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Govt. Goes Full Throttle To Expand Indian Aviation Sector
Indian Aviation Sector has always been a promising sector with ample scope for development. Accusing previous governments of having "no vision" for aviation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said his government has come out with the first integrated policy for the sector and is working in a "mission mode" for its expansion which will spur growth and employment.
Dedicating the new integrated terminal building of the airport here, Modi noted that India in the near future would probably become the third country in the world in terms of airport activity benchmarks and "if you think only 80 to 100 airports are enough, then we are trying to create hurdles in the country's growth"
He said the country's development can take new dimensions if attention is given to tier-2 and tier-3 cities, which have the same potential, and referred to government's new regional connectivity scheme
Attacking the previous governments, he said, "Earlier airports were set up, planes would fly but the country did not have an aviation policy.
"How to take the sector forward in next five or ten years and take care of its and passengers' needs, what should be done for common people, there was no vision in place earlier. It was just moving," he said.
"After the new NDA government came to power, for the first time since independence it formulated a new aviation policy for the country," he said inaugurating the terminal building which is now the country's second green airport after Kochi.
He said the new aviation policy will take care of the consumers' needs and the growth of the sector
Modi said that the aviation sector is growing at a very fast pace and more middle-class families aspire to travel by air.
"It is estimated that within five years, the situation in India would be such that the airports in the country would have as much footfall in a year as America's total population.
"You can well imagine how this sector is growing. India in the near future would probably become the third country in the world in terms of airport activity benchmarks. This will help increase employment opportunities and would spur economic activity," he said
Spread in an area of 17,500 sq mt, the new integrated terminal has been built at a cost of INR 160 crore. It has been designed to handle 700 passengers, including international fliers, per hour with 18 check-in counters, which would help in a seamless boarding process.
It took about seven years to complete the project as the then Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel had laid the foundation stone in 2009.
The 8,100-meter-long runway of the Vadodra airport can handle small and narrow body aircraft such as Airbus 320 and Boeing 737s
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The PC Party Of Ontario Fostered A Partisan Culture Of Silence
January 25, 2018 by Graeme Gordon, posted in Ontario Politics
By Josh Lieblein
They told us that radical social conservatives and Trumpists were the problem.
They told us that the path to victory was through building a modern, inclusive PC Party of Ontario.
They told us to keep quiet on social media. That speaking out would embolden Kathleen Wynne. That we needed to put an end to the "circular firing squad." That everything and everyone that was the slightest bit controversial needed to be shunned. That we needed to be team players or we were off the team.
Well, while what passes for the brain trust down at the PC Party of Ontario were so frightened of some wayward activists ruining it for everyone, they failed to do a basic spot check on whether the leader had some skeletons in his closet. The smartest guys in the room weren't half as smart as they claimed to be.
This is, of course, the charitable explanation. They just wrote off the rumours about Patrick Brown — oh, and trust me, there were many and obvious rumours — as unfounded because they didn't know better and didn't care to look hard enough.
Of course, when you read the statement released by these three stooges, you don't get the sense that they are particularly shocked by the damning revelations, but that's neither here nor there.
No, the here and there of it is that the culture of silence enforced by lanyard-wearing, collar-popping, siege-mentality-enforcing aides contributed to an environment where you can't come forward and talk about what you know.
The PC Party culture of tolerating incompetence — the kind of incompetence that led to faith based schools, 10,000 job cuts, and "reptilian kitten-eater from another planet" emails — is the exact same culture that allowed this situation to happen in the first place, and then prevented it from being dealt with properly.
And that is how, and why, the two women at the centre of this story were placed in such an awful and unthinkable place.
Let me be clear: If you are more interested in Patrick Brown getting his day in court than you are about the women being heard and believed, or if your first reaction to this announcement was disappointment that we'll be getting another four years of Kathleen Wynne, you are part of the problem. You are part of the culture that contributed to this.
And as a result, yeah, you are personally responsible by your partisan-fueled complicity.
Kathleen Wynne's abject terribleness as Premier provides absolutely no justification for you to silence your objections to a man who had obvious flaws that were clear and present and had nothing to do with whatever ideology he was spouting.
Indeed, Brown's flaws seem to make the accounts of the women even more credible — not that the credibility test really should matter at this point from what is known, but there are those for whom it still does.
So, if you don't want to #believewomen, for whatever reason, and if beating the Liberals really means that much to you, then it behooves you to speak out and speak out loudly against the culture that allows people like Patrick Brown to be held up as the saviour of Ontario.
Or else something really bad might happen, like losing a sixth election.
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Gangs in the United Kingdom Past & Present – Part 1
August 25, 2015 Blogarthur thomas, Boy "M, Brummagem Boys, Burger Bar Boys, Cheetham Hill, Colin Joyce, Croxteth Crew, Curtis Warren, Daanish Zahid, Fazakerley High School, Gangsters At War, Gary Kays, Glasgow razor gangs, Gooch Gang, Imran Shahid, James Yates, Johnson Crew, Kriss Donald, Lee Amos, London Gangs, Melvin Coy, Mohammed Faisal Mushtaq, Mohammed Sarwar, Murder of Rhys Jones, Nathan Quinn, One Mile Away, paul ferris, Paul Massey, Peaky Blinders, Penny Woolcock, Rhys Jones, salford gaangs, Sean Mercer, stephen jones, Strand Crew, The Glasgow Ice Cream Wars', the yardies, uk gangs, uk gangters, William Fullerton, Young Gunmen, youth gangs of Liverpool, Zahid Mohammed, Zeeshan Shahidbelfastchildis
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The views and opinions expressed in this page and documentaries are soley intended to educate and provide background information to those interested in UK Gangs.
They in no way reflect my own opinions and I take no responsibility for any inaccuracies or factual errors.
The Peaky Blinders were a criminal gang based in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century and, to a lesser extent, in the early 20th century. Philip Gooderson, author of The Gangs of Birmingham, states that the Peaky Blinders originated as a specific gang, but the term later became a generic label. An earlier gang known as the Cheapside Sloggers had evolved in the 1870s, and the term "Sloggers" (meaning fighters) had already become a generic local label for street gangs when the Peaky Blinders emerged at the end of the century in Adderley Street, in the Bordesley and Small Heath areas, which was an extremely deprived slum section of Birmingham at the time. The Peaky Blinders were distinguished by their sartorial style, unlike earlier gangs. Notable members included David Taylor (imprisoned for carrying a gun at 13 years old), "baby-faced" Harry Fowles, Ernest Haynes and Stephen McNickle.[19]
Early in the 20th century, one of the Birmingham gangs known as the Brummagem Boys (Brummagem being slang for Birmingham) began to spread their criminal network from the streets of Birmingham to around the country. Helped by greatly improved transport, for the first time, regional gangs were able to expand beyond the streets that bred them. The new connecting railway between Birmingham and London meant they could target the racecourse riches of the country's capital.[20]
Following the Handsworth riots in 1985, young people banded together in groups which soon turned to petty crime and robbery. By the late 1980s, the Johnson Crew, named after their Johnsons Café hang-out, controlled the drugs market and nightclub security across a large area of Birmingham.[21]
After a fall-out between members of the Johnson Crew, the Burger Bar Boys formed, taking their name from a Soho Road fast-food joint. This began a violent feud between the Johnsons and the Burger Bar Boys, which was finally resolved in a truce instigated by Matthias "Shabba" Thompson in 2010, with assistance from documentary maker Penny Woolcock. The process of forming the truce was captured in the Channel 4 documentary, One Mile Away.[22][23] Following the truce, violent crime fell by 50% in the B6 postcode area and 30% in B21.
The increasingly collaborative relationship between the two gangs has led to some in the media describing them as more akin to a 'super gang', seeking to establish a greater national network of organised crime rather than controlling their post-code areas.[24]
Birmingham Boys
Murder of Letisha Shakespeare and Charlene Ellis
Johnson Crew (B6),
One Mile Away – Birmingham Gang Documentary (Directed By Penny Woolcock)
Gangsters At War: Loyalist Paramilitaries – Full
According to one report,[14] Northern Ireland has over 150 active criminal gangs as of 2014. In Belfast in particular, a report in 2003 estimated there to be approximately 80 gangs,[15] most nominally sectarian, engaged in racketeering across the city.
An investigation in 2014 found that some gangs in Belfast were particularly hostile towards non-white residents of the city, with numerous cases of racially motivated violence, intimidation and extortion having been reported.[16]
Gangs in Belfast have been involved in people smuggling and human trafficking. Although the vice industry was previously mostly on the street, in recent years it has moved indoors to residential homes and hotels and formed closer links to organised crime networks. Trafficking gangs in Belfast, as in the rest of Northern Ireland, tend to be of Chinese or Eastern European origin, utilising local people as facilitators in their network.[17]
In 2014, three nights of violence in East Belfast lead to the Police Federation for Northern Ireland stating: "The gang culture [in Northern Ireland] has to be broken up so that people can go about their business without fear of being struck by a missile or intimidated."[18]
'Trial And Error – The Glasgow Ice Cream Wars'
Arthur Thomson
The history of Glasgow gangs can be traced back to the 18th century, although the first media recollection of Glasgow gangs was not until the 1870s with the acknowledgement of the Penny Mobs. It has been suggested that the rise in Glasgow gangs from the 1850s was a result of an influx in Irish immigration[25] which included those from traditional Irish fighting gangs such as the Caravats and Shanavests. By the 1920s many Glasgow gangs were widely viewed as fighting gangs rather than criminal gangs although there were widespread reports of extortion and protection rackets particularly in the city's East End and South Side.[26] By the 1930s Glasgow had acquired a reputation throughout Britain as a hotbed of gang violence[27] and was regarded at the time as Britain's answer to Chicago, the Scottish Chicago.[28] The gangs at this time were also referred to as Glasgow razor gangs, named after their weapon of choice.
Paul Ferris
One of Glasgow's most notorious gangs were the Billy Boys, a sectarian anti-Catholic gang, who were formed in 1924 by William Fullerton after he was attacked by a group of Catholic youths.[29] Many gangs in the East End of Glasgow were both sectarian and territorial whereas in other districts they were primarily territorial.
More recently an Evening Times report in 2008 stated that there were 170 gangs in Glasgow[30] whilst an earlier report in 2006 included a map showing the location and a list of Glasgow gangs.[31] Gangs in Glasgow mark their territory with gang tags or graffiti.
Murder of Kriss Donald
Recent years have seen an increase in Asian gangs, particularity in the South of Glasgow. Asian gang culture, violence and crime in the city came to wider attention following the racially motivated murder of Kriss Donald by men of Pakistani origin in 2004.
Kriss Donald (2 July 1988 – 15 March 2004) was a Scottish 15-year-old white male who was kidnapped and murdered in Glasgow in 2004 by a gang of men of Pakistani origin, some of whom fled to Pakistan after the crime.[2][3][4][5] Daanish Zahid, Imran Shahid, Zeeshan Shahid, and Mohammed Faisal Mustaq were later found guilty of racially motivated murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.[2][3] A fifth participant in the crime was convicted of racially motivated violence and jailed for five years.
The case, which featured the first ever conviction for racially motivated murder in Scotland, is cited in two newspaper articles as an example of the lack of attention the media and society give to white sufferers of racist attacks compared to that given to ethnic minorities.[6][7] It is also suggested the crime demonstrates how society has been forced to redefine racism so as to no longer exclude white victims
Kidnapping and murder
On 15 March 2004, Donald was abducted from Kenmure Street by five men associated with a local Pakistani gang led by Imran Shahid. The kidnapping was ostensibly revenge for an attack on Shahid at a nightclub in Glasgow city centre the night before by a local white gang, and Donald was chosen as an example of a "white boy from the McCulloch Street area" despite having no involvement in the nightclub attack or in any gang activity.[9] Donald was taken on a 200-mile journey to Dundee and back while his kidnappers made phone calls looking for a house to take him to. Having no success at this, they returned to Glasgow and took him to the Clyde Walkway, near Celtic Football Club's training ground.[10]
There, they held his arms and stabbed him 13 times. He sustained internal injuries to three arteries, one of his lungs, his liver and a kidney. He was doused in petrol and set on fire as he bled to death.[11]
The five men convicted of the abduction and murder were convicted of racially aggravated offences. After the murder, some of Donald's attackers fled the United Kingdom to Pakistan.
The issue of the killing quickly became politicised because of the racial element. After the murder there were reportedly 'racial tensions' in the area sufficient to lead to police intervention
Daanish Zahid
(1984-01-29) 29 January 1984 (age 31)[13]
Criminal charge
Racially motivated murder, abduction, attempting to defeat the ends of justice
Criminal penalty
Life imprisonment (minimum 17 years)
Criminal status
In prison
Conviction(s)
Racially motivated murder
Imran Shahid
1976 or 1977
Huddersfield[14]
Baldy[15]
Racially motivated murder, abduction
Zeeshan Shahid
Racially motivated murder, abduction,
Mohammed Faisal Mushtaq
Zahid Mohammed
(1984-01-01) 1 January 1984 (age 31)[13]
5 years imprisonment
Released from prison
Arrests and first trials
Initially, two men were arrested in connection with the crime. One man, Daanish Zahid, was found guilty of Kriss Donald's murder on 18 November 2004 and is the first person to be convicted of racially motivated murder in Scotland.[12] Another man, Zahid Mohammed, admitted involvement in the abduction of Donald and lying to police during their investigation and was jailed for five years. He was released after serving half of his sentence and returned to court to give evidence against three subsequent defendants.
Special extradition and later trial
Three suspects were arrested in Pakistan in July 2005 and extradited to the UK in October 2005, following the intervention of Mohammed Sarwar, the MP for Glasgow Central.
The Pakistani police had to engage in a "long struggle" to capture two of the escapees. There is no extradition treaty between Pakistan and Britain, but the Pakistani authorities agreed to extradite the suspects.[9] There were numerous diplomatic complications around the case, including apparent divergences between government activities and those of ambassadorial officials; government figures were at times alleged to be reluctant to pursue the case for diplomatic reasons.[16]
The three extradited suspects, Imran Shahid, Zeeshan Shahid, and Mohammed Faisal Mushtaq, all in their late twenties, arrived in Scotland on 5 October 2005.[17] They were charged with Donald's murder the following day.[18] Their trial opened on 2 October 2006 in Scotland.[19]
On 8 November 2006, the three men were found guilty of the racially motivated murder of Kriss Donald. All three had denied the charge; however, a jury at the High Court in Edinburgh convicted them of abduction and murder.[14] The judge at the trial, Lord Uist, made a statement summing up the case:
" You have all been convicted by the jury of the racially aggravated abduction and murder of Kriss Donald, a wholly innocent 15-year-old boy of slight build. He was selected as your victim only because he was white and walking in a certain part of the Pollokshields area of Glasgow when you sought out a victim. This murder consisted of the premeditated, cold-blooded execution of your victim by stabbing him 13 times and setting him alight with petrol while he was still in life. It truly was an abomination. The savage and barbaric nature of this notorious crime has rightly shocked and appalled the public. Your victim must have been in a state of extreme terror while held by you during a four-hour car journey across Central Scotland and back, and the agony which he must have suffered during the period between being stabbed and set alight and his death is just beyond imagining. "
—Lord Uist.
Each of the killers received sentences of life imprisonment, with Imran Shahid given a 25-year minimum term, Zeeshan Shahid a 23-year minimum and Mushtaq receiving a recommended minimum of 22 years.
Controversies surrounding the case
Lack of media coverage
The BBC has been criticised by some viewers because the case featured on national news only three times and the first trial was later largely confined to regional Scottish bulletins including the verdict itself. Although admitting that the BBC had "got it wrong", the organisation's Head of Newsgathering, Fran Unsworth, largely rejected the suggestion that Donald's race played a part in the lack of reportage, instead claiming it was mostly a product of "Scottish blindness". In preference to reporting the verdict the organisation found the time to report the opening of a new arts centre in Gateshead in its running order.[20] The BBC again faced criticisms for its failure to cover the second trial in its main bulletins, waiting until day 18 to mention the issue and Peter Horrocks of the BBC apologised for the organisation's further failings.[21]
However, Peter Fahy, spokesman of race issues for the Association of Chief Police Officers, noted that the media as a whole tended to under-report the racist murders of white people, stating "it was a fact that it was harder to get the media interested where murder victims were young white men".[22]
The British National Party were accused by Scotland's First Minister and Labour Party MSP Jack McConnell among others of seeking to exploit the case for political advantage, and an open letter signed by MSPs, trades unionists, and community leaders, condemned the BNP's plans to stage a visit to Pollokshields. The group did hold a rally in the area, leading to accusations that it was fuelling racial tension.[23]
Police response
An article in The Scotsman newspaper alleged a lack of response by authorities to concerns of rising racial tensions and that Strathclyde Police had felt pressured to abandon Operation Gather, an investigation into Asian gangs in the area, for fear of offending ethnic minorities.[24] On 8 November 2006 Bashir Maan, a prominent Pakistani Glaswegian, also claimed on BBC television that police were well aware of the activities of Asian gangs in Glasgow but were reluctant to take action for fear of being accused of racism.[citation needed] In a January 2005 interview with a Scottish newspaper, he had previously claimed that "fear and intimidation" had allowed problems with Asian gangs in some parts of the city to go unchecked. The article also quoted a former senior Strathclyde police officer who criticised "a culture of political correctness" which had allowed gang crime to "grow unfettered".[25]
A BBC report suggests that another reason for inaction was lack of evidence, as locals were more prepared to make complaints than to give evidence in court.[9] Some commentators have argued the murder was somewhat mischaracterised in the media, as well as expressing a doubt that significant ethnic tensions exist in Pollokshields, suggesting that "gangland revenge" may have played a part.[26]
Early release of prisoners
The case drew attention to the issues of prisoners automatically being released from prison early when it emerged that one of the murderers, Shahid, was on early release from a prison sentence at the time of the killing. He had previously been jailed for two and half years for a road rage attack but only served nine months of his sentence.[27]
Glasgow band Glasvegas wrote the song "Flowers And Football Tops" having been inspired by the tragedy and the likely impact it would have in the victim's parents. The band dedicated their 2008 Philip Hall Radar NME award win to Donald's memory.[28][29][30]
A memorial plaque was installed on a bench by the River Clyde in memory of Donald.[31]
One of the most notable impacts of the murder was to force some people to examine their views of racism and its victims. Commentators such as Mark Easton cite the racist murders of Donald and also Ross Parker as demonstrating how society has been forced to redefine racism and discard the erroneous definition of "prejudice plus power" – a definition which only allowed ethnic minorities to be victims of hate crime.[8] Yasmin Alibhai-Brown also cited the Donald case when highlighting the lack of concern for white victims of racist murders. She drew comparisons with high profile ethnic minority victims, asking whether Donald's murderers were "less evil than those who killed Stephen Lawrence". Alibhai-Brown came to the conclusion that treating "some victims as more worthy of condemnation than others is unforgivable – and a betrayal of anti-racism itself".[6]
Murder of Ross Parker
Curtis Warren – Godfathers – Target One (full)
Street gangs in Liverpool have been in existence since the mid-19th century. There were also various sectarian 'political' gangs based in and around Liverpool during this period.[37] Dr Michael Macilwee of Liverpool John Moores University and author of The Gangs of Liverpool states, "You can learn lessons from the past and it's fascinating to compare the newspaper headlines of today with those from the late 1800s. The issues are exactly the same. People were worried about rising youth crime and the influence of 'penny dreadfuls' on people's behaviour. Like today, some commentators demanded longer prison sentences and even flogging while others called for better education and more youth clubs."
In the early 1980s Liverpool was tagged by the media as 'Smack City' or 'Skag City' after it experienced an explosion in organised gang crime and heroin abuse, especially within the city's more deprived areas.[38][39] At the same time several criminal gangs began developing into drug dealing cartels in the city, including the Liverpool Mafia, which was the first such cartel to develop in the UK. As drugs became increasingly valuable, large distribution networks were developed with cocaine producers in South America, including the Cali cartel.[40] Over time, several Liverpool gangsters became increasingly wealthy, including Colin 'Smigger' Smith, who had an estimated fortune of £200m[41] and Curtis 'Cocky' Warren, whose estimated wealth once saw him listed on the Sunday Times Rich List.[42]
It has also been suggested that distribution networks for illicit drugs within Ireland and the UK, and even allegedly some Mediterranean holiday resorts, are today controlled by various Liverpool gangs.[43][44]
A report in the Observer newspaper written by journalist Peter Beaumont entitled Gangsters put Liverpool top of gun league (28 May 1995), observed that turf wars had erupted within Liverpool. The high levels of violence in the city came to a head in 1996 when, following the shooting of gangster David Ungi, six shootings occurred in seven days, prompting Merseyside Police to become one of the first police forces in the country to openly carry weapons in the fight against gun crime.[45] Official Home Office statistics revealed a total of 3,387 offences involving firearms had occurred in the Merseyside region during a four-year period between 1997 and 2001.[46] It was revealed that Liverpool was the main centre for organised crime in the North of England.
Murder of Rhys Jones
Rhys Jones – Caught In the Crossfire – Real Crime (full)
In August 2007 the ongoing war between two rival gangs caused nationwide outrage, when innocent 11-year-old Rhys Jones was shot in the neck and died in his mother's arms in the car park of the Fir Tree pub in Croxteth Liverpool.[48] On 16 December 2008, Sean Mercer was convicted of the murder and ordered to serve a minimum tariff of 22 years by trial judge Mr Justice Irwin
Rhys Jones
The murder of Rhys Milford Jones[1][2] (27 September 1995 – 22 August 2007) occurred in Liverpool when he was shot in the back.[3] 16-year-old Sean Mercer went on trial on 2 October 2008,[4] and was found guilty of murder on 16 December.[5] He was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 22 years.
Sean Mercer
PANORAMA: Young Gunmen
Jones was the son of Stephen (born in Liverpool) and Melanie Jones (née Edwards; born in Wrexham). They have an older son, Owen (born 1990).[6] Jones, who would have turned 12 one month after his death, had just left Broad Square Primary School on the Norris Green housing estate, and was due to start secondary school at Fazakerley High School in September 2007. His headteacher and neighbours said he was a friendly and popular boy who loved football.[7][8]
Jones, who played for the Fir Tree Boys football club, was on his way home from football practice alone. As he was crossing the Fir Tree pub car park in the Croxteth Park estate, Liverpool,[8] a hooded youth riding a silver mountain bike approached. He then held out a Smith & Wesson handgun at arm's length, firing three shots.[8] It was originally believed that one of the shots hit Jones in the neck,[8] but during the trial, the pathologist revealed that the bullet had entered his back above his left shoulder blade and then exited from the front right side of his neck.[3] The shooting occurred in daylight at 7.30 pm BST.
Jones' mother rushed to the scene when she heard what had happened.[8] By the time his mother had reached him, he was unconscious. Paramedics tried for one and a half hours to resuscitate him, but he was pronounced dead some time later at Alder Hey Children's Hospital. Local radio station Radio City 96.7's programming on the night of the incident, in particular the 10pm–2am show, was dedicated to an amnesty for witnesses and a talk on gun crime. Radio City also launched their anti-gun-crime campaign (backed by Jones' parents), In Rhys's Name Get Guns Off Our Streets, after the incident.[9]
Arrests and investigation
Rhys Jones trial: Footage shown to jury
Detectives arrested and later released four people aged between 15 and 19 in connection with the crime. Two further arrests (both teenagers) were made, but both suspects were soon released on bail pending further enquiries.[6][8] The police appealed to the public for information, stating that they needed help in finding those who had committed the crime. The murder weapon was described as a black handgun with a long barrel.[10] More than 300 officers and gun crime specialists were deployed in the hunt for the killer.[10]
Jones' parents made a fresh appeal for witnesses to come forward on 19 September, four weeks after the murder, which was reconstructed on Crimewatch on 26 September. In the episode, Jones' mother appealed directly to the murderer's mother to turn her son in. It led to 12 people calling into the programme, all of whom gave police the same name.[11] Despite reports that the killer's name was widely known and had appeared on internet sites and in graffiti,[12] police continued their appeal for witnesses to come forward.
On 15 April 2008, Merseyside police confirmed that 11 people (all aged between 17 and 25) had been arrested in connection with the case. Six more males of a similar age were arrested the next day in connection with the murder – one for murder and the other five for assisting an offender. One of these men had already been charged with possessing a firearm. All six of them were remanded in custody by Liverpool Magistrates on 17 April 2008.[13] Another man was charged in connection with the case on 18 April 2008, and remanded the same day.[14]
On 16 December 2008, at the end of a nine-week trial in the Crown Court at Liverpool, Sean Mercer (a member of the Croxteth Crew gang) was found guilty of murder. Mercer, then aged 18, was sentenced to life imprisonment, being ordered to serve a minimum term of 22 years.[15] Other gang members James Yates, Nathan Quinn, Boy "M", Gary Kays, and Melvin Coy were convicted of assisting an offender. Boy "K", later revealed as Dean Kelly, was convicted of four related offences. Kays and Coy were both sentenced to seven years.[16][17]
In January 2009, Yates was sentenced to seven years, Dean Kelly to four years, and Nathan Quinn to two years. A 16-year-old was sentenced to a two-year supervision order. Parents of the gang members, including Mercer's mother and the parents of Yates, were later tried and convicted for perverting the course of justice.[18] On 28 October, Yates had his sentence increased to 12 years imprisonment, following a referral to the Court of Appeal by the Solicitor General Vera Baird QC as being "too lenient".[19] On 2 November, Mercer stabbed Jake Fahri (Jimmy Mizen's murderer), apparently having crafted a knife from a pair of tweezers.[20]
Residents in Jones' locality have said that there were many problems with anti-social behaviour; in reaction to this, Merseyside Police made the area around the pub into a "designated area", meaning that officers could disperse groups and move people away from the area.[8] The police vehemently stressed that the murder was not gang-related. It is still not clear what the motive was, but a case of mistaken identity is being considered. Jones may have been caught in the crossfire between gangs.[10]
Sean Mercer and the others convicted of involvement in the murder were known to be members of the Croxteth Crew, a criminal gang in Croxteth. The murder came the day before the first anniversary of the killing of Liam Smith, an alleged member of a rival gang, the Norris Green Strand Crew, who was shot dead by members of the Croxteth Crew as he walked out of Altcourse Prison on 23 August 2006.[21] The youth gang phenomenon, and youth gangs of Liverpool in particular, drew high media attention after the murder.
Tributes and public reaction
Rhys Jones was a dedicated supporter of Everton FC, and had a season ticket along with his father and brother. Players of the team laid a floral tribute, football boots, and football shirts at the scene of the crime, and players and fans paid tribute to him in a minute-long applause at the home game against Blackburn Rovers on 25 August.[6]
After a suggestion from Liverpool Echo columnist Tony Barrett,[22] which was supported by many Echo readers,[23] Everton rivals Liverpool FC agreed to play the beginning of the Z-Cars theme tune – the song that traditionally greets the arrival of the Everton team onto the Goodison Park pitch – prior to playing Liverpool's own theme ahead of their UEFA Champions League game with Toulouse FC on 28 August.[24] This was followed by a period of applause; the Liverpool players and staff, Toulouse players, and match day officials wore black armbands during the game.[25]
Over 2,500 mourners attended Jones' funeral, which was held in Liverpool Anglican Cathedral on 6 September 2007. His family issued a public invitation for well-wishers to attend the service, where mourners were requested to wear bright clothes or football strips. During the service, Jones' father read a poem he had written for his son, and Everton footballer Alan Stubbs read from the Bible. After the service, there was a priva
Teenage Gangs of South London
London was the first city documented as the world's gang capital, followed thereafter by American cities such as New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles.[50] A number of street gangs were present in London during the 20th century many in the East End, often referred to as Mobs, including The Yiddishers, Hoxton Mob, Watney Streeters, Aldgate Mob, Whitechapel Mob, Bethnal Green Mob and the organised Italian Mob headed by Charles Sabini. The history of these gangs is well documented in "London's Underworld: Three centuries of vice and crime".[51]
Gun Law: "The Yardies" – UK Gangs
On 21 February 2007, the BBC reported on an unpublished Metropolitan Police report on London's gang culture, identifying 169 separate groups (see Ghetto Boys, Tottenham Mandem and Peckham Boys), with more than a quarter said to have been involved in murders.[52] The report's accuracy has been questioned by some London Boroughs for being inaccurate in places and the existence of certain gangs on the list could not be substantiated.[53] The Centre for Social Justice identifies the Gangs in London website[54] as a useful tool in creating an overall picture of London gangs, as highlighted in the report "Dying to Belong: An in depth review of street gangs in Britain",[55] which was led by Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith in 2009.
South London Active Gangs 2015
In February 2007, criminologist Dr John Pitts, from the University of Bedfordshire, said: "There are probably no more than 1,500 to 2,000 young people in gangs in all of London,[52] but their impact is enormous". There is no methodology to suggest where this number came from and how it was obtained. Furthermore, in December 2007 in a report written by Pitts on Lambeth gangs, he claims that the dominant gang (PDC from Angel Town) "boasts 2,500 members".[56] Probably a more accurate estimation for gang membership, although dated, can be found in the 2004 Home Office document "Delinquent Youth Groups and Offending Behaviour".[57] The report, using a methodology developed by American gang experts and practitioners, estimated that 6% of young people aged 10–19 were classified as belonging to a delinquent youth group, although based on the most stringent criteria this was 4%.
London Teenage Gang, Gun & Knife-Related Victims Of 2007
There is a modern history of London gangs dating from the 1970s although many of them developed from what Britain labelled as a sub-culture, which included punks, Rastas and football hooligans. Two well known subcultures that had violent clashes during the Notting Hill riots in the 1950s, Teddy Boys and Rudeboys, could well be labelled gangs in today's media. Amongst the current London gangs whose history does go back to the 1970s, there are the Ghetto Boys, Peckham Boys and Tottenham Mandem all of which are predominantly or entirely black. There are a number of historical Asian gangs in London too, many that were initially formed to protect their local communities in response to racist attacks from the native white population, gangs such as the Brick Lane Massive. In the past decade, Tamil gang violence namely in Croydon and Wembley have been active such as the "Wembley Boys" and the "Tamil Snake Gang.[58] Tamil Hindu gangs in London are also featured as one of the many major ethnic gangs in Ross Kemp's documentary on London Gangs.[59] In the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, the majority of the gangs are Bangladeshi, it is estimated that there are alone there are 2,500 Bengali youths affiliated to one of the many local gangs,[60] and that 26 out of the 27 gangs in the area are Bangladeshi.[61]
London gangs are increasingly marking their territory with gang graffiti, usually a gang name and the Post Code area or Housing Estate they identify with.[9] In some cases they may tag the street road signs in their area with an identified gang colour, as can be seen in Edmonton.[62] This is not a new phenomenon and has been practised by many London gangs in the past although today it is a more integral part of the gang culture. Many gangs have a strong sense of belonging to their local areas and often take their names from the housing estates, districts and postal code areas where they are located. In some areas the post codes act as rival gang boundaries,[63] although this is not a general rule as there can be rival gangs present within the same postal area as well as gangs that occupy multiple postal areas. Gangs in London also use handsigns and gang tattoos to denote gang membership.[citation needed] Some gangs in London are motivated by religion, as is the case with Muslim Patrol.
Cheetham Hill Gang members
The Worlds Deadliest Gangs – Salford & Manchester
The first recorded gangs in Manchester were "Scuttlers", which were youth gangs that recruited boys and girls between 14 and 21 years of age.[64] They became prominent amongst the slums during the second half of the 19th Century, but had mostly disappeared by the beginning of the 20th century.[65] In the mid 1980s, a growth in violence amongst Black British youths from the west side of the Alexandra Park Estate in South Manchester and their rivals, West Indians living to the north of the city, in Cheetham Hill began to gain media attention.[66] The city has sometimes been dubbed in the media as 'Gangchester' and 'Gunchester'. The Murder of Mr. BThe gang wars in Manchester first gained national media attention in the Guardian newspaper on 7 June 1988. In the article, Clive Atkinson, deputy head of Greater Manchester Police CID said, "We are dealing with a black mafia which is a threat to the whole community".[68]
The gang culture spread into many deprived areas in South Manchester.[69] A gang-related crime occurred on 9 September 2006, in Moss Side, where Jessie James, a 15-year-old schoolboy was shot dead in the early hours of the morning. His shooting is said to have been the result of a mistaken identity for a rival gang member. Up to this day his murderer has not been found.
Paul Massey
The Murder of Paul 'Mr. Big Massey' & Class War
See Paul Massey
In April 2009, eleven members of the Gooch Gang were found guilty of a number of charges ranging from murder to drugs offenses. The Gooch Gang had a long-standing rivalry with the equally well known Doddington gang. The Gooch gang operated with a tiered structure. On the top were the gang's leaders, Colin Joyce and Lee Amos, and below them were members controlling the supply and distribution of drugs to the street dealers at the bottom. The gang was earning an estimated £2,000 a day, with street dealers allowed to keep £100 a day for themselves. After 2001 when Joyce and Amos were sent to prison on firearms charges, there followed a 92% drop in gun crime in central Manchester.[70] Official gun enabled crime figures show a 17% reduction in Manchester when comparing 2005/06 (1,200 offences) and 2006/07 (993 offences). However, this was followed by an increase of 17% in 2007/08 (1,160 offences) compared to 2006/07.[71] In 2009 shootings were reported as falling by 82% compared with the previous year.[72]
Bringing Down the Gooch Gang Crime Documentary
In addition to gun gangs, Manchester is also home to the Inter City Jibbers, an element within the city's main hooligan gang that uses football hooliganism as a cover for acquisitive forms of crime. According to former Manchester United hooligan Colin Blaney in his autobiography 'Undesirables', members of the gang have been involved in serious forms of crime, such as drug smuggling from Latin America and the Caribbean, carrying out armed robberies and committing robberies on drug dealers.[73] In an interview with Vice magazine, members of the gang spoke of connections with Liberian drug smuggling cartels and convictions for offences including armed robbery, credit card fraud and sale of class A drugs.[74]
See Dublin's Deadly Gang War


One of the popular Hindu festivals, Dussehra is celebrated with pomp and gaiety. Since ages, a number of rituals are performed to please the Almighty, on the ceremonious occasion. It is the climax of the nine-day long celebrations of 'Navratris', which precede it. The festival commemorates the victory of Lord Rama over Ravana. Apart from the legend from the epic Ramayana, and the story of the triumph of Goddess Durga over Mahishasura, a vibrant history is associated with the festival. In this article, we have provided interesting information on the history of Dussehra.
The celebration of Dussehra is rooted in the Hindu epic of Ramayana, according to which, Lord Rama, the eight incarnation of Lord Vishnu, killed the ten-headed demon Ravana, in Satyug. Ravan had abducted Rama's wife Sita. Rama, along with his brother Lakshmana, follower Hanuman and an army of monkeys, headed towards Lanka (Ravana's Kingdom) in order to enter a war with Ravana and rescue Sita. On his way to Lanka, Rama organized Chandi Pooja to seek the blessings of Ma Durga, the Goddess of power and courage. After seeking her blessings, Lord Rama defeated and killed Ravana, with the help of his fellow beings. Therefore, the day was celebrated to commemorate the victory of Rama over Ravana, which later came to be known as Vijayadashmi or Dussehra.
Another legend is connected to Goddess Durga. According to the story, all the Gods in swarglok and the living beings on earth were upset by the tyranny of the demon Mahishasura, because he had acquired invincible power to conquer the world. He was undefeatable, even by the mighty deities - Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva. Therefore, all the Gods decided to create a power, which would destroy Mahishasura, freed the living beings from his despotism and restore the swaglok to them. This gave rise to the creation of Goddess Durga, an avatar of Ma Shakti. With the weapons given to her by the Gods, Goddess Durga went to fight against Mahishasura. She defeated the demon, successfully, and restored the swaglok to the Gods, as promised. Her victory is celebrated as Vijayadashmi or Dusshera, by many people following Hinduism.
According to a story, Kautsa, the young son of Devdatta (a Brahmin), was residing in the city of Paithan. After pursuing his education under the guidance of Rishi Varatantu, he wanted to offer a dakshina to his Guru. Although the guru refused initially, he later asked for 140 million gold coins. The student approached King Raghu for the coins, because he was renowned for his generosity. Within three days of the student's request, King Raghu asked the God of Wealth - Kuber - to create a rain of gold coins near the apati and shanu trees. After presenting the promised gold coins to his guru, Kautsa distributed the rest of the coins to the needy, on the day of Dussehra. Since then, people loot the leaves of apati trees and present to each other as a symbol of gold, on Dussehra.
Another legend connected to the origin of Dusshera finds place in the greatest Hindu epic - Mahabharata. According to a story, Pandavas where banished by Kauravas for 12 years and 1 year of disguise, because the former were defeated in gambling (chausar) by the latter. Subsequently, Pandavas decided to spend their first 12 years of exile in the woods and the last year in disguise. Since they were asked to remain incognito during that period, Pandavas did not want to be exposed to others. Therefore, they lay aside their divine and powerful weapons during the exile. They concealed their weapons under the shami tree, situated close to the place of their residence. At the end of every year of the exile, Pandavas came to the shami tree to check whether their weapons were there.
Whenever Pandavas approached the tree, they worshipped it and Goddess Durga, the presiding deity. In the mean time, Kauravas were making every attempt to trace Pandavas, so that they could extend the exile time, because it was said that if they were found, they would have to spend another 12 years in the woods. However, the Kauravas could find the Pandavas only past the stipulated time. Subsequently, the Pandavas went to the shami tree, fetched their concealed weapons and went straight to the battle field to fight the Kauravas. Pandavas emerged victorious. The event took place in dasami and since good had achieved victory over the evil, it came to be known as Vijayadashmi. Since then, people hug each other under the shami tree and exchange its leaves.


The roadblocks stopping Bitcoin from becoming a world-wide, retail currency can be solved through instant, off-blockchain transactions produced through Lightning Network's coding. By altering the Bitcoin script slightly for transaction protocol, people can send and receive payments through a network of secure channels rather than a centralized hub. If this model is successfully applied, it can expand Bitcoin capabilities by offering mirco-payments for common purchases as it allows more transactions per day.
Let's begin with what Lightning Network aims to fix.
Although Bitcoin provides the safest and most reliable blockchain for verifying transactions, it has many downfalls that prevent it from growing.
It cannot provide a cheap way to send mirco-payments due minimum withdraws and high fees that makes small purchases impossible.
It takes about an hour for payments to be processed through blockchain verification, so small, fast retail transactions cannot occur.
The amount of possible Bitcoin transactions per day in order to globalize the coin cannot be handled on a massive scale. Currently 1 MB of blocks can verify only 7 transactions per second. That is only 220 million transactions a year.
There are not enough nodes and miners to spread out the transactions on a massive scale.
Third parties like Coinbase are needed to send money.
Lightning Network created a payment channel without third party custodianship. Two or more people can send transactions to one another without broadcasting to the Bitcoin blockchain every time by using multi-sig (multi-signature) and hash-locked contracts (time sensitive).
A simple two-party transaction that includes an initial refund signature sent by the receiver to the sender that guarantees a refund in 30 days. Two parties use the same multi-sig address to store the signatures and currency. The sender then sends the money along with their signature. The receiver has 30 days to confirm and sign in order to end the contract and upload it to the blockchain. The transaction does not hit the network until the contract is closed. During the 30-day open period, transactions of any amount can be sent until the contract is closed.
The transaction can be reversed, and a specific lock time can be set. The receiver can override a transaction and revert to an older transaction in order to pay back the sender. The lock time must be less (closer to the present) each time the channel is reversed.
Problems: Both of these two-way channels function on a basic level, but they do not solve the problem of raising the Bitcoin scale. There would be too many open channels and too many transactions to verify once they hit the blockchain if every transaction only included 2 people.
Send money through an already open channel using a third party (ex. Coinbase).
There is no way to confirm that the receiver got the money and that the third party took the money. There are trustworthy platforms, like Coinbase, but they are many that get hacked , plus a fees usually applies. The goal of Lightning Network is to create a completely trustless network of payment channels with no fees.
Hash-locked contracts using one-way hash functions will allow large multi-user channels with proof of payment. Transactions are verified by a key generated by the receiver. This key is given to the sender in order to receive the funds. The payment key is sent down the line until it recaches the original sender and the process is reversed with the actual funds being sent back to the receiving end. Anyone who has the key and the original hash function can broadcast the transaction to the blockchain and transfer the cryptocurrency. However, the transaction can be completed off the blockchain if everyone corporates. This key acts as a receipt of contract to prove you are part of the channel's transaction payment network.
Problem: By not giving the key to the sender, the receiver can hold funds hostage. Then if the channel between another sender and receiver expire, people will lose their money while the receiver steals the funds from the hashlock.
If there are too many untrustworthy parties, then malleability transactions can occur where funds are held up. This can change the transaction as channels expire, which can destroy their validity and remove the possibility of refunds. With more than 2 parties, resigning is not possible as you may not know who has your original transaction.
Users agree to send the key and payment in a certain amount of time or else a refund will be issued. This is implemented by creating a soft-fork in the Bitcoin script using multiply transaction outputs. Contracts are used to settle disputes either outside of the blockchain by removing and restarting the contract or broadcasting the transaction (output and refund) to the blockchain to get a refund. By revealing the transaction on the blockchain, the key to the funds is published, so the sender sends the money and the receiver gets the money automatically. This is a safeguard if one of the parties does not abide by the contract.
Transaction timeouts creates a voided transaction and a return of funds.
Creates trustless, instant transactions off the blockchain.
Can use micro payments without inflated fees.
Relative timelock means the market price of Bitcoin depends on when the transaction channel begins.
Bitcoin will scale to be used by everyone worldwide without using much bandwidth.
Not much storage is needed to archive transactions.
If this new technology can safeguard peer-to-peer transactions on the retail scale, then Bitcoin will increase its usability to billions. Transactions would be 100% safe without the use of risky third-party monopolies and without over burdening the blockchain. This could potentially open-up the consumer market to cryptocurrency like we haven't seen yet. Ultimately, it could be the solution we have been looking for to decentralize the financial industry and make peer-to-peer transactions safe and free.
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Skylights provide up to 30% more natural light than vertical windows, making a small space seem larger. In a bathroom with limited wall space, a skylight may be your best—if not your only—means of bringing in significant daylight. Skylights with clear glass focus bright light on a small spot; those with obscure glass or acrylic supply more-ambient illumination.
Old-fashioned skylights were simply a single thickness of glass in a frame, but today they come with low-e and tinted coatings to control heat transmission and UV radiation. Skylights are rated for their thermal efficiency in the same way windows are, so you can compare R-values and U-values. As an alternative to tinted glass, which darkens a room, you can get shades or blinds for skylights. Ventilating skylights can also be equipped with screens to keep bugs out.
When a full-size skylight is too big for a bathroom, you can get almost as much light from a tubular skylight (see below). Just 10 to 18 inches in diameter, tubular skylights consist of a clear dome over a reflective shaft that ends at the ceiling with a sealed diffuser. The system provides an enormous amount of light for its small size, and it's sealed to minimize heat gain and loss.
Like windows, skylights are either stationary or operable. Fixed skylights, which provide illumination only, may be flat or dome-shaped. Most operable, or "venting," skylights hinge at the top and open a few inches to allow for air circulation. Though a venting skylight may cost about 40% more than a fixed one, it can make a terrific difference in summertime comfort. When open, a ventilating skylight can create an updraft to draw hot, humid air out of a room. And, since cold air stays near the ground, an open skylight is compatible with air conditioning.
Because most skylights are up out of reach, manufacturers provide several methods for opening them. The most common and affordable is a pole that you crank, but this only works for ceilings less than 15 feet high. Some offer a battery-powered, motorized pole.
Nearly all major manufacturers offer motorized, operable skylights as an option. Controlled at a wall switch or by a hand-held remote, these cost a bit more than manually operated types and require routing electrical wires to the skylight, but they pay big dividends when a skylight is opened and closed frequently.
Some remote-controlled versions feature a rain sensor that automatically closes the skylight when it detects moisture. In other sophisticated models, heat sensors can trigger the skylight to open when the room's heat reaches a certain temperature. Some wireless remote controls can be programmed to operate the skylight at preset times.
Sky windows, also called roof windows, are quite different from standard operable skylights. These are built more like a window and pivot at the center. Meant for mounting in an attic room or similar location where they can be reached, these are designed to be opened wide. In fact, you can pivot them all the way around for easy cleaning of the outside surface.
Although standard skylights are great at illuminating otherwise dark interior spaces, they can also be problematic in certain situations because you cannot "turn them off." Fortunately, skylight manufacturers have worked around this problem by introducing integrated skylight blinds and shades.
Blinds or shades are important for preventing heat loss at night. Clear skylights tend to lose a large amount of heat toward the night sky in winter, a principle called "clear-night-sky re-radiation." Amazingly, the area around a skylight can drop 5 to 10 degrees below ambient temperatures due to this phenomenon. A shade or blind can help minimize this heat loss.
Most operable skylights also include insect screening that mounts below the opening; some fiberglass insect screens reduce UV rays by up to 70%.
Light-blocking shades. These virtually turn day into night. They are made of aluminum-coated fabric and are extremely energy efficient. Some models are powered by a built-in solar battery, which means no wiring.
Pleated or cellular shades. These shades diffuse and soften the light coming in, reducing glare and protecting furniture and carpeting from fading.
Venetian blinds. Great at redirecting and reducing incoming light, the aluminum construction of these Venetian blinds makes them ideal for kitchens, bathrooms, and other humid environments. Some manufacturers make skylights with blinds built into the space between the double-insulated glass.
Heat-blocking awnings. A retractable awning glides in tracks across the exterior of the skylight, entirely blocking heat from entering the house. Most are electric, controlled by a push button.
Need to bring a little light into a dark hallway, landing, or closet? With tubular skylights, you can install a little bit of sunshine.
Tubular skylights operate better than traditional skylights to deliver light to a living area by utilizing a roof-mounted light collector that consists of an acrylic lens set in a metal frame. The rooftop assembly directs sunlight into a metal or plastic tube, which has a highly reflective interior coating. The reflective tube guides the sunlight to a diffuser lens, mounted on the interior ceiling surface, which spreads light evenly.
Because of the shape of the "scoop" at the top, tubular skylights can draw light regardless of the sun's angle in the sky. Research has shown that the lights can provide the equivalent light output of up to one 700-watt incandescent bulb in December and one 1,200-watt bulb in June. New models feature light fixtures so the dark areas of your home can be lit both day and night.
Tubular skylights are relatively easy to install as they fit between rafters well and require very little intrusion into the roof, but, as with any puncture in the roofing, care must be taken with flashing to prevent water from seeping in.


This 22 gauge gun metal gray colored wire is perfect for jewelry making and crafts. Silver plating keeps the copper core from distorting the permanent gun metal color for a uniform look.
22 gauge wire is a jewelry making staple. Most beads can fit on 22 gauge wire, and it is sturdy enough to make earwires, pins and wrapped links. The copper core on this colored jewelry wire keeps it malleable and easy to use, in spite of its thickness.
10 yards of permanently colored, 22 gauge gun metal gray jewelry wire per package.


Managed care is an approach to healthcare intended to streamline services and provide healthcare that is quality and cost effective. Additionally, some managed care plans seek to assist members in staying healthy through prevention.
Managed care plans typically cover some or all of the costs of obtaining healthcare services. Members of such plans are usually required to seek services from within a network of approved providers. Some managed care plans allow members to obtain services from providers outside the network. However, such plans usually cover less of the bill when a participating provider is not used.
Unless it is an emergency, contact with your family doctor's office is required prior to a referral request. This is most often accomplished by scheduling an office visit with one of our practitioners. When the doctor suggests that a referral to a specialist is necessary, a benefit inquiry will be submitted to your insurance company for approval. The referral, or HMO authorization, is generated by your insurance provider, not by your doctor. Once it is approved, the referral is mailed to your home. It is not advised to schedule an initial appointment to a specialist, a follow-up appointment, or arrange for any services outside of our office until you have obtained an authorized referral from your insurance company. It is your responsibility to make sure there is a referral or authorization in place prior to obtaining services outside of our office. At the specialist's office, please present your referral form at time of service. Payment of services may be denied if you proceed without this authorization, and you could be responsible for the expense.
When you are covered by a managed care plan, you are required to choose a primary care physician (PCP). You must be assigned to one of our physicians before we can schedule you an appointment at our office.
ALL services you and your family receives, (except in the case of a life threatening emergency), must be provided by your Primary Care Physician or approved in advance by your insurance company. There is no retroactive approval. The insurance company does not grant us the power to authorize any out-of-network expense in any circumstance. You must use your best judgment and seek medical treatment if needed. Then you must appeal directly to your HMO for payment of those services. You will be responsible for the bill if you do not follow these rules.
If you receive a bill for services from a specialist office for which you have an valid referral/authorization, please contact your insurance company for an explanation of benefits (EOB) as to why the claim is not being paid.
The following information is intended to make your experience with managed care easier and less costly for you individually.
Your doctor's office does not issue you a referral. Our role is to submit a request for a referral to your insurance company. You cannot see a specialist without a referral from your insurance company.
X-rays, ultrasounds, CT scans, and MRI's must be obtained at a participating location, and a referral may be required. If these tests are obtained without the proper referral, you will be billed at a much higher rate.
There is NO SUCH THING as a retroactive referral. All services must be authorized before you get them, or you will be responsible for the charges for the service.
You should try not to go to any ER except Delnor, Provena Mercy, or Rush-Copley unless you are transported to one by an ambulance. Your doctor cannot authorize an ER visit, even if you call.
If you happen to be out of town and are in need of medical care, you must use your best judgment and/or contact your insurance company directly to find out about away from home care options.
Referral requests are submitted from our office every day, and we do our best to have them approved for you as quickly as possible. Please contact our office if you have not received your referral within a week of your appointment here and within a week prior to a scheduled appointment at a specialist's office.
If a specialist requests a follow up appointment or orders any tests, including imaging and labs, you must obtain new referrals before obtaining these services. Labwork must be performed at in-network facilities.
Please contact our Managed Care Coordinator with any questions regarding the HMO referral process.


The core hole does not differ from the conventional thread. Only the plane surface (in this case the reference surface) must be precisely manufactured.
The economy of the PoCoSys results from the quick and easy-to-use manual position-oriented thread testing. In addition, no workpieces need to be used more than "setting piece". Due to the tool presetting, position-oriented threads can be machined from the first component.
In general, the PoCoSys makes sense wherever the thread entry must have a defined radial position.
For the production of threads with a defined starting position no special threading cycle is necessary.
Thus, a conventional synchronous threading cycle can be used. It is important that the safety distance must always be divisible by the thread pitch and the cycle always begins in the same angular position.
Standard taps, forming taps or thread milling cutters can be used, thus no special tools necessary. All components are specially adapted to EMUGE tools.
The machine-side adaption takes place via a special tool holder with collet chuck.


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Maria Katzgrau (* 4. April 1912 in Aachen; † 7. März 1998 ebenda) war eine deutsche Malerin, Grafikerin und Glasmalerin.

Lebenslauf
Geboren und aufgewachsen in Aachen studierte sie an der Kunstgewerbeschule Aachen bei Rudolf Schwarz und wurde dort Meisterschülerin und Assistentin von Anton Wendling. Sie beschäftigte sich mit dem Glasdesign, der Monumentalmalerei und der Grafik. Werke von ihr befinden sich außer in Deutschland auch in Island, Grönland und im Vatikanischen Museum. Drei Kirchen hat sie in Island mit Fenstern versehen: In der Kirche in Höfn in Hornafjördur 1966, in der evangelischen Kirche in Hafnarfjord 1971 und in der Kirche von Siglufjord 1974.

Werk

Glasfenster

Literatur
 Ars Sacra '75. Kirchliche Kunst der Gegenwart. Ausstellungskatalog. Köln 1975, Nr. 332f.
 Fenster Bilder. Glasmalerei 1926–1982. Ausstellungskatalog. München 1983, S. 10, 41, 44.
 A. Hoff: Das Münster. Band 9, 1956, S. 410.
 H. H. Hofstätter: Das Münster. Band 33, 1980, S. 215–235.
 Hans Kisky: 100 Jahre rheinische Glasmalerei. Teil I: Werkstätten Dr. H. Oidtmann, Linnich. Hrsg.: Landesbildstelle Rheinland. Verlag Gesellschaft für Buchdruckerei, Neuss 1959, S. 76f.
 E. Riebele: Das Münster. Band 16, 1963, S. 40.
 H. Schnell: Das Münster. Band 7, 1954, S. 259.
 H. Schnell: Das Münster. Band 14, 1961, S. 217.
 E. Stephany: Das Münster. Band 15, 1962, S. 415. [Duisburg, St. Anna (Fenster ü d Orgelempore, Detail)].
 E. Stephany: Das Münster. Band 22, 1969, S. 10. [Ederen, St. Pankratius (Rosette im Westgiebel)] und S. 11 [Kirkja in Storidal (Fenster im Altarraum)].
 K. Strute, T. Doelken (Hrsg.): Who is who in the arts and literature. 3. Aufl. Zürich 1982, S. 354.
 Myriam Wierschowski (Hrsg.): Maria Kathzgrau. Katalog zur Ausstellung. Linnich 2008, ISBN 978-3-9810046-4-9.

Weblinks

 Ausstellung: Maria Katzgrau – Der künstlerische Nachlass.
 Ausstellung 2008: Maria Katzgrau – Eine Retrospektive.
Zwei Fenster in der Kirche von Kulusuk (Kap Dan) - Grönland
Ausstellung: In Memoriam Maria Katzgrau – Aachener Glasmalerin. Art Department Villa Museum Zinkhütter Hof, 2018
 Abbildungen ihrer Werke auf der Website der Forschungsstelle Glasmalerei des 20. Jahrhunderts e. V.

Einzelnachweise

Glasmaler (Deutschland)
Maler (Aachen)
Grafiker (Aachen)
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Geboren 1912
Gestorben 1998
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Is Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD) A Good Stock To Buy?
Reymerlyn Martin
Insider Monkey• June 6, 2019
Hedge fund managers like David Einhorn, Bill Ackman, or Carl Icahn became billionaires through reaping large profits for their investors, which is why piggybacking their stock picks may provide us with significant returns as well. Many hedge funds, like Paul Singer's Elliott Management, are pretty secretive, but we can still get some insights by analyzing their quarterly 13F filings. One of the most fertile grounds for large abnormal returns is hedge funds' most popular small-cap picks, which are not so widely followed and often trade at a discount to their intrinsic value. In this article we will check out hedge fund activity in another small-cap stock: Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD).
Is Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) a buy here? The best stock pickers are in a bullish mood. The number of bullish hedge fund positions rose by 1 lately. Our calculations also showed that GILD isn't among the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds.
Hedge funds' reputation as shrewd investors has been tarnished in the last decade as their hedged returns couldn't keep up with the unhedged returns of the market indices. Our research has shown that hedge funds' small-cap stock picks managed to beat the market by double digits annually between 1999 and 2016, but the margin of outperformance has been declining in recent years. Nevertheless, we were still able to identify in advance a select group of hedge fund holdings that outperformed the market by 40 percentage points since May 2014 through May 30, 2019 (see the details here). We were also able to identify in advance a select group of hedge fund holdings that underperformed the market by 10 percentage points annually between 2006 and 2017. Interestingly the margin of underperformance of these stocks has been increasing in recent years. Investors who are long the market and short these stocks would have returned more than 27% annually between 2015 and 2017. We have been tracking and sharing the list of these stocks since February 2017 in our quarterly newsletter.
Arthur B Cohen and Joseph Healey, Healthcor Management LP
We're going to take a gander at the key hedge fund action regarding Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD).
What does the smart money think about Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD)?
At the end of the first quarter, a total of 58 of the hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey were long this stock, a change of 2% from one quarter earlier. The graph below displays the number of hedge funds with bullish position in GILD over the last 15 quarters. So, let's find out which hedge funds were among the top holders of the stock and which hedge funds were making big moves.
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More specifically, AQR Capital Management was the largest shareholder of Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD), with a stake worth $582.3 million reported as of the end of March. Trailing AQR Capital Management was Renaissance Technologies, which amassed a stake valued at $527.9 million. D E Shaw, Citadel Investment Group, and GLG Partners were also very fond of the stock, giving the stock large weights in their portfolios.
Consequently, specific money managers were breaking ground themselves. Healthcor Management LP, managed by Arthur B Cohen and Joseph Healey, assembled the most outsized position in Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD). Healthcor Management LP had $40.5 million invested in the company at the end of the quarter. Mike Masters's Masters Capital Management also initiated a $19.5 million position during the quarter. The following funds were also among the new GILD investors: Vishal Saluja and Pham Quang's Endurant Capital Management, Efrem Kamen's Pura Vida Investments, and Eli Casdin's Casdin Capital.
Let's go over hedge fund activity in other stocks - not necessarily in the same industry as Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) but similarly valued. These stocks are ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML), Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG), Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR), and Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT). All of these stocks' market caps resemble GILD's market cap.
[table] Ticker, No of HFs with positions, Total Value of HF Positions (x1000), Change in HF Position ASML,15,504431,-1 BKNG,77,5667848,-7 CHTR,67,7391525,3 CAT,53,3394463,-7 Average,53,4239567,-3 [/table]
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As you can see these stocks had an average of 53 hedge funds with bullish positions and the average amount invested in these stocks was $4240 million. That figure was $3780 million in GILD's case. Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) is the most popular stock in this table. On the other hand ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) is the least popular one with only 15 bullish hedge fund positions. Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) is not the most popular stock in this group but hedge fund interest is still above average. This is a slightly positive signal but we'd rather spend our time researching stocks that hedge funds are piling on. Our calculations showed that top 20 most popular stocks among hedge funds returned 1.9% in Q2 through May 30th and outperformed the S&P 500 ETF (SPY) by more than 3 percentage points. Unfortunately GILD wasn't nearly as popular as these 20 stocks and hedge funds that were betting on GILD were disappointed as the stock returned -2.6% during the same period and underperformed the market. If you are interested in investing in large cap stocks with huge upside potential, you should check out the top 20 most popular stocks among hedge funds as 13 of these stocks already outperformed the market so far in Q2.
Disclosure: None. This article was originally published at Insider Monkey.
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+3 Interview: Laughing Stock
Posted in Plus 3 2017, Plus 3 2017 - Features, Written Interviews	by Dan Lentell
"We like to tell stories in odd and unusual ways, and so we experiment with sound and movement a lot in our shows."
WHO: Rhys Bevan, Writer and Performer
WHAT: "Laughing Stock is a character-based and narrative-driven sketch comedy foursome. Sketches are interwoven within a rich tapestry of music, dance, mime and song in order to tell detailed and intricate tales of irreverence and irregularity. Expect reality to rub shoulders with absurdity and for everyday observations to be stretched to breaking point."
WHERE: Underbelly, Cowgate (Venue 61)
As a company Laughing Stock have been up to the Fringe twice before. A couple of us did come up years ago with university plays but it's a very different festival when you're a student.
We love the Fringe and its relentless, serotonin-sapping, waistline-defeating, alcoholism-inducing bonkers-ness. But now that we've been a few times and it is, to an extent, our 'job,' we do have to look after ourselves a little better than we used to.
Our show is sketch comedy with big laughs and a lot of heart. We're all trained actors who grew up watching Smack the Pony, The Fast Show, League of Gentlemen etc and we try to bring a level of authenticity to our live shows, to commit to observed characters and situations.
It's written by all of us, devised and directed by us, and produced and marketed by us. Self-made comedy for the crowdfunded generation!
We all met doing the Post-Grad course at the Oxford School of Drama. The show has had a first preview at the New Diorama Theatre and will probably return to London in the Autumn. After that, who knows!
We also love a song and a dance and there's plenty of that. We like to tell stories in odd and unusual ways, and so we experiment with sound and movement a lot in our shows.
So so much. Shelf, Loren O'Brien, Rory O'Keeffe, Colin Hoult, Police Cops in Space, Jon Pointing, Red Bastard, Spencer Jones, Marny Godden, Kat Bond, Sleeping Trees, Joseph Morpurgo, Emma Sidi… Blah blah. We're very excited. To be more succinct, here are three newcomers on the sketch scene to look out for: Dirty White Boys, Muriel and Cloak & Dagger Club. Three bright young things of sketch, mark our words.
Laughing Stock, Rhys Bevan, Underbelly
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Blue and gold macaw flies away from Auckland Zoo
Alice Webb-Liddall
Photo credit: Facebook/Auckland Zoo.
Auckland Zoo has appealed to the public to look out for a young macaw that escaped the grounds during a flying lesson.
They posted on their Facebook page this afternoon calling for people to report any sightings of the bright blue and gold bird.
"Her flying lessons, which involve flying small distances from hand to hand with keepers, have been going extremely well," a spokesperson for the zoo said.
"However, this morning towards the end of her lesson, she was spooked by sudden rain and flew off in the direction of MOTAT."
The blue and gold macaw is one of the world's largest parrots, at around 85cm tall.
Auckland Zoo said the missing bird is almost fully grown and has a silver metal band on her leg.
They said she is capable of flying quite a long distance, but her sense of direction is not strong.
"[She] will be disorientated and not be able to find her way back to the Zoo."
If you spot her, Auckland Zoo said the best thing to do is call 027 209 8560, and let the zookeeper know your location.
"Please do not try to capture her and, if possible, keep sight of her while on the phone with us, while we make our way to you."


so do you think i dont have a small chance with nypd?
To be honest, I never heard of an a disqualification based on background investigation and then someone appealed it. However, my advice is that if this job is what you want, don't give up. Hire a lawyer and see the outcome. Better to try and fight than to sit and give up. Never know, you might end up getting hired.
It really is. I dont quite understand what you are saying though. Are you saying that i will be cleared by background and that pych will hold me up?
NYPD goes by well established hiring and retention guidelines. All the background investigators do is collect DATA from your background.
My apology, I meant to reply to someone else's situation not yours.
[QUOTE=ArabAmericanFinest;3768172]My apology, I meant to reply to someone else's situation not yours.
thats ok. well whats your opinion on my case?
I understand county. are you saying that im an auto dq?
when do you think i will know?
It depends on them when they come to a conclusion. The psych doctor have to come to a conclusion and then pass it to his/her supervisor and the same goes with your BI. The psych review can last even a year long but hopefully in your case it doesn't take that long.
received and email from a sergeant brill and she says im on investigative review and that the pych eval stops until the investigative review is cleared. she said a panel will convene to review my case. any thoughts?
I know of one county sheriff's office in the Upper Hudson Valley that will only hire county residents of their county and candidates for deputy sheriff and correction officer positions NOT convicted of any crimes. NYSP was the same way back in the 1970s.
I believe you're looking at disqualification from their point of view. Trying seeking employment with some of the smaller police agencies.
Is there any way to find out the results of Psyc interview? And how long does it usually take?
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1. I don't have enough hands. It's different for each runner, but there are some things I really like to carry with me that just aren't pocket-friendly, like keys, cell phone, sunglasses...toilet paper. It's nice to have it all in a pack in case I need it.
You could also keep a poncho in your pack, but I have never found it to be handy. First of all, it makes me sweat so much that I might as well be drenched in the rain. Secondly, it flaps in the breeze, and even though I'm not worried about it slowing down my already sloth-like pace, I find it to be very annoying.
4. I never know when hunger or hypoglycemia will strike. I absolutely hate having a pleasant run interrupted by my body screaming at me for food. I try to have two things handy: something straight sugar (jelly beans, hard candy...) and something that metabolizes slower with a little protein and even fat (like peanut butter crackers or granola bars). Another idea is to have some sports drink powder you can add to your water. (By the way, you definitely need to carry water with you. Many packs come with a water bottle holder. That is the one thing I actually don't mind having in my hand. I've run complete ultra marathons, including a hundred miler, with one or two bottles in my hand).
5. I never know when I will start getting a little chaff. I don't always have time to lube up, and if I don't need to I would rather just not do it at all. But it is silly not to have some anti-chaffing cream handy, because chaffing can sure ruin your day. When you feel friction somewhere and you can tell it is "heating up," you need to have some Body Glide, or Vaseline, or something to rub on the troubled spot.
The list can go on and on. I can't tell you what to pack or where to pack it--you will have to figure out what works best for you--but I highly recommend you always have some sort of pack ready. Keep it in your car or somewhere you can easily access it when that opportunity comes for another good running adventure. As soon as you can after a run, make sure you restock when needed.
Oh yeah, and don't forget your running shoes (unless you are a minimalist, in which case you can just take your shoes off and go)!


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Denis (left) and Tricia Horgan at the winery with daughter Simone Horgan-Furlong and son Justin Horgan. Photos: Frances Andrijich
Premium products and attractions at Margaret River
Cassandra Charlick
Wednesday, 14 November, 2018 - 10:41
ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: From sleepy country town to international tourism destination, wine has been vital to Margaret River's growth, but there's much more to it. This article is part of a special series to mark Business News' 25-year anniversary.
The Margaret River region has grown to be one of Western Australia's top tourist destinations.
The region's popularity has been, to a large extent, driven by the development of the wine industry.
Margaret River produces 20 per cent of the nation's premium wine from just 3 per cent of Australia's total grape crush, with the quality of this offering gaining international recognition across the five decades since the first vines were planted.
It is a remarkable story of success from those entrepreneurs willing to gamble on a relatively unknown slice of farming land in the 1960s.
One of the five founding wineries in the region, Leeuwin Estate, has gone on to produce wines ranked among the finest in the world.
Founders of the family-run winery, Denis and Tricia Horgan, said it was not a love of wine but rather an unexpected phone call in 1972 from Mr Horgan's solicitor that initiated the shift into grapes.
"Two American gentlemen had been enquiring as to who owned this little pocket of land in Margaret River," Mr Horgan said.
"They tracked down my solicitor and asked to purchase my land, which, like most of the estates down here was being used for cattle at the time."
One of those interested parties was renowned Napa Valley vineyard operator Robert Mondavi, the other his attorney.
"One of the world's most influential men in the wine industry wanted to buy my land. He had looked over it thoroughly and believed it had the possibility to produce exceptional wine. I didn't sell to Mondavi, but meeting him changed everything," Mr Horgan told Business News.
Mondavi closely mentored the Horgans, helping them establish the vineyards and winery direction, leading up to Leeuwin Estate's first commercial vintage in 1979.
"So many of our fundamental operational decisions came from his assistance," Mr Horgan said.
Leeuwin Estate is one of five founding wineries in the Margaret River region.
In 1982, Leeuwin's Art Series chardonnay received the highest recommendation in the UK's Decanter Magazine. Overnight, Leeuwin Estate achieved international recognition, and so had the (then) sleepy town of Margaret River.
"We had no idea our chardonnay had made its way over there. That was a milestone for the Margaret River wine industry," Mrs Horgan said.
"Backed up with the 1983 and 1984 Jimmy Watson trophies awarded to Cape Mentelle, those moments really impacted the wine industry here and started putting Margaret River on the map."
Australian expectations around wine culture were more rudimentary in those early days, with Mr Horgan remembering that 60 per cent of wine was the cask variety when Leeuwin Estate was founded.
"We grew the industry together – the Cullity brothers, the Cullens and the rest of the founders down here. It was through our solidarity that the industry grew," he said.
"We shared our knowledge, we weren't competing against each other; we were building Margaret River up together. There is an excitement in the next generation of the wine industry now that has that same energy; it is wonderful to see."
Tourism options
Despite its growing international recognition, the Margaret River region remained isolated and unknown to many east coast Australians.
To rectify this lack of awareness the Horgans went looking for a drawcard, and found it in the Leeuwin Concert.
"The Leeuwin Concert was without a doubt the single most important thing that has happened to Margaret River," Mr Horgan said.
After several attempts to entice the West Australian Symphony Orchestra down for a performance, it was an expensive underwriting of the London Philharmonic Orchestra's national tour that led to the first Leeuwin concert – and launched Margaret River on the fast track to becoming a tourism destination.
"We never thought they would say yes to a concert in the bush," Mr Horgan said.
"It was a mad thing to do, but it worked. Tickets sold out within 24 hours and it opened up the doors for our wine distribution in the eastern states. It also started bringing people to the region. A lot more people."
As welcome as the influx of guests was to the region, they were met with an acute shortage of suitable accommodation.
As much as the sector has grown in recent years, further opportunities are available in high-end accommodation, according to Michael Whyte, wine sales manager for Burch Family Wines and co-proprietor of luxury retreat La Forêt
Enchantée.
Mr Whyte said the sector was far more sophisticated in Margaret River nearly three decades on, with many of the original businesses and people still in town, but having developed and created world-class tourism experiences.
"Gastronomically you can now enjoy such amazing cuisine and smart service – sommeliers and staff who are very understanding of wine when looking after you," Mr Whyte told Business News.
"We have shifted from a country town experience to an international destination. The great opportunity now, is that we see the space for 'six-star' lodges and boutique hotels. Travellers know our wines, understand what their quality is and the dining offering is there. The next step is accommodation. I think it is going to be an amazing decade ahead of us."
Tour operator Helen Lee is another to have grown her business in parallel to the growth of the region's reputation. She said when Bushtucker Tours started in 1990 there wasn't really anything to do in the region.
"Margaret River had one major street," she said.
"It has grown from 2,000 people to 12,000 people." Offering tourists a 'soft adventure' option, her tours are a drawcard for more discerning international tourists and family travellers, with online bookings and social media opening up huge new markets and providing direct-to-customer contact.
The planned expansion of Busselton Airport will have a key part to play in Margaret River's future, particularly in terms of tapping into markets in Asia and the eastern states.
"Long weekend tourism will be available to those flying direct from the eastern states and, not long after, South East Asia. Imagine leaving home on Friday [in Sydney] and being here with glass of red by 6pm," Mr Whyte said.
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Pneumococcal pneumonia is an infectious, potentially serious bacterial lung disease you can catch anytime, anywhere. In severe cases, it can put you in the hospital and even be life-threatening.
Pneumococcal pneumonia can be passed from person to person. You can catch it from a cough or close contact.
Many people think it's a cold or the flu, but it's not.
Unlike a cold or the flu, which are caused by viruses, pneumococcal pneumonia is caused by bacteria. Symptoms can be severe and hit you without warning. In fact, it can take weeks before you feel like yourself again—the fatigue can make it hard to get through the day.
Many people think you get pneumonia in the hospital, but hospitals aren't the only places you can catch it.
In fact, it's more common to catch pneumonia, including pneumococcal pneumonia, while you're out in the community going about your everyday life—outside of hospitals or health care settings.
Pneumococcal pneumonia is caused by bacteria, not a virus.
The bacteria that cause pneumococcal pneumonia are called Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Pneumococcal pneumonia can come on quickly. Some of its symptoms appear suddenly and may include chest pain and difficulty breathing, a high fever, shaking chills, excessive sweating, fatigue, and a cough with phlegm that persists or gets worse. It can take weeks before you feel like yourself again—the fatigue can make it hard to get through the day.
Roll over the graphic to see some of the many ways pneumococcal pneumonia can affect your body.
Tap the graphic to see some of the many ways pneumococcal pneumonia can affect your body.
Pneumococcal pneumonia can take you out of your daily routine for several weeks. In severe cases, it can put you in the hospital. The average hospital stay, for those requiring hospitalization, is 6 days. In severe cases, pneumococcal pneumonia can even be life-threatening. Naturally, individual symptoms and severity may vary.
Many people who get pneumococcal pneumonia find they still feel significant health effects of the disease for weeks—or even longer.
Part of the lung becomes inflamed and fills up with mucus, causing shortness of breath and difficulty breathing.


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Main Automation Contractor (MAC) Market in the Oil & Gas Industry - Global Growth, Trends, and Forecasts 2021-2026 - ResearchAndMarkets.com
May 06, 2021 05:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Main Automation Contractor (MAC) Market in the Oil & Gas Industry - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2021 - 2026)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
The Main Automation Contractor (MAC) Market in the Oil & Gas Industry is expected to register a CAGR of 6.2% during the forecast period 2021 - 2026
The significant need to increase productivity, improve energy efficiency, ensure seamless operator interfaces, manage alarm overload, and automate the consolidation of operational data for business decisions
In the current competitive and continuously changing technology and business environment, constant complex demands are being placed on the automation systems. The clients today are seeking an optimum solution that allows them to manage their global operations in real-time while decreasing their capital and lifecycle costs.
In the oil and gas industry's processes, there is always a high demand for safety and reliability. The supply chain of the industry has created a significant demand for automation, industry expertise, and an extensive partner network. The complete automation solutions primarily help the oil and gas producers to integrate information, and also control and provide safety solutions, in order to respond to the dynamic global demand.
For instance, in Nov 2019, Honeywell announced that the Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company selected the Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) to be the main automation contractor for their new Petrochemicals and Refinery Integration Al Zour Project (PRIZe). Honeywell will provide the KIPIC with front-end engineering design and advanced process control technology, which will help the KIPIC in expediting production start-up while assisting with reaching production targets faster and more efficiently.
Furthermore, the recent outbreak of coronavirus has enabled automation to play a vital role across the production. Amid situation where industries are operating with limited workforce owing to layoffs, and job losses, the deployment of automation is enabling businesses to sustain their production levels with minimum risk and exposure of workers to COVID-19 pandemic.
Key Market Trends
Upstream Segment to Witness Significant Growth
The upstream sector of the oil and gas industry involves several drilling activities that need to meet stringent government regulations, and require intense planning, in order to cut down operational costs. Often, the industry deals with huge sets of spatial data, to make several decisions. In order to harness the complete power of spatial data, several process automation tools and analytical engines are employed in the sector.
Moreover, there has been a considerable exploration activity in the United Kingdom that has led towards the crucial discoveries such as Glendronach, which is estimated to be the fifth-largest conventional natural gas reserve discovery on the UK Continental Shelf in the millennium.
Following the Glendronach's success, companies such as Total are planning for further exploration activities in the vicinity that are expected to be a significant source of demand for the automation solutions form the upstream oil and gas sector.
Furthermore, with the US Department of the Interior planning to allow offshore exploratory drilling in about 90% of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) acreage, under the National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program (National OCS Program) for 2019-2024, the sector is expected to open up new opportunities to the market.
The Main Automation Contractor (MAC) Market in the Oil & Gas Industry is highly competitive owing to the presence of multiple large players ion the market providing their solutions in domestic and international markets. The market appears to be moderately concentrated with major players adopting major strategies such as product innovation, mergers, acquisitions, and partnerships in order to enhance their solution functionality and expand their geographic reach. Some of the major players in the market are Rockwell Automation Inc., Schneider Electric SE, Yokogawa Electric Corporation, Honeywell International Inc., among others.
4.2.1 Increasing Preference of Oil & Gas Companies Towards MAC Approach to Avoid Project Management and Integration Complexities
4.3.1 Impact of COVID-19 on the Market and Planned Spending Cuts from Major Oil & Gas Companies
4.4 Porters 5 Force Analysis
4.5 Traditional Approach Vs. MAC Approach (Cost Savings Approach)
4.6 MAC Best Practices
4.7 Key Use Cases
5 MARKET SEGMENTATION
5.1 By Sector
5.1.1 Upstream (Offshore and Onshore)
5.1.2 Midstream
5.2 By Project Size
5.2.1 Small & Medium (USD 5 million to USD 30 million)
5.2.2 Large (USD 31 million and Above)
5.3 Geography
6 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
6.1 Company Profiles
6.1.1 Rockwell Automation Inc.
6.1.2 Schneider Electric SE
6.1.3 Yokogawa Electric Corporation
6.1.4 Honeywell International Inc.
6.1.5 Emerson Electric Co.
6.1.6 Siemens AG
6.1.7 ABB Ltd.
7 INVESTMENT ANALYSIS
8 MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE TRENDS
For more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/58jeu8


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