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ICU Management & Practice, ICU Volume 6 - Issue 4 - Winter 2006/2007
Failure to Regain Weight After Critical Illness: A Short Review
Vanessa Helliwell, FRCA, EDICM
Royal Devon & Exeter NHS
Foundation Trust, Exeter,
Sheena Hubble
Consultant ITU Medicine,Royal Devon and Exeter
Exeter, United Kingdom
Robert Fraser
Mortality following intensive care (IC) is well reported, but morbidity information is much more meaningful for survivors. Several recent IC follow-up studies report that survivors suffer from multiple physical and psychosocial complaints (Hubble et al. 2002) and have poor health-related quality of life (QOL) (Cuthbertson et al. 2005). Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms have a large influence on subsequent QOL following critical illness, and failure to regain weight is a poor prognostic indicator. However, gastrointestinal function has been poorly investigated post-intensive care.
Thirty percent of patients lose more than 10kg during an intensive therapy unit (ITU) admission (Kyale et al. 2003), mainly from protein stores, and 40% are still underweight at 12 months (Galanos et al. 1997). This equates to a loss of 1% lean body mass per day (Griffiths and Jones 2002). Inadequate protein input occurs for a variety of reasons, but even if input is adequate, critically ill patients fail to adequately utilize proteins. Gastrointestinal mechanical integrity is often disturbed, and there is evidence of hormonal dysregulation involving insulin, growth hormone, steroids and, more recently, peptide YY and ghrelin (Nematy et al. 2005). Extreme catabolism and immobility in critically ill patients also contribute to the loss of total body protein.
Patients fail to regain weight immediately after discharge from intensive care. Their desire to eat is often impaired by nausea or fatigue, and there may be persistent limb weakness, breathlessness, swallowing difficulty or various malabsorptive states combined with poor provision. A host of physical and psychosocial factors influence the patient's ability to maintain their weight following critical illness (see figure 1).
IC patients may also fail to regain weight in the longer term. Forty percent of patients who spend more than four days in IC remain below their normal weight (Hubble et al. 2005). Causes can be divided into gastrointestinal and non-gastrointestinal factors. At three months, over two-thirds of patients reported more than one symptom of GI disturbance. Poor appetite is a common complaint and may be the principal factor associated with longer-term failure to regain weight. Causes of appetite disturbance after critical illness have not been investigated. Other gastrointestinal symptoms such as dysphagia, altered taste, indigestion or change in bowel habit appear to be less common and poorly associated with persistent weight loss.
Among non-gastrointestinal factors, advancing age is highly associated with failure to regain weight. It is important to note, however, that this may be because the elderly report more appetite disturbance than younger patients. Length of stay and illness severity score may have surprisingly little effect on failure to regain weight. Shortness of breath at rest, exercise tolerance and the presence of a tracheostomy are also not associated with long-term failure to regain weight.
Failure to regain weight after critical illness is common and is associated with poor survival. It is important to identify those patients particularly at risk and offer gastrointestinal investigation, as well as nutritional advice and encouragement. The causes of long-term weight loss following intensive care remain unclear, but poor appetite and advancing age are principally associated. There is no evidence to support specific dietary supplementation, but emphasis should be made on regaining muscle mass rather than increasing fat stores. Physical exercise as part of a rehabilitation program may aid this process. More research in needed to better understand the underlying causes and effective solutions for long-termweight loss.
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Q: (Windows C++) How to simulate mouse movement in FPS games? I'm trying to simulate mouse movement in FPS games, more specifically Valorant. I am aware of the
SetCursorPos() function and the mouse_event() function, which both work fine for changing the cursor's position. This works in FPS games that use the technique of constantly centering the cursor, but Valorant doesn't seem to do that. I wrote a program to constantly check my cursor's position (using GetCursorPos()) and my cursor never got centered, if I moved the mouse to a corner and then kept moving it, my character kept rotating. So, how does Valorant sense that I'm moving my mouse when my cursor's position isn't changing, and how can I counter that and simulate mouse movement in Valorant?
By the way, don't worry - I'm not trying to cheat, just trying to make smooth motions in freecam for cinematic shots.

A: I'm not sure how Valorant is implemented, but I can use the RegisterRawInputDevices to get the mouse event when the cursor's position isn't changing:
#include <windows.h>
#include <iostream>

using namespace std;
BOOL registerTouchpadForInput(HWND hWnd)
{
    RAWINPUTDEVICE rid;
    rid.dwFlags = RIDEV_NOLEGACY | RIDEV_INPUTSINK;
    rid.usUsagePage = 1;
    rid.usUsage = 2;
    rid.hwndTarget = hWnd;
    return RegisterRawInputDevices(&rid, 1, sizeof(rid));
}

static LRESULT CALLBACK NVTouch_WindowProc(HWND hwnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
    BOOL  registrationStatus = false;
    switch (message)
    {
    case WM_CREATE:
        registrationStatus = registerTouchpadForInput(hwnd);
        break;
    case WM_DESTROY:
        PostQuitMessage(0);
        break;
    case WM_INPUT:
        printf("WM_INPUT ");
        return DefWindowProc(hwnd, message, wParam, lParam);
    default:
        return DefWindowProc(hwnd, message, wParam, lParam);
    }
    return 0;
}

int main()
{
    WNDCLASSEX wndclass = {
        sizeof(WNDCLASSEX),
        CS_DBLCLKS,
        NVTouch_WindowProc,
        0,
        0,
        GetModuleHandle(0),
        LoadIcon(0,IDI_APPLICATION),
        LoadCursor(0,IDC_ARROW),
        HBRUSH(COLOR_WINDOW + 1),
        0,
        L"myclass",
        LoadIcon(0,IDI_APPLICATION)
    };
    bool isClassRegistered = false;
    isClassRegistered = RegisterClassEx(&wndclass);
    if (isClassRegistered)
    {
        HWND window = CreateWindow(wndclass.lpszClassName, NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, HWND_MESSAGE, NULL, GetModuleHandle(0), NULL);
        if (window)
        {
            ShowWindow(window, SW_SHOWDEFAULT);
            MSG msg;
            while (GetMessage(&msg, 0, 0, 0))
            {
                TranslateMessage(&msg);
                DispatchMessage(&msg);
            }
        }
    }
}

And then, use SendInput to simulate the relative mouse move at the border of the screen:
INPUT buffer;
ZeroMemory(&buffer, sizeof(buffer));
buffer.type = INPUT_MOUSE;
buffer.mi.dx = 10;
buffer.mi.dy = 10;
buffer.mi.mouseData = 0;
buffer.mi.dwFlags = MOUSEEVENTF_MOVE;
buffer.mi.time = 0;
buffer.mi.dwExtraInfo = 0;
while (1)
{
    Sleep(1000);
    SendInput(1, &buffer, sizeof(INPUT));
}

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Seventh-day Adventist Church Appeals to Burundi Government
Adventist World
Seventh-day Adventist world church president Ted N.C. Wilson has issued an urgent appeal for prayer following the recent arrest and detention of 22 Adventist leaders and members in the central African nation of Burundi. The arrests were ordered by the national government and follow six months of illegal interference on the part of the Burundi government in the administration of the Adventist Church in that country.
"I call on all Seventh-day Adventists to pray for our church members in Burundi, for religious liberty in that country, and for the release of all those improperly imprisoned Seventh-day Adventists," said Wilson in a statement issued May 13. "Please pray until we see God's mighty hand changing this dire situation in Burundi."
Among those arrested was Lamec Barishinga, who was duly elected in November 2018 as president of the Burundi Union Mission. The national government of Burundi, however, has refused to recognize the change in leadership and has continued to support the former union mission president.
"The situation in Burundi is both complex and sensitive and is being driven by many different forces — some of which we are aware of, and some of which we have yet to fully understand," said Ganoune Diop, director of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty for the Adventist world church. Diop recently headed a delegation of Adventist world church leaders to visit government officials in Burundi.
"The recent arrests have made it clear the government of Burundi is interfering in the selection of Adventist Church leadership and is acting contrary to the principles of religious liberty," said Diop. "This is a breach of Burundi's human rights obligations under international law."
The Adventist Church in Burundi has some 186,000 members who are active in community service and outreach programs throughout the country. Seventh-day Adventists uphold the Bible as the Word of God, and accept Jesus Christ as their only Savior. They teach that church members are to be good citizens, obeying the laws of the land, and are to honor and pray for government leaders. Adventists believe they are called to follow in Christ's footsteps, meeting people's needs physically, socially, and most important, spiritually.
Wilson has extended a personal message to Adventist Church members in Burundi, telling them they are not forgotten by their worldwide church.
"Your world church family, with millions of members globally, is praying for you," said Wilson. "Stay faithful to God's biblical truths as you claim the following Bible promise: 'Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.' (Joshua 1:9)."
With the arrests last week, Pastor Wilson is now asking for the support of the international community in securing the release of the detained Adventists and for the return of the Union Mission administrative offices to the duly elected church leaders.
This article originally appeared on Adventist News Network and Adventist World.
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Since 2011, we have been on board as the official watch partner of Air Zermatt and we've had the privilege of learning more about what the team does and – more importantly – the difference they make to those in need.
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Q: Creating a correct absolute URL when running ASP.NET MVC application under Visual Studio Windows Azure Emulator I need to create an absolute URL to specific files in my ASP.NET MVC 4 application.  I am currently doing this by generating a relative path via Url.Content and then using the following extension method to create the absolute path.
public static string Absolute(this UrlHelper url, string relativeUrl)
{
    var request = url.RequestContext.HttpContext.Request;
    return string.Format("{0}://{1}{2}{3}",
        (request.IsSecureConnection) ? "https" : "http",
        request.Url.Host,
        (request.Url.Port == 80) ? "" : ":" + request.Url.Port,
        VirtualPathUtility.ToAbsolute(relativeUrl));
}

When running under the Azure Emulator, the proper URL that I need to create is http://127.0.0.1/myfile.jpg but when this code executes, the port number comes back as 81 so the URL that is generated is http://127:0.0.1:81/myfile.jpg.  However, if I go to http://127:0.0.1:81/myfile.jpg it of course doesn't work as the Azure Emulator is listening on port 80, not 81.
I assume this has to do with the built in Azure Emulator/IIS Express load balancer, but I am not sure what change I need to make to my Url.Absolute method to return an accurate URL.

A: You can rely on the Host header that is being sent by the client:
public static string Absolute(this UrlHelper url, string relativeUrl)
{
    var request = url.RequestContext.HttpContext.Request;

    return string.Format("{0}://{1}{2}",
        (request.IsSecureConnection) ? "https" : "http",
        request.Headers["Host"],
        VirtualPathUtility.ToAbsolute(relativeUrl));
}

A: Why not just use @Url.Content("~/myfile.jpg");?  This converts a virtual (relative) path to an application absolute path and works finle in IIS,the emulator and when deployed.  See UrlHelper.Content Method

A: I've written a summary post that shows all the options here: http://benjii.me/2015/05/get-the-absolute-uri-from-asp-net-mvc-content-or-action/
The quick and simple answer is this:
var urlBuilder =
    new System.UriBuilder(Request.Url.AbsoluteUri)
        {
            Path = Url.Content("~/path/to/anything"),
            Query = null,
        };

string url = urlBuilder.ToString();


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Q: Integration of rational functions by partial fractions I have the following integral :
$$\int \frac{x^2+2x+3}{x^2-5x+6}~dx$$
Although I tried to solve it by partial fractions, I could not come up with an appropriate answer. My question is more about the technique which I should use here in order to evalue the integral. I understand that the denominator could be expressed as
$$(x-2)(x-3)$$
But then how to proceed with such a complicated numerator.

A: First,
$$
x^2+2x+3=1\cdot (x^2-5x+6)+7x-3.
$$
Thus
$$
\frac{x^2+2x+3}{x^2-5x+6}=1+\frac{7x-3}{x^2-5x+6}.
$$
You know $x^2-5x+6=(x-2)(x-3)$. It is known that there exists $A,B$ such that
$$
\frac{7x-3}{x^2-5x+6}=\frac{A}{x-2}+\frac{B}{x-3}
$$
and so
$$
\frac{7x-3}{x^2-5x+6}=\frac{(A+B)x-(3A+2B)}{x^2-5x+6}.
$$
Thus we get $A=-11$ and $B=18$. Therefore
$$
\int\frac{x^2+2x+3}{x^2-5x+6}dx=x-11\ln|x-2|+18\ln|x-3|+C.
$$


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-Select the area that you want to remain in focus.
-Feather the selection. The higher the resolution of your image, the more feathering required.
There are other photo editing applications out there that offer "lens blurring" effects that make this an even easier task to accomplish. I typically use ON1 Photo10 or (if on my smart phone) Snapseed.


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Sea Wonder: Common Octopus
A common octopus hiding in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Tiffany Duong
The common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) may be one of the most studied and wide-ranging species of octopus in the ocean, but it is far from being ordinary. It is a skilled hunter, clever hider, master of camouflage, and one of the most intelligent invertebrates of the sea!
The common octopus appears exactly how we would expect – with a bulbous mantle or head, two large eyes, and eight flexible arms. It has pigment cells covering its body and specialized muscles that help to change the animal's body color and texture to blend in with its surrounding environment. This marine invertebrate can grow to lengths of about 4.3 feet and weigh as much as 22 pounds. It has three hearts, two of which move blood to and from the gills while the third pumps blood to the rest of its body. It is cold blooded, meaning it does not regulate its own body temperature, but matches that of the environment. At the center of its mantle, between its eight arms, is a set of powerful beak-like jaws used to crush its prey.
Diet & Habitat
Common octopus seen in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Rachel Plunkett
The common octopus is a skilled nocturnal hunter and one of the most intelligent invertebrates, using objects it finds as tools to help it hide and hunt. They are strict carnivores that typically eat crustaceans like crabs, clams, and shrimp, though it will eat anything it can easily catch. It uses a number of strategies like ambushing, luring prey with objects, and even injecting a venomous saliva into prey to make them easier to catch. Their natural predators can include larger animals like sharks, moray eels, seals, sperm whales, and birds. To defend itself, the common octopus will expel ink to help deter attackers, camouflage to blend into the surrounding environment, compress its boneless body to fit into the smallest cracks and crevices, and expel water jets from its mantle to make for a quick getaway. Sometimes the common octopus will lose one of its arms to a predator, but that's not a problem as it can fully regrow its arms multiple times throughout its life.
The common octopus is considered a cosmopolitan marine species given its wide range throughout the global ocean. It lives in tropical and temperate waters, and in the National Marine Sanctuary System we often see them in Florida Keys, Flower Garden Banks, and Gray's Reef national marine sanctuaries. It can live at depths of nearly 600 feet and tends to gather near reefs or where food is abundant. The common octopus is not migratory and is quite territorial but can travel to new areas if it needs to.
The common octopus is short-lived with a life span of one to three years. After complex mating rituals where males approach females, making dramatic displays with its pigment skills or using objects to win over a mate. They reproduce internally and females lay between 100,000 and 500,000 eggs, all connected in a chain-like fashion; the males die shortly after mating.
Females choose when to lay their eggs based on finding a suitable den site, which they then guard until the eggs hatch and the hatchling larvae grow strong enough to swim, eat, and produce ink. Few common octopus hatchlings survive their first year as they are vulnerable to predation, which is why females lay so many eggs. Those that do make it to adulthood are generally solitary, territorial, and aggressive toward conspecifics that are not potential mates.
The common octopus is well-studied, and populations appear to be healthy and stable. They do not receive special protections under U.S. laws but are listed as "Least Concern" on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List. Although they are not believed to be critically threatened, they are vulnerable to changes like warming oceans, acidification, pollution, habitat degradation, being caught in fishing gear, and prey loss due to overfishing.
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Lawrence artist Justin Marable is pictured within the Peacemaker 1, a time capsule he designed as part of his "Time-Shift Paradox" installation at the Lawrence Arts Center. The exhibition will open on Jan. 12, and it explores the topic of time travel and changing destructive historical in hopes of a more sustainable future.
But for this exhibition, which Marable describes as "a pretty big departure" from his past work, he has gone full 3-D with an immersive installation titled "Time-Shift Paradox," which fills all three main-level gallery spaces at the Arts Center.
Although visitors can't meet the cast in person, their story is told through a tour of their hideout, headquarters, labs and even their time-travel capsule, the Peacemaker 1. Hints as to which historical events the activists have interrupted or plan to target are in full view, appearing as relics and trophies within a glass case. One such piece is an intercepted letter from Albert Einstein to Franklin Delano Roosevelt that could have marked the birth of the Manhattan Project, atomic power and eventually, atomic weapons.
With "Time-Shift Paradox," artist Justin Marable has created a story about a group of "artistic activists," who are in hiding from government spies determined to steal the secrets of their time travel theory. Displayed is a portion of the characters' living quarters within their bunker.
Marable's imagination is on full display throughout the "Time-Shift Paradox" experience, but especially within the Peacemaker 1 capsule, which many will recognize as a playground climbing structure fitted with colorful panes of corrugated plastic. That use of familiar elements is intentional, Marable said.
Arts Center gallery director Ben Ahlvers said he's also looking forward to visitors' reactions to the exhibit.
Nice piece on the activists, Love it.


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Ó Flathartaigh, Mairtín
by James Quinn
Ó Flathartaigh, Mairtín (1912–2005), civil servant and Irish-language scholar, was born 11 November 1912 in the townland of An Caorán Mór, near Carraroe, Co. Galway, the youngest of seven children of Colm Ó Flathartaigh (1872–1919), a small farmer from An Caorán Mór, and his wife Bríd Breathnach (1867–1952), a native of Poll Uí Mhuirinn, Garmna (Gorumna Island), also in Co. Galway. Bríd was a widow with three children from her previous marriage and both parents were native speakers of Irish. Mairtín was only seven years old when his father died of influenza in 1919, and was then reared by his aunt Bríd Ní Flathartaigh and her husband Seán Ó Conchubhair, principal of Scoil na hAirde in Carna, who had no children of their own. With the exception of his brother Vail, all of Mairtín's other siblings emigrated to the United States. After receiving his primary education in Carna, Mairtín won a scholarship to St Jarlath's College, Tuam, and after that to St Joseph's College, Ballinasloe. In 1931 he entered UCG on a Department of Education Gaeltacht scholarship, studying Irish, and was awarded first class honours in his BA (1934) and MA (1936). In 1933, while teaching Irish to teenagers at Ardscoil Mhichíl Bhreathnaigh in Cnoc na hAille, Co. Galway, he met and became firm friends with the lexicographer Tomás de Bhaldraithe (qv), who was also teaching there. In April 1942 he married Tomás's sister Máire de Bhaldraithe (d. 1985).
During his time at UCG he was active in various college societies and strongly promoted the use of Irish among his fellow students. He was secretary (1933–4) and president (1934–5) of the student council and auditor of the Cumann Éigse agus Seancháis (1934–6). He proposed setting up a body to link the Irish-language societies of the various third-level institutions, which resulted in the founding of An Comhchaidreamh at Newman House in Dublin on 30 March 1935; Ó Flathartaigh was appointed its first president. The organisation arranged inter-varsity debates and various social activities, and played an important role in bringing Irish-speaking students together in a congenial environment. Ó Flathartaigh played a central part in its deliberations, and in the early 1940s recommended that it should publish a magazine to bring its activities to a wider audience. In 1942 it began publishing Comhar to provide an outlet for Irish-language journalism, with Ó Flathartaigh as a leading figure on the publication committee. An Comhchaidreamh always held a special place in his affections and he took part regularly in its activities until its demise in the 1970s (delivering an address at a dinner to celebrate its twentieth anniversary in 1956, for example). He was also generous with his assistance to other Irish-language bodies and initiatives such as Conradh na Gaeilge, Gael Linn, Gaeleagras and Cumann Merriman.
After completing his MA degree, Ó Flathartaigh spent a year at Bangor University in Wales, where he learned Welsh and studied other Celtic languages. He had a temporary teaching position in the Irish department of UCG (1935–7), and in June 1938 applied for the chair in Old and Middle Irish, but was not successful. He was strongly influenced by Tomás Ó Máille (qv), professor of Irish at UCG, and had intended to follow an academic career. However, after Ó Máille's death in 1938, Ó Flathartaigh was appointed to the Department of Education's terminology committee and, having received first place in the civil service administrative officer's competition in 1939, he joined the civil service. He was initially assigned to the Department of External Affairs, where his proficiency in Irish attracted the attention of the department's minister, Taoiseach Éamon de Valera (qv), at a time when the government was intent on promoting the use of Irish throughout the public service. Ó Flathartaigh moved to the Department of Education, where he was noted for his meticulous and diligent approach, and rose to the rank of assistant secretary; one of his last tasks was to head the inter-departmental committee that endorsed UCD's move from Earlsfort Terrace to Belfield in 1959.
When de Valera was elected president in 1959, he appointed Ó Flathartaigh as his private secretary (a position on the same level as the secretary of a government department). In this capacity Ó Flathartaigh served as head of the president's secretariat and provided the administrative support for the president in carrying out his official duties. Áras an Uachtaráin had a small staff and Ó Flathartaigh carried the main administrative burden in planning domestic ceremonial and social engagements, organising trips abroad (on which he accompanied the president), and receiving foreign dignitaries such as President John F. Kennedy in 1963 and General Charles de Gaulle in 1969. He also served as clerk to the council of state. Ó Flathartaigh performed his duties with efficiency and discretion, and gained a reputation as one of the civil service's most experienced and respected administrators.
He was also the president's intermediary in dealing with government ministers, and accompanied the Fianna Fáil cabinet members who greeted Taoiseach Jack Lynch (qv) in October 1970 on his return from a visit to the United Nations in New York. During this trip, Charles Haughey (1925–2006), following his acquittal in the arms trial, had called on Lynch to resign, and Ó Flathartaigh's presence was seen as a sign of the president's support for Lynch. After de Valera's retirement in June 1973, Ó Flathartaigh served as private secretary to three subsequent presidents: Erskine Childers (qv), Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh (qv) and Patrick Hillery (1923–2008). With a range of official contacts and detailed knowledge of the protocols and bureaucracy under which the president had to operate, he was able to provide a measure of stability and continuity to the office during a period of some turmoil. Even though Ó Flathartaigh was close to retirement at the time of Hillery's accession to office in 1976, he stayed on as private secretary to assist the transition to office of the new incumbent. He himself retired in August 1978 and was instrumental in choosing his successor, Micheál Ó hÓdhráin of the Department of Education, who served as private secretary to Hillery until 1990.
Mairtín Ó Flathartaigh was a man of wide interests, especially in areas such as literature, history and languages; he had an extensive library, with a particular focus on the history of the early church in Ireland. He retained a lifelong love for his birthplace of Carraroe and was deeply versed in its history and folklore. At social occasions he often sang traditional and sean-nós songs. He died 13 March 2005 in Dublin and was buried in Deansgrange cemetery. He was survived by his daughters Donla, Eithne, Aighleann and Rionach, and his son Colm.
Mairtín Ó Flathartaigh, 'Bunú an Chomhchaidrimh' in Stiofán Ó hAnnracháin (ed.), An Comhchaidreamh, crann a chraobhaigh: cnuasach aistí (1985), 17–23; Risteárd Ó Glaisne, Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh (2003); Ir. Times, 19 Mar. 2005; Ruairí Uí Uiginn, 'Mairtín Ó Flathartaigh', Comhar (Meitheamh 2005), 10–14; John Walsh, Patrick Hillery: the official biography (2008); www.ainm.ie
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Regional Innovation Policy and Multilevel Governance in Developing Countries
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Hello everyone and welcome to the discussion forum for "Regional Innovation Policy and Multilevel Governance in Developing Countries".
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March 17, 2015 - 11:01am by Morten.Seja
Desiree van Welsum: What are the marjet failures that justify supporting innovation, especially in lagging regions?
musambya mutambala 2: thank you for the presentation. I would like to ask what would be the stage to go through in harmonising regional policies given each country has its established policy, strategy and coordination different from other member country in the region.
CHRISTIAN BUENO: Good morning, most of countries in Latin America have developed their regional innovation agendas following the model of EU through RIS & RIS3, Do you consider that is feasible to apply that methodolgy in Latam considering the differences with EU? h
Daniel Katukov: Good evening and thank you for interesting presentation. The thing about Russian cluster initiatives is that they are in fact top-down initiatives aimed to support SOEs or firms with close ties to the government. These "anchor firms" (as it's formulated in the official documents) operate in almost totally uncompetitive environment, while the role of SMEs in these cluster project is pretty low. I'd like to ask, how the success of regional innovation policy is correlated with the level of local competition? Daniel Katukov, Institute of Economics, RAS (Russia)
Elizabeth Agitta: Elizabeth Agitta: Thank you for the elaborate presentation; do you have examples of programmes involving youth innnovation and linking up to commercialising involving universities, as a stepping stone to lopen up participation for youth innovation.
musambya mutambala 2: what to expect from bottom-up approach since you agree with me that innovation is a new field in most of developing countries?
EDWIN JAVIER RAMIREZ ROLDAN: Good morning. Edwin Ramírez from National Planning Department (Colombia). what mechanisms can be used to reduce the effect of the "politician" cycle in the regions for remaining long-term goals on innovation?
Carlos Hinojosa: Do you have any examples of successful innovation policies that leverage regional AND national resources to support innovation?
Daniel Katukov: I have one more question, if I may. There is a lot of discussion about the term "entrepreneurial discovery". Is there already some contemporary examples (there are a lot of historical ones in the literature on RIS3) of this process? Policy makers are often understand the whole idea, but having a lot of trouble engaging local stakeholder into this process.
Jose Guimon's reply to Daniel's question:
Entrepreneurial discovery is a key process in the definition of priorities within a smart specialisation strategy. It means that policy makers should involve all types of innovation actors (e.g. businesses, technology and competence centres, universities and public agencies, science and business parks, business angels and venture capitalists, civil society, etc.) in an entrepreneurial process for the design of RIS3 and assess their proposals for future development and investment… this means that the regional government no longer plays a role of omniscient planner but it will assess the potential of the new activities and empower those actors which are most capable of realizing that potential… This helps avoiding the short-comings of purely political interest-driven or consultant-written strategies, because full stakeholder involvement through entrepreneurial discovery process allows to draw operational conclusions out of the results of the SWOT / statistical type of analysis to shape ownership around the strategies and to design the intervention methods according to the needs of innovation actors, in particular of course the enterprises." (Source: http://s3platform.jrc.ec.europa.eu/entrepreneurial-process-of-discovery)
You can find several contemporary examples in the RIS3 platform of the EU Commission, although some of the examples that are presented as success stories have been in fact examples of big failures so far (such as the electric vehicle plan in the Basque Country). Anyway, see the examples here: http://s3platform.jrc.ec.europa.eu/entrepreneurial-process-of-discovery
Another interesting example not described there is the so-called Aviation Valley in South-Eastern Poland. The aviation sector was already well developed in Poland since the 1930s, mainly linked to the defence sector, but during the last decade it has dramatically expanded, thanks to the discovery of "aviation skills" in the region by global aviation firms. It is an example of how to capitalize in an existing industrial tradition in the aerospace industry, to link with global production networks, and to progressively raise the level of innovativeness. In 2003 the Aviation Valley Association was established by 15 leading aeronautic firms in the region, and the number of firms increased from the original 15 to almost one hundred in 2013. The Aviation Valley operates as a cluster bringing together not only aviation companies but also researchers from technology universities and research centers in the region. Regular meetings and an established platform for information exchanges have deepened links with academia resulting in a number of jointly developed research projects. The Aviation Valley is also part of the EU-wide aviation cluster linking aviation producers across Europe.


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Scotland's Farmers Take Their Case To The Scottish Parliament
By theorkneynews on November 3, 2022
Over 400 farmers travelled from all over Scotland to attend a rally outside the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday 2nd of November.
The rally at the Scottish Parliament was staged to coincide with Scotland's farmers and crofters being consulted by the Scottish Government on a future agricultural policy for the nation.
Liam McArthur MSP with members of NFUS Orkney and the farming community in Orkney outside the Scottish Parliament at the Rally
The farmers were joined by the Scottish Government's Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs Mairi Gougeon MSP and about 40 MSPs including Orkney Constituency LibDem MSP Liam McArthur. Afterwards he said:
"While the Agriculture Bill is an important step in delivering a post-Brexit framework, critical detail over what future agricultural policy and support will actually look like remains thin on the ground.
"Despite repeated warnings from the sector over an 'information vacuum', Scottish Ministers have given little away. This is creating uncertainty and preventing farmers and crofters from planning ahead.
"The situation is made worse as input costs soar and confidence plummets. We are already seeing the consequences of that loss of confidence locally with a worrying reduction in suckler cow numbers. Retaining the critical mass of Orkney's beef herd is crucial, not just for farm businesses but for our wider island community.
"Orkney's agricultural sector has built an enviable reputation for quality. It has a workforce committed to playing its part in delivering food security while also addressing the climate and biodiversity emergencies. To do this, however, our farmers need to be supported by Scottish Government.
"Early payment of subsidies to some farmers is only a sticking plaster when what is required is urgent, long-term direction from Ministers. The sector could also do without the uncertainty created by a further Scottish Government review into livestock transport arrangements on Northern Isles ferry routes.
"It was good to see Orkney well-represented at the rally outside Holyrood, driving home the message that food needs a farmer. Scottish Ministers need to heed this message and act."
At the same time as the rally in Holyrood was taking place, NFU Scotland's Director of Policy Jonnie Hall was at Westminster meeting many Scottish MPs who took part in #BackBritishFarming day. MPs were asked to wear their wheatsheaf pin badge, now an emblem of the day, to show their support.
The Scottish Government's climate change plan has committed to reducing agricultural emissions by 31% by 2032. The consultation , Delivering our Vision for Scottish Agriculture. Proposals for a new Agriculture Bill, is open for responses until 21 November.
Commenting on the consultation Rural Affairs Secretary, Mairi Gougeon said:
"We are supporting our farmers, crofters and land managers to produce more high quality and sustainable food, as well as ensuring our food system is more resilient.
"The fact is that high quality food production is very much a part of meeting our net zero targets and dealing with the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss.
"We have ambitious targets and right across the agriculture sector we have the talent and skills to meet our aims.
"I would urge people from all walks of life to get involved and make their views known – these issues affect us all."
The consultation covers a range of key themes including:
high quality food production;
ensuring a fair income for farmers;
environmental care with powers and other mechanisms to allow future payments to farmers, crofters and land managers to support delivery of national climate change adaptation objectives;
nature restoration and protecting biodiversity;
vibrant rural areas;
protect food and health quality;
fostering knowledge and innovation.
Speaking at the rally outside the Scottish Parliament, NFU Scotland President, Martin Kennedy said:
"Farmers and crofters have delivered a clear message that any new policy created by the proposed new Agriculture Bill must put food production front and centre when it comes to delivering all the economic, social, and environmental benefits that all agricultural businesses will be asked to provide.
"At a UK level, we have taken our eye off the ball on energy and look at the mess we have got ourselves into. We cannot repeat that same mistake with food or the food and cost of living crisis we are all currently enduring will simply get worse. Food security is now a global issue, and we have a moral obligation to produce it.
"The 'win, win, win' for the Scottish Government is that investing in this nation's food production will deliver the wider environmental goals we all want to provide.
"We thank the many politicians who joined our rally today and urge them to take away the message that investing in active farming and crofting will reinvigorate the rural economy at a time when, in many parts, it is shrinking.
"We call on them to acknowledge that active farming and crofting have the answers when it comes to putting high quality, local, sustainable, and affordable food on the table and at the same time delivering for the nation on climate change and biodiversity.
"It is within their gift to deliver a future agricultural policy for Scotland that supports active farming and crofting. That will build our communities and keep the lights on in rural villages and areas."
Tagged as: agriculture, consultation, environment, farming, Food Needs A Farmer, Liam McArthur MSP, Mairi Gougeon, News, Scottish Parliament
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The E.A. Rawlinson Centre is bringing choice, diversity and local talent to the stage for its Winter-spring season.
The lineup for January to May was announced at the E.A. Rawlinson Preview night Wednesday.
It features rock, country, classical and even comedy musical acts, as well as two new series the Rawlinson Centre is putting together to help connect with its audience in a different way.
One of the biggest names announced Wednesday is the Arrogant Worms, a Canadian folk-comedy band known for songs such as 'The Last Saskatchewan Pirate' and 'Canada is Really Big.' They've been performing together since 1991 and have performed across Canada, the US and Australia, also appearing on national TV. They'll stop by the Rawlinson Centre on March 12.
Classical music is also making its return to the Rawlinson Centre season series. Eleven members of the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra are performing along with singer Eileen Laverty on April 12, while the Celtic Tenors, a classical crossover act from Ireland, sing in Prince Albert three days prior on April 9.
Other acts include the previously-announced shows by Terra Lightfoot and the Trews, contemporary pop singer Jill Barber, bluegrass band the Slocan Ramblers, country singer Corb Lund and Eagles tribute Hotel California.
"The focus is on diversity, and on quality of acts, and on focusing on the patron," Rawlinson Centre general manager Roxanne Dicke said.
Season subscribers will be able to book tickets for all 12 shows, or pic, and choose a combination of any four, six or eight shows.
"It's putting it in the hands of the patron to get to pick what they believe is the right fit for them," Dicke said. 'We used to (allow patrons) to pick different numbers of shows, and I'm happy to bring that back, but we're also bringing into that equation packaging a series we think will appeal to certain groups."
Two of those series were unveiled Wednesday evening.
One is the Home Grown Series, a set of three performances from local and Saskatchewan-based artists. The series kicks off with Heidi Munro and the Real Groovy Band, on Jan. 26, continues with Larry Krause and his Founders of Canadiana show on Feb. 8 and concludes with Donny Parenteau's Colours of the Sash celebration of Métis culture.
Bringing those local acts into the season series is an important part of celebrating local talent, Dicke said.
"I so often say we are the last to recognize talent in our own city," she said.
"It's about keeping people here. It's also about exposing the opportunity to people who wonder, 'could I do that?' These people are being recognized outside of our centre, so we should be recognizing them."
For his show, Krause is bringing a bunch of local musicians and celebrating the music and stories of classic Canadian artists who have come before, such as Gordon Lightfoot and Stompin' Tom Connors.
Colours of the Sash will feature Parenteau as a performer, as well as an "astounding lineup" of Métis artist and up-and-comers, Dicke said, adding that the homegrown series is "crucial to building our arts community.
"Also, it's appealing I think to a group of people that are maybe not felt as represented here."
Another local act will help kick off the Rawlinson Centre's other new series.
The Cabaret Series, not included as a part of the regular season series, will see groups and audience members sharing the same space. The house will be closed, and the entire evening will take place on the Rawlinson Centre stage.
The first rock cabaret show will see Rymestone performing on March 2. The Johnny McCuaig Band, which combines rock music with a set of bagpipes, will round out the air of shows on April 18.
"You're up close and personal with the artist," Dicke said. "It's a very intimate experience."
Dicke said other acts, such as the classical concerts and the Arrogant Worms show, hearken back to what the Rawlinson Centre has done in the past, and are a sign of things to come.
The classical shows will "attract a clientele that just wants to come in and really enjoy the acoustics of our space," Dicke said.
"We have an incredible acoustical space. We're very lucky. It's built for that." She said those types of acts used to be performed a lot in Prince Albert years ago, but have since fallen by the wayside.
The Arrogant Worms, she said, is a concert that should appeal to families, something Dicke wants to do more of.
"We're trying to offer more family-oriented shows in the future," she said.
"(The Arrogant Worms) are a really defining Canadian comic troupe that captures an era …. And is just geared to families."
Wednesday's announcement also marks the end of the half-year seasons. In May 2019, the centre will announce the first preview night for a full-year series. Booking the entire span of September to May or June in one go is what other theatres do, Dicke explained, which makes attracting acts easier. She's currently working on putting that year-long program together and expects that announcement to become an annual event.
"It's going to become very exciting because you can plan your whole year. You can see what's coming, and it's a chance to be in the know ahead of time," she said.
She mentioned some plans for the 2019-20 season, including more themed series that attract certain groups of audience members, as well as an expansion of the cabaret-style show into the folk and jazz genres.
More details about the upcoming shows, as well as tickets, are available at earc.ca/events, or by visiting the E.A. Rawlinson Centre box office.
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Features, History February 26, 2020 <March 3, 2020
A Lake Geneva Princess
By Sarah T. Lahey | Photos: "Mary Curzon" by Nigel Nicolson
For generations Lake Geneva has had its share of famous residents and visitors. And for many summers it was the childhood home of Mary Leiter — a Chicago heiress who would become the Vicereine of India.
THE STORY OF LEVI Z. LEITER
Mary was the daughter of Levi Z. Leiter, a retail tycoon and Chicago millionaire. Levi got his start as a clerk in a dry goods store and met none other than a young Marshal Field. The two soon became friends and planned their future together. Field was a traveling salesman and Leiter was a bookkeeper: the combination was perfect.
By 1867, they established Field, Leiter & Co. The store was an immediate success and flourished until the Chicago Fire. Field and Leiter lost $2.5 million in goods but managed to re-open the store 18 months later. Leiter also had the business savvy to purchase real estate immediately after the fire, obtaining land at a bargain price.
During these years of entrepreneurship, Levi Leiter married a young schoolteacher named Mary Carver. She gave birth to their first child, Joseph, in 1868, and Mary followed in 1870. They would go on to have two more daughters — and a life filled with wealth and privilege.
Geneva Lake was deeply important to Levi Leiter. It offered an escape from retail life and a place to spend private time with his family. He brought the family up as early as 1877 and eventually chose a plot of land directly adjacent to the Sturges, the "founding family" of Lake Geneva. Leiter was proud to build one of the first grand mansions on the lake.
A HOME IN LAKE GENEVA
When Mary was 10 years old, Leiter started to build a summer "cottage" on Geneva Lake. Linden Lodge was completed in 1880 and it included 37 main rooms, 19 fireplaces, a first-floor ballroom, multiple wine cellars, an astronomical observatory and an authentic Dutch windmill reaching six stories high. While the house was still under construction, a local reporter wrote: "It will be in every detail the grandest home in the state."
Only a year after settling at Linden Lodge, however, Leiter split with Marshall Field. Rising tensions had divided the men for years, and differing personalities finally ended the partnership. Leiter was forced to sell his shares of the business (due to some maneuvering by Field) and the store became simply Marshall Field & Co.
As it turns out, Leiter had a backup plan. For years, he invested personal money in stocks, mining and real estate — all of which earned him a small fortune. He owned hundreds of acres of farmland in Lake Geneva and significant land in downtown Chicago. As Nigel Nicholson notes in his biography of Leiter's daughter, Mary: "Leiter was able to devote his remaining 23 years to travel and the acquisition of art," while Field was chained to the store.
MARY'S CHILDHOOD
After the split with Field, Mrs. Leiter insisted the family move to Washington, D.C., where elite society — and eligible husbands — awaited the girls. Leiter agreed to the move on one condition: they would keep Linden Lodge. The family continued to make the trek to Wisconsin most summers, although Mrs. Leiter preferred Newport, Rhode Island. It is unclear precisely when young Mary stopped going to Lake Geneva, but she visited as late as 1893 — at age 23.
In Washington, young Mary Leiter took the social scene by storm. She quickly became friends with Frances Cleveland, the wife of Grover Cleveland, president of the United States. Mary and Frances were the same age, inseparable and both new to politics. Mary helped Frances plan White House luncheons and state dinners. Her mother, a shameless social climber, could not have been happier.
But Mary was not always the dutiful daughter. She studied dancing, singing and art — as any lady should do — but she also took an interest in "masculine" subjects. Levi Leiter paid for Mary to spend a summer studying history, arithmetic and chemistry with a professor from Columbia University. He was not content to raise a debutante daughter, and Mary was not content to be one.
Mrs. Leiter insisted on numerous trips to Europe to introduce the girls to society. During one trip to London in 1890, Mary met George Curzon, heir to the Barony of Scarsdale. She saw him several weeks later and was completely in love. George remained non-committal, although it is unclear why. He was 11 years Mary's senior, and his family's estate was in severe debt. A young heiress like Mary was a lucky catch.
George paid little attention to finances, though. He was a politician, scholar and geographer. Mary found him absolutely fascinating.
AMERICAN DOLLAR PRINCESS
Two years after meeting George, Mary saw him again in Paris. They had an on-and-off courtship, but at last, the two became secretly engaged. However, the wedding would not occur for another two years after George returned from a geographical exploration of Afghanistan.
The couple was wed within days of George's return to London, and Mary became an "American Dollar Princess," a nickname for wealthy American heiresses who married into the British aristocracy. All signs pointed towards love, however. Their letters, which multiplied throughout the years, suggest a deep affection between the two.
Living in a new city, across the Atlantic from her family, Mary found London an unwelcoming place. George worked up to 18 hours a day: attending Parliament, reading, corresponding and rarely sleeping. Mary was alone most of the time. She wrote to her mother, "I never knew how much I loved you all until I had to be separated from you."
Mary rallied with the birth of her first child, Irene, in 1896, along with another daughter in 1898. George kept busy with a political campaign for secretary of state at the foreign office.
In 1898, the couple received the surprise announcement that Queen Victoria had appointed George as the Viceroy of India. Make no mistake: George had lobbied for this position, but no one as young as he had ever been appointed. George and Mary were thrilled — and terrified. This was a five-year appointment, and they would soon move to India with a baby and toddler.
ADVENTURES IN INDIA
When Mary arrived in Calcutta, the center of British rule in India, their escort included a squadron of cavalry, a company of infantry and 120 bodyguards. Mary's life soon revolved around state dinners, public appearances and very hot weather.
Mary became a favorite among the Indian people as the result of her boldness. She was the first white woman to visit the Khyber Pass, an extremely remote area where few Europeans dared to go. She likewise traveled to many provinces under George's control, including Burma, Bangalore, Mandalay and Hyderabad.
Mary did have moments of indulgence, however. For the state ball of the Delhi Durbar (the Court of Delhi) in 1902, she had House of Worth in Paris design an extravagant gown known as her "peacock dress." It was made of gold cloth and embroidered with hundreds of peacock feathers.
When royal duties afforded some free time, Mary worked diligently on a range of social causes. She pressured George to create a forest reserve for the endangered rhinoceros and spoke on behalf of India's poor and homeless.
At the prompting of Queen Victoria, Mary also supported female doctors. According to religious tradition, most Indian women would not allow themselves to be touched by a male doctor. Mary established "Victoria Scholarships" for young females in medical school, raising more than 50,000 British pounds for the cause. To this day, there is a Lady Curzon Hospital in Bangalore, named in Mary's honor.
By the end of George's five-year term as Viceroy, Mary was pregnant with their third child and ready to come home. The plan was to return to England, and from there Mary would go to America. Without consulting Mary, however, George extended his Viceroyalty for another two years. She tried to dissuade him, but George was intent. So, in January 1904, Mary returned to England without him.
The year began with the joyful birth of her daughter, Alexandra, but ended in her father's passing. Mary could not attend the funeral and was devastated. She once wrote to her father from India: "My life here is lived with you ever before me as an example, an example of conscientiousness, integrity, firmness and reserve." With Levi's death, a great star faded from her life.
George arrived back in England shortly. The year, unfortunately, seemed to have no end of bad news. That summer, Mary suffered a miscarriage and subsequent infection. By September 1904, George was planning her funeral.
And then, to everyone's surprise, Mary made a miraculous recovery. George wept, and then made his way speedily back to India. The Viceroyalty had to be continued. Several months later, an extremely weak Mary managed to follow him.
TO INDIA AND BACK
Mary did feel better in the warmer climate of India. George, however, did not fare so well. His second term as Viceroy was plagued with political intrigue and backstabbing from members of his own cabinet. Within less than a year, George was forced to resign his post.
Mary rejoiced at this change of plans. She planned a three-month stay for the family in the south of France. No one knew that several months later she would be dead.
It might have been the drafty English country house. It might have been a medical complication from the infection she suffered only a year earlier. It might have been the stress of traveling to India and back within a period of several months. Regardless, Mary died — quite suddenly — of a heart attack in London on July 18, 1906. She was 36 years old, and the mother of three young children.
THE LEITER LEGACY
After Mary's death, George Curzon retired from political life and became chancellor of Oxford University. He eventually remarried and raised the girls on a country estate.
It wasn't until 1923 that the Leiters sold Linden Lodge. By that time, Mary's mother had passed away, and Linden Lodge belonged to Mary's three siblings. According to Lake Geneva historian Paul Jenkins who published "Book of Lake Geneva" in 1922, Linden Lodge had been occupied by Mr. Seymour Morris "for the last 15 years."
This makes sense given that Levi Leiter died in 1904, and he was by far the most attached to Linden Lodge. With Mary's passing in 1906, one wonders if the family simply felt it too painful to spend time in Lake Geneva. Mary's mother was firmly settled in Washington, D.C. and Mary's sisters were both married and living in England. Joe, Mary's older brother, was the only one who still spent time in Chicago.
It is a testament to the family's overall attachment to Lake Geneva, however, that it took them so long to sell. The estate remained intact 13 more years, until it was destroyed entirely in 1939 to make way for the Lake Geneva Manor Association. In 2017, the association held a celebration called "Leiter Days" to celebrate the history of this iconic section of the lake. Levi Leiter and his regal daughter would have been proud.
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Well with all the various permutations of Yes and Yes members doing the rounds(Yes, Circa,YOSO, Anderson and Wakeman) I was wondering if the Anderson Wakeman Rabin collaboration that has been rumoured for ages now will finally be announced soon. The reason I am asking is because I have to say I am very excited by the potential contained in this particular trio.
Here at Gonzo we have worked with a great many of the members of Yes and have worked on a great many Yes and Yes related releases. In fact we are currently working on another Yes Archive release at the moment but it is early days yet so no more about that except to say it is going to be a release the Yesfans want.
Anyway as I said I am hoping that Jon Anderson Rick Wakeman and Trevor Rabin do decide to make an album together and also possibly tour. I know for a fact that Rick has long wanted to work with Trevor and hat Jon works well with Rick and also Trevor . So what is stopping them from getting on and doing something. Imagine the set list for a tour from these guys!
Well maybe we will hear soon whether that will be he case I have to say that despite being a bit of a Grumpy Old Man myself these days the thought of these three guys getting together really does excite me and at my age that really is saying something!
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Labels: ABWH, Jon Anderson, Rick Wakeman, Trevor Rabin, Yes
ABWH Live In Birmingham
Well having put the Expanded Edition of the debut Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe album to bed I can now turn my attention to the forthcoming Live album. Recorded in Birmingham during the one and only UK tour fom ABWH the live album is a fantastic show and different from the other live ABWH album An Evening Of Yes Music Plus.
The main difference being that Tony Levin is back in the line up following his hospitalisation and the removal of his appendix. Happily by the time the band made it to the UK he was back in tandem with Bill Bruford as an ace rhythm section powring the band through the material from the ABWH debut and also Yes Classics.
For those who are wondering there will also be a visual element to this release and I can also tell you that this footage has never been seen before anywhere so you can discount the ABWH rehearsal footage from just before the tour that has appeared on bootleg DVDs and Youtube.
This footage will form part of a limited edition and once the standard edition of the album is released the video will be gone so you are advised to keep a heads up on this one as I would hate you to miss this as the footage is fascinating!
For those of you interested in hearing a preview of the album you will find three live tracks from this release as bonus tracks on the aforemntioned self titled ABWH Expanded Edition
Labels: Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, Live In Birmingham, Tony Levin, Yes
Rick Wakeman Archive release!!
Rick Wakeman will be embarking on a series of live dates throughout March and April under the heading "A Very Intimate Evening With Rick Wakeman"
While he is on tour Rick has agreed to record a specila podcast that will be used to promote a very special archive release coming out later in the year. The podcast should be around 90 minutes in length and will certainly be of interest to the massive fan base Rick commands.
Further information regarding the specifics of the release will be forthcoming shortly I can tell you however that every Rick Wakeman fan will definitely want this release.
More news Soon....Watch this space!
Labels: Aderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, Rick Wakeman, Yes
STICK IT!!!!!
Far from being some a retort to someone who has hacked you off it is the title of a 2CD spoken word set from Mountain Drummer Corky Laing. Of course everyone knows that Mountain are one of the biggest bands in the world and for a while in the seventies Mountain's guitarist Leslie West was also one of the biggest guitarists in the world. (He is also one of the Best!)
Both Leslie and Corky still lead Mountain out n5regularly on tour across the world to a still large and dedicated audience.
Having interviewed Corky and Leslie a number of times it has to be said that both men have an inbcredible way with words and tell incredible stories.
Corky Laing has taken things a step further however an recorded a series of monolgues and Vigtnettes covering his life and career in Mountain.,Click on the link and you will be taken to Youtube and be able to listen to Corky telling you about his involvement with the Woodstock Festival and how he joined Mountain.
Did you also know that depsite never playing at Woodstock(He joined Mountain shortly after they played there) he receicved a Gold Disc. How Come I hear you say?
Well he overdubbed the cymbals on the Ten years After performance of Going Home as the recording suffered a techniocal hitch and as it was a hioghhlight it needed to be in the film and on the soundtrack album so Corky obliged and as the album was such a success he received a Gold Disc. Strange but true!
Check out the clip of Corky talking about Woodstock here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNRuHSzed9I
Buy Corky laing Stick It Directly from the Gonzo Website
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Labels: Corky Laing, Leslie West, Mountain, Woodstock
More Yes Related Stuff Coming Soon!!!
Well seeing as the Union package has gone down so well we are now working on some other Yes related releases. The first down the tube will be the expanded Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe album with the original album remastered and an extra disc full of bonus tracks. The package will be limited at first and come in a fabulous digi pack. An ordinary release in a standard jewel case will follow.
We are also working on a fantastic live album from the British leg of the Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe tour. The double CD is Live in Birmingham and this also will be a limited edition with a visual element. Once the limited editions have gone the release will revert to the standard double CD without the visual element
Finally a very secret project is on the table. all we can say is that it will be Yes and also from a popular phase of their long and successful career!!!
Watch this space!!!!
Labels: ABWH, CD, DVD, Limited, Yes
Comming soon the all new Gonzomultimedia Blog site


Please post your 2004 Mystichrome Cobra info to be listed in the Registry.
813, David Spearman, Anderson, S.C., Coupe.
Purchased the car Jan. 30th, 2004 from D&D Ford in Greer, S.C. Only thing to say is "Great Car!" Receive alot of compliments whenever I'm out on the town cruising around. Awesome paint and worth every bit of the price.
Something is not right because they only made 1010 models in the Mystichrome color.
FYI.........My Mystichrome build number is 392 of the 1010 Mystichrome Cobras.
........My Cobra build number is1086 of 3768.
Ron Serafine, Escondido, CA, U.S.A. Coupe.
#256 of 1010, #1010 of 3768.
2nd owner of this Terminator. Bought it with 10,539 mi. on its clock on 05/05/06.
Has K & N, Bassani Stainless Steel pipes, privacy tint on 3 sides.
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I'm way overdue for a travel-related post - hope you can forgive me while I've been conducting dissertation research in Qatar!
- My research trip this far tipped me into United Platinum status - happy for no fees to book award travel, no cancel fees, and more mileage accrual for every flight.
- There are fantastic cross-country fares right now on United and American (found as I was kayaking the river of fares) for the first two weekends in November - jump on these while they're hot!


A recent survey of more than 100 IoT executives found that many of them face issues when it comes to scalability, implementation, connectivity and security of IoT deployments, pointing to potential opportunities for solution providers.
If there's one thing that's for sure, it's that the Internet of Things is here to stay. With Microsoft recently committing $5 billion to invest in IoT initiatives and a McKinsey study from last year pointing to strong growth potential in enterprise IoT, there are plenty of opportunities for solution providers to get into the space.
The organizers of IoT World, a conference in Santa Clara, Calif., happening next month, recently surveyed more than 100 IoT executives about their companies' initiatives and found that many of them face challenges when it comes to scalability, implementation, connectivity and security. Some are even considering whether blockchain, the decentralized ledger technology that powers the cryptocurrency Bitcoin, could solve challenges with security and efficiency.
The issues faced by these executives point to potential opportunities for solution providers to provide products and services that address issues with IoT system implementation and scalability. The surveyed companies represent leaders across several industries, including retail, supply chain and logistics, oil and gas, construction, agriculture, telecom, healthcare, governments and financial services.
In the following slides, we look at the biggest IoT issues that are top of mind for these executives.


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Abbotsford residents looking at 2% tax increase
City scales back 2020 spending plans and projects in wake of COVID-19
Abbotsford residents are looking at one of the smallest tax increase in recent years, as city hall pushes back or defers previously planned projects.
The city's financial staff told council last week that next year's budget draft budget includes a 2.05 per cent tax revenue increase. Of that, about one-quarter will be slated specifically to replace existing infrastructure over the coming years.
Mayor Henry Braun said the decision was made in light of the challenges being faced by businesses and residents.
"We have pared down where we can," he said.
The 2.05 per cent increase will amount to an average of about $75 more in taxes for the owner of a typical Abbotsford home. But the precise amount of one's tax bill largely depends on whether a property's assessment increases in value more or less than the citywide average. The 2.05 per cent increase relates to the total amount of additional tax revenue the city will collect from property owners.
The city entered last year with a significant cushion, with recent budgets socking tens of millions of dollars into reserves to be used to replace and improve infrastructure across Abbotsford.
In April, the city scaled back this year's tax hike in light of the emerging pandemic. And it made a similar move this year by dialing back on the amount it plans to spend on new projects in 2020.
Some of those decisions were made to limit tax pressures. Other plans, Braun said, were deferred to ease the pressure on staff.
"I don't want to burn our staff out either," he said. "In light of COVID, we've taken too much stuff on."
The new infrastructure levy formalizes an ongoing theme from Braun since he took office six years ago. The levy amounts to a 0.5 per cent tax increase this year and will raise an extra $7000,000. Braun said council had discussed such a levy in the past, and warned it may not stay at its current level.
"When the economy is ticking, you can probably see that infrastructure increase to 1 per cent, maybe 1.5 per cent."
The city's focus on long-term planning in recent years has laid out more than $1 billion worth of infrastructure spending that will be needed over the coming decades. Much of that is on top of the need to keep up $1.4 billion worth of existing roads, sewers, water pipes and other critical infrastructure.
"We have to put money away to replace that stuff when it begins to wear down," Braun said.
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The Macrobiotic approach helps to cultivate an awareness of the natural order of life. Viewing our life journey as an intuitive adventure, Macrobiotic principles are a practical way to take charge of your own health, enhancing your lifestyle at home and at work.
Yang: fundamental energy of the universe. Yang refers to the relative tendency of contraction, centripetality, density, heat, light and other qualities. Yang energy predominates in small compact grains such as rice, millet and buckwheat; in root vegetables, and in sea salt, miso and soy sauce as seasonings.
Yin: the other fundamental energy of the universe, refers to the relative tendency of expansion, growth, centrifugality, diffusion, cold, darkness, and other qualities. Yin energy predominates in large whole cereal grains such as corn or oats, in nuts, fruits, and most leafy vegetables and liquids.
A well known Japanese scholar, George Ohsawa, brought Macrobiotics to North America from Japan in the 1950′s. His two primary students, Michio Kushi and Herman Aihara, lecture widely in the West, are authors of many books, and with their wives have established Macrobiotic centres for training and treatment in the U.S. Don has studied extensively with Michio and Herman.


Ligovksoi's new EP with remixes by Peder Mannerfelt, Abdulla Rashim, Polar Inertia and HBT. The duo Ligovskoi, between Bruxelles and Paris, has come up with five new pieces, bringing their craft to a whole new level. Their condensed and moving soundscapes are now heightened by narrative compositions and constructions. (Cross and Lethe for instance, will drag you down several routes...) Their hybrid sound-design and detuned, infra-thin arpeggios now also integrate free improvisations and breathtaking, melodramatic moments. (take a shot at Aures for example) Enjoy.


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