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Celebrities Who Have Come Out As LGBT, They Should Be Proud Of Themselves.
This is not some life choice you made, it's in your DNA, some people are straight, some people are gay, there is nothing to be ashamed of. Bravo for all these brave celebrities who dare to come out as LGBT!
Wentworth Miller, 2013
"Prison Break" star Wentworth Miller came out in August 2013 after being invited to attend the St. Petersburg International Film Festival in Russia. In the midst of massive anti-gay violence and legislation throughout the country at that time, he decided it was time to go public about his sexuality."Thank you for your kind invitation. As someone who has enjoyed visiting Russia in the past and can also claim a degree of Russian ancestry, it would make me happy to say yes," the 41-year-old wrote in a letter to the festival's director, which was posted on GLAAD's website. "However, as a gay man, I must decline."
Jodie Foster, 2013
The "Silence of the Lambs" star ended years of rampant media speculation when she casually came out of the closet while accepting her Cecil B. Demille award at the 2013 Golden Globes."I already did my coming out about a thousand years ago, back in the Stone Age," she said in the speech. "In those very quaint days when a fragile young girl would open up to trusted friends, and family, coworkers and then gradually, proudly, to everyone who knew her."
Gillian Anderson, 2012
The "X-Files" actress revealed she's had numerous relationships with women in a 2012 interview with Out magazine.The 43-year-old mother of three, who's long enjoyed a sizable lesbian fanbase, told Out that she first had a relationship with a woman while still in high school, after moving from her native England to suburban Michigan."If I had thought I was 100 percent gay, would it have been a different experience for me?" Anderson, who was voted "Most Bizarre" and "Most Likely to Be Arrested" in high school, ponders. "Would it have been a bigger deal if shame had been attached to it and all those things that become huge life-altering issues for youngsters in that situation? It's possible that my attitude around it came, on some level, from knowing that I still liked boys."
Anderson Cooper, 2012
Anderson Cooper's sexuality had been scrutinized for years but it wasn't until July 2012 that he finally addressed the issue when he came out in an email to his friend and fellow journalist, Andrew Sullivan, this summer. In Cooper's message, which was posted on Sullivan's blog, "The Dish," on The Daily Beast, the CNN anchor states, "The fact is, I'm gay, always have been, always will be, and I couldn't be any more happy, comfortable with myself, and proud."
Lana Wachowski, 2012
Award-winning filmmaker Lana Wachowski, who's best known for co-writing and -directing the "Matrix" trilogy with her brother, Andy Wachowski, is the first major Hollywood director to come out as transgender in July 2012. The Chicago native recently released "Cloud Atlas" and received the Human Rights Campaign's Visibility Award in October 2012, where she delivered a revealing and heartfelt speech (VIDEO).
Raven-Symone, 2013
Raven-Symone came out via Twitter in early August 2013 after long-term speculation surrounding the actress' sexuality.
I can finally get married! Yay government! So proud of you
— Raven-Symone (@MissRavenSymone) August 2, 2013
Raven-Symone confirmed the subtle coming out by retweeting of her followers congratulating the star. In a statement to E! News, the actress said: "I am very happy that gay marriage is opening up around the country and is being accepted. I was excited to hear today that more states legalized gay marriage. I, however am not currently getting married, but it is great to know I can now, should I wish to."
Zachary Quinto, 2011
Long rumored to be gay, the actor, most famous for his roles on "Heroes" and in the recent "Star Trek" film, came out in a October 2011 New York magazine profile, saying:
"In light of Jamey's [Rodemeyer] death — it became clear to me in an instant that living a gay life without publicly acknowledging it — is simply not enough to make any significant contribution to the immense work that lies ahead on the road to complete equality. Our society needs to recognize the unstoppable momentum toward unequivocal civil equality for every gay lesbian bisexual and transgendered citizen of this country."
Meredith Baxter, 2009
In December 2009 Baxter, most famous for playing Elyse Keaton on '80s sitcom "Family Ties," went on the "Today Show" and told Matt Lauer that she was a lesbian. Baxter said, "Some people would say, well, you're living a lie and, you know, the truth is — not at all. This has only been for the past seven years."
Frank Ocean, 2012
No mainstream black male hip-hop artist had ever come out until Frank Ocean did in July 2012, just before he debuted his first solo album, "Channel Orange."The singer-songwriter posted a Tumblr post which read, in part, "4 summers ago, I met somebody. I was 19. He was too. We spent that summer, and the summer after, together. Everyday almost. And on the days we were together, time would glide.After that, Ocean received support from fellow hip-hop artists Jay-Z (and wife, Beyonce), 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes and more. Daryl Hannah, director of media and community partnerships for the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation said, "[The support for Frank is] an extension of the overall kind of support we're seeing across the country for LGBT people, and not just in a broad sense, but specifically from iconic members of the black community.
Wanda Sykes, 2008
The comedian and actress came out in November 2008 while speaking at an anti-Prop 8 rally in Las Vegas. Sykes said in part:
"I got married Oct. 25, I don't really talk about my sexual orientation, I felt like I was living my life, I wasn't in the closet, but I was just living my life. Everybody who knows me personally, they know I'm gay. And that's the way people should be able to live our lives, really. We shouldn't have to be standing out here demanding something we automatically should have as citizens of this country."
Lucas Cruikshank, 2013
This Nickelodeon star and YouTube sensation came out at 19 via an Internet question and answer session with friend and actress Jennifer Veal, telling fans "I'm gay.""My family and friends have known for like three years, I just haven't felt the need to announce it on the Internet," he explained. At one point during the video he turned and asked Veal: "How come you didn't have to make a video saying you're straight?"
Matt Bomer, 2012
The 34-year-old "White Collar" hunk thanked his partner Simon Halls and his three children during Saturday's Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards, where he received the New Generation Arts and Activism Award for his work in the fight against HIV/AIDS. "I'd really especially like to thank my beautiful family: Simon, Kit, Walker, Henry," he told the crowd. "Thank you for teaching me what unconditional love is. You will always be my proudest accomplishment."
Anne Burrell, 2012
"Secrets of a Restaurant Chef" host Anne Burrell confirmed she's a lesbian and in a committed relationship with a woman, just days after "Chopped" host Ted Allen made a reference to her sexuality in a radio interview. "Anne doesn't feel she was outed," Burrell's rep told Page Six. "She has made no secret of her relationship."The rep went on to note, "Her significant other is a very private woman. They have been together for a couple of years and spend a lot of time together."
Adam Lambert, 2009
The singer's sexuality was always a topic of discussion for viewers when he was performing on "American Idol," but Lambert didn't come out until after the competition had wrapped. In a June 2009 Rolling Stone cover story, Lambert said, "Right after the finale [of "AI"], I almost started talking about it to the reporters, but I thought, 'I'm going to wait for Rolling Stone, that will be cooler,'.. I didn't want the Clay Aiken thing and the celebrity-magazine bullshit. I need to be able to explain myself in context."
Jim Parsons, 2012
New York Times scribe Patrick Healy confirmed "The Big Bang Theory" star's sexuality as part of a profile.The revelation came late in the article, when Healy describes the 39-year-old actor's role in the 2011 revival of Larry Kramer's HIV/AIDS crisis drama, "The Normal Heart." Wrote Healy: '"The Normal Heart" resonated with him on a few levels: Mr. Parsons is gay and in a 10-year relationship, and working with an ensemble again onstage was like nourishment, he said."Though the Times didn't identify Parsons' partner, he has been romantically liked with art director Todd Spiewak (pictured).
Laura Jane Grace, 2012
Punk band Against Me!'s lead singer made headlines in May with the announcement that she is transgender and will be now known as Laura Jane Grace. The musician, who shared her story in Rolling Stone, said "For me, the most terrifying thing about this was how she [my wife, Heather] would accept the news. But she's been super-amazing and understanding." The couple has a 2-year-old daughter.
Cynthia Nixon, 2004
The "Sex And The City" star was out-ed in 2004 when the NY Daily News and the New York Post reported she was living with another woman in September 2004.Nixon half-heartedly confirmed the rumors when she told the Daily News, "My private life is private… But at the same time, I have nothing to hide. So what I will say is that I am very happy."
Sam Champion, 2012
ABC's "Good Morning America" weatherman, Sam Champion,, not only came out of the closet in October 2012, he also announced his engagement to longtime boyfriend, Rubem Robierb, at the same time.The New York Times subtly mentioned the news in an article about MSNBC personality Thomas Roberts' recent wedding, where Champion and Robierb were guests. After his revelation, Champion, 51, discussed about his plans on "GMA" and thanked everyone for their support (see video clip).
Kelly McGillis, 2009
Kelly McGillis, known as who starred opposite Tom Cruise in "Top Gun," revealed she's gay on lesbian website SheWired.com.McGillis, who was married twice to men and has two daughters, said, "It's a part of being true to yourself. That's been a challenge for me personally."
Chris Colfer, 2009
The "Glee" actor came out on the "Chelsea Lately Show" in December 2009:Chelsea Handler: "Your character on the show's gay. We know that you're gay. That's good for you. Congratulations. Don't be shy about that. Seriously. You shouldn't be shy about that because every time…an actor like you is helping a zillion other people that are scared to talk about their sexuality so good for you."Chris Colfer: "Thank you. You know what my answer to that question was prior to coming out — was that I was straight as every other actor in Hollywood."
Ezra Miller, 2012
Breakout, up-and-coming actor Ezra Miller, who stars in "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," came out as queer in an interview with Out magazine in August. The 20-year-old actor, who's also known for his big screen roles on "City Island" and "We Need To Talk About Kevin," told Out: "I have a lot of really wonderful friends who are of very different sexes and genders. I am very much in love with no one in particular."
Sara Gilbert, 2010
Sara Gilbert, who's best known for her role on "Roseanne," officially came out in 2010. At that time, she was getting ready to launch "The Talk," a daytime talk show which focuses on parenthood and families, so Gilbert felt compelled to acknowledge her sexuality.I don't ever really think of things as out or in, Gilbert said. I just think I am who I am, and when topics come up that are appropriate, I'll talk about them and share when it seems right.
Chaz Bono, 2009
Chaz Bono revealed his plan to transition in May 2009. TMZ.com broke the story via a prepared statement from Bono's publicist that read, in part:
"Yes, it's true — Chaz, after many years of consideration, has made the courageous decision to honor his true identity…He is proud of his decision and grateful for the support and respect that has already been shown by his loved ones. It is Chaz's hope that his choice to transition will open the hearts and minds of the public regarding this issue, just as his 'coming out' did nearly 20 years ago."
Andrew Rannells, 2012
Andrew Rannells has had a stellar year. Since nabbing a Tony nomination for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for the Broadway blockbuster "The Book of Mormon," Rannells went on to star in HBO's "Girls" and ABC's "The New Normal."In November, the 34 year old was named to Out magazine's prestigious "OUT100" list. I feel very proud to be a part of The New Normal, Rannells told Out. I hope that it's considered to be a part of the evolution of gay relationships on television. Coming from Nebraska, it's exciting to me that people I went to grade school with, people that I grew up going to church with, are watching the show.
Joanna Johnson, 2012
"Bold and the Beautiful" star Joanna Johnson became daytime soap opera's only active "out" actor when she said she was a lesbian in May. Johnson said she feared coming out would prohibit her from getting acting roles. Johnson told TV Guide in an exclusive interview that she's married to L.A. club promoter Michelle Agnew, with whom she has two children, five-year-old Julian and Harlow, who is two.
George Michael, 1998
After being caught performing a "lewd act" in a public restroom, Michael came out to CNN in April 1998. Michael said, "This is as good of a time as any… I want to say that I have no problem with people knowing that I'm in a relationship with a man right now. I have not been in a relationship with a woman for almost 10 years."Later that year Michael spoofed the incident in the music video for his single "Outside."
Don Lemon, 2011
The CNN news anchor came out to the New York Times in May 2011. Lemon told the paper, "It's quite different for an African-American male… It's about the worst thing you can be in black culture. You're taught you have to be a man; you have to be masculine. In the black community they think you can pray the gay away."
Todd Glass, 2012
Comedian Todd Glass came out in January in an episode of the "WTF with Marc Maron" podcast. Glass cited the slew of LGBT teen suicides as his impetus for coming out. He told Maron: "I cannot listen to stories about kids killing themselves any longer without thinking [to myself], 'When are you going to have a little blood on your shirt for not being honest about who you are?'"
Rosie Pierri, 2012
Everyone loves Rosie. In a June episode of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," Rosie Pierri candidly came out to her sister, Kathy Wakile, a main cast member, proclaiming, "God made me this way. That's it."Pierri spoke with The Huffington Post in May before the episode aired and shared that she was a "late bloomer," who didn't come to the realization until her 30s.
Jonathan Knight, 2011
The New Kids On The Block singer was out-ed by fellow '80s teen pop star Tiffany in January 2011 when she revealed she dated Knight before "he became gay later." In response, Knight posted a message on his website stating in part:
"I have never been outed by anyone but myself! I did so almost twenty years ago. I never know that I would have to do it all over again publicly just because I reunited with NKOTB! I have lived my life very openly and have never hidden the fact that I am gay!"
Ricky Martin, March 2010
In March 2009 pop star Ricky Martin posted a message on his website telling the world, "I am a fortunate homosexual man."
Sean Hayes, 2010
Long dogged by rumors about his sexuality, the "Will and Grace" actor finally came out in The Advocate in April 2010:"I am who I am. I was never in, as they say. Never," he said.
Lady Sovereign, 2010
In May 2010 the British rapper came out in Diva magazine.Sovereign said:
"Magazines would always ask about it but [questions about my sexuality] would get stopped by my publicists. It was my choice, too, because I was a bit worried about it but now I don't really give a shit.You can't hide away forever. It's just stupid and now I've come out I feel a lot more comfortable with myself. But it was a bit scary back then because some people do have horrible opinions."
T.R. Knight, 2007
T.R. Knight's coming out wasn't necessarily ideal. The actor, who played George O'Malley on ABC's Grey's Anatomy, was called a "faggot" by co-star Isaiah Washington, prompting Knight to stand up for himself and others. He told Ellen DeGeneres, "I've never been called that to my face. So I think when that happened, something shifted, and it became bigger than myself."
Kristy McNichol, 2012
People magazine reported In January 2012 that Kristy McNichol, who was beloved for playing Buddy Lawrence in the '70s show "Family," for which she won an Emmy, and later Barbara Weston on the "Golden Girls" spin-off "Empty Nest," revealed she is a lesbian because she is "approaching 50" and wants to "be open about who I am."McNichol also cited the wave of antigay bullying stories for coming out, hoping to help bullied LGBT youth who need support.
Benji Schwimmer, 2012
After Benji Schwimmer won the second season of Fox's long-running hit series "So You Think You Can Dance," the 28-year-old dancer-choreographer became somewhat of a Mormon rockstar. But in a tell-all, five-hour interview for "Mormon Stories," Schwimmer came out and discussed at length his homosexuality and the church's views on the issue. He spoke with Out magazine in June and said: "I get at least 10 emails a day from kids that say, I was going to kill myself, and I heard something in the podcast that rang true to me, and I'm holding on. For that validation alone it's nice that Perez Hilton and Out are covering this, but just that personal touch is what it's about. For the last year, I didn't hide it. I held hands with a boyfriend in the streets. I kissed him in bars in straight bars. I don't give a fuck."
Clay Aiken, 2008
After becoming a father in August of 2008, the "American Idol" runner up came out on the cover of People magazine in September 2008 saying, "[Coming out] was the first decision I made as a father… I cannot raise a child to lie or to hide things. I wasn't raised that way, and I'm not going to raise a child to do that."
Orlando Cruz, 2012
History was made in October when active professional featherweight boxer Orlando Cruz of Puerto Rico came out. He said in a USA Today article, "I've been fighting for more than 24 years and as I continue my ascendant career, I want to be true to myself. I want to try to be the best role model I can be for kids who might look into boxing as a sport and a professional career."He continued, "I have and will always be a proud Puerto Rican. I have always been and always will be a proud gay man."
Chely Wright, 2010
Country singer Chely Wright came out in May 2010. She told People magazine, "There had never, ever been a country music artist who had acknowledged his or her homosexuality… I wasn't going to be the first." But she changed her mind and said of her decision, "Nothing in my life has been more magical than the moment I decided to come out."
Mika, 2012
The flamboyant singer-songwriter played coy about his sexuality for many years before finally coming out as gay in the September 2012 issue of Instinct magazine.Mika told the magazine:
"If you ask me am I gay, I say yeah… Are these songs about my relationship with a man? I say yeah. And it's only through my music that I've found the strength to come to terms with my sexuality beyond the context of just my lyrics. This is my real life."
Lance Bass, 2006
The 'N Sync pop star came out on the cover of People magazine in July 2006. When asked why he decided to come out then, Bass said, "The main reason I wanted to speak my mind was that (the rumors) really were starting to affect my daily life. Now it feels like it's on my terms. I'm at peace with my family, my friends, myself and God so there's really nothing else that I worry about."
Denise Ho, 2012
Hong Kong's fourth annual LGBT Pride Parade in November saw beloved Cantonese pop star Denise Ho come out as a lesbian. This announcement made her the first mainstream female singer in Hong Kong to say she's gay, according to several Hong Kong media outlets. "As a celebrity, I think I have an obligation, a duty to stand forward for the sake of love and equality," the 35-year-old singer told the crowd.
Amber Heard, 2010
"I personally think that if you deny something or if you hide something you're inadvertently admitting it's wrong. I don't feel like I'm wrong," said actress Amber Heard, 26, who came out while attending GLAAD's 25th anniversary party.Heard has starred in movies like as "Pineapple Express" and "Zombieland."
Elton John, 1976
In an interview with Rolling Stone in October 1976, the rock star came out by saying, "There's nothing wrong with going to bed with somebody of your own sex. I think everybody's bisexual to a certain degree. I don't think it's just me. It's not a bad thing to be. I think you're bisexual. I think everybody is."
Suze Orman, 2007
Financial guru Suze Orman came out in a 2007 New York Times Magazine article.The 61-year-old Chicago native was asked if she was married in the interview, which prompted her to officially come out and set the record straight (so to speak).
David Hyde Pierce, 2007
"Frasier" actor David Hyde Pierce kept a low profile and subtly came out in an article on CNN where he mentioned his longtime partner, TV writer and producer Brian Hargrove. Later, while on "The View", Pierce spoke about Hargrove and his sexuality and said,"What you choose to talk about yourself is a personal decision."
Neil Patrick Harris, 2006
The "Doogie Howser, MD" and "How I Met Your Mother Star" came out on the cover of People magazine in November of 2006. Harris told the magazine:
"The public eye has always been kind to me, and until recently I have been able to live a pretty normal life. Now it seems there is speculation and interest in my private life and relationships. So, rather than ignore those who choose to publish their opinions without actually talking to me, I am happy to dispel any rumors or misconceptions and am quite proud to say that I am a very content gay man living my life to the fullest and feel most fortunate to be working with wonderful people in the business I love."
Darren Hayes, 2006
The former Savage Garden front man came out by marrying Richard Cullen in June 2006.He announced the civil union on his website saying in part:"As so many of you have given me your heart and soul over the past 10 years I thought it only fitting that I too return the respect and inform you of the most significant event in my life… On June 19th 2006 I married my boyfriend of two years, Richard, in a Civil Partnership ceremony in London."
George Takei, 2005
The beloved George Takei, known as Sulu on "Star Trek," came out in a 2005 article in Frontiers, a biweekly LGBT Los Angeles magazine.Takei, 75, cited the political landscape surrounding LGBT issues as one reason for coming out. Since then, Takei has been an outspoken (and humorous) advocate for LGBT rights.
Portia de Rossi, 2005
The actress had been out to friends for quite some time, but she told the entire world in the fall of 2005 in interviews with Details magazine and The Advocate."I've had my years of being not open, many years of it… It's an honor for me to do this; it's just nice to be asked," de Rossi said in her September 2005 Advocate cover story, her first with the gay press.
Heather Matarazzo, 2004
The actress, perhaps best known for her role as tormented teen Dawn Wiener in the film "Welcome To The Dollhouse," came out in August 2004 by telling the NY Daily News about falling in love with Caroline Murphy:
"I met the person I'm so madly crazy in love with…She's not famous yet. She will be. She wants to do musical theater and stage, which is not as demoralizing as the movie business is."
Rosie O'Donnell, 2002
The comedian and talk show host came out by revealing "I'm a dyke!" during her stand up act at the Ovarian Cancer Research benefit at Carolines Comedy Club in February 2002.
Nathan Lane, 1999
The hilarious Nathan Lane, who's well known for starring in films like "The Birdcage," officially came out in an interview with The Advocate in 1999. In the issue, the 56-year-old Emmy- and Tony-winner said, "It's never been something I kept a secret." But Matthew Shepard's murder led the actor to publicly coming out."It was like somebody slapped me awake," Lane said. "At this point it's selfish not to do whatever you can."
Ellen DeGeneres, 1997
DeGeneres came out in 1997, both in real life and on TV, on her sitcom "Ellen." "The Puppy Episode," which aired in April 1997, featured a who's who of Hollywood, including Oprah Winfrey, Demi Moore, Billy Bob Thornton, and Laura Dern as Ellen's love interest.DeGeneres's character became the first openly gay prime time lead character on television.
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Thelma Houston Coming to Seminole CC Casino
Thelma Houston
(PRESS RELEASE)_COCONUT CREEK, Fla. – Thelma Houston's Motown Experience, featuring a tribute to Aretha Franklin, will take place in The Pavilion at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek on Friday, November 16, at 8 p.m.
Tickets (priced at $25/$35/$100 – the latter for couch seating) are on sale now via Ticketmaster locations, online at Ticketmaster.com, or by calling 800-653-8000. The Pavilion box office will also open at 1 p.m. on the day of the show for on-site ticket purchases and Will Call pickup.
Seminole Casino Coconut Creek will donate all cash ticket and concession sales to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. It will be part of the property's extensive support of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month (November).
Houston will perform a medley of Franklin's songs in the wake of her passing away from pancreatic cancer. It is personal for Houston, who was close friends with Franklin, and this is a special way to show her respects the legendary singer. Patrons can expect to hear songs like "Respect" and "Natural Women" in the medley.
Houston will perform other iconic songs as well as her own hit, "Don't Leave Me This Way."
A Mississippi native and Los Angeles resident, Houston started out in the 1960's performing gospel music with the Art Reynolds Singers. Later, she signed with Capitol Records (home of the Beatles, Nat King Cole, and Nancy Wilson) in 1967 and produced her first hit song, "Baby Mine."
Houston recorded her first solo album, Sunshower , with ABC/Dunhill before moving to Motown Records where she claimed the top of the Pop, R&B and Dance charts in 1977 with her number one hit, "Don't Leave Me This Way," which won her a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B.
In recent years, Houston has been invited to sing the song on dozens of TV shows and specials, including the Today Show. The song was mentioned by VH1 as being among the greatest dance songs in 2000.
With appearances from Tokyo to Las Vegas to London and beyond, Houston continues to bring audiences to their feet with her dynamic, energetic shows. She logs over 200 performances annually.
Seminole Casino Coconut Creek is located at 5550 NW 40th St., Coconut Creek. For more information, call (954) 977-6700 or visit CasinoCoco.com.

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Tŷ-Newydd is a small village in the  community of Llanrhystud, Ceredigion, Wales, which is 69.5 miles (111.8 km) from Cardiff and 179.1 miles (288.2 km) from London. Tŷ-Newydd is represented in the Senedd by Elin Jones (Plaid Cymru) and is part of the Ceredigion constituency in the House of Commons.

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List of localities in Wales by population

Villages in Ceredigion

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Poor industry performance due to bad food ratings and hygiene issues has been severely damaging for the KFC brand over recent years in China. With a significant share in the Chinese market, KFC's parent owner Yum! have some important decisions to make in order to build back growth for the franchises once again.
It is clear that the technological vanguards are forefront to many industries who wish to make their services more efficient, cost saving and increase its customer satisfaction ratings, while of course keeping consistency across its brand. With KFC having a rocky past couple of years in China, the Yum! brand (parent company who owns the KFC) has been exploring ways to improve its sales, and experimenting with a KFC outlet seems to be its breakthrough method of improving.
A facial recognition technology will be installed in a Beijing branch, where users look into a screen and the software will use the image of the face and it will recommend to the customer a suggested order off the menu. It will apparently base its decision on deep learning and machine learning algorithms working with the customer's gender, age, facial expression and shape. If it's a returning customer, it will have their face retained on its database and therefore may suggest the last order the customer had eaten there.
Much criticism has already been formed towards this new technology. With it basing decisions based on appearance and expression, it is argued that this technology may be too presumptuous and offending to individuals who may get offended by the type of food they are being offered. The opposite feeling from investors however, with the stock price of Yum China Holdings jumping during the days of the announcement of the new technology.
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High-flying paramedic boosts research team
Posted on 23rd January 2017
SRMRC nursing team off to great start with REST trial recruitment
The largest study of its kind finishes recruiting
Picture by www.edwardmoss.co.uk. All rights reserved. Jim Hancox Research critical care paramedic.
Birmingham-based researchers have enlisted the expertise of a Midlands Air Ambulance Charity HEMS paramedic to help carry out a groundbreaking study.
Jim Hancox has been drafted into an NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre (SRMRC) team which is investigating the effectiveness of giving patients blood products after a major injury before reaching hospital.
Jim's role, as a research critical care paramedic, is to coordinate the logistics of RePHILL (REsuscitation with Pre-HospItaL bLood products), the UK's first trial in which eligible patients attended to by emergency teams will be recruited and randomly allocated treatment with blood products or standard care.
"Currently some ambulances and air ambulances in the UK give patients blood products at the scene of an incident while others give a saline drip," said Jim, who has worked for MAAC for ten years.
"There is currently no robust evidence demonstrating that giving pre-hospital blood products is beneficial and, of course, there are significant clinical, logistical and financial consequences to giving all patients this treatment."
Jim's first challenge is to coordinate the recruitment of 25 patients for the pilot phase of the study, which is being led by Dr Nicholas Crombie, consultant trauma anaesthetist at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and a doctor with MAAC, and Gavin Perkins, Professor of Critical Care Medicine at the University of Warwick and a consultant at Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust.
"Anyone who is suspected to be actively bleeding as the result of a traumatic injury, is over the age of 16 and not pregnant can be included in the trial," explained Jim.
"The blood products we will be using will be a combination of O-negative blood (the universal group which can be given to anyone) and freeze-dried plasma. We will, of course, ensure that people who may not wish to receive blood products, such as Jehovah's Witnesses, are identified and specifically excluded from the trial."
Jim, who lives in Malvern with his wife Bernice, loves his job as a Midlands Air Ambulance Charity flight paramedic, having retrained after working as a baker.
"I am doing my dream job. I never tire of flying in a helicopter and I am proud to now also be working with the SRMRC research team on RePHILL. Being part of a trial which could change NHS practice is very exciting."
When not at work Jim is studying for a master's degree in advanced critical care practice and is also a keen triathlete.
"As a flight paramedic, it's really important to keep fit. The three elements of triathlon really help and it's a great way to wind down after a busy day. I love the social side of the sport too, stopping for coffee, cake and a chat on a long cycle ride with my local triathlon club makes it all worthwhile!"
The SRMRC team are working with colleagues from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, University of Birmingham, University of Warwick, Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, West Midlands Ambulance Service, East Anglia Air Ambulance, Essex and Herts Air Ambulance, MAGPAS Helimedix, The Air Ambulance Service and the NHS Blood and Transplant Service.
The trial is being managed by the University of Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit (BCTU), a UK Clinical Research Collaboration (UKCRC) registered trials unit with experience in co-ordinating large scale multi-centre clinical trials.


In this period of internet, multimedia data security is crucial issue because there are many cases of illegal production and redistribution through the Internet. Data hiding and encryption algorithms can be used for security and protection of multimedia data. Video encryption is new area of research for researchers. Data hiding in encrypted videos is important to conquer the aim of content annotation, copy right protection, access control and/or tapering detection. This paper summarizes the latest research results on video encryption with a special focus on applicability and on the most widely-deployed video format H.264 including advanced video coding.


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Volume 1, No. 4 - September 2012
Compliance Corner
- Updating you on what's going on
CFO Atwater Announces Sentencing of Lee County Man Charged with Arson and Insurance Fraud
Florida Chief Financial Officer and State Fire Marshal Jeff Atwater announced the sentencing of Elbert Luis Mesa Diaz of Lee County after a joint investigation involving the State Fire Marshal Bureau of Fire and Arson Investigations (BFAI) and Citizen's Property Insurance Corporation Special Investigations Unit. The investigation revealed that Diaz intentionally set fire to a residence and later submitted a fire loss insurance claim for more than $200,000.
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Flood Insurance Manual: October 1, 2012
The NFIP Flood Insurance Manual is revised twice a year - in May and October. This year's October changes include updates to the Reference, General Rules, Rating, Condominiums, Preferred Risk Policy, and Severe Repetitive Loss Properties sections, among others.
The General Rules section now stipulates that, in order to avoid a 30-day waiting period, borrowers who are required to purchase flood insurance must obtain coverage within 60 days of the date of the lender's letter requiring the insurance.
The Cancellation/Nullification section in particular saw significant changes, with updates to the cancellation rules and the new signature requirement for cancellation requests. In addition, the CRS section contains a brand-new CRS Premium Discount Eligibility table as well as updates to the Community Rating System Eligible Communities list.
The October 2012 Flood Insurance Manual can be accessed at
http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=6393.
For more information about the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), go to
http://www.fema.gov/.
Office Approves 150,000 Policy Removals from Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty announced the Office of Insurance Regulation has approved the removal of 150,000 policies from Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Citizens) by four private sector companies beginning November 6, 2012. The November take-out total will add to the 84,339 policies already taken out during this calendar year.
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Office Approves 60,000 Additional Policies for Citizens November Take-Out
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (Office) announced the approval of an additional 60,000 policies to be removed from Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Citizens). This will add to the 84,339 policies already taken out during this calendar year, as well as the 150,000 policies recently approved to be acquired by four Florida domestic insurance companies beginning November 6, 2012.
AvaHealth, Inc., d/b/a Key Insurance Plan Ordered Into Liquidation
On August 31, 2012, the Second Judicial Circuit Court in Leon County, Florida, entered an order placing AvaHealth, Inc., d/b/a/ Key Insurance Plan ("AvaHealth") into receivership for purposes of liquidation. The Florida Department of Financial Services is the court appointed Receiver of AvaHealth. The company was previously placed into receivership for purposes of rehabilitation effective July 2, 2012.
CFO Atwater Announces Arrests in Miami Staged Accident Scheme Linked to Six Fraud Rings
Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater announced the arrests of eight individuals involved in multiple staged accidents in Miami-Dade County connected to six PIP fraud rings.
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The beginning of the 1990's picked up right where the '80's left off in the NBA. The game was up-tempo, good shooters were abundant and fans were treated to a nice blend of inside/outside offensive styles. From 1982-1992 teams averaged 107 points per game in the playoffs. Magic, Larry and Michael had brought us halcyon times.
Then a sea change. Magic Johnson retired and Pat Riley went to coach the Knicks.
During the '93 playoffs teams scored just under 100 points per game. The next year was more extreme with shooting at it's lowest since the '70s and pace grinding to a halt. Scoring dipped to 94 points/game throughout those playoffs. Defense dominated the Knicks/Rockets NBA Finals when both teams scored 86 points a game.
The league decided that in order to make the game more appealing they needed to boost scoring. The three-point line was moved in nearly two feet beginning with the 1995 season. Shooting immediately jumped to an all-time high for the playoffs. Games in the '95 Finals were played in the 110's as three's rained down from the hands of Penny Hardaway and Robert Horry.
The three-point line was kept in for two more seasons until 1998 when shooting was back on the decline.


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Wendy Lee: A Matter of Survival
Leave a Comment / Activism, Blog, Environmental Issues, Women and Politics / By Rosemary Dunn Dalton
A professor of philosophy at Bloomsburg University in Pennsylvania, Wendy Lee teaches environmental philosophy, feminist theory, bioethics, philosophy of language, and philosophy of mind/brain.
Wendy has created a photo-documentation of slickwater hydraulic fracturing ("fracking"), which major oil companies are lauding as a viable energy source. Wendy has focused on Pennsylvania, where she speaks out about the minimal regulations and eminent domain issues.
Fracking is the extraction of deep underground shale deposits. Requiring a miniature earthquake to release natural gas from these deposits, the process involves cross-country transportation of huge quantities of sand, the use of chemically toxic materials, and the permanent removal and contamination of billions of gallons of water. Increased emission of methane and greenhouse gases, situated compressor stations, and extensive leaky transmission lines produce serious environmental consequences.
Corporations promote fracking as cheap and abundant. It's billed as an American thing to support. Frackivists are protesting and warning that fracking is threatening our water, air, and soil. They cite safety issues, pollutant impact, damage to community infrastructure, long-term health problems, and destruction of waterways used for hunting and fishing. They ask where the wastewater will go, how it will be disposed. What about fissures caused by seismic activities? What about the noise caused by the compressor stations? How could extensive transmission lines be safe? Heavy traffic will erode roads and bridges; diesel will emit carcinogens; idling trucks will pollute. Eminent domain regulations will lead to the confiscation of private property.
Wendy regards fracking as concrete, a visual example of the larger crisis in American life: the erosion of democracy as a consequence of the corporatization of governments. With fracking billed as the American Way, people who disagree or resist are cast as deviants, unAmerican, leftist.
Breakthrough Governor Andrew M. Cuomo recently reversed his position on hydraulic fracturing in several New York counties. Reconsidering an earlier decision, Cuomo is instituting a regulatory process that will look at fracking's potential public health impact. This will involve a public hearing that at least will delay decisions for another year (New York Times, Oct. 1, 2012).
Protest is a right guaranteed by our constitution, and activists like Wendy are bravely continuing to reinforce for us our right to disagree. Environmental issues should transcend political rhetoric. Rather, they should be understood as a matter of survival: both of our quality of life and the planet Earth itself.
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In this introductory section we lay the foundation for the course content and weekly subscription data, explain key concepts pertaining to the Futures market, and review each of the three types of market participants tracked by COT data – Commercials ("Hedgers"), Large Speculators ("Professional Trend Followers") and Small Speculators ("The Herd"). Learn what a Futures contract is and how it's traded, key differences between Futures and Forex, and how and why the COT data is so important to trading success.
* What Makes Our Service Different?
* Why Are We Doing This?
* What Should You Expect to get Out of This?
* What Exactly Is the COT Report?
* Where Does COT Data Come From?
* So Why Should I Care About COT?
* What is a Futures Contract?
* What Does it Mean to Go Long or Short in Futures?
Section 2 let's you in on a COT secret…ten of them in fact! All the most important "behind the scenes" principles and secrets most other resources don't (or won't) fill you in on. Learn about the important price linkage between Futures and Forex markets, how and why volume flows in the Futures world effect price action, the fallacies surrounding conventional interpretation of market "Open Interest", how and why Commercial traders transact in such contrarian fashion over long periods of time…and lots more!
Our first of three segments introducing the weekly reporting package provides you a detailed compendium of all the indicator readings and events that are of interest to us. In a nutshell, how to read the nine custom COT charts we've created for you. We review a never-before-shown schematic on the four types of divergence signals effecting the important metrics of Open Interest and Net Positions, then explain index crossovers, and the importance of reading the various indicator events in relation to trend.
* What We're Looking for…Who's Controlling Open Interest?
Time to roll up our shirtsleeves and study our custom COT charts #1 through #9 in detail. This is the section you go to gain an in-depth understanding of what each of the charts tracks, why it's important, and how to use the information in a practical way to plan and execute high-probability trades that make money. Each of the nine sample charts is supplemented with mini case studies – references to actual signals plotted on the Daily chart for various markets showing the impact the various indicator signals foretold in terms of price action. And a special treat – your introduction to the "Gravity Index", a powerful, proprietary price divergence indicator we developed exclusively for this resource, available nowhere else.
* So What the Heck is a Gravity Index?
* A Dose of Reality: Does COT Really Work All the Time?
Module II concludes with an introduction to the lineup and configuration of charts we use to draw the linkage between Futures market flows and price action in the Spot Markets, including Forex. A brief reference to Elliott Wave concepts and in particular how we use them to "filter" and time COT divergences, supplemental technicals (such as Trend Channels) and an overview of the information processing model that guides our response to COT rounds out this informative section.
* Data, Data Everywhere…What to Do With It?
In the first week of November, 2007 the British Pound commenced an absolutely stunning (and for many people – unexpected) collapse against the greenback that wiped out much of the gains it had made past the 1.9300 mark all the way to its yearly high above 2.1100 – over 1800 pips from start to finish. For those of with an eye on COT this collapse was completely predictable, as clear bearish divergence signals had materialized just four days before the start of the collapse. In this section we review the COT chart signals as they actually appeared at the live edge of trading, and pick them apart to see how they would've prepared us for a short position trade that was simply too good to pass up.
Module III concludes with a clear and explicit linkage drawn between divergence metrics on the COT custom charts and price structure (including Elliott Wave concepts) on the various Forex spot market charts, and shows how application of the pyramid concept (adding to an open position at strategic junctures) could've magnified the available profit potential from this exciting run. The focus on this section is to explain how we would've put the information all together to create a coherent and focused trading plan.
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Jim Parsons is developing his own gay sitcom
Big Bang Theory star Jim Parsons is reportedly developing his own gay sitcom for NBC.
The actor is developing a show called The Inn Crowd which will follow a gay couple who open an inn in a small, low-income US town.
The series will be based on the true story of gay couple Patrick O'Connell and Reinhardt Lynch who opened the Inn at Little Washington in Rappahannock County, Virginia, in 1978.
Over time, the inn attracted high-profile celebrities such as Barbara Streisand and Andrew Lloyd Webber but divided the town's residents.
Parsons and husband Todd Spiewak have been signed on as executive producers of the show, which is currently being written by David Holden.
The news comes after Parsons decided to leave CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory after 12 years, causing the show to end. Parsons earned critical acclaim for his role as Sheldon Cooper, winning a Golden Globe and four Emmy Awards.
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Eli: Review
Joel Fisher
Eli (Charlie Shotwell) is living with autoimmune disease. His mother, Rose (Kelly Reilly) and his father, Paul (Max Martini) do everything they can to keep him safe, they sterilise everything in the house, keep Eli in a controlled environment and do their very best to make sure that the outside world doesn't get in, making his condition worse.
Then one day Paul hears about a clinic led by a Dr. Horn (Lili Taylor) who claims that she can cure his condition. Overjoyed with the prospect of having a normal son, Eli's parents drive him to the clinic immediately so they can start giving him the treatment that will make give him a better quality of life. However, once the treatment starts working, Eli starts seeing ghostly apparitions and the more treatments he has, the stronger the visions of the supernatural become. Also, Eli soon starts to believe that the doctors and his parents aren't telling him the whole truth.
Eli is the second feature from director Cirian Foy who had the unenviable task of directing the sequel to atmospheric horror hit, Sinister. Keeping up with the creepy, atmospheric tone of his previous work, Eli sets the tone straight away as Foy shows Eli's experiences living with his condition right from the word go – and they aren't pretty.
Also, the setting for the clinic couldn't be better suited, with its foggy surroundings and ominous, towering trees the movie tells the audience just what they're getting from the start and there are plenty of scares to follow. The movie plays well as it guides the audience through Eli's experiences, often relying on the tropes of what a protagonist in a horror movie usually shouldn't do and Shotwell puts in a great performance.
From being jump scared by ghosts, frustrated by being ignored by those around him and leading up to a final twist that the audience may never see coming, Shotwell manages to carry the movie and his performance makes the audience feel the right things for him when he thinks all hope is lost.
The ending of the movie may divide some people, but I can safely say that it isn't something the audience was expecting. For horror fans, the way the final scenes revel in its madness is something of a pleasure by how much the movie decides to build to a crescendo of unapologetic hyperbole.
Many may tire of the clichés and predictable jump scares that litter the movie, but for those who know exactly what they want from a horror movie and are not expecting to be blown away, Eli is enough fun to entertain its audience on a dark and stormy Halloween night.
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Geographic coordinates are the approximate centre of the area covered by B77 2TT, and are not necessarily those of any specific postal address within it.
B77 2TT is a residential postcode in Tamworth, Staffordshire. It was first introduced in April 2009.
The most common council tax band is C. Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £173,649 to £373,771 with an average of £233,026. Housing types are typically terraced (including end of terrace) and detached. 97% of house sales since 1995 have been new builds.
In the 2011 census, there were 92 people resident in B77 2TT, of which 44 were male and 48 were female. This includes overnight visitors as well as permanent residents.
B77 2TT is in the Birmingham travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the South Staffordshire Primary Care Trust.
B77 2TT has a Healthy Living Index of 6/10 (Moderate).
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Dr. Siobhan E. Kirk
Ngo Group/ UQ StemCARE
siobhan.kirk@uq.edu.au
Dr. Siobhan Kirk focuses on identifying pathways of metabolic dysfunction in motor neurone disease (MND).
Dr. Siobhan Kirk's research focuses on deciphering the relationships between endocrine and metabolic pathways in modulating the onset and progression of motor neurone disease (MND). MND is a devastating neurodegenerative disease causing the progressive deterioration of motor neurones and eventually leading to death. Therapeutic options in the treatment of MND are limited and thus further research into the mechanisms underlying this complex disease are required. Dr. Kirk is working to use human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neurons to elucidate mechanistic changes in neuronal metabolism and to test potential therapeutic treatments in a pre-clinical model.
Dr. Kirk is an early career researcher whose expertise lies at the interface of neuroscience, metabolism and endocrinology. Dr. Kirk was awarded a Bachelor of Science with first class Honours in 2012 and a PhD in December 2016 from the Centre for Neuroendocrinology and Department of Anatomy at the University of Otago. In the following twelve months, Dr. Kirk maintained positions as an Assistant Research Fellow and a Teaching Fellow at the University of Otago, New Zealand. During this time she attained a research grant from the British Society for Neuroendocrinology to support a research project investigating hormonal activation of neurons projecting from the central nervous system to the blood. She has published a first author manuscript in the Journal of Neuroendocrinology (top 20% of journals in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism), which was featured on the cover of the same edition, and has a co-authored manuscript in the Journal of Neuroscience (top 10% of Neuroscience journals). The impact of her published work led to an invitation to speak at the 2017 Federation of American Sciences and Experimental Biology (FASEB) "Growth hormone/prolactin family in biology and disease" meeting in the United States. In 2018, Dr. Kirk relocated to Australia to take up a postdoctoral position in the laboratory of Dr. Shyuan Ngo at The University of Queensland.
Dr. Kirk's career objectives include: translating research in fundamental neuroscience research to improve health outcomes for those living with neurodegenerative disease and to advance research in MND. Dr. Kirk is a motivated researcher with a dedication to producing research with a meaningful impact for those living with neurodegenerative disease.
"Restraint stress increases prolactin-mediated phosphorylation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 5 in the hypothalamus and adrenal cortex in the male mouse" S. E. Kirk, T. Y. Xie, F. J. Steyn, D. R. Grattan, S. J. Bunn, Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 2017. doi: 10.1111/jne.12477
"Plasticity of hypothalamic dopamine neurons during lactation results in dissociation of electrical activity and release" Nicola Romanò, Siew H. Yip, David J. Hodson, Anne Guillou, Sébastien Parnaudeau, Siobhan Kirk, François Tronche, Xavier Bonnefont, Paul Le Tissier, Stephen J. Bunn, Dave R. Grattan, Patrice Mollard and Agnès O. Martin. The Journal of Neuroscience. 2013. 33 (10):4424-33Labrador-Garrido A, Cejudo-Guillén M, Klippstein R, De Genst EJ, Tomas-Gallardo L, Leal MM, Villadiego J, Toledo-Aral JJ, Dobson CM, Pozo
Dr. Kirk was supported to complete her PhD by the Department of Anatomy, University of Otago. She received generous funding from: New Zealand Society of Endocrinology, British Society of Neuroendocrinology, Australasian Society for Neuroendocrinology, and the Federation of American Sciences and Experimental Biology to support conference attendance. Dr. Kirk subsequently received funding from the British Society of Neuroendocrinology to support her overseas research.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY.L) is facing more pressure over its handling of a fraud at its HBOS Reading business that took place more than a decade ago, with the chair of Britain's Treasury Committee calling for "maximum transparency" over the affair.
The intervention by committee chair Nicky Morgan follows the publication of an internal 2013 Lloyds report last week, which alleges serious misconduct by the bank over its handling and disclosure of the fraud.
Morgan, who described the report's allegations as "deeply troubling", has written to fellow member of parliament Kevin Hollinrake, saying the committee had taken a close interest in the case and could "engage constructively" with it once investigations into the matter have been completed.
"It is then that we will have more clarity on who knew what, and when," she wrote, adding that she would press for speedy conclusions to the investigations and that specific allegations could then be put to the bank.
Morgan's intervention turns up the heat on Lloyds and regulators over the fraud, one of Britain's worst-ever banking scandals for which six people were jailed for a total of 47 years last year.
A Lloyds spokesman said on Wednesday the bank supported the investigations into the fraud, welcomed Morgan's statement and would assist the committee in its consideration of the matter.
"Lloyds Banking Group remains determined to get to the bottom of what happened in HBOS Reading and we share the Treasury Committee's desire for transparency," the spokesman said in a statement.
A cross-party group of lawmakers, headed by Hollinrake, last week called for "full, forensic and expeditious" investigations by regulators and law enforcement agencies into the report's allegations.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is conducting a probe into HBOS and what its executives knew of the fraud, while a retired judge Linda Dobbs is looking at whether Lloyds properly investigated the incident after it brought HBOS in 2009. Britain's National Crime Agency has also expanded a review into the fraud.
The fraud, which took place in the early 2000s, enabled the conspirators to enrich themselves at the expense of the bank's business clients.
Morgan has also written to Dobbs to ask when her Lloyds-commissioned review into the matter would be complete. Morgan also said the committee would expect to see her full, unredacted findings in the same form as they are presented to the FCA.
The allegations in the Lloyds' internal report could have far-reaching implications given Lloyds' takeover of HBOS in 2009.
Written by a former Lloyds manager, the report says that had HBOS properly disclosed the fraud in 2007, a 4 billion pound ($5.30 billion) 2008 rights issue that stabilized its financial position, and its subsequent takeover by Lloyds, would not have happened.
The report has circulated privately among regulators and law enforcement officials for years but has not been made available to the public. Scottish businessman Neil Mitchell, a critic of Britain's big banks, published the report online last week, saying it was in the public interest.
Morgan has also written to Russel Griggs, an independent professor appointed by Lloyds to manage a compensation scheme for the victims of the fraud, asking for details on his progress on settling victims claims.
"It is overwhelmingly in the public interest to understand how such a huge criminal fraud was allowed to happen, and why it took so long to come to light," she said in a statement.


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October 16th 2012 was Ada Lovelace day and it prompted a small flurry of articles, posts and podcasts bemoaning the lack of women in tech and wondering what could or should be done about it.
I didn't join in at the time – perhaps because I was rather busy launching GOV.UK that night – I and many fabulous and talented colleagues, male and female. We reached over a million people on the first day and made it simpler, clearer and faster for them to interact with the UK government.
I could perhaps claim that being the proud if exhausted Product Manager of that product, on that day, was a more fitting tribute to Ms Lovelace than any tweet or comment or turn at a women's networking event.
But that would be to suggest that, in the midst of all the hard work and euphoria, I was thinking about Ada, or even conscious of being "a woman in technology". And if I'm honest, I wasn't.
What I was conscious of was everything that can be achieved when passionate, creative, experienced, proactive people come together and listen to and respect each others' views and skills – regardless of their gender.
So it is only this evening that I've finally found and read those articles, and looked for those networks, and that's because I went to listen to Martha Lane Fox speaking at a Nesta event and the subject came up. Again. In fact, I even tweeted Martha's comment that women in tech should "Stand up, lean in & shout!" and in doing so I realised I'd sort of joined in, and perhaps it was time to form an opinion.
So here is my opening salvo.
What strikes me is that the discussion too often seems to centre around the relationship between girls and computers and how they need to be encouraged to "do IT "at school, or to write code – as if this alone will redress the gender imbalance at the top of tech companies and in the tech community as a whole. (The Indy took a broader view, but only just).
But surely computers and code are now a means to an end, many ends in fact – digital technology is about connecting people, and understanding their needs, and communicating, and being creative, and solving problems, and collaborating, and creating products that people want to use.
And, unless I'm missing something, I think girls tend to be quite good at those things – in fact possibly better than boys at some of them (I have no data – I'm just jumping on the gender stereotype bandwagon! But I also speak as a woman with a degree in English Literature who's never written code, but who's been able to work on some pretty big digital projects).
The computers and the code are the tools that make all of this possible, and yes, we absolutely do need talented people who know how to wield them skilfully – be they male or female. But TV is about more than cameras, newspapers are about more then typesetting, and creating great digital products and experiences is about more than computers.
So maybe, in 2013, we could talk less about IT and more about digital products, less about coding and more about understanding the needs of real people, less about "geeks" and more about creativity. And perhaps if we did that we might do better at attracting the full spectrum of people who will show us where digital technology can really take us… regardless of their gender.
Last week I agreed to take part in a "global co-creation event" which would involve "running with the cheetahs" and meeting "fast moving changemakers". No, I had no idea what any of that meant either, but there were some enthusiastic Dutch people behind it, and it involved spending a day in the excellent Hub Islington so I thought I'd give it a go.
The online platform that connects people who have smart ideas with people, money and knowledge around the world.
I was interested in the suggestion that people could lend their professional skills to projects in developing countries via a digital network, so was disappointed to find that there only ever seem to be 5 or so projects asking for that kind of support on the site. I've since realised that these are only the projects posted in English, with another 40 or so in Dutch, but even so the requests for funding seem to outnumber those asking for skills by a factor of 6 to 1.
The 1% Event, however, is all about taking this principle of donating skills and making a day of it. They had identified 11 development projects from around the globe, and created 11 teams to tackle them. Or at least, to spend a few hours trying to tackle them. Four of the teams were in Amsterdam, with others in London, Nairobi, Cape Town, Kampala, Cairo, Buea and Ramallah.
I think the concept that underpins both the site and the event is an interesting one, and worth exploring, but to my mind they fell down a bit on the execution.
The 8 locations were all connected via live streams and Skype, which was ambitious, and sometimes brilliant, but often unreliable. There was also quite a bit of time spent on pre-amble, and even group singing (in Amsterdam… watched in bewilderment from London!), before things really got going and we were given our briefs. This only left 3 or 4 hours for our small team to understand the project, do some research, discuss options with the project owner, refine, and prepare a short presentation. I suspect some of the world's problems may take more than 3 hours to solve… but perhaps it's a start!
In spite of my cynicism, the serene Dr Fatumo who gave us our brief seemed genuinely pleased with what we came up with, and hopes to make real use of it. She works for a charity called Hirda working on a range of projects in Somalia and they were looking for ideas to help boost a campaign they're running to combat FGM, which is rife in Somalia with 80-90% of girls being circumcised by the time they are 8 years old. (For the less squeamish amongst you, FGM stands for Female Genital Mutilation, which isn't something I thought I'd be learning about on a sunny Friday in London, but I'm glad that I did!).
The aspect of our proposal that was most relevant to SmallSeeds was the suggestion that they use radio and the fixed and mobile internet to tell the stories central to the campaign. Both a fictional story (perhaps creating a radio soap that follows the lives of a range of families, those that do and do not practice FGM) and the real and very powerful stories of the women who are willing to share their experiences. The World Service recently ran an item on the use of soaps to deliver health messages, and Hirda have already found that the most success they've had is when girls share their stories – the web and mobile can help amplify those in a vast country with some of the highest mobile phone usage in Africa.
So in spite of the heat, the group singing, the flagging live streams, and the insanity of trying to understand a complex and sensitive issue in such a short space of time, I do feel it was a day very well spent. I also think there are some interesting ideas worth pursuing around how people in an increasingly connected world could make quite a big difference by lending a small amount of their expertise. I'm sure there are other organisations out there who are also exploring just that, so my plan is to find them and see how they stack up.
In the meantime, hats off to those crazy ambitious Dutch guys, and thanks to The Hub for their hospitality!


This Journey is 2 loops. I have been teaching it this week and everyone seems to love it. I added the oldest spin song I know. I never knew the name until I started teaching. Must be some spin teacher secret but I'm going to share it with you. Best song to finish with. This journey is a 60 minute class.
Saltwater (Original Radio Edit) – Chicane (3:30) 131 BPM: This is a fantastic warmup song. Nice steady cadence. I introduce single leg pedaling here so that cyclists can connect to the whole pedal stroke 360 degrees. Start by pedaling just with your right leg, let your left leg go limp. Connect to the whole circle of the pedal stroke and then switch to the left leg.
Good Feeling – Flo Rida (4:07) 128 BPM: Great song to continue the warm up. At this point everyone feeling good! Get them moving through the different positions on the bike; position 2 and 3. Position 2 – standing jog – pay attention to form – pull knees up to the handle bars, light on the hands, weight in legs. Position 3 – aerodynamic – get low, tail bone over the saddle, engage core, fire hamstrings.
Niton (The Reason) – Eric Prydz (8:05) 128 BPM: Intervals – equal work to equal recovery. The goal is to get your heart rate high for each interval. There are many benefits to high intensity interval training: it's efficient, you burn more fat, strengthen your heart, increases your metabolism and it is challenging. For more info on the benefits click here. 15 on/15 off, 30 on/30 off, 45 on/45 off, 60 on/60 off, 60 on/60 off. To make it more challenging increase resistance 15 sec before the end of the interval. Seated for recovery, standing for interval.
Viva La Vida – Coldplay (4:01) 138 BPM: Coldplay is one of my favourite bands. Their songs always makes me want to move. Seated climb – 8 turns up every 30 seconds. Get on a hill and pedal to the beat. Each turn ask for more, don't slow down as the tension increases. Make the last turn be at the beginning of the next song a huge turn to slow the resistance down to the speed of the next song.
Sweeter – Gavin DeGraw (3:43) 92 BPM: Slow heavy climb in 3rd position- go as heavy as you can. Highest tension on the steepest hill without stopping. Keep the tension on for 2:43. For the last minute (2:43-3:43) take the resistance down slowly with 3 turns down back to neutral to start the next song.
Don't Wake Me Up – Chris Brown (3:42) 128 BPM: This is intervals. Neutral on your tension and then add on resistance for each of the three intervals of 23/30/23 at 1:07-1:30, 2:22-2:52 and 3:07-3:30. Each interval push heart rate to the line of anaerobic.
Locked Out of Heaven – Bruno Mars (3:53) 144 BPM: Up and Out Jumps – Start seated then go to postion 2, position 3 and back to seated. Start with neutral cadence, each time through give it a little turn to the right to add it on. Each turn requires more work. Keep turning until you are at the maximum limit of tension to hold the cadence. Start with slow jumps move positions every 20 seconds, then move to every 10 seconds, then every 5. By the end it will be high tension and quick movements. Kind of like you are being bounced around.
Kiss You – One Direction (3:02) – Race through the first loop – fast flat – pushing speed. Make sure that you have resistance on. No granny gears! Go as fast as you can. Have you ever seen a One Direction concert? OMG…screaming girls…I couldn't hear for 3 days…I am a good mom :).
First loop DONE!!! Second loop begins.
I Got More Than a Feeling – MadMixMustang [Black Eyed Peas vs. Boston] (5:04) 127 BPM – This is a Mashup – where you take 2 or more songs and mash them together. I love this one. It has great energy. Back to a seated climb with 8 turns up.
I Want to Break Free – Queen (4:22) 108 BPM – Slow heavy climb in 3rd position- go as heavy as you can. Highest tension on the steepest hill without stopping. Keep the tension on for 3:22. For the last minute (3:22-4:22) take the resistance down slowly with 3 turns down back to neutral to start the next song.
Suddenly I See – KT Tunstall (3:21) 100 BPM – This is intervals. Neutral on your tension and then add on resistance for each of the three intervals of 20/20/40 0:40-1:00 2nd 1:35-1:55 3rd 2:33-3:12. Each interval push heart rate to the line of anaerobic.
Pick up the Pieces – Average White Band (3:58) 107 BPM – Out and Back Jumps – Start seated then go to postion 2, position 3 and back to position 2 and then seated. Start with neutral cadence, each time through give it a little turn to the right to add it on. Each turn requires more work. Keep turning until you are at the maximum limit of tension to hold the cadence. Start with slow jumps move positions every 20 seconds, then move to every 10 seconds, then every 5. By the end it will be high tension and quick movements. Kind of like you are being bounced around.
Sandstorm – Darude (6:38) 136 BPM – This is the secret song (sorry now that you know I may have to kill you…unless…you ride it well ;)) Race to the finish fast flat – pushing speed. Make sure that you have resistance on. No granny gears! Go as fast as you can. Right away get moving. There are 2 breaks in this song…earn them! break at 1:00 and at 3:14.
True Colours – Artists Against Bullying (3:50) Cool Down – Jacob Hoggard, Lights, Pierre Bouvier, Fefe Dobson, Kardinal Offishall, Alyssa Reid, and Walk Off The Earth teamed up to show their support for the anti-bullying movement and record Cyndi Lauper's classic True Colors. All proceeds from the sale of this song will be donated to Kids Help Phone. Nice feel good cool down song.
A Thousand Years – Christina Perri (4:45) Cool Down – This is from the Twilight movie. Ok…I loved all the movies…especially the last one. I went to see it with my girls and a theater full of screaming teens. Too bad Taylor Lautner didn't take his shirt off more in the last one. And we all live happily every after….forever and ever.
If you are only looking for a 45 min. take out Kiss You and Sandstorm.
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Arctic Natural Sciences Program Director William Wiseman hosted NSF's Arctic Sciences Town Hall meeting on 10 December 2013 during the American Geophysical Union (AGU) fall meeting in San Francisco. Polar Cyberinfrastructure Program Director Marco Tedesco and Research Support and Logistics program contractor Jennifer Mercer joined Wiseman at the meeting to provide news from the Arctic Sciences Section, program updates, and an open forum for questions about NSF activities.
Funding challenges in the Arctic Sciences Section include budgets that are based on earlier funding levels. As a result NSF budgets are likely to remain flat, at best. With recent efforts to reinvigorate the Arctic System Science (ARCSS) program (see: Witness the Arctic, Fall 2013) the Arctic Environmental Science competitions have been eliminated. The Arctic Section will continue to fund fieldwork, but researchers are encouraged to consider proposing creative activities that make use of existing and archived data.
NSF has openings for program officers in permanent positions and rotating positions through the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) assignments. Additional and ongoing opportunities for developing Arctic Science Section programs are based, in part, on both the national priorities for understanding the Arctic and good inter-community communications. Wiseman reiterated the message that NSF Program Managers welcome questions and he encouraged community members to make contact by phone, email, or stopping to chat.
NSF sponsored a Research Support and Logistics (RSL) workshop in early October 2013 to solicit input from the community on future needs for Arctic research. As a preliminary outcome of the workshop, participants identified the need for more scalability and flexibility with facilities, more international collaboration, and increased cooperation and synthesis of data. ARCUS facilitated the workshop and is writing a report, which will be available in spring 2014.
Other RSL meetings include an Arctic Risk Management workshop scheduled for early February 2014 to address field safety and risk management (see here) and a Greenland/Summit Station Town Hall at AGU, which convened 11 December 2013, to discuss plans for redevelopment at Summit Station. Discussions were to address the long-term plans to mitigate the impact of air pollution at Summit Station such as moving non-clean air/snow research activities away from the Summit Observatory to a new operations site called Isi Station, located 5 kilometers north of the current station. Isi Station will also house a Smithsonian 12-meter telescope that will be situated on the Greenland ice sheet. Other plans include moving the NEEM camp closer to Summit in 2015 and travel to Nuuk to discuss NSF research activities in Greenland.
NSF sponsored a workshop on Cyberinfrastructure (CI) for Polar Sciences in September 2013 to promote the growth of a cyberinfrastructure polar community and to encourage community-driven design and architecture of a polar science CI that is aligned with the end-users' needs. A survey of workshop participants identified four high priority polar CI components: data as a service, education and training, communication and networking, and community building and community portals. (For more information about the workshop, see: "Cyberinfrastructure for Polar Sciences" in Witness the Arctic - Fall 2013).
One outcome of the workshop was the discussion about the formation of a consortium of Arctic and Antarctic data centers, with attention to understanding the needs of curating data and the meta-data landscape—or how to data centers "talk" to each other. Of importance are, among other things, the social and cultural barriers between the cyberinfrastructure and the polar science communities, including language barriers, which are often more challenging than the technical barriers. For example, the cyberinfrastructure community has many tools and needs to know how they would be used by the polar community—and the polar community, which is interdisciplinary in nature, needs to understand what tools are available to address their needs. To advance the related community building needs, the workshop participants encouraged the program to bring cyber people to the field to see how data is developed and collected and field people to the data management centers to see what tools are available. Another important aspect discussed at the workshop was the interaction between data curators and polar scientists during the life of a research project. Tedesco also called for involving more students and early career scientists in Polar CI community activities.
For further information about the Arctic Sciences Section and these programs, contact William Wiseman (wwiseman [at] nsf.gov), Marco Tedesco (mtedesco [at] nsf.gov), Jennifer Mercer (jmercer [at] nsf.gov), or Renee Crain (rcrain [at] nsf.gov).


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Q: Interpreting a VisualVM backtrace I'm doing CPU profiling on my Mandelbrot Set explorer. For some reason, java.lang.PersistentHashMap$BitmapIndexedNode.find is using a fairly large percentage of the total CPU time. When I take a snapshot of the profiling results, and get a backtrace of the method, I get this:

I see lots of references to BigDecimal operations. It seems as though BigDecimal operators at some point require calling find on a PersistentHashMap.
Is my interpretation of the backtrace correct? Are calls to find a result of BigDecimal operations, meaning there's nothing I can do about it? That seems like an odd thing for them to require. I'm having a hard time digging deeper than clojure.lang.Numbers$BigDecimalOps though to verify this though.

A: Your interpretation is correct. Addition, multiplication, negation, division and other BigDecimal operations end up doing hash maps look ups. Those are a part of de-referencing the *math-context* Var. It happens every time an arithmetic operation on two BigDecimal objects is performed in Clojure. There is nothing that can be done about it short of switching to other numerical types, like double.
The clojure.core/*math-context* dynamic Var does not have a docstring. As far as I can tell, it is intended to hold a java.math.MathContext object. MathContext objects can be used to specify precision and rounding mode for BigDecimal operations. If *math-context* is bound, its value is passed to BigDecimal methods in the Java runtime as in BigDecimal.add(BigDecimal augend, MathContext mc). When *math-context* is not bound, BigDecimal methods are called without passing a context.
The relevant part of the stack trace from the question is:
...
clojure.lang.PersistentHashMap.entryAt(Object)
clojure.lang.Var.getThreadBinding()
clojure.lang.Var.deref()
clojure.lang.Numbers$BigDecimalOps.add/multiply/..
...

Some pointers to Clojure source code:

*

**math-context* Var defined

**math-context* de-referenced when BigDecimal addition is performed. Same thing happens for other operations too

*Dereferencing a Var requires a call to getThreadBinding

*A hash map is looked up inside getThreadBinding

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Part one of this four-part series looked at how host, tumor, and environmental factors shape tumor-immune system interactions. Part two further examined the role of the host, and in this blog, we consider the role of the tumor in the cancer immunity cycle.
Tumors are highly heterogeneous and each patient's tumor likely represents a unique combination of tumor mutations, recruitment of immune cells, and changes to the surrounding stroma and vasculature, with concomitant alterations in metabolism, oxygenation, acidification, and nutrient availability. However, certain key traits must be acquired by all tumors as they escape intrinsic controls that normally limit unchecked cellular proliferation. These traits have been summarized as the "Hallmarks of Cancer" (Figure 1)1.
Figure 1. The Hallmarks of Cancer adapted from Hanahan, D., and Weinberg, R.A. (2011). The classical cancer driver activities and the NanoString research products that address each.
Many of these traits are tumor intrinsic activities such as altered metabolism, replicative immortality, and genomic instability. Other traits invoke points of intersection with the immune system, including promoting inflammation and avoiding immune destruction. Cancers have recently been recognized to activate signaling pathways that facilitate their evasion of immune-mediated destruction. For example, β-catenin expression in melanoma inhibits dendritic cell and T cell infiltration of the tumor by preventing expression of CCL42. Likewise, PTEN expression in tumors induces immunosuppressive cytokine secretion, which also prevents T cell infiltration and abrogates response to T cell mediated immunotherapy such as anti-CTLA-4 and/or anti-PD-13. Finally, epigenetic modifications within the tumor can lead to loss of Th1 trafficking cytokines, T cells, and sensitivity to checkpoint blockade4. On the other hand, mutations in DNA repair pathways can also arise spontaneously in tumors, leading to significantly increased mutational burden, and mounting evidence suggests that tumors with higher numbers of mutations are more sensitive to immunotherapies due to increased neoantigen display (Figure 2)5.
Figure 2. Mutational loads across different tumor types correlates with tumor immunogenicity (5).
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In the next Perspectives on Immuno-Oncology blog, we will focus on the environment-related mechanisms of immune evasion.
Hanahan and Weinberg (2011) Hallmarks of cancer: the next generation. Cell 144(5):646-74.
Spranger et al. (2015) Melanoma-intrinsic β-catenin signalling prevents anti-tumour immunity. Nature 523(7559):231-5.
Peng et al. (2015) Loss of PTEN promotes resistance to T cell mediated immunotherapy. Cancer Discovery 6(2):202-16.
Peng et al. (2015) Epigenetic silencing of TH1-type chemokines shapes tumour immunity and immunotherapy. Nature 527(7577):249-53.
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John Gray (1944-2020)
Thread: John Gray (1944-2020)
blackbishop
As the link to the Parramatta Bridge Club site is slow to respond, I have copied their report below:
"3/18/20 : John Gray - Rest in Peace
The Parramatta Bridge Club is sad to note the passing of John Gray at
five minutes past midnight on Tuesday 17 March 2020 after a long
illness. John was an enthusiastic member of the club who never tired of
searching for new ways to improve his bridge game. John was extremely
knowledgeable in many areas particularly in the field of English and
Old Norse languages. His other interests included a love of history and
classical music. This made for interesting conversations in the
interval between bridge hands. John was also a fine chess player and
was, at one stage, Chess Champion of Queensland. John was very fond of
the Parramatta Bridge Club and his friends in the club and he chose the
club as his home club despite living in Randwick. In the last two
years, John continued to play bridge although he was very ill and his
stamina was failing. He will be remembered as a keen student of the
game of bridge, a fine chess player, a fierce competitor, an
interesting conversationalist and a scholar. John is greatly missed by
his devoted wife Denese."
I first met John when the late Adrian Harding and I made the journey to Townsville from Rockhampton by car for the North Queensland Championships in 1978.
I got to know him better on moving to Townsville in 1981. He was by far the strongest player as well as being the prime mover and shaker at the Townsville Club. He posted out the "Northern Newsletter" detailing the activities of the club. I remember being roped into the lengthy task of folding the newsletters and putting them into envelopes.
Parting with the money to subscribe to his newsletter gave you membership of the Chess Association of Queensland. His theory, derived from some American guru he had known, was that for every hundred letters you sent out you would get a certain few positive responses. All you had to do was keep sending out the newsletters and your readership would grow.
Along with his readership, the CAQ membership grew alarmingly and since the voting power of a club at CAQ meetings depended on how many CAQ members the club had, then the voting power of "our man in Brisbane" the late Leo Wilkinson, grew such that he alone could determine the outcome of any vote. I was told that after a lengthy debate over an issue raised at a CAQ meeting, the assembled delegates would turn as one in Leo's direction to await his verdict.
John somehow managed to obtain the sponsorship for the National STD Chess Championship organized by Townsville, from Novag Chess Computers. Teams of eight players competed via an STD telephone hookup. The event was won by the Waverley Chess Club.
I got the impression that John and Denese would much prefer a more cosmopolitan life in Sydney but both were tied to Townsville by their jobs. John taught English and Icelandic studies at James Cook University and Denese had a senior position in the administration of James Cook.
I left Townsville in 1984 and lost contact with John. I was glad to learn from the Bridge Club that John and Denese made it back to Sydney in retirement. It was a privilege to have known him.
Last edited by blackbishop; 23-03-2020 at 07:06 PM.
Patrick Byrom
CC Grandmaster
I never met John, but I believe that the AGM at which the CAQ changed the rules to limit membership to only one club was the first one I attended. I don't believe he was ever Qld Champion, however. RIP.
I'm sure Kevin will move the report of his death to Australian Chess.
FM_Bill
CC Candidate Master
I met John Gray during the Australia Open in Sydney in 1982.
He gave me a very good tip. He said how Alekhine was an expert at converting one advantage into another. Over the next year, I implemented this
idea and my rating jumped 200 points to number 8 in the country.
He told the story of a junior who lost his temper and kicked another junior in the stomach. He was too frightened to tell anyone, then the junior died.
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The article below appeared in The Bulletin, September 1982.
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From the Parramatta Bridge Club:
The funeral will be at 11:00 am on Thursday 26 March 2020 in the South Chapel at the Eastern Suburbs Memorial Gardens. Please note that this timing differs from that advertised earlier in the newspaper. A change was made to provide a larger chapel to address coronavirus precautions.
Due to the stringent controls implemented for the coronavirus by the Government, attendance at funerals has been further restricted and it would be better for John's bridge friends not to attend his funeral. The club's condolences have been passed on to his wife, Denese, who was comforted by this support.
CC Rookie
John Gray was a force of nature.
I was a junior member of the Rockhampton Chess Club, but we noticed something was afoot up north. I remember his newsletters. I think I actually joined the Townsville club, even though I was a kid with no real money to hand, just because of the newsletters.
Those tournaments up north. I remember getting the train to Townsville one year to play in a tournament he organised. Somehow travelled up and back alone, and even went over to Magnetic Island alone on a lay day afterward, all of age 15-16.
Whether that or another year, I remember drawing against a chap called Greg Hjorth in the first round of the Townsville tournament. (Greg was not much pleased by this, but had run a Petrov against me, and time limits in those days actually allowed the weaker player to think.)
It was an exciting era in the North. We ran an annual tournament in Rocky, as did Mackay. I remember being billeted in Mackay by the late Stan Long Hong, whose secret talent was that he was a fantastic chef. Prize billet. I remember sitting on Stan's verandah playing chess, and Stan was cooking us all Scotch eggs for breakfast - Yum! Alain Pardoen was playing a few of us simultaneous blindfold. Clear as yesterday. I was just some kid from Rocky, who'd cadged a lift to Mackay to be beaten by the guns from the South.
Time limits meant the third round of a weekender (on day one) could pretty much start any time, and could end past midnight. But you pack in your chess, when you're living up north and the guns are only coming to town once a year.
Kerry Corker
Eulogy by Denese Gray
John Gray's funeral was held on Thursday 26 March 2020 when the Corona Virus restrictions were at their peak.
John's wife, Denese writes:
"We were able to have only seven people present, because the 10 allowed by the NSW Government had to include the celebrant, the funeral director, and the crematorium director. I was reduced the day before the funeral to telephoning people to ask them not to attend - so embarrassing. I had to do the Eulogy myself because none of the people I had thought to ask could attend because of travel restrictions. The Eulogy will tell you something of John's early life and of his interactions with Cecil Purdy."
JAG_-_Eulogy_R1.pdf
John Gray and Friends Around the Year 1980
LeoAndJohn.jpg
Top left to right are Leo Wilkinson, Kerry Corker and Steve Clarry
In front are Chris van Rooy and John Gray.
Adamski
Penrith, NSW
Very sad news. RIP, John.
God exists. Short and to the point.
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