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Painter Injured in Fall Down Elevator Shaft in Potomac
A 30-year-old painter was injured in a fall down a residential elevator shaft today, according to a spokesperson with Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS).
MCFRS Spokeperson Pete Piringer said the incident occurred around 9:30 a.m. at 9209 Cranford Drive in Potomac where a house was being renovated.
According to Piringer, the worker who was painting fell about 30 feet down the elevator shaft from the top floor to the basement.
Piringer described the painter's injuries as "serious" and potentially life threatening. According to Piringer, he was transported to a local hospital as a priority one patient.
Update – 9209 Cranford Dr, Potomac, hse being renovated, painter fell approx 30′ down elevator shaft w/ serious inj pic.twitter.com/6whxgzc6jo
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) October 20, 2015
(930a) Cranford Dr, Potomac, injured person from a fall >20′, residential elevator shaft, EMS transported Pri1 trauma, serious LT inj — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) October 20, 2015

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RCT of a Polyherbal Dietary Supplement for Prediabetes
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03388762
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : January 3, 2018
Last Update Posted : April 8, 2020
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The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of a polyherbal dietary supplement (Designs for Health - GlucoSupreme™ Herbal) on markers of glycemic control and other structure/function outcomes among a sample of prediabetic adults.
A 12-week randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial will be conducted to achieve the purpose of this study. The research team hypothesizes that GlucoSupreme™ Herbal will improve a variety of validated markers of glycemic control that are commonly used in clinical practice more effectively than placebo.
|Condition or disease
|Prediabetic State
|Dietary Supplement: GlucoSupreme™ Herbal Other: Placebo
|Not Applicable
Prediabetes is a common state in which blood glucose levels are elevated, but are not elevated high enough to be considered Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). The worldwide prevalence of prediabetes is high and rapidly increasing. People with prediabetes are at increased risk for developing a variety of chronic diseases. Most notably, prediabetes nearly always precedes diagnosis of T2D, a poorly-controlled disease adversely affecting 14% of adults in the United States. T2D is responsible for increased risk of heart disease, stroke, blindness and other vision problems, kidney disease, amputations and death. Prediabetes often progresses to T2D relatively quickly, as pancreatic beta-cell dysfunction perpetuates. There are currently limited pharmacological options available for safely reducing the burden of prediabetes. Furthermore, these pharmacological options often carry potentially deleterious side effects. Low-risk alternatives are needed where lifestyle modifications, such as increased physical activity and weight loss, have failed.
Herbal dietary supplements have shown promise in safely managing impaired glycemic control in prediabetic adults in many clinical studies. A wide variety of herbs have been previously studied for these purposes, including cinnamon, fenugreek, banaba, curcumin, and a variety of combination products. Of these, most have demonstrated improved management of glycemic control, particularly with regard to reducing fasting blood glucose and postprandial glucose, HbA1c, fasting insulin levels, HOMA-Insulin Resistance, and increasing HOMA-β cell function among prediabetic adult populations. Many herbs have also demonstrated benefit in the management of glycemic control in clinical trials among T2D populations. These herbs include berberine, ginseng, gymnema, banaba, cinnamon, fenugreek, and kudzu, all of which are present in GlucoSupreme™ Herbal.
The research team hypothesizes that GlucoSupreme™ Herbal will demonstrate superior improvements in markers of glycemic control than placebo over twelve weeks of daily supplementation among a sample of healthy adults. The research team aims to conduct a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded clinical trial to evaluate this hypothesis among a diverse sample of 40 prediabetic adults, and will implement a 1:1 study allocation ratio. This study will utilize an adaptive sample size re-estimation (SSR) approach where participant enrollment may be extended beyond the originally planned sample size if interim effect size is smaller than anticipated, but still promising, thereby preserving study power; this will be determined by examination of available unblinded endpoint data by an independent statistician after 30 subjects are enrolled.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|39 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|Intervention Model Description:
|This study is a 12-week, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial of GlucoSupreme™ Herbal. Eligible participants will be recruited from within participating clinical practices. All study outcomes will be biomarkers, capturing normal structure and function of the human body, derived from blood draws ordered during two physician visits spaced 12 weeks apart. This is a typical interval between blood assessments of glycemic control in routine clinical practice. An IRB-approved research associate will call each study participant at the 6-week mid-point of the study to assess compliance and collect data on any adverse events. Serious adverse events, while not anticipated, will be reported by the participant to a study physician as soon as possible.
|Double (Participant, Care Provider)
|Masking Description:
|The study products will be delivered to the investigative sites prior to enrollment of subjects. A study code will be provided for every batch of study product shipped to the investigational site prior to the beginning of the study. The placebo utilized in this clinical trial will be formulated to be as similar as possible to the active in appearance, odor, and other key characteristics, and packaging for both intervention and placebo will be the same. The de-identified study product will be packaged and labeled according to the study code and participant identification numbers; the Study Coordinator will oversee a locked master list of these, in addition to batch numbers.
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|A Randomized, Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial of a Polyherbal Dietary Supplement (GlucoSupreme™ Herbal) on Markers of Glycemic Control Among Prediabetic Adults
|Actual Study Start Date :
|December 5, 2017
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|September 30, 2019
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|January 1, 2020
Active Comparator: GlucoSupreme™ Herbal
Each daily serving of four GlucoSupreme™ Herbal tablets includes extracts from: cinnamon bark (Cinnamomum cassia) 500 mg, banaba leaf (Lagerstroemia speciosa standardized to 1% corosolic acid) 200 mg, kudzu root (Pueraria lobata standardized to 40% isoflavones) 200 mg, fenugreek seed (Trigonella foenum-graceum standardized to contain 60% saponins) 200 mg, and gymnema leaf (Gymnema sylvestre standardized to contain 25% gymnemic acid). Additionally, American ginseng root (Panax quinquefolius standardized to contain 5% ginsenosides) 200 mg, and berberine HCl derived from bark (Berberis aristata) 500 mg. Other ingredients include Cellulose (capsule), microcrystalline cellulose, silicon dioxide, and vegetable stearate.
Dietary Supplement: GlucoSupreme™ Herbal
This study will assess changes in glycemic parameters and other biomarkers over a twelve week period, with two blood draws (Baseline and 12 weeks). Additionally, an IRB-approved research associate will call each study participant at the 6-week mid-point of the study to assess compliance and collect data on any adverse events.
Placebo Comparator: Control
The placebo utilized in this clinical trial will be formulated by the manufacturer to be as similar as possible to the active intervention in appearance, odor, and other key characteristics. Packaging for the control will be identical to packaging for the Active Comparator.
Other: Placebo
The placebo utilized in this clinical trial will be formulated by the manufacturer to be as similar as possible to the active intervention in appearance, odor, and other key characteristics. Packaging for the control will be identical to packaging for the Active Comparator.
- Fasting Blood Glucose [ Time Frame: Baseline and study end (12 weeks from baseline) ]Elevated fasting blood glucose is one of the markers of the prediabetic state. According to American Diabetes Association criteria, the prediabetic fasting blood glucose range is 100 to 125 mg/dL (5.6 to 6.9 mmol/L). After fasting for 8-12 hours, > 0.5mL of blood will be collected from each participant, followed by centrifuge separation of plasma from cells within 45 minutes of collection. After maintaining the plasma fasting blood glucose at room temperature, it will be analyzed using standard enzymatic methodology.
- Glycated hemoglobin/A1C (HbA1c) [ Time Frame: Baseline and study end (12 weeks from baseline) ]Elevated HbA1c is another one of the markers of the prediabetic state and is defined as being within the range of 5.7-6.4%. A four mL sample of whole blood will be obtained from participants using techniques described above, and placed in an EDTA, lithium heparin, or sodium fluoride tube, followed by analysis using the Roche Tina Quant (Roche, Germany).
- Fasting insulin [ Time Frame: Baseline and study end (12 weeks from baseline) ]In prediabetes, pancreatic beta cells can no longer produce enough insulin to overcome insulin resistance, which can cause blood glucose levels to rise above the normal range. Thus, fasting insulin is a glycemic parameter of interest and is also used to determine insulin resistance. While normal values for fasting insulin are <25 microU/L, fasting insulin can vary widely among prediabetic individuals. After fasting for 8-12 hours, 0.8mL blood serum will be obtained from each participant. This fasting insulin assay will be performed using a 2-site electrochemiluminescent immunoassay on the Roche automated platform (Roche, Germany.).
- Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) [ Time Frame: Baseline and study end (12 weeks from baseline) ]Insulin resistance often sets the stage for progression to T2D by placing a high demand on insulin-producing beta cells during a prediabetic state. The advantage of using the validated HOMA-IR calculation is its relative simplicity and low-cost since it is derived from other primary outcomes of interest in this study. HOMA-IR is calculated as: [Fasting insulin (microU/L) x Fasting Blood Glucose (nmol/L)]/22.5.
- β-cell function (HOMA-β) [ Time Frame: Baseline and study end (12 weeks from baseline) ]Pancreatic beta cells (β-cells) produce insulin. Thus, their function is of interest in this prediabetic study population. As is the case with HOMA-IR, this formula utilizes values from our other study outcomes. HOMA- β is calculated as: (20 x Fasting insulin [microU/L])/(Fasting blood glucose [mmol/l] - 3.5).
- Quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check Index (QUICKI) [ Time Frame: Baseline and study end (12 weeks from baseline) ]The validated QUICKI measurement to assess insulin sensitivity has also been studied in herbal dietary supplement clinical trials. QUICKI is calculated as: 1/(log-fasting blood glucose [mg/dL] + log-fasting insulin [uU/mL]).
- Fructosamine [ Time Frame: Baseline and study end (12 weeks from baseline) ]Many serum proteins are involved in glucose synthesis. Fructosamine represents the degree of glycation in these proteins, and is the concentration of plasma glucose over the lifetime of the protein. This useful test has been utilized in previous clinical studies of natural products3 4 and is an adjunct to the A1C and other fasting glycemic measurements, and reflects intermediate-term (previous 2-3 weeks) glycemic change. One mL of serum or plasma will be collected, followed by centrifuge separation within 45 minutes of collection, and analyzed using standard colorimetric assay methodology (LabCorp, Inc.).
- GlycoMark [ Time Frame: Baseline and study end (12 weeks from baseline) ]A blood test commonly used in clinical practice to determine peak hyperglycemia. The GlycoMark test provides accurate recognition of recent glycemic deterioration or improvement (within the previous 2-4 weeks)5 6 and is commonly given adjacently to A1C (a longer-term indicator of glycemic change) in clinical practice. One mL of serum or plasma will be collected, followed by centrifuge separation within 60 minutes of collection, and analyzed using standard enzymatic colorimetric assay methodology (LabCorp, Inc.).
- Lipid profile [ Time Frame: Baseline and study end (12 weeks from baseline) ]A standard lipid panel consisting of total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, and triglycerides will be compared at baseline and the 12-week follow up visit. One mL of serum or plasma will be collected for all lipid parameters after 8 -12 hours of fasting and in the manner as described above, followed by centrifuge separation within 45 minutes of collection, and analyzed using standard enzymatic methodology (LabCorp, Inc.).
- Inflammation [ Time Frame: Baseline and study end (12 weeks from baseline) ]High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (Hs-CRP) is a common measure of inflammation that is commonly collected in clinical practice. Samples will undergo analysis by latex immunoturbidimetry on a COBAS Integra 800 (Roche, Germany).
- Supplement compliance assessed using participant daily diary [ Time Frame: Study end (12 weeks from baseline) ]
- Adverse events [ Time Frame: Throughout the study and at study end (12 weeks from baseline) ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age ≥ 18 years
- Prediabetic blood measurement (HbA1C) of 5.7-6.4% and/or fasting blood glucose of 100-125 mg/dl and/or 2-hour Oral Glucose Tolerance Test blood glucose value of 140 mg/dl-199 mg/dl1 2) taken within the last 12 weeks
- Agree to continue with current diet and refrain from taking any new nutritional or herbal supplements
- Able to understand and write English
- Voluntarily consent to the study and understand its nature and purpose including potential risks and side effects
Exclusion Criteria:
- Current daily use of any oral hypoglycemic medication or insulin injection
- Current daily use of any supplement containing the herbs in the study supplement
- Known allergies to any substance in the study supplement
- Current daily tobacco smoker
- Currently pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next 12 weeks
- Any current or previous diagnosis of diabetes (Type 1 or Type 2)
- Myocardial infarction, vascular surgery, or stroke in the past year
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03388762
|United States, Maryland
|University of Maryland Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201
|University of Maryland Family Medicine Associates
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201
|University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, East Hall
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201
|United States, Ohio
|Alliance Integrative Medicine
|Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45236
|Principal Investigator:
|Chris D'Adamo, PhD
|University of Maryland, College Park
|Responsible Party:
|Chris D'Adamo, Director of Research Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Maryland, College Park
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|January 3, 2018 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|April 8, 2020
|Last Verified:
|April 2020
|Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
|Plan to Share IPD:
|Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
|Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
Dietary Supplements
American Ginseng
Glycated hemoglobin
Blood Glucose
Plant Extracts
Public Health
Chronic Disease
Prediabetic State
Diabetes Mellitus
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BBVA raises Spain's GDP growth in 2018 to 2.9%
Spanish bank BBVA raised the predicted GDP growth rate this year from 2.5 to 2.9%, amidst various reports of a positive economic outlook for Spain in 2018.
BBVA released the amended figure after revising the economic impact of the Catalan independence referendum last October, that led financial analysts and economics to suggest the crisis could be damaging to Spain's long-term economic growth.
However, six months on, the political crisis in Catalan has luckily had less impact than previously expected. As a result, BBVA expect Spain's GDP to continue on a steady trajectory towards 2.9% growth this year, exceeding the Spanish government's GDP forecast by 0.2%.
Falling unemployment rates across the country are also to thank for improving economic conditions, dropping by an expected rate of 1.4% by the end of the year. As the economy strengthens and thousands of Spaniards are able to secure employment in 2018, BBVA expects growth to continue, reaching between 2.5 and 2.7% in 2019.


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Dean Baker, Co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, said:
The fate of health care is hugely important to the Obama presidency because it is hugely important to the economy and the country. First, as an economic matter, if we don't fix our health care system then it will be a rapidly growing cancer on the economy. We will have many more Chryslers and GMs if health care is not fixed. Companies that pay for health care will face unmanageable costs.
The excess cost of our health care system is like a tax on the economy. Currently the size of that tax is approximately $1.2 trillion a year ($16,000 for a family of four). That is the difference between what we pay per person and what people in other countries with comparable health outcomes pay. This is a crushing tax burden that will get much larger in the years ahead. This sort of redistribution from the Joe the Plumbers of the country to the insurance industry, the pharmaceutical industry, and the highly paid specialists is unbearable.
Also, as every expert on the budget knows (this excludes most of the whiners about budget deficits), excessive health care costs are the main factor driving the deficit. If President Obama can't contain health care costs, then the country will face devastating deficit problems in the years ahead.
Of course there is the most basic issue. It is important for people to have secure health care. It is not just the 47 million who are counted as uninsured who lack real insurance. Most of us do not enjoy insurance against serious illness because if we got sick we would lose our jobs and then we would lose our insurance.
For the sake of the economy, the budget, and the country's well-being,
health care reform is absolutely essential.
A.B. Stoddard, Associate Editor of The Hill, said:
The economy will determine the legacy of President Obama, and will likely determine the outcome in the next two elections of 2010 and 2012. But it is critical to that legacy that Obama and the Democrats in Congress find a way to pass some form of health care reform in the months to come.
Obama's coalition and his governing style have been profoundly tested throughout this intense debate. He has remained cool and detached while the liberal and conservative wings of his party have fought to the draw on health care reform. As of today they are as far apart as they could be, having missed deadlines to draft and pass legislation because of those disagreements and Obama is having to step in to get more "specific," on an effort he had left largely to the Congress.
Just what he will say in his televised speech to members of the U.S. House and Senate we don't know, but what he says behind closed doors to members of his party is what matters most. He must explain to them that the lesson learned from the party's last attempt to reform health care is that nothing will cost them more than something.
Since overreach isn't possible now, with the Democratic middle nervous about a public option and costs, any reforms Democrats can pass are likely easier to defend than failure. As Obama keeps stating: failure is no longer an option.
Bill Press, Pundits Blog contributor, said:
President Obama has made health care reform the first test of his presidency, and he will therefore be judged accordingly. A strong bill will empower him in all future legislative battles. Failing to get health care reform would leave him significantly weaker in any future battles.
Brent Budowsky, Pundits Blog contributor, said:
The most important issue to Obama's legacy and his presidency will be the state of the national economy. Does the economy recover and does the unemployment rate fall in the coming months? Or does the economy suffer a double-dip recession and joblessness rises above 10% into next year? This is the issue that will determine other issues. Health care is an important part of the Obama legacy and I predict a compromise will pass this year that will be better for the Obama legacy and the Democratic Congress than most pundits currently believe.
Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist, said:
Obama's true legacy will be motivating large numbers of people to repair
government, from the inside and the outside, inventing new forms of
public/private partnership.
This is already happening.
Healthcare is an important part of that, part of a moral responsibility to serve one another; we need to ease the suffering of millions. That will be part of the Obama legacy.
Grace-Marie Turner, President of the Galen Institute, said:
President Obama has made health reform a legacy issue by deciding to place it at the top of his domestic policy agenda. But for someone who was so atuned to the voters during the 2008 presidential campaign, this is a major miscalculation.
Poll after poll shows that the American people believe
that getting the economy back on track should be the president's first
priority. Only one person in five believes that health care should be his
top concern.
But by calling for a joint session of Congress to call for passage of health reform legislation, Mr. Obama guarantees that tomorrow night's speech will be the turning point in his young presidency. If he succeeds, then he will be seen as virtually unstoppable, able to push his agenda even in the face of clear opposition from the American people. But if he fails, he will struggle to pass any other parts of his reform agenda.
In town hall meetings across the country in August and in virtually every opinion poll taken over the summer, the American people say they are increasingly fearful about the changes and cost of the president's sweeping reform plan. They are very concerned about the nation's ballooning debt and are highly reluctant to add to it with another big health spending program. And they are frightened about what health reform would mean for them and their access to medical care.
The biggest problem that the president has right now is the growing distrust of the American people. They don't see, for example, how spending another $1 trillion on health care can lower health costs. They don't believe his assurances that if they like the coverage they have now, that they can keep it, when independent studies show that millions of people will lose their current coverage, many involuntarily. And they are concerned that government bureaucrats will start deciding whether they should take the blue pill or the red pill or take pain killers rather than get surgery, as Dr. Obama has suggested.
It is not at all clear that stirring oratory before cheering members of Congress and a nationally televised audience will be able to put these fears to rest, especially with more and more conservative Democrats are expressing their wariness about a big reform agenda.
Mr. Obama is making a big gamble, and the stakes for the success of his presidency could not be higher.
Peter Fenn, Pundits Blog contributor, said:
There is no question that it is still "the economy, stupid!" But, of course, one-sixth of the economy is health care and getting larger every day. President Obama is attempting to do what Presidents have been attempting for over 50 years. The stakes are high. The rewards are great. The time is now. By passing the beginnings of real health care reform now, it will stimulate the economy further, boost public confidence, and put the U.S. further on the road to economic recovery.
Bernie Quigley, Pundits Blog contributor, said:
What will impact is the bad timing and mismanagement of this issue. In hindsight, Obama is not unlike Bill Clinton who didn't know how to be President until he hired Dick Morris. The political culture has moved on. Afghanistan is quickly becoming the key issue and Obama is still talking about health care. It gives opposition throughout the heartland an opening, and instead of Obama being the "Change" he personifies the old, hackneyed, out-of-date political formula; the bland background against which change is occurring: Those pesky blue-haired ladies packing Glocks in the town halls are beginning to look like the Change. Ignoring Afghanistan has also forced Democrats to oppose their own President on moral grounds. As he is down to 46% approval now it is possible to see a challenge coming in 2012 on this issue if he doesn't change direction – Hillary and Jim Webb conceivably or Mark Warner and Joe Sestak. To early to say. He'll be alright. But he better hire Dick Morris.


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mini-assignment. Whenever I'm teaching this topic, I find myself noticing multimedia everywhere I look - which is not that difficult, given that we're literally surrounded by it day and night! (Somewhat like the "surround projectors" in the image to the right, which are intended to simulate 360° panoramic views.)
Tomorrow morning, you will all be giving "elevator pitches" of your multimedia systems. What's a pitch? It's a short, sharp summary of what you are attempting to do or offer. What's an elevator pitch? It's a pitch that's short enough to be given in a brief elevator trip! In the sales and marketing business, that's usually about half a minute.
I think that's a bit thin, so I'm offering you 2 minutes to summarise your idea for the mini-assignment. You'll need to state your portfolio and chosen genre for the multimedia system, then succinctly explain your ideas for how each of the 6 required media types will be incorporated into the system. Following that, the rest of the team will provide you with some feedback, so you can go back to the drawing board and improve your original concept before you actually start to create it!
You'll have some 15 minutes to get your elevator pitch ready, and then we'll jump right into it. I used the transcendent number π^e (3.14159265... to the power of 2.71828182...) to randomly order everyone (flipped a coin to choose descending order), and for the sake of full disclosure (and so you can see I didn't rig it), the results are visible on the right.
(Ria, you are exempt because you missed the lesson where we introduced the mini-assignment - but only temporarily!)
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Dunkirk (Nolan, 2017)
I like Christopher Nolan's films, though strangely I wouldn't call him a favourite of mine. His visions are grand and operatic, and he finds ways to marry them to intimate settings and emotions, but I've never had the urge to watch his works more than once. Dunkirk may be the film that changes that. This is a gargantuan effort that's both meticulously crafted and imbued with immense power and circumstance. Seen in IMAX 70mm, it's even more enthralling: the crisp blues of the rolling waves and the icy skies; the bleakness of the foamy beach, the flickering projector adding a ghostly languor as the British troops mill around, awaiting certain death; the flecks on the print bringing the aura of long-lost war footage finally seeing the light of day. And that's not even broaching the sheer scope captured by the IMAX cameras, the treacherous vistas expanding at full tilt in all elements, allowing us to grasp the magnitude of the calamity and its unspoken horrors. Nolan throws you face-first into the action in a way that war films of its ilk have never done before, and it's probably the first time my stomach repeatedly clenched without any blood or gore in sight. The fact that I was living with these poor boys (because they were boys) and facing their traumas alongside them was enough.
Top-notch. That's the word that checks off every box on the laundry list of elements. The sound effects are blistering and—at times—deafening, but amazingly integrated into the film's landscape. Hans Zimmer's score, accentuated by the motif of a ticking watch, is on the right side of bombastic, digging into you at the right moments without aggressively raising your hackles. Hoyte van Hoytema's photography is stunning. And the acting ensemble is ridiculously good, especially considering the lead had no other film credits to his name. But Fionn Whitehead is a fantastic anchor, subtle yet compelling in his movements and reactions. Also great are Mark Rylance, Tom Hardy, Aneurin Barnard, Jack Lowden, Tom Glynn-Carney, Kenneth Branagh… even Harry Styles. A smörgåsbord of talent that any director in their right mind would salivate over. No notable actresses, unfortunately, which is sad…
… But maybe not really? I figure if actresses were needed, they'd have to play grieving spouses and girlfriends, probably. Roles that require you to stare out of windows and clutch old letters to your chest. Thankfully, Dunkirk refuses to dally with the sentimentalism of Hollywoodized war epics. Perhaps its greatest strength is its desire to lay out the shit as plainly as possible, forcing us to feel not based on tearjerker flashbacks to idyllic homesteads, but on the cruel, incomprehensible reality of living like every second may be your last. That is why, when Branagh's Commander Bolton joyously sees "home" through his binoculars, all we are privy to see is a weathered old man gazing into an unseen distance, almost oblivious to the fact that an enemy bomber could roar up to him in seconds and turn him into dust. "Home" exists somewhere, but for an hour and forty-six minutes, Dunkirkmakes it clear that, for millions and millions of young men, home was hell on earth. And all they could do was make sure they didn't stop breathing.


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Another Mom Loses Her Cool In Son's Corvette Z06: Video0
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Moms are great, aren't they? And not only are they great, but they make for great videos at their expense. And while it can be great fun to go wide open throttle in a Chevrolet C6 Corvette Z06, the driver's mom you'll see riding shotgun in this video is screaming in terror.
All this woman wanted to do was cook a holiday meal for her family, but her son manages to persuade her to go along for a ride. The video is more comedic than cruel if you ask us; when her son drops the hammer this mom's reaction is just priceless, out-yelling the LS7 V8 engine under the hood of the Z06. You may want to lower the volume or plug in your headphones, though, as she has a few choice words for her son afterwards.
So, without further ado, enjoy the laugh.


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Broadband Internet connectivity, Army not allowing ground survey in Fata – Universal Service Fund (USF)
Islamabad (Daily Business Recorder / Wednesday, November 28, 2012) – An official of the Universal Service Fund (USF) on Tuesday held Pakistan Army responsible for not allowing a ground survey for optical fiber and broadband connectivity in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata).
Briefing the Senate s Standing Committee on Information Technology (IT), USF s General Manager, Project, Syed Asif Kamal said that 1,039 Information Technology (IT) centers would be established in Higher Secondary Schools across the country.
Under the project, 111 IT centres would be set up in Balochistan at a cost of Rs6 billion and 205 centres in Sindh, he said. The USF, he said, had already set up 145 IT centres in the Hazara telecom region, 229 against the target of 250 in the Faisalabad telecom region while 77 had been set up against the target of 82 in the Multan region.
When the committee asked about the number of projects carried out in Fata, Asif kamal said that the USF had conducted no project in the region after the Army refused it to carry out a ground survey for optical fiber and broadband. The Chairman of the committee responded that he would get permission from the Army. Expressing apprehension over the appointment of new CEO of the USF, the committee asked whether rules and regulations had been followed.
USF officials informed the committee that the Human Resource Governing Committee (HRGC) had expressed dissatisfaction over the performance of the former CEO and recommended to the Board of Directors of the Fund to terminate him.
The Board consists of 9 members, including four from the private sector, four from the government and the CEO. The Board recommended to the Prime Minister, who is the in-charge Minister of IT Ministry, to remove the CEO.
The committee then formed a sub-committee, comprising Zahid Khan (convener), Hafiz Hamdullah (member) and Malik Mohammad Rafique Rajwana (member), to investigate the appointment of CEO USF and the establishment of IT centres in the country.
The committee also expressed concerns over the appointment of the chairman of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), Farooq Awan, and constituted a sub-committee, comprising Malik Mohammad Rafique Rajwana, Humayun Mandokhel and Zahid Khan to probe the appointment process.
Humayun Mandokhel informed the committee that the current PTA chairman had caused a loss of Rs3.5 billion to Employees Old-age Benefits Institution (EOBI) when he was the Investment Adviser to the institution. He advised investment in the Bank of Punjab and Haris Steel Mills at a time when these institutions were in the grip of scandals and their share value was dropping.


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Following the inauguration of President Donald Trump, Austin non-profit Mama Sana took to the streets to make the voices of mothers and women of color heard. Founded in 2010, Mama Sana/Vibrant Women works to provide prenatal and postnatal care to women of color.
Paula Rojas and other community organizers co-founded the group following a survey they conducted with low income mothers of color in Austin. They met women in welfare offices and schools, asking them to share their experiences and concerns.
The group received a wide variety of responses from housing issues to discrimination they felt within the education system, but their healthcare as mothers struck the group the most.
"[Prenatal care] wasn't the issue that came up most frequently, but when it did come up it was very intense," Rojas said. "People had very, very hard experiences when pregnant. They felt mistreated during their pregnancy and during the birth."
Amongst the two groups of women, Rojas said their main issues were very different. For Hispanic women, the primary issue was access.
Many of the mothers Rojas works with are undocumented and are wary of seeking healthcare because they fear getting deported. But even if the mothers do seek out treatment, the application process can take months and clinics that will take them are often overworked.
"From start to finish, you might be well into your second or third trimester by the time you get your first appointment," Rojas said.
On top of that, Rojas said the issue is made more complicated by the language barrier that sometimes exists between healthcare providers and expectant Hispanic mothers.
"This is a very personal, intimate issue," Rojas said. "It's hard enough to have these conversations in your own language, but for someone who doesn't speak your language it's hard to get your questions answered and the care you need."
Among the black low-income mothers who were surveyed, the main concern that arose was the quality of the care they received. Many of them reported feeling discriminated against throughout their pregnancies, and felt as though they were being racially profiled. As a result, they didn't feel comfortable with their care providers.
But for both groups of women, Rojas said she saw the main problem being a lack of agency.
"Both groups talked about not being consulted when things escalated during the pregnancy or not receiving much support from the healthcare providers," Rojas said.
To combat these issues, Rojas and the other women went to school to become licensed midwives, hoping they could make the mothers who sought them out feel more comfortable throughout and after their pregnancies.
As midwives, Rojas said their approach is largely based on ensuring the women feel supported.
"I care for women who don't have anywhere to live, who don't have access to resources to take care of their basic needs," Rojas said. "What makes a healthy pregnancy is the ability of the woman to care for herself. All of those social stresses can challenge the mother and baby just as much as a health-related issue."
Over the past few years, Rojas and the other midwives have seen different threats to women's healthcare. With Trump in office, Rojas said their concerns have only grown. They believe access to prenatal care and women's ability to make decisions about their bodies will only worsen. Because of this, the group joined the other members of Communities of Color United, a grassroots coalition, in the One Resistance march on Friday, Jan. 20.
"The real work isn't the march, it's what's going to come after," Rojas said. "It's about building the power of the people who are directly impacted, organizing people on the ground, and creating institutional changes. We want reproductive justice for women to determine whether they want to have babies or not. If they do, we want to be able to support them."


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No reading these hours as I was at my soccer games. We wound up tying 4-4 and it was a crazy game. Even though I really wanted the win I'm proud of how we played, with a lot of fight and passion. I love my team!
|My Happy Place
|Games against Kansas are always crazy
|Kick Off
|Celebrating a great goal!


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Where do I find my 'network security key'?
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Zechariah 4:10 NLT "Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin…"
-Initially produced as a kernel.
o Kernel: little corn; central part of anything; a small mass around which another matter is concreted
Kernel of righteousness starts small, a little Jesus concreted at our center
– Oleaginous
o Oleaginous: having the qualities of oil; oiliness
Isaiah 61:3 We are to be covered in the oil of gladness
We are to have the qualities of the anointed, we are to be the anointed
Oil smells good – doesn't matter what kind of oil, it smells good and rich. "For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing" 2Corinthians 2:15 NKJV
– Edible
o Edible: fit to be eaten as food, esculent
We are to take nourishment from that oil of gladness we are anointed with and grow in it
We should savor the presence of the Lord, enjoy his anointing
Psalm 34:8 "Taste and see that the Lord is good"
– Self-sustaining
o It has a supply of energy to last the winter, until germination
Within the seed itself is life. Our seed of righteousness is life. A constant supply of energy until we are ready to step forward in our growth
o While we are growing it is tumultuous so we need the energy to keep going and growing. We need spiritual energy to keep going until we are ready to move onto the next level (germination- that comes later)


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In the past five years, Chantix side effect studies have indicated that patients with heart disease taking Chantix have an increased risk of suffering serious adverse side effects. According to new research, these life-threatening side effects are equally prevalent in patients without heart disease taking Chantix. Among these potential Chantix side effects are:
When Pfizer presented Chantix to the FDA for approval in 2006, the drug received a "priority review," shortening the typical ten-month review period to only six months. This FDA action was taken because of the drug's demonstrated effectiveness in clinical trials and perceived lack of safety issues. Perhaps if the FDA had used the full ten months to review the safety and effectiveness of Chantix, the agency would have more quickly discovered the potential dangers of Chantix side effects.
In June 2011, the FDA issued a safety announcement warning patients and healthcare professionals that Chantix may be associated with an increased risk of certain cardiovascular adverse events in patients who have cardiovascular disease. This warning came on the heels of a clinical trial in which serious side effects like heart attack were reported more frequently in patients who used Chantix compared to patients who took a placebo. According to the FDA, smoking is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and smoking cessation drugs like Chantix are of particular importance to these patients. The FDA advises patients and healthcare professionals to consider the potential risks and possible benefits of Chantix before making the decision to use the drug in patients with cardiovascular disease.
Even more alarming, a new study conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins University and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center indicates that the smoking cessation drug Chantix may also increase the risk of cardiovascular events, including heart attack and stroke, in patients without cardiovascular disease. According to the report, Chantix use was associated with a significantly increased risk of serious adverse cardiovascular events greater than 72% in patients with and without cardiovascular disease. This study was published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal on July 4, 2011. In light of this new Chantix side effect information, experts have asked that the FDA institute a Chantix recall due to the fact that the potential risks of the drug seem to outweigh the possible benefits. FDA representatives have reported that the agency is investigating this new Chantix side effect data in order to assess the need for additional warnings on the Chantix label.
The potentially harmful nature of Chantix has been apparent since the drug was approved five years ago. In 2007, only a year after Chantix garnered FDA approval, the drug accounted for more occurrences of serious injury than any other drug, according to the FDA's adverse events reports. Among these Chantix side effects were seizures, irregular heartbeat and blackouts, as well as serious psychiatric side effects like suicide and aggression. In 2008, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) published its findings regarding Chantix side effects, which led the FDA to order pilots with the Federal Aviation Administration to stop taking Chantix. Shortly after, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, which oversees the trucking and bus industry, issued a similar Chantix ban for its commercial drivers. Concerned about these serious Chantix side effects, the Department of Defense also prohibited certain weapons and aircraft personnel from using Chantix.
Despite mounting evidence about Chantix side effects, the FDA claims it was unaware of the heart risks associated with Chantix until Pfizer conducted a study in 2010. The results of this study caught the attention of the FDA, leading the agency to issue the recent Chantix safety announcement. The FDA does acknowledge, however, that there were hints of heart issues present in the original data that Pfizer submitted to garner approval for Chantix in 2006. If you or a loved one has suffered from a serious side effect which you believe to be associated with the smoking cessation drug Chantix, contact a Chantix attorney to discuss your legal options. You may be entitled to financial compensation for your injuries and medical expenses, which you can collect by filing a Chantix lawsuit against Pfizer. Drug companies like Pfizer are responsible for the safety of their medications and should be held accountable for any adverse side effects sustained by consumers. With the help of a qualified Chantix lawyer, victims of Chantix side effects can protect their rights and collect the compensation they deserve.


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817 single family homes sold in the Catalina Foothills of Tucson, AZ in 2018;
that's -9% less than the 898 homes sold in 2017.
Nevertheless, median sold prices rose 9.6% in 2018 (to $488,000) over 2017s median sold of $445,000.
Most Popular Price Range
The most popular price range for single family home sales in the Catalina Foothills was $300,000 to $399,999 - with 186 sales, and those 186 sales equal just under 23% of all the homes sold in the Catalina Foothills single family home market.
The 2nd most popular price range was $400,000 to $499,999 with 171 sales – which equals 21% of the market. So that small slice of the market, from $300,000 to $499,999, represented 44% of all the single family homes sold in Catalina Foothills in 2018.
Most Popular Subdivision
With a whopping 41 single family homes sold in 2018, La Paloma was, hands down, the most popular subdivision. The 41 sales were priced from $265,000 to $1,040,000 and just about every price range in between.
Most Sales at $1,000,000 & UP
It was practically a photo finish
Pima Canyon came in 1st with 10 sales from $1,045,000 to $1,500,000
meanwhile, Ventana CC, with 9 sales from $1,100,000 to $3,250,000, was nipping at Pima Canyon's heels
and Skyline CC came in 3rd with 8 homes sold from $1,025,000 to $2,152,700
And Now, Even More Exciting Data
486 homes sold had private pools – 331 did not
198 homes sold in gated communities – 619 sold in non-gated areas
670 homes sold were single story – 147 were 2 or more stories
17 of the homes sold were built from the beginning of time to 1960 (about 2% of all sales)
306 were built from 1961 to 1980 (37% of all sales)
376 were built from 1981 to 2000 (46% of all sales)
118 were built from 2001 to 2019 (14% of all sales)
239 homes sold were cash sales
493 were conventional financing
9 were FHA loans
53 were VA loans
6 were owner carryback sales
17 sold with some other creative form of payment
2 of the homes sold were short sales
10 were foreclosures
That's it for now,
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If you are considering the Omron body composition monitor and scale, you are in the right place. The Omron body composition monitor and scale shows you what is going on inside of you. This unique product is merely superb. It calculates body mass index, visceral fat, skeletal muscle, body fat percentage and not to mention body weight. It is straightforward to establish and use. It may look complicated but it is not. It offers essential information on getting and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
Besides, the reason why the Omron body compositions monitor is so high because for one it is effortless to set up and get going. It is very light in weight and durable. It does not wiggle or shakes at all. It is very regular the numbers do not change randomly like some cheaper monitors. It has an impressive tracker sheet and can store the info in the monitor for three months. This device is incredible to spend a few extra dollars to get more than just a scale it does not have at many setting as the Tanita though it has the main ones. It is ideal only for the regular user who wants to take a look at what is going on inside his body. It is an excellent product for the money.
The way you use these devices is that you stand on it and pull up two sensors and the sensors track all the main aspects such as fat, muscle, metabolism, and more.
Why Are Body Compositional Monitors Becoming So Trendy?
The Omron body fat monitors and their competitors save lives; they also let you see the results. It is a physical item that enables you to track your progress. You may use it for weight training, weight loss a medical issue one needs to deal with. The best part about the Omron is that offers regular results. Also, a lot of people have a consistent scale, but with the Omron, you get a five in one.
Some of the Omron Body Composition Monitor and Scale Specs:
- Six motion sensors
- measures body fat percent, body mass index, visceral fat level, resting metabolism, body age, body weight, and skeletal muscle
- Batteries included that last about one year
- big display resting on the screen
- it allows four people to store information on memory
- also has a guest mode which is very helpful
Where Is The Best Place To Find These Devices?
These tools are not the most straightforward products to find at your local shops, so the best place to get them is online. Some online shops off better discounts than others while some offer better shipping payments some even charge free shipping, which is best. So always consider that whenever you are shopping online.


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Nicholas Kristof argued that sweatshops are better than the alternative namely, earning a living by sorting though trash. The video is hard to watch. He adds a few more thoughts on his blog:
My point is that bad as sweatshops are, the alternatives are worse. They are more dangerous, lower-paying and more degrading. And when I struggle to think how we can really make a big difference in the development of the poorest countries, the key always seems to be manufacturing. If Africa, for example, can only develop an apparel industry, it will boom.
Yglesias adds his own two cents.
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Most of the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) PhD students who want to pursue career in academics end up in corporate or non-academic work, according to Eva Amsen. This is mainly due to repulsiveness of the work place in academia and as well as the benefits offered at non-academic settings. The academic job market has … Continue reading Binding the PHDs with Startups
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If You Want to go for the Big Bet and Change the World, Quit Whining!
Well, startups are different! They are not the same enterprise you've worked for or you've seen. You don't work a 9 to 5, you don't have paid vacations, you don't do just one thing, hell, it is not a white collar job to begin with! Don't work at a startup if you don't want to … Continue reading If You Want to go for the Big Bet and Change the World, Quit Whining!


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Hash Brown Cups & Eggs
A cup of extra crispy hash cups with a perfectly cooked egg inside! Easy to make and only 3 ingredients necessary. A perfect way to enjoy brunch!
You just can't beat good old fashioned hash browns and eggs! But making them in a cup is much more fun, and way easier than you think. It's all about using the right kind of potato, and getting the moisture out of it.
Which potatoes stick together best:
-Yukon Golds and red potatoes have a waxier consistency and stick together better in hashbrowns than russet potatoes, which have a starchier consistency.
-Another trick to getting potatoes to stick together is to release as much moisture out of them as you can prior to baking. This is done by squeezing out initial moisture, then salting and letting them sit for 20 minutes, and then squeezing out more moisture.
Pressed for time? Frozen shredded hash browns work well too!
Hash Brown Cups with other fillings:
If you'd prefer to bake these cups and fill them with something else, go to town! You could even bake or fry up some scrambled eggs as the cups cook and fill them with that instead.
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Hash Brown Egg Cups
- 3 Yukon Gold Potatoes, peeled & grated
- Vegetable Spray
- Salt/Pepper to taste
- ½ cup cheddar cheese, optional
- 4 eggs
- Fresh Parsley, to garnish
- Place the grated potatoes in between some paper towels or a cheesecloth and wring out as much moisture as you can.
- Place the potatoes on a fresh paper towel, sprinkle with salt, top with another paper towel, and let it sit for 20 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Use vegetable spray to lightly coat 4 cupcake tins. Press the grated potatoes on the bottom and sides of the tins. Sprinkle the cheese on the bottom of the tins and season with salt/pepper if desired.
- Bake for 20 minutes, checking them periodically.
- Once it the potatoes have firmed up a bit and have started to brown slightly, remove them from the oven. Take a butter knife and carefully work your way around the hash brown cup to loosen it up. This makes it easier to remove later.
- Decrease the heat to 300 degrees.
- Lightly tap the eggs on a flat surface. (Cracking an egg on an edge pushes the shell up inside, which you don't want.) Drop the eggs into the hash brown cups and sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Bake for about 15 minutes, it's done when the white part is firm.
- Use a butter knife to loosen the edges around the cupcake tin. Take a fork and carefully lift up the bottom and scoop it out. Sprinkle with fresh parsley and serve!


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I got an email in response to my post about Sonny's centerline roll, asking, "Do you know if this fulcrum type of striking is implicit in CSE?" (Cabales Serrada Escrima). Good question, so I took a stab at it.
"To answer your question, there are little levers and big levers. We should know how to use each one as necessary. The cross block on angle 3 is no different than for other angles once you have countered the strike, so your roll could be against a 1, 2, 3, etc. You could use your wrist, as you said, or if you drop down a bit and turn your hand up (drop your elbow) maybe even use your forearm for the lever as you expand your check to move the person's arm away. Anthony Davis did the move more like this.
The basics are the basics. They are tools to competency on a fundamental level. Learn those rules innately, then you can go beyond them knowing how to navigate your way back when things get confusing. As an example, a senior Serrada practitioner recently described to me a technique that Angel showed him once. It didn't even sound like Serrada, except he could describe it in Serrada terms and I could follow the concept. It wasn't anything I'd ever heard before, not in our basics anywhere, but knowing angles 1 and 3, I got it."
My correspondent wrote back that I said, "Anthony Davis did the move more like this," asking "Is this detail taught in the basics as you teach it?"
My reply:
"No. I appreciate what Anthony showed me, but it is different in details than what Angel did and I prefer to focus the basics on the latter. That doesn't invalidate other ideas.
In the cross block I do what I call tilt-and-turn. The basic hit from the block position is a tilt a of the body forward towards the lead shoulder, using the waist and legs to dip the shoulder but still oriented with centerline towards the opponent's weapon hand. The whole body is the lever. This helps bring your weapon hand back in even as you are striking outward like the (Snap! blog) From the strike to the arm, one then turns the body to face forward. That brings the left shoulder clockwise, thus projecting that hand outward and opening up the opponent's centerline by pushing their arm away. What Anthony does from the block is push out with his hand to open the opponent first, which then also uses the left arm as the fulcrum for a levered strike. See the difference? Both work, but it changes. Ultimately it's good to understand them both. Anthony's is maybe a bit quicker, Angel's more powerful."


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Man injured after car ends up in ditch
PUBLISHED: 10:12 16 June 2014 | UPDATED: 10:12 16 June 2014
A MAN has been taken to hospital with minor injuries after his car went into a ditch in Bleadon.
The incident happened on Bridgwater Road at around 9.30am this morning (Mon).
A Ford Focus went off the road and crashed into a ditch causing traffic chaos along the busy A370.
Police officers, fire crews and paramedics attended the incident.
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PAGE 3 of last week's Herald featured a piece about a café owner's struggles with the ongoing anti-social behaviours prevalent in the streets and parks of Freo ("Cafe owner rattled," Herald, March 2, 2019).
It reports that Jess, the owner of the café, is "…fed up and on the brink of joining the exodus of businesses from the city."
This is, sadly, an all too familiar story.
Interestingly, our local Federal member, Josh Wilson ran an advert on the same page promising that: "Only Labor will restore penalty rates" for hospitality and retail workers if elected this May.
Not really what Fremantle needs; closed shops on weekends as wage costs make it pointless opening (denying workers any wages at all) and giving small business owners yet another reason to leave the port city behind.
Hayden Groves
East Fremantle.
Ed says: Hayden Groves is the principal and director of dethridgeGROVES Real Estate and deputy president of the Real Estate Institute of Australia.
Eyes open, Ita
IT is plainly obvious that the headhunters acting for the ABC have no idea who would make a good chairperson.
They should return the fee to the taxpayer for shoddy work and little knowledge.
Greg Heywood made a huge and disgraceful mess of Fairfax, now owned by Nine, and the other two names have no media experience. That is how much they know.
I am pleased with this appointment of Ita Buttrose, but she needs to be there for a while before commenting incorrectly that "there is no bias at the ABC."
Get your feet under the table before making untrue and ridiculously naive comments, Ita.
There is serious bias everywhere in the ABC. Even a blind man can see this.
Keith S Bales
Fantail Drive, Bibra Lake
Good old days
DEAR Minister Safiotti
Sadly, I wish to inform you that the Royal George Hotel was once a community arts centre full of life with children, arts and local family members.
But the government took it from us and sold it to a developer without anyone knowing or the council being offered the chance to buy it back.
The sale of this land was not made public and should have been illegal.
A royal commission is required or a reverse of the land sale. This was a Liberal party election gift and as planning minister, Rita Saffioti, you owe it to the people of East Fremantle to give this property back to the town.
East Freo doesn't have a town hall, community centre, local art gallery, meeting area or any of the amenities other areas have.
Why was this sold to some rich developer on the cheap without us being given the chance to get it back?
We are a tiny suburb and have no power, money or political weight.
Ms Saffioti, can you arrange to cancel the sale and give it back ASAP, before this whole development thing gets out of hand?
Richard Lane
Duke Street, East Fremantle
Open up kings Square
WHAT a great batch of Herald letters on the Kings Square redevelopment.
I love to read Chook mail, but it's rare that I strongly agree with four letters.
I worked and lived around Fremantle since moving from Melbourne as a child with my family in 1955.
I feel sad another modern glass building will be constructed alongside our lovely old Town Hall.
A big open town square would be great; leave the council at Fremantle Oval.
It won't happen though, and what happened to the tourist development of Victoria Quay that was planned about 25 years ago?
Sailing into Fremantle port, it is just plain ugly, and with high fences everywhere there is no easy access to town.
Kevin Hodge
Address supplied
Cool cats
EVERYONE knows the blue CAT bus takes people from Fremantle train station to the beach.
But did you know the drivers often go the extra mile for their passengers?
The other day the driver stopped the bus and handed over a cane to a hobbling pedestrian outside, who had left their walking stick on the bus.
So dear friends, not only is the CAT service free, the drivers care for everyone–not just you and me.
Lee Lövmark
Marine Terrace, South Fremantle
Parking for residents?
WE live a short distance from South Beach and could easily walk there, and did, before my husband became disabled.
Disabled parking is reasonable, unless someone decides they're going to pop in for five minutes to off load their kids and dogs.
However normal parking for us locals who come down each morning to swim, have coffee and talk to friends, has become very awkward.
Weekends always were difficult; now the weekdays are just as bad.
This dates back to paid parking on Marine Terrace: if you get there at 6.30am you could get lucky or as we've begun saying, "Parked in Fremantle, did you?"
The café is a meeting place for many locals and is almost a social club for its regulars.
We don't stay all day, two hours tops, and most will only stay for an hour for a quick swim and coffee.
But now you see cars parked with sun shades across the windscreen–the sure sign of someone who is staying for longer than an hour or two.
Perhaps it's time to have local resident-only spaces, as well as disabled spaces.
We could personalise them with our number plates written in the space.
Happy parking, everyone.
Lyn Shipp
Breaksea Drive, North Coogee
Bowled over
WE have just returned from an evening meal, cooked by volunteers at our local bowls club.
Whilst there we bumped into an older gentleman who has recently lost his wife of 50-plus years.
He was 'forced' by his family and friends to come along to socialise and get out of the house.
We all had a great chat with this lovely man and thank the bowling club for providing an avenue for old and young to meet in such a social environment.
Thanks Melville Bowling Club for providing such a great environment for all of us.
Graeme and Karen
1 per cent true
A RECENT public comment stated that the top one per cent of Australians have more wealth than the bottom 70 per cent combined.
After a recent world survey it was stated that one per cent of the worlds population own 50 per cent of the total assets.
Most of us have heard this statement before, and in my case I thought "That is all the fat cats on Wall Street".
However, a few statistics will show that is not true. There are seven billion people in the world, therefore, one per cent is 70 million people.
The survey stated that 50 per cent of the "one per centres' " live in the USA. That means 17.5 million of these people live in the rest of the world.
The criteria to be a member of this group is to have assets, including your home, of more than US$ 850,000.
Due to the widespread ownership of private residences, considerable other assets plus superannuation balances, I would not be surprised if three million Australians qualify in the one per cent group.
Fredrick G McCulloch
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Inivisible an art exhibit and installation by Betsy Auwerda and Katie Benson was held in Art Access Gallery from Febuary 15 to March 8, 2019.
This exhibits cental theme was the documentation of a chronic illness, termed an "invisible illness". Many people suffer from a variety of chronic diseases termed invisible because the effects are not always obvious on the outward appearance. Katie Benson and Betsy Auwerda are both local artists living with chronic illness.
Invisiable was featured in Salt Lake City Weekly's article The Essential A&E Picks for March 7-13. Published on March 6, 2019.
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Tight domestic trucking capacity increasing cost for consumers
As prices rise and investors keep tabs on inflation that might slow industry growth, tight capacity for truckload and some rail carriers has led them to invest in their fleets to expand capacity.
As things stand now, there is increasingly more stuff to be shipped and less stuff in which to ship it.
An exception is that capacity such as ocean freight isn't as constrained, said John Kent, director of the Supply Chain Management Research Center in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas. Yet, tight domestic capacity is leading costs to rise, specifically in the truckload segment of the transportation sector, which carries about 71% of the nation's freight tonnage, according to the trade group American Trucking Associations.
Demand for truckload and specialty carriers, such as temperature-controlled and food carriers, has impacted capacity, leading spot prices in the truckload segment to rise, Kent said. In March, dry-van spot rates rose 32%, from the same month in 2017, according to DAT Solutions. Industries that use the most capacity include agriculture as bulk commodities such as grain are transported by rail, truck and barge. The construction and retail sectors also comprise of a significant portion of capacity along with overnight shippers that require air capacity.
As transportation prices increase, consumers are expected to bear most of the costs, Kent said. Capacity started to tighten about two years ago, before Donald Trump was elected president and the stock market rallied as a result of optimism following the election. When capacity starts to loosen could depend on inflation, as Kent expects it will impact economic growth, possibly in less than two years.
Over the past 10 years, trucking companies have been through tough times, and growth was constrained, Kent said. They kept equipment longer and purchased less of it. However, as demand has risen, carriers have started to purchase trucks again and are working to catch up with demand.
In March, medium and heavy duty orders of trucks exceeded 70,000 in North America, for only the fourth time, said Kenny Vieth, president and senior analyst for ACT Research. Orders of class 8 trucks, or the biggest class of big rig, more than doubled to 46,900 units, from the same month in 2017. It was the third consecutive month orders were greater than 40,000 units.
In late March, transportation stocks experienced a decline as a result of cost pressures related to inflation and the large number of class 8 truck orders, according to senior research analyst Benjamin Hartford and research analyst Andrew Reed, both with Robert W. Baird & Co.
Investors were skeptical on whether contract truckload pricing will rise as expected and have doubts over whether the price increases will be retained by carriers and not absorbed by cost inflation. Hartford and Reed expect contract prices to rise between 5% and 10% in the 2018 bid season.
Kent said the truckload industry has a lot of competition and is easier to enter than the parcel, express delivery or air freight sectors. When demand rises in the truckload industry, price rises accordingly. But in the other sectors such as express delivery, price doesn't fluctuate similarly.
"UPS, FedEx and the post office are the three oligopolistic competitors there," Kent said. "And so the barrier to entry in that e-commerce space for those packages, for a multibillion-dollar sorting facility like FedEx or UPS has — it's hard for someone to go create one of those."
For every product a consumer purchases, it has a percentage of the cost that can be attributed to truckload transportation, Kent said. That percentage of the cost is expected to rise by the amount the rates increase. For a gallon of milk, for example, about 30% of the cost is transportation. Based on that ratio, increased transportation costs have led the price of milk to rise about 9% from a year ago. Transportation costs account for nearly 50% of heavy, inexpensive construction materials, such as a 60-pound bag of concrete mix or a two-by-four.
On the other end of the spectrum, transportation costs account for a much smaller percentage of the overall cost of goods for expensive, lightweight items such as pharmaceuticals.
One of the factors impacting cost and capacity has been where shippers build fulfillment centers to help manage transportation costs, Kent said. Multiple centers throughout the United States would allow shipments to reach their destinations via truck transportation, and without having to resort to more expensive shipment options such as air freight. If one can keep a shipment's freight destination to less than 500 miles, a truck can haul it on the same day.
"We still want fresh food," Kent said. "And we don't want to overnight all that fresh food in airplanes. It's not all about the lobsters."
Eliminating the transportation cost might also be an option for fresh food suppliers. A store could set up a greenhouse in the parking lot to cut out the cost.
"Your customers would have fresher food," Kent said. "And the transportation cost would be zero or near zero."
Kent said innovation in the supply chain can help reduce costs, which might include using robots and drones to deliver items. Also, technology is expected to impact capacity as it relates to the driver shortage. Platooning is an automated driving technology that allows trucks to communicate with each other, allowing them to follow at much closer distances and improving fuel efficiency. Self-driving trucks should help the driver shortage, but the technology likely won't be used for nearly 10 years.
Over the years, capacity usage has changed with computers and allowed the better use of equipment. Dimensional pricing also will impact capacity, as it will keep shippers from shipping air. If a truck is filled to capacity better, fewer trucks will be needed to complete shipments. That will be evident with visibility systems and can be tracked with big data, allowing the transportation sector to make smarter decisions with existing capacity.
"We could use our rivers more, the Arkansas River," said Kent, adding that waterborne shipping is the least expensive mode of freight transportation. "We could bring containers up to Fort Smith and reduce the need for shipping them from New Orleans to Fort Smith, or from Kansas City to Fort Smith, or from Memphis to Fort Smith on a truck."
Retailers are concerned about the capacity crunch driving shipping rates higher, said Dr. Brian Gibson, executive director for the Center for Supply Chain Innovation at Auburn University. In a recent survey of 100 large retailers, he found a majority mentioned capacity constraints resulting in rising shipping rates for truckload. They also had concerns around final mile delivery and lack of capacity in this space amid rising consumer demand.
"Retailers don't seem to be as concerned with getting freight from distribution centers to stores because, in many cases, they are using private fleets and secure dedicated contract services," Gibson said. "But getting freight from the manufacturers into the company, and then getting items out to the customers remains quite challenging. We are seeing more retailers use less-than-truckload (LTL) carriers for delivering bulky items, like bed frames or kayaks, directly to consumer homes. This is an opportunity for the LTL segment, for sure, as more items are ordered online in the future."
Gibson said with nearly 100% of the available trucks already in use, it's getting harder for retailers who rely on outside carriers, either through dedicated contracts or spot market. Gibson said more retailers are trying to switch to dedicated contract services from spot market to ensure they can get freight hauled. It generally costs more for that guarantee.
But recently, with increased overall demand coming from many sectors outside retail, the spot market capacity is also stretched very tight.
"This is the first time I have ever seen spot market prices higher than contract rates. But there is an inversion in the rates, and those using spot markets are paying as much as 35% more than a year ago," Gibson said. "Contract prices are up 8% year over year."
Colby Beland, vice president of sales and marketing for Fayetteville logistics firm CaseStack, said retailers and suppliers are feeling the capacity crunch, and it's showing in recent quarterly earnings. General Mills CEO Jeff Harmening recently cited higher transportation costs for the company's third-quarter profit miss.
"The cost pressure we're seeing is even higher than we first thought," Harmening noted in the March 21 earnings call. "We're now having to go out to the spot market for close to 20% of our shipments versus the historic average of about 5%, and those spot market prices can be 30% to 60% higher than our contracted rates.
"Higher freight costs are impacting our raw material prices … [and] the cost to ship materials from our suppliers to our factories has risen significantly. And we've seen higher prices in some key commodities further heightening the inflationary dynamic."
Tyson Foods President and CEO Tom Hayes has said the food giant is looking at $200 million ore more in added costs this year because of tightening freight capacity and rising costs.
"These higher costs are included in our overall outlook. We're assuming we'll recover the majority of these costs through higher pricing," Hayes said, as passing the cost through is something they have to do and ultimately, the consumer is going to pay for it.
Beland said the earliest capacity ease would likely be mid-2019, unless there is some national shock to the economy that would push the U.S. into recession. With rates expected to rise through the summer and into the peak shipping season for the next holiday, Beland doesn't see any way retailers or suppliers will be able to bear all the added costs.
"It will trickle down to the consumer in the form of higher retail prices," he said. "I don't know when or how much, but inflationary pricing is a real possibility."
Trucking analyst Donald Broughton recently noted shipments rose 11.4% and 11.9% from a year ago in February and March, respectively. He said rising shipments continue to exacerbate the tight capacity in the trucking sector. Pricing power has erupted and is sparking overall inflationary concerns in the broader economy, he noted.
Broughton said there is some concern for long-term inflationary pressure from this capacity shortage. Beland cited mid-2019 before there is added equipment, but it could be longer if companies can't find drivers to put in the seats. Beland said carriers will have to raise driver pay, also an inflationary act.
Truckstop.com reports about 140 loads sitting on a given dock waiting for every one flatbed truck. The five-year average is 40 loads. Beland said the flatbed market is the tightest in part because it serves the construction industry, which is building again, and the oil and gas industry, which is drilling and fracking again. Also, the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate requiring new equipment to monitor driving hours has drained between 5% and 15% of the capacity out of the market. Beland said geopolitical concerns in the Middle East and the NAFTA renegotiation are causing steel and aluminum to be purchased in bulk from manufacturers as a hedge.
Beland said the dry van segment is roughly 50% spot and 50% contract. In the spot market, roughly 40 loads were waiting on the dock for every available truck last month. The demand is up from the five-year average of 10 loads waiting per truck, according to Truckstop.com.
"It's a carrier's market because they can pick and choose which shippers they want to do business with. They can charge whatever rate they want, and typically there is no assurance of expected service levels, which is why you are hearing/seeing as many shippers trying to convert to contracted rates versus the spot environment," Beland said. "But if carriers don't have capacity available, then they are likely to keep the shipper in the spot market, so they can make hay while the sun shines."
Beland said demand is outpacing supply, which leads to inflationary pricing. When the load-to-truck ratio is upside down, rates increase. He said as long as capacity stays tight, shippers will pay more to ship goods.
"Shippers who adhere to spot quotes are betting against a strong freight market and believe all factors indicate rates will decline for the foreseeable future," Beland said. "For now they are paying more. Shippers who lock in to contract rates are hedging their bets against escalating rates and limited capacity. But as drivers remain in demand, carriers will have to raise driver pay, and those costs will trickle down into higher contract rates costing shippers more in the future."
Talk Business & Politics Senor Report Kim Souza contributed to this report.


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ya there are few new ones and ones they have had before.
Holiday time is Walmart's private label. But they will tweak something to make it their own. I will have to look to see if they have any other markings but guessing just a made in china marking only if I had to guess. Also, they have been making the giant lights for at least 4 years now.
Here are a few others. Some new and some they have had before.
New Walmart blow mold for 2019
AdamR posted a topic in Blow MoldsI spotted this at the walmart associate store in Bentonville where the home office is. My wife works at the corporate office. This was a sample as it was marked up with sharpie showing what corrections it needed for production. I meant to post it last month but I did see it in the store here in Bentonville last night. I will post what other stuff that is up as well just did not have my phone with me. But this is one of the new designs this year.
Great blow mold find and question on repair
AdamR posted a topic in Blow MoldsI found the 5ft General Foam Santa with the red bag yesterday for $50. I have been wanting this one for awhile and seeing what people were selling them for, I jumped on it and did not have to go far to pick it up. Actually found it decently local on facebook marketplace. I do have a question. It has a small crack as seen in the closeup, is it wise to get something to fill that in or will it be ok if I left it alone? And if needed filled in, what product is best to use. Thanks!
I had them shipped to my house. The closest Menards to me is in Branson/Hollister.
I am from the Tulsa area but now live in Bentonville. Basically I have found that all Walmarts outside of NWA are terrible. But if you come here there are plenty in stock and plenty of supercenters to choose from!
My Menards finds. I had these all shipped in different orders and it was super cheap. The C7 bulbs came together and shipping was only $6 from a store in Nebraska. I had to contact stores to see if they had them in stock but their website makes it easy to do that.
Holiday time is walmart's private label christmas brand.
I live in Bentonville, Arkansas which is where Walmart's home office is and Christmas stuff has been out for about a week or so. Here is what I found. I got some of the giant blow mold bulbs and they held well last year. I also scored a general foam giant C7 blow mold at walmart last year as well. Anyways here are some pictures.


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Highways England are pleased to announce that their public consultation on the A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet improvements launched on Monday 3 June 2019.
About the scheme
Highways England are proposing to improve journeys between Milton Keynes and Cambridge with a new 10 mile dual carriageway between the Black Cat roundabout and Caxton Gibbet junction. They are also creating and improving a number of junctions including a new three tier junction at Black Cat roundabout, which will allow traffic to flow freely on the A1 and the new dual carriageway. The existing A428 between St Neots and Caxton Gibbet will be de-trunked and retained for local traffic, public transport, walkers, cyclists and horse riders.
About the consultation
Their public consultation runs from 3 June to 28 July 2019 and your feedback will help them develop their proposals further to the stage when they are ready to submit their Development Consent Order (DCO) application.
Please come and visit them at any of the following consultation events where their team will be available to discuss their plans and answer your questions.
Venues and Dates
Wyboston Training Centre (Oakley Suite), Wyboston Lakes,
Great North Road, Wyboston, Bedfordshire MK44 3AL Thursday 13 June
12:00 to 20:00
St Neots Priory Centre, Priory Lane St Neots,
Cambridgeshire, PE19 2BH Friday 21 June
12:00 to 20:00
Wyboston Village Hall, Wyboston
Bedford MK44 3AG Monday 24 June
12:00 to 20:00
Newton Primary School, Caxton End, Eltisley, St Neots,
Cambridgeshire, PE19 6TL Saturday 29 June
10:00 to 16:00
Stuart Memorial Hall, Church Street, Tempsford, Sandy,
Bedfordshire, SG19 2AW Tuesday 2 July
12:00 to 20:00
Yelling Village Hall, High Street, St Neots, PE19 6SB Thursday 11 July
12:00 to 20:00
Doubletree by Hilton, Cambourne Cambridge Belfry, Back Lane,
Cambourne, Cambridgeshire, CB23 6BW Monday 15 July
12:00 to 20:00
Roxton Village Hall, High Street, Roxton,
Bedford MK44 3EA Thursday 18 July
12:00 to 20:00
They will also be holding some pop-up events in shopping centres and taking their mobile visitor centre to additional locations. You can find more details on their website www.highwaysengland.co.uk/a428.
Printed and reference copies of our consultation materials are available to view at the following deposit points:
• St Neots Library
• Papworth Library
• Cambourne Library
• South Cambridgeshire Hall
• Sandy Library
• Huntingdonshire District Council
• Bedford Borough Council
• Milton Keynes Library
Get involved and take part in our consultation:
Visit: highwaysengland.co.uk/a428
Email: [email protected]
Post: Freepost A428 BLACK CAT TO CAXTON GIBBET
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Welcome to Year 3!
The children have made a great start to settling into Year 3 and their progression to Key Stage 2.
This half term we are learning about story settings and recount writing in English, and place value, addition and subtraction in Maths. In our Topic work, we have looked at some Geography (continents and countries) and will now begin our work on the Romans. In Science, we are looking at rocks and soils. Each class has also started learning some basic French. Musically, we have singing on a Thursday morning and will also learn the recorder in class. In Computing, we have started playing 'Times Tables Rockstars' and will be looking at Internet Safety. Each class also has one outdoor and one indoor PE session a week.
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The FNB Joburg Art Fair, in its 6th year this year, is one of the many important art fairs that takes place annually on the African continent. This years fair took place at the Sandton Convention Center in Johannesburg from the 27 to 29 September 2013, as always, a great fair, and it continues to grow by the years.
The Ayanda Mabulu painting and the controversy surrounding it during the art fair, was a victory for the freedom of expression and for visual artists in general. The media was out in full force to let the public know about the censorship and Ayanda won the spotlight. A few interesting media comments l read......
"Douglass and Labushagne decided this was too controversial for them and removed the painting. Really, what did they expect, for goodness' sake............They claim they didn't want to offend any politicians who would be attending, because some of their funding comes from government. Well, there's the first problem. Art and governments don't mix. That's kinda the point of art. Government is by definition the establishment. Artists, also by definition, are anti-establishment. And so the two will always collide." Stephen Groote, Daily Maverick, 30 Sept 2013 <Link>
Another interesting article was on Business Day Live:
"....Nonetheless, it is understandable that Douglas expected a high-level backlash against a picture directly castigating President Jacob Zuma — as an individual or as a symbol of the state — in relation to the Marikana tragedy. The government's inability to tolerate criticism has made politicians the last sacred cows. Crass treatment of the human body, profanity, religious iconoclasm and anything else that might offend the prudish viewer do not seem to fall into the same category; if they did, Mabulu's other exhibited works would also have had to go......" Chris Thurman, BDLive, 3 Oct 2013 <Link>
These two interested me, amongst the whole lot that was over the press about this. l have two points to make though.
One, whilst l am glad for Ayanda and delighted for the victory of the visual arts against censorship, l feel that, altogether, it was a bit unfair on the part of the art world in that all was focused on that, and neglected the other great artworks that were part of the fair. It took away from the other important and great artworks that were part of the fair. There were less or no media focus on other great artworks from artists like Mohau Modisakeng, Ed Young, Nnenna Okore, Ayanda Jackson, Mary Sibande, Norman Catherine, Valerie Belin among others, whom l personally thought their work was great and powerful. (see pictures here)
|Ayanda Mabulu, 'Yakhal'inkomo' (Pic: City Press)
|Guernica, 1937, Picasso
This month l also look forward to the 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair taking place at Somerset House in London from 16-20 October 2013, the Frieze London from 17 - 20 October 2013 and the Art For Me in Cape Town from 25 - 27 October 2013.


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