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Reg A+ Offering is Closed
We are happy to announce that our GolfSuites 1 Reg A+ offering has closed as of Wednesday May 20th. Please follow us on Facebook or Instagram to say up to date with GolfSuites!
GolfSuites is a new investment opportunity focused on bringing hybrid-golf centers for year-round play, entertainment and game improvement, to millions of people nationwide, in a friendly environment. We are designing guest experiences for: playing golf, world-class instruction, premier food and beverages, organized competitions and team practice, introducing golf to new players or for just plain fun!
Offering Circular
We accept Debit Cards, ACH, Check, Wire, Apple Pay and Google Pay.
We also accept investments from Self-directed IRA accounts.
How Are We Different From Our Competition?
The golf driving range entertainment industry was launched by TopGolf, a national chain with proven results. With a proven demand for golf entertainment facilities, we see demand exceeding supply and thus room in the market for competition. We have studied our competition and have found a number of core areas that can be improved upon in the industry. GolfSuites is dedicated to providing a more golf-centric approach, offering all of what the competitors offer, but with more features catering to golf enthusiasts. This includes our professional golf academy offering all levels of instruction which is led by Golf Pro Kyle Morris, real top-grade golf balls and Doppler-based ball tracking, just to name a few. And with GolfSuites, investors have the opportunity to take ownership of their own piece of this growing and exciting new market segment.
GolfSuites: The Suitest Experience
Specialized Offerings with Broad Appeal
Our management team possesses a unique combination of real estate, finance, professional golf, food and beverage service, construction, marketing, branding, experiential design and senior management experience.
Gerald (Jerry) Ellenburg
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Chief Marketing & Experience Officer
Ryan T. Koenig
Golf Director
Nicholas V. Flanagan
President & Chief Operating Officer
Tom LaPlante
Chief Technology & Strategy Officer
David A. Morris III
Consulting Chief Financial Officer
Scott McCurry
Scott Smylie
Rod Turner
Michael Zylstra
Ryan Ellenburg
Capital Markets Associate
Based on our research, revenue will be derived from food and beverages, golf activities, game improvement, lessons, events and ancillary retail sales. From fixed reservations, to teams, to competitions, to walk-ins, to
private parties, the diversity of guests and revenue we anticipate is vast.
Here are just a few:
SERIOUS GOLFERS
COLLEGE TEAMS
TEEN PARTIES
FUNDRAISERS / FOUNDATIONS
GUYS' NIGHT OUT
HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS
If you like to invest in what you know, GolfSuites may
be the best return on fun, friends and potential profit yet.
1. What makes GolfSuites different from its competition?
GolfSuites intends to bring together the best in golf entertainment, play, and game improvement, offering a compelling golf experience for both the novice and experienced golfers. GolfSuites aims to create facilities that are inclusive and welcoming, aiming to provide guests with the most realistic golf experience. GolfSuites will feature farm-to-table, chef-inspired menus and family-friendly fare along with signature beverages to round out the experience.
GolfSuites is serious about golf. Each facility will include a 275-300+ yard range with tracking for every shot and swing within 3-4 inches. We will also provide professional-level game improvement, coaching, training, and competition led by PGA Professional and NBC Golf Academy Lead Coach, GolfSuites' Co-Founder, Kyle Morris.
2. Why is Doppler based-radar ball and club tracking more effective than using RFID technology?
Doppler based-radar technology offers a superior and more sensitive level of ball and club swing tracking, measuring accuracy to 3-4 inches, rather than to the yard.
3. Why are your balls better than RFID-chipped balls like at competitors' facilities?
Our golf balls will fly truer because they do not have a chip in the middle of the ball that affects true balance. They are superior in construction, durability and efficacy and fly farther than RFID-chipped tracking golf balls. Our premium golf balls will feel and perform like PGA Tour quality balls.
4. Do you have any team members with a long track record in the golfing industry?
Yes, GolfSuites leadership team has a long history both playing and working in the golf industry. Kyle Morris, GolfSuites' Co-Founder, is an NBC Golf Channel Academy Lead Coach. He has a long history as a college player and then recorded several PGA tour wins. Kyle was recognized as one of the Top Young Teachers in the country by Golf Digest Magazine.
John Galvin has been working in and around the golf industry since 1980. In 1988, he started the country's first organized corporate amateur team tour, The Corporate Links Tour. John is also an avid player and a Class A caddy.
5. Are there any partners that you can announce?
GolfSuites is currently negotiating partnerships with brands, manufacturers, and technology providers. Stay tuned and revisit our video blog.
6. When do you plan on breaking ground on your first facility?
Our current timeline includes our intent to break ground on our first facility, in the Midwest region, in late 2019.
7. How many golf facilities do you believe can succeed in a metro area?
Our analysis of the industry has yielded an estimate that a metro area can support one facility per every 350-500 thousand people.
8. Why Regulation A+ (Reg A+) and not VC or other types of venture funding?
Regulation A+ allows anyone who wants to invest regardless of their level of wealth or income. We want to open this opportunity to everyone interested in investing in GolfSuites and becoming a part of this exciting project. GolfSuites is particularly well-suited for Reg A+ because of the welcoming atmosphere we provide to golfers of all levels and our entertainment impact.
9. Why do you feel that you'll be successful?
GolfSuites has established a strong leadership and advisory team with a passion for golf, food and entertainment. The team also has a track record in building and growing strong brands.
10. What is your business plan?
Our parent company's goal is to establish a nationwide chain of 100+ facilities in the U.S. We will choose the best available locations and select our team members with the utmost care. Our enhanced and superior facilities and amenities will encourage people to frequently visit GolfSuites, rather than visit the facilities of our competitors.
11. What exactly is this investment opportunity?
We are offering preferred shares in GolfSuites, which is focused on the development of facilities across the U.S.
Our parent company (which is primarily owned by our management team and original seed investors) own common shares that generally have less economic rights than the rights that investors in this Reg A+ offering receive. Investors in our Reg A+ offering are buying preferred shares. The difference? The founders' common shares do not get paid the 8% dividends, which the investors' Preferred Shares do, plus investors have liquidation preferences and anti-dilution protection (see the Offering Circular for details). If the company makes discretionary special dividend payments over and above the 8% investor dividend, this special dividend will be paid to both the investors preferred shares and the founder's shares.
12. What do I do now that I've made an investment?
We will be communicating regularly. Our first messages will be about processing your investment payment and issuing your shares. We will notify you about dividend payments, acquiring locations, breaking ground and opening facilities over time, among many other company milestones. In addition, as a Regulation A company, we will be required to make annual and semi-annual filings with the SEC. We will make annual filings on Form 1-K, which will be due by the end of April each year and will include audited financial statements for the previous fiscal year. We will make semi-annual filings on Form 1-SA, which will be due by September 28 each year, which will include unaudited financial statements for the six months to June 30. We will also file a Form 1-U to announce important events such as the loss of a senior officer, a change in auditors or certain types of capital-raising. All these filings will be available on the SEC's EDGAR filing system.
13. Can I invest if I am outside of the United States?
Yes, investors from around the world are welcome to invest. However, certain local country restrictions may apply. You should consult with your own legal advisers whether you are able to invest. Investors in Canada are prevented from investing in Regulation A+ by Canadian securities regulations.
14. How can I sell my shares?
Your shares of GolfSuites are not intended to list on a major exchange after the Reg A+ offering, as we are choosing to remain a private company. Since the shares are currently not listed for trade on a stock exchange, there will be no active market. However, these securities will not be restricted and may be freely traded to the extent any market develops for them from the date that the investor receives their shares. This is an advantage of Regulation A+ compared to other public offerings of private companies, because the Federal securities regulations allow investors to sell their shares immediately.
The company does not currently have any plans to seek listing or quotation of the securities on any organized trading market. At some point in the future, the company's parent company, KGEM Inc., may choose to list the company on a public stock exchange to bring liquidity to the shares. Additionally, the firm may increase its dividend payments or sell parts or all of the company to provide liquidity. There are no plans to do so now.
There are some aftermarket services that are currently in various stages of development that enable owners of Reg A+ shares to sell their shares to interested buyers. We will update our investors as these markets develop.
15. Can I still invest if I am not an accredited investor?
Yes, investors of any wealth level over 18 years of age may participate in the Regulation A+ offering.
16. How and when will I begin to receive my 8% monthly dividend distribution?
To the extent there are legally available funds, dividends will be paid monthly from the date that you complete the investment process and the company has accepted your investment. In most cases this will likely result in a 45-day delay before the first dividend payment is made.
17. Do my shares have voting rights?
Yes, one vote per share. The founder's common shares have five votes per share.
18. Are there management fees that get charged on my investment?
The parent company of GolfSuites, KGEM Inc., charges at cost for services that it provides to GolfSuites. For instance, when the parent company negotiates a central marketing partnership with golf equipment manufacturer or arranges an endorsement partnership with a golf influencer, the costs for these services will be charged at cost to GolfSuites, and future regional subsidiaries, without markup.
INVESTOR INCENTIVES*
You can take advantage of your GolfSuites investor incentives at any of our facilities nationwide as we open them.
Personalized Thank You Letter from Jerry Ellenburg, CEO
GolfSuites Branded (Charcoal Heather Cotton Jersey) Golf Cap
GolfSuites Branded ("Poker Chip Style") Ball Marker
GolfSuites Branded TaylorMade TP5 Premium Golf Balls (one sleeve of 3 balls)
GolfSuites Line Pass (good for up to 24 uses per year at any GolfSuites location)**
GolfSuites Food and Beverage Discount (10% discount on food and beverage--excluding alcoholic beverages, up to a maximum cumulative discount of $500)**
Individual 1-Year GolfSuites VIP Membership (priority access to jump wait list anytime, premium club upgrade, unlimited game play**, 10% off food/beverage--excluding alcoholic beverages, 20% off private events--excluding food and beverage, membership valid at all comparable GolfSuites venues)***
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Invest in the "NEW golf" –weather-proof, high-tech, year-round play.
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to practice with purpose at the PGA Professional NBC Golf Academy.
Dividends. One month after you invest! 8% annually, paid monthly.*
For many investors, the dividend may be tax-free for several years.**
The minimum investment is only $500!
*Since the tax treatment of any distributions may vary according to the financial performance of the company, as well as the particular circumstances of the investor, investors should consult their own tax advisers, and should not assume that the distributions will be subject to the same tax treatment from year to year. GolfSuites will not generate revenues or profits until the company has built facilities, and there is no guarantee that those facilities will be profitable. The company will set aside a capital reserve as investments are received; dividend payments will initially be made from this reserve. There can be no guarantee of future profits.
**During the early years it is likely that dividend payments will be tax-free due to favorable real estate depreciation tax rules combined with the likely treatment of dividends as a tax-free return of capital to investors and thereafter as capital gains income for a limited period. The dividend will only be payable to the extent there are legally available funds. GolfSuites does not offer tax advice. Investors should consult their own tax advisor for information regarding their own tax situations.
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Monthly Dividend Paid - August 2020
GolfSuites 1 has just paid another monthly dividend in August! Being investor-friendly and meeting our goals are priorities for GolfSuites 1—not just words. We are proud to announce that we have paid another dividend as projected—a monthly dividend based on an 8% annual yield.* We believe this will be tax-free for most investors.**
*Since the tax treatment of any distributions may vary according to the financial performance of the company, as well as the particular circumstances of the investor, investors should consult their own tax advisers, and should not assume that the distributions will be subject to the same tax treatment from year to year. GolfSuites 1, Inc. will not generate revenues or profits until the company has built facilities, and there is no guarantee that those facilities will be profitable. The company will set aside a capital reserve as investments are received; dividend payments will initially be made from this reserve. There can be no guarantee of future profits.
**During the early years it is likely that dividend payments will be tax-free due to favorable real estate depreciation tax rules combined with the likely treatment of dividends as a tax-free return of capital to investors and thereafter as capital gains income for a limited period. The dividend will only be payable to the extent there are legally available funds. GolfSuites does not offer tax advice. Investors should consult their own tax adviser for information regarding their own tax situations.
Monthly Dividend Paid - July 2020
GolfSuites 1 has just paid another monthly dividend in July! Being investor-friendly and meeting our goals are priorities for GolfSuites 1—not just words. We are proud to announce that we have paid another dividend as projected—a monthly dividend based on an 8% annual yield.* We believe this will be tax-free for most investors.**
Monthly Dividend Paid - June 2020
GolfSuites 1 has just paid another monthly dividend in June! Being investor-friendly and meeting our goals are priorities for GolfSuites 1—not just words. We are proud to announce that we have paid another dividend as projected—a monthly dividend based on an 8% annual yield.* We believe this will be tax-free for most investors.**
GolfSuites 1 Reg A+ Offering Is Closed
We are happy to announce that our GolfSuites 1 Reg A+ offering has closed as of Wednesday May 20th. Please follow us on Facebook or Instagram to say up to date with GolfSuites:
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Monthly Dividend Paid - May 2020
GolfSuites 1 has just paid another monthly dividend in May! Being investor-friendly and meeting our goals are priorities for GolfSuites 1—not just words. We are proud to announce that we have paid another dividend as projected—a monthly dividend based on an 8% annual yield.* We believe this will be tax-free for most investors.**
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Michelle on January 05
Is someone going to respond to my question? When will November dividends be paid?
Michelle on December 29
When will November dividends be paid?
Carmen on December 05
Anyone interested in buying preferred shares?
Tej on December 02
Are we going to get any more Dividends on this or no? We have not received it for October yet and it's Dec 2nd. We appreciate reply from Golfsuites team on this.
When will dividends be paid for October? It's December 1st and payment has not been received.
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Darryl on November 02
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Former Jolly Beach Resort workers struggle as they await severance promised weeks ago
Former Jolly Beach Resort (JBR)workers are concerned and upset that they have not received their severance payments, promised by Prime Minister Gaston Browne more than three weeks ago.
The workers have been waiting for their severance and other entitlements for over two years now. And although the Antigua and Barbuda Worker's Union (ABWU) has collaborated with them to ensure their payout tallies are correct, no one has been issued a cheque, to date.
Responding to a question from MP Jamale Pringle, during a recent sitting of Parliament, Browne claimed the severance money is in an escrow account; and it is left to the Administrator of the property to determine when those funds will be disbursed, he said.
Meanwhile, a man called in to a radio programme over the weekend, complaining that he and the former employees continue to struggle. Some of them have lost their vehicles or homes; some are owing rent; and others are unable to support their families, he says.
The disgruntled resident says the Browne Administration should save itself the embarrassment and pay up the severance and gratuities – or he, along with others, is willing to chain himself to the gates of the property before the hotel can be opened again.
The former employee is asking whether there is actually any money being held in escrow, as is alleged by PM Browne.
Meanwhile, Alex Browne – the United Progressive Party Candidate for St. Phillip's North and a former Jolly Beach worker, himself – is also wondering what is taking so long for the money to be released from escrow.
But, in the meantime, he is extending appreciation to the Union for its hard work in assisting workers to verify what is owed to them.
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The former employees are owed more than $7 million, reportedly. The hotel was forced to close its doors in March 2020 as result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which exacerbated its existing financial woes.
The St. James's Club Antigua Limited is now conducting repairs on the hotel with a view to reopening it by mid-December.
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July 23, 2018 - The Year of the Tanker wouldn't be complete without the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker represented, which it will be all week at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 after one rolled into Boeing Plaza from Milwaukee on Sunday.
The massive tanker had a short flight from its home base, which was a good thing according to Wisconsin Air National Guard Master Sgt. and KC-135 crew chief Kelly Lawrence.
"The weather was bad there and the weather was bad here," Lawrence said. "It was a very short flight so it was really nice not having to stay in that for too long."
This is Lawrence's first trip to Oshkosh, and he said despite working on KC-135s and seeing plenty of other aircraft since 1990, he's still finding new things to see at AirVenture.
"Seeing so many airplanes over so many years I didn't think I'd be this excited about seeing airplanes, but I've already seen some things I haven't seen before," Lawrence said. "And we've only been here a couple hours. I look forward to doing the tours."
Lawrence, other crew members, and the pilots of the KC-135 will be around it all week to answer questions and give tours to Oshkosh attendees. Lawrence said he's planning on asking everyone he gives a tour to where they are from to get to know all the different folks going through his tanker a little better.
"I'm really happy to be here, really glad it's the Year of the Tanker, and I'm really glad that 600,000 people can go through my tanker and I get to shake every one of their hands and say welcome to every single one of them," Lawrence said.
Attendees with questions about the KC-135, a 1962 model, are encouraged to ask them. Lawrence said he and the other crew members get just as enthusiastic about aviation as the typical Oshkosh attendees do.
Although this KC-135 was built decades ago, Lawrence said the entire fleet is constantly being equipped with newer technology to keep the Stratotankers able to keep everything else in the fleet up in the air.
"They've gone through a lot of changes, from the size of the engines to the avionics on board, everything gets constantly updated," Lawrence said. "It takes us everywhere in the world, that's why I keep doing this. I get to go somewhere different once a year at least."


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Angels could pursue Mike Moustakas this winter
The 2017 season isn't even under way and there are juicy rumors
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JohnnyAngel101 you beautiful soothsayer, you. Ken Rosenthal dropped his equivalent of a #WojBomb in an article over at FoxSports this morning with a connection to the current Kansas City Royals third baseman. The exact excerpt.
Speaking of the Angels, some rival executives see them as a potential landing spot for Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas, who is eligible for free agency at the end of the season.
Angels third baseman Yunel Escobar also is a potential free agent, and the remaining $8.5 million on Luis Valbuena's contract after this season would not necessarily preclude a run at Moustakas, who is from Chatsworth, Calif., in the San Fernando Valley.
This comes a little over a week after Arte mentioned getting back into being a big market bully and spending some coin on Major League talent, after essentially sitting free agency out the past few years. While this seems more like speculation than actual rumors, it is nice to hear, early on, that Arte will be a man of his word. The Angels will have money to spend (the elephant in the room being Josh Hamilton's contract finally running dry after the 2017 season, along with expiring contracts like Cameron Maybin, Ben Revere, Danny Espinosa, Yunel Escobar, Cliff Pennington, Jesse Chavez, and some "iffy" options for Huston Street and Ricky Nolasco).
The new Collective Bargaining Agreement will not force the Angels to forfeit a 1st Round pick to sign him (which is also significant for a team trying to rebuild a farm system). Above all, they'll have a clear need at a position that's been a question mark since Chone Figgins in 2009. What better than a slick-fielding, high-contact, left-handed hitting, 28-year old local product to finally fill the void?
"Moose" is still currently rehabbing from an ACL tear he suffered last year, but he'll have plenty of time this season to prove he's healthy and ready to earn a fat contract. While he is a Scott Boras client, the Royals will have a hard time keeping Eric Hosmer, Lorenzo Cain, and Moustakas in the fold, and the SoCal weather/playing in front of his family just might be too enticing to pass up.
If there was a player to jump back into the thick of things with, it would probably be Moustakas (who fits the Angels' need like a glove). We still have the whooooooole 2017 season to enjoy, but that shouldn't deter us from the possibilities the team has at getting better this winter.
Besides, who wouldn't want to watch a left side of the infield that includes Andrelton "Freaking" Simmons and this dude?


According to Paul Pierce, there is no place where he can catch Carmelo Anthony off-guard.
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Our understanding of time, of past, present, and future, is largely something we conjure up. We dwell on our notion of time. Another year. Another day. We talk about time marching on and about having time, or more often, about not having time. We await and celebrate the New Year while inside wishing that time would stand still—that we could remain just as we are without any changes; or that we could go back in time—that we could start fresh and not feel the remorse, shame or guilt because we should have, could have, or would have done it differently.
Funneling our energy in this way is not helpful to opening possibilities or making us happy. It's our ability to go with the natural cyclical flows of moon, sun, and season, and of our very own bodies that's important. Too often we are caught up in what someone else says, does, or thinks. We forget to listen to ourselves. To listen deeply to our own energies as they flow or don't flow—telling us what we need.
Our to-do lists are long and tedious. Housework. Home repairs, kids' activities, and family duties. We don't have any time, we lament. We have obligations and responsibilities, we tell ourselves. Yes, we do. We have a deep responsibility to ourselves. What we need is to take time for introspection. Time to ask ourselves what are we really wanting? The time is there. All we need to do is ask for it.
I remember the story of a young working mother supporting her kids on her own. She thought hard about what was her heart's desire. To travel. To travel the world. So, every day she took time to put a dollar in a jar. Day after day. Year after year. Her kids grew up and went out into the world on their own. Now was her time for her journey. She took those carefully, meticulously saved dollars and traveled around the world. The cycle had been long—decades—but there she was fulfilling her heart's desire from that very first moment she put the first dollar in a jar.
It isn't about immediate gratification. It is about finding that one thing that is deeply wanted inside of us and then acting on that in a steady and consistent way. In the very process, we find happiness because we know that one day we will take that trip around the world.
We seek to awaken in ourselves a force which really changes our lives from within. And, yet the same instinct tells us that this change is a recovery of that which is deepest, most original, most personal in ourselves.


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New Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mobimo Holding AG
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Release of an ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 KR
P r e s s   R e l e a s e
Lucerne/Küsnacht, 12 September 2013 - At yesterday's meeting of the Board
of Directors, Mobimo Holding AG appointed its Vice Chairman Georges Theiler
as the new Chairman of the company's Board of Directors. The handover is
connected to today's announcement of the planned IPO by Ledermann
Immobilien AG, whose founder and owner, Urs Ledermann, has been member of
the Mobimo Holding AG Board of Directors since 2003 and Chairman since
2008. The handover will take place in consultation with Mr Ledermann, who
will remain with the company as a member of the Board of Directors until
the end of his one-year term of office, i.e. until the next General
Meeting, without being member of a committee.
The Board of Directors and the Executive Board would like to take this
opportunity to thank Mr Ledermann and express their tremendous respect for
all that he has accomplished for Mobimo over a period of many years. Under
his management, the Group's strategy was redefined and successfully
implemented in 2008. Its diversified real estate portfolio has grown from
around CHF 1.5 billion in 2008 to CHF 2.5 billion today and at the same
time has undergone significant optimisation in terms of quality.
Georges Theiler (born 1949) has been a member of the Board of Directors of
Mobimo Holding AG since 2000. He has also been Chairman of the Real Estate
Committee and the Remuneration Committee to date. Mr Theiler is an
entrepreneur and Certified Operational Engineer (Dipl. Betriebsingenieur
ETH) and attended the Federal Institute of Technology. He was elected to
the Swiss Council of States as a representative of the canton of Lucerne in
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Globalization and the Animal Turn: How International Trade Law Contributes to Global Norms of Animal Protection†
Katie Sykes
Journal: Transnational Environmental Law / Volume 5 / Issue 1 / April 2016
Many animal and environmental activists think of international trade law as a block to the achievement of their goals and perceive the World Trade Organization (WTO) as a threat to animals. Yet, the first legal decision of an international tribunal to devote careful, sustained attention to animal welfare issues comes from the WTO, in the EC – Seal Products decision. This article argues that international trade law is currently an important, although under-acknowledged, locus for the development of global norms concerning the protection of animals, and that animal conservation and animal welfare can be seen as aspects of a single overarching principle of animal protection. International trade law contributes to animal protection in two ways. Firstly, WTO jurisprudence has recognized animal protection as a legitimate basis for invoking exceptions to trade rules (as in EC – Seal Products). Secondly, international trade negotiations enhance cooperation on the implementation and enforcement of existing conservation obligations (as in the new Trans-Pacific Partnership's Environment Chapter).
"Nations Like Unto Yourselves": An Inquiry into the Status of a General Principle of International Law on Animal Welfare
Journal: Canadian Yearbook of International Law / Annuaire canadien de droit international / Volume 49 / 2012
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 March 2016, pp. 3-49
This article proposes that there is a general principle of international law concerning the humane treatment of animals. Preoccupation with "animal rights" has been associated with Western cultural imperialism masquerading as a universal ethic. Animal welfare is thus an instructive case study of what Jutta Brunnée and Stephen Toope have identified as the key challenge for international law, that of "construct[ing] normative institutions while admitting and upholding the diversity of peoples in international society." This article applies the framework of interactional international law set out in Brunnée and Toope's recent book Legitimacy and Legality in International Law, while raising questions about the weight that their analysis accords to practice and their willingness to conclude that widely recognized principles to which states fail to adhere in practice lack legal force. The article also examines how laws prohibiting cruelty to animals have emerged precisely from an interactive cultural exchange between East and West, in particular, between England and India. It concludes that Brunnée and Toope's framework, although it does not deal at any length with general principles of law (a source of international law in which practice plays a relatively minor role), is nevertheless a useful tool for understanding how a culturally contested principle fits into international law and ultimately supports the view that there is a general principle of international law concerning animal welfare.
By David D. Caron, Michael J. Kelly, Anastasia Telesetsky, Kirsten Nakjavani Bookmiller, Claire Clement, Dug Cubie, Daniel A. Farber, Paul Govind, Catherine Gribbin, Brian R. Israel, Akiko Ito, Ilario Maiolo, Kentaro Nishimoto, Ibironke T. Odumosu-Ayanu, Catherine Shanahan Renshaw, Imogen Saunders, Katie Sykes, Yukari Takamura, Amelia Telec, Emika Tokunaga, Toshiya Ueki
Edited by David D. Caron, King's College London, Michael J. Kelly, Anastasia Telesetsky
Book: The International Law of Disaster Relief
Print publication: 25 August 2014, pp xi-xvi
10 - Hunger Without Frontiers: The Right to Food and State Obligations to Migrants
from Part III - The Right of Access to International Disaster Relief
By Katie Sykes
Sealing animal welfare into the GATT exceptions: the international dimension of animal welfare in WTO disputes
Journal: World Trade Review / Volume 13 / Issue 3 / July 2014
EC–Seal Products has been characterized as a contest between local moral preferences about animal welfare, on the one hand, and global commitments to trade disciplines on the other. But that description fails to take into account the development of international legal norms concerning animal welfare and their relevance to this case, as well as to other potential disputes involving animal welfare measures that affect trade. The international dimension of animal welfare implicates two ongoing debates in international trade law: what the relationship should be between WTO law and general international law, and the extent to which 'public morals' under Article XX(a) of GATT can be locally defined or need to be internationally shared. This Article examines the argument that there is a general principle of international law concerning animal welfare, and analyzes the role that international norms regarding animal welfare should play in EC–Seal Products.
Mechanisms of Oxidation of Fuel Cladding Alloys Revealed by High Resolution APT, TEM and SIMS Analysis
Chris R. M. Grovenor, Na Ni, Daniel Hudson, Sean S. Yardley, Katie L. Moore, George D. W. Smith, Sergio Lozano-Perez, John M. Sykes
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 March 2012, mrsf11-1383-a07-05
Aqueous corrosion of zirconium alloys has become the major factor limiting prolonged fuel campaigns in nuclear plant. Studies using SEM, TEM and electrochemical impedance measurements have been interpreted as showing a dense inner-most oxide layer, and an increased thickness of the layer has been correlated to a better corrosion resistance. Many authors have reported that an 'intermediate layer' at the metal oxide interface has a complex structure or/and stochiometry different to that of both the bulk oxide and bulk metal, sometimes claimed to be a suboxide phase. Diffraction evidence has suggested the presence of both cubic ZrO and rhombohedral Zr3O phases, and compositional analysis has revealed similar variations in local oxygen stoichiometry.
We have carried out a systematic investigation of the structure and chemistry of the metal/oxide interface in samples of commercial ZIRLO corroded for times up to 180 days. We have developed new experimental techniques for the study of these interfaces both by Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy (EELS) analysis in the Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) and by Atom Probe Tomography (APT), and exactly the same samples have been investigated by both techniques. Our results show the development of a clearly defined suboxide layer of stoichiometry close to ZrO, and the subsequent disappearance of this layer at the first of the characteristic 'breakaway' transitions in the oxidation kinetics. We can correlate this behaviour with changes in the structure of the oxide layer, and particularly the development of interconnected porosity that links the corroding interface with the aqueous environment. Using high resolution SIMS analysis of isotopically spiked samples we demonstrate the penetration of the oxidising species through these porous outer oxide layers.


Jules Maeght, of the Fondation Maeght and Galerie Maeght, Paris, opens his third exhibition entitled Inside Out, in the new Hayes Valley, San Francisco gallery. Inside Out, organized in two parts, features photographs of New York City from the 1980s by Janet Delaney and a selection of over 30 vintage photographs and collotypes from the Maeght archives; including portraits of iconic 20th century artists Calder, Giacometti, Léger, Miró, in their studios, and the cities that surrounded them, by photographers Clovis Prévost, Ernst Scheidegger and Paul Tourenne. Inside Out explores the richness of urban life, its interiors and exteriors, from cityscapes and streets to the artist studio and artists themselves, and draws attention to the imagination of the photographer and its subjects.
Janet Delaney (b. 1952), an internationally recognized photographer and educator based in Berkeley, photographed the people and places in New York boroughs. Her luscious color prints transcend the time and place in which they were produced but also bear witness to the decade's cultural indexes. The series includes a variety of street views, building interiors, and other portrayals of New York's shifted urban landscape. These photographs denote the countless nameless moments that comprise such a large city. Delaney's "New York City 1984-1987" archival pigment prints are part of her larger project "Urban Spaces" which includes "South of Market" and "Beijing and Zhengzhou" and other city projects, relating the complex history of changing cities that the artist would visit from her native West Coast. Using her Rollei ex, Delaney would roam the streets of New York searching for chance encounters with strangers, recording them as she moved through the urban landscape later printing them and archiving them to be revisited in the 21st century.
Delaney's projects have received numerous awards, most notably three National Endowment for the Arts Grants. Her work is in the collections of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Pilara Foundation, the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro, and the Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley. Delaney has shown her photographs nationally and internationally in solo and group exhibitions. She recently published a book of her 1980s San Francisco images titled South of Market, currently on view at the de Young Museum from January 17- July 19th, with Mack Books of London and is now revisiting this district, camera in hand. Janet Delaney received her MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute. She has taught photography throughout the Bay Area, and for the past 14 years she has been an adjunct lecturer in Visual Studies at the University of California, Berkeley and most recently she is a visiting artist at SFAI.
The second part of Inside Out draws from the Maeght photography archives collected over the last 50 years and explores nuances of interior space intimacy and exterior space anonymity. These photographs are on view for the first time in the United States, and focus on seminal ifgures of the 20th century in art, architecture, music and cinema. Drawing primarily from photographs between 1950 and 1970, this selection highlights the richness of the Maeght artists and the lives behind their work, while simultaneously showcasing the strength of photography not only as a documentary device – but as an art form as well.
Vintage photographs by Clovis Prévost and Ernst Scheidegger give a glimpse of some of the most beloved artists of the 20th century; Dino Buzzati, Alexander Calder, Le Corbusier, Alberto Giacometti, Fernand Léger and Joan Miró, among others. These artists are shown in the intimacy of their studios, in their private workspaces with their creations through the lens of a trusted photographer, friend and colleague. The unique "behind the scenes" portraits of such treasured painters and sculptors of the 20th century bring us new found perspectives of the artists and their work. Set opposite these portraits are photographs by Paul Tourenne representing the vision of the outside world. In contrast to the artists in their studios, these photographers explore the "outside", from architectural detail to storefronts, to cafes, to anonymous subjects that populate the streets.
Clovis Prévost (b.1940, Paris) is a filmmaker, photographer and author. Salvador Dali discovered Prévost's early photographic work on the Sagrada Familia, in particular the work "La vision artistique et religieuse de Gaudi" and was instrumental in launching Prévost's career. Prévost directed his first film in 1969 on Antoni Tapies. Prévost was made director of the department of cinema at Galerie Maeght, where he directed films detailing the work of over twenty artists; including Calder, Miró, and Tapies. Prévost photographed and documented his film subjects extensively.
Ernst Scheidegger (b.1923, Rorscach) is a photographer, journalist and filmmaker. In 1940 he made the acquaintance of Alberto Giacometti, who became both a friend and a subject for his photography. In the early fifties he began to work with the Galerie Maeght in Paris, before working as a freelance photo-journalist for Magnum, which saw his work published worldwide, including in Life and Paris Match magazines. Scheidegger's publications on Giacometti, Hans Arp and Joan Miró led to widespread acknowledgement, and his work on Giacometti has been shown around the world. In 2001 he was awarded the French title «Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres» at Centre Pompidou, Paris.
Paul Tourenne (b.1923, Paris) is a singer and photographer. While he is better known as a member of the singing group Frères Jacques, he used his travels around the world to launch his interest in photography, aided by the Thomas d'Hoste photographers. Tourenne was greatly in uenced by Henri Cartier Bresson and Robert Doisneau. Guided by the bizarre, the poetic, the humorous and the unexpected, he continues to practice photography and has exhibited at the Galerie Maeght in Paris.


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NCAA rule brings graduate student-athletes to Duke
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by Lucas Hubbard
October 30, 2017 | Fall 2017 issue
Erik Hanson has ten months at Duke, and by the second week of August, it's clear he's making the most of it.
"I don't want the coaching staff to be mad at me for staying up late, but…," he says, laughing, before rattling off his robust daily schedule—training, an ice bath, two classes ("Intro to Financial Accounting" and "Quantitative Business Analysis"), a film session, a nutrition meeting, practice, and more schoolwork—a lineup that, all told, runs about sixteen hours.
Hanson is the backup goalkeeper for the men's soccer team, and he's also the latest graduate transfer at the position for Duke. This year marks the third straight year—and fourth year in five—where the roster will include a graduate- student goalkeeper who's new to campus. The trend mimics a national uptick in "graduate transfers" as a result of NCAA bylaw 14.6.1, the "One-Time Transfer Exception" stipulation that enables graduate students to use remaining athletic eligibility at a school other than their undergraduate alma mater. In Division I sports, such transfers more than tripled from 2011 to 2016. In Hanson's case, the rule allowed him to graduate from Brown in May and start classes at Duke in July.
The situation also reflects a Duke-specific educational opportunity that, in athletics, becomes a recruiting advantage: the one-year Master of Management Studies program at Fuqua. The four most recent graduate transfer goalkeepers have all enrolled in the program, which was launched in 2009. Graduate student Bego Faz Davalos, a potential starter for the women's basketball team this winter who transferred from Fresno State, and starting right tackle Evan Lisle, a two-year letterman for the Ohio State Buckeyes, are also M.M.S. students.
Before coming to Duke, head coach John Kerr '87 coached at Harvard, where he gained some insight into Ivy League athletics. The league, Kerr says, has "restrictive rules where players can't return back to the Ivy League, even if they redshirt. So obviously the coaches want to help their kids, and Duke is a very equivalent-type school to the Ivy League. Playing in the ACC is exciting for them, and it's a great opportunity for us to add someone who's been around and can bring something different to the table."
Hanson, an Honorable Mention All-Ivy selection in 2016, isn't the first goalkeeper to come to Duke from the academy's de facto Elite Eight. Former Princeton Tiger Ben Hummel M.M.S. '17 played briefly in net last year while mostly backing up Binghamton alumnus Robert Moewes M.M.S. '17, and Mitch Kupstas M.M.S. '16 was Hanson's former teammate at Brown for a couple of seasons before earning nine starts for Duke in 2015. The pattern persists on the baseball diamond, where three pitchers have come to Duke from Ivy League schools in the past two years.
As Kerr explains, the arrangement benefits everyone, although in soccer, jumping from the Ivies to the ACC necessitates different on-field skills. The ACC game is more possession- focused and less reliant on long balls; the goalkeeper has to be comfortable with the ball at his insoles. "I found out very quickly, the first day, that my feet are one of the main things I'll need to improve on here," Hanson says. "There's definitely no way out—you're gonna get found out here if you have a weakness."
Hanson won't make many appearances this season—freshman keeper Will Pulisic, who has played for the U.S. Under- 19 Men's National Team, is the starter—but his seniority and background provide him a different outlook. The second perspective that graduate transfers bring, Kerr says, has been "a massive asset" to the program.
"I'm a guy with experience. I've played in big games," says Hanson. "So I was open with the freshmen that I can be a resource that's different from the other guys because I have an experience outside of Duke, and I know what two totally different teams are like. Any kind of issue they can imagine, I've probably been through."
While he has amicable ties with his Ivy League coaching peers, Kerr notes that witnessing a fired-up motivation in their former players—as they're inspired by the chance to play in the ACC—can produce a bit of jealousy. When Hanson's former college coach saw him this summer, Kerr recalls, "he's like, 'The kid's working out all the time. He never worked out that hard when he played for me!' "
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Tasha Tiger
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2009-06-14 Emerson (2) compressed for web
2011-12 Fenimore (19)
Fenimore's Story
Fenimore Tiger was rescued along with three other tigers (Emerson, Mona, and Moki) from the Wesa-a-Geh-Ya facility in Warrenton, Missouri, in September, 2008. Wesa-a-Geh-Ya closed following an attack on a volunteer by a tiger named Hercules. Hercules was shot and killed by his owner to stop the attack and his body was initially hidden from local authorities. The law enforcement officer that responded to the scene was told that the volunteer was injured by a pit bull, but the owner of Wesa later corrected this statement. Wesa-a-Geh-Ya had surrendered its USDA license in 2003 (a USDA license allows a facility to exhibit animals to the public) and had been under pressure from PETA. At the time Wesa announced its plans to close, there were approximately 22 tigers, 8 lions, a cougar, and several other exotic animals on a small portion of the 17-acre property. The other animals were placed in different sanctuaries and animal parks in Oklahoma and Colorado. Even after its closure, Wesa-a-Geh-Ya continued to be investigated by the Warrenton sheriff's department and the USDA based on accusations that they bred and sold exotic animals and pelts for profit. Warren County did eventually establish an ordinance banning the ownership of exotic animals.
Fenimore's Passing
We have had a sad loss this week. For a number of weeks we have been talking about Fenimore Tiger daily. Watching him for signs of digestive upset or other signs that he was uncomfortable. As symptoms appeared, we changed his medication protocol to try and keep him comfortable. Unfortunately, this week we ran out of options and had to make the decision to let him go.
There are people that visit Carolina Tiger rescue but may not make their way off the tour path. Fenimore and his enclosure mate, Emerson, are two of our residents that preferred the quiet life and lived near the back of the sanctuary. In both Fenimore and Emerson, you can see some of the effects of poor breeding practices and neglect as young tigers. Their shoulders are rounded and their joints are ill-formed. But poor conformation didn't make it any less easy to care for them.
For many, Fenimore reminded them of a worn teddy bear. His face was big and round and had a rubbed spot on the end of his nose. His fur always looked a little mussed, like that of a well-loved stuffed animal. Now that could have been due to his propensity for playing in the mud. And if mud wasn't available, don't worry! He always found a way. No matter how hard we tried to keep the water draining smoothly from his enclosure, he made sure to create his very own mud puddle (this was also his favorite place to get a drink of water, never mind the newly-cleaned and refilled water dish!) Fenimore's habits never failed to make people smile. I know that many of us will miss the sound of Feni licking his beloved keg, that he had probably just drug down to his favorite mud puddle. Like Linus with his blanket, Feni was never without his keg.
His loss will be felt by many. His silly antics and mussed up fur are reminders that not all of our animals are great representatives of their wild cousins, but that makes them no less deserving of our time and care. We are always ready to do whatever is needed from our most majestic tigers to the silliest, from our most reserved cougar to our most outgoing kinkajous, they can always find a home at Carolina Tiger Rescue.


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Inside Kim Cattrall and Sarah Jessica Parker's Feud: 'They Hated Each Other' on 'SATC' Set
She thought they'd reached a détente. Quizzed on the January 31 episode of Watch What Happens Live about her recent public dustup with former Sex and the City costar Kim Cattrall, Sarah Jessica Parker admitted Cattrall's insults had taken a toll.
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While Parker felt she'd been respectful when detailing to the press that plans for a third movie of the popular HBO spinoff had been scrapped, Cattrall chastised her in an October interview, saying Parker "could have been nicer." The words stung, Parker told host and close pal Andy Cohen, but she hoped they could move past the issue: "It was a professional experience but it became personal because it was years and years of our lives, so I hope that that eclipses anything that's been recently spoken."
But she couldn't help but wonder: Would they ever really call a truce? The answer came just 10 days later when Cattrall slammed Parker for posting condolences after the death of her brother, Christopher. Despite having thanked her colleagues for an "outpouring of support" just four days earlier, now she deemed Parker's message hypocritical. "Your continuous reaching out is a painful reminder of how cruel you really were then and now," wrote the Modus star, 61, adding, "You are not my friend."
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While those close to the pair found Cattrall's words harsh — "Not sure why Kim had to take it to this level," says one Parker insider — they weren't surprising. As one source notes in the new issue of Us Weekly, Parker, 52, and Cattrall have been at odds since they started filming the second season of the Emmy-winning series. Notes a set source, "They hated each other."
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Even with the shared vitriol, pals were stunned by Cattrall's statement. "Their costars can't understand why Kim lashed out," admits a Cattrall friend, chalking up the move to grief. "It wasn't this bad during filming."
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But it wasn't exactly good, says one source, noting, "You have two strong, famous women competing for the same thing. Of course it wasn't nice."
Apparently those memories flooded back when Cattrall read Parker's comment on her Instagram. Says the insider, "It just struck a nerve." Now Parker is doing some grieving of her own. "There's no love there, but Sarah Jessica was just being polite," says a friend. "It's sad."
For more on the long-standing feud, pick up the new issue of Us Weekly, on stands now!


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NFP Scholarships to Harvard Business School
Tuesday, 2nd February 2016 at 9:28 am
The Harvard Club of Victoria is offering Fellowships for Not for Profit CEOs which will send up to three executives to the US Harvard Business School in 2016. The Fellowships offer the Strategic Perspectives in…
Tuesday, 2nd February 2016
The Harvard Club of Victoria is offering Fellowships for Not for Profit CEOs which will send up to three executives to the US Harvard Business School in 2016.
The Fellowships offer the Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management (SPNM) course from 17 to 23 July this year.
Applications open on 2 February and close on 13 March.
The $14,000 NFP Fellowship covers course fees (tuition and case materials, accommodation, and meals), travel to and from Boston, and a short study tour to visit to appropriate Not for Profit organisations in North America.
The HCV Non-Profit Fellowship award is available to CEOs in service delivery organisations in the community service sector, with particular focus on alcohol and drug dependency, children, youth and families, disability, family violence, housing and homelessness, indigenous services, mental health, and refugee resettlement.
The Harvard Club said organisations must be based in Victoria, have deductible gift recipient (DGR) status and should have annual revenues over $3 million. CEOs of industry associations, such as peak bodies, management support organisations, and consulting firms are not eligible.
Chair of Harvard Club of Victoria Non-Profit Fellowship Committee, Alice Hill, said that the program had been running for 16 years.
"We began by focusing on the disability sector and two years ago broadened the program to include the wider community sector," Hill said.
"We have now sent 30 CEOs to Harvard; the feedback from the CEOs has been uniformly excellent and we are confident that the Fellowship provides an outstanding leadership development experience for Not for Profit leaders.
"Our aim is to help them make an even bigger impact in the community service sector in future years."
The 2015 Harvard Club of Victoria Fellows were Carmel Guerra of the Centre for Multicultural Youth, Paul Ronalds of Save The Children and Simon Ruth of The Victorian AIDS Council.
Application materials can be found here.
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Axalta Coating Systems on Wednesday said it opened its expanded Technology Center Savli in Vadodara (Gujarat), India.
"At Axalta, we monitor automotive trends and forecast how color preferences are changing in the automotive market," added Sobers Sethi, Axalta vice president and president, Emerging Markets.
The center has an automotive coatings development laboratory and color laboratory, according to Ashutosh Kushwaha, marketing specialist.
In the former, special paint formulations to ensure color match, aesthetics and quality will be developed, Kushwaha said.
The new laboratory space will feature contemporary robotic spray applicators that can simulate line application conditions inside customer manufacturing plants, he added.
According to Kushwaha, the equipment is designed to facilitate the development, approval, quality control, and customer line support required by auto-OEM customers. Additional capabilities at the facility also include color measurement tools and accelerated paint testing equipment.


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My late grandfather, called Pa by all of his grandchildren, was a man with a sharp mind and a vigorous body until quite late in his life. In his eighties, after my grandmother died, he seemed to shrink and shrivel quickly, both physically and mentally: during his final years, his memory lapses seemed sudden and distressing to those who loved him.
I once visited him in hospital, where I found him anxious to get out of bed, because he was waiting for a train that would arrive any minute. A few careful questions revealed that he believed himself at the station in Katoomba, where he had lived as a youth, and he was preparing to catch the train to Sydney. Several days later, when I visited again, he was still waiting for the same train.
My distress at the thought of my grandfather waiting in his hospital room for a train that would never arrive was slightly alleviated by the realisation that he was not worried by the non-arrival of the train. For him, it was simply always about to arrive: three days had passed for me, but he was still on that station platform and the train was still due any minute.
There was a time, though, when the tricks Pa's memory played did distress him. I had brought my son, his namesake, to visit. Max was then about four or five years old, and he looked a great deal like my father (Pa's son) at the same age. When it was time for us to leave I mentioned that we had to get home because Max's dad would be waiting for us. With tears in his eyes, Pa asked, "Who is his father? Am I not his father?"
How could I explain that Pa's own red-headed son had grown up and begotten children who had produced another generation, when the evidence of his eyes and memory told him otherwise?
Pa's dementia showed me how important memory is to our sense of self, and how its loss can affect families and friends. I am sharing this personal story with you because it is one of my reasons for wanting to be involved in this project. Please feel free to share your experiences of Alzheimer's disease or memory loss in the comments below.
The story of Pa believing himself to be Max's father touched a chord with me. My own daughter looks very much like I did when I was small and I look much like my mother. The last time we visited my Grandpa (my father's father) in the nursing home, he was obviously thrilled to see my daughter, reaching out to her and trying to speak with her (speech had long since left - not Alzheimers, but age paired with delayed evidence of damage done in his hard drinking young adulthood).
We had visited many times during his stay there - my other grandma was on another floor of the same facility - but this was the first time he had exhibited such extreme agitation and eagerness upon seeing us. He looked very suspicious of my husband who looks NOTHING like my father (his son) and seemed happy, but not thrilled, to see me. It was a bit surreal to see, as an adult, how much he had adored me as child, how eager he was to bestow affection. It made me sad that he couldn't understand that I was the little girl, grown, and this child was my daughter - the next generation in his line of descendants. He passed away two days later.


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While the battle for the Premier League title looks like it will be won by Chelsea, there is still much to play for at both ends of the table.
Top-four spots are up for grabs and, following their loss to the Blues, Manchester City will look to bounce back against Hull City at the Etihad.
This looks a home banker on paper but the Tigers are rallying under Marco Silva and, having beaten doomed Middlesbrough on Wednesday, they have moved out of the relegation zone.
The Yorkshire outfit are one of the in-form teams of 2017 and appear a much more organised and cohesive unit than over the first half of the campaign.
Bournemouth have been inching themselves towards safety and a 2-2 draw with Liverpool in mid-week saw them reach the 35-point mark.
Next up is the visit of Antonio Conte's table-topping side and Eddie Howe will see any sort of a return as a bonus such is Chelsea's form this season.
Tottenham appear to have second place and a spot in next season's Champions League wrapped up although there is still time for things to change.
Spurs of old could be brittle but Mauricio Pochettino has moulded his men into a strong side who have made a habit of winning games at the death.
Watford visit on Saturday and, with the Hornets having garnered 37 points and near certainties to play top-flight football next season, will they be up for it? Apparently not as Spurs hammered them 4-0 with Son Heung-Min bagging a brace.
Liverpool are third and travel to the Potteries to take on a Stoke side who are stumbling over the safety line.
Forty points is usually considered the benchmark for clubs to avoid relegation and, having taken just one point from their last four games, Mark Hughes' side are still four points shy of that target.
The Reds are unbeaten in five but will see this game as a must-win affair with the chasing pack not far behind in pursuit of a top-four finish.
At the wrong end of the standings there is a proverbial 'six-pointer' between West Ham and Swansea City at the London Stadium.
After their poor start to proceedings, the Hammers rallied to mid-table but are right in the mire after a disastrous run of results.
The Swans occupy the final relegation spot, with Slaven Bilic's men five points better off, and a win for the Welsh outfit would drag the Londoners into serious bother.
Middlesbrough look dead and buried after defeat to Hull and face a Burnley side who snapped a seven-match win-less run by taking care of Stoke this week.
The Clarets are not safe yet, however, and so will be up for the clash at the Riverside.
The mid-table battle between West Brom and Southampton at the Hawthorns has all the makings of a draw but you can never tell in the Premier League and so a glance at betting tips will help decide which club to side with.
The Baggies have long been safe and have 44 points already while Saints are on a decent run of their own and should be fine on 37 points.
Things will get no easier for basement boys Sunderland on Sunday as Manchester United visit the Stadium of Light.
Surely set to play Championship football next term, David Moyes' side need to win virtually all of their games to stand any chance of survival and United have been in no mood to lose this season.
It is true that the Red Devils no longer tear teams apart like during the Sir Alex Ferguson era, but should have too much for the Black Cats on Wearside.
Finally Everton's pursuit of a top-four finish will continue when champions Leicester arrive at Goodison Park on Sunday.
The Toffees have enjoyed an excellent campaign and have an outside chance of playing in Europe's elite club competition next season.
Victory over the Foxes will be essential for that to happen but the Midlanders have won five consecutive Premier League games and now look back to their best.
Jamie Vardy has found his scoring boots and Craig Shakespeare's men will fancy their chances of continuing their run on Merseyside.


If you checked out this article we had here, you were probably wondering how to get your hands on the handset made by Shenzen company Doov Technology. Their model stands out through a flippable camera, placed at the back of the device.
It's interesting to note that the device measures 8.5 mm in thickness, in spite of its bulbous attachment. The camera area looks pretty big and I'm guessing the reason for its flipping mechanism is to turn it into a selfie camera. There's a dual LED flash in the mix and a cool jagged pattern on the edges of the cam. The only problem here? Such mechanisms tend to be fragile.


A Royal Commission into supermarket behaviour and fuel prices is needed to stop Tasmanian families being ripped off at the bowser and Tasmanian farmers being ripped off by Coles and Woolworths, according to Tasmanian Nationals Senator Steve Martin.
"I am launching a petition so I have the backing of people power when I try to convince the federal Government to initiate a Royal Commission into the misuse of market power by Australia's supermarkets, and petrol retailing in Australia, Senator Martin said.
"With very little public transport options in Tasmania and the longer distances travelled in regional Tasmania, it is a huge financial burden on local communities and businesses," Senator Martin said.
The petition can be signed on the Senator Steve Martin Facebook page or search for Royal Commission at gopetition.com.


What was I thinking when I bought a bag of "southern greens blend," which is a pound of mustard, turnip, and collard greens–stuff I probably would throw away, not knowing it's edible–and some spinach?
I was thinking its probably good for me and everything else looked kind of tired after a long drive from the west coast. Flash forward four days, and this bag of trimmings is the only thing in the vegetable drawer. And, right about now I'm thinking this blog should be called the root vegetable kitchen. But, I have hope for a decent healthy dinner in 60 minutes less.
Happy new year! I'm starting 2012 with one simple resolution that will benefit you and me–cooking from cookbooks that I received as treasured gifts in the past couple months.


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Alice in Chains – Grunge and Metal
Michelle Stolzenburg
Alice in Chains – Grunge / Metal
Some of the biggest influences on the grunge music scene during the early days were heavy metal, hardcore punk, glam rock, and garage rock. Along the likes of Black Sabbath, The Stooges, the New York Dolls and even Neil Young! Which some hail him as the 'Godfather of Grunge" because of his love for loud distorted guitar playing. I also include the Pixies in the mix as well.
Grunge also becomes known as the Seattle sound. Which brings us to Alice In Chains who are one of the first grunge bands signed to a major label. The album is "Facelift" which includes the song "Man in The Box" It's the first grunge album to reach the top 50 on the Billboard 200 and certified gold in September 1991. With Nirvana following behind them going gold in November 1991.
Alice In Chains – Starting Out
Starting out as a Seattle based metal band called "Sleze" with Layne Staley as their lead singer. Eventually the name and direction changes to glam metal band "Alice In Chains" circa 1986. A year before Staley even gets introduced to Jerry Cantrell hanging out at a party at a local rehearsal place. They become friends, and Cantrell ends up crashing at his warehouse space for a while because he was homeless. Shortly after, Alice in Chains breaks up as well as Diamond Lie (Cantrell's band). To make a long story short, they help each other out and shortly after, they re-form Alice in Chains along with recruiting drummer Sean Kinney and bassist Mike Starr as well.
They start touring the Pacific Northwest and captures the attention of local promoter Randy Hauser who takes interest in the band after seeing them perform live and offers to pay for demo recordings. Luck was not on their side at this time because the day they were supposed to get their demo to Hauser, the warehouses that they record their demo's at was part of a police drug raid and things are put on hold.
These demos were called the Treehouse Tapes (circa 1988). The demo lands into the hands of Columbia Records' A&R representative Nick Terzo, who sets up an appointment with label president Don Ienner. With The Treehouse Tapes, Terzo signs Alice in Chains to Columbia in 1989.
Below is the song Rooster which was a tribute to Jerry Cantrell's dad. A Vietnam veteran having to deal with the psychological scars from being in the war. When he was writing the song, he takes the viewpoint of what his father experienced. It's one of the band's defining tracks.
First off Alice in Chains is a very complex band, that has had a lot of success in the 90's and to this day they are still relevant now. Unlike a lot of 90s bands, they remain true to their style while still evolving. Now mind you, this band's material deals with some hard-hitting subjects that for some are hard to swallow.
So, they may not be the right choice for the timid at heart. But, if you take the time to dig deeper into their catalogue of music, you'll know why this band has the fan base they have. Even if you're not completely into rock or metal, you'll find a song that resonates with you. With Staley's powerful voice and dual harmonization and Cantrell's songwriting skills is what made Alice in Chains so relatable.
The Highs, Low's & In Between
While the band is rising to fame and their music and popularity is exploding on the scene, lead singer Layne Staley was dealing with own demons. The tipping point was the death of his longtime girlfriend and fellow addict in 1996. Even though they were no longer together, her passing left a dark space in his soul. It was during this time that he started distancing himself from the band and pretty much the rest of the world.
Staying home doing drugs and playing video games. The band tried to on numerous attempts to get him the help he needed and to get him into therapy, nothing seemed to change his mind. Sadly, he passes in 2002 due to a drug overdose. Following the path of Mike Starr, the band's original bass player who parted ways with the band in 1993 due to his addiction issues.
The Return of Alice In Chains
Jerry Cantrell, bassist Mike Inez, and drummer Sean Kinney reunited in 2006 without a particularly clear vision of the shape of things to come. However, they soon discover William DuVall, who ends up joining the band as a vocalist and a guitarist. In 2009, the new lineup releases the fourth album, "Black Gives Way to Blue".
Fans were not happy with the fact that the band was moving on with new members Mike Inez (1993) and William DuVall (in 2006) joins the band as co-vocalist and guitarist. Cantrell says that Staley and Starr are not replaceable and that they wanted to continue the band and its legacy. In 2017, the group starts working on another new album recording in Seattle. The result is recorded primarily in Seattle, the result is "Rainier Fog" which is released August 2018. Continuing the band's legacy.
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A Christmas of changing colours at Todra Gorge, impressive Kasbahs at Aït Benhaddou, camping under Saharan stars and ringing in the New Year in enchanting Marrakech, Guaranteed to be a festive season to remember!
23 December 2019. Seasons Greetings and welcome to Morocco. Arrival transfer from the airport to our hotel. This evening (at 19:00) our welcome meeting takes place where you will meet your tour leader and fellow travellers.
The desert winds ensure this astonishing landscape is forever changing and no two days offer the same panorama. Mounting our camels, we trek across the vast rolling dunes of the Sahara and take in the breath-taking scenery. Arriving at our simple Berber camp, we enjoy dinner, music and a night under the Saharan stars, before retiring to our tents for the evening. Wrap up warm!
Erg Chebbi – Agdz – Ouarzazate. Today we travel through Mercissi and Nkob in the Saghro Moutain region, passing the incredible rock formations and wells that have been dug over centuries by the nomads to get access to water, along the way. Onwards to the small town of Agdz, with its Palmeries, ancient Kasbahs and incredible views of Jebel Kissane Mountain. Our final stop of the day is Ouarzazate – Morocco's film capital. This evening we enjoy a group meal together.
This morning enjoy a guided tour of Marrakech and the afternoon is free to independently explore. The focal point of Marrakech is the central square - Djemaa el Fna, an extraordinary gathering and market place. Full of colour, spicy aromas and traders, Djemaa el Fna is best seen in the evening, illuminated against a backdrop of the snowcapped Atlas Mountains, when it's overflowing with food stalls, snake charmers, fortune tellers, musicians and henna artists. Towering over all this is the Koutoubia mosque, the tallest building in the city.
Two days of free time to explore Marrakech independently. Perhaps try a hammam and practice your bargaining skills in the souks. On New Years Eve there is the option to get together for dinner (and a few drinks) in a local restaurant to celebrate the coming of the New Year.
01 January 2020. Our tour concludes after breakfast and hotel check out. Happy New Year!
New Year's Eve - beach side!
If bringing or singing in the New Year beachside is more your style, try our New Year's in Morocco tour. Trek the foothills of the Atlas, snap up some bargains in the souks of Marrakech and lap up the sunshine, surf and sea breeze this new year at Essaouira - the hippest beachside hideaway in all of Morocco! Check out our New Year's in Morocco tour with New Year's Eve arrangements in coastal Essaouira!
I just came back from Rock the Kasbah trip in Morocco. One of the best Xmas & NY I've ever had!
Trekking the desert and spending the night at berber camp was such a unique experience.