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This genius case transforms your Apple Watch into a miniature Game Boy
Take my money!
Elago does not mess around when it comes to creating cool junk for Apple products. Whether it’s an iPhone stand that turns a phone into an old Macintosh or an Apple Watch case that pretty much does the same thing by disguising it as a vintage Apple computer– the company always seems to be pushing the envelope.
Their latest offering is no different.
Ever wanted to turn your Apple Watch into a Game Boy? Regardless if you do or not, you can now with the company’s latest Nintendo Game Boy case for the Apple Watch. And one of the most surprising parts about this is that you can do it on the cheap.
Normally priced at $15, Amazon is currently blowing these out at just $13 a pop. Keep in mind, this is for the standard light grey color. Other colors are available, but you’ll have to pay full price, which is still a considerable deal given the price.
The case is compatible with all sizes of the Apple Watch and even works in Nightstand mode. Sure, it doesn’t play any classic Game Boy games, but it absolutely looks boss as hell. And at just $13, this is an absolute must buy.
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I’d like to invite you to a different kind of social change activism.
Like many of us who read articles from Tikkun, I am delighted at the many victories which have already be won by the Black Lives Matter movement. Yet the more those demonstrations moved beyond demands for reform of the police into an understanding of the need for structural change of all the ways our economic, political, and cultural systems contribute to racism, the more many have come to understand that we need a long-term strategy to make those changes.
The first step is to build a consciousness-raising movement that invites people to be part of challenging the selfishness, materialism, and me-firstism of capitalist society. And to challenge the notion that we live in a meritocracy (i.e., the fantasy that people who have more money or power somehow deserve it and the rest of us have no one to blame but ourselves for having less than what we need).
So no matter who wins the elections in 2020 (and yes, it really does matter who wins, and we encourage you to get involved in getting out the vote and encouraging people to actively support the candidates who most reflect your values), we have to understand the need for a longer-term struggle to promote different values that could underlie a caring society.
I have been leading a training on how to do this, and some of those who have gone through the training are now joining with us to invite you to take a step toward building the consciousness raising and actions that will still be needed no matter what the outcome in November. On Monday, July 13th, we held a call in which we introduced four different projects that are taking steps in this direction. You can watch the call here, or listen to it here. If after doing so, you feel inspired to join one of the working groups, you can do so by reading below and clicking on the embedded links to register for one or more of the group zoom meetings.
In these times full of change and enormous potential for progress, this is the perfect moment to launch our monthly working groups. We are so excited by the excitement of the many people who joined us on the call.
Love and Justice Circle/NSP Chapter
Revolutionary Love Book Group
Outreach Efforts – Sharing Unifying Principles with Other Organizations
Prophetic Empathy Practice Group
These four national working groups will be led by members from the NSP Leadership Team (click here to read their bios) and provide a space for NSP members to gather to brainstorm, strategize, learn, and co-create. These groups also offer guidance and support, and serve as a model of how to organize a local group in the focus area of the working group. For example, if you participate in the Revolutionary Love Book Group, you would both be participating in a national book group reading Rabbi Lerner’s book Revolutionary Love and as you gain confidence, be encouraged to start your own book group. You will have guidance and support from the national working group. This is true for all of the groups. You are welcome to participate in more than one group! Each group will meet once a month.
Participating in a national working group of the NSP is a unique opportunity for you to connect with like-minded people, be a spiritual activist, and help shape history.
Love and Justice Circle/NSP Chapter – visioning and action
This national group will both be a love and justice circle itself and will support participants in the group to start a local love and justice circle or NSP chapter. The group will explore how to deconstruct various institutions and sectors of community and economic life to re-imagine how they would function if based on love, generosity, empathy, justice and celebration and awe of the universe. The group will develop ways to apply the ideas of the NSP to different focus areas – prison reform, BLM, schools, etc., and create ways to bring the NBL, ESRA, and GMP into different entities, organizations, etc.
Eligar Sadeh, Susan Partnow, and Brian Tucker are leading this group. The first meeting of this group will be Wednesday, July 15th 4:00-6:00pm PT/7:00-9:00pm ET. Beginning on August 26th, this group will meet on the 4th Wednesday of the month at 4:00-6:00pm/7:00-9:00pm ET. Sign up here to join us.
Revolutionary Love Book Group – deepened learning
In this national book group, you will not only be a passive recipient of the book but will also try to implement some of the ideas with the support of the group. We will read Rabbi Lerner’s book Revolutionary Love using a study guide with questions and action steps for each chapter of the book that help readers to integrate the concepts and ideas in the book as well as to take what they’ve learned and bring it into action. As you gain confidence, you will be encouraged to start your own book group. You will be given both the questions for each chapter, a guide for how to facilitate a book group, and support from this national book group along the way. (Buy the book at www.tikkun.org/revlove).
Fred Clare and Roberth Koth are leading this group. The first meeting of this group will be on Monday, July 20th at 4:30-6:30pm PT/7:30-9:30pm ET. They will continue to meet on the 3rd Monday of each month at the same time. Sign-up here to join us.
Outreach Efforts – Bringing Unifying Principles to Organizations – organizing to create a unified whole
Like the other groups, this group will both be a learning group that discusses how to encourage organizations, faith and spiritual communities, and social change groups/organizations to adopt the NSP Unifying Principles, and an action group that supports and encourages participants to approach local organizations and communities. The group will develop strategies around how to seek endorsements,, how to approach groups, how to ask groups, etc.
Interfaith Communities: How do I move both my local community church, congregation, etc. as well as the entire national religious group (e.g., UCC, Unity Church, Reform Movement, etc) to sign onto and adopt these unifying principles and
Social Change or Environmental Organizations: How might we get local chapters of social change and environmental organizations as well as the national organizations to adopt these unifying principles?
Our outreach efforts will be an important step to join positive forces together in a unified whole and thus create a bigger impact.
Vanessa Fox, Marion Assenmacher, Kevin McCullough, Fred Clare, and Robert Koth are leading this group. The first meeting of this group is on Thursday, July 16th at 5:00-6:30pm PT/8:00-9:30pm ET. Beginning on August 19th, this group will meet regularly on 3rd Wednesday of the month 4:00pm PT/7:00pm ET. Sign up here to join us. The registration page will indicate that the first call is on August 19th and will not list the July call. That is because the July call is from 5-6:30pm PT and the rest of the calls, beginning on August 19th, begin at 4:00pm. Please note that there is a Thursday, July 16th call at 5:00pm PT. Once you register here, you will receive the link to join the call and can use that same link to join the call on July 16th. If you have any questions, you can email email@example.com.
Prophetic Empathy Group – skill building and practice
We will develop skills and practice how to use prophetic empathy in a variety of settings from sharing the New Bottom Line to raising concerns about the way the Left can shame or put people down to discussing the negative impacts of capitalism to challenging racism. We will work on interpersonal skills and shifting the discourse to the worldview of love when engaging in conversations with people, either individually or in groups.
Participants from the other groups are welcomed to drop-in to these calls to practice how to implement the strategies they are developing.
Susan Partnow and Cat Zavis are leading this group. Our next meeting is August 24th from 4:30-6:30pm PT/7:30-9:30pm ET. Beginning on September 9th, we will meet on the 2nd Wednesdays of the month 4:30-6:30pm PT/7:30-9:30pm ET. Sign-up here to join us.
We look forward to working together with you to make the world more loving and compassionate!
You can join the groups at anytime. To do so, just click on the registration link above in that group. If you have any problems, please email cat at firstname.lastname@example.org and she will put you in contact with one of the group leaders.
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Norfolk police chief warns officer numbers would have to be cut to cover pay rise
PUBLISHED: 08:21 14 September 2017 | UPDATED: 13:43 14 September 2017
Copyright Archant Norfolk 2015
Police numbers in Norfolk will have to be cut so officers can be paid more, the county’s chief constable has warned.
Simon Bailey issued the stark warning after Downing Street announced police officers will receive a 1pc one-off bonus on top of their basic pay rise of 1pc.
Norfolk had budgeted for the 1pc increase but not the bonus, which creates a £620,000 black hole in a force which already needs to save £9m by 2020.
And, with the government not providing extra cash, Mr Bailey said he would be forced to look to cut officers - at a time when calls to the force are up and cases such as domestic violence are increasingly complex.
Mr Bailey said: “I welcome the fact that the hard work and the policing challenges which have arisen have been recognised.
“However, it’s a double edged sword. It means within this financial year I will have to find a further £360,000 of savings and in the financial year 2018/19 a further £260,000.”
“The end result is that this will inevitably lead to a further reduction in the number of uniformed staff and officers I can employ and a further squeezing of already overstretched resources.”
Mr Bailey said £16m had already been saved by sharing services with Suffolk and £14m cut in Norfolk.
He said other police staff also deserved financial recognition, but without extra money, that would further increase his deficit.
Clive Lewis, Labour MP for Norwich South, said: “It’s right and proper that our fantastic police officers, who keep the city and county safe, are properly paid and I welcome the pay rise. But it shouldn’t come at the cost of the critical community asset.
“The blame has to be squarely with the government and their austerity policies and the real time cuts to police funding.
“We should be able to pay police officers and PCSOs.”
Norfolk police and crime commissioner Lorne Green said he was exploring more regionwide collaboration, but “the pips are being squeezed”.
He said: “What’s Westminster going to contribute to this? I have been and will continue to be in consultation with important ministers in London.”
The Home Office said overall police spending has been protected in real terms since 2015 and further efficiencies could be made.
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The United States is a "laboratory of democracy" with 50 different experiments being conducted simultaneously. Many Southern states including economic powerhouse, Texas, were long stymied by their faithful and strong "blue" policies aligned with the Democratic model. Only in the past few decades have these same states turned "red", ushering in a new era of breakneck growth. This makes sense given the age-old Republican archetype: the self-made man who pulls himself up by his own bootstraps. Charles C. Fremont, the first Republican presidential candidate(1856) was a frontiersman known as the "pathfinder" because he found a route to California. He also established the short-lived Bear Flag Republic. Think of Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan, two self-made men. In short, Republicans espouse a hard work ethos and a "common-sense" approach to economics; a message painfully absent from the rhetoric of "progressives". Republican ideas may not be perfect, nor should we expect anyone's ideas to be, but they are more sensible than most other proposals.
The GOP easily has better solutions. I'm not saying they are perfect but they will do a better job than the Democrats'. Increasing costs for companies will just make more and more people get laid off. Obamacare is going to cripple our economy if it is put into action. The repeal of it has even become bipartisan.
Libertarian-esque republicans are the only politicians that have a clue. Empirically the Free market has worked, and central planning has led to one thing waste. Maybe if those on the left could pick up and read some Hayek and Friedman we wouldnt have issues. The only economic theory that works is the Austrian school.
Romney has a proven track record of restoring failing industries. Whether it was the Olympics or the state of Massachusetts he has got things done. We gave Obama 4 years and all we have seen was some redistributing of the wealth. Grow it, don't don't divide it. It common math addition is better then division.
The Republican party has the best solution to the current economic crisis in the United States. The stimulus plan wasted almost a trillion dollars to prevent unemployment from going over 8%, but unemployment is now at 9.1% Stimulus doesn't work. When the government stepped into the housing market so that everyone could afford a home, the market crashed because people couldn't pay their mortgages. Cash for Clunkers was a dismal failure which only drove up the price of used cars. The Republicans plan for a free market is the best solution. If a business meets a need, it will succeed. If it does not meet a need, it will fail. Let the market decide.
Most Republicans believe in limited government and free enterprise, whereas Democrats believe in big government and socialism. Free enterprise is more efficient and relies on market signals to allocate resources, where big government relies on central planning and will always make the wrong decision and waste resources.
Ever since the dawn of Democracy, the Republicans have known exactly what to do right. We don't need to raise taxes on everything in our country. Some people can't afford that. We also don't need universal health care. That requires us to pay for illegal immigrants' medical bills when they don't even have to pay tax or anything.
Yes, I believe that the Republicans have a somewhat better idea about how to get out of the current economic situation. This is due to their staunch opposition to the current health care bill, and their rejection of the failed stimulus and bailout plans. The Republican party's continued support of the sound economic plan of trickle down economics shows that they have a better idea of how to fix the economy.
There are so many ways to began working on the crisis. Building roads and bridges should involve things like toll roads, increased gas taxes, etc. If politicians started sweeping corners for little things they would surprisingly find bigger things also. The efforts of congress have been so bad that there should be some kind of a re-call election to remove them from office. Getting a start on Social Security and Medicare is not a problem.
Republicans are never above taking taxpayer money and funding their own projects. Whether it involve war on foreign soil or the workings of the everyday lives in America, the Republicans want to follow their own plans. With all their talk about fiscal responsibility, reining in the debt and putting a stop to back-room dealings, they sure have no idea what they're saying. They've become the greatest political hypocrisy in a generation for America. The Republican Party of Lincoln freed slaves, today they would probably buy more. Wake up America.
Republicans just want to provide tax breaks to the super wealthy. The argument that tax breaks creates jobs has never been true and yet that is the republican argument. It is a falsehood and no one believes it. They need to stop this and start looking out for the rest of the country.
Look at history. Job growth and economic growth have always been greater during Democratic Administrations. Since WWII, job growth has been 98 percent greater during Democratic Administrations; job growth has been nearly four times greater during Democratic Administrations; and the greatest increase in job growth was during a Democratic Administration.
The Republican party had 8 years to fix this country's economic crisis and what did they do? They crippled this country. So what's changed? What has this Republican congress done to help things get better these last four years? Stop looking at the individuals and look at the parties and Congress. Presidents are figureheads, Congress runs the show. It's time to clean up Congress.
"the best" solution. It's certainly a much better solution than the bungler Obama puts forward, which is unlikely to meet with any success, but the Republican party has crippling issues economically that will doubtlessly lead to it not having the best solution. A better solution. Heck, maybe even a good solution. But not the best.
Allowing the wealthy to skim more cream off the top, profiting from the hard work of those who toil beneath them, will not fix any economic crisis. Furthermore, the Republican party likes to make it harder for kids to go to school because this perpetuates the socioeconomic stratification that they like so much - and an uneducated nation can never be as productive as an educated one.
Anyone who lives in the US (legal or non legal) should pay 5% of their yearly salary for taxes without any deductions. Veterans that have served in war, should not have to pay any taxes( after all they gave their life for our freedom). I think this would help and be fair to everone.
People 65 and older should pay 1% of their yearly pay
The GOP does not have a plan to end the current economic crisis in the United States. They are trying to play it up as much as they can, so they can retake the White House. I do agree with their assertions that wealth redistribution is wrong, and that the middle and lower classes should not be allowed to use the government to savage the wealthy of their money. But, at the same time, I do not see the GOP doing anything to help the lower and middle classes make money via jobs, or save their foreclosed homes.
No, Republicans do not have the answer. And, on that note, I am not sure Democrats do either. We are so in over our heads, here in the U.S., that I don't know what is needed to start digging us out. We've been on the wrong path for a long time, well before the current administration, and we need to rethink our values and the value of basic human life and needs, before we move on. The party tug-of-war games have got to stop, so average working Americans can stop worrying about their future and the future of their children.
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It's that time again! The amazing Jessica from Mrs. Stanford's Class is hosting another "Magical Product Swap" and I'm so excited to share the gem that I got to review! I was lucky enough to be paired up with Cynthia from 2nd Grade Pad.
If you aren't following her blog yet, you need to! She has wonderful ideas and offers such creative freebies for teachers. To check out her blog, just click on her button above. Okay, onto the fabulous product that I got to review for the swap- Cynthia's Math Games Galore.
This packet contains 11 math games that are perfect for small groups or partner work. I used these games in my "Quiet Choice Box" which is where my students can choose games to play when they finish their work early. I am always looking for new games to add to the box to keep it exciting for my students. These games were PERFECT for my students to play in partners because they were easy to make and play. The directions are simple and require only a few materials. My kiddos looked forward to these games so much that they've never worked as quickly to finish their work!
Here is a pic of the quiet choice box that I have in my class with Cythia's games inside. This box is just a hanging file box that I use to keep things organized. It works so well! Each game is in it's own folder with the title on a tab at the top. The kids can easily find the games they are looking for and know where to put them when cleaning up. (We all know that our students struggle with keeping things organized!)
The games in Cynthia's pack cover math concepts including: counting, identifying numbers, more than/less than, addition, subtraction, counting on, counting back, mental math, making a ten, place value, and counting coins. Since there are so many fabulous games in this pack, I'm going to highlight my students' 4 favorites! First up is their ultimate favorite game- Back and Forth.
This game encourages the students to quickly add and subtract using mental math. The kids place their counter at the beginning of the gameboard and roll the cube (pictured on the right) to see how many spaces they get to move. Sometimes they get to move forward (if they land on an addition fact) but sometimes they have to move backward (if they land on a subtraction fact). The game is won when the first player makes it to the 20. My kids played it like a race and were practicing adding and subtracting quickly. They loved it! Here is a pic of them enjoying the game:
Next up is the game "21". This is another game that encourages mental math and counting on. The students take turns spinning a spinner (made by using a paper clip and pencil) to see how many points they get. They continue spinning and adding points by counting on until someone reaches the number 21. My kiddos also really enjoyed this game because it felt like a race (they are so competitive!) and because they loved using the spinners. They didn't even realize that they were practicing their math facts... score!
"This is How We ROLL!" sparked their interest immediately because of the catchy name =) This game reviews many concepts all at the same time including place value, addition, and comparing numbers. The kids roll two dice, add the numbers together and then record it in the thousands place. Then, they do the same thing but record it in the hundreds place. They continue doing this until their place value mat is full. At the end, they compare numbers to see who has the biggest (or smallest). They are the winner!
Last up is the game "Coin Toss". Students take turns grabbing a handful of coins and tossing them into a cup. They count the coins they grabbed and then compare with their partner's amount. Whoever has the highest amount gets a point. Students can record who won each round by using tally marks on a dry erase board. The first student to reach 5, 10, or whatever you chose is the winner! Instead of having my students toss them into a cup, I had them pull out a handful of coins and place them in pile in front of them. This worked just as well and kept all of the coins together!
Alright- now that you want to grab this amazing product, here is the exciting news.... Cynthia and I are both offering 20% off of our Math Games Galore (Cynthia's product) and Math Games with Dice (my product that she is reviewing)! To snag your discounted copy, just click on the pictures below:
We are also giving away any item from our TpT stores ($10 or below) to 3 lucky winners! To enter the giveaway, just follow the directions below:
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The main reason I made this project is the lack of a trip computer that is designed for LPG powered cars.
I named it Bi-TripCo as it can measure the fuel consumption for both fuel systems of a Bi-Fuel car (LPG and Unleaded).
Some might say: “ok, a similar one, no big deal!”. Don’t rush.There are many (or some) tools out there, that can calculate the consumption of conventional fuel systems, which are very easy to use: just plug it into the OBD port of your car – unless you have an older car which does not have one, like mine. And, of course, there are some very good implementations based on Arduino, which can calculate many things related to the Unleaded fuel consumption. But those tools can not be used on an LPG powered car.
How to Build a Bi-Fuel (LPG & Unleaded) Trip Computer Using Arduino – [Link]
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Call for Papers: Techniques of the Corporation
4-6 May 2017, University of Toronto
How do corporations know themselves and their world? Over the last 150 years, corporations, like universities and laboratories, have generated an abundance of knowledge-making techniques in the form of psychological test, efficiency technologies, scenario planning, and logistical systems. As dominant forms of the last century, corporations are assembled with instruments, infrastructures, and interventions that arrange and rearrange the dynamics of capitalism. These techniques of the corporation have filtered into our daily lives, influencing everyday understandings of self, inequality, environment, and society.
Techniques of the Corporation will assemble an interdisciplinary network of established and emerging scholars whose work contributes to the critical study of the techniques, epistemologies, and imaginaries of the 20th century corporation. This conference aims to foster a timely conversation between Science and Technology Studies (STS) approaches and the recent histories of capitalism. We treat the corporation in the same way that historians of science and STS scholars have approached science, colonialism, and militarism as generative sites for knowledge production, value-making, and technopolitics. The conference takes as its starting place North American corporations with the understanding that corporations are multinational forms with complex transnational histories. Building from the recent history of capitalism, we attend to the entangled genealogies of corporations with slavery, exploitation, environmental destruction, colonialism, and inequality.
Hosted by the Technoscience Research Unit at the University of Toronto, this event will be an intimate multi-day conversation between established and emerging scholars in the fields of STS, history of science, and the history of capitalism. Techniques of the Corporation will be headlined by keynote speaker Joseph Dumit, and features invited talks by Dan Bouk, Elspeth Brown, Deborah Cowen, Orit Halpern, Louis Hyman, Michelle Murphy, Martha Poon, and Elise Thorburn. The conference will be an immersive experience in the Greater Toronto Area with meals and cocktails provided.
We invite emerging and established scholars in diverse fields (including business history; labour history; anthropology; geography; economic sociology; media studies; critical race studies; architecture studies; feminist and sexuality studies; environmental studies; and cultural studies) to explore the techniques, epistemologies, and imaginaries of corporations. Our overall goal is to crystallize a new field, culminating in a field-defining publication. We welcome work on corporate practices that exceed calculative logics, such as work on social relations, affective and psychological states, and speculative futurities. In addition to traditional papers, the conference encourages creative methods to query corporate forms, including art installations, videos, interactive multimedia projects, and role-playing games. Applications for travel assistance will be arranged after acceptance.
Corporate practices, include, but are not limited to:
- infrastructure logistics
- racial surveillance
- sharing economy
- risk management
- corporate responsibility
- corporate design
- data management
- corporate culture
- research and development
- intellectual property
- affective labor
- transnational capital
Please submit abstracts of no more than 300 words and a CV to the conference organizers (Justin Douglas, Bretton Fosbrook, Kira Lussier, and Michelle Murphy) at email@example.com by 13 January 2017.
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Complete Dentures – A Worthy Substitute
When your teeth are removed and gum tissues have healed, complete dentures are made and placed in the mouth, though complete tissue healing may take several months.
Immediate Full Denture
With immediate dentures, you do not have to wait for your denture to be placed after a long healing period. The same day the teeth are removed, dentures are made and placed into your mouth.
Partial Dentures – Filling the Gaps
A removable partial denture fills in the space created by missing teeth and fills out your smile. A denture helps you to properly chew food – a difficult task when you are missing teeth. In addition, a denture may improve speech and prevent a sagging face by providing support for lips and cheeks.
To learn more about complete, immediate, or partial dentures, please call Digital Dentistry at Southpoint today.
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Add Comfort And Style To Your Outdoor Furniture
Our comfortable Classic Rounded Chair Cushions are now available in many stylish colors and prints to coordinate with your other outdoor accessories like umbrellas and rugs. Imported. All our cushions are: Made exclusively for Plow & Hearth Durable, comfortable and great-looking Come in sizes and shapes to fit nearly any chair UV-protected to resist fading Treated to resist soil and stains for years of use and good looks Quick drying enjoy a comfortable seat even after a rain shower
(based on 21 reviews)
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Most Liked Positive Review
A great cushion for the price!
I use these cushions on my rocking chairs on the front porch. They are wonderful! I have had one set for almost three years. They clean beautifully with a hose, dry quickly and ...Read complete review
I use these cushions on my rocking chairs on the front porch. They are wonderful! I have had one set for almost three years. They clean beautifully with a hose, dry quickly and are a great bargain. Nice quality for the price. I also bought a set for my Fall porch decor. I wish they came in more colors! Highly recommend. They fit perfectly, nice thick cushion. Look no further~
Most Liked Negative Review
Pipe Down and Zip It!
Several cushions and pillows were bought for a color change. The older Plow and Hearth cushions (about 2 years) had a zippered back and double edge piping.The newer cushions d...Read complete review
Several cushions and pillows were bought for a color change. The older Plow and Hearth cushions (about 2 years) had a zippered back and double edge piping.The newer cushions do not have a zipper or any piping. It would seem that these features were eliminated to save on cost at the expense of quality of design. The fabric is of the same good quality between new and old. The cushions are put together well.
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(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
from Oswego, NY
About Me Midrange Shopper
Comments about Plowhearth Classic Rounded Chair Outdoor Cushions:
Super fast shipment!! Cushion fits my wicker chair perfectly -- much better than the cushion I "custom" ordered that was smaller than requested. Getting the perfect material to go on my red, white & blue front porch is an extra bonus. Very pleased with my entire order.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)
Nice Quality Cushions but...
from Fairfax, VA
Love the patterns, well-made, comfortable. Here's the catch, after two seasons our yellow cushions with blue flowers are extremely faded; almost off-white at this point. Not in direct sun. Rather expensive to fade so much and so quickly.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
By Old Goat
from Palmer Lake, CO
from Pitman, NJ
(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)
Thin, but nice looking
from Muskegon, MI
These cushions look nice on the wicker chairs, but are very thin and do not offer much comfort.
Good quality, good value
About Me High-end Shopper
Excellent quality cushions, nicely upholstered with good foam inside. I've looked at cushions elsewhere, and these are the best quality AND the best price, with lots of fabric choices. Can't beat that combination!
attractive, but not substantial enough
Shape of cushion did not quite fit my patio chairs. Nice fabric. Disappointed no tie-backs on cushions.
from Indianapolis, IN
About Me Budget Shopper
These fit my wicker chairs on the back enclosed porch PERFECTLY!
By Pleased Buckeye
from Marysville ,Oh
We have puchased your outdoor cushions before and truly enjoy them. We use them inside and out all year long.We will continue to shop Plow and Hearth because they stand behind what they sell.
Perfect for our needs
By Happy Camper
from Dripping Springs, Texas
We were very glad to find these cushions. They fit our chairs perfectly. The only thing that we would add would be ties to keep them in place in the wind.
OUTDOOR CUSHION FOR WICKER ROCKER
By Miss Piggy
from Mountain City, TN
Very pleased with the design and quality of the cushion. I plan to order in the future more cushions in this pattern for my other Plow & Hearth wicker furniture.
from Philadelphia, PA
True to size and color from the catalog. Used on older wrought iron furniture that I was having trouble finding cushions for. Fabulous find.
perfect on the patio
Very pleased. Good quality, good value. Too new to know long term durability.
made well.perfect color
from Berkley michigan
like the color, works well on rocker
from ferndale mi
these cushions look really nice even in my living room. Cat hair vacuums right off!!!
Watching nature in comfort!
from Bethesda MD and Garrett PA
Attractive comfortable cushions for our cast aluminum furniture at our vacation home in the mountains of western PA., Just the right thickness.
Comfy and stylish
By The lake girl
from Clintoville, WI
The cushion fits the chair exactly which is a plus. The fabric choices were good. I wish it was a little more plush but overall it is very comfortable.
comfortable, attractive cushions
The cushions look good on the front porch in my wicker chairs but cats like to nap there which doesn't bother me except that I can't machine wash them. I washed one on the hand wash cycle without letting it spin dry and the fabric tore.Please make these so that they can be machine washed on the hand wash or gentle cycle.
GREAT CHAIR CUSHIONS
By SCREENED PORCH LOVER
I HAVE PURCHASED MANY OUTDOOR CHAIR CUSHIONS FROM PLOW & HEARTH AND HAVE ALWAYS BEEN HAPPY WITH THEM. I USE THEM ON MY SCREENED PORCH AND THEY STAND UP WELL TO THE RAIN,HEAT AND WINDS.
from Camillus, NY
The quality of this cusion is excellent but the color "butter" is a much brighter than pictured
(0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
Cushions for Rockers
from Hollis, NH
Haven't used yet
Watch this clip of Miles, our Director of Home Style, talking about Outdoor Cushions.
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Do not plan evil against your neighbor, who dwells trustingly beside you. Proverbs 3:29ESV
What’s up PBZT Family? I hope the first month of 2019 has been great to you all. I just wanted to share with you all something that’s been on my mind for the last few days. It is the last day of the first month of 2019 and here I am sitting at home finding myself once again questioning God and not understanding life and what’s happening in the world around me. I am sure you all can tell by my previous posts that I’m the girl who naively feels like we should all be able to live in this world getting along peacefully. I guess because I feel that we should all be able to live harmoniously it’s difficult for me to accept that the world is just not that way and probably never will be. I have no problem admitting that I do not understand all the hatred and violence that’s going on in this world right now. In perspective #37 Why Kill? I discussed how I don’t understand why people choose to kill others and right now I am back in the frame of mind, probably because I never gained any understanding on the subject. Why do people resort to violence, especially gun violence that ends with death. In my hometown it seems like someone is murdered every weekend. We’re still in the beginning of a new year and there have already been multiple murders, one of which the victim was a pastor who was unlocking the doors of his church on a cold rainy Sunday morning. He was shot and left to die alone on the street. The mind boggling fact for me is that this kind of violence isn’t just happening in my town; it is happening all over this country. It saddens me to realize that people just don’t seem to have any love for one another in this world anymore. Some people seem to have no regard for their own lives or the lives of others. I just don’t understand why it’s necessary to resort to violence that ends in death. I guess I don’t understand because violence is not a choice I think I would ever make.
That’s just my perspective!💜
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By me All photos me too unless otherwise stated, copyrighted
While (strictly) military aircraft are not something I usually cover on this blog, after reviewing some of my photos from a recent trip to Italy, I’ve decided I could make a slight exception – just this once :D. Namely, back in mid-November I had the opportunity to visit Thiene Airfield (ICAO: LIDH) in Northern Italy, where four colleagues and myself were scheduled to take the standard “ICAO English Proficiency” test required for the issue of our CPL licenses. And while the doom, gloom and torrential rain forecast the day before had seemingly precluded any effective outside photography, I’d nevertheless packed my 10-pound camera bag in the hope that I may stumble onto something interesting nonetheless… 🙂
A quaint grass strip situated a few miles north of the historic city of Vicenza, Thiene did indeed have a party piece for me, one I’d homed in on even from the airfield’s access road: a beautifully preserved F-104 Starfighter, the first one I’ve ever seen in person! 🙂 Its air superiority gray blending in perfectly with the dull, low overcast, its fuselage gleaming in the rain, it had immediately grabbed my attention – and after a short round of international diplomacy, the very kind airfield staff had allowed me to get up close and whip out my anti-aircraft Canon :D.
Standing in front of MM6914, it is hard to appreciate and even imagine the impact the Starfighter’s shape had in when it had first flown in 1954. WW2 had ended just nine years ago, propliners were still plying the skies, and even the world’s major air forces still had piston-engine fighters in frontline service… and then, out of nowhere, this needle-sharp, razor-winged jet-propelled missile appears, thundering past at twice the speed of sound and altitudes three times higher than any civil aircraft could reach. In a world still inspired by Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon, it wasn’t really hard to see how the 104 got its name :).
And yet even today, 56 years after its maiden flight, the Starfighter’s stellar performance – pun intended 😀 – remains impressive. So impressive in fact that the type had – despite all its faults – remained in service until 2004, last flying with the inimitable Italian Air Force. One of these fascinating aircraft is our MM6914, whose full name drags out to Aeritalia F-104S ASA-M Starfighter – or in plain English, a license-built Italian-spec Starfighter that had received a weapons systems upgrade (the ASA-M bit) sometime during its service life :). The most capable of all the Starfighter marks, many of these aircraft had managed to evade the scrapman’s axe and are now adding their bit to the beautiful Italian landscape… 🙂
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LogoBoom, Denver, Colorado
Hi, I'm addicted to logos. They are what drew me to the design industry back in 1987 and remain my first design love. A logo communicates volumes about a brand in a matter of seconds. It's the front door so it needs to make sure the first impression is the right one.
Contact me at [email protected]
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God forbid ! Felton outplayed him last season for 3 mil, 14 mil? no thanks !
Lin would play better in a big market. He thrives in big time. But, last season Mchale had him coming off bench in playoff games. I mean his contract should be starter if not borderline all star material at 5 mil a year with a boost to 15 in year 3.
That contract makes him a trade chip in two years. But as of right now the Rockets should just keep him so Dwight has a suitable PG.
"The Knicks are back" - Amare
NOT NATE BECAUSE.....the BULLS could employ Nate without Heinrich or ROSE...but not the Knicks. We are not good enough to have a defensive liability like Nate.
I see theres still some Linsanity residue left over. I think the Rockets are ruining this poor guy by banking on his popularity more than his game. I havn't seen much of an improvement and that contract of his will have most teams running from him...if he dosen't take his game to the next level. First the Rockets cut him now they pay him too much money that no team will touch unless he plays up to his contract. One reason I wouldn't want him back is because he'll be more of an distraction then an asset. That contract he signed is going to haunt him.
I hope so, we could really use him. I know he is limited on defense but his offense surely makes up for it.
Oh, and he would not come off the bench. He would easily be the best point guard on this team.
He is about equal to Felton on offense, and much better than Felton on defense, and this is all the while he was playing on the team where he wasn't even the primary ballhandler, not to mention alongside a ballhog like James Harden.
He would easily be the best PG on this team but we would be stuck in the same situation with his salary.
u dont have to be a Jeremy Lin fan or rocket-scientist to know this article is BULL....,,
The Houston Rockets had a 45 win season with Lin playing all 82 games, averaging 32 minutes of playingtime, 13 pts, 6 ast, 3 rb, 1 stl, 3 turnovers, on 44% FGA, making 1 out of 3 from 3-ball line .. these are stats from a first full season NBA player. Did Lin rush to sign the Rockets first offer? NO! Do u think Lin have a NO Trade Clause in the Rockets 2nd offer? Hell Yeah!
As for Lin coming back to the New York Knicks organization, a team that broke off all communication with Lin the first day of the 2012 offseason. A interim GM Grunwald walking a tight rope of being FIRED (5-18 start), untill Lin-Sanity performance leading the point made all interim-Grunwald offseason pickups (Shump, Tyson, Jefferies, Novak) into (25+ minute) winning players in a 13-3 run.
There were to many games in MSG where the sell-out crowd only gave standing ovations to Lin & Tyson.
When Amare & Melo return, even Novak receive standing ovation over our two super-stars.
Lin's big mistake as a Knicks was wanting to win on defense creating the offense.
Which lead to a few games where Lin did not pass the ball to a no-defense ISO-Melo (Dolan's Goldenboy) ..
No more to b said.
The trio of "Mchale, Harden, and Lin" had a big misunderstanding the final 15 games of the regular-season.
It's a new team...
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Twenty-one undergraduate students from Iowa State and around the nation are ready for a summer of hands-on research in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE) with the Biological Materials and Processes Research Experiences for Undergraduates (BioMaP REU) program.
CBE faculty lead a state-wide effort to make Iowa a leader in advanced biomanufacturing. Laura Jarboe is the project lead, and Monica Lamm and Nigel Reuel are associate directors, joined by collaborators from Iowa State and other Iowa universities and colleges.
An individual honor and a team honor were earned by the Iowa State student chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers in the group’s recent trip to the Mid-America Student Regional Conference hosted at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Three students in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE) at Iowa State University have received awards from the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program.
Emily Roberts is focused on earning a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering – but her own success is not the only thing on her agenda. She’ll also be working hard to represent her fellow Iowa State undergraduates as the newly-elected president of Iowa State University Student Government.
The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering is saddened to announce the passing of Dr. Thomas (Tom) Wheelock, University Professor Emeritus, who died February 3 at the age of 97.
Research led by Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering assistant professor Ratul Chowdhury has landed firmly on the cutting edge of new computational technology in protein research – and on the cover of a recent issue of Nature Biotechnology, one of the highest ranked journals in this field.
The spirit of giving isn’t just limited to the Christmas holiday season! That’s what Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE) Professor of Practice John Kaiser has experienced recently with the help of generous benefactors at his former employer, Mars Wrigley Confections. They’ve supplied more than $750,000 worth of lab equipment to the department.
A pillar in the history of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering has passed away. George Burnet V, who progressed from student to faculty member to department chair over a span of more than 60 years, died January 13 at the age of 98.
Paul Wilhite, a 1959 B.S. graduate of Iowa State’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and a member of the department’s Hall of Fame, has passed away.
The application period for the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering’s 2023 BioMaP REU program is now open. The program will be held from May 30 – August 4.
Growing up, Efraín Rodríguez-Ocasio did not foresee himself pursuing a Ph.D. in chemical engineering in a state he thought of as the “corn place.”
But after discovering the opportunity to work with Laura Jarboe, Cargill Professor of Chemical Engineering, Rodríguez-Ocasio has found Iowa State fertile ground to grow a career in bioplastics research.
Effective conversion of lignin to increase the production of bio-oil and reduce a solid by-product called “char” has been addressed in Iowa State University engineering research and published in Energy & Environmental Science.
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering faculty member Brent Shanks has been named an American Chemical Society (ACS) Industrial & Engineering Chemistry (I&EC) Fellow for the Class of 2023.
Twenty Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering undergraduates have made the trip to Phoenix for the AIChE Annual Student Conference. While the experience is definitely worth the trip, it is costly. Prior to departing, the chapter’s faculty advisor Dr. Stephanie Loveland estimated more than $10,000 had been spent on air and hotel reservations and conference registration fees alone. The chapter has established a FundISU page through the Iowa State University Foundation to allow contributions that will help defray some of these costs. Contributions can be made through December 9.
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Helen Thomas on CNN Joy Behar “Jews are NOT semites, most of them came from Europe”
imagine70s on 18 Feb 2011
Love how she forgot to mention the judean Bolshaviks in ref to Russia- instead she mentioned progroms..a lesson in how the media corrupts!!!
Free-speech…is in Danger!!
Mention Israel in a negative way- lose your job….reminds me of a regime…now what was it?
That woman interviewing Thomas is so brainwashed and programmed it’s scary. She is heavily pro-Israel and doesn’t even realise it. Every single time Thomas mentions the Palestinians she mumbles ‘Mmm, mmm’ like Thomas’s words have gone straight through her airhead! If you asked her what Thomas just said she would probably sit there with a blank expression. Every time Thomas finishes a sentence she is off again, boxing for Israel like a heavyweight, as if her life depended on it. Seriously freaky!
illuminumnuts 1 month ago
Sensitive- Jesus…this is outrages.
Millions were slaughtered in RUSSIA under Bolshavism yet this is brushed under a very filthy carpet!!
By GOD DOUGLAS REED WAS RIGHT!!
America another ZOG!
under the filthy carpet
The Bolshevik Murder Machine – No Camps, No Gas, Just a Bullet
If the Israelis could find, try and execute Adolf Eichmann in Israel why didn’t they put the NKVD murderers living in Israel on trial for these murders?
katyu16 2 months ago
WESTERN ZOG SHOW THEIR ALLEIGANCES ….TO THEIR MASTERS BY NOT INSISTING THEY ROUTE OUT THE KILLERS
@katyu16, because the Talmud says “even the best of the gentiles should be killed”. They were pleasing yahweh…
FreiKoenigsberg 1 month ago 2
“However, they(the jews) have not acquired a perfect mastery of the art of lying; they lie so clumsily and ineptly that anyone who is just a little observant can easily detect it. But for us Christians they stand as a terrifying example of God’s wrath.”- Martin Luther
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Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!
I got 4 print books this week that I can’t wait to read!
After We Fell by Anna Todd
Print release date: December 30th, 2015
Tessa and Hardin’s love was complicated before. Now it’s more confusing than ever. AFTER WE FELL…Life will never be the same. #HESSA
Just as Tessa makes the biggest decision of her life, everything changes. Revelations about first her family, and then Hardin’s, throw everything they knew before in doubt and makes their hard-won future together more difficult to claim.
Tessa’s life begins to come unglued. Nothing is what she thought it was. Not her friends. Not her family. The one person she should be able to rely on, Hardin, is furious when he discovers the massive secret she’s been keeping. And rather than being understanding, he turns to sabotage.
Tessa knows Hardin loves her and will do anything to protect her, but there’s a difference between loving someone and being able to have them in your life. This cycle of jealousy, unpredictable anger, and forgiveness is exhausting. She’s never felt so intensely for anyone, so exhilarated by someone’s kiss—but is the irrepressible heat between her and Hardin worth all the drama? Love used to be enough to hold them together. But if Tessa follows her heart now, will it be…the end?
You Really Got Me by Erika Kelly
Release Date: January 6th, 2015
The first irresistible novel in a hot new series about a rock star on his way up—and the woman he wants to take all the way…
Emmie Valencia has what it takes to be the music industry’s hottest band manager. She just needs to prove it. Determined to discover a killer new band, Emmie is ready to make her move. First stop: Austin, Texas.
As a sizzling-hot lead singer, Slater Vaughn has no trouble raising heart rates—but his band’s been flat-lining for years. When Emmie, his bandmate’s sister, crashes with them in exchange for some free management, her industry know-how lands them a spot in the biggest music festival in Texas. But it isn’t just her business acumen that catches Slater’s attention. Emmie is sexy and warm, and—for the first time in his life—he wants more.
But as irresistible as Slater is, Emmie is done with musicians. In her experience, a man can’t be a rock star and someone to trust with your heart—but Slater is determined to show her he’s both.
Meet Me in Scotland by Patience Griffin
Release Date: January 6th, 2015
You can run from your problems, but you can’t hide from love in the Scottish seaside town of Gandiegow…
When a video of her calling happily ever after “a foolish fantasy” goes viral, marriage therapist Emma Castle is out of a job—and off to Scotland. The tiny town of Gandiegow is the perfect place to ride out the media storm and to catch up with her childhood friend Claire. But also in Gandiegow is the one man she hoped never to see again.
She’s successfully avoided Gabriel MacGregor since Claire and Dominic’s wedding, only to find he’s now the village doctor—and just as tall, dark, and devilish as ever. Claire and Dominic’s blissful marriage, however, is not what it used to be. Soon Emma and Gabriel find themselves taking sides even as the sparks begin to fly between them. Can Emma help her friends—or regain her career—as she struggles with her own happily ever after?
Dreamer’s Daughter by Lynn Kurland
Release date: January 6th, 2015
The New York Times bestselling Nine Kingdoms Saga continues with the stirring conclusion to the epic journey of a weaver and an elven prince.
Aisling of Bruadair’s quest to restore her country’s rightful rulers to their throne has been long and difficult. Now, after a lifetime of lies, she’s confronted with an unexpected truth: Bruadair’s salvation may lie within her. But the path to harnessing her newly discovered magical gifts threatens to lead her back through a past that may well spell her death.
With his own magic restored, Rùnach of Ceangail has come to terms with the fact that the simple life he once coveted is no longer an option. Instead, he is determined to help Aisling fulfill her quest, even if his part of the bargain includes facing evil mages with power far greater than his own.
But once they reach Bruadair, Rùnach and Aisling discover that nothing is as it seems, and not only must they accept their past, they must also embrace their destiny—before the enemies drawing near succeed in extinguishing all the light in the world.
I also received an E-ARC
For Valentine’s by Kat and Stone Bastion
Release date: January 5th, 2015
This steamy nightcap novella, the fifth book in the No Weddings Series, takes us on a post-happily-ever-after adventure as Cade attempts to rewrite Valentine’s Day with his new wife, Hannah.
Wedded bliss. After everything Hannah and I have been through, we finally have it. Yet dark dreams from my troubled past continue to escalate as we approach Valentine’s Day.
Determined to fill our present with great memories that overtake all others, I plan a trip to New York—down to every scheduled detail. Yeah, there will even be a musical.
But Mother Nature has a few tricks up her sleeve. And the universe keeps throwing us curveballs…
What awesome books did you get this week?!?
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Suspected Wolcott burglar nabbed after car chase
On-the-lam couple had gone home for gas money
|Daniel Deleo, left, and Cynthia Deleo. Contributed by Wolcott Police Department.|
Daniel Deleo, 26, who had recently been released from prison where he was serving time for burglary, led police on a car chase into Bristol, onto Rt. 72, then east on I-84, where the Connecticut State Police joined the chase, onto I-91 north, then onto 291 east to exit 5, where he stopped and was apprehended, Police Chief Edward L. Stephens said.
Troopers charged him with reckless endangerment, criminal attempt at assault on an officer, interference with a police officer, having a weapon in a motor vehicle, reckless driving and failure to bring vehicle to a stop when signaled, Stephens said.
In addition, Wolcott police hold an active arrest warrant for Deleo on charges of burglary and larceny.
Deleo's wife, Cynthia Deleo, 24, was arrested for hindering prosecution at their Allentown Road home in Plymouth.
Police said they believe Deleo stole a safe containing $30,000 in cash and thousands of dollars worth of rare coins from Goldberg Karate Studios Sept. 17.
On Sept. 24, police found his 2004 Chevrolet Impala with Connecticut registration 932-ZBH abandoned on the Berlin Turnpike in Newington. The registration plate had been removed.
Deleo has a history of thefts in Wolcott. In 2010, he stole nearly $5,000 worth of cash and electronics from Still Water Meditation Center on Beach Road, a drug rehabilitation center where a judge had ordered him to stay.
He was convicted of third-degree burglary and first-degree escape from custody and was sentenced to one year in prison.
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BOLTON — One of the more interesting tidbits to emerge from Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli in the days following the Bruins’ Stanley Cup championship was that Nathan Horton , who was shut down after his Game 3 concussion, had also been playing the latter part of the postseason with a separated shoulder.
On Monday, Horton talked about the shoulder for the first time of the preseason, saying that his recovery from the injury was just as big a deal as that of his concussion.
“It definitely was my shoulder too, as well as my concussion,” Horton said. “Now I feel good, I feel a lot better than I did. ‘¦ We still have another month before the season starts, so I’ll be ready to go.”
Horton added that when he had to take a little longer before beginning workouts, it was because of the shoulder.
“I think so,” Horton said when asked whether the shoulder limited him more in the offseason than the concussion. “For a little bit there, for sure, I could have started a little bit earlier, but I took some time off. I guess that’s what happens during the playoffs, right? The season’s so long. Everyone battled through a lot of different injuries. I guess that’s what it’s all about. You want to do that, you want to be able to battle through. In the end, that’s all that matters. We won the Stanley Cup because of people battling through injuries.”
Horton suffered the injury in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals, but it certainly wasn’t the notable thing he did in the Bruins’ 1-0. Horton scored the lone goal of the game, taking a pass from David Krejci and tipping it past Dwayne Roloson in the third period to send the B’s to the Stanley Cup finals. After a hit from Canucks’ defenseman Aaron Rome ended his postseason, he was able to remain around the team to celebrate the team’s championship.
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Greenshade is Aldmeri Dominion zone with sixteen skyshards. You will find players level 24-32 adventuring in this zone. Skyshards are scattered among open areas and solo dungeons as usual. We recommend you visit Rulanyil’s Fall public dungeon while collecting shards and bring a few friends along so you are able to complete the two quests found inside. The reward for one of these quests is quite cool, so going that extra step to completing the public dungeon and its quests is worth it. We hope the location guides with screenshots you will find bellow will help you collect all the shards in Greenshade and if you have any feedback or need more clarification for any of them feel free to leave a comment.
Flee the labyrinth of words and stone.
If you reach the nearby Labyrinth, that is a large, circular, maze, head east of it. Walk up a small hill, kill two tigers and the collectible is yours. Although it is really close to the main road you basically can’t see it because the view is blocked by a large tree that surrounds it. Few steps away from it you can notice “Visions of the Green Pact Bosmer” lorebook.
View of the collectible from a nearby road.
East of nearby Labyrinth POI.
Map location of the skyshard.
In crumbled keep where shadow creeps.
This is one of the first locations you visit as you start your journey through Greenshade. Shadows Crawl is a large keep. If you follow the keep’s wall you should be able to find the entrance without much trouble. As you enter the shrine NPC comes your way. His name is Anglorn. He gives the quest “Stone Cold“. This quest is part of the Shadows Crawl Objective. Next to the large tree, where the first “Stone Cold” objective NPC Indanas is, you can find the collectible. It is on the ground, in the corner, between the large tree and keep’s wall.
Find the entrance to nearby Shadows Crawl keep.
Anglorn is going to ask you for a favor that involves completing the quest “Stone Cold”.
Shardhard is behind a large tree and the first “Stone Cold” objective NPC.
It is nicely tucked in between the large tree and nearby stone wall.
Shadows Crawl collectible map location.
Breath of fresh air for Marbruk’s mages.
You can find this shard on the second floor of Mages Guild house. Once you enter the Mages Guild proceed toward one of the tree doors that lead to Marbruk, next to the one you just entered. Climb to the top of the stairs. There are doors that lead to the second floor of Mages Guild. From there head toward the northern door. This door leads to the collectible’s location.
Collectible spotted on the second floor of Mages Guild.
Enter Mages Guild. Find one of the three doors next to the one that you just entered through. They lead to Marbruk.
Map location of one of the three doors that lead to the second Mages Guild floor.
On top of the stairs you can find the entrance to the second Mages Guild floor.
On the second floor, head north, and once more proceed through the door.
Shyshard’s balcony provides you with a nice view of Greenshade.
Find an eclectic outskirt by the sea.
This is one of those shards you can’t miss if you walk anywhere near them. Unfortunately there are no nearby quests or roads that take you directly here. Collectible is located at the end of a small wrecked stone wall, close to a large nearby tree, just east of Five Claws Inn (beer mug icon).
East of Five Claws Inn.
Where moor becomes moat.
While searching for this collectible you are going to end up on an island with a circular crossroad. Following the main road that goes east of this island you can notice the wooden bridge. This wooden bridge connects the island with southern Greenshade. Just bellow it is the skyshard. Further more to east you can find Heluin NPC. Heluin gives the quest “Mist and Shadow“. This quest is part of a nearby POI Shademist Moors objective.
Skyshard spotted from a nearby wooden bridge.
Close to water, just next to a boulder.
Shademist Moors collectible map location.
Stay dry where the Wooded Eye wards.
If you are at Serpent’s Grotto Wayshrine simply go south. There, at the edge of Rootwater Grove, you can spot the collectible. It is hidden between two rather large boulders. Although you are close to nearby main road this shard is difficult to spot due to the fact that these boulders almost completely hide it.
South of Serpent’s Grotto Wayshrine, between two tall boulders.
No longer entrenched.
Shard is located just east of the entrance to Barrow Trench public dungeon (but outside the dungeon, not inside. There’s another one inside).
Find the entrance to Barrow Trench public dungeon…
… and you’ll find the collectible.
Map location of the shard.
Unheeded by Wood Orc lookouts.
You can approach the shard’s location from the north. Find an area west of Green’s Marrow Dolmen. Go up a small hill. There, in the distance, on top of a tall tower, you should notice the collectible. Area around it is populated with hostile humanoids. Although the wayshrine is close, try not to rush into death. Repairs are expensive, aren’t they?
On top of a tall tower.
Across the stairs that take you to the top of the tower.
Down in the gorge of rope bridges.
Shard is located on a shore of a nearby river. Riverbed in this area is surrounded by large cliffs. These large cliffs are connected via rope bridges, thus the journal hint. If you find yourself in a position where you want to drop down to collect the shard, be careful. You don’t want to die because of a silly jump.
Northeast of Falinesti Wayshrine.
In Gurzag’s supplies.
Found inside Gurzag’s Mine solo dungeon. Approach the dungeon from south. Collectible is on top of a tall platform, inside the last and the biggest cave room. This place is guarded by cave boss – Retribution, who gives cave completion achievement once killed. Inside the same room, you can find a backpack. This backpack stands next to a small tent. It gives the quest “Forthor’s Cursed Axe“.
Find and enter Gurzag’s Mine.
Dungeon entrance map location.
The path that leads to the shard was added post-launch.
Exact location of the shard.
Halls ruined further by blue-skin brutes.
Found inside Carac Dena solo dungeon. This is an Ogre cave. They usually stand alone. Groups of two or more are rare. Collectible is, as in many other dungeons, inside the last cave room. Specifically, it is in the northwestern corner of the last room. This is a rather large room. If you are not looking for the shard you can easily skip it. The last room is guarded by Urumaz the Terrifying. This mob grants “Completed: Carac Dena” achievement upon death.
Find and enter Carac Dena solo dungeon.
Carac Dena entrance map location.
Collectible is inside the last cave room.
The dungeon’s collectible map location.
A pretender in Naril Nagaia.
This shard is found inside Naril Nagaia public dungeon. Entrance and approach to this dungeon is on the southern side, close to water. Dungeon is populated with level 28 humanoid enemies. They usually come in groups of 2 or 3. This is one rather large public dungeon that is good for earning experience and gaining loot. The collectible is not in the last room as you might expect, so you might miss it on your way through the dungeon. It is located in the southwestern part of the dungeon. It is well tucked between a stone pillar with a metal top and a nearby wall, in the corner of the room.
Enemy that you want to kill for achievement and completion of Naril Nagaia is found in the last cave room. His name is Archmage Camaano. He stands on a large circular platform, next to Mercano’s Journal. This journal starts the quest “The Misuses of Knowledge“.
Find and enter Naril Nagaia public dungeon.
Reach southwestern part of the cave.
There, in a corner, you can grab the collectible.
Naril Nagaia skyshard map location.
Under root, but hidden high.
Shard is found inside The Underroot solo dungeon. Entrance to this dungeon is approachable from north, but there are also two ways to reach it from south. Tunnel entrance close to Serpent’s Grotto Wayshrine or tunnel entrance north of Woodheaerth settlement (follow shore) lead both to a Binding Pool. This is the westernmost part of Greenshade. After you reach this point of the map continue north. Another stone entrance leads to the main road that connects this part of the zone with large island to the north. This is the area containing Seaside Sanctuary POI and The Underroot solo dungeon.
You’ll find the shard inside this cave on top of a large rock. This rock is located between the first and the second dungeon floor. As you enter The Underroot keep clearing your way toward the southern part of the dungeon. You are going to end up in a long tunnel. This tunnel leads to the second dungeon floor. Now start clearing your way toward the northern part of cave. As you reach its end you can spot the shine of the collectible in the distance. Exact spot on the second floor from where you should jump onto the rock with the collectible on it is at the entrance of the last cave room. This is the part of the cave where you can find Domina Ssaranth mob that, once killed, marks this dungeon as completed.
Find and enter The Underroot solo dungeon.
The Underroot entrance map location.
In southern part of cave’s first floor start going up through this tunnel.
Map location of the tunnel that leads to the second floor.
In the northern part of the cave’s second floor jump onto the rock with the shard on it.
The second floor map location from where you can jump toward the shard.
Batted around in the purring lair.
Harridan’s Lair solo dungeon contains the shard. You can reach its entrance from north. This is an easy solo dungeon. Level 30-ish tigers in groups of maximum two are your only obstacle. Collectible is inside southeastern part of the cave. Bright glow from cave’s ceiling enhances the glow of the skyshard. In the next cave room, you can find Razorclaw, which is the mob you need to kill for dungeon’s completion.
Find and enter Harridan’s Lair solo dungeon.
Collectible is in southeastern cave room.
Mined up in a barrow.
Shard at this location is found inside Barrow Trench – public dungeon. The dungeon entrance is close to a nearby river. This is a location of map that is most rewarding with their shards. Just before you enter the dungeon you can grab an additional shard “No longer entrenched”. When you enter the dungeon, grab a “The Unfilled Order” quest from a delivery contract at the start of the cave. This quest leads you toward the last part of the cave. This is where the most of the public dungeon shards are found. In this case, this is not the same situation.
As you enter the dungeon, turn left at the first crossroad. Just before the door that helps you escape the last cave room, is the collectible we are searching for.
Find and enter Barrow Trench – public dungeon.
As soon as you’ve made couple of steps into the cave, turn left at the first crossroad.
Sneakily hidden from all eyes awaits the prize.
Barrow Trench shard map location.
Outside the Harbinger’s chamber.
Shard is found inside Rulanyil’s Fall public dungeon. You can reach the entrance if you follow the main road from south. This is a public dungeon with bigger groups of enemies and bringing a friend is a good idea. It also yields higher number of loot and exp. There are couples of strong mobs in the dungeon as well. It is probably the best to enter this dungeon at level 25+.
When you enter the dungeon, turn left and proceed toward the first room. Inside eastern part of this part of the cave, you are going to find the collectible.
There are two quests you can accept inside the dungeon. One of them is called “The Dead King“. It is given by Endarwe at the start of the dungeon. This quest has an awesome reward once completed. It gives the “Nanwen’s Crown” trophy. This trophy, when used, summons the ghost of Nanwen. The second quest is called “The Merethic Collection“. You can obtain it once you find NPC Dulini and talk to him. He sits in a corner of a passage that connects the room with the skyshard with the room to the south. Completing both quests you gain “Completed: Rulanyil’s Fall” achievement.
Find and enter Rulanyil’s Fall public dungeon.
Rulanyil’s Fall entrance map location.
Shard is inside the second biggest cave room.
Rulanyil’s Fall collectible map location.
“The Dead King” quest prize trophy.
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marcnath wrote: ↑
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(Gawkwire.com) – Server virtualization has been for long championing the virtualization drive in Enterprise IT. Against the backdrop of growing clamor for energy saving technologies such as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Green IT and Service-oriented architecture (SOA), server virtualization has become a key strategy within the much bigger virtualization portfolio that enables such emerging technologies. Not surprisingly, the last few years have witnessed an increased momentum towards server virtualization.
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Videos and Eye Candy
Short movies of our latest rides and Manufactures videos. Enjoy!
Ride with us:
We love riding with new friends! Give us a call to arrange for a test ride. A trip to Starbucks or any coffee shop is one of the best excuses to make new friends and enjoy a bike ride.
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Take a ride up and down Wildhorse Creek Road in Missouri.
Going South, it's easily a one hour climb.
Riding North, it's a hold on to your hat, ride your brakes, roller coaster. Filled with excitement, beautiful scenery, and colors. This first video predates todays high definition cameras. We plan on redoing the trip in high defenition in the spring!
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Here we go! Follow this link for a ride across the river in Madison County, Illinois:
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Then again, it could also be the latest in a series of AMD processors that are tough to find, difficult to manufacture in quantity, and ultimately relegated to discount pricing.
The fate of the K7, which debuts in June, will become one of the major issues for the processor and PC industries for 1999. Nearly all analysts agree that, on paper, AMD has come up with a powerful, evolutionary processor that in many respects will outperform the Intel Pentium III, the company's standard bearer in the business market, at a lower cost.
AMD's chip could speculatively even become a competitor to Intel's high-end Xeon processors for servers by eliminating $20,000 or more from the manufacturer's cost, according to some.
The chip will come out at 500 MHz or faster, according to AMD. But the company today demonstrated a version of the chip running at 1 GHz (1,000 megahertz) in a supercooled computer from Kryotech at AMD's stockholder's meeting in New York.
"We believe that we will be able to have the highest performance Windows-compatible processor for the next six to 12 months," boasted chief executive W.J. "Jerry" Sanders earlier this month.
On the other hand, nearly all observers note that AMD has a long and difficult history when it comes to product releases. AMD has lately consistently missed its manufacturing and financial goals. To top it off, the K7 is one of the most ambitious projects the company has ever tackled.
AMD officials are confidently optimistic, but acknowledge the scope of the undertaking.
"The K7 is a totally different animal," compared to existing X86 processors, stated Lance Smith, director of technical marketing at AMD. "The K7 is designed to do high frequency, period."
Nonetheless, he added, "The problem is that [Intel has] eight fabs [chip fabrication facilities] in parallel. One croaks off, big deal. We have one fab. If we hiccup, everyone knows."
Kudos for chip design
Although the ultimate commercial destiny of the K7 remains unclear, analysts have generally applauded the chip's design. Roughly, the design improvements can be categorized as "more and better." The K7 can handle more instructions per clock cycle than the K6-2 and can process these instructions more efficiently than the Pentium III, according to AMD and others.
AMD has also eased back on the speed at which the transistors switch inside the processor, said Nathan Brookwood, principal at Insight 64. With the K6, AMD pushed transistor speed, which ultimately limited the clock speed of the chip family.
"Their design doesn't push so hard on transistor speed, so they can incrementally improve it," he said. Overall, "if it all comes out right, with a K7 at the same clock speed as a K6-2, they should have substantially better performance."
In addition, the K7 will use the EV6 system bus typically associated with the Alpha processor Compaq. The EV6 connects the chipset to the processor at 200 MHz, twice as fast as the bus on the Pentium III.
"This will bring an ability to get a lot more data into the processor," said Brookwood. "Intel is constrained on some of the benchmarks because of the bus."
That sort of performance opens up the commercial market for AMD, which could create difficulties for Intel, according to many.
The K7 will likely come out in the $400 to $500 range in wholesale quantities, according to estimates. Although expensive by consumer-chip standards, it is lower than the cost of the fastest Pentium III processors, which sell in the $700 range. Historically, AMD has maintained lower prices than Intel. Intel, however, has battled back by cutting prices on low-end chips, accelerating development to the point where AMD began to lose money, and recovering profits with higher-end chips. Assuming the K7 succeeds, the question is how far Intel will be able to cut its prices and margins on the Pentium III.
"This puts Intel in an interesting position," said Dean McCarron, principal at Mercury Research. Intel may "have to focus on something other than price," he added.
AMD could become an even bigger threat if they could manage to break into the server and workstation space, according to A.A. LaFountain, semiconductor analyst at Needham & Co. Currently, Intel charges around $3,600 for the 500-MHz Pentium III Xeon processor with 2MB of secondary cache. Most of that, however, is profit. The 1MB version costs just under $2,000 and the difference in cost between the two chips is probably less than $100, he said.
AMD could replicate the performance of the top Xeon processor at around $500, or close to $3,000-less per chip. In an eight-processor server, that comes to a reduction in manufacturer's cost of $24,000.
And, while an eight-processor AMD system may sound farfetched, a company called Poseidon Technology is coming out with a K7-compatible chipset that will make that possible. "We've discussed the concept with most of the major computer makers. We've gained a level of interest," said Rick Shriner, chief executive of Poseidon. Poseidon will demonstrate the chipset at Comdex later this year.
On a more mundane level, the K7 could also prevent erosion on the K6-2 and K6-III line of consumer processors. With the new chip, AMD can potentially begin to segment its product line, AMD vice president of marketing Dana Krelle has said.
Will history repeat?
History, of course, does not favor AMD. Over various successive quarters in the past two years, the company has admitted to problems in meeting manufacturing goals with the K6, the K6-2, and the K6-III. Financially, success with the K7 is imperative. AMD has set a goal of selling its processors for an average price of $100, and Sanders recently said that the company "needs the K7" to hit that mark.
"The K7 is a pretty fantastic design," said Kelly Spang, an analyst at Technology Business Research. "But for whatever reason, its product lines have been inconsistent."
A major hurdle the company has faced in the past has been a lack of factories. Currently, the company has one. If the manufacturing process is not perfect, problems emerge. A second will open in Dresden, Germany, later this year, but overall factory capacity will still be dwarfed by Intel. Oddly, AMD could get more factory capacity through its deal with IBM, noted Spang, but AMD has yet to exercise the right.
In addition, chipset and motherboard makers have to supply parts to make this happen. "The K7 needs to have chipsets in place," said McCarron. Companies have agreed to build these parts, but, again, how it plays out in the marketplace remains to be seen.
Finally, the company will have to overcome inertia. "I wouldn't expect anyone to run off and do an 8-way K7...[but] if they make it easy for someone to put together a dual-processor workstation, people will be interested," said Brookwood. Nonetheless, "The business PC market is somewhere where they have some reputation-building to do."
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YOUNG air cadets have taken part in an aerospace instruction and leadership programme at RAF Boulmer in Northumberland.
The 2344 (Longbenton) Squadron members, aged between 13 and 19, spent two days at the base learning new skills and developing their personal attributes.
Leadership exercises saw the air cadets develop their management, communication, teamwork and problem-solving skills.
A large part of the programme saw the young people learn about radio and radar communications which saw their new skills being put to the test in a large scale exercise on the base.
The cadets also gained an invaluable insight into how the base works and how it fulfils its duties in defending UK and NATO skies.
Squadron Commander Flight Lieutenant Gary Richardson said: “I must thank the base for hosting our programme.
“We are really lucky to have a base like RAF Boulmer on our doorstep with the ability to run programmes that identify and broaden the valuable life-skills we develop on the squadron.”
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Updated: Dec 7, 2020
This post was created using speech-to-text AI.
FULL TRANSCRIPT (with timecode)
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Hey, this is Dan Lammot from threshold.world. Excited to be back to talk with you today about the constituents model in the Common Data Model for Nonprofits. For those of you that are not familiar with the nonprofit world or the term constituent, you want to think of that as customer. But the nonprofit market and sector overall frowns on the idea of calling it a customer because of the very special relationship that nonprofits have with a whole different variety of individuals, organizations and groups of people.
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So when we say constituents, we mean all of the people that engage with nonprofits in any function or fashion around the world. And we're going to look at a bunch of different specific examples of that today. So just to make sure we're oriented in the right place, all of the things that we're going to look at are available in public assets, open source on GitHub here at the Industry Accelerator Nonprofit site that Microsoft publishes. And we're also going to be looking at version 2.3.3 of Constituents.
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So when we look at the constituent model, there's really three key things we want to focus on. One is individuals or people. Second is organizations or entities that are generally described as some type of legal function, you know, which could be a school, could be a government organization, et cetera. And the last is groups of people that aren't necessarily described by some kind of legal parameter. An example of that might be a household, for example.
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So one of the key things that you'll notice when we look at the constituent model here inside of the Common Data Model for Nonprofits and then also manifest inside of the Dynamics 365 Nonprofit Accelerator are the fact that it is able to handle all three of those key constituent models, not just independently, but at the same time with a very light footprint from a data perspective. Let me tell you what I mean by that. So if you want to have an organization that's perhaps a corporate donor, that's going to be an account record you might have implementing partner that's a nonprofit, that's also going to be an account record.
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But if you're going to have an individual donor or an individual that works at one of those corporate or foundation supporters, that's going to be a contact. But the benefit of the model as manifest inside of Dynamics is that contacts and accounts are equal in terms of the way the system treats them. So you don't have to have an account for every contact. You can have individual donors that don't have households and you can have individual contacts like volunteers without organizing them, according to maybe a corporate or organizational group that they're associated with.
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So think of that as instead of a two for one, a one for two deal, which I see as one of the hugest advantages of this CDM as it's manifest in this more modern context than we've seen historically. With the constituent model, you also get as many addresses as you want. The address model here isn't just about physical addresses. Each of those addresses also incorporates a bunch of other engagement methods, like things like phone numbers and digital communication methods as well, which is a really efficient way of managing subscription preferences for things like communications.
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You get salutations, which is added inside of the Common Data model for Nonprofits. Also, think of that as names. You know, you might say Mr. and Mrs. or Miss and Mister or any other permutation of that and other languages like Senora y Senior and so forth. And that's so that you can have the appropriate way of engaging and communicating with your constituents as well. So that's standard within the CDM Constituent Model. And you also get this extensible preference model which allows you to incorporate the things like the volunteer interests a constituent might have, as well as their request to be left out of communications, for example, their opt outs for for more specificity.
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And then importantly, the CDM separated two really important concepts around employment history and education in very elegant ways that that I think provide a clear way to build applications that bring the rest of the constituent model together. So an individual, an individual's entire employment history can be tracked in the employment history entity and or their education history, like the their secondary schools, their professional schools or the university and so forth, can be tracked in education.
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Those entities are also linked back together. If you want to have referential integrity between the educational institutions themselves and the the individual who may have attended those. And the last thing that I think really stands out in this model is the use of this kind of many-to-many thing called connection. Connection allows you to relate any individual to any individual, any individual to any organization, and any organization to any organization, and any group of individuals or group of organizations, to any group of individuals or group of organizations.
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So it's your single connection via which you're able to create this social graph, get between all of the people and organizations and groups that are within the CRM system itself. Again, giving you a really efficient way to do that from a database perspective and from an integration perspective, which is which is a big evolution from what we've seen historically. So the one thing that's really worth pointing out in the CDM only is, and I left this out on purpose and their initial explanation, is the household.
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Some systems put households into their own entity, but the choices made in the CDM to include that inside of the account model so that you can see groups of individuals together with those organizations - but then you can leverage that connection entity to provide all of that connective tissue between individuals who may be part of multiple organizations or multiple households. So, again, I think this is a really elegant implementation of the model itself. And let me give you a quick tour of how this shows up inside of a Common Data Service environment that's been enabled with the Common Data Model for Nonprofits.
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So if I flip over to that instance, you're going to see
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and you'll see this in the walkthrough guide, this individual named Bertram Kristoffersson. So you can see that that Bertram is listed here and the donors tab. But if we click into Bertram's record, you're going to see that Bertram is actually a contact. And you can see that through the top of the screen here where you've got all of this rich detail about Bertram himself. Right? We can also see on the right hand side Bertram's direct association to that Kristoffersson household. So that's that kind of direct connection between the individual and the household account record. That also shows all the other related individuals that are part of that household here on the right hand side as well.
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So you're starting to just on that first click on the first page, see that both database efficiency of how these things are brought together, but also the way that they're demonstrated on the screen. And if we click over to the Bertram or the Kristoffersson household, for example, we'll be able to excuse my click there will be able to actually see all of the detail that's brought together at the household information level as well. So you can see that Bertram is listed as a primary contact, which is a really important feature inside the CDM, to be able to identify that primary contact as separate from all of the other related contacts and then that ability to click right back over and see the other side of it also.
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If you look through the connections, which are part of the model that we looked at on the other page, you'll see all of the related associations between Bertram and other entities within the system as well. So it gives you a sense of both where he works as well as the household associations that that he might be part of. So a very quick tour of the Constituent Model, but hopefully that gives you a good sense of how this model puts contacts on par with accounts, which is really differentiable, and that really highly efficient use of the connection entity to provide that many to many relationships within individuals, organizations and households.
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So there you go, Constituents and the Common Data Model for Nonprofits.
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1. The trial court did not err in overruling -- defendant's motion for a change of venue based on the ground that the publicity in the news media of the county where the trial was held was prejudicial to him and prevented a fair trial since such publicity in newspaper reports alone does not establish that a fair trial could not be had and there were affidavits to the contrary from citizens of the county introduced by the State.
2. Special grounds 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of defendant's motion for a new trial based on the trial court's denial of defendant's motion to discover and produce certain State's evidence were properly overruled.
3. The trial court did not err in excusing 37 persons called for jury service because they stated they were conscientiously opposed to capital punishment, and the defendant was not denied due process of law as a result of their being excused.
4. The trial court did not err in seating 13 jurors at defendant's trial where they stated that they had heard or read of defendant's past criminal record but had also stated that such knowledge would not affect their verdict.
5. It was not error to refuse a change of venue after the court allowed the 13 jurors to hear the case.
6. Under our ruling in Division 2, the denial of defendant's motion for discovery of certain evidence was not error.
7. Where counsel for the defendant first brought the fact that defendant had a past criminal record before the jury, he was not entitled to a mistrial when counsel for the State pursued the same subject.
8. Under the ruling in Division 2, it was not error to refuse defendant's motion to produce certain State's evidence.
9. It was not error for the trial court to refuse to direct a verdict of acquittal.
10. The 31st ground of defendant's motion for a new trial not having been argued orally or by brief is considered as abandoned.
11. The court's charge to the jury to wit: "I charge you also that the testimony of one accomplice if satisfactory to the jury is sufficient corroboration of another accomplice in a felony case," was a correct statement of the law and authorized by the evidence.
12. It was not error for the court to refuse to charge the jury to the effect that they should give no weight to the testimony of an accomplice who had been granted immunity from prosecution by the State because to do so would be an incorrect statement of the law and would invade the province of the jury.
13. The court did not err in failing to charge the jury that conviction of a crime of moral turpitude goes to the credibility of a witness where there was no request to charge on the circumstances in which a witness may be impeached.
14. It was not error for the court to overrule defendant's motion for a new trial on the general grounds because the testimony of the accomplice was sufficiently corroborated by other evidence to connect the defendant with the crime of murder and support his conviction.
Under an indictment returned at the April term, 1965, of the Gwinnett Superior Court charging Venson Eugene Williams and Alex S. Evans with murder in that they, on April 17, 1964, did kill one Jerry S. Everett by shooting him with a pistol, in the separate trial of Williams he was found guilty on October 7, 1965, and sentenced to death on October 8, 1965. His motion for a new trial on the general grounds and 33 special grounds was overruled on January 28, 1966. Notice of appeal was timely filed, and the appeal is before us in which the appellant asserts that he is entitled to a new trial if error he found in any one of his 33 enumerated grounds of error. Our sole duty being to review the trial in the court below to ascertain if an error of law was committed, we have reviewed each enumeration of error and render our opinion and judgment on each one seriatim.
1. Motion to change venue. It is asserted that the court erred in not sustaining defendant's motion for a change of venue because "of the excitement and the inflamed state of public opinion that has existed since the homicide, which was calculated to poison the minds of the jurors of said county, a large portion of the jurors have formed an opinion as to petitioner's guilt, or have become prejudiced or biased against him either from having read or heard accounts of the murder and indictment of this defendant in the newspapers and various publications or over the television or radio, or from having heard statements of others and of relatives and friends of the decedent which are exceedingly damaging to petitioner and prejudicial to a correct termination of the issues involved in the case. The public mind has been so poisoned and prejudiced by exaggerated rumors and by accounts in the newspapers, local press and other news media that petitioner will be unable to get a fair trial by an impartial jury in said county, the sort of trial that he is entitled to under the laws of the land, the State of Georgia, and the Constitution of the United States of America, particularly Section One, Fourteenth Amendment."
On the hearing of this motion, the defendant's evidence consisted entirely of newspaper articles of general circulation in the county which carried reports of the slaying of three Gwinnett County police officers and particularly the accounts in the newspapers that "Gwinnett Murders Solved," in which the defendant was named as one of the participants. It was contended by the defendant that these newspaper reports contained the names of those indicted and the past criminal record of the defendant was given. It was contended that this wide publicity as to the indictment of the defendant and his prior criminal record made it impossible to obtain a fair trial in Gwinnett County. In support of this motion, defendant offered no opinionative evidence.
As a countershowing, the State introduced in evidence the affidavits of 30 citizens of Gwinnett County in which they swore that in their opinion the defendant could receive a fair trial in Gwinnett County.
The trial judge did not err in denying the motion for a change of venue. This ruling follows our ruling in Morgan v. State, 211 Ga. 172 (84 SE2d 365)
, where it was held that the court did not err in overruling a motion for a change of venue based solely upon grounds that newspaper reports published in the county in which the charges against the defendant were pending were inflammatory and rendered it impossible to obtain a fair trial. This court in a unanimous opinion said: "The mere fact that newspapers had carried items and editorials that the defendant had confessed the crime for which he stood indicted, or had published articles in regard to the defendant which were inflammatory in nature, would not of itself be sufficient to establish the fact that a fair and impartial trial could not be had in Richmond County, without further alleging that the jurors who had been summoned to try the case had read the articles and formed a fixed opinion as to the guilt or innocence of the defendant from reading such articles. As to whether any juror empaneled for the defendant's trial had read the articles or formed any opinion therefrom, the right of the defendant in the selection of a fair and impartial jury was protected by the right of challenge to the poll, to have the voir dire questions propounded, and to have peremptory challenges. From the fact that the two local newspapers gave a large amount of publicity to the case, it does not follow that such prejudice existed in the whole county as to make a fair and impartial trial impossible." Id. at p. 175. See also Blevins v. State, 105 Ga. App. 735 (134 SE2d 496)
2. Prior to the trial, the defendant filed a motion praying that the court order and direct the State to produce certain alleged (a) names and addresses of all those persons whose testimony "was in substance related to the grand jury"; (b) "a full, exact and complete copy of any statement or affidavit" in the control of the solicitor general of those persons who would be called as witnesses; (c) the names and addresses of the officers who questioned the wife of the defendant in April, 1964; (d) the minutes of the grand jury which indicted the defendant; (e) all witnesses for the prosecution to be made available to the defendant for the purpose of taking the depositions of those persons and (f) the written agreement, if any, made to Wade L. Truett for immunity.
In denying these motions for discovery or production of evidence, error is alleged in grounds 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. This court in Blevins v. State, 220 Ga. 720 (2) (141 SE2d 426)
, held: "There is no statute or rule of procedure of force in this State which requires a solicitor general or of her prosecuting officer to make his evidence, documentary or otherwise, available to the accused or his counsel before trial . . ." Id. at p. 723. See also Walker v. State, 215 Ga. 125 (109 SE2d 745)
. It has never been the practice in this State for a court to engage in the investigation as to whether the evidence before a grand jury was sufficient to warrant an indictment. Buchanan v. State, 215 Ga. 791
(113 SE2d (309). Under these prior rulings, which we follow and approve, these grounds are without merit.
3. We come now to alleged error number 9 which charges that the court erred in excusing 37 persons called for jury service on the grounds that in response to the question given to them on the voir dire as to whether they were conscientiously opposed to capital punishment, each of them was excused by his answer in the affirmative. Defendant alleges error on the ground that the removal of this class of jurors denied him due process of law as contemplated by Federal and State Constitutions.
Code 59-806 provides that in trials for felonies any juror may be put upon his voir dire and if in response to the question "Are you conscientiously opposed to capital punishment?" his answer shall be in the negative he shall be held to be a competent juror. We have held that if he answers in the affirmative he is incompetent to serve. Mickens v. State, 149 Ga. 155 (99 SE 779)
; Cherry v. State, 220 Ga. 695 (6) (141 SE2d 412)
4. Enumerations of error numbers 9-26 inclusive assert that the court erred in placing upon the defendant in the selection of a jury 13 jurors who were not impartial and qualified. In the interrogation of each of these prospective jurors by counsel for the defendant, they were asked if they had any belief or conviction from what they had read or heard in the news media that the defendant had a past criminal record. Most of the jurors answered that they had either heard or read the reports. Some answered that they believed the past criminal record of the defendant to be true. Not a single one in response to a question said he would vote to convict the defendant on his past criminal record. On the whole, the answers of these prospective jurors were that they would believe he had a past criminal record until proved to the contrary. Not a single one of the interrogated jurors stated that the fact that the defendant had a prior criminal record would affect or control his or her verdict as to whether the defendant was guilty of the charge of murder.
It may be noted for the record that at the time the defendant was indicted, he was a convicted felon serving a sentence in the Federal Penitentiary and was in court on the trial of this case in the custody of Federal Marshals. The opinions of the several prospective jurors that they believed from the news media that the defendant had a prior criminal record was supported by this confrontation in open court.
In passing, we do not overlook the contention of counsel for the defendant that he could not get a fair trial because reports of the news media, newspapers, radio and television in the investigation of the crime by reports and pictures with detailed accounts and descriptions as to individuals alleged to be involved, their past history and quoted opinions of officers and prosecuting officials, may be read or heard by prospective jurors in the county where the crime was committed. Yet such does not disqualify a juror from serving if on the voir dire he answers in the negative the questions propounded to him under Code 59-506.
Today with fact and rumor being communicated by one to another by newspaper, radio and television and all prospective petit jurors being selected by reason of their intelligence and uprightness (Code 59-106), the jury box consists of those who are literate and can read, hear and understand. Under present conditions of our society, to obtain a jury of twelve persons who have not read, seen or heard of an investigation and report of an unusual criminal offense, we would have to rely on a jury of either illiterates or those who are either blind or deaf.
5. Ground 26 asserts that after failing to disqualify the several jurors, the court should have granted his motion for a change of venue. In light of our ruling in Division 4, the denial of this motion was not error.
6. Ground 27 alleges that the court erred in denying the defendant's motion for the discovery of a statement made and signed by M. C. Perry, a witness for the State, and requiring the defendant to continue cross examination without the benefit of such discovery and production. Under our ruling in Division 2 of this opinion, this was not error.
7. It is urged in ground 25 that the court erred in not granting defendant's motion for a mistrial when a witness for the State in response to a question propounded by counsel for the State placed the character of the defendant in issue.
On redirect examination the following occurred: "Q--M. C., you testified you had a legal fee of $1,000 I believe, is that right? A--Yes. Q--But you only asked Venson for $500? A--Yes. Q--What was that for, why did you only ask him for $500? A--Well, I stole the car that I had, that I was convicted on, I stole it for him and another fellow and got caught with him and the other fellow was in the chain-gang." Counsel made a motion for a mistrial based upon this answer.
A--Larceny of an automobile. Q--You owed him a fee? A--$1,000. Q-- You hadn't paid him that $1,000? A--No. Q--That was the purpose of your visit with him [defendant Williams]? A--To Mr. Armistead's, yes. Q--Now, after this conversation that which you have related with Venson, when did you get in trouble and get arrested, how much longer after that? A--I had already been arrested, me and Venson and us was under appeal bond, and the day that the murder happened, like the murder happened that night, the Court of Appeals turned my decision down and I got a letter that day from the court in Atlanta telling me to report and start on my time on the 24th of April."
This witness on direct examination had testified as follows: You called Venson from there you say? A--Yeah. Q--Did you get him when you called him? A--Yes, one Sunday morning. Q--What did you talk about? A--I called Venson to have him to turn over $500 to Mr. Armistead for Wesley Asinof, another lawyer. Q--Was that for attorney's fees? A--Yeah. Q--Did you talk about anything else during the course of that conversation? A--Yeah. Q-- Tell us if you would in your own words what did you discuss? A--Venson asked me what l was doing, and I told nothing, I had just got out of jail on larceny of automobile. Q--You were out of jail at that time? A--Yeah. Q--All right, sir. A--And he asked me was I interested in getting some more cars. Q--What do you mean by getting some more cars? A--Me and him had been in the car business. Q--In other words, you are talking about he wanted you to steal one? A--Yes."
Counsel for the defendant not having objected when it was first brought before the jury as to defendant's past criminal record and subsequently cross examined the witness as to such past record, he was not in a position to ask for a mistrial while counsel for the State pursued the same subject. See Whitley v. State, 155 Ga. 177 (3) (3 SE2d 585); Cody v. State, 195 Ga. 99 (5) (31 SE2d 35).
8. Ground 29 complains of the court's refusal to grant the defendant's motion requiring the State to produce a tape recording of a statement by Wade Truett, a State witness, given to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The refusal of his motion was proper under our ruling in Division 2 of this opinion.
9. As will be disclosed on our rulings on the general grounds of the motion for a new trial, it was not error for the court, on motion of the defendant, to refuse to direct a verdict of acquittal as complained of in ground 30.
10. The 31st ground claims that the court erred in permitting, over objection of the defendant, the State to cross examine Lynn A. Downey, his witness, on matters not inquired into by counsel for the defendant on direct examination.
This enumeration of error was not argued orally or by brief by the defendant and is considered as abandoned.
11. The court charged the jury as follows: "I charge you also that the testimony of one accomplice if satisfactory to the jury is sufficient corroboration of another accomplice in a felony case." Ground 32 asserts this charge to be erroneous for the reason there was not any testimony by one accomplice corroborating the testimony of another accomplice. The charge given was a correct statement of the law ( McCormick v. State, 176 Ga. 21 (166 SE 762)) and authorized by the evidence. Lyles v. State, 130 Ga. 294 (5) (60 SE 575).
12. Ground 33 asserts that the court erred in refusing to give in charge the following request: "I charge you that in view of the promise of immunity given by the State, you may give no weight whatsoever to the testimony of Wade L. Truitt [sic] should you find the promise of immunity has caused the witness Wade L. Truitt [sic] to swear falsely against this defendant, Venson Eugene Williams, in hopes that he, Truitt [sic], would avoid criminal prosecution." It was not error to refuse to give this criminal instruction because it was not a correct statement of the law, and if the court had given the requested charge, it would have been an invasion of the province of the jury which has the exclusive right to pass on the credibility of witnesses. Code 35-1505; Stone v. State, 115 Ga. 705 (6) (45 SE 630); Lee v. State, 66 Ga. App. 613, 619 (15 SE2d 775).
13. Ground 34 charges that the court erred in failing to charge the jury "that conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude goes to the credibility of a witness and is a method of impeaching a witness," there being evidence that three witnesses for the State had each been convicted of a crime or crimes involving moral turpitude.
There being no request to charge on the circumstances in which a witness may be impeached, this ground is without substance. Downing v. State, 114 Ga. 30 (3) (39 SE 927); Douberly v. State, 154 Ga. 573 (5) (192 SE 223).
14. We turn now to the general grounds. The sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the verdict of guilty depends entirely on whether the testimony of Wade L. Truett, an admitted accomplice, was sufficiently corroborated. In other words, our task is to determine whether there was corroborating evidence independent of the testimony of the accomplice which directly connected the accused with the crime. Lanier v. State, 157 Ga. 534 (1 SE2d 405).
Wade L. Truett, a co-indictee, was sworn as a witness for the State. In brief he testified that he and the defendant operated as partners a garage in Hartsville, South Carolina, and that they bought from the White Body Shop in Atlanta a 1963 model two-door hardtop maroon-colored Oldsmobile which had been damaged in a wreck. They removed the car to their shop in Hartsville. Their plan was to steal an identical 1963 model Oldsmobile, repair the purchased car with parts from the stolen car, and sell the other parts for a profit. The defendant telephoned Alex Evans, who lived in Gwinnett County, and told him they needed a 1963 two-door hardtop maroon-colored Oldsmobile in order to sell the Oldsmobile they bought.
Truett and the defendant came to Lawrenceville, Georgia, on the afternoon of April 16th, 1964, in a 1962 white Chevrolet, went to the house of Thomas Stephens, and met there one William Bohanon. They picked up Alex Evans about ten that night. They found, at Evans' direction, the type of Oldsmobile they were looking for parked near an apartment on Briarcliff Road. Defendants Williams and Evans drove a way with the stolen 1963 model Oldsmobile, and Truett followed in the white Chevrolet. They arrived on Arc Road in Gwinnett County with both cars about one or two a. m. on the morning of April 17th. The cars were driven off the road, and while the defendant Williams was replacing the ignition switch on the dash board of the stolen car and Truett was removing the license plate, a car approached from the vicinity of Pleasant Hill. It was a police car containing three policemen. (Identified by other evidence as being police officers Davis, Gravitt and Everett of the Gwinnett County Sheriff's office who had been dispatched to the area by radio.) Evans, with two pistols in his hands, ordered the officers to put up their hands. Williams disarmed the three officers, and Truett manacled them with their handcuffs. Williams disconnected the radio wire In the police car; Truett then drove the police car back into the woods. Truett then drove the Chevrolet in the direction that Williams, Evans and the three officers had gone. Truett heard something that sounded like fire crackers. He found the three officers lying on the ground. The defendant took some bullets from the belt of one of the officers, put them in a pistol, and shot one of the officers. The defendant and Evans set fire to the Oldsmobile. All three left the scene in the Chevrolet and drove south on Arc Road, and as they drove along Beaver Ruin Road, Evans threw the pistols and flashlights they took from the three officers out of the car. They returned Evans to his car, and the witness and defendant drove back to Hartsville, arriving there after daybreak.
On April 24th, they bought some parts for the 1963 Oldsmobile from one E. F. Willing in Aiken, South Carolina. Six months later, they went back to Willing and had him change the date on the receipt from April 24th to April 2nd, 1964. Williams told Willing that the police were trying to involve him in the killing of the three officers, and the "primary reason was it would indicate we didn't need the car that was stolen the night the police officers were killed, we already had the parts to fix the car with."
We now turn to the evidence and circumstances that tend to corroborate the testimony of Truett, the accomplice. (a) On the morning of April 17th, the bodies of the three officers were found in the woods off Arc Road, each one shot one or more times by bullets and handcuffed together. (b) The wires on the radio of the police car were detached. (c) A 1963 two door hardtop Oldsmobile (identified by the owner) was found burning. (d) M. J. Vandiver of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation on April 17th found three pistols and two flashlights in a ditch along the side of Beaver Ruin Road. These pistols were identified as belonging to the three dead officers. (e) Thomas Stephens and William Bohanon testified that Truett and the defendant came by the home of Stephens on the afternoon of April 16th, 1964, in a white Chevrolet. (f) Witnesses Thomas and Meier testified that a damaged 1963 two-door hardtop Oldsmobile was bought by Williams on April 2nd, 1964. (g) One Perry testified that a few days prior to April 16th, both Williams and Evans said they had to have a 1963 Oldsmobile and wanted Perry to help them to get one, but he refused to help. (b) E. F. Willing of Aiken, South Carolina, corroborated Truett's evidence as to the purchase of the Oldsmobile parts by Williams and Truett and their getting him to change the date of the purchase from April 24th to April 2nd and their reason for the change. (i) Lynn W. Shaw testified that he is a prisoner in the United States Penitentiary at Atlanta. He stated that he knew the defendant and had had a conversation with him in the hospital at the prison after the defendant had been indicted for the killing of the three officers. Shaw asked the defendant how he came out at the hearing, and the defendant replied: "If that dirty s.o.b. Alex Evans hadn't shot Everett we wouldn't be in this mess." (j) In his statement to the jury, the defendant said that he and Truett were partners in 1964 in a garage business in Hartsville, South Carolina.
This court in Callaway v. State, 151 Ga. 342
, 345 (106 SE 557
), said the following: "The facts relied upon as corroboration may be trifling when viewed by themselves and separately from the entire case; but the jury had the right to consider all the facts and to consider them in their relations one to another, and to determine whether or not, considering the facts and comparing them in their proper setting, under the evidence adduced, they tended to connect the defendant with the commission of the crime and were a sufficient corroboration of the evidence of the accomplice to authorize a conviction of the accused under the law as given them by the court." Again in Waldrop v. State, 221 Ga. 319
, 320 (144 SE2d 372
), this court said: " 'Slight evidence from an extraneous source identifying the accused as a participator in the criminal act will be sufficient corroboration of the accomplice to support a verdict . . . The sufficiency of the corroboration of the testimony of the accomplice to produce conviction of the defendant's guilt is peculiarly a matter for the jury to determine. If the verdict is founded on slight evidence of corroboration connecting the defendant with the crime, it can not be said, as a matter of law, that the verdict is contrary to the evidence.' Hargrove v. State, 125 Ga. 270
, 274 (54 SE 164
); Rawlings v. State, 124 Ga. 31
, 49 (52 SE 1
); Mitchell v. State, 202 Ga. 247 (3) (42 SE2d 767)
." "The conduct of a defendant before, during the time of, and after the commission of a crime, may be considered by the jury in establishing his intention and his participation, to determine whether or not such intention and conduct were sufficient corroboration of the testimony of an accomplice to sustain a conviction. This may be done by circumstantial as well as by direct evidence." Mercer v. State, 65 Ga. App. 740 (24 SE2d 69)
The theory of the State's case was that the defendant, Truett and Evans entered into a conspiracy to steal an automobile, a felony, and in the process of carrying out this unlawful act, one or more of them, upon their being caught by the three police officers, shot and killed the officers. The court fully charged the jury the law relating to conspiracy.
We are of the opinion that the facts relied upon by the State as corroborating the testimony of the accomplice Truett tended to connect the defendant with the crime of murder and were sufficient to support his conviction.
It was not error to overrule the motion for a new trial.
I have very meticulously reviewed the evidence submitted upon the trial of the case and find that the charge excepted to was not authorized by the evidence. The only accomplices who testified at the trial were Wade Truett and Alex S. Evans. Truett testified in minute detail to every facet of the gruesome murder and there was, while very meager, barely enough evidence of other facts and circumstances to corroborate his testimony in the main. However, Evans did not, in any legal sense, corroborate Truett's testimony. The only circumstance that appears to even approach similarity in the evidence given by Truett and Evans is this: Truett testified that when the officers, shortly to be victims of murder, arrived at the scene of the homicide Evans "talked to the police officers like he knew them, I mean, he would call them by name." Evans denied that he had been at the scene of the tragedy, but did testify that he, having previously been a deputy sheriff, knew the officers "real well." So, in this circumstance, the court is of the opinion, may be found corroboration of the accomplice Truett's testimony on the part of the alleged accomplice Evans.
Here several principles of evidence are applicable. One is: "An instruction unauthorized by the evidence is improper, and, if it is not apparent that the jury could not have been misled thereby, is cause for new trial." Citizens & Southern Nat. Bank v. Kontz, 155 Ga. 131 (G) (194 SE 536); Reeves v. State, 196 Ga. 604, 614 (27 SE2d 375), where it was held that "instructions, even though abstractly correct, should not be given unless authorized by the evidence, or in criminal cases by the evidence or by the statement of the defendant."
In Price v. State, 205 Ga. 695
, 696 (3a) (69 SE2d 253
), this court held: "The rule is well established that, to sustain a conviction in a felony case upon the testimony of an accomplice, there must be corroborating facts or circumstances, which, in themselves and independently of the testimony of the accomplice, directly connect the defendant with the crime, or lead to the inference that he is guilty, and more than sufficient to merely cast on the defendant a grave suspicion of guilt." "In every case the corroborating circumstances must connect the defendant with the crime independently of the testimony of the accomplice, and this requirement is not met by merely corroborating the accomplice as to time, place and circumstances of the transaction, if there be nothing to connect the defendant therewith." Lanier v. State, 157 Ga. 534
, 539 (1 SE2d 405
), and cases therein cited.
If an accomplice's testimony does not corroborate the testimony of another accomplice as to more than mere time, place and circumstances of the transaction, but as here falls short of corroborating any fact that connects the defendant with the commission of the crime, in the contemplation of the law, it is no corroboration of the testimony of another accomplice. The testimony of Evans that he knew the officers is not corroborative of any testimony of Truett that be was at the scene of the homicide or that connected either Evans or the defendant with the murder. It was an independent circumstance that had no corroborating value in connecting the defendant with the offense.
In this connection, the holding of Allen v. State, 215 Ga. 455
, 455 (111 SE2d 70
), is factually similar. In the Allen case the facts, stated as appearing from the record, to corroborate the testimony of the accomplice Rothschild as to the defendant Allen's connection with the crime were: "The testimony of Speer McElroy, a Winder policeman, that he saw the defendant Allen in front of Tomlin's Drive-In, in Winder, Georgia (which is several miles distant from the scene of the killing near Jefferson), on the night in question, when he was called there to push off 'a faded out, old model automobile'; that he knew the defendant Allen, but did not know the man Allen pushed off; that the defendant pushed the car off, it cranked, straight up, and went on down the highway toward Atlanta; that he called the police station by radio and had the boy on the desk to call Allen to come and push the car off, and his testimony as to this call by the policeman was substantiated by the police department radio operator; the testimony of George Crane, the principal stockholder, and Joseph Howard Sims, an employee, of Sportsman's Inc., of Athens, Georgia, that they handled and cleaned guns, and they knew Allen, that sometime during the year 1957 Allen brought them a very rusty .38 Smith & Wesson nickel or chrome plated pistol to be cleaned; the testimony of Deputy Sheriff J. R. Austin that, on the night of June 19, 1956, he had a road block set up at the intersection of Georgia Highways 53 and 11, one the Jefferson road and the other the Gainesville road, and that the defendant Allen came through that road block driving a Ford car, and that he saw a faded blue-colored Plymouth, driven by a white man whom he did not know, come from Winder towards Jefferson; that he did not motion this car through the road block, but that some other policeman might have done so; and testimony of Patterson, owner of the Plymouth car, who testified that he had communicated with Allen three or four times since the homicide at the instance of Rothschild; that he had relayed messages to him from Rothschild in the name of 'Red,' the name Rothschild told him Allen knew him by; that the first message was that it was too hot in this part of the country for Rothschild, and that he could not come back right away; and on another occasion that Rothschild wanted to know if everything was alright with him, and that Allen said, 'Yes, it was.' " In addition, the record in the Allen case shows the officers found the "coveralls" at the place where Rothschild testified he left them when he and Allen were fleeing from the scene of the homicide. There this court held the corroboration of the accomplice Rothschild was not sufficient to connect Allen with the murder.
It will be noted that the undisputed proof of the State corroborated the accomplice Rothschild in saying that he knew Allen and "Allen pushed his car off," on the afternoon of the homicide. The testimony of Speer McElroy clearly corroborated the accomplice Rothschild's testimony that he knew the defendant Allen. Yet, this court held the corroborating of Rothschild's testimony that he knew and associated with Allen was not a fact connecting Allen with the murder of Charles Drake, even though there were other circumstances related by another witness, Patterson.
Division II did not deal with the question of whether there was evidence in the record corroborating the testimony of Truett, but simply whether the alleged accomplice Evans gave testimony that could be held sufficient for the purpose. The error was hurtful because the charge could confuse the jury. This is apparent because there were several other witnesses that the jury could have found were accomplices of the witness Evans, Truett and the defendant in oilier unlawful transactions, and their testimony may have been sufficient to corroborate the testimony of Truett, but they were not accomplices in the murder case, the case then on trial. The rule is that to be an accomplice of the defendant the witness must be an accomplice in the commission of the crime for which the defendant is on trial, not some other criminal transaction or transactions.
I can not agree with the pronouncement of the majority in Division 4 of the opinion. In view of the testimony of the juror J. H. Clack given in response to questions respecting his qualification as juror, it is my opinion that he was disqualified. He testified that he believed the newspaper report that the return of the indictment had solved the crime, for the commission of which the defendant was on trial, and that the defendant would have to produce evidence of his innocence in order for that to be overcome. The burden of proof was upon the State. Code 35-103 and 35-110. The defendant was, under the law, presumed not to be guilty but innocent, Code 35-115, and that presumption being in the nature of evidence is a valuable and vital right. In Sikes v. State, 120 Ga. 494, 495 (45 SE 153), it is held: "It is sufficient if [the defendant] create a reasonable doubt. He is not obliged to prove his innocence, but may rely on the failure of the State to establish his guilt." King v. State, 163 Ga. 313 (136 SE 154). This court held in Fitzgerald v. State, 154 Ga. 19, 21 (190 SE 602): "Every person charged with crime is presumed to be innocent until he is proved guilty by competent evidence. Thigpen v. State, 11 Ga. App. 846, 850 (76 SE 596). The Constitution of this State insures no one charged with a crime against the laws thereof that he shall have a trial by an impartial jury. Code 2- 105. Therefore it is essential that the jury be not improperly influenced or prejudiced against the person on trial. It is a general rule that if the jury act from passion or prejudice against the accused in rendering their verdict against him, a new trial will be granted."
I am aware the juror further swore that his mind was subject and receptive to the evidence in the case; that he was not predisposed against the defendant or had not fixed in his mind that the defendant was guilty; that he could listen to the evidence fairly and properly construe the law as given in charge and could "do what is right" between the State and the defendant; that he had no reservations in his mind that he would be a fair and impartial juror. This does not alter my opinion. In the first place, the burden was still placed, by the juror, upon the defendant to prove his innocence. Further, it is extremely difficult for a juror to decide whether a former opinion has been eradicated by evidence. It is an extremely delicate sense of psychological balance that enables one to determine whether he is influenced by pre-trial impressions amounting to an opinion so strong that it must be overcome by evidence, or whether the evidence adduced upon the trial provided the conclusion in his mind of the defendant's guilt. Such a juror, in my opinion, is not impartial.
In the case of United States v. Wood, 299 U. S. 123, 145 (57 SC 177, 51 LE 75), there is sound legal reasoning by Chief Justice Hughes: "Impartiality is not a technical conception. It is a state of mind. For the ascertainment of this mental attitude of appropriate indifference, the Constitution lays down no particular tests and procedure is not chained to any ancient and artificial formula." In Irvin v. Dowd, 366 U. S. 717, 727 (51 SC 1639, 6 LE2d 751), where some of the jurors had admitted preconceived opinions of the defendant's guilt, but on voir dire claimed they could be impartial, the observation is made: "With such an opinion permeating their minds, it would be difficult to say that each could exclude this preconception of guilt from his deliberations." In United States v. Denno, 313 F2d 364, 372, in the pronouncement: "It is true that there was drawn from jurors, even those who stated that it would take evidence to alter their opinions of guilt, the statement that they felt they could act impartially. This, however, placed on those individuals a burden we think impossible to be borne, in the light of the nature of the publicity, the high proportion of jurors holding opinions of guilt, the length of time the opinions had been held and their persistence. 'The influence that lurks in an opinion once formed is so persistent that it unconsciously fights detachment from the mental processes of the average man.' Irvin v. Dowd, , at 727 . . . Compare Beck v. Washington, 1962, 369 U. S. 541. . . . In the Beck case, all those who admitted bias or preformed opinion as to guilt or that they might be biased or might have formed an opinion were excused . . . Here there were so few that had not formed an opinion that the inquiry was mainly whether the juror could 'lay aside his impression or opinion and render a verdict based on the evidence presented in court.' Irvin v. Dowd, , at 723 . . . The difficulty in this situation has been described by the First Circuit in Delaney v. United States, 1st Cir., 1952, 199 F2d 107, 112-113, 'One cannot assume that the average juror is so endowed with a sense of detachment, so clear in his introspective perception of his own mental processes, that he may confidently exclude even the unconscious influence of his preconceptions as to probable guilt, engendered by a pervasive pre-trial publicity.' "
For the foregoing reasons, I dissent.
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For the $22.5 million worth of you checked out “Saw 3D’ this weekend, you know that things didn’t end so well for Jill Tuck. Yes, although the kill that was hinted in the trailer turned out to be a nightmare, in the end Hoffman exacted his revenge and killed her using the reverse bear trap he escaped at the end of “Saw VI.”
And while this is the end of the road for “Saw” films (although I’m still super dubious we’ve seen the last of Jigsaw given the way things ended), it’s just the beginning for actress Betsy Russell, who has seen her fanbase explode over the last four years — and she couldn’t be more grateful.
“I want to thank the fans for being loyal, being supportive and loving Jill,” Betsy told PopWrap. “They are the most incredible, passionate fans I could ever hope for. I can’t imagine them being any better in terms of devotion and wanting the best for the series. I hope that they liked “Saw 3D” because we tried really hard to answer the fans questions … and because my role in it is so awesome!”
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This was actually the first piece I did with a plaster mould, however the design on this mould was primarily exploring the variety of textures I could achieve, and so does not represent a specific image.
Again I was trying to be more abstract in the way I cut and placed the glass on the mould, rather than just slumping a flat piece over it.
I was really happy with this when I first saw it, as the textures had been picked up really well which is what I wanted to do. However looking back on it after the other two pieces I have done, this one seems much flatter and not as exciting.. in my opinion anyway! :)
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Chris Cosentino, the chef of San Francisco’s Incanto, has made a name for himself as a master of offal, transforming meaty odds and ends like beef heart, pig’s trotters, and tripe into culinary gold, and launching a sausage line under the name Boccalone: Tasty Salted Pig Parts. His Twitter feed (@offalchris) unfurls as a running homage to organ meats and animal extremities (photos not for the faint of heart), and his way around the butcher block has earned Cosentino a winning title on Top Chef Masters, a well-received cookbook, and a deal with Marvel to help pen a new Wolverine comic.
But before the accolades and the nose-to-tail philosophizing, Cosentino was a Rhode Island kid in a close-knit Italian-American family, clamming on the beach with his bare hands and ardently avoiding his grandmother’s Neapolitan tripe. A stint at Johnson & Wales culinary school gave Cosentino his first brush with culinary greatness, in the form of a radish sandwich, which paved the way for his work later with legends like Jean-Louis Palladin.
To this day, a sense of old-school respect for the craft inflects Cosentino’s style. “In every chef you can see some of what they’ve experienced in the past, or pick out techniques that have been developed by someone else. Giving credit to my culinary elders has always been very important to me,” Cosentino explains.
To that end, he maintains an encyclopedic knowledge of food history (“Did you know cocktail sauce was originally invented to mask the taste of rancid oysters?”) and talks in almost academic detail about his mentors and cooking philosophy: “Food is a very powerful medium. Some people say it’s art, some say it’s sustenance. For me, it’s everything. But it should always be joyous and fun.”
Here, Cosentino breaks down the ten dishes that have influenced and defined his career, from an obscure Tuscan stew to the foie-filled creations that later became his signature.
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For beginners in trading it is very important to follow the next rules before taking trading seriously:
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10. Mistakes happen. Don't be sad about it — it's a priceless experience. Don't worry about losing trades. Analyze them and next time you will be successful. Forex trading is as risky as it is profitable. Therefore, to stay in the market as long as possible, do not use large leverage.
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Official HTC micro-USB Car Charger & Cable
This Universal micro-USB car adapter from HTC features dual USB ports making it the perfect way to charge not only one but two devices simultaneously while on the road. With the two universal USB ports you can charge any mobile device either using the included coiled Micro-USB cable or the USB cord that came with it your device. The adapter also features Intelligent variable rate charging to prevent your battery from being overcharged. The included straight-style Micro-USB cord can also be used to charge your device through your PC or outlet (wall adapter not included).
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Besides the hassle of planning, the costs of a vacation can add up very quickly even with careful budgeting.
When you choose an all-inclusive holiday at Club Med Cherating, everything is covered: your accommodation, meals, drinks, activities and even childcare and transfers—all in one upfront cost. It’s ultimate value for money, and the best part: we cater to all ages and interests. Argue no more when it comes to planning your day—our resort is home to a wide range of leisure activities, land and water sports, and entertainment for everyone, even the little ones at our onsite Kids’ Club. With so many options to choose from, there is bound to be something for everyone.
Club Med Cherating is strategically located at the most peaceful end of Cherating Beach, close to Cherating Turtle Sanctuary. Nestled along vast stretches of sandy beach, clear waters and lush greeneries, Club Med Cherating is the perfect location for nature seekers and those looking a beach getaway.
Your stay at Club Med Cherating includes:
**Accommodation **in Superior or Suite Rooms. Our Superior Rooms have captivating garden or sea views, while our Suites come with a large furnished terrace with sea views. Mobility-accessible rooms and interconnecting rooms for bigger groups are also available.
A specially curated selection of sports and activities from archery, yoga and fitness lessons, and flying trapeze, to sailing, kayaking, turtle-encounters, and more. External excursions to the firefly and mangrove river cruises, Taman Negara National Park, elephant sanctuary and more are also available (additional charges may apply).
All-day dining for main meals at our three onsite restaurants: The Mutiara, The Rembulan, and The Noodle Bar. Sample the best of authentic international cuisine and local delicacies whipped up by our internationally trained chefs, and even request a private romantic lobster dinner (additional charges apply).
Three truly open bars with free-flow alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Take a sip on our specialty cocktails or refreshing beaches while you relax by the pool or suntan by the beach.
Onsite childcare services—a Club Med specialty. All Club Med resorts have professional childcare services available so that you can enjoy ‘me’ time on your vacation, whenever you need. Baby Club Med and Petit Club Med cater to under 4s in a specially-designed stimulating environment that includes creative workshops, educational toys and daily walks. Mini Club Med caters to 4—10 year olds, while teenagers can join Club Med Password for active sports and family team games (additional charges may apply to some services).
Spa treatments at The Mandara Spa including a warm stone massage, Balinese massage, as well as rejuvenating facials (additional charges apply).
When you choose to stay at Club Med Cherating, it means your holiday needs will be taken care of by us. Most of our offerings are all-included so you won’t have to worry about planning or budgeting, and focus on enjoying your time off.
Furthermore, our highly trained staff are ready to greet you at the door to ensure your stay at Cherating is as amazing as you dream it’ll be. Book a package with us today and take one step closer to your perfect beach vacation.
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Fiddlesticks Build Guide by Secura
Not Updated For Current Season
This guide has not yet been updated for the current season. Please keep this in mind while reading. You can see the most recently updated guides on the browse guides page.
Not Updated For Current Season
The masteries shown here are not yet updated for the current season, the guide author needs to set up the new masteries. As such, they will be different than the masteries you see in-game.
as this is my first LoL guide, I hope you can forgive me any mistakes I made here. I am always open for proposals. This guide is an example of a Fiddlesticks AP mid mage.
+Great Ganking with ulti
-[Drain] has close start range
-His atacks can be interrupted by CC
-No good gap-closer
So let us start with Runes. Here is the rune set I normally use:
Greater Mark of Magic Penetration
Greater Seal of Scaling Mana Regeneration
Greater Glyph of Ability Power
Greater Quintessence of Scaling Ability Power
Greater Mark of Magic Penetration: We take this for making more damage if the enemy has only some MR.
Greater Seal of Scaling Mana Regeneration: These runes are to avoid running out of mana, but if you dont have mana problems you can exchange them.
Greater Glyph of Ability Power: You can exchange them for Greater Glyph of Scaling Ability Power.
Greater Quintessence of Scaling Ability Power: And this is for more AP.
We take Summoner's Wrath because we have more AP while Ignite is on CD and the enemy has less resistance if we use Exhaust.
With Sorcery we can use Abilities a little faster.
Blast gives us Additional AP.
Havoc increases all our damage.
Arcane Knowledge reduces the MR of enemies.
Mental Force is also for AP.
The same is with Archmage .
And Executioner gives us +5 percent damage for low-health enemies.
Summoner's Insight reduces Flash Cooldown.
Wanderer makes us a little faster.
Meditation gives us more MP5.
Expanded Mind gives us more Mana.
Vampirism gives us some Absorbation.
Here I will list which Summoner spells you should take, and which arent good for you.
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ijkhlhhjhjljkhjklhlkhlkjhlkjhlkasdasdasdasdjhlkjhOk Summoner Spells
FREESlolPACE FREElolSPACE FRlolEESPACE FREESlolPACE
ijkhlhhjhjljkhjklhlkhlkjhlkjhlkjsfdsdsdfsdfsdfsdfsdfhlkjhBad Summoner Spells
Only take this if you jungle. There is a chapter for it.
Do you want die???
This is only for supports.
I dont think this is usefull.
I take this at lvl 3 and get some points for it later. This skill fears an enemy champion who runs around slowed for some time. This is very usefull if you try to escape from a gank or to get some free damage with ulti/drain.
This spell drains health from an enemy until its channeling ends or the enemy leaves the range. It is very usefull to stay in lane longer. Note, that the starting range is much smaller than the range enemies need to leave.
Here you just select an enemy and it beginns to bounce up to 5 times. Enemies will also get silenced, so they cant cast spells. It has a big range and can bounce from a minion to a low health champion. Very usefull for farming or harrasing.
This is your ultimate. After some seconds channeling you get teleportet to your target location with an AoE field around you. Enemies who are in it get MUCH damage. It lasts for 5 seconds, but can be interrupted. Note,that you will get atacked from the most enemies if you use this, so dont forget to use you Hourglass, as the ulti will still be running.
First I recommend you to get Boots of Speed and 3 potions.
This is a must for any AP champion, becuase it boosts ALL you AP.
If you use this item, you get untargetable, unkillable and unable to do anything for 2,5 seconds.
Use this item at the beginning of a fight to get more damage.
Other usefull items:
Take this if the enemy has much MR...
...and this if he has only some.
This is an nice offensive item.
This is a good item if you have more AP champion in your team.
Laning is the firt part of you game. If you play mid, only last hit and harass the enemy with Dark Wind. If you want to push bot/top you can also use Dark Wind. Be carefull with drain becuase you need to get very close to the enemy. Before you beginn draining you should use fear to have some free damege. After you are level 6 and have Crowstorm, you can teleport behind the enemy with it, use Dark Wind, fear and Drain him. This is you normal combo. But be carefull, as crowstorm can be cancelled by hard CC. This works very good when ganking.
During Teamfights try to silence mages with Dark Wind, damage as many as possible with Crowstorm and drain others. As I said, dont forget your Houglasses
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What Is Cyber Insurance, and Do You Need It?
Does your company store or communicate potentially sensitive information about customers, employees, or competitors? Cyber attacks and loss of data can be devastating to a business, so you may want to be proactive about addressing this risk.
Start by determining areas of vulnerability. Then create cybersecurity policies and procedures for employees to follow.
You might also consider purchasing cyber insurance, which provides protection against potential financial losses resulting from data breaches caused by cyber attacks, viruses, and other threats. It also helps cover third-party lawsuits filed against your company resulting from data breaches or your failure to adequately protect sensitive or confidential information.
Who Needs Cyber Insurance?
Your company or organization may be a candidate for cyber insurance if it does any of the following:
- Sends or receives documents electronically
- Communicates with customers or other outside parties via email, text messages, or social media
- Stores third-party information on a computer network that may be considered sensitive or private, such as an individual’s identity, tax information, income, address, Social Security and/or credit-card numbers
- Stores confidential company information (e.g., tax documents, sales or marketing figures or projections, trade secrets) on a computer network
- Advertises company services or products via a website or social media
What Does It Cover?
While individual policies may differ, cyber insurance can help cover:
Loss of data. Cyber insurance may help cover the cost of restoring or reconstructing data that was lost, stolen, or damaged.
Losses from data breach or security failure. Cyber insurance may cover some of the costs of investigating how and where the breach occurred; expenses associated with regulatory fines; legal costs of defending against lawsuits and settlement of claims brought by victims whose information was inappropriately accessed, shared, or lost; expenses related to notifying victims of the data breach, such as customers and employees.
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The cost of cyber insurance depends on the types of coverage selected, and policies have exclusions, terms, and conditions for keeping them in force.
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A number of you have asked via blog commentary how Adam was doing, something that I'm sure he and all of us here at the Haunted House greatly appreciate.
I'm not going to lie to you. Things are really, really difficult right now. I've been asked to respect his family's privacy so I won't go into any further detail.
But we all remain hopeful. The ability to hope is perhaps the most powerful ability that humanity, living or dead, has, after our ability to love. Exercise both abilities frequently.
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DUBAI (Reuters) — The International Cotton Association said it is introducing mediation services to help resolve disputes over reneged contracts that have blocked hundreds of blacklisted firms from doing business.
The group, which oversees the global cotton trade, said mediation would be another, speedier tool to resolve disputes, in addition to the current methods of negotiation and arbitration.
“This will be available to everyone as of tomorrow (Thursday), even for companies that are on our default list,” ICA Managing Director Kai Hughes told Reuters on the sidelines of a trade meeting in Dubai on Wednesday.
The Liverpool, England-based ICA expels members that deal with companies that are blacklisted for defaulting on contracts.
“I think that with over 700 companies that are listed as defaulters, we had to find some way to help get them off that list, and sometimes negotiation doesn’t work out as well,” Hughes said.
The global trade group was inundated with requests to resolve disputes in 2011 and 2012 following a historic run-up that lifted prices above $2 a lb in early 2011, only to fall almost as quickly.
Mills that agreed to buy raw cotton from trade houses when prices were high then refused to honour those deals when prices plunged.
While the rate of contract defaults has since slowed, the problem has become endemic in the industry in periods of high price volatility, market participants say. The ICA says its blacklist of 700 includes firms that have since gone bankrupt.
Earlier on Wednesday, Joe Nicosia, the Louis Dreyfus [LOUDR.UL} cotton head, said he did not think the most recent drop in cotton prices would create a big default problem as it did in 2011, because companies were not as extended or exposed as they were then.
ADVANTAGES OF MEDIATION
Hughes said some defaulting companies had approached ICA, asking to be removed from the list and that he thought mediation could be a suitable way to achieve that.
“Negotiation is one way of doing it, but if the two parties are not comfortable talking to each other, then mediation through a mediator could be another tool” he said.
If both sides agree to mediation, ICA can provide a professional mediator to help resolve a dispute, he said. The two parties share the costs, unless they have been through arbitration already, in which case the defaulting side pays the mediator.
The process is quicker than arbitration. Most mediations usually take only one day.
“It provides a forum for the two parties to resolve their disputes where perhaps the relationship has broken down, or one of them is on the default list,” Hughes said.
“The beauty of mediation is that it is a win-win situation as both parties have to agree, and both parties want to find a solution that they are happy with. With arbitration, one party loses at the end,” he said.
ICA said it was the first commodities association to offer mediation services.
“This is groundbreaking, and so there will be a lot of other commodities watching us and I’m hoping it is going to be a success,” Hughes said.
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Bio - Philip L'Enfant
Philip is a professionally taught snare drum and drum kit player. A student of Harrell Bosarge, Philip developed his skills at a young age, earning a position on St. Stanislaus' All Superior snare line in 9th grade. Aside from school curriculum, he spent his summers receiving additional instruction from programs offered to him by The University of Southern Mississippi and The Florida State University.
Influenced heavily by his father, Philip applied his accrued knowledge to the full drum kit and has since touched on almost every genre of music. Now, with 20 years of experience, Philip has played with some of the Gulf Coast’s best musicians and most popular bands. Aside from his freelance work, he focuses mainly on his primary outfit The Dave Knorr Quartet.
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Along with a new PSP and PS3 wireless keyboard, Sony also announced a 160GB PS3 today at the Leipzig Games Convention. In the U.S. it will come bundled with a Dual-Shock SIXAXIS and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. It hits in November in time for Xmas at $499, as the high end option coinciding with the $399 80GB "Core Pack" announced at E3, adding room for Sony's video download plans no doubt. The console itself appears to be the same as previous PS3s. The U.S. version comes with a voucher for the PS Network game PAIN, but the Euro 160-gigger includes €70 of free "downloadable content" vouchers. Full presser to follow:
Sony Computer Entertainment America Announces Limited-Edition Uncharted: Drake's Fortune(TM) PLAYSTATION(R)3 Bundle Featuring New 160GB PS3(TM) System PS3 Bundle Includes Uncharted: Drake's Fortune(TM), PLAYSTATION(R)Network Voucher for PAIN and DUALSHOCK(R)3 Wireless Controller, Offering Tremendous Value to Consumers FOSTER CITY, Calif., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ — Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) today announced plans to introduce a new 160GB PLAYSTATION(R)3 (PS3(TM)) computer entertainment system in North America as part of the limited-edition Uncharted: Drake's Fortune(TM) PS3 system bundle. The increased storage size enables entertainment enthusiasts to store even more movies, television shows, and games downloaded from PLAYSTATION(R)Network, as well as more videos, music, and photos from their personal collection. Slated to launch in November for $499.99 (MSRP), the 160GB PS3 system will come bundled with the hit game, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune(TM), a PLAYSTATION Network voucher for PAIN, and a DUALSHOCK(R)3 wireless controller. The previously announced 80GB PS3 system ($399.99 MSRP) has started shipping to retailers. "As PLAYSTATION Network continues to evolve with our recently launched video delivery service and more exclusive games, PS3 owners are demanding more storage capacity," said Jack Tretton, president and CEO, SCEA. "Consumers also are utilizing PS3 as an entertainment hub for their digital media, placing content such as their entire music collection on the hard drive. The 160GB PS3 system addresses this growing consumer demand in a compelling bundle that delivers significant value." he Uncharted: Drake's Fortune PS3 bundle includes the following components: — 160GB PS3 system — The 160GB PS3 is a complete entertainment system comprising a Blu-ray(TM) Disc player, HDMI output, an integrated Wi-Fi connection, and Cell Broadband Engine(TM). — Uncharted: Drake's Fortune — A 400-year-old clue found in the coffin of Sir Francis Drake sets a modern-day fortune hunter, Nathan Drake, on an exploration for the fabled treasure of El Dorado, leading to the discovery of a forgotten island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The search turns deadly when Drake becomes stranded on the island and hunted by mercenaries. Outnumbered and outgunned, Drake and his companions must fight to survive as they begin to unravel the terrible secrets hidden on the Island. — PAIN PLAYSTATION Network Voucher* — PAIN boldly tackles a rarely explored area of video-gaming ... comedy. The unique mechanic of the game allows the player to load a character into a human-sized, ultra-powerful slingshot, and fire the character into an active, physics-controlled environment, filled with precarious and humorous situations. Download PAIN from PLAYSTATION Store (http://store.playstation.com) to your PS3 system with the included voucher. — DUALSHOCK 3 Wireless Controller — DUALSHOCK 3 wireless controller provides the most intuitive game play experience with pressure sensors in each action button and the inclusion of the highly sensitive SIXAXIS(TM) motion sensing technology. The additional storage space of the 160GB model will benefit consumers, as several highly anticipated PLAYSTATION Network and PS3 games along with add-on content will be available for download soon, including PAIN Amusement Park, Ratchet & Clank(R)Future: Quest for Booty(TM), SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation, and The Last Guy(TM). The bundle is also a great option for consumers who want to utilize PLAYSTATION Network's video delivery service, which offers new blockbuster movies and popular TV shows for download on an ongoing basis. PS3 momentum has soared in 2008, starting with Blu-ray becoming the high-definition standard and following the launches of key franchise titles, including Gran Turismo(TM) 5 Prologue, Grand Theft Auto(TM) IV, and Metal Gear Solid(R)4: Guns of the Patriots. That momentum will continue into the holidays and beyond, as PS3's software lineup will offer the most depth and breadth of any platform across the industry, delivering highly anticipated exclusives such as BUZZ!(TM): Quiz TV, LittleBigPlanet(TM), Resistance(TM) 2, MotorStorm(TM) Pacific Rift, and Killzone(TM) 2.
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Health information exchanges across the country are boosting interoperability by connecting at the state, regional, and national levels.
Adequate and seamless health information exchange is an evergreen problem in healthcare, the adverse consequences of which are well-documented.
But according to The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) —and nearly everyone else in healthcare—electronic health information exchange (HIE) allows providers and patients to appropriately access and securely share a patient’s vital medical information electronically—improving the speed, quality, safety, and cost of patient care.
HIEs are looking at different ways to boost interoperability between more health organizations. To achieve these goals, health IT developers are broadening the digital footprint at state, regional, and national levels.
DEVELOPING A STATEWIDE HIE
It took Connecticut numerous tries to establish its HIE, Robert H. Aseltine, PhD, chair of the advisory board for CTHealthLink, said it was a no-brainer for CTHealthLink to sign on with the statewide HIE, which will take on the name CONNIE.
Statewide HIEs reduce costs and improve care by eliminating the chances of duplicative testing. These statewide networks also link several providers without establishing a connection with each facility and identify health trends.
“With the state putting so many resources and so much effort and planning into this, it would be very difficult to decline,” he explained in an interview with EHRIntelligence.
“Once the state decided this was the direction they were going in, we were very pleased they chose a mechanism that allows for partnerships. This will allow us to be extremely successful in serving community-based providers and the types of physicians who may not have access to this type of technology based on their practice arrangements.”
The HIE leans on a network-of-networks concept. It aims to bridge existing health system networks together with independent hospitals and providers to enhance interoperability within the state.
With its first partner in the fold, the HIE can add more partners and develop long-term financial plans for sustainability.
“We really are the only functioning HIE in the state of Connecticut,” Aseltine said of CTHealthLink. “There have been other efforts to bridge certain facilities and outpatient practices, but not a full-fledged HIE.”
Aseltine also noted the HIE would be working on expanding these partnerships with other national exchanges in a way that provides a powerful demonstration of the scale they can achieve together.
“This echoes how important health data exchange is for physicians across the state of Connecticut,” Layne Gakos, JD, General Counsel of Connecticut State Medical Society, said to EHRIntelligence.
“We're excited to be where we are right now and to be the first one that's up and running. It's taken a lot of work. But it's been rewarding, and we believe it's going to be rewarding moving forward as the state moves forward in developing its HIE.”
BUILDING REGIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
A common issue with interoperability is that there are too many boundaries, making it localized. Some experts contend that HIEs should ease those boundaries to boost interoperability across the state —or even across state lines— for a more regional approach.
A regional HIE is currently growing in the western part of the country. Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (CORHIO) knew it needed to grow to reach a regional population and develop significant insights on larger populations and geographies.
CORHIO tapped a neighboring HIE, Arizona’s Health Current, to achieve this goal.
The two HIEs connect roughly 1,320 healthcare organizations, and the collaboration would significantly boost interoperability between those organizations in Colorado and Arizona.
The two HIEs then needed to use common technologies and standards to create common services and products.
“The goal of all of this is to build out the infrastructure that we've been building for the last 10 years, and then take them to the next level,” said Morgan Honea, CEO of CORHIO.
The two HIEs will ultimately want a technical integration on a single data management platform to achieve these goals, where they migrate their respective technologies into a standard solution. But for right now, CORHIO and Health Current need to quickly integrate key data points to utilize as use cases.
“There are parallel paths that we can go down,” Honea said. “Some are more immediate opportunities, and some are going to be long term planning and integration strategies that we're going to have to go through. But without a doubt, one of the primary objectives of this is to create technology commonalities.”
While the two data exchanges are still in talks, they prioritize developing a model through entity structure and representative governance to encourage other HIEs to join the movement.
“That's what we're going to be paying close attention to over the next six months with our legal counsel and with the support of some of our peers,” Honea added.
“We are trying to develop a model that would be encouraging of other HIE's to join and be comfortable in a model that is fair and equitable in terms of governance, operations, and autonomy. But it focuses on leveraging economies of scale and technology commonalities. That is absolutely a top priority of this effort.”
CORHIO is aiming towards the ultimate goal of a nationwide model to further increase interoperability.
Leveraging existing health IT infrastructure is an essential component of the federal plan to achieve nationwide interoperability and successfully develop a learning health system.
The eHealth Exchange is a leading example of this plan.
More than 50 percent of the nation’s HIEs connect to the eHealth Exchange network. Additionally, 75 percent of all US hospitals, 61 regional or state HIEs, 70,000 medical groups, and over 8,000 pharmacies link to the nationwide exchange. In total, eHealth Exchange accounts for over 120 million patient records.
The eHealth Exchange was formed over a decade ago by the ONC and adopted a federated exchange approach. Policymakers opted to take an open-market and decentralized approach, rather than a required gateway, which would support further innovation.
The eHealth Exchange utilizes the InterSystems platform integrated with eHealth Exchange’s FHIR healthcare directory based on the hub model.
The hub will make it significantly easier for organizations to connect, using a “connect once” model to reach any other member in the network. This method will facilitate streamlined access to patient records at lowered costs.
The new approach will also help organizations prepare for regulatory changes, such as the interoperability rule and the Trust Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA).
In late 2019, eHealth Exchange implemented Carequality into the health information network to support additional exchange methods and to provide a standard gateway for all participants.
Carequality helps members reduce information exchange expenses, accelerate the implementation of innovative capabilities, and further expand their national footprint.
With additional large HIEs now connected to the network, the eHealth Exchange can adopt a more centralized health information network approach by providing a common gateway for all participants.
As participants continue to transition to the gateway approach, early adopters of the new architecture expand their focus to complete implementation of the Carequality Interoperability Framework.
The Carequality framework is already in use by more than 600,000 physicians and is home to over 36 million patient records.
While HIE and interoperability problems run rampant throughout the healthcare industry, local HIEs are aiming to alleviate that burden by making strong connections at state, regional, and national levels.
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Gearing Experiments cause Curtis controller failure. I took "FreeB" (Free Batteries - nickname for our electric pickup truck) to the Step It Up Canada rally, for action on climate change, at the Art Gallery and chatted with Dr. Bass (Vancouver's own Al Gore, a former city councillor, and perhaps next mayor) and former Vancouver councillor Ellen Woodsworth and other acquaintances. CTV shot an news interview on FreeB. Two other TV crews asked for interviews, but I couldn't wait up for them.
Then, went over to the Sustainable Building Centre on Granville Island, and showed FreeB to staff, who requested to see it.
Later, did some interesting gearing/RPM experiments, after which the truck suddenly stopped moving. Waited several hours for two of Vancouver's most experienced electronics and EV gearheads with test equipment. In the meantime, took measurements of the batteries, before and while charging at the Canadian Tire's rooftop parking lot. The cavalry arrived. By a process of elimination, they concluded that the Curtis controller was fried and/or died, likely from the severe workout I was giving it, from the gearing experiment.
So, in my view, the Curtis controller in FreeB was much more fragile than the bullet-proof ones in our Ego-II electric scooters. There seem, to me, a too many failed Curtis controllers out there, and one EV site calls it "low end." However, we have a circuit diagram, and should be able to repair this controller.
Frustrating experience, but highly educational, because while waiting, I observed that our seemingly-crazy 3-node battery voltage-clamper system was working, and that the Zivan NG3 charger (imho a battery-killer) was effectively defanged. Also observed that our assymetrical battery mix of different sizes/types/brands was working as expected, although I came up with a minor tweak idea that should improve power and range slightly.
A thought came to me that, with pack architecture alone, perhaps we may be able to get by without a Battery Balancer actively working during discharge conditions.
Learning a lot that isn't widely known, but I've blown some change on parts, gear, and test equipment, already, on this EV. It's quite an expensive hobby. Today's lessons, for me, included: One cause of a Curtis controller's premature death; and, one situation where the EV's ammeter doesn't show the actual current draw.
My Forest-and-Trees view: The electric vehicle option will be difficult for many people, unless you ruggedize the EV's components like we did. Even at VEVA, the Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association, most of its officers either don't own an electric car, or have EV's that aren't working, or have EV's that they are going to sell due to frustration with parts and components. In another example, Bayla at Flora Health in Burnaby alleged that his company gave up on an electric minivan (that was made in California and later re-done by CANEV in BC) because its Trojan batteries only provided usable range for a short while. Their female staff were scared to drive Flora's e-minivan because they didn't know how far it would go. At times, even after a full charge, it lost power after just going around the block. (My group knows why Flora's batteries didn't work properly.) So, Bayla says Flora traded in their electric minivan for a Prius hybrid, losing thousands of dollars on their EV project. This isn't the only EV problem story in BC. For example, Spencer Baird of Tofino says he had three Curtis controller failures in five years. My group learned from each story and located the "permanent fix" for each of these problems.
Thankfully, my group was determined to find every solution to make EV's work reliably, for everyday use. It took me two years to solve the six major hurdles to electric biking. We were determined to win, in the electric 4-wheel game, too. And, we did! Now, we've got the world's cheapest vehicle to operate, in daily use! It's on the evening news!
We also figured out how to increase this EV's driving distance by 50% without any hardware changes! Video here.
Click below to view
Revived Battery Pickup Truck videos on YouTube:
Stanley Park/Lions Gate Bridge
Crest of Lions Gate Bridge
Ammeter and Speedometer on bridge run
Global TV evening news coverage
Pre-evening news announcement by Global TV
EV Album entry - lists battery breakthroughs
Click here for my EV Diary Part Six
Controller Repair Post-Mortem: After the controller was repaired, and we made some wiring tweaks, the pickup ran smoother and faster. We learned (modified) the following ..
- Why an electric vehicle with a Curtis controller will seem to lose some speediness after a few months' use, for no other apparent reason. (i.e. a new set of batteries does not improve performance of the electric car or truck.)
- Why, after several weeks/months of idle, an electric vehicle may not start.
- Why a Curtis controller may suddenly fail in a humid area.
- Why novice electric vehicle drivers tend to wreck their electric vehicle's controller.
- Why a voltage clamper (disspative voltage regulator) may actually weaken a battery.
- Why controllers are damaged or destroyed during take-off, after a full stop, despite the low current draw showing on the ammeter.
- How to repair the Curtis controller relatively inexpensively.
- How to prevent the Curtis controller from getting too much current that it destroys itself.
My Revived Battery Electric Pickup Truck costs only 30 cents per day to operate, including the cost of battery replacement!
After our repairs, fixes, and workarounds:
This vehicle is now in use regularly, almost daily.
Click below to see Shared Vision magazine's photo and description
of the low cost of running this world's first licensed pickup
that runs off discarded (dead) batteries:
See City-TV BreakfastTelevision's
chippy host Tasha Chiu with wind turnbine
and this electric vehicle:
For you to be able to use Revived batteries for an electric car or truck, you'll need more than just the Revival technique. Battery Revival is just one "link" in the "information chain". If you miss just one link, it won't work for more than two years, at the most, if it works at all.
We want to release the complete "information chain" as Open Source. to the pubic.
This information would be really valuable to the EV builders (also called "converters" or "conversion shops") in , , and .
Personally, I feel that the Breakthrough that allows us to go up hills on only a 50A draw, and, also, the Breakthrough that allows this pickup to run on only 900lbs. of batteries (versus the 1800 lbs. that it is supposed to be carrying) are more important than the Battery Revival Breakthrough.
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With over tourism as a rising trend this article explores some strategic options for destinations to deal with this in a positive way.
How can history help you market a destination through authenticity and storytelling
2 examples of how blockchain can impact the travel industry
6 Steps to successful Influencer marketing
The Kingdom of the Netherlands consists of 4 countries
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Brian J Cummings
Affiliation: University of California
- Human neural stem cells differentiate and promote locomotor recovery in spinal cord-injured miceBrian J Cummings
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Reeve Irvine Research Center, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 102:14069-74. 2005..Glial fibrillary acidic protein-positive astrocytic differentiation was rare, and hCNS-SCns did not appear to contribute to the scar. These data suggest that hCNS-SCns may possess therapeutic potential for CNS injury and disease...
- Analysis of host-mediated repair mechanisms after human CNS-stem cell transplantation for spinal cord injury: correlation of engraftment with recoveryMitra J Hooshmand
Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
PLoS ONE 4:e5871. 2009..However, the hypothesis that hCNS-SCns could alter the host microenvironment as an additional or alternative mechanism of recovery remained unexplored; we tested that hypothesis in the present study...
- Adaptation of a ladder beam walking task to assess locomotor recovery in mice following spinal cord injuryBrian J Cummings
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, United States
Behav Brain Res 177:232-41. 2007..Critically, horizontal ladder beam testing discriminates between mice that score identically in terms of stepping frequency in open-field testing...
- Human neural stem cell differentiation following transplantation into spinal cord injured mice: association with recovery of locomotor functionBrian J Cummings
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
Neurol Res 28:474-81. 2006....
- Human neural stem cells differentiate and promote locomotor recovery in an early chronic spinal cord injury NOD-scid mouse modelDesirée L Salazar
Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, United States of America
PLoS ONE 5:e12272. 2010..We tested the ability of hCNS-SCns transplanted 30 days post SCI to survive, differentiate, migrate, and promote improved locomotor recovery...
- Safety of epicenter versus intact parenchyma as a transplantation site for human neural stem cells for spinal cord injury therapyKatja M Piltti
Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, Uiversity of California, Irvine, CA, USA
Stem Cells Transl Med 2:204-16. 2013..Taken together, these data suggest that the intact parenchyma may be a more favorable transplantation site than the injury epicenter in the subacute period post-SCI...
- Achieving stable human stem cell engraftment and survival in the CNS: is the future of regenerative medicine immunodeficient?Aileen J Anderson
Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Center, 845 Health Science Road, UC Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697 1705, USA
Regen Med 6:367-406. 2011..Finally, we discuss strategies in the selection of animal models to maximize the predictive validity of preclinical safety and efficacy studies...
- Comparison of immunopathology and locomotor recovery in C57BL/6, BUB/BnJ, and NOD-SCID mice after contusion spinal cord injurySabina Luchetti
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697 4540, USA
J Neurotrauma 27:411-21. 2010....
- Alzheimer's disease--a sum greater than its parts?Paul A Adlard
Institute for Brain Aging and Dementia, University of California, 1113 Gillespie N R F, Irvine, CA 92697 4540, USA
Neurobiol Aging 25:725-33; discussion 743-6. 2004
- Functional assessment of long-term deficits in rodent models of traumatic brain injuryEric M Gold
Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, University of California, Irvine 2030 Gross Hall, CA 92697 1705, USA
Regen Med 8:483-516. 2013..Furthermore, regulatory bodies will likely require at least 6 months survival post-transplantation for assessment of toxicology/safety, particularly in the context of assessing cell abnormalities. ..
- Induction of early neural precursors and derivation of tripotent neural stem cells from human pluripotent stem cells under xeno-free conditionsHal X Nguyen
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of California, Irvine, California Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of California, Irvine, California Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, University of California, Irvine, California Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders, University of California, Irvine, California
J Comp Neurol 522:2767-83. 2014..J. Comp. Neurol. 522:2767-2783, 2014. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. ..
- Optimization of techniques for the maximal detection and quantification of Alzheimer's-related neuropathology with digital imagingBrian J Cummings
Institute for Brain Aging, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697 4540, USA
Neurobiol Aging 23:161-70. 2002..0). Because the latter treatments were often harsh on the tissue and more difficult to control, we recommend a standard tissue pretreatment of 99% formic acid for seven minutes for both beta-amyloid and tau-related pathology...
- The induction of the TNFalpha death domain signaling pathway in Alzheimer's disease brainMing Zhao
Institute for Brain Aging and Dementia, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, USA
Neurochem Res 28:307-18. 2003..Our findings suggest that the TNF death receptor pathway and caspases are activated in the early stages of neuronal degeneration in AD...
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Today Synology launched their new DiskStation Manager (DSM) 6.0, one of the biggest overhauls of the OS to date. Among the major feature updates is a profound bolstering of their snapshotting, backup, and archiving functionalities.
I’ve written extensively about Synology’s Backup functionality for DSM 5.2 (Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3), but have held off on pulling the trigger on a Cloud-based “part 4” for a variety of reasons (which are better left for a different post). With DSM 6.0 there are more than just a few “under-the-hood” changes, and some of the language in the announcement made me raise an eyebrow.
What Synology Says
Synology is heavily pushing the enhancements to the backup capabilities in DSM 6.0 (just in time for World Backup Day, which is great because if they have actually managed to streamline the process (as seen in Parts 2 and 3 above, which were quite clunky at times) it will do wonders for getting people to backup their data properly.
Even so, they are promoting a few elements that could be noteworthy if they work properly:
Backup Filters. Synology lets you choose what files and folders that you want to back up using filters. These include filters-by-name, file type, and size. We’ll see if these filters can be customizable.
Incremental Backups and Versioning. DSM 5.2 was able to do incremental backups too with versioning, so this does not sound new (but I haven’t checked either, so…)
Snapshots. Snapshots and backups are not the same thing, and this is likely to come into play with Synology’s use of btrfs as the underlying file system (which does snapshots rather well).
Extended Replication. Synology is making the claim that you will have more advanced replication capabilities, including “Daisy chaining” (copy-on-write) replications from primary to secondary to tertiary sites. They’re also including support for importing replication data for large data sets so that you can avoid lengthy and expensive WAN importing.
Flexible Policies and Schedules. Pretty much what it sounds like, Synology is promoting the ability for you to determine your own backup schedule and retention policies. Again, this is not new (this is also available in DSM 5.2), but hopefully they’ll have made it a bit more intuitive.
Hyper Backup Vault. If you happen to have more than one Synology system that is collecting data from multiple sources, DSM 6.0 now allows you to have a single application to – as they call it – have “a bird’s eye view of the storage consumption and backup history of each task.”
What I Saw
I haven’t had a chance to do much, as I only downloaded and installed DSM 6.0 today on the DS216+ and it’s a system that I can afford to brick if things go horribly wrong.
What I did notice was that there are many more choices for cloud providers than before (even though I’m leaning towards not using them):
The first thing I noticed was that the “Backup and Replication” app from DSM 5.2 has been replaced with “Hyper Backup.” Not having any backup tasks created, the Backup Wizard immediately starts up (see screenshots above).
I select a Remote Synology NAS, as I already have my Synology DS1511+ acting as my existing repository, and I was curious to see what kind of compatibility issues there might be.
The fields were already populated with existing Synology systems on my local network (not surprising), but when I tried to select the Shared Folder that would be the repository for this DiskStation’s data, I got a no-go:
So, it looks like there are some incompatibilities between the existing DSM 5.2 backup strategies I’ve been using and the new DSM 6.0 mechanisms.
What I Need To Know
There are quite a few things that need to be straightened out before I move wholesale to the DSM 6.0 platform, I think. At the very least, I need to know the answers to several questions (and possibly more; these are just the few off the top of my head):
When did btrfs become the default FS for Synology? Synology’s main DSM 6.0 information page seems to indicate that this is new for 6.0, but I’d like to be sure.
Are we using RAID 5 or 6 with Btrfs or with ext4? Btrfs does not have a good reputation for RAID 5 or 6, and commentary as recent as 6 months ago seems to indicate that while the integrity is getting better, there have still been reports of data loss from stability issues. If, however, we’re using RAID 5 or 6 with ext4, does this mean that we are losing the benefits of btrfs’ superior snapshotting capabilities? In other words, are we going to have to choose?
Migrating from DSM 5.2 to 6.0. What happens if you upgrade-in-place? What happens with the existing data? Is this a metadata format change?
Are there incompatibilities between existing backups from 5.2 and HyperBackup in 6.0? How much of a forklift upgrade is there going to be with respect to accessing existing backup data, or can it be seamless? I’ve already seen in the backup wizard that it’s not perfect, so it remains to be seen just how much “not perfect” it winds up being.
What is the best practice for migration of backup files from 5.2 to Hyper Backup in 6.0? Pretty self-explanatory, however the DSM help files are notably sparse on the details here. The typical “click here, choose that” descriptions are there, but there is very little in terms of knowing what it is that you are actually doing when you make certain selections.
What are the known issues in upgrading to DSM 6.0 with established backup policies from other (local) Synology Diskstations? This is critical. I’ve looked through the notes that were available to me (at the time of this writing), and so far I have not seen any technical documentation indicating caveats or known issues that might result in catastrophic data loss, or roll-back procedures to a stable state between mismatched Diskstations. That is, if I want to make sure that my DS1511+ (with the master repository of all backups) is solid at all times, and something goes wrong with the upgrade process, what are the options for restoring DSM 5.2 data into a DSM 6.0 (assuming that there is no downgrade capability, like there was from 5.0 to 4.x).
I’ve sent in questions to Synology with regards to these items, and I’ll be happy to report back whatever I can when I get the answers.
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What kind of island could make fashionistas jump at the chance to be stranded on its shores, with or without Johnny Depp or Tom Hanks? The kind with a Nordstrom, promising tantalizing clothes from luxury brands like Valentino, Burberry, Alexander McQueen, Dolce & Gabbana, Michael Kors, Jimmy Choo, Diane von Furstenberg, Halston Heritage, Alice + Olivia, and Elizabeth and James, along with exclusive new collections by St. John, Elie Tahari, and Marc Jacobs.
This island isn’t located in the Caribbean, but actually in Newport Beach, California, and you already know it as Fashion Island, the mecca for the style obsessed. It’s Orange County’s premier coastal shopping and dining experience, and we’re sorry to say you’ll have to share it with the more than 13 million people who visit it annually. And that number is sure to increase now, with the addition of a bi-level, 138,000-square-foot Nordstrom, which opened on Friday to the grateful cries of those who appreciate one-of-a-kind customer service and unimaginable fashion. “We are proud to welcome Nordstrom to Fashion Island,” says Keith Eyrich, president, Irvine Company Retail Properties. “As one of the country’s most outstanding retailers, Nordstrom elevates the Fashion Island shopping experience to a new level. Their sought-after brands and impeccable service are a perfect fit for our fashion-savvy and discerning customer.”
The Nordstrom opening marks an exciting milestone in Fashion Island’s 43-year history, as well as a $100 million reinvestment which will go towards new architectural enhancements, pristine new fountains, outdoor seating spaces and more. OK, so it’s not really the deserted island you had in mind, but trust us—this is so much better.
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ALLEN PARK >> It’s been a long while since cornerback was a position of strength for the Detroit Lions.
It’s been so long that Dre Bly was the last Lions’ cornerback who went to the Pro Bowl. That was in 2003 and 2004.
The next best hope for the Lions is possibly Darius Slay who is entering his second season. The pressure is on Slay and veteran cornerback Rashean Mathis who is 33 and closer in age to Bly (37) than Slay (23).
Bly was one of five Lions alumni to visit training camp on Monday.
He likes what he sees from Slay.
“I think with having a guy on the other side like Rashean, I think that makes (Slay’s) adjustment better,’’ Bly said. “I think he’ll be able to take it all in, understand what this team expecting, with Chris Houston not being here. Slay in his second year, what the team is expecting of you is high. If he can put it all together, understand, don’t panic I think he’ll be OK.
“I think he’s a talented kid, obviously he was drafted for a reason. If he seized the moment and makes the most of the opportunity he’ll be OK,’’ Bly said.
Slay grew up watching Joe Haden more than Bly, but was looking forward to picking Bly’s brain after practice.
“He’s here today so I’m going to holler at him today,’’ Slay said. “I guess he’s going to talk to us, it’ll be pretty good to meet him.’’
Bly was expected to talk to the team Monday afternoon and planned to focus on the fact that the young players have to understand it’s a job, it’s not a game. That means that dedication, preparation and hard work is required.
“One thing I would tell younger cornerbacks, including Slay, is preparation is key, it’s a job so therefore taking care of your body, studying, being the first one to arrive, the last to leave. The guys upstairs (management) see everything you do,’’ said Bly who played for the Lions from 2003 to 2006 and was in camp in 2010 but didn’t survive the final cut.
Slay was shaken up on Monday during a one-on-one drill when Golden Tate fell on his neck. It kept him out of most of practice, but he was back on the sidelines watch and did footwork drills afterward. The injury was nothing serious and he is expected to practice on Tuesday.
Slay said overall he’s had a “very good” camp.
“I’m being productive every day, I’m getting better every day,’’ Slay said. “That’s my goal to be better every day.’’
Coach Jim Caldwell was pleased to have the alumni return. Along with Bly (two Pro Bowls), Luther Elliss (two Pro Bowls), Doug English (four Pro Bowls), Lomas Brown (seven Pro Bowls) and Herman Moore (four Pro Bowls) attended camp.
“I think it is so important for those guys to come around and to be welcome, to give them an opportunity to talk to our guys,’’ Caldwell said. “They have some valuable experiences, there are a lot of champions in that group who have done tremendous things.’’
Caldwell and Bly go way back to when Caldwell was coaching at Wake Forest while Bly was playing at North Carolina.
“I saw him once a year and he used to give me a few problems during that time,’’ Caldwell said. “A lot of good people, and I think it’s important to be around our guys.”
Maybe a little Pro Bowl magic will brush off or at least a few words of advice will sink in.
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Cannabis industry take over
It’s not just about blunts and babes when it comes to women in the cannabis industry. It’s about hard work, courage, strength, and determination of working in a field dominated by men. Surprisingly there are multiple cannabis companies in Humboldt County ran by women, who grow, harvest, and cultivate, all by themselves.
It’s not easy to identify a woman grower since most of them don’t drive around in lifted trucks and flaunt their wealth. Instead most of them are everyday moms who have a special green thumb. The cannabis industry isn’t for every woman. The industry mostly operates on the black market which means pay is under the table and one may never know when it’s going to come and if it’s going to be the correct amount owed.
There are many cases that aren’t talked about where woman have been kidnaped, sexually assaulted, and even killed when they thought they were just going to trim in the hills. Brandie Wilson, co-founder of Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction which focuses on reducing harm through education and advocacy. Wilson also created Harm Hill Reduction to teach people how to be safe when working in the hills. This program gives tips like ask what the drug and alcohol policy is on the hill, bring friends, drive yourself, and tell someone in town where you are. People don’t realize the real risks they take going to an unfamiliar hill.
The misconception that women are only trimers in the industry is not true. Companies like Space Gem Candy, Sarkara Cannabis Confections, Honeydew farms, Arcana Delights, and Humboldt Harvest are examples of companies owned and created by women. These women are healers focused around providing clean medicine for all their patients. Most of these companies hire women to help package, design, and distribute which keeps the local economy flowing. Woman get disrespected and not taken seriously in the industry which needs to stop. They have proved that they are strong and smart enough to work in the fields.
Humboldt County even has it’s own Women’s Cultivating Community, “Women helping women, working together with the love for the cannabis plant to heal the community.” The group has been together since 2015, and has expanded ever since. One of their supporters and promoters is our local dispensary Humboldt Patient Resource Center. The cannabis industry wouldn’t be where it is today if it weren’t for the females in our community.
Woman make up a huge part of the cannabis industry which shouldn’t be taken for granted. So before you hire a woman to work for you remember she’s human too and has bills to pay.
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Falkirk edged out Livingston in a thrilling game of two halves at The Falkirk Stadium. The home side shot into a three goal lead in the first half before the Lions brought it back to parity. Falkirk scored the final goal of the game less than 5 mins before the final whistle to make sure all three points stayed in Falkirk.
It was the visitors who opened the game brighter, having two excellent opportunities to open the scoring in the first three minutes. Marc McNulty had an excellent solo effort saved by Michael McGovern before Kenny Deuchar shot fractionally wide from a well placed low cross by winger Bobby Barr. Jason Talbot then put in a well placed cross, but no one was there to connect with the ball.
The game turned in favour in the of the home side as a defensive mistake on 11 minutes by Paul Watson and Andy McNeil, both leaving the ball to each other, allowed the prolific Farid Alagui to step in and slot the ball in leaving the Livi keeper no chance.
Bobby Barr came close to equalising, but failed to make contact with a Jason Talbot cross in front of goal.
It was only minutes before the Bairns doubled their lead thanks to an own goal by Jonathon Brown credited to Murray Wallace. The Falkirk No5 sent in an excellent shot after a corner, which the Livi defender could only turn into his own net from close range.
Stewart Murdoch almost added to the Bairn’s tally, but his effort found a wall of Livi defenders.
The home side added to their goals before half time however, another own goal by Livi defender Jonathon Brown. A cross by David Weatherston 35mins in was set to be comfortably saved by Andy McNeil, but Brown slid the ball into his own net in what was a disastrous appearance for the young right-back.
Bollan took off Brown at half time replacing him with striker Rory Boulding as the Lions fought to regain the game. The half began brightly for the Lions, Keaghan Jacobs had an effort deflected wide and penalty calls were turned down after Kenny Deuchar was taken down in the box.
It was 11mins into the second half when Bobby Barr scored Livi’s first goal. The nippy winger, stole the ball about 30yds from goal after a mistake by Murdoch and proceeded on a mazy run towards and across goal before dispatching the ball into the opposite corner of the net.
Falkirk tried to extend their lead with Blair Alston shooting just past the post from 20yds.
Keaghan Jacobs scored the Lions second goal with 61mins on the clock. In a quick counter attack, Bobby Barr played an excellent ball for Keaghan Jacobs to charge down the centre onto, from which he sidestepped Stephen Kingsley before sending a powerful effort into the top corner.
Boulding had a chance to equalise for the Lions, shooting straight into the keeper’s hands from a Bobby Barr pass just outside the box. It was Mark Fotheringham who equalised for the Lions with a perfect free kick after Bobby Barr was taken down just outside the box.
The Lions continued to push in search of a winner, defender Paul Watson aiming to make amends for earlier saw his header go just over from a corner and Kenny Deuchar shot just wide from a Bobby Barr lay off.
It was however the home side that were to take all three points as the Lions were caught on the break. A long goal kick by McGovern was passed on by Kalum Higginbotham for David Weatherston to slot past McNeil with very little time for the Lions to equalise.
It was a cruel blow for the visitors who had fought so hard to make up for the mistakes of the first half. The young side showed real fighting spirit to come back from three goals down and turned a hammering into a highly exciting game. Bobby Barr put in a man of the match performance, playing a strong part in all three goals. The team should be proud of their performance despite the defeat.
Falkirk: McGovern, Bennett, Dods, Wallace, Kingsley, Murdoch, M.Millar, Alston (R.Millar 84), Weatherston, El Alagui, Higgenbotham
Subs not used: Bowman, J.Fulton, D.Fulton, Graham
Livingston: McNeil, Brown (Boulding 46), Talbot, Fotheringham, C.Barr, Watson, Ky.Jacobs, Kn.Jacobs, Deuchar (A.Russell 87), McNulty, B.Barr
Subs not used: Travis, Cummings, Jamieson
Ref: B Colvin
Match report by Chris Naismith
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New XPS 17 - Only £1,999!
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Three Hearts Modern Teething
Elephant Teething Rattle- Lavender Fog
Elephants symbolizes luck. With the Elephant rattle BPA free silicone and all natural beech wood, you can show mom to be how much her journey into motherhood means to you with this thoughtful baby shower gift. This baby shower gift is not just rattle, but also doubles as a teether. These rattles are individually hand made in Houston, Texas. Custom colors are available with a 6 piece minimum. Please contact us prior to ordering for further ordering instructions.
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They are not well liked in Great Harwood at all. We were there for a funeral and the wake was held in a pub on their road. That's where I was told about their daily drives to the pie shop. Apparently they act as though they are A listers and anybody that doesn't treat them as such is just jealous.
I'm gutted that I never saw their televisual treats, but each time I go to Great Harwood I hope for a glimpse of them. So far no joy.
That doesn't surprise me in the slightest
The Chawners genuinely believe they are proper, bona fide celebrities, and anyone who says anything otherwise, is merely jealous of their humongous fame.
Emma Chawner once tweeted that one of the downsides to being famous, was having a person pretending to be her on twitter - I think the pretender called herself @EmmaChawner, whereas the real Emma Chawner called herself @emmaxfactor
The pretender could also spell, and wrote coherent, literate sentences of 140 words, whereas Emma's tweets consist of "hi how ru *insert famous person's name* lv em" to every a, b, c and z lister on the planet.
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Mary Beth Testifies
I called the DA's office. They told me Wolfe was on trial, in Long Island City, Part L-3. Bureau chiefs don't try cases. I put it together. Threw on my lawyer suit and headed out to Queens.
When I walked in the courtroom, Mary Beth was already on the stand. That's the way Wolfe trained them: no prelims, no dancing—come out throwing bombs, try and drop the other guy soon as you hear the bell. Lola was leading the little girl through her testimony, her body language suggesting she was pulling softly, coaxing the child out past her fear. Bringing the monster into the light. Lola's slim body was a gently weaving wand in front of the little girl, pacing back and forth on her high heels, blocking the defendant's view of the witness box.
Sheba sat next to Mary Beth, the little girl's hand on the old wolf-shepherd's head. The dog's eyes followed Lola.
"Just one more question, Mary Beth. You told us what he did, what he did to you. It went on a long time—how come you never told anyone?"
"He said ... he told me he'd make something bad happen to Mommy. He said he'd made her get sick and die. He showed me... in the paper where a little girl's mother got sick and died. He said he did that to her. Because the little girl told."
"No further questions," Lola said, sitting down as Mary Beth brushed tears off her cheeks.
The defendant's lawyer got to his feet. A fat, jowly man, his hair was plastered to his scalp with sweat, carefully combed up and over his head from one side to advertise his baldness.
"Your Honor, I again renew my objection to the presence of that animal while the witness testifies. The Rulon decision clearly holds that . . ."
The judge was a regal-looking woman, reddish-blonde hair cut stylishly short, square shoulders, almost a military bearing. I'd seen her before—she started out in Family Court, where they get closer to the truth. Hard to tell her age, but her eyes were old. "Counselor," she said, "the court is familiar with the Rulon case. That involved a witness who testified sitting on the lap of a social worker. Surely it is not your position that the dog is signaling to the witness?"
"No, Your Honor. But . . ."
"The court has already ruled, sir. You may have a continuing objection, and your exception to my ruling. Ask your questions."
Sheba watched the fat attorney like he was mutton in a three-piece suit.
The questioning wasn't much. The usual: Did she ever watch horror movies? Ever see a porno tape on the VCR in her mother's house? Have bad dreams? Anybody tell her what to say?
Mary Beth answered the questions. Sometimes the judge had to tell her to speak up a little bit, but she was getting through it. Patting Sheba, drawing comfort and strength.
The defense attorney asked, "Do you know it's a sin to tell a lie, Mary Beth?"—stepping aside dramatically so the jury would understand it was his client being lied about.
"I know it's a sin," the child said, calmly. "I'm not lying."
"She can't see me!" the defendant hissed suddenly, whispering for his lawyer's ear but loud enough for everyone to hear. "She can't see without her glasses."
Wolfe was on her feet and charging forward like they just rang the bell for the last round and she needed a KO to pull it out. "Was that an objection?" she snarled.
"Yes, that was an objection!" the defense attorney shouted, scrambling to clean up the mess the molester made. "My client is being denied his Sixth Amendment right to confrontation."
"He doesn't want confrontation, he wants terrorism. The law says he gets to see and hear the witness—it doesn't say anything about her having to stare at the likes of him."
"That's enough," the judge snapped. "Take the jury out."
The court officers hustled the jurors away as everyone sat in silence. One of Wolfe's people took Mary Beth and Sheba out a side door. The judge turned to the lawyers.
"That will be just about enough, counselors. You both know better than to make arguments like that in front of a jury. I don't want to hear a lot of rhetoric now. Mr. Simmons, have you any authority for the proposition that the Sixth Amendment requires a witness to wear corrective lenses?"
"Not specifically, Your Honor. But if she can't even see the witness, how can she identify him?"
"She already did that, counsel. On the prosecution's direct case, remember?"
"Yes, I remember. But she was wearing her glasses then."
"What's your point?"
"My client has rights."
"None that have been abridged by this court. Now... that won't be necessary, Ms. Wolfe . . . I have already ruled. Bring the jury back in."
"Your Honor, in light of your ruling, I have no choice but to ask for a mistrial."
"On what grounds, counselor?"
"Prejudice, Your Honor. The jury heard what my client said. A statement like that will poison their minds."
"Are you claiming the prosecution caused your client's outburst, Mr. Simmons?"
"Well, yes . . . I mean, if they hadn't. . ."
"Denied! Let's go."
Wolfe turned away from the bench to return to her seat. Caught my eye.
The defense attorney stood up again. "Your Honor, may I have a few minutes with my client before the jury comes back in?"
"No, counsel, you may not."
"Your Honor, I ask for this time because I believe it might promote a settlement of this matter."
"There is no settlement," Lola snapped out at him. "It's too damn late for that."
"I don't need your permission to plead to the indictment," the defense attorney shot back.
"Then do it. It's a B felony, and we're asking for the max."
"Your Honor, could we approach?"
The judge nodded. Wolfe and Lola came up on one side, the defense attorney on the other. Couldn't hear what they were saying. Finally, the defense attorney walked back to his table, began talking urgently to his client, waving his arms.
I felt it coming.
The defense attorney stood up one last time. "Your Honor, my client has authorized me to withdraw his plea of Not Guilty and to plead to the indictment as charged. My client is a very ill man. Besides that, he wishes to spare the young lady the trauma of cross-examination. I believe . . ."
"Counselor, save your presentation for the dispositional phase of these proceedings. If your client wants to change his plea, I will take his allocution."
They kept the jury out of the courtroom while the defendant admitted the whole thing. His lawyer promised extensive psychiatric testimony to explain the whole thing. Lola and Wolfe sat silently.
The judge discharged the jury, thanking them for their attention. I watched their faces—the defense attorney had read them right—if they had gotten their chance, his client was going down.
The defense attorney asked for bail to be continued. Lola pointed out the defendant was now a convicted felon, facing mandatory imprisonment, with great motivation to flee the jurisdiction.
The judge listened, asked the defense if there was any rebuttal. Listened again. Then she revoked the defendant's bail, slammed her gavel for emphasis, and walked off the bench.
The fat defense attorney turned to Wolfe and Lola. "You just put a very sick man in prison. I hope you're pleased with yourselves."
Wolfe and Lola looked at the lawyer, blank expressions on their faces. Then they slapped each other a loud high-five.
For Sheba, a warrior who fought blindness until the last battle closed her eyes.
© 1991 Andrew Vachss. All rights reserved.
Excerpted from the novel Sacrifice by Andrew Vachss.
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Green Anacondas feed on all sorts of animals, ranging from small fish, reptiles and birds up to large mammals such as capybaras and even jaguars. Anacondas have even been known to consume one another. While young and smaller they do have several predators, though as adults they are rarely threatened. Green Anacondas are able to locate their prey by sight and smell, and with help from heat sensing pits near their mouths. They are not at all poisonous, they use their large size and constricting muscles to grab and suffocate their kills. Like all snakes, they have very flexible lower jaws that allow them to consume prey whole that is much larger than their normal head size. There have been a few documented attacks on humans, but overall they do not specifically hunt out people, they simply eat what they can get.
Green Anacondas demonstrate sexual dimorphism with the females being larger than the males. Their breeding practices involve multiple males coiling up around a single female and attempting to copulate with her. This entanglement is known as a "breeding ball," and can last for several weeks before one male is deemed the victor. Anacondas have a gestation period of 6 months, and give birth to live young.
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Two Sweet Sugar Maple Forests in Vermont
Fountains Land recently released two Vermont forests that would make great sugarbush properties. Both have excellent timber, well-stocked stands, sloping terrain and long town road frontage. And they both offer other possibilities including timber management, recreation and homesite development.
The biggest difference between the properties is size. Chase Mountain Forest is 1,004 acres and can support 37,000 or more taps. Harris Trust Forest is 267 acres and can support 15,000 or more taps. Chase is close to the city of Montpelier while Harris is in the rural town of Belvidere. Another important difference is that Chase Mountain Forest is protected by a conservation easement while Harris Trust Forest is not.
If either of these properties peak your interest, take a closer look on our website:
With a little luck, you could be tapping trees next winter!
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Anthony Joshua vs Andy Ruiz scorecard results in full as AJ unifies heavyweight division
Anthony Joshua reclaimed the WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight belts as he gained revenge on Andy Ruiz Jr on Saturday night. The Brit put on a stunning performances in Saudi Arabia to avenge his defeat to the Mexican-American six months ago in New York.
Joshua produced a composed and patient display as the fight went the distance inside the purpose-built, 15,000-seater Diriyah Arena.
And ‘AJ’ was crowned the heavyweight champion of the world for a second time via unanimous decision.
That got his career back on track as he seeks to become the undisputed champion, with only Deontay Wilder's WBC strap evading him in his career thus far.
Two judges scored the fight 118-110 and another had it 119-109.
The win allowed Joshua to restore his status as one of the division's best, after being stripped of his titles with a shock defeat to Ruiz earlier this year.
His loss came after Ruiz stepped in for the disgraced Jarrell Miller with just six weeks' notice and he was knocked down four times before a seventh-round stoppage.
But the 30-year-old's boxing skills came to the fore in the rematch, dubbed 'Clash on the Dunes', with his jab and movement crucial as he comfortably outpointed Ruiz.
Speaking in the ring afterwards, Joshua said: "Man the first time was so nice, I had to do it twice!
"A man like me makes no excuses, this is about boxing, I'm used to knocking guys out. I got caught last time, no excuses, I gave him the credit.
"I respect Andy and his trainer so much, I wanted to show the sweet science of this lovely sport.
"Stay hungry, stay humble. I'm humble in defeat and will stay humble in victory.
"Careers are all about experience, I took my loss and bounced back, anyone can do it. You want me to retire and give up?"
Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn told Sky Sports: "Tonight he becomes a two-time heavyweight champion of the world and that is beautiful.
"They all wrote him off and he came back, give him the respect.
"We wanted the undisputed for years and years, don't worry about that. Tonight he's the king, they wrote him off."
And Joshua also declared that he is open to facing Ruiz in a trilogy fight.
He said: “Would I do it again? Without a doubt.
“I took my loss and bounced back. I heard some people say I should retire, I love this sport too much.”
Ruiz was humble in defeat, admitting: "It was his [Joshua's] night. I didn’t prepare how I should have.
"I gained too much weight. I don’t want to give too many excuses, he won. He boxed me around. If we do a third fight you best believe I’m going to get in shape. I’ll be in the best shape of my life.
"[The weight] affected me. I thought I was going to feel stronger. Next fight I’m going to get more prepared. I tried to train myself for this.
"But I don't want to give no excuses. Anthony Joshua did a hell of a job.
"I was chasing him too much. I was hesitating too much."
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The competition between the extra ordinary Mobile Broadband services is brutal. Technology is humanizing at a wonderful rate and the carriers are fighting to be the first with the best in a proposal for your wireless business. Though no one supplier beats the others in all areas of estimate, weíve selected Verizon Wireless to receive our number one spot as the best generally wireless broadband service.
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For information about voice services from Verizon Wireless, investigate our Cell Phone Providers Services Review.
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The Russian billionaire owner of Chelsea FC, who reportedly had problems getting his British visa renewed, has been granted an Israeli passport. He will live in Tel Aviv where he has bought a former hotel.
Russian Jewish billionaire Roman Abramovich has arrived in Israel after receiving Israeli citizenship, according to local media.
Abramovich "landed in his private aircraft at Ben Gurion airport and was presented with an Israeli identity card," Channel 10 television reported on Monday. Under the Law of Return, Israel grants automatic citizenship to every Jew, or child or grandchild of a Jew, giving them the "right of return" to live in Israel.
Relations between Moscow and London have been strained since Sergei Skripal, a former Russian spy, and his daughter were poisoned in the English city of Salisbury in March, an act Britain has blamed on Russia. The Kremlin has denied any involvement.
Earlier this month, Britain said it would review the long-term visas of super-rich Russians after the near-fatal attacks. Abramovich had been in the process of renewing his UK visa after it expired last month, but it had been taking longer than usual.
From Kensington to Tel Aviv
Abramovich's London home is a stuccoed mansion in the upscale Kensington Palace Gardens, known locally as "millionaires' row." His new mansion, in the Tel Aviv neighborhood of Neve Tzedek, is a former hotel previously owned by Wonder Woman actress Gal Gadot, according to the Israeli website Ynet.
How rich is Abramovich? Britain's Sunday Times puts his wealth at 9.3 billion pounds (€10.7 billion, $12.5 billion). He is ranked 140 on the 2018 billionaires list published by Forbes. The business magazine currently puts his net worth at $11.5 billion.
How did he get so rich? According to the Financial Times, Abramovich made his money "through the privatization of state natural resources assets in Russia's turbulent 1990s, later selling them back to the Kremlin at enormous profits."
kw/cmk (AP, dpa, Reuters)
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If anyone is surprised by this then you're being intentionally naive. If you want a secure phone, get a BlackBerry. If you use an iPhone, you get what you pay for - and you're not paying for security.
Once any phone is in the hands of someone other than the rightful owner security is compromised. Once the phone is out of your hands, what is Blackberry gonna do offer a remote wipe, iPhone has that feature also.
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On May 15-16, the department celebrated its new graduates.
Joe Cacioppo received his PhD following work with Jay Ko, and is heading back to complete the DVM degree. In the photos below to the left is Joe, Duncan Ferguson, Jay Ko, and Jodi Flaws preparing for the College ceremony on Friday.
Associate Professor Levent Dirikolu carried the gonfalon for the College at the Memorial Stadium ceremony on Saturday (below left). Patrick Hannon received his Ph.D. and attended both ceremonies. He’s shown with his mentor, Jodi Flaws, with Alma Mater, and even on the Memorial Stadium Jumbotron (on left). We’re assuming that Jodi was behind him doing the hooding job! And Lana Fagman (not shown) received her M.S. degree. All new graduates completed dissertations in reproductive biology, and all of them are from Chicagoland!
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Liga de Ascenso, Apertura championship held by Mexico. Contest competitors: 14 participants. This season teams closest to gold medals in football marathon are as follows:
Alebrijes de Oaxaca - 27 points, 7 won matches, 2 lost games, 4 draws.
Atlante - 26 points, 6 wins, 1 no-point matches, 6 draws.
Tampico Madero - 23 points, 5 won matches, 3 defeats, 5 draws.
On 777score.co.za website you can see football schedule and Liga de Ascenso, Apertura (Mexico) live matches.
Follow Liga de Ascenso, Apertura (Mexico) live standings, discover match results, team statistics quickly and watch football online at 777score.co.za.
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Rulings and Reparations, Colltalers
The scary but thoroughly expected explosion of new COVID-19 cases in the world has a common cause, the rush to restart economic activity even if people are dying as a result of it, and a disheartening realization: the coronavirus is now an integral part of our near future. But a vaccine may not be.
Meanwhile, constitutional decisions in Israel, Hong Kong, and Russia may further erode human rights and the ability of democracy to truly represent people. That’s why the Black Lives Matter uprising has been so crucial exposing the racist complacency of American society. Now, to reparations?
But let’s start with the proposed settlements of lawsuits brought up against Bayer and Johnson & Johnson over two of their cancer-causing products. Bayer offered $10.9 billion to settle 75% of 125,000 cases against its subsidiary Monsanto’s weedkiller Roundup. And J&J agreed to pay $2.1 billion in damages for people who got cancer from using its asbestos-suffused talc product. As noted, other lawsuits against the same products will continue.
Don’t get too impressed with the amounts, though, or expect either company to give up or stop pushing those products to impoverished communities and minorities. Even as lawyers have been already paid millions, corporations always try to slash the compensation awarded to its harmed customers.
Furthermore, in the case of Bayer, it’s had the help of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, to whom Roundup does not cause cancer, despite all evidence. And J&J, which like Bayer has issued statements supporting the BLM movement, is working hard to deny the allegations. They shouldn’t, people died
using their products. But it’ll be enlightening to watch how they will wiggle out of their social responsibilities. For they certainly will.
To provide clarity about the law of the land is why there’s a Supreme Court. But the current term presided by Justice John Roberts doesn’t seem to see it that way, at least as far as immigration is concerned. After granting a temporary but much-needed reprieve to thousands of children born in the U.S. to foreign parents, the so-called Dreamers, it made a 180° turn and gave the Trump administration rights to fast-track deportations of asylum seekers. It contradicts not just last week’s decision, but the very principle of habeas corpus, the jurisprudence basis supporting the naturalization of immigrants.
The president suffered a defeat on another front of his quest to further isolate the U.S., though, not by the court but by a federal judge: ICE, Trump’s border enforcer agency, must release all immigrant children it holds by July 17, as coronavirus cases increase in its detention centers. But as the ruling falls short of also granting freedom to their parents, due to legal constraints, it remains to be seen how these forced orphans will fend for themselves.
A quick note about things falling from the sky. Starting with a bigger-than-usual Sahara plume arriving over the U.S. that may aggravate COVID-19 symptoms. Also, a study on Science about the estimated 1,000 tons of microplastics – equivalent to over 123 million plastic water bottles – raining down on the U.S. each year. And then locusts taking over air space over Gurugram, India, a kind of terrifying event that’s popular among bible readers.
The virus has crashed through the 10 million-case threshold, with over 500 thousand dead by it. But that hasn’t changed how the U.S. and Brazil, leaders of the ‘Welcome Virus’ pack, and India, are handling the crisis: that is, doing nothing and wishing that underreporting new cases will help it to go away.
Within days, Chinese lawmakers may pass a new security law that outlaws political protest and crushes dissent in Hong Kong. It’ll be the end of the political independence and democracy on the island, which for a century helped China moved from a rural economy to an industrialized superpower.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may present his plans to annex about 30% of the West Bank as soon as July 1, even as António Guterres, U.N. Secretary-General, has warned that’s ‘against international law’ and may destabilize the region. Palestinians and most of the world seem to agree.
And in Russia, the government is on an all-out campaign to promote a week-long, single-vote referendum that raises pensions and minimum wage, and bans gay marriage, among other things. Oh, and it also resets President Vladimir Putin’s term limits. If approved, he may remain in power until 2036! At 84 then, few believe he will. But since he’s been on top for 20 years already, don’t bet the voting machines he won’t. These three decisions will hurt the world.
The BLM uprising has turned racism, police brutality, and social inequality into issues relevant to all Americans, but the movement has to keep the pressure on if it is to lead to real change. Even considering the relative brevity of this new spike of awareness, it’s time to be concerned about passing laws that effectively keep the momentum going. And one of the ways that that may happen is having far-reaching goals to achieve. Thus, reparations.
We applaud the decision by the Mississippi legislator to take down its 126-year-old state flag with the Confederate symbol on it. It’s a step in the right direction. But beyond that, what used to be a non-starter in discussions about the plight of African-Americans is now considered a possible solution to reboot race relations in America. Reparations are the fastest way to bridge four centuries of inequality and rescue black families from a life of poverty.
The pandemic and the way the administration gave away half a trillion dollars to corporations, no questions asked, while shortening aid to its victims shows that what’s been missing is not resources but political will. There’s no need to print money, just slashing the staggering defense budget will do it.
A 10% cut in the U.S. military budget – which is larger than the next 11 nations combined – for education, healthcare, and poverty programs is what Senator Bernie Sanders has proposed last week. But one doubts he’s willing to murder Mitch McConnell, the only way such a plan could be approved.
‘How our labor is used (…), who we’re working for, and who benefits from the labor of our lives.‘ These are some of the questions tech workers should ask themselves according to ex-NSA contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden. Speaking on a teleconference about technology and surveillance, he was referring to recent actions of dissent by industry workers. But he could as well be thinking about his evil twin Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook.
Unlike Twitter and other social media, which have taken (timid) steps to curb fake news and support to criminal misconduct that the capo at the White House often does, the Zuck instead has reportedly held private meetings with him and other Republicans about his reelection, just as he did in 2016.
Here’s something else to remind us that life is precious and that we should keep an eye on the sky, just in case: June 30 is Asteroid Day, when we’ll be informed on what’s being done to prevent a civilization-ending impact. For dust, plastic, and locusts, a hardhat suffices. But it’s much harder to divert a giant supersonic rock. People are more likely to be hit by one than by lightning and in 2036, Earth will be visited by one that may actually hit us.
As we now know, Putin may be the president then, of an ember and cinder world, no doubt. Trump’s reelection may anticipate that. So, work against it. Sunday was Pride Day, sadly with no NYC Gay Pride Parade to celebrate its 50th anniversary. But we do, so here’s to the LGBTQ community. Ba-bye. WC
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was once the favoured partner for
. After the two firms, which have worked together on engineering projects since the 1970s, formalised their partnership with the Transfield Worley joint venture in the 1990s, the logical next step seemed to be a full merger. In bankers’ minds, such a union would create a group that could provide a full range of project services, merging Worley’s engineering and design strengths with Transfield’s construction and maintenance know-how.
But as Worley has continued to expand outside Australia, the two companies’ business strategies have diverged, with Transfield now considered low on the list of Worley’s preferred acquisitions. Worley has been targeting international businesses such as its recent $100 million purchase of South African mining engineering design group TWP Holdings. Transfield, meanwhile, has pulled back from greenfield construction projects. Though it still upgrades existing plants and assets through its engineering and construction business, if it participates in greenfield projects now, it is through joint ventures to spread the risk.
has been a more aggressive suitor of Transfield in recent years, holding informal talks with an eye to combining their property services and infrastructure maintenance businesses. But Transfield’s decision in late 2010 to acquire the capital-intensive driller, Easternwell, cooled UGL’s ardour. After sealing its purchase of global property services group DTZ last year, UGL is keen to further bulk up its contracting arm before demerging it at some point so it does not drop out of the ASX 100. UGL is understood to have its eye on a business in North America worth about $500 million that would be a better fit for it than Transfield. It could also strike a shareholding or merger deal with privately-held US-based commercial real estate group Cushman & Wakefield before spinning off DTZ. Still, for the right buyer – who may be foreign – Transfield remains an attractive target.
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Insensitive to the traumatic or seemingly romantic, each piece uses the symbols of drama to falsely suggest an honest experience. The stages that are set assist in establishing a distance between the viewer and the vaudevillian.
How do you relate the different art expressions you use (video, installations, photographs) with each other?
Originally I began using photographic mediums, and the two dimensional image is still a primary factor in my work. The mediums used are chosen to appropriately convey the content of each piece. The images are highly influenced by popular designs in the fashion industry, and the films are exploring specific themes, re-contextualized. The installations are setting a stage for these themes or ideas. I found that constructing environments three-dimensionally addresses a sensory experience, which is something you lose in a flat image.
If you have to choose between one of these mediums, which one would more relate to your personality?
There is a greater sense of control in the installations, an allotted amount of information is given to the viewer, and multiple factors play a primary role (visual, auditory, olfactory). Creating an environment that is a false and foreign experience for myself is something that interests me, and is constantly being pushed. The aggressive quality in the installations is a response to a specific material, and what role this material is playing.
I’ve given a personal context to the re-occurring materials in the work (wax, concrete, velvet). Each is representative or translated into a religious or hierarchical display, and this is a common thread throughout the work. The way I handle process in the installations is probably the most relatable to my thought-process, each piece slowly develops with constant adjustments until each detail is an appropriate, intended decision.
Can you tell me a bit more of the technique you use to make your artworks? Where does your inspiration come from?
A particular theme acts at the foundation, and slowly more information is added to create a specific event. The placement and handling of material is a gradual and specific process. Each component informs the next, and I attempt to create a completed experience versus a focal point on a specific object. The process is similar to building a set, and this reference to melodrama stems from my childhood background in theatre.
The physical experience for the viewer is a vital concern in the work, however there is an intended distance between the pieces and the spectator. The pieces are a witnessing of a previous event, one where the viewer is excluded from participation.
Do you plan to organize an exhibition soon? If so, where?
I’m currently a co-director of the student-run Crossley Gallery, in Sarasota FL. Through this I am organizing a three person group exhibition in the fall, which includes two of my peers and myself, as well as various other exhibitions for alumni and current students.
Edited by Matilde Casaglia
Artworks by Devon Keen devonkeene.com
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Can’t make it home in time to get your child to class? Sign up for our After School Transport program! Our staff meet students at Lake Asbury Elementary School to walk them to the studio across the street. Our staff will assist them in getting ready for their class, homework and fun activities. We also have many people who carpool from other nearby schools such as SHADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY AND TYNES ELEMENTARY.
Students who take advantage of our after school transport service can choose from 1-5 days per week and select from variety of classes that are open to everyone such as dance, tumbling or music lessons. Our after school students thrive in this enriching environment!
CLASSES IN DANCE, TUMBLING & MUSIC
- Chaperone walks students from LAE to Asbury Arts Ctr. after school
- Study, homework time, recreational activities
- INCLUDES 1 group class per day (Option to add classes w/additional tuition)
- Pick up at end of class time
- Some classes are recital bound at the end of school year – PLEASE INQUIRE
- Registration fee is $35/first child in your family and $20 per additional child.
Transportation is not provided on Clay County public school holidays, ½ days, or other school closures. Classes will still be offered if studio is open on a public school holiday. Please always refer to our website for studio calendar.
Monthly Tuition (includes 1 class per day) Sibling discount 10%
The following includes the transportation and class instruction services listed above.
INCLUDES 1 class per day
1 day/week $87/month
2 days/week $145/month
3 days/week $199/month
4 days/week $249/month
5 days/week $295/month
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Happy Easter Weekend everyone!
Wanted to share with you the baby ducks that hatched a little over a week ago. It is from the momma that decided to "nest" in our back yard by the pool.
here you can kinda see one of the eggs if you looks really really close. Momma did a good job of covering them with her feathers.
You can hardly see them cause they move fast and its hard to get a good pic of them. Momma had 12 babies. (excuse the messy tree hubby was trimming it when h found the mommas nest)
We spent the first 2 days helping the babies out of the pool. We built ramps, and floating things and they would get so tired and water logged hubby and sons had to get in their swim trunks and actually get in the water and "fish" them out.
We finally decided the babies and momma needed to go to a sanctuary because the babies would have drowned. One almost did! So a guy from a rescue place came and got them and took them to their new home where there are lagoons and trees and other ducks.
We were also worried about them not having proper nutrition in our yard. I mean we live in the city. LOL
SO while I miss them I am glad they are safe and that we were able to help. Hubby was totally bummed out but is better now.
Hope you all have a Happy Easter. I am so Thankful for our Lord Jesus Christ. Without him I would be bound for eternity in Hell. But now my sins are washed away and I am on my way to heaven!
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SuperTuxKart is a completely free kart racing game. Your objective is simple, complete challenges and earn points. Challenges are races, and these races are timed-races. Which means you need to complete a race in a determined time. SuperTuxKart’s gameplay is similar to Mario Kart but has become more distinctive over time. The characters are open source mascots, with Mozilla Thunderbird being the race referee. The game can be played in single player or local multiplayer mode. The gameplay is generally smooth but the controls can take sometime to respond, so you’ll be off the track the first few times you play. You can make your own karts and tracks in Blender and use them in the game. Be sure that you have the latest OS and OpenGL (minigl) components, and AmigaOS4.1 update 2 and MiniGL 2.2. Oldskool but still fun to play.
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- February, 2008: My Very Exciting Magic Carpet Just Sailed Under Nine Palace Elephants. By the end of the week every elementary school child-geek will have this memorized. That is, if they haven't already.
Here's the time line leading up to this:
- 1846: Urbane Le Verrier predicts the existence of Neptune based upon perturbations in the orbit of Uranus. He sends his predictions to Johann Gottfried Galle in Berlin, who finds Neptune the night after receiving the news.
- 1930: Astronomers world wide race to discover "Planet X," which was (wrongly) predicted to exist based upon perturbations in Neptunes orbit. Clyde Tombaugh, a 22 year-old Kansas farm boy, is the first to spot it. Planet X becomes Pluto.
- July 2005: Mike Brown, Chad Trujillo, and David Rabinowitz discover an object larger than Pluto in the Kuiper Belt. It is known officially as 2003 UB313, and unofficially as Xena. Is it a new planet? And if not, should Pluto be demoted?
- August 2006: The International Astronomical Union (IAU) officially defines the word "planet." Pluto doesn't make the cut. The IAU names UB313 Eris, and announces that it, Pluto, and Ceres in the asteroid belt are now dwarf planets.
- Today: Mary Smith, a fourth grader from Montana, enters the geek hall of fame with her winning mnemonic device for remembering the order of the New Solar System.
Mercury - Venus - Earth - Mars - Ceres - Jupiter - Saturn - Uranus - Neptune - Pluto - Eris
There's a silly online petition to reinstate Pluto. I'm more curious about why Quaoar didn't make the cut. Or what a Quaoar is, really:
(image from Caltech)
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There has been a LOT of changes in the Fortran since we made rc1; we should probably make rc2.
In the meantime, can you try with the latest 1.7 nightly snapshot?
On Jan 27, 2014, at 9:28 AM, Åke Sandgren <ake.sandgren_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> I just started trying to build 1.7.4rc1 with the new Pathscale EkoPath5 compiler and stumbled onto this.
> When building without --enable-mpi-f08-subarray-prototype i get into problems with ompi/mpi/fortran/use-mpi-f08/mpi-f-interfaces-bind.h
> It defines
> subroutine ompi_comm_create_keyval_f(comm_copy_attr_fn,comm_delete_attr_fn, &
> comm_keyval,extra_state,ierror) &
> BIND(C, name="ompi_comm_create_keyval_f")
> use :: mpi_f08_types, only : MPI_ADDRESS_KIND
> use :: mpi_f08_interfaces_callbacks, only : MPI_Comm_copy_attr_function
> use :: mpi_f08_interfaces_callbacks, only : MPI_Comm_delete_attr_function
> implicit none
> OMPI_PROCEDURE(MPI_Comm_copy_attr_function) :: comm_copy_attr_fn
> OMPI_PROCEDURE(MPI_Comm_delete_attr_function) :: comm_delete_attr_fn
> INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: comm_keyval
> INTEGER(MPI_ADDRESS_KIND), INTENT(IN) :: extra_state
> INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: ierror
> end subroutine ompi_comm_create_keyval_f
> But at least the F2k3 specs says that
> "Each dummy argument of an interoperable procedure or interface must be an interoperable variable or an interoperable procedure."
> The code above violates that since comm_copy_attr_fn is not interoperable as far as i can see.
> If I'm reading this wrong then please let me know...
> The only definition of OMPI_PROCEDURE i can find is this one in ompi/mpi/fortran/configure-fortran-output-bottom.h
> #if OMPI_FORTRAN_HAVE_PROCEDURE
> #define OMPI_PROCEDURE(name) PROCEDURE(name)
> #define OMPI_PROCEDURE(name) EXTERNAL
> I currently don't have any F2k8 specs to check so if this is changed there I'll try to get this sorted in the compiler.
> Ake Sandgren, HPC2N, Umea University, S-90187 Umea, Sweden
> Internet: ake_at_[hidden] Phone: +46 90 7866134 Fax: +46 90 7866126
> Mobile: +46 70 7716134 WWW: http://www.hpc2n.umu.se
> users mailing list
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• Ice Cube's Laugh Now Cry Later, the first album by the former NWA member in over six years, debuted at Number Four with 144,490 sales.
• The soundtrack to Pixar's Cars, featuring a bevy of new and old car-related tunes by Sheryl Crow, John Mayer, Chuck Berry and Rascal Flatts, entered the charts in the Top 10 with 68,387 sales its first week out.
• Gnarls Barkley's Star Wars-inspired performance of their hit "Crazy" at the MTV Movie Awards earned them a 32 percent jump in sales for a grand total of 216,466 sales over five weeks.
• Thirty-nine weeks after its release, everyone's favorite former burlesque act, the Pussycat Dolls, remained high on the charts thanks to their latest single "Buttons," a duet with Snoop Dogg. Their debut PCD has sold a total of 1,617,909 copies.
• Scottish singer-songwriter K.T. Tunstall has been making a slow steady rise up the charts since releasing her debut Eye To The Telescope 18 weeks ago, selling 391,838 units total.
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- 3 fresh passionfruit pulp large
- 250 g soft butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup icing sugar
- 1 2/3 cup plain flour
- 1/2 cup cornflour
- 60 g soft butter
- 1 cup icing sugar
- STEP 1 Remove pulp from passionfruit, reserving 1 tablespoon for the cream.
- STEP 2 Melt butter, add vanilla and icing sugar, and stir well.
- STEP 3 Add combined sifted flours in 2 batches with passionfruit pulp and beat into a soft dough.
- STEP 4 With lightly floured hands, roll heaped teaspoons of mixture into balls.
- STEP 5 Place on lined trays 3 cm apart and press a hollow into each ball using a thumb or spoon.
- STEP 6 Bake for 15-20 minutes in a moderate to slow oven or until biscuits are a pale straw colour.
- STEP 7 Stand on wire rack to cool.
- STEP 8 Passionfruit cream: Beat butter and icing sugar together until pale and fluffy.
- STEP 9 Add passionfruit pulp and beat well.
- STEP 10 Spoon cream into the hollow of each biscuit.
Make sure icing is set before storing. Tinned passionfruit can be used in this recipe but it is not as nice.
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Pompey had to bide their time before finally breaking the resistance of the League One leaders.
They created the better chances of a scrappy first half, but it was after the break that they got the job done against Wycombe at a damp Fratton Park.
Ben Close followed up to score after Ellis Harrison had struck the post, while Ronan Curtis converted Marcus Harness’ cross to make the points safe.
And Kenny Jackett was pleased with the way his side stuck to the task and continued their fine home form.
The Blues boss said: “It was a hard-fought game and Wycombe are a tough nut to crack – you can see why they’re top of the table.
“It was never going to be easy for us against a terrific unit who make life difficult for you all over the pitch.
"There were some good bits of finishing from our players and those moments of composure really made the difference."
“Gareth Ainsworth has done a fantastic job there, but I’m pleased to say that they key moments went our way.
“There were some good bits of finishing from our players and those moments of composure really made the difference.
“We had to persevere and stick with it, creating some really big chances at the start of the second half, like the header from James Bolton.
“There was that neat side-step from Ben that got us up and running. I’m really pleased for him because he’s chipped in with some key goals.
“Ronan’s one gave us a little bit of breathing space and when he combines with Ellis, they look a real partnership.
“We have to keep sticking with that because we feel it can keep improving and make a real impact for us.”
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It is the new reality in travel marketing, and Australia is equal or closer than Europe or North America for big part of Chinese visitors, depending on the location.
A radical reshaping is taking place in Australia’s lucrative tourism market, with tourism operators partnering with leading Chinese brands in an attempt to become “China Ready” for Australia’s fastest growing and most cherished market.
It’s a market with an impressive annual 12 percent growth and one that by 2020 is expected to contribute up to 9 billion dollars U.S. dollars annually to the Australian economy.
Tourism Australia and State tourism partners like Destination New South Wales (DNSW) entered into a cooperative marketing deal in 2012 that will see more than 9 million A.U. dollars invested in 2013 with China’s largest and fastest growing international airline, China Southern Airlines.
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The secret to an easy life should be quite simple, really. Just be happy and love people that love you back. It’s what we should all strive to do, but it isn’t necessarily always easy.
We all have those days where that seems like the hardest thing in the world to do, but luckily new cool kids on the block, Easy Life, are trying to crack the code and spread the word. “Ask me again in a couple of years and I’ll try and deliver a more succinct answer,” laughs frontman, Murray.
Easy Life create music that draws from the environment around them, and like life itself, it’s an unexpected fusion where everything ultimately falls into place. Having learned their craft playing in various bands across the East Midlands, each members brings their own specialist skill to the table. Time spent in big bands mean that the soulful power vocal sits perfectly atop swelling jazz and reggae instrumentals, and carry the energy of hip-hop, all whilst retaining the effortless fun of soft indie.
“We’re just like jigsaw puzzle pieces, bodged together from lots of other bands doing bits in the city we grew up in,” explains Murray, having bumped into the boys in Leicester. He and Sam had been playing in swing bands together since school, whilst Jordan was playing in reggae band, By The Rivers and drummer Ollie was doing tech for them.
“We have really eclectic taste, which means that it ends up sounding a bit weird and I hope that it can't be pigeonholed too easily for that reason.” It pays off. ‘Ice Cream’ twists just like a Mr Whippy. Disguising self-critique in dessert similes, the band croons for lost summers with bittersweet harmonies. Wonky soundscapes cast across the Easy Life back catalogue. They’ve got a knack for capturing the impromptu moments of life; with vocal breaks and elements of spoken word, broken up with electronic distortions and fast-flowing freestyle instrumental solos and choral verses.
‘OJPL’ is a sultry slice of soft R&B with a hook like a bubblegum; so sugary sweet that the flavour remains hours later. Latest single, ‘Nightmares’, carries a certain swagger with its slow moving groove. The odd curse word cushioned between the typically British idioms, strangely only adds to the charisma, so by the end you can’t help but sing along and admit defeat: we’re all on the brink of a crisis, but doesn’t it feel good to be in it together?
“Hip-hop has always been the genre that has enabled artists to speak and communicate messages and obviously in the 90s, the founders of the genre, they were in some pretty trying times and able to break free from their constraints socially through the genre and I think that still remains now,” Murray starts, discussing the roots of their inspirations. Even though the sound has kind of changed from that classic 90s beatbox vibes to where it's at now with trap and American hip hop taking over the world, it's still used in the same way and people are still able to communicate really freely through it.
He continues: “It's so groovy man, I don't know, the genre is just very liberating for anybody who gets on it and especially if you can add in some jazz culture as well, you can get a really interesting blend.”
Growing up in the Midlands, landlocked and unsure as to whether they’re Northern or Southern has played into the band’s music. More so, by being based in one of the UK’s most multicultural cities, Leicester. As a melting pot for culture, the city has a bubbling music scene that is unfortunately yet to reach further afield. “Loads of our friends and people we associate ourselves with at the studio where we rehearse are into like dub, and reggae, and touring sound systems and there's a real scene for that in Leicester.” Murray says, as the band rehearse on the West End’s Narborough Road - albeit traffic light ridden, it’s a strip that carries you through a world and has been rightfully named the most diverse street in England.
“But in terms of commercial and pop music there's not really a lot kicking off but there's so much and such a diverse multicultural city, there's a lot of world music and heavy dub scene kicking off. It's a weird place to be innit?”
As weird as it may be, Easy Life show the wonderful side of it and growing up surrounded by different cultures. Honing back to their childhood, Murray describes the tracks as “throwbacks”, citing the production, “It's kind of a new take on that whole 90s scene really.”
Commenting that their promo shots look like they were taken in the school hall on photo day, with the blue cloud background, he laughs “That’s the exact sorta vibe we were tryna harness. We don't want to be in danger of taking ourselves too seriously all the time cus it sucks when people do that.”
As such, Easy Life look like the kinda band that could pop out the lenses of 3D glasses and manage to pull them off without a hint of irony. Today, these “throwbacks” evoke a nostalgia to reflect on our time growing up whilst entering the next stage of adulthood. The tracks carry a sense of purity and progression, and are reassuring in that the trials and tribulations we’re facing are not going to be faced alone.
Arguably their debut, ‘Pockets’, revives the mundane traipsings of life. Biting into the roots of punk, the lyrics tear apart their own hedonistic and consumer habits in a pining break up song of sorts. “With 'Pockets' I wrote that at a time where things weren't as sunny and happy as they are now, things were pretty shit. It was a reflection of the time.” Murray says, “Writing music and the way that we write it and the feeling we get after writing it is perhaps one of the only things that remains constant no matter what's going on. It's very real and as long as it can hold its authenticity then it's all good.”
With real poignancy, the most standout line; “I’m trying to unlock doors with these musical keys,” best describes the heart of Easy Life. Murray laughs when I remark on what a year they’ve had; a near sold out tour kicks off this month (though we’re convinced the Northerners are just reluctant to step out into the cold), they’ve appeared on Later… With Jools Holland, and have been taken under the adoring wings of music bloggers far and wide.
“This year's been good don't get me wrong, but fucking hell!” he says, with such determination, “We've got a long rocky road to go.” “Music is such a luxury and a great outlet that as long as we have the ability to always write music, that's enough for me. I don't have any hard goals or aspirations as such, I'm just bobbling with it and seeing where we end up. I don't aspire to a certain level as such, I just hope that it feels like we've done the right things at the right times and if we're not then that'll probably be the right time to stop. For now it feels good.”
Easy Life aren’t trying to be deep or political, they aren’t trying to be philosophical, either. The motive of their music-making is simple and pure, and sometimes lost today - it’s because they love making tunes. Without following a recipe or formula, Easy Life are throwing in all that they know and all that they’re living. It makes you think, maybe the secret to an easy life is to just go with the flow. Worth a try, isn’t it?
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Words: Tanyel Gumushan
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Try these 5 tips to win the weed war
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Robert Costa reports more details on Mitt Romney’s plan to counter attacks on his Bain Capital record:
On an afternoon conference call, Ed Gillespie, a senior Romney adviser, echoed that message. “We’ll make sure the facts get out there,” he said, including the fact that when GST Steel declared bankruptcy in 2001, Romney was two years removed from Bain Capital and running the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
“There were successes and there were failures; that’s the nature of the private marketplace,” Gillespie said, reflecting on Romney’s role. He acknowledged that some employees may have lost their jobs due to Bain’s management, but only because the firm wanted to grow and sustain the business — not because it wanted to fire workers.
“This White House and president don’t really understand the nature of the private sector,” Gillespie said. Instead of backing away from Romney’s time at Bain, he continued, the campaign will highlight Romney’s successes in the coming weeks, from his leadership at Staples and the Sports Authority to his involvement with Steel Dynamics, a company that, Patrick Brennan reports, grew under Bain Capital’s supervision, building new plants in the late 1990s.
So Romney isn’t ceding the Bain Capital messaging war to Obama, but he doesn’t seem to be taking an aggressively defensive stance against the attack ads, either. Instead, he’s taking the measured and careful approach: embracing the positives of his record at Bain, acknowledging the unavoidable negatives that come with the business, immediately and forcefully pushing back against any inaccuracies in the attack, and highlighting the hypocrisy of the attack based on Obama’s own record.
Clearly the Romney campaign was well prepared for this fight, and even had a web ad ready to go as soon as Obama’s came out. The ad itself, “American Dream,” is nothing special, and positive ads like these tend to be less effective and less powerful than negative ones. But getting that video out online quickly was crucial. The factual counterbalance is important for the campaign, and so is creating that subtle contrast between the Obama campaign’s negative strategy (a shift from his uplifting ’08 persona) and Romney’s presently positive one.
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He is eating a lot better now - mostly purees, and little Gerber puffs and mum mums. We are planning to start tasting new foods soon, including green veggies and dairy and one of these days when I'm feeling brave - spaghetti.
Hen is still our little serious guy. It takes him a while to warm up to new environments and new people, but once he does, it's all cuddles and laughs. He gives us the biggest smiles and laughs these days. Will bob his head side to side when music is on.
I suppose the big news of 10 months is that he finally got his first tooth, on the lower middle left. He sprouted another tooth while we were in Costa Rica, but overall he's been doing pretty well with it all. They don't seem to bother him too much, but I'll catch him sometimes running his tongue over it, like, what is that? It's really cute now when I give him a drink of water from my glass and hear the tooth clinking up against my glass. Mini baby tooth. Other milestones - he is clapping and shaking his head "no". Not sure if he understands it means no, but I know he likes to shake that little head back and forth!
He is sleeping through the night, goes down between 7 and 8, and wakes up between 5:30 and 6:30. I still haven't figured out how to get him to sleep later than 5:30 (and sometimes 5, like this morning. ouch.), but I don't think he's willing to wait longer for his breakfast. Henry is nothing if not particular about his milk. (wink)
Some funny little quirks I've noticed this past month - he likes to put his thumb into things and find little holes in our floor and stick his thumb in there. He also likes to pull himself up on things and while he does, he looks at us and laughs, like - can you believe I'm doing this? If you spin quarters on the table while he is eating, he will eat until the bottom of the bowl. It was a big day when we found out about that little distraction! Another funny thing is he is mama's biggest fan lately - he will crawl right under my legs and if I walk somewhere else, he will follow me around and reach up on my legs, like "Pick me up, mom!" It's so funny and sweet.
We love our little guy - chubby knees, eyebrows, and sweet smile, he fills our life right up to the brim.
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Harry's video message reveals 2018 Invictus Games to be held in Sydney
Prince Harry has announced that Sydney will host the 2018 Invictus Games - and was given the seal of approval by pop princess Kylie Minogue.
In a video message Harry named the New South Wales metropolis as the next venue for his Paralympic-style sporting spectacle that has already been staged in London, Orlando in America and is scheduled for Toronto next year.
The announcement comes to a comic end when, surrounded by members of the Australian military, Harry's smart phone rings to the sound of the Minogue hit I Should Be So Lucky and he announces to cheers that the caller is Kylie.
He says: "Hi Kylie, good timing, the 2018 Invictus Games is coming to Sydney, can I guarantee the Aussies are going to bring it?"
In her own video message viewed on the phone she replies "Hey Prince Harry, listen we're stoked the Invictus Games is coming to Sydney, but you don't need to tell the Aussies to bring it - it's guaranteed, no worries."
The prince has been the driving force behind the Invictus Games for injured, wounded and sick servicemen and women and veterans, and staged the inaugural event in London to great acclaim in 2014 and had further success with the Orlando Games earlier this year.
In Australia, more than 500 competitors from 17 nations will compete in 11 adaptive sports across Greater Sydney, including Sydney Olympic Park and on and around the city's harbour.
The Prince, patron of the Invictus Games Foundation which oversees the delivery of the tournament, said in the message: "The Invictus Games has shown us what can be achieved when wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women rediscover their fighting spirit through sport.
"In London and again Orlando, we came away moved by the tales of courage that got each competitor through their rehabilitation to the start line of their chosen sport.
"Tens of thousands of people packed stadiums and millions more watched at home. We were all inspired.
"We have raised the bar higher with each successive games, and I know that Toronto are planning an incredible event when they host the Games in September. And I am happy to say the Invictus Games journey won't end there."
He went to explain why Sydney had won the right to host the Games: "We had three key criteria. First, it had to be an iconic city - somewhere known the world over.
"Second, it needed to be a city with a proud military heritage, which would welcome competitors from all over the world with open arms.
"And finally, we wanted to go somewhere where they are absolutely sports mad and would really get behind our competitors. It was an easy decision really - the 2018 Invictus Games are coming to Sydney."
The video, filmed at the Tourism Australia offices in Australia House, London, features Invictus Games Sydney 2018 ambassador and Wallabies captain Stephen Moore as well as members of the Australian Defence Force from all three services.
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After an undefeated regular season, the Leaside Leafs AA Rookieball squad cruised into the playoffs looking to carry on their winning ways. But standing between them and their coveted city championship was the tough competition of the East York Bulldogs.
With the finals being a best of 3 series to decide the TBAs, Leaside came out of the gates swinging in game 1. The boys dug very deep to combine explosive offence and flawless defence to capitalize early and often, cruising to 10 – 2 victory that truly showcased all the players hard work and dedication.
Game 2 was a different story…after a scoreless first, Leaside scored twice in the top of the second while EY countered with a run in the bottom of the inning. From there both teams showcased an amazing display of defence, resulting in the 2-1 score all the way till the top of the 7th. That was when Leaside broke it wide open with back to back deep hits. The team combined for 4 runs and hung on for a 6-3 win to take the city championship.
After an incredible season and being finalists in two tournaments this year, the win was very well deserved and the boys carried it with pride and class. A full team effort!
Now they look to continue their momentum into the OBAs. Good luck Leaside!
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Do you and your partner, family, or friends fight about seemingly ridiculous things? Are you and your significant other far from the perfect couple you think you should be? Would you be embarrassed if people knew the completely mundane triggers of your arguments?
Do you have a great idea or content to share, but you’re afraid to put yourself out there, where strangers and friends alike might judge you? Are you so sensitive or afraid of criticism that you play it safe and avoid vulnerability like the plague?
If you said yes to any of those questions, you’re going to love this interview.
It’s amazing, isn’t it–how a single life can be an inspiration that carries on and makes a difference long after death.
In honor of Nelson Mandela, who died yesterday at the age of 95 (but will surely live on), here are five quotes of his wise words, with questions they can inspire us to ask ourselves–to make the most of our own single, precious lives.
For many people, Thanksgiving is a chance to spend time with family.
That means laughter at old family stories, the joy of reunion…and often, a lot of awkwardness.
And if you or someone in your family is coming out, or struggling with gender identity or sexual orientation, a whoooole nother layer of family dynamics is involved.
Is your heart pounding as you pack your bags to go home for the holidays, as you imagine telling your mom, dad, or sibling that you’re gay or trans?
Are you gearing up to come out to your family and the others in your life?
Or did you already come out or transition, and you’re struggling in the aftermath, dreading sitting at the dinner table with parents who won’t accept or even acknowledge your sexual orientation or gender identity?
So many people use the holiday season to come out to their parents and families, and this time of year can be full of family tension. I’m thrilled to share an amazing resource with you to make it easier.
I’m gearing up for an opportunity I never imagined I’d have, and it got me thinking:
How do we take care of ourselves when we’re venturing into new territory?
When we’re going for something that we really want?
If you are doing something a little scary that really matters to you (and I hope you are—because that means you’re growing!!), tell at least one person what you’re doing, why you’re doing it, and that you are scared.
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Smoky Mountain Speedway
Weaver edges Arp for $5,000 victory in Maryville
By Kelley CarltonO'Reilly Southern All Star Series
MARYVILLE, Tenn. (June 6) — Making a key move to the high side, Randy Weaver of Crossville, Tenn., overtook race-long leader Skip Arp of Georgetown, Tenn., with just three laps remaining at Mountain Raceway Park for his second straight O'Reilly Southern All Star victory. Weaver earned $5,000 for his third series victory of the season. | Slideshow
"Man, we went harder on tires and Skip really opened up during the middle stages of the race," Weaver said. "But during those last few cautions my crew kept telling to stay up on the wheel because we were faster on the stopwatch. And when our tires finally fired man we just came to life.
"I am just glad I was able to do my part and get these guys another win. I need to thank Mike Hill and all the guys for giving me such a great car."
Arp settled for second with Joe Armes of Petros, Tenn., in third. Hall of Famer Freddy Smith of Seymour, Tenn., and hometown driver David Crabtree rounded out the top five in race slowed by three cautions for minor incidents. Hill, Weaver's teammate and car owner, was running among the top five when he cut down a right rear tire in the race's closing moments, finishing 10th at the 4/10-mile oval.
Notes: Weaver's GRT Race Car has a Race Engine Design powerplant and sponsorship from Glenn’s Auto Parts, Byrd’s Radiator and PPM Racing Products. ... O'Reilly SAS points leader Ronny Lee Hollingsworth of Northport, Ala., made a 16th-to-sixth charge to earn PPM Hard Charger honors. ... Mark Vineyard of Knoxville, Tenn., raced from 13th to seventh. ... Seventeen of 21 starters were running at the finish, 13 on the lead lap. ... Southern All Star competitors take a three-week break before June 27 action at Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, Ga.
O'Reilly SAS @ Mountain Raceway Park: (1) Randy Weaver, (2) Skip Arp, (3) Joe Armes, (4) Freddy Smith, (5) David Crabtree, (6) Ronny Lee Hollingsworth, (7) Mark Vineyard, (8) Todd Morrow, (9) Billy Mayo, (10) Mike Hill, (11) Rick Rogers, (12) Dennis Franklin, (13) Anthony White, (14) Roger Best, (15) David Payne, (16) Jeff Neubert, (17) Ethan Hunter, (18) Doug Smith, (19) Dusty Carver, (20) Steve Smith, (21) Bobby Giffin. Fast qualifier (among 21 cars): Weaver, 17.49 seconds.
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FedHome Loan Centers is your connection for affordable government programs to help you buy, sell or refinance residential real estate.
FedHome Loan Centers is comprised of a tight network of experienced Realtors®, seasoned loan specialists, knowledgeable counselors and other mortgage professionals who work together on your behalf to ensure the success of your home-buying, home-selling or home-refinance experience.
You can contact a Government Loan Specialist at FedHome Loan Centers now by calling: 877-432-LOAN (877-432-5626)
We Know Government Loans!
FedHome Loan Centers specializes in delivering advantageous government loan products and providing solutions for customers seeking flexible credit qualifying requirements with low out-of-pocket costs. Today, the best loan products for someone with perfect or even bad credit are government insured home loans. VA, USDA and FHA first time home buyer programs offer $0 down / low down payments, low interest rates and relaxed credit standards. In some cases we can approve buyers with less than a 585 FICO score.
Government backed loans are easier to qualify for and require less money down that conventional loans.. VA and USDA loans are currently the best way to buy a home, and the only mortgage with zero down payment required. HUD / FHA only requires a 3.5% down-payment ($0 down is also available if you have been affected by a FEMA disaster). This program allows the downpayment funds to come from family, friends, a 401k or from a housing grant. Unlike conforming loans, these programs also accept borrowers with fair/bad credit.
Closing costs assistance.
When you apply through FedHome Loan Centers, we waive your origination fees and help pay your closing costs. Closing costs include your first months payment, your property and transfer taxes, your title fees and initial homeowners insurance payment.
Along with our sister companies, VA Home Loan Centers (http://vahomeloancenters.org), Coole Real Estate and Coole Home & Mortgage, (http://www.coolehome.org) we offer a full spectrum of real estate services that includes: innovative sales and marketing methods, affordable financing options, first time home buyer education and assistance and successful short sale negotiating. All of our valuable services are offered at a low cost or even at no out of pocket cost whenever possible.
We offer home ownership counseling and representation for first time buyers. When you contact FedHome Loan Centers, you are plugging into a storehouse of beneficial tools for home buyers and/or credit restoration to set you on the path toward future home ownership. Through FedHome Loan Centers, you can also gain access to below market priced homes. FedHome Loan Centers allows you FREE access with no registration required to search every home for sale in your area including foreclosures, bank REO’s and HUD homes. Buyers who get a government home loan through FedHome Loan Centers receive a Lender rebate of up to 2.75% of the loan amount to be used for closing costs.
FedHome Loan Centers Agents and Loan Specialists are committed to customer satisfaction. Our highest priority is to help our clients make wise, informed and affordable financial decisions that will enhance their homeownership experience and create a secure and sustainable lifestyle for years to come.
Contact FedHome Loan Centers today to be connected with a knowledgeable Loan Specialist. Your Agent will skillfully advise you about your government loan decisions.
Call 877-432-LOAN (877-432-5626) now to get started or click here to begin the mortgage application!
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Yellow Gold Three Leaf Ring With Green Tourmaline
This three leaf ring features a green Tourmaline and an asymmetric leaf detail. They are designed to be stacked with the rest of the Sticks and Stones rings but also work well stacked with other rings or worn on their own as the perfect everyday accessory.
Manufactured in: 9ct Yellow Gold.
Stone: 2.5mm Green Tourmaline
Band measures 1.5mm in width
These Rings are made to order, please allow up to 10 working days for manufacture. Please contact us if you need one sooner to see if we can accommodate you.
The gemstones are all natural meaning each stone is unique and may vary slightly from the one photographed.
Please see our information page for ring size explanations. If you know your exact ring size please note it in the comments section when checking out
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"It's a Strike Indicator".... not a bobber. Uses trapped air technology and casts great and will always 'pop' back up to the surface even with a bad mend. This has been the RAGE at Red's Fly Shop with our guide staff, it is quick to move up and down the line and fast to take on and off, plus it requires NO floatant.
- 1" is great for giant stone nymphs or buggers
- 3/4" is the most popular size
- 1/2" casts like a champ and is great for small waters and spring creeks.
- 4 per pack
- *1 1/4" size comes 2 per pack
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How Champion Title Made Early eClosing Investments The New Normal
Bill Reilly always has one eye on the future. As the Founder of Champion Title & Settlements headquartered in Northern Virginia, his foresight has been crucial to Champion’s success for two reasons: it helps Champion Title continuously exceed the expectations of its customers, and it maintains the company’s status as a leader in the highly-competitive settlement space.
It’s also why in 2018, Reilly and Champion Title began investing in digital closings at a time when others in the industry were comfortable taking a wait-and-see approach. Despite some industry skepticism, Champion Title began offering Hybrid eClosings to its clients and realized instant signer and operational benefits. As Reilly recalls: “We understood the advantages to establishing eClosing capabilities early on, which proved valuable at the time and invaluable down the road.”
Pandemic-Proof Closing Solutions
In the ensuing two years, Champion Title secured its reputation as an industry leader and an expert on eClosings – which they knew would be “the next big thing” in real estate settlements.
This also placed Champion in a unique position to continue operations during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
As demand for digital and remote solutions skyrocketed, long-standing industry barriers fell almost overnight. Title and settlement companies collectively rushed to build new workflows and internal processes to meet the demands of the moment.
Champion Title, however, didn’t need to wait for a third-party sales call or to get acquainted with a new vendor platform. Early adoption of eClosings allowed Champion to operate business-as-usual.
Not every Champion Title closing is an eClosing – and there may forever be folks who prefer to do things in person – but by recognizing the opportunities eClosings provided early on, Champion Title was able to weather an unforeseeable pandemic and win market share at a time when its peers struggled to compete.
Championing the Next eClosing Frontier
With eClosings now quite common, Champion Title has set its sights on “the next big thing.”
In June, it became one of the earliest adopters of Notarize’s self-closing solution, which allows title and settlement agents in RON-approved states to execute and complete notarizations as part of a fully digital closing experience.
“We chose to expand our online closing platforms to include Notarize based on their industry expertise, the streamlined, user-friendly dashboard, and the ability to use our own settlement professionals for every eClosing,” said Kyle Tyler, eClosings Team Lead at Champion Title. “We know these advantages will set us apart from the competition, and our clients will directly benefit.”
By driving the entire eClosing process, Champion has been able to maintain control of the closing experience and cater to the demands of their clients in these uncertain times with exceptional service and increased operational efficiency.
With the help of Notarize, Champion will continue to offer a suite of solutions that can handle any type of closing – no matter the circumstances.
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Food was, is and always will be part of our lives, but the role it has in our lives, and the value that goes with this, is something that depends mostly on us. The Festive Season is upon us and simply thinking about it brings joy to many of us. There are many reasons why the Festive Season is so important to us and gives us much to look forward to. Spending time with family and friends, going on a holiday, shopping for presents, decorating the Christmas tree, waiting for the snow to come, reading a book in front of the fireplace, watching children playing, and eating good food are just some of our beloved Christmas traditions.
For the purposes of our discussion, we will be thinking about food, and the part it has to play in our festive celebrations.
We are all aware that we must eat to survive, to fuel our body with energy for the day. We also eat for pleasure. As with everything else in life, we should find joy in eating. However, this often proves to be difficult in our busy lives. For example, can you think of a time when you were eating, and you were fully engaged in this and not being distracted by anything else, such as watching TV, reading a book, thinking about work or the bills that need paid? We all tend to do this from time to time, it’s only human. It is important, however, to remember why the food we eat is so vital to us: it feeds us, it ensures our survival, and it makes us feel good.
Food doesn’t replace anger, sadness, loneliness, boredom, low self-esteem and many other unpleasant emotions. It can, however, make us feel that we are coping with our problems better, in the short-term. This is why it is so important to know why we are eating and the influence our eating habits have on our lives. Attempting to build pleasant memories and experiences while eating is the best way to approach food in a healthy, positive and enjoyable manner.
When you are thinking of food, try to consider all the sensory elements that make food so enjoyable. How our food looks, smells, and tastes; the texture, colour and temperature of it, and the way it is served – all of these not only stimulate our senses but prepare us each time for a new journey when we are eating. Food is something to explore, to taste and to discover.
One interesting way to learn about food and its vital role in our lives is by finding out how other cultures relate to food. There are many ways to do this. By reading books, watching documentaries, participating in cultural events or simply going to Italian, Chinese, Indian, Persian etc. restaurants, we will undoubtedly be more exposed to different foods. This will broaden our perspective and give us a better understanding of food.
So why is food so important to us during the festive season? Psychologist Luc Brunet, of the Université de Montréal, says that Christmas and New Year are “sacred”. “It is part of our culture to come together to laugh and eat in a festive setting”. Being together with our family and friends on these special occasions, given the nature of the global workforce and the fact that lots of family members and friends may live a considerable distance apart, becomes all the more special. “The dinner table is where relationships are forged, where children can express their joys and concerns”, as Marie Marquis, a Professor at the Université de Montréal Department of Nutrition, says. It may also be regarded as a desire to keep in touch with the past. Being with our loved ones gives us a feeling of continuity and stability.
We are all likely to be aware of the saying, “You are what you eat”. This means that the food we eat has a big impact on our state of mind and our health. What we eat and the way we eat can tell us a lot about how much we respect ourselves. How do you feel when you are in a nice restaurant with good music, good food, and good friends around? Your answer will most likely be a positive one. Sometimes, in the right context, even the simplest food can be the most delicious.
We can all enjoy not only Christmas dinner, but the good food that we have throughout the festive season, simply by keeping in mind that although we should not be intimidated by food, we can be aware of the quality and quantity of it, and the way we choose to eat it.
Try to cook something for yourself, your family or your friends and you will hopefully experience not only the joy of sharing something you have done, but also feel a sense of achievement, that you are able to cook an enjoyable meal.
The festive season is not about eating “forbidden food”, as many of us may think. It is about the joy of being with our loved ones, sharing good food, kind words and warm feelings. So, start the Festive Season by trying to answer to the following question: How would I like to remember this Christmas?
Written by Sorina Oprea, Edited by Jennifer McElroy
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Make an Appointment or Enquire
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Non anti-microbial recommendations
- Avoidance of triggers
- Sun protection factor (SPF) 30 or more year round.
- Cosmetics containing a UV filter.
- Non-perfumed non-abrasive gentle cosmetics.
- Be aware of triggers such as alcohol and spicy foods.
- Avoid topical steroids.
- Medications contributing to blushing e.g. Calcium channel blockers.
- Azelaic acid
- Brimonidine gel (warn patient of rebound symptoms)
- Topical ivermectin (Soolantra)
- Metronidazole gel
- (Effraceo) Doxycycline 50 mgs od 3-6 months
- (Effraceo) Doxycycline 40mgs od 3-6 months
- Tetralysal 408(300) mgs od 3-6 months
Be aware of ocular Rosacea and refer to ophthalmology.
Recalcitrant disease or Rhinophyma and phymatous changes refer to dermatology for consideration of Isotretinoin or surgical/non-surgical intervention.
References for this page
Reviewed June 2017
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There is a growing need for qualified certified nursing assistants in Arkansas. If you are interested in an entry-level healthcare position, you can consider training for a career as a certified nursing assistant. There are a variety of state-approved nursing assistant certification training programs throughout the state of Arkansas.
Training Hours and Requirements
In the state of Arkansas you need to complete at least 75 hours of training when studying to become a certified nursing assistant. Training courses are designed to prepare students for their nursing assistant certification exam as well as a career as a CNA. The guidelines for training courses are set forth by the Office of Long Term Care in Arkansas.
The Office of long Term Care also sets the guidelines for the nursing assistant certification exam. All testing centers must adhere to these requirements. Prospective CNAs must attend training programs that have been approved by the state of Arkansas.
Transfer CNA certification to Arkansas via Reciprocity
You might be eligible to be certified in Arkansas if you already hold a certification in another state. If you moved or are moving to Arkansas, you should apply for certification through reciprocity. You will need to apply to be considered for nursing assistant reciprocity. Your nursing assistant certification in the former state must be valid and active.
It will be necessary to submit to a background check in Arkansas. You will need to provide verification that you attended and completed a nursing assistant training class in your former state. Of course, you will also need to verify that you passed the state-approved nursing assistant certification exam. If you are approved for reciprocity, you will need to sit for the certification exam in Arkansas but will not need to repeat a training course.
The procedure to transfer your CNA license to Arkansas is as follows:
- Obtain a copy of the DMS-798 Exemption/reciprocity Request Form from Arkansas Office of Long Term Care (OLTC) by calling (501) 682-1807.
- Submit the completed form to the OLTC along with a copy of your certificate/registration document from every state where you are listed on the Nursing Assistant Registry.
- After you’re done, send the form to:
Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Medical Services
Office of Long Term Care
Nursing Assistant Registry
Little Rock, AR 72203-8059
CNA Certification Renewal
Be prepared to renew your certification every 24 months. You should receive the necessary paperwork several weeks before your renewal forms are due. Complete the forms in their entirety and send to the address provided on the paperwork. You must have worked as a certified nursing assistant or in a job providing nursing related duties in order to qualify to renew your certification.
The updated Arkansas renewal paperwork can be found at: https://www.prometric.com/en-us/clients/nurseaide/documents/arkansas/ARCNARegistryRenewalForm_20130415.pdf. The completed forms can be sent to: Prometric Attn: Arkansas Nursing Assistant Registry Renewal 7941 Corporate Drive, Nottingham, MD21236.
Any CNAs with history of resident abuse, misappropriation of resident property, neglect or criminal record disqualifications are not eligible for renewal in Arkansas.
You can contact the nursing aide registry in Arkansas for information about how to renew your license if you have not worked in the past two years. Do not be surprised if you need to repeat a training program as well as sit for the examination again.
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The Eiffel Tower
Arguably, Paris' -- and France's -- most recognizable landmark
May 18-23, 2010.
Hollywood, in its usual preference to bypass subtleties for in-your-face stereotypes, usually like to portray the French at, if not at their impossibly worst, their impossibly best. So, I thought, if travel writers and casual tourists alike wax lyrical about the French capital like superlatives about La Ville-Lumière
are going out of fashion, then they're probably leaving out parts of their trip and basing it on their version of the city predicated to subscribe to silverscreen idealism. France in general, and Paris in particular, has always carried a cachet that evokes a million images for different people. The Eiffel Tower, the Notre Dame, the Arc de Triomphe, the Seine... all basking in a diffused golden-hour sunshine while an accordionist plays a romantic tune nearby.
Is it possible to have any city live up to such idealistic hype? Weeeell
... yes. Paris IS beautiful but to let yourself be fully embraced by that idea is to set yourself up for eventual frustration. There's romanticism but you'll hardly find the romance on first glance. If it's too overwhelming at first, take a deep breath, let it sink in, and allow the magic to gradually work. Perhaps rushing to
One of the many cafes in Paris provide a gastronomic refuge for hungry souls.
meet our expectations is what victimized us more than anything else. After an hour-long train ride from London, we had difficulty getting to our hotel in Bry-sur-Marne outside the city center partly because it was rush hour and the trains were jampacked. Grafitti filled the mostly dilapidated Metro and people weren't exactly the high society almost everyone from our side of the world has come to associate. There's pushing, there's shoving, and there's lack of poise in some places.
Mostly, however, our first evening in France was of the hardscrabble sort because we couldn't find anyone who spoke English, leaving us to practically fend for ourselves. Either that, or we were simply unlucky enough to always stumble upon pedestrians who are too arrogant to speak a foreign language. I've read that not all French are snoots, but judging from our experience, maybe they'd all gone some place else that day. The police weren't much help as well since they were hardly visible. Fortunately we managed, thanks in part to a kind French couple who helped us find the place. They didn't speak English but we understood each other through signs (if you can even call it sign language, being
Pedestrians cross the Champs-Élysées with the Arc de Triomphe looming in the distance.
mostly shakes and finger-pointing).
The next day was wasted on unproductive sightseeing, if I may say so. Without a clear itinerary in mind, our group spent the morning doing grocery for our dinner before going to Versailles in the afternoon, then only to realize that it was almost closed for the day. So we returned to central Paris near the Notre Dame and just hanged around. Parisians being Parisians, there were lots of kissing and hugging on the streets, and we got snubbed a lot.
"Do you know..." Tita Marie began to ask. The man raised his palm towards her face with a sneer.
I tried to ask a saleslady, "Où sont les toilettes?
" Apparently she didn't like being interrupted from her chat with a fellow saleslady. She eyed me annoyingly, as if thinking, "Scram!"
She answered me, though. "Au troisième étage.
" Her words were tinged with irritation but I take it all with a grain of salt. She's probably just being French.
The following day, however, was filled with more enjoyment and less haughty people. Riding another hop-on-hop-off bus filled with fellow tourists, I could finally see why Paris has inspired and left so
Show the Louvre
People queue up for probably the world's most famous museum.
many people awestruck despite some not-so-appealing tags. Granted it's not readily apparent when you emerge from the RER, which is a downer if you've seen London's Tube -- but as the bus obligatorily whisked us around the city, Paris' history and magic soon wrapped themselves around me.
The sun has started to cast its scorching rays and the comforting warmth of the early morning light was slowly being replaced by the noon sky. But Paris is like a glamorous star in a big-budgeted Hollywood movie: after a roughshod chase that sends a car hurtling through the air and crashing upside down, the star emerges from the accident virtually unscathed except for a well-placed scratch that makes her sexily vulnerable. Paris is lovely that way.
Now, what can be said about the city's main sights that hasn't been said? Postcards, movies, magazines... it's been overexposed to the point that it might as well be a travel writer or photographer's greatest nightmare (or challenge, depending on your optimism level). How the heck are you going to present Paris in a new way?
But maybe that's the point: Paris is all about being classic. It's become a cliche for a
The center of Paris, both spiritually and geographically... well, sort of
reason. The place has that sort of enchantment you can't pin down through words, but nonetheless draws visitors from all over the world. To resist that gravity is futile. France has led the world in terms of international tourist arrivals for the third-straight year in 2009. More than 70 million visitors can't be wrong, can they?
The haut monde
that has been associated with Paris finally came into full view during our last full day in the country, when we were able to enter the Château de Versailles. The nearly 400-year-old palace that stands as a testament to the opulence of King Louis XIV is filled with gobsmacking apartments and staggering gardens that you thought stopped existing in modern times, except perhaps for one of those period films. Trains stationed just outside the back of the palace take visitors around the grand area, making three stops along the way.
There, one can enjoy the pastoral beauty of the gardens while having a freshly squeezed if outrageously expensive glass of orange juice. To think that this was once the playground of Marie Antoinette gives me reason, yet again, to marvel at the French beauty.
France has always been
Château de Versailles
A statue greets awestruck visitors of the palace gardens.
a dream destination and aside from the usual complaints about its people, rarely does the place disappoint. There are truths and there are myths about French stereotypes but, as always, it's up to the traveler to discern which is which. And while visitors will come away from the country with various opinions, there's a consensus that a trip to the country is one of the greatest highlights a person will have in his life.
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D has been hired to track down Meier Link, a notoriously powerful vampire who has abducted a woman, Charlotte Elbourne. D’s orders are strict – find Charlotte, at any cost…..
In the Deep South, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
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[Spoilers for Avengers: Infinity War]
Combining nearly everything the MCU has brought us so far Avengers: Infinity War is a wholly new type of superhero movie, that boasts absolutely everything you could want. In amongst it’s giant cast of characters, universe altering events, surprise cameos, and awesome action scenes there is of course a huge number of easter eggs and references to the wider MCU and pop culture in general. Here is our top 25, in a an order that (mostly) follows the plot of the movies itself.
25. The MCU’s 10th Anniversary:
As the movie opens and we see the familiar Marvel Studios logo, but this time the ‘I’ and ‘O’ in ‘Studios’ are highlighted, making a clear ’10’, in celebration of the cinematic universe’s tenth year. Also worth noting is that the logo sequence is completely silent, compared to it usually being accompanied by the logo theme.
24. “We have a Hulk”:
Loki’s showdown with Thanos is great, and gives us a great snapshot of everything the Loki character has been over the years. One of the more memorable parts is when the god of mischief tells Thanos “we have a Hulk”, after which the Hulk comes in and starts fighting with Thanos. This line is a great moment to start off the movie, but even better when we think back to the original Avengers movie in 2012, where Tony Stark says those exact same words to Loki himself (also not long before Hulk ends up smashing Loki into the ground).
23. Thanos is Coming:
After Heimdall manages to send Hulk to Earth (via the Bifrost/Dark Energy), Hulk ends up crashing into Doctor Strange’s New York based Sanctum Sanctorum. The scene that follows, with Doctor Strange and Wong preparing for an attack whilst peering into the Hulk sized hole in the stairs, is taken straight from the comics, in which Silver Surfer says “Thanos is coming”. Here it’s Bruce Banner rather than the Silver Surfer, but the framing of the shot, positioning of the character and the line itself are all a clear homage to the scene from the Infinity Gauntlet comic book.
Other prominent call backs to the book include the way Thanos alters reality to turn Drax into cubes, and Mantis to ribbons, we also see Thanos sitting looking out at a peaceful view seeming content at the end, in another direct homage to the source material.
22. Morgan Stark:
One of the smaller references in the movie sees Tony and Pepper Potts discussing the idea of having a child, with Tony pointing out that they could name the kid after Pepper’s ‘eccentric uncle’ who we then find out is called ‘Morgan’, making their potential child ‘Morgan Stark’. In the comics Morgan Stark is actually Tony’s jealous cousin, who believes that Tony’s father Howard cheated his own father (Edward) out of the family fortune and fame.
21. Cauldron of the Cosmos:
When we first saw the New York Sanctum in Doctor Strange’s 2016 solo film it was filled with all sorts of artefacts from the comics, but this time Doctor Strange actually names the Cauldron of the Cosmos (whilst scolding Tony Stark for leaning on it). In the comics the Cauldron allows Doctor Strange to ponder the mysteries of the universe and even look into the past.
20. Spider Sense:
Even though Infinity War is Spider-Man’s third MCU appearance, the latest Avengers movie is the first to give us a concrete view of Peter Parker’s spider sense. There was for a shot while a debate over whether this version even had it (I mean he has insane reflects whilst fighting people so for me at least he clearly always had it), but in Infinity War we actually see the hairs on Peter Parker’s arm stand up, signalling the danger of Ebony Maw and Cull Obsidian’s incoming attack.
19. Stan Lee:
The same scene that shows Spider-Man enter the fight, also gives us our compulsory Stan Lee cameo. Here we see the famed co-creator of characters such as Hulk, Fantastic Four, Black Panther, Iron Man, Thor, and of course Spider-Man himself, driving Peter Parker’s school bus.
18. Squidward, Flash Gordon, Grimace, and Footloose:
In yet another of the MCU’s pop culture reference, Tony Stark calls Ebony Maw ‘squidward’ referencing Spongebob Squarepants, who admittedly does look pretty squid-like. Tony’s quick wit also sees him call Peter Quill Flash Gordon, who in turn calls Thanos Grimace (as in the McDonald’s mascot), and Footloose (continuing the thread from the first Guardians movie).
When Tony asks if Peter has any ideas on how to deal with Ebony Maw, Peter replies with “have you ever seen that really old movie Alien” (the line itself a reference to Peter taking about that”really old movie Empire Strikes Back” in Civil War). The sequence that follows is a little more than a simple reference, we see a scene ripped straight from Alien, in which the heroes take down Ebony Maw just like Ripley did with the Xenomorph (turning a reference in to a pretty important plot point, and great homage).
16. The Iron Spider:
We first got a glimpse of Spider-Man’s ‘Iron Spider’ costume at the end of Spider-Man: Homecoming(in an important scene in which Peter chooses to be a ‘friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man’ rather than a fully fledged Avenger), and from the trailers knew the suit would return in Infinity War. Originally the suit Spidey dons in the Civil War comic book (showing his allegiance to Iron Man’s side), the suit is yet another part of the comic book universe that the MCU has brilliantly brought to the big screen.
15. The Chitauri:
In the flashback to Thanos destroying Gamora’s home world, we see the Mad Titan’s army of Chitauri using a number of weapons and ships just like the ones they used to invade New York in the Avengers. We’ve seen Chitauri tech, weapons, and armour pop up here and there in the MCU, in the likes of Agents of SHIELD, Age of Ultron (in Tony’s Scarlet Witch induced vision) and even pretty prominently in Spider-Man: Homecoming, but this is the first real time we see the Chiaturi back at full strength invading a planet since 2012’s Avengers.
14. Nova and The Nova Corps:
Early on Thor explains to the Guardians of the Galaxy that Thanos will be headed to Knowhere, as he has already decimated the planet Xandar, and the Nova Corps along with it. Xandar and The Nova Corps feature in the first Guardians movie, and are actually the reason the Guardians are first brought together (the Nova Corps being the ones who arrest them all). The end of the first Guardians movie see’s Nova Prime (Glen Close) safely lock away the Power Stone on Xandar.
There is a decent chance that this destruction of Xandar will play pretty heavily into the origin for Nova, a human hero who harnesses the power of the Nova Prime, and who we know has some sort of movie in development.
Amongst a number of firsts, Infinity War gives us our first look at Nidavellir, one of the Nine Realms, and home to the Forge that created Thor’s hammer Mjølnir. With Nidavellir only been mentioned once so far in the MCU (actually written on a blackboard in Thor: The Dark World), it takes on a mythical status even in the MCU, with the likes of Rocket and the other Guardians considering it to be nothing more than a legend. In infinity War, we find that Eitri (Peter Dinklage’s mysterious role) is the only surviving Dwarf on the forge, and that Thanos killed the other three hundred after Eitri built the Infinity Gauntlet for him.
That team of Rocket, Groot, Eitri and Thor then build ‘Strombreaker’, a hammer belonging to Beta Ray Bill in the comics, who so far has only showed up as one of the heads on the Grand Master’s tower in Thor: Ragnarok. In the MCU Stormbreaker is an Axe capable of killing Thanos and summoning the power of the Bifrost, and looks to be a combination of the comic book Stormbreaker, and the Ultimate comics ‘Ultimate Mjølnir’.
11. Cap’s Original Comic Book Costume:
Although Captain America: The First Avenger gave us a pretty accurate version of Cap’s original comic book costume (even if it was only used as an outfit for Steve Roger’s stage performances). One thing it was clearly missing however is the classic ‘scales’ Cap has always sported.
With Steve Rogers on the run in Infinity War, and presumably without the infinite amount of resources, tech, ammo, and armour he’s used to it’s clear his current battle gear has seen better days. In the tears and rips in his latest uniform (which he’s had time to re-colour, but not repair) we can see a hint of the classic scales look underneath the surface of his armour.
10. The “White Wolf”:
First mentioned in the post credits scene of Black Panther, Infinity War sees Bucky Barnes fully take on the mantle of White Wolf. In the comics White Wolf is actually T’Challa’s adoptive brother Hunter, who survived a plane crash as a child in Wakanda and was raised by King T’Chaka. After T’Challa was born Hunter became jealous, knowing he would never be King, and instead pushed himself to become an elite warrior, eventually leading brutal Wakandan secret police, the Hatut Zeraze. Obviously Sebastian Stan’s White Wold has a very different origin, and only really shares a name with the original comic book character, but it’s a clever way to give him his own hero persona that fits in with Wakanda.
9. Tobias Fünke on Knowhere:
In what has to be my favourite reference in the entire movie (and maybe the whole of the MCU) we see a version of Tobias Funke from Arrested Development, covered in Blue paint wearing his cut off denim shorts (Tobias of course being a ‘Nevernude’). This easter egg follows suit of the Bluth looking stair cars in the airport scene in Captain America: Civil War, both of which are put there by directors the Russo brothers who worked on Arrested Development.
8. The Red Skull:
In a genuine shock cameo (that even if you expected it, was still done very well), we get the reappearance of Red Skull who is now played by Ross Marquand, rather than Hugo Weaving. The Skull disappeared at the end of Captain America: The First Avenger, and looked to be transported off into space by the Tesseract. We now know this to be true, and see that he was in fact sent to the planet Vormir, and his punishment for his lust over the power that comes with the stones was to keep watch over the Soul Stone, but never be able to get it.
We see the skull as a spirit of sorts (who can float/fly) and is ‘cursed’ with knowledge, seemingly knowing everything about the people who come looking for the Soul Stone. Whether or nor the Red Skull will return to his more villainous ways following Infinity War, in which he did seem at peace, but could have change of heart and now may even be free after Thanos took the stone, is yet to be seen. If Cap does survive Infinity War Part 2, for even one more movie it would be great to see him face off against his arch-nemesis one last time.
7. “Welcome Thanos, son of A’lars”:
When Red Skull greets Thanos and Gamora, he notes that Thanos is the son of A’lars, and that Gamora is the daughter of Thanos. This first mention of Thanos’ father A’lars at first may seem like it’s simply a line for Red Skull to show off his new ‘I know everything now’ curse, but comic book fans will know that A’lars (also know as ‘Mentor’) is in fact an Eternal, super human beings that have a number of powers. Mentor lead the resistance against Thanos (the ‘mad Titan’) a number of times, but is presumably dead in the MCU.
6. “I Am Steve Rogers”:
In one of the movies best moments we see Thor, Rocket, and Groot arrive from Nidavellir into the middle of the battle of Wakanda, and start to tonally change the tide of the battle. Thor introduces Steve Rogers to Groot, who of course says “I am Groot”, Steve being the overly polite and 1940’s gentleman he is, replies with “I am Steve Rogers”, mistaking the only thing Groot says, for broken english in a hilariously adorable scene. It’s also worth noting that he does introduce himself as Steve, and not Captain America, and in fact doesn’t respond to being called Captain at all in the movie.
5. “What if somebody had died? That’s on you. What if you had died? That’s on me”:
The line Tony says to Peter Parker in Spider-Man: Homecoming during one of his tough love talks on making sure Spider-Man is a better hero than he is, comes full circle here as we see Tony literally watch Peter fade from existence, with the look of pure pain and horror across Tony’s face the PTSD he already had (following the first Avengers movie) is sure to be a whole lot worse after Infinity War.
4. Rocket and Bucky’s Arm:
For the uninitiated Rocket taking a special interest in Bucky might seem a little odd, or that he simply likes the look of Bucky’s cool new appendage, but fans of Guardians of the Galaxy know that the racoon has a particular affinity for detachable body parts. In the first Guardians we see him make Peter Quill retrieve a robotic leg from prisoner during their breakout, and in Guardians Vol. 2 we see him laughing at Baby Groot having taken one of the sleeping Ravager’s eyes.This joke even continues into Infinity War, where we see Rocket give Thor a brand new eye, and of course claim that he will get Bucky’s arm.
3. Black and White Vision:
In yet another scene ripped straight from the comics we see Thanos destroying Vision, in the comics he rips out a number of wires, whereas here he takes the Soul Stone. After losing the stone, and presumably ‘dying’, given that Shuri didn’t seem to finish her replica or at least didn’t instal it, vision loses all of his greens, golds, and reds, reverting to a black and white version of his costume. This is a big reference his white Vision costume to the comics.
2. The Finger Snap:
In what may the biggest pull from the comics as Thanos’ victor draws in, and after he brutally takes out nearly all of the Avengers and even survives a direct hit from Thor’s Stormbreaker, Thanos finally snaps his fingers. After he does we see a brief scene (that look to take place in the ‘Soul World’) in which he tells the young Gamora it cost him ‘everything’ to finally achieve his goal. We then see it, and in one of Infinity War’s bigger twists we actually see the bad guy win. And half of all life in the universe is then erased from existence.
1. Post Credits Scene:
Before seeing the movie I thought the movie (given that it was no doubt going to end on a cliff hanger) that maybe the overall story would be better served without a mid or post credit scene, and definitely thought there was a decent chance we wouldn’t get one. That said, the scene we did get was awesome, and yet again shows us how good Marvel is at introducing new characters.
In the short scene we see the destruction half of humanity disappearing has on New York, with both Maria Hill and eventually Nick Fury himself fading from existence. Just before Fury goes however he runs to a small (beeper looking) device and sends a distress signal. Whilst the message is sent and camera slows zooms in on it, we see the confirmation of the message as a star comes up on the small screen and Captain Marvel’s comic book colours come in behind it. In short Fury called Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel who we’ll next see in 2019, only a few months before Infinity War Part 2.
The scene also cuts Samuel L. Jackson off right in the middle of one of his most famous lines “motherf*****”…
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Nate, aka The Pirate and NastyN8, was a well known and well loved soccer referee, coach, trainer and player. Nate started playing soccer when he was 5 and never lost his love for the game. Even if you did not know Nathan Reeves personally, it's likely you know someone who did. This tournament is open to everyone - come play to honor Nathan's memory and celebrate his life.
Games will be held July 31-Aug 2, at Javier Dela Vega Fields. They will be followed by a player referee party.
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On January 24, a working meeting with the Minister of Demography of Family, Youth and Social Affairs Nada Murganic and Deputy Mayor Maja Knezevic Vucinic was held in the Medimurje County.
The main topic of this meeting was the impaired security situation in the problems encountered by the unintentional use of social assistance. Although the meeting was about the Roma, no Roma representative was invited to attend this meeting where the topics were important for the Roma community.
The member of the municipal assembly in the Medjmurje, Matyash Orshush, who is also a member of the Prevention Board, commented on the appeal of the mayor that "it is necessary to think and allow a large number of Roma families who are increasingly demanding the granting of real estate in depopulated regions of Croatia, and which are owned by the state ", and this situation is described as a shift to solving those problems in favor of the county and the Roma community.
"In your idea of evicting Roma in depopulated regions in Croatia, I see only xenophobia and a justifiable fear that the Roma community in the near future will be able to vote for the deputy mayor of your party instead of the Roma national minority in Medjumurje.
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Hello everyone! It’s been a while since I’ve posted (apologizes for the 18239th time) but here I am, once again to shamelessly write about how much I love fictional characters because who doesn’t enjoy looking at attractive 2D men (but they’re only lines with color in between them did I stutter? N o ).
Back in September I was given the opportunity to attend Tokyo Game Show to enjoy the Utano☆Princesama Shining Live experience behind closed doors (err, door) and interview the staff at the KLab booth about the upcoming release of the global version; for those who haven’t read it yet, you can do so here. KLab was kind enough to invite me once again to their headquarters in Tokyo this month for the Utano☆Princesama Shining Live global version pre-launch party!
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PAM is more important than any other aspect of Identity Management, because these are the accounts that perform the most critical operations in your services and applications.
Digging into recent breaches, you wonder how whole businesses are shut down by something as simple as accessing a legacy VPN, unless it was a privileged account with far more access entering via that VPN into critical service and application servers.
When you lack good PAM, one leaked password is all it takes to cripple a whole business.
PAM for Service and Admin Accounts
The way we secure those accounts that run our business and could cripple them at the same time are the literal strength or weakness of the entire system. Bulletproof firewall and network security mean nothing in the face of compromised credentials. Service and Administrative Accounts should be secured with PAM solutions that support password hashing and rotation at regular/irregular intervals. Wherever possible, Privileged Accounts and passwords should be secured with MFA and strictly audited when used for and apart from their intended purpose.
Think White Hat Spy software for your most important accounts. A strong PAM solution incorporates full integration with session monitoring upon a user retrieving details for and utilizing a Privileged account. PAM is an active control in prevent illegitimate use of Service and Administrative Accounts with high damage potential.
Password Vaulting and Rotation
No one, including sys admins, should know a privileged account password. When someone needs to use a privileged account, they should have to retrieve that password from a vault, that upon usage of that password for a defined period of time, resets automatically to a new random value, and updates services that use that account with the new credential pair due to a manual recovery of that account.
This prevents insider threat and compromised privileged accounts that do things like stop oil pipelines, power grids, and other critical industries and services that sustain our daily lives.
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