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Elombe Brath Legacy
|Posted by sjaugu on June 22, 2016 at 9:45 AM
Elombe Brath Legacy
Sept 30, 1936 - May 19, 2014
In today's contemporary world, Africans everywhere (those at home and abroad) are bombarded with so many distraction's sometimes past heroes, and heroines are forgotten. One such individual is Elombe Brath, although he was widely known among many of his constituents. Most importantly, his name should be known to Africans all around the world.
He was impressed by his cousin Clennell Wickham, who was exiled from Barbados in the 1930s for writing about socialism. Elombe had an early interest in political affairs by listening to conversations his family would have about his cousin as well as, Marcus Garvey's activities in Harlem in the 1920s. He got a first-hand account of the Garvey movement because his parents were both members.
The uniqueness of Elombe accomplishments was that he fought for descendants in America as well as maintaining major contact with leaders in Africa during colonialism. Simultaneously, he was a major catalyst in Gil Nobles television program "Tell it like it is." He persuaded historians like John Henrik Clarke, Ivan Van Sertima, Yosef Ben-Jochannan, Cheikh Ada Diop to appear on Gil Noble shows. Even more amazing he raised a family of seven, at the same time.
Elombe was a dedicated student of the late Honorable Carlos A. Cooks and Professor Ray Williams, two dynamic teachers of Garvey's African Fundamentalism. Mr. Cooks annual Miss Natural Standard of Beauty contest is when young women would compete with their hair natural and no makeup. He was very impressed with this event. Mindfully, back in those days wearing your hair natural was taboo and to be called black was fighting words.
Carlos Cooks Convention to Abolish " the term "Negro"
On August 16, 1959, Carlos Cooks issued a call to the convention by the ANPM to abolish the term "Negro" as the official racial classification. Instead, he argued for the usage of "Black" when speaking in terms of color (irrespective of complexion) and in relation to the so-called white, yellow, brown and red races. Likewise, and even more important, the term "African" would be used when speaking in relation to land or origin (regardless of one's own "native" birthplace), heritage, and culture.
Elombe was an active participant of that convention. Which also gave birth to a standard of beauty that could be institutionalized nationwide and was a catalyst to consciousness worldwide. It was in those days as a young Garveyite member of the African Nationalist Pioneer Movement that Elombe initiated the "Naturally" shows that led to the spread and promotion of "Black is Beautiful." Those who associated with Elombe or attended one of his numerous lecture series at the Harriet Tubman School in Harlem remember his detailed knowledge of Garvey and Carlos Cooks.
Elombe showed a talent for art. Following in the footsteps of his father, himself a gifted painter, he attended the High School of Industrial Art (now Art Design), later winning a college scholarship to the School of Visual Arts. In 1956, Elombe Brath along with his brother Kwame, Robert Gumbs, Chris Acemendeses Hall and others founded the African Jazz-Art Society Studios (AJAZZ) to reclaim jazz as music of contemporary cultural traditions that should be controlled by its musicians and artists.
The First "Black is Beautiful Show"
His brother Kwame said, while promoting the show, the comments were mixed. Someone told Elombe, "you mean you're gonna put some nappy headed Black 'bitches on stage to model? " I'm going to be right there in the first row laughing." Elombe replied, just buy a ticket and come to the show. By now, the word had gotten out, and people in the community were taking sides, pro and con. Some of the Harlem beauticians were up in arms, saying that the trend, if allowed to take hold, would take away a lot of their business. We booked a ballroom on 125th Street called the Sunset Terrace. If memory serves me right, this would be the first event at the new renovated space.
His brother Kwame recalls his brilliance in the development of the Grandassa models in 1962. Whom were a group of youthful African men and women (again, back then they were Negroes) whom wore their hair in its natural state, sparking the "Black is Beautiful" shows in and around New York City. Sadly, these women would have to straighten their hair the next day because of peer pressure.
To put his accomplishments in a proper context, that time period has to be described. It was fashionable to straighten your hair as well as using bleaching crème to lighten your skin color. Notably, all of Africa was colonized with the exception Ethiopia.
This is when Africans everywhere were conditioned to hate their physical characteristic along with anything associated with Africa. Mindfully, in that era when Africa was mentioned it was persona non grata. Profoundly, people would be ready to fight over that word, and on some occasions led up to physical altercations. Despite all odds the first "Black is Beautiful" show almost never happen.
The Sunset Terrace Burn Down
Ticket sales were brisk for April 1, 1962, and we were sold out before the show. The morning of the show, we got a call from Jimmy Abu who was in Harlem, and he told us that "the Sunset Terrace is on fire" and the firemen were chopping the place up. We rushed to the scene on this rainy "April Fools Day" and sure enough. The place was destroyed. Not to be outdone, I went to first the Hotel Theresa, at 125th on 7th Avenue, which had a top-floor ballroom and inquired, but to no avail, the room was booked. I went to the Celebrity Club, further east on 125th, which was also booked.
Then I rushed up to Small's Paradise, the venue of our first show eight years earlier, and asked what was going on in the ballroom that evening. They said "nothing" and I said I wanted to book it. They asked, "for when?" I said, "for today!" They freaked out. I was the treasurer and had the receipts for the sold out event with me, and paid them on the spot. We stationed someone outside the burned-out ballroom and someone on the phones at our studios as the phone kept ringing with people thinking. The fire story was an "April Fool" joke.
As people came in cabs to the Sunset Terrace we told them, "don't turn off the meter, go to Smalls. "Miraculously, we started the event only about one-half-hour late, as the crowd came to the new location, in the pouring rain and our "fired up" crew gave a show even greater than we had expected. By now, we had added some satirical skits, "Fantasy in a Barber Shop" being one of them, where actor David K Ward comes into the barber shop to get his hair " conked, " i.e. straightened. This pantomimed skit was hilarious, and thus we successfully combined, art, music, fashions, dance, acting, poetry and comedy into political "edutainment."
The show featured Clara Lewis, Black Rose, Nomsa White (now Brath), Priscilla Bardonille, Wanda Sims, Marie Toussaint, Esther Davenport and Beatrice Cranston, and male models Jimmy Abu, and Frank Adu, and actor Gus Williams opening the show with the models as he recited Marcus Garvey's poem "Black Woman. " The show drew a standing applause and when the show was over, and we looked outside, the crowd that couldn't get in, was still there. We cleaned up the space and gave a second show that same day. Moreover, Abby Lincoln could not sing because of her contract, and as a last resort, one of the Grandassa model's performed instead. Nevertheless, the show was such a success. It inspired all of us, and we planned for a follow-up show at a larger venue. This was over a span of almost two generations.
He magnificently utilized the "Black is Beautiful Shows" to serve many purposes. Just think of his genius. First, he replaced Negro with Black along with having his models wear their hair natural. Then he would have actors, and actresses perform entertaining skids depicting different forms of brainwashing. Which explains how western culture dominates their daily lives. These shows were embracing African ethnicity in the form of humor and entertainment. Slowly, but surely wearing an Afro was totally accepted everywhere in a little over a decade. Elombe, knowing or unknowingly was a genius.
The Road Shows
During their travels, Max Roach (drummer) and Abbey Lincoln (singer) contacted progressive brothers and sisters in Detroit and Chicago and helped us book the show in those cities. We arranged a show in New York at The Audubon Ballroom for January 17, and shows in Chicago at Roberts Show Club on February 22 and one at Mr Kelly's in Detroit on February 23, 1963, and took the show on the road. In Detroit, LeRoy Mitchell and Omar Shabazz, two art students at Wayne State University, were absolutely fabulous. They decorated Mr. Kelly's with replicas of the Grandassa Model logo, a silhouetted black head in profile, with a Nefertitti-like hairstyle. Both Mitchell and Shabazz went to live and teach in Ghana.
In Chicago, the beauticians were far more progressive than those in Harlem. I went to Chicago after our January Show, to promote the upcoming event. Beauticians invited me to come to their school and show the slides of the performance and the hairstyles, and they began to add our natural hairstyles to other products they offered. I received such a welcome, and help from all areas of the Black community. I went into bars and was allowed to set up my slide projector and show images of the shows and the models, fashions and hairstyles. I would never have the opportunity to do that even in our home base in Harlem.
Needless to say, both shows were successes, but sparked more controversy. That was the first of our road shows, that later took us to Lincoln University where a Black student group which included by Sam Anderson and Gloria Dulan-Wilson; Cornell University where Brother Makaza (a.k.a. Herbert Callendar) sponsored the show; North Babylon for the National Council of Negro Women, among other places, spreading the art that traversed the globe.
To put his accomplishments in a proper context, that time period has to be described. It was fashionable to straighten your hair as well as using bleaching crème to lighten your skin. Most importantly, Elombe brilliancy had Africans, whom were Negroes at that time. It not only wore their hairstyle's natural. However, at the same time embracing "Black is Beautiful."
Even more astounding is a short time afterward James Brown song "I am Black and Proud" took communities by storm. Again, all of these activities occurred. Because of who? Elombe Brath! Just think of his intellect and vision, he utilized beauty with an audience of Negroes, whom were taught to hate their physical characteristic of nappy hair and their skin color to wear their hair natural at the same time saying, "Black is Beautiful" along with dressing in African attire.
He magnificently utilized the "Black is Beautiful Shows" to serve many purposes. Just think of his genius. First, he replaced Negro with Black along with having his models wear their hair natural. Then he would have actors, and actresses perform entertaining skids depicting different forms of brainwashing. Which explains how western culture dominates their daily lives. These shows were embracing African ethnicity in the form of humor and entertainment. Slowly, but surely wearing an Afro was totally accepted everywhere in a little over a decade. Elombe, knowing or unknowingly was a genius.
African Parade Magazine
In 1963, Herbert Manangatheri, an editor of eleven African newspapers and African Parade Magazine, publications that were printed and distributed in the still colonized countries then known as Northern and Southern Rhodesia (now Zambia and Zimbabwe) and some neighboring territories, visited our 125th Street studios with Max and Abbey. He interviewed us, and I gave him photos of the Grandassa Models and some of our brochures and press material. Soon after he ran three successive cover stories in African Parade Magazine about the show, the first and third of the issues featured Grandassa Models on the cover, and the issue in-between them featured Abbey Lincoln, on the inside cover.
We read an article describing how they copied the show in Lusaka (Zambia), and a campaign began to replace the images that were coming from what they saw from Black publications in the US, that featured black women wearing blonde and red wigs, "candy' lipstick and 'hot pants," with a natural image like the Grandassa Models and our fashions. In the magazine, they reported that bands of Black youth were snatching wigs off of the heads of the girls who were adopting what we called the "Congo Blondes and Zulu Redhead" styles, and wiping their lipstick off with sandpaper.
And also in in 1963, AJASS formed The Black Standard Publishing Company, which created two books, The Naturally '63 Portfolio and the now collector's item, "Color Us Cullud: The Official American Negro Coloring Book," written and illustrated by Elombe Brath. The book targeted the weaknesses of the civil "rites" movement and their non-violent, turn the other cheek, integrationist policies. The last thing that Malcolm X said to me directly was "tell your brother, he's a genius," referring to Elombe's analysis in the book.
Elombe life as full of countless lessons from heroes such as Marcus Garvey, Carlos Cooks, Malcolm X, Martin Delaney, Edward Wilmot Blyden, Bishop Henry McNeal Turner, Kwame Nkrumah, Patrice Lumumba, Ahmed Sekou Toure, Jomo Kenyatta and others. He was engaged on both fronts an assortment of activities on behalf of communities in America as well as countries on the motherland. In the process, he engaged in numerous activities by creating organizations, pardoning with prominent leaders with a like mindset, creating organizations and traveling back and forth to Africa to meet and befriend solid contacts.
Following are stellar examples of his great work exposing the atrocious conditions and injustice imposed upon Africans in Peru and Venezuela. This is together with revealing the truths about the Panama Invasion. Elombe's put forth a tremendous effort to educate us on the injustices of Central America by providing platforms for representatives of Guatemala, Belize and Costa Rica.
He presented a History of the Bombing of Move in Philadelphia and Black Wall Street in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Organizing Campaigns to Free Political Prisoners a Prisoner of War, including Tremendous work for Mumia Abu Jamal, Geronimo Jaga Pratt, Mutulu Shakur, Eddie Ellis, Dhoruba Bin Wahad, Herman Ferguson, Gary Graham and countless others. He was exposing the truths and corruption of the case against Adam Abdul-Hakeem (also known as Larry Davis).
Elombe fought for the establishment of a Historical District of the African Burial Ground in the City Hall area of Manhattan, New York. Elombe pin pointed the facts, that impacted as well as, the history of our slain leadership by hands of US Covert Action and COINTELPRO.. He campaigned, organized and mobilized for the Central Park 5 cases.
Abby performed with us until the fall of '64 when she left to go to Hollywood to star with Ivan Dixon in "Nothing But A Man" one of the most important Black films at that time. By then, with her and Max' help, the production was very popular. We could book the largest ballroom in Harlem, Rockland Palace, which held 4,200 people. We set is our shows' banquet style, to sit 1,500 or more people and used the rest of the floor for our show. We packed it each time up to 1978, performing usually two large shows in New York each year, while AJASS entertaining in other theatre productions, "Caste Life Revue" and "A Portrait of Patrice Lumumba. " The 'Naturally' shows drew many of the top artists. Even Nina Simone and Miriam Makeba came to one of the events together.
A Summation of Elombe's Accomplishments
In 1960, Elombe joined the South West African Relief Committee to assist SWAPO President Sam Nujoma in getting aid to the country of Namibia, which was then suffering under the yoke of the racist apartheid regime. This marked the beginning of his numerous relationships with African freedom fighters, struggling to liberate their country from colonial and White minority rule. They included leaders such as Samora Machel of Mozambique, Thomas Sankora of Burkina-Faso, Kanyama Chiume of Malawi, Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe among many others.
We shall continue in 1973, when he was awarded the Croix de Chivalry by President Ahmed Seke Ture of Guinea for continuous work toward the African Democratic Revolution, as well as, in 1974 met Angolan's freedom the MPLA fighters while in Zaire for the Ali vs. Forman in the "Rumble in the Jungle." And In 1987, he co-founded the December 12th Movement in response to police brutality following the 1986 murder of Michael Griffith in Howard Beach. In 1989, he organized mobilized for the Central Park Five, believing in their innocence decades before the truth came to light. His keen insight into domestic and international affairs earned him a Revson Fellowship at Columbia University, where he taught for several years despite never having done formal academic graduate work.
Emeritus's historian John Henrik Clarke referred to Elombe as "the Foot Soldier and the General of the African Nationalist Movement" There was no more fitting tribute to him than his being selected by fellow activists to host and emcee the first visit by Nelson Mandela to Harlem upon Mandela's release from prison. Mandela made two additional stops in New York City – at Boys and Girls High School in Brooklyn (hosted by Brooklyn based activists), and Yankee Stadium, in the South Bronx. Nevertheless, it was upon the insistence of Elombe and fellow activists that Mandela's most significant and celebrated speaking engagement had to be with the people who fought first for his freedom.
That venue was on the streets of Harlem – 125th St and Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. Hundreds of thousands of African Americans came to greet Mandela in Harlem. And that program was run by activists and chaired by Elombe Brath. I recall the experience like it was yesterday, having served on the Nelson Mandela Welcoming Committee with Elombe and others. Former Black Panther Party Leader Dhoruba Bin Wahad had recently been released from prison after serving 19 years. He greeted Mandela on that stage as a representative of African American political prisoners and prisoners of war in the US. Being on that stage with Mandela still remains the proudest moment of my life and a memory I will have forever.
Elombe's Global Reach
Uniquely, Elombe is among the very few who could make an impact in both aspects of descendants of slavery along with those victimized by colonialism, as well as, the anti-slavery movement of the Sudan and Mauritania, together with the fight against the atrocities of Shell oil and the Abacha regime in Nigeria. The great work with General Aidid in Somalia, and also, against the atrocities of the Mobutu regime in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Anti-Apartheid movement led by the ANC in South Africa, (which he was very instrumental in the divestment efforts to free Nelson Mandela). A long amazing work he accomplished in Benin, Tanzania, Ghana and many other African countries. Work with freedom fighters of China, Vietnam, and other Asia's nations.
While working at ABC, Elombe emerged as a key figure and co-founding the Patrice Lumumba Coalition in 1975 with the late Irving Davis organizing protests against the South African government. He was also involved in the anti-slavery movement of the Sudan and Mauritania, the fight against the atrocities of Shell oil and the Abacha regime in Nigeria, along with the fight against the atrocities of the Mobutu regime in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
WBAI-FM 99.5 for over 30 years
He used his platform at WBAI-FM, 99.5 for over 30 years, broadcasting his show AfriKalidescope to make people aware of injustices around the globe. He exposed the truth about the Sandinistas' struggle in Nicaragua, the atrocities committed in East Timor, and provided platforms for representatives of Guatemala, Belize, Costa Rica and Cuba, who were fighting for freedom in their countries.
His dedication of fighting for cause of descendants as well as, Africa's struggles is documented in history and life time experiences for those that remain.
The "former Revolutionary Government of Grenada led by Maurice Bishop and the New Jewel Movement". "Jamaica (during the early Manley administration)". Endless efforts to support the "Haitian Struggle For Freedom". He garnered support for the Garifuna in Belize and Honduras. The Sandinista struggles in Nicaragua. The Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front in El Salvador. Fretilin in Timor, 1976 .
Elombe's Wit and Charm
Elombe was a man of enormous wit and charm, won you over with a quiet intensity, rather than bombast in his telling of the Diaspora experience. His encyclopedic knowledge of the history of peoples of African descent, based on his involvement in struggles around the world from the Caribbean and South America to the countries of Africa and, of course, the United States, was astounding. He has received over 200 congratulations and awards for his work. In May of 2013, and he was immortalized in the history of America when he was enshrined with a Congressional Record by the 112th legislature.
Counted among his many friends and admirers were jazz greats such as Miles Davis, political and cultural greats such as the late Amiri Baraka, and Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Toure). A committed and courageous fighter to the end, Elombe eventually succumbed to illness on Monday, May 19, 2014.
My Personal Thoughts
My final personal thoughts on a fellow member of the African Nationalist, as well as a friend. I first met the Brath brothers (Elombe and Kwame) in 1960. When we were members of the ANPM (African Nationalist Pioneer Movement). I am truly blessed to have been able to watch Elombe back then known as Cecil grow from an African nationalist student of Carlos Cooks fifty years ago. Grow and developed into a a highly respected World Leader in the global African communities.
A final word of his genius can best be described b his brother, Kwame.
"His life has been a marathon of causes here and around the world on behalf of our brothers and sisters who needed their struggles to be voiced and recognized, whether in South Africa, Namibia, Congo, Ethiopia, Grenada, Burkina Faso or in the United States."
Kwame Brath
Elombe's Passage into the Ancestral World
* "Elombe Brath was raised from birth under the influence of the Honorable Marcus Garvey, together with the African Nationalist Pioneer Movement (ANPM) led by Carlos Cooks. Afterward, he then spent his full life fighting for the decolonization of Africa and other oppressed nations of the world.
* In addition to organizing and spearheading African liberation support committees, the tireless Brath helped to co-found several key organizations including the Patrice Lumumba Coalition PLC), the December the 12th Movement (D-12) and the World African Diaspora Union (WADU)."
* In line with Elombe activism, he popularized the slogan "Africa called, Cuba answered." As well as, in 1992, was an endorser of the "Peace for Cuba" rally that packed New York City's Javits Center.
* Consequently, Elombe Brath was invited to Cuba by Fidel Castro, who described how the Angolan and Cuban soldiers, along with fighters from SWAPO and the ANC [the African National Congress], destroyed the apartheid army at Cuito Cuanavale in Southern Angola in March 1988, the army of apartheid South Africa was defeated by a Pan-Africanist alliance that included tens of thousands of Cuban volunteers. Their victory forced South Africa's racist rulers to enter negotiations that led to the dismantling of anti-apartheid organizations, the release of Nelson Mandela, the independence of Namibia, and ultimately freedom for South Africa.
* All aspects of the global African communities were represented at the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem New York on May 31, 2014. Although, there were hundreds in attendance and thousands or perhaps millions mourn his passing. However, those are also millions who is unaware of Elombe's existence. Above all, his life of activism should be known throughout the global African communities.
* Nothing would have pleased Elombe Brath than to have been invite to Dr. Hage Geingob inauguration on March 1, 2014 when he was sworn in as Namibias third president.
On many occasions, Dr. Geingob, as representative of the South West Africa People's Organization, was a speaker at Brath's weekly rallies of the Patrice Lumumba Coalition at the Harriet Tubman School on 127th Street. Brath and the members of his organization played a vital role in keeping the struggle alive around the world.
His legacy still lives because Dr. Geingob sent invitations to his family members, which were Brother Kwame (brother) , and two of his sons Elombe Jr. and Cinque.
Most importantly, there was a symbolic empty seat left open in his cabinet for Elombe. That empty seat represents appreciations that goes back almost two generations. To 1960, that is when Elombe joined the South West African Relief Committee to assist in plotting independence of Southwest Africa (present-day Naimbia), which was then suffering under the yoke of the racist apartheid regime.
Most certainly, his life of activism is worthy of a book along with a DOCUMENTARY.
Long Live ELOMBE's Memory
Edited by:
Sabamya Jaugu: African Manifesto
"Thank You Elombe"
We must give special thanks Elombe's brother Kwame together with his son Cinque whom graciously shared their personal records.
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EA-05-201 - Danville Regional Medical Center
December 13, 2005
|Docket No. 03013667
EA No. 05-201
|License No. 45-15154-03
Mr. Will Iseman
Vice President of Operations
Danville Regional Medical Center
142 South Main Street
Danville, VA 24541
Dear Mr. Iseman:
This letter refers to the NRC inspection conducted at your facility in Danville, Virginia, on July 12, 2005, as well as reviews of additional information you provided to the NRC through September 28, 2005. During the inspection, the NRC reviewed the circumstances associated with an apparent violation of NRC requirements involving the failure to maintain constant surveillance of licensed material contained in a high dose rate afterloader (HDR) unit. The results of the inspection, including the apparent violation, were discussed with you and members of your staff during an exit meeting at the conclusion of the inspection on September 28, 2005, and were described in a letter and inspection report sent to you on October 31, 2005.
On November 14, 2005, Ms. Pamela Henderson of my staff informed you that this apparent violation was being considered for escalated enforcement action, and the NRC did not need any additional information to make an enforcement decision. Nonetheless, Ms. Henderson provided you an opportunity to attend a predecisional enforcement conference or to provide a written response, prior to the NRC determining appropriate enforcement action. During that conversation, you declined the opportunity to attend a conference or to provide a written response.
Based on the information developed during the inspection, the NRC has determined that a violation of NRC requirements occurred. The violation is cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) and the circumstances surrounding it are described in detail in the subject inspection report. The violation involved the failure to secure from unauthorized removal and maintain constant surveillance of licensed material that was stored in a controlled area. Specifically, for an indeterminate period of time prior to July 12, 2005, an HDR unit, containing Iridium 192, was left unsecured and unattended in a treatment room at your facility during day shifts, contrary to the requirements of 10 CFR 20.1801 and 10 CFR 20.1802.
In this case, the failure of your staff to maintain constant surveillance and control of the HDR unit did not result in removal of the sources from their shielded position, nor did it result in any leakage from the sources. Furthermore, there is no evidence that unauthorized persons came into direct contact with the material during the time that it was unsecured and unattended. Nonetheless, this violation is of concern to the NRC because the failure to control radioactive material could result in the loss or theft of the material; and significant unintended radiation doses to members of the public could occur if this equipment was tampered with or if these sources were removed from their shielded position. Therefore, this violation is categorized at Severity Level III in accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy.
In accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy, a base civil penalty in the amount of $3,250 is considered for a Severity Level III violation involving the loss of control of radioactive material with this level of radioactivity. Because your facility has not been the subject of escalated enforcement action within the last two years or two inspections, the NRC considered whether credit was warranted for Corrective Action in accordance with the civil penalty assessment process in Section VI.C.2 of the Enforcement Policy. Credit for corrective actions is warranted because your corrective actions were considered prompt and comprehensive. These corrective actions included: (1) removing the sources from the HDR unit and returning them to the vendor; and (2) deactivating the HDR unit as stated in your letter, dated September 21, 2005.
Therefore, to encourage prompt and comprehensive correction of violations, and in recognition of the absence of previous escalated enforcement action at your facility, I have been authorized, after consultation with the Director, Office of Enforcement, to issue the enclosed Notice of Violation without a civil penalty for this Severity Level III violation. However, you should be aware that significant violations in the future could result in a civil penalty. In addition, issuance of this Severity Level III violation constitutes escalated enforcement action that may subject you to increased inspection effort.
The NRC has concluded that since the HDR unit has been deactivated, and because information regarding the reasons for the violation and the date when full compliance was achieved is already adequately addressed in this letter, in your letter dated September 21, 2005, and in the inspection report issued on October 31, 2005, you are not required to respond to this violation unless the description herein does not accurately reflect your corrective actions or your position. In that case, or if you choose to provide additional information, you should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice. However, if you plan in the future to reinitiate HDR licensed activities at the hospital, corrective actions to ensure appropriate security and control of the HDR unit must be addressed in detail prior to initiating licensed activities.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, its enclosure, and your response (if you choose to provide one) will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at the Public NRC Library. To the extent possible, your response should not include any personal privacy, proprietary or safeguards information so that it can be made available to the public without redaction. The NRC also includes Issued Significant Enforcement Actions on its Web site.
|/RA/ Original signed by Marc Dapas for
|Samuel J. Collins
Regional Administrator
Enclosure: Notice of Violation
Peter J. Leider, M.D., Radiation Safety Officer
Commonwealth of Virginia
|Danville Regional Medical Center
Danville, Virginia
|Docket No. 030-13667
License No. 45-15154-03
Based on an NRC inspection conducted at the Danville Regional Medical Center in Danville, Virginia, on July 12, 2005, as well as reviews in the Region I office of additional information provided to the NRC until September 28, 2005, one violation of NRC requirements was identified. The violation was discussed during an exit meeting following the inspection on September 28, 2005. In accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy, the violation is listed below:
10 CFR 20.1801 requires that the licensee secure from unauthorized removal or access licensed materials that are stored in controlled or unrestricted areas. 10 CFR 20.1802 requires that the licensee control and maintain constant surveillance of licensed material that is in a controlled or unrestricted area and that is not in storage. As defined in 10 CFR 20.1003, controlled area means an area, outside of a restricted area, but inside the site boundary, access to which can be limited by the licensee for any reason; and unrestricted area means an area, access to which is neither limited nor controlled by the licensee.
Contrary to the above, on July 12, 2005, and for an indeterminate period of time prior to that date, the licensee did not secure from unauthorized removal or limit access to a High Dose Rate Remote Afterloader (HDR) containing Iridium-192, located in a treatment room at the Danville Regional Medical Center, which is a controlled area, nor did the licensee control and maintain constant surveillance of this licensed material.
This is a Severity Level III violation, Supplement IV.
The NRC has concluded that information regarding the reasons for the violation, the corrective actions taken to correct the violation and prevent recurrence, and the date when full compliance was achieved is already adequately addressed in this letter, in your request dated September 21, 2005, to amend your license, and in the inspection report issued on October 31, 2005. Therefore, no response to this Notice is required. However, you are required to submit a written statement or explanation pursuant to 10 CFR 2.201 if the description therein does not accurately reflect your corrective actions or your position. In that case, or if you choose to respond, clearly mark your response as a "Reply to a Notice of Violation, EA-05-201" and send it to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region I, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice).
If you contest the violation, you should also provide a copy of your response, with the basis for your denial, to the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555.
Because any response will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS), to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be made available to the public without redaction. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at the Public NRC Library. If personal privacy or proprietary information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your response that identifies the information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your response that deletes such information. If you request withholding of such material, you mustspecifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withholding (e.g., explain why the disclosure of information will create an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.390(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financial information).
In accordance with 10 CFR 19.11, you may be required to post this Notice within two working days.
Dated this 13th day of December 2005


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We love this new style duffel / messenger changing bag and the contrasting gold zips on this bag. The large capacity and style makes this the ideal bag for long trips, your hospital bag or weekend trips!
Keep all your essentials organised and accessible with nifty compartments and pockets. This bag is great for both mums and dads alike as it doesn't look like a conventional changing bag.
Our bags are lightweight for maximum comfort and have many compartments and pockets as well as large load-bearing straps for ease of comfort when out and about.
You get:
- 1 messenger / duffel changing bag
- 1 water resistant changing mat
The bag's construction is:
- Water Resistant
- Outside, top: a large zipped compartment to reveal one big pocket, 2 compartment pockets and a zipped back pocket.
- Outside, front: 2 zipped pockets; 1 is thermal lined to keep bottles or food warm on the go. The other pocket has 2 bottle pockets, and elastic holders to store cutlery. Easy-access wipes pocket.
- Outside, sides: 2 side pockets
- Outside, back: easy-access zip pocket to the bottom back of the main compartment and a strap to hold onto a suitcase trolley bag.
Bag Dimensions: 46cm x 19cm x 35cm
Item Weight 1300 g
Material Type 100% Polyester
Care Instructions: Wipe clean
This product will be shipped direct from our supplier.


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Jungle Island
Discover your wild side on Jungle Island! Step into a lush, tropical jungle and mingle with birds, monkeys, and the world's most rare creatures. Miami's #1 family attraction, Jungle Island, a favorite South Florida landmark, is an eco-adventure park located between Downtown Miami and South Beach. Building upon a rich tradition that began in 1936, Jungle Island was recently transformed taking guests on an epic journey through nature, animal discovery and new adventurous experiences. Cool off on a Neo Splash, a pop up water park experience with slides over 60 feet and learn about our fascinating wildlife in our thrilling animal shows presented daily. Take advantage of an opportunity to interact with our friendly bunch of endangered creatures, like the Lemurs and our adorable slow-moving Sloths.
- La Playa, Jungle Island's own private beach
- Interact with Trainers and Animals
- Three spectacular animal shows
- Hands-on Activities - The Petting Barn, Kangaroo Konnection and Feed the Lorikeets
- Photo Opportunities: Take pictures with a baby tiger, alligators, snakes and so much more
- Lakeside Cafe
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AutoZone founder, J.R. "Pitt" Hyde III, started the company with a commitment to philanthropy. This commitment has been richly embedded into AutoZone's culture, and the tradition of giving continues even stronger today. Through hard work and dedication, AutoZone provides a unique culture of customer satisfaction that has made them the leading retailer and a leading distributor of automotive replacement parts and accessories in the United States. That cornerstone of WOW! Customer Service is reflected in their company's service to the community and even every employee's job title, which includes "Customer Satisfaction" in it.
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Above: Samsung's new S9 flagship smartphone. Photo courtesy Samsung.
BitDepth#1134 for March 01, 2018
On hard specifications, the S9 is an incremental improvement on its immediate predecessor, the S8. It's almost exactly the same size at as the S8, and only fractionally heavier.
At its launch event for the device at the Mobile World Congress in Spain on Sunday, the company spoke of even smaller bezels on the Infinity screen, which successfully gives the user the illusion of a display that's all screen.
But Justin Denison, Product Marketing Manager, couldn't resist taking a poke at the competition, noting, "and still, no notch."
There are a few other small tweaks to the successful S8 design. The new phone offers two front facing speakers and delivers stereo sound (tuned by AKG and using Dolby Atmos) and the MicroSD slot now accepts cards up to 400MB, up from the previous model's 256MB.
That's going to be helpful if the public takes advantage of the selling points of the new device, which is being marketed with a focus on the quality it delivers for photography.
For serious smartphone photography, it's probably best to bite the bullet upfront and get the new S9 Plus model, which incorporates the dual lenses introduced on the Note 8 (again at 26mm and 52mm).
New to both S9 models is a dual aperture solution to the challenge of fixed aperture smartphone cameras.
Smartphones simply don't have the room to incorporate a mechanical aperture mechanism, the kind you'll find on most cameras, which open and close to control the amount of light reaching the sensor, like an optical faucet that manages the flow of photons.
The last few years have seen an aggressive race to improve the aperture of these tiny lenses, moving quickly over the last four years from f2.4 to f1.7, an aperture record held by the S8.
The new S9 ships with two aperture settings, f2.4, intended for outdoor photography and an astonishing f1.5 option, for low light captures.
As announced, the camera automatically switches according to the light levels available, but serious picture makers, will want to switch between the two apertures when working in manual exposure mode.
Samsung made the new photography features the lead of its introduction of the device, suggesting a refreshed and more, ah, focused emphasis on image making across the considerable spectrum of smartphone users.
It remains to be seen whether this new emphasis appears in the usability of the device in manual mode.
Getting the S8 into manual mode demands more camera interface fiddling than any serious picture pro will ever be happy with, so the execution in software will need to match the new hardware.
The other big feature, a slow-motion video mode that quadruples the normal capture rate for such videos from 240 frames per second to 960, is a bravura achievement, though the automatic addition of dramatic movie music stings to the resulting clips seems cheesy.
If users can switch that feature off, there are filmmakers who would buy an S9 just for its Super Slomo mode if file sizes prove adequate.
Judging the S9 off announcements and specifications isn't a fair assessment. It's been just shy of a year since the release of the S8 and Samsung has clearly put a lot of thought into what an S series smartphone with a serious commitment to photography should be able to do.
At the launch event, Denison used augmented reality to turn the media badge of those in attendance into a facsimile of an S9. It was a neat trick, but it didn't win the applause he waited for. That's probably because when it comes to properly evaluating a top of the line smartphone, there's nothing that beats hands on.


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We were discussing the various aspects of working from home, cancelled contracts, weekends spent hunched over a hot laptop, a slave driver of a boss who has you up at all hours to meet a deadline (psst - by the way, that boss is You).
- But doesn't it drive you a bit nuts working from home on your own??
- No it's fine, really. I only ever go two or three days at the most without speaking to anyone.
- Two or three days?!
- It might be a good idea to get a television...
I've been going it alone for about a year and a half now, but only then did I suddenly realise how horrifying it all sounds.
Fortunately, I've found this helpful - if rather patronising - brief guide on how to be a freelancer. All you need to know on how to work from home... and not go utterly nuts.
1/ Make sure you eat properly. Properly means high-fibre breakfast cereal, lean proteins and green vegetables. You will be a lean, mean translating machine. It does not include Liegois waffles, Leffe brune or Nutella.
Eat at a table or - if no table is available - in front of the television. Munching over the computer keyboard (especially while Skyping) is strictly disgusting and we would never dream of doing such a thing.
2/ Leave the house once a day. Checking your letterbox does not count. Good excuses for leaving the house include: running out of milk, buying European Voice (I know you can read it online, but just pretend), visiting the Bureau des Etrangers, going jogging. If you are having trouble getting out of the house to do exercise, try buying new sports shoes or a high-tech sweat-absorbing hat. The prospect of sport is far more enticing when it involves outfits.
3/ Speak to at least one (real) person a day. This can be the lady at the Post Office, the bloke behind the counter at the 24-hour corner shop, the customer services staff at Mobistar, etc. NB Skype chat absolutely does not count.
4/ Maintain your sartorial elegance. Try to be out of your pyjamas by noon. Make sure you own more than one pair of sweatpants. So that you can wash them at least once a week. Remember where you left your hairbrush. Compensate for lack of grooming by wearing very girly earrings.
If you find yourself pulling on a pair of old comfy jeans every day... well done. You still haven't hit the bottom. Real home-workers find jeans formal and restrictive and are longing to ease them off and hang out in baggy tracksuit bottoms.
5/ Try to moderate time spent sitting in front of the computer screen. Do not on any account spend your evenings checking Facebook, scrawling on Twitter or writing blog posts. That is what office hours are for.
6/ Build up a good network of colleagues. You can then meet for regular lunch and coffee breaks. This is an excellent procrastination strategy as it will take you at least twenty minutes to get to the meeting point and back. Plus it counts as work (especially if you speak in foreign).
7/ Build up a good network of
8/ Remember what time of day it is. This is trickier than you might think. Investing in an alarm clock is probably a good idea. If you can, try and remember the days of the week. It's nice to have an Actual Paper Diary, with little paper corners you can tear off. When things become chronologically distressing, it gives you something comforting to hold on to.
9/ Remember that none of the following are abnormal: talking to yourself, talking to the television, jumping when the phone rings, giving names to household appliances.
That's about it.
Thank goodness for that.


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If you're looking to bulk up in record time, try supersets.
In weightlifting, when you combine two exercises back-to-back without any rest in between, it is called a superset. Each combination must include an exercise that works the opposite muscle or group of muscles. For example, if your first set is a biceps exercise, then the second set will work the triceps, and so on.
Why use supersets?
Supersets are ideal when that dreaded plateau sets in and nothing else is working. You're putting all you've got into your workout, but your muscles are bored and not responding. Supersets are very demanding and just what you need to wake up those despondent muscles. These muscle-blasters should never replace your regular workout routine, and should be used periodically to avoid burnout and injury. When it's a slow day at the gym and you have all the weights to yourself, blast your way through a few supersets and your muscles will be barking all the way home.
The Rush
Our muscles work in groups – when one muscle is working, another muscle is providing support and stability. In other words, when you're working those quads, your hamstrings also come into play, so your muscles never really get a proper rest in between sets. What this means is when you move onto the second set of your superset, the stabilizing muscle group is already warmed up and ready to perform. With this comes a super rush of blood to the muscles and a spike in testosterone: you'll be walking with a wider gait when you leave the gym, all puffed up like a rooster! What a rush!
Lengthen and Strengthen
Performing supersets will enhance your overall workout performance. Working opposite muscle groups lengthens one muscle group while strengthening the opposing muscle group. It's a give-and-take kind of thing. And your muscles will pay you back in spades. Supersets also increase your flexibility by incorporating full range-of-motion exercises and will train the muscles to recover quicker without excessive muscle tightening.
To get you started, try these supersets:
Upper Arms: Superset 1
- Cable hammer curls – 4 sets/8-10 reps
- Triceps pull down – 4 sets/8-10 reps
- Rest for 1 full minute
Chest and Back: Superset 2
- Overhand grip chin-up – 4 sets/failure
- Bench press – 4 sets/8-10 reps
- Rest for 1 full minute
Core Strength: Superset 3
- Kneeling cable crunch – 4 sets/failure
- Hyperextensions with weight plate – 4 sets/12 reps
- Rest for 1 full minute
(Sets of 4 include one warm-up set and 3 working sets.)
If you yearn for the burn, then set yourself the goal of reducing the rest time between supersets as much as you can.


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Description: A card that protects credit cards
Main Pitch: "The tried and tested way to prevent electronic pick-pocketing"
Main Offer: $19.99 for one
Bonus: 2nd one (just pay P&H)
Marketer: Allstar
Watch the spot
Years ago (circa 2011), Telebrands had a hit with a product called Aluma Wallet. One feature of said wallet was RFID-blocking technology. Since then, DR marketers have believed preventing electronic pick-pocketing (which is what RFID-blocking was all about) is a viable pitch. I've always thought it was a secondary pitch at best. The evidence has been hard to read.
On the one hand, there have been four attempts to market a sleeve that protects credit cards from this 'scourge.' On the other hand, Telebrands rolled out with the fourth attempt, called Card Lock, which became a 2015 True Top Spender. Last year, Ontel also had a True Top Spender called Lock Wallet, another RFID-blocking wallet. In the case, the RFID-blocking pitch was more primary – but it was still a good, functional wallet.
So where does that leave us? If we're trying to establish that electronic pick-pocketing prevention is a category, we can piece together the three examples we need to support that case. But it's by no means a slam dunk. This one is quite tricky.
S7 Analysis: It all comes down to the needed question. My feeling is that all of the focus on RFID has been a grand attempt to create a need where none previously existed. By now, perhaps, enough people know about the electronic pick-pocketing issue for RFID products to make sense. But does that mean they perceive a real need? If so, why would this commercial have to work so hard to inform and frighten people? Etc.


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It's official: spring is in the air! You know when you can just feel it in your bones, smell it in the wind? That's how I know.
Today when I went outside and it was clear in the 60's, so warm I could almost wear shorts, that's how I know.
I am also made very aware of springtime when the tourists return; flocking in giant groups, riding on their bikes with little care for anything else around them… yes, I am aware.
It is springtime.
I live in a small coastal town that attracts a lottaaa tourists every year, not that I mind.
Cause I don't.


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Whilst looking upon youtube, my boyfriend stumbled upon a YouTuber that was attempting to analyze a song by one of our favorite bands. Instead of doing a well thought out researched analysis, she started to take the words as a personal attack on herself and her religious belief. Instead of realizing that the song was telling a story. After all, music is a form of entertainment, and the best songs tell us a story to strike up emotions.
After she did 2 parts of her "analysis" and calling people who follow metal music demonic and brainwashed imbeciles, she made a reply video for those that enjoy the music. She called us Demons, that she was against our legion, and how we've got serious issues because we don't follow the gospel. This is what I said as a reply to her video:
Hello. I must say that I watched your Venom video and all I have to say is Wow! For one, I am a fan of the music – Metal has helped me through a lot in my lifetime, more so than religious extremism that is keeping people divided and conquered. The only reason someone has a "Demon" in them is because the "Demon" is the troubles within themselves that they fail to admit or face. Blaming a song for telling a story or a genre of music and calling them a "legion" of demons is pretty asinine. Chill.
I honestly, don't normally comment on people's videos, but I felt the need to say something. In her reply she "analyzes" the Venom website and starts talking about the pentagrams and the imagery of the band. Religious pushers like this woman, clearly are why so many people don't want to discuss the religion. The type of person to judge someone without knowing anything and "damn" them to hell.
What I don't understand, is that in her video she claims that if people don't like her page, they should get off and concentrate on their life. Why doesn't she take her own advice and go her way in life? I am proud to be a "demon" in her eyes. And it's her extremism that makes me appalled. She claims to be a person of "God" yet she will spit on fellow brothers and sisters. She doesn't follow the number one rule "Treat others how you want to be treated."
Extremism always makes me rant because I don't like to see people around me hurt without any true reason. They aren't harming anyone. I have friends that follow a faith that still listen to metal music. Extremism is what will kill this beautiful country & world. Over a belief! A belief that is supposed to bring people together and unite!
The other thing that I don't understand – Christianity adopted the pagan holidays into their ways — so they spit in the world of the pagans. Saying we need to be burned at stake and such. Again – EXTREMISM! People have too much time on their hands to be so cruel to another human being. In my eyes, you don't attack someone and bully them into your realm unless you have a serious mental issue.
Having a faith or not having the faith isn't the issue. When people are left alone without politics or the religion topic, we actually come together well. We accept we're all human and do what we need to do to be successful. When we don't like someone in particular, we just don't associate with them. We don't start hate groups nor bully.
Extremism is a major issue not just in the USA, but around the world. And it's "parent" if you will, is biased media that causes the people to be divided. We are just people of all walks of life. We have hearts, emotions, bones, and brains.
Metal music has helped me as a person. I enjoy the imagery of the stories that are deep within lyrical content that cause you to think. I am proud to be "demonic" if that's what you will. But, I'll be the first to help someone hurt in the street or in need of help while you'll sit there judging from afar.
Extremism needs to stop. Or we'll just end up causing our own demise.
– Mercy Desdemona


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The Big Data revolution has been described as a "fire hose" of information all companies need to sort through and categorize. While most data-driven articles focus on how businesses use data, it's important to realize that people use data for decision-making every day.
Today, we live in a data-focused environment that would have been hard to imagine even ten years ago. Pew Research estimates 68% of Americans own smartphones, putting an immensely powerful tool for data access right in their pockets. They're not shy about using that tool: Since summer of 2015, more online searches have come from mobile than desktop.
With such a powerful tool in their hands, this suggests people are frequently accessing data at the very moment they need to make a decision.
And yet, phones are just one part of the equation: Tablets, smartwatches, fitness trackers, and other devices are proliferating fast. Some of these offer access to specialized data sets not available elsewhere, while others allow consumers to bring data with them into new situations.
Whether we realize it or not, we are navigating larger, more complex data sets to make goal-directed choices in our day-to-day lives. How did we get here and what does it mean — for the consumer and the businesses seeking to connect with them?
Data Mining for Everyone: The Modern Shopping Experience
On a daily basis, most routine decisions use qualitative data. Experience, hearsay, hunches, and best guesses all play a role in choosing between alternatives. However, there is one area where quantitative data has always been preferred: Shopping. This offers a window into how data is changing one of the most fundamental activities that virtually everyone engages in.
In the data-centered now, the way brands organize and publicize product information has evolved. Consumers benefit from quicker, more granular comparisons of competing products because all the facts they need are available from multiple sources.
"Comparison shopping" used to mean taking separate trips to different retailers to get the best price. Now comparisons that used to require hours take minutes. Customers can plan their shopping list, purchase path, and coupons in a fraction of the time they once did. They might never set foot in the store that has the "losing" price for the item they want. Heck, they might not ever "set foot" in any store at all!
But the elephant in the room still looms large. No matter what size a company is or what industry it's in, today's brands are always running against a competitor with mountains of data: Amazon. With over 480 million products and thousands of retailers all over the world, Amazon itself is a repository for price and performance data. This is consumer data mining at its easiest. Besides its simplicity, it seems that one of Amazon's key competitive advantages is centralizing and clarifying huge stores of data.
The data revolution encompasses qualitative data, too. Consumers can seek out reviews from "people like them" and view online videos to get a sense for a product before they decide. Family, friends, and colleagues are still important sources of qualitative data, but they have been joined by an ever-growing number of digital influencers.
Online Furniture Sales Continue To Grow, Led By Wayfair and Amazon
Consumers Are Integrating Data into Their Lives in Remarkable Ways
One could argue comparison shopping has been around for millennia. Don't overlook the fact, however, that data is profoundly changing the way people organize their lives. For the first time, individuals have statistics on their personal habits that can help them make positive changes.
Take the Fitbit, for example. This wearable device provides clear, immediate fitness data — faster, cheaper, and deeper than most people have ever had access to. Even a personal trainer, nutritionist, or physician is not usually able to deliver detailed, factual biometric data on demand.
Yet, at last check the best-selling Fitbit was just around $125: A fraction of the cost that would be incurred paying a trainer, nutritionist, or physician. Unlike those experts, the Fitbit is always available and could be useful for many years to come at no additional cost. And with Fitbit collecting and analyzing user data, they are able to use their data to help us get our data to make decisions for a preferred health lifestyle.
The trend isn't limited to this famous brand. Wearable devices are providing people with the ability to track and monitor their well-being in nuanced ways. Users now have easy access to data measuring:
- Their basic vital signs, like heart rate and blood pressure — the core of good health.
- What kinds of food they should eat and when for optimal nutrition and wellness.
- What physical activities are best for them and when they can maximize benefits.
- The depth and length of their sleep and how daily activities impact sleep quality.
- Longitudinal information on how well they've maintained their fitness habits.
As technology advances, devices are becoming more compact and advanced. New devices offer instant visibility into data formerly derived from sophisticated and pricey laboratory processes. For example, Google recently filed a patent for glucose-sensing contact lenses. These could grant diabetes sufferers greater convenience and confidence in disease management.
The Smartplate is another innovative example. This "intelligent plate" uses advanced sensor technology to instantly analyze the contents of a meal. It not only delivers customized nutrition information, but tracks and visualizes long-term eating habits. This reduces manual data input, a major inconvenience while following any specialized diet plan.
Though these examples are purpose-built, standalone devices, they already interface with the "computer in our pocket". In time, even their most advanced capabilities may be integrated right into phone hardware. Thus, the average smartphone is now a communication tool, fun center, and data analysis multitool. It is capable of picking up a growing range of data from the environment and drawing conclusions from it.
Data for Big Decisions: Will Data Access Lead to the Decline of Professional Services?
We can see data has a big footprint in areas like fitness and health. In these realms, outcomes are linked to verifiable facts and behaviors that can be modeled via statistics — perfect for the novice and the data professional.
How is consumer access to data affecting areas that use more ambiguous data sets?
To understand ambiguous data, consider the challenge of developing an investment strategy:
There are clear, objective aspects to investment analysis, but the most important factors in a stock's performance can be hard to isolate. To make an effective choice, decision-makers first must structure the data – deciding what's most important. Then, they have to integrate qualitative data like executive statements and even personal "hunches" into their view.
While economists and analysts are constantly building models based on macro factors, we're not exactly there yet for the everyday consumer. For now at least, even the most powerful data analysis tools fall short of providing certainty or consistency possessed by qualified experts with specialized knowledge about the marketplace.
Extending the finance metaphor, qualified experts have other advantages:
Web Users Don't Believe Everything They Read
People may be willing to indulge freely in the Web's funny cat videos or Bigfoot conspiracies, but when it comes to their financial future, they're more vigilant. Today's Web surfers increasingly believe in caveat emptor when it comes to online content. They realize anyone can have a website, and the information presented is not necessarily vetted by experts. Since the truth is hard to find in an endless sea of data, they're more likely to start by educating themselves with some of these sites, but in the end go to a reputable authority.
Professional Service Areas Demand Specialized Judgment
Eating, sleeping, and exercising are things people have to do — and they're expected to do them "right," even if they've never been trained to. That's a different perspective than most people have on finance. Anxiety around finances is so prevalent that the UK National Health Service has a page on the dangers of money worries. People who feel intimidated by the specialized problem-solving skills professional services demand are unlikely to take a "DIY" approach.
Working with Experts Helps You Hedge Your Bets
Going hand in hand with the idea that some subjects are too complex to handle alone, working with an expert has an important psychological effect. When ordinary folks partner with a subject matter expert, they feel that someone "in the know" is on their side. There's a certain selfishness to this, too: If things go wrong, they have someone else who shares blame. Both these factors are important in reducing the overall uncertainty around any major life decision.
As things stand, data probably won't decimate professional services — but, just as in retail, data access can transform how brands deliver services. Understanding how information is collected, charted and examined provides professionals with the tools to make more incisive decisions.
Better Data Will Clarify and Accelerate Tomorrow's Decisions
The data revolution has led to big changes, but it's far from over. Consumers and businesses alike have much to gain from embracing data. Companies can achieve better performance and proven results, while individuals make better choices regarding health, finances, and more.
Used properly, tomorrow's technology will facilitate better decisions than ever — but these opportunities also bring challenges. Businesses need to be alert, quickly aligning with strategic data collection and usage. As more tools and avenues for applying data emerge in the lives of ordinary consumers, excellence in data use will become a competitive necessity.
What other ways are ordinary people using data to make important decisions? Let me know here!


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Exchange Programs
Student & Teacher Exchange Programs
For all grade levels, Jenison has multiple international school partnerships. JIA facilitates communication between schools, working together to plan a successful exchange experience for both students and teachers, primarily with our Chinese counterparts.
Whether in the summer or winter seasons, exchanges take place for a period of time lasting anywhere from two (2) to three (3) weeks in length. JIA facilitates all that is required for hosting students for summer and winter "camps," providing weeks of instruction and experience unique to West Michigan. Jenison students also have the opportunity to represent their school as ambassadors in countries such as China and South Korea.
Teachers participate regularly within exchanges including Jenison teachers visiting partner schools around the world in places like China and Scotland or international teachers spending time in Jenison. During this time, teachers and staff participate in professional development within a learning lab experience.
JIA promotes global educational experiences within the Jenison Public School district, assisting and supporting staff and students in Jenison and all over the world.


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We have a collection of enamelled watch faces, each one c.1900 to c.1920. I think they look fabulous as a lot, so we are selling them as an instant collection. They look great displayed in a glass jar or in a shadow box.
With the drawer I think it would make a unique desk, or perhaps a workbench in a kitchen? As you can see, we have our work cut out for us cleaning this beast up!
Is this not the cutest little ladder? It has a maker's label to the underside on the red section.
This pair of cast iron lamps are made from architectural elements. The bases are actually 19th century lamp posts!


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'Inkaar' makes Rs 5.51 crore in its opening weekend
Sudhir Mishra's film starring Arjun Rampal and Chitrangada Singh rakes in a mixed response
Sudhir Mishra's much-anticipated Arjun Rampal-Chitrangadha Singh starrer Inkaar has turned out to be a mixed bag at the box office. The film opened with a mixed response from critics but the multiplex audiences have liked the film.
The film has managed to collect Rs 1.47 crore on its opening day followed by Rs 1.79 crore on Saturday and Rs 2.25 crore on Sunday making its weekend total Rs 5.51 crore. On the other hand Sachiin Joshi's Mumbai Mirror stands below R 65 lakh in its opening weekend. Bandook proved to be a disaster at the box office.
On the other hand, last week's Matru Ki Bijli ka Mandola is another average fare with the second weekend collecting around Rs 4.75 crore and the 10-day total coming to Rs 35.22 crore.
Trade analyst Amod Mehra says, "Inkaar did not open well in its opening two days but Sunday was slightly better. The audiences were expecting it to be a film on sexual harassment and were disappointed that it was a love story. The audiences were confused and that's why they did not like the film. On the other hand Mumbai Mirror was as good as not being released. It is a box office disaster. Matru Ki Bijli is on its way out."
Atul Mohan, trade expert says, "Inkaar could have been much better. The audience had huge expectations in terms of the content of the film. Bandook misfired at the box office and Mumbai Mirror turned out to be an error. Both Bandook and Mumbai Mirror are a washout. Now all eyes are on Abbas-Mustan's next."
(Figures courtesy — Box Office India)
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It's fair to say that the alcohol industry the world over has been going through a craft beer revolution of late. The Middle Kingdom is of course just as thirsty for quality beer, and there are a number of excellent China-based craft beer breweries. Eddy O'Neil sank a pint with some of the best.
Jing A
It's impossible to talk about craft beer in China without mentioning Jing A. The Beijing brewers, who take their name from car license plates in the nation's capital, have achieved a lot in a relatively short time.
It all started one cold January day in 2012, when two expats, Alex Acker and Kris Li, decided to try their hands at home brewing. Their friends loved the result, and it wasn't long before Alex and Kris went from being hobbyists with some pots and buckets to renting out kitchens and hosting pop-up events. From there, Jing A didn't look back.
Today you can find their beer in 18 cities across China. For the best selection, however, you should go to the source and check out their 1949 Taproom in Beijing.
There you'll find a full range of Jing A beers. There's Dongbei IPA, which at 7.6% is a hop-bomb that goes down way easier than it has any right to. There's the Belgian-style Mandarin Wheat, a session beer, Worker's Pale Ale for the working man/woman, and the Black Velvet Vanilla stout for those that like their beer dark and rich. I'm a sucker for a good IPA, so my personal favorite is their seriously hopping Flying Fist IPA.
It's totally worth braving the Beijing smog for a pint of Jing A. With so many bars around China now stocking the brewery's beers, however, luckily we don't have to.
Boxing Cat
Boxing Cat started out in Shanghai in 2007 when three friends, Gary Heyne, Lee Tseng and Kelly Lee, had the simple idea to microbrew their own beer at home as they'd seen others do back in the US. Sadly, Gary passed away in 2010, but the team was later joined by Michael Jordan (no, not that Michael Jordan), a master brewer hailing from the epicenter of craft beer that is the Pacific Northwest of America. Since then, Boxing Cat has grown from a rank outsider to one of the undisputed champions of craft beer in China.
The proof of the pint is in the drinking, and Boxing Cat does not disappoint. You can find the brewery occupying 8 out of the 10 top places in China on RateBeer.com, and they've also started to gain international recognition.
"From my humble perspective, I believe we stand out because of our persistent attention to detail and ownership," said Tim Belanger, Sales Director at Boxing Cat. "Of course, that starts with brew master Michael Jordan, who has helped elevate Chinese craft beer to the international stage. Most recently, our Ringside Red was the first Chinese beer to receive a medal at the World Beer Cup," Tim grins.
Ringside Red may have won the most accolades, but Tim's personal top tipple is another beer. "My current and all time favorite beer is Contender Extra Pale Ale. This beer is just so approachable - easy drinking, great aroma, incredible taste - that it fits so many different drinking occasions for me. I can have it after a long day at work with colleagues, I can enjoy it after playing pickup with the guys or on a hot summer's day or with my better half on the patio."
If you fancy stepping into the ring to take on the Contender or a Ringside Red, there's no shortage of venues to enjoy them. There are over 100 locations across China stocking Boxing Cat. beers
Strand Beer
Strand Beer will always hold a special place in my heart. It was the first China-brewed craft beer I tried, and the Guangzhou based brewery still ranks as one of my favorites in the region. Founder, David Strand spoke of how the brewery came about and which beers he likes best.
"There wasn't any local craft beer in the market when I was brewing," says David. "I started brewing at home and gradually grew, renting a small space in our neighborhood and putting together a nano-brewery. That's when we decided to open The Strand Beer Café in Guangzhou."
I remember when I first met David a few years ago. Confusing the image of a brewer with that of a bar manager, I expected someone loud and gregarious. The person I met, however, was quiet, clearly meticulous and entirely dedicated to the intricacies of brewing. It is an approach that is reflected in Strand Beer's business model.
"Our philosophy is slow and steady, and we have been slowly and steadily growing. We're looking forward to starting our barrel aging program this year, with our first batch ready early next spring," explains David. "My personal favorite is our Strand Pale Ale, a sessionable beer at 4.9% ABV. It has a nice balance between malt and hops. We have a few other customer favorites, like our Wuyang IPA with its piney and citrusy zest."
Other Strand Beers worth a sip include Sorachi Ace Rice Lager, American Farmhouse and the Honey Porter. There are seasonal delights too, including Pumpkin Spice Ale, Yangmei Roselle Blond, Rye IPA, Pomelo Wit, Double Dragon IPA and Wuyang Dark IPA.
To sample the above, look no further than the Strand Beer Café in Guangzhou. If you can't make it to Guangzhou, however, you can also find David's beer routinely on tap at Murray's Irish Pub and Liberty's in Dongguan. As Strand Beer continues to grow, expect to find them in more and more of your usual China craft beer haunts.
Bionic Brew
Bionic Brew has come a long way. As Chi Chen, the brewery's Marketing Director, puts it, "The original Bionic was hidden down an alley near Rose Café [Shenzhen]. It didn't have a logo, a sign, a business card, or any identifying marks whatsoever. You knew about Bionic or you didn't. It was our little secret and we liked it that way."
Nowadays, however, Bionic Brew is recognized as a flag bearer for quality craft beer in Southern China, in no small part thanks to the annual Shenzhen Craft Beer Festival the team organizes (Nov. 10 & 11 this year, if you were wondering).
"Our story is one of a scrappy underdog and a tenacious maker, forcing change from all angles as we create an environment and table where all are welcome," says Chi, getting deep. "We're curious, unique, unpolished, and we're not afraid to fail."
Bionic brews all types of beers for their diverse bunch of customers, but only a core of four are distributed in and around Shenzhen. You've got Bionic Ale, an American pale ale with a light amber hue and a malty, citrusy taste. There's the Crickside, a Germanic Golden Ale with a slightly grained textured, a perfect starter beer that will set you up nicely for your second pint. For hopheads like myself, there's the Metropolis IPA. It clocks in at 6.6% and boasts a bold and extremely tropical taste. And if you're not a big beer drinker, there's always the Field Day Cider. According to Chi, it's "reminiscent of the Country Fair treat. With an aroma of butter caramel and a refreshing Granny Smith apple bite, this cider is highly addictive."
If that doesn't make you thirsty, I don't know what will.
"Taps started in an abandoned beachside villa in northern Shenzhen," explains Founder and CEO Daniel Dumbrill, conjuring the cozy image of a bunch of friends watching the waves and sharing their passion for good beer. "The second floor was renovated into the ultimate home-brewing space. Some of Taps' first recipes were designed in that secret bunker," he shares.
It sounds a million miles away from the hip and bustling bar that Taps recently opened in Coco Park, but it is in fact just the other side of the city. It's a testament to just how much Daniel and the rest of the Taps team have achieved.
Although the Coco Park bar is one of the coolest watering holes in Shenzhen, the beachside Taps Nanshan is still the incubator for the beer recipes. As Daniel puts it, "It's in Nanshan where we brew in small batches and continually experiment with new flavors and ingredients. Taps Nanshan is the playground of the entire organization."
With more than a dozen Taps beers available at any one time, David finds it hard to pick a favorite. When pushed, he reluctantly imparts his soft spots. "If I had to choose only one, it would have to be the End of Days IPA. However, in the name of variety, my additional go-to beers would be the Pivotal Point Wit and the Golden Ale. These three represent a wide spread of flavors that offer something for any mood."
Modest to a fault however, Daniel is hesitant to sing Taps' praises above the rest of China's brewers. "We enjoy exploring the craft beers made by others. The flavors and experience behind a craft beer is often an expression of the brewery and the people behind it. Therefore, Taps would never suggest to only drink Taps beer in the face of multiple options. Explore! That's a big part of the fun when it comes to craft beer!"
Cheers to that, Daniel.
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I just don't understand the fascination with beer.
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Well written and informative article, thank you
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