Mill+ continued their ongoing collaboration with the prestigious D&AD awards once again this year, creating the concept, design, art direction and animation for their 2016 opening title sequence and ceremony teaser.
The team, led by Mill+ Director Ivo Sousa, worked to bring the project to life from initial creative concept to the final execution, ensuring that the ideas worked across multiple touch points in an intriguing and striking way.
Every year, the D&AD awards highlight original thinking and inspirational work, which reverberates through the creative industry.
The concept was therefore based on an insight into the power of industry trends and fashions.
The team set out to depict this culture through the inclusion of graphic patterns that move in a harmonious shared direction - a uniform visual landscape.
As you move in closer you see that the anomaly in the system is depicted at its epicenter by an icon representing the D&AD awards. Pulling out wider, the film makes reference to the power of originality and its followers by seeing the disruption change the landscape into a new graphic form, a form that again settles into a new pattern.
The power of great work is undeniable. The best ideas are catalysts for change. Each year the crop of D&AD winning work goes on to define the industry's benchmark for category defining creativity. This year's title sequence observes this pattern as we watch the effect of a single idea changing a visual landscape.
Director Ivo Sousa explains; "The creative industry is filled with trends which touch all of us and influence the way we tackle, develop, analyse and approach our work. They are made out of unique ideas, which capture our attention alluringly and make us want to embrace them.
For this year's D&AD awards ceremony we were looking into the development of a new idea, which strongly shakes the current trend like a cataclysmic moment and turns it into a new norm.
The project involved a combination of key creative softwares such as C4D, After Effects, Illustrator and Houdini. The biggest challenge was to bridge the shots, due to the use of different softwares, so they would match in 'look and feel' and achieve an even flow."
Producer Alex Finch says; "We were very excited and proud to be asked take part in creating the show titles again for this years D&AD awards.
As a celebration of creative thinking and original ideas, we wanted to make a powerful piece that represents those core values and the impact they have on our industry. We hope we've done it justice!"


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Akala | 'There is a perception of who reads and who doesn't that just isn't accurate'
Published June 20, 2017 by Fiona Noble
Award-winning rapper, graphic novelist and entrepreneur Akala has turned his talent to picture books, with new series endorsing a meritocratic message.
Hip hop artist to children's author may not seem an obvious career path, least of all to Akala, who launches his début picture book in July. "I didn't think I was silly enough to work with people 10 and under. I think I took myself a little bit too seriously," admits the award-winning hip hop artist when we speak on the phone one evening. Named Best Hip Hop Act at the 2006 MOBO Awards, the musician and rapper includes writer, poet, historian, label owner and social entrepreneur in his portfolio. He also keynoted at The Bookseller's FutureBook Conference in 2015.
In 2009 Akala founded The Hip-hop Shakespeare Company, a music theatre initiative working to engage teenagers and young people with the Bard, which has toured around the world. Younger children, however, presented a different challenge - "I was really nervous at first" - but primary school-aged children soon proved to be a new source of inspiration. "I know it's cliché, but there's a kind of an innocence, a beauty, a lack of self-consciousness that pre-teen children have. It's such a refreshing, amazing energy to be around."
Hip and Hop: You Can Do Anything (OUP Children's) is the first in a series about two friends: Hip, a wise hippo, and his energetic little bird friend, Hop. Together they navigate familiar situations, in this book learning to ride a bike, rapping inspirational messages to each other. The text has an infectious energy and rhythm: part prose, part rap, full of rhyme and repetition, which makes it a treat to read aloud; the connection between hip hop and a picture book text feels very natural. Inspiring children to grow up into happy, socially responsible human beings is at the book's heart; the feel-good refrain of "you can do anything" is a powerful message of perseverance, determination and following your dreams.
The energy and positivity of Akala's words is well matched by Sav Akyuz's bold, bright palette and style. Commissioning editor Peter Marley suggested the storyboard artist and illustrator, and although the two hadn't met prior to the project, their synergy quickly became evident. "I liked the illustrations, then I met Sav and realised that he got the hip hop scene. He's a similar age to me, he grew up with the tapes, he got the references." Both shared a desire to capture "the more fun side of a hip hop record", inspired by groups such as De La Soul and OutKast. The resulting visuals are contemporary, distinctive and exuberant. A second book is scheduled for spring 2018, and future titles will introduce a wider spectrum of characters and experiences with potential to develop into other media. "I see it evolving into a world. Hip and Hop have their own little universe."
Hip from Akala's Hip and Hop: You Can Do Anything, illustrated by Sav Akyuz.
Growing up in 1980s north London "books were part of my life for as long as I can remember", says Akala. "Not reading wasn't an option. We didn't have much money but we did have an incredible amount of books. There was a local library literally almost at the end of my street and I remember spending loads of days there. Even though we were economically poor, culturally I had a middle- or maybe an upper-class upbringing." He names classics like the Narnia books and The Hobbit as childhood favourites, but he found little to reflect the world he lived in.
"With the greatest of respect, children's literature, even the stuff that I loved, felt that it had a very Victorian-esque tinge to it, it didn't even feel contemporary for the '80s. That's a challenge that's yet to be met, not just along lines of race and ethnicity but of class and gender and having a range that reflects reality especially in cities like London where you literally have children from every conceivable walk of life... You can't cover all bases but you can aim towards a broad representation." Diversity is a pertinent and long overdue focus in children's books and it's both unusual and incredibly refreshing to see the inner-city world of Hip and Hop against what is still the predominantly white, middle-class landscape of picture books. Showing characters and situations familiar to children is vital in reaching a more diverse readership and engaging new readers. "Hip and Hop are obviously animals but the world they're in, they're not wealthy children. Young people from cities like London and Manchester and Bristol will recognise some familiarity of that world, that culture, that vernacular."
Creating a world that children can not just relate to but be inspired by is what drives this project. Akala warns of the pressure he sees on children to play down their intelligence in an anti-intellectual culture. "I was quite a nerdy child growing up. I loved science, I loved maths. I dreamed of creating or being part of a movement that makes it cool to be smart." For him, it was hip hop that offered that transformative experience and broke down any barriers to education and literacy. "I really think that making being smart the norm - because everyone has that potential - that's what hip hop did for me, groups like Wu-Tang Clan, people like Saul Williams, they came along using a vocabulary that I had no understanding of whatsoever and made it cool to be smart. I think that with Hip and Hop I can hopefully give young people some really unapologetically smart characters that they can aspire to be like."
Akala's Hip and Hop: You Can Do Anything is the first in a series about two friends.
The fun and playfulness seen in Hip and Hop is something Akala cites as central to education, but through his work in schools he sees a workforce of teachers constrained by the rigidity and expectations of the curriculum. "Schools in my mind should be about creating happy human beings that are gonna go and be productive adults, not just creating people that can get good exam grades. This sense that [education] must be boring is really harmful. A lot of the supposedly difficult subjects, which Hip and Hop will definitely be touching on, they're not boring. Even as adults we learn best through having a bit of fun. It's about recognising different types of intelligence, making space for people to learn in different ways."
This might be Akala's first children's book, but it's not his first foray into publishing. He self-published both a short story collection, Doublethink, and a graphic novel Visions, noting that books have outsold CDs at his gigs. So why go the traditional route this time? "We've done pretty well with self-publishing, I won't be shy about it. But there's a reach, an infrastructure, an expertise that is still valuable in a major publisher." In contrast to major music industry labels that "basically want to own your life", the flexibility of publishing is "very attractive", he says, adding: "In the publishing industry you can have several different fields, with several different publishers. It's fairer on the artist. Doing a deal with OUP wouldn't preclude me from doing a deal with anyone else."
"Publishing is in a really interesting place because the internet hasn't destroyed the industry," says Akala, who sees the opportunities and challenges of the digital landscape as something publishing has yet to harness. "We're not innovative in the way we market, we haven't melded literature with music, with film, with TV." But most of all, publishing needs to look beyond who we think our readers are. "There is a perception of who reads and who doesn't that just isn't accurate."
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OUP Children's
Sav Akyuz
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A bill approved by the U.S. Senate education committee last week would give states an extra incentive to help treat students with anaphylaxis or severe allergic reactions.
Under the bipartisan legislation, which was approved by the House in July, states that adopt policies to make epinephrine available in schools would get a leg up in securing federal grants for addressing asthma.
So far, 16 states have enacted laws this year making it easier for schools to stock epinephrine (one well-known brand is EpiPen), according to the Associated Press, and 11 already had such laws.


In 1944 the Commando Engine Company of 287 Spring Street, Melbourne applied for trademark registration. The business was essentially a partnership between founding members Herbert Reginald Bain (Engineer) of 26 Canberra Rd, Toorak and John Barron-Bryson (Manager) of 21 Parkingston Street, Kew. It is not known how long prior the business was established, however articles detail the manufacture of engine components for various types of aircraft and the supply of complete Commando engines to the Army and Navy for marine, outboard and general use 'during the war'. Ref: WWII from September 1, 1939 and ended September 2, 1945.
On October 5th 1945, the partnership between Herbert Reginald Bain and John Barron-Bryson was formally dissolved. Herbert Reginald Bain assumed all responsibility, liabilities and debts. The company continued to manufacture engines and trade as it previously had.
On June 15th 1946, an advertisement in "The Age" announces "Commando 3-hp Outboard Motors, as supplied to the Army. A limited number of surplus engines for immediate delivery, all brand new". This advertisement may represent the first 'public' offering of Commando Outboards. Several more recent advertisements also mention Army surplus, thus suggesting the Commando outboard was never produced in commercial quantities or with sales to the general public in mind. Indeed the Commando outboard was designed for slow speed, heavy duty operation more akin to moving barges that recreational fishing boats.
Approximately 2 weeks later (June 28th 1946) the Company is reformed and registered … most likely as Commando Industries Limited (see below) albeit the article states Commando Engine Limited. Directors announced are H.R & M.K. Bain.
In 1951, John Buncle & Son acquire the Company and rename it John Buncle Commando Ltd with subsidiaries John Buncle & Son Ltd and Commando Industries Ltd.
Photographs and engine hp ratings suggests it was the Cub that was used to power to the Commando Outboard.
The above references to 'manufacture during the war', strongly suggest the Commando was Australia's very first outboard. The above-mentioned advert also pre-dates the very first known advertisement of an Australian outboard (Seamaster) to the general public by a little over a year. Seamaster was first advertised July 17th 1946.


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Established in 1976, the Comprehensive Clinic is a research, training, and service facility. Originally established as the research arm of the Institute for Studies in Values and Human Behavior, the Clinic became self-sufficient soon thereafter. In 1981 the Clinic was placed within the College of Family, Home, and Social Science. Clinic administrators have included: Victor L. Brown (1976-1981), Richard L. Bednar, D. Russell Crane, and Dean E. Barley (2012- ). ==Variant Names== Brigham Young University. College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences. Comprehensive Clinic ==Description== Established: [[established in::date::1976]] Location: [[location of::Provo, Utah]] ([[date::1976]]- ) ==Functions== The functions of the Comprehensive Clinic were: 1) to facilitate clinical research and psychological theory construction; 2) to encourage cross-disciplinary efforts in closely related clinical fields; 3) to improve graduate training in these fields; and 4) to improve the physical facilities for the programs involved. ==Assets and Administrative Structure== The clinic was administered by Brigham Young University and LDS Social Services. The Clinic held a director, as well as an advisory board. ==Associated Units== Superior unit: [[superior to::Brigham Young University. College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences]] ([[date::1981]]- ) Associated unit: [[associated with::Brigham Young University. Institute for Studies in Values and Human Behavior]] ([[date::1976]]-[[date::1985]]) ==Sources== Allen E. Bergin Papers. MSS 2391, Bx 12, Fol 13, "BYU Comprehensive Clinic Organization and Purposes". (Victor L. Brown, Director; connection to the Institute for Studies in Values and Human Behavior) Brigham Young University Annual Catalog 1984-1985: p. 289 (Richard L. Bednar) About Comprehensive Clinic WWW Homepage, Aug. 3, 2010. (Clinic inception date; clinic administration; D. Russell Crane) YNews, Aug. 24, 2012: p. 4 (Dean E. Barley appointed director; taking over from Russell Crane, who completed four years of service) ==Maintenance Information== Record ID:EAC-2009-00269 Creator: LFW/ARC
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Avalon North Station Joins The Luxury Tower Club
Development is booming around Boston's North Station and the recent opening of AvalonBay Communities' 38-story apartment tower is the latest step in the once-sleepy neighborhood's reawakening.
More than 74 leases have been signed since November and nearly 40 units are occupied on 7th through 11th floors of the 503-unit Avalon North Station as construction continues on the upper levels, said Scott Dale, AvalonBay's senior vice president of development.
Studios start at $2,335 per month and 3-bedroom units begin at $5,435. Three-bedroom, 1,700-square-foot penthouses with balconies, hardwood floors, recessed lighting and premium appliance packages run around $12,000 a month. AvalonBay is offering up to six weeks free rent on two- and three-bedroom leases, said Tod Salmonson, senior community manager.
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Gary Paige argues that changes to R.J. Reynolds should not mitigate against punitive damages in a suit by his clients, Thomas and Bettye Ryan. Jurors ultimately awarded $25 million in punitives, bringing the total award to $46.5 million in the Engle progeny case. Click here to watch gavel-to-gavel coverage on demand.
Fort Lauderdale, FL—Jurors found R.J. Reynolds liable for $25 million in punitive damages early Tuesday afternoon in a couple's suit against the tobacco manufacturer for the respiratory disease they contend was caused by the company's cigarettes and fraud. Ryan v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
The punitive verdict came four days after the six-member jury awarded $21.5 million in compensatories in Thomas and Bettye Ryan's Engle progeny suit against Reynolds for its concealment of smoking's health effects. The Ryans claim Thomas Ryan's chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diagnosed in 1997, was caused by the company's concealment, which fueled a nicotine addiction that led him to smoke up to four packs a day for more than 40 years.
During closings Tuesday morning, attorneys debated how much the tobacco maker's changes in leadership and marketing since the 1990s mitigated against punishing it for its participation in a decades-long conspiracy to hide the health effects of smoking. King & Spalding's W. Ray Persons, representing Reynolds, described the tobacco maker today as a "changed company," with new corporate leadership and a focus on educating the public regarding the dangers of cigarettes and ways to quit smoking completely.
Jurors took less than two hours to reach their punitive verdict, which was more than the $21.5 million in punitives that Paige and The Alvarez Law Firm's Alex Alvarez requested during closings. The decision on punitives brought the trial's total award to $46.5 million.
Neither the parties' attorneys nor Reynolds representatives could be immediately reached for comment.
Alex Alvarez, of The Alvarez Law Firm, and Gary Paige, of Gordon & Doner, represented Thomas and Bettye Ryan. W. Ray Persons, of King & Spalding, represented R.J. Reynolds.
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Outflow from Russia-focused investment funds surged to $88 million in the week ending Wednesday, up from just $11 million in the week prior, according to data from Emerging Portfolio Fund Research Global.
This increase continues a pattern of alternating positive and negative weeks for Russia-dedicated funds, a reflection of investors' caution in light of the unresolved crisis in Ukraine, according to a report by UralSib Capital.
Most of the outflow was from money leaving exchange-traded funds, while traditional funds continued a two-week growth streak with gains of $31 million.


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How many people have had their COVID booster where you live?
Maya Derrick
Here's the latest booster vaccination data, which shows how many adults in our Hertfordshire communities have been jabbed up to December 19 - Credit: PA
Since booster jabs became available to all adults in England last Wednesday, people have been flocking to vaccination centres in their hoards to get their third dose.
Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are being administered as an additional dose by NHS England, with AstraZeneca offered to those who cannot have the other two vaccines.
But how many people in our areas have come forward for their booster?
Nearby Luton in Bedfordshire has the ninth-lowest booster uptake nationally, with just 37 per cent of over 18s given their booster up to December 19.
However Central Beds - which covers the majority of the rest of the county, including places such as Shefford, Stotfold and Arlesey - has seen an uptake of 56 per cent, with 129,083 'boosted' - up 27,189 in the last week alone.
Crossing the border into North Herts, 61 per cent of people over the age of 18 - which equates to 63,583 residents - have received a third dose of a coronavirus vaccine. 40,744 are yet to have their booster.
St Albans has the highest uptake of the booster vaccine in our area, with almost 75,000 residents - 66 per cent - receiving their third jab. 16,427 third doses were given out in the last week, and 47,794 eligible people are yet to have their top-up vaccine.
More than 70,000 people in East Herts have been boosted, clocking in at 60 per cent of the district's population. Almost 16,000 third doses were administered in the last week in the area alone.
Across Stevenage, 36,573 people have had a third dose of a coronavirus vaccine. There are still 31,176 left to be vaccinated, after more than 8,000 doses were given out in the community last week.
In South Cambs, a staggering 62 per cent of the adult population has been vaccinated three times against COVID-19 up to December 19, with just shy of 77,000 vaccines administered. Around 17,000 doses were given in the preceding week.
And finally, in Welwyn Hatfield, just shy of half of the borough's over 18s have been vaccinated, with 46,876 jabs accounted for.
All adults, those aged 16 or over with a health condition that puts you at high risk of getting seriously ill from COVID-19, frontline health workers, main carers for those at high risk and those 16 and over who live with someone who has a weakened immune system are currently eligible for their booster vaccines.
Children aged between 12 and 15 are also urged to get their second doses of a coronavirus vaccine.
To book an appointment, visit the NHS' website.
South Cambridgeshire News


Overloading a trampoline with more than its maximum weight capacity can lead to serious injuries, as well as damage to the trampoline.
A trampoline's maximum weight capacity depends on its shape and size. Check the weight capacity of the trampoline you intend to buy to make sure your jumpers will not exceed it.


I am so pleased to be linking up with Ryobi Power Tools for this very special Christmas Giveaway. Throughout the festive period Ryobi have been giving away products from their One+ cordless power tool range along with their fun Christmas Jumpers.
So I am delighted that Ryobi are offering a Garden Tea Cakes and Me reader the chance to win a 18V Cordless Palm Sander R18PS-0 from the One+ range, a charger and 18v 2.5 AH Lithium battery worth £159.
The ONE+ cordless technology offers reliable and powerful power to your Ryobi tool of choice. Once you have a charger and battery pack it will interchange with any of the power tools is the Ryobi ONE+ range.
The palm sander is the perfect tool to help with any DIY projects you may have planned in the new year. Or maybe you are a lover of upcyling furniture, and have some old dark wood furniture you want to breath new life into. I transformed my storage unit in my craft room.
I was impressed earlier this year with the Ryobi ONE+ Cordless Hedge Trimmer, the rechargeable battery powered hedge trimmer was a real winner which just kept on going.
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What a wonderful giveaway, it would certainly be amazing for some of my projects.
Ooooh this is fab. I could totally do with this to finish off my DIY jobs. I love a good power tool.
Thanks for letting me know Simon, I've updated the link. Good luck with the comp!
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The last film in the Earth Care Series at First Christian Church for this season will be "The Age of Consequences," a feature film written and directed by Jaren P. Scott and presented by Gravitas Ventures and PF Pictures.
This film investigates how climate change impacts resource scarcity, migration, and conflict through the lens of US national security and global stability.
Distinguished admirals, generals and military veterans take us beyond the headlines, unpacking how drought, extreme weather, water and food shortages and sea level rise can all function as accelerants of instability or conflict.
These Pentagon insiders make the compelling case that, if left unchecked, these threats and risks will continue to grow in scale and frequency, with grave implications for peace and security in the 21st century. Military veterans take us beyond the headlines of the European refugee crisis, the conflict in Syria, the social unrest of the Arab Spring, the rise of radicalized groups ISIS, and lay bare how climate change stressors interact with societal tensions, sparking conflict.
The film brings to the forefront how quickly the citizens of a country can become wandering refugees. While modern day Americans have had little actual conflict on home soil, the film points how vulnerable we are and how easily we too could find ourselves in a migrating refugee situation.
The film's unnerving assessment is by no means reason for fatalism however but is instead a call to action to rethink how we use and produce energy. As in any military defense and security strategy, time is our most precious resource. Let's not waste it and act now for change.
The film will show on Sunday, Aug. 26, at the First Christian Church of Morro Bay in the hall at 2 p.m. Popcorn for the movie and discussion afterward.


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Escyna – mieszanina saponin z nasion kasztanowca zwyczajnego (Aesculus hippocastanum L.). Lek działający przeciwzapalnie, łagodzi ból, zmniejsza obrzęki. Poprawia przepływ krwi, zmniejsza kruchość, przywraca elastyczność oraz właściwe napięcie naczyń krwionośnych. Zwiększa dotlenienie tkanek, przyspiesza rozpuszczanie zakrzepów krwi w podskórnych warstwach tkanek.

Wskazania
 obrzęki pourazowe i pooperacyjne
 objawy przewlekłej niewydolności żylnej kończyn dolnych
 zakrzepowe zapalenie żył
 skurcze mięśni łydek
 żylaki (w tym hemoroidy)
 skręcenia stawów
 zwichnięcia
 zespoły bólowe pleców

Przeciwwskazania
 nadwrażliwość na lek
 przewlekłe schorzenia nerek

Działania niepożądane
 nudności
 uczucie "gorąca"
 przyspieszenie akcji serca
 skórne reakcje alergiczne
 przedawkowanie może spowodować zaburzenia czynności nerek

Preparaty proste
 Aescin – tabletki powlekane 0,02 g
 Aescuven forte – tabletki 0,15 g
 Esceven – tabletki powlekane 0,021 g
 Reparil-Dragees – drażetki 0,02 g
 Sapoven – maść
 Venastat -  kapsułki o przedłużonym uwalnianiu 0,05 g
 Venitan – żel
 Venitan – krem
 Venotonin – kapsułki

Dawkowanie
Zwykle osoby dorosłe 40 mg 3 razy na dobę, doustnie 2 godziny przed posiłkiem albo 3 godziny po posiłku. Przy stosowaniu miejscowym 3 razy na dobę.

Uwagi
Preparatów działających ogólnie nie zaleca się stosować u kobiet w I trymestrze ciąży.

Przypisy

Bibliografia
 Indeks leków Medycyny Praktycznej 2005, Kraków, Wydawnictwo Medycyna Praktyczna,

Triterpenoidy
Glikozydy
ATC-C05

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Sir Charles Augustus Tegart  (5 October 1881 – 6 April 1946), one of the most hated figures in India, was an Irish-born police officer who served in British India. Tegart was one of the most inhuman police officers of the time and tortured the Indian freedom fighters mercilessly without any regret. He was known for his cruel treatment of nationalists and is a widely hated figure in the Bengal Presidency. He is known for brutally torturing Masterda or Surya Sen and breaking his every bone and tooth with a hammer before execution. Tegart was the mastermind behind the creation of the Arab Investigation Centres in Palestine during the Great Arab revolt.<ref name=BritishSpies2></r"ref></ref>

Early life

Born in Derry on 5 October 1881, Tegart was the son of a Church of Ireland clergyman, Rev. Joseph Poulter Tegart of Dunboyne, County Meath, and his wife Georgina Johnston. He was educated at Portora Royal School, Enniskillen and briefly at Trinity College, Dublin.

Career in India

He joined the Calcutta Police in 1901, becoming head of its Detective Department. Tegart is known for his ruthlessness and the inhuman torture he meted out to the Indian freedom fighters. He served almost continuously in Calcutta for a period of thirty years until he was appointed a member of the Secretary of State's Indian Council in December 1931.

He was the first officer of the Indian Imperial Police (IMP) in the Council and on his report its Special Branch was created.

He was awarded the King's Police Medal in 1911. He became Superintendent of Police in 1908, Deputy Commissioner in 1913, Deputy-Inspector General (Intelligence) in 1918, and Commissioner of Calcutta Police from 1923 to 1931.

Charles Tegart tried to suppress the nationalists of India such as Jatindranath Mukherjee at Balasore in Orissa on 9 September 1915.

Prior to his roles in India, he served as chief assistant to Ormonde Winter, the head of British Intelligence operations in Ireland during the Irish War of Independence. As a graduate of Trinity College, Dublin he retained contacts there and was awarded an honorary doctorate in 1933.

Career in Palestine

In view of his expertise, the British authorities sent him to the British Mandate of Palestine, then in the throes of the Arab Revolt, to advise the Inspector General on matters of security. He arrived there in December 1937.

In due course, he advised the construction of 77 reinforced concrete police stations and posts which could be defended against the attack, and of a frontier fence along the northern border of Palestine to control the movement of insurgents, goods, and weapons. His recommendations were accepted and 62 new "Tegart forts", as they came to be known, were built throughout Palestine, however all but a few located along the Lebanese border were built after the Arab Revolt, in 1940–41. Many of them are still in use, some by Israeli forces and others by Palestinian ones, while others were destroyed in various rounds of fighting.

Tegart also was the mastermind behind the establishment of the Arab Investigation Centres in Palestine during the Great Arab revolt. The centres were for the interrogation of suspected Arab insurgents, and torture was frequently used during interrogations. Tactics used include the Turkish practice of falaka (beating prisoners on the soles of their feet), though some historians have claimed that there is no conclusive proof to be found in Tegart's personal papers in support of the accusations that he personally oversaw interrogation centres or that he developed new torture techniques.

World War II

In 1942, Tegart headed up operations at the Ministry of Food in wartime Britain to combat the black market.

See also

 Arab Investigation Centres, built under the direction of Charles Tegart
 Cellular Jail
 Bagha Jatin, comments by Tegart on his death
 Herbert Dowbiggin, British colonial policeman

Further reading

 Tutun Mukherjee, "Colonialism, Surveillance and Memoirs of travel: Tegart's Diaries and the Andaman Cellular Jail", in Sachidananda Mohanty (ed.) Travel writing and the Empire, Katha, 2004. . See also  in The Hindu.

References

Archive sources

 Sir Charles Tegart Collection , held at St Antony's College, Oxford University.
 'Charles Tegart of the Indian Police': an unpublished biography by Lady Tegart, Mss Eur C235 in British Library, Asia, Pacific, and Africa Collections.

British colonial police officers
Irish knights
Indian Police Service officers in British India
Hindu–German Conspiracy
Indian police chiefs
Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
Members of the Royal Victorian Order
Police officers from Kolkata
Northern Irish recipients of the Queen's Police Medal
Administrators of Palestine
1881 births
1946 deaths
People of the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine
People educated at Portora Royal School
People from Derry (city)
Indian justices of the peace
Irish people in colonial India
British Combined Intelligence Unit personnel
Police misconduct in India
Police brutality in Israel
British people in Mandatory Palestine


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Q: Move fields from one list to another I have a list with filenames, for ex:
List<String> cards_string = [assets/cards/moon-rover.png, assets/cards/princess.png, assets/cards/vampire.png, assets/cards/witch.png]

From this list I want to make a new one, which has 2 fields: one would be a full path ( for ex: assets/cards/moon-rover.png ) and the second field would be the only filename without extension( for ex: moon rover).
So I created a class:
class Card {
  String url;
  String title;
  Card ({this.url, this.title});
}

and I defined a list of this type :
List<Card> cards;

Now I want to build the cards list, but it seems it doesn't work:
  for (var i=0; i<cards_string.length; i++){

    //Get Link
    cards[i].url = cards_string[i];

    // Get filname
    cards[i].title = cards_string[i].split('/').last;
    cards[i].title  = cards.title[i].split('.').first;
  }

Please advise.
Later edit: This is my full code
class Cards {
  String url;
  String title;
  Cards ({this.url, this.title});
}

class Home extends StatefulWidget {
  @override
  _HomeState createState() => _HomeState();
}

class _HomeState extends State<Home> {

  List<String> cards_string; // Table with all tiles
  List<Cards> cards;
  List<Cards> disp_cards; // = Cards(); // table to be build

    Future _initImages() async {

     // >> To get paths you need these 2 lines
     final manifestContent = await DefaultAssetBundle.of(context).loadString('AssetManifest.json');
     final Map<String, dynamic> manifestMap = json.decode(manifestContent);
     // >> To get paths you need these 2 lines

     cards_string = manifestMap.keys
         .where((String key) => key.contains('assets/cards/'))
         .where((String key) => key.contains('.png'))
         .toList();
        print(cards_string);

     cards = cards_string.map((e) => Cards(
       url:e,
       title: e.split('/').last.split('.').first,
     )).toList();

     for (var i=0; i <= cards.length; i++)
       {
         print(cards[i].title);
         print(cards[i].url);
       }
   }

   // Init state
   @override
   void initState() {
     super.initState();
     _initImages();
   }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {

       return Scaffold(
        body:
           GridView.builder(
            gridDelegate: new SliverGridDelegateWithFixedCrossAxisCount( crossAxisCount: 4),
            itemCount: cards.length,
            itemBuilder: ( context, index) => MySuperCell(context, index),
            padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8),
            ),

A: File paths should be Strings. Then you can do this
List<String> cards_string = ['assets/cards/moon-rover.png', 'assets/cards/princess.png', 'assets/cards/vampire.png', 'assets/cards/witch.png'];

class Card {
  String url;
  String title;
  Card ({this.url, this.title});
}

List<Card> cards = cards_string.map((e) => Card(
  title: e.split('/').last.split('.').first,
  url: e,
)).toList();

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The third quarter was yet another strong one in the markets, particularly for U.S. stocks. The S&P 500 returned close to 8% on the quarter and is now up over 10% for the year. Small cap stocks didn't fare quite as well this quarter with the Russell 2000 index finishing up 3.5%, but they are up 11.5% year to date. International stocks bounced back a little bit with a positive 1% return and are only down about 1% on the year now, as measured by the MSCI EAFE index. Emerging Markets stocks continued to trail all other stock categories with a 1% decline and they are down over 7% on the year.
In the bond market, the 10-year Treasury yield rose about 0.2% to finish the quarter above 3% as the Federal Reserve again raised interest rates. The continued rise in interest rates led the Barclays Global Aggregate bond index to decline about 1% on the quarter while the Barclays US Aggregate Bond index was flat. Both are in negative territory for the year, down 2.3% and 1.6%, respectively.
All eyes have been focused on the bond market in recent months as the Federal Reserve continues to raise rates and shrink their balance sheet in the face of a strong global economy. The march upwards in interest rates has been steady but gradual and while bonds generally lose value when rates rise, new bonds issued at higher yields are beneficial for those in retirement.
The longer-term the bond maturity, the higher the yield. You can see this easily when looking at CD rates at your local bank. These days they might offer 1% interest for a 6 month CD, 1.5% for a 12 month CD and 2% for an 18 month CD.
However, there are times when the yield curve can flatten, or even become inverted. That means longer-term bonds have similar or lower yields than shorter-term bonds. Throughout the course of U.S. history, every recession has been preceded by an inverted yield curve. As you can expect, given that historical relationship, market watchers start paying very close attention to the yield curve when it begins to flatten, as it has been doing this year.
The natural reaction to such news is to wonder if it's time to get out of the markets. Unfortunately, as with all forward-looking indicators, this one is not perfect and won't allow you to time the markets with any sort of precision. The lag time between the start of an inverted yield curve and the start of a market correction has been anywhere from 2 to 23 months, while the lag time between inversion and the start of a recession has been anywhere from 10 to 24 months. (Source). In the meantime, the S&P 500 return during that lag time have generally been positive, with returns as high as 37.6%!
When it comes to the predictive power of the inverted yield curve, many economists argue that this time might be different. While we agree with John Templeton's sage advice that "This time is different" are the 4 most costly words in investing, we also recognize that history never repeats itself in the same way. There have been numerous cases over the past 20 years in other countries where an inverted yield curve has not led to a recession. Some economists argue the yield curve itself has been distorted by unprecedented central bank buying of long-term bonds. There are numerous ways our world has changed in recent years so it remains to be seen if this relationship remains the same as it always has.
Rather than worrying about the "fear of the month" and trying to time the markets, we continue to believe the best path forward is to broadly diversify your portfolio and to rebalance regularly. It's a boring strategy that might not get us a feature on the news, but it will serve you well in the long-run.


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KAZAKHSTAN International Business Magazine �1, 2002
Activities of Maersk Oil Kazakhstan GmbH
Svend Andersen, Managing Director
Temir Block:
In the second half of 2000, Maersk Oil Kazakhstan GmbH, a subsidiary of Maersk Olie og Gas AS of Denmark, acquired a 60% interest in the onshore Temir Block, covering an area of 14,474 km2. The Block is located approximately 100 km south of Aktobe in the western part of Kazakhstan.
Maersk Oil Kazakhstan GmbH is the operator of the block. Veba Oel Kasachstan GmbH is partner with a 40% interest. The acreage is operated under a Production Sharing Contract signed in 1992. Exploration activities have until now resulted in one oil discovery, the Saigak Field, presently being developed. Further exploration activities are ongoing.
Dunga Field:
In 2001, Maersk Oil Kazakhstan GmbH signed an agreement to acquire a 60% interest in the onshore Dunga Block, covering 280 km2. The Block is located approximately 50 km north of the port of Aktau on Kazakhstan's Caspian coast.
Under the agreement, once Maersk Oil Kazakhstan GmbH is approved by the authorities it will become operator of the Dunga Field. Oman Oil Company Limited and Partex (Kazakhstan) Corporation each holds a 20% interest. The Dunga Field is operated under a Production Sharing Contract signed in 1994. Pilot production is presently ongoing with an aim to establish the commerciality of full field development and production.
Maersk Oil Kazakhstan GmbH is a wholly owned subsidiary of Maersk Olie og Gas AS of Denmark.
Maersk Olie og Gas AS (Maersk Oil) is a company jointly owned by the Danish shipping companies Aktieselskabet Dampskibsselskabet Svendborg and Dampskibsseskabet af 1912, Aktieselskab (operating under the name Maersk Sealand). Operating subsidiaries of Maersk Oil are located in Qatar, Oman, Kazakhstan, Brazil and Germany.
Maersk Oil was established in 1962, when Mr. A.P.Moller, the founder of the shipping companies, was awarded the sole concession for oil and gas exploration and production in Denmark.
Since its early years, Maersk Oil has systematically trained and developed a staff of managers and highly competent oil field personnel that now totals around 1,000.
Currently, successful activities have resulted in production operations in Denmark, Qatar and Algeria. Exploration and development activities are furthermore ongoing in Oman, Kazakhstan, Germany, United Kingdom and Brazil.
In 2000, the oil production operated by Maersk Oil exceeded 400,000 barrels per day and the gas export was up to some 900 million cubic feet per day.
Personnel safety and environmental protection are of prime concern to Maersk Oil in all of its operations.
With its experience, expertise and background in the A.P. Moller Group, Maersk Oil is well equipped to perform technical and economic evaluation expeditiously in order to arrive at decisions and proceed with project implementation without delay.
Maersk Oil continues to seek ventures with other companies who have similar business objectives. The long-standing partnership with Shell and Texaco in the Danish North Sea is a prime example of co-operative efforts leading to tangible and successful results.
Eurasia Economic Summit 2002 Thierry Malleret
LUKOIL: Playing by the Rules
Great Britain and Kazakhstan: Partnership for the Sake of Peace and Prosperity Richard Lewington
British Gas Invested Over US$1bn in Kazakhstan David Skeels
Kazakhstancaspishelf: an Example of Successful International Co-operation in the Oil Industry Duzbayev Satybay
Activities of Maersk Oil Kazakhstan GmbH Svend Andersen
Azimut Energy Services, a Leader in the Kazakhstan Market of Geological & Geophysical Services
Foreign Investment in the Economy of Kazakhstan: Basic Figures
Foreign Direct Investment in the World Economy: Main Achievenments
Strategic Review of the Mining and Metallurgy Sector
The Evolution of the Tax Framework for Mining in Kazakhstan Roza Kinchinbayeva
The Arbitration Award and Finality and Enforcement of the Award - an Introductory Overview Annette Magnusson
The Constitutional Right to Judicial Protection and the Arbitration Agreement Aigoul Kenjebayeva
Phases in the Development of Arbitration in Kazakhstan Peter Greshnikov, Igor Greshnikov
Kazakhstan's Hospitality Industry: Problems and Outlook Rosa Rayeva, Rashida Shaikenova


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Deltophora suffusella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Paraguay (Chaco).

The length of the forewings is about 5 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in October and November.

References

Moths described in 1979
Deltophora
Taxa named by Klaus Sattler