The World Of Skin (initially called Skin) was a collaboration between Swans members Michael Gira and Jarboe. They released 3 albums, two of which came out only in Europe, but a self-titled compilation that included their first releases came out in US in 1988.
In 1997, Young God Records released double CD set entitled "Children Of God / World Of Skin", a combination of 1987 Swans album and a "best-of" of The World Of Skin.
Blood, Women, Roses CD / LP (Product Inc., 1987 / Torso, 1987) – Includes covers of Arthur Hamilton's "Cry Me A River" and George Gershwin's "The Man I Love".
Shame, Humility, Revenge CD / LP (Product Inc., 1988) – Includes a cover of Stooges "I Want To Be Your Dog".
Ten Songs For Another World CD / LP / Cass (Young God, 1990 / Sky, 1991) – Includes a cover of Nick Drake's "Black Eyed Dog" and "Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes" (traditional).


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Board of Trustees records
Abstract Collection include meeting minutes (original and microfilm), correspondence, charters and by-laws, committee files, and congressional documents relating to the University.
Ernest Shephard papers
Identifier: MS0248-UA
Abstract Ernest Sewall Shephard was a member of the George Washington University faculty from 1926 to 1966. Dr. Shephard was Professor of English holding the Master of Arts degree. He chaired the English Department for many years. Collection includes correspondence, articles papers, English class notes, lectures, and other items from Ernest Shephard. The materials range from 1939-50.
Faculty personnel records
Abstract Collection includes letters of appointment, curriculum vitaes, personnel data sheets, and correspondence.
James Goode papers
Abstract The collection include manuscript drafts and proofs, research notes, clippings, photographs, prints, correspondence, awards, lecture notes, personal papers, professional papers, and reports. They range in date from circa 1860 to 2017, but the bulk of the material dates from 1950 to 2011. The material relates to James Goode's graduate studies, his 2009 book on Washington sculptures, his collection of American self-portraits, his personal and professional life, and other research interests.
Lester Frank Ward papers
Abstract Lester Frank Ward (1841-1913) has been described by some as the father of American sociology. His contributions to sociology are almost forgotten today, but at one time he was considered to be one of America's leading intellectuals. Collection includes diaries, correspondence, photographs, a scrapbook. and sixty-nine articles written by Lester Frank Ward. The materials range in date from between 1883 and 1919.
Medical Center Public Relations records
Abstract Collection includes biographical files, photographs, slides, videotapes, press kits, publications, books, and artifacts.
Office of Alumni Relations records
Abstract Collection includes photographs and negatives, office files regarding Alumni Achievement Awards, and memorabilia.
Samuel I. Katz papers
Abstract Samuel I. Katz received his B.A. degree from GW in 1940 and his M.A. degree in 1942. Materials in this collection include correspondence, a birth certificate, resume, statistical reports by Samuel Katz papers, a scrapbook and an obituary, biography, U.S. Forces European Theater Certificate. The collection cover the years 1937 through 1993.
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Abstract Collection includes updates from John Francis Latimer, biographies (including Thelma Hunt and George Nordlinger), correspondence and other items from the files of William Turner, as well as recordings and transcripts of Clyde Lindley and George Steiner speaking about their careers upon induction.
University Hospital records
Abstract Collection includes the School of Nursing Alumnae Association meetings journal and the Medical Staff Executive Committee and Department minutes.
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Adams, John Quincy 1
Blades, Brian 1
Bloedorn, W. A. (Walter Andrew) 1
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Australasian Society for Continental Philosophy (ASCP) is a society dedicated to providing a broad intellectual forum for the scholars researching in continental philosophy.
The society was established in Melbourne in 1995. Richard Colledge is the chair and Joanne Faulkner is the deputy-chair of the society. The Society is the successor of the defunct Australian Association of Phenomenology and Social Philosophy (AAPSP)

Chairs
Robert Sinnerbrink (2007-2010)
Marguerite La Caze (2010-2013)
Jo Faulkner (2013-2016)
Simone Bignall (2016-2018)
Richard Colledge (2018-)

References

External links
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Philosophy education
Philosophical societies in Australia
Organizations established in 1995
1995 establishments in Australia
Continental philosophy organizations

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The old, damaged pipes will be replaced with modern, high density polyethylene (plastic) pipes.
Works will commence at the end of November in Ring, Co. Waterford to improve the water supply for local residents by replacing old cast iron water mains in poor condition.
Irish Water, working in partnership with Waterford City and County Council, is decommissioning 1.1 kilometres of problematic cast iron water mains in Roberts Cross Water Supply Scheme.
New water mains will be constructed along the R674 road in the vicinity of Ring National School.
The old, damaged pipes will be replaced with modern, high density polyethylene (plastic) pipes. New service connections will be installed from the new water main to each customer's property.
These works will be carried out by Coffey Northumbrian Ltd in partnership with Waterford City and County Councils on behalf of Irish Water. The works are expected to be completed by February 2019.
"As they get older, cast iron watermains can become severely corroded, which can give rise to increased levels of iron in the water supply and discoloration of the water. Replacing the old pipework will eliminate this issue of high iron levels and improve the quality of the water." said Mark O'Duffy, Leakage Reduction Programme Regional Lead at Irish Water.
Traffic Management will be in place for the duration of the works. Local and emergency access will be maintained at all times, works crews will make every effort to minimise any disruption these necessary works cause.
Cuirfear tús le hoibreacha ag deireadh mí na Samhna sa Rinn, Co Phort Láirge chun an soláthar uisce d'áitritheoirí áitiúla a fheabhsú, tríd an phríomhlíne atá déanta as iarann teilgthe agus droch-bhail uirthi a bhaint amach agus príomhlíne nua a chur isteach ina háit.
Tá Uisce Éireann, ag obair i gcomhpháirtíocht le Comhairle Cathrach & Contae Phort Láirge, ag díchoimisiúnú 1.1km de phríomhlíne déanta as iarann teilgthe a bhfuil fadhb léi i Scéim Soláthar Uisce Chrosaire Roberts.
Tógfar príomhlíne nua uisce feadh bóthar an R674 i gcomharsanacht Scoil Náisiúnta na Rinne.
Déanfar píobáin phoileitiléine (plaisteacha) nua-aimseartha, ar ard-dlús a chur isteach in áit na seana-phíobáin damáistithe. Cuirfear isteach ceangail seirbhíse úra ón bpríomhlíne uisce nua go dtí maoin gach custaiméar.
Siad Coffey Northumbrian Ltd a dhéanfaidh an obair seo, i gcomhpháirtíocht le Comhairle Cathrach & Contae Phort Láirge, ar son Uisce Éireann. Táthar ag súil go mbeidh na hoibreacha críochnaithe faoi dheireadh Feabhra 2019.
"De réir mar a théann siad in aois, éiríonn príomhlínte uisce atá déanta as iarann teilgthe creimthe ag meirg, rud a chiallaíonn go mbíonn leibhéil arda iarainn sa tsoláthar uisce, chomh maith le dídhathú an uisce féin. Trí phríomhlíne nua a chur in áit an sean-phríomhlíne, cuirfear deireadh leis na leibhéil arda iarainn seo agus tiocfaidh feabhas mór ar chaighdeán an uisce", arsa Mark O'Duffy, an té atá i gceannas an Chláir um Laghdú Sceite de chuid Uisce Éireann sa réigiún.
Beidh Bainistíocht Tráchta i bhfeidhm fad is a bheidh an obair ag dul ar aghaidh. Beidh rochtain áitiúil agus éigeandála ar fáil an t-am ar fad, agus déanfaidh an fhoireann oibre a ndícheall gan cur isteach ró-mhór ar dhaoine fad is a mbeidh na hoibreacha riachtanacha seo ar siúl.
D'fhéadfadh go mbeidh gá an soláthar uisce a dhúnadh ar feadh tréimhsí gairide ó ham go chéile agus cinnteoidh an fhoireann tionscadail go dtabharfaí fógra 48 uair a chloig ar a laghad do chustaiméirí sula mbíonn aon dúnadh uisce pleanáilte.
"Leanfaimid orainn ag obair leis an bpobal chun an cur isteach ar dhaoine a laghdú. Is féidir le Custaiméirí glaoch ar Uisce Éireann ar Ghlao Sábhála 1850 278 278 má tá aon cheisteanna eile acu mar gheall ar an tionscadal," arsa Mark O'Duffy.
Féach ar an gClár Náisiúnta um Laghdú Sceite i gcomhair a thuilleadh eolais.


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by Buz Trevor (September 30th, 2016)
Fifty years ago, on September 30, 1966, a hot, arid country in southern Africa became independent. I was there.
I had arrived as a sixteen year old in what was still the Bechuanaland Protectorate in 1964. For several years, before this, I had been traveling from my home and birthplace in Northern Rhodesia to school in Johannesburg. This was a three day trip of which one day was spent traveling through Bechuanaland. Then I thought it was a joke of a country but it was to become entrenched in my heart far more than my birth country.
Abercorn Boma
Our move happened because my Dad was let go from his position as government veterinary surgeon in Northern Rhodesia, just before that country gained independence and became Zambia.
My grandfather had left Wales in 1881 for the South African diamond fields. His second wife, my grandmother, was the descendent of people who emigrated from England in 1820.
My father was sent to boarding school in England, something that was not unusual in the British Empire. After the Second World War, which my father spent in India and Burma, all he wanted was to return to Africa. In late 1946 he took up the position of government veterinary officer in Abercorn, Northern Rhodesia.
Chambeshi Monument
Now, it is difficult to understand the remoteness of Abercorn. Right in the north of the country, not far from the southern end of Lake Tanganyika, Abercorn was a tiny settlement accessible only by a terrible road. The hamlet was where the final surrender of German troops took place in late November 1918 at the conclusion of World War One. The surrender is commemorated with a monument.
When I was born in 1947, it was an event because most of the surrounding populace had never seen a white baby before! Wild animals were prevalent. Lions preyed on people and livestock at a level which is unimaginable now. One of my early recollections was being in a truck with the family when it broke down. We knew there was a man-eating lion around so my dad had fires built all around the truck and we "slept" in the cab and box of the truck. Next morning there were pug marks of the lion around the fires. Another time my mother locked herself out of the house only to find a leopard prowling around her.
My father's work was primarily geared towards the health of the livestock of the local population. In African society cattle have an almost mystical value. They are a true measure of wealth. The African herds were subject to any number of terrible diseases and one of the real advantages that the western colonisation of Africa brought was the improvement in the health of the national herd. My dad spent months at a time patrolling an area half the size of Manitoba vaccinating and testing cattle. Frequently he took the family with him and much of my early childhood was passed in tents surrounded by large herds of cattle. Really, it was an idyllic life.
All this time, I was unaware of any racial tension. The nature of my dad's work meant that he was seen as a benefactor. The harsher side of colonialism was focussed on the areas where the potential for economic development existed.
The Copperbelt
When I was five we moved to a much bigger town on what was known as the Copperbelt. Even as a small boy, I was aware of something different. When we travelled around Abercorn the local population would smile and wave to us but here, on the Copperbelt, nobody waved and smiles were absent. Rumbles of unrest throughout Africa swirled around us. Black nationalist movements were demanding Independence. Initially, white colonists scoffed at these demands but the Mau Mau rebellion in Kenya added a dimension of fear to our safe lives.
When I was ten I was pulled off my bike and beaten up by a gang of teenagers. I was lucky. A Mrs Burton and her two children had their car stopped, gas poured over them and were burnt to death. Things like this bring out the worst in us and my views became racist. The neighbouring country of Belgian Congo achieved Independence in 1960 and quickly degenerated into a bloodbath. Fleeing settlers told tales of murder, rape and the complete breakdown of law and order. The bullet riddled vehicles they arrived in bore testimony to their tales.
In Northern Rhodesia the Independence movement inched forward and finally, Britain agreed to an Independence date in 1964 and so we moved to the Bechuanaland Protectorate. In the latter part of the nineteenth century, three wise African chiefs had made an incredibly arduous trip to England to request the protection of Britain from the territorial ambitions of the South African republics with their prevailing attitudes. For whatever reason, the government in Britain acceded to this request and set about administering the territory.
For seventy five years the British governed the Bechuanaland Protectorate with benign apathy. The lack of obvious mineral wealth or arable land meant that there had been minimal exploitation of the local people, but education, although rudimentary, was widespread and a network of clinics dotted the country. The railway, Cecil Rhodes' legacy, provided the focus for settlement and development. Above all the existence of the British protectorate had prevented the country being absorbed into South Africa's racial hallucination.
But by 1966, Rhodes' dream of empire was as lifeless as the winds that blow out of the Kalahari Desert in August and the British were divesting themselves of their colonial responsibilities with a haste that belied the current of daily life in Bechuanaland.
Gaberones
Sprawled beneath a blanket of dust, the result of perennial drought, Gaberones comprised three stores, a garage and a scattered collection of galvanized roofed buildings where the government officials lived and worked. A hotel, of few pretensions, at the railway station provided shelter for the traveller. It was enough that the beer was always cold.
A short distance away lay a sizable African village called Tlokweng, whose pronunciation presented newcomers with an immediate challenge!
Roads ranged from bad to impassable. In the entire country there were less than five kilometres of paved road. Four graders served a land the size of Manitoba. Without fail, passenger trains appeared in the middle of the night. Light aircraft landed on a clearing in the thorny scrub which doubled as a golf course. On the rare occasions when good rains fell, the country squelched to a halt.
European powers had dealings with Africa for hundreds of years but with the exception of South Africa, most of these dealings were confined to trade in coastal regions. Europeans who ventured into the African interior could count on a hostile reception, either from the inhabitants but, more particularly, from a variety of lethal diseases. All along it was known that the interior of Africa was home to desirable commodities and by the late nineteenth century, with improved medicine, the scramble for Africa began and very quickly much of the continent was colonised by various colonial powers.
Bechuanaland Stamp
There is a soft view that colonialism was designed to bring civilization to the ignorant masses. In most of the colonised countries European medicine dramatically improved life quality for humans and their livestock and the introduction of western education was generally welcomed. The hard fact is that colonialism was driven by economics. Mineral wealth and agricultural opportunities were exploited in a manner that benefited primarily the settlers and sowed the seeds for much of hardship that Africa has undergone in the last decades.
I think it is fair to say that divestment of African colonial possessions took place once the colonial power deemed it no longer economically advantageous to maintain the colony. The colonial period was marked by exploitation which created bitterness and unrealistic expectations. As an example: The Northern Rhodesian Copperbelt is one of the world's great mineral areas. During the colonial period the profits of the mining companies were huge.
These profits were enhanced by cheap labour. African wages were kept artificially low and advancement for Africans was very difficult. Virtually all facilities were segregated and the ability of Africans to organise unions was severely restricted.
Morale Research Station
It was a period when capitalists rode the gravy train but by the time Independence arrived, the gravy was off the train. This happened elsewhere and led to the widespread perception that once Independence arrived everything went downhill and there definitely are examples of countries where this was the case. This never happened in Botswana.
By 1964 plans were afoot which would grant independence to the Protectorate. Here the British were not succumbing to a long colonial struggle or to a deep seated antiwhite feeling. Rather, like a tired old tree, casting off leaves, they were shedding their last possessions. It was not important that the Protectorate was one of the world's most impoverished nations or that the prognosis for prosperity was not good. The politically correct thought was that the time for independence was now and that was all there was to it.
Veterinary Fence
The British had established a formula for ridding themselves of their colonial responsibility. Expediency rather than efficiency being the keyword.
According to the blueprint, full independence was preceded by a short period of Africanisation during which local people were trained to fill the positions which would be vacated by departing whites. Elections on the basis of one man, one vote would be held. Sadly, for many emerging nations this has proved to be the only experience of the democratic experience. Shortly afterwards the formal celebration of independence would complete the process. Ready or not, a new nation would take its place on the world stage.
But oh! Embarrassment! Before Botswana could be borne out of the Bechuanaland Protectorate a capital city had to be found. As things stood, the British had administered from Mafeking in South Africa. This unique instance of a country's capital being in another country was yet another manifestation of the level of importance that the world attached to the Bechuanaland Protectorate! This clearly was an anathema and after some debate it was decided, for no discernible reason, that Gaberones should become the new capital
Gaberones Development
This was an amazing experience. Magically, overnight it seemed, a model town was laid out and carved out of the African bush. The new town had a parliamentary building, a shopping centre and schools and hospitals. In early 1965 the caravan of bureaucracy trailed from Mafeking to Gaberones and the final steps towards independence began.
The hand-over of power was to take place at the end of September 1966. The planning and coordination of the ceremony was largely in the hands of a British career officer. No doubt he was following some master plan originating in England. For instance, there must, within the recesses of the British bureaucracy, have been some gnome who decided that because the American ex-colonies celebrated the fourth of July with pyrotechnics, newly independent countries elsewhere would share the same flamboyant desire.
The scale of the proposed celebrations was a measure of the importance that Britain attached to the fledgling state. It quickly became apparent that Bechuanaland's transition to Botswana ranked somewhere near the bottom of the prestige ladder. This was confirmed when it was announced that the Royal Personage to officiate at the ceremony would be Princess Marina. There were sighs of disappointment, although as one of my mother's friends pointed out, "At least it's not Princess Margaret and her ghastly husband!"
When a small, impoverished nation was scheduled for independence there were numerous logistical problems, the most pressing of which was where visitors would stay. Everybody had visiting dignitaries billeted with them and residents were dragooned into all sorts of duties. Whether they wished to participate or had the requisite training appeared to be a secondary consideration. So it was my father who was delegated to be in charge of the fireworks.
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Perhaps it was his military background but a veterinary surgeon does not normally include firework management among his attributes. Goodness knows, he didn't even like fireworks! The same could not be said for me. Fireworks fulfilled some destructive urge within me. My heart soared with rockets and the louder the explosions the happier I felt. So when my dad pressed my friend Alain and I into service as "powder monkeys" I was only too happy.
South Africa, as an anti-black state, did very well out of the Independence celebrations throughout Africa. It was a South African company that offered three different Independence packages. Poor Bechuanaland. We were getting the cheapest but even so to the uninitiated they looked splendid and for the firework fanatic that I was, they were a dream come true.
The Independence ceremony was to be the culmination of a week of festivities at the end of September in 1966. This is not prime tourist season in Gaberones. The start of summer is heralded by furnace blasts of dry, sand laden wind from the Kalahari desert. The surrounding country presents a drab, desiccated aspect to the visitor who, enveloped in a cloak of heat and dust, is likely to crave air conditioning above anything immediately available.
However the week passed in a harmonious mixture of order and chaos. Gossip of international intrigue replaced the temperature as prime conversation. For the first time, South Africa was sending a representative to an African state's independence celebration and the presence of a high level Soviet diplomat whetted everyone's interest. It was rumoured that the Russian was much more liberal with tips and vodka than the South African. Power politics of the most insidious form!
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At the last minute it was decided that Princess Marina would visit the base of the Police Mobile Unit. This lay at the end of five kilometres of dirt road. Consternation. So on the day before the visit, without any surface preparation, a skin of asphalt was poured and the road closed until the visit was past. Inevitably, the surface broke up almost immediately, but at least the Princess was able to travel free of dust!
A succession of functions led up to the flag raising ceremony. Hierarchy determined which ones you were invited to. As a lowly bank clerk I was invited to none.
The fireworks came in large crates with detailed instructions on how to set them. My father, my friend Alain and I took charge on one side of the stadium and two friends took the other.
The eve of Independence we set up  giant rockets and cascading fireballs which were to illuminate the southern sky while the explosions of mortars saluted the birth of the new nation.
Gaberones Police
All day the wind had been building from the desert to the west. By sunset the sky was filled with stinging, breathclogging sand colouring the sky dark red. A stifling oppression lay over the town. But nothing could stand in the way of the celebrations and good natured crowds thronged the streets. The stadium filled rapidly with happy anticipation in the air, despite the naysayers who disparaged the white man's strange arrangements and were envious of people in outlying centres where beer and barbecues were the order of the day. But the overall sense was that it meant something to be in Gaberones on this night when Botswana was born.
The ceremonies moved through parades of scout troops and traditional dancers and performances by brass bands while the wind ebbed and swirled effortlessly meddling with the public address system. By the time we assumed our positions behind the grandstands just before midnight we could only hear fragmentary phrases from the loudspeakers above us.
Our instructions were to light the fireworks as the new national anthem ended. Just in time, a lull in the wind allowed us to hear the closing bars and my father, Alain and I applied tapers to a salvo of rockets and stood back. Over on the far side our partners lit a stationary display prior to launching a salvo of their own.
As our rockets roared into the sky, clearing the stands the wind freshened. Losing thrust, the rockets lost way and careened towards the crowded stands. Another salvo from the other side of the stadium veered into the V.I.P. stands and pandemonium broke loose.
Hidden by the stand and shielded from the worst of the wind, we were unaware of the havoc that was being created but suddenly through gaps in the stand we saw figures rushing across the darkened stadium, illuminated by the haphazard flash of erratic rockets.
What were they thinking? Could this be the ultimate treachery on the part of the British or perhaps a coup in the newborn state?
A private from the officiating Irish regiment appeared and ordered us to stop the fireworks, and my father, the kindest of men, acted totally out of character.
Independence Ceremony
As a lieutenant-colonel, he was never one for pulling rank or using his past military station. He actively discouraged it  apart from this one time I never saw him do it  but some spot within him must have been touched by the order from this young private.
"Bugger off!" he shouted. "We're busy and I don't take orders from privates! Light the rockets!" Further chaos. But soon afterwards a senior officer appeared and my Dad ordered the cease fire. We left our positions. The entire fiasco had taken no more than a few minutes and the stadium was virtually deserted.
Independence Day Programme
Outside, the official cars were unable to move because of the churning sea of people. Under the presidential limousine a dying rocket spluttered and went out.
But the Batswana are a cheerful people. Quickly the crowd regained their composure and headed off for other parties. Crestfallen, we quietly packed up the fireworks and took them home.
What does one do with a partially used package of Independence Fireworks? The whole episode was viewed as an embarrassment by the authorities who did not wish to be reminded of it. My father was grateful that nobody had been hurt. He rarely spoke of it afterwards. For a long time, unbeknown to my parents' insurance company, the "bloody fireworks" sat in a box on our front porch until finally we gave them to the local sports club for some celebration.
For me, fireworks lost their appeal. Even though, after all these years, when Alain and I meet, we say "Man, remember those fireworks!"
For the superstitious, it might seem an inauspicious start to nationhood. However, that is not the way it has turned out for Botswana.
In 1965, just before Independence, a huge diamond deposit was discovered. The new black government stuck to their guns and demanded that the country and not the shareholders take precedence in the benefits. Shortly afterwards a large copper and nickel deposit was discovered and a substantial coalfield. So, the economic footing of the country shifted and something really interesting happened.
Botswana was fortunate that mineral wealth came subsequent to independence. The country has become an African success story giving the lie to the white myth that skin colour is the sole criterion for competence. Elections are held on a regular basis. Official corruption has not been the norm. Very soon after independence improvements in the welfare of the population became apparent. There is no doubt that Botswana is a far better place as an independent country than it was as a colonial protectorate.
Having been there at ground zero of the new nation's birth, it is an empowering feeling to see how well the country and its people have done.
Lonely Planet has named Botswana as the Number one tourist destination for 2016. It is a great accolade for a wonderful country.
Happy birthday, Botswana
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Commentary. Five thousand European municipalities and regions opposed the E.U.-Canada Free Trade Agreement.
Rome joins European cities revolting against E.U.-Canada treaty
written by Monica Di Sisto
Topic European Union
Rome has declared itself, with the almost unanimous vote of the Capitoline Assembly, to be among the approximately 5,000 European cities and regions "CETA-free." The E.U.-Canada Comprehensive and Economic Trade agreement was anathema to a movement that opposes wild trade liberalization and the treaty's provisional entry into force.
"Good news, because it abolishes 99 percent of Canadian customs tariffs with spikes in some of our top export sectors," claims the Minister of Economic Development Carlo Calenda.
It is a shame that his voice gets lost in a chorus of controversy, starting with CGIL Secretary Susanna Camusso, who instead asked the senate, which has been summoned to ratify the treaty on Sept. 26, to stop "and to promote the necessary insights, wait for the verification of the temporary activity which we are sure will point out that it is necessary to refuse this agreement, in order to achieve an egalitarian and equitable trade."
Before CETA can begin, it must be approved by both houses in all the parliaments of the European Union. The so-called movements — regional interests and alternative parties — have been able to demonstrate that it is a mixed treaty: that is, it includes trade measures decided by Europe, but also standards and rules that affect the environment, health, work, quality of products and services that can not be addressed without the approval of the national parliaments.
CETA, in fact, requires setting up around 20 Euro-Canadian committees, whose members will be selected without any involvement of citizens. Companies on both sides of the Atlantic will be able to intervene autonomously by introducing changes in the production, distribution and design of goods and services in order to make them easier to trade. If, in order to achieve this, they go against the environment or our rights, it doesn't matter, as explained by a report curated by Greenpeace, along with the U.S.-based Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, which points out that "European standards are under attack."
If CETA were to come into full force, the introduction of the arbitration resolution system (the Investment Court System or ICS) would allow investors to sue those states whose rules, in their view, are unjustifiably restrictive to trade. For example, large corporations would be able to challenge the E.U. and the member states in court for attempts to expand the rules on origin labeling.
This could have an effect on Italian pasta. Canada exports large amounts of wheat to Italy, which is then turned into pasta. The president of Cereals Canada, Cam Dahl, has made it clear that legal actions could be brought even before Italy starts the origin labeling for pasta, saying he hoped that "Italy would not take this step. But without knowing, we must be prepared, both for action within the WTO and for measures under the Canada-EU Trade Agreement." With the start of CETA, initiatives such as this could be pursued permanently, both at E.U. and member state level.
It is no coincidence that Coldiretti, the largest agricultural trade association, together with the three consumer associations Adusbef, Federconsumatori and the Consumers Movement, are among the main opponents of CETA: "It is a gift to the big industrial food lobbyists that affects the true 'Made in Italy' brand and favors relocation, with heavy impact on the issue of transparency and health and the environment," said the Italian producers bluntly.
And along with the Italian Campaign Stop TTIP and the other organizations, it is committed to putting pressure on writing and reaching out to all Italian senators on Twitter and Facebook and ask them to make a wider analysis, not a dull drop-by-drop legislation. We need to make a responsible decision on what kind of trade is more suitable to defend our rights, the environment and the legitimate interests of corporations and citizens.
Monica Di Sisto is spokeswoman for the Italian campaign Stop TTIP. Find how to participate in initiatives to put pressure on the Italian Parliament at www.stop-ttip-italia.net.
Monica Di Sisto
Originally published in Italian on September 22, 2017https://ilmanifesto.it/roma-e-le-altre-la-rivolta-delle-citta-libere-dal-ceta/


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Our laboratory is mainly interested in the response to injury. Corneal disease and injury remain a major cause of blindness according to the W.H.O. and affect over 10 million people worldwide. This tissue is avascular under normal conditions but vessels are quickly recruited to the site of injury and it is highly innervated by sensory neurons. We demonstrated that both the corneal epithelium and neurons express a number of purinoreceptors that respond quickly to soluble factors that are released with injury. The signaling events that occur between these 2 cell types is critical and we have begun to identify the role of specific purinoreceptors that mediate the phosphorylation of a number of downstream signaling proteins. These studies and others will facilitate our understanding of why cell migration and wound healing is impaired under environmental stress or pathologies such as diabetes. In fact we have found that P2X7 is present at significantly higher levels in diabetic epithelium and appears to be regulated differently than in normal cells. Moreover, as cells deposit proteins on their basal lamina or underlying matrix depending on their environment, it is important to understood how cells sense their substrate and respond as they migrate. Lastly we have begun collaborations to ask how scar formation can be prevented in the corneal stroma. These require an understanding of the dynamics between matrix molecules (proteoglycans) and growth factors in the corneal stroma and how they are released from various depots. To ask these questions we have developed an organ culture model where we can induce injuries and examine the response using imaging along with biochemical, cell and molecular technologies. In addition as rodent models have limitations we have collaborations with investigators who developed a human corneal construct.
We are also involved in the Amyloidosis Center and collaborate on AL Amyloid. The center is a large multidisciplinary group that examines the diseases from a basic science and translational view. Our lab has played a role in the understanding of long sugar chains or glycosaminoglycans on the formation of oligomers and fibrils in light chain amyloid disease using atomic force microscopy, negative staining and biochemical technologies.
Epithelial Wounds Induce Differential Phosphorylation Changes in Response to Purinergic and EGF Receptor Activation. Kehasse A, Rich CB, Lee A, McComb ME, Costello CE, Trinkaus-Randall V. Am J Pathol. 2013 Oct 1. doi:pii: S0002-9440(13)00600-7. 10.1016/j.ajpath.2013.08.015.
TGF-β3 Stimulates Stromal Matrix Assembly by Human Corneal Keratocyte-Like Cells. Karamichos D, Rich CB, Zareian R, Hutcheon AE, Ruberti JW, Trinkaus-Randall V, Zieske JD. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2013 Oct 9;54(10):6612-9. doi: 10.1167/iovs.13-12861.
New insights in wound response and repair of epithelium. Chi C, Trinkaus-Randall V. J Cell Physiol. 2013 May;228(5):925-9. doi: 10.1002/jcp.24268.
Communication between corneal epithelial cells and trigeminal neurons is facilitated by purinergic (P2) and glutamatergic receptors. Oswald DJ, Lee A, Trinidad M, Chi C, Ren R, Rich CB, Trinkaus-Randall V. PLoS One. 2012;7(9):e44574. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044574. Epub 2012 Sep 7.
Disorganized collagen scaffold interferes with fibroblast mediated deposition of organized extracellular matrix in vitro. Saeidi N, Guo X, Hutcheon AE, Sander EA, Bale SS, Melotti SA, Zieske JD, Trinkaus-Randall V, Ruberti JW. Biotechnol Bioeng. 2012 Oct;109(10):2683-98. doi: 10.1002/bit.24533. Epub 2012 May 4.
Mankus C, Chic C, Ren R, Rich CB and Trinkaus-Randall V. The P2X7 Receptor Regulates Proteoglycan Expression in the Corneal Stroma. Molecular Vision. 2012; 18:128-138.
Mankus C, Rich CB, Minns M, Trinkaus-Randall V. Corneal Epithelium Expresses a Variant of P2X(7) Recetpor in Health and Disease. PLoS One. 2011; 6(12):e28541. Epub 2011, Dec. 6.
Ward JE, Ren R, Toraldo G, Soohoo P, Guan J, O'Hara C, Jasuja R, Trinkaus-Randall V, Liao R, Connors LH, Seldin DC. Doxycycline reduces fibril formation in a transgenic mouse model of AL amyloidosis. Blood. 2011. Dec 15; 118(25):6610-7. Epub 2011, Oct. 12.
Karamichos D, Rich C, Hutcheon A, Ren R, Saitta B, Trinkaus-Randall V, Zieske J. Self-Assembled Matrix by Umbilical Cord Stem Cells. J. Functional Biomaterials (Biomaterials in Wound Healing) 2011, 2(3), 213-229; doi:10.3390/jfb20302013.
Boucher I, Kehasse A, Marcincin M, Rich C, Rahimi N, Trinkaus-Randall V. Distinct Activation of Edpidermal Growth Factor Receptor by UTP Contributes to Epithelial Cell Wound Repair. Am J. Pathol. 2011 Mar;178(3):1092-105. PMID: 21356361 [PubMed – in process].
Karamichos D, Rich C, Hutcheon A, Ren R, Saitta B, Trinkaus-Randall V, Zieske J. Self-Assembled Matrix by Umbilical Cord Stem Cells. J. Functional Biomaterials. 2011. 2:213-229.
Mayo C, Ren R, Rich C, Stepp MA and Trinkaus-Randall V, Regulation by P2X7: Epithelial migration and stromal organization in the cornea. Inv Ophthal Vis Sci. 49: 4384-4391. 2008.
Ren R, Hutcheon AEK, Guo XQ, Melotti S, Ruberti JW, Zieske JD and Trinkaus-Randall V. Human primary corneal fibroblasts synthesize and deposit proteoglycans in longterm 3_D cultures. Dev Dyn. 237L2705-2715. 2008.
Boucher I, Yang LL, Mayo C, Klepeis V and Trinkaus-Randall V. Injury and nucleotides induce phosphorylation of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor:MMP and HB-EGF Dependent Pathway. Experimental Eye Res. 85:130-41E pub ahead of print. 2007.
Cornell-Bell A, Jung P, Trinkaus-Randall V. Decoding Calcium Wave Signaling. Vol 31. pp. 661-689. In Advances in Molecular and Cell Biology. Elsevier Science, 2003 Ruberti J., Zieske JD., and V. Trinkaus-Randall.: Corneal Tissue Replacement in: The Principles of Tissue Engineering. Ch. 68. ed. Lanza, langer and Vacanti. Elsevier. 2007.
Jung, P., Cornell-Bell A.H., Dreher M., deGrauw A., Strawsburg R., Trinkaus-Randall V.: Statistical analysis and modeling in calcium waves in healthy and pathological astrocyte syncytia. In Stochastic Processes in Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Springer Verlag, 2001.
Trinkaus-Randall,V.: Cornea: Biological Responses. Ch. 35 pp 471-491 In: Principles of Tissue Engineering (second edition). eds. R. Lanza and R. Langer and E. Chick . Academic Press, Calif. 2000.


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National Geographic : 1938 Aug
THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE Photograph by Sir Hubert Wilkins MRS. KOST'S 20-ROOM HOTEL WAS A SNUG BASE AT BLEAK AKLAVIK The landlady's husband is a trapper and hunts to supply the hotel restaurant with meat. Big glasslike cubes cut from the river ice are melted for drinking water in winter and summer because the Mackenzie is contaminated by hospitals farther up the river. Several years ago there was a typhoid epidemic. This double-walled frame structure with sitting room, dining room, and kitchen, heated by wood-burning stoves, served as expedition headquarters from September, 1937, to March, 1938, except for a short stay at Point Barrow. When the picture was taken, during brief daylight hours in February, the temperature was 40° below zero; yet good meals were served and the ac commodations were as comfortable as in many country hotels. engineer of the Canadian Marconi Com pany, were engaged to replace Booth and Brown, who could not continue with our party. LAND OF THE MIDDAY MOONLIGHT It was decided to continue our search throughout the perpetual darkness of the Arctic winter by the aid of moonlight. The moon in the Arctic gives off no greater light than in lower latitudes, but in the north, moonlight reflected by the snow, with the air free of dust, will easily permit reading of newspaper print. Furthermore, in De cember, January, and February, the full moon in the Arctic circles continuously above the horizon for 24 hours a day, last ing, at the average latitude of our flights, some five to eight days a month. After a long wait for sufficient snow to permit flying our plane on skis, we reached Aklavik on November 23. We had brought along two long-wave radio direction-finding outfits to aid us in fixing our position while in flight. One we set up on the ice in the middle of the river opposite Aklavik and the other on the coast at Point Barrow, Alaska, 600 miles away, most northerly point under the United States flag (page 167). Each sta tion also was equipped to send and receive messages by short wave. Point Barrow is the "capital" of Arctic Alaska. Since 1928, when I flew with Carl Ben Eielson from Point Barrow across the Arctic to Spitsbergen (map, pages 144-5), the village had grown considerably, but the leading citizen was still Charlie Brower, "king of the Arctic," who has been a trader in the village for more than 50 years, and acts as postmaster and magistrate. He was absent during our stay, however. I was told that the Eskimos no longer get much fur from the Alaskan Arctic coast. Year after year, the number of foxes and other fur-bearing animals has dwindled. This is believed to be due to the fact that, with the decline of whaling


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RDC offers 75% match for limited time
The Kendallville Redevelopment Commission has opened applications for a new PreservINg Main Street Matching Grant Program designed to enhance efforts to improve the aesthetic appearance and preservation of historic properties in Kendallville's downtown corridor. Grant awards of up to $50,000 per property may be awarded for façade improvements with up to 75% of costs to be reimbursed. Uses of funding are those deemed eligible under the PreservINg Main Street grant guidelines issued by the Office of Rural and Community Affairs (OCRA). A total of $300,000 has been set aside for this special program. The offer expires when all funds have been distributed, or on November 1, 2023, whichever comes first.
In an opening paragraph of the new grant Guidelines, the RDC explains:
"The PreservINg Main Street Matching Grant Program is designed to encourage both business and building owners to improve the aesthetic appearance of their historical Kendallville building façade in an effort to help stimulate commerce and enhance the overall business environment of the downtown's historic corridor. Grant requests are reviewed monthly by the Historic Preservation Commission for appropriateness before review by the RDC at their regularly scheduled meetings (generally the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 8:00am at City Hall). Those businesses requesting a grant are strongly encouraged to either attend the meeting or have a duly appointed representative available (in person, by phone, or via another method) to answer questions about the request that may impact the decision of the RDC. Attached herein are program guidelines for your review, as well as the application."
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Consultation on 'employee-owner' status issued
Following the Government's recent announcement that it was planning to introduce a new type of employment contract, conferring 'employee-owner' status on individuals in exchange for giving up certain employment rights, a formal consultation on the proposals has now been issued.
As we reported in our recent news briefingthe Government is intending to introduce a new type of employment status known as 'employee-owner', whereby an individual is issued with shares in the business worth between £2,000 and £50,000 in exchange for forgoing certain employment rights.
A BIS consultation has now been issued on these proposals, with only a very short timeframe for responses (the consultation closes on 8 November 2012). The Government has already drafted the necessary legislative measures within the Growth and Infrastructure Bill, which had its second debate in the House of Commons on 30 October 2012. If enacted, this would introduce a new section under the Employment Rights Act 1996 setting out the provisions governing the employee-owner contract.
The Government has stated its intention for the 'employee-owner' provisions to come into force from April 2013. It therefore seems almost certain that this new form of contract will take effect, although there remain a number of unanswered questions about how the proposals will work in practice.
The consultation itself provides very little extra detail on the proposals. In particular, it does not set out how the employee's shares will be valued on the termination of an individual's employment, when the employer will have to buy back the shares. The consultation likewise does not set out any mechanism for resolving disputes about the value of the shares on termination, which could prove to be an area of costly litigation for both parties. The Government has issued a separate consultation relating to the recommendations of the Nuttal Review, aimed at simplifying the existing process for buying back shares from employees under employee share schemes.
The consultation confirms that 'employee-owners' will not be entitled to a redundancy payment or to bring a claim for unfair dismissal, unless the dismissal is for an automatically unfair reason or is discriminatory. However, the consultation makes no mention of what will happen in the event of a TUPE transfer, when the employee-owner's employment transfers to a new employer.
It seems unlikely that the new 'employee-owner' status will prove attractive to many businesses or individuals, and it is aimed principally at new and fast-growing companies. Such contracts can only be entered into with the agreement of both parties, meaning that it cannot be imposed on either existing or potential employees (although in practice, a new recruit will probably have little choice). In addition, the employer would need to put in place a qualifying employee share scheme, which would require specialist advice and careful drafting, before offering these new types of contract.
A copy of the consultation is available here


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On I-Day eve, Maha notches record 9.36L daily jabs
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Mumbai:-On the eve of Independence Day, Maharashtra set a new record by administering over 9.36 lakh Covid-19 jabs in a single day across the state, officials said here on Saturday.
The day's data till 7 pm surpassed the previous record of 8.11 lakh jabs achieved on July 3.
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Health Minister Rajesh Tope expressed their appreciation for the efforts that went into achieving this feat, at a time when the state is in full preparedness for a possible third wave of the pandemic.
Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Pradeep Vyas has reiterated that the state is fully geared to administer over one million doses daily, provided sufficient quantity of the vaccine doses are made available on time.
The state is at the forefront in the vaccination drive with over 4.90 crore doses being administered so far, including first and second jabs.
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DeStress Monday addresses the issue of persistent stress, which has been shown to have negative effects on many aspects of personal health. The campaign offers a Monday refresh practice with guided audio that incorporates evidence-based stress reduction techniques of deep breathing, mindfulness and positive affirmation. The campaign includes mid-week mini-resets for fun creative ways to renew our energy to stay positive and calm the whole week.
Are you doing enough about stress in your life?
The 2014 Stress in America™ survey from the American Psychological Association revealed that 42% of adults feel they are not doing enough or are not sure whether they are doing enough to manage their stress.
How does Monday fit in with all this?
Monday marks the beginning of the week and culturally symbolizes a day for fresh starts. In fact, research shows that Monday is the day people are most likely to adopt new health behaviors  which means it's a great day to engage in new stress-reduction strategies and connect with others who may be doing the same.
Kimberly A. Williams, Maria M. Kolar, Bill E. Reger, and John C. Pearson (2001) Evaluation of a Wellness-based Mindfulness Stress Reduction Intervention: A Controlled Trial. American Journal of Health Promotion: July/August 2001, Vol. 15, No. 6, pp. 422-432.
Frederickson, B.L. (2001). The Role of Positive Emotions in Positive Psychology. Am Psychol. 2001 Mar; 56(3): 218–226.
Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (2010).Healthy Monday: Two literature reviews.


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"A THRILL RIDE into POP MUSIC HEAVEN!"
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It began as one man's story… became everyone's music… and is now Broadway's musical. MOTOWN THE MUSICAL is the true American dream story of Motown founder Berry Gordy's journey from featherweight boxer to the heavyweight music mogul who launched the careers of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson and many more. Motown shattered barriers, shaped our lives and made us all move to the same beat. Featuring classic songs such as "My Girl" and "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," experience the story behind the music in the record-breaking smash hit MOTOWN THE MUSICAL!
Recommended for ages 8+. No babes in arms, everyone must have a ticket.
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OPENING: TWO DAYS IN COURT A DOUBLE-HEADER OF CLASSIC ONE ACTS at City Lit Theater April 12 - May 26, 2019
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TWO DAYS IN COURT
A DOUBLE-HEADER OF CLASSIC ONE ACTS
The Devil and Daniel Webster
by Stephen Vincent Benet
by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
Directed by Terry Mc Cabe
Music Directed by Daniel Robinson
City Lit Theater's 2018-2019 season closer will be a double-bill of one-acts, dubbed TWO DAYS IN COURT, offering first a fantastic and then a silly and satiric look at the legal system. Artistic Director Terry McCabe will direct the bill, which will open with THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER – the play by Stephen Vincent Benet based on his 1936 short story.
It concerns a New Hampshire farmer who sells his soul to the Devil and when he seeks to get out of the deal is defended in "court" by Daniel Webster, a fictional version of the famous statesman, lawyer, and orator. The second half of the TWO DAYS IN COURT program will be Gilbert and Sullivan's one-act operetta from 1875, TRIAL BY JURY. This short piece with a plot too silly to summarize was G & S's first hit, leading to a career for their partnership that produced the classics THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE, HMS PINAFORE, THE MIKADO and many others. Daniel Robinson will be music director for the double-bill.
The 17-person cast, each of whom will appear in both plays - will include Kingsley Day, Sarah Beth Tanner, Bill Chamberlain, Lee Wichman, Rob Chesler, Dylan Connelley, Elijah Cox, Frank Gasparro, Jimmy Hogan, Claire LaTourette, Carolyn Plurad, Justine Raczy, Laura Resinger, Sarah Rosenberg, Ryan Smetana, Nate Strain, and Maria Welser.
McCabe's designers and production team are Evan Frank (Set Designer), Tom Keiffer (Costume Designer), Liz Cooper (Lighting Designer), Todd Rhoades (Choreographer), Carolyn Minor (Production Manager), Evan Sposato (Technical Director), Hazel Marie (Stage Manager), James Osorio (Pianist) and Oliver Townsend (Rehearsal Pianist).
Single tickets priced at $28 for previews and $32 for regular performances are now on sale soon at www.citylit.org. Senior prices are $23 for previews and $27 for regular performances. Students and military are $12.00 for all performances.
Previews Friday April 12 through Sunday April 14, Friday and Saturday April 19 and 20
PRESS OPENING Tuesday, April 23 – 7 pm
Regular run Tuesday, April 23 - Sunday, May 26
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm, Sundays at 3 pm., Mondays May 13 and 20 at 7:30 pm
Regular run ticket prices $32.00, seniors $27.00, students and military $12 (all plus applicable fees)
Performances at City Lit Theater, 1020 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. Chicago 60660 (Inside Edgewater Presbyterian Church)
ABOUT CITY LIT
For thirty-nine years, City Lit Theater has been dedicated to the vitality and accessibility of the literary imagination. City Lit produces theatrical adaptations of literary material, scripted plays by language-oriented playwrights, and original material.
City Lit is in the historic Edgewater Presbyterian Church building at 1020 West Bryn Mawr Avenue. We are two blocks east of both the Bryn Mawr Red Line stop and the #36 Broadway and the #84 Peterson buses. We are one block west of the #147 Sheridan and #151 Sheridan buses. Divvy bike stations are located at Bryn Mawr & Lakefront Trail, and at Broadway & Ridge at Bryn Mawr. The metered street parking pay boxes on Bryn Mawr have a three-hour maximum duration and are free on Sundays. $10 valet service is available at Francesca's Bryn Mawr at 1039 W Bryn Mawr diagonally across the street from us on the SW corner of Kenmore and Bryn Mawr and is available whether you are dining at the restaurant or not. There are additional details about parking and dining options at www.citylit.org.
City Lit is supported by the Alphawood Foundation, the MacArthur Funds for Arts and Culture at the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, the Ivanhoe Theater Foundation, the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation, the Illinois Arts Council Agency and is sponsored, in part, by A.R.T. League.
Labels: opening, The Devil and Daniel Webster, Theatre Chicago, Trial by Jury, TWO DAYS IN COURT A DOUBLE-HEADER OF CLASSIC ONE ACTS


Good-quality canned tuna is a fantastic ingredient. It's cheap and versatile. For this recipe add East Asian flavours – chilli, spring onion, coriander – to add flavour to this simple fishcake.
This entry was posted in Cooking and tagged Gordon Ramsay on November 9, 2014 by Richard.
A quick recipe using a fish you might not have used before. This herby salsa is great with other fish too, or even on its own with bread or as a bruschetta.
This entry was posted in Cooking on October 25, 2014 by Richard.
Canned food can be a good store-cupboard staple. These spicy, savoury sweetcorn fritters are a perfect example: a great dish made with store-cupboard ingredients and some fresh herbs.
This entry was posted in Cooking and tagged Gordon Ramsay on October 19, 2014 by Richard.
This delicious Moroccan roasted squash hummus is surprisingly simple and quick to make. What do you use in your hummus?
This entry was posted in Cooking and tagged Gordon Ramsay on September 5, 2014 by Richard.
The most delicious and light fettuccine you can imagine. It is full of traditional garden veggies which give it an incredible freshness whilst the smoked trout gives it a wicked twist. Make sure you serve this STRAIGHT away with a generous serving of Parmesan for the ultimate dish and accompanied with an awesome dressed salad… what more could you want? By Jamie Oliver.
This entry was posted in Cooking and tagged Fish Fettuccine, Jamie Oliver on September 3, 2014 by Richard.
Delia Smith teaches us how to make the Italian staple of potato gnocchi.
This entry was posted in Cooking and tagged Delia Smith, Potato Gnocchi on August 28, 2014 by Richard.


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The mayor of Timaru is the directly elected head of the Timaru District Council, the local government authority for the Timaru District in New Zealand, which it controls as a territorial authority.

List of officeholders
There have been 40 mayors since the formation of the Timaru Borough Council in 1868. The current mayor is Nigel Bowen, who was first elected in the 2019 local elections.

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Commence Bio has received a patent for STaRT 41 technology, a scientific platform underlying the production of MSC1 cells that work as a novel cancer immunotherapy.
STaRT (Stimulated Toll-like Receptor Technology) is inspired by the immune system's natural responses. Specifically, STaRT 41 stimulates a key receptor linked to the immune system, called Toll-like receptor (TLR)-4, in naïve mesenchymal stem cells allowing them to reprogram into MSC1 cells that carry anti-tumor properties. MSC1 cells then migrate to the tumor site and, powered with pro-immune system boosting, they halt and reverse tumor growth.
"We're happy to see MSC1 join other promising cellular immunotherapies in development — like CAR-T, NK, and dendritic cells. MSC1 cells are an important addition to the arsenal, as they can be used against solid tumors, have an excellent safety profile in pre-clinical models of disease, and can be available as an allogeneic, 'off-the-shelf' therapy," said Thomas Isett, president and CEO of Commence, in a press release.
The company's founder and Chief Science Officer Dr. Aline Betancourt, described a "part of the mechanism-of-action story" behind the innovative anti-cancer therapy.
"Selective stimulation of TLR4 yields a uniform MSC1 cell population with broad immunomodulatory properties. The potent anti-tumor action we observe is in part attributable to increased expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines like IL17, GM-CSF and the TRAIL molecule, along with the recruitment of inflammatory lymphocytes and mast cell degranulation in the tumor microenvironment," she said.
The US patent (No. 9,321,994) includes all methods and necessary culture media required to induce a MSC1 phenotype from naïve mesenchymal stem cells, known for their inherent anti-inflammatory properties and intrinsic capacity to migrate towards sites of immune dysfunction.
"We're confident that this is the first of many patents on STaRT, and the beginning of an extensive intellectual property portfolio that includes applications in human and veterinary medicine, stem cell research, and 3D bioprinting," Isett said.
MSC1 showed as a safe, powerful and effective immunotherapy in previous pre-clinical studies for a list of diseases that include ovarian cancer, demyelinating diseases such as multiple sclerosis, acute lung injury, Crohn's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and diabetic neuropathic pain.
Tagged cancer immunotherapy, Commence Bio, MSC1 cells, patent, STaRT 41 technology.


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If you're doing any email marketing – even a one off invite to an event, you need to seriously consider your subject lines.
People get so many emails! Who do you know that complains they don't get enough?
So, all the effort you make to write and prepare that email could be wasted if you ignore that all important subject line. Get it right, and you will enjoy a much higher opening rates – which means more people read your words, look at your images, click on your links, and think about you!
By being thoughtful with your wording and what your message in the email/newsletter is, you will have a quick and positive effect on your company marketing. Here are 3 important tips.
Use incentivised language to grab your audience's attention to immediately give them a reason to open your email. Write for them, not about you. Language that is eye catching and exciting will inspire recipients and make them want to know more. Communicate value to the reader, so they feel that opening the email will be helpful to them or the business for example. At the same time, stay true to to the content within the email. Stay away from over-used words and clichés – and don't get carried away by promising them the world. If you lie, they will lose trust in you or company and simply not bother opening the next email.
It's very important that your spelling and grammar are on point, so that your message isn't lost or misinterpreted. Lynne Truss pointed out how an absent comma can change the entire meaning of a sentence, "The panda eats shoots and leaves". Also important to check that the correct words are capitalised and the correct ones are not. These points are also very important within the main body of the email, but the subject line is the first impression you will make and you can't expect your reader to trust you if you haven't bothered to spell or punctuate properly.
These tips are simple and will show measurable improvements in your email open rates. Let us know what your experience is, and any favourite subject lines you would like to share!


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Marcelino Nicolás Ñamandu (Caacupé, 28 de julio de 1999) es un futbolista paraguayo. Se desempeña como centrocampista y actualmente juega en el club Deportivo Maldonado de la Primera División de Uruguay.

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Ñamandu, hizo su debut profesional el 22 de julio de 2018 en la Copa Paraguay con el club Cerro Porteño proveniente de la reserva del club. Fue tenido en cuenta por el entonces director técnico Luis Zubeldía para el encuentro ante el Club Cristóbal Colón, ingresó en el minuto 61 y luego fue citado para entrenar con el plantel principal.

En la primera rueda del Torneo Apertura 2021 con Cerro Porteño no disputó ni un solo encuentro por causa de una lesión meniscal.

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Located inside an old factory, the Kaiku bar has firmly established its position in Helsinki's cultural arena. The club opened its doors in 2013 and has the capacity for 400 people. This club is the best place in the city for music lovers as they host regular gigs and performances of various artists. The club also boasts of a hefty sound system, a rotary mixer, interesting in-house and guest DJs and a large dance floor for the visitors.


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Alex Riley
WWE for a NBA Fan – Southeast Division (Part 2)
In my despondency regarding the NBA Lockout, I devised a series of posts detailing how a typical NBA fan could survive a basketball-less winter with the help of well-placed WWE Superstar replacement suggestions. While it seemed far-fetched on the surface, I actually came up with some similarities between the two "sports", and more importantly, it gave me an excuse to write about professional wrestling.
Then Friday happened. To my amazement and surprise, the NBA season seemed as if it would proceed with a 66-game schedule. My abject joy aside, I realized that my massive 6-parter titled "WWE for an NBA Fan – How to Survive the NBA Lockout with the WWE" was now pretty bunk. Easily the worst part of the lockout ending.
However, seeing as half of it is already done and I enjoyed writing it so much, I will soldier on with the WWE for an NBA Fan series. While the NBA might be back, remember that the WWE never turned its back on you. These suggestions still bear weight, and perhaps, just perhaps, it will bring more eyes to the WWE. So I won't be alone. Sad and alone.
(Check back here for Part 1)
Atlanta Hawks: Kofi Kingston
As far as I can tell, the Hawks, who in their time in Atlanta have only gone so far as the conference finals twice (not since the 1969-70 season) and their fan base are not really concerned with winning and excellence so much as they are with playing hard and entertaining the crowd. Kofi Kingston is a fantastically entertaining wrestler, whose aerial moves and wrestling maneuvers are all highlighted by his extraordinary flexibility and agility. He's gone so far as to win the Intercontinental title, but truthfully, is no real threat to a world title any time soon. He's an entertainer, he works hard and he went to the best undergraduate college in the land.
Orlando Magic: Kane
I feel awful for Orlando. I really really do. In their brief 20 year history, they've made two finals (two more than Atlanta, Charlotte and Washington combined), had Shaquille O'Neal, Tracy McGrady, Grant Hill and Dwight Howard and reaped no titles. Their consistency towards winning regular season games is to be recognized and respected, and yet, they never have quite enough to get them over the top. In fact, this team is has been cursed nearly as much as the Los Angeles Lakers have been blessed. Tracy McGrady was dropping 30 points a game while his team lost 60+ every year. Grant Hill, on a surefire Hall of Famer course after his brilliant college career at Duke and unbelievable play in Detroit, came to Orlando on a massive 7-year deal and only played in a staggering 34% of their games. Shaquille O'Neal, the best center of his generation, left the Magic and went on to win 4 titles with the Lakers and Heat. Dwight Howard, the best center of his generation, could very well do the same in 10 months time.
My point here is, the Magic's tortured fan base (one of the most underrated in all of sports) needs a superstar with consistency. They need to know year-in and year-out what they're getting. They need a wrestler to match the toughness and physicality of player they're used to seeing, with none of the disappointment.
Kane has been in the WWE in his current incarnation as the hideously burned brother of the Undertaker since 1997. His work in the ring is more than adequate, but less than excellent. He is a compelling character, a physical specimen and yet, not entirely fascinating enough for the company to completely invest itself in. His best description? A steady hand. Kane is good enough to b… Read more...
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Ida Now a Category 2 Hurricane
Ian Auzenne
Ian Auzenne Published: August 28, 2021
KATC/Rob Perillo
Hurricane Ida continues to strengthen as it crosses the Gulf of Mexico.
According to the National Hurricane Center, Ida is now a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds of 100 miles per hour. The hurricane is expected to attain Category 4 strength and maximum sustained winds of 140 miles per hour before making landfall south of Houma on Sunday.
Hurricane warnings remain posted for the Louisiana coast from Intracoastal City to the mouth of the Mississippi River. Hurricane watches remain posted from Intracoastal City to Cameron.
As of the 1 p.m. update, Ida is located at 25.5 North, 86.6 West. That's about 380 miles southeast of Houma.
The track remains steady. Ida is moving northwest at 16 miles per hour with landfall expected Sunday afternoon in Terrebonne Parish.
The National Hurricane Center says Acadiana could see winds as high as 110 miles per hour as the storm pushes onshore. The National Weather Service's hazardous weather statement for the Acadiana region has this warning for the residents of South Central Louisiana and Southeastern Louisiana:
Protect against life-threatening wind having possible devastating impacts across South-Central Louisiana and portions of East-Central Louisiana in vicinity of the Atchafalaya River Basin. Potential impacts in this area include:
- Structural damage to sturdy buildings, some with complete roof and wall failures. Complete destruction of mobile homes. Damage greatly accentuated by large airborne projectiles. Locations may be uninhabitable for weeks or months.
- Numerous large trees snapped or uprooted along with fences and roadway signs blown over.
- Many roads impassable from large debris, and more within urban or heavily wooded places. Many bridges and access routesimpassable.
- Widespread power and communications outages.
A mandatory evacuation order is in place for St. Mary Parish SOUTH of the Intracoastal Waterway. This includes Burns Point and Cypremort Point. The rest of St. Mary Parish, Iberia Parish, Lower St. Martin Parish, Jeff Davis Parish, and Acadia Parishes are under voluntary evacuation orders.
If you are planning to evacuate today, head north. Traffic on Interstate 10 West in Acadiana and the Lake Charles region is heavy. Eastbound traffic on Interstates 10 and 12 in the southeastern part of the state is also heavy as residents there flee towards Mississippi. If you do travel towards Texas or Mississippi, consider taking an alternate route.
Governor John Bel Edwards had this to say after the 1 p.m advisory.
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It may not be the headline most people would go for, but it will do for me as we had three safeties over the weekend, taking the season total to five on an increase of 250% in one day and that has to be more interesting than the Bengals and Dolphins getting beat this weekend.
Okay fine, I'll start with the Bengals running into the buzz saw that is the Kansas City Chiefs at home. The fact that the Chiefs offence was good is of no surprise to anyone, although it would have been nice if the talented Bengals pass rush was more effective and the tackling was better. No one seemed to be able to stop Kareem Hunt and I knew the Bengals were in trouble when Al Michaels announced that the Chiefs' defence hadn't forced a punt in seventeen drives and the Bengals opened with a three and out then punt. In fact they punted on the second drive as well and it wasn't until the second quarter that they scored any points when CJ Uzomah caught the Bengals only touchdown. It's easy enough to write of this game as a fan of the Bengals but the prime time stats are worrying and the game against the Buccaneers takes on huge significance if the Bengals are going to turn things around.
So the Chiefs are really good, as are the LA Rams who remain unbeaten with a comfortable 39-10 win over the San Francisco 49ers and to no one's surprise it is late October and the Patriots have rounded into form and have a sole lead atop the AFC East after a win over the Chicago Bears.
We had a really competitive London game where the LA Chargers ran out 20-19 winners over the Tennessee Titans who couldn't make a two point conversion after two attempts. I can understand the decision Mike Vrabel made to go for it and try to get the win, particularly with all the travel to London and it's clear that at least a section of the new head coaches obviously believe in this aggressive approach as Frank Reich tried it earlier in the season and also lost. However, I'm not sure with Marcus Mariota's movement skills why you wouldn't have him move on one of those attempts. Another coach who might want to think about his late game tactics is Hue Jackson as the Cleveland Browns lost their fourth overtime game this season to a Tampa Bay field goal, which means they have already racked up half an extra game for their players despite the shortened overtime period introduced this season.
Moving on to one of the more surprising results of week seven, the Houston Texans went to Jacksonville and won 20-7 meaning the Jaguars have two divisional home losses already and Blake Bortles has very much not take a step this season. In assessments that should have the Giants worried, plenty of commentators are suggesting that perhaps investing the pick the Jaguars used on Leonard Fournette was not wise given that they could have had Patrick Mahomes or Deshaun Watson with their fourth selection. In fact, of the quartet of high pick running backs we've had in recent years – Leonard Fournette, Ezekiel Elliott, Saquon Barkley, and Todd Gurley, it is only Gurley who is in the conversation for MVP and he also happens to have a head coach who's quickly establishing himself as one of the best in the league as well as a very good young quarterback in Jared Goff. Just to heap it on a little more, apart from the hamstring problems that have side-lined Fournette for most of this season, you could argue that Fournette wasn't even the most effective running back in his draft class given that Alvin Kamara was offensive rookie of the league last year. Now it is early and we could be saying different things in a couple of years and certainly Sqauon Barkley is some talent, but effective running backs are found at all kinds of rounds in the draft and sometimes undrafted too where as it much rarer to find quarterbacks outside of the early rounds. There's a reason everyone makes a fuss about Tom Brady going in the fourth round or Tony Romo having the career he did having been un-drafted. It is not that plenty of quarterbacks picked early don't flame out, but the low picked ones that make it are much rarer than effective running backs taken outside of the first round.
Moving away from draft strategy, but sticking to team building we have several teams who clearly are in win now mode and one that is very evidently tearing things down. Not content with trading away Khalil Mack, Jon Gruden has sent Amari Cooper to the Dallas Cowboys for a first round pick. There's been plenty of criticism of the price the Cowboys paid given Cooper's performance the last couple of seasons but they are belatedly trying to address the issues they have at receiver and the talk of the Raiders trading away Derek Carr is only increasing. Perhaps more intriguing is the New Orleans Saints move to acquire Eli Apple for a 2019 fourth round pick and a 2020 seventh round pick from the New York Giants. The Saints know they have a limited window given the age of Drew Brees but given that they have the second best record in the NFC already, you can see what they are doing in trading for a first round draft pick although given the recent moves to get up the draft (for defensive end Marcus Davenport) and in acquiring Teddy Bridgewater in pre-season. There are some thinner drafts coming, but with an ageing hall of fame quarterback you can see why they are trying to get him another ring now. I will assume that Dan, with his love of kicking, will cover the Saints winning thank to an unprecedented event or I will add it in myself if it is missed.
So finally, as I mentioned at the start of this post the #TWFSafties watch continues with the three we saw this week. Going through them in sort order from pro-football-reference.com we had a blocked punt that went through the back of the end-zone for a safety for the Ram against the 49ers. The fun stat about this play is that this is Cory Littleton's fourth blocked punt since the start of last year, which is kind of incredible. I may have to dig into this a little more if I can find the stats to see how that compares historically. The second was pretty standard as Peyton Barber of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was tackled before he could get out the end-zone as the Buccaneers were on their own one yard line. It was Trevon Coley's only tackle in the game but he scored the Browns two points and a field goal and it's just a shame that they couldn't put them to better use. Finally, the Buffalo Bills lost 37-5 against the Indianapolis Colts and two of those points they had very little to do with as a high snap bounced off Andrew Luck's hands and into the end-zone before squirting out the back as players pursued the ball. I usually like to see a quarterback safety but my favourite for this week has to be the Littleton's fourth punt block.
I now I need to start worrying about next week's picks (not going well) and the Bengals which aren't faring much better!