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Canada's Whale Sanctuary | Episode 25
A 40 hectare inlet in Nova Scotia is about to become home for some newly retired inhabitants. As a way to offer a new life to whales that have been rescued from entertainment parks, a nonprofit group is preparing a seaside sanctuary, which will be a North American first. Worldwide, there are currently more than 3,000 whales and dolphins in captivity. "Our focus is on Orcas and Belugas because they suffer more than any other species - they suffer tremendously in captivity." says Charles Vinick, Executive Director of The Whale Sanctuary Project. In this episode of The Big Blue Marble, we explore how the sanctuary will work, its ultimate benefits to the marine mammals, and we ask - how do you transport these huge, yet very delicate, creatures.
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Dryers: The Laundry Link To Microfiber Pollution | Episode 27
A new, eye opening study is sharing a dirty little secret about the necessary chore of laundry, revealing a never-ending cycle of microfiber pollution. "Dryers are one of the main sources of microfiber pollution in the atmosphere," says Professor Kenneth Leung, lead author of a study published in the journal, Environmental Science & Technology Letters. Leung describes the findings as "essential" for managing microfiber emissions, which are known to harm human health and the environment. Listen in to this first episode of a new season of The Big Blue Marble Podcast. Together we will explore fibrous pollution coming from your dryer and how you can help prevent it.
Killer Heat Waves: An Untethered Climate Emergency | Episode 26
Historic, epic, unprecedented, these are just some of the words that were used to describe a heat wave that smothered parts of Western Canada and the US Northwest at the end of June. Trapped within a swath of accompanying heat warnings was the small town of Lytton, north east of British Columbia. The town shot to world infamy when it became one of the hottest places on earth and recorded a high of 49.6 degrees. "It's a time issue." says Simon Donner, a Climate Scientist and Professor at the University of British Columbia. "We wait too long to take action to reduce emissions and we also wait to react after an extreme event, to say what we do to prepare for the next one." In this episode of the Big Blue Marble, we dive into the heart of what caused the "heat dome" to be so intense and the aftermath in its wake. We will also find out if another extreme event is possible in the near future. Here are the links mentioned in this episode. Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act
Grannies Take A Grand Stand For Climate Change | Episode 24
With age comes wisdom - and twelve Finnish grandmothers hope to share some of it! On this episode of The Big Blue Marble we learn how a casual "meet up" for coffee has now grown into a trans-generational movement to help save our planet. In just a couple of years (including through COVID), Aktivistimummot (Finnish for Activist Grannies) have mastered a unique and endearing connection with the public. "The word Granny is somehow sacred, everyone has had a grandmother and how can anyone say bad things about a granny", says Helena Kääriäinen, Research Professor at the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare in Helsinki and one of the founding members. "We worry about climate change and biodiversity issues and also the depression and anxiety by young people. We need to try to do something." Kääriäinen adds. Here are the links mentioned in this episode. Activist Grannies https://www.aktivistimummot.fi/ End the week with a smile and join me every Friday at noon for my Facebook LIVEstream show! #hereNthere https://www.facebook.com/AnwarKnightTV


"Chorus Trust is exciting, visionary, energetic, embracing, positive, pro-active. You are surrounded by like-minded people who are experts in their field, sharing and growing on a daily basis."
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This morning during Crew time, Earhart joint with Crew Rosa Parks to listen to them read. It was brilliant to see students of different ages supporting each other in getting smart.
X22 Had the opportunity to visit the Museum in Newark last week where they listened intently to survivors of the Holocaust and visited the peaceful gardens where they laid a stone for each lost child.
Here are some photos from the expedition. Well done to everyone, it was a cold one!
Countdown to Barcelona – six weeks to go!
There are now around six weeks remaining before our X23 students' visit to Barcelona. Participants took home a letter last week to invite parents and carers to an information evening on Wednesday 24th April from 5.30 – 6.30.
This event will provide an opportunity for you to receive further information about the itinerary, meet representatives from our travel company – one of whom will accompany us throughout the visit – and for you to ask any questions that you may have. We will also clarify the luggage sizes and liquids permitted in the cabin by the airline.
Please could you bring your child's passport, EHIC card (if not already provided), details of your GP (name, surgery) and details of any prescribed medication that your child will be taking during the duration of the visit? There will be some forms to complete, including emergency contact details, that are needed before the visit.
Could we also respectfully remind parents and carers that payment for the visit may be made at any time, in instalments, via the Parentpay portal?
There will be sessions from 10 am until 2.30 pm on this date. Students are welcome to arrive at school from 8.30 should they need to, please go to X08 in this case.
The day will be split into morning and afternoon sessions; the morning will be a mix of both subjects, and the afternoon focusing on History. Lunch will be provided. Any questions, please contact Mrs Batty or Mrs Sprakes.
We are looking for Learning Coaches (Teaching Assistants) to start their induction on Monday 17th June 2019.
To promote inclusion and acceptance of all learners in the classroom.
To work as part of a Learning Expedition team in supporting and including students with learning difficulties/disabilities, such as autism, in mainstream classes.
To help with planning, delivering and implementation of work programmes to individuals, groups and classes of learners under the direction and supervision of Expedition staff.
To take into account a students' special needs and ensure their access to a lesson and its content through appropriate clarification, explanations, equipment and materials.
Deadline for applications is 12 noon, Tuesday 7th May 2019.
Interviews will take place w/c 13th May.
A tour of the school will be part of the interview schedule if you get through to this stage.
X23 DofE bag packing Wednesday 10th April 3.30pm – 4.30pm!
A reminder that students need to stay after school tomorrow till 4.30pm to pack their rucksacks for their expedition.
Please make sure they come to school with everything they need for the expedition including clothes, water bottle, food etc.
They do not have to bring in the hiking clothes that they will be wearing to come to school in on Thursday morning.
They should also come to school in their trainers instead of hiking boots as we won't be leaving straight away.


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Pharmacogenomics predictions for breast cancer treatments efficacy and toxicity
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Cancer Science & Therapy
International Conference & Exhibition on Cancer Science & Therapy
15-17 August 2011 Las Vegas, USA
Hugo A. Barrera-Saldana
Vitaxentrum and School of Medicine of Autonomous University of Nuevo Le�?³n. M�?©xico
Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Cancer Sci Ther
Breast cancer is the major cause of death among Mexican women between 35 and 50 years of age. Among the most prescribed chemotherapeutic agents are Capecitabine, a precursor of 5-flourouracil, which inhibits the synthesis of thymidine and DNA replication, and tamoxifen, a chemotherapeutic adjuvant that prevents recurrence in estrogen receptor positive patients that have undergone surgery. Capecitebine needs to be efficiently eliminated by dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) to avoid its accumulation and adverse effects. Tamoxifen is a prodrug that needs the P450 liver enzyme isoform CYP2D6 for conversion to its active form, endoxifen. Therefore, prediction of efficacy and toxicity in breast cancer chemotherapy depends on pharmacogenomics. PHARMAchipâ�?¢ is a DNAchip developed by Progenika Biopharma, SA (Bilbao, Spain) that consists of a microscopic slide carrying hundreds of oligonucleotides to screen for mutations and single nucleotide polymorphisms in genes of phase I, phase II, transporters, receptors and other enzymes and proteins with which drugs interact after entering the patient�?´s body and metabolism. Among the genes present on this DNAchip genotype are those for the P450 and pyrimidine metabolism enzymes described above. We are using the PHARMAchip to investigate its usefulness as a predictor of chemotherapy efficacy and toxicity in Mexican breast cancer patients. The first fifty genomic DNAs from these patients analyzed reveal that most (almost 85%) patients carry a genotype corresponding to a phenotype of normal to extensive metabolism of tamoxifen with no mutations in the DPD gene that would otherwise cause 5-Fluorouracil derivative accumulation.
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The author completed his PhD at the age of 25 and is a distinguished alumnus from the University of Texas at Houston. His postdoctorate was at Louis Pasteur University in Strasbourg, France. He has created prestigious Molecular Biology Research and Graduate Programs and Centers in Mexico. He is the founder of Vitaxentrum, a premier Biotechnology and Genomics Consulting and Servicing Organization. He has published over 100 papers in prestigious journals and has served as reviewer of international journals and national academic committees. His team is recognized in Latin America as a pioneer and leader in molecular biology, DNA diagnostics, biotechnology, and gene therapy.
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IdleAire Technologies' Advanced Travel Center Electrification (ATE) system was the sole winner in the Technology Innovation category of the 2004 California Governor's Environmental & Economic Leadership Awards Dec. 2 at California EPA headquarters in Sacramento.
On Dec. 3, the company also received the 2004 Blue Sky Merit Award in Pasadena.
According to the governor's office, the awards recognize those individuals, organizations and companies that "show a deep commitment to balancing environmental preservation and protection with the need to keep California's economy growing." Members of the governor's cabinet presented the awards.
The award announcement highlighted IdleAire's impact on the state during a one-year period.During that timeIdleAire's six ATE installations in California claim to have reduced idling of long-haul trucks by nearly 600,000 hours, diesel emissions by over 6,000 metric tons, created about 110 jobs and conserved over half a million gallons of diesel fuel.
The Blue Sky award from "Calstart" was for "significant and noteworthy contributions" in bringing clean, efficient transportation to market. Calstart is the California operating division of WestStart-Calstart, North America's leading advanced transportation technologies consortium.
Currently installed in 23 locations across the nation, IdleAire's ATE system allows drivers of long-haul trucks to turn off their engines instead of idling to maintain a comfortable temperature in the truck cab by providing filtered heat and air conditioning. The system also provides a range of communications and entertainment options. The only retrofit a long-haul truck needs to access the system is a $10 window adapter. It is the only idling reduction technology that enables immediate emission reductions across an entire parking facility.


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Eureka! Lost wedding ring turns up after four YEARS
A woman who lost her wedding ring while gardening was left surprised and shocked when she found it again - after four YEARS.
Wednesday, 27th July 2016, 10:45 am
Updated Friday, 8th June 2018, 1:57 am
Sue Wickstead found her wedding ring - which she lost four years ago - while gardening. Pictured with her husband Geoff Riddick and the buddleia she was pruning when she lost her ring. Pic Steve Robards SR1622673 SUS-160725-175534001
Author and teacher Sue Wickstead had been working in the garden of her home in Furnace Green, Crawley, when her cherished ring disappeared.
"It was a lovely hot day and I spent the whole afternoon gardening, chopping things back, putting them in bags and taking them to the dump," she said.
"Suddenly the next day I realised I hadn't got my ring. I thought it must have got into a sack when I was chopping down plants.
"I searched everywhere, but the bin bags had gone to the dump. I was very disappointed.
"I thought of getting a metal detector, but then I just assumed the ring must have fallen off into one of the bags and I gave up.
"I bought a cheap replacement ring which I wore on my finger and never thought anything more about it."
Time went by and on Thursday - four years after losing the ring - Sue was out gardening again. And she couldn't believe her eyes when she spotted her lost ring on the ground.
"I was picking up some weeds and thought 'what's that'. I just saw a bit of white gold, although it wasn't quite as clean as when I last saw it.
"It was a surprise and shock," said Sue, 61, "a nice surprise and shock."
The ring is, in fact, the second wedding band that Sue has owned after her original became too loose when she lost weight. She gave it to her daughter Elly.
And on her and husband Geoff's silver wedding in 2005, son Tom, 33, bought his parents a pair of white gold rings.
Geoff had also long since lost his original. "He never really had a ring," said Sue.
But now the couple are once more reunited with their bands of gold.
"Now I've got mine back, we again have a matching pair," said Sue - who now does not plan to wear it again while gardening.


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This online training will provide an overview of the quality practices in the preanalytic phase of biochemical genetic testing, specifically quality assurance for test requisitions, specimen collection and submission; communications between the laboratory, clinicians and other stakeholders; and preanalytic quality assessment.
Laboratory professionals working in biochemical genetic testing or reference laboratories, and healthcare professionals who order biochemical genetic tests.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Laboratory Systems, Laboratory Training and Services Branch, is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. This webinar is approved for 1.5 hour of P.A.C.E.® credit.


Malvern Hill is one of the country's best-preserved Civil War battlefields and marked the culmination of the Seven Days' Battles, a series of engagements outside Richmond, Virginia in June-July 1862 that ended Union Gen. George McClellan's Peninsula Campaign. McClellan's Army of the Potomac, in the midst of a retreat to the James River, nonetheless won an undisputed victory at Malvern Hill on July 1, 1862, fending off an ill-fated attack by Gen. Robert E. Lee's Confederate forces.
The terrain today at Malvern Hill is a mix of sunny fields and dense woods. The roughly 2-mile Malvern Hill Trail (a.k.a. White Trail) forms a circuit around the battlefield, while a 1.5-mile add-on loop—the Carter's Farm Trail (a.k.a. Blue Trail)—explores the forested area that served as the Confederate staging area for the battle. The trail is maintained as part of Richmond National Battlefield Park.
Hikers can access the main loop at two different points along Willis Church Road, or Virginia Route 156. The first and most common is the Malvern Hill parking area, marked by a line of Union cannons to the west of Willis Church Road, about two miles south of Glendale National Cemetery and about a 25-30 minute drive from downtown Richmond. The second option, however—beginning up the road 4/10 mile at the Parsonage parking area—is preferable, as it allows hikers to follow the battle roughly chronologically in a counter-clockwise direction.
The small, graveled parking area at the Parsonage has only enough space for around five cars, but it is considerably less crowded than the main trailhead 4/10 mile to the south. The parking lot is situated across the street from the ruins of the Willis Creek Parsonage, a house that was a key landmark during the battle. Looking south, one can survey the modest slope of Malvern Hill, with the West House in the distance.
The Battle of Malvern Hill came amid the backdrop of Union retreat. After a long and cautious advance up the Virginia Peninsula beginning in March 1862, Gen. McClellan's Army of the Potomac finally approached the doorstep of Richmond by May…and then, after a set of counterattacks by Gen. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, promptly called off the attack. Even after a Federal victory at Beaver Dam Creek on June 26, the ever-timid McClellan ordered a "change of base"—effectively a capitulation—moving his entire force south to the banks of the James River. Lee's Army struck the retreating Federals several times—at Gaines' Mill (June 27), Garnett's and Golding's Farms (June 28), Savage's Station (June 29), White Oak Swamp (June 30), and Glendale (June 30)—before attempting a final blow on July 1 at Malvern Hill.
Only a few miles from the James, Federal forces at Malvern Hill enjoyed a significant advantage in their final battle of the campaign. The slight incline of the grassy hill, though minor, offered excellent fields of fire for Union artillery. Nonetheless, it was from here—at the Parsonage—that Maj. Gen. D.H. Hill's division decided to go forward with charging the hill, despite the shower of shells and shot from the Federal batteries.
Heading counterclockwise around the loop, hikers will follow the path of the ill-fated Confederate charge. Begin by crossing the street and passing through a break in the fence, leading to the Parsonage ruins. (Note: All that remains of the Willis Creek Parsonage is a pair of chimneys.) It was here that Hill—under Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's command—set up his headquarters for the battle.
The trail stays well left of the Parsonage, briefly fading as it crosses a grassy patch. It is easy to pick up again, however, as the trail drops into the woods, descending a steady slope and crossing a bridge over a minor stream. From here the path climbs gently and bears west.
Staying on the main track, hikers will make good time across a steady flat, surrounded by tall oaks, poplars, and beech trees, as well as a shrub-sized holly. At about 1/3 mile, two depressions on the right mark the site of former graves of Confederate soldiers slain in the battle. Most fallen soldiers were disinterred after the war and reburied at nearby Glendale National Cemetery; these shallow graves, however, represent the hasty construction that was required to bury the dead on a transient and shifting battlefield.
After a short uphill, the woods abruptly end as the trail crosses Carter's Mill Road, a now-paved track that traces the route of a former road present during the battle. Traverse the road and continue onto land once owned by Dr. Carter (first name unknown) during the war. These crop fields would serve as the primary funnel for the Confederate forces who staged their attack on Union positions in the late afternoon of July 1, 1862.
Just ahead, at the ½ mile mark, hikers will encounter three Civil War-era cannons, marking the spot where Gen. Lee made his first moves of the battle. The Confederate plan called for rolling out dozens of cannons—here and at nearby Poindexter Farm—to try to neutralize the superior Union artillery on Malvern Hill, paving the way for an infantry assault. While the cannons were in place by 1pm, they were outnumbered more than two-to-one by Union artillery, and their fire was largely ineffective in softening the Union defenses.
Confederate plans for the battle—an opening artillery barrage followed by an orderly infantry frontal charge—quickly disintegrated. Ambiguous instructions from Gen. Lee led the Confederate infantry to attack prematurely: at around 3 pm, Brig. Gen. Lewis Armistead's brigade advanced into a small ravine, baited by Union skirmishers; Maj. Gen. John Magruder, believing that Armistead's movement signaled the start of the infantry attack, led 5,000 men in a charge against the Union line. D.H. Hill's division followed, sending five brigades forward, even as Gen. Lee was considering calling off the entire attack.
Looking south across Carter's Farm, one can spot the West House and the site of the Union cannons on the horizon. Armistead's brigade would have emerged out of the woods behind you, followed by Magruder's forces. Here, at the cannons, the trail splits—the Carter's Farm (Blue) Trail comes in from the right, while the main trail cuts left, following the path of the Confederate assault across the fields to the south.
After around 1/3 mile in the exposed sun, the trail reaches the edge of the woods. Though not easily visible from this vantage point, this forest covers a steep drop-off in the terrain, a geographic barrier that forced the Confederates to stay left, conducting a frontal attack on Malvern Hill amid a barrage of artillery fire. Stacks of recently harvested wheat provided some cover; however, the advance halted at a point marked by a wayside at roughly 0.9 miles. (Note: It was here that Private Edwin F. Jemison, a 17-year old Georgian soldier, was killed; a photograph of young Jemison in uniform, taken before the battle, would go on to be one of the most iconic photos of the war.) By now the line of destructive Union cannons is in full view.
As the trail approaches the Union position, the path splits. Head right to hike a short 0.4-mile out-and-back spur, which leads to an obscured viewpoint of Malvern Cliffs. After skirting the property of privately-owned Crew House, the trail drops back into the woods and crosses a grassy patch to one of the Richmond area's 61 "Freeman Markers," a set of stone tablets that tells the story of the Civil War in the area (with a noticeable pro-South bias). Beyond, the trail dips left and narrows, ending at the edge of a steep slope with a wooden bench and wayside sign.
Now covered in woods, the area around Malvern Cliffs comprised largely treeless terrain at the time of the battle, and the sharp ridges and ravines proved difficult for the attacking Confederates to handle. Here forces under the direction of Gen. Magruder were repelled by the Yankees stationed at and around the Crew House, effectively putting an end to the ill-fated Confederate assault.
From the end of the spur, return the way you came, arriving back at the main trail at about 1.4 miles. From here, head straight, hugging the side of the road as it approaches the main parking area for Malvern Hill Battlefield. (Note: This is the alternative starting point for the loop hike.) Here a covered shelter offers a view north across the battlefield, where six Northern cannons are pointed at the Confederate artillery position encountered earlier at the ½ mile mark. (Note: You can also spot the chimneys of the Parsonage in the distance to the northeast.) During the battle, this battery unleashed more than 1,300 rounds of shell and canister, stopping the Southern charge in its tracks.
Continuing east from the Malvern Hill parking area, the trail reaches an intersection near the West House. Bear north at Willis Church Road, paralleling the street on the left for less than 1/10 mile. Use the crosswalk to get to the other side of the road, then follow the eastward path through the fields to another set of artillery.
This section of the battlefield saw slightly less action but was also the site of a Confederate push by D.H. Hill's forces. Facing weaker fields of fire than the forces to the west, Union soldiers east of the road were forced to deploy infantry ahead of the cannons, but the Federals once again enjoyed superior position and turned back the charge.
At 1.75 miles, the trail abruptly turns left and hugs the edge of the woods. Aiming for the Parsonage, the path continues north for ¼ mile before leaving the forest behind and cutting across open fields back to the Parsonage parking area. Brig. Gen. Darius Couch's three brigades took on the brunt of the fighting in this area, holding off the Southern attackers until darkness fell on Malvern Hill, ending the day's fighting. In the end, the Confederates never breached the Union defenses, providing the Federals a rare victory in an otherwise disappointing campaign in which McClellan failed to seize Richmond.
The entire circuit, including the 4/10-mile detour to Malvern Cliffs, covers roughly 2.1 miles, or about 1-1.5 hours of mild hiking. In an area where many battlefield sites have been lost to development, Malvern Hill stands out for its near-complete preservation, an excellent capstone to a multi-day driving tour of the Peninsula Campaign.
The Carter's Farm Trail offers a more natural experience than the Malvern Hill Trail, remaining within earshot of the flowing stream of Western Run through much of the first mile. Around 2/10 mile past the start, the trail crosses a tributary of the main creek, followed by a sharp climb to an obscured view of Western Run.
One of the most interesting stories of the battle comes at post #3, which explains how Gen. Hill and fellow Confederate Brig. Gen. Robert Toombs nearly fought each other in a duel after Hill and Toombs accused one another of poor performance during the failed attack. The defeated Confederates fled back through this area as twilight approached on the night of July 1, with confusion ensuing. After hikers cut through swampy terrain (where the blue-blazed trail is somewhat hard to follow), they will approach an escape route used by the Confederates at 6/10 mile: the remnants of an old dam, which Brig. Gen. Jubal Early's brigade used to transport horses across Western Run.
Beyond this point, the trail cuts left, leaving the stream valley behind and climbing to cross Carter's Mill Road at 0.9 miles. Follow the road south for ¼ mile, keeping the corn fields—formerly belonging to Dr. Carter—on your right. Just before the road reenters the woods, the blue-blazed path cuts right, and then bears south through a pine forest. This was the last solace of cover for attacking Confederates before they were exposed to intense Union artillery fire.
Hikers reach this breakthrough point at around 1.3 miles, crossing the sun-soaked field to the Confederate cannon position, where the Carter's Farm Trail merges with the white-blazed Malvern Hill route. From here, continue right on the main loop, or bear left to head back to the Parsonage parking area. The Carter's Farm Trail is roughly 1.5 miles long and adds about 1.2 mile to a loop hike around the battlefield; allot around 2-2.5 hours for the entire loop if you opt to include the Carter's Farm extension.
 Michael Weeks, The Civil War Road Trip Volume I: A Guide to Northern Virginia, Maryland & Pennsylvania 1861-1863 (Woodstock, VT: The Countryman Press), 183.
 Weeks, The Civil War Road Trip Volume I, 184-85.
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A notable maker, Barbara studied art from childhood in New York City. She received her formal training at Carnegie Institute and Parsons School of Design. Barbara enjoyed a career in the graphic arts, including 11 years as an Art Director at Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
In 1976, Barbara, her husband Bernard and 2 children, moved to Denver CO where she began her artistic explorations and creative expression in the fiber arts. Although often abstract, Cohen's intuitively created art quilts always derive from personal feelings and events. Many prominent shows, including Quilt National and Fiber Arts International, have exhibited Cohen's work.
In 2005, finding the immediacy of the medium inspiring, Cohen began working in mosaics using her impressive collection of found objects, dishes, and ceramic tiles. Her work is full of color and humor and many pieces are in private collections.
In 2013, after 37 years in Denver, Barbara relocated again, this time to Portland Oregon. She is semi-retired now (can one ever retire from being an artist?) and a member of the Columbia Fiberarts Guild of Portland. She will be their Programs and Workshops chairperson in 2015.
Fiberarts Magazine, Nov/Dec 2001, Review of Quilt National, page 54.
2001 Fiberart International 17th Biennial Exhibition Catalog, Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh, 2001, page 12.
Popular Patchwork Magazine, London, England, September, 2001, Quilt National Review: pages 28-29.
Quilt National: The Best Contemporary Quilts, Lark Books, 2000.
One Quilt One Moment: Quilts That Change Lives, Primedia Publishing, 2000.
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WTA still has "significant concerns" after Peng reportedly retracts sexual assault claim
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Anett Kontaveit got her Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Finals campaign underway with a 6-3, 6-4 win over second seed Barbora Krejčíková of the Czech Republic at the Panamerican Tennis Center in Zapopan in Mexico.
Nishikori rallies to reach Indian Wells Masters second round
Kei Nishikori was in danger of suffering a first-round defeat at the Indian Wells Masters, but the former world number four rallied from a set down to beat João Sousa 6-7, 6-3, 6-2 in California.
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Romanian two-times women's tennis grand slam champion Simona Halep has said she hopes vaccinations against COVID-19 can help bring an end to the bubble system on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour.
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Defending champion Bianca Andreescu is out of the Canadian Open after she was beaten in three sets by Ons Jabeur of Tunisia in Montreal.
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The top seeds in the men's and women's singles draws Rafael Nadal and Ashleigh Barty were among the winners as action continued at the Madrid Open at the Caja Magica complex.
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Novak Djokovic, the top seed in the men's draw at the Italian Open, reached the semi-finals in three sets as second seed and defending champion Rafael Nadal suffered a surprise defeat to Diego Schwartzman.
Kremlin Cup cancelled due to increase in Moscow COVID-19 infection rate
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ATP-WTA merger makes business sense, claims tennis legend King
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Music of Arvo Pärt, Philip Glass, and Steve Reich is featured in a performance that's part of Three Generations, a Reich-curated exploration of the changing direction of concert music from the mid-20th century to the present day. Chant-like melodic lines and notes resembling ringing bells are Pärt hallmarks, while Glass's incandescent String Quartet No. 5 juxtaposes rhythmically propulsive passages with slower, tender ones. Reich's Different Trains is a riveting work in which strings imitate the sounds of speech samples drawn from recorded interviews and train sounds. This powerful musical documentary speaks to the composer's childhood and the tragic experience of Jews in 1940s Europe.
The printed program will last approximately one hour without intermission, followed by a discussion with Steve Reich and Nadia Sirota, host of Q2 Music's Meet the Composer podcast.
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Born in Arizona, Elizabeth Lim-Dutton began studying the violin at the age of three; at 11, she started studying with Dorothy DeLay at the Aspen Music School. Three years later, she moved to New York City, where she studied at the Professional Children's School and subsequently earned a bachelor's degree from The Juilliard School and a master's degree from the Yale School of Music. She has performed extensively in the United States, Europe, the Far East, and Australia. For the past 16 years--along with her husband, violist Lawrence Dutton--Ms. Lim-Dutton performs regularly for the Mary and Jim Hoch Chamber Music Series in Bronxville, New York. Established as an outreach program for Concordia Conservatory at Concordia College-New York, the Hoch Series has commissioned new works, involves the community across all ages from youth to seniors, and offers endowed scholarships for music students who cannot otherwise afford musical studies. A member of Steve Reich and Musicians and the Steve Reich Ensemble since 1992, Ms. Lim-Dutton has recorded The Cave, City Life, Three Tales, Daniel Variations, and Music for 18 Musicians on the Nonesuch label, the latter winning a Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Small Ensemble in 1998.
Lois Martin began her viola studies with Arthur Lewis at Peabody Preparatory. She completed her undergraduate work at the Eastman School of Music, where she was a scholarship student of Francis Tursi. During that time, she was a member of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. She continued her graduate studies at The Juilliard School under the tutelage of Lillian Fuchs. Ms. Martin is a founding member of the Atlantic String Quartet, which is dedicated to the performance of newly written compositions. Her continuing commitment to contemporary music includes performances with the Group for Contemporary Music, ISCM Chamber Players, Ensemble Sospeso, Ensemble 21, New York New Music Ensemble, Speculum Musicae, Da Capo Chamber Players, and Steve Reich and Musicians. On the jazz and popular circuit, she has performed with artists who include Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Chris Potter, Ornette Coleman, Esperanza Spalding, Stringfever, Shirley Bassey, Elton John, Paul Simon, Tyne Daly, Gil Goldstein, Don Alias, Richard Bona, Mike Mainieri, Judy Collins, and Roberta Flack. Ms. Martin is currently principal violist of the Stamford Symphony, Amici New York, and Little Orchestra Society. She is a member of the Orchestra of St. Luke's and the American Chamber Ensemble, in addition to frequently appearing with the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra and New York City Ballet Orchestra. She is also on the faculty of the Composers Conference at Wellesley College and has taught at Princeton University.
Cellist Jeanne LeBlanc has appeared as soloist and chamber musician throughout the United States, Europe, China, Korea, and Japan. As principal cellist, she has played with the Cologne Chamber Orchestra, American Composers Orchestra, Spoleto Festival Orchestra, Orquesta Filarmónica de las Américas, and American Symphony Orchestra. In addition to being a member of Steve Reich and Musicians since 1988, Ms. LeBlanc has performed with the New York Philharmonic, the Group for Contemporary Music, New York Chamber Soloists, New York City Opera, and New York City Ballet. She has recorded for Columbia Records (Masterworks), CRI, Nonesuch, and London Records (Argo). As a studio musician in New York City, Ms. LeBlanc has recorded soundtracks for more than 150 feature films. She has also performed and recorded with many artists, including Tony Bennett, Barbra Streisand, Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, Phil Collins, Aretha Franklin, Sting, Elton John, and Elvis Costello.
Michael Brown earned a 2015 Avery Fisher Career Grant. Selected by Sir András Schiff for his Building Bridges series in 2016-2017, Mr. Brown will make debut solo recitals in Berlin, Florence, Milan, Frankfurt, Antwerp, Zurich, and at New York's 92nd Street Y. Recent highlights include debuts with the Seattle, North Carolina, and New York Youth symphonies; and Flagstaff and Maryland symphony orchestras. Mr. Brown joined the roster of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center's CMS Two program in 2015. He regularly performs concerto and solo recitals, and as part of a trio with violinist Elena Urioste and cellist Nicholas Canellakis. Recent commissions of his own compositions include a Piano Concerto for the Maryland Symphony Orchestra and works for the Look & Listen Festival, Bargemusic, Concert Artists Guild, and Lincoln Center's Great Performers. A native New Yorker, Mr. Brown earned dual bachelor's and master's degrees from The Juilliard School, where he studied with pianists Jerome Lowenthal and Robert McDonald, and composers Samuel Adler and Robert Beaser. He won first prize at the 2010 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition and is now a Steinway Artist. For additional information, visit michaelbrownmusic.com.


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Numeric Scoring Metrics: Find the Right Metric for a Prediction Model
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In this article, we will describe five real-world use cases of numeric prediction models, and in each use case, we measure the prediction accuracy from a slightly different point of view.
Oct 9th, 2020 12:42pm by Maarit Widmann
Quantitative data have endless stories to tell!
Daily closing prices tell us about the dynamics of the stock market, small smart meters about the energy consumption of households, smartwatches about what's going on in the human body during an exercise, and surveys about some people's self-estimation of a topic at some point in time. Different types of experts can tell these stories: financial analysts, data scientists, sports scientists, sociologists, psychologists and so on. Their stories are based on models, for example, regression models, time series models and ANOVA models.
Why Are Numeric Scoring Metrics Needed?
Maarit Widmann
Maarit Widmann is a data scientist at KNIME. She started with quantitative sociology and holds her bachelor's degree in social sciences. The University of Konstanz made her drop the "social" as a Master of Science. Her ambition is to communicate the concepts behind data science to others in videos and blog posts. Follow Maarit on LinkedIn. For more information on KNIME, please visit www.knime.com and the KNIME blog.
These models have many consequences in the real world, from the decisions of the portfolio managers to the pricing of electricity at different times of the day, week and year. Numeric scoring metrics are needed in order to:
Select the most accurate model
Estimate the real-world impact of the error of the model
In this article, we will describe five real-world use cases of numeric prediction models, and in each use case, we measure the prediction accuracy from a slightly different point of view. In one case, we measure if a model has a systematic bias, and in another, we measure a model's explanation power. The article concludes with a review of the numeric scoring metrics, showing the formulas to calculate them, and a summary of their properties. We'll also link to a few example implementations of building and evaluating a prediction model in KNIME Analytics Platform.
Five Metrics: Five Different Perspectives on Prediction Accuracy
(Root) Mean Squared Error, (R)MSE – Which model best captures the rapid changes in the volatile stock market?
In Figure 1, below, you see the development of the LinkedIn closing price from 2011 to 2016. Within the time period, the behavior includes sudden peaks, sudden lows, longer periods of increasing and decreasing value, and a few stable periods. Forecasting this kind of volatile behavior is challenging, especially in the long term. However, for the stakeholders of LinkedIn, it's valuable. Therefore, we prefer a forecasting model that captures the sudden changes to a model that performs well on average over the period of five years.
We select the model with the lowest (root) mean squared error because this metric weights big errors more compared to small errors and favors a model that can react to short-term changes and save the stakeholders' money.
Figure 1. LinkedIn daily stock market closing price from 2011 to 2016: data with few regular patterns and many sudden changes with low forecastability. We select the forecasting model with the lowest (root) mean squared error because it weights the big forecast errors more and favors a model that can capture the sudden peaks and lows.
Mean Absolute Error, MAE – Which model best estimates the energy consumption in the long term?
In Figure 2, you can see the hourly energy consumption values in July 2009 in Dublin, collected from a cluster of households and industries. The energy consumption shows a relatively regular pattern, with higher values during working hours and on weekdays and lower values at night and during weekends. This kind of a regular behavior can be forecasted relatively accurately, allowing for long-term planning of the energy supply. Therefore, we select a forecasting model with the lowest mean absolute error. We do this because it weights big and small errors equally, is therefore robust to outliers, and shows which model has the highest forecast accuracy over the whole time period.
Figure 2. Hourly energy consumption values in June 2009 in Dublin, collected from a cluster of households and industries. The data shows a relatively regular behavior and can therefore be forecasted in the long term. We select the forecasting model with the lowest mean absolute error because this metric is robust to outliers.
Mean Absolute Percentage Error, MAPE – Are the sales forecasting models for different products equally accurate?
On a hot summer day, the supply of both sparkling water and ice cream should be guaranteed! We want to check if the two forecasting models that predict the sales of these two products are equally accurate.
Both models generate forecasts in the same unit, the number of sold items, but at a different scale since sparkling water is sold in much larger volumes than ice cream. In this kind of a case, we need a relative error metric and use mean absolute percentage error, which reports the error relative to the actual value. In Figure 3, in the line plot on the left, you see the sales of sparkling water (purple line) and the sales of ice cream (green line) in June 2020 as well as the predicted sales of both products (red lines). The prediction line seems to deviate slightly more for sparkling water than for ice cream. However, the larger actual values of sparkling water bias the visible comparison. Actually, the forecasting model performs better for sparkling water than for ice cream, as reported by the MAPE values 0.191 for sparkling water and 0.369 for ice cream.
Notice, though, that MAPE values can be biased when the actual values are close to zero. For example, the sales of ice cream are relatively low during the winter months compared to summer months, whereas sales of milk remain pretty constant through the entire year. When we compare the accuracies of the forecasting models for milk vs. ice cream by their MAPE values, the small values in the ice cream sales make the forecasting model for ice cream look unreasonably bad compared to the forecasting model for milk.
In Figure 3, in the line plot in the middle, you see the sales of milk (blue line) and ice cream (green line) and the predicted sales of both products (red lines). If we take a look at the MAPE values, the forecasting accuracy is apparently much better for milk (MAPE = 0.016) than for ice cream (0.266). However, this huge difference is due to the low values of ice cream sales in the winter months. The line plot on the right in Figure 3 shows exactly the same actual and predicted sales of ice cream and milk, with ice cream sales scaled up by 25 items for each month. Without the bias from the values close to zero, the forecasting accuracies for ice cream (MAPE=0.036) and milk (MAPE=0.016) are now much closer to each other.
Figure 3. Three line plots showing actual and predicted values of ice cream and sparkling water (line plot on the left) and ice cream and milk (line plots in the middle and on the right). In the line plot on the right, the ice cream sales values are scaled up by 25 in order to avoid the bias in mean absolute percentage error introduced by small actual values.
Mean Signed Difference – Does a running app provide unrealistic expectations?
A smartwatch can be connected to a running application which then estimates the finishing time in a 10k run. It could be that, as a motivator, the app estimates the time lower than what's realistically expected.
To test this, we collect the estimated and realized finishing times from a group of runners for six months and plot the average values in the line plot in Figure 4. As you can see, during the six months, the realized finishing time (orange line) decreases more slowly than the estimated finishing time (red line). We confirm the systematic bias in the estimates by calculating the mean signed difference between the actual and estimated finishing times. It's negative (-2.191), so the app indeed raises unrealistic expectations! Notice, though, that this metric is not informative about the magnitude of the error because if there's a runner who actually runs faster than the expected time, this positive error compensates a part of the negative error.
Figure 4. Estimated (red line) and realized (orange line) finishing times in a 10k run in the period of six months. The estimated times are biased downwards, also shown by the negative value of mean signed difference.
R-squared – How much of our years of education can be explained through access to literature?
In Figure 5, you can see the relationship between the access to literature (x-axis) and years of education (y-axis) in a sample of the population. A linear regression line is fitted to the data to model the relationship between these two variables. To measure the fit of the linear regression model, we use R-squared.
R-squared tells how much of the variance of the target column (years of education) the model explains. Based on the R-squared value of the model, 0.76, the access to literature explains 76% of the variance in the years of education.
Figure 5. Linear regression line modeling the relationship between access to literature and years of education. R-squared is used to measure the model fit, i.e., how much of the variance in the target column (years of education) can be explained by the model, 76% in this case.
A Review of the Five Numeric Scoring Metrics
The numeric scoring metrics introduced above are shown in Figure 6. The metrics are listed along with the formulas used to calculate them and a few key properties of each. In the formulas, yi is the actual value and f(xi) is the predicted value.
Figure 6. Common numeric scoring metrics, their formulas, and key properties. In the formulas, yi is the actual value, f(xi) is the forecasted value, and n is the sample size.
In this article, we've introduced the most commonly used error metrics and the perspectives that they provide to the model's performance.
It's often recommended to take a look at multiple numeric scoring metrics to gain a comprehensive view of the model's performance. For example, by reviewing the mean signed difference, you can see if your model has a systematic bias, whereas by studying the (root) mean squared error, you can see which model best captures the sudden fluctuations. Visualizations, a line plot, for example, complement the model evaluation.
For a practical implementation, take a look at the example workflows built in the visual data science tool KNIME Analytics Platform.
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March 28, 2017 – There is a major new name in aircraft interiors: Adient. While the name may be unfamiliar – it was established on October 31, 2016 – its previous name of Johnson Controls Automotive Experience is very well known. One in three automotive seats in the world are manufactured by this company, and it is now widening its focus, with a goal of achieving US$1 billion in annual revenues from non-automotive markets over the next five years.
One key market is aviation, and the company is collaborating with Boeing to explore innovative comfort, efficiency and functional improvements for commercial aircraft seating and interiors. Under the terms of the collaboration, Boeing will provide insight into the commercial aviation industry and its technical specifications, as well as an understanding of FAA certification requirements, while Adient will contribute expertise in design, comfort, craftsmanship, operational excellence, and supply chain management.
According to Counterpoint Market Research, the aircraft interiors market is estimated to reach US$21.7 billion by 2025, at a compounded annual growth rate of 4.3% from 2016 to 2025. This thriving industry is consolidated among a small and ever-decreasing number of providers: something Boeing is turning its attention to; indeed last year it announced its collaboration with LIFT by EnCore, a newcomer in aircraft seating, to design a new Tourist Class seat particularly suitable as an SFE option for the B737.


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$5,000 Over and 5 Days Ahead of Goal: The Fort Meade Alliance Foundation Raises Awareness
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As citizens and civilians, it's easy to assume that federal funds cover all of the needs for the military. In our recent work with the Fort Meade Alliance Foundation we learned that this is not always the case. Critical services for our men and women in uniform, and their families, can at times go unfunded. Here is where organizations like the Fort Meade Alliance Foundation (FMAF) step in to fill the gaps.
The FMAF was founded in 2011 by the Fort Meade Alliance to manage charitable initiatives that support the Fort Meade installation (located in Anne Arundel, MD), military personnel and their families, civilians and the broader Fort Meade Community. The FMAF partnered with Due East beginning in 2015 to build the organization's infrastructure, develop a local constituency of volunteers, donors and advocates to support its mission, and design and manage a $3.6 Million capital campaign.
Fort Meade is a hub of national defense in Due East's backyard. In recent years, Fort Meade has posted higher rates of chronic disease, behavioral health disorders and substance abuse than other U.S. Army installations. The goal of the capital campaign was to fund a new Resiliency and Education Center on Fort Meade focused on emotional, physical, social, spiritual health and family strength.
Driven by its Board of Directors and input from former Garrison leadership, the FMAF envisioned a state-of-the-art building with programming that would better address and provide solutions for a wide range of mental health and education needs. Among these were suicide and substance abuse, continuing education and workforce development.
With support from Due East, the FMAF embarked on an unprecedented initiative to fund this project. The FMAF increased its donor base by 102% from 2017 to 2018 and raised $3.6 million during an 18-month active fundraising period. The campaign, which finished $5,000 over and ahead of its goal, revealed the power of reaching out to community leaders and garnering their support. Political, corporate and philanthropic leaders in the community were involved from the beginning as part of the planning and preparation and their level of giving can be correlated to their level of engagement.
"A lot of people feel a sense of pride now, they've created something that otherwise wouldn't have been a reality for the Fort Meade community," said Barb Kappel, Due East Advisor and Director of the FMAF's Capital Campaign.
As is the hope with any capital campaign, this initiative raised more than just funds. Visibility of the organization has increased, and a heightened sense of unmet needs in the community has been gained. Both creating a strong base of support for the foundation to use as a spring board for the next phase of growth.
"The awareness created through this campaign is really helping to identify other avenues where people can get involved and give back," said Deon Viergutz, President of the FMAF. "The Foundation has grown through this effort and we will be even better positioned to respond to future needs of Fort Meade and the region."
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• Key constituents give when they are personally engaged and immersed in an experience
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"I have something to say. Can you listen?"
One thing I've always prized about myself is that I always make people feel heard. There's not a single close friend who hasn't told me that I'm a great listener throughout the course of our relationship. While lending an ear seems like a passive skill, it's something that makes me feel actively selfless and nurturing to the people I care about. Intimate one-on-one interactions with me often turn into therapy sessions for some people because my strong willingness to listen immediately paves that foundation for trust.
The more I learn about the impact of active listening in the nursing practice, the more I hone my therapeutic communication skills — whether it's with a long-time friend or an ordinary acquaintance. Whoever it may be, I always remember everyone's stories down to the most minute details because that's what I do — I listen. But nobody really knows my story other than one of my best friends since junior high who has read nearly every single personal piece I've penned.
An empty text box or a piece of paper has been, and will probably always be, the ears I trust the most. The best way I can communicate my thoughts — and more importantly, my feelings — has consistently been through writing. No matter how many workshops I've engaged in or communication techniques I've learned, my words will never be nearly as articulate and vulnerable as the ones I compose in a heartfelt letter or an introspective reflection.
Unlike others who use journaling as an outlet for self-expression solely for their own safekeeping, my underlying intention is to share pieces of my story either to a particular individual or an audience — depending on whether it's a personal note or a public post. When I write something that I make available to anyone other than myself, it's my way of saying, "I have something to say. Can you listen?"
On occasional moments when a loved one eagerly asks when my next blog post will be posted or readily wants to read my letters addressed to them, it makes me feel entirely heard. Although my densely inundated mind has got a lot to say, I rarely have the desire to be listened to, but when I do — I will write — and whoever receives my vulnerable words openly without judgment is someone who I know truly cares.
I'm willingly all ears for anyone who needs them, but sometimes I just need someone's eyes to hear me out.


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Photographer Condemns Rachel Riley's Abuse of His Image of Corbyn's Arrest
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Rachel Riley seems to be determined to shoot herself in the foot, so much does she want to smear Corbyn as an anti-Semite. She faced a backlash a few days when she tweeted an image of herself wearing a T-shirt that sported the photograph of the Labour leader getting arrested at an apartheid demo back in the 1980s. Corbyn was nicked by the coppers outside the South African embassy wearing a sandwich board attacking apartheid. Riley had altered this image, so that the board now read 'Jeremy Corbyn is a racist endeavour'.
This was massively insensitive. Not only did it draw criticism from Labour supporters, both Jewish and non-Jewish, who know perfectly well that Corbyn is anything but anti-Semitic, but it also outraged Blacks and others from wider society because of its erasure of the real struggle against apartheid. Riley was obscuring a protest against real state racism, in order to have a cheap shot at the Labour leader.
Now the photographer who took the original photo, Rob Scott, has weighed in. And he was not happy. He tweeted this message with a copy of the original photograph and Riley sporting her wretched T-shirt.
My pic of Corbyn's arrest has been illegally manipulated+printed on a shirt worn by Rachel Riley to cynically promote her agenda. I'm appalled by the abuse of property, moral rights and change of anti-racist message to anti-Corbyn one which I strongly disagree with. Pls share.
People did, and Mr Scott duly tweeted his gratitude.
Thanks to everyone who has liked/RT. It's gratifying to know that people appreciate the importance of protecting intellectual property rights &that unlawfully altering a photograph is wrong, particularly when it relates to such important matters as racism. Thanks for your support.
He's also been urged to sue Riley and donate to Mike's libel fund, although Mike doesn't know whether he has, as all donations are anonymous unless the donor leaves a comment with their name attached.
Unfortunately, it isn't just other people's photographs Riley uses in her determination to smear Corbyn and his supporters, and suppress any criticism of herself. As you probably know, Mike is currently being sued by her for libel because he blogged about how she was bullying a sixteen year old schoolgirl. The girl had put up piece defending Corbyn, so Riley and her bestie Tracy Ann 'Cyberman' Oberman sent the girl messages criticising her comments and telling her that they wanted to 're-educate' her. A term I've only ever heard used in the context of Communist brainwashing. When the girl, who has anxiety issues, refused, Riley called her an anti-Semite. The girl was then attacked on social media by trolls supporting Riley. Mike described this, and was sued by Riley for libel, despite being unable to tell him at the time what was libelous about it or indeed challenging any of the facts.
Riley is a rich celebrity, and it looks very much like she's using her position to silence any criticism of herself and her smears. Unlike her, Mike is definitely not rich, and has had to resort to crowdfunding to raise the money to defend himself. And, unfortunately, he's had to appeal again for donations. If you'd like to donate to his defence, please go over to Mike's website at https://voxpoliticalonline.com/2019/11/25/as-photographer-is-urged-to-act-against-riley-for-using-his-image-please-remember-mikes-libel-defence/ and read the information provided. All contributions are very much appreciated and gratefully received.
Outrage as Rachel Riley Endorses Photoshopped Image of Corbyn Anti-Apartheid Protest
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Speaking of the Labour anti-Semitism smears, how crass, arrogant and insensitive is Rachel Riley in her determination to smear Jeremy Corbyn? And how long before her antics are too much for Channel 4 and they sack her? These are not idle questions, as today Riley showed how low she would stoop to libel Corbyn as an anti-Semite by publicly wearing a photoshopped image of the Labour leader. There's nothing unusual about that, as people have been producing them for years. There was a particularly odious one a few years ago which showed Corbyn sat next to Adolf Hitler in a limo. But this time the smear merchants have excelled themselves. They took a photograph of the Labour leader when he was arrested at an anti-apartheid demonstration outside the South African embassy in the 1980s. Corbyn was wearing a sandwich board with the slogan "Defend the right to demonstrate against Apartheid. Join this picket". However, this has been removed and replaced with the words 'Jeremy Corbyn is a racist endeavour'. Riley tweeted a picture of herself wearing it on a T-shirt.
Riley obviously thought this was a good idea, but the good peeps on Twitter thought otherwise. They considered that it showed just how unhealthy Riley's obsession with smearing Corbyn was, as well as being massively offensive in its erasure of apartheid. Mike Williams, for example, tweeted
"Jeremy Corbyn's showing people he's committed to reducing living costs by living rent-free inside Rachel Riley's head" and continued
"Imagine having the confidence to smear Jeremy Corbyn as a racist, while simultaneously erasing apartheid history for your own twisted agenda. Rachel Riley, everyone".
He concluded
"Is Rachel Riley behind this and is she ok? I'm all for freedom of expression but this just wrong".
Similar comments were made by Mark Hebden, and Alex Tiffin, Socialist Voice remarked
Jeremy Corbyn was protesting against black peoples' struggle in apartheid South Africa. Rachel Riley has erased this to smear Jeremy Corbyn in an attempt to portray herself as a victim.
Tonight she reached a new low. What a disgusting and repulsive individual she really is.
Novara Media's Aaron Bastani stated that it was the craziest thing he'd seen a twitter, and that a white person erasing an anti-apartheid message reached a new level of bizarre. It was something you expected from the Alt-Right. He noted that she had fronted anti-trolling campaigns, to which he just added 'Good grief'.
'Good grief' indeed.
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Rachel Riley slammed after erasing anti-apartheid message to label Jeremy Corbyn a racist https://evolvepolitics.com/rachel-riley-slammed-after-erasing-anti-apartheid-message-to-label-jeremy-corbyn-a-racist/ …
Naturally some of the people most unimpressed with her latest smear were Black people and Whites, who had been active in the anti-apartheid campaign.
Chardine Taylor Stone tweeted
Rachel Riley needs to be cancelled. YOU DO NOT treat apartheid as joke to make a statement. I don't care who is holding the placard or what statement she thinks she is making here. #Blacktwitter we need to sort this out.
Coco (Vote Labour) tweeted
"How many times is Rachel Riley going to shit on black history before mainstream outlets will start calling her out… I… I'm tired".
Andrew Feinstein, a White, Jewish anti-apartheid activist, who had lost family in the Holocaust, also sent this message:
As a former MP under Nelson Mandela, as the son of a Holocaust survivor who lost 39 members of her family in the camps, as a [South] African anti-racist, I find what Rachel Riley has done offensive, appalling & deeply repugnant".
See: https://zelo-street.blogspot.com/2019/11/rachel-riley-channels-katie-hopkins.html
Labour's Black PLP with the hashtag 'Register to Vote' tweeted
Rachel Riley should apologise for the hurt and upset that she has caused to many whose families and loved ones suffered under the Apartheid regime!
The disrespect and lack of care shown to the Anti-Apartheid struggle is truly hurtful.
https://metro.co.uk/2019/11/21/rachel-riley-sparks-backlash-erasing-jeremy-corbyns-anti-apartheid-message-photoshopped-t-shirt-11192944/ …
Frank Owen's Legendary Paintbrush also compared her tasteless T-shirt with Jonathan Freedland's smearing of an innocent Muslim Labour councillor as an anti-Semite, remarking that it was funny how those trying to smear Corbyn as a racist ended up exposing themselves.
And then came the demands that Channel 4 should inflict some kind of censure on her for her actions. Peter Goldup asked the broadcaster to reconsider her position. 'Andy' sent them the message
I call on @Channel4 to condemn Rachel Riley's disgraceful actions and to terminate their association with this unhinged individual. She has misused her fame & brought politics, by association, onto Countdown, a programme which I can no longer watch because of her presence.
Lu Vegan was more pessimistic, feeling that she probably wouldn't get any work-related backlash for her slur.
Mike has taken this as an opportunity to once again ask his supporters to donate to his crowdfunding campaign to help him defend himself against a libel action from Riley. Riley, he reminds his readers, accused a 16-year old schoolgirl of being an anti-Semite for criticising her smears against Corbyn. The girl was then subjected to a torrent of abuse from Riley's followers, some of whom issued death threats. When Mike wrote a piece about this, Riley became offended and threatened to take him to court. Mike continues
My belief is that she thought she could bully me into paying her some money because I could not afford to defend myself.
Instead, I started a CrowdJustice page and members of the public helped me fight back.
There could be no better demonstration of why I need to win this case than this latest incident. It is clear that Ms Riley will continue with this abhorrent behaviour unless she is made to face legal consequences for it.
He states that he doesn't think 'think there will ever be a better time to contribute to my appeal, so please forgive me for asking', before going on to inform people how they can contribute to his fund.
See: https://voxpoliticalonline.com/2019/11/21/if-you-think-rachel-riley-went-too-far-with-photoshopped-t-shirt-please-support-my-court-case/
In my opinion, Riley and her pal Tracy Ann Oberman have a fanatical fixation on the Labour leader, and are bullies, deliberately picking on ordinary people, who they believe won't be able to defend themselves from rich celebrities such as themselves. And they will go on doing so as long as they're allowed.
If you can support Mike, please do so. All contributions are gratefully received, as is the great support he's also received morally from followers of his blog and his work.
As for Riley, Zelo Street is right when they say that she's now reached the level of 'Hatie Katie' Hopkins, the former apprentice contestant and right-wing gob, who's become so racist that she's lost her position at a string of media outlets, including the Daily Heil.
How long before Riley goes the same way, and Channel 4 gives her the order of the boot?
The Babylonian Condemnation of Libel and Slander
Published by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 04/10/2019 - 12:37am	in
archaeology, Bible, Education, Egypt, history, Judaism, Justice, Law, Literature, mental illness, Politics, anti-semitism, bullying, Labour Party
A few days ago I put up a few verses from the Old Testament, Exodus and Deuteronomy, which condemn telling lies. This was for the benefit of certain individuals, like Rachel Riley, who have been all too happy to make false accusations of anti-Semitism against others. When they themselves are criticised, however, they falsely accuse their critics of libelling them and threaten them with court action. Riley has done this to Mike and 16 others, after they blogged about how she and Tracey-Ann Oberman, in their view had bullied a sixteen year old schoolgirl with anxiety. The girl had put up a post supporting Jeremy Corbyn. This was then criticised by the two, who said they were going to 're-educate' her and demanded that she meet them in London. The girl couldn't as she had to be in school. They then accused her of anti-Semitism, and encouraged their supporters to pile in. When Mike put up his account of this sordid incident, Oberman appeared and claimed it was libelous. When Mike asked what was libelous about it, he received no reply. He was then informed that Riley was taking him to court.
The Babylonians, like the Hebrews, also condemned libel and slander. Their precept against it is preserved in the Counsels of Wisdom, a collection of short moral adages. These appear to have been copied sometime between 700 and 400 BC, although the texts themselves may date back to the period 1800-1000 BC. It runs
Do not utter libel, speak what is of good report,
Don say evil things, speak well of people.
One who utters libel and speaks evil,
Men will waylay him with the retribution of Shamash.
D. Winton Thomas, ed., Documents from Old Testament Times (London: Thomas Nelson & Sons 1958) 106.
Shamash was the Babylonian sun god.
Similar sentiments are expressed in the Ancient Egyptian The Teaching of Amenemope. The scroll of this held by the British Museum may date back to 1000-600 BC, but there is a fragment written on a potsherd which may date back 1100-946 BC. The precept against libel runs
Injure not a man, with pen upon papyrus-
O abomination of the god!
Bear not witness with lying words,
Nor seek another's reverse with thy tongue.
(Page 182).
Thus, what Riley and Oberman appear to be doing to silence their critics, who seem to be mostly supporters of the Labour party and Jeremy Corbyn, is utterly wrong, even by Babylonian and Ancient Egyptian standards as well as those of Ancient Israel and today.
Aaagh! Tracey Ann Oberman Is In New 'Dad's Army' Series
Africa, Asia, Comedy, Education, Ethiopia, Israel, Judaism, Justice, Law, mental illness, Nazis, Politics, Television, the press, actors, anti-semitism, bullying, Children, Palestine, Racism
Tomorrow, UK Gold is set to begin screening the first of its recreations of three episodes of the classic comedy, Dad's Army. As you've probably seen from the adverts and the splash page about it in the Radio Times, as well as a piece about it on The One Show, the actual episodes were lost years ago. They were recorded on videotape, which was then re-used for another show. The scripts, however, has survived, and so they've decided to re-shoot them using other actors to replace the original cast. Along with other, younger actors, whose names I don't recognise, is veteran thesp Timothy West, playing Sergeant Godfrey. It looks great, the actors look and sound like their brilliant predecessors, more or less, and have the right attitude. They say they can't replace the original team, and are just being their understudies.
But there's one thing that stops me from watching it. They've cast Tracey Ann Oberman as Pike's mother.
Tracey Ann Oberman is Rachel Riley's best mate in her persecution of bloggers, who support Jeremy Corbyn. Like Riley, she also likes to throw accusations of anti-Semitism around willy-nilly, insulting and smearing decent people simply because they're Socialists, left-wing Labour party members and/or simply critics of Israel. And if anyone makes a few acute observations about her, she threatens them with a libel suit.
She's been a firm supporter of Riley in her prosecution of the 17 people, who blogged about Riley's bullying of a 16-year old girl with anxiety issues. Riley, amongst other things, declared that she wanted to 're-educate' the poor girl, a term I've only used in the context of totalitarian brainwashing. When the child refused, Riley smeared her as an anti-Semite and managed to whip up a troll army into bullying and harassing the girl online. When Mike and 16 others blogged about this, Riley claimed that it was libel and initiated legal proceedings.
But when Mike challenged Riley to state what was libelous when she initially complained, neither she nor Oberman could explain why or how. They also haven't challenged the facts of the case. This seems to me to be another SLAPP suit, in which the forces of the right attempt to shut down criticism through vexatious legal action. Action they know their opponents won't be able to afford to defend themselves against.
Oberman herself was threatening to do something similar to Ash Sarkar, the head of Novara Media a few weeks ago. She was accusing Sarkar of being anti-Semitic, again based on no evidence or reason whatsoever, except that Sarkar and Novara have supported Corbyn and criticise Israel and the Israel lobby for the country's maltreatment of the Palestinians. When Sarkar made a few pointed remarks about Oberman's privileged background, Oberman whined that she was a 'jobbing actor', and that these remarks put her career at risk. She also claimed that she was 'as White' as Sarkar is. Sarkar is very definitely a dark complexioned Asian, while Oberman is definitely White. Of course, Oberman meant that she couldn't be White, because Nazis and racists don't regard Jews as White. Sarkar saw through that subtext, and said that she was not disputing that Jews didn't suffer victimisation. They do, and horrendously, it's growing. But as Tony Greenstein, Buddy Hell and many others have pointed out, Blacks, Asians and Travellers suffer far greater levels of racism. And some of this is perpetrated by the right-wing individuals, who are making so much fuss about the supposed anti-Semitism in the Labour party. And Oberman, as an ardent right-wing Zionist, should herself be very much aware that the original Jewish settlers in Palestine were Whites from eastern Europe, who despised the Misrahim, the indigenous Arabicised Jews, or Jewish Arabs, of Palestine and the Middle East. And there is also massive prejudice in Israel against Blacks and Black African Jews, such as those from Ethiopia. And Nazi racism is utter, murderous rubbish, so no-one should believe the bilge about Jews not being proper Europeans. Including spurious racist sputterings that they can't be as White as they're European compatriots.
I also know drama graduates and real jobbing actors. They're immensely talented people, who work hard trying just to get bit parts in TV and other shows, simply because of the intense competition and uncertainty of the profession. They are most definitely not like Oberman, who was boasting a few weeks ago that every time someone criticises her, she gets another job offer.
So the news that the wretched Oberman is going to be in it puts me in a bit of a quandary. I'd like to watch it, but I don't want to give any support to Oberman. At the same time, I don't want to deny the other actors their chance to shine. Perhaps one way round this is to put in the equivalence of a swear box. If I watch anything with Oberman in, then I have to give money to help Mike's defence fund against Riley's fake libel action. That might do the trick and salve my conscience.
Family Violence Costs Everyone
Published by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 25/11/2014 - 11:01am	in
Opinion, abuse, bullying, Labor, senator, Violence


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Rachael Leigh Cook Hot, Legs, Feet and Body Measurements
Posted On: 19 Jun, 2014
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"I didn't want to start acting like a cartoon." - Rachael Leigh Cook
Born October 4, 1979 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, multi-talented Racheal Leigh Cook, nick-named as "Indie Queen", is an American actress, model, producer and voice artist best known for her role in movies such as She's All That in 1999, Josie and the Pussycats in 2001. She is equally famous in American Television industry with roles in television series such as Into the West (2005) and Perception (2012-present). Plus, she is also known as a voice artist and in fact her voice gave life to various characters in the television movie Robot Chicken plus she is also responsible for the character Tifa Lockhart's popular voice in the English version of the science fiction movie Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children.
In 2005, her voice in the movie Final Fantasy VII:Advent Children as Tifa Lockhart becomes extremely popular. Because of the increasing popularity of Tifa Lockhart, she gets chance to be the voice of various Final Fantasy related video games in later years.
She has earned a distinct place in American acting industry. She is known as one of the queens of independent movies like Parker Posey. After "She's All That" and "Josie and the Pussycats", her career is thought to be not so commercially successful. But, many movie experts believe the other way around.
"It's just that she has appeared mostly in less known movies in her career. But she is consistent and talented. In her near to two decades acting career, she has at least done a project each year. That's an achievement by itself. Plus, she is unique and has worked in acting/modeling industry since her early days. She is still young i.e. just 34 years old. If you are 34 and you have a work-experience of working as a lead actress in various kinds of movies, you are no question, a successful actress"
Quote by a popular movie expert
Now, moving on to her modeling career, she has featured in various reputed magazines such as FHM. One of the popular name of the 2002's Stuff Magazine "102 Sexiest Woman in the World", Cook, has high physical sex appeal because of her fit and slim hourglass shape body with perfectly looking curves.
"I have no interest whatsoever in being a high-fashion model, nor is it possible." - Rachael Leigh Cook
She could have been a top fashion model if her height was more than her current height of 5 feet and 2 inches. She is a person who understands her strength and weakness. She knew that her height was her weakness in modeling and therefore, she mainly focused on her acting career. With hot physique and fit body measurements of 36-26-35 inches, she is a queen of beauty. Moreover, she is also famous for her magnetic eyes and meaty shapely legs. She may not be a tall woman i but indeed, she is a talented and beautiful woman.
"I'm not small, I'm space-efficient." - Rachael Leigh Cook
She is a confident woman who in her whole life has worked hard to reach to this position. She started acting at the age of 7 and modeling at the age of 10. Yes, she is not small but space efficient as she has perfectly placed herself in big American show-biz industry appearing mostly in independent movies. On top of that, she has her own production company.
She gave the nude picture for the People magazine because of the magazine's initiation to showcase the recent study on Women's feeling about their body that states "A Women Feel Best About Their Bodies at age 34". Others in the list to give a nude picture to the magazine in this initiation are Pink, Stacy Keibler, Laura Prepon and Dania Ramirez.
She never believed in giving cleavage or hot scenes to be successful in acting industry. But this nude stunt on People magazine really astonished many of her fans. For Rachael, posing nude wasn't about gaining popularity but it was about her personal satisfaction. She believes she looks better now than when she was in her 20's. When she gets old, she says she would like to be like 'Hey, you were all right.'
Her love life is regarded as one of the most successful celebrity love life. She tied knot with actor Daniel Gillies in August 2004 at a limited-invitation wedding ceremony. After less than half year of dating, boyfriend Daniel and Rachael decides to get married in the date. Their daughter Charlotte Easton Gillies was born in September 2013. Moreover, she is extremely happy to be married with her loving husband.
One can follow her in social networking sites like twitter where she is amazingly popular. And Why shouldn't she be. Besides being a talented actress, she has involved herself in various great causes as well. Prove to the fact are her appearance in the famous "This Is Your Brain on drugs PSA television advertisement" in 1998, or her scholarship plans to those between ages fourteen and nineteen. Because of her achievements, she was awarded Champion of Change for Arts Education by Obama administration in 2011.
To get more wiki about her professional career, Wikipedia's biography on her would be a better option.
To view her sexy bikini pictures, one can always go to the following link
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