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Take Over Festival is a partnership between Heart of Glass and St Helens Libraries that sees six weeks of art, culture and pop-up performances ignite the streets and spaces of St Helens.
No location is off limits as artists are invited to showcase new and engaging work in libraries, shops, labour clubs and public spaces, with St Helens 150's edition of the festival examining the idea of identity.
Social realism is the term used for work produced by painters, printmakers, photographers, writers and filmmakers that aims to draw attention to the everyday conditions of the working class and to voice the authors' critique of the social structures behind these conditions.
The films are as follows:
Nightcleaners - 20th September 2018, 7pm
Created by members of the Berwick Street Film Collective, 'Nightcleaners' is a documentary film about the campaign to unionise the women who cleaned office blocks at night and who were being victimised and underpaid by their employers. (90 minutes)
Bata-ville - 4th October 2018, 7pm
'Bata-ville: We are not afraid of the future' is a bittersweet record of an English coach trip to the origins of the Bata shoe empire - the Moravian town of Zlin. The film will be introduced by its writers and directors, Karen Guthrie and Nina Pope. (93 minutes)
The Rank & File - 18th October, 7pm
Based on the Pilkington Glass strike that took place in St Helens in 1970, this film by lauded British director Ken Loach uses a documentary approach to cover a wildcat strike among rank and file union members. (71 minutes)
Tickets for individual films are £4, £3 (St Helens Library Card Holders, £2 (concessions), or £8/£6/£4 for all three films. Book tickets online at www.culturalhubs.eventbrite.co.uk or call into any library in St Helens.
For more information on the Take Over Festival programme, including appearances from St Helens 'son' Frank Cottrell Boyce and actress Maxine Peake and a performance of the award-winning 'salt' by Selina Thompson, visit www.heartofglass.org.uk.
Cultural Hubs, the nationally-renowned arts-in-libraries programme, is delivered by St Helens Council's Library Service which is an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation.
Heart of Glass is an agency for collaborative and social arts practice based in St Helens, Merseyside. Made possible by an initial investment of £1.5 million from Arts Council England through the Creative People and Places programme. Heart of Glass is made with, of and for St Helens. Its programme is rooted in collaborative practice and embodies the principle of partnership.
Heart of Glass' core values, philosophy and approach as a project are founded on co-production with the community and the active participation of the collaborator, non-artist, audience and viewer in the creation of great art. People, both individually and within communities of place or interest, are central to both their thinking and practice.


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From time to time online courses will be offered, allowing participants from around the world to engage in online classes, seminars and workshops.
For information on courses currently available at any time see the FAITHFUTURES eLearning [1] site. Information on enrolment, including any charges that may apply, will be available on that page if not already provided here.
SPRT Surveying Progressive Religious Thought - May/June 2006
- No charge for members of FaithFutures Foundation
- US$40.00 for other participants - Online Payments [2]
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Are you interested in facilitating an online course through the Faithfutures Moodle site?
If so, please contact Greg Jenks by email [4]
Further information,[5] including demonstration pages and links to user information for students and teachers, is available from the Moodle organisation web site.

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Volvo announced that its 2013-MY X60 is the first luxury SUV to earn an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's (IIHS) Top Safety Pick+ recognition level. To earn the new Top Safety Pick+ recognition, a vehicle must pass the IIHS' new small front overlap crash test in addition to IIHS' existing group of tests.
In addition, a vehicle must earn a rating of "good" for occupant protection in four out of five of IIHS' tests and an "acceptable" rating in the fifth test in order to earn Top Safety Pick+.
The automaker said the 2013 Volvo X60 and S60 earned IIHS' highest rating of "good" in the organization's tests.
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Hub members Have many expertise, covering most of the fields in bioinformatics and biostatistics. You'll find below a non-exhaustive list of these expertise
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Emna ACHOURI
Emna has joined the C3BI in 2016 and worked actively in the IGDA platform doing research and education. Now, she is also part of the Viral Populations and Pathogenesis Unit (PVP).
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Thomas BIGOT
I joined the C3BI Hub in 2016 after a curriculum widely dedicated to Bioinformatics studies, and more precisely to Phylogeny and Evolution, topics of my PhD thesis. At Institut Pasteur, I am involved in projects dealing with sequences homology : alignments, hmm profiles, making homologous family databases, kmers signatures. I am also a developer (Python / C++) with a solid interest in optimization as well as in developing usable tools for final user such as automated pipeline for metagenomics sequence analysis. I'm currently embedded in Marc Eloit's team (80% of my work time). My main task in this team is to develop strategies to identify, in their metagenomics samples, new pathogens, or new combination pathogen / symptoms. The rest of my time, I manage small projects and participate to the Hub life. I am currently experimenting with functional programming (for now, using Python) and its applicability to bioinformatics issues.
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Our goal is to have a bioinformatic tool that performs the 2 x 2 comparison of matrices of numbers in matrix batches. Each matrix corresponds to the use of gene fragments (V or J) to create a re-arran
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The American was an American automobile, built in Plainfield, New Jersey, manufactured from 1917 to 1924. The company also used names American Balanced Six or American Six, "Balanced" referred to its chassis, not the engine. It was an assembled car, one of many built in its time, and it used components from several manufacturers like Borg & Beck for clutch, Warner transmission, Stromberg carburetor and Rutenber engines.
The company was never large; its peak production was 1400 vehicles built in 1920. In that same year a powerful 58 hp Herschell-Spillman six-cylinder engine replaced old 45 hp Rutenber six. American was commonly advertised as a 'Smile Car' because the company believed their cars offered trouble-free miles for their owners. In 1923 the company became associated with the Bessemer Truck Corporation; that October, the company became Amalgamated Motors, incorporating Northway and Winther as well. Before spring of 1924 American car was out of production. The total number of cars produced was about 6000 cars.
As of December 2, 2015, the United States has a total resident population of 322,267,564, making it the third most populous country in the world. It is very urbanized, with 81% residing in cities and suburbs as of 2014 (the worldwide urban rate is 54%).California and Texas are the most populous states, as the mean center of U.S. population has consistently shifted westward and southward.New York City is the most populous city in the United States.
The total fertility rate in the United States estimated for 2014 is 1.86 children per woman, which is below the replacement fertility rate of approximately 2.1. Compared to other Western countries, in 2012, U.S. fertility rate was lower than that of France (2.01),Australia (1.93) and the United Kingdom (1.92). However, U.S. population growth is among the highest in industrialized countries, because the differences in fertility rates are less than the differences in immigration levels, which are higher in the U.S. The United States Census Bureau shows a population increase of 0.75% for the twelve-month period ending in July 2012. Though high by industrialized country standards, this is below the world average annual rate of 1.1%.
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Port wine (also known as Vinho do Porto, Portuguese pronunciation: [ˌviɲuduˈpoɾtu], Porto, and usually simply port) is a Portuguese fortified wine produced exclusively in the Douro Valley in the northern provinces of Portugal. It is typically a sweet, red wine, often served as a dessert wine, though it also comes in dry, semi-dry, and white varieties. Fortified wines in the style of port are also produced outside Portugal, most notably in Australia, France, South Africa, Canada, India, Argentina, and the United States. Under European Union Protected Designation of Origin guidelines, only the product from Portugal may be labelled as port or Porto. In the United States, wines labelled "port" may come from anywhere in the world, while the names "Dão", "Oporto", "Porto", and "Vinho do Porto" have been recognised as foreign, non-generic names for wines originating in Portugal.
Port is produced from grapes grown and processed in the demarcated Douro region. The wine produced is then fortified by the addition of a neutral grape spirit known as aguardente in order to stop the fermentation, leaving residual sugar in the wine, and to boost the alcohol content. The fortification spirit is sometimes referred to as brandy but it bears little resemblance to commercial brandies. The wine is then stored and aged, often in barrels stored in a cave (pronounced kahv and meaning "cellar" in Portuguese) as is the case in Vila Nova de Gaia, before being bottled. The wine received its name, "port", in the later half of the 17th century from the seaport city of Porto at the mouth of the Douro River, where much of the product was brought to market or for export to other countries in Europe. The Douro valley where port wine is produced was defined and established as a protected region, or appellation in 1756, making it the third oldest, after Chianti (1716) and Tokaj (1730).


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Must see robots & drones:
Meet the Hovis Eco Plus: an educational robot with 20 HerkuleX DRS-0101 smart servo motors and head LEDs. It is powered by an Atmega 128 micro-controller and has a 3000 mAh battery. The robot comes with various sensors and offers ZigBee support.
The above video gives you an idea what this robot looks like.
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"If your eye is generous, your whole being is full of light!" Jesus
There are two species of Clearwing Moth commonly seen in Maine…the Hummingbird Clearwing and the Snowberry Clearwing. This one is, I think, the Hummingbird Clearwing. Both of them might be mistaken for tiny hummingbirds as they hover around flowers feeding with their long proboscis, but they do have, as the name suggests, transparent wings. Unlike most other moths, they are mostly active in daylight. Still, they are small, fast moving, and not all that common. I can count the times I have seen them in Maine on the fingers of one hand. This is only the third one I have managed to photograph. The fact that it is on the Saco Heath and feeding on a nice stand of Sheep's Laurel, one of our more beautiful flowing bushes here in Southern Maine, only adds to the blessing.
And I am triply blessed in that I got to see and photograph the Clearwing with a friend. Though I met and know him mostly through Facebook, my friend Stef lives an hour and a half west of me. He is the kind of friend who makes an effort…several times over the past few years he has driven up to spend the day exploring my favorite local spots for photoprowls. I generally take him out to eat since he does make the effort…drives, pays for the gas, etc. He also joined my group on the Point and Shoot Nature Photographer adventure in Costa Rica last December. He is politically active on the local scene, so over lunch and in the car between walks, we generally discus the state of the nation and the future of the world. Friends like that, who make the effort, are as rare as Hummingbird Clearwing Moths, and just as special.
We have never discussed religion (or more accurately, to my mind, faith) but there is a sense in which I am certain Stef and I share the same spirit. It is, of course, part of my creed…part of what I believe, based on my experience of life and God and everything…that we all share the same spirit…that we are all equally children of the loving creator, alive with the spirit that some of us identify with Jesus. It is part of seeing with the generous eye…a gift and a responsibility of faith. I have to make the most effort to remember that when discussing politics in today's world, (some of those people, honestly!) but I don't have to work hard at remembering it with Stef. It is a clear as a Clearwinged Moth in the Sheep Laurel on Saco Heath.
What can I be but deeply thankful? Happy Sunday! (And this goes for my few other friends who make the effort too…you know who you are!)
While visiting Saco Heath last week with my friend Stef, we were treated to this Tiger Swallowtail feeding on the Sheep Laurel next to the Atlantic Cedar grove at the end of the boardwalk. I am still not sure how to distinguish Canada from Eastern, though the Colby College butterfly list has Eastern only as a "Rare Stray" in Maine. The safe bet then is Canada Tiger Swallowtail. The real zone of overlap seems to be in Northern Massachusetts…which is not so far south of us as the crow flies. 🙂 Sony RX10iv at 600mm optical and 2x Clear Image Zoom for 1200mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Polarr.


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When we first spent quality time in Tucson in 2013, we kept hearing about how wonderful the Rincon West campground was. After a cursory visit, we decided to give it a try in 2014 and at that time it was the
nicest winter campground
we had ever enjoyed. We loved the activities, our fellow campers were our kind of people, and Tucson had many cultural events that got us to leave the comfortable campground bubble. When we contemplated returning again the following year, it was just so far from home. The drive out here had been challenging after the holidays and doing it again was not appealing.
And so we went to Florida and discovered The Great Outdoors in Titusville and the rest is history. Someone else is enjoying the site we bought there this winter, but we will be back. Because the motor home was waiting for us in Las Vegas, the drive here was easy. And now we are comparing TGO to RCW.
At RCW we are doing parking lot camping. The sites are neat with concrete pads and picnic tables, but we could almost join hands with our neighbors if we both stuck our hands out the window at the same time. At TGO we have the illusion of living in wildlife, surrounded by jungly vegetation. The public areas at RCW are green and lush with flowers. But the rest looks like the desert, which is where we are after all. At RCW we are parking in the "no pet" area; at TGO we were driven mad by barking dogs on both sides of our site. We are looking forward to the Monday bike rides here. Tucson has many off-road bike paths and the campground leadership plans a different route every week which gets us out the see the city. TGO is big and bike friendly, but it was dangerous to leave the campground and ride out on the highway. RCW is on the edge of a city big enough to offer any amenity we need - many grocery stores, cinemas, theaters. Ken lost a filling and we had our choice of twenty dentists within five miles of RCW in our dental plan. Titusville took a real hit when NASA trimmed its sails. As a one industry town, it nearly died and is working its way back to viability now that launches are occurring regularly once again. But grocery shopping is limited. Most movies we want to see are over thirty minutes away. Costco, Best Buy - drive an hour to Orlando. Tucson is not a huge city, so most things we do are require a short drive. We can play tennis, pickle ball, swim at either park. Golf is very conveniently on site at TGO, but not at RCW. TGO has two restaurants on the property; here we have to leave to escape my cooking or self cater from food trucks which are here nearly every day. Last time we were here I tried out the lapidary classes and made some pieces that are of wearable quality. TGO does not offer jewelry making. RCW has an immense model railroading area. This doesn't float our boat, but it's fun to watch the men who built it run the trains through multiple neighborhoods and recapture their childhoods. Until this year camping in AZ was significantly more economically than in FL, but this year, especially for the month of February, staying here's gotten close to FL fees.
We feel fortunate to have found two wonderful places to camp when we want to escape the winter. But we're always still looking....
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Unappetizing "Insatiable" difficult to digest with negative themes
October 2, 2018
The new Netflix original series "Insatiable" has met mixed criticism regarding the show's tasteless message and shaky storyline. Released on Aug. 10, the story follows Patty Bladell, played by Debby Ryan, as an overweight, cliché high school nerd who loses 70 pounds after a homeless man breaks her jaw. Her unexpected weight loss catapults her into popularity, which she uses to seek revenge on her peers by manipulating them with her newfound physical beauty. Before the show's release, the trailer sparked backlash from viewers and even generated a petition on Change.org with over 234,000 signatures to revoke it from Netflix, due to concerns about its toxicity regarding diet culture and objectification of women's bodies.
The message behind "Insatiable" promotes body shaming and implies there are positive outcomes from eating disorders. After Bladell dramatically loses weight, she is instantly seen as desirable by her male peers. Her new physical beauty leads her to good fortune and new opportunities. However, the creator of the show, Laura Gussis, insists that the show is highlighting the issue of teen bullying and insecurity with satirical intentions.
"This show is a cautionary tale about how damaging it can be to believe the outsides are more important—to judge without going deeper. Please give the show a chance," Gussis said on Twitter.
Although the creators may have had intentions of irony, any such attempt is masked by content such as offensive body shaming comments and degrading humor. The toxicity presented by the show has no place in the eyes of impressionable young girls.
Frankly, the show is chaotic and confusing. With an unorganized storyline and unnecessarily dramatic events, the show is difficult to follow. In the first 20 minutes of the pilot, the viewer is strung along for a lawsuit with a homeless man, multiple incidents regarding molestation and statutory rape, beauty pageants, attempted arson and charity events for anal cancer. As the episodes progress, the plot grows increasingly bland; the show compensates with radical twists as a way to shock the audience into entertainment. For example, in episodes seven and eight, Bladell learns that she absorbed her twin in the womb, which she believes is the source of her demonic behavior. At the same time, Bladell's lawyer, love interest and beauty pageant coach has an affair with his male enemy. The soap opera-esque drama at times attributes to the appeal of the show. With its shocking unpredictability, the plot can be compared to a car accident you cannot look away from.
Riddled with cringey southern accents, the show tries to compensate for poor acting with constant voice-overs. The dialogue is confusing and sporadic, so regular narration is a must in order to convey the events that are unfolding. In the pilot, narration takes up the first two minutes and 11 seconds of the episode, a poor substitute for actually developing the background and introducing characters. Although it is overused, at times the narration fosters a sense of situational irony, giving the viewer more information than is known to the characters.
The show's humor could be appealing to some audiences, but the overlying problems are far greater than the positives. The plot lacks a strong base, leading the writers to resort to shock humor. Themes including intimate relationships with minors, high school angst and beast-to-beauty transformations are overused and lack entertainment value. The connotations of "Insatiable" are unavoidable, despite the creators' intentions, and are reasonable cause to skip this show when browsing through Netflix releases.
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Historical Fiction
October 2018
Eagle & Crane
Louis Thorn and Haruto "Harry" Yamada -- the Eagle and the Crane -- are the star attractions of Earl Shaw's Flying Circus, a daredevil (and not exactly legal) flying act that traverses Depression-era California. The young men have a complicated relationship, thanks to the Thorn family's belief that the Yamadas -- Japanese immigrants -- stole land that should have stayed in the Thorn family.
When Louis and Harry become aerial stuntmen, performing death-defying tricks high above audiences, they're both drawn to Shaw's smart and appealing stepdaughter, Ava Brooks. When the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor and one of Shaw's planes mysteriously crashes and two charred bodies are discovered in it, authorities conclude that the victims were Harry and his father, Kenichi, who had escaped from a Japanese internment camp they had been sent to by the federal government. To the local sheriff, the situation is open and shut. But to the lone FBI agent assigned to the case, the details don't add up.
Thus begins an investigation into what really happened to cause the plane crash, who was in the plane when it fell from the sky, and why no one involved seems willing to tell the truth. By turns an absorbing mystery and a fascinating exploration of race, family and loyalty, Eagle and Crane is that rare novel that tells a gripping story as it explores a terrible era of American history.
Confessions of the Fox
Until now. Reeling from heartbreak, a scholar named Dr. Voth discovers a long-lost manuscript—a gender-defying exposé of Jack and Bess's adventures. Is Confessions of the Fox an authentic autobiography or a hoax? As Dr. Voth is drawn deeper into Jack and Bess's tale of underworld resistance and gender transformation, it becomes clear that their fates are intertwined—and only a miracle will save them all.
Writing with the narrative mastery of Sarah Waters and the playful imagination of Nabokov, Jordy Rosenberg is an audacious storyteller of extraordinary talent.
Floating City
Frankie Hanesaka isn't afraid of a little hard work. An industrious boy, if haunted by the mysterious figures of his mother's past in Japan, he grows up in a floating house in the harbour of Port Alberni, BC. With all the Japanese bachelors passing through town to work in the logging camps and lumber mills, maybe he could build a hotel on the water, too. Make a few dollars. But then the war comes, and Frankie finds himself in a mountain internment camp, his small dreams of success dashed by the great tides of history.
After the war, Frankie tries his luck in Toronto, where possibility awaits in the form of a patron who teaches him how to turn effort into money, and a starry-eyed architect who teaches Frankie something harder to come by: the ability to dream big. Buckminster Fuller's role as Frankie's outsized spiritual mentor is one of just many real-life touchstones and extraordinary points of colour in this fairytale-like story about family, ambition and the costs of turning our backs on history and home.
The Judge Hunter
Fed up with his needy relative, Pepys offers Balty a job in the New World. He is to track down two missing judges who were responsible for the execution of the last king, Charles I. When Balty's ship arrives in Boston, he finds a strange country filled with fundamentalist Puritans, saintly Quakers, warring tribes of Indians, and rogues of every stripe. Helped by a man named Huncks, an agent of the Crown with a mysterious past, Balty travels colonial America in search of the missing judges. Meanwhile, on the other side of the Atlantic, Samuel Pepys prepares for a war with the Dutch that fears England has no chance of winning.
Christopher Buckley's enchanting new novel spins adventure, comedy, political intrigue, and romance against a historical backdrop with real-life characters like Charles II, John Winthrop, and Peter Stuyvesant. Buckley's wit is as sharp as ever as he takes readers to seventeenth-century London and New England. We visit the bawdy court of Charles II, Boston under the strict Puritan rule, and New Amsterdam back when Manhattan was a half-wild outpost on the edge of an unmapped continent. The Judge Hunter is a smart and swiftly plotted novel that transports readers to a new world.
1356: France stands alert to danger. The English army, victorious at the battle of Crécy and led by the Black Prince, is invading and the French are hunting them down. The bloodiest battles of the Hundred Years War are yet to be fought.
Thomas of Hookton, an English archer, becomes trapped with his outnumbered army. And here, near the town of Poitiers, an extraordinary confrontation will ignite one of the greatest battles of all time.


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Do you remember me mentioning how photographing dragonflies can be "an exercise in frustration" while sharing a cameraphone photo of one sitting very still? I have finally got round to finishing off my set from our visit to Knightshayes Court (a National Trust property in Devon) in early September, which was the day I was referring too. Out of countless attempts I have selected five images to keep but they all rely more on color, tone and overall effect more than really revealing the details of the subject insects.
I still have quite a backlog of photos to publish from earlier this year. I must get round to this because, having images pending inhibits me from taking new shots; in turn, that makes me less likely to take my camera out and more likely that I'll miss the opportunity to make the best of chances like I had later in September when I only had my cameraphone rather than my DSLR set up.


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On April 1, six Cal MediConnect plans in Los Angeles and Orange County began testing interventions aimed at reducing avoidable hospitalizations and other adverse events for nursing facility residents. Each plan first identified a cause or potential cause of high hospitalization rates and then devised a quality improvement strategy to address the issue. The plans will use the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) model to determine the effectiveness of their interventions and make changes to them as appropriate.
The pilot projects are summarized here, and more information will be shared as the results of their work is analyzed.
- CareMore
CareMore identified that the lack of coordinated follow-up after a beneficiary is discharged from a hospital to a nursing facility can cause higher rates of avoidable hospitalizations. In order to improve follow-up, CareMore will utilize nurse practitioners and case managers to improve care coordination by doing the following within 72 hours of hospital discharge: 1) conduct a post hospitalization visit; 2) complete medication reconciliation and review of systems; and 3) develop and implement a care plan with the beneficiary.
- Health Net
Health Net identified 10 Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) with higher rates of avoidable hospitalizations. To reduce the rate of avoidable hospitalizations in these facilities, Health Net will perform a monthly review of unnecessary emergency department utilization and in-patient admissions for conditions that could be otherwise treated through ambulatory care. This claims and encounter data is being shared with nursing facility clinical teams to identify trends as well as opportunities for quality improvement, including preventing avoidable transitions to acute care hospitals.
- Care1st
Care1st is testing whether advance directives can decrease the rate of avoidable hospitalizations, which is currently 23% for long-term care residents recently released from hospitalization. Advance directives may be able to keep beneficiaries who would prefer palliative care out of the hospital by offering other care options if their health condition worsens.
Care1st's intervention will focus on offering all beneficiaries residing in long term care facilities (LTCF) an advance directive. The beneficiary will receive education about the advance directive from a trained social worker. To evaluate the success of the intervention, Care1st will evaluate the number of LTCF members that prepared an advance directive and assess the admission and readmission rates corresponding to the period being measured.
- CalOptima
Over the last 2 years, CalOptima has met with over 30 facilities to establish relationships and lay the groundwork for launching approaches to Treatment in Place (TIP), as a part of their comprehensive program to address the needs of members residing in nursing facilities. CalOptima plans to work with nursing staff to provide TIP services through education and training of staff at those facilities with the highest volume of CalOptima members and/or highest number of potentially avoidable hospitalizations.
Currently, CalOptima is in the process of "studying" (from the PDSA model) the findings from our meetings with the facilities and identifying the necessary resources to effectively implement the comprehensive LTC program. In addition, CalOptima staff have continued with regularly scheduled monthly visits to Long Term Care facilities and internal committees have been updating educational materials for facility staff training. Additional organizational efforts have focused on identifying the necessary components to support a more comprehensive approach to long-term care, specifically around avoidable admissions and more effective "treatment in place" services.
- L.A. Care
L.A. Care is running a series of meetings with two participating provider groups (PPGs) to identify and promote best practices to reduce avoidable ER and hospital admissions for nursing facility members. The two provider groups were selected because they are among the PPGs with the largest long-term care membership. Together, the plan and providers are working to facilitate early identification of indicators that may signal the need for clinical evaluation and potentially for treatment. The plan is to provide intervention tools to the facilities and groups (for example, the "Stop and Watch" early warning tool) so both clinical and non-clinical staff, as well as family members, can alert the appropriate individual of a potential change in clinical status. The plan is working with the groups to collect data to establish a baseline and track the impact of the interventions on avoidable ER and hospital admissions. L.A. Care is currently developing a communication strategy for the facilities as baseline rates are calculated.
- Molina
Molina identified a low rate of pneumonia (IPD) vaccines (PCV-13) as a potential cause for avoidable hospitalizations. Based on hospitalization data, 41% of hospitalizations were directly associated with IPD-related diagnoses. As of February 2017, only 14% of the target population (50 Medi-Cal beneficiaries residing in select LA NFs) have received the vaccine. Molina's goal is to increase that to 50% by December 31, 2017.
To address this issue, Molina will educate primary care providers, nursing facilities, and beneficiaries on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations and proper administration of the PCV-13. They will track vaccine administration through quarterly medical record review, using the following categories: offered-given, offered-refused, not offered.


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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler and other Committee chairmen Monday evening after a 9-hour impeachment hearing.
According to the Washington Post, the Judiciary Committee will likely vote on two articles of impeachment later this week.
According to sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity to WaPo, one article of impeachment will be on 'abuse of power' and the other on 'obstruction of Congress.'
Source: House Dems to Draft Two Articles of Impeachment Against Trump – Abuse of Power and Obstruction of Congress


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STRICKEN former Rangers midfielder Fernando Ricksen feared he was going to die after being admitted to hospital, his biographer has revealed.
The 42-year-old, who is battling Motor Neurone Disease, fell ill after a meet and greet night with fans at Ibrox on October 6.
He was rushed to hospital with chest pains but his condition was not thought to be life-threatening.
However, two weeks later, the former Holland international - who uses an electronic voicebox, similar to the device famously used by the late Sir Stephen Hawking, to communicate - was left close to death when a nurse accidentally removed his computer before lying him flat on his back after confusing him with another patient.
Ricksen's condition has left him unable to perform many basic functions and his lack of strength in his neck and chest means he must sleep in a upright position.
He was left stranded for two hours before a second nurse found him and raised the alarm, though he places no blame or ill-feeling on anyone involved in the accident.
His biographer Vincent de Vries revealed the former Gers favourite - who won two Scottish league titles at Ibrox, two Scottish Cups and three League Cup winners medals during his six year stay - feared he would not survive.
"He thought he was about to die," De Vries said.
"A nurse came in but got him confused with another patient. She said to him, 'Hey Peter, you don't need your computer. It's better to sleep now,' then she put the computer away.
"But for Fernando, the computer is so important. It's allows him to communicate and he can also use it to raise an alarm if he needs some help. He has it by his side 24 hours a day but without it he could not tell anyone he was struggling.
"Because she had confused him, she also lay him down flat in his bed. But that is impossible for him as he has such problems breathing now.
"Fernando has to sleep sitting up and his lungs are being emptied three times a day.
"The nurse then said, 'Okay, Peter, it's time to go to sleep'. She switched off the lights and then left the room. But Fernando now could not say anything or even move.
"He was so frightened because he could not scream for help or get to his computer.
"He was there for two terrible hours and was having so many problems breathing he feared he was going to die.
"Thankfully, another nurse came to check him and realised Fernando should not be lying flat.
"The doctors were still busy with him for a couple of hours because he was almost dead - but they did save him."
Ricksen now hopes to return to his home in Valencia once he is strong enough to make the seven-hour journey back to Spain.
"Fernando is not angry," said De Vries. "He is very happy with how they are treating him in the hospital. These things can happen - but I'm sure it won't happen again.
"Fernando is still confident. He still thinks he can fly back to Spain. The only problem is when."


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- The Lord preserved David wherever he went
- David reigned over all Israel
- David administered judgement and justice to all his people
When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezar, the king of Zobah, he sent his son Joram to greet David and bless him. David had fought against the same king who had been at war with Toi and defeated him.
David accepted the articles Joram brought him–silver, gold and bronze and dedicated them–along with the silver and gold he had dedicated from all the nations he had subdued–to the Lord. David did not keep these things for himself but dedicated them to the Lord who preserved him wherever he went. It was the Lord who had given him victory over the Philistines, Moabites, the king of Zobah, the Syrians who came to help Hadadzer, king of Zobah, the Ammonites and the Amalekites. The Edomites became David's servants.
Like David, let us give God what He deserves. We give Him our best because He preserves us and gives us victory over our enemies, battles, etc. "It is good to give thanks to the LORD, And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High" (Psalm 92:1).


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Over the past few years, the UAE has been in a constant state of transformation. Factors such as climate change and resource scarcity have catalysed the country to adopt a forward-looking approach.
These outside influences combined with a growing population, increased urbanisation and industrialisation, and the push for economic diversification has brought about a unique set of opportunities – and challenges.
One of these challenges has been the rising demand for energy to power the country's economic ambitions, that has translated to a need to look beyond fossil fuels. Oil dependency has declined in the UAE from 90 percent in 1980, to below 60 percent by 2005. While this is a commendable fact, there is now an urgent need for clean sources of energy to bridge the gap between supply and demand.
Similarly, the UAE also has one of the highest per capita waste generation rates in the world; the average person in the UAE generates around 2.7 kg of waste every day. As the number of people living in major cities grows, waste production is only expected to increase.
UAE Vision 2021
The UAE Vision 2021 has laid out a roadmap for addressing both these challenges – but with the deadline for the national agenda fast approaching, the time has come to assess how we can best stay on track with, and even possibly exceed, the targets set forth.
As an entity whose purpose is to provide the UAE with a blueprint for a sustainable quality of life, the issues of energy and waste have been important areas of concern for Bee'ah. Driven by our zero-waste agenda, and as part of our commitment to exploring new technologies, we partnered with Masdar three years ago and formed Emirates Waste to Energy Company to find a solution.
Waste-to-Energy is a growing trend, which has been especially successful in Europe, thanks to its adequacy in ensuring energy diversification and environmental protection, while using a commercially viable source. As the name suggests, the process involves generating power from processing waste to produce fuel.
Not only does such technology align with the UAE Vision 2021 Agenda of achieving 75 percent diversion of waste from landfill but also meeting 27 percent of our energy needs from clean sources – ticking two boxes at the same time.
First of a kind
The Sharjah Waste-to-Energy plant (pictured below), which is the first of its kind in the UAE, and built in collaboration between Bee'ah and Masdar, will be the first step in deploying and setting a standard for this source of power in the region. The facility will incinerate around 300,000 tonnes of waste per year, diverting it away from landfills and will generate 30MW of clean energy, powering over 28,000 homes, and expanding the UAE's renewable energy portfolio.
Waste-to-energy also has additional advantages through mitigating environmental impact. The advanced technology used at the plant will be one of the first of its kind in the region , and as result, the plant will be displacing almost 450,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions and saving 45 million m3 of natural gas, annually.
While Bee'ah has been successfully diverting 76 percent of recyclable waste away from Sharjah landfills, waste-to-energy offers an effective solution to eradicating up to 96 percent of non-recyclable waste – taking us one-step closer to making Sharjah a zero-waste city by 2021.
As the first of its kind in the region; the plant is an ambitious project. However, we strongly believe that with an integrated strategy in place, which starts from proper collection and segregation of waste streams; to processing, treatment and recovery of recyclable materials, and generating energy from non-recyclable waste using waste-to-energy facilities, we can bring the UAE that much closer to meeting its ambitious yet commendable targets.
By Khaled Al Huraimel
* Khaled Al Huraimel is the Group CEO of Bee'ah
* Khaled Al Huraimel is the Group CEO of Bee'ah


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Statistics and Its Interface
Volume 7 (2014)
Number 4
Special Issue on Modern Bayesian Statistics (Part I)
Guest Editor: Ming-Hui Chen (University of Connecticut)
Hierarchical dynamic models for multivariate times series of counts
Pages: 559 – 570
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4310/SII.2014.v7.n4.a11
In several application areas, we see the need for accurate statistical modeling of multivariate time series of counts as a function of relevant covariates. In ecology, count responses on species abundance are observed over several time periods at several locations, and the covariates that influence the abundance may be location-specific and/or time-varying. This paper describes a Bayesian framework for estimation and prediction by assuming a multivariate Poisson sampling distribution for the count responses and by fitting a hierarchical dynamic model. Our modeling incorporates the temporal dependence as well as dependence between the components of the response vector.
Bayesian modeling, ecology, gastropod abundance, nonlinear state space model
Published 23 December 2014


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MIAMI – They came armed with totes, trash bags, empty strollers and collapsible nylon wagons. They came with wish lists and whispers of their "unicorns," whose Latin names sounded like incantations: adansonii, patriciae, obliqua. Some of them traveled by airplane to get here. Others, in moving trucks. Because one does not walk into the 42nd Annual International Aroid Society Show and Sale simply to browse.
Aroids (it sort of rhymes with "steroids") are a family of tropical plants that have surged in popularity in recent years and inspired a revival of the freewheeling 1970s jungle aesthetic. The monstera, whose perforated deliciosa leaves adorn smartphone cases and statement wallpaper, is an aroid. So are philodendrons, anthuriums and tetraspermas — plants prized not for fussy flowers, but for dramatic, lush foliage.
"With orchids, you have to be patient for it to flower," said Anat Scham, 25, an animator who lives in Washington, D.C., and sold botanical illustrations at the show. "Whereas with foliage, it's instant gratification."
Several years ago, the Aroid Society, like some of its rarest specimens, appeared to be dwindling. The hobby had an arcane, almost Victorian dustiness to it, akin to collecting stamps or coins.
But in the past two or three years, said Alex Bello, 33, president of the International Aroid Society and chairman of the event, attendance has spiked from around 500 people in a weekend to a few thousand. "It has been exorbitant, the amount of people we've been getting," he said. "We've been pummeled."
When Bello opened the door of the Garden House at Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden on the first morning of the sale, attendees heaved into the room shoulder-to-shoulder. After the frenzy of buying and selling, I found Micah Garner, 32, posted up in line clutching two handfuls of plants and waiting for his girlfriend, Alessia Resta, 27, whose Instagram account, @apartmentbotanist, has nearly 40,000 followers. The couple live in New York and share their 700-square-foot apartment on the Upper West Side with around 200 plants. They brought an extra suitcase to carry home all the new ones.
Resta found the plant at the top of her list, a $110 Philodendron luxurians "Choco." "Right now it's a little bit of an ugly stump, but one day, it's going to be beautiful," she said.
Another aroid type that has become a bona fide object of obsession for this new generation of collectors is the eminently photogenic variegated monstera, whose leaves are marbled with painterly splashes of white. At the show, one vendor from Ecuador sold individual cuttings for $200 apiece. A large, potted version sold for $650.
But that's nothing compared with the madness and mythos that swirls around the Monstera obliqua. "When you're talking about how the Aroid Society's changed, obliqua is probably the best example," said Mick Mittermeier, 27, the aroid curator at Fairchild. Obliqua (in Latin, "lopsided") is tiny, typically no taller than about 6 inches, with lacelike foliage that almost appears to be more negative space than organic matter. A decade ago, a collector sold its cuttings at the show for $8 apiece, Mittermeier said. Now, a plant might go for a thousand bucks or more. "Last month," he added, "Enid sold one on eBay for $3,700." (It was $2,700, but still.)
Houseplant queen
Enid Offolter, 49, isn't a botanist. She doesn't operate a wholesale nursery. She has a tough time explaining to the uninitiated what it is, exactly, that she does now. (Before this, she sold vitamins.) The simplest explanation is that Offolter sources, propagates and sells some of the most sought-after specimens of the tropical plant collecting world. She's become a bit of a plant celebrity in the process.
Born and raised in southern Florida, Offolter taught herself propagation through trial and error, and a few trustworthy books. Typically, she buys individual segments of plants (cuttings) from international importers, then carefully cultivates them until they've established root systems and leaves. This process can take one month or six, she said, depending on the species of plant, the condition in which it arrives ("Sometimes I just get a box of goo"), and the season. A cutting acquired in May might be ready in a month, while the same plant started in October might not be viable until the following spring. "They're a lot slower once the days slow down," Offolter said.
She has run Natural Selections Exotics Tropicals, or NSE Tropicals, since 2000 from her home, on an otherwise typical residential street in a Fort Lauderdale suburb. Behind the tall wooden security fence in Offolter's driveway hides an acre that is thrumming with life. There are so many plants that it's almost impossible to focus on one at a time, like looking at a pointillist painting in 1 million shimmering hues of green.
Offolter loves propagation; it feels like magic to her. If it's magic, it's a practical kind: Business is booming, and no one appears to be more surprised by this than she. "I feel like I was busy raising my son, then I looked up and all this was going on," said Offolter. "I never realized this would go so far."
When Offolter started NSE Tropicals, she mostly supplied botanical gardens and specialty landscapers. Now, her customers are almost all young people. Many of Offolter's high-ticket specimens go to Portland, Seattle and New York. And they go fast, she said, often minutes after she posts about them on Instagram.
"I certainly don't advertise anymore," she said. "All I have to do is say I have the plant, and people just go nuts."
Aroids make up the vast majority of Offolter's business, largely because she has a soft spot for weird. Their oddities abound: the protruding "unicorn horn" of a flower's spadex, the snakeskin-like petioles of a particular anthurium, the vicious fish hooks along a cyrtosperma johnstonii. Then, there's the melodrama of their foliage. "Flowers are a dime a dozen," Offolter said, gazing at the curtain of philodendron tumbling from the wall of her shade house. "But I mean ... just look at these leaves."
While Offolter lists most of her plants on NSE Tropicals' website, she often turns the rarer stuff over to bidders on eBay (in part because she feels guilty for asking the sky-high prices they now frequently fetch). Recently, she auctioned off a variegated monstera adansonii and set the opening bid at $19. It sold for $2,700.
Few of Offolter's plants have evoked quite the level of excitement that the variegated monstera has. It's how I first learned about her — in a message board thread about how to find the increasingly scarce plants, where "Enid" and "NSE" were passed around like whispered passwords at a speakeasy.
Pitfalls of plant parenthood
Countless articles have sought to unspool millennial motivations for loving plants: They're a replacement for children, a respite from urban cityscapes, a totem of climate anxiety, a life preserver to which one can cling in uncertain times, a kind of self-care. Versions of all of these sentiments were echoed at the aroid show.
"It puts me in a really good head space," said Chelsea Grace, 32, who owns a Seattle plant shop called Cultivate Propagate. "And," she added, "as dorky as it sounds, when things put out a new leaf, it feels really constructive."
There's also the unavoidable underbelly of any consumer bubble: hubris and hoarding, grifts and theft. There are shady sellers shilling questionable "seeds" online, rabid collectors swiping cuttings from botanical gardens and poachers ripping rare specimens out of their habitats without permits.
"Instagram has spawned a lot of people who are influencing people's buying decisions on plants, so those plants become more scarce, and all of a sudden everyone needs one, then five, then 10, then a hundred," said Trevor Bradshaw, 31, who works at a garden center in Nashville. "It's crazy that you can convince someone to buy a living thing, like it's a luxury item." (Bradshaw said that he recently apprehended someone stealing variegated monstera cuttings from his store after they posted about the theft on Instagram.)
Of the thousands in Offolter's collection, there is one indisputable crown jewel, one she says she'll never cut up and sell: spiritus sancti, a philodendron whose name, at least in these circles, is usually uttered with a kind of hushed reverence. In the wild, Philodendron spiritus sancti is nearing total extinction; Offolter said that the plants that still grow in its native Brazil probably number in the single digits. The plant's long, slender leaves are cloven at the top and tapered at the tip, like an exaggerated cartoon heart. What it lacks in Insta-optimized splashiness, it makes up for in understated beauty — not to mention its scarcity, which is why collectors will pay upward of $1,400 for one.
Offolter estimates that in the two decades she's been in business, she's sold maybe 20 or 30 spiritus sancti cuttings. One recent evening, she received four consecutive e-mail inquiries from people hunting for it.
Plant mania is complicated, though. The spiritus sancti is a species on the brink of disappearing from nature entirely. While stockpiling it inside one's Brooklyn apartment isn't exactly the most generous interpretation of "conservation," it is, at the very least, keeping it on the planet.
And, in the long run, a growing appreciation for plants might inspire more people to want to understand them, and not just as decorative objects. "It's living things," Offolter said. "It's not puppies, but it's still living things."


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Pure Fishing takeover moves step closer
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Newell Rubbermaid has cleared another hurdle in its acquisition of the owner of the world's biggest fishing tackle manufacturer.
It has persuaded more than 90% of the bondholders in the Jarden Corporation, which owns Pure Fishing, to accept an offer to exchange their notes for debt to be issued by the combined company.
Jarden agreed to be acquired by Newell Rubbermaid in December last year in a merger that will create a company with $15 billion in sales.
The acquisition includes Jarden's Outdoor Solutions segment, which with Pure Fishing and other speciality sporting brands generated $2.74 billion in sales in 2014.
Newell Rubbermaid expects to close the exchange offer on April 14th.


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This is one of the most sophisticated rumor going around in the country since the beginning of 2017: a blood River in Douala. In fact, on August 17, 2017, the unknown author of the rumor gave specific details online.
"The place, Yassa as it is known, located behind the Alexor hotel, has shown signs of the divine presence in Cameroon, meaning that God loves our country. At first, the people living around the Alexor hotel thought the phenomenon was due to a chemical spill spurred by heavy rains. But not at all!", the source claims.
"Traditional and religious authorities who first arrived on the site were bold enough to take a sample of the mysterious red liquid. They all concluded that it was blood. Asked if it was human blood, a chief responded: my daughter, vampirism is at night. This is our ancestors expressing their anger at the fact that they are no more honored as they should before any construction works such as in the case of the Japoma stadium. They are threatening to shed blood," the author of the rumor added. Only issue is that the photo attached to the statement, a lie that is, is that of a blood river that flooded the streets of Dhaka (capital of Bangladesh) on September 15, 2016.
According to French broadcasting station LCI which had released an article regarding the flood at the time, the streets were filled with a thick blood river as a result of the numerous animal sacrifices during the Eid al-Adha feast. "Dhaka's authorities had tried to prepare for the event setting aside about 1000 specific zones for the sacrifices, having insured that blood would be washed away there, in a city with close to 7 million residents. Despite these precautions, many have made sacrifices in the streets, thus causing the blood river," LCI reported. It therefore did not happen in Cameroon, but in Bangladesh.


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Vol. 74/No. 22 June 7, 2010
North Korea, also known as the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK), denied the charges. Seoul has refused the DPRKs repeated requests to send a delegation to the South to see the supposed evidence pointing to a North Korean military attack.
A senior DPRK official warned that if South Korean forces invade territorial waters of North Korea, the DPRK will put into force practical military measures to defend its waters, reported the Korea Central News Agency.
South Korean president Lee Myung-bak declared the Cheonan incident a violation of the 1953 armistice that ended the fighting between North Korea on one side, and South Korea and UN troops on the other. That war was a defeat for Washington as it sought to overthrow the revolution carried out by workers and peasants that overturned capitalist property relations in the North. The U.S. government, aided by its South Korean capitalist allies, has never ceased its military threats against North Korea since. It maintains 28,000 troops in South Korea.
In addition to the immediate economic and military actions, Lee banned North Korean commercial ships from entering South Korean waters. He also announced a resumption of psychological warfare broadcasts from across the border and announced that South Korean and U.S. troops will soon hold military exercises.
The president said he would ask the UN Security Council to enact new sanctions against the North. Earlier, Defense Minister Kim Tae-young reported that Seoul and Washington were discussing a new military alert level for North Korea, from 3 to 2. Level 1 was used during the Korean War.
U.S. president Barack Obama instructed his military commanders to work with Seoul to ensure readiness and deter aggression. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the White House was considering restoring North Korea to the State Department list of state sponsors of terrorism.
The provocative character of the U.S.---South Korean threats was demonstrated May 15, when South Korean forces fired on two North Korean patrol boats they claimed had entered South Korean waters. The North Koreans did not return the fire and left the area.
After the Cheonan blew up at the end of March, voices in the South Korean and U.S. governments accused North Korea right away. However, no evidence was put forward until May 20, when Seoul announced that its investigation had shown that Pyongyang was to blame. It charged the North Koreans sent two submarines into South Korean waters to attack the warship. The key evidence was a piece of metal, said to be from a torpedo, that supposedly had North Korean markings.
An article in the online Asia Times by North Korean Kim Myong Choi pointed out, The disaster took place precisely in the waters where what the Pentagon has called one of the worlds largest simulated exercises was under way . It involved scores of shiny, ultra-modern US and South Korean warships equipped with the latest technology, including torpedoes. He questions how North Korean submarines could enter the waters, elude all the U.S. and South Korean ships, fire a torpedo at the Cheonan, and escape.
Some South Korean media have also raised questions about the official story. The Korea Times noted that shortly after the Cheonan sank, both U.S. and South Korean military authorities insisted there had been no sign of North Korean vessels in the West Sea where the explosion took place. The paper also asked why there was several months rust on the metal part and why the supposed North Korean markings were handwritten.
The serial number on the part is not how the North numbers items since it dates back to Japanese colonial times, Chosun Ilbo reported former government minister Chung Se-hyun had said. Some skeptics have also said the 130-ton Yono class submarine fingered by investigators is incapable of firing a mid-sized torpedo, the daily reported
The DPRK Foreign Ministry issued a statement May 21 saying, It is the intention of the present U.S. administration to suffocate the DPRK politically and economically by internationalizing the sanctions against the latter. The U.S. charges, it added, reminds one of a thief crying Stop the thief!
The foreign ministry further noted that the incident is being used to scuttle talks between North Korea, Washington, Beijing, Tokyo, South Korea, and Russia over North Koreas nuclear program. The cutoff of trade by South Korea, which amounts to 14.5 percent of North Koreas foreign trade, will be a serious blow to working people in the North. North Korean shipping costs will also be higher if forced to detour around South Korean waters.
Clinton flew to Beijing to urge the Chinese government to renew sanctions against North Korea. China is North Koreas main trading partner and hosted North Korean premier Kim Jong-il earlier this month. Last year Beijing joined Washington and other imperialist powers in adopting a UN Security Council resolution for more sanctions against North Korea after it test-fired a missile.
Japanese prime minister Yukio Hatoyama called for passing a law allowing Tokyo to inspect ships traveling to and from North Korea.
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By LAMECH JOHNSON
Tribune Staff Reporter
A POLICEMAN and three others were before Chief Magistrate Joyanne Ferguson-Pratt yesterday facing charges of firearms and ammunition possession.
However, 29-year-old Constable Narado Rolle and his co-accused were granted $10,000 bail pending their trial after the police prosecutor for court no 9 raised no objection to bail.
Rolle, Melanie Lowe, 23, Ricardo Deveaux, 36, and Eduard Edmond, 40, all pleaded not guilty to the charges they faced – possession of an unlicensed firearm and possession of ammunition on Sunday, January 26.
The accused are alleged to have had a black Luger 9mm pistol and three live rounds of 9mm ammunition.
On the early morning in question, police received reports of gunshots being fired in the Baillou Hill Road area. Arriving at a local bar south of Dillet Street, officers conducted a search of the bar for firearms and uncovered a handgun with a quantity of ammunition.
Person occupying the bar when police arrived were arrested.
Inspector Clifford Daxon, the police prosecutor, did not object to bail and the magistrate granted each defendant a $10,000 bond with two suretors with twice-a-week reporting conditions.
The accused return before her court on March 4.
Owen Wells represented Rolle in yesterday's proceedings.
Ian Cargill appeared for Lowe and Deveaux while Wellington Orlando represented Edmond.
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Amber Archive
The Amber Archive is an in-progress project—a genetic ark or "deep archive" of our planet's bio-genetic wealth.
Each created amber nodule contains a fragment of a species threatened by humankind's transformation of Earth's ecosystems, preserving a single species's DNA for millennia to come.
Fur, scale, leaf, bone, feather, insect wing—each carries a genetic code which might be used by scientists at the appropriate time—in some far future when habitats and resources are available for de-extinction of potentially lost species.
The Archive is a biodiversity time capsule for a world generations hence, and a potent reminder to us today of what we stand to lose in the Sixth Extinction.
The San Diego Institute for Conservation Research's cryobank, known as the "Frozen Zoo," aims at a similar goal, though through far more high tech means—reliant on deep freezers and large amounts of electricity. Were a climate event, epidemic or major conflict to disrupt the electrical grid for a long period of time, these DNA samples would be irrevocably lost.
The Amber Archive seeks a more analog and more ancient method of preservation—one that could survive the potential collapse of Western Civilization and carry these genetic treasures into the far future where there may be a culture willing to, once again, make space on our planet for these marvelous others.


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Vehicle Comparisons:
Nissan Rogue vs Mazda CX 5
If you're on the hunt for a crossover SUV that gives you all the power and efficiency you'd want in a sedan but also the space you'd expect from a full-size SUV, you're in the right place! The 2018 Nissan Rogue and the 2018 Mazda CX-5, two of the most highly sought-after crossovers on the market, offer both of these things and much more.
Shoppers in East Providence, Cranston, and Pawtucket can learn more about how these two vehicles stack up against each other in this Nissan Rogue vs. Mazda CX-5 comparison put together by our team at Stateline Nissan. Let's get started by looking under the hoods!
Rogue vs CX-5: Performance Specifications
The 2018 Nissan Rogue is powered by a 2.5L 4-cylinder engine. This engine pairs with a standard Xtronic CVT® (Continuously Variable Transmission), which is designed to cycle through an unlimited amount of gear ratios to ensure to perfect amount of power in every circumstance. Thanks to this smart transmission, the Rogue delivers an efficient EPA-estimated 33 highway/26 city MPG.1
The 2018 Mazda CX-5, on the other hand, is powered by a nearly identical 2.5L 4-cylinder engine. While you'll get roughly the same amount of power output, the CX-5's lack of CVT results in a drop in efficiency compared to the Rogue. The CX-5 will give you just an EPA-estimated 31 highway/25 city MPG.
Nissan Rogue vs Mazda CX-5: Interior
As an SUV, the 2018 Nissan Rogue sports some serious interior space for both passengers and cargo. In the front two seats, you'll have 43 inches of legroom and 41.6 inches of headroom, while the rear seats offer 55.9 inches of shoulder room. This model also provides you with an incredible 39.3 cubic feet of cargo space with all five seats in use.
You'll be able to customize your space and expand it as you please with the Rogue's available Class-Exclusive EZ FLEX® Seating System and Class-Exclusive Divide-n-Hide® Cargo System. With these features, you can utilize every inch of the Rogue's 70 cubic feet of maximum cargo space.
As for the 2018 Mazda CX-5, you won't have nearly as much space for both passengers and cargo. This model gives you just 41 inches of front legroom and 59.6 cubic feet of total cargo space even with the rear seats folded down. You also won't have the help of smart cargo systems like the Rogue offers.
Rogue vs CX-5: Driver Assistive Technology
Both the 2018 Nissan Rogue and the 2018 Mazda CX-5 are equipped with a variety of safety features and offer advanced driver assistive features.
In the Rogue, you can opt for Nissan Intelligent Mobility™ technology, which bundles several smart features. In the CX-5, you'll have the option to upgrade to the i-ACTIVSENSE® Package. Both of these advanced safety bundles bring together features like Lane Departure Warning, Blind Spot Warning, Rear Cross Traffic Alert, and Intelligent Cruise Control.
One feature you'll get with the Rogue that the CX-5 doesn't offer, though, is an Intelligent Around View® Monitor. This feature in the Rogue gives you a 360-degree bird's eye view of your vehicle's surroundings right on your infotainment screen.
2018 Nissan Rogue vs 2018 Mazda CX-5: Which One?
While the 2018 Mazda CX-5 has a few exciting features, it's clear that the 2018 Nissan Rogue comes out on top in every category. Now, it's time for shoppers in East Providence, Cranston, and Pawtucket to get behind the wheel and experience the Rogue for themselves.
Give us a call at Stateline Nissan today for more information and to schedule your test drive!
Keep comparing. See how the Nissan Rogue stacks up to the Honda CR-V in this car comparison.
1 Fuel economy based on 2018 EPA fuel economy estimates for 2018 Rogue® FWD. 2018 fuel economy of 26 city MPG or 33 highway MPG or 29 combined MPG estimate. Actual mileage may vary with driving conditions – use for comparison only.


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Environmental Policy academics launch report on the Failure of Water Charges in Ireland
Today at UCD, Professor Peter Clinch and Anne Pender launched a report inquiring into why the domestic water charging regime in Ireland failed. Access to safe and reliable drinking water and wastewater services is essential for public health and well-being, but attitudes differ regarding how such services should be funded. In Ireland, the 2014 introduction of a domestic-sector consumption-based charging regime was met with public protests, leading eventually to the suspension of charges in 2016 and a subsequent recommendation by a parliamentary committee that they be abolished. Given that some form of domestic water charges exists in all EU countries and given that charges may still be required to comply with EU legislation, it is important to understand why the domestic-charging policy failed. This report argues that public opposition to domestic water charges was not generated by one single issue and presents five factors that it can be argued were influential.
The report is available here: UCD Report on the Failure of Irish Domestic Water Charges
The press release is available here: UCD press release on water charges


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In honor of what would have been Queen frontman Freddie Mercury's 65th birthday, Google Canada yesterday and today the US version of Google have devoted their entire frontpage to the legendary frontman. So with that said, here are 10 cool things you probably didn't know (or maybe you did) about Queen.
- Lead singer Freddie Mercury was a Parsi born in Zanzibar. Mercury grew up there and in India until his he was around 16 or 17. He has been referred to as "Britain's first Asian rock star"
- Mercury grew up in a family that practice Zoroastrianism. His funeral in 1991 was conducted by a Zoroastrian priest.
- Onstage, Mercury was a flamboyant man but has been reported to be privately a bit of a shy person.
- Queen have sold 32.5 million albums in the United States, about half of which have been sold since Mercury's death in 1991.
- Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody has been forever immortalized in the movie Wayne's World.
- Numerous bands and artists, some of whom are legends themselves, have all cited Queen as influences. Some of these legends include Journey, Nirvana, Guns & Roses, Green Day, and the Killers.
- "Don't Stop Me Now" was featured in the BBC television show Top Gear. In 2005 the song was voted as "The Greatest Driving Song Ever" by its viewers.
- There has been talk of a screenplay being written about Mercury's life. British comedian Sasha Baron Cohen (Borat) is slated to play the famous frontman.
- Mercury had an extremely versatile vocal range that extended from bass low F (F2) to soprano high F (F6).He could belt up to tenor high F (F5).
- Mercury was also a piano player who played on a few of Queen's songs


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The rapid advance of U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in northern Syria, taking advantage of Russian air strikes to seize territory near the Turkish border, has infuriated Ankara and threatened to drive a wedge between NATO allies.
Washington has long seen the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) and its YPG military wing as its best chance in the battle against Islamic State in Syria - to the chagrin of fellow NATO member Turkey, which sees the group as terrorists and fears it will stir up greater unrest among its own Kurdish minority.
Russian bombing has transformed the five-year-old Syrian civil war in recent weeks, turning the momentum decisively in favour of Moscow's ally President Bashar al-Assad.
The Syrian army has come within 25 km (15 miles) of the Turkish border and says it aims to seal it off altogether, closing the main lifeline into rebel territory for years and recapturing Aleppo, Syria's largest city before the war.
Meanwhile, the YPG has exploited the situation, seizing ground from other Syrian opposition groups in the area.
Washington says it does not believe the Kurds are coordinating directly with Moscow. But the YPG's advance may represent a masterstroke by Russia, which could benefit from any discord between NATO allies Turkey and the United States.
"Now this is the YPG's dilemma: Will it continue with America or Russia? The consequences of this strategic choice will influence Syria's future, as well as the ongoing clashes in Turkey," said Metin Gurcan, an independent security analyst and retired Turkish military officer.
Turkey has shelled YPG positions inside Syria for four straight days. Ankara sees the militia as an extension of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which has fought a three-decade insurgency for autonomy in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast.
Turkey also portrays the Kurds as a pawn of Russia. Relations between the former Cold War rivals hit a low last year after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane over Syria.
Turkey now accuses Russia of deliberately targeting civilians in Syria, including hospitals struck this week, in what it calls a "war crime" to depopulate territory ahead of a government advance. Moscow denies this and accuses Turkey of covertly supporting Syrian jihadist militant groups.
The United States, which has supported the Kurdish fighters elsewhere in battle against Islamic State, has called for the YPG to stop actions that would heighten friction in northern Syria. It has also urged Ankara to stop shelling YPG positions.
Washington has seen no evidence that the YPG are cooperating with the Russians, U.S. State Department spokesman Mark Toner said at a briefing this week.
Kurds' advance in Syria divides U.S. and Turkey as Russia bombs
The rapid advance of U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in northern Syria, taking advantage of Russian air strikes to seize territory near the Turkish border, has infuriated Ankara and threatened to drive a wedge between NATO allies.
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