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Transforming Life Science in North Carolina
Transformation - a significant change from one form to a different, more valuable one.
Significant changes, transformations, happen daily in the life sciences augmenting treatments for disease, catalyzing growth and improving our quality of life. Transformation is also what the North Carolina Biotechnology Center does for ideas, for businesses, for professionals and for whole sectors related to life science.
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5 Extreme Winter Sports that Michigan Does Best
We've teamed up with Expedia Viewfinder to spotlight some of the most adventurous winter sports to try in the Great Lake State this season.
Cold weather doesn't bring life in Michigan to a halt. In fact, a whole new array of activities open up during the winter months. Strolling along the chilly beaches of Grand Haven or attending the Motown Winter Blast festival in Detroit can certainly be fun for visitors and locals alike. But those looking for something more rugged, more exhilarating, can push the envelope on adventure.
At Expedia Viewfinder, we love discovering adrenaline-pumping, thrill-inducing activities during our travels, so we joined forces with Pure Michigan to reveal some of the most extreme sports to try in Michigan this winter:
Ice Climbing
When it's too cold to scale a mountain, try a frozen waterfall instead. Ice climbing is one of Michigan's more extreme winter activities, and it's not for the faint of heart. With ice axes, a belay system, and pure grit, climbers methodically ascend these arctic pillars to reach spectacular snowy summits. Over the past few years, the sport has increased in popularity and Michigan is arguably the best location to ice climb in the U.S. In particular, Lake Superior in Munising is a climber's utopia, with hundreds of frozen waterfalls ranging from 20 to 200+ feet in height.
Ready to plan your ice-climbing adventure? Check out our ice climbing page which includes great tips on when and where to go when the ice forms around the Great Lakes state. Remember to pack warm clothes and a helmet!
Ice Luge
On the shores of Lake Michigan, the Muskegon Winter Sports Complex offers ice luge for mere mortals who'd like to pretend to be Olympians. Not to be confused with the bobsled, the ice luge is flat with two steel runners; it's built for riders to recline on their backs and steer with their legs and shoulders. One of only four luge tracks in the U.S., the Sport Complex's track welcomes the general public and provides a rare opportunity to try this velocious sport. The experience is exhilarating as riders hurtle feet-first down the 850-foot track, reaching speeds up to 30 mph (Olympic athletes reach speeds of 80 to 90 mph).
The complex boasts one of three luge tracks in the United States and is operated and designed for introducing beginners to the sport of luge. The complex also has the original "Nordic Nights" lighted x-c ski trail system with 7.5 kilometers of lighted and groomed trails and and additional 8 kilometers of advanced day trails. There are three ice skating rinks catering to hockey, family skating, and a kiddie rink. Snowshoe trails traverse through the dunes on the shore of Lake Michigan. The heated sports lodge is complete with rentals, food service, fireplace warming area.
Ice Diving
One little-known fact about Michigan is that it offers some of the best shipwreck diving in the world. Thousands of sunken ships rest quietly at the bottom of the Great Lakes, some dating back to the 1600s. And it just so happens that the best time of year to view these wrecks is in winter, when the ice coating Lake Michigan acts a sealant against wind, boats, and people who stir up the lakebed. In other words, visibility is best in winter and that's when you'll see formidable ice divers chainsaw their way through the surface to sink into the watery world below. An advanced form of scuba diving, ice diving requires a special suit and equipment (and yes, a dive certification is mandatory). But the gear is well worth the experience of drifting through the water to view an elegant schooner or hulking freighter, eerily peaceful and frozen in time.
While ice diving is one of the more niche winter sports Michigan offers, there's still plenty of destinations that offer a chance to explore life below the surface. Check out Dive Inn Watersports in Port Huron or Huron Scuba in Ann Arbor.
Ice Sailing
Called "wind dancing" by some, ice sailing pairs a wing, kite, or sled with a snowboard, skis, or skates. This adds complexity and speed to some favorite winter sports and makes for an addicting challenge. Ice sailing can be done anywhere there is wind and snow or ice, but Michigan is a paradise due to its many frozen lakes—there's lots of space to play. Ice sailors describe the feeling as energizing and sublime as they harness the wind's power to glide across the ice.
In the Great Lakes State, hiking boots are swapped out for snowmobiles during the winter. With over 6,500 groomed, interconnected trails, Michigan takes its motor-powered adventures seriously. One of only three states that offers such an extensive system of trails, snowmobilers can explore miles and miles of picturesque, exciting terrain. Ideal for an extreme winter group activity, visitors can speed over frozen lakes and through national forests to see sights that are often hidden in warmer months.
Want to learn more about Michigan's incredible snowmobiling terrain? Check out our snowmobiling page for current conditions, places to buy and rent and trails near you.
As the weather cools and the snow falls, Michigan turns into a magnificent playground for the outdoor adventurer. Plan a visit this season to try out (or watch) these extreme winter sports in beautiful Michigan.
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Chuck Gannon probably doesn't need any introduction to those who've been paying attention to Baen publishing over the last five years. In addition to authoring or co-authoring works in the prestigious shared universes of giants such as Larry Niven and Eric Flint, Chuck has embarked upon a very ambitious future history series, in the form of the Terran Republic books, the second of which launched in 2014. I've included links to both Trial by Fire and Fire with Fire further down in the text. Chuck gave a fantastic interview! I hope you enjoy.
Brad: This is the second book in your TALES OF THE TERRAN REPUBLIC future history. Which would seem to put you in good company with Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, Robert A. Heinlein, and other authors who have meticulously constructed human-based interstellar civilizations. What kind of special research did you do for the "ground floor" layout, even before you wrote the books?
Chuck: I suppose the best umbrella statement I can make is that I approached the entire universe using futurist tools, but a science fictional perspective. What I mean by that is: futurists tend to specialize in deductive, projective analyses. This unfortunately produces a whole lot of unimaginative "straight line projections". There are a lot of reasons for that, and it's probably an unavoidable consequence of who pays for "professional" futurist studies and why: the impulses are purely practical, not visionary. Of course, it tends to be the opposite with us hard SF folk; we are not predominantly interested in simply projecting future trends. With us, the energizing imaginative spark is in the classic "What if…?"
For Tales of the Terran Republic and Trial By Fire in particularly, my "what if" was a first contact scenario (and its sequelae) almost exactly one century from now. Over that span of time, there were a number of key watershed events that had significant impacts on shaping the society and technology of that future world. I don't refer to these watershed events much, but there is a 21st century event referred to as the Megadeath (which is not a plague) and another (which is more explicated in the first book of the series, Fire With Fire) referred to as the Doomsday Rock. The former explains why a lot of technology has not moved as far forward as we might expect: there was a decade of treading water. And then, given the second event, a lot of the resurgent development went into aerospace technology—for purely utilitarian reasons. If it sounds like I am being deliberately vague, I am: trying to prevent any spoilers from slipping out, for those who haven't read it yet!
I've been researching, and watching the progression of, relevant scientific, technological, and politico-cultural factors since 1990. In that year, I sat down with the global almanac, the CIA world fact book, critiques thereof, and crafted a whole bunch of spreadsheets to project economic growth, funding/acquisition targets, budgetary allocation guesstimates based on historic (event-informed) trends. I did decade by decade summaries, projected out 100 years into the future. So far, the real world hasn't thrown me any distorting curve balls (but then again, I elected to minimize big changes until after 2040, which actually seemed a reasonable fulcrum point).
More narrowly, I identified the key economic questions of a space faring society—but not strictly from the standpoint of market analysis. Here's an example of what I mean: over time, the Mercury/Gemini/Apollo programs have paid back what we spent on them—but the costs of the space race were truly amortized over time. However, the key point is this: the space race was not undertaken because market forces made it attractive. It was undertaken IN SPITE of countervailing market forces. Going to the moon is not the first time humans have spent great amounts of treasure on something which will not show a tidy a near-term profit. I very much suspect it will not be the last time, either. Those total social forces figure heavily in my "future history."
I did much the same thing with the alien ("exosapient") races we've met in the series. In each case, I tasked myself to define their "dawn of intelligence" story—presuming that no two would be exactly the same, and also, that the differences in how a species rises to intelligence is likely to leave a deep imprint upon the predispositions and shapes of the culture that will arise along with it. How long they've been around—and in space—has a major impact on their place and role in the unfolding story of humanity.
There are so many layers beyond these basics that I can only encourage readers to find out in the most practical way possible: read the books. It's a whole lot better than reading me expound upon the backstory and technological and scientific presumptions in this interview! However, one thing that I have been particularly gratified by is the number of readers who get in touch with me and say something to this effect: "It feels so real, like there's a whole world you've worked out underneath everything we encounter in the book(s)." To which I reply: "absolutely right." My pet peeve with a lot of future histories or grand interstellar schemes is that, when you run the numbers, they don't add up. How much stuff is being moved how far for what cost and what validating reason? You might get two or three of those questions answered, but usually not all four (or not rigorously; engage the balonium drive!). In Trial By Fire (this year's Sad Puppies recommended read and current Nebula finalist) you will get a powerful sense of just how "solid" the world is. I don't like worlds where the surroundings feel like theater sets–painted cloth held up by flimsy wooden frames— that with one good poke, you can puncture and so, disbelieve forever after. I resolved to provide the kind of depth that promotes total immersion in the world, and which sustains over the entire arc of the series.
Brad: You've said elsewhere that Caine Riordan is a protagonist who must grow beyond himself through the course of events. Would you say you agree with Mike Resnick's adage that the hero must not arrive at the same place, at the end of the book, as he began? Meaning, his viewpoint and attitudes are altered by the time he's done with his journey?
Chuck: I agree with Mike's comment; I'd expand upon it in one particular. It is entirely possible to have a protagonist whose journeys lead her/him back home, and confirm her/his initial worldview. But that is *still* change. To plunge our presumption and views into the crucible of events and varied experience is akin to refining a metal into a purer form. Such a "Trial By Fire" (forgive me; I couldn't resist!) is a change agency unto itself; it has the power to both challenge and confirm the beliefs with which we started. In short, even a journey that brings us back to where we began has changed us, because we occupy that place not out of tradition or assumptions, but from a personal journey that confirmed its "rightness" to us.
That said, the journey of Caine Riordan, the protagonist of Trial By Fire, is certainly one of change. He is not a soldier or a diplomat or an intelligence operative when the series starts, but because he's the right person in the right place at the wrong time, he must accrue these skills. The only reason he succeeds—and survives—is because he is smart and versatile. But as the series goes on, his successes become more difficult and more costly: he started out within his comfort zone; the more directly involved he becomes in the looming interstellar conflict, the further outside its boundaries he moves. The changes to Caine's character and outlook are subtle at first, but grow (some might say devolve) as the series progresses.
Brad: How do you envision interstellar economics working in your series, and are there any clues you're taking from extant international 21stcentury economics?
Chuck: The Interstellar economics of Trial By Fire are informed by a fairly complex combination of forces. It is extremely expensive to travel between stars, and it takes about five weeks (most of which is preacceleration) to get from one stellar system to another. And at the beginning of the series, the maximum "shift range" is about 8.33 light years. The mechanics, costs, and energy-density physics of the Wasserman Drive are unfolded in plain, painless language in the first book (and actually as someone being a jerk by displaying someone else's ignorance. I avoid "as you know, Bob" stand-and-deliver scenes).
The initial drivers to found Earth's colonies are, in many ways, informed by a more clear-eyed version of what happened in the early years of the 18th century with the colonization of North America. In short, the strategic benefits of settlements and concommitant resources that were beyond the ready reach of other European powers became increasingly important. And it was intolerable to any of the powers of that age to simply allow rivals to develop a monopoly over New World influence.
Much the same thought initiates the initial colonial drive outward from Earth. Then, other factors enter: there resource, including novel biota and xenogenetics that are quiet valuable. There are also a variety of social pressures (but not over-population; the economics of using spacelight to ameliorate Earth's overcrowding just aren't very promising). However, new star systems provide new homess for the disaffected, the anarchic, the different, the adventurous, the restless, the entreprenurial. Their modest diaspora becomes a win:win for a variety of nations and national blocs. Growth is fairly slow, at first, but that changes after an invasion of Earth that almost succeeds. Two major post-war variables create an accelerating outrush: 1) reverse-engineered (as in better) alien technology and, 2) the strong sense that living on planet Earth might be akin to living in the crosshairs of hostile powers.
At this point, the interstellar economy begins very much to resonante with the dominant cost:benefit ratios of the mid-18th century: colonies were still a drain on the home country, but they were an obvious requirement to maintain power and expansionistic parity—so it was ultimately more costly NOT to support them. And of course, by then, the benefits of trade with the New World (significantly amplified by the greater reliability of Atlantic passage, or, in this case, speed and reduced cost of interstellar transits) begins to look economically positive in the long view.
Brad: Would you call yourself a futurist?
Chuck: I suspect I pretty much gave away the answer to this question in my first response. I am a futurist—I consult as such—but I am a proponent of what I call "immersive futurism." To put it another way, you can project all sorts of change with graphs and charts and timelines and numbers. But that doesn't all mean very much to 99 % of people–not until it gets connected to a narrative to which they can relate. What is the STORY of that future—and what might it be like to live in it? Futurism which does that has a chance of working because it not only engages the mind, it excites the spirit. Or it may terrify the spirit: sometimes the shaping force is a carrot, sometimes it's a stick. But either way, personal, gut-level involvement is what has been missing from a lot of "professional futurism" (and sometimes, science fiction) in the past few decades. However, when I put on my futurist hat, I'm thinking both about what the future might contain, and what stories it allows us to tell which are new and captivating.
Brad: You teach for a living, yes? Do you find yourself dropping into "lecture mode" when you're doing prose, or does writing fiction stretch a different skill set?
Chuck: Actually, no, I haven't taught for a living since 2007. However, I still have my title from St. Bonaventure University (Distinguished Professor of English) since I have, on occasion, undertaken some projects for them and am happy to carry their flag wherever I go.
On the more important matter of dropping into lecture mode. No, no, no and doubly no—which is probably not a surprise given the preceding answers and my concern with blending ideas with entertainment and vice versa.
Firstly, I keep the emphasis on drama, action, dialog, and twists because that's what makes for a fun read. Novels may or may not illuminate, but they must entertain/interest/captivate readers. I hope my novels do both. And that brings up my other reason for stringently avoiding treatises or "platform statements" in my stories: we don't actually hear "treatises" a lot in the real world unless we go LOOKING for them. Are you in a classroom, at a conference, attending a public talk? Sure: you'll hear treatises there. You'll hear treatises until your ears bleed. (I'm a professor: I know whereof I speak on this matter…)
But unless my characters have a reason to go hear a treatise, and unless the information imparted thereby must be represented AS a treatise, why would I put it in my novel? And frankly, I can't think of a single good (or even bad) narrative reason to inflict that on a reader. Oh, it might be realistic to portray a character listening to a one-hour sermon or lecture—but does that make it a good idea to write one, and force a reader to endure it? My answer is: no, never.
Fiction has some implicit contracts with readers. One of them is that the book should be an enjoyable experience. If I also elect to make an implicit promise that I am going to try to convey a world that does not insult the implicit boundaries of reality, that does NOT mean that I now get to make the book dull. Instead, it means I've set myself TWO jobs—the book must be fun AND believable. The burden of increased narrative ambitions should be solely on the author and her/his skillset, not the reader's patience. In Trial By Fire and the rest of the series, I take on those two narrative ambitions—and more—but I always bear this in mind: it's on ME to make them all work. I won't tolerate including a scene where I have to make an excuse, where I have to tell myself, "well, it might not be as interesting or exciting as other scenes, but it is SOOOO necessary." Nope: that's lazy writing. Go back and try again, Chuck. You know there's a better way. There's ALWAYS a better way. And when people are plunking down their hard earned cash for my stories, I bloody well owe them that effort, all the time, no shirking, and no fail. And you know what? It makes a better book, and me a better author.
All that said, it is also true that different readers want different "joys" out of books. Some folks want a non-stop all-action romp, light on the ideas, long on the explosions: Michael Bey between covers. Other folks want something that is ovewhelmingly cerebral, conversational, where action becomes a distraction from the interplay of ideas. Neither one of these are really my style, because, you see, I love both action AND ideas. I won't write a book that banishes one for the sake of the other.
And that completes my extended lecture about never writing extended lectures. Wait…what?
Brad: When developing your future universe, what deliberate choices did you make (if any) to make your universe stand out?
Chuck: I decided upon a number of what I felt were atypical elements to ensure that this universe was distinctive, while remaining a reasonable projection of our contemporary reality, one hundred years hence. One such atypical elementi s the historical fulcrum point at which I choose to site the series.
Most far ranging SF or sf-fantasy tends to place us in a far-future world with what I will call the Utopist's Device: the universe depicted is separated from us by a signifcant gap in time and historical linkages. It is A Very Different Place that only faintly points back to its origins in this, our contemporary moment. So, somehow, humanity crossed from the humble banks of our every-day river of reality to that far shore of a wondrously different world. I think this is fine, and I like a whole lot of this literature. I write some of it myself, but it is not, in my opinion, a distinctive project. Lots of people do it. In the Tales of the Terran Republic, I chose to do something very different.
I site my series neither on the banks of contemporary experience, nor on the far shore. Rather, the vantage point of the characters places them squarely upon the bridge of change, the bridge that we must ever build as we move toward the far shore of the future. And when the series is assembled as a mosaic (my intent from the start), I hope readers will, in retrospect, not only reflect upon how far we have come and how fast, but also, how in getting there, the characters did not experience the journey as an endless rollercoaster of dislocating jolts. Rather, the progress into that vastly changed future seemed deceptively, almost insidiously, gradual, more marked by it seeming normative rather than stupendous.
This is fundamental to my interest in creating immersivity, in creating a world that feels real because it follows a key feature in our experience of change: it does not arrive as a fast cascade of momentous events. Rather, most change comes daily, on cat's feet, and we only realize how far we have come when we glance in the rearview mirror. Being utterly committed to verisimilitude (because: immersivity), I want that experience to track into my fiction; in short, that change is something we feel more in retrospect than in any given moment.
In deciding upon this as a kind of guiding principle, I also determined that I was pen the series as a subgenre mashup that hadn't really been attempted before: mid-future hard sf with political/techno-thriller. Nothing says "today" more than cutting edge thrillers. They are immediate and visceral. And I wanted to bring that same sense of gritty urgency and reality to my SF. In short, I wanted to imbue a future history with a narrative style that imparted a sense of present-day urgency.
Lastly, I will call out one phrase from a prior paragraph: " And when the series is assembled as a mosaic (my intent from the start), I hope to show readers how far we have come and how fast." It is important to me that every tile (i.e.; novel, story) in this series' mosaic has its own, complete tale to tell and image to impart. But that does not preclude it from also being one part of a much greater whole. The series of which Trial By Fire is a pivotal part is about the human future. The specifics—the warfare, the exosapients, the technologies, the political evolutions—are not unimportant, but I hope that the series' greater ambitions are becoming evident (if they weren't from the start). Because underlying all the various action in all the various novels, these questions are being probed in ever-greater depth: what does it mean to be human? What diversity of intelligence might there be in the universe, and what does it signify–not only to us, but to the unfolding of that universe's far future? How and where are the points of commonality which make interspeciate communication possible–and where are the unbridgeable crevasses? Is love universal? Hope? Faith? Compassion? Fellowship? Individual consciousness? To repeat what I said earlier, I love both action AND ideas.
Brad: Having been previously nominated for a Nebula award, what's your opinion on the state of the field's (SF and F's) accolades? Are we (collectively) doing it right? Doing it wrong?
Chuck: I'm going to spin this question in a different direction (hell, I'm not even sure who the collective "we" refers to). I am going to discuss something pertinent to awards and voting. I do not have the temerity to (nor would I be comfortable with) offer(ing) opinions, let alone exhortations about how anyone else should vote. Rather, in the spirit of "what's good for the goose is good for the gander," I am simply going to reveal how *I* approach voting for books. And, if the universe were intrinsically fair (–chortle–) I would want no more than to reap as I sow (but at 54 years of age, I have no illusions about the likelihood of that).
While I suppose one could consider this (or expect it) to be an overview of my "aesthetic approach", I must lead with an important caveat:
Yes, I am a professor of English, have taught literary theory (several times as a Fulbright Fellow in Europe), am no stranger to the ebb and flow of critical reception and the whys and wherefores thereof. It was part of my job, after all. And here's how much that affects my award recommendations and voting:
Not. One. Damned. Bit.
I like what I like. I put my sheepskins and scholarly robes in a corner when I make my recommendations, in large measure because I refuse to conflate matters of taste with questions of any predetermined set of literary expectations.To argue that the latter should determine the former is an inherently suspicious assertion. At its most extreme, it suggests that a work which might be a lifeless yet pristine narrative object should also excite our personal delight.
Sorry. No. There are many objects of beauty in this world that leave me cold. There are many objects defined as "pop culture," or which were "once beautiful" but have been consigned to the rearview mirror of contemporary taste, that I still find beautiful. Those purely subjective reflexes determine my voting.
It would be a gross misreading of my meaning to believe that I am saying that I am not concerned with quality; I most definitely am. But I do not need to make painstaking cognitive assessments to detect and reject clunky prose, predictable plots, hackneyed characters. No thanks. However, it is rightly said that the "success" of a narrative is best assessed "critically" (or, more improbably, "objectively") in the terms set by its own structures of execution. In short, a critical assessment that tries to compare a pulp novel to belles lettres is like a food critic trying to compare french toast to escargot: each has its own rules, and implicit (gustatory) expectations.
These, from my perspective, are all matters of theory and literary criticism and have their own validity and place. But I do not use those metrics when voting for an award. That is particularly true when the criterion for the award can be framed by the simple question "but which do you LIKE best?" If I were to base my choice upon a critical checklist, I would not be answering that question. Rather, I would be responding to the query "which novel succeeded most in its own terms?" These are two very, very different questions. I will vote for the first; I may deeply admire the latter.
The natural consequence of this is that I am not wed to the past, the present, or the cutting edge of any "movements" or "missions" in the field of fiction. I have seen enough, and taught enough, of them to feel quite safe making the following assertions about what is, was, or will be au courant:
* it will change
* it is more about fashion and contrast with what preceded it rather than any intrinsically permanent merit (time will tell that)
* it is invariably politicized (I mean this in terms of both aesthetics, academics, and public partisanry)
* those who raise an uproar about it (you can tell this by their wide-eyed vehemence) are full of sound and fury signifying nothing
My non-genre/canonical preferences run from Flannery O'Connor to Pynchon to Faulkner to Kipling. If you can find a common thread there other than my own eclectic taste, I would be happy to hear it. But that's the nature of what I like, and how I vote.
If you have (or plan to) read Trial By Fire, my very deep gratitude. My equally deep gratitude if you decide it is worthy of your nod for a Hugo nomination. It is not a 'typical' award-category book–but then again, what is? And more to the point, is it wise that anything should be "typical" of any given award? I think/hope not.
And to ensure that we end on a practical rather than philosophical note, here's a statement of fact: I believe in free samples. So you can know if you want to plunk down hard earned money for my scribblings, Baen Books makes this very easy. They publish the first ten chapters or so of all their books. Here are the links to Trial By Fire, this year's contender for the Nebula award, and with your kind help, the Hugo as well.


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- Recruiter
- Bowler and Charsley
- Location
- Bulwell and Radcliffe on Trent, Nottingham
- Salary
- £40,000 - £55,000 dependent on experience
- Posted
- 10 Jan 2018
- Closes
- 07 Feb 2018
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- Job Role
- Optometrist
- Sector
- Independent Practice
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part Time
Bowler and Charsley has been a respected name in optics in the Nottingham area for over 45 years. The practices in Bulwell and Radcliffe-on-Trent have provided an excellent clinical and personal service to their patients and are a popular choice with local residents.
As a family run independent, we pride ourselves on providing a personal service, where everyone is respected and valued. The appointment of a new optometrist with the appropriate skills and qualities is an extremely important one and is a vital step in the continued growth of the business. The Optometrist appointed will be a key member of the team providing the professional expertise required to give an excellent service to patients, as well as working towards the aim of bringing the Bulwell practice back up to 5 days testing and increasing the number of testing days in Radcliffe-on-Trent. As well as being able to demonstrate the core responsibilities of conducting thorough eye examinations and recommending products, the Optometrist will also be someone with drive and enthusiasm, who would enjoy the opportunity of working with us to shape a developing practice.
Since taking over the business in 2014, we have introduced new equipment and systems, trained staff and begun to create a fresh look to the practices. These developments will continue in 2018 and beyond.
The Position
- Part-time permanent contract – minimum of 2 days/week (willing to consider additional days and/or a locum position)
- Annual salary of £40,000 - £55,000 dependent on experience
- Working in both the Bulwell and Radcliffe practices
- Working Hours: Currently 9-00am to 5-00pm Monday - Friday plus Saturday morning
- Working as one of two optometrists, under the management of a qualified DO (director), and alongside a small optical assistant team
Application deadline: Wednesday 7th February 2018
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Today there was held the General Meeting of Shareholders of Bank Vozrozhdenie which reviewed the results for the year 2009.
The Meeting recognized Bank's financial results as satisfactory and approved Vozrozhdenie's Annual Report, Annual Accounting Statements, Income Statements and profit distribution for 2009.
The General Meeting of Shareholders decided to pay dividends of 5% of nominal value for ordinary shares and 20% of nominal value for preferred shares. The total amount of dividends to be paid is some 14.5 million rubles.
"Our conservative strategy proved its efficiency again in challenging circumstances of 2009. We have retained our business thanks to high levels of liquidity and good quality of the client base and we reinforced our reputation as a reliable bank, one that can be trusted in difficult times" — said Dmitry Orlov, the Chairman of the Management Board. "We won't change significantly priorities of our business-strategy in the current year in order to provide long-term growth of shareholder value. The bank will continue strengthening client base and plans to increase loan portfolio by
Taking into account the Bank's positive financial results for 2009 and efficient activity of the independent directors being members of the Bank's Committees and the Board of Directors, the General Meeting of Shareholders made a decision to pay remuneration to the members of the Board of Directors.
The General Meeting of Shareholders approved alterations to the Articles of Association as well alterations to the Regulation on the General Meeting of Shareholders, Order of holding General Meeting of Shareholders, Regulation on the Board of Directors and Regulation on the executive bodies. The General Meeting of Shareholders also approved the new edition of Regulations on remunerations and compensations for members of the Board of Directors. Such alterations are made due to changes in the current legislation of the Russian Federation governing activity of the joint-stock companies, credit institutions as well as professional activity on the securities market.
The Meeting elected the Board of Directors and Audit Commission of the Bank as well as made a decision to approve related party transactions, which might be concluded on standard terms during the period until the next General Meeting of Shareholders.
ZAO PricewaterhouseCooper's Audit was appointed as the official auditor of the Bank.
After the General Meeting of Shareholders was over there was held the first meeting of the new Board of Directors to which the following persons were re-elected:
- Dmitry L. Orlov, Chairman of the Bank's Management Board;
- Lyudmila A. Goncharova, Deputy Chairman of the Bank's Management;
- Alexander V. Dolgopolov, Deputy Chairman of the Bank's Management Board;
- Valeriy P. Zhigulich, General Director of the S А. Zverev Krasnogorsk Federal Scientific Manufacturing Company;
- Nikolay S. Zatsepin, General Director of CJSC Mozhaisk Wholesale and Retail Company;
- Otar L. Margania;
- Yury M. Marinichev, Chairman of the Council of Moscow Regional Union of Consumer Cooperation
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- Nikita S. Mikhalkov, Film Director;
- Vladimir G. Panskov, Professor of the All-Russian Financial and Economic Institute;
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- Viktor V. Khartov, Chief Designer and General Director of S.A. Lavochkin scientific production association;
- Mukhadin A. Eskindarov, Rector of Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation.
Otar L. Margania, who had been the member of the Human resources and compensation Committee of the bank within two years, was elected as a Chairman of the Board of Directors at the suggestion of Dmitry L. Orlov, the Chairman of the Management Board and the main shareholder of the bank.
The Board of Directors formed the Audit Committee and the Human resources and compensation Committee headed by Vladimir G. Panskov and Mukhadin A. Eskindarov accordingly. Nikolay S. Zatsepin and Valeriy P. Zhigulich were also elected as the members of the Audit Committee, while the membership of the Human resources and compensation Committee included Nikita S. Mikhalkov and Yuri V. Poletaev.
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When University of Toledo sophomore wide receiver Diontae Johnson gets the ball, it generally means good things for the Rockets. With electrifying playmaking ability, Johnson is a threat to score any time he touches the ball.
"He's certainly a threat with the physical ability and just the talent of that young man," UT coach Jason Candle said. "There isn't a ceiling on that. What I have been impressed with is the attention to detail and the want to get better each and every day, and each and every week. His play has been very consistent."
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With 55 catches for 1,003 yards and nine touchdowns, Johnson has emerged as one of the top receivers in the Mid-American Conference. His 100.3 receiving yards per game rank second in the MAC behind Buffalo's Anthony Johnson (104.8 yards per game).
In the last three games, Johnson has been dominant with 100-yard receiving nights in each game. He torched Ball State for 170 yards and two touchdowns, followed that up with 10 catches for 166 yards in a win against Northern Illinois, then added nine catches for 144 yards and a score in a loss at Ohio.
Johnson is beginning to deliver on the potential that he possesses, but Candle says he still has room to grow, as most young players do.
"He is a young player and is still developing," Candle said. "He still makes a lot of mistakes, which is pretty common with a player at his stage of development. He has a lot to improve on still, but I think you are starting to see flashes of the extreme talent, and a guy that when he has the football in his hands is a force to be reckoned with. I think we have to continue to find a way to get him the ball in space and allow him to do what he does with it."
Ever since senior receiver Cody Thompson went down, Johnson has become the go-to target for quarterback Logan Woodside. Johnson has learned from Thompson, who is his roommate.
"That's the sign of having a good program, I think, is when you have veteran players and senior players that have been successful and they have been through it and they have done it the right way," Candle said. "Then here are some younger guys that can take a look at that picture and hopefully put that same plan to work."
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The Stupka Symposium is entirely organized and run by the undergraduate students in the Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology areas of study. This event was the inspiration of Robert John Stupka III, an undergraduate student majoring in biochemistry at Iowa State University. Rob believed in the power of research allowing extraordinary to be possible and strived to connect students and faculty for the purpose of scientific investigation.
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LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. - Open Emotion Studios (https://www.openemotionstudios.com/), an Ireland-based video game development company announced today that it has chosen leading public relations agency, Clever Communications to handle public relations initiatives for the launch of its new PS3/PSP Mini lineup including Mad Blocker Alpha: Revenge of the Fluzzles, Ninjamurai and Revoltin Youth.
"It was important for us to entrust our new lineup to a team who has experience and success in the North American market and Clever Communications perfectly fit that bill," said Paddy Murphy, CEO of Open Emotion Studios. "We have absolute faith that the Clever team will help us take our current and soon-to-be launched titles to the next level."
"It is always exciting to help an up-and-coming development team whose main goal is to produce the exciting, high quality games that they themselves would love to play," said Mika Kelly, Owner of Clever Communications. "With the recent release of Mad Blocker Alpha and the upcoming North American launches of Ninjamurai and Revoltin' Youth, we look forward to helping spread the word to US gamers about these awesome games that they need to keep an eye out for!"
Open Emotion's first release for the PS3/PSP was the recent launch of Mad Blocker Alpha: Revenge of the Fluzzles; one of the best puzzlers available now on the PSP. Expanding on the Original Mad Blocker, it contains far more backgrounds, block types, new power ups, new game modes (Such as Tower Mode), an expansive story mode, with comic book style story sequences and a riveting soundtrack. Mad Blocker Alpha is Open Emotions most ambitious game to-date and thus far critics have loved it.
As for Ninjamurai - Originally conceived as a high end flash game, Open Emotion Studios held back on finishing development of the title as they felt there was more they could do with the I.P. Ninjamurai is now a PS Mini and pushes the boundaries of what is capable on the platform. Ninjamurai tells the tale of Takezou Nishimura, "The Ninjamurai" as he journeys across a strange and twisted world to take on the might of the evil Black Armour Corporation. Featuring 20 Levels, a huge soundtrack, hand drawn visuals, 5 costumes, achievements, time trials and more, Ninjamurai is the definitive PS Mini title and is due for release in the US in early July.
Revoltin' Youth is a new puzzle/platformer from Open Emotion Studios due for release in the summer of 2011. The evil Big-Wig has covered the characters town in crummy marketing gibberish and it is up to the player to control the three characters through 50+ levels of headache inducing puzzles.
The game will feature a unique pixel-art style and a robust chiptune soundtrack. Stay tuned for more information and the announcement of the game's US launch date later this summer.
Clever Communications is a leading public relations agency that specializes in providing customized public relations programs to entertainment and videogame-based companies in the online and Free-to-Play space, as well as console, handheld and mobile gaming. Clever Communications also offers its clients Social Media Management and Community Management services, in addition to its traditional Public Relations campaigns.
For more information about Open Emotion Studios visit www.openemotionstudios.com. Additional information about Clever Communications can be found at www.clevercomm.com.
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Open Emotion Studios (https://www.openemotionstudios.com/) is a video-game development company, operating out of Limerick, Ireland since late 2009. The company was founded by 3 friends, Patrick Murphy, Mike Naughton and Colm English, whose goal was to produce the games they themselves would like to see on the market. From the beginning of 2010 they have switched focus solely towards the console gaming market with games like Mad Blocker Alpha and Ninjamurai appearing on Sony Platforms. The company grew quickly, partly due to the success of the Studios first flash game, Mad Blocker which was a surprise success garnering over 2 million plays worldwide in its first month on general release.
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National Pet Obesity Awareness Day
on October 13, 2009
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The founder and President of the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention (APOP), Dr. Ernie Ward, states that more than half of all pets livening in the USA are overweight.
"Pudgy pooches and fat cats are now the norm. This is the first generation of pets that will not live as long as their parents. Even worse, the majority of today's overweight pets will endure painful and expensive medical conditions, all of which can be avoided."
The Association for Pet Obesity Prevention
The Association for Pet Obesity Prevention was founded in 2005 by veterinarian Dr. Ernie Ward, with their mission being to 'develop and promote parallel weight loss programs designed to help pet owners lose weight alongside their pets.'
Even though APOP has promoted campaigns alongside veterinary schools and the veterinary medical community at large, as well as both local and state veterinary organizations and various media outlets, the association is not in any way affiliated with any veterinary business or organization. This neutrality, APOP believes, helps them to make unbiased information available to both veterinarians and the public.
Dr. Ward and APOP hope to raise awareness of the plight of plump pups and chubby kitties through the National Pet Obesity Awareness campaign.
Wednesday Duties
On Wednesday, veterinarians across the nation will collect data regarding the measurements of their animal clients' waist sizes. Pet owners are being urged to do the same by downloading a questionnaire from the association's website and sending it in with information on their pet's weight and overall size.
The goal for the day is to obtain pet obesity data rates in real time. In order to do this pet parents are being asked to record specific information for each of their pets. In an attempt to discover a more exact and up-to-date obesity rate figure, pet parents are asked to download a record online in which they can then enter their pets' measurements and weights.
Student American Veterinary Medical Association
However, even though APOP is not associated with any veterinary organization or business, they have elected to partner with the Student American Veterinary Medical Association (SAVMA):
"This year APOP has partnered with the Student American Veterinary Medical Association to heighten the discussion of pet obesity at the nation's veterinary medical schools. Too often veterinarians aren't taught how to prevent obesity, only to treat the consequences," noted Dr. Ward.
"We're excited to be working with APOP on this year's Student AVMA's One Health Challenge theme of Obesity Awareness, both for pets and people. This is a serious issue and veterinary and human medical school students need, and want, to know more than just 'go on a diet'," explains Ryan Colburn, the Student AVMA Global and Public Health Officer, ad hoc, of Michigan State University's College of Veterinary Medicine.
The Statistics
The Association for Pet Obesity Prevention estimates that nearly 50%, or 84 million, of all dogs and cats in the USA are either overweight or are obese. From this number dogs who are overweight or obese account for 44%, or 33 million, whilst overweight or obese cats account for nearly 57%, or 51 million.
In regards to these astonishing figures, Dr. Ward has stated:
"This epidemic is needlessly costing pet owners tens of millions of dollars in unnecessary medical bills, not to mention the crippling arthritis, challenges of diabetes, and increased risk of cancer these pets endure. We are loving our pets to an early, and painful, death."
Dr. Ward believes that one of the main reasons why cats and dogs in the USA are so overweight is due to:
"Carbs. Today's pets consume high carbohydrate and sugar treats and foods that create changes in their brain chemistry, causing them to crave these foods even more. I call it 'kibble crack' because we are literally creating an addiction to these high-calorie carbohydrate foods," says Ward.
As with humans, the best way for pets to lose the extra pounds is by eating healthier and exercising more.
"Everyone wants a magic pill for losing weight when the safest, cheapest and easiest cure already exists: eat less, eat healthier and exercise. Put down the biscuit and pick up a carrot; instead of feeding your cat a carbohydrate-based diet, look for a high-protein alternative. Take your dog for a walk each day. Small steps go a long way toward big weight losses."
Health Risks associated with Obesity in Pets
1. Osteoarthritis
2. High blood pressure
3. Type 2 diabetes (cats)
4. Insulin resistance (dogs)
5. Kidney disease
6. Cancer
7. High cholesterol
8. Respiratory disease
9. Skin disease
10. Increased surgical complications
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I just wanted to have a place to be and type off what's on my mind. I'm a widow and might be slowly crawling into a date/meeting someone for the first time in what feels like forever. I met someone online a few months ago and I have no idea how to approach this. My late husband passed a little over a year ago and I don't know what the heck I'm doing.
Anyway... Like I said, type out what's on my mind... lol.
So, hi there... Hope everyone's having a good day/night.
Hi there everyone.
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Welcome to Introvert Island, Indica. As it happens, I am dating a widow - an extrovert widow.
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Hi Indica, nice to "meet" you. I'm new here too, only been on the forum a month or so. I started after I noticed my social anxiety creeping back because I was ignoring my urge to withdraw signs. I hope that it helps you to connect with some like-minded people across the world and that you can express what it is your going through right now. xx
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Nathanael Fillmore
From October, 2016, I will be a postdoc with Giovanni Parmigiani and Nikhil Munshi at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. I completed my Ph.D. in Computer Sciences in December, 2015, and followed by a short transitional postdoc in UW-Madison's Biostatistics and Medical Informatics department, advised by Colin Dewey. Previously I studied Latin, Greek, Sanskrit, and analytical philosophy at Carleton College and the American Institute of Indian Studies. From 2011 to 2014, I was supported by a Computation and Informatics in Biology and Medicine (CIBM) predoctoral traineeship. CV.
Peer-reviewed publications
Bo Li*, Nathanael Fillmore*, Yongsheng Bai, Mike Collins, James A. Thomson, Ron Stewart, and Colin N. Dewey. Evaluation of de novo transcriptome assemblies from RNA-Seq data. Genome Biology 2014, 15:553. paper software
Michael H. Coen, M. Hidayath Ansari, and Nathanael Fillmore. Learning from spatial overlap. AAAI 2011.
Michael H. Coen, M. Hidayath Ansari, and Nathanael Fillmore. Comparing clusterings in space. ICML 2010. pdf
Andrew Goldberg, Nathanael Fillmore, David Andrzejewski, Zhiting Xu, Bryan Gibson, and Xiaojin Zhu. May all your wishes come true: A study of wishes and how to recognize them. In North American Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics - Human Language Technologies (NAACL HLT), 2009. pdf
Other papers and translations
Nathanael Fillmore, Andrew B. Goldberg, and Xiaojin Zhu. Document Recovery from Bag-of-Word Indices. University of Wisconsin Technical Report, August 2008. pdf
Nathanael Fillmore. Plato's Lysis in Sanskrit. August 2005. pdf
Nathanael Fillmore. Children, Aristotle, and What Is Lovable. March 2005. pdf
Professional activities
Local organization: NACLO 2011, NACLO 2010, NACLO 2009.
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Updates to Amos Ron's lecture notes on numerical methods. Fall 2010. pdfs
Matlab tutorial. September 2009. pdf
TA assignmentsSpring 2011: CS 412, CS 513; Fall 2010: CS 412, CS 760; Spring 2010: CS 412, CS 540; Fall 2009: CS 412, CS 838; Spring 2009: CS 540; Fall 2008: CS 310.


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Detroit Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock is set to enter the season in the final year of his contract with the team, but the coach said he won't negotiate an extension during the season.
Once the season begins, Babcock said, the coach's attention will be on the team's performance and his contract will not be discussed.
"We get it done by fall, or I won't bother," Babcock said, via the Detroit Free Press. "I'm not doing it during the season."
A Detroit News report noted that Babcock doesn't want his contract to become a distraction:
"By that time (regular season), it's hockey," Babcock said. "It's about the team. It's not about Mike Babcock."
Babcock doesn't expect any extension until general manager Ken Holland, who also has one year left on his deal, works out his own contract.
"I'm not concerned," Babcock said. "I've always been of the belief that if you do your job, do your job well, people want you."
Babcock, who will have been the team's head coach for a decade after the 2014-15 season, is currently scheduled to earn $2 million.
The coach has taken the Red Wings to two Stanley Cup Finals, winning the Cup in 2008. He also took the Ducks to the Stanley Cup Final during a previous stint in Anaheim.
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MIAMI–When the Giants announced the signing of free agent Austin Jackson during the offseason, the club indicated Jackson would have a role as a versatile asset who could earn playing time at all three outfield positions.
For the first time this season, Jackson will play somewhere other than center field.
It took until the 68th game of the year, but Jackson is starting in left field and hitting seventh on Wednesday against Marlins left-hander Caleb Smith.
Hes been getting some work out there and I want to mix all of these guys in and give them some playing time, manager Bruce Bochy said.
Fewer than two weeks after Bochy said Mac Williamson will receive the lions share of starts in left field, Williamson will sit for the second straight game. Veteran Hunter Pence played left field in Tuesdays loss to the Marlins and was one of just three hitters including starter Chris Stratton to record a hit in the Giants 3-1 defeat.
Williamson is hitting .246 with three home runs and eight RBIs in 69 at-bats this season, but after missing more than a month of playing time due to a concussion suffered on April 24, the 27-year-old outfielder is just 11-for-50 with four doubles and no home runs since his return.
Bochy indicated Wednesday that Williamson may have lost his grip on the starting job, hinting that he would continue to rotate players until one of his outfielders forces his hand.
Well go with the hot hand or maybe the matchup we like that night, Bochy said. That doesnt change, but I just decided to play Jackson tonight because he was swinging the bat pretty good there in Washington.
The Giants skipper said he plans to start Williamson in Thursdays series-finale against the Marlins, but the youngest outfielder on the club may need to have a strong day at the plate to remain in the lineup over the weekend in Los Angeles.
Jackson will play alongside center fielder Gorkys Hernández and right fielder Andrew McCutchen Wednesday as Hernández continues to hang onto a starting job in the heart of the outfield.
During spring training, Jackson played exclusively in center while Hernández rotated to positions in the corners, but Hernández has emerged as the starting center fielder with strong play on offense and defense.
Earlier this year, Jackson played center field when both he and Hernández started together, but with Jackson moving into more of a part-time role, Bochy decided to leave Hernández in center Wednesday.
Pence was starting out as our guy in left field and Jackson was getting most of the time there in center, Bochy said. In the early go we were facing a lot of lefties and we were kind of splitting up the duties there. I think with how Gorkys has been playing, instead of having him move all over, Jackson, I talked to him at home about getting some work in left field so hell be comfortable there.
After Jackson hit .352 in 122 at-bats against left-handed pitchers last season, the Giants signed him to provide value in their lineup in a division loaded with strong left-handed starters. Jacksons average against southpaws has dipped a bit this year, but hes still hitting .296 in 71 at-bats against lefties.
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On another note, to get in the mood for March and SPRING, I thought I'd throw a little linky party, and I would LOVE for you to join in on the action. For this linky party you may post a link to your blog or TpT store, highlighting a St. Paddy's Day or March themed freebie, idea, or paid product. If you choose to link-up a blog post, don't forget to copy and paste the above graphic into your post and link it back to the party!
I am going to be linking up my newest product, Luck of the Irish, which includes a deck of St. Patrick's Day Multiplication Cards that can be used for a variety of matching games.
The first is 'Lucky Pot of Gold Multiplication', a variation of "Old Maid" in which 1 player is left with the "Lucky Pot of Gold" card and WINS the game.
The second is 'Mischievous Leprechaun Multiplication', which is played the same way, but 1 player is left with the "Mischievous Leprechaun" card and loses the game.
'St. Patrick's Day Search' is a version of "Go Fish". In this activity, the player who receives "The Mischievous Leprechaun" card, gives 1 pair of matching cards away to the player to their left at the end of the game. The player who receives "The Lucky Pot of Gold" card, collects 2 pairs of matching cards from the player to their right at the end of the game.
The 4th game, 'Celtic Concentration', is played like "Concentration" or "Memory". In this version, if a player flips over the "Mischievous Leprechaun" card, they must flip their cards back over and skip their turn. The player to flip over "The Lucky Pot of Gold" card collects 2 pairs of matching cards from the player to their right at the end of the game.
Check out Luck of the Irish on TpT for more information and/or to download a preview. I hope it can add a "taste of" the Irish to your classroom!
Now onto the linky...Thank you to anyone who joins! :)


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September 2016
On day three of Sibos, the debate focussed on two key ingredients for an industry in transformation.
Collaboration is an important driver of these themes and in a panel titled 'ISO20022 Harmonisation: Theory becomes practice' it was noted that industry is working collectively and is seeing a pick-up of a global messaging standard. Isabel Schmidt, Head of Institutional Cash Management Americas, Global Transaction Banking at Deutsche Bank said: "It's a tribute to the work we've done as a community in making this the format for the future. But we're still facing a very fractured environment in the payments space. Cross border payments are global by nature."
Schmidt added: "We need to think global as an industry and not as individual banks. There's value to every bank across the globe in talking the same language. Simplifying the landscape is important. I'd rather spend on creating a common standard. The positive business case: eliminating cost and complexity."
However, changing systems has the potential to introduce operational risk. The industry needs to acknowledge that it has a problem with data to address anti money laundering and the increasing risk of fraud. Banks need to address their own internal challenges with respect to data so that it can start running scenarios around AML. "We need to enrich the data so that we can perform the analysis internally." Once that has happened, those banks can start to look at sharing that data with each other to eliminate those risks.
Global interoperability and global standards are important. "We need international consensus on how to move forward we need to push our thinking and be more global," said Schmidt
In keeping with the themes of standardisation and harmonisation, another panel discussed how the industry is moving forward with a pan-European clearing initiative. Christian Westerhaus, Global Head of Product & Strategy, Institutional Cash Management, Global Transaction Banking at Deutsche Bank, said that the bank's participation in the pan-European clearing initiative was a natural choice that builds on the experience of SEPA.
The public and private sector have a crucial role in creating a single pan-European payment sector. We also need a more integrated legal framework to achieve that. The key to transforming the landscape lies in the reinvention of correspondent banking, With regulatory requirements growing and customer expectations, cyber threats and competition from fintechs, it is important that the industry responds collaboratively.
In responding to these pressures, and meeting clients needs in a changing environment, the correspondent banking industry debated how to best move forward. In a panel titled "Reinventing correspondent banking" the global payments innovation (gpi) was highlighted as an example of such a move. The SWIFT-led initiative takes banks' API platforms and places them in the cloud to deliver faster payments and remittance information, transparency of fees, and a real-time view into where payments are in the chain.
In addition to making cross border payments faster, gpi gives defined status on when a payment arrives at the beneficiary. It's the immediacy of information that clients require. gpi is a dramatic move forward and the right move forward for correspondent banking, said Susan Skerritt, Global Transaction Banking's head of Institutional Cash Management and regional head for the Americas.
Correspondent banks have the scale to achieve the greatest level of safety and security but each bank interprets things differently."To truly address financial terrorism and money laundering the industry needs to come up with a mechanism to legally share information in an efficient way," said Skerritt. With gpi, when banks' payment information becomes available in the cloud there will be an opportunity to conduct big data analysis and some pattern information on transactions.
Asked where blockchain will feature, Skerritt said: "We are taking a proactive approach to where are the most significant problems to solve and at the moment we don't see the opportunity for Blockchain in the payments space. Where we see more opportunity for blockchain is in the way securities are settled."
The big issue in exploring blockchain for securities settlement is the delivery versus payment of transactions where securities are settled against the delivery of cash. In a blockchain scenario the DVP issue lies in the cash leg of the transaction and in the creation of a security that is a reflection of cash or has a derivative of cash and how such a security can be incorporated in the securities settlement process.
Addressing the burning question on whether pricing in correspondent banking will decrease, panelists noted that gpi will deliver fee transparency and that will drive the market to drive a different level of pricing. This will be discussion topic for the coming years. For now the focus is on pilot testing of the initiative.
Next year it was predicted there will be a third fewer banks and more fintech providers at Sibos but more new entrants partnering with banks to share much-needed institutional learnings on the themes of safety and soundness in the payments space. Correspondent banking will endure but those that can make the investment in the technology to respond to current themes will emerge as the winners in this space.
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Sept 23 JOHNNY CASH – Tribute With LORI YATES & The NASHVILLE REJECTS @thesainttweets
6th Annual tribute show to Johnny Cash! Always a KILLER SOLD OUT show! The HOTTEST singers perform their favourite Johnny Cash tunes! Hosted by Lori Yates & the Nashville Rejects and STARRING:
Tomi Swick
Ginger St. James
Danny Marks
Melissa Marchese
Tim Gibbons
Dave Pomfret
Mimi Shaw
Lou Molinaro
Mary Simon
Matty Simpson
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** We will also be making a donation to the Jack Pedler Medical Fund, as Jack still needs our support!
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Leaders of Caribbean nations were chided by a United Nations official Tuesday for too much talk and not enough action in getting their economies in order.
G. Arthur Brown, deputy administrator of the UN Development Program, warned a session of the sixth annual Miami Conference on the Caribbean that President Reagan's Caribbean Basin Initiative to make aid funds available was only a beginning. Bahamian Prime Minister Lynden O. Pindling said Monday night that President Reagan's plan, a trade and investment package before Congress, would be of little benefit to his country. Prime Minister Eugenia Charles of Dominica said the Caribbean, ''lame-duck session or not, expects Congress to deliver . . . if we are to retain and build on our respect for our neighbors.''


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2008 Renault Laguna Dynamique 2.0 DCI (150BHP) turbo diesel from UK and Ireland
If it had a BMW badge on the front, Top Gear would have had their tongues up its exhaust pipe!
General Comments:
A major step forward in interior quality. The new Mondeo interior looks like a bit of a dog's breakfast compared to the smart Laguna. The exterior looks like a cross between the Mk1 and mk2, and looks pretty good I think.
The car is still as comfortable as ever, but the drive is much sharper with less body roll. Motorway cruising is superb, hushed and effortless with cruise control.
One of the most practical family cars with good ergonomics. All controls in the right place and not too many of them, 12v sockets everywhere and the remote radio stalk is the best around. Unlike many new cars, the all round vision is good and I find it quite easy to park/reverse.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 7th December, 2008
15th Jan 2009, 11:40
Comments on the interiors are subjective. Each to their own.
Re. the Renault reliability thing - if you look at the latest surveys the cars are doing much better. The New Laguna is a massively better engineered car than its predecessor. It has a 100000 mile warranty.
21st Jul 2009, 15:43
The new Renault Laguna is a totally different car to the old one, I am totally impressed with mine (replaced a terrible Ford S MAX).
Reliability and quality is spot on and I believe the turbo issues are over now.
Thankfully for canny buyers people who owned old Lagunas don't know how good the new car is - result - low second hand prices meaning a year old car for 10 - 11k.
Personally I tested the new Mondeo and Insignia and the kids hated them as you can't see out. From my perspective they were dull and far too big.
There is no question the Laguna is not a looker, but anyone who says the Mondeo is has issues..


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Put your favorite orange lipstick from the summer away already: Dolce & Gabbana national makeup artist Christian McCulloch says that fall is all about the cooler tones, like fuchsia and burgundy.
To style the new bold pout, go easy on the eyes, he says.
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"It's fresher without a heavy eye," says McCulloch. "A pale shadow, like a gold or champagne, is really pretty and easy, because it doesn't require precision. Just something shimmery across your eyelid with great lashes."
But what's the makeup artist — who gets Scarlett Johansson and Michelle Williams red-carpet ready — really loving?
"My big thing at the moment is lashes and lips," says McCulloch. "Really amazing lashes, maybe with a winged eyeliner." He shows us how to create the look.
Create a cat-eye
"It's tricky," admits McCulloch. He suggests sketching out your line softly first with a pencil. "This is to see the angle, and to see how it looks with your eye open before you go in with a liquid applicator," he says. "If you paint a flick on an eye when it's closed, it can look a bit too horizontal when you open your eye. Look in the mirror and see where you want that flick, and then create a tiny dot with a pencil and paint from that dot down toward the corner of your lashes. I also take the pencil and run it along the inner rim of the eye, top and bottom. That'll create that [feline] Sophia Loren, Audrey Hepburn look."
Thick or thin?
"I like a thicker cat eye," says the artist. "Thick is cool; it makes it strong. It doesn't have to be Amy Winehouse-level, but that Kate Moss-y thing is nice."
Now for the cheeks
"I'm not one for heavy-duty cheek color," says McCulloch. "But I do love to bring in bronzer to the cheek through winter. In winter, you want a little color in your face too! "Dolce & Gabbana has a bronzing color called Desert, which I use for contouring. The two blush colors I use most are an apricot and a pale pink to create a soft flush on the cheek."
"I always like sparkle. Shimmery and metallic eye shadows are fun. Also, liquid liner is a great party look. I think a liner along the lash line and winged out is beautiful."
His must-haves:
1.Dolce & Gabbana Passion Duo lipstick in Feminine
"It's a pinky-brown with a little bit of shimmer in it." $35, www.saksfifthavenue.com
2.A good lip balm
"Nuxe has a lovely, waxy honey lip balm, which is great conditioning for the winter." Nuxe Reve de Miel lip balm, $19, www.amazon.com
3.Dolce & Gabbana Passion Eyes mascara
"The new mascara actually has a curling quality. We've all been quite shocked that it actually lifts and curls the lashes without having to use an eyelash curler prior." $32, www.sephora.com
4.Natural oils
"I like a lot of the natural organic products from the health food store, like mixing a little drop of argan oil in with your moisturizer for extra hydration."


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Nashville Season Six Debuts On a High Note
Nashville Is back and in rhythm.
On Thursday, Jan. 4, CMT's beloved country soap Nashville returned for its sixth and final season. 1.6 million viewers joined them, a testament to the loyal "Nashie" fan base hooked by season five's plot twists—including the death of a major character (Connie Britton's Rayna Jaymes), police misconduct and racial profiling, song stealing and scheming, dramatic hookups and breakups…accompanied by melodic country harmonies, of course.
A BRAND-NEW @NashvilleCMT starts in 5 minutes!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/auhfGLs7UK
— Charles Esten (@CharlesEsten) January 12, 2018
Nashville started 2018 with the highest ratings since its midseason five premiere. And according to Nielsen, Nashville's debut was the night's top social entertainment cable program—with #NashvilleCMT trending nationally on Twitter.
"The final season is truly the culmination of the incredible journey of each of these beloved characters," said Keith Cox, president of development for Paramount, CMT and TV Land. "We want to give the fans, who fought so passionately to bring the show to CMT, a spectacular ending and great payoff."
Watch a teaser for the next episode:
"The continued success of 'Nashville' remains a critical and defining part of our 2018 plan and a vital building block towards a strong future," said Frank Tanki, general manager of CMT and TV Land. "Once again, the team has pushed themselves on all fronts and it's absolutely amazing to see all these moving parts come together so smartly and loudly."
The strong tune-in for the premiere follows a record-breaking 2017, in which CMT scored 53 consecutive weeks of ratings growth, underscoring the fact that Nashville is just one part of a diverse CMT programming roster that encompasses a bit of everything—from unscripted dramas to innovative digital content.
Music City, for example, is a docu-series created by famed executive producer Adam DiVello, who also helmed iconic MTV reality dramas Laguna Beach and The Hills.
Watch a teaser for Music City:
Music City is filmed in Nashville, with a cast of young, up-and-coming musicians struggling to make it in a cutthroat industry—much like The Hills, which gave viewers an inside look at fledgling fashionstas Lauren Conrad, Audrina Patridge and Heidi Montag as they tried to succeed in Hollywood.
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This sort of unscripted docu-series has broad appeal: I was a rabid fan of The Hills, even though I didn't share career aspirations as future fashion mogul Conrad (I tuned in for the personality conflicts, delectable drama and luxurious landscape), and I'll probably watch Music City, even though I'm not a country music fan. It's enticing to watch young professionals engage in a heightened state of reality, vying for their dream career (especially now that I'm around the same age as the cast members).
And the network is meeting fans on all platforms – CMT's 2018 slate includes three new short-form digital series, exclusive for YouTube: How To Wear, Street Art Stories, and The Downtown Farmer.
Watch the trailer for Street Art Stories below, and find the full playlist on YouTube:
Watch new episodes of Nashville on CMT, Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET


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South Korean consumer electronics prepairing to expand their Android smartphone line up with LG Optimus G (E973 model). According the rumor, the company will be officially introduced the LG Optimus G next week at the IFA event in Berlin, but the guys from AndroidMX has confirmed if they already started teasing and have specs and features of the Optimus G.
Like Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G, LG E973 Optimus G smartphone also equipped with impressive hardware specifications. The Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro quad core processor which has a clocking speed of 1.5GHZ, paired with 2GB of RAM and integrated Adreno 320 graphics as graphics accelerator provides better power and graphics performance than other high end smartphone on the market. It's will be preloaded with Google's Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich as the operating system and can be upgraded to latest Google Android 4.1 Jelly Bean in the future.
It's very nice, powerful and offers immersive multimedia experience. The big 4.7 inch High Definition Display uses IPS technology offers clearer, crisper, brighter, vivid color and delivers 470 nits of brightness and high resolutions display at 1280 x 720 pixels. You can use it to playing latest games, watching video on high resolutions or streaming YouTube. We also love the camera. The AndroidMX says if LG E973 Optimus G Android smartphone has high quality front facing camera for face to face video calls and on the back there is high resolutions 13 MegaPixel rear facing auto focus camera with support 1080p video recording.
There is no informations about connectivity, but we think it's will be support 4G network and support Voice over LTE technology. As soon as we got details specs and features (we hope LG will be launched at the IFA next week), we will updated this reports or if you have more informations about LG Optimus G, please tell us on the comment box.
LG Optimus G (E973) Andorid Smartphone Features
Processor : 1.5Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro Quad core
Display : 4.7 inch IPS HD display with 1280 x 720 pixels, 320ppi, 470 nits of brightness
Graphics : Adreno 320 GPU
Camera : Front facing (unknown resolutions), 13Mpx rear camera, 1080p video recording
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Diesel, LPG prices to rise?
Brace yourself for another increase in prices of diesel and cooking gas (LPG).delhi Updated: Dec 28, 2010 00:33 IST
Brace yourself for another increase in prices of diesel and cooking gas (LPG).
Official sources said the hike could range from Rs 2-3 per litre for diesel and Rs 15-25 per LPG cylinder. Diesel currently costs Rs 37.75 a litre in Delhi, an LPG cylinder Rs 345.35
A decision on the hike is expected at the next meeting of the empowered group of ministers (EGoM) on Thursday. Petrol prices were raised by Rs 3 per litre on December 15. Diesel and cooking gas prices were last revised in June.
"The EGoM, headed by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, will review the price of diesel and cooking gas in the backdrop of a sharp rise in international oil prices and decide on the quantum of hike," confirmed a senior petroleum ministry official.
Global crude prices on Friday hit their highest level since October 2008, hovering around $91 (R4,122) a barrel.
Ruling out the possibility of a sharp price hike, the official said, "With the finance ministry agreeing to continue with the subsidy being provided to oil marketing companies, the hike in consumer prices will be kept to a minimum."
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Responding to a medical emergency involves teamwork -- and those teams enjoy competition when they get a chance.
Responding to a medical emergency involves teamwork — and those teams enjoy competition when they get a chance.
That chance came Tuesday at a scenario-based competition staged by the University of Florida's ShandsCair.
"Fire rescue as a whole is very competitive. The best way to get fire rescue involved in anything is to make it competitive," said Joe Pompa, a rescue attendant for Alachua County Fire Rescue. "This was a great experience. The focus was to do the most aggressive treatment immediately."
Competing were seven teams of emergency medical personnel from rescue agencies from as far as Temple Terrace, near Tampa. Also participating was a team of emergency department staff from Munroe Regional Medical Center in Ocala.
The teams were given accident scenarios to which they responded as if it were a real incident. People pretended to be injured; a few even had smears of fake blood.
Professionals judged the teams on accuracy and speed. The crews received points for performing tasks such as checking pulses, properly assessing injuries, clearing airways and treating appropriately, said Gwen Howard, chief flight nurse for ShandsCair.
Some scenarios had multiple victims. In triage, the dead were given black tags, while the critically injured — those needing the most attention — were given red tags.
In another scenario, it appeared the victim was a bicycle rider who had been hit, but it turned out the car driver also was having medical issues.
"There are certain things they have to do on an EMS call. We look for whether they treat appropriately and make the correct decisions," Howard said. "This was our first time with a contest, and we think it will be valuable to the participants."
Nancy Burgess, emergency department manager at Munroe Regional, said the event is a great learning tool. She added that the staff primarily work in the hospital but must deal with many of the emergencies that EMS personnel experience.
Burgess said the competition should sharpen the skills of the staff who participated.
"They run through many things that we see — what do you do, how do you correct it? Just looking at the patient and determining what the first step should be," Burgess said. "You have to really use good assessment skills to figure out what's going on and how to correct it."
The competition was held at the Santa Fe College Institute of Public Safety. The Temple Terrace Fire Department won, Gainesville Fire Rescue came in second and Union County Fire Rescue and Bradford County Fire Rescue tied for third.