Leszczynski interview for DNA INDIA
Recently I gave an interview for the Mumbai newspaper DNA INDIA (Daily News & Analysis INDIA). It was published today under the headline 'Use of cell phones increases cancer risk'.
My concluding comment of the interview is:
"…The industry likes to call on scientists who will endorse their product and say that it is safe. Hence, Dr Repacholi visited India and spoke publicly about the safety of cell phones as well as cell towers. I disagree with Dr Repacholi. He says that we don't have and we will not have in the future health problems due to cell phone and cell tower radiation. In my opinion the scientific evidence is still insufficient to say that cell phone radiation is harmless. We need both better research and, for the time being, implementation of the European Union's Precautionary Principle until there is further clarity…"
The full interview is available on-line Leszczynski in DNA INDIA
Cell phone news,
Update to last posting: UK mobile phone company banned from erecting a mast because of health fears.
NOTE: The last posting of a Daily Mail article is in fact very old news but the date was left off the Daily Mail site – giving the impression it was a current news item which it is not. So, it is of historical interest only.
Cell Phone Towers,
Facebook owner Mark Zuckerberg wants you to pay him to stalk you.
From the SumofUs.org:
In a breathtakingly creepy invasion of privacy, Facebook is forcing all smartphone users to install a new messaging app. The Android version of the app — and to a lesser extent the iPhone version as well — allows Facebook to access your phone camera and record audio, call and send messages without your permission, identify details about you and all your contacts, and send that info on to third parties.
If you want to carry on sending and receiving messages through Facebook on your mobile phone you now have no choice but to install Facebook Messenger — and give the company access to a wealth of personal data stored on your phone.
Microwave News on the CDC's call for caution on cell phones
From Louis Slesin, Editor of Microwave News:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention —CDC— has become the first U.S. health agency to call for precaution in the use of cell phones. "Along with many organizations worldwide, we recommend caution in cell phone use," the CDC states on its Web site's FAQ About Cell Phones and Your Health. It follows up with a call for more research to answer the unresolved cancer question. The recommendation was posted on the CDC's Web site on or before, June 9. It passed mostly unnoticed until a few days ago when Joel Moskowitz, who writes a blog on Electromagnetic Radiation Safety, sent out a press release announcing the news. "I am pleased to see that the CDC, the lead public health action agency in the United States, is reassuming its leadership role by warning the public about this health risk," he said in an interview with Microwave News. Moskowitz is the director of the Center for Family and Community Health at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health.
CIndy Sage on Google Glass
A reporter for the LA Times chronicled her experience trying out Google Glass around San Francisco.
It's in the on-line version of the article under Pros and Cons. I posted a comment (see at bottom).
Tissue heating is a sign that a device is producing excessive levels of radiofrequency/microwave radiation and the battery-switching function is producing high ELF-EMF. She reported a hotspot at the temple, although the antenna is located behind the ear.
DECT, Wi-FI, and WLAN wireless systems and health,
Restaurant Watches Old Footage Of Customers And Uncovers A Shocking Truth.
From EMR Updates: The Microwave Factor. The Newsletter of EMF Refugee, The International Coalition for an Electromagnetic Safe Planet (IC-ESP)
A famous restaurant in NYC decided to hire a firm to figure out why they kept getting bad reviews. What this firm discovered is quite interesting. Below is a transcript that the restaurant posted on Craigslist after they discovered what it was…
We are a popular restaurant for both locals and tourists alike. Having been in business for many years, we noticed that although the number of customers we serve on a daily basis is almost the same today as it was 10 years ago, the service just seems super slow even though we added more staff and cut back on the menu items…
One of the most common complaints on review sites against us and many restaurants in the area is that the service was slow and/or they needed to wait a bit long for a table.
We decided to hire a firm to help us solve this mystery, and naturally the first thing they blamed it on was that the employees need more training and that maybe the kitchen staff is just not up to the task of serving that many customers.
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This You tube advertisement needs no introduction. Enjoy and/or be horrified!
Australian school cancel's childs enrollment after father raises concerns about Wi-Fi
From Amand Wells
School cancels my sons enrolment after I raise concerns about Wi-Fi
We moved to the Sunshine Coast back in March 2013, primarily so our son, Bodhi, could have a Montessori education, something which was not on offer in Northern NSW. We immediately applied to enrol at a local Montessori school and enjoyed a pre-enrolment process including interviews with teachers, playgroups and class observations that lasted 15 months. Everything was going along very well and we were given every indication that there would be a position for Bodhi at the school. This all changed last week. During our second interview at the school, I asked what were the school's plans regarding Wi-Fi at the new campus which is currently under construction. I explained my field of work and that I had concerns about the safety of Wi-Fi in classrooms particularly for younger kids. I also offered to do a short presentation on the subject if they were interested. I was told to write an email the schools business manager which I did (see below)
Carl Sagan on the dangers of not questioning new technology
A Science Icon Died 17 Years Ago. In his Last Interview, He Made A Warning That Gives Me Goosebumps.
by Rajiv Narayan, upworthy.com
Carl Sagan inspired a generation of scientists with his work in and out of the classroom. But he didn't always present science with cheer. In this clip, he passionately defends science with a grave warning. It's something we all need to hear.
Extract from an Interview with Charlie Rose, 27 May 1996
Wireless Communication and Precautionary Principle (Dariusz Leszczynski)
From the blog of Dariusz Leszczynski, "Between A Rock And A Hard Place":
Today, the June/July 2014 issue of the Canadian 'The Green Gazette' published my article about the need for implementation of the Precautionary Principle in area of the wireless communication.
NOTE: The story in 'The Green Gazette' is freely available from Dariusz Leszczynski's site as well as a printable version of the article:
Off Topic: Australia's worst spending boondoggle in history: The US Joint Strike Fighter (updated)
Recently the new Abbott government has given its approval for the purchase of 58 additional F-35 Joint Strike Fighters (JSFs) at a cost of $12.4 billion – making it the nation's most expensive Defence asset. To quote in part from the ABC News,Thu 24 Apr 2014:
Asked if he was worried taxpayers would question the cost of the program at a time his Government is warning of wide-ranging cuts, Mr Abbott responded: "I want to stress that this is money that has been put aside by government over the past decade or so to ensure that this purchase can responsibly be made." "This is not new spending today. In the context of a tough budget, this is spending money that we need to spend that has been sensibly put aside in the past to ensure that our nation's defences remain strong." The extra aircraft will bring Australia's total Joint Strike Fighter force to 72 aircraft, with the first of them to enter service in 2020.
Read the full article, and view the video here
Sorry Mr. Abbott but you have made a disastrous purchase. Your unquestioning faith in US fighter technology has blinded you, and your administration to serious deficiencies with this fighter plane which will go down in history as a design disaster, which is far inferior to its much cheaper Chinese counterpart. Read on…
Significant increase in nose-ear-throat cancers seen in Israel
Translation from Iris Atzmon in Israel
By Doron Solomon
The number of head, neck, and nose-ear-throat surgeries in Rambam were doubled within one year. According to the data of the nose-ear-throat department, the increase was registered mainly in oncology surgeries of the mouth, head and neck, larynx and children surgeries. Thyroid surgeries increased 380% during last year. Increase of 320% was in surgeries for removing tumors in the throat area (from 40 to 128 surgeries). Surgeries of the parotid gland tumors increased 260% in 2013. But the most impressive increase of all, is the increase of 1000% (from 5 to 49) in the number of head and neck surgeries. An additional increase was registered in the number of people treated in the nose-ear-throat department and head and neck surgeries, who arrived from central Israel.
Is Science Being Hidden from the Public?
Eileen O'Connor, Director, Radiation Research Trust
500 million citizens are relying on SCENIHR: Is Science Being Hidden from the Public?
The European Commission in collaboration with the Greek Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) under the auspices of the EU Council Greek Presidency organised a major workshop in Athens on EMF electromagnetic fields and health effects with a focus on public awareness, conciliating scientific findings and uncertainties in policy making. The event took place on 27th & 28 March 2014 at Cotsen Hall, Athens, Greece and included presenters from various parties from the European Commission, WHO, public authorities, industry, operators, environmental and consumer associations and academia. The goal of the conference was to reach a common approach for the future in order to respond to public concerns about electromagnetic fields, to enhance information dissemination and discuss new studies and scientific evidence in relation to EMF, and to identify knowledge gaps needed for sound policy making. In this context, the new SCENIHR draft opinion on EMF and potential health effects was presented.
Conferences,
U.S. Dept. of Interior attacks FCC regarding Adverse Impact of Cell Tower Radiation on Wildlife
The Department of Interior charges that the FCC standards for cell phone radiation are outmoded and no longer applicable as they do not adequately protect wildlife.
PRLog (Press Release) – Mar. 24, 2014 – BERKELEY, Calif. — The Director of the Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance of the United States Department of the Interior sent a letter to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration in the Department of Commerce that addresses the Interior Department's concern that cell tower radiation has had negative impacts on the health of migratory birds and other wildlife.
The Interior Department accused the Federal government of employing outdated radiation standards set by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), a Federal agency with no expertise in health. The standards are no longer applicable because they control only for overheating and do not protect organisms from the adverse effects of exposure to the low-intensity radiation produced by cell phones and cell towers:
Is wireless technology in Swedish schools adversely affecting the kids?
The answer to that is yes according to a new paper by Olle Johansson. Here is an English translation:
Thanks to the so-called PISA* (OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment) survey, in Sweden we now know: student scores in maths, reading comprehension and natural sciences are plummeting. The results are prompting rage in Swedish schools. Something is wrong.
The government response is to force all students to go through another school year. In addition, a series of panic measures has been initiated by the authorities. But do not expect schools to be given peace and quiet, so that they may be able to figure out how to get things to work while dismantling those gadgets and administrative 'reins' that do not.
For years schools have undergone a multitude of changes and been given new assignments, including being forced to monitor more grade control data and using new and more administration. Some changes are good, some bad. Changes include an enormous amount of computerized teaching where students via their apps, mobile phones and tablets are
supposed to gain new knowledge. Pedagogy innovators have deleted textbooks and pencils, blackboards and pointers, and instead replaced them with new wireless e-readers
and cell phones. Academics, such as myself, have many times – usually completely unheard – raised a warning finger to the educational establishment.
Today it is very difficult to be a teacher and take responsibility for teaching in the classroom where students' cell phones are constantly ringing, text messages are being
sent back and forth, and surfing the entire time online or playing games through iPhones and iPads. All this when students really should be working on their school assignments.
In Sweden, there have been several cases where the teacher was reprimanded because he or she "violated the students' privacy" after taking cell phones from students, while
other teachers have been criticized for being too strict with students for not allowing them to do what they want during school hours.
Employee Smartphone Usage, Sleep and Productivity
From People Diagnostix:Optimising Performance
Smartphones are ubiquitous in modern life. They are an essential tool for communication, information storage and retrieval as well as entertainment. Many organisations supply smartphones, as well as similar technology (e.g. tablet PCs and laptops) to their employees in order improve productivity. There is no argument that this technology can expedite employee responses to time critical events and allow faster responses to internal and external customer enquiries. With their mobility, smartphone technology can allow employees to work regardless of the venue, or the availability of a desk. But does this technology come at a cost?
Smartphones are almost perfectly designed to disrupt sleep. They typically keep individuals mentally stimulated, encourage poor sleep hygiene and expose them to blue light emitted from their luminous screens. This blue light exposure is key. About 15 years ago researchers discovered a new photoreceptor in the eye, called Melanopsin. Many are familiar with the "rods and cones" that provide our visual capabilities, however melanopsin, which are sensitive to a narrow band of blue light in the 460-480nm range, has been discovered to have unique effect on sleep by suppressing melatonin production. Melatonin is a circadian hormone that induces sleepiness at night, assists with getting to sleep, and obtaining deep, restorative sleep. A decrease in melatonin production at night typically creates sleep disturbances, but has also been linked with increased risk for diabetes and obesity, as well as increased risk for more serious diseases, such as breast cancer. Recently there have been a number of studies further investigating the impact of night time technology use, melatonin suppression, and subsequent impacts on sleep and next day performance.
SCENIHR criticised over its inept approval on dental amalgam.
In May 2008 SCENIHR issued a report titled, Safety of Dental Amalgam and Alternative Dental Restoration Materials for Patients and Users. The report concluded, in part: "We conclude that dental health can be adequately ensured by both types of material. All the materials are considered safe to use and they are all associated with very low rates of local adverse effects with no evidence of systemic disease."
HOWEVER, this report has come under extreme criticism from the International Academy of Oral Medicine & Toxicology – Europe (IAOMT), with its membership restricted to scientists, Medical doctors and dentists. The Scientific Advisory Committee of IAMOT issued a dissenting report on SCENIHR's dismissing the toxic effects of mercury amalgams. SNIP. They concluded in part: "The SCENIHR report is best described as a Fishing Expedition rather than a scientific document; the omissions speak louder than the inclusions. The only logical interpretation is that the committee has selected data to support a predetermined conclusion as to the safety of dental amalgam."
And now the experts at SCENIHR are to give their opinion on the Potential health effects of exposure to electromagnetic fields. According to Dariusz Leszczynski (last message) it is looking like SCENIHR is about to do another almighty spin and dare to call it science.
Corporate influence on Science, government and the military,
Dariusz Leszczynski: Very problematic SCENIHR Report
From Dariusz Leszczynski's blog Between A Rock and A Hard Place:
I just finished reading the 2013 SCENIHR Report and got an overwhelming feeling of the utmost desperation. Evaluation of the scientific evidence is being distorted and SCENIHR provides an aura of "legitimacy" to this distortion. SCENIHR report has over 200 pages and it is not possible to mention all problems with it in this short blog. Here are few of the more grave problems with the SCENIHR report.
Membership of the working group
I do not know what procedure was applied when the membership of the working group of SCENIHR was assembled. What is clearly seen, is that the vast majority of scientists involved in the working group are known for the opinion that the current scientific evidence shows that RF exposures do not cause detrimental effects to human health. Such composition of the working group is, by itself, a reason for serious concern about possible bias in evaluation of the scientific evidence.
Greenwashing the Smart Grid: simply call it the EcoGrid
At the forthcoming Smart Grid Australia (SGA) Conference, Parliament House, Canberra, 5th March 2014, a presentation is to be given about the EcoGrid project. Clever move on part of the European spin doctors. Greens leader Christine Milne is keynote speaker at the conference and she will be sure to like the concept of an environmentally friendly EcoGrid. However there is no difference between the EcoGrid and the Smart Grid except for the spelling. Its called Greenwashing.
Here is an excerpt from the conference web site.
The Controversy Manual (Recommended reading!)
The controversy manual
Brian Martin
Brian Martin, The Controversy Manual (Sparsnäs, Sweden: Irene Publishing, 2014), 465 pages. ISBN 978-1-291-67241-1
This book is available as a free download, by courtesy of the publisher. Irene Publishing is a non-profit operation, committed to providing works relevant to grassroots social change. I do not receive royalties, and the publishers are not paid for their work. If you would like to contribute a few dollars to support this venture, click on this button.
From the back cover
Climate change, psychiatric drugs, genetically modified organisms, nuclear power, fluoridation, stem cell research – these are just a few of the hundreds of issues involving science and technology that are vigorously debated. If you care about an issue, how can you be more effective in arguing for your viewpoint and campaigning in support of it? The Controversy Manual offers practical advice for campaigners as well as plenty of information for people who want to better understand what's happening and to be able to discuss the issues with friends.
The Controversy Manual provides information for understanding controversies, arguing against opponents, getting your message out, and defending against attack. Whether experts are on your side or mostly on the side of opponents, you'll find advice for being more effective. While not taking sides on individual controversies, the emphasis is on fostering fair and open debate and opposing those who use power and manipulation to get their way.


Garlic is easy to include in your diet and tastes deliciously:
It is the fact that it is very easy (and delicious) to include garlic in your current diet.
It complements most savory dishes, particularly soups and sauces. The strong taste of garlic can also add a punch to otherwise bland recipes.
Garlic comes in several forms, from whole cloves and smooth pastes to powders and supplements like garlic extract and garlic oil.
Diabetes:
Diabetes can harm the kidneys, inhibit nervous system functions, cause heart disorders, and even lead to poor eyesight. The oil extracted from garlic may protect diabetic patients from these side effects.
High Cholesterol Levels:
Of the two kinds of cholesterol –LDL and HDL, the former is bad for human health. Garlic, rich in the allicin compound, effectively prevents LDL cholesterol from oxidizing. All those who have high cholesterol levels should include this herb in their daily diet.
Hypertension:
Garlic is an herbal ingredient for curing hypertension. When exposed to high levels of pressure, the allicin present in it relaxes the blood vessels. It also fights against thrombosis by reducing platelet aggregation.
Eye Care:
Garlic is rich in nutrients like Selenium, Quercetin and Vitamin C, all of which help treat eye infections and swelling.
Ear Aches:
Garlic is commonly used for curing ear aches, as it has several antiviral, anti-fungal and antibiotic properties. Its oil can be made at home by squeezing the juice of its cloves and adding it to olive oil. The mixture should be kept at room temperature for a few days, but shouldn't be saved indefinitely, if made at home.
Garlic May Improve Bone Health:
No human trials have measured the effects of garlic on bone loss.
However, rodent studies have shown that it can minimize bone loss by increasing estrogen in females.
One study in menopausal women found that a daily dose of dry garlic extract (equal to 2 grams of raw garlic) significantly decreased a marker of estrogen deficiency.
This suggests that this garlic may have beneficial effects on bone health in women.
Foods like garlic and onions have also been shown to have beneficial effects on osteoarthritis.
Intestinal Problems:
Garlic clears up most intestinal problems like dysentery, diarrhea and colitis. Its role in dispelling worms is phenomenal. It does not affect the functioning of useful organisms in the intestine, which aid in digestion, but it does destroy the harmful bacteria present in the intestines.
Cold:
Raw garlic is used to treat colds and coughs. At the very onset of a cold, you should eat at least two crushed cloves of it, which will thereby help in lessening the severity of your cold.
Infected Wounds: Garlic can be placed on infected wounds as an herbal treatment. It should be mixed with three drops of water, rather than using it in raw form, as the undiluted juice can irritate the skin.
Daily inclusion of garlic in your diet aids in eliminating any digestive problems. The herb assists in the normal functioning of the intestines for good digestion. Even swelling or irritation of the gastric canal may be rectified with garlic as a treatment.
Acne:
Half the people in the world suffer from mild to severe forms of acne. Garlic may be used, along with other ingredients like honey, cream and turmeric, to treat acne scars and prevent the initial development of acne. Garlic acts as a cleanser and an antibiotic substance for soothing skin rashes.
Asthma:
Boiled garlic cloves are wonderful as an alternative asthma treatment. Each night before going to sleep, a glass of milk with 3 boiled cloves of garlic can bring subsequent relief for patients with asthma. The asthma attacks may be brought under control by having crushed garlic cloves with malt vinegar as well.
Sexual Problems:
Garlic has certain aphrodisiac properties, so this helpful herb can be utilized as an effectual sex rejuvenation. The health benefits of garlic are further known to enhance the libido of both men and women. People who overindulge in sexual activities should consume garlic in their diet or in supplemental form to protect themselves from nervous fatigue.
Cancer:
The regular intake of garlic reduces the risk of colon, stomach and esophageal cancer. It aids in reducing the production of carcinogenic compounds, and also reduces the occurrence of tumors associated with breast cancer.
Eating Garlic Can Help Detoxify Heavy Metals in the Body:
At high doses, the sulfur compounds in garlic have been shown to protect against organ damage from heavy metal toxicity.
A four week study in employees of a car battery plant (excessive exposure to lead) found that garlic reduced lead levels in the blood by 19%. It also reduced many clinical signs of toxicity, including headaches and blood pressure.
Three doses of garlic each day even outperformed the drug D-penicillamine in symptom reduction.


Six Guidelines From An Aspiring Surf Filmmaker
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Prepaid Card Success Shows Consumer Ire at Banks
The popularity of prepaid cards is in direct response to consumer anger at banking fees.
Brian O'Connell
BankingMyWay) -- Are consumers lashing out at bank fees via prepaid cards?
There's more and more evidence suggesting that's exactly what consumers are doing.
According to Packaged Facts, a Rockville, Maryland-based publisher of market intelligence data, prepaid card volume will rise by 22.4% this year, reaching $247.5 billion, and up from $202.2 billion in 2011.
Packaged Facts says consumers will make 10 billion transactions via prepaid cards this year.
The group's
study reports that the migration from credit and debit cards to prepaid cards is a signal that consumers are highly dissatisfied with banks - - especially fees related to bank debit and credit cards.
Prepaid card providers are taking full advantage of that trend, according to David Sprinkle, publisher of Packaged Facts. "Consumers dissatisfied with their consumer banking experience are natural targets for emerging prepaid programs," he says in the report.
"If given a prepaid card product functions much like a checking account but without the fees, consumers disgruntled with fees and practices applied by their banks may very well try it," he adds.
Part of the issue is based in simple demographics.
Packaged Facts says that certain groups, like young consumers, blue collar adults, and Hispanic consumers who are more likely to not use banks are good candidates for prepaid cards. That's a disturbing trend for banks, given the volume of consumers in all three demographic groups.
The study also seems to confirm what other industry analysts have reported on prepaid card use in 2012.
For example, the Pew Charitable Trusts reported in April that widespread frustration -- even disdain -- over bank card fees, was leading consumers to prepaid cards.
"I think (prepaid card fees) are fair because they're upfront, in contrast to a checking account," said one survey respondent to the Pew Survey. "I think the ambiance and the idea of the marketing behind a checking account is they're your friend; they're your hometown bank. You can depend on them. You can count on them and, really, they're just lulling you into the sense of comfort because they're going to whammy you with fees on the backside. Whereas prepaid debit cards, they're very upfront. This is the cost of the card; this is the cost for the services. It's up to you at that point."
Another respondent to the
Pew study said he was paying less to banks in credit card fees by using a prepaid card.
"Compared to my situation, I went through a lot of late fees with the credit cards, extra fees with the checking accounts," he told Pew. "I was paying monthly between $35 to $50 in fees compared to $3.99 that I pay for a maintenance fee to get a card."
Banks are moving fast to introduce their own prepaid cards to the marketplace, but the damage may have already been done in the eyes of consumers.
--By Brian O'Connell
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Rutronik expands in China and south-east Asia
Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH is strengthening its presence in China with an office in Xiang. The new office in Bangkok, Thailand, serves the south-east Asian and Indian markets.
In the first stage, Rutronik and its four employees are serving primarily existing customers with branches and production in the ASEAN/India region; in the second stage, efforts will also be made to acquire new customers. "South-east Asia and India will be strategically important markets for Rutronik in the future," explains Markus Krieg, Managing Director Marketing at Rutronik. "In particular, Thailand, Indonesia and the Indian subcontinent are recording high growth rates, with respect to both exports and increasing domestic demand." Peter Klöpfer, Sales Director South-East Asia and India, is responsible for the sales region and reports directly to Markus Krieg. Beginning as an FAE before becoming a product group manager in Marketing, Klöpfer has worked at Rutronik for 18 years. Most recently, during his time as Technical Director, he played a significant part in setting up the Rutronik branch offices in China. "Highly qualified in terms of both strategic and technical skills, Peter Klöpfer also demonstrates great understanding of the Asian mindset, and he will successfully establish Rutronik in the ASEAN/India region," says Markus Krieg. The branch office in Xiang (China) provides support for the existing offices in Shanghai, Shenzhen and Chengdu (China), Hong Kong and Taipei (Taiwan). "We are recording astonishing growth in China, more than half of which is generated by Asian customers. In order to maintain our service level, we must continue to expand here," says Markus Krieg. New General Manager at Rutronik Asia This expansion has coincided with a change in leadership at Rutronik Asia: As the new General Manager, Gerhard Weinhardt has taken on responsibility for Rutronik Asia. He replaces Lambert Hilkes, who will retire at the end of March. Until then, he will remain available to the company as a consultant. Gerhard Weinhardt has more than 14 years of sales and distribution experience in the electronics industry. Since 2000, he has held a number of different positions at Rutronik, the most recent being Sales Director Asia in Asia. "Lambert Hilkes played a significant part in the development and establishing of Rutronik Asia, setting it on an extremely successful and promising course. We thank him for the knowledge he has brought to the company and the commitment he has shown. We wish him all the best for the future! In Gerhard Weinhardt, we have found an extremely competent and ambitious successor, who will continue the successful advancement of our Asian business," explains Markus Krieg.
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Since the first Vatel school opened in Paris in 1981, Vatel Group has progressively expanded in France, before tackling the world, becoming the 1st Worldwide Business School Group in Hospitality and Tourism Management.
By exporting its know-how, Vatel conveys the French art of hospitality with a unique educational curriculum, shared by all its schools. Whatever campus they are studying on, its 7,000 students trained each year thus take the same courses: the right balance between theoretical courses and learning by experience in their practical application weeks and mandatory internships.
Bachelor and then MBA students thus share the same knowledge, know-how and people-oriented skills: only the culture of the country in which they are studying, and their various internships differ in building profiles which will better match one of the multiple careers in the international hospitality industry.
In Europe, in Asia, in Africa and in the Americas, the universities, hospitality professionals and partner entrepreneurs with whom Vatel has founded these schools certainly didn't make any mistakes here: the Vatel model, the only one of its kind, is a priceless opportunity towards a successful professional life.
Our chronology in a nutshell
1981: The first Vatel school opens in Paris
1984, 1989, 1994: The Group expands throughout France and opens schools in Lyon, Nimes and Bordeaux
2002: Vatel begins to open schools outside of France: the Group expands into Asia (Vatel Bangkok), in South America (Vatel Mexico) and in Africa (Vatel Tunis).
October 2018: Now Vatel Group has 50 campuses spread throughout the world, with:
- 3 new campuses in Mexico: Vatel Merida, Vatel Guadalajara and Vatel San Luis Potosi
- A 2nd campus in Spain: Vatel Malaga
- A 2nd campus in Paraguay: Vatel Ciudad del Este


BBDO Guerrero launches Instagram campaign for 'The First Filipino' book
BBDO Guerrero is launching a campaign promoting a new edition of 'The First Filipino' on Instagram.
It was written by author Leon Ma. Guerrero III who won the José Rizal National Centennial Commission for the same book which is now regarded as the definitive biography of Dr. Jose Rizal.
Well-renowned historian and academic, Ambeth Ocampo commented, "if Filipinos read more about the national hero, they would not only get to know Rizal, but understand themselves better".
While the life of Dr. Rizal has always been discussed in classrooms, the agency decided to bring his story to life on Instagram by using personalized and visually captivating design. Forgetting static curated posts and embracing dynamic Instagram Stories.
The campaign consists of a series of short videos designed specifically for social media platforms. Each video shows a synopsis of a selected chapter in the book. A new edition is released every Wednesday. The videos are produced in partnership with Facebook Philippines, Facebook Creative Shop and Acid House.
David Guerrero, BBDO Guerrero Creative Chairman says, "We were able to carefully craft short videos briefly telling the highlights of Dr. Jose Rizal chapter by chapter. It's a new and fresh way to explain our national hero."
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'The First Filipino' is available online at www.anvilpublishing.com, on Anvil's Shopee and at Lazada stores. The book will be available soon at select branches of the National Book Store and online at www.nationalbookstore.com.


The Little Mermaid brings another happily-ever-after ending for Disney fans (1989)
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The Little Mermaid brings more happy endings for Disney
Few stars remain from Hollywood's Golden Age. Clark Gable, Cary Grant, Bette Davis — all long gone. The survivors — James Stewart, Katharine Hepburn, Myrna Loy — rarely make movies anymore.
But one popular collection of screen idols has endured, looks undiminished by age: Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy.
How old are they? Only their illustrators know for sure. But they've been around more than 50 years, and should last at least 50 more.
Their studio is intact as well. Hollywood's happiest endings still come from Walt Disney Pictures.
Nothing like a cartoon to stop time, and even pull it back a little. Only at Disney are glass slippers, handsome princes and magic wands accepted without reservation.
The latest animated spectacular from the Disney machine is "The Little Mermaid," a multi-million-dollar feature that's bound to generate more big bucks for the highly successful studio. Disney's last animated feature, "Oliver and Company," has grossed about $50 million. A re-release this year of "Peter Pan" has pulled in $30 million.
Not a movie made for cynics
Cynics better stay away from the latest Disney animated spectacular, "The Little Mermaid." They'll never believe this story about a beautiful, blue-eyed mermaid falling in love with a handsome prince, and goodness defeating the evil sea witch.
Of course, cynics wouldn't have sat through "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," "Cinderella" or "Bambi," either. As Disney Chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg said, "The Little Mermaid" takes a lot of its glitter from those golden oldies.
"I wanted us to make a film that had the look and feel and the entertainment and lushness of 'Pinocchio'," he said.
"If you talk with writers, directors, animators, designers, effects people, layout artists — across the board in this movie — all the references that I made, the goals I kept setting for them were, 'Can't we do something that is like 'Pinocchio."'
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The Little Mermaid movie trailer
"The Little Mermaid" is rated "G," for general audiences. That is how Katzenberg sees it.
Say the film is for children and he will grimace, his eyes widening, the jaw stretching. Family entertainment means the entire family, he said.
"They're fantastic stories, they're not children's stories. They're great stories and they're made for the kid inside every one of us, as opposed to made for children; there's a real distinction there.
"We try to make it very intelligent, very smart, very sophisticated. There is very little about the film that is cartoonish. Even when it's animal characters that are speaking, you'll notice it's very sophisticated."
Ask about romance, action, drama, and Katzenberg will talk strategy, borrowing a page from film mogul Samuel Goldwyn, who insisted the world needed laughter when his competitors were serious, and lamented the disappearance of "messages" when others turned out comedies.
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But animation belongs to Disney. Who would want to compete with "The Ugly Ducking," "Peter Pan," "Fantasia" and dozens of others?
It's a tradition Katzenberg wouldn't dream of touching, although a little retouching doesn't hurt.
For "The Little Mermaid," based on the Hans Christian Andersen story, that means the richest colors; the brightest melodies, courtesy of "Little Shop of Horrors" composer Alan Menken; and the most vivid illustrations.
Nothing is left to chance. Everyone has to rehearse, even mermaids.
"There's not a sequence in the film in which there are human characters not staged and shot on film and used as references in order to make sure that the human characters moved very much like people move.
"We built an eight-foot tank, put a woman in it and had her swim around a lot to get the sense of movement and hair – how it moves through the water, and the sense of weightlessness."
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Source: The Times Herald (Port Huron, Michigan)
Original publication date: December 1, 1989
Added or last updated: September 30, 2018
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What's next for the NWHL?
With the 2020 Isobel Cup Final being cancelled, the NWHL faces a unique task in preparation for 2021.
By mpacker14 Sep 19, 2020, 1:00pm CDT
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It's safe to say 2020 has been a year the whole world would like to leave behind. There is a laundry list of why's that we could dive into, but for the sake of this article, let's just focus on the bust in the world of women's sports. The Isobel Cup Final was gearing up to be a great matchup between the stacked Boston Pride and Allie Thundstrom's Minnesota Whitecaps. I am a fan of the Whitecaps; however, as bitter as it tastes coming out, I think the Pride were going to take that one home this season.
But I guess we will never know. The 2020 Isobel Cup Final was postponed, and then canceled, with a new challenger taking the cup home this season — COVID-19.
The NWHL made the difficult decision to cancel the Isobel Cup Final out of an abundance of caution for the players, staff, and fans. Disappointing, but understandable. Fast forward to just a few weeks ago when the NWHL announced the league would be postponing all games until January 2021. Many fans and media had uncertain reactions to this news, but let's break it down and focus on what may end up being a silver lining in all of this.
Postponing games until January gives teams three-and-a-half full months of on-ice and off-ice training together before a single game takes place. That has never happened before in the NWHL, and could lead to what I believe will be an incredible elevation in on-ice chemistry and understanding of team systems. Sure, there is something to be said for pace of play in games and that stamina. However, with added resources and ice times, I feel this will be a giant step forward for the quality and product on the ice.
Postponing games will also mean there are no games to view for three months, and depending on the state of the world, perhaps no fans in the stands at all. This opens massive doors in the world of women's sports for content, fan engagement, and personal brand building. The 'down time' will allow for players to engage through social media in a new and unique way. We will also see sponsors get creative in their digital spend. The time has never been greater for investing in women's sports, and with the NWHL's partnership with Twitch, the sky is the limit on digital sponsorships and engagement opportunities.
Mark my words, the league will make huge strides in that column this season.
With the 2021 start, there will be a 10-12 week push of nonstop games all weekend, every weekend. This is great news, not bad news. It will be like we have gone back to college where there are constant two-game weekend rivalries. The pace will be up, the rivalries will intensify, and Twitch will be flooded with weekends full of all the women's hockey one can manage. I can't wait to suit up in January!
COVID-19 has left a lot of uncertainties surrounding the world of sports. That is undeniable. What is also undeniable is the resilience of female athletes, as made evident by the extreme success in the NWSL and WNBA navigating the bubbles and uncertainties surrounding this time. That isn't me saying men aren't equally strong and determined, but rather a nod to the scrappy mentality that we as female athletes have to approach all battles with each and every time we walk into an arena or a board room.
Does COVID suck and did it derail our season? Sure. But like all other things, this too shall pass, and we as female athletes will rise together through it stronger than ever.


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Hutchinson Avenue and Hutchinson River Parkway are among the only roadways named for women in New York. (NY1/Justine Re)
Advocates say more landmarks need to honor women
By Justine Re The Bronx
PUBLISHED 7:45 PM ET Mar. 26, 2022 PUBLISHED 7:45 PM EDT Mar. 26, 2022
Anne Hutchinson was a pioneer and a spiritual leader who worked to educate women and was persecuted for it in the 1600s, Bronx historian Lloyd Ultan said.
After being expelled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for her beliefs, she came to New York. Along the river she had her farm, you can drive down the Hutchinson River Parkway, named after the river named in her honor.
But the highway that connects Westchester and the Bronx is one of the few roadways advocates say are named after women in the U.S.
"The Hutchinson River was named because Ann Hutchinson had settled there and shortly after her death they started calling it the Hutchinson River," Ultan said. "Women in her day in the late 1500s and early 1600s were not supposed to be educated. They were basically to take care of the home and raise the kids, she had a mind of her own."
Hutchinson developed her own religious beliefs, Ultan explained, and was an early advocate for the separation of church and state, blasphemous in the Puritan Massachusetts colony.
But Hutchinson stands among the very few roadways and infrastructure named for women. There is a national effort under way to name more stretches of roadway after women.
The Feminist Street Initiative is working toward these efforts, going into communities to name more streets after women. The group's research found more than three quarters of streets are named after men in America and few are named after women. There are also some plans in the works to co-name streets here in the city.
The initiative hopes to honor the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, who grew up in Brooklyn.
"Our goal is as an organization is to follow what the community wants," said Emiliana Guereca the president of the Women's March Foundation. "Really making sure that we are part of that cultural and structural change so that when our kids grow up they visually can see that women were important in our society."
Advocates say more work needs to be done to show a continued appreciation for the groundbreaking women in American history some of whom have ties to New York City.


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"The Peril of too Fierce a Zealotry"
We adherents to Abrahamic monotheism have a lot to talk about.
Let's compare the concept of God as One (not many) to a tree that was planted long ago. We'll think of it as, say, an olive tree.
Abraham had carried the seed stock from Mesopotamia, and planted it on a dusty site near the Jordan River. But the plant didn't really produce much until Moses came along later and fertilized it with a rich historical accounting of deliverance from slavery, and a set of laws.
That Judeo-culture has proliferated widely over four thousand years or so, and still flourishes prolifically today in the dry, rich soil in which it was planted, so to speak.
Moses made his legacy especially potent by sowing into Jewish history the powerful story of their deliverance from Egyptian slavery.
Having escaped that bondage, however, the Jewish people found themselves out in the desert without Egyptian comforts and provisions. It was a very difficult and perilous situation for a million or so people to endure. Moses reported in his Torah that at one point, he and his brother, Aaron, had a bloody rebellion on their hands.
The authority issues in that long-ago rebellion of Korah's followers against Moses eventually culminated in a demonstration of God's appointment of who would carry the "holy fire" of the altar, and divine leadership. As it turned out, Moses and Aaron came through the ordeal carrying the fire of God's revealed will to perpetual generations, while the rebels were rejected by God in subsequent earth-shaking events.
That series of events, known as Korah's rebellion (Numbers chapter 16) is a thorny subject for any scholar or believer to explain. Nevertheless, the young Adele Cohen recently accepted that challenge as a part of her bat mitzvah. Roger Cohen shared a bit of his daughter's ceremonious Torah-talking in his NYT column last Thursday.
The young lady perceptively pointed out to her congregation that God had had some trouble relating to his people, so he appointed Moses and Aaron as intermediaries. 12-year-old Adele said: "In my opinion that is the main reason that God has Moses and Aaron, to help Him understand the human race and help fix conflicts in a calm and rational way."
When I read that, I was thinking: if God had become a man, instead of just speaking through one, he might have had a better time composing a message that we humans could get a hold of.
Adele's father, Roger, on the other had, had his cognitive wheels turning around contemporary events, as he listened carefully to his daughter's discourse. The ever-vigilant columnist was considering her youthful counsel as it might peradventure pertain to Israel's present predicament, especially this week's hot spot, the Mavi Marvara incident. When she had finished speaking, the rabbi elaborated upon her subject of how God gets his messages across to his people.
Rabbi Bachman compared God's word to a fire. He said, "..if you get too far from it you freeze, but if you draw too near to it you burn…The word of God can actually destroy you if you get too close."
That seems to be what's happening to the Israeli zealots now. They are destroying their own legitimacy, undermining their own authority. Roger, sitting there in a receptive mode, muses that they are "modern-day absolutists…cleaving too close to the fire" of what God is reported to have said. The IDF have taken their self-appointed fire-bearing too far.
Better to lighten up and allow us other sons of Abraham to have a say in the matter.
Not by might, not by power, but by my Spirit, saith the Lord.
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Former Guantanamo Prosecutor Refuses to Testify without Immunity
September 28th, 2008 - by admin
Carol Rosenberg / Hartford Courant & McClatchy Newspapers – 2008-09-28 22:25:02
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Guantanamo Bay Navy Base, Cuba (September 26, 2008) — A renegade war court prosecutor refused to testify without a grant of immunity Thursday on why he abruptly resigned from a terror trial in the latest controversy at the Guantanamo military commissions.
Army Lt. Col. Darrel Vandeveld said in a sworn affidavit that he quit rather than prosecute the case of a young Afghan captive, in part because he believed evidence helpful to the accused might never be disclosed.
Mohammed Jawad, captured as a teenager, is accused of throwing a grenade that wounded two US soldiers and their interrogator in a bazaar in Kabul, Afghanistan, in December 2002.
Jawad's military judge, Army Col. Stephen Henley, sought Vandeveld's testimony — live, via link from Washington
His successor, prosecutor Air Force Lt. Col. Doug Stevenson, replied that Vandeveld sought a grant of immunity against criminal prosecution to testify.
Defense lawyers were preparing the request, which could take weeks to process.
Meanwhile, Henley took testimony from US forces and interrogators about confessions Jawad allegedly gave — in both an Afghan jail and later a US outpost.
"He was proud of what he'd done and he didn't like having Americans in Afghanistan," a military investigator identified only as "Mr. E" told the court, quoting a US contract translator who questioned an Afghan who encountered Jawad in the bazaar soon after the attack.
At military commissions, hearsay evidence is allowed.
Jawad sat impatiently at the defense table listening to a translation of the testimony.
At one point, he leaped to his feet to denounce a Marine interrogator — identified only as "Gunnery Sergeant M" — as a liar for saying he was well treated in US custody.
Court guards sat nearby while Jawad's military defense attorneys coaxed him back into his seat.
Jawad's lawyers say he may have been duped, on drugs and was no terrorist, who had no ties to either al-Qaida or the Taliban at the time of his capture.
In his sworn affidavit, the recently resigned case prosecutor said he had come to agree with the defense.
But, he wrote, war-on-terror record keeping and bureaucracy, especially in the intelligence areas, meant records that could help the Jawad case might not surface before his proposed January trial.
Vandeveld, a veteran civilian prosecutor in Pennsylvania, then proposed a plea agreement to help rehabilitate Jawad and return him home.
Pentagon supervisors rejected the idea.
So Vandeveld quit, offering to finish his reserve tour in Afghanistan or Iraq — the fourth high-profile resignation from the four-year-old war court's prosecutors corps.
"That this even got this far is just indicative of a deeply, deeply flawed system without a moral or ethical compass," said Air Force Reserve Maj. David Frakt, Jawad's defense counsel, in his continuing quest to have the charges dismissed and his young client sent home.


Julia Louis-Dreyfus explains how not to comfort a cancer patient on The Deep Dive
Plus, Crooked Media's This Land returns for a new season.
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There are a lot of practical and uplifting things people can do for their friends who are sick with cancer. Gifting them a cancer-themed Barbie with a detachable wig is not one of them. Neither is giving an ill person a home-knit prayer shawl, bawling in front of them, or asking, "What can I do to help?" instead of thinking it up yourself and just doing it. It's a topic both The Deep Dive co-host Jessica St. Clair and guest Julia Louis-Dreyfus have firsthand experience with, and their shared notes this week are an honest and cathartic look at something many women will face directly or indirectly in their lifetime. Better choices, they suggest, include gifts like soft pajamas, a cute boat tote big enough to haul all the shit patients need to bring to chemo sessions, indulgent goodies (patients or caretakers, someone is stress-eating), and regular no-response-needed "Just wanted to say I love you" texts. Since its debut earlier this year, St. Clair's new series with June Diane Raphael has aimed to propel the hosts and friends into the most authentic versions of themselves without the fluff, and with its sense of earnest compassion, the series could have easily been called The Check-In. This funny and feel-good episode largely centers on Louis-Dreyfus' friendship with St. Clair, and how Louis-Dreyfus encouraged St. Clair to pursue motherhood on the set of Veep. [Dan Jakes]
To be a citizen of the United States is to reckon with the fact that it exists on stolen land gained by genocide. Yet the abuses and discrimination that Native Americans have endured—and continue to endure—are often overlooked and downplayed by miswritten histories and a flawed education system. This Land seeks to bring attention to the battles in which Native Americans are currently embroiled, particularly as far right conservatives seek to undermine the few legal protections tribes still have. Host Rebecca Nagle introduces listeners to a specific case in which a white family attempting to adopt a Native child has had a dangerous impact. The case has drawn the attention of conservative corporate law firm Gibson Dunn as an opportunity to determine that the Indian Child Welfare Act—the 1978 law designed to make sure Native Children weren't being taken from their families and tribes—is unconstitutional, with the support of the State of Texas. This Land is a disturbing and vitally important listen. [Jose Nateras]
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For nearly a year now, actress Lauren Ash (best known as the hella-bossy assistant manager from Superstore) and her cousin/BFF Christy Oxborrow have been hosting this podcast where they slip into some PJs, pour a drink or 15, and delve into noteworthy crimes and mysteries. With their current season focused on "famous fatalities," the pair have been diving deep on such fallen angels as Marilyn Monroe and Anna Nicole Smith. The latest ep cycles through many different emotions as they chronicle the rise and fall of Joanie Laurer, a.k.a. groundbreaking WWE wrestler Chyna, who died in 2016. They get downright furious as they call out the people (mostly men) who exploited and discarded Laurer, sending her on a downward spiral filled with drugs, alcohol, and appearances in porn movies. By the end of this three-hour journey, Ash and Oxborrow are straight-up verklempt, fighting back tears as they pay tribute to someone who truly deserved better. For those who fondly remember when Laurer was the baddest force of nature to come out of the WWE, don't be surprised if you react the same way. [Craig D. Lindsey]
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US House committee to hear bill proposing DC statehood
Posted: May 31, 2019 / 10:22 AM HST / Updated: May 31, 2019 / 11:26 AM HST
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Reform is set to hold a hearing on a bill proposing Washington, D.C., be recognized as the nation's 51st state.
WTOP-FM reports District Mayor Muriel Bowser and Democratic Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton on Thursday announced the July 24 hearing. The last full House committee hearing on a District statehood bill was in 1993.
The bill seeks to have the city "admitted to the Union on equal footing with the other states."
It calls for districtwide elections of two senators and one House representative. It says all district territory would be included in the declaration, save for specific exclusions of federal buildings and monuments such as the White House.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, of Maryland, has said he supports the change.
Information from: WTOP-FM, http://www.wtop.com
Nine-year-old child electrocuted to death in swimming pool
The death of a nine-year-old girl in a Sacramento swimming pool is being blamed on a malfunctioning light.
Now, people with older homes are urged to check their pool's lighting.


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St George Illawarra prop Jarrod Saffy (second from left) shows some speed during a sprint at training in Wollongong yesterday. Picture: SYLVIA LIBERSt George Illawarra prop Jarrod Saffy believes landing psychological blows on their premiership rivals now will be the key to avoiding a repeat of last year's finals fade out.The Dragons play six teams that are well into the finals hunt before the play-offs start in September, beginning with the stuttering Gold Coast Titans at Kogarah on Friday.The squad and coaching staff have gone to extraordinary lengths to monitor workloads and training regimes to ensure the spectacular collapse in last year's title campaign doesn't recur. Full coverage of the Dragons Saffy claimed the Dragons were ready to lift a gear to maintain their momentum in the face of opponents scrambling to secure a finals position."I think it's important for the form of your team going into the finals, regardless (if) it's a top eight team or whoever you play," he said."You want to be playing well and doing the little things right, so when you come into the finals, you're winning games and doing those things correctly."I guess beating the top eight teams and getting in the finals knowing we beat them four weeks ago sits in the back of your mind."However, Saffy said losing to Parramatta in last year's qualifying final a week after beating them in round 26, remained a stern reminder about maintaining their intensity."We beat Parra and lost to them the next week, so we can't really take anything for granted," he said.This season is South African-born Saffy's last chance to win an NRL title before joining Super 15 rugby union franchise Melbourne Rebels.The Dragons welcomed back NSW State of Origin centre Matt Cooper, who has recovered from a hamstring injury, as well as Kiwi international second-rower Jeremy Smith after overcoming a calf problem.Smith has been named on an extended bench, with Mark Gasnier to come off the interchange again.Saffy said the hard-fought victory over South Sydney last Friday was a massive shot in the arm to kick-start their campaign towards a second successive minor premiership."It's great the belief," he said."Believing in your teammates and your team and what you're doing," he said."We sort of just stuck together and hung in there and it paid off in the end, no-one panicked."St George Illawarra tackle an eighth-placed Gold Coast without NSW star Greg Bird and Queensland lock Ashley Harrison at WIN Jubilee Oval.The Dragons then face Brisbane (seventh) at Suncorp Stadium, Manly (sixth) and Souths (ninth) at Kogarah and the Roosters at the Sydney Cricket Ground in the remaining rounds.Their other games are against the Raiders – still in the finals hunt – at Canberra Stadium and the struggling Newcastle Knights at EnergyAustralia Stadium.Saffy's front row teammate Matt Prior claimed the Dragons were preparing themselves to take on some desperate opposition trying to secure their finals positions in the coming rounds."Everyone is going to want to be playing their best football at this time of year to get into the semi-finals," he said."It's the most important part of the year."
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Contact name: David Gledhill, General Manager
Address: London Thamesport, Grain Road, Isle of Grain, Rochester, Kent ME3 0EP
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About Thamesport
Built at the turn of the nineties, London Thamesport has quickly become one of the leading players in the European container handling market. Boasting robotic cranes, Thamesport is one of the most technologically advanced ports in the world.
London Thamesport, acquired by HPH in 1998, is strategically positioned where the River Medway meets the estuary of the River Thames and is located within easy reach of Northern Europe's major ports, making it an ideal hub and feeder port. Services currently run to the Americas, Far and Middle East, Africa, Continental Europe and the Baltic. Inland, Thamesport benefits from fast, dedicated road and rail freight connections to the important manufacturing and distribution centres of the UK.
The Port, which includes container and cargo operations, covers a total area of 85 hectares . It offers highly automated secure container yards and modern warehousing. The quay is dredged to a depth of -15 metres, allowing the largest vessels currently afloat, and under design, to berth.
Thamesport is equipped with 2 deep-water container berths, served by high-speed ultra post-Panamax and post-Panamax ship-to-shore cranes.


The Federal Circuit Again Refines Scope of Patent-Eligible Subject Matter in its Myriad Decision
In yet another turn in the ever-winding road of patent-eligible subject matter disputes, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has issued its opinion in the highly anticipated case Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) and ACLU v. USPTO and Myriad Genetics, Slip Op. 10-1406 (Fed. Cir. 2012). To the relief of many, the court ruled that composition claims to "isolated" DNA molecules are patent-eligible products of nature because they represent a nonnaturally occurring composition of matter. In contrast, the court reiterated its view that claims to methods of "comparing" or "analyzing" DNA sequences are not patent-eligible because such claims include no transformative steps and cover only patent-ineligible abstract, mental steps.
The technology in question covered isolated breast cancer susceptibility genes ("BRCA") and associated diagnostic methods with patent claims directed to: 1) compositions of isolated DNA molecules; 2) methods of comparing DNA sequences; and 3) methods of screening potential cancer therapeutics. For each of these claim types, the court was asked to determine which, if any, are patent-eligible under 35 U.S.C. §101.
Composition claims are patent-eligible. In answering the question regarding compositions of isolated DNA, the court relied on the well-established Supreme Court Chakrabarty1 and Funk Brothers2 decisions to hold that isolated DNA molecules are "obtained in the laboratory and are man-made, the product of human ingenuity" and that the "challenged claims are drawn to patent-eligible subject matter because the claims cover molecules that are markedly different—have a distinctive chemical structure and identity—from those found in nature." Specifically, the court noted that the isolated DNAs at issue are each in a distinctive chemical form, are free standing portions of larger natural DNA molecules, and have chemical bonds severed. The court additionally made a point of stating that this holding was in line with the long history of accepting isolated DNA molecules as patent-eligible and that to make a dramatic change that would upset the longstanding system should be left to Congress.
Method claims may be patent-eligible. Turning to the method claims, the court clearly had the recently decided Prometheus3 decision in mind and reached different conclusions. For the method of screening cancer therapeutics, the court concluded that a claim directed to growing transformed cancer cells followed by measuring the respective growth rates are patent-eligible because the claim at issue recites more than an abstract mental step of comparing numbers and goes further by applying certain steps to transformed cells that are man-made. According to the court, the fact that claim includes "steps of determining the cells' growth rates and comparing growth rates does not change the fact that the claim is based on a man-made, non-naturally occurring transformed cell," which is by definition patent-eligible subject matter.
In contrast, the court held that claims directly solely to analyzing and comparing naturally occurring DNA sequences are not patent-eligible because such claims amount to abstract mental processes. The claim at issue is to a method for screening a tumor sample by comparing a BRCA1 gene from a tumor sample to a BRCA1 gene from a non-tumor sample where a difference in sequence indicates an alteration in the tumor sample. The court deemed this comparison not patent-eligible because the claim "recites nothing more than the abstract mental steps necessary to compare two different nucleotide sequences" and limiting the comparison to particular genes, such as BRCA, or to particular alterations of genes "fails to render the claimed process patent-eligible."
Take home point. The court's Myriad decision is a welcomed guidepost to practitioners wrestling with patentable subject matter questions because the decision solidifies issues surrounding composition of matter claims while clarifying that method claims with a transformative step involving man-made products are patent-eligible. The court has also seemingly opened the door to considering that sample processing, extracting, or sequencing steps might be sufficiently transformative. Looking ahead, practitioners trying to add such steps to claims may want to weigh carefully the value of such claims against the ability to assert them against an opponent in litigation. n
1	447 U.S. 303 (1979).
3	566 U.S. ___ (2012).
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Volkswagen has 'no plans' to reduce number of UK car dealers
Volkswagen has denied plans to reduce the number of dealer locations in its UK network as part of a "future sales model" strategy.
Juergen Stackmann, member of the board of management Volkswagen brand for sales, marketing and aftersales, told Reuters that a network consolidation plan across Europe has been in operation for years and "it will surely accelerate somewhat in the next one, two years, also in Germany".
The Reuters interview said that the reduction in dealer numbers was in reaction to "adjusting buying habits" as well as investing in a direct online sales portal and new electric car technology.
However, a spokesman for Volkswagen told AM: "We have 190 retailers and we have no plans to amend that figure up, or down.
"Volkswagen UK is exploring the breadth of changing sales models, evidenced most recently by the opening of our first UK retail store in the Birmingham Bullring.
"However, it is important to note that this is with the full involvement and engagement of our retailer partners – in the case of the Bullring, that is Johnsons Volkswagen."
Johnsons Cars has run Johnsons Volkswagen retailers in Birmingham since 2004 and is a partner with the long-term pilot project. The premise is based on a 'no haggle' pricing model.
The store has a team of 16 made up of hosts, 'ambassadors', a logistics coordinator, an account manager and store manager.
Stock is on hand for tests drives that can be taken from the Bullring car park. Staff are not on volume commission and prices are exclusive to the Bullring store.
The Volkswagen Bullring staff can also help customers view used car stock online through Volkswagen's Das WeltAuto approved used car website.
Volkswagen refused to comment on what its current average return on sales figure is for the UK dealer network and when asked about how dealers fit in with a potential new online sales portal the spokesman said: "Volkswagen UK is investigating all potential sales models."
Volkswagen passenger cars has had a flat 2017 so far with SMMT's latest November data showing registrations up by 0.9% year-to-date or 1,723 units to a total of 193,117 units. If split evenly between the network this equates to nine extra units per dealer from January to the end of November.
However, other volume manufacturers have also had a difficult year with Vauxhall down 22.25% year-to-date and Ford down 8.64%.
AM understands that Volkswagen is due to issue new dealer contracts next year but the brand said "contract management is an ongoing process".
The spokesman said: "We wouldn't comment on the specifics of any trading arrangements."
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Wanganui Regional Velodrome
Whanganui has a world class velodrome. Built in 1995 to full international standards, it features a tropical hardwood surface, regarded as the fastest in the country. This surface is now becoming weathered and needs to be protected if it is to survive. Engineers have advised that if the velodrome is not roofed, it will have to be either removed or rebuilt. It is estimated the life of the track is approximately four to six more years without protection.
The Regional Velodrome Development Trust engaged Giblin Group to undertake an independent Feasibility Study of the proposal to redevelop the Whanganui Velodrome. The project scope includes the construction of a roof on the outdoor velodrome with upgraded amenities for the sports of Cycling and Skating. The project will also provide a flat internal area suitable for hosting all-weather sporting and non-sporting events, making it a multi-use facility.
It is hoped the redeveloped velodrome will become the Regional Cycling Hub for the lower North Island as per Cycling New Zealand's plan for the sport of cycling. In this capacity it will also attract events and people to Whanganui and the region.
The Whanganui District Council is working in partnership with the Trust on this project and has made a funding commitment to it and signed an MOU to facilitate and progress the project. However, the velodrome is also considered to be a regional facility by the councils of the Manawatū-Whanganui Region. A roofed velodrome has the potential to deliver social and economic benefits to the regional community and support the Regional Growth Programme, Accelerate25.
Following completion of the Feasibility Study, which included a high-level Funding Plan for the project, Giblin Group has been further contracted to work on funding applications to central government as well as developing a corporate sponsorship plan for the velodrome.
A key regional facility, the Whanganui Velodrome will be future-proofed and meet the changing needs of the region's communities through this redevelopment. The proposal has been refined through feedback from extensive community consultation to meet the needs of both local and regional communities. It will raise the region's profile and will make a direct contribution to the regional economy.


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Peter Lees on Second Wave Open Source
SUSE Chief Technologist APJ Peter Lees shares his thoughts on the open source movement and argues it will be a driver of change for software and tech innovation – and at great speed too.
By Peter Lees
As organisations face increasing pressure to become more agile and responsive, the second wave of open source has arrived just in time. When the first wave of open source software burst onto the scene twenty years ago, the focus was on stable application development and delivery tools. Now, agility is the new game.
Customers expect to access services online-first and mobile-first. Organisations must provide this ease-of-access or risk being passed by, and, developing and maintaining this level of interaction is more complex than ever before.
Collaboration and Community
Open source enables "boundaryless innovation". Bill Joy, co-founder of Sun Microsystems, has been attributed "Joys Law", which means, "No matter who you are, most of the smartest people work for someone else".
Open source lets you take advantage of the ideas and expertise of that whole, wider community of people. Open source contributions come not only from one organisation, one company, but from research organisations, from companies collaborating with each other, from end users, even from individuals who are interested in a particular topic and the list goes on. So you have a much larger amount of brain power that you can call upon to solve the problems in a particular field.
Today, most innovation comes from open source. With digital transformation and introduction of latest technologies, open source is no more seen as a niche alternative to mainstream software. Instead, it's an integral part of small businesses, tech giants and global enterprises at the core of their strategies. Companies like Microsoft, Facebook or Google have all realised that open source allows them to innovate, validate, and adapt more quickly than they could by themselves.
At SUSE, we work regularly in more than 100 over open source projects. We work upstream first in all of our projects, which means when we are doing development work for our own distributions, we contribute directly into the open source communities before packaging for QA and delivery to our customers.
We believe that continuously sharing development work with community projects first, rather than keeping hold of new ideas and only releasing them to communities once a product is available, creates a stronger ecosystem and provides a more dependable foundation for our customers.
Adopting open source software generally has lower up-front costs compared to proprietary software or in-house developed software. The fact that it is open means that you're not forced to adopt one company's product to take advantage of a feature, and that there is always a chance that another organisation can offer the same functionality at a competitive rate.
If an organisation has invested millions of dollars on proprietary software code, it can find itself stuck if that code is no longer available due to a supplier going out of business, or deciding to drop the product, or if the price is increased unreasonably. Even if a customer can get access to the source code, there's a lot of effort in updating and maintaining that alone. With open source software, there is no risk of lock-in to a particular vendor, and a much wider community to support ongoing development and maintenance.
It might seem counterintuitive, but open source software is also more secure. The number of potentially contributing developers and thus the means of testing, bug fixing and hardening, is many times larger than what a single organisation's team can do.
Open source is flourishing and applicable in all kinds of sectors – we have customers who operate in mission critical environments such as banking and finance, defence, telecommunications, airlines, retailing, and more; and our code is even used inside medical equipment systems that save lives.
As a six-year veteran of SUSE, I think it's fair to say open source has had a significant impact on my professional life. But long before joining SUSE, I had a career in web development which would not have been possible without the open source community of the day.
Open source has matured from a geek-only thing into a standard way of doing business. One of the great advantages of open source is that ideas don't get lost, as they can be when a proprietary company shuts down a product or gets acquired, and when you need help with your problems you can always reach out to real people in the community for help, rather than having to rely on some faceless corporations. This means that we can continually build on the knowledge that came before us, with the freedom to fork a project and develop in a new direction if necessary.
Distinction between 'free' and 'open'
Let us address any misconception between free software and open source software.
When we call software "free", it is a matter of freedom to run, study and change software, rather than price. In many cases the term "Libre" is being used to make this distinction clearer.
As the largest independent open source company, SUSE has many engineers standing behind the ideas of "free and open source software" and support these ideas. It's important to remember that even though you may be able to download and compile the source code for "free", unless the time you take to do that work, then apply patches, make changes where necessary, and work through other integration efforts is also "free", then there is always cost involved.
Software as product differentiator
The open source community is very active and collaborate on solving issues in an open manner. Information sharing is plentiful. Looking forward, this approach will be a driver of change for not just software, but technology innovation in general at great speed. There are already open source projects for everything from connected cars to hospital management.
It's clear that with the impetus on digital transformation of enterprise that software developers are becoming critical agents within organisations. In the modern world, the ability to bring a business idea to market is heavily reliant on your ability to implement it in a digital form. Developers are the people who make that possible. It's also clear that as hardware has become more commoditised and undifferentiated, it is the software that creates the point of differentiation – in everything from telecommunications to washing machines. Include AI and machine learning into that discussion and you can see that it's chiefly through new software innovation that we're seeing so many new products, services, ways of doing business, and even ways of living. So what this means is – the future of software is…the future of everything.
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Massaging the SRV: what the councillors said
At last week's extraordinary council meeting, Clarence Valley Council finalised revisions of its operational documents to concur with its application for a special 6.5 per cent rate variation (SRV), increase over each of the next five years.
Mayor Richie Williamson, seconded by deputy mayor Craig Howe, moved the council officer's recommendation.
No questions were asked by councillors prior to debate.
The mayor reserved his right of reply until councillors had their say.
No other councillors spoke in favour of the recommendation.
Councillors Jim Simmons and Andrew Baker spoke against the recommendation.
Cr Simmons acknowledged the "very professionally prepared" documents; however, he said he couldn't vote for a "cumulative 37 per cent increase in rates".
He said he was not "in favour of utilising borrowing totalling $15m from 2019/20 to24/25 to reduce the backlog infrastructure renewal".
"I do not agree with the quantum of the SRV, noting that there [have] been substantial increases in water and sewerage charges over recent years," Cr Simmons said.
"And I guess those increases have built a higher rate base."
He said he had "concerns about where the $7.465m in efficiency savings will come from and what that will involve".
"In my view … councils have not allocated enough funds for core responsibilities; instead putting more funds into discretionary services.
"Consequently, council has in the past gone down the path of raising loans, which is just not sustainable to continue with the general fund."
He said "most residents cannot afford increases in rates", while acknowledging that the future water and sewerage charge increases would be far less than those of recent years.
Councillor Baker said some parts of the multi point recommendation "may be worth adopting … but the overall position … to adopt … any SRV, to me, is wrong".
He spoke of being advised at a workshop on February 2 that "all we have to do is build a new depot [at South Grafton] … and we get these financial benefits coming to us straight away.
"Those financial benefits would almost be the amount we intend to raise with the SRV.
Cr Baker told the Independent that he was referring to funds that have been "diverted from reserves for the likes of heavy plant replacement, water and sewerage and previous land sales, to the Strategic Building Reserve", which funds the new depot.
"We've been told any number of times that we can find efficiency savings in the future, but we haven't found them in the past," he said at the meeting.
"…We should be doing all things necessary to find those savings before we apply for a SRV."
"…We certainly haven't, in all the time I've been here, given any consideration whatsoever to the business of not spending our savings.
"I cannot vote for anything that simply leaves all of these things unexplored or maybe promised or possibly happening in the future after the lifetime of this council."
Mayor Williamson said some of the points Cr Baker made "completely lost me".
He said the documents tabled and the SRV were "our strategies moving forward".
"…I'm not fussed on the possibility of borrowing $15m by 24/25 and that's why it's incumbent not only on the policy makers of today … but the policy makers of the next council, to ensure that we continue to find savings."
He said he thought it was "highly possible" that the council would not have to borrow the $15m.
"We are doing the hard work and there is more to be done," he said.
"The elected council will do everything in its power to lessen the exposure to increased rates to our ratepayers.
"That is an undertaking that I have given."
Cr Williamson said the general manager will outline how savings might be made at the March council meeting.
"That will include … reviews of the services that we provide and delivery models that are used … it includes a major review of our plant and fleet operation, with the view [of achieving] immediate and ongoing savings … [and] the rationalisation of assets.
"…We will continue to work to lessen the footprint of the council … [and] ensure that the policies of today, until this year's September election, will reflect the no borrowings in the general fund.
"…Indeed I think it's timely that we review our borrowings in all of our funds.
"…We need to move forward in a way that makes this council sustainable … and fit for the future."
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General employment within the construction sector is sensitive to changes in the economy. But job growth for plumbers is projected to be faster than the average for all jobs. New buildings and residences are being built to comply with stricter water efficiency standards and companies housed in older structures are hoping to retrofit to use more energy-efficient systems, so opportunities are in abundance. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there should be a hiring spurt of 16 percent for plumbers by the year 2026, which translates to about 75,800 new jobs.
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Sing along songs about all things Halloween – witches and spiders, pumpkins and skeletons! Plus some counting, rhyming, and exploration of rhythm too.
Ten Little Witches (1:25)
Three Little Witches (2:13)
Little Miss Muffet (3:25)
Itsy Bitsy Spider (4:00) – Also in Episodes 7 and 8: Ready, Set, Action!
Rhythm Repeat (4:40)
Five Little Pumpkins (6:47)
Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater (7:33)
Dem Bones (7:57)
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