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recombinant human
Mutations in the receptor-binding domain of human SARS CoV-2 spike protein increases its affinity to bind human ACE-2 receptor
February 4, 2022 by James
The severe acute respiratory syndrome virus-2 (SARS CoV-2) infection has resulted in the current global pandemic. The binding of SARS CoV-2 spike protein receptor-binding domain (RBD) to the human angiotensin converting enzyme-2 (ACE-2) receptor causes the host infection. The spike protein has undergone several mutations with reference to the initial strain isolated during December 2019 from Wuhan, China. A number of these mutant strains have been reported as variants of concern and as variants being monitored. Some of these mutants are known to be responsible for increased transmissibility of the virus.
The reason for the increased transmissibility caused by the point mutations can be understood by studying the structural implications and inter-molecular interactions in the binding of viral spike protein RBD and human ACE-2. Here, we use the crystal structure of the RBD in complex with ACE-2 available in www.joplink.net/coronavirus-proteins/ the public domain and analyse the 250 ns molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of wild-type and mutants; K417N, K417T, N440K, N501Y, L452R, T478K, E484K and S494P.
The ionic, hydrophobic and hydrogen bond interactions, amino acid residue flexibility, binding energies and structural variations are characterized. The MD simulations provide clues to the molecular mechanisms of ACE-2 receptor binding in wild-type and mutant complexes. The mutant spike proteins RBD were associated with greater binding affinity with ACE-2 receptor. Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
COVID-19 and Alzheimer's disease: Meninges-mediated neuropathology
SARS-CoV-2 the causative agent of COVID-19 displays a broad range of pathophysiology. Cytokine storms associated with COVID-19 damage the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and allow pro-inflammatory factors to invade the brain, further promoting neurodegeneration. While SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA and proteins have been detected in brain tissues, the mechanisms of neuroinvasion remain unknown. COVID-19 has had a disproportionate impact on those suffering from neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Understanding the mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 neuroinvasion is crucial to study the long-term neurocognitive effects of COVID-19 on AD pathology.
Viruses can infiltrate the brain through the meninges via infected immune cells. The meninges regulate the immune surveillance of the brain and play a key role in the efflux of pathogens from the brain. Meningeal dysfunction has been demonstrated to exacerbate amyloid-beta pathogenesis. In this study, we explore the neuroinvasion pathway of SARS-CoV-2 through the meninges and its effect on AD pathology.
Method: 5x FAD x hACE2 mice were inoculated intranasally with a sublethal dose of SARS-CoV-2. The mice were maintained for 2 weeks. Mouse brains and meninges were harvested. The tissue was stained and immunofluorescence imaging was conducted to study viral proliferation and immune responses. Histo-cytometry was conducted for quantitative imaging analysis. Gene expression studies were done using Nanostring assays. All experiments involving the SARS-Cov-2 virus were carried out in a BSL3 facility.
Result: This ongoing study demonstrates the proliferation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the brain via meningeal lymphatics. SARS-CoV-2 infection resulted in increased neuroinflammation. Additionally, inflammatory responses induced meningeal dysfunction resulting in increased amyloid-beta pathology and cerebrospinal fluid drainage.
Conclusion: Given the increasing evidence for a viral hypothesis of Alzheimer's Disease it is extremely important to study the neurodegenerative effects of COVID-19 which has affected millions worldwide. We demonstrate that SARS-CoV-2 infiltrates the brain via the meninges promoting neuroinflammation. Furthermore, amyloid-beta pathologies are exacerbated by COVID-19 in animal models providing preclinical evidence of the long-term neurodegenerative effects of COVID-19.
Exosomes Recovered From the Plasma of COVID-19 Patients Expose SARS-CoV-2 Spike-Derived Fragments and Contribute to the Adaptive Immune Response
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by beta-coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that has rapidly spread across the globe starting from February 2020. It is well established that during viral infection, extracellular vesicles become delivery/presenting vectors of viral material. However, studies regarding extracellular vesicle function in COVID-19 pathology are still scanty. Here, we performed a comparative study on exosomes recovered from the plasma of either MILD or SEVERE COVID-19 patients.
We show that although both types of vesicles efficiently display SARS-CoV-2 spike-derived peptides and carry immunomodulatory molecules, only those of MILD patients are capable of efficiently regulating antigen-specific CD4+ T-cell responses. Accordingly, by mass spectrometry, we show that the proteome of exosomes of MILD patients correlates with a proper functioning of the immune system, while that of SEVERE patients is associated with increased and chronic inflammation.
Overall, we show that exosomes recovered from the plasma of COVID-19 patients possess SARS-CoV-2-derived protein material, have an active role in enhancing the immune response, and possess a cargo that reflects the pathological state of patients in the acute phase of the disease.
Role of SARS-CoV-2 in causing blood-brain barrier leakage and microglial activation as a risk factor of cognitive deterioration in subjects at risk of Alzheimer's disease
The recent pandemic provides evidence of altered central nervous system (CNS) function in response to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). SARS-COV-2 invades the CNS by binding angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) expressed on neurons and glia. SARS-COV-2 may have effects on increased permeability of endothelial cells within the blood-brain barrier (BBB) as studies have shown that the S1 protein can transverse the BBB.
This is interesting because leakage of the BBB is implicated in Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis. We hypothesized that SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to innate stimulated inflammation, ultimately activating microglial cells and an influx of pro-inflammatory cytokines and leukocytes in the meninges, contributing to increased permeability of the BBB. This BBB permeability increases AD susceptibility in subjects at risk by causing irreversible damage to the BBB and microglial cell activation.
Method: We developed a double transgenic mouse model using mice expressing human ACE2 receptor and 5xFAD mice that exhibit increased neuropathology seen in human AD allowing modeling of AD in SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis. The hACE2/5xFAD double transgenic mice were intranasally inoculated with a sub-lethal dose of SARS-CoV-2 to test the hypothesis that SARS-COV-2 potentiates AD pathology and cognitive deterioration through impairment of the BBB. Leukocyte and cytokine populations were measured by flow cytometry and single-nuclei RNA sequencing of the meninges for characterization of microglial populations.
Result: SARS-CoV-2 creates a cytotoxic environment in the brain immediately following infection in hACE2/5xFAD mice leading to leakage of the BBB in the meninges. Activation of microglial innate cells by SARS-COV-2 invasion of the CNS will cause neural deterioration having long term implications on cognitive function. The hACE2/5xFAD mouse model allows us to uncover implications for SARS-COV-2 on AD cognitive deterioration.
Conclusion: The hACE2/5xFAD mouse allows modeling of SARS-CoV-2 in developing AD cases and allowed us to determine the immune environment generated in the meninges in response to SARS-CoV-2 infections. This mouse model provides a platform to proactively determine the effects of SARS-CoV-2 in developing AD cases, a methodology to be exploited for future mouse models determining the relationship of other viruses on AD pathology, and the opportunity to address phenotypes with therapeutics for preventative initiatives.
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Флоридсият проток (, ) е проток, свързващ Мексиканския залив на запад и Атлантическия океан на североизток. Дължината му е 651 km, а минималната ширина – 80 km. Дълбочината му в северната част е до 512 m, а в западната – до 1637 m. на север е ограничен от полуостров Флорида и архипелага Флорида Кийс, на юг – от остров Куба, а на изток от северозападните острови на Бахамските острови. През не от запад на изток и североизток преминава Флоридското течение, даващо началото на мощното течение Гълфстрийм. Неговата скорост е от 6,5 о 9,5 km/h.. Температурата на водата от декември до март е 25 – 26°С, а от юли до септември – 29 – 29,4°С. Солеността варира от 36,15‰ от януари до юни до 35,9‰ от август до декември. Главните морски пристанища са градовете Маями (в САЩ) и Хавана (в Куба).

Границата между икономическите зони на САЩ и Куба преминава през средата на протока, съгласно договор от 1977 г.

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Мексикански залив
Протоци на САЩ
География на Куба
География на Бахамските острови

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does xplane 10 scenery always works in xplane 11? I would like to buy this Airport but I am not sure if this scenery will work with x-plane 11?
In general, every X-Plane 10 scenery works in X-Plane 11, usually just fine. However, it does not include any special features a true XP11 could include.
Thank you. I have bought this scenery package and it is work fine!
But I have a NAV AID problem with it.
The RWY05L has outdated ILS Frequency.
In Xplane the map shows me 109.500 which is outdated. The actual Frequency is 110.950.
How can I update this? Is there a standard way for updating custom scenery nav aids?
I also have bought NavDataPro and update Xplane 11 itself (custom data folder) and my JarDesign A320 too.
This works and the JarDesign A320 NAV / RAD page shows me correctly the frequency of 110.950. But how can I update the payware EDDL scenery?
But how can I update the payware EDDL scenery?
You can either do it with WED, as suggested by JUDE.
Or you open the apt.dat file (from the "Earth nav data" subfolder of the EDDL scenery) in a text editor, search for the entry for ILS of runway 05L and change the frequency.
I purchased this airport today, too. I have streets with autogen cars on the airport, between the two runways.
Can this be fixed with the exclusions?
Is it possible that your developers do the quick fixes and you supply the updated version ?
Newest investigation shows: The Global Airports has the wrong ILS frequency. Removing Global Airports i have 110.950.
The new system is, that no Navdata is saved in scenery. I dont understand why the global airports have frequencies ?
Why does laminar place earth_nav.dat in Global Airports, when the only valid souce should be the resources\default data or custom data for updated airacs?
I have streets with autogen cars on the airport, between the two runways.
If autogen streets are shown on the airport, you can add exclusions by yourself either in WED or with Overlay Editor.
I still have to check if this is really always the case (it depends for example if using HD mesh or default mesh); if so, I'll ask our product managers if the developers can do an update.
"Earh nav dat" is a folder and is not related to navigation data. It includes important parts of the scenery itself. Airport-specific data are defined in the various "apt.dat" files of each scenery.
My investigation is, that after removing the earth_nav.dat from global airports earth_nav.dat folder, the Frequency is right.
My thought was, that with the new system/navdata files only the resources\default data and the custom data folder should contain navaids.
And your airport is right, because it has no own Navaids defined.
Actually i have 2 scenery "problems"
But as this is a crowd-sourced folder, the only way to fix it is to add a comment to the particular EDDL scenery at the scenery Gateway, so either the original developer of this global airport, or some other person will correct this. Basically, "Custom Scenery / Global Airports" are nothing more than simple freeware airports, partly identical to those that you can download from x-plane.org. If there is a bug in one of these, their respective developers (the freeware authors, not Laminar) have to fix this. Unless they correct it, your own changes or your deletion of that file will be reverted as soon as you update X-Plane.
You should also give "Global Airports" the lowest priority in your scenery load order, because it is very likely that you have another custom scenery installed that should take precedence over the Global Airports. Or simply deactivate the whole folder in scenery_packs.ini.
this problem phases out with time.
and force the Gateway developer to fix the airports to match the real positions.
Hm, but as the Gateway developers do this in their free time, it's probably not so easy for Laminar to _force_ them to anything.
If it's important to you, I suggest you send a feature-request to Laminar (using their bugreport form), because you basically want to change the way how X-Plane's scenery architecture works. (This change would also affect custom scenery that HAS their own navaids).
I bought EDDL on 01-01-2017.
Now I want to re-install it, but after InstallAnywhere, it hangs with the announcement that Running is not possible.
Windows 10, XP11.20rv1, but other versions are still present, a.o XP10.51.
hangs with the announcement that Running is not possible.
Can you show me a screenshot so I can see the EXACT error message you get from the installer?


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Ravi Hongal, the Indian photograher that has built his house in the shape of a camera
1 year ago Pavel
Can a passion become almost an obsession?
Yes, apparently it is possible, and this Indian man confirms it: he is so fond of photography that he named his three sons after iconic camera brands, Canon, Nikon and Epson, and, if this wasn't enough, he live on a three-story villa shaped like a giant camera!
Probably you hear the phrase "passionate about photography" a lot among photography enthusiasts and among all those who consider themselves (unjustly) photographers only because they hold a camera in their hand, but Ravi Hongal, a 49-year-old professional photographer from Belgaum, India, actually came up with some truly unique ways of showing off his passion for this popular form of art.
After naming his three sons after the most iconic camera brands in the history of photography, Ravi recently spent around $95,000 on an impressive house shaped like a giant vintage camera, complete with a lens-shaped window, flash, and even a giant SD card. Ravi has been a photographer for the last 33 years. While his love for photography is well known in the region, his recently-completed house has seen people from nearby areas arriving to take photographs and selfies with it.
The man has been fond of photography since childhood. Apparently, he wasn't a good student, but he was always fond of Pentax and Zenit cameras shooting pictures, and was always confident he could make a living as a photographer.
He was right, and as business picked up, he opened his own studio and named it after his wife, Kripa Rani. Then, as his three sons were born, he apparently felt the need to show off his passion for photography by naming them all after famous camera brands.
Ravi Hongal's unique-looking home was recently become viral online, and while only the exterior is visible, the description claims that the interior decorations are along the same lines, with ceilings and walls designed as different parts of a camera.
Each floor of the three-storey building is dedicated to his sons: the eldest Canon who is 20-years-old, Nikon who is 18, and Epson who is 13.
When asked how his children feel about their unique names, Ravi said: "When I decided to name them after camera brands, they didn't understand much but my wife was very supportive. They often used to ask me about their names as they got older, and even if they did mind earlier, now they're quite happy. I explained that I named them after things I love the most and they understood it, and now are proud."
Asked if he ever imagined that the photos of his house will become internet sensations, he said he did not build the house for publicity, and he didn't anticipate it at all. It was his dream, and he is just happy that that his passion is being recognised and people are enjoying it. He feel proud to see people stopping by to take photos and selfies….
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Ischnura aurora is een libellensoort uit de familie van de waterjuffers (Coenagrionidae).

De soort staat op de Rode Lijst van de IUCN als niet bedreigd, beoordelingsjaar 2010, de trend van de populatie is volgens de IUCN stabiel.

De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort werd in 1865 gepubliceerd door Friedrich Moritz Brauer.

Synoniemen
 Agrion aurora Brauer, 1865
 Ischnura aurora (Brauer, 1865)
 Agrion spinicauda Brauer, 1865
 Ischnura delicata Hagen, 1876
 Agriocnemis amelia Needham, 1930
 Ischnura rhodosoma Lieftinck, 1959

Waterjuffers
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By Allison Brennan
Read by Kate Udall
Allison Brennan Macmillan Audio 9781250038029
The Lucy Kincaid Series: Book 8
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FBI Agent Lucy Kincaid takes on her most explosive case yet in New York Times bestseller Allison Brennan's Dead Heat DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS Assigned to San Antonio's Violent Crimes unit, Lucy Kincaid joins a team of seasoned veterans and newer agents for a task force called Operation Heatwave. It's supposed to be a simple sweep of known offenders with outstanding warrants. But when Lucy and her team try to bust two local brothers for jumping bail, she walks into a hotbed of pure evil. Their names are George and Jaime Sanchez. They are charged with murder, drug trafficking, and worse. And one of them is still out there. THE HEAT IS ON As Lucy races to capture Jaime Sanchez, more shocking evidence comes to light. The brothers have been using their basement as a holding cell for children they kidnapped for the cartels. When George agrees to turn on his brother, he is murdered behind bars. Now Lucy has no choice but to go outside the law. Enlisting the help of her boyfriend Sean Rogan and his mercenary brother Kane, she will risk her career—and both of their lives—to bring down a crime lord's empire…before more innocent lives go up in flames. "Knife-edged tension and clever twists. The Lucy Kincaid/Sean Rogan novels just keep getting better!" —RT Book Reviews
FBI Agent Lucy Kincaid takes on her most explosive case yet in New York Times bestseller Allison Brennan's Dead Heat
DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS
Assigned to San Antonio's Violent Crimes unit, Lucy Kincaid joins a team of seasoned veterans and newer agents for a task force called Operation Heatwave. It's supposed to be a simple sweep of known offenders with outstanding warrants. But when Lucy and her team try to bust two local brothers for jumping bail, she walks into a hotbed of pure evil. Their names are George and Jaime Sanchez. They are charged with murder, drug trafficking, and worse. And one of them is still out there.
As Lucy races to capture Jaime Sanchez, more shocking evidence comes to light. The brothers have been using their basement as a holding cell for children they kidnapped for the cartels. When George agrees to turn on his brother, he is murdered behind bars. Now Lucy has no choice but to go outside the law. Enlisting the help of her boyfriend Sean Rogan and his mercenary brother Kane, she will risk her career—and both of their lives—to bring down a crime lord's empire…before more innocent lives go up in flames.
"Knife-edged tension and clever twists. The Lucy Kincaid/Sean Rogan novels just keep getting better!" —RT Book Reviews
The evolution of Lucy Kincaid from former victim to instinctive and talented agent continues in Brennan's new heart-stopping thriller. . .From first to last, this story grabs hold and never lets go. —RT Book Reviews (a Top Pick) on Silenced
An excellent addition to the Lucy Kincaid series. Lucy and Sean continue to develop as complex, imperfect characters with a passion for justice. . .The suspense was can't-put-it-down exciting. —Fresh Fiction on Silenced
The novels featuring Lucy Kincaid and her cohorts are marked with deep characterizations and details of the workings of investigations by private eyes, the police, and the FBI...Catch the latest in this series as Lucy continues to evolve in strength and wisdom. —Romance Reviews Today on Stalked
Once again Brennan weaves a complex tale of murder, vengeance and treachery filled with knife-edged tension and clever twists. The Lucy Kincaid/Sean Rogan novels just keep getting better! —RT Book Reviews (4½ stars, Top Pick) on Stalked
All the excitement and suspense I have come to expect from Allison Brennan. —Fresh Fiction on Stolen
"The evolution of Lucy and Sean's relationship has been a critical piece of what makes these novels so compelling. Brennan is a true master at providing byzantine plotlines that keep readers guessing as the danger amplifies. —RT Book Reviews (4½ stars, Top Pick) on Stolen
Author Bio: Allison Brennan
Allison Brennan is the USA Today bestselling author of over thirty novels, including the Lucy Kincaid and Max Revere series and eight other series. She was nominated for Best Paperback Original Thriller by the International Thriller Writers and is a two-time winner of the Daphne du Maurier Award.
Category: Fiction/Thrillers/Suspense
Publisher: Macmillan Audio


Greetings to all the members and vendors of The Berkshire County #1 Highway Superintendent's Association.
Hello and welcome to all. First of all I would like to thank everyone from the association for all you do and also to all of our vendors for their support.
Jerry and Bill have been a great support keeping this association going throughout the years. Chris is doing a great job with the rodeo. I would also like to thank Kathy Stevens for the support with state aid she gives us all. Kathy has been keeping us going on both ends from getting approval to getting reimbursements back to the towns.
Thanks to the Governor for Chapter 90 funding and the extra pothole funds we have received for the past 2 years. I know the tax payers think we do not do much in our jobs but we have one of the most important jobs in town, without us planning to upgrade roads and keeping them plowed and sanded and maintained there would not be much movement around from the public, Police, Firefighters to the Ambulance. Also our family's, time when we spend away to keep everyone else going, holiday's, birthdays epically in the winter months.
While we are all pushing for more Chapter 90 money in a multi-year contract, we are still moving forward and if we can get the general public to do the same we hopefully will reach our goal.
Our jobs are taking more and more time in the office for paper work, applying for grants or trying to get the finance committee's and select boards to help us get more money, and I would like to thank them all also.
The prevailing wage is hurting our small town budgets, while I sympathize with the unions it is our tax dollars that does not go far for the little jobs of $ 50,000 or less, also with the hiring of Police officers to do details for local jobs it hurts the tax payers.
If anyone thinks of a topic for a future work shop please let us know.
TREASURER: William Elovirta Town of Becket Ret.


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A couple of days ago I was at a party where a couples a geeky guys were playing with tiny remote-controled helicopters toys. They were a few inches in diameter, extremely light and almost silent (powered by batteries). Although extremely hard to control due to their small size and their lack of inertia because of their extremely light weight, they were a lot of fun to play with, so I decided to get one! I followed the advice of one of the guys and got a dual-rotor model, which is more stable and easier to control than the single rotor design.
After a few hours of playing with the toy and crashing in counteless times, I'm now able to do (almost) controled flights around the rooms in my apartment, and even fly the chopper from room to room. What's really amazing is that they were able to build such a complex machine with a very simple and very light design, and make it extremely robust (it survives the hardest crashes). The rechargeable battery allows flights up to about 5 minutes. The three brushless electrical engines powering the chopper are extremely small yet very powerful and very efficient. Amazing technology, worth the $50 or so (i think you can get it for less on-line).


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Daniel Okiror aka Benon
Daniel Okiror, a Ugandan and Kenyan based artiste had barely started on his journey of creating a unique & true Ugandan genre by fusing roots instruments especially Akogo, Adungu, Adeudeu, Edodoi, Arigirigi, & African drums/percussion with modern/western instruments, mainly acoustic and bass guitar, saxophone & Keys when he took a radical global minded step of pursuing his vision beyond the borders, resulting to him establishing his base both in Kampala Uganda and Mombasa Kenya . Today Okiror the multi lingual multi-instrumentalist has made a round world tour playing his music covering Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Israel, The Netherlands, USA, South Korea etc.,
Originally from Eastern Uganda, Daniel Okiror's musical roots can be traced back to the age of 3, when he first made a song called Papa Ijaka (..Where is my father)
From then on it was clear that his musical journey was going to be influenced by his experiences growing up as an orphan. His painful child hood experiences soon found an outlet in music and a strong desire to give back to the community by operating and organization that helps street children, destitute youth and families
Being self and professionally taught, his music reflects the sound of the River Nile
His latest album "Emuria Koliai" sees him working with Melissa Asali, Olith Rateggo and Olova Makadem, all rising stars of Afro-fusion music in Kenya.He has also shared stage with Toumani Diabate of Mali, Ali Keita of Mali and Joel Ssebunjo of Uganda.
Other than Music, he established an organization named Wana Wa Mola, which rehabilitates street children, destitute youth and families in Uganda and Kenya. That makes him a unique artiste who not only pursues to develop his music to an international taste. He uses his music as a tool of therapy and resources that accrue are invested in alleviating human suffering. He also has a record label, Pure Aroma which provides a creative outlet for the street children, and from which he promotes African Music and Film.
He sometimes refers to his music as AFROTESO Sound, which is a fusion of jazz, pop and blues with very authentic African melodies and rhythms. His fans sometimes call him the Fela Kuti of East Africa and the Male Suzanna Owiyo! His typical band is 8 piece though he can adapt to any environment like a solo set, a musical, quartet or a larger team of 8 pieces & 12 acrobatic street
"Daniel makes it clear that his African roots are important to him . Dressed in a musical costume with African instruments in hand , he walks through the Alblasserwaardse polder . "It is my vocation to work with young people and music".
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Grimaldi's to Move to 1 Front Street
[UPDATE: Patsy Grimaldi to take over the original Grimaldi Pizza location, to open in March 2012.]
According to a story by The Brooklyn Paper, Grimaldi's pizza will be moving next door to 1 Front Street next week. 1 Front Street was built in 1869 as Brooklyn's first safety deposit bank. The cast iron building currently houses a restaurant/bar on the ground level and a dance floor on the second level.
As The Brooklyn Paper noted, last year, the landlord of Grimaldi's tried to evict them for falling behind on rent and city taxes. "Instead, a judge ordered her to accept late payments and keep Grimaldi's open. Waxman's son Mark, who handles the property, vowed to boot the beloved joint as soon as its lease expired on Nov. 30."
Grimaldi's will serve its final pie at its current location on Nov. 28, then open one day later open in 1 Front St. The 1 Front Street location is bigger and will no doubt still attract a lot of tourists. What do you think about the move?
(Photo by New York Big Apple Images)
For more info on current restaurants, go to grimaldisnyc.com and no1-frontstreet.com.
One Front Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
(at Old Fulton Street in Fulton Ferry Landing)
On the Market: 28 Old Fulton Street TH-F
Here's a new listing for a 2100 sqft triplex co-op at the Eagle Warehouse building in Fulton Ferry Landing. It's listed as a 1 bedroom, 2 bath but says that it can be "easily converted to a 3-4 bed, 3 bath". The upper level features a 14 ft ceiling and the lower level is open/flexible but no windows. Price is $1,495,000 ($711 per sqft), $1,569/month maintenance. This seems reasonable given the building and location, but there's another listing for a triplex in the same building for a 1,675sqft, 1 bed, 2 bath, but is lower cost at $699,000 ($417 per sqft), $1,558/month maintenance. Big difference in price per square feet.
Also, here is a general market snapshot of the real estate in Dumbo (from Streeteasy.com):
{Dumbo Is One of the Most Expensive NYC Neighborhoods (Q2 2011)}
Dumbo Then and Now: Brooklyn Bridge in 1903
The high resolution photo, courtesy of Shorpy, from 1903 of Brooklyn Bridge is full of rich detail. The view of Brooklyn from the Manhattan side shows the Brooklyn shore between Navy Yards to Brooklyn Heights. Above is a detailed portion of the photo of what's now Dumbo. You'll see some Gair Buildings (one on Washington Street that says "Robert Gair: If it's made of paper we have it"), the 167 Sands Street building, which was completed in 1902, the Tobacco Warehouse, and the two and three story wood frame buildings where 1 Main Street now sits (built in 1916). Not pictured in the above detail, but is shown in the original photo is the Eagle Warehouse building, Old Fulton Street, and the original Fulton El Terminal (which was demolished, and now is Cadman Plaza) with trolleys crossing the bridge.
For the original full res photo, go to shorpy.com/Brooklyn_Bridge_1903?size=_original. What else do you recognize?
(via @joshderr)
{Dumbo Then and Now, series, DumboNYC}
DOT Looks to Revamp the Streets Near Pier 1 but Not B25 Bus Route
As Streetsblog pointed out in late June, the NYC Department of Transportation presented plans for expanded pedestrian areas and upgraded bike markings on Old Fulton Street, which serves as the primary gateway to the recently opened Pier 1 of Brooklyn Bridge Park. As part of the reconfiguration, the B25 will be re-routed to avoid performing a U-turn on Old Fulton on weekends, most likely by following the same circuit it takes on weekdays. That means all buses will be rerouted down Main Street in Dumbo, an already cramped street. A resident of Main Street sent us the below letter to CB2, which he says has not been responded to. With the bus schedule on Main Street as many as 9 times an hour on this now busy residential street, it would make sense to route the bus down Front Street and left on Adams Street, a less busy street, then turn left on Water Street as it does now. Makes sense to us, but are there other considerations? Read the letter to CB2 below (as originally sent but with names removed).
East River Ferry Launched
On Monday, June 13, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz joined Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn and other officials to launch the new East River Ferry service, connecting E. 34th Street/Midtown, Wall Street, Greenpoint, North Williamsburg, South Williamsburg, Dumbo and, in the summer, at Pier 6, Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn Bridge Park.
The year-round ferry service began today and will be free of charge for all customers through June 24, 2011. The service will cost $4 for a one-way ticket, $12 for an unlimited all-day pass, and $140 for an unlimited monthly pass. Ferries will accommodate bikes on board for one dollar. Ticketing machines will be available at all commuter locations along with staffed ticket agents at some stops.
Ferries will be in service from 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM on weekdays, and 9:00 AM to 8:30 PM on weekends. During off-peak hours, the service will be operated every 30 minutes during the summer and every 60 minutes during the winter. During weekday rush hour, approximately 7:00 to 9:30 AM and 4:30 to 7:00 PM, ferries will operate every 20 minutes and commuters can connect to a free shuttle bus service at the East 34th Street ferry landing.
From Dumbo, board the ferry from Fulton Ferry Landing (Old Fulton St and Furman St). For more details, go to the NY Waterway's website.
Photo by Spencer Tucker, Office of the Mayor
Tobacco Warehouse Transfer Broke the Law, Says Judge
Last week, the United States District Judge Eric N. Vitaliano ruled that the National Park Service ("NPS") violated federal law by removing two historic landmarks from federally protected parkland. In January, we wondered why the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) requested the park boundary be amended in 2008 knowing that events were held at the Tobacco Warehouse (OPRHP wrote to NPS to request that the park's boundary map be amended because "These former warehouse buildings [the Empire Stores and Tobacco Warehouse] are not suitable for nor used by the public for outdoor recreational opportunities in the park"). By amending the boundary, it allows for the property contained within the park to be altered. However, the ruling orders NPS to protect these Civil-War era structures – the Tobacco Warehouse and the Empire Stores – from the current development plans.
The lawsuit was filed by the Brooklyn Heights Association, the Fulton Ferry Landing Association, the New York Landmarks Conservancy, and the Preservation League of New York State.
So what's next for these buildings? According to The Brooklyn Eagle, "The city's Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation, which supports the plan to lease the Tobacco Warehouse to St. Ann's Warehouse to develop a $15 million performance space and community center, vowed to continue trying to make that proposal a reality."
The following list are references from around the web last week:
Tobacco Warehouse deal up in smoke, 11Apr11, NYDN
Judge Halts Tobacco Warehouse Transfer, 12Apr11, Brownstoner
Judge Blocks City's Proposal for 2 Buildings in Brooklyn, 10Apr11, NYT
Federal Court Rebukes National Park Service, 11Apr11, FFLA
Tobacco no-ed!, 11Apr11, BK Pape
Tobacco Warehouse Decision Vindicates Heights Association, 11Apr11, BK Eagle
Federal Court Rebukes National Park Service, 10Apr11, PRN
Brooklyn Judge Blocks St. Ann's Warehouse From Building New Dumbo Home, 11Apr11, WNYC
Previously on DumboNYC:
{St. Ann's Warehouse Given The Go at Tobacco Warehouse, 16Feb2011}
{Neighborhood Associations Sue to Stop Development of Tobacco Warehouse, 19Jan2011}
{Why Did NY State Parks Claim That Tobacco Warehouse is Not Used for Public Recreation?, 12Jan2011}
{Tobacco Warehouse, 17Apr2009}
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Millions of people worldwide are preparing for International Women's Day, with tea-themed events popping up all over Australia in commemoration of the occasion!
Observed since the early 1900s, the global phenomenon is celebrated on March 8, with organisations, educational institutions, groups and governments all marking the economic, political and social achievements of women throughout the decades.
And whether it's morning tea, afternoon tea or high tea - there seems to be one beverage that is forming a central part of the festivities.
Tea-based events are helping to set the scene for fundraising initiatives, with thousands of women's groups and activists collecting money around Australia for both local and national causes.
So why not check out what's going on in your area and make sure you put your weight behind the campaign for women's equality? As well as enjoy some excellent drinks and nibbles at the same time!
According to the International Women's Day website, the theme for 2013 is The Gender Agenda: Gaining Momentum - with a focus on the growing support for equal rights worldwide.
Previous campaigns have targeted other issues, including highlighting hunger and poverty in rural areas across the globe last year and 2011's goal to ensure females have better access to science and technology, as well as training.
Closer to home, International Women's Day in Australia has seen the federal government and various state departments tackle important gender issues, such as domestic violence and building better communities.
Fancy taking part? Women are being encouraged to sign up all across the world and arrange their own events, with 143 get-togethers already officially taking place in Australia.
So if you want to join the thousands of women setting up their own morning, afternoon and high tea sessions, check out some tea service sets online and start preparing for the big day!


About a week ago, I mentioned on Twitter how much I love Trader Joe's "Indian Fare" dishes. They sell them in the prepared foods aisle, and for $1.99 you can have yourself a super quick and easy meal; I've even blogged about my love affair with them before. The folks over at Tasty Bite saw my tweet, and offered to send me some of their own equally quick and easy Indian dishes. Always willing to try something new, I eagerly sent them my address and a few days later I had quite the variety pack on my hands!
I've sampled two of the three Indian dishes so far, the Chana Masala and the Jodhpur Lentils. While I've had Chana Masala before (it's one of my favorite Indian dishes), I'd never tried Jodhpur Lentils. Both were really flavorful, and you can't beat the 90 second cook time! In addition to the Indian styled dishes, I also received two kinds of rice – a package of basmati and a package of brown rice. I saved the basmati rice to pair with my last Indian dish, Punjab eggplant. At first I wasn't sure what to do with the brown rice, but when I was trying to figure out what I could do with leftover carrots and scallions from my Fresh Box, I had a genius idea – fried rice!
At first, I didn't think the fried rice was going to be blog worthy – I mean, it was just some brown rice mixed with a few vegetables, eggs, and some soy sauce. Sure, it's simple, but it's really good. I'm talking about the kind of good where you take a taste and eagerly look over at your dining partner to see their reaction. I think that's my favorite part about cooking – seeing the reaction and getting feedback on things I've made. It's always nice to hear when someone is extremely impressed with a dish you've made!
The beauty about this recipe is that it can really work with any type of vegetables that you deem appropriate, making it perfect for an end of the week "clean out the fridge" kind of meal. So feel free to get creative with your ingredients, and if you do, let me know what you use!
1. Heat your oil of choice in a skillet over medium-high heat, and add your diced onion and diced carrot. Sauté for about 5 minutes, until the onion begins to look translucent.
2. Add in your soy sauce and rice wine vinegar and mix well. Crack in your eggs and constantly whisk them – your goal is to have a scrambled egg consistency.
3. Once the onion and carrot is mixed with the egg and sauce, add in your rice and scallions, stirring to combine.
4. Cook for an additional 5 minutes to ensure everything is heated through. Enjoy with some Sriracha or your favorite hot sauce!
Disclaimer: Tasty Bite sent me these entrées at no cost to me, and required nothing of me in return. Because I enjoyed the product so much, I decided to share it with you! All opinions and the recipe are my own.
I've never tried Tasty Bite before–these will be helpful when I'm too lazy to cook a pot of brown rice. Fried rice is my favorite–with sriracha, of course!
Exactly! For whatever reason, I hate having to cook rice – probably because I'm not very good at it (I usually get impatient and turn up the heat, which only makes the water evaporate faster, not actually cook the rice!).
I don't have a rice cooker, so I end up messing up my rice a lot too :/ Thanks for the recipe! Just pinned it.


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Charlie Goes to School
By Ree Drummond , with Diane deGroat
Read by Ree Drummond
Ree Drummond HarperCollins 9780062219206
The Charlie the Ranch Dog Series
Ree Drummond, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Pioneer Woman Cooks series of books, and her lovable hound Charlie create their own fun kind of classroom in Charlie Goes to School. Charlie the Ranch Dog may be top dog, but he's ready to share his skills—and his responsibilities. Charlie wants to start his own school for the ranch animals. If Suzie, Kitty, and Walter can learn how to lend a paw, he can focus on other important things, like napping! Ree Drummond's picture book is the perfect back-to-school treat.
Ree Drummond, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Pioneer Woman Cooks series of books, and her lovable hound Charlie create their own fun kind of classroom in Charlie Goes to School.
Charlie the Ranch Dog may be top dog, but he's ready to share his skills—and his responsibilities. Charlie wants to start his own school for the ranch animals. If Suzie, Kitty, and Walter can learn how to lend a paw, he can focus on other important things, like napping!
Ree Drummond's picture book is the perfect back-to-school treat.
Author Bio: Ree Drummond
Ree Drummond is the New York Times bestselling author of The Pioneer Woman Cooks, The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food from My Frontier, and The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays. Her beloved website, The Pioneer Woman, was founded in 2006 and showcases her cooking, photography, and anecdotes about country life. Her cooking show, The Pioneer Woman, premiered on Food Network in 2011. She loves Ethel Merman songs, Lucille Ball, and The Godfather. She lives on a working cattle ranch in Oklahoma with her husband and four children.
Audience: Children (8–12)


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Dangerous goods: What is it?
Dangerous goods (substances) can be a pure chemicals, mixtures of different substances, released products that can be dangerous to the environment, as well as people and animals.
In the brand's line of premium smartphones Vertu is a real treasure - a Signature Touch smartphone costs from 6 500 to 13 700 pounds, depending on the choice of leather cover.
Organic food industry is a thriving business, and in the near future the growth will be even more successful.
Every entrepreneur strives for perfection, and when it comes to working in the construction industry, in this case businessmen are trying to follow the latest trends and innovations.


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Policy Update, April 2021
Health credentials and Borders
ETOA's current understanding is that the likely publication date of legislation enabling the EU's Digital Green Certificate (DGC) will be in late June. Meanwhile, although a coordinated approach would be easier to manage, a fragmented re-opening is already in progress and is likely to develop. Croatia has opened subject to conditions, and Greece seems likely to next month.
As an illustration of the challenges to fast-track implementation, the European Data Protection Board issued an opinion which asked for technical amendments to the legislative proposal for the DGC. All amendments are subject to debate and challenge. More information here.
What difference will the DGC make?
Possession of a DGC showing appropriate test results will not confer a right to travel. EU member states will retain discretion at borders as regards immigration. A sense of the political challenges for the Commission and the EU generally can be gained from a statement made by Commissioner Reynders to committee at the European Parliament this week.
"We want to ensure that all citizens receive the same treatment when Member States decide to lift restrictions of free movement to holders of vaccines, test, or recovery certificates. The proposal aims to put in place certificates that contain the same data which are secure, and which can be accepted by all Member States. The proposal has nothing to do with internal border controls. On the contrary, our intention is to facilitate the easing of the current restrictions to allow safe free movement until the end of the pandemic. We regret that some Member States have reintroduced border controls to check whether travellers comply with the public health measures. We do not see the proposed certificate as a reason legitimising such border controls. The decision to reintroduce checks at internal border falls under the responsibility of the Member States, and such a measure should only be taken as a measure of last resort. We want to provide a tool that national authorities can rely on to facilitate free movement. Similarly, an airline can be asked to verify the validity of the certificate in a simple way at the check in. We want to help citizens and airline staff by giving them a certificate that is understandable and reliable. Long discussions at the gate should be avoided".
For more detail about legislative state-of-play in the EU on DGC, the current mandate agreed by the Council (Member States) for negotiation with the Parliament is available here.
Restoring international mobility
For long-haul markets, the risk of lost business to Europe is becoming more acute each day. For ETOA's recent webinar on the topic, Re-Opening Europe: Follow the Evidence please click here. Our statement on the topic is here.
In parallel to EU-related efforts, we have been feeding into UK discussion, pushing for wider acceptance of antigen tests and importance of a co-ordinated approach among the nations of the UK to help restore travel from and to the UK. We also contributed to the OECD's Blueprint for International Mobility, whose current version is available here. This initiative is intended to encourage convergence among international protocols.
Flight routing and tests for transit passengers
Due to limited direct flight capacity from long-haul source markets to some destinations, whether non-European visitors can easily get to newly open destinations is in question. We are seeking clarification about the eligibility to board flights originating outside Europe destined for 'open' countries routing via airports in a 'closed' country if luggage is checked through and immigration does not take place until final destination. We have heard reports of PCR requirements for transit passengers.
Our current understanding is that entry requirement of final destination countries will be the governing factor providing they are not in Schengen (such as Croatia). But if final destination is within Schengen, and connecting hub is in Schengen, any connecting flight will be intra-Schengen. Thus, the pre-boarding requirements for a flight to Greece from the US via Germany are likely to be subject to conditions in addition to those imposed by Greece. It is reported Germany has introduced PCR testing requirement for transit passengers: we are seeking confirmation. Meanwhile, members are advised to consult their airline partners.
Information resources on border restrictions
Planning continues to be very difficult due to lack of co-ordination between countries on border controls and pre-conditions, especially with regards to transiting. While the following resources list controls and conditions currently in force, they may still assist in planning:
Re-Open EU (recently updated with a travel planner taking into account origin market).
IATA (detailed entry requirements)
Sherpa (colour coded map to reflect border controls from a specific origin market)
These resources are listed on our Coronavirus resources page, alongside national government webpages. Please continue to contact us with any questions at policy@etoa.org
The United Kingdom government published their framework last week on restarting international travel for tourism purposes departing from and arriving in England. The earliest date for outbound travel for tourism is 17th May, from when the UK government's traffic light system will be launched for arrivals into England. Travel from within the Common Travel Area to England (where the traveller has stayed for 10 days) is excluded from these measures. We await further details to be announced by early May on initial country allocation and whether fully vaccinated travellers will be exempt from testing requirements (our current presumption is that they will not be exempt).
We await announcements from the devolved administrations of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales as to whether they will align with the UK government's timeframe allowing direct international travel, and its traffic light system. Please note that the EU and UK Government's traffic light systems may not be directly comparable in methodology or classification.
The Irish government has added additional countries where travellers from today are now subject to managed hotel quarantine on arrival into Republic of Ireland. While fully vaccinated travellers are currently not exempt, we understand this is under review. Latest understanding is hospitality is not expected to re-open until June at the earliest with an update due in May. Timeframe for hospitality re-opening in Northern Ireland this summer has yet to be announced.
Visa policy: e-visas
ETOA has been working with Commission consultants on options for digital visas, and a streamlined digitalised process which will minimise the need for applicants to present in person. If you wish to add your perspectives, please find the EC consultation via 11th March update on our Visas and Borders page.
VAT / TOMS
Our current understanding of EU countries' intentions to require non-EU buyers to register for VAT in destinations where they buy services is given on our TOMS page. Germany's decision to suspend its proposed change of treatment for the rest of 2021 represents a best case lobbying outcome in current circumstances, but the ambition is that all EU states should delay any major changes until a review of TOMS is complete.
The European Parliament will meet on 26th April to vote on ratifying the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement. For guidance as to some of the implications of this agreement please see our Brexit Post-Transition and the member-only guiding regulation page.
ETOA Tour guide ID Card (TGID)
Our systems updates have proved more problematic than we had hoped: we apologise for the delay in opening the application system. We are conducting final testing and, as soon as the system is open, we will announce on this page and provide any further information required.
While testing capacity and acceptance of antigen tests grows, costs and logistics are still prohibitive for many. Destinations have made safe travel a priority as they prepare for re-opening, but widespread availability of testing prior to visitors' return home is still limited: it represents a competitive opportunity for destinations willing to invest. Risk of quarantine or self-isolation requirements post-holiday remain a major deterrent.
France was the subject of a webinar this week focusing on the funding mechanisms for EU recovery, the role DMOs play, and scope for enhanced public-private collaboration. For more information and recording (in French) click here.
Check our latest statistics, opinion and research pieces on the Insight Hub.
China European Marketplace, 11th May 2021 online, register here
City Fair, 8th June 2021 online, register here
Member information with ETOA
If you have not done so already, please review your company information via this link. To see whom ETOA currently holds as the 'main contact' check your listing via this link (you will need to be logged in to see all the information).
Meanwhile, please continue to send any comments you may have about the website to: policy@etoa.org


Irish hotels are being warned of security flaws in their guest Wi-Fi services that could put the personal and financial information of users at risk. The warning follows the discovery of cyber security flaws at 10 hotels in Ireland by Cork-based IT security company Smarttech. Smarttech carried out tests on 10 randomly selected three-, four- and five-star hotels.
The tests found that even a novice Internet hacker would be able to collect everything from email logins, credit card details, Facebook passwords, PayPal account details, of people using the public Wi-Fi provided by the venues – within 20 minutes, reports Business and Leadership.
"Consumers need to be aware that if you are accessing public wifi there are serious security challenges," Smarttech chief executive Ronan Murphy told the Irish Times.
He said the flaws were "exceptionally worrying" as customers are almost completely unaware of how dangerous using unencrypted logins and passwords across a public network can be.
The Irish Hotels Federation said individual hotels should inform their guests of the type of Internet access being provided and the nature of security that is in place.
"End users of Wi-Fi services should, for their part, ensure they have appropriate Internet security installed on their devices particularly if carrying out commercial transactions online or entering personal data onto web pages," a spokeswoman told the Irish Times.
Smarttech said the hack test is known as "network sniffer" on the public Wi-Fi network and within seconds it shows up a list of devices and grants access. It said that most public Wi-Fi networks share a single internet provider, or IP, subnet and this gives potential hackers the ability to pretend that their laptop or mobile device is the gateway on that subnet. It is known as a Man in the Middle Attack, reports the Irish Mirror.


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A 24-year-old man is seriously injured after his motorbike was involved in a crash with a car in West Lothian.


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Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004
Schedules only
SCHEDULE 1Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland
(introduced by section 17)
1In this schedule—
"panel" means a panel referred to in paragraph 3(1),
"regulations" means regulations made by the Scottish Ministers,
"Tribunal functions" means the functions which are conferred on a Tribunal by virtue of this Act,
"Tribunal member" means a member of a panel,
"Tribunal staff" means the staff provided or appointed under paragraph 9.
2(1)The Scottish Ministers must not appoint an individual under section 17(2) as President unless that individual has such qualifications, training and experience as are prescribed in regulations.
(2)The President may serve as the convener of a Tribunal.
(3)The President's functions may, if the office of the President is vacant or the President is for any reason unable to act, be exercised by one of the members of the panel referred to in paragraph 3(1)(a) appointed for that purpose by the Scottish Ministers.
(4)Regulations may make provision for the delegation by the President of any of the President's functions to any member of that panel or any member of the Tribunal staff.
(5)Paragraphs 3(2), 5, 6 and 7 of this schedule apply, with any necessary modifications, to the President as they apply to a Tribunal member.
3(1)The Scottish Ministers must appoint—
(a)a panel of individuals having such qualifications, training and experience as may be prescribed in regulations each of whom may act as the convener of a Tribunal, and
(b)a panel of individuals having such qualifications, training and experience as may be prescribed in regulations each of whom may act as a member of a Tribunal other than the convener.
(2)An individual is disqualified from appointment as, and from being, a Tribunal member if the individual is—
(a)a member of the Scottish Parliament,
(b)a member of the Scottish Executive or a junior Scottish Minister, or
(c)of such other description as may be prescribed in regulations.
Constitution of Tribunals
4(1)The President must from time to time constitute such number of Tribunals as the President thinks necessary to exercise Tribunal functions.
(2)A Tribunal constituted under sub-paragraph (1) must consist of—
(a)either—
(i)the President, or
(ii)one member selected by the President from the panel referred to in paragraph 3(1)(a),
who is to act as the convener of the Tribunal, and
(b)two other members selected by the President from the panel referred to in paragraph 3(1)(b).
Terms of office
5(1)Each Tribunal member—
(a)holds office for such period (not exceeding 5 years) as is specified in the member's instrument of appointment,
(b)may at any time resign office by giving notice in writing to the Scottish Ministers,
(c)vacates office on becoming disqualified from being a Tribunal member under paragraph 3(2),
(d)in other respects holds office in accordance with the terms of the member's instrument of appointment.
(2)A Tribunal member whose period of office (including any period of office following re-appointment under this sub-paragraph) expires under sub-paragraph (1)(a) may be re-appointed by the Scottish Ministers for a further period to the same panel to which the member was last appointed, unless—
(a)the member has declined re-appointment,
(b)the President has recommended to the Scottish Ministers that the member should not be re-appointed and the Scottish Ministers have accepted that recommendation,
(c)since the member was last appointed to the panel, there has been a reduction in the overall number of members of the panel which the Scottish Ministers consider are needed to enable the President to carry out the functions under paragraph 4,
(d)the member has, since the member was last appointed to the panel, failed without reasonable excuse to comply with the terms of the member's appointment,
(e)the member no longer has the qualifications, training or experience prescribed under paragraph 3(1) for appointment to the panel.
Removal from office
6The Scottish Ministers may remove a Tribunal member from office if the member is unfit for office by reason of inability, neglect of duty or misbehaviour.
Allowances for Tribunal members
7The Scottish Ministers may pay to a Tribunal member such allowances as they may determine.
Administration of Tribunal functions
8(1)The Tribunals constituted under paragraph 4(1) are to sit at such times and in such places as the President may determine.
(2)The President must ensure that Tribunal functions are exercised by those Tribunals efficiently and effectively.
(3)The President may—
(a)give such directions, and
(b)issue such guidance,
as respects the administration of the Tribunals, or any one of them, as appear to the President to be necessary or expedient for the purpose of ensuring that Tribunal functions are exercised efficiently and effectively.
Staff, property and services
9(1)The Scottish Ministers are to provide the President and the Tribunals, or ensure that they are provided, with such property, staff and services as the Scottish Ministers consider are required for the exercise of the functions of the President and Tribunal functions.
(2)Without prejudice to sub-paragraph (1), the Scottish Ministers may appoint such staff for the President and the Tribunals as the Scottish Ministers may determine and on such terms and conditions as the Scottish Ministers may determine.
(3)The Scottish Ministers may pay, or make provision for paying, to or in respect of staff appointed under sub-paragraph (2) such pensions, allowances and gratuities (including by way of compensation for loss of employment) as the Scottish Ministers may determine.
10The Scottish Ministers are to pay any expenses reasonably incurred by the President or a Tribunal in the exercise of the President's functions or, as the case may be, Tribunal functions.
11(1)The Scottish Ministers must make rules as to the practice and procedure of the Tribunals.
(2)Such rules may, in particular, include provision for or in connection with—
(a)the form and manner in which references to a Tribunal under section 18(1) are to be made,
(b)the time within which such references are to be made,
(c)the withdrawal of references,
(d)the recovery and inspection of documents,
(e)the persons who may appear on behalf of the parties,
(f)the persons who may be present at proceedings alongside any party or witness to support the party or witness,
(g)enabling specified persons other than the parties to appear or be represented in specified circumstances,
(h)requiring specified persons to give notice to other specified persons of specified matters,
(i)the time within which any such notice must be given,
(j)enabling Tribunal proceedings to be conducted in the absence of any member of a Tribunal other than the convener,
(k)enabling any matters that are preliminary or incidental to the determination of proceedings to be determined by the convener of a Tribunal alone or with such other members of the Tribunal as may be specified,
(l)enabling Tribunal proceedings to be held in private,
(m)enabling a Tribunal to exclude any person from attending all or part of Tribunal proceedings,
(n)enabling a Tribunal to impose reporting restrictions in relation to all or part of Tribunal proceedings,
(o)enabling a Tribunal to determine specified matters without holding a hearing,
(p)the recording and publication of decisions and orders of a Tribunal,
(q)enabling a Tribunal to commission medical and other reports in specified circumstances,
(r)requiring a Tribunal to take specified actions, or to determine specified proceedings, within specified periods,
(s)enabling a Tribunal to make an award of expenses,
(t)the taxation or assessment of such expenses.
(3)In sub-paragraph (2), "specified" means specified in the rules.
Practice directions
12The President may give directions as to the practice and procedure to be followed by Tribunals in relation to any matter.
13(1)A Tribunal may by citation require any person—
(a)to attend proceedings of the Tribunal, at such time and place as is specified in the citation, for the purposes of giving evidence,
(b)to produce any document in the custody, or under the control of, that person.
(2)A Tribunal may administer oaths to persons giving evidence.
(3)A person is not obliged by virtue of this paragraph to answer any question or produce any document which that person would be entitled to refuse to answer or produce in civil proceedings before the Court of Session.
(4)If a person on whom a citation under sub-paragraph (1) has been served—
(a)fails to attend the Tribunal proceedings as required by the citation,
(b)refuses or fails, whilst attending proceedings as so required, to answer any question,
(c)deliberately alters, conceals or destroys any document which that person is required by the citation to produce,
(d)refuses or fails to produce any such document,
that person is guilty of an offence.
(5)It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under sub-paragraph (4)(a), (b) or (d) to show that the person had a reasonable excuse for the refusal or failure.
(6)A person who commits an offence under sub-paragraph (4) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
Decisions of a Tribunal
14(1)A decision of a Tribunal—
(a)may be reached by majority, and
(b)must be recorded in a document which contains a full statement of the facts found by the Tribunal and the reasons for the decision.
(2)The Tribunal must—
(a)inform each party of its decision, and
(b)send a copy of the document mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(b) to each party as soon as reasonably practicable after it is prepared.
15(1)The President must, in respect of each reporting year, prepare a written report as to the exercise of Tribunal functions during that year.
(2)The President must submit each report prepared under sub-paragraph (1), as soon as practicable after the end of the reporting year to which it relates, to the Scottish Ministers.
(3)The Scottish Ministers must lay before the Scottish Parliament a copy of each report submitted to them under sub-paragraph (2).
(4)A reporting year for the purposes of this paragraph is—
(a)the period beginning with the date on which the first President is appointed and ending with 31st March next following that date, and
(b)each successive period of 12 months ending with 31st March.
16The President must, at such times and in respect of such periods as regulations may specify, provide to—
(a)the Scottish Ministers, and
(b)such persons as the regulations may specify,
such information relating to the exercise of Tribunal functions as is specified in the regulations.
Allowances etc. for attendance at hearings and preparation of reports
17A Tribunal may pay to any person (other than the President, a Tribunal member or a member of the Tribunal staff)—
(a)such allowances and expenses as the President may determine for the purposes of or in connection with the person's attendance at hearings of the Tribunal,
(b)such amounts as the President may determine in connection with any report prepared in pursuance of rules made under paragraph 11(2)(q).
SCHEDULE 2Children and young persons with additional support needs: placing requests
1Sections 28A, 28C, 28E, 28F and 28G of the 1980 Act (which make provision as to the making of placing requests and appeals in relation to the refusal of such requests) do not apply in relation to children and young persons having additional support needs and instead the provisions of this schedule apply in relation to such children and young persons.
Duty to comply with placing requests
2(1)Where the parent of a child having additional support needs makes a request to an education authority to place the child in the school specified in the request, being a school under their management, it is the duty of the authority, subject to paragraph 3, to place the child accordingly.
(2)Where the parent of a child having additional support needs makes a request to the education authority for the area to which the child belongs to place the child in the school specified in the request, not being a public school but being—
(a)a special school the managers of which are willing to admit the child,
(b)a school in England, Wales or Northern Ireland the managers of which are willing to admit the child and which is a school making provision wholly or mainly for children (or as the case may be young persons) having additional support needs, or
(c)a school at which education is provided in pursuance of arrangements entered into under section 35 of the 2000 Act,
it is the duty of the authority, subject to paragraph 3, to meet the fees and other necessary costs of the child's attendance at the specified school.
(3)A request made under sub-paragraph (1) or (2) is referred to in this Act as a "placing request" and the school specified in it is referred to in this schedule as the "specified school".
(4)Where a placing request relates to 2 or more schools being—
(a)schools under the management of the education authority to whom it is made, or
(b)schools mentioned in sub-paragraph (2)(a), (b) or (c) the managers of which are willing to admit the child in respect of whom the request is made,
the duty imposed by sub-paragraph (1) or, as the case may be, sub-paragraph (2) applies in relation to the first mentioned such school, which is to be treated for the purposes of this schedule as the specified school.
Circumstances in which duty does not apply
3(1)The duty imposed by sub-paragraph (1) or, as the case may be, sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 2 does not apply—
(a)if placing the child in the specified school would—
(i)make it necessary for the authority to take an additional teacher into employment,
(ii)give rise to significant expenditure on extending or otherwise altering the accommodation at or facilities provided in connection with the school,
(iii)be seriously detrimental to the continuity of the child's education,
(iv)be likely to be seriously detrimental to order and discipline in the school,
(v)be likely to be seriously detrimental to the educational well-being of pupils attending the school,
(vi)assuming that pupil numbers remain constant, make it necessary, at the commencement of a future stage of the child's primary education, for the authority to elect either to create an additional class (or an additional composite class) in the specified school or to take an additional teacher into employment at the school, or
(vii)though neither of the tests set out in paragraphs (i) and (ii) is satisfied, have the consequence that the capacity of the school would be exceeded in terms of pupil numbers,
(b)if the education normally provided at the specified school is not suited to the age, ability or aptitude of the child,
(c)if the education authority have already required the child to discontinue attendance at the specified school,
(d)if, where the specified school is a school mentioned in paragraph 2(2)(a) or (b), the child does not have additional support needs requiring the education or special facilities normally provided at that school,
(e)if the specified school is a single sex school (within the meaning of section 26 of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (c. 65)) and the child is not of the sex admitted or taken (under that section) to be admitted to the school,
(f)if all of the following conditions apply, namely—
(i)the specified school is not a public school,
(ii)the authority are able to make provision for the additional support needs of the child in a school (whether or not a school under their management) other than the specified school,
(iii)it is not reasonable, having regard both to the respective suitability and to the respective cost (including necessary incidental expenses) of the provision for the additional support needs of the child in the specified school and in the school referred to in paragraph (ii), to place the child in the specified school, and
(iv)the authority have offered to place the child in the school referred to in paragraph (ii), or
(g)if, where the specified school is a special school, placing the child in the school would breach the requirement in section 15(1) of the 2000 Act.
(2)An education authority may place a child in the specified school notwithstanding sub-paragraph (1)(a) to (e).
(3)The duty imposed by sub-paragraph (1) or, as the case may be, sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 2 does not apply where the acceptance of a placing request in respect of a child who is resident outwith the catchment area of the specified school would prevent the education authority from retaining reserved places at the specified school or in relation to any particular stage of education at the school.
(4)Nothing in sub-paragraph (3) prevents an education authority from placing a child in the specified school.
(5)In sub-paragraph (3), "reserved places" means such number of places (not exceeding such number or, as the case may be, such percentage of places at the school or relating to the particular stage of education as the Scottish Ministers may by regulations prescribe) as are in the opinion of the education authority reasonably required to accommodate pupils likely to become resident in the catchment area of the school in the period from the time of consideration of the placing request up to and during the year from 1st August to which the placing request relates.
(6)In sub-paragraphs (3) and (5) "catchment area", in relation to a school, means the area from which pupils resident therein will be admitted to the school in terms of any priority based on residence in accordance with the guidelines formulated by the authority under section 28B(1)(c) of the 1980 Act.
Placing requests: further provision
4(1)An education authority must inform a parent in writing of their decision on a placing request made by the parent.
(2)On complying with a placing request relating to a child for whom a co-ordinated support plan has been prepared (and not discontinued), an education authority must modify accordingly the nomination in the plan of a school to be attended by the child.
(3)The Scottish Ministers may, by regulations, make provision for deeming an education authority to have refused a placing request in the event of their not having informed the parent of their decision on it in accordance with sub-paragraph (1) within such period or before such date as may be prescribed in the regulations.
Reference to appeal committee of refusal of placing request
5(1)A parent who has made a placing request may refer a decision of the education authority refusing the request to an appeal committee set up under section 28D of the 1980 Act.
(2)Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply where the decision of the education authority refusing the request may be referred to a Tribunal under section 18(1).
(3)Where a reference under this paragraph has been made in respect of a child, no further such reference in respect of the child is competent during the period of 12 months beginning with the day on which the immediately preceding such reference was lodged.
(4)A reference under this paragraph must be lodged with the appeal committee within 28 days of the receipt by the parent of the decision of the education authority.
(5)For the purposes of sub-paragraph (4), a decision which is posted is to be presumed to have been received (unless the contrary is proved)—
(a)on the day after the date on which it was posted, or
(b)if posted on a Friday or Saturday, on the Monday next following.
(6)The committee may, on good cause being shown, hear such a reference notwithstanding that it was not lodged within the time mentioned in sub-paragraph (4).
References to appeal committees: supplementary provisions
6(1)An appeal committee may, on a reference made to them under paragraph 5, confirm the education authority's decision if they are satisfied that—
(a)in relation to the placing request, one or more of the grounds of refusal specified in paragraph 3(1) or (3) exists or exist, and
(b)in all the circumstances it is appropriate to do so,
but otherwise must refuse to confirm the authority's decision.
(2)Where they so refuse, the appeal committee shall require the education authority—
(a)in the case of a placing request made under paragraph 2(1), to place the child in the specified school,
(b)in the case of a placing request made under paragraph 2(2), to meet the fees and other necessary costs of the child's attendance at the specified school,
and the authority must comply with that requirement.
(3)An appeal committee must notify their decision under this paragraph and the reasons for it in writing to the parent who made the reference and to the education authority and, where they confirm the authority's decision, they must inform the parent of the right of appeal to the sheriff under paragraph 7.
(4)Sub-paragraph (5) applies where—
(a)after a reference is made to an appeal committee under paragraph 5, but
(b)before the committee has disposed of the reference,
there is referred to a Tribunal under section 18(1) a decision of the education authority that the child to whom the reference relates does not require a co-ordinated support plan.
(5)Where this sub-paragraph applies—
(a)the appeal committee must transfer the reference to the Tribunal, and
(b)on being so transferred, the reference is to be treated as if made to the Tribunal under section 18(1).
(6)The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision for procedure in relation to references under paragraph 5 and any such regulations may, in particular, include provision—
(a)requiring an education authority to make information relevant to their decision available to the appeal committee and to the parent referring the decision to the committee,
(b)deeming, for the purposes of this Act, an appeal committee to have confirmed the decision of an education authority on a placing request if the committee has not complied with sub-paragraph (3) of this paragraph within such period or before such date as may be prescribed in the regulations.
Appeal to sheriff from appeal committee
7(1)A parent who has made a reference to an appeal committee under paragraph 5 may appeal to the sheriff against the decision of the appeal committee on that reference.
(2)The education authority may, but the appeal committee may not, be a party to an appeal under this paragraph.
(3)An appeal under this paragraph—
(a)is to be made by way of summary application,
(b)must be lodged with the sheriff clerk within 28 days from the date of receipt of the decision of the appeal committee, and
(c)is to be heard in chambers.
(4)For the purposes of sub-paragraph (3)(b), a decision which is posted is to be presumed to have been received (unless the contrary is proved)—
(5)On good cause being shown, the sheriff may hear an appeal under this paragraph notwithstanding that it was not lodged within the time mentioned in sub-paragraph (3)(b).
(6)The sheriff may, on an appeal made under this paragraph, confirm the education authority's decision if satisfied that—
(b)in all the circumstances, it is appropriate to do,
(7)Where the sheriff so refuses, the sheriff must require the education authority—
(a)after an appeal is made to the sheriff under this paragraph, but
(b)before the sheriff has disposed of the appeal,
there is referred to a Tribunal under section 18(1) a decision of the education authority that the child to whom the appeal relates does not require a co-ordinated support plan.
(a)the sheriff must transfer the appeal to the Tribunal, and
(b)on being so transferred, the appeal is to be treated as if it were a reference made to the Tribunal under section 18(1).
(10)The sheriff may make such order as to the expenses of an appeal under this paragraph as the sheriff thinks fit.
(11)The judgment of the sheriff on an appeal under this paragraph is final.
Young persons having additional support needs
8(1)Paragraphs 2 to 7 apply to a young person having additional support needs as they apply to a child having such needs.
(2)For the purposes of the application of those provisions to a young person having additional support needs references in the provisions to the parent of a child having additional support needs (as well as references to the child) are to be construed as references to the young person.
(3)Sub-paragraph (2) does not apply in a case where the education authority are satisfied that the young person lacks capacity to do anything which the parent of a child may do under the provision concerned.
SCHEDULE 3Modification of enactments
Teaching Council (Scotland) Act 1965 (c. 19)
1In the Teaching Council (Scotland) Act 1965, in Part I of Schedule 1 (constitution of the Council), in paragraph 1(9)(c), for the words from "with" to "(c.44))" substitute "having additional support needs within the meaning of the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 4)".
National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29)
2In the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, in section 16A (power to make payments towards expenditure on community services), in subsection (1)—
(a)in paragraph (b)—
(i)sub-paragraph (i) is repealed, and
(ii)for "those terms" substitute "that term",
(b)after paragraph (b) insert—
"(ba)any functions under section 4 or 5 of the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 4) in making provision for additional support needs;".
Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 44)
3(1)The Education (Scotland) Act 1980 is amended as follows.
(2)In section 1(5) (definitions of certain terms)—
(a)in paragraph (a), sub-paragraph (ii) is repealed,
(b)paragraphs (c) and (d) are repealed.
(3)In section 4 (duty of education authority to provide a psychological service)—
(a)the words "in clinics or elsewhere" are repealed,
(b)in paragraph (a), for "with special educational needs" substitute "having additional support needs",
(c)in paragraph (c)—
(i)for "special educational needs" substitute "additional support needs",
(ii)the words "in clinics" are repealed.
(4)In section 23 (provision by education authority for education of pupils belonging to areas of other authorities)—
(a)in subsection (1), after "Act" insert "or additional support within the meaning of the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 4) (referred to in this section as "the 2004 Act")",
(b)in subsection (1A)—
(i)after "Act" in the first place where it occurs insert "or any provision of the 2004 Act",
(ii)after "Act" in the second place where it occurs insert "or their functions under sections 4 and 5 of the 2004 Act",
(iii)after "education" in the fourth place where it occurs insert "or additional support within the meaning of the 2004 Act",
(c)in subsection (1B), after "Act" insert "or the 2004 Act",
(d)in subsection (2), after "authority" in the second place where it occurs insert "or have provided additional support within the meaning of the 2004 Act for any such pupil,",
(e)in subsection (3)—
(i)the words from "1(5)(c)" to "Act)" are repealed,
(ii)for the words "51 and 60 to 65F" substitute "and 51",
(iii)after "Act" in the second place where it occurs insert "and for the purposes of the 2004 Act".
(5)In section 28A(3) (circumstances in which the duty to comply with placing requests does not apply), in paragraph (d), for "special educational needs" substitute "additional support needs".
(6)In section 28B (information as to placing in schools and other matters), after subsection (1) insert—
"(1A)In the application of subsection (1)(b)(ii) above in relation to a child who has additional support needs—
(a)for the reference to section 28A(1) and (2) of this Act there shall be substituted a reference to paragraph 2 of schedule 2 to the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 4), and
(b)"placing request" means a placing request within the meaning of that Act.".
(7)In section 28D (appeal committees), in subsection (1)—
(a)for the words ", 28H and 63" substitute "and 28H", and
(b)after "Act" insert "and paragraph 5 of schedule 2 to the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 4)".
(8)In section 28E (reference to appeal committee of refusal of placing request), subsection (2) is repealed.
(9)In section 38(2) (schools which may be named in attendance orders), in paragraph (b), for "is a recorded child" substitute "has additional support needs requiring the education or special facilities normally provided at the school".
(10)In section 40 (period of operation of attendance orders), the proviso is repealed.
(11)In section 54(4) (provision of clothing for pupils at public schools), for paragraph (b) substitute—
"(b)a child or young person—
(i)having additional support needs, and
(ii)who is, for the purposes of the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 4), a child or young person for whose school education an education authority are responsible by virtue of section 29(3)(b) of that Act,
shall be deemed to be attending a school under the management of that authority.".
(12)Sections 60 to 65G are repealed.
(13)In section 135 (interpretation)—
(a)in subsection (1)—
(i)at the appropriate place, in alphabetical order, insert the following definition—
""additional support needs" and references to any child or young person having such needs shall be construed in accordance with section 1(1) of the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 4);",
(ii)the definitions of "psychological examination", "Record" and "recorded", and "special educational needs" are repealed,
(iii)in the definition of "special school", for the words from "means" to the end substitute "has the meaning given in section 29(1) of the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 4)",
(b)in subsection (2), in each of paragraphs (a)(ii) and (b)(ii)—
(i)for "with special educational needs" substitute "having additional support needs",
(ii)for "his special educational needs" substitute "those needs".
(14)Schedule A2 is repealed.
4In the Education (Scotland) Act 1981, the following provisions are repealed—
(a)section 3(1) (special educational needs),
(b)section 4(1) and (3) (children and young persons with certain special educational needs),
(c)in Schedule 2—
(i)paragraph 4(a)(ii), and
(ii)paragraphs 6 to 8, and
(d)Schedule 3.
Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 (c. 33)
5In the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986, the following provisions are repealed—
(a)section 13 (disabled persons leaving special education: Scotland),
(b)in section 14 (assessment and recording of children and young persons), subsections (3) to (6).
Self-Governing Schools etc. (Scotland) Act 1989 (c. 39)
6In the Self-Governing Schools etc. (Scotland) 1989, the following provisions are repealed—
(a)section 71,
(b)section 72, and
(c)in Schedule 10, paragraph 8(2).
Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992 (c. 37)
7In the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992, the following provisions are repealed—
(a)section 23 (duties of boards of management as regards recorded children),
(b)in Schedule 9 (miscellaneous and consequential amendments), paragraph 7(4).
Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 (c. 53)
8In Part II of Schedule 1 to the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 (tribunals under the supervision of the Scottish Committee of the Council on Tribunals), in paragraph 50, after sub-paragraph (b) insert—
"(ba)Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland constituted under section 17(1) of the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 4).".
Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 36)
9In the Children (Scotland) Act 1995, in Schedule 4 (minor and consequential amendments), paragraph 28(4) is repealed.
10In the Education (Scotland) Act 1996—
(a)in section 4 (quality assurance), in paragraph (a), for "with special educational needs" substitute "having additional support needs within the meaning of the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 4)",
(b)in section 33(1) (placing requests), the words "and that section as substituted for certain purposes by Schedule A2 to that Act" are repealed.
Standards in Scotland's Schools etc. Act 2000 (asp 6)
11In the Standards in Scotland's Schools etc. Act 2000, sections 43(4) and 44(7) are repealed.
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