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Pitt is accused of getting “verbally abusive” and “physical” with one of his children with Jolie last Wednesday on their private plane while their other kids were present, a source told PEOPLE. .
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The complaint allegedly also claims Pitt was inebriated at the time. A source with knowledge of the situation previously told PEOPLE that the actor has been interviewed by the DCSF and is cooperating fully with the investigation.
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“He takes the matter very seriously and says he did not commit any abuse of his children,” a source close to Pitt told PEOPLE.
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However, she adds that if the allegations against Pitt are proven to be true, Jolie could file for a restraining order against the actor and her attorneys could request an emergency hearing to determine how much access Pitt will have to the children.
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As for Pitt, Newman says it is in his best interest to cooperate fully with the investigation.
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Iloilo City (23 March) -- Patients confined for psychiatric condition starting April 1, 2010 can now avail of Philhealth benefits.
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However, Philhealth 6 Public Relations Officer Larry Tabsing clarified that the claims for mental and behavioral disorder shall be considered only for patients with acute attacks or episodes admitted for any of the following reasons: when aggressive or assaultive behavior presents danger to self or others; when the patient is suicidal; the patient becomes manic or depressed and there is gross impairment in judgment and reality testing; when medication side effects became disabling or potentially life threatening (e.g., severe parkinsonism, severe tardive dyskinesia, neuroleptic malignant syndrome); and, when undergoing special medical procedures such as electro convulsive therapy.
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Hospitals are also required to submit PhilHealth Claim Form 3 and properly accomplished Mental Status Examination (MSE) Form if the main diagnosis or primary condition is classified as mental and behavioral disorder as part of the requirements when availing the benefit.
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However, in cases wherein the main condition is non-psychiatric illness, management of mental and behavioral disorder may also be reimbursed provided that such condition is indicated in the admitting and/or final diagnosis "with appropriate codes". In such cases, Claim Form 3 and Mental Status Examination shall not be required.
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"The rule on 45-day allowance per year applies to this benefit", said Tabsing as he reiterated that that claims for cases not requiring admissions remains non-reimbursable.
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As a matter of policy, Philhealth compensates cases arising from confinement due to illness or injury and other day or ambulatory procedures such as general, eye, ENT, urological, gynecologic, orthopedic and other surgeries.
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Source: LinkedIn Pulse via Flickr.
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I can't recall exactly when it began, but among celebrities, a peculiar species has begun to emerge -- I call them the "money celebrities." The most famous one who comes to mind is Suze Orman, a self-proclaimed personal financial guru. Orman serves an excellent purpose in getting us thinking about things like credit, budgeting, and saving. But the danger comes when people apply aone-size-fits-all strategy to their own personal financial situation.
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The pitfalls of celebrity advice Early in a conversation I had with a young couple looking to get financially fit, they told me that they "did" Dave Ramsey. If I hadn't been familiar with Ramsey's shtick, I would have been quite clueless as to what they meant.
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In short, Ramsey is a TV and radio personality who often does his audience a disservice by giving blanket financial advice. He encourages people to pay off all their debts, despite the fact that not all debt is bad.A home mortgage is one of those kinds of debts that is not all bad, as it makes home ownership possible and may provide a tax deduction. And paying off a mortgage by dipping into your emergency fund is not smart, as it may leave you without the liquidity you need when a crisis strikes. He also recommends the same mutual funds for his entire audience, claiming these funds should average 12% per year -- and they very well might, but Ramsey implies that everyone can put their assets into these same types of growth funds and collect 12% per year into eternity. He speaks little of assessing one's risk tolerance or using smart asset allocation strategies.
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When I told the young couple mentioned above that neither I nor anyone else could promise them a 12% return onallof their money, they decided to go elsewhere.
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The bottom line on money celebrity adviceFor the Average Joe living paycheck to paycheck, Ramsey and Orman impart excellent rudimentary advice. But many people's situations require much more detailed and personalized advice, and they run into trouble when they attempt to fit themselves into the cookie-cutter plans the money celebrities serve up.
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Simply put, the money celebrities' advice is not generally the best for those who have graduated from Finance 101 in terms of their financial status. They need to be cognizant, for example, of income taxes -- as in, the four ways one can incur a tax liability from that 12% returning mutual fund! This may not matter much to Average Joe right now, but once you've reached the point where you can begin to invest in your future, things like this will matter a great deal. A few hours spent with a financial planning professional can put you on the right track for your individual situation.
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So don't fall into the one-size-fits-all trap when it comes to your financial planning. Listen to the money celebrities, sure, but remember that there's no way to ensure that their generic advice is right for you.
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The article Beware the Money Celebrities' Advice originally appeared on Fool.com.
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(KCPW News) While most Utahns will likely remember open records or immigration as the key issues of this year’s session of the Utah legislature, a Medicaid reform bill passed by Utah lawmakers will also have a lasting impact. Republican Senator Dan Liljenquist was the sponsor of SB 180, which passed the House and Senate with unanimous support. It seeks to rein in sharply rising Medicaid costs without compromising the quality of care. We talked with Senator Liljenquist and Judi Hilman, executive director of the Utah Health Policy Project.
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Present Company presents the 3rd annual Shakespeare at the Market: Twelfth Night, taking place on the rooftop of the downtown Austin flagship Whole Foods Market.
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The event features rooftop theater, live music, and groovy vibes. Picnics, blankets, and chairs are encouraged.
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Trying to figure out which of these bikes or scooters to buy? Compare the BMW R 1200 GS Vs Honda Africa Twin on CarAndBike to make an informed buying decision as to which bike to buy in 2019. This comparison has been carried out on the basis of prices, engine specifications, mileage, and features of these two-wheelers.
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The ex-showroom, New Delhi price of the BMW R 1200 GS starts at ₹ 16.79 Lakh and goes up to ₹ 20.18 Lakh for top-end model. On the other hand, the price of the base version of the Honda Africa Twin starts at ₹ 14.42 Lakh.
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As for the claimed fuel efficiency, the BMW R 1200 GS base engine returns 24 kmpl. The Honda Africa Twin base engine returns 16 kmpl.
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In the powertrain department, the BMW R 1200 GS gets a 1170 cc that produces 125 bhp peak power. The Honda Africa Twin comes in a 999 cc that produces 87 bhp peak power.
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Will President Trump Finally Address Middle-Class Woes?
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President Trump will give his State of the Union address in Congress on February 5, 2019. He will undoubtedly tout the continuing economic and labor market expansion as his record. Against this backdrop, the big questions are whether he will mention the ongoing financial struggles middle class families face, including retirement insecurity, and whether he will propose real ways to ease those struggles. His record so far raises serious doubts about his future efforts to help America’s middle class. After all, his first two years in office have been marked by policies that hurt not helped families’ finances.
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Many families face current and future economic insecurity. Wage growth has been flat for much of the past decade. This has made it difficult for many families to just get by. A lot of families also have a hard time to put money aside for an emergency, for their children’s education and for retirement. Wealth – the difference between what people own such as emergency savings, retirement savings and the equity in their house and what they own in mortgages, credit cards and student loans, for example – was still only 63.3% in 2016 of what it was in 2007 before the Great Recession. The median non-retiree family wealth was $69,400 (in 2016 dollars) in 2016, down from $109,664 in 2007. The problem of economic insecurity is even greater among communities of color and those who don’t have a college degree. Many middle class families still live paycheck to paycheck, have little money set aside for an emergency, can’t get ahead and face an uncertain retirement. President Trump tapped into this economic insecurity during his campaign.
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His policies so far have, if anything, made these problems worse , however. Most recently, he partially shut down the government over funding for a widely opposed border wall. The longest partial government shutdown in history affected 800,000 government employees and another estimated 1.2 million contractors, who may not get paid for their lost income. Many of the impacted families did not have the savings to withstand a month without a paycheck. People then borrowed on credit cards and from payday lenders. They delayed paying their bills, for instance, for their children’s college tuition. And they filed for unemployment insurance. The result was not only less income, but also less wealth. Yet members of President Trump’s administration, including the president himself, showed a complete lack of awareness for the harm they had inflicted on middle-class families with the shutdown.
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The shutdown was only the latest example in President Trump’s policies going against the interests of middle-class families. Most prominently, he touted a tax cuts in 2017 that favored the richest Americans and corporations over middle-class Americans. The tax cuts predictably did not deliver the goods on faster investment and thus cannot bring more productivity growth and higher wages for American workers. Instead, the tax cuts exacerbated income inequality by giving disproportionate amounts of money to the highest income earners and by rewarding shareholders. Worse, conservatives, including the President’s economic advisor, suggested to cut key middle-class benefits such as Social Security and Medicare to pay for the deficits that followed the irresponsible and ineffective tax cuts. The tax cuts then could exacerbate rather than alleviate middle-class woes.
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The tax cuts were not the first time President Trump pursued policies that hurt middle-class families. In fact, in one of his first acts as president in 2017, he rescinded new overtime rules proposed by President Obama. These new rules would have boosted wages for 13.5 million workers. Lower wages make it much harder for many families to build up a nest egg and save for retirement, among other things.
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The State of the Union address is a possibility for President Trump to reset his policy agenda. He could lend his support to a higher minimum wage as he has done before becoming president. A higher minimum wage would boost incomes at the bottom, where wage growth has been especially slow, and make it easier for people to save. As conservatives call for cuts to Social Security and Medicare amid rising deficits, he could reassure people that there will be no program cuts, as he did during his campaign. He could even encourage Social Security expansion as a wide array of Democratic lawmakers have proposed. Strengthening key programs like Social Security and Medicare would go a long way to boost middle-class economic security amid weak wage growth and low wealth. President Trump could propose a well-designed, effective and much needed infrastructure initiative that would boost middle-class jobs and wages in key industries such as construction and manufacturing. These industries would be helped more with such necessary investments than trade wars and changes to trade agreements that leave out labor standards, for example. At a minimum, it would be welcome to see President Trump abandon policies that further harm middle-class economic security such as making the tax cuts permanent and threatening another government shutdown. All of these things would help, but if recent history is any guide, they won’t be in President Trump’s speech.
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The University of Michigan's monthly survey of consumers hit 100.1 in the final reading of September.
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"All households held very optimistic expectations for improved personal finances in the year ahead, the most favorable financial prospects since 2004," Richard Curtin, chief economist for The University of Michigan's survey, said in a statement.
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Consumer sentiment was just under expectations in the final reading of September but the index remained near all-time high levels.
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The University of Michigan's monthly survey of consumers hit 100.1 in the final reading of September, below the 100.8 expected from economists polled by Reuters. Sentiment among consumers rose from August's final reading, when sentiment hit 96.2.
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"Consumer sentiment remained at very favorable levels in September, with the Index topping 100.0 for only the third time since January 2004," Richard Curtin, chief economist for The University of Michigan's survey, said in a statement.
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"All households held very optimistic expectations for improved personal finances in the year ahead, the most favorable financial prospects since 2004," Curtin added.
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Winning the 4x400 girls relay for Napa High at Analy's Castleberry Invitational were, from left, Aliyah Aguiar, Molly McGrath, Jane McLoughlin and Caitlyn Berryhill.
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Napa High's Nicholas Rubio won the boys 400 meters at Analy High's Castleberry Invitational on March 30.
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Napa High's Joey Holland placed third in the discus at Analy's Castleberry Invitational on March 30.
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Napa High's Mia Oggenfuss placed second in the girls high jump at Analy's Castleberry Invitational on March 30.
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The Napa High track and field team had a strong meet at the Castleberry Invitational on March 30 at Analy High in Sebastopol.
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Winning the 4x400 girls relay were sophomore Aliyah Aguiar, junior Molly McGrath, senior Jane McLoughlin and junior Caitlyn Berryhill in 4:14.32. McLoughlin also won the 800 meters in 2:18.18, while McGrath was fifth (2:30.59); McGrath was also fourth in the 1600 (5:35.37).
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Napa junior Mia Oggenfuss took second in the girls high jump at 5 feet and was fourth in the 100 hurdles (PR 17.16), while Aguiar was fifth in the 100 hurdles (PR 17.17) and Berryhill was fourth in the 300 hurdles (PR 50.27).
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Paty Rubio led the Napa girls in the throws, the junior notching sevenths in the shot put (26-6) and discus (74-10).
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Other top 10 finishers were junior Amany Hilliard with a sixth in the 200 meters (27.88) and a seventh in the 100 meters (13.48).
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In the girls long jump, Aguiar was third (15-10) and Berryhill fifth (15-0). In the triple jump, Berryhill took fourth (PR 31-6.5) and Oggenfuss was fifth (31-4.75).
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For the boys, junior Nicholas Rubio won the boys 400 meters in a personal-record 52.66 seconds, and was fourth in the 200 meters in a PR of 24.37; junior Erik Cosca was fourth in the 3200 (10:32.71) and eighth in the 1600 (PR 4:48.14), senior Owen Zuidema was fifth in the 300 hurdles (PR 44.62); and junior Matthew Helms was ninth in the 800 (PR 2:12.68).
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The boys throwers were led in the shot put by junior Quentin Dervin with a second-place finish (42-11) and senior Joey Holland with a sixth (PR 38-4), and by Holland in the discus with a third (106-6).
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Napa hosts Vintage at 3:30 p.m. today, in the first Big Game meet with Vine Valley Athletic League ramifications.
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Strong team efforts were on display from both schools as the Justin Siena girls won 87-48 and the visiting American Canyon boys prevailed 78-58 in VVAL action at Dodd Stadium.
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The Braves’ girls won every sprint up through the 800 meters, and led the way in all but one field event. The 4x100 relay team of Natalie Kelly, Claire Sullivan, Sydney Thweatt and Jojo Weis set the tone with a big win in a league-leading time of 52.36.
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Among the strong individual performances were Weis winning the pole vault (9 feet) and 300 hurdles (51.42), Sullivan winning the 100 meters (13.66) and 100 hurdles, Gianna Troppy winning the high jump (5 feet) and discus (110-5), Bella Holman winning the long jump (14-10) and triple jump, Thweatt winning the 200 meters (28.49) and 400 meters (1:03.18), and Audrey Halloran winning the 800 meters (2:43.64).
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Kelly also earned strong second-place points in the 100 (13.96) and 200 (28.49), while Whitney Powers took second in the pole vault (8-0). Justin Siena junior Lauren Aubert was second and senior Emily Breneisen third in the mile.
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American Canyon’s Isabella Richards won the 1600 (6:20.68) and 3200 (14:08.55), while Yani Kenion was first in the shot put (29-4).
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In varsity boys action, American Canyon freshman Croix Stewart had a huge day, winning the 100 (11.53), 200 (23.27) and 400 (53.01), while Justin-Siena’s Landon Mispagel claimed the 110 hurdles (15.59), 300 hurdles (42.55) and long jump (19-10). Another standout winner was Justin Kyle Chang of American Canyon, who took first place (4:52.52) over runner-up Jacob Guiducci (4:57.68) of the Braves. Chang also won the 800 (2:05.14) and 3200 (10:38.56).
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Justin-Siena’s Conrad Say was a strong second in the 100 (11.62), first in the triple jump (39-7) and second in the long jump (19-4), while Will Melancon was second in the 200 (24.64) and 400 (53.55). Liam McDevitt won the high jump, as did Casey Potrebic in the pole vault (11-0). Michael Ortega of American Canyon threw a PR to win the shot put (40-1), while teammate Eddie Byrdsong won the discus (106-4).
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The Braves’ 4x100 relay team of Solomone Anitoni, Blake Hoban, Mispagel and Say won in a PR time of 44.18, and the American Canyon 4x400 team of Stewart, Jazjuan Kenion, Kristian Valencia and James Santos won in a time of 3:38.57.
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The JV Boys saw American Canyon win 75-61 behind victories from Duran Paez (100, 200) and Ezekiel Anderson (400), while Justin-Siena got first places in the 800 and 1600 from Paul Giusto , and in the shot put and discus from TJ Schoningh. Justin-Siena’s Cole Chatagnier won the 300 hurdles, and Seth Morrison took the long jump.
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Diego Jimenez of American Canyon won the triple jump and teammate Trenton Angold claimed the pole vault. The Justin-Siena JV 4x100 relay team of Chatagnier, Miles Martin, Theo Lemieux and Morrison won with a strong PR time of 47.19, while the American Canyon team of Drake Hundley, Anderson, Paez and Camren Lee won the 4x400 relay in 3:55.64.
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Kyle Dozier shot a 71 as the Storm finished third out of seven teams in a Big 8 Conference Tournament on Monday at Windsor Golf Club. Frank Gawronski added a 79, Robby Hess and Mason Adams 82s, and Steve Plate an 84.
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Napa Valley finished second in another conference tournament on April 3 at Wildhorse Golf Club in Davis. Dozier and Gawronski each shot 73, Hess 74, Brandon Alemania 77, and Plate 81.
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The Storm were also second in a March 25 conference tournament at Chardonnay Golf Club, where Alemania led the way with a 76, followed by Gawronski (78), Plate (78), Hess (80) and Dozier (81).
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Napa Valley is currently third in the Big 8 standings.
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The visiting Braves came away with a mercy rule-shortened VVAL victory on Monday.
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After Justin-Siena (6-3, 1-1 VVAL) left two baserunners in the top of the first inning, Napa (2-8, 1-3 VVAL loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom half but Braves pitcher Madden Edwards got out of the jam.
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Justin-Siena broke through in the second, scoring two unearned runs on the second of seven Napa errors. The Braves squandered an opportunity in the third, but tallied three more runs in the fourth to chase Grizzlies starter Aiden Chatham. Gianni Natuzzi’s two-out single after a botched rundown plated two runs, and an RBI single by Keith Binz gave the visitors a 5-0 lead.
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Justin-Siena scored six unearned runs in the fifth without a hit, capitalizing on five walks, three Napa errors and a Natuzzi sacrifice fly.
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Edwards (3-0) got the win for the Braves, allowing one hit, no runs and four walks while striking out six in four innings. David Elias worked the fifth and needed only five pitches, all strikes, to end the game, thanks to two outstanding catches by Binz in center field.
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Along with Natuzzi’s three RBIs, the Braves were led offensively by Binz (hit, two RBIs, two walks, sacrifice bunt), Chris Duffy (hit, two runs), Daniel Kelly (hit, two runs), Braden Snoke (two runs, two walks, sacrifice bunt) and Edwards (two walks).
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Chatham took the loss for the Grizzlies, pitching three-plus innings and allowing three runs (one earned) on two hits, two walks and two strikeouts. Daniel Healy and Matt Patane each had a hit for Napa.
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In India, the government wants to give Asia's largest slum a makeover - and has invited Indian and foreign developers to participate in a huge slum resettlement project in the country's financial capital, Mumbai. But as Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, there is strong opposition to the plan.
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Dharavi is not just a sprawling urban slum located in the heart of Mumbai, it is a long established community. Over the last 50 years, it has mushroomed over two square kilometers, attracting poor migrants from all over the country. Today, more than half a million people live and work in its narrow, dirty alleys.
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The Maharashtra state government proposes to change all that, and recently placed newspaper advertisements in 20 countries inviting developers to rebuild Dharavi.
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The plan is simple: the slum will be torn down. About 57,000 families living in ramshackle houses will be given tiny apartments of 225 square feet in high-rise blocks. The remaining swathes of land will be cleared for commercial and residential buildings.
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The government says the $2.3 billion project will benefit everyone. Slum dwellers will get free, new housing with modern facilities and sanitation.
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But the project has triggered suspicion and resistance from many slum dwellers. They say Dharavi is not just their home but also their workplace.
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The head of the National Slum Dwellers Association, Jockin Arputham, is threatening massive protests. He says many people stand to lose their livelihood if the project is implemented.
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"The government can't give employment. People have made their employment. 45 percent are self-employed in Dharavi, porters and fisheries colony. Therefore it is not rebuilding Dharavi, it is taking away the existing employment," said Arputham.
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The government is trying to calm such fears. It says the project will also make room for industries, except polluting ones such as tanneries.
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At the same time, prime land worth an estimated $10 billion will be freed up for development in a crowded city, where property prices are among the most expensive in the world.
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However, opponents insist the project will mainly benefit developers. They are demanding more transparency and community involvement in the plan.
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They point to hundreds of small manufacturing units that thrive in its alleys producing a range of goods such as pottery, plastics, and embroidered garments.
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Over the years, Dharavi, has become a symbol of the haphazard urban growth in massive cities such as Mumbai, where millions of people live in slums. In Mumbai, more than half the city's population of 18 million lives in slums.
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Often the inhabitants in these slums are not people mired in dire poverty, but people forced to stay there due to exorbitant real estate prices. Many cramped homes in Dharavi, for example, boast televisions and refrigerators.
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High profile foreign visitors such as Britain's Prince Charles have stopped by Dharavi on their Indian tours to get an insight into the challenges of urban development in developing countries.
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"Singularity Traces of Single Degree-of-Freedom Planar Linkages that In" by Saleh M. Almestiri, Andrew P. Murray et al.
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This paper extends the general method to construct a singularity trace for single degree-of-freedom (DOF), closed-loop linkages to include prismatic along with revolute joints. The singularity trace has been introduced in the literature as a plot that reveals the gross motion characteristics of a linkage relative to a designated input joint and a design parameter. The motion characteristics identified on the plot include a number of possible geometric inversions (GIs), circuits, and singularities at any given value for the input link and the design parameter. An inverted slider–crank and an Assur IV/3 linkage are utilized to illustrate the adaptation of the general method to include prismatic joints.
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Almestiri, Saleh M.; Murray, Andrew P.; Myszka, David H.; and Wampler, Charles W., "Singularity Traces of Single Degree-of-Freedom Planar Linkages that Include Prismatic and Revolute Joints" (2016). Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Publications. 166.
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WASHINGTON, DC — On Thursday, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), the Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, submitted a statement expressing his opposition to the proposed plan to build an offshore liquefied natural gas port 24 miles off the coast of Long Branch, New Jersey. In his statement, which was submitted at a public hearing held on the issue, Pallone highlighted the potential dangers that the proposed Liberty Natural Gas (LNG) Port Ambrose terminal poses to New Jersey's ocean and coastline, which work as crucial economic engines for the state.
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Congressman Pallone, who has fought against offshore oil and gas drilling throughout his career and worked successfully to end ocean dumping, urged concerned citizens at the public hearing to continue to stand up against the industrialization of the Jersey Shore.
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Tonight’s hearing was a part of the public comment period on the issue, which has been extended by 30 days, until March 16th, in order to give residents more time to voice their concerns regarding the proposed terminal. In 2011, Governor Chris Christie (R-NJ) vetoed a similar plan for an LNG terminal to be built off of the New Jersey coast.
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Statement of Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr.
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I apologize I could not be there in person with all of you this evening, but I am in Washington, DC because Congress is in session this week. I join with those of you who are here in opposition tonight to stand up against the industrialization of the Jersey Shore.
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Liberty Natural Gas is back with the same old plan to put an industrial gas terminal off our coast – a plan that is strikingly similar to the one vetoed by Governor Christie in 2011. I am opposed to the proposed Liberty Natural Gas offshore liquefied natural gas project planned for 24 miles off the coast of Long Branch.
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I’m pleased that the public comment period has been extended by 30 days, to March 16. During that time, I encourage everyone to have their voice heard on this project.
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Throughout my tenure as an elected official, I have opposed industrial uses of the ocean. I have fought against offshore oil and gas drilling, as well as worked successfully to end ocean dumping. Instead of focusing on industrial uses of the ocean, our country and the State of New Jersey should be encouraging the use of renewable energy resources.
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