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The 10-country ASEAN region, counts a population of over 600 million, dispersed over a large geography. Communities are culturally and ethnically heterogeneous, even within countries, with different patterns of consumption. The quality of local healthcare provision ranges from good but with key gaps for its urban middle class and poor to non-existent for its urban poor and rural communities. In addition, the region faces a shortage of health workers and WHO forecasted that Southeast Asia faces a 4.7 million shortage by 2030. With minimal insurance or state payment cover, millions are just one major illness away from financial catastrophe.
ASEAN's aspiring urban, chronic care and aging populations desperately need better healthcare quality and delivery, especially in post-acute and home-based healthcare. To address such underserved needs, successful and scalable healthcare products and services require innovation to achieve better patient outcomes and/or leverage resource productivity for private and public healthcare providers.
Many of its public and private sectors have or are ready to deploy such technologies, possibly leapfrogging the developed world's traditional healthcare systems. These include novel but proven platforms incorporating smart technology products and innovatively connected devices, services, software and payment models for monitoring, diagnosis and treatment consultation connected to existing healthcare providers as well as consumer health apps for mobile devices.
Two major challenges to innovation businesses are that although ASEAN is making progress towards a harmonized market, industry development across countries are at different stages and regulatory regimes remain distinct and cumbersome for timely regional market entry. One approach is to focus on the rising ASEAN urban middle class who share similar healthcare demands and are an attractive and high growth market segment.
There are also new entrants who have applied technology solutions and business models from other industries to ASEAN healthcare needs, engaging directly with the patient-customers across its wide demographic and geographical spectra, partnering with the more progressive private and public sectors and challenging regulatory boundaries with their cross-border platforms. Recently, a few de novo biomaterials and biologics have also been launched in Asia markets ahead of the US.
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Frank Heagerty And His Bodyshock Fitness
By Cassidy Backus
Bodyshock Fitness founder Frank Heagerty is ready to take his business to new heights.
Frank Heagerty works out in his iron paradise. Photo by Cassidy Backus
"People don't want to be thrown into working out, they want to ease into it," said Frank Heagerty, 26, a personal trainer and owner of Bodyshock Fitness, 1879 County Route 7, Oswego. He moves around his fitness room with complete fluidity. The free-weights line up from smallest to biggest along the wall, while other machines dominate the middle of his floor. An expansive mirror stretches along the back wall, throwing his reflection back at him. "It's really all about shocking your system with the right routine and diet, and that is where I got my name from," he said.
Bodyshock Fitness is currently located in a side room off of Heagerty's home. "I just became accredited from the Better Business Bureau," Heagerty said. "So, now people can see that I have a credible business and I'm not just some creep trying to lure people into my home."
Frank Heagerty at Bodyshock Fitness. Photo by Cassidy Backus | Syracuse New Times
Heagerty started working out seven years ago and enjoyed every aspect of it. Between he and his friends, he was always the one to look up different diets and exercises. "I ended up getting really involved with it. At the age of 19, I weighed 145 lbs at 6-foot-3," said Heagerty. "I was in an unhealthy relationship and I looked really sick, but in the end that is actually what gave me the drive and power to better myself. It's really humbling to see people come here to get that same sense of security. To be a part of that every day is awesome."
Once Heagerty saw the progress with his own mind and body, he thought he could help others. Through the website expertrating.com, which provides instruction similar to taking an online course, he was able to receive his personal training and nutrition certifications.
"I started training my parents first to kind of ease myself into teaching," Heagerty said. "Some people think once they have muscles, they have the ability to tell other people what to do, but it doesn't work like that. I had to learn patience, be knowledgeable and be ready for every possible scenario. Some people want to focus on losing weight, some want to gain muscle and some just want to be in shape. It's always different."
Most of Heagerty's knowledge about training was gained through his experiences of being in the gym. He applied that knowledge to his business. He made mistakes in the beginning, which helped him know what to look for with the people he trains, to make sure they don't make those same mistakes.
"I was my own guinea pig in the beginning and that actually benefited me more than any official learning could have," Heagerty said. "What I read in books is more for injury prevention than actually helping people get to where they want to be. I feel like I was put on earth to help people and not just myself, as cheesy as that sounds.
"I know what it feels like to have low self-esteem and to not be happy with the way you look. But I also know how great it feels to see progress and make it out of the darkness that is negativity. Being a part of someone else's success story is what keeps me going."
Heagerty's father, Frank Sr., owns a pawnshop in Oswego, and when Heagerty first started his business two years ago, he relied on unideal equipment he found there, as well as on Craigslist. Finding the proper equipment to show a person's progress was a challenge, but as his business grew, so did his tools.
Heagerty recently invested in purchasing a full-body composition scale, which shows the trainee's weight, fat percentage, fat weight, muscle mass, muscle weight, water percentage, bone weight, the rate they process food and their metabolic age. For example, Heagerty is 26 years old, but his metabolic age is 12 years old, which he worked very hard to achieve.
"If someone's metabolic age is 61 and they are 47 years old, that tells me it isn't the work outs I need to focus on, it's the nutrition," Heagerty said with excitement. "This machine lets me cut right to the point so people can see their progress faster. It's easy to work harder when you know things are so much more traceable." Now, with the right equipment, Heagerty can spend his time investing in the business to make sure he is moving forward and improving with his clients.
Between his clients online and in person, Heagerty trains more than 100 people. He works seven days a week, but to him, it never feels like work. "The biggest challenge I face, besides not having much of a personal life, is working with people who are new to working out and training," Heagerty said. "Sometimes workouts that I find to be really easy are really tough for someone just starting out. I also need to keep in mind that not everyone has the same goal. I need to be accommodating because it's not what I want, it's always what they want to achieve."
Frank Heagerty: "Being a part of someone else's success story is what keeps me going." Photo by Cassidy Backus | Syracuse New Times
The biggest quality trait that has helped Heagerty train others is honesty. He said that honesty is the only way someone can succeed. His clients need routine and need to be told what to do to better themselves. As for diet, Heagerty said that as long as their good days outweigh their bad and they are exercising regularly, they shouldn't have to worry.
"Everyone trains differently, and the same goes for their diet. For example, I am perfectly fine eating brown rice and chicken for every meal, but I don't expect that from anyone else," he said. "People need normalcy. So, I set up plans for people individually where they have certain limits, as well as certain foods that can help them. It's not realistic to abstain from the food you love, but it's my job to help you find a balance."
At the start of his business, Heagerty tried to have programs and diet plans set up for people, but it never panned out because of how different everyone is. He believes online programs don't actually help people see the results they want. He would rather build his own workout plan for his clients personally depending on who they are and what they are capable of. Heagerty has home workout plans for people who already train regularly. That way he is with them every step of the way so they don't lose motivation.
Lorena Malone, 50, started training with Heagerty last January because she wanted to see the results she wasn't getting anywhere else.
"I walked into Bodyshock Fitness nervous and curious, and after the first day I never looked back," Malone said. "I would recommend Frank to anyone. Throughout the chaos that is my life, my training with Frank turned out to be my happy place. He will work with all ages. He is knowledgeable, reasonable and pushes me to my absolute limit. When I started I could do 2 push-ups, now I can do 62 in one minute. The change I see in myself is amazing, and it's just proof that it can be done."
Heagerty plans to move and expand Bodyshock Fitness to a more suitable location in the summer of 2017. He will be renting out the space next to his father's business at 202 W. 1st St. in downtown Oswego.
"Business has been really good, and I'd love to have another trainer in here to help me, but I haven't got the space right now," he said. "The new building is five times the size of where I am now, at 2,500 square feet, and I couldn't be happier about the change."
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Discussion in 'Techforge' started by Amaris, Jun 1, 2015.
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garamet said: ↑
And how soon before, like cable, the limited time offer becomes a millstone around your necks?
They're going to keep supporting 7 for a couple years or so.
2020 at the latest, I think I heard, but eventually, yeah, there'll be a cutoff.
Your OS won't die or anything, but virus protection updates and such will stop, and things will start to break down.
I kept Windows '95 going on an old computer until 2010, and I could still do basic functions, but Youtube stopped working, and sites with lots of flash crashed the thing unless I adblocked the shit out of them.
I jumped over to 10 to be ahead of that this time.
Diacanu, Sep 6, 2015
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Diacanu said: ↑
So it's like cable. You sign up at $29 a month and all of a sudden you're paying $129+ a month...and it still goes down in the middle of the day when you need to send a file back to a client. Got it.
Yeah, pass.
garamet, Sep 6, 2015
Amaris The Aether
It all depends on what you need. Windows 7 is still great for most people, but by 2020 it will have aged horribly just like Windows XP (even though XP is still usable, it lacks hardware options that new OSes can use). Microsoft has said they want Windows 10 to be the last OS. I'll believe it when I see it, but for now Windows 10 is the last OS to be distributed this way. The likelihood in the future is that the OS will simply be patched and updated as the years move forward. There will come a point where everyone will have to have Windows 10, and previous versions will not be supported at all, at least I think that will happen.
Next year, anyone who didn't get a copy of Windows 10 free, will have to pay about $120 for it. Right now, there are well over 14 million Windows 10 users, and I expect that number to jump even higher by this time next year, so who knows? Maybe Microsoft will just give it away anyway then, too. By 2020, though, the standard Windows OS we've come to know and love will have (probably) bit the big one, so you'll have to either accept it, or switch to Linux or Mac.
Amaris, Sep 7, 2015
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As some here know, I had to be coerced into transitioning from XP to 7 and, while I keep getting offers for 10, everyone I know who's upgraded hates the bloody thing. Can't get it to interface with their printer, that kind of thing.
no, I upgraded from win7 to 10 on two machines, one a current I3, one an 8 year old Dell core2. Both run well and are very user friendly. I keep windows8 on the TVPC as win10 doesn't support windows media center.
No reason not to upgrade from 7. Both printers I use (7 year old lexmark laser and 5 year old HP officejet/scanner) both work much better under win10 than they did under either XP or win7.
The Dell XP was upgraded to win7 when XP support ended. It does everything better under win10.
And it's free. You can always try it and revert to win7. It keeps a copy for 30days to roll back to (consuming another 30gb on your HD. After 30days this backup is deleted), or you can clean up earlier if your'e happy with win10.
What? at some point they may stop offering a free upgrade, but that's just a millstone around your neck.
I'd look on your printer's support page and download new USB drivers for it. The native support for printers under win10 for my legacy printers is very good, but I still downloaded HP drivers to get full functionality for the scanner. HP's printers were a pig under XP. Barely notice them now under win10. The Lexmark I use win10 native drivers.
steve2^4, Sep 7, 2015
What John & Steve said.
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I would be tempted to drop the coin on a 64 bit version of XP if I knew I could get all my games to work on it.
Captain X, Sep 7, 2015
There's no 64bit version of XP.
64bit might be a little faster (Vista, Win7, Win10) and all of these can run in XP mode, but any programs you have for XP are written in 32bit so it's a wash.
The main thing about 64bit OS's is they can address more than 4GB of RAM. The underlying machine instruction set may be a little more rich for programs written to take advantage of it. Unless you typically run VMs or have lots of user accounts logged on at the same time 4GB is enough.
Actually, there is a 64 bit version of XP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_XP_Professional_x64_Edition
shrug, yup you're right. That was a pretty stunted branch in the windows tree...
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And just this morning, I finally got my laptop to upgrade to Windows 10. I gave up trying last year because it'd always fail and rollback to 8.1. This morning, I said, "Fuck it." and gave it a shot. Took a little longer than when I upgraded the uber-PC I built last year, but it did it without a hiccup, amazingly enough.
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Brother Moses
Listen Up by trunkprc	on February 11, 2020 add comment
New York, the city so nice they named it twice, has inspired many artists over the years, but for indie rockers and recent Arkansas transplants Brother Moses, the Big Apple served as the culture shocked-springboard for their latest album, the beautifully-crafted masterpiece of chill, Destination Pop.
"You can hear the struggle but you can hear also the excitement and the persistence of it," said guitarist John-Lewis Anderson in an exclusive interview with TrunkSpace.
The band's latest single, "What Does It Take?", is available now.
We recently sat down with Anderson and guitarist Moses Gomez to discuss the pop of pop culture, getting Goldblum, and why the album is a perfect combination of their past and present.
TrunkSpace: The new album, Desperation Pop, drops on March 6. What is the period leading up to a release like for the band? Are you in a bit of a creative lull?
Anderson: We have definitely not been in a lull. It's been a very crazy period. We are just getting everything ready for the rollout and we'll have one more single coming out before the album drops. So yeah, we're keeping pretty busy.
Gomez: I would say that, as far as music-wise, each one of us has things cooking. But creatively though, we're taking up a lot of space with different ideas for ways that we can present the album.
TrunkSpace: What could someone learn about the band as a whole in sitting down to listen to Desperation Pop front to back?
Anderson: Well, I think it's a very New York-centric album. We moved up here about two years ago now and I think you hear a lot of that in the music. You have a song like "What Does It Take" that just focuses a lot on the things that you have to do to not just survive but to try to do something special out here. There are a lot of little things like that, which I think you hear. You can hear the struggle but you can hear also the excitement and the persistence of it.
TrunkSpace: So would you say that the city itself, New York City, was one of the biggest influences on the album?
Anderson: Yeah, I think that'd be accurate.
TrunkSpace: One of the other things we noticed was the connection to pop culture that was present. Is that a conscious decision when it comes to writing or is it more of an influence by osmosis thing?
Gomez: I mean, I think it's definitely a little bit of both. I think it just happens to go with what is happening at that time in our lives – where and what we're into at that time. The lead singer, James, just for an example, in Sam & Diane, he wrote about that show because there was a time where we stayed up and we'd just sit there on the couch watching Cheers over and over again. And so it definitely has to do with a little bit about what's going on in our lives and then we're pulling from other places just to fit the specific tone of the song.
TrunkSpace: But… even Jeff Goldblum appears?
Anderson: (Laughter) Yeah, that's something that we've been sitting on for a while. When we recorded our EP, Legends, we are out in Los Angeles, and he had a residency at this jazz club. And so we went to see him one night and it was a really cool experience. Afterwards he was just kinda walking around, talking to some of the audience, and we went up to him and we just kind of told him what we were doing there and asked him if he would be interested in saying a few words for the EP. Well, we happened to be on a small label at the time and they kind of got freaked out by that and didn't want us to put it on there. So, we were just kind of waiting for the right time. We knew that was something fun and special and we felt like it really went hand in hand with what we were trying to do here.
TrunkSpace: You mentioned your EP, which leads us to our next question. No one knows your music better than you, so where do you hear the biggest differences between Legends and where you are now creatively with Desperation Pop?
Gomez: Creatively, I think we're at our highest point yet. I think we've just gone so far into not limiting ourselves on what we can do. I think what we've tried on Desperation Pop, we would have never thought to do any of that stuff on Legends. I feel like Legends lives in a box while Desperation Pop is more worldly overall.
Anderson: And I think thematically, on Legends, you would hear a lot of us striving for kind of the more pop influence – bright sound. And then, with Magnolia, we kind of dove into the more desperate side of things and a kind of raw energy. I feel like we've really been able to meld them and bring them together with this new record.
TrunkSpace: There's also a great production quality to Desperation Pop. How does that carry over into a live setting in terms of what you're able to do with those songs on stage?
Anderson: That's a good question.
Gomez: Yeah, and that is a good question.
Anderson: It's a constantly evolving process, but I think the main difference you'd hear is there is so much energy when you come to a Brother Moses show and each one is a little bit different. We like to feed off of the crowd and try to make it a special experience. But I think the main thing you're going to see is so much energy and excitement. We also try push ourselves to have all these interesting sounds and create just a sonically rich atmosphere for that energy to live in.
TrunkSpace: What are you most proud of with the album?
Anderson: Ooh, that's a tough one. Oh man. Moses, do you have anything that pops out immediately?
Gomez: I think the sound, specifically, I think the record sounds better than anything that we've ever done before. What helps that is the specific composition or the specific arrangement that we landed on with these songs. I think that's what I'm most proud of, is just how they specifically sound whenever it's coming out of your car speakers or wherever.
Anderson: I already kind of touched on it before, but I think we were able to get a balance of emotional impact with a polished product that we've been trying to make for a while. A lot of these songs we ended up reworking several times and even rerecording, and when I listen to it I'm just really, really proud that we were able to do that and have that patience for it because I think it really, really paid off.
Desperation Pop is available March 6. Their latest single, "What Does It Take?", is available now.
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Congratulations on your promotion to the news anchor desk at ABC.
… it is obvious that you embrace victim disarmament.
1. Did you know that the police have absolutely no legal duty to protect you or any other American citizen? You can sue the police for failing to protect you, but, because of legal doctrines like "sovereign immunity", you will most likely lose. In JPFO's book "Dial 911 and Die" (written by an attorney) it is explained in careful detail how Americans, unbeknownst to the vast majority, are actually saddled with their own self defense.
It's not just that the police cannot protect you. They don't even have to come when you call!
2. Is it possible that racism had any part in the growth of so-called "gun control"* in America? The answer is a resounding, irrefutable "yes". Some of the very first "gun control" laws were intended to keep firearms out of the hands of freed black slaves. JPFO has produced a film that confronts this issue directly: "No Guns for Negroes". Not a single historian or African-American spokesperson has come forward to refute this documentary.
… to keep firearms out of the hands of freed black slaves.
3. Could it be possible that the "Gun Control Act of 1968" was, in many fundamental details, copied directly from German Nazi "gun control" laws? JPFO meticulously researched this matter and published a book titled "Gateway to Tyranny". Presented in this material is documented proof that Senator Thomas Dodd had the German Nazi "gun control" laws translated into English, by the Library of Congress, and incorporated into American law in 1968.
… Senator Thomas Dodd had the German Nazi "gun control" laws translated into English, by the Library of Congress, and then incorporated into American law in 1968.
4. Has "gun control" played an essential part in the major genocides of the last one hundred years? Yes, this is an inescapable historical fact, as shown in JPFO's thoroughly-researched book "Death by Gun Control", and summarized in the widely distributed "Genocide Chart", which has had worldwide impact. Additionally, because this issue is so immensely important, we employed and expanded that research to produce the documentary entitled "Innocents Betrayed>".
Has "gun control" played an essential part in the major genocides of the last one hundred years?
In every major genocide in the 20th Century, firearms registration, and then confiscation, preceded the murder of countless millions of unarmed people by their own governments or the ethnic/religious factions those governments supported. Ms. Sawyer, not one single reputable historian has come forward and refuted JPFO's widely published information. Not one.
5. Do you understand the real intent of the Second Amendment? The goal of the Second Amendment was to preserve and enthusiastically bolster an armed citizenry, such widespread mass of armed citizens being the only realistic guarantee that a government designed to serve would not someday become a slave master. I ask you to view JPFO's award-winning free online documentary film regarding the Founders' crucial historical decision to trust an armed citizenry: "2A Today for the U.S.A.".
… such widespread mass of armed citizens being the only realistic guarantee that a government designed to serve would not someday become a slave master.
6. Could it be remotely possible that many people who support "gun control" might actually have mental health issues? You might want to read another JPFO publication written by psychiatrist Dr. Sarah Thompson. It is titled "Raging Against Self Defense".
After reading this succinct essay, I would sincerely ask you to compare it to the message you sent out to America with your recent special "If I Only Had a Gun". Are you projecting your secret hatreds and fears upon the rest of us, Ms. Sawyer?
Are you projecting your secret hatreds and fears upon the rest of us, Ms. Sawyer?
7. Could it be that the foundational scriptures of the Jewish and Christian religions actually command us to defend ourselves and the innocents around us? The answer is "yes". Self defense is a foundational precept of the Jewish religion, and therefore, like the Ten Commandments, a foundational precept of the Christian religion. It is not the pacifist's interpretation: "thou shalt not kill". The proper translation of the Hebrew text of the Sixth Commandment is "thou shalt not murder".
The proper translation of the Hebrew text of the Sixth Commandment is "thou shalt not murder".
Observant Jews and Christians alike are coming to understand that there is a scriptural mandate to defend themselves and the innocent from attack. JPFO has recently helped publish "The Ten Commandments of Self Defense". JPFO believes that people are better off living by G-d's** law than needlessly dying from man's law.
Any adult who cannot be entrusted to keep and bear arms cannot be entrusted to circulate freely in our society.
Please consider this common sense logic. Such dangerous individuals, if lawfully adjudicated as criminals or dangerously insane, should be in prison or institutionalized. To strip Americans of their most fundamental freedom, the right to self defense, is to punish and endanger the vast majority for the misconduct of the very few. We would be selling out our future liberty for an extremely dangerous and illusory false sense of security.
I look forward to seeing you share these realities with your viewers.
*The phrase "gun control" is a malicious semantic deception. It has historically meant gun registration, gun confiscation, and then the murder of unarmed victims.
**Out of respect, observant Jews do not spell out the Almighty's name in secular text.


Christopher P. Martin '78 P'13, an Elon alumnus, trustee and parent from Tinton Falls, New Jersey, is one of the university's most loyal and generous benefactors. His recent gift will provide funding for scholarships and other key priorities in the future.
Chris Martin '78 P'13 said he was proud to place Elon in his estate and help his university remain strong for generations to come. It is a commitment shared by his wife, Nicolette Martin P'13, and their son, Nick Martin '13, of Howell, New Jersey.
"I'm so proud of the way Elon has evolved and elevated itself, and I thought this was the right way to give back to an institution I feel strongly about," Martin said. "You see what comes out of Elon. Our students are involved from Wall Street to the Peace Corps and they are adding value to our world. I agree that the world needs Elon graduates."
One of New Jersey's most prominent banking executives, Martin serves as chairman, president and chief executive officer of Provident Financial Services, Inc., and The Provident Bank, the oldest state-chartered bank in New Jersey. He is also a dedicated volunteer in his community. With his recent estate gift, Martin has contributed a total of $4.7 million to the university, placing him among Elon's most generous benefactors.
"Elon is grateful to Chris Martin for his generosity and outstanding leadership. He demonstrates the values that we seek to instill in every Elon graduate," said Elon President Connie Ledoux Book. "Chris, along with Nicolette and Nick, are true champions for Elon. We are forever indebted to them for helping propel Elon to new levels of national distinction."
Martin said establishing an endowment through his estate was the right move financially and philanthropically for his family. The estate gift, currently valued at approximately $3.6 million, will support Elon's greatest needs in the future.
"I wanted this gift to be solidified and to ensure that Elon is provided for in my estate along with my son Nicholas, which I've done," Martin said. "I made it an unrestricted endowment gift because I want it to go where it's needed the most, including to support scholarships. I trust Elon to do the right thing with this gift."
The Inn at Elon : A $500,000 commitment from the Martin family will support construction of a three-story, 80-room inn that will meet the long-standing need for on-campus lodging for thousands of alumni, parents and prospective students and their families who visit Elon each year. The Inn at Elon will be located next to the Ernest A. Koury, Sr. Business Center and is scheduled to open in fall 2019. Amenities will include a restaurant and lounge, ballroom, conference rooms, fitness room and outdoor gathering spaces. A new "front door" to Elon, the inn will be an endowment-owned asset of the university, an innovative business enterprise whose profits will support student scholarships.
Martin Alumni Center : The Martins contributed $400,000 to establish a home base for Elon alumni returning to campus for Homecoming, reunions and other events. Located in the heart of campus, the MAC features spacious reception areas and inviting porches and terraces that encourage alumni of all eras to reconnect and share their love for Elon. The center also houses the university's alumni engagement staff. Approximately 5,000 alumni have visited the MAC since it opened in 2013.
The Martin Family Scholarship was established in 2010 with a $100,000 gift to assist students with financial need. Among the recipients is Steven Klausner '20, an international business major from Plainview, New York. "This very generous gift has enabled my family to send me to a school that is incredible," Steven said. "I know this scholarship will enable me to experience all that Elon has to offer and allow me to grow as a person."
Elon Day matching gifts : The Martins contributed $25,000 in matching funds in 2017 to help ensure the success of Elon Day, which celebrates the importance of annual giving and pride in the university among alumni, parents and friends.
Raised in the small town of Summit, New Jersey, Chris Martin and his three brothers learned early the value of hard work and integrity-and sharing space. Their modest, two-story home had just two bedrooms and one bathroom for the entire family, which included his grandmother.
"You learned to do more with less because you didn't have much," Martin said. "You got a dollar for an allowance and you had to make it last. We all hung out around the radiators in the winter because our house had no insulation. This isn't a 'woe is me' story. The challenges you face in life make you stronger and build character."
Having a police officer for a father can also build character. Robert Martin served for 25 years on the Summit police force before retiring as a lieutenant detective and working in private security. There wasn't much room for error growing up in the Martin household.
"I was the geek in my family and my father always knew that when something bad happened that it wasn't me," Martin recalled, laughing. "I was very proud of my father. I never saw him cry, but when he and my mother dropped me off at Elon, I saw a tear in his eye. He was very proud."
Diane Martin worked as a bookkeeper for a plumbing company in Summit and together with her husband "instilled the right values in us," Martin said.
Among those values was the importance of working hard to achieve your goals. Martin's first job was a paper route when he was 8. In high school, he played on the golf team and caddied on the weekends to earn extra money. At 16, he worked as a bank teller. As an Elon student, Martin served as a resident advisor in his dorm and also worked at Carolina Biological Supply Company, founded by the late alumnus and former Elon professor Thomas E. Powell Jr., a 1919 graduate of Elon.
"I studied a lot because I didn't want to let my parents down or let myself down," said Martin, a founding member of Elon's Sigma Pi fraternity. "I still live by that rule today. Others may be smarter than I am, but I'm going to work harder, and Elon helped develop that in me."
After graduating from Elon in 1978 with a degree in accounting and business, Martin went on to work in inventory control and as a financial analyst at Johnson & Johnson. After earning his master's degree at Monmouth University, Martin moved into the banking sector in 1984 with First Sentinel Bancorp, rising through the leadership ranks over the next 20 years. After First Sentinel was purchased by Provident in 2003, Martin was asked to stay on as president and later was named the organization's chairman, president and CEO.
One of Elon's biggest champions, Chris Martin has served as a member and past president of the Elon Alumni Board and served on the presidential search committee that brought President Book to Elon in March 2018. In 2012, he was named Elon's Distinguished Alumnus of the Year for his professional achievement, community service and contributions to the university, including regularly opening the doors of his company to Elon students and alumni seeking internships and jobs. He was elected to the university's Board of Trustees in 2013.
As a first-generation college student, Martin appreciated the financial assistance he received to attend Elon. Investing in scholarships is his way of giving back to donors he never knew.
"We didn't have any money to go to college, so I know how tough it is to get out of school and have that debt. It's intimidating," Martin said. "Elon students have done phenomenal things, and the more we can help these students, the better society will be."
One of his proudest moments was watching his son, Nick, graduate and join him as a proud Elon alumnus. "The young alumni are so energetic and have so many good ideas, and I take pride in that," Martin said. "I look at them and see how they want to stay involved, supporting the university."
Nick Martin '13, a marketing coordinator and assistant treasurer at Manasquan Bank, is following in his father's footsteps by staying connected to Elon. He serves as a member of Elon's Young Alumni Council and is passionate about giving back to his alma mater with his time and his resources.
"The Elon brand speaks so much to us as a family," Nick said. "Elon mirrors our values and it gave my father and me a chance and opportunities, and I am grateful for that. I think giving back is the only way to be a responsible alum. It's easy to do and makes you feel great."
Nick credits his mother for supporting the family's philanthropic tradition at Elon. "She has a strong commitment to Elon and she gets the big picture, which is important," he said.
In recognition of their generosity, Chris and Nicolette Martin are members of the following giving societies: The Founder's Circle of The Elon Society, the university's premier annual giving recognition society, the Numen Lumen Society in honor of their lifetime giving to Elon, and Order of the Oak, which recognizes donors who make estate and other planned gifts to the university.
Closer to home, Martin dedicates much of his spare time to improving the communities that Provident serves. He serves as president of The Provident Bank Foundation, which has provided more than $22 million in grants since its founding for programs focusing on education, health and wellness, recreation, the arts, and social and civic services. In addition, he is a trustee of The 200 Club of Middlesex County, which provides financial assistance and scholarships to families of law enforcement and public safety officials. Martin is also a former member of the board of the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth/Middlesex Counties, and volunteers at local food pantries and Habitat for Humanity build sites.


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Winston (1937–1957) was a chestnut gelding ridden by both King George VI in 1947 and Queen Elizabeth II in the Trooping the Colour ceremony from 1949 to 1956.

Biography
Winston, whose sire was Erehwemos, was foaled in Yorkshire in 1937. In 1944 he was sold to the Mounted Branch of the Metropolitan Police Service. Although named after Winston Churchill, the letter "W" was used to name all police horses in 1944.  As a police horse, Winston often was present on duty at public events such as the Changing of the Guard before he was selected for Royal duties.

In 1947, Winston carried King George VI during the first Trooping of the Colour to take place since 1939. Winston participated in various roles in other Royal ceremonial events when not working as a police horse. From 1949 to 1951, then Princess Elizabeth took her father's place at the ceremony, becoming the first British Queen since Elizabeth I to review her troops on horseback. Though other police horse were made available, the Queen always preferred Winston. The year of 1951 led to the future Queen first wearing her red Guards uniform; prior to this she wore a blue uniform.

During the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II procession, Winston was ridden by Sir John Nott-Bower, the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.

Winston retired from Troopings and other Royal Duties in 1956. Whilst later being ridden by a mounted police officer at the Police mounted training establishment at Thames Ditton, Winston slipped and dislocated his back on 7 February 1957, requiring him to be euthanised.

From 1957 the Queen rode a chestnut horse named Imperial.

See also
 Trooping the Colour
 Burmese (horse)

References

External links
 Winston: The Royal Mount of Queen Elizabeth II http://www.equestmagazine.com/v3s8/article09-08-c6.php

British monarchy
Ceremonial horses
1957 animal deaths
1937 animal births
Individual male horses

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It appears the rumours are true and Kingston area resident Dan Aykroyd will be joining his pal Bill Murray in the upcoming Zombieland 2.
The first film's main cast will be returning for the sequel – Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, Abagail Breslin, and Jesse Eisenberg – along with Bill Murray, who cameoed as a zombie version of himself in Zombieland.
Based on the new film's IMDB page, which features Ackroyd's own name for the character he portrays, he too will appear as a fictionalized version of himself – likely also as a zombie, but possibly as a human survivor like the main cast.
Talent behind the camera for Zombieland2 is just as impressive, with Ruben Fleischer returning to direct the sequel scripted by Dave Callaham (Wonder Woman 1984) along with screenwriters Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese (Deadpool, Deadpool 2).
Aykroyd and Murray have remained close friends over the years, as was demonstrated a year and a half back when they were seen together hanging out in Kingston and nearby Aykroyd's ancestral home outside the city. There's also hope from fans that the two actors, along with Ernie Hudson, will pass the torch to a new crop of Ghostbusters in the recently announced sequel.
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Spike Lee and the Klansman
Spike Lee is a political artist, and one with a particular comic sensibility. Artists may not be able to resolve social issues, but Lee's satire is responsible, Come the Revolution's Edson Burton writes.
Growing up in the '70s and '80s, my first memories of Black characters on screen were; superhumanly dignified, angry Black Police commissioners, dandified hustlers, obsequious side kicks, outrageous comedians, and super cool nearly men. The films were invaribly genre based and the roles rarely required the nuance accorded to the White male actors that I admired, such as Dustin Hoffman, Rod Steiger, and Richard Burton.
Then came Spike Lee, and it was as if nothing had existed before. Spike Lee brought a plurality of Black identities, a complexity of character, a rectification of place on screen that I struggle to remember previously. He brought, too, a tone that was difficult to define, a brightness through the colour in his work, one that remained bright even in the darkest moments. Gallows humour or brazen guffaws were always close by. At the risk of self-defeating claims to authentic experience on my part, Lee brought a particular tone that I found highly relatable – an awareness of the brutally absurd, the tissue thin line between tragedy and comedy, and the importance of laughter in the face of overwhelming odds. Childish Gambino (Donald Glover's musical moniker) has discovered this tone and his work is all the more remarkable, too.
Of his vast work, it is the satires like School Daze (1988) Bamboozled (2000) and Chi-Raq (2015) that I have found most compelling to date. In these freed from naturalism works, Lee was released, to make his most visceral statements on the human condition, the Black human condition, in its varying aspects.
Set in a Black Mission College, a reference to Lee's own experience at Morehouse, School Daze centres on the opposition between two figures; the putative Black radical Dap (Laurence Fishburne), and the leader of the largest fraternity on the campus, Julian (Giancarlo Esposito). Half-Pint, played by Lee, is caught in the middle. It is not my favourite of Lee's films – too long, chaotic, the humour patchy - but it has much to commend, in particular, its brave attempt to tackle the, at that time, the rarely discussed colourism in the community. In Dap & Julian, Lee addresses an African American audience, asking them to consider the debilitating impact of colourism and callous sexuality upon political agency.
Lee ratches up the intensity in Bamboozled: Black screenwriter Pierre Delacroix (Damon Wayans) sets out to send up the two-dimensional Black characters he is expected to write by creating a modern day minstrel show, complete with Black actors in Black face, porch monkeys and so forth. Far from his bosses finally getting it, Delacroix has a hit on his hands and, thus, the satire becomes ever more uncomfortable as the show plumbs the depths of caricature. Using archive footage and allusions to hip hop, Lee makes the point that a metaphorical Black face is still alive and well. The film must also been seen in the context of the rise of gangster rap and the slew of gangster related films.
While his documentaries brought new audiences to his work, Spike Lee's film releases were less popular at the box office and among critics until the release of Chi-Raq. This renaming of Chicago by local drill artist Chief Keef is a reference to the fact that city's homicide rate among African Americans over the past ten years was greater than among American troops serving in Iraq. Lee borrows from the classical comedy, Lysistrata by Aristophanes, in which the women of Sparta, led by Lysistrata, join forces with the women of Troy to embark upon a sex strike in order to force their warring lovers to lay down their arms. In this version, the warring states are rival gangs, and Lysistrata is the lover of Chi-Raq, leader of the Spartans. 'Make love not war' is one simple message from the film, but both sides are made to realise that the true enemy is a White controlled weapons industry that cares nothing for African American lives.
Each film has provoked specific controversy, ranging from; the depiction of Black men & women, the extremity of Bamboozled, the inclusion or not of Chicagoans, and the appropriateness of using satire to discuss gun violence.
It is not possible in this short piece to deal with all of these issues but, having often experienced the disconnect between internal discussions between members of the Black community and the conversation when facing White 'audiences', I wonder if Lee has made the cardinal sin of washing dirty linen in public? One hopes that beneath the furore, among and away from the voices that are dominant in any culture, there is a respect for the honesty of his work, and the themes he elicits. As for the use of satire, the politically minded need also remember that Lee is a political artist, and one with a particular comic sensibility. Artists may not be able to resolve the questions of gun control, the callous racism of the media industry or colourism, but they can put up a mirror to nature, so that these things are depicted clearly. Lee's satire is, one might say, responsible. Eschewing nuance, his satire, like much of his work, is didactically clear as to what are negative and positive choices confronting a community in an elusive search for unity. The visual spectacle of his work attracts Black 'mainstream' audiences that would not otherwise attend political rallies or well intentioned but dull work.
Dear White People (2014), Get Out (2017), and Atlanta (TV Series, 2016) clearly demonstrate the influence of Spike Lee on a younger generation of Black filmmakers. Faced with the complexities of racism in the Trump era and the ongoing divisions among African American communities, they too have turned to satire as a means of exploring what is essential in a given struggle. Recognising his enduring relevance, the ground-breaking African American director Jordan Peele has joined forces with Spike Lee as a producer on the provocative, BlacKkKlansman (Fri 24 Aug - Mon 3 Sept).
Written by writer, historian and curator Edson Burton. Edson is a member of Come The Revolution and an artist in residence at the Pervasive Media Studio.
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'Becoming a vegan saved me': Boss of restaurant
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Loui Blake, boss at Erpingham House in Norwich. pic: submitted
The 29-year-old boss of a Norwich vegan restaurant has claimed eating a plant-based diet "saved him" after his life began spiralling out of control.
Loui Blake, who runs Erpingham House, in Tombland - as well as a football academy and another restaurant about to launch in Brighton - turned to a natural diet combined with mindfulness techniques six years ago after suffering crippling feelings of anxiety.
The entrepreneur who grew up in Norfolk was running a nightclub in London and despite being hugely successful, hated his life and turned to alcohol.
He said: "I suffered self-doubt, anxiety, whatever I did, I didn't feel I had achieved anything, it was what next? Nothing was ever enough.
"When I was younger and working in nightclubs, it was a materialistic world, I was finding happiness in external things, seeing celebrity clients and I eventually couldn't even get out of bed, it was so hedonistic in London. I was drinking just to get through the day, I was working at the best club in London, I was paid well but it was like a playground, a poison. I was drinking heavily every day."
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Despite not having any vegan friends, nor knowing much about it, Loui started eating more fruit and vegetables and said he started feeling so much better.
"I started to think about the impact of eating meat on animals and what sort of world did I want to live in? I no longer wanted to contribute to that, I looked at everything I did, but it started with not wanting a toxic body.
"I did it for a month and realised I was a vegan. Then I started looking at the triggers which made me feel bad; I was creating situations in my head that never happened, rather than living in the present.
"I tried to project more positively and this meant changing my environment and the people I spent time with. I started making sure I had a morning routine, I do yoga, or meditation, I write down 10 things I feel grateful for and revisit those goals, I try to give myself time, not leave the house in a rush, try to have mindfulness which resolves anxiety. I now love work, feel excited about going to work whereas a lot of people hate their jobs.
Erpingham House, Tombland. Pic: Archant
"Six years ago, if you'd told me I would be a vegan, I would have laughed in your face. Adopting this lifestyle saved me, but everyone thought I had lost the plot. Since then veganism has grown exponentially and my life has totally changed, I feel healthier, more mindful and more motivated than ever.
"I'm not saying everyone should be vegan, it's not helpful to be labelled in such a way, but I do think everyone can benefit from more natural foods and a better understanding of their impact on the world around them.
"In the same day I can be on top of the world or what feels like beneath the surface, we need more transparency and vulnerability. You never know who you're helping by sharing."
Loui started Erpingham House, promoting sustainable, health-conscious food and drinks, helped with Nicole Pugh of Berry's & Grey who designed the interiors and head chef Meg Greenacre creating the menus.
Although you won't find meat on the menu there are 'Mexican bean burgers' and the 'Moving Mountains cheeseburger' and desserts including sticky ginger butternut squash sponge to salted caramel cheesecake. He juggles this business with Future Football Elite, a coaching academy he set up with footballer Declan Rudd. And he's just launching a new vegan restaurant like Erpingham House in Brighton.
Loui has also just started the 'Bro Society' with friend Remi Coghiel, a group of like-minded men who meet at Erpingham House every other Wednesday and would like to do more of this kind of work as he believes talking about problems and worries, especially among other business owners, can be incredibly empowering.
"When you have a business, you are responsible, I am responsible for about 60 staff over three businesses, it weighs on your mind," he added.
"There is a pressure on us to succeed and follow a conventional path, but I left school with no A'levels. There is no help for start ups. Business rates can be crippling, and we spend money sourcing sustainable materials, which naturally costs more, but there is no help from Norwich City Council for being a green business."
Loui also speaks at various events spreading the vegan word. "My mission is to inspire a new generation of entrepreneurs to create and grow plant-based businesses. I have the same anxiety, uncertainty and concern as anyone so let's share more," he said.


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This year the commission plans to work on issues surrounding gun violence, violence in schools, voting rights, and increasing affordable housing. Chair Bahlam Javier Vigil, 20, is genderqueer and prefers gender-neutral pronouns. Vigil was a commissioner last year, and decided to run for chair, which they won by a 12-5 vote.
"My motto as a person of color is that it's my responsibility to ensure that people with a similar skin color, and all other minority groups, get the representation they deserve and need," Vigil told the Bay Area Reporter.
Their vision for the commission includes making "drastic changes for a more accountable and productive commission." Vigil, the District 11 representative, plans to make some logistical changes, including creating two legislative affairs officer positions on the commission. Currently it only has one.
Vigil wants the commission's three separate committees: criminal justice, civic engagement, and housing to work closely with the commission-elected legislative aides. Each committee working on legislation will be required to work with at least one legislative aide to ensure there is no overlap when it comes to what aspects of legislation the Board of Supervisors is already working on.
Vigil also encouraged his executive officers to build stronger relationships with individual members of the commission, something that was lacking last year, they said.
"When you build personal relationships, you can support one another a lot more," Vigil said.
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Vigil will also put in place more detailed and structured job duties for each role of the commission to make meetings run more efficiently, along with requiring the three committees to submit a monthly report to the executive members of the commission detailing what they are working on.
"I am trying to make as many internal changes for the commission to flourish this year," they said. "I also want the leaders to be able to leave the commission with a political foundation and platform, resources, and a network to be able to continue their political and advocacy work."
This is an opinion shared by the new vice chair of the commission Felix Andam, 16, and another queer trans commissioner, Jo Jo Ty, who is 19. All three of the commissioners said they plan to advocate for the LGBT youth community.
"There is a lack of queer and trans youth representation at the city government level. As a youth commissioner, I want to use this platform as an opportunity to raise awareness of issues LGBTQ youth face in the city because our needs are not being met under this current system," Ty, who uses gender-neutral pronouns, told the B.A.R. "If we don't address these issues, LGBTQ youth will remain disconnected, unheard, and invisible to their peers, community, and elected officials. By giving queer and trans youth opportunities for leadership, San Francisco will be taking a step toward the right direction of positive social change."
When asked what they thought about the commission's executive roles being filled by trans and nonbinary youth, Andam replied, "I think it's amazing. Representation is so important, especially for the chair and vice chair," he said.
Vigil said they are currently working with District 9 Supervisor Hillary Ronen on conducting a joint hearing about the handling of an incident at Balboa High School in late August, when a student brought a gun to school. Reportedly, the gun accidentally went off although no students were injured by gunfire.
"We want to go to the community meetings about this as commissioners and use our title to influence the issue there and bring more attention to it," they said.
As well, the lack of affordable housing is affecting the youth and families of San Francisco, Vigil said, and they would like to see more funding dedicated to the city's Small Sites Acquisition Fund.
"I'd like to see more money funded to that budget so that San Francisco can buy property and regulate their own prices instead of developers buying it all up and not offering residency to low-income people because of profit."
Last year, the commission advocated for more family-friendly open space in the city, including recommending that the planning department increase the number of public parks and public open spaces in the South of Market and Chinatown neighborhoods.
Andam, who is an immigrant from Ghana, Africa, said he would like to focus on the issues and challenges that undocumented youth face.
"Because I am an immigrant and I live in a time in my country when there is a lot of anti-immigrant sentiment, I want to advocate in any way that I can for that," he said.
Last year, the commission recommended to the Board of Supervisors and the mayor that they continue to honor San Francisco's sanctuary city status. As well, that San Francisco families facing deportation have access to guaranteed legal support, via the public defender's office and community organizations.
Andam, who was a commissioner last year, worked on the recommendation that the commission put forth to the supervisors that urged the city's Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families to allocate $60,000 toward California ID fee waivers for youth.
Ty said they would like to see LGBTs receive "safer access to resources for housing, employment opportunities, and education," and that the commission needs to deal with "homophobia, transphobia, and threats to our safety when navigating these institutions."
The youth commission had its first full meeting on Monday, September 17, and will convene again October 1.
Update: 9/20/18 This story has been updated to correct that the legislative aides on the youth commission are elected by the commission itself, not the Board of Supervisors.


Sensational read, Jay. Have been scratching my head all season trying to figure out where Melbourne's at, but you've put all the increasingly confusing pieces of the puzzle together for me.
These awards keep getting better and better – great work Club Roar. That buzzer beater's my favourite – smooth as butter.
Another absolute belter, Dan. Great way to start the weekend.
Fair point Boris, the podcast actually spends the majority of time diving into what are the most important indicators of success rather than any sort of code-war discussion. I've changed the headline to better reflect this. And thanks for the feedback on the debut episode!
Thank for the feedback guys, just to clear-up re: code wars. Give the pod a listen, it's more of a deep dive into how we judge sport's success in Australia – an exploration of how the metrics work, and how much emphasis governing bodies put into considerations like grassroots rather than 30 minutes of arguing which sport is best. Have changed the headline to reflect this.
You bloody beauty! This is going to be an absolute cracker – Ventura Storm for me, it's no fun to go for the favourites.
Thanks Wayne, yeah I feel like we've almost got the balance right here in Australia – salaries are competitive but not grossly exorbitant (on the whole).
Very thorough, Sheek! A lot of great points in there – the 24/7 nature of sports is something that's really had a huge impact. A bit like the 24/7 cable news cycle in the States..
So very sorry to hear about your step-daughter – truly gut-wrenching and I can't imagine what you and your family has been through.
Completely agree that it starts with changing the culture, I like to think we're moving in the right direction but it's bleedingly obvious we're not moving anywhere near fast enough.
Interesting to see if McGregor starts taking some big risks in these last four rounds..
End of the 7th and Conor looks exhausted – great round for Floyd, a couple of big rights but to McGregor's credit he's still hanging on.
No apology necessary, Stuart – there can never be enough drinking games!
Congratulations to all involved – some truly amazing and truly god-awful puns in there.
Damn it, save it for the show, Tim.
The double barrel? Very impressive.


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October 5, 2017	John Nguyen
Batman: Arkham's Rocksteady Studios dev says mystery game will make people 'lose their minds'
Batman: Arkham Knight was released in 2015 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, and fans of the developer have been wondering what their next project is going to be. Will they be back for another Batman: Arkham game? Will they tackle other DC heroes like Superman or Wonder Woman? Perhaps we'll be getting a Justice League game? Well, one thing is for sure, they are working on something, and fans will be excited, according to a Rocksteady Studios employee.
The details are very slim, and we still don't know what the actual project is. However, Gaz Deaves, the marketing game manager at Rocksteady Studios, has assured fans that when they announce the game, it's going to make people "lose their minds."
Be patient, fans. I know we're not talking right now… but when we do, people are going to lose their minds. Can't wait 😀
— Gaz @ Rocksteady (@GazDeaves) September 28, 2017
Kevin Conroy has previously mentioned that Rocksteady isn't working on another Batman game during a panel (via Matt Sifford). For now, many fans are excited to find out what the game is.
Rocksteady Studios recently worked on the Batman: Arkham VR game for the PlayStation VR, a game that truly made you feel like the Caped Crusader. From Bruce Wayne looking around Wayne Manor to suiting up underground in the Bat Cave, players will get to experience a day in the life of Batman.
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I make this pizza dosa with freshly made pizza sauce with fresh herbs; however, store-bought pizza sauce can be used too. The dosa is rolled slightly thick similar to Mysore Masala Dosa and then butter, pizza sauce, toppings and cheese are added. This dosa tastes great on its own and does not need any accompaniments while serving. Remember to serve them immediately while they are crispy and crunchy else they would turn soggy.
Pizza is something that is loved by kids and adults alike. Make this healthy alternative to regular pizza for some guilt-free indulgence.


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US Congressman. He was educated in Annapolis and served as a Captain in the War of 1812. He then studied law and became an attorney in Annapolis in 1817. In 1818 Worthington moved to Frederick and became became commander of the Maryland Militia's Ninth Brigade with the rank of Brigadier General, a position he held until his death. In 1818 he also served in the State House of Representatives. In 1824 he was elected to the US House of Representatives and served one term, 1825 to 1827. He did not run for reelection in 1826, and returned to his law practice. In 1830 Worthington was a member of the state Executive Council. He was the nephew of Benjamin Contee, who also served in Congress.
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The Detroit area's unemployment rate showed no change from August to September, in line with jobless-rate trends throughout Michigan's major labor market areas, according to data released Thursday by the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth.
In the Detroit area, encompassing Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Lapeer, Livingston and St. Clair counties, the seasonally unadjusted September rate was 7 percent, identical to August.
The Detroit area's September rate was up slightly from a year ago, when the unemployment rate was 6.7 percent.
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Anyone in the construction industry will have likely felt the growing media attention and news stories revolving around mass timber. This is due to the growing use and applications that mass timber has in the AEC industry. Mass timber is a term that describes large sections of engineered lumber composed of smaller dimensional lumber or billets. These smaller sections of dimensional lumber make up beams, columns, and panels which make up different types of mass timber products. The products include a soup of acronyms (CLT, DLT, NLT, GLT, MPP, etc.) all of which have their own advantages, disadvantages, suppliers, and limitations.
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The rock star of the group that is getting the most media attention is Cross Laminated Timber (CLT). The name comes from the process by which it is made. Similar to glue laminated timber products, CLT stacks readily available 2x4 and 2x6 lumber side by side to form a single layer. These layers are then pressed into other layers which cross orthogonally to one another, to form larger panels ranging anywhere from just under 4" thick up to 20" thick and come in widths of 4 feet to 12 feet and are up to 30 feet to 60 feet long, or sometimes longer.
The manufacturing process of CLT is what sets it apart from other types of mass timber products. The orthogonal layers provide an elite dimensional tolerance of an eighth of an inch. CLT panels can also span in both directions due to the strong and weak axis layers of 2x4 and 2x6 lumber, making cross laminated timber a structurally ubiquitous material which can take shear, bending, compression and tension. CLT panels can be used in floor, wall, and roof applications and the number of suppliers in North America has grown from only 2 certified suppliers in 2011 to potentially 7 CLT suppliers by the early part of 2019 (Structurlam, Smartlam, Nordic, DR Johnson, International Beams, Katerra, and Vaagan Lumber).
Kris Sprickler is extremely familiar with the North American mass timber market. His team at Structurlam is responsible for completing some of the first mass timber structures in North America, including one of the tallest mass timber structures in the world, Brock Commons, an 18 story project in British Columbia. Kris has seen the amount of mass timber projects grow to over 200 projects per year in North America. "We are seeing a huge increase in our production," he says, "as the majority of clients want a more robust product that is renewable and increases construction speed and accuracy on site. Our goal is to deliver a better overall product, which is faster and more cost effective." The recent tariffs have put some markets in a precarious situation when it comes to international trade. However, Spickler states that due to long term purchasing agreements, engineered wood products, such as CLT are able to keep a more stable price in the market.
From a contractor's standpoint, mass timber holds equally advantageous attributes. Lendlease, a leading international development and construction group with operations in Australia, Asia, Europe and the Americas, has pioneered the use of cross-laminated timber (CLT) around the globe, including the successful delivery of the first all-CLT hotel in the United States. With over 1,100 units in design, pre-construction or completed, Lendlease's CLT experience has demonstrated several important advantages: faster construction schedules, thus reducing carrying costs for owners; smaller crews assembling the structures in less time and in a safer manner; on-time delivery of materials, minimized community disruption during construction; precision and installed dimensional reliability which creates more opportunity for other trades to implement off-site prefabrication as well; and environmental sustainability. Andy Holst, a Senior Project Manager for Lendlease, is keen on the idea of integrating mass timber into structures where it makes sense. "If we were to look at a multi-family project we can increase the amount of productivity by 20% to 30% with the use of a mass timber panel as the floor assembly while still keeping the wood stud walls for gravity support. The speed of construction lends itself in markets with a tight labor market with higher than average wages," says Andy.
Jacob Artier, from the Northern California Carpenters Union, is well aware of the innovation that mass timber brings to the construction market. "We want the carpenters union to be at the forefront of this technology. We are an active participant and supporter of new construction delivery methods and factory built modular construction in the northern California markets. As evolution continues in our industry we intend to be a part of it and make sure our membership grows with it."
From a structural perspective, DCI Engineers sees mass timber as an extremely viable product in certain applications. DCI Engineers has mass timber projects throughout the country (stretching from Alaska to Texas). In the past three years DCI has had almost 30 projects that utilize some form of mass timber. The most common thus far has been the use of mass timber products for floor and roof applications. Mass timber floors have the possibility of being less than half the weight of traditional type I concrete floor structures. The reduced weight offers a significant amount of savings in terms of cost for the seismic system, which can be designed for a lower amount of force in an earthquake given a lower amount of seismic mass and weight. CLT walls are not as viable in seismic regions as the structural proposals for platform framed CLT structures need to be formalized into the building code so they can be applied without an alternative means and methods request. Updated code provisions for CLT shear walls are aiming to be adopted in the 2021 IBC which will also see a significant change to mass timber building types.
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Currently mass timber is allowed in roofs for type I and type II buildings as well as type III, type IV, and type V construction for structures under 85 feet. Mass timber products can be used in instances for type I structures and can also be more aggressively pursued for projects if they seek an alternate means and methods. However the code constraints which currently affect mass timber may be changing. Currently there are proposals before the International Code Council (ICC) to adopt the allowance of 9, 12, and 18 story mass timber structures in the 2021 International Building Code (IBC). The state of Oregon has already enacted a state wide amendment to their building code which adopts the provisions for 9, 12, and 18 story buildings.
There are a lot of people who are excited by the idea of high rise mass timber structures up to 60 stories or greater. However, buildings above 15 floors represent less than 2% of the construction market. The real goal should be to get mass timber into the general market and this is exactly what the code proposals for the 9, 12, and 18 story options will provide. With a growing constraint on the markets labor force and a trend toward sustainable buildings and renewable materials, the new code proposals could come at an opportune time to provide other options to the construction industry.
Dean Lewis, DCI Engineers
Artificial Intelligence has been talked about for decades, but it had been looking as if it would never really arrive. But now it is finding it's way into industry and commerce, and even our private lives. Here we look at how it is starting to affect the construction industry.
Tariffs are making the news regularly these days, and here we look at the effects they are having on the construction bidding market.
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