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Home to six hundred horses, unspoiled beaches and the famous but by all accounts fictitious peaches that Kramer rapturously described and coveted on Seinfeld, Mackinac Island is an eight-mile long island with only five hundred permanent residents, located in the center of the Great Lakes waterway. It's officially part of the state of Michigan, but the islanders use the French spelling of a Native American word; either way, it's pronounced mack-i-naw, like the nearby city in Michigan.

With multimillion-dollar homes, the island has historically served as the summer playground of well-heeled Midwesterners seeking to escape from the cities and suburbs. The island is a well-preserved Victorian enclave most easily accessible by ferry from Mackinaw City or St. Ignace -- cars are not permitted; you can get around only by foot, bike or horse and buggy. Some also arrive by private plane -- it's served by the Pellston, MI airport -- or by private boat. Established in 1817, the first people who populated the island did so because it was a sacred space in the Anishinaabe-Ojibwe tradition where the great chiefs were buried and celebrations to honor the Great Spirit Gitchie Manitou took place. The island has also served as an inspiration for writers. Constance Fenimore Woolson, novelist and friend of Henry James, wrote her best-known book Anne based on the story of a young girl's adventures on the island. Edward Everett Hale wrote Man Without a Country on the porch of The Mission House.

A good place to start is the Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau online guide, (tel. 800/454-5227; which lists events, entertainment, maps, attractions and the like. One of the most popular summer activities, the 56th Annual Mackinac Island International Lilac Festival, signals the start of summer on this island and takes place from June 10-19. Attendant activities include a 10K walk/run, a lilac queen and court, live music, line dances, a sunset blues cruise, daily bike and walking tours and educational sessions about, of course, lilacs. Other events include the Grand Hotel Wine Appreciation weekend June 17-19. This family-friendly hotel is expansive, features over 2,000 geraniums on the front porch and Big Band music during dinner (which is included in your stay; so is breakfast), among other niceties. During this weekend there will be a cocktail reception, wine and cordial dinner, and opportunities to learn more about specific types and vintages in a casual, laid-back setting sans snobbery.

As with any location that is a National Historic Landmark, you can expect a big deal on the Fourth of July. Mackinac Island is Michigan's first state park and the second national park. The Independence Day celebration, called "A Star Spangled Fourth" are revolutionary styled, with re-enactments, cannon fire, patriotic music, Victorian children's games and an American Picnic at Fort Mackinac, catered by Grand Hotel (tel. 906/847-3328; The Race to Mackinac (tel. 312/861-7777;, July 16 -- 20, is the Chicago Yacht Club's well-known 333-mile race from Chicago to Mackinac Island; it's the world's longest freshwater race.

Packages for two popular places to stay, the Murray Hotel and Inn on Mackinac, can be found online (tel. 800/4-Mackinkac; There are ongoing offers such as the "Family Adventure" package (good through October 15) as well as packages throughout the summer in conjunction with specific holidays or events. The "Memorial Day" package, offered May 26 through June 1, includes lodging, deluxe continental breakfast and a VIP card for discounts at area cafes, a fudge shop (it's a big deal here) and other shopping. If you buy two nights, you get one night for 50 percent off. The "Lilac Package," good from June 12-30, includes lodging, two round-trip ferry tickets, free overnight mainland parking, deluxe continental breakfast and VIP card and starts at $102 per night for a two-person stay. The simply named site rounds up offers from nearly a dozen spots, including deals at the Lilac Tree Hotel (tel. 866/847-6575;, with a spa package for two starting for two nights starting at $716. The Inn at Stonecliffe (tel. 906/847-3355; offers special deals during the week from $69 for select days in May and June that also include complimentary bicycle rentals and a hot breakfast and dinner buffet. The aforementioned Grand Hotel (tel. 800/334-7263;, the world's largest summer hotel since 1887, is also offering Internet-only specials, such as the "Buy Two Nights, Get the Third Free" for select nights in mid-August. Non lake-view accommodations are from $499 per night per couple; those with view are $699 per night per couple. The website also lists group tour rates, romantic getaways and other special packages involving golf, Memorial Day, Lilac Festival, Wine Appreciation weekend, and so on.

A slew of hotel, dining, camping and entertainment deals are offered by the Mackinaw Area Official Visitors Bureau (tel. 800/750-0160; The site lists over fifty hotels and resorts and tons of useful links. Current packages offered include the Mackinac Island package, which gives you two nights lodging at your choice of hotel in Mackinac City, a round-trip ferry ticket to the Island, a carriage tour while you're there, and admission to Fort Mackinac.

The prices vary according to availability and date, but select dates in May and June, for example, start at $97 per adult for an economy room to $130 per adult for an economy room for weekends in June through late August. The schedule is a little tricky. Other offerings include the Mackinac Island combination package, with three nights stay at hotel of your choice in Mackinaw City, a round-trip ferry ticket to the Island and a carriage tour, trolley tour, and admission to four separate historic sites. Rates are not cheap by any means though; they start at $153 per person per night for select weekends in May and June, for example, and the most expensive weekends are in the height of the summer; Friday and Saturday night rates from June 24 through August 27 are $204 per adult per night. And these are economy rates. The rates drop a whopping $70 if you opt for an early season trip or late season trip from Sundays through Thursdays, September 5 through October 9.

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Wondering what's happening in each classroom this week at Fusion? Take a look!

(As you are reading through this please keep in mind that ALL subjects are taught/experienced at a level that is appropriate for our young learners... The subject matter at Fusion keeps them engaged and excited to learn more, which is why preschool at Fusion is so effective.)

...in the BLUE room...

aesopThis month we will take students on a journey through time, allowing them to experience and learn about some of the most famous and talented authors the world has seen. We will start our journey around 500 BC during the time of Aesop.

Little is known about the man we call Aesop. It is believed that he lived and created his stories around 500 BC. No one knows exactly from where he came, just that he became famous during his lifetime for the stories he told. These fables, as they came to be known, always had some sort of meaning or lesson to be learned. Aesop’s Fables were orally passed on through the years and were finally written down around 300 BC. It was not until 1484 when his fables were finally published in the English language (Cech, 2009).

...in the GREEN room...

This month we will be transforming the Green Room into a laboratory where students are not only given the Thomas_Edisonopportunity to learn about several famous inventors of our time, but also dabble in the art of inventing!

This month #FusionKids will take a journey through history “meeting” several of the most important individuals in history. Without the inventions of these amazing men, our world and the society we live in would be a very different place.

To start the month, we will be introducing students to one of the most famous men in history, Thomas Alva Edison. Thomas Edison, while best known for his perfection of the light bulb technology, made several inventions that contributed greatly to society. Born on February 11, 1847, Thomas Alva Edison was curious about the world around him from a very early age. He experimented constantly, his first true invention being the phonograph in 1878. Inventing a light bulb, the “invention” he is most famous for, for commercial use was not far behind in 1879. Thomas Edison went on to invent and create a great many thing before his death in 1931 (i.e. cinema projection, kinetophone, cement plant, etc.).

...in the RED room...

ella fitzgeraldThis month we will be “on-tour” with musicians who created some of the greatest music during some of the most important eras in history. We will start our tour in the 1930’s and 1940’s during the era of swing.

Swing music started its rise in popularity after the Great Depression. During the 1930’s swing could be heard on records and the radio and had reached every city in America due to the amount of traveling around the U.S. the bands did. The swing era is considered by many to have been a cultural revolution where clothing, dancing and even speech changed to fit into the mold of the day. Jitterbug dancing also became hugely popular during the swing era. Popular artists included Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald.

AND this is ONLY the first week! What a great month of learning fun we have in store for #FusionKids! As always, should you have any questions or concerns about the curriculum, learning goals, or your specific school site, please let us know! We are here to help you have the very best preschool experience possible with your little one.

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DNA splits new look-alike lemurs

DUKE (US) — Scientists have identified two new species of mouse lemur, the saucer-eyed, teacup-sized primates native to the African island of Madagascar.

The new study brings the number of recognized mouse lemur species to 20, making them the most diverse group of lemurs known. But because these shy, nocturnal primates look so much alike, it’s only possible to tell them apart with genetic sequencing.

“Every new mouse lemur species that we sample in the wild will help researchers put the genetic diversity we see in grey mouse lemurs in a broader context,” says Anne Yoder. Above, one of the two new lemur species, which look alike. (Credit: Peter Kappeler/German Primate Center)

The new mouse lemurs weigh 2.5 to 3 ounces (about 65 to 85 grams) and have grey-brown fur. “You can’t really tell them apart just looking at them through binoculars in the rainforest,” says senior author Peter Kappeler of the German Primate Center in Goettingen.

The researchers named one of the new species the Anosy mouse lemur, or Microcebus tanosi. Anosy mouse lemurs are close neighbors with grey mouse lemurs and grey-brown mouse lemurs, but the genetic data indicate they don’t interbreed.

The researchers named the other new species the Marohita mouse lemur, or Microcebus marohita, after the forest where it was found. In Malagasy, the word “marohita” means “many views.”

“Despite its species’ name, this mouse lemur is threatened by ongoing habitat destruction, and ‘many views’ of its members are unlikely,” the researchers write.

The two new species were first captured by co-author Rodin Rasoloarison of the University of Antananarivo in Madagascar during trips to the eastern part of the country in 2003 and 2007. Rasoloarison weighed and measured them and took tiny skin samples for genetic analysis in the lab.

Co-authors Anne Yoder and Dave Weisrock, both at Duke University at the time, analyzed two mitochondrial and four nuclear DNA genes to figure out where the animals fit into the lemur family tree. Their genetic analyses were published in 2010, but this is the first time the species have been formally named and described.

Funded by a grant from the German Research Foundation, the study is published online in the International Journal of Primatology.

During a 2012 return trip to the forest where the Marohita mouse lemur lives, Rasoloarison discovered that much of the lemur’s forest home had been cleared since his first visit in 2003. The state of the lemur’s habitat prompted the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to classify the new species as “endangered” even before it was formally described.

“This species is a prime example of the current state of many other lemur species,” Kappeler says. Mouse lemurs have lived in Madagascar for 7 to 10 million years. But since humans arrived on the island some 2,500 years ago, logging and slash and burn agriculture have taken their toll on the forests where these tree-dwelling primates live.

Only 10 percent of Madagascar’s original forests remain today, which makes lemurs the most endangered mammals in the world according to the IUCN.

“Knowing exactly how many species we have is essential for determining which areas to target for conservation,” Kappeler says.

A better understanding of mouse lemur diversity could help humans too. Mouse lemurs are a closer genetic match to humans than mice and rats, the most common lab animals. At least one species—the grey mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus)—develops a neurological disease that is strikingly similar to human Alzheimer’s, so the animals are considered important models for understanding the aging brain.

“But before we can say whether a particular genetic variant in mouse lemurs is associated with Alzheimer’s, we need to know whether that variant is specific to all mouse lemurs or just select species,” says Yoder, director of the Lemur Center.

“Every new mouse lemur species that we sample in the wild will help researchers put the genetic diversity we see in grey mouse lemurs in a broader context,” she says.

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Fresh Mint Truffles

Lauren combines her passions for food and television in Capital Cooking with Lauren DeSantis, a television series highlighting the culinary and cultural riches of our nation's capital. In each episode, Lauren takes viewers on a gastronomic journey to cook with the best chefs of D.C., Washington insiders and more.

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  • 1/2 pound good bittersweet chocolate
  • 1/2 pound good semisweet chocolate
  • 1 bunch fresh mint
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 2 tablespoons Mint Chocolate Bailey's, optional
  • 1/2 teaspoon good vanilla extract
  • 8 crushed Thin Mint cookies

Bring cream and mint leaves to boil in medium saucepan. Remove from heat. Cover; let steep 1 hour. Strain into large bowl, pressing on leaves to release cream.

Chop the chocolates finely with a sharp knife. Place them in a heat-proof mixing bowl.

Return cream to the small saucepan until it just boils. Turn off the heat and allow the cream to sit for 20 seconds. Pour the cream through a fine-meshed sieve into the bowl with chocolate. With a wire whisk, slowly stir the cream and chocolates together until the chocolate is completely melted. Whisk in the Mint Bailey's, if using, and vanilla. Refrigerate until firm.

Scoop out balls of chocolate. Roll each dollop of chocolate in your hands to roughly make a round ball. Roll in crushed cookies. These will keep refrigerated for weeks, but serve at room temperature.

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Toys for Tots 2018

United Way 2-1-1 of Greater Atlanta is entering its 11th year of partnership with North Atlanta Toys for Tots. The campaign works to ensure that children in need receive toys this holiday season.

Last year, United Way 2-1-1 received over 15,000 requests from families in need of toys. Over the last 10 years, the North Atlanta Toys for Tots campaign has grown to be the largest campaign in the nation, distributing over 800,000 toys each year.

In 2017, North Atlanta Toys for Tots received the distinguished honor of being chosen as the “Campaign of The Year” by the National Toys for Tots Foundation.

This year’s nonprofit toy request application will open from August 15 – Nov. 1 2018, or until we have reached 1,500 total toy requests.

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In order to continue their mission, Toys for Tots needs your help. North Atlanta Toys for Tots is looking for new warehouse space:
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Expo 2018 to Focus on Research Across Disciplines

March 05, 2018

Author: Todd Byrd

Gallaudet Research Expo 2018 (RExpo 2018) will unite researchers and scholars, raise awareness of the many research studies underway at Gallaudet, and foster interdisciplinary research projects. Students, faculty, and staff from a variety of disciplines will have the opportunity to share ideas and showcase their scholarly pursuits and achievements.

RExpo 2018, which is hosted by the Provost and Academic Affairs, will take place during the fall 2018 semester. It will follow a different format from the two previous Expos. Even though RExpo 2018 will continue to be a showcase for research and scholarly achievements, it will primarily focus on the promotion and expansion of research across the disciplines at Gallaudet. RExpo 2018 will capitalize on the strengths of Gallaudet's research areas, including education, linguistics, STM, interpretation and translation, neuroscience, computer science, audiology, psychology, and deaf documentary studies, that reflect Gallaudet's research priorities.

In planning for RExpo 2018, the Office of Research Support and International Affairs (RSIA) is developing a series of free, one-hour workshops during Common Time to better prepare researchers (students, faculty, and staff) in advance of the event. Five workshops focusing on various forms of research presentation -- videography, infographics, research poster design, research presentation skills, and four-minute practice presentations -- led by campus experts will be held between February and October 2018 to help researchers prepare for and refine their presentations before the RExpo 2018.

RSIA wants to make available all of the necessary campus resources to present research studies effectively. Early-career researchers in particular should be aware that attending one or all of these will not only benefit them for RExpo 2018; the lessons they learn should prove invaluable for presenting at future professional conferences after they graduate from Gallaudet.

Participating in a RExpo 2018 workshop is a great way to provide opportunities for researchers to interact with their peers and learn from each other. They are open to researchers of all skill levels, and researchers are strongly encouraged to attend as many workshops as they can. Classes are also welcome to join, and Interpreters are provided. Most workshops take place at Merrill Learning Center, Library Auditorium, LCB111. The March 22 workshop only will take place at Merrill Learning Center, E Learning Lab LCB220.

The workshop schedule is as follows:

VIDEOGRAPHY -- February 5 -16, 2018

This workshop provides guidance in turning research data into a video that people truly want to watch. Students will have the opportunity to learn about available resources help in producing and editing video clips. Students will learn how to use storytelling and animation in sharing their data with such as Animaker software or any other software: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy7xbEguv8U&feature=youtu.be) or (http://blog.animaker.com/video-infographics-make-10-simple-steps/)

Interested in telling effective stories with data? Want to know how to remove clutter from your da-ta? This workshop will teach students which visualization works best for their data. It will be hands on, and work will be conducted on a simple example to help better understand data so that others notice the stories researchers have to tell. No prior computer knowledge is required. BRING LAPTOP, IF POSSIBLE.

INFOGRAPHICS -- March 27, 2018

Whether working on a research poster or presentation, nothing tells a complex story faster than an infographic. In this workshop the fundamentals of data visualization and learn how to create memorable static infographics will be explored. Best practices for making infographics maximally accessible to sighted and non-sighted audiences will be reviewed, as well. Enhance communication by making data and research maximally accessible!

RESEARCH POSTER DESIGN -- April 9 - 20, 2018

Students will learn how to design professional research posters that include a blend of brief text summaries with tables, graphs, pictures, and other visual formats. Discussions will include how to determine the most important/interesting/astounding findings from a research project that should be featured on the poster; the best way to display visual research through charts, graphs, or images; what kind of information students can convey during a talk that will complement the poster; and most important of all, which software is best to use for poster design and template.

RESEARCH PRESENTATION SKILLS 101 -- September 17 - 28, 2018

Students will learn tips and strategies in how to deliver an effective presentation. Discussions will include how to prepare slides to emphasize the main points of a presentation -- what information -- and how much -- should be given, the right amount of technical depth to go into without confusing the audience, and proof that the research worked or warrants further study). Students will also learn how to choose the right words, and the proper use of signs and fingerspelling, for their final presentation.

PRACTICE PRESENTATION FEEDBACK -- October 30 - November 1, 2018

A practice presentation will take place three to five days before the Research Expo. This is only for students who are accepted to RExpo 2018. Students must be prepared to treat the practice presentation as though it was the final event. They must prepare appropriately, paying close attention to timing, using simple language with clear signing and fingerspelling, making their message clear and understandable to a general audience, and presenting at the right pace -- neither too fast or slow. Students will receive critical feedback from bilingually trained faculty and staff. The Research Expo interpreters will be present to observe and perhaps practice voicing.

For more information, please email Senda Benaissa, RSIA senior research associate/international academic coordinator, at researchexpo@gallaudet.edu.


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This is the opportunity to define what cross-platform gaming should be about. Bridge the web and mobile worlds by building a kick ass SDK for external mobile game developers! Whether it’s single-player casual games, multi-player puzzles, or social mobile games, we are looking for someone who will ensure our audience has the best possible user experience. The Spil SDK is all about a collection of modules that have the purpose of collecting user insights and have a way to act upon them. E.g. our in-house analytics and game configuration management solutions.

This year we have reached the milestone of 300 million installs and we are planning to launch even more games this year. We are looking for a Mobile Developer who is eager to build and enhance the integration methods we currently use to connect with 3rd-party game developers, (game) payment providers, and game platforms… and much more!

The core tasks and responsibilities of this position include:

  • Producing iOS/Unity/Android module for integration on Spil Games gaming platforms;
  • Creating fun and interactive examples, e.g. Games to explain the usage of the Framework/SDK modules;
  • Generating unit tests and application diagrams, and providing technical documentation;
  • Keeping up to date with the latest technologies and applying them to your work;
  • Excelling in your role with a high degree of freedom, autonomy, and personal responsibility;
  • Willing to looking into game code to support game developers in order to make games even better;

Your profile:

  • 3+ years of experience on Objective C/Unity
  • Experienced and comfortable with development for IOS
  • Experience building libraries
  • Knowledge of high availability and scalable backends
  • Strong fundamentals in object-oriented design (OOD), data structures, algorithm design, problem solving and complexity analysis
  • Experience working with and integrating internal/3rd party APIs
  • Knowledge of REST or RPC based web services
  • Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal

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Senior Client Developer - Game Services (f/m)

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10963 Berlin

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Fluffy Fairy Games is a new and vibrant tech/games company based in Berlin. We want you to be part of our grand vision of becoming the most player-centric games developer and to help us build a world-class tech company on the way.

At Fluffy Fairy Games you will be joining a young and diverse team with a wide variety of experience, skills and cultural backgrounds. Choose our company because everybody can bring in ideas that directly affect millions of players worldwide. We believe in people, in strong self-motivated teams, in fast decision-making and empowering you to take charge through a supportive, learning-friendly atmosphere.

We work in a flat hierarchy with the opportunity for everybody to weigh in, no matter how many years of experience you bring. Every employee takes over his or her own projects from the first day, which ensures quick learnings, ownership and skill development.

Our main title is 'Idle Miner Tycoon', one of the three most successful idle games worldwide with more than 45 million downloads and seven figure revenue per month. In April 2018 we launched our second game, 'Idle Factory Tycoon', which achieved over 4m downloads in its first month and is about to replicate the success of our first game.

We are looking for someone to work together with the game team in building services that have a direct impact in our games and consequently its players. You will support player experience across our live games, which is crucial to our company, as our main focus is our Players. We are looking for someone that is passionate about gaming technology and that is ready to develop world class software with a focus on performance and architecture.

We offer

  • A position in a young and brilliant team
  • An organisation truly dedicated to getting things done as fast and elegantly as possible
  • A competitive salary
  • A modern workspace with state of the art tech
  • The newest technical equipment, including laptops and phones, which may also be used in your free time
  • Fresh fruits to keep you healthy and fresh coffee to keep you alert
  • Full-time employees also get the chance to financially profit from our unique company share/stock option program

  • Enable the games to grow in the future by structuring the code for long-term support, by focusing on maintainability, scalability and quality within the code basis of the project
  • Provide feedback and improvements on the game architecture to make it more modular and maintainable
  • Design, implement and maintain technical systems and frameworks to support the game
  • Build robust SDKs for communication with backend services
  • Integrate and maintain third party tools and provide clean interfaces to use them
  • Communicate with main stakeholders

  • Good software design skills - with a degree in Software Engineering or similar
  • Software development experience in C#
  • Knowledge of Unity game engine and dependency injection frameworks for Unity is a plus
  • Passion to work in a growing games company

Due to this being an international studio, English is the spoken language. So please do remember to apply for this role in English. Thank you.

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edict egaming, a subsidiary of Gauselmann's Merkur Interactive, has signed a partnership to launch a selection of slot games for Malta-licensed online casino operator LeoVegas.

The games will be delivered by the newly-developed edict Game Bridge remote gaming server, with the solution allowing iGaming operators to easily integrate Merkur slots using an advance platform interface (API).

It is edict's second partnership with a major Nordic-facing online gaming operator in the past month, following a recent deal with Mr Green.

edict chief executive Dominic-Daniel Lienard described the partnership as a great opportunity for both LeoVegas and edict.

“I am sure their players base will enjoy the unique experience that the Merkur slot games offer and we can gain from their mobile experience,” Lienard added.

The edict Game Bridge currently offers ten Merkur slots. Among the games available are titles such as Double Triple Chance, Magic Mirror and 221B Baker Street, which are some of Gauselmann’s best-performing slots.

Early in 2015, Merkur will make its slots available in HTML5, with the games to then go live with LeoVegas.

“We are very pleased to launch the edict games,” LeoVegas founder Gustaf Hagman commented. “Being number one in mobile we are delighted to get some of the best titles for the European market.”

Last month edict signed its first partnership with a major iGaming operator, agreeing to launch slots for Stockholm-listed operator Mr Green through its Game Bridge solution.


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Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China Releases In April, Episodes India And Russia Revealed

By Mike Sousa on March 31, 2015, 3:24PM EST

Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China releases on the 21st of April in North America and on the 22nd of April in Europe, Ubisoft has announced. Ubisoft also revealed that China will be the first of three episodes, with the other two being Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India and Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia.

Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China takes place in 16th century China and stars Shao Jun, the last remaining assassin of the Chinese Brotherhood. After being trained by Ezio Auditore, Shao Jun returns to Beijing to seek revenge against those that destroyed her Brotherhood.

Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India will be set in 1841, and throws players into the tension between the Sikh Empire and the East India Company. In this episode players will play as Arbaaz Mir from the graphic novel Assassin's Creed: Brahman.

The last episode, Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia, takes place in 1918 during the aftermath of the Red October revolution and will star NikolaÃ¯ Orelov as the main character. The Assassin Order tasks Orelov with the mission of stealing an artifact that has been fought over by Assassins and Templars for centuries.

Just like in previous Assassin's Creeds titles, each episode will offer a different experience with different protagonists, locations and art style. However, the Chronicles trilogy will offer a 2.5D action platforming experience rather than an open-world.

"Assassin's Creed Chronicles take players to three distinct civilizations and periods throughout history including the Ming dynasty at the start of its downfall, the Sikh Empire as it prepares for war in India, and the aftermath of the Red October revolution," said Ubisoft.

"Designed for masters of stealth who share a passion for rewriting history with games, Assassin's Creed Chronicles let players embody Assassins Shao Jun, Arbaaz Mir, and NikolaÃ¯ Orelov in a 2.5D reimagining of the Assassin's Creed universe. Slay from the shadows, in a collection of stunning, living paintings."

Although a standalone price has yet to be revealed for the episodes of Assassin's Creed Chronicles, Ubisoft has previously confirmed that the China episode will be available for free for those that purchased the Assassin's Creed Unity Season Pass. Episodes India and Russia will be released sometime this fall.

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Letter from Rabbi Marc Baker

Dear Gann Community,

It is with both excitement and a heavy heart that I share the news that I have accepted the position as the new President and CEO of Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston (CJP) to begin this summer. Below you will also find a letter from the current and incoming Presidents of our Board of Trustees.
The decision was an incredibly difficult one, but I believe the right one for me personally and for Gann.

I love this school. It is my 11th year as Head of School, and, until the CJP opportunity came up, I could not imagine why or when I would ever leave. There could be no better environment in which to “grow up” as a Head of School, surrounded and supported by an extraordinary Board of Trustees, talented and devoted colleagues, passionate and intellectually curious students and alumni, and engaged and supportive parents.
Together we have created one of the finest Jewish high schools in the world and have educated, inspired, and empowered thousands of confident and ethically responsible Jews who will create a vibrant Jewish future and build a better world. Gann’s mission has become my mission: to inspire the next generation, to strengthen the Jewish People, and to improve the world. And that’s precisely why the CJP opportunity called to me. In many ways, it feels as if my entire personal and professional journeys have been leading up to this point, to the opportunity to build on all that I have learned and the groundbreaking work we have done together at Gann.
The CJP position is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to have a profound impact on thousands of lives, to help mobilize the Greater Boston Jewish community, and to build communities of learning and action that strengthen Jewish life across the world. It is a chance to further my own growth as a leader and a teacher to help the CJP organization evolve and respond to the unique challenges and opportunities of the 21st century.
I have never been more confident that our school is ready for this moment and this leadership transition. Our school and its leadership have always been about a mission, vision, and values that are larger than any one person. Thanks to our Board of Trustees and Senior Leadership Team, we have been preparing for leadership succession—at every level of the school—for years now. We have a transition plan in place that will ensure stability and continued progress on all fronts, from the execution of our strategic plan to the management of the day-to-day operations.  Additionally, leadership succession brings new thinking, fresh perspectives, and a different array of capacities, all of which will be exciting for our Gann community.
I feel deeply connected to so many of you—students, parents, alumni, community members—and I want to nurture those relationships even as I leave 333 Forest Street. While I will not be walking the halls of Gann on a daily basis, my priority will be to continue to work directly with Gann’s leaders and across the community to keep Gann and all of our Jewish day schools strong and thriving. As a community, our day schools are educating the future leaders of our community, the Jewish People, and the world, and we need to work together to ensure that the entire community understands how essential they are for our future.
As I contemplate this incredible new opportunity and responsibility, I am filled with gratitude for our Gann community, gratitude that I hope to find many ways to express in the coming months. I feel humbled to have had the privilege of leading this institution for the past 10 years and excited about the next stage of my relationship with Gann, both as a parent for many years to come and in my new role. My wife Jill and I love being part of this community, and there is no other high school in America where we would want to educate our children.
Over the next several months, I will work closely with our Senior Leadership Team and Board of Trustees to seamlessly implement the transition plan and ensure that this change is a positive one for the entire Gann community for the coming year and long into Gann’s future. Ultimately, our leadership today will be measured by how strong our school remains for decades to come, and I have complete faith that we have built a foundation—of excellence, values, vision, and leadership—that will endure.
With gratitude and love,

Rabbi Marc Baker

Letter from the Board of Trustees

Dear Gann Academy Community,
You have just read the heartfelt words from Rabbi Marc Baker, our Head of School, about his selection as the next President and CEO of Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston (CJP). He will remain as Head of School through this academic year and will assume the position with CJP in July 2018. We would like to share with you some thoughts about Marc’s news and our plans for the future.
Having worked closely with Marc for many years, we are very proud to see him tapped for this role and recognized for the combination of vision, intellect, and compassion that we so appreciate at Gann.  Marc has inspired our community, nurtured a caring and reflective culture of learning and growth, and been committed to excellence for our students. And he has cultivated a fabulous faculty and staff and an extraordinary leadership team, all of whom are committed to these same values.
It is no surprise that CJP selected him considering his incredible leadership of Gann. We are confident that his tenure at CJP will greatly strengthen the Boston Jewish community and the other institutions which many of us support, including Gann.
This event is not a complete surprise to our Board. As you can imagine, over the last several years, Marc has been recruited for a number of prestigious positions—locally, nationally, and internationally. The Gann Board of Trustees has been dedicated to ensuring that Gann is in a position of institutional strength, including the establishment of a strong and stable leadership team, a durable culture and environment of excellence, and a long-term vision and strategy that are not reliant on any one individual.
We are particularly proud that Gann has attracted, developed, and retained an extraordinary faculty and staff who are intensely focused on the student experience and on the improvement and growth of the school. Collectively, the Board, faculty, and staff remain devoted to the shared culture and core values that are the bedrock of the Gann community, the basis for our student and family experience, and the source of our educational innovation.
Moreover, Gann has developed a uniquely strong and collaborative group of academic and organizational leaders in our Senior Leadership Team. Together, they bring nearly a century of combined experience to the work of the school and provide extraordinary leadership in pedagogy, academic innovation, operations, community engagement, Jewish life, and more. The Board and the Senior Leadership Team have deep and trusting working relationships with each other.
Many of you may have questions about the next few months, so let us answer some preliminary questions and outline the process going forward.
Marc will remain at Gann full-time through the remainder of this academic year. He is also not going far, and we know that he will continue to remain a part of our community and is invested in the future of the school for many years to come.
As we plan ahead, the Gann Board will host a number of gatherings for the Gann community during the next several months. These sessions will provide opportunities to discuss our priorities for Gann, and its next Head of School and will offer the Gann community a forum to share thoughts and questions.

These meetings will also be the first stage of a formal search for what we know will be a highly coveted job as the next permanent Head of School. The Gann Board is committed to conducting an open, transparent, and comprehensive national search process that will enable us to continue the school’s history of extraordinary leadership. We anticipate identifying the next permanent Head of School during the 2018-2019 academic year and for this leader to start with us in the summer of 2019. We are confident that, in light of Gann’s exemplary reputation and institutional strength, we will be successful in recruiting another world-class Head of School.
Meanwhile, we are already working on an interim leadership plan for the 2018-2019 school year.  This interim plan is being developed and implemented in partnership with Gann’s strong Senior Leadership Team and will take advantage of those talents and other expertise. We look forward to sharing this plan as soon as it is ready.
Gann has a critical mission and is on a strategic “Journey to Extraordinary.” We will continue to fulfill that mission and to complete that journey over the next months and years. We are looking forward to our third decade with excitement and confidence, and we believe that our growth and accomplishments to date are a precursor to even greater success in the future. Thank you for your passionate dedication to Gann Academy and for your support during this exciting and important moment for Gann and for our entire community.
On behalf of the Gann community, please join us in wishing a huge mazal tov to Marc. We promise an opportunity to celebrate his many contributions later this spring.
If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to email us at: leadership@gannacademy.org.

Frank Litwin
Board President

Scott Cohen
Board President-Elect
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Far-right and far-left groups to rally in Stockholm August 25; avoid all protests

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The Nordic Resistance Movement (NMR), a far-right neo-Nazi organization, has been granted permission by Swedish authorities to hold a march in Stockholm on Saturday, August 25. Dozens of NMR members are expected to begin gathering from 12:00 on Saturday in the Kungsholmen district of central Stockholm. The march, which will begin at 13:00, will depart from Kungsholmstorg, and follow Norr Malarstrand, Sankt Eriksgatan, and Hantverkargatan before returning to Kungsholmstorg. A separate rally will be held by the Revolutionary Communist Youth (RKU) in the Norra Bantorget area of the city. Clashes between the two groups of protesters as well as between protesters, counterprotesters, and security forces cannot be ruled out. A heightened security presence and associated transportation disruptions are anticipated in the vicinity of any gatherings.

NMR was formed in 1997 and has held a number of rallies throughout the country in recent years. Previous rallies in Stockholm have led to significant disturbances. After a NMR march in January 2016, NMR members attacked police, resulting in 38 arrests. A NMR march in November 2016 ended in clashes between NMR members and counterprotesters, with nine people arrested by police.

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How to Grow Epimedium Plants

Guide to Growing Barrenwort, Bishop's hat, and Horny goat weed

Members of the Epimedium genus are perennials that vary in height from 15 to 45 cm.

They have nice looking heart shaped leaves, and come into bloom from late spring to early summer carrying racemes of pink, white, red, or yellow complexed flowers.

Their size makes them ideal for use in a rock garden or as ground cover. Common names for Epimedium include Barrenwort, Fairy wings, and Bishop's hat.

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Quick Epimedium Growing and Care Guide

  • Common Names: Barrenwort, Bishop's hat, Horny goat weed, Fairy wings, Randy beef grass, or Yin yang huo.
  • Life Cycle: Hardy perennial.
  • Height: 6 to 18 inches (15—45 cm).
  • Native: : East Asia.
  • Growing Region: Zones 4 to 9.
  • Flowers: Late spring and early summer.
  • Flower Details: White, red, pink, yellow. Raceme or panicle. Single or tufted slender stems.
  • Foliage: Herbaceous or Evergreen. Compound leaves, usually three leaflets. Cordate.
  • Grow Outside: Usually grown from purchased plants as plants are extremely slow growers, or from propagations. Plant outdoors following the last frost or early in the autumn. If growing from divisions best results are obtained in late summer. Space at about 6 to 12 inches (15—30 cm).
  • Requirements and care: Full or partial shade (in rich soils). Good drainage. Slightly acidic to neutral soil pH 5.5 to 7. Moist, rich soil enhanced with organic matter. Regular watering during dry periods. Winter mulch with straw. Tidy messy growth. Propagate: by dividing in the spring in cooler areas or the autumn in warmer areas; it is thought that division in late summer leads to best results.
  • Miscellaneous: Named after the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus. Extracts from this plant have many medical uses including the treatment of osteoporosis, and as an aphrodisiac – hence some of its common names e.g., Horny goat weed.

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Members of the Epimedium genus such as Barrenwort should be grown from divided plants or purchased from garden centres. They should be grown in an area of the garden that is shady and has good drainage.

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Epimedium plants requires watering during prolonged dry spells, and should be cut back in the early spring, so that only nice strong growths remain.

If you require more plants then they can be divided in the spring or summer.

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A Royal Legacy

Throughout its history, the House of Garrard has had the honour of working closely with the British royal family, as well as royalty around the world. First commissioned in 1735 by Frederick, Prince of Wales, and then appointed Crown Jeweller by Queen Victoria in 1843, Garrard has since served every subsequent British monarch. Over these years it has created many famous jewels, including tiaras still worn at state occasions and the sapphire cluster engagement ring worn by the Duchess of Cambridge. This heritage of iconic designs continues to inform the creation of Garrard jewels today.

Garrard holds a Royal Warrant as Jewellers, Goldsmiths and Silversmiths, appointed by HRH The Prince of Wales.

A brief, handwritten sentence in the House ledger marks the first royal order for Garrard. It came from Frederick, Prince of Wales, and was the beginning of a relationship that reached through every successive generation.

After more than a century of royal commissions, the House was appointed the first official Crown Jeweller by Queen Victoria.

Among the hundred thousand wonders on show at The Great Exhibition in Hyde Park were almost one hundred from the House of Garrard. This huge event, the brainchild of Queen Victoria’s husband Prince Albert, celebrated all things new in manufacturing and design. Garrard’s most playful, technically complex creations were on display, including a nearly metre-tall Emperor’s Vase for Royal Ascot and suites of royal jewels, featuring opals, rubies and other gems.

Garrard received instruction from Prince Albert to re-cut the Koh-i-Noor.. Known as ‘The Mountain of Light’ in Persia, the stone achieved celebrity status upon entering the Crown Collection in 1849. From the moment the Duke of Wellington started the machine to cut the first facet, the process attracted great public attention and many visits from dignitaries. After a gruelling three weeks, the diamond emerged as a dazzling brilliant weighing 105.6 carats. Today, it is set at the centre of The Queen Mother’s Crown and can be viewed at the Tower of London.

Following the death of her husband in 1861, Queen Victoria retreated for a time from public life. On her return, she commissioned a small diamond crown to replace the far heavier Imperial State Crown, which sat atop her widow’s veil. As royal portraits became more available through advances in photography, the crown became synonymous with Queen Victoria, although it was subsequently worn both by Queen Alexandra and Queen Mary.

The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara was given as a wedding present to Princess Victoria Mary of Teck, later Queen Mary. It was, in her words, one of her “most valued gifts.” The tiara had been purchased with money raised by a committee chaired by Lady Eva Greville, daughter of the 4th Earl of Warwick. A much admired design, it has since been worn to great effect by HM The Queen.

In preparation for the coronation of Edward VII, Garrard was asked to reset St Edward’s Crown. This crown is used only once during a monarch’s reign: at their coronation. Named after Edward the Confessor and dating back to 1661, it is made of solid gold and contains 444 precious stones, weighing a considerable 2.23kg. Despite his stated intentions, Edward VII eventually wore the lighter Imperial State Crown at Westminster Abbey, to aid his recovery from appendicitis.

For his birthday in 1907, King Edward was given the largest gem-quality rough diamond ever found: the Cullinan Diamond. After it was cut into nine smaller stones, the Crown commissioned Garrard to set the largest in the Sovereign’s Sceptre. Cullinan I, ‘The Great Star of Africa’, weighs over 530 carats. Ingeniously, the stone can be removed and worn as a brooch with the Cullinan II, which is set in the Imperial State Crown.

Just months after the coronation of George V, Garrard was commissioned to create a new crown for the monarch to attend the Delhi Durbar. This huge gathering of great pomp and majesty would see the King and Queen proclaimed Emperor and Empress of India. The Imperial Crown of India has eight arches containing 6,170 cut diamonds and is covered with sapphires, emeralds and rubies.

For the Queen, Garrard designed a diamond and emerald necklace featuring the seventh of nine numbered stones cut from the Cullinan Diamond. Its accompanying tiara was also originally mounted with emeralds, and is a swirl of lyres, scrolls and festoons dotted with diamonds.

Indian jewellery design exerted its influence on Garrard, with the creation of aigrettes, to be worn in the hair or on a headband. These feathers or sprays of gems had long been pinned to the turbans of princes and maharajahs, and now became enormously popular in high society.

With the coronation of George VI, a new crown was needed for his consort Queen Elizabeth. Garrard worked on a number of ideas, which were made into painted models so that the Queen could try them on. The chosen design was cast in a platinum frame and set with 2,800 diamonds. At the front of the crown, a cross holds the Koh-i-noor diamond in a detachable mount.

For her wedding, Princess Elizabeth was lent a fringe tiara by her mother, to be worn as her ‘something borrowed’. The jewel had been made by Garrard in 1919 for Queen Mary and features 47 bars of diamonds, separated by smaller bars. On the day, the delicate structure snapped as the bride was getting ready. A police escort rushed the tiara away to the Garrard workshop, where it was promptly repaired and returned just in time for the ceremony.

With the accession of HM Queen Elizabeth II to the throne, Garrard was called to remodel the Imperial State Crown. Its head size was reduced to fit the new monarch and its lower band reshaped to ensure that its weight of 1.06kg was evenly distributed. The four arches of the crown were lowered too, to complement the stature of the young Queen.

After her marriage, Diana, Princess of Wales was lent many jewels from the royal collection to wear at official engagements. A particular favourite was Queen Mary’s Lovers Knot Tiara. This iconic jewel features nineteen heart-shaped knots, from which hang baroque pearls of different shapes and sizes. It has been worn more recently by the Duchess of Cambridge.

To mark their engagement, HRH Prince William gave Catherine Middleton a family heirloom: the sapphire and diamond cluster ring of his mother, Princess Diana. The cluster setting is a signature Garrard design, and here features a Ceylon sapphire of singular beauty surrounded by 14 solitaire diamonds. The Stone and setting is a design that can be traced back to another royal jewel of the past a sapphire and diamond cluster brooch given to Queen Victoria by her husband Prince Albert on their wedding day in 1840.

At the state banquet in honour of China’s president Xi Jinping, the Duchess of Cambridge wore the Lotus Flower tiara, originally made in 1923 for Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother. Fan motifs are enhanced by a series of diamond arches, and punctuated by three pearls.

By Royal Appointment

With its appointment as Crown Jeweller in 1843, the House of Garrard took on the responsibility for cleaning, restoring and repairing the Crown jewels and plate. Each coronation required the adjustment of an existing crown to fit the new monarch, and sometimes to create a new crown. This meant working with some of the most famous gemstones in the world, such as the Koh-i-noor, one of the world’s largest cut diamonds, as well as the most historic including the Black Prince’s Ruby, which entered the royal collection in 1367.

The Coronation Regalia

Five of the eight crowns held at the Jewel House in the Tower of London were designed by the House of Garrard. Also on display is the Sovereign’s Sceptre with Cross, which has been used at every coronation since 1661. This was redesigned by Garrard in 1910 to include the Cullinan I, the largest clear cut white diamond in the world.

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In a market benefiting from a welcome wave of evolution over revolution, there is still one aspect of the global microelectronics business that is the subject of transformation – China continues to rapidly rise to the forefront of electronics sector hubs.

SEMICON West 2017 was held in San Francisco (US) earlier this month (July) and provided a wealth of key takeaways for those in the business of electronics and materials supply, including the transition from 2D to 3D NAND, the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT), and the EUV technology roadmap.

For Dr. Paul Stockman, Head of Market Development at Linde Electronics, the sector’s continuous innovation rather than nervous anticipation of the next big thing was arguably the biggest highlight. This, he enthused, is bringing about a renewed sense of optimism and confidence in the industry.

“Overall, the observation would be that things are very positive. We’re in the midst of a cycle that economically is quite positive, and the strongest we’ve had in recent years, and from a technology point of view I think that things are quite clear for our customers in a way that they haven’t been for quite a while.”

But there was one ‘next big thing’ in particular that is inescapable in the global electronics business right now – China.

“Even though this is a US show, certainly the investment cycle that we see right now in China is a focus for the entire industry, regardless of whether it’s SEMICON West or in the Asia-Pacific region,” Dr. Stockman says. “With the Big Fund and the emphasis that the Chinese government has put on semiconductor manufacturing having more domestic capacity, and developing their own ecosystem for semiconductors, this is driving a lot of the market.”

“What we see is a lot of investment,” he adds, “which Linde has been taking a sizeable portion of for bulk gas and onsite supplies; we’ve invested well over a $100m in onsite plants for these new customers in semiconductor and display.”

“For us that’s a leading indicator of our business and in electronics specialty gases, we expect that side of the business to develop quite strongly over the next five years as these projects actually progress and build up.”

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So is this going to be the big electronics hub in the future, gasworld asks?

“I wouldn’t say that its going to be the electronics hub, but it’s going to be one of the leading ones,” Dr. Stockman responds. “I think it was SEMI that put out the projections that China will become number two in terms of equipment purchases in the next couple of years as these new projects start to tool up. I don’t think that you’re going to see Taiwan and Korea fade, they will continue to invest as well, but China will establish itself as one of the top manufacturing centres.”

Around half of all new semiconductor fab investments in the next few years will be in China, according to global trade association SEMI (Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International). Meanwhile, gasworld Business Intelligence estimates that total sales of gas to China’s electronics sector amounted to as much as $880m in 2015.

Linde is a key stakeholder in this market and increasingly so; gasworld estimates that in terms of Tier One companies, Linde was among the largest players in China with a market share of approximately 16% in the country in 2015. So what is it that the company brings to China’s blossoming electronics business?

“What becomes important in China is really the value that Linde has already established for its customers in other regions, which is, having the broadest portfolio of these gases. That means that you can really come to us for the widest variety for these materials,” Dr. Stockman says.

“That’s also coupled with a very deep product service offering – we’re not just there to supply a molecule, we’re also there to help educate and support our customers in using these materials, many of which are either toxic or dangerous to use or, because of their chemistry, are just difficult to use and handle and ensure you have the right purity and qualities of the gases when they reach the process. This starts from having multiple suppliers, multiple points of our own value-add in terms of purification and packaging and analysis, but also extends to things like having multiple logistics channels.”

“China in particular is a challenging environment to deliver to the customer,” he explains. “China is a very large country and the inward logistics are not nearly as established as the outbound logistics. So having multiple ways of getting product to customers is important. It’s also important to be able to support them with things like compliance, safety, and on the ground with our own Total Gas and Chemicals Management (TGCM). That means helping customers at the ground level, in their fabs, and actually helping to move materials and to make the hook-ups of the materials to the equipment.”


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Why girls are stronger than boys but need more protection

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On the international ‘Day of the Girl Child’, Gavi’s Deputy CEO Anuradha Gupta emphasises the need to think locally to improve equal access to health services for girls globally.

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Maya Devi holds her two-and-a-half year old son, Luvkush, outside their home in Purani Panapur in the Patna district of Bihar. Credit: Gavi/2013/Manpreet Romana.

11 October 2018 - Nature has been generous to endow women with a biological advantage over men. Research shows that they have more robust immune systems and are less at risk of congenital disease, giving them a survival advantage in the early years when children are most at risk of dying from infectious diseases. Therefore one would expect more girls than boys to reach their fifth birthday, and indeed this is the case in most countries across the world. But there is a notable exception: my home country India.

A report released by UNICEF last month showed that since 1990, under-five mortality has more than halved globally. However, in many countries, mortality rates for girls have not fallen in line with this. This is particularly true in India. Mortality rate for girls under-five is higher than would be expected in 29 out of 35 states, and the four largest states in northern India (Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh) account for two-thirds of India's total number.

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This is because the biological advantage that girls are born with can quickly be eroded by the environment that they are growing up in, as a result of the multiple disadvantages they face from birth into early childhood and beyond. A recent study reported that 230,000 girls in India die every year as a result of gender-specific neglect. In some households, girls may be not be as well-fed as their brothers, less educated and even denied medical attention when they get sick. The effect of this is more pronounced for girls who are younger siblings, particularly if they have elder sisters. If a family has limited resources, many parents will focus those resources on their sons.

Rukhsar Khatoon, the last person to contract wild poliovirus in India, did not receive the vaccine even though her siblings did. This is not an uncommon narrative. In Kolkata, 12% of first-born sons do not complete their immunisation on time, but this proportion is more than double for second-born daughters at 28%.

Vaccines redress the balance

A huge cultural shift would be needed to change the deep-seated mind-sets and behaviours that value a son more than a daughter. In the meantime, vaccines provide an invaluable opportunity to start redressing the imbalance.

Firstly, vaccines are offered as a free-of-charge service by the national immunisation programme, removing the resource-allocation dilemma in getting one’s daughter vaccinated. They protect girls against some of the most common infectious diseases that kills children at that age, such as measles, diarrhoea and pneumonia, and remove the need for girls to receive medical care.

But even beyond protecting their health in the present, vaccinations are an investment in girls’ futures. Vaccines such as the hepatitis B vaccine and the HPV vaccine protect girls against cancers that could affect them later in life, and healthy girls have a greater chance of attending school. More educated girls are also more likely to vaccinate their own children, setting in motion a positive feedback loop that helps protect the health of future generations.

In India, we do still face the issue of more boys being vaccinated than girls. But we have achieved gender equity in vaccination at the global level – an impressive feat considering the huge gender imbalances we still see in many other aspects of women’s lives, even in the most developed countries in the world.

Now, on the Day of the Girl Child, we need to zoom in and take a closer look at the issue within countries and within districts. In areas with particularly strong male preference, every baby girl will have a fight ahead of her when it comes to getting access to early childhood care, getting an education, competing for jobs and having her voice heard in her family and in her community. Let’s start this fight by protecting her health.

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Final arrangements for free bus travel for Middlesbrough's over-60s have been approved.

Ron Lowes, Middlesbrough Council's Executive councillor for transport, has approved arrangements for the £2m scheme.

It mirrors the arrangements in other Teesside boroughs and will provide all-day free bus travel for Middlesbrough over-60s and some disabled people across the borough, Stockton, Redcar and Cleveland, and Hartlepool.

Cllr Lowes said Middlesbrough's scheme improved on the council's current concessionary fares system and the Government's national scheme. "We see it as a big step forward in improving the health, mobility and well-being of older people in Middlesbrough.

"It is also very much in line with two of the Mayor's key objectives for Middlesbrough - a modern, accessible transport system and improving the quality of life of older people," said Cllr Lowes.

Current pass holders should continue to use them until new passes are issued later in the year. Over-60s who currently do not have a pass but want to travel free should call at the Middlesbrough Civic Centre main reception, with proof of identity and age, to get a temporary pass.


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Suing a Deadbeat Client

Businessmen still hanker for a forgotten time when a contract was sealed with a simple handshake. They opine about the good old days when a man’s word was his bond and, moreover, the most important thing he had. They cherish memories of multi-million dollar deals closing over breakfast between two honest negotiators rather than weeks of thankless bickering between teams of Ivy League lawyers.

Yes, times have certainly changed. Whether or not it’s for the better is a matter of opinion. Regardless, businessmen of today need to perform due diligence at every turn in order to ensure their interests are protected. First, they need to certify every contract in writing. While oral agreements are indeed legally binding in a court of law, they are much more difficult to prove. Businessmen should also research, interview and background check clients so they know the kind of people their dealing with beforehand. A perspective client with a shady history may not be worth the risk, irrespective of his perceived value.

However, sometimes, there is just no way to foresee or avoid dealing with deadbeat clients who refuse to pay their bills. Contracts may be in place, due diligence performed and services rendered to their satisfaction, but the invoices remain unanswered month after month. In this case, when all else has failed, litigation is definitely a worthwhile option to consider.

Assess the Costs

Risk and reward must be compared before deciding to move ahead with a case. All too often, the costs of pursuing the client outweigh any possible gain, even in a best case scenario. Court costs, lawyer fees, travel expenses, collection costs and time lost from more productive endeavors must all be considered. Only when the chances of a profitable outcome are favorable should litigation be pursued. Pyrrhic victories, on the other hand, serve little purpose and simply clog up the system.

Build Your Case

Review your contract thoroughly. Highlight areas within the contract that you believe were violated. In the case of a deadbeat client, the compensation clause is most likely to articulate the payment amounts and schedule that was agreed upon. Assemble any and all supporting materials in addition to the contract, including invoices, demand letters and proof that your services were rendered correctly. If you’ve kept organized records and have the facts on your side, you’re ahead of the curve. However, make sure your contract does not have an arbitration clause. If it does, you may need to arbitrate the matter before the AAA, NAA or other reputable body instead of going to court. If the clause calls for binding arbitration, the arbitrator’s verdict will hold up in a court of law.

Filing with the Court

The contract’s “governing law” clause should articulate which state’s court system will adjudicate disputes between the parties. However, if no jurisdiction is referenced, then the state where the business was transacted takes precedence. In cases where business was transacted across state lines, the plaintiff will have to sue the client in the client’s home state. This may prove cost-prohibitive, particularly if it’s a small claims suit. Once the jurisdiction has been established, the plaintiff can choose whether to acquire, complete and file the proper documents in order to begin the legal process.

Serve the Client

The client must be served notice that you are taking him to court. He can be served at his residence, workplace, local gym – just about anywhere. Typically, a plaintiff will hire the sheriff’s department or a professional process server to do this, although most states allow anyone not directly involved in the case to attempt service (even a friend or family member of the plaintiff). If the client cannot be located, then they cannot be served and taken to court. However, many states allow for substitute service, where a competent adult over the age of 17 can accept service on the client’s behalf.

Attaining a Judgment

Once the client has been properly served, the court will set a trial date. This is where your preparation, planning and case-building will come into play. Either you or your attorneys will have to argue the case before the judge or magistrate, although in small claims court, it is important to note that attorneys are generally not allowed to participate. Civil matters such as this are always decided based on the preponderance of evidence, which essentially means whoever presents the strongest case, even by a hair, will emerge victorious. But it is up to you, the plaintiff, to prove your case in order to secure the judgment. If you fail to do so, the defendant may win without having to say a word. On the other hand, if the defendant fails to show up and the judge believes your case has validity, she may issue you a default judgment, which you can immediately set about trying to enforce.

Enforcing the Judgment

Once you secure a judgment, the most challenging part begins: collecting. Most states give the plaintiff at least seven to ten years to collect the judgment and may have subsequent renewal periods that extend the timeframe even longer. If the defendant is a company as opposed to an individual, the first step should be to send a demand letter. More often than not, the company will simply pay the judgment. Otherwise, you need to acquire a writ of execution from the court ordering the sheriff to seize the defendant’s assets. Methods include garnishing wages, levying vehicles and bank accounts, seizing furniture and computers, forcing home sales and till tapping (which is where the sheriff literally removes all money from the defendant’s cash register). In order to properly assess the defendant’s assets, you may require the defendant to attend a judgment debtor’s exam, where they are required by law to divulge any information to you that pertains to their current financial position. If they lie or refuse to answer, they can be placed in contempt of court and jailed. If they fail to show for the exam, a warrant will be issued for their arrest and they will be jailed. Properly utilizing all of these tools that are at your disposal is crucial to ensuring the judgment gets satisfied.


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A virtual office is the modern evolution of the workplace–freeing you from renting a full-time space and hiring employees that you don't need.

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Our virtual office services can be broken down into three primary areas:

A GBC virtual office gives you a full address that can be used as your legal business address.

Your mail will be delivered to our secure mailroom and can only be picked up by an authorized member of your account.  We've also recently launched GBC PostalCloud, a new service that allows you to see all of your incoming mail from your smartphone or computer

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Tired of meeting at a coffee shop?  Bring your clients to Beverly Hills instead and give them the professional image you want for your business.

Our luxurious conference rooms include all of the amenities you expect, and our staff can provide additional help such as arranging for catering and providing coffee and water to your guests.

Our personalized reception services allow you to have someone answering your calls and greeting your clients without paying for one full-time.  When we get a call for your business, we are able to route it to you, or another employee of your business, wherever you might be.


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Health behaviours

Health behaviours such as diet, alcohol consumption, physical activity and smoking play an important role in health and wellbeing. However, all of these behaviours are heavily influenced by a person’s experience throughout their life course and by wider economic, social and environmental factors.

Examples of these wider factors include: early life experiences; education and skills; money and work; housing and neighbourhood surroundings; transport; and family, friends and social connections.

Without an understanding of these wider economic, social and environmental contexts within which people live and grow and how they influence and determine health, there can be an overemphasis on the role of health behaviours in improving health and wellbeing and in reducing health inequalities.

A substantial body of international research, and our own ten-year synthesis, demonstrates the impact these wider economic, social and environmental factors have on health and in turn how individuals are able to respond to them.

This is why our work that focuses on some of these health ‘behaviours’ is always conducted with the wider context in mind.

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Within our Children and families section we have explored what actions or interventions may enable and support people to achieve healthier behaviours. This includes work on supporting smoking cessation during pregnancy; the food environment within and around schools and how young people might be supported to travel more actively to school; young people’s relationship with alcohol and how that is affected by gender.

Other work within our Population health trends section has focused on alcohol use and harm and how best to reduce alcohol-related harm in Scotland.

A recent active travel synthesis within our Transport and travel section brings together our learning on transport and health, with a specific focus on what actions are required to enable people to increase their physical activity through adopting more active travel behaviours.

We have recently highlighted the importance of the wider economic, social and environmental factors in addressing dietary-related health issues in our response to Scottish Government’s draft healthy weight strategy, and in our rapid review of the potential impact on young people’s dietary intake of the recently introduced levy on sugar sweetened soft drinks.

Within our Healthy communities section we describe our work with the Glasgow Food Policy Partnership which is part of the Sustainable Food Cities Network. This extends food beyond an issue related to obesity and chronic ill health to some of the other pressing issues in Glasgow including food poverty, exclusion and climate change.

All of the contextual factors outlined above are interlinked and action on all of them is required to create a healthy population. We would encourage you to visit these sections to understand more about they shape and influence health and health behaviours.


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Good Ideas Before Their Time

Leonardo DaVinci famously sketched helicopters long before the technology needed to make them fly was developed. The American Motorcycle Association museum in Ohio displays a re-creation of an attempt at a steam powered two-wheeler that reminded me of The Flintstones; it even had a wooden frame and wheels. People can imagine amazing things that evade the best attempts to produce them, often because the materials and machinery needed were not available.

Whenever someone announces a major “first” in the engineering world, I brace myself for the eventual debunking of its originality. The “first” motorcycle, the “first” electric car, the “first” wind turbine, is almost impossible to identify with certainty. Aside from the creativity of the individual human mind being influenced by our common ancestry, inquisitive people have moved around the world much more than popular history would admit. This technical cross-talk between cultures is getting easier every day. Where ideas were once transferred in physical form over a year or more, they now can circle the globe in a computer file in a few seconds.

Every genius is limited by their tool kit. I am fascinated by early racing cars and the way ideas were disseminated between continents. The famous Offenhauser engine has its roots in a Peugeot that blew up at the onset of the Great War. Harry Miller’s Los Angeles shop was talked into fixing it when OEM parts flow was stopped for the duration. Miller’s draftsman, Leo Goosen, continued using the same basic concepts into the 1980s. Those concepts returned to Europe after WWI when the famous Bugatti works bartered new cars for several Miller-powered race cars that they studied before designing their first dual-overhead cam, four-valve engine.

I very much enjoyed the gearbox repair business for similar reasons. The insight gained from literally putting your hands on the broken bits of someone else’s design really educates you on what works and what doesn’t work. Very seldom is there only one way to do something and designs are influenced by the technology available. Things that once failed might work well with modern materials, heat treatment, and tolerances.

What old ideas could use a second chance?

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Hiring the right builder to work on your home is an important decision. When everything goes well, all the inevitable dust and disruption are soon forgotten as you settle into your newly-improved home. But when building works go wrong – on an extension, a loft conversion, a conservatory, or a new kitchen or bathroom – they often go very wrong, and very quickly stress and frustration, as well as costs, can spiral out of control.

Having a contract can help

Ideally, your written contract will clearly set out the significant conditions of the work to be done, such as dates, costs, and materials – if not, as a starting point, the terms of your original agreement must be established in detail.

With or without a watertight contract, if you find yourself facing a potential building dispute, whether your job is big or small it is best to tackle the problem head on – and fast. The earlier you flag a problem, the more easily it can usually be resolved.

Resolving disputes with your builder

Your first step should be to speak with your builder directly but, if your discussions fail to find a solution, you can rely on us for whatever help you require in order to resolve the situation. In some cases, it takes nothing more than a carefully-crafted solicitor’s letter to remind your builder of the contractual obligations governing the work.

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How Do I Recover from a Ranking Decline?

Search engine rankings cannot be permanent. It will always be about maintaining your relevance and even then, you are not guaranteed that number one spot. Nobody knows the magic recipe yet, unfortunately. Search engines are always changing with updates, or they prioritize mobile search, or somebody just became more relevant than you. Nonetheless, when you fall from the rankings, do not be disheartened.

Mobile Friendly

As digital technology continues to improve, and people’s behaviors change, so does the internet. Google just launched an update a week ago where it said that it now ranks websites on how friendly they are to mobile users. This isn’t a surprise anymore as, depending on the industry, people tend to use their mobile phones more often than their desktops or laptops. People are always on the go and you can’t expect them to walk around lugging around their desktops and laptops. After all, aren’t we all aiming for that extra convenience? The best thing you can do is to optimize your website and all your pages to be responsive depending on what the users are using. In addition to that, make sure that however your pages are optimized, their speed is above average.

You think your images don’t have any effect on your search engine rankings? Think again! Images help your user experience be more efficient. Relevant images with a detailed description of what the image is about can help out your customers understand what it is and a wonderful way to put some focus keywords in.

Google has always been about relevance. Some other factors are just bonuses, but the main thing is that the more relevant you are to the users’ searches, the better your ranking would be. If your rankings dropped, it might probably be because your relevance factor is declining. It is important to continue feeding relevant content in your pages and maintaining your digital presence. Try adding a few more blogs or service area pages that highlight your focus keywords to maintain your relevance.

Lastly, credibility. Search engines would put you in better ranks if you have credible links that back you up. Your downfall in the rankings game is probably caused by bad links that are connected to your pages. Make sure that the links that are linked back to you are credible and not at all fake. After doing so, create a strategy that leads you to get credible and powerful backlinks such as Yellow Pages.

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A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital after a crash on the M4 which led to two lanes being closed.

The man was taken to Royal Berkshire Hospital after colliding with a car on the westbound carriageway between junction 8/9 at Maidenhead and junction 10 at Wokingham.

The incident happened at around 7.20am on Monday, October 30 and led to two lanes being closed.

Traffic was then held while Thames Valley Police officers moved the car and motorbike safely to the hard shoulder.

The lanes reopened shortly afterwards but drivers were hit by delays for around 30 minutes.

A spokesman from South Central Ambulance Service said: "We were called at 7.20am with the caller reporting a collision between a motorcycle and a car westbound between junctions 8/9 and 10.

"The male rider was reported to be sitting up and talking."

It is not known how many people were in the car involved, but no one else required medical attention.


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