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Shopping is RISKIEST activity for getting Covid - and going to pub carries same risk as using public transport, SAGE warns
SAGE scientists examined activity and Covid data from 10,000 people in 2021
They found those who went for a weekly shop were x2 times likelier to get Covid
And a regular pint inside a pub was as risky as frequently using public transport
But going to the cinema or for a haircut carried no significant increased risk
Published: 12:42 EST, 7 January 2022 | Updated: 13:53 EST, 10 January 2022
People who do a weekly shop are more than twice as likely to catch Covid than those who get their groceries delivered online, an official study suggests.
SAGE's Virus Watch Study examined the day-to-day activities of over 10,000 people in England and Wales between September and November 2021.
Going to the shops once a week seemingly carried the biggest likelihood of catching the virus, with those doing so being 2.2 times more likely to test positive.
This was followed by playing sport outside, with those who did 1.36 times as likely to test positive, according to the study.
But researchers acknowledged this could be due in part to social activities attached to such events, rather than the playing sport itself.
The risk of testing positive after going in a pub a few times a week – about 1.3 times higher than not – was the same as frequently taking public transport.
However, the time period analysed means it will not include any data from the recent Omicron wave of cases which only picked up from mid-December.
This graph shows the likelihood of testing positive for Covid after certain events from Sage's Virus Watch Study, the findings were adjusted for people's vaccination status, age and region
Shopping was found to be the riskiest activity for people to later test positive for Covid, with those who went to the shops at least once a week just over twice as likely to catch the virus than those who didn't
Heading to the pub and having a pint indoors at least once a week was associated with an increased risk of testing positive for Covid but people could massively reduce their risk by opting to have their pint outdoors instead
Britons DON'T need a fourth jab... yet: Health chiefs say... 'We've never known this level of absence before': Top medic... Could Omicron be even LESS deadly than seasonal flu?... Fewer than a THIRD of adults have already had their Covid...
Could Omicron be even LESS deadly than seasonal flu?
Omicron could be even less deadly than flu, scientists believe in a boost to hopes that the worst of the pandemic is over.
Some experts have always maintained that the coronavirus would eventually morph into a seasonal cold-like virus as the world develops immunity through vaccines and natural infection. But the emergence of the highly-mutated Omicron variant appears to have sped the process up.
MailOnline analysis shows Covid killed one in 33 people who tested positive at the peak of the devastating second wave last January, compared to just one in 670 now. But experts believe the figure could be even lower because of Omicron.
The case fatality rate — the proportion of confirmed infections that end in death — for seasonal influenza is 0.1, the equivalent of one in 1,000.
Meanwhile, researchers at Washington University modelling the next stage of the pandemic expect Omicron to kill up to 99 per cent fewer people than Delta, in another hint it could be less deadly than flu.
No accurate infection-fatality rate (IFR), which is always just a fraction of the CFR because it reflects deaths among everyone who catches the virus, has yet been published for Delta.
But UK Government advisers estimated the overall figure stood at around 0.25 per cent before Omicron burst onto the scene, down from highs of around 1.5 per cent before the advent of life-saving vaccines.
Other higher risk activities including eating indoors in a restaurant or café, having to physically go to work, and going to the gym.
The analysis- which excluded infections thought to have originated in the same household - also found some activities carried very little risk of testing positive for Covid afterwards.
They found no increased risk for those who attend the theatre, the cinema, or a concert or sports event or going to a hairdresser, barber, nail salon or beauty parlor.
Similarly, they found no good evidence of increased risk from having a pint in a pub garden or eating outdoors at a café.
Additionally, while frequent use of public transport carried an average increased risk of catching Covid, 1.2 times as likely than those who didn't, different types of public transport had different risks.
Bus users were 1.3 times as likely to test positive for Covid, followed by taxi users, 1.19 times as likely, and finally over-ground train or tram users, 1.18 times as likely.
However, no increase in risk was seemingly observed in underground rail users.
The Virus Watch data has not yet been peer-reviewed and the authors of the latest analysis added that their findings might be impacted by a low number of young people in the study group.
Activities were based on monthly surveys which asked about the weekly frequency of certain activities, such as visiting the pub or cinema.
The SAGE paper comes as Britain's daily Covid cases fell for the second day in a row with early signs NHS admissions are peaking in England — as Sajid Javid reiterated that Omicron is up to 90 per cent less likely to cause severe illness.
There were 178,250 new positive Covid tests across the UK over the past 24 hours, Government dashboard data shows, down 6 per cent on the figure last week.
The two-day dip in new infections puts an end to nearly a month of solid growth following the emergence of the ultra-infectious new variant.
Another 229 Covid fatalities were also registered across the country today, marking a 13 per cent rise compared to last Friday. Bu there are around seven times fewer daily Covid deaths now than during the second wave last January.
Meanwhile, latest hospital data showed another 2,434 patients were admitted with the virus on January 3, up by more than a quarter on the week before.
But it is not clear how many of the new admissions were primarily for Covid, and analysis of NHS stats suggests as many as 40 per cent are testing positive while in hospital for a different illness.
And even though Covid hospitalisations are rising in the UK as a whole, appear to be flatlining in England according to the most recent data. Daily admissions there were down 10 per cent in a week on January 5, the second day in a row they had fallen.
England's admissions appear to be following the same trajectory as London's, which is weeks ahead of the rest of the country and has seen hospital rates fall for the past five days.
The promising statistics come shortly after the Health Secretary reminded the nation that boosters cut the risk of severe Omicron illness by up to 90 per cent as he issued a plea to the remaining 10million eligible Britons who have not taken up the offer of a third dose.
Shopping is RISKIEST activity for getting Covid


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In order to comply with the new free-trade agreement with the United States (the AUSTA), the Australian government is leglisating to make modchips, and any other Technological Protection Measures (TPMs), illegal. It's already illegal to sell or distribute devices aimed at overcoming copy control technology, but it will soon (next year) also be illegal to use such devices. Simply having a modchip in your console could attract a fine of up to $6600.
Previously modchips (for the original Playstation) were deemed legal because they weren't necessarily used for subverting copy protection schemes. In Stevens vs. Sony, Eddy Stevens argued that modchips are also used to play imported games encoded for different regions. The ACCC in particular views region-locking as an artificial anti-consumer practise, and considers that region-locked hardware owners have every right to disable such restrictions. It's good for business, but bad for consumers. I had my own rant in this article I wrote for Aeropause.
In helping to direct drafting of the new legislation, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs (LACA) was asked to consider any exceptions that should be introduced. Its report recommends a number of exceptions mostly focussed on educational uses, archiving, and national security. The proposals that look destined to fall flat are calls for disabling TPMs for making backups, correcting errors in computer program, and (suprisingly) assisting people with intellectual disabilities (apparantly, we still don't regard them in same way that we regard physically disabled people). Amusingly the report mentions the term "abandonware".
The consoles typically subject to modchipping in Australia are Microsoft's XBOX and Sony's Playstation 2. In order to avoid the same sort of justification for Playstation modchips (playing imports), it seems that both companies are being fairly cautious with their new consoles. Sony is not region-encoding their Playstation 3 games and most of Microsoft's Xbox 360 games will be region-free. Moreover, Microsoft will be using two separate protection schemes: one for games and one for DVDs. So wanting to remove the region encoding for DVDs cannot be used as justification for also modifying the console to play pirated games.
Aside from games consoles, the generality of the TPM definition could cause significant problems for consumers. I can imagine manufacturers packing all sorts of other restrictions into their TPM chips or software and asserting that consumers can not remove such technology. For example, they could make their TPM "call home" and send a significant amount of personal data gathered from the user's computer. It could not only be illegal for you to stop this happening, but it could also be illegal for you to try to find out exactly what it is doing (and what information they are gathering).
Information gathered from various sources including this news alert from Minter Ellison via AusGamers via Sumea.
Note: I wonder if I should have posted this to Aeropause? It's fairly local information and almost more "newsy" than "gamesy". Plus, I couldn't really be arsed finding a nice picture to go with this post.


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How artificial intelligence can help Facebook map population density
By Aunindita Bhatia - March 4, 2016 - no comments Email article | Print article
Artificial intelligence is helping Facebook map population density. The social media platform has been using image recognition technology to produce population density maps of where people stay and how their Internet connections are affected. The principles of artificial intelligence can help Facebook map population density. Facebook's pursuit to focus on the 10% of the world that has been denied Internet access is highly commendable. This project has been led by Facebook's Connectivity Lab, the technical arm that is into research and development with drones, satellites and lasers to find new ways of making Internet available in remote areas, rural areas and developing countries. The research aim was to determine what kind of equipment would be best for serving rural and remote areas, such as satellite, cell towers, or drones.
Teams that helped generate the Maps
The innovative project that helped Facebook to map population density was executed in collaboration with a number of Facebook teams. The different teams involved in the research included the Core Data Science team that dealt with handling huge volumes of data and machine learning, FAIR and the Applied Machine Learning teams that were assigned the task of development of internal tools that helped in the smooth flow of the project and the Infrastructure team that provided the resources to perform the analysis of the huge volumes of data at the lightning speed of less than two weeks.
How Maps were generated by Facebook to map population density
The teams analyzed high-resolution satellite imagery and a version of Facebook's own facial recognition software to identify human-built structures. These helped to identify areas where people lived. Using this, they created a population dataset for 20 countries covering an area of 21.6 million square kilometers, which was about 350TB of data. Analysis was done using 14.6 billion images. This is about ten times more than the images analyzed by Facebook on a day to day basis. Using these images, maps were generated that helped Facebook to map population density.
Challenges faced during the study
Carrying this process to a global level was a huge challenge that the teams faced. Though the principles of machine learning and artificial intelligence helped Facebook to map population density, identifying buildings in rural areas was a huge problem. Since 99% of the landmass that was analyzed was without any buildings, it was a challenge for the artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to identify man-made structures.
Uses of population distribution maps
In addition to identifying the areas that lack Internet access facilities and the technology to be used in an area, information obtained from population distribution maps can be used by urban planners to improve the conditions of roads and other public infrastructure. They can also be used during an emergency for crisis mapping for aid workers. Further, maps generated by Facebook to map population density can help epidemiologists to map outbreaks of epidemics, predict the spread and develop precautionary control measures. Facebook, in collaboration with Columbia University is planning to create a public data set that could provide information to governments, scientists, financial industries, technical companies, the business community and the like about where people live and map the future.
With the help of the maps generated by Facebook to map population density, the world simultaneously becomes a smaller yet a larger place.
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Difficult Women By Roxane Gay
I cried a lot while reading this, but like, a satisfying cry, mostly. Gay presents to us a collection of short stories that detail the specific hardships for Black women in the Midwest. There's some triggering content in here re: physical and emotional abuse so fair warning. Her use of language is beautiful and she paints these intimate stories so clearly. Each one is perfectly contained so you're never left thinking "and then what happened?"
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In need of a good laugh? Here are some of our favorite comedies:
Just Friends (Netflix)
We've all been friend-zoned. Even when you think you haven't, you have. Watch Ryan Reynolds in a fat suit confess his love to his best friend Amy Smart, only to be told she wants to be just friends. Ten years later, Ryan becomes this hot shot record executive who dates the one and only popstar Anna Faris. When their plans for the holidays fall through, Ryan returns to his hometown one last time to win Amy's heart.
Meet the Parents (Amazon)
Starring Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro, this is the perfect movie if you've been spending way too much time with your parents. Stiller is a male nurse planning to propose to his girlfriend. All he has to do is impress her father, played by De Niro. Easier said than done. Get ready for a cat that can use the toilet, lie detector tests, and a hilarious car chase scene.
Love, Actually (HBOGo)
I finally caved last night and acquiesced my dad's daily request to watch his favorite movie Love, Actually. I was an idiot for putting it off for so long. Watching this movie was the closest to a hug I've had in weeks. Between Hugh Grant's awkward romance with the new girl at 10 Downing Street and Liam Neeson helping his step-son with his first romantic gesture, what's not to love? Do yourself a favor and indulge in a Christmas movie in April.
My Cousin Vinny (Starz)
This is probably the most quoted film in my family. Joe Pesci (personal injury lawyer) and Marisa Tomei (his fiance) crush their roles as they stroll into Alabama from Brooklyn to help get Ralph Macchio released from prison for a crime he didn't commit. A classic fish out of water story and a timeless hit as far as I'm concerned. Let us know in the comments how you like your grits cooked.
Bubble Boy (Youtube)
I thought about this movie because this is kind of how I've been feeling this week. Like I too, confined to the four walls of my apartment, am in a bubble. And I just feel like having a laugh to get through it! Jake Gyllenhaal plays a teenage boy who's believed his whole life that he was born without immunities so he can't touch anything, ever. When he learns the girl next door who he's in love with is about to get married, he's got no choice but to risk it all and run after her to Niagara Falls by any means necessary. I am also convinced the book "Everything, Everything" was based on this bad boy.
All American (Netflix)
When this first came out, I had every intention of watching it and then life happened and I never did. For fans of Friday Night Lights and Vampire Diaries, this is the show for you. No seriously, I'm weirdly reminded of Vampire Diaries while watching this, just without the vampires… Taye Diggs stars as a former NFL player turned high school football coach who is determined not only to win, but also to help his players grow into outstanding young men. There's romance, there's family drama, there's a whole lot of adolescent hormones. A perfect weekend binge.
McMillions (HBO)
Can I get a 10 Piece Chicken Nugget, Large fries, and 1 Oreo McFlurry? This six part documentary series chronicles the true story of how $24 million dollars was stolen from the McDonald's Monopoly games in the 1990s and the mystery mastermind behind the scam.
I love watching a new movie. But I also love rewatching a movie, over and over and over again. Listen to a roundtable of the people from The Ringer discuss some of our favorites: The Holiday, Happy Gilmore, and The Hangover.
WBRU Radio
I haven't driven in over three weeks, which is weird, because I live in LA. I love my playlists, but sometimes I want the radio to do the choosing. Thankfully, the radio station I worked at in college has both an app and a website that you can listen to any time, anywhere. You can choose between alt-rock and urban contemporary, and maybe, just maybe you'll hear a couple interstitial breaks recorded by yours truly (no seriously, I just recorded a couple of breaks from my closet at home).
And it's Friday! New tunes for your weekend:
Frank Ocean – Dear April
Troye sivan – Take Yourself Home
Kygo – I'll Wait
Louis The Child, Quinn XCII, Chelsea Cutler – Little Things
Fudgy Brownies
I desperately needed chocolate last night, but didn't have enough cocoa powder to make traditional brownies. Thankfully, tasty came through with one of the best brownie recipes I've ever used. It's so good that I actually had a brownie for lunch (seriously, there are no rules anymore).
Easy Cosmo Recipe
Thank you Ina Garten for reminding us it's always cocktail hour in quarantine.
College Tour 101
Missed your college tour? Have PTSD from your college tour? This is all you need to know about every university.
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She explained that the company drew strength from its dedicated workforce as well as from its focus on customers' needs.
Reacting to the accusations, she highlighted again that Huawei would never allow backdoor access compromising the security and privacy regulation of any country.
Looking ahead, she explained that transparency and open exchanges formed an important part of achieving technological progress by enabling trust-based cooperation and that the opening of Huawei's Cyber Security Transparency Centre in Brussels last month was a major step in this process.


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Gérard Krause (* 24. Februar 1965 in Montreuil (Seine-Saint-Denis)) ist ein deutscher Epidemiologe und Leiter der Abteilung Epidemiologie am Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung in Braunschweig. Zum März 2023 übernimmt er die Leitung der neu eingerichtete Abteilung für "Surveillance Systems" bei der WHO.

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Gérard Krause schloss sein Medizinstudium an der Universität Mainz im Jahr 1993 ab und wurde im selben Jahr an der Universität Heidelberg zum Doktor der Medizin in Tropenhygiene promoviert. Anschließend war er als Arzt und wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, am Paracelsus-Krankenhaus Osnabrück und am Universitätsklinikum Freiburg in den Fachbereichen Innere Medizin, Tropenmedizin und Krankenhaushygiene tätig sowie zwei Jahre lang im Bereich Epidemiologie in Atlanta (USA). Von 2005 bis 2013 wirkte er als Fachgebiets- und Abteilungsleiter am Robert Koch-Institut in Berlin. Er habilitierte sich im Jahr 2005 an der Berliner Charité in Epidemiologie und Hygiene. Dort gründete er 2008 einen Masterstudiengang für angewandte Epidemiologie.

Seit 2011 ist Krause Professor für Infektionsepidemiologie an der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover und leitet außerdem die Abteilung Epidemiologie am Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung. Dort gründete er 2013 einen PhD-Studiengang für Epidemiologie. Außerdem ist er Koordinator der Translational Infrastructure Epidemiology im Deutschen Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (DZIF) und Leiter einer Kompetenzeinheit und eines Studienzentrums in der NAKO Gesundheitsstudie. Seit 2016 ist er zudem Institutsleiter am TWINCORE Zentrum für Experimentelle und Klinische Infektionsforschung in Hannover.

Ausgehend von einem Ebola-Ausbruch in Westafrika entwickelte er seit 2014 die Software Surveillance, Outbreak Response Management and Analysis System (SORMAS) zur Überwachung der Ausbreitung von Virus-Krankheiten, die im Rahmen der COVID-19-Pandemie, während der er zum Beraterstab der Bundes- und Landesregierungen gehörte, weltweit Anwendung fand.

Für seine Beiträge auf dem Gebiet der translationalen Infektionsepidemiologie, insbesondere für die Entwicklung des Epidemie-Managementsystems SORMAS erhielt er 2023 den Preis für translationale Infektionsforschung des DZIF.

Zum März 2023 übernimmt Krause die Leitung der neu eingerichtete Abteilung für "Surveillance Systems" bei der WHO.

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 Gérard Krause bei TWINCORE

 Publikationen von Gérard Krause bei SCOPUS

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More social and affordable housing in regional NSW::
Seniors, older women and younger people will have access to 102 new properties being built in Dubbo, South Kempsey, Wagga Wagga, Nowra, Queanbeyan East and Wauchope.
Local businesses will take part in construction of the homes to help boost the local economy in these areas.
The new homes will be delivered under the NSW Government's $22 billion Communities Plus building program(external link).
The program will see 23,500 new and replacement social and affordable dwellings delivered across NSW over the next 10 years.
Minister for Water, Property and Housing Melinda Pavey said the NSW Government is committed to delivering purpose-built social housing for those who are doing it tough in rural and regional NSW.
"The NSW Government is committed to breaking the cycle of disadvantage and delivering better social outcomes for our most vulnerable," Mrs Pavey said.
"The funding package would not only help house the state's most vulnerable people, but would also help deliver a lifeline to regional communities."


In this article, we shall be discussing the various roads within the administrative boundaries of the city of Apple Valley, Minnesota. We believe that it is of the utmost importance that you know the various major roads within the city, as it will be good for any visits you will undertake to the city of Apple Valley. The article will be describing the different roadways within the settlement in order, that is, from most important to the least important (though not in any way useless). We will order it through this, we will start off with roads within the various highway systems, from Interstate freeways, then into US Route highways, then into State Routes. After all those, we will move onto roads that aren't cataloged within the highway systems of the US, such as streets and boulevards. Now, without further ado, let me begin describing each in detail for you.
First off, there is Minnesota State Highway 77 (MN 77) is a highway in Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with 138th Street (north of Dakota County Road 42) in Apple Valley and continues north to its northern terminus at its interchange with State Highway 62 in Minneapolis. The route is 11 miles (18 km) in length. MN 77 is also known as Cedar Avenue. The southern end of MN 77 continues in Apple Valley as Dakota County Road 23 (Cedar Avenue). At the north end, MN 77 continues in Minneapolis as Hennepin County Road 152 (Cedar Avenue). The route itself within the city of Apple Valley, Minnesota, is only brief, as it ends at around the intersection with McAndrews Road, but its extension, Cedar Avenue, is much more important, this avenue provides a good way for north-south (and vice-versa) transportation, and intersects with other important roads, all east-west ones, such as 140th Street West and 150th Street West. The road/highway exits the city of Apple Valley when it intersects with the road of 160th Street West in the southern side of the settlement.
Now we move over to roads not cataloged as highways, first of which is another north-south (and again, vice-versa) road called Pilot Knob Road, which comes from the northeastern corner of the city near Valleywood Golf Course, it intersects with McAndrews Road, then it moves south, curving around Farquar Lake and Long Lake, then intersecting with 140th Street West, then with 150th Street West, and exits the city when it intersects with 160th Street West.
Next on the list are the same kind of roads, but instead of north-south, these next roads to be described will be east-west (or west-east) roads, and we shall start off with McAndrews Road, starting in the northeast similar to Pilot Knob Road, only in an east-west manner. It goes westward, intersecting with Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Galaxie Avenue, Cedar Avenue, Garden View Drive, and 140th Street West. After that last intersection, it exits the city as a whole. Next on the list is 140th Street West, which also intersects with most roads above, same with 150th Street West.


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C.C. of Birmingham to Host 2016 Men's State Team March 26, 2015 | Far Hills, N.J. By USGA
A look at the 18th hole of the West Course at the C.C. of Birmingham (Ala.), site of the 2016 Men's State Team. (USGA/Russell Kirk)
The Country Club of Birmingham, in Birmingham, Ala., has been selected by the United States Golf Association (USGA) as the host site for the 2016 USGA Men's State Team Championship. The club's second USGA championship will be contested Sept. 28-30.
"The USGA looks forward to returning to the Country Club of Birmingham for the 2016 USGA Men's State Team Championship," said Diana Murphy, USGA vice president and Championship Committee chairman. "Based on the club's rich history of contributing to amateur golf, we are confident it will provide a fantastic environment for this biennial team championship that brings together amateur players from all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico."
Founded in 1898, the Country Club of Birmingham relocated from its original site in North Birmingham to Shades Valley, where two 18-hole courses were designed in 1926 by renowned architect Donald Ross. The 2016 USGA Men's State Team Championship – the sixth USGA championship contested in Alabama – will use the West Course.
The Country Club of Birmingham hosted the 2013 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship, won by Michael McCoy, of West Des Moines, Iowa. Condoleezza Rice, former U.S. secretary of state and a Birmingham native, served as keynote speaker for the championship's players' dinner. The club has hosted nine Alabama State Amateurs and served as the companion course to Shoal Creek for the 1986 U.S. Amateur. The course also served as a sectional qualifying site for the 2012 and 2014 U.S. Junior Amateurs.
"The Country Club of Birmingham is pleased to have the opportunity to host the 2016 USGA Men's State Team Championship," said Jack Brown, club president. "Our club has a long history of supporting amateur golf, and the chance to host another USGA championship is a real thrill for our membership. We look forward to working with the USGA in planning what we hope will be a memorable event for all involved."
The USGA Men's and Women's State Team Championships began in 1995 and have since been contested biennially. Beginning in 2010, Men's State Teams have been contested in even-numbered years and Women's State Teams in odd-numbered years. The championships are open to players from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. USGA-designated state and regional golf associations may use any criteria of their choosing in selecting their teams, which comprise three amateur, non-college golfers.
The USGA Men's State Team Championship is a 54-hole, stroke-play event contested over three days. In each 18-hole round, the total of the two lowest scores by players on each team constitutes the team score for the round. The three-day total is the team's score for the championship. Alabama's best finish in a Men's State Team Championship came in 2005, when it finished second at Berkeley Hall Club's South Course in Bluffton, S.C. Texas has claimed the championship a record four times: 1999, 2005, 2007 and 2014.


A village Remembrance Service has brought together two ladies with a shared ancestor.
Angela Johnson from Newark and Christine Clark from Grimsby are both great-nieces of Private David Clark, one of six local men commemorated on the war memorial at Rothwell.
At this year's Remembrance Sunday Service at the village war memorial, the women met face to face for the first time.
Angela laid a wreath at the memorial and Christine a cross as part of the Act of Remembrance, which was led by Canon Judy McMann, and attended by more than 40 people.
Pte Clark was part of the 7th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment and was killed in action on Flanders Field on July 1, 1916.
He is buried at Gordon Dump Cemetery in France.
Angela said: "He was one of four brothers and we believe the others all served too.
"I know my grandfather served at Passchendaele; he survived, and is now buried in this churchyard.
In preparation for this year's Remembrance Day, the war memorial underwent some restoration.
The work was possible thanks to a grant of £270 from the War Memorials Trust Grants Scheme, supported by the First World War Memorials Programme and other voluntary contributions from supporters.
Canon McMann said: "Rothwell St Mary's Church seeks to serve the people of the village in times of joy or sadness and welcomes allcomers.


WBLI Summer Jam is an annual concert hosted by the radio station 106.1 BLI at the Jones Beach Amphitheater in Long Island, New York. The concert consists of a multitude of popular acts performing their biggest hits and latest releases to celebrate the beginning of summer. People of all ages come every year to experience the energy and listen to their favorite artists. I had the opportunity of attending the concert on June 15th to experience what the hosts claim was "the most historic lineup Long Island has ever seen." The energy of the crowd, mixed with great music and sunny weather made for a perfect environment to hold a Summer Jam.
The show started off with DJ Ricky City spinning popular music to energize the crowd for the first act. Shortly after, the MC's welcome the first performance of the event, American boy band Why Don't We, to the stage to perform their hit songs. The group had many young girls excited with their choreographed dance moves and their 2017 release These Girls to close off their act. The second act of the night was Dua Lipa, who started her performance with her newest song with Calvin Harris, One Kiss. She also performed her most popular songs IDGAF and New Rules as an anthem to anyone trying to move on from heartbreak.
The third act of the show was 5 Seconds of Summer who began their act with a throwback to 2014 hit She Looks So Perfect. They also include more of their well-known songs including Amnesia and their Ghostbusters soundtrack contribution Girls Talk Boys. The band continued to perform new music from their new album Youngblood, which was released earlier that same day. The band displayed their growth as musicians with new sounds such as Valentine, Want You Back, and Youngblood that consisted of deep bass and electronic 80's vibes.
The energy of the event continued with Bebe Rexha walking off the stage and into the crowd for her latest hit Meant To Be with Florida Georgia Line. Liam Payne also made an appearance for his first solo performance on Long Island with his song For You from the 50 Shades Freed soundtrack and Familiar, which showed off some of his Spanish speaking skills. Alessia Cara appears next on the lineup and treats the audience to a newly written verse to her first hit Here. She also goes on to introduce Scars to Your Beautiful by discussing the beauty in being different and sending an inspirational message to women to love who they are and how they look. The crowd took this opportunity to light up the theater with the lights from their phones to add to the beauty of the music Lastly, she treats the audience to her version of How Far I'll Go from Moana and a new song she released earlier that day called Growing Pains, which she says is about the various emotions she felt as she was growing up.
The next artist to come out is Zedd who energizes the crowd with his hit songs Stay the Night, I Want You to Know, Break Free, and many more. He invites Liam Payne and Alessia Cara back onto the stage to perform their collaborations Get Low and Stay. The overwhelming mixture of lights, music, fireworks, and smoke turn the show into the ultimate rave. To mellow out the crowd, Shawn Mendes is brought out to perform his top hits along with music from his new album such as In My Blood and Lost in Japan. He often lets the crowd have their moments in his songs as they sing the lyrics in perfect synchronization. His guitar playing, sweet voice, and the sheer happiness he shows while performing swept many young girls in the crowd off their feet.
The crowd is given a throwback to the eighties as the Backstreet Boys take the stage, singing their hit songs I Want it That Way and Backstreet's Back that they claim is over 21 years old. They go on to sing their newest release Don't Go Breaking My Heart, which keep the original spirit of the band's sound while appealing to the younger generations of music listeners. The lights, visuals and dancing give the band the same young appeal that excite the crowd and the older listeners that have been fans of the Backstreet Boys for years.
Bringing back the energy from Zedd's performance, WBLI brought out Marshmello to play his upbeat music such as Silence. He also plays his collaboration with Selena Gomez called Wolves, and his song FRIENDS with Anne Marie. The crowd sings along to the music as his intense visuals and lighting make for an energetic party vibe. To close off the night, Meghan Trainor performs her upbeat songs All About That Bass, and mentions her recent engagement to fiancé Daryl Sabara, best known for his role as Juni Cortez in Spy Kids. She invites him out onto the stage to sing him Happy Birthday and continues to perform Dear Future Husband to remind the crowd of how a man should treat his wife.
Overall, Summer Jam was the perfect beginning to another summer and a great experience. All of the talented artists that performed excited the crowd and displayed a great amount of energy as the night went on. Summer Jam takes place every year, so if you didn't have the chance to catch the show this summer, be sure to check out the lineup for next year's concert and buy your tickets!


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These travel tips are a collection of general information which you may find useful when planning your next trip. Most of the information is common sense, but you might find a couple things here that you hadn't thought of. Click on the links below to jump to a particular category of tips.
Packing for a trip can be a lot of fun but it can also be difficult and very time consuming. You'll ideally want to bringing everything you'll need and nothing that won't be usefull, and pack it in the most efficient way possible.
Make sure you bring all necessary travel documents. Make two copies of everything important. Carry one copy with you in a different place than the originals and leave another copy at home with a friend or family member.
If traveling to a foreign country whose language you don't speak fluently, bring a translation dictionary or get a smartphone app.
Research the location you're visiting to make sure you know exactly what you'll need. Many lodges offer packing lists.
Know what will be provided at your final destination. Beware of loaner gear.
Bring an extra rod and reel. Breaking a rod on day 1 of a 10 day trip is no fun.
Find out if there is a place to buy essential gear once you arrive. If you find a place (fly shop etc.) that you might want to visit, bring contact information with you.
Consider packing hooks, nippers and other sharp objects in your checked luggage.
Bring multi-piece travel rods if possible. Talking your way past a boarding agent can be difficult when you're carrying a 2 or even a 3-piece rod.
Do you know where you're going and how you will get there? If necessary, can you get in touch with friends and family members and can they get in touch with you?
Make sure you know where you are going and how you will get there. Is somebody meeting you? If so, do you know how to find them? What if they don't show up? Do you have the phone number and address of your final destination?
Will you be able to call/email home while you're gone? Will friends and family be able to get in touch with you if necessary? Know what communication options your destination(s) offer.
If communicating with the outside world from your destination is sketchy and you really need to be in touch, consider getting a cell phone with an international plan (check on coverage) or a satellite phone. Satellite phones can be rented for a reasonable price.
Bring contact information for your family/friends back home in case you need to get in touch with them.
Leave the contact information of your destinations(s) with family and friends.
It you ever run into trouble, it can very helpful to know where an embassy is located. A list of U.S. embassies and consulates is available on the Department of State website.
Health is always a concern when traveling, especially when your destination is a foreign country. Here are some things to think about.
Know what particular health risks are present in the location you plan to visit. The Center for Disease Control website will give you general information on what to be aware of in the area you'll be visiting. Be sure you plan ahead. The World Health Organization's International Travel and Health Guide provides information about specific risks in each country and information on a number of diseases. Make sure you get the recommended immunizations. Some immunizations require multiple doses given over a period of time and others don't become effective for some time after being administered.
Is the water okay to drink? If you don't know, don't take a chance. If the water is potentially unsafe, be careful of washed fruits and vegetables, ice, non-bottled drinks, and don't brush your teeth with it. You might want to bring a water filter or purifier and/or iodine or chlorine tablets to deal with suspect water.
Know what potentially dangerous animals you might encounter and how to recognize and avoid them.
Make sure you bring any prescription drugs you take. Leave them in the prescription container they came in and consider packing extra medication in a different place in the event one is lost or stolen.
Bring a small medical kit with the basic essentials. Headache medicine, basic first aid supplies, anti diarrheal medicine, antacids etc. can help save a trip.
Consider purchasing travelers insurance which includes medical evacuation in the event that you are hospitalized, or buying a membership in a medical evacuation program such as Medjet Assistance.
There's inherent risk in everything and (most of the time) safety issues shouldn't keep you at home. Still, it doesn't hurt to cut down on the potential risks or to know what particular risks you might face.
If the U.S. government thinks you shouldn't be someplace, you probably don't want to go. Find current U.S. Department of State travel warnings on their website.
Read up on the location you plan to visit to make sure you know of any specific threats. Is the airport you're going to notorious for pickpockets? Are there any parts of town you should avoid? Lonely Planet guides generally offer good advice on specific threats.
Beware of pick pockets, bag slashers, purse and backpack grabbers and other classes of unsavory locals. Keep your luggage by you at all times and make yourself a more difficult target than those around you. Keep essentials on your person, and don't wear flashy jewelry or watches.
If muggings are a potential problem, consider carrying a dummy wallet with an expired credit card and enough money to make a thief happy.
In a questionable area don't carry an obvious camera case. If you've got a camera, stuff it inside a backpack or other bag.
If practical, travelers cheques are preferable to large sums of money. Don't sign them until you're ready to cash them. An ATM card might also be a good option depending on where you're heading.
Keep copies of all your important documents (passport, credit cards, Identification, tickets) in a location separate from the originals. Leave a second copy with a friend or family member at home.


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Each One Teach One: New AccessTT Staff visit Marac and Todd's Road Access Centres
On Thursday October 13, 2022, some of the new AccessTT staff hires got an opportunity to see the management of an ICT centre first-hand, with a visit to the Todd's Road and Marac Access Centres.
Minister Bacchus represents TT at ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2022
Senator the Honourable Hassel Bacchus outlined the ICT Policy for Trinidad and Tobago in Bucharest Romania, where the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference is currently taking place from 26 September - 14 October, 2022.
Three New ICT Access Centres open in September
Maitagual, Maraval, and Tacarigua are the three latest communities to benefit from state-of-the-art ICT Access Centres, which have been formally opened in September 2022.
MP; Mayor of Arima and MDT excited to create a #ConnectedArima
MP for Arima and Minister of Planning and Development, the Honourable Pennelope Beckles, Minister of Digital Transformation, Senator the Honourable Hassel Bacchus, and His Worship Cagney Casimire, Mayor of Arima, met today to discuss the progress of the Connected Arima initiative.
Carenage Youth Learn to Talk to Computers at ICT Summer Camp
The ICT Summer Camp facilitated by the Carenage Access Centre of the Ministry of Digital Transformation was a resounding success.
More Digital Literacy Training to Come
On Friday August 19, 2022, the Ministry of Digital Transformation, in collaboration with the Youth Training and Employment Partnership Programme (YTEPP), launched a functional Digital Literacy Programme.
Work Commences Towards TT National Digital Transformation Strategy
Four (4) Technical Working Groups (TWGs) comprising skilled nationals and members of our diaspora met on Wednesday 27th July, 2022, to officially begin the preparatory work towards our new National Digital Transformation Strategy for the period 2023 – 2026.
Ambassador of the Republic of Korea meets with Minister of Digital Transformation
His Excellency Dong-il Oh, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, paid a courtesy call to the Minister of Digital Transformation, Senator the Honourable Hassel Bacchus, on Friday July 22, 2022.
New ICT Access Centre opens in Lisas Gardens, Couva
The Ministry of Digital Transformation has opened its eighth ICT Access Centre at Lisas Gardens, Couva on Tuesday June 28, 2022. The Centre, with a fully furnished and Training Room, is located inside the newly-built Lisas Gardens Community Centre, which was officially opened on Tuesday by the Minister of Sport and Community Development, the Honourable Shamfa Cudjoe, alongside the Minister of Digital Transformation, Senator the Honourable Hassel Bacchus.
New ICT Access Centre opens in Belmont
The Ministry of Digital Transformation opened its seventh ICT Access Centre in Belmont, North Trinidad. The centre is located inside the newly re-constructed Belmont Community Centre, which was officially re-opened on Friday May 27, 2022.
New Drone for TEMA to aid in Disaster Management and Data Collection
The Tobago Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) received an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), from the Ministry of Digital Transformation and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), at a ceremony on Friday 13 May, 2022.
Bacchus: T&T closer to Digital Transformation
Business Guardian, May 5, 2022. Since T&T launched an exclusive Ministry for Digital Transformation, arming it with $280 million (US$41 million) in October 2021, what has it achieved? The Business Guardian reached out to Minister Hassel Bacchus who said his ministry has been engaged in different types of activities including continuing to advance on Government's commitment to provide universal access to broadband as a "public good".
MDT Delegation attends USTTI Training in Next Generation Networks
The Minister of Digital Transformation and members of the National ICT Division benefitted from three days of insightful training at the Emerging Technologies and Next Generation Networks Training Program held in Miami on Florida April 25 – April 27.
IDB approves new country strategy for Trinidad and Tobago on digital transformation
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a new country strategy with Trinidad and Tobago for 2021-2025. It said the strategy aims to help the country implement its digital transformation agenda to achieve more sustainable and inclusive growth, which is the first pillar of its medium and long-term post-pandemic development plan.
Connecting Arima: Towards a smart city
There is a project that could see the town of Arima being turned into a smart city with the use of 5G technology, urban renewal and improved opportunity for burgesses of the borough.
Ideahubs to help Advance Collaboration
To build a Digital T&T, it takes many hands and many partners. On Thursday 17 March, 2022, at a ceremony at the Auditorium, Government Campus Plaza, leading global ICT company, Huawei Technologies, donated twenty-two (22) Ideahub devices to the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (GoRTT) for use in the Public Service of Trinidad and Tobago.
Connected Arima to Connect all Aspects of Digital Agenda
"All elements of the Digital Transformation agenda for TT are part of Connected Arima." Minister of Digital Transformation, Senator the Honourable Hassel Bacchus, in his remarks at the Connected Arima event held on Wednesday 9 March, 2022, at the Arima Community Centre, outlined how the Connected Arima initiative will provide the community with end-to-end digital solutions across a wide range of sectors.
EU Delegation meets with MDT
A full delegation from the European Union in Port of Spain (EU-POS), including Mr. Brian Glynn, Managing Director of the Americas, European External Action Service (EEAS) met with the Minister of Digital Transformation, furthering ties between the government of Trinidad and Tobago and the European Union.
FarmVue app launched by Cropper Foundation
On Wednesday February 9, 2022 we were happy to be part of the launch and demo of the FarmVue app.
PM tells public servants: Make people's lives easier
The Prime Minister is urging top public servants to embrace technology to improve people's lives, the public service, and the economy. He was addressing a Public Sector Leadership for Digital Transformation workshop at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Port of Spain, on Monday.
Meeting with His Excellency Fernando Nogales Alvarez
Sen. the Hon. Hassel Bacchus, Minister of Digital Transformation met with His Excellency Fernando Nogales Álvarez, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain to Trinidad and Tobago on January 28, 2022.
Book publisher pivots to e-books
Royards Publishing Company, the education-book publisher, last Friday launched a new digital platform Digital Canopi that aims to promote and market Caribbean educational and literary content globally.
The Digital Transformation Plan
In a country where several businesses still do not allow for LINX transactions, Finance Minister Colm Imbert raised a few eyebrows recently when he gave a target for Trinidad and Tobago to become a cashless society.
EU Ambassador pays courtesy call to Minister of Digital Transformation
His Excellency Peter Cavendish, Ambassador of the Delegation of the European Union to Trinidad and Tobago, met with Sen. the Hon. Hassel Bacchus, Minister of Digital Transformation on Wednesday 1 December 2021.
Bringing ICT in Focus with ALTA Online
ALTA is partnering with the Ministry of Digital Transformation to bring its online instruction to more communities across Trinidad and Tobago.
Digital Transformation Ministry 'brimming with projects'
The Government is seeking to treble the number of community information and communications technology (ICT) centres by the end of 2022 as part of its efforts to transform society and the economy into a digital one, says Wayne Nakhid, deputy chief digital officer at the Ministry of Digital Transformation.
Minister Bacchus meets with UNDP Resident Representative
Ms Randi Davis, Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme, Trinidad and Tobago (UNDP TT) met with Senator the Hon. Hassel Bacchus, Minister of Digital Transformation on November 12, 2021.
Digital Transformation Minister: $281m an investment to turn Trinidad and Tobago into a digital society
The $200 million-plus allocation to the Ministry of Digital Transformation would be used to make Trinidad and Tobago globally competitive and increase its gross domestic product (GDP), line minister Hassel Bacchus has assured.


The Preacher Men preach the groove, with roaring saxophone, growling Hammond organ and drums that will make you move.
With the 'groovy-blue songs' of the album Blue, The Preacher Men will take you back in time to the smoky blues clubs in the Southern States. The album, which was recorded by legendary producer Al Schmitt (Sam Cooke, Frank Sinatra, Henry Mancini), was voted one of the best albums of the past year by Jazzism. Now they will perform this music full of soul, funk and gospel live at the BIMHUIS. The Preacher Men consists of three musicians sharing a passion for the Hammond trios of the 1950s and 60s, with players such as Jimmy Smith and Jimmy McGriff and with albums on labels such as Blue Note and Verve. Saxophonist Efraïm Trujillo, the main composer of the group, also plays in The Ploctones and is the band leader of Amsterdam Funk Orchestra. Rob Mostert is internationally recognized as a Hammond connoisseur. Drummer Chris Strik is praised in Slagwerkkrant as 'the most agile drummer in The Netherlands'. 'This trio swirls with energy' (JazzFlits).


So in my yesterday's post I shared my favourite Dawn photos. And since I love twilight (not the book... never the book), I thought of sharing some of my favourite sunset moments.
Sunsets are just as magical as sunrises. The hues are so different and deeper - a riot of purple, blue and orange. If you have watched enough sunrises and sunsets, you can easily distinguish them in the photos. The best view is of course when it's partly clouded. The sky goes insane ... drenched in hues so impossibly beautiful!! Add in a waterfront and you will have the most stunning work of nature in front of you. Tell me if this is not magic!!
Gorgeous photos, Rajlakshmi! Indeed, sunset is just as magical as sunrise... There's something awe-inspiring about watching the sun rise or sink at the horizon, and the display of changing light always feels exactly that: magical. My partner and I often sit on the porch in the waning afternoon and marvel at how the air itself seems to change color.
Your photos of sunsets are as beautiful as your photos of sunrises. The two put together would make for a lovely sight.
On another note, I liked what you said at the beginning about Twilight. "Not the book..never the book."
My sentiments are the same.
so serene these are...I could lie here for hours!
If I had to choose I'd pick picture no 2. Such a riot of colour.
Wow! It's so beautiful and serene! You have a great talent in clicking such amazing pictures. I'm floored!
Absolutely beautiful captures. I've followed your Sydney board on Pinterest.
Gorgeous shots! Love, love, love!!


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Any help would be appreciated.

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Ageing and Spirituality across Faiths and Cultures
by Elizabeth MacKinlay
This collection of essays examines ageing in the context of the many faiths and cultures that make up Western society, and provides carers with the knowledge they need to deliver sensitive and appropriate care to people of all faiths.
Health and social care practitioners are increasingly called upon to provide care to elderly people from a number of different faiths and cultures. This collection of essays examines ageing in the context of the many faiths and cultures that make up Western society, and provides carers with the knowledge they need to deliver sensitive and appropriate care to people of all faiths.
Chapters are written by authoritative figures from each of the world's major faith groups about the beliefs and practices of their older people. Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Jewish and Buddhist perspectives are covered, as well as those of ageing veterans and ageing religious sisters. Issues of appropriate care are also addressed, and the book includes recommendations for policy and practice.
This accessible and inspiring book will be a useful text for academics, policy makers and practitioners in health and social care, aged care workers, pastoral carers, chaplains and religious professionals, in hospital, residential and other care settings.
2010, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 272pp
Acknowledgements. Preface. 1. Ageing and Spirituality: Living and Being in Multifaith and Multicultural Communities, Elizabeth MacKinlay, Charles Sturt University, Australia. 2. The Interrelationship of Spirituality, Culture and Community in International Perspective, James Haire, Charles Sturt University, Australia. 3. The Cultural Diversity of Older Australians, Ingrid Seebus and Ann Peut, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australia. 4. The Ageing Spirit, Rachael Kohn, ABC Radio National, Australia. 5. Friends and Neighbours: Pastoral Care and Ageing in Christian Perspective, Elizabeth MacKinlay, Charles Sturt University, Australia. 6. From Ageing to Sage-ing: Judaism and Ageing, Jeffrey Cohen, University of New South Wales, Australia. 7. Dorothy, Oodgeroo and Blackfella Ageing: The Role of Spirituality When You're Short on Culture and Can't Find Your Red Shoes, Dennis McDermott, Flinders University, Australia. 8. An Islamic Perspective on Ageing and Spirituality, Mohammad Abdalla, Griffith University, Australia, and Ikebal Mohammed Adam Patel, Muslims Australia, Australian Capital Territory Muslim Advisory Council, Malek Fahd Islamic School and Islamic School of Canberra, Australia. 9. The Spiritual Needs of the Aged and Dying: A Buddhist Perspective, Subhana Barzaghi, Sydney Zen Centre, Australia. 10. Dying: An Approach to Care from Hindu and Buddhist Perspectives, Amy Rayner, University of Melbourne, Australia, and Purushottama Bilimoria, Deakin University, University of Melbourne, Australia, and State University of New York and Columbia University, USA. 11. Orthodox Faith: A Lively Spirit for Older People, Rosalie Hudson, Charles Sturt University and University of Melbourne, Australia. 12. Cultural Diversity in Aged Care: A Showcase of Services Tailored to Meet the Physical, Cultural and Spiritual Needs of People of Greek Origin, Robyn Simmonds and Rev. Fr. Nicholas Stavropoulos, St. Basil's Homes, Australia. 13. Spiritual Well-being for Older People, Ann Harrington, Flinders University, Australia. 14. Integrated Support for Veterans in Aged Care Homes, Tracey T.A. McDonald, Australian Catholic University, Australia. 15. On the Road to Emmaus: Ageing Religious Sisters, A Group with Specific Spiritual and Cultural Needs, Gabrielle Brian, Charles Sturt University, Australia 16. Promoting High Quality Care, Elizabeth Pringle, Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency, Australia. 17. The Search Conference Process in Ageing and Spiritual and Pastoral Care: Directions for the Future, Elizabeth MacKinlay, Charles Sturt University, Australia. Contributors. References.
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Doc Rivers Aiming to Unlock Tobias Harris Again
Kevin McCormick
When the Sixers agreed to hire Doc Rivers to become their head coach, one player who instantly stood out to benefit from the move was Tobias Harris. During their time with the Los Angeles Clippers, Rivers had Harris playing at an All-Star caliber level. Now that they are reunited, it is time to see if Rivers can resurrect the Tobias Harris from his Clippers days.
Harris played a total of 87 games with the Clippers throughout two seasons. In that time he averaged 20.3 PPG, 7.2 RPG, and shot a stellar 42.6% from beyond the arc.
Rivers was one of the first members of the team to speak on Tuesday to kick off media week and the start of training camp. When Harris was brought up, Rivers seemed intent on getting him back to playing how he did in LA.
When Rivers was asked if he felt that he can use Harris in a similar way he did in LA with the Sixers' current roster, he responded by saying yes and that it "might be easier in some stretches." One area of Harris' game that he wants to improve is getting Harris back to making quick decisions on the floor.
Tobias is so darned skilled going downhill, left and right, and we need to get back to taking advantage of that.
Since the Sixers have restructured their roster, most of the talk has been about what the added spacing will do for Embiid and Simmons. But Harris is another player who is going to benefit from the team's new supporting cast.
With the moves the Sixers made this offseason, it looks like Harris could slide back to the power forward position. Moving back to his natural position should allow him to attack more mismatches on offense and create more scoring opportunities for himself.
Another thing that Rivers brought up is increasing the pick-and-roll play this season. An increase in pick-and-roll play and a plethora of shooting on the floor should allow Harris to attack bigger frontcourt players and get downhill more.
Getting Tobias Harris back to his former self should be a priority for Rivers and the Sixers' coaching staff. If he can get back to being a 20+ PPG player while shooting lights out from deep, the Sixers' offense will become even more dangerous.
Kevin McCormick is the 76ers insider for 97.3 ESPN and 76ers editor for Sportstalkphilly.com. Follow him on Twitter @KevinMcC973.
Filed Under: Doc Rivers, Sixers, Tobias Harris
Categories: Articles, Philadelphia Sports, Sixers


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By: Waldemar Bonsels (1880-1952)
The Adventures of Maya the Bee
A little bee is born in a large and busy hive. At that time, the hive is going through a period of unrest and there are fears that it will become subdivided into separate colonies. The little new-born, Maya, is under the care of a strict but loving teacher. One day, driven by curiosity and rebellion, Maya escapes from the safe environs of the hive and flies into the forest. Here, she encounters all sorts of interesting, exciting, frightening and funny things. The Adventures of Maya the Bee is the story of the intriguing days that follow...
By: Wilkie Collins (1824-1889)
The Frozen Deep
The Frozen Deep is a story of a love triangle between Clara, Frank and Richard, spiced up with dangerous expeditions, mysterious visions and life-threatening circumstances. The end is as surprising and unexpected as we are (or are not) accustomed to in Collins' books.
The Dead Secret
"Everything in life has a price. May be, telling a Secret has the highest. However, not telling may be worse. What will Sarah choose? will she tell the Secret which destroyed her life?"
By: Will Levington Comfort (1878-1932)
Son of Power
By: William Bligh (1754-1817)
A Voyage to the South Sea
A Voyage to the South Sea, undertaken by command of His Majesty, for the purpose of conveying the Bread-fruit tree to the West Indies, in His Majesty's ship The Bounty, commanded by Lieutenant William Bligh. Including an account of the Mutiny on board the said ship, and the subsequent voyage of part of the crew, in the ship's boat, from Tofoa, one of the Friendly Islands, to Timor, a Dutch settlement in the East Indies.
By: William Clark Russell (1844-1911)
As she walks up the aisle to her waiting husband, a young bride undergoes a sudden change of heart. She goes through the marriage ceremony in a daze, but refuses to talk to her new husband, a seafaring man. Her family is stunned and bewildered. After the ceremony, the bride stays shut in her bedroom. The bewildered groom departs in despair. The next day, the family receives news that the groom has been mortally injured in an accident. The bride rushes to his side on board a ship. When she enters his cabin, instead of a bedridden invalid, she finds him sitting strong and hearty at his desk...
The Frozen Pirate
Sailing adventure with storms, icebergs, shipwrecks, treasure, and the reawakening of a pirate frozen in suspended animation for nearly fifty years
Mystery of the 'Ocean Star' - A Collection of Maritime Sketches
This is a collection of short stories of mystery and romance, set at sea, in the times of the great sea voyages.
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This is a sea-faring novel set in 1837. A wealthy former seaman from London and his daughter, who is engaged to be married, set sail on his newly restored schooner, headed for the equator for the purpose of restoring his health. Also aboard are a captain and crew. Soon, distractions, diversions, discontent and much more occur. William Clark Russell (1844–1911) was an English writer best known for his nautical novels. ~ Lee Smalley
By: William Dean Howells (1837-1920)
In his novel Indian Summer, William Dean Howells presents a mellow but realistic story that has the complete feel of that delightful time of the year, although the plot actually spans several seasons. The Indian summer aspect applies to a sophisticated gentleman, Theodore Colville, who has just entered his middle years as he returns to a scene, Florence, Italy, that played an important part in his early manhood. It was here twenty years earlier that he first fell in love, seemingly successfully until a sudden and harsh rejection...
By: William Gershom Collingwood (1854-1932)
Thorstein of the Mere: A Saga of the Northmen in Lakeland
A fine adventure set in 10th-century England at a time when everyday life in north was made hazardous by wars and shifting alliances among Saxon, British and Norse rulers. Thorstein, like his father Swein before him, is a peaceful Norse settler but brave and ready for battle when the time comes. His adventures as child and man will appeal to younger listeners, while older listeners can enjoy a history lesson into the bargain. W. G. Collingwood, artist and antiquarian, set the story in his adopted...
By: William Godwin (1756-1836)
Caleb Williams or Things As They Are
The novel describes the downfall of Ferdinando Falkland, a British squire, and his attempts to ruin and destroy the life of Caleb Williams, a poor but ambitious young man that Falkland hires as his personal secretary. Caleb accidentally discovers a terrible secret in his master's past. Though Caleb promises to be bound to silence, Falkland, irrationally attached (in Godwin's view) to ideas of social status and inborn virtue, cannot bear that his servant should possibly have power over him, and sets out to use various means–unfair trials, imprisonment, pursuit, to make sure that the information of which Caleb is the bearer will never be revealed...
By: William H. Hudson (1841-1922)
Far Away and Long Ago
William Henry Hudson (August 1841 – 1922) was an author, naturalist and ornithologist. Hudson was born of U.S. parents living in the Quilmes Partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, where he spent his youth studying the local flora and fauna and observing both natural and human dramas on what was then a lawless frontier. 'Far Away and Long Ago' is a classic memoir of a boy, fascinated by nature, on the Pampas in the 19th century.
By: William Harrison Ainsworth (1805-1882)
A rich and complex Gothic-Romance centring on the murky deeds of an ancient family. It is a wonderfully atmospheric piece that combines narrative, poetry, song, and descriptive writing to great effect. The character of Dick Turpin that we know today – the dashing highwaymen and unmatched horseman – can be said to stem directly from this novel, as the most famous part of the book (often published on its own in the past), Turpin's Ride To York, is devoted to him. Although seemingly little known to a modern audience, Ainsworth's 'Rookwood' gave the world the image of the highwayman with which we are all so familiar.
Windsor Castle, Book 1
Book 1 - Ann Boleyn. The focus of the novels is on the events surrounding Henry VIII's replacing Catherine of Aragon with Anne Boleyn as his wife. During Henry's pursuit of Boleyn, the novel describes other couples, including the Earl of Surrey and Lady Elizabeth Fitzgerald, a match Henry does not support. However, some of the individuals oppose Henry and his desires for Boleyn, including Thomas Wyat who wants her for himself and Cardinal Wolsey, who uses his own daughter, Mabel Lyndwood, to lure Henry away from Boleyn...
By: William Henry Giles Kingston (1814-1880)
In the Wilds of Florida A Tale of Warfare and Hunting
Snow Shoes and Canoes The Early Days of a Fur-Trader in the Hudson Bay Territory
The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea
Afar in the Forest
Adventures in the Far West
The Two Supercargoes Adventures in Savage Africa
On the Banks of the Amazon
Twice Lost
From Powder Monkey to Admiral A Story of Naval Adventure
The South Sea Whaler
Hendricks the Hunter The Border Farm, a Tale of Zululand
The Gilpins and their Fortunes A Story of Early Days in Australia
Dick Cheveley His Adventures and Misadventures
My First Cruise and Other stories
The Three Admirals
The Trapper's Son
The Heir of Kilfinnan A Tale of the Shore and Ocean


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Is The Home Depot, Inc. (HD) A Good Stock To Buy?
Insider Monkey finished processing more than 700 13F filings made by hedge funds and prominent investors. These filings show these funds' portfolio positions as of September 30th. What do these smart investors think about The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD)?
Is The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) undervalued? Money managers are betting on the stock. The number of long hedge fund bets improved by 5 recently. Our calculations also showed that HD isn't among the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds. HD was in 57 hedge funds' portfolios at the end of September. There were 52 hedge funds in our database with HD holdings at the end of the previous quarter.
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The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, or F.A.Z. Tower, is currently under construction in the sought-after Europaviertel area in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany.
The tower will reach around 60 meters high and be home to the publishing and editorial offices of Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. The customer is GA-tec, a company of the Sodexo Group, which secured the electrical engineering contract and subsequently brought Sonepar in Germany on board.
In addition to competitive prices, an innovative logistics concept was a decisive factor in GA-tec's decision to award Sonepar in Germany the contract. This concept outlines a joint service and processing plan, which includes the provision of roll containers, construction site catalogs, and the option of material floor delivery depending on the construction's progress.
Samuel Eichner, Head of the Building Services and Plant Engineering business unit stated, "We have proven in the past that we can offer exactly this. As with previous projects, the work on the F.A.Z. Tower will again be a joint project between the business unit, the sales region and the relevant specialist departments."
The total project is worth approximately 1.2 million euros. Christian Rodenbach, Head of Project Management in Sales Region 09 added, "All those involved are looking forward to the overarching collaboration but are also proud that this project has been won in the Rhine-Main growth region at the gates and 'home' of a major competitor.
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Born on 23 February 1976 in South Africa, Katia Guerreiro goes as a child to the island of S. Miguel in the Azores. It is at the age of 15, playing the "Viola da Terra" – a traditional instrument of the archipelago – at the Santa Cecilia Folkloric Ranch, which begins her musical career. Lisbon is his next destination, where she attends the medical school, which ends in 2000. But she always maintains an intense connection to music during these academic years, as the lead singer of a rock band formed in the 60s, but still active, Os Charruas (The Plows).
Her career as a fado singer began in 2000, with her presence at the concert honoring Amália Rodrigues at the Lisbon Coliseum. Audience and critics surrender to their interpretation of "Amor de Mel, Amor de Fel" and "Barco Negro", considering it the best performance of the night.In the following year (2001), she edits FADO MAIOR, her first CD, which reaches Silver Record in the charts, is nominated for the José Afonso Prize and pioneer in South Korea, where enters the top sales.NAS MÃOS DO FADO is her second CD, released on the market in December 2003. Katia selects for this work a rich and careful repertoire, privileging the poetry of the biggest names in Portuguese literature, among which Luís de Camões, Florbela Espanca, Ary dos Santos and António Lobo Antunes. She is again nominated for the José Afonso Prize.Recognizing in Katia Guerreiro the unavoidable value of Portuguese music, the Japanese television chain NHK brings a team of journalists to Portugal, and produces a one-hour documentary about her life and career. Also the prestigious French cultural channel TV Mezzo produces, in 2004, a film that is entirely dedicated to her. Still in 2004, Katia offers France and Japan with ten performances in each of the countries.In the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the April Revolution, Katia Guerreiro is one of the 30 distinguished personalities among those who stood out in various activities in these early decades of Portuguese democracy.In October of the same year, Katia Guerreiro launches her third CD TUDO OU NADA, with poems by Vinicius de Moraes, Sophia de Mello Breyner and António Lobo Antunes, among others. It also has the presence of pianist Bernardo Sassetti, who accompanies her on the track "Minha Senhora das Dores".Also this year, Katia is invited to open a new Concert Hall in Bern, Switzerland, and also to perform at the Lyon Opera in France.At the invitation of the French Minister for Culture and Communication, Mr Donedieu de Vabres, she will also attend the RENCONTRES POUR L'EUROPE DE LA CULTURE, held at the Comédie Française in Paris, along with the greats of European and world culture, such as Tereza Berganza, Jeanne Moreau, Costa Gavras, Barbara Hendricks. Katia ends her speech – which includes a speech in her own language – with a highly acclaimed fado sung 'a capella', as an illustration of this musical genre. her eloquent defense of the cultural identity of each member state of the European Union earns her the following year as a Member of the European Parliament of Culture.At the invitation of the Director of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Cultural Center of Paris, Katia presents at this institution a Conference / Concert called O FADO (the first event of its kind for this type of music), with the musicologist and Professor of the University of Évora, Ruy Vieira Nery.As a corollary of the excellence of her work, she received, in February 2006, the FEMALE PERSONALITY 2005 award, disputed by the most important names in the Portuguese music scene, being considered "one of the most beautiful voices of today, combined with an unusual vocal capacity".
In October 2008 a new album of originals named FADO is released, with her usual musicians and the usual rigor in the choice of lyrics.
In December 2009 she edited FADOS DO FADO, an album that recreates some of the most famous fados from the repertoires of Tony de Matos, Max, Tristão da Silva, Hermínia Silva, Teresa Silva Carvalho, João Ferreira-Rosa and, of course, Amália Rodrigues.
Since 2005 she has collaborated with several symphony orchestras and in 2010 she has toured ten French cities with L'Ensemble Basse-Normandie, who, while not indifferent to her talent and success in France, invites her to a joint project.
In May 2010 – the year in which she celebrates her ten years of artistic career – Katia receives the "Best Performer" award from the Amália Rodrigues Foundation, which annually organizes the Amália Awards. After an intense year of concerts around the world, including a tour of ten Norwegian cities, the 10th anniversary celebrations culminate in two grand shows: Lisbon, the Coliseu dos Recreios, and Paris, the Alhambra, and the edition of the double album 10 ANOS – NAS ASAS DO FADO, where she brings together the best moments of her discography and includes original duets with various artists.In the following years, Katia Guerreiro continues to see her talent recognized abroad, being invited to represent Portugal in important music festivals, such as "Arts Alive" in South Africa, "Voix de Femmes" in Morocco, "International Dance and Music Festival", in Bangkok, Thailand, among others.In January 2012, for the first time, steps the stage of the mythical Olympia in Paris, with sold out room. A show that gave rise to their first live CD / DVD "KATIA LIVE AT THE OLYMPIA", released in 2013.
In December 2013, Katia Guerreiro is the Portuguese artist invited to perform at the 50th Anniversary of Europa Nostra, at the Palais-de-Beaux-Arts in Brussels, being applauded by conductor Plácido Domingo.
Later that month, she is awarded by the French Government, with the Order of Arts and Letters, at the Chevalier Degree, which recognized her as one of the most outstanding representatives of Portuguese culture in the world and one of the most brilliant singers of her generation.
In November 2014, her new album of original songs, entitled "Até ao Fim", was released, which featured the musical production of Tiago Bettencourt.
In January 2015, she was awarded by the Presidency of the Portuguese Republic with the Commendation of the Order of Infante D. Henrique, for her invaluable contribution to the dissemination of Portuguese culture and the projection of Portugal in the world.
In October of the same year, she was nominated for the prestigious "Lunas del Auditorio" (Mexico) award, which awards the best shows in Mexico for one year. Her concert in Mexico City in October 2014 was considered one of the top 5 in the Traditional Music Category.
In December 2015, she performs at the closing concert of the Sefarad Montréal Festival in Canada. The show "Andalusian Trilogy" brought together the Moroccan singer Amina Alaoui, the flamenco singer Marcos Marin and the Okto-Echo Ensemble directed by Katia Makdissi-Warren, also artistic director of the festival.
On 30 January 2016, she gives a memorable concert at the Grande Salle de L'Opera de Lyon and becomes the first Portuguese artist to sing on that stage. The 2016 Tour, which begins and ends in France, also passes through Norway, Brazil, Spain and Portugal, where, as ambassador of the "We Love Our Coke with Gastronomy" Festival, she performs in various cities across the country.
2016 also marked the debut of the artist in the cinema. Katia Guerreiro was part of the cast of the movie "Alfama em Si", directed by Diogo Varela Silva, nephew of Amália Rodrigues, and with the musical direction of José Mário Branco.
In March 2017, Katia Guerreiro is invited to perform at the Al Bustan Festival in Beirut. In 2017, the renowned Lebanese festival had as its theme "Queens and Empresses of the East"
Later that year, Katia realized the dream of sharing the stage with one of her most admired artists, Plácido Domingo. The common desire to sing together came true in May this year in a memorable performance at MEO Arena in Lisbon.
Her concert at the Luxembourg Cathedral in June this year was considered "a unique and historic moment for Portuguese culture and Luxembourg's multiculturalism."
In August she was invited to sing at the Mérida International Theater Festival, at the spectacular Roman Theater where she shared the stage with Arcángel y Las Nuevas Voces Bulgaras.
SEMPRE, her new album, was published in 2018 and is produced by José Mário Branco. This album, for all its surroundings, marks a change in Katia's career, but when you are a fadista you are always a fadista, because from the root the tree is born and the tree never stops growing.
The album presentation took place at the Belém Cultural Center on February 15, 2019, as part of the Há Fado no Cais cicle, followed by a concert in Zagreb, Croatia, on February 22nd, accompanied by their musicians and Zagrebacka Filharmonija (Philharmonic Orchestra of Zagreb), conducted by renowned conductor Dario Salvi.
During 2019, Katia Guerreiro gave voice to songs by Anaquim, Dany Silva and Renato Júnior, participated in the Tribute Concert to Celeste Rodrigues and Yolanda Soares's "Opera Spectacular", and performed in Bezons and Paris (France), Zagreb (with the same Orchestra and Dario Salvi), Brussels (Belgium), Madrid and Segovia (Spain), Trondheim (Norway), Lagos, Alcácer do Sal, Aga Khan Foundation, Guarda, Braga, Vila do Bispo, Loures, Palace of Red Cross, Mafra, Avis, Monsaraz, Valpaços, Tavira and Faro Airport.


I'm 66 years old - absolutely do NOT like the direction Aston Martin is going with the new Vantage. Keeping my V12S, unless the next generation (after this one) goes back to the traditional 'gentleman's sports car elegance'.
Does 6speed not have a poll option?
I'm 40 years old - Absolutely dislike the new gen cars, including db11. The Merc tech (with even lower output than Mercedes) dilutes the brand, design is missing the fisker touch (in case of the Vantage rather the Fisker WONDER).
The previous cars stunned everyone with first sight, the new gen forces everyone to say: maybe better in person. I'll keep my Vantage and as I call the most beautiful car ever build.
Since 2005 I wanted to buy an Aston Martin Vantage and I was able to afford one in 2015. I am 54 yrs old and I find the new Vantage a little too boy toy for me and don't consider it true Aston Martin anymore (Engine, trans, interior...) and if I wanted to buy an AMG I would just go to Mercedes dealership.
I'm 70 and don't like the new Vantage. I do like the new DB11 enough that I bought one. I think that the past generation of the Vantage is one of the best looking cars of all time. I will be keeping my 08 Vantage until I'm too old to drive.
33 and much prefer my Centenary 23 Vantage S to the New Vantage.
I agree that AM needs new blood but it needs to start with where the DBS SL is, not where the Vantage went. The cars in general have gotten much larger than the older ones, and while that is also needed- my conclusion that focus at AM is not only on building the best product possible.
While the performance upgrades are a well needed improvement to compete in the market, I hate everything about the design, including front, rear, side profile, and 50/50 on the interior.
Guess they want to make sure those who have no idea what car it is can read it in big block letters , Instead of mistaking the car for Austin Healey , Austin Marten , Aston Healey etc etc etc .
Mid fifties here , new Vantage is just ugly , way to exotic looking the front and rear views are just awful .
They have completely lost the classic Aston grill shape and now have a puking whale shark look to the front end .