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The Shane Prince Trade was Unnecessary and Frustrating
The Ottawa Senators shipped out one of their best young LWs for a disappointing return
By Ross A@Sheer_Rossyness Feb 29, 2016, 4:58pm EST
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I don't know how you could've missed it, but in case you did, the Ottawa Senators traded Shane Prince and a 7th-round pick to the New York Islanders in exchange for a 3rd-round pick in the dying minutes of trade deadline day. Thus ends a very strange tenure with the team. By all accounts, Prince should've been loved by the organization. He was picked up in the second round of 2011, Ottawa's biggest draft in a long time, and he played his junior hockey locally for the Ottawa 67s. He came to the Binghamton Senators as soon as he was eligible, and over three seasons increased his point totals from 35 to 48 to 65. That last season, 65 points led the Binghamton Senators and had him named to the AHL's second all-star team. In other words, he was named one of the best six forwards in the entire AHL for 2014-15.
There were also rumours following Prince. The big rumour was that he wanted an NHL contract, and if he didn't get one he would've bolted to the KHL. There were also rumours about a behind-the-scenes offer-sheet from Tim Murray for one of his favourite players to come join the Buffalo Sabres. But both of these past summers, Prince has said all the right things publicly and re-signed with the team.
The first sign that management wasn't so high on Prince came during last year's stretch run. Prince was called up for two games as part of prospects getting a chance to play down the stretch to show what they could do. Matt Puempel would get the next call-up, and he stayed for 13 games because the Sens weren't messing with a winning roster. When Puempel's season ended to a high-ankle sprain, Prince didn't get the spot. It confused many that Prince didn't get a shot despite playing better than Puempel in the AHL and the NHL.
This season, Prince started with the big club because he was no longer waiver-exempt. To not risk losing him for nothing, the Sens kept him up, just like Chris Wideman. Except Wideman has eventually managed to work his way into the team's long-term plans, while Prince has continued to get scratched. Prince had a breakout game in November against the Avalanche in which he scored two goals, and it looked like he was finally going to get his shot. But it fizzled out too. We've watched Puempel, Dave Dziurzynski, Max McCormick, Ryan Dzingel, and now Nick Paul all get called up and get more chances than Prince. We've watched Alex Chiasson continue to get played, sometimes on the Mike Hoffman line, despite his inability to handle a pass. Considering Prince led the team in 5v5 shot attempts, and was fourth in 5v5 points-per-60 (among forwards with at least 20 games), he probably deserved more ice and better linemates.
The big question this trade brings up was why it had to happen now. Probably the best-case scenario you can think of for a third-round pick is a player like Shane Prince: offensive skill, NHL-capable after a couple years in the minors, able to help out the fourth line or contribute in the top six. Prince will be an RFA for a couple more seasons, so it's not like he was going to be priced out of the team's range in a hurry. Even if his salary demands were ridiculous, his RFA rights would be as valuable in a couple summers as they were now. Last summer, the team traded Eric Gryba essentially for a fourth-round pick. Gryba was more of a sure thing than a fourth-rounder, but the Sens already had enough bottom-pairing defencemen. Conversely, with Clarke MacArthur out, Mike Hoffman was the team's only bona fide top-six left winger. After him, there were a whole lot of unknowns, and to me it makes sense to hold onto Paul, Dzingel, Puempel, and Prince in the hopes that one can consistently fulfill that role. The 3rd-round pick won't help the Sens for years, if at all, meaning the Sens now have fewer lottery tickets they hope work out in the top-six LW role. If the team's best shot at a Cup is any time in the next 5-6 years, Shane Prince would have been in his prime and could have been a contributor. If Dzingel and Paul passed him for sure on the depth chart in a year, not just based on a four-game sample, I highly doubt Prince's return would have decreased. It was unnecessary to trade Shane Prince this season.
I can only think of a couple reasons this trade makes sense. One is if Prince was disliked in the dressing room, and trading him was the best way to maintain cohesion. Another was if the team knew they were never going to play him again, and decided it was better to get something for him. I guess there's a possibility that he would've gone to the KHL after this season's treatment, but that's a pretty weak argument considering it's based on unproven rumours.
In the end, I don't get why you trade him for what at best is a wash, at worst is a huge loss. If the team needed to offload someone, why not Puempel who has been more disappointing in both the AHL and NHL and has a higher draft pedigree? Why not Alex Chiasson, who likely would've got a better return and reportedly was asked about but Bryan Murray refused to deal? I give this trade a solid D. It hurts the team short-term without likely having any kind of future benefit.


Ricardo Bofill, 1939–2022
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Ricardo Bofill at Taller de Arquitectura in November 2021. (Photo: Charles Ganz/World-Architects)
Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill Levi, the founder of the eponymous Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura in Barcelona and the prolific designer of hundreds of buildings in dozens of countries, died on January 14, 2022, at the age of 82.
Bofill's death was announced, simply, on the Taller de Arquitectura's Instagram account, with a photo of a young Bofill relaxing in a desert setting accompanied by his date of birth, December 5, 1939, and death, January 14, 2022. An obituary at El Pais indicates that Bofill died in a hospital in Barcelona after contracting Covid.
Born in Barcelona, Bofill studied architecture at the School of Architecture in Geneva, Switzerland, after he was expelled from Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona (ETSAB) for being anti-Francoist. In 1963 he founded a group that became Taller de Arquitectura (Architectural Workshop), with architects and engineers working alongside artists and professionals from other fields, such as literary critic Salvador Clotas, poet José Agustín Goytisolo, and economist Julia Romea.
Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura in Sant Just Desvern, Barcelona, Spain, 1973–2012. (Photo: Courtesy of Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura)
Ten years later, in 1973, Bofill discovered a disused cement factory in Sant Just Desvern, on the outskirts of Barcelona, and started transforming it into the head office of Taller de Arquitectura and his residence. Consisting of more than thirty silos, subterranean galleries, and huge machine rooms, the partially ruined factory would require two years of remodeling work, though transformations of the industrial relic continued for decades. Nearly sixty years after work started on the project, the home of Taller de Arquitectura is considered "a built manifesto and remains one of his best works."
Walden 7 in Sant Just Desvern, Barcelona, Spain, 1974. (Photo: Courtesy of Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura)
Around the same time Bofill turned a place for cement production into his home and studio, Bofill built the Walden 7 housing project on a site bordering the Taller de Arquitectura. Walden 7 is a monumental expression of the plasticity of concrete, with eighteen towers forming a vertical labyrinth with seven interconnecting interior courtyards — "as far removed as possible from the model of the uniform, repetitive housing block" in the studio's words. Other residential projects in Spain in the late 1960s and early 1970s, including Kafka's Castle (1968) and The Red Wall (1973), have similar plasticity, labyrinthine qualities, and colorfulness enabled by in situ concrete.
Les Arcades du Lac in Saint Quentin-en-Yvelines, Paris, France, 1982. (Photo: Courtesy of Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura)
A dramatic aesthetic shift in the work of Bofill and his Taller de Arquitectura followed the housing projects in Spain, after he opened an office in Paris and worked on a number of large projects in France following from the country's Villes Nouvelles (New Towns) policy. Notable among them are Les Arcades du Lac (1982), Les Temples du Lac (1986), and Belvedere Saint Christophe (1986). Gone were the plastic forms and bright paints of the projects in Spain; in their place were archways, pediments, pilasters, and other classically derived elements made from precast concrete. Furthermore, the postmodern elevations fronted grand squares and other spaces that were the antithesis of the intimate courtyards of his work in Spain.
United Continental in Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1992. (Photo: Courtesy of Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura)
The rise of postmodern architecture in the 1980s made Bofill a popular choice for developers outside of France and Spain. In Chicago, the birthplace of the skyscraper, the Taller de Arquitectura designed a 50-story office tower at 77 West Wacker Drive (1992), a prominent site overlooking the main branch of the Chicago River. The gridded facades of glass and stone have proportions meant to recall Giotto’s campanile at the Duomo in Florence, while the most overt classicism is found at the base and the top, the latter described as "a classically-proportioned temple."
Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique in Benguerir, Morocco, 2016. (Photo: Courtesy of Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura)
Projects this century have seen Taller de Arquitectura working at home (Terminal 1 at Barcelona Airport, W Barcelona Hotel, Desigual) and abroad, with projects in the Czech Republic, Morocco, and elsewhere. For the last few years Bofill's sons, Ricardo Emilio and Pablo, have been in charge of the studio, which consists of more than one hundred professionals from thirty different nationalities. They will continue to lead the studio their father founded in 1963.
Taller de Arquitectura has announced that a public memorial will be held on January 26 and 27, when friends, relatives, and admirers of Ricardo Bofill's architecture will be able to visit the studio's headquarters and pay tribute to the architect.
Ricardo Bofill, at left, sitting across from Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal and surrounded by others at Taller de Arquitectura in November 2021. (Photo: World-Architects)
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May 24, 2013 by David K. Sutton
President Obama Offers To Roll Back Executive Power
In a rare move for a sitting president, Barack Obama offered to undo some of the powers given to the executive branch by congress in the aftermath of 9/11. But is this enough?
“America is at a crossroads. We must define the nature and scope of this struggle, or else it will define us,” said President Obama during a speech at the National Defense University. “We have to be mindful of James Madison’s warning that ‘No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare.’ Neither I, nor any President, can promise the total defeat of terror.” Well isn’t that refreshing to hear! I thought the “War on Terror” would be fought until victory was achieved — no more terrorism. Well, at least that’s the lie we would have to tell ourselves to justify such a war.
Of course President Obama, as Politico points out, is largely debating himself on issues of national defense post-9/11. He has led an administration just as hawkish on anti-terrorism as the previous administration. In fact, when it comes to use of targeted drone strikes, Obama has one-upped his predecessor. So excuse me for being a bit cynical when I hear this president say, “America’s legitimate claim of self-defense cannot be the end of the discussion.” It sure seems like it is. President Obama might not use rhetoric like when President Bush said, “you’re either with us, or against us,” but the president has conducted his foreign policy in much the same manner as Bush.
“We were attacked on 9/11. Within a week, Congress overwhelmingly authorized the use of force. Under domestic law, and international law, the United States is at war with al Qaeda, the Taliban, and their associated forces,” said Obama. “We are at war with an organization that right now would kill as many Americans as they could if we did not stop them first. So this is a just war — a war waged proportionally, in last resort, and in self-defense.”
But can a nation be at war with an organization? Can a nation be at war against a tactic? Should a country as powerful as the United States allow its foreign policy to be dictated by what amounts to a few fringe radicals dispersed around the globe? And does it make a difference if they are loosely organized?
“Let’s think about this for a moment. A small group of ragged America-haters, who had one lucky day of mass murder nearly seven years ago, will continue to define the foreign policy of the lone superpower for years, possibly decades to come,” wrote Michael Hirsh in a 2008 Newsweek article.
“There’s something wrong with this picture. Yes, we can all agree that 9/11 was one of the worst moments in American history. And we can certainly agree that Al Qaeda must be completely eliminated. But the group has never come close to duplicating 9/11; even the train bombings in London and Madrid that were attributed to Al Qaeda-inspired cells were minor by comparison,” said Hirsh.
It’s become a comedic theme to say if we do or don’t respond in a certain way to a certain event, then the “terrorists win.” But America’s response to 9/11 is no joke. And regardless of the comedic use the “terrorist win” exposition, I’m still going to present two scenarios followed by a simple question. (a) We respond to 9/11 with intelligence and policing but NOT with open-ended military force, and our foreign policy is not defined by the tactic of a few. (b) We respond to 9/11 with overwhelming military force, in a never-ending war on terror, with no clear exit strategy and no clear path to victory, with a tunnel-vision focus on the tactics of a few, costing us trillions of dollars and counting. — Which one is a win for America and which one is a win for terrorists? You can call them false choices, but I still know which one I’m choosing.
Hirsh asked, “Are Al Qaeda and its ilk still really our number one challenge? What about global warming? What about the emergence of China, the resurrection of Russia, the decline of the dollar, the slackening of free trade, the spread of debt and disease, and the persistence of ethnic cleansing?”
Should combating a relatively small, on a world scale, loosely organized group of anti-American extremists be our top priority as a nation?
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Who Left 'Dancing With the Stars' Last Night and Who Is In The Final?
By Molli Mitchell On 11/16/21 at 4:34 AM EST
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After 11 weeks of dazzling performances, perfect scores, and intense eliminations, the final of Dancing With the Stars is almost here.
Last night's (Monday, November 15) semi-final saw a double elimination, with two couples narrowly missing out on a spot in next week's final.
Now, just four couples competing in the all-important grand final to take home the Mirror Ball trophy.
Newsweek has everything you need to know about the semi-final results and the final top four.
Who left Dancing With The Stars Last Night?
Six couples were competing in last night's semi-final, hoping to secure their rightful place in the grand final, which is set to take place on Monday, November 22.
However, with six couples competing and just four places up for grabs, sadly two couples were eliminated from the running.
The Bold Type actress Melora Hardin and her professional partner, Artem Chigvintsev, were first to be eliminated from the competition after receiving the lowest number of public votes—despite receiving a high 72 out of 80 on semi-final night.
Olympic gymnast Suni Lee and The Talk co-host Amanda Kloots were the next famous faces to find themselves vulnerable to elimination, with the ultimate decision coming down to the four judges, Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, and Derek Hough.
Unfortunately for Suni and her professional partner Sasha Farber, their time on Dancing With the Stars was officially over after the judges voted unanimously to save Amanda.
Who Is In The Dancing With the Stars Final?
Jojo Siwa and her partner Jenna Johnson sailed through to the final, alongside basketball star Iman Shumpert and Daniella Karagach, and Fitness Trainer Cody Rigsby and his professional partner Cheryl Burke.
They were joined by Amanda Kloots and her partner Alan Bersten after they were saved from elimination.
To earn their spot in the final, the couples had to perform two routines for the judges. One dance was the "redemption round," where the couples re-performed a dance they had struggled with earlier in the season, coached by one of the judges.
For their second dance, the couples performed a brand new routine in a dance style they had not yet performed. JoJo and Amanda performed a contemporary routine, whilst Iman tackled jazz and Cody performed the Argentine tango.
Newsweek has a full breakdown of the dances and the scores of the finalists from last night's semi-final below and it looks like the final is set to be very tough competition.
Amanda and Alan
First dance: Tango
Score: 39/40
Second dance: Contemporary
JoJo and Jenna
First dance: Argentine Tango
Iman and Daniella
Second dance: Jazz
Cheryl and Cody
First dance: Salsa
Second dance: Argentine Tango
The Dancing With the Stars final 2021 takes place on Monday, November 22 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.


Report on Asset Related Savings
The Chair stated that two members of the public wished to speak on this item. Mr Murray James read his statement: “Grays has been offered a once in a generation opportunity to connect the town with its Thames foreshore through the £20m Town Fund. This could unlock huge recreational potential on the river – potential that is also recognised by the Port of London Authority through its Active Thames programme which aims to increase participation in recreational activity along the full length of the river. Our stretch of the Thames has some unique advantages for sailing in particular, but strong tides, deep mud, and commercial shipping traffic mean it is a challenging area for novices. A degree of both competence and confidence are required to enjoy our waters safely. Grays is a coastal town with a proud maritime history and at Thurrock Yacht Club we firmly believe that we need to be putting a focus on maritime sports in an area that suffers from high levels of inactivity – a problem that members will know leads to a higher long term demand on scarce council and NHS resources. Thurrock is fortunate in that it already has a fantastic facility at Grangewaters. Following the winding down of sailing at Stubbers in Upminster, Grangewaters is now the only safe learning water within easy reach of Thurrock. It is also ideal as a feeder site for other aquatic sports that can transfer to the Thames including paddle sports and rowing. Our club is currently working with the team at Grangewaters to establish regular recreational sailing activities that span both their site and our established sailing area on the Grays waterfront. A joined up offer of this nature creates opportunity not only for the people of Thurrock – it will attract people to come from surrounding areas to regularly enjoy leisure time in our wonderful borough and prove that we are more than just a place to shop. We urge this committee to do everything within their remit to ensure the full long term financial impacts of disposing of Grangewaters are fully explored before any decisions are made, including its important role in ensuring the Grays Town fund project does not leave Thurrock stranded with a new generation of unproductive public assets. Grangewaters is more than a cherished community asset – it is a vital enabler for bringing recreation to the Thames.”
The Chair thanked Mr James for his statement and asked if Grangewaters was listed as an Asset of Community Value. She also asked how many members Thurrock Yacht Club currently had. Mr James replied that Grangewaters was listed as an Asset of Community Value. He explained that membership of the Yacht Club had been growing rapidly due to the closure of Stubbers in Upminster. He stated that there were currently 130 members from across Thurrock, Havering and Brentwood. He added that the Club had also recently been gifted numerous dinghies to ensure that sailing and river activities remained accessible and affordable for everyone.
Ms Samantha Byrne then read her question: “the report talks about the importance of arts and culture. Can you please explain how you can consider closing the Thameside Complex that houses the theatre and museum before the elements of the new culture strategy, details of which haven't been released, are successfully running in its place?” The Corporate Director Resources and Place Delivery thanked Ms Byrne for her question and stated that Cabinet would be making the final decision in December, but her question and comments would be included as part of the consultation with scrutiny for Cabinet Members to consider when making their decision. He stated that the report set out what work had already been taking place with interested parties, and one roundtable meeting with community representation had taken place, with another planned for the next couple of weeks. He added that papers on the draft Cultural Strategy would be taken to the relevant Overview and Scrutiny Committee when completed. Ms Byrne thanked the Corporate Director Resource and Place Delivery for his response and stated that the roundtable meeting had taken place in September. She explained that a second meeting had been planned, but had been cancelled due to the tragic death of Sir David Amess MP, along with all Council meetings in Thurrock and across Essex. She stated that the next roundtable meeting was scheduled for the end of November at High House Production Park, and concern was being felt amongst residents that this would not be enough time for their feedback to be considered by Cabinet at their meeting in December. Ms Byrne stated that the report discussed issues with the building, not with the service itself, and asked if income received from the Thameside Theatre had been included in funding figures. The Corporate Director Resources and Place Delivery replied that the service itself would be included in the Cultural Strategy, which was still being debated, but the building itself came under the remit of the Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee. He stated that comments made at the roundtable meeting on 30 November 2021, would be included either within the Cabinet report, or updates would be provided by the Portfolio Holders at the meeting verbally.
The Corporate Director Resources and Place Delivery introduced the report and stated that it covered three areas, the first being the Thameside Complex. He stated that the capital cost of the Thameside Complex was £16mn, and 3.3 of the report outlined the outturn of the Complex in 2020/21 was £601,970 and the budget in 2021/22 was £629,566, which was similar to previous years. He stated that as the cost of utilities had increased and there had been limited use during 2020 due to the pandemic, which had affected the Complex’s revenue and income streams. He stated that a breakdown had also been provided of work that needed to be undertaken, and these figures had been produced by mechanical and technical engineers. He added that a modernisation and refurbishment assessment had been carried out approximately five years ago, and these figures had been outlined in the report, although these could have changed due to inflation and other issues. The Corporate Director Resources and Place Delivery added that only £300,000 had been spent on maintenance work on the Thameside Complex within the past ten years, with only £100,000 of this being spent within the past eight years. He explained that the proposals would move the library and registrars service to the Civic Offices, but the Complex would not close before the end of March 2022, if agreed at Cabinet.
The Corporate Director Resources and Place Delivery explained that the second area within the report was Grangewaters, which would also be included in the December Cabinet report. He explained that no direct plans had been agreed for the Grangewaters site, but it had been identified for examination in July. He stated that no immediate plans for development had been agreed, but this process could be explored as the site would remain open for the foreseeable future. He stated that the third area outlined in the report was regarding libraries, which would remain open. He explained that this was the reason why the savings target for assets had been reduced from £1mn to £850,000.
The Chair questioned if the Thameside Complex was an Asset of Community Value. The Corporate Director Resource and Place Delivery explained that Grangewaters was an Asset of Community Value, which meant that should Thurrock Council decide to dispose of the site, the community organisation would get first refusal and a six month decision period. He explained that an application for the Thameside Complex to be an Asset of Community Value had been received and returned for amendment. He explained that these amendments had now been made and application returned. He stated that the application would now be assessed and a decision made within the next three to four weeks. He added that the Council had also been approached by a community group regarding a Community Asset Transfer for the Thameside Complex, and a meeting was scheduled for later in the week to better understand these proposals.
Councillor Kent queried if progress had been made regarding the sale of other assets that had been listed in the Cabinet reports in March and July. The Corporate Director Resource and Place Delivery responded that some assets had had no revenue costs, so had been disposed. He explained that Thurrock Adult Community College had already moved from the building on Richmond Road. He explained that the site was now being demolished and asbestos being cleared, although this would not bring any direct savings. He explained that the additional £250,000 needed to reach the asset savings target would mostly come from the decision not to renew the lease with the multi-story car park. Councillor Kent stated that any asset disposal would incur legal costs, which were not outlined in the report. He stated that some assets also brought income into the Council, and asked how much income would be lost from the sale of these assets. The Corporate Director Resource and Place Delivery responded that any legal cost from disposal would be capitalized against future capital receipts. He added that any income generated from the assets, including the Thameside Complex, had been included in the budget calculations. He stated that the Thameside Theatre had seen an income reduction of £50,000 in 2020 due to COVID-19.
Councillor Kent stated that he was opposed to the closure of the Thameside Complex, but felt that it did not need to be operated by Thurrock Council. He felt that the timescales presented in the report were tight, and felt that the Council should not work towards making the full saving this year to allow time for conversations with community groups and partners to conclude satisfactorily for everyone’s needs. He felt that the Thameside Complex did not need to be demolished as it was structurally sound and watertight, and could be refurbished. He added that it would be more environmentally friendly to refurbish the building rather than demolish it, and would reduce carbon emissions in the borough. Councillor Kent commented that if the Thameside complex were to close, it should not do so until a new complex had been opened. The Chair felt that the borough could have a new theatre complex, as the current offer did not meet the need of the community. She stated that the current theatre could not hold larger audiences, and a new library setting could increase engagement. The Corporate Director Resources and Place Delivery stated that there were currently no plans in place regarding the building and future of the site, including any plans to demolish or renovate.
Councillor Halden welcomed the statement and questions from local residents, and queried if the figure of £16mn was for refurbishing or maintaining. The Corporate Director Resource and Place Delivery replied that the majority of this figure was for maintenances, but did include some elements of modernisation and refurbishment. He stated that this was outlined in the table on page 31 of the agenda, and the figure of £6.6mn for refurbishment was based on a study completed in 2015, and could be more or less now. Councillor Halden stated that he had recently toured the new Civic Offices and had felt the new registrar’s area was more spacious and private than the offer within the Thameside Complex. He stated that theatre provision within Thurrock should be modern and improve the cultural offer of the borough.
Councillor Okunade felt it would be good to see the outcome of the roundtable meeting being held on 30 November 2021, and felt the community needed to agree with the Council on the decisions made regarding the Thameside Complex. Ms Byrne queried the timeframe for the £16mn spend on the Thameside Complex. The Corporate Director Resources and Place Delivery replied that all comments from scrutiny and residents would be included in the report to Cabinet. He added that Councillor Coxshall and Councillor Huelin would be attending the roundtable meeting on 30 November 2021 and would be reporting back to Cabinet. He stated that the figures on page 31 covered a period of ten years, but the majority of the work would need to be carried out in the next five years, as some work was quite urgent.
Councillor Kent moved to add a second recommendation reading: “The Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee ask Cabinet to give adequate time for conversations between community groups and the Council to reach conclusion, even if no in-year savings can be made.”
A vote was held, with two voting in favour of the proposed recommendation and four voting against the recommendation. The proposed recommendation was not agreed.
1. Commented on the report for consideration by Cabinet at their meeting on 8 December 2021.
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Withering Surface – The Wolves Have Been Fed
Tuesday, 23rd June 2020 By David E Gehlke
Flying just ever-so-slightly out of radar’s view during the late ’90s/early ’00s melodic death metal boom, Denmark’s Withering Surface pulled together a string of albums that warranted further inspection, namely 1999’s Nude Ballet and its 2001 follow-up, Walking on Phantom Ice. Here, the Danes merged the melodic framework of their Swedish contemporaries with pangs of atmospheric keyboard action. They were, in a sense, a less brazen At the Gates, but a more melodic Dark Tranquillity, and capable of being as catchy as In Flames. The band split in 2004 after the release of Force the Pace and was relegated to the melodic death metal history books.
Withering Surface, though, saw fit to reunite in 2018 and have returned with a new platter, Meet Your Maker. A logical extension of Force the Pace, Meet Your Maker is melodic death metal for the mature — Withering Surface has updated their sound while not sounding the slightest bit dated. Here’s guitarist Allan Tvedebrink to discuss the band’s comeback, Meet Your Maker and what lies ahead in these uncertain times…
Dead Rhetoric: The band split in 2004. Looking back, was it the right decision at the time?
Allan Tvedebrink: Yeah, it was. We’d grown tired of the whole thing, worn each other out on different levels. There was lots of bad energy and everything we did felt like beating a dead horse… for me personally, the focus had shifted and I kinda lost track of where we were going, musically and as a group of good friends. Either we split or replaced some members, but as there was nothing wrong with the individual members, it would be impossible to pick out who should leave. Does it make sense?
Dead Rhetoric: What did each of you do once Withering Surface dissolved? Did you remain friendly with one another in the intervening years?
Tvedebrink: Besides Morten [keys], who kinda just disappeared after the spilt, we all went in different directions. Both in other projects and together in various bands. We have all been playing together in several installments over the years. Right after the break, KB Larsen [bass] and I formed a band called The Downward Candidate, which musically was a counterpoint to Withering Surface and what we needed at that point. It later turned into The Kandidate who released two albums and toured intensively until we quit because of the long-distance relationship we had with the drummer and singer. At more or less the same time, we released the third album with Michael’s [Anderson, vocals] and my death metal band Thorium, now with both Nikolaj Borg [drums], KB and Marcel [guitar] in the band. Later, KB and I started a crust band called Parasight together with Nikolaj [of which Jakob Krogholt released the latest album on hos record label Indisciplinarian]. On top of that, Nikolaj, KB and Jacob Krogholt have a grind/crust project called Anti Ritual and Michael and Nik played in a doom band named A Sun Traverse until recently. It’s really messy and almost incestuous, ha-ha! So yeah, we are all good friends still…
Dead Rhetoric: Oddly enough, the brand of melodic death metal you were playing since your inception became popular around the time of your split. Did you have any idea melodic death metal would take off the way it did?
Tvedebrink: In my book, it took off way before we split. In fact, melodic death metal as I was inspired by at the time peaked in the late ’90s early ’00s. Afterward of course some of the original bands evolved and had a much more commercial [in lack of better words] approach and gained a lot of fans, especially in the U.S. market. The sound became slicker and the songwriting, singing and production was targeted to a broader audience, which is why it got popular. Nothing wrong with that, I dig it, but it’s a different genre within the genre. I think this was more of a driver for success than the genre description. Also, at that point, social media and the internet were raging making reaching a lot of people got very easy – also for sub-genres like ours. And no, I would have no idea, that bands could headline tours and festivals in a scale as we see it today, but that goes for the whole genre of metal. It is great!
Dead Rhetoric: To the present, what set the wheels in motion for your reformation?
Tvedebrink: The band I mentioned earlier, Thorium, which I am no longer a part of, released their fourth album two years ago. And to get more into the incestuous relationships in the scene, Jakob Gundel produced it. So, him and Michael hit it off and as KB was playing the bass on that album, they got started thinking about the old days and talking about reuniting the band. So, they reached out to me as an original member and the wheels were running. I had to think about it for a while, as I had announced that we would never reform the band. But at that time, it fit perfectly in my life. I was in a hiatus with my other band and I was writing melodic music for a new project…
Dead Rhetoric: Was it always your intention to record a new studio album after you got back together?
Tvedebrink: Yes, one-hundred percent. None of us were interested in reuniting and just playing shows. We agreed that we would give it a shot and see if we had what it would take to make everybody feel comfortable. So, if we didn’t have anything relevant to put on the table in 2018, we would just forget about the whole thing and just grab a beer once in a while.
Dead Rhetoric: Was it easy getting back into songwriting mode for Withering Surface?
Tvedebrink: It was really easy! When we agreed to give it a go, it took me a few days to get into it. As I knew I would be the one writing all the music, I thought about which approach I should take when writing new material. I also listened to some of the old stuff to recollect what we were actually doing back then. As I sat down, I just went “Fuck it, let’s see where this goes without all the thinking” and suddenly, the first track had written itself in a few days. It was an awesome feeling and I still think that that song is one of the best tracks on the album. I was relieved to experience that it was really easy to get into WS mode without thinking too hard about it. Maybe because of this it was a success and the others dug what I was doing. After three or four demos where Michael and Jakob worked on their parts, we all agreed that it felt totally natural and totally right and that we should go on with the project. So during 2018/2019, I wrote the rest of the tunes while we were gathering the rest of the members for the new version of Withering Surface.
Dead Rhetoric: What was the goal with Meet Your Maker? To carry on from Force the Pace, or, try new things?
Tvedebrink: Now that you mention Force the Pace, it was our swansong on many levels. I’m still proud of the album, but for me it is associated with a lot of bad energy in the band. It was not really an option to do a continuation from this and as we were heading towards a reunion of the original lineup with Jakob back in the band, it was natural to seek out our roots mixed with our modern lives and the experience we have gathered throughout the years… we wanted this to be awesome and we wanted to prove that this reunion is justified. We wanted to create music that had the Withering Surface DNA and make it present and relevant in 2020, without jumping any bandwagon or forcing it to me modern or something that is not us to please the masses.
Dead Rhetoric: Have you started to think toward 2021 in regards to playing shows? I’m sure the band was disappointed to not be able to support the new album with shows…
Tvedebrink: Yeah, we are working on shows in 2021 already. We have a few club shows in the fall and two festivals that still might happen in September and in November. The release of the album on the 19th of June coincided with our gig at Copenhell which is one of the biggest festivals in Denmark – by far the biggest metal festival. That would have been an awesome way to kick off the reunion! We are still hoping that the album will be pretty fresh in peoples mind when we hit the road in Denmark in the fall and hopefully Europe in the spring of 2021, but it is with great regret that we could see all our festival appearances over the summer vanish one by one… But being a band that is not relying on incomes from touring, it is nothing compared to the musicians, bands, crews and venues that are living from touring. I really, really feel bad for them!
Dead Rhetoric: Is there an album in your discography that you hold most dear? I’ll point to The Nude Ballet — some seriously great songs (“Ode for You,” “Breathing Purple,” “Nude & Humble,” “Her Valley & Sea”)
Tvedebrink: I guess it is like choosing a favorite between your own children, ha-ha. Of course, Scarlet Silhouettes will always have a special place in my heart as it was the first album I ever did and there are so many great memories. Also Walking on Phantom Ice is dear to me, as this was a strong band effort having us signed and touring internationally, playing Wacken Festival and lots of other great experiences. But thanks for the compliment on The Nude Ballet. It is definitely up there in my book as well as it was lots and lots of hard work a big leap in our playing abilities, pretty technical and practically written all by myself. It also got an incredibly good response, a nomination for the best hard rock album at the Danish Grammys and saw us playing at the legendary Roskilde Festival.
Dead Rhetoric: Finally, how is the rest of 2020 looking?
Tvedebrink: As I mentioned, we still have some gigs booked for the fall. I just hope that we can move forward with those. Not much more going on touring wise, as no one is booking more gigs for the rest of the year – besides streaming and drive-in concerts which we are not going to do at this point. Otherwise, we are of course looking forward to releasing Meet Your Maker and receiving the response for it! We have tons of promotions to do and when that is over and summer starts, we’ll start rehearsing for our shows – I just can’t wait to get on with that!
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Waste-To-Energy (WTE) Market Is Expected To Reach A Market Size Of USD $13.6 Billion By 2026
By: FinancialNewsMedia.com Newswire for Stock Alerts, Public Company News Alert
Palm Beach, FL – November 3, 2021 – FinancialNewsMedia.com News Commentary – Across the globe, many governments are focusing on ways to turn waste into energy. It is an area where governments are seeing positive results from such endeavors, and the market is expected to grow over the coming years. In fact, a report from Mordor Intelligence said that The waste-to-energy (WTE) market is expected to register a CAGR of 6.45% during the forecast period of 2021 – 2026, reaching a market size of USD 13.6 billion by 2026, up from USD 8.78 billion in 2019. The report said that he COVID-19 pandemic affected the market negatively in the form of supply chain disruptions and delays in project implementation. However, the market is expected to recover from 2021, owing to the increasing efforts to promote waste-to-energy plants by various countries across the world. In addition to this, an increasing amount of waste generation and growing concern for waste management to meet the need for sustainable urban living and increasing focus on non-fossil fuel sources of energy are driving the demand for the waste-to-energy market. Another report from Grand View agreed adding that: “The global waste to energy market size was valued at USD 31.0 billion in 2019 and is projected to register a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.4% from 2020 to 2027. Favorable regulatory policies encouraging proper waste disposal combined with energy production along with growing energy demands from the end-use sector are projected to play a vital role in the market growth over the forecast period. Active stocks in the markets this week include SusGlobal Energy Corp. (OTCQB: SNRG), The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE: SMG), The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS), Nutrien Ltd. (NYSE: NTR) (TSX: NTR), CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF).
Grand View continued: “Governments are focusing on commercializing alternate sources of energy such as Waste to Energy (WTE) technology owing to the rapid depletion of conventional energy sources. In addition, the implementation of environmental policies regarding the reduction of carbon emissions from fossil-fuel usage is expected to further provide a boost to industry growth. Industry players are focusing on research and development activities in order to reduce the technology cost associated with waste to energy power plants. Few companies are into vertical integration in order to strengthen the services. The companies are involved in the expansion of their facilities to increase their waste solution capabilities. North America occupied a prominent market share (recently) owing to growing consumer awareness regarding environmental protection and climate change. Moreover, increasing government emphasis on integration and enhanced utilization of clean electricity generation sources is anticipated to increase the deployment rate of waste to energy plants across the region. According to Energy Information Administration, in 2018, 29.5 million tons of municipal solid waste was burnt in 68 U.S. waste to energy plants to generate around 14.0 billion kWh of electricity.”
SusGlobal Energy Corp. (OTCQB: SNRG) BREAKING NEWS: SusGlobal Signs Offset Development and Marketing Agreement with Bluesource to Monetize Carbon Credits – SusGlobal Energy Corp “Company”), (“SusGlobal”) or (the “Company”), an award winning, revolutionary and pathogen free organic liquid fertilizer, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary SusGlobal Energy Belleville Ltd. (“SusGlobal Belleville”) has signed an Offset Development and Marketing Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Blue Source Canada ULC (“Bluesource”) to develop and market greenhouse gas offset credits from the Company’s 49-acre Organic & Non-Hazardous Waste Processing & Composting Facility in Belleville, Ontario, in order for the Company to monetize and realize benefits from its voluntary activities.
This monetization is an exciting development for the Company’s mission to reduce organic wastes from wood, leaf and yard material, treated municipal sewage waste (biosolids), residential curbside green bin material or source separated organics (“SSO”) and paper sludge otherwise destined for landfills and, we believe, will also allow the Company to expand this mission.
Bluesource has pioneered creative solutions to climate change for over 20 years. Today, this partnership complements Bluesource’s portfolio of high-quality environmental products from over 20 different technologies in over 100 locations across the United States and Canada. The partnership with SusGlobal is a core example of Bluesource’s experience in identifying, creating, acquiring and marketing offsets, where there is a tangible environmental benefit.
“We identified Bluesource as the right partners for our Company’s carbon credits monetization initiative, based on their extensive experience and success,” stated Marc Hazout, Executive Chairman, President and CEO of SusGlobal Energy Corp. “We anticipate reflecting the value of these credits in our first quarter 2022 reporting and are excited to meet this milestone and maximize shareholder value.”
“SusGlobal’s model of diverting organic waste streams from landfills, reducing greenhouse gas emissions as part of climate change objectives while producing regenerative products is the ideal opportunity we look for to reward proactive environmental action,” says Ben Massie of Bluesource. “We have identified SusGlobal’s Belleville facility as a promising offset development project and believe this can inspire others to do the same.”
As municipalities look to significantly divert organic waste from landfills, there will be a necessity of diversion. Composting facilities, their management model, and its level of sustainability, will play a key role in this redistribution of waste. The revenue from these credits is anticipated to drive technological advancements that will expand composting efforts in the facility and the province of Ontario. CONTINUED… Read this entire release and more news for SusGlobal Energy (SNRG) at: https://www.financialnewsmedia.com/news-snrg/
Other recent developments in the markets include:
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE SMG) recently announced that it has acquired Rhizoflora’s leading nutrients business including its Terpinator and Purpinator brands, further bolstering The Hawthorne Gardening Company product portfolio.
Separately, the Company announced that its subsidiary, The Hawthorne Collective, has purchased a warrant to buy equity in Dewey Scientific for $3.2 million, which will help advance Dewey’s industry-leading cannabis genomics and cultivation. The investment from the Hawthorne Collective will be used only for purposes permitted by applicable laws of the United States.
Nutrien (NYSE: NTR) (TSX: NTR) and EXMAR (EXM) recently announced that they have signed a Collaboration Agreement to jointly develop and build a low-carbon, ammonia-fueled vessel. Partners for over three decades in transporting ammonia globally, Nutrien is one of the world’s largest producers of low-carbon ammonia and EXMAR is a leading player and innovator in the transportation of liquefied gas products.
Nutrien and EXMAR support the decarbonization of shipping and the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Green House Gas (GHG) Strategy to reduce emissions. Their new collaboration aims to significantly reduce Nutrien’s maritime transportation emissions and enable the commercial development of an ammonia-fueled vessel. Together, they will chart a clear path for wide adoption of low-carbon ammonia as a clean fuel for the maritime industry.
The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) recently announced that North American phosphate operations are expected to be negatively impacted by damage caused by Hurricane Ida.
Wind damage to the Faustina and Uncle Sam facilities from the storm is expected to result in reduced production as repairs are completed. The following expectations also include estimates of production loss from an August equipment failure at the company’s New Wales facility in Florida. In the third quarter, relative to historical averages, production is expected to be down by approximately 300,000 tonnes. Fourth quarter operating rates are expected to improve sequentially, but production may still be down from historical averages. Mosaic plans to provide an update, including estimated financial impacts of the hurricane, when it reports third quarter results.
The hurricane also caused navigational issues on the Mississippi River, which could cause congestion during the busy fall application season and create logistical risks for Mosaic’s production.
As Mosaic completes repairs to operations, the company is also supporting its employees and communities through a $100,000 disaster relief grant to the Capital Area United Way and by providing affected employees with access to funds through the company’s employee-to-employee assistance plan.
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF), a leading global manufacturer of hydrogen and nitrogen products, recently announced that its Billingham Complex in the United Kingdom will continue to operate through at least January 2022 after its UK subsidiary reached carbon dioxide (CO2) pricing and offtake agreements with its industrial gas customers in the country.
The agreements between the UK subsidiary and its industrial gas customers run through the end of January 2022. During this period, it is expected that the UK government and industrial gas customers will develop robust alternative sources of CO2 as part of a long-term solution for meeting demand in the country. The Billingham Complex is capable of producing 750 tonnes of CO2 per day for commercial use as a byproduct of the ammonia production process.
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Politics and Prejudices: Primary sources
In a very real way, Bernie Sanders is the only conservative in this race.
"There is something profoundly wrong when the top one-tenth of 1 percent owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent." — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders
Remarkably, Donald Trump agrees with Bernie on this one, as do most of the other Republican presidential pretenders.
Except they think it is wrong because the one-tenth of 1 percent doesn't own more. America is in big-time trouble, comrades, as much so as during the Great Depression or the Civil War, maybe even more. Back during those crises, everybody in the nation knew we were in really, really deep shit.
Today, we are being destroyed, and the average Joe is mad as hell and doesn't have a clue why.
That's why Donald Trump and his lesser imitators are doing so well. Trump acts out every blue-collar cashier or factory rat's biggest fantasy: Tell your bosses to go to hell and fuck themselves on the way down.
That's what Trump's doing, with his baseball cap and newfound slob chic. You might think the average worker would recognize him for the phony he is, and want to whack him with a tire iron, but no. They think he knows something, since he has billions. He does indeed know something: He knows he wants even more money and power. So he tells us that our declining standard of living is not due to his own greed and that of his friends, but because of some filthy immigrants.
And too many of us go wild with applause.
Our window of opportunity to save this state and nation is being rolled up rapidly, and unless we do something soon, it may be slammed shut forever. We are becoming a plutocracy in which the rich buy elections, conceal their identities and the source of the money, and the courts find all that perfectly legal.
President Barack Obama wanted to do something to halt this, or at least talked as if he did. He did rally millions to his message of hope, and got legislation passed to give more Americans health care coverage than ever before, a huge achievement.
Yet he tried to play by the establishment's rules, only to discover that the game was rigged. Bernie Sanders thinks Obama made a mistake in not keeping the millions who rallied behind him united as an effective force for change.
That's likely right, though I suspect that Obama also really wanted to be accepted and belong to the ruling class, once he had battered his way onto center stage.
He wanted them to respect his achievement, and find a compromise to preserve most of their power and wealth and save the rest of us at the same time.
That might have been possible once, but not now. For one thing, too many hate Obama just because he is black.
For another, the reasonable moderates who used to run the GOP have died off or been driven out of Washington.
Today, irrationality rules the Republican Party, and the party rules Washington, all except the presidency, that is.
Meanwhile, while we listen to the candidates bray, the nation continues sliding down a drain from which there may be no escape. Contrary to what some think, this country really was the last best hope of mankind for many years.
Yes, we started with slavery and have been horribly racist and sexist and it never has been a level playing field. Yet it was possible for a smart poor kid, with enough pluck and determination, to make it and realize the American dream.
Plus, things really did get gradually better. Slavery was outlawed and women began to claim their rights. Even today, we are still seeing progress on some social issues.
Gays can marry and adopt and raise children. But the living standard of everyone not in the highest income strata is being slowly strangled to death. Consider this: I started as a freshman at Michigan State University in the fall of 1969.
Tuition then was a mere $15 a credit hour! Now, when you adjust that for inflation, it is more like $97 in today's money. Know what tuition is at MSU now? For freshmen and sophomores, $452.90; for upperclassmen, $503.50.
That works out to more than $102,000 for a four-year bachelor's degree, which usually isn't enough to enter any well-paying profession; you need graduate school after that.
Who can afford that? Nobody except the rich. The rest drop out or come out owing vast amounts in student loans.
Money they realistically will never be able to pay back. Hell, they aren't even allowed to renegotiate the interest rate.
We are committing suicide as a democracy, and ceasing to be a nation that cares about its own people.
Alone among the candidates, Bernie Sanders seems to get that. Now, a prudent disclaimer: However inspiring he may be, he is still a politician — and H.L. Mencken famously said the only way a journalist should look at a politician was down his nose. More than one reporter has fallen in love with a politician and then ended up feeling burned and horribly betrayed. Were he to make it to the White House, he'd be far older — 75 — than any new president has ever been. Given the stress level, that's something that normally ought to worry a responsible voter.
But here's the bottom line. This country has gotten badly off the track, and gets further away from fairness every day. Bernie Sanders is the only one talking honestly about real issues with real programs designed to restore America.
In fact, in a very real way, he is the only conservative in this race; he wants to bring back a nation where the average person can make a living wage and hope to send her kids to school. Sanders, by the way, wants college tuition to be free.
Given our educational and infrastructure needs, that would be the best investment our society could make, one that would cost us far less than the trillions spent on the stupid little wars that have done our nation far more harm than good.
Nearly half a century ago, a candidate who was as young as Bernie is old challenged this nation to do better. He had the guts to tell the rich they would need to pay more; told us all that the United States could afford to walk away from a losing war, but couldn't afford to turn our backs on our poor children.
His name was Robert Francis Kennedy, and he might well have been president and we have taken a very different path, had he not caught a bullet in the head on June 5, 1968.
Now we have an old guy who calls himself a "socialist," by which he means he'd force capitalism to have a human face, and do awful things like provide sick leave and vacation pay.
By the way, Bernie's biggest mistake is probably not abandoning the "socialist" label; as the late great Tony Judt said, thanks to the Soviet horrors, that word is sadly too tainted in the public mind to be easily redeemed.
But do yourself a favor. Go to Bernie Sanders' website and read where he stands on the issues — all of them.
Then go see The Big Short, possibly the most socially important movie made in the last 10 years.
After that, if you still think Hillary Clinton is the answer, cheers. This system may outlast me. I got to experience the last best years of America. But if present trends continue, your kids won't have a chance. Think about that.
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Senate unanimously passes 'right-to-try' trial drugs legislation
LEGISLATURE 2015
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved a proposal to give terminally ill patients access to experimental drugs that are not on the market, a change the bill’s sponsor says would help restore hope to those who are dying.
The bill would give patients access to treatments years before they receive federal approval, a process that includes three phases and can take about 10 to 15 years to complete.
“We truly have a bill that will affect the lives of Hoosiers and at the very minimum will give hope to the hopeless,” said state Sen. Ed Charbonneau, a Valparaiso Republican who sponsored the bill.
Although the House unanimously approved a nearly identical proposal last month, members of that chamber must pass it again to send it on to Gov. Mike Pence. That’s because a Senate committee adopted an amendment that clarifies nurses would be among the medical professionals who would be protected from liability under the measure.
Indiana is one of about two dozen states considering the legislation, more commonly known as “right-to-try” laws, this session. Eight others have either adopted or approved similar laws, including Colorado, Louisiana, Michigan and Missouri.
If it passes, patients would be able to try drugs that have cleared at least Phase 1 of the Food and Drug Administration’s approval process, which determines a treatment’s safety level. Drugs also must remain in the federal process after completing the first phase to be available.
Supporters say this would shorten the time patients have to wait for potentially lifesaving drugs. They must be terminally ill with no other comparable treatment option to be eligible, and drugs should be considered a last-ditch effort to improve their condition or disease.
There has been little opposition, but some lawmakers expressed concerns in committee hearings about overstepping the approval process.


BURNA
Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, known professionally as Burna Boy, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, rapper and dancer. He rose to prominence in 2012 after releasing "Like to Party", the lead single from his debut studio album L.I.F.E (2013). In 2017, Burna Boy signed with Bad Habit/Atlantic Records in the United States and Warner Music Group internationally. His third studio album Outside marked his major-label debut.[3] In 2019, he won Best International Act at the 2019 BET Awards, and was announced as an Apple Music Up Next artist. His fourth studio album African Giant was released in July 2019; it won Album of the Year at the 2019 All Africa Music Awards and was nominated for Best World Music Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. He was awarded the African Artiste of the year at the 2020 VGMA's.
Burna Boy became a Fair Play Ambassador in 2020, due to his passionate social engagement throughout his career bringing attention to social issues in his home country Nigeria, promoting African solidarity and upliftment as well as his campaigning to #EndSARS and increase police accountabiltyin Nigeria.


$10 Million To Be Whipped Into Ice Cream Brand Four Winters Following Acquisition
New Global Chairman Omar Alkhawaja (L) and co-founder and CEO ZeidZabian (R) lay out ambitious growth plans for the business, including openings in the US and North Africa, with further UK and Jordan expansion
Since its inception in late 2013, Four Winters and its innovative ice cream offering has grown from strength to strength. Harnessing the power of liquid nitrogen and other technologies such as steam frothing, Four Winters is able to create super-smooth ice cream and frozen desserts that capture the exact taste of the fresh ingredients for a superior serve. Four Winters has proven to be a hit with UK foodies, with three London parlours open to date and a site in Kent to be unveiled in January 2018.
London based Investor Omar Alkhawaja has now acquired majority in Four Winters Global in a management take-over conducted by current co-founder and CEO, ZeidZabian. Alkhawaja purchased the shares from Retail Saudi Conglomerate Fawaz Al Hokair for an undisclosed amount resulting in Alkhawaja being appointed as Global Chairman. Co-Founder of Four Winters, ZeidZabian, will remain as CEO of the business overseeing the ambitious growth plans for existing and new territories. The new board of directors are committed to investing $10 million into the business over the next 3 years, with the aim of opening 50 new parlours. The acquisition will see a new company structure developed, and a key focus will be on enhancing the brand internationally, continuous product innovation, and identifying qualifying candidates for franchise partnerships.
The board have already identified new sites in LA, New York and North Africa in addition to the further sites under construction in Jordan and the UK. The Four Winters head office will now move from Jordan to London with immediate effect.
Speaking about the acquisition, ZeidZabian said:
“I am extremely excited about the acquisition and having worked with Omar for the past few years, I know that with his leadership we are now fully equipped as a team to move forward with the shared vision we have for Four Winters. In an environment where we are growing at a rapid pace, increasing flexibility and speed to market is critical for us. Our goal is to make sure we have the right organisational structure in place to strengthen our performance, which includes our 50 company-owned parlour target, and the development of a franchising platform. Whilst our growth plans are ambitious, we believe in our product and have a stellar global team to ensure expansion targets are met. We are looking forward to continued brand growth and success in 2018 and beyond.”
Omar Alkhawaja, added:
“This acquisition shows just how much I believe in Four Winters and everything the brand represents. I would like to thank Zeid for his committed leadership of the Four Winters global management team and I am looking forward to executing our growth plans. Expanding in North America, Europe, North Africa and the Middle East as well as other potential territories is very exciting, but we do have our work cut out for us. That is why working with strong and committed partners as well as investing a substantial amount of our capital in our supply chain is very important. I am sure with the team we have and the vision in place, we are well poised to expand to all corners of the globe!”
Week Commencing 18th could be the busiest expense week ever for UK businesses
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California needs to invest in its school facilities
Why I’ll be on strike from Kaiser on MLK Day
Opinion // Open Forum
Tom Torlakson and Jack O’Connell
Jan. 6, 2016 Updated: Jan. 6, 2016 3:40 p.m.
Students on the playground at George Peabody Elementary School in San Francisco in April 2015.Michael Short/Special To The Chronicle
Research shows that children perform better in safe, modern learning environments. However, a recent study published by UC Berkeley’s Center for Cities and Schools rang the alarm that school districts are struggling to keep up with basic facility maintenance. The report states that the majority of districts are underspending on maintenance, which could lead to decaying school buildings. The report also found an alarming trend that many districts are disproportionately spending operating budget resources on building maintenance — taking dollars away from academic programming.
As the current and former California state superintendents of public instruction, we remain concerned with the persistent achievement gap — the disparity in academic performance between groups of students caused in part by availability of resources — that can create reverberating consequences for a child’s life. It is our responsibility to advocate for policies that help ensure every child has access to a high-quality learning environment. That is why we are both supporting the Kindergarten Through Community College Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2016.
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This initiative will invest $9 billion in school facilities by replenishing the fund that provides matching state grants to districts that have already raised local dollars. The money will go directly where it is needed: helping districts complete capital renewal projects, upgrading decaying classrooms, and providing technological upgrades, including better Internet access and well-equipped career education centers. The measure will also finance new buildings and schools to keep up with growth where needed.
While some districts can access today’s technology and offer well-maintained learning environments, too many children go to school in run-down, outdated schools. Two-thirds of our K-12 schools are more than 25 years old, and many are in need of critical upgrades to meet current health, safety and education standards, such as seismic retrofits and modernized classroom technology. But the latest data from the Center for Cities and Schools shows that districts cannot afford to go it alone and need the state to continue its role as a reliable investment partner.
This is especially true for those districts serving lower-income communities. We both have seen firsthand how the investment partnership between districts, the state and the business community has helped level the playing field for smaller and lower-wealth districts through its Financial Hardship program where eligible school districts can apply for grants that cover up to 100 percent of construction projects.
However, it’s been nearly a decade since California last replenished the account, and the funds for school improvements are depleted. As a result, there is a growing $2 billion backlog of K-12 school district applications that have been submitted for state funding with another $500 million in approved community college projects, with billions more in identified need. If the state reneges on its obligation as an investment partner, we face the prospect of returning to the days where wide differences in school district wealth resulted in uneven and unequal educational experiences.
The good news is that if voters pass the state school bond in November, we can replenish the state fund so that all eligible districts again can partner with the state and invest in creating optimal teaching and learning environments. The state’s continued participation in school facility investment is vital if we are to meet our goals of graduating all our students to be career- and college-ready and adequately preparing them to compete in a highly competitive global economy.
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Largest-Ever Genetic Study of Autism Yields New Insights
Posted on February 4th, 2020 by Dr. Francis Collins
Anyone who’s spent time with people affected by autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can tell you that it’s a very complex puzzle. The wide variability seen among individuals with this group of developmental brain disorders, which can disrupt communication, behavior control, and social skills, has also posed a huge challenge for researchers trying to identify underlying genetic and environmental factors. So, it’s no surprise that there’s been considerable interest in the recent findings of the largest-ever genetic study of ASD.
In a landmark study that analyzed the DNA of more than 35,000 people from around the world, the NIH-funded international Autism Sequencing Consortium (ASC) identified variants in 102 genes associated with increased risk of developing ASD, up from 65 identified previously. Of the 102 genes, 60 had not been previously linked to ASD and 53 appeared to be primarily connected to ASD as opposed to other types of intellectual disability or developmental delay. It is expected that this newfound genetic knowledge will serve to improve understanding of the complex biological mechanisms involved in ASD, ultimately paving the way for new approaches to diagnosis and treatment.
The study reported in the journal Cell was led by Joseph Buxbaum, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York; Stephan Sanders, University of California, San Francisco; Kathryn Roeder, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA; and Mark Daly, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA. These researchers and their teams faced what might seem like a rather daunting task.
While common genetic variants collectively are known to contribute substantially to ASD, rare variants have been recognized individually as more major contributors to a person’s risk of developing ASD. The challenge was how to find such rare variants—whether inherited or newly arising.
To do so, the researchers needed to analyze a enormous amount of DNA data. Fortunately, they and their ASC colleagues already had assembled a vast trove of data. Over the last decade, the ASC had collected DNA samples with full consent from thousands of people with and without ASD, including unaffected siblings and parents. All were aggregated with other studies, and, at the time of this investigation, they had gathered 35,584 unique samples. Those included more than 21,000 family-based samples and almost 12,000 samples from people diagnosed with ASD.
In search of rare genetic alterations, they sequenced whole exomes, the approximately 1.5 percent of the genome that codes for proteins. Their search produced a list of 102 ASD-associated genes, including 30 that had never been implicated in any developmental brain disorder previously.
But that was just the beginning. Next, the ASC team dug deeper into this list. The researchers knew from previous work that up to half of people with ASD also have an intellectual disability or developmental delay. Many of the associated genes overlap, meaning they play roles in both outcomes. So, in one set of analyses, the team compared the list to the results of another genetic study of people diagnosed with developmental delays, including problems with learning or gross motor skills such as delayed walking.
The detailed comparison allowed them to discern genes that are more associated with features of ASD, as opposed to those that are more specific to these developmental delays. It turns out that 49 of the 102 autism-associated genes were altered more often in people with developmental delay than in those diagnosed with ASD. The other 53 were altered more often in ASD, suggesting that they may be more closely linked to this condition’s unique features.
Further study also showed that people who carried alterations in genes found predominantly in ASD also had better intellectual function. They also were more likely to have learned to walk without a developmental delay.
The 102 new genes fell primarily into one of two categories. Many play a role in the brain’s neural connections. The rest are involved primarily in switching other genes on and off in brain development. Interestingly, they are expressed both in excitatory neurons, which are active in sending signals in the brain, and in inhibitory neurons that squelch such activity. Many of these genes are also commonly expressed in the brain’s cerebral cortex, the outermost part of the brain that is responsible for many complex behaviors.
Overall, these findings underscore that ASD truly does exist on a spectrum. Indeed, there are many molecular paths to this disorder. The ASC researchers continue to collect samples, so we can expect this list of 102 genes will continue to expand in the future.
With these gene discoveries in hand, the researchers will now also turn their attention to unravelling additional details about how these genes function in the brain. The hope is that this growing list of genes will converge on a smaller number of important molecular pathways, pointing the way to new and more precise ways of treating ASD in all its complexity.
[1] Large-scale exome sequencing study implicates both developmental and functional changes in the neurobiology of autism. Satterstrom FK, Kosmicki JA, Wang J, Breen MS, De Rubeis S, An JY, Peng M, Collins R, Grove J, Klei L, Stevens C, Reichert J, Mulhern MS, Artomov M, Gerges S, Sheppard B, Xu X, Bhaduri A, Norman U, Brand H, Schwartz G, Nguyen R, Guerrero EE, Dias C; Autism Sequencing Consortium; iPSYCH-Broad Consortium, Betancur C, Cook EH, Gallagher L, Gill M, Sutcliffe JS, Thurm A, Zwick ME, Børglum AD, State MW, Cicek AE, Talkowski ME, Cutler DJ, Devlin B, Sanders SJ, Roeder K, Daly MJ, Buxbaum JD.Cell. 2020 Jan 23. {Epub ahead of print]
Autism Spectrum Disorder (NIH/National Institute of Mental Health)
Joseph Buxbaum (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York)
Sanders Lab (University of California, San Francisco)
Kathryn Roeder (Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA)
Mark Daly (Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA)
Autism Sequencing Consortium (Emory University, Atlanta)
NIH Support: National Institute Mental Health; National Human Genome Research Institute
Tags: ASD, autism, Autism Sequencing Consortium, Autism Spectrum Disorder, behavior, brain, cerebral cortex, childhood disorder, development, developmental delay, developmental neurobiology, DNA, exome sequencing, genes, genetic variants, genomics, neuro-developmental delay, neurons, neuroscience, social skills
Gene-Editing Advance Puts More Gene-Based Cures Within Reach
Posted on November 5th, 2019 by Dr. Francis Collins
Caption: The prime editing system (left) contains three parts: two enzymes, Cas9 and reverse transcriptase, and an engineered guide RNA, pegRNA. Unlike regular CRISPR gene editing, prime editing nicks just one strand of the DNA molecule (right) and then uses RNA and reverse transcriptase to direct highly targeted changes to a cell’s DNA. Credit: Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA.
There’s been tremendous excitement recently about the potential of CRISPR and related gene-editing technologies for treating or even curing sickle cell disease (SCD), muscular dystrophy, HIV, and a wide range of other devastating conditions. Now comes word of another remarkable advance—called “prime editing”—that may bring us even closer to reaching that goal.
As groundbreaking as CRISPR/Cas9 has been for editing specific genes, the system has its limitations. The initial version is best suited for making a double-stranded break in DNA, followed by error-prone repair. The outcome is generally to knock out the target. That’s great if eliminating the target is the desired goal. But what if the goal is to fix a mutation by editing it back to the normal sequence?
The new prime editing system, which was described recently by NIH-funded researchers in the journal Nature, is revolutionary because it offers much greater control for making a wide range of precisely targeted edits to the DNA code, which consists of the four “letters” (actually chemical bases) A, C, G, and T [1].
Already, in tests involving human cells grown in the lab, the researchers have used prime editing to correct genetic mutations that cause two inherited diseases: SCD, a painful, life-threatening blood disorder, and Tay-Sachs disease, a fatal neurological disorder. What’s more, they say the versatility of their new gene-editing system means it can, in principle, correct about 89 percent of the more than 75,000 known genetic variants associated with human diseases.
In standard CRISPR, a scissor-like enzyme called Cas9 is used to cut all the way through both strands of the DNA molecule’s double helix. That usually results in the cell’s DNA repair apparatus inserting or deleting DNA letters at the site. As a result, CRISPR is extremely useful for disrupting genes and inserting or removing large DNA segments. However, it is difficult to use this system to make more subtle corrections to DNA, such as swapping a letter T for an A.
To expand the gene-editing toolbox, a research team led by David R. Liu, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, previously developed a class of editing agents called base editors [2,3]. Instead of cutting DNA, base editors directly convert one DNA letter to another. However, base editing has limitations, too. It works well for correcting four of the most common single letter mutations in DNA. But at least so far, base editors haven’t been able to make eight other single letter changes, or fix extra or missing DNA letters.
In contrast, the new prime editing system can precisely and efficiently swap any single letter of DNA for any other, and can make both deletions and insertions, at least up to a certain size. The system consists of a modified version of the Cas9 enzyme fused with another enzyme, called reverse transcriptase, and a specially engineered guide RNA, called pegRNA. The latter contains the desired gene edit and steers the needed editing apparatus to a specific site in a cell’s DNA.
Once at the site, the Cas9 nicks one strand of the double helix. Then, reverse transcriptase uses one DNA strand to “prime,” or initiate, the letter-by-letter transfer of new genetic information encoded in the pegRNA into the nicked spot, much like the search-and-replace function of word processing software. The process is then wrapped up when the prime editing system prompts the cell to remake the other DNA strand to match the new genetic information.
So far, in tests involving human cells grown in a lab dish, Liu and his colleagues have used prime editing to correct the most common mutation that causes SCD, converting a T to an A. They were also able to remove four DNA letters to correct the most common mutation underlying Tay-Sachs disease, a devastating condition that typically produces symptoms in children within the first year and leads to death by age four. The researchers also used their new system to insert new DNA segments up to 44 letters long and to remove segments at least 80 letters long.
Prime editing does have certain limitations. For example, 11 percent of known disease-causing variants result from changes in the number of gene copies, and it’s unclear if prime editing can insert or remove DNA that’s the size of full-length genes—which may contain up to 2.4 million letters.
It’s also worth noting that now-standard CRISPR editing and base editors have been tested far more thoroughly than prime editing in many different kinds of cells and animal models. These earlier editing technologies also may be more efficient for some purposes, so they will likely continue to play unique and useful roles in biomedicine.
As for prime editing, additional research is needed before we can consider launching human clinical trials. Among the areas that must be explored are this technology’s safety and efficacy in a wide range of cell types, and its potential for precisely and safely editing genes in targeted tissues within living animals and people.
Meanwhile, building on all these bold advances, efforts are already underway to accelerate the development of affordable, accessible gene-based cures for SCD and HIV on a global scale. Just last month, NIH and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a collaboration that will invest at least $200 million over the next four years toward this goal. Last week, I had the chance to present this plan and discuss it with global health experts at the Grand Challenges meeting Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The project is an unprecedented partnership designed to meet an unprecedented opportunity to address health conditions that once seemed out of reach but—as this new work helps to show—may now be within our grasp.
[1] Search-and-replace genome editing without double-strand breaks or donor DNA. Anzalone AV, Randolph PB, Davis JR, Sousa AA, Koblan LW, Levy JM, Chen PJ, Wilson C, Newby GA, Raguram A, Liu DR. Nature. Online 2019 October 21. [Epub ahead of print]
[2] Programmable editing of a target base in genomic DNA without double-stranded DNA cleavage. Komor AC, Kim YB, Packer MS, Zuris JA, Liu DR. Nature. 2016 May 19;533(7603):420-424.
[3] Programmable base editing of A•T to G•C in genomic DNA without DNA cleavage. Gaudelli NM, Komor AC, Rees HA, Packer MS, Badran AH, Bryson DI, Liu DR. Nature. 2017 Nov 23;551(7681):464-471.
Tay-Sachs Disease (Genetics Home Reference/National Library of Medicine/NIH)
Sickle Cell Disease (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/NIH)
Cure Sickle Cell Initiative (NHLBI)
What are Genome Editing and CRISPR-Cas9? (National Library of Medicine/NIH)
Somatic Cell Genome Editing Program (Common Fund/NIH)
David R. Liu (Harvard, Cambridge, MA)
NIH Support: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; National Human Genome Research Institute; National Institute for General Medical Sciences; National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering; National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Tags: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, chemical bases, CRISPR, CRISPR/Cas9, gene editing, genetic variants, Grand Challenges, HIV, muscular dystrophy, mutations, nucleotides, pegRNA, prime editing, rare disease, reverse transcriptase, sickle cell disease, Tay-Sachs disease
A New Piece of the Alzheimer’s Puzzle
Credit: National Institute on Aging, NIH
For the past few decades, researchers have been busy uncovering genetic variants associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) [1]. But there’s still a lot to learn about the many biological mechanisms that underlie this devastating neurological condition that affects as many as 5 million Americans [2].
As an example, an NIH-funded research team recently found that AD susceptibility may hinge not only upon which gene variants are present in a person’s DNA, but also how RNA messages encoded by the affected genes are altered to produce proteins [3]. After studying brain tissue from more than 450 deceased older people, the researchers found that samples from those with AD contained many more unusual RNA messages than those without AD.
Tags: AD, aging, aging brain, alternative splicing, Alzheimer's, Alzheimer’s disease, brain, dementia, genetic variants, introns, memory, Memory and Aging Project, messenger RNA, Mount Sinai NIH Brain and Tissue Repository, prefrontal cortex, Religious Orders Study, RNA, RNA map, RNA splicing, spinal muscular atrophy, transcriptome
Big Data Study Reveals Possible Subtypes of Type 2 Diabetes
Posted on November 10th, 2015 by Dr. Francis Collins
Caption: Computational model showing study participants with type 2 diabetes grouped into three subtypes, based on similarities in data contained in their electronic health records. Such information included age, gender (red/orange/yellow indicates females; blue/green, males), health history, and a range of routine laboratory and medical tests.
Credit: Dudley Lab, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York
In recent years, there’s been a lot of talk about how “Big Data” stands to revolutionize biomedical research. Indeed, we’ve already gained many new insights into health and disease thanks to the power of new technologies to generate astonishing amounts of molecular data—DNA sequences, epigenetic marks, and metabolic signatures, to name a few. But what’s often overlooked is the value of combining all that with a more mundane type of Big Data: the vast trove of clinical information contained in electronic health records (EHRs).
In a recent study in Science Translational Medicine [1], NIH-funded researchers demonstrated the tremendous potential of using EHRs, combined with genome-wide analysis, to learn more about a common, chronic disease—type 2 diabetes. Sifting through the EHR and genomic data of more than 11,000 volunteers, the researchers uncovered what appear to be three distinct subtypes of type 2 diabetes. Not only does this work have implications for efforts to reduce this leading cause of death and disability, it provides a sneak peek at the kind of discoveries that will be made possible by the new Precision Medicine Initiative’s national research cohort, which will enroll 1 million or more volunteers who agree to share their EHRs and genomic information.
Tags: big data, chronic disease, clinical data, cohort, diabetes, diabetes subtypes, diabetic complications, diabetic heart disease, diabetic nephropathy, diabetic neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy, electronic health records, genetic variants, genome-wide analysis, genomics, obesity, precision medicine, Precision Medicine Initiative, translational medicine, type 2 diabetes
Precision Medicine: Who Benefits from Aspirin to Prevent Colorectal Cancer?
In recent years, scientific evidence has begun to accumulate that indicates taking aspirin or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) on a daily basis may lower the risk of developing colorectal cancer. Now, a new study provides more precise information on who might benefit from this particular prevention strategy, as well as who might not.
Published in the journal JAMA, the latest work shows that, for the majority of people studied, regular use of aspirin or NSAIDs was associated with about a one-third lower risk of developing colorectal cancer. But the international research team, partly funded by NIH, also found that not all regular users of aspirin/NSAIDs reaped such benefits—about 9 percent experienced no reduction in colorectal cancer risk and 4 percent actually appeared to have an increased risk [1]. Was this just coincidence, or might there be a biological explanation?
Tags: aspirin, cancer, colon cancer, colorectal cancer, DNA, genetic variants, inflammation, NSAID, precision medicine, Precision Medicine Initiative, prevention, prostaglandins, rectal cancer


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(1937-2021) Military leader, memorist. Colin Powell was born in Harlem, Manhattan, New York, and died in Bethesda, Maryland.
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Mr. Powell graduated from City College of New York in 1958.
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In 1968 the NYC merged with its former rival, the Pennsylvania Railroad, to form Penn Central (the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad joined in 1969). That company went bankrupt in 1970 and was taken over by the federal government and merged into Conrail in 1976. Conrail was broken up in 1998, and portions of its system was transferred to the newly formed New York Central Lines LLC, a subsidiary leased to and eventually absorbed by CSX and Norfolk Southern. Those companies' lines included the original New York Central main line, but outside that area it included lines that were never part of the New York Central system. CSX was able to take one of the most important main lines in the nation, which runs from New York City and Boston to Cleveland, Ohio, as part of the Water Level Route, while Norfolk Southern gained the Cleveland, Ohio to Chicago, Illinois portion of the line called the Chicago line.
At the end of 1925, the New York Central System operated 11,584 miles (18,643 km) of road and 26,395 miles (42,479 km) of track; at the end of 1967 the mileages were 9,696 miles (15,604 km) and 18,454 miles (29,699 km)