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In response to these unprecedented times, our priority is to continue to support schools in their provision of regular, high quality singing experiences in a safe and strategic way. The plan will be regularly reviewed and updated in response to changing circumstances and the latest research and advice.
The Hub is keen to maintain and build upon the successful working partnerships made with schools through previous projects. In recognition of the variety of contexts in which young people may now find themselves, our teaching and learning focus for 2020/21 will be to develop a range of online project activity that can be used flexibly and accessed easily whether in school and/or at home.
Our consultation with schools consistently identifies the need for CPD (particularly for non-specialist colleagues) as a priority. Where we are unable to provide in-school support, this will be of even greater importance and will be the main focus of our planned activity for 2020/21. In addition to creating online CPD content, we will aim to provide regular opportunities for teachers to meet virtually with the SKY vocal team and colleagues in other schools to access support and share good practice.
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I wrote 11 posts during November, 2007
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On Beards
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On Buses
"I've spent a lot of time riding around on buses on this trip. Particularly in Laos where I took an…"
Jars and Bombs
"After Luang Prabang I headed to Phonsavan in Eastern Laos. It's pretty out-of-the-way—an eight hour bus ride on the most…"
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Beard Removal
"The Beard apologizes to its many fans, but its time had come. It just became very annoying to have such a fantastic…"
My Encounter With Laotian Medicine
"I arrived in Luang Prabang and promptly got sick. I woke up my first morning there with a runny nose…"
My Reverse Heart of Darkness
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Gare de L'Isle – Fontaine-de-Vaucluse – stacja kolejowa w L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, w departamencie Vaucluse, w regionie Prowansja-Alpy-Lazurowe Wybrzeże, we Francji.

Została otwarta w 1868 przez Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée. Jest stację Société nationale des chemins de fer français (SNCF), obsługiwaną przez pociągi TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Położenie
Stacja znajduje się na linii Awinion – Miramas, w km 23,240, na wysokości 59 m, pomiędzy stacjami Le Thor i Cavaillon.

Linie kolejowe
 Awinion – Miramas
 Orange – L'Isle - Fontaine-de-Vaucluse

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Melanesian Wantok Showcase – Art and Music
September 3, 2017 tribalmysticstories	32 Comments
Melanesian Wantok Showcase
Limited edition prints, paintings and bliums, a collection of art at the Redlands performance Art Centre, Queensland.
I am proud to announce that a collection of my artwork (art, textiles and pencil drawing) will be in a community art exhibition to celebrate the Melanesian Wantok Showcase. This exhibition opens in the Redland Performing Art Centre in Cleveland tomorrow. The music concert and will be on September 17, featuring musicians from Papua New Guinea and other Melanesian countries.
Contemporary Textile Art – Papua New Guinea
J.K.Leahy Textile. A contemporary interpretation of the traditional tapa cloth printed on cotton. 2017.
Kalem – Warrior Woman fashion. Designed by J.K.Leahy. A selection of leather handbags and silk dresses on exhibition with natural fibre woven bags in Wantok Melanesian Showcase. Redland Performing Art Centre, Queensland.
Pen and Ink Drawings – Dr Pomasiu Lawes
This is the first time ever artist Dr Pomasiu Lawes will be showing his pen and ink drawings. This blog will feature some of these artwork and stories that accompany each one, in the near future.
A taste of Melanesia in Cleveland
Head along to Redland Performing Arts Centre (RPAC) for a night of Melanesian music and culture when WANTOK Musik performs on Sunday 17 September, on the weekend of Papua New Guinea's (PNG) Independence. This showcase celebration is a partnership in community cultural development with the Quandamooka Festival and is an exciting opportunity to experience a coming together of Quandamooka and Melanesian communities, artists and musicians.
The evening will feature a fabulous line-up of contemporary and traditional Melanesian musicians. George Telek from PNG will headline the concert, bringing his signature blend of contemporary and traditional Melanesian rhythms to the RPAC stage. Telek will be joined by Charles Maimarosia from the Solomon Islands who will astound you with his talent on the pan pipes, Tio from Vanuatu with his amazing vocals, ukulele, guitar and violin skills, and Ben Hakalitz from PNG who will bring 30 years of musical experience and amazing technique on the drums to the night of celebration. They will be joined by a number of other musicians from PNG and West Papua, for an amazing night of indigenous music and culture.
There will also be the opportunity to enjoy some Melanesian food on the RPAC Piazza, and browse the art and craft display in the Concert Hall Foyer, to complete your night of Melanesian indulgence. This art and craft display curated by PNG artist/curator Joycelin Leahy in partnership with RPAC's Elaine Seeto will be open to the public throughout the month of September, to give you more opportunity to enjoy the pieces on display. The exhibition opens tomorrow (September 4).
Don't miss this coming together of Melanesian, Quandamooka and wider Redland communities at RPAC Sunday 17 September at 6.30pm. Tickets are $30 and can be booked via www.rpac.com.au or by calling the RPAC Box Office on 3829 8131 (booking fees are $4.10 by phone and $5 online per transaction).
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Kevin Murray says:
It's great to see this work coming out Joycelin.
tribalmysticstories says:
Hey Kev – thank you so much.
My apologies for taking so long in getting back to you on Frank Alcorta's story. I printed it out to read, but then got caught up in preparing for Hurricane Irma who appears to want to take over Florida.
Thank is one incredible story!! I am so glad you took the time to get it to me! He will surely be in my thoughts on the dates mentioned and i will definitely be on the lookout for those books mentioned – I do want to know more about this man.
By coincidence, I recently picked up a book called :Murdoch's World" but haven't read it yet. I'm curious to find out if Alcorta is mentioned in it. If he isn't, it's their loss.
Thank you once again!
You are very welcome. I can give you my friend's contact and you write him directly. I'm sure you two have a lot to talk about.
Oh and be careful about the hurricane.
We're as prepared as we can be.
robertparer37@gmail.com – I have mentioned you to Rob so you can write him directly. 🙂
Thank you. I don't usually do private emails, but we'll see in this case.
I understand – you may get a story…:)
Been off-line for almost a week thanks to Hurricane Irma, so the email will be delayed. I will get to it though!!
RolandKD says:
This looks awesome-well done!!
Thank you very much! It is good to see you here K. Welcome!
Roland KD says:
Thanks J
Wow! This so so beautiful. Best of luck with the exhibit!
🙂 Thank you very much.
HD Wallpaper & Background Images says:
voww..it is a treat
Elaine Seeto says:
Wonderful lewa- tenk yu tru xxxx.
Bai i orait belong mi long sharim wantaim FB page bilong WANTOK Melanesian Showcase plis?
Yes, share it. 🙂
Congratulations! I am certain the evening will prove to be quite the gala event! I can see so much talent just from these photos.
Thank you very much. Yes, I think there is some talent here.
!!!!!!!!!! 🙂
I wanted to send you a war story from another friend but I could not find your email on your blog.
You can put it here in the comments. I moderate the comments to use it as an email. I can easily delete it after I read it/copy and paste it/or print it. I would very much like to read it.
It's long. Written by a friend of mine, Rob Parer. It has chopped off the article and pictures unfortunately. Here is what is left.
The Battle of Long Tan is remembered each year in Australia on 18th August.
Am going to Post something about Frank Alcorta on Facebook " Aitape " as have 2,400 members mostly in PNG & lots of them are ex students of Aitape High School where Frank taught in 1972/3.About the only service for the people of PNG that has improved is the mobile phone coverage.The people of Aitape now have no air service nor shipping service.Even 8 years ago there were six flights a week by 10 seater aircraft and regular shipping service for cargo & separate passenger ferry.So no newspapers nor safe mail delivery.Tragic,but they are so nice as just accept things & even vote in the same members of Parliament.Hard to understand isn't it ?.
TO POST on ' AITAPE ".
Not many Aitape people knew that one of the teachers at Aitape High School in 1972/3 was an Australian War Hero.He was Frank Alcorta, with his wife Arantxa & two little girls and he never mentioned to me that he had been recommended for a Victoria Cross in the Vietnam War 1966.Then at the end of the school year 1973 he told me he was going to trek right across PNG from Vanimo to Daru.He wrote a book " A Trip to the Stone Age " about his lone expedition across PNG." The first solo expedition across PNG ".He was an accomplished author & went on to write more books in various fields.And he was the Press Secretary to the Northern Territory Chief Minister Paul Everingham. He went on to become Rupert Murdoch's News Ltd senior political correspondent for NT.It was many years later when I heard that Arantxa had died that I was able to find him & we caught up again by email.It was then I looked up his 6 RAR Battalion's Newsletter & saw all about his amazing war record.He was described as " A legendary veteran of the Battle of Long Tan " with two operations by the Australian Army in Iraq named after him.
One of the most well-known Australian engagements of the Vietnam War was the Battle of Long Tan,18 August 1966.It is remembered each year on 18th August.The battle saw the action of 108 Anzacs against a Viet Cong (North Vietnamese) force estimated between 2,500 and 3,000.
The Battle of Long Tan and the Vietnam War | australia.gov.au
http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/battle-of-long-tan
I posted this in 2013 on Keith Jackson & Friends PNG Attitude when Frank was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia.
The many splendid lives of the legendary Frank Alcorta
ROB PARER
Frank Alcorta OAMYESTERDAY'S AUSTRALIA DAY AWARDS made amends for the long overdue recognition of a great Australian.
Francis Xavier (Frank) Alcorta has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for services to veterans and their families and to journalism.
I write this tribute to Frank in the hope that the Australian public may learn about this unique man, who I first came to know and respect when he was teaching at Aitape High School in the West Sepik in 1973-74.
It is very difficult to do justice to Frank's life as it has been so diverse. In each facet he has reached seemingly impossible goals.
When I first met him, Frank had arrived in Australia without much English or money from the Basque region of Spain. He cut cane and worked in the outback, fought in Vietnam and then ended up in PNG.
His modesty meant that he never told me about his exploits in Vietnam; I only discovered years later when I found articles from his Battalion newsletter.
I was astounded when I read his war record and saw that his company commander, Lieutenant Colonel Charles Mollison, had recommended him for a Victoria Cross.
Lt Col Mollison wrote:
Frank on the way back from VietnamFrank Alcorta is the bravest man I have ever met. It was a privilege to have served with him and it is a monumental miscarriage of justice that he was not the recipient of several bravery awards. Cumulatively, his bravery deeds warranted a VC but all he got was an MID. Two things mitigated against Frank Alcorta being suitably recognised.
The first is that I was no longer commander of A Coy and the second was that, when we attempted to submit commendations towards the end of our tour, we were told not to bother as the whole ―quota for the Task Force had been awarded to soldiers in other units.
The same thing happened again after the Battle of Bribie in February 1967 and after a few other battles and contacts. He was awarded a Mention in Despatches during Operation Vaucluse in September 1966 while acting platoon commander 2 Platoon, 6th battalion RAR.
Frank first went to PNG as a patrol officer (Kiap) but he decided to take to teaching, becoming a high school teacher at Aitape.
In 1974 Frank made his unique, epic and unaided lone crossing of PNG. Much lesser stunts in PNG have captured the attention of the world, made people famous and led to books being written about them.
After returning to Australia, he obtained degrees and became a lecturer at Charles Darwin University.
A Trip to the Stone AgeAfter his academic role, Frank carved out an outstanding new career as a journalist for Rupert Murdoch's Northern Territory News and found the time to write some excellent books, He also became known as one of the Territory's great characters.
Frank's books include Explore Australia's Northern Territory (now in its sixth edition), The Darwin Rebellion (documenting the rise of labour movement in northern Australia), Australia's Frontline: the Northern Terrritory's War and A Trip To The Stone Age, the fascinating account of his arduous expedition across PNG in 1973-74.
He retains outstanding loyalty and love for his adopted country, Australia
Keith Jackson & Friends PNG Attitude.
COMMENT by Rob Parer 11 Nov 2016
ABC News TUE NOV 08 2016.Battle of Long Tan soldiers 'finally' awarded bravery medals 50 years on.
http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-08/battle-of-long-tan-soldiers-awarded-bravery-medals-50-years-on/8005708?pfmredir=sm
So typical of Francis Xavier Alcorta OAM,MG not to let me know he was to be presented his MG in Canberra from the GG.The Medal for Gallantry has only had 56 awarded since it was introduced.
He had warned me many times that he didn't want any more stuff from his past brought up again.I had organised his amazing life story to be portrayed in " Australian Story " but by the look of it will have to wait until he falls off the perch,which by the toughness of this guy will be many years after I have gone.
"Ten Australian soldiers have been recognised for their bravery more than 50 years after they fought in the Vietnam War's Battle of Long Tan.
On 18 August, 1966, members of D Company, who were outnumbered 20 to one, fought against the odds to defeat the Viet Cong.
About 245 Viet Cong were killed in the rubber plantation and 18 Australians were killed and more were wounded.
But for half a century many of the men received no official recognition of their courage, despite sustained campaigning for recognition.
Presenting them with their bravery awards, Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove told them they were brave, dedicated and professional."
Posted by: Rob Parer | 11 November 2016.
After 50 years the legendary Frank Alcorta is to receive gallantry award.
Frank AlcortaROBERT PARER CMG MBE
THREE years ago Francis Xavier (Frank) Alcorta was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for services to veterans and their families and to journalism.
But this week it was announced that he was to be awarded a long overdue national honour for what was an episode of extraordinary bravery in a lifetime of astonishing achievement.
The Australian Defence Honours and Awards Tribunal released its recommendations for gallantry awards for 11 soldiers who fought in the epic Battle of Long Tan in Vietnam 50 years ago next Thursday. Frank was one of them.
"There were three recommendations for a Medal of Gallantry – one for a deceased digger – and I am pleased as punch to inform you that I was one of them," Frank told me.
I first came to know and respect Frank when he was teaching at Aitape High School in the West Sepik in 1973-74.
Frank Alcorta is the bravest man I have ever met. It was a privilege to have served with him and it is a monumental miscarriage of justice that he was not the recipient of several bravery awards.
Cumulatively, his bravery deeds warranted a VC but all he got was an MID. Two things mitigated against Frank Alcorta being suitably recognised.
Frank first went to PNG as a patrol officer (kiap) at Saidor,but he decided to take to teaching, becoming a high school teacher at Aitape.
In 1974 Frank made a unique, epic and unaided lone crossing of PNG. Much lesser stunts in PNG have captured the attention of the world, made people famous and led to books being written about them.
" For about ten years I was senior lecturer and head of faculty in the Darwin Community College (now Charles Darwin University) before Rupert Murdoch seduced me into founding the Sunday Territorian together with a wonderful editor, Gary Shipway. I spent the next nine or ten years writing for the NT News, Sunday Territorian and The Australian ".
After his academic role, Frank carved out an outstanding new career as a journalist for Northern Territory News and found the time to write some excellent books, He also became known as one of the Territory's great characters.
And now Frank and 10 of his comrades, after a long and frustrating campaign by their commanding officer Lt Col Harry Smith have been recognised for their heroism at the Battle of Long Tan, where – on 18 August 1966 in a Vietnamese rubber plantation – a small force of just over 100 Australian troops engaged and fought off a superior force of between 2,500 and 3,000 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese soldiers.
Now Frank has been awarded the Medal for Gallantry, surely a crowning achievement on a life of such achievement and purpose.
PHOTO taken at Harvey Bay when Rob Parer caught up with Frank after 40 years – He had not seen him since he left Aitape High School to walk across PNG from Vanimo to Daru.From there he went to Darwin & I had no idea what happened to him. Photo.Rob Parer,Lourdes ( Frank's wife )& Frank.
Battle of Long Tan soldiers ' finally ' awarded bravery medals 50 years on.NOV 08 2016
Australian soldiers who fought in the Vietnam War's Battle of Long Tan stand with Government General Sir Peter Cosgrove.
PHOTOSoldiers, or their family members, accepted their bravery awards at Government House in Canberra.
ABC NEWS: JESSE DORSETT
https://blogs.crikey.com.au/northern/2016/11/07/remembrance-day-2016-northern-territory-perspective-speech-luke-gosling-member-solomon/
Remembrance Day 2016 from a Northern Territory perspective. Speech by Luke Gosling, Member for Solomon NT.
For years many Territorians were unaware of this side of Frank Alcorta, but they knew of his courage as a journalist who helped set up Rupert Murdoch's Sunday Territorian in 1986 and as a fighter for returned servicemen. In 2013 Frank received an OAM for his services to veterans and their families as well as to journalism.
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This is a slightly expanded version of the speech given by Luke Gosling, Member for Solomon to the House of Representatives, on Monday 7 November 2016.
Mr Speaker, I thank the Member for Kingston for moving this Remembrance Day motion.Mr Speaker, I speak today as someone that has lost mates who died while serving and also as a son of a Vietnam veteran and as the grandson of a WWII veteran. Remembrance Day is an important opportunity to remember those who have gone before us.This week the Northern Territory will have great pride as one of our best known Vietnam vets, Frank Alcorta, is acknowledged for his role in the Battle of Long Tan.Frank was instrumental in getting the national Vietnam Veteran's Day commemorated on the 18th of August each year which is the anniversary of the Battle. A ceremony at Government House tomorrow will see the long belated acknowledgement of the courage of the men of the 6 Battalion Royal Australian Regiment during the Battle of Long Tan. Frank was with Alfa Company travelling in Armored Personnel Carriers dispatched to assist D Company when it suddenly found itself in the midst of a couple of hundred Viet Cong. He was the only man sitting on top of an APC. He rolled off the vehicle and in an amazing act of bravery charged the enemy.Although Mentioned in Dispatches, his courage is finally being recognised with the Medal of Gallantry. I send my heartfelt congratulations to Frank and the other members of A Company who are in Canberra to receive well-deserved honours.
For years many Territorians were unaware of this side of Frank Alcorta, but they knew of his courage as a journalist who helped set up Rupert Murdoch's Sunday Territorian in 1986 and as a fighter for returned servicemen. In 2013 Frank received an OAM for his services to veterans and their families as well as to journalism.On the walls in my Parliament House office is a famous photo taken in 1969 at the site of the Long Tan battle where a cross was raised in dedication to the 18 Australians who fell there. That photo was taken by journalist Don Hook, the father of Captain James Hook, himself a journalist currently based in the Middle East with the Australian Army. James is a Territorian who worked with Frank Alcorta on the Sunday Territorian along with NT News editor Jim Bowditch who served with Z Special Unit in WWII.
Jim, a well-known lefty as Frank called him, was also a fighter for workers' rights. In his life time he was awarded a Military Medal for bravery as well as two Walkley Awards. These interwoven lives and histories is part of what I love about the Northern Territory; the stories, the strength of character, people who made the Top End.
Frank Alcorta told me he believes very strongly in the history of this great country which over the past 100 years has largely been shaped by the ANZAC tradition and its associated values – in Frank's words, by "mateship, sacrifice, duty, love of country and a profound belief in freedom and democracy which makes us such an enviable society."
Mr Speaker, on Remembrance Day we honour those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.
This week we are also finally honour the bravery of D Company and men like Frank Alcorta.
Mr Speaker, Remembrance Day is a time to remember the fallen, it is also a time to remember those left behind, the families and the children. In 2003 Frank Alcorta lost his dear wife of 40 years to cancer and, in his words, fell into despair.
But on November 11th, Remembrance Day of that year 2003, a bunch of old mates, former Vietnam Veterans unbeknown to Frank travelled from Sunshine Coast of Qld to Bicheno a fishing village in Tasmania where Frank had taken Arantxa to care for her until she died.As Frank was at the Cenotaph they silently joined him & what a wonderful tribute to their old mate.The visit was organised by an old Regimental Sergeant Major and a great mate of Frank's, Ross Smith OAM. These former comrades in arms helped Frank and, as he puts it, " Restored a little sanity in my otherwise befuddled brain and heart.
I have made a copy. I greatly appreciate you taking the time to print this all out for me and sending it. I will read it shortly and come back to make a comment.
THIS LOOKS FABULOUS JOYCELIN. Well done to all.
Thank you Rae. 🙂
kahwahtan says:
Hurrah hurrah and hurrah….my own "native" dialect of praise……
Hahaha – thank you my dear friend. I'm smiling. I get you.


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A few good reasons the Mets didn't land Trevor Bauer
1) Dodgers offered better money in the first two years. He's opting out after that.
2) Dodgers are a winning organization, and more scientifically driven.
3) On Thursday evening, USA Today's Bob Nightengale reported that Bauer had agreed to a deal with the Mets. Six minutes later, Mark Feinsand refutes that report.
4) On Friday, the Mets defeated J.D. Davis in salary arbitration, paying him $2.1 million rather than $2,475,000. That SCREAMS cheap-ass management & ownership.
5) On Friday morning , the Mets set a noon ET deadline for Bauer to make his decision on their contract offer, according to a report from MLB Network insider Joel Sherman, claiming, "they didn't want to be used to help Bauer gain leverage with the Dodgers."
6) On Friday afternoon, with their self-imposed deadline expired and still no word, the Mets tune changes. "They are waiting on Bauer's free-agent decision, but it's unclear if they've given the right-hander a deadline."
I was wrong about no more big MLB trades this winter, after the SDP acquired RHP Joe Musgrove from PIT. Last week, 3B Nolan Arenado was sent to STL from COL, who eats $51M on a deal they inked with their franchise player only two years ago. Rockies got no serious prospects in return, so this was a straight salary dump. STL jumps to the top of a weak NL Central.
What I said about a lot of free agents returning to their old teams, or having to accept minor league deals, or getting frozen out completely, has happened. The latest reunion is Marcell Ozuna back to ATL at 4/$65M. Once again, it's because OF/DH Ozuna has more value to ATL than any other team that is spending money. Same with DH Nelson Cruz, who resigned with MIN at 1/$13M, and 2B Cesar Hernandez who re-signed with CLE at 1/$5M.
MIL signed 2B Kolten Wong at 2/$18M to solidify their infield defense. I'm assuming the LAD will re-sign 3B Justin Turner, and that STL will re-sign C Yadier Molina. That means CF Jackie Bradley Jr is the only significant position player remaining in FA. What's left (that matters) is pitching, and that's a crapshoot, for sure.
Remaining starters: Taijuan Walker, James Paxton, Jake Odorizzi, Rick Porcello, Matt Shoemaker, Rich Hill, Brett Anderson, Jake Arrieta, Cole Hamels, Mike Foltynewicz, Mike Leake, Homer Bailey, Aníbal Sánchez and Mike Fiers.
Righty relievers: Mark Melancon, Trevor Rosenthal, Tyler Clippard, Trevor Cahill, Jeremy Jeffress, Tommy Hunter, Shane Greene, Yusmeiro Petit, and Sergio Romo.
Lefties relievers: Oliver Pérez, Justin Wilson, Jake McGee, José Álvarez, T.J. McFarland, Mike Montgomery, Chasen Shreve, and Tony Watson.
MLB salaries have decreased for the past 3 years, for the first time since their union starting keeping track in 1967. The current CBA is set to expire December 1, 2021. MLB players haven't been happy with this deal since the free agency season of 2017-18, when 2nd-tier free agents saw their value collapse, due to increased use of advanced metrics by GM's, which proves these players aren't worth the big contracts they've been used to.
The International draft is now the free agent talent hot-spot, because these players are young & cheap. Young players (generally) play better defense, which is valued more accurately now. The International draft reduces the need for traditional free agency in filling roster voids. 1B Jose Abreu of the CWS is a great example of this.
This free agent freeze-out has been compared to "collusion" of an earlier era (1985-87), and technically it is, as all the GM's agree (pretty much) on player valuation. But it's not criminal collusion, because it's out in the open. The fans know it too, and debate it in blogs, chat forums & social media. The smarter players also know it.
Therefore the MLBPA has no grievance of collusion here. This is stupidity in leadership to accept this rotten deal, with no understanding of the direction the game was going. Leadership is supposed to know better than anyone, but instead it's the furthest behind. Now there's a coronavirus pandemic on top of all this, and its unprecedented challenges, for which Tony Clark & Company are completely ill-prepared.
The players should fire all their union leadership, and organize amongst themselves, electing leaders of their own, with the ability to recall & replace them at any time, if they fail to serve the interests of the players as a whole. All CBA negotiations need to be open & transparent, with time for all players to debate & understand its meaning & full ramifications.
This needs to include the minor leagues, developmental sites, & international professional leagues, such as those in Japan, Korea & Mexico. With players being posted & signed as free agents from all parts of the world, any MLB players' labor organization needs to have international representation & an internationalist perspective.
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Tiger Honor by Yoon Ha Lee
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Sebin, a young tiger spirit from the Juhwang Clan, wants nothing more than to join the Thousand World Space Forces and, like their Uncle Hwan, captain a battle cruiser someday. But when Sebin's acceptance letter finally arrives, it's accompanied by the shocking news that Hwan has been declared a traitor. Apparently, the captain abandoned his duty to steal a magical artifact, the Dragon Pearl, and his whereabouts are still unknown. Sebin hopes to help clear their hero's name and restore honour to the clan.
Nothing goes according to plan, however. As soon as Sebin arrives for orientation, they are met by a special investigator named Yi and his assistant, a girl named Min. Yi informs Sebin that they must immediately report to the ship Haetae and await further instructions. Sebin finds this highly unusual, but soon all protocol is forgotten when there's an explosion on the ship, the crew is knocked out, and the communication system goes down. It's up to Sebin, three other cadets, and Yi and Min to determine who is sabotaging the battlecruiser. When Sebin is suddenly accused of collaborating with the enemy, the cadet realizes that Min is the most dangerous foe of all…
I received a copy of this book from NetGalley. All thoughts are my own.
Review will contain minor spoilers for Yoon Ha Lee's Dragon Pearl
A tightly written military sci-fi middle-grade novel, that serves as a not-quite-sequel to Lee's first foray into Middle Grade, Dragon Pearl (read my 3* review here). A year after Min's adventure into Dragon Pearl, we meet Sebin, a young, non-binary tiger spirit whose life dream is to follow their uncle's path into the Thousand World Space Force. However, after their uncle's actions in Dragon Pearl, he's been labeled a traitor and Sebin is determined to clear his name.
Battle of the Linguist Mages by Scotto Moore
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In modern day Los Angeles, a shadowy faction led by the Governor of California develops the arcane art of combat linguistics, planting the seeds of a future totalitarian empire in Scotto Moore's Battle of the Linguist Mages.
Isobel is the Queen of the medieval rave-themed VR game Sparkle Dungeon. Her prowess in the game makes her an ideal candidate to learn the secrets of "power morphemes"—unnaturally dense units of meaning that warp perception when skilfully pronounced.
But Isobel's reputation makes her the target of a strange resistance movement led by spellcasting anarchists, who may be the only thing stopping the cabal from toppling California over the edge of a terrible transformation, with forty million lives at stake.
Time is short for Isobel to level up and choose a side—because the cabal has attracted much bigger and weirder enemies than the anarchist resistance, emerging from dark and vicious dimensions of reality and heading straight for planet Earth!
I lost five hours of my life reading this book.
A quick disclaimer that this will be a very negative review. Most people on GR seemed to have a slightly better experience than me. There will also be light spoilers later, which will be marked.
With negative reviews, I like to start with something positive. Reader, I've pondered for days to come up with something I liked about this book. And I couldn't think of a single goddamn thing. I suppose, if I'm being charitable, I could say I found the plot summary interesting. But really I picked this book up because a member of my blogging group chat is a linguist and I was in the mood to be a sadist. Oh how the tables turned.
The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling
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Practical, unassuming Jane Shoringfield has done the calculations, and decided that the most secure path forward is this: a husband, in a marriage of convenience, who will allow her to remain independent and occupied with meaningful work. Her first choice, the dashing but reclusive doctor Augustine Lawrence, agrees to her proposal with only one condition: that she must never visit Lindridge Hall, his crumbling family manor outside of town. Yet on their wedding night, an accident strands her at his door in a pitch-black rainstorm, and she finds him changed. Gone is the bold, courageous surgeon, and in his place is a terrified, paranoid man—one who cannot tell reality from nightmare, and fears Jane is an apparition, come to haunt him.
By morning, Augustine is himself again, but Jane knows something is deeply wrong at Lindridge Hall, and with the man she has so hastily bound her safety to. Set in a dark-mirror version of post-war England, Starling crafts a new kind of gothic horror from the bones of the beloved canon. This Crimson Peak-inspired story assembles, then upends, every expectation set in place by Shirley Jackson and Rebecca, and will leave readers shaken, desperate to begin again as soon as they are finished.
Publishing has been on an absolute role with gothic horror this year, and The Death of Jane Lawrence is just yet another incredible addition. Increasingly disturbing gothic medical horror, all the vibes of haunted mansions and medical practices, societies with secrets to hide, and a fascinating couple dynamic in Jane and Augustine.
The Liar's Knot by MA Carrick
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Trust is the thread that binds us . . . and the rope that hangs us.
In Nadezra, peace is as tenuous as a single thread. The ruthless House Indestor has been destroyed, but darkness still weaves through the city's filthy back alleys and jewel-bright gardens, seen by those who know where to look.
Derossi Vargo has always known. He has sacrificed more than anyone imagines to carve himself a position of power among the nobility, hiding a will of steel behind a velvet smile. He'll be damned if he lets anyone threaten what he's built.
Grey Serrado knows all too well. Bent under the yoke of too many burdens, he fights to protect the city's most vulnerable. Sooner or later, that fight will demand more than he can give.
And Ren, daughter of no clan, knows best of all. Caught in a knot of lies, torn between her heritage and her aristocratic masquerade, she relies on her gift for reading pattern to survive. And it shows her the web of corruption that traps her city.
But all three have yet to discover just how far that web stretches. And in the end, it will take more than knives to cut themselves free…
This book will contain spoilers for book 1, The Mask of Mirrors. Read my 5-star review here.
With the sheer delight that is The Mask of Mirrors, The Liar's Knot very quickly rocketed to the top of my list of highly anticipated sequels. And man was I not disappointed. Liar's Knot features all the complex political scheming and rich worldbuilding of book one, along with the return of our delightful main trio of Renata, Vargo, and Gray.
Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong
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Shanghai is under siege in this captivating and searingly romantic sequel to These Violent Delights, which New York Times bestselling author Natasha Ngan calls "deliciously dark."
The year is 1927, and Shanghai teeters on the edge of revolution.
After sacrificing her relationship with Roma to protect him from the blood feud, Juliette has been a girl on the warpath. One wrong move, and her cousin will step in to usurp her place as the Scarlet Gang's heir. The only way to save the boy she loves from the wrath of the Scarlets is to have him want her dead for murdering his best friend in cold blood. If Juliette were actually guilty of the crime Roma believes she committed, his rejection might sting less.
Roma is still reeling from Marshall's death, and his cousin Benedikt will barely speak to him. Roma knows it's his fault for letting the ruthless Juliette back into his life, and he's determined to set things right—even if that means killing the girl he hates and loves with equal measure.
Then a new monstrous danger emerges in the city, and though secrets keep them apart, Juliette must secure Roma's cooperation if they are to end this threat once and for all. Shanghai is already at a boiling point: The Nationalists are marching in, whispers of civil war brew louder every day, and gangster rule faces complete annihilation. Roma and Juliette must put aside their differences to combat monsters and politics, but they aren't prepared for the biggest threat of all: protecting their hearts from each other.
I received an ARC of this book through Turn the Page Book Tours and the publisher, Margaret K. McElderry Books. All thoughts are my own.
This review will contain spoilers for Book 1, These Violent Delights. Read my review here.
I… think I'm devastated. These Violent Delights was one of my favorite reads of 2020 and probably my favorite YA novel, so I had such *such* high hopes for the sequel. Sadly, I found myself struggling and struggling to finish this book, until I finally sat down one day to sit down and just forced the last 70% down. As I'm going to spend most of the review talking about what I didn't like and what I think went wrong, I will touch broadly on major plot points. So, for those looking to completely avoid spoilers, don't read this review.
Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee
Jade, the mysterious and magical substance once exclusive to the Green Bone warriors of Kekon, is now coveted throughout the world. Everyone wants access to the supernatural abilities it provides, from traditional forces such as governments, mercenaries, and criminal kingpins, to modern players, including doctors, athletes, and movie studios. As the struggle over the control of jade grows ever larger and more deadly, the Kaul family, and the ancient ways of the Kekonese Green Bones, will never be the same.
Battered by war and tragedy, the Kauls are plagued by resentments and old wounds as their adversaries are on the ascent and their country is riven by dangerous factions and foreign interference. The clan must discern allies from enemies, set aside bloody rivalries, and make terrible sacrifices… but even the unbreakable bonds of blood and loyalty may not be enough to ensure the survival of the Green Bone clans and the nation they are sworn to protect.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher, Orbit. All thoughts are my own.
This review will contain spoilers for book 1, Jade City, and book 2, Jade War.
I stand in sheer awe at Fonda Lee's brilliant conclusion to The Green Bone Saga. The sheer scope of this book (almost 30 years), the depth of character growth in Hilo, Shae, Anden, and others, the breadth of international political and cultural events addressed. Lee somehow manages to assemble it all into an absolute masterpiece.
The Bone Shard Emperor by Andrea Stewart
The Emperor is Dead. Long live the Emperor.
Lin Sukai finally sits on the throne she won at so much cost, but her struggles are only just beginning. Her people don't trust her. Her political alliances are weak. And in the north-east of the Empire, a rebel army of constructs is gathering, its leader determined to take the throne by force.
Yet an even greater threat is on the horizon, for the Alanga – the powerful magicians of legend – have returned to the Empire. They claim they come in peace, and Lin will need their help in order to defeat the rebels and restore peace.
But can she trust them?
I received a copy of this book from the publisher Orbit. All thoughts are my own.
This review will contain spoilers for book 1, The Bone Shard Daughter. Read my 4* review here.
Another highly anticipated sequel, Bone Shard Emperor went well beyond my expectations. Between Lin's character growth as she's finally brought out of her sheltered world to govern her father's empire, Jovis's wavering loyalties between Lin and the Shardless Few, and the slowly unraveling mysteries of the Alanga, there's so much in here to love.
All of Us Villains by Amanda Foody, Christine Lynn Herman
16 November 2021 9 November 2021 acupofcyanideLeave a comment
The Blood Moon rises. The Blood Veil falls. The Tournament begins.
Every generation, at the coming of the Blood Moon, seven families in the remote city of Ilvernath each name a champion to compete in a tournament to the death.
The prize? Exclusive control over a secret wellspring of high magick, the most powerful resource in the world–one thought long depleted.
This year, thanks to a salacious tell-all book, the seven champions are thrust into worldwide spotlight, granting each of them new information, new means to win, and most importantly: a choice – accept their fate or rewrite their story.
But this is a story that must be penned in blood.
For a book called All of Us Villains, I expected, well, villains. What I got was a book of insecure teenagers refusing to even entertain the idea of murder thrust into murder competition.
Blog Tour: Our Violent Ends (These Violent Delights, #2) by Chloe Gong | Character Art
12 November 2021 15 November 2021 acupofcyanide2 Comments
Hello and welcome to my stop on the Turn The Pages blog tour for Chloe Gong's Our Violent Ends! I adored These Violent Delights and I'm so excited to share my enthusiasm for these characters and this world through a set of character portraits. I've had this picture of Juliette and Roma stuck in my since I read book one. I'm so happy this tour gave me the push to finish them!
Sinopticon 2021: A Celebration of Chinese Science Fiction, translated and edited by Xueting Christine Ni
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This celebration of Chinese Science Fiction — thirteen stories, all translated for the first time into English — represents a unique exploration of the nation's speculative fiction from the late 20th Century onwards, curated and translated by critically acclaimed writer and essayist Xueting Christine Ni.
From the renowned Jiang Bo's 'Starship: Library' to Regina Kanyu Wang's 'The Tide of Moon City, and Anna Wu's 'Meisje met de Parel', this is a collection for all fans of great fiction.
Award winners, bestsellers, screenwriters, playwrights, philosophers, university lecturers and computer programmers, these thirteen writers represent the breadth of Chinese SF, from new to old: Gu Shi, Han Song, Hao Jingfang, Nian Yu, Wang Jinkang, Zhao Haihong, Tang Fei, Ma Boyong, Anna Wu, A Que, Bao Shu, Regina Kanyu Wang and Jiang Bo.
I'm always excited to see more Chinese literature make its way into Western canon and Sinopticon, a sci-fi short story collection from a whole host of Chinese authors curated by Xueting Christine Ni, makes an excellent addition. What I love about this collection that I've yet to encounter in single-author short story anthologies is the sheer breadth of story and topic. Chinese science fiction, or Kēhuàn, has tended to lean more into the hard science as this collection shows, but Ni has found some extremely interesting "softer" stories as well. Perhaps my favorite component of this collection is not actually the stories themselves (which are excellent) but the author bios Ni adds at the end of each short, briefly explaining the author's background, their plethora of awards and recognitions, as well as the cultural ties of each story and why she picked that particular story in a collection representing Chinese science fiction to the West. For me, the absolute standout in this collection was 'Flower of the Other Short', by A Que: a surprisingly humorous post-apocalyptic zombie story about zombie sign language, deep philosophical discussions of art, and Brad Pitt. Other favorites included 'Starship: Library' by Jiang Bo, about an intergalactic librarian, her starfleet of books, and the nightmare of every zoning agent, and 'Qiankun and Alex' by Hao Jingfang, about an AI and a young boy who learn life lessons from each other. Overall, I rate this book a 4/5
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Capital represents the difference in value between a credit union's assets (loans and fixed assets), and its liabilities (member deposits and debt owed). Capital fills this gap, providing a buffer against losses and allowing room for growth.
Credit unions that are adequately capitalized are able to withstand economic downturns, unfavourable yield curves, and higher loan costs. Adequate capital can also provide a competitive advantage, as well capitalized credit unions are better positioned to offer competitive rates, superior dividends, and able to introduce valuable services driving growth and member satisfaction.
The amount of capital needed by a credit union varies with the degree of risk inherent in its assets and the economic environment. The riskier the underlying assets or the less stable the economy, then the greater need for capital.
Capital is the last line of defense against insolvency. More importantly, adequate capital protects members' deposits. As such, regulatory capital requirements are one of the fundamental elements of financial supervision.
Failure to maintain adequate capital can lead to intervention by regulatory agencies or loss over control of the credit union by the board.
While the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision of the Bank for International Settlements develops capital requirements for banks; in the US it is the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) who has responsibility for setting credit union capital requirements.
It's important to know, the NCUA has made recent changes to its Capital Rules. This latest set of rules is know as Risk Based Capital 2 or RBC2.
RBC sets forth how NCUA, through its supervisory authority, can address a credit union that does not hold capital that is commensurate with its risk and importantly establishes a risk-based capital ratio of 10 percent to be considered well-capitalized credit and 8 percent to be considered adequately-capitalized.
RBC2 also revised the existing asset risk weights to mirror recent changes made by other banking regulators under the Basel System; including those for member business loans, CUSOs, corporate credit unions, real estate loans, and long- term investments.
It raised the threshold of what's considered a "complex credit union", and thus covered under RBC2, from $50 million to those with greater than $100 million in assets.
Important for credit union mergers, it clarifies that "excluded goodwill" and "excluded other intangible assets" applies to mergers completed on or before 60 days after publication of the final rule in the Federal Register. It also extended the expiration of this definition to January 1, 2029.
Finally, the changes provide for an extended implementation period until January 1, 2019.
In short, before 2019, many credit unions will need to significantly increase their capital to adequate levels.
Most of these credit unions will likely face the choice of raising capital via retained earnings and/or reducing their asset base (i.e. loans). Additionally, some will raise capital by increasing membership share investments, restricting the redemption of existing shares, or issuing non-membership share capital.
Of these choices, most will likely chose to build their retained earnings.
Retained earnings represent income earned that has not been paid out to members in the form of dividends. It is an inexpensive form of capital, as it does not require the payment of dividends or carry the contingency of having to redeem membership shares on demand.
Retained earnings can be grown in two ways: improving profitability or reducing cash dividends to members. While reducing cash dividends may not be popular with members, if a credit union's profitability can't be improved, reducing dividends may be necessary to prevent capital reserves from dropping below regulatory or policy minimums.
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Give SRM a call to see how we can help you tackle your capital challenges.


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Do you know how effective you are with social media marketing? Are your Twitter and Instagram accounts resulting in business growth? How do you know which platform drives more customers? It's hard to know these answers if you aren't up to speed with social media measurement.
The problem with a lot of businesses is they struggle with actually measuring social media marketing. This is because they either don't have the right tools in place or realize how beneficial social media data can be.
Unfortunately the only metric many businesses measure is their follower count. However, that number alone won't do much to help you make important business decisions. You need deeper data from tools like Sprout Social and Google Analytics to get actionable information.
Your number of followers isn't nearly as important as knowing exactly who is following you. It's absolutely critical to know your audience demographics.
How old is my average follower?
Are my followers mostly men or women?
Where are my followers from?
Answering these questions allows you to tailor your messaging to your audience. Not only that, but your social media following is a good indicator of your customer base. You can use the data you collect to create new products and services targeting a specific demographic or customer avatar.
You've probably heard the phrase "content is king" in regards to SEO. Content is also crucial for social media marketing as well. If you're not posting great content that resonates with your audience, then you're going to have a rough time generating results.
One of the most important metrics you need to track is the social media engagement of each post. You should know exactly which Instagram and Facebook posts are generating the most engagement.
Once you know which posts people resonate with the most, you can create more of it. Maybe a certain headline formula you use catches readers' attention or perhaps you notice your most popular Instagram photos all use the same filter. Look for any sort of patterns and similarities with your top social media posts and try to replicate it with future content.
One of the most common questions business owners and social media managers ask is "when is the best time to post on social media?" The answer depends on your audience. If you don't have a social media measurement plan in place, you'll have to rely on your best guess.
Why guess when you can get hard data that shows you exactly when to Tweet or post to Facebook?
All you have to do is find your social media posts that have the most engagement, then look at what time they were sent out. Hopefully, you'll notice a pattern in either the days or times these posts were made.
Figuring out the best time to post on social media is even easier with Sprout's ViralPost feature. Instead of manually looking through your past social media posts to find patterns, ViralPost does the hard work for you and automatically schedules your posts to be sent when your audience is most active.
Don't make assumptions on when you should post. Look at your social media analytics and you'll find the answer.
Sometimes you'll notice a correlation between your most popular hashtags and your best performing posts.
Using the right hashtags on Instagram can instantly expand your content's reach. Using Sprout's Instagram reports, you can easily find your most engaged hashtags. If you're struggling to come up with effective hashtags, give these tools a try.
Email and phone customer support teams are usually evaluated on metrics such as their response time and rate. The goal is to provide quick and effective help to keep customers satisfied. Now that more consumers are turning to social media to voice complaints and to look for customer support, you need to measure your social customer service as well. According to a report from SalesForce Marketing Cloud, 83% of customers like or love when a business responds to them on social media.
If your business offers any type of support through social media, you need a tool that will allow you to quantify your team's engagement.
It's a good idea to set benchmarks and goals to measure your team's performance, so you'll have a starting point to improve upon. To give you an idea of where to start, Lithium Technologies found 53% of Twitter users expect brands to respond to them within an hour.
Social media is the perfect platform to connect with influencers since people use Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram to connect with others. Most brands start outreach campaigns by identifying influencers they've never connected with before. You should absolutely plan to build relationships with these people, but what if you could quickly identify users that already share your content?
With Sprout, you can see which Twitter users currently mention you the most, as well as which accounts you're frequently mentioned with.
This data is helpful because instead of reaching out to people cold, you can start with the users that have engaged with your Tweets. They're already familiar with you from sharing your content, which makes the initial conversation much easier.
One of the worst things social media marketers can do is waste time on platforms that aren't doing anything for their business. The shiny object syndrome can make it extremely tempting to jump from one network to the next. Before you know it, you'll find yourself spread thin across Snapchat, Instagram, Pinterest and five other social networks.
When you measure your social media efforts, you can see which platforms have the best results. Then you can focus your time where it'll have the biggest impact.
You can see which social networks are driving the most traffic to your site in Google Analytics under Acquisition & Social & Network Referrals.
If you you're spending a lot of time on a particular social network and not getting any real results, you can allocate more time toward better performing channels. On the flip side, if you're receiving a lot of social media referrals from a platform you're barely active on, it could be a great opportunity to ramp up your efforts.
Calculating your ROI is one of the main benefits of social media measurement. If you've ever debated whether or not social media marketing is worth it, or had to show C-level executives why your company should invest in social media, measure your ROI.
If you're not a data-driven person, this might not sound like the most enjoyable task in the world. However, it's not as difficult as it seems. Measuring social media ROI involves figuring out the costs you're spending on social media marketing, and calculating the value you're getting from your efforts. This metric is important because it puts a monetary value on social media marketing, which is something many brands mistakenly believe is impossible.
We created an entire guide that explains how to measure social media ROI, but here is a quick rundown.
Specify an action social media visitors have to complete such as buying a product or signing up for a free trial.
Attach a monetary value to that action.
Set up goal tracking in Google Analytics so you can monitor the number of actions completed.
Add up all the expenses related to social media including man-hours, content, ads and tools.
Subtract your expenses from the revenue you calculate in Google Analytics.
A survey from Convince & Convert found 41% of companies had no idea if their social media marketing was paying off. Hopefully, more businesses will get into the habit of tracking their efforts so we can lower that stat.
Social media measurement enables businesses to make better decisions. Once you know what works and what doesn't, you can make changes to improve your strategy moving forward.
There's no reason to go into social media blind. With social media software like Sprout, you have an arsenal of data that makes it easy to spot holes in your strategy and measure the success of every campaign.
Start by developing a clear and concise social media strategy. Don't just brainstorm a plan in your mind, write it down. Your strategy should include milestones and goals you want to accomplish. Periodically review these to see if you're on course. If it seems like you won't meet your goals, look through your data using the information you read above, and make the necessary adjustments.
As nice as it is to take a free-spirited approach to social media marketing, you eventually need to become more data-driven to maximize your results. You should track your social media marketing with the same precision and effort you use to track paid ads or landing pages. If you're not measuring your efforts, you have no idea whether or not you're reaching your potential, or if you're even making money.
It's time to go beyond vanity metrics and get serious about social media measurement.


RICHMOND, Va. -- It's a two-year-old problem that a local private day school just can't seem to solve, so they turned to CBS 6 News for help.
"You don't make promises and not keep them," Scott Birdsong said.
He explained that's the problem they've been facing after hiring Sea-Thru Windows to install windows in their education building.
School leaders say when the project began, a couple of them were installed correctly, the others were not. When the windows were put in, initially school leaders say they were installed upside down and backwards.
Birdsong said the company came out about three times and fixed that issue, but then other problems surfaced. Problems the company has never returned to fix.
After unsuccessful attempts to get it resolved, Birdsong said one day when he called the Richmond office, there was a recording informing callers that the number for the company was out of service.
Birdsong turned to the company's office in Hampton. He said after flooding them with emails, he was finally able to get a rep to contact him.
"She sounded very understanding and very concerned. She was very disappointed that we had that experience," Birdsong said.
He told CBS 6 News that the rep in the Hampton office told him she would track down the school's paperwork and call back a few days later.
That was three weeks ago and still, no return phone call. School leaders say they paid a two thousand dollar deposit and they have the rest of the money ready for the company if someone would ever come out and fix the windows.
Right now, the windows won't stay anchored at the top, some of them have a two-inch gap at the top. That's a huge security concern. School officials don't want anyone getting into their school. They also don't want any of the children getting hurt when they play on the playground that is right next to the windows.
If the windows suddenly fall open in the classrooms, they don't want students to be in jeopardy. The day school director and board chair said they contacted Problem Solvers as a last resort. This, after filing a complaint with the Better Business Bureau and waiting on Sea-Thru Windows to honor the lifetime warranty.
CBS 6 News spoke with the general manager at the Hampton Sea-Thru Windows office. He said he couldn't give us specifics about this customer because it was the first time he had heard of the problem. He said they have been honoring lifetime warranties for customers in the Richmond market since the company here closed its doors.
He assured us he would contact school leaders on Thursday to investigate and get the issue resolved. By news time, school leaders told us they did in fact hear from the general manager. They said at least that's progress and they're grateful. Now, they just want to see action.


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Green politician wants solar panels at Buckingham Palace
Charles III's predictions. Big – also in the ranks of the greens. The newly appointed king must make a clear signal to protect the climate.
The leader of the Green Party parliamentary group in Baden-Württemberg, Andreas Schwartz, has Charles III. He called to become the "King of Climate Protection". "Through Charles III, the royal family has a unique opportunity to usher the British monarchy into an era of climate protection," Schwartz told T Online news portal.
"This year the Queen has already started outfitting her Scottish estate, Balmoral Castle, with photovoltaic systems. So why shouldn't Charles continue building solar plants at Buckingham Palace or Windsor Castle?" "Glittering photovoltaic systems on royal roofs in the heart of London – it would be a powerful symbol of climate protection under the British Crown."
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Green politician Schwartz points to Charles' past commitment. "As a prince, Charles was known to be a leader in environmental thought. He was ahead of his time. He advocated organic farming, stood behind young climate activists, and was frustrated that so little was happening in the field of climate protection," Black said. "Now Charles III holds the scepter in his hand and can show the world that he is a true king of climate protection."
Schwartz said he was convinced Charles had the courage to put these ideas into action. Even if climate protection is not easy under the current British government. Charles III was officially declared king on Saturday.
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• The cerebrum is the largest part of the brain, situated in the anterior and middle cranial fossae of the skull and occupying the whole concavity of the vault of the skull.
– the telencephalon, which forms the cerebral hemispheres.
• A second horizontal fold of dura mater separates the cerebral hemispheres from the cerebellum and is called the tentorium cerebelli.
• White matter is composed of bundles of myelinated nerve cell processes (or axons), which connect various grey matter areas (the locations of nerve cell bodies) of the brain to each other, and carry nerve impulses between neurons.
• Cerebral– and spinal white matter do not contain dendrites, which can only be found in grey matter along with neural cell bodies, and shorter axons.
• The white matter is white because of the fatty substance (myelin) that surrounds the nerve fibers (axons).
• This myelin is found in almost all long nerve fibers, and acts as an electrical insulation.
• The white matter is the tissue through which messages pass between different areas of gray matter within the nervous system.
• Using a computer network as an analogy, the gray matter can be thought of as the actual computers themselves, whereas the white matter represents the network cables connecting the computers together.
• Commissure fibers essentially connect corresponding regions of the two hemispheres.
• The corpus callosum, the largest commissure of the brain, connects the two cerebral hemispheres.
• It lies at the bottom of the longitudinal fissure.
• When traced laterally, a smaller or anterior bundle curves forward on each side toward the anterior perforated substance and the olfactory tract.
• A larger bundle curves posteriorly on each side and grooves the inferior surface of the lentiform nucleus to reach the temporal lobes.
• Is a rounded band of white fibers crossing the midline on the dorsal aspect of the upper end of the cerebral aqueduct.
• It is related to the inferior part of the stalk of the pineal gland.
• Some fibers are probably derived from the posterior part of the thalamus and from the superior colliculus, whereas others are believed to be continued downward into the medial longitudinal fasciculus.
• The posterior commissure interconnects the pretectal nuclei, mediating the consensual pupillary light reflex.
• The fornix (Latin, "vault" or "arch") is a C-shaped bundle of fibres (axons) in the brain, and carries signals from the hippocampus to the mammillary bodies.
• The white matter that covers the superior surface of hippocampus is called Alveus.
• these fibers leave the posterior end of hippocampus & separate on left and right side & are called the crus of the fornix (Posterior column of Fornix).
• The bundles of fibers come together in the midline of the brain, forming the body of the fornix.
• The inferior edge of the septum pellucidum (a membrane that separates the two lateral ventricles) is attached to the upper face of the fornix body.
• The body of the fornix travels anteriorly and divides again near the anterior commissure.
• The left and right parts reseparate and form two anterior columns of Fornix.
• Is situated in front of the pineal gland that connects the habenular nucleus on one side of the diencephalon with that on the other side.
• It crosses the mid line in the superior part of root of pineal stalk.
• Receive afferents from hippocampus & amygdaloid nuclei which run in stria medullaris thalami.
• The uncinate fasciculus connects the first motor speech area and the gyri on the inferior surface of the frontal lobe with the cortex of the pole of the temporal lobe.
• The cingulum is a long, curved fasciculus lying within the white matter of the cingulate gyrus .It connects the frontal and parietal lobes with parahippocampal and adjacent temporal cortical regions.
• The superior longitudinal fasciculus is the largest bundle of nerve fibers. It connects the anterior part of the frontal lobe to the occipital and temporal lobes.
• The inferior longitudinal fasciculus runs anteriorly from the occipital lobe, passing lateral to the optic radiation, and is distributed to the temporal lobe.
• The fronto-occipital fasciculus connects the frontal lobe to the occipital and temporal lobes. It is situated deep within the cerebral hemisphere and is related to the lateral border of the caudate nucleus.
• Afferent and efferent nerve fibers passing to and from the brainstem to the entire cerebral cortex.
• Pass between large nuclear masses of gray matter within the cerebral hemisphere.
• Is an area of white matter in the brain that separates the caudate nucleus and the thalamus from the lenticular nucleus. The internal capsule contains both ascending and descending axons.
• the bend in the V is called the "genu".
• the part in front of the genu is the "anterior limb".
• The posterior limb of the internal capsule contains corticospinal fibers and sensory fibers from the body.
• The genu contains corticobulbar fibers, which run between the cortex and the brainstem.
• 2) thalamocortico fibers connect the medial and anterior nuclei of the thalamus to the frontal lobes (these are severed during a prefrontal lobotomy).
• The retrolenticular part contains fibers from the optic system, coming from the lateral geniculate nucleus of the thalamus. More posteriorly, this becomes the optic radiation.
• Some fibers from the medial geniculate nucleus (which carry auditory information) pass mostly in the sublenticular part.
The major commissure is the large corpus callosum. The majority of the fibers within the corpus callosum interconnect symmetrical areas of the cerebral cortex. Because it transfers information from one hemisphere to another, the corpus callosum is essential for learned discrimination, sensory experience, and memory.
• Occasionally, the corpus callosum fails to develop, and in these individuals, no definite signs or symptoms appear.
• Should the corpus callosum be destroyed by disease in later life, however, each hemisphere becomes isolated, and the patient responds as if he or she has two separate brains. The patient's general intelligence and behavior appear normal, since over the years both hemispheres have been trained to respond to different situations.
• If a pencil is placed in the patient's right hand (with the eyes closed), he or she will recognize the object by touch and be able to describe it. If the pencil is placed in the left hand, the tactile information will pass to the right postcentral gyrus. This information will not be able to travel through the corpus callosum to the speech area in the left hemisphere; therefore, the patient will be unable to describe the object in his or her left hand.
• Arterial Hemorrhage caused by Atheromatous Degeneration in an artery in a patient with high blood pressure.
• Because of the high concentration of important nerve fibers within the internal capsule, even a small hemorrhage can cause widespread effects on the contralateral side of the body.
• Not only is the immediate neural tissue destroyed by the blood, which later clots, but also neighboring nerve fibers may be compressed or be edematous.
• Early memory loss, a disintegration of personality, complete disorientation, deterioration in speech, and restlessness are common signs. In the late stages, the patient may become mute, incontinent, and bedridden and usually dies of some other disease.
• so-called senile plaques are found in the atrophic cortex.
• In the center of each plaque is an extracellular collection of degenerating nervous tissue, with an excess of intracellular neurofibrils that are tangled and twisted, forming neurofibrillary tangles.
Histological slides are available here.
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Dillian Whyte says a rematch with Anthony Joshua is off and he is targeting a fight against American Dominic Breazeale in his next heavyweight bout.
Whyte had been in talks with Joshua over a potential heavyweight title fight at Wembley Stadium on April 13 but he has now switched his focus.
With an all-British heavyweight fight off the cards for now, Joshua looks set to make his US debut against Jarrell 'Big Baby' Miller at Madison Square Garden in June, Matchroom Boxing boss Eddie Hearn revealed.
"The Joshua fight is dead. It is not happening at the minute so we move on," Whyte told Sky Sports.
"The good thing is I am in a position where I have got options. We wanted the fight, I think they wanted the fight as well but sometimes negotiations break down.
The 30-year-old, who knocked out British rival Derek Chisora in their heavyweight grudge match in December, will now wait for his next opponent to be confirmed, with The O2 - the scene of his last three fights - booked out for April 20.
"Negotiations in business are very difficult. The fans don't really see the ins and outs of that. We move on," he said.
"I fight April 20 here [The O2] hopefully against Dominic Breazeale, Alexander Povetkin, Luis Ortiz or one of those guys. Let's see what Eddie can deliver in the next couple of days."
Asked who he would prefer to fight next, Whyte was clear in his own preference.
"Even though I am number one for almost two years he is number three and the mandatory - I don't understand. We want to get to the bottom of that situation once and for all."
Hearn has been considering opponents for both Whyte and Joshua, whose last fight saw him knock out Alexander Povetkin in devastating fashion for his 22nd professional victory.
"He [Whyte] likes to gamble. He [wants] that world title shot but he wants what he perceives to be his value in that fight and he thinks if he is going to beat those guys, continue to win, his value is going to continue to increase," Hearn said.
"There are four guys in the heavyweight division right now and Dillian Whyte is right at the forefront. You have got the other guys trying to break into that spot. Jarrell Miller, Dominic Brezeale, even younger fighters coming through.
"Dillian is always ready to fight. If it is not going to be Joshua it will be April 20 and we will sort that all out next week."
Miller confirmed earlier this week he had received an offer to challenge Joshua for the WBA 'super', IBF and WBO belts, and Hearn says that clash is close to being agreed.
"It is looking very likely at the moment," he said.
"If we can't do May or June against Dillian Whyte I think AJ could be making his American debut at Madison Square Garden in June."


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