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Stephen Hawking
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Stephen hawking's Background
As a child he was awkward and skinny and he had a slight lisp and had a problem with his hand but he still did his three hours of homework every night and he also liked to create games with his friends. His father hope he would become a doctor but Stephen liked math, physics, and chemistry. In 1858 he and his friends created a computer called LUCE (the Logical Uni selector Computer Engine). When he attended Oxford he focused on mathematics and physics as he showed interest on theories like the theory of relativity form Einstein. He was also into Cosmology which dealt with the bending of space and space as related to time.
in 1963 Stephen met his future wife Jane Wilde on the first day of that year, He soon began going under tests which led to him being diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). The doctors had given him two years to live. He was perfectly fine and he was able to use his mind to without any signs of illness, but later on he began to walk with canes and eventually in a wheelchair. Later on his speech was also affected. Stephen was trying to receive his PhD. and make a name for himself at the school which happened when he proved himself able to handle great levels of theocratic equations in his head. He applied the theory of singularity to the entire universe. In 1965 he became a published author on the subject of singularities and received his PhD at the age of 23.
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In 1973 theoretical physicists Yakov Zeldovitch and Alexander Strarobinsky discussed possibilities of radiation coming from quantum effects outside of the black hole. Hawking wanted to further explore so he provided a precise prediction of how much radiation would be produced and its called hawking radiation. Although his calculations have been verified the technology to detect the radiation does not exist yet.
Hawking Radiation is when a pair of opposite particles from near the horizon of a black hole. Normally the particles form form the energy of the black hole, and they annihilate each other so the energy is given up and no physics laws are broken. If one of the particles gets drawn into the black hole, then the other continues to exist and the black hole then loses some of its mass. The escaping particles form a halo around the black hole and as the hole gets smaller the halo gets bigger, and brighter and hotter and when it reaches one quadrillion degrees the black hole explodes in a burst of light and energy. In less than a millionth of a second, it explodes with the energy of one billion atomic bombs.
Awards and honors
Albert Einstein Award-1978
Copley medal- 2006
Albert Einstein Medal-1979
Hughes Medal-1976
Adams Prize-1966
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical society-1985
Wolf prize in Physics-1988
Eddington Medal-1975
Dannie Heineman prize for mathematical Physics- 1976
Fonseca prize-2008
Special Breakthrough prize in fundamental physics-2013
Prince of Asturias Award for Concord-1989
Dirac medal of the institute of physics-1987
Pius XI gold medal for science
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OECD Global Forum on Sustainable Development Financing Water and Environmental Infrastructure for All Opening Speech by Jamal Saghir Director, Energy and Water, The World Bank OECD Headquarters, Paris, 18 December 2003
TO KEEP IN MIND Over 1 billion people without safe water, 2 b without sanitation Pervasive under-pricing and mismanagement of WSS services 10% of the world's food is grown with water from aquifers which are being depleted faster than the rate of recharge. What does this mean for ordinary people in the developing world? A farmer in Kenya: "Water is life and because we have no water, life is miserable." A young man in Russia: "How can we sow anything without water? What will my cow drink? Water is our life." An old woman in Ethiopia: "We live hour to hour, wondering whether it will rain." In many parts of the world, access to water distinguishes the poor from the non-poor.
In the next 15 minutes about 90 children in developing countries - six children per minute - will have died from disease caused by unsafe water and inadequate sanitation. In 1990, 3 million deaths worldwide were attributed to diarrhea but there were over 4 billion episodes, or more than a thousand times as many. Children under five are the most vulnerable, accounting for 55% of all episodes but for 85% of the deaths from diarrhoeal diseases. Mortality is high but morbidity is higher still. AND
Overview of Presentation The Water Financing Challenge Towards Realistic Solutions Innovative IFI Financial Instruments: Follow-up of Camdessus/G8- June 2003 Evian meeting What More Needs to be Done
The costs of not investing in water are very large Correlation between GDP and Rainfall in Zimbabwe Governments must raise the priority of water investments (including through the PRSP)
The MDGs – A Startling Reminder of the Financing Challenge Ahead Halve by 2015 the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water Halve by 2015 the proportion of people without access to basic sanitation Translates into a doubling of investment needs from $15 billion to $30 billion per year for water supply & sanitation alone (as part of 180B a year for all water) Investment needs per annum (B USD) ? ?
The finance challenge - an uphill battle for developing world and infant sectors 35% 50% 75% 100% Current Coverage Years to Full Coverage at Annual Growth Rates 5% 10%15% 30 years 20 years 8 years 4 years 2 years 6 years9 years 13 years8 years Less Than One Year Assumes 1.3 population growth rate.
The WSS market poses special challenges Limited number of developers/operators Generally low margins Complexity and risks in the contractual and regulatory framework Sub-sovereign risk Limited pool of bankable projects (size, condition, readiness) high potential for private financing medium potential for private financing low potential for private financing Household µ-financing Need for public investment
Word Development Report 2004 Main Messages Services are failing poor people They can work, the question is how? By empowering poor people to Monitor and discipline service providers Raise their voice in policymaking By strengthening incentives for service providers to serve the poor
How are services failing poor people? Public spending benefits rich more than poor Money fails to reach frontline service providers Uganda: only 13 percent of non-wage recurrent spending on primary education reached primary schools Service quality is low for poor people Bangladesh: absenteeism rates for doctors in primary health care centers: 74 percent Zimbabwe: 13 percent of respondents gave as a reason for not delivering babies in public facilities that nurses hit mothers during delivery Guinea: 70 percent of government drugs disappeared
Overview of presentation The water financing challenge Towards Realistic Solutions Innovative IFI financial instruments: follow-up of Camdessus/G8 What more needs to be done
Are we Realistic? Investment needs are enormous Public funding stable or even decreasing International Aid is (and probably will remain) small percentage of WSS financing Thus how to fill the gap? The private sector? Taxpayers? Tariff? A combination? LETS DISCUSS THOSE ISSUES
Domestic public finance remains the dominant source for water & sanitation Financing flows into water in 2000 Billion USD Estimates from GWP Framework for Action Domestic is dominant ~ 85% Public is dominant ~85%
Recent collapse of private flows to infrastructure Annual Private Investment in Infrastructure in 1990-2002, in US$ billion 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 1990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002
Private investment in water supply and sanitation has been low Total (interternational) private investment in infrastructure in 1990-2002 by sector and region, US$ billion
Degree of cost recovery Reasons NOT to invest in the water business… TelecomGasPowerWater 0% 50% 100% 150% 200% Financial autonomy
The financing paradox must be resolved Consumers Taxpayers Who Pays How Financed User Tariffs Govt. Subsidies Public or Private Debt
Overview of presentation The water financing challenge Towards realistic solutions Innovative IFI financial Instruments: Follow-up of Camdessus/G8 What more needs to be done
Risk mitigation instruments Partial risk guarantees Partial credit guarantees Political risk insurance Breach of contract coverage Currency risk –Dollar debt and local currency earnings Regulatory risk –Regulatory framework not implemented or untested Payment/performance risk –Government fails to pay amounts due Sub-sovereign risk –Water investments are often at the sub- sovereign level
IFI risk mitigation instruments 2001 - 03 Number of Guarantees Issued Value of Guarantees Issued
Risk Mitigation Instruments Could Be Effective Adequately Creditworthy – Do Not Require Risk Mitigation Near Creditworthiness Marginally Creditworthy, but Reforming Non Creditworthy and Low Performing Where risk mitigation can make a difference
Guarantees and subsovereign financing:Application in the WSS sector: How to increase effective demand? Lithuania 1 Project Russia 4 Projects Romania 3 Projects Croatia 1 Project Mexico 1 Project Ecuador 1 Project Colombia 1 Project Poland 3 Projects Risk mitigation instruments Direct subsov lending
Overview of presentation The water financing challenge Towards realistic solutions Innovative IFI financial instruments: follow-up of Camdessus/G8 What More Needs to be Done
1. Going Forward: Long-Term Sustainability: A Must Improve Sector Performance – Closing the Revenue Gap is Key With Decentralization, There is a Need to Bring in Local Governments as Key Stakeholders in the Financing of Water Investments – (ie. contributors of equity, guarantors, or direct borrowers) Cost Recovery Critical: But At A Realistic Pace The Use of Subsidies Should be Transparent and Primarily Aimed at Serving Poor Communities. Make Use of All Sources of Financing – Public or Private and Create Framework Where Risks Are Properly Allocated and Bound By Enforceable Contracts.
2.Change to longer term financing
Only if sustainable cashflows, investments for expanding services can be attracted Only few choices to finance investments Tariffs (consumers) Taxes (tax payers) Bilateral and multilateral aid – limited extend So Move to cost-recovery: but at a realistic pace 3.Closing the Revenue Gap Predictable cash flow secure debt service investment loan better services
4.Effectively demand international funding The needs are obvious, but how to translate needs into effective demand Lobby to get water into your PRSP Develop bankable projects Develop creditworthy utilities Engage with public, private, communities and stakeholders Nobody has A or THE solution. Look at various ways and learn by doing
5.Redirect funds to the poor Stop subsidizing the rich, they can pay for themselves Target subsidies better (subsidize connections rather than consumption) Invest in differentiated service levels, giving consumers a choice Decentralize funds (not only responsibilities) to local governments
5.Improve Creditworthiness Agreed programme of tariff increases, taking into account social considerations Clear / predictable allocation from central/local tax revenues Improved operational management/collections Increase data availability to make informed decisions
Management Finance PublicPrivate Public Private 6.Unbundle Finance And Management -Looking at Sustainable Hybrid Solutions Leases/Affermage Concessions Divestitures BOTs Municipal Department Mgnt. Contracts Corporatized Muni. Service Mixed Company Operating Company plc Public & Private sector roles in the WSS sector:
An World Bank evolving model for Water Service Delivery Targeted Subsidies OK For Connections For Usage Charges Cost Recovery Critical But At A Realistic Pace World Bank Group Combine Instruments IBRD/IDA Loans, Credits and Guarantees IFC Loans and Investments MIGA Guarantees Engagement Anywhere Along the Spectrum PrivatePublic
7.Increase sustainability of Infrastructure (and thus Investments) Before building new infrastructure, make sure that you have $$s for both construction and O&M Lagos State Water Corporation in 1999: 96% unaccounted-for-water
8.The Instruments: Needed, Available ? Used? Issue of Effective Demand? Do not require risk mitigation, Adequately credit worthy Risk mitigation instruments will be ineffective: Non-creditworthy and low performing or instruments too expensive Risk mitigation instruments could be effective: Nearly/marginally creditworthy & reforming Expand Application of Risk Instruments The instruments in greatest need may be least available Contractual/regulatory instruments Foreign exchange risk instruments The instruments available may be tailored for the wrong kind of current investment Limited current capital investments Increase in management, lease and service contracts
Recapping (1) The Water Sector is Facing an Uphill Battle to Expand Coverage. The Debate is Not Between Public or Private, But Improving Sector Performance and efficient quality service delivery to the poor at lowest cost There is No Magic Solution! Cost Recovery is critical and Should Be the Foundation to A Sustainable Tariff Policy but At Realistic Pace Targeted Subsidies OK For Connections For Usage Charges If Utilized Prudently targeted subsidies and Long-Term Financing Can Contribute Significantly Towards Expanding Investments and service delivery Public funding to shift from input based to output based financing
Recapping (2) Mobilizing balanced mix of public and private funding sources – more innovative use of public funds and subsidies Powered by sustained cashflows instead of taxes Private funding to increasingly comprise local currency alternatives Make PPI contracts "pro-poor". A Fund Channeling and Governance Framework Based on the Appropriate Allocation of Risks and Third Party Agreements is the Mechanism Needed to Align Incentives and Improve Governance Partial Risk and Partial Credit Guarantees, IFC loan and Guarantees and MIGA instruments Hybrid Models Mixing Public - Private Finance and Management Options Offers a Pragmatic Approach in An Environment of Increased Perceived Risks.
And.... grow the economy Source: UN Millennium Project Access to water and GDP
Water high on the agenda: CSD 12 Selected thematic cluster: water, sanitation and human settlements No more assessment and problem identifications and more promises The political and substantive outcomes of CSD 12 need to be transformed into specific Actions Provide Realistic Guidance and Actions on the Ground to improve efficiency and coherence of policies Focus on implementation, including identifying constraints and obstacles at the country level and possible approaches for implementation and scaling up Review and forward looking session; not a negotiating session ~ government and other stakeholders New York City, 19-30 April
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According to the team directors Johan Bruyneel and Walter Godefroot of the rivaling squads Discovery Channel and T-Mobile, Liège-Bastogne-Liège winner Alexandre Vinokourov is not to be counted amongst the riders that could possibly win the Tour de France. Although Bruyneel admitted to Sportwereld.be that Vinokourov was a man to be watched, he also believed that the Kazakh lacked the necessary climbing skills for a Tour de France overall victory.
"I haven't forgotten his third placing in the Tour 2003", Bruyneel said. "You can't allow Vino any freedom. He never gives up and will use every opportunity to attack. But I can't see him win the Tour, as his climbing capabilities are limited. Lance and Ullrich are superior anyway." The directeur sportif of Discovery Channel also thought that T-Mobile's tactics of spearheading the squad with two or more overall leaders (Ullrich, Klöden, Vinokourov) still wouldn't make any difference to the outcome of the race. "All I know is that none of them has been able to beat Lance in the past," he said.
That point of view is surprisingly shared by T-Mobile's team manager Walter Godefroot. "In theory, Vinokourov can't win the Tour," Godefroot said. Fortunately, he did not fail to amend that harsh statement about the rider that has just scored the first victory for T-Mobile this season last Sunday, thereby lifting the burden of defeat off the whole team. "I said: in theory. What I wanted to say is that Vinokourov does not possess that intrinsic class in time trials or mountains like Armstrong and Ullrich. Fortunately, the Tour lasts for 21 days, which means that 'Vino' will surely get his chances."
Godefroot continued by giving kudos to the 31 year-old Kazakh. "Vinokourov is robust - he bends but will not break. He's one of the best riders we ever contracted. Give me a squad full of 'Vinos' and I would have an easy job! He can do well at the Tour", Godefroot then concluded. "They never believed that Lucien Aimar could win the Tour de France in 1966, and then he did. Vinokourov is a more complete and better rider than the Frenchman. So..."


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It is the largest of the British Channel Islands and is located 135km south of mainland Britain and 22km from the coast of France. It has a unique constitutional position enabling Jersey to deliver the ideal business conditions for international finance.
Jersey has an allegiance to the British Crown, and yet it has its own democratically elected parliament, which is responsible for all domestic affairs including fiscal matters.
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LA Cops, the top-down shooter with a 70s vibe, is coming to Xbox One soon, developer Modern Dream announced.
LA Cops is already on PC via Steam Early Access, with five levels, six cop characters, five weapons and a little more than one hour of play. Modern Dream, developer of indie games such as Typing of the Dead and The Button Affair, is bringing the shooter to Xbox One and PC, in full, on March 15.
Much like Hotline Miami and its sequel, LA Cops uses a simple targeting system from a bird's eye view, with the ceiling removed from interior settings. Environments are destructible, and cutscenes tell the story of several officers in the city of angels, complete with 70s archetypes and cop-movie clichés, as they go up against the big boss, Hawaiian Mo.
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ISLAMABAD – The report of judicial commission formed after the Quetta hospital carnage has revealed the failure of interior ministry to combat terrorism in the country especially in the purview of Quetta carnage.
A one-man judicial commission investigating the August 8 deadly terrorist attack in Quetta points out 'monumental failure' of the interior ministry to combat terrorism. It says the 'irresponsible' post-attack statements of Balochistan's chief minister and home minister undermined the credibility of the provincial government.
"In these statements, fabricated leads were broadcast, disrupting the investigation and creating false expectations," the report states.
The damning report, made public by the Supreme Court on Thursday, has been compiled by Justice Qazi Faez Isa of the Supreme Court. The judicial commission was tasked to investigate the deadly gun attack on Bilal Anwar Kasi, the president of Balochistan Bar Association, and the subsequent suicide bombing at Quetta's Civil Hospital in which 70 people, mostly lawyers, were killed.
The commission worked for 56 days to examine concerned persons and obtain responses from all relevant ministries, departments and institutions. It has concluded that the gun and suicide attacks were inextricably linked and were carried out by the same group.
'If the functionaries of the state had established a bank of forensic information on past attacks, and pursued the cases, they might have prevented the attacks of August 8; in this regard the 2012 Terrorism Case Judgment has still not been implemented,' it says.
The report says the investigators think that there is some connection between the attackers and their handlers in Afghanistan. However, neither the gun attack on Kasi nor the subsequent attack by the suicide bomber could have been possible without local assistance and participation. "The suicide bomber was a Pakistani national and so too were a number of his accomplices."
The report also exposed the inefficiency of home ministry staffers who allegedly served the ministers instead of masses..
'The ministry's National Security Internal Policy is not being implemented. The officers of the ministry appear more interested in serving the minister than the people of Pakistan' it said.
The report also highlighted the role of interior ministry in combating terrorism along with its policy towards proscribing militant outfits.
'Proscribed organisations continue their illegal activities and new terrorist organisations are proscribed after long delays. Some terrorist organisations have still not been proscribed or prosecuted, even when their statements acknowledging terrorist attacks are broadcast and printed.' the report said.
It was also disclosed that the Balochistan Government contacted home ministry for proscribing Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Al Aalmi but the ministry did not respond.
The findings suggested that Interior minister Ch. Nisar Ali Khan paid a little head and called one meeting of the executive committee of the National Counter Terrorism Authority (Nacta) in over three-and-a-half years.
"He met the head of a banned organisation, widely reported in the media with his photograph, but still denied doing so. Accepted demands of the proscribed group regarding the CNICs, inexplicably delayed in proscribing terrorist organisations, and did not proscribe a well-known terror organisation," it says.
The commission recommended that the Anti-Terrorism Act be enforced and terrorists and terror outfits must be proscribed without any delay.
'They must not be permitted to hold meetings. Those claiming to be members of the proscribed organisations should be prosecuted in accordance with the ATA' the report said.
It was also brought to light that appointments in government institutions are based on nepotism as at least four secretaries, including the secretary health department, who is brother of a retired Lt Gen and federal minister were hand picked.
The commission expressed concerns over the structure and working of National Action Plan.
"The National Action Plan should be made into a proper plan, with clear goals, a comprehensive monitoring mechanism, and periodic reviewing. It should also be translated into Urdu for wider dissemination and understanding," it said.
The report emphasised the need for an effective border management system in order to root out terrorism.
The role of Ministry of Religious Affairs and Inter-Faith Harmony was also slammed as it did not play its due part for interfaith harmony and registration of seminaries.
The commission also shed light on the media coverage and observed that it was not focusing the victims of terrorism, instead it broadcasted propaganda of terrorists in flagrant contradiction with Section 11W of the ATA (Anti-Terrorism Act).
'Abide by the laws: the Anti-Terrorism Act ("ATA"), Nacta Act, the Pakistan Penal Code, and above all the Constitution of Pakistan. It is an abomination to have laws, and not enforce them,' said the report.


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Friday, April 10, 2009
"Hot Cross Buns." "Jingle Bells." "Au Clair de la Lune." With their three-scale tones and measured quarter-note repetition, the songs march through my head, one after another, and then start again. Where once I prepared dinner against a background accompaniment of NPR news or Brandenburg concertos, now it's do-re-mi, mi-re-do resounding through the house as I chop and stir. As a fourth-grader, my son became eligible for the school's instrumental music program this year, so the sounds of his daily practice rings in my ears whether I want it to or not.
I hadn't given much thought to what it would be like for Tim to begin learning an instrument. As fourth grade began, talk among the parents was all about who was choosing which instrument – and why. I confess that we nudged Tim toward the trumpet because it was the one instrument we already owned – a relic from my husband's high school years – and the choice simply seemed economical, though I could have easily been persuaded to choose a different instrument based on size and weight. During much of the year my kids and I walk or bike to school, and the idea of an instrument that could be carried in a backpack had its own appeal for that reason.
Witnessing the kids choose their instruments turned out to be the first fascinating step in the process. A friend admitted to me that she fully expected her daughter, who loves dresses, nail polish and other girly accoutrements, to go with the delicate and bird-like flute; instead, her daughter chose a loud, heavy brass instrument. Kids who generally conform were attracted to the less popular instruments; some who tend to be ringleaders at recess chose a place way back in the percussion section.
Whether influenced by us or not, Tim opted for the trumpet, though when he first took it out of its dusty case, he found it nearly impossible to create any sound. After his first lesson, we found out the reason: the last time my husband put the trumpet away, 25 years ago, he'd reassembled it incorrectly. Tim's music teacher had no trouble fixing the problem, and Tim was on his way: "buzzing" with his lips, fingering the valves and learning the difference between a half rest and a quarter rest.
Happy to let his music teacher control this particular aspect of his life, I take a generally hands-off approach to his instruction. I remind him about daily practice and sometimes sit in to listen, but for the most part I consider this to be an area of his life that he can choose to pursue or abandon on his own, and that in itself feels like a luxury. When he started baseball, I lobbed countless underhand pitches his way; for school projects I'm always deployed to collect the necessary art supplies. This is a new development, and very liberating, to leave something up to him to oversee.
So when I sat down for the fourth graders' first concert last December, I had a big surprise. It wasn't their tone quality: the music was okay, not bad after two months of instruction but not anything you'd mistake for, well, more than two months of instruction. What surprised me was the hush on stage, the attention they devoted to their director, the self-discipline they all showed in sitting still and following along. I've known many of these kids since they were three years old; the winter concert was the longest interlude I'd ever seen some of them sit in one place. I was suitably impressed.
It occurred to me then that there's so much more to music instruction than learning to play an instrument. There's the discipline of daily practice, the frustration of being able to hear one thing in your head and another coming out of your instrument, the solidarity of learning within a small group of peers. There's the acknowledgment that some kids are picking it up faster than you are, and the occasional temptation to give up entirely. And there's the triumph over that temptation when you realize that you're improving, and that you're beginning to like the way this sounds and feels.
Last night, I had yet another surprise. I sent Tim up to practice amidst only mild protests; then I heard a melody I didn't recognize wafting down the stairs, pure strong notes that varied in length and moved up and down the scale. "Real music," I couldn't help thinking.
Our school has a long tradition of creating accomplished young musicians. It was not something I'd assumed my kids would follow, but the idea that Tim might is tantalizing to me. With "Hot Cross Buns" well behind us, it's exciting to think of what lies ahead: more concerts, musical competitions, or just the ongoing fun of developing a skill. This time no one is asking me to pitch balls, gather supplies or help in any way. I get to sit in the audience. And it's a really appealing change. ∆
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It's Saturday morning, and it's raining yet again. I wonder if the UK is ever going to be dry again. Amanda has been rough all week, and now it's my turn. The worst part is the sore throat, something that I always struggle with the most. It's a lazy day on the sofa for me, and before I finally crashed down, I checked our various orchids for watering. Predictably, nothing much had changed from last week, as it's that time of year for them, and they don't require much anyway, but they have made me think as I once again gave them a close look.
They are nothing if not overtly sexual in appearance, resembling the female of our species in quite graphic ways. The petals, once formed to encircle and form a lower platform for the pollinator are called labellum, from labium, meaning lip. The other similarities are just as strikingly obvious.
The name orchid is derived from the Greek word orkhis, meaning testicle, and the tubers of the plant explain why.
I never used to be an orchid fan, but over the years we have been given many, and as time has passed they have grown on me (forgive the pun), and we now have many spread to different parts of the house. Apart from a few exceptions, they are tough plants, and extremely easy to grow, and so don't be put off by the tales of expertise needed in this particular field. They are epiphytic, and grow throughout all the continents except Antarctica, and so are tough little cookies. There are endless varieties available now, obtainable from garden centres to supermarkets, and all require nothing more than light, and very occasional watering.
We have had many of ours for years, and once flowered, they are just left where they are, watered very sparingly, and then a few months later they flower again......and again....and again.
The tendrils are particularly fascinating. Not roots in the true sense as we know them, they are used to anchor the orchid to the host plants, and like the leaves, absorb water and any nutrients from the surrounding air. This one in our bathroom looks as though it's about to start walking, in a 'War of the World's' kind of way.
Orchids are a complex group of plants, with more than 25,000 species, beaten only by the Aster family, and have a huge variety of interesting facts throughout them. I'm on the sofa still, and it's raining......still, and so here are a few.
They often offer the pollinator the promise of sexual favour, by mimicking the pollinator, such as this Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera), and scientists have discovered that the pollinating bee is so aroused by the experience that it actually orgasms, while the plant is covertly depositing pollen on it's back.
Some orchids rely on their surroundings a little bit too much, such as the Western Underground Orchid (Rhizanthella gardneri). Named after the farmer who discovered it while turning over his ground and smelling the fragrance. It's a leafless plant, with a white flower about two centimetres across, and lives below the soil surface. As if this doesn't make it fragile enough, it relies entirely on nutrients and water from any nearby Broom Honeymyrtle (Melaleuca uncinata), and if THAT isn't enough, it can only get this by connecting to the Broom Honeymyrtle via a fungus called Thanatephorus gardneri. PHEW! Not one of natures most secure success stories, especially now that the Broom plant in question is dropping drastically in numbers.
Vanda tessellata, a pretty little thing. The delicately frilled and spotted petals surrounding the mouth, with an exquisite purple tongue for the pollinator to stand on. Found around India, the flowers produce a chemical with the very romantic title 2,7,7-methyl bicyclo [2.2.1] heptane.
Impressed eh? You will be more so when you learn that if a man drinks an infusion of the flowers, the effect on him will be the same as Viagra.
The next time you enjoy a bowl of vanilla ice cream, think of this little yellow beauty, Vanilla planifolia, the source of the vanilla pod.
Of course, not all of hte orchids appear to get it correct as far as trying to entice a suitable pollinator goes. Monkey Orchids are a pretty graphic example.
Orchis simia looks like a cluster of playful monkeys playing in a tree.....
....while Dracula simia is just freaky!
So, if you want to grow an orchid or two, and have been too scared for any reason, do give it a go. You don't have to have a specialist glasshouse unless you become too addicted to them. A windowsill will do. If you have any questions then drop me a line and I will do my best to answer.
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Stomper Clement thought someone was playing with firecrackers when he heard loud sounds coming from the void deck of block 363, Hougang Avenue 5, at 8.32am today (Apr 2).
However, when he looked out his window to see what was happening, he saw sparks flying out of the electrical room at the void deck of the block.
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"Our brave warriors from the Singapore Civil Defence Force soon arrived to manage the situation," said Clement.
An SCDF spokespeson said they received a call at about 8.30am today about a fire involving an electrical switch-box at 363, Hougang Avenue 5.
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That is what she was when last night, April 22nd the winner of the BB Naija 2018reality show was announced to be Miracle and the look on Khloe's face said it all. While the other housemates jumped for joy, Khloe was disappointed but the viewers have spoken.
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"A Circle of Blood" -- The Story of Paul William Scott
"I was guilty in their eyes before my plea
Yes the governor made it clear with his decree
The lights grow dim they test the chair, the smell of death is in the air
But I'm innocent! And that's what's killing me"
Lyrics from the song, "A Prisoner's Lament," written by Bob Pauley about Paul William Scott. Recorded by country songstress Susan Stryker nineteen year s ago.
Preface to paraphrased Excerpts from "A Circle of Blood": The Story of Paul William Scott
By Robert A. Pauley
Writing Paul William Scott's story began for me the night young attorney Joe Wyckoff, who had just joined the ranks of Palm Beach county, Florida's public defenders, entered the Plush Pony Lounge on South Dixie Highway looking f or songwriter Bob Pauley (that's me). The year was 1979. Joe didn't know m e but was familiar with one of the songs I had penned for country singer Mel Tillis, "A Brandy Alexander." Joe had a fantastic story to relate that night, th en asked a burning question: "Could you write a song about this?" Or, more importantly, "Would you write a song about this, knowing it to be a matter of life and death?" Joe's boss, a public defender with few kind words for his most recent client, was about to let this innocent man be railroaded to his death.
The story Joe related was that of Paul William Scott, a homeless young ma n who spent his first twenty years trying to escape the Long Beach, California ghettos by coming to Florida to find his father. Paul had no sooner arrived in this southernmost state when he became a scapegoat-- wrongfully accused of the brutal bludgeoning deat h of a known homosexual in the plush suburbs of Boca Raton, Florida.
A soulful version of "Dixie" played in the background: "Oh, I wish I was in Dixie, Hooray! Hooray! In Dixieland I'll take my stand...To live and die in Dixie...Away! Away! Away down south in Dixie!" Those mournful words ran g out the honest-to-God plight of drifter Paul William Scott, who loved Florida with all his heart -- while Florida didn't give a damn for Paul William Scott. To the state of Florida Scott, was nothing more than a meddling outsider and Florida does not take kindly to indigent outsiders. The legend of Paul William Scott in song became "A Prisoner's Lament" and was recorded by country songstress Susan Stryker nineteen years ago. Royalties from this tune with accompanying promotional efforts earned the money necessary to keep Paul William Scott alive for lo, these many years.
It's been two years since I've felt the light of day
When that judge said you've a lifetime boy to pay
The view here from my prison cell is but an empty wishing well
For me to wish this wasted life away
Cause I'm here for murder in the first degree
And yet a spark of hope still flickers inside me
For with that jury's final word I swear the truth was never heard
Do I die tonight or will they set me free
Oh, I could climb these walls to freedom and escape this deathly place
But then I'd know no one would listen, deaf ears still haunt my case
Past the guards' eternal rounds, the barbed wire and barking hounds
But what's the good of freedom if I can't show my face
I was guilty in their eyes before my plea
Yes the governor made it clear with his decree
The lights grow dim they test the chair, the smell of death is in the air
But I'm innocent! And that's what's killing me
Oh, I could climb these walls to freedom and escape this deathly place
But then I'd know no one would listen, deaf ears still haunt my case
Past the guards' eternal rounds, the barbed wire and barking hounds
But my name would still be whispered and I couldn't show my face
It's been two years since I've felt the light of day
When the judge said you've a lifetime boy to pay
The lights grow dim they test the chair, the smell of death now fills the air
But I'm innocent! And that's what's killing me
I'm innocent! And that's what's killing me
I'm innocent! And that's what's killing me
Copyright =A91980 Bob Pauley Music
"A Circle of Blood": The Story of Paul William Scott (Paraphrased excerpts)
By Robert A. Pauley
In 1979, an innocent man was sentenced to die on Florida's Death Row. In 1997, eighteen years later, evidence was revealed clearly proving his innocence. A circle of blood made by the champagne bottle -- the actual murder weapon -- had been concealed by the prosecution. Every last member of th e original jury now acknowledges being deceived, and agrees that Paul Willi am Scott must be released.
The following story is true. You'd swear this could never happen in a civilized country, least of all the United States of America, but it is happening right now! Paul is a man who was at the wrong place at the wrong time. "History is replete," I once read, "with examples of wrongfully convicted persons who have been pardoned in the wake of after-discovered evidence establishing their innocence."
Paul William Scott was an indigent drifter from California, back in 1978, who had come to Florida to visit his long-lost father. At age 21, Paul had spent most of his teen years in a California Youth Authority reformatory. In t he projects where Paul was raised, using drugs and stealing to obtain drugs was an accepted way of life. Since age 7, Paul was hooked on drugs, first legal (thorazine), then illegal (heroin).
Now, thought Paul, a new beginning -- a whole new life -- would be possible in the "promised land" of which his father had spoken many times before leaving his destitute family to the ravages of the ghetto. But then, thrown out on his ear for not allowing his father to molest his girlfriend, Bernadine, reality quickly destroyed that lifelong dream. Paul William Scott, the adult, was in for another rude awakening in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
After meeting Rick Kondian, an 18-year-old drug-crazy street hustler, Paul was invited to "earn twenty bucks" if he would accompany Rick to the house of a known homosexual, James Alessi, to do the man a "favor." Alessi had sexual plans for the evening with the two, which began with lacing their "smoke" (pot) with a little PCP, a dangerous hallucinogen known as "angel dust."
In Alessi's Boca Raton home, on December 5, 1978, that evening it was around 11:30 p.m. when the events which would forever change Paul's life unfolde d. Drug-wise Paul left the room immediately to lie down, knowing the effects of this potent mixture. Kondian unwittingly became dangerously high on the concoction. Alessi disappeared for a moment into his master bedroom, the n returned totally nude, intent on forcing himself sexually into Kondian's face. As a street-hustler, Kondian would accept the reverse of this situation for a fee, but would never perform the act of oral sex himself. Enraged, he resisted the encounter, and screamed into the other room for Paul's help.
Alessi, age 28, was a huge person, 6'4", drug-crazed and intent on having sex with the diminutive Kondian, but Kondian, even intoxicated by the drugs, was not about to let this happen. Responding to Kondian's yell for help, Pau l entered the room to assist a tumultuous battle. The much smaller and overpowered duo began to hit Alessi with anything within reach, including a vase, a flower pot and a chair. As Paul swung the chair, Alessi turned from Kondian to Paul and flung him across the room. Seeing this, Kondian took a heavy oval-shaped glass paperweight and knocked Alessi senseless.
Paul ran for the door, only to find Alessi had locked it from the inside with a keyed dead-bolt. He then ran for the rear door, across the pool deck a nd through the screened enclosure to make his exit. This was the end of Pau l William Scott's involvement with James Alessi, which had been solely to assist Rick Kondian in a desperate battle of self-defense. Had the story ended there, on a level playing field, Paul Scott would have been questioned by the police and promptly released.
Later that evening, by now around 3:30 a.m., Kondian had recruited two "pals" to return to the scene of the crime to do two things. The first was to remove all fingerprints and evidence from the scene, the second was to relieve Alessi of his jewelry (both from there and from Alessi's florist shop in Boca Raton).
James Alessi, still addled, was lying on the floor by the living room couch, his hands and feet bound earlier by Kondian with electrical cord from lamps about the house. As Kondian's friend began to remove a large diamond ring from Alessi's finger, Alessi regained consciousness. Seeing Kondian there, wiping prints from their drink glasses, Alessi shouted obscenities at him and became violent. Kondian was handed an unopened bottle of Dom Perignon champagne from a nearby wine rack, and he began to pound it on Alessi's skull until he breathed no more.
Richard Kondian's left hand was torn badly from the wire of the cork of that bottle. Two of Kondian's friends witnessed this -- the murder of James Alessi -- some three and a half hours after Paul William Scott had left the premises. The trio returned to Paul Scott's motel room to tell him things had gone badly. In a state of panic, Kondian and Scott, their girlfriends, and on e of the "pals" left Ft. Lauderdale in Alessi's car, which Kondian had stolen, and traveled north.
In Orlando, Florida, the third man pawned Alessi's diamond ring and took the check from the pawn shop to a nearby Bank of America and cashed the check for $700. With this, Kondian and his girlfriend boarded a bus for Cranston, Rhode Island. Paul, Bernadine, and the man boarded another bus for Sacramento, California. This "third man," having gone to Reno, Nevada, to save his o wn hide because of another robbery, told the authorities of Paul's whereabou ts in California and of the Florida murder for which he was sought -- knowing Paul to be innocent. He had not told the authorities of his involvement in the crime, because the police were totally unaware of his presence that night in Boca Raton, Florida. Later, Paul explained to me, "I'm not a snitch, Bro'
Paul William Scott never once told authorities of the two witnesses to the murder--until now, reluctantly, nearly 20 years later. With his thieves "code of honor," there is nothing worse in Scott's mind than a "snitch."
The other unidentified man died in a Florida prison, leaving a signed confession that was to clear Paul Scott of any part in that grisly murder. This note was confiscated by the prison authorities, and denied to Scott. Kondian readily admits he "killed a fag," his parents money ($45,000) obtained for him a "plea-bargained" sentence of 15 years which he has since served Paul Scott, who had an IQ of only 69, was not so lucky. Having no money, no friends, no ability to speak out for himself, the indigent drifter from California received the death penalty for the murder of James Alessi. "To o many tattoos," friends were told by the assistant public defender, as an obviously innocent man was being railroaded to the electric chair for something he had not done. That was almost 20 years ago -- a lifetime of pure hell for a man who is innocent of this crime for which he has been convicted.
Friends of Paul Scott have tried over the years to free him and, much lik e Jean Valjean of Victor Hugo's "Les Miserables," Scott is still merciless y manipulated by the authorities. Paul will face death in the electric cha ir very soon if the governor does not act to prevent it. From all indications, no such preventive measures are planned. Attorneys assigned for Scott, appointees of the governor, are presently involved in a scandal over havi ng a "betting pool" to determine which of their clients will be executed next.
To them, it is only a game played by affluent lawyers who don't give a damn for their assignees. For Paul William Scott the end is dangerously close at hand. Does it matter that he is absolutely innocent? Can this actually be happening in the la nd of "liberty and justice for all"? And, as these attorneys so dedicated to ending Paul Scott's life piously intone that "all men are created equal," the truth is, they know it is not so.
For reasons hard to imagine other than embarassment for the blunders they undeniably made, the circle of attorneys, judges and lawmakers of Florida continue to press for the death of Paul William Scott. They will not be content, it seems, until that high-voltage chair of theirs has taken the final beat from Paul William Scott's brave heart, unless we can cheat the chair of its wrongful prey. May God have mercy upon their souls!
There are no wealthy murderers on death row. Why? There are innocent indigents on death row, however, and Paul Scott is only one of them. The almighty dollar determines who is executed and who goes free, regardless of the elegant oratories we hear to the contrary. We need to act now, concerned citizens, don't let this innocent man be killed by the state of Florida--please!
There are those out there who know Paul Scott is innocent, and fight desperately to win his freedom. There are those out there Hell-bent on seeing him burn in Florida's electric chair--damn the facts. There's more, much more -- To help, or for information on my book, "A Circle of Blood" which describes the facts in 350 pages of story, song and picture, please contact Bob Pauley:
Support: Paul William Scott 071615 / P3111S A-1 / Post Office Box 221 / Union Correctional Institution / Raiford, Florida 32083
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Volume 87 Issue 7 | pp. 21-22 | Concentrates
Issue Date: February 16, 2009
Issue Date: February 16, 2009
Fragrance Maker IFF Opens China Center
Department: Business
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Credit: IFF
International Flavors & Fragrances has opened a center in Shanghai designed to nurture a "customer-focused environment" for flavor and fragrance creation. CEO Robert M. Amen says the new center, which has 150 employees, is part of IFF's investment in "material science, creativity, and consumer insights" that help customers expand their brands.
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PREMIER LEAGUE LIVE: Stoke 2 Wolves 1 - follow the action from the Britannia Stadium as it happens
Follow Sportsmail's coverage of the Barclays Premier League as Stoke host Wolves at the Britannia Stadium to conclude Saturday's action. Terry Connor's side are in deep trouble at the bottom of the table and will be desperate to secure a first win in seven matches to reignite their survival hopes. Send your thoughts on the action to me at email@example.com or via Twitter @Ripinho.
Stoke 2-1 Wolves (5.30pm)
Click here for the live goals as they go in
Stoke: Begovic, Shotton, Shawcross, Huth, Wilson, Pennant (Palacios 87), Whelan, Whitehead, Etherington (Jerome 69), Crouch (Delap 90+2), Walters.
Subs: Sorensen, Jones, Fuller, Upson.
Goals Huth 37, Crouch 61.
Wolverhampton: Hennessey, Stearman,
Zubar, Bassong, Ward, Kightly, Henry (Davis 86), Edwards, Jarvis, Ebanks-Blake (Doyle 83),
Subs: De Vries, Johnson, Berra, Milijas, Forde.
Goals: Kightly 26.
Referee: Mark Halsey (Lancashire)
19.30: Surely it's just a matter of when Wolves are relegated now.
Another defeat leaves them six points off safety with six games to go after a sixth straight loss.
It's not impossible to survive but it's hard to see where the next point is coming from let alone win.
Stoke meanwhile move up into eleventh on 41 points which should effectively seal their place in the top flight for another season. That's all from me thanks for following.
Full-time: Stoke 2-1 Wolves
90+2min: Crouch is withdrawn to more warm applause after another fine performance.
Rory Delap replaces him.
90min: Three added minutes. Wolves pressing but Stoke look comfortable.
89min: Zubar makes a decent charge into the box and after Doyle takes over, he snaps a shot that Begovic saves easily.
86min: David Davis replaces Henry for Wolves while Pennant makes way for Wilson Palacios.
The winger shares some mutual applause with the home fans and Tony Pulis.
83min: Finally here comes Doyle as Ebanks-Blake comes off...surely when you want goals you take off a more defensive minded player.
81min: Someone shoot! Sylvan Ebanks-Blake does well to pick out and hold up a Henry long ball, but after combining with Jarvis over hits a through pass wide.
The visitors really need to start testing Begovic, now is not the time for pretty passing around the box.
Off his line: Wolves' Wayne Hennessey punches the ball clear
78min: Why hasn't Connor made a sub? His team still do not look like scoring and Doyle has been warming up for the majority of the half.
75min: Stoke have effectively scored from two free-kicks today so what do Wolves do?
Concede another of course, after Richard Stearman needlessly is over zealous with a foul 30 yards out. This time though the visitors clear.
72min: Jarvis and Kightly have been bright points for Wolves but it's just not coming off for the former today.
He combines with Henry on the edge of the box but drags a shot wide of the near post.
71min: From OptaJoe:
8 - Wolves have now conceded at least two goals in eight successive top-flight games for the first time since October 1964. Doom.
69min: Well here is the change but it's not from Wolves. Stoke send on Cameron Jerome for Etherington.
66min: You could take the footage of this game and make a video of football's worst misses.
Kightly does excellently to bulldoze past the Stoke defence on the byline but after crossing low across the target, Matt Jarvis fails to turn into an open goal from a couple of yards out.
64min: Right now is the time to bring Doyle on but Connor remains motionless on the touchline and Wolves remain ineffective going forward.
Headmaster: Peter Crouch celebrates after heading Stoke into the lead
61min: GOAL! STOKE 2-1 Wolves
How's your luck now Wolves? From that questionable free-kick, Pennant clips a ball to the back post where Peter Crouch expertly nods into the top corner. He has to go back into the England squad - his versatility will be crucial this summer.
59min: Wolves need to win this game but are failing to put pressure on Stoke. Surely it is time for Kevin Doyle soon?
Ward gives away a free-kick for doing no more than win the ball with a sliding tackle.
56min: Credit to Hennessey, he has Shotton beaten with his throw ins right now as he continues to gobble up every one lobbed into his penalty area.
Wolves edging proceedings but shots on target are at a premium.
54min: But what a chance it produces! Kightly's out swinging cross is perfect but Sebastien Bassong nods wide.
53min: Another free-kick for Wolves, but this isn't in a shooting position as it's on the right flank 35 yards out.
50min: That's too easy for Begovic though. Steven Fletcher curls towards the top corner but it lacks any power and the keeper comfortably takes.
49min: Decent chance here for Wolves as they win a free-kick slightly to the left of goal 20 yards out after Ryan Shotton chops down Kightly. He is lucky not to get booked for that.
48min: Scrappy start that Wolves slightly edge but no chances as yet.
Disagreement: Stoke's Matthew Etherington and Wolves' Michael Kightly square up
Second-half: Away we go then - no changes.
18.29: Still though Wolves could really do with a win to take them within three points of safety.
The current amount of five still has them very much on the outside looking in.
18.23: It's not been great but Wolves finally look like a team willing to fight for their top flight status.
Soft goals at both ends and although Stoke look stronger, 1-1 is a fair scoreline at this stage.
Half-time: Stoke 1-1 Wolves
45+3min: Last chance of the opening period as now Wolves win a free-kick just inside Stoke's half.
The ball finds Henry in the box but his effort is blocked clear.
45+2min: Stoke win a fortunate free-kick 25 yards out, but Jermaine Pennant's effort fails to trouble Hennessey as it sails wide.
45min: Two added minutes at the Britannia Stadium.
43min: Etherington again sends a cross from the left, but despite out jumping two Wolves defenders, Walters can only nod straight at Hennessey.
40min: It's been all Stoke since the equaliser, Wilson has fired an effort over the bar and Terry Connor will be hoping to just get his players in for a half-time team talk.
Opportunistic: Robert Huth pounced to equalise for Stoke following a set-piece
37min: GOAL! STOKE 1-1 Wolves
From that free-kick Wolves fail to clear their lines and Robert Huth smashes a half-volley that goes through the legs of Hennessey.
Considering it is straight at him I feel he should save it, but it did have some power behind it.
36min: Temper, temper! Michael Kightly trips Etherington and reacts furiously at the winger's reaction in going down. After a brief head-to-head both are booked by referee Mark Halsey.
34min: Somebody tell Crouch it isn't going to happen again. On the right side of the box, and at a fine angle, he volleys wide at the near post.
Can't blame him for trying but that would have been more outrageous than his strike against Manchester City had it gone in.
32min: Boos from the home fans. Their side has failed to up the tempo since the goal and if anything Wolves look much more confident now. It's still a poor game though.
29min: Stoke try and respond but despite again seeing the ball ping around the Wolves box, the visitors survive.
Fortunate: Wolves' Michael Kightly (7) celebrates after his through ball found the back of the net
26min: GOAL! Stoke 0-1 WOLVES
A nightmare for Asmir Begovic really. Michael Kightly's chip into the box is targeted for Dave Edwards, but despite the midfielder failing to connect with his attempted volley, the ball bounces into the goal.
23min: How are Stoke not ahead? Marc Wilson's lofted cross to Crouch in the box is nodded across goal where Walters somehow heads wide from six yards.
21min: Finally some attacking play. Etherington finds space down the left but his near post cross to Peter Crouch is cleared by an alert defender for a corner.
From that there is all sorts of pushing and pulling in the box as the cross once again deceives everyone as the ball flies through the battle zone and out to safety.
20min: From InfostradaLive:
Once again #wolves have failed to score in the opening 15 minutes of any #EPL match this season #PL
To be fair we could play for 15 hours and no one will score if the ambition from both sides stays like this.
Tall order: Wolves' Stephen Ward (left) battles with Stoke's Peter Crouch
17min: Very poor opening to the game. Matt Jarvis has tried to inject pace and direction in the game but all he has done so far is run the ball off the pitch a couple of times.
14min: Here is a Stoke set-piece specialty. Ryan Shotton sends a long throw into the box, but it lacks pace and Hennessey easily gathers through a sea of players.
12min: Wolves reply with a speculative shot of their own. Stephen Ward receives a short corner but his effort flies over and never looked like troubling the target.
9min: Nearly 10 minutes gone and we still haven't had a shot on target.
Walters has seen a speculative dipping effort clear the crossbar, but that's your lot so far.
6min: Or maybe not. Whelan attempts to close down a Roland Zubar clearance, but despite not touching the Wolves defender, Zubar goes down holding his foot.
Not good to see, and Whelan lets Zubar know what he thinks of his antics.
5min: Wolves have settled since the shaky start, as you would expect it's a physical battle so far.
2min: Stoke should have a penalty. Matthew Etherington whips a corner in across goal where at the back post Karl Henry slides in on Jon Walters without so much as seeing the ball let alone touch it.
Walters is furious, as is Glenn Whelan who was also hauled down by Wayne Hennessey. Wolves very lucky there. Shocking indiscipline.
Grounded: Wolves' Sebastien Bassong (right) chases down Stoke's Jon Walters
Kick-off: Wolves get us underway at an overcast Britannia Stadium.
17.27: Out come the players, Stoke may not be playing for much but the home support is as loud as ever.
17.24: Terry Connor confirms he has dropped Roger Johnson due to the fact that Wolves are leaking goals like a sieve.
The interim manager concedes he is still searching for a defensive partnership but is keen to point out that although the skipper didn't take the decision well, he has remained supportive in the dressing room.
I'm not convinced morale is going to be all that high, but the next 90 minutes could prove otherwise.
17.21: From InfostradaLive:
wolves have conceded 68 #PL goals - the most by any #EPL club at this stage of the season in 14 years since Barnsley (71) in 1997-98
17.18: Full line-ups from the Britannia Stadium:
Stoke v Wolverhampton
Stoke: Begovic, Shotton, Shawcross, Huth, Wilson, Pennant, Whelan, Whitehead, Etherington, Crouch, Walters. Subs: Sorensen,
Jones, Fuller, Upson, Delap, Jerome, Palacios.
Wolverhampton: Hennessey, Stearman, Zubar, Bassong, Ward, Kightly, Henry, Edwards, Jarvis, Ebanks-Blake, Fletcher. Subs: De Vries, Johnson, Berra, Milijas, Davis, Doyle, Forde.
Referee: Mark Halsey (Lancashire)
17.15: Wolves captain Roger Johnson is dropped for this afternoon's Barclays Premier League clash with Stoke at the Britannia Stadium.
Johnson is demoted to the bench a week after his on-field confrontation with Wanderers goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey in the 3-2 home defeat to Bolton, with Ronald Zubar coming in at the back and fit-again midfielder Karl Henry returning to the team as skipper in place of David Davis, the only two changes to the first XI.
For the Potters, wingers Matthew Etherington and Jermaine Pennant have both recovered from ankle injuries to keep their spots in the side, but defender Andy Wilkinson misses out due to a groin problem and is replaced by Ryan Shotton in the sole adjustment from last weekend's 2-0 loss at Wigan.
17.10: There hasn't been much to cheer for Wolves in recent weeks but so far their day has been perfect.
Relegation rivals Blackburn, Bolton and Wigan have all lost and that gives their survival chances a slight boost as they travel to Stoke. Team news coming up.
Going for goal: Wolves will hope top scorer Steven Fletcher can fire them out of trouble
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April 25, 2007 13:28 ET
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(CCNMatthews - April 25, 2007) - RepeatSeat Ltd. ("RepeatSeat" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:RPS), a North American leader in providing entertainment solutions is pleased to announce that it has entered into a non-binding letter agreement pursuant to which it will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares and class "A" shares in the capital of Janda Products Canada Limited (the "Acquisition"), a national supplier of arcade and redemption game services carrying on business as New Way Sales ("New Way"), for $8,400,000 (the "Purchase Price"), of which $6,500,000 will be payable in cash and $1,900,000 will be payable in common shares (the "Common Shares") in the capital of the Company at a deemed price per share of $0.30 per share. The Acquisition is an arm's length transaction and will not result in a change of control, nor will any shareholder own 20% or more of the Common Shares on a fully diluted basis. There will not be any finder's fees payable in connection with the Acquisition and the Common Shares issued as consideration for the Acquisition will be subject to regulatory hold periods and to an escrow agreement. The closing of the Acquisition is expected to occur on or about May 11, 2007 (the "Closing Date") and is subject to certain conditions including, but not limited to, completion of planned debt and equity financings (as described below) and receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.
It is a condition of the Acquisition that the Company will successfully complete each of the following debt and equity financings:
(a) Pursuant to a non-binding term sheet, the Company will issue a $3,500,000 principal amount convertible debenture to each of two proposed mezzanine debt lenders (collectively, the "Convertible Debentures"). The Convertible Debentures will have a coupon rate of 10% per annum compounded annually, payable monthly in arrears, and will mature and be payable in full on the day that is 60 months from its issue date (the "Maturity Date"). The Convertible Debentures will be convertible into Common Shares at the option of the holder at any time on or prior to the Maturity Date and at a conversion price $0.30 per Common Share. Proceeds from the Convertible Debenture shall be used to pay the cash portion of the Purchase Price and transaction costs associated with the Acquisition. The closing of the Convertible Debenture is expected to occur on or around the Closing Date and is subject to certain conditions including, but not limited to, receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.
(b) The Company will complete a non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement") of up to 16,000,000 units ("Units") in the capital of the Company at a price of $0.25 per Unit for gross proceeds of up to $4,000,000. Each Unit shall consist of one Common Share and one Common Share purchase warrant ("Warrant"), with each Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one additional Common Share at a price of $0.40 on or before May 3, 2008. All sales will be made on a private placement basis pursuant to exemptions from the prospectus requirements of applicable securities laws. Proceeds from the Private Placement shall be used to retire approximately $1,000,000 in existing debt and for general corporate purposes. The closing of the Private Placement is expected to occur on or before May 3, 2007 and is subject to certain conditions including, but not limited to, receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.
The TSX Venture Exchange does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
RepeatSeat Ltd.Bob ChristiansonExecutive Vice President(403) 716-2276Email: email@example.com: www.repeatseat.comorAGORACOM Investor RelationsEmail: firstname.lastname@example.com: www.agoracom.com/IR/RepeatSeat
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