Manitoba/Ontario forest designated World Heritage Site
By: Dylan Robertson
Posted: 07/1/2018 11:38 AM	| Comments:
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A stretch of boreal forest along the Manitoba-Ontario boundary, part of which is shown in a handout photo, has won international recognition for its pristine environment and connection with Indigenous culture.
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OTTAWA — A United Nations committee has declared a swath of forest in Manitoba and Ontario a World Heritage Site, ending a $15-million, 14-year effort to grant the designation to Pimachiowin Aki.
"It was such a wonderful feeling to hear the words today," Poplar River resident Sophia Rabliauskas wrote Sunday from Bahrain, at a meeting of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). "We can now devote all our efforts to preserving Pimachiowin Aki as a treasure for our peoples and the world."
Sunday's decision ends a bid that started in 2004 by First Nations people living in the boreal forest in eastern Manitoba and northwestern Ontario. The site holds both cultural and natural significance to them, but submitting a bid based on those two elements made it a complicated proposal.
The four First Nations behind the bid hope UNESCO status will attract tourism, economic activity and research into climate change. The four led the effort, with funding from Manitoba and Ontario.
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"It was such a wonderful feeling to hear the words today," Poplar River resident Sophia Rabliauskas wrote Sunday from Bahrain, at a meeting of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). "We can now devote all our efforts to preserving Pimachiowin Aki as a treasure for our peoples and the world."
Manitoba Sustainable Development Minister Rochelle Squires was "ecstatic" Sunday, calling the Canada Day result a good omen for Indigenous empowerment and for conservation.
"To know that this pristine area of the boreal shield will be protected and preserved for future generations, to also study climate change and also make it a climate change-resistant part of world is such an incredible future that Manitobans can be really proud of," she said.
"It's incredibly fitting that we received the inscription on Canada Day."
Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna said she was "delighted" in a Sunday statement.
"These national treasures represent the very best that Canada has to offer, including the history, cultures, and contributions of Indigenous peoples," she wrote.
"On this Canada Day, I am very proud to be able to showcase Pimachiowin Aki to the world."
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Pictographs are seen within the Pimachiowin Aki site in this photo provided in June 2018.
This is the first time UNESCO has designated World Heritage status based on two factors, meaning it needed approval from both the heritage and culture committees. This is the third attempt by Pimachiowin Aki to get World Heritage Site status. Two previous attempts were thwarted by confusion about the hybrid bid in 2013, and by the 2016 pullout of an Ontario reserve.
This spring, Rabliauskas told the Free Press that it would have been unthinkable to proceed with the bid without including both the culture and nature factors.
"Without this land, we would not be able to survive as a people," said Rabliauskas, who has been involved with the bid since its inception.
"We consider these areas very sacred spaces, where we practise our ways of life," she said.
In 2014, a report by Marr Consulting pegged the number of anticipated tourists at less than 1,000 a year, and question how much revenue would be generated as a result of the designation. Bid officials say they will work hard to promote the area.
Pimachiowin Aki is an Ojibwa phrase that means "the land that gives life." The tract of land includes the Poplar River, Bloodvein, Pauingassi and Little Grand Rapids First Nations in Manitoba, and Crown land in both provinces.
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The last two of those First Nations were hit by wildfires this May, forcing 1,400 residents to evacuate to Winnipeg for weeks.
It's unclear whether UNESCO designation would affect future wildfires in the area. Bid officials said they'd study the issue, but they weren't sure whether it would mean faster emergency response to fires in the area, or limits on fire-suppression tactics that endanger local species.
Parks Canada said in a statement that the UNESCO designation for Wood Buffalo National Park didn't affect the emergency response to the 2016 Fort McMurray fire in Alberta.
The site is 29,040 square kilometres of boreal forest and traditional Ojibwa (Anishinaabe) territory, roughly the size of Belgium. It was 13 per cent larger before Pikangikum First Nation in Ontario pulled out of the bid in 2016.
The former NDP government cited the Pimachiowin Aki project for its decision to reroute the Bipole III transmission line to west of Lake Manitoba instead of east of Lake Winnipeg. That change cost roughly $1 billion.
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Classes to do battle on Green
by Tara Kyle | 5/18/01 5:00am
In the absence of such defining traditions as an ice sculpture or bonfire to call its own, Green Key has long struggled with a bit of an identity crisis. This year, the 2003 Class Council has set out to change that by instituting an event they hope will become an annual tradition entitled "Class Combat."
Saturday on the Green, students will have the opportunity to win glory for their respective class by competing in events ranging from a traditional pie eating contest and obstacle course, to the more creative "chicken suit wrestling" and the curiously-titled "chubby bunny."
"We're trying to bring a larger purpose to the big weekend. Every weekend includes huge parties and drinking and all that," 2003 Class Council President Daniel Chang said of organizers' hopes for thebrand new Green Key competition.
"Every year I read articles in The Dartmouth that say, 'what are the Green Key traditions -- oh wait, there are none,'" he said. "We're trying to make something new in the spirit of competition and class spirit."
Some 15 campus organizations -- Greek houses, religious affinity and cultural groups among them -- are involved in sponsoring individual events. Various sources contributed over $4000 in funding, including $1000 approved by the Student Assembly.
First place winners in each event will earn five points toward their class total, and runners-up will take two. At the end of the day, the victorious class will receive a four-foot high trophy.
Referencing the concern that students will show up to these events intoxicated, Chang noted that he and fellow organizers joked that the common practice of adding "in bed" to the end of fortune cookie messages can be adapted to the situation.
"Everyone can just add 'drunk' to the beginning of all these events: drunk ass-boxing..."
The idea for this sort of competition had been kicked around and passed between various class councils over the years, but finally began to pick up steam after Chang and a friend brainstormed an Olympics theme at a leadership conference last year. Graduating seniors Dean Krishna '01 and Rebecca Lee '01 obtained initial funding last winter before turning the reigns over to Chang and the 2003 Class Council.
Chang anticipates the at least 500 students to attend over the course of the day. All participants in Class Combat will take home free T-shirts, with individual event winners netting versions with the added inscription, "I'm a winner."
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FDA approves Dificid for oral suspension and for children aged 6 months and over to treat Clostridioides (formerly Clostridium) difficile-associated diarrhea.-Merck Inc.+ Astellas
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Merck Inc., announced the FDA has approved a New Drug Application (NDA) for Dificid (fidaxomicin) for oral suspension, and a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Dificid tablets for the treatment of Clostridioides (formerly Clostridium) difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD) in children aged six months and older. The FDA's approval of the new formulation and new indication for Dificid was based on a Phase III, multicenter, investigator-blind, randomized, parallel group study (known as the SUNSHINE study, NCT02218372) in which the safety and efficacy of fidaxomicin was evaluated in pediatric patients from 6 months to less than 18 years of age (one patient was less than six months of age). This study, sponsored by Astellas Pharma Europe B.V. (with Merck & Co., Inc. as collaborator) included 148 randomized patients aged <18 years with confirmed cdi, of whom 142 received either fidaxomicin (suspension or tablets, twice daily) or vancomycin (suspension or tablets, four times daily) in a 2:1 ratio. patients were randomized by age group, as follows: 30 patients from 6 months to><2 years; 49 patients age 2 to><6 years, 40 patients age 6 to><12 years and 29 patients age 12 to><18 years. generally, the two treatment groups were balanced regarding demographics and other baseline characteristics. cdad clinical response in the overall pediatric population, assessed through two days following 10 days of treatment, was similar between the fidaxomicin and vancomycin groups (77.6% vs. 70.5% with a 95% ci for the treatment difference of 7.5 [-7.4%, 23.9%]). sustained clinical response, defined as the proportion of treated patients with confirmed clinical response and no cdad recurrence through 30 days after the end of treatment, was higher for fidaxomicin than for vancomycin (68.4% vs. 50.0% with a 95% ci for the treatment difference of 18.4 [1.5%, 35.3%]).>
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'Game of Thrones' star Lena Headey shares emotional Instagram post after Episode 5
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"When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die," Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) famously told the too-good-for-his-own-good Ned Stark (Sean Bean) back in Season 1 of HBO's "Game of Thrones." "There is no middle ground."
Ultimately, Cersei did both by seizing the Iron Throne for herself in Season 6 and then escaping the executioner's blade (or fire) when she was killed by a pile of bricks. And for that, Headey has no regrets.
"There she goes. It's been fun, and bonkers," Headey wrote in an Instagram post Monday night. "I loved her. I am grateful for the opportunity. Massively thankful for your encouraging and supportive love along the way."
She concluded, "And now her watch is ended (I know she'd never make it, Nights watch wouldn't have her .. but still.)"
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Headey is probably right about the Night's Watch. Even if it still existed and accepted women, Cersei was never a big supporter. She saw it more of a purgatory for ousted nobles or those who believed in "grumpkins and snarks" rather than "the shield that guards the realms of men."
And even after Jon Snow (Kit Harington) brought her a wight to drive home the threat posed by the army of the dead, Cersei decided to withhold her armies, preferring to take on whatever ragged survivors emerged from Episode 3's Battle of Winterfell.
Viewers saw Cersei at her most vulnerable during the siege of Kings Landing – even though she was in a similar position during Season 2's Battle of the Blackwater. The difference? This time, she didn't have her father to come to her rescue and her brother Tyrion, who helped save the city that time, was on the opposing side – though he did try to spare her life and that of her twin brother/lover Jamie (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau).
And so, just one episode after she defiantly spurned Tyrion's request that she cede the Iron Throne to Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) and executed Dany's faithful advisor Missandei (Nathalie Emmanuel), she acted delusional (about her chances of holding onto the throne) and was ultimately afraid to face death. And even though she was scared, she had to know the rubble offered a much kinder death than she would have gotten from Dany, especially in mad queen mode.
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Newark archdiocese bought second beach house for use by McCarrick
CNA Staff, Sep 9, 2020 / 11:30 am MT (CNA).- Months before officials in the Archdiocese of Newark sold a beach house used by former cardinal Theodore McCarrick for sexual abuse and coercion, the archdiocese bought a second beach house on the Jersey Shore, at which McCarrick reportedly hosted friends and courted donors.
The second beach house, according to an investigative report from northjersey.com, was purchased in 1997 by the Newark archdiocese from the neighboring Diocese of Metuchen. The house was located in Brick, New Jersey, on Barnegat Bay.
The archdiocese bought that home four months before it sold the Sea Girt, New Jersey beach house which McCarrick was alleged to have used for sexual abuse and coercion since the 1980s.
Both homes were owned by the Diocese of Metuchen, which McCarrick led as a bishop from 1981 to 1986, before they were purchased by the Archdiocese of Newark, which McCarrick led from 1986 to 2000.
The Sea Girt house was purchased by the Metuchen diocese in 1985, and sold to the Newark archdiocese in 1988.
The Brick house was purchased in 1987 by a Metuchen priest, Msgr. Francis Crine, and Walter Uzenski, principal of the school at Crine's parish. Crine died in 1989, and Uzenski gave the house to St. James Parish in Woodbridge, NJ, to settle an unspecified debt of Crine's. In 1994, the parish transferred the property to the diocese, northjersey.com reported.
It is not clear what debt Crine owed to the parish.
Crine was a Metuchen chancery official during McCarrick's tenure in Newark. He was also pastor of St. James Parish during a period in which at least three priests were assigned to the parish who eventually faced allegations of sexual abuse, misconduct, and theft.
McCarrick was first accused of misconduct toward seminarians, and of compelling them to visit the Sea Girt house, in the late 1980s. He was accused in 1994 of abusing a seminarian there. According to northjersey.com, the apostolic nuncio to the U.S. ordered the Sea Girt home be sold in the late 1990s.
In April 1997, four months before the Sea Girt home was sold, the Archdiocese of Newark purchased the Brick house. In 2002, after McCarrick had become Archbishop of Washington, the archdiocese sold the home.
According to northjersey.com, there are no allegations of sexual abuse or coercion at the beach house in Brick.
News that the Archdiocese of Newark purchased a second beach house at which McCarrick entertained guests comes as Catholics await the results of internal investigations on McCarrick conducted by the Vatican, and by the archdioceses of Newark and Washington.
Little information regarding McCarrick's misconduct has been released by those dioceses or the Holy See since news emerged in June 2018 that McCarrick was credibly accused of sexually abusing minors.
The former cardinal has since been laicized, and is accused of serially sexually abusing and coercing minors, seminarians, and young priests.
The Archdiocese of Washington has declined repeatedly to release files on slush funds controlled by McCarrick in Newark and Washington, in which several hundred thousand dollars reportedly was under the archbishop's direct control, with no auditing or oversight. McCarrick is believed to have used the funds to lavish cash gifts on other Church leaders.
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Court Vision: No. 2 Duke opens ACC play with strong statement
Duke's talented freshman Jahlil Okafor set a new career high with 28 against Boston College.
DURHAM, N.C. — No. 2 Duke (13-0, 1-0) made easy work of Boston College (7-5, 0-1) at home on Saturday afternoon by a final of 85-64 in the ACC opener for both teams. Duke continued to show the multiple ways it can win basketball games, and how maybe head coach Mike Krzyzewski is right when he says this team isn't playing nearly as well as it can — yet. Which is a scary thought.
1. Jahlil Okafor continues to be really good, all while adjusting to basketball on this level.
Well, sort of — if adjusting means averaging 26.3 points and 8.0 rebounds over the last three games, all while shooting 30-of-39 from the field (76.9 percent).
The adjustment, it seems, is coming in dealing with how different teams defend him differently. Some have single-covered him. Some have double — even triple — teamed him. Some try some sort of combination of all kinds of things.
Boston College is one of the rare teams that actually has a seven-footer in senior Dennis Clifford, and he actually did a decent job on Okafor when he was guarding him, at least making things more difficult than they would have been. But he played 17 minutes and fouled out.
Clifford being the wily vet that he is made things as difficult for Okafor as he could legally without doing anything too bad, with the exception of an Flagrant 1 elbow that was unintentional. But through it all, Okafor kept his cool.
"I think he was just really ready to play me and eager. He didn't want me to score, so when I was trying to move block to block, he was doing a lot of holding and grabbing, things like that," Okafor said.
"It doesn't affect me at all. It was just being patient, letting the game come to me, not try to force anything, kind of battle back with him and just being strong in the post."
Krzyzewski echoed that sentiment, because he knows people are going to try to intimidate the seemingly-unflappable freshman.
"He has a toughness, he just doesn't — Jah is special in every way. I thought he handled everything today really well," Krzyzewski said. "But it won't affect (him) where he's knocked back, but he also isn't going to go bonkers in retaliation or anything like that. He's a special guy. He's really got everything, including being a great teammate and a great demeanor."
2. Justise Winslow remains the biggest x-factor for this team.
Yes, another of Duke's freshmen who seems too big for his age, Duke's talented wing might have had his best game in a Duke uniform to date, scoring 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting (1-of-2 from three), adding seven rebounds, four assists, two blocks, three fouls and just one turnover in 26 minutes.
At 6-foot-4, 225 pounds, he's more linebacker than wing, but he has the athleticism to play there with the speed and agility to boot — not to mention the power.
He had double figures in five straight games to start the season, then got a bit more quiet, averaging 10.6 in the next five. In the last two, though, he's averaging 14.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.0 blocks in just 28.5 minutes. Oh, and he's shooting 10-of-18 from the floor in that span, too.
"Really just have fun, try to live in the moment, just go out there and have fun with my brothers, compete and just give it everything I have because you never know, God forbid I get hurt or something like that, this could be my last game," Winslow said.
And that energy is what the Blue Devils need from him. Duke doesn't need him to score a ton, though. Not really. It's a luxury.
They need him using his game-changing and almost unfair athleticism to make plays, like a steal and a breakaway dunk or the swat of a shot on the interior. And he did that against Boston College.
"I just tried to play hard out there, compete and just give it my all. When I do that, I'm flying all over the court, getting teals, getting blocks, dunks, three-pointers, rebounds and setting good screens," Winslow said, naming like almost every good thing in basketball. "When you're out there just having fun and competing, then your best is going to show."
3. Krzyzewski has — and will continue to — push this team beyond the boundaries of normalcy.
Duke said after a game against Elon earlier in December that this team can't be "normal". It's normal to let human nature creep in and play poorly after a long layoff or overlook an outmatched opponent.
As young as this team is, he also knows how good it can be. As long as it's not normal. So he tries to eradicate any signs of that. He called a timeout quickly in the second half when Boston College strung together a few baskets.
"We were scoring, and it was like we, it was okay because we were going to score and they were going to score. It's human nature," Krzyzewski said. "You've got to battle it. They're not going to lie down and die for you. So we picked it up a little bit after that."
It has gotten to the point where he was upset enough to mention a few "run-outs" the Eagles got when Duke was up by 24 in the second half. "I'd have to look and see why that occured," Krzyzewski said. "It may have occured becuase we're up by 24."
That's not a good eough reason for Krzyzewksi. But at the same time, there's a balance, and these kids — they are still kids, after all — somtimes seemed as if they were living under that burden of expectations instead of reveling in it.
A close-knit group off the court, they've rallied a lot more behind each other at any sign of passion or enthusiasm, chest-bumping and fiercely encouraging each other, and that seems to have gotten them going whenever a slow stretch hits.
"We have a lot of fun off the court and even on the court, we're having a lot of fun. You just build a bond like there, it really makes you want to go out there on the floor and fight for your brothers," Okafor said.
"We're a very tight group off the court and I think when we're out there having fun, that's when we're playing at our best. So just try to make the extra pass, get everybody involved and just get Cameron rocking," Winslow said.
It was plenty of times, particularly when Duke forced a shot-clock violation, where Cameron and the players were practically frothing at the mouth with excitement.
And so they'd rather be out there chest-bumping and screaming than methodically, emotionlessly going about their business.
"Basketball is fun, a fun game and we all love playing it, otherwise we wouldn't be here," Duke point guard Tyus Jones said. "So you've definitely got to make sure you're having fun but at the same time, it's a business. We find the happy medium."
Marshall Plumlee's entire stat line — 11 minutes, 3 points, six rebounds, four blocks. If he's going to be an effective backup for Okafor when and if he gets into foul trouble, he has to give Duke a boost, and he did just that today.
14-of-17 — That was Jahlil Okafor's free-throw line number, as he made 14-of-17 from the foul line (82.3 percent). That brought him up from about 50 percent on the season to nearly 61 percent, and that will help dissuade teams from just fouling him.
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Super-gonorrhoea spread causes 'deep concern'
Two women in the UK have been infected with super-gonorrhoea, sparking deep concern from sexual health doctors.
A European "party destination" is one line of inquiry and health officials are trying to contact subsequent sexual partners in the UK.
Both women have since been cured of their infections, which were resistant to the main therapy.
Public Health England encouraged people to use condoms with new and casual partners.
One of the women appears to have been infected in mainland Europe. The other acquired the infection in the UK, but this case also has strong links to Europe.
Dr Nick Phin, from Public Health England, said it was "unfair" to say super-gonorrhoea was currently circulating in the UK.
But he told the BBC: "It really brings home the message that these organisms will spread globally and you can get them in the UK."
What is gonorrhoea?
The disease is caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
The infection is spread by unprotected vaginal, oral and anal sex.
Symptoms can include a thick green or yellow discharge from sexual organs, pain when urinating and bleeding between periods.
However, vaginal and rectal infections often have no symptoms.
An untreated infection can lead to infertility, pelvic inflammatory disease and can be passed on to a child during pregnancy.
There is no personal connection or established chain of sexual partners that links the two women.
But both were infected with a version of gonorrhoea that was resistant to the first choice antibiotics – a combination of azithromycin and ceftriaxone.
The cases were not related to the "world's worst case", which was detected in the UK in 2018 after a trip to South East Asia.
Dr Phin said: "We tried to follow up contacts as much as possible, but it can be difficult – particularly if people don't have details you can contact them with.
"It is possible there may be other cases, these are definitely the first two we have picked up and at the moment there are two."
The bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoea has rapidly developed resistance to new antibiotics.
There have been growing levels of super-gonorrhoea around the world with similar cases reported in Japan, Canada and Australia.
Dr Olwen Williams, president of the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV, said: "We are deeply concerned by these new developments."
Paddy Horner, from the University of Bristol, told the BBC: "We've got to wait and see what happens over next few months and whether more cases appear, but it is only a matter of time before it arrives in the UK.
"When people mix sexually it can spread quite rapidly and the concern is this could become established – if not from this infection, then one in the future.
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Building self-esteem through football
German Football Championship for Workshops for People with Disabilities held since 2000
Team Berlin won the women's competition last year
"The atmosphere was sensational, the women felt respected"
For most football fans, the words 'German Football Championship' immediately bring to mind teams such as Bayern Munich and Wolfsburg – but the top men's and women's teams are not the only ones to compete for this title.
What began as the National Football Competition for Workshops for People with Disabilities became the German Football Championship for Workshops for People with Disabilities in 2007. Last year Team Berlin, a partnership between the women's teams from the Berlin Workshops for People with Disabilities (BWB) and Frau am Ball Berlin e.V. won the women's competition.
"It really was an incredible experience, I have to say. I genuinely didn't expect it," said Anne Fischer, founder of Frau am Ball e.V., in an interview with FIFA.com. "All of the women were extremely proud to have won the title and felt as if they were taken seriously in this setting, which is something that hadn't occurred to me.
"We were given a big trophy and it was just a good experience. Silvia Neid was there too, which was a great token of respect and gave the place a real buzz. It also meant that there were plenty of spectators for the final. We weren't really used to that; it was like being in a parallel universe. The atmosphere was sensational, and the women felt respected – and for them to actually go on and win the final was incredible."
The team will return to defend their title this year, having bypassed qualification via the regional championships as they have no competition. "Essentially, we don't have to qualify because we're the only team in Berlin," laughed Fischer.
"It's a very different story in North Rhine-Westphalia, where they have a whole array of teams. That means that only the very best side become state champions and reach the national finals, so it's a whole different situation. We're lucky really."
I think that leading a club like this has less to do with teaching technique and is more about the fact that people want to be seen for what they can contribute.
Anne Fischer, founder of Frau am Ball e.V.
Fischer founded Frau am Ball with a fellow student in 2006. Run by volunteers, the club is designed to be inclusive and offers women with a wide range of different abilities the opportunity to play football together in a secure environment. Fischer leads training once a week, even though she is traditionally more at home in the water. "I'm originally a swimmer and then moved into canoe racing," said the social worker.
"Having said that, we always played plenty of football and I really enjoyed it," she continued. "In my mid-20s I played for a team in Berlin's Kreuzberg district for a while, and picked up a few things about how football training sessions work and what drills you can do. I then completed training courses with the Berlin Football Association and the Berlin Disabled Sports Association.
"However, I think that leading a club like this has less to do with teaching technique and is more about the fact that people want to be seen for what they can contribute. Football provides a great opportunity to do that."
It was football that ultimately brought about the club's partnership with BWB, which has had a women's team for many years.
"As the name suggests, the German Football Championship for Workshops is for workshop employees," Fischer explained. "As a club, we took part in the competition a few years ago, but were then told that we could no longer participate as we aren't a workshop, and several of the women who play for us don't work in one. That was when the idea of teaming up with BWB came about, as they had not been so successful in previous years," she added with a smile.
"That meant we were both hoping to get something out of it. We wanted to compete again, and BWB wanted to be back up there with the best teams. Before the competition, we held an open training session to see whether any other women in Berlin were keen to get involved, and we found two really good footballers as a result."
Workshop football in Germany
Many people with mental or psychological impairments play football in their free time at one of almost 700 workshops for people with disabilities
These workshops are held in more than 2,600 locations
Football helps to promote values such as fair play, tolerance and team spirit and thus teaches valuable social skills that help people take a major step towards inclusion
Many workshop teams train regularly and compete in tournaments. Each of Germany's 16 federal states holds a regional championship, with the winners qualifying for the German Championship
The 20th edition of the German Championship for Workshops for People with Disabilities takes place from 16 to 19 September 2019


Tropical Lizard With Built-in Scuba Gear Can Stay Submerged for 16 Minutes
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Unprecedented footage from Costa Rica shows tiny tropical lizards "breathing" from an air sac suspended atop their snouts—an apparent scuba tank that helps them stay submerged for extended periods.
This footage comes courtesy of Lindsey Swierk, an ecologist from Binghamton University in New York. While observing water anoles in southern Costa Rica back in 2015, she was impressed by the length of time these tropical lizards were able to stay underwater. When disturbed or frightened, water anoles leap into nearby streams, waiting it out in hopes the prospective predator will go away. In one extraordinary case, Swierk's team timed a dive lasting for 16 minutes.
"I remember it clearly because that lizard was going to be the last one my team was processing that day," she told Gizmodo. "Three of us were approaching the lizard to capture it, and it dove into a relatively shallow area in the stream surrounded by rocks... In the end, we disturbed the lizard at the 16 minute mark—something that of course I regret now, wondering how long it would have naturally remained submerged otherwise."
Impressed, and also very confused, by the length of the dive, she returned a couple of years later to take a closer look—but this time she came equipped with an underwater camera. Swierk was starting to suspect that the water anole was "a tiny scuba diver," as she wrote in her blog. As the new video evidence shows, these lizards appear to have evolved a "scuba-tank method of sorts to 'breathe' underwater." The new footage is the now the first to capture this process in action.
As the lizards lie motionless underwater, bubbles can periodically be seen appearing above their snouts. The bubbles quickly expand in size, and then shrink. It may very well be a form of underwater respiration, in which oxygen is pulled from the recycled air bubble on the lizard's head, though further research will be required to validate these visual observations.
"We really don't know too much about this phenomenon yet, which makes it so interesting," Swierk told Gizmodo. "I think it's possible that some air pockets are being trapped around the anole's head and throat, and that the inhalation and exhalation of the air bubble allow for some 'trading' of fresh air among these air pockets. Or perhaps it has something to do with using the bubble to get rid of carbon dioxide."
Looking ahead, Swierk would like to examine how the lizards' head shape might help retain large bubbles of air, and how it potentially enables bubbles to stick to the surface of the anole's body. She'd also like to study the oxygen in the bubble during an extended dive.
"My hope is to examine this phenomenon in an ecological and evolutionary context, comparing these traits and others related to underwater breathing between semi-aquatic anoles and (most other) anole species that typically don't rely on water as a refuge," she added. "These projects are all in their infancy, and I'm excited to begin talking with collaborators.
A paper will be published describing Swierk's observations in the forthcoming March issue of Herpetological Review. [Anole Annals via New Scientist]
Featured image: Lindsey Swierk


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Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup Programs
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ENVIRONMENTAL & REGULATORY UPDATE
By Kenneth Anspach and David Butman
New Opportunities for Redeveloping Contaminated Industrial Property
Certain current environmental legislation and regulations are taking a new direction in addressing environmental & contamination, resulting in new opportunities for those in the adhesives and sealants industry. In particular, these environmental laws are providing opportunities in the redevelopment of potentially or actually contaminated urban, industrial facilities known as "brownfields."
This article briefly outlines some problems that have developed as a result of strict environmental laws, the new brownfields programs that have emerged in response to these problems, and the potential benefits and pitfalls for those in the adhesives and sealants industry seeking to take advantage of these brownfields programs.
Because of strict environmental laws and regulations, most notably the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), brownfields have been abandoned by industry in a desperate attempt to avoid being held liable for the often immense costs of cleaning up these contaminated sites. As a result, the industry has located its operations in rural, undeveloped sites known as "greenfields" where it will not face this potential liability.
Industry's shift in locating its operations to greenfields and abandoning or avoiding brownfields, however, has resulted in several adverse consequences. It has contributed to both urban and contamination sprawl since once-pristine areas are now subject to environmental contamination. Moreover, the communities surrounding and once relying on the abandoned brownfield sites have become economically depressed as the industry providing an economic base has left the community. Finally, because there is no market for these sites, thousands of acres of real estate remain valueless and idle, and they pose even greater environmental and health hazards as the contamination at these sites remains in the ground or water.
These adverse environmental and economic consequences prompted the development of a new approach in addressing contaminated property. Today, 30 states have adopted voluntary cleanup programs encouraging the redevelopment of brownfield sites by reformulating cleanup standards and limiting the liability for those who redevelop these sites. In addition, the American Bar Association recently published Brownfields: A Comprehensive Guide to Redeveloping Contaminated Property (hereafter The Brownfields Guide) written by Todd S. Davis and Kevin D. Margolis to assist industry and industry lawyers in taking advantage of state programs.
Illinois' Voluntary Cleanup Program
The state of Illinois provides a case study in what these 30 states have done to reformulate cleanup standards applicable to brownfields. Illinois' voluntary cleanup program provides developers of brownfields with less-stringent cleanup standards than those applying to other sites. Rather than requiring the same level of cleanup regardless of what the site's future use will be, Illinois' voluntary cleanup program considers the future use of a site. As such, the Illinois voluntary cleanup program recognizes that a brownfield site that will be used for industrial or commercial purposes does not require the same level of cleanup as a site that will be used for residential purposes. Because the future use of the site, as well as the background levels of contamination surrounding the site, are considered in establishing the cleanup standards for each site, cleanup standards for brownfield sites being redeveloped for commercial or industrial purposes will often be less stringent and less costly to comply with than they would be under the traditional standards.
Once a brownfield site is cleaned under the voluntary cleanup program and a "No Further Remediation Letter" is issued by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, the developer, as well as lenders who acquire the property through foreclosures, will be released from liability for further investigation and cleanup under the Illinois Environmental Protection Act.
Moreover, Congress recently limited lender liability under the Asset Conservation, Lender Liability, and Deposit Insurance Protection Act of 1996. Now a lender will only be held liable under CERCLA if it has control "of the decision-making of the borrower's compliance with environmental laws" or has "responsibility for the handling or disposal of hazardous substances."
To further encourage ownership and redevelopment of brownfield sites, Illinois amended its Environmental Protection Act to eliminate strict, and joint and several, liability for parties subject to cost-recovery actions brought by the state. Now, a party can only be held liable for cleanup costs in a cost-recovery action brought by the state if he caused the release of hazardous substances. Additionally, such a party can only be held liable for his proportionate share. Previously, a party could potentially be held liable for the entire cleanup costs even if he did not cause the release of hazardous substances.
Primary Considerations
If one is interested in relocating her industrial or commercial operation and is considering redeveloping a brownfield site, she should first ensure that the sire is eligible to participate in her state's program. Not all sites are eligible for participation in voluntary cleanup programs, and states have differing eligibility requirements. For example, in Illinois, the following sites are ineligible for participation in the voluntary cleanup program:
Sites listed on the federal National Priorities List under CERCLA;
Permitted treatment, storage and disposal facilities, or facilities subject to closure requirements under federal or Illinois hazardous-waste laws;
Sites subject to federal or Illinois laws for underground storage tanks; and
Sites undergoing investigation or remedial activities pursuant to a federal court or U.S. EPA order.
Another primary consideration is an assessment of the value of the site to be cleaned and developed. As The Brownfields Guide notes, no amount of environmental cleanup will redeem a site that has no intrinsic real estate value. Therefore, before investing in a site, determine if the site would have value if it were clean.
In assessing the value of a brownfield site, The Brownfields Guide identifies three factors to consider:
Estimating the value of the properly as if there were no loss of value due to environmental contamination;
Valuing the property, taking into consideration the environmental contamination; and
Calculating the difference between the two value estimates, yielding the loss in value due to the impairment.
In determining the first factor, estimating the value of the property as if there were no environmental contamination, it is important to consider the property in light of its surroundings. The estimation should be calculated as if the site were a similarly situated site without the contamination.
Similarly, in determining the second factor, valuing the property taking the environmental contamination into consideration, it is important to him an environmental consultant who is an expert in contaminants and understands the nature and extent of the contamination to assist the appraiser in accurately estimating the value of the contaminated property.
Financing the Cleanup
After reviewing the above factors and considerations, one must then consider how to finance the cleanup. The costs of cleanup range from paying initial costs of site assessment to the actual cleanup of the facility. Several options are available for financing cleanups.
First, lending institutions are beginning to feel more comfortable with financing the redevelopment of contaminated property because of the recent changes addressing lender liability. In addition, some state agencies will help finance the costs of the preliminary site identification and site assessment costs in the form of grants. Communities surrounding the site offer another potential revenue source because they have an interest in the redevelopment of the site. Federal funding for the redevelopment of brownfields is also available. While the U.S. EPA has provided several $200,000 grants to cities and communities to develop a planning process for brownfield remediation, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development may provide a more direct and immediate source of funding for such projects. HUD's Community Development Block Grants may be used to finance the site assessments as well as the actual cleanup. The Brownfields Guide identifies several other sources of revenue and financing strategies to redevelop brownfields, as well.
Site owners potentially have the opportunity to have cleanup costs paid for by their comprehensive general liability (CGL) policies, as well. As soon as owners receive confirmation from a testing laboratory of contamination, they should immediately file claims with their insurance carriers. Such carriers would include those insurers that were covering the policy periods from the date the contamination was deposited to the present.
Another option for those site owners would be to contact an attorney skilled in that subject area for the purpose of filing and handling those insurance claims. The two highest priorities in these claims are timeliness and proving the terms and conditions of the insurance policy. The latter is most easily accomplished through locating the policies themselves.
While states and the federal government are encouraging the redevelopment of brownfield sites by amending environmental laws to limit liability and reducing cleanup standards for industrial and commercial sites, there are also tax incentives to further encourage the redevelopment of brownfield sites. The costs for cleaning up a brownfield site may be deductible.
Under President Clinton's 1997 balanced-budget proposal that was recently enacted into public law, a taxpayer may elect to deduct cleanup costs he has incurred in abating or controlling hazardous substances at a "qualified contaminated site" in the year the taxpayer incurs those costs. A"qualified contaminated site" must fall within certain "targeted areas," and there must be a release or threat of release of hazardous substances. Moreover, the site must be used in the taxpayer's trade or business.
Previously, it was unclear whether a taxpayer could deduct cleanup costs in the year the costs were incurred or whether the taxpayer was required to capitalize those costs over the life of the property. This possible tax deduction provides yet another incentive to explore the option of redeveloping a brownfield site for one's operations.
Pitfalls of Redeveloping Brownfields
While there is a trend in environmental laws and regulations to encourage the voluntary cleanup and redevelopment of brownfields and many incentives are being offered, there remain some pitfalls of which one should be aware if considering redeveloping a brownfield site. Most importantly, a developer should understand that, while the states are leading the way in amending state environmental laws and providing voluntary cleanup programs, the federal government has not amended the federal environmental laws and has not yet signed off on these state programs. This means that even if one complies with her state's cleanup program and cleanup standards, she may still be sued by the federal government.
While U.S EPA Region V has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (M0A) not to sue redevelopers that enter the voluntary cleanup programs and comply with the cleanup standards of the states within its region, this MOA does not encompass a private party's right to sue for cleanup costs. Therefore, a redeveloper can be subject to a lawsuit under federal law by an adjacent landowner or by a private party who purchases the property and subsequently uses the property for residential purposes, which requires higher levels of cleanup.
Recent changes in environmental laws are providing opportunities for those in the industrial and commercial industries to redevelop and make efficient formerly valueless brownfield sites. However, because these changes in the laws are recent and still evolving, there remain potential pitfalls that one should recognize. A person seeking to take advantage of these brownfield opportunities should contact an attorney skilled in this area.
If you are interested in reading more about brownfields, Brownfields: Comprehensive Guide To Redeveloping Contaminated Property provides a detailed analysis of every aspect of obtaining and redeveloping a brownfield site. The guide can be purchased by contacting the American Bar Association Service Center, PO Box 10892, Chicago, FL 60611; 800-285-2221.
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Kenneth Anspach is a Chicago Attorney concentrating in environmental and commercial law and litigation. He represents banks, manufacturers, companies and industrial-property owners. Mr. Anspach is a former hearing officer for The Illinois Pollution Control Board and a former Illinois Assistant Attorney in the Environmental Control Division. David Butman is a third-year law student at Chicago-Kent College of Law and is enrolled in the Program in Environmental and Energy Law. This article is not to be interpreted as a substitute for an attorney's competent legal analysis and advice.
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Was that the greatest weekend of National Football League playoff football ever?
It would be hard to argue against that fact: the first three games had a field goal to win the game as time expired, while the fourth had one to send the game to overtime. Three of the four winners were road teams, and underdogs.
That last game, Kansas City vs. Buffalo, may also go down as the greatest game of all time. Just the fact that there were 25 points scored in the final 1:52 of the contest should ensure that, but the emotional rollercoaster watching it (as a neutral as well: I can't begin to think about what it was like as a fan or as someone who had A LOT of money riding on it) was incredible. And we all knew what was going to happen when the coin flip went to Patrick "Grim Reaper" Mahomes: he went right down the field to lock up a fourth-straight AFC title game appearance.
Now think back to those games, if you can. Mahomes was an overtime coin flip in 2019 from going to four Super Bowls in a row (ironic, right?) All four of the games have been at Arrowhead, which shows you how good Mahomes and the Chiefs have been for an extended period of time. In the first three appearances, the Chiefs scored 31, 35, and 38 points, against three different teams. Cincinnati will be the fourth different opponent to come to Missouri, which shows you how hard it is to stay at the top in the NFL.
In the late game this Sunday, the dominance of the NFC West will be on showcase, as the Los Angeles Rams host the San Francisco 49ers, with the winner advancing to the Super Bowl in… EXACTLY THE SAME PLACE. SoFi will host the Super Bowl on February 13, and one of these two teams will be playing in it for the second time in four years.
Sometimes it is tough to see just how good teams are when they play in tough divisions. Just think about this: what would San Fran's record have been this season if it played in the NFC East? Surely not 10-7, considering the 49ers beat both NFC East playoff participants this year, Philadelphia and Dallas.
This game will be a test for those people who like to wager on trends, and others who might use the eye test. The 49ers swept LA this year in the regular season, and have done so in the previous two campaigns as well. All but one of the games had 40+ points (the over/under here is 43.5). The Rams nearly collapsed last weekend, but pulled it out of the fire. San Fran has some key players banged up after playing in the frigid Green Bay temps.
I guess what bettors and fans want to know is, will there be chaos like last weekend, or will the games be relatively straightforward?
At this point of the NFL season, we could see anything. But I would say we are going to get another great weekend of games, on the final day of the NFL season with multiple contests.
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4-Cincinnati Bengals (12-7) at 2-Kansas City Chiefs (14-5) 3:00 p.m. EST (CBS and fubo.TV)
If you remember back to Week 17 (which January 2, so your memory could be a little foggy after New Year's Eve), the Bengals beat Kansas City to clinch the AFC North. That was the only loss for the Chiefs since a week before Halloween, when a loss to the Titans dropped KC to 3-4. Since then, Patrick Mahomes turned back into Superman, with a cast of characters around him worthy of any superhero movie.
But the Bengals have a emerging superstar under center in Joe Burrow, and he threw for 446 yards and four TDs against the Chiefs in Week 17. Can Cincinnati get to the Super Bowl ahead of schedule, or will it be a AFC three-peat for the Chiefs.
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6-San Francisco 49ers (12-7) at Los Angeles Rams (14-5), 6:30 p.m. EST (CBS and fubo.TV)
Two stunning wins for the NFC West teams in the Divisional Round were achieved in different manners, although they both ended the same way: with a kicker blasting a ball through the uprights to win the game as the clocks turned to all zeros.
These two teams just played in Week 18, with the 49ers clinching a playoff berth on the finao day with the victory. Oh, how the Rams' fans might look back on that game after the season: San Fran OWNS the Rams over the last few seasons, and for much of the last decade.


Neighborhood 'greenway' coming to Greenwood-Phinney
by Chris Maykut on February 3, 2012
A neighborhood "greenway" is coming to Greenwood and Phinney Ridge, and you can help make it happen. The next meeting of our neighborhood greenway group is from 6-7:45 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9, at the Greenwood Library, 8016 Greenwood Ave. N.
The City of Seattle is creating 11 miles of greenways through seven neighborhoods this year as part of a pilot program. Greenwood-Phinney's greenway could be along 1st Avenue NW from NW 85th Street to NW 58th Street.
"Greenways connect parks and schools, community centers and neighborhood business districts. Neighborhood Greenways help with transportation, and they help with getting people where they want to go within their own communities," City Councilmember Sally Bagshaw said in a recent press release.
The Neighborhood Greenways under SDOT review total 11 miles: seven miles in Ballard, Beacon Hill, Greenwood, North Delridge, Wallingford, and the University District and an additional four miles in Laurelhurst (funded by Seattle Children's Hospital). These projects are intended to form the backbone of a new network of Greenways that effectively connect people to the places they want to go by giving them a choice to travel on quieter, safer streets around the city.
Neighborhood Greenways are slow-speed, low-traffic residential streets made even more pleasant for the people who live, walk, and bike on them. By adding new park-like amenities and limiting cut-through traffic, Greenways are naturally attractive both for families, and for anyone seeking a safer, more connected community experience. By placing Greenways a block or two away from major arterials, Neighborhood Greenways create a great option for people who prefer to walk or bike away from congested streets. While many new dedicated walking and bicycling trails are beyond the reach of our City's budget, 10 miles of Greenways can be built for the cost of a single mile of new trail, offering the potential to bring a high-quality network to all Seattle neighborhoods at a comparatively low cost. Greenways have the potential to serve neighborhoods where many people cannot afford a car. Neighborhood access by emergency service vehicles and freight delivery vehicles — and parking — is preserved along Greenways.
Motivated by concerns for public safety and a grassroots movement of citizens across Seattle demanding greater community connection, SDOT staff has been studying how other cities link people with their desired neighborhood destinations. By 2015 in Portland, for example, 85% of all residents will live within a half-mile of a Greenway. Portland's safe streets policies have made streets safer for everyone whether they choose to walk, ride a bicycle, or drive. Portland's traffic fatality rate is falling six times faster than the rest of the United States. Infrastructure that makes it safer for walking and bicycling automatically benefits drivers through improved safety and saved lives.
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Home Politics FG To Revive National Labour Advisory Council – Ngige
FG To Revive National Labour Advisory Council – Ngige
Dr Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Productivity, says plans are underway to revive the National Labour Advisory Council in order to ensure international best labour practices in the country.
Ngige who addressed newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja, stressed that the resuscitation of the council was imperative in order to ensure International Labour Organisation (ILO) best practices in the country.
"The National Labour Advisory Council is a very important organ of the tripartite committee arrangement that we have in the labour management.
"The Council will help us to review the labour laws in the country and ensure international best practices.
"So this ministry under my leadership will make sure that we will revive the council.
He said part of the reason why the council was not performing optimally was due to lack of funds.
Ngige noted that the meeting of the advisory council cost between N7 million and N10 million.
He said that a tripartite committee meeting would be held to determine on how to revive the council and at an affordable cost too.
"The National Labour Advisory Council is important because it is the equivalent of the public hearing which they do at the National Assembly.
"So for us in the executive, the labour council serves as public hearing for the tripartite that is the employers, government and the unions that will have the opportunity to look at the laws.
"These are laws that will be enforced and make us comfortable in our various places of work".
Ngige said the revival of the council would afford the tripartite committee opportunity to fashion out ways to solve some problems like casualization and contract staffing.
He noted that there are laws guiding casualization and contract staffing, but these laws are being abused by employers.
"As long as we are here, we cannot permit indecent jobs and this ministry must protect Nigerians irrespective of where they come from.
"To that extent we are going to enforce the law and that is why we have to revive the Inspectorate Department and the Industrial Relations Department.
"They have to work together now and see how we can tackle and improve on this issue because a lot of companies are now into casualization", Ngige said.
The minister noted that many multi-national companies are getting contracts in Nigeria, but have no labour clause that protects the Nigerian workers.
"As I was told, most of such companies have used the opportunity to ship in their nationals to Nigeria thus depriving Nigerians of gainful employment.
"It is very unfortunate that it is Nigerians who are breaking the laws; it is not those who are coming from outside the country who are breaking the law.
"Nigerians break the laws at the point of entry, Nigerians break the law when these people are inside the country that is why the expatriate quotas is full of flaws.
"The Ministry of Labour will discuss with the Interior Ministry to look at the expatriate quota laws to ensure total compliance", he said. (NAN)
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Dina Burdakova 5d Wins European Women's Go Championship
By Artem Kachanovskyi | News | 11.09.2021 1:40 | Views: 2839 | Comments: 1
Interview translated from Russian by Artem Kachanovskyi
This year the European Women's Go Championship (EWGC) took place online from the 4th – 5th September. As was also the case in 2020, the tournament could not be played in person due to COVID-19 restrictions.
OGS was again chosen as the server that would host the tournament. Similar to most other online competitions nowadays, anti-cheating measures were in place: all the participants were obliged to record themselves playing.
The EWGC was open to all European female go players and brought together 30 participants from eleven countries. This is comparable to the last in-person EWGC, which was held in Trier (Germany) in 2019: the number of participants was 36 and they represented the same number of countries.
After six rounds, two participants representing Russia were top of the tournament table: both Dina Burdakova 5d and Virzhinia Shalneva 3d had one defeat each. Dina lost in the last round to Milena Bocle 2d from France, while Virzhinia lost to Dina in the third round. The fate of the champion's title was thus determined by the first tie-breaker statistic: the sum of opponents' scores (SOS). By this measure, Dina Burdakova claimed the champion's title, while Virzhinia Shalneva was the runner-up – a great result also.
Dina and Virzhinia were followed by the two other Russian players – Natalia Kovaleva 5d and Anastasiia Khlepetina 1d finished third and fourth, respectively. Natalia has in fact won the EWGC numerous times in the past, including last year's edition. This time, however, she lost both to the winner and the runner-up. Fifth place went to Milena Bocle 2d from France.
Dina Burdakova 5d, the winner of the EWGC 2021
I decided to ask this year's champion, Dina Burdakova, a few questions about her experience of participating in the event:
Artem: Dina, congratulations on your victory! How did the tournament go?
Dina: Thank you very much, Artem! As for me, the tournament went smoothly, there were no problems or delays. The referees kept us participants well informed, and published the updated tournament leaderboard after each round. The participants, in turn, also were punctual.
For me personally this tournament was very exciting. I wanted to show a good result, so I tried hard in every game. I am happy with my victory, even though I didn't expect it. After the tournament I analyzed my games, and I was really surprised that I managed to win. Seems like this year luck was on my side.
Artem: Did you prepare for this competition?
Dina: Yes, I played online on Fox Weiqi and OGS, reviewed my games with the AI "KataGo" and solved problems. I didn't have much time for preparation, but I decided that it's better to study little and often than not to study at all. It seems like this approach worked out.
Dina Burdakova playing in the Russian championship in 2010
Artem: Which of your games was the hardest one?
Dina: Probably the last one, with Milena. That was the last round and I felt like I already didn't have the power to focus and concentrate. In some important moments of the game I hurried and after a few moves I regretted that, of course.
Artem: Did you like the format of online tournaments, or do you prefer to play in person?
Dina: I prefer to play in person. I like to travel, and I enjoy the tournament atmosphere and the emotions of the participants. However, an online tournament has its own benefits: at home you feel more comfortable and less nervous.
Artem: Thank you for your time, Dina, and good luck in future go competitions!
This sample article is taken from the September edition of the European Go Journal.
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The article fails to mention that Diana Kőszegi gave a live review of her final game which you watch here
https://youtu.be/cUopyfzCDZI


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Stage 12: Tour de France
By Kirsten Frattini September 26, 2018 8:37pm
Updated: September 26, 2018 8:37pm Race: UCI Road World Championships
Worlds: Surprise bronze for Campenaerts in Innsbruck
'It feels like a victory to me' says Belgian champion
Victor Campenaerts with the bronze from the 2018 UCI Road World championships time trial
Victor Campenaerts (Belgium)
The 2018 UCI Road World championships time trial podium: Tom Dumoulin, Rohan Dennis and Victor Campenaerts
Victor Campenaerts (Belgium) went deep to win the European time trial title
(Bettini Photo)
Belgium's Victor Campenaerts was an outside favourite to medal at the 2018 UCI Road World Championships, and he expressed his utter surprise at securing the bronze in the elite men's individual time trial Wednesday in Innsbruck.
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Rohan Dennis: World title four years in the making
"I did not expect this at all," Campenaerts told reports in the mixed zone after finishing third behind Rohan Dennis (Australia) and Tom Dumoulin (Netherlands).
"I'm super happy. To me, it feels a little bit like winning because it was the highest I could aim for. I knew that Tom Dumoulin and Rohan Dennis, especially on this parcours, would be outstanding."
Campenaerts had a solid season in the time trials with second place at the Volta ao Algarve, fifth in the prologue at Tour de Romandie, third in the prologue at the Giro d'Italia and fourth in the prologue at the Critérium du Dauphiné.
He went on to win the titles in the time trial at the Belgium and European Championships, and took that success into the BinckBank Tour with second in the stage 2 time trial and then third in the opening stage of the Vuelta a España.
Dennis competed in the team time trial on Sunday where his BMC Racing team took the bronze medal. He said that he was worried about Campenaerts after he decided not to race the event with his Lotto Soudal team.
"I was worried about him after he didn't ride the TTT," Dennis said. "It was a long one, and it does take it out of you. He got close in the time trials at the Giro and the Vuelta, so you couldn't count him out. He's not just another rider; he's a genuine contender."
Ahead of the Innsbruck time trial, however, Campenaerts said that the course didn't suit his characteristics because it included a significant climb over Gnadenwald in the final third of the 52.1km course.
"I knew that maybe I could take the third place but it would be tough with the tough climb, and it was not the perfect parcours for me," he said.
Dennis won the title after covering the course in 1:03:02, almost a minute and a half ahead of defending champion Dumoulin. But the Dutchman just barely squeezed in for the silver medal after beating Campenaerts by less than a second. Poland's Michal Kwiatkowski finished in fourth place 2:04 down.
"After all, it seemed that I was battling for the second place and behind me, there was a decent gap, so I'm super satisfied to end my season this way."
Asked if he was disappointed to lose the silver medal by such a close margin, Campenaerts said, "To be honest, I'm not disappointed, not at all.
"I'm happy with third place. I knew that Dumoulin and Dennis would be outstanding on this course, so this feels like a victory to me."
Defending world champion warns against making predictions
'I'm proud of how I put the power down and my kept my head on my shoulders'
Victor Campenaerts
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Hawksley Valley
Hockley Historic Community Hall & Church
• 994174 Mono-Adjala Townline • Mono, ON
| Show Starts: 8:00PM
Featuring: Hawksley Workman
Hockley Valley becomes Hawksley Valley as this Juno winner takes to the stage of this wee village's historic community hall.
A staple of the Canadian arts scene for almost 20 years, Workman boasts a catalogue of 15 solo releases showcasing his now signature spectrum of sonic influence, from cabaret to electro-pop to anthemic rock and plenty in between. The accolades amassed include JUNO nods and wins and widespread critical acclaim. As a producer, his fingerprints grace releases by JUNO and Polaris Prize nominees and winners like Tegan and Sara, Sarah Slean, Serena Ryder, Hey Rosetta!, and Great Big Sea. He's also penned melodies with a myriad of artists, from Oscar award winning Marion Cotillard (La Vie en Rose, Inception) to French rock icon Johnny Hallyday. Hawksley's touring career has seen him play nearly a thousand shows worldwide. He's headlined prestigious venues like Massey Hall in Toronto and The Olympia in Paris, and opened for heroes Morrissey, David Bowie, and The Cure.
Coffee, tea, drinks and snacks will be available by donation.
This is a standing show with some seating available. For more information contact hockleysoundsgood@gmail.com.
994174 Mono-Adjala Townline, Mono, ON
Hawksley Valley will be at Hockley Historic Community Hall & Church in Mono, ON on Friday, November 8, 2019.Doors at 7:30PM, and the Show Starts around 8:00PM. Hawksley Valley includes Hawksley Workman. Hockley Historic Community Hall & Church is located at 994174 Mono-Adjala Townline, Mono, ON.


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GMO Trading seems to focus on keeping its offer as simple as possible, while at the same time giving its traders all the tools they could possibly need to be successful. By such tools, above and beyond everything else, we mean the MT4 trading platform, as well as the impressive suite of educational material available at the site. GMO Trading is regulated and fully MiFID-compliant. Why would you consider it as your primary online trading destination though?
Launched in 2017, the brokerage is by no means an industry veteran. One could say that it is one of those operations which obviously have a lot to prove, and in this regard, GMO Trading are certainly willing to put their offer where their promotional copy is.
The About Us section of the broker's website does not make a particularly good impression though. There is nothing there that would grab the attention of the visitor and it doesn't really say much about the operator either. Fortunately, the website-wide footer is much more generous in this regard. Through it, we learn that the corporate entity currently running the operation is a certain Royal Forex Ltd, based at Prodromou & Demetracopoulou 2, 4th Floor, 1090, Nicosia, Cyprus. The company is indeed a registered Cyprus investment firm (its registration number is HE336694), and as such, it is a member of the investor compensation fund. What this means is that traders who lose their deposits in case of a sudden broker bankruptcy, will have their monies refunded by the authorities.
As already mentioned in the intro of this review, GMO Trading is regulated by CySEC. The license number of the operator is 269/15, which is interesting, as the brokerage was only launched in 2017. They probably had their license issued 2 years earlier, or – what's more likely – they worked under a different brand-name.
The above said CySEC license means that the broker is fully MiFID compliant, which enables it to lawfully peddle its services all through the EEA.
In addition to the above said CySEC license, GMO Trading are also registered with a number of national regulatory agencies, such as the UK's FCA, Norway and Denmark's Finanstilsynet, the Netherlands' AFM, and FI of Sweden.
Being an EEA-licensed operation, GMO Trading only accepts traders from the EU. US traffic, or traffic originating from other parts of the world (such as Australia) is not accepted.
Bucking the currently dominant trend of cryptocurrency-based CFDs, GMO Trading do not offer such trading instruments.
Transparency is indeed one of the main selling points of the brokerage. Documents pertaining to various operational aspects (such as the Safety of Trader Funds, the AML and KYC policies observed by the brokerage, etc), are all available in full at the website.
GMO Trading support can be contacted through email. They offer two options in this regard: [email protected] and [email protected] Support emails are usually answered within 24 hours.
Two phone numbers are available as well: +357 22007575 for Cyprus, and +44 2039364444 for the UK.
GMO Trading Products
The selection of tradable assets and markets is surprisingly massive at GMO Trading. They cover Forex, Indices, Commodities and Stocks, and their trading conditions are mostly good.
Their Forex selection covers scores of currency pairs, from the majors all the way down to exotics. The maximum available leverage is 1:500 on currencies, which is indeed very impressive. None of the other markets feature such outstanding leverage though.
As far as spreads are concerned, they can be as low as 0.7 pips on a pair like the EUR/USD. On more exotic pairs, such as the EUR/ILS though, the minimum spread is as high as 47.6 – which is quite understandable, considering the trading volume disparity involved. It has to be noted that the spreads are variable.
On indices, the trading conditions are quite a bit different. The maximum available leverage on these instruments is 1:125. The spreads vary wildly here too, but they can indeed be as low as 0.32 on the US Dollar Index for instance. If you're planning to trade indices, make sure you check the trading hours, because these products are not available around the clock like currencies.
Moving on to commodities, the maximum available leverage remains at the 1:125 mark. The minimum spread in this category can hit ridiculously low levels though: on RBOB Gasoline for instance, the minimum spread is just 0.0007 pips. The number and diversity of the tradable commodities is impressive. Besides Gold, Silver, Oil and Gas, soybeans, wheat and corn can be traded too, together with palladium, cotton and even orange juice.
The stocks category is broken into two sub-categories: US- and European stocks. The maximum available leverage on all of them is 1:50. The minimum spreads are 0.21, though on some European stocks they can go as low as 0.021.
GMO Trading Platforms
In this regard, GMO Trading seem committed to keeping things as simple as possible.
The Web Trader is the go-to option for most beginners, since it can be accessed at a few clicks directly from the website and it offers a handy Demo option, which allows all comers to put its features to the test without putting any real money into harm's way. This platform is compatible with most major browsers and it can indeed be accessed download-free from just about anywhere in Europe. Besides the obvious advantages stemming from its web-based nature, this platform also offers one-click trade execution. Advanced charting options are available, together with an impressive selection of technical indicators. Visual trends and trading cubes are featured too.
As already said above, MT4 is the flagship platform of the brokerage. It is available for download at the site, free of charge, and it can be installed within a couple of minutes. Traders are given the choice of a demo account on this platform too.
MT4 is renowned for the features and the trading environment it offers. It comes with scores of trading tools and preinstalled technical indicators. Through this platform, traders can create their own indicators though, and they can install as many as they want from a massive pool of over 2k free indicators. Indicators can be purchased from 3rd parties too and installed.
The charting options are unparalleled. Traders can create templates which they can save for later use.
EAs (Expert Advisors) represent one of the most popular features of the platform. EAs are in essence auto-traders, which can trade away according to the traders' settings, around the clock, provided they're coupled up with a good VPS service.
GMO Trading Deposit Options
GMO Trading accept a variety of credit cards, as well as the good, old-fashioned wire transfer. A number of eWallet solutions are supported too: Neteller, Webmoney and Skrill.
The educational material delivered through the GMO Trading website is plentiful as well as useful. There are eBooks, articles, courses, tutorials, as well as a VOD (video of the day) archive, which can be accessed by all comers.
GMO Trading may not be the oldest and biggest global Forex/CFD brokerage out there, but its offer is solid in every regard. It features excellent platforms, decent trading conditions, as well as a more than decent selection of tradable assets. Education and great support are just a sort of cherry on top of the cake. Also, the minimum required deposit is just $250.


LafargeHolcim establishes new European Works Council
Written by Global Cement staff 28 March 2017
Switzerland: LafargeHolcim and employee representatives in Europe have established a new European Works Council (EWC). The forum for consultation and dialogue at a transnational level will bring together worker representatives from 19 countries with senior leaders from LafargeHolcim.
"People are essential to the success of LafargeHolcim and our commitment to social dialogue through the new European Works Council is testament to this. During a period of transformation, we recognise that ensuring the full commitment, mobilisation, and engagement of our employees is a key building block for success," said Eric Olsen, chief executive officer of LafargeHolcim.
The EWC was established based on an agreement signed by Olsen and Executive Committee members Caroline Luscombe, responsible for Organisation and Human Resources and Roland Köhler, responsible for Europe, Australia / New Zealand and Trading as well as Sam Hägglund, General Secretary of the European Federation of Building and Woodworkers EFBWW, among other management and employee representatives. Chaired by Köhler, the EWC replaces the previous European Works Councils. Countries represented in the EWC include Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland and the UK.
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Brush fires flare throughout region
By Lee Hammel TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
Apr 17, 2012 at 7:00 PM Apr 17, 2012 at 10:34 PM
Firefighters had a busy day today with at least four brush fires reported around Worcester County.
A Paxton firefighter was injured in a brush fire in Leicester, according to Leicester Fire Chief Robert F. Wilson. The firefighter, whose name was not available, was struck in the back of the head by a falling tree branch, Chief Wilson said.
The firefighter was taken to the hospital, but his injury did not appear to be serious, the chief said.
The fire burned about an acre off Route 56 on the Leicester-Paxton line, not far from a Worcester reservoir. It was reported at 4 p.m. and took about a half hour to put out, but firefighters were there for 1 1/2 hours because of dry conditions, Chief Wilson said.
Firefighters from Paxton and Rutland assisted Leicester. They used a chain saw to cut down a half-dozen dead trees that were burning 20 or 30 feet above the ground, he said.
The fire is of suspicious origin, the chief said. More than 40 firefighters battled it, he said.
Lancaster firefighters were called about 2 p.m. to woods behind 234 South Meadow Road, Deputy Fire Chief Michael Hanson said. He said apparently three 13-year-old boys started a fire and then threw an aerosol deodorant can into it.
The can exploded and the fire burned a patch about 100 by 100 feet. It took two engines with eight call firefighters about 15 minutes to extinguish, then an hour to make sure surrounding dry brush did not ignite, Deputy Chief Hanson said.
Brush fires also were reported in Petersham and Northbridge. A brush fire off Carpenter Road in Northbridge was burning late tonight, and had been for hours, police said. Fire departments from Uxbridge and Grafton were assisting the Northbridge Fire Department.
Earlier in the day a brush fire was reported at Country Club Drive and the golf course in Northbridge.