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__label__cc	0.577592	0.422408	Behind the Beautiful Forevers Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 All Themes Society, Competition, and Social Division Opportunity, Corruption, and Inequality The Local vs. The Global Permanence, Legacy, and Erasure Life and Death All Characters Abdul Husain Fatima Zehrunisa Husain Asha Waghekar Manju Waghekar Sunil Sonu Gupta Meena Kalu Karam Kehkashan Mirchi Rahul Waghekar Subhash Sawant Robert Pires All Symbols The Beautiful Forever Wall Abdul’s Brick Wall Instant downloads of all 1202 LitChart PDFs (including Behind the Beautiful Forevers). Society, Competition, and Social Division Opportunity, Corruption, and Inequality The Local vs. The Global Permanence, Legacy, and Erasure Abdul Husain Zehrunisa Husain Asha Waghekar Manju Waghekar Sonu Gupta Kehkashan Rahul Waghekar Subhash Sawant The Beautiful Forever Wall Abdul’s Brick Wall The Local vs. The Global Theme Analysis Themes and Colors LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Behind the Beautiful Forevers, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. Behind the Beautiful Forevers is an attempt to go beyond the popular narrative of India as a rising global power experiencing an economic boom that is uplifting all of its citizens. The source of the book’s title is a concrete wall plastered with ads for ceramic tiles that will stay “beautiful forever”—this wall is intended to hide Annawadi from the sight of wealthy international travelers at the Mumbai airport. In other words, the wall tries to hide the local from the global, and Katherine Boo is going behind the wall to report on the local effects of globalization that have largely been unseen by the world. Boosterish narratives of capitalist progress reflect India’s increasing prestige in the global economy, but Boo argues that, like misleading tile ads, such narratives can hide realities at the local level: the residents of Annawadi are not thriving under India’s new global capitalism. In fact, it seems that globalization has made their lives worse. Even as global concerns become more important to progress in India as a whole, individual people worry about the problems that globalization creates in their lives. Boo gives many examples of this. Annawadi is directly adjacent to the international airport, and the airport constantly threatens to destroy the entire slum in order to protect India’s reputation of progress from being tarnished by travelers witnessing the country’s poverty. In addition, India’s increased industrialization—which is largely responsible for India’s ability to compete in global markets—creates pollution that ruins the health of those who live in Annawadi. Finally, globalization means that the local economy of Annawadi is not insulated from the tribulations of larger markets. The 2008 recession, set off by American banks, has huge repercussions in the slum: Annawadians were already struggling, but after the recession depresses the value of goods (including trash), Annawadians’ lives become even more difficult and precarious. Boo presents the slum of Annawadi in all its particular detail, making clear that she is talking only about Annawadi and does not intend to represent the conditions of all people in poverty or even all people in poverty in India. This deep dive into a small number of people humanizes the otherwise overwhelming statistics about those who live in poverty throughout the world, and asserts the significance of every individual. However, despite the particularities of Annawadi, Boo’s book does have something to say about poverty around the globe. Though the specific diseases that Annawadians must deal with are unique to their climate and environment, the lack of proper health care in Annawadi is representative of the larger problem of health and hygiene across the world. Issues of child labor (as shown by the trash scavengers), illiteracy and education (as shown in Manju’s school), and drug addiction (seen in the constant use of Eraz-ex by some of the Annawadians), are also global concerns seen in many situations of urban poverty around the world. Learning about the experiences particular to impoverished communities in India, and especially seeing complex individuals navigating these issues, can help readers from other parts of the world become more globally aware of the problems that others face. Related Themes from Other Texts Compare and contrast themes from other texts to this theme… Find Related Themes! The Local vs. The Global ThemeTracker The ThemeTracker below shows where, and to what degree, the theme of The Local vs. The Global appears in each Chapter of Behind the Beautiful Forevers. Click or tap on any chapter to read its Summary & Analysis. How often theme appears: Chapter length: Get the entire Behind the Beautiful Forevers LitChart as a printable PDF. The Local vs. The Global Quotes in Behind the Beautiful Forevers Below you will find the important quotes in Behind the Beautiful Forevers related to the theme of The Local vs. The Global. Chapter 1 Quotes Seventeen years later, almost no one in this slum was considered poor by official Indian benchmarks. Rather, the Annawadians were among roughly one hundred million Indians freed from poverty since 1991, when, around the same moment as the small slum's founding, the central government embraced economic liberalization. The Annawadians were thus part of one of the most stirring success narratives in the modern history of global market capitalism, a narrative still unfolding. Page Number and Citation: 6 Unlock explanations and citation info for this and every other Behind the Beautiful Forevers quote. And while some international businessmen descending into the Mumbai airport eyed the vista of slums with disgust, and others regarded it with pity, few took the sight as evidence of a high-functioning, well-managed city. Annawadians understood that their settlement was widely perceived as a blight, and that their homes, like their work, were provisional. Still they clung to this half-acre… Chapter 13 Quotes "The banks in America went in a loss, then the big people went in a loss, then the scrap market in the slum areas came down, too": This was how he explained the global economic crisis. A kilo of empty water bottles once worth twenty-five rupees was now worth ten, and a kilo of newspaper once worth five rupees was now worth two: This was how the global crisis was understood. Mueller, Bethany. "Behind the Beautiful Forevers Themes: The Local vs. The Global." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 2 Aug 2017. Web. 18 Jan 2020. Mueller, Bethany. "Behind the Beautiful Forevers Themes: The Local vs. The Global." LitCharts LLC, August 2, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2020. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/behind-the-beautiful-forevers/themes/the-local-vs-the-global.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9023
__label__cc	0.657324	0.342676	Lithium Chile Inc. is pleased to provide an update on the ongoing drill program at its wholly-owned Ollague project July 25, 2018 /0 Comments/in News /by LithiumChilex TSX Venture Exchange: “LITH” OTC-QB: LTMCF CALGARY, July 23, 2018, /CNW/ – Lithium Chile Inc. (“Lithium Chile”) is pleased to provide an update on the ongoing drill program at its wholly-owned Ollague project, located in the Antofagasta Region of Chile. The first hole, DDH-OLL-01-18, encountered a porous brine saturated salt/sand horizon at a depth of 110 meters which continued to a depth of 290 meters. These depths coincided with the main low conductivity zone detected by the transient electromagnetic survey completed by Lithium Chile on the property during March 2018 (“TEM” – see news release dated April 3, 2018). DDH-OLL-01-18 was terminated at 300 meters depth after penetrating the Salar basement at 290 meters. The drill rig is now set up on platform 2, located 2 kilometres SW of DDH-OLL-01-18. In addition to recovering core during the drilling of DDH-OLL-01-18, a fluid sampling program was completed. This consisted of collecting 1-litre samples at 20-25 meter intervals throughout the 180-meter thickness of the porous zone. The samples were tested on site for salinity and conductivity and then bottled and sealed on site for shipping to an accredited laboratory, ALS Patagonia, for chemical analysis. DDH-OLL-01-18 is located approximately 1 kilometre from a historic test well where Lithium Chile recently received assay results of 1220 mg/L lithium from newly taken downhole fluid samples. This news release has been reviewed by Terence Walker, P. Geo., Vice President of Exploration and a qualified person as that term is defined in National Instrument 43-101. About Lithium Chile Lithium Chile is advancing a lithium property portfolio consisting of 152,900 hectares covering sections of 14 salars and 1 Laguna complex in Chile. Lithium Chile’s common shares are listed on the TSX-V under the symbol “LITH” and on the OTC-QB under the symbol “LTMCF”. On Behalf of the Board of Directors, Steven CochranePresident & CEO Forward-Looking StatementsThis news release may contain certain forward-looking information and forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities legislation (collectively “forward-looking statements”). Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “expects”, “believes”, “aims to”, “plans to” or “intends to” or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results “will” occur. In particular, this news release contains forward-looking statements relating to, among other things, management of the Company’s views regarding the current and subsequent drilling programs. You are cautioned that the following list of material factors and assumptions is not exhaustive. Specific material factors and assumptions include, but are not limited to: the general stability of the economic and political environment in which the Company operates; the timely receipt of required regulatory approvals; the ability of the Company to obtain future financing on acceptable terms; currency, exchange and interest rates; operating costs; the success the Company will have in exploring its prospects and the results from such prospects. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements herein, except as required by applicable securities laws. All forward-looking statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. SOURCE Lithium Chile Inc. For further information: To find out more about Lithium Chile Inc., please contact Steven Cochrane, President and CEO at (403) 853 7117 or via email: steve@lithiumchile.ca or alternatively, Jeremy Ross, VP Business Development, at (604) 537-7556 or via email: jeremy@lithiumchile.ca. Tags: lithium brine, lithium mining, mining survey, ollague chile https://www.lithiumchile.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/drill-e1530211339200.jpg 1291 970 LithiumChilex http://lithiumchile.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/chilelogo.png LithiumChilex2018-07-25 21:04:002018-08-12 21:39:00Lithium Chile Inc. is pleased to provide an update on the ongoing drill program at its wholly-owned Ollague project Lithium Chile Retains Montgomery and Associates as Technical Advisors for Upcoming Drill Program Lithium Chile Commences Drilling At Ollague, Chile Lithium Chile to Sponsor and Present at the Largest Lithium Conference of 2019 Lithium Chile Advances Turi Project with Agreement on Drill Hole and Initiates Filings with Related Government Bodies LITHIUM CHILE ANNOUNCES COMMUNITY APPROVAL FOR THEIR EXPLORATION PROGRAM ON THEIR SALAR DE COIPASA PROPERTY. LITHIUM CHILE HITS 480 MG/L OF LITHIUM BRINE ON 1ST DRILL HOLE AT OLLAGUE, CHILE Lithium Chile Plans Second Program For Additional T.E.M And Follow Up Drilling On The Turi Prospect Lithium Chile Identifies 58KM2 High-Priority Target Area At Coipasa, Chile Lithium Chile Commences Drilling At Ollague, Chile LITHIUM CHILE HITS 480 MG/L OF LITHIUM BRINE ON 1ST DRILL HOLE AT OLLAGUE, ...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9026
__label__wiki	0.833953	0.833953	Why Does OJ Taste Bad After You Brush Your Teeth? By Aylin Woodward - Live Science Contributor 2018-09-18T11:10:33Z (Image: © Shutterstock) There's nothing like a fresh, tangy glass of orange juice to go with your morning oatmeal. But if you've just brushed your teeth, you may find that the beverage tastes … less than delicious. So, why does toothpaste affect the taste of orange juice and other sweet breakfast (or midnight) snacks? It all boils down to what's happening with the taste receptors on our taste buds, Guy Crosby, a nutrition professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, told Live Science. In a nutshell, a compound in toothpaste called sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) alters the way we process certain tastes, at least temporarily. [Why Do Some People Hate the Taste of Beer?] But let's start with how we detect different tastes. If you touch your tongue, you'll notice that it's covered with bumps and mini-ridges. Each of these bumps is made up of taste buds, which in turn are made up of taste receptors. Our mouthshave between 2,000 and 4,000 taste buds in total, and each taste bud has between 10 and 50 receptors. In other words, humans are well-equipped to savor different foods. All of our taste buds help us to perceive five types of flavors: sweet, salty, sour, bitter and umami. (That last term describes savory foods, like cured meats, mushrooms and fermented cheeses.) The act of tasting is a bit like a chemical puzzle. When we chomp into something, that food releases molecules that have certain shapes, and these shapes float around in our mouths. Each flavor of food has a unique shape, which matches up to a type of taste receptor with a corresponding shape. For instance, when the bitter molecules from our lunchtime arugula salad bind to a bitter receptor, that sends a series of neural signals to our brain announcing that we've tasted something bitter. However, a compound present in most toothpastes wreaks havoc on this tango between flavor molecules and taste receptors. During a vigorous toothbrushing, toothpaste bubbles and froths in your mouth. This happens because the paste includes that aforementioned compound, SLS, which acts as a detergent on your teeth. SLS is found in products that bubble or foam, including personal care products such as shaving cream and household cleaners like dish soap. But research has shown that SLS affects the ability of our taste receptors; it makes them more susceptible to bitter tastes and dials back how much we can taste sweet flavors. Oranges are slightly bitter, thanks to citric acid, but that taste is typically obscured in juice by the extra sugar that companies mix into the drink. According to the American Chemical Society, SLS not only suppresses our sweetness receptors, but also wipes out our phospholipids — compounds that hinder our bitterness receptors. In effect, our taste buds suddenly taste a lot more of OJ's bitter taste than its sugary-sweet goodness. All research on the topic of SLS and its impact on taste traces back to a 1980 study in the journal Chemical Senses, Crosby said. According to Crosby, the paper's authors state that SLS reduces the sweetness of sucrose (essentially sugar), the saltiness of sodium chloride (salt) and the bitterness of quinine (the flavoring used in tonic water) but increases the bitterness of citric acid (typically found in fruits like limes and oranges). [Do Mouthwashes Work?] However, there is no specific mention in the paper of toothpaste's effect on the taste of orange juice, Crosby said. Even so, "I believe it is best to describe the effect of toothpaste on the taste of orange juice as a theory, but one that makes good sense based on the research reported,"Crosby said. But juice lovers, don't despair. These taste effects dissipate "on the order of minutes," according to the 1980 paper. Crosby said that waiting just a few minutes is all that's needed, as the physical interaction between SLS and taste cells is a temporary change. The SLS dissolves away with additional saliva, and once we eat other foods, normal taste sense is restored, he said. Simply put, next time you want OJ for breakfast, you might consider brushing your teeth, showering and then dashing off to the refrigerator for your morning juice. Or, you can just brush your teeth after you gulp down your juice.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9028
__label__cc	0.500247	0.499753	Maine Maritime Academy Athletics Rugby (Club) Wrestling (Club) Athletics Mission Facilities / Public Use inCOMMAND Parent Q & A Tailgating Guidelines Mariner Classic - Maine Mariner Classic - Texas May Madness Smith Gymnasium Renovation Project BSN Online Store Mariners Rally to Beat Monks in Overtime Saint Joseph's (Me.) Saint Joseph's (Me.) (5-4) 16 21 20 5 6 68 Maine Maritime (7-3) 18 16 16 12 9 71 Pts: Julia Quinn - 18 Reb: Lexi L'Heureux-Carland - 11 Ast: Alyson Fillion - 3 Pts: Lauren Plissey - 17 Reb: Lauren Plissey - 8 Ast: Maureen Stanton - 6 CASTINE, Maine – Maine Maritime Academy women's basketball fought back from a 13-point deficit to defeat Saint Joseph's College 71-68 in overtime on Saturday afternoon in non-conference action inside of Smith Gymnasium. The win marks the first for the Mariners over the Monks since 2007. How it Happened: The two teams battled closely in the first quarter and the Mariners took a narrow 18-16 lead into the second, after a last second shot from Monks' Julia Quinn cut the lead to two. The Monks began to pull away late in the second quarter, using an 8-3 run to take a 37-34 lead into halftime. Saint Joseph's built a 13-point lead with four minutes to go in the third quarter but the Mariners outscored the Monks 8-2 to close out the quarter and cut the lead to 57-50. The Mariners held the Monks to just five points in the fourth quarter and Melinda Ogden (Searsport, Maine) hit a three-pointer with five seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 62-62. Maine Maritime's tenacious defense caused a Monk turnover on the other side of the court but the Mariners came up empty on their offensive efforts and the game headed into overtime. Another three from Ogden at 3:11 in overtime sparked a seven-point run for the Mariners to make it 71-64 with under a minute to go and despite three last-second points from the Monks the Mariners held on for the victory. Inside the Numbers: Lauren Plissey (Hermon, Maine) led the Mariners with 17 points, going a perfect 8-for-8 from the floor, tying the Maine Maritime single-game record. Plissey added eight rebounds, three blocks, two assists and two steals, while Maureen Stanton (Abington, Mass.) added 16 points, seven rebounds, six assists and two steals and Samantha Mason (Lamoine, Maine) contributed 12 points, four rebounds, four assists and a steal. Quinn tallied a game-high 18 points to lead the Monks, while also adding two rebounds, an assist and a steal, teammate Lexi L'Heureux-Carland pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds, to go with six points, an assist and a steal. Cassandra Stapelfeld contributed 16 points, four rebounds, two steals and an assist and Alyson Fillion tallied 14 points, three rebounds, three assists and a steal. The Mariners shot 43.3 percent from the floor and 25.0 from three-point land, while the Monks shot 30.6 percent overall and 33.3 percent from beyond the arc. The Monks held a 50-43 advantage in rebounds. Up Next: The Mariners improve to 7-3 overall, while the Monks dip to 5-4 on the season. Maine Maritime returns to action in 2020 when they travel to Norwich University on Sunday, January 5 for a 2:00 pm non-conference matchup. Castine, Maine 04420 11.09 Final Women's Basketball vs. Wheaton (Mass.) L, 79-73 RC , BX 11.10 Final Women's Basketball vs. Mass.-Boston L, 64-51 11.16 Final Women's Basketball vs. Moravian L, 62-61 11.17 Final Women's Basketball vs. Rivier W, 80-47 11.19 Final Women's Basketball vs. Colby W, 67-62 RC , BX , PH 11.22 Final Women's Basketball at Gordon W, 52-50 11.23 Final Women's Basketball vs. New England Col. W, 69-64 12.07 Final Women's Basketball vs. Northern Vermont-Johnson W, 66-42 12.08 Final Women's Basketball vs. Northern Vermont-Lyndon W, 65-50 12.14 Final - OT Women's Basketball vs. Saint Joseph's (Me.) W, 71-68 1.05 Final Women's Basketball at Norwich W, 57-35 1.07 Final Women's Basketball at Me.-Machias W, 78-38 1.10 Final Women's Basketball vs. SUNY Canton W, 65-22 1.14 Final Women's Basketball vs. SUNY Delhi W, 79-36 1.17 Final Women's Basketball vs. Husson L, 57-48 1.25 2:00 PM Women's Basketball at Me.-Presque Isle V , LS 1.31 5:30 PM Women's Basketball vs. Thomas (ME) 2.01 3:30 PM Women's Basketball at Me.-Farmington 2.05 5:30 PM Women's Basketball vs. Me.-Presque Isle 2.07 5:30 PM Women's Basketball at Northern Vermont-Johnson 2.08 1:00 PM Women's Basketball at Northern Vermont-Lyndon 2.14 5:30 PM Women's Basketball at Thomas (ME) 2.15 3:30 PM Women's Basketball vs. Me.-Farmington 2.18 5:30 PM Women's Basketball at Husson	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9034
__label__cc	0.504168	0.495832	Bay Area home buying in the New Year: high… Bay Area home buying in the New Year: high prices, slow sales Economists expect few new homes, tight market in 2020 A Big Sur home built on a former gold mine is for sale. (Compass) By Louis Hansen \| lhansen@bayareanewsgroup.com \| Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: December 11, 2019 at 1:15 pm \| UPDATED: December 12, 2019 at 7:17 am Economists see little break in the feverish Bay Area residential real estate market coming in 2020. A consensus forecast from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released Wednesday found a low chance of a recession next year, and expectations for steady interest rates and slower but strong jobs growth across the country. In the Bay Area and beyond, economists predict a slow pace of new home construction and a smaller inventory of homes for buyers. “Low inventory means less mobility,” said NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun. “People are stuck in place.” Absent more new homes, an economic crash or a sudden shift in migration patterns, real estate watchers expect a steady sellers’ market for the Bay Area. Prices are expected to level off but stay among the nation’s most expensive. Rents are predicted to rise. The lack of new homes, despite low interest rates and a strong regional economy, is attributed to tight zoning regulations, fewer construction workers, expensive land and rising costs for building materials, Yun said. Bay Area home sales have slowed this year, and prices have also dipped in tech-heavy Santa Clara and San Mateo counties for months. Santa Clara County median sale prices have fallen, year-over-year, for the last 10 months, to $1.08 million, according to Zillow. The median sale price for a single family home in the nine-county region was $805,600 in October. Realtor.com senior economist George Ratiu expects the competition for housing in Bay Area to remain tight between boomers and millennials looking to get into their first home. Affordable starter homes in the lowest third of the market are expected to remain scarce, he said. “Demand has been strong,” said “What hasn’t responded is supply.” The battle between boomers and millennials is especially pitched in California, he said. In the Northeast and Midwest, for example, older homeowners often chose to retire to warmer climates. The migration brings more homes to market, he said. California homeowners have powerful incentives to stay put — Prop 13 tax breaks and a steady supply of pleasant weather. Ratiu said risks might come from outside — the global economy has slowed and trade tensions could spread anxiety through consumer spending, the major component of the U.S. economy. Lower interest rates, he added, “will only get you so far.” A Zillow survey also predicted slower, stable economic growth next year. The real estate website expects the size of single family homes to continue to shrink — with the median square footage of a new house 80 square feet smaller since 2015. Millennials will be the largest group of buyers, with more preferring city living, pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods, shopping and services, the website said. Zillow Director of Economic Research Skylar Olsen said the national housing market is getting back to historic norms after a few years of frenzy. “If current trends hold, then slower means healthier and smaller means more affordable,” Olsen said in a statement. “Yes, we expect a slower market than we’ve become accustomed to the last few years, but don’t mistake this for a buyer-friendly environment – consumers will continue to absorb available inventory and the market will remain competitive in much of the country.” Economists believe there’s little risk in a repeat of the housing bust of 2007, when homeowners defaulted on loans and the market crashed. Federal banking regulations imposed after the crash have curbed loose lending practices, they say, and diminished chances of another steep tumble. George Russell: Housing bill comes back for another go-around Dick Spotswood: Novato, San Rafael in state’s housing push bull’s-eye Gov. Newsom cheers Kaiser $25 million pledge to California housing fund An orphaned California teen is being forced out of his grandparents’ senior community because he’s too young The presidential election could also be a factor. But a bigger influence, experts say, is the strength of the economy, low unemployment and healthy wages. The NAR poll of 16 economists picked ten hot real estate cities poised for growth: Charleston, S.C.; Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham, N.C.; Colorado Springs and Fort Collins, Col.; Columbus, Ohio; Ogden, Utah; Tampa, Fla.; and Dallas and Las Vegas. Supporters, opponents debate SMART’s Measure I tax extension Rodney Crowell bounces back from illness with a new acoustic album Louis Hansen covers Tesla and renewable energy for the Bay Area News Group and is based at The Mercury News. He's won national awards for his investigations and feature stories. Prior to joining the organization, he was an enterprise reporter at The Virginian-Pilot, where he covered state government, the military and criminal justice. Follow Louis Hansen @HansenLouis	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9035
__label__wiki	0.926329	0.926329	FundWatch Two veterans departing Janus By John Spence Published: June 22, 2006 5:13 p.m. ET Fund managers leaving growth-fund shop JohnSpence BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Janus Capital Group Inc. announced Thursday that two experienced portfolio managers are leaving the Denver-based company, sparking a reshuffling of the fund firm's managing ranks. Janus JNS said that Claire Young, who has been with Janus since 1992, is retiring as portfolio manager of the $2.2 billion Janus Olympus Fund JAOLX and Janus World Funds U.S. All Cap Growth Fund. Ron Sachs, skipper of Janus Orion Fund JORNX, +0.31%, will take over as manager of Young's funds and will still run Orion, according to the company. Additionally, 16-year Janus veteran Blaine Rollins is retiring as manager of $147 million Janus Triton Fund JATTX, -0.03%, and research analysts Brian Schaub and Chad Meade will become co-managers of Triton, the company said. The changes are to take effect on June 30. Janus spokeswoman Shelley Peterson said that Young and Rollins independently "decided it was the right time to retire," and she added that their decisions were not related to fund performance. Young said the decision was "bittersweet," and that she had decided to focus on her family "and on the philanthropic endeavors that I am most passionate about." "I'm leaving the firm confident that my shareholders are in good hands," Rollins said in a statement, adding that he's a shareholder in several Janus funds. Rollins, a cancer survivor, plans to spend more time working with the Lance Armstrong Foundation, according to the Janus spokeswoman. 'Pretty big changes' For Janus, the loss of two established managers, each with more than a decade of experience at the company, is a setback, observers say. Young has held the reins at Olympus since 1997. Rollins recently took over at the relatively new Triton Fund after a rocky stint at the flagship Janus Fund JANSX. "These are pretty big changes for Janus, since both managers had so much time in," said Dan McNeela, an analyst at investment researcher Morningstar. "It's never good when you lose experienced people like this." He called Young's track record at Olympus a solid one, although the fund has skidded recently. Its 8.1% drop over the past three months has landed it in the bottom 10% among large-cap growth funds, according to Morningstar. "Like a lot of Janus funds, Olympus did very well before the bear market under Claire Young, then struggled during the bear market [beginning in 2000] and lost a lot of ground," McNeela said. However, the aggressive fund has bounced back during the past few years and regained its vitality. With a three-year annualized return of more than 10%, "Janus certainly wasn't unhappy with Young's recent performance," he added. McNeela recommended that Olympus shareholders not bail out of the fund, as Young is leaving it in capable hands. Sachs, the Orion Fund manager who took over in 2000, has averaged gains of nearly 20% over the trailing three years with the $1 billion midcap-growth offering. "His portfolio-manager skills have been on display at Orion, and he's a manager I would be willing to let run my money," McNeela said. Blaine Rollins is leaving Triton after an up-and-down career at Janus. Earlier this year he was replaced at Janus Fund, the firm's largest, by David Corkins, who had run Janus Mercury Fund JAMRX, +0.48%. After a string of mediocre years at Janus Fund, "the results just weren't there," said McNeela, calling the move to Triton "a step down in terms of prestige." Rollins had replaced Sachs as manager of Triton, which was launched in February 2005 and invests in small and midsized growth stocks. The two analysts taking over Triton, Schaub and Meade, have been with Janus since 2000 and 2001, respectively. They've covered small- and midcap-growth stocks and have assisted in managing Janus' institutional small-cap portfolio, the company said. Shares of Janus closed at $17.01 Thursday, down 39 cents, or 2.2%. JORNX JATTX JAMRX Janus Henderson Global Select Fund;T U.S.: Nasdaq: JORNX Janus Henderson Triton Fund;T U.S.: Nasdaq: JATTX Janus Henderson Research Fund;T U.S.: Nasdaq: JAMRX	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9037
__label__wiki	0.590856	0.590856	Last chance for Wembley tickets Tickets go off sale at 4pm today We would like to advise Millwall supporters that tickets for Sunday's Sky Bet League One Play-Off Final against Barnsley go off sale at 4pm today. Tickets are on general sale, with a maximum of four tickets per transaction. There will be strictly no tickets on sale on the day of the game. There are two easy ways to buy a ticket: 1. By phone on 0844 854 1360* * Calls to this number will cost 10p per minute from your BT landline. Calls from other networks may vary and from mobiles will be considerably more). For people outside the UK and any customer service queries phone See Tickets on 0115 896 3072 (Standard network charges apply). 2. Online through www.seetickets.com/go/millwall Online and call centre available 24 hours a day.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9041
__label__cc	0.569045	0.430955	HomeJason CastroJason Castro’s Sibling Band Covers Adele’s Hello (VIDEO) Jason Castro’s Sibling Band Covers Adele’s Hello (VIDEO) 11/02/2015 mj santilli Jason Castro, Music, Video 9 These days, American Idol 7 alum, Jason Castro is crooning with his in an outfit dubbed Castro the Band. The group includes his brother Michael who made it to Hollywood in Season 8 and their younger sister, Jackie. Their repertoire so far is secular, a departure from the Christian Contemporary music Jason was releasing with Warner Brothers subsidiary, Word. What’s remarkable about this cover is how Jason pulls focus every time his vocal is front and center. Sister Jackie is technically the best singer of the trio, but Jason’s vulnerability here will break your heart. It’s the thing that made his interpretation of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” go viral, beginning a never ending cycle of covers on competition reality shows in the years since. Adele Releases New Song “Hello” (VIDEO) Nevertheless, the three part harmony is gorgeous. There’s nothing quite like siblings who sing together. Watch Castro the Band cover Adele’s “Hello” Castro the Band Adam Lambert Adds European Dates to Concert Tour Jordin Sparks, Daughtry Set for NBC’s 89th Macy’s Parade Jason Castro – The Grove – Los Angeles 08/20/09 – VIDEO 08/23/2009 mj santilli American Idol, Jason Castro, Video 63 Jason Castro Opened for Michele Branch at a free concert at the Grove in Los Angeles 08/19. Jason performed a set that included his new single, “Let’s Just Fall in Love” and other songs from Jason Castro Single, “Let’s Just Fall In Love Again” Now Available At iTunes 09/01/2009 mj santilli American Idol, Jason Castro 108 The quirky and charming new single, “Let’s Just Fall In Love Again”, from Jason Castro, is now available from iTunes for download. The song is the lead single off Jason’s upcoming album, Let’s Just Fall	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9044
__label__wiki	0.782928	0.782928	An inconvenient Truth: Did the Earth move for us? (August 19, 2017) John Gibbons, of The Irish Times, explain how environmentalists saw the problem after the 2006 film but didn't realize how much it would take to fix it Global Warming: 131-Degree Temps in Future, While 'Lucifer' Heat Wave Causing Birds To Fall From The Sky (August 15, 2017) Taylor Rios of The Inquisitr, discusses how global warming research continues to report a bleak prognosis for Earth. NASA shocker: Last month was hottest July, and hottest month, on record (August 15, 2017) Joe Romm, of ThinkProgress, discusses how this is the first time we've seen such a record month in the absence of an El Nino boost. This is what America will look like if we follow Trump's climate policies (August 8, 2017) Joe Romm, writer for ThinkProgress, explains why the leaked draft reveals that America could experience up to 8 feet of sea level rise unless we embrace Paris climate deal. 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__label__cc	0.69517	0.30483	Open Letter to My Family Mike Rinder's Blog Idle Orgs Regraded Being The SHSBC Is Dead February 10, 2015 By Mike Rinder 160 Comments ASHO Day and Foundation have been “combined” into one org. AOSHUK and SH Fdn have also been “combined” into one org. Never in a million years would any scientologist have expected that TWO Orgs specifically created by L. Ron Hubbard would be closed in the “golden era of scientology.” Unthinkable. But like many of the other blasphemies that have been wrought in recent years, it was hidden in plain sight with loud pronouncements of “greatest expansion ever.” And then there is this: Saint Hills NO LONGER DELIVER THE BRIEFING COURSE. And this has NOT been broadly announced as not even David Copperfield could pull off making this appear to be a stroke of brilliance. It’s an ugly, dark secret that nobody is talking about. But if you don’t believe me, call ASHO Reception and say you are interested in the Briefing Course and would like to start. See what they tell you (“We are not delivering the Briefing Course, but come on in and do the Purif…”) Would any scientologist ever have believed that the American (or European or Australian or the “St Hill”) “St. Hill” Organization would not deliver the “St Hill Special Briefing Course”? I guess Miscavige has to go through and ensure the pronunciation/punctuation is all correct on the Briefing Course lectures and is stuck because he cannot find voice talent that sounds enough like L. Ron Hubbard to be able to correct the lectures? This is a course that is primarily “LRH lectures”. Are they really going to “fix them” for GAG III? What sparked this post was the promotional piece below. To anyone familiar with St Hills over the years, the omission of the SHSBC is quite startling. And the sheeple just keep on buying it. My Deposition Tony Ortega has posted the transcript of my deposition in the Garcia case. It is not especially enlightening as it was aimed at seeking dead agent material for the HBO Documentary and little about the case. But some may be interested in reading it. Filed Under: Golden Age of Tech Tagged With: asho, David Miscavige, golden age of tech II, PAC bob90805 says Pass the coolaid! Jethro Bodine says It doesn’t actually say they stopped delivery of the SHSBC, although one can infer it since they’re promoting Academy Levels and Survial Rundown (WTF? They’re a Class V org now?!). I guess they just can’t confront saying something like “We’re sorry; we screwed up; there’s no more Briefing Course, but we’re still accepting donations. Besides, you don’t really need us anyways as donating large sums of money to the IAS can produce case gain.” I wonder what LRH would say about that? Has anyone the BC-checksheets of 1991? craig graessle says Forget 1991 check sheet, get a 1972 BC check sheet for the asking Friend says Nobody will ever get from alone .. only with himself .. a realisation of a SerFac .. so, on a higher state he will know about a GPM .. but he will never clear that with himself .. everybody will stay stuck with his own decisions .. not accepting the opposite .. But you can learn to do that .. anyway .. the path from LRH was in this way .. he lost his own way, but it tells you that it is a hard way to go .. it is a hard way to be really yourself .. Chuck Beatty says Independent Scientolgists who’ve listened to all the SHSBC tapes and done all the auditing actions as students or interns or in HGCs or as Field Auditors, ought to have their history collected, and summarized on their opinions of having done that full course. I’m not a Scientologist, and think the whole thing is a waste of one’s life, but some Independent Scientologists, if this subject is really worth it, should do a history. At this point in the Scientology subject’s history, if the Independent Scientology movement is really real, some one of them ought become their own more traditional subject’s “historian”. Official Scientology has not developed a real historian, Danny Sherman can’t be considered that, he’s not free to debate and really discuss even tech tech like even Scientologists haven’t ever been able to debate, except to their Cramming Officers, or in their own sessions or word clearing sessions when they are freer to give their tech opinions. The rules of Scientology I found just don’t allow proper roles to develop around this subject, the Squirrel Field Auditor role that official Scientology doesn’t allow, is kind of who I as an atheist ex member consider a really real Scientologist who’s somewhat able to discuss Scientology from top to bottom in public, so long as the squirrel Independent Scientologist does NOT muzzle themselves by dodging and failing to discuss ever noon and cranny of Scientology. (Hubbard security rules, his anti verbal tech rules, add up to self censorship make the whole subject so difficult to really even fully define, since Scientologists can’t get over the Hubbard rules and theory about even talking about OT levels 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 freely in detail, and talk of the Xenu engram that resulted in Hubbard’s OT levels 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 being the “solution”, and on top, Hubbard himself still having a “body thetan” at the end of his life that he couldn’t rid himself of this lifetime, I’m still NOT seen any Scientologists even get up to discussing these final “case” aspects realistically within the whole Hubbard “tech” framework.) BC Grads, and higher, the Class 8s, the Class 12s, who still believe, but where are these top level Scientologists? No backwards looking simplified Scientologist who knows the tech top to bottom, who’ve really simplified it all into public language, and whose uncensored themselves, I’ve still not seen such a Scientologist emerge. Globetrotter says Hey Chuck, great points. Having been a Scientologist but no longer considering myself one, I can say that I didn’t think Scientology was a waste of my life, I think of it in similar terms as reading a book or attending a conference on something that interests me. As long as I can pick out the parts that interest me or can be useful for me, it’s nothing but a learning experience, even if 80% of the book or conference is stupid, a waste of time or downright false. I can still learn from anything. I believe that anyone who used to be a Scientologist but grew up and moved on, must have learned something from the experience. It’s life. There is always something to learn, even if the source of the “lessons” is imperfect, evil, untrue or whatever. No part of life is a “waste” in my opinion. We are all here to learn and grow, and personally, I think that being in Scientology for a number of years taught me SO many things I don’t even know where to start… even though they are definitely not the things the church or LRH probably hoped I would learn from the “experience”… I learned that understanding and compassion are key, and lack thereof makes people and organizations miserable. I learned that no one has monopoly on the truth or wisdom – especially not Hubbard who expressed that very thought early on and then proceeded with an all-out attempt to monopolize truth and wisdom. I learned to think for myself – for real, not the Scientology version. I learned that it is incredibly easy to manipulate people, and how devastating effects it can lead to and how hard it is to undo the effects of such manipulation. Once of the first things I read in a Hubbard policy when I became a Scientologist was a little poem that I still remember: It is ironic and interesting at the same time, that for whatever reason, one of the very first Hubbard policy letters I read when I first encountered Scientology, was this one: HCO POLICY LETTER OF 13 SEPTEMBER 1978 An old poem which has been newly adapted as policy: There is so much bad in the best of us And so much good in the worst of us That it ill behooves any of us To talk about the rest of us. … and this is one (quoted by Hubbard, but originally from Robert Louis Stephenson) is one of the things that rings truest to me from everything I ever read in Scientology now, that I’m “out”. I am not attacking Scientology, I’m not for it, I’m not against it. I experienced it and learned from the experience. I think that the BIGGEST problem with Scientology is that it IS a cult and people lose their judgement and part of their sanity if they become too infested by it. If it was just a benign subject that let people be as they wish and use any part of it the way they wanted, express their opinion freely about it, etc. I think many parts of it would be quite useful. I benefited greatly from auditing. I don’t think anyone benefited from being declared and turned against their own family members or followed by a private investigator – which are all part of the “Scientology experience”. So, no regrets here. It’s just life – if your attitude towards life is positive and you can turn anything that happens to you into a learning experience, then ALL you do is learn, regardless if the subject of your current study is good, bad, evil or utterly irrelevant to anyone but you. My best advice to anyone in regards to Scientology: treat it like it was a book which you can read it if you want, ignore if you want, consider some opinions of the author for what they are – opinions – see if there is anything in it that you can use, and meanwhile, don’t forget that it’s YOUR life and no one, not LRH, not David Miscavige or any other person is more important, more significant than you are in your own life. You create your own personal reality. If you have been in Scientology, you were part of it and created that very experience for yourself. Cheers, mate. It was you and me then, now it’s someone else doing what we used to. Life is awesome. Look forward, not back, and LIVE it. That’s my two cents. Hallie Jane says Awesome comment Globetrotter. +1! Zephyr says Globetrotter, Great comment. I’ve always loved that poem, it’s so basic. Odd Thomas says What you said, Globetrotter. 🙂 When I was in London, back in the day, I went to a world class department store called, Harrods. Pretty famous actually, because they had everything and everything was beautiful – just about. I went there just before Christmas 1976 and it was a madhouse. People were rifling through bins, so hot and heavy that garments were flying up and out and littering the floor. One of these items were cashmere sweaters selling for 50-70 pounds apiece. That was approx $250-$300 back then and people were stepping over them on the way to something bigger and better. Point being – people are fickle, people are strange. One person’s ideal scene is another’s nightmare – whose to say who’s right? Most religions historically have been viewed as a package. You either believe or you don’t. You either have total faith or you don’t. In my opinion religions started out as a means for people to answer questions about the unknown. About those things in life that may have frightened them or simply left them confused and uncertain. A religion – a gathering of like-minded people – found solace and to some degree answers in their new-found religions. Early on, agreement brought about some sense of security and comfort. Knowing there was a God, and that some form of communication with that being was possible, meant that some change in a person’s life was also possible. This brought about hope and with hope came the willingness to carry on. So religions have always had some benefit. SCN was no different, but like all other religions, many of us got caught up in the marketing and selling of it. You couldn’t have SCN unless you bought the whole package. You got the nice shirt and trousers with the ill-fitting boxers and shoes, two-sizes too small. Not everything in SCN made sense. Not everything written had the same value or the same prospects for change and improvement. But from KSW on, you bought everything or nothing. And in my opinion this is when we started to lose our ability to deal with SCN as a subject – like any other subject – where we could pick and choose according to need. We were stopped from differentiating and expressing our own free will. More and more we had to accept the bad with a dwindling amount of good, until finally there was no reason to continue. Which is what eventually pushed me out the door. Most religions have had good and decent origins. Most intended to help and succor those who were feeling lost. History also tells us that most religions drifted away from their core values, driven to change by those who saw other uses for them – mostly selfish and having something to do with power and money. I thought SCN was somehow immune to this “inevitable” process. I was wrong. But there was and is still some really good things to be had. Like some of those shoppers mentioned above, who found some great buys among the discards. Lets give my words to this matter. I have studied the SHSBC at home (not on course) .. I have also studied the OEC at home .. so I have never delivered auditing to anyone .. I have everything studied for myself, and can only use it as knowingness about which I learned .. Why I did this this way? Very simple, I was in desaster with my bridge, and lost confidence to myself in this way .. and tried to find out what went wrong. Was it me, or was it the church? Cancel the SHSBC is stupid .. if you go through this material, you will find what went wrong and what was out of order or whatever .. you will learn on the SHSBC all why’s about the bridge and what the final goal of it is .. LRH did explain himself what is wrong in his books, and why auditors did make failures in his auditing The only product of audiiting is to find the bypassed charge of the case .. if you get it, you are through, and all will be good .. if the SHSBC goes out .. nobody will ever know for what all this stuff is .. it will all be a lot of figure figure .. with no end .. but this a reversed bridge .. for sure .. Rick Mycroft says Heh. In 700802-1 A Short Briefing of Guardians Office Technical Personnel, Hubbard talks specifically about the problems that happened when Saint Hill stopped giving the Briefing Course. Elena Salvatore says I read the deposition from start to finish. It was just embarrassing. Bert Deixler has (had?) a good reputation, and knows what he’s doing, but now he’s acting on the orders of Miscavige he’s just flushing it down the toilet one question at a time. Lack of predicate used just to try and catch Mike off-guard. Poor Babbitt giving up so much he eventually says ‘I’m just a pot plant’. The same questions over and over and over again in a blatant attempt to get the right soundbite for his client. Oh, and Mike’s house is now ‘international headquarters’. I don’t know who he was trying to scare or impress with that one but it was hilarious. Conan says It is nice to see you remain calm and collected under examination. You are one cool dude. OTVIIIisGrrr8! says COB determined that the BC was Dev-T and totally CI to GAT II. Indeed, COB originated that requiring anyone to listen to the 300 checksheet lectures on the BC got in the way of fundraising for Ideal Orgs and IAS statuses. COB will soon release a streamlined and improved GAT II BC. This new version can be completed in as little as one week at Flag. A new GAT II BC uniform is required for students on the GAT II BC. COB’s GAT II BC theory makes it clear that a being is only as big as his or her IAS status. This is COB’s epochal and monumental breakthrough and it promises that planetary clearing is finally within reach without having to listen to endless lectures. In other happy news, We in RTC wish to point out that the Ideal Pacifica canteen is now serving an organic beef hamburger on a brioche bun for $7.95. Fries included. threefeetback says Grrr8!, Thanks for the update. Yesterday, it was good to hear that Craigslist has received the blessing of RTC. Let Dave know that he needs to accelerate his Exit Plan. With the recent developments in Utah, he needs to get moving on the Conslidation Program. The cult needs to be transformed from his McDonalds knock-off ecclesiastical real estate scam to the new and improved Christian Science Reading Room model of non-existence, prior to his departure from the scene and going into exile with a mountain of cash. Aquamarine says Seriously? Organic beef on a BRIOCHE for $7.95 – WITH fries? You Still-Ins sure know how to get a Suppressive into present time! All of a sudden I see all my overts and witholds against the Church so crystal clearly. Sorry Indies, sorry, guys, farewell, nice knowin’ ‘ya, but a cognition of magnitude has just occurred. Gotta do my A to E, and then it’ll be Pacifica for me all the way up the Bridge, or all the way back down the Bridge, look, whatever, so long as I’m allowed in that canteen…seeya! So aqua-some to see someone who can clearly recognize their priorities! 🙂 doigo says Mike, loved the deposition…you ended up bringing in things and raising questions (airplane, Shelley) that he didn’t intend. He was not controlling the deposition nearly as much as he thought he was. You were calm and he wasn’t. Awesome job! DM is not going to be happy, and it’s all his own fault. Stop pointing at the witness! It’s intimidating! He’s not intimidated. Just stop pointing at him. I can just see Deixler strutting around attempting to create melodrama befitting his mission from on-high. Seocnd that Doigo and Mike. An excellent job! jakethegreat1 says One wonders, does Scientology ‘training/auditing/accepting’ actually spiritually blind people? while having them imagine they can spiritually see better than ever before (and better than anyone else)? It would certainly seem so. Having read perhaps thousands of comments of ex-scientologists (and indie scientologists), the word sheeples comes up often. And this word refers to Scientologists of the highest levels of being, in Scientology, yes? Sea Org Staff? for example, yes? How can an individual (times hundreds if not thousands) after years and years and years of dedication to Scientology principles and practices end up so pathetically unable to see the proverbial writing on the wall of life? How can one that ‘knows how to know’ not know they are being (and have been) conned out of their money, their families, their sanity and indeed, out of their very lives? Is this, or was this undeniably remarkable sad state of spiritual affairs of human beings an accident? The SHSBC Is Dead. Beryl says Ron loved the SHSBC. He touted it so highly because: 1) He personally taught it at St. Hill, and 2) it was by far the most comprehensive and helpful training course Scientology had to offer. That is why Ron called SHSBC graduates “the dukes of the auditor elite”. I do not know if Ron really cared very much how well Scientology did after he passed on, but he certainly knew that Scientology would be in real trouble if the SHSBC was ever done away with or supplanted with something else. DM, this cannot be a proud day for you. Cooper Kessel says Q and A time: (it’s late here on the west coast but Joe got me going tonight with his post) Q: What is the one question Lou can never ask Dave without being banished forever? (It’s ok if you need to censor it Mike!) A: Is it in yet? You’re so bad Coop! I’m blushing. Ms.P says Mike I loved your deposition, you were brilliant. You know so well how to deal with these guys. He was trying to intimidate and annoy you and you turned it around. I could visualize him getting annoyed. Well done. Off topic – in my neck of the woods the church is going all out with their commercial. For a week now it’s been playing during reruns of The King of Queens. LOL. spirit says I agree with Tony Ortega on the thing of Deixler making Mike read the thing from their file. It makes the church and scientology look bad so they don’t gain anything there. It does make me happy to know so many people including myself aren’t having to do that shit anymore. Joe Pendleton says Y’all are really missing the main points here. There’s no freakin/ UPSIDE to the BC, folks. First of all, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, it takes way way WAY too long to do, I mean THOUSANDS of hours, freakin’ YEARS tro finish. And of course, THAT is … you guessed it, counter intention to spending time at work pulling in the moolah for your “bridge progress” and “third dynamic contribution,” You think Michael Chan and the freewinds speakers tell people to get on the freakin’ BRIEFING COURSE!!!! You think Duggan and Nancy and the gang do the BRIEFING COURSE!!! Geez, you’re just a freakin’ AUDITOR who has studied Scientology on the BC. You’re wasting YEARS of your life that could go to making MONEY, folks, MONEY!!! And the pathetic Sea Org members who spend their lives going to four musters a day at ASHO … some very nice people, I will admit … ever see chickens walking around? I see that where I now live sometimes. Even with their heads still on, we’re not talking REALLY smart animals here. ASHO staff. But some are very nice people … and some are just fucking idiots of course but such is life. (though I do admit that Kirstie Alley would probably benefit more from doing the BC than she does from going on talk shows either whining about how she can’t get laid anymore or how proud she is of not stuffing her gob for a few weeks. Can’t SOMEONE at CC just get her a date fercryinoutloud? Or just get some young SO guy to “do it for the team”? Give him a plaque a staff meeting or something.) Joe P, you’re cracking me up. I do get tired of Kirstie Alley’s obsession with her weight which is at best, boring, and at worst pathetic. Kirstie, so you’re fat, so what? Who cares? Go on a diet and lose weight and get laid, or else just be fat – so what? Make up your mind, woman, because you are an entertainer and you’re also supposed to be an actor and a comedienne. There are a number of overweight, highly talented actors and entertainers. The late Shelley Winters comes to mind. Rosemary Clooney with that divine voice. Shelley Winters used to be a frequent guest on the Tonite Show with Carson. She was always witty, interesting and interestED, with amusing, frank stories about her work, exhusbands, etc and clever banter with Carson and the other guests. She had become very fat and sometimes she would allude to it briefly, make fun of herself a little, but she never harped on it and she was such a refreshing and interesting guest that you didn’t give a damn about her weight. But then, she was an amazing actress, a tremendous talent. Rosemary Clooney too had gotten heavy, but she was so warm and personable, so uptone if you please, that the audiences on Carson just loved her. Kirstie, forget about your weight, OK? Stop talking about it because you are wasting your life and your talent, and you are boring everyone. End of rant. Have to add that Rosie Clooney is one of my all time favorites. In the second half of her career she became a truly great and swinging Jazz singer. Shelly Winters won two Oscars for her acting. BTW Kirstie is not currently fat. She’s back in shape … physically anyway. Excellent rant Aqua. Hasn’t she heard that she’s not her body yet? You and Joe are on a roll! I stand in awe and applaud…… and LOL. +1000 BTW, I think Krusty won’t get laid because she is whiney and bitches incessantly. Such is life in the fast lane. Does anyone know if they are still delivering the OEC/FEBC anywhere? Jag says Not only is the BC gone, but so are the Tech & OEC Vols – at least from PAC. Not sure about other places. (wonder if this means cramming is now defunct too) One of my convincing arguments last year to get someone out of the bubble (which I did successfully), was to ask them what LRH would think about his baby, the BC, being shut down. You go, Jag! Lead your people out! Jenni S says Another course that is no longer being given is the Primary Rundown. Scientology has changed beyond recognition. It’s just incredible that folks still in the church could accept such travesties as combining Day and Foundation and replacing LA Org staff with SO members. And now this – not delivering the BC. I Yawnalot says Indeed, it’s actual policy that it’s a suppressive act not to put the PRD at the beginning of all study. The whole miscavige era has decimated everything resembling Scientology. It surely can’t be long until the whole kit and kapoodle collapses. John Doe says Another “disappeared” course is the Key to Life. And its follow up, Life Orientation Course. It’s been reassigned to the MAAs offices. There they slam in SP declares without telling you and then get the rest of the perps to disconnect from you which is the Key to forcing your Life’s Ethics in. Mike Ellis takes over on the CPR and helps you reorient your life around the correct order of donation magnitude and then you both go out and eat pie. After a good belch, go to Walmart, get a box out of the trash and set up housekeeping. Let’s count them up on our fingers: BC no longer taught, KTL and LOC no longer taught, OEC and FEBC no longer taught. Did I miss any? The disappearing act has been going on for many years. It is a slow-mo implosion of the church. Not to forget the “Data Series Evaluator’s Course”. That was one of the first to go but maybe was after the Primary RD disappeared. Heaven forbid someone learns to think logically and spots what DM is brewing! Natas Em says First, Let me explain. I am a “never in” so I don’t get all the A.S.H.O. or the title of this blog today S.H.S.B.C. .. Im not interested in scientologys alphabet soup to learn what all that is supposed to stand for or mean .. but I hope one day it wil be C.L.O.S.E.D .. Nice job on your deposition Mr. Rinder . Just read parts of it. exccla says MaCarren-I im happy you are calling out the Kuglers. There are so many we all know [but can’t talk to] like them . Ryan Kugler is a kool-aid drinker too. I wish we all had a magic trick to bring them to their senses.I think most of those in have come to ignore or deny what they see and hear. knatherthomas says Without the BC there’s really no reason for ASHO to deliver any training at all since LA Org, CCI and all other Class V orgs already deliver the Academy levels & NED training. The only thing ASHO still has to offer is auditing those people who aren’t qualed to go to Flag. But if there’s no BC how is ASHO going to produce the needed pool of Interns for delivery? Apparently we are witnessing a slow-mo implosion. What are Bill Scrifvars and Jim Plett supposed to do now? What will Bill and Jim do now? ,,,,,,, Call in. ….. Man, those phones boys! Good Fella says Both Bill and Jim have been reassigned to the new Ant Hill Special Sowing Circle. They’re still hiring. Funny, but I thought of Bill Skrifvars too. And Dick Orchu. What are these guys going to do now that there is no BC and no students? Maybe they’re supping Survival R/D. I wonder if these two veteran SO Course Sups ever twig on the out tech that is being run in on them and their courserooms? LRH in the PTS/SP Course warns that the tech division is the first place that an SP will attack and to watch out for that. So Bill, are you asleep at the wheel? Or just not-ising it all? The Church has finally arrived into the “Stop” section of the Start-Change-Stop equation when everything is about decay, ruin, death and destruction. This one is a good example. Another one (which I’m not sure has dawned on any of the cool aid drinkers) is that the so called “church” just made the Preservation of the Tech project, which cost tens of millions of dollars, completely obsolete and useless. I’m not talking about having to re-preserve every new edition of Miscavigeology on metal plates in titanium boxes lest the survivors of a planetwide disaster find some non-golden-age-take-two unpure materials should they find the secret bunkers and had nothing better to do than try to audit each other, but they will have no e-meters to do so, because the Warehouse VIIs require an annual check-in via the internet with the IAS to work AT ALL. If the check-in doesn’t happen, the meter stops working. So in an imagined post-apocalyptic world, all of Scientology will be preserved for about a year, when the last Mark VIII Ultra E-meters will self destruct and faithful Scientologists will be in a real pickle: they will only have Mark VIII Ultra E-meters that no longer work (specifically designed to become $5000 paperweights without the internet connection to the IAS) and older E-meters that are no longer approved for auditing. So if they use them, they are “squirrels”, and if they don’t audit because they don’t want to be squirrels, they are, well, Scientologists who can’t do Scientology. What to do…? Lars says Possibly DM’s case is stuck on the lower bridge so who needs the rest? The blue building’s old morgue in the RPF tunnels has now been resurected and spreading throughout the compound. zemooo says ASHO just laid off 1/2 of their staff and made those who stayed work longer hours. Typical, Radio Shack behavior, but without the useful capacitors and transistors. So who is doing the Briefing Course now? Given the recent clam Sea bOrg missions that stole people from Copenhagen and HAPI to send to Clearwater, why are different levels of the pyramid scam ‘stealing’ each others loyal minions to send to more expensive locations? I guess that someone higher up thinks their ‘stats’ are more important then the cash flow lower down the totem pole. That is a very short sighted business plan. How many other ‘straight up and vertical’ layoffs are going to occur? Well anyone doing printing or video work at Hemet already knows where their jobs are going. I do have to wonder what will become of Hemet when the KCET work is done. Given the long period of ‘fund raising’ that will occur, the Hemet jobs are probably good for 4 or 5 years. Or until someone gets pissed off at being regged for the 4th time for some golden cross at the KCET site. CuriousAbout says What zeemoo!? ASHO FB’ed half of its staff out of the Sea Org!!! Do you have more info on this? americansainthill.org a domain linked to in search results from scientology.org, and with history as being ASHO’s site, now leads to a “parking” page in japanese.. SadStateofAffairs says So MIscavige has successfully killed off ASHOD/F, since those orgs have no reason to exist without the SHSBC. And he has turned the other AOSHes, who at least have OT Levels up to V, into case handling clinics, half crippling them as well. And, best of all for him, the training Bridge ends at Grad V, no more know-it-all Class VIs and VIIIs to cry “squirrel” at all his altered tech. Another master stroke of destruction. Potpie says I don’t think your feelings are mixed at all Martin. I’m sorry you had to sit through (assuming you did the BC) all those confusing hours of tapes with so much useless data. What a waste of time that was (or could have been) for you. Saying the BC tapes only have a couple hours of worthwhile data sounds like something Miscavige would say. Curious onlooker says Isn’t the briefing course where all the old training films are screened? Would the reluctance to show films populated with scientologists who were later declared SP’s have anything to do with taking the course off the menu? I think you are right about that. JennyAtLAX says “Science, Art, Religion, and Philosophy, every conceivable branch of knowledge, is but a means whereby he [the Theosophist] gains a glimpse of the Divine Wisdom that is the manifestation of the mind of God.” Art as a Factor in the Soul’s Evolution by C. Jinarajadasa (Benares, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1915), pages 1-2. I, JennyAtLAX, declare and state as follows: People often believe that their spiritual eternity lies solely in the hands of religious leaders such as L. Ron Hubbard (and, to a lesser extent, David Miscavige). Relying on the beliefs and practices of but one religion, such as Scientology (or $cientology), actually deprives man of his quest for knowledge, in discovering the meaning of life. This is made even clearer through what we learn daily from the blogs of Mike Rinder and Tony Ortega. Pericles says Too sad. NOLAGirl says Hey Mike, does your “International Headquarters” have a happy hour? 🙂 If not, I’m going to need the number for Human Resources. Hehehe!! If ASHO and ASHOUK are no longer delivering the BC, then I don’t understand how they can continue to call themselves “Saint Hill” organizations, because the delivery of the BC was once the factor that distinguished the first Saint Hill from all the other orgs! Am I missing something here? McCarran says Nope, Aquamarine, that is correct. Saint Hills=Briefing Course. Not now. So odd. But for the Koolaiders out there, never fear. It will be back and probably released to a great deal of fanfare with all new GAT II Tech Vols – Just the way LRH intended. If it gets re-released as a GAG III thing, there will be no more tapes of LRH talking. That will be replaced with “What Do You Do Drills” and Memorization and drilling to a wall. That will cut the time in half to do the BC. See how smart DM is? He saved you all that time. I hear you Aqua, ” I don’t understand how they can continue to call themselves” ……….. (fill in the blank here folks) How about ‘A CHURCH’ for starters. Do real churches treat their staff and parishioners ‘THAT WAY’? Tommy Davis says they don’t do that anymore. Marion Pouw said “we don’t do that …… anymore!” Just like Dave doesn’t beat staff ……. anymore. We don’t demand money for nothing ….anymore? The hole does not exist …… anymore. You batshit crazy cultites only have one more anymore left and that will be $cientology does not exist ANYMORE!. Can’t Wait!!!..ANYMORE. So true Aqua, another oxymoron like purchased spiritual gain, ethical MAAs or an extortionist charity. Now a St.Hill with no briefing course. What a sad, sad thing. Martin Padfield says I’ve been hearing for some time the BC courseroom at AOSHUK is empty. I’ve got mixed feelings about this. On one hand it begs the obvious question – how in pete’s name can they make Class VIIIs when there is no Class VI course? Or should people go from Grad V straight to Class VIII – or what? I suppose it’s almost a redundant question seeing as there’s so few people this would affect anyway. Feelings of nostalgia for its loss though, are tempered by the knowledge that no more will have to sit through hundreds of hours of confused, often contradictory and downright misleading information littered with self-aggrandizing yarns, space opera and parables. I’m sure anything worthwhile in these tapes could be condensed down to an hour or two at most. gayle says Almost every advanced org auditor at every AO is a grad 5 who then was put on class 9 auditor training. It’s been that way for decades. Exactly, the BC was viewed as too long of a training cycle when bundles of money could be made delivering NOTs. Martin, They don’t need auditors anymore! More case gain per $ is now routinely being achieved through the direct fleecing process. Make a direct donation for nothing in return and achieve the new tone level recently discovered by Dear Leader called Serenity of Bankruptcy. EP = You can float around for days not giving a shit about who you owe your debts to or how you might ever pay them off. Old Surfer Dude says Coop, I heard that if someone gives $75,000,000, they not only get to take over what’s left of the cult, but, they’re guaranteed to go to Target 2 and help fatso! Now you and I both know that that’s a bargain anyway you slice it! The Duggans must be salivating over the concept of reaching Target 2 status ….. I think they only have 25 million left to complete it. I wonder if he will rise to Serenity of Bankruptcy on the tone scale or whether that will require dumping more cash into the cow? Either way, it’s exciting times for ole Bobby Poo. SCN8008 says Was personally told by a REAL Class IX from FLAG/Sandcastle, that one only needs to be OT III, be able to deliver the lower Grades and do some special courses to deliver the OT-levels! No kidding here. Sorry. PS: DM is considered to be a Class XII ! (Yepp, 12!!!)… Class XII what? Apples, pears peaches – what? Maybe peal the label off a cal-mag supa-dupa sized soda cup (remember those at Flag, mmm yummy. I can still taste the rising bile while practicing smiling and talking in front of my friends while sipping that battery acid concoction – I was so cool & standard back in the day) just fill in the details, send it in and receive your collectable up the bridge training coupon award certificate thingo. Collect the whole series and receive a specially framed personally computer authenticated auto-signature of COBs Class XII cert in a special edition peach colour glossy desk demountable pen set – looks great! Begin your journey to Class XII today. DM a Class XII. I lol’d and lol’d at that one. As for just having to be OT III to deliver lower grades – words fail. Does it get any more squirrelly? ” Class XII what? Apples, pears peaches – what?” Pimples. Pimples on his ass! He will have many more after the judges ruling next week…..in fact they’ll be popping out all over the place by then! Lawrence says If I remember correctly and I think I do, LRH said in 1978 that the pre-requisite for becoming a NOT’s auditor was Class IV / OT III. BUT. . . .do you remember that this was before the release of New OT IV (the OT drug rundown) ? and then for people that got their NOT’s before they got their New OT IV came the NOT’s Drug Rundown? (because OT IV is a pre-requisite for OT V)? and the OT Drug Rundown is only taught on the Class VIII Course where it can be co-audited? There was a lot of changes in the way the Bridge was laid out right after LRH discovered the NOT’s phenomenon (i.e. the existence of dormant BT and clusters). A litle piece of tech right of the top of my head! 🙂 Couple of questions… First, what org is delivering the BC? Is it Flag? Secondly, if one had paid for the BC and had that money “on account”, if the org no longer can deliver it, would that make getting a refund easier? Good question. If one paid in advance for the BC and has money on account and the orgs are no longer delivering the BC, would that make getting a refund easier? Why not do a test case or a class action lawsuit on this? Good idea. ” if the org no longer can deliver it, would that make getting a refund easier?” Are the two of you cooking up some new flavor of Kool Aide? The frickin Cult is not going to refund squat for any reason whatsoever to anyone, anytime in any org anywhere unless they are FORCED to under threat of exposure of crimes and unless you have successfully punched them in the face AKA “filed a suit which would result in one of the fearless eight testifying in a court of law OR requiring the Pope to take the stand”. Alanzo says As with so many Scientology auditing and training services, the SHSBC was becoming a major personal and legal liability to David Miscavige and to the Church of Scientology. It’s just another sign that the jig is up for Scientology. Alanzo 1subgenius says You’re a good witness Mike. In the moment. Listen to the question Don’t try to guess where the examiner is going. Just answer the question. Tell the truth. I hope someday to visit World Headquarters. That would be cool. Jose Chung says The Saint Hill Special Briefing Course was developed so that ALL scientologists could audit the OT levels. Makes sense that Prince Xenu ( David Miscavige) would get rid of the SHSBC Jose, you just jogged my memory. I was an OT co-auditing the FPRD back in the day. We went to town and audited many lists on each other. But AOLA got mad about this because they were not getting any income from us because we didn’t have to pay for the auditing and only paid for CS time. Many times the AO registrars tried to get us to give up on coauditing and come pay them money for our FPRD and NOTS. They considered it a cut GI line to them. So they put their heads together and came up with a new “RULE.” The new rule, not based on any LRH at all, was that no OTs could coaudit FPRD unless they were also a Class VIII auditor first. So that meant that even Class VI’s who had done the entire BC would not be allowed to coaudit. So then they could step right up to the registrar and pay for professional intensives in the AOLA HGC and thus AO and DM get the money. It’s all about the money and has been ever since DM took over. HCOBsRead says Incorrect Jose Chung. When LRH made the BC there were no “audited” OT levels and none “in the pipline”. It was ALL Solo. Then when was Staff at Saint Hill everyone was liars including LRH ? The SHSBC was for All Scientologists be able to audit the OT levels.. Jose, it is WELL documented that LRH was an inveterate liar. But, be that as it may, my friend was one of the first US public to do C.C. at St. Hill and through 3 as soon as the Ship was delivering it. NO Cl VI cert ot course required. So, with THOSE facts you answer your own Q… Good grief, I was there, the Green House was where the first BC was delivered by LRH. Go back to OSA kindergarten with the other trolls. Go kiss D.M.s ass. I mean Prince Xenu, sorry. That’s great that you were there Jose. Really that’s cool stuff. So, what PL or HCOB are you referring to? Or LRH ED. I delivered Ad Courses for years and have NEVER ran across any such HCOB or PL. Just because a person points out a WELL documented fact about * doesn’t make them an OSA troll. But, that comment DOES make YOU a Thought Stopper* * see Marty’s blog for more info. I don’t think HCOB as yet understands he is standing in front of the choir Jose. roger gonnet says For sure there is no SHSBC sinbce almost two décades, Mike. I observed that even in the 90s, almost nobody was getting the last level. But the cult said that many people had paid… and were “coming soon”! wow!! M Greene says I thought one had to complete the SHBC in order to do OT 9 and 10. lol I suppose anyone currently on SHBC is stopped to do the bridge all over again. Are we to then assume training on the levels is now fading into nonexistence or at least pushed aside for more “important” training cycles? I would be very surprised to know that those still in that have done the Levels & BC do not have a slight glimmer of WTF. It is hard to imagine these folks having done the BC not considering it to have been a bright point in their lives. The friends made and camaraderie are hard to forget. Yes I understand all those who feel all of Scientology is BS causing people not to think logically etc etc but if you have not done (better yet not had the confront to do) the BC, I would say to you give it rest on this point as the BC means a lot to many people. Friends made on the BC are friends for life. The BC changed the view of existence of all who went through it, we were all stronger from having done it. Come on Potpie, you don’t need no stinkin training anymore……just do statuses. They produce way more case gain. Training??? Auditing??? Oh, puleeeeeeeese! EVERYONE knows case gain comes from handing over huge sums of money. C’mon now! Get with the program: Take a second out on your home and then take a third out on your home. Cash in your children’s college funds. They don’t need no stinkin’ WOG education! And, their allowance? Hand it over! Case gain is bought, not earned! Wake up people! iamvalkov says Yes. You will feel incredibly light and free once you throw away your “bank” (accounts and all your money). Therein are the real wins! “Freedom’s just another word for nothin’ left to lose….” I know Cooper….I’m waiting for the statues grade chart to supplant the regular grade chart.. Ella R says Great job with the deposition, Mike. You kept your cool but seemed to really unsettle Deixler. Had Deixler continued, Mike would have had him engaged in a conversation about how he was trying to help him better understand Miscavige and scientology. This IS a disaster; I would have never thought of SHSBC disappearing, but there you have it. Sometime I wonder, is scn going down so badly because it was started based on lies and personal purposes LRH may have had, or DM is getting to the last ends of his very well planed destruction of all Missions, Orgs, materials, etc? Either way, the demise of it is imminent. Seems like both. Mike, seriously, how can the clams not realize that the clown dwarf has totally squirreled all of scientology? I mean, no more Briefing Course? One of the foundations of the cult? How do they justify this? Is the clown dwarf now infallible? What’s next? Everyone has to redo the Comm Course? The obviousness of the situation is slapping them in the face! That’s some pretty heavy duty control mechanisms they’re using… jrfool says It had to happen. I’m surprised that no one on lines had cognited to shut it down before now. There are rules forbidding ‘verbal tech’ you know! Yes, this is truly a stunner. In a true LRH Scientology sense an equivalent would be like saying Budweiser will no longer be brewing beer. It’s been known around the traps for awhile now but the BC basically began a slow & horrible death as soon as miscavige first got his grubby little fingers on it. All those different levels he introduced, heaps of them plus all the practicals at the end of the course, geezers, violates just about every study datum there is. I think it’ll stun more of a select few than those who don’t know what it is but most of the people who never made it happen to do the course when it was more or less standard and available at staff rates will recognise the missed opportunity (OK OK please I’m only saying this to those that think there’s some merit to the tech if done correctly and yes I’m aware everyone has the right to state their opinion over and over ad nauseam until we all throw up and clap hands, I HEAR YOU!) but none the less it’s Hubbard’s Duke of Dukes Elite course and imho the only route to CL8 & 12. So I suppose for now and forever on Cof$ lines the alternate route to Clear has been buried as well. Who could CS it is a couple of years anyway. But really anyone who could sure would have run away from miscavige years ago. The R6 Bank makes it’s getaway and sure won’t allow itself to be caught again – not a laughing matter if you understand what that stuff is about. I hope it remains alive somewhere as better than 50% of the tech is HOW you do it, not the data. RIP SHSBC – although you’ll have the company of your murderer soon enough. Yes, it is a stunner. I did the SHSBC and the Sr. SHSBC back 75-76 and it was booming, both Day and Fdn were producing about 99 graduates of the Sr. SHSBC each year I was there. The BC was the reason the ASHOs existed, it was their bread and butter. There are places the tech on those courses still exists and is available to any who are interested. I received an email from an old BC friend of mine from those days just two days ago, and he is redoing his BC in the field. There are groups that still deliver LRH. Hey Bob, Indeed, important it is carried on intact. There’s a place in ANZO I know where such expertise is passed on without pressure, money demands and results are expected and in Nth Idaho too I believe is a good delivery centre. The sort of “can do” of a SHSBC grad is a rare and precious thing. How to make one is just as valuable. You’re not alone Yawn. I too think there is a lot of merit in the auditing tech when it is done with compassion and only for the benefit of the individual. There are hundreds of millions of dollars languishing in bank accounts as evidence that we have lots of company. If anyone doesn’t like it they can kiss my ass, and I’d probably like that. The deposition is an excellent read. “Well, I thought it was a good question.” Mike, that was the best answer ever! You are making them look really bad and I love it. Here’s my fave in response to Drexler’s question about your obligation as a Scientologist to tell the truth: “I don’t think that my faith as a Scientologist required me to tell the truth”. Bravo! A superb response. RolandRB says Why do the SHSBC when you can do The Basics and Objective Processing five times instead? One Point Won says RolandRB, I’m not sure what happened when I just read your striking post…either I laughed so hard I cried, or I cried so hard I laughed… ML, 1.1 Mak says Just when I thought that I couldn’t be shocked anymore regarding what is happening, and then to find out that Saint Hills are no longer delivering the Briefing Course. Yes, unthinkable. Jaw dropping. TheWidowDenk says Makkk – My take exactly. Anyone remember the water horse and the buffalo? I’m spending the day in mourning for the loss of the Briefing Course whilst celebrating all I learned. Rachel Sorry about misspelling your name. It should be Mak. Fingers not in tune with brain this morning. Widow, I felt that way when KTL and LOC were discontinued, with no explanation. I loved those courses and was shocked. I’m sure I would feel the same way about the BC if I had done it. I’m in shock too. The whole reason ASHO was there was to deliver the Briefing Course. Solely and only. Maybe the church’s justifier is that everyone has to re-train from bottom up on GAG II and so there is no one qualified to be on the BC and so we close it. That sounds plausible until you factor in one key fact: You didn’t have to be an interned Class IV to do the BC. In fact you didn’t have to be a trained auditor at all to do the BC. The only reqs were you had to be Clear and/or Class IV. Many had absolutely NO auditor training when they routed onto the BC but did so because they were Clear. Well, with DM cancelling everyone’s Clear status, he effectively made everyone out-qual for the BC. I think he took it out so that no one would see how much the church has shrunk when they look into the empty BC courserooms. Also as one commenter here stated, there are tapes with LRH’s voice saying things that absolutely contradict the tech as DM has altered it. People would listen to LRH and cog that DM has squirrelled the tech. That’s why there is no more BC as well as why there are no more Clears to route on to it and no more students to fill the chairs. The BC is dead. RIP. Cindy, thank you; as is frequently the case I have just learned and gained more insight from one of your posts. Spot on Cindy, couldn’t have said it better myself. This is all so sickening. Of course he has to bury this course, it proves what a real squirrel he is. Thank you Mrs P and Aquamarine. And Mike, thank you big time for testifying and for your amazing blog. It is so well done. And it is recording history in the making. Nickname says Somebody else commented a while back that the goal seems to be the destruction of Scientology. It surprises me, that it took this long to destroy the SHSBC. But at this point it seems merely symbolic. Mike Leopold says In a year or two, some chucklehead in Scientology will pronounce.the absence of the SHSBC as the “why” for the contraction they are undergoing – and they’ll re-instate it, and rev up the hamster wheel all over again. IMHO It will all be over by then. There will be no re-instatement of anything $cientologese as it will be known as the 20th century plague. Once Miscavige leaves ………… that’s it for the cult. EMAN says Well, maybe, but DM will have to be gone… I’m really glad to hear the latest RCS shrinkage report Mike. Seems right on track for a total collapse coming soon to a morgue near all of us! March will probably come to be known as ‘Damage Out of Control Month’ for the Cult Chronicles. Hemet should be an absolute mess as if it could get any worse. Where is that cigar ……? Careful with the cigar, Coop. You don’t want to get to close to the 188ft (47x real life!) straw effigy before it’s finished. I say ‘light em up’ Grace …… and let the ashes fall where they may. As per the usual, lots of black smoke out Hemet way. indie8million says That made me laugh very loudly, Grace. Instead of Guy Fawkes day, we could call it, “Dave’s Fault Day”. deanblair06 says I did the SHSBC at ASHO in 1971 when the building was on Temple in Los Angeles. I can’t believe they stopped delivery of that course as that was what ASHO was primarily delivering. I wonder what now has happened to the class 7 course which used to deliver Power Processing only at ASHO. Is anyone training on the Power Processes? ASHO did not deliver the CLASS 7 Course anymore… euh… I was there 15 years and was not delivered. Public were not allowed to do that course… only SO Members. Even SO Members had to go to FSO for it 🙂 I have been unable to resolve that requirement to join the SO in order to do the training to deliver Power. Apparently, you could train to deliver everything else, but not Power Processes, which sit right on the cusp of solo sections of R6EW, the Clearing course, and the OT levels. (?) Whatever, the whole structure seems to have fallen apart. I speculate that I’d never allow management personnel within 50 yards of the tech personnel, I haven’t done the OEC Course but my guess is it was originally set up to be that way, and the same goes for ethics personnel never having access to PC folders. As you know Dean, back then when one did the BC they got Power and R6EW for free. Miscavige just can’t conceive giving something away for free. His solution to this? Stop delivering the BC…..I’m sure that is quite logical in his twisted universe. Possibly converting it back to a maternity ward and a day care center, to lease to Kaiser as a source of income, to keep the lights on. Power was my absolute favourite of all the levels and grades. Power Plus blew me through the roof for many months. That, of course, was back in the 60s and 70s. I saw similar gain in other friends. And because there were such gains happening regularly, particularly personally empowering the pc, the grade had to go. In the 70’s those who had done Power looked really good to me. Distinctly different in a good way. Idle Morgue says Mike – excellent job on the deposition. Cooper – as always…love your posts. They make me laugh and you are SPOT ON Brother! Can’t understand what the big whoop was on Power and Power Plus. Anyone care to esplain? I know Dean, it’s unbelievable. A friend of mine did power a few years back and he said it was boring. I had never ever heard anything but rave reviews of power processing until then. Astounding. The BC had to die. There are a number of tapes that give the lie to Miscavige’s squirrelyness: 1. The meter at the time “could never be improved upon”. 2. Cases do not gain when audited over PTP’s. Therefore, any outer org trainees sent to St. Hill that arrive with PTP’s should be sent home. 3. Many discussions about F\N’s that give the lie to the “3 swing” interpretation of Miscavige and his myrmidons. chrismann9 says How did Tony know about this blog post before you published it? Mike Rinder says Have you ever seen us together in the same room? Chris Mann says When I put Tonys beard over your face in photoshop you look identical. Mike I quickly scanned over Tonys blog this morning and I think I misunderstood what he meant. Reading it again I’m not sure if he was referring to a specific blog post when he says “If you read Rinder’s excellent blog today….”. Maybe he just meant your blog in general. Wayne Borean aka The Mad Hatter says Well, damnit, it is an excellent blog! We love you Mike. Your explanations and elucidations make Scientology at least partially understandable for those of us who have never been in. I say partially because the mindset in the Church is pretty alien. Time and time again I end up having a WTF moment when something new to me is mentioned. And damn, it seems like that happens at least once a week. I can see why Scientologists who decide to leave have problems decompressing. The world inside the Bubble differs so wildly from the world the rest of us live in, that sometimes I’m amazed anyone makes it out. “Hello, San Francisco Org? When can I start the Academy Levels?” “First, let me inform you that the new San Francisco Church of Scientology/Arthur Murray Dance Studio is now completely ideal and beginning tap lessons start tomorrow at 1 pm.: “Uhm … ok … do I need to have new tap shoes?” “One moment, let me transfer you to the bookstore/shoe store.” RIP BC. They should publish an obituary and explain therein how the irreducible minimum dwindled to nothing. Oh, but come to think of it, we already know about scientology shrinkage. Robert Almblad says No more SHSBC? There is no loss here. Training requires an “exchange for services” which does not fit into a criminal organization’s principle income: money in exchange for nothing. What about a new GAG III SHSBC? It will be 47X faster by eliminating the tapes and it will have a bonus check sheet on how to fleece new PCs for the IAS. Very well said Robert! He could speed up the GAG III checksheet and your bridge progress by doing a straight dono cycle for your cert. Pay $10,000 and get your cert in the mail. Oh yes, you would need to attend graduation and drool on about how magnanimously wonderful the cycle was and how much case gain was achieved without ever having to go in session! On second thought, 10K is way too low for all that gain!!!! It’s coming. All the tech vols of “old” have to be gathered up first. They aren’t going to get mine. My God !!! I am shocked 🙂 When I was at ASHO, this was the Course to do !! the BC was the ASHO baby !! It was great seeing all those people on the BC, Auditing. I got most of my auditing in there. Shame on DM !!! Those staff members are sooo brainwashed they can’t see it. I was also brainwashed. Took me 1 year to change and come back into real life. Good they declared me LOL If not, I would still be connected to this BS and being a puppet. The gullibility and/or cowardice of those still IN to buy/condone this. (I’m not talking about UTR when I say “IN”). Anyone IN over 15 years that are still IN have sold out as far as I’m concerned and are the crux of the problem. Come on Ben Kugler, Brad Kugler, Todd Kugler. YOU KNOW!!!! Speak out and help end the madness permeating the church. You and people like you are contributing to the madness at this point. When it all comes a crashing down, I don’t want to hear, “I didn’t know.” I have lost my patience with the cowardice. Mix two parts cognitive dissonance with one part cowardice and you have a dangerous brew with no known antidote. Consume at your own risk! Available without charge at your Idle Morgues. Contact your local registrar for more information on how to destroy your life and those you care about most. This is a public service message from your friendly Cult. Thumbs up, Coop. You have it nailed. McCarran, YOU nailed it! Anyone who is still left in drinking the KA has sold out and is part of the problem. I too have lost my patience with cowardice. They remind me of the Nazi officers who killed thousands of Jews in the Holocaust whose defense at the Nuremburg trials was, “I was following orders.” Think of the Karma these bastards will be enjoying for the next hundred lifetimes! And same goes for DM and the out integrity, cowardly Scns who remain in the church despite all the evidence around them. How do you convert an jihadist, a North Korean, a skinhead or a Scientologist to someone who can love again? It can take many years, much (re)education and a lot of love. Dan Locke says Hey Eman – would love to talk! I log in through facebook. I think you click on my avatar and then you can message me or hang something on my wall. Mike is right it is a blasphemy. And it is being done as well to see who if any’s thinking in the public this co-incides with. It co-incides with no one’s but here’s the “line plot”. Anyone interested in doing the Briefing Course will have to go to Flag and Flag’s student’s points will become highest ever’s. Briefing Course students can be recruited into the Sea Org and shipped out to former Briefing Course org’s that now specialize handling Purif public whose money they grab before their drugs wear off. The Church of Scientology is not a religion, it’s like an old story half remembered. It is a money making group that doesn’t help anybody. Including itself. HBO Is about to point this out to 114,000,000 viewers. 🙂 (i.e. That is ONE HUNDRED and FOURTEEN MILLION viewers) Taking up your comment about the Documentary, Lawrence, what I’m really excited about is that this is going to air on HBO. Scientologists don’t have to wait in line to see it at a theater (and have OSA take their picture and bust them for seeing it). They don’t have to go on to the “Evil Internet” to view it. Just like a magazine in the grocery store checkout line, they can leaf through it without the risk of getting busted. The HBO special will come right to their living rooms. Scientologists will give up just about anything “for their eternity”. However, because HBO is so popular, they won’t risk missing their favorite episodes of Game of Thrones, Real Time with Bill Maher, Curb your Enthusiasm or Girls by cancelling their HBO service. Still ins and people on the fence; find out for yourself and watch this. It might be a little too high of a gradient since it talks some smack about Ron, but become informed about what little David Miscavige is doing with YOUR hard-earned money that YOU GAVE for social betterment and “saving the planet”. This isn’t some black propaganda campaign to “smear Scientology”. You’ll see actual proof of where your money goes. If it’s going to an improper place/use, don’t you want to know? We fight for so many causes in the world – no GMOs, busting governmental abuse of power, countless conspiracies. What IF what they are saying is true? Who’s side would you be on? Little David Miscavige’s or would you be a true friend of Ron and insist that this little criminal step down? What could COB be doing that is making people so angry? Trust me, it’s not expansion of true Scientology. Wanna start looking somewhere? Here is the Ron/COB comparison chart. Start. http://friendsoflrh.org/COBvsLRH/ Also, standard tech/lectures aren’t supposed to be changed one bit. Why have these sections been taken out of these lectures? Why are Ron’s words missing? What would Ron say about this? Why hide information about Black Dianetics from people who are only using Dianetics/Scientology for good? WHO would not let people be informed about this booby trap to the tech? The answer is up to you. Are we going to defend LRH and STANDARD tech, or let someone change it on the old man? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG9X0gEedDs What are you going to do about it? Leave a Reply to Cooper Kessel Cancel reply Dealing With Scientology Critics - L Ron Hubbard Playbook The Real Story About Disconnection To Speak Or Not To Speak Shelly Miscavige Guarded By Armed PIs Debbie Cook's New Years Email On David Miscavige's Behavior Miscavige's Behavior Part 2 A Letter From Garcia If the org slumps during this transition period, don't engage in "fund raising" or "selling postcards" or borrowing money. Just make more income with Scientology. L Ron Hubbard From HCOPL URGENT ORG PROGRAMMING "We own a tremendous amount of property. We own a tremendous amount of material and so forth, and it keeps growing. But that’s not important. When buildings get important to us, for God sakes, some of you born revolutionists will you please blow up central headquarters". L Ron Hubbard Lecture 31 Dec 1960 "Personal integrity is knowing what you know. What you know is what you know and to have the courage to know and say what you have observed".- LRH from Personal Integrity "It is necessary to happiness of man, that he be mentally faithful to himself. Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving; it consists of professing to believe what he does not believe." Thomas Paine “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” - Martin Luther King “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” - Martin Luther King “There comes a time when silence is betrayal.” - Martin Luther King Jr. “Communication is the universal solvent” - L Ron Hubbard “When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon.” Thomas Paine "Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world would do this, it would change the earth." William Faulkner "The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis." 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In… Joe Pendleton: Mike, while I don't normally recommend litigation (I lost my job after getting in"ethics trouble" with the church, which is… Lynne Gerrec: Thank you, I wondered why one (or more) touch assists didn't solve this problem for such an advanced Scientologist. Maybe… jere Lull (39 years recovering): "But they don’t even try to address this. If they could present something to prove that Mike’s and Jeff’s writings… jere Lull (39 years recovering): Okay...A new lie about something that didn't happen TEN years ago. That's certainly timely and relevant to SOMEthing.... but… Queen B.: Mike, Perhaps it’s time to file suit . Under direct legal threat your daughter may wake up. Surely she can… Gordon Weir: $ci lies, that is what it does. It was founded by a habitual liar. The courts and the public are… Overrun in California: You know if you're going to lie about something, lie about something that can't be so easily disproved. 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__label__wiki	0.594638	0.594638	Tuskegee QB Lacey's perfect start all mental TUSKEGEE – Kevin Lacey didn't miss last week. Tuskegee QB Lacey's perfect start all mental TUSKEGEE – Kevin Lacey didn't miss last week. Check out this story on montgomeryadvertiser.com: https://on.mgmadv.com/2canwFm Duane Rankin, Montgomery Advertiser Published 1:37 p.m. CT Sept. 8, 2016 \| Updated 6:35 p.m. CT Sept. 9, 2016 Tuskegee senior Kevin Lacey went 8-for-8 in last week's season-opening win over Clark-Atlanta (Photo: Mickey Welsh / Montgomery Advertiser) The Wetumpka High graduate connected on all eight of his pass attempts for 179 yards and a touchdown in leading 15th ranked (Division II poll) Tuskegee (1-0, 1-0 SIAC) to a 36-13 season-opening win over Clark-Atlanta. “Throughout the whole (preseason) camp, I never saw him really throw an interception,” Tuskegee junior linebacker Osband Thompson said. “In the first game, he completed all his passes.” A fifth-year senior, Lacey averaged a staggering 22.3 yards a completion against Clark Atlanta. Some throws were easy like Sunday morning. “The easiest throw was the deep post to Leo Gilbert for a 38-yard touchdown.” Some weren’t. “The throw to (Desmond) Reece across to field was the toughest. My momentum was going left. You have to keep your balance, throw a strike back across the field. It’s tough for a lot of quarterbacks to throw back across the field, especially when your momentum is going one way. That was probably my hardest throw and I had to see the safety.” The wiry 6-foot, 6-inch Lacey completed just 43 percent of his passes last season. He’s since worked on his footwork, ball placement and found that ideal comfort zone that enhances the play of a quarterback. “For me, it was more of the mental side to make a bad throw, let it go and come back with a strike or a dime the next play,” Lacey said. “That is what’s really propelling me right now. It’s the mental side of it. I can make a bad throw, let it go and make 10 straight good throws in a row without let(ting) that last bad throw get to me. I can do that now.” That first incompletion this season is coming, though, and will likely happen Saturday against Albany State (0-1). Last season, Lacey went just 4-of-22 for only 94 yards against the Golden Rams. Two of those four completions went for touchdowns, but Lacey also threw an interception. How he plays Saturday will be a truer measuring stick of his improvement as a quarterback. “They’re big, they’re strong, they’re fast,” Lacey said. “They can run. They play us well each and every time. There’s never been a blowout game against Albany State. For us to go out and win, we have to execute each and every play. One play at a time. Try to minimize mistakes and if we make a mistake, make it full speed and take care of the ball.” When will Kevin Lacey throw an incomplete pass? (Photo: Albert Cesare / Advertiser) Read or Share this story: https://on.mgmadv.com/2canwFm Samir Doughty may hold key for Auburn at Florida Pearl: Auburn is 'good,' but not 'very good' 3 takeaways: Auburn suffers second straight loss at Florida	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9058
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__label__wiki	0.596809	0.596809	February 17, 2017 on Blog Audi A4 allroad quattro 2.0 TDI 150 CV: new version of access to the range New version of access to the range. The German brand has presented a new version of access for the range A4 allroad. From now on will be available also the version high the Audi A4 with a diesel engine 2.0 TDI of 150 HP. Being the most economic option of this variant, with a price of departure for our market 43.050 euros. The new A4 allroad quattro 2.0 TDI 150 CV total transmission quattro technology with an ultra and has the same feature of this variant of the A4. Body-high 34 mm and protections in the low area of the body, which increases visually its appearance campero or adventurer. engine 2.0 TDI of 150 HP is associated with a change manual of six speeds, and the drive system quattro is the latest generation of the brand. This is able to automatically disconnect the rear-wheel drive in terms of adhesion to normal, so that acts as a front-wheel drive, minimizing both consumption and emissions. Already available in the range. the performances of The new Audi A4 allroad with this mechanic are 9.1 seconds to do the 0 to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 205 km/h. While the average consumption approved is at 4.9 litres per 100 km, which, translated to CO2 emission is 127 g/km Among its facilities we can highlight elements such as the xenon headlamps plus, radio MMI with a color display 17.8 cm (7 inch) in the dashboard, automatic climate control, leather steering wheel multifunction and bluetooth. The A4 allroad equipped with this new engine access you can also be requested with the special edition unlimited edition, with a price of 44.820 € . A4 allroad quattro 2.0 TDI 150CV 43.050 € A4 allroad quattro 2.0 TDI 150CV unlimited edition 44.820 € This special edition includes extra equipment, such as alloy wheels 18-inch 5 twin-spoke and tires 245/45, rain sensors and lights, cruise control, interior mirror, anti glare, Audi parking system rear, MMI Navigation, climate control three zones, light package, mirrors outdoor heated and electrically folding e interface to mobile phones, Audi smartphone inferface. The Opel Cabrio debuts engine of 136 HP with the arrival of the range 2019 May 21, 2018 The father of Nicholas Latifi invest 200 million pounds in the McLaren Group May 21, 2018 The Mercedes EQA will come in 2020 and will be produced in France May 21, 2018 Vernay sum pole main WTCR in Zandvoort May 21, 2018 The city councils of Germany may prohibit the circulation of the majority of the diesel May 21, 2018	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9063
__label__wiki	0.683702	0.683702	Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing: 1979-1982 Moto Guzzi Le Mans CX100 A profile of the Moto Guzzi Le Mans CX100 and its primary contenders. A period flyer for the CX100 highlights many features, including an oil filter. Image courtesy Moto Guzzi 1977-1984 BMW R100RS Image courtesy BMW 1980-1984 Hesketh V1000 Image courtesy Hesketh Moto Guzzi Le Mans CX100 Claimed power: 70-80hp @ 7,250rpm (approx.) Top speed: 125mph (est.) Engine: 949cc air-cooled OHV V-twin Weight: 530lb (wet) MPG: 45mpg (avg.) Price then/now: $4,949 (1980)/$4,500-$6,500 The original Moto Guzzi 850 Le Mans of 1976 was not much more (or less) than an endurance racer with turn signals. The 844cc engine featured filterless, bell-mouth 36mm Dell’Orto carburetors, a 10.2:1 compression ratio, and a sports exhaust for a claimed 81 horsepower. The Le Mans made little concession to creature comforts, but provided sparkling performance and handling for the sporting rider. It was a critical (and commercial) success in both Europe and North America. The specification stayed largely the same until 1979, when the story got more complicated. That year, European markets got a MkII 850 Le Mans with similar specification but revised bodywork. The U.S. version, however, got the new 1000SP’s quieter, cleaner and somewhat detuned 949cc engine. Several sources have suggested this was a response to ever tightening noise and emission regulations, but Greg Field’s book Moto Guzzi Big Twins quotes Mike Berliner of U.S. importer Berliner Corporation saying it was simply a response to American dealers’ belief that bigger was better. Thus was born the U.S. market CX100, which was essentially a touring 1000SP Strada with MkII Le Mans bodywork. The 949cc 90-degree air-cooled, overhead valve, wet sump, V-twin engine was fitted into the same Tonti dual cradle frame as before. Two Dell’Orto 30mm carbs (now with proper air filters) fed the iron-lined alloy cylinders running a 9.2:1 compression ratio, while a 280-watt alternator at the front of the engine ran the electrics. Power was transferred through the automotive-style twin-disc dry clutch to a 5-speed gearbox with shaft final drive, the final drive casing forming the right side swingarm tube. Three-position preload adjustable shock absorbers located the swingarm to the frame. Both front and rear wheels were cast alloy, the front attached by Guzzi-designed, hydraulically-damped spring forks, and both wheels were 2.15-inch (WM3) section by 18-inch diameter. Tires were 110 section rear and 100 front. The CX100 carried over Guzzi’s linked braking system: Pushing down the right-mounted foot pedal activated both the single Brembo rear disc caliper and one of the two front calipers at a ratio of 70 percent front, 30 percent rear; squeezing the hand lever then gripped the other front disc. Though many riders were suspicious, Rider concluded the setup worked well in their tests: “…the integrated system allows safe cornering on slick surfaces or for non-skid stopping beyond that of conventional brakes.” Stopping was “shorter and more stable,” they said. The U.S.-spec Le Mans CX100 (the U.S. press referred to it as both the CX100 and simply the Le Mans), made approximately 80 horsepower, claimed Rider magazine, though in other sources it was quoted in the 70-80 horsepower range. And while 17 pounds heavier than the 850, performance was still quite adequate, with 13.5 seconds to complete the standing quarter at 98.5mph versus 13.1 @ 103mph for the 850. Once Rider’s testers got used to the low-rev power pulses from the big twin, they said they enjoyed “how the Le Mans lifts itself through the rpm range so easily, smoothly and effortlessly.” They also liked its handling, praising how it “sweeps, instantly dodges and hangs into corners with utter safety, stability, and a very eerie self-steering stabilizing effect.” Cycle found the Le Mans CX100 “extremely stable in every kind of cornering except going flat out in bumpy sweepers,” which was the only time they found the adjustable steering damper “can provide a useful steadying influence … most riders who throw a leg over the Moto Guzzi will use up their riding skills long before the bike’s abilities are exceeded.” However, the riding position required a long reach to the bars from the firm, narrow seat: “In the city, no one is likely to feel too comfortable on the Le Mans,” Cycle commented. However, they liked the CX100’s wind-tunnel developed fairing better than the 1000SP’s (“[the] wind just brushes your shoulder”) while Rider liked the instrument panel, calling it “a true pilot station with a full spread of gauges, dials and even a quartz clock.” Some issues did arise: Checking the screw-adjustable tappets every 1,800 miles required removing the side panels; changing the oil filter meant removing 14 bolts to drop the oil pan to gain access; and the sealed beam headlight was, Cycle said, “a joke.” Summing up, said the same magazine, “… if you appreciate craftsmanship, aesthetics and function, you should be drawn as if by magnets to the Moto Guzzi Le Mans. It is one of a special few.” And it still is. MC Sport-touring rivals to Guzzi’s CX100 Claimed Power: 82hp@6,800rpm Top Speed:130mph Engine: 992cc air-cooled DOHC V-twin Fuel Capacity/MPG: 20-40mpg Price Then/Now: $10,500 (1983)/$10,000-$20,000 Want to make a small fortune in low-volume motorcycle production? Then start with a large one. Just ask the Right Honorable Lord Thomas Alexander Fermor-Hesketh. After dabbling in the even-spendier world of Formula 1, the Third Baron Hesketh decided he would revive the British motorcycle industry. The V1000 was the result. Sadly, it never became the sum of its parts. Built around a Weslake-based V-twin with Cosworth-designed DOHC 4-valve cylinder heads, the Hesketh should have been a British Ducati, but the power delivery was rev-happy, lacked V-twin grunt and didn’t suit Hesketh’s grand touring ambitions. The gear-driven 5-speed transmission was also clunky, and the Rob North-inspired Reynolds 531 steel tube frame created a high center of gravity while limiting ground clearance. The kicker was the mechanically harsh engine was unable to meet European and U.S. noise regulations, and fuel consumption could drop into the 20s and even teens! Top quality components from VDO, Brembo, Marzocchi, Denso, Astralite and Dell’Orto couldn’t save a flawed design. Nor could gleaming paintwork, radiant nickel plate, lustrous alloy casings and meticulous fit and finish. Hesketh pulled the plug — twice — after fewer than 200 bikes were built. Ex-Hesketh employee Mick Broom continued limited production until 2010 and the brand has recently been reborn, but that’s another story. Claimed Power: 70hp @7,250rpm Top Speed: 108mph Engine: 980cc air-cooled OHV horizontally-opposed twin The BMW R100RS’ unique selling point was its all-enveloping fairing, developed by Hans Muth (who designed the Suzuki Katana) in the Pininfarina wind tunnel. The fairing improved fuel consumption over the naked R100/7 by 4mpg at 62mph, and — almost as important — reduced lift on the front and rear wheels by 20-25 percent for added stability at high speeds. The RS arrived in 1977 with wire wheels, dual front discs and a drum rear brake. By 1978 it had gained BMW’s “snowflake” alloy wheels and a rear disc brake. Improvements over its life included gearshift enhancement, a new crankshaft, lighter clutch and flywheel, an oil cooler and Nikasil plated cylinders. Although the K100 was in development and ready to replace it, the air-cooled Boxer engine continued in the GS series until the mid-Nineties. Some testers found the riding position — quite forward with narrow handlebars — uncomfortably heavy on the wrists, absent the balancing airflow of a naked bike. The brakes were criticized for being too stiff and they also noted head-level turbulence from the windshield. The suspension was also criticized as being too soft for good handling, though the ride was “simply first rate,” said Cycle. The RS was perfect for “those who enjoy its composed nature, its swiftness over long distances, the crispness of its controls, and its full-fairing shelter without cross-wind susceptibility.” I'd take any of the three. 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__label__cc	0.568437	0.431563	Kart / FIA Karting World Championship OK/OKJ - Finland / Preview Promoted: 2019 FIA Karting World Championship preview Sep 5, 2019, 12:05 AM The 2019 FIA Karting World Championship - OK and Junior will take place in Finland from 6th to 8th September at the Alahärmä Powerpark circuit. A much-anticipated event for this country of motorsport enthusiasts, the major world event promises to be full of suspense on a spectacular and fast track with a big field of more than 200 drivers, gathering the best talents from 44 nations on five continents. The circuit of Alahärmä is unique in being at the heart of an amusement park, also including a large indoor track, all forming an unusual and celebratory setting for an outstanding karting competition. Hilly and very rolling, the 1200-metre-long circuit is composed of several series of fast curves, banking and a bridge, all generating rhythmic races, to the delight of spectators comfortably seated in the two large permanent stands. Finland is known for the exceptional proportion of champions in all the motorsport disciplines. Its Drivers are stalwarts of European Karting Competition. This year their participation was even more significant in preparation for the World Championship which will take place on their native soil, 17 years after the last Finnish World Championship in 2002. The Finnish delegation will be by far the largest of the 2019 event with nearly 50 representatives entered across the two categories. Although the hierarchy resulting from the European Championship gives a good overview of the talent involved, the additional motivation of the National Drivers determined to shine at home must be taken into account. A single event like the World Championship - OK and Junior is accompanied by sporting intensity that can cause incredible surprises. Travisanutto the man to beat in OK Defending FIA Karting World Champion – OK Lorenzo Travisanutto (ITA) confirmed his great form by winning the 2019 FIA Karting European Championship - OK at the last Le Mans Competition (FRA). However, several young drivers proved to be very competitive, starting with Gabriele Mini' (ITA) who managed to beat Dexter Patterson (GBR). Taylor Barnard (GBR), Dilano Vant'hoff (NLD) and Dino Beganovic (SWE) also performed well, while Finland's Juho Valtanen and Nikolas Pirttilahti finished in the top 10. The list of drivers with the ability to play leading roles at Alahärmä goes well beyond these few names and the competition looks very open. Junior: a great challenge for Amand Recently crowned FIA Karting European Champion - Junior, Marcus Amand (FRA) has, in addition to a strong rating among the many Drivers capable of winning, dual Finnish-French nationality and wears the colours of Finland on his helmet. Strong competitors abound and the outcome of this World Championship promises to be particularly open. Andrea Kimi Antonelli (ITA) and Thomas Ten Brinke (NLD) mounted the European podium in front of the excellent Tuukka Taponen (FIN), winner of the first round in France. Nikita Bedrin (RUS), Jamie Day (ARE), Alexander Dunne (IRL), Ugo Ugochukwu (USA), James Wharton (AUS) and Kajus Siksnelis (LTU) are both fast and consistent at the forefront, but there is a long list of serious contenders for victory. Provisional Timetable Friday 6th September 8:00 am - 4:35 pm: Free Practice 4:45 pm - 6:40 pm: Qualifying Practice 8:00 am - 9:40 am: Warm-up 9:45 am - 6:20pm: Qualifying Heats Sunday, 8th September 9:45 am - 13:40 pm: Qualifying Heats 3:05 pm - 5:00 pm: Finals The Competition will be available on the official FIA Karting Championship app for iOS and Android mobile devices and at www.cikfia.com. Emmo Fittipaldi Jr. lands major sponsor deal, aged 12 Travisanutto becomes two-time karting world champion Series Kart Event FIA Karting World Championship OK/OKJ - Finland TRTF1: Episode 1 - Schooling and Education FIA Karting European OK/Junior World Championship - Alahärmä - Sunday FIA Karting European OK/Junior World Championship - Alahärmä - Saturday FIA Karting European KZ/KZ2/Academy Championship - Lonato: Sunday FIA Karting European KZ/KZ2/Academy Championship - Lonato: Saturday Vettel makes shifter kart debut in Tony Kart test Kremers takes FIA Karting World Championship title Promoted: 2019 FIA Karting World Championship KZ class preview	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9065
__label__wiki	0.689932	0.689932	Home The Local At home with Lisa Katsounakis at the Tivoli Inn At home with Lisa Katsounakis at the Tivoli Inn Living the dream in Oak Bluffs. Holly Nadler The living room of the Tivoli Inn. —Gabrielle Mannino The suite upstairs, which sleeps 3, has a balcony and private full bathroom. —Gabrielle Mannino The kitchen at the inn. —Gabrielle Mannino One of the six bedrooms at the inn. —Gabrielle Mannino The big front porch of the Tivoli Inn. —Gabrielle Mannino Breakfast parfaits are served with various topping offerings like coconut, nuts, chia and ground flax seed. —Gabrielle Mannino The Tivoli Inn's outdoor shower is decorated with starfish and seashells. —Gabrielle Mannino Lisa Katzenakis on the front porch of the Tivoli Inn. —Gabrielle Mannino Lisa Katzenakis sits on the porch of the Tivoli Inn. —Gabrielle Mannino The bathroom of the upstairs suite. —Gabrielle Mannino All the beds at the inn have polka-dot sheets. —Gabrielle Mannino The Tivoli Inn in Oak Bluffs features an outdoor shower. —Gabrielle Mannino It’s been on top of lists for dream jobs for eons now: Inn Owner. In a recent boston.com story, “Bed and Breakfast purveyor” was right up there with Actor (a photo of Robert De Niro helps us to read “movie star”), Chocolatier, and Doggy Daycare Runner. Lisa Katsounakis may have harbored no conscious inkling of one day owning a charming inn on Martha’s Vineyard — or anywhere else, for that matter — but her backstory reveals pixie dust sprinkles by whatever fairy godmother controls her life to make inn ownership happen, ready or not. Lisa grew up in Longmeadow. “A nice town outside Springfield,” she says when I meet with her on the porch of the Tivoli Inn. ‘Nice’ is easy to leave, and she balanced classes at UMass Amherst with goof-off time in Hawaii. When a guidance counselor told her to select a major, without much fuss or forethought she picked hotel/restaurant management. “I thought I’d have a restaurant one day,” she explains. But life asked her to “hold that thought” while it made other plans. In 1983 she arrived on Martha’s Vineyard for a summer job as cashier in Giordano’s clam bar. “I worked with Mrs. G.,” she says with a fond smile. Meanwhile, her sister Lori, two years older, had also been coming to the Island and forming a deep attachment to it. At the end of the summer of 1984, Lori sat in the standby line to return to to her own real world, and she found herself thinking, “Why am I leaving?” Almost as if hypnotized, she wheeled the car around and settled into life on M.V. forever. Lisa explains, “In 1988 my family [in addition to Lori, their brother, and mom and dad] got into the act of buying a place here.” It was none other than a wildly broken-down fixer-upper that would eventually be rebranded as the Tivoli Inn. “There were no interior walls, no heat, bad plumbing, the floors were painted red and orange, and the basement was a spider hole.” Brother and dad went to work on the plumbing and heating, and the application of new cedar shingles. Once the inn was presentable, both sisters moved in and lived there together for 17 years. Early on in the endeavor, however, Lori, who’d hankered for years to get into retail, bought a quirky building at the top of Circuit and Kennebec, stuffed the windows with knick-knacks from around the globe, and opened the iconic hippy-romantic-peasant-chic boutique Third World Trading. The Katsounakis sisters have a positive energy for success; both the inn and the garment shop have thrived for several decades and counting. Meanwhile, Lisa’s penchant for decorating has turned the inn with its six bedrooms, wraparound porch, front parlor, baths ensuite, and shared baths down the hallway into the kind of New England charmer that makes inn owner among the dreamisest of jobs. (A funny aside: A few years back I noticed an ad in Yankee Magazine for a weekend rental of a full B and B in New Hampshire. The gimmick was that anyone longing to own or run an inn could take charge of the property for a couple of nights to see if they really and truly wanted to commit to the stresses of cranky guests, toilet cleanings, the baking of almond croissants, and getting the cappuccino maker ready for the 7 am continental breakfast.) Now, at the start of the 2018 season, Lisa shows me her star room on the second floor at the front of the inn, a light and bright chamber giving onto a balcony overlooking Hiawatha Park and, beyond that, the bustling bowling alley and bistro. New comforters from Macy’s grace the beds, a double and a single, perfect for a couple with a small child; a lovely American iteration of the fleur-de-lis print, this version in yellow, red, and seafoam green. Over the double bed, a mirror of silver and gold florets has presided for a few years, acquired from Pier 1. Lisa adds, “I always get polka dot sheets for every room!” Lisa’s good nature is on display when asked for an anecdote about her worst guest in recent memory. “I have only great guests!” she declares, citing the recent stay of a treasured repeat guest, Meredith from Boston, who comes every early summer, reserving the front room, and bringing friends to stay in outlying chambers. In the meantime, Lisa’s favorite summer activity is a daily soak off Inkwell Beach, a few blocks northwest of the inn. She swims laps for a good 45 minutes, then treats herself to a life-affirming — and heaven-affirming — float. Is there a downside for this chatelaine of an Oak Bluffs inn? She thinks about it. “I even like the winter!” she reveals with a laugh. Happy summer, Lisa! Previous articleCatching up with Kenworthy Next articleMan on the street at the Tisbury Street Fair What Islanders wear to work Gone shopping: The fall project The Handymen	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9067
__label__wiki	0.531199	0.531199	30.04.2004 Business & Finance HFC Bank Launches Life Starter Account Accra, April 30, GNA - HFC Bank Ghana Limited on Friday launched a new product: "Life Starter Account" specially designed for gainfully employed young graduates and professionals. The Life Starter Account is a hybrid of savings and current account with a cheque in facility and an initial deposit. Briefing Journalists in Accra, Mr Austin Aikhourin, Deputy Managing Director of the Bank, said with HFC Life Starter Account, the holder would have access to a wide range of banking facilities. "These are lines of credit, which will be given out on a case by case basis; facilities for home appliances including arrangement with consumer goods retail outlets; vehicle loans; first home buyers loans and personal financial advisory services." He said the account is aimed at providing liquidity when needed with the holder having easy access at any time. Mr Aikhourin said the objective of focusing on young graduates was to help stem the brain drain syndrome where the youth move out of the country in search of jobs and higher salaries, "because they can easily find such facilities when they have a Life Starter Account with the HFC Bank." Mrs Stephanie Baeta-Ansah, Managing Director of the Bank, said the Account was out to help push young people starting life and who needed a push as they faced the world. "It is our desire to maintain a life long banking relationships with the cream of our society, the young who are in need of a dynamic bank that understands their needs." 30 April 04	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9072
__label__cc	0.594825	0.405175	Homeopathy is dead; Ayurveda needs a science test, Nobel Uvaacha? 14 January 2016 To bookmark you need to sign in 42 Homeopathy and Ayurveda will last despite all the scientific pontificating. Is science becoming another fanatic religion trying to shut out all opponents? Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life believing it is stupid.” – Albert Einstein It was Winston Churchill, who once said that there are three important things in anything anyone says: who says it, how does he say that and what does he say? Of those three, Churchill thought that the last part is the least important. That applies to the two outbursts of a knowledgeable but unwise mind that has not understood science fully. Today people in the field of western science think that there is no knowledge outside their domain. Western science is reductionist and understands this universe in bits and pieces ONLY. The whole is never comprehended in western science. Few days ago, India-born Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, while sparking off a controversy, called Homeopathy as ‘bogus and harmful practice’. The chemistry professor, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 2009, was speaking at the Punjab University at Chandigarh. “They (homoeopaths) take arsenic compounds and dilute it to such an extent that just a molecule is left. It will not make any effect on you. Your tap water has more arsenic. No one in chemistry believes in homoeopathy. It works because of placebo effect,” he was quoted as saying in a newspaper report. Today fortunately, quantum physics makes it possible that we can “comprehend much more than what we can grasp with our five senses." Knowledgeable western scientists with their prefixes are always arrogant and do not have patience to know that they are a not the wisest. Knowledge is only second hand but wisdom is something that gets generated in one's own mind. Naturally knowledge is proud because it knows so much but wisdom is humble because it knows no more! Humility is the hallmark of good education. I have heard it said that some of the previous Nobels in the same University were described by this man as people who have forgotten their subjects. If modern western reductionist medicine is that holy, why have we not been able to cure any disease so far and why have we added millions of sufferers from adverse drug reactions, one of the leading causes of death? I shall quote here another great western scientist who got not one but TWO Nobel prizes, Linus Pauling. He once said and repeated it several times that “Everyone should know that most cancer research is largely a fraud, and that the major cancer research organisations are derelict in their duties to the people who support them.” What does our new Nobel got to say? Another Nobel Laureate, Albert Szent Gyorgi wrote that " I do not know what cancer is as cancer cells work like normal cells and I do not know how we can kill cancer cells without killing normal cells." Under the microscope, the tombstones of the cells might look different but they act identically. Marcia Angell, a long time editor of the most prestigious medical journal, had this to say about our research: “It is simply no longer possible to believe much of the clinical research that is published, or to rely on the judgment of trusted physicians or authoritative medical guidelines. I take no pleasure in this conclusion, which I reached slowly and reluctantly over my two decades as an editor of the New England Journal of Medicine.” Hardin Jones of the New York Academy of Sciences said, “My studies have proved conclusively that untreated cancer patients live up to four times longer, than treated patients.” Robert Willner had this to say about modern medicine, “Establishment medicine, with little or no evidence to support their barbaric use of the highly toxic drugs, continues to make fortunes while their patients spend their last days vomiting, debilitated, baldheaded and without dignity.” How did I realise that immature minds sometimes make it to the Nobel? “Nobel lobbying skews prizes, chemist claims.” Wolfram Koch, executive director of the German Chemical Society (GDCh) in Frankfurt, felt that they should also lobby in future. Pride makes one to lose one's sense of proportions like what Shakespeare wrote: “But man, proud man, Dress'd in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's most assur'd— His glassy essence—like an angry ape Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven As makes the angels weep; who, with our spleens, Would all themselves laugh mortal.” -William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure I love this young man as he knows not what he speaks and he needs compassion. When he grows up he would realise his folly. Age has a mellowing effect on man. Homeopathy is a good science and any day is much better than western so called modern medicine, which is not a true science but a statistical science. Reductionist statistical non-science is good for business but bad for mankind. See what one thinking Nobel Laureate in medicine, (not dead western chemistry), Richard J Roberts, had to say about modern medicine: “Because drug companies often are not as interested in healing you as in getting your money, so that investigation, suddenly, is diverted to the discovery of drugs that do not heal completely, but chronify the disease and make you experience an improvement that disappears when you stop taking the drug.” “The drug that completely cures is not profitable,” says Roberts. One big criticism against homeopathy is that it is only a Placebo. What is modern medicine? It is also a placebo only. The human body's healing comes from the inbuilt immune system. This elegant study from four universities, published in one of the so called prestigious journals, Science Translational Medicine, with Professor Bingel as the lead author (even Cambridge was involved in that study along with universities of Hamburg and Munich) clearly showed that even intravenous saline drip relieved pain ONLY when the patient believed that it is morphia as told by his doctor, the researcher. Morphia intravenously did not relieve pain when the doctor told the patient that it was not morphia. This is a very elaborate study.( Sci Transl Med 3, 70ra14 (2011); Ulrike Bingel, et al. Analgesic Benefit of the Opioid Remifentanil) Another study from Harvard set up showed how even coronary artery disease gets completely relieved by a placebo surgery compared to real surgical revascularisations using laser tipped catheters. (J Am Coll Cardiol 2005;46:1812–9) The bottom line is that human being is not a molecule in the chemistry laboratory to be treated as an inert object. Man has his consciousness; incidentally, the mind is not inside the brain as was the opinion of conventional neurology. The whole edifice of the western medical reductionist science base of randomised controlled studies has been now questioned as humans cannot be compared like molecules in the chemistry laboratory. (Rawlins M. The Harveian Oration of 2008. De Testimonio. On the evidence for decisions about the use of therapeutic interventions. Royal College of Physicians, 2008.) Quantum physics has uprooted conventional scientific thinking. There is no perception without a perceiver. The new science of Biocentrism tells us that most studies on animals depend on the interaction of the animal's consciousness with that of the researcher. The results could be as much different when a male does the experiment compared to a female researcher! Most animal Studies in western medicine are thus a waste. There are 125 Fundamental questions that western science has not been able to answer so far, writes an editorial in the journal Science on its 125the anniversary. Nobel Laureate Peter Medawar in his classic LIMITS OF SCIENCE admits that science is only an enterprise built to answer certain mundane questions. Science can never answer many esoteric questions and is not therefore the only method to acquire human wisdom. It is one of the methods. He says that science is built like a railway engine to move on a track. One cannot ask it to fly. That does not mean that science is useless. Never! It has its limited role to play. It is technology with huge money involved in it that has made science and scientists to lose their heads. The Pharma industry is behind this big money gamble and they do not want their rice bowl to be broken by Ayurveda and Homeopathy. I can understand them opposing homeopathy and Ayurveda but why does an academic break his head on that unless he has some strings pulling him from behind, the unseen hand? Homeopathy is a kind of energy medicine. A chemist will not be able to detect any drug in homeopathic medicines as they are in nano and piko particles. One of the celebrated scientists at Penn State University, who died recently, Late Rustum Roy, had done extensive studies to show how homeopathy works. His papers are in Material Science Journals. Incidentally, Rustum was nominated for the NOBEL 21 times (a record) but did not get it as he did not have any lobby behind him! He was the first to show how Nano particles could be extracted using his SOL-GEL technic way back in 1954, which has been cited nearly 70,000 times since then. He also is the one to show how atomic hydrogen can be extracted from simple sea water to run any engine without nascent oxygen remaining there to damage the engine. Atomic hydrogen from water will leave water as a whole and hydrogen becomes a whole. He learnt this from the Poornam imam, Poornam adah principle in the Vedas. Ayurveda is a different cup of tea. Ayurveda recognises the human body as a closed system in systems biology. The body has an enormous capacity to heal given a conducive environment. This is what is the need of the hour. Chemical molecules from outside are usually rejected inside the human system and sent to the liver for destruction. That is the cause for the recent epidemic of non-alcoholic cirrhosis. Please look into this study by Professor DC Wallace using his own MIT computer chip to track drugs. Ayurvedic drugs are holistic and are accepted as food by the human intelligence and are not destroyed. (Genetics 2008; 179: 727) another chemist and Nobel Laureate, John Von Neumann had defined science as, "making models, mathematical constructs, which with verbal jargon are supposed to work." If that were so modern western medicine is non-science because it uses linear mathematical model in a non-linear human system, a square plug in a round hole. Ayurveda, on the contrary, has a robust non-linear mathematical base. In short, there have been attempts to denigrate homeopathy and Ayurveda from time immemorial. In addition these had not much support from the establishments, while western medicine has been promoted by governments all over. During the last swine flu fiasco all governments were encouraging selling Tamiflu. Even the World Health Organisation (WHO) was found in bed with the Pharma lobby, wrote British Medical Journal! Quantum physics further supports these two sciences with their quantum healing capacity. The first American Homeopathic Association was started by regular western medical doctors as they found their system at that time in 19th Century to be obnoxious. But when the homeopaths started making money they started the American Medical Association fifty years later. See the joke of all these and one thing is very clear here. There is not an iota of science in all these business. This is all pure business. Homeopathy and Ayurveda will last despite all these scientific pontificating. Is science becoming another fanatic religion trying to shut out all opponents? “The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labour and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence at whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him he’s always doing both.” -LP Jacks (Professor Dr BM Hegde, a Padma Bhushan awardee in 2010, is an MD, PhD, FRCP (London, Edinburgh, Glasgow & Dublin), FACC and FAMS.) Like this story? Get our top stories by email. Alert me when a new comment is posted Sushobhan Sen I am a practitioner of Agrohomeopathy. I practically observed that wrong selection of drug and excessive use of homeopathic medicines led to deformities and death to the plants. On the other hand proper selection of homeopathic drug is useful in terms of seed germination,stress resistance and higher productivity. So, it is very wrong to say that 'homeopathy is vogus'. but it is also true that homeopathy requires more advanced studies worldwide. Shashank Tikekar Wonderful article exposing intelligentsia misguiding people SuchindranathAiyerS A delightful article. Ramakrishnan Venkataraman is a Nobel Laureate. So is Amartya Sen for Economics and Obama for Peace! What is the Nobel Committee competent to do? The Nobel is just another coded political message like the entirely discredited Bharatha Rathna or Padma Awards. I can personally vouch that Homoeopathic Psoriasin from Reckelweg labs in Germany (containing extremely tiny doses of arsenic for oral consumption) is effective in suppressing psoriasis as is Sidda oil (external). Allopathic anti allergy suppressants are helpful too,but they are not as effective and like any allopathic drug will take your liver and kidneys in exchange for itch relief. Ayurveda has not solution and its rather elaborate residential therapy is not cost effective for psoriasis. Science is a unique religion all by itself. Brahmins and their Vedas to which "Hindus" lay claim are unique with their own teleologies (Bhaga Thyaga Nyaya, Arundhathi Darshana Nyaya and Aatma Darshana Nyaya). Western Science is primarily restricted to the equivalent of "Bagha Thyaga Nyaya". Science is like Islam. On one hand it claims to be all things rational and human, yet its practitioners rely on interpretations that they turn into dogma for their ruthless personal advantage at the cost of humanity and civilization . What is Science? It is a language contrived to explain what is observed in Nature. Its limitations spring from the observer and the instruments of observation as well as the rules of its language. But the adversarial nature of its creation renders it defensive of its methods and conceptual vocabulary to the extent that it rejects alternate perceptions of the same reality that may be sought to be described otherwise. Like Law, Accountancy, Mathematics or any other man made subject. Science, all too often, ignores blips outside an established curve within a narrow tunnel of study. Intuitively, it has always occurred to me that people evolved in different places from different types of apes as is visible by their complexion, facial features physical characteristics and so on as well as, most importantly, their genetically coded impulses that give unique shade and character to the universal tool making ability in waging war on "nature" . It seems self evident to me that the evolution of people into human beings is also proceeding along distinct time lines that are not entirely determined by survival and environmental factors restricted to the culture evolved as people alone. There are obvious atavistic differences in traits and character. Just as the espousal of the Swastika by the Third Reich made something lofty and noble into an unmentionable while distorting the History and meaning of "Aryans", "eugenics" as a politically incorrect concept put an end to many crucial fields of anthropological study. It may be necessary anthropologically and culturally, if not zoologically, to create sub categories within homo sapiens. One of the greatest conundrums in the nature of homo "sapiens", accentuated, as it were, by the rise and spread of Islam as also the constitutional veneration of incompetence, inability and backwardness in countries like India, in the present day, is, "If humans evolved from people, why are humans ruled by people?". Or, is there a counter evolutionary process of devolution also in constant play not only among Homo "Sapiens" but in other lower (or, perhaps, Higher strata) of the tree (or roots) of life. (P.S.: I would take Dr. Hegde more seriously if he did not have a Padma Award and a Ph.D. like any Indian danseuse, cricketer or politician who knows how to butter its bread! Ani Deshpande All Dr. Hegde has done in this article is to abuse Venky Ramakrishnan, quote other people who support his own claims, including Noble laureates like Linus Pauling and Albert Szent Gyorgi...(who existed much before most recent scientific advances...Albert Szent Gyorgi's claim about cancer is now demonstrably wrong), and then disparage Venky's Nobel prize by suggesting that Nobel prizes can be lobbied for (but not Padma Bhushans I guess). Then he goes on to attack Western Medicine ONLY by providing quotes from other people...not by substantiating his claims with any evidence or data. The few data he presents are lone outliers in truckloads of data that say exactly the opposite. For example, he quotes only placebo study in Science Translational Medicine to prove that Western Medicine is only based on Placebos and ignores thousands of other studies that describe the mechanism of action of painkillers that have been getting better and better each decade. The author has the temerity to say..."What is modern medicine? It is also a placebo only. " and in another paragraph says ..."why has modern medicine not cured any disease so far ...." These are the most ridiculous statements ever made...there are mountains of evidence to show that most of modern medicine is not placebo and has cured a vast variety of diseases. Before the advent of modern medicine, we didnt know even the most basic things like the revolutionary germ theory which showed that specific germs caused specific diseases, we didn't know most details of human anatomy and physiology that have helped diagnose and cure a vast number of diseases from complex things such as heart valve malfunctions in babies to simpler things such as cataracts as causes of total blindness...we did not know about metabolites,minerals, vitamins and amino acids, the imbalance of which cause a multitude of different diseases like scurvy, goitre, gout and folic acid deficiencies which lead to malformed babies..just to name a few. We didnt know about our immune system that has helped us make very impressive gains in many different fields from autoimmune diseases to cancer. In this article instead of citing evidence...he has quoted multiple scientists, philosophers, and even Winston Churchill and Shakespeare to make his point....why ? Simply because there is hardly any evidence to back his outrageous claims about Homeopathy and Ayurveda. Sample this statement he makes : "modern western medicine is non-science because it uses linear mathematical model in a non-linear human system, a square plug in a round hole. Ayurveda, on the contrary, has a robust non-linear mathematical base." What is the basis for this confident assertion ? Natural cures are great, even though western-scientists or doctors often do not recognize it. Honey and turmeric help a cough or sore throat. Both are proven antibiotic for wounds etc. Garlic is proven to reduce lipid levels in blood. Cinnamon helps reduce congestion. Artemisinin - the best cure for Malaria was derived from Chinese herbal medicine. Asprin was discovered from traditional use of willow bark tea to treat fever. But while a ayurvedic or herbalist would give you some actual honey & turmeric paste to consume, the homoeopathic system of medicine says that one should take only one 1 drop of honey or 1 grain of turmeric and dissolve it in 100 litres of water. And then take a few drops of that water and give it to patients as medicine. From that entire solution, only 0.001% of it will contain any honey or turmeric. The rest 99.999% is basically water. But the entire 100 litres is considered medicine. What few drops you get are almost guaranteed to contain no honey or turmeric. This is what the Professor was talking about. Chemically speaking, the homoeopathic medicine you consume is water and sugar only. However, some Homoeopaths have now started changing practices. They have started putting actual real quantities of ingredients in their product. Basically they are becoming Herbalists but keeping the "brand" of Homoeopathy. Maverick Cruise In Reply to qwerty 3 years ago What is the evidence to what ever you have claimed? Agreed that "western" or modern medicine can be toxic and harmful. But it has also provided cures for all kinds of infections and diseases. The big difference is that Allopathic and Ayurvedic / Herbal medicines have some active ingredient that WILL actually have an effect on your body - whether good or bad (most likely a bit of both - but good-effects more than balancing out the bad). But homoeopathic medicine is prepared in such a manner that it contains only water and sugar (lactose).. If one takes homoeopathic medicine or plain water mixed with sugar pills, it is the same thing. (If anything tap water contains more of the base ingredient of homoeopathy - i.e. arsenic). Only difference is that Homoeopath provides a strong psychological effect - of going to a doctor and getting some complicated looking medicine. Plus doctor will normally instruct you on improving your diet etc.. That is called Placebo effect. Actually nothing wrong in using Placebo effect to help people feel better - Homoeopathy should embrace it rather than denying it. Herbal / Ayurvedic medicine can actually be a great source for cures - and this is something western scientists indeed treat with prejudice. But again herbal medicines contain an ACTIVE ingredient while Homoeopathic medicines are basically sugar + water. Though sometimes one sees herbal cures being sold as Homepathic Emmanuel Maben This is just a prejudiced article.... Sad that I used to read Dr Hegde, but now I doubt all the previous articles he has written. My 1 year old had a cold for nearly a month, no Allopathic medicine could cure it. After visiting a Homeopath, the meds he gave cured him in about 3-4 days. What kind of placebo would work on a toddler? This is utter rubbish In Reply to Emmanuel Maben 4 years ago First, colds get cured in 4-6 weeks time in any case Second, homoeopaths will often give very good dietary advice that makes a difference Third, sugar acts as a painkiller in infants so to that extent they get relief when eating homoeopathic medicine Also, some homoeopaths are putting herbal ingredients in thier medicines. These are not part of homoeopathy practice, but Indian homoeopaths sometime do it, and it can be useful. Last, some unscrupulous homoeopaths put strong allopathic medicines and/or steroids in thier formulations which can show quick results but have risk of side-effects. Fact is that classic homoeopathic medicine is supposed to be made of sugar and water.. So it cannot have any medicinal effect. SATISH MADHAV How many know that the former president of US Ronald Reagan refused to undergo Chemo after surgery for cancer while he was still in office?He not only did that but secretly went to Germany to be treated by the foremost German Cancer expert at that time Dr.Hans Nieper using a treatment believed to be based on Carnivora, an extract of the Venus Fly Trap plant).This treatment would be termed "Quackery" by the allopathic medical practitioners to whom only surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy is evidenced-based and scientifically tested…all others are unproven and unsafe. With all the best of medical science in the US at his disposal,Reagan actually turned his back on America’s cancer treatments—and lived another 19 years (after surgery) until he died of Alzheimer’s at age 93 in 2004. There seems to be an enormous amount of cover-ups by the mainstream media and by the various cancer establishments. Sanu Anand In Reply to SATISH MADHAV 4 years ago Well Allopathic medicines arent materialized out of thin air. Everything in the end comes from nature, including chemo drugs.Its a matter of actually knowing the compound you are using. Actually western scientists are prejudiced against alternative medicine. Some systems like Ayruveda, and various Herbal / natural treatments can be supremely effective. But western scientists never objectively researched them. When it comes to homeopathy however, they are right. It is designed to be only water and sugar. Any "medicine" is super-diluted so much - it is like putting a single drop of honey in hundred-litres of water and expecting the diluted solution to help with a sore throat. Reductionist statistical non-science(or nonsense) I think the following scenario fits the expression. A big pharma company wants to test a new drug it has developed and commissions a project in a prestigious university.Funds are provided .10 tests are performed where 3 tests give positive results and 7 tests negative.What should the conclusion be?-that the drug does not work.That is not how the system works though.The results of the 7 tests are discarded and the 3 test results are published in the prestigious journal owned by the big pharma itself that the results clearly show that this new drug is highly effective. If anyone from the team dares to differ,he/she is quickly discredited and his/her career ruined forever. DR B M Hegde Kudos to you yet again for twisting facts around elegant eloquency. Sir i was mesmerized the first time i listened to you when i was in high school, later only to realize, most of the stuff u spoke about that day was mumbo jumbo without any evidence. 18 years from that day i am writing this. I wont denounce Ayurveda fully as yet since it has the strength of trial and error for thousands of years, there might actually be some science behind it. I really hope someone as illustrious as you will actually fund and guide some original research into Ayurveda. Now as far as Homeopathy is concerned, i fail to see the science in simply diluting medicines. I dare you to prove me wrong. It originated in 17th centuary when much of the modern Allopathic practices were not yet in existence. Sir ‘Allopathy too believed in a lot of unsubstantiated practices back then including therepeutic blood letting, most of which we dont practice nowadays. WE HAVE EVOLVED. So homeopathy was started by an allopathy doctor who started diluting Allopathic drugs 300 years ago ( most of those drugs are no longer used in those forms cos they are harmful). Tell me the science involved in diluting 300 year old potentially harmful drugs and rendering them harmless.You are not actually treating anything are you. Hell” they just give diluted Belladona for cough, which Allopathy has purified to Atropine and use it based on scientific pharmacokinetic properties. They are still using the crude form of atropine and using it to treat cough???? ( we use Atropine for cardiac emergencies and OP poisoning)there are simpler medicines for cough .No science here. Homeopathy is largely based on similia similibis curentur. So what you mean to say , the premise that you give a laxative to cure diarrhoea is scientifically sound??? As far as the article you cited on coronary revascularization. Did you really read the article?? The article compared a new unsubstantiated procedure i.e laser myocardial revascularization in patients who are otherwise not amenable to standard therapy (CABG and PTCA) to placebo and found that the new procedure is just as good as a placebo. Let me break it up for you, Laser myocardial revascularization is useless. So is placebo.On the other hand standard therapy CABG and PTCA are logarithmically better than placebo for Coronary artery disease. Yes i read the editorial in NEJM. It is sad that lot of medical research is industry driven,and we as doctors need to do something about it. We need govt funding in research so that we are not dependant on big pharma for research, not denounce modern medicine and talk like medieval sages. The Nanotechnology angle was just brilliant hogwash ( WOW). Do you actually read all these article s that you quote with unabashed authority. Let me quote a line from DR Rustum’s article on material research and its relevance to homeopathy (“THIS PAPER DOES NOT DEAL IN ANY WAY WITH, AND HAS NO BEARING WHATSOEVER ON, THE CLINICAL EFFICACY OF ANY HOMEOPATHIC REMEDY”, This line is directly cut and pasted from that article.) Sir when respected doctors like you go on a supporting spree to illfounded science it constitutes disservice to the society and humanity as a whole. I would humbly request you to at a bare minimum get your facts right. Dr Sanu Anand Physician and Intesivist. SAMEER BANERJEE What do I comment on those wise men (Nobel laureates) who have without resorting to scientific method dubbed homeopathy as fraud placebo and what not. A small example will help your readers. In 2005, I was traveling by bus from London to Glasgow. Of the other passengers one was an American lady and her daughter. The American lady was coughing all the time causing a lot of discomfort to herself and to her fellow passengers.My wife told me to give her some pills (homeopathic). She approached the lady and asked her if she could try some homeopathic pills. She had never heard of homeopathy but since she was desperate said she'd try anything. So I gave her just four pills. Within minutes her coughing stopped completely. During dinner that night she came to us and told us that she'd like to come to Bombay for treatment. Next day during the next lap in the bus, I spoke to my fellow passengers about homeopathy. Most of them had not even heard about this system of medicine and were surprised to learn that it was was an European system of medicine. With such startling results it is neither fair nor correct to brand homeopathy as a fraud. In these days of rationalism such branding without proper scientific investigation is itself a fraud, a great injustice to a well developed system of medicine. Regards, SAMEER BANERJEE Christine Jahnig Homeopathy has been used for over 200 years by hundreds of millions of people around the world. The result of that clinical use is 25,000 volumes of cured case records of both acute and chronic conditions. There are hundreds of contemporary case records of cures of conditions like cancer, type 2 diabetes and addiction to conventional drugs which are documented with CT scans, x-rays, histopathological reports, blood work, other objective testing and physician and patient comments. They can be seen by googling "homeopathy cured case records". Anyone who finds homeopathy has a friend for life! In Reply to Christine Jahnig 4 years ago Anyone who knows science knows that case records have the least strength of evidence... There is a big difference between subsequent and consequent. Please cite one randomized control study which actually favors homeopathy... Real evidence, not anecdotes people tell their grandchildren. Anand Vaidya Modern science & evidence backed medicine - also called western medicine or allopathy - are not perfect, in fact deficient and prone to corrupt practices That does not automatically elevate quackery and fake dangerous "medicine" methods such as Homeopathy to a reliable medical technology. Please never even bother to compare allopathy and homeopathy. Some parts of Ayurveda may make sense but otherwise is not backed by any biology or biochemistry. Let me give an example: One of my elderly relative had heart ailment and had undergone a bypass. Later, the family members rushed to a "reputed" ayur-doctor who recommended a Lehya for "strengthening the heart". Sadly the Lehya was nothing but 90% sugar and my relative is a diabetic and had to abandon Ayur-medicine when his blood sugar shot up to dangerous levels. Bhupendra Madhiwalla Alternative remedies like homeopathy, ayurvedic, unani medicines are used since ages but records of success and failures have not been kept and hence they are doubted. Practitioners of these must be eductaed and guided to keep the records properly to make them acceptable practices in future. It is OK to have bias towards these methods but not OK to have prejudice against modern medicine. Open mind itself is a good for cure. How to Avoid Money Traps That Decimate Savings & the Revised FSDR Bill Jeevan Saral: LIC Pays Up Rs26.67 Lakh After Chairman is Sum... How Opaque Electoral Bonds Edge Out Transparent Funding Rout... Competition Commission Asks E-commerce or Online Market Play... Inner Healing Is the Future 11 January 2016 To bookmark you need to sign in 3 Spirituality, which translates to sharing and caring in practical terms, is vital Science is one of the many ways of understanding this enigma called the universe. One should not lose sight of the fact that there are other good methods of understanding the nature of this universe like, for example, spirituality. Although conventional science believed that “science is measurement and measurement is science,” as defined by Marie Curie, the reality is that science is as vulnerable to scrutiny as are other methods like spirituality. Energy, which runs this world, is now known to be the other face of matter itself. That being so, the world becomes a bundle of energy. Mankind becomes a part of that great energy cauldron—interdependent and inseparable part at that. If we are interdependent in this maya (illusion) called the world, spirituality—which translates as sharing and caring in practical terms—becomes a vital need. All our development in terms of science and technology, thus far, has been an external development, with humans becoming more and more greedy, unmindful of the needs of their fellow humans. To make human beings human and humane, we must explore how spirituality—the internal development—could match the external development of science and spirituality. The reductionist science of medicine, which uses the inanimate sciences of physics and chemistry, needs to be replaced by the holistic science of non-linearity. This could be achieved by the new science of ‘Whole Person Healing’ (WPH), using source energy to set the deranged energy pattern of the healthy human being. In this new set-up, health is defined as “enthusiasm to work and enthusiasm to be compassionate.” Diseases lose their sheen in this setting. Health promotion is our goal. as was enunciated by Ayurveda thousands of years ago: swasthshya swastha rakshitham (keep the well healthy). For maintaining good health, each one of us will have to do a bit of introspection to develop our inner world. In the materialistic world, all development, so far, has been outer development: broad roads, tall buildings, huge highways, airplanes to fly like a bird, submarines to swim like a shark, spaceships to go the moon; but, because we did not develop internally, we have illnesses of all kinds—from the common cold to cancer—narrow minds full of greed, jealousy, hatred and anger, inability to go the neighbour’s house with a smile. Forget about going to the moon, one plays with people’s health in the name of reductionist medical non-science and what have you. This introspection is very simple and could be a huge success, if done on a regular basis, to maintain good health and avoid diseases to the extent possible. Sit in a quiet place and close your eyes. Do not do anything to control your thoughts. But do not act on your thoughts on the spot. This stillness for 20 minutes makes one tranquil. That will make one go into and understand, oneself. That is the time to cleanse all bad thoughts and fill that space with positive thoughts. One can even use this after several days’ practice to heal illnesses, so-called quantum healing. Even without using that time and tranquillity to heal illnesses, the practice itself makes one very tranquil. Studies have now shown that this kind of regular inner cleansing will make the telomeres, the bands on the ends of human chromosomes, which get smaller with age, to stop that ageing process and get lengthened. In the present-day world of medical corporate monstrosity, this method of preserving one’s health is sensible and economical. Health promotion using this method and, not disease prevention after a regular check-up, is the future of mankind. Let us spread this message of wellness so that people get to know this and live happily. Otherwise, advertisements, print and electronic media-based, of the ‘medical-scare’ system will push every one of us into the bottomless pit of ill health. It is well accepted that mind and body are inter-related.Faith healing, christian science, reiki, meditation etc. are practiced by many since ages. It is OK to have bias towards alternative cures but to have prejudice against modern medicine is not OK. Alternatives may not be able to 'cure all' and so help of modern medicine may required. In fact, closed mind itself is a malady. It is now accepted that mind and body are inter-related and hence inner healing is possible. Faith healing, Christian Science, Reiki, Meditation etc. have been practiced since ages. Though these may not be able to cure all diseases and hence help of modern medicine too may be necessary. Bias towards alternatives and no prejudice against modern medicine are required for better overall success. Mahesh S Bhatt In today's medical world 5% of diseases are curable like pneumonia/malaria/TB/Fever etc. Balance 95 percent of illnesses are American Medical Associations Standards driven like Cardiac illness BP/Diabetis/Psychosomatic Illnesses like Insomnia/ Schizophrenia/ Depression. There which require life long medicines required which Pharma cos mint money on. Terminal incurable diseases Cancers /Alzeimer /Down's syndrome require long term undefined medications costs with no survival chances but only management of disease. Then there are new bunch of Life style diseases/beauty/weight loss procedures which are risky & costly. Hence Vedas say that if you manage the Inner Tranquil with techniques/exercises & moderation in life living ways than these could be eliminated/marginalised.View VALUES FOR WEALTH @ http://www.youtube.com/user/kirtidabhatt. Happy Balanced Holistic Living Pulse Beat BM Hegde Use & Abuse of Anti-oxidants Oxidants are bad and anti-oxidants are life-saving; they should be taken on a daily basis: This has been the biggest myth in medicine that refuses to go away, even today. Millions of dollars’ worth anti-oxidants are sold every day, all over the world. Scientific facts, discovered for some time now, have not been able to stop this misuse and abuse of anti-oxidants. Vitamin ‘Supplements’ Anyone who goes for a check-up has low vitamin D levels. Who set the normal is anybody’s guess. Taking vitamin D supplements could be dangerous but the myth about vitamin D replacement is another big myth that does not go away. Calcium supplements in the elderly are the most dangerous practice that might increase the risk even of a heart attack. But the myth about the need for calcium supplement in old age is alive and was a big market even until 2015. ‘Safety’ of Vaccinations This is another dangerous myth. Many vaccines these days are not even properly checked before being administered. A few essential vaccines may be good; but many newer ones are not needed and could even be dangerous. But the vaccine myth persists as many in the mainline profession support their use. Today, as many as 69 jabs are given to children by the time they reach the age of 18 years. If vaccines are so safe and essential, why is there an exemption from compensation for victims of side-effects of vaccines? Why are some vaccines tested clandestinely on ignorant poor children? Angiogram Is a ‘Diagnostic Test’ This is the biggest lie of the medical world. Coronary artery blocks are not synonymous with coronary artery disease. Healthy young men in the American army—after being shot dead in the battlefield—had their post-mortem angiograms which showed up to 74% blocks in one, two or three vessels; but had no coronary artery disease. Angiogram is only indicated for patients whose clinical picture demands a coronary revascularisation. The angiogram is just to know the coronary anatomy for plumbing. Today, angiograms are a big business for disease fear-mongering. This is more than a myth as it is a business-generated myth which will not die! ‘Regular Check-up’ Saves Lives Nothing can be farther from the truth. Even cancer screening is dangerous. Other screening tests are very dangerous as anyone who goes for a check-up comes out as a patient! This is because we equate averages as normal. Applying these yardsticks to healthy men and women will throw up anywhere between 5% to 25% false positives. But, it is a very good business proposition. ‘Lifesaving, Routine’ PSA Test Routine test for PSA (prostrate-specific antigen) level was recommended by the United States Government (USG) in the past; but that has now been given up as dangerous. 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__label__wiki	0.673317	0.673317	April 23, 2012 Issue Dreaming in French by Alice Kaplan (Chicago) What do a Catholic débutante, a Jewish intellectual, and an African-American revolutionary have in common? Paris, Alice Kaplan tells us, which molded Jacqueline Bouvier, Susan Sontag, and Angela Davis as much as the three icons subsequently molded the cultural landscape of contemporary America. As young women full of aspiration and with no inkling of future celebrity, the three travelled to Paris on (separate) study-abroad trips. Their motivations were as different as their backgrounds: Bouvier was leaving behind the fantasy of royal roots; Sontag a husband and young son; and Davis proximity to the Birmingham bombing, which killed two family friends. But the triptych of these women’s experiences offers an unexpectedly supple portrait of American womanhood, amid a generation’s aesthetes, bohemians, and political activists. ♦ Published in the print edition of the April 23, 2012, issue. Never miss a big New Yorker story again. Sign up for This Week’s Issue and get an e-mail every week with the stories you have to read. Vodka, pineapple, and champagne cocktail, per “Sex and the City”: eight letters.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9078
__label__wiki	0.682081	0.682081	WWE SmackDown Live Review - March 27, 2018 Rusev and Jinder Mahal def. United States Champion Randy Orton and Bobby Roode Mahal noted beforehand that Sunil Singh was still "hurt" from last week's attack at the hands of Orton and Roode, so he was replaced by Rusev in this match instead. They were actually tag team partners over a year ago and had a falling out, but apparently the company doesn't remember that. I fully expected Rusev to eat the pinfall loss for his team, but he ended up pinning Orton as I hoped he would, which led him to being added to the United States Championship bout at WrestleMania. The matchup was solid albeit a bit formulaic, though, and it ate up a good chunk of time. Becky Lynch def. Ruby Riott This was better than most women's matches we tend to see on SmackDown Live nowadays because it was actually competitive and featured fun back-and-forth action. Lynch managed to overcome the odds, further making The Riott Squad look weak in the process. I can't complain about that at this point because they're already weak as can be. As for Lynch, I would love to see her win the WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal and then move to Raw, but I'm not sure how likely that is. SmackDown General Manager Daniel Bryan Addressed Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn It's amazing how far Bryan as come on the mic over the years because now anything he says feels real and the audience hangs on his every word. As expected, he announced a tag team match for WrestleMania where if Owens and Zayn beat Bryan and Shane McMahon, they will earn their jobs back. I could certainly see a scenario where Bryan goes heel and aligns with Owens and Zayn to cover for his likely loss in his first bout back. As for Shane, he was hospitalized this week and I'd be shocked if he was cleared in time for the event. I assume someone else will end up taking his place, but I'm not sure who. The Bludgeon Brothers def. The New Day by Disqualification This match had plenty of potential to be a blast, but it was over as soon as it got started once The Usos ran out to attack The Bludgeon Brothers. I was fine with that finish because you can always go back to this down the road, and The Usos wanting to seek revenge for being laid out by Harper and Rowan last week was logical. The three teams will meet in a Triple Threat matchup for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship at WrestleMania, and I have my fingers crossed it won't be bumped to the Kickoff show because The Usos deserve to be on the main card and it could very well steal the show. Dolph Ziggler def. Tyler Breeze Breeze made his main roster debut in a feud with Ziggler two and a half years ago, and now both guys couldn't mean less. Thus, it should come as no surprise that both men will be involved in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, and this served as hype for that. It was painless yet pointless. Moreover, it left me wondering why Ziggler bothered to re-sign with the company recently (aside from the money, of course). Shinsuke Nakamura def. Shelton Benjamin Shelton Benjamin in a SmackDown main event? When was the last time that happened? I don't say that as a bad thing, as this was a very well-wrestled match and a refreshing change of pace from what we've been getting in the main event slot lately. Afterward, Nakamura and AJ Styles engaged in a heated verbal exchange, which was desperately needed. This rivalry has underwhelmed so far, so I appreciated how their segment put some heat on their WWE Championship match at 'Mania. The road to WrestleMania on the SmackDown side hasn't been the best, but this was a well-done show all things considered. More matches were either confirmed or changed, and the in-ring action was average on the whole. The two hours seemed to fly by more than usual, but there wasn't anything must-see, either. Similar to with Raw, a strong go-home show next week can go a long way in building excitement for WrestleMania. I'm sure the event will be a spectacle no matter what, but that final hype is crucial.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9079
__label__wiki	0.684774	0.684774	SAC: What it is, what it offers 05 Dec 2012 Posted by Paul Dayboll By ALANNA RICE Do you have a voice? Many students agree having a student government advocate for student opinions is important, but few understand the Student Administrative Council’s (SAC) responsibilities. Katryna McKenna, SAC’s president, says, “This year is absolutely amazing. We’ve got really strong individuals on the council, and I really see some positive change this year.” McKenna says she’s proud of SAC’s food bank and U>Pass. However, she wants SAC to reach out to different areas of the college, such as Second Career students. “Creating a more consistent student life atmosphere is something that we can work on.” She says, “We’re always looking out for what is best for our students and always keeping the student a priority. … We’re here for the students, and without them we wouldn’t exist.” Amber Ziomick, SAC’s executive vice-president at the Welland campus, says this is her second year being a SAC member. Her first year was spent as the director of campaigns. “It’s not so much a job as it is a privilege to be on here, for the learning experience and leadership and just growth, from that transition from being a teenager to an adult.” She says SAC provides not only entertainment, but also volunteer opportunities, health benefits, the food bank, transit and the U>Pass, all of which are beneficial for students. She says SAC wants “for their [students’] college experience to be the best.” However, some students don’t know about SAC’s contributions to the college. Michelle Kisslinger, a first-year Graphic Design student, says having a student government is important, adding that without it “student satisfaction would probably also go down quite a bit.” Kisslinger, 20, says she doesn’t know what SAC is responsible for. “I don’t think it’s really that clear to students what they actually do for the school or that they’re there if you need them.” For three second-year students in the Motive Power Technician program, The Core is SAC’s downfall. Don Robbins, 20, says The Core was “a lot better last year.” He says the food had been “fairly priced” but now is served in smaller portions for higher prices. “This year it kind of went down the drain.” He also says SAC needs to be more transparent in order for the student body to fully understand its operations. “Like every other business, they have to have public records.” But it’s not all bad news. He says student government is important to have at college because it “allows you to have your opinions heard.” He also says some of SAC’s services, such as the U>Pass, are important to students. “I wouldn’t be able to get to school and back if I didn’t have the U>Pass.” Joey Gorham, 19, agrees that The Core is a problem. He says last year was “amazing” with “excellent customer service” at The Core. However, he says the quality of the food has gone down while the prices have increased. Gorham says student government is needed to “stick up for the student body.” “Whether they’re listening to the students or not, that’s another thing,” he says. Nolan Basnett, 20, says SAC should seek more student opinions, through surveys or information sessions with students. He says the Technology Building, where he and his friends spend most of their time, lacks many of SAC’s advertisments for events, which causes them to miss out. Adam Maiolo has been working for SAC as the marketing manager for the last two years. He says his experience with SAC has given him a “much better appreciation of how much student government affects student life.” Although many students don’t realize SAC is behind many initiatives around the school, Maiolo says, “The services and events that we provide really go into making student life better and a more enjoyable experience.” Katie Jolley, 19, says she knows SAC organizes events, but doesn’t know much else. “The only information that I’ve ever had about them was from when I just visited the website.” Jolley, a first-year Graphic Design student, says having student government is important. “You need a voice for the students.” However, like other students, she says there needs to be more information about SAC’s responsibilities. “If there was more information publically displayed, then I think people would know their services more.” Glenn Murray, SAC’s events and logistics manager, has worked for the organization for the past 10 years. “I’ve got the best job in the world. … I get to work with some magnificent people and the students are what keep me going.” He says student government is essential for colleges, adding that SAC is “the voice of the people, and the most important people at Niagara College are the students.” Murray says students who think SAC is unnecessary should visit the office. “Find out what it is that we do,” adding, “They need to walk into the SAC office and hang around one day and see how hard these students work.” Волосы у обеих были распущены, "Дневники алисы скачать"и черные косы сплетались с золотыми локонами. Ваш редактор "Скачать аккаунт стима"сильно ошибается, считая меня недоучкой и невежественной скотиной, не имеющей "Билайн поменять тарифный план"понятия о том, как называется та или иная птица. Вот почему он всех натравливал на "Марш славянка скачать"мустангера! Листья высоких пальм, восковые "Игры ходилки винкс играть"цветы магнолий и цветы желтодревника все можно было ясно различить в лунном свете.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9081
__label__wiki	0.917658	0.917658	Christie says plan to abolish Council on Affordable Housing will streamline government Updated Mar 31, 2019; Posted Jun 30, 2011 By Megan DeMarco/Statehouse Bureau Saed Hindash/The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie speaks from the podium at the War Memorial Auditorium on Tuesday. TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie's plan to scrap the Council on Affordable Housing is a step toward uncluttering the tangled web of affordable housing policy in New Jersey. But it doesn’t come close to ending a longtime standoff over how to implement court-ordered mandates so towns, builders and advocates for low-and-moderate income families are satisfied. Lawmakers still plan to legislate new guidelines, and the state Supreme Court is expected to hear a case challenging COAH regulations. Either could significantly affect the new housing policy. In the meantime, Christie plans to abolish COAH and transfer its duties to the Department of Community Affairs. COAH has been criticized almost universally for being overly bureaucratic and a burden on towns, and Christie says the move will streamline state government and save taxpayers. "I just got tired of waiting for the legislature," Christie said today. "COAH’s got to go." Christie added he will work to make affordable housing policy "fair and effective" going forward. "Right now, it is neither," he said. The legislature has 60 days to disapprove the restructuring, but it’s unlikely the move will be challenged. Abolishing COAH was a central tenet of legislation that passed both houses of the legislature but was conditionally vetoed by Christie in January because of other provisions in the bill. Assemblyman Jerry Green (D-Union), the sponsor of the legislation, applauded the governor and said he is willing to compromise going forward. "I’m not looking to force more housing on municipalities that have met their obligation. But when land becomes available in municipalities that have met their obligation, then I’m looking for them to step up to the plate," Green said. "I’m not going to play hardball with numbers." Not everyone touted the move, though. "The governor is attempting to consolidate power so he can allow municipalities where the wealthiest New Jerseyans live keep out working folks," said Kevin Walsh, associate director of Fair Share Housing Center, an advocacy group. "This is just his newest way to enable municipalities to exclude hardworking folks who need good homes." Previous coverage: • Gov. Christie abolishes N.J. Council on Affordable Housing • N.J. Supreme Court will hear affordable housing case • N.J. appellate court sends Council on Affordable Housing rules back for a rewrite • Christie blames N.J. Supreme Court for delay in changing school funding formula, affordable housing system • N.J. Sen. Raymond Lesniak vows to introduce new affordable housing bill after Christie's veto	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9083
__label__wiki	0.840272	0.840272	Click here for the North Shore Booster Club Facebook Page ATHLETICS SCHEDULE WEEK OF MAY 29, 2017 ATHLETICS SCHEDULE WEEK OF APRIL 24, 2017 ATHLETICS SCHEDULE WEEK OF MARCH 27, 2017 ATHLETICS SCHEDULE WEEK OF MARCH 6, 2017 North Shore High School Athletics Playoffs Varsity Men's Winter Track New York State Indoor Track Championship Meet Ocean Breeze, Staten Island Varsity Women's Basketball Nassau County Class A Championship Game $6 Entry fee GO VIKINGS!!!! ATHLETICS SCHEDULE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 6, 2017 ATHLETICS SCHEDULE WEEK OF JANUARY 30, 2017 ATHLETICS SCHEDULE WEEK OF JANUARY 2, 2017 ATHLETICS SCHEDULE WEEK OF DECEMBER 12, 2016 ATHLETICS SCHEDULE WEEK OF DECEMBER 5, 2016 ATHLETICS SCHEDULE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 28, 2016 NORTH SHORE HIGH SCHOOL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE Varsity Women's Swimming at Eisenhower Aquatic Center Saturday, November 5 Varsity Women's Swimming (possible) Varsity Men & Women's Cross Country State Qualifier at Bethpage State Park Men at 3:15 PM Women at 3:45 PM vs. Malverne at NSHS Stadium ATHLETICS SCHEDULE WEEK OF OCTOBER 24, 2016 ATHLETICS SCHEDULE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 12, 2016 Click for full schedule ATHLETICS SCHEDULE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 5, 2016 ATHLETICS SCHEDULE WEEK OF AUGUST 27, 2016 Varsity Boys Lax won a nail biter on Wed night at Bethpage. Down by 3 goals with 2 min of play. North Shore's Ryan Aughavin and Andrew Kahn rally and score and incredible 3 goals in 2 minutes of tie up the game. Ryan scores the winning goal in first 2 min of OT Sudden Death! Great Game! Go Vikings! LACROSSE DAY is TOMORROW May 7, Games all day at the HS - Varsity boys at 2:30 and Girls at 4:30! As the spring season winds down (feels like it just got started) Here are some of the Fantastic standing of our spring teams! V Baseball: 12-2, 1st place conference A-III, Max Scott 4 wins and Connor Hehn 3 Wins. V Softball: 11-1, 1st Place conference ABC-V, Ally Johansen and Brook Bonn each with 5 wins. V lax Boys: 6-4, 8th place, B2 Conference. Ryan Aughavin leads goals with 22, followed by Matt (corrected) Salditt with 18, and 61 saves Mike Roberto V Lax Girls: 6-6, conference 1.Kelly Johansen leads goals with 20 followed by Alana Greene with 27. Quinn Lacy has 111 saves Girls Golf: 7-2 2nd Place, Conference 1 Good Luck to all our players and we wrap up the spring season and see who makes playoffs! Go Vikings! ATHLETICS SCHEDULE WEEK OF MAY 2, 2016 NORTH SHORE SCHOOLS ATHLETICS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS SEASON: Spring 2016 PLAYER/TEAM RECOGNITION(S) North Shore Baseball Team Raises Money for Diabetes On Saturday April 23rd, the Vikings held a car wash at North Shore High School which was a fundraiser for the American Diabetes Association from 10 AM- 2 PM. The team raised over $500 for a great cause! (please see photo) Summary provided by Connor Hehn Photo provided by Mrs. Abbondondalo GAME HIGHLIGHTS (Week of April 19th): 1. North Shore Varsity Baseball: This week was a great week for the North Shore Varsity Baseball team. The team took the series by winning 2 of 3 games against Valley Stream South. On Monday, Connor Hehn pitched 7 scoreless innings and unfortunately the Vikings didn't score as well. In the 8th inning, Kenny Belanger came in and shut down VSS. In the bottom of the 8th, Max Scott hit a walk-off single and Nick Luchesse was the winning run. The final score was 1-0 and Kenny Belanger was the winning pitcher. On Tuesday, the Vikings had a tough loss even though Francis Dromm pitched an amazing game. The team couldn't score enough runs in the 3-2 loss against VSS. The Vikings came back strong in game 3 on Thursday scoring 3 runs in the first inning. Dan Livoti hit a homerun in his first varsity at bat which pulled the Vikings towards victory. Max Scott pitched an amazing game and held VSS to only one run. The Vikings won 7-1 and Max Scott was the winning pitcher. On Saturday, the Vikings held a car wash which was a fundraiser for the American Diabetes Association from 10 AM- 2 PM. The team raised over $500 for a great cause! Provided by Connor Hehn 2. North Shore Varsity Boys Track Team: The boys track team has had only one loss so far this season with a current record of 11 and 1. In their last home meet, the boys beat Wantagh and Hewlett both by more than 20 points. Dylan Welch won the 400 and 200, Justin Rivera won the 400 hurdles and the 800 and Nick Lacomba, Jack Rosencrans and Colin O'Sullvan took first , second and third in the 3200. Jared Bazan had a huge race in the 1600 and Sal Cacavale anchored the relay to help solidify the win.Earlier in the week North Shore hosted the Freshmen, Sophomore Meet where North Shore dominated the competition. Freshman Jack Rosencrans won the 1600 and Colin O'Sullivan won for the sophomores. Nick Lacomba and Oscar Varella took one, two in the 800 and the Fresman relay of James Vizza, Jaeden Seneca, Luka Marran and Andrew Gerard easily defeated the competition.Provided by Coach Corona 3. North Shore Varsity Softball: Hello NS Softball Families, We hope everyone is enjoying watching the girls play this year. Tom and I are thrilled to have you there for so many games...especially with such long drives! Tom and I would like to remind you that Saturday April 30th is our final HOME game. Start time is 10:00 AM vs. Roosevelt. It's the NS Softball program tradition that we celebrate our seniors before the first pitch on our last home game...SENIOR DAY!! The rest of the team is working hard to plan a memorable send off for our four seniors:# 20 Elisa Anobile, SS/U, # 5 Brooke Bonn, P/DP, # 6 Courtney Gilmartin, 1B, and # 21 Jessica Gioia, 3B/U. We would love for all of you to join us on the field, for a few minutes before the game to take pictures of the seniors alone, with parents, and of course with their teammates. If you would like to join us please be on the field at 9:40! Equally as important, we will be having pizza and goodies after the game. We are happy to include siblings in our pizza party, so please let us know how many people to expect for lunch by Thursday 4/28. We want to make sure we have enough food for everyone. We can go on about how proud we are of these girls but that's what Awards Night is for! Thank you for allowing us to share this 2016 softball experience with your daughters. They are truly a wonderful group of young ladies. See you on the field! Coaches Granieri & Papetti 4. North Shore Varsity Girls Track Team: The Girls Spring Track and Field Team had a full week of competition and travel. Earlier in the week, the team hosted against Mepham and Wantagh in a high level competition. Some top performances were earned by Senior Amanda Giannattasio and Sophomore Theresa Scarola in the 400m hurdles. Scarola also ran her best time in the 100m hurdles later on in the competition. Killian (Kiki) Doyle made her debut in the 1500m and ran nicely. Junior Celeste Costello and Sophomore Lili Sturge ran their best performances of the season in the 400m. Senior Diana Vizza, Senior Stephanie Bazan, and Freshman Emma Rivera ran their best times of the season in the 800m and placed 1-3 in the process. The 4x100 relay consisting of Costello, Sturge, Scarola and Freshman Caroline Reiner ran their fastest times of the season as well. The team will be traveling to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina for some great days of spring training and then off to the famous Penn Relays in Pennsylvania for some world class exciting competition. Provided by Coach Levy GAME HIGHLIGHTS (past week): This week was a very successful week for the Varsity baseball team. We won our first league-play series against Bethpage High School, taking two out of three games. Monday, we came out strong with the help and preparation of the coaching staff and won 7-1. Tuesday, we had practice inside due to the bad weather and used the time to work on the pitchers' timing pick offs and our team hitting in the cages. Wednesday, we had an outdoor practice and took batting practice on field. This practice was short and light in preparation for our Thursday game. Thursday we came out strong once again and won 4-0 on the road. Unfortunately on Friday we lost 3-1 after battling back in the final two innings of play. It was an overall successful week for the Varsity baseball team. The general attitude and moral of the team is quite good and we collectively have no complaints about practice, gameplay, or the coaching staff. We all look forward to the remaining league games. By Frank Castiglione and the Varsity Baseball Team 2. North Shore Varsity Women’s Lacrosse: The North Shore Varsity Women’s Lacrosse team is off to a great start for the 2016 season. With an overall record of 3-1, the Vikings had two big one-goal victories over Sacred Heart Academy and the defending Class A County Champions, Syosset. The girls also beat a very solid Long Beach team, with a score of 12-9. The team is led by senior captains; Sarah Checca, Madalyn Conklin, Danielle Inzerillo, and Kelly Johansen. Last week, we attended the Stony Brook/UMBC game. This was a great opportunity for the girls to see a D1 collegiate program play. The girls got a tour of the facilities and saw their post-game speech. This upcoming week is a big week for the Vikings with four upcoming games. On April 16th at 10 am at the High School turf, North Shore will be hosting its first annual cystic fibrosis game. We will be honoring Madalyn and Frankie Conklin and will be donating all profits to the Make a Wish Foundation. Please come out to support the team! By Megan McCormack This week, North Shore varsity softball continued their undefeated streak over Malverne, Roosevelt and Friends Academy. Julianna Broccolo went 4-for-5 for three RBIs, Courtney Gilmartin went 2-for-3 for two RBIs. Home runs this week were scored by Jenny Walton, Taylor Berry and Elisa Anobile. Ally Johanson and Brooke Bonn did great on the mound! Keep up the great work North Shore!!!!!! By Julianna Broccolo 1. North Shore Varsity Baseball: Dan Livoti Dan Livoti was untouchable on Saturday, throwing a perfect game in the North Shore Vikings JV's 6-0 victory over Bethpage. No Bethpage (NY) batter was able to locate Livoti's pitches during the game. Livoti threw a perfect game, striking out seven batters while recording his momentous feat. Livoti only threw 59 pitches, 50 of them for strikes. One batter was able to get to three balls for an at bat. Livoti threw no more than 5 balls in any inning. Marc Aufiero made a diving catch for the last out of the game to secure Livoti’s perfect game. By Harrison Berglin ATHLETICS SCHEDULE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 29, 2016 The Lady Vikings Basketball Team advances to the semifinals against Floral Park on Sunday at 2 p.m. at LIU Post - Let's rally behind our girls and fill the stands!!! ASHLEIGH SHEERIN SPARKS NORTH SHORE IN CLASS A QUARTERFINAL WIN (click here to read Newsday article) Congrats to Josh and Frank for being named National Football Foundation Scholar Athletes. Very Proud of them!! Boys Basketball: 8-5 for the season and our team leaders are Ty Reiger in Points and Rebounds and Frankie Castiglione for Assists. Varsity basketball team faces Glen Cove on Wednesday, 1/20 at 6:30 pm at Glen Cove and Floral Park on Friday 1/22 at 6:30 pm at home Girls Basketball: The Winning Continues this season the are 9-2 overall and 8-0 Undefeated in their conference! Gabriella Zaffiro leads Points and Assists and Ashleigh Sheerin leads in Rebounds. The Wrestling season is a slow starter but we are 1-0 for the Season. For those who have not heard the North Shore running Girl Diana Vizza continues to break records and set the pace in the indoor track season and solidifies her spot in the Milrose Games! Congrats to all. And remember sports fans updates are available through your coaches twitter feeds! also found on the school website. Go Vikings! THIS WEEKS' ATHLETIC SCHEDULE MONDAY 12/7: B & G Winter Track MS 7 Girls Volleyball V. Men's Swimming JV/V M & W Bowl TUESDAY 12/8: MS 7 Boys Basketball Varsity Wrestling Varsity W. Basketball JV W. Basketball WEDNESDAY 12/9: JV/V M & W Bowling V. Men's Basketball JV Men's Basketball JV/V M. Winter Track V. Men's Swimming THURSDAY 12/10: MS B & G Winter Track FRIDAY 12/11: V Men's Basketball SATURDAY 12/12: JV/V Men's Winter Track JV/V Women's Winter Track V Wrestling THREE NS HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES SIGN NATIONAL LETTERS OF INTENT Director of Athletics Don Lang proudly announced that three North Shore High School senior athletes signed National Letters of Intent (NLI). A Letter of Intent is a binding agreement between a prospective student-athlete and an institution. Once signed, the institution agrees to provide that student with financial aid (if eligible under the NCAA rules) for one academic year in exchange for that student’s agreement to attend the institution for one academic year. Additionally, all colleges and universities that participate in the NLI program agree to not recruit these student athletes once he or she signs the NLI. Congratulations go out to the following North Shore athletes including Danielle Inzerillo who will be playing Lacrosse at SUNY Cortland next school year, Kelly Johansen who will be playing lacrosse as a freshman at the University of Southern California, and Maddy Conklin who was accepted to Cornell University and will play on the women’s field hockey team. The students expressed their excitement and joy to achieve this prestigious accomplishment for all of their hard work and dedication At the National Letter of Intent ceremony, Mr. Lang praised these student-athletes while thanking their parents and encouraging all those in the audience to recognize and celebrate their tremendous success. Congratulations! Article and photos by Shelly Newman SENIOR ALL STAR FOOTBALL GAME The Nassau County Senior All Star football game was held on Thanksgiving morning at Mitchell Field. Players are selected for participation by coaches from all conferences in Nassau. Players in Conferences 1&4 play as a team against players from Conferences 2&3. This year Conferences 2/3 had a convincing 31-0 win! North Shore was represented by 4 players: Frank Castiglione, Peter Bodo, Antonio Evangelista and Nick Ruggiero. CONGRATULATIONS! VIKING BOYS AND GIRLS CROSS-COUNTRY TEAMS ARE COUNTY CHAMPIONS Congratulations go out to the North Shore High Schools Boys and Girls Cross-Country Teams for BOTH winning the Nassau County Class III Cross-Country Championship. In doing so, they defeated the other 18 schools in the County and won by significant margins. The Vikings will be competing this weekend at the State Qualifier in an effort to be eligible for the New York State Championship. Photo by Bob Vizza of both teams with their coaches (Boys) Ed Corona and (Girls) Neal Levy and JV Coach Sara Lemar VIKINGS VARSITY FOOTBALL 1ST ANNUAL "PINK OUT" GAME On Saturday, October 24th, the North Shore HS varsity football team hosted its first annual “Pink Out” game to support the American Cancer Society. Josh Mandell, a senior lineman orchestrated the entire even as part of his senior internship. With the help of some of his teammates, Josh set up the fundraiser by pre-selling North Shore Football t-shirts with a special design in support of Breast Cancer Awareness. Through his efforts, Josh was able to raise $1,200.00. In a pre-game ceremony, a check was present to Meagan Stewart of the American Cancer Society. To further raise awareness, the team all wore pink socks and the coaching staff wore purple ribbon lapel pins to honor former football coach Frank Rossi who battled pancreatic cancer back in 2009. On top of a great cause, the Vikings defeated Valley Stream North by a score of 56-19. Article by Shelly Newman Photos by the Bodo Family North Shore Boys & Girls Cross-Country Teams - 2015 Nassau County Champions! Congratulations to the North Shore High School Cross-Country Teams for winning the 2015 Nassau County Class III Cross-Country Championship! They will be competing next weekend at the State Qualifier in an effort to qualify for the New York State Championship! 11:30 AM...BOYS 12:00 PM...GIRLS Bethpage State Park Polo Field Come out and support our teams Team finishing together, assuring the win. Three Seniors with their Freshie! at Bethpage State Park photo credit Bob Vizza Come out and support the NORTHSHORE VARSITY FOOTBALL team Friday Nov.6 6:00pm as they take on BETHPAGE in the PLAYOFFS...LETS GO VIKINGS.... @ Bethpage HS North Shore High School Athletics Playoffs Fall 2015 Varsity Women’s Soccer Vs. Valley Stream North At NSHS Stadium Varsity Field Hockey Vs. Manhasset AWAY at Manhasset HS Varsity Women's Soccer AWAY at Garden City Men & Women’s Cross Country Nassau County Cross Country Championships At Bethpage State Park GO VIKINGS!!! NORTH SHORE HIGH SCHOOL Homecoming is October 17th on our Home Field! Program has changed a little. here is an overview.. The parade will begin at 11 am (not the usual 9:30 am) at GWL and proceed to the High School. Journal Ads are currently being accepted through Oct 5th. Shout-out to Full page ads available. Proceeds support the HS PTO. Kickoff will be at 2 pm. Prior to the V Game There will be music and entertainment prior to kickoff - organized by Arts Angels Instead of the carnival, there will be numerous field day type events, obstacle course runs and flag football competitions for the elementary, MS and HS kids and parents! At 1:30 there will be our annual Kindergarten Fun Run on the track, followed by a performance by our Pulse Dance team. The Booster Club will have food and drink all afternoon. Each HS class will have their merchandise available for purchase! ATHLETIC SCHEDULE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 14, 2015 VARSITY PLAYOFF SCHEDULE Varsity Men & Women’s Winter Track….Nassau County Championships At St. Anthony’s High School 275 Wolf Hill Road, Melville Varsity Men’s Swimming….Nassau County Championships At the Aquatic Center at Eisenhower Park Varsity Gymnastics….Todd Heimer Gymnastics Invitational At North Shore High School Varsity Wrestling….Nassau County Championships At Hofstra University Varsity Women’s Basketball….Playoff vs. TBD Congratulations to Frankie Conklin (Field Hockey Goal Keeper) and Diana Vizza (Cross Country) for being named to Newsday's All Long Island Teams. A great accomplishment for both of these girls! GO VIKINGS! Click Here for Newsday article Senior Girls Sharing their victory! 100-0 record. Swim Team Senior Girls at the last meet of their HS Career. Congrats Girls! NORTH SHORE VOLLYBALL Congrats to the North Shore volleyball team for successfully hosting their first Dig Pink tournament this weekend. Winners of the silver bracket. Thank you Marie Abbondonolo NORTH SHORE GIRLS WIN 100TH CROSS-COUNTRY MEET IN A ROW The significance of North Shore's girls cross-country league meet Wednesday was lost on no one. With 99 consecutive league meet victories under the program's… NASSAU FOOTBALL PLAYERS TO WATCH IN 2015 Frank Castiglione listed in Newsday's 2015 football players to watch: http://www.newsday.com/sports/high-school/football/nassau-football-players-to-watch-in-2015-1.10806484#8 FIRST GAME IS THIS FRIDAY at Mitchell Field 7PM due to the reconstruction of the track the football field is not available. Due to the installation of the track, The First HOME FOOTBALL GAME it has been moved to FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH AT 7:00 PM AT MITCHELL FIELD. The Vikings take on Bethpage. Please come out and support your School!!! They love support in the stands!! If you didn't see the message from Dr. Melnick... Here is a shortened version….. Contractor Agrees to Replace Track As our community knows, we have experienced ongoing problems related to the installation of the new track at North Shore High School. …Counsel for the District has successfully negotiated a settlement agreement regarding the track in which, the general contractor, has agreed to replace the track at North Shore High School at no cost to the School District. Work to replace the track has begun and we anticipate that the new track will be installed in time for the Spring track season. The District has made alternate arrangements for the fall sports season. We will continue to keep the public informed as to the progress of track replacement. Thank you for your continued patience. Edward K. Melnick North Shore Central School District NORTH SHORE JUNIOR SELECTED FOR BRINE NATIONAL LAX TEAM Congratulations to Junior Sarah Checca, who has been selected to play on the 2015 Brine National Classic lacrosse Team! GO Sarah! NORTH SHORE JUNIOR DIANA VIZZA BREAKS 28 YEAR OLD LONG ISLAND 5K RECORD HS Junior Sets New LI Record in 5K National Track & Field Championship Congratulations go out to Diana Vizza, a junior at North Shore High School, who set a new Long Island Record in the 5k (3.1 miles) at the National Track and Field Championship, at AT@T University in Greensboro, North Carolina. Diana ran 17:17.2 for the 5k (3.1 mile) distance which equates to approximately 5:32 per mile. The previous record was held by Tara Flynn 17:42.6 (Massapequa) in 1987. Overall Diana placed tenth in the National Championship. Diana Vizza sets 5k Long Island Record at the National Track and Field Championship BILLY BIANCO'S TWO-RUN SINGLE LIFTS NASSAU ALL-STARS: from Newsday June 22nd By Gregg Sarra This article was printed by Newsday June 22nd: Billy Bianco had an outstanding season for North Shore. He batted .540 in the two-hole, scored 22 runs and drove in 14 to lead the Vikings to the Nassau Class A final. His selection for Monday night 's Blue Chip Prospects Grand Slam Challenge was icing on a dream season. "I just wanted to come out and play to my ability,'' said Bianco, who will study finance at Villanova. "I was surrounded by all these Division I athletes who are going to play college baseball. I felt overmatched at first, but I calmed down during the infield-outfield pregame.'' Bianco's two-run single in the bottom of the sixth inning broke a 1-1 tie and sent the Nassau All-Stars to a 3-1 win over the Suffolk All-Stars in the 11th Grand Slam Challenge before 550 fans at Farmingdale State College. "I battled in the at-bat,'' said Bianco, who earned the MVP award. "I fouled off three good pitches before getting the hit. It was an awesome feeling.'' Bianco lined a 2-and-2 pitch into centerfield to drive in Beau O'Connell of Chaminade and Anthony Papa of Division, and the rest was left to a dominant pitching staff, which held Suffolk to one hit in the final five innings. St. Dominic righthander Reiss Knehr earned the save with a 1-2-3 ninth inning. Papa, who earned Nassau's Diamond Award as the county's best player, greeted Connetquot's Travis Bruinsma with a line-drive triple into the right-centerfield gap to lead off the fifth. Papa scored when Wheatley's Andrew Hastings lifted a sacrifice fly to centerfield. "Coach [Chris Sipp] told me the pitcher had a great curveball, and I decided I wouldn't let him get to use it,'' Papa said. "I went up there thinking first-pitch fastball because it's an all-star game and he wants to light up the gun like everyone else. You have to be aggressive and have fun in these games. I'm definitely not that guy going up there looking for a walk.'' Papa, who was named the game's offensive MVP, also was in the middle of Nassau's go-ahead rally in the sixth, scoring on Bianco's hit. Suffolk's run came in the first inning. Smithtown East shortstop Pat Lagravinese lined a one-out single the opposite way to leftfield, the first of his two hits. He came around to score on a fielder's choice and a throwing error for the 1-0 lead. Suffolk squandered two huge scoring opportunities in the fourth and seventh innings, leaving the bases loaded both times. TRACK PLAYOFF RESULTS From the Boys Team: Dylan Welch placed 2nd in county for 800m 4x800m County Champs and our own Mike Caldwell was the Pole Vault County Champ Congratulations Boys! The North Shore HS Girls Track and Field team won their 6th consecutive Nassau County Team Championship. In addition 11 girls received All-County status, and 17 Girls received All-Division. Congrats to all! Game 1 was a tough defeat against their rival Division HS 14-3. But Game 2 is just around the corner, June 1, 7 pm at Farmingdale State University. Tickets are 6-7$. Best of Luck! GAME THREE OF COUNTY SEMI-FINALS TO BE PLAYED AT NORTH SHORE ON WEDNESDAY With the series knotted at one game a piece, after the first two games were won by a single run during the home team's last at bat, the North Shore Varsity Baseball team will take on Plainedge in game three of the Nassau County Class A semi-finals on Wednesday, May 27 at 4:30 pm at the North Shore High School baseball diamond. The winner will go onto compete in the county championship series. SEVEN NS HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES SIGN NATIONAL LETTERS OF INTENT Director of Athletics Don Lang proudly announced that seven North Shore High School senior athletes signed National Letters of Intent (NLI). A Letter of Intent is a binding agreement between a prospective student-athlete and an institution. Once signed, the institution agrees to provide that student with financial aid (if eligible under the NCAA rules) for one academic year in exchange for that student’s agreement to attend the institution for one academic year. Additionally, all colleges and universities that participate in the NLI program agree to not recruit these student athletes once he or she signs the NLI. Congratulations go out to the following North Shore athletes: Student: Institution Attending in the Fall 2015: Jenna Donohue Towson University Michael Floccari, Catholic University Courtney Hackman University of Hartford Anthony Lisena Fairleigh Dickinson Stacie Nadel Lehigh University Giorgio Recine, Buffalo State Francesca Royal Hunter College The students expressed their excitement and joy to achieve this prestigious accomplishment for all of their hard work and dedication. At the National Letter of Intent ceremony, Mr. Lang praised these student-athletes while thanking their parents and encouraging all those in the audience to recognize and celebrate their tremendous success. Congratulations! Article and photos by Shelly Newman Photo Caption: Pictured are seven North Shore High School athletes who recently signed “Letters of Intent,” a binding agreement between a prospective student-athlete and an institution. VARSITY BASEBALL IN THE NEWS WALK OFF WIN PROPELS VIKINGS TO SEMIFINALS OF COUNTY TOURNAMENT North Shore pitcher Jack Aughavin (Photo by Adrienne Daley) By Tristan Vitale After a dramatic come-from-behind 3-2 victory on Thursday, the North Shore varsity baseball team has now secured a spot in the semifinals of the Class A Nassau County Tournament. The win came on a walk-off in the seventh inning against Warriors of Wantagh, just five days after the Vikings had beaten the same Wantagh team 2-1 on a walk-off hit in the first round of the playoffs. READ MORE LINKS TO NEWSDAY PICTURES AND ARTICLE ABOUT VIKING BASEBALL. SEMI-FINALS http://www.newsday.com/sports/high-school/baseball/nassau-class-a-semifinals-north-shore-vs-plainedge-pictures-1.10471628 http://www.newsday.com/sports/high-school/baseball/jack-aughavin-s-walk-off-homer-wins-it-for-north-shore-1.10472414 VIKINGS SHUT OUT ISLAND TREES 9-0, CONTINUE STRONG PLAYOFF RUN Photo - NS Baseball Website May 20, 2015--Following a thrilling 2-1 victory that came on a walk off single by Thomas Aufiero last Saturday against Wantagh, the North Shore varsity baseball team advanced to play Island Trees in the second round of the Nassau County Class A playoffs. Before the game, the matchup between the No. 3 seed North Shore and the No. 6 seed Island Trees appeared to be set up for another tight battle that would again come down to the wire. However, the Vikings had other ideas on their minds. READ MORE INFORMATION IS FROM WWW.MSGVARSITY.COM SUBMITTED BY COACHES AND STAFF. BASEBALL REMAINS UNDEFEATED IN THE PLAYOFFS North Shore Overall standings: (17-3),Conference: (14-3) MAY 19, 2015 BASEBALL PLAYOFF HIGHLIGHTS: North Shore 9, Island Trees 0: Matt Reali's two-out, two-RBI double capped a four-run first inning for No. 3 North Shore against No. 6 Island Trees in the second round of the Nassau Class A playoffs. Reali also had a two-RBI single in the fourth to give North Shore a 9-0 lead. Connor Hehn tossed a four-hitter with three strikeouts. North Shore (18-3) hosts the winner of Island Trees and No. 14 Wantagh Thursday at 4:30. North Shore 2 Wantagh 1: NORTH SHORE 2, WANTAGH 1: THOMAS AUFIERO HIT A TWO-OUT, WALK-OFF SINGLE TO DRIVE IN BILLY BIANCO AND LEAD NO. 3 NORTH SHORE (17-3) OVER NO. 14 WANTAGH IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE NASSAU CLASS A PLAYOFFS. WINNING PITCHER JACK AUGHAVIN STRUCK OUT THREE AND WALKED NONE IN A TWO-HITTER. NORTH SHORE'S LIAM KEARNEY HIT A SACRIFICE FLY IN THE SIXTH INNING TO DRIVE IN BRANDON JARKOW TO TIE THE GAME AT 1. THEY PULLED OUT THE WIN IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 7TH. GIRLS GOLF (working on playoff results, this was the last two matches of regular play) May 11, 2015: Ladies Golf team won both matches on Mon. May 11th. 05/11/154:15 pmat ManhassetW 8-105/11/154:15 pmat JerichoW 6-3 VARSITY PLAYOFF SCHEDULE: WEEK OF 5/18 Monday May 18 - Varsity Women’s Golf County Championship AWAY at Bethpage State Park(Players tee off at various times TBD) 7:30 AM Tuesday May 19 - Varsity Men & Women’s Track Division Championship AWAY at Valley Stream North HS 4:30 pm Tuesday May 19 - Varsity Baseball Playoff Game Vs. TBD HOME at NSHS Wednesday May 20 4:00PM Varsity Women’s Lacrosse Semi-Finals AWAY at Adelphi Vs. Manhasset, 4 pm VARSITY SPORTS RECAP - May 19 - The Vikings Baseball face Island Trees at home today in the second round of the Class A baseball playoffs. The Vikings defeated a tough Wantagh team in a 2-1, bottom of the 7th inning thriller on Saturday. Island Trees defeated Valley Stream North yesterday, 11-8 to move on and face the Vikings. First pitch is at 4:30 pm. Let's pack the stands and support the team!!! GIRLS VARSITY LACROSSE May 15 - Girls Varsity Lacrosse Beats Southside 9-7 5/14/15! to win the first round playoff game. Stay tuned for more schedule updates! HIGHLIGHTS North Shore 9, South Side 7: Carlee Janelli had five goals to lead fourth-seeded North Shore (12-5) in its Nassau Class B quarterfinal win over No. 5 South Side. Kelly Johansen added three goals and two assists. Eighth grade defender Liotta Andrea solidified the defense for goalie Samantha Capobianco, who made seven saves. VARSITY BASEBALL CLINCHES CONFERENCE A3 TITLE North Shore Baseball takes the playoff series 3-0Varsity Baseball clinched the Conference A3 title last night (5/13) with a thrilling, bottom of the 7th win against Lynbrook. They finish the regular season with a record of 15-3. Playoffs start Saturday with a home game. Opponent and time tbd. Baseball’s Playoff Recap 3 Game Series vs Lynbrook. North Shore takes the series 3-05/9/14 NS 7 - Lynbrook 3 HIGHLIGHTSNorth Shore 7, Lynbrook 3: Connor Hehn struck out two, walked one, scattered seven hits and allowed one earned run in 6.2 innings to lead North Shore (14-3) in Conference A-III. Thomas Aufiero hit a sacrifice fly for North Shore in the third inning to break a scoreless tie, and on the next play, Liam Kearney hit a two-run double. Matt Reali then hit an RBI single to cap North Shore's four-run third inning. May 11 HIGHLIGHTS North Shore 12, Lynbrook 0: Jack Aughavin pitched five one-hit innings, struck out two, and walked one in Conference A-III. Connor Lynn went 2-for-3 with a double and four RBI for North Shore (13-3). Thomas Aufiero went 3-for-3 with three runs and two RBI. The first playoff game is Sat. May 16, Home v. Wantagh NS 8 Manhasset 1 HIGHLIGHTSRachel Golden shot a 48 on the par 37 course at North Hempstead Country Club in Port Washington to lead North Shore (6-5) in its tri-match win in Conference I. May 13 Girls Golf NS 6 Jericho 3 HIGHLIGHTSEmma Kleemann shot a 50 on the par 37 course at North Hempstead Country Club in Port Washington to lead North Shore (7-5) in its tri-match win in Conference I. Girls Lax Playoff Game: NS 15 Roslyn 2 HIGHLIGHTS North Shore 15, Roslyn 2: Madeline Podaras scored three goals to lead No. 4 North Shore (10-5) over No. 13 Roslyn in the first round of the Nassau Class B playoffs. North Shore will face the winner of the South Side-Friends Academy game on Thursday (5/14) at North Shore. Boys Lax Playoff Game Long Beach 10 North Shore 9: Tom Sculley of LB scored the winning goal with two seconds left in the game for Long Beach. North Shore was winning 8-7 with 1:38 left in the game. Long Beach scored two goals with 1:22 and 49 seconds left in the game to put them ahead 9-8. Jack Goettelmann scored with 22 seconds left for North Shore to tie the game. A shout out to the North Shore Men's and Women's Track & Field teams on their fine performances at the St. Anthony's Invitational this past weekend. A large number of our athletes set personal best times in their events at this annual event, which draws a highly competitive group of some of the best track & field athletes from all across Long Island! Congrats to all! Thank you Lisa Divonzo Vizza AND THEY'RE SMART TOO - 21 NORTH SHORE SPORTS SQUADS RECOGNIZED AS NYS SCHOLAR ATHLETE TEAMS Patty Roberto For the 2013-14 year - North Shore HS Varsity Sports teams had an astounding 21 teams named as NEW YORK STATE SCHOLAR ATHLETE TEAMS! NYSPHSAA recognizes academic achievement through the NYS Scholar Athlete Award Program. Teams are recognized that have a composite GPA of 90 or above. Individuals on those teams are recognized, if they have a GPA of 90 or above. These students are great athletes and academically successful. The Composite GPA for each of these teams was 90 and above Congratulations to all of these 13-14 Varsity Teams!! WOMEN’S WINTER TRACK MEN’S WINTER TRACK WOMEN’S SPRING TRACK, More Alum Great News! Marielle Genovesi! Tonight the Scholar Athlete Award from the Athletic Department, to add to your Anthropology Department Faculty Scholar Award, your admission to three honor societies and being asked to deliver the graduation speech - just amazing- "This year's [ ] female Scholar Athlete of the Year awards went to senior Marielle Genovesi of the women's cross country and track & field teams ... Genovesi is a double major in Anthropology and English. She is an All-SUNYAC and All-Region runner and was the third finisher for the women at the NCAA cross country championships last fall. In February, she earned selection to the USTFCCCA Division III Scholar " More Alumni Accomplishments in the News Congratulations to Dan Grabher - NS Class of 2012: North Shore Alum Dan Grabher (#99) was one of three Army West Point lacrosse players named to the "2015 Patriot League All Tournament team" after the tournament finals at Navy's Sailor Marine stadium in Annapolis Maryland on April 26th . Dan had an outstanding tournament leading Army with wins over Loyola and Navy before falling to Colgate in the Patriot League finals 11-8. Dan finished his sophomore year ranked 9th in the country for face-offs, the highest in the Patriot League.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9088
__label__cc	0.565841	0.434159	A nurturing environment means primary school can deliver a top class education Arnbrook Primary School in Arnold offers a nurturing, close-knit environment for pupils to excel in all areas of their learning journey Jane McFarlane A kind and caring atmosphere at Arnbrook Primary School (Image: Arnbrook Primary School) Choosing a school for your child is a big decision. You want them to receive a high-quality education, in a nurturing environment, with lots of memorable and enriching experiences. Well, Arnbrook Primary School on Bestwood Lodge Drive in Arnold, can offer you just that! With 225 pupils on roll, teaching staff can really get to know children and their families, forging strong relationships, alongside providing excellent teaching and learning. Head teacher Peter Fowlie said he was proud of the school's friendly and caring atmosphere. "Our curriculum is broad & exciting and we offer children lots of opportunities and experiences,” he enthused.” "Every year, pupils in Year 3, 4 and 6 have the opportunity to go on a residential visit and there are lots of experiences across the school such as visiting places of worship, going to the Imperial War Museum in London and visiting the University of Nottingham. "Once pupils reach Year 4, they are given the chance to learn the ukulele - an opportunity they relish." Pupils enjoy coming to school and receive regular rewards for good behaviour, attendance and effort – which all contribute to a positive atmosphere with pupils able to learn and have fun. Learning at Arnbrook Primary School Mr Fowlie added: "We are very proud of all our pupils’ successes at Arnbrook and aspire for high levels of academic achievement for all. "Our pupils have consistently good outcomes, in many cases higher than national averages, at the end of EYFS, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2." The school is keen to develop pupils into outstanding citizens, with pupils leading the way, and Mr Fowlie said: "We are involved in different projects locally and nationally to bring about positive change, for example helping improve access to clean water in developing countries and supporting local food and clothing banks." For working parents, Arnbrook has a daily breakfast club as well as after-school clubs including football and multi-skills. Parents of three and four year-old children can take advantage of flexible childcare in the Ofsted rated ‘Good’ nursery provision. If this sounds like what you’re looking for, simply get in touch with the school on 0115 9190199 or visit www.arnbrookprimary.net and arrange to have a look around and find out more. Special FeaturesReceive the care and support you need while maintaining your freedomJRH Support's live-in service allows people to be cared for in their own home EnvironmentHow saving copies of your newspapers could win you a brand-new electric carThe latest family-friendly electric SUV from MG is up for grabs this month EnvironmentMG ZS EV competition terms and conditionsOne overall winner will be randomly selected on Wednesday February 5 2020, from all correct answers submitted. EducationA nurturing environment means primary school can deliver a top class educationArnbrook Primary School in Arnold offers a nurturing, close-knit environment for pupils to excel in all areas of their learning journey Special FeaturesLearning at Arnbrook Primary SchoolArnbrook Primary School on Bestwood Lodge Drive in Arnold, part of the Believe Academy Trust, is offering parents and their children the chance to look around the school, which prides itself on providing a nurturing environment for children to learn.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9090
__label__wiki	0.875389	0.875389	Basic Instruction Family & Adventure APPEARS IN News Family & Adventure Great Reads for Outdoor Kids by Jack Evans - Saturday, April 7, 2018 Lost in the Barrens (or Two Against the North) By Farley Mowat In Lost in the Barrens, Farley Mowat tells a story of two young men, Jamie and Awasin, separated from the rest of their party on a hunting trip in the Canadian taiga. Carried north by the river, they enter the rocky, windswept Barrenlands of Quebec. With winter approaching, they settle in to face it with only a small hand-built cabin and a harvest of caribou meat and hides, always under attack by the harsh weather and a determined wolverine. Two Against the North, as it is also called, is one of the greatest, most exciting and invigorating stories of life trapped in the tundra ever written. The Maneaters of Kumaon By Jim Corbett “The tigress...had been driven out of Nepal after killing two hundred human beings and...in Kumaon had added two hundred and thirty-four to this number," legendary British tiger hunter Jim Corbett writes in The Champawat Man-Eater, Chapter 1 of 10 in The Maneaters of Kumaon. All but one of the other stories are entitled after a vicious man-killing cat from India's Kumaon region, including chilling names like “The Chowgarh Tigers," and “The Bachelor of Powalgarh," each with its own weeks-long cat-and-mouse game of strategy and planning before a final encounter in Indian jungles or Himalayan villages. Camping and Wilderness Survival By Paul Tawrell Camping and Wilderness Survival is much more than just that. It offers tips on tracking, to driving, to identifying plants, to reading meteorological climate patterns. It's available in several editions, with the latest featuring hundreds of diverse color illustrations. What makes it timeless, though, is its combination of the wise advice and thorough descriptions of a classic outdoor manual, and up-to-date information on gear and modern techniques. At over 1,000 pages, there is something about everything outdoors in Camping and Wilderness Survival. Memoirs of a Hunter By Friedrich Remmler Throughout his life, Friedrich Remmler hunted wolves with eagles, ran down lynxes on skis, and trapped moose in nets, all in the early 20th century in one of the few places on earth where it was all still possible-Finland and Russia. As a renaissance falconer in northern Europe, Remmler chased all manner of tundra game in some strange and interesting methods long since lost to the rest of the world. He eventually retired to a live-animal-supply business, trapping arctic creatures for zoos around the world, but not without getting a few personal wolverines out of it. Memoirs of a Hunter is filled with accounts like these, one after another, in an exciting start-to-finish read unlike any other. The Book of Woodcraft By Ernest Thompson Seton When it comes to classic camping and nature how-to guides, look no further than co-founder of the Boy Scouts of America, world-renowned naturalist and brilliant wildlife artist Ernest Thompson Seton. The Book of Woodcraft is an exact instruction manual to the outdoor lifestyle for young people, sometimes detailing activities and skills to be learned down to certain months. Learn to sing the Ojibwe Snake Dance, play “Wooden Sturgeon," and, of course, stuff an owl...but only in February. Indian lore is a predominant part of every “lesson," very much influenced by Seton's personal belief in its importance, always interesting. Wild Animals I Have Known Baiting an elusive wolf with poisoned cattle carcasses in the red hills of New Mexico; a story only “Black Wolf" himself could write, because only he himself could actually trap Lobo the King of Currumpaw himself. This amazing, heartbreaking story accompanies seven other tales of animals and over 200 beautiful illustrations. It really is one of the few great insights minds of birds and beasts. Dogsong By Gary Paulsen In a quickly modernizing Eskimo village, fourteen-year-old Russell Susskit seeks the simpler way of life an elder tribe member named Oogruk tells him of in ancient songs. In an attempt to find these spiritual inner songs himself, Russell sets out into the Arctic with only his dog team for companionship. By really surviving in the natural world, he begins to see things in a new way through dreams strangely paralleling his own life. Very entertaining for a relatively easy and quick read. Camping and Wilderness Survival Dogsong great reads for outdoor kids jack evans Lost in the Barrens (or Two Against the North) Memoirs of a Hunter The Book of Woodcraft The Maneaters of Kumaon Wild Animals I Have Known 3 Ways Bird Hunting is Different Overseas What to Know About Turkey Camouflage Hunting Africa: Leopards of the Kalahari How To Create Your Ideal Safari NRAFamilyInsights@nrahq.org To advertise on NRA Family, visit nramediakit.com for more information FOLLOW NRA FAMILY	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9091
__label__wiki	0.673168	0.673168	Pharmacies say prescribers bear opioid crisis responsibility by: ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS, Associated Press Posted: Jan 7, 2020 / 11:25 AM CST / Updated: Jan 7, 2020 / 04:42 PM CST FILE – In this May 30, 2019, file photo, a CVS store with the new HealthHUB is shown in Spring, Texas.Pharmacy chains, including CVS, are fighting claims that they’re to blame for the opioid crisis in two Ohio counties. The Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, filings asked U.S. district Court Judge Dan Polster to find in the pharmacies’ favor and reject claims brought by Summit and Cuyahoga counties, home to Akron and Cleveland respectively, that argue that chains such as CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens contributed to the problem by filling an “excessive volume” of opioid prescriptions. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File) COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Doctors and other healthcare practitioners who write prescriptions bear ultimate responsibility for improper distribution of opioids to patients, not pharmacists who are obliged to fill those prescriptions, a series of pharmacy chains argued in federal court. The filings, which were submitted Monday to the federal judge in Cleveland who has been overseeing the national opioid lawsuits, asked the judge to rule in the pharmacies’ favor and reject claims brought by some Ohio counties. The judge has scheduled an October trial for claims against CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens, HBC and Discount Drug Mart. Officials from Summit and Cuyahoga counties, home to Akron and Cleveland respectively, allege that pharmacies contributed to the addictions crisis by filling prescriptions for an “excessive volume” of opioids written by doctors and other practitioners. Such allegations ignore the role that cash-for-medication “pill mills” played, along with Internet pharmacies, independent pharmacies, clinics and others, the filings said. In many cases, those entities dispensed medications in greater volume than the chains being sued are accused of doing, the pharmacies said. The allegations by Cuyahoga and Summit counties also ignore the fact that pharmacies dispensed drugs based on doctors’ prescriptions, who ultimately must bear responsibility, Monday’s filing said. All those prescriptions were written by practitioners authorized by the state of Ohio and registered with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, according to the pharmacies. “A prescription for a controlled substance is an order for a medication that may be issued only by a physician or other authorized healthcare practitioner,” lawyers for the pharmacy chains argued. “While pharmacists are highly trained and licensed professionals, they did not attend medical school and are not trained as physicians.” Attorneys leading the opioid lawsuits said Tuesday their goal continues to be holding pharmacies accountable for not meeting requirements to actively prevent the diversion and abuse of prescription painkillers. “Pharmacies saw the devastating consequences of this public health crisis firsthand and we will show they did little to nothing to address them,” the attorneys said in a statement. The judge was scheduled to hear a broader case last year, but most parties settled. Talks continue toward a possible national settlement that could end all the lawsuits related to the epidemic, which has killed more than 400,000 in the U.S. since 2000.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9099
__label__wiki	0.584279	0.584279	life-style, australia, margaret river, Basildene, Willmott Just a few hours' drive south from our most isolated capital city, Perth, sits a region known to many travellers for its much-awarded wine. Margaret River is where I speak of, and on a recent venture down to Australia's south-west corner I was invited to run the ruler over a little historic gem that has developed into a remarkably stylish guest house, while managing to retain the feel and the splendour of yesteryear. This has been achieved not only by maintaining and sprucing the best part of the original building and its glorious grounds, but also by the service on offer, which can only be described as old-fashioned etiquette mixed with a hint of relaxed Australian thoughtfulness. Basildene Manor has an intriguing history, and current managers Max and Daniela have a deep sense of pride in sharing that history. In fact, if you are up for it, Max will regale you for hours. What he doesn't know, isn't worth knowing! Percy Willmott and his brother Frank arrived in the region at the turn of the century and Percy took up residence as the chief lighthouse-keeper at Cape Leewin. He acquired the land on which Basildene now stands, to begin farming with his wife Margaret, who gave him three children, Henry, Edward and Madge. Basildene was built in 1912, making good use of the natural resources that were readily available in the Margaret River region - including quality granite that was quarried to provide the walls and main structure of the building, while the abundant Jarrah trees were fashioned into flooring, balustrades, staircases and the impressive central gallery and main hall. Of course, the building has had renovations and improvements to bring it somewhat in to current times, but the core of the original structure remains true and its chronicle is a big part of what makes the establishment what it is today. The accommodation for me still falls into that boutique definition, as there are only 19 rooms. Choices include original Manor rooms, located in the main heritage building. These vary in size, and are priced accordingly, and all come with shower ensuite bathrooms. King Bath Suites are blessed with extra space and comfort. They have king beds, lounge areas with sofas and a balcony and/or courtyard. They also boast spacious bathrooms, featuring deep and practical baths that are created to take your mind to chillsville. Finally, you have the bee's knees for me, in the form of the Lakeview King Suites. These are super roomy with inclusions of king and sofa beds, lounging area with sofa and desk space, expansive bathroom with luxury bath and separate rain shower. The icing for me was the view from the balcony over the extensive and beautifully manicured gardens, lawns and lake. The Manor is perfectly positioned, secluded on its own acreage but still only a relaxing 20-minute walk from the village. Yes, the rooms are delightful and the gardens close to immaculate, the combination of history and modern-day additions near perfect. But what really makes this establishment a massive standout for me is the team that operates it. Even if, like me, you only stay for a few days, you will probably leave knowing most of their names. You may even have some knowledge of their life story and them yours, it's just that sort of place. You will most likely engage with fellow travellers and you most certainly have a sense of being really cared about. As I mentioned, Max and Daniela are fantastic hosts. Amanda at the front desk is happy to help in any capacity she can. Estu, who swings between breakfast cook and the wait staff, is just a delight. Judith, the ultimate foodie, may have no real official chef training but delivers you breakfast pleasures that easily equal and, in some cases, better many of the offerings I have had around all parts of the globe. She is also a lovely human! Rosa and Steve and the team keep all the grounds, the pool and the tennis court, in slick order. Jessica, who serviced my room daily, was happy for a chat as well as making sure everything was spick and span. Then there are the little extras that come standard, like the succulent Devonshire teas from 12-4pm daily and all sorts of board games, books and jigsaw puzzles that seem to become an in-house guest challenge. I was amazed to discover that, on the day of check-out, you are delivered freshly made hot scones with butter and home-made strawberry jam for your journey homeward or onward. That's old school love and affection right there people. Basildene Manor is an easy three-hour drive from Perth Airport. It's great to have a car on hand with so many inviting day trips within easy reach of the Manor. If you are Melbourne-based you can now fly direct to Margaret River. The Manor doesn't serve lunches or dinners but there are many great offerings in the village. My top choices would be www.morries.com.au, for sublime cocktails and a terrific array of foodie options for lunch or dinner. For that coffee and café fix, don't go past Egberts. It's a little hidden away in Fearn Ave, but definitely worth hunting down. The pick of the litter, though, is www.mikisopenkitchen.com.au. It's Japanese you won't find in Japan, and it's a taste sensation all prepared and cooked right in front of your eyes. The optical event almost surpasses the cuisine ... almost! For all your WA needs check out https://www.westernaustralia.com/ https://nnimgt-a.akamaihd.net/transform/v1/crop/frm/FpE8VV7FPKUErFtSeFPDmM/96b6e2f3-68a8-45a6-8047-59f77c6f4871.jpg/r0_188_3700_2279_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg December 1 2019 - 10:13PM Take me to Margaret River and drop me at the Manor Scott McRae PROUD: Basildene Manor stands in magnificent grounds just out of the village of Margaret River. Just a few hours' drive south from our most isolated capital city, Perth, sits a region known to many travellers for its much-awarded wine. Margaret River is where I speak of, and on a recent venture down to Australia's south-west corner I was invited to run the ruler over a little historic gem that has developed into a remarkably stylish guest house, while managing to retain the feel and the splendour of yesteryear. This has been achieved not only by maintaining and sprucing the best part of the original building and its glorious grounds, but also by the service on offer, which can only be described as old-fashioned etiquette mixed with a hint of relaxed Australian thoughtfulness. Basildene Manor has an intriguing history, and current managers Max and Daniela have a deep sense of pride in sharing that history. In fact, if you are up for it, Max will regale you for hours. What he doesn't know, isn't worth knowing! CHARMING: The rooms in Basildene are comfortable, spacious and with private bathrooms. Percy Willmott and his brother Frank arrived in the region at the turn of the century and Percy took up residence as the chief lighthouse-keeper at Cape Leewin. He acquired the land on which Basildene now stands, to begin farming with his wife Margaret, who gave him three children, Henry, Edward and Madge. Basildene was built in 1912, making good use of the natural resources that were readily available in the Margaret River region - including quality granite that was quarried to provide the walls and main structure of the building, while the abundant Jarrah trees were fashioned into flooring, balustrades, staircases and the impressive central gallery and main hall. CRAFTMANSHIP: Flooring, balustrades, staircases and the impressive central gallery and main hall are fashioned from Jarrah wood. Of course, the building has had renovations and improvements to bring it somewhat in to current times, but the core of the original structure remains true and its chronicle is a big part of what makes the establishment what it is today. The accommodation for me still falls into that boutique definition, as there are only 19 rooms. Choices include original Manor rooms, located in the main heritage building. These vary in size, and are priced accordingly, and all come with shower ensuite bathrooms. King Bath Suites are blessed with extra space and comfort. They have king beds, lounge areas with sofas and a balcony and/or courtyard. They also boast spacious bathrooms, featuring deep and practical baths that are created to take your mind to chillsville. COOL OFF: The pool adds modern sparkle to this heritage accommodation. Finally, you have the bee's knees for me, in the form of the Lakeview King Suites. These are super roomy with inclusions of king and sofa beds, lounging area with sofa and desk space, expansive bathroom with luxury bath and separate rain shower. The icing for me was the view from the balcony over the extensive and beautifully manicured gardens, lawns and lake. The Manor is perfectly positioned, secluded on its own acreage but still only a relaxing 20-minute walk from the village. Yes, the rooms are delightful and the gardens close to immaculate, the combination of history and modern-day additions near perfect. But what really makes this establishment a massive standout for me is the team that operates it. Even if, like me, you only stay for a few days, you will probably leave knowing most of their names. You may even have some knowledge of their life story and them yours, it's just that sort of place. You will most likely engage with fellow travellers and you most certainly have a sense of being really cared about. BREAKFAST: So many delicious choices to start the day. As I mentioned, Max and Daniela are fantastic hosts. Amanda at the front desk is happy to help in any capacity she can. Estu, who swings between breakfast cook and the wait staff, is just a delight. Judith, the ultimate foodie, may have no real official chef training but delivers you breakfast pleasures that easily equal and, in some cases, better many of the offerings I have had around all parts of the globe. She is also a lovely human! Rosa and Steve and the team keep all the grounds, the pool and the tennis court, in slick order. Jessica, who serviced my room daily, was happy for a chat as well as making sure everything was spick and span. Then there are the little extras that come standard, like the succulent Devonshire teas from 12-4pm daily and all sorts of board games, books and jigsaw puzzles that seem to become an in-house guest challenge. I was amazed to discover that, on the day of check-out, you are delivered freshly made hot scones with butter and home-made strawberry jam for your journey homeward or onward. That's old school love and affection right there people. Basildene Manor is an easy three-hour drive from Perth Airport. It's great to have a car on hand with so many inviting day trips within easy reach of the Manor. If you are Melbourne-based you can now fly direct to Margaret River. The Manor doesn't serve lunches or dinners but there are many great offerings in the village. My top choices would be www.morries.com.au, for sublime cocktails and a terrific array of foodie options for lunch or dinner. For that coffee and café fix, don't go past Egberts. It's a little hidden away in Fearn Ave, but definitely worth hunting down. The pick of the litter, though, is www.mikisopenkitchen.com.au. It's Japanese you won't find in Japan, and it's a taste sensation all prepared and cooked right in front of your eyes. The optical event almost surpasses the cuisine ... almost! For all your WA needs check out https://www.westernaustralia.com/ Scott McRae is The Travelling Guy and was a guest of Accor Vacation Apartments. Follow @scottythetravellingguy on Instagram and Facebook www.thetravellingguy.com	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9104
__label__cc	0.614428	0.385572	About Narconon Narconon: Global Mission 50 Years: Saving Lives from Drugs Recognition & Appreciation What Graduates Say What Families of Graduates Say About Us Why Narconon Works Testimonials Drug Abuse Info gcui_narconon:nn-Blog L. Ron Hubbard Why Narconon Works Drug Abuse Info ⨯ English CALL 877-850-7355 Get Help Now FOLLOW US Follow on Facebook Follow on Twitter Follow on RSS Drew Jambon in Addiction If You Are Considering Treatment, What’s the Worst That Could Happen? When I talk to addicts, families of an addict, or friends of an addict, there is often a lack of urgency to find themselves or the person they love the help that is needed. I’d like to weigh the pros and cons of going to treatment vs. rolling the dice, either by playing the waiting game and hoping the addict will come to their senses or hoping things eventually get better on their own. I went through this, my family went through this, and I have known as well as working with countless others who have found reasons to delay treatment. Confronting addiction is often overwhelming, which is why so many spend far too much time believing it’s something that cannot be overcome or something that is out of their control. There is an idea that an addict won’t change until they are good and ready, and while that is partially true, the belief that is unfortunately often associated with this mindset is that this change in attitude needs to happen before a person goes to treatment and is still under the influence of addiction. In my experience, most addicts will protect their addiction at all costs. Family members and friends will stand idly by chastising the addict for not following through on making promised changes and wondering why things keep getting worse. The reality is the addict has no direction or drive that isn’t driven by drug abuse. When addiction is calling the shots, chaos will continue to follow the decisions made by an addict. While waiting for an addict to decide he wants help, the likelihood of jail, prison, or death will continue to dramatically increase with each passing day. What’s the worst that could happen by deciding quickly on treatment? Many people point to addicts who have been in and out of treatment facilities for years without any results that ended with prolonged clean time. I would first argue that there are different approaches to staying clean. There is a lot of misinformation out there that push things such as drug replacement therapy or short-term treatment. Finding the right place to heal and get well is of paramount importance. Financial costs accumulating from failed rehab attempts are also used, although I would argue that potential legal costs, as well as expenses on drug abuse, will dwarf any costs associated with treatment facilities. That doesn’t even consider the years of lost income from an addict’s inability to hold a job or advance their career in any meaningful way while dealing with addiction. What about the money spent on replacement drugs such as Suboxone? This is a drug that is highly expensive and causes more severe withdrawal symptoms than heroin if discontinued. Once an individual gets through a good rehab program that works, it is ultimately it is up to the individual to stay clean. On the flip side, what is the best thing that could happen? A person goes treatment, willingly or unwillingly, finds their self-worth again, makes the changes necessary, puts addiction in the rear-view mirror, and goes on to live a healthy, happy, and productive life. When talking about reconnecting a person with their own lives and giving them the best chance possible to free themselves of addiction, it’s an easy decision often made far too difficult. If you or anyone you know is seeking help, please reach out. 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The Concept of Hitting “Rock Bottom” Through all my years as an addict, I’ve heard more terminologies and catchphrases associated with addiction and what’s needed for an addict to get clean than I care to count. Perhaps there is no theory or phrase more prevalent than the idea an addict must hit rock bottom to have the willingness necessary to get clean. MORE FROM THE BLOG > NARCONON SUNCOAST DRUG EDUCATION AND REHABILITATION or click here for more information ® Narconon Suncoast 1390 Sunset Point Road, Clearwater, FL 33755, United States Find out more about what makes Narconon different from any other rehab program in the world Narconon Drug Rehabilitation Drug-free Withdrawal New Life Detoxification Life Skills Testimonials OUR HISTORY. Find out about the key to Narconon’s history of success About Narconon Global Mission 50 Years: Saving Lives Recognition & Appreciation Studies & Reports L. 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__label__cc	0.637709	0.362291	It happened to me... bowel cancer She says that too many young people are being diagnosed late when treatment is harder and too many lives are needlessly being lost... By Thea Jourdan JGI/Tom GrillGetty Images Lorraine, 30, a speech therapist living in Wales, never thought that she could have bowel cancer when she developed symptoms of bloating and stomach pain in July 2011. Just 28 years old at the time, she seemed to be far too young to have a condition which usually affects older people. 'It never occurred to me and it didn't really occur to my GP either,' says Lorraine, who is one of the 2000 people under the age of 50 to be diagnosed with bowel cancer each year in the UK. 'My doctor gave me some medication for pain and bloating and said I should come back if the symptoms got any worse.' A long road Over the next few months, Lorraine had further tests to try and find the cause of her bloating. 'The specialists thought it might be gallstones, but the tests came back negative.' Just before Christmas 2011, she was admitted to an emergency assessment unit after she couldn't stop vomiting. Doctors still drew a blank and she was sent home to wait for a routine MRI scan appointment. The crisis came on Boxing Day when Lorraine was lying in bed. 'It was the middle of the night and my heart was racing and I was hyperventiliating. 'It felt like a panic attack, but I asked my husband to call an ambulance.' When paramedics arrived, Lorraine was already in a life-threatening situation. She was raced to hospital, where doctors carried out an emergency operation to try and save her life. A grade 3 cancer in her bowel had blocked the bowel completely and caused it to burst, spilling bowel contents into the abdomen. This had led to sepsis and blood poisoning. 'The whole thing is a blur and I don't remember much until I woke up eight days later,' says Lorraine, who was in intensive care for nearly seven weeks. Doctors had to open her up several times to wash out her internal organs and try and reduce infection. She also needed an ileostomy bag to collect the content of her bowel outside her body so it could be disposed of. 'They managed to remove the tumour and they took out the lymph glands which were involved. Afterwards, I had to have chemotherapy to check that the cancer did not spread.' Lorraine's treatment was successful and her ileostomy bag was removed in 2012. She is now back at work and feeling fine. However, she warns that bowel cancer can affect young people too and it is often overlooked by medical professionals who don't expect to see it in one so young. 'If I had known amore about it, I would have asked my doctor to check for bowel cancer. I am hoping that, by speaking out, other younger people become more aware of the condition.' Never too young Lorraine is now a spokesperson for Bowel Cancer UK's 'Never Too Young' campaign, which aims to raise awareness of bowel cancer in patients under the age of 50. She says that too many young people are being diagnosed late when treatment is harder and too many lives are needlessly being lost from this treatable disease. Celia Ingham Clark, a consultant surgeon at the Whittington Hospital in London, agrees that bowel cancer is rare among young people. 'Bowel cancer is one of the commonest forms of cancer in this country, but the people most at risk of developing it are older people. It's very uncommon to get bowel cancer in someone young.' Making the most of fibre Fibre can be insoluble - which helps keep a healthy bowel and avoid constipation by helping food move through the gut - and soluble - which helps to promote healthy gut bacteria and lower cholesterol by slowing down digestion. Fibre is an important part of a bowel-healthy diet and we need a minimum of 30 grams each day to stay well. Insoluble fibre sources include wheat and spelt, brown rice, raisins, root vegetable skins, seeds and nuts. Soluble fibre can be found in oats, berries, apples, celery, carrots, cucumber, beans, peas, lentils and chickpeas. According to Bowel Cancer UK, you should increase the amount of fibre in your diet slowly. 'If you find that too much fibre causes pain, wind or bloating, reduce it by a small amount until your body adjusts and gradually increase it over time.' Make sure you drink plenty of water - around 1.5 litres per day. Fibre attracts water to help bulk it up so it's very important to ensure your body has enough. Other people also read: Bladder cancer: The disease is three times more common in men than in women. It is one of the most common forms of cancer to strike men. Fibre: Fibre is an important component of a healthy balanced diet. Constipation: Although constipation is a common term, from a medical perspective it's hard to define precisely. Thea Jourdan Health journalist More From Wellbeing Do hangovers last longer as you get older? Male masturbation: how to masturbate The 12 best hangover cures Another vaginal trend to steer well clear of Cold water swimming: benefits and risks How to recover from a relationship break-up 7 essential home stretches Dating and your self-esteem The menstrual cycle explained How to come off antidepressants It happened to me...skin cancer It happened to me... memory loss It happened to me... coeliac disease It happened to me... cystic fibrosis It happened to me... bulimia It happened to me....atopic eczema	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9109
__label__cc	0.592968	0.407032	Expo East hot topic: Non-GMO and GMO transparency Educating the mainstream consumer remains a challenge for the non-GMO movement. Is more transparency the solution? Deanna Pogorelc \| Sep 07, 2015 As consumers increasingly become concerned about what's in their food, brands and retailers have a big opportunity to deepen shopper engagement and trust through GMO transparency. At Natural Products Expo East 2015, Andrea Donsky, the founder of naturallysavvy.com, will join Jimbo's...Naturally! Grocery Director Andrew Huth; Karen Herther of Market LOHAS/MamboTrack Research; and Non-GMO Project Executive Director Megan Westgate in a discussion about the risks and rewards of transparency, including how brands and retailers have succeeded with their transparency initiatives. Here, Donsky shares some of the big themes on her mind heading into Natural Products Expo East. newhope360.com: On what food issues does a lot of consumer confusion exist? Where is education lacking? Andrea Donsky: From my experience, most people don’t really understand the difference between non-GMO and organic. They believe eating non-GMO and organic is better for them, but they don't know that eating organic means eating non-GMO too. Another issue that exists is ‘genewashing,’ which is when a company deliberately tries to trick consumers into thinking its products are GMO-free when, in fact, they aren't. For example, when a company writes on the label that it's using, say, non-GMO corn or non-GMO beans, and then it will have canola oil in there, but on the ingredients it doesn’t say that that’s non-GMO. It’s confusing for people. newhope360: What is the role of brands in addressing that issue? AD: Transparency is key. Tricking us is not cool. I know what they’re trying to do—they’re trying to grab the attention of consumers who are trying to avoid GMOs, so they lure them in with front-of-package marketing. And it works because consumers aren't scrutinizing the [ingredients], so when they see the words non-GMO, they believe, rightly so, that every ingredient inside the package is non-GMO. That's why the non-GMO seal is so important; at least then the product has met a standard. I think we have a responsibility as health food brands to stop the genewashing. newhope360: What is the role of retailers here? AD: I believe the retailer's role is to hold companies accountable. I also think that they can help educate consumers because they are the liaison between the companies and the final purchase. Many retailers are educating consumers in their stores, which is amazing. Another way they can educate is by passing along information from the companies. I think it would be great if stores had a non-GMO section where consumers could really feel comfortable. newhope360: How are we doing with educating consumers? Expo East appearance: Non-GMO Series: How retailers and brands can build trust through transparency Friday, Sept. 18 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Baltimore Convention Center AD: I think we are doing the best we can. However, the fact that I get asked all the time what the difference is between natural and organic, or organic and non-GMO, shows me we still have work to do. The key is educating the mass consumer—the person who shops at Walmart and Target, because that's where the largest opportunity is. We want to educate them and bring them into our industry and our stores. The key is keeping the information simple and not overwhelming. That's why we created our website. We continuously ask ourselves: How do we simplify this information for the average person? newhope360: We talk a lot about transparency, but that’s a pretty broad and vague term. What does that actually mean to you? AD: Transparency to me means the disclosure of all ingredients on a label. Fortunately we do see this already in our industry, which is fantastic. I also think third-party verification is really important, especially when it comes to GMOs. These seals help people feel more comfortable about what they are buying. Another aspect to transparency is sourcing—where does a company's food come from? For example, you may see on the front of a package that a product is certified organic, but when you turn it over you see it was made in China. Organic in China doesn’t mean the same as organic in North America. I think knowing the source is a vital aspect to transparency. Transparency & Traceability Essentials Guide [download] The future of non-GMO 20 brand new products you'll find at Expo East 2015 21 new holiday foods & beverages to stock this winter	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9111
__label__cc	0.535608	0.464392	'Game of Thrones' recap: Everybody hates Dany My girlfriend’s a female and then I had all these friends that were female. So I thought ‘Great! They’ll all get along!’ “No. Not even a little at the beginning.” — John Mulaney in “New in Town” Before he learns one very big thing indeed, the list of things about which Jon Snow knows nothing seems to grow significantly in “Game of Thrones” season eight, episode one, the main one being the following: When you are going to bring your new lady home for the first time, think very, very carefully about how all of your sisters are going to react, especially after bouncing on your kingly responsibilities and bending the knee ... to your new girlfriend. This episode, a mere 50 minutes, set up the board for the next five weeks. Everyone we needed to see, we saw. Thanks to exceptionally tight plotting (for the most part), we learned where everyone was and what they were doing. And most of what they were doing was disliking the Mother of Dragons. Episode one opens with a new credit sequence that almost inverts what we have seen before. In what was once a run around Westeros, we now open with a giant hole smashed in the Wall and tiles of frost moving forward. Winter is here and so is the Army of the Dead. Instead of flying over the map (from a dragon’s perspective, if you will), we are now in the castles and keeps and tunnels, ending on the Iron Throne. Perhaps this season will be like none other. Or not. Cut to the start of the episode: In a clear evocation of the first season, when the Starks were little and all lived in the same place and their parents were alive, we see a small boy watching the Unsullied march into Winterfell. Arya gives the boy a knowing look — she was once like him, watching Robert Baratheon and Cersei Lannister enter Winterfell the same way. Dany and Jon are on horseback, he in black, she in an absolutely spectacular white jacket that only the very tiny and queenly can pull off. Everyone in Winterfell looks miserable in dark, muddy clothes. Dany is gorgeous and tanned and blonde and riding in with the king who abandoned them. Nobody looks happy to see her. QUIZ: Brush up on your 'Game of Thrones' trivia And then they see the dragons, which (it is easy to forget) are creatures of myth to these folks. Nobody living has seen one. It would be like unicorns showing up and bounding down the highway. Dany looks a little smug. Come on, lady, read the room. Everyone else up — Tyrion and Varys; the Hound (whom Arya looks rather shocked to see — when she leaves someone to die, she expects them to be very dead); Davos is there. And hey, there’s Gendry. Someone put the possible heir to the throne to work smithing stuff. On the Stark side, we have Sansa, Arya and Bran, the Professor X of Winterfell. Sansa and Dany meet. It is frosty, at best. (I will show myself out.) At the big sit-down with all the Stark bannermen in the Great Hall, brass tacks are rapidly gotten down to. Young Lord Umber is told to go back to his castle, Last Hearth, and get his gosh-danged troops. Fan-fave Lyanna Mormont, all four feet of her, slaps the taste out of Jon Snow’s mouth for abandoning the North: “You left Winterfell a king and came back ... I’m not sure what you are now. A lord? Nothing at all?” Criminy, just give her the Iron Throne and let’s go home. Tyrion makes the case that Jon Snow is the reason everyone knows about the White Walkers at all. Which is true (though his absolute faith that the Lannister army is coming north to join them is, as we know, misplaced). As Sansa notes, they suddenly have a lot of Unsullied, Dothraki and dragons to feed. Sansa has done the homework while her not-really-half-brother is out bedding queens and being charmingly mopey. While Jon is hugging everyone in sight (the man does seem to give a terrific hug), Sansa is trying to get through the damn winter. And hey, remember how Sansa and Tryion are still probably kinda married or something? Welp, that reunion is really unfortunate. They note that the last time they saw each other was Joffery’s wedding, which Tyrion calls “a miserable affair.” “It had its moments,” Sansa says. DANG, GIRL. She also thinks Tyrion is a stone cold idiot for trusting his sister, Cersei. She’s not wrong — Tyrion used to drink wine and know things like a boss but he’s on a (love-struck?) losing streak right now. His advice has been actively bad for some time. The Jon-Arya reunion is similarly mixed. He is thrilled to see her (and these two adore each other) but still very obviously thinks of her as a very little girl. When she busts out Needle, he makes a wry comment like she’s still nine years old: “Have you ever used that?” Arya looks almost sad at how much nothing Jon Snow knows: “Once or twice.” Him meeting Bran is just as weird as you hope. When Jon notes that Bran is a man, Prof. X gives him that dead-eyed stare and says, “Almost.” As they say on “Letterkenny”: “Wish you weren’t so [beep] awkward, bud.” We also get to check in with Bronn, who is amusing himself in King’s Landing with three extremely naked prostitutes, which is the sort of old school sexposition that made “Thrones” what it is today. Like the opening scene, it is a throwback to earlier times ... except then Qyburn walks in and brother, there is no moment-killer quite like that freak. (When one of the gals propositions him, all I could think was, “Lady, what about this guy DOESN’T scream, ‘He’s gonna test poison on me via eye-dropper?’”) But what Qyburn wants is for Bronn to kill Jaime and Tyrion, period. You can use this crossbow, in fact. Also alive and way less weird is Yara, whom we see tied to mast and taunted by her idiot uncle, Euron, one of the most annoying men in Westeros. He is absolutely sure he is going to have all of the sex with Cersei. Nobody has ever been more confident of anything. But never fear, a few scenes later, Yara is rescued by her brother, Theon, whom she promptly head-butts (presumably for abandoning her) before thanking. There is plot all over the place in this thing. Davos Seaworth is determined to wed Jon and Dany, which is what a lot of folks thought “A Song of Ice and Fire” meant all along. But it’s such a ham-fisted bit of exposition that it sets up quite nicely ... well, we’ll get there in the second. In between, we have dragons! Yeah, Dany is finally taking Jon out to dragon-ride and man, this show is never worse than when it actively tries to be cute. For a 50-minute episode and (checks watch) only five left after this, this ep killed entirely too much time with Dany riding like a pro and Jon looking like a scared wolf-pup. When they hug, the dragons look like angry dads. Suddenly, it’s “Eight Rules for How to Date the Stormborn,” and it doesn’t really work. My favorite scene might be that of the three-way meet-up between the Hound, Arya and Gendry. Gendry is making weapons out of dragonglass, the Hound seems oddly matter of fact about running into Arya (calling her a “cold little bitch” almost as a compliment) and Arya getting — wait, is she almost flirting with Gendry? Suddenly, I am a protective dragon. Also, remember, THE HOUND IS STILL ON ARYA’S LIST. Oh, wait, speaking of King’s Landing, what is Cersei up to? Well, after reminding Euron “Fred Garvin, male prostitute” Greyjoy how annoying he is, she ends up bedding him, after which he has the temerity to ask about his performance against Robert Baratheon and, uh, Jaime. All of the yikes. Please let this idiot get got next week, Golden Company or no. (Cersei did get one of the show’s actual funny lines. Post-coital, chugging wine, she says, “I really wanted those elephants,” in reference to the rumor than the Golden Company had them and they are a notoriously good anti-horse weapon. Anyway, they don’t travel well. Poor Cersei.) And here we come the show’s best-acted scene. Dany and Jorah go to the library at Winterfell, where they find Samwell. Dany thanks Sam for curing Jorah’s greyscale, Sam lets it slip that he’s a Tarly and suddenly Dany, who is just making friends everywhere, has to tell Sam she incinerated his father (with whom he had a very dicey relationship) and his brother (who seemed fine). Sam, displaying the kind of human emotion we never see on the show, just straight up cries and has to leave the room. It’s a lovely bit of acting by John Bradley, who plays Sam, and a sharp reminder that folks die right and left on this show, and we almost never see tears about it. One of the nice things about the White Walkers is that they get “Thrones” to play with horror tropes a bit, which happens when Tormund, Dolorous Edd, Beric “the one-eyed, flaming-sword guy” Dondarrion and The Fellows What Had To Run Like Hell South When The Walkers Came find poor little Lord Umber nailed to a wall in Last Hearth. He is surrounded by limbs arranged in a spiral, recalling (for me) Junji Ito’s brilliant horror manga Uzumaki, which makes great use of spirals. Then little Lord Umber wakes up in full zombie White Walker mode and they have to kill it with fire. It is a genuinely unsettling moment in an episode that is not full of them. Stock up on this 'Game of Thrones' beer for the final season Something changes in Sam, one of the show’s better human beings, and he hunts down Jon in the crypt and just straight up tells him that Dany killed Sam’s parents (which Jon looks mildly shocked by, to his credit); Jon’s real name is Aegon Targaryen and he’s the true heir to the Iron Throne; and hey, btw man, “You gave up your crown to save your people ... would she do the same?” As the reaction plays out on Kit Harington’s face (for a moment, he looks like he’s going to punch Sam), we know the answer: absolutely not. She would incinerate Jorah and Davos and Tyrion if it meant she ran Westeros. If the Night King and Cersei are defeated, it might come down to Jon vs. Dany. And in one final, kind of hilariously sketchy reunion, Jaime Lannister, the Kingslayer, shows up in Winterfell, ready to fight ... only to see Bran, whom he pushed out a dang window many seasons ago, still alive. 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__label__wiki	0.737188	0.737188	Bonita area retail centers experience a renaissance There's more to do than go to the movies at the Prado at Spring Creek Center in Bonita Springs. Bonita area retail centers experience a renaissance There's more to do than go to the movies at the Prado at Spring Creek Center in Bonita Springs. Check out this story on news-press.com: http://newspr.es/1i60MBo ymcclellan@news-press.com Published 12:00 a.m. ET April 4, 2014 \| Updated 9:55 a.m. ET April 4, 2014 Stephan Macke, left, owner of Stephan's German Bistro, relaxes with guests Thursday in his restaurant in the Prado Shopping Center in Bonita Springs. (Photo: Kinfay Moroti/news-press.com )Buy Photo The renovated cinema with its Cine Grille and new beer and wine options along with other service- and entertainment-centered retailers that have opened up in recent months have breathed life into the center. On Tuesdays, the center hums with activity as people swarm in for discounted $5 movie tickets. Before or after guests catch a flick, they'll grab a bite at Stephan's German Bistro or Buffalo Wild Wings — both of which opened in October and November respectively. A new gallery is moving into the center, along with a small grocer, Dixie Groceries, and more prospective tenants have expressed interest in moving in. "There is life in this mall," said Stephan Macke, who runs Stephan's with his wife, Shirley. "There's a good mix of other stores — definitely a win-win with the movie theater." New ownership is one factor improving occupancy at the shopping plaza. Isram Realty, based in Hallandale Beach, took over about two years ago, making improvements to the center that would appeal to new tenants. Its occupancy has shifted from about 50 percent a couple of years ago, to about 90 percent today, said Shaul Rikman, CEO of Isram Realty. It has rejuvenated the façade of the center, improved signage for greater visibility, freshened the landscaping and added sealing striping for the parking lot. In the next six months, the center will have more for visitors to experience, such as outdoor seating for the theater's restaurant surrounding a new fire pit, some new dessert options and more, he said. "We're trying to create a place of congregation for the community and we're going away from soft good retailers, to service and entertainment retailers," said Sean Gorbell, the chief investment officer of Isram Realty. The shopping plaza is one among many across Southwest Florida experiencing higher occupancy rates. About a mile-and-a-half south of the Prado center on U.S. 41, The Promenade at Bonita Bay will celebrate its reopening April 12, and other shopping centers throughout Lee are seeing vacancy rates below 10 percent, according to a report from Cushman & Wakefield Commercial Property Southwest Florida. "What happens in our market is, because we're so driven by the housing starts and housing construction and in-migration — we're very sensitive to retail," said Gary Tasman, founder and executive director of Cushman & Wakefield Commercial Property Southwest Florida. There's a pent up demand for housing and increased demand for housing, as well as job growth as area companies grow or relocate to Southwest Florida. The Prado center is appealing to those new consumers, appealing to retailers, such as fitness companies, restaurants, sports bars and others that will offer more than merely soft goods. Those service-based retailers are performing well as the economy recovers and as consumers are seeking experience activities, such as dining out, Gorbell said. Jerry and Virmarie Collazo, who opened Green Cone Cafe in late November, make a point to offer activities and interact with guests at their ice cream and gourmet coffee shop. "We have iPads for the kids," Jerry said. "They take pictures of themselves and play. They go to the chalk wall and paint." The couple designed the space to entice them to hang out in the shop, and also partners with other tenantsto offer discounts to keep guests in the plaza a little longer, he said. "That way we help each other out," Virmarie said. Connect with this reporter: @YvieMcClellan (Twitter), facebook.com/yviemcclellan. Read or Share this story: http://newspr.es/1i60MBo	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9114
__label__wiki	0.799037	0.799037	Leaders: Lower differential tuition TALLAHASSEE – The Legislature would reduce the leeway universities have to set their own tuition rates under a propo... Leaders: Lower differential tuition TALLAHASSEE – The Legislature would reduce the leeway universities have to set their own tuition rates under a propo... Check out this story on news-press.com: http://newspr.es/1bF5raO FNP Published 12:00 a.m. ET Jan. 31, 2014 \| Updated 12:12 a.m. ET Jan. 31, 2014 Education Costs(Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto ) TALLAHASSEE – The Legislature would reduce the leeway universities have to set their own tuition rates under a proposal being advanced by the leaders of the House and Senate. As part of the “Work Plan Florida 2014” agenda laid out Wednesday by House Speaker Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, and Senate President Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, state universities would see the “differential tuition” rates they can charge fall from 15 percent to 6 percent. Weatherford and Gaetz said the purpose of the proposal is to rein in the costs of prepaid tuition plans, which allow parents to lock in tuition and fees for their children to attend state colleges and universities. Because of the differential tuition law, approved in 2009, the plans have to assume that tuition rates will increase 15 percent every year. The proposal “will dramatically reduce the cost of what is now an unaffordable and out-of-reach Florida prepaid plan for our citizens and for the middle class,” Weatherford told editors and reporters who gathered in Tallahassee for the Associated Press’ annual planning session. The impact of the potential increase on the prepaid plans would likely be the only practical effect from lowering the cap. Under pressure from Gov. Rick Scott, the university system’s Board of Governors has begun resisting university requests for differential increases, to the point where schools largely stopped requesting the funds last year. “Well, universities aren’t raising their tuition 15 percent, so by lowering that cap to 6, we make every day, middle-class Floridians able to afford a prepaid contract,” Weatherford said. Scott has continued to make low-cost tuition one of his top priorities for the state’s higher education system, vetoing a tuition increase the Legislature approved last year. The agenda that Weatherford and Gaetz unveiled Wednesday also included a promise not to raise tuition. Weatherford, whose chamber pushed the hike in 2013, said forgoing a tuition increase this year was a concession to Scott. Chancellor Marshall Criser, the new chief of the university system, highlighted the prepaid aspect of the proposal in a statement Thursday. “With the recovery of Florida?s economy, we have reached the point where it is appropriate to calibrate the value of higher education and Florida?s approach for funding it,” Criser said. “... One apparent benefit of the 2014 work plan is to realistically price the Florida Prepaid scholarships. As Floridians see them to be more affordable, it encourages our families to invest in the education of our students.” Read or Share this story: http://newspr.es/1bF5raO	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9115
__label__wiki	0.976646	0.976646	Will Chambers reportedly shopped to rugby union, Broncos blasted for captaincy call Just days after coach Craig Bellamy agonised over his demotion, Storm star Will Chambers is reported to be out the door at Melbourne. Life comes at you hard in rugby league.Source:Getty Images Queensland star Will Chambers is reportedly being shopped around to rival clubs just days after his shock benching against the Eels. The centre’s future at the Storm is now up in the air ahead of the team’s showdown with the Roosters on Saturday. According to a report from Channel 9’s Danny Weidler, Chambers has been offered to NRL clubs as well as rugby union. It comes after Storm coach Craig Bellamy on Saturday night said he agonised over the decision to dump his 31-year-old star to the bench after re-calling Curtis Scott against Parramatta. However, just a few days later, Chambers is looking at a possible new home, despite remaining contracted at Melbourne until the end of the 2020 NRL season. “Some news out of Melbourne, Will Chambers is being shopped around, maybe ending up in Rugby Union,” Weidler told Nine’s 100% footy. “He’s got another year on his contract at Melbourne. Melbourne have got a couple of salary cap issues so he may be one to go from the Storm set up.” Chambers left the NRL in 2010 to play with the Queensland Reds before returning to the NRL with the Storm in 2012. It is a dramatic shift for the Storm, who were earlier this year reported to be offering Scott to rival clubs. Will Chambers is looking for a new club.Source:AAP The promising centre has made a dramatic comeback for the Storm this season after being dropped to the Queensland Cup and battling a series of injuries. He was also reported to have been involved in a carpark confrontation with Melbourne Rebels star Quade Cooper. Weidler described Scott’s early season issues as a cry for help. It was reported in May, rival NRL clubs were under the impression that Scott was free to leave the Storm. He is now expected to again be named ahead of Chambers for the blockbuster against the Raoosters. Bellamy gave no suggestion that Chambers was on the outer when asked about his selection after the team’s big win against the Eels. We just thought it would improve our performance, it was another big call,” Bellamy said. “I don’t want to get too mushy here but I’ve coached Will for 12 years and it’s not easy to drop a player who has given this club that much good service — he has done some wonderful things for our club. “You just have to be honest, the hardest part for me is that we’ve had a long relationship and it was hard for him without a doubt.” SLATER, GALLEN, GUS RIP BRONCOS FOR CAPTAINCY CALL Matt Lodge needs approval from the Broncos board to take up the captaincy.Source:Getty Images Former troubled footballer Matt Lodge should not be allowed to captain any side in the NRL after his infamous 2015 New York attack, Cronulla great Paul Gallen says. Lodge is reportedly in the mix to take over the Brisbane reins in 2020 after coach Anthony Seibold put a broom through his leadership group following their humiliating NRL finals exit. The prop has turned his life around since avoiding a jail sentence after his October 2015 rampage in a Manhattan apartment and snapping up a Broncos lifeline last year. But Gallen believed handing the Broncos captaincy to Lodge would only dredge up his past and put unwanted pressure on the player and club. “You couldn’t see him captain any side to be fair. It can’t happen,” Gallen told Channel 9’s 100% Footy. “I can’t see it being good for him. It just brings up everything he did.” Queensland and Melbourne great Billy Slater agreed. “Firstly I don’t see Matt Lodge as a captain of a club at this stage of his career,” he said. “And I don’t think it will be healthy for him to be named captain because it unearths all the things that he has done. “It brings up all that bad publicity about him. “But it just shows you where the Broncos are at. You couldn’t see Matt Lodge captaining the Roosters or the Storm could you?” Lodge is reportedly in the running to take over the Broncos captaincy from under fire skipper Darius Boyd next year in the wake of their 58-0 elimination final loss to Parramatta. Seibold is believed to be tempted to recommend to the Broncos board that Lodge be named captain after identifying the 24-year-oldas a leader. But Gallen said Lodge could still lead without being officially named skipper. “You don’t have to have the ‘c’ next to your name to be a leader,” he said. “I am sure Lodge is a leader at training, I am sure he tries hard and shows the young blokes what to do. “But to have the ‘c’ next to your name, there is a lot more responsibility that comes with that than just being a leader at training.” Lodge was ordered to pay more than $1.6 million in damages in the 2015 case, after he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanour reckless assault charge. He avoided a 12-month jail term in the US with a plea deal to compensate the victims. Lodge will need Broncos board approval to step up to the captaincy but former NSW coach Phil Gould couldn’t see it happening. “No, I don’t think he needs that and I don’t think the Broncos need it,” he said. — AAP trending in sport UFC 246: Conor McGregor defeats Cowboy Cerrone, reaction, vi... Cricket 2020: Australia Vs India, Mitchell Starc batting fiv... BBL 2020: Chris Lynn savaged, Heat Vs Renegades, Hurricanes ... UFC 246: Conor McGregor’s Moscow plan, Dana White, Kamaru Us... UFC 246: Conor McGregor defeats Donald Cerrone, results, vid... 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__label__wiki	0.93132	0.93132	News24 \| OLX \| Careers24 \| DRUM LIVE JUST DELICIOUS FOOD AMBASSADOR Apartheid lingers in SA education: Cosatu By Drum Digital Structural deficiencies in the South African education system need to be addressed urgently, Cosatu president Sdumo Dlamini said on Wednesday. He told journalists at a Sadtu protest in Pretoria the labour federation supported calls for Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga and her director general Bobby Soobrayan to resign. "The protest is out of concern by Sadtu that our education in this country needs a lot of fixing. There is no time for pussy-footing. We have to deal with the mud schools in the rural areas and the low wages. "We have to deal with the system. It is a structural apartheid system that still exists in our education system. It has denigrated the African child to the periphery," he said. The unions hoped government would "get to its knees and speak to Sadtu". Regarding criticism over the possible disruption of classes due to the protest, Dlamini said the strike was for pupils. "This is a comprehensive strategy by the teachers; it is about the child. The system needs to be fixed for the benefit of the children of this country. "The minister has gone on a crusade to say the protest is illegal instead of responding to issues. We hear the minister crying, saying Sadtu is sabotaging. What sabotage?" Dlamini asked. The minister should "play along" in defence of collective bargaining instead of opposing it. Asked what the unions would do if Motshekga and Soobrayan did not resign, Dlamini said the strikes would be intensified. "The plan is clear; you will hear strikes. We need to focus on issues of transformation in the public service and the minister is delaying us. Let her be warned, and come back to the table about the serious issues. [What she is doing] is not helpful," Dlamini said. At midday, hundreds of teachers left the open space in Marabastad to make their way to the Union Buildings. They were being addressed through a public address system set up on a truck. Sadtu said it expected close to 25,000 of its members to take part in marches to the Union Buildings in Pretoria and to Parliament in Cape Town on Wednesday. "The marches are meant to increase the pressure on... Motshekga and... Soobrayan to resign from their... positions, in defence of collective bargaining and promotion of quality public education," Sadtu said in a statement. On Monday, the basic education department and Sadtu failed to agree whether the marches were legal. Sadtu members have been on a national go-slow since pupils returned from the Easter holiday. The department said teachers who joined the protest march would face disciplinary action and the no-work, no-pay rule would apply. -Sapa LATEST DRUM Subscribe to our magazine packages, whether you want to opt for digital or print we have a package for you. Find Love! Mmmm lets see I'm a 41 year old man looking to meet women between the ages of 18 and 50. If love is a storybook let's open our chapter I'm a 31 year old woman looking to meet men between the ages of 30 and 45. ©24.com Terms and conditions apply.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9117
__label__wiki	0.797093	0.797093	Press code should be reviewed - DA (Duncan Alfreds, News24) Appointment shows media transformation - ANC Johannesburg - The DA believes the Press Code should be reviewed to protect journalistic independence, it said on Wednesday following the Press Ombudsman's dismissal of a complaint by the party. Democratic Alliance spokesperson Phumzile van Damme said in a statement that the party noted the Ombudsman's ruling that the office could not judge two journalists for wearing ANC attire as their behaviour was not followed by publication. Van Damme said: "This is an opportunity for the South African Press Council to assess whether the Press Code’s ambit is currently broad enough to ensure the spirit of independence and standards captured in its preamble is practised in the journalism industry." She had lodged a complaint with the Ombudsman against Independent Newspapers group executive editor Karima Brown and opinion and analysis group editor Vukani Mde. They were pictured on social networks attending the ANC's 103rd birthday in January wearing the party's attire. "If a journalist's behaviour leads to the publication of whatever, the conduct in question... may come under scrutiny. Otherwise, this office has no jurisdiction over it," said Ombudsman Johan Retief. Van Damme had argued that because the two had worn African National Congress attire to the birthday celebration in Cape Town, their independence and impartiality had been compromised. Abigail Oliver, on behalf of Independent Newspapers, argued that Brown and Mde attended the birthday celebration in their personal capacity and neither reported on the event. After the ruling, Van Damme said that the journalists' behaviour needed to be understood in context. "Their attendance of the ANC birthday celebrations must also be seen against the backdrop of the Independent Group’s axing of independently minded journalists and the unnecessary apology recently issued to the President." Independent Newspapers recently apologised to President Jacob Zuma over a Max du Preez column. Du Preez has since ended his association with Independent, writing in his letter of resignation that "an apology in this matter would have been a travesty". Read more on: da \| anc \| jacob zuma \| max du preez \| media 24.com publishes all comments posted on articles provided that they adhere to our Comments Policy. Should you wish to report a comment for editorial review, please do so by clicking the 'Report Comment' button to the right of each comment. Comments have been closed for this article. Comment 0 characters remaining North West Jobs	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9118
__label__wiki	0.943842	0.943842	Saturn's rings may double up as a moon factory Space 30 November 2012 By Lisa Grossman Spawn of the rings, perhaps (Image: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute) Many of the moons in the solar system could have been spawned from giant rings around planets. According to a new model, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and even the Earth may have once had ring systems that gave rise to satellites. We used to think that moons form around planets in the same way as planets form around stars: coalescing from a gaseous disc that surrounded the planet as it formed. That model still applies to some moons, like those of Jupiter. But Saturn’s moons follow a peculiar pattern. Their orbits bunch near the edge of the rings, and the moons get more spread out and more massive as they get further away. The rings mark Saturn’s Roche limit: the distance from the planet beyond which its gravitational tidal forces are weak enough to let moons there survive. Inside the Roche limit, however, Saturn’s gravity would pull moons apart and add them to its rings. Some astronomers think this is how the planet gained its rings in the first place. But theory says that such rings do not remain static. The constituent fragments that lie near the inner, planetary side of the ring should constantly exchange angular momentum with fragments further out. This means the inner fragments lose energy and fall towards Saturn while the outer ones gain energy and retreat from the planet. Aurélien Crida at the Observatory of the Cote d’Azur in Nice, France, and Sébastien Charnoz at the Denis Diderot University in Paris have now run simulations of this effect. They showed that material leaving the outer edge of the ring would pool into a small moon, which then gradually migrates away from the planet. When enough material is left in the rings, a second moon would grow where the first moon formed. This moon, too, would gradually move away, allowing a third moon to grow, and so on. The earlier moons would probably be larger, because they had a bigger ring to draw material from than the later moons. The early moons also have more time to collide with each other, fusing into larger satellites. “We see that for Saturn’s moons, it fits quite well,” Crida says. Neither Uranus nor Neptune has a massive ring system today, but the distribution of moons around both planets is similar enough to the Saturn pattern to suggest that they once did – and that the rings gave rise to both of the ice giants’ satellites. “We think this is a smoking gun of this process,” Crida says. Uranus and Neptune clearly lack big rings today, though, so we would need a better understanding of the ring-forming process to establish whether they might have done in the past. Surprisingly, even the Earth could have had a ring once. Earth’s moon probably formed when a large body collided with the young planet and sent hot mantle material flying into space. “The process through which this material would eventually form the moon was not investigated in detail so far,” Crida says. If the material settled into a massive ring, it could have spread and congealed into a single moon in as little time as a month, he says. Journal: Science, doi.org/jvw More on these topics: This article appeared in print under the title: Saturn's rings may double as a moon factory Magazine issue 2894 , published 8 December 2012 Zapping body and brain boosts movement in paralysed Your next boss could be a computer	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9119
__label__wiki	0.992894	0.992894	Bromley 6°c Our Facebook feedsNews Shopper Our Twitter feeds@NewsShopper Dartford & Swanley Age uk Bromley & Greenwich PubSpy Games & Tech Witness says Orpington crash was 'carnage like nothing I've seen before' Police and recovery workers remove a damaged bus from the scene of a crash in Sevenoaks Road, Orpington. Lipinski/PA Wire A man who ran to help injured commuters at the scene of an Orpington crash which killed a bus driver said it was "carnage like nothing I've seen before". The witness, who did not wish to be identified, lifted wounded passengers from the wreckage after a car and two single-decker buses collided on Thursday night. The 24-year-old driver of the car was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and drug-driving. The driver of one of the buses, believed to be a 60-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene while 15 other people were injured, three seriously, the Metropolitan Police said. The witness told the PA news agency he was getting ready for bed when he heard "an almighty smash". "The house shook - it was like a bomb had gone off," he said. "I ran out and down the road to help straight away - I was one of the first people there." The man said an R11 bus had crashed into the wall of a house, and another, the 358, ended up on the pavement. He said: "I jumped onto the bus, and lifted someone up who had broken their arm and leg. "Four to five people had been thrown from the bus and were lying on the road, and the buses were destroyed... it was carnage like nothing I've ever seen before. "There were all sorts of injuries, from cuts and grazes to people who couldn't move because of broken bones." A 16-year-old boy who could not move because of a back injury was among those thrown from the bus, he said. The man said he stayed with the teenager until emergency services came and helped call his parents. He added: "I'm upset, I'm devastated. "About two or three years ago I wrote a letter to my local councillor saying something needs to be done about speeding on the road. "The council said, until there's a fatality we won't do anything about it. "Now they have the fatality - will something be done about it?" Tariq Sheikh, who lives close to the scene of the crash, said: "I know the area, I've been here 25 years, and basically this road is used as an open season race track late at night. "The council needs to fast track some kind of remedy - someone died last night." A woman with a bouquet tearfully approached the police cordon on Sevenoaks Road on Friday morning and asked officers to place them near the crash. Another women who lives on the road drove one of the 15 injured to hospital, according to her neighbour. Margaret Lovell, 57, said: "She took a young lad to hospital in her car." Other residents also said they heard the loud bang from their home last night, some from as far as a quarter of a mile away. Vijay Ani, who lives on the road, said: "Police were running down the road with fire blankets and there were flashing blue lights." Ten ambulance crews from London Ambulance Service and officers from London Fire Brigade helped rescue and treat the casualties. A crane removed the two buses from the road on Friday morning. Former Met PC allegedly had relations with vulnerable teenager If you receive this call 'hang up immediately', police say Cold weather alert as temperatures plummet across UK Bexley street footballer goes viral Parents' fears over proposed Mottingham school relocation plan Teenage girl robbed by group of men outside Greenhithe train station Level two weather warning as London and SE prepares for sub-zero freeze Anger over traffic barrier plans in Lee, Hither Green and Lewisham Eltham venue keeps licence after man hit over the head with brandy bottle at rebranding party	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9123
__label__wiki	0.962811	0.962811	Top Democrat Needs to Sue for Trump's Taxes Now, Liberal Group Demands As It Steps Up Pressure Campaign By Ramsey Touchberry On 7/1/19 at 5:10 PM EDT U.S. Donald Trump Congress A liberal advocacy group is stepping up its efforts to compel a top House Democrat to file a lawsuit in an attempt to obtain President Donald Trump's tax returns. Stand Up America, a progressive grassroots organization with roughly 2.4 million members that's sought to push Democrats into supporting a Trump impeachment inquiry, will launch a new advocacy campaign Tuesday morning that will target the constituents of Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee. The move is an attempt to ramp up the pressure on Representative Richard Neal, the Democratic chairman of the committee, into filing a long-promised lawsuit for six years' worth of the president's personal and business tax returns. Repeated requests and a subpoena issued by Neal for Trump's financial records under an IRS provision have been repeatedly denied by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who said such demands lack "a legitimate legislative purpose." Last month, Stand Up America began a targeted campaign aimed at Neal's constituents that it hoped would persuade the Massachusetts Democrat to take immediate legal action. However, Neal has yet to do so, and he's not publicly elaborated on a timeline. Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA), speaks during a news conference held by House Democrats condemning the Trump Administration's targeting of the Affordable Care Act's pre-existing condition, in the US Capitol on June 13, 2018 in Washington, DC. Photo by Toya Sarno Jordan/Getty Stand Up America accused Neal of implementing a "go-slow strategy," citing the 45 days that have gone by since Mnuchin's refusal of Neal's subpoena. Nearly three months have passed since Neal first requested the financial documents in a series of formal letters. "The House of Representatives handed Chairman Neal the power to take Secretary Mnuchin to court to get Trump's taxes weeks ago—but he continues to needlessly delay the process," Stand Up America spokesperson Ryan Thomas said in a statement. "We implore Neal to move forward with this lawsuit immediately." Spokespersons for the Ways and Means Committee did not respond to Newsweek's request for comment and questions regarding when the lawsuit may take place. Prompted about when he planned to file, Neal told Newsweek June 21 that "we're getting there." Pressed repeatedly for a more specific timeline, Neal would only say, "It's close." In a break from modern precedent, Trump has refused both as a candidate and as president to voluntarily release any of his financial information. Democrats have long alleged the reason could be to conceal incriminating activity or conflicts of interests with foreign governments, while Trump has said it's due to an ongoing IRS audit. The provision of the IRS tax code by which Democrats demanded Trump's taxes was Title 26, Section 6103, which states the Treasury Department "shall furnish such committee with any [tax] return or return information specified in such request." Top Democrat Needs to Sue for Trump's Taxes Now, Liberal Group Demands As It Steps Up Pressure Campaign \| U.S. Liberal Group Takes Aim at Democrat to File Lawsuit for Trump's Taxes It's Congress vs the White House: Who Will Win? Dems Want Harsh Punishments for Officials Withholding Trump's Taxes	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9124
__label__wiki	0.596925	0.596925	Back to NCG The Open home Heading to the Open? Here's what else you must do in Northern Ireland NCG have teamed up with Tourism NI to showcase the best County Antrim has to offer by \| July 1, 2019 \| Features Heading to the Open and looking for things to do in Northern Ireland? Well there is more than just watching the world’s best at Royal Portrush, from Carrick-a-rede bridge to the world famous Harbour Town bar, and that’s before we’ve got to Titanic – and all within an hour of the clubhouse. So let me be your guide as we bring you all the best things that County Antrim has to offer… Things to do in Northern Ireland With special thanks to Tourism NI and Discover Ireland. Follow Go to Ireland and Tourism Ireland on Twitter for more, as well as Discover Ireland on Twitter and Facebook. Keep up to speed with everything you need from Portrush on our dedicated Open website, or join the conversation on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. More from the Open 'The Claret Jug is the most sought-after trophy in golf' by Alex Perry 'The Open is the biggest, the oldest and the best' 'Fifty years is a hell of a long time but I remember it vividly' by Mark Townsend 'Rory needs to turn Portrush pressure into adrenaline' by Dan Murphy Quiz: Englishmen who almost emulated Faldo at the Open by NCG staff What's it like being a rules official at a major? by Steve Carroll Erratic, endearing, enigmatic McIlroy is failing the major test Sky Sports' golf coverage is exhausting – but we wouldn't have it any other way by Richard Hodgkinson 'I sat in the car park in Carnoustie a year ago and I cried' Enlightening golf coverage dispatched to your inbox Sign up here for our newsletter and you'll never slice a drive again. Promise. Meet the NCG team 2 Arena Park, Tarn Lane, LS17 9BF Strategy & Website by Skylab	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9125
__label__wiki	0.7171	0.7171	National Galleries of Scotland books Surreal Encounters: Collecting the Marvellous (paperback) In-depth and beautifully illustrated book which accompanied the exhibition Surreal Encounters: Collecting the Marvellous at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh 2016, organised in conjunction with the Hamburger Kunsthalle and Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam Illustrated are works from the collections of Roland Penrose, Edward James, Gabrielle Keiller and Ulla and Heiner Pietzsch provides an exceptional overview of Surrealism, bringing together important works by artists including Salvador Dalí, Max Ernst, René Magritte and Joan Miró. The essays, written by leading scholars such as Dawn Ades and Elizabeth Cowling, provide an insight into the way that four key collections of surrealist art were formed and the motivations behind their creation. It is not surprising that the ways in which surrealist art has been collected display many of the idiosyncratic passions of Surrealism itself. The four collections shown in this book — those formed by Roland Penrose (1900–84), Edward James (1907–84), Gabrielle Keiller (1908–95) and Ulla and Heiner Pietzsch (who have been collecting Surrealism since the 1970s) — have different origins, trajectories, and historical contexts and come out of different creative urges. When these four collections are brought together, they create a many-faceted glimpse of the ‘marvellous’, which André Breton, the chief theorist of the movement, defined in his first surrealist manifesto of 1924 as follows: ‘The marvellous is always beautiful, anything marvellous is beautiful, in fact only the marvellous is beautiful.’ Size 24.5 x 30cm Page count 240 printed pages Illustrations 200 colour illustrations Publisher National Galleries of Scotland Authors Dawn Ades, Richard Calvocoressi, Desiree de Chair, Elizabeth Cowling, Hubertus GaBner, Annabelle Gorgen, Keith Hartley, Saskia van Kampen-Prein and Antony Penrose Lobster Telephone Salvador Dalí & Edward James Lobster Telephone 1938 © Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, DACS, London, 2018 L'Alphabet by Marcel Broodthaers tea towel This tea towel is screen print and embroidery on 100% linen featuring artwork L'Alphabet by Marcel Broodthaers The treachery of images by Rene Magritte reusable carrier bag Washable, water-resistant and packable carrier bag by LOQI. This bag is eco-friendly, reusable, chemical-free, long-lasting and washable. Printed on the bag is the bold artwork The Treachery of Images by René Magritte Surreal Encounters: Collecting the Marvellous exhibition poster Official poster to accompany the exhibition Surreal Encounters \| Collecting the Marvellous from 4th June − 11th September 2016 at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art 100% of all profits support the National Galleries of Scotland Shop FAQs Delivery & returns Terms & conditions Custom prints	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9126
__label__wiki	0.951755	0.951755	Mich. Judge Will Keep Obama Informed, Says Detroit Bankruptcy ‘Not Honoring’ President By Sterling Beard About Sterling Beard Ingham County circuit court judge Rosemarie Aquilina, who ruled today that Michigan governor Rick Snyder (R) must direct Detroit’s emergency manager, Kevyn Orr, to withdraw the Chapter 9 bankruptcy petition he filed yesterday, also wrote that she would transmit a copy of her order to President Obama. “I know he’s watching this,” the Detroit News quotes Aquilina saying, noting that she predicted that Obama would eventually step in and take action. Aquilina ruled that the 2012 law that allowed Governor Rick Snyder (R) to approve the city’s bankruptcy violates the Michigan Constitution. Specifically, Article IX Section 24, which holds that pension plans and retirement systems “shall not be diminished or impaired.” The judge wrote that Snyder was prohibited by the Michigan Constitution from using the Local Financial Stability and Choice Act to authorize Orr to proceed “under Chapter 9 in a manner which threatens to diminish or impair accrued pension benefits.” The declatory judgment ordered that Snyder direct Orr to withdraw the Chapter 9 petition and not authorize “any further Chapter 9 filing which threatens to diminish or impair accrued pension benefits.” Aquilina also scolded assistant attorney general Brian Devlin over the manner in which the bankruptcy petition was filed. The state filed it yesterday in an apparent attempt to preempt a restraining order from pension boards. The Detroit Free Press quotes the judge as saying that there was a “rush to bankruptcy court that didn’t have to occur and shouldn’t have occurred.” According to the Detroit News, Aquilina also described the filing as “cheating,” and declared that “it’s also not honoring the president [of the United States], who took [Detroit’s auto companies] out of bankruptcy.” Michigan Attorney General Schuette filed for appeal an hour after the ruling came down. In addition, he has asked the Appeals Court to hold current and future proceedings and is planning to seek emergency consideration. Sara Wurfel, press secretary for governor Rick Snyder, told National Review in an e-mail that the governor’s office had complete confidence in the constitutionality of Snyder’s and Orr’s actions. The White House said Friday that there are no plans to bail out Detroit.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9127
__label__wiki	0.557633	0.557633	Archive \| Subscribe \| www.sspc.org Building a Better SSPC.org to Serve Our Members In early 2016, SSPC embarked on a project to overhaul the technology foundation used to run the organization. This overhaul would affect internal processes and how the organization operates, as well as enhance how we support our members. The most obvious part of how members interact with SSPC is via sspc.org. As a result, we set out to build a site that would enable users to easily access key features of membership, training, certification, PCCP and more. Work began on the site configuration in late summer of 2016, with the initial phase including the launch of the new website early in January 2017. Since then, we’ve been developing and refining features that make accessing information easier than ever for SSPC customers. Below are the top three new features we invite users to interact with on the site: 1. Contractor Search To perform a contractor search, simply visit www.sspc.org and in the center of the home page is gray box that will allow users to search for Certified Professionals, Certified Contractors, Individual Members and Corporate Members. SSPC.org directory search box The simplest way to search for Certified Contractors is to click the radio button next to the word “Contractors”, select a country, select a certification and then click the search button. You can further refine your search by choosing a specific company name, city, state and more. Results returned are listed alphabetically by company name and can be re-sorted as needed. To view specific company information, click on the blue “View More” button and more detailed information appears in a pop-up window. SSPC Members are able to see more detail than non-members, however all users can see basic location, contact and certification information in the “view more” window. Alphabetical search results. Users can click “View More” for more detail. 2. Training & Certification History A new website feature released over the summer enables users to see their SSPC training history as well as download training certificates. This self-service item is available via the “My Account” section after user login. It gives members and customers 24/7 access to important documents and information whenever it’s needed – an especially important option as the industry becomes more global and people need content at different times. In addition to the ability to view history and download certificates, the Training & Certifications feature enables users to submit documentation in support of continuing education credits as well as submit an application to become an SSPC Instructor. List of Training & Certification programs completed Program details and certificate download 3. Company Roster Management To streamline how companies manage their SSPC corporate memberships, this new feature enables the Official and Alternate company representatives to keep their roster of members up-to-date as well as request the addition of new members The “Roster Management” feature More new features are currently in development and the platform will be expanded further in 2018 to make interacting with SSPC easier than it’s ever been. If you’d like to suggest a feature, please send an email to customerservice@sspc.org. Back to Coatings Connect SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings 800 Trumbull Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15205 P: 412.281.2331 \| E: customerservice@sspc.org	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9131
__label__wiki	0.98905	0.98905	Jerry O’Connell Puts Law School on Hold to Play a Lawyer on TV in CBS Show “The Defenders” Jerry O'Connell hopes to get school credit for his new acting gig. He'll play a lawyer on the new CBS television show "The Defenders" this fall alongside Jim Belushi. In real life, he recently finished his first year at Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles. CBS describes "The Defenders" as a comedic drama about two colorful Las Vegas defense attorneys. The 36-year-old O'Connell says "The Defenders" is a little more complicated than the basics he learned in his first year of law school but he was able to recognize some tidbits. Law school is on hold while O'Connell plays a lawyer on TV. But he says he plans to get his degree. O'Connell previously starred inthe TV series "Crossing Jordan" and "Carpoolers." His movie credits include "Stand by Me" and "Jerry Maguire." VIEW THE PHOTOS: Primetime Hunks VIEW THE PHOTOS: Hollywood Dads PLAY IT NOW: Dish Of Salt: Hollywood Goes Green PLAY IT NOW: Star Proposals MORE ACCESS ON THESE TOPICS: Jerry O'Connell - TV - CBS	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9132
__label__cc	0.523417	0.476583	Fund Backed by DiCaprio Pledges $5M to Amazon Amid Fires The funds will be distributed to five local groups working to combat the problem Getty Images; AP A new environmental foundation backed by Leonardo DiCaprio is pledging $5 million in aid to the Amazon, which has been swept by wildfires . Earth Alliance was created last month by DiCaprio and philanthropists Laurene Powell Jobs and Brian Sheth. On Sunday, it launched the Amazon Forest Fund in an announcement on their website. The alliance is also seeking donations to help repair the Brazilian rainforest, called the "lungs of the planet." Brazilian federal experts reported a record number of wildfires across the country this year, up 84% over the same period in 2018. The funds will be distributed to five local groups working to combat the problem: Instituto Associacao Floresta Protegida, Coordination of the Indigenous Organizations of the Brazilian Amazon, Instituto Kabu, Instituto Raoni, and Instituto Socioambiental.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9135
__label__wiki	0.712967	0.712967	The neem story Our know how Antimicrobial experts for-investors SMARTCymru ERDF funding boost for Neem's work Neem Biotech has recently been successful in two funding applications from the Welsh Government and European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). A successful SMARTCymru European Regional Development Fund bid means that our research programme into a first-in-class treatment to manage wound infections will be boosted. A separate tranche of ERDF capital funding support will go towards the purchase of a confocal microscope. Together, these two grants mean that we are able to play our part in expanding the body of knowledge that is available about managing infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria in wounds. < BACK < BACK © COPYRIGHT NEEM 2020	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9136
__label__cc	0.646202	0.353798	DeCordova, TX This is a small community in a single neighborhood. As throughout the site, some neighborhood-level data are reserved for subscribers. What do we mean by a neighborhood? NeighborhoodScout® uses the official government designation for neighborhoods - the census tract. Census tracts are small, relatively permanent subdivisions of a county that are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau in conjunction with local authorities all across the country to define real neighborhoods that are bounded to contain areas with homogeneous population characteristics (including economic status, lifestyle, and living conditions). Census tracts usually have 4,000 persons, but can range between 1,500 and 8,000 persons. This is the most fine-grained area for which detailed information is made available from the government, to protect the individual privacy of each of us. Because census tracts are based on population, they vary in size depending on the density of settlement. In urban areas, they are small, and in rural areas they can cover an entire small town or even a few small towns in very rural areas. Since census tracts are subdivisions of a county, we did a spatial overlay of the census tracts onto city and town boundaries using a geographic information system to properly assign each census tract to its appropriate city or town. Then we named each census tract to the local colloquially recognized neighborhood name for that spot (e.g., Boston, MA (Dorchester). If there was not a name available, we named the census tract by the largest street intersection in the census tract (e.g., Worcester, MA (Lincoln St/Plantation St) Why we don't use Zip Codes as neighborhoods Zip codes were developed by the Postal Service for the purpose of delivering mail, but were never intended to define coherent neighborhoods. In addition, Zip Codes can have as many as 10 distinctly different census tracts contained within them. When distinct census tracts are blended together in a single Zip Code, the data reflects their average conditions and often gives a false sense of the area. The result is that potentially great matching neighborhoods can be missed, and erroneous matches can also be produced and delivered to you. Using census tracts makes great matches possible, and helps people find the areas that are best for them and their families. Because we are committed to providing the highest possible quality and finding the neighborhoods that best meet your criteria, we use census tracts. And, as always, we show you the actual street map of the neighborhood so you know exactly where your best matching neighborhood is located. What is a Condition Alert? A condition alert is a condition in the neighborhood that triggers an alert. NeighborhoodScout contains condition alerts to highlight conditions that are extreme, whether good or bad. This helps answer crucial questions about the state of the neighborhood being evaluated, such as: What are the risks of violent crime here? Is the risk of home break-ins or other property crimes increasing? Does real estate here hold its value? Are the trends in local vacancies or unemployment concerning? ...and dozens more. Information at a glance that you need to know to invest, appraise or finance a property. Trends & Forecasts Please wait, loading your map... THIS IS A LIMITED PREVIEW OF THE DeCordova 640 Vital Statistics. 32 Condition Alerts found. 3 Alerts 19 Alerts DeCordova Profile Overview Data Tutorial DeCordova is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 2,997 people and just one neighborhood, DeCordova is the 524th largest community in Texas. DeCordova real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although DeCordova house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S. Occupations and Workforce DeCordova is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.65% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, DeCordova is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in DeCordova who work in teaching (12.99%), management occupations (12.35%), and sales jobs (10.17%). Of important note, DeCordova is also a city of artists. DeCordova has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape DeCordova’s character. Also of interest is that DeCordova has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Setting & Lifestyle In addition, DeCordova is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre. DeCordova is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, DeCordova’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. DeCordova is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day. DeCordova Demographics The education level of DeCordova citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 39.94% of adults in DeCordova have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in DeCordova in 2010 was $40,350, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $161,400 for a family of four. The people who call DeCordova home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of DeCordova residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in DeCordova include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in DeCordova is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Polish. Neighborhood Real Estate Data Real Estate Data Tutorial Raw data sources: National Agriculture Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Geological Service, American Community Survey. Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q3 2019. Updated quarterly. Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2017 (latest available). Updated annually. Methodology: NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more 44 Vital Statistics. 3 Condition Alerts found. Average Home Values Median home value is the value which has equal numbers of homes valued above and below it. The median home value is more stable than the average home value, which can be greatly affected by a few very high or very low home values. Real Estate Tax Rate The average effective real estate tax rate is based on the median real estate taxes paid in the neighborhood, as a percentage of the median home value in the neighborhood. Published tax rates may differ slightly from the average effective rates used by NeighborhoodScout, where NeighborhoodScout’s tax rates more closely follow the taxes paid by property owners. Median Home Value: Median Real Estate Taxes: Locked ( effective rate) Neighborhood Home Prices Average Market Rent Average market rent is exclusively developed by NeighborhoodScout. It reveals the average monthly rent paid for market rate apartments and rental homes in the neighborhood, excluding public housing. Utility payments are not included. Average annual rent as a percentage of property value. Gross rental yield is based on average market rents paid for a unit with the same number of bedrooms as the median owner occupied home. Average Market Rent: / per month GROSS RENTAL YIELD: MEDIAN MONTHLY RENT BY NUMBER OF BEDROOMS Coastal: Neighborhoods on the ocean or tidally influenced rivers. Lakefront: The neighborhood includes shoreline on a significant body of freshwater. These are lakes large enough to include recreation and scenic areas. (Note that smaller lakes are not included, or neighborhoods that have little shoreline on a lake, relative to the size of the entire neighborhood). Farms: Agricultural land uses are a significant part of the neighborhood and contribute to its character. The look and feel of the neighborhood, from high rises on the coast, to rural farmlands. Densely Urban: With densities above 10,000 people per square mile these are some of the densest neighborhoods in the nation. Urban: Generally between 5,000 and 10,000 people per square mile, these are full built up places although not among the most dense in the country. Suburban: Although not necessarily outside city limits, these neighborhoods have a more generous amount of space per person with densities generally between 1,000 and 5,000 people per square mile. Rural: Neighborhoods consist mostly of open space or agricultural areas but also generally have around 100 residents per square mile. Remote: Neighborhoods with the fewest people per square mile in the nation, generally less than 100 per square mile. Neighborhood Look and Feel Housing Market Details Housing Details Age of Homes The proportion of homes and apartments in the neighborhood built within a certain time period. Type of Homes These are the predominate forms of housing in the neighborhood. Percentages are based on the number of housing units in the neighborhood of each housing type. Size of Homes The predominate size of homes in the neighborhood, based on the number of bedrooms. Homes include single family houses as well as apartment and condominium units. Special Purpose Housing These housing types are not for sale or for rent to the general public but may have a strong influence on the character of the neighborhood. AGE OF DeCordova, TX HOMES TYPE OF DeCordova, TX HOMES SIZE OF DeCordova, TX HOMES The percentage of housing units in the neighborhood that are occupied by the property owner versus occupied by a tenant. (Vacant units are counted separately.) Vacancy Trend The average annual change in the vacancy rate in the neighborhood during the latest five years. Trend is based on the percentage of properties that are vacant year round. Neighborhood Demographics Data Demographics Data Tutorial Raw data sources: American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Date(s) & Update Frequency: 2017 (latest available). Updated annually. Methodology: Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more 136 Vital Statistics. 1 Condition Alert found. Lifestyle Character There isn’t one neighborhood that is best for everyone. The best neighborhood for you may not be the best one for someone else. Similarly, what you want as a first-time home buyer may be different than what you want when you have school-aged children, or when you are nearing retirement. The length of the bars indicate the percentage of neighborhoods in America that this neighborhood is more family-friendly than, more college student friendly than, more luxurious than, and so forth. Read Scout’s definitions for each Lifestyle People have personalities, and so do neighborhoods. A neighborhood’s character describes its personality and the feeling one gets when experiencing the neighborhood as a true resident. Quiet and sophisticated? Hip and walkable? The length of the bars indicate the percentage of neighborhoods in America that this neighborhood is more Urbane than, more Hip than, more Quiet than, more Nautical than, more Walkable than. Read Scout’s definitions for each Special Character Age / Marital Status Age groups present in the neighborhood, as a percentage of the total population. Neighborhoods that score highest for mixed ages have the most equitable distribution across all age groups, from infants to senior citizens, all living in the same neighborhood. Marital status is defined based on the percentage of residents who are 18 and over. Marital Statuses include: Married, Divorced, Widowed and Single (Never Married). (We are not able to include same-sex marriages here because of data limitations. Same-sex couple data is available under Household Type.) Military & College Status Percent Currently Active in the Military These are people currently active in the military. They may live on base or off base. Percent Currently at College / University These are students enrolled in higher education as either undergraduates or graduate students. They may live on campus or in off campus housing. Household Types One person households Same Sex Partners Married Couple with Child Single Parent with Child Employment Industries in DeCordova How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. The share of using each mode of transport is measured as percentage of all working adults. Average One-Way Commute Time The amount of time spent commuting tells a lot about a neighborhood’s access to jobs and the degree of congestion in the area. The time is calculated for all residents working outside the home. Vehicles Per Household The number of vehicles the average household in the neighborhood possesses is a function of wealth, space constraints, the age people of the household (e.g., households with teenagers and parents), and the availability of alternatives to driving. The measure is defined as the number of vehicles registered per household, as a percentage of all households in the neighborhood. Migration & Mobility Percent of Residents Moving Last Year The percent of all current neighborhood residents who were not living in the same house one year ago. Very high values show a lack of stability in the neighborhood. Very low values may represent insularity to outsiders. Percent of Residents Born Out of State This value will be high in neighborhoods that attract new residents from around the country, and low in places where most residents grew up within the same state. Percent of Residents Foreign Born Foreign Born residents have immigrated to the United States from another country and may or may not be naturalized citizens. Race & Ethnic Diversity Race / Ethnic Diversity These are the ways neighborhood residents have self-reported their race and ethnicity to the US Census. Asian and Hispanic residents may identify with one of the more specific subcategories. The neighborhoods with the very highest racial diversity will contain roughly equal proportions, or as close as is possible to equal proportions, across all racial groups: White, Black, American Indian, Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, and Asian. (100 is the most diverse) More diverse than of U.S. neighborhoods. Ancestries & Languages Spoken These are the most common groups that neighborhood residents self- report as their ancestry. Places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. Ancestry (top 20) Languages Spoken (top 20) Income is measured either on a per capita basis or median household income. Per capita is the best measure of the average spending power of each person in the neighborhood. Median household income provides the best measure of the budget of the typical family or other non-family household. How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Percent of Adults with College Degree The percentage of adults aged 25 and older that have attained at least a 4 year college degree like a BA. Percent of Adults with Advanced Degree The percentage of adults aged 25 and older that have attained a graduate or professional degree above and beyond a 4 year degree, like an MA, MD, JD, MBA or PhD. Percent with College Degree Percent with Advanced Degree income & education Neighborhood Crime Data Crime Data Tutorial Raw data sources: 18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S. Date(s) & Update Frequency: Reflects 2018 calendar year; released from FBI in Sept. 2019 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2019 data? Methodology: Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more FAQ on NeighborhoodScout's Crime Data NeighborhoodScout® provides exclusive crime risk analytics for every neighborhood in America with up to 98% predictive accuracy. Crime risk indices are nationally comparable on a 1 – 100 scale, where 100 means safer than 100% of U.S. neighborhoods. Crime risk data are updated annually. Raw crime incidents are sourced from all 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies – municipal, county, transit, park, port, university, tribal and more, assigned to localities, then built into NeighborhoodScout’s proprietary predictive models to provide a comprehensive crime risk profile for every neighborhood and address-vicinity in the U.S. Crime Data FAQs More about NeighborhoodScout’s crime data methodology total Crime Index (100 is safest) Safer than of U.S. neighborhoods. Neighborhood Annual Crimes Number of Crimes (per 1,000 residents) Neighborhood Violent Crime violent Crime Index Violent Crime Index By Type 100 is safest violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents) My Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime in DeCordova in Texas DeCordova VIOLENT CRIMES Report Total Rate per 1,000 United States VIOLENT CRIMES Neighborhood Property Crime property Crime Index Property Crime Index By Type property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents) My Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime DeCordova Property CRIMES United States Property CRIMES Crimes Per Square Mile Neighborhood Public School Data School Data Tutorial School Rating Information School Quality Rating Know how good the public schools are before you buy a home, invest, or relocate. You can search for and find the best schools in any area. Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school rankings based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. In fact, our nationally comparable school ratings are patented. We also give you the ability to put in the school quality and class size you want, and the search engine will return the best neighborhoods for education in a list and map your results to the neighborhood level. We are the only information provider to have this level of search functionality. Another NeighborhoodScout exclusive. (100 is best) Better than of U.S. schools. Neighborhood School Quality Rating Rates the quality of all K-12 public schools that serve this neighborhood. Neighborhood Educational Ratings Only NeighborhoodScout® has nationally comparable school ratings that facilitate accurate comparison among schools, school districts, and neighborhoods in the same (or different) cities, and even between schools in different states. Each report provides detailed information on school district quality for every neighborhood in the country and specific school attendance patterns for over 85% of U.S. neighborhoods. Use NeighborhoodScout to determine the quality of the specific schools that serve each neighborhood, whether it is served by 1 or multiple school districts. Schools That Serve This Neighborhood School Address Information Depending on where you live in the neighborhood, your children may attend certain schools from the above list and not others. In some cases, districts allow students to attend schools anywhere in the district. Always check with your local school department to determine which schools your children may attend based on your specific address and your child's grade-level. Neighborhood Educational Environment Adults In Neighborhood With College Degree Or Higher Children In The Neighborhood Living In Poverty This neighborhood is served by 1 district: GRANBURY ISD Students Enrolled in This District Students Per Classroom District Quality Compared to Texas Better than of TX school districts. District Quality Compared to U.S. Better than of US school districts. Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind) 0.101011101001110 0.101011101001110 Schools In This District Quality Rating Compared to TX* Quality Rating Compared to Nation* 3200 Acton Rd Acton Middle School 1300 James Rd Emma Roberson Elementary School 1500 Misty Meadows Granbury H S School 2000 W Pearl St Granbury Middle School 2000 Crossland Rd John And Lynn Brawner Int School 1520 S Meadows Mambrino School 3835 Mambrino Hwy Nettie Baccus Elementary School 901 Loop 567 Oak Woods School 311 Davis Rd Stars Accelerated H S School 305 N Hannaford * 10 is highest School District Enrollment By Group White (non-hispanic) American Indian Or Native Of Alaska ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED 49.0% 58.6% FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE 42.5% 52.7% REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE 6.5% 6.0% Educational Expenditures Instructional Expenditures Total Support Non-instructional Expenditures Total Expenditures Scout Vision® Neighborhood Trends and Forecasts Trends & Forecast Data Tutorial Raw data sources: U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Dow Jones S&P, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Bureau of the Census, American Community Survey, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Geological Service, U.S. Department of Transportation, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics, Federal Highway Administration, National Agricultural Statistics. Real Estate Value Forecasts & Regional Analysis: Updated Monthly Real Estate Values & Trends: Q3 2019. Updated Quarterly. Demographics, Crime Trends & Forecast: Reflects 2018 calendar year (latest available). Updated annually. Methodology: Scout Vision uniquely solves for investment risk by generating Home Price Appreciation projections with unprecedented geographic granularity and predictive accuracy, for every micro-neighborhood (block group) in the U.S. Read more Scout Vision® Summary Rising Star Index Appreciation Potential The Scout Vision® Rising Star Index rates a neighborhood’s 3 year appreciation forecast on a 1 -5 scale, from 1 (Very Low) to 5 (Rising Star). The 3 year appreciation forecast for each neighborhood is classified into 1 - 5 categories based on how this neighborhood's forecast 3 year performance compares to the real estate appreciation rates experienced in all neighborhoods nationwide for every 3 year period since 1999. This provides context for comparing what is very low, low, moderate, high, and rising star appreciation performance. 1 - Very Low (Forecast to appreciate less than 7.5% over the next 3 years). 2 - Low (Forecast to appreciate between 7.5% and 12.5% over the next 3 years). 3 - Moderate (Forecast to appreciate between 12.5% and 21% over the next 3 years). 4 - High (Forecast to appreciate between 21% and 30% over the next 3 years). 5 - Rising Star (Forecast to appreciate 30% or more over the next 3 years). Appreciation Potential (3 years) RATINGS: 1=Very Low 2=Low 3=Moderate 4=High 5=Rising Star Blue Chip Index Scout Vision’s® exclusive Blue Chip Index rates a neighborhood’s past performance and current fundamentals on a 1 -5 scale. Past performance takes into account the last 10 years of observed home value appreciation and current fundamentals include key ingredients that NeighborhoodScout’s analyses have found to ensure properties hold value in a downturn. 1 - Very Low (Ranked in the bottom 20% of all neighborhoods in the nation for investment security). 2 - Low (Ranked in the bottom 40% of all neighborhoods in the nation for investment security). 3 - Moderate (Ranked in the middle 20% of all neighborhoods in the nation for investment security). 4 - High (Ranked in the top 40% of all neighborhoods in the nation for investment security). 5 - Blue Chip (Ranked in the top 20% of all neighborhoods in the nation for investment security). Past Appreciation and existing fundamentals RATINGS: 1=Very Low 2=Low 3=Moderate 4=High 5=Blue Chip SCOUT VISION Neighborhood Home Value Trend and Forecast Know the Future: Appreciation 3 Year Forecast Scout Vision®: Accurate Predictive Neighborhood Home Value Forecasting Developed by industry veterans and PhD geographers, Scout Vision uniquely solves for risk by forecasting home values with unprecedented geographic granularity and predictive accuracy: #1 Accuracy: Three-year property appreciation forecasts with up to 90% predictive accuracy. (5-Yr available for Scout Vision API clients) #1 Resolution: The highest resolution product in existence: forecasts to the micro-neighborhood (nearly 10X smaller than a Zip Code). #1 Coverage: 100% seamless U.S. coverage #1 Depth: 200+ independent factors, 35+ unique data dimensions, and 23 models undergird Scout Vision Know the Past: Neighborhood Home Value Trends Scout Vision’s® Exclusive Home Appreciation Rates NeighborhoodScout reveals the home value trends and appreciation rates for every state, city, town, neighborhood, and micro-neighborhood in America. NeighborhoodScout has calculated and provides home appreciation rates as a percentage change in the resale value of existing homes in that city, town, neighborhood or micro-neighborhood over the latest quarter, the last year, 2-years, 5-years, 10-years, and even from 2000 to present. We show both the cumulative appreciation rate, and the average annual appreciation rate for each time period (e.g., last 5-years: 84% total appreciation, Avg. per year: 16.8%). We also show how each city, town, neighborhood or micro-neighborhood's appreciation rate compares to others across the U.S. and within the same metropolitan area or nonmetropolitan region (e.g., 9 relative to the nation, 5 relative to the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area [10 is highest]). This makes comparisons of house appreciation rates equally easy for professional investors and individual homebuyers. In this example, the neighborhood is one of the highest appreciating in the nation over the last 5-years, but is only average in appreciation for the same period relative to other neighborhoods in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area. About the appreciation rate data Our data are designed to capture changes in the value of single-family homes at the state, city, town, neighborhood and even micro-neighborhood level. Different micro-neighborhoods within a city or town can have drastically different home appreciation rates. NeighborhoodScout vividly reveals such differences. Our data are built upon median house values per square foot in each neighborhood. The data reflect appreciation rates for the micro-neighborhood or neighborhood, not necessarily each individual property in the neighborhood. Our data are calculated and updated every three months for each geography, approximately two months after the end of the previous quarter. What transactions are covered in the appreciation rate data? Neighborhood appreciation rate data are based on transactions involving conforming, conventional mortgages. Conforming refers to a mortgage that both meets the underwriting guidelines of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac and that doesn't exceed the conforming loan limit, a figure linked to an index published by the Federal Housing Finance Board. Conventional means that the mortgages are neither insured nor guaranteed by the FHA, VA, or other federal government entity. Mortgages on properties financed by government-insured loans, such as FHA or VA mortgages, are excluded, as are properties with mortgages whose principal amount exceeds the conforming loan limit. Scout Vision® Home Value Trends and Forecast Total Appreciation Avg. Annual Rate Metro* America* 3 Year Forecast: 2019 Q4 - 2022 Q4 Latest Quarter: Last 12 Months: Last 2 Years: Last 10 Years: Key price drivers at this location Factors likely to drive home values upward over the next few years or indicators of upward trends already underway. Impediments to home value appreciation over the next few years or indicators of negative trends already underway. Scout Vision® Proximity Index Price advantage over surrounding neighborhoods Price Advantage Scout Vision’s® exclusive Price Advantage Score compares home values per square foot in the neighborhood to other neighborhoods nearby. The average nearby price per square foot is based on other locations a short drive away from the neighborhood. 1 - Strong Disadvantage (At least 17.5% more expensive per square foot than other neighborhoods nearby). 2 - Disadvantage (At least 7.5% more expensive per square foot than other neighborhoods nearby). 3 - Similar Price (Similar price per square foot to other neighborhoods nearby). 4 - Advantage (At least 10% less expensive per square foot than other neighborhoods nearby). 5 - Strong Advantage (At least 20% less expensive per square foot than other neighborhoods nearby). Price advantage score RATINGS: 1=Strong Disadvantage 2=Disadvantage 3=Similar Price 4=Advantage 5=Strong Advantage Neighborhood price per sqft Average Nearby Home Price per sqft Access to high paying jobs Jobs within an hour The Scout Vision® Jobs Score Index rates neighborhoods on a 1-5 scale according to how many high paying jobs are within commuting range of the location. We consider short, medium and longer one way commute times of 15, 30, and 45 minutes and sum up the total number of jobs paying at least $75,000 within each. Then every neighborhood is ranked relative to both other neighborhoods in the region and all other neighborhoods in the nation. 1 - Limited (On average in the bottom 20% for job accessibility). 2 - Below Average (On average in the bottom 40% for job accessibility). 3 - Average (On average in the middle 20% for job accessibility). 4 - Very Good (On average in the top 40% for job accessibility). 5 - Excellent (On average in the top 20% for job accessibility). Jobs score RATINGS: 1=Limited 2=Below Average 3=Average 4=Very Good 5=Excellent High-paying* jobs Annual salary of $75,000 or more Scout Vision® REAL ESTATE TRENDS Homeownership Trend The average annual change in homeownership rates in the neighborhood during the latest five years. Rental Price Trend The market rental prices may be low, but are they going up? We calculate rental price trends as the average annual change in market rent paid in the neighborhood over the latest 5 years. Avg. Annual Homeownership Trend Over last 5 years Avg. Annual Rent Price Trend Over last 5 years Avg. Annual Vacancy Trends Over last 5 years Scout Vision® Crime Trends and Forecast Scout Vision® Education TRENDS Avg. Annual Change in College Graduates (over last 5 years) We measure the average annual increase or decrease in the percentage of college graduates living in a neighborhood over the most recent 5 years. College graduates are defined here as adults 25 and older with at least a 4-year college degree. Avg. annual change in K-12 school performance (over last 5 years) We analyze school test performance for all schools that serve this location, and calculate the average annual increase or decrease in the school performance index, based on the percentage of students testing proficient or advanced in standardized testing. Avg. annual change in college graduates Over last 5 years Avg. annual change in K-12 school performance Over last 5 years Scout Vision® Economic TRENDS Avg annual change in per capita income (over last 5 years) We measure the average annual increase or decrease in per capita income in the neighborhood over the most recent 5 years. Avg annual change in household income (over last 5 years) We measure the average annual increase or decrease in household income in the neighborhood over the most recent 5 years. Avg annual change in unemployment rate (over last 5 years) We measure the average annual increase or decrease in unemployment in the neighborhood over the most recent 5 years. Avg annual change in per capita income Over last 5 years Avg annual change in household income Over last 5 years Avg annual change in unemployment rate Over last 5 years Scout Vision® Demographic Trends Population 5 years ago Current Population Half Mile Scout Vision® REGIONAL HOUSING MARKET ANALYSIS Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area regional investment potential Regional Investment Potential The Scout Vision® Regional Investment Index rates a region’s 3 year appreciation forecast on a 1 -5 scale, from 1 (Very Low) to 5 (Rising Star). The 3 year appreciation forecast for each region is classified into 1 - 5 categories based on how this region’s forecast 3 year performance compares to the real estate appreciation rates experienced in all regions nationwide for every 3 year period since 1999. This provides context for comparing regional performance against historical benchmarking. 1 - Very Low (Forecast to depreciate over the next 3 years). 3 - Moderate (Forecast to appreciate between 10% and 20% over the next 3 years). 5 - Very High (Forecast to appreciate 30% or more over the next 3 years). Regional Appreciation Potential (3yr) RATINGS: 1=Very Low 2=Low 3=Moderate 4=High 5=Very High Housing Affordability Trends: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area Housing Affordability Trends The Scout Vision® Regional Housing Affordability Index is the ratio of the years of median household income in the region, to the median house value in the region. As this ratio becomes high, it becomes more difficult for local wages to support housing prices. As the Index approaches historical highs, it can be a warning of an overheated housing market that may be due for a pricing correction. Because demand varies from region to region and the proportion of household income expected to be spent on housing also varies greatly from region to region, the Scout Vision Housing Affordability Index is best used to compare affordability in a region over time to assess overheated markets, rather than using the Index to compare different regions at one point in time to assess market overheating. The Regional Housing Affordability Index is reassessed and recalculated annually. Years of average household income needed to buy average home Region's Historical Low Region's Historical High Regional 1 and 2 Year Growth Trends The Scout Vision® Regional 1 and 2 Year Growth Trends are a set of exclusive assessments of important conditions which influence a region’s housing market, prices, security, and economic outlook. Regional Trend Compared to Nation Income Trend (Wages) Unemployment Trend Stock Performance of Region's Industries Housing Added Forecasts of potential occurrences or non-occurrences of future conditions and events are inherently uncertain. Actual results may differ materially from what is predicted in any information provided by Location Inc. Nothing contained in or generated by a Location Inc. product or services is, or should be relied upon as, a promise or representation as to the future performance or prediction of real estate values. No representation is made as to the accuracy of any forecast, estimate, or projection. Location Inc. makes no express or implied warranty and all information and content is provided "As is" without any warranties of any kind. Location Inc. expressly disclaims any warranty of accuracy or predictability, and any warranty of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Location Inc. further disclaims any liability for damages, loss, or injury arising out of the use this site and the data. All risks associated with using the site and the data are borne by the user at user's sole cost and expense. By using the site you agree to our Terms of Use. Popular real estate near DeCordova Aledo, TX (Annetta / Annetta North) Glen Rose, TX (Rainbow / Glass) Godley, TX Granbury, TX (City Center) Granbury, TX (Mambrino) Granbury, TX (Paluxy / Hill City) Granbury, TX (Pecan Plantation) Granbury, TX (Route 377 / Davis Rd) Granbury, TX (Waples) Weatherford, TX (Western Lake) comparable neighborhoods nearby SCOUT’s patented match algorithm identifies the most similar neighborhoods to a subject location, and quantifies the similarity to the subject location. This allows analysts to identify the most similar neighborhoods in a local market area for appraisals, investments, and research. The algorithm uses 273 neighborhood conditions, identifies the dominant dimensions underlying the conditions and calculates the similarity. This captures the true culture and character of locations, economic conditions, and trends. The closer to 100% means the locations are nearly identical. 80% is a very good, but not excellent match, and so forth. 85% Match ‐ Joshua, TX (Fm 917 / Fm 731) 85% Match ‐ Granbury, TX (Waples) 82% Match ‐ Rio Vista, TX 82% Match ‐ Weatherford, TX (Western Lake) 81% Match ‐ Joshua, TX (Fm 2280 / Fm 917)	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9137
__label__cc	0.66375	0.33625	From ages 6-60, we strive to improve every athlete's potential to reach the goal they aspire to obtain with us; all playing the sport they love. We train with a mantra of the 3 P’s POSITIVITY, PERSISTENCE, PASSION. Being POSITIVE in all we do through the bad and the worse. We are always finding the brighter side of things. PERSISTENT in our training and goals. Knowing things that have value, take time and Persistence. PASSION The fuel that feeds the fire on and off the court. Having passion in all we do to be great in this sport and help others be great around us. DAVE PALM DIRECTOR OF PALM COAST ACADEMY Director and Coach Dave Palm started his journey on the beach at 17 years old, playing and winning an 18U junior nationals, his first open tournament, just a year later. Since then, Coach Palm has been training, playing and coaching for over 10 years winning over 75 tournaments. Having 5 National Volleyball League pro tour (NVL) Titles; A 2015 MVP award along side breakthrough athlete in 2014, Mr. Palm is currently playing for the P1440 tour. A tour owned and organized by Kerri Walsh 3 time Olympic gold medalist as its first year surfacing the beach volleyball world bringing all the best talent in the world together. As time goes on, Coach Palm is looking forward to continuing to grow; reaching new heights and passing the knowledge down to the next generations to come that love Beach Volleyball as much as he does. "This Academy is a place where students and adults can start at their own pace and skill level then develop their talent and consistently work on it. I developed a curriculum that is similar from the moment you walk into the sand until the moment you qualify into you’re first main draw and so forth. Athletes will be able to continue their training upon request. I’m looking forward to seeing what’s in store for all. " -COACH PALM Palm Coast Academy trains the beginner, the intermediate and/or the professional level beach volleyball athletes by national and international standards. PCA provides the most recent style and trends of beach volleyball with knowledge and experience from local tournaments to training the college level and by reaching professional tour status. Here you will find our Placement Checklist and Pricing under each category of skill level. PRO-PREP dave@palmcoastvb.com 3650 SW 10th St, Deerfield Beach, FL, USA BROOKE SWEAT 2016 Olympian Beach Volleyball Player “I’ve known Dave for quite some time now and I’m excited that he wants to share his beach volleyball knowledge with others! He plays at a high level and will be so valuable to junior players as well as adults. He is a dedicated and disciplined player and I’m sure these qualities will carry over to his coaching. His love for the game is tremendous and we need more people like him involved in teaching and growing our wonderful sport!” William Robbins 2x Professional Volleyball League National Champion "One of the best undersized technical blockers in the game today, Dave Palm is a force to be reckon with, wreaking havoc on hitters up and down the east and west coast. His understanding of the game, and its strategies, have shown him to be one of the sharpest up and coming young coaches and minds of our era as well. I look forward to watching him grow and prosper with his new club and coaching endeavors. He's truly a coach that EMPOWERS his players!" I had the pleasure of playing half a National Volleyball League Season with David Palm. You will not find a more dedicated Coach that is inspiring to watch as well as to play for. David is a 5x NVL Champion , 2015 NVL MVP and not only is his game stellar on the court he is a leader off the court. Over the last 10 years of coaching Coach Palm has contributed to many players playing in college on Athletic scholarships. David is a quality human being and I look forward to watching his club grow with enormous success.. Riley Salmon 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist © 2018 by PALM COAST VOLLEYBALL ACADEMY.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9139
__label__wiki	0.664596	0.664596	The content of this website is intended for healthcare professionals only SIGN IN \| REGISTER \| WHY REGISTER? Learning & PDP You are here: Skip Navigation LinksHome > News > ERS 2019: Cheap, quick test identifies pneumonia patients at risk of respiratory failure or sepsis Road traffic pollution raises lung cancer risk Doctors warn of ‘feather duvet lung’ New antibiotic prescribing guidance for suspected pneumonia Community-acquired pneumonia death rates halved over past decade Hospital deaths down from 20% in 2009 to 10% in 2019, but readmissions and admissions to emergency care still rising Caroline White Add to PDP Tracker Print Death rates from community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in NHS hospitals across the UK have nearly halved over the past decade, reveal new figures released at the British Thoracic Society (BTS) Winter Meeting this week. But readmissions for CAP and admissions via emergency care, have continued to rise, the figures show. The annual incidence of CAP is 500–1100 per 100,000 of the adult population. The report, which audited the treatment and management of patients with CAP in 154 hospitals, found that death rates had fallen from 20.2% in 2009 to 10.4% in 2019. More patients are now receiving faster and evidence-based management of the disease, with most hospitals hitting BTS ‘time targets’ for delivering vital medical treatment (the BTS ‘CAP care bundle’) that patients need on admission. The data showed that in three out of four cases (74.4%) patients were given their first dose of antibiotics within the national target of four hours of admission in 2018-19 compared with 60% in 2009-10. In over half of cases (58%) patients received antibiotics recommended in national guidance. This compares with 54% in 2009-10, and in 85% of cases patients had a chest x-ray within four hours of admission. The audit also showed that antibiotics were given more quickly to patients on arrival in hospital and that the number of senior medical reviews given within 12 hours increased. “These are examples of treatment improvements which will make a profound difference to patient outcomes,” commented report author Professor Wei Shen Lim, of Nottingham University Hospitals. The BTS audit, which collected data from 10,196 patient records from 154 participating institutions across the UK between 1 December 2018 and 31 January 2019, nevertheless highlighted areas of concern. Hospital re-admissions for CAP within 30 days rose. These have risen over the course of the past three audits; and now occur in more than 14% of cases. And hospital admissions via the emergency department have also continued to increase, and now make up 85% of such cases. “There are many positives in this audit including faster provision of medication, faster x-rays and timely, higher levels of senior review,” commented Professor Lim. “However, one area for improvement centres on the need to reduce the high volume of patients still arriving at hospital emergency departments with pneumonia. Hospital care is really improving, but we need to prevent and manage the condition better in the community to avoid people needing a visit to hospital. “This will require a more integrated approach between NHS hospitals, GPs and community care – sharing expertise, knowledge and best practice.” Lim WS and Lawrence H. National Audit Report: Adult Community Acquired Pneumonia Audit 2018-2019. British Thoracic Society, November 2019. Measles claims 140,000 lives as c... Nurses in Northern Ireland reject... Be the first to comment on this article. To add comments you need to either log in or register Contact Us \| About OnMedica \| Terms & Conditions Copyright 2020 Wilmington Healthcare Limited, Beechwood House, 2-3 Commercial Way, Christy Close, Southfields, Essex, SS15 6EF Registered in England and Wales. Reg No. 2530185. c/o Wilmington plc, 5th Floor, 10 Whitechapel High Street, London E1 8QS. Reg No. 30158470	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9143
__label__wiki	0.637998	0.637998	Voigtlander APO-Lanthar 90mm f/3.5 (on Sony NEX) - Review / Test Report Lens Reviews - Sony Alpha/NEX (APS-C) Review by Klaus Schroiff, published September 2010 The Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 90mm f/3.5 in another affordable tele prime with Leica M39 mount. The lens name may sound familiar to DSLR users - Cosina (the actual manufacturer) offers another APO-Lanthar 90mm f/3.5 SL II for Canon EOS/Nikon F/Pentax K but the optical and mechanical design is different. An interesting aspect of the lens is the APO design - as claimed by Cosina at least - which is a fairly rare feature in medium tele prime lenses. In theory an APO design provides a superior correction of color-related aberrations (Lateral and longitudinal CAs) but in practice very few lenses qualify here. We'll see. The Leica M39 version of the lens can be used on a Sony NEX via a Leica M39 to Sony NEX adapter . Such adapted lenses can only be used with manual focusing and "working aperture" - there's no data coupling whatsoever here. The field-of-view is equivalent to about 135mm in and in terms of depth-of-field it behaves like a f/5 lens in this scope - while not overly fast it's still a rather obvious solution for portrait photography for instance. If you look around you should be able to find this lens for about 400-450EUR/US$ and it's often available for much less over at eBay. It's a full-metal construction built to very high standards. The focus ring operates very smooth (dampened). The lens extends somewhat when focusing towards shorter distances. Typical for adapted lenses, a change of the aperture setting is applied immediately so you can check the effect on the depth-of-field on your screen (without the darkening like when stopping down a DSLR with a conventional optical viewfinder). The lens is supplied with a screw-in metal lens hood. Manual focusing may sound like a major annoyance but it is not that bad actually. On Sony NEX cameras you can easily switch to a magnified focus view so accurate manual focusing is really simple unless you try to track a moving object of course. Such a 90mm lens is probably also the meaningful (hand held) limit for manual focusing in magnified LiveView - the screen image tends to be quite shaky when adjusting the focus. Equiv. focal length 135 mm (full format equivalent) Equiv. aperture f/5.3 (full format equivalent, in terms of depth-of-field) Optical construction 6 elements in 5 groups, 1x ED element Number of aperture blades 10 min. focus distance 1 m (max. magnification ratio 1:?) Dimensions 90 x 51 mm (inc. hood) Hood supplied, screw-in, barrel-shaped Other features -	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9152
__label__cc	0.609348	0.390652	Outdoor News’ Kristen Monroe to represent U.S. in world women’s match fishing team championships Staff and News Reports Left to right, Shelly Holland of Minnesota and Kristen Monroe and Barb Carey of Wisconsin are among six anglers who will represent the United States at the FIPSed Ladies’ Match Fishing World Championships in Szolnok, Hungary. Three anglers from Wisconsin and one from Minnesota headline the six-person United States team that will compete at the 24th annual Ladies’ Match Fishing World Championships, August 26-27 in Szolnok, Hungary. The team consists of Barb Carey, Hannah Stonehouse Hudson and Kristen Monroe of Wisconsin, Elise De Villiers and Penelope Smit of Florida, and Shelly Holland of Minnesota. De Villiers and Smit are veteran match anglers, while Carey, Holland, Hudson, and Monroe will be competing in Hungary for the first time. Monroe produces text and video blogs for Outdoor News and will be doing blogs for the website about training and preparing for the championships. Her blogs can be found at www.outdoornews.com/wisconsin/blogs/kristen-monroe/. Kristen Monroe, who produces text and video blogs for Outdoor News, is planning to do blogs about the championships. The first-ever American women’s team has been assembled by the United States Angling Confederation (USAC), a non-profit organization granted authority to host and participate in World Championship Sport Fishing events through a varied network of international partnerships. “Each of these outstanding women were selected for the team on their unique, individual merits,” said Mike McNett, USAC’s U.S. Freshwater Fishing Sports director. “These are all skilled anglers, and Barb, Hannah, Kristen and Shelly are also established fishing industry professionals, which is a great help when it comes to generating the industry interest and support necessary for a new team.” While match fishing is hugely popular throughout Europe, the uniquely foreign sport and its seemingly bizarre tactics can leave even the most experienced American anglers scratching their heads. Match fishing competitions find participants confined to small areas, or pegs, along a bank, with the goal of catching the heaviest combined weight of fish during a prescribed time period. Equipment and tactics are highly advanced, and vary depending on the venue and available species. Top competitors catch six fish or even more per minute over a three-hour period – all the while managing delicate tackle, adjusting presentations and continually metering precise quantities of ground bait into the water to attract fish and keep them feeding. Adding to the apparent madness, competitors often employ tiny-size 16-20 hooks to target fish less than 4-inches long, but must be ready to battle larger fish like carp on the same gear. “We don’t expect miracles,” said U.S. coach Attila Agh, a lifelong match angler from Hungary who moved to the United States 17 years ago and has since become a U.S. citizen. “Our competition has been fishing in this way for their entire lives. But I am very encouraged by the spirit our ladies are showing, their angling ability and their competitive nature. They are learning the necessary skills that are new to them, and progressing quickly.” “It’s a real treat and privilege to be learning this new style of fishing with the goal of competing on an international stage,” said Carey, founder of WI Women Fish, who has been teaching people to fish for many years. “I guess the shoe’s on the other foot now. We really want to be competitive, so we’re learning and practicing our new skills almost every day.” In addition to maintaining a rigorous training schedule, the USA Ladies’ Match Fishing Team is raising money to offset equipment, training, travel and competition costs leading up to the competition in August. Individuals and businesses interested in helping financially are invited to make tax-deductible donations of any amount at www.gofundme.com/team-usa-ladies-match-fishing. Tags: Kristen Monroe, Ladies’ Match Fishing World Championships, United States Angling	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9157
__label__wiki	0.976612	0.976612	Media\|As Online Video Surges, Publishers Turn to Automation https://nyti.ms/29IifWz As Online Video Surges, Publishers Turn to Automation “It really allows us to create a lot more video,” said Sean Holzman, of Bonnier, which has announced a partnership with Wibbitz.Credit...John Francis Peters for The New York Times By John Herrman In a television appearance in early June, Michael W. Ferro Jr., the chairman of the newspaper and magazine publishing company Tronc — formerly known as Tribune Publishing — made an astonishing claim. “Right now we’re doing a couple hundred videos a day,” he said. “We think we need to be doing 2,000 videos a day.” Mr. Ferro’s comments added to mounting confusion over his embattled company’s sudden rebranding. How could a newspaper publisher create nearly three-quarters of a million videos a year? But as jarring as Tronc’s goals may sound, the company’s plan is far from novel. In pursuit of more lucrative video advertising and success on dominant social platforms like Facebook, a growing number of publishers have turned to technology that promises to streamline video production, sometimes to the point of near-full automation. The market for this service is largely split between two companies, Wochit and Wibbitz, which both maintain offices in New York City and Tel Aviv. (Wochit also has an office in London.) Wibbitz’s customers include Bonnier magazines, Hearst, Gannett and the Weather Channel, which uses the service to create local news reports. Customers of Wochit have included Time Inc., CBS Interactive, The Huffington Post, Rotten Tomatoes and NowThis News. “Traditionally we’ve employed teams — someone out shooting and someone able to cut up and produce the video,” said Chris Pirrone, who manages USA Today’s digital sports publications. “Doing that is one, expensive, and two, takes a while to turn around. That’s where we’ve found these tools useful.” Bonnier, publisher of Popular Science and Saveur, recently announced a partnership with Wibbitz. “For us, as a company with over 30 titles, it really allows us to create a lot more video,” said Sean Holzman, chief digital revenue officer at Bonnier. The two services’ automation features work in similar ways. They analyze, and may summarize, text, be it a script or a traditional news article, and then automatically find photographs and video clips to go with it. The services typically get the videos and images from sources like The Associated Press and Getty Images. Additionally, the tools offer the option to quickly put large animated captions over the videos, in a format that has become popular on Facebook, where videos begin playing automatically and are often watched with the sound off. Each can also supply, through a third party, on-demand human narration; Wibbitz offers computerized voice-overs as well. The level of human intervention before publishing is up to the clients. They can be hands-on from the start, making edits, adding original material and using the tools to speed things along. Or they can let the machines do almost all the work — betting that it will be good enough for viewers — or, at least, for advertisers. Wibbitz can scan a website and create a “rough cut” video for every published article. Wochit clients produce about 30,000 videos a month, according to the company, a number that has doubled since January. Wibbitz says it has twice as many clients now as it did at the start of the year, and the number of videos published using the company’s software has increased more than sixfold in the same time period. “The way we see it, we can help you increase your video inventory in a very significant way,” said Zohar Dayan, a co-founder and chief executive of Wibbitz. There is also the promise of money. Many publishers, like Tronc, are searching for ways to increase online revenue, as revenue from web advertising remains stubbornly low and print revenue continues to decline. Video advertisements tend to warrant higher rates than other online ads. Videos With an Automatic Assist Automatically generated videos are appearing in growing numbers on news companies’ websites and social pages, but they’re not always easy to spot. Here are a few examples. Wibbitz and Wochit split advertising revenue with some publishers; Wochit sells subscriptions as well. Some sites are adding the videos on the same page as a related story. Often, the videos — preloaded with ad spots — start playing automatically. Wochit and Wibbitz also suggested that interest has surged, in part, as publishers rush to accommodate demand for more video on Facebook and other social services. At a conference in June, a Facebook vice president described video as “the best way to tell stories in this world” and suggested that the service would be “probably all video” in five years, echoing earlier claims by the social network’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg. Tech giants have dabbled in forms of automated video production, albeit for different sorts of customers. In 2014, Facebook generated personalized “Look Back” videos from user profiles to celebrate the company’s 10th anniversary. Last week, the company rolled out a “slide show” feature, which automatically stitches together images from users’ photo collections into short videos, in its iPhone app. In June, Google released the highly automated video production tool YouTube Director, intended to encourage business owners to make video ads. Publishers are cautiously optimistic about the potential of video automation tools, and not just for the pre-existing tasks that they make cheaper and faster. But publishers are keenly aware of how quickly new online formats can be commoditized, and, after years of chasing traffic — most recently from Google and Facebook — how rapidly advantages can evaporate. Mr. Pirrone of USA Today said his sites were already moving beyond straightforward conversion of articles into videos. “The data came back very quickly that text-to-video alone, if you don’t touch it, consumers can quickly recognize it is not a high-quality product,” Mr. Pirrone said. Mr. Dayan of Wibbitz said, “There still needs to be a human, a process, to give that personal touch.” In the longer term, publishers’ plans for these tools may be less about industrial-scale article conversion than giving an extra set of tools — and responsibilities — to journalists. Publishers described the services as supplemental to more conventional video teams, freeing up resources and letting nonspecialist employees make videos as well. “The way we create video hasn’t changed in decades,” said Dror Ginzberg, a founder and the chief executive of Wochit, who characterized Wochit’s features as an extension of capabilities and shortcuts provided by existing video production software. As for Tronc and its 2,000-a-day video goal, Wibbitz counts among its investors NantMobile, a firm headed by the biotech billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, who happens to be the second-largest stakeholder in Tronc. Neither company would say whether they had a partnership; representatives for Tronc said that its automated video production would be a mixture of “internal and external” technologies. Some Tronc properties currently publish videos bearing a Wochit logo; Gannett, which recently initiated a hostile takeover of Tronc, has used Wochit and Wibbitz. In a video created for employees but released publicly in June, Malcolm CasSelle, Tronc’s chief technology officer, laid out his company’s rationale. “The C.P.M. that we can earn with a video, or visualized content, is significantly higher than a page without it,” he said, referring to advertising rates on news articles. The company stood by its plans. “When it comes to video, we can monetize our video best within the player on our site,” said Anne Vasquez, the company’s chief digital officer, referring to a plan to include video on half of all article pages by next year. “Video is video,” Mr. CasSelle said. “We’re producing it because it’s strategic and important.” He added: “We’re also going to continue to augment with these tools. It could be that the augmented video is so efficient that it outpaces human-generated video.”	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9164
__label__cc	0.666997	0.333003	Officer Noah A. Leotta What is Noah’s Law? Meet Noah A. Leotta The Officer Noah Aaron Leotta Foundation, Inc. Saves Lives The Officer Noah Aaron Leotta Foundation, Inc. was started much like many other foundations. It was born out of tragedy. Officer Noah Aaron Leotta was a 24-year-old officer who had been a member of the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) for 3 years. He was kind, caring, considerate, understanding, compassionate, selfless, humble, and of strong will, character and body. He had found his calling as a police officer, and these traits and characteristics served him well in his profession. He wanted to protect and serve his community and save lives, as do all the men and woman in blue. Noah was keenly aware of the problems of drunk driving and the deadly results on our roadways. He knew that, one-third of the fatalities or about 10,000 people per year are attributed to drunk driving. Drunk driving is not an accident. An accident is not preventable. However, drunk driving is preventable and the outcome is predictable. Therefore, it is no surprise that Noah volunteered as a member of the holiday alcohol task force. In fact, on the night of December 3, 2015 he was trying to protect us from drunk drivers. However, sadly that night, Officer Noah Leotta became the face of the senseless and tragic victims of drunk drivers, when he was struck by a drunk driver while making a roadside stop, and died of his injuries a week later. The result of these reckless and irresponsible drunk drivers that play Russian roulette with everyone on our roadways is death and destruction, and the shattered lives they leave behind. The surviving family, friends and community of these victims of drunk drivers, suffer through pain, anguish, grief and despair without relief in sight. Our hearts will never mend and the tears forever flow. Therefore, we established the Officer Noah Aaron Leotta Foundation, Inc. with the express intent to prevent this from happening to other families and save lives. Saving lives is what this foundation is all about, and is a continuation of what Officer Noah Leotta was trying to do that fateful night of December 3, 1015. We will accomplish this through various methods of prevention, using education and supporting technology enhancements and enforcement. Your support will keep Noah on patrol and help us save lives. However, most of all do not be a perpetrator of drunk driving, and by not drinking and driving you will help reduce fatalities and injuries on our roadways. Be a responsible and safe driver. Always make a plan and take a safe and sober ride home. Please, don’t drink and drive, for your sake and the sake of others. Eliminate driving while intoxicated with alcohol and other substances, support victims of these violent crimes, prevent underage drinking and promote awareness of the problems of driving while intoxicated with alcohol and other substances; and to promote safety and educational goals. Your generous tax-deductible donation will go towards helping us fulfill our mission - To Stop Drunk and Drugged Driving. Donate Today! Relatives of those killed by Md. drunken drivers look to close law loophole By Kate Ryan \| @KateRyanWTOP ANNAPOLIS — If a Maryland driver is convicted of drunken driving, they must have an ignition interlock device installed in their car. That’s due to …Read More Maryland Lawmakers Aim To End Loophole In Noah’s Law For Convicted Drunk Drivers Rich Leotta has joined Mothers Against Drunk Driving, calling on lawmakers to expand Noah’s Law to require ignition interlock systems for first offenders who plead guilty and are given probation …Read More Rich Leotta Presented with 2018 Public Service Award WRAP’s Public Service Award is an honor annually presented to a person or persons championing lifesaving public policies aimed at deterring drunk driving and or underage drinking. This year, it …Read More © 2020 Officer Noah A. Leotta Foundation \| All Rights Reserved. \| Login Website Design & Hosting by 270net Technologies, Inc.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9167
__label__cc	0.682064	0.317936	Roseanne Barr Reveals “Roseanne” Character Dies of Opioid Overdose in New Spinoff “The Conners” September 17, 2018 by Lisa Konicki After having her popular sitcom series “Roseanne” cancelled earlier this year, Roseanne Barr is revealing spoilers from the upcoming spinoff, “The Conners.” The comedienne appeared on Brandon Straka’s YouTube show Walk Away, where the two talked politics. The conversation then turned to her controversial Tweet and the cancellation of her show. As the interview continued, Brandon … Read more Categories Celebrities, Pop Culture, TV Tags john goodman, roseanne, roseanne barr, sitcom, the conners, tim allen, Walk Away, Youtube show Roseanne Barr Has Emotional Reaction To John Goodman’s Support Roseanne Barr may be leaving the country for Israel, but before she leaves she sat down with Rabbi Shmuley for an episode of his podcast in New York. Roseanne’s popular sitcom, “Roseanne,” was recently cancelled by ABC after it’s star tweeted controversial tweets about President Obama’s former aide, Valerie Jarrett. The backlash on social media … Read more Categories Celebrities, Pop Culture, TV Tags john goodman, Rabbi Shmuley, roseanne, roseanne barr, the conners Roseanne Barr Reveals Her Plans to Leave the Country Just over a month until the Oct. 16 premiere of the ABC show “The Conners,” Roseanne Barr says she won’t be watching the show that will not include her character come fall. Heck, she won’t even be in the country. “I have an opportunity to go to Israel for a few months and study with … Read more Categories Pop Culture, TV Tags ABC Network, Israel, john goodman, roseanne, roseanne barr “The Conners” Cast Officially Kicked Off Filming New Season Following “Roseanne” Cancellation August 31, 2018 by Lisa Konicki The cast of “The Conners,” the new spinoff of the cancelled ABC show “Roseanne,” have gone back to work. ABC released an official photo of the cast at the table read, where the cast runs through the script, on Instagram. The caption of the photo simply reads “#TheConners: Day 1” And so it begins. Three … Read more Categories Celebrities, Pop Culture, TV Tags Dan Conner, john goodman, roseanne, roseanne barr, Spinoff, Table read, the conners John Goodman Devastated By “Roseanne” Cancellation; Defends His Co-Star— “I Know For a Fact She’s Not a Racist” The controversy that surrounds the cancellation of Roseanne Barr’s sitcom reboot, “Roseanne,” is still going strong. While some cast members, like Sara Gilbert and Michael Fishman, have chosen to speak out about their former boss, Laurie Metcalf (Jackie) and John Goodman (Dan Conner) have remained silent or neutral on the subject. John first spoke out … Read more Categories Celebrities, Pop Culture, TV Tags abc, Dan Conner, john goodman, laurie metcalf, roseanne, roseanne barr, the conners Leave a comment It’s Official! Roseanne Spinoff “The Conners” Gets Premiere Date July 24, 2018 by Lisa Konicki If you’re interested in checking out what comes of the Roseanne Barr racist Tweet debacle, you’ll have to wait until October to find out. ABC has announced that the spinoff of the “Roseanne” show, titled “The Conners,” has an official air date. “The Conners” will hit your small screen on October 16. The spinoff will … Read more Categories Celebrities, Pop Culture, TV Tags ABC Network, john goodman, laurie metcalf, roseanne barr, Spin off, the conners Leave a comment Sara Gilbert Speaks Up on “Roseanne” Cancellation: “I Stand Behind the Decision” June 5, 2018 June 5, 2018 by Colleen Matthews After Roseanne Barr’s Tweet-heard-around-the-world exploded, fans, celebrities and castmates alike spoke out against Roseanne Barr. Many were sad about the show’s end but backed up ABC’s decision— including Sara Gilbert, AKA, Darlene. Sara took to Twitter to respond to Barr’s comments. “Roseanne’s recent comments about Valerie Jarrett, and so much more, are abhorrent and do not … Read more Categories Pop Culture Tags john goodman, pop culture, roseanne, roseanne barr, sara gilbert, tv show Leave a comment Roseanne’s Ex-Husband Tom Arnold Reveals She Wanted This To Happen May 31, 2018 May 31, 2018 by Lisa Konicki As the controversy of Roseanne’s twitter rant swirls, those who know the actress are speaking out, either for or against the comedienne. Her ex-husband, Tom Arnold, has been making the rounds talking about his ex-wife’s behavior and how he knew it was coming. “I was not surprised that what went down and that the show … Read more Categories Celebrities, Pop Culture, TV Tags cancellation, john goodman, roseanne, roseanne barr, sara gilbert, sitcom, television, Tom Arnold Leave a comment John Goodman Broke His Silence on the “Roseanne” Cancellation With an Awkward Statement May 31, 2018 May 31, 2018 by Colleen Matthews With the drama still riding high from Roseanne Barr’s offensive Twitter spree, her fellow castmates and other celebrities have spoken out to applaud ABC’s decision to pull the plug on “Roseanne”— except for her TV hubby, John Goodman. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, John Goodman finally addressed the cancellation by saying he’d “rather say nothing than … Read more Categories Pop Culture Tags celebrity, john goodman, news, pop culture, roseanne, roseanne barr, tv show Leave a comment Jimmy Kimmel Interviewed Roseanne Barr and John Goodman– It Was Super Weird and Hilarious March 23, 2018 by Lauren Cowling From 1988 to 1997 John Goodman and Roseanne Barr played the Connors on “Roseanne” and now, 21 years later, they are marking their return to network TV together. During a recent appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” Goodman told Kimmel that he never thought this would happen because he didn’t see much need for it. From … Read more Categories Pop Culture, TV Tags jimmy kimmel, john goodman, late night tv, roseanne, roseanne barr, tv Leave a comment Roseanne Barr and John Goodman Were As Hilarious as Ever During the Golden Globes (And They Looked Amazing) March 23, 2018 January 8, 2018 by Lauren Cowling Growing up, I watched “Roseanne,” but usually with a disappointing eye from my grandmother. She didn’t like Roseanne Barr much, so if I missed an episode, I missed an episode. I always thought the show was funny, but I was young and had no idea how political it was. The show, with its full cast … Read more Categories Pop Culture, TV Tags golden globes, john goodman, roseanne, roseanne barr, tv, tv news Leave a comment What the Cast of “Roseanne” Has Been Doing Since the Show Ended March 23, 2018 July 6, 2017 by Lauren Cowling As the world gears up for the reboot of “Roseanne” and a new look into the lives of the Conner family, one has to ask– what has the cast been up to since 1997? The show originally aired on ABC from 1988 to 1997, starring Roseanne Barr (Roseanne), John Goodman (Dan), Sara Gilbert (Darlene), Laurie … Read more Categories Pop Culture, TV Tags john goodman, laurie metcalf, roseanne, roseanne barr, sara gilbert, tv, tv comedies Leave a comment	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9172
__label__wiki	0.77145	0.77145	Uruguay defeats Hungary at inauguration of Puskás Arena November 18, 2019 Kurucz JuditLeave a Comment on Uruguay defeats Hungary at inauguration of Puskás Arena The national teams of Hungary and Uruguay played a friendly match in Budapest on Friday to inaugurate the city’s brand new Puskás Arena, with Hungary losing to Uruguay 1:2. The Scorers were Ádám Szalai (24th minute); Edinson Cavani (15), Brian Rodriguez (21). There was a near-capacity crowd of 65,114 and Damir Skomina (SVN) refereed the match. Balázs Fürjes, the government commissioner in charge of the construction, said that the project had employed 15,000 people during the past 2.5 years without involving any foreign partners. He added that the facility, designed to seat 67,215 people, could be used for concerts with up to 80,000 participants. The arena was built with a total budget of 150 billion forints (EUR 450m), which Fürjes called “average by international standards”. He said that similar stadiums in Europe were built at a per seat cost of 1.2-3.1 million forints, while the Puskás had cost 2.1 million per seat. Fürjes noted that Puskás Arena is scheduled to host four UEFA EURO 2020 matches. They include Group F matches on June 16, 20 and 24, and a Round of 16 match on June 28. Photos: Tibor Illyés “Bad Poems” fetches audience prize at Hungarian film festival of Los Angeles Hungary and Malaysia sign economic cooperation agreement Hungarian National League: Matches of the 24th round Closest Skiing Destinations to Hungary December 9, 2018 Tóháti Zsuzsa V. G4 Night Run in Debrecen May 31, 2016 Tóháti Zsuzsa	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9177
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__label__cc	0.70979	0.29021	Spell B-R-I-S There are so many ways to refer to this most sacred and meaningful commandment and further to spell it. Milah, bris, briss, milah, brit, brit milah, bris mila... and which is correct? There is no right or wrong way to spell a word in English characters that is not an English word. Brit (breet) literally means covenant, not the slang for a citizen of England. Bris is a Yiddish or Ashkenazic pronunciation of the same Hebrew word. Brit Milah means literally, the covenant of circumcision and the more full reference to this rite. When one says bris milah, it is once again, the Yiddish or Ashkenazic pronunciation of the same Hebrew words. Spell M-O-Y-E-L or is it Mohel? Moyl? Moyle? Moil? Moiel????? Is there a proper way to pronounce the role of the circumciser? Like bris, there is truly no correct or incorrect way to spell 'mohel' but m-o-h-e-l is by far the most common. On the other hand, 'moyel' or 'moyal' is the most common way that people in the U.S. pronounce this word. So it can depend on one's background. The Hebrew term for circumcision is מילה (Milah) - pronounced "mee-lah." One who performs Milah is called a מוהל (Mohel) - pronounced properly in Hebrew as "moe-hell" In Yiddish, Hebrew words with syllables that have the long "o" sound, change to the Jewish sound of "oy." For them, a "mohel" is now pronounced "moy-ill" and the soft "h" is dropped in the process. Since most (certainly not all) American Jews stem from European ancestry, and there Yiddish was the first language, the term "Moyel" became popular and it stuck. Hazzan Glantz uses m-o-y-e-l most often, which is a Yiddish pronounciation because most of the time, that is how people pronounce it. And when you email him, he will promptly e-moyel you a response!!	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9185
__label__cc	0.710932	0.289068	Windows Phone 8.1 Store lists reviewer's phone model and the version of the app being judged posted by Alan F. / May 29, 2014, 12:43 AM How many times have you Windows Phone users read a review of an app you wanted to download, and wondered if the reviewer was using a phone much different than your handset. With the Windows Phone 8.1 Store, you will know for sure. With the new updated version of the Windows Phone Store, those leaving a review on an app will not only be revealing their name (if registered), but also the make and model of the Windows Phone they are using. Sure, this makes a lot of sense. Someone with a Nokia Lumia 1520 or Nokia Lumia Icon could have a different experience with an app, than someone sporting a Nokia Lumia 520. This is also important information for developers to know. If a particular model constantly produces poor reviews, it could mean that some type of adjustment is necessary. Other information that comes with a review in the Windows Phone 8.1 Store includes the date that it was written, and the version number of the app that is being reviewed. Obviously, that is important information to know, since a newer version of an app might offer better performance than the version that received a poor write up. App reviews in the Windows Phone 8.1 Store include the reviewer's phone model source: WPCentral 1. 0xFFFF And if app users have more than one device? 2. anas214812 Posts: 4; Member since: Feb 26, 2014 If user using same ID and password in both device..they will show the device...:P 3. hurrycanger Can they review it twice, once for each device? Or does the review just list the device they used to write the review? 5. tigermcm Posts: 861; Member since: Sep 02, 2009 multiple i know for a fact because i submitted a review on subway surfers from an htc 8x then upgraded to the ativ se it asked me to review the app again. 6. Liveitup Posts: 1798; Member since: Jan 07, 2014 Nice feature. 7. AfterShock Posts: 4147; Member since: Nov 02, 2012 Congrats, play store has had this option a long time now and is handy to end user. 8. SemperFiV12 I always used to include my device manually, this is a great feature.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9187
__label__wiki	0.565071	0.565071	Each release branch of PHP is fully supported for two years from its initial stable release. During this period, bugs and security issues that have been reported are fixed and are released in regular point releases. After this two year period of active support, each branch is then supported for an additional year for critical security issues only. Releases during this period are made on an as-needed basis: there may be multiple point releases, or none, depending on the number of reports. Once the three years of support are completed, the branch reaches its end of life and is no longer supported. A table of end of life branches is available. Currently Supported Versions Active Support Until Security Support Until 7.2 30 Nov 2017 2 years, 1 month ago 30 Nov 2019 1 month ago 30 Nov 2020 in 10 months 7.3 6 Dec 2018 1 year, 1 month ago 6 Dec 2020 in 10 months 6 Dec 2021 in 1 year, 10 months 7.4 28 Nov 2019 1 month ago 28 Nov 2021 in 1 year, 10 months 28 Nov 2022 in 2 years, 10 months Or, visualised as a calendar: 5.6 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 1 Jan 2017 1 Jan 2018 1 Jan 2019 1 Jan 2020 1 Jan 2021 1 Jan 2022 1 Jan 2023 1 Jan 2024 Today: 19 Jan 2020 Active support A release that is being actively supported. Reported bugs and security issues are fixed and regular point releases are made. Security fixes only A release that is supported for critical security issues only. Releases are only made on an as-needed basis. End of life A release that is no longer supported. Users of this release should upgrade as soon as possible, as they may be exposed to unpatched security vulnerabilities.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9188
__label__wiki	0.681519	0.681519	News / Military Russia making ‘major mistake’ by giving Syria S-300 air defense system: Bolton Tuesday, 25 September 2018 7:50 AM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 25 September 2018 8:21 AM ] Russian S-300 air defense missile systems (file photo) Russia’s decision to provide Syria with advanced S-300 air defense systems is a “major mistake,” US National Security Advisor John Bolton has warned, advising Russia against escalating the already high tensions in the Middle East region. “We think introducing the S-300s to the Syrian government would be a significant escalation by the Russians and something that we hope, if these press reports are accurate, they would reconsider,” Bolton said Monday, according to a report by the Associated Press. Moscow said earlier in the day that Damascus would receive the modern missile system within two weeks. The decision came after Israeli fighter jets attacking Syrian military posts misled the country’s air defenses into shooting down a Russian Ilyushin Il-20 reconnaissance plane on September 17, killing all 15 passengers onboard. Russia laid the blame on Israel, saying the Israeli fighter jets essentially used the Russian aircraft as a shield and pushed it into Syria’s line of fire. PressTV-Israeli fighter jets hid behind Russian plane: Moscow Moscow says the Israeli fighter jets were responsible for Syria’s downing of a Russian aircraft as they hid themselves behind it. Bolton, however, said Israel was only defending itself against what he called “Iranian aggressive behavior” in Syria. “The Israelis have a legitimate right to self-defense against this Iranian aggressive behavior, and what we’re all trying to do is reduce tensions, reduce the possibility of major new hostilities,” he argued. “That’s why the president [Donald Trump] has spoken to this issue and why we would regard introducing the S300 as a major mistake.” Iran has been providing military advisory support to Syria at the request of the Damascus government, enabling its army to speed up its gains on various fronts against foreign-backed terror outfits. The anti-Damascus militants have enjoyed Israeli support in form of weapons and medical treatment as well as recurrent airstrikes against Syrian military facilities. Israeli army provides weapons to terrorists in Syria Iran condemns Israeli attacks on Syria Russia rejects Israeli call to keep Iranian advisors away from Golan Tel Aviv has also been running a campaign to convince Russia and the US to oust Iran's advisors from Syria, or at least push them back from areas close to the Arab country's southwestern border. The regime also claims to have deliberately targeted Iranian forces across the country. US military to stay in Syria until Iran leaves: Bolton Bolton noted in his remarks that the US plans to continue its military presence in Syria as long as Iranian advisors are there. “We’re not going to leave as long as Iranian troops are outside Iranian borders and that includes Iranian proxies and militias,” Bolton said. National Security Advisor John Bolton attends a media briefing during the United Nations General Assembly on September 24, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by AFP) This goes against the longtime Pentagon policy that the US military mission in Syria would conclude once the terrorists are defeated. US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis pointed this out hours after Bolton’s remarks, claiming that while Russia and Iran had both contributed to instability in Syria, the US military remained solely focused on defeating Daesh. “Right now our troops inside Syria are there for one purpose, and that’s under the UN authorization about defeating ISIS,” Mattis said, using another acronym for Daesh. “Our troops are there for that one purpose.” US Syria Israel Russia S-300 John Bolton US Space Force unveils camouflage uniforms amid criticism It's time to get out of Afghanistan: US veterans US warship sails Taiwan Strait amid China trade pact	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9193
__label__wiki	0.534479	0.534479	antibodies-online.cn Supports the Resource Identification Initiative With Free Stuff for Beta Testers antibodies-online GmbH SAN DIEGO, SHANGHAI, ATLANTA and AACHEN, Germany, February 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Research resources reported in the biomedical literature often lack sufficient detail to be uniquely identified, which can hinder scientific reproducibility. To address this problem, an international collaboration between researchers, program officers, vendors, curators, editors, computer scientists and publishers has started the Resource Identification Initiative. The beta test preceding the pilot phase is recruiting researchers to test the system. "antibodies-online.cn rewards every participant with a free t-shirt or a coffee mug", says Dr. Andreas Kessell, Co-founder of http://www.antibodies-online.cn/. Participants should follow the instructions on http://www.antibodies-online.cn/resource-identification-initiative. The Initiative aims to address the issue of resource identification within the biomedical literature by promoting the use of unique identifiers for research materials. The goal is to include unique identifiers alongside the mention of all key resources in publications. The project is sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and the International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility, and being led by a diverse collaboration including the Neuroscience Information Framework and the Oregon Health & Science University Library, working with many others through FORCE11. The initiative is also designed to help resource providers to track usage of resources and to measure impacts of funding. "The requirements are that resources are identified in such a manner that they are identified uniquely and are machine readable, are available outside the paywall and are uniform across publishers and journals", says Dr. Maryann Martone, NIF Project Lead and Professor, Department of Neuroscience, University of California, San Diego. Patrik von Glasow PR Manager, antibodies-online.cn Email: patrik.vonglasow@antibodies-online.com Tel. +49(0)241-93-672533 With more than 1,000,000 products antibodies-online.cn is the biggest distributor for proteomics research worldwide. Maryann Martone NIF Project Lead Email: maryann@ncmir.ucsd.edu The Neuroscience Information Framework is a dynamic inventory of Web-based neuroscience resources. SOURCE antibodies-online GmbH	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9195
__label__wiki	0.965031	0.965031	Rail News Home Canadian Pacific Rail News: Canadian Pacific RAC recognizes safety efforts of three railroads, one service provider Canadian Pacific, Genesee & Wyoming Canada Inc., VIA Rail Canada Inc. and Cando Rail Services Ltd. yesterday received the Railway Association of Canada’s (RAC) 2018 Safety Awards during a ceremony in Ottawa, Ontario. The annual awards recognize members' outstanding leadership in and attention to safety. RAC represents the interests of more than 50 freight and passenger railroads in Canada. The association honored CP for its locomotive engineer training simulation program and the classroom version of its conductor simulation training initiative, as well as the railroad’s predictive wayside detection initiative for bearings. “By designing simulation that realistically recreates the conditions that our locomotive engineers and conductors will encounter in the field, we ultimately ensure that they can succeed once they're put in control of an actual train,” said CP Chief Mechanical Officer Kyle Mulligan in a press release. G&W Canada earned the award for its “Target Zero” training program, which is aimed at strengthening the organizational safety culture. “For us, security is more than an objective, it is a fundamental value,” said G&W Canada President Louis Gravel. “Thanks to a strong safety culture reinforced by the Target Zero program, we have the tools to enable us to prevent all types of rail incidents and ensure the safety of our employees and colleagues.” For VIA Rail, the award recognizes its operational safety strategy, which has helped prevent train accidents. “Since 2015, through training, communication and monitoring, we have reduced the number of train incidents each year, from 2.4 incidents per million miles traveled in 2015 to 0.60 incidents per million miles traveled in 2017,” said VIA Rail President and Chief Executive Officer Yves Desjardins-Siciliano. Meanwhile, the RAC honored Cando Rail Services for its employee safety education program. “Where most other traditional railway programs focused on specific safety training or procedures, ours was designed to help employees understand communication processes, safe work procedures and other safety initiatives and what they can do personally to improve safety performance,” said Cando Rail Services Director of Corporate Safety Steve Gallagher. The initiatives introduced by members in 2018 are helping to advance rail safety in Canada, said RAC President and CEO Marc Brazeau. “The winners represent different segments of our country's rail industry — Class Is, short lines and passenger carriers — which shows our collective commitment to continuous safety improvements,” he said. Contact Progressive Railroading editorial staff. More News from 11/28/2018	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9197
__label__wiki	0.829288	0.829288	Project Categories: Structural Engineering New car showroom, sales and service development comprising five levels adjacent to Breakfast Creek in Newstead. The building is equivalent to 10 storeys in height and is approximately 100m by 60m wide. Projex Partners provided full structural design services including structural steelwork, precast, pre-tensioned, post-tensioned and conventional reinforced concrete elements. Key features of this project are the long-span concrete floors with limitations on deflection criteria. This project demonstrates our expertise in structural concrete and steel design. Construction Cost – Est $90M. Design of a 16-storey mixed use building over four basements. Design challenges involved deep basement excavation immediately adjacent to the Gas-O-Meter, a heritage listed masonry and structural steel structure, and construction between two portions of existing basement already constructed on the site. The structural design incorporated a diaphragm wall for retention, with reinforced concrete slabs, post-tensioned transfer elements and predominately precast vertical elements including the lift and stair cores. Photos courtesy of Tom Dooley Developments. Design of Stages 1 and 2 of the $95 million Newstead Series residential project. The development includes 300 apartments and townhomes spread across four (4) boutique towers – The Carlyle, The Donaldson, The Ajax and The Koerstz. A shared podium provides half an acre of subtropical landscaped gardens and amenities including a 25 metre lap pool and spa, sauna, gymnasium with green room, alfresco dining areas, fire pit, outdoor cinema, recreational lawns and exercise spaces. Masonry screen elements provide a notable feature on the street elevations. Projex Partners also provided construction support in relation to tower cranes and material hoists for the project. Photos courtesy of Watpac Constructions. Aqua apartments is a 16 storey residential apartment building located in the Newstead residential precinct. The building features twelve storeys of luxury apartments and three levels of carparking constructed over an existing basement and podium structure. Design of the superstructure was developed in conjunction with the architecture to ensure that the existing foundation and core structures could be utilised without significant remedial work, thus providing a cost effective structural solution for the entire project. The residential levels were designed as conventional reinforcement concrete flat plates whilst the carpark levels were designed using a precast hollowcore flooring system. The precast flooring system allowed for construction of the carpark levels without provision of back-propping to critical areas of the existing podium structure. This allowed the existing basement carpark, which also services existing adjoining developments, to maintain operation during construction. The building core was designed using interlocking precast wall elements to expedite construction. The aqua development also incorporates a significant number of feature screens and green-wall structures to the carpark façade, and a separate café structure constructed over the existing podium and situated on the Ann Street frontage. The café building incorporates a warped feature roof constructed from structural steelwork. Design of a 25-storey unit building over three basements. The project utilises a diaphragm wall for retention in poor ground conditions, with reinforced concrete slabs and post-tensioned transfer elements. Design of all structural elements for the project incorporating floor slabs, transfer slabs, columns and precast walls, steel framed roof and tower crane base. Inspections of structural items during construction and liaison with developer/builder. Design of precast, pre-stressed concrete flooring panels for a 27-storey office building in the tower floors. Design review of some other structural elements of the project. Design of all elements of 10-storey and 4-storey unit buildings utilising insitu reinforced and pre-stressed slabs, precast walls, steel roof framing and tower crane base. Preliminary and detailed design for a 7-level unit development. A difficult site and large open spaces in the prestige apartments required an innovative structural system to be developed, with multiple transfers throughout the building. Late changes to unit layouts also required development of an innovative retrofit to one transfer slab to create access between two units and combine them into one space.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9199
__label__wiki	0.672082	0.672082	Logistics Wizards These officers work their magic to keep offices running smoothly. It’s 8.30am. The projector is warmed up, pencils are sharpened and the inviting aroma of coffee fills the meeting room. These are the work of support staff who organise the ins and outs of the office so it runs like a well-oiled machine. Ms Goh Lai Lin, Management Support Officer for the Ministry of Education’s Educational Technology Division, performs daily checks of the office building, manages claims and coordinates overseas travel for her colleagues. Ms Goh, who has been at the ministry for 29 years, says: “When renovations, payments and travel plans are completed on time, I feel satisfied that I’ve done my job well.” Mr Mohamed Ali, Administrative Assistant for the Public Service Division (PSD), feels the same way. He provides logistics support for 400 staff and maintains the operations of 20 meeting rooms. As PSD often hosts foreign delegates and ministers, Mr Ali has to accommodate many different working styles and requests. Fortunately, he enjoys the challenge, which is why he has been doing this for 18 years. He and Ms Goh agree that working under tight timelines is the toughest part. “It’s common for people to come to us with their laptops [or printers] not working just before an important meeting,” says Mr Ali. Soothing frazzled nerves is also an integral part of their job. Sometimes Ms Goh has to process travel requests quickly while managing anxious colleagues. “I always remind myself to put myself in others’ shoes and stay calm.” “At the end of the day,” says Mr Ali, “it’s just nice to be recognised for the work I do.” Lisa Twang John Heng Madam Chingay's Still Got It He Keeps The Water Flowing Passport to Service Excellence Why Your Work Matters: An Infographic	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9203
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__label__cc	0.61684	0.38316	Find a Puppy! Cockerpoo The Cockapoo (also known as a Spoodle or Cockerpoo, but unfortunately not Cockapoodledoodle) is a cross between the American Cocker Spaniel and the Poodle, a cross originating in the United States. Poodle crossbreeds are meant to produce a dog with mixed traits and the Poodle’s signature nonshedding coat. Unlike many other Poodle crossbreeds, which tend to be recent, the Cockapoo was first developed as far back as the 1940’s. Like other crossbreeds, however, they have recently surged in popularity in America. The Cockapoo is also popular in Australia and Sweden, where it is known as the Spoodle. As a crossbreed, the Cockapoo is not eligible for registration with purebred registries such as the American Kennel Club, but it can be registered with the American Canine Hybrid Club, as ‘Cock A Poo’. The Cockapoo is not considered a purebred because it doesn’t ‘breed true’, meaning that it doesn’t display a consistent set of characteristics. Some breeders produce Cockapoos by crossing a purebred Poodle with a purebred Cocker Spaniel (called a first generation cross), but others allow crossing Cockapoos with other Poodles or Cocker Spaniels (called a backcross), or with other Cockapoos (called a multi-generation cross). Different crosses can result in different characteristics. The Cockapoo can come in a wide variety of sizes depending on the Poodle breed used. The Teacup Cockapoo (a cross between a Cocker Spaniel and Teacup Poodle) weighs 2-5 lbs (1-2 kg), the Toy Cockapoo weighs 5-12 lbs (2-5 kg), the Miniature Cockapoo weighs 12-20 lbs (5-9 kg), and the rare Standard Cockapoo weighs 20-65 lbs (9-29 kg). The Miniature Cockapoo is most common, with a shoulder height of 14-15 in (35-38 cm). Most have large, dark brown eyes and dark noses. Cockapoos may have docked tails. 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Browse through our breeder's listings and find your perfect puppy at the perfect price. The Cockapoo's kind disposition makes it an ideal family pet. The Cockapoo is gentle and loving with children and enjoys the company of all living things, including other dogs and pets. Cockapoos do not shed much, however the coat does require extensive grooming. Like other hybrids, Cockapoos tend to have fewer health problems than most purebreds (known as ‘hybrid vigor’). Potential health problems are hip dysplasia (malformed hip joint which can cause lameness or arthritis), luxating patella (dislocated knee), ear infections, and eye problems such as PRA and cataracts. Cockapoos are intelligent and eager to please, which usually makes training a simple procedure. A consistent but not overly firm approach is required. House training the Cockapoo may be difficult. The Cockapoo has low exercise demands. A small yard where it can run freely and an occasional walk, in addition to its indoor antics, will keep it happy. The Cockapoo is a good breed for an apartment or condominium. Cockerpoo Puppies for Sale Puppy Search More Puppies for Sale Cockerpoo Puppies for Sale - Shipped Worldwide! Finding the right Cockerpoo puppy can be dog gone hard work. PuppyFind® provides a convenient and efficient means of selecting and purchasing the perfect Cockerpoo puppy (or Cockerpoo puppies) from the comfort of your home, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Take advantage of our PuppySearch or leisurely browse our directory of hundreds of dog breeds, Cockerpoo dog breeders, Cockerpoo dogs for adoption, and Cockerpoo puppy for sale listings with photos and detailed descriptions. Some Cockerpoo puppies for sale may be shipped Worldwide and include crate and veterinarian checkup. Many Cockerpoo dog breeders with puppies for sale also offer a health guarantee. 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__label__cc	0.650322	0.349678	The Blood Road What drives someone to murder? The No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author returns with the much anticipated new Logan McRae thriller. Some things just won't stay buried... Other Titles by Stuart MacBride Logan McRae's personal history is hardly squeaky clean, but now that he works for Professional Standards he's policing his fellow officers. When Detective Inspector Bell turns up dead in the driver's seat of a crashed car it's a shock to everyone. Because Bell died two years ago, they buried him. Or they thought they did. As an investigation is launched into Bell's stabbing, Logan digs into his past. Where has he been all this time? Why did he disappear? And what's so important that he felt the need to come back from the dead? But the deeper Logan digs, the more bones he uncovers - and there are people out there who'll kill to keep those skeletons buried. If Logan can't stop them, DI Bell won't be the only one to die...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9209
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__label__cc	0.709036	0.290964	112 million applications sent across Australia PlanningAlerts Email alerts of planning applications near you Get the Data Back PlanningAlerts 601 Pacific Highway St Leonards Rezoning Review of North Sydney LEP 2013 We found this application for you on the planning authority's website about 1 year ago. The date it was received by them was not recorded. (Source: NSW Joint Regional Planning Panels, reference 2018SNH069 RR) Have your say by adding your own comment. Simon Lai commented about 1 year ago I object to this planning proposal as there are already too many apartment buildings being built in St Leonards. Increasing the height at this site is unnecessary and would negatively impact liveability. This decision would be motivated purely by greed for money. delivered to the planning authority Rosemary Than-Aye commented about 1 year ago Think its time to slow development in St Leonards the Chinese developers think only of how much money they can make and an increase from 49m to 212m is really excessive. Whilst development can be good but not at the expense of quality of life, sunlight , traffic conjection for the current residents,. Not only do we have increased traffic from more residents where resident car parks open out onto small laneways but many of the streets are becoming short cuts between suburbs with hugely increase traffic. Also some streets such as Albany are already become darkened wind tunnels. What will be the point of having nice cafes and restaurants when we cannot sit outside because there is no sun! David C commented about 1 year ago I'm not opposed to expansion and development as it goods for the city and much needed but it needs to be sustainable. The amount of development of high rise appartments in St Leonards and the pacific highway corridor down to North Sydney is currently saturated and I have so far not seen any proposals on building out the infrastructure to support this. Yes, Crows Nest station is being build out but the train system will not be able to cope with this expansion + the increased traffic flowing from the hills on these lines. On top of this I don't see any new schools being built, or re-developed, to support the increase in population in these areas. I also feel that neither Lane Cove and North Sydney councils have shown enough consideration or due diligence in these expansion plans and therefore I feel that all future planning proposals for appartments of over 10 floors in these areas councils should go to the Sydney council for approval and to verify that this growth is sustainable for the infrastructure around it. David and Bronwyn Wilson commented about 1 year ago We are in favour of well thought out developments that are set back from the highway, provide lane way access to the streets behind as well as some open spaces with garden and public seating, child care facilities, cafes and boutiques. Having just returned from Chicago where design in architecture is highly regarded we would love to see the same approach here, rather than the ubiquitous high rise that usually mushrooms up to blight the landscape. Its not so much the size of the building, its more the ugliness and vulgarity that we object to. St Leonards has been a neglected area for many years, due to intersecting geographic boundaries and conflicting council policies rather than the nimbyism of the over 70’s that is disrespectfully referred to in an earlier post. Tony Gribben commented about 1 year ago Height restrictions should remain until the state government makes adequate provision for education and other community facilities in the area. Barbara DeGraff commented about 1 year ago I object to this Planning Proposal because it does nothing to increase employment. Rather it provides less space for jobs as the commercial component is less than the current 14 stories - by a significant margin. Further development of residential towers must halt until we understand the impact of the numerous high rise units already under construction. Once these units come online will there a market for such apartments? Will the existing water and sewerage system handle it? Will the narrow streets handle further traffic? Will the necessary supporting infrastructure be in place? Increasing the height at this site is unnecessary and would negatively impact liveability further overpowering and overshadowing Crows Nest, Naremburn and Wollstonecraft as well as surrounding communities and suburbs up and down the highway. I object to the proposed bulk and scale of the towers as they are do not provide an appropriate transition to the fine grain of Crows Nest streets and will set a dangerous ‘precedent’. James Favretto commented about 1 year ago There are a few significant sites in St Leonard’s and Crows Nest, not many, that can take the strain of the required dwellings that a location like this needs to accommodate on top of or next to new/existing train stations so that higher development isn’t needed in the back streets of this locality next to lower density development in streets setback from busy Pacific Highway. This looks like a good one. It’s a uniquely shaped triangular slim site which will provide a different architectural look inherently. Fair enough if the majority of other sites are limited to 18 levels or the like but I think half a dozen dense sites are needed to keep the overall feel of the vast majority of the rest of St Leonards and Crows Nest. David Cook commented about 1 year ago Over burdened, jammed public schools with no playground space and too many students. Is that the future for Lower North Shore families? No! It’s actually the present. Plus not enough public sports facilities or space for children to develop beyond the stunted academic opportunity being offered up. These additional population increases through unsustainable high rise approvals is proof the NSW state and local governments are corrupted and ‘owned’ by the faceless property development corporations feeding on our local communities and cashing in on the ‘value’ of the area. I object to this State Governments’ ideology of thoughtless development led by “ the market”. And I object to this high rise proposal in St Leonard’s. There is no market, just an oligopoly of unaccountable developers producing the same product; with no consequences. A more proactive planned approach is needed that puts developers last in decision making and makes them accountable to the existing communities. I call on voters to remove this Liberal party at the next election, simply because neither party can be left in power for more than 2 terms. You have to remove them, they become lazy, deaf, corrupt and run out of ideas. . Edward Re commented about 1 year ago I object to the redevelopment of 601 Pacific Highway. This building is one of the few that is a graceful, and elegant landmark. It would be a real shame to knock it down. It's an ecological disaster to rebuild an existing high density building. There must be lots of other places in St Leonards that could be redeveloped that is now lower density, and a better candidate. We need to preserve commercial area. Any conversion to apartments is increasing the ghetto-isation of the St Leonards precinct. Finally, making the building any higher will increase the shadowing, and wind tunnel effect in the area. Mayor Jilly Gibson, the Nth Sydney Council "Community FIrst" group, and the state NSW Liberals should be made to pay at the next elections. Rohan Higgins commented about 1 year ago The over development currently in planning for St Leonards, Crows Nest, Lane Cove, etc is quickly becoming a major election point for the State Government. The infrastructure in these areas simply cannot cope with the anticipated expansion. As a local resident, my 18 floor apartment block will be dwarfed by the proposed 50 story developments within a few hundred metres casting shadows and interrupting airflows...let alone the hit to property values. This craziness must stop...and quickly. I strenuously oppose this development....and I vote! Heidi Winney commented about 1 year ago I also object to the redevelopment of 601 Pacific Highway. It is one of the very, very few attractive buildings left - all the rest are totally devoid of architectural value. This building does not need knocking down, refurbishing perhaps. The wind tunnel effect in this area will become even worse than it is now as will the overshadowing. A 50 story building? Why? We definitely don't need it. There are a number of commercial office spaces in the St Leonards right now that are empty and have been so for some time. Exactly which companies are going to move in there with all the space that will become available? The developers should look at other areas and leave attractive buildings alone. Why does everything have to look the same - boxes and more boxes! Wendy Suen commented about 1 year ago Developments like this for 601 Pacific Highway and the surrounding sites do not create community. They gut them. The over-densification of the St Leonards precinct with more residential housing do not create sustainable jobs in the area. St Leonards will become a bigger commuter hub than it already is. What attraction is there to create future employment here? Why should employers bring their businesses here? The lack of green space (other than the heritage listed cemetery and the handkerchief-sized pieces of grass near St Leonards station and Hume Street) do not provide people with any access to nature. The St Leonards precinct is sadly lacking in parkland now. Pot plants on verandahs in sky-high towers are hardly the same. Children will grow up without knowing what it feels like to have grass beneath their feet. And be taught in classrooms in the sky. Oh, but no provision is made for any additional desperately needed schools. Infrastructure such as comprehensive primary and high schools and bigger parks and public spaces need to be planned first. That is what should be prioritised. 200m+ towers come a poor second. Well said Wendy. Agree 100%. Peter commented about 1 year ago Correct Wendy but the comment about green is plain wrong. The dream of the 1/4 acre block is over. St Leonard’s is prime for development as it is really one of the perfect places to live. Parks, public transport(+ future metro), the road network, proximity to the city and the list goes on. If we can’t to try and reign in house prices and maintain a quality of life for all, then we need apartments. It is simply irresponsible and not fair to force everyone to move out to Oran Park. Nobody likes change, especially when it effects them (I.e inner west councils complaints about westconex, everyone uses the m4 and parra road so let them make it better and easier for all of Sydney). Local councils can do a lot better with better planning and bringing up the standard of schools and other necessities prior to densification. Although councils are under staffed and should always look at the bigger picture/the grand plan/a Sydney +20 years from now, and not submit to those who complain about high rise development and cutting down a tree in someone’s backyard. Provide constructive feedback and council will listen (hopefully). James Lee commented about 1 year ago Great comment, Wendy. Could the council please listen to its residents (who have voted them in) and prioritise livability over pressures/temptations from developers. Have your say on this application Your comment and details will be sent to NSW Joint Regional Planning Panels. They may consider your submission when they decide whether to approve this application. Your name and comment will be posted publicly above. Have you made a donation or gift to a Councillor or Council employee? You may need to disclose this. 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__label__wiki	0.649499	0.649499	The War on Drugs and the Global Colour Line Edited by Kojo Koram An international collection of essays revealing the racism inherent in the War on Drugs. The War on Drugs has led to millions of people dead, displaced and incarcerated. Disproportionately enforced on oppressed races, international drug prohibition has reinforced the colour line across the globe. While laws prohibiting the production, sale and use of particular drugs are presented as politically neutral and objective, this collection reveals the racist impact of the War on Drugs across multiple continents and in numerous situations. From racialised drugs policing at festivals in the UK to the necropolitical wars in Juarez, Mexico and from the exchange of drug policing programs between the United States and Israel to the management of black bodies in Brazil, this collection proves that the regulation of drugs and race is an international, and intentional, disaster. Pushing forward the debate and activism led by groups such as Black Lives Matter and calling for radical changes in drug policy legislation and prison reform, both nationally and internationally, this collection cuts deep and rings true for all people fighting racism today. Kojo Koram is a lecturer at the School of Law at Birkbeck College, University of London. 'A monumental study of the transnational circuits of racist policing etched out through the War on Drugs, the immeasurable toll of human suffering they have induced, and the resistances mounted against them' - Arun Kundnani, author of 'The Muslims are Coming' 'Brilliantly evidences the continued and systematic racialisation of the global war on drugs. A timely study, not only in its analysis of the problem, but because it challenges us to think how drug policy reform works.' - Niamh Eastwood, Executive Director, Release Introduction - Kojo Koram 1. Benevolent Whiteness in Canadian Drug Regulation - Elise Wohlbold and Dawn Moore 2. Policing the 'Black Party': Racialised Drugs Policing at Festivals in the UK - Tanzil Chowdhury 3. Racism and Drug Policy: Criminal Control and the Management of Black Bodies by the Brazilian State - Evandro Piza Duarte and Felipe da Silva Freitas 4. Necropolitical Wars - Ariadna Estevez 5. The Apotheosis of War in Colombia - Oscar Guardiola-Rivera and Kojo Koram 6. A People's History of Police Exchanges: Settler Colonialism, Capitalism and the Intersectionality of Struggles - Ashley Bohrer and Andres Fabian Henao Castro 7. Perpetuating Apartheid: South African Drug Policy - Shaun Shelly and Simon Howell 8. Racism and Social Injustice in War on Drugs Narratives in Indonesia - Asmin Fransiska 9. Colonial Roots of the Global Pandemic of Untreated Pain - Katherine Pettus Published by Pluto Press in Mar 2019 Drugs and Racial Politics A Global History The story of the War on Drugs is often told as an American story, Kojo Koram reveals how the history of the War on Drugs is a global history, encapsulating the legacies of apartheid and land appropriation in settler colonies.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9213
__label__wiki	0.778863	0.778863	Brisbane State High School Honour Board Resource Centre, Brisbane State High School, Vulture Street South Brisbane QLD 4101 A large, tri-panelled Honour Board, which incorporates the Roll of Honour for alumni who served during the First and Second World Wars. The flanks of the main Roll list additional school and heritage rolls. The main central Roll lists 53 individuals from WWI and 417 from WWII. Of the WWI Alumni, nine died on active service and one each served with the American Expeditionary Forces and South African Forces, respectively. Of the WWII Alumni, 53 died on active service. The names are listed alphabetically for the WWI names and half of the WWII names, with the remaining signifying that many individuals were included in addenda as they were recognised. There are one and half columns of names for WWI and eight and a half for WWII. ALUMNI LAUDE [SCHOOL CREST] DIGNI MAXIMA 1914–1918 [Names] [Names]1939–1945 [Names] [Names] [Names] [Names] First World War, 1914–1918 The original School opened in July 1921 in the Normal School, on the corner of Adelaide and Edward Streets. It then moved to the present site in 1925. Since then, efficient use of the available area, purchase of adjacent properties and development of facilities on the site have resulted in the current school layout. 'State High' currently caters for a maximum of 2100 students. Brisbane State High School website - www.statehigh.com.au Matt Smith, QLD War Memorial Register Brisbane State High School 1939–1945 Honour Board Kurilpa War Memorial Clock and Chimes, plus Honour Board, Kurilpa Library South Brisbane 2/31st Battalion War Memorial South Brisbane RSL War Memorial	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9214
__label__cc	0.736437	0.263563	Home ⇾IELTS Cue Card With Answer ⇾IELTS Cue Card With Answer - Talk about your favourite politician IELTS Cue Card With Answer - Talk about your favourite politician Talk about your favourite politician. Who is he/ she? What he/ she did that you can tell others? Do you want to be like him/ her? And explain why this person is your favourite politician. Usually, I don’t like the politicians in our country. If I have to pick one to talk about I would choose Baburam Bhattarai. From him, Nepalese people have much expectation for the nation’s development. I also have same optimistic thoughts about him. He came from a small village of Gorkha district and became prime minister of our country. In today’s scenario of Nepalese politics he played a tremendous role to have an optimistic roadmap in front of the Nepalese nation. He is a visionary leader and a good politician. The contribution he has made towards making our country a developed one is something worth mentioning. I would very proudly tell others how he has sacrificed his time and efforts to do the betterment for our nations especially having a progress roadmap and many implementations of it. I don’t like politics, at least the money making and power play politics that we have. I don’t have any desire to be a politician. I believe every citizen of a country has many things to contribute to the country and I want to do my best to help the country. I admire Baburam Bhattarai for his vision and fair play. He is a rare politician in our country and we need more visionary and honest leader like him.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9216
__label__cc	0.675122	0.324878	Radhanath Swami on Spiritual Chastisement Tagsradhanath swami, advaita acharya, 92-083, chastisement, krishna's teaching, lamentation, sanatan goswami, spiritual chastisement The Lord at once took the position of a teacher and chastised the student, calling him indirectly a fool. The Lord said, “You are talking like a learned man but you do not know that one who is learned—one, who knows what is body and what is soul—does not lament for any stage of the body neither in the living nor in the dead condition.” As it will be explained in later chapters, it will be clear that knowledge means to know matter and spirit and the controller of both. Glory of Krishna by Radhanath Swami InSB 10.13, 1992 Tagsradhanath swami, srimad bhagavatam, vaikuntha, vrajwasis, tapasya, 10.13.48, 92-088, garbhodakasayi visnu, glory of krishna, laxmi, narayana, sb 10.13.46, yogamaya All those personalities had four arms, holding conchshell, disc, mace and lotus flower in Their hands. They wore helmets on Their heads, earrings on Their ears and garlands of forest flowers around Their necks. On the upper portion of the right side of Their chests was the emblem of the goddess of fortune. Furthermore, They wore armlets on Their arms, the Kaustubha gem around Their necks, which were marked with three lines like a conchshell, and bracelets on Their wrists. Radhanath Swami on Greatness of Krishna TagsKrishna, radhanath swami, narada muni, gopis, rupa goswami, nityananda prabhu, lord brahma, tolerance, caitanya mahaprabhu, gopas, greatness, humlity, lord balaramji, mother yashoda, nanda maharaj, sb 10.13.39 Lord Baladeva said, “O supreme controller! These boys are not great demigods, as I previously thought. Nor are these calves great sages like Nārada. Now I can see that You alone are manifesting Yourself in all varieties of difference. Although one, You are existing in different forms of the calves and boys. Please briefly explain this to Me.” Having thus been requested by Lord Baladeva, Kṛṣṇa explained the whole situation, and Baladeva understood it. Radhanath Swami on Krishna’s Love for Us Tagsradhanath swami, 92-078, krishna's love, sb 10.13.36 This increase of affection was not māyā; rather, because Kṛṣṇa had expanded Himself as everything and because the whole life of everyone in Vṛndāvana was meant for Kṛṣṇa, the cows, because of affection for Kṛṣṇa, had more affection for the older calves than for the new calves, and the men increased in their affection for their sons. Balarāma was astonished to see all the residents of Vṛndāvana so affectionate toward their own children, exactly as they had been for Kṛṣṇa. Inconceivable Lord Krishna Tagsradhanath swami, lila, balaramji, lord krishna, 92-075, inconceivable, sb 10.13.35, yoga maya The cows had younger calves who had started sucking milk from their mothers, and some of the cows had newly given birth, but now, because of love, the cows enthusiastically showed their affection for the older calves, which had left off milking. These calves were grown up, but still the mothers wanted to feed them. Therefore Balarāma was a little surprised, and He wanted to inquire from Kṛṣṇa about the reason for their behavior. Lord Balarama Appearance InBalaram Jayanti, 1992 Tagsradhanath swami, appearance, 5 rasas, balaram jayanti, iskcon chowpatty, lord balaram, original servitor In the Srimad Bhagavatam it describes, on that faithful evening of the wedding ceremony of Vasudeva and Devaki on the chariot, as Kamsa, the brother of Devaki, was driving her to Vasudeva’s palace. At that time a resounding and ominous voice appeared in the sky, “Kamsa, you are a fool. You are taking such nice care of your sister not knowing that the eighth child, the eighth son of your sister, Devaki, will be the cause of your death.” He became very very much disturbed. Guru and Vaisnava Blessing Tagsradhanath swami, blessing, surrender, srila prabhupada, guru, caitanya mahaprabhu, 92-064, real brahmana, samskaras, vaisnava Nanda Maharaj is truly a loving father who is putting his heart and his soul into pursuing the true welfare of his two beloved children Krishna Balaram. He knows that without the auspicious blessings of great personalities and without the observance of the will of God, that nothing can be auspicious in this world. In fact, one can spend enormous sums of money to perform grand, grand ceremonies – the chanting of Vedic Mantras, the offering of oblations to the sacred fire and so many other of the ritualistic injunctions. Sucking the Poison Tagsradhanath swami, poison, 92-044, die or live, kaliya's purification, putana, putana's purification, sucking the poison First when putana came in contact with Krishna, Krishna created a condition in her life where when He began to suck from her body, she could feel the very life air coming out. She was struck with fear and then she was suffering terrible pain and she was trying to resist by all means this process of purification. First thing that happened when Putana saw Krishna she was attracted to this child, she killed so many babies but when she saw Krishna she became very attractive.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9221
__label__cc	0.688252	0.311748	Filtered by Data Analytics & Machine Learning, Distribution, Emergency Response, Science of Interfaces, Vehicle Energy Storage, and Wind Energy New AI Model Tries to Synthesize Patient Data Like Doctors Do A new approach developed by PNNL scientists improves the accuracy of patient diagnosis up to 20 percent when compared to other embedding approaches. Teams of Rivals: PNNL and LAS Collaborate on Machine Learning Twenty-four analysts from U.S. intelligence organizations met in August for a machine learning activity with PNNL researchers Nicole Nichols, Jeremiah Rounds, Lawrence Phillips, and Brian Kritzstein. AI Ups Response Time when the Grid Goes Down Trouble on the electric grid might start with something relatively small: a downed power line, or a lightning strike at a substation. What happens next? PNNL Publishes Distributed Wind Energy Report The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE’s) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued its annual report on distributed wind. A New Look at One of the Most Abundant Particles in the Universe Researchers at PNNL are applying deep learning techniques to learn more about neutrinos, part of a worldwide network of researchers trying to understand one of the universe’s most elusive particles. Going to Bat for Bats… with Tags PNNL researchers are developing and evaluating bat tagging and tracking tools that will help design solutions to protect the bat population from wind turbines. Homes, Neighborhoods, and the Future of Energy A PNNL researcher peers into the future and sees homes and neighborhoods seamlessly working together to coordinate energy use. Exploring Encounters between Humpback and Floating Wind Farms Mama and calf humpback whales—considered a vulnerable species that might be entangled in underwater equipment—star in a new animation video that depicts the marine mammals’ scale and movements relative to floating offshore wind farms. (-) Data Analytics & Machine Learning (-) Distribution (-) Vehicle Energy Storage (-) Wind Energy	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9228
__label__cc	0.698729	0.301271	Filtered by Explosives Detection, Fuel Cycle Research, Hydrogen & Fuel Cells, Secure & Adaptive Systems, Solid Phase Processing, and Transportation Smelling is Believing Vapor detection technology developed at PNNL can quickly and accurately identify explosives, deadly chemicals, and illicit drugs. Containing Hydrogen in a Materials World Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories have joined forces to reduce costs and improve the reliability of hydrogen fueling stations. The Uncertainties Around Algae for Biofuel Researchers at PNNL have developed a model that predicts outcomes from the algae hydrothermal liquefaction process in a way that mirrors commercial reality much more closely than previous analyses. Not “The Jetsons”—But Getting There Researchers develop tools to advance tomorrow’s infrastructure-to-vehicle communications and traffic routing concepts. New Estimating Tool Providing Catalyst Cost Information PNNL and National Renewable Energy Laboratory have partnered on a first-of-its-kind tool that estimates costs of catalysts. Making Every Atom Count to Reduce Auto Emissions Researchers at PNNL and their collaborators have made a significant improvement to a catalyst that is more rugged and can reduce tailpipe pollution at lower temperatures than existing methods. (-) Explosives Detection (-) Hydrogen & Fuel Cells	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9229
__label__wiki	0.743305	0.743305	50 LISTS Revisiting the 2000sNostalgia for the movies, TV shows, stars, music, food, fashion, and toys of the decade that was already so long ago. Things Girls Did to Impress Boys Fashion Trends We All Regret Catching Up with One-Hit Wonders Discontinued Foods and Drinks One-Hit Wonders Music Videos of the Early 2000s Bygone Things We Relied On Mall Stores You Miss the Most One-Hit Wonders You Forgot Shows You Watched After School The Greatest 2000s TV Shows Funniest Movies of the 2000s Movies That Stuck with You Most Top Sitcoms You Were Watching Lifetime Movies Movies We Were Too Hard On Action Movies Teen Shows Toy Commercials The 2000s Things You Miss the Most Photo: New Line Cinema The Most Dated Experiences of 2000s Teens CE Hudspeth 3k votes 480 voters 27.3k views 13 items List Rules Vote up what you're experiencing if you were a teen in the 2000s. Being a teenager in the 2000s was such a unique experience. For young minds that were still in the process of being molded, they’d experienced pre-online life in the '90s and were introduced to the surge of computer and internet usage as they grew up. It wasn’t just the early stages of social media, but the trends, the pop culture and the all around experience of growing up, attending high school, and generally existing as a young person in the 2000s. Photo: K. Ryan Jones The Blockbuster night experience. Before instant streaming there was the joyous time in which one would visit Blockbuster Video. Blockbuster survived the 2000s, dying in 2011, but it’s no surprise when you really think about it. They didn’t adjust prices as things like Netflix and Redbox (which surprisingly began in 2002) emerged, so as fun as it was to head to the nearest Blockbuster, walk aisles of entertainment options and buy overpriced candy, it began to not make sense financially, or convenience-wise. Still, hanging with friends and hitting up a video store is a memory former 2000s teens can cherish. Everything took a little bit longer. From tapes having to be rewound after watching to more significant delays, like the internet. You didn’t just open your laptop and browse the web, you had the early dial-up internet experience, which included a bunch of unpleasant sounds for like 15-30 seconds while it connected. Then, once online you got to enjoy waiting for pages to load and videos to buffer. Photo: SnakeBite Heart Burning custom CDs with handpicked songs depending on the friend or crush you were giving it to. There was nothing like making mixtapes with all of the illegally obtained tunes you’d scored. It was cool to make a mix that you could play on the way to and from school, which was the 2000s equivalent of being handed the AUX cord. Or, you could give a mixtape to your crush as a means of communication, hoping they’d listen, and I mean really listen to the lyrics of the love-professing songs. Photo: Craige Moore Having limited minutes and text messages. We talked to people on nights and weekends because that’s when it was free. Most didn’t text as liberally as we do now for the better part of the 2000s because there were limits. You can’t be sending short ‘K’ and ‘LOL’ responses when you’re only got so many in your plan. While calls were cut short as well, the biggest difference is the data, because while you might perpetually be on social media nowadays, if you even accidentally tapped the ‘Mobile Web’ button back then, you were freaking out trying to close it immediately to avoid any charges. Filed Under: Polls Funnytop 10Humor Entertainment 1.9k readers List of Robotech Characters Albums 26 people have voted on The Best Rosemary Clooney Albums of All Time Toys 2.2k people have voted on Rare, Weird, Or Super-Expensive Lego Sets You'll Probably Never Play With READ 54.5k people have read Famous People Named Nick & Nicholas jimmy's sports world intj famous people creepy nursery rhymes tropical house artists Best LOST Characters disney princess movie songs list of grammy performances where to watch howl's moving castle best muscle milk flavor best Hoarders episodes	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9233
__label__wiki	0.80575	0.80575	19,010 total votes The Wolf of Wall Street is a 2013 American biographical black comedy film directed by Martin Scorsese. The screenplay by Terence Winter is adapted from the eponymous memoir by Jordan Belfort and recounts from Belfort's perspective his career as a stockbroker in New York City and how his firm Stratton Oakmont engaged in rampant playing of Wall Street that ultimately led to his downfall. Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Belfort, with Jonah Hill as his business partner and friend Donnie Azoff, Margot Robbie as his second wife Naomi Lapaglia, and Kyle Chandler as Patrick Denham, the FBI agent who tries to bring him down. ... more on Wikipedia The Wolf of Wall Street is ranked on... #441 of 673 The Most Overrated Movies of All Time 715.1k VOTES The most overrated movies of all time in one list, ranked in order of how overrated they really are. 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__label__wiki	0.773476	0.773476	Tips for effective condo communication Condo communication needs a fresh approach – something that gets people's attention, buy-in, and action to achieve and maintain a healthy condo corporation. CMRAO licenses managers to protect condo owners and residents The tech-savvy resident Plumbing & Pipe Systems It's still unclear how the process of securing environmental approvals for combined heat and power systems will be streamlined, but the Ontario government's recent pledge has been greeted enthusiastically in the buildings sector. Do you know the condition of your fan coil? Spending your condo security budget wisely Sealing building envelopes in new condos Managing condo service requests Condos reign in housing market outlook for T.O. Forest Hill condo promises direct LRT access Managing short-term condo rentals Energy retrofits announced for GTA residential buildings Owners of smaller commercial and multi-residential buildings in Ontario will still be welcome to voluntarily share energy and water consumption data, but a looming deadline for mandatory disclosure has been withdrawn. Energy efficiency primed for climate action Refreshing shared amenity spaces Q&A: Budget-friendly condo renovations Canada shines during 2019 International Day of Light Toronto’s tech-boom attracting Millennials, creating condo trends Homes not so sweet for people with disabilities Required upgrades to single-speed elevators lifted Abandoning modernization may jeopardize insurance, maintenance contracts By Michelle Ervin The Technical Standards & Safety Authority (TSSA) recently lifted the requirement to undertake certain upgrades to the controls of single-speed elevators, but it doesn’t necessarily mean that building owners who operate this equipment should abandon planned modernizations. Building owners who have contracts in place for the work are likely on the hook to follow through, while building owners who forgo the work may find their insurance and maintenance contracts in jeopardy. And statutory obligations to maintain properties in a safe condition stand, regardless of the TSSA’s decision to overturn its own 2014 order mandating upgrades by 2022 to mitigate the then-anticipated risks associated with aging single-speed elevators. As their name suggests, these devices travel at one speed, which makes them prone to stopping a few inches above or below floor level when their brake is activated, posing a trip-and-fall hazard. Single-speed elevators, which originated in the 1950s, are typically found in older, low to mid-rise residential buildings, including condo conversions and rental apartments. The latest TSSA order, which took effect Aug. 1, explains that the original order came out of a review launched in 2010 of the risks associated with aging elevators. Data analysis done in early 2014 by a TSSA-led risk reduction group with representation from the elevator industry and elevating device owners identified the leveling accuracy of single-speed elevators as the main risk. The TSSA indicated in an online FAQ that the reversal of the order follows the analysis of three more years of data, in which the forecasted rise in the rate of incidents on these devices had failed to materialize. “The risk related to these devices was not as large as previously projected and with the requisite level of maintenance, this single speed technology, that was prevalent for more than half a century, can continue in the delivery of safe vertical transportation until these elevators are upgraded,” the TSSA said in the online FAQ. The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA), however, has expressed concerns that lifting the requirement to complete what it termed safety improvement work poses a risk to riders of these devices. Following the decision, CECA drafted a form letter that members will have the option of using to ask customers to release them from responsibility for claims arising from the trip-and-fall accidents commonly associated with single-speed elevators. “It’s basically going to say, ‘You’re taking on the full liability for this elevator,’” said Doug Guderian, speaking as a board member of CECA. “‘If you upgrade it, that’s fine; if not, if there is one of these incidents, you hold us harmless, meaning you pay for our legal costs as well if something comes of it.’” In cases where a trip-and-fall incident leads to a claim, both the building owner and the elevator contractor are normally named in the lawsuit, triggering their respective insurance policies. Many of these claims go through the office of Mark Jackson, president of the Insurance Market, which insures building owners as well as most of Ontario’s independent elevator contractors. In Jackson’s experience, building owners are typically the party held responsible for incidents relating to the operation of single-speed elevators. “It’s [the device] naturally not going to level because of the way it was designed,” he said. “In those cases, there’s nothing the elevator contractor could have done differently, so they weren’t negligent.” Jackson suggested that the TSSA’s recent reversal could have implications for the insurance policies of building owners who eschew upgrades to the controls of single-speed elevators. Insurers may hike premiums or issue critical recommendations requiring the modernization work within a set timeframe — typically 60 to 90 days — failing which building owners could lose their coverage. “If the TSSA is not going to mandate that, insurers that are insuring buildings with single-speed elevators are going to likely start mandating that from building owners,” said Jackson. “They’re taking on the risk of an injury related to a trip and fall, so I don’t see why it’s any different than a pothole in a parking lot.” Modernization work can take these devices out of service for anywhere from one to two months, which Guderian, president of Elevator One, noted may require residents with mobility issues in buildings with only one elevator to find temporary alternative accommodations. The cost of upgrading the controls of a single-speed elevator runs between $100,000 and $150,000, as building owners will often simultaneously make other upgrades because it’s cost-effective to do so. The TSSA reports 55 of the estimated 700 to 1,200 single-speed elevators in Ontario have been upgraded “as a direct result of” the initial order made by the safety authority in 2014. CECA disputes this figure, claiming that roughly 50 per cent of these types of devices have undergone modernization based on a survey of its members, who represent about 80 per cent of elevator maintenance contractors in the province. Guderian, speaking as president of Elevator One, suggested the lower-than-expected risk level observed by the TSSA in its data could be a result of many single-speed elevators already having been upgraded and under-reporting of incidents for investigation, because the cause of their inaccurate leveling is well known. Numbers aside, Ray Eleid, elevator consultant, Solucore, observed that corporations and REITs with single-speed elevators in their portfolio likely moved quickly to respond to the order. Meanwhile, small companies that manage one or two buildings — and that are more likely to operate these types of devices — likely held off. “Yes, there are liabilities associated with single-speed elevators, but one thing that the owner will tell you is that they don’t break down much,” said Eleid. “That’s why they don’t feel the need to modernize, because they’re pretty simple in their circuits, so they tend to run more reliably than the newer stuff.” In fact, these devices originally leveled more reliably, until the asbestos used in their brakes to prevent glazing was outlawed in the late 1980s, early 1990s, the elevator consultant explained. The TSSA’s latest order comes as a private member’s bill, the Reliable Elevators Act, makes its way through the Ontario legislature. The legislation — which aims to improve the reliability of elevators old and new by setting deadlines for contractors to complete repairs — has passed the second of three readings and been referred to committee for detailed review and public input. Despite the otherwise reliable operation of single-speed elevators, there are reasons why Eleid continues to recommend the modernization of these devices, some of which are pushing 50 years old, well past their expected 30-year lifespan. “When people trip and fall, especially elderly, they get badly hurt, so you do want to modernize these things because it’s better from a liability perspective and also from a safety perspective,” he said. What’s more, single-speed elevators lack the additional safety brake that acts as a back-up to prevent cabs from crashing into overheads or pits, Eleid added. The TSSA’s latest order actually continues to recommend the modernization of single-speed elevators too, but as a non-mandatory mitigation strategy. Other non-mandatory mitigation strategies include using audible annunciation to warn riders when the cab fails to stop level and signage to caution tenants about the leveling issues associated with these devices. If single-speed elevators are not upgraded, they will be required to undergo prescribed maintenance more frequently — at least every two months instead of every three months. The TSSA order notwithstanding, condo corporations have duties under the Condominium Act to repair and maintain their properties, and to prevent unsafe conditions that could lead to injuries, said Laura McKeen, a partner at Cohen Highley LLP Lawyers. Landlords have similar obligations under the Residential Tenancies Act. As with most legal questions, building owners have to consider their unique circumstances in determining how to respond to the TSSA order, such as how well their equipment has aged and been maintained, McKeen said. “In terms of risk management, corporations should be looking at repair and maintenance logs for their elevators to determine whether or not these kinds of retrofits or a different maintenance schedule is appropriate,” she said. Likewise, McKeen recommended that building owners obtain legal advice specific to their unique circumstances if they are having second thoughts about proceeding with modernization work for which they already have contracts in place — a sentiment echoed by lawyer Leanne Rapley. “Generally speaking, owners with contracts for modernization and retrofit work will be obliged to fulfill those contracts,” said Rapley. Rapley, whose firm does elevator liability litigation and counsel, said the TSSA’s recent about-face should not stop building owners from proceeding with upgrades to the controls of single-speed elevators for which they have planned and budgeted. She cited the challenges of maintaining single-speed elevators to code, noting that their leveling function is sensitive to humidity, weather and weight, as well as the costs of sourcing the rare original equipment manufacturer parts. “In my opinion, that the TSSA ordered the replacement of single-speed elevators was an appropriate recognition of the potential risks and costs associated with it,” Rapley said. Eleid, the elevator consultant, expects to see increased vigilance from elevator contractors in dealing with these devices, which could lead to an uptick in elevator shutdowns as mechanics face possible penalties from the TSSA for allowing these devices to operate unsafely. And a shutdown could leave a building without elevator service for six months, because that’s how long it takes to get equipment on site for modernization. “The advice to the owners is: if you have a single speed, stay the course, get it replaced, because there’s a lot of additional exposure there as well and it definitely is going to affect your ability to get insurance and/or an elevator contractor to take care of it,” said Guderian, speaking as president of Elevator One. Michelle Ervin is the editor of CondoBusiness. Doug Guderian, Health & Safety, Laura McKeen, Leanne Rapley, Michelle Ervin, Ray Eleid, Ontario could lift pesticide ban in cemeteries CondoBusiness:	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9238
__label__cc	0.514578	0.485422	San Mateo Rentals San Mateo Storage The Carey School Rent Trends South Bay - Peninsula Apartments for Rent near The Carey School Apartments for Rent near The Carey School - 66 Rentals available THE MONTEREY GARDEN APTS 150 West 3Rd Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94402 FPI Management Dartmouth Oaks 100 Dartmouth Road, San Mateo, CA 94402 Contact for Pricing 112 N Bayshore Boulevard, San Mateo, CA 94401 14 Highland 14 Highland Avenue, Burlingame, CA 94010 Studio-2 Beds 540 S El Camino 540 S El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94402 145 N El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94401 123 N El Camino 1141 El Camino Real, Burlingame, CA 94010 520 E Bellevue 518, 520 E Bellevue Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94401 244 N Ellsworth 244 N Ellsworth Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94401 3301 & 3305 Los Prados 3301, 3305 Los Prados Street, San Mateo, CA 94403 400 E Hillsdale Bolevard, San Mateo, CA 94403 The Carey School Overview 2101 Alameda De Las Pulgas, San Mateo, CA 94403 , Tel: +1 (650) 345-8205 Type: Private Elementary School Grades: K-5 School data provided by GreatSchools School data provided by GreatSchools. The GreatSchools Rating is a simple tool for parents to compare schools based on test scores, student academic growth, and college readiness. It compares schools across the state, where the highest rated schools in the state are designated as 'Above Average' and the lowest 'Below Average'. The Carey School Ratings & Reviews September 04, 2015 Submitted by a parent The Carey School is the best elementary school in the peninsula. It's curriculum, teachers and administrators are first-rate and the small community is a wonderful world for the children to grow up within. Unlike many independent schools, Carey is racially diverse, and this is one of its strengths. It's not very economically diverse but that's hard to achieve in a school like this, and the school does a good job to promote it. Our child received a stellar education without feeling any pressure. Everyday was fun and she learned a tremendous amount. I highly recommend the Carey School for all students who are bright, curious and have a desire to learn. December 17, 2014 Submitted by a parent My child attended from Pre-K through 2nd grade. Our experience through 1st grade was average - many times my husband and I questioned whether the value received was worth the very high tuition cost. And then in 2nd it quickly went from bad to worse. My child's teacher for 2nd grade gave the impression that he was inconvenienced by kids with different learning styles and didn't want to engage with the parents. And for a school that claims to value and celebrate the whole child - this is a disgrace. Add to it, the leadership and administration team at Carey is inept. Needless to say we did not return for 3rd grade. Some teachers in PK through 1 were great, but quality is very variable. For the price of tuition, this school rates well below average. April 25, 2012 Submitted by a community member I was bullied at the school and the adminstration did nothing to stop the bullies! There not good at helpings kids who have learning issues either.....in all the school stinks! June 13, 2011 Submitted by a parent While it may be obvious, I wanted to highlight that people with negative comments are more likely to feel compelled to come post a comment here. Carey is a wonderful school with a great community. There are always some families for whom Carey is not a good fit (no school is right for 100% of kids). But as an involved parent at this school, I can say that all of the parents I know are thrilled with the education that their children are receiving. The best advice that I can give is to come visit the school and see for yourself. You will know if it is the right place for your child. March 15, 2011 Submitted by a parent My child attended The Carey school for three years. I choose the school for two reasons: Good Teacher/Student ratio (each classroom has ~20 students per Teacher+Assistant), and an emphasis on Community. Unfortunately, even though each classroom has two teachers, most of them have not been good. Of the six we encountered, one was stellar and five were below average. Also the auxilliary teachers (science, art, fl, music) are all below average. Mostly due to keeping teachers on well past their prime. The other big disappiontment has been the community emphasis. Parents are not allowed to participate in the learning process, though they are required to help with many fundraising activities. Also, despite the "community" emphasis, siblings are not always invited to attend. Our second daughter who has shown signs of brilliance also has an independent streak and Carey said "No Thanks" at the last minute, which really put us in a bind. Doesn't say much for community support if you ask me. The principal has a way with words and is very flowery, but seems driven by whatever book he read last. This is irrelevant though as he and the assistant are both leaving this year (6/2011) More Reviews of The Carey School Average Rent in San Mateo, CA San Mateo, CA Average Rental Price, October 2019 $3,302 /mo San Mateo, CA Apartment Rent Ranges $1,501-$2,0002% > $2,00098% San Mateo, CA Education Statistics No High School6% Apartments and homes for rent near The Carey School Your child’s education is your top priority. We know that because—well, you’re looking at this page, aren’t you? If you think your kid would feel right at home at The Carey School, and you are contemplating moving closer so the little rascal will never miss a class, we have some good news for you and your family. Commute will never be an issue if you pick an apartment within 5 miles of The Carey School, and that should not be hard as you can currently choose from 65 apartments for rent available in this part of San Mateo. Not familiar with rent prices in the area? The cheapest apartment near The Carey School is currently at Casa Mia Apartments, renting for $1,875 per month, but if $7,363 is still within your budget, check out the more luxurious offers at The Russell. Or just do what most other parents do and go for the middle ground—that’s where you get the best value for money most of the time. Things you should know about The Carey School Before you start packing, make sure The Carey School is really the best option for your child. To recap, The Carey School is a well-known private K-5 school in San Mateo. It is located at 2101 Alameda De Las Pulgas, San Mateo, CA 94403 and it is the second home of 249 students. 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__label__wiki	0.929806	0.929806	https://www.restaurant-hospitality.com/sites/all/themes/penton_subtheme_restaurant_hospitality/images/logos/footer.png Restaurant Hospitality is part of the Informa Connect Division of Informa PLC Best Sandwiches in America Best Cocktails in America Nation’s Restaurant News Working Lunch: Governors plan to prioritize workforce development Chicago considers polystyrene ban, limit on single-use plastics in restaurants This week's top 10: José Andrés' Chicago dining destination, Grubhub's phone plan and delivery consolidation Functional beverages, cold brew, nitrogenation and other drink trends revealed in new report Got labor problems? You’re going to need a bigger hiring pool Newest virtual restaurant partnership from Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises and Grubhub opens in Chicago Grubhub announces task force findings and new 'common sense' phone ordering plan What do Zume’s layoffs and Grubhub’s sale rumors have to do with SoftBank? <p>The nerds behind Cafe ArtScience in Cambridge, MA, designed to resemble "an Apple Store of nutrition where one can enter and immediately believe that one is in the future.”</p> Trends>Trendinista Trendinista: Brainiacs bet big on restaurants • See more Finance articles RH Editors \| Mar 27, 2015 You don’t have to be a genius to open a new restaurant. But what if you were? We’re about to find out thanks to new operations just opened by, respectively, a hypercreative inventor who’s a Harvard professor to boot; a renowned author known for taking challenging new ideas and turning them into best-selling books; and the cofounder of the world’s leading enterprise software company. Each has all of the money, power and fame most people would want, and yet they’ve decided to take a crack at the restaurant business. Cafe ArtScience opened in Cambridge, MA, late last year. The proprietor is Harvard biomedical engineering professor and serial inventor David Edwards. It’s a big restaurant—120 seats plus 24 more in the bar—with big aspirations. Edwards describes the intended vibe as “kind of an Apple Store of nutrition where one can enter and immediately believe that one is in the future.” Edwards’s original specialty was developing drug delivery platforms that enable patients to inhale drugs and vaccines in aerosol form. He sold his first company, Advanced Inhalation Research, for $114 million and has started three others since. Among Edward’s inventions for the food world are the Le Whaf carafe and—restaurant marketers take note—the oPhone, a device that enables scent messaging. These and other bleeding-edge inventions can be seen at work at his restaurant. But they’re not the real focus. Cafe ArtScience is all about the food. It offers a contemporary take on French and American classics with just an occasional high-tech touch thrown in. Edwards was smart enough to bring in solid pros from top Boston restaurants to prepare the food and drinks and, of particular importance, to ensure the level of hospitality was top notch. Clever as they are, Edwards’s food inventions haven’t yet caught on with the public or even other operators. He hopes people will come to his restaurant to see these devices in action. A hangout spot Malcolm Gladwell, an owner of the just-reopened White Hart Inn in Salisbury, CT, has a less-ambitious goal for his new place. The New Yorker essayist, lecturer and best-selling author, an area resident, told Conde Nast Traveler that he became involved “mainly so that he would have a place to hang out." The Inn, which dates to 1800 and was recently renovated, is a lot more than that. It had been shuttered for four years before Gladwell and his fellow investors partnered with well-regarded British chef Anne Wayte to bring it back to life last fall. Wayte is taking a farm-to-table approach both in the Tap Room Tavern and the weekends-only Dining Room. The New York Times likes her approach. “The White Hart consistently delivers well-made, flavorful food,” its reviewer says. Gladwell, who writes for the New Yorker and is the author of such best-sellers as The Tipping Point, Outliers, and Blink, is one of the best-paid speakers in America. He commanded up to $80,000 per gig on the business convention circuit at the peak of his popularity. Gladwell says his idea about writing is to “try to come up with simple, sort of catchy ways of capturing complex ideas.” (Continued from page 1) Few businesses are more complex than that of German enterprise software firm SAP, which has branches in 130 countries. Its cofounder and chairman Hasso Plattner thinks this giant company needs to tap into the vibrant culture of tech innovation if it wants to keep growing. To that end, he and SAP opened HanaHaus in Palo Alto, CA, in March. It’s meant to be a cafe and community workspace where an entrepreneurial-minded clientele will gather to swap innovative ideas while they drink and dine. HanaHaus is located inside the former Varsity Theater, and much of the 15,000-sq. ft.-space is consumed by open workspaces, meeting rooms and a 100-seat large assembly area. But the centerpiece is the Blue Bottle Cafe, which will provide full cafe service “featuring its world-class coffee and teas, baked goods and freshly prepared meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner.” It’s everything an up-and-coming techie could dream about in a hangout. "HanaHaus is not just a physical space," says Plattner. "Our goal is to create a sense of community, along with a culture that actively fosters creativity, connection and collaboration. These elements are vital to discovery and the cultivation of new ideas. We believe that you can't replace the energy that comes from bringing people together. HanaHaus is open to everyone and we're eager to see how it evolves as people make it their own." It’s interesting that a company with this ambition thinks its needs to provide a cafe serving hip food and coffee to make it happen. At least SAP found the right partner: revered coffee purveyor and tech community favorite Blue Bottle. The Oakland, CA-based company operates eight cafes in and around the Bay Area, plus seven more in New York City and a pair in Los Angeles. With annual sales of $17 billion, SAP isn’t taking much of a financial risk with HanaHaus. Neither is Edwards at his operation; his biomedical device patent income should continue grow even if his food gizmos never catch on. And it’s the same for Gladwell, who can give a single speech and make more money than most restaurant owners take home in a year. Yet other operators can take solace in the fact that while these three geniuses have brains and money, they still feel that the being part of the restaurant industry is a cool thing to do. We agree. TAGS: New Restaurant Concepts The Epicurean Group reportedly lays off all employees Worlds of Flavor attendees explore Casual Dining 2.0 Trendinista: Polenta shows off its flexibility Jackfruit hits the mainstream	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9242
__label__wiki	0.900667	0.900667	Cyclical Consumer Goods UPDATE 1-Vivendi files request to suspend freeze on Mediaset stake Elvira Pollina, Stephen Jewkes (Adds detail, background) By Elvira Pollina and Stephen Jewkes MILAN, Jan 8 (Reuters) - French media giant Vivendi has asked an Italian court to suspend a ruling forcing it to freeze two-thirds of its stake in Italian broadcaster Mediaset , a document showed on Wednesday. Mediaset auditors said in a report Vivendi had filed a request with an Italian administrative court on Jan. 2 requesting suspension of the measure. Should the administrative court rule in favour of Vivendi’s request, it could further complicate efforts by Mediaset to push ahead with a corporate overhaul to create a pan-European TV champion. Vivendi, led by billionaire Vincent Bollore, has challenged Mediaset’s plans on the grounds governance would give Mediaset’s main shareholder, the Berlusconi family, too much power. “At the time of closing this report, the auditors have no news on the outcome of this request,” the report said. Mediaset shareholders are due to meet on Friday to vote on governance tweaks to a Dutch holding company into which the Italian broadcaster aims to fold its Italian and Spanish businesses to pursue tie-ups with European peers. Vivendi, which owns 23.9% of phone incumbent Telecom Italia , has been at loggerheads with the Milan-based group since pulling out of a deal to buy its pay-TV unit in 2016 and then building a hostile 28.8% stake. In 2017 Italy’s communications watchdog said Vivendi’s stakes in Mediaset and Telecom Italia broke rules designed to prevent a concentration of power in the telecoms and media sectors, ordering it to cut one of the stakes below 10%. To comply, Vivendi transferred just under 20% of its voting rights in Mediaset to a trust subsequently barred from voting at the Italian broadcaster’s shareholder meetings. But in December, the EU Advocate General said the law leading to the freeze was a breach of European Union rules. The European Court’s judges are not obliged to follow the advocate general’s opinions but they usually do. They would normally rule in two to four months after such an opinion is given. Reporting by Elvira Pollina, writing by Stephen Jewkes, editing by Nick Macfie	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9244
__label__wiki	0.877264	0.877264	December 20, 2019 / 12:40 AM / a month ago New WADA report shows jump in global doping cases (Reuters) - More drug cheats are being caught in global sport with the latest World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) figures on Thursday showing a 13.1% rise in anti-doping rule violations (ADRV). FILE PHOTO: WADA Director General, Olivier Niggli attends a news conference after World Anti-Doping Agency's extraordinary Executive Committee (ExCo) meeting that has banned Russian athletes from all major sporting events in the next four years, in Lausanne, Switzerland, December 9, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse The WADA report detailing doping offences during 2017 counted 1,804 cases, which was up sharply from the 1,595 recorded in 2016 although down from 1,929 in 2015. The country with the most violations was Italy with 171 followed by France (128) and the United States (103). Russia, which earlier this month was hit with a four-year WADA ban from international sporting competition - including the next two Olympics - over doping, was fifth with 82 violations. The country said on Thursday it will appeal the sanctions barring athletes from competing under its flag. Body building, which was a medal sport at the 2019 Pan Am Games and is bidding to get on the Olympic program, had the most ADRVs with 266 followed by athletics (242) and cycling (218). WADA director general Olivier Niggli said the results showed progress was being made in the fight against doping particularly in the area of investigation and intelligence-based testing. The majority of violations (1,459) were positive tests with the other 345 classified as non-analytical, where no prohibited substance was detected but investigations found athletes or their support staff were in violation of the WADA Code. “While in and out-of-competition testing remains critical to detect doping, events have recently shown that investigative work is becoming even more important as we look to protect clean athletes’ rights worldwide,” said Niggli in a statement. “...the report also reminds us of the importance of evidence-based education to prevent doping in the first place.” A total of 245,232 samples were collected in 2017 with the 1,804 ADRVs coming from 93 sports and disciplines involving athletes from 114 countries. Reporting by Steve Keating in Toronto, Editing by Ken Ferris	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9245
__label__wiki	0.644053	0.644053	U.S. agency probes 12th Tesla crash tied to possible Autopilot use TFILE PHOTO: he company logo is pictured on a Tesla Model X electric car in Berlin, Germany, November 13, 2019. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. auto safety agency said Friday it will investigate a 12th Tesla crash that may be tied to the vehicle’s advanced Autopilot driver assistance system after a Tesla Model 3 rear-ended a parked police car in Connecticut on Saturday. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration special crash investigation program will investigate the Dec. 7 crash of a 2018 Tesla Model 3 on Interstate 95 in Norwalk, Connecticut, the agency confirmed. Autopilot has been engaged in at least three fatal U.S. Tesla crashes since 2016. The agency’s special crash investigation team has inspected 12 crashes involving Tesla vehicles where it was believed Autopilot was engaged at the time of the incident. To date, the agency has completed reports on two of them: a 2016 fatal crash in Florida in which Autopilot was engaged and a prior crash where Autopilot was ruled out as a factor. Reporting by David Shepardson; editing by Jonathan Oatis	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9246
__label__wiki	0.691113	0.691113	Robot Radio Send us your stuff Sign up to be a regular contributor Screenshots & Trailer Moltenink’s Hero Ideas Your co-op profile Search for co-op players Team Mechanics Guide Hero Tracker App Probability Calculator / Unit Tracker Video & Combos Leaderboards & Onslaught Files Developers Blogs Studio archive Orcs Must Die! Unchained mega patch incoming December 6th The all mighty update to Orcs Must Die! Unchained is now only a few days away. The servers are currently offline as Robot Entertainment prepares for the upcoming release due to land on December 6th. This update will see the removal of the siege mode and the focus now on the survival gameplay bringing things feeling more like OMD 1 and OMD 2. The studio has been listening carefully to player feedback and this release will demonstrate some of that feedback being addressed. Recently on social media the following graphics have been testament to some of that player feedback being listened to and actioned in this soon to be released patch. The patch notes are now also available for your leisurely reading. As you can imagine these are some seriously lengthy patch notes! Chris Rippy, VP of Production at Robot Entertainment also provides us with a a covering note to summarize the changes coming up. This update is HUGE. If you’ve been following our progress, then you know that this update introduces massive changes to the game. We have removed our Siege PvP mode. As much as we loved it within the walls of Robot (and that love was definitely shared by a segment of our players), Siege mode was just not raising the bar for fun in Orcs Must Die! Unchained as we had hoped it would. By removing this mode, we’re able to fully focus on bringing back the classic Orcs Must Die gameplay that players thought was missing in OMD!U. At Robot, we are really proud of the new version of Orcs Must Die! Unchained that you’re about to play. From the newly overhauled moment-to-moment action and trap strategy to item collection and player progression, the changes should be immediately obvious to you. With these changes, we’ve tried to bring back that OMD feeling. With that said, our players are our best judges of our success, and as always, we want to hear from you. What do you like? What do you feel still needs improvement? Give the new update a go and let us know what you think! A note about accounts, resets and refunds Before diving into the patch notes it is important to remember there is an account reset with this update. With so many changes to the whole game, it is understandable that resetting accounts was the only option and that player progress simply could not be converted into the new meta. If you are an existing OMDU Open Beta player and you had a balance of coin from either founders packs or purchases made, or if you have acquired any promotional items we encourage you to read through the forum post detailing what will happen with your account in terms of reimbursement. You can read the full details here: The Reset and You. In all cases players will end up with MORE gold value than they would have had originally with 50% additional gold for these purchases in both regions (NA and EU). Onto the good stuff The full patch notes are available at: https://forums.orcsmustdie.com/discussion/11657/patch-notes-release-1-6 You can read about all the hero changes that are being made to make sure every hero is aligned to work well in Survival. Plus a look at some of the new maps. There are 10 new maps in total to keep us busy in this release. Including the return of some fan favorites including: GATES OF THURICVOD Otherwise known as “Corridors” from OMD2. Now looking even better and more fiery in OMDU. THE FALLING FOLLY A classic map for sure, look closely and you will see that this map harks back to both OMD1 and OMD2. This time the tower is floating high in the sky. There is so much to check out and read on the patch notes. Sit back, and head over to the full patch notes to get fully up to speed on whats coming on Tuesday! See you back in-game shortly! Catch up on the OMDU 24hr stream for brand new gameplay Last week Robot Enterainment achieved its goal of raising over $2000 as part of the 24hr stream in support of Extra Life. Justin “SixOkay” Korthof and “Danger Mike” among other bots stuck with the community on Twitch throughout the duration. This special stream also featured over three hours of BRAND NEW gameplay footage of the upcoming new update for Orcs Must Die! Unchained. We get a look at all the brand new maps, brand new prologue and the re-worked heroes for the refreshed survival mode. Not only that but we get to see a first look at some new concepts including unstable rifts where rifts appear suddenly on a map spawning minions if not destroyed in time. Plus the new weekly challenge where each week players get a new unique challenge where Robot sets the map, the loadout, the heroes and a special type of objective. Ideas such as defending wave after waves of Gatebreakers where the only way to gain money for traps is by picking up coin drops. Designer Doug “ShadeDev” Houserman was on-hand to give us some thoughts on the direction for weekly challenges, commenting that they will generally be puzzle based or changing the way people think, such as playing maps without being able to use any traps, or just 1 hp / rift point. Next OMDU update features a new story prologue The three hour stream also showed us that the in-game visuals have been improved and the physics has been ramped up a few notches. Heroes move faster and visual effects on traps and abilities are bigger and bolder. Speaking of heroes, be sure to check out the video footage below which shows a number of heroes in action, all with their new re-worked abilities. Wondering how Midnight has been tweaked for survival? Find out below! (Answer: she now has an awesome fast dash forward ability dealing damage). Check out the video below to see all the sweet new OMDU content coming soon next month! Extra Life donations still open! If you have not yet donated to Extra Life and you would still like to get ahold of the exclusive Gabriella skin and support children’s hospitals, you still can! Just head over to the link below and donate $10 or more and you’ll receive a code for the skin when the next update lands. bit.ly/orcsmustdonate Huge new OMDU update in December – 24hr stream this week! The bots have been hard at work at the studio on the next big update to Orcs Must Die! Unchained. The next update, version 1.6 will bring major changes with the removal of siege mode and the renewed focus on Survival. One of the objectives of the next release is to bring back that classic OMD feel from the previous games to OMDU. According to the blog post on the OMD website, Robot has aimed to deliver this in the following ways: Faster and More Furious – Faster hero speeds, squishier minions, bigger physics – the classic OMD feeling has never looked and felt quite so glorious. Every Hero Rebuilt for Survival – Never again will players fear that their favorite hero can’t keep up in Survival Mode. Every single hero in the game has been rebalanced for Survival, giving players tons of hero combination options. All New Map Structure – There’s a whole new way to play through your favorite Battlegrounds in OMDU’s new difficulty tiers. Players must prove their worth before moving up to the next big challenge. Brand New Prologue – All new players will start with a brief campaign to get them started with all of the OMD knowledge they’ll need to bust heads in the Survival Battlegrounds. The new prologue will be an great way of engaging new players to the game, and it will be backed by a small story. All of the heroes are being re-worked to be Survival ready, no longer will you need to worry about effectiveness of some heroes not being so great in the survival mode. More minions, more maps await! Oh, and Mr Moneybags is back too! Fan favorite, Mr Moneybags makes a return to OMDU from OMD2 Super 24hr Stream! To give eager fans a preview of the upcoming patch, Robot Entertainment will be hosting a 24 hour stream this Friday, 18th November. The 24 hour stream is also in aid of Extra Life, the 24 hour gaming marathon to support Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. A great cause to support and you can help Robot Entertainment achieve its funding goals via the Extra Life website. Anyone who donates $10 or more will also get this sweet new Gabriela skin come next update. Be sure to tune in at any time on Friday to see the bots from the studio playing OMD1 and 2 plus the first look at the brand-new OMDU patch 1.6 with all the awesome new changes! See you there on OrcsMustDie.tv! Orcs Must Die! Board Game – unboxing! Back in March last year, Petersen Games announced in collaboration with Robot Entertainment to launch the first Orcs Must Die! board game. The project went live on Kickstarter and was quickly funded within 24 hours of going live. The huge wave of passion for the board game saw Petersen Games add additional stretch goals. The result was a comprehensive offering of an awesome board game complete with two versions for the Order and Unchained and a raft of extra bonus heroes and boss packs. Looking awesome If you have been backing the campaign you will have no doubt been eager to have your board game delivered. The good news is that in todays Kickstarter update we now have some provisional shipping times for US based backers. Not only that we have our first look of the actual product in the flesh! Sandy has put together the first unboxing video showing both the Order and Unchained sets along with all the Kickstarter sweet sweet bonus content! Check out the unboxing video below to see the treats that will soon be heading your way in the mail! MMORPG talks with Chris Rippy about the future of OMDU MMORPG have interviewed Chris Rippy to talk about how things are shaping up with the re-work of OMDU following the announcement to focus on survival gameplay and head back to the OMD 1 & 2 roots. Spearking to MMORPG, Chris says: As much as we loved Siege, we made the tough call to devote our full focus to Survival. I will say, since we’ve made the decision, the game has progressed by leaps and bounds. It feels great, we’re able to be more innovative, and I think fans of the franchise will be really happy with the results. It sounds like Robot are working really hard on the next major update to the game. Sure things are still quiet – but the great minds at Robot Entertainment are putting together all what they need to do for a great new OMDU Survival mode. MMORPG: Once the change happens, where does the game go from here? How will it grow and evolve as a live service over time now? CR: We’ve got a lot planned. Certainly you’ll see more maps, minions, heroes, and gear, but we have bigger plans than just that. Without being specific, we definitely want to bring more story into the game soon. We’ve also got some great plans around new ways to play the game that we’re really excited about. Of course, everything we add to the game will support the core OMD! Experience. We’ve got some great stuff coming soon! There is alot to get excited about! Be sure to check out the full interview on MMORPG on the link below. They also have some sweet new OMDU screenshots! http://www.mmorpg.com/orcs-must-die-unchained/interviews/bringing-the-franchise-full-circle-1000011235 Moving forwards with Orcs Must Die! Unchained Things have been a bit quiet over the last month or so, both here and at Robot HQ. The silence is usually a sign of big news to come and this is no exception. Today Robot Entertainment has announced how the studio plans to move forward with Orcs Must Die! Unchained following the recent Open Beta. There is some important news here about the future of the game. Open Beta is about collecting feedback from players, the community and looking at the data. As players play the game data is collected which tells Robot what people like to play and combined with feedback on forums and reviews helps shape the final game based on players needs. Unfortunately after very careful review the decision has been made to stop work on the PvP Siege mode. This is absolutely not the end of OMDU, instead the Survival mode will now get the studios’ 100% focus. Siege and Survival modes have long been battling against other for studio resources. Balancing the heroes abilities, traps for both modes was becoming very difficult and has been slowing overall development progress for the game. However the research from the data, the players has shown that there is more demand for gameplay closer to the classic OMD1 and 2 tower defense style. Robot have been working on the Siege mode for a number of years, rest assured that after all this time this decision is certainly not one that has been taken lightly. It is unfortunate but by focussing on making Survival a great game mode ensures solid foundations for OMDU with a strong community of players who can pick up the game and have great fun. Something we all want to see. This is not necessarily the end of PvP play for the long term, it is still open to returning. It will not be in the form that we see right now though. There will no doubt be many disappointing Siege players reading this news, especially those who have been supporting game from the outset where Siege mode was the main component. For those players I say stick with it. Stick with the game as Robot moves forwards with Survival. What we see with Survival today is not how the game will be looking next patch. The studio has invested all its manpower in the new Survival mode. It’s going to be a big push with a lot of great content coming up. OMDU is heading to its roots. With the foundations in place it is important to remember that OMDU is built to scale, to adapt to new ideas and game modes later down the line. Getting a great Survival mode in place is just the start. Keeping engaged Robot Entertainment continues to listen to the community to get the best outcomes for the majority of players. Be sure to check out the full blog post on the Orcs Must Die! website to learn more about the reasoning and the plan ahead. There will also be an Insider Access tomorrow with Robot CEO Patrick Hudson and Executive Producer Chris Rippy. That’s at the usual time of 3PM CT. Ian Fischer, AKA “Morther” will also be taking to Reddit with an AMA on Thursday September 22nd. You can catch the Reddit right here: http://www.reddit.com/r/OrcsMustDie Siege mode will be removed from the game with the next update, which so far does not have a confirmed release date. Stay tuned for more news. Worms WMD ‘All Stars’ is out now featuring OMDU If you are a fan of the infamous Worms series, Team 17 have a treat for Orcs Must Die! Unchained fans. As part of featuring various indie and mainstream games, the new Worms game features three OMDU inspired Worms styles – Max, Gabby and Blackpaw plus an awesome unique attack called “Minions” where minions spawn on the map and take to decimating enemy worms. The game is plenty fun! Check out the trailer below and you can pick the game up on pretty much any platform, console and PC via Steam, Xbox One, PS4. Page 5 of 54« First...Previous34567Next...Last » REF Chat Age of Empires 3 Age of Empires Online Art Balance Bart Tiongson Chris Moffitt Chris Rippy Competition Dave Kubalak DLC Doug Houserman Echo Prime Ensemble Studios FaTeReLLa Gameforge Hero Academy Hero Academy 2 Ian Fischer Interview Jerome Jones Justin Korthof Kenny Newell Moltenink Nananea Orcs Must Die! Orcs Must Die! 2 Orcs Must Die! The Board Game Orcs Must Die! 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__label__wiki	0.791326	0.791326	BrewNews Leap of Faith Brewing Takes Next Step, Announces NLR Location March 29, 2015 Kevin Shalin Leap of Faith Brewing, another addition to the local Little Rock brew community, just announced it’s location. “The actual address will be 701 Magnolia. The building will be completely refurbished with seating for around 75 inside and 40 outside on a deck area,” says brewer Joe Mains. And why North Little Rock? “The location first of all. It’s one block north of Verizon Arena, almost directly behind the trolley barn, accessible within a block or two of downtown, and kind of creates a Hop District of its own with Diamond Bear and Flyway just a few blocks away,” says Mains. He adds, “And the view of the skyline of Little Rock and North Little Rock is fabulous! And will be gorgeous at night!” Next is line for Leap of Faith is to secure capital and licensing and getting the build out done. Tentatively, an opening date is still a year to year and a half out. When Leap of Faith does open, customers can expect traditional abbey style ales, saisons, IPA’s, a Hefeweizen, and a braggot. “I will have a lot of different styles rotating seasonally, but the abbey style will always be on, a cider will always be on, and hopefully the braggot,” says Mains. Kevin Shalin Kevin Shalin has spent time writing about all things food related in both Houston and Boston over the past four years but is now firmly entrenched in the burgeoning Little Rock food scene. Rumbles: Brew News, Pop-Up Dinner, and Eggshells Has a Big Time Chef Coming In	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9250
__label__wiki	0.649669	0.649669	South Florida official claims Rashida Tlaib might ‘blow up’ Capitol Hill Democratic congresswoman has become lightning rod for conservative media and pro-Israel groups Posted Jan 15, 2019 10:16 AM Griffin Connolly Pelosi picks reserved team of impeachment managers who didn’t seek the role Pelosi’s impeachment team represents the diversity of the Democratic caucus Trump’s threat to bomb Iran ‘cultural’ sites is personal for Iraq War vets in Congress Reps. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., right, and Gwen Moore, D-Wis., leave a meeting of the House Democratic Caucus in the Capitol on January 4. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo) A local official in South Florida accused Michigan Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of being an anti-Semite who could try to "become a martyr and blow up Capitol Hill. Annabelle Lima-Taub, a Hallandale Beach commissioner in Broward County, Florida, signed an online petition calling for Tlaib’s removal from office and posted it to her Facebook page. “Proudly signed,” Lima-Taub, who is Jewish, wrote. “A Hamas-loving anti-Semite has NO place in government! She is a danger and [I] would not put it past her to become a martyr and blow up Capitol Hill.” The South Florida Sun-Sentinel, which first reported the story, could not reach Lima-Taub via two cell phone calls Monday. The Facebook post, which was originally posted last Tuesday, was removed sometime Monday, when the Sun-Sentinel made inquiries about it, the paper reported. Lima-Taub’s fellow commissioners condemned her posting, but didn’t call for an official apology. Tlaib, a Palestinian-American who became one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress in 2018, has become a lightning rod in conservative media and pro-Israel circles after she promised constituents after her swearing-in earlier this month that she would help Democrats “impeach the motherf---er,” referring to President Donald Trump. Multiple conservatives outlets, including the Washington Times, the Washington Free Beacon, and The Daily Caller, reported that Palestinian activist Abbas Hamideh posted photos of himself with the congresswoman at her swearing-in ceremony in Detroit and at a private dinner afterward. In the past, Hamideh has celebrated Hezbollah leaders, including convicted terrorist Samir Kuntar, whom he called a “legendary Hezbollah martyr.” Hamideh often asserts on social media that Israel has no right to exist. At Tlaib’s Washington, D.C., office after her swearing in on Jan. 3, a Palestinian-American comedian stuck a post-it note with “Palestine” over the Middle East on a large map in the congresswoman’s new office, BuzzFeed News reported. That incident prompted several outlets that Tlaib wanted to “wipe Israel off the map.” Watch: Rashida Tlaib Can't Stand Bullies and Is Keenly Aware Her District is Third-Poorest in Nation Topics: congressional-affairs conservatives democrats fighting-words house liberals politics conservatives democrats Donald J. Trump Executive Branch Florida Gwen Moore House media Michigan nkw1 religion Washington wisconsin ICNW	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9253
__label__wiki	0.778029	0.778029	Bastakiya Travel Guide Bastakiya Stretching between the Creek and Al Fahidi Street just east of the Dubai Museum is the beautiful old quarter of Bastakiya (with the stress on the i) – or the "Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood", as it's now been rather pointlessly rechristened – a photogenic huddle of traditional Gulf houses, capped with dozens of wind towers and arranged around a rabbit warren of tiny alleyways, built deliberately narrow in order to provide pedestrians with welcome shade. The houses here were originally put up in the early 1900s by merchants from Bandar Lengeh and other ports just over the Gulf in southern Iran, who had been lured to Dubai by the promise of low taxes and free land, and who in turn helped transform the commercial fortunes of their host city; they named their new suburb Bastakiya after their ancestral home, the Iranian town of Bastak. At a time when virtually the entire population of Dubai was living in palm-thatch huts, the houses of Bastakiya were notably solid and sophisticated, with the added luxury of primitive air-conditioning provided by the wind towers which rise from virtually every rooftop in the district. By the 1980s, Bastakiya had become increasingly run-down as the wealthy Iranian families who had previously lived here began to move out to more spacious houses in the new suburbs. Many of the old houses were turned into warehouses and the entire area was threatened with demolition, although in the end around two-thirds of the original quarter was rescued from the developers and meticulously restored to its former splendour. Wind towerschevron_right The Rough Guide to First-Time Around The World	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9255
__label__wiki	0.862863	0.862863	Home \| Mandarin News China Jails Holdout Couple Who Tried to Self-Immolate On April 27, 2007, in Hexi Village, Shandong province, a couple struggled on the roof of their house with a demolition crew. They were sentenced on May 28. HONG KONG—Authorities in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong have sentenced a couple to jail terms of up to 18 months for trying to set fire to themselves in protest at plans to forcibly evict them to make way for new property developments. Yuan Xinyu was sentenced by the Qingdao Intermediate People’s Court to a year and a half in prison for “attempted arson,” while his wife, Zheng Fangshi, received a one-year sentence, the men’s lawyer told RFA’s Mandarin service. Both are residents of Hexi village in Sifang district of Qingdao city, Shandong. The homes of ordinary people holding out against a wave of property developments across China are referred to as “nail houses.” The government didn't satisfy the relevant requirements pertaining to illegal construction. Such protesters frequently complain that they weren’t adequately consulted about development plans, about official corruption and state-sponsored violence in connection with such deals, and about unpaid or inadequate compensation. “The government didn’t satisfy the relevant requirements pertaining to illegal construction,” Beijing-based lawyer Teng Biao told reporter Yan Ming. “So their actions have no basis in law.” China adopted a landmark Property Law at the March annual parliamentary session, although legislators pointed out at the time that certain crucial definitions were left too vague, especially those that might be of use in arbitrating eviction cases involving collective land. The state has ultimate ownership of land in China, but it is attempting to clarify property ownership to provide a firm basis for economic development and investment. “We have provided documentary proof to the court that the house concerned was the legal property of the couple, and that the reason they poured petrol on themselves was to defend their own property, and therefore does not constitute damaging of state property,” Teng added. Yuan’s brother Yuan Benming said he was strongly dissatisfied with the court’s decision. “I believe that this decision is unfair. I am very unhappy about it, and we will continue to appeal.” Villagers are also calling for the release of Yuan Deliang and his wife, who are in criminal detention following a sit-in protest on their own rooftop. Video shot by a villager and made available to RFA shows Yuan Deliang and his wife being taken by groups of men off the roof, after Yuan hurled buckets of excrement at them. The couple are believed to have been charged with “hindering state business.” Their eldest daughter said the 40 square meter (360 square foot) family home was still desperately needed. “We have had a lot of difficulties, and my mother and father are both in poor health,” she said. “I also have a younger sister. Isn’t anything going to be left over for us?” Original reporting in Mandarin by Yan Ming. RFA Mandarin service director: Jennifer Chou. Translated and written for the Web in English by Luisetta Mudie. Edited by Sarah Jackson-Han. © 2007 Radio Free Asia Original reporting in Chinese Mandarin service home page Cantonese service home page Related RFA News in English Polio Strikes Seven Children in Burma Chinese Officials Questioned Protesters Repeatedly Former Tibetan Protester Details Torture in Jail 'Nail House' Stories Fire Up Chinese Netizens Dongzhou Unrest Continues With Protests, Riot Wikipedia - About China Blog: RFA Unplugged RFA Unplugged More Listening Options Uyghurs in Xinjiang Ordered to Replace Traditional Décor With Sinicized Furniture Foreign Homes of Cambodia's Top Officials and Family Reflect Tenuous Grip at Home Three Policemen, Civilian Killed in Clash Over Land Near Vietnam’s Capital China's Actions in Xinjiang May Amount to 'Crimes Against Humanity,' Says US Rights Report Interview: ‘I Did Not Believe I Would Leave Prison in China Alive’ UN Human Rights Experts Decry ‘Irregularities’ in Cambodian Opposition Chief Kem Sokha’s Trial Poor Young Women and Girls in Laos Continue to Fall Prey to Trafficking Schemes Lao Villagers Displaced by Nam Theun 2 Dam Say They Still Need Help China's Investment in Belt and Road Initiative Cools China's Energy Options Narrow as Mideast Risks Rise China's Pipeline Plan May Raise Energy Risk Parallel Thoughts Under House Arrest Women's Voices Bypass Censorship About RFA	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9258
__label__wiki	0.875133	0.875133	Mozilla offers last ditch attempt for FCC to save net neutrality 6 May, 2014 22:19 Reuters / Albert Gea © Reuters Mozilla has asked the Federal Communications Commission to avoid allowing internet service providers to charge websites for faster connection speed, as the agency is considering new rules that could end the open-internet era. In a filing with the FCC, the nonprofit foundation and maker of the web browser Firefox offered a novel legal path that suggests to the federal agency that it can enact network-neutrality regulations without creating a tiered internet, as critics characterize the FCC’s current reform plan. Chris Riley, a Mozilla senior policy engineer, said the proposal is "grounded in a modern understanding of technology and markets" and would "help ensure that the Internet continues to be an innovative and open platform." In January, a federal appeals court threw out the FCC’s old net-neutrality rules, saying the agency did not have the power to require internet service providers to treat all traffic equally. New rules would be designed to withstand future court challenges, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler says. The agency’s latest proposal would not allow internet service providers (ISPs) to block websites, but it would allow them to charge websites for preferential treatment, or special “fast lanes,” at “commercially reasonable” terms on a case-by-case basis. The FCC will vote on the plan on May 15. If the rules are passed, they would then be open to public comment. Opponents call the new rules an end to a neutral, open web that would allow ISPs and the most powerful, cash-flush entities to further dictate internet operations on the broadest of terms. Consumer-advocacy groups want the FCC to reclassify broadband internet service as a Title II “telecommunications service” that would allow the FCC to maintain authority that bars fast lanes. Yet such a reclassification would anger others who warn that the FCC would be giving itself potent regulatory powers that could stifle possible growth of broadband networks. Mozilla advocates for the FCC to use the Title II option pertaining to the relationship between websites and ISPs, but not the relationship between consumers and ISPs, the group wrote. This proposal would allow the FCC to bar ISPs from charging websites for fast lanes while still using regulatory power to maintain an open internet and for other consumer issues, the group said. Mozilla said their option could not be deemed a “reclassification” because the FCC has never outlined the relationship between ISPs and websites. "With our proposal, the FCC would be able to shift its attention away from authority questions once and for all, and focus instead on adopting clear rules prohibiting blocking and discrimination online," Riley wrote in a Mozilla blog post. Harold Feld, a senior vice president for the consumer group Public Knowledge, called the proposal a laudable, "novel idea" for protecting net neutrality. "This creates a new constituency that says Title II is not a 'nuclear option.' Title II is a technical thing that you've got to do," Feld told Nextgov.com. Others aren’t so sure that Mozilla’s plan is any more politically viable than a complete Title II option. The “practical effect of their proposal would be almost exactly the same as reclassification of broadband generally,” said Berin Szoka, president of the libertarian group TechFreedom, adding that the implementation of the plan, while attractive on paper, would be "messy, slow, and unpredictable." "Opening the door to Title II at all would still create significant regulatory uncertainty that would harm broadband investment, and thus make consumers worse off," he said. First post-net neutrality deal? Netflix to pay Comcast for preferential internet access FCC’s new proposal seen as abandoning net neutrality FCC denies plans to kill net neutrality FCC chairman stands by proposed net neutrality rules	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9262
__label__cc	0.626898	0.373102	SCE PROJECT The ‘Parco della Musica’ auditorium is a multi functional complex, built in the Parioli district of Rome, to host musical and cultural events. The project is characterized by three concert halls, Santa Cecilia, Sinopoli and Petrassi which constitute the bulk of the project, real “harmonic boxes”, gigantic musical instruments of enormous dimensions arranged in a radial pattern around an open theater , ‘la Cavea’, a fourth hall with a capacity of 3000 seats that symbolizes the focus of the entire project. The surrounding space, where buildings never exceed the height of the cavea, houses service areas, recording studios and rehearsal rooms surrounded by a 30,000 sqm suspended park, located between the banks of the Tiber, the hill and the village Olympic. Materials were carefully selected that draw from the Roman tradition: travertine slabs to cover the steps of the cavea, the foyers and the entrances; handmade Roman brick to cover all vertical surfaces; pre-oxidized lead for the coverings of the rooms. The structural complexity of the Auditorium “Parco della Musica”, attention to detail, elegant design in particular of the covering elements and the side panels remain a testament to the complexity of the work. SCE Project has been involved in the technical and construction structural design of the wooden lamellar and steel structures of the external covering of the three rooms and of the cavea structures and in the structural construction management. Client: A.T.I. IMPREGILO S.p.A./COLOMBO COSTRUZIONI S.p.A Design Architect: RPBW Renzo Piano Building Workshop Construction: A.T.I. Impregilo S.p.A./Colombo Costruzioni S.p.A. Year: Completed in 2003 Sector: PUBLIC AND CULTURAL Services: Structural Engineering. © SCE PROJECT – Cristiano Bendinelli AZERBAIJAN PAVILION EXPO 2020 M9 – MUSEUM OF THE XXth CENTURY PRADA FOUNDATION SWITZERLAND CULTURAL CENTER EXPO 2015 – NATIONAL PAVILION OF THE USA KURSAAL – THEATRE AND CASINO PIRELLI TOWER 31° FLOOR FABBRICA DEL VAPORE – “CATHEDRAL” FRANCO PARENTI THEATER S.C.E. PROJECT SRL P.IVA/C.F./n. Iscrizione CCIAA MI 05170530967 CAPITALE SOCIALE € 45.000,00 INTERAMENTE VERSATO info@sceproject.it CREDITS I Privacy Policy Copyright © 2020 SCE Project	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9269
__label__cc	0.656731	0.343269	Between Teacher & Parent: Helping a Confident Child Develop Social Skills PreK–K As a 4-year-old accomplishes more and more, his growing confidence may sound like bragging. What's the best way to help him soften his social approach? The Teacher's Story Jared has been with us for several years. He started two mornings a week in the toddler group, and now he's a fulltime "senior" in the fours. Jared knows his way around. I'm pleased that he's proud of his accomplishments and that he feels so comfortable here. He can write his own name, and today he let everyone know that he can write his sister Jill's name too. Jared created a collage for Jill and made sure the children around him watched him cutting in a straight line. "See, I can draw straight too, and look how I can draw a picture of a little kid like Jill." He is getting more and more adept at small-motor tasks - and large-motor tasks too. He pedals assuredly around on a tricycle and boasts that soon he's getting the training wheels off his two-wheeler. And I suppose we could say he's reading, since he recognizes a number of the other children's printed names. (You can be sure he lets them know that too.) I'm aware of how good it is that Jared's selfesteem is growing along with his competence, but I wonder about the bragging. Whatever he's building or creating, he makes a point of pronouncing it "the best" or better than another child's, backing up his claims with lawyerlike logic. And then, the other day, he had a different idea from mine about which projects were ready to be taken home. He blurted out, "I don't have to do what you say." I hope he won't speak that way to the kindergarten teacher next fall. How can I help Jared to cooperate without minimizing the pleasure he derives from his accomplishments? The Parent's Story Our 4 1/2-year-old is a "young man in a hurry" now that he has mastered so many new skills. Just this morning, Jared proudly zipped his own jacket, remarking that his 2-year-old sister can't figure out which arm goes in which sleeve. He's patient with Jill but enjoys emphasizing his superior abilities. At breakfast he poured milk for himself and then some in a sippycup for his sister. "Jill can't do this stuff herself," he explained. "But I can." I must admit that it's exciting to see how competent our little boy has become -- bounding up and down stairs with one foot on each step or zooming around on his training wheels and pleading to have them removed. Jared exudes confidence. But the downside is that he doesn't want to listen to us anymore. He doesn't even like us to show him how to use things like a new CDROM. "I can do it myself," Jared admonishes. "You don't have to keep telling me." He protests about going to bed or into the bath and then about getting out of the bath. What's more, I've noticed that when he's with friends he does an awful lot of bragging. "My baby sister is cuter than yours," I overheard him say to Timmy, who visited last weekend. Does every child who takes a leap in all kinds of learning become bossy and boastful? What can we do to help Jared understand why he should still follow the rules? It's more important than ever, now that he's going to kindergarten. Dr. Brodkin's Assessment Say hello to "fourness" in all its exuberant, bossy splendor - which Jared's behavior typifies. His expansiveness and braggadocio are quite typical of children this age who are developing wonderfully well in all spheres - and know it. Of course, that doesn't mean we don't owe children some valuable guidance about the importance of respecting others. But it does mean we shouldn't be alarmed if they don't fall in line perfectly just yet. What the Teacher Can Do Some might wonder whether the teacher's high praise of Jared could make things worse. That is not the case. In fact, one fairly sure remedy for perpetual self-praise is "getting there" before the child. So if the teacher (and the parents) are quick to applaud each new accomplishment of Jared's, including some he didn't even recognize, there'll be less incentive for him to posture and brag. His recent spurt of skills growth offers many opportunities for the adults to give such positive reward. Remember, too,. that although it might be unsettling, Jared's lawyerlike behavior allows him practice in logical and critical thinking. Of course, this teacher, as well as the next, does have every right to expect mannerliness, kindness, and respect for others. But breeches should be gently noted. Both individually and in the group, Jared and the other 4 1/2-year-olds need to be reminded that everyone makes equally important contributions. The teacher might not see instantaneous mellowing, but Jared will get the message about what is expected in school. He'll know what he needs to work on, and he's just determined enough to follow through. What the Parent Can Do There's no need to worry that Jared is destined to become one of those boring braggarts whom everyone avoids at parties. Bright fours like Jared do begin to sow their oats, though. I would encourage his parents to take advantage of his confidence to matter-of-factly explore new skills and ideas with him, offering all sorts of information in everyday conversation. There are times for the parents to invoke their authority too. When Jared's in a big hurry to dig into that new CD, slow him down by referring to the accompanying directions: "It says parents and kids are supposed to start out doing it together." Calmness, consistency, and firmness about a few family rules will pay off, as long as the list isn't unduly long and includes lots of positives. While confining bike-riding to safe areas is not negotiable, the removal of Jared's training wheels soon may be. Summer is a good time to start. Spunky Jared will test the waters, but time and the developmental process are on his parents' side. Jared is more likely to conform as he approaches age 5 and the new world of kindergarten. Early Social Skills Manners and Conduct	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9270
__label__wiki	0.631125	0.631125	Scout Friday Picks: Olympía by Denise Fernandez Olympía performing at last July’s epic Scout Summer Camp. We’re calling it now–rising ambient and electronic artist Olympía is a dark horse in the local music industry. You’ve probably also heard her voice on tracks she’s done with fellow musicians like Aries and CRWN. The Logiclub singer-songwriter, also known as Anica Feliciano, has been a performer all her life. And she sure has a knack for it, with her gentle, dreamy vocals more than able to provide an escape of sorts for anyone who’s gotten to listen to her tracks. If you haven’t seen it yet, the music video she’s recently came out with perfectly matches the quiet but entrancing enigma present in her sound. It certainly won’t be long until Olympía takes the scene by storm. For now, we’re all holding our breaths for an EP or perhaps even an album sometime in the future. Scout got Olympía to hook us up with an alternative r&b playlist for this week’s Friday Picks. Check it out here: 1. “I Need a Forest Fire (feat. Bon Iver)” – James Blake When two of your favorite artists make a collab, you know it’s automatically going to be a favorite. I don’t know why but this song makes me cry. We could have different interpretations of this song but I often associate it with my dreams because it’s very passionate. I could feel it speaking to my soul. 2. “Eternal Sunshine” – Jhene Aiko Whenever I’m having a bad day I just listen to this song and remind myself of the good things in life. This song could actually give you a different perspective and make you a bit more optimistic. I also love Jhene Aiko as an artist and her vibrato skills are amazing. 3. “I’m Waiting” – Tokimonsta You can feel the impatience and uncertainty with the Gavin Turek sample that Tokimonsta used. The words “I’m waiting for you” could possibly be for a distant lover who could never come back. Tokimonsta is also successful in implying that sense of longing with her production. 4. “Good Enough” – XXYYXX I appreciate the eeriness of the intro, which makes the hook even better. The build up is also very smooth and it would make you anticipate that TLC hook. This track is perfect on a Friday night drive with friends because TLC is everyone’s jam! 5. “Station” – Lapsley I consider Lapsley as one of my queens in vocal arrangement, her layers are different and unpredictable. I love how she combines the high notes and pitched down samples without making it clash. Lapsley’s creations are hauntingly beautiful but I think this song is perfect to end this playlist. Follow Olympía on social media! Anica Feliciano Logiclub scout friday picks Source : Photo courtesy of Vinny Lamorena. Screencaps courtesy of Jorel Lising and Olympía Denise Fernandez More From Music by Jelou Galang by Rysa Antonio The second coming of Carla Humphries by Scout Contrib Carla Humphries has always been present. In the time flip phones, big box... 9 outfits inspired by album covers from Drake, Beyonce, Justin Bieber, and more By Frances Leerose R. Beltran If there’s one thing both fashion and music have... Here Are Some Of Our Favorite iOS 10 Features By Pauline Nacar Image: Apple Insider and Apple.com With the Developer Beta release... Erik Matti on actors: “I don’t cast actors who don’t care about the story” Critically-acclaimed director Erik Matti just released the full trailer of his most horrific... What does a good night-out look like? Adulting is a three-syllable word layered with multiple meanings. In essence, it... Nintendo Jumps On Mobile For Real With Super Mario Run 10 Coffee Shops To Experience Hong Kong Café Culture	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9272
__label__wiki	0.929733	0.929733	Lifetime Awards These awards honor the work of dedicated scientists who make outstanding career and research achievements to the field of neuroscience — through research, mentorship, and more. Learn more about these awards and the distinguished scientists who have earned them. Julius Axelrod Prize Awarded to scientists for standout achievements in neuropharmacology, or a related area, while mentoring younger scientists. Supported by The Eli Lilly and Company Foundation. Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience The highest honor that we bestow, this award recognizes the achievements of a scientist throughout the course of his or her lifetime. Jacob P. Waletzky Award Recognizes young scientists whose research has significantly furthered the understanding of drug addiction. Supported by The Waletzky Prize Award Fund. The Swartz Prize for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience Granted to a scientist who greatly impacted the field through sustained contributions or recent breakthroughs. Supported by The Swartz Foundation. We Support Your Work Our awards span a wide range of achievements, from recognizing the merits of young and promising neuroscientists, to honoring those who’ve dedicated their careers to furthering the field.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9278
__label__wiki	0.661517	0.661517	Eleições manuais Voter Management Poll Worker Support e-Counting Election Management Platform Project Management and Services Gerenciamento da Qualidade do Ar Gerenciamento de Identidade Início > Experiência Los Angeles County—Voting Solutions for All People Update: Sept. 2019 Los Angeles County successfully conducted a Mock Election using the VSAP system that will debut during the March 2020 presidential primaries. The two-day event (Sep 28-29) started with a sneak-peek event for local media. More than 1,200 voting devices were available at 50 sites around the County. Participants cast ballots for things like “Favorite LA Sports Team” and “Favorite Tourist Attraction” using the County’s new VSAP system. More than 5,800 LA residents took part in the countywide event. Feedback from the event will be considered as the VSAP system continues through its development process toward certification by the state. See news coverage of the mock election here. Update: Aug. 2019 L.A. County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean Logan and Smartmatic will host a mock election to allow LA citizens to hands-on with the new Voting Solutions for All People (VSAP) system. The public test will take place at 50 locations across the county on Sept. 28 and 29, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. To prepare for the event, the Smartmatic team has been working hard to manufacture, program and ship hundreds of VSAP machines to LA. Update: May 2019 Having completed the engineering validation testing phase of product development, Smartmatic is moving into the design validation testing phase. On completion, the California Secretary of State will begin certification testing of the system. Certification testing is an extremely rigorous process designed to ensure that the system meets the California voting system standards—a set of requirements that are among the most exacting in the United States. On May 2, 2019, NBC Investigations reported on the development of the VSAP system. That story can be found here. About Voting Solutions for All People (VSAP) Voting Solutions for All People (VSAP) began in 2009 when Los Angeles County started looking to replace its aging voting system. The county sought to create a system that was less complicated for voters and more inclusive. Of course, it also needed its new system to be secure, transparent, and easy to maintain and upgrade over subsequent years. The County sought input from a wide variety of stakeholders. It quickly became clear, however, that a jurisdiction as large and diverse as Los Angeles County needed a system that was more sophisticated than any off-the-shelf system on the market. So Los Angeles set out to design a state-of-the-art, publicly owned voting solution that would exceed anything that any other jurisdiction had implemented to date. In imagining such a system, the County undertook an unprecedented, decade-long process of soliciting input from the technology sector, political parties, voting rights groups, disability advocates, the academic community, the language minority community, and the voting population of Los Angeles County. The research led the County to replace its precinct-based voting model with a vote-center model. Instead of requiring citizens to vote only at their assigned local precinct, they would now be able to vote at any voter center anywhere in the jurisdiction. In 2017, Los Angeles County began searching for a partner to build VSAP and issued a rigorous RFP. On June 12, 2018, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to award the VSAP manufacturing contract to Smartmatic. The County cited Smartmatic’s unparalleled experience in providing secure, advanced election technology and services to election commissions throughout the world as the primary reason for its choice. Smartmatic immediately established an office in Los Angeles County to begin VSAP development. Under the agreement, Smartmatic is responsible for systems integration, engineering and manufacturing of the new voting system. Smartmatic will manufacture 31,100 VSAP Ballot Marking Devices (BMD). In addition, the company is developing the VSAP BMD Manager (BMG). The BMG device enables the County to perform device management tasks, including loading software, locating individual machines in the warehouse, troubleshooting, and downloading usage data from BMDs after elections. The final component of the VSAP project that Smartmatic will deliver to Los Angeles County is the Interactive Sample Ballot (ISB). The ISB is a web interface that allows voters to pre-mark their ballot selections on their smartphone or tablet. They then bring the device to the vote center and download their ballot to the VSAP. This will expedite the voting process and reduce any possible wait times at the vote center. Los Angeles County voters will first be used in the March 2020 presidential primary before the November 2020 elections. Filtrar estudos de caso Todos os estudos de caso Notícias destacadas Transparência, rapidez e precisão definem apuração na Argentina Nova pesquisa nacional: eleitores dos EUA com deficiências enfrentam vários desafios de votação Resultados preliminares na Argentina: rápidos, transparentes e confiáveis Eleitores filipinos confiam nos resultados das eleições, mostram as pesquisas Você tem alguma pregunta? © 2020 Smartmatic SmartTally Central Scanner VIU Desktop VIU Handheld Premium Voting Machine Classic Voting Machine Voting Solutions for All People eCounting Precinct Scanner Election Configuration Election Night Reporting Election-360 Candidate Management Online Ballot Delivery eTrainer Warehouse Production Management System Air Quality Solution Digital Identity Solution	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9289
__label__cc	0.658772	0.341228	Kanye Wants to be The Creative Director of adidas Date: March 01 2019 By: Marfell If mid-interview missives are anything to go by, Kanye West is on the job hunt. Speaking with Hood By Air designer Shayne Oliver for Interview Magazine, Kanye mentioned that he wanted to take over as creative director of adidas. ‘I’ve been fighting and struggling and arguing and talking and having conversation after conversation about being the creative director of adidas.’ He even went on to add, ‘It’s fucking obvious, right?’ While some won’t think so, we’re not against the idea. Think of it: Kanye has been instrumental in adidas’ come-up. His work with the brand has been described by a number of business analysts as providing a halo effect — a warm glow for the rest of adidas’ line-up — just at the time Team Trefoil’s cachet swelled to knock Jordan Brand from the number two spot. The downside would be that you can’t stop Kanye from doing Kanye, but we’re here for a less-anodyne brand environment — e.g. Imagine how funny Kanye’s anti-Nike ad campaigns would be. Alas, adidas already has a long-time creative director. Paul Gaudio has held the position for four years and, given he’s worked for adidas for 15 years in total, they’re probably quite fond of him. There are a number of creative positions open at adidas, though. If Kanye rates his skills in IT, art direction, language, and design apps (and has ‘Solid education and advanced experience in the creative development of communication tools’), then he might be able to finesse a role as ‘Senior Designer Global Brand Design — Creative Direction’. He can apply here. 5 Sneaker Collaborations We Want to See in 2020 Leaked: Yeezy BOOST 350 V2 'Marsh' The adidas Yeezy BOOST 350 V2 ‘Earth’ is Solid Seven Sneakers for Your 2020 Rotation The Top 5 Nike ‘What The’ Releases of All-Time The Yeezy Quantum 'Barium' Rumoured for Later This Year ... Yeezy Brand's 2019 Highlight Reel BUSTED? Kanye West Spotted in the Nike Air Max 720 iSPA 2020 Sneaker Trend Predictions VERSUS: Did Travis Scott Upstage Kanye West in 2019?	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9292
__label__wiki	0.963759	0.963759	Azfar Rehman talks about playing the lead in Chhalawa We have seen Azfar Rehman quite a few times alongside Mehwish Hayat on our screens. He played a potential love interest of Mehwish in Punjab Nahi Jaungi, then he played the male lead opposite her in web series Enaaya. Now the actor is finally playing his debut lead performance on the big screen and it is going to be be Wajahat Rauf’s romantic comedy, Chhalawa. In a recent interview with the BBC Asian Network, Azfar talks about his transition from television to films and his debut lead performance in a movie. “I was a bit scared. It’s a big big responsibility when you’re doing a film as a main lead and a lot of criticism is going to follow and a lot of people will tell Mehwish Hayat and me, ‘what have you done!'” he said. “I think that’s the epitome of every actor’s career. Every actor who’s working on stage would want to make a transition to television and then later on to, of course films. Wajahat Rauf saw Punjab Nahi Jaungi and he thought that Mehwish and I had this great chemistry because we’re also friends in real life. I was just not to keen but after two or three meetings with Wajahat on the storyline and listening to the music that he had made, I said let’s do it,” the actor added. “I’m a Muslim, Pakistani actor, I have to keep that in mind.” @OfficialyAzfar talks to @iharoonrashid about how he chooses his roles and transitioning from television to film. pic.twitter.com/zlOlQxQgaX — BBC Asian Network (@bbcasiannetwork) May 22, 2019 When asked if he feels certain pressure to perform with an established star like Mehwish, Azfar agreed. “Absolutely! when it comes to cinema, people are paying and they’re coming to watch you, so you have to ensure entertainment. I have a huge fan base from television so I owe it to them. I don’t want them to waste their Eid holiday to come and watch a bad film.” Azfar said. Chhalawa UK Promotions in full swing … with @wajahatraufofficial & @mehwishhayatofficial @chhalawa.official #eidulfitr A post shared by Azfâr Rehmân * اظفر رحمٰن (@azfu) on May 7, 2019 at 12:38pm PDT Having dabbled his hands in all mediums so far from TV, films and web series, Azfar is keen to work internationally. “In the future, I would love to work with directors from different countries with different languages, with different sensibilities. I think that actually challenges you as an actor and you would want to come forward and perform and show a different side of you to the audience,” he said. Azfar RehmanChhalawa Haute List: 5 best beauty looks from Cannes 2019 Kami Sid breaks silence on rape allegations Chhalawa is all set to get its world TV premiere Mahnoor Baloch is making a comeback on television this Eidul Azha Haute List: Pakistani film songs we’re looking forward to	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line9297

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