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Sir Reginald Frederick Brittain Bennett (b Sheffield 22 July 1911 – d London 19 December 2000) was an English Conservative Party politician, international yachtsman, psychiatrist and painter.

Education

Bennett was educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford.

Military service

He was in the RNVR from 1934 to 1946.

Personal life

Bennett married Henrietta Crane in 1947: they had one son and three daughters. Lady Bennett died in 2018.

Sporting achievements

He was a helmsman of Shamrock V 1934-35 and was in the British America's Cup team in 1949 and 1953. He founded the Imperial Poona Yacht Club in 1934 as a light-hearted club for serious sailors; events include sailing backwards.

Political career

Bennett contested Woolwich East at the 1937 London County Council election, and the equivalent seat at the 1945 United Kingdom general election, but was not elected. He was Member of Parliament for Gosport and Fareham from 1950 to 1974, and after boundary changes, for Fareham from 1974 to 1979. He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Iain Macleod 1956–63 and chaired the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee 1959–62. He was also chairman of the catering committee.

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Author Ta-Nehisi Coates speaks during the Celebration of the Life of Toni Morrison, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, in New York. A stage production of Ta-Nehisi Coates' "Between the World and Me," his prize winning book about racism and police violence against Blacks, is being adapted by HBO for a special this fall. HBO announced Thursday that the program will feature readings from Coates' book and will be directed by Apollo Theater Executive Producer Kamila Forbes. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
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Seattle Southside Chamber final survey results indicates 51% of respondents oppose DESC housing project
Apr 15, 2021 | Burien, Burien News, Business, Featured Post, News, Non-profit, Politics
EDITOR'S NOTE: South King Media Founder/Publisher Scott Schaefer serves on the Board of Directors for the Seattle Southside Chamber of Commerce.
On Thursday, April 15, 2021, the Seattle Southside Chamber of Commerce released its final results from an online survey it conducted about the proposed DESC permanent supportive housing project in downtown Burien.
As we previously reported, DESC is proposing a new supportive apartment building with around 95 units at 801 SW 150th Street (map below).
Out of 354 total survey responses, nearly 51 percent indicated opposition to the project, with 35 percent indicating support. Fourteen percent said they had no opinion or wanted more information
The survey was conducted online from March 25 through April 12, 2021, was open to all, and was available in both English and Spanish.
The chamber said that it also received 203 written comments from respondents.
"Every day, we all see the challenges facing our community and the many complex layers to it," Board Chai Brian Frederick said. "That has created a sense of urgency in the community and our organization has received multiple requests for action regarding the proposed DESC permanent supportive housing project in downtown Burien. Like the diverse group that we serve, we have fielded requests from both sides of the issue. Seeking better understanding, we surveyed our membership during an incredibly busy time as businesses battle COVID-19 and received 354 responses."
Here's the full text of the chamber's results:
Honorable Mayor Matta and Burien City Council Members,
Just like you and the positions you hold, the Chamber exists to serve its members. Our organization is member-driven and is just as varied and diverse as the community we serve throughout Southwest King County. We are driven by the needs, requests, and direction of our membership and are always searching for ways to help our community grow, develop, and thrive. From my position as the Chair of the Board to every board member and staff person, policy and leadership decisions start first with our members and how we can help impact the area in which we live and work.
Every day, we all see the challenges facing our community and the many complex layers to it. That has created a sense of urgency in the community and our organization has received multiple requests for action regarding the proposed DESC permanent supportive housing project in downtown Burien. Like the diverse group that we serve, we have fielded requests from both sides of the issue. Seeking better understanding, we surveyed our membership during an incredibly busy time as businesses battle COVID-19 and received 354 responses.
In the spirit of collaboration, we are summarizing the findings below. Please find the final tabulation on the last page.
Of all the votes cast:
35.03% were in support of the project
50.85% were in opposition of the project
While 14.12% had no opinion or wanted more information
Slicing the information a little more:
75% of participants self-identified as business owners were in opposition of the DESC project
10% of participants self-identified as non-business owners were in opposition of the DESC project
This survey was taken from a knowledgeable group where a vast majority had attended an informational meeting or reviewed the available information.
We were also pleased to receive 203 written comments from the respondents.
Of those that supported the project, the top 3 reasons were:
Decrease homelessness in Burien
Improve the community
Of those that opposed the project, the top 3 reasons were:
Prior examples (i.e. Renton)
We believe bringing people together and unleashing their diverse ideas, thoughts, and opinions is very valuable in finding, vetting, and fine-tuning solutions. Today, there are many groups, organizations, and citizens that can be galvanized together to overcome the complex problems facing us all. We have never felt stronger that our founding principle of "We are stronger together" rings true.
Thank you for your consideration and all of your continued service. We are here to help.
Brian Frederick
Seattle Southside Chamber of Commerce
We presented you preliminary results on April 1st and now are providing the final results today on April 15th.
The survey was open from March 25, 2021 through April 12, 2021 and was available in both English and Spanish. In total, we collected 354 responses from the Burien community.
Again, the purpose of the survey was to seek feedback on the DESC affordable housing project in Burien. Although several Zoom meetings were held, small businesses are incredibly busy, especially now with COVID-19, and we wanted to provide a quick and easy way for businesses to share their thoughts with you, our policy makers.
The following is a final tally of results:
37.01% (131 individuals) self-identified as business owners
24.65% (87 individuals) identified as having attended an information session
88.39% (312 individuals) identified as reviewed the information available
35.03% (124 individuals) identified as in support of the project
50.85% (180 individuals) identified as in opposition of the project
2.54% (9 individuals) identified as not having an opinion of the project
11.58% (41 individuals) identified as wanting or needing more information before an opinion could be registered
9.89% (35 individuals) self-identified as business owners in support of the project
21.75% (77 individuals) self-identified as business owners in opposition of the project
24.86% (88 individuals) self-identified as non-business owners in support of the project
29.10% (103 individuals) self-identified as non-business owners in opposition of the project
Chart: Position vs. Business Owner Status
Out of 354 total responses:
Business Owner Status
Yes No Skipped Total
Position Support 35 88 1 124
Opposition 77 103 0 180
No opinion 6 3 0 9
I don't know 13 27 1 41
Total 131 221 2 354
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This is the copy of my manuscript that my book editor sent to my video editor. Soon, it will be a book-book.
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Me + Dairy Queen = the 1990s. (Photo by Sara.)
I will also be shooting an author video in a few weeks, which my childhood friend Sara Leavitt — an accomplished TV editor — will be editing for me. (I have the most talented friends.) It's particularly exciting for me because, in addition to being really gifted (her feature length film, Sound and Chaos, just premiered at Lincoln Center, and she edited Vegucated — a film in which I have a tiny part), Sara has the added advantage of having watched me go from a fat, bullied kid to an activist and author writing about being a fat, bullied kid. She actually just emailed me a bunch of photos she found of us from the 90s, some of which included gallivants to Dairy Queen.
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Jasmin Singer is the executive director of the nonprofit Our Hen House, a multimedia hub of opportunities to change the world for animals, and author of the memoir, Always Too Much And Never Enough. With her wife, animal rights lawyer Mariann Sullivan, she produces a Webby-recognized weekly podcast and an online magazine. She has written for numerous publications, including the Huffington Post and MindBodyGreen, has appeared on The Dr. Oz Show and HuffPo Live, and can be seen in the award-winning documentaries Vegucated and The Ghosts in Our Machine. Jasmin splits her time between New York City and Germantown, New York, with Mariann and their perfect pit bull, Rose.
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Aim. We propose and test a climate tolerance and trait choice hypothesis of urban macroecological variation in which strong filtering associated with low winter temperatures restricts urban biodiversity while weak filtering associated with warmer temperatures and irrigation allows dispersal of species from a global source pool, thereby increasing urban biodiversity. Location. Twenty cities across the USA and Canada. Methods. We examined variation in tree community taxonomic diversity, origins and production of an aesthetic ecosystem service trait in a cross-section of urban field surveys. We correlated urban tree community composition indicators with a key climate restriction, namely mean minimum winter temperature, and evaluated alternative possible drivers: precipitation, summer maximum temperature, population size and the percentage of adults with a college education. Results. Species accumulation curves differed substantially among cities, with observed richness varying from 22 to 122 species. Similarities in tree communities decreased exponentially with increases in climatic differences. Ordination of tree communities showed strong separation among cities with component axes correlated with minimum winter temperature and annual precipitation. Variation among urban tree communities in richness, origins and the provisioning of an aesthetic ecosystem service were all correlated with minimum winter temperature. Main conclusions. The urban climate tolerance and trait choice hypothesis provides a coherent mechanism to explain the large variation among urban tree communities resulting from an interacting environment, species and human decisions. Reconciling the feedbacks between human decision making and biophysical limitations provides a foundation for an urban ecological theory that can better understand and predict the dynamics of other linked biotic communities, associated ecosystem dynamics and resulting services provided to urban residents.
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Andrew Glennon Gives First Interview...
Andrew Glennon Gives First Interview Following Amber Portwood's Arrest: Says This is a "Golden Opportunity for Amber to Get the Help"
July 30, 2019 by Chelsea
"I'm ready for that apology whenever you are…"
In the wake of the July 5 arrest of Teen Mom OG's Amber Portwood, Andrew Glennon says he is moving forward and focusing on the well-being of his son, James. However, in his first official, on-the-record interview since Amber's arrest, Andrew didn't exactly slam the door shut on his relationship with Amber.
"There's gonna be a lot of healing that needs to be done and repairing," Andrew told DailyMailTV. "As far as relationships go in the future … a lot of healing has to be done for everybody."
Andrew, who is seeking sole custody of James, said he remains optimistic for "the best resolve of the situation." He described the unfortunate event as a "golden opportunity for Amber to get the help for herself and her family and her kids."
As The Ashley previously told you, Amber was arrested July 5 for domestic battery, criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon and domestic battery in the presence of a child after she allegedly attacked Andrew with a shoe while he was holding 14-month-old James. Andrew claimed that Amber also pulled a machete on him that night. Andrew has responded to fans on his Instagram account, but this marks his first sit-down official interview since the alleged incident.
He told the news site that, right now, his priority is to "provide James with a safe, secure, happy environment."
"I just need to put more happy memories into him," Andrew added as his voice cracked. "I need to do what's right for James and take the right steps for myself."
Andrew also said the July 5 incident left him "real shook."
"I'm not well."
"If you could imagine having your whole world and everything that you love flipped upside down in a heartbeat, that's it," Andrew told the site, later adding during the video interview, "My anxiety level is heightened. It's just a bad situation all around."
The no-contact order that was put in place shortly after Amber's arrest has since been lifted, allowing her to see James, though the no-contact order with Andrew remains in place.
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DailyMail TV also reported that Andrew recently decided to "walk away" from appearing on 'Teen Mom OG,' and that he will not allow his son James to appear either.
During his interview, Andrew again addressed the rumors that he had been unfaithful to Amber, which were sparked by a message Amber had posted to Instagram.
Amber deleted this message shortly after posting it…
"There was no infidelity on my part," he said. "I made that mistake in my life ages ago and I swore to myself to never make that same mistake again."
Andrew also noted that his name was "never mentioned in the post that [Amber] released," and instead he blamed the whole thing on "rough timing."
In an Instagram comment posted last week, Andrew told a fan that someone close to Amber told him that Amber's post about cheating was about a 'friend's relationship.'
"[Amber] took it down when it was 'taken the wrong way,'" Andrew wrote. "OK, fine, but when all those stories came out [about me cheating] she never once thought to clear the air and my name…that hurt deepest."
'People are just going to slap it on me," he told DailyMail TV. "It's a bashing of my character and what hurts I guess is the fact that she hasn't come out and made a statement to say, you know, 'I wasn't talking about Andrew, I was talking about somebody else.'"
Amber has yet to respond to Andrew's latest interview.
Watch the full interview with Andrew below!
RELATED STORY: 'Teen Mom OG' Star Amber Portwood Tells Fans "Remember Who I Am Not What You Hear," While Andrew Glennon Insists He Did Not Setup Amber
Tags: Amber Portwood, Amber Portwood Andrew Glennon Feud, Andrew Glennon, Arrests, Custody, Custody Cases, Domestic Violence, MTV, Teen Mom, Teen Mom Arrests, Teen Mom OG
Tina Tanaka says:
Amber, get the help you need. You can't just stop taking your meds. Get yourself well first and get your family's back afterwards. You have a big support system in place. Do what you need to do. I will pray for you and your family.
Bruja says:
His first "official" interview, maybe, but he's been quite the busy bee on social media and that's probably not something someone burdened with an abundance of brains would do during a custody battle.
I think they're both sloppy, but I think Ambien has shown she cannot take care of herself time and again, plus, she has zero interest in parenting her first child for years. I don't think she's changed at all in that time, she just worked harder at not showing how fucked up she still was, and she even failed at that. Late night video rants, getting physical with people, wailing at a door with a machete like she was cosplaying a horror movie villain.. You know, acting batshit crazy. None of these things are a ringing endorsement for her ability to sanely parent a baby.
Andrew is the obvious choice as far as custody goes, especially since Ambien is a repeat domestic assault offender who admits herself that she isn't on her meds. She needs to get her shit together for longer than a few months at a time and without some random guy wiping her ass for her on the regular.
My husband did the same to me. My poor son doesn't want to be with his father but that doesn't matter. It's all about expensive lawyers and who can afford the best lawyer wins. So sad so sad
Casydav says:
So I presume you attacked your husband while he was holding your child and chased hombre with a machete? How does this situation begin to compare with yours? If your husband got custody there is a reason.
Chased him not hombre. Lol
Hombre kind of works in this situation though hahaha
Amber can't afford an expensive lawyer????
Amber has been getting good, professional help for years. Amber committed a violent crime. Indiana is strict on crime and she is already a convicted felon for a prior domestic violence. Amber is going back to "gel" where she belongs.
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Ugh… Andrew–STOP! Don't give anymore interviews. If this is your attempt at supporting yourself and James, please rethink it. Stay quiet and get yourself a low key job and put James in a reputable daycare while at work. Giving interviews and talking to the public is jumping into the fray that you and James need to avoid.
Kitkat says:
When she was going through post partum after James and Catelyn went to visit her, I thought Amber should listen to Catelyn and go get the long term help that she needs to live. I give Catelynn a lot of credit for putting the time in to work through her trauma. Amber needs to put the effort in but it's easier sitting on the couch complaining. Gel does not offer the therapy that Cate did in AZ…not even close.
Sir Nibs says:
How is she not in jail waiting trial. Repeat offender. She obviously didn't get message the first time she got locked up. People like this are a danger to society and herself, and for the love of God do not reproduce any more children. Thank the lord she didn't get through that door with the machete. The only help she needs is getting that orange jumpsuit back on.
I honestly don't get why this cheating rumor is still circulating.
Just to make things clear:
going after someone with a machete >>>>>>>> cheating
(that means it's way worse)
I'm sorry to say this but if he did all that, no one would have questioned his motives. I don't care what sex you are, if someone goes after you with a weapon, you ARE the victim. Of course Amber isn't sane and I don't even like this guy (like I don't get it why he though she will act differently to him as she did to her exes) but to the baby's best interest is to live with his dad!
I think Amber has exhausted any help…how much help can you get before you change your ways? She thought prison would help, it didn't, she's constantly going to therapist after therapist and getting medicated…it's almost hopeless at this point. But he knew what she was before he got involved with her, I don't know why he possibly thought she would change for him, when she won't even change for her kids.
I think Andrew was fooled by Amber. All we ever hear from her is "i'm not what you see on tv", so on and so on. People are multi faceted and with Amber and others like her, when it is good it is beyond great, when it's bad…well it's horrible. It's a tough and complicated situation. But I think MAYBE Andrew thought Amber was playing a character in front of the cameras. I also believe Amber probably fed him a lot of lies or mis truths as a way to justify her behavior, which she often does.
The thing with Amber is you simply can not medicate yourself and the problems go away. She needs therapy. She needs to get to the root of her anger issues and learn some coping mechanisms for her anger ie anger management. There is no simple solution for her issues. But she has to want it and actually apply herself which it seems she has no motivation to do so. IMO jail isn't going to help alone, she certainly kniws the difference between right and wrong and should be punished for her actions. But I also believe she needs to seek therapy and long term possibly life long. Therapy does not make you crazy it keeps you from going crazy and I wish we as a society would push that rather than pushing the notion that if you need therapy or counseling that there is something wrong with you.
Is there an update about David Eason trial
Streets Full of Uppercut says:
It was continued until September, I think.
Why are you people attacking Andrew and he was holding baby Andrew. A machete!!!! You say denigrating things about his appearance and call him names. Just sick. Besides Gary had to get custody of Leah. Amber please get help. I always liked you because your struggle with mental health is obvious. Let's be supportive on what is best for all of them. Stop the name calling.
Andrew don't be a douche and send amber to prison. Make an agreement for her to go to a treatment center. James is a baby and needs his mother. Gary already stole her daughter
No children for YOU, Amber says:
yes, little James needs a mother, not that nut job named Amber. Throw her ass in jail for 6 months. She shouldn't even be able to see her children and should be forced to have her tubes tied.
It is not Andrew's decision. He does not make the laws. Even if he wanted charges dropped, do you think authorities would just let that go? It doesn't happen. You could beg the courts that all you want is for them to get help, because no one wants their loved one to go to jail even after being abused by them, but the law is the law and once you have broken the law — in the presence of a minor no less– there are consequences. As an adult you are responsible for your actions and should never allow anyone to push you to the point you loose control. And if you feel like you are getting to that point you seek the help you need to regain control.
Tracy, at this point it's not up to Andrew to decide what will happen to Amber. Amber's case is in the hand of the prosecutors of Indiana. Amber is going back to "gel".
High!High!High! says:
I doubt it. Her lawyer will undoubtedly get a plea deal for reduced charges, she won't have enough points to go to prison.
Dejesusgawdleah says:
And just how did Garry steal Leah???
She was and is an unfit mom, a lazy, whining, entitled bitch.
The court awarded Garry custody…
Smh stole her daughter.
Mary Hernandez says:
I hope everything comes out the light Amber. I feel Andrew used you to become a dad now he wants to take your baby away from he reminds me of my daughter dad. You deserve better get the help you need for you kids & move forward don't look back.
I hope you get full and sole custody Amdrew.
Andrew get a life stop living off of a women that's all you men do I'm sure that what happens wasn't as bad as you say !!!!
Amber's problems are so deep seeded. She never allowed herself to get the help she needed. She went from Gary to Matt and then Andrew. Never stopping to allow herself to bond with Leah and obtain the education needed to pursue a job. I remember 10 years ago seeing her own mother being so distance with her and kind of abandoning her, when she was pregnant, over her live in boyfriend (are they still together?). So maybe Amber has her own abandonment issues that she is now repeating with her own children. Andrew may be the best pro-active parent for James. Andrew has the family money to help him obtain a good attorney. I believe that he will get sole custody of James. I know Amber loves her children, but she needs to work on herself and NOT get involved in any other relationship. But I just have a feeling that she will repeat her pattern. Even if MTV drops her, WE TV may pick up a show called "Being Amber Life after MTV" or something like that. After all, all Amber knows is reality TV. Andrew was stupid to even get involved with her. No thought of any common sense between the two of them about bringing a child into the world and raising it.
InternationalCelebrity says:
All I think every time I see her mugshot is that is definitely the face of the Amber we have seen repeatedly – when she's let her anger go too far, when she gets on social media talking about how she's a real G "rill woman", when she threatened Farrah, when she abused Gary. How can anyone see that pic and not recognize her signature look?
I am quite certain that Andrew is a flawed human being with character flaws & moral failings like the rest of us. It will still never serve as an excuse for or validation of her choice to abuse yet another person.
Both are nut jobs says:
This big, dumb goon is just as nutty as Amber. Only a nut job would date Amber……. and he found her on a reality show. As far as I am concerned, they are both dingbats and losers.
Hope P. says:
All I can think is how unfortunate this is for baby James. He is such a cutie.
I hope this means the show is circling the drain. I'm so over watching these over entitled idiots.
Me thinks someone protests too much! If he keeps repeating the denials over cheating, theeennnnnn he was probably cheating! I DO like Andrew, to a point, BUT, then again, I believe he was nudging, pushing, and tapping buttons that he KNEW would set her off at times she was the most vulnerable.
Youre a dum-dum if you are defending her. Amber is a repeat offender. We all watched her slap the crap out of Gary, & tried to push him down the stairs.
Matt posted a pic of his face scratched up & a black eye.
I believe Andy completely. Hes s dum dum too. You guys should hook up, I hear hes looking.🤣
He needs to get help , too. Who in their right mind goes after someone on a marriage boot camp show especially someone who is exhibiting questionable behavior? I Didn't watch the show but I don't think I need to watch to say amber was acting up on that show, too.but he went after her anyway and began a relationship. Why? He's not or wanted the exposure and money.
Andrew, please seek help and stop the blame game. Get your own house and a real job. They say you have a job but I'm not buying it. What's stopping amber from coming back to finish the job since he's at her house like a sitting duck? Makes no sense.
HaveSeveralSeats says:
WHY is he doing these interviews and responding to Instagram comments?! Obviously, Amber's attorney has told her to STFU about the case, Andrew needs to do the same. Although, it must be hard to see what people are saying, and not being able to defend yourself about it, like those assholes saying he's lying about it and did something to make her do it.
It's obvious something is very wrong with the man. Not that amber is sane or innocent.
What is obviously very wrong with him?
The way he ended up with her for one. Hello!
Ali'spinkchair says:
Yeah, I know. Andrew and James are the victims. I don't get why people feel the need to defend Amber at ALL.
Pat Brown says:
Good for him, she needs to be off the show too. I don't think she has a chance of getting any better if she stays on the idiotic show!
Oopsey! says:
I agree @PatBrown. Amber needs to get some motivation via a job or school. Something productive to occupy her idol mind.
I agree Pat.


Then I thought… Why not do a Predictions column NOW? We are 3/4 through the year 2018 and I can give you my predictions column early as a departing gift. That way, I have all of my bases covered when I fully disconnect from pro wrestling and writing columns as Mr. Tito. Of course, when I make my 2019 predictions, y'all will ask me to do a column at the end of 2019 (I love you guys!).
(b) Do a mini year-in-review to suggest where the wrestling industry is headed.
Let me reiterate the influence for this column. After the markets crashed during 2008 from the December 2007 to June 2009 economic downturn or recession, I began to follow a blogger named Karl Denniger on his website Market-Ticker.org. At the end of each year, he would review his previous year's predictions, perform a mini-review of the year that happened and the direction that the economy is headed, and then to his next year's predictions. Sound familiar? What I did was incorporate that template into a wrestling predictions column. Also with Karl, you know how I often use ALL CAPS TO EMPHASIZE A POINT… That influence came from Karl, too. Although lately, use uses bold text to get across a point instead of ALL CAPS.
Let's take care of business, folks… It is time to review my 2018 Predictions made on 12/31/2017 before 2018 even started and these are 100% unaltered. And again, please note that we're reviewing these with 3 months to go. Some of these could still happen.
2018 Prediction #1: Stephanie McMahon becomes CEO/President of WWE Corporation, Vince McMahon retains Board Chairman role. Miss. The Year is still young. My expectations were that Vince would step down as President/CEO but remain Board Chairman to place attention towards building the XFL. Little did I know that the TV deals and expanding internationally would keep Vince's attention on the WWE.
2018 Prediction #2: WWE Extends their Comcast/NBC/Universal Deal 1 year early. Bingo, direct hit. Little did I know that the WWE would receive more money just for RAW than having both RAW/Smackdown.
2018 Prediction #3: Brock Lesnar will sign an extension with WWE to remain with the company. Yes indeed, point. Contract was supposed to expire after Wrestlemania but Lesnar was extended to wrestle Roman multiple times including twice in Saudi Arabia.
2018 Prediction #4: Chyna, Miss Elizabeth, and/or Sable will FINALLY get into the WWE Hall of Fame Miss… I'm shocked that Sable hasn't got in with Lesnar under contract.
2018 Prediction #5: WWE Stock will end the year below $25.00. LMAO, way off… My thoughts towards the end of 2017 were uncertainty from the Tax Cuts getting passed and Vince McMahon's attention towards the XFL. I had no idea that huge TV Contracts were on the way and that Saudi Arabia was willing to pay $20 million+ per show.
2018 Prediction #7: Mark Cuban will acquire Ring of Honor from Sinclair. Man, I'm so close on this one… Quite possibly, Cuban being in hot water for some sexual harassment claims around his Dallas Mavericks office may have caused Cuban to lay low for a while. I don't know… But New Japan and Ring of Honor working together at Madison Square Garden next year tells me that something is happening soon.
2018 Prediction #8: Daniel Bryan will try to leave WWE but WWE won't let him. Hit. Took him a while to sign a deal and seemed to be the last second before 9/1 when his contract expired but he quietly did. With the Bellas more around, this tells me that it was a family decision to remain with the WWE.
2018 Prediction #9: Braun Strowman will be moved to Smackdown roster after Wrestlemania 34. Miss, didn't happen.
2018 Prediction #10: AJ Styles joins the RAW roster following Wrestlemania 34. Another miss, didn't happen. Superstar shake-up was very uneventful.
2018 Prediction #11: John Cena will obtain a World Title during 2018 Miss… Could still happen if the WWE wants good press surrounding the Bumble Bee film.
2018 Prediction #14: WWE Network will remain $9.99 throughout 2018 (plus tax). Correct! I didn't figure that WWE would be brave enough to go above that $9.99 mark just yet.
2018 Prediction #15: CM Punk returns to pro wrestling. Nope. He didn't show up for the "All In" event and quite possibly, the experience he had with the WWE physician lawsuit made him even more bitter towards pro wrestling.
5 out of 15 with 3 months still to go until for 2018. Since about 5 years ago when someone accused my predictions of being "softball pitches" when I got about 10 of 15 correct, I've been rolling the dice a little more. I do believe, however, that #1 and #7 will come true soon. It's all about timing. And again, I'm predicting the entire year before the year stars. Things can change. Again, I had NO IDEA that Comcast/FOX were about to overpay for WWE television rights and ditto for International markets paying the WWE a metric ton for Pay Per View like events.
So where are we headed for 2019?
Well, it is obvious that the WWE remains on the Roman Reigns train and there is no getting off with the FOX/Comcast money guaranteeing the WWE lots of revenue for the next 5 years. WWE having more money and listening to their International markets will bring back many veterans to the WWE for a nice payday such as HHH, Undertaker, Michaels, Brock Lesnar, and a whole host of others possibly. What if Saudi Arabia wanted some "Stone Cold" Steve Austin? That could get interesting.
In my opinion, the real story will be the WWE's response to having a show on broadcast television with WWE Smackdown on FOX. Will the WWE devote more resources to that show or not? With FOX being able to be seen via digital antenna for FREE, could the WWE see more viewership on Smackdown than RAW? Probably not because it's on a Friday and fans are still conditioned for wrestling on Mondays. Furthermore, how much pressure can FOX place on the WWE to present quality? Will the brand split end or will we get something like during 2012 with the "Super Show" on RAW where both brands suddenly appeared on the same show but acted separately?
And how much will these big TV deals impact the WWE Network? Streaming was thought to be the WWE's future, but with these Cable/Satellite/Broadcast channels DESPERATE for stream-proof content, such as live sporting events, the WWE might have found their revenue stream for years. Particularly as Cable/Satellite/Broadcast channels are moving to streaming outlets anyway.
The bigger story, however, could be how much the Ring of Honor/Impact/New Japan promotions can combine resources in order to continue to challenge the WWE. Maybe become part of the "new" National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)? Cody Rhodes, Young Guns, and others have proved that there is a competitive thirst out there for wrestling other than WWE. The big Madison Square Garden show on Wrestlemania put forth by New Japan and Ring of Honor will be a major test for how ready a combined New Japan/Ring of Honor entity can compete with the WWE.
However, the WWE now has a revenue stream of $400 million+ per year plus International money flowing through it… How could Cody Rhodes, Kenny Omega, or the Young Bucks turn down major paydays? To what extent does the WWE spend money to keep all competitors out or from growing? Will wrestling fans get burned out on what Cody Rhodes and the Young Bucks are trying? New Japan has tried hard to appeal to American fans but they need help as seen by their Cow Palace effort.
Long term, the real question is who can create the next STAR. WWE has tried hard to make Roman Reigns the #1 guy yet attendance, viewership, and merchandise continues to decline. Wrestling hasn't had a wrestler take the world by storm and cause legitimate growth in the business since John Cena stabilized things in the WWE during 2005-2006. We have seen many good wrestlers but major stars, no. NXT developmental has failed to produce any and the indies have yet to produce one either… Although I have high hopes on Cody Rhodes's continued growth (and why didn't the WWE use his wife again?!?).
WHAT will the WWE do with all of that money? And will Sinclair Broadcasting invest more money into the operation?
Still, I find myself hung up on where the next "big thing" will come from. WWE has limited their opportunities by ONLY pushing Roman Reigns and the NXT developmental territory has only stocked the midcard and women's division. Can Kenny Omega become an even bigger star within New Japan or elsewhere? Can Cody Rhodes help make the NWA matter again? Could some unknown wrestler get inspired by All In or New Japan's growth and make it big out of no where?
Hard to say… But pro wrestling needs that next "Austin/Rock/Cena" type draw or else it's the multiple promotions fighting over the same remaining wrestling fans. That's not growth.
#1 – Roman Reigns will wrestle a part-time wrestler at Wrestlemania 35.
Many are predicting a "Shield 3 Way" and I just don't see it in terms of drawing power. I sense that the Rock, Bill Goldberg, Undertaker again, or Brock Lesnar again will step in and challenge Roman to headline Wrestlemania for the 5th straight show. I believe that the Rock is very possible given how his last few films during 2018 did just OK.
#2 – Brock Lesnar wrestles for the WWE during 2019 at least once.
I just don't buy this UFC comeback as much as others. I think that he's using it to get more money from the WWE and more Saudi Arabia shows and other international shows will happen. I could see Lesnar sneaking in a WWE match before he rejoins WWE, too. He might get a big part-timer match, too, such as wrestling the Rock at Wrestlemania 35.
#3 – CM Punk will NOT appear at the Madison Square Garden show.
Strictly because of New Japan, I don't see CM Punk joining this show in any capacity. The WWE took the last amount of joy out of this man with the physician lawsuit.
#4 – NXT will get a television deal of some sorts.
I keep predicting this… But these struggling Cable/Satellite channels are looking for "live sporting event content", the WWE has 1 more show to offer. I could see someone like FOX Sports 1 making a deal with NXT for a late night show. It's more revenue for the WWE but also to let NXT begin to start paying for itself.
#5 – Kenny Omega signs with the WWE but Cody Rhodes/Young Bucks resist.
#6 – Chris Jericho joins Impact Wrestling.
Jericho is friends with Don Callis and the WWE doesn't really have much need for Jericho right now. He'll join without any WWE drama, as a WWE appearance here or there is always possible… But the WWE seems comfortable with letting Jericho work elsewhere at the moment, provided that all of their wrestlers beat Jericho before he left.
#7 – WWE creates two sets of Women's Titles: Midcard title & Tag Titles.
If you ever notice with the Women's divisions on both rosters, just a lot of nothing happening. For "something to do", Tag Titles and a midcard title will be developed… I wouldn't doubt that the Butterfly Divas Title reappears as that midcard title! But sauce it, folks, midcard women's title and tag titles are happening.
#8 – WWE will spend lots of money on a non-wrestling entity, past or brand new.
I believe that WWE Films may start back up but here is a real shocker… What if the WWE bought a MMA promotion? How can you reduce the threat of UFC as a competitor? Water down the market with more MMA competition. As you saw with the XFL idea, Vince tends to get bored with being the "king of pro wrestling" and will try something new. If they try MMA, I wouldn't doubt that's where Shane McMahon goes full-time.
#9 – AJ Styles re-signs with the WWE. Nakamura, Anderson, and Gallows do not.
All 4 wrestlers signed 3 year deals… But I believe that the WWE isn't impressed with Nakamura and how didn't pan out after the Royal Rumble. Anderson and Gallows have underwhelmed WWE officials. AJ Styles, however, has morphed into a loyal company guy who has stable merchandise sales and is a good overall worker. With Styles still having younger kids, I don't believe that he wants to travel to Japan frequently.
#10 – The Miz will win the 2018 Royal Rumble.
2019 will be the big push for the Miz towards the WWE Title. WWE likes the work that Miz does and can branch out with his wife Maryse. Smackdown brand "fixed" the Miz during 2016 and he got back on track when he returned to the Smackdown roster during 2018. Wouldn't surprise me if Miz defeats AJ Styles at Wrestlemania 35.
#11 – Dean Ambrose will break up the Shield this time around with a heel turn.
Screw it, I'll take the easy point. Ambrose is due to turn heel. I believe that Seth Rollins will remain a babyface for a while.
#12 – Stephanie McMahon is named CEO/President of the WWE, Vince McMahon remains Board Chairman.
#13 – XFL will not happen and will be canceled by Vince McMahon.
With all of the money heading towards the WWE, I don't believe that Vince will jump into the XFL. Another rival league tried to surface recently and the ongoing lawsuits for concussions just make having a football league too much of a liability. Vince will come to his senses and get out, particularly if the NFL resurges with healthy quarterbacks on the field this year (so far, daytime game ratings are up).
#14 – Braun Strowman moves to the Smackdown roster.
I was premature on my call last year… Strowman is damaged goods from RAW and just can't grow on the same roster with an overpushed Roman Reigns. Braun moves to Smackdown to become that company's #1 guy and gets the "Hulk Hogan" like push that we've been waiting for.
#15 – John Cena makes a comeback to the WWE, breaks World Title record.
Many assumed that Bumble Bee will ignite Cena's Hollywood career. Not me… Unless you join the Marvel Universe in some capacity, the movie industry isn't as big as you think. More flops than successes. WWE is going to need some star power to launch the new FOX Smackdown show… But what I also think is that the continued diving of the RAW ratings might force a change. Possibly, Roman Reigns is briefly depushed in order to see one last John Cena run. If the Bumble Bee film does well, too, it could convince the WWE to reconsider Cena as well.


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Virtual reality (VR) took a big leap in 2015: Google made cardboard cool again, and The New York Times went virtual, which is pretty cool for a newspaper. And this was just the tip of the iceberg. 2016 should be even bigger for VR with more medically focussed projects. Sophisticated devices like the Oculus Rift are already hitting the market and it's expected that medical students will start examining patients through VR by the end of the year. Life's looking virtual for us humble patients too. Homebound people might soon be able to take virtual bike rides thanks to research being done at Stanford and even Apple is on the hunt for medical tech talent with the internet spreading rumours about a virtual reality team. Moral of the story: Be prepared, virtual reality is growing up and getting a medical degree. Next showing at your local GP's office.
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ImpediMed Limited is an international provider of medical technology that Australian Ethical has invested in. The company's newest technology can manage, measure, and monitor fluid status in cancer patients. This year will see the release of the company's L-Dex system that can aid in the clinical assessment of lymphedema, a limb swelling that occurs in survivors of cancer treatments. L-Dex will be able to identify lymphedema in patients up to 10 months before limb swelling even happens. The new system helps with the early detection of the disease, which can help prevent its progression – and in some cases, even reverse the side effects from cancer treatment entirely.
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You don't want to be the 57th patient a doctor has seen that day, when his or her eyes are getting tries and they might miss something in your scans... Medical Sieve is an ambitious project that serves as a clinical decision maker in the fields of radiology and cardiology. With advanced multimodal analytics, clinical knowledge, and reasoning capabilities, the medical sieve will exhibit a deep understanding of diseases and their interpretation. The system gathers data about a patient, and then uses its clinical knowledge to process a summary outlining the patient's abnormalities.
4. Real-time food scanners
Instead of attempting to guess the nutritional value of your food, the SCiO scanner from Consumer Physics (to be released in May) uses near-infrared spectroscopy to determine the chemical makeup of food and drink. After a scan of about 10 seconds, a nutritional breakdown will appear on accompanying app. DietSensor, and from there, you can determine how what you're about to eat may fit into a predetermined diet or wellness plan. Developers are now hard at work on additional applications for the surface scan, analysing the moisture levels in plants and even your blood alcohol content.
5. An augmented reality lens
A digital contact lens patented by Google has partnered with pharmaceutical company Novartis to produce a lens that can monitor blood sugar for people with diabetes. The chip and sensor are embedded between two layers of contact lens material and a tiny pinhole allows fluid from the eye to reach the glucose sensor, measuring levels every second. The contact lens will allow people with diabetes to check glucose more often and more easily than the current method of pricking their finger.
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For the first time, fully-human kidney proximal tubular tissues have been generated that are three-dimensional, made up of multiple tissue-relevant cell types arranged to copy the renal tube functions. The tissues are fabricated using Organovo's proprietary NovoGen bioprinting platform, and the company expect to release an exVive3D Human Kidney Tissue in the latter half of 2016.
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Five years ago, ultrasound shrunk to the size of a laptop, and today, it's gone down to pocket-size. Handheld ultrasounds are getting smaller and smaller, and it's expected that before long, pocket-sized visualisation tools may replace the humble stethoscope.
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One of the most commonly ordered blood tests is the complete blood cell count, which requires a large sample of blood, expensive equipment in a bulky lab, and a few days to return results. But now thanks to a new microfluidic biochip, this complete blood-cell count test can be brought to a patient's home. The portable blood-cell counter gives results in minutes from a single drop of blood (similar to the simple and common blood-sugar glucose test), and can be operated easily by the patient themselves.
A traditional glucose meter which analyzes blood coming from a finger prick. Intel Free Press via Flickr.
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It's pretty clear that there's a worldwide love for wearable tech devices, and perhaps this will become most evident in the medical industry. More sophisticated sensors and advanced analytics mean wearables are finding meaningful clinical applications – evident in applications such as Medtronic's Seeq Mobile Cardiac Telemetry System, which monitors a patient's heart rate and sends continuous real-time data directly to health care professionals. Getting immediate assistance in an emergency dramatically increases a patient's likelihood of survival.
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Ideally I want to listen for the appearance of the button on the DOM and then attach the listener, is there any way to do this?

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});

Delegated events work by listening for events bubbling up to a non-changing ancestor (document is the default if nothing closer is available). It then applies the selector at event time (not at event registration time). It then calls the function for any matching element that caused the event.
The end result is that it will work with elements that may exist later, when the event occurs.
Note: if nothing is closer to the dynamic content, use document, but do not use 'body' as styling can make it have a zero height and delegated mouse events will not work!

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Q: Updating Dropdown Data In Flutter Gives Error I am in the process of developing a widget that consists of a dropdownbutton in Flutter. This widget creates dropdownmenuitems after making a request to a url the user has passed in.
I have seen the call being made and the response being valid, but when I use setState to update the data source for the dropdown I get the following error:

'package:flutter/src/material/dropdown.dart': Failed assertion: line 560 pos 15: 'items == null ||
  I/flutter (11514): items.isEmpty || value == null || items.where((DropdownMenuItem item) => item.value ==
  I/flutter (11514): value).length == 1': is not true.

I tried researching this error and found no helpful answers. The code is below:
class _MyWidgetState extends State<MyWidget> {

List<DropdownMenuItem<String>> _data = [];
String _selected = '';

@override
void initState() {
   super.initState();
   _loadData();
 }
 void _loadData() async {
    if (widget.urlToFetchData.isNotEmpty) {
      var response = await http.get(widget.urlToFetchData);
      if (response.statusCode == 200) {
         Map<String, dynamic> jsonResponse = convert.jsonDecode(response.body);
         jsonResponse.forEach((key, value){
           setState(() {
                  this._data.add(new DropdownMenuItem(
                                  child: new Text(value.toString()),
                                  value: value.toString(),
                             ));
           });
         });
      } else {
         print("Request failed with status: ${response.statusCode}.");
       }
    }
  }
}

@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
   if (_data.length == 0) {
      return new Container();
   } else {
        return Column(
            children: <Widget> [
                  new Text(
                    widget.dropdownLabelTitle
                 ),
                DropdownButton(
                     value: _selected,
                     items: _data,
                     hint: new Text(widget.defaultOptionText),
                     onChanged: (value) {
                        _selected = value;
                        widget.valueReturned(_selected);
                        setState(() {

                        });
                     }
                   )
                ],
              );
            }
       }
    }

Now, I am fully aware the at the initialization of the widget, the items field in the dropdownbutton is initialized with an empty list, but I thought that by calling setState when the http call finishes, that will update the value.
I have tried different methods of updating the data(by creating a local list and then using addAll or just by assignment), but I get the same error.
Anyone know how to solve this issue?

A: You are getting this error because dropdown menu is trying to select item that does not exists.
DropdownButton(
        value: _selected, # < here you are trying to select `String _selected = '';`
        items: _data,

To solve this simple remove value or set it somewhere.

A: Your problem is caused indeed by the _selected  value. It has to be in the list of DropdownMenuItem so in your case the first value is an empty string and there are no items so that's ok, but when you get the values from the API there is no DropdownMenuItem that has the value=='' so the fix would be to init the _selected with the first value received from the API. Also you should setState outside the for loop. Something like this:
setState(() {
      jsonResponse.forEach((key, value) {
        if (_selected.isEmpty) {
          _selected = value;
        }
        this._data.add(new DropdownMenuItem(
              child: new Text(value.toString()),
              value: value.toString(),
            ));
      });
    });

A: It's will be workable. You have to insert at least one data in array and in value.
List<DropdownMenuItem<String>> _data = ['Select One'];
String _selected = _data[0];

or you can do like this ---->
List<DropdownMenuItem<String>> _data = [];
String _selected = '';
_data.length > 0 ? DropdownButton(
                     value: _selected,
                     items: _data,
                     hint: new Text(widget.defaultOptionText),
                     onChanged: (value) {
                        _selected = value;
                        widget.valueReturned(_selected);
                        setState(() {

                        });
                     }
                   ) : Container();


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Kaytranada Leaks To Fans That New Album 'BUBBA' is Dropping This Week
Austin Miller | Dec 9, 2019 |Electronic, Hip-Hop, KAYTRANADA, News|Chill, Mixtapes / Albums, Music, News
Image credit: Ogden Payne
UPDATE: An official announcement has been made confirming all of the below with track-list, artwork and new song
The internet is buzzing with excitement after TSIS Favorite, Kaytranada, announced the title and release of his new album at this weekend's Intersect Festival in Las Vegas. Reddit user, u/dasfunny, who was at Intersect, shared that Kaytra announced the album, titled BUBBA, is dropping this week. While there is still no official announcement online, after further investigating it shows that the Canadian producer has also changed his Instagram bio to a short and sweet "BUBBA."
"new album next week BUBBA" Kaytranada shared to fans on stage at Intersect
This comes just a couple of short weeks after he shared news of completing his new album, his first in over 3 years. His last album, 99.9%, had a slew of incredible feature artists including Anderson .Paak, Vic Mensa, Little Dragon, Syd, Craig David, AlunaGeorge, and BadBadNotGood.
There is some speculation that another TSIS Favorite, Anderson .Paak, might be involved with this project as well. .Paak mentioned in a 2016 interview with Canadian interviewer and musician, Nardwuar, that his nickname is Bubba.
Kaytranada first hinted at this exciting release back in November, so here's hoping the time has finally come for this long awaited project to drop. Keep your eyes on TSIS for more as this exciting news develops!


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Car News Electric Tesla
Elon Musk confirms Tesla Model S Plaid+ has been cancelled
Elon Musk has once again taken to Twitter to break the hearts of fans and shareholders alike, announcing the cancellation of a highly-anticipated long-range, higher-performance version of the Model S, the Plaid+.
The Plaid+ was first announced as the longest-range Model S, promising more than 840km of range over the standard Plaid's 630km range figure. Tesla has been taking deposits for the Plaid+ for months now, which will be refunded to those who had placed a pre-order. Musk took to Twitter stating that "Plaid+ is canceled. No need, as Plaid is just so good."
Plaid+ is canceled. No need, as Plaid is just so good.
The Plaid was set for a June 3 unveiling, which has now been pushed back to June 10, and is expected to be priced from AU$145,000. The Tesla Model S Plaid edition is set to feature a three-motor configuration over the standard car's two-motor setup, promising more range and even more power.
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The Plaid features an all-new battery pack containing 4680 lithium-ion cells that are said to offer five times more energy density than the previous pack, and offer 14 per cent more range. The new packs are also packaged within the structure of the chassis, which is said to offer a 10 per cent weight reduction and a much simpler production method than the previous pack.
Some in the industry are speculating that the reason for the cancellation goes much further than Musk is alluding to, with battery components in short supply and reported production delays within Tesla itself also likely to contribute.
Alexi is a contributing news journalist and junior road tester at PerformanceDrive. He has a passion and appreciation for the engineering in cars, as well as new technologies that lessen the impact on the environment. His dream cars are an M3 to drive to work, and a LaFerrari for the weekend.
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Blockchains City in New York Times
Nevada, November 1, 2018
An enormous plot of land in the Nevada desert — bigger than nearby Reno — has been the subject of local intrigue since a company with no history, Blockchains L.L.C., bought it for $170 million in cash this year.
The man who owns the company, a lawyer and cryptocurrency millionaire named Jeffrey Berns, put on a helmet and climbed into a Polaris off-road vehicle last week to give a tour of the sprawling property and dispel a bit of the mystery.
He imagines a sort of experimental community spread over about a hundred square miles, where houses, schools, commercial districts and production studios will be built. The centerpiece of this giant project will be the blockchain, a new kind of database that was introduced by Bitcoin.
"You see that first range of mountains," he said, pointing south. "Those mountains are the border of our South Valley. That's where we're going to build the high-tech park," a research campus that would cover hundreds of acres. There are also plans for a college and an e-gaming arena.


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Christopher M. Davidson
Academic interested in the Middle East, and especially the Gulf states
Chapters / Articles
Academic with longstanding research interests in the comparative politics of the Middle East, with much of his work having focused on statecraft and authority structures in the Gulf states. In the area studies tradition he has also published on (Middle East and Gulf-related) international political economy issues, the politics of revolutions and counter-revolutions, the modi operandi of nascent intelligence organizations, the history of education in traditional societies, the internationalization of higher education, and the impact of electronic learning.
He holds degrees from the University of Cambridge (BA, MA), and the University of St. Andrews (M.Litt, PhD). He previously taught for twelve years at Durham University (as a lecturer, senior lecturer, then reader) and, prior to that, for three years at Zayed University in the United Arab Emirates (as an assistant professor, on both the Abu Dhabi and Dubai campuses). He has held visiting positions at Leiden University College in the Hague (as a fellow) and Kyoto University in Japan (as an associate professor); and in April 2017 he was the Daoud Family Lecturer in Middle Eastern studies at Albion College, Michigan.
He is presently an associate fellow of the Royal United Services Institute, a UN Alliance of Civilizations global expert, a fellow of the European Centre for International Affairs, and a fellow of Britain's Higher Education Academy / AdvanceHE. He is also an editorial board member for the Journal of Labor and Society and New Middle Eastern Studies, and edits the book series Power and Politics in the Gulf, co-published by Hurst & Co. and Oxford University Press USA.
He has published seven single-authored books, two edited books, and a number of peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapter contributions. Among these, his 2008 book, Dubai: The Vulnerability of Success (London: Hurst & Co. / New York: Columbia University Press), was a book of the year for both the London Evening Standard and the New Statesman. It was reviewed by the New York Times, the New York Review of Books, the Financial Times, the Los Angeles Times, and numerous scholarly journals. His 2013 book, After the Sheikhs (London: Hurst & Co. / New York: Oxford University Press), was translated into both Arabic and Farsi, was one of the Foreign Policy Association's 'most significant books of the year', and was reviewed by the Guardian, the Independent, and the Economist. His 2016 general audience book, Shadow Wars: The Secret Struggle for the Middle East (London: Oneworld / New York: Simon & Schuster), was selected for both the Cambridge Literary Festival and the FT Weekend's Oxford Literary Festival, and was reviewed by Al-Akhbar, the Christian Science Monitor, and CHOICE magazine. His latest book, From Sheikhs to Sultanism: Statecraft and Authority in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, (London: Hurst & Co. / New York: Oxford University Press) was published in February 2021 (in the UK) and June 2021 (in the US/Canada).
At Durham University, he was the principal investigator on a three year-long project investigating the politics of sectarianism in the Middle East (employing a full-time postdoctoral researcher). In 2010 his research played a role in determining the outcome of Britain's longest running extradition case, and in 2014 his findings formed the basis of a UK Research Excellence Framework impact case study. Since then, his research has been feeding into a range of extradition, immigration, family law, and terrorism-related cases.
As primary / lead supervisor he has supervised thirteen doctorates to completion, with his advisees having taken up assistant professorships / postdoctoral fellowships / analyst positions at Georgetown University (Qatar), the University of Tubingen, Exeter University, Durham University, Kings College London, Qatar University, Hamad bin Khalifa University, the Emirates Diplomatic Academy, American University of Beirut, Lebanese American University, and Britain's Foreign and Commonwealth Office. He has externally examined a number of doctorates internationally across a range of universities including Australian National University, Tel Aviv University, Oxford University, the University of St. Andrews, Leeds University, Exeter University , the London School of Economics, Nottingham Trent University, and Queens University Belfast. He has also externally examined undergraduate programmes, including Edinburgh University's former BA in Middle Eastern Studies.
He has fifteen years of full-time teaching experience in higher education. At Durham University he developed and taught the long-running research-led module Politics of the Middle East Oil Monarchies (evaluations) and the survey module Middle East in the International System. He also convened or taught on a number of other modules including History of the Middle East in the Twentieth Century and Introduction to Middle East Politics. At Zayed University he taught on modules including Global Studies, State and Society, Comparative Politics, Development and Underdevelopment, and Power of the Social Sciences (research methods). In 2014 he was runner-up for the Durham Student Union teacher of the year award (for the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law). At Durham he held a number of departmental management portfolios, inter alia: acting deputy head of school; director of undergraduate studies; director of postgraduate studies (both taught and research); and lead admissions tutor with responsibility for widening participation.
He has delivered a number of invited public lectures at universities around the world, including: Stanford University, Yale University, George Washington University, Sciences-Po (in Paris), Leiden University College (in the Hague) , Kyoto University, Otago University, Amsterdam University, the American University of Beirut, Oxford University, the London School of Economics, the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), the University of St. Andrews, Exeter University, Leeds University, Bath University, and Aberdeen University. As a debating panellist he has appeared at the Oxford Union, the Durham Union Society, Asia House, the Doha Debates (in Qatar), and (with the late Fred Halliday) El Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona.
In addition to academic work, he has contributed to the Encyclopaedia Britannica and has written policy-focused pieces for the New York Times, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the Daily Telegraph, the Guardian, the Times Higher Education, BBC Online, Arab Digest, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and the Middle East Institute. He has appeared on most of the major television and radio current affairs shows, including BBC Newsnight, BBC Radio 4's Today and PM, CNN's Connect the World, ABC's Nightline, CNBC's Capital Connection, and NPR's All Things Considered. In Arabic, his articles have been published by a number of leading newspapers, with his September 2009 article for Al-Akhbar, 'The Great Dubai Crash / انهيار دبي الكبير', known for presaging the November 2009 'Dubai crash'.
He has delivered (academic) briefings or reports for a range of organizations and institutions including the US Department of State's Bureau of Intelligence and Research; the US Department of State's Foreign Services Institute, the US National Intelligence Council; NATO Intelligence ('Fusion'), British Intelligence (GCHQ); Britain's Cabinet Office; Britain's Foreign and Commonwealth Office (policy unit, ambassadorial briefings, etc.); the London Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism Command (SO15); the Royal College of Defence Studies; the New Zealand and Canadian intelligence services; the New Zealand, Canadian, Swedish, and Netherlands foreign ministries; the Swedish Institute for International Affairs (Utrikespolitiska Institutet); British Petroleum; Royal Dutch Shell; the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project; the Dubai Knowledge and Human Development Authority; and the Guggenheim Foundation. In 2016 he gave oral evidence on Britain's Middle East policy to the House of Lords International Relations Committee and in 2017 his work was cited in a UK Parliament Select Committee's inquiry report entitled 'The Middle East: Time for New Realism'.
'Newcastle United and Saudi Arabia: Beyond "Sportswashing"' – guest essay for Arab Digest
From Sheikhs to Sultanism – review in Middle East Policy journal
From Sheikhs to Sultanism – E-book / online library version
From Sheikhs to Sultanism – review by Al-Sharq
'Hope and Risk in Qatar's Investment Environment' – guest essay for the NEPF


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HOT CHIP BURGER BAR
VEGAN HOT CHIP
Guerita's Window
Lettuce Unite
good bye yellow brick road
Aug 5, 2020 | Lettuce Unite
"Better get under cover, there's a storm blowin' up- a whopper, to speak in the vernacular of the peasantry…"—Professor Marvel The Wizard of Oz
Lettuce Unite was located in the skyway in the 1st Ave Food Court. At a glance, the food court looked like a cafeteria for Mayo Clinic employees, dull, black, and white. Many of you may have just walked by. This was something I personally worked hard to change. I added color, fun branded content, and vibrant, happy music. Lettuce Unite and Guerita's Window were right up front at the entrance of the Food Court. Maybe it felt like Somewhere Over the Rainbow, I don't know. But, we added color.
It's hard to put your heart, brains, courage, and soul into something you love and watch it deteriorate so quickly at the end. COVID, the true Wicked Witch of the East, took a significant toll and will continue to wreak havoc with the food industry for months to come. Like COVID, the construction landed right on the heart of downtown like a house tossed about in a cyclone right in Kansas.
Before the wickedness could wither away, we found out several departments of Mayo are not returning to downtown. I've heard different numbers. I'm not sure what it is but, there will be many who used to lunch and shop, maybe even sing and dance, who will no longer be working from downtown.
In the end, the decision was to wake up from poppy dreams of "maybe if we do this, this will work…" we realized we needed to close Lettuce Unite for the greater good of our company as a whole. The efforts and the checkbook have to focus on the ones that are more likely to survive.
So surrender, we did, and as we skip the final steps of our yellow brick road, I'd like a chance to publicly thank each of my staff who worked so hard. They were the reason I tried, the reason I worked to beat The Wicked Witch of COVID and Construction.
Ross came in whenever we needed an extra set of hands. Once we oiled his hinges, he worked his butt off. Ross never once complained. He was always happy and upbeat; he has a heart of gold; he was our Tin Man. Ross also works at Hot Chip, and they are so glad to open up more hours for him.
Gabby is the hardest worker I've ever met. She started at ZZest, helped at Porch, and would fill in at Hot Chip as needed. She skipped down whatever path we set out for her to follow. Lettuce Unite was spick and span thanks to her, and she was one of the fastest learners I have ever come across. She was our Dorthy that got us to the end of the yellow brick road. I'm glad it's not the end of the path for her, Mr. Pizza has a new home for her as long as she needs it. She doesn't have to look farther than her own back yard.
Dyanna is a spark of craziness mixed with joy, combined with intelligence. Yes, the Cowardly Lion, to the T. She just needed the courage to bloom, and I hope we gave it to her here at Lettuce. There wasn't a task she could not do from programing our tills, making pretty signs, to hauling equipment. She was the face of tacos, and I am grateful for her never-ending cheerleading. She gathered her real courage and is heading to South Dakota to help family with their restaurant business. We will miss her terribly, but she knows there is always something here for her to return to. There's no place like home.
Behind the curtain was the great and powerful Lindsay Zubay, who would fix our endless array of Doordash and online ordering issues, our tills when they were off, and then create beautiful photos of all our salads, tacos, and sandwiches. She's flying off back where she belongs as owner-operator of Porch Fried Chicken and Hot Chip, merged with Vegan Hot Chip, her personal "baby."
Finally, the Scarecrow, I will miss you most of all. Stef Crowson has been my right hand through all of this. Arm in arm, we went down this road and created something we are both so proud of. It was not only a sincere pleasure but a hell of a lot of fun to work on this concept together. We could have just bought one of the many franchises we researched. But we started from the ground up, we did it ourselves. Together we created amazing flavors, an in your face manifesto, to endless ideas of how to survive this crazy road. I'm sure there were times she felt she wasn't quite up for the job, but she was always more than capable. Her "diploma" says it all as she will move into the General Manager role of all our restaurants.
So that makes me feel good. I made a decision based on the greater good for the company and for my staff. What or who am I in the end? I don't know, maybe Auntie Em claiming it was all a dream and there's no place like home or maybe Elvira Gulch pedaling along on her bike determined to find some other food-related idea to devour. I do really love Halloween, so the later is more likely. If you are interested, I'll just morph Lettuce Unite (which was Lunch Counter, which was Amuse a bite of ZZest which was ZZest Market and Cafe), into something else via Facebook and Instagram, stay tuned.
Finally as the credits come to an end, thank you our dedicated followers and customers for supporting our small and local business.
"There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The true courage is in facing danger when you re afraid, and that kind of courage you have a plenty." — The Wizard of Oz.


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Isolation of adh mutant of Lactobacillus rhamnosus for production of L(+) Lactic acid | Narayanan | Electronic Journal of Biotechnology
Isolation of adh mutant of Lactobacillus rhamnosus for production of L(+) Lactic acid
Niju Narayanan, Pradip K. Roychoudhury, Aradhana Srivastava
Lactobacillus rhamnosus, a facultative anaerobe, which produces L (+) lactic acid and ethanol under anaerobic conditions, is used in the present study. An adh- mutant of Lactobacillus rhamnosus MTCC 1408, was developed by chemical mutagenesis, which could produce pure L(+) lactic acid as the only product. Batch fermentation kinetics of the wild type and the mutant strain were studied in glucose-yeast extract medium under conditions of temperature 40ºC and pH 6.2 anaerobically. The biomass yield was similar in both wild type and mutant strains, however lactic acid yield increased by 6.6%. A chemically defined media was optimized for supplementation of succinate, acetate and citrate for better biomass formation using single variable optimisation. It was further optimised for varying concentrations of vitamins, amino acids and trace metals by response surface method. The batch biomass yield (0.1g/g) and lactic acid yield (0.88g/g) in the optimised chemically defined media were similar to those obtained in the glucose-yeast extract medium.


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HDFC Bank commits to becoming carbon neutral by 2031 32
HDFC Bank commits to becoming carbon neutral by 2031-32
By IANS Jun 3, 2021 4:15:04 PM IST (Updated)
The bank has a three-pronged strategy to achieve its objective to become carbon neutral: Reduce consumption, transition to renewable energy, and offset carbon footprint.
HDFC Bank on Thursday announced plans to become carbon neutral by 2031-32. As part of this initiative, the Bank is looking at reducing its emissions, energy, and water consumption. The Bank will continue to incorporate and scale up the use of renewable energy in its operations.
As part of its ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) strategy, the Bank will also focus on offering loans for green products like electric vehicles at lower interest rates and incorporating ESG scores in its credit decisions. The Bank is also working on a framework for issuing green bonds.
This announcement, which comes just ahead of World Environment Day on June 5, is a part of the bank's overall commitment to embed ESG principles in its business. The bank has a three-pronged strategy to achieve its objective to become carbon neutral: Reduce consumption, transition to renewable energy, and offset carbon footprint.
As a part of this strategy, it is planning to decrease absolute emissions and energy consumed in line from the current level of 315,583 MT CO2 emissions. The bank will also increase Rooftop Solar capacity in large offices and convert 50 percent of its total sourced electricity to renewable energy. Other initiatives include; creation of single-use plastic-free corporate offices, plantation of 25 lakh trees, and reduction in water consumption by 30 percent.
"A shared future means that individuals, companies and countries all have to act together to mitigate the effects of climate change," said Ashima Bhat, Group Head - CSR, Business Finance and Strategy, Administration and Infrastructure, HDFC Bank.
"Through this effort, we are supporting the country's commitment in this direction. The broad strategy is in place and going forward we will fine-tune it and introduce new measures if necessary. As a responsible corporate citizen, HDFC Bank is fully committed to helping India mitigate the effects of climate change as well as help the country meet its international commitments under the Paris agreement."
First Published: Jun 3, 2021 4:10 PM IST
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