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Each year this fair raises money to support local service projects for women and children, including Kids in the Kitchen, YWA Domestic Abuse Center and The W.A.Y. Adventure Yard at the YWCA.
Wine will be served at a special evening on Friday, November 2nd from 4-7pm.
Admission cost is $5.00 for adults. Children 15 and under are free. Free parking also.
Humane Society of West Michigan (HSWM) has won the Grand Rapids Gem competition, organized by Grand Rapids-based Craft-Revival Jewelers. As a result of earning 65 percent of the public vote on grandrapidsgem.com, HSWM earned $6,640.
A fashionable men's club is forming in Grand Rapids, and if you follow the finger pointing, key players include Jim Murray, general manager of A.K. Rikk's and Stylist Kev Couture, along with a slew of other personalities.
"Fashion is everything to me. I love being able to make someone feel good about themselves through fashion. That's my high," Couture said.
And it's not just Couture who's feeling good as a result of fashion. Many men about town are picking up on an oft-overlooked trend.
"Men are starting to take notice. They think, I need a crisp haircut and cologne. It's all in the details — from the watches to the socks," says Ryan Slusarzyk, corporate business travel manager for Amway Hotel Corporation.
While stumbling around the official City of Grand Rapids website I found out that the city has its own online store! The website, located here offers shirts, sweatshirts, caps, pens, and other fun items all branded with the official Grand Rapids city logo.
Check out the selection, order yourself something nice, and be proud to be a Rapidian!
ADA, Mich. (WZZM) - Art students at Forest Hills Northern High School need your vote for the chance to win $50,000.
Vans shoes has selected artwork from 50 high schools for its Custom Culture contest. The contest involves creative, hand crafted designs on Vans' shoes.
Forest Hills Northern High School is one of 10 finalists in the northeast division. The winner of that division and four others will head to New York City for the finals, and the winning school will take home the prize.
Northern High School was in second place in the northeast division, with 14.22%, or 3,829 votes.
State media says capital punishment will be retained, but enforced sparingly.
The newspaper quoted Zhang Jun, vice-president of the Supreme People's Court, as saying that the number of executions will be reined in.
"As it is impossible for the country to abolish capital punishment under current realities and social security conditions, it is an important effort to strictly control the application of the penalty by judicial organs," he said.
"Judicial departments should use the least number of death sentences possible."
The paper said the court has been trying to hand down death sentences only to "those who have committed extremely serious or heinous crimes that lead to grave social consequences".
In January 2007, the Supreme People's Court regained the power of final approval of death penalties, which was devolved to provincial high courts in the 1980s, and promised to apply the ultimate punishment more carefully.
Sony is set to unveil the refreshed PS4 and next-gen PS4 Neo console, but there's now a juicy rumor that is set to have the internet alight - Rockstar will unveil Grand Theft Auto 6 at the same time. The last we heard on GTA 6 was our report on the possibility that GTA 6 or Red Dead Redemption 2 could be unveiled soon, and then our report from early last year.
Rockstar is rumored to unveil GTA 6 at Sony's PlayStation Meeting this month, with it being teased by industry insider 'Tidux' on Twitter. Tidux tweeted a cryptic tease, with a little guitar and a star, followed by #PSM. Now, that might not sound like much - but the guitar could be 'rock' and the star is... well... a star. Rock + Star = Rockstar Games, thus the birth of refreshed GTA 6 rumors. Rockstar's parent company Take-Two Interactive has confirmed the studio is working on some "exciting future projects" that culminate in a "robust development plan that extends well beyond the current fiscal year," causing the company to inflate its projected earnings for the next fiscal year.
If GTA 6 is unveiled next week, it would make for some interesting times regarding its release. Could we see GTA 6 on the PS4 and Xbox One, while the PS4 Neo and Xbox Scorpio could run a 1080p 60FPS or 4K version of the game, looking closer to the PC version of the game. It happened with GTA 5, which looked worlds better on the PC in high resolutions than it did on the potato boxes. Sony's PlayStation Meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 7 starting at 3PM EST, and Sony has promised to livestream the event.
GTA 6 will reportedly have a female protagonist, voiced by Eva Mendez - this is another huge chunk of the rumor, and it would mark for an interesting turn in the world of Grand Theft Auto protagonists.
As for the validity of this claim, we have strong reason to believe that Grand Theft Auto 6 will be unveiled soon. During Take-Two Interactive's Q4 2016 earnings call company CEO Strauss Zelnick not only confirmed Rockstar is working on new projects (likely Red Dead Redemption 2 and GTA 6), but he outright says that the company expects a substantial jump in profits thanks to these new projects.
What's a better money-maker than Grand Theft Auto?
"Looking ahead, we expect to grow Non-GAAP revenues and earnings in fiscal 2018, based on our robust development plan that extends well beyond the current fiscal year. Rockstar Games is of course hard at work on some exciting future projects that will be revealed soon," Zelnick said during the call.
For reference, Take-Two's Fiscal Year 2018 begins in April 2017, so don't expect to see GTA 6 or Red Dead Redemption 2 before then.
So there you have it--Rockstar Games unveiling GTA 6 or even Red Dead Redemption 2 at the PlayStation Meeting event makes a ton of sense, especially given the timeline. Everything is lining up, and we can't wait to see what happens next.
Please, Rockstar: Give us full VR support for GTA 6. Imagine if Sony has been working with Rockstar on GTA 6, and it's a next-gen game that works on the PlayStation VR headset? That would be a huge exclusive for Sony, and worthy of Rockstar unveiling GTA 6 during the PlayStation Meeting next week.
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Current Research and Scholarly Interests Function of Hedgehog proteins and other extracellular signals in morphogenesis (pattern formation), in injury repair and regeneration (pattern maintenance). We study how the distribution of such signals is regulated in tissues, how cells perceive and respond to distinct concentrations of signals, and how such signaling pathways arose in evolution. We also study the normal roles of such signals in stem-cell physiology and their abnormal roles in the formation and expansion of cancer stem cells.
Current Research and Scholarly Interests We use genomic approaches to identify disease biomarkers. We are most interested in translating biomarkers into clinical practice in urological diseases with a particular focus in cancer.
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Dr. Chen’s research examines the molecular causes of urinary incontinence and pelvic floor dysfunction. Recognizing that urinary incontinence linked to demise of smooth muscle sphincter function, she is investigating the potential use of stem cell regeneration to restore muscle capacity.
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Renal cell carcinoma and prostate cancer outcomes research and epidemiology.
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Using various animal models of bladder outlet obstruction as a representation of human prostatic disease, I am investigating how intervening with pharmacotherapy, neuromodulation, and other novel therapies may help to reverse the adverse changes in the bladder due to the obstruction.
I also am investigating new, minimally invasive treatments for post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence.
I am also investigating the role of neruomodulation in the treatment of chronic pelvic pain and IC.
Current Research and Scholarly Interests My main recent interest is the application of Biomedical Engineering approaches for the clinical visualization and characterization of the static and dynamic properties of pelvic floor function. This extends to ultrasound Imaging and image processing, construction of computer models and biomechanics analysis of pelvic floor function. It is envisioned that these considerations are important constituents of the clinical evaluation of patients with lower urinary tract dysfunction and urodynamics.
Bio I am a founding member of the Stanford Urolithiasis Project, where we have studied population health datasets to examine surgical outcomes and environmental risk factors in urinary stone disease. Our current focus includes socioeconomic and ethnic disparities in kidney stone disease, water quality and stone disease, pregnancy in kidney stone disease and geographical variations in kidney stones incidence and metabolic kidney stone work up. As a Clinical Assistant professor of urology and Director of the Stanford Kidney Stones center I have performed 300-400 surgeries per year for kidney stones since joining the faculty in 2015.
According to West Coast rap star Kam, Ice Cube first caught wind of the Muslim faith once Kam shared his experience and information on the religion. Converting to the faith at the onset of the ‘90s decade, Cube shared with The Guardian that, though he had never actually entered the Nation of Islam, his approach to the religion is that of a more naturalistic tone. “I never was in the Nation of Islam,” he said in the February 2000 interview. “I mean, what I call myself is a natural Muslim, because it's just me and God. You know — going to the mosque, the ritual and the tradition — it's just not in me to do. So I don't do it."
Aside from frequently using expressions from the Muslim religion, namely in the blessing of his family, the hip-hop hitmaker also uses his faith charitably. Visiting New York’s most widely-known jail complex Riker’s Island, Swizz once commemorated the Muslim holiday Eid al-Fitr by feeding the prison’s Muslim inmate population.
The Louisiana-native and his wife, Dreka Gates, often share their experiences practicing the faith via social media after converting together. But by their testimony, being a member of the Muslim community had been a subconscious inherence. “We’ve unknowingly been Muslim our entire lives,” they shared in a personal video. Expressing that their faith is a “way of life,” the couple also said that the Christian church just wasn’t a place where they received favorable spiritual vibes from.
Beanie Sigel has been openly practicing Islam and balancing his career in music for ages, even incorporating his unique position in his music, once rapping, "Cuz I spit gangsta, think Muslim and act Kaffir." He and frequent collaborator Freeway have often discussed their day-to-day challenges due to the simple fact that their religion prohibits a certain lifestyle all too many rappers are encompassing in order to gain credibility.
"I dunno if Free remembers, but we had a conversation a while back," Sigel explained during a 2008 interview reflecting on finding conviction in his decision to practice Islam. "I was telling him something that was messed up for me. Free was like, ‘You can’t think like that. Sincere prayer is the only thing that can change your fate in whatever you do.’ It stuck with me, until the day that I read it for myself. It made me feel better. It was taubah [seeking repentance]."
Throughout the course of the past year alone, Dave East has positioned himself extremely well, going from a stereotypical rising artist trying to make a name for himself to becoming none other than the protégé of Nas. While all eyes are on him to see where his highly anticipated debut album and shiny Def Jam record deal will take him next, some may be surprised to learn that Dave East is also a proud Muslim.
Although he didn't take his Shahada until four or five years ago, the rapper shares that he's always been around Islam and his faith has keep him out of real trouble he easily could have gotten into during his teenage years. During a recent interview with Vibe, the New York emcee talks about how practicing Islam has provided him with a necessary discipline that living on the streets alone couldn't teach him. "It always brings me back to reality and keeps me humble. It changed my life," he declares.
Bas, one of the signees of Dreamville’s tight rap circle, boasts a Sudanese background and Muslim faith upbringing. In an interview with XXL, the New York-bred rap star said that he and his family practice the religion, but it also had its contradictions. In that sense, he shared, he’s gained new perspectives that he reflects through his raps.
Sticking to his Senegalese roots, the St. Louis-born harmonizer is a devout follower of Islam. While certain facets of his faith have been the cause of slight controversy — including his alleged polygamy — Akon responded to Trump’s #MuslimBan executive order with disdain. “Closing the US borders to our [brothers] and sisters abroad is a step back in time,” he said.
Lupe Fiasco is a practicing Muslim who credits his religion for helping him to correct the mistakes he's made throughout his life. During a sit-down with Katie Couric, the rapper shared that to avoid temptations glorified by the music industry, he simply surrounds himself with those who respect that he abstains from alcohol, smoking and other behavior that Islam prohibits, but also doesn't judge his friends or fellow rappers for their decisions, saying that at the end of the day, we're all human and we all have faults.
"Islam is a tool for personal improvement but not a means to look down on people," Fiasco shared when opening up about his faith.
Philadelphia rapper Freeway converted to Islam at the age of 14, and years later, found himself being mentored by Beanie Sigel, who showed him how to navigate the hip-hop game early on in his career without compromising his faith. Throughout his career in music, he has become an inspiration to many, balancing what comes with the territory of being a rapper with his practice as a Muslim, something that isn't without much temptation and hard work.
Freeway also has previously shared how his faith has subconsciously influenced his music, explaining, "Fans can get more out of my music now because I have more of a message. I’m more conscious about what I say now because in Islam we believe that you’re going to be held accountable for everything that comes out your mouth."
The Suru Council of Chiefs in the centre of Vanuatu's Pentecost Island has decided to stop the work done by the telecommunication company, Digicel, on their Langare historical site.
A Vanuatu Cultural Centre worker, Bruce Tabi, says the chiefs decided to stop the construction of the tower until a meeting is held on the island with Digicel, the chiefs, the land owners and the cultural centre.
This follows complaints from the chiefs that Digicel, which has already laid the tower's foundations, has violated Vanuatu's law on the protection of the historical site.
Former Kentucky guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is not backing down from his new rivalry with LeBron James' Los Angeles Lakers.
LEXINGTON, Ky. - LeBron James is not the only NBA player new to Los Angeles.
And one of the city's other imports is not ready to cede the spotlight yet.
"Personally, if I recall the Clippers have been the better team in LA the past few years or so," Clippers rookie guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said Thursday when asked about possibly playing in James' shadow. "So they’ve got to beat us to be the big bro."
Gilgeous-Alexander is right: The Clippers have finished ahead of the Lakers in the Western Conference standings in each of the last six seasons. In 2017-18, the Clippers finished seven games ahead of the Lakers with a 42-40 record.
In addition to James, the Lakers have added Lance Stephenson, Michael Beasley and former Kentucky point guard Rajon Rondo in addition to draft picks Moritz Wagner and Svi Mykhailiuk.
Gilgeous-Alexander joined the Clippers through a trade after being selected with the No. 11 pick in the 2018 NBA draft.
Speaking at a youth basketball camp on the University of Kentucky campus, Gilgeous-Alexander said his opinion about the Lakers-Clippers rivalry is one he has inherited from veterans on the team.
"We don’t back down from anybody," he said.
Published by the Pirate FM News Team at 6:02am 5th November 2014.
Crew from Falmouth's RFA Argus come face-to-face wtih families in the ebola zone.
Marines are carrying out survey work in Sierra Leone.
The hospital ship arrived last week, packed with medical supplies to try to stop the deadly virus spreading.
The men - from two Plymouth-based units 539 Assault Squadron Royal Marines and 42 Commando - went ashore at Lungi Beach, near the country's main international airport. They met with residents who told them about the area and conducted an underwater survey to confirm beach gradients to check if suitable for landing craft landing.
Leading the small shore team was Sergeant John McDonald of 539 Assault Squadron Royal Marines. He said: "The reception we received was overwhelming; I'd say that more than 150 people met us when we landed on the beach. We explained that we were there to carry out survey work and they really wanted to help by providing us with local knowledge. As a result we managed to gather more information than we had expected about the local area, while at the same time we were able to deploy a sonar on one of the Zodiacs to confirm the suitability of the beach for landings."
RFA Argus was deployed to the West African country where she has begun playing an important logistical role with three embarked Merlin Mk2 helicopters from 820 Naval Air Squadron at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose being used to transport British medical teams, stores and aid experts deployed to help tackle the Ebola virus.
The ship also carries two landing craft vehicle personnel, three rigid hull inflatable boats, and six small Zodiac inflatable boats from 539 squadron which will move stores, equipment and personnel inland along Sierra Leone rivers.
The Royal Marines landing party travelled in a landing craft and two Zodiacs before going ashore at Lungi Beach. Corporal Gavin Smith was at the helm of the landing craft. He said: "The response from the local community was really positive, and despite Ebola being a major issue in West Africa, it seems that life is continuing as normal. All of our commandos have undergone rigorous counter Ebola training and adhered to these measures while ashore."
The Royal Marines will continue with survey work in different areas in order to assist their longer term logistical role in transporting equipment, stores and personnel.
The UK is leading the international response to the Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone by diagnosing and isolating Ebola cases more quickly, trebling the number of treatment beds, supporting burial teams and researching a vaccine.
More than 800 military personnel will be deployed in total to help with the establishment of Ebola Treatment Centres and an Ebola Training Academy. Around 450 of these personnel are already on the ground.
The 14th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) kicks off in Davos on Tuesday. About 3,000 high-profile delegates are expected at the gathering. The meeting takes place under the theme “Globalisation 4.0: Shaping a Global Architecture in the Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution”.
Business Day editor Lukanyo Mnyanda joined Business Day TV on the line from Davos to set the scene.
Who does the world trust more — CEO or politician?
TMZ has learned that actor Shemar Moore was arrested early Friday morning on suspicion of DUI in Los Angeles.
According to the CHP arrest report obtained by TMZ, the former "Young and the Restless" star was pulled over after officers noticed the actor speeding near Santa Monica Blvd. at 1:30 AM. After he was stopped, cops reported that Moore "displayed signs of alcohol impairment and a DUI investigation was conducted." Moore was then arrested and transported to a nearby station, where he took a breath test and was later booked.
Moore, who currently stars in "Criminal Minds," was released a few hours later on $5000 bail.
Calls to Moore's rep were not immediately returned.
Pioneer rallied briefly in the bottom of the fourth but Daniel Carrion and the Winters Warriors snuffed out that and virtually any other chance to come back in an 11-1 loss on a windy Wednesday afternoon at Pioneer.
Trailing 6-1 after the top of the fourth, Austin McKinney and Alex Angulo led off the bottom half of the inning with singles. Isaiah Medina worked a 3-2 count and hit a grounder to short, forcing out McKinney but beating out the throw to put runners at the corners. Justin Chambers followed with a bunt down the third base line. Winters got the out at first and doubled up Angulo to end the inning.
Pioneer picked up their only run by taking advantage of a couple of errors in the bottom of the first.
Jackson Mitchell reached on an error in left, stole second and moved to third on a ground ball by Will Ditler that was booted at short. A balk by Carrion scored Mitchell and moved Ditler to second but the Patriots went down quietly to end the inning.
Easton Rodgers got the start and allowed two unearned runs on three hits before being lifted with one out in the fourth inning. Max Imbach allowed four earned runs in 2/3 of an inning and Chambers walked four in a five-run fifth for Winters.
Wednesday was the second of four games in four days for the Patriots, who prioritized the three-game league series with Mira Loma and used No. 1 starter Ditler on Tuesday rather than push him back for Wednesday’s high profile match-up.
After Friday’s series finale with Mira Loma, Pioneer enters a stretch of five straight non-conference games before a three-game series against Woodland. The second of those games on April 16th comes at home against Paradise. The Patriots are hosting a barbecue after that game to raise money for the team. First pitch is scheduled for 4:15 p.m.
Pioneer (9-3, 5-2) went to Mira Loma on Thursday and were at home on Friday.
SpaceX is poised to fire off a fresh Falcon 9 rocket on Thursday, delivering a comically tiny payload for Taiwan’s National Space Organization. At 1,047 pounds, the Formosat-5 Earth-observing satellite is almost light enough for a human to deadlift—but it’ll launch atop a Falcon 9 rocket with 50 times more capacity. The overkill is thanks to a years-long delay, and SpaceX will take a substantial financial hit to make good on a contract it signed in 2010.
Elon Musk’s space flight company will attempt to launch the rocket from Vandenberg Air Force base in California during a 42-minute window opening at 11:51 am PDT on Thursday. The satellite is bound for heliosynchronous orbit, where it will pass over Taiwan every two days for data retrieval. After the lightest single payload to ever hitch a ride on a Falcon 9 separates, the booster will fly back for a drone ship landing—hopefully to be reused in future, more economically viable missions.
The Formosat-5 is Taiwan’s first satellite designed and built entirely with the nation’s resources. More than 50 teams from across the country built it to facilitate academic research, disaster prevention, and humanitarian assistance. Originally, the sat was supposed to fly on SpaceX’s Falcon 1e, an upgraded version of its first orbital-class Falcon 1 rocket with a lift capability of 2,200 pounds. And according to industry analysis site Space Intel Report, they paid $23 million for the privilege—compared to the typical $62 million for a commercial Falcon 9 launch today.
So how did Taiwan hitch a discounted ride on a Falcon 9? Delay after delay. SpaceX hoped to deliver Formosat-5 as early as 2013 by launching the small-lift vehicle from a pad on Omelek Island in the military-controlled Kwajalein Atoll southwest of Hawaii. But because of low demand, the company scrapped the single-engine Falcon 1e in the summer of 2011, refocusing its efforts on developing new versions of the Falcon 9. Regardless of how SpaceX launches Formosat-5, the price remains firm for the customer.
After the Formosat-5 mission was moved to the Falcon 9, SpaceX targeted its launch for 2015, searching for another paying customer to share space onboard. Launch middleman Spaceflight was in talks with SpaceX to fly its Sherpa rideshare spacecraft on the mission. The Sherpa is a tow vehicle and deployment system for smaller, privately owned satellites; Spaceflight would have flown 90 of them, many from Earth-imaging company Planet, on the Formosat-5 mission.
But the mission suffered even more setbacks after SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft was destroyed during a launch to the space station in June of 2015. Then, the following summer, SpaceX lost another Falcon 9 after an explosion at its Cape Canaveral launch pad. The incident forced Planet to pull its satellites from Sherpa and launch on an Indian rocket instead—leaving Taiwan’s National Space Organization as the sole passenger on Thursday’s mission.
Despite the delays, Taiwan didn’t opt for another rocket provider like Orbital ATK, which operates the Minotaur rocket for missions to low-Earth orbit at a cost of around $30 million. Instead, SpaceX will pay 1.25 percent of the launch costs back to them for every month that Formosat-5 is delayed, according to the mission’s contract.
So how much is SpaceX going to lose on this mission? If you remove the potential reusability of the Falcon 9 booster for a moment, a lot. According to a launch cost analysis by investment firm Jefferies International, SpaceX usually makes a 40 percent profit from $62 million commercial Falcon 9 launches with new boosters. That puts $25 million in the bank and $37 million toward direct launch costs. With Taiwan’s severely reduced fare of $23 million, SpaceX is not only foregoing its profit but will be out-of-pocket for the remaining $14 million.