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Royal Berkshire maternity unit 'outstanding'
Maternity services at Royal Berkshire Hospital have been given a prestigious award for post-natal care.
Reading East MP Rob Wilson meets the maternity stars from Royal Berkshire Hospital at the APPGM summer reception at Parliament
The trust is one of only eight in the country to be recognised nationally as outstanding by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Maternity (APPGM).
Staff in the unit have implemented a range of changes recently following a survey of women's views on inpatient care, all of which have made a huge difference to the services.
Post-natal notes including a health assessment checklist for women and midwives are now used alongside daily post-natal group teaching sessions and information in Polish and Urdu.
Annette Weavers, consultant midwife at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, said: "We thank all the women who took the time to respond to the survey and to all the midwives, doctors and maternity support workers in helping to implement the changes.
"We are delighted with the award."
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Inaugural Article
Structural basis of influenza virus fusion inhibition by the antiviral drug Arbidol
Rameshwar U. Kadam and Ian A. Wilson
PNAS first published December 21, 2016; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1617020114
Rameshwar U. Kadam
aDepartment of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037;
Ian A. Wilson
bThe Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037
For correspondence: wilson@scripps.edu
Contributed by Ian A. Wilson, November 26, 2016 (sent for review October 18, 2016; reviewed by Robert M. Stroud and Jonathan W. Yewdell)
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Influenza virus is an important human pathogen. The circulating strains of influenza virus are constantly mutating and are acquiring resistance to all approved drugs. Therefore, development of influenza therapeutics against novel targets is urgently required. The hemagglutinin envelope glycoprotein (HA) is a promising target for small-molecule design. However, Arbidol is the only available antiviral drug that targets the HA. The absence of structural information on drug–HA complexes has hindered further therapeutic development efforts against this viral pathogen. Here, we report crystal structures of Arbidol in complex with influenza HAs. This structural information advances our understanding of how small molecules, such as Arbidol, can function as influenza fusion inhibitors and can be used for development of broad-spectrum, small-molecule therapeutics.
The broad-spectrum antiviral drug Arbidol shows efficacy against influenza viruses by targeting the hemagglutinin (HA) fusion machinery. However, the structural basis of the mechanism underlying fusion inhibition by Arbidol has remained obscure, thereby hindering its further development as a specific and optimized influenza therapeutic. We determined crystal structures of Arbidol in complex with influenza virus HA from pandemic 1968 H3N2 and recent 2013 H7N9 viruses. Arbidol binds in a hydrophobic cavity in the HA trimer stem at the interface between two protomers. This cavity is distal to the conserved epitope targeted by broadly neutralizing stem antibodies and is ∼16 Å from the fusion peptide. Arbidol primarily makes hydrophobic interactions with the binding site but also induces some conformational rearrangements to form a network of inter- and intraprotomer salt bridges. By functioning as molecular glue, Arbidol stabilizes the prefusion conformation of HA that inhibits the large conformational rearrangements associated with membrane fusion in the low pH of the endosome. This unique binding mode compared with the small-molecule inhibitors of other class I fusion proteins enhances our understanding of how small molecules can function as fusion inhibitors and guides the development of broad-spectrum therapeutics against influenza virus.
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↵1To whom correspondence should be addressed. Email: wilson{at}scripps.edu.
This contribution is part of the special series of Inaugural Articles by members of the National Academy of Sciences elected in 2016.
Author contributions: R.U.K. and I.A.W. designed research; R.U.K. performed research; R.U.K. and I.A.W. analyzed data; and R.U.K. and I.A.W. wrote the paper.
Reviewers: R.M.S., University of California, San Francisco; and J.W.Y., National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health.
Data deposition: Crystallography, atomic coordinates, and structure factors reported in this paper have been deposited in the Protein Data Bank, www.pdb.org (PDB ID codes 5T6N and 5T6S).
This article contains supporting information online at www.pnas.org/lookup/suppl/doi:10.1073/pnas.1617020114/-/DCSupplemental.
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Yorgen's €3.1 million Mdina deal, Rosianne Cutajar, and the judge's husband
In May 2019, Yorgen Fenech signed a promise-of-sale to buy an Mdina home. Abigail Lofaro's husband acted as the representative for the seller. The deal fell through, and Labour junior minister Rosianne Cutajar is being chased for a €50,000 broker's fee she was paid in cash, but which the seller claims has not been returned
20 December 2020, 6:37am
by Matthew Vella
Parliamentary secretary for equality Rosianne Cutajar and her political aide are alleged to have received some €100,000 in brokers' fees for the sale of a €3.1 million Mdina property to Yorgen Fenech – the magnate accused of masterminding the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia.
The property transaction was officially carried out with a fiduciary company run by Pierre Lofaro, the husband of Judge Abigail Lofaro. The latter is one of the judges who accepted to sit on the board of inquiry instituted in November 2019 into the State's actions in the run-up to the journalist's assassination.
But the property sale to Yorgen Fenech has not yet been finalised with a contract.
The promise-of-sale was made out in May 2019 with Pierre Lofaro, who appears on behalf of the company Green Eyes Limited. Green Eyes is owned by two fiduciary companies run by Lofaro, but its ultimate beneficial owner is the Mdina property owner, Joe Camilleri.
Yorgen Fenech had already visited the property together with Rosianne Cutajar, who was then an MP, and her close friend Charlie Farrugia 'it-Tikka', who became Cutajar's political aide after she was appointed a junior minister in February 2020.
Their viewings of the Triq is-Salvatur house are a crucial fact, because Cutajar and Farrugia are said to have claimed for themselves a finder's fee of €50,000 each.
That allegation is stated in correspondence between Lofaro and a lawyer for Cutajar, in a contestation over the €100,000 brokerage fee (senserija).
Cutajar has not denied being involved in the sale of the property, but a series of questions sent to her by MaltaToday were left unanswered. Instead, she furnished the newspaper with a letter from her lawyer, Edward Gatt, to Pierre Lofaro. In the letter, Gatt says that Camilleri should address his request "to third parties".
When the promise-of-sale was signed between Yorgen Fenech and Lofaro in May 2019 at Portomaso, the Tumas magnate tendered €300,000 as a cash deposit to the vendor himself – rather than being held in escrow by a notary, as is customary. Farrugia was present, but not Cutajar.
But the owner of the property accepted to have €100,000 of that deposit paid to both Cutajar and Farrugia by way of a broker's fee.
As it turns out, the promise-of-sale agreement does not list any brokers' fees. The contract was due to be signed in September 2019, but was extended in four instances over the course of October and November.
By the time Fenech was arrested on 20 November 2019, the property contract was never signed. But the property owner ended up chasing Cutajar and Farrugia for the €100,000 that had been paid early on in cash for their 'brokerage'. The matter has now been taken up by Lofaro, as representative of Camilleri's property, and Cutajar's lawyer.
MaltaToday sought comment from Cutajar, which asked her to explain the request for the €50,000 broker's fee to be returned to Camilleri.
This newspaper also asked Cutajar whether she had declared receiving this money, fiscally as well as in terms of her parliamentary declarations; whether the payment of the senserija had been requested by the buyer Yorgen Fenech, with whom she visited the property; and why another €50,000 was also paid to her aide, Charles Farrugia.
Whilst not denying any assertions made in the questions, Cutajar's dry reply was her lawyer's letter.
Rosianne Cutajar was twice-elected mayor of Qormi; in 2012, Charles Farrugia was elected as an Qormi local councillor. Now employed in Cutajar's political secretariat, Farrugia has a close relationship with Cutajar.
Lofaro's position in company
The lawyer Pierre Lofaro was director of the company Green Eyes until his resignation on 20 January 2020 – just over a month after his wife Judge Abigail Lofaro, was tasked to sit on the public inquiry board into the Caruana Galizia assassination.
Lofaro assumed the role of company secretary, and instead installed the Mdina property owner's daughter Sarah Camilleri, as director of Green Eyes. The two companies which appear, nominally, as shareholders of Green Eyes are Finaserv Consultancy and Pierre Lofaro's L&TD Fiduciaries.
Lofaro is also a 50% shareholder with developer Chares Camilleri, in Porto Notos, the company seeking to redevelop the derelict Jerma Palace Hotel in Marsaskala into three high-rise towers. Abigail Lofaro retains shareholdings in property companies Number 62 Property Limited, Five Stars Properties Limited, and The Platinum Construction Company.
Matthew Vella is executive editor at MaltaToday.
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West Brom could seal "special" swoop for 22 y/o "talent", just imagine him & Rogic – opinion
West Bromwich Albion have been reaping the rewards of their new leadership of late, with Carlos Corberan having masterminded their five-match winning streak despite having not made any signings of his own. It therefore makes the January transfer window all the more promising, as he can add to a group of players who are currently […]
West Bromwich Albion have been reaping the rewards of their new leadership of late, with Carlos Corberan having masterminded their five-match winning streak despite having not made any signings of his own.
It therefore makes the January transfer window all the more promising, as he can add to a group of players who are currently on a roll.
Of the rumours swirling around, the most plausible and prominent is linking the Baggies with a move for Huddersfield Town midfielder Jon Russell, with the Jamaican having broken into the first team under Corberan during their mutual time at the John Smith's Stadium.
He became a mainstay for the Terrier's promotion push last season which only ended in a Championship play-off final defeat, anchoring the engine room with composure and class beyond his years.
Adding him to Albion's squad and pairing him with Tom Rogic could form one of the best midfields in the Championship, offering the perfect balance between defensive steel and attacking impetus.
The 22-year-old could be particularly impressive playing alongside the Australian, who has recorded a goal and an assist in his last two matches. This has seen his average Sofascore rating for the campaign increase to 6.85, despite only averaging 33 minutes per game.
Rogic has now established himself as a cemented starter at The Hawthorns, and if Russell could come in and perform similarly to last season, he could inspire another club to potential play-off glory.
During the 2021/22 campaign, he averaged a 7.03 Sofascore rating as he maintained an 87% pass accuracy. He paired that with a hulking physique, as the 6 foot 4 titan recorded 1.3 interceptions, 1.4 tackles and one clearance per game (via Sofascore).
He would offer West Brom a metronome-like quality in midfield, along with a work rate and solidity which could see them dominate their battles in the middle of the park.
Such is Russell's ability that Danny Schofield claimed that the Terriers always knew he would be a "special talent", with the former Huddersfield boss adding: "He's got real ability with the ball, very composed in central areas…".
To acquire a player of his talent and to pair him with someone of Rogic's experience has the makings of a powerful midfield partnership. Should Corberan make it happen, West Brom will surely not be in the Championship for much longer.
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AtmosphericBlack metalCrustMetalMUSIC REVIEWSPunkRockSeptember 25, 2015
Vlk – Unknown Totems
Unknown Totems
At the time that Unknown Totems was recorded in 2013, Vlk was an obscure black metal duo from Chicago featuring Jonathan Shank of Et Nihil—a new neofolk project with B9 InViD, formerly of Luftwaffe—and one Ryan Bast. While these two gentlemen remain as the core driving force behind this band, rumor has it that at least one other has joined their ranks. There is no label behind this debut EP and, as far as I can tell, the only physical edition of this release has been limited to a painful thirty copies (although it can also be found in a digital format on Vlk's Bandcamp page). Needless to say, it's releases like Unknown Totems that are at the heart of Heathen Harvest's underground fixation.
At a mere eighteen minutes, Unknown Totems is relatively short even by EP standards, especially if one considers that the last track, 'Echelons', is a For Against cover. Yes, you read that right: the American post-punk/dreampop band For Against, a cover-song match-up that you're not likely to see across genres again any time soon despite the recent rise of 'blackgaze'. While this may initially sound like a strange match, it is actually quite complementary to Vlk's essence, since the duo clearly play their black metal with a lingering punk/post-punk vibe. There is nothing particularly new about that, of course; hell, one could even go as far as to say that the whole Finnish black metal scene does nothing but make punk music even more raw, darker, and more aggressive, for instance.
Still, Vlk have a stand-out uniqueness about them. The raw production, organic rattling drums, and traditional buzzing guitar work convey that all-too-familiar 'grim' atmosphere, of course. It is, however, interesting that Vlk do not just blast through the six tracks featured here, working exclusively with a sense of aggression and rawness. No, they also opt to walk the path of atmosphere, utilizing haunting melodies ('The Hated Seed') and even clean guitars ('–', which actually is actually more of a basic, incredibly brief interlude than an independent track). With the noted cover, which is perhaps the clear gem of this EP, Vlk successfully converse the track—which was understandably quite melancholic and hazy originally–into their brutish lo-fi sound (especially thanks Bast's vocal performance). Yet, at the same time, one can somehow still hear where the track originated.
Lyrically, it's not a simple task to go about trying to understand what Vlk are all about; their band logo consists of a somewhat complex bind rune, featuring an Algiz rune intertwined with an inverted Laguz and Othala. The name of the EP—Unknown Totems—hints at some connection to ritual or shamanistic themes. However, when taking a look at the rest of the song titles as well as the lyrics of their version of 'Echelons', one cannot find many references to the aforementioned topics.
All in all, Unknown Totems is a rather mysterious debut release which is actually both interesting and vague enough to successfully raise interest in coming musical creations from the project. If you find yourself requiring the name of another project to compare Vlk to, one could utter the name of the Transylvanian wolves Wolfsgrey as adequate transatlantic sonic brethren; these Romanians make music in the same vein as Vlk. Fans of punk-infused black metal should give Unknown Totems a listen; it shows potential and could prove to be an interesting addition to the Chicago underground in the coming years, especially considering the project's immediate ties to post-industrial music.
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02) Dead Air Lingers
03) The Hated Seed
05) Unknown Totems
06) Echelons (For Against Cover)
Written by: Jonathan R.
Label: Independent (United States) / None / DIY CD-R, Digital
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My name is Fr. Fabiano Pinto and I am a canon law student here in Rome at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross. I would like to share a bit about my vocation story with you, and say thank you for the support you gave to me during my first year at Santa Croce.
I am Brazilian from Curitiba, which is the capital of the state of Paraná, in the southern part of Brazil. We have nice weather all year round, and very good traditional foods (which I still get to enjoy here in Rome, as I live at a Brazilian residence for priests). I grew up in a very Catholic family, and ever since my first communion day, I felt very close to Jesus in the Eucharist, and I have received him daily since that very day. Mary also played a huge part in my vocation. I was born on November 27, the feast of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal and grew up attending Mass at Our Lady of Fatima church. I have always been very devoted to Our Lady; praying the Rosary always gave me strength on my vocational journey, and still does today.
I served as an altar boy throughout my childhood and our parish priest, who was from Poland, made a deep impact on me through his life of holiness, especially in the way he celebrated the Mass. My family was hesitant to let me join the seminary, as I was only 11 years old when I first asked them if I could go, but finally they let me join a minor seminary when I was 15. I started my three years of philosophy in the seminary at the age of 17, and after that completed my four years of theology studies. I was ordained a priest forever on April 16, 2005, on the feast day of St. Bernadette of Lourdes, in the same church where I had grown up.
Following my ordination God gave me many responsibilities: first I was assigned to serve at the very parish I grew up in, and then after six months I was asked to also become the rector of the Archdiocese's seminary. I remember that the first thing I did after the archbishop asked me to fulfill this new role, was to go the chapel and cry before our statue of St. Joseph. I was only 24 years old, and a new priest, but it was all part of God's plan.
One year later I was asked to also work as a "Defender of the Bond" at our diocese's Tribunal. After nine years of working at the Tribunal, serving in the parish and at the seminary, I was asked to come to Rome to become a canon lawyer at Santa Croce. I have thoroughly enjoyed my experience so far at this University, and have been truly blessed to be able to study here. It is a joy to receive a solid foundation here, that I will then be able to take back to the seminary in Curitiba.
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Unlike the chaotic nature of the web, E-Mail tends to be highly structured and centralized. This helps to explain why proprietary applications such as Exchange and Notes have been the only real choice for enterprise messaging. Both platforms are hard to customize which has led to organizations being forced to adapt to how Exchange and Notes do things, rather then adapting Exchange and Notes to their needs.
Zimbra is an Open Source program that marries the best of E-mail with the flexibility and accessibility of the web. In this series of articles Joshua Prismon will teach you how to extend Zimbra to reflect your needs.
At the simplest level Zimbra is a complete mail and calendaring platform. The platform is capable of sending and receiving email via the standard email protocol that the Internet uses for email: SMTP. Zimbra can also support specific types of email – email about calendar events, tasks, and general documents. All of this functionality can be expanded by developers. In this shortcut we will expand our functionality in three ways. For the first example this document will show you how to integrate syndicated data directly into the Zimbra Web Client. The second example will take that a bit farther by integrate outside data sources into the user's experience. Finally we will integrate a full application into Zimbra allowing users to be more productive without ever leaving their email. These extensions are possible because Zimbra is open source. Open source not only means that the platform is expandable, but it also is lower risk to corporations. Zimbra can be extended without having to depend on closed APIs. Services can be written in such a manner that they work for your users even if you move to a different platform in the future. Zimbra consists of server backend which sends and receives mail and two web-based front ends. The first front end is the administration interface which allows for easy management of the server. The second front end is that of the standard user application: the Zimbra Web Client.
The ZWC, shown in Figure 1, has tabs along the top for each of its major functions: Mail, Address Book, Calendar, Tasks, Documents and Options. The interface looks familiar to anyone who has used products such as Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, or other web mail applications. Messages can be sent, received, saved, and deleted. Calendars and events can be managed. There is also functionality for contact management, centralized documents, task management and individual user options.
The biggest drawback is that the model is almost completely server based. Any change in functionality requires access to the server, where the programmer manipulates the HTML output in a message to contain the functionality.
Because HTML wasn't designed for rich interactive applications, the interface tends to be clunky. The browser buttons (Home, Back, etc.) don't map well to tasks in an email application.
The server must create an entire HTML page for every function the user wants to do and send it to the client. This is bandwidth intensive and a drag on performance.
The single-page HTML model also breaks the principle of separation of concerns, because the HTML generated is a mix of data, presentation markup, and bits for managing the application (links to other pages to send new email, delete messages, etc).
The client has no sense of state, so the server must do additional magic to keep track of each client.
This approach can be contrasted to programs that run directly on the desktop. In this model each machine has a specialized program that speaks its own exotic protocol to a dedicated server which provides email and calendar information back to the client. The server doesn't need to worry about how to display the data or how to keep track of every user. The desktop application does that for them. The desktop application is written for the local operating system and has access to rich user interface API's that webmail applications can not access. Of course desktop email applications have their set of drawbacks too.
To access email, users must have the client installed on their machine. This results in more maintenance requirements for IT departments, more investments in hardware and software, location dependence (you can't use your mother's computer to read your mail when you are on a visit to her), and possibly in vendor lock-in.
Extendibility is hard, because extensions must be written for the same platform the client is in. To run on different hardware or different operating system, both the desktop application and the extensions must be ported.
Extensions can not easily access the Internet.
The functionality that Zimbra and the rest of the Web 2.0 applications utilize was created by Microsoft. Microsoft was trying to create a proprietary web application that would mimic their Outlook desktop application. To get around the page refresh problems they introduced a new ActiveX object designed to interact directly with the server without needing a HTML reload: XmlHttpRequest.
Zimbra provides several extension methods that isolate you from the complexities of the ZWC. This shortcut will walk you through three different extensions that correspond to three stages of functionality and flexibility. The first and most simple is the built in RSS and iCal support which is directly integrated into Zimbra's calendar and folder areas. The second stage will use outside services to aggregate and manipulate data in a way that can integrate with Zimbra's mail view window. The final stage will show you how to integrate a full application into Zimbra.


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Governor receives final report from formateur Wescot-Williams
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Harbour View – On January 12, 2018, His Excellency the Governor of Sint Maarten, drs. E.B. Holiday, received the updated final report from formateur S. Wescot-Williams.
The formateur has accepted the commission to form an interim new government supported by a majority in Parliament comprised of the UP- fraction, the DP-fraction, and Member of Parliament C.E. Brownbill. The new government consists of Ministers who are committed to the promotion of the wellbeing of Sint Maarten, who will amongst others give priority to concluding the development of a recovery plan, to the agreement with the Netherlands on the financing of the recovery plan, to revisiting the budget for 2018, to developing a plan to strengthen security, to executing the agreement with the Netherlands on border control, to implementing the law on the integrity chamber in accordance with the protocol with the Netherlands, to the execution of the elections and to initiate electoral reform.
Candidates for the various portfolios have been vetted based on the pertinent regulations regulating the pre-screening of candidates before nomination (National Decree Appointment procedure candidate Ministers and candidate Minister Plenipotentiary, May 22, 2013, No. LB-13/0442). The formateur has nominated the following persons for appointment:
1. Leona Marlin-Romeo, Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs; 2. Cornelius Deweever, Minister of Justice;
3. Michael Ferrier, Minister of Finance;
4. Jorien Wuite, Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports;
5. Miklos Gitterson, Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure; 6. Emil Lee, Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour; and
7. Hassani Ellis, deputy Minister Plenipotentiary.
Mr. Cornelius Deweever will be responsible for the portfolio of the Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication pending the appointment of a new Minister.
The Governor has scheduled the appointment and swearing in of the Ministers on Monday, January 15th, 10.00 hours, at the Governor's Office. After the ceremony, the Governor and the newly appointed Ministers will have the constituting meeting at the Government Administration Building.
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Help Raise Awareness About Sudden Cardiac Arrest; Create a Short Video for a Chance to Win an AED
The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation and the Citizen CPR Foundation are jointly conducting a video contest to raise awareness about the importance of bystander CPR and use of automated external defibrillators to save lives threatened by sudden cardiac arrest. Entries for the "ECCU 2012" Video Minute" Contest are due August 17. The winner will be announced at the Emergency Cardiovascular Care Update in Orlando on September 15.
PITTSBURGH, PA (PRWEB)--Sudden cardiac arrest—a sudden and unexpected pulseless condition—strikes more than 1,000 people every day in the U.S. and about 90% of victims die. Those who do survive have several things in common—someone immediately recognized the emergency, decided to help, called 9-1-1, started CPR, and treated the victim with a defibrillator to shock the heart back to a normal rhythm.
To raise awareness about the importance of immediate bystander intervention in sudden cardiac emergencies, the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundationand the Citizen CPR Foundation are partnering on a video contest, the ECCU "Video Minute" Contest. The grand prize winner will receive an automated external defibrillator (AED)—a $2,000 value. AEDs are safety devices that can be used by anyone—even laypersons—to restore a healthy heartbeat.
"We encourage film students, schools, colleges, youth sports teams, places of worship, and other interested parties to develop videos, submit their entries for consideration, and find out how they measure up against the competition," said Louis Gonzales, a member of the Citizen CPR Foundation Board of Directors.
Videos should be 90 seconds or less and should promote citizen CPR and AED use or recognition of heart attacks, which can lead to cardiac arrest. A panel of reviewers from both nonprofit organizations will evaluate the videos on the basis of adherence to the theme, creativity, production quality, and overall impact.
Entries are due by midnight EST, August 17. The winner and four runners-up will be announced during the Emergency Cardiovascular Care Update, a biennial conference of the Citizen CPR Foundation, to be held September 11-15 in Orlando, FL. Entries will then be posted on the Citizen CPR Foundation and Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation websites and the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation You Tube Channel.
"Only one-third of sudden cardiac arrest victims receive bystander CPR and only 2% are treated with an AED by a bystander—but when bystanders do intervene, survival rates increase dramatically," said Mary Newman, MS, president of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation. "We hope this contest will help raise awareness about the nation's leading cause of death and the simple things anyone can do to help save a life."
For further details, click here. To view past winners, click here.
About the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation
The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation is a national community benefit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to raise awareness and save lives threatened by sudden cardiac arrest. The Foundation maintains a national database of survivors and experts available to speak with the media.
About the Citizen CPR Foundation
Founded in 1987, the Citizen CPR Foundation is a non-profit organization comprised of four primary co-sponsors: the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada and Industry partners. The mission of CCPRF is to save lives from sudden death by stimulating citizen and community action.


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Anthone - Breath / Lungs // Limited to 333 Black Vinyl LP
Breath / Lungs serves as Anthone's third release, breaking a two year span without seeing anything from the seemingly anonymous artist. The synopsis of Breath / Lungs on Rewind Forward is careful not to assign a gender to Anthone, with them even putting the name in quotation marks. "Breath," the A-side, is a dystopian frightening dub sprawl with unrelenting chaos. The percussion, dissonant woodwinds, and echoed screeches put you in the setting of that horrible scene with Jennifer Connolly in Requiem for a Dream that's kind of near the end. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, I envy you greatly. "Lung," the B-side, is a much more traditional dub track and the dub chords go deep. The high-pitched wind whistles and the minimal delayed drum machine expertly set the mood. Mind you, it's still a hint foreboding but at least it takes you out of the scarier room. Check out both tracks by clicking through the Buy Now button below and see what you think of them. Cheers!
Continuing in their mission to push the outer reaches of soundsystem music, Weevil Neighbourhood return with another fantastic 12″ by the intriguing 'Anthone'.
Two lengthy slabs of motion-sickness inducing high-pressure half step experiments served on black 12″ and mastered to great effect.
Whilst the foundations certainly lay in the lower-end of the sonic spectrum, with monstrous basslines and low-end rumbles pressurizing the soundsystem to full effect, the subtle details in production and crystalline high-end add intricate layers of depth to both Breath and Lungs, making these suitably for home listening and underground radio play whilst having a devastating effect on the dancefloor too…. Just wait until you hear it loud and you can feel the full pressure.
Cameron Hilliard	Contributing Editor
Mr. Hilliard's just a pleb trying to make things right. Mr. Hilliard's love affair with limited edition vinyl & avant-garde fashion will be the death of him and his bank account.
L. Spriggs 2014/02/11
I'd never buy something from here without being able to hear it first, so I really do appreciate the links to soundclouds, spotifys and youtube vids. When they don't appear, it's immediate dismissal. Jus' sayin'!
Lars Vunderink 2014/02/14
https://soundcloud.com/weevilorchestra/sets/anthone-breath-lungs-air-1/
Cameron Hilliard 2014/02/14
You could preview Breath / Lungs by going through the Buy Now link, as I stated above. However, Lars has been kind enough to link to a Soundcloud player so I'll put that in.
Ah, thanks for explaining. I missed that. And thanks to Lars for the soundcloud.


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A supervised consumption site for illicit drugs is being considered for the Drumheller Institution by Correctional Service Canada, the correctional officer union president says.
The prisoner service is exploring an overdose prevention program where inmates would inject smuggle needle drugs under the supervision of medical professionals, expanding their drug harm-reduction measures.
"The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) is still in the early stages of exploring overdose prevention sites, as another harm reduction measure available to inmates to manage their health needs," a spokesperson said in a statement.
Drumheller is the only proposed site for the pilot safe consumption program. Godin says Drumheller has the highest rates of drug overdoses in the country. There were 39 incidents of overdoses or suspected overdoses at the Drumheller Institution from April 2015 to March 31, according to numbers provided to the Mail by Corrections Service Canada in November. The type of drug involved in each overdose was not provided.
"Creating a drug-free environment to help offenders work towards rehabilitation and a successful return to the community is of the utmost importance for CSC and one that means greater public safety for all," the service said in the statement.
The Drumheller Institution and correctional services continue to grapple with their inmates' drug use. This month an institution civilian staff member was caught bringing methamphetamine and quantities of the cannabis product 'shatter' into the prison. Last year an inmate was caught bringing nearly 40 grams of carfentanil into the institution.
The needle exchange programs launched at other Canadian prisons is aimed at reducing the risk of inmate exposure to HIV and hepatitis C by providing them with sterile syringes. Inmates undergo a threat and risk assessment, and if approved, the inmate would be allowed to keep an injection kit in their cell.
While the union is supportive of safe drug consumption sites, Godin says the union is "fundamentally against" the existing needle exchange programs at five institutions elsewhere in the country, and he admits it is unclear what a safe consumption site will look like.
"There's supposed to be intolerance of drugs and correctional officers are frustrated by being put in this situation. They want us to keep drugs out and at the same time we're going to hand out needles and we're going to condone drug use. We're caught in a conflict of interest, but it's better to get needles out of the cells," Godin said, adding statistics suggest 79 per cent of inmate overdoses occur inside cells.
Godin says the safe consumption pilot program has been discussed and the service had issued an internal release, but there are still operational and infrastructure issues to be addressed.
The slate of candidates has been set for the provincial election.
Candidates had until 2 p.m. on Friday, March 29 to register with a Returning Officer. In Drumheller–Stettler there are six candidates who will appear on the ballot. They are (in alphabetical order) Holly Heffernan of the Alberta NDP, Greg Herzog of the Alberta Advantage Party, Nate Horner of the United Conservative Party, Jason Hushagen of the Alberta Independence Party, Mark Nikota of the Alberta Party and Independent candidate Rick Strankman.
Holly Heffernan is a retired Registered Nurse and spent her nearly 40-year career in the health care system in Calgary. She was involved with the United Nurses of Alberta for 37 years and she volunteered in many areas including the Calgary and District Labour Council and served as president in 2009, and the United Way Labour Partnership Committee.
She ran federally for the NDP in Calgary Southwest in 2006, 2008 and 2011. She was a provincial candidate in Calgary-Glenmore for the NDP in the 2004 and 2008 provincial elections.
Greg Herzog of the Alberta Advantage Party is a fourth generation farmer and business owner from the Delia area. He sat as a director on the Wildrose Constituency Association for more than five years and then the UCP board when the parties united. He joined the Alberta Advantage Party, as he felt this most strongly reflects his beliefs in a grassroots political party.
His goal if elected is to make sure communication happens between the people who live in the Drumheller-Stettler riding and those who run government. He feels transparency and accountability are paramount.
Nate Horner won the nod from the United Conservative Party in September of last year and has been busy campaigning ever since. The rancher and family man from the Pollockville area is an avid volunteer and held board positions in a number of community organizations. He was president of the Highway 9 Breeders Association and co-chair of the Hardgrass Bronc Match.
He says his goal is to help Jason Kenney and the UCP make Alberta the most competitive jurisdiction in North America, shrink government, decrease the regulatory burden and stand up for Alberta and its industries.
Jason Hushagen is running under the banner of the Alberta Independence Party. While the oilfield consultant, who is based in the Stettler area, has always had an interest in politics, this is his first time stepping in the political ring. He felt rather than complaining, he would do something about it and try to make a change. He feels independence is a simple issue of dollars and cents.
"I feel we would be better off to go in that direction because of the simple fact that we would be saving the $50 billion a year we are sending over to the federal government for basically nothing. We are not getting a lot back and not getting a lot of help," he said.
Mark Nikota has been busy on the campaign trail as the candidate representing the Alberta Party. He served as Mayor of Hanna from 2010 to 2013 and is currently the CAO of Delia, and is finishing off his Masters in Business and Public Policy. He also spent many years working with the Progressive Conservative Party before joining the Alberta Party.
He feels the party adds a moderate voice in a very polarized political climate. He says the party is looking at balancing the budget while at the same time preserving the programs that Albertans rely on.
Rick Strankman has served the Drumheller-Stettler riding as MLA since 2012, as a member of the Wildrose Party and then the United Conservatives. He lost the party's nomination to Horner last fall and in January announced he would sit in the legislature as an independent.
The Altario area farmer has a passion for property rights and is focused on advancing democratic freedom. He says by running and winning as an independent it will enable him to restore the priorities of the people of Drumheller-Stettler and bring them to the front line of the legislature.
The provincial election is on Tuesday, April 16.
A Drumheller man is facing property related charges after police executed a search warrant.
On Saturday, March 30, Drumheller RCMP executed a search warrant on a black Ford F250 truck. During the search, it was discovered the VIN on the dashboard of the truck was replaced with a fraudulent VIN.
During the investigation of the newly recovered VIN, it was determined that it too was fraudulent and with the assistance of the Southern Alberta Auto Theft Unit, police were finally able to uncover the true VIN of the vehicle. In total there were three separate fraudulent VIN documents on the truck. Once the real VIN was uncovered, the truck was determined to have been stolen out of Olds, Alberta in January of 2019.
John Douglas McConnell (36) of Drumheller has been charged with possession of property obtained by crime over $5000, alter/remove/tamper with VIN, and breach conditions of recognizance.
He is in custody on additional charges and will appear in Calgary court April 3, 2019, for a release hearing.


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Columnist: Obrempong Yaw Ampofo
Obrempong's Oil Diary: GNPC's relocation; the yes, the nos and my take
Cheers from a charged crowd echoes over the roofs in mainland Takoradi, amidst drumming and dancing. It's the final days of the 2016 campaign at the Takoradi Market Circle, and the promises are in the air. Some had already been announced, but this one seems to reignite a forgotten dream. For once, the Western Region is going to get back its fair share of the best that has come from the west for years!
The Takoradi MP, Dr. Kobby Otchere Darko-Mensah, told a large crowd of NPP supporters that late afternoon that, when the NPP is voted into office, the headquarters of the Ghana National Petroleum Commission, GNPC, was going to be relocated to the Western Region.
"…This will ensure that our people get some of the oil jobs to do and to give the region its fair share of the resources it produces…I have always maintained that Ghana is developed like kwashiorkor where everything is centered in Accra…we need to decongest Accra! GNPC will come here for all of us to get some of the jobs to do".
This promise, as it was reiterated several times on public radio and on different platforms, has been accepted by the people of the region. However, opposing views have been registered by some institutions and Civil Society Organizations.
This piece is to present the issues from both sides of the argument, and to help us understand and to engage further on either side we belong.
The Relocation is a 2012 and 2016 NPP campaign promise
In page 25 of the NPP's 2012 Manifesto Highlight, it was stated there that "…we will make the western region the hub of the oil and gas industry by relocating the relevant agencies in the industry from Accra to the Western Region".
In the 2016 manifesto, the 2012 promise was redefined to have a bigger scope. In page 44, under the heading Energy and Petroleum in chapter 3 of the document, the NPP said it is going to "develop in collaboration with the private sector, Western Region into a regional oil services hub with a first class port facility, as well as positioning it as an efficient center for back-office support for the oil industry in the west African sub region, including the relocation of the headquarters of GNPC to the region".
From the two manifesto promises, it can be seen that, the 2012 promise was a bit lighter in content in terms of the vision compared with 2016.
This promise has got experts in the oil and gas sector as well as concerned members of the public talking. They ask:
How will the relocation of GNPC give the western region its fair share of development and provide jobs?
Will the Petroleum Commission, Tullow, Kosmos and all other agencies in the petroleum mid and upstream sectors be asked to move to the western region? If no, how will GNPC alone transform the fortunes of the region, and if yes, will their relocation make the western region better of?
Will GNPC be relocated again in the likely event that oil is found in other parts of the country especially Volta region?
[How will the relocation of GNPC give the western region its fair share of development and provide jobs?]
Dr. Emmanuel Steve Asare Manteaw
"The chiefs and people of the region are agitating because of the sharp contrast between what the region gives to the state in terms of revenues and what the state in return gives back to the region to develop its infrastructure. But when GNPC is relocated, no new jobs will be created for the people in the region because, GNPC will leave Accra along with its staff. No new jobs! It will be better to create the petrochemical industry in the region which will have a greater potential of employing more people as a result of the many ancillary works that will come along with it. The industrial parks and the likes should be the focus. That will create jobs and develop the region."
"Takoradi as I know it is congested. Large chunk of the land is taken over by mining. Others are taken by rubber and palm plantations. So there are land issues there. Finally, if you convert the Western Region into the "Texas" of Ghana, you will end up deepening the troubles of the people as the city will be more expensive to live in. Mind you, the industry is a specialized one so not everyone will get to work there".
Cadman Dadzie, Director of Projects- Sekondi Takoradi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (STCCI)
"…The blackmailing of the Western Region by our so-called experts and critics must stop! It must stop! When the chiefs in the region asked for 10 percent retention of the oil revenues for infrastructural development, you kicked against it with excuse that the oil is drilled offshore. You blackmailed them with all manner of excuses. Sadly, some sons of the region even joined the wagon. However, these same so-called experts will come back here to say the western region is deprived. You come back to say the region is lagging behind in infrastructural development! You even agree the worst also comes from the West. How do you get the problem fixed when you kick against every proposal? I hear them talk about the fact that Takoradi is already choked and that when GNPC comes here the city will be congested, but let me ask, which part of Ghana is choked and congested than Accra where GNPC is located now?"
"…What the government seeks to do is a basic international best practice. You can cite Aberdeen, you can cite Estravenger, the Johannesburg and all over the world. These are cities which have been built because of the resources which are found there… It is not just the social responsibility bit of developing where these resources are taken, but the business side of it… When GNPC is relocated, the hospitality industry will benefit, the real estate business will thrive, building contractors will benefit, the number of air travel between Accra and Takoradi will increase and a lot more, local contractors will get some of the contracts that GNPC gives to contractors in Accra. So what is it? It will really be of greater business sense to have GNPC in the region and we at the STCCI are all out for it. In fact, we are keenly waiting for it!"
[Will the Petroleum Commission, Tullow, Kosmos and all other agencies in the petroleum mid and upstream sectors be asked to move to the western region?]
It is a fact that since 2012, it has been the Member of Parliament for the Takoradi constituency Dr. Otchere Darko, who has been constantly talking about the relocation of the GNPC publicly before it became a huge topic ahead of the 2016 general elections.
On Saturday 11th July, 2015, Dr. Kobby Darko Mensah stated at a public lecture at Raybow Hotel in Takoradi that "if you take the last election [2012], we were very clear in our vision to make the western region the hub for oil and gas development. What it means is that, we are going to bring GNPC to Takoradi, Petroleum Commission, and also ask all the oil companies to relocate their headquarters to the region because there is a clause like that in the 1992 constitution".
This statement by the MP who is seen in the inner circles of the NPP as the brainchild of this relocation provides answer to question 2.
Indeed, it will be a mirage and a bunch of disappointments if it is only GNPC is located. This will not in any way make the region the 'Texas' of the country as the NPP seem to be portraying.
In fact, the collaborative development of the Western Region into a regional oil services hub with a first class port facility, as well as positioning it as an efficient center for back-office support for the oil industry in the west African sub-region cannot be realized if key players of the industry remain in Accra if the GNPC is indeed relocated.
[Will GNPC be relocated again in the likely event that oil is found in other parts of the country especially Volta region?]
This has been the major concern of some industry players who have already commented on the relocation.
Dr. Kwame Ampofo – Chairman, Energy Commission.
"The relocation of GNPC may not be necessary because positioning of the headquarters of any organization is done by considering many factors. The particular headquarters is going to have linkages with other institutions; even international ones for example, finance issues, easy access to the seat of government, foreign affairs and other agencies in the energy sector. But most of the oil been produced from the western region does not mean that it will continue to be like that forever. In fact, the current data been collected by GNPC indicate that the Keta Basin will become the largest hub in this country and perhaps the West African sub region. Does that mean you will relocate the headquarters from the Western Region to Anlo-Keta or somewhere and then maybe in the Voltain Basin when we discover more fields in that case also? So the decision to relocate I don't think has been analyzed carefully".
Ismeal Agyekumhene- Executive Director, KITE
"From where I sit, quite frankly I can't envision any straight benefit apart from the fact that if you put that promise in perspective, they want to turn the western region into the Oil and Gas Hub. If that is the thinking, then it is almost like having Houston as the headquarters of oil and gas in the USA for example. But in terms of the added benefit, I really can't envision any serious implication apart from letting the people of the western region feel that they have the oil resources located in the region so getting the national headquarters closer to them is something. If GNPC makes a find in lets say the northern part of Ghana, are we going to move the head office? Another important thing is whether we are going to get all the other international Oil Companies; the Tullow, the Kosmos, the Anadarko to move to the Western Region? I am not too sure whether they have room to accommodate the expansion. So in terms of the local economy, yes, businesses are going to be a bit more vibrant, but it comes at a cost, I mean land is very expensive in Takoradi".
Dr. Ishmeal Ackah-Head of Policy Unit-ACEP
"…We believe that it is not something that was well-thought through because very soon we are going to produce oil in the Volta Region so are we going to shift GNPC from the Western Region to the Volta Region? We can maintain GNPC here [Accra] and rather open subsidiary office probably for operations in the western region".
There are two forms of development; one that is deliberately done, and one that happens as a result of another activity. In the absence of a deliberate plan to give back what the Western Region deserves, development in the region has been a spillover from the many activities.
Giving the importance of the Western Region, I will go for any genuine plan to deliberately develop it. The neglect of the region is not deliberate, at least, when you listen to people in government, and so a deliberate plan to give back to the region is long overdue. We could use the gold which gives more money to the country far better than the oil [at least for now] to turn the region around.
However, if the NPP believes that the oil, which is currently giving us only 3 or 4 percent of GDP, can be used to give back to the western region what it deserves, so be it.
However, if in the mind of the NPP, this "Western Turned Texas" promise is not doable in their years in power, it is never late to consult and to listen to suggestions from experts.
Undoubtedly, failure on the part of the party to honor this promise will affect its political fortunes in subsequent elections given that many of the comments from the middle class in the region are for the relocation.
To make this dream a reality, the NPP must produce a clear plan for the reinforcement of the existing structures in the Twin City to be able to accommodate the pressure already tearing apart the Twin City, produce a clear thought-out spatial plan for the oil and gas hub it seeks to create, [bearing in mind how the region is struggling to get land for a new Western regional hospital, and even one for a Sekondi District Hospital].
The aforementioned clearly communicates the negatives of their move to the people in the region, and so they must show a clear "sustainable" job creation plan and a workable capacity building plan for the sons and daughters of the western region, [bearing in mind also how difficult it has been to get people to meet the requirement for the Tullow Scholarship Scheme].
However, even though the NPP may have its own plan, the execution of the plan cannot be done in isolation. The experts who have thrown these challenges should be involved and given audience to make it a reality.
I doubt the NPP can afford to do any political maneuverings with this promise because; the eyes of the youth, the middle class and the chiefs are wide open.
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The Truth About Elon Musk's Favorite Plane, The SR-71
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By Eric Meisfjord/Updated: May 14, 2020 11:19 am EST
If the X-Men say it's cool, and if Mr. SpaceX/Tesla Motors himself, Elon Musk, says it's cool, then it has to be very cool indeed. And indeed it is: It's the SR-71, sometimes referred to as the Blackbird, adapted (quite radically, albeit artistically) for toting mutants to battle evil on behalf of all of us. Mostly.
The actual plane, designated as the favorite aircraft of both Musk and his significant other, Grimes (Claire Elise Boucher, as CNN tells us), had a direct predecessor, the A-12, which is part of the name of the couple's child, X Æ A-12 (it's pronounced just the way it's spelled). The SR-71 itself is their "favorite aircraft," Grimes announced in a tweet, not because it's super cool and awesome, which it is, but because the aircraft has "no weapons, no defenses. Just speed. Great in battle, but non-violent."
Which seems to approach the land of oxymoron, but it's true. The Blackbird was commissioned as a response to an international incident in which a U-2 "Dragon Lady" U.S. reconnaissance plane was shot down over Russia. President Dwight Eisenhower ordered a new plane to be made that essentially could outrun enemy missiles. Lockheed, which also came up with the A-12 for the CIA, produced the Blackbird for the Air Force, rolling the plane out in 1964.
Calling it "fast" doesn't quite do it justice
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It has a two-person crew, a pilot and a navigator. It's fast — very fast — and capable of very high-altitude flight (up to 80,000 feet, according to Business Insider). As for speed: try more than three times the speed of sound. If enemy missiles approach, the pilot can kick in the afterburners and outrun the menace. Think of that little cloud of dust the Road Runner kicks up just before it disappears beyond Wile E. Coyote's reach. Only in real life.
That kind of speed does make it difficult to arm the machine, since it's moving faster than the aforementioned missiles, let alone bullets. And since it's so fast, it doesn't really need defensive weaponry anyway. There's only a slim chance it's going to be detected. One of the Blackbird's improvements over the A-12 is its expanded surface that deflects radar.
The Blackbird was retired from active service in 1990 — some say because of budget cuts; some say because of the collapse of the Soviet Union — though it still performed research work as recently as 1997. As How Stuff Works phrases it, "No weapon system has ever maintained that same degree of superiority over a period of four decades." Nothing that came before was anything like it. Nothing since has improved on it. Kind of a heavy burden to put on a child. Even one named X Æ A-12.


Hawkesbury City Council, with the support of the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, has engaged BMT WBM Pty Ltd to prepare the Upper Hawkesbury River Estuary Study and Management Plan. The Plan will document a suite of actions to improve estuary health into the future.
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I launched my interior design company, initially called Matrushka (after the Russian stacking dolls), from my living room, before renaming it Jo Berryman Studio and expanding to an office in central London.
I once described it as 'edgy glamour with a bit of Miss Havisham thrown in', but over the years, I've honed the ad-hoc nature of my approach to be more sophisticated. It's still fun and irreverent, but also functional.
HOW IMPORTANT IS COLOUR IN YOUR DECORATING?
My motto is 'love vivid, live vivid'. I'm definitely from the [late American interior and set designer] Tony Duquette school of 'More, more, give me more!'. For a house in southwest London, for example, I worked with the dramatic colours of a Paula Rego painting to dictate the velvet pink, champagne taupe and gold hues of the room. I find murky colours – smoky blues, dovetail greys, blush pinks, tobacco browns, olives and mustards – most restful. They help to create cosseting, harmonious spaces that don't overwhelm, but then provide a great backdrop for a bit of edge and surprise.
DO YOU HAVE ANY GO-TO INGREDIENTS FOR EACH PROJECT?
I like playing with scale, so a bold, schizo wallpaper in a small space, or something delicate in a big space. Vintage pieces, well-worn and loved, lend a patina and their ageing adds to the story. And maybe it's my fashion provenance, but I think of finishing spaces much like I dress myself – my clothes, such as a great Etro dress with a leather jacket, set the mood for the walls and floors of my room's backdrop; the lights, cushions and throws are like my jewellery.
HOW DO YOU CREATE INTEREST IN A ROOM?
I like playing with unlikely juxtapositions, such as industrial concrete floors with a French gilt sofa clad in a romantic floral; a sleek Saarinen table with a reclaimed wood floor; an antique bed beneath a jarring contemporary art piece. At the moment, I have a thing for net curtains – vintage lace, of course – mixed with the modern lines of a Crittall window.
SO YOU LIKE TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX?
For 42 Acres, a sprawling retreat in Somerset for wellness and rewiring, I wanted to create something that wasn't overdesigned, but that was a little unexpected. Against an earthy palette, with warm wood and treated hides, I teamed some psychedelic wallpaper, vibrant textiles by A Rum Fellow, furniture made by local joiner Matt Belfrage and antiques sourced from Wells Reclamation.
WHAT'S YOUR KEY MOOD OF THE MOMENT?
I'm into slightly weathered, tarnished gold, through metallic papers by Cole & Son or gold or brass integrated pieces of furniture. It has a wonderful transmutability that changes with the seasons and the time of day. In one recent project, I installed a fortified, smoked-glass floor in the bathroom. It looks like an oil slick has spilled across the room. In my own kitchen, I've used golden-streaked onyx for the island – I couldn't live in an all-white house. And animal print is always an easy go-to for lending a masculine edge.
DO YOU HAVE ANY FAVOURITE FINISHES?
I'm a huge fan of the Moroccan plaster finish tadelakt – applied seamlessly, it results in a beautifully smooth surface, free from grout lines – or alternatively, polished concrete, because it doesn't matter if it chips slightly as it just leaves a lovely crumpled effect. I also like the warmth of fumed oak and mirrored finishes – not just for the bathroom, but for cocktail nooks and kitchens – because they bounce light around a room, amplifying it and adding a bit of sparkle and glamour.
I don't do ornate chandeliers – I'm instantly drawn to bold, graphic shapes, such as Michael Anastassiades's Happy Together stacked pendant.
HOW CAN ART WORK IN THE HOME?
Artwork brings in colour – I especially like to use it in a bedroom, to lend a more intriguing vibe. Favourites include Unskilled Worker and Grace O'Connor's photorealistic paintings. I also integrate artistic influences through textile design, such as Kevin O'Brien Studio's sumptuous patterned silk velvets or Porter Teleo's hand-painted wallpapers. They bring an otherworldliness and untamed texture to a space.
WHERE DO YOU SOURCE UNUSUAL PIECES?
I look to Scaramanga and The French House for wooden chests, tables and chairs and Fears and Kahn for slightly whackier restored vintage pieces. I like Fired Earth and Ann Sacks for tiles and colourful stone from Romagno Marmi and Mandarin Stone. For the recent restoration of a Victorian mansion in London, I used local stained-glass craftsman Robin Cooper to customise a pattern for the panelling of the front door and entrance porch.
I worked with my friend, architect Takero Shimazaki, to eke as much space as possible out of the Victorian terrace house I share with my husband Philip and daughters Nico and Romy. We opened up the top floor to create a well of light, dug down into the basement to create a Zen-like garden and created a mezzanine library area overlooking a raised dining platform, all the while being sure to maintain the original architectural details.
Home should be the theatre of your life – it's where you live and where memories are made, so it should reflect that. Grouping favourite things such as ceramics and glassware together in a way that elevates their sense of importance creates interest for the eye. I'm very inspired by the way the Horniman Museum in southeast London displays its vast, extraordinary array of treasures. At home, I'll use a brass belt stand to drape pearls and VIP backstage passes – it's about showing a little bit of trash, a little bit of treasure. But most importantly, it should feel alive. Alive spaces are happy spaces.


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IBC IN-KIND EARLY RECOVERY SHELTER RELIEF AID IN IRAQ
Although the humanitarian context in Iraq has transitioned into a new phase, vulnerable people continue to face immense challenges.
IBC in-kind early recovery shelter relief aid
2018 was a year of transition for Iraq. As the country gradually transformed from a nation gripped by the armed conflict against the armed groups to one where normal life was slowly but surely resuming, the humanitarian community in Iraq had to evolve as well.
Whereas the response in recent years had been focused on the immediate lifesaving needs of those fleeing armed groups, in 2018, vulnerable Iraqis began to show differentiated needs: those in protracted displacement with no immediate prospects of returning home; those who had returned home but found there was a lack of security or services; and those who wanted to return home but found they could not for a variety of reasons. *Iraq: UN OCHA 2019 Humanitarian Response Plan (January - December 2019)
In Iraq, years of intensive combat operations have left an enormous human toll; cumulatively, 6 million people have been displaced since the beginning of the crisis in 2014 and beside of food security, water, sanitation health and education needs 2.3 million people are in need of shelter and non-food items.
The estimated total number of people in need has decreased from 8.7 million in 2018 to 6.7 million in 2019. Out of the 6.7 million people in need of some form of humanitarian assistance, 3.3 million are female (women and children). People perceived to be affiliated with extremist groups are among the most vulnerable, along with women, children, people with disabilities and the elderly. People in protracted displacement and returnees in sub-standard shelters, are of particular concern, as they may feel compelled to make negative or high-risk choices to cope. *Iraq Education Cluster analysis based on MCNA VI data for school going children, age 6-17 and Save the Children report, 'Youth Labour Market Assessment: Salah al-Din,' Central Iraq, 2018.
Since 2104 June as an INGO IBC closely aware that vulnerable people in Iraq are faced with multiple humanitarian needs that are expected to intensify until families can rebuild their lives and achieve sustainable solutions. In this context, IBC developed early recovery shelter aid project for conflict affected communities and has been implementing it for refugees, IDPs, returnees and host community members in Ninewa Plains.
For period, the last quarter of 2018 and in the first half of 2019 details of goods/items/services IBC has been providing:
Shelter rehabilitation support to enable conflict affected families to safely and sustainably move back into their homes.
Predesigned Shelter Tool Kits support distributions to enable conflict affected families to sustainably repair their homes/shelters. Predesigned Shelter Tool Kits according to the UNHCR standards.
Predesigned Basic NFI Kit Distribution support will to enable conflict affected families to address basic household needs such as sleeping comfort, lighting, security and contribute to a family's ability to cook. Predesigned Basic NFI Kits to be provided according to the Global Shelter Cluster, in MENA, Iraq.
IBC relief activities in Iraq and their post-distribution monitoring are subject to be provided with the information for each distribution at the family level, use or access to a complaint mechanism, and the quantity and quality of the distributed items and rehabilitation works.
Support for this Project was provided by a grant from UMCOR and this project was directly implemented by IBC.
For more information: [email protected]


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Branding Time: Swatch and Global Brand Management
Temple University IGMS Case Series No. 05-001
19 Pages Posted: 21 Dec 2004 Last revised: 24 Apr 2014
See all articles by Ram Mudambi
Ram Mudambi
Temple University - Department of Strategic Management
Date Written: January 2005
Societe Suisse de Microelectronique et d'Horlogerie (SMH) was formed in 1983 by merging the two leading Swiss watch groups, SSIH and ASUAG. SMH and its main brand, Swatch, was the outcome of crisis for the Swiss watch industry. In a few short decades, foreign competitors with superior technology had all but eliminated the Swiss from a global industry that they dominated for centuries. The creation of Swatch is the extraordinary story of how the Swiss re-invented their watch industry. Recognizing the crucial role of brand intangibles to its future success, SMH changed its name to the Swatch Group in 1998. Now in the new millennium the Group needs to chart a strategy to preserve and enhance its stable of global brands. This case study has been reprinted: ICFAI Journal of Brand Management, Vol.2(2), pp.39-54, June 2005. An updated version of this case, under the same title, is available from the European Case Clearing House, Case 307-377-1, 2007. An accompanying teaching note is also available: Teaching Note 307-377-8, 2007.
Keywords: Brands, Swiss watch industry, multinational management
JEL Classification: L68, F23
Mudambi, Ram, Branding Time: Swatch and Global Brand Management (January 2005). Temple University IGMS Case Series No. 05-001, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=634566 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.634566
Ram Mudambi (Contact Author)
Temple University - Department of Strategic Management ( email )
Fox School of Business and Management
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