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What are the roles of knowledge, learning and societal change in making transitions to sustainability, and how are these concepts related? The viewpoint that individuals, groups, and potentially societies, can learn their way to sustainability is explored here. Knowing and learning about sustainability do not necessarily lead to action even if it is desired, because individuals' and groups' abilities to act are often constrained by other societal factors. Yet some kinds of learning do appear to be more likely to lead to multi-stakeholder, multi-level changes than others. In recent years, researchers have come to understand how learning for sustainability might be enhanced, with a particular focus on the kinds of social learning that lead to collective and concerted action. Much remains to be understood about how this kind of learning might affect the societal level. There are many different kinds of knowing and learning, and it is important to be able to recognise them and their roles to be able to understand what is most relevant in a particular situation.
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Course Code
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CPD Credits
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Gain the broad knowledge and industry insight you need for a successful career in the insurance industry
At its heart, insurance is very simple: risk is accepted in return for premium. Done properly, the customer gets the protection they want and the insurer makes a profit. Insurance may be perceived as being boring but the reality is that it is a dynamic, challenging and highly competitive industry: more so now than ever before.
This course is intentionally distinct from the more traditional "introduction to insurance" course aimed at new joiners at the start of a technical career. This is designed for managers and professionals who are new to the industry, perhaps in direct or indirect supporting roles. They need to understand the insurance industry, its structure and business models, its processes and language and – most importantly- the critical success factors, opportunities and challenges it faces today.
It is especially relevant to senior managers from across the financial services industry whose roles may be in other sectors but who might nevertheless come into contact with insurance.
You'll gain all the technical, regulatory and market information you need to support your professional development.
- Explain the insurance business models across Life and General insurance
- Summarise briefly the legal principles of insurance and the contract: the policy
- Distinguish the major types and operation of insurance companies
- Explain the unique characteristics of the London subscription market
- Explain the centrality of capital, and the industry's unique dual use of capital
- Explore and describe the key drivers of profit: underwriting, reinsurance, claims and investment
- Outline the principal ways that insurance is sold distributed, and the implications of each
- Describe the main systemic industry risks and how industry regulation mirrors them.
The Course Agenda
The insurance business model
- Meeting customer needs and making a profit: the challenge of selling a product before you know the product costs.
- The main differences between life and general insurance
- A summary of the principles of insurance and how they embedded in the policy. And contract certainty!
Types of insurances companies
- General insurers
- Reinsurers
- Life offices
- Composities
- Monolines
- Mutuals
- MGAs
- Captives
Distribution dynamics
- Who sells
- Who buys
- The intermediaries and everything in between
The London subscription market
- Lloyds and the companies' market
The insurance process
- Capital and capacity: risk-based capital management.
- Underwriting: "there is no such thing as a bad risk, just a bad price"
- The relationship between insurance and reinsurance: Managing risk and improving capital efficiency comes at a cost.
- Claims: "reserving: the key Profit and Loss driver
- Investment: is investment income a bonus or a requirement. "An investment trust with a rather expensive hobby"? Warren Buffet
- The key performance ratios: ROC, ROE, Combined Ratio
Industry risks and challenges
- Capital adequacy and governance (Solvency II)
- Business model disrupters and economic/social/ climate change
- How is the industry evolving to meet them?
An introduction to how insurance is regulated
- Achieving customer protection
- Maintaining industry confidence and mitigating financial risk
Meet The Tutor
John Constable
John has worked in insurance since 1991, in senior learning and development and compliance roles in both insurers and brokers. A training consultant since 2005, John designs and delivers interactive regulatory, risk, financial and business skill training for brokers and insurers. He brings a unique blend of experience, commercial awareness, credibility and pure energy. More importantly he brings a broad multi functional perspective: the antidote to the traditional insurance "silo culture" and is equally effective at all levels: from induction training to Board level.
John has a BA (Hons) in History from Kings College London, holds a financial qualification from the Open University, a Diploma in Management from Henley Management College and is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. His published articles have covered financial crime, learning and development strategies, operational risk management and Solvency II.
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The GTA was the top-of-the-line Trans Am in 1989, loaded with every single option Pontiac could throw at it. Because of the performance potential of the L89 engine, the suspension was upgraded, and visual cues were more pronounced, including monochromatic paint. In short, this 1989 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am GTA is the one you wanted then and the one to own today.
This beautiful Flame Red GTA has all the standard GTA styling features, and it still looks fantastic even 25 years later. With just 42,905 original miles, it has been a pampered toy from new, and has never been used in winter weather or as a daily driver. It was repainted a few years ago and shows a few minor signs of use, but there's still lots to love about this bright red F-body. The urethane ground effects and spoilers found on the GTAs are in good condition as well, with no signs of warping or discoloration, although it's impossible to keep them from cracking simply due to age and if you look closely, you'll see a few hairlines starting to form on the rear spoiler. On the other hand, the dedication to keeping it all stock is to be commended and at this price, a few flaws won't stop you from falling in love.
This GTA features code 662 Camel leather interior, which has been wonderfully preserved. Looking far more expensive than its $392 price tag would indicate, the Camel leather is the perfect complement to the Flame Red paint. The leather is in very good condition given that it's now 26 years old, and clearly someone took very good care of this car. There are some comfort lines in the driver's seat, mostly on the side bolster where it obviously sees quite a bit of action. The GTAs came loaded with options, including power windows and locks, A/C, cruise control, and a tilt steering column, and this one even still sports its original AM/FM/cassette stereo, directly out of the 1980s. And yes, there are a lot of buttons, but with a little familiarization you'll be impressed with Pontiac's dedication to tech. In back, the hatch area offers plenty of storage and remains in very good condition and with T-tops, open-air motoring is easy and fun.
The L98 V8 under the hood is no joke. Stolen from the Corvette, it makes 240 horsepower in this application and a whopping 345 pounds of torque, which was why GM chassis engineers were fearful of putting it in a car with T-tops. With a crisp burble from the tailpipe at idle and a full-throttle battle cry that made Mustang 5.0s run and hide, this engine is legendary in GM circles for its performance, civility, and reliability. It's completely stock, which is pretty shocking considering how modification-friendly the L98 really is, and it runs superbly, as you'd expect from GM's legendary small block V8. But the GTA's biggest advantage was agility, thanks to the WS6 handling package that included stiffer springs and shocks, as well as those gorgeous gold lace alloy wheels wearing 255/60/15 BFGoodrich performance radials.
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University of Pittsburgh Press is celebrating summertime with our annual Summer Poetry Sale. Kick back and relax at your favorite vacation spot with titles from the acclaimed Pitt Poetry Series, featuring two former Poet Laureates (Billy Collins and Ted Kooser) along with many other well-known poets. Poetry sale details: here
In honor of the Fourth of July, we take a light-hearted approach to Americana, with a twist on the classic apple pie. This recipe for Fried Apple Pies is from More than Moonshine: Appalachian Recipes and Recollections by Sidney Saylor Farr.
2 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
½ c. sugar
1 tbsp. baking powder
4 tbsp. shortening
2 eggs
1 can evaporated milk (13 oz.)
Spiced cooked apples; applesauce; or cooked, dried apples, sweetened to taste
Brown or powdered sugar
Combine flour, salt, sugar, and baking powder, and cut in shortening. Beat eggs and add evaporated milk. Add to first mixture. Mix well and let stand overnight in refrigerator. Take out small amount at a time and add enough flour to make a stiff dough. Roll out to size of a large saucer. Spread half of dough with sweetened apples. Wet edge of dough with water. Fold over to form half round. Seal edge with tines of fork. Fry in heavy skillet in deep fat over low heat until golden brown. Drain on towel, then sprinkle with brown or powdered sugar.


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Odds and Ends is a segment where I do brief reviews of albums I either didn't prioritize for longer-form reviews, or ones for which I don't have that much to say.
Band: BLASTAR | Album: Construct | Genre: Progressive rock, Jam band | Bandcamp
I really loved BLASTAR's debut album, so I was very excited when I saw them announce their latest release. On Construct, they've opted to go fully instrumental. The music is cosmic and high-energy, and the overall sound has shifted more in the direction of jam bands like Aqueous or Umphrey's McGee, with jazz and folk tones. As I've frequently said, it can be tough to make an instrumental album consistently engaging, but this does a good job of holding the listener's attention. That's not to say it doesn't have faults, but it's enjoyable on the whole.
Score: 77/100 Continue reading "Odds & Ends – June 20, 2019"


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Edgar Wright Explains How & When He Knew Ansel Elgort Would Be 'Baby Driver'
Speaking to HollywoodLife.com, Edgar Wright dished on casting Ansel Elgort as the one and only 'Baby Driver'. Plus, he shares some epic memories from set featuring Jamie Foxx!
Edgar Wright, 43, didn't have to hesitate when it came to casting Ansel Elgort, 23, in his new movie. At the Cinema Society and Avion screening of Baby Driver on Monday, June 26 at the Metrograph in New York City, Edgar spoke to HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY to discuss the casting process and so much more. The director was very candid about how he met with many different young actors, as well as sharing exactly what it was about Ansel that made him a shoe-in for the film's lead, Baby. On top of that, Edgar has some pretty incredible memories from set that include Ansel's A-list co-star, Jamie Foxx. Sadly Jamie wasn't present for the screening, but Edgar shared two memorable moments where the director was left in awe of how cool the entire experience of filming Baby Driver was.
Speaking of A-listers, Edgar and Ansel had some seriously high quality celeb friends on-hand to help celebrate the film's release. Joining them at the Cinema Society and Avion screening were Sebastian Stan, David Harbour, Rosario Dawson, Anne Hathaway and many more notable stars. We even spotted Difficult People's Julia Klausner embracing Edgar on the carpet where they chatted briefly before he finished his interviews. Edgar was pretty popular throughout the evening, as we also witnessed Anne Hathaway pulling him into a long hug before congratulating him on Baby Driver's release. And now, onto our interview with Edgar!
On why he chose Ansel Elgort for 'Baby Driver'…
EW: "I think when I started working on the film full time as the next movie I met with a bunch of the young actors out there and Ansel was one of the first people that I met and was the favorite straight away. I think, you know, just because he's a really charismatic, dynamic actor, but also because he's got such a passion for music himself. You know, that side of the movie really was kind of enlivened by having him in it."
On the music in 'Baby Driver' being it's own character…
EW: "The music was written into the script. I mean, the music is essentially my record collection. Everything in the movie is somewhere in my iTunes, amongst the 34,000 tracks in my iTunes. If you see the movie you'll see that everything is choreographed to those songs. So it's not like we just shot stuff and added the music later, it's like the actors are listening to the songs on the set and sometimes interacting with those songs. So we had to clear all those songs before we started shooting."
On his most exciting memories from set….
EW: "One of my main memories is actually Jamie Foxx DJ'ing between set ups. So any time we were resetting Jamie would immediately plug his iPhone into the stereo of a car and start DJ'ing. One of my memories is that there's a chase scene with the bank robbers that has, Ansel, Jamie Foxx and Flea, and at one point Jamie started playing "Give It Away Now" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers and I looked around and in the back Flea was doing air bass to his own track. And I was sitting there thinking, I'm so glad I get to witness this!"
On what sets 'Baby Driver' apart from other action films…
EW: "I think the fact that it's all set to music through the entire running time. And also I think it goes back to the old school of doing all of the stunts for real. There's no green screen in the movie. So we did all of the chases on the real road with the actors on the real roads as well. So there's a particular thrill that you get out of having those actors in the car bombing down the freeway at 80mph."
Tell us, HollywoodLifers — Are YOU planning to see Baby Driver over the July 4th holiday? Comment below, let us know!


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Here's a round-up of today's news in our division, including links to my news stories on Football League World.
- Sol Campbell (pictured top) has emerged as a possible candidate for the poisoned chalice over at Blunder Park. Speaking to Radio Humberside, chairman (or whatever title he masquerades under) John Fenty said: "I'm surprised we haven't heard from Sol. He said that clubs aren't taking a punt on young managers. We'd have a chat with him." Sol is looking for a route into management, and speaking to an Arsenal podcast recently he said: "I'm intelligent enough, it's not like I played on a fox and dog pitch all my life. I can't believe some people, I'm one of the greatest minds in football and I'm being wasted because of a lack of experience." Sadly, for one of the greatest minds in football, perhaps a more stable and understanding environment might be better. Like Sunderland. Or Leeds. Or the Syrian national team.
- There's trouble at Chesterfield as a Director states he won't be at tomorrow's game against Swindon and Jack Lester has all-but supported the potential protest happening before the game. Speaking about a protest to the Derbyshire Times, Lester said: "It's understandable. It's just people who care about the club. As a fan you're a bit helpless at times, you come and support your team, you can't go and play." Director Ashley Carson has announced he won't be at the game, he'll be at home watching it on iFollow, which means he'll be fifteen minutes behind the action, miss the goals and have to turn off any commentary.
- Some hilarious wag is cutting up Steve Evans' socks at Mansfield. Genuinely. He's not entirely happy about it either. Speaking to the Mansfield Chad, he said: "There is a line drawn with the banter and that was cutting my socks up. I said if anyone cuts my socks up again they will pay a price (probably a long stint in the reserves like Lee Angol got). I didn't say 'if my socks go missing'. Now they've gone missing. I am looking at (Alex) MacDonald as he has that cheeky chappy eye. And I think (Kane) Hemmings and (Jacob) Mellis will be involved. I need to catch them and after that John Radford will be a few quid better off as we'll take some of their wages." It'll make a change for the chairman to be a few quid better off thanks to Evans, usually it's the One Call customers who have to put money into the pot.
- Ade Azeez, heavily linked with Lincoln in the summer, has joined National League side Dover on a month's loan. Azeez was alleged to be in talks with Danny Cowley before he switched to Cambridge, but the former Wimbledon striker hasn't made the grade at the Abbey Stadium, so he's joined our old friends Parmenter and Kinnear on the south coast.
- Forest Green have continued to build on the 'green' bit of their name. They have further cemented their relationship with artificial meat substitute purveyors Quorn, with the announcement of an official partnership for the remainder of the 2017/18 season. To help mark the announcement, FGR will be giving away Quorn nuggets with every portion of chips bought at this weekend's match against Crawley. I've no problem with FGR being veggie friendly and all that, it is the hemorrhaging money that grates on me, their dour and soulless manager and the awful way they conduct themselves in every other aspect of their business. Sorry, a few saved chickens won't make up for the way they bought promotion to the Football League, not one bit.
Danny Hylton's return boosts Luton
Dembele back as Grimsby hunt points
Does Clark presence indicate pressure on Curle?
Exeter's poor record against top-half teams holding them back
Futcher boasts of Swindon achievement
Morecambe troubles pile up for Jim Bentley
Five players, 170 years old combined: Wycombe's own OAP club


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Orange Blooms that Bring Home the Butterflies
Would you like to add orange ambience to your butterfly garden? If so, there are wonderful floral options to satisfy both you and your monarch guests.
By now, you've probably heard about the dwindling monarch population. As gardeners, we have a great opportunity to help save the monarchs, while making our butterfly garden dreams come true at the same time!
All of the orange flowers pictured below have long bloom periods to maximize potential visitors to your abode. Try one or more to start your butterfly garden party for monarchs and other beneficial pollinators…
These blaze-orange beauties are an easy-to-grow annual. These compact cosmos attract monarchs, other butterflies and bees. Blooms repeatedly with deadheading.
2. Tithonia rotundifolia (Mexican Sunflower)
A must-plant annual for North American butterfly gardens. Click the link above to discover other pollinators attracted to this glorious orange giant.
3. Asclepias tuberosa (butterfly weed)
A long blooming native milkweed best known for its ability to attract a wide variety of butterflies and beneficial pollinators. The only milkweed species with orange flowers.
This exotic climbing vine is a perennial for USDA hardiness zones 9 and above, but you can pot them to be overwintered in colder zones. The photo below is my second year plant which will start blooming before July…in Minnesota! If fertilizing, use a phosphorous-based fertilizer to promote flowering.
5. Buddleja (flutterby grande 'tangerine dream' butterfly bush)
A sweetly fragrant aroma with inviting orange blooms is the perfect combination for attracting hummingbirds, monarchs, and more. It's also a 'sterile' variety that is not invasive…no matter where your garden grows!
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Today I needed to clarify, just for myself, exactly what a "fruit" really is. I thought the answer would be slightly more complicated, but a fruit is simply the ripened seed-bearing part of a plant. One definition said "If it's got seeds ..it's a fruit"
The confusion between fruit and vegetables only really arises in the grocery store or maybe between the main course and the pudding.
For example cucumbers and green beans are really fruit, whereas rhubarb is a vegetable. Vegetables tend to be the edible, stems, leaves, and roots of the plant.
Today Chris sent me this link about a wonderful exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art " Brought to Light" about the extraordinary Microphotography in the 19th Century.
Auguste-Adolphe Bertsch, Male itch mite, ca. 1853–57
The whole article is fascinating and I would love to see the exhibition. It did of course herald the decline of the scientific illustrator.. well almost. But the article explains where photography and illustration differed.
I quote from Wired magazine here
"The idea of representing a specific living thing instead of a generalized abstraction of an organism forced scientists to let go of long-held notions about their discipline.
"Prior to the 19th century, the scientific illustrations tend to represent a type, an ideal. So if you were going to do a picture of a flower, for example, the illustrator would look at 20 flowers and then take the common features and make an ideal flower," said Keller. "So, if that particular one happens to have a defective petal or something peculiar to it, you never really know:
Does the photograph substitute then for that type of flower in general, or does it only represent that one specimen?"
While it may have posed a challenge for scientists of the 19th century, it's the unique nature of each photograph taken during this early period that wows us, even now. "
I have to admit it's very hard sometimes to identify plants from photographs and a good "averaged-out" illustration is often better. But it's those odd irregularities of each individual plant leaf and flower that I personally like so much and will continue to keep painting. It's that very "averaging- out" that I dislike about much botanical illustration although I understand the necessity for it. I am glad not to be a scientific illustrator and have to reduce things to an the anodyne. Vive la differance.
It is very interesting to compare these photographs with the wonderful illustrations of Robert Hooke's "Micrographia", published in 1665 based on Hooke's own drawings of natural phenomena seen under a microscope.
I wrote a little about the extraordinarily talented Mr Hooke here.
The flea was obviously much on the minds of people then, being, I imagine a more constant daily companion in the lives of 17th and 19th century man than it is, thankfully, today .
Compare then Hooke's monstrous flea of 1665.....
with, 200 years later, Arthur E. Durham's Photomicrograph of a flea, 1863 or 1864, from the " Brought to Light" exhibition. See the museum website here for more details and more revealing photographs
Are you itchy yet?
But my odd irregularity today is the fruit of the beautiful Batleaved Passion Flower. I have another, regular, grocery shop passion fruit here to draw but I like this little vine so much I decided to paint these first. I drew the leaf before here back in June. I had forgotten how beautiful they are. The fruit are tiny and turn from green with pale white spots to blue black. I do have a riper black one here but not enough time to draw it today.
Bat Winged Passion Flower Fruit
"There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion" Francis Bacon 1561-1626
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Please come and join my constant struggle with all things creative :)
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Leaf of the Day: Some old Itchy and Scratchies, and the Bat-Leaved Passion Flower Fruit.
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- Helen/patientgardener said...
I do look forward to seeing your drawings every day
- 20 November 2008 at 20:47
- Sree said...
They just pop out of the page! There is magic in your fingers Val:)
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- sharp green pencil said...
thanks very much to you both!
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It is amazing how being away from a bad situation can provide you with much needed perspective. Last year during my winter break I planned a quick jaunt to Philadelphia. I had never been to Philadelphia and I didn't really know anyone there, however I spent the first few days of my break mulling around … More How I Spent 48 hours in Philadelphia


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I ripped this one a long time ago and finally decided to listen to it again so I could comment on it.
Short review: a tragic waste of vinyl.
In my defense, I bought this at Yesterday's Warehouse (used), which means I paid no more than a dollar for it. If I had bought it new, you would never know I have it because I would be way too embarrassed to admit it. I don't feel like getting up and hunting it down again to look up the actual release date--it's somewhere on the shelves in the other room with the rest of the collection--but it would have been released sometime soon after the movie itself. When I saw that blurb on the cover that it included music from the movie, I thought it might be a decent way to get a little of Wendy Carlos' music from that movie. No such luck. Any "music" is essentially no more than background noise.
This was an attempt to condense the movie into a 33-minute narration (plus using actual dialogue from the movie), but--and I cannot stress this enough--without any visuals. And let's face it: when this movie came out it was all about visual effects.
So, what's the point? Well, the point was that Disney knew all the Tron fans would buy anything that said "Tron" on it and they could make some money on it. Here's hoping they didn't make much, the greedy bastards.
I can't find any information about this on the internet, except one place where some guy uploaded mp3s of it and said something like "it's a very interesting take on the Tron story and makes for a very interesting listen." Poor guy. His concept of "interesting" must be several orders of magnitude more pedestrian than my own.
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HOOD'S HAPPENING'S is about us two "older" (getting there) folk, and what ever we may be doing with life. Most of our time is taken up with our little girl, Miss Mindy. She has become the love of our life! You will see a lot about her here!
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
No Talent There
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- My Mind's Eye said...
WHAT A GREAT PICTURE, GREAT TIMING, AND BILLY YOU HAVE A GORGEOUS PROFILE. Yep we were shouting. Fantastic job mom and Billy we had no idea you had such a long.....tongue. What were you eating that made that tongue come out?
Madi and Mom
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- Remington said...
Great pic! We watch that show too! Sometimes is amazing and other times not so much....
- August 18, 2010 at 9:57 AM
Oh My!! What a long Tongue!! something was mighty good!!
- August 18, 2010 at 10:08 AM
- Tammy Kauffman said...
What a great picture. Billy you have one long tongue. Did momma finally get you some vanilla ice cream??
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- Jan said...
I often feel like this watching TV
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- sandy said...
Thats hysterical! Never seen anything like that.
Quick note to invite you to hop over to my blog where I'll ad updates regarding Jan at Animal Talk, my SIL so you can keep informed on her condition post surgery.
- August 18, 2010 at 2:05 PM
Oh my good gravy! That is hilarious! you caught the best pic at just the right time! Love it! (Sure hope his nose is clean....)
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...but while there's music and and moonlight, and love and romance, let's face the music and dance!
A great sentiment to hold on to, to remind me that although things are not looking rosy for the forthcoming weeks/months, there are still good things out there. What's more, it is not only possible to pop on your dancing shoes and celebrate them, but OK (in fact, rather helpful) to do that. So, to the plan - I'm going to get a grip right now and start handling the emotional crud before my equanimity all goes south.
Why the angst? Well I'm really worried about my mum.
A lovely happy weekend visit morphed into two pretty frightening days, with a worrying wait for a doctor followed by a trip to the local hospital. Although lovely hubby was fantastic and could not have been more wonderfully supportive, the episode has left us in a 'watch this space' state again where results, of course, may take a while to filter through. We are still waiting for her scan results too. Maybe by Monday we'll know more? Hope so, then perhaps some of the scary 'nebulous' part of the worry can be laid to rest and we can move on to practicalities.
It has been quite a struggle today to maintain my focus on work matters, especially given the pile of 'problems' and mammoth 'to do' list which awaited my return, but (mostly) I've done it. I've kept my patience and my temper (hmmm, not been easy, but...) and I haven't hit the chocolate. What's more, I don't plan to start!
Some of the 'problems' are resolved, albeit with some of them addressed by making the decision that they are not 'mine' to worry over. The 'to do' list is still there, and I daresay things will eventually get done, but I am not going to allow it to overwhelm me or get too stressed about it. It was a bad night for sleeplessness last night so I gave the rower a miss this morning. But let's hope tonight will be better. I will be on the rower tomorrow, even if I can only manage a few strokes.
I'll think about my food strategy, keep my healthy snacks to hand, and I will not put on pounds through comfort eating. Oh yes, that reminds me. The scales tell me I am 69.5kg today - not too bad for a long weekend away.
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After an astounding amount of work, we are proud to reveal the results of all our research, planning, designing and developing: Goodbye Emily Lewis Design — Hello Bright Umbrella!
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Movement planning and execution lead to changes in somatosensory perception. For example, tactile stimuli on a moving compared to a resting limb are typically perceived as weaker and later in time. This phenomenon is termed tactile suppression and has been linked to a forward model mechanism which predicts the sensory consequences of the self-generated action and as a result discounts the respective sensory reafferences. As tactile suppression is also evident in passive hand movements, both predictive and postdictive mechanisms may be involved. However, its functional role is still widely unknown. It has been proposed that tactile suppression prevents sensory overload due to the large amount of afferent information generated during movement and therefore facilitates processing of external sensory events. However, if tactile feedback from the moving limb is needed to gain information, e.g. at the fingers involved in grasping, tactile sensitivity is less strongly reduced. In the talk, I will present recent results from a series of psychophysical experiments that show that tactile sensitivity is dynamically modulated during the course of the reaching movement depending on the reach goal and the predicted movement consequences. These results provide first evidence that tactile suppression may indeed free capacities to process other, movement-relevant somatosensory signals. Moreover, the observed perceptual changes were associated with adjustments in the motor system suggesting a close coupling of predictive mechanisms in perception and action.
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Berry of My Life In Sequins contributed the 1,000th photo to our flickr Save The Pink Bathrooms pool. She titled one of her photo, "new apartment." I asked her for the story and she wrote:
Hi Pam! My apartment building was built in the 50's and everything has been kept exactly like it was back then. They have 3 different bathroom tile colors — pink, blue and seafoam green. When I found out I was getting a pink bathroom I was pretty excited. It's so silly that it puts a smile on my face every time I walk in! Taking pictures in there makes me giggle, so the pictures tend out to be upbeat and catch me at my girliest. – Berry
Berry's blog says that she loves Ikea, zombies, and music. I am getting her address so that I can send her a little prize for her 1,000th photo in the pool. Hmmm, what shall I find in my humongous stash o' retro for her? Stay tuned. Thank you, Berry!
Zombies?? My kinda girl!
Darn it! She beat me to it! I was going to send in my pictures next week… I COULD HAVE BEEN #1000!!! Lol! I guess I'll have to procrastinate less next time! (pictures to follow soon)
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You put a lot of time into developing and nurturing relationships with your customers. Not only is it important for long-term engagement and customer satisfaction but it's also the key to developing a successful relationship marketing strategy.
Since every business operates and markets differently, it's essential to find the correct balance between developing new relationships and nurturing existing relationships in order to encourage repeat customers. Starting new relationships may seem like an obvious way to expand your business and increase the ROI (return on investments), but focusing more on nurturing current relationships is typically the way to go.
Not only does it cost less to market to existing customers; statistically they spend 33% more then new customers. Don't make the common mistake of thinking that just because someone purchased from you before means they will purchase from you again. The key to an effective relationship marketing strategy is developing an emotional connection with the customer and showing them you care, over and over again!
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Let's say you hired an agency to redesign your website and at the start they were in touch constantly. They went above and beyond to meet deadlines and keep you involved in their process. Everything was seamless from beginning to end, but now it's a year later and you have lost touch.
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Maybe you also need to segment your email list into two different groups so the right messages are being sent to the right people. You won't be clogging your contacts' mailboxes with seemingly useless information, which will improve your click-through rate and lessen the number of people unsubscribing to your emails. And if their inbox is anything like ours, they will definitely appreciate the lightened load of useless information.
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The lush Coast Mountain Range provides a breathtaking canvas as you travel, with fascinating narration to the Birthplace of British Columbia. A unique view of Barnston Island and the Golden Ears Peaks are only a few of the highlights on your way on the Historic Fort Langley Fraser River Tour + Cruise.
We'll travel under the latest addition to cross the Fraser River "The Golden Ears Bridge" as well as the newly constructed "Port Mann Bridge" the widest bridge in the world. Enjoy leisurely eating your delicious lunch which is included before we dock in Fort Langley.
There will be ample time to visit The Fort Langley Historic Site of Canada, browse the boutiques & antique shops in Gasoline Alley or just stroll around the quaint village soaking up the old time ambience.
When you return to the paddlewheeler you can enjoy your relaxing return voyage to New Westminster.
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Description of the property: Luxurious beachfront house for sale in Bali in the prime location of Singaraja
An amazing and exclusive beachfront house for sale in Bali with a beautiful infinity swimming pool and a landscaped perfectly maintained. First of all, we will now make a short presentation of this beachfront house for sale in Bali before talk more about this property and finally approach the environment of this property.
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Does your state make the list? The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has released its annual list of the top 10 states for new LEED certifications in 2012. The list is based on 2010 U.S. Census data and includes commercial and institutional buildings certified under LEED, through which approximately 2.2 billion square feet of space has been certified worldwide through 2012.
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New York City fashion going to the dogs, and you can go too
February is undoubtedly a big month for dogs.
Aside from the recent Puppy Bowl phenomenon and the legendary Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, there is another event: the New York Pet Fashion Show, presented by TopiClean.
Now in its eleventh year, this show will take place from 6 to 11 p.m. Thursday in the Penn Top Ballroom on the 18th Floor of Hotel Pennsylvania in midtown Manhattan.
Each year, about 300 dogs come, dressed according to the theme. Past themes have included "The Great Gatsby Dog," "Marie Antoinette Kings and Queens," and a "Venetian Mask Pawty." This year's theme is somewhat groovier: "A Tribute to the 60's & 70's in Fashion, Music, & Attitude!"
Like the Westminster, this event will have its own "Best in Show" winner. Also, there will be a lifetime achievement award given to Bocker, a Labradoodle and one of three living original "celebripups" who has achieved much not only as an actor and model, but also as a therapy dog for children.
Bocker is battling cancer, but that won't stop him from attending this event, which consists of three runway shows, including one called "Rescue Revolution," that features dogs who either have been adopted, or are available for adoption.
The second runway show will feature the designers themselves, decked out in their own handiwork. The real competition arrives with the third runway show, in which the costumed dogs battle it out for prestige and prize money.
People can costume their own dog, or leave that task to a bona fide professional, such as Ada Nieves, a pet fashion designer who has appeared on "David Letterman" and "Anderson Cooper," among other prominent TV shows. Her clients have ranged in size from a 2-inch hamster to a 670 pound pig.
Nieves, a co-chairwoman and creative director of the show, is the first certified pet fashion designer to come from the Fashion Institute of Technology, if not the whole world. Each year, she helps decide on the show's particular theme and also makes sure that all models, be they two-legged or four-legged, are ready for runway action.
When it comes to dressing dogs, the primary variable is size.
"The pet fashion world is strong in the small breeds," says Nieves.
That's not to say that the big dogs have been excluded entirely. An Alaskan Malamute, which is a rather large breed, has enjoyed fashion success, as well as a Leonberger, which is a breed from Germany that can weigh as much as a full-grown man.
There are limits, though. For example, a tutu skirt might look fetching on an Italian Greyhound, but would look quite horrendous on an English Bulldog.
Another factor is the dog's complexion.
"A black Chihuahua will look amazing in yellows or oranges, but will get lost wearing a navy blue or black piece," says Nieves. Her own Chihuahua, named Vanilla, knows the fashion drill at this point and "will practically put her head inside the outfit" when it is presented to her.
Unlike the Westminster Dog Show, this event will not air on live TV, so if you wish to watch the dogs, you must come in person. All canines get to attend free of charge, but they are strongly encouraged to "dress to impress." Other animals are welcome to come as well. Among this year's expected spectators are cats, chickens, and even a dragon lizard.
Proceeds from the show will benefit The Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals, a coalition of more than 150 rescue groups and shelters.
Tickets are $50 in advance/$60 at the door. The venue, Hotel Pennsylvania 18th Fl. Penntop Ballroom, is at 401 Seventh Ave, 33rd Street, New York, NY.
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Team Russia 2 wins 4th leg of Transsyberia Rally
Yesterday we were talking about the great results of the Porsche Cayenne vehicles in the Transsyberia Rally. Today, in the 4th leg of the rally nothing seems to change, the Porsche vehicles remained in the first positions, only the drivers changed their places as it follows: Sergey Kvashnin and Alexey Pavlovskiy, drivers of the Team Russia 2 were in the lead and 12 seconds back was Armin Schwarz and Andi Schulz, or Team Germany 1.
Press release after the jump!
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Competitors of the 2008 Transsyberia Rally powered by Sony Ericsson had a lengthy wait for the results of the third special stage between Kazan and Yekaterinburg. Only at the end of the fourth leg in West Siberia's Tyumen did Sergey Kvashnin and Alexey Pavlovskiy of Team Russia 2 learn that they were the fastest in their Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia on the 10 kilometre special stage, the shortest of the whole rally. Twelve seconds behind was Armin Schwarz and Andi Schulz from Team Germany 1 in second. With this result, the pair further reduced the gap to the leading Team Portugal by around seven seconds. Antonio Tognana and Carlo Cassina from Team Italy followed just eight-tenths of a second behind.
Due to severe thunderstorms the fourth special stage had to be cancelled. The loamy ground had become so soft that even the doctors' special all-terrain emergency vehicles were in danger of getting stuck. For security reasons the organisers decided not to start the stage.
Comments from the Porsche pilots:
Sergey Kvashnin: "After setting the fastest time on the third leg I'm naturally highly motivated for the rest of the rally. What a shame we couldn't compete today. But if the stage is impassable then it's impassable. Such thundershowers are simply an act of nature beyond our control."
Lars Kern: "Because of a gastro-intestinal problem I let my co-driver Daniel van Kan drive the transport leg. Now I have a little time to recover and hope that things are better in the morning. Then it's back to business."
Ryan Millen: "If the organiser says we can contest the leg, then we do it. If he thinks it's impassable then we don't do it. The decision to cancel the leg or not has to be left to the organisers. We do as we are told. That's okay."
Andreas Schulz: "Of course we need every kilometre to catch up. But it's the right decision to cancel the stage if safety is compromised and the rescue vehicle can't get through. In any case, Armin and I have total faith in our car. The Porsche would have made it through."
Eddie Keng: "I think it was the right decision. Apparently the organisers' vehicles took over an hour to drive the first few hundred metres. It's actually a relief not to have to drive today's special stage."
Francois Borsotto: "The decision not to start the special stage was absolutely right. To take such risks for 21 kilometres and to damage the cars would have been wrong. Above all, when I think of the mechanics who would have had to work through the night. I used to be a mechanic so I know what I'm talking about. Now we all have a little time to prepare for the next stage after the previous day's long transport leg. We continue on tomorrow. There are enough possibilities in Mongolia to make up or lose time."
On 15th July, the fifth of a total of 14 legs through West Siberia from Tyumen to Omsk runs over 672 kilometres, with a special stage of 50 kilometres. The Transsyberia Rally started on 11th July on Moscow's Red Square and finishes on 25th July in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar after a total of over 7,000 kilometres.


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"The older you become, the more you felt the hazy, confused thoughts of your youth. You saw yourself through a fogged window of glass and time." So observes the morose middle-aged Copenhagen architect Jacob Errbo Nielsen, whose life—which is in flux professionally and personally—is about to be further shaken by his efforts to locate a woman whose presence seared him in his younger days.
The Summer of Ellen, by Agnete Friis (cowriter with Lene Kaaberbøl of the Nina Borg thrillers) delves into events of the summer of 1978. That's when Nielsen and those around him came under the spell of the entrancing title character.
During that same time period a physically unattractive teenager known as Toad—real name, Lise—went missing. The younger Jacob had many a sexual fantasy about her, and as a close friend of her creepy brother, kept abreast of the fruitless search for her. As the adult Jacob retraces Ellen's steps, he reexamines the fate of the unfortunate Lise.
The back cover copy for this book says that Jacob's search uncovers issues of obsession—and the au courant cultural issue of "toxic masculinity." Nix any thoughts of the latter. This is an atmospheric psychological journey, more character study than overt mystery, that owes much to the raging hormones of male teenagers, and the men they become.
And though it's a largely male-centric storyline, Ellen is a pretty darn compelling costar. Darkly striking, with deep blue eyes and "a wild forbidden laugh," she had fled a nearby hippie commune when she asked to stay at the Jutland farm where Jacob lived with his two great uncles. Then a strapping 15-year-old who spent much of his free time obsessing about sex, and—as boys are prone to do—drawing graphic images of female body parts, Jacob was instantly aroused by the older (at 29) free-spirited woman.
Together they hiked the countryside, then sat side by side sketching. She nicknamed him "Utzon," a nod to the great Danish architect Jørn Oberg Utzon (designer of the Sydney Opera House), and warned him to keep clear of the commune and her former long-haired drug-taking boyfriend.
Meantime, as the search for Lise continues, the sense of foreboding is heightened. Within this farmland setting, slaughterhouses and what occurs within them are more dominant than bucolic fields.
Along with sexually explicit passages, this book includes vivid depictions of animals being butchered. And there's some cruel (and unnerving) abuse by characters desensitized to the plight of creatures headed for the food supply.
Befitting its late-'70s setting, there are plenty of pop-culture references—many of them Danish. Get ready to Google the likes of Ekstra Bladet (a Danish tabloid), Lily Broberg (Danish film and stage actress), The Olsen Gang (a Danish comedy film series), and Skagen yellow, a particular shade so-named because of the color of paint that dominates the quaint homes of the town that is home to Denmark's main fishing port.
Speaking of colors, if we had to pick one to describe this book, we'd go with black with a splattering of red, and some bits of blue, to signify the hope that ultimately breaks through.


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Archive for August 2015
Running Gait and Re-education
I have written two pieces for the Aspetar Sports Medicine Journal on Running kinematics and the injured population, of course there is no perfect way to run, but certainly those new or experienced runners with leg pain can benefit from a running kinematics approach. I talk about the diagnosis of Biomechanical Overload syndrome rather than…Read More
Running Injury on Newstalk Breakfast
Delighted to get the chance to speak on Irelands Breakfast Radio Show on myths regarding running injuries, osteoarthritis, running shoes and injury. Shane Coleman and Chris Donaghue hosting this show this week and great discussion including tweeted questions from listeners on shin pain, cycling and learning to run. Listen to the show hereRead More
Top 10 list influencers in Australia
Delighted to have featured in a paper on the influence of social media in Australia. The paper is here and open access. Highlights how important in global reach twitter is but also in the impact it can have in getting across a message. The rankings I think actually reflect the smaller impact twitter has in Australia…Read More
The 24 Hour Athlete
I recorded an enjoyable podcast with Jacquie Tran last week which will be online soon on the physiological monitoring of Olympic athletes to accompany my Research Review 105, but it reminded me of three concepts I introduced in a lecture, which neatly ties to Jacquie as she sketched a fantastic summary of the talk which accompanies…Read More
Long Term Athlete Development
In revising my site I came across my interview with Adam Brimelow, Health correspondent for the BBC and a piece I was invited to write. It led to a series of heated debates back in 2012 on testing physical competencies in schools with the usual arguments from people to hated PE and felt it ruined…Read More
Progressive Overload – please no more clams!
I recently came across this paper The influence of varying hip angle and pelvis position on muscle recruitment patterns of the hip abductor muscles during the clam exercise discussing the optimum pelvis position to load Gluteus Medius during the ubiquitous clam exercise. This has to be my least favourite exercise and widely 'prescribed' for weeks on end…Read More
Why the Deadlift is so important in Back Pain
So many of my patients attend to start our low back pain program and although they are aware of the role of strength training – are still taken aback when we show them the trap bar deadlift. These patients have often been told they cannot lift, or avoid load and rest and as such are…Read More


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In June, large-scale tasting of Georgian wines are going to be held in the cities of the US. Wine professionals will be able to taste Georgian wines of different varieties in New York, San Francisco, Houston and Portland, which will be organized by the National Wine Agency contractor companies "Tastingwork" and "Marq Energie Consulting".
Seminars on Georgian wine culture and history will also be held simultaneously with tasting. The guests of the event will have the opportunity to taste the wines made by Georgian traditional and classic methods.
"Tastingwork" has already organized tasting in New York. During the tasting "Tastingwork" founder, masker of wine Lisa Granik delivered a seminar on Qvevri wine – Inside The Qvevri. About 30 Georgian wine producer, small cellar and large company wines were presented at the tasting.
On June 11, Tastingwork will organize a tasting in San Francisco in the Wine School and the Marq Energie Consulting is organizing on June 12 in Portland and on June 13 in Houston.
In the past years the US has emerged as one of the potentially growing and important export markets of Georgian wine. According to wine consumption market research, in the US over 3 billion liter of wine is consumed, which gives the opportunity to export Georgian wine to the US market with consistent and deliberate cooperation with Georgian wine producers.


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Collusion is not a crime. It is not even a legal concept. Yet, when people speculate about mis-doings between the Trump campaign and Russia, that is the noun used — "collusion". And, of course, it is Trump's go-to tweet word. But how did the word "collusion" get introduced into the public lexicon? And who is initially responsible for introducing it? … Read More
Breaking: Shooting at Annapolis Newspaper — Capital Gazette
A law enforcement source tells CBS News the suspect is male, white, in his 20s, no iD. Two law enforcement sources say the suspect used a shotgun. 4 dead, 5 injured/transported. — CBS News Radio (@CBSNewsRadio) June 28, 2018 The shooter, according to reports, is refusing to identify himself. NYPD sending police to news stations as a precaution. Maybe this … Read More
The Nation Despairs (Me Too)
This is the mood of the country (most of it) – defeatism and fear: A lot of anger (from myself among most) is directed at those who thought they would make a "protest vote" and vote for some loser third party candidate or stay at home. But THIS is what we warned everyone about. This is why elections matter.
This Is Some Serious Government Intimidation Shit
CBS: In his first television interview, former Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson James Schwab has opened up about why he abruptly resigned in March. But his interview with CBS News' Jamie Yuccas on Wednesday was unexpectedly interrupted by agents identifying themselves as agents from the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General's Office. "They just said that they wanted to talk to me … Read More
We Are Fucked: Kennedy Is Retiring
NBC: Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy announced Wednesday that he will retire when his successor is confirmed, preparing the way for the most significant change in the court's makeup in half a century. The vacancy will allow President Donald Trump to make the U.S. Supreme court a solidly conservative body for years, if not generations, to come — a … Read More
More Proof That Evangelicals Have No Ethical Basis Grounded In Christian Tenets
The Public Religion Research Institute is out with a survey of, among other items, immigration. In general, the pollsters found: Americans largely reject the policy whereby families entering the country without permission are treated as criminals and children are separated from their parents. Only 22% of the public expresses support for this policy. More than seven in ten (71%) Americans oppose such … Read More
Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration To Reunite Famiiles
Last night, a federal judge in San Diego granted a preliminary injunction requested by the American Civil Liberties Union. Judge Dana M. Sabraw ordered that all families separated at the border by the Trump administration's zero tolerance policy be reunited within 30 days, 14 days for children under 5. Parents must be allowed to speak to their children by phone within 10 … Read More
Trump Pissed At Harley-Davidson
Harley-Davidson should stay 100% in America, with the people that got you your success. I've done so much for you, and then this. Other companies are coming back where they belong! We won't forget, and neither will your customers or your now very HAPPY competitors! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 27, 2018 "I've done so much for you"? He … Read More
Media Bias Chart
This is interesting, but I wish there was a third axis showing how many conservatives/progressives read/watch each of these outlets
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: A 28-Year-Old Democratic Giant Slayer
Some primaries were held last night, and there is news. The New York Times talks about a candidate who won the Dem primary in the House 14 (notably, the Times never even mentioned her before in any article, showing how unlikely her win was): She has never held elected office. She is still paying off her student loans. She is … Read More
Tone Policing and Civility
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was politely asked to leave the Red Hen restaurant in Lexington, VA, this past weekend because the owner was unwilling to serve a senior Trump administration official who defends (among other things) the cruel and inhumane separation of migrant families and internment of immigrant children. This act of protest — the most recent example of … Read More
SCOTUS Upholds Travel Ban 3.0 And We're Never Going To Hear The End Of It
Third time is a charm. The Supreme Court upheld President Trump's most recent travel ban today in a 5-4 decision, ruling that it falls within the president's traditional power to control immigration policy. The Court split was on ideological grounds, with Kennedy siding with the majority. The travel ban was Trump's first big policy announcement, touching off first big policy-specific … Read More
Trump Job Approval Plummets In Week Of Family Separation
Trump went 45% approve/50% disapprove for the week ending on June 17 to 41% approve/55% disapprove for last week (ending June 24). In other words, a -5 spread to a -14 spread, virtually obliterating his post-North Korea summit bounce. Biggest single-week jump up in disapproval of Trump's presidency.
Mueller Gets Erik Prince's Phones
ABC: [Erik] Prince, America's most famous private military contractor, acknowledged last week that he "cooperated" with Mueller's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election after falling under scrutiny amid questions about an alleged effort to establish a backchannel between the Trump administration and the Kremlin, something Prince has vehemently denied. ABC News has since learned that Mueller is … Read More
Weekly List 84
Generations from now will mark this week as the moment Americans realized we were losing our country as we have known it. This week the world looked on in horror as the atrocity of separating families at our southern border was finally exposed by widespread media coverage. That coverage was limited as the press and even members of Congress were … Read More


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Nike films advert at market road
Last December, Nike did some filming at Market Road Pitches. Check out the link below to see the Nike advert which has just been released. Market Road Pitches feature in the opening sequence.
'The Nike advert is everything': Londoners hail incredible film starring Harry Kane, Mo Farah and Skepta as a 'fantastic celebration' of the capital - Evening Standard
December 2017, saw Market Road play host for Nike to film their new advert


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Three recent judgments handed down by the courts of England and Wales go some way towards clarifying the circumstances in which a party will be considered to have submitted to the jurisdiction of the English or a foreign court, with potentially severe consequences. In one case, a shipping company lost the right to resist enforcement of a Chinese judgment in England, even though that judgment was obtained in breach of an arbitration agreement. In two other cases, parties lost the right to claim the protection of state immunity from legal action.
What is clear from these cases is that parties with a choice - either between two competing jurisdictions, or between submitting to or claiming immunity from the jurisdiction of one court - have to make that choice and then adhere to it. By seeking to have it both ways, parties risk making a tactical error and losing valuable protection.
SBV and the Bank of China
In the most recent of these cases, the Commercial Court found that a Chinese court judgment against SBV, one of the largest shipping companies in the Netherlands, was enforceable in England – even though the Chinese proceedings had been brought in breach of a contractual provision referring any disputes to arbitration. The Bank of China was nevertheless ordered to honour guarantees issued in support of the two shipbuilding contracts in dispute, even though the parties in whose favour they had been issued had been found liable for fraud in relation to the installation of second-hand engines, because the guarantees were in the nature of performance bonds.
–The important point to draw from the case is that, by choosing to fully defend the claims against it in the Chinese proceedings after its jurisdiction challenges failed, SBV had to be treated as having "otherwise submit[ted]" to the jurisdiction of the Chinese courts under the 1982 Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act. The Commercial Court in England therefore had no general discretion on whether to recognise the Chinese court judgment, and was similarly unable to refuse to recognise the judgment for public policy reasons due to its having been granted in breach of the arbitration agreement.
The case demonstrates the perils of parties allowing themselves to be dragged into legal proceedings outside the EU - different rules apply within the EU - to which they have not agreed, and in foreign jurisdictions where they have no physical presence. In these circumstances, as long as they do no more than challenge the jurisdiction of the foreign court, their assets will be protected as the foreign court's judgment will not be enforceable in England - but, as soon as they attempt to defend the foreign proceedings on the merits, this valuable protection is lost.
Businesses facing such foreign legal proceedings must therefore be sure to seek local legal advice, and to consider this carefully, before submitting to the jurisdiction of the court. Where there is a risk of losing the foreign case - or where there are doubts about the competence or fairness of the foreign court - then taking no substantive part in the foreign proceedings may be a better option, at least where the assets at risk of enforcement are in England or another jurisdiction which takes a similar approach.
The sinking of the Prestige
In January the French and Spanish governments similarly found that they had committed a tactical error by opting to challenge the jurisdiction of an arbitrator in court rather than simply by claiming immunity. In this case, which arose out of the sinking of the tanker Prestige off the coast of France and Spain in 2002, the respective governments were found to have waived their state immunity by applying for relief under the 1996 Arbitration Act which went beyond merely claiming immunity.
The issue here was that the French and Spanish governments had attempted to claim compensation directly from the ship's protection and indemnity insurers or 'club' , under a provision in the Spanish penal code allowing direct claims against insurers. Although the club accepted liability for claims for pollution damage under the International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage (CLC), it said that other claims could be enforced only by arbitration, in accordance with the club rules.
The club started arbitration in London, seeking declarations that France and Spain were bound by its rules, in particular a 'pay to be paid' clause. France and Spain did not take part in the arbitration, and the declarations were granted. The club then applied to enforce the declarations as judgments of the High Court, which France and Spain opposed on the basis that they were entitled to state immunity . However, they also issued their own applications seeking further declarations that the arbitration awards were made without jurisdiction. These additional applications were enough to cost them their immunity claims.
Upholding the decision of the High Court, the Court of Appeal found that although the rights of Spain and France to claim compensation originated in the Spanish penal code, they were essentially contractual rights and so subject to the club rules. In addition, by making their own applications to challenge the arbitrator's jurisdiction, both France and Spain took a "step in the proceedings" other than for the purpose of claiming immunity, meaning they had submitted to English jurisdiction under the 1978 State Immunity Act.
Discontinuance as an abuse of process
In another recent case on jurisdiction and state immunity, the High Court had to decide whether Pakistan had waived its right to state immunity by beginning legal proceedings - and whether it was then entitled to try to preserve that immunity by discontinuing the proceedings. The dispute involved the rightful ownership of what was then £1 million paid to the newly independent state of Pakistan in 1948 by the Nizam of Hyderbad, one of the larger 'princely states' with nominal independence before the partition of India.
On partition, the princely states were given the option of joining the newly-formed countries of India or Pakistan, or of remaining independent. Hyderbad chose independence, but the territory was forcibly incorporated into India. The Nizam had previously paid the £1 million into an account at Natwest Bank in the name of the first High Commissioner of Pakistan, possibly with the intention of preventing the money from falling into the hands of the Indian state. His attempts to reverse the payment led to court proceedings, which were stayed on the grounds of Pakistan's state immunity in 1958. Since then, various descendants of the now-deceased Nizam have claimed to be entitled to the money, while the bank has insisted that it will pay out only on the basis of an agreement between all interested parties or an order of the court.
In 2013, Pakistan attempted to lift the stay in the original proceedings, but a judge held that it could not do so without waiving its state immunity. Pakistan's High Commissioner then started fresh proceedings against the bank, claiming to be entitled to the money. At this point, the bank informed all the interested parties that it intended to 'interplead', which would require the court to decide which of them had the best claim to the money. Pakistan then attempted to discontinue its whole claim - leading to a further legal challenge.
Mr Justice Henderson, ruling on the challenge to the discontinuance, said that he had "little hesitation" in finding that Pakistan's application was intended to protect the sovereign immunity it had waived when it started proceedings against the bank in 2013. Pakistan's attempt to then revoke that waiver was therefore an "abuse of process", designed to give it a tactical advantage by placing it in a better position than that to which it had submitted by starting the proceedings in the first place. The notice of discontinuance was therefore set aside, with Pakistan forced to continue the proceedings without the protection of state immunity.
The latter two cases likewise show that a party seeking the protection of state immunity cannot at the same time ask the court to determine an issue on its merits. By doing so, it will be taken to have submitted to the court's jurisdiction and its immunity will be lost.
Richard Dickman is an expert in complex commercial litigation and international arbitration at Pinsent Masons, the law firm behind Out-Law.com.
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