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Hospital appointment text alerts help deliver savings of more than £1.4m to health board
Text messages have helped North Wales health bosses save an estimated £1.4 million by preventing missed appointments.
More than 500,000 reminders have gone out to patients in the past two years, encouraging them to keep their appointment, re-book for another date, or cancel if they no longer need to see a medic.
The Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) initiative has also helped to reduce waiting time for other patients by freeing up appointments.
The scheme operates at hospitals across North Wales, including Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor, Ysbyty Glan Clwyd at Bodelwyddan and Wrexham Maelor Hospital.
It includes both text messages and voice mail calls, plus prompts for health campaigns, such as encouraging those at risk to get their annual flu jabs.
It was brought in after a survey in 2013 showed that more than 70,000 patients failed to show up for their outpatients appointment.
Each one missed appointment cost the health board between £120-£150 in wasted staff time and facilities – and meant other patients had to wait longer to see a medic.
Rachel Whitehall, BCUHB interim general manager for scheduled care, said: "It's important people attend their appointments. Patients always receive a letter with the date of their appointment – however, we do recognise that often the date can be for some time ahead and it's easy to forget or lose the letter, plus individual circumstances may change.
"That's why we brought in this process to remind people – usually around a week before their appointment – to come along.
"Occasionally people may need to re-arrange their appointment, or it may be that they feel they no longer need any treatment and so want to cancel.
"As the majority of our patients or their carers have access to a mobile phone, this is an excellent way of using available technology to the advantage of all of our patients.
"In addition, it makes it very simple for patients to make changes to suit their own time, and so free up appointments for others."
In a 12-month snap shot of the service, from October 2014 to last September, there were 1,113,184 outpatient appointments made within the health board.
Thanks to the reminder service, more than 10,000 patients asked to rebook or cancel their appointment – with over two-thirds of these slots then filled by another patient.
The reminders go out by text seven days before the appointment. To cancel or to re-arrange their own or their child's appointment, patients simply have to text back the word NO or REBOOK, once they have received the reminder.
They may also receive a voice message 24 hours before their appointment, and sometimes a call from a BCUHB worker.
For those patients whose mobile numbers are not on their file, BCUHB sends a recorded bi-lingual message to their landline about the appointment. The message has instructions about confirming attendance, cancelling or rebooking an appointment.
To safeguard patient confidentiality the bi-lingual messages don't include sensitive details such as the appointment location or speciality, just in case the mobile phone number stored on the patient's file is incorrect or out of date.
Patients can also opt out of the system, if they wish.
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is the largest health organisation in Wales, employing around 16,100 staff. It provides a full range of primary, community, mental health and acute hospital services for a population of around 676,000 people across North Wales as well as some parts of mid Wales, Cheshire and Shropshire.
It runs Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor, Ysbyty Glan Clwyd in Bodelwyddan and Wrexham Maelor Hospital as well as 18 other acute and community hospitals and a network of over 90 health centres, clinics, community health team bases and mental health units. The Health Board also coordinates the work of 115 GP practices and NHS services provided by North Wales dentists, opticians and pharmacies.
BCUHB's new chief executive is Gary Doherty, currently Chief Executive of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and previously Deputy Chief Executive of Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
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United States Mint releases annual special occasion coin sets on January 11
January 8, 2018 By Press Release 1 Comment
Washington — The United States Mint will open sales for the 2018 versions of its popular special occasion sets starting on January 11, 2018, at noon Eastern Time (ET).
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Designed to celebrate the arrival of a newborn, the 2018 United States Mint Birth Set (product code 18RD) features teddy-bear themed packaging with gender neutral colors. The set includes the following five Proof-finish coins from the San Francisco Mint:
One Kennedy half dollar
One Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Quarter — the first quarter of the year from the America the Beautiful Quarters Program
One Roosevelt dime
One Jefferson nickel, and
One Lincoln penny
The coins are held in a presentation folder that contains space for the baby's vital statistics, a personalized message, and a 3" x 5" photograph (photograph not included). The back of the folder displays the certificate of authenticity, while the coordinating slipcase displays the coins' specifications. This set is priced at $19.95.
The 2018 United States Mint Happy Birthday Coin Set (product code 18RE) includes a presentation folder with the following five Proof-finish coins from the San Francisco Mint:
One Block Island National Wildlife Refuge Quarter — the last quarter of the year from the America the Beautiful Quarters Program
Emblazoned with red, gold, and silver balloons, the presentation folder holds the encapsulated coins in place while allowing visibility of both sides of the coins. The back of the folder displays the certificate of authenticity, while the back of the coordinating slipcase displays the coins' specifications. This set is priced at $19.95.
A unique gift to celebrate any occasion, the 2018 United States Mint Congratulations Set (product code 18RF) consists of a presentation folder with a 2018-dated American Eagle Proof Silver Dollar bearing the "W" mint mark of the West Point Mint. The attractive folder allows visibility of both sides of the encapsulated coin. The back of the presentation folder displays the certificate of authenticity, while the back of the sleeve displays the coin's specifications. This item is priced at $56.95.
The Mint accepts orders online and at 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). Hearing- and speech-impaired customers with TTY equipment may order at 1-888-321-MINT. Information about shipping options is available at the Mint's website.
About the United States Mint
The United States Mint was created by Congress in 1792 and became part of the Department of the Treasury in 1873. It is the Nation's sole manufacturer of legal tender coinage and is responsible for producing circulating coinage for the Nation to conduct its trade and commerce. The United States Mint also produces numismatic products, including Proof, Uncirculated, and commemorative coins; Congressional Gold Medals; and silver and gold bullion coins. Its numismatic programs are self-sustaining and operate at no cost to taxpayers.
Note: To ensure that all members of the public have fair and equal access to United States Mint products, orders placed prior to the official on-sale date and time of January 11, 2018, at noon ET, will not be deemed accepted by the United States Mint and will not be honored.
Press release courtesy of the United States Mint.
Pricing changes for 2018 United States Mint numismatic products United States Mint to release three-coin set honoring Apostle Islands National Lakeshore on April 17 Special product marking 50 years of Proof coin production at the San Francisco Mint available on July 23 Sales open for America the Beautiful five-ounce silver Uncirculated coin honoring Cumberland Island National Seashore on August 30
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Ernesto says
Well at least collectors won't be caught flat footed this year with the Congratulation set. No special Mint mark on the ASE!!


These brands may have accidentally or knowingly decorated their bottles with logos designed in a way that could be considered child appealing or perhaps accused of Intellectual Property Theft.
Out of professional courtesy and maintaining balance by distancing biased journalism no names shall be listed as examples. If you're reading this, I'm grateful, impressed and hopeful there are not as many apathetic people as I assumed there were. However, if you're seriously reading closely and you are a vaper, you already know some, so no examples are necessary.
Regardless, If the logos, labels and packaging in any way, shape or form resemble something that can easily be attributed to appealing to children, then vape advocates are all typically in agreement.
They agree that it is imperative to make sure that the company is notified that the Vaping community is displeased and have come to a conclusion for them to remove the designs that could be associated with marketing irresponsibly to those who are under age or those whose brands are being noticeably replicated as some eliquid brands so clearly are doing.
Advocates claim, "It's nothing directly personal." Nothing could be more true. This argument is not at all about singling out any one brand or any one individual. It's about preserving an industry.
How exactly is this all about preserving an industry? The explanation is quite simple. What is the opposition's only argument? There argument is that these brands are appealing to children. So, if your brand seems appealing to children, this is nothing but more ammunition for the opposing forces to destroy the vape industry.
No vaper wants this to occur. So, if the labels are rebranded, then there is no longer an argument for the opposition to latch onto. It's their last and only point they can succeed in making. Why wouldn't the industry prefer to silence these opposing arguments?
Perhaps, brands should not interpret anything from an interior group as a personal matter, especially since it's truly affecting the entire global industry. Of course many sympathizers and brand owners would argue that during these times of such polarization from the outside anti-vapor establishment, it is crucial now more than ever for everyone within the Vape industry, advocates and industrial professionals, alike, should focus more so on unity rather than finger-pointing.
However, this is a very defensive response fueled by emotion, actually advocates making such a suggestion of rebranding might be more unifying than others initially think.
In hindsight when all said and done it's more of a warning to inform these brands that the authorities and the anti-vapor fanatics will target them use them as examples in congressional hearings local municipal Town Hall meetings about how they're targeting children and even if you were logo was never designed with that intention it could be your logo they use is an example. How would this make you feel?
Maybe, just maybe, when you think of advocates from within the industry you operate in, think of how every advocate is in favor of the preservation of the industry and your business.
It is understandable if the brand feels defensive threatened or insulted, but this is an adult industry so it is likely better to grow-up and act like adults and perhaps discuss solutions before there is an internal storm of epic proportions.
The overall profit of this industry has nearly tripled. What other industry has ever progressed in such a way during the information age, or more appropriately the misinformation era.
This Industry faces threats from the outside observers, then advocacy efforts are more like a favor. Why is this a favor? Because this whole "appealing to children" categorization is the last card that the anti-vape establishment has to play — and they will play it to the best tune they know, taking away more of what we have all grown to love.
Hence, the FDA flavor ban. Do you think it will stop there?
The attacks these anti-vapor fanatics use to damage the existence of our favorite flavors are not the key component to the major problem in hindsight. Vapers know that when it comes to protecting our children, eliquid flavors should be the least of our worries.
Vapers can comprehend that the effectiveness of these flavors allows our children to grow in a society where cigarettes are much less prevalent and so we feel like we are setting a far better example of how to realistically guarantee that all the children remain safe and healthy by not promoting cigarettes.
Therefore, what matters most is what they can see, not what they like to eat. We've all made claims about how we love candy, desserts, and sweets all the same, and we do. Who doesn't?
Over the years, many businesses continue to brand their adult consumer products in such a way without truly seeing the unfortunate ammunition they are providing for the anti-vape fanatics to use against the industry is problematic.
This is not about attacking the industry from within, it is about preventing further attacks from the outside. Who would you honestly rather deal with? Advocates for the vape industry or perhaps the anti-vape establishment?
Altogether, it's safe to say no one in the vape industry would prefer working with the anti-vapor establishment as it has become clear they're only motive and goal is to destroy this harm reduction tool. Where the only function vaping has ever meant to serve is to HELP people quit smoking — that's it. So, it is essential to keep it alive.


Gender budgeting decisions should not be left to finance ministries alone but taken by local governments, state-owned enterprises or line ministries, a public finance expert has told PF International.
Bryn Welham, research associate at the Overseas Development Institute, said lower-level authorities should play a bigger role in allocating and using public spending to improve the prospects of women and girls.
Though gender impacts should always be taken into consideration as part of "good budgeting", the decision as to where money is best spent to improve equality should not be left solely to the finance ministries, Welham said.
He said the "small decisions", such as where to invest in roads or services to best benefit women and girls, are made by lower-level authorities and not usually finance ministries.
Gender budgeting is the process at both national and local levels by which issues of equality are incorporated within the budgetary process and includes assessments of the budget impacts on men and women.
Civil society groups, such as UK's Women's Budget Group, also sometimes perform an impact assessment after a budget is published to demonstrate the impact on men and women.
Welham, who has previously worked for the UK Department for International Development and has advised the finance ministry of Malawi, said: "A good budget is a gender budget, and a gender budget is a good budget.
But he added that finance ministries may not always be best places to decide where money will make the most positive impact.
The Overseas Development Institute hosted an event focused on gender budgeting at the European Development Days in Brussels on Tuesday.
Systems should be reviewed to ensure that public spending has a positive gender impact, the panel said.
However, it can be difficult to change attitudes in lower-income countries, which tend to disregard gender impacts in their public spending, Florence Kuteesa, Uganda's former budget director, told the panel.
Welham also added that public spending is not the only means of improving gender equality in society – laws, regulations and political or social leadership also play a big role.
He added that although more can be done to make sure that public spending is delivering gender equity, it is not just a question of money but one of service delivery and design.
"Trying to estimate, measure and judge the impact of your public spending is a great thing – governments should be doing this continually across their programmes.
Read PF International's feature of how budgeting can be used to achieve equality – as well as provide an economic boost.


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Susan Brownell Anthony (Adams, Massachusetts, 15. veljače 1820. — Rochester, New York, 13. ožujka 1906.) - istaknuta američka liderica za građanska i feministička prava. Jedna je od prvih borkinja za ženska prava u SAD-u. Igrala je ključnu ulogu u 19. stoljeću u pokretima za uvođenje prava glasa žena u SAD-u. Rođena u kvekerskoj obitelji posvećenoj društvenoj jednakosti, prikupljala je peticije protiv ropstva već u svojoj sedamnaestoj godini. Godine 1856., postala je njujorška predstavnica Američkog društvo za borbu protiv ropstva.

Suzan Anthony rođena je 15. veljače 1820., u malom gradu Adams, u Massachusettsu, kao drugo od osmoro djece. Rano je pokazala liderske sposobnosti, pohađajući nastavu u internatima od svoje 15. do 30. godine. Postala je predsjednica lokalnog pokreta trezvenjaka Kćeri umjerenosti (eng. Daughters of Temperance), grupi koja je bila posvećena zabrani alkohola. Ovo joj je bilo prvo u nizu mnogih društava i udruženja kojih je bila član za života.

Godine 1852., napustila je pokret trezvenjaka i pridružila se Elizabeth Cady Stanton u borbi za ženska prava i dobivanje prava glasa. Njih dvije objavile su novine pod nazivom "Revolucija", s ciljem promocije ženskih prava. Pedesetih godina 19. stoljeća, priključila se borbi protiv ropstva. Također je bila član američkog anti-ropskog društva od 1856. do 1861., a 1863. osnovala je Žensku ligu za emancipaciju robova. Pored toga, 1870. je osnovala i postala prva predsjednica "Središnje organizacije zaposlenih žena".

Godine 1872. zahtijevala je, da se politička prava data crnačkom stanovništvu u 14. i 15. amandmanu, daju i ženama. Povela je grupu žena na glasanje u Rochesteru, kako bi provjerila da li se poštuje glasačko pravo žena. Uhapšena je, ali je odbila platiti novčanu kaznu zbog kršenja zakona o izborima. Narednih desetljeća nastavila je organizirati niz akcija američkog pokreta za pravo glasa žena. Tako je 1878. predala napisan amandman koji je 18. kolovoza 1920., tek poslije njene smrti, pretvoren u 19. amandman, dajući ženama pravo glasa. Ona je također 1888. osnovala Međunarodni savjet žena, sastavljen od 48 zemalja, Međunarodni savjet žena za pravo glasa 1904., kao i Sveučilište u Rochesteru koje prihvaća žene, počevši od 1900.

Preminula je od upale pluća i zatajenja srca 1906. Njene posljednje riječi u javnosti, Neuspjeh je nemoguć! (eng. Failure is impossible!), pretvorile su se u slogan pokreta prava glasa za žene. Dana 2. srpnja 1979., u njenu čast je napravljena kovanica američkog dolara s njenim likom.

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With More Bang for the Buck, Renewables Providing Most New Power
Renewables were the biggest new source of electricity last year as the cost of building new wind and solar farms fell.
Clean energy provided 55 percent of all new capacity added worldwide, the most ever, and total investment was about double the amount for generators driven by fossil fuels, according to a report published Thursday by UN Environment, the Frankfurt School-UNEP Collaborating Centre and Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
Investment in clean power dropped 23 percent from 2015 to $241.6 billion, meaning that the new capacity installed came at a lower price. The average capital expenditure for a megawatt of wind and solar fell more than 10 percent, according to the study, and they are some of the cheapest sources of electricity in some countries.
"Renewables are much more competitive than they were five years ago," Angus McCrone, chief editor at Bloomberg New Energy Finance, said in an interview. "In an increasing number of places, wind and solar may be the cheapest option."
The data are similar to findings from the International Energy Agency, which said the capacity of renewables added in 2015 exceeded additions from all other sources for the first time and that the total installed base for renewables has now passed that for coal.
Bloomberg New Energy Finance said government mandates and incentives are helping drive renewables to become a bigger part of the global energy mix. The proportion of worldwide electricity produced by clean energy hit 11.3 percent in 2016, up from 6.1 percent at the start of the decade.
Last year, solar made up nearly half of all new renewable investments at $113.7 billion. While that was down 34 percent from 2015, it paid for 75 gigawatts of new capacity, the most ever. Solar panel prices have plunged more than 80 percent since the start of 2010, and wind power has declined more than 35 percent.
While much of the total decline in financing is pegged to lower equipment costs, some of is due to a slowdown in China, Japan and other emerging markets, McCrone said. Investment in China fell 32 percent to $78.3 billion and spending in Japan slumped 56 percent to $14.4 billion. The figure in the U.S. fell 10 percent to $46.4 billion.
"It's a whole new world," Michael Liebreich, the founder of New Energy Finance, said in a statement. "Even though investment is down, annual installations are still up. Instead of having to subsidize renewables, now authorities may have to subsidize natural gas plants to help them provide grid reliability."


We have two meetings each Sunday. The morning meeting starts at 11AM and the evening meeting begins at 6PM. Whichever meeting you choose to attend you should expect to be welcomed at the front door and provided with a copy of the church bulletin, the bulletin contains details of all our meetings for the week ahead, please ask if you would like more information about any of them.
The hymns numbers are displayed at the front of the church building, and the number of each hymn is also announced by the preacher before it is sung. It is normal to stand up for the singing of the hymns. Both, our Sunday morning, and our Sunday evening meetings last for around 75 minutes.
Each meeting will include announcements, singing, and Bible reading, but most of the time will be taken up with teaching from the Bible. You are free to bring your own Bibles with you, however Bibles are provided by your seat for your convenience.
The first part of our Thursday Bible study and prayer meetings follow the same basic structure as our Sunday meetings with singing, Bible reading, and a time of teaching from the Bible. Following the Bible study there is a time of open prayer. This provides an opportunity for those present to share items of concern relating to the church, or other people with whom they are in contact.
The meeting normally concludes around 8.45pm.
Many of our Sunday and Thursday meetings are recorded and can be listened to on this website. If you are unsure what our services are like then listening to some of our recorded meetings may be a good place to start.


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Q: Custom post type, permalink, add query variables problem Doing something wrong, can't figure out what..Any help is highly appreciated for sure!
I have a custom post type which I want to add query vars to in permalink structure..
So far so good....
This is wordking right:
http://allehondenrassen.nl/kennel?artist=queen&genre=pop
This is not working:
http://allehondenrassen.nl/kennel/queen/pop/
in my archive-kennels.php I added:
echo get_query_var('artist');
echo get_query_var('genre');

In functions.php I added:
add_filter('page_rewrite_rules', 'dvd_rewrite_rules');
function dvd_rewrite_rules($rules)
{
global $wp_rewrite;
// custom post type name
$dvd_post_type = 'kennels';
$dvd_rule = array(
    // Custom Rewrite Slug = kennel
    'kennel/(.+)/(.+)/?' => 'index.php?post_type=' . $dvd_post_type . '&artist=$matches[1]&genre=$matches[2]'
);
return array_merge($dvd_rule, $rules);
}

add_filter('query_vars', 'dvd_query_vars');
function dvd_query_vars($vars)
{
$dvd_vars = array(
    'artist',
    'genre'
);

return array_merge($dvd_vars, $vars);
}

Playing with this for hours but can't see the problem...
Thanks in advance!
Bas

A: Yes I did, didn't help but thanks anyway!
I fixed it by installing the dump environment plugin
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/dump_env/
This way I was able to evaluate all existing rewrite rules.
My custom rewrite rule was conflicting with an existing rewrite rule that WP generated for the custom post type by default.
I changed my rule
'kennel/ras/(.+)/(.+)/?$' => 'index.php?post_type=' . $dvd_post_type . '&artist=$matches[1]&genre=$matches[2]'

Now it works as it should!
The dump env plugin, this is going to save me some development time in the future ;)
Thanks!

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2.1	The parties agree to maintain the academic character of the University as an institution of higher education.
2.2	The entire Agreement between the parties consists of the terms herein stated, and this Agreement terminates all prior Agreements and understandings. All Bylaws, policies and resolutions of the Board, and all Governance plans and practices of the Colleges and of the departments, as currently in effect, or as the same may be hereafter adopted, supplemented or amended, shall be subject to the said stated terms of this Agreement.
2.3	Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to diminish the rights granted under the Bylaws of the Board to the entities and bodies within the internal structure of CUNY so long as such rights are not in conflict with a stated term of this Agreement.
2.4	The rights, functions and powers of the Board and its officers and agents, and of the officers of CUNY, under the applicable law of the State and the Bylaws of the Board, including the Board's right to alter or waive existing Bylaws or policies in accordance with the procedures specified in the Bylaws shall remain vested in the Board and in said officers and agents, subject to the following:
(a)	The Board shall supply the PSC with three copies of the Board's Bylaws and written policies. If there is an inconsistency or conflict between an existing Bylaw or policy of the Board and a stated term of this Agreement, the said term of this Agreement shall govern, and the Board shall promptly cause its Bylaws to be amended or repealed to conform therewith.
(b)	The Board shall not adopt any new or amended Bylaws, policy or resolution which conflicts with a stated term of this Agreement. In the event any such Bylaw, policy or resolution is adopted by the Board, the said term of this Agreement shall nevertheless govern.
(c)	In the event it is proposed that a Bylaw, procedure or policy respecting a term or condition of employment of all or some of the employees covered by this Agreement be adopted, amended or rescinded by resolution of the Board, the PSC shall be given notice and an opportunity to consult in respect of said action prior to said action being taken or becoming effective, in the manner specified below:
(i)	The Board or its agent shall furnish the PSC with three copies of all proposed resolutions to adopt, amend or rescind a Bylaw at such time as a standing Committee of the Board or, in the event a committee does not consider the resolution in advance, as soon as the Board as a whole receives a copy of the text of such resolutions or as soon thereafter as practicable, but in no event later than the time the Board's Committee delivers notice of proposed Bylaw changes to the Board.
(ii)	The Board or its agent shall furnish the PSC two copies of the agenda of each regular or special meeting of the Board at the time said agendas are made available to members of the Board, and two copies of the minutes of Board meetings at the time said minutes are made available to members of the Board.
(iii)	If a standing Board Committee has scheduled hearings on any proposed Board action respecting a term or condition of employment of employees covered by this Agreement, the PSC shall, on request, be permitted to participate in such hearing on such terms as the appropriate Committee shall determine.
(iv)	The PSC may request to be heard by the Board at a regularly scheduled or special meeting in order to speak to any item of the Board's agenda, provided that such request is made known to the Board Chairman not less than three (3) days prior to the meeting.
(v)	Upon the delivery to a standing Committee of the Board of any proposal for a Board resolution respecting a term or condition of employment of employees covered by this Agreement, or upon the appearance on the Board's agenda of any such resolution, the PSC may request consultation with the Chancellor or the Chancellor's designee in respect of such proposed Board action, in advance of its being taken, and such opportunity for such advance consultation shall be provided unless manifestly impracticable, and the Chancellor or the Chancellor's designee, prior to the Board's action, shall report to the Board the substance of such advance consultation, it being understood that the PSC's consent to the Board's action shall not be required prior to such action being taken or becoming effective, unless the Board action shall be inconsistent with a stated term of this Agreement.
2.5	The Chancellor shall meet with the President of the PSC and a reasonable number of other officers of the PSC twice each semester for the purpose of consultation in respect of the terms and conditions of employment of employees covered by this Agreement, and of matters necessary to the implementation of this Agreement which are University‑wide in nature. Other matters may be placed on the agenda by the Chancellor or the PSC by mutual agreement. In emergencies which prevent the Chancellor's attendance, the Chancellor's designee shall meet with the PSC. Each party shall submit to the other a list of particular matters to be discussed not less than five (5) days before the scheduled date of meeting.
2.6	Each College President shall meet with the PSC chapter chairperson and a reasonable number of other officers of the PSC, which may, at the discretion of the PSC, include cross campus representation, twice each semester for the purpose of consultation in respect of matters directly affecting the terms and conditions of employment of employees of said College covered by this Agreement, and matters necessary to the implementation of this Agreement which are local in nature. Other matters may be placed on the agenda by the President or the PSC by mutual agreement. In emergencies which prevent the President's attendance, the President's designee shall meet with the PSC. Each party shall submit to the other a list of particular matters to be discussed not less than five (5) days before the scheduled date of meeting.
2.7	Nothing contained herein shall prevent the PSC from consulting with the Chancellor and the College Presidents, as described above, at times other than those set forth if matters within the area of collective negotiation arise of an urgent or emergency nature.
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Victorian Liberal opposition leader Matthew Guy has promised that if elected to government in November, he would pursue an extension project for the Cranbourne line to Clyde in Melbourne's outer south-east.
Matthew Guy announced that a price tag of $457 million is what it would cost to extend a dual track railway south-east from the current terminus at Cranbourne to Clyde with two new stations, one at Cranbourne East and a new terminus at Clyde.
The extension would follow the path of the former South Gippsland line that was closed by the Kennett Government in the 1990s.
No new level crossings would be created as part of the extension project. There are 5 roads which cross the former South Gippsland railway line corridor between Cranbourne Station and the former location of Clyde station, which presumably would be where the new station would go. The roads are:
South Gippsland Highway, immediately next to the existing Cranbourne terminus.
Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road.
Broad Oak Drive.
The intersection of Casey Fields Boulevard and Berwick-Cranbourne Road.
Clyde-Five Ways Road.
The opposition leader wants to change transport habits in the outer south-east. "Extend the railway network now, put it in place now, and [change] people's habits around public transport now rather than hoping in 20 years time they leave their car", Matthew Guy told 9 News Melbourne.
One of the state's busiest rail lines will be extended into one of Melbourne's fastest growing suburbs, under a multi-million dollar plan unveiled by Liberal Leader @MatthewGuyMP. @andrew_lund #9News pic.twitter.com/0ck8Iy3a3V
— Nine News Melbourne (@9NewsMelb) July 11, 2018
Cranbourne station would be rebuilt as the railway line would be lowered under existing roads reports The Age and the Herald Sun reports the mostly single-track section of the Cranbourne line between Dandenong and Cranbourne would be duplicated after the extension to Clyde has been completed.
Analysis & comment
Two of the Andrews Government's level crossing removal projects are under construction in the region. Thompsons Road is being lifted above the rail corridor next to Merinda Park station and the railway line is being lifted over Abbotts Road in Dandenong South.
The logic of extending the railway line to Clyde doesn't fail any pub test simply because this would extend the Cranbourne line out to the Urban Growth Boundary in the south-east however it is curious that the opposition leader said the extension will happen first before the duplication of the Cranbourne line.
We now know that extra capacity will be 'baked in' to the Cranbourne line as it along with the Pakenham line - as well as the Sunbury line when the metro tunnel opens - will have a dedicated fleet of trains which will have more capacity than any sub-fleet that currently operates Melbourne's services.
And because of this capacity boost - in train size, not frequency increase - it doesn't throw up any red flags at this stage as at least there is a commitment to duplicate the in-use tracks in future.
The only issue is how this fits in the grander scheme for Melbourne's future railway network. The sitting member in Cranbourne is retiring at the November election - and you might have guessed, the seat is marginal - and clearly, the opposition want to make a contest out of it.
I don't begrudge a political party exploiting opportunities such as that but just like the government in office, the focus is on the small local issues without giving any impression on how larger network-wide issues will be sorted.
Lead image credit: Matthew Guy on twitter.
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Radhika Madan's successful stint on TV made her realise that "stardom is temporary" and often just a by-product of good work.
Radhika Madan transitioned from being a successful TV star to a film actor earlier this year, which made her realise people have strong prejudices against small screen actors.
"To grab their attention, you need to do a little extra. It's not like a cinema hall, where the lights go off and you only have the screen to focus on," she adds. Her successful stint on TV made her realise that "stardom is temporary" and often just a by-product of good work.
"I didn't make it my sole purpose to be loved by the audience. I was being myself and just by the way it happened. I give myself reality check every time... If I don't do good work, this won't happen." Her second feature film, "Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota" bagged People's Choice Award in the Midnight Madness section at Toronto International Film Festival 2018 before making its Indian premiere at MAMI.


B and I were just talking (on the drive down to Zach's Shack to get a Chicago dog) for some reason about the musical Wicked. I posed the question of whether or not it had any merit. Is the music good? Is the book clever? Is the plot compelling? Are there any funny songs? I read the book upon which the musical is (loosely, I assume) based, but my favorite part of the book was the map of Oz and the surrounding hinterlands; I remember very little of the book except that I didn't think it was very good.
As for the musical, I obviously haven't seen it, but it's been around for some time now on permanent tour, it seems and is probably due to swing through Portland at any moment. Should I go see it? Turns out that the book is written by the person who created My So-Called Life, which seems promising, but still...the poster featuring that green-faced witch turn me off.
B and I started wondering if that whole green face thing was MGM's invention, "revised" in the same way the silver slippers were turned into ruby slippers that would have more pizazz in technicolor. Did L. Frank Baum specify that the witch in The Wizard of Oz had a green complexion. Somehow I doubt it. Now I want to find out by rereading the original books.
As a kid I never read the actual Oz books. Instead I read these "junior classic" kid versions of the books that had very arresting illustrations of Wheelmen, Tik-Tok, the Gump, Ozma of Oz, Jack Pumpkinhead, and those knitting needle girls (does anyone even know what I'm taking about?), but the books were heavily abridged and I'm sure the text was dumbed down. I'd like to read the original books now just to compare all the spin-offs that have arisen from the original and to see how far off the mark they are. I'd also like to revisit my childhood and see if I could find those watered down kid versions I read and that we checked out over and over again from the local library--if only to look at the illustrations, which were, truly, outstanding. I think this is one from the series I read, published sometime in the 1960s. Seems about right.
When I lived in Chicago, I seldom had hankerings for hot dogs. But when I moved to Portland eleven years ago, I suddenly developed weird intermittent cravings for a Chicago-style hot dog, that is, a kosher all-beef dog (steamed, not boiled) on a poppy seed bun with tomato slices, chopped onion, sport peppers, neon green relish, yellow mustard, a pickle spear, and a dash of celery salt.
I cannot explain why this happened. I only know that the hankering can be triggered by various and pretty tangential events. For example, once we went the Multnomah County Fair to watch the "Weiner Dog Races," which featured dressed-up miniature dachshunds dashing about in all directioins. Very cute and chaotic indeed. After the races, we had to drive straight to Zach's Shack in SE Portland, one of the few places here where you can get a pretty close approximation of a Chicago dog.
The pictured dog is not quite right. The bun doesn't have any poppy seeds on it and the relish is not neon; also, I committed a crime by adulterating it with ketchup, but hopefully the Chicago police have better things to do than fly to Portland to arrest someone for putting ketchup on a hot dog four years ago.
Anyway, once again today, the power of suggestion arrived--while I was working, as it happened. I won't attempt to explain my job here, but suffice it to say that in the course of my work today I ended up reading a paragraph about Chicago-style hot dogs (do I have a great job or what?). And I knew: This weekend B and I are destined to make a pilgrimage to Zachs, which by the way has gotten the message about poppy seed buns and neon relish.
Knitting is my favorite winter sport, and while I knit I like to listen to audiobooks. I'm very particular about readers, and sadly I've found that about 98% of American readers can't hack it. They either read very unexpressively or--worse--make really bad choices and overact in the most irritating and inappropriate ways. Oh, it can be intolerable. However, British readers (who are often RADA-trained actors) are wonderful. So I usually stick with tried and true British fiction read by British readers. British mysteries are pretty much ideal, since I have to concentrate (at least a little bit) on what I'm knitting.
Anyway, I digress. Of the two, I think Josephine Tey may be more original, but there are way more Ngaio Marsh novels available as audiobooks, so I've been listening mainly to Marsh. Marsh should also get credit for some pretty great titles: A Surfeit of Lampreys, for example. I haven't read A Surfeit of Lampreys but I would certainly like to. I have been trying to imagine what it could be about. (I could easily find out, I know, but I prefer to guess.) Is it set in Elizabethan times? I understand that people ate lampreys back then. Or is it about someone being attacked and killed by lampreys? Probably not, lampreys are bottom feeders--scavengers not predators. They are very slimy and disgusting and primitive, though, so the novel seems like it has a lot of good potential. Plus, I always applaud use of the word "surfeit."
My sister and her husband are both artists. Every time I visit their apartment in Chicago--which houses, I'd say, hundreds of paintings, photographs, etchings, linocuts, sculptures, collages, drawings, ceramics, assemblages, etc., I just wander around as if I'm in a museum. Even their kitchen counter is a work of art--a mosaic they made themselves. My house suffers from an acute art shortage by comparison. There are blank walls!!! We've been living in this house for 11 years--what is up with that? Even though I'm often on the lookout for works of art that speak to me, I have trouble making up my mind to buy something, even though Portland is full of artists who sell their work at very attractive prices.
One year, I resolved to buy one piece of art by a local artist each month. It worked out pretty well. I don't regret anything I bought (certainly not the "Gargle Duet print; every time I look at it I smile) and as a bonus it was nice to feel like I was supporting local art and artists in a very small way. I may try something like that again this year.
Also, it dawned on me that I could, in fact, display a bit of my own "art." Art is in quotation marks because what I have in mind to do is sift through the thousands of digital photos I've taken over the past 6 or 7 years and choose a few to (gulp) send to Walgreens (or similar) and have printed. Put them in a frame and they're art, right? Of course, they are! It's just that I doesn't seem like I expended a great deal of effort to take those photos or that I have any extraordinary aptitude or talent as a photographer, so calling them art seems a smidge presumptuous.
However, there are many photos I took that I quite like, so why not spend $2.99 a piece to get a few of them printed, get hold of some frames (or make some [I made the "Gargle Duet" frame--it was fun!]), and slap them on some of those blank walls? Art shortage partially addressed!
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Over the holidays we watched our way through the entire second season of Portlandia. OK. The show isn't a masterpiece or anything, but I love it. Anything set in Portland automatically has at least some merit in my book. The setting (obvio!) resonates with me--not just because I'm a Portlander, but because so much of it is set right in my very neighborhood! There's just something inexplicably validating to be watching a TV show and finding yourself saying, "I've gone to Happy Hour at that place!" "I have that same reusable bag--I got it for donating to OPB!" "Hey, there's that stilt walker we always see at the Alberta Art Hop."
Another thing I love is how expertly they walk the line between satire and reality. Lately, I've walked into shops and have witnessed scenes that could have come right out of Portlandia. Example: I walked into Salt and Straw, the insanely popular artisan ice cream shop where they have a rotating selection of unusual ice creams (e.g., beet ice cream, olive oil ice cream, apple and cheddar cheese ice cream). Reminder: Yes. This is a real place, and I do recommend the olive oil ice cream (although it won't be available until "winter"; waiting for the next pressing of olives).
Anyhoodle. I stopped by there last week to see what was on offer for this month and decided to go with the relatively tame eggnog ice cream. I got in line. One always has to wait (even in winter) because part of the experience (for most people) is to sample lots of flavors before making the all-important decision about which ice cream to actually order. I wasn't in a big hurry, so so not big deal. But then something even more Portlandia-ish than people expecting an absurdly high level of personal service happened. The guy who was being served was balking at having his ice cream served to him in a paper cup. Without a doubt, it would have been a compostable cup, so, really, there shouldn't have been anything for him to gripe about. Baffled, but still beyond friendly, the server offered as the only other option a plastic "flight cup" (yes, you can get a flight of ice creams). Oh, dear. I have to admit I wasn't quite sure what the guy's beef was, but he did end up with the plastic cup instead of the more eco-friendly compostible cup. And that, I suppose, was how I knew that this was. in fact. real life and not TV. There's no punch line to my story. However, Salt and Straw would be an ideal setting for an episode of Portlandia, and I would not be at all surprised if it shows up in Season 3.
I Saw a Ghost on Halloween!
I seem to have forgotten how to blog. Is blogging dead? Should we have a moment of silence for it tomorrow since tomorrow is All Souls' Day?
I just restored Blogger comments (which still exist) after realizing that the service I used phased out its commenting arm (or whatever) about a month ago to focus on a social media-related flash-in-the pan pursuit, which means I lost several years of sparkling and witty comments that people (most of them total strangers) took the time to write. Boo-hoo.
I was just told that I should look at the right hand corner of my screen to see what time it is. Hint: I'm being told it's time to go to bed. I gotta work tomorrow.
Maybe I'll write a real blog post one day soon.
I laughed for five minutes when I saw this. The azalea has mutated horribly (I guess), and yet someone went nuts trying to manicure it into a giant lawn larva.
I like to take walks at lunchtime with one of my co-workers. A week or so ago, we were walking not a block from our office building and suddenly came upon this old-timey shop.
It looked like it had been there forever, and yet, somehow, we'd never noticed it before and we walk up and down that street all the time. Then again, sometimes we're so absorbed in conversation that we are oblivious to our surroundings. Still, this place is like a block from where we work. We peered at it a little closer, noting the liberal use of the word "exotic" to describe the teas, herbs, soaps, and oils the shop sold. Was it kind of a sketchy front for something or just a regular place? That's the thing about the downtown neighborhood we work in. It's a weird mix of schmanciness and sketchiness. Like, one of my co-workers got flashed one evening and another time she was out walking and noticed a human tooth on the sidewalk--eek!
Anyway, the tea shop wasn't open, but we resolved that we would check it out sometime soon.
A few days later, I was out at lunchtime by myself, wandering around trying to decide where to get some lunch when I came upon the Mountain View Diner, more or less next door to the tea shop.
Again, it looked like it had been there since at least 1963 but I'd never seen it before. It looked a teensy bit skeezy, but somehow appealing. I liked that it sold "Hamburgs" and "Cheeseburgs" instead of hamburgers and cheeseburgers. I also liked that the front window advertised their salads in a less than gung-ho way: "Salads--If you like that sort of thing." Hilarious! I've got to check this place out. Also, they have chili con carne. Who calls it that anymore? How come I never noticed this place? It wasn't open for some reason, but I would keep it on my radar. I definitely wanted to try their cheeseburgs. I was looking forward to it.
Then a few days ago while I was eating lunch in the office lunchroom with some co-workers, my former boss came bustling in to tell us that the Grimm people are slapping together right this very minute a fake mailbox shop set, right next to the fake tea shop. Wait a minute. Fake tea shop? Hold on.
Sure enough, both the diner and the tea shop are fake!!!!!! They're sets for that new TV show Grimm that is set in Portland. I am so easily gulled! I felt very sheepish but admitted that I had actually been planning to patronize both places. I found out I wasn't the only one who was hoodwinked. Another one of my co-workers had been eagerly looking forward to an eventual meal at the Mountain View diner. I'm telling you, these Grimm set builders are extremely good at what they do. Both of those places look real and authentically old--the lettering on the windows is partially worn away, and the interiors are dusty and tired looking.
So now I don't know what to think. I'm starting to feel like I work in the Twilight Zone. For example, is this new business, Mom Jeans (M&M Jeans?), real or fake?
It's right next to the Mountain View Diner. I suspect it's real, because the PDC (Portland Development Commission) sign in the window strongly suggests that it is actual, but maybe not. One of those big Hollywood movie trailers was parked right in front of it. And what about the new business right next to Mom Jeans, an antique shop called Tarnish and Varnish--that wasn't open? I really just don't know anymore. It's a bit mind blowing. But fun!
This is Russell Stover's "Caramel Santa Covered in Milk Chocolate." It is not even remotely Santa-like. Where's the beard? Where's the hat? Where's that sack of presents? It doesn't even have distinct arms or legs. Seriously lame. Not that I really care about things like that. I bought it on impulse at the checkout counter because I like caramel. It only cost 78 cents, so maybe I shouldn't be grousing. But come on.
This is supposed to be a baby hat. I hated knitting this sooo much for so many reasons. Firstly, I foolishly--in a moment of high stress last January--told a pregnant co-worker that I would knit a hat for her forthcoming baby (even though I don't really connect with this co-worker and even though I don't like knitting hats).
This promise dangled over my head and gnawed at my subconscious for months before I finally scheduled a lunchtime yarn excursion to a yarn shop with my co-worker. She had no trouble picking out the yarn--Santa Claus Red and Recycling Wheelie Bin Blue. Let me just say--not my favorite color combo. At. All.
I purchased the yarn and then put off, put off, put off actually getting down to the business of starting the hat. I finally started knitting the hat on a plane en route to Chicago over the July 4th weekend.
Problem number 1: How to knit for the unborn? Sure, I had a pattern, but, I don't know, the hat looked super small. So I ripped out about four inches of knitting and started over with more stitches.
Problem number 2: The stripes looked like crap, and there was this big loose icky area whenever I switched from Santa to Recycling Wheelie Bin.
Problem number 2 and a half: Is the hat too big now? Maybe. Maybe not? Who can know?
Problem number 3: I would really rather be knitting anything else other than this ding-dong hideous baby hat.
I got home from my trip, having not done any knitting during the plane ride. I finally realized how much the stupid hat was torturing me and how much I didn't want to spend any of my precious free time working on this friggin' thing and had a brilliant idea.
I say "rubbish" because that is where the baby hat in progress currently resides--in the rubbish bin under the kitchen sink mingling with rotting arugula and coffee grounds. I couldn't be happier. Normally, I wouldn't throw away failed knitting. I'd unravel it and save the yarn, but in this case? No.
OK. I did try to see if I could repurpose the hat by turning it into a cat cowl. But I strongly suspected the cat wouldn't go for it. And I was correct. Like me, he finds the style and colors absolutely disgusting.


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Is There Bad Blood Between Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj?
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We never thought we'd see the day where Taylor Swift actively participates in a possible Twitter feud, but here we are.
Nicki Minaj did not mince words earlier today (July 21) when she expressed her immense disappointment over being snubbed in numerous categories following the reveal of the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards nominations. She called out the network via a series of tweets, arguing that her video for "Anaconda" made as much of a cultural impact as others that garnered more nominations, and if she were a "different 'kind' of artist," she would've been honored with a nomination for Video of the Year.
Meanwhile, in a totally unorthodox move, Taylor Swift directly responded to Nicki's tweets, even though Nicki didn't actually mention Taylor by name.
Missing the point of Nicki's spiel entirely, Taylor used this as another way to promote her specific brand of feminism-lite, claiming Nicki's sole issue with MTV is women-based, and not race-based. Nicki responded to this, writing:
To which Taylor responded with the following:
Here's the thing: Nicki's issue here is not with Taylor. It's with the way white women are celebrated before women of color even have a chance to prove their case in the media. No, Taylor is not explicitly mentioned, but yes, Nicki's probably using her as an example to back her point.
And we get where she's coming from. Quite a few of the nominations for this year's awards show were straight up baffling. "Anaconda" was a hugely celebrated song and video upon its release. So was her collaboration with Beyonce for the fantastic self-celebratory "Feeling Myself." Immediately, there were parodies, think pieces, discussions on both videos' messages of body positivity, of displaying confidence. It does seem strange that the sole nominations for "Anaconda" are for Best Hip-Hop Video and Best Female Performance. The video itself broke the Vevo record for most views in 24 hours, and held onto it for a full nine months, until it was ultimately kicked out of the top spot by (you guessed it!) Taylor's "Bad Blood." We're not exactly sure why "Anaconda" wouldn't earn a nomination for Video of the Year.
And that isn't to say that Taylor doesn't deserve a nomination, too. "Bad Blood" is a strong video, backed by a relentless campaign and Taylor works incredibly hard as an artist. But, again, Nicki is speaking to a larger issue, beyond the VMAs, she's just using the nominations as a starting point.
Whoever ends up winning Video of the Year, don't worry, Nicki'll be up onstage to help you collect the award.
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The Last Days of New Paris, China Miéville (Del Rey 978-0-345-54399-8, $25.00, 208pp, hc) August 2016.
You'd think that Surrealism and genre fantasy would have developed a more cordial relationship during the century or so that both have been distinct forms, but that hasn't exactly been the case. The handful of novels usually associated with the Surrealist movement – Breton's Nadja, de Chirico's Hebdomeros, Coates's The Eater of Darkness – have barely made the radar of most fantasy readers, and a few (like the Coates) have nearly disappeared altogether. And when SF or fantasy writers have ventured into the territory of the movement itself, as with Lisa Goldstein's underappreciated The Dream Years, the approach has largely been historical, featuring the artists as characters rather than trying to adapt their admittedly rather chaotic methods (although Nalo Hopkinson comes close in her surrealist YA novel The Chaos). One reason may be that the dreamlike imagery doesn't lend itself very well to things like plots, and another might be that the sort of pop Freudianism that so often accompanied that wonderful imagery seems a bit archaic and naive by more recent standards. As modern fantasy becomes more politically complex, though, there's one aspect of Surrealism that seems as relevant as ever – namely its resolutely anti-bourgeois revolutionary aspect, which Goldstein did touch upon in linking the 1920s Surrealists with the Paris student uprisings of 1968.
These thoughts are occasioned by China Miéville's new novella The Last Days of New Paris, which makes brilliant use of both the political and imagistic aspects of Surrealism – he even has creatures from Surrealist paintings and collages stomping around the Paris of 1950, while featuring a whole panoply of historical Surrealists in an alternate timeline which switches between the Vichy France of 1941 and a 1950 in which the Nazi occupation is still going on. Miéville, whose own imagery has perhaps made more effective use of surreal effects than that of any other contemporary writer, seems fully in his element here – in an old Locus interview, he claimed that ''the high point of fantasy is the Surrealists – which is a tradition I've read obsessively, and am a huge fan of, and see myself as a product of the 'pulp wing' of the Surrealists.'' His tale certainly fits that description – an odd but effective combination of meticulous historical research and the sort of bizarre fireworks that many readers (rather missing the point) found absent in his earlier This Census-Taker. Like that novella, The Last Days of New Paris has a revolutionary political subtext, but it's much less of a subtext here.
Then the narrative shifts back to 1941, and the events leading up to the S-Blast. Here the first figure we meet is Varian Fry, who, like nearly all the characters in this part of the narrative, is an actual historical figure, whose Emergency Rescue Committee helped thousands, largely intellectuals and artists (including some key Surrealists), escape Nazi-occupied France into Spain and Portugal. (An odd personal note here: I knew a woman who worked with Fry and who helped Walter Benjamin escape, and she once told me of Fry's chronic guilt over his committee's focus on cultural figures rather than ordinary citizens – a guilt which Miéville describes in almost exactly the same terms, whether from careful research or novelistic insight.) Fry is approached by another figure whose real-life story sounds like something that might well have been invented by Miéville or Pynchon (who also gets a couple of nods in the novella): Jack Parsons, an American rocket engineer (he helped found JPL) who, bizarrely, was associated with both Aleister Crowley and later L. Ron Hubbard. Almost as unlikely – though just as real – was the Chicago socialite Mary Jayne Gould, living in Paris at the time of the occupation, who also joined Fry's cause. Parsons's involvement with the Surrealists eventually leads to the construction of a mysterious box which, we are led to understand, results in the cataclysmic S-Blast which presumably leads to the radically re-ordered reality of the ''new Paris.'' Along the way, we meet a wide variety of Surrealists, some with little more than walk-on roles, but Miéville is particularly attentive to the less-celebrated women artists who were crucial to the movement, such as Carrington, Ithell Colquhoun, Toyen, and Grace Pailthorpe. There are moments when one gets the sense that The Last Days of New Paris tries to pack in all the detailed study of Surrealism that Miéville has been saving up for years, but its vision of, as one photographer character puts it, ''a city where art hunts,'' is as vivid a portrayal of the disruptive and revolutionary nature of art as I've seen in quite a while.


Turns out the burning sensation you get from chili peppers isn't just for your taste buds. Capsaicin—the culprit in chili peppers that brings the heat—has been touted as a metabolism booster for years now, with studies to back it up. One interesting paper published by online journal PLOS ONE in 2013 even pinpointed an ideal amount: 2.56 milligrams per meal for those on low-calorie diets. What they found was that approximately a quarter teaspoon of capsaicin, equivalent to 39,050 Scoville heat units, per meal helped somewhat offset the typical energy expenditure decrease that occurs when we're in lower-calorie mode. The capsaicin also prompted more fat oxidation compared to those who didn't sprinkle on the hot stuff. While this study isn't conclusive evidence in favor of chili pepper and fat loss, it can't hurt to add some to your meals, especially if you're on an especially restrictive shredding-mode diet.


They were known as the 'Generation of Miracles' – five basketball prodigies who helped lead Teiko Middle School's basketball team to glory, defeating anyone who got in their way. But a mysterious rumor tells of a sixth, a phantom player who the five prodigies respected greatly. That boy is Tetsuya Kuroko, a freshman at Seirin High and the newest member of the basketball club. Alongside strong teammates such as Taiga Kagami, Kuroko will use his unique skills on the court to help the team defeat old rivals and make their way to the championships.


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Publication - Statistics
Council Tax reduction in Scotland: July to September 2018
Housing, Money and tax
Quarterly statistics on the CTR scheme. The report shows the number of recipients and weekly income foregone by local authorities.
Local government finance statistics
Council Tax Reduction in Scotland, July to September 2018
An Official Statistics publication for Scotland
This publication provides statistics on the Council Tax Reduction (CTR) scheme, which reduces the Council Tax liability of low income households in Scotland. A CTR 'recipient' can be a single person or a couple, with or without children, since Council Tax is charged on a per-dwelling basis, rather than to individuals.
The statistics are based on data extracts from local authorities, and cover the time period July to September 2018.
There were 481,100 CTR recipients in September 2018.
The total weekly income foregone by local authorities on CTR in September 2018 was £6.5 million.
There were 71,280 fewer CTR recipients in September 2018 than at the beginning of the scheme in April 2013. This is a decline of 12.9 per cent. The fall in recipients is gradual, but Council Tax reforms and increases in April 2017 and further increases in 2018 resulted in increases in the total weekly CTR awarded.
Chart 1: CTR recipients and Income Foregone, April 2013 to September 2018
The number of CTR recipients for each local authority in July to September 2018 is shown in Table 1.
Table 1: CTR Recipients by Local Authority, July to September 2018 1, 2
Edinburgh, City of
1. Recipients are as at monthly count date. See Methodology Notes, Section 2 for more details. Available at
http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Local-Government-Finance/Methodology/Ctaxreductionmethod
2. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Components may not sum to total due to rounding.
Chart 2 shows the number of CTR recipients by local authority for September 2018 in descending order, with the cumulative total of recipients represented by the line. It can be seen that the five local authorities with the highest numbers of CTR recipients accounted for almost half (46 per cent) of the total for Scotland in September 2018. The five local authorities are
Glasgow City with over 18 per cent (88,790) of the total;
North Lanarkshire, accounting for 8 per cent (36,480 recipients);
Edinburgh City and Fife, with 7 per cent (33,700 and 31,960 recipients respectively); and
South Lanarkshire, 6 per cent each (30,400 recipients).
Chart 2: CTR recipients by Local Authority, September 2018.
The total weekly income foregone for each local authority in July, August and September 2018 is shown in Table 2. The total for Scotland was £6.5 million in September 2018.
Table 2: Weekly Income Foregone by Local Authority, July to September 2018.1,2,3
2. Weekly income foregone estimates are based on 'number of recipients multiplied by average weekly reduction' for each local authority and benefit type for the given month.
3. Figures are rounded to the nearest £100. Components may not sum to total due to rounding.
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- Fishing for and eating piranha. It certainly wasn't a profitable venture, more raw meat was expended as a lure than what we caught. Still, it's quite an experience to catch something like that and eat it for lunch!
- Swimming in the Amazon right by where pink and grey dolphins were breaching, a very short distance from where we caught piranhas. Later in the day and the rest of the week, we repeatedly saw large Caiman (crocodiles) circling that exact swimming spot looking for lunch. A little bit later, a local girl was dangling her feet into the water - her foot and was bitten by a piranha!
- There is a concept of high/low water season, as well as the concept of wet/dry season - these two kinds of seasons do not exactly match up. When it is very rainy, it is wet season. When the river level is high from flow from up north, it is high season. During high season, the river level can increase by 2-3 meters, which is a huge amount when you consider what the human and animal kingdoms do to adjust.
- This section of the Amazon does a significant amount of cattle farming. The cows seem to be free to roam through swamps, along riverbanks, and across the river - but watch out for Caiman!
- The sky never gets completely dark - and we never saw any stars - even though we're about as far from electric light as anyone could be. Is it because it's so humid that the cloud cover never dissipates?
Fabian had to strip down and rescue it!
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What an adventure! So much to learn about jungle living -- some of which I'm glad I found out AFTER you guys left the jungle!


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Zurich Issues Life/Health Claims Stats For UK
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Latest from Zurich;
New analysis published by Zurich in the UK shows over £222m was paid out in the first half of 2021 to customers who made claims on their life, critical illness, and income protection policies. This represents a 75% increase in the number of claims paid over the same period last year, as the insurer supports individuals and their families during and following illness and fallout from the pandemic.
For critical illness policy customers, 91% of claims were paid, valued at more than £50.7m. Payments have increased by nearly 20% on those issued during H1 in 2020. Early indications suggest that claims delayed last year are filtering through as we start to return to pre-pandemic levels as people access medical help for serious conditions.
The main causes of claims were cancer accounting for 41%, heart attack (8%), stroke (4%) and MS (3%). Breast cancer alone accounted for 14% of claims with the average age of claimants being just 32.
Drop in early-stage breast cancer claims
Historically, policies with an 'additional payments' feature, have benefited customers with illnesses such as early-stage cancer. Worryingly, claims from customers with this policy benefit dropped by more than two thirds (69%) on the same period last year, when the majority were from women with either breast cancer or brain aneurisms. This decrease may reflect the fact that fewer women are seeking or able to receive medical screenings because of the additional burden currently faced by the NHS. According to Cancer Research UK, around 38,000 fewer women started treatment for the disease in 2020-21.
Income protection claims were also down by 12% on H1 2020 with over £2.9 m paid out to customers unable to work through illness or injury. The vast majority (99%) of new claims were paid. A quarter were for cancer and musculoskeletal problems (25%) and more than one in five (21%) were for mental illness.
Life insurance and Covid
More than £167.8m was paid to life insurance customers representing a 99% pay out rate, and of these £18.1m was Covid related.
Over £568K was paid out to customers with 'multi fracture cover', with payments up by 24% on the same period last year. The rise reflects lockdown restrictions easing and people enjoying more leisure activities. Claims are caused from anything from slip and trips through to cycling accidents. Most of these have no long-term effects, but customers have used the money to cover their bills if they've been unable to work for a few weeks, or, for example, for taxis if they've been unable to drive or use public transport.
During H1 many life insurance policy holders benefitted from Zurich Support Services with most users accessing clinical support including free therapy and counselling. The service offers help ranging from counselling through to lifestyle advice on matters including money management and sourcing child or elder care.
Why 3% of claims were declined
Across all products, just 3% of claims were declined for either misrepresentation, or as the severity definition of the illness set out in their policy was not met. Misrepresentation occurs where the customer hasn't told us about previous medical history or lifestyle factors.
For example, one customer's claim was declined during H1 as she had applied for a policy without sharing details of symptoms and investigations already underway for cancer. A recent example where the severity definition of the policy was not met, involved a claim for stroke. This was declined as the customer had not suffered any permanent neurological damage and all symptoms had been resolved.
Louise Colley, Director of Zurich's Retail Protection business said: "While claims are never good news for our customers, we are reassured to see claims coming through, particularly from critical illness customers. These products offer our customers the peace of mind and support that they need at such a difficult time in their lives.
"More worrying, is the drop we've seen in claims for things like early-stage breast cancer – and for this we would urge people to press ahead with getting any worries checked out so that early treatment and support can be accessed. Similarly, we'd also encourage them to utilise extra support services through their cover, like ours, where they can access free counselling and other wellbeing support."
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Philly basketball legend, Hall of Famer Herb Magee to retire after upcoming season
By Evan Macy
College Basketball Herb Magee
Imagine doing something, every day for 53 years.
Now imagine you stop doing that after 54 years.
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That's exactly what Herb Magee, Basketball Hall of Famer and head coach of the Jefferson Rams (formerly Philadelphia University) decided to do Tuesday, when the school announced the 2021-22 season would be his last calling the shots.
As you can imagine, his list of accomplishments is long and we won't waste time listing them all. But we will mention that only Duke's Mike Krzyzewski (1,170) — who is also retiring at the end of the upcoming season — has more wins than Magee's 1,123. He has a 1,123-444 record (.717 winning percentage) and has been affiliated with his alma mater since 1959, when he played for Philadelphia Textile and scored 2,235 points.
Magee was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011, and he'll play a role in inducting his close friend Jay Wright into that same society later this week.
He's led his team to 13 conference titles, 31 Division II NCAA Tournaments and has had a winning record for the last 23 seasons.
Magee is also known as the "Shot Doctor" for his ability to help mold shooters. And in addition to helping his collegiate players at Jefferson (as well as some pros), Magee has been teaching generations of local youth the fine art of free throw shooting. He is 80 years old.
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♪ No, I don't know what you've been told ♪
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#shutup
#cheers
#surprise
Mr. Robot (2015) - S01E05
I don't know what you've been told,
♪ Oh, I don't know what you've been told, but this gal... ♪
Daredevil (2015) - S01E06 Crime
Look, I don't know what you've been told, but it's more of Fisk's games.
Psycho (1960)
I don't know what you've been saying.
Scoop (2006)
I don't know what you've been smoking,
Breaking Bad (2008) - S03E11 Drama
...I don't know what you've been through.
The Big Bang Theory (2007) - S04E19 The Zarnecki Incursion
- What if he says no? - I don't know if you've been following...
Banshee (2013) - S03E01
I don't know what you've been up to, but, uh...
Breaking Bad (2008) - S05E02
I don't know what movies you've been watching...
Don't say any more. I know what you've been doing.
The Incredible Hulk (2008)
I don't know what you've been ladling into yourself.
Creed (2015)
They don't know what you've been through
no matter what you've been told by your husband.
D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994)
~ i don't know but i been told ~
You've Got Mail (1998)
I should marry her. I don't know what's been stopping me.
Ice Age (2002)
I don't know, but I've been told...
Waiting... (2005)
I don't know but I've been told
" I don't know, but I've been told "
Dead Poets Society (1989)
I don't know, but I've been told
I don't know, you've never been
Sex Education (2019) - S01E07 Episode #1.7
♪ 'Cause I don't know where you've been ♪
Rushmore (1998)
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
I don't know. Maybe you've been slack.
I know you've been given no artillery.
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut


HP is launching a new line of gaming hardware today. The company is introducing a new Omen gaming laptop, a new Omen gaming computer, and a big Omen gaming monitor.
The company's new Omen gaming laptop, the new Omen 15, now comes with NVIDIA's next-gen graphics. The new GPUs come with NVIDIA's Max-Q design, though details about the new cards are yet to be officially revealed. NVIDIA will likely reveal more details about the new GPUs sometime this week, so make sure to keep an eye out. It's probably the new RTX 2080 series, just designed for laptops.
Apart from the next-gen NVIDIA GPUs, HP's new Omen 15 comes with a 15.6-inch FHD display and even though that may not be very impressive at the first glance — there's actually a lot more to it. The display has a refresh rate of 240Hz, with a response rate of 4ms, and that will make your gameplays look really beautiful.
Other features of the device include the 8th gen Intel Core i7-8750H processor, up to 1TB of HDD storage, up to 16GB of DDR4 RAM, dual speakers tuned by Bang & Olufsen, and a full-size 4-zone backlit keyboard. The device will be available next month, starting at $1,369.
There's also the new OMEN Obelisk Desktop, HP's new gaming computer. The computer comes with Intel's 9th gen Intel Core processors, with up to the i9-9900K. For the GPU, you can get up to the NVIDIA RTX 2080 Ti GPU, and up to 64GB of DDR4 RAM from HyperX for the memory.
The machine comes with a new liquid cooling system for improved thermal management, dual M.2 SSD with RAID0 support, and an upgradeable power supply unit. Starting at $2,249 for the model with the Intel Core i7-9700K, 16GB RAM, and RTX 2080, the device will be available from March.
And lastly, there's new Omen X Emperium. HP is launching a bunch of monitors this year and the Omen X Emperium is probably the most notable with its 65-inch display panel with support for NVIDIA G-Sync. The 4K UHD display has a refresh rate of 144Hz, a response time for 4ms, a 95% DCI-P3 color gamut, built-in NVIDIA shield, and an integrated "award-winning" soundbar. The monitor will cost a whopping $4,999 and be available for purchase this February.


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Lancaster Play It Again Sports® Knocks National Promotion Out of the Park
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Play It Again Sports and Rawlings Sporting Goods Give Away 50 Baseball Gloves in 50 Days; Local Store Owner to be Recognized with the Golden Glove Trophy
May 29, 2014 // Franchising.com // MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Over the past few months, Play It Again Sports® and Rawlings Sporting Goods teamed-up for a national promotion called 50 Gloves in 50 Days. During the giveaway, a lucky winner each day received a Rawlings "Heart of the Hide Glove" of their choice (retail value $200). This promotion is part of the Play It Again Sports Everybody Plays campaign, helping players in all sports and at all levels of play get the gear they need to enjoy sports and activities.
With the close of the promotion, Play It Again Sports announces its Lancaster, Pa. location as the most outstanding store performer, signing-up the most contestants - totaling more than 4,000 - for a chance to win in the daily giveaway. As part of this recognition, owner Harold Probst will be presented with the Rawlings Golden Glove trophy on Friday, May 30 at 11 a.m. EST, which will be displayed in his store for a year. The Golden Glove award is given annually by Rawlings to Major League Baseball players who have exhibited superior individual fielding performances at each fielding position in both the National League and the American League.
Jeff Pauletti, field operations manager of Play It Again Sports, will be on site at the Lancaster Play It Again Sports for the presentation.
"Harold and his staff were outstanding – it's the support of teams like his that made this promotion a success, and we're thrilled to recognize their efforts with a prestigious trophy to show off," said Pauletti, who added that more than 86,000 people enrolled in the giveaway. "Our overall goal with '50 Gloves in 50 Days' was to bring the opportunity of playing baseball to anyone interested in picking up a mitt and digging out a grounder or catching a fly. Due to all the support we had in-stores and the partnership with Rawlings, we were able to do just that for the lucky 50."
In addition to the presentation of the Golden Glove trophy to Lancaster team, there will be an all-day celebration on Saturday, May 31 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. for the local community, including guest appearances by the Philadelphia Phillies' Von Hayes and Bob Boone as well as door prizes provided by Rawlings, Mizuno, Franklin, Wilson and $500 worth of Play It Again Sports gift cards.
For more information, visit http://www.playitagainsportslancaster.com/ or call (717) 569-1400.
About Play It Again Sports®
Play It Again Sports® leads the nation in the buying and selling of quality, used sports and fitness equipment. With more than 300 franchised stores in the United States and Canada, Play It Again Sports buys, sells, and trades quality used and new name brand sports and fitness equipment. Play It Again Sports is franchised by Winmark Corporation, which also franchises Once Upon A Child®, Plato's Closet®, Style Encore®, and Music Go Round®. For more information visit www.playitagainsports.com.
About Winmark Corporation
Winmark Corporation, based in Minneapolis, creates, supports and finances business. Specializing in leasing and developing franchises for retail stores that buy, sell, and trade new and used merchandise, it is the parent company of Play It Again Sports®, Once Upon A Child®, Plato's Closet®, Music Go Round®, Style Encore®, Wirth Business Credit®, Winmark Capital® and www.WBSOnline.com. As of March 29, 2014, there were 1,021 franchises in operation under the company's retail brands, as well as an additional 117 retail franchises that have been awarded but are not open. Winmark is publicly traded at (NASDAQ=WINA). For more information visit www.winmarkcorporation.com.
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Cairo: Al Azhar, the Sunni world's most influential institution, is set to stay away from a high-profile meeting of Muslim and Catholic scholars due later this year in Rome to improve relations between Islam and Christianity, Al Azhar clergymen said.
They said their absence was because they were not invited to participate in the previous preparatory sessions nor the high-profile meeting.
"Al Azhar will not participate in the meeting and has nothing to do with the planned dialogue with the Vatican," said Shaikh Abdul Fatah Allam, deputy chief of Al Azhar, told Gulf News.
The Rome gathering, slated for November 4 to 6, was agreed upon during a two-day meeting held in the Vatican late last month between Muslim and Catholic leaders.
The meeting was attended by five representatives of a group of more than 200 Muslim clerics, who had signed an appeal last October to Pope Benedict XVI to initiate a Muslim-Christian theological dialogue following recent tensions between both sides.
In 2006, Benedict XVI angered Muslims around the world when he hinted at a lecture in Regensburg, Germany, that Islam was a violent faith.
"The Muslim figures, who participated in the Vatican meeting, represented themselves, not Al Azhar," Allam said.
He said the delegation did not include a single cleric from Al Azhar. "Those who signed the appeal to Pope Benedict [on the dialogue] did not cover Al Azhar. Accordingly, Al Azhar has nothing to do with the so-called dialogue with the Vatican," the official said.
The signatories of the appeal, titled the Common Word, included Amr Khalid, a widely popular Egyptian TV preacher who did not study at Al Azhar. No cleric from Egypt and Saudi Arabia, the Sunni world's heavyweights, attended the last month's meeting.
The Muslim delegation was headed by Adal Hakim Murad, president of Britain's Muslim Academic Trust, and included Gazi Bin Mohammad Bin Talal, head of the Amman-based Islamic Thought Institute.
Bin Talal is credited with the idea of sending a Muslim delegation to the Vatican to initiate the dialogue, formally dubbed the Catholic-Muslim Forum.
The Vatican's delegation was led by Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, chief of Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue. Pope Benedict is expected to address the Rome gathering.
Last year Grand Shaikh of Al Azhar Mohammad Saeed Tantawi had to cancel a visit to the Vatican under pressure from other Muslim clergymen infuriated by Benedict's remarks on Islam. While regretting the resentment triggered by his Regensburg lecture, the Pontiff did not make a clear apology demanded by Muslims.


Recorded for Poem-a-Day, May 19, 2016.
Fishermen out before dawn. None returned.
and maybe didn't hear me in the wind.
one blue eye floating upon a white sea.
a geranium held on for dear life.
All day we watched waves capsize in the rain.
Our shoreline here: the other shoreline's mirror.
but mounds of sodden jackets and lost oars.
Stray cats sheltered in the light of the café.
We didn't know the others huddled there.
in the crossing, so we heard under water.
as if they'd been lashed by splintered wood.
In sleep, you told me, we have been rowing.
Truth is, no one here knows where we're going.
slung a orange scarf over your wet head.
I shouted, so there's nothing left to do.
There is, you said. I'm going down to see.
Copyright © 2016 by Christopher Bakken. Originally published in Poem-a-Day on May 19, 2016, by the Academy of American Poets.
Christopher Bakken is the author of Eternity & Oranges (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2016).
on behalf of the oleander.
I never believed in bioluminescence before.
the only illumination is whiskey.
Do hemlocks burn when stared at?
Darkness always retains something shapely.