Generalized anxiety disorder, or GAD, is a type of anxiety disorder that causes excessive worry and anxiety about many different things. Some anxiety is normal, but with GAD it is difficult to control and occurs out of proportion with a given situation. GAD causes serious dysfunction in many areas of a person's life, such as work, school, and relationships. Treatment for this anxiety disorder includes behavioral therapies, medications, and ongoing self-care and healthy coping strategies. With dedicated treatment, it is possible to improve symptoms of generalized anxiety and improve function.
Generalized anxiety disorder, or GAD, is a mental illness that causes excessive worrying about a variety of situations. While it is normal for a person to experience anxiety or to worry in stressful situations, someone struggling with GAD experience anxiety to a degree that is out of proportion with circumstances. The level of anxiety a person may experience can be extreme and difficult or impossible to manage or reduce.
The symptoms of GAD can cause significant impairment, interfering with everything from social activities to academic performance, but they can also be managed with good treatment.
Following an accurate diagnosis, a person with GAD needs to go through long-term treatment that may include medications, therapy, alternative therapies, lifestyle changes, and healthy coping strategies. Ongoing care is also important, as this is a chronic illness that can relapse even after successful treatment.
Separation anxiety disorder. This is a strong fear of being separated from people or from home. It can occur in children and adults.
Selective mutism. Most often seen in children, selective mutism causes someone to not talk when they should, such as at school or in the home. It is not related to the physical or developmental ability to speak.
Phobias. A phobia is an irrational but intense fear of something specific, like spiders or leaving the house.
Social anxiety disorder. Social anxiety causes severe worry and fear about socializing and fears of being embarrassed or made fun of by other people.
Panic Disorder. Panic disorder causes panic attacks—frightening and sudden episodes that cause dread, anxiety, fear, and physical symptoms.
Anxiety disorders are the most common type of mental disorders that affect adults in the U.S. Nearly 40 million people every year struggle with some type of anxiety disorder, including GAD. While other anxiety disorders trigger specific fears and worries, GAD causes a range of worries about many different things.
Approximately three percent of American adults, or 6.8 million people, have GAD.
Only about 43 percent of people with GAD actually get treatment.
The risk of being diagnosed with GAD is twice as high for women as men.
Prevalence of GAD is highest in adults between the ages of 30 and 44.
Over 32 percent of adults with GAD experience serious impairment as a result.
Just over two percent of adolescents struggle with generalized anxiety.
It is important to remember that GAD causes a person to worry about several things, not just one or two specific concerns. With GAD, someone may have anxiety about doing well in school or at work, about relationships, over social situations, and also over things that are often less rational, like natural disasters or being a victim of a crime.
No one knows exactly what causes GAD, but there are likely to be several factors that trigger it in individuals. These include genetics, changes in the structure or chemistry of the brain, and developmental and environmental factors. Known risk factors for GAD include family history of anxiety disorders and traumatic or very stressful experiences, especially in childhood. There is also some evidence that certain personality traits predispose someone to GAD, like timidity or cynicism.
More evidence is being uncovered relating to anxiety disorders and how the brain functions, or dysfunctions. Very recent research used laboratory mice to look for areas in the brain responsible for the feeling of anxiety. The researchers discovered specific types of brain cells located in the hippocampus that fire when the mice were put in anxiety-inducing situations. When those cells fired they triggered anxious behaviors, like hiding. The finding is important, because it is the first time that cells that seem to be dedicated to a state of anxiety have been found. This may help point to a brain structural or chemical cause of anxiety disorder, but it may also help researchers develop better treatments.
It is common for someone with generalized anxiety disorder to also struggle with other mental illnesses or substance use disorders. GAD is one of the most common conditions to co-occur with others. Some of the conditions that someone with GAD is at a greater risk of also being diagnosed for include major depression, persistent depressive disorder, and other anxiety disorders, most commonly panic disorder.
Substance use disorders are also more common in people with GAD than those without any mental illness. Of all the anxiety disorders, substance abuse most commonly co-occurs with GAD and panic disorder. All anxiety disorders are also more likely to co-occur with dependence on substances.
There are a few possible explanations for these co-occurrences: someone with GAD may use alcohol or drugs to self-medicate and cope with negative feelings; substance abuse may trigger anxiety symptoms in someone already predisposed to it; they may also co-occur because substance use disorders and anxiety disorders have similar risk factors.
The typical course of treatment for GAD is a combination of medications and therapy, followed by ongoing self-care and treatment as needed. GAD can be debilitating and cause a lot of dysfunction, so treating it initially in residential care is a good way to allow a patient to focus on getting better in a safe and dedicated environment. In residential treatment a patient does not need to be concerned with other responsibilities.
In treatment, a patient with GAD is likely to be treated mostly with therapy but also with medications. GAD responds well to SSRIs, a category of antidepressants that target the brain chemical called serotonin. These drugs can take several weeks to work, so patients may also be given anti-anxiety medications for more immediate relief from symptoms.
Therapy styles may vary for treating GAD, but the most common approach is to use behavioral therapies, like cognitive behavioral therapy. This is a type of therapy that guides patients to become more aware of mood and symptoms and to take active steps to change negative thoughts and behaviors. In addition to therapy and medication, treatment in a residential facility is supplemented with alternative therapies, group support, family involvement, nutrition, and exercise.
After treatment in a facility, patients with GAD are encouraged to maintain treatment with therapy as needed, with continuing use of medication, and with lifestyle changes and self-care. The latter may include changing things that cause a lot of stress, like work, and using stress management techniques and positive coping skills learned in therapy.
GAD can be a devastating condition that causes severe anxiety over nearly everything. It can cause a person to be unable to function normally in several areas of his or her life. With commitment to treatment, however, and dedication to ongoing self-care for this chronic illness, the prognosis for most patients is very good and recovery is likely.
At Bridges to Recovery, we specialize in diagnosing and treating complex psychiatric and emotional issues such as generalized anxiety disorder. We provide compassionate and effective care in a serene residential setting so clients can focus on their treatment and recovery without the worries of external pressures and stressors.
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Using BuildIT Construction and scan data from a FARO® Focus Laser Scanner to project floor flatness topography with the FARO Tracer projector.
A simple workflow for projecting topography in BuildIT Construction with a FARO Tracer.
Using Windows, connect to the scanner's Wifi network. The default password will be 0123456789, which can be customized in the settings of the scanner.
Settings for the scanner must be configured on the scanner itself. These include project name, resolution, quality, and color. Be sure that you have selected the proper settings prior to using the BuildIT Construction commands discussed below.
The software will then trigger the Focus Laser Scanner to scan, retrieve the file, and process it.
Now, the analysis will be performed.
This value represents the detail level of the topography. The lower the number, the finer the difference in topographic height deviation.
Minimum island size controls the minimum size of contours. If you run the command and have a high number of small contours, increase the value of min. island size.
NOTE: The input descriptions can be found in Module 10: Volume Computation with BuildIT Construction.
NOTE: Using File > Export > Models, the lines can be exported to various formats.
This file is also automatically exported as *.dxf to the saved file location.
In order to align the Tracer to the scan data, points must be extracted.
NOTE: Checkerboards can also be extracted and used with the TracerSI's corner detection.
During first use, the IP may be wrong in the device broker. This will result in a failed to connect prompt. Enter the IP found on the Tracer being used.
Change the focus of the projector to suit the environment and create a more defined projection.
The projector must be aligned to the scan data in order to accurately project the topography.
TIP: Use group picking to select all lines in a closed loop at once.


Home of hunchbacked professors, moss-entombed ivory towers, and centuries-old prestige, Oxford is a charming and historic town in Central England, and home to one of the oldest and most famous universities in the world. Studying in Oxford is the dream of every aspiring academic: perhaps I'll be lucky enough to study there one day; but for now, I've settled on a tourist's day trip to the place. Certainly better than not seeing it at all.
For my first sojourn into out-of-London England, today I went on a day trip to Oxford: lovely medieval town, and home of the world's most famous and most prestigious university. I was fortunate enough to be guided around the uni (and the town — they're virtually one-and-the-same) by my mate Garth, who showed me several areas that are generally off-limits to the public, and that are well worth seeing if you have the opportunity.
Garth is a colleague of my Uncle Paul, who's just started doing a Master's in Economic and Social History at Oxford. Paul was kind enough to let Garth know about me, and Garth was kind enough to take me on a tour around Oxford university today. Garth's a great guy, and he has a lot of ambition — I guess that makes Oxford the perfect place for him to be.


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A History of European Mass Spectrometry
Edited by Keith R. Jennings
The construction of Thompson's mass spectrograph in Cambridge almost exactly a century ago followed by Aston's improved instruments and his pioneering work on non-radioactive isotopes is widely known. In the sixty years or so since then, European scientists and engineers have made many major contributions to the development of new instruments and techniques. Accounts of these contributions in the scientific literature necessarily give little idea of the contributors themselves or of the difficulties that had to be overcome before success was achieved.
Most newcomers to mass spectrometry in the last ten years will have little concept of the difficulties faced in obtaining the mass spectra of four solid samples during a working day before the invention of the vacuum lock probe. This was followed by several hours of counting spectra and trying to interpret them. Many will never have seen a magnetic deflection instrument and will be familiar only with mass spectrometers having both the operation of the instrument and the interpretation of the data under computer control.
This book aims to give an insight into how some of the more important developments came about, from the advent of the first commercial instruments to the present day. The various accounts, several of which contain personal reminiscences, both provide a human background to these developments and convey the excitement of being part of the European mass spectrometry community during this period.
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The foundations of mass spectrometry in Europe-the first fifty years
Keith R. Jennings
Nico M.M. Nibbering
GC/MS and LC/MS
Andries Bruins
From field desorption to MALDI and to the resurgence of time-of-flight mass spectrometry
Michael Karas
Mass spectrometry in Manchester
Bob Bateman
Mass spectrometry in Bremen, a tribute to Dr Ludolf Jenckel
Jochen Franzen
A short story about the life of Curt Brunnee
Michael C. ten Noever de Brauw
The European history of peptide and protein mass spectrometry
Peter Roepstorff
Applications to small biomolecules and developments in Central and Eastern Europe
Karoly Vekey
Industrial and environmental applications
Jim Scrivens
Scientific societies and meetings in Europe
Alison E. Ashcroft
Anal. Bioanal. Chem. (February 2013)
They present a fascinating story of the people who, in the middle of the twentieth century, had a vision of mass spectrometry as one of the most useful analytical methods in chemistry. In my opinion this is the most interesting part of the book, providing an eyewitness account of how many obstacles had to be circumvented to reach the level of quality seen in modern mass spectrometers.
In conclusion: every scientist, young or old, who works with mass spectrometry will find something of interest in this book.
Mass Matters (December 2012)
"Above all, it is the dedication and enthusiasm of the scientists involved that stands out and makes for engrossing reading."
"The feeling of the humanity of mass spectrometry epitomizes the thread of this book; the recollections veering toward the more social science than the physical science that we may be used to. The logical progression of this book enables the reader to follow the amazing developments that have so heavily influenced physics, chemistry and biology whilst gaining insight to the life and times of the scientists that have accomplished so much over the last sixty or so years. As editor, Keith has certainly achieved a highly interesting and informative book that is easy and enjoyable to read."
Spectroscopy Europe (2012)
"The book's eleven chapters cover an eclectic mix of topics, written by respected scientists who know their way around a mass spectrometer. Their recollections of their own experiences serve to lighten the book and make reading it a more pleasurable experience. They focus on the techniques as well as the geographic centres of excellence in Europe which made invaluable contributions to mass spectrometry. The level of content in all of the chapters is impressive and it is supplemented by many historical photographs of instruments and the people involved in their development, which is one of the enjoyable aspects of this book, bringing the history to light."
"A History of European Mass Spectrometry provides an important historical record of the birth and growth of the technique on that continent. But it is more than that. It is a fascinating journey punctuated by anecdotes, personal accounts and many photographs and I recommend it to anyone who has any interest in mass spectrometry."
Keith R. Jennings worked on various aspects of mass spectrometry for over 40 years at the Universities of Sheffield and Warwick. He was a recipient of the ASMS Distinguished Contribution to Mass Spectrometry Award, the ACS Field and Franklin Award and the International Mass Spectrometry Foundation Thomson Medal and the BMSS Aston Medal for his work on metastable transitions and collision-induced decomposition of ions. He is a former chairman of BMSS and was the author of nearly 200 publications and has lectured in more than 20 countries on mass spectrometry.
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Is your business ready for the new Brexit border controls? | John K. Philips
January 7, 2022 by alexsutch
Though the UK officially left the EU on 31st January 2020, the post-Brexit border checks that were due in January 2021 are now finally coming into force. Postponed repeatedly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the new UK customs and border control regulations take effect from 1st January 2022.
From the New Year onwards, goods entering Britain from within the EU will require new customs arrangements. The government plans to phase in further changes later in the year, with physical checks for food products and pre-notification for agricultural products required from July 2022.
So, what exactly is happening to UK customs and border control? Let's explore how the regulatory changes might affect businesses exporting goods from the EU and importing goods into the UK.
What's changing for exports from the EU on 1st January 2022?
The 'grace period' that extended beyond the Brexit transition period no longer applies, which means that delaying customs declarations is no longer possible when importing goods from the EU bloc into the UK. Both EU exporters and UK importers will now need to complete the paperwork beforehand.
If companies don't pre-register the right paperwork with the relevant authorities, either themselves or through an agent, then their deliveries coming from the EU won't make it past the border. To pass customs checks, drivers will need an authorisation code from the Goods Vehicle Movement Service.
Companies must also complete 'rules of origin' declarations to prove eligibility for tariff-free imports. To qualify for tariff-free entry into the UK from the EU, goods must be primarily made in the EU (at least 50%), and vice versa for UK exports to the EU (goods must be at least 50% made in the UK).
Also taking effect from 1st January 2022, businesses distributing agricultural products between the UK and EU must now pre-register with IPAFFS (the Import of Products, Animals, Food, and Feed System). From 1st July 2022, animal and plant products will require health certificates, and consignments must be prepared for physical phytosanitary checks at UK border control posts.
Not all ports are using the GVMS (Goods Vehicle Movement Service) just yet, in which case exporters should follow the current exporting process. The Customs Declaration Service will be maintaining its existing process until 22nd January 2022. For goods coming into Great Britain from the Republic of Ireland, the new rules are postponed during Northern Ireland Protocol discussions.
How can I prepare to import goods to the UK?
To use the GVMS, you'll need to get an EORI number starting with 'GB' (Economic Operators Registration and Identification). You can then use this number to create a Government Gateway account and register for the GVMS – be sure to allow your drivers access to the self-serve tool.
In order to bring goods from the EU into the UK, a driver will need a valid passport that allows them to enter the UK. All details of the crossing and the goods carried must be entered into the GVMS in advance before attempting to cross, including Additional Information (AI) statement 'RRS01'.
The completed documentation in the GVMS should then allow the driver to generate a GMR (Goods Movement Reference) barcode. They'll need this single-use code, either printed on paper or on their smartphone, in order to exit the EU and enter the UK. Drivers will also need to check on the GVMS during the crossing in case they have been randomly selected for a physical examination.
If instructed to attend a UK Inland Border Facility or a customs checking facility at the port, drivers cannot proceed directly to their destination in the UK. Instead, they must use the 'Attend an IBF' digital service and follow the instructions to complete the inspection. If the consignment passes the checks, the driver will be allowed to leave the IBF and continue to the final delivery destination.
For more instructions on proceedings for specific export locations, completing declaration forms, generating a GMR, and generally using the GVMS, you can consult the Customs Information Paper.
Will there be more distribution delays and shortages in 2022?
After last year's infamous lorry driver shortages, resulting in empty store shelves and petrol pumps, many businesses and individuals may be worried about what the new rules mean for the UK's already backlogged ports. Will the GMVS make things run more smoothly, or cause more issues?
The British Frozen Food Federation has dire predictions for delays at the ports due to increased custom checks and paperwork problems. The Food and Drink Federation is also worried about excessive bureaucracy clogging up the ports and slowing down already disrupted supply chains.
The Federation of Small Businesses also expresses concerns about goods being confiscated and sent back to the EU due to incomplete paperwork. Without pre-registering, completing a declaration, and providing valid documentation, imported goods coming from the EU won't receive clearance and will be unable to leave the port, stuck at the frontier instead of the goods being circulated within the UK.
However, the British Port Association is optimistic, reporting minimal instances of paperwork errors and smooth sailing so far. Despite the deployment of thousands of border officials and supermarkets bracing for more supply chain issues, the fears over major disruption now seem a little overblown.
HMRC says that the rollout of the new regulations and systems is going well and in line with their plans, but they will continue to monitor progress. It's early days, and industry experts still anticipate trade disruption in the coming months – especially when further changes come into effect in July.
Summary of UK customs and border control changes in 2022
Along with changes to EU road haulage rules from 2nd February 2022, including new international goods vehicle operator licence requirements from 21st May 2022, the timetable for Brexit border controls has been revised. The latest UK Border Operating Model outlines the following dates:
1st January 2022 – full customs controls (pre-authorisation for hauliers entering the UK from the EU, rules of origin, and pre-notification for animal, food, and plant products)
1st July 2022 – health certification and physical checks introduced for all regulated plants, meat, animal by-products, and other high-risk foods
1st September 2022 – health certification and physical checks for all dairy products
1st November 2022 – health certification and physical checks for all remaining animal products under regulation, including fish and composites
With a survey by the Institute of Directors finding that around a third of British businesses who import goods from the EU weren't ready for the implementation of the new rules, it's best not to be one of the businesses getting left behind. It's time to get familiar with the rules and the GMVS.
If you're on the lookout for an international haulage company operating within the UK and the EU, why not contact John K. Philips? Offering a range of services, from bonded storage for UK imports to logistics solutions for distribution within Britain, our team will be happy to discuss your needs.
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Steeve Elana, né le  à Aubervilliers, est un footballeur français, international martiniquais qui évolue au poste de gardien de but. Après sa fin de carrière, il a depuis fondé une association d'académie de football à Aix-en-Provence en compagnie de l'ancien défenseur central, Ronald Zubar.

Carrière

Débuts dans le football
D'ascendance martiniquaise, Steeve Elana naît à Aubervilliers, en Seine-Saint-Denis. Bénéficiant d'un gabarit solide ( pour ), il se forme au football en région parisienne, d'abord comme défenseur puis comme gardien. Habitant Pantin, il est licencié au FC Solitaires, club du  de Paris.

À 16 ans, il s'inscrit en sport-études à Marseille, au Burel FC puis à l'Union sportive Marseille Endoume Catalans, où il est remarqué par les émissaires de l'Olympique de Marseille.

En 1999, à 19 ans, il intègre le centre de formation de l'Olympique de Marseille, où il bénéficie des conseils de l'entraîneur des gardiens Marc Lévy. Il intègre l'équipe de moins de 20 ans puis l'équipe réserve du club olympien, en CFA.

Carrière professionnelle

ASOA Valence (2001-2002)
En 2001, il signe à l'ASOA Valence, en National, où il s'impose comme titulaire et participe à la promotion en Ligue 2.

SM Caen (2002-2005)
Il est repéré par le Stade Malherbe Caen, club ambitieux de L2, où il signe en 2002 comme doublure de Jean-Marie Aubry, avant de se voir confier la place de titulaire la saison suivante. Le club normand est promu en Ligue 1 en 2004 et Elana est titulaire. Il dispute son premier match en Ligue 1 le  face au FC Istres (1-1). Il participe à dix rencontres avant de se blesser et voir Vincent Planté lui succéder avec brio dans les buts. Devenu remplaçant, il ne dispute ensuite que trois matchs lors de cette saison, qui voit finalement le club caennais retrouver la deuxième division.

Stade brestois (2005-2012)
Il signe la saison suivante au Stade brestois, pour deux ans, tout juste promu en L2. Titulaire, il connaît des saisons plus ou moins réussies, pendant lesquelles ses anciens coéquipiers caennais Bruno Grougi et Benoît Lesoimier le rejoignent. En 2007, il prolonge son contrat de trois ans. Lors de la saison 2008-2009, devant les résultats décevants du club, il est écarté par l'entraîneur Gérald Baticle au profit de Julien Lachuer. Le remplacement de l'entraîneur par Alex Dupont lui vaut de retrouver sa place en toute fin de saison. Le club brestois renoue avec les bons résultats la saison suivante et obtient finalement sa promotion en 2010. En , alors qu'il vient d'être nommé meilleur gardien de Ligue 2 lors de la saison 2009-2010, il prolonge son contrat avec le Stade brestois de deux ans.

Le club breton réalise un début de saison remarquable dans l'élite. Le , il devient le cinquième gardien de l'histoire du football français en Ligue 1 à être invaincu pendant huit matchs consécutifs à la suite la victoire du Stade brestois 29 sur l'AS Saint-Étienne 2-0. Le Stade brestois est leader de Ligue 1 à l'issue de cette rencontre. Finalement Elana s'incline sur le terrain du Lille OSC face à l'attaquant Moussa Sow, après 832 minutes d'invincibilité. Il reste le premier gardien pour la saison 2011-2012, à la suite des arrivées de Lionel Cappone et de Joan Hartock.

Lille OSC (2012-2016)
En fin de contrat avec Brest, il signe un contrat de trois ans en faveur du Lille OSC le .

Le , Steeve Elana joue le premier match de coupe d'Europe de sa carrière lors de la victoire 2-0 chez les Biélorusses du Bate Borisov. Le , il garde une nouvelle fois la cage du club nordiste en Ligue des champions face au Valence CF (défaite 0-1). Il devient titulaire du poste de gardien à la suite du départ soudain de Mickaël Landreau au début de  et dispute à la suite son premier match de Ligue 1 avec Lille contre le FC Sochaux le .

Le , bien qu'en contrat jusqu'en , il est libéré de son contrat par le club nordiste.

Fin de carrière dans les divisions inférieures (2016-2021)

Le , il signe au Gazélec Football Club Ajaccio en Ligue 2.

Le , il signe au Tours Football Club en National.

Le , il rejoint le Stade olympique choletais en National.

Le , il rejoint le Football Club de Martigues en National 2.

Statistiques

Palmarès

En club
Il est finaliste de la Coupe de la Ligue en 2005 avec le SM Caen puis en 2016 avec le LOSC Lille, et également vice-champion de France de Ligue 2 en 2004 avec le SM Caen et en 2010 avec le Stade brestois.

Distinctions personnelles
Il remporte le Trophée UNFP du meilleur gardien de Ligue 2 en 2010 puis le Trophée France Football de l'Etoile d'Or du meilleur gardien en 2012. Il remporte également le Trophée du joueur du mois UNFP du meilleur joueur de Ligue 1 en octobre 2010.

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Gardien de but français de football
Footballeur international martiniquais
Joueur de l'AS Valence
Joueur du SO Cholet
Joueur du FC Martigues
Gardien de but du SM Caen
Gardien de but du Stade brestois
Gardien de but du LOSC Lille
Gardien de but du Gazélec Ajaccio
Gardien de but du Tours Football Club
Naissance en juillet 1980
Naissance à Aubervilliers


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Texas Tech fires coach Marlene Stollings amid abuse claims within women's basketball team
Jori Epstein
Texas Tech fired women's basketball coach Marlene Stollings on Thursday night amid allegations of abuse within the program, athletic director Kirby Hocutt announced in a statement.
In a text message to members of the team, which was obtained by USA TODAY Sports, Hocutt said: "Good evening, I have really appreciated your trust in our conversation these past two days. I wanted to let y'all know we have decided to terminate Marlene as our head coach. We will be putting out a statement about it tonight. I will set up a Zoom call for us tomorrow to touch base. Kirby"
The move came a day after a USA TODAY Sports investigation detailed players' allegations of abuse by Stollings, strength and conditioning coach Ralph Petrella, and assistant coach Nikita Lowry Dawkins. Petrella, who has denied any misconduct, resigned in March after the conclusion of the season. The school fired Lowry Dawkins after she met with Hocutt on Friday morning, a school spokesperson confirmed to USA TODAY Sports.
Hocutt met with the players Wednesday afternoon for more than an hour, and subsequently with the team and coaching staff for more than two hours, he said in a statement that evening.
"There is nothing more important to Texas Tech and me personally than the experience of our student-athletes," Hocutt added. "We will continue our conversation tomorrow to work through concerns about our program as we seek a path forward to make sure we are providing an environment to educate, serve and grow our student-athletes."
Wednesday's report by USA TODAY Sports, in collaboration with The Intercollegiate, was based on season-ending exit interviews with players from the past two seasons, as well as other documents and interviews with 10 players, two former assistant coaches and two parents. Six of the players spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation.
Among the claims from players:
Coaches directed players to maintain a heart rate of at least 90% of capacity during play or face conditioning assignments and risk losing playing time.
The three international players on rosters the past two seasons were ridiculed, isolated and threatened by coaches. Brazil native Marcella LaMark said Stollings told LaMark her fitness lagged so far behind teammates' that she was "dangerous" to them.
Emma Merriweather, a 6-foot-5 center, said she was admonished by coaches for displaying symptoms of depression, with which she was eventually diagnosed. She said she was also told by assistant coach Lowry Dawkins to snap a rubber band on her wrist when she had a negative thought.
Five players alleged that Petrella sexually harassed players, making suggestive comments to one player and using a therapy technique that involved applying pressure to some players' chests and pubic bones and groins.
Three players said Stollings retaliated by holding tougher practices after they brought abuse claims to school officials, including Judi Henry, executive senior associate athletic director and senior women's administrator.
Hocutt and Stollings each released statements Tuesday to USA TODAY Sports. Hocutt's outlined how a committee reviewed the players' allegations against Petrella as well as other issues regarding the program. The committee presented its findings to Hocutt on July 3, a school spokesperson said.
"Based on information received we conducted an in-depth program review of our women's basketball program," Hocutt said in his initial statement. "I have thoroughly discussed this review with coach Stollings and am confident that we are taking appropriate steps to improve the relationship and communication between coaches and student-athletes so that we can continue to grow the success of our program both on and off the court."
When asked to provide a copy of the committee's review, Texas Tech said a report was given to Hocutt verbally.
Stollings said, in part: "We know change is difficult and that has been no different at Texas Tech. Some wonderful young women have decided to leave our program and pursue their dreams elsewhere. I hope they have found everything they are looking for at their new destination.
"Our administration and my staff believe in the way we are building and turning this program around here. Our student athletes are developing a disciplined approach both on and off the court.
"I want our students, fans and alumni to know we are committed to winning championships at Texas Tech and doing it the right way through hard work, accountability and fierce determination."
Stollings, whose contract with Texas Tech ran through March 2024, was due to be paid $740,000 for her 2020-21 contract year, according to copies of the agreement obtained by USA TODAY Sports and The Intercollegiate. If she is being fired for cause, the school's "sole obligation" is to pay her basic annual compensation through the termination date. Such a termination would cost Stollings roughly $2.8 million. Termination without cause would entitle Stollings to 75% of her remaining basic annual compensation, a total surpassing $2 million.
USA TODAY staff writer Steve Berkowitz contributed to this report.


On Tuesday night, Sharon Kauffman heard the rumble of thunder, saw angry-looking clouds rolling in and felt a pit growing in her stomach.
"You know somebody is going to get hit, and there will be devastation," the farmer's wife and insurance agent said. "As a farmer, you're at the whim of Mother Nature. I'm glad I'm not property/casualty or crop insurance on days like today."
While her own farm did not get hit too badly Tuesday night, she knows other nearby farms were not as lucky - and her's might not fare as well with the next storm.
At least one farmer had been spraying a healthy field to ward off spider mites on Monday and Tuesday, she said, and then the storm and its hail hit that same field Tuesday night.
She called it "just a sad thing" to look at those crops now and see that they are "worth half of what they were" the day before, Kauffman said.
Crop damage and lowered yields because of Tuesday night's storm are big concerns for Marlin Eisenach, a Colorado State University Extension agent in Morgan County.
"We had a little bit of everything," he said. "In places, there were over 3 inches of rain. It was too much all at once. When we get rain that fast, it runs off and doesn't soak in. The hail is definitely hurting the crops. There definitely will be some damage and lower yields."
He heard reports of hail ranging in size from golf balls to peas, and rain totals from only a few drops all the way up to the 3 inches reported just west of Fort Morgan.
"It was very spotty," Eisenach said. "It's hard to believe the difference a mile makes."
One of the farming areas of Morgan County that got hit the worst by the hail was just east of Fort Morgan and not far from the CSU Extension office, Eisenach said.
The corn and alfalfa hay crops growing around the county are particularly vulnerable to hail damage right now, Eisenach said.
"Where there's hail damage, there's definitely going to be a loss of yield," he said of corn fields. "The alfalfa hay is just getting ready to do the third cutting. Where it was striped of leaves, that's where the value and there's going to be a loss of yield."
That lowered yield because of hail may not be covered by crop insurance like it would if the crop were a total loss, he said.
"That's the risk of farming and where we live," Eisenach said.
Something that was not affected was the wheat crops, he said.
"All the wheat is harvested," Eisenach said, "but that's about the only positive I can see. If it had been a week ago, that would have been in the hail path.
He also was hearing reports of home gardens and flowerbeds that got hit by the hail.
"In some places, they were destroyed completely," he said of people's vegetable and flower gardens.
Eisenach said he was worried Wednesday afternoon about the other storms that were in the forecast for Morgan County in coming days, including the potential for another big one Wednesday night.
"I'm always concerned," he said, but what he saw Tuesday night was worse than he expected. "The way that thunder and lighting came, it was vicious."


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"What Comes First?"
There are several items of news requiring attention that can, in one respect or another, knock you off balance.
But let us start with this indisputable winner, because it will take the time required to read the rest of my post before you get your breath back.
Most of you probably know that a UK soldier, not in uniform, was killed yesterday on the street in broad daylight by two Islamic terrorists -- both of whom are believed to be native British, and at least one reportedly a convert to Islam -- who then proceeded to behead him with a meat cleaver, while calling "Allahu akbar." Eye witnesses described the victim as having been hacked "like a piece of meat." The terrorists were shot by police, taken to a hospital, and then arrested.
Many of the sites I pulled up when searching for data on this referred to a "likely terrorist event," or "what appears to be terrorism." So tentative, so cautious.
A British security officer said it seemed to be "ideologically motivated."
You think?
Today, British Prime Minister David Cameron said (emphasis added):
"This was not just an attack on Britain and on the British way of life, it was also a betrayal of Islam and of the Muslim communities who give so much to our country..."
http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/UK-PM-Cameron-says-London-attack-was-betrayal-of-Islam-314142
Credit: ccurrentaffairs
Now it strikes me that Cameron is just a tad afraid of guys like this. He did allude to "terrorism," but then he quickly disassociated what happened from Islam.
Well...let me tell you what one of the attackers said (emphasis added):
"We swear by almighty Allah we will never stop fighting you until you leave us alone. Your people will never be safe. The only reason we have done this is because Muslims are dying by British soldiers every day.
"We must fight them as they fight us. An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth...You people will never be safe. Remove your government, they don't care about you. Do you think David Cameron is going to get caught in the street when we start busting our guns? Do you think your politicians are going to die?
"No, it's going to be the average guy like you, and your children. So get rid of them. Tell them to bring our troops back so we, so you can all live in peace."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/10073910/Woolwich-attack-terrorist-proclaimed-an-eye-for-an-eye-after-attack.html
These terrorists, reports indicate, speak with a London accent. But they are of Nigerian heritage. The "us" is Muslims in Nigeria. What is clear here is the threat. The threat against the British people generally and against Cameron and the British government specifically.
So lets jump to a report from three years ago by American Robert Leiken, author of Europe's Angry Muslims. In this report for CNN, entitled, "London breeding Islamic terrorists," he writes:
"Since the mid-90s, London has been a haven for foreign jihadi preachers, organizers, agitators and propagandists, many of them recipients of generous welfare benefits.
"'Londonistan' attracted second-generation British Muslims who spurned the folk Islam and customs of their immigrant parents but were repelled by a British culture they regarded as decadent and racist...
"About 100,000 British university students are Muslims. About a quarter of them belong to Islamic Societies, and half of those are active members.
"With the ascendancy of identity politics in Britain, Islamic Societies, rather like African-American student associations of yore, have become the hub of students professing to seek 'social justice.' But their idea of justice is to indict as the world's real terrorists the U.S. and Israel...
"Islamic Society members vary widely. They may be moderate Sufis, apolitical pietists, democratic Islamists, windy radicals or extremists like Abdul Mutallab. Many of them believe that violence is acceptable if their religion is under attack, which is little comfort, because the central plank of radical Islam is that their religion is under attack worldwide...
"But if we begin to point fingers at Britain, we will need two hands. The danger from Britain has its source in nearly every institution in British society: a Parliament that cannot pass counterterrorism legislation, police that do not arrest because evidence is not strong enough to convince a British court, security agencies that do not disclose to the media information about suspects, Islamic organizations that tell Muslims that such silence proves that the suspects have been falsely accused, a press that allows the public to believe such claims, jurors who then hold prosecutors to impossible standards and a once-glorious culture of tolerance that has lost its bearings.
"London has become a fertile field in the jihadi playground, along with Yemen, Pakistan and Somalia.
"Our great friend has allowed herself to become a strategic resource to our common enemies and a liability in the struggle against terrorism."
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/01/04/leiken.abdulmutallab.london/index.html
So for Cameron to disassociate this terror attack from Islam is extremely disingenuous. For him to have cited, as he did, ostensibly "brave" pieties about how in Britain they know how to deal with such attacks by going on with their lives is pathetic. For he is refusing to grapple with Britain's essential problem. And in refusing he becomes part of the problem.
London is in a whole lot of trouble.
Well, Secretary John Kerry is here, so can peace negotiations be far behind? Actually, yes...
Credit: JewishJournal
In greeting Kerry today, PM Netanyahu said they would be talking about Syria and Iran...
"But above all, what we want to do is restart the peace talks with the Palestinians.
"It's something I want, it's something you want. It's something I hope the Palestinians want as well and we ought to be successful for a simple reason: When there's a will, there's a way."
http://www.timesofisrael.com/us-israel-raise-hopes-for-mideast-peace-restart/
I know. This is hard to swallow. But consider how blatant it is. With Russian rockets in Syria and the possibility of a nuclear Iran sitting on his shoulders, is it remotely plausible that "most of all" he wants to restart peace talks? This is Netanyahu playing his game, and playing it well enough so that Kerry voiced appreciation for his "seriousness."
This is what it's about for Netanyahu: appearing serious on the issue before the (very biased) court of world opinion. He's got to be the good guy, to Abbas's foot-dragging bad guy. Presumably, there are diplomatic benefits to this, even if negotiations never happen.
Seems that our chief negotiator, Tzipi Livni, is also playing a game. She was out there today cheerleading for talks with great fervor. But apparently she didn't count on what her close advisor, Tal Becker, of the Foreign Ministry, would tell Maariv :
He doesn't believe an agreement with the Palestinian Arabs will be possible for several years. In his opinion, this is the fault of Abbas, who is "not enthusiastic about returning to talks" and is "unwilling to pay the political price" for entering into serious negotiations.
Most likely, folks, there you have it. Kerry is still mum on what various innovative plans he has brought with him to "jump start" the talks.
Yesterday I wrote about the difficulty of assessing Netanyahu's true intentions -- the quote above being yet another case in point. There is one matter on which he is taking a proper stand that I didn't mention in the course of that discussion and would like to return to now.
On May 16, I wrote about the decision of the government to attempt to apply legal status to four communities that had been considered "unauthorized." You can see details of the situation here:.
http://arlenefromisrael.squarespace.com/current-postings/2013/5/16/may-16-2013-dead-serious.html
There is no question but that the fact that Moshe Ya'alon is now defense minister has a good deal to do with this government position, yet it is impossible to believe that this situation would have taken shape as it has if the prime minister had not signed off on it.
According to Times of Israel, Kerry contacted Netanyahu on this directly and protested. This interferes with his "peace plans" you see -- because Israel is supposed to be giving up (Heaven forbid) Judea and Samaria, not legalizing additional communities. The American Embassy in Tel Aviv also came out with a statement regarding the fact that this action was not constructive for peace.
There has been no stalling, however, no backing down, on the part of the Israeli government that I have been able to discover. Yesterday, representatives for the state had to appear at the High Court to answer the petition of Peace Now regarding the need to take down those four unauthorized communities. The state presented its position as previously outlined. The Court has not yet ruled.
There is however, concern about what went on in the courtroom:
For the very first time ever (Peace Now chair Yariv Oppenheimer said it's something he's never seen in all his years of petitioning the court on this issue), a representative of the US Embassy, Andrew Shut, attended the court session. Legally, he is within his rights to do so, but there is the suggestion of impropriety.
Nachi Eyal, Director of the Legal Forum for Israel protested that:
"..the very presence of a diplomat in a legal debate about internal matters of the State of Israel" aims to exert pressure and influence the judges' decision.
"I think there is unhealthy and inappropriate intervention here on the part of the United States. What do the Americans want there? Do they want the judges to see that [the Americans] are there to oversee them?"
http://www.timesofisrael.com/us-pressures-israel-with-diplomats-presence-at-settlement-trial/
This sure sent my blood pressure up.
Syria. The situation remains exceedingly volatile. Reports have come through that the Russian S-300 missiles may be on their way to Syria very soon -- but no one is talking and this cannot be confirmed. A very, very troublesome possibility.
In the town of Qusayr, a major battle has been waging for days, with outcome still uncertain. Both sides are claiming imminent victory and are receiving reinforcements. There is no question but that Iranians and members of Hezbollah are in the midst of the fight, alongside the forces of Assad. This town has been in rebel hands for some time, and Syrian troops are attempting to regain control there. The significance of this battle is that Assad's control of the town would clear the way for a direct line into Lebanon for transferring weapons to Hezbollah.
Syria's national television reported on Tuesday that Abu Omar, a top commander with the jihadist al-Nusra Front, was killed in battle in Qusayr.
Top Israeli military personnel have warned Assad that he will be responsible if he escalates the situation with Israel. And there have been warnings, as well, on the part of Israeli military regarding the fact that matters could seriously heat up at any point. We here in Israel are sitting on the edge...
In a turn-around of its previous position, German intelligence now believes Assad will hold out. You can see the assessment here:
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/german-intelligence-believes-assad-regime-regaining-lost-power-a-901188.html
One man who does not think it is a good thing is Ephraim Inbar, Director of the BESA Center. His concern is in breaking the Iran-Syria-Hezbollah axis.
I am not alone in my anguished conclusion (acknowledging that there is no good answer) that better Assad than the jihadist world-domination maniacs who would likely take over if Assad fell. But in the interests of presenting a balanced picture, I share here the link to Inbar's piece on the issue:
http://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/israels-interests-in-syria/
And then, in closing, a thoughtful piece by Aaron David Miller, "The Myth of the Arab State" (emphasis added):
"From North Africa to the Levant, a process of state decentralization, perhaps even fragmentation, is underway that will have negative consequences for American interests, and there may be very little the U.S. can do about it.
"The three elements required for democratic life in any form simply aren't evident in the Arab world: leaders who rise above sectarian, religious and ethnic affiliations and govern in the best interests of the nation as a whole; institutions that are deemed authoritative, legitimate and inclusive and not mere playthings in the elites' struggle for power; and an accommodative process that contains and manages even the bitterest of debates without spilling over into violence or political pressures that paralyze national life."
http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/the-myth-the-arab-state-8494
Miller does not deal in any serious way with the historical background to these Arab states, which were, in some considerable measure, established by the Western powers by drawing arbitrary border lines for political reasons and without regard to internal cohesiveness. Nor does he talk about Islam as potentially a destabilizing factor in this situation.
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In 2007 he was appointed Assistant Minister for Emergency Situations, specifically tasked with works to protect the public from the ongoing consequences of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. In 2012 he was elected a deputy of the Verkhovna Rada [Parliament] of Ukraine.
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These are the sites that we found have passed accessibility checks using the ten checkpoints, WAVE tool and Cynthia Says.
This will have to be the short version without too many researched links because I only have a limited amount of time in which to write this post. Those of you who are caregivers for people with severe disabilities will probably appreciate this fact of life. Or maybe this is the modern human condition in general.
In the #USA we have some laws: Education of all Handicapped Children Act of 1975, Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act that essentially means that students with disabilities can join in all the reindeer games. You see, at least in the classic video Siobhan likes so much, Rudolph has a disability. His nose glows. Anyway, Siobhan was eligible for lots of services and Adaptive Physical Education (APE) was one of them. Again, pressed for time, I won't go into all the less than effective methods of providing APE for kids who need it. Next time you're among a crowd of severely disabled people notice how many seem fit and trim to you. I rest my case.
One of Siobhan's early APE teachers said that he would like to teach her to swim and he did so. Just like that. She was in school in Malibu at that time. We're in the Santa Monica/Malibu Unified School District, just to explain how she came to attend a Malibu school. She had a long bus ride to and from the school and other aspects of it were very bad for Siobhan but Gary, the APE guy really did begin the process of teaching Siobhan to swim. This was nothing short of a miracle as far as I was concerned. Thank you Gary.
The next year Siobhan did not go back to Malibu, She came back into Santa Monica where it was easy to drive her to school. And we wanted her to continue her swim program which was the only part of APE that she was benefiting from. She can't run, and she can't jump, and she can't kick a ball easily, but she can swim. There are some details I'm going to get wrong since I'm writing this quickly, but what I remember about this stage of events is that the school principal wanted to keep Siobhan out of the pool. If she had a bathroom accident in the pool they said they'd have to drain the pool and charge us for cleaning and replacing the water. This probably sounds familiar to other people who have been banned from facilities use because of the color of their skin, or their religion, or any number of other things. In any event, we persevered and got pool access, and Siobhan never had a bathroom accident and by the way Olympic swimmers pee in the pool all the time.
In 2006 there was a tragic shooting at the park a half a block from our house. One young man, Miguel Martin, was killed. As so often happens, a shrine was built on the spot with candles and balloons. The memorial persisted. People came to stand in small groups and light more candles. That New Year's Eve there was a light fog. The air was heavy. Fog horns were blowing on the pier. Tonight we rang in the New Year by banging pots and lids on the front porch. Others were also making noise, setting off fireworks. The New Year's Eve of 2006 our street was silent when we opened the door just before midnight.
Remember, there was a light fog. Just before midnight New Year's Eve 2006, light fog, heavy air, silent street, we were ready to bang our pots and pans when we saw it. Coming down the street, indistinct in the fog, in the dead center of the street, the first thing I noticed was a floating ribbon. Looking up I saw a Mylar balloon with a long bit of ribbon tied to it. The ribbon end was just off the ground. That night there was no traffic. No cars were moving. Now, even at 1 am, there are two or three cars a minute. The balloon tied to the ribbon was floating our way very slowly in the dead center of the street.
The first thing I thought of was psychopomp: Greek mythology, a guide of souls to the place of the dead. We just stood there, rooted to the spot, in the silent street, watching the balloon make it's way toward us very slowly, in perfect balance. I began to talk to the balloon. Go back, I said. For we had made the connection between the memorial for the young man and this balloon with a black ribbon. It seemed to hesitate, then it was apparent that it was still moving very slowly ahead.
We watched the balloon for a while, discussing what we should do. It was a symbol of disconnection, of searching. As a symbol of the spirit of the young man who was killed it was haunting to see this. I did not want to stop it. We watched until the balloon was past our house. We didn't interfere. A symbol like that does not appear every day. Why stop it? The next morning I went out to find the balloon moored to our next door neighbor's hedge.
I freed it and took it in hand. I said: you have to go back. Then I walked it up to the park, to the memorial, and anchored it well. I stood there for a while, looking at the unlit candles and the sagging balloons and the ragged stuffed animals. We sometimes talk about the floating balloon appearing like an apparition out of the fog. I think of it from time to time.
I think of the young man who was gunned down by gangsters at a park where Siobhan goes all the time and realize I can't save her. I won't always be here for her, but while I am I'll do my best to shelter her, to protect her. That's all a dad can do.
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We had a nice Hike (Ok, a 9 1/2 mile walk…) Saturday at Lake Minnewaska in NewPpaltz. It was a great day for a really long walk with me and 30 or so friends.
One nice thing about a Digital Camera is: Keep taking pictures. Of the 260 or so shots I took, 25 are No good but unlike Film, there aren't any wasted photos.