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Med J Aust || doi: 10.5694/mja16.1508C1
Published online: 15 August 2016

Professor Ingrid Scheffer and her son Eddie Cliff are passionate about encouraging other clinicians to engage in research to enrich their own lives as well as those of their patients …

INGRID Scheffer is a proud mother and she has two good reasons to be.

Her youngest son, Tristan, is at the start of his academic life, studying first-year science at the University of Melbourne. Her eldest, Edward, is a final-year medical student at Monash University, and he has just completed his Bachelor of Medical Science (Hons) after a year at Oxford University in the UK.

Professor Ingrid Scheffer, AO, of course, is quite a role model for her sons.

She is a paediatric neurologist, specialising in the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy. She is a professor at the University of Melbourne, and the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health. She is also a founding fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences and is currently its vice-president.

Professor Scheffer, and her close collaborator Professor Sam Berkovic, AC, won the 2014 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science for their work on deciphering the genetics of epilepsy. It is one of many awards in Professor Scheffer’s trophy cabinet and her resume includes numerous appearances in the media.

One of the most notable was her part in a documentary called Jabbed: Love, Fear and Vaccines — available from SBS On Demand — in which she relates her role in the clearing of the whooping cough vaccine as a cause of epileptic seizures.

“The vaccine story came about through our work on the very severe epilepsies of infancy and childhood,” Professor Scheffer tells the MJA.

“Probably the best known of those is called Dravet syndrome – and I run a Dravet clinic. Through our studies of Dravet syndrome, Sam Berkovic and I made the observation that there were very similar patients who had what was called ‘vaccine encephalopathy’.

“That is where it was thought that if you had a vaccine — usually the whooping cough, or pertussis, vaccination — that was thought to cause this very nasty brain disease where you start developing severe seizures and development fell off and you might regress and end with intellectual disability.

“This was a well-accepted entity, this so-called vaccine encephalopathy, and the vaccine companies in the UK had made large payouts because of what the vaccine had allegedly done to these babies’ brains.

“We recognised that some of these older patients with this vaccine encephalopathy actually looked like Dravet syndrome, so we tested them for the gene that’s commonly associated with Dravet syndrome. More than 80% of patients with Dravet syndrome have got a mutation of a gene called SCM1A that encodes a sodium channel, or a little sodium gateway into the cell.

“We looked at these patients with vaccine encephalopathy where their seizures had started within 48 hours of vaccination and we found that, yes, they had the gene mutation.

“This told us that they were destined to have Dravet syndrome and the vaccine at the very most triggered the first seizure. If they hadn’t had the vaccine at that time, the next illness or fever would have triggered the same scenario.”

It’s a neat example of how Professor Scheffer’s work as a clinician meshed with her role as a research scientist. That double-barreled career path is one she, and her son, want to encourage other medical students and clinicians to pursue.

“For me it was a case of growing up around Mum and seeing that she had such an exciting life,” Eddie Cliff tells the MJA.

“Certainly as a kid I got to see all the exciting bits and didn’t really realise how hard she worked until more recently. I’ve also been lucky in that when I was coming up through high school and university has been when Mum’s career has really taken off.

“To see that has been really exciting for me and to see the mixture of the clinical side of things … with the challenging research stuff … from all of that I’ve learned from watching, seeing just how hard she works, but also how rewarding a lot of it is.”

The role of a clinician-scientist is one both mother and son are passionate about, and with good reason.

“I think there’s a huge difference between being a straight clinician and a clinician-scientist,” Professor Scheffer says.

“It’s because you think very differently, and you take your thinking to another level. One of the beauties about clinical research … is that my patients teach me every day. They come along and they do something differently, and I go, ‘wow, that’s important — I wonder what that’s telling me’.

“And then I’m very privileged because I work with a huge group of fabulous scientists, really world-leading scientists … and we just throw these new observations around and ask how can we interrogate this further? How can we ask a question that will drill down on the biology? And then hopefully [that will] lead to a change in understanding that might lead to a new therapy that will help us with our patients.

“That element of translation is really exciting.”

Eddie’s research interest to date has been focused on diabetes, although he is quick to point out that he is “still a baby”.

One of the bonuses of being his mother’s son is that he has met some leading lights in medical science at an early stage in his career. One of those was Professor Dame Frances Ashcroft, whom he met while at an international conference in Paris with Professor Scheffer in 2012, and who went on to be his supervisor during his year at Oxford.

“[At the conference] she talked about … a very rare form of diabetes that has a genetic cause and only occurs in the neonate,” he says.

“It’s different to both type 1 and type 2 diabetes … [in which] you’re not sensitive to changes in your blood sugar. So your blood sugar goes up and you don’t release any insulin. You can still produce insulin, unlike someone with type 1 diabetes — in this case you can produce insulin but you don’t do it because the pathway’s not activated.

“So by studying this cohort of patients, scientists have not only been able to change the therapy for this group of patients … but there were lots of overlaps and interesting things that we can learn from studying this small population that come back to type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

“For me it was really cool to see the other end of that experience in the lab.”

Although he’s not sure diabetes will be his focus for the rest of his working life, there is one thing he knows for sure.

“What appeals to me is that mixture of working with patients every day, making their lives better on an immediate basis, but also having those moments of going ‘maybe this is this’ or asking those questions.

“I had enough of a taste of that last year to confirm that that’s something I definitely want to do.”

Professor Scheffer pointed out that teamwork is crucial to successful research in this day and age.

“A lot of clinical researchers don’t realise that you have to be a clinician first in order to be a clinician researcher and we bring different skills to the table,” she says.

“The other really critical issue is teamwork — you have to work in teams these days to make big dents into science. That makes it fun but it also means you have to find the right people to collaborate with.

“I have collaborators all over the world and that makes it very enriching.”

Last month, through the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences, Eddie and Professor Scheffer organized and co-chaired a Victorian Clinical Science Symposium called “Life as a clinician scientist: The best of both worlds” at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, with the intent of introducing medical students and young doctors to the possibilities of incorporating research into their clinical lives.

Luminaries such as Professor Ian Frazer, Associate Professor Kate Drummond, Professor Euan Wallace and others conducted sessions discussing the benefits of the dual role as well as the skills needed to be a successful clinician-scientist.

“The symposium was a fantastic success — the speakers were great, we had around 300 attendees from various career stages and the enthusiasm in the room was palpable,” Eddie says.

“The feedback from the event has been great too; many people said it has made them consider a career as a clinician-scientist seriously for the first time or that it has convinced them that it’s a path they are keen to take.”

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Weekend South Tufa tours continuing through winter

November 24th, 2018 by Andrew, Digital Engagement Coordinator

Are you interested in learning more about Mono Lake on your next visit? This year we are offering free guided South Tufa tours every Saturday and Sunday at 1:00pm through the winter in partnership with the Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve. It’s easy to reserve your spot online for tours through the end of March using our new, mobile-friendly registration website.

Free guided South Tufa tours will continue through the winter on weekends at 1:00pm. Reserve your spot online today! Photo by Andrew Youssef.

Come explore the enchanting South Tufa area with an expert naturalist to learn more about the natural and political history of Mono Lake. We will talk about the local flora and fauna and how Mono Lake is truly a fountain of life, sustaining trillions of brine shrimp and millions of migratory birds each year. We will also discuss the water story of Mono Lake and how this entire ecosystem was very close to being completely lost. Tours generally last about an hour and cover about one mile. Come prepared with a bottle of water, a hat, sunglasses, and winter layers to stay warm.

You never know what you might see in winter at Mono Lake. Retired State Park Ranger Janet Carle photographed this incredible foam spiral on Mono Lake this past February.

When planning your trip, be sure to consult the weather forecast and local road conditions. During the winter, tire chains may be required at any time, so make sure you are prepared. After major storms, it is also possible that the road to South Tufa will not be plowed and tours will be cancelled, so be sure to call the Committee at (760) 647-6595 or visit our Information Center & Bookstore in Lee Vining to check the status of tours. We are open daily 9:00am to 5:00pm. Hope to see you in the Mono Basin soon!

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Lopolight—Beware The Time Suck Of Complexity

Let’s face it, there is never enough time to keep a boat that is actively out there voyaging in perfect condition:

  • to do all the routine maintenance;
  • to repair what’s broken;
  • to replace what’s too old to be trusted.

Or at least, there is never enough time if we actually want to see the places we visit and have a life outside of boat maintenance.

Therefore, we have to prioritize and be careful not to get distracted by the demands of the ever more complex machines that we clutter our boats up with. Complex machines that can rob us of time that would be better spent doing routine maintenance on the things that really matter, like our rig or engine.

Our LED tri-light has provided us with a five-year reminder of these basic facts. Let me tell you the sad story.

The Seduction

When we replaced our aging mast in 2007 we were just going to transfer our old reliable Aqua-Signal tricolour incandescent light. But then people pointed out that we could save a huge amount of power if we just sprung for an LED array tri-light.

Sounded great. And, after all, LED navigation lights had been around for a while, and magazines had raved about them. What could go wrong? We bought one. And not any old LED replacement bulb either. No, we bought the best and most expensive from Lopolight.

The Sad Tale

To date, five full years after the change, we have yet to have a usable mast head tri-light for more than a month at a time. We have been though three units that have all had a segment fail. And even when the light was working, it radiated so much RF interference that we would have to turn it off because of the static on the VHF.

The Time Suck

Lopolight and their US distributor have replaced all three lights without charge—good service. But that still means I had to spend hours in a bosun’s chair wrestling with the tiny wires and screws at full stretch. And the third time we replaced the light, Lopolight upped the fun quotient by sending a surge suppressor that had to be installed at the top of the mast.

I would guess I have a good 20 hours in this little game. That’s the same amount of time that it takes me to do a full annual service on our engine and generator! Oh yes, and Phyllis has a lot of hours invested sitting around waiting to let me back down, or yell for a tool. And, as I write, we are faced with a fourth replacement due to RF noise that makes the VHF radio unusable.

We Are Not Alone

These problems with the Lopolight are not the result of some strange LED killing phenomena that is limited to Morgan’s Cloud. Our friend Alisdair on the very simple and small Virtue sloop Sumara has had the same kind of problems.

  • Never buy complex new technology until it’s been used successfully for at least five years in the marine environment and ten years is better.
  • If you do select a new-tech item for a mission critical system, and navigation lights are nothing if not mission critical, make sure you have an old technology backup aboard. We do, in the form of our old incandescent deck-level navigation lights. Imagine the mess we would have been in if we had replaced those with LED arrays at the same time.
  • Stay away from fragile technology that needs special installation precautions. The new Lopolight requirement for screened cable and a surge suppressor makes me nervous.
  • Don’t let the manufacturer make it your problem. I can’t tell you the number of times a manufacturer of high-tech kit has tried to make us just about rebuild Morgan’s Cloud to solve a problem like this. (Lopolight did not play this game.) When they start that, I refuse to play. Make your product so it can survive and function on the average boat, I say.

Weigh The Risks and Rewards

Sure LED navigation lights are great, and the power savings are compelling. But on the other hand, would we have been better off to stick with our tried and proven incandescent light that had worked reliably for 25 years (I had one on the old boat) and only absorbed a total of an hour or so of my time changing bulbs in all those years?

To me, the answer is a resounding yes, at least until the ten-year-marine-use mark has been reached, particularly considering that we have been without a masthead tri-light for most of the last five years and we very nearly got hit by another boat when the port segment went out on the light without us noticing.

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John was born and brought up in Bermuda and started sailing as a child, racing locally and offshore before turning to cruising. He has sailed over 100,000 miles, most of it on his McCurdy & Rhodes 56, Morgan's Cloud, including eight ocean races to Bermuda, culminating in winning his class twice in the Newport Bermuda Race. He has skippered a series of voyages in the North Atlantic, the majority of which have been to the high latitudes. John has been helping others go voyaging by sharing his experience for twenty years, first in yachting magazines and, for the last 12 years, as co-editor/publisher of AAC.

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  • Andre Oct 24, 2016, 1:01 pm

    I have already posted twice in this columns, having Lopolights on my boat. I want to praise their customer service because they have changed on warranty all the port, starboard and stern lights (2NM) and now the mast light has failed and they have provided me with a replacement only on my parole (i have yet to go up to the mast to deinstall and replace it). Ultimately any electronic, mechanic or structural component will fail on a boat in such harsh conditions as the marine environment. The quality of customer service is ultimately much more important than the ultimate durability of a product. I’ll stay with Lopolight because of their service and the fact that their lights are so visible and my new mast light has a mode combining anchor and 3 lights so in fact i’ll have a double set of nagivation lights now.

    • John Oct 25, 2016, 8:27 am

      Hi Andre,

      Glad to hear that Lopo have treated you well. That said, we, and many others have had far too many failures with these lights to be acceptable. (We are now on our 4th unit in six years, and this one has just started to put out RF noise.) Nav lights are a piece of safety gear and as such they should be much more reliable than the Lopo light.

      We are now strongly recommending that those with Lopo lights replace them with a more reliable brand and we will be doing that this winter.

  • Larry Jackson Jun 17, 2017, 3:00 pm

    Regarding LED noise, I installed an LED spreader light w/6 LEDs in my engine room. If I turned it on while underway it would interfere with my autopilot and switch it to standby. Long story short, I ended up putting a single leftover ferrous choke over both + and – next to the light. Problem solved.

    • John Jun 18, 2017, 7:54 am

      Hi Larry,

      Sounds like a good fix. That said, I think that LED manufactures should be strongly encouraged to build their products so we don’t have to mess with DIY improvements to make them work in the real world.

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How do we want to live and what constitutes a good life? This question was in the focus of a survey of 15- to 35-year-olds in Saxony that the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (SKD) carried out last autumn. The results of the survey are the basis of the exhibition ‘The Invention of the Future or the search for the good life’ at Japanisches Palais Dresden, which reacts to current challenges of our time by presenting selected art treasures. In the exhibition, important social debates of our time are discussed: Are the earth’s resources sufficient for us all? How can we protect the environment and nature? And what role does social cohesion play?

Moreover, artists offer practical advice for future actions. For example, the Berlin project group REINIGUNGSGESELLSCHAFT has created an installation from old MPI-CBG laboratory furniture that will be transformed into think tanks in workshops with young people to discuss science and its role in society with scientists from the MPI-CBG in the workshops.

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Knowledgebase-City Manager Evaluation Cover LetterJuly 13, 2001

Barbara McIntyre

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Columbia, Tennessee 38401

Dear Honorable Mayor McIntyre:

As was discussed at your Council meeting last night, please find enclosed a performance evaluation for Bob Elliott. This exercise is meant to provide insight into the way the City Manager's skills are perceived by you, the Council. Please complete the attached work sheet and return it to me in the self-addressed stamped envelope by Friday, July 20.

Please take your time with the assessment and be honest and objective. I need to know your feelings concerning the City Manager's performance and leadership abilities. On the attached work sheet, please use the following rating scale:

E = Exceeds Expectations (performance has been above reasonable expectations)

M = Meets Expectations (performance has attained a level of reasonable expectations)

B = Below Expectations (performance has been below reasonable expectations)

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Thanks for your time. I appreciate your insight. We will discuss the cumulative results of the evaluation at a council work session and talk about any specific areas of improvement you think are needed in addition to setting goals and objectives for the upcoming year(s).

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1. Appropriately handles responses to public requests, complaints, or areas of concern.
2. Plans, organizes, and supervises implementation of Council-approved programs.
3. Maintains an image of the City to the community that represents service, vitality and professionalism.
4. Plans, organizes, and administers the adopted budget.
5. Anticipates future needs and problems.
6. Is aware of developments and plans in other cities that may relate to or affect Columbia.
7. Demonstrates imaginative leadership initiatives.
8. Maintains effective communication, both verbal and written, with Council.
9. Reports to Council on current plans and activities of the staff.
10. Carries out policies adopted by the Council and developed by staff.
11. Provides Council with up-to-date financial reports.
12. Provides training of employees in contact with the public.
13. Ability to build cohesiveness in staff.
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Bedding in Brake Pads - Why and How!

Brakes work better once the pads have been bedded into the disc. But what exactly is ‘bedding in’ your brake pads? Well, it’s the process of depositing an even layer of brake pad material onto your br...

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Dollars for Dirt - July 2019

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Wellness and natural swimming in the Mühlviertel

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A jump into the cool freshness

Natural bathing places at ponds and rivers in the Mühlviertel

Water from the ancient stone, clear as glass and clean, flows into streams, rivers and ponds in the Mühlviertel. This water is the elixir of life in the highest purity, giving strength and energy, and refreshing. Particularly on hot days one should and can bathe in it, as it is a jolt of cool freshness though the body and wakes the spirits. There are opportunities to do so with the numerous bathing locations in the middle of the Mühlviertel natural surroundings.

Bathing in nature, where streams and rivers gently wash against massive granite blocks. Where trees give welcome shade, the wooded landscape is the background for the refreshment in the cool moisture. Natural bathing places in the Mühlviertel can be found for example along the rivers, which cross the region from the north to the Danube in the south. At the Great Mill in Haslach for example, you will find the Freizeitzentrum Kranzling (Leisure Centre Kranzling) , an idyllic peninsula in the water stream of the Great Mill. At the Wirtshaus Teufelmühle in Auberg, not only bathers jump into the Great Mill. Here water lovers can also travel by raft.

In the middle of the Tanner Moor, near Liebenau in the Region of the Mühlviertel alpine pasture, you will find the Rubener Teich (pond). The secluded moor bathing lack is set in an unspoilt landscape. Its water is dark in colour from the moor. The Freistadt Region is nearly a “country of ponds”. Bathing ponds are enticing in Rainbach, Tragwein, Leopoldschlag, Grünbach and Windhaag near Freistadt for a refreshing dip. An unusual gem are the Rosenhofer Teiche (ponds) in Sandl. If the sun is blazing in the sky, the huge trees of the surrounding woods are reflected in the mirror surface of the water. There are also bathing opportunities in the wild valley of the Feldaist and at the Waldaist river at Pregarten and Tragwein.

If you want to cool off in the Böhmerwald you should look for the Naturbadesee (natural bathing lake) in Klaffer on the Hochficht mountain or the “swimming pond” in Sarleinsbach. Looking across to border to the Czech Republic, you can also consider the Moldaustausee (Vltava reservoir). Incidentally, there are also many hotels in the Mühlviertel have their own natural bathing pond – for example the TraumArena hotels in St. Stefan, Afiesl and Schönegg/Vorderweißenbach. There the water can unfold its calming and relaxing effect.

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I don't mind doing a film with other Bollywood actors, but they might not: Ajay Devgn

The 'only' worthy cop of Bollywood has delivered his role to the best in many films, and will once again be seen in T-Series' film Raid, along with Ileana D'cruz and Saurabh Shukla. In an interview with the media, Ajay Devgn shares his experience, journey and other interests.

  • I don't mind doing a film with other Bollywood actors, but they might not: Ajay Devgn
  • I don't mind doing a film with other Bollywood actors, but they might not: Ajay Devgn

If one has to think of an actor who suits the role of a cop in a Bollywood film, many would have Ajay Devgn in mind. The actor who has aced his roles in Singham, Gangaajal, and many other films, will once again be seen as a government officer, in T-Series’ upcoming film, Raid.

Written by Ritesh Shah and directed by Raj Kumar Gupta, Raid is a film based on true events, where an officer conducts a raid, eventually striving to solve a scam worth thousands of crores. The film also stars Ileana D’cruz, Saurabh Shukla in the lead roles. It is expected to release on March 16, 2018.

In a conversation with the media, Ajay Devgn shared his views on the film, his journey, choices, and more.

About choosing Raid

I heard this story many years back, and I found it fascinating. The story in this film is one of the most popular scams the country has seen. Raid has an interesting story with many layers, and when we heard the story and narration, we all unanimously decided to go ahead and make it. I met the officer who handled the case and it was wonderful getting insights from him. Raid is not just about the incident. It also talks about the person, his honesty, his efforts and his experience during the raid.

Inputs as an actor in the film

Honestly, the writers have put all the efforts for the research. Raj and Ritesh went through a lot of hard work behind the story. As an actor, I gave my inputs, like many do, in almost all the films. But, Raj is a sensible, experienced director, and he knows what is expected out of the scene and the cast. It was a great teamwork on the set because we all understood the needs and focused towards making this film.

Choice of films – conscious or not?

For me, filmmaking is not only or always about passing a social message. Primarily, I always focus on entertaining the audience in any form. It is not about the genre, but it is about the good and bad film. At times a bad film does work, because of marketing, but a good film will always work.

On the other hand, the audience is evolving and consuming content in a different manner. This change is helping us in the industry to offer something better. Opinions, marketing and word of mouth on social media and technology have changed and widened prospects for people. Also, the availability of internet has helped the outreach grow, because of which the content is now easily available for the people, anywhere. So I believe it is important to deliver quality work which engages with the audience, and not be specific to a genre.

Your interest in producing a film or TV show

Like mentioned before, entertainment and content are the only two factors I look at. If I believe the script and story is good, I put my efforts into delivering it to the audience. When it comes to content on television, I can see a change, growth and differentiation in what the audience wants to see. I never intend to invest in television or films only for sake of it. Same is the case with the Marathi films I contribute to. Talking about working in a film, I’d do it someday if I get a good script. There is no hesitation.

Experience of working with Ileana and Saurabh Shukla

Ileana is a simple and a hardworking actress. She is fun to work with. Her role in Raid is quite strong and different. She is not just a housewife, but she is officer’s pillar of strength. Her character adds a lot of value to the film. My chemistry with Saurabh Shukla on the set was great. I have got many scenes with him and some have a humorous touch to it. In fact, the is one other film of mine, where the writer has thought of the lines quite well.

Future Projects and working with other leading stars

I have no apprehension in working with other Bollywood stars in a film. I wouldn't mind sharing my screen space with them. However, not many in the industry today prefer that. It will difficult to convince them on this front. It is not to do with the budget of the film, but it is all about the choice and interest, and that makes it difficult. Further, it is also about the script. Not many writers today focus on a story which has two or more popular Bollywood actors together.

Talking about my future projects, I’m working on a film with Luv Ranjan and it is untitled yet, after which we will also focus on making Singham 3, followed by Golmaal 5.  Meanwhile, I’m working on directing a film too. I cannot disclose any information about it now, but an announcement will be made soon.


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Here is our new publicity leaflet that you can print out and fold into three sections and distribute as widely as you would like. It is a helpful and comprehensive summary of what we do in the diocese.

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On The Radar: Hot Milk

On The Radar: Hot Milk

As far as breaking band CVs go, it would be hard to beat Hot Milk’s. They’ve toured Europe, secured the backing of a major management company and already have spins on national radio. Not too shabby considering they only have one song on Spotify. And only formed a year ago. If that gives some indication as to just how fast things are moving for this rock group, it’s even more startling when Music Week catches up with them just hours before they go on stage supporting You Me At Six in Berlin. There, co-singer and guitarist James Shaw observes, “Tonight will be our ninth ever show!” You could hardly accuse them of dragging their heels...

The story of how they pulled all of this off starts on a rainy night in Manchester. Hot Milk was founded by Shaw and Hannah Mee – who also acts as vocalist/guitarist. Not only had they previously played in bands, both were part of the Manchester music scene – Mee working as a promoter, Shaw a lighting director. Hot Milk, though, is the product of two unfulfilled musical dreams, latent talent and booze aligning.

“We’d just gotten back from work on a January night last year,” begins Mee. “It was really cold and wet so we said, ‘Want to write a song?’ We had a bottle of wine, an acoustic and just boshed out a song. Afterwards, we were like, ‘This isn’t bad!’” With influences such as Operation Ivy and The Replacements plus Green Day and Bring Me The Horizon, they soon had six songs done – think early Paramore with a neat co-vocal spin and you’ll be somewhere close. Next step: they played a blinder.

“We sent them out anonymously to managers because I didn’t want anyone to think we were using our position in a way that meant we got a leg up,” continues Mee. “We wanted the music to speak for itself.” One of the managers said songs wended their way to was Gus Brandt, founder of Cardiff Giant – home to Blink-182 (in partnership with Deckstar). Suffice to say, he became a fan. “The next day we were on a plane to London where we became smitten with Hannah and James,” he tells Music Week. “Nine months later the band has an amazing video, their first single is on the radio and they’ve finished a tour in Europe with You Me At Six. I’m excited for the rest of the world to love Hot Milk as much as I do.”

The omens are looking extremely good so far. The band’s earworm of a debut single Awful Ever After – which Mee says speaks to the frustrations of living “a life you didn’t want for yourself in the first place” – has been played on BBC Radio 1’s Rock Show and Hype Chart, plus Kerrang! Radio. Their debut EP is expected in spring. “We went in with Phil Gornell, recorded four songs and it’s getting mixed by Dan Lancaster,” beams Shaw. “When we get back off this tour we’re doing two videos for the next two singles.”

“We saw a gap and we tried to fill it ourselves,” says Mee. “They’re catchy songs, there are poppy elements, but they also have balls and personality. I’m really confident these songs are where they need to be in order to do something.”

But while things are moving fast, with the pair hinting at some “ridiculous” support slots in the pipeline, they’re also focused on laying the groundwork for a lasting career. “It needs a grassroots aspect,” says Mee. “It’s important we release the EP ourselves, hammer it home and feel like we earned our stripes. And also, to have full control over it as well.”

“We’re just ready to smash this year,” she concludes. “We’re going to do this with or without anyone else, we just want to fucking ‘ave it!”

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After Effects / Premiere FX Trainer Required Job in Pakistan Jouple , Pakistan

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We are looking for a highly qualified FX trainer (After Effects and Adobe Premiere) with a strong body of work featuring original type and motion design, animation, typography etc.

Work will range from complicated After Effects animations to quick edits in Premiere. Flexible and skilled, and ability to come up with work that’s polished and energetic.

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  • Must have knowledge of creating realistic visual effects of the highest quality.
  • These assets will vary from simple particle systems to complex interactive destruction.
  • Must have knowledge of playing with photos/ video
  • Motion graphics and video editing at a high-volume publication.
  • Water splashes, fire, typography, text targeted, rotate product (3d effect), lightning effects, butterflies revolving around etc.
  • Experience with shooting and lighting preferred.
  • Knowledge of presets and plugins of tool.
  • A sense of humor, and desire to tell stories with perspective.
  • Knowledge of entertainment, digital culture, style, food, and the science of everyday life, among other things.
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3 Home Warranty Myths Debunked

    A home warranty is separate and distinct from a homeowner’s insurance and aims to cover costly repairs, replacements, and refits of systems and appliances in your home which may be necessary due to normal wear and tear. The period of warranty is usually one year and needs to be renewed annually.

    A home warranty may cover a number of appliances and systems at your home, however, not everything. The terms of the coverage contract and the contract price can vary depending on the home warranty that you are choosing. Hence, choose one after due diligence of comparing all the home warranties available in the market.

    There are, however, a number of misconceptions in the market regarding this ‘utility product’. People may influence you to believe that a home warranty doesn’t provide much value and is a waste of money, but when you are saved from making those expensive repairs and replacements from your pocket, you can thank your home warranty.

    Myths dispelled

    1. A home warranty isn’t common and is also quite expensive, so, it isn’t necessary

      The truth is that a home warranty is probably as important as your home insurance. It can cover items like furnaces, air conditioners, plumbing and electrical systems and other big-ticket items. Mechanical failure is common with these machines and the replacement costs could rise up to the tune of a few thousand and more. A home warranty would probably cost you anywhere between $200 and $500. That is a fraction of the cost you would have to bear if you needed to make an expensive repair.

    2. Home warranty agreements don’t cover the most important items in a home

      Home warranties are specifically focused on such heavy expenditures and items that can develop frequent glitches and drain your pocket incessantly. Items like furnaces, air conditioners, locks, electronics, electrical systems, plumbing systems, flooring, as well as remodeling your kitchen, landscaping or even fencing are usually covered under a service contract.

    3. Home warranty contracts and homeowner’s insurance are basically the same product, just packaged differently

      While an insurance agreement mainly covers you from damages to your property, you can’t claim insurance in case you want to undertake a big-ticket replacement or repair. A home warranty contract will come in handy then. You can pay a small, yearly premium and make claims for any replacement or repair covered under your service contract.

    Home warranty will probably grow more popular with time. It is a wonderful product and is a necessity for a market like Edmonton where people depend excessively on machines like furnaces, plumbing and electrical systems that are prone to breakdowns and malfunctions in the extreme weather conditions. Embrace it tightly and it will always protect you!

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