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__label__wiki	0.982266	0.982266	India's Rahul Gandhi calls for change as he quits as Congress leader International India Mother-daughter killed over witchcraft allegation in India India's top court orders investigation into 'brain fever' child deaths At least 14 dead, 50 injured after large tent collapses in India Heatwave kills 76 in India's Bihar state Indian doctors strike over violence from patients and families India Congress party Rahul Gandhi In this file photo taken on May 23, 2019 Indian National Congress Party president Rahul Gandhi looks on during a press conference in New Delhi. AFP Reuters/New Delhi Rahul Gandhi, leader of India's opposition Congress party, said on Wednesday he had asked party bosses to find a successor after he took responsibility for losing a general election that has left the party in crisis. Gandhi, the fourth generation scion of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, released a public letter to colleagues in which he appeared determined to relinquish his family's control over the 133-year old party and called for its radical transformation. "Rebuilding the party requires hard decisions and numerous people will have to be made accountable for the failure of 2019," Gandhi wrote. "It would be unjust to hold others accountable but ignore my own responsibility as President of the party," he added. Congress suffered a mauling for a second general election in a row from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party. Gandhi himself lost the traditional family seat in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. Gandhi, 49, announced his decision to quit as Congress leader in May, but the party leadership refused to accept it. They pressed him to reconsider, saying the party needs a unifying figure from the family to avoid splintering. At the very least, they said he must name a successor. Gandhi has said the party's decision-making Congress Working Committee (CWC) should launch a search for a new party president in which he would not play a role. "Immediately after resigning, I suggested to my colleagues in the Congress Working Committee that the way forward would be to entrust a group of people with the task of beginning the search for a new President," he said in the letter. Under Congress' constitution, the senior-most general secretary of the party would take over as interim president, which currently would put Motilal Vora, 90, in the top job. For most of nearly 70 years, Congress has been controlled by a member of the family, beginning with India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru. Sonia Gandhi, who remains an influential figure after Rahul succeeded her as party president in 2017, has not commented. His sister, Priyanka, who formally joined the party just weeks before this year's general election, holds a key post in Congress. She also has not commented. Many Congress officials have not yet given up hope that Rahul Gandhi will reconsider his resignation. "We request Rahul Gandhi to lead from the front to take on the upcoming political challenges," Sachin Pilot, Congress leader from western Rajasthan state, told reporters. "Not just Rajasthan, but the people of India, have asked him to change his mind, take back his resignation and work as president again," he added. Shabana injured in car accident Many leaders quit AAP ahead of polls Villager dead at bull-taming festival After Amazon snub, BJP slams Washington Post Cricket ‘superfan’ granny dies at 87 Bollywood star slams Uber after ‘scariest experience’ NIA questions police officer over alleged terror links 30 hurt in Madurai bull-taming sport	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line27826
__label__wiki	0.526032	0.526032	Philippine state-owned agency eyes Qatari investments in industrial, tourism sectors November 16 2019 09:23 PM Telecom, banking, insurance and industrials counters witness selling pressure on QSE Qatar, Pakistan step up efforts to bolster business ties Asian businesses looking at Qatar for opportunities: QFC Muntajat plays 'prominent' role in Qatar’s energy sector development: al-Kaabi Legal reforms to attract more FDI to Qatar QATAR tourism investments agency Philippine industrial sectors CDC Communication Division manager Anthony Emmanuel G Tulabut and CDC vice president for Business Development and Business Enhancement Group Evangeline G Tejada Peter Alagos The state-owned Clark Development Corporation (CDC) is exploring potential opportunities to attract Qatari investments into the Philippines for various sectors, such as logistics, tourism and leisure, manufacturing, and other industries, according to a senior CDC official. The CDC is a government entity that manages the Clark Freeport located in the central plains of Luzon, the Philippines’ largest island, said Evangeline G Tejada, the CDC’s vice president for Business Development and Business Enhancement Group. “The agency works with multi-national investors so they could generate productive economic activity, such as employment export, and investment,” Tejada told Gulf Times during a recent visit to Qatar. Tejada said the Philippine government envisions the Clark Freeport as the country’s modern industrial estate and premier service and logistics hub, with facilities for training and conferences, as well as tourism and leisure by 2020. “Our visit to Doha aims to explore the local market because we want to attract Qatari companies and add them to the CDC’s expanding portfolio of international investors, as we continue to transform Clark into a premier investment hub,” Tejada pointed out. Qatari companies are welcome to join Clark’s roster of international investors from the US, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea, among others, Tejada said. “Major foreign firms operating in the Clark Freeport include Texas Instruments, Samsung, Posco E&C, Mercedes Benz, and Yokohama Tires, to name a few,” she noted. She added, “Clark has a master plan, which serves as guide in the balanced development of areas suited for high-end industrial and IT-enabled industries, tourism investment, including the creation of retirement villages and medical tourism facilities, aviation and logistics related enterprises, and commercial activities aligned with the central business district concept.” Anthony Emmanuel G Tulabut, who manages the CDC’s Communication Division, also lauded Qatar Airways’ regular flights to the Clark International Airport, saying the Qatari flagship carrier “is keeping passenger traffic busy at Clark, thus contributing to the local economy.” Tulabut also said Qatari investors could also utilise Clark as an export hub to the Philippines’ Southeast Asian neighbours “and beyond.” With a 2,500-hectare modern aviation complex, Tulabut said Clark’s strategic location along a major growth corridor provides Qatari investors access to markets in the wider Asia-Pacific region. “The Clark Freeport’s modern infrastructure facilities, generous fiscal and non-fiscal incentives, professional support services, amenities, and other advantages make it an ideal destination for investments,” Tulabut noted. With Lusail City and Msheireb Downtown Doha leading the country’s smart city journey, Tejada said the Philippines could learn from Qatar’s experience in building smart and sustainable cities. According to Tejada, the New Clark City located inside the Freeport’s 27,600-hectare sub zone, is being positioned as the country’s first smart and green city. Covering 9,450 hectares, New Clark City has designated 3,500 hectares as buildable area and 6,000 hectares as green and open spaces, she added. Kahramaa, Siraj Energy sign agreements to build 800mw solar plant	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line27827
__label__cc	0.582341	0.417659	The Gynae Centre Suite 23, Milford House, 7 Queen Anne Street, London W1G 9HN Dr A Eskander Dr O Ohizua Dr A Aka Well Woman Check Abnormal Smear & Colposcopy Vaginal Pain & Discharge Medical Abortion Using Pill Pregnancy Termination Surgery Very Early Medical Abortion (VEMA) Recurrent Miscarriage Early Pregnancy Scans Harmony Prenatal Test (NIPT) Panorama Prenatal Test (NIPT) Baby Gender Scan Gynaecological Surgery Minor Surgeries Hymenoplasty or Hymen Repair In this section you will find answers to some of the frequently asked questions. Simply click on a question to reveal the answer and click again to hide it. Abnormal smear and colposcopy When should I have my first cervical screen test? Most countries offer the first cervical screen test as soon as you become sexually active. In the UK/NHS it is offered at the age of 25. The reason for this is that it is rare to develop cancer before the age of 25. Any changes in the cells and small abnormalities that are seen in women under 25 are usually normal and will tend to resolve themselves naturally. Over the age of 25, changes in the cervical cells are considered more serious. At The Gynae Centre we follow the same policy, but we are happy to do the test for anyone under the age of 25 who requests it. How often should a cervical screen be done? Most countries offer screens every 2-3 years. We recommend that you do it every 2 years. Why do abnormal smear cells develop? Most, but not all of cervical cancer cells occur due to infection with Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). The HPV virus is sexually transmitted and is very common among teenagers and women in their early twenties. Most women will be clear of the virus within one year, but some do not manage to clear the virus, due to a poor immune system. These women are most at risk of developing abnormal cervical cells. Are there any vaccines against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)? In the past two years two vaccines against HPV have been developed - Gardasil and Cervarix. These vaccines help to protect against "some" of the types of HPV. There are 90 types of HPV but only 12 are high risk for anogenital cancer. Gardasil gives 93% protection against HPV 6/11/16 and 18 responsible for genital warts and cervical cancer and Cervarix gives 99 % protection against HPV 16/18 responsible for cervical cancer. You will need to take 3 injections at 0, 1-2 and 6 months. We cannot stress how important it is to consider these vaccines seriously before becoming sexually active or if you are sexually active. What is CIN 1/2/3? Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia (CIN), also known as cervical dysplasia, is the potentially premalignant transformation and abnormal growth (dysplasia) of squamous cells on the surface of the cervix. CIN is graded according to the size of the abnormality in the nucleous. CIN 1 may be kept under observation for up to 2 years since it may simply be due to infection with HPV virus. CIN 2 and CIN 3 are strongly precancerous and should be removed by Loop high frequency diathermy. Vaginal pain and discharge What is Vulvodynia? Vulvodynia is term given to a pain in the vulval area, mostly around the entrance of the vagina. It is often described as a constant burning sensation and is associated with pain during intercourse or upon touch. The cause is unknown and the treatment is difficult. What is Vaginismus? Vaginismus, sometimes anglicized "vaginism" is the German name for a condition which affects a woman's ability to engage in any form of vaginal penetration, including sexual intercourse, insertion of tampons, and the penetration involved in gynecological examinations. This is the result of a conditioned reflex of the pubococcygeus muscle, which is sometimes referred to as the "PC muscle". The reflex causes the muscles in the vagina to tense suddenly, which makes any kind of vaginal penetration, including sexual intercourse, painful or impossible. This is often distressing and the results of treatment are variable. Recently we have used Botox injection in order to relax these muscles. Success rate 70—80%. Why is it difficult to achieve pregnancy after 35 years? After 35 years of age, the chromosomes division and separation to form a Haploid germ cells (half) is imperfect. This causes a number of cells containing one less or one more chromosomes resulting in an abnormal off spring e.g. Down’s syndrome. If one germ cell fails to divide altogether, the whole chromosomes (46) try to complement by combining with half from the male partner’s chromosomes (23) resulting in 69 chromosomes (Triploidy) which often ends up in miscarriages. What is Chlamydia? Chlamydia infection is the most common sexually transmitted disease in developed countries affecting about 1:10 adults at 20 years of age in the big cities. It is caused by a small bacterium. It behaves like a virus as it can live and replicate inside the cells. In women early infection are often silent and may remain for months or years. It may be manifested by vaginal discharge, postcoital, intermenstrual bleeding or pelvic pain. It is a major cause of tubal blockade and infertility. What is Gonorrhoea? Gonorrhea is the second most common Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) after Chlamydia and affects 5% of young adults. It is caused by a bacteria and is highly infectious with symptoms appearing 2-5 days after contact. In half of the women there are no symptoms but in the remainder there is a yellow copious discharge and pain with urination. 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__label__cc	0.650893	0.349107	The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center Centers & Clinics Acute Myelogenous Leukemia AIDS-Associated Lymphoma Childhood and Adolescent Cancers Chronic Myelogeneous Leukemia Head and Neck/Oral Cancers Hodgkin's Disease Kidney Cancer/Adrenal Cancer Ocular Melanoma Home > The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center > Types of Cancer At Johns Hopkins, we treat more esophageal cancer patients than any other local medical center through our Esophageal Cancer Program. Our researchers are covering new ground in the treatment of all types of cancer, including esophageal cancer. The staff at Johns Hopkins are experts, in many cases nationally and internationally known, in esophageal cancer and how to treat it. Esophageal Cancer Experts The world's leading experts in esophageal cancer come together in the Johns Hopkins Esophageal Cancer Program to form a multidisciplinary team of experts offering the latest treatments and innovative clinical trials. About Esophageal Cancer The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins is setting standards for the treatment of esophageal cancer with a combined approach of surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. Although esophageal cancers make up a small percentage of all cancers diagnosed annually, one form -- esophageal adenocarcinoma -- is increasing at a faster annual rate than any other cancer. It is diagnosed most frequently in an advanced state. Our physicians have been working together for the past several years to develop new and more effective treatments for patients with all stages of this disease. Each patient is evaluated by a team of professionals consisting of a medical oncologist, radiation oncologist, thoracic surgeon, gastroenterologist, nutritionist and research nurse. At Johns Hopkins, we have a multidisciplinary team that works together to treat patients in our Esophageal Cancer Program. Smoking, heavy alcohol consumption, and Barrett's esophagus can increase the risk of developing esophageal cancer. Esophageal cancer risk is higher in the elderly, in males, and in African-Americans. Learn more about screening and prevention. Modern technologies are used to stage each patient's cancer and to determine the molecular genetic characteristics of the cancer. These findings help guide treatment recommendations. Cancer Symptoms Please consult a physician if you experience any of the following symptoms: painful or difficulty swallowing significant weight loss pain behind the breastbone hoarseness and cough indigesion and heartburn Current therapies including chemotherapy and radiation followed by surgery appear to be improving cure rates and survival. A network of patients who have already been through these treatments provides support and counseling to new patients. Patients from around the world now come to Johns Hopkins for esophageal cancer treatment. Patients seeking appointments with esophageal cancer experts at Johns Hopkins should contact the Esophageal Cancer Program at 410-933-5420. Already a Patient? Request your next appointment through MyChart! Traveling for Care? Whether you're crossing the country or the globe, we make it easy to access world-class care at Johns Hopkins. Outside of Maryland (toll free) Medical Concierge Services The Allegheny Health Network collaborates on an array of initiatives that support cancer care and research.. Learn more. Cancer Matters timely topics Our Cancer for caregivers Latest News from the Kimmel Cancer Center	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line27834
__label__cc	0.629254	0.370746	How to Install Minecraft Mods to Customize Your Game Jason Fitzpatrick @jasonfitzpatric November 25, 2014, 6:00pm EDT On its own Minecraft is an awesome game you can lose yourself in for days upon days. With mods installed, Minecraft is the kind of game you can play for years as you can continually reinvent the game with new layers of complexity and content. Why Mod Minecraft? Mods allow you to do everything from enhance the vanilla Minecraft experience by rendering the graphics more smoothly and adding in minor enhancements (like an on-screen navigation map), to completely overhauling the game to have extra items, different mobs, and even different game mechanics. Even if you have no desire whatsoever to greatly alter the vanilla Minecraft experience, we’re still going to urge you to mod your game. Mods like Optifine do nothing to change the basic game mechanics but radically improve the graphics rendering on even beefy computers, and add-ons like shaders also preserve the game mechanics but turn Minecraft from an 8-bit experience to a beautiful 3D one. There’s a mod to help everyone from the diehard purist to the game-overhauler. Before we proceed, we do want to emphasize the importance of a good backup. Unlike resource packs, modifications actually changes the game. While 99 percent of the time this change is good and introduces super awesome new features to Minecraft, very rarely you can corrupt something, permanently alter a game world you’ve been working on, or otherwise have an unpleasant experience. As such, we strongly recommend fully backing up your Minecraft directory or at minimum, your game worlds, before proceeding. Refer to our guide to backing up Minecraft for the full rundown on how to back up your game. That caution aside (although we’ve never had a problem running mods, we insist on good backup procedures) it’s time to dig right in to experimenting with Minecraft mods. Also worth noting, before we proceed, is that there is presently no mod loader system for Minecraft Pocket Edition or Minecraft Console Edition. There could in theory, be a mod loader in the future for PE, but it’s highly improbable there will ever be a mod system for consoles outside of an officially developed one. What Are Mod Loaders and What Do I Need? We’ve bandied the phrase mod and “mod loader” around a few times already in this tutorial. Let’s clear things up before we move on. In broad game terms, a “mod” is anything that modifies a game although it is typically reserved for things that modify the game code beyond superficial changes. Changing your Minecraft skin or even retexturing the in-game blocks and mobs isn’t usually referred to as modding but as retexturing or reskinning the game because you haven’t changed any actual gameplay elements — the mobs aren’t harder, there are no new weapons, there aren’t any extra levels, etc. Forge is both a mod and mod loader simultaneously. It modifies the game in order to provide a standardized API for other mods. Forge by itself does absolutely nothing to change the game. If you just install Forge and play the game you’ll experience nothing different than if you had left the game completely vanilla. What Forge does behind the scenes, is create an interface that mod designers can use to plug their modifications into the Minecraft game engine. Although Forge is the primary mod loader used by the Minecraft modding community, there is also a small secondary loader that is used for a handful of very cool client-side mods. Liteloader is, as its name implies, a very light mod loader that some mods and game overhaul packages require in order to apply all their modifications and settings. Since Minecraft 1.6.4, it has been possible to chain your installations of Forge and Liteloader to use mods for both systems successfully side-by-side. We’re focused on Forge because 99 percent of Minecraft mods use it. Liteloader is great, but unless you run into a specific mod you want that relies on it, it’s typically unnecessary to install it. Are There Any Downsides To Modding? At this point we’ve been talking modding up pretty hard (and sincerely so as we do love a well modded Minecraft game), but if you’re a cautious person (you should cautious when messing around with your computer and software), you’re surely curious if there are any true risks involved. After years of modding Minecraft, we’ve never had any serious issues with anything and the chance of anything catastrophic happening to your game is very slim, and the chance of anything happening to your computer is nonexistent. One thing we will caution is that Minecraft gets very unhappy if you willy-nilly switch a world between a modded and unmodded state, especially when the mods inject major changes into the game. As a simple example: let’s say you install a mod that adds new building blocks and you build a castle out of those blocks. Further, let’s say you completely decorate that castle with vanilla game items like picture frames, chests, and torches. If you take that map and load it in a vanilla game where those mod-added block values correspond to nothing, your castle will literally vanish and all your decorations will be sitting in piles on the dirt you built the castle upon. In that regard, the biggest risk that comes with modding isn’t screwing up your computer or anything that grave, but in screwing up your creations. In an upcoming Minecraft lesson we’re going to explore some great techniques for keeping all your mods sorted and how to keep your modded worlds from colliding or worse, imploding. In the meantime, however, just know that you need to always load a world with the same mods lest you remove or break elements (like those castle blocks) that require the modded components. There are two other “risks” worth looking at. One, mods (and Forge itself) tend to trail behind the current release of Minecraft. If you find a mod you love, and we’re sure you will, you’ll oftentimes find yourself playing an older version of Minecraft longer (and potentially missing out on future bug fixes and new features) simply because you can’t bear to part with your favorite mod. Two, you’re probably going to get addicted to cool mods and messing around with mods will likely (for a time anyway) consume as much time as actually playing the game. That’s a small price to enjoy a radically expanded game experience though, right? On a more serious note, follow these modding rules and you should avoid nearly any trouble you might encounter: Backup when you start and backup before any major changes or new mods. Only load mods that match your Minecraft version. While a 1.7.2 mod might still work fine on Minecraft 1.7.9 there’s no way a 1.6.x mod will work on a 1.7.x game and vice versa; crashes are guaranteed. Never download an executable mod installer unless the mod is expressly vouched for on the official Minecraft forums or another very trusted source, and certainly not from the first random search results you come across. By following these three simple rules, you’ll effectively avoid just about every modding pitfall out there. Where to Find Mods? We’re going to spend more than a few lessons focused on mods of all stripes, but before we do it’s only fair to show you the best places to get mods so you get a head start exploring and getting excited about modding! The Official Minecraft Forums: Just like with the resource packs, the ultimate authority and the place to find the most updated stuff is the official forums. The Minecraft Mapping and Modding forum is bustling and full of mods of all sizes. Rare is the mod that isn’t announced and play tested here first, then later added to the mod archive sites we’re about to list. Planet Minecraft: Is there anything Minecraft-related the folks over at Planet Minecraft aren’t cataloging? They’re good for skins, resource packs, server listings, and of course, mods. You can sort by new, what’s hot, most popular, most looked at, and the most downloaded, as well as by category and game version. They also have a real handy “completion” meter that mod authors can fill in to give you a sense of whether or not the mod is a work in progress (that you’ll be essentially play testing for better or worse), or a completed project. Don’t let the completion rating put you off by the way, some of these modders are just perfectionists and 70 percent done is still pretty darn cool. MinecraftMods: It’s not the flashiest or most in-depth site around, but we’ve had great luck finding some neat mods just meandering around looking in the simple categories here. Installing Forge Mod Loader The official Forge website is a large discussion forum and file storage for the Forge community. You can use Forge without registering for the discussion forum but in the rare case that you run into a problem that can’t be solved by searching the numerous posts, you can start your own discussion topic with a registered account. For our purposes, we’re going to jump right into installing the mod loader. As of this tutorial the current version of Forge is 10.13.0.x for Minecraft release 1.7.10. Barring running into problems with the most current release or purposely using an older version of Minecraft in order to use older mods (like 1.6-era mods that haven’t been updated), there’s typically no reason to use a less-than-current version of Forge. Go ahead and visit the Forge file repository and grab the current edition. You’ll notice that you can grab either an installer JAR file, a Windows .EXE installer, or a universal JAR file. Although we’ve cautioned you against wantonly downloading executable files because of the sheer number of scam Minecraft sites out there, it’s okay to use the installation executable in this case, and it’s much easier than manually editing JAR files to insert the mod. Once you’ve downloaded the installer, go ahead and run it, just make sure you’re not running Minecraft of the Minecraft loader when you run the installer. You’ll be given three options: install client, install server, or extract. We’re interested, at this point in the modding process, in installing the client mod loader. Select “Install client” and ensure that the directory listing in the path box is the path to the Minecraft profile directory you want. The loader will grab files from the file repository and then announce a successful installation. Don’t be surprised if Windows pops up a program compatibility inquiry window and asks if the program installed correctly, the Forge installer confuses it a bit. After installation, you need to run the Minecraft Launcher and select the “Forge” profile: Click “Play” and launch Minecraft. You do not need to actually play the game. You do need to successfully launch the game and check the main menu, though. In a regular vanilla Minecraft install, there will only be one bit of text in the lower left corner: the game name and the version number. In a Forge-modded version of Minecraft there will be the game name and version plus four additional lines: the Minecraft Coder Pack, Forge Mod Loader, and Minecraft Forge version numbers plus the number of mods loaded and the number of mods active. In addition to that, the “Minecraft Realms” button is reduced in size and paired with a new button “Mods.” If you click on the Mods button you’ll see all the installed mods (active or inactive). On the left-hand side you’ll see all your mods. On the right hand side you’ll see a description of the mod that helps clarify what it does and often includes instructions. In addition there is a “Config” button and a “Disable” button under the mod list. The three default mods: Minecraft Coder Pack, Forge Mod Loader, and Minecraft Forge are core mods and cannot be disabled. Other mods can be toggled on and off. The “Config” button allows you to, when applicable, configure mod-specific settings. We’d strongly advise against making any changes to any of the core mods unless a very specific error or error log combined with research on the Forge forums leads you to a very specific configuration solution. The options are very arcane and in our years of modding we’ve never had to change even one of them. In addition to simply confirming that Forge works properly by running it immediately after installation (and before attempting to install any mods) we also allowed Forge to do a little housekeeping (moving various files, creating directories, etc.). Installing Your First Mod Installation confirmed, it’s time to install our first mod. While it’s tempting turn yourself into a My Little Pony, grab a Portal Gun, or radically expand your choice of in-game blocks right off the bat, we’re going to steer you toward installing the one mod that everyone (regardless of their love of Portal or My Little Pony) should install: Optifine. Whether you play Minecraft on an old laptop or a beefy gaming rig, Optifine is a fantastic mod that does an extraordinary job improving the graphics performance in Minecraft. Even if you’re the most pure of the purist player, it’s foolish not to install it. Regardless of how much we love Minecraft, we’ll be the first to recognize that the code is a bit on the sloppy side and could use the optimizations that Optifine provides. To download Optifine, visit the official site. From the downloads section, grab a copy of the mod. Remember to grab a copy that matches your Minecraft version number. In our demonstration today, we’ll grab the 1.7.10 version to match the version of Minecraft and Forge we’re working with. While the majority of mods you’ll find are just one bundle like SomeCoolMod, you’ll notice that Optifine is subdivided into Ultra/Standard/Light for most Minecraft releases. As you might imagine, Ultra makes the most changes to your game and includes the most optimizations, standard takes a middle-of-the-road-approach and balances optimizations with performance considerations, and Light is designed for low-end desktop and laptop machines that are really struggling with Minecraft. If you read the fine print, you’ll notice that Optifine Light has a note indicating it isn’t compatible with Forge. Not compatible with Forge? How is the mod installable without Forge? Optifine can actually be installed without forge as a totally standalone mod, which is extremely rare in the Minecraft modding world. All three versions of Optifine can be run as a Java executable and they will create a new Minecraft profile called Optifine. This is a great option for players who want an absolute vanilla experience with improved graphics rendering (and no chance of using other mods) or for players with computers that struggle so much with any extra additions that Optifine is the only thing they want to install. We recommend against limiting yourself to just installing Optifine by itself; instead we’re going to add it to Forge’s mod list where it will load alongside the rest of mods. Mods come in two file container formats: .JAR and .ZIP. Optifine is a .JAR but if it were a .ZIP the procedure would be the same. You do not unpack the container; you simply place the container file into the /mods/ sub-folder of your Minecraft profile folder that was created during the Forge installation. After that, simply run Minecraft again and load one of your worlds. Once in your world, you can confirm the installation of Optifine by pressing F3 to load the on-screen debug interface like so: Note the readout on the 3 line in the upper left corner. The end of the line has been annotated to include “Optifine_1.7.10_HD_A4”. Optifine is also listed in the mod list on the right-hand side of the screen. Optifine has been successfully loaded, we’re enjoying the automatic graphic rendering improvements that come with the mod, and all we had to do was download a file and then drag and it into a folder. Press “ESC” to bring up the in-game menu, and then look in Options -> Video Settings, you’ll find that your Video Settings menu is radically expanded and includes very helpful mouse-over hint boxes. If you’re a bit overwhelmed by the sheer number of settings there, don’t worry. Tomorrow’s lesson is focused completely on the benefits of Optifine and how to work your way through each of the video options to really maximize performance (and even fix some minor annoyances). In the meantime let’s talk about minimizing your mod-installing frustrations. Banish Mod Installation Frustrations with This Checklist In all our years of modding games, including Minecraft, the vast majority of any issues, frustrations, or headaches we’ve had can be directly traced back to us being too excited/hasty in our mod selection. We’ll save you a bunch of headaches and troubleshooting by providing this simple checklist. Before working through the checklist, take the time to write down or otherwise note the version of Minecraft you’re using as well as the version of Forge installed. Use this checklist for any new mod you’re considering installing. Is the mod compatible with my current version of Minecraft or at least from the general release version? For example, we’re running 1.7.10, so is the mod indicated to work with 1.7.10 or at least with the general 1.7.x release? Is the mod compatible with my current version of Forge? This is much less flexible than the general release version spread for Minecraft itself. For example, if a mod says it needs Forge version 10.13.0.1188 or higher, it means exactly that. Does the mod documentation (always look for an official thread on the official Minecraft forums, if possible) indicate any conflicts with my current version of Minecraft, Forge, or any mods you have currently installed? e.g. Optifine, etc. Just by working your way through this simple three-point checklist you’ll save yourself from pretty much any modding headache. If you follow this checklist and you still run into a problem, the easiest way to start the troubleshooting process is to work backward from the most recently installed mod. Disable it from the Minecraft start menu (if Minecraft fully loads and the problems arise after you start playing the game) or, if the game won’t even load, remove the mod entirely from the /mod/ folder or rename the modname.JAR or modname.ZIP file to modename.OLD to disable it. In addition to disabling it to confirm the mod in question is the one causing the trouble, you can also look in the /logs/ folder, read the log, and look at what error was created when the mod in question crashed the game. Don’t be alarmed at how cryptic the log files usually are, just look for the last entry before the game crashed and then search for the contents of those last few lines on the Minecraft forums to look for other users who have posted questions about similar error codes. With Forge and Optifine under your belt you’re ready to tackle just about any Minecraft modding situation. Now is a great time to revisit the Where to Find Mods section above and search out cool mods to take for a spin. 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__label__cc	0.704213	0.295787	Science Information Hominid Inter-breeding 'Kenyanthropus platyops': - Perhaps the 6,000,000 year old men found by a maverick who went behind the authorities back at the Olduvai Gorge will be proven to actually not be outside the australopithecine lineage. But the Leakey family has found a 3.5 million year old human that definitely is, and it was announced after I had written the things related hereto earlier in this effort. I love how these synchronicities occur and how much there is for us to know about ourselves. "The 'Gang' Hits Again Those famed Leakey fossil hunters add a new limb to our family tree - by Simon Robinson, Nairobi. Like other members of the famous 'hominid gang', the sharp-eyed fossil hunters employed by paleontology's Leakey family, Justus Erus spends three months a year scouring the dry, bone-rich riverbeds around Lake Turkana, in northern Kenya. It is a scrubby, desolate landscape, where the people are desparately poor and gun-toting young men are a menacing presence. But it is hallowed ground to scientists because of the clues it offers to early human history. Still, even after five years, Erus, a 30-year-old Turkana tribesman, had scored nary a hit-just bits of animal bones and teeth. Then one scorching morning during the final week of the gang's explorations in August 1999, at a site called Lomekwi, Erus noticed a white object, just a cm or two across, sticking out of a patch of brown mudstone. 'I thought maybe it was (the bones of) a monkey,' he says. Beckoning the expedition's co-leader, Meave Leakey, wife and daughter-in-law, respectively, of Richard and Louis Leakey and renowned in her own right, he asked her opinion. By nightfall they realized that they had uncovered the partial remains of a humanlike skull. The fossil turned out to be a totally new prehuman species and last week reignited one of paleontology's greatest debates: Did we evolve in direct steps from a common apelike ancestor between 6 million and 4 million years ago? Or did the human family tree sprout branches, some of which petered out? {No integration of Mungo Man, the 6,000,000 year old find, the Black Skull or many other possibilities!} In the past 20 years the Leakeys and others have dug up overwhelming evidence showing that between 2.5 million and 1 million years ago, the then lush woodlands and savannas of eastern Africa-where our family tree first took root-were the habitat of rival species, most of which were evolutionary dead ends. But what about before that? Paleontologists have generally agreed that there was just one hominid line, beginning with a small, upright-walking species known as 'Australopithecus afarensis', most famously represented by 'Lucy'., a remarkably complete (about 40%) skeleton found in Ethiopia in 1974. Now {Ha!} that view is being challenged. The new skull, described by Leakey and six colleagues, including her and Richard's daughter Louise, 29, in 'Nature' last week, pushes the presence of co-existing species back another million years, to between 3.5 million and 3.2 million years ago. That's right in Lucy's time. Yet it is so different from Lucy that they assign their fossil, which they call 'Kenyanthropus platyops', or 'flat- faced man of Kenya', to a new genus, or grouping of species. 'This means we will have to rethink the early past of hominid evolution,' says Meave Leakey, head of paleontology at the National Museum of Kenya. {Who didn't want the Dalhousie professor digging up the 6,000,000 year old bones on the Yale site, that he says aren't australopithecine, to upstage them.} 'It's clear the picture isn't as simple as we thought.' Even Lucy's discoverer Donald Johanson, director of the Institute of Human Origins at Arizona State University, concurs. 'This is a reminder that there are probably a lot more species out there,' he says. K. 'platyops' not only had a much flatter face than Lucy, she also had smaller teeth. From the teeth, the scientists conclude that it probably ate fruits, berries and small insects while A. 'afarensis' consumed tougher vegetation like roots and grasses. {The skull appears to have teeth as we do. This description of things bears little fruit of the nature of our ancestors or how they felt, thought and developed the things that really count. It would fit very nicely with the 'cave man' fiction and our 'gradually evolved' species though. Thus you can rest secure in the knowledge that YOU and especially the European (you) are the highest form of life ever found on the face of this planet.} 'They were unlikely to compete,' says team member Fred Spoor of University College London. 'Two species don't usually occupy the same ecological niche.' Old flat-face could displace A. 'afarensis' as a direct link in the human lineage. Or it may be a part of a branch leading to 'Homo rudolfensis', a species with a strikingly similar face that lived in East Africa between 2.4 and 1.8 million years ago. 'You find something beautiful and new, but the conclusion is you actually know less,' says Spoor. 'But we are getting there.' - with reporting by Andrea Dorfman/New York." (1) When all things are considered they are being disingenuous. Spoor or the others do know that the afarensis lineage is not related to us. As to the existence of super robustus australopithecines in the time, they don't mention that because the probability of 'occupying the same ecological niche' increases the likelihood that humans and hominids banded together and formed protection groups against these larger foe with ability like their own. That is a possibility I think leads to social and cultural development that would push the meaningful aspects of human life back a great deal further. The spiritual and communicational possibilities of commerce and ritual as well as dance and herbalism, expand as people form larger units. It is likely that sexual relations between different hominids occurred and made mutational potentials to generate genetic streams of over a hundred different types in Africa. To focus on Africa forgets Siberia (Diring entry) and Mungo Man. It loses sight of Gondwana where the genetic material that became all these hominids formed before the split to South America, Australia etc. This leads to many different places on earth developing hominids. Yes, there is much to learn; but if we don't consider all the facts we will keep our heads in a very dark place that doctors might have to use surgical tools like obsidian (as fine as any today) to remove. They have recently found an ape which the researchers think is a cross between a gorilla and a chimpanzee. It is still living in some numbers and I look forward to geneticists telling us what cannot be done while their colleagues say otherwise - some more. And those geneticists did so after I wrote much of this book. They found up to 1.8 million years ago that pubic lice which are only on humans diverged in North America. Author of Diverse DruidsColumnist for The ES Press MagazineWorld-Mysteries.com guest 'expert' Reference and Education:Science Articles from EzineArticles.com Amazing Things - Revealing Higher Reality? Amazing things happen quite often. They may reveal a transcendent power without being due to any miraculous interference with the laws of nature. Memory: An Outlook on Creativity & Intelligence Life is a marvelous series of experiences that physically alter our brain, continuously, and as a result, form/re-form our behavior or personality. It is in the reserves of our memories we find our life experiences and present knowledge that help us tackle everyday life challenges, whether demanding creativity or intelligence. Information About Solar System Sun Sun is the center of the solar system and this is the only light source of our Solar System. Hydrogen is formed from the hydrogen in the Sun. Is the Earth Really Just 6,000 Years Old? Is the Earth literally 6,000 years old or does is simply look like it's just 6,000 years old? This article attempts to shed some light on these two supposedly contradictory views. Can Christianity and Science harmoniously co-exist? Isn't God Almighty the One who created the laws of physics AND created all things and can't they both point to a Being that is greater and grander than all the wisdom of humans? Reynolds Number for Purified Water Systems Pure water has got a wide range of uses. Depending on the use of the water and the amount of water needed for a certain task, purification technology and systems are designed. Various tasks that need pure water all vary in the quality of water needed. Quality Management System in Pharmaceuticals The pharmaceutical industry is one of the heavily regulated manufacturing firms. Quality management systems have a direct impact on the ultimate quality of finished products. The quality of these products, however, does not only reflect on legislative requirements but the essence and efficiency of the pharmaceutical practitioner. HPLC Analysis Tips High-performance liquid chromatography is one of the most common methods in pharmaceutical quantitative and qualitative analysis, yet the lack of some of these top 10 tips for HPLC analysis in pharmaceuticals it can prove to be overly complicated. These tips aid in optimizing the analysis process other than pushing the wrong elements of the analysis, for example, the temperature. These tips encompass understanding what HPLC analysis entails. Do Angels Travel Faster Than The of Speed of Light? Radiation can travel from the Sun to the Earth in a vacuum, which gets converted into heat when it collides with an object, So potential can travel through a vacuum. Energy can travel through a vacuum. This means angels which are living beings and made of energy can travel through a vacuum. Prospecting in Space New reasons to travel and work in space are emerging. The original reason, to explore and learn is still there, but now the means to support that reason has emerged as well. Space Prospecting has emerged. Exploration for Radioactive Minerals Demand for alternate sources of energy has been increasing day by day. In addition to Titanium and Zirconium, the radiometric surveys do primarily concern with the search for Uranium, Thorium, and Potassium. There are about fifty naturally occurring radioactive isotopes. Exploration Geophysics and Isostasy The mapping process in India by using plumb lines and theodolites in the 19th century was responsible for discovering new facts. The Himalayan peaks did not deflect the plumb line as much as predicted by the surveyors. The different hypothesis was put forward for the anomalous plumb-line deflections by several researchers during the second half of the nineteenth century. Electricity and Geophysics The earth materials are classified into three categories based on the resistivity values as low, medium and high. More than 1000 ohms are of high category. one hundred to one thousand ohms are of the medium type. less than one hundred ohms are of the low category. Exploration for Geothermal Energy The geothermal exploration does involve the search for active geothermal regions with the aim of constructing the geothermal power plants. The exploration methods do involve several techniques ranging from the drilling process to the geochemical analysis. The geochemical analysis includes the study of relationships between surface fluid properties to geothermal bodies. Tips to Purchase a Good Bathroom Scale In the market, you will find a lot of options when buying a scale. Traditional scales have spinning dials while the digital ones don't have them. Instead, they feature LCD screens and offer detailed information about your body composition, not just your weight. Before you buy a bathroom scale, make sure you set a budget and consider the features you need. Given below are some tips to help you purchase the right one. Easy Tips to Help You Take Care of Your Cigar Humidor If you have a cigar humidor, make sure you take the right steps to maintain it. For instance, you should maintain it under the max temperature of 23C and a humidity between 65 to 74$. Ideally, the temperature should be 21C and humidity should be 70%. Read on to know more tips Free Choice - An Illusion? There is nothing in science that could even begin to explain free choice. However, it is a basic factor in understanding spirituality. The Religion of Science: Fact or Faith Perhaps love and the divine human spirit provide us with the innate spiritual supremacy to rise above our "greatest human instinct." Should we accept faith as science? Humanity Is Science Having Self-Awareness The divide between movie metaphors and World War II is a means to an end. And the end in question relates to science, and its own right to protect its self-awareness. Scope of Clinical Research in Dentistry After Completion of BDS The term "clinical research" includes the entire chain of tests /articles performed- right from a drug's genesis until it is made available in the market in its life cycle. The norm in the pharmaceutical industry is to subject a promising drug or a molecule to pre-clinical/ animal studies in order to test it on diverse parameters including safety toxicity efficacy and suitability in age-related diseases. In the advanced countries, the entire chain of research is studied and analyzed for the drug approval. In case, the drug needs approval from authorities, or they feel it may enhance the risks to the general population, or in order to fight the risks of unacceptability, pre-clinical studies or other supporting evidence, case studies of off-label use, etc. are necessary for the investigations by authorities. Similarly, medical devices undergo an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) application if it is deemed to carry a significant impact or risk. This has opened up a need for massive and continual clinical research that can be performed by medical professionals and especially dental professionals in emerging economies. Dental diploma courses & Dental Clinical Courses are definitely a help in this field. Structure of an Atom The articles deals the structure of an atom by comparing it with Kiwi fruit. The article thus starts like this Kiwi fruits are a treat to our taste buds, but have you ever noticed its inner portion? It has a light colored center and surrounding layers of black seeds located within the fruit flesh. On the Nature of Matter and Mind Matter is anything that has mass (meaning the thing can be weighed) and occupies space. In our universal reality matter and space always come as a pair for without each other's presence neither would have any definable meaning in our physical reality. Learn New Dental Technology That Can Improve Millions Of Smiles Improving teeth has the greatest impact on face value. It not only beautifies appearances but changes every interaction. It positively transforms daily lives by adding a new radiance and attraction. It enhances self-confidence as the need to cover face or smile is eliminated and the confidence to talk freely is implanted. In turn, this perks up the social life as everyone begins to swarm around. Friends and family, in fact, become envious and invite you to hang out. Job prospects also improve as there are fewer chances of being rejected due to low confidence due to broken, missing or yellow teeth. With so many advantages, it is not surprising that millions are turning to new dental technology to improve their smiles. Fun In Science The purpose of this article is to tell the students about the fun of science. To show them how success can be achieved because we should always remember that marks can do nothing to your future but your creativity, imagination plus thinking will make your future and this is gonna tell the world that who you are. Many people in this world haven't even seen the school and they are now one of the most successful people in this world like Einstein, Thomas Edison, Bill Gates etc. Nature Has Not Allowed for Transgender Status Much is in the news about the subject of transgender status acceptance. Some individuals have said that though they may have been classified as a male at birth they truly believe that they are female by gender. Pioneers in Radiology: Elizabeth Fleischman-Aschheim Elizabeth Fleischman-Aschheim was one of the first women to work in radiology, but sadly never receives the recognition she deserves today. I wanted to spotlight her because of her incredible contributions to the radiology community. The Universal Membrane Abstract This article discusses a possible connection between the origin of life and the origin of the universe. The point is made that in both instances regulatory processes might have resulted from the advent of membranes (not "branes" in the context of string theory) that by their constraining nature forced interactions within the atom and, in biological terms, within the cell until such time as a level of cooperation occurred, thereby creating the organizational structure and functions of both the atom and the cell. Speculation is provided regarding the disagreement between classical physics and quantum physics with regard to phenomena such as quantum fluctuations, isomorphism and non-locality. Why Choose Facial Aesthetics Training For Your Practice? As a career option Facial Aesthetics is unparalleled. Being multidisciplinary, it combines various fields to offer a professional healthcare option that offers relief to patients with facial expectation issues. The best procedures for non-surgical and non-invasive in facial injectable techniques are brought together to enhance the beauty quotient of the patient. It is gaining rapid popularity as more people are overcoming their disappointment with their facial appearance by opting for modifying or transforming their faces through noninvasive surgeries. Learning and opting for a career in this ever-growing field is an eminent great option for multiple reasons. Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis Mechanism Peptide synthesis is the production of peptide. Over the year different processes and methods were discovered and invented to produce large number of peptides to meet the need of the protein in different areas of medical sciences. Thoughts On Dark Matter - What the Hell Is Dark Matter? Dark Matter is matter that we cannot see because it doesn't reflect light, so our sensors cannot reveal it. Dark Energy is energy in the Universe that we know must exist but cannot see and currently don't completely understand. Recently, I was asked this question, and this is the answer I gave, maybe you can explain it better, if so, that just shows your intelligence and understanding of these concepts. Now then, here are my thoughts on this topic. Space Communication Receivers On Earth For NASA Satellites Need To Be 90-Degrees Apart As our understanding of this solar system, galaxy and the Universe expands, so too does the amount of data we collect during our research and study. One challenge we have is getting all that data back to Earth from our space probes, rovers, and asteroid visiting missions. Sending information from space probes and space craft to satellite to other space based equipment is much easier than to sending that information back to our rotating planet while it travels around our nearest star. S+T+E+M = Logic - Understanding Stem Toys STEM education is a term well-known in academic circles, and among parents who explore options for their children. But what is STEM all about? Lab Water Purification System - An Essential Lab Component If you work at a Lab, you know how the smallest error could lead to inaccurate results and how you fear these inaccurate readings. To make your lab experience easier and accurate, it is essential to have the right lab equipments and never compromise with the quality of them. This article is an indepth view on why having an accurate Lab Water Purification System is essential. What Would Be the Best "Hello World" for Biosciences? Generating a Method for Biohacking Searching for a method for biohacking - An agile method! What would be required for a hacker or novice programmer is summed up with a machine that is a computer, a compiler, and the concept of programming logic. The first step of every computer is started by the famous "Hello World". You can say that programming Hello World is the gateway to the hacker and programming world. It is a practice, a standard usual in this field. The question we are raising is in biohacking. And it is formalized by the question: What would be the best Hello World for biosciences? Future Job: Freelance Biohackers Freelance Biohackers is going to be at the leading edge of tomorrow's most thrilling bioscience projects, playing a key part in tasks ranging from the hunt for the next model of antibiotics to the development of genetically altered wildlife. 'The fundamental methods for targeted gene manipulation are receiving easier and much more available to nearly any person,' affirms Hank Greely, director of Stanford University 's Center for Law and the Biosciences. 'It is not tough to picture a world where we will fix from eye problems to liver problems to muscular dystrophy with specific genetic tweaks. The Scientific Revolution The Scientific Revolution were to blame for the introduction of ideas like a heliocentric solar system and regulations of planetary motion. Many cite the era as the period during which modern day science really arrived to fruition, noting Galileo Galilei since the "father of contemporary science." This write-up is going to cover the efforts of 3 very significant experts from the era of the Scientific Revolution: Nicolaus Copernicus, Galileo Galilei, as well Johannes Kepler. The DNA Question What exactly is the DNA? That is a question that baffles many, even if they believe they have found in a pathway to the construction of body cell. Some call it deoxyribonucleic acid, and refer to it as the building block of cell. Your Development And That Of The Universe Scientists say that our planet, our universe, is millions of years old - even billions of years old. Conservative Bible believers, like myself, have contested that estimate. In this piece, I take a bit of scientific information (that is, it can be tested and verified to be true or false) and apply it to the consideration of the subject of age of nature. Five Features of Quantitative Research Every Social Science Graduate Student Should Know This article is suited to the education of new graduate students. It examines five features of quantitative research that every follower of positivism should know and be able to apply in the conduct of academic research. These features are knowledge of assumptions, knowledge of research design, knowledge of methods of integrating measurement and data analysis, knowledge of levels of measurement and knowledge of data interpretation. Handling Uncertainty in PERT and Critical Path Method Program Evaluation and Review Technique abbreviated as PERT is a valuable project management tool for determining several project management related parameters such as slack in the project, critical path to execute the project etc., The solution to the PERT problem proceeds by determining Earliest Start time, Earliest Finish time, Latest Start time, Latest Finish time etc., and also plots dependencies amongst activities etc. Pearl: Is It a Stone or an Animal Product? We are all familiar with stones such as diamonds, rubies and sapphires, but what are pearls? They are not rocks and do not come from the earth. Pearls have been on my mind for years. How are we to classify these gifts from the ocean? Giantology: Thoughts on the Discipline and Methods If there were truly giant sentient hominids living on the earth at one time, their study surely merits its own field and methods. This article proposes just such a thing and the possible parameters, taxonomy, and basic methods. Spontaneous Combustion of Humans, Animals or Objects - What Really Happens in These Cases? Sometimes humans, animals or objects, that usually do not easily burn, start burning suddenly, or are found seriously burned. The common belief is about a fire starting from within. This seems not to be the case by closer inspection. Understand the Universe and Create Peace The Keshe Foundation, a non-profit and non-religious organization offers new scientific knowledge, new technologies and new solutions to major global problems. This information is freely available for all through an open source teaching platform. Everything Is Energy And That Is All There Is To It It's now common knowledge, that everything in your world is proven to scientifically be made of energy. You see it everywhere. People talking about the power of a positive mind, the life-changing effects of energy medicine, and the very well know, the law of attraction. Alignment, balance, and harmony have become keywords in living a balanced life. What does it all mean? The Simulation Hypothesis: Even More Evidence From Physics If physics is inconsistent it's more likely we're in a computer simulation. If physics is internally self-consistent then it's more likely we're in a really real reality. Alas, we have contradictions / inconsistencies in physics - relativity vs. quantum mechanics for example. Therefore, you probably exist in a simulation and physics can provide the evidence. So, here's my follow-up collection of evidence from physics. The Infinity Of Particles How old is an up-quark? If particles can be created out of nothing, then an up-quark, an example of a fundamental particle, has a finite age. However, if matter cannot be created out of nothing, as the First Law of Thermodynamics states, then matter like the up-quark (and also energy), has always existed and thus even if our Universe had a beginning, it was in the context of a beginning from pre-existing stuff. 4 Important Tips to Research and Buy Chemicals In a lab, experts do use various chemicals and chemicals for research purposes. If your lab is not equipped with right chemicals and equipment, you won't be able to perform the experiments. Given below are a few important tips that may help you buy the right research chemicals and other equipment. Read on to know more. Carbohydrate Synthesis & Peptide Synthesis This is s brief introduction to synthesis. Chemical synthesis and peptide synthesis are mainly discussed here. Techniques of Geochemical Analysis Techniques of geochemical analysis do involve several processes. Careful analysis is required to get accurate results. Laws of Crystallography and Twinning Since the crystals do possess a three dimensional arrangement of atoms, there are some regularities related to their faces and hence angles among them. Many crystals do show twinning which does happen during the growth of crystals. Methods of Improving Boiler Efficiency With the rising cost of fuel prices, industries that use steam boilers for heating or power generation are hard pressed to operate at peak efficiencies.While steam consumption, leakages, and other heat transmission losses can contribute to the overall energy bill, this article focuses on the heart of the steam generator - the boiler. UAV Defense, UAV Recovery, Material Research, Infected Birds with Virus Plastic Net When Manufacturing nets of any type: Going for strength and light weight is a challenge and it has been the compromise of many for so long in the battle to find the strongest net, sheet of plastic to mimic that of a Spider's web we have endured to no end. It is always and shall be for some time one of man's most important conquests in many of his fields of endeavors such as fishing. Ultra Thin Space Suits, just a concept The space suits we saw on the first Moon visit were too large and bulky. We need Ultra thin space suits, but what if you break the skin underneath. Servicing Missions to the Hubble Space Telescope The Hubble Space Telescope received its firstService Mission in December 1993. The missionsmost important objective was to install two devicesto fix the Hubble Telescope's vision problem . Conspiring to Create Our Weather Some say the weather is totally random and does not exist in any pattern. Even some academia wonder kids show us kaleidoscope pictures of randomness and say see; this is why we cannot predict the weather. Electric Power Production From Magnetic Tapes ATHENS - GREECE, -- An individual person called Basil Dimitropoulos, who is a graduate Electrical Engineer with specialization in Magnetic Recording Applications, has long announced that he developed a project that concerns Electric Power Production From Magnetic Tapes. This electromotive system affects directly the Global Home Appliances Industry and Transportation Industry, resulting in portable and mobile power supplies for Household Devices and Electric Vehicles. Locusts To Help Make Energy From Bio Waste, part II If we take the menace, nuisance and destructive Locust, we can create a win/win situation by and allowing it to survive and happily eat our bio-waste filling up our dumps. Then as it progresses and digests the food it will create energy. And as I was typing this, I stopped for a while to watch the news and saw that what I wrote just a while ago in terms of human evolution has already become the likely scenario according to the media because of a new skull found in Kenya. A 3. Free Energy from Space Tesla was always looking for a way to harvest electromagnetic energy and deliver it to the world wireless, after reading a biography about Tesla; I had come up with this concept. Harvesting and Wireless delivery of Electromagnetic Energy From Space. Global Dumbing? I am beginning to wonder if scientists have been getting it all wrong. All this time, people have been worried about the Ozone, or a giant asteroid, or some breakout of a bio-hazardous agent by a terrorist organization being the doom of mankind. Why Dont Moths Fly to the Moon? Surely, in the days before man invented artificial light, moths would have been attracted to the only light source at night - the moon. Wouldn't they have just kept on flying until they dropped from exhaustion? In fact does this not happen today in sparsely populated areas, where the moon is still the only night-light available?NavigationSorry to disappoint you, but there is no concrete answer - only theories. We Have Come Along Way in Our Exploitation of Transportation We sure have come along way since the horse and buggy or the first Model T that left the assembly line. We have attempted to build unbelievable transportation items and prototypes for instance; the Spouse Goose, jet powered bullet trains, under water autonomous vehicles and those X-Planes. Should We Allow The Genetic Modification of Insects? Some scientists argue over creation, intelligent design and evolution. Others argue did man create god or did god create man. Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Mudslides: Extreme Events - What Do They Mean? In lieu of recent, tumultuous occurrences, people are more compelled than ever to discover the mystery of these modern-day, earth-changing events.One day, Earth(1) is experiencing the fourth largest earthquake in a century - a 9. Active Aerial Minefields Is it possible to build an active aerial minefield to protect our troops and in-country logistical supply lines? The answer is probably yes. The Germans attempted to use hot air balloons with charges on them. Robotic MAV- Micro Air Vehicle Based on an Organic Humming Bird Model MAV Micro Air Vehicle Based on Organic Hummingbird Model. There is no more interesting bird than a humming bird. Welcome to the Eye Science Thousands of dyslexic students, across the UK, are referred of something called "Asfedic tuning", this is a procedure that supposedly results in a precise identification of a persons optimal background best suited for acquiring the optimum reading speeds. Here are my notes about this:[1] Is this Aprotocol@ a form of unconscious sensory teaching that Arecalibrates@ the retinal receptors to filter the returned spectral frequencies of light returned off the perimeter of the target object? Or is there a more fundamental brain architecture reprogramming process involved. UAV Acoustic Apparatus for Insect Swarming Stimulus, part two UAV Acoustic Apparatus for Insect Swarming Stimulus, part two; Using Locust swarms to attack our enemies using directional sound to guide them.These plagues and swarms seem to occur randomly, although we do know the migrations are due to over population in an area. A Call for a Worldwide Campaign on Water Conservation If we are to tackle the challenges of future populations on the planet, we will need to insure adequate water supply. Our US population is growing, by one person every nine seconds and with this growth the consumption of fresh water increases. 4D Mapping of Mars Will Find Life Let us discuss the mapping of Mars and some thoughts on the matter. We have mapped the Earth by using Satellites and have a complete GIS mapping with complete mineral deposits, underground oil areas, volcanic plumes and even huge natural water aquifers.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line27849
__label__cc	0.599508	0.400492	Letters and Photos Sent Letters & Post Cards Letters From Inmates Discount Phone Lines Inmate Pages Inmates I'm Following Manage Existing Cards InmateAID Wallet($0.00) All Prisons Inmates Articles Magazines Ask the inmate Famous inmates SEARCH BY:- All Articles Ask the Inmate Inmate Magazines Prisons Famous Inmates State Prison Thank you for trying AMP! You got lucky! We have no ad to show to you! Connect with an Inmate Send Letters & Photos Send Postcards Send Magazines Registered Offenders Second Chance Jobs TDCJ - Thomas Goree Unit- Correctional Institution (GR) 7405 Hwy 75 S, Huntsville, TX 77344 State - low IC Solutions - TDCJ View Official Website Looking for an inmate at this facility? Satellite View of TDCJ - Thomas Goree Unit- Correctional Institution (GR) TDCJ - Thomas Goree Unit- Correctional Institution (GR) basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 936-295-6331 This facility is for adult inmates. The inmates housed at Goree Unit located at 7405 Hwy 75 S in Huntsville, TX are placed according to their custody level (determined by a number of factors including the past criminal history and the length of their sentence). There are ample educational and vocational training programs for all inmates, especially ones that show a willingness to learn new things that will prepare them for a better life when they are released. The mission is to promote and prepare the offender to leave in better shape than when they arrived, giving them the best chance to never come back and thus lower the state's recidivism rate. Goree Unit is a mixed custody state prison that is part diagnostics unit that houses 1,000 inmates in the main unit and an additional 321 offenders in the camp, operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) located in Huntsville TX. The facility as a diagnostics unit is responsible for the evaluation, classification, and reception of offenders from the surrounding areas. Most offenders are held at this facility a short period of time, during which they are assessed and transferred to a more permanent location. Custody levels held here range from G-1 minimum to G-3 medium security male offenders. Additionally, Goree Unit acts as a transient facility for female offenders who are traveling to Galveston Hospital, and to house detainees for US Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency. In 1982 the facility transitioned to an all-male facility, and increased security measures greatly, by covering windows in wire and installing a double perimeter fence covered in coils of razor wire. Goree Unit provides an agricultural program to select inmates that consist of breeding horses. Goree Unit is the location of one of the Sex Offender Treatment Programs and dynamic risk assessment for male inmates. In addition, offenders can receive substance abuse treatment, as well as medical and dental services. TDCJ - Thomas Goree Unit- Correctional Institution - Parole Division TDCJ - Thomas Goree Unit- Correctional Institution - eComm/Inmate Commissary TDCJ - Thomas Goree Unit- Correctional Institution - Family Information Guide TDCJ - Thomas Goree Unit- Correctional Institution - Inmate Handbook Offender Gender: Male Maximum Capacity *: Unit: 1,000 Trusty Camp: 321 Custody Levels Housed: G1-G3, Administrative Segregation, Outside Trusty, Transient Approximate Acreage: 717 Agricultural Operations: Horse Breeding Program Manufacturing and Logistics Op.: None Facility Operations: Unit Maintenance Additional Operations: Dynamic Risk Assessment for male offenders; Transient facility for female offenders enroute to Hospital Galveston; U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Medical Capabilities: Ambulatory medical, dental, and mental health services. Digital Medical Services (DMS), electronic specialty clinics, respiratory treatment, and CPAP accommodating housing available. Managed by UTMB. Special Treatment Programs: Sex Offender Treatment Program (SOTP) Educational Programs: Literacy (Adult Basic Education/GED) Additional Programs/Services: Faith Based Dormitory, Adult Education Program (upon availability), Peer Education, Reentry Planning, Chaplaincy Services, Crime Stoppers, GO KIDS Initiative Community Work Projects: Services provided to city agencies, local organizations, and Texas Parks and Wildlife. Volunteer Initiatives: Substance Abuse Education, Religious/Faith Based Studies and Activities Goree Unit nearby prisons and jails TDCJ - O.B. Ellis Unit (E1) 0.0 miles TDCJ - John M. Wynne Unit (WY) 0.0 miles TDCJ - Reverend C.A. Holliday Transfer Facility (NF) 2.06 miles Huntsville TX Police Jail 3.97 miles Walker County TX Jail 7.44 miles TDCJ - James "Jay" H. Byrd Unit (DU) 7.44 miles Table of Contents for Goree Unit TDCJ - Thomas Goree Unit- Correctional Institution (GR) Information Free Walker County Inmate Search in Huntsville, TX What Are the Visitation Rules for State Prison What Are the Visitation Hours for Goree Unit How To Save Up to 80% Inmate Calls at Goree Unit How does the discount phone service work with IC Solutions - TDCJ. Send Photos to your Inmate from Your Phone or Computer in Less than 2 Minutes How to Show Them You Care with Inmate Care Packages to Goree Unit What is Inmate Commissary and How to Send Money to an Inmate at Goree Unit Put Money on Inmate Phone Account InmateAid – Inmate Search, Find,& Connect With Our Inmate Services TDCJ - Thomas Goree Unit- Correctional Institution (GR) is a facility in the Texas Department of Corrections. The DOC publishes the names of their current inmates and identifies which of their locations the inmate is being held. Your search should start with the first DOC locator to see if your loved one is there. Begin with the first three letters of the offender's first and last name, it does not have to be spelled exactly. The second box is the InmateAid Inmate Search. This database of inmates is user-generated content for the purpose of accessing and utilizing any or all of the InmateAid services. If you need our assistance creating your own inmate profile to keep in touch, email us at aid@inmateaid.com and we will assist you in locating your inmate. As a last resort, you might have to pay for that information if we do not have it. The Arrest Record Search will cost you a small amount, but their data is the freshest available and for that reason, they charge to access it. Visitation Information Visiting hours for TDCJ - Thomas Goree Unit- Correctional Institution (GR). For Directions call 936-295-6331 Federal Holidays 8:00 am - 3:00 pm No cellphones, you will be searched before visiting. NO personal belongings. Persons under probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not normally approved. If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of the inmate, they must be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate's extended family. If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is not a family member of the inmate, the minor visitor must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. The Texas Department of Corrections is responsible for the operation of TDCJ - Thomas Goree Unit- Correctional Institution (GR) where they supervise adults convicted of a state crime and then sentenced to a commitment period by the County or Circuit Judge. The penalty phase of the commitment is the length of the sentence imposed and what type of facility they will spend their time in. Once the inmate is taken into custody there is an orientation period where the offender is evaluated medically and psychologically. The results of their findings will have everything to do with the level of custody the prisoner will be incarcerated. State prison is also referred to as a correctional facility, penitentiary or detention center and is a facility in which inmates are forcibly confined and denied a variety of freedoms under the authority of the state. Convicted criminals are sent to prison as punishment and must follow very strict rules of conduct and order or they are held to additional punishment like loss of privileges or isolation. The address is 7405 Hwy 75 S, Huntsville, TX located in Walker County. There is a fundamental difference between jail and prison. It has everything to do with the length of stay for inmates; jail is short-term and prison is long-term. Jail is most commonly used within a criminal justice system for people charged with crimes who must be imprisoned until their trial, or those pleading or being found guilty of crimes at trial may be sentenced to a specified short period of imprisonment. Jails are usually run by local law enforcement county sheriff and/or local government police agencies. Because prisons are designed for long-term incarceration, they are better developed for the living needs of their populations. State prison offers the inmate a more regular, routine life, the wider range of programs, better facilities and generally better food. The DOC has a bevy of disciplines for which an offender may be classified, they are Reception Centers, High Security (Males), General Population (Males), and Female Offenders. State prison is very much like a town inside a town. There is a mayor (the warden - call 936-295-6331 for information), a store (the commissary), housing (cells), medical care (infirmary), library (law, education and lending), civic organizations (clubs), worship (chapel), a park (the recreation yard), a cafeteria (chow hall), police (correctional staff), a jail (disciplinary segregation unit, the SHU, the hole), laws (administrative rules), judges (hearings officers), and the inmates all have a job that keeps the institution operational. There is no privacy in prison - inmates dress, shower, and use the bathroom in the company of other inmates.  Inmates are required to make their bunks and keep their personal possessions neat; All inmates wear identical clothing and must carry their identification card with them at all times.; Most possessions allowed must be purchased from the canteen; Meal times are assigned and inmates have a short time to eat and depart the chow hall, there are no seconds; Inmates are subject to searches of their person and/or cell at any time; All movements of inmates from one area to another are tightly choreographed, monitored and supervised to avaid any incidents between location changes. Custody/Security Level The TDCJ - Thomas Goree Unit- Correctional Institution (GR) located in Huntsville, TX and is classified as low-security prison within the Texas Department of Corrections system. It is comprised of secure dormitories that provide housing for up to 50 inmates each. Each dormitory contains a group toilet and shower area as well as sinks. Inmates sleep in a military-style double bunk and have an adjacent metal locker for storage of uniforms, undergarments, shoes, etc. Each dormitory is locked at night with a correctional officer (CO) providing direct supervision of the inmates and the sleeping area. Inmates held at this custody level may still pose a lower risk to security than medium, but they have demonstrated a willingness to comply with institutional rules and regulations. The prison usually has a double fence perimeter with armed roving patrols. There are less supervision and control over the internal movement of inmates than in a close security prison. Selected low custody inmates are worked outside of the prison under armed supervision of trained COs. These inmate work assignments support prison farm operations or highway maintenance for the Texas Department of Transportation. Each low-security prison typically has a single cell unit for the punishment of inmates who violate prison rules called the SHU or "the hole". How To Send Things There are strict procedures for everything related to "sending things to an inmate" in a State - low facility. This includes sending money for commissary packages, sending mail like letters with photos, magazine subscriptions, buying phone time, postcards and greeting cards, and even distance learning courses (get your degree, you've got a lot of extra time). You also need to know about visitation, what are the hours and rules. All of the information you could ever need to know is below, patiently scroll the page and get as much information about TDCJ - Thomas Goree Unit- Correctional Institution (GR) that you'd ever want to know. If there is anything that you were looking for, but don't see, please email us at aid@inmateaid.com. How To Send Money: How to Send an Inmate Money in Texas These are general guidelines for sending money to an inmate's commissary account. Inmates need money to access several privileges like weekly shopping at the commissary, making phone calls, using the email service where offered, using the electronic tablets where offered and paying their co-pay when needing the medical or dental services. What is a Commissary? A commissary is a store within the correctional institution. Commissary day is usually held once a week and can only be enjoyed if the inmate has funds in their commissary account. An inmate's commissary account is like a bank account within the prison. If the inmate has a job, their paycheck is deposited into this account, too. The Commissary sells various products that the inmates may purchase if they have money on their books. The commissary sells clothing, shoes, snacks and food, as well as hygienic products like soap, shampoo, and shavers. The commissary might also sell entertainment-related products like books, magazines, televisions, radios, playing cards, headphones, MP3 players, electronic tablets like an iPad (no internet access), songs and educational programming. How you send money to an inmate? Sending money to an inmate varies from state to state, depending if it is county, state or federal, their ways of accepting money for inmates’ changes by the money transfer company they’ve contracted with. Federal Prisons and some state-level prisons have centralized banking systems which means that you do not need to know where they are specifically, just that they are in the state systems of for instance the California, Texas, Florida DOC or the FBOP to name a few. Some facilities will allow you to deposit cash through the lobby window stand-alone kiosk in the lobby or visitation room. Most facilities will also accept a postal money order mailed to the institution’s inmate mailing address made payable to the full inmate’s name. Electronic banking allows friends and family members to send the funds online, and correctional departments are starting to favor this method because it is less work for staff and more accurate/easier to keep track of, as well as being more convenient. Regardless of the method of sending funds, there are several key things you will need to know: • Inmate’s full committed name • Inmate’s ID number • Inmate’s location – or a system like the federal BOP Before sending any funds you should find out what online transfer companies the institution your inmate is incarcerated in uses. You can find this information on our site by navigating to the facilities page click on the Money Transfer button under the address and phone number. Pay close attention to the rules of the facility. Sometimes they will require money senders are on the inmate's visitation list. Some correctional facilities have a deposit limit, like $200-300 at a time, but in federal, there is no limit. Some of the money transfer firms are MoneyGram, JPay, OffenderConnect, Access Corrections, JailATM, CommissaryDeposit Who else can access the money you send? An inmate with fines or restitution will be subject to commissary/trust account garnishment. If the inmate has these financial obligations, they will be extracted from the inmate’s bank account. It may be a percentage or the entire amount depending on the situation. We recommend inmates who are going into their bid contact the counselor and make an arrangement beforehand. If you go in knowing they are taking 20-25% of all deposits is better than have them take it all and you find out in the commissary line when the account is zero. Why is my inmate asking for more than I normally send? This is generally a signal that the inmate is doing something they shouldn’t and need money to get them out of or through a situation. It could be gambling, it could be extortion it could be other things you don’t need to know on this forum (for now). Set boundaries with your inmate. Tell them that “this is the amount I can send each month” and that is it. There are no extras beyond the boundary. Also, NEVER send money to the account of another inmate on your inmate’s instruction. This is a sign that something is not right. If the corrections people discover this, and they do more times than not, it will result in some severe disciplinary action to the inmate, and certainly the loss of all privileges. Who can I call if I suspect something? We recommend speaking with the counselor or case manager of the facility and use a generic reference in the event that your suspicions are wrong. You needn’t put them in a more difficult position if they are. How do I send money using MoneyGram? Inmate Care Packages: How to Buy Inmate Commissary Care Packages Online Show your loved one how much you care – order a package today! The facilities usually have a weekly limit of about $100 per inmate, plus processing and tax. The orders do NOT count towards the inmates weekly commissary allowances Deposits can be made online for inmates 24/7 using a credit/debit card There are also a few services that allow you how to order inmate commissary online. These trusted providers are approved and share revenue with the prisons from the sales to the inmates. Here is a list of other similar programs prison commissary: Keefe Group, Access Securpak, iCareGifts, Union Supply Direct, Walkenhorst's, CareACell Inmate Commissary: What is Inmate Commissary? Prison commissary (also sometimes referred to as inmate canteen) is a store for inmates housed within a correctional facility. While the very most basics may be provided for by a given correctional department, there are also other important goods/services that Florida prisoners and inmates must buy. For instance, supplies such as supplementary food, female hygiene products, books, writing utensils and a plethora of other things are examples of things that can be purchased as part of an inmate commissary packages for goods. What is an Inmate trust account? When you add money to an inmate account, the prison funds are stored on an inmate trust fund. This prison account basically acts as a personal bank account of an inmate. They will use this account to make Inmate Calls, pay for postage to Send Photos from Inmates, send emails from inmates, purchase Items from Commissary, receive wages from jobs, and more. How To Send Mail: This is how to send your inmate at TDCJ - Thomas Goree Unit- Correctional Institution (GR) letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines Incoming and outgoing inmate mail is subject to inspection for the presence of contraband that might threaten the safety, security or well-being of the jail/facility, its staff, and residents. Inmates may receive only metered, unstamped, plain white postcards no larger than 4" x 6" as mail. Writing must be in pencil or blue or black ink. Any other mail will be returned to the sender. If no return address is available, unauthorized mail will be stored in the inmate's locker until the inmate's release. Inmate mail cannot contain any of the following: Create an immediate threat to jail order by describing the manufacture of weapons, bombs, incendiary devices, or tools for escape that realistically are a danger to jail security; Advocate violence, racial supremacy or ethnic purity; No current inmate-to-inmate mail will be allowed and will be destroyed. The easiest workaround is to look over the mailing services of InmateAid. We have an automated system for sending your loved one that special message or picture. We send thousands of pieces of mail per month with NO issues with the prisons or jails. The envelopes display the InmateAid logo, the mail room knows for certain that the contents will not be compromising. This trust was established in 2012. How To Send Greeting Cards and Postcards: Greeting cards are great for the holidays and birthdays. The ones from the store often have more than just the message because the policies surrounding appropriate content (no nudity or sexually suggestive material no matter how funny), and they cannot have glitter, stickers or anything else that makes the card different from a normal plain old card. Instead of going to the Hallmark store in the mall and looking around for hours - go to our easy to search Greeting Cards service. It takes literally 45 seconds and it's very affordable for what you're getting (and what they are getting, too!). Select from 100s of birthday, anniversary and every holiday you can think of, and VERY easy to send from your phone on InmateAid: Don't forget Christmas, Thanksgiving, Mother's Day, Father's Day, New Year's, Ramadan, Hanukkah, Passover, Easter, Kwanzaa or Valentine's Day! In less than a minute and only $0.99, this act of kindness will be worth a million to your inmate. If you have a picture or two and don't want to write a long letter. Type out a little love in the message box and send your latest selfie... only 99 cents! Don't wait until the moment has passed, it's easy and convenient to let them know you're thinking of them at every moment. How To Send magazines and Books: Send magazines to TDCJ - Thomas Goree Unit- Correctional Institution (GR) at 7405 Hwy 75 S, Huntsville, TX Send the best magazines and books to your Inmate in jail or prison, it's the gift that keeps on giving all year round, There is nothing more exciting to an inmate (besides their release date) than getting their favorite magazine every month at mail call. Magazines and books must come directly from the publisher. You are not allowed to send single magazines in an envelope. They need to come directly from the publisher with your inmate's name affixed to the address label. Magazine subscriptions are easy to set up, it takes literally 2 minutes. You know when you go into the grocery and browse the new magazines on display? You see hundreds. Inside they place a little card that if you fill it out and send it in with your inmate's name, ID number and facility address - you drop it in the mail and in 8-12 weeks your inmate gets an issue every month for a whole year. Thankfully, there is an easier way, just CLICK here and browse yourself. Select a title or two and add your inmate's name to the order. It's fast, it's reliable and it's at a discounted rate for your convenience. How To Save Money on Inmate Calls The prison phone companies have a monopoly at the facility they have a contract with. Profits are shared so there is no incentive for their representatives to show you how to save money. They post their rates and in almost every case, there are at least two pricing tiers. Depending on where you are and where your inmate is, the type of phone number you use will make all the difference. In federal prison, the answer is simply that a new local number will change your inmate's call rate from $.21 per minute to only $.06 per minute. Fed gives you only 300 minutes per month, the local line service is only $8.95, no hidden fees or bundling of other unwanted service charges For the other facilities that are not federal, it used to be that a local number was the answer. Now, its market intelligence and InmateAid has made it their business to know what the best deal is in every scenario. And we can tell you that in 30% of the cases, we cannot save you a penny - and neither can anyone else. But we will give you a refund if we can't save you money. For more specific information on inmate calls, you will want to navigate to the facility your inmate is incarcerated in through our site by going to Prison Directory and following the links to the Discount Telephone Service - get an honest estimate before you buy. Ask a former inmate questions at no charge. 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__label__cc	0.739566	0.260434	Police Searching for Man Wanted for Murder in Mississauga by Christine Sharma on November 28, 2017 Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a wanted male after a stabbing in Mississauga on November 22, 2017. Police say that on Wednesday, November 22, 2017, at around 7:30 p.m., there was report of a fight at 6677 Meadowvale Town Centre Circle in Mississauga. “Officers arrived on scene and located three male victims suffering from stab wounds,” said police in a recent statement. Heidrah Shraim, 22, of Mississauga was transported to a local hospital where he succumed to his injuries. The other two victims had non-life threatening injuries. Investigators from the Homicide and Missing Persons Bureau obtained an arrest warrant on Tuesday, November 28, 2017. Devin Beals, 48, of no fixed address, is wanted for first degree murder and aggravated assault. Beals is described as male, black, 6’2”, 190 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Beals is considered armed and dangerous. “If seen, do not approach, and call police immediately,” police advise. Anyone with information relating to this investigation is asked to call investigators at the Homicide and Missing Persons Bureau at (905) 453-2121, ext. 3205. Information may also be left anonymously by calling Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), or by visiting www.peelcrimestoppers.ca or by sending a text message to CRIMES (274637) with the word 'PEEL' and then your tip. Police Arrest Homicide Suspect in Connection with Mall Stabbing Police Seeking Public's Assistance in Murder Investigation Man Arrested in Connection With Stabbing at Mall in Mississauga Police Arrest Second Man Wanted in Connection with Murder of 18-Year-Old Police Searching for Suspects in Connection with Mississauga Murder Top 5 Halo Halo in Mississauga Quiapo! Quiapo! - PERMANENTLY CLOSED Somethin' Sweet 4U - Latimer FV Foods Halo Halo World Cafe B’s Sizzling Kitchen One of the best breakfast and brunch places in Toronto is moving to Mississauga Christmas has come early for Mississauga foodies and admirers of delicious Mexican cuisine.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line27853
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__label__cc	0.637749	0.362251	Sample Graduate School Recommendation Letter 19 February 2018 iMillennial Academics and Professionals (c) Pexels \| Free Commercial Photo In a nutshell, a recommendation letter is a correspondence usually prepared by a former employer, immediate supervisor, colleague, professor, or someone else with the purpose of vouching for the character, skills, and achievements of the person being recommended. In the Philippines, job hiring managers usually contact character references indicated in the applicant’s resumé by a phone call for such purposes. However, colleges and universities still require printed recommendation letters from former professors and even current employers upon admission of the student candidate in the program, more especially in the graduate school. Consider the sample graduate school recommendation letter below. (1) Sample Recommendation Letter from a Former Professor I am pleased to submit to you this letter of recommendation for my former student, Marc Kenneth Marquez, who is a candidate in your Master of Arts in Education in English Language Teaching. As his former professor in most of his English and Education courses, I found him as a student who was always eager to learn new things, and hence, was very zealous about the teaching profession. Through the years of his academic journey, he has developed to be a confident, intelligent, and responsible student-teacher. He was also then a consistent AMY Foundation scholar and an active leader of student organizations where he assumed major positions in the Educators’ Society and English Club. Reaping the fruits of his hard work and dedication, he earned his degree in Secondary Education as Cum Laude and Best Student Teacher in English. He became very focused on his goals that after his graduation, he qualified and joined right away our teaching workforce. In the academe, he has exhibited the character and attitude perfect for his chosen profession. As his professor and mentor, I strongly recommend him for admission into the program. I believe that he has always been ready to go an extra mile for his personal and professional growth. (2) Sample Recommendation Letter from a Former Employer I am pleased to submit this recommendation letter for our former employee, Marc Kenneth Marquez, who has communicated his candidacy in Master of Arts in Education in English Language Teaching at Philippine Normal University –Manila. He was employed at our school, iMillennial Colleges Foundation, Inc. as a full-time Faculty Member under the College of Arts and Sciences for a period of approximately two (2) years from January 2012 to May 2014. Being a young member of our teaching force, he reported directly to me as his Academic Head. He was at all times very cooperative, friendly, hardworking, and extremely competent. He accepted all his responsibilities with eagerness, and he accomplished these in a timely and professional manner, hence at par with my expectations. His attendance was exemplary, and his interpersonal skills were very polished. Indeed, his concrete success with us can be conveyed in his continuous pursuit of professional development. Please admit him into the program. With your reputation as the Center of Excellence for Teacher Education, I am very confident that he will have a successful academic training for his chosen profession. Sample Application Letter for Teachers Sample Application Letter for Teachers. Writing business letters has always been a challenging task. 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__label__wiki	0.888559	0.888559	‘Kissing Booth’ Prequel Podcast Announced: Sequel Movie Cast Involved, Premiere Date News By Rachael Ellenbogen @TheRachaelE Get ready to hear all about what’s going on in Elle’s (Joey King) life when Spotify’s new scripted “The Kissing Booth” prequel podcast premieres in 2020. It’s been over a year since Netflix’s teen rom-com, which was based on Beth Reekles’ Wattpad-story-turned-novel of the same name, came out, revitalizing everyone’s love for star King and igniting viewers’ love for Jacob Elordi (Noah) and Joel Courtney (Lee) along with it. Well, 2020 is going to be the year that all of this love multiplies because so much new “Kissing Booth” content is on the way! Reekles’ sequel novel, “The Kissing Booth 2: Going the Distance,” releases in January and is currently up for preorder, a new Netflix movie based on this book is set to debut in 2020 and, now, a Spotify podcast is on the way with the original cast lending their voices for it. “Kissing Booth - Elle’s Diary” is a prequel scripted audio series set to be written by the franchise film writers and produced by Komixx Productions. Fans can expect to hear King, Courtney and Elordi on the program. A premiere date and a full synopsis have not yet been announced. While “The Kissing Booth” fans wait for more details to be revealed about the upcoming prequel podcast, here are the latest details on the sequel book and movie. Vince Marcello once again directed and wrote the film, but Jay S Arnold joined him for the second flick as a co-writer. Plus, the main cast is back, along with a couple of new stars — Maisie Richardson-Sellers (“DC’s Legends of Tomorrow”) and Taylor Perez (“Scandal”). Joey King (Elle) and Joel Courtney (Lee) will be part of a new “Kissing Booth” podcast series. Photo: Netflix / Marcos Cruz Netflix hasn’t shared a premiere date yet, but a movie synopsis is available. “Elle Evans just had the most romantic summer of her life with her reformed bad-boy boyfriend Noah Flynn. But now Noah is off to Harvard, and Elle heads back to high school for her senior year,” the synopsis shares. “She’ll have to juggle a long-distance relationship, getting into her dream college with her best friend Lee, and the complications brought on by a close friendship with a handsome, charismatic new classmate named Marco (Perez). When Noah grows close to a seemingly-perfect college girl (Richardson-Sellers), Elle will have to decide how much she trusts him and to whom her heart truly belongs.” To get a glimpse of the story at a slightly different angle, here’s the synopsis for Reekles’ book: “Elle Evans seems to have finally tamed hotter-than-hot bad boy Noah Flynn, but now they're facing a new challenge. Noah’s 3,000 miles away at Harvard, which means they’re officially a long-distance couple - and it’s tough. After all, there’s only so much texts and calls can do- and when Elle sees a post which suggests Noah’s getting friendly with someone else, she’s devastated. On top of that, it’s hard to ignore new boy Levi. He’s gentle, sweet, cute - and definitely interested in Elle. With her heart on the line, what’s a girl to do?” After the book news was shared, Reekles told IBT, “I’ve always been happy with how the first one ended, but it was hard for me to let go of the characters. I’ve had the sequel in the works for a while actually, but it’s just taken some time! I’m so excited to share more of Elle, Lee and Noah with everyone soon.” Find out what’s next for the characters when the “Kissing Booth” sequel book and Netflix movie come out in 2020, and hear about past important moments from their lives when Spotify’s prequel podcast, “Kissing Booth - Elle’s Diary,” arrives next year, as well. Author Beth Reekles Announces ‘Kissing Booth 2’ Book ‘The Kissing Booth’ Author Talks Movie Cast, Changes	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line27862
__label__wiki	0.62302	0.62302	CC Connections is part of the Informa Tech Division of Informa PLC Dallas, TX \| October 12-14, 2020 Dallas Sheraton ScheduleKeynotesInteractive WorkshopsToursLearning TracksCase StudiesSpeakersActivities & NetworkingSolutions Spotlight SessionsVideo RecapsProgram Brochure Why AttendConvince Your ManagerPasses & PricingGroup RegistrationVenue, Hotel & TravelCode of Conduct Be an ExhibitorExhibitorsSolutions Spotlight Event OverviewConvince Your ManagerPress ReleasesIn The NewsAbout ICMI & UBMContact Us 21 Quick Tips from SpeakersMedia CenterSpeaker CenterExhibitor Center Interactive Workshops Activities & Networking ICMI Event Videos Join our mailing list to receive news and announcements. Thank you for signing up to receive updates. Imran Abbasi Salesforce Service Cloud Product Marketing Associate Roy Atkinson HDI Senior Writer/Analyst Sessions: Tell Us How You Really Feel: Customer Satisfaction Is Not Enough \| Debating Data: The Role of FCR in the 21st-Century Contact Center Roy Atkinson is one of the top influencers in the service and support industry. His blogs, presentations, research reports, white papers, keynotes, and webinars have gained him an international reputation. In his role as senior writer/analyst, he acts as HDI's in-house subject matter expert, bringing his years of experience to the community. He holds a master’s certificate in advanced management strategy from Tulane University’s Freeman School of Business, and he is a certified HDI Support Center Manager. Follow him on Twitter @RoyAtkinson. Inspirational Expert on Marketing, Word of Mouth and Customer Service Keynotes: Featured Keynote: Hug Your Haters - How to Connect with and Keep Your Customers Jay Baer is a Hall of Fame Speaker, New York Times best-selling author of six books, internet pioneer, entrepreneur, and the most inspirational expert on marketing, word of mouth, and customer service. Jay spent 20 years in digital marketing, consulting for more than 700 companies during that period, including 30 of the FORTUNE 500. His current firm – Convince & Convert – provides social media and content marketing advice and counsel to leading companies such as Oracle, Salesforce.com, California Tourism, Billabong, Hardee's, DOLE and more. His second book, Youtility: Why Smart Marketing is About Help not Hype, was #3 on the New York Times business best seller list, and a runaway #1 Amazon bestseller. Jay speaks numerous times per year worldwide, and shows how to use technology as an unfair marketing and customer service advantage. As a result, audiences will rethink their approach to marketing and customer service, helping them gain more customers and keep those they've already earned. Jay's Convince & Convert blog was named the world's #1 content marketing blog by the Content Marketing Institute and is visited by more than 200,000 marketers each month. Jay also hosts and produces the Social Pros podcast, which is downloaded 25,000 times monthly. A fixture in social media, Jay draws attention to interesting and useful articles, videos, blog posts and events via following on Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin and Google Plus, which number more than 100,000. He is also an active venture capitalist, and is an investor or advisor to more than a dozen early-stage technology and social media companies. Convince & Convert is the fifth multi-million dollar company Jay has started from scratch. Before his move into digital marketing in 1994 he was a brand marketer and a political consultant, with major roles in state, federal and presidential electoral campaigns. Befitting his roots in Arizona, Jay is a tequila collector and maintains his allegiance to the teams of his alma mater, the University of Arizona. He lives in the idyllic college town of Bloomington, Indiana, with his wife and children, and travels from Indianapolis to speaking opportunities world-wide. Stephanie Beal Unbridled Connect Trainer Sessions: Unbridled Onboarding: Optimizing Training to Increase Proficiency [CASE STUDY] Stephanie Beal has been involved in corporate training since 2004. Her experience includes seven years at Sprint training agents on customer service, technical troubleshooting, ticket management, fraud prevention, and social media. She has since worked with Layer3 TV and is currently at Unbridled Connect training call agents. Rocky Buchta WebMD Health Services Senior Manager, Health Education Sessions: How 3 Award-Winning Teams Leverage Contact Center KPIs for Success Colette Carlson Human Behavior Expert Keynotes: Featured Keynote: Many Communicate, Few Connect Colette Carlson is a human behavior expert and CPAE Hall of Fame motivational keynote speaker who inspires organizations and individuals to connect and communicate in real and relevant ways. With wit, humor and sincerity, each of Colette’s presentations weaves together real-life lessons on genuine connection and the tools to leverage those connections for personal and professional success. With a Master’s Degree in Human Behavior, a fascination with communication trends, and over 20 years of experience in the personal development industry, Colette guides audiences and clients along the fine line between the trendy topics that keep us relevant and the timeless truths that lead to meaningful achievements and relationships. A Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), a designation held by fewer than 10% of the members belonging to the International Federation for Professional Speakers, Colette has shared her insights, observations and research with thousands of people throughout the world. In 2017, Colette was inducted into the CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame, a recognition that honors professional speakers who have reached the top echelon of career excellence. Her articles on connection, stress management, sales and leadership have been featured in Success, Business Management Daily, and Working Mother magazines. Clients include Boeing, Microsoft, Cisco, Pepsi, Procter & Gamble, Shell, Great Clips, Davidson Hotels, the and United States Government. Connect with Colette to inspire and entertain at your next event, training or meeting, as she shares the keys to forming and sustaining authentic connections that drive productivity, engagement and collaboration. Kaye Chapman Comm100 Learning and Development Manager Sessions: Fantastic Bots and How to Build Them Kaye is Comm100's Learning & Development Manager, a seasoned contact center executive, an internationally-experienced writer and trainer, and an MA student at University College London. Kaye has worked with global Fortune 500, government and private firms to advance customer service operations and to embed effective learning and development strategies. As a specialist in contact centers, she has worn the hats of agent, manager, QA specialist and trainer. She is also an expert in shaping and operationalizing CX strategy. At Comm100, Kaye is at the intersection of technology and training, providing people-centric learning to help organizations handle the fast pace of technological change, and ensuring that agents, managers and exec teams can successfully implement the technology they invest in. Kaye is a digital communications advocate, a proud millennial, and a tea-drinking British lady. She is a proponent of AI adoption and careful automation to allow us all more time to focus on the customer interactions that really matter. Brad Cleveland ICMI Senior Advisor and Founding Partner Sessions & Keynotes: The Principles of Effective Contact Center Management \| Keynote Address with Brad Cleveland \| Characteristics of the Best Managed Contact Centers Brad Cleveland is often cited as one of the world's foremost leaders and thinkers in customer service and contact centers. He has worked in over 60 countries, has advised numerous governments, and counts many of today's service leaders Apple, HP, American Express, and others among his clients. Brad is author/editor of eight books, including Call Center Management on Fast Forward , which won an Amazon.com best-selling award and is used in universities and corporate training programs around the world. One of the initial partners in and former President and CEO of ICMI, Brad grew the firm into a global industry leader that is now part of United Business Media (London: UBM.L). He now serves as a Senior Advisor to ICMI, and is an in-demand author, speaker and consultant. His current research is focused on the future of customer service. Art Coombs KomBea Corporation President & CEO Sessions: Next-Level Leadership: Making Human Connections Dawn Crall Zoro Director of Customer Service Sessions: Scaling for Talent, Engagement, and Retention in Zoro's Hypergrowth Environment [CASE STUDY] Jonathan DeVore ScreenSteps Customer Success Jonathan DeVore began his career as a CPA with a big four accounting firm in Washington, D.C. There, he consulted Federal Government security programs and provided training to security professionals who were implementing new standards. In 2013, Jonathan joined his brothers at ScreenSteps, a software platform for creating company universities, and is currently the Director of Customer Success. Neal Dlin Chorus Tree Chief Customer Obsessed Officer Sessions: Mapping the Employee Experience to Improve the Customer Experience Evan Dobkin Talkdesk Sr. Product Marketing Manager Sessions: Post-GDPR - The Impact of Data Regulations on Contact Centers Evan Dobkin is a Senior Manager for Product Marketing at Talkdesk with nearly a decade in the contact center space focused on all facets of the company/customer conversation. Billie Durden Meadows Regional Medical Center Director, Patient Access & Care Connect Sessions: Starting from Scratch: The Journey to Build and Optimize a Small Contact Center [CASE STUDY] Billie Sue Durden has 30 years experience as a business and healthcare operations manager with a focus in business operations, healthcare management, human resource management, data and statistical research/analysis, and training/staff development. Her specialties include human resource management, business operations/administration, Physician Practice management, healthcare administration, project management, data research/analysis, training/staff development, contract compliance, accounts receivable and collections, payroll & benefit administration. More recently over 2 years' experience in small contact center management. Billie Sue holds a MBA and a Masters in Management from Bellevue University. She is happily married with two children and six grandchildren. Her hobbies include scrap booking, reading, and playing her Nintendo Switch! Wendy Fowler ICMI Business Associate Sessions: FULL DAY ICMI Training: Workforce Management Principles Murphy Fraser Skillshare Customer Experience Manager Sessions: It's Time to Prioritize Inclusivity and Employee Wellbeing in the Contact Center Bob Furniss Bluewolf, an IBM company VP, Smart Contact Centers, Sessions: The Future of Engagement: What You Need to Know Bob Furniss VP, Service Cloud Practice, Bluewolf, an IBM Company For more than 38 years, Bob's career has focused on helping companies improve their customer experience. As VP, Global Service Cloud Practice, he and his team drive customer success in the area of service and support strategy across all digital channels - with a focus on the world's top customer engagement platform, Salesforce. As a consultant, he has worked with hundreds of the top brands in the world. Bob is proud to have received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from ICMI in 2017 for his work in the contact center industry. He writes for several industry publications, is active on Twitter at twitter.com/bobfurniss and was named as one of the Top 50 #CCTR Thought Leaders on Twitter in 2015-2018. On a personal note, Bob is married with two children and two amazing grandsons. He lives in Memphis, TN, loves photography and is an avid Pittsburg Steelers fan. He has a heart for the people of Honduras and serves on the board of HondurasProject, a children's charity located in Tegucigalpa. He is actively involved in the support of breast cancer awareness among young women in honor of his daughter. Beth Gauther-Jenkin Gopher Sport Vice President, Customer Care Sessions: Supporting Employee Growth: Developing a Successful Career Path [CASE STUDY] Andrew Gilliam Western Kentucky University ITS Service Desk Consultant Sessions: Sticking to Policy and Procedures Without Killing the Customer Experience Andrew Gilliam is a passionate customer experience innovator, change agent. He's developed new employee portals, created effective surveys, and built silo-busting escalation systems. Andrew's background in Information Technology put him on the front-lines of customer service as an ITS Service Desk Consultant for Western Kentucky University. His vision: deliver Amazing Customer Service and Technical Support™. Andrew was named one of ICMI's Top 50 Thought Leaders of 2018 and is an ICMI Featured Contributor. He loves connecting with the community on Twitter (twitter.com/ndytg) and LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/andytg). CCMC, Customer Care Measurement & Consulting Vice Chairman Sessions: Beyond Efficiency and Cost Savings – Preparing Technology Recommendations Based on Customer Impact \| Integrating Customer Insights and Quality With the Contact Center to Maximize Strategic Impact Laura Grimes Sessions: FULL DAY ICMI Training: Contact Center Strategy Laura is CEO of Harrington Consulting Group Inc. She is an experienced consultant with over 20 years of successful business planning, project management, traffic engineering and resource management. Laura draws on her dynamic and innovative background in service and manufacturing operations with high-growth industry leaders. She has developed unique operational solutions for companies facing the challenges of managing multiple skills in multiple centers spanning the globe, including site selection and facility design. She is deft at developing customer relationship strategies and drilling those strategies down to operational plans. Laura, a frequent speaker at conferences, enjoys sharing her passion for customer service and exploring alternative and innovative ways to efficiently and effectively gain loyalty and retain customers. She has taught and lectured at several universities, and has published many articles on different facets of call center management including strategy development, deployment of resources, motivation of associates and forecasting and scheduling. Laura is an ICMI-Certified Call Center Management Consultant. She earned her master degree in business administration. Ian Hall Bold360 by LogMeIn Senior Solutions Consultant Sessions: Driving CX with AI for Customer Engagement to Agent Enablement Ian Hall is determined and results-driven leader who has built trusted client relationships with some of the world’s largest companies to deliver sustainable value and growth. These outcomes have led to broader and increasingly strategic collaboration with businesses in his role as a Senior Solutions Consultant. His valuable insight around Machine Learning AI has transformed internal and external business processes through the offering of LogMeIn’s Bold360ai platform. At LogMeIn, he has brought innovation and change to the improvement of his clients’ interactions with their customers. Chris Hanna Evolving Management Management Coach Sessions: How To Have Success With Knocking Down Walls and Silos Chris Hanna was a 2018 ICMI Mover & Shaker in the category of Workforce Manager. In 2019, he joined ICMI's Featured Contributor panel providing resources for the contact center community. Passionate about developing high-potential talent and leaders, he is a Management Coach, providing resources and solutions at Evolving Management. He believes that if leaders prioritize the employee experience and engagement, then it is much more effective to exceed expectations with the customer experience, allowing growth, profits, and most importantly, shared success to follow. Kate Hastings Zendesk Manager, Advocacy Quality Assurance Sessions: From White-glove Service to Omnichannel CX - How Zendesk does Quality Assurance Prior to joining the Zendesk family, Kate worked for a large medical software company as a QA Engineer. She joined Zendesk 4 years ago, and her passion for quality customer service blossomed due to the outstanding environment fostered by the company. After 6 months cutting her teeth learning the product as a Customer Advocate, she founded the Advocacy QA team and launched the program globally after 4 months. Vicki Herrell Society of Workforce Planning Professionals Executive Director Sessions: "The Power of One" in the Contact Center Vicki Herrell serves as the Executive Director of the Society of Workforce Planning Professionals (SWPP) and has been at the helm of the association since its inception in 2002. Vicki has over 20 years of experience in the call center and workforce management industry, serving for many years in the area of client relations and events management for the former TCS Management Group. Vicki is a popular industry speaker, serving as an industry expert on best practices in workforce management. She is the editor of the SWPP newsletter, On Target, and the Workforce Management Expert Solutions book. She may be reached at vicki.herrell@swpp.org. Todd Hixson Hulu Capacity Manager Sessions: Ask the Experts: Mastering Your Metrics \| Maximizing Productivity: The Power of Flexible Scheduling and Off-Peak Optimization Todd has been in contact center operations/management for around 20 years, working for Travelocity, Cabelas and Intuit prior to joining Hulu. He has been an out-sourcer, and in-sourcer and an us-sourcer with a belief in efficiency realized using creative scheduling, performance based "right for me" shift bidding, and pushing limits with optimization focusing on delighted customers and engaged employees. His current projects include capacity planning that relentlessly pursues better ways while ensuring his team "embraces fun." In all of this, the focus is on the fact that it starts with the customer! He has driven back-office utilization of WFM practice, multiple channel skill based operations practices, and cross functional "day in the life of WFM" workshops. Todd has served on ICMI's advisory board, consulted in industry standard certification with CIAC and was the recipient of ICMI's distinguished Life-time Achievement Award in 2018. Al Hopper Black Rifle Coffee Company Customer Experience Manager Sessions: Debating Data: The Role of FCR in the 21st-Century Contact Center onPeak Senior Director of Operations Sessions: Improving Customer Experience and Agent Morale - An onPeak Case Study John directs and manages a full contact center with a focus on assisting customers with all of their housing needs. It’s his goal to not only help people, but to have them walk away with their customer service expectations exceeded. In addition, he supports a team that’s handling written and escalation ticketing systems which allows for faster service and turnaround time. Half of his staff members work remotely which gives him the flexibility to have redundancy across multiple locations. He also directs and manages a team of operations coordinators. John recently spearheaded a project and partnered with Sharpen to upgrade their contact center from (three) traditional PBX to a cloud-native, omni-channel system. This lets the staff work remotely, while still keeping them connected with a seamless contact center integration across multiple offices, letting onPeak be the leader in the event services industry. Hale Jay Midwest Contact Center Association Founder & Board Member Sessions: MWCCA Chicago Chapter Launch Hale has been in the contact center industry for 20 years and in 2009 helped create the Midwest Contact Center Association. The MWCCA was formed to build a local community of practitioners in the industry for networking, education, and collaboration. One of the hallmarks of Hale's professional career has been to bring like-minded individuals together around a common cause. The MWCCA is designed to allow contact center professionals to open up about their challenges and share their success stories in order to facilitate discussions where everyone learns. In 2020, the MWCCA is expanding to open a chapter in Chicago. Hale is also the President of Contact Center Consulting Group. Chelsey Johnson Gopher Sport Education and Quality Supervisor Chelsey is the Education & Quality Supervisor for Sales with Gopher Sport. Chelsey is an experienced education and quality leader demonstrating success in coaching and supporting front line team members. Her strengths include delivering training material effectively, executing quality assurance, and providing continuous support for front line team members. Salesforce Sr Solution Engineer Sessions: Employee Experience - From Hire to Retire - Building a Best Workplace to Drive Business Performance Sheri Kendall-duPont Wayfair Training Manager Murph Krajewski Sharpen VP of Marketing Murph has nearly 20 years of contact center industry experience. Since 2016 he has served as vice president of marketing for cloud contact center provider Sharpen Technologies. His responsibilities include designing, implementing and measuring marketing strategies that increase brand awareness and drive sales. Prior to Sharpen, Murph served as senior marketing manager for customer experience solutions provider Interactive Intelligence (acquired by Genesys). There he led new media initiatives focused on creative digital marketing. He has experience on both the IT side, having served in system administration roles, and on the frontlines, working with contact center managers to reveal the underpinnings of superior customer and agent experiences. Among his many accomplishments, Murph is also a frequently cited customer experience professional, having been interviewed by Forbes, Inc., CustomerThink, No Jitter and other nationally renowned media outlets. Katie Krier Point B Principal Sessions: Asking for Project Funding?: The Top 5 Things Executives Need to See Katie Krier is a Contact Center executive who has spent nearly 30 years developing and delivering solutions for operations on three continents. Having spent her career in both advisory and operations roles, Katie has developed a breadth of skills and insight into contact solutions that focus on integrated solutions that deliver people, process, technology, metrics and operational improvements. Tracey Lawrence Grand Family Planning Founder Brian Leeson Alberta Pension Services Manager, Member Services Brian Leeson is the manager of Member Services for Alberta Pensions Services (APS) in Edmonton, Alberta. With a focus on innovation, collaboration, and leveraging best practices, Brian’s experience working in contact centers for Dell Technologies and Alberta Health Services has helped shape the strategy that led to the APS’s successes during a major organizational transformation: Next Generation. Brian is a proud contact center leader, and he attributes the success he’s had to the teams he’s worked with. Randy Littleson NICE inContact CMO & SVP of Global Expansion Keynotes: Morning Welcome: Scaling a Customer Centric Culture Randy Littleson is Chief Marketing Officer and Senior VP of Global Expansion at NICE inContact. In this role, Randy is responsible for the direction, strategy and overall management of NICE inContact’s marketing efforts. Randy has amassed over 28 years of executive-level marketing experience within the software industry, most recently as Senior Vice President of Marketing with Flexera Software. During his time with Flexera, Littleson was a senior member of the executive team with global responsibility for marketing, product management and corporate development. Randy brings a wide range of marketing experience in the enterprise software space to NICE inContact and a progressive track record of accomplishments. He has held executive level roles with product management and marketing responsibilities at Kinaxis, Interface Software, InstallShield Software, Spyglass, Inc., and Palindome. He holds an MBA from the Keller Graduate School of Management at DeVry University and a BS in Computer and Communication Sciences from the University of Michigan. Danielle Maravelas Logistics Health Incorporated Experience Designer Sessions: The Power of Modernized UI: Improving the Employee Experience While Cutting Costs [CASE STUDY] Danielle Maravelas is all about advocating for users and improving their experience through re-imagination and technology improvements. She is an Experience Designer and software application Product Owner with Logistics Health Incorporated, a company dedicated to delivering innovative healthcare solutions for our nation's Military and Veterans. She leads teams that develop new technologies that bring better care, faster to those who serve our country. Her experience spans across the Healthcare Industry as well as the agency world where she has worked for companies such as The Mayo Clinic and XumaK, an Adobe Business Partner. Fancy Mills Group Training and Content Director, ICMI Sessions & Keynotes: FULL DAY ICMI Training: Small Contact Center \| Keynote Address with Fancy Mills \| Spotlight on What's Hot and Happening in the Contact Center World As the current Director of Training and Content, Fancy brings over twenty years of experience specializing in consulting, training and human resource development. Her main area of focus has been working with service and support centers and contact centers across various industries to optimize their performance. As a former ICMI Business Associate she has certified thousands of service and support professionals, managers, directors, analysts, agents, technicians, and corporate trainers around the world in virtual and classroom environments. In addition to training, she has developed and facilitated customized curriculum, training and consulted for Fortune 500 companies in the areas of customer service, customer experience, quality management, workforce management presentation, communication, and time management skills. Fancy has also served as a session speaker for various industry conferences and events such as Fusion, HDI and ATD. While at HD/ICMI she served as a chair for International Certification Standard Committees, served on certification testing committees, conference committees, as well as published articles for Support World Magazine. In 2017 Fancy received her Masters in Human Resource Development with a specialization in Adult Education from Texas A&M University. While at Texas A&M University. Fancy is a published author on generational conflict strategies and was a featured speaker at the 2016 TEDx TAMU speaking on The XYZ Strategies for Succeeding in a Multi-Generational World. She served on the Texas A&M Graduate Advisory Board and the Steering Committee for The Academy for Future Faculty and was awarded the 2016 Senior Fellow. She was also selected to serve as the Student Representative Commencement speaker for graduation. As a fifth generation Texan, she lives in Austin, Texas with her husband Kevin, son Mills, and their tabby cat Sparky. She's an avid sports fan and enjoys rooting for all Dallas sports teams but her favorite team is anyone that her son is playing on! Gina Montague Infinite Campus Manager, Support Services Sessions: Top 10 Must-Haves to Build an Effective Team Gina Montague is passionate about staff development, process improvement, and creating positive employee and customer experiences. Gina has more than 25 years of leadership and customer service experience, and she's proud to have a career in the support industry. For the past eight years, she's had the honor of leading the support team for Infinite Campus, a student information system for K-12 education. In April 2013, the Infinite Campus support team was awarded the HDI Team Excellence Award, and in 2016, they were a finalist. Tim Montgomery Alamo City STAT Principal Consultant Sessions: Building the Contact Center You Always Wanted to Work For: The CSG Story Tim Montgomery is a Founder and Managing Partner at Alamo Cloud Solutions (ACS). ACS is led by a team of call center veterans that built and sold one of the first 100% cloud based BPO call centers. His proven expertise in customer service and contact center operations has made him a sought-after advisor to companies in a variety of vertical industries. Tim has personally assisted some of the world's most recognized service organizations – DELL, AIG, Lifetouch Publishing, ADP, Mitsubishi Motors, Farmers Insurance, Premera Blue Cross, Deluxe Corporation, Allstate, Kodak, Liberty Mutual, Cinergy, Prudential, Meguiar's, Isagenix, Department of Veterans Affairs, The Gartner Group, Amerigroup, Prime Therapeutics, Harvard Medical School, and many more. Travis Nichols Moxie Pest Control Director of Operations Sessions: The Best of the Best: How Moxie Pest Control Attracts and Retains "A Players" [CASE STUDY] Travis is the Director of Operations for Moxie Pest Control. His responsibilities and expertise include building and developing national teams, writing and implementing operational processes, and creating and organizing performance reports and scoreboards. He is passionate about business and employee development and is an active consultant in several local entrepreneurial groups. Travis earned his MBA from Arizona State University. When not working, he enjoys spending time with his wife and 2 kids in Mesa, Arizona. LESLIE OFLAHAVAN E-WRITE Founder Sessions: Live Chat: The Channel Is Mature, but Chat Quality Is Not Good Enough \| How to Deliver Consistent Communication in an Omnichannel World Leslie O'Flahavan has helped thousands of people learn to write well for online readers. She has delivered customized writing courses for customer service agents, social media managers, and support desk staff. She is a problem-solver for all the writing-related challenges faced by contact centers: e-mail, chat, and social media. She helps contact centers train agents to write excellent e-mail, measure the quality of their e-mails to customers, and rewrite and maintain their entire library of canned answers. Recently, she completed a complete overhaul of customer service writing for a global airline's domestic and international contact centers. Leslie is a Lynda.com author of the courses How to Write Customer Service Email, Customer Service: Writing for Social Media, and Technical Writing: How to Write a Quickstart Guide. Leslie is the co-author of Clear, Correct, Concise E-Mail: A Writing Workbook for Customer Service Agents. Todd Piccuillo HDI/ICMI Group Sales Director-Services Sessions: Spotlight on What's Hot and Happening in the Contact Center World Todd is the Group Sales Director-Services, HDI/ICMI, and has 25 years of experience managing complex professional services, training and consulting projects in the contact center, organizational development and technology arenas. In his 10 years with ICMI, Todd has worked closely with ICMI’s most strategic customers, helping design enterprise-level programs for developing people, improving processes and optimizing contact performance. A graduate of Fairfield University, Todd resides in his native Connecticut with his wife and two sons, and when he’s not improving the lives and fortunes of his clients, he’s likely throwing batting practice and wishing he could play more golf. Jerri Pigg-Shoemake WPS Government Health Administrators Director, Customer Service Vasu Prathipati MaestroQA CEO and Co foundner Vasu Prathipati is the CEO and co-founder of MaestroQA, the leading customer service quality assurance, coaching, and conversation analytics platform. In his free time, he loves to play soccer, basketball, and tennis, considers himself very tan, and knows nothing about wine. 8x8 Content Marketing Strategist Sessions: How to Find Your Most Meaningful Metrics \| Ask the Experts: Mastering Your Metrics \| Contact Center Ask Me Anything Rebecca Roemen TTEC Senior Consultant, CX Strategy & Operations Sessions: Nobody Puts the IVR in the Corner: Give It the Attention It Deserves! Becky Roemen has deep-rooted passion for customer experience strategy, technology, and operations. She's an accomplished leader of digital, operational, and customer experience transformations. Becky launched her career in technical marketing before serving as a contact center systems engineer, and quickly became an advocate for customer-centric design. Becky has been recognized as an ICMI Top 50 Thought Leader and her articles can be seen in several trade publications. Currently serving as a Senior Consultant of CX Strategy & Operations at TTEC Digital, Becky helps organizations of every shape and size rise above their most complex customer experience hurdles. Follow Becky on Twitter (twitter.com/BeckyRoemen) and connect with her on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/becky-roemen/). Jeff Rumburg MetricNet, LLC Managing Partner Sessions: Are Your Performance Targets on Target? \| Ask the Experts: Mastering Your Metrics \| From Good to Great in 9 Months: Kinecta Credit Union's Success Journey [CASE STUDY] Jeff Rumburg is co-founder and Managing Partner of MetricNet, LLC. He was awarded the Ron Muns Lifetime Achievement Award by HDI for his contributions to the IT Service and Support industry. He has authored a best-selling book on Benchmarking, and has published more than 100 whitepapers on Contact Center Best Practices. He has also been retained as a contact center expert by more than half of the Global 2000, including such well-known companies as HP, Intel, General Motors, IBM, and American Express. Equally broad is his industry experience, which includes contact center project management and benchmarking for virtually every major industry. Prior to co-founding MetricNet, Mr. Rumburg was president and founder of The Verity Group, an international management consulting firm specializing in benchmarking and competitive analysis. As president of The Verity Group, Mr. Rumburg launched a syndicated benchmarking service that provided contact center benchmarks to more than 1,000 corporations worldwide. Additionally, Mr. Rumburg has held executive positions at META Group, and Gartner. As vice president at Gartner, Mr. Rumburg led a project team that reengineered Gartner’s global benchmarking product suite. And as vice president at META Group, Mr. Rumburg’s career was focused on Contact Center Benchmarking and reengineering. Mr. Rumburg's education includes an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School, an M.S. magna cum laude in Operations Research from Stanford University, and a B.S. magna cum laude in Mechanical Engineering. He is author of A Hands-On Guide to Competitive Benchmarking: The Path to Continuous Quality and Productivity Improvement, and has taught graduate-level engineering and business courses. Patrick Russell 8x8 Director, Product Marketing Sessions: Contact Center Ask Me Anything Patrick Russell is a contact centre expert with 17 years in the industry and is the Director of Product Marketing at 8x8. Patrick has held nearly every role within a contact centre to include managing operations of several thousand agents, and has been recognised as an industry thought leader by several contact centre organisations. With a passion for technology and finding new ways to help businesses improve, Patrick is an optimistic, creative thinking problem solver with an employee-first approach to improving the customer experience. When he’s not working you can find Patrick working on carpentry projects or travelling the world. Aaron Schwarzberg Learning Tribes Chief Operating Officer Sessions: Foster Growth and Empowering Education: The Role of Learning Curation at Sitel Group [CASE STUDY] \| Modern Age Content Curation A strategic leader and collaborative driver in the L&D/eLearning space, Aaron Schwarzberg has 10+ years of expertise in leading global operations, client services, and corporate partnerships for education-centric corporations. Throughout his professional career, Aaron has worked closely, and extensively, with a myriad of senior leaders (CEOs, CLOs, Presidents, and Provosts) helping them to understand the internal learning needs of their respective organizations as well as the needs of their end-users. Aaron began his professional career in the Online Program Management ("OPM") space overseeing Call Center Operations, Enrollment, and Student Success departments. It was in the OPM space that Aaron began to develop a passion for meaningfully impacting learner outcomes. After his time in the OPM space, Aaron became the Executive Vice President of Global Operations for a Learning Management System ("LMS") company, where he oversaw the expansion of the organization to include 1,000,000+ platform users in 8 different countries. It was in this role that Aaron developed interest and expertise in the technological side of L&D. Aaron now serves as COO of Learning Tribes, a global learning and development organization with the mission of empowering teams to deliver the best possible customer experience through customized and innovative learning solutions for greater engagement and development. In addition to supporting the operations, solutions, and marketing divisions, Aaron is responsible for managing the efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of LT's learning solutions delivery. Aaron also designs and implements business operations, systems, and processes, while expanding the team with an intentional focus on culture and client outcomes. Aaron received his Bachelor's Degree from the University of Denver, his JD from Nova Southeastern University, and his MBA from New England College. Megan Selva ICMI and HDI Group Content Manager Sessions: MasterMinds - Connecting Beyond the Conference \| How 3 Award-Winning Teams Leverage Contact Center KPIs for Success Josh Street Scoreboard Group Chief Executive Officer Sessions: Selecting a New Vendor: An ICMI "How To" Guide Amas Tenumah Better Experience Founder Amas Tenumah has been helping organizations use customer experience as a competitive advantage for almost 20 Years. Over the last 5 years, he has advised clients like The Honest Company, MoneyGram, Fastly, and many others on improving the customer experience using technology and optimizing processes. He is an author and speaker focused on helping contact Centers become more effective. Jeff Toister Toister Performance Solutions, Inc. President Sessions: High-Performance Management: Getting the Most Out of Contact Center Agents \| How to Be a Contact Center Superhero \| The Secrets of Onboarding: Helping Agents Thrive in Your Culture Jeff Toister is a former contact center trainer and manager. He's the author of three customer service books including The Service Culture Handbook. More than 140,000 people on six continents have taken one of his training programs on LinkedIn Learning (a.k.a. Lynda.com), including "Running Company Onboarding." Jeff is a member of ICMI's Top 50 Contact Center Thought Leaders on Twitter and a Global Gurus Top 30 worldwide customer service professional. Feedspot has named his Inside Customer Service blog one of the top 50 customer service blogs on the planet. Jeff is passionate about training and is a Certified Professional in Learning and Performance. Clement Tussiot Salesforce Senior Director of Product Management Keynotes: Morning Welcome: Focus on the customer experience with AI and Automation Clement Tussiot is a Senior Director of product management for Salesforce Service Cloud. He manages the product development lifecycle for Service Cloud and is specifically focused on how AI and machine learning can improve customer service. 8x8 Product Marketing Manager Jeremy Watkin is a Product Marketing Manager at 8x8. He has more than 19 years of experience as a customer service professional leading high performing teams in the contact center. Jeremy has been recognized numerous times as a thought leader for his writing and speaking on a variety of topics including quality management, outsourcing, customer experience, contact center technology, and more. When not working you can typically find him spending quality time with his wife Alicia and their three boys, running with his dog, or dreaming of native trout rising for a size 16 elk hair caddis. Be sure to connect with him on Twitter and LinkedIn. Cameron Weeks Edify CEO and co-Founder Sessions: Why Omnichannel? Why Now? Cameron Weeks is the driving force behind Edify Labs. He guides the team to think and act differently when it comes to changing the way companies connect with their customers and employees interact with each other. Under his leadership, Edify is developing new business in existing and emerging markets, and pushing the boundaries of the business communications sector with its new cloud-native, unified, omnichannel platform.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line27864
__label__wiki	0.584526	0.584526	Top > Pipe Tobacco > Import and Domestic Tobacco > Lane Limited Tobacco A BRIEF HISTORY OF LANE Lane was originally founded in Dresden, Germany in 1890. Then, as today, the company specialized in the highest quality pipe and roll-your-own cigarette tobaccos. Herman G. Lane, one of the founder’s grandsons, emigrated to the United States in 1938 and re-established the company in Manhattan. Lane Ltd. pipe tobaccos were manufactured at 25 Beekman St. in New York City until 1983. In 1983 the production facilities were moved to Tucker, Georgia, just outside of Atlanta. A 1946 catalogue features 40 pipe tobacco blends, starting at 14 cents per ounce. Captain Black made its first appearance in a 1956 catalogue, where it was touted as ‘slightly aromatic, slow burning & pleasant,’ and sold for 25 cents per ounce. Lane Ltd. changed hands several times over the decades (Brown and Williamson, Conwood and Reynolds), but the heart of the company – the folks who actually produce the tobacco – has remained consistent. In fact, there are employees at the Tucker facility who also worked at the original plant in Manhattan. LANE TODAY In March of 2011, Lane Ltd. was purchased by Scandinavian Tobacco Group, headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. With manufacturing sites across eight countries and three continents, Scandinavian Tobacco Group is the world’s #1 manufacturer of pipe tobacco, the world’s #1 cigar manufacturer, and a global leader in RYO. On June 1, 2012, Lane was officially renamed Scandinavian Tobacco Group Lane Ltd. Lane’s pipe portfolio now includes Captain Black, Sir Walter Raleigh, Borkum Riff, Peter Stokkebye, Half &Half, Orlik, Escudo, and 15 more of the world’s most iconic pipe tobacco brands. Lane also produces Bugler, America’s #1 RYO brand, Winchester, the original little cigar. 1Q 1.75oz SKU: 1Q TIN 1.75oz. Natural Cavendish Black Cavendish Crown Achievement SKU: CROWNACHIE Latakia Perique 1.75oz Tin - $12.35 2oz. Bulk - $9.20 8oz - $31.60 16oz - $54.40 Lane Limited 125 Anniversary Blend 1.75oz SKU: L:ANE125 TIN Non-Aromatic Lane Limited Ready-Rubbed 14oz SKU: LANE READRUB TIN Cube Cut Medal of Valor 1.75oz SKU: MEDVALOR125 TIN	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line27867
__label__wiki	0.854912	0.854912	label Internet ICASA suggests interconnect rate By Candice Jones, ITWeb online telecoms editor Johannesburg, 13 Oct 2009 Read time 3min 20sec Interconnect rates should be cost-based, with a reasonable mark-up not exceeding 50% of cost, says the Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA). The regulator met with the operators yesterday in another closed meeting to determine how far the operators have come in renegotiating interconnect rates. Earlier this year, the regulator and operators agreed to begin cutting the rate of interconnect, starting in February 2010. The operators said they would start implementing a new way of negotiating interconnection rates and would have the new contract agreements in place by the end of December, with full implementation of the new rates as soon as February next year. While the regulator expected to see some movement on the new negotiations yesterday, ICASA's statement says the industry is in the process of finalising “bilateral discussions on the final [interconnect] rate”. The statement says the operators are still in the process of negotiations and will meet again near the end of the month when it will consider the final proposals on interconnect. Sources close to the situation say the operators have signed an agreement not to discuss the matter with the media. Contradicting authorities The regulator's decision to not allow the rates to rise over 50% of cost flies in the face of an announcement made this weekend by the Department of Communications (DOC), which wants to slash rates to cost alone. Communications director-general Mamodupi Mohlala told ITWeb on Saturday that the department would present a directive to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Communications to stop profit-making off interconnect by November. The department will present the order at the committee meetings to be held today and tomorrow. The DG also wants to get a council up and running to oversee tariff changes before they reach the regulator. The department hopes to drop the cost of communications as quickly as possible. It also wants to make sure mobile TV solutions are available to South Africans at a reasonable rate by next year. Crush the cost Meanwhile, local alternative telcos have applauded the DOC's move to cut costs as soon as possible. Huge Telecom CEO James Herbst says he looks forward to the lowering of tariffs for the consumer, but isn't convinced this will necessarily happen overnight as is being predicted. “I think there is a lot of noise being made around the interconnect issue at the moment and it is certainly being pushed hard by government and industry players.” He says the way the incumbents respond should also be taken into account, because it will determine how quickly the processes will move forward. “A reduction in call costs will have a great impact on our economy and Huge supports the efforts of government in this regard,” he says. John Holdsworth, CEO of ECN, has been spearheading the interconnect fight and says the company plans to keep up the battle to have interconnect lowered. “We have them on the run; we are winning. And we are not going to give up,” he adds. He says the company would have a better chance of competing if the incumbent fees are dropped. “Most of our calls are outbound and terminate on someone else's network. Around 90% of our tariffs go to interconnect fees.” Holdsworth says ECN supports the new DOC directive and hopes Cabinet will agree to the idea. “It is the one initiative that is most likely to achieve the goal of lower interconnect fees the fastest.” Vox Telecom did not respond to ITWeb's queries by the time of publication.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line27877
__label__wiki	0.729575	0.729575	Morningstar analyst Nathan Zaia argues Latitude Financial Group is highly leveraged, exposed to lower credit quality and exposed to the competitive threat of rival buy now, pay later service providers 10th Oct 19, 10:15am Investment research firm Morningstar is suggesting investors avoid the Latitude Financial Group initial public offering (IPO), arguing the consumer lender has no sustainable competitive advantage and its shares are over priced. An Australasian business with its headquarters in Melbourne, Latitude operates in New Zealand via the Gem Finance brand, and offers personal loans, car loans, credit cards through Visa and insurance. In NZ Latitude also has an agreement with Kiwibank to distribute personal lending products through the bank’s branch network and website. Latitude services are also offered through merchant partners across Australia and New Zealand such as JB HiFi, Harvey Norman and The Good Guys. Latitude is seeking to raise up to A$1.4 billion through an IPO on the Australian Securities Exchange with owners Värde Partners, KKR and Deutsche Bank selling down their shareholdings, retaining about 54% of the company after the IPO. Latitude says it has 2.6 million customer accounts and more than 1,950 merchant partners. Shares are being offered at between A$2 and A$2.25 each. Latitude's CEO is former Australia Post chief Ahmed Fahour, and its chief financial officer is ex-BNZ CFO Adrienne Duarte. Morningstar analyst Nathan Zaia is unimpressed with the IPO. Zaia argues Latitude is highly leveraged, exposed to lower credit quality and the competitive threat of rival buy now, pay later players such as Afterpay. Investors therefore shouldn't subscribe for shares, Morningstar suggests. "The business model centres on borrowing money cheaply in wholesale debt markets, then lending to consumers at a much higher rate. The business was acquired from General Electric in 2015 and has come to market via private equity owners KKR, Värde Partners and Deutsche Bank," says Zaia. "The offer risks being overvalued and has set a fair value estimate of [A]$2 a share, which makes it a three-star stock, with no moat – or sustainable competitive advantage." “We don’t like that shareholders must commit without knowing the price and with the top end of the range 12.5% above our valuation, we recommend investors don’t subscribe," Zaia says. He goes on to argue that a key business risk stems from the credit quality of Latitude’s major assets, specifically personal loans, payments, instalment, credit card and buy now, pay later receivables. Latitude recently entered the buy now, pay later market after buying New Zealand's Genoapay in December and has subsequently launched LatitudePay in Australia. Zaia says Latitude's receivables are generally lower quality than mortgages. And with the exception of Latitude’s motor vehicle loans, which comprise about 5% of receivables, its assets are not secured. "This means Latitude is sensitive to macroeconomic drivers, in particular the unemployment rate, the GDP rate and retail spending rates," says Zaia. Zaia has a base case fair-value estimate for Latitude of A$2 a share, saying this equates to a forward price-earnings ratio of 12.7. This is lower than the average of the major Australian banks, and similar to rival consumer finance company FlexiGroup, which bought New Zealand's Fisher & Paykel Finance in 2016. “We forecast [A]$279 million cash net profit after tax in 2019, in line with management's $278.1 million guidance, and target compound annual NPAT growth of 8.3% over the next five years. We credit Latitude paying out around 65% of cash NPAT as dividends - the mid-point of the firm's stated 55% to 75% range. Our fair value estimate implies a dividend yield of 5.1%,” Zaia says. Interest.co.nz has sought a response to Morningstar's views from Latitude. Below is Latitude's balance sheet as at June 30 taken from the company's IPO prospectus. Latitude says it has no off-balance sheet arrangements. Latitude's full prospectus is here. *This article was first published in our email for paying subscribers. See here for more details and how to subscribe. MorningstarLatitude Financial ServicesGem FinanceIPOsConsumer lendingconsumer debtfeessharemarketPrivate EquityNathan ZaiaAhmed FahourAdrienne Duarte by Officebound \| 10th Oct 19, 8:39pm 1570693140 Thanks for sharing, just based on the above it seems like good advce. Take goodwill off the balance sheet, and the business is worth -$143 million, and that's assuming every dollar owed to it really is an asset. Andrew Hooker "'Nothing will change until the Government forces them to do so'" Terry Baucher "Another week in tax: The big tax stories of 2019 and the decade" Relocating overseas? Move your money too Saving a deposit to buy a house	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line27881
__label__wiki	0.922252	0.922252	Interstates by State Signed Routes Unsigned Routes Business Routes Future Routes Former Routes All About Interstates Interstate 210 LouisianaWebmaster2019-02-08T15:43:22-05:00 Interstate 210 Louisiana Interstate 210 in Louisiana provides a truck bypass route and an alternate to I-10 across the Lake Charles bridge west of Downtown.1. Angling southeast from I-10, the freeway spans Prien Lake along the Calcasieu River over a 8,500 foot long girder bridge. Built in 1964, the four lane span rises to a height of 125 feet.1 Spearheaded by Lake Charles city councilman Isreal LaFleur in the 1950s, Interstate 210 was completed in 1977.1 East End – Lake Charles, LA West End – Sulphur, LA Mileage – 12.40 Cities – Lake Charles, Sulphur Junctions – Source: December 31, 2017 Interstate Route Log and Finders List I-210 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) Source: 2016 – LADOTD Estimated Annual Average Daily Traffic Routine Traffic Counts Highway Guides East End – Lake Charles, Louisiana Perspective from Interstate 210 east A split diamond interchange joins Interstate 210 with U.S. 90 Business (Broad Street) and U.S. 90 (Frugue Street) to the immediate south of I-10. Photo taken 05/19/14. U.S. 90 Business runs along the west side of I-210 and concludes at U.S. 90 a half mile south of Interstate 10 (Exit 12). Photo taken 05/19/14. A left exit leads motorists back into Lake Charles along Interstate 10 west as the I-210 mainline merges with I-10 east. Photo taken 05/19/14. Traffic separates at Exit 12 for Interstate 10, 63 miles west of Lafayette. Photo taken 05/19/14. Perspective from Interstate 10 west Interstate 10 travels 1.5 miles west from a parclo interchange (Exit 36) joins LA 397 to the Lake Charles Bypass. Photo taken 05/19/14. Interstate 10 narrows to four overall lanes at the directional T interchange (Exit 34) with I-210 west. Photo taken 05/19/14. Exit 34 leaves I-10 west beyond the Goodman Road overpass for Interstate 210. I-210 heads south four miles to LA 14 before turning west toward Prien Lake Mall. Photo taken 05/19/14. Interstate 10 at the westbound split with I-210. Photo taken 05/19/14. Perspective from Interstate 10 east U.S. 171 stems north from U.S. 90 (Frugue Street) to cross paths with Interstate 10 one mile west of I-210. U.S. 171 travels north from Lake Charles to DeRidder and Leesville. Photo taken 05/19/14. No control points are posted for Interstate 210. The Lake Charles loop links I-10 with LA 14 and LA 27 south toward Cameron and the Gulf coast. Photo taken 05/19/14. I-10 crosses Kayouche Coulee leading into the directional T interchange (Exit 34) with Interstate 210 west. Photo taken 05/19/14. Exit 34 parts ways with I-10 east for I-210 west to adjacent U.S. 90 and the south side of Lake Charles. U.S. 90 parallels I-10 throughout southwestern Louisiana, overlapping with the freeway at the Texas line and again at Lake Charles. Photo taken 05/19/14. East End – Throwback Replaced sign bridges on I-210 east at I-10 along the east side of Lake Charles. Photos taken by Chris Patriarca (04/08/03). Westbound Interstate 10 at I-210. West End – Sulphur, Louisiana Perspective from Interstate 210 west I-210 bee lines northwest from the high level bridge over Prien Lake to Interstate 10 in east Sulphur. Photo taken 05/19/14. The succeeding off-ramps at the west end of I-210 lead to Interstate 10 back into Lake Charles and Pete Manena Road (Exit 1A). Photo taken 05/19/14. Exit 1A departs for Interstate 10 east to West Lake and Lake Charles. U.S. 90 combines with the freeway in 1.75 miles. Photo taken 05/19/14. The mainline of I-210 defaults onto westbound Interstate 10 to Beaumont and Houston, Texas. Exit 1A connects with the south side frontage road of I-10 to adjacent industrial sites. Photo taken 05/19/14. I-10 travels east through the city of Sulphur and splits with I-210 a mile beyond the cloverleaf interchange with LA 108. Photo taken 05/19/14. An auxiliary lane extends from the c/d roadway with LA 108 to the separation with Interstate 210 at Exit 25. Photo taken 05/19/14. Interstate 210 branches southeast across Prien Lake toward the unincorporated community of Prien and the south side of Lake Charles. The bypass connects with LA 385 south to Cameron Parish. Photo taken 05/19/14. Entering the two-wye interchange (Exit 25) with Interstate 210 on I-10 eastbound. Photo taken 05/19/14. I-10 trends southward from the split with U.S. 90 one mile to Interstate 210. Photo taken 05/19/14. The on-ramp from PPG Drive adds an auxiliary lane to Exit 25. The flyover for I-210 east serves trucking interests from area industries. Photo taken 05/19/14. Exit 25 leaves I-10 west for Interstate 210 east back toward Lake Charles. I-10 crosses into the city of Sulphur on the west side of this exchange. Photo taken 05/19/14. West End – Throwback Previous guide signs for Interstate 210 along I-10 referenced the freeway as the Lake Charles Loop. Previous guide signs for the west end of I-210 at Sulphur. Photos taken by Chris Patriarca (04/08/03). I0210 over PRIEN LAKE, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. BridgeReports.com. “Script for Half Looped: Part 1.” KPLC TV 7, Lake Charles, LA, February 25, 2004. Page updated February 8, 2019.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line27882
__label__wiki	0.960097	0.960097	Kim Kardashian West reveals what she'd change about Kanye West International / 3 October 2018, 09:53am / Bang Showbiz Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West. Picture: Bang Showbiz Kim Kardashian West says Kanye West falls asleep "everywhere", including in a restaurant during her "first fashion dinner". The 37-year-old reality star - who has shared snaps on social media of her man dropping off in many different situations - has admitted her husband even dozed off in a restaurant during her "first fashion dinner". Revealing the one thing she'd like to change about the 41-year-old rapper she told Ashley Graham's podcast 'Pretty Big Deal': "I would say Kanye is definitely a little bit narcoleptic. "He falls asleep, like, everywhere... My first fashion dinner when he was introducing us to people, they hardly spoke English and we were in France and he falls asleep at the dinner table in a restaurant." However, the 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' beauty admitted there are definitely things about her that Kanye would also like to change. She said: "He'd prefer me not to curse. I do curse a lot. He would probably like it if I sent him sexy pictures more often. Yeah, I gotta get with it." Kim opened up on their life as a couple and insisted the pair - who married in 2014 and have children North, five, Saint, two, and eight-month-old Chicago together - have a normal relationship. She explained: "We just sit in bed at nighttime and watch 'Family Feud' or whatever. "Or we fight because he wants to watch 'Rick and Morty', and I'm like, 'Can we please watch, like, the Long Island Medium?'" Her comments come after reports claiming Kim was embarrassed" by Kanye's recent outburst when he went on a rant about President Donald Trump - whom he has supported since he won the 2016 presidential election - during his appearance on 'Saturday Night Live'. A source told People.com: "Having all this backlash against Kanye is embarrassing for her and her family, but she will never say that. She supports Kanye through and through and truly thinks her husband is entitled to his own opinion." Chris Evans and Lana Del Rey call out Kanye West Following Kanye West's 'superhero rehabilitation', the rapper is now a 'God' Kanye West to visit Africa and 'grab the soil' before releasing 'Yandhi' Kanye West says America should abolish slavery amendment Kanye West on a mission to bring Trump and Colin Kaepernick together Kim Kardashian West 'embarrassed' by Kanye West's outburst	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line27883
__label__cc	0.72957	0.27043	About IRB HPC SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR (ref. AD/19/06) IRB Barcelona is a self-standing, non-profit institution devoted to basic and applied biomedical research. It was set up in 2005 jointly by the Government of Catalonia and the University of Barcelona and is located at the Barcelona Science Park. The institute currently has more than 430 members (scientific, technical and administrative staff) from all over the world, who work across disciplines to advance research in the biomedical sciences. Applications for the above opening should include a motivation letter and full CV and should be sent by e-mail to: irbjobs@irbbarcelona.org, indicating the Reference: AD/19/06 Deadline for applications: 6/07/2019 If no suitable candidate is found, the deadline will be extended. Number of positions available: 1 - Pre-selection: Will be based on CV, motivation letter, experience, management of research and innovation. - Interviews: Short-listed candidates will be interviewed. - Job Offer: Will be sent to the successful candidate after the interview. AD/19/06 Attached File: jobposistion_ad1906.pdf IRB Barcelona is seeking a IRB Barcelona is seeking an enthusiastic HPC System Administrator with experience in the management of Information Technology infrastructure in scientific research environments to join its Information Technology Services Department. The Information Technology Services (ITS) Department provides IT services to the whole organisation and develops digital transformation projects with the aim to facilitate the operations of the organisation and the accomplishment of the goals of its research community. To fulfil this mission, the ITS Department offers a broad spectrum of IT services, solutions and support, particularly high performance computing (HPC) services. - To administer a heterogeneous group of systems, both standard infrastructure and HPC systems. - To Install and configure new hardware and software. - To troubleshoot any reported problems. - To be responsible for documenting the configuration of the systems. - To evaluate new technologies and solutions that can be later included in the catalogue of services offered to the research groups. Must Have – Required Experience: 5 years of experience in a similar position - Bachelor degree or higher in Informatics, Telecommunications Engineering, or similar - Networking basic knowledge - HPC workload managers Knowledge (Slurm, SGE) - Linux operating systems, including scripting and programming proficiencies (Shell, Perl or Python) - Common server hardware architectures including servers (CPU, bus, memory), SANS, disk arrays, network hardware - Networked Storage technologies like NAS, SMB/CIFS, GPFS, BeeGFS - Excellent writing and verbal communications skills in English and Spanish - Strong organizational, planning and multitasking capacities - Teamwork skills - Ability to work under tight deadlines with minimal supervision - HPC GPUs node administration knowledge - Web server administration (Apache, NGINX,…) - SSL certificate administration - Containerization (Docker, Singularity, Kubernetes,...) - Workflow managers like Nextflow, Snakemake, Galaxy or Toil - Fortran, C, and C++ Compilers - Genomic software like GATK or Picard tools - HTML5, CSS3, PHP, and Javascript - NoSQL database administration (MongoDB, Cassandra or similar) and BigData technologies such as Hadoop - Statistical computing (R) - Management of public or private Cloud infrastructure (OpenNebula, Openstack, AWS, Azure..) - Configuration of monitoring systems such as Nagios and Ganglia - Configuration of LDAP in Linux environments - MPI, CUDA, and OpenMP - ML/AI libraries (Tensorflow, Pytorch, Keras Working conditions: Employed in compliance with Spanish legislation and regulations under a full-time contract. Employees receive the benefits of the Spanish Social Security system covering sickness, maternity/paternity leave and injuries at work. Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. International Environment: The opportunity to join a prestigious international research institution and become a member of our administration team. Continuous training in a high-quality environment. The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology How to reach IRB Barcelona IRB 10 years anniversary To receive IRB Barcelona updates Recognised by: Tweets por @IRBBarcelona Parc Científic de Barcelona C/ Baldiri Reixac 10 Email: info@irbbarcelona.org Human Resource Excellence	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line27885
__label__wiki	0.557995	0.557995	Roma-Juve: a history of Scudetti 09.05.2019 12:00 - in: Serie A S A classic: a match at the Olimpico and the Scudetto. We will arrive in Rome with the Scudetto already won, three weeks ago. Compared to the tradition we are ahead of the times, because on three occasions, we won the Scudetto at the Olimpico against the Giallorossi, but this time, the mathematical certainty has already arrived. In a recent case, on the other hand, the trip to the capital has contributed to the achievement of a record. 1972-73: 1-2 The Scudetto of 1972/73, number 15, was an emotional one. Juventus arrive in the capital behind Milan and level on points with Lazio. To win the famous tricolor badge on the jersey, there is a need for a series of concurrent results. At the end of the first half, the news is positive: the leaders are experiencing a defeat in what will go down in history as ‘the fatal Verona’, while Lazio is all level at the San Paolo in Naples. The problem, though, is that Juventus are losing 1-0 due to a goal from Spadoni. After the break, however, everything changes: the Old Lady draws level through Altafini and in the final moments of the game through Cuccureddu, who slotted the ball into the net to surpass Milan in the standings. Even the 18th Scudetto arrived at the Olimpico, but this time the situation is a bit more calm. Juventus only needed a draw to win the title with a game to go. The operation is a success. The first half is sees Juventus go into the break with a lead courtesy of a goal from Bettega. After the break, Di Bartolomei scored the goal to draw level. The game ends 1-1 but nothing changes at the end, the visitors celebrate in the changing room, where the party will be repeated on the field seven days later at the Comunale against Paolo Rossi’s Vicenza. Forty years later, the script is repeated. Once again in the penultimate match day of the season, a draw is needed to confine Napoli to a point distance that’s unobtainable. Allegri’s team enter into the game with emotions running high the closer they got to the final whistle. The 0-0 draw sees the Old Lady secure their seventh consecutive Scudetto. Let’s go one step back to the 2013-14 season. Roma is the final away game of the season for the Bianconeri. In the home of the team that had been chasing their dream of securing silverware, Juve arrive already a champion of Italy, but there is one precise objective: to win in order to reach 99 points and move one step closer in securing the record of 102 points in a season at their own home ground. Against the Giallorossi, Storari, the author of great saves, turns out to be decisive; then, in the fourth minute of stoppage time, Osvaldo scored a classic goal against his former club with a conclusion that exceeds Skorupski. Your exclusive access to the Bianconeri world 08. Feb. 2019 - in: Serie A #FlashbackFriday: The Five Last Games... Talking Points: #JuveFrosinone 05. Dec. 2016 - in: Junior Christmas comes early for Juve juniors! 16. Jan. 2017 - in: Events Black and White and More: Juventus'... 24. Jan. 2017 - in: Charity / CSR Discrimination in Sport: Juventus shows... Juve steal the show at Gran Galà del... 25. Apr. 2019 - in: Off the pitch Celebrating the life of Fortunato 16. May. 2017 - in: Off the pitch Juventus addressed by Pope Francis 05. Nov. 2018 - in: Off the pitch Our Bianconeri champions take part in... 08. Apr. 2019 - in: The champions #GETREADY for Ajax - Juve 02. Oct. 2016 - in: Matches Empoli-Juve, Highlights Juve-Udinese, Highlights 05. Dec. 2016 - in: Youth Teams Christmas time in Vinovo! A new black and white era begins Black And White And More Andrea Agnelli at “Sin Respeto No Hay... Glorious night at Gran Galà del Calcio 03. Jul. 2017 - in: Events Juve staff at work for Social Team...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line27889
__label__wiki	0.514747	0.514747	Two JTP projects featured in NLA exhibition 'London's Towns: Shaping the Polycentric City' Two JTP projects featured in NLA exhibition 'London's Towns: Shaping the Polycentric City' / Published on 14 November 2017 Two of JTP’s projects have been selected for NLA’s latest exhibition, London’s Towns: Shaping the Polycentric City. The exhibition, informed by an Insight Study into the future of London’s outer boroughs, features case studies for good growth, paving the way for more sustainable, genuinely mixed-use places to strengthen London’s reputation as a truly polycentric city. Southall Waterside, Ealing, and The Old Post Office, Kingston, were both selected for the Insight Study and subsequent exhibition as exemplar case studies for the densification of London’s suburbs to create vibrant, liveable new places that work for the new and existing communities, as well as the wider surrounding areas. Southall Waterside, previously home to the former Southall gasworks until 1973, is now being transformed from a vacant brownfield site to a dynamic new village for west London. The new quarter will comprise 3,750 high-quality new homes, community buildings including a primary school, health centre and an extensive mix of retail and leisure facilities. The regeneration will embrace social, economic and environmental sustainability, from its commitment to deliver green and open spaces, to working with the local community to support training and employment. The Old Post Office site offers a unique opportunity to kick start the renaissance of Kingston’s Eden Quarter, further enhancing Kingston as a successful town centre and bringing back into use two ‘at risk’ Grade II Listed buildings. JTP’s proposals will create a new urban quarter for Kingston, delivering new homes, shops, restaurants, offices and community space, with over half an acre of landscaped public realm. The London’s Towns exhibition is open to the public until Friday 11 January at NLA, The Building Centre, 26 Store Street, WC1E 7BT. Download NLA's free Insight Study to learn more about our featured projects. Ashdown Road, Royal Exchange, Kingston Reuse of Historic Building & Place Stage: On-site Southall Waterside, New Urban Quarter / Two JTP projects featured in NLA exhibition 'London's Towns: Shaping the Polycentric City'	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line27895
__label__wiki	0.927551	0.927551	Summers hoping to shine and help Glasgow Tigers roar back Glasgow Tigers skipper Aaron Summers (pic by George Mutch) Ian MacLean Aaron Summers has urged Glasgow fans to stick by the team - after insisting: "We're still in this title race." The Tigers faithful were left stunned when their side relinquished a 12-point lead at home to top side Sheffield on Saturday, losing 49-44. But skipper Summers and his team-mates fought back to take a point at Peterborough 24 hours later, and could still finish second in the SGB Championship ahead of the playoffs. Now they have a run of three home meetings in seven days, facing Workington, Scunthorpe and Ipswich, starting on Thursday night. The Comets travel north first, led by potential 2018 Grand Prix rider Craig Cook - the league's top rider - but Summers says Glasgow will prove their title credentials with enough backing from the terraces. The Australian said: "I wouldn't say our confidence took a hit on Saturday - everyone realised we shouldn't have lost and we wanted to show what we could do at Peterborough. The riders were clicking pretty well on Sunday, it was a lot better. "I don't see any reason why we won't still be challenging for the title. Our playoff spot is fairly secure, so I don't think anyone needs to panic. "I'd encourage the fans to give us a chance and support us - the team is doing better than in previous years and it affects us when we're criticised. "Our form will come back, we've just had a bit of a glitch. With the right backing from the fans, we can get back to our best. We're working hard to sort things out and we can take advantage of this run of home meetings." Glasgow will go into the Workington and Scunthorpe matches without Dan Bewley, who remains sidelined with a hip injury, Tom Perry - who has arm and rib injuries - and Nike Lunna, who is awaiting further assessments on injuries sustained in Sweden last week, in case any hope of returning this season remains. The Tigers will use Edinburgh's Josh Pickering and Ipswich rider Kyle Newman tomorrow and Saturday respectively as guests for Lunna, with rider replacement operating for Bewley. Summers added: "Dan was at Peterborough on Sunday and was still in pain. I've also spoken to Nike and he's waiting to see a specialist, so we'll hopefully know some more soon about that. "But not having your full seven-man team can sometimes affect you as well." Hair-raising rise of darts in the last 30 years Thursday's match starts at 7.30pm with the normal 7pm start time on Saturday.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line27899
__label__cc	0.58625	0.41375	Google+ to shut down after security bug Google said Monday it is shutting down the long ailing social network Google+ for consumer use amid new scrutiny of the company for reportedly failing to publicly disclose a security bug affecting users of the service. In a blog post , the company admitted Google+ had failed to achieve "broad consumer or developer adoption" since it launched as a would-be Facebook rival in 2011. However, the announcement came moments after The Wall Street Journal reported Google had opted not to disclose a bug affecting hundreds of thousands of Google+ users at least in part to avoid additional regulatory scrutiny. Google said in the blog post that it "discovered and immediately patched" a bug in March 2018. It said the bug could have affected up to 500,000 Google+ accounts, but the company found "no evidence" that any data was actually misused. "Every year, we send millions of notifications to users about privacy and security bugs and issues," a spokesperson for Google said in a statement provided to CNN Business. "Whenever user data may have been affected, we go beyond our legal requirements and apply several criteria focused on our users in determining whether to provide notice. This is a developing story. More to come ...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line27901
__label__wiki	0.844458	0.844458	The air quality on cruise ships is so bad, it could harm your health, undercover report says Cruise ships generate high levels of air pollution that could endanger the health of passengers, staff and port communities, according to an undercover report released Thursday. On the decks of the four Carnival Corp. cruise ships studied over a two-year period, concentrations of particulate matter measured were "comparable to concentrations measured in polluted cities, including Beijing and Santiago," according to Ryan Kennedy, author of the report and an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. Ship exhaust contains harmful constituents, including metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, many of which have toxic, possibly cancer-causing properties, Kennedy said: "It's dangerous it's not a healthy thing for us to be exposed to." The vessels on which Kennedy took measurements were Carnival Liberty sailing from Florida to the Bahamas; Carnival Freedom sailing from Texas to the Caribbean; Holland America MS Amsterdam sailing from Vancouver to Los Angeles; and Princess Cruises Emerald Princess sailing from Los Angeles to Mexico. (Holland American and Princess Cruises are subsidiaries of Carnival Corp.) Without the knowledge of the company or ship staff, Kennedy took measurements using a P-TRAK Ultrafine Particle Counter when the ships were docked as well as when moving at sea. Consistently, Kennedy said, the highest average readings of particulate matter (PM) concentration were found behind the smokestack at the back of the ship. The equipment he used measured particles with sizes between 0.02 and 1.0 micrometers, considered ultrafine and fine PM. "What Dr. Kennedy found on board was shocking," said Kendra Ulrich, senior shipping campaigner at Stand.earth, the international environmental organization that commissioned the report. She noted that the stern area -- the back of the ship -- may be where running tracks, swimming pools or lounge areas are located, so both passengers and cruise line employees may be spending considerable time in these areas. "Stand.earth is campaigning to get Carnival Corp. to stop using heavy fuel oil," Ulrich said. "What this industry giant does can have a huge effect in setting standards for the rest of the industry." Carnival said in a statement that it coordinates its cruises with "national and international regulatory bodies like the [US Environmental Protection Agency] to insure the utmost safety of our guests and crew" and that tests of the air quality on its ships "meet or exceed every requirement." "Independent testing on our funnels -- which is the area where the exhaust originates -- further validates our claims," the company said. "This particular organization, for fund raising purposes, is constantly in search of a problem in our industry even if it has to create fake tests that really have no scientific basis." Megan King, a spokeswoman for the Cruise Lines International Association, an industry advocate, said that "globally, the cruise industry has already invested $1 billion in new technologies and cleaner fuels to significantly reduce ships' air emissions." Worldwide, more than 30 million cruise passengers -- the major share residents of the United States -- are expected in 2019, according to the association. The multibillion-dollar industry also provides jobs to upward of 1 million full-time equivalent employees, including thousands who work on the ships themselves. An unrelated 2007 study found that "annually, oceangoing ships are estimated to emit 1.2-1.6 million metric tons (Tg) of particulate matter." King added that the cruise industry is "only a small part of this issue" and that container shipping, as well as other types of tourism, also contribute to marine air pollution. Kennedy noted that "ultrafine particles or even nanoparticles" are a "great concern for health." If an ultrafine particle is made up of something toxic, the likelihood of it interacting with a cell in your body is greater. Although anyone exposed to these particles is affected, people predisposed to cardiovascular disease or with pulmonary conditions, including asthma, are most at risk. "We know heavy fuel oil has harmful constituents in it," said Ulrich of Stand.earth. "We know that there are higher rates of asthma among children in port communities ."	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line27902
__label__wiki	0.847903	0.847903	Sunflowers blooming in North Dakota By Megan Hoffman \| Posted: Wed 5:53 PM, Aug 14, 2019 \| Updated: Wed 7:43 PM, Aug 14, 2019 BURLEIGH COUNTY, N.D. - It's a bit of a late bloom for sunflowers in North Dakota, but that's not necessarily bad news for farmers. The numbers are a little behind. As right now, 63 percent of the crop is blooming while 91 percent was blossoming at this time last year. The five year average is 79 percent. But experts say they're impressed with how well the flowers are doing with all the cool and wet weather we've had. The future is bright yellow for this year's sunflowers. “We've got a tremendous crop coming,” farmer Clark Coleman said. Coleman says he planted a little late, but the flowers are right where they're supposed to be at this time of the year. “We've gotten adequate moisture, we haven't gotten any hail and no big winds,” Coleman said. He says now what they need is some heat. Cooler temperatures in the spring and summer put the crop behind the five year average. But, experts say they aren't worried. “The last three years we've had, we've had some really nice warm conditions, so we probably were a little bit ahead of normal but we're about a week behind normal right now I’d say,” John Sandbakken, National Sunflower Association said. Sandbakken says the number of flowers blooming almost doubled from last week and he's expecting 100 percent blossoming by next week. Coleman says the heads of some of his flowers will double in size before they're done growing. “I can't remember the last time we had a whole crop look so uniform and nice,” Coleman said. But for that to continue, he says he's going to need some help from Mother Nature. More than 75 percent of North Dakota's crop is rated either good or excellent this year. Stockmen's Association responds to USMCA North Dakota Department of Agriculture launched the Feed Transportation Cost-Share Program Farm Bureau: Farm debt and bankruptcies up Winter farm stress Independent Beef Association of North Dakota holds meetings to discuss USMCA	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line27908
__label__cc	0.574007	0.425993	Houston Offshore Accident Attorney Call One of the Best Offshore Injury Lawyers in Houston, TX Workers on offshore drilling platforms, seamen who man tugboats and other vessels, employees on fishing boats and other individuals who work offshore may encounter many kinds of job-related hazards. When accidents occur and you suffer serious injuries, you want the assurance that the Houston injury attorney you choose has experience specifically in maritime law. Because this area of the law is particularly complex, consult a lawyer who focuses on such cases for advice about compensation for your injuries. When a maritime worker is injured, federal laws may govern his or her eligibility to file a claim for compensation. The Jones Act is a centerpiece of maritime law that ensures that employees on drilling rigs, fishing boats, ships and in other specified circumstances are afforded similar protections to those made available to land-based employees under workers’ compensation laws. Covered workers may seek compensation for their injuries, including payment of medical expenses and lost wages. Houston personal injury attorney Joe Stephens has the legal knowledge to determine your eligibility to file for monetary damages under the Jones Act or other applicable federal and state maritime legislation. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) lists numerous types of accidents that may occur in maritime settings. All are capable of causing serious injuries and death for the sailors, longshoremen and other workers who are routinely exposed to workplace hazards. Common Offshore Accidents That May Cause Death Include: Collisions with objects Cave-ins Asphyxiation Toxic substance exposure If You or a Loved One Was Injured While Working Offshore, You Need a specialized Attorney. Contact Us for a Free Case Review Today! Helping Offshore Workers and Their Families Get the Compensation They Deserve Maritime law is applicable if you suffer injuries in an accident that takes place on America’s waterways, at sea, or in the Gulf of Mexico. Maritime accident attorney Joe Stephens also has the know-how to advise clients who are hurt in accidents that occur in foreign or international waters. Houston offshore and maritime accident attorney Joe Stephens and the professionals at his Stephens Law Firm are familiar with the complexities of maritime law. Our location in Houston enables us to easily interact with the oil production and other companies with offshore operations that are headquartered in any of the gulf coast states. Houston personal injury and wrongful death lawyer Joe Stephens knows the laws that apply to accidents that take place on boats, drilling rigs, and in other offshore locations. His ability to investigate accidents and build evidence to create a compelling case has successfully served the interests of injury victims who were hurt in the Gulf of Mexico or on other bodies of water. At the Stephens Law Firm, Houston accident lawyer Joe Stephens brings the full extent of his knowledge and experience as a successful negotiator and litigator to work for you. In cases where a maritime worker’s life has been lost through the negligence of an employer, Attorney Stephens’ representation of dependent loved ones aims to secure the monetary damages needed to help with the costs of final medical care, funeral expenses, lost wages and the lasting financial distress that a worker’s death causes. As an accomplished Houston personal injury and wrongful death lawyer, Joe Stephens is a compassionate and uncompromising advocate for families that suffer the devastating loss of a loved one. For injury victims, his proficiency and dedication result in settlements and awards that recognize the full extent of workers’ injuries and that ensure a lifetime of medical and financial needs will be met. Work With a Double Board Certified Houston Injury Lawyer Whether you’ve been injured in a maritime accident, a construction accident, through medical malpractice or misdiagnosis, harmed by a defective medical product, hurt in a refinery or other oil and gas accident, or injured in other circumstances, the Stephens Law Firm is the proven resource you need for reliable advice. Houston accident attorney Joe Stephens is a double board certified professional with the hard-hitting credentials that big corporations and insurance companies respect. Call today and ask about a free consultation to discuss your rights.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line27915
__label__wiki	0.85051	0.85051	Justin M. jking@kslaw.com Corporate Governance Energy and Infrastructure Projects Financial Services Intellectual Property Counseling Life Sciences and Healthcare Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity Technology and Emerging Companies FinTech, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Higher Education Justin King specializes in mergers, acquisitions and other significant corporate transactions. A partner in our Mergers & Acquisitions practice, Justin represents public and private companies, private equity funds and sports franchises in a variety of M&A and corporate matters. Justin counsels public and private companies, along with private equity funds, in M&A transactions, leveraged buyout transactions, joint ventures, tender offers, takeover defense, strategic investments, going-private transactions and corporate governance issues. He also works with emerging and growth-stage companies on matters ranging from venture capital financing transactions to general corporate concerns. In addition, Justin is experienced in representing professional sports franchises regarding stadium development, sponsorship matters and general corporate transactions. Sports franchise clients include the Atlanta Falcons, a National Football League team, and the Atlanta United Football Club, a Major League Soccer team. He also represents the Atlanta Host Committee for the 2019 Super Bowl. Justin was recognized as a Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2016 and 2015, and by The Daily Report in 2017 as one of the Top 30 Lawyers Under 40 in Georgia. Email Justin Education Admissions J.D., American University, cum laude B.A., Bowdoin College A Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Star Super Lawyers, 2016, 2015 Top 30 Lawyers Under 40 in Georgia The Daily Report, 2017 Justin King to Speak at Georgia State University College of Law In the News · Source: Law360 Justin King discusses private equity add-on deals In the News · Source: Daily Report Read How King & Spalding Helped Bring Super Bowl LIII to Atlanta Justin King and the firm highlighted in Daily Report profile on the work going into Super Bowl LIII Carter’s in its acquisition of Skip Hop, a portfolio company of Fireman Capital Partners. Mueller Water Products in the sale of its Anvil division to One Equity Partners. American HomePatient, a portfolio company of Highland Capital Management, in its sale to Lincare. Crown Paper Group, a portfolio company of Lindsay Goldberg, in its acquisition of Montebello Container Corporation. Oversight Systems in connection with a strategic investment by Luminate Capital Partners. TSYS in its acquisition of TransFirst from Vista Equity Partners. iHealth Technologies, a provider of payment policy management solutions and services to healthcare organizations, in its merger with Connolly LLC, a portfolio company of Advent International. Vaco, a placement and consulting firm, in its sale of a majority interest to the private equity firm Quad-C Management. Big Time Products, a leading supplier of work gloves in the U.S., in its recapitalization transaction with Falcon Investment Advisors and Hauslein & Company. Cirrus Industries, a manufacturer of airplanes and a portfolio company of Arcapita Bank B.S.C.(c), in its sale to China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Co., Ltd. Roark Capital Group in its acquisition of Primrose Schools, a leading provider of education-based early childcare services. Roark Capital Group in its investment in Waste Pro USA, a provider of solid waste collection, disposal and recycling services throughout the Southeast. Roark Capital Group in its acquisition of the data processing, printing and mailing unit of North Shore Agency, Inc. Roark Capital Group in its acquisition of Wingstop Restaurants. Roark Capital Group in its acquisition of Massage Envy, the nation’s largest provider of massage therapy and facial treatments. Roark Capital Group in its sale of Peachtree Business Products, a provider of customizable business and property marketing supplies, serving residential and commercial property managers, medical facilities, schools and universities, churches, and funeral homes. Roark Capital Group in its sale of Professional Systems Corporation, a leader in data management, printing and mailing technology, and online solutions that facilitate billing and collection-letter communications. Zep, a provider of specialty chemical products, in its $692 million sale to affiliates of New Mountain Capital. Carmike Cinemas in its all-stock acquisition of Digital Cinema Destinations Corp. Immucor, a provider of automated instrument-reagent systems to the blood transfusion industry, in its $1.9 billion sale to an affiliate of TPG Capital. Eclipsys Corporation in its $1.3 billion stock-for-stock merger with Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions, Inc., a provider of clinical software, information and connectivity solutions for physicians. Lodgian in its cash merger with an affiliate of Lone Star Funds. Gevity HR in its cash merger with TriNet Group, a portfolio company of General Atlantic. Other Significant Transactions Atlanta Falcons in negotiations for a new multi-purpose stadium in Atlanta. Atlanta Falcons and the Atlanta Host Committee in their successful bid to host Super Bowl LIII. The Host Committee includes representatives from the Falcons, the Atlanta Sports Council (Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce), the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Georgia World Congress Center Authority. AMB Group in entering into an expansion agreement with Major League Soccer for an expansion franchise. Atlanta Falcons Physical Therapy Centers in its joint venture with U.S. Physical Therapy. Under Armour in its acquisitions of MapMyFitness, MyFitnessPal and Endomondo. Acuity Brands in its acquisition of Juno Lighting from Schneider Electric. Hunter Douglas in its acquisition of the Levolor and Kirsch businesses from Newell Rubbermaid. Carmike Cinemas in its acquisition of Muvico Theaters. GE Aviation in the formation of its Taleris joint venture with Accenture to provide services to airline carriers to predict, prevent and recover from operational disruptions. GE Aviation in the formation of a joint venture with SeaCast, Inc. to produce jet engine components. FleetCor Technologies in numerous corporate transactions, including its Series E financing, initial public offering and the acquisition of Telenav’s enterprise business unit. McCleskey Mills, a peanut sheller in South Georgia, in its sale for $176 million to Olam International. Husqvarna in the sale of its BlueBird International business unit to TEC International. Cousins Properties in its sale of its third-party client services business to Cushman & Wakefield. Saint Joseph’s Health System in its joint venture transaction with Emory Healthcare. Saint Joseph’s Health System in the sale of Saint Joseph’s East Georgia hospital to St. Mary’s Health Care System. Article · Source: The M&A Lawyer Practical Guidance for Addressing Cyber Security/Data Breach Issues in M&A Transactions	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line27916
__label__wiki	0.747316	0.747316	KS lawmakers outline key issues as 2020 legislative session kicks off New legislative session begins in Kansas Kansas lawmakers focused on helping laid off Spirit employees By Shawn Logging \| Posted: Mon 6:19 PM, Jan 13, 2020 \| Updated: Mon 7:10 PM, Jan 13, 2020 TOPEKA, Kan. (KWCH) Kansas lawmakers returned to Topeka on Monday for the beginning of the 2020 legislative session. Big items on their agenda include proposed Medicaid expansion, the state budget and a possible constitutional amendment concerning abortion. The amendment follows the Kansas Supreme Court ruling last year that the state's constitution protects a woman's right to end a pregnancy. "Basically (what the amendment) does is it take it back to it was before the Supreme Court made their ruling. We want safeguards. We want to make sure abortions are safe and rare in Kansas," Rep. Renee Erickson (R-Wichita) says. Rep. John Carmichael (D) Wichita, says he's encouraged with the upcoming legislative session, but hopes Republican leadership proceeds with caution as they look at a constitutional amendment regarding abortion. Those in support of Medicaid expansion point out expected benefits for hospitals and ensuring Kansans receive healthcare at more affordable costs. Kansans will learn what Gov. Laura Kelly is prioritizing with the state's budget when she delivers her State-of-the-State Address Wednesday night. Those from Wichita and the surrounding area said one of the first issues they hope to tackle is helping out of work employees at Spirit AeroSystems and its suppliers. Last week, the company announced 2,800 layoffs as a result of The Boeing Company suspending production of the 737 Max. Kansas representatives said they're relieved that the state is taking an interest in what is happening to those workers. "I worked for Boeing for years and it's just very terrifying. Particularly, at the time, I was a single parent and just the thought of being able to lose your job during a time, this is when people need to get a boost," says Rep. Gail Finney of Wichita. Rep. Renee Erickson of Wichita said she believes workforce development is the key to keeping employees who may lose their jobs afloat. "Making sure that we match people with the skills they have in already open jobs. I hear constantly from businesses in Wichita that we need skilled workers, so maybe retaining those that we can," said Erickson. Rep. Stephen Owens of Hesston said he hopes to work with Kansas representatives in Washington, D.C. on the issues. "Working with our federal delegation to see what we can do to ensure that the necessary repairs and the necessary things are done with the 737 Max to get them back into production," said Rep. Stephen Owens for Hesston. Rep. John Carmichael said it's critical that some type of solution can be found for the workers and company especially with aviation being the predominant role in Wichita's and the state's economy. "If this is over within a couple of months it may not have a major effect for Spirit employees but the machine shops, the fast-food shops around Spirit," he said. Lawmakers said they're the suspension of the 737 Max is a short-term issue for Boeing, Spirit and the other local manufacturers. One main goal is to make sure those employees impacted don't have to resort to leaving the state to find other jobs. Advocates' hopes high as Kansas heads for medical pot debate Gov. Laura Kelly delivers State of the State Address Kansas Supreme Court chief justice to retire in December Leaders to look at higher pay for Kansas Legislature's staff	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line27918
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__label__wiki	0.702106	0.702106	Jawa 600- 1939 After the first World War, Czech arms manufacturer Franisek Janecek made a business decision to produce motorcycles. He designed the bodies and used Wanderer engines. The trademark “Jawa” was patented in 1929; the name came from the first two letters of Janecek and Wanderer. Motorcycle production was growing, and by the mid 1930s Jawa began building cars. The Jawa 600 “Minor” had a backbone frame of square section with swinging axles and a water-cooled engine. The engines were produced in Prague while the bodies were built outside the city. A body could be ordered as a two or four seater cabriolet, roadster, or sedan. Car assembly stopped in 1939 when war production began. Manufacturer: Zbrojovka Ing. F. Janecek Country of Origin: Czechoslovakia Engine: 615cc, 2 cylinder, 2 stroke, 20bph Top Speed: 60 miles per hour Years of Production: 1937-1945 Number Produced: 1990 Original Cost: 16,000 Kc	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line27931
__label__cc	0.618934	0.381066	Home » Explaining Elevate’s Recent Acquisitions (088) Explaining Elevate’s Recent Acquisitions (088) By Liam Brown on March 17, 2019 Posted in Founder Stories, Legal Innovation, Legal Ops, LegalTech, NewLaw Elevate’s recent acquisitions belie a long-game strategy. Elevate founder, Liam Brown, explains. Elevate recently acquired five companies in less than three months. I’ve been asked: why those companies in particular, and why so many in such a short space of time? To answer those questions, I should first answer the deeper question of what is Elevate’s ‘Why?’ Then, I need to give a clear-eyed assessment of how we’ve been performing in pursuit of that purpose. After that, I can provide answers regarding the acquisitions and timing that are accurate and will make sense to readers. Our ‘Why?’ Let’s start with “Why did we start Elevate?” Back in 2011, we saw demand for legal services outstripping the growth of the economy, and that demand was being driven by trends such as the explosion of data, regulation, and globalization. Increasingly, legal was woven into the day-to-day operations of the business, rather than being a silo function. More internal and external customers began demanding even more legal services, at the same time they were becoming accustomed to ‘always-on, instant service’ in their consumer life. Service demand on law departments and law firms had never been higher – and that pressure wasn’t going away. This was causing law departments and law firms to grow, become more decentralized, embedded, and integrated within global business, and to become more organizationally complex. We saw the emergence of in-sourcing, legal operations, procurement practices such as ebilling and RFPs, matter management, process design, performance metrics, and an explosion of legal tech. General counsel and law firm leaders were starting to talk about the need to manage their organizations with business discipline, but who could they turn to for help? Our vision was to build a consulting, technology, and services company exclusively focused on law. What we called “Accenture for Law.” We started Elevate by investing our own capital. At first, many of my co-founders and colleagues worked for little or no pay. Many continued to work for below market compensation for many years. We shared Elevate equity widely. What we all had in common was that we loved seeing our insights, ideas, and hard work help customers solve problems. We invested all profits back into the business so that we could build out Solutions for customers. ‘Solutions’ at Elevate means expertise (people), methods and practices (process), and tools (technology). These strategic elements were all part of building a company ‘for us and for our customers.’ Over time, we have built out a wide range of the capabilities that law departments and law firms require. Our 1,200-person, multidisciplinary organization of lawyers, engineers, consultants, data scientists, and business professionals serves customers around the world. Executing our strategy This is the original strategy plan that we used as our roadmap: Some customers pushed us to grow faster and offer more capabilities in more locations. It was hard to grow all these capabilities while scaling and growing our global footprint, and do so without raising venture capital or private equity. All of us had prior experience running companies where investors had control – their investment horizons can be short, they can be impatient, they can change strategy, or sell the company. Customers and employees can be losers when that happens. We decided that we would be financially conservative, grow within our means, and build our capital structure carefully so that it aligned with our purpose. We did take some minor investments after a few years, from outside high net worth individuals, but these investments did not come with any controls; instead, we used ‘having investors’ to implement professional governance – the kind of board and discipline of management and reporting that you would expect to see in any business backed by institutional investors. This allowed us to remain disciplined about growing profitably within our means. Hard yards At the end of 2016, five years into our journey, we started seeing the beginning of consolidation in the industry, the emergence of the Big 4 as competitors, as well as some law firms starting to offer law company consulting, services, or technology. We realized that we needed Elevate to become well-known enough, large enough, stable enough, trusted enough to remain a competitor long term. Even though we were growing at a consistent clip of 25% per annum, we needed to place more bets on more areas of investment. We’d had some success with our technology products, but we needed to invest more in product management, engineering, and customer success for our enterprise legal management (ELM) Cael software. Competitor point-solution legal tech was springing up everywhere, and some competitive consolidation was happening, e.g. Mitratech acquired our Thinksmart workflow partner and subsequently limited our ability to work with them. AI was becoming more important for our services, too. We launched our “E=ME2” or “Elevate equals Machines and Expertise in Everything” initiative in 2012, but the AI companies that we worked with were beginning to be acquired by legal publishers or private equity, and raising the prices of their services to us. We’d had success in our consulting business, but customers wanted more consulting from us, integrated globally, to work with them wherever they had operations. We had decided we weren’t going to hire consultants just because of their expertise and book of business. We wanted to find consultants who were collaborative, focused on customer solutions rather than selling hours, and were a good culture fit so that we could operate our consulting business globally, rather than as a hotel for consultants running their own practice in silos. This meant we had to invest in growing our own consultants. Most of our business during the first five years had come from customers who had a relationship with our leadership team. And our leadership team often wore multiple hats: being customer-facing and also managing a department or function. That wasn’t sustainable – we were wearing out even our most passionate leaders. They were starting to feel like they weren’t being successful at either role – even while our whole company overall was incredibly successful! We started career planning to set everyone on a flight path toward their highest and best use – what they were passionate about. That required investing in more managers to take over their business or sales responsibilities. We had to invest in building a sales team. We hired a sales leader and sales people for the first time, and launched strategic account management programs. All of our legal services businesses were growing quickly. Our customer base grew by referral, and once we started working with customers in one area, we’d often be asked to help in another area. It was easy to convince ourselves that everything was going swimmingly. Be wary of the Kool Aid! We chose to name our company “Elevate” for two reasons. First, it reflected our aspiration to help customers imagine a better future for their legal operations – and then actually help them get there from where they are today: ‘Elevate’ their operations, so to speak. Second, it spoke to our hope that our colleagues would find their careers at Elevate challenging, fulfilling, and fun – and that they would feel they were growing while we worked together, ‘Elevating’ their career. But we started to notice little signals in our Net Promoter Score (NPS), or Employee Engagement feedback, that our customers weren’t getting the consistent level of service that they deserved and that some of our people were feeling overworked. Customers were giving us the benefit of the doubt – we’d parachute a leader in to resolve issues quickly if a customer told us there was a problem. But for the first time ever, our NPS dropped – from 41 to 39. What if customers stopped telling us when they were disappointed? What if these were early signals of deeper service problems? Our own people were giving us the benefit of the doubt, too. Our retention rates are world-class, but we noticed in our weekly pulse dashboard that some of our people were feeling only 1 or 2 out of a 5-point scale, and for weeks at a time. When our leaders parachuted in to talk to these people, they would tell us that they felt overworked, or that customers were too demanding, or that their manager wasn’t supporting them or engaged with them enough, or that they didn’t feel valued enough. Uh oh. [Query: how many large law firms do a “pulse check” on a weekly (or monthly or yearly) basis? Further, what happens to legal service organizations who faithfully follow this discipline for 10+ years? For more information on pulse checks, see David Mizne, “15Five 2.0: Putting the People Back in People Analytics,” 15Five. WDH] What got us here isn’t necessarily going to get us there These signals of inconsistent service and some team members feeling disenchanted convinced us that we needed to invest in more experienced managers and leaders. The team that launched Elevate was approaching our limits and we needed help. We thought long and hard about where our gaps were. We didn’t want to poach from our competitors, so we decided that the best way forward was to invite seasoned leaders to join Elevate, by persuading them to tie their rafts to ours. We then asked customers (even including those that had decided not to work with Elevate) to tell us which entrepreneurs, managers, and companies they thought were our best competitors! How would we finance all these organic investments and acquisitions in a way that ensured that management didn’t give up control? The law department of one of our customers, Morgan Stanley, introduced us to their private credit and equity group, Expansion Capital. The Expansion Capital team’s advice was helpful in designing our growth financing strategy. By the end of 2017, we closed a $25 million credit facility with them to finance organic investments and the strategic acquisitions. The acquisitions we made were based on the following three pillars that have been at the heart of Elevate for many years: Strategy, Culture, and Customers. Executing our strategy – again Why this company? Why now? When determining whether a potential acquisition would be a good match, the first thing that Elevate’s Executive Management Team (EMT) looked at was how well a company would help us execute our wider strategy. We developed a comprehensive 20-point acquisition assessment framework. Which element of our strategy plan does a given acquisition support? How does an acquisition strengthen Elevate’s offerings or management? How immediately will an acquisition improve our mission to provide practical ways for improving efficiency, quality, and outcomes for law departments and law firms? Important to this story is that each acquisition was in the works for months, if not years. The speed of these acquisitions (5 in the span of about 10 weeks) is a bit deceptive; our EMT spent a lot of time working with the management teams of each company, figuring out whether and how much we were aligned with them. This careful due diligence process often involved a period of working in tandem with these companies to combine services for customers. Throughout these working relationships, a series of discussions took place between our respective management teams at many levels, all focused on alignment of vision, mission, strategy, and principles. Now, after walking down the same path together with these other companies for a while, we’re executing a mutually agreed plan. But here’s the catch: even well-planned acquisitions are not guaranteed to work. Integration, culture, and diversity I have worked on over two dozen acquisitions throughout my career. Early on, I specialized in turnarounds of failing acquisitions and I learned a lot from that experience, which informs Elevate’s approach. Many acquisitions end up failing because the parties don’t plan enough, or in some cases deliberately leave too much ambiguity, kicking the can down the road on some tough decisions. We put a lot of planning, specificity, and even difficult conversations into our acquisitions before we close. We got to know the founders on a personal, as well as a professional level. We got to know their personal ‘Why?’, what gets them out of bed in the morning, what they fear. This kind of intimate culture at Elevate is partly based on our principle to proactively embrace different points of view. If a company’s culture is its ‘DNA’, then a sort of ‘genetic diversity’ prevails at Elevate. We have a diverse set of viewpoints and perspectives that is enriched by our acquisition process. I’m a huge believer in embracing different points of view and the power of conversation to develop a shared agreement on where we are headed, what our priorities are, and who will do what. Not only have we been careful to make sure that acquisitions are a culture fit, where the selling entrepreneurs’ long-term aspirations align with the legacy Elevate management’s, but we have also structured the economic terms to reward achieving shared goals so that these entrepreneurs stay to become integral members of the Elevate EMT going forward. One of our success measures for acquisitions is, “Are the key people still with us after three years?” So far, the answer is a resounding yes. Virtually everybody working for companies acquired by Elevate over the years has remained with Elevate long-term, and most are still with us to this day. One reason people stick with us post-acquisition is that our approach is to ‘first, do no harm’. We have a multi-year approach to integrations where we project manage rapid integration of horizontal capabilities such as IT and infosec, accounting, and HR, but we take a more organic approach to customer-facing services and solutions, leaving founders and managers in charge much as they had been pre-acquisition. Managers from acquired companies assume important roles at the combined Elevate business, creating continuity and stability throughout the integration. We encourage legacy Elevate and newly acquired managers to take the time to get to know each other and each other’s journeys. We are careful to not take a “we are the acquirer so you will do it our way” approach. Rather, by listening to each other respectfully, sometimes the combined teams choose to proceed with Elevate’s practices, sometimes the acquired company’s practices, and then sometimes the integration teams design a ‘Third Way’, some kind of superior combination of best practices from both. What’s in this for customers? From a legacy Elevate customer perspective, these acquisitions were made to help us do a better job solving customer problems – either to fill capabilities gaps or to provide managers and leadership that we needed. We acknowledge that there is a period of time immediately post-acquisition that Elevate’s EMT has been focused on the acquisitions. One of the reasons we decided to do them all together was to use a common project management methodology and team to efficiently get through this period as quickly as possible. We hope that legacy Elevate customers will feel the impact of these acquisitions in a maturing and improving service. From the perspective of the customers of the companies that have joined Elevate, first, we do no harm. Customers will continue to work with the same account and service teams that they have been used to working with. As the integrations proceed, customers will have access to the breadth and depth of Elevate capabilities – more lawyers, consultants, subject matter experts, geographies, technologies, etc. Some customers prefer to buy from multiple providers and piece the solutions together, but for those customers who look to converge or reduce the number of providers and simplify their supply chain, Elevate is a ‘one stop’ integrated provider. Brand migration needs to be handled sensitively. Brand equity is important not only to the founders who have combined their businesses with Elevate, but also to their customers, who they have often worked with for years. While we ultimately migrate all acquisitions to one Elevate brand, reflecting one integrated provider, we do this in stages, over time – considering all stakeholder perspectives. Launching a successful company is hard. Sustaining a successful company is even harder. There are no shortcuts. Organic growth provides some of the pieces of this large jigsaw puzzle. Acquisitions provide others. We’ve brought some great companies together – each with their own history of success. Elevate is now home to an even richer team of leaders, managers, and experts, with great experiences and ideas for the future. Together, we aspire to build the law company. We are methodically building a stable, diverse, scale business with global reach and staying power – to help those law department and law firm customers that seek to ‘Elevate’ their operations for tomorrow. 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__label__wiki	0.924441	0.924441	Marita Foley SC Bar roll 2002 Silk 2019 Commercial Law Tort Law P03 9225 8644 F03 9225 8668 Marita Foley SC specialises in environmental, planning and land acquisition matters for private clients and government agencies Marita has particular expertise in litigation involving contaminated land and losses related to environmental damage, having appeared in a number of significant and long running environmental cases and panel processes. Marita appears regularly in VCAT, the Supreme Court and Planning Panels Victoria in matters relating to town planning, environmental issues and land acquisition. In 2015 and 2016 Chambers and Partners Global and Asia Pacific ranked Marita as one of Australia’s leading junior barristers. She was recommended as being an “outstanding barrister: her written and oral advocacy is excellent and she is a delight to work with." [ref Chambers Asia Pacific 2016]. Marita commenced her career as an Associate in the Federal Court of Australia. Immediately before joining the Bar, Marita was a Senior Associate with Maddocks in their Public Law department, practising predominantly in the areas of planning, environment and local government law. Chambers & Clerk Castan Chambers Level 11 Room 15 460 Lonsdale Street Jane King Commissions & Inquiries Major Torts Planning & Local Government Bachelor of Arts (ANU) Bachelor of Laws (Hons)(ANU) Entitled to practise in State and Territory Courts and Tribunals Federal Court of Australia High Court of Australia Inquiries & Assessments Committees 2009 Bushfires Royal Commission - appeared on behalf of the State of Victoria in the long running Royal Commission, addressing topics including planning, building regulation, electricity regulation and fuel reduction burning (led by Allan Myers QC and Kerri Judd QC). Hazelwoood Mine Fire Inquiry (2015) - Marita acted on behalf of GDFSAE, the owner and operator of the Hazelwood Mine before a Board of Inquiry relating to alleged health impacts of the Mine Fire and (led by Rachel Doyle SC and Anthony Neal QC). Melbourne Metro Rail Project (ongoing) briefed on behalf of the Melbourne Metro Rail Authority in relation to the EES and approval processes required for Metro Rail. Brunswick Terminal Upgrade Advisory Committee – acting (unled) for the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) in relation to an inquiry considering the planning approval process leading to the upgrade of the Brunswick Terminal. 2014-2015 East West Link Assessment Committee – acting on behalf of the Minister for Planning before the East West Link Assessment Committee and subsequently in proceedings before the Supreme Court (settled) challenging the validity of the approvals for the Project (led by Chris Townshend QC and David Batt QC). Waubra Wind Farm acting for Wind Energy Australia the proponent in relation to Planning Scheme Amendments and Environment Effects Statement and EPBC Act referral to facilitate the approval of the largest wind energy facility in Victoria (led by Chris Townshend QC). Bendigo Gold Mine acting for the proponent Bendigo Gold NL in relation to an extension of the Bendigo gold mine, which involved an EES, EPBC Act referral and Planning Scheme Amendment (led by Michael Wright QC). MFESB v Yarra City Council & Ors [2015] VSC 773 acting for the plaintiff in litigation concerning contamination discovered at a site in Burnley with claims in tort and for compensation under theEnvironment Protection Act 1970. Winky Pop Pty Ltd & Anor v Mobil (ongoing) acting for a developer in litigation before the Supreme Court relating to claims against Mobil for damages arising from contamination of land in Williamstown alleged to have been caused by a leak of petroleum from Mobil’s pipeline (led by Charles Scerri QC). Nicholls v Minister for Planning (settled) acting for the Minister for Planning in Supreme Court proceedings relating to the approval and subsequent revocation of a Planning Scheme amendment for Phillip Island (led by Debbie Mortimer SC and Rachel Doyle SC). Wheelahan v City of Casey (settled) acting on behalf of residents in a class action in against the Council for damages relating to escape of gas from a landfill adjacent to a residential subdivision (Brookland Greens Estate)(led by Jim Delany QC). Premier Building and Consulting Group Ltd v Spotless Group Limited & Ors appeared in a five-month trial in the Supreme Court before Justice Byrne on behalf of a landowner whose land was contaminated by its former owner. The case raised complex issues including the liability of parent corporations for the acts of subsidiaries that had been deregistered, tort, economic loss and statutory compensation. Love v State of Victoria & Road Corporation acting for Roads Corporation in long running proceedings relating to the validity of acquisition of land for the purpose of the Craigieburn Bypass. Planning & Administrative Law Hoskin v Greater Bendigo CC and Anor [2015] VSCA 350 acting (unled) for the Greater Bendigo Council in relation to an appeal against VCAT’s decision upholding the grant of a permit for a mosque. Waterfront Place Pty Ltd v Port Phillip CC [2014] VCAT 1558 acting for a developer seeking to vary the terms of restrictive covenants burdening land in Beacon Cove (led by Adrian Finanzio SC). Numerous review applications relating to telecommunications facilities on behalf of Telstra and NBN Co. See for example: Goodwin v Yarra Ranges Shire Council [2015] VCAT 74. Aerolite Quarries Pty Ltd v Greater Geelong CC [2014] VCAT 1611 acting for permit applicant in relation to a basalt quarry which raised complex environmental and cultural heritage issues (led by Michelle Quigley QC). Women’s Housing Limited v Hobsons Bay CC [2014] VCAT 1519 (led by Michelle Quigley QC) acting pro bono for a WHL in relation to a social housing development in Newport. AA Holdings Pty Ltd v Mornington Peninsula SC [2012] VCAT 849 acting for Mornington Peninsula SC (unled) successfully opposing an application for permits for twin freeway service centres. Australian Conservation Foundation Inc & Ors v Minister for Planning [2004] VCAT 2029 acting for plaintiff environmental groups in proceedings challenging the scope of relevant considerations in a Planning Scheme Amendment relating to the Hazelwood Power Station (led by Mark Dreyfus QC). Briefed by the Regional Rail Link Authority in relation to numerous proceedings in the Supreme Court and VCAT (both led and unled) in disputed compensation claims arising from acquisitions for the Regional Rail Link Project during 2014-2015 For example: Secretary to the Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources v Driver [2015] VCAT 813. Western Grasslands Reserve (ongoing) acting for DELWP in relation to numerous planning permit applications for land within the Western Grasslands Reserve. Caradi Pty Ltd v Secretary to the Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources briefed for a claimant in a substantial disputed claim arising from acquisition of a site for the Melbourne Exhibition Centre extension (led by Stuart Morris QC). McCann v Roads Corporation [2011] VSC 96 acting for Roads Corporation in relation to a disputed acquisition for the Geelong Bypass (led by Jim Delany QC). Rigby v Secretary to the Department of Sustainability and Environment [2012] VSC 427 acting for the Secretary (led by Jeremy Gobbo QC). 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__label__cc	0.720849	0.279151	+49 407344566-33 Send email LetMeShip / Terms and Conditions General Terms and Conditions of ITA Shipping GmbH, hereinafter referred to as: LetMeShip 1. Area of application These General Terms and Conditions (T&Cs) are an integral part of all contracts concluded with LetMeShip via the booking platform operated by LetMeShip. The special conditions contained in clause 24 of these T&Cs shall take precedence over the other regulations in these T&Cs for contracts subject to the regulations stated in that clause. The booking platform can be accessed online at the Internet address www.LetMeShip.com/de. These T&Cs apply regardless of which user interface is used for the booking platform; they also apply in particular if access to the booking platform is not via a browser, but via a software interface from another program. Insofar as LetMeShip commissions a carrier for transport with the knowledge of the customer, the general terms and insurance conditions shall apply in the version that is valid at the time the order is placed, in addition to LetMeShip’s T&Cs. In the event of deviations, the regulation that is more favourable to LetMeShip shall apply in each specific case. 2. Relationship to other regulations In the event that the provisions of these T&Cs deviate from statutory provisions or applicable binding international agreements, the provisions of these T&Cs shall take precedence. In addition, the relevant statutory regulations and the relevant regulations of international agreements shall apply, e.g. the International Convention on the Contracts for the Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR), the Montreal Convention, the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF) etc. The T&Cs of LetMeShip and the relevant conditions of the carriers shall take precedence over any terms and conditions of the customer. Conflicting terms and conditions of contractual partners are only valid if LetMeShip has explicitly agreed to their application in writing. LetMeShip hereby explicitly rejects any standard reference to the contract partner’s own terms & conditions. 3. Booking procedure and conclusion of contract The customer as Sender has the possibility to conclude contracts for the provision of transport services via the booking platform. The platform offers an input mask in which the customer can enter the shipping specifications (e.g. pick-up and delivery location, dimensions, weight, desired pick-up and delivery date) for the shipment of one or more packages. Based on the customer’s request, LetMeShip lists the available individual shipping conditions (especially prices, estimated shipping time), together with the respective national and international transport company, courier and express company that would be commissioned by LetMeShip as the carrier depending on the shipping method. By selecting a list entry and clicking the order button, the customer submits a binding offer to LetMeShip. A contract is only deemed concluded upon receipt of an order confirmation from LetMeShip. The sending of a dispatch label for the respective order to the customer is considered an order confirmation; this also applies if the respective carrier issues the dispatch label. Transport contracts for goods that are excluded from transport according to section 4 shall not enter into effect. LetMeShip and their carriers are not obliged to verify the correctness of information provided by the Sender. 4. Carriers LetMeShip commissions the transport company selected by the customer according to clause 3 of these T&Cs as the carrier to carry out transport services. 5. Goods that are excluded from transport With the exception of special deliveries that are individually agreed upon with the Sender, the following goods are excluded from transport: – goods that are subject to national or international regulations concerning dangerous goods (e.g. by IATA); – goods that due to their nature or packaging may pose a threat to human beings, other transported goods or other things; – goods that require special safety measures or official approval; – goods whose shipment, transport or storage is banned in the sending, destination or in a transit country or is a violation of export or import bans or any other legal regulations; – prohibited articles as defined in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No. 2320/2002 of the European Parliament and the Council dated 16th December 2002 on common rules in the field of civil aviation security (Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002); – means of payment, telephone and prepaid cards, pecuniary documents and transferable securities (e.g. money, credit cards, cheques, savings books, bills of exchange, securities); – items of extraordinarily high value (e.g. works of art, unique items, antiques, securities, precious stones, precious metals, genuine pearls, postage stamps, coins); – all types of motor vehicles; – live animals and plants, animal remains, human body parts or mortal remains; – narcotics and pharmaceuticals, weapons and explosives, food products and alcohol, frozen goods, tobacco products; – radioactive substances and nuclear fuel (if in excess of statutory exemption limits); – weapons and ammunition (with the exception of hunting and sports weapons and ammunition); – explosive goods pursuant to section 1.1 of the Ordinance on the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Sea; – drugs to which the Act on the Traffic in Narcotic Drugs (Opium Act) dated 10th December 1969, as amended, applies; – glass, porcelain etc. and delicate electronics, used or damaged goods; – mobile phones; – goods that are of low value in themselves but whose loss or damage may lead to significant consequential damage (e.g. data carriers with sensitive information); – consignments with the postage “freight collect”. – No valid transport contract shall enter into effect for items that are excluded from transport. – Perishable or temperature-sensitive goods that are not excluded from transport due to the provisions listed above shall be transported at the Sender’s risk; there shall be no special handling. – Document shipping is not available for consignments that require a customs declaration. Goods shipping must be selected for such goods. 6. Prices, due date, customer default The prices agreed in each case apply to the transport of the package(s) with the specifications provided by the customer. The transport prices calculated by LetMeShip and contractually agreed are based on the information provided by the Sender during the booking process. If the specifications of the consignment differ from the information provided by the customer in the booking process, the customer shall owe the price resulting from the actual consignment specifications in the price list of the carrier designated by the Sender on the day of booking, provided that this price is higher than the price calculated in the booking process. As a rule, LetMeShip grants a discount on the list price even in this case of retro-billing, but the customer is not entitled to such a discount. The agreed prices do not contain government fees, customs duties, tax or any other duties. Payment of the agreed prices for the transport is due immediately after completion of the respective booking. If the customer does not pay within 7 days after the due date and receipt of an invoice, they are in default without the need for a reminder. The invoice is considered received three working days after the invoice date, unless another date is proven by the Sender or the Recipient. LetMeShip is obliged to send the invoice no later than the day following the invoice date. In the event of default, the customer is obliged to pay the statutory default interest. Cash on delivery services are not available. 7. Expenses LetMeShip is entitled to a lump-sum reimbursement of expenses for the following services per individual case to the amount specified, plus the statutory value added tax: – Invoice correction due to customer number entered incorrectly by the customer: EUR 7.50 – Invoice in paper form at the customer’s request: EUR 2.50 – Subsequent bookings that are not made via the LetMeShip portal: EUR 5.00 – Customs clearances: EUR 2.50 If LetMeShip is liable to third parties for government fees, customs duties, taxes and other charges in connection with the transport of the customer’s cargo, the customer shall release LetMeShip from this liability. This does not apply to fines, penalties or other public payment obligations that are not attributable to the customer. If a shipment cannot be delivered, the customer shall bear all costs arising from the return or disposal and shall release LetMeShip from such costs. In all other respects, LetMeShip is entitled to reimbursement of expenses in accordance with the statutory provisions. 8. Additional services If the customer commissions or arranges for further expenses or services, e.g. proof of delivery, insurance, transport in case of oversized goods, preparation of an export declaration etc., they shall reimburse LetMeShip the prices charged by the respective carrier, which are based on the carrier’s current price lists. Collection and delivery is generally not available on Saturday, Sunday and public holidays. 9. Obligations of the Sender The customer or a third party is obliged to keep the consignment ready for dispatch at the contractually agreed collection time or the collection time specified by LetMeShip and to hand it over at an easily accessible location. Paragraphs 410 and 411 of the German Commercial Code (Handelsgesetzbuch) must be observed. The goods are to be packed by the customer in such a way that no damage can occur to packages, including those of third parties, during the normal course of things, provided these are also properly packed. In particular, the number, weight and dimensions of the packaged consignment must correspond to the information provided to LetMeShip and must not be an object excluded from transport within the meaning of section 5. At the request of LetMeShip or the carrier used by LetMeShip, the Sender is obliged to issue a consignment note. In this respect, the statutory provisions apply. The recipient’s address must be specified in the shipping order and on the consignment note, written in the way that is customary for the country of destination. Shipments for which only a PO Box, a parcel station or similar depot is indicated do not entitle the customer to shipment, but LetMeShip still reserves the right to carry out shipment. The Sender undertakes to inform LetMeShip and its carriers of all special, non-obvious characteristics of the consignment which are likely to have a significant effect on the provision of the service. The Sender authorises the carrier that is commissioned by LetMeShip to carry out the required customs procedures. LetMeShip is entitled to grant authorisation to the respective carrier. The Sender is obliged to provide LetMeShip and the carriers with all information required to complete the customs formalities and to provide the necessary documents. The Sender must attach to the cargo all documents and information required in each individual case and ensure that they comply with all applicable customs regulations and the Sender must provide LetMeShip and its carriers with the necessary information and documents required to comply with customs regulations during transport. 10. Transport obligation The customer is entitled to transport of the respective transport goods. The customer is not entitled to transport of the transport goods if the recipient is a natural or legal person or an organisation that is on a list of sanctions and embargoes of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) or an intergovernmental or supranational organisation recognised as binding by the FRG. The customer also has no claim to transport of the transport goods if the respective goods are a consignment excluded from transport within the meaning of these T&Cs (section 5) or within the meaning of the terms of use for the shipping platform. 11. Delivery times The shipment times determined via LetMeShip are stated in working days (Monday to Friday) and are of an indicative nature, unless a particular delivery date is explicitly agreed, e.g. express deliveries. If a certain delivery period is expressly agreed, it begins with the actual acceptance of the consignment by LetMeShip or the respective carrier, unless the acceptance of the consignment is delayed for reasons for which LetMeShip or the respective carrier is responsible. 12. Non-acceptance or abandonment of transport LetMeShip and their carriers reserve the right to exclude from transport any consignments that contain items for which the customer is not entitled to transport, to abandon the transport of such consignments and/or to hand these over to official bodies. This shall also apply for consignments whose contents or packaging poses a threat to human beings or means of transportation or that may cause damage to other transported goods. 13. Performance of transport LetMeShip and their carriers are free to choose the route, means and type of transport, including in deviation from the specifications included in the consignment note. Permitted dimensions, weights, prices and services are based on the scope of services and the mode of transport selected by the Sender. Instructions issued by the Sender after a consignment has been handed over do not have to be observed. § 418 sections 1 to 5 and § 419 of the German Civil Code (Bundesgesetzbuch) shall not apply. LetMeShip is not obliged to verify whether a consignment contains items that are excluded from transport or contains perishable or temperature-sensitive goods or whether it requires a customs declaration. 14. Right of inspection and correction LetMeShip, its carriers, regulated agents within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No. 2320/2002 and any state authority, in particular the customs authorities, are authorised, but not obliged, to open and inspect the consignments handed over if there is a justified interest in doing so or if there is a risk of delay. LetMeShip reserves the right to correct any detected weight or volume deviations in the consignment note. The Sender’s sole liability for the correctness of their declarations shall remain unaffected. LetMeShip is obliged to deliver the consignment to the recipient or to the recipient’s authorised representatives if they can prove their power of representation. The consignment shall be delivered, with exempting effect for LetMeShip, to any person that is present at the recipient’s business or private household address that is specified as the destination address, provided that there is no justified doubt as to their authority to receive the goods. Shipments to recipients in shared facilities (e.g. hospitals) may be handed over to employees of the facility with discharging effect. If the recipient of a consignment is a natural person and not a merchant, the consignment may also be delivered with discharging effect to immediate neighbours of the recipient. If neither the recipient nor a person representing the recipient who is able to prove their right of representation can be found at the recipient’s premises during a delivery attempt and if no other delivery with discharging effect is made, this delivery attempt shall be deemed to have failed. In this case, either another delivery attempt shall be made or the recipient shall be notified of the failed delivery and of a possibility of picking up the consignment within a reasonable period. This depends on the conditions of the respective carrier commissioned by LetMeShip. The proper delivery can also be proved with the digital signature of the recipient or another person to whom the item can be handed over with discharging effect or the digital reproduction of such a signature. If the consignment cannot be delivered to the recipient or a proven representative thereof due to reasons beyond LetMeShip and its vicarious agents’ control, the consignment shall be considered undeliverable. Undeliverable consignments shall be returned to the Sender at the Sender’s expense. Upon LetMeShip’s request, the customer is obliged to immediately collect undeliverable shipments from the place where they are located. If an undeliverable shipment cannot be returned to the Sender, LetMeShip is entitled to open it. In the event that the Sender does not accept a return delivery or if returning the consignment is not possible for any reason, LetMeShip shall have the right to use, destroy or sell the consignment. If the proceeds of the sale exceed LetMeShip’s expenses, the customer is entitled to the surplus. 16. Right of lien and retention LetMeShip has a lien and a right of retention on all goods or other values under its control on account of all claims arising from other freight contracts concluded with the Sender, whether based on the freight contract or undisputed claims. The right of lien and retention shall be limited to the statutory right of lien and retention. The period of one month that is provided for in § 1234 of the German Civil Code (Bundesgesetzbuch) shall be replaced by a period of two weeks. If the Sender is in arrears, LetMeShip can, after the threat of sale has been issued, sell such a quantity of the goods in its possession as is necessary to satisfy all claims at LetMeShip’s discretion. 17. Liability of the Sender The Sender shall be liable for any direct and indirect damages that arise for LetMeShip or their carriers due to the Sender handing over consignments that are excluded from transport (section 4) or due to their culpable failure to fulfil their cooperation duties (section 5) at all, correctly or in full, unless the Sender is not responsible for the breach of duty. The obligation to pay compensation includes any fines, penalties and costs for legal defence. In addition, the Sender is liable for all direct and indirect damages resulting from their culpable breaches of duty, especially in the case of breaches of duties arising from these T&Cs, unless the Sender is not responsible for the breach of duty. The liability also extends to the conduct of the Sender’s agents and vicarious agents and to the fact that the Sender is entitled to carry out the transport of the consignments. The Sender shall exempt LetMeShip from any claims of third parties, if and insofar as such claims can be attributed to the fact that the Sender has violated their duties and obligations according to these T&Cs or if a third party asserts rights to the consignment. In case of deviations, the Sender is obliged to reimburse LetMeShip for any additional costs that may arise. 18. Liability of LetMeShip LetMeShip is liable for the total or partial loss or damage of the consignment during transport as well as for exceeding the delivery deadline, subject to mandatory legal provisions, in accordance with the following paragraphs: For contracts for shipment of a consignment, LetMeShip’s liability in the event of loss, partial loss or damage to the consignment shall be limited to 2 special drawing rights (SDR) per kilogram gross weight, in deviation from § 449 section 1 of the German Commercial Code (Handelsgesetzbuch). A special drawing right is the unit of account used by the International Monetary Fund. The amount in euros is based on the value of the euro on the day the consignment was accepted for shipping or on a date agreed upon by the parties. The value shall be determined in accordance with the method of calculation used by the International Monetary Fund for its operations and transactions on the day in question. Liability for non-compliance with delivery times is limited to three times the value of the cargo. Liability for non-compliance with delivery times shall be excluded for letters and letter-like consignments. If and to the extent that the carrier designated by the Sender grants the right under certain conditions to reclaim the freight price in whole or in part, LetMeShip hereby assigns to the Sender in advance all claims in this respect against the carrier, provided that the contractual or legal requirements for the claim are met. The conditions under which the carrier grants freight reimbursement can be viewed at LetMeShip or taken directly from the terms and conditions of the respective carrier. DerKurier DHL national DHL international Der Kurier International Time matters Liability of LetMeShip for damages during transport of consignments that are excluded from transport (section 5) shall be excluded. LetMeShip is also not liable for any damage that occurs due to insufficient packaging by the Sender. Furthermore, liability shall be excluded for damage caused by third parties, force majeure, atmospheric influences, failure of appliances, impact by other goods, damage due to animals, changes that occur naturally to the transported goods, aggravated theft or robbery, unless evidence can be provided that LetMeShip has culpably caused the damage. The compensation of all damages exceeding the direct damage, in particular for indirect damages and consequential costs, such as purely economic losses, loss of profit, loss of business opportunities or loss of turnover as well as expenses for compensation, is excluded. The legal disclaimers and liability restrictions such as § 425 section 2, § 427, § 432 sentence 2 of the German Commercial Code (Handelsgesetzbuch) and article 17 section 4, article 18 of the CMR shall also apply. Furthermore, LetMeShip shall not be liable for damage caused due to the inspection of a consignment, provided that such an inspection is legally permitted. LetMeShip is not liable for any action or omission of the customer or the customs authorities. Relief from and / or restriction of liability regarding direct or indirect damages shall not apply, if and to the extent that a damage is the result of careless or wilful injury to life, the human body or health or in the event that an essential contractual duty was carelessly or wilfully violated by LetMeShip. Essential duties in this context shall refer to such duties that are intended to protect the Sender’s legal positions that are significant to the contract, i. e. without which performance of the contract would not be possible and compliance with which the Sender regularly relies on and may rely on (cardinal duties). LetMeShip is also liable for its legal representatives and vicarious agents, including in particular the carriers used by LetMeShip. In addition to determining safety standards for shipments, the specification of the value of a consignment to LetMeShip is required for verifying value thresholds for customs purposes. Specification of the consignment’s value does not increase liability and it is also not considered a declaration of the Sender’s particular interest in the consignment. Depending on the selected mode of shipment, the Sender can take out transport insurance by paying an appropriate additional charge or instruct LetMeShip to take out appropriate insurance on behalf of the Sender and on their account. The insurance covers the Sender’s interest in the respective conditional consignment against the risks of loss and damage with the agreed sum insured per consignment. In case of doubt, the insurance conditions of the respective carrier shall apply, which can be viewed via the multi-user platform. 19. Assertion of claims Notifications of damage must be made in text form within the statutory periods and, in the case of separately insured shipments, immediately after delivery. The damage incurred must be specifically described and verified by suitable documents. If the consignment is not delivered, the damage must be reported immediately, as soon as the goods are to be considered lost. This is the case if it is not delivered within the delivery period or within a further period corresponding to the delivery period, but at least twenty days, or thirty days in the case of international consignment. In order for LetMeShip to examine a claim for damages, the Sender must make the contents, shipping cartons and packaging of the consignment available to LetMeShip or, on the instructions of LetMeShip, to the respective carrier for inspection. 20. Transfer and offsetting of claims The Sender does not have the right to transfer any claims against LetMeShip to third parties. Offsetting claims of the customer against LetMeShip is excluded, unless these claims are undisputed or legally binding. Insofar as LetMeShip is liable to the customer for damages, the customer hereby assigns to LetMeShip in advance any claims to which he is entitled against third parties arising from the circumstances giving rise to liability. 21. Limitation period Any claims regarding the shipment shall lapse pursuant to § 439 of the German Commercial Code (Handelsgesetzbuch), or in the case of cross-border transportation pursuant to the respective convention (e.g. art. 32 of the CMR). The statutory limitation periods shall apply for any claims that are not subject to the aforementioned limitation periods. LetMeShip guarantees that the personal data arising in connection with the transport will only be collected, processed, stored and used in connection with the processing of the contractual relationship. LetMeShip is entitled to transmit the data to partners commissioned by LetMeShip to carry out the order, insofar as this is necessary in order to fulfil the rights and obligations arising from the contractual relationship. LetMeShip guarantees that the valid data protection regulations are complied with. Further details follow from the Privacy Policy. Substantive German law shall apply for any disputes that arise from and in connection with the contract, to the exclusion of any conflict of laws. The sole place of jurisdiction for all disputes is Hamburg. If the dispute lies within the material jurisdiction of a district court, the District Court of Hamburg Mitte shall have exclusive jurisdiction. 24. Severability clause Should any provision of these T&Cs be or become invalid, either in part or in full, the effectiveness of the remaining provisions shall not be affected. The invalid provision shall be replaced by a valid provision that comes as close as possible to the economic purpose of the invalid provision. The same applies to loopholes. 25. Special conditions of LetMeShip SaaS For customers with a “LetMeShip SaaS” contract, the following deviations and additions apply: The conclusion of a “LetMeShip SaaS” contract requires that the customer maintains existing framework agreements with one or more transport companies with which LetMeShip cooperates (hereinafter: Contractual Companies). Insofar as the customer’s entries on the booking platform indicate the shipping conditions of a customer’s contractual company, these conditions are based on the respective general agreement between the customer and the contractual company. If the customer initiates an order with a contractual company during the booking process, this does not constitute an offer to LetMeShip, contrary to clause 3 of these T&Cs, but a declaration to the respective contractual company. In this case LetMeShip acts as a messenger and receiver for the customer and for the contractual company. Notwithstanding clause 2 of these T&Cs, the T&Cs of the contractual company take precedence over these T&Cs for contracts concluded in this way (hereinafter: SaaS freight contracts) with the contractual company. Clause 4 of these T&Cs shall not apply to SaaS freight contracts, as in such contracts the contractual company acts directly as carrier towards the customer. With SaaS freight contracts, LetMeShip is not responsible for transporting the shipment, but for the automated transmission of the respective declarations of the customer and the contractual company via IT interfaces. LetMeShip is only liable in the event of incorrect or omitted transmission of the respective declarations due to technical unavailability of the IT infrastructure provided by the respective contractual companies if LetMeShip or its vicarious agents are responsible for the technical unavailability. The contractual companies are not considered LetMeShip’s vicarious agents. Notwithstanding clause 8 of these T&Cs, Saturday, Sunday and holiday pick-ups may also be agreed within the framework of SaaS freight contracts. Insofar as deviating provisions have been made in a SaaS contract, these provisions shall take precedence over the provisions in these T&Cs, including those of this clause 24. In all other respects, the regulations contained in these T&Cs with respect to carriers shall apply mutatis mutandis with respect to the contractual company, insofar as the T&Cs of the contractual company do not contain any applicable regulations. © 2020 LetMeShip Dispatch Dictionary UPS®Express	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line27944
__label__wiki	0.925468	0.925468	Library of Congress > Digital Collections > Newspaper Pictorials: World War I Rotogravures, 1914 to 1919 > Search Collection Newspaper Pictorials: World War I Rotogravures, 1914 to 1919 All Newspaper Titles Pages (Full Text) All of these words: Any of these words: This exact phrase: These words within 5 words of each other: These words within 10 words of each other: Title Select Titles New-York Tribune (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924 The New York Times (New-York [N.Y.]) 1857-Current That Start Date must be earlier than the End Date The date must be between 1914-10-30 and 1919-11-28 Correct date formats include 9/14/1901, 1901-09-14, and 19010914. Results: 1-40 of 400 \| Refined by: Part of: Newspaper Pictorials: World War I Rotogravures, 1914 to 1919 Remove Available Online Remove Subject: New York (State) Remove Online Format: Image Remove Access Condition: Available Online Remove Page: 8 Remove Division: Serial and Government Publications Division Remove County: New York Remove City: New York Remove Image 8 of The New York times (New-York [N.Y.]), October 25, 1914 Contributor: Library of Congress Image 8 of The New York times (New-York [N.Y.]), November 1, 1914 Image 8 of The New York times (New-York [N.Y.]), November 15, 1914 Image 8 of The New York times (New-York [N.Y.]), December 6, 1914 Image 8 of The New York times (New-York [N.Y.]), December 13, 1914 Image 8 of The New York times (New-York [N.Y.]), January 3, 1915 Image 8 of The New York times (New-York [N.Y.]), January 10, 1915 Image 8 of The New York times (New-York [N.Y.]), February 7, 1915 Image 8 of The New York times (New-York [N.Y.]), February 14, 1915 Image 8 of The New York times (New-York [N.Y.]), March 7, 1915 Image 8 of The New York times (New-York [N.Y.]), March 14, 1915 Image 8 of The New York times (New-York [N.Y.]), April 11, 1915 Image 8 of The New York times (New-York [N.Y.]), May 2, 1915 Image 8 of The New York times (New-York [N.Y.]), June 17, 1917 Image 8 of The New York times (New-York [N.Y.]), September 16, 1917 1 2 3 ... Available Online 400 Display Level Pages (Full Text) 400 Newspaper 400 The New York Times (New-York [N.Y.]) 1857-Current 210 New-York Tribune (New York [N.Y.]) 1866 to 1924 190 Newspapers 400 New York (N.Y.) 400 New York County 400 New York County (N.Y.) 400 Newspaper Pictorials: World War I Rotogravures, 1914 to 1919 Online Text 400 Library of Congress 400 Serial and Government Publications Division Newspaper Pictorials: World War I Rotogravures: 1913-1919 Newspaper & Current Periodical Reading Room Ask a Librarian in Serial and Government Publications Division National Digital Newspaper Program Historic Newspapers on Flickr External Collections with Newspapers	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line27950
__label__wiki	0.904763	0.904763	Loke: Feasibility study on Serendah-Port Klang rail bypass to begin next year Saturday, 12 Oct 2019 04:00 PM MYT Transport Minister Anthony Loke is briefed by Railway Assets Corporation general manager Azhar Ahmad (3rd right) at the Nilai Station October 12, 2019. — Bernama pic NILAI, Oct 12 (Bernama) — A six-month feasibility study on the Serendah-Port Klang Rail Bypass construction project, will be conducted next year, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke today. The project is aimed at improving the movement of cargo trains between the north of the country and Port Klang, while attracting more factory operators to use the transportation system, said Loke, after officiating at a ceremony to mark the completion of upgrading works at the Nilai Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) commuter station here. Loke also expressed satisfaction with the 2020 Budget tabled yesterday, observing that the government had given consideration to the proposals made by his ministry. Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng had announced a RM50 million allocation for the upgrading of roads leading to Port Klang, along with an allocation of RM8.3 billion for feasibility studies for both the Serendah-Port Klang project, as well as the Klang Logistics Corridor project. On another matter, Loke said upgrading works to the Klang Valley Double Tracking 1 project (KVDT 1), which involves 16 existing stations, are expected to be completed in July next year. He said the works should have been completed this year but owing to delays, the contractor had asked for an extension of time. The second phase of the project, involving 28 existing stations, will be upgraded very soon, the minister added. — Bernama Boards still deciding on new CEOs for Prasarana and MAHB, says Loke Chinese New Year: Op Bersepadu begins Saturday, says minister Ministry to take action against companies selling unapproved child safety seats, says Loke	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line27958
__label__cc	0.576302	0.423698	809-SS-HS 12V & 24V Mag Drive Pump March Pump’s industrial 809-SS-HS 12V & 24V is an American seal-less centrifugal magnetic drive pump ideal for applications such as hot water systems. It is capable of generating a maximum flow of 6 gallons per minute at 2.5 feet, and its maximum head is 15.5 Feet (6.5PSI). Electrical/Air: 12V (Voltage Range 0-14) or 24V (Voltage Range 0-26) Wet End: Stainless Steel ( Front and Rear Housing, Shaft), Teflon (Thrust Washer), Silicone (O-Ring), Ryton/Teflon/Glass (Impeller) P/N: 0809-0215-0300 (12V) March 809-SS-HS 12V & 24V Curve March 809-HS 12V & 24V Pump Manual Dimensional Drawing 809-SS-HS 12V March Pump’s industrial 809-SS-HS 12V & 24V is an American seal-less centrifugal magnetic drive pump ideal for applications such as hot water systems. It is capable of generating a maximum flow of 6 gallons per minute at 2.5 feet, and its maximum head is 15.5 Feet (6.5PSI). The standard wet end (the materials that come into contact with the solution) is composed of Stainless Steel, Teflon, Silicone and Ryton/Teflon/Glass. The inlet connection is 0.5 inch male pipe thread, and the outlet is 0.5 inch male pipe thread. The standard motor is a 0.04 Horsepower DC Brush Type Motor, available in 12 or 24 Volts. The 12 Volt motor has an operating range from 0 to 14 Volts, and the 24 Volt motor has an operating range from 0 to 26 Volts. The maximum internal pressure the pump can tolerate is 150PSI, and the maximum liquid temperature is 250 Fahrenheit or 121 Celsius. To determine if the March 809-SS-HS 12V & 24V is suitable for your application, please contact March Pump. Applications for the 809-SS-HS 12V & 24V Magnetic Drive Pump include hot water systems and solar heating. The 809-SS-HS 12V & 24V has pumped Cutting Oils, Ethylene Glycol, Hot Wort, Hot Water and Salt Water. The 809-SS-HS 12V & 24V may have been modified to handle these chemicals. Please contact March Pump to review your application before using the 809-SS-HS 12V & 24V for any of the above listed chemicals. Chemical Resistance Chart	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line27963
__label__wiki	0.6098	0.6098	Futures Movers Natural gas dumps 6% at the close U.S. supplies fall but remain in good shape; crude slips SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Natural-gas futures fell to their lowest level in more than a week Thursday despite a bigger-than-expected decline in inventories of the heating fuel. The Energy Department reported a draw of 202 billion cubic feet during the week ended Dec. 9. "With the huge selloff in the face of such a big storage number, it would be fair to say that the bears have jumped in the front seat, at least through the holiday season," said Agbeli Ameko, a managing partner at First Enercast Financial. "I think the markets will stabilize and fall to near pre-rally levels ($13) heading into the holidays. Traders are also looking to take profits to close out their 2005 books." Ameko predicted a rally in the new year if cold temperatures persist. Rakesh Shankar, an economist at Moody's Economy.com, said natural gas prices have priced in the winter weather premium. "Inventories for this time of the year remain positive, although the possibility exists for a rapid drawdown depending on the intensity of the coming winter," he said in a weekly report. And "colder weather this week and multiple storms in the Northeast will lead to another significant draw in next week's report as well," he said. The January futures contract for natural gas fell to a low of $13.77 per million British thermal units, a level not seen since Dec. 7. It closed down 6.1%, or 89.8 cents, at $13.781 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global Insight had expected the Energy Department to report a decline of 184 billion cubic feet. Overall, analyst estimates had averaged 171 billion cubic feet and ranged from 105 billion cubic feet to 200 billion cubic feet. "It looks as though weather is once again trumping the statistics but this time to the downside," said James Williams, an economist at WTRG Economics. The latest week's contraction in gas stockpiles is "almost twice" the average for this time of year, he said, adding that the weather was "significantly colder than normal" during the period. Total stocks now stand at 2.964 trillion cubic feet, down 195 billion cubic feet from the year-ago level but up 107 billion cubic feet from the five-year average, the government's data showed. Crude prices fall back Crude prices closed 86 cents lower at $59.99 a barrel, after briefly moving back above $61 a barrel, as traders continued to digest last week's small decline in distillate inventories and increase in crude-oil stocks. January heating oil lost 3.1%, or 5.77 cents, to close at $1.7873 a gallon, and unleaded gasoline saw its January contract fall 2.39 cents to close at $1.6168 a gallon. The Energy Department reported on Wednesday that distillate supplies fell only 100,000 barrels in the week ended Dec. 9. It also revealed a 900,000-barrel rise in crude inventories and a 1.8 million-barrel increase in motor gasoline stocks. See full story. Within oil and gas-related equities, the Amex Oil Index $XOI was the benchmark used to track the sector that lost the most ground. See Energy Stocks. Elsewhere, gold futures edged higher to trade back above $510 an ounce, slowing the momentum behind a two-session decline in prices for the precious metal. See Metals Stocks. Taking a broad measure of the commodity-futures markets, the Reuters/Jefferies CRB Index stood at 330.8 points, down 0.2% on the New York Board of Trade. Myra P. Saefong Myra Saefong is a MarketWatch reporter based in San Francisco. Follow her on Twitter @MktwSaefong.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line27971
__label__wiki	0.578909	0.578909	All posts tagged "Wally Patch" TV1 year ago Cathy Come Home (The Wednesday Play BBC-1 1966, Carol White) Made for The Wednesday Play in 1966, the shattering story of a young homeless couple caught in a poverty trap led to the formation of the... Cottage To Let (Gainsborough 1941, Alastair Sim, John Mills) Fast-paced comedy-thriller Cottage To Let stars LESLIE BANKS as an inventor during the Second World War working on a new bomb-sight at his home in a... Guinea Pig, The (1948, Richard Attenborough, Bernard Miles) The Guinea Pig was inspired by the Fleming Committee, which in 1944 appointed by the President of the Board of Education, recommended that public school education... Poison Pen (ABPC 1939, Flora Robson, Robert Newton) In sparkling thriller Poison Pen a whole village is targeted by a writer of poison pen letters. It seems nobody is safe and soon the accusations... Moonlight On The Highway (ITV 1969, Ian Holm, Anthony Bate) In Moonlight on the Highway David Peters develops an unsettling obsession with the singer Al Bowlly despite the fact that he was only six when Bowlly... Thingumy Bob (ITV 1968, Stanley Holloway, John Junkin) Sitcom Thingumy Bob followed bored pensioner Bob Bridge who had a knack for getting into mischief. Thingumybob, which was the creation of actor Kenneth Cope, was... Dancers In Mourning (BBC 1959, Bernard Horsfall, Denis Quilley) Crime drama serial Dancers in Mourning was a case for Albert Campion, the detective created by Margery Allingham (one of the big three writers from the... Dancers in Mourning (BBC 1959 with Bernard Horsfall, Denis Quilley, Vanda Godsell) UK \| BBC RUNNING TIME: 30 minutes \| NUMBER OF EPISODES: 6 \| AIRDATES: 10 August – 14 September 1959 WRITER: John Hopkins \| NOVEL: Margery...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line27978
__label__wiki	0.625855	0.625855	Have questions? Contact our Sympathy Store Advisers anytime at 1-888-932-7658 Back Home > Books > Grief Books for Adults ›Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society Free Shipping Grief, Loss, and Death Free Shipping Circle of Love Tear Bottle with Mini Dome Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society is an authoritative guide to the study of and work with major themes in bereavement. Its chapters synthesize the best of research-based conceptualization and clinical wisdom across 30 of the most important topics in the field, including the implementation of specific models in clinical practice, family therapy for bereavement, complicated grief, spirituality, and more. The volume’s contributors come from around the world, and their work reflects a level of cultural awareness of the diversity and universality of bereavement and its challenges that has rarely been approximated by other volumes. This is a readable, engaging, and comprehensive book that will share the most important scientific and applied work on the contemporary scene with a broad international audience, and as such, it will be an essential addition to anyone with a serious interest in death, dying, and bereavement. Be the first one to review Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line27979
__label__wiki	0.891963	0.891963	Injured Del Potro officially out of US Open New York - Former champion Juan Martin del Potro, who had surgery in June to repair a broken right kneecap, won't be ready for the US Open, organisers said on Tuesday. The US Tennis Association said the 2009 champion from Argentina - who was runner-up at Flushing Meadows in 2018 - will miss the tournament as he continues his recovery. Del Potro shared a video of himself walking on a treadmill on July 31. On June 21 he had said he would undergo surgery after breaking the patella in his right knee for the second time in nine months. At that time he said he didn't know if he'd played his last match. So it's no surprise he won't be at Flushing Meadows; the USTA's announcement merely made it official. Del Potro's withdrawal sent American Denis Kudla - who was previously announced as a wildcard - into the main draw. The USTA gave that wildcard to American Christopher Eubanks. Get a daily dose of Middle East Star news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well. Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Middle East Star. Fair in Dubai Baby on board: Mirza embarks on first Slam bid as a mum Melbourne - India's Sania Mirza said her baby had his own "entourage" and was waking her up at night as ... Melbourne - Ashleigh Barty is relishing the pressure at her home Australian Open - but joked on Sunday that she ... Melbourne - Old stagers Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams will aim to keep the younger generation of players waiting in ... Guardiola: I can't fault City's efforts against Palace Cape Town - Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says his players left everything out on the field against Crystal Palace ... Doubles legend Bryan backs 'madman' Murray to march on Melbourne - Doubles legend Bob Bryan is backing "madman" Andy Murray to play for "many more years" despite the Briton ... © Copyright 1999-2020 Middle East Star. All rights reserved.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line27981
__label__wiki	0.889362	0.889362	lowellspinners.com \| The Official Site of the Lowell Spinners Individual Tickets Promotions Season Seat Memberships Mini Plans Future Spinners Club Group Outings Pick-A-Plans Family Packs Birthday Parties Home Plate BBQ Schedule Game-by-game Results Baseball Camp Spinners Bios Roster Spinners All-Time Roster Major League Spinners Spinners Record Book Listen Live About the Spinners Franchise History Contact the Spinners Spinners Front Office Marketing/Advertising Information Spinners Bobble Head History Red Sox Minor League Affiliates Spinners Photo Gallery Tickets & Promotions Schedule Shop Team Stats & Scores About Community Parking at LeLacheur Park News LeLacheur Park Club Info Lowell Spinners News Three-Run Third, Strong Pitching Lead Spinners To Victory Lowell Clinches Number Two Seed With Victory (Jamie Arthur, Lowell Spinners Staff) By Lowell Spinners / Lowell Spinners \| September 2, 2019 3:25 PM NORWICH, CT - A loss meant they would play the waiting game, a win meant the locking up of the number two seed going into the 2019 New York-Penn League playoffs. The Lowell Spinners, proud affiliate of the 2018 World Series Champion Boston Red Sox and 2019 Stedler Division Champions wound up with the latter, defeating the Connecticut Tigers, affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, by a final of 4-2 at Dodd Stadium in the regular season finale Monday afternoon. The Tigers (35-42) got on the board first, striking on an RBI single by Yoanda Rea in the bottom of the second inning - scoring Nick Quintana from second base and giving his guys a 1-0 lead early on. The Spinners (42-35) however, were undeterred as they scored two runs in the following frame. Marino Campana sent the first two home on a two-run single that scored Cameron Cannon and Wil Dalton from second and third, respectively. Camapna, himself, scored the third run of the inning - scoring on a sacrifice fly by Ceddanne Rafaela . Dalton put the final nail on Connecticut's coffin when he flared a single to right field, scoring Alex Erro - who was making his professional debut at first base in the game - from third base, to give Lowell a 4-1 lead. Connecticut scored one in the bottom of the eighth inning, but that's all they could muster against a strong performance by five Spinners pitchers. Kelvin Sanchez was handed the ball to start the game for the Spinners and he went 4.0 innings, allowing a run on four hits with two walks, two strikeouts and two pickoffs. He was, however, handed a no-decision in his first start since July 30 at Brooklyn. Ryan Fernandez picked up the win - his fifth of the season - and Kris Jackson picked up the save, his ninth in Lowell (and second of the series) and 10th on the season. The Spinners will be back in action on Wednesday with the first game of the New York Penn League Semi-Final Series. With the victory, they will either be traveling to Batavia or to West Virginia to take on the Muckdogs or the Black Bears. Tickets for the 2019 New York-Penn League playoffs are now on sale! Playoff tickets options include a $20 All-You-Can-Eat ticket package. Box and Reserved seats will be lowered to $5, and Premium seats to $7. Students with a valid college ID can buy tickets for just $2, and the first 200 students through the gate will receive a swag bag. The first game at LeLacheur Park will either be on Wednesday, September 4th, or on Thursday, September 5th, depending on seeding. For more information, please visit: http://www.milb.com/lowell or call (978) 805-5124 for more information. Follow us on social media to find out the latest on Spinners baseball. We're on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook!	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line27983
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__label__wiki	0.707519	0.707519	Paradise residents say no mass cellphone alerts… Camp Fire: Paradise residents say they received no mass cellphone alerts to evacuate, or to warn of fires Residents learned late of the danger — then faced gridlocked traffic Abandoned cars that were burned during evacuation from the Camp Fire are photographed on Skyway in Paradise, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group) PARADISE, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 9: West Sacramento firefighters battle the Camp Fire on Honey Run Road in Paradise, Calif., on Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) PARADISE, CA - NOVEMBER 09: Abandoned vehicles line the main artery in Paradise, Calif., Friday, November 9, 2018, the day after many fleeing residents were trapped by the overwhelming flames of the Camp Fire. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) PARADISE, CA - NOVEMBER 09: Sacramento Metropolitan firefighters battle the Camp Fire in Magalia, Calif., Friday, November 9, 2018. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) PARADISE, CA - NOVEMBER 10: Burned cars and melted aluminum are seen along Pearson Road in Paradise, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. The Camp Fire is so far the most destructive wildfire in California history. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Craig Wilcox, left, hugs Elaina McReynolds, right, after a community meeting at the Laxson Auditorium on the Chico State campus on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. Wilcox is from Concow, Calif., and says his house burned down during the Camp Fire. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group) PARADISE, CA - NOVEMBER 10: A burned-out motorcycle is seen along Pearson Road in Paradise, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. The Camp Fire is so far the most destructive wildfire in California history. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Noah Berger/Associated Press Flames consume a home as the Camp Fire tears through Paradise, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File) PARADISE, CA - NOVEMBER 10: Burned cars are seen along Edgewood Lane in Paradise, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. According to neighbor Gabriel Fallon, people who drove down the dead-end road to see shelter from the Camp Fire did not make it out. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) PARADISE, CA - NOVEMBER 10: A burned-out car is seen along Edgewood Lane in Paradise, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. The Camp Fire is so far the most destructive wildfire in California history. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) PARADISE, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 10: A Halloween decoration survived the fatal Camp Fire but not the house on Grinding Rock Avenue in Paradise, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) PARADISE, CA - NOVEMBER 10: Burned cars and downed power lines are seen along Pearson Road in Paradise, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. The Camp Fire is so far the most destructive wildfire in California history. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) PARADISE, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 9: West Sacramento firefighters battle a Camp Fire on Honey Run Road in Paradise, Calif., on Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) PARADISE, CA - NOVEMBER 10: A burned-out truck is marked as searched along Pearson Road in Paradise, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. The Camp Fire is so far the most destructive wildfire in California history. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) PARADISE, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 9: A charred vehicle was left in the middle of Honey Run Road in Paradise, Calif., on Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) PARADISE, CA - NOVEMBER 10: The steering column of a burned car is seen along Edgewood Lane in Paradise, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. According to neighbor Gabriel Fallon, people who drove down the dead-end road to see shelter from the Camp Fire did not make it out. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Members of the community show up to a meeting at the Laxson Auditorium on the Chico State campus on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. State and local officials held the meeting to update the public on the Camp Fire. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group) PARADISE, CA - NOVEMBER 10: Abandoned wheelchairs are seen at 6156 Ripley Lane off Bille Road in Paradise, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. The Camp Fire is so far the most destructive wildfire in California history. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) PARADISE, CA - NOVEMBER 10: A burned-out car and downed power lines are seen along Pearson Road in Paradise, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. The Camp Fire is so far the most destructive wildfire in California history. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) An American flag is photographed through the window of a car that was burned during the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group) By Lisa M. Krieger \| lkrieger@bayareanewsgroup.com and David DeBolt \| ddebolt@bayareanewsgroup.com \| Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: November 13, 2018 at 7:00 pm \| UPDATED: November 14, 2018 at 10:51 am Click HERE if you’re unable to view the gallery on your mobile device. PARADISE – Life-saving evacuation alerts failed to reach many residents during the catastrophic Camp Fire early Thursday morning, causing terrifying and crowded last-minute escapes, even death. Angry residents say they received no official warning to flee and instead learned late of the danger when they smelled smoke or saw flames, or from family or neighbors — then faced gridlocked traffic, surrounded by flames, along the town’s few exit routes. The Butte County Sheriff’s Department asserts that it issued alerts through its CodeRed phone notification system, but concedes that the effort fell short. “I wish we had opportunity to get more alerts out, more warning out,” said Sheriff Kory Honea in a community meeting on Monday night. “We try to use any many systems as we can… But in the heat of this, it was moving so fast, it was difficult to get that information out.” By Tuesday evening the death toll had grown to 48, with more than 7,000 homes destroyed. The county has an emergency notification system, through an opt-in phone database that is supposed to notify residents who opt-in via cell phone, landline, text or email.But it was no match for the speed of the fire, Honea said. Alerts aren’t instantaneous, he said. Before an alert is issued, firefighters must reach a blaze, identify which way it’s spreading and whether communities are on its route. Then they call the Sheriff’s Department, which deliberates which alerts should be sent — and where. Instead, many residents only were told to evacuate when they called 911 to report the fire. Aware of its risk after the 2008 Humboldt and Lightning wildfires, Paradise had drafted a detailed evacuation plan, with the town carved up into zones for orderly exits. It staged a two-hour practice evacuation in June 2016, said Mayor Jody Jones, opening up a median lane on the main exit route and measuring traffic flow, a plan that officials said cut evacuation time by half. Evacuation zone maps were distributed to residents. It rehearsed a phone communication center. But actual execution of this plan — in a fast-moving complex situation — posed more challenging “It got to point where this thing was outrunning us before we even knew we were in race… by that time we started trying to message and get that information out there,” Honea said. Once Paradise residents escaped their homes, they found chaos on the roads. The town has 27,000 residents. But only three main exits. “We were dead stopped in traffic and you couldn’t see,” said Zachary Byrd. “Everything was raging. Power poles were falling. It was raining ash. It sounded like a war.” “We drove straight through flames, but it was the only way to get out of town,” he said. “It was the only way you knew.” News of the fire was first announced on Twitter at 6:51 a.m. last Thursday, when officials reported that they were working to access a 10-acre blaze in the Camp Creek Road area near Highway 70 in the Feather River canyon, 20 minutes after flames had been spotted. The first evacuation alert, also posted on Twitter, was announced about 80 minutes later at 8:03 a.m., for Pentz Road area along Paradise’s eastern flank, closest to the fire. Sound asleep, yet only six miles away, Byrd knew nothing. Tech savvy, the 34-year-old had registered for the city’s opt-in CodeRed alert system. But no message aroused him. At 8:20 a.m. he was awoken by his girlfriend, who rushed home from work. “She was yelling ‘The city’s on fire, the city’s on fire!’,” he recalled. “I ran outside and the sky was blood red. There was crashing all around. I ran next door and pounded on my buddy’s door.” Byrd grabbed important documents, a bag of clothes and his dog. Roads were already clogged. “Nobody knew,” he said. “There was nothing — no notification. A lot of elderly folks, maybe deaf or wheelchair-bound, maybe just sitting on their couch watching TV, they had no idea.” In previous emergencies, such as the Oroville Dam failure and the October 2017 Honey Run Fire, Byrd and his neighbors received alerts by phone, he said. This time, nothing. Others also said they didn’t get messages from the county’s Red Alert program Thursday. No news was delivered over the Amber Alert wireless emergency notification system, or through Nixle, they said. There was nothing on local radio. Television did not interrupt programming with an ‘emergency broadcast system’ warning. There were no sirens. On Facebook, Cal Fire’s first post was at 10:07 a.m, and it was general, describing acreage and saying “Multiple evacuation orders have been issued.” “We didn’t get a robo call, announcement or any notice from Cal Fire or city, We had to find out about it second-hand,” said Ethan Silverman. “Neighbors – they came up and down the road telling us to leave,” said Gabriel Wilcox. Even residents who spotted the social media alerts were confused, not knowing which “evacuation zone” they lived in, or which roads were open. As flames approached, Erin Kennedy wrote: “Help! Where do I find a map of my zone?” “Speak english,” tweeted DooKan to the Butte County Sheriff’s Department. “Who da — knows what “zone” they at with no power and internet?” Some cars stalled, blocking traffic, as thick smoke clogged their air intake system. Other cars hit downed poles or wires. An ambulance reportedly caught fire. With poor visibility, drivers followed closely, causing accidents. Fire radio transmissions reveal a hellish scene. “Once the fire hits I’m going to pull the people out of the vehicles get them inside the buildings and leave the engines to protect them,” said one firefighter. “Got multiple vehicles … people on foot right now, abandoning their vehicles, I’m trying to scoop them all up this will be a high priority,” said another. Said a third: “Report of numerous people taking refuge in a field.” Paradise resident Mary Vincent watched a driver run off the road “into an iron fence. Then a truck plowed into them.” At the end of Edgewood Lane, a dead-end road, the bodies of four victims were found in their cars and one just outside a vehicle — trapped when they discovered no exit, and overcome by flames and smoke. The approach of evacuating by zone had worked in previous drills, Jones said, but no amount of practice could have prepared the city from the onslaught of the Camp Fire. “The fire chief said it was like you had hundreds of matches in your hand and you spread them all around town and they all took,” Jones said. “There isn’t a town anywhere that could build the infrastructure so you would not have gridlock when you are evacuating everyone all at once.” “Had we not had that plan, had we not practiced the plan, we would have lost so many more lives,” she said. Camp Fire: 48 funerals and counting … ‘It’s beyond words, really’ ‘It’s a little miracle’: Animals rescued from the flames of the Camp Fire Camp Fire: A partial list of the missing A new state law gives counties greater authority over emergency alerts, requiring an “opt out,” not “opt in,” system that requires residents ask not to be included in the alerts. The law allows officials to access the contact information of residents through the records of a public utilities or water, waste and recycling services.. Jones said she got a text and phone call but those without landlines who did not sign up for the cell phone notifications received no such warning. “Lots of people have said to me, ‘I never got anything.’ It’s likely they never opted in,” she said. “We could have done better there.” Lisa M. Krieger Lisa M. Krieger is a science writer at The Mercury News, covering research, scientific policy and environmental news from Stanford University, the University of California, NASA-Ames, U.S. Geological Survey and other Bay Area-based research facilities. Lisa also contributes to the Videography team. She graduated from Duke University with a degree in biology. Outside of work, she enjoys photography, backpacking, swimming and bird-watching. Follow Lisa M. Krieger LisaMKrieger Follow Lisa M. Krieger @lisamkrieger David DeBolt David DeBolt is a reporter for the Bay Area News Group who covers Oakland. DeBolt grew up in the Bay Area and has worked for daily newspapers in Palo Alto, Fairfield and Walnut Creek. He joined the organization in 2012. Follow David DeBolt @daviddebolt More in California News Social workers see, firsthand, how having little to no income can prevent a foster youth from living sufficiently. 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__label__cc	0.581908	0.418092	bilky asko wrote: ↑ Oh, I think Gregg Wallace should be sent back to the factory to find out. Joined: Mon 17 Aug, 2009 10.37 Location: Suffolk In the midst of all the talk of the sugar tax recently I bothered to actually check how much sugar is in a bottle of Lucozade Sport and was fairly horrified when I saw how much! As a result I picked up a Lucozade Sport Lite to find that it tasted nowhere near as good. However, is it just me that finds Ribena light to taste just as good as normal Ribena? It has something mad like less that 30 calories in it per 500ml and less than 3g of sugar! Vimto Mix is just as good as full blooded Vimto now. Tue 27 Mar, 2018 00.38 There's so many questionable side effects and long term health effects of these sweeteners that makes you wonder if they're really much better than sugar at all. But they're in nearly everything now, they're hailed as the magic solution (or they're cheaper for penny pinching buisnesses). The levy wasn't intended to remove sugary drinks from the market, it was designed to make consumers stop and think about the choice. It has removed drinks from the market though. Pretty much everything apart from Coca Cola and Pepsi has been reformulated to be full of sweeteners, and there are places which now only offer sugar free soft drinks. How is that not removal of choice? Especially for people who want to avoid artifical sweeteners for various reasons. The choice to pay more for the full sugared versions hasn't even been given to us for the majority of drinks. I can't buy the lucozade I like, only a version that tastes like it's had fairy liquid poured into it, I can't add the flavours I enjoy to pepsi at the refill stations, when I went to the cafe in Asda the only options were diet drinks. If that isn't removal of choice, I don't know what is. The levy might not have been intended to remove these drinks from the market, but with companies trying to avoid having to pay it, that's the effect it's had. What evidence do you have to back up thag first statement? Do any of these sweeteners cause significant tooth decay and diabetes when consumed excessively? And what is the actual percentage of products they are in, seeing as sweeteners are notoriously bad for use in baking? Ebeneezer Scrooge Joined: Tue 23 Sep, 2003 13.53 Location: Scrooge Towers Wed 28 Mar, 2018 11.43 I too have an issue when it comes to state sanctioned diet - removal of options doesn't count as education, so while the initial effect may be an improvement in health, these adults who "can't be trusted" will still opt for sugar en-masse as soon as the opportunity arises. Take the supermarkets as an example - most have already increased their prices and removed offers on 500ml bottles of coca-cola. While that doesn't affect me massively as I would tend only to have that as a sugar hit following particularly heavy exertion, it has affected me by way of the supermarkets/manufacturers using it as a mask to hide the fact that they've increased the price across all options. Meanwhile, while walking around after seeing my 2 for £2 option had disappeared entirely across coca-cola AND coke zero (It's since been reintroduced to Coke Zero as 2 for £2.20), I went along the non-refrigerated drinks aisle and found 1.75L of coca-cola for 30p more than a 500ml bottle. And that was without the three for... offer being applied. So would the sugar tax result in me buying less sugary drinks? With pricing as it currently is, no - I'd just end up buying in bulk to hide the cost increase! On another subject, I've just been to KFC and they're still running on a limited menu all these weeks later, this DHL farce has been so embarrasing. The fact things still aren't close to back to normal 6 weeks later just shows how unsuitable and unprepared DHL were for the job. I think the new Bidvest contract kicked in at the start of the week (and I think my store is one of those they've been restored to) so hopefully things will be better soon. Had a quick gander in Pret today. Healthy options my arse. Some of their wraps and sandwiches are up above 650kcal per portion... that's half my daily minimum allocation. A sweet chili chicken wrap from McDs is only 340-odd Ebeneezer Scrooge wrote: ↑ What's worse is I've just been into tesco and noticed in their fridges they've replaced the 500ml bottles and 330ml cans with 375ml bottles & 250ml cans of regular Coke & Pepsi- but they cost the same as the 500 & 330ml diet drinks. Considering the sugar tax is something like 24p per litre (I think), therefore the extra would only be 12p on a 500ml bottle and 8p on a 330ml can then, then the difference with the smaller bottles and cans is well in excess of what the sugar tax actually costs. Clearly some blatant profteering going on here. When a 375ml bottle of regular is 50p more expensive than a 330ml can of diet, and costs the same as a 500ml bottle diet despite being 75% of the size, it's clear they're using it as an excuse to rip us off. It wouldn't be as bad if the size/price difference was at least in proportion to the sugar tax. I also noticed on the main soft drinks part of the shop, they had no bigger bottles of coca-cola, only 1L ones and 8 packs of 330ml cans (they did have 1.5L bottles of cherry though). Possible this is only a temporary thing during the changeover though. My local Tesco has swapped from 600ml Pepsi Max to 500ml Pepsi Max recently. I wonder what the price will be once it's Full Sugar Coca-Cola with the sugar tax and bottle deposit.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line27990
__label__cc	0.566488	0.433512	Effects of Ethanol and Methanol on Lipid Metabolism in Bacillus subtilis DANIEL RIGOMIER, JEAN-PIERRE BOHIN and BERNARD LUBOCHINSKY First Published: 01 November 1980 https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-121-1-139 In Bacillus subtilis, the fatty acid moiety of the phospholipids was affected differently during growth in the presence of 1.1 M-methanol or 0.7 M-ethanol, though at these concentrations methanol and ethanol had the same effects on growth rate and completely inhibited sporulation. Synthesis of phosphatidylglycerol was also strongly inhibited and the amount of total cell phospholipids was reduced by 50% by both alcohols. The composition of fatty acids, especially the relative concentration of 12-methyltetradecanoic acid, was modified only by ethanol; in bacteria grown in the presence of methanol, changes in fatty acid composition were negligible. In non-sporulating mutants, synthesis of phosphatidylglycerol was much less affected than in the wild-type and synthesis of phosphatidylethanolamine was increased. In these strains, fatty acid composition was also modified by ethanol but unaffected by methanol. © Society for General Microbiology 1980 /content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-121-1-139 http://instance.metastore.ingenta.com/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-121-1-139 10.1099/00221287-121-1-139	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line27993
__label__wiki	0.885452	0.885452	Home › Live Sound Tour Profile: Radiohead TWIN SYSTEMS KEEP GREEN TOUR RUNNING SMOOTHLY By Donny Emerick ⋅ Oct 1, 2008 Photo: Donny Emerick The members of Radiohead take environmental responsibility seriously. Following the release of their downloadable In Rainbows album, the band (Thom Yorke, vocals/guitar/piano/electronics; Jonny Greenwood, guitar; Ed O’Brien, guitar; Colin Greenwood, bass guitar/synths; and Phil Selway, drums) are reducing their carbon footprint while on the road, teaming up with a company called Best Foot Forward to track and decrease their emissions. One step they’ve taken is to reduce the amount of freightage for a world tour by creating dual systems for their U.S. leg (Firehouse Productions supplied control and gear) and their European dates (system spec’d by Wigwam Acoustics Ltd.). “We’ve basically got two systems, which is common with almost everything else that’s happening on this tour,” explains front-of-house engineer Jim Warren, who began working with Radiohead before they were signed to Capitol in 1992. “They’ve got two different sets of backline: one on each side of the Atlantic. As far as my FOH setup, cosmetically it’s different since different companies do their patching and whatever, but fundamentally it’s the same system.” Warren is mixing on a Digidesign VENUE board, using 70-odd inputs. “The way I run my desk is with a limiter across the mix or stereo bus that feeds the P.A. sends and the record feeds. Generally, that fader just sits at zero and the limiter gets me a decent level. But there are times in certain songs where I’ll just pull the master back 4 to 6 dB to do all the things I want to do without something going haywire. And I’d rather just mix it quieter and rely on the fact that the audience will realize they can’t hear it as well as they did and will actually become quieter themselves.” Warren is usually only concerned with 24 to 30 channels, depending on the song, but relies on presets to simplify his mixing process. “You still mix, but it means that a lot of the drudge and the frantic activity is taken out,” he says. Warren also stresses reliability as a selling point for the board: “It’s the freedom to start in production rehearsals with the console and a set of plug-ins that you know will cover most everything. You are no longer phoning up the P.A. company every couple of days saying you need another compressor or reverb unit. Warren is also managing a Pro Tools HD system for multitracking the shows and will use it if the band’s not around for soundcheck to help set up the system for that night’s show. While reliability in a console is key to a successful tour, Warren took a chance and brought out a relatively unknown P.A.; the second leg of the U.S. tour saw the international debut of the brand-new L-Acoustics K1/KUDO line array system. He was willing to try out the rig based on a recommendation from his previous and current systems engineers who have relationships with the European manufacturer. “[I brought it on tour] after getting a few assurances from them on how well-tested it was. We’ve got three gigs on it so far, and the results have been good,” he reports. Administered by system engineer Sherif El Barbari, the U.S package includes two 16 K1s, 2x eight K1-subs (flown), 2x three dV-DOSC underhangs and 2x nine KUDOs for side P.A. Ground subs are 16 SB 28s, and front-fills include six Firehouse custom-built cabinets with TAD high ends. Controller amps are 12 LA8 RAKs with three LA8s each driving the P.A., with the exception of front-fills, which are powered by Crown IT 6000s. El Barbari uses LA network manager software for remote-controlling and monitoring the controller amps, and three Dolby Lake Processors for zoning and EQ. Stage tech Ross Anderson and Firehouse systems techs Tim Fraleigh, Jamie Pollock and Charlie Cambell support him on the U.S. tour. “It was very comfortable and an easy transition,” says Warren. “If anything, it has a slightly better top end, but the big improvement they’ve made is in terms of the rigging and controlling the low frequencies as well as how they’ve always been able to control the highs and the high-mids.” Creating the Sound Working with Radiohead since 2000, monitor engineer Graham Lees is also mixing on a Digidesign VENUE, working 20 mixes for the performers and techs onstage. “I don’t use snapshots; I ride the faders continuously,” Lees says. “I’ve got presets with notes to remind me, but everything is open.” He is sending much more information into their in-ears as “they trust me to put in things I didn’t originally do,” he says. “They never wanted most keyboard sounds in their in-ears and only in the wedges. Now, it’s in both. Sometimes I just did it and it was accepted.” Yorke, O’Brien and Selway are on in-ears; Jonny Greenwood and Colin Greenwood rely solely on wedges. For both Warren and Lees, the depth of sonic quality and construction of Radiohead’s seven studio albums has made it challenging to produce their live show in a way that reflects the sound of their recordings. “Its one of those things that’s hard to do as live sound engineer,” admits Warren, “because when people listen to a record and it sounds a certain way, they assume that it’s meant to sound like that. You expect that after two years doing this record, they didn’t accidentally put too much reverb on the vocal. And yet when you’re doing it live, if the vocal is soaked in reverb and buried right into the mix, you want to try and bring it out because it feels like it’s wrong. “So I’ve tried to be as bloody-minded as the band is sometimes in their sonic construction,” Warren concludes. “There’s a few bits and pieces where I’ve gone beyond the realms of good taste, which is what the band frequently does anyway. And you’ve got to hope it balances out over the night. It’s about having the courage of your convictions and having die-hard fans that are very familiar with the records appreciate things sounding as strangely deranged as they are on the records.” Donny Emerick is a writer in Rhode Island. Select Mics Vocals: Shure 87C Upright Piano: MIDI, Helpinstill pick-up, Shure WL50 suspended from the lid. Fender Rhodes: Shure SM57 Guitars: Audio-Technica AT3050 Glockenspiel: Two Y-split Shure MC50B Drums: Beyer M201 (snare side), Sennheiser 504 (snare top), ATM 350 Tour Profile: Pink’s Truth About Love Tour The Never-Ending Tour: The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus Tour Profile: Modest Mouse Can’t Stop Moving Tour Profile: Ben Harper and Jack Johnson Bette Midler Tour Profile NEUTRIK USA’S SUPPORT OF THE JOHN LENNON EDUCATIONAL TOUR BUS ON WARPED TOUR 2014 KEEPS THE MUSIC ROCKIN’ NEUTRIK USA + THE JOHN LENNON EDUCATIONAL TOUR BUS = ONE ROCKIN’ WARPED TOUR 2013 Iron & Wine Tour Profile	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line27994
__label__cc	0.600905	0.399095	2019 Gala Highlights For over ten years, KOM has had the privileged to invest in the Twin Cities’ Karen community. We have been able to see the growth and impact of both our programs and volunteers, and we relish the opportunity to share our accomplishments. Our gala is the perfect opportunity to share with our sponsors the important work that KOM is doing. We are so thankful to everyone who was involved with our 2019 Gala, whether as donors, attendees, or volunteers! We are elated to share that our 250 guests raised over $16,000! KOM is grateful for the donations and beyond excited to see how our programs grow over the next year. We would like to give a special thanks to each of our donors and to specifically recognize our gold sponsors: Health East and Fairview, and Japs-Olson Company. We also had several silver sponsors including, BIX Produce Company, Hiway Federal Credit Union, Lexdan Automotive, and Roseville Area Schools, as well as, over 15 bronze sponsors. Thank you to Hamline for the beautiful facility. The theme of this year’s gala was “young adult leaders,” and we were excited to have our keynote speakers be three young adults- Neymu Tor, Sernai Htoo, and Gay Ka Mwee-each of whom has significantly impacted the Karen community through their leadership. Neymu Tor Neymu Tor spoke first, sharing about his experience with leadership and how KOM has played a roll in its development. He began by encouraging those interested in leadership by saying, Being a a good leader is not always about being smart, capable, or successful–leaders are meant to serve….We all have leadership roles to play in our community…'[ask] how can I help? Neymu continued to share how KOM has been involved in his leadership journey, “KOM has set a great example for the youth. KOM taught me that to be a good leader we have to listen to others, get involved, and work with others. Because it is very important to get along and gain trust and respect from [our community].” Neymu ended by saying that he hopes to see Karen youth become more involved in the community. He believes that, “together we can build a better community for our people.” Sernai Htoo Following Neymu, Sernai shared his story about growing up in a refugee camp–a place, he said, “that is a dead end,”– and his families resettlement in Minnesota, including the challenges they faced because of language barriers. Sernai was determined to not let roadblocks limit him and, in two years, he finished his high school degree. He then decided to attend college in order to set a good example for his younger siblings. In 2016, Sernai was hired as a community liaison officer for the St. Paul police department. Looking towards the future, his goal is to further his education and become a valuable resource for those who might need his help. He especially hopes to become a role model for the next generation. Sernai ended by thanking KOM’s involvement and help during his family’s resettlement. Gay Ka Mwee Our final speaker, Gay Ka Mwee shared about how she has made leadership a key element of her life. She called other Karen youth to join her in advocating for the community. She began her speech by asking, What does it mean to be a young Karen leader? For me, being a young Karen leader means more than just getting people together or getting people to follow me, being a young Karen leader means generating new ideas and strategies. Gay Ka Mwee has lived out her vision of leadership: she was the only female young adult to speak at Karen Day in Washington, D.C. in 2018. She also started the Karen Student United Association at her school, Metropolitan State University. She hopes that other youth will rise up and speak for the Karen community–specifically young women. When asked how to practically implement leadership, she shared several skills, “Be a good listener and value other people’s perspectives. Stay positive. Practice being resilient and being humble.” As she finished, Gay Ka Mwee stated, “Because of KOM I am a leader now. I know that I have a future.” Entertainment and Vision Eh Wah and Eh Ler Tha performing together. Along with our wonderful speakers, we were blessed to hear from Eh Wah and Eh Ler Tha–two prominent Karen singers. They performed several beautiful songs in Karen at the beginning and closing of the program. We were also grateful for the opportunity to share KOM’s future vision for the organization with our sponsors. Board Chair Maureen Rafferty shared KOM’s strategic goals which will be implemented over the next three years: By increasing our leadership and diversity and enhancing the quality of our services, positioning ourselves for future growth and change, and raising our visibility we will strengthen KOM and the community that we are honored to serve. KOM’s treasurer Tim O’Brien helped close this year’s program with an endorsement of our Htee Moo Fund. “Htee Moo” is a Karen term that describes a stream that won’t run dry. It’s a fund that emphasizes small, regular donations. Knowing we have regular gifts helps assure that we can focus on what we do best: helping refugees build happy, successful lives in Minnesota. We were also blessed during our program to hear a letter from Amy Klobuchar read. KOM would like to extend a special thanks to Hamline for allowing us to use their wonderful facility. We were also blessed by Hamline’s McVay youth partnership and the Karen students who volunteered before and during the program. McVay’s youth partnership students. We are also thankful to everyone who donated to our silent auction, we had a variety of wonderful items! Our gala was an incredible success and we look forward to sharing with you the impacts that KOM is going to make throughout the coming year! Enjoy some photos from the gala! We will also be posting a video on our Facebook page soon!	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line27996
__label__wiki	0.971853	0.971853	Giblib gets $2.5M to bolster VR, 4K medical education streaming service By Jonah Comstock 10:59 am April 3, 2019 Giblib, a medical education streaming service with offerings including both VR and traditional videos of medical lectures and surgeries, has raised $2.5 million in seed funding, with participation from some notable strategic investors. Those include Mayo Clinic, the Venture Reality Fund, Wavemaker 360, USC Marshall Venture Fund and Michelson 20MM. “With our partners’ support, Giblib is uniquely... Four health systems lead $3M strategic investment in NarrativeDx By Jonah Comstock 03:13 pm February 20, 2019 Patient feedback processing company Narrative Dx has raised a strategic funding round led by Christiana Care Health System, Summation Health Ventures (founded by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and MemorialCare Health System) and The Texas Medical Center, with additional participation from existing investors HealthX Ventures and Cultivation Capital. The company didn’t disclose the amount of the... Giblib launches fully-VR CME course with Cedars-Sinai surgeons By Jonah Comstock 09:12 am December 3, 2018 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and LA-based Giblib have teamed up to offer what the organizations say is the first accredited continuing medical education (CME) course delivered entirely via virtual reality. The course, called Essential GI Surgeries will be available through Giblib's website. It will include 25 hours of real surgeries recorded in 360 VR (as well as in a traditional... Bright.md launches in New Mexico, Oregon and more digital health deals Portland, Oregon-based Bright.md, which makes a virtual physician's assistant app called SmartExam, has announced two new customer wins at Presbyterian Healthcare Services in New Mexico and Providence Health & Services in Oregon. Concurrent with the New Mexico launch, Bright.md has launched a Spanish-language version of the app as well. "Healthcare systems like Presbyterian and Providence... Apple will launch Health Records feature at 12 hospitals with iOS 11.3 By Jonah Comstock 10:31 am January 24, 2018 Correction: A previous version of this article said that Gliimpse founder Anil Sethi was still at Apple. In fact, he left the company last year. After many months of rumors, Apple announced today that it is launching a personal health record (PHR) feature with iOS 11.3, the beta of which launched today to users in Apple's iOS Developer Program. The feature, called Health Records, will aggregate... Cedars-Sinai launches Apple Watch app for patients By Jonah Comstock 05:13 pm September 28, 2017 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles has launched an Apple Watch app to go along with its existing patient-facing app. Patients with Apple Watches will now be able to find hospital and urgent care locations, get directions to the hospital, and even to call a recently-searched doctor, all from the wrist. Cedars-Sinai CIO Darren Dworkin told MobiHealthNews that he sees those functions as just... Cedars-Sinai accelerator's new class includes voice assistant, chatbot, blood-draw tool, and more Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles has launched the third class of its accelerator, which the hospital runs in partnership with TechStars. Startups in the Cedars-Sinai Tech Stars accelerator receive a $20,000 investment and a $100,000 convertible bridge grant in exchange for a 6 percent equity stake. But the main draw is the opportunity to work with the health system, through guaranteed... Cedars-Sinai's accelerator teaches startups what healthcare's really like By Jonah Comstock 10:03 am July 20, 2017 When a hospital wants to deploy a new technology, a major decision is whether to partner with a company or build it themselves. Building something uses a lot more resource, but the tradeoff is control — the organization can create exactly what they need. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles is one of a handful of hospitals around the country that’s discovered a third option. By partnering... Review of VR studies shows promise for the technology By Jonah Comstock 03:56 pm March 10, 2017 A team of researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles has published a review of randomized trials studying the use of virtual reality in inpatient settings. The research team included Dr. Brennan Spiegel, who heads up a team that uses virtual reality for pain reduction at Cedars-Sinai. The paper, published in “Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience” was originally intended to be a... Cedars Sinai research director talks lessons learned as a "hospital virtualist" By Jonah Comstock 05:04 pm February 1, 2017 There's some technology that has to be seen to be believed. Dr. Brennan Spiegel, director of health services research at Cedar-Sinai Hospital, puts virtual reality technology in that category. And that can make it hard to sell doctors on the idea, at least at first. 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__label__cc	0.599217	0.400783	Effect of Green and Brown Propolis Extracts on the Expression Levels of microRNAs, mRNAs and Proteins, Related to Oxidative Stress and Inflammation Next Article in Special Issue Dietary Anthocyanins against Obesity and Inflammation Nutrients, Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases Previous Article in Special Issue Silibinin Restores NAD+ Levels and Induces the SIRT1/AMPK Pathway in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver 10.3390/nu9101087 Souza, P. Azambuja Lopes de Marcadenti, A. Portal, V. Lúcia Full Article Text Open Access This article is Nutrients 2017, 9(10), 1087; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9101087 Effects of Olive Oil Phenolic Compounds on Inflammation in the Prevention and Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease by Priscilla Azambuja Lopes de Souza 1, Aline Marcadenti 1,2 and Vera Lúcia Portal 1,* Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences: Cardiology, Institute of Cardiology/University Foundation of Cardiology (IC/FUC), Princesa Isabel Avenue, 370, Porto Alegre RS 90620-001, Brazil Postgraduate Program in Nutrition Sciences, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Sarmento Leite Avenue, 245, Porto Alegre RS 90050-170, Brazil Received: 14 August 2017 / Accepted: 27 September 2017 / Published: 30 September 2017 Browse Figure Coronary artery disease (CAD) is responsible for more than 7 million deaths worldwide. In the early stages of the development of atherosclerotic plaques, cardiovascular risk factors stimulate vascular endothelial cells, initiating an inflammatory process, fundamental in the pathogenesis of CAD. The inclusion of potentially cardioprotective foods, such as olive oil, to the diet, may aid in the control of these risk factors, and in the reduction of cytokines and inflammatory markers. The present review aims to address the interaction between phenolic compounds present in olive oil, and inflammation, in the prevention and treatment of CAD. In vitro and in vivo studies suggest that phenolic compounds, such as hydroxytyrosol, tyrosol, and their secoiridoid derivatives, may reduce the expression of adhesion molecules and consequent migration of immune cells, modify the signaling cascade and the transcription network (blocking the signal and expression of the nuclear factor kappa B), inhibit the action of enzymes responsible for the production of eicosanoids, and consequently, decrease circulating levels of inflammatory markers. Daily consumption of olive oil seems to modulate cytokines and inflammatory markers related to CAD in individuals at risk for cardiovascular diseases. However, clinical studies that have evaluated the effects of olive oil and its phenolic compounds on individuals with CAD are still scarce. olive oil; phenols; inflammation; coronary artery disease Cardiovascular diseases account for 17.7 million deaths every year, and are the leading cause of death worldwide. Of these deaths, it is estimated that 7.4 million are caused by coronary artery disease (CAD) [1]. More than 90% of the events related to CAD—acute myocardial infarction and death—occur in individuals with at least one of the risk factors for CAD [2,3]. Therefore, primary and secondary prevention strategies aim to reduce traditional risk factors (diabetes mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidemia, obesity) and lifestyle-related disorders, such as inadequate diet, smoking, physical inactivity, and abusive use of alcohol [3,4]. In the early stages of development of atherosclerotic plaques, risk factors stimulate vascular endothelial cells to express chemotactic and adhesion molecules, initiating the inflammatory process, fundamental in the pathogenesis of CAD [5,6,7]. In the context of a dietary pattern considered to be healthy, the inclusion of potentially cardioprotective foods, including sources of unsaturated fats and phenolic compounds, such as olive oil, may modulate the concentration of pro-inflammatory cytokines and markers of inflammation [8,9], and assist in the control of modifiable risk factors, such as diabetes mellitus [8], hypertension [10], dyslipidemia [11], and overweight [12,13,14]. Moreover, the consumption of 50 mL/day of extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO) may reduce the chance of developing CAD by 37%, and the incidence of major cardiovascular events by 30% [15]. The concentration of phenolic compounds in EVOO is influenced, among other factors, by the extraction procedure of the oil. EVOO is obtained by mechanical processes, while refined olive oil (ROO) is subjected to both physical and chemical procedures [16,17]. Although ROO presents a similar composition of fatty acids, due to the low phenolic content, it does not bring the same beneficial effects when compared with EVOO [18]. Phenols such as hydroxytyrosol (HT) and derivatives (oleuropein complex and tyrosol) are mainly responsible for the beneficial effects of olive oil in the prevention and progression of atherosclerosis, by improving endothelial function [19], antioxidant effect [20], and the high density lipoprotein (HDL) function [21], reducing the concentration and the atherogenicity of the low density lipoprotein (LDL) [11,22] and inhibiting platelet aggregation [23]. To ensure the cardiovascular benefits of olive oil, the European Food Safety Authority recommends the daily intake of 5 mg of HT or its derivatives, which can be obtained by the daily consumption of at least 20 g of EVOO [24]. Taking into account the potential benefits of olive oil and its phenolic compounds in preventing the mechanisms and the risk factors that may lead to atherosclerosis, and consequently, to the development of cardiovascular disease, the present review aims to address the effects of phenolic compounds present in olive oil on inflammation, both in the prevention and treatment of CAD. 2. Inflammatory Process in CAD Atherosclerosis is a chronic disease initiated by the retention and accumulation of cholesterol-rich lipoproteins, particularly LDL, in the artery wall. Processes such as oxidation of lipoproteins, immunity (innate and adaptive) and inflammation are crucially involved in its pathogenesis [5]. The condition can lead to an acute clinical event caused by the rupture of atherosclerotic plaque and thrombus formation [25,26,27]. Endothelial injury is the event that triggers the formation of atherosclerotic plaques [28]. Risk factors, such as hypertension, dyslipidemia, obesity, diabetes mellitus, smoking, as well as increased oxygen-reactive species, alter the endothelial function and affect the vascular homeostasis by decreasing nitric oxide (NO) synthesis, and altering vessel tone and anti-inflammatory and anticoagulant properties [29,30,31]. As a consequence, an increase in the adhesion of leukocytes and platelets at the vascular injury site, as well as in the permeability of the intimate layer to atherogenic lipoproteins, mainly oxidized LDL, takes place [32]. Retained in the subendothelial space through the binding of apolipoprotein B100 to proteoglycans of the extracellular matrix, LDL particles undergo oxidation [33,34,35]. Endothelial cells activated in response to the inflammatory process produce cytokines (interleukin (IL)-1, IL-6 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α)), chemokines (monocyte chemotactic protein (MCP-1)), adhesion molecules (P and E-selectin, intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1)), and by chemotaxis, cause adhesion and migration of leukocytes (monocytes, B and T lymphocytes) [7,36,37,38,39]. MCP-1 stimulates the migration and infiltration of monocytes into the subendothelial space, through which the macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF), differentiates into macrophages [40,41]. Macrophages recognize LDLox and begin to express scavenger and toll-like receptors (TLR). TLR regulate the function of macrophages, promoting their activation. Scavenger receptors bind to oxidized LDL and perform phagocytosis, leading to the formation of foam cells, the main components of the fatty striae—the initial atherosclerotic lesions [42,43,44]. The immune response plays an important role in the initiation and development of atherosclerosis. The innate response begins with endothelial and monocyte/macrophage activation, and is followed by the adaptive response, which involves CD4+ T lymphocytes [45]. CD4+ T lymphocytes are among the first cells to be recruited. Within the plaque, they interact with macrophages through the presentation of antigens and differentiate into T helper (Th) cells—Th1 and Th2 lineages [45]. The Th1 phenotype develops in the presence of IL-12 and IL-18 [46,47] (pro-atherogenic response), and is characterized by the secretion of mainly interferon-gamma (INF-γ) [48,49]. In the Th2 subtype, the cytokines IL-4 (which inhibits INF-γ), IL-5, IL-10, and IL-13 are produced, and B cells are activated. The Th2 response is atheroprotective through inhibition of IFN-γ by IL-4 [45,50]. In CAD, there is an imbalance between Th1/Th2, with predominance of pro-inflammatory cytokines [51,52]. In response to the stimulation of IL-6, the liver produces acute phase reagents, such as C-reactive protein (CRP) and fibrinogen [42]. Both are used as biomarkers for diagnostic purposes, as they reflect the level of inflammatory activity [53,54]. CRP can stimulate the expression of both VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 by endothelial cells, and mediate the induction of MCP-1 and the uptake of LDL by macrophages [55,56]. Fibrinogen regulates plasma viscosity while inducing platelet aggregation. In the coagulation cascade, fibrinogen is converted into fibrin by the action of thrombin, and promotes platelet aggregation by binding to the glycoprotein IIb/IIa receptor, consequently increasing the reactivity of platelets [54,57]. One of the main regulators of the inflammatory process at different stages of atherosclerosis is the nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB). NF-κB is responsible for the regulation of genes coding for chemokines, adhesion molecules, cytokines and proinflammatory acute-phase proteins, cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 enzyme, inducible nitric oxide synthase, apoptosis, and cellular proliferation [58,59]. Another important pathway is mediated by mitogen-activated protein kinases, which regulate cellular processes such as cell growth, proliferation, and differentiation [59]. These two pathways, activated by TLR, increase local inflammatory processes, perpetuating the inflammatory response [60]. COX-1 and COX-2 enzymes are responsible for the production of eicosanoids, prostaglandins, and thromboxanes from arachidonic acid (AA), which is derived from the phospholipid membrane, obtained directly from the diet, or synthesized from linoleic acid [61,62]. COX-1 is expressed in most tissues and plays a role in homeostasis (normal arteries); COX-2, in turn, is expressed in inflammatory cells, and is induced by cytokines such as IL-1, IL-6, and TNF-α (atherosclerotic lesion) [63]. Prostaglandins (PG) act in the recruitment of leukocytes and infiltration of immune cells into the inflammatory site. PGE2 is an important mediator of the inflammatory response, inducing the expression and activity of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) in macrophages [64]. MMP-9 plays a role in angiogenesis and in the formation and vulnerability of the atherosclerotic plaque [65]. Thromboxanes (TX) A2 and B2 (TXA2 and TXB2) increase platelet aggregation and potentiate thrombus formation [66]. Another eicosanoid from AA, through lipoxygenases, is the leukotriene (LT) B4 (LTB4), which has a chemotactic effect on neutrophils, directing the cells to the atherosclerotic lesion [67,68]. 3. Olive Oil: Classification and Composition Olive oil is the oil obtained solely from the olive tree fruit (Olea europaea L., Oleacea family), excluding the use of solvents, re-esterification processes, and mixture with any other types of vegetable oils. Virgin olive oil (VOO) is obtained exclusively by mechanical or other physical means under conditions that do not alter the oil, and is not subjected to any treatment other than washing, decantation, centrifugation, and filtration [16,69]. The virgin olive oils are classified into EVOO, virgin (fine), and lampante, according to the degree of acidity (ratio of free fatty acids to total oleic acid): ≤0.8%, ≤2%, and >2%, respectively. EVOO also differs from fine oil in quality: although both are obtained by physical means, EVOO has superior physicochemical and sensory properties [70]. All virgin olive oils are composed of two fractions: saponifiable and unsaponifiable. The saponifiable fraction (larger components) represents approximately 98% of the oil composition [71], and the oleic monounsaturated fatty acid comprises 55–83% of that fraction. The virgin olive oils also have significant concentrations of polyunsaturated fatty acids (linoleic fatty acid: 3.5–21%) and saturated fatty acids (palmitic fatty acid: 7.5–20%, stearic fatty acid: 0.5–5%) [16]. The unsaponifiable fraction (minor components) constitutes 1–2% of the total content of the virgin oils, and includes more than 230 compounds: (1) sterols (e.g., β-sitosterol); (2) hydrocarbons (e.g., squalene and carotenoids (β-carotene and lycopene)); (3) volatile compounds; (4) triterpenic and aliphatic alcohols; (5) pigments (e.g., chlorophyll); and (6) phenolic compounds [72,73]. Phenolic Compounds of Olive Oil Phenolic compounds are secondary plant metabolites synthesized during normal development or in stressful situations [74]. In virgin olive oils, the synthesis of these compounds occurs when the olive fruits are crushed during the industrial process to obtain the olive oil. Thus, the presence of phenolic compounds is directly related to glycosides initially present in the fruit tissue, and the activity of hydrolytic and oxidative enzymes [75]. In terms of chemical structure, they have at least one hydroxyl attached to an aromatic ring [74]. According to their characteristics, phenolic compounds are classified into lipophilic (α, β, and γ-tocopherols and tocotrienols) [76,77,78] or hydrophilic. Among the lipophilic phenolic compounds present in virgin olive oils, α-tocopherol is the most relevant (>90% of tocopherols) [79], with a mean concentration of 150.7 mg/kg [80], and reaching levels of up to 400 mg/kg [77,79]. At least 36 hydrophilic phenolic compounds have been identified in olive oil and grouped into six categories according to their chemical structure [81] (Table 1). The phenolic compounds are mainly responsible for the organoleptic characteristics (aroma and flavor) [82,83] and oxidative stability of the olive oil [20,84]. Several factors influence their concentration: plant variety [77,84,85], environmental factors [86,87], olive storage and maturation conditions [88,89], oil extraction conditions [90,91] and commercial storage of the final product [92]. The mean phenolic content in EVOO is 551.4 mg/kg [93,94] (ranging from 50–800 mg/kg) [95]; in fine oil, it is 206.7 mg/kg [94], and ROO has the lowest indices, 198–62.0 mg/kg [17,94]. The phenolic content of EVOO has a wide variation. Montano et al., evaluated eight varieties of plants grown at extreme altitudes, and found that Cornicabra presented the highest concentrations (mean of 632.6 mg/kg) while Arbequina had the lowest values (200.2 mg/kg) [84]. Baiano et al., evaluated the effect of planting location on the content of phenolic compounds and found significant variations, from 195.2 to 32.3 mg/kg for the same type of crop [96]. HT (3,4-DHPEA) and tyrosol (p-HPEA), and especially its secoiridoid derivatives—the dialdehydic forms of the decarboxymethyl elenolic acid linked to hydroxytyrosol (oleacein: 3,4-DHPEA-EDA) and tyrosol (oleocanthal: p-HPEA-EDA), aglycones of oleuropein (3,4-DHPEA-EA) and ligstroside (p-HPEA-EA)—are the most abundant phenolic compounds in olive oil (90% of the total phenolic content) [81,97]. Oleuropein may give origin to oleuropein aglycone, hydroxytyrosol, and elenolic acid by hydrolysis. This process, which occurs during the maturation of the olive fruit and extraction and storage of the oil, is in part responsible for the variety and complexity of EVOO flavors [72]. In addition to dryiridoids, lignans are also present in high concentrations, mainly (+)-1-acetoxypinoresinol and (+)-pinoresinol [98]. The levels of phenolic acids, flavonoids and hydroxy-isocromans are relatively low in virgin olive oil. Phenolic acids were the first compounds identified in the olive oil; at least 14 have already been described and are generally present in amounts of less than 1 mg/kg [99,100,101]. Luteolin and apigenin are the two flavonoids found in the highest concentration in olive oil; however, this is lower than that of other phenolic compounds [102]. Bianco et al., identified two hydroxy-isocromans [1-phenyl-6,7-dihydroxy-isochroman and 1-(3′-methoxy-4′-hydroxy)-6,7-dihydroxy-isochroman] in commercial virgins olive oils formed from the HT reaction with benzaldehyde and vanillin, respectively [103]. The average concentrations of the phenolic compounds found in the different types of olive oil are presented in Table 1. After ingestion, the phenolic compounds are metabolized through two phases: hydrolysis (phase 1) that occurs in the stomach and small intestine (where most are promptly absorbed); and conjugation (phase 2), in the small intestine and mainly in the liver—this process basically involves methylation, sulfation, and glucuronidation [104,105,106,107,108]. Oleuropein, specifically, does not follow the same route, as it is degraded by the colon microbiota to HT, which can then be absorbed [106]. In humans, the absorption of phenolic compounds of virgin oils, especially HT and tyrosol, is dose-dependent, and these compounds are excreted in the urine in the conjugated form [109]. Vissers et al., studied healthy subjects (one group submitted to ileostomy and another with intact colon) and estimated that the absorption rate would be at least 55–66% of the dose of ingested olive oil [110]. The absorption of HT also depends on the food matrix: higher percentages of urinary excretion were observed after ingestion of this phenolic compound as a natural component of virgin olive oils (42% of ingested HT), compared to ROO (23%) or to yogurt (5.8%) [111]. 4. Phenolic Compounds of Olive Oil and Inflammation: In Vitro and Animal Model Studies Evidence has shown that regular consumption of foods rich in phenolic compounds may decrease the risk for the development of chronic diseases [112,113], mainly due to their ability to modulate low-grade inflammation [114]. The mechanisms by which these compounds may exert an anti-inflammatory effect, specifically on cardiovascular diseases, involves: (1) antioxidant activity; (2) modification of the signaling cascade and transcription network (blocking the signaling and expression of nuclear factor kappa B); (3) decrease of the adhesion of immune cells (T lymphocytes and monocytes) to the endothelium; and (4) improvement of endothelial dysfunction [114]. Due to the complex chemical composition of the oil, particularly the EVOO, we tried to elucidate which phenols would be more involved in these mechanisms. In human umbilical vein endothelial cells cultured in vitro and stimulated by lipopolysaccharides (LPS) or cytokines (TNF-α, IL-1β), HT inhibited the endothelial activation and expression of VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 [115,116]. Elenolic acid and tyrosol were also tested, but did not show the same results in reducing VCAM-1 expression [115]. Besides the HT, its phase II metabolites, biosynthesized by intestinal Caco-2 cells (hydroxytyrosol sulfate, hydroxytyrosol 4′-glicuronide, hydroxytyrosol 3′-glicuronide) were also effective in reducing the biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction (MCP-1, E and P- Selectin, ICAM-1, and VCAM-1) [117]. At nutrient-relevant concentrations (<10 μM), close to those found in human fluids following EVOO intake [118], HT inhibited the production of ON and PGE2, but had no effect on the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase, TNF-α or IL -1β, in granulocytes and monocytes [119]. In peripheral blood mononuclear cells, HT culture reduced MMP-9 concentrations, and inhibited PGE2 production and COX-2 expression, without affecting COX-1 [120]. In endothelial cell culture, HT and oleuropein phenols reduced the inflammatory process in angiogenesis through the inhibition of COX-2 and MMP-9 [121], suggesting that the mechanism of action of HT on the inflammatory process is similar to that of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) [122,123] (inhibition of the COX enzyme results in reduced synthesis of eicosanoids (PG and TX) from AA). Rosignoli et al., performed an in vitro experiment with the objective of evaluating the effects of different olive oil polyphenols on the modulation of inflammatory mediators in human monocytes. The cells were treated for 24 h with 100 μM HT (3,4-DHPEA), tyrosol (p-HPEA) and their secoiridoid derivatives (3,4-DHPEA and p-HPEA bound to the dialdehydic form of elenolic acids: 3,4- DHPEA-EDA (oleacein) and p-HPEA-EDA (oleochantal), respectively). The evaluated compounds significantly inhibited the production of superoxide anions (O2−) by 40% (3,4-DHPEA), 9% (p-HPEA), 25% (3,4-DHPEA- EDA), and 36% (p-HPEA-EDA). HT significantly reduced COX-2 expression (mRNA and protein level) and release of PGE2, the latter being dose-dependent. HT also increased the production of TNF-α by monocytes. COX-2 mRNA was also inhibited by secoiridoid derivatives [123]. Tyrosol and hydroxyl-isocroman compounds also have an effect on AA. In macrophage culture (RAW 264.7) stimulated by phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate esters, tyrosol (≥100 μM) inhibited the release of AA and synthesis of metabolites (PGE2 and LTB4) induced by exogenous oxygen-reactive species. This further reduced the release of NO induced by phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate stimulus [124]. 1-Phenyl-6,7-dihydroxy-isochroman significantly inhibited the production of TXA2 and PGE2, and of TNF-α in LPS-primed human monocytes; this action was mediated by the suppression of NF-κB activation, leading to a decrease in COX-2 synthesis [125]. In vitro results on AA have also been observed in vivo [126,127]. In healthy subjects, consumption of a meal (150 g of tomatoes) with EVOO (607 mg/kg phenolic content, 300 mg/kg of HT derivatives) reduced the inflammatory markers TXB2 and LTB4 after 2 and 6 h [127]. Oleocanthal is another phenol with anti-inflammatory effects similar to those of NSAIDs. Oleocanthal was able to induce dose-dependent inhibition of COX-1 and COX-2 inflammatory enzymes in vitro, and had higher potential at equimolar concentrations when compared with ibuprofen; 25 mM of oleocanthal inhibited the COX enzyme activity by 41–57% while 25 mM ibuprofen inhibited it by 13–18% [128,129]. In addition to inhibiting the expression of endothelial adhesion molecules (VCAM-1) [115], oleuropein may reduce the inflammatory response by inhibiting TLR and the signaling of mitogen-activated protein kinases in a zebrafish model [130]. Oleuropein administration inhibited proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells in vitro [131]. Male Sprague Dawly rats were allocated into five groups: (1) the sham group previously treated with vehicle; (2) the acute myocardial infarction group previously treated with vehicle (1 mL of distilled water/day); (3) three acute myocardial infarction groups that received different concentrations of oleuropein (10, 20, and 30 mg/kg) for 7 days before acute myocardial infarction. The groups receiving previous treatment with oleuropein (20 and 30 mg/kg) had lower IL-1β and TNF-α values, when compared to the group with acute myocardial infarction that received only the vehicle [132]. Wister rats were fed, for 9 weeks, a high cholesterol diet or high cholesterol diet supplemented with different types of oils: (1) sunflower oil (SFO); (2) SFO enriched with EVOO phenolic compounds (302 mg/kg) (SFO+); (3) SFO rich in monounsaturated fatty acid (HSFO); (4) SFO rich in monounsaturated fatty acid enriched with EVOO phenolic compounds (341 mg/kg) (HSFO+); (5) EVOO rich in phenolic compounds (168 mg/kg) (EVOO); and (6) EVOO poor in phenolic compounds (28 mg/kg) (EVOO−). In the groups receiving EVOO, EVOO (−), HSFO and HSFO (+), there was attenuation of E-selectin levels in the aorta of the animals. In the EVOO and EVOO (−) groups, the concentration of VCAM-1 (in the aorta) was lower than in those who consumed the high cholesterol diet alone [133]. Hyperhomocysteinemia has been associated with a high risk of cardiovascular disease because it increases vascular endothelial adhesiveness [134]. Phenolic compounds, such as tyrosol and p-coumaric acid, may decrease homocysteine-induced cell adhesion and ICAM-1 expression; however, they do not reduce the expression of ICAM-1 induced by TNF-α, demonstrating the potential selective effect of these compounds [135]. Recent studies have suggested the importance of the concomitant presence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and systemic inflammation (elevated CRP) in the development of atherosclerosis [136]. The effects of HT were investigated using a high-fat diet in an animal model of insulin resistance and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. The rats were divided into three groups: (1) control diet (10.5% of lipids); (2) high fat diet (58% lipids); (3) high-fat diet + HT (10 mg/kg/day). After 6 weeks, HT attenuated, significantly, the metabolic impairment induced by the high-fat diet. It had also reduced hepatic inflammation and nitrosative−oxidative stress through decreased protein nitrosylation, lipid peroxidation, and production of oxygen-reactive species [137]. 5. Studies on Olive Oil Phenolic Compounds and Inflammation in Individuals at Risk for CAD Studies on primary prevention have demonstrated the association between consumption of EVOO, naturally rich in phenolic compounds, and reduced risk of major cardiovascular events in patients at high risk for developing cardiovascular diseases [15,138]. Such an effect may be mediated by the control of modifiable risk factors and potential anti-inflammatory mechanisms of olive oil phenols [9]. Cardiovascular risk factors, such as hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus, and smoking, cause endothelial dysfunction, contributing to the onset of the inflammatory process in atherosclerosis [5]. Obesity and metabolic syndrome are characterized by a chronic and low-grade inflammatory state, increasing the contribution of inflammation to the genesis and evolution of CAD [139,140]. Thus, nutritional strategies and interventions that minimize the inflammatory process in individuals at high cardiovascular risk would help in the primary prevention of CAD. Studies have shown the anti-inflammatory effects of virgin olive oils supplementation at different stages of development of atherosclerosis. In individuals with endothelial dysfunction, Widmer et al. evaluated the effects of VOO (340 mg/kg total polyphenols) and VOO enriched with epigallocatechin 3-gallate (EGCG), a catechin naturally found in green tea (VOO + EGCG: 300 mg/kg total polyphenols + 280 mg/Kg EGCG) on inflammatory mediators. The main difference in phenolic composition between the two oils was the secoiridoid content (VOO 61% vs. VOO + EGCG 48%), whereas the lignan content was similar (VOO 33% vs. VOO + EGCG 37%). The authors did not find differences between the VOO and VOO + EGCG groups, but concluded that the supplementation of olive oil to the usual diet of the participants for 4 months had a positive effect on the reduction of cell adhesion molecules (sICAM-1), platelets, monocytes, and lymphocytes involved in the inflammatory process [141]. In the PREDIMED (PREvención con DIeta MEDiterránea), study, the Mediterranean diet (MeDiet) supplemented with EVOO (1 liter/week), compared to the control group (low-fat diet), was able to significantly reduce proinflammatory cytokines (IL6) (P-selectin, sVCAM and sICAM) in subjects at high cardiovascular risk (type 2 diabetes mellitus alone or ≥3 other risk factors: hypertension, HDL ≤ 40 mg/dl, LDL ≥ 160 mg/dl, overweight or obesity, smoking, family history of premature CAD), at short- (3 months) and long-term (1 year) follow-up [9,142]. The same study group demonstrated the effects of MeDiet supplementation with EVOO on plasma concentrations of inflammatory molecules and atherosclerotic plaque stability. Participants were evaluated at three time points: at baseline, after 3 years, and after 5 years. In contrast to the control group, there were significant reductions in IL-6, IL-8, MCP-1, MIP-1β, IL-1β, IL-5, IL-7, IL-12p70, IL-18, TNF-α, and IFN -γ at 3 and 5 years, compared to the baseline [143]. Two randomized crossover clinical trials evaluated the anti-inflammatory effects of VOO in patients with mild dyslipidemia (no drug treatment). In the VOLOS study (Virgin Olive Oil Study), participants underwent two interventions for 7 weeks each, 40 mL/day of EVOO containing 166 mg/L of HT (free and esterified in oleuropein), and ROO with only 2 mg/L. The predominant fatty acids in the two samples were oleic (70.9% EVOO vs. 72.7% ROO), palmitic (11.5% vs. 10.7%), and linoleic (8.5% vs. 7.6%). The results demonstrated a 20% reduction in serum TXB2 concentration only in the EVOO group containing HT [127]. The second trial compared MeDiet supplemented with three different dietary sources of fats (35–50 g VOO, 40–65 g nuts, and 50–75 g almonds), accounting for 40% of the dietary lipid content (20% of the total energy value). Interventions were performed for 4 weeks, and although VOO contained the highest total polyphenol content (343 mg/kg vs. 13 mg/kg of walnuts and 11 mg/kg of almonds), there was no significant difference in serum levels of CRP and adhesion molecules (sVCAM-1 and sICAM-1) after follow-up [144]. Another short-term intervention (4 weeks), with patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (without insulin therapy) and overweight, compared the intake of 25 mL/day of EVOO rich in phenolic compounds (577 mg/kg, mainly HT) and ROO (washout period), and did not show differences between the groups (CRP, IL-6, and TNF-α) [145]. On the other hand, women with normal-high blood pressure (systolic blood pressure [SBP] 120–139 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure [DBP] 80–89 mmHg) or at stage 1 of essential hypertension (SBP 140–159 mmHg and/or DBP 90–99 mmHg) had reduced CRP concentrations (−1.9 ± 1.3 mg/L; p < 0.001) and asymmetric dimethylarginine (−0.09 ± 0.01 μmol/L; p < 0.01) by MeDiet supplemented with 60 mL of VOO (564 mg/kg total polyphenols; 30 mg/day total polyphenols) compared to MeDiet with ROO (polyphenol-free) after 8 weeks [19]. A high-fat meal, in addition to promoting postprandial hypertriglyceridemia, stimulates the intestinal absorption of endotoxins such as LPS. This endotoxin is able to bind TLR4, which in turn triggers various signaling pathways, including NF-κB, leading to transcription of genes related to the inflammatory response [146,147]. With the objective of investigating the mechanisms by which the VOO polyphenols reduce the postprandial inflammatory response, Camargo et al., administered a VOO-rich meal with different concentrations of phenolic compounds (high 398 mg/kg, intermediate 149 mg/kg, and low 70 mg/kg) to subjects with metabolic syndrome. After 4 h, high concentrations of VOO inhibited NF-κB and decreased the expression of IL-1β (vs. intermediate), and IL-6 (vs. low/intermediate). The VOO-rich meal with low phenol concentration promoted increased serum levels of IL-6, as well as the protein NF-κB subunit p65, TLR4, and postprandial LPS. These results suggest that the ingestion of phenolic VOO reduces postprandial inflammation mainly by decreasing the activation of NF-κB, secondary to the reduction of LPS absorption [148]. Obese subjects received a breakfast containing milk and muffins made with different oils: (1) VOO—containing 400 mg/kg of antioxidant phenols (monounsaturated fatty acid 70.5%, polyunsaturated fatty acids 11.1%, saturated fatty acids 18.4%); (2) SFO (monounsaturated fatty acid 34.3%, polyunsaturated fatty acids 58.3%, saturated fatty acids 7.3%); (3) SOD—mixture of oils (30% SFO + 70% canola oil) + 2 mg of dimethylpolysiloxane (artificial antioxidant) (monounsaturated fatty acid 71.8%, polyunsaturated fatty acids 18%, saturated fatty acids 12.2%); (4) SOP—mixture of oils (30% SFO + 70% canola oil) + VOO-phenol compounds (400 mg/kg) extracted from the residue of olive oil production alperujo (monounsaturated fatty acid 76.7%, polyunsaturated fatty acids 17.6%, saturated fatty acids 5.8%). The oils were previously subjected to 20 heating cycles. Interventions with VOO and SOP reduced NF-κB activation, increased NF-κB alpha inhibitor, and reduced plasma LPS concentration (2 h). The results suggest that oils rich in phenolic compounds, both natural (VOO) and artificial (SOP), are capable of modulating postprandial inflammation [149]. In addition to the postprandial anti-inflammatory effect of VOO, the ingestion of a EVOO-rich meal (72% of the caloric intake) (1125 mg/kg total polyphenols and 350 mg/kg tocopherols) resulted in lower elevations of adhesion molecules (ICAM-1 and VCAM-1) in hypertriglyceridemic men, and in healthy subjects after 8 h, and compared to a high ROO breakfast [150]. Table 2 shows the main randomized clinical trials that evaluated the effect of different concentrations of olive oil phenolic compounds on inflammation markers in patients with cardiovascular risk. 6. Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Olive Oil Phenolic Compounds in Patients with CAD The anti-inflammatory effects of VOO phenolic compounds have been extensively investigated in vitro, in animal models and in clinical trials involving subjects at risk for cardiovascular diseases. However, few studies have tested its effects specifically in CAD patients. Fitó et al. evaluated the effect of daily supplementation of 50 mL/day of VOO and ROO in patients with stable CAD for two periods of 3 weeks. The oils used in the study had similar monounsaturated fatty acid content and differed mainly in phenolic content (161 vs. 14.7 mg/kg total; 0.15 vs. 0 mg of β-carotene; 8.73 vs. 5.99 mg of α-tocopherol; 6.53 vs. 0.62 mg of caffeic acid equivalents; respectively). Serum concentrations of sICAM-1, sVCAM-1, CRP, and IL-6 were evaluated. The effects on proinflammatory cytokines (IL-6) and inflammation markers (CRP) were observed only in the VOO group, with a reduction of 0.166mg/dL (95% CI −0.261–0.071; p = 0.002) and 0.063 mg/dL (95% CI −0.119–0.007, p = 0.024), respectively [18] (Table 2). The main anti-inflammatory effects of olive oil phenolic compounds are briefly presented in Figure 1. The consumption of VOOs rich in phenolic compounds seems to favorably modulate inflammation, which contributes to the development and progression of CAD. In vitro and animal model studies have suggested mechanisms of action of these compounds in inflammatory activity at the cardiovascular level, including effects on the arachidonic acid cascade and on signaling pathways and receptors, improvement of vascular function, and reduction of adhesion molecules and chemokines. Moreover, these studies allow us to evaluate the isolated effects of VOO phenolic compounds. Clinical trials conducted in individuals at risk for the development of cardiovascular diseases show positive effects of daily intake of different amounts of olive oil on inflammatory markers. The main findings of the randomized clinical trials included in this review reinforce the results found in in vitro and animal models. In humans, these effects were observed at the cell level (immune cells) and in inflammatory markers. A limitation for the discussion of the results is the great variation in the phenolic content of different types of VOOs. Furthermore, dietary supplementation with olive oil is associated with changes in dietary patterns as a whole, which may improve the inflammatory profile of patients at risk for CAD. It is also important to consider that dietary patterns, like MeDiet, include other sources of phenolic compounds. As we have seen, the effects of olive oil and/or its phenolic compounds specifically on individuals with established CAD are still scarce. In this sense, more clinical trials, preferably long-term studies, are necessary to evaluate and confirm the beneficial effects of the phenolic compounds present in the olive oil on the inflammatory process, both in the prevention and treatment of CAD. The authors declare that they have received no grants to support this research work. Priscilla Azambuja Lopes de Souza wrote the manuscript, Aline Marcadenti and Vera Lúcia Portal reviewed the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript. The authors declare no conflict of interest. AA arachidonic acid CAD coronary artery disease COX cyclooxygenase CRP C-reactive protein EVOO extra virgin olive oil HDL high density lipoprotein HT hydroxytyrosol ICAM-1 intercellular adhesion molecule-1 IL interleukin INF-γ interferon gamma LDL low density lipoprotein LPS lipopolysaccharides LT leukotriene MCP-1 chemotactic monocyte protein M-CSF macrophage colony stimulating factor MeDiet mediterranean diet MIF macrophage migration inhibitory factor MMP matrix metalloproteinase mRNA messenger ribonucleic acid NCEP National Cholesterol Education Program NF-κB nuclear factor kappa B NO nitric oxide NSAIDs non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs PG prostaglandins RCT randomized clinical trial ROO refined olive oil SFO sunflower oil sICAM-1 soluble intercellular-1-type adhesion molecule SOD mixture of oils (sunflower oil + canola oil) sVCAM-1 soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 Th T helper cells TLR toll-like receptor TNF-α tumor necrosis factor-alpha TX tromboxanes VCAM-1 vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 VOO virgin olive oil World Health Organization. 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ROO mg/kg * (Mean ± SD) Virgin (Fine) mg/kg * (Mean ± SD) EVOO mg/kg * (Mean ± SD) Phenolic acids benzoic - - - gallic - - - p-hydroxybenzoic - 0.37 ± 0.37 - protocatechuic - 1.47 ± 0.56 - syringic - 0.81 ± 1.17 0.25 ± 0.25 vanillic - 1.22 ± 2.04 0.64 ± 0.50 caffeic - 0.21 ± 0.63 0.19 ± 0.45 cinnamic - - 0.17 ± 0.14 o-coumaric - - - p-coumaric - 0.24 ± 0.81 0.92 ± 1.03 ferulic - 0.19 ± 0.50 0.19 ± 0.19 sinapic - - - Phenolic alcohols hydroxytyrosol (3,4-DHPEA) 6.77 ± 8.26 3.53 ± 10.19 7.7 2 ± 8.81 tyrosol (p-HPEA) 4.11 ± 2.24 5.34 ± 6.98 11.32 ± 8.53 Secoiridoids oleuropein - - 1.65 ± 1.85 oleuropein aglycone 125.40 ± 41.80 120.57 ± 125.53 36.63 ± 24.34 ligstroside aglycone 59.93 ± 18.58 82.01 ± 67.78 17.44 ± 18.13 monoaldehydic form of oleuropein aglycone (3,4-DHPEA-EA) 10.90 ± 0.00 95.00 ± 116.01 72.20 ± 64.00 monoaldehydic form of ligstroside aglycone (p-HPEA-EA) 15.20 ± 0.00 69.05 ± 69.00 38.04 ± 17.23 dialdehydic form of decarboxymethyl elenolic acid linked to hydroxytyrosol (oleacein: 3,4-DHPEA-EDA) 57.37 ± 27.04 77.83 ± 256.09 251.60 ± 263.24 dialdehydic form of decarboxymethyl elenolic acid linked to tyrosol (oleocanthal: p-HPEA-EDA) 38.95 ± 9.29 71.47 ± 61.85 142.77 ± 73.17 Flavonoids flavones luteolin 1.17 ± 0.72 1.29 ± 1.93 3.60 ± 2.32 apigenin 0.30 ± 0.17 0.97 ± 0.71 11.68 ± 12.78 flavanonol taxifolin - - - Lignans (+)-1-acetoxypinoresinol 7.52 ± 9.10 4.43 ± 21.28 6.63 ± 10.78 (+)-pinoresinol 24.05 ± 10.02 23.71 ± 17.03 4.19 ± 2.78 Hydroxy-isocromans 1-phenyl-6,7-dihydroxy-isochroman - - - 1-(3′-methoxy-4′hydroxy)-6,7-dihydroxy-isochroman - - - Polyphenols, total 198.0 ± 14.85 206.73 ± 150.08 551.42 ± 235.02 Source: Adapted from Cicerale et al., [81] and Rothwell et al., [93,94]. * Fresh weight. ROO: refined olive oil; EVOO: extra virgin olive oil. Table 2. Clinical trials that evaluated the effect of different concentrations of olive oil phenolic compounds on inflammatory markers in patients with cardiovascular risk and CAD. Intervention Group Visioli [127] Patients with mild dyslipidemia 22 RCCT 2 × 7 weeks run-in: 3 weeks—ROO washout: 4 weeks—ROO 40 mL EVOO: 166 mg/L total HT 40 mL ROO: 2 mg/L total HT ↓ 20% TXB2 → Urinary excretion (24 h) of F2-isoprostanes (8-iso-PGF2α) Pacheco [150] Healthy subjects and patients with hypertriglyceridemia 28 RCCT post-prandial (8 h) high-fat meal (72%) and 50 g noodles washout: 1 week run-in: 1 week—diet NCEP I + EVOO or ROO 50 g/kg² body surface area EVOO: 1125 mg/kg total polyphenols and 350 mg/kg tocopherols 50 g/kg² body surface area ROO: without polyphenols or tocopherols Healthy and hypertriglyceridemia: smaller increment of the area under the sVCAM-1 and sICAM-1 curve Fitó [18] Patients with stable CAD 28 RCCT 2 × 3 weeks VOO: 161 mg/kg total phenolic compounds 50 mL ROO: 14.67 mg/kg total phenolic compounds ↓IL-6, ↓CRP, → sVCAM-1, →sICAM-1 Damasceno [144] Patients with moderate hypercholesterolemia, without drug therapy or hormone replacement 18 RCCT 3 × 4 weeks run-in: 4 weeks MeDiet without washout among interventions 35–50 g MeDiet + VOO: 343 mg/kg total polyphenols 40–65 g MeDiet + walnuts: 13 mg/kg total polyphenols MeDiet + almonds: 11 mg/kg total polyphenols → CRP, → sVCAM-1, →sICAM-1 Moreno-Luna [19] Women at stage 1 of essential hypertension or normal-high BP 24 RCCT 2 × 8 weeks run-in: 16 weeks—MeDiet washout: 4 weeks—MeDiet 60 mL MeDiet + VOO: 564 mg/kg–30 mg/day total polyphenols 60 mL MeDiet + ROO: without polyphenols ↓ CRP ↓ ADMA Perez-Herrer [149] Obese subjects 20 RCCT post-prandial (2 and 4 h)—breakfast containing milk and muffins (made with different types of oils) 0.45 mL of oil/kg of body weight VOO: 400 mg/kg antioxidant phenols 0.45 mL of oil/kg of body weight SOD: sunflower oil/canola oil + 2 mg of dimethylpolysiloxane SOP: sunflower oil/canola oil + 400 mg/kg VOO-phenol compounds extracted from the residue of olive oil production alperujo VOO and SOP vs. SFO: ↓ NF-kB activation, ↑ protein level IkB-α, ↓ plasma LPS concentration → Levels of subunit mRNAs and NF-kB activators (p65, IKKβ, IKKα), inflammatory molecules (TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, MIF, c-Jun N-terminal kinase) Widmer [141] Patients with early atherosclerosis (endothelial dysfunction) 82 Paralell RCT 16 weeks usual diet 30 mL VOO + EGCG: 600 mg/kg total polyphenols 30 mL VOO: 340 mg/kg total polyphenols VOO + EGCG vs. VOO: no differences OO (VOO and VOO + EGCG): ↓ sICAM-1, ↓ monocytes, ↓ lymphocytes, ↓ platelets, ↓ leukocytes ↑ plasma 8-isoprostanes Camargo [148] Patients with metabolic syndrome and no drug treatment 49 RCCT post-prandial (4 h)—breakfast containing white bread and VOO Washout: 6 weeks—low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet 40 mL VOO with concentrations of phenolic compounds: High: 398 mg/kg Intermediate: 149 mg/kg Low: 70 mg/kg High: → LPS, inhibited NF-κB, → serum levels IL-6, → TLR4 protein High vs. Low/intermediate: ↓ expression IL-6 High vs. Intermediate: ↓ IL-1β expression Low: ↑ NF- kB p65 subunit, ↑ serum IL-6 levels; ↑ TLR4 protein, ↑ LPS Low vs. High: 4 h postprandial, higher levels of LPS ↑ expression of TNF-α independent phenolic content Santangelo [145] Overweight and type 2 diabetes mellitus patients without insulin therapy 11 RCCT 2 × 4 weeks EVOO: 577 mg/kg total phenolic compounds 25 mL ROO: without phenolic compounds → high-sensitive CRP, → IL-6, → TNF-α ↑: increase; → maintenance or no effect; ↓: decrease; RCT: randomized clinical trial; RCCT: randomized crossover clinical trials; OO: olive oil; ROO: refined olive oil; VOO: virgin olive oil; EVOO: extra virgin olive oil; HT: hydroxytyrosol; TXB2: thromboxane B2; NCEP: National Cholesterol Education Program; sICAM-1: soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1; sVCAM-1: soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1; CAD: coronary artery disease; IL-6: interleukin-6; CRP: C-reactive protein; ADMA: asymmetric dimethylarginine; NF-κB: nuclear factor kappa B; SFO: sunflower oil; IκB-α: alpha inhibitor of NF-κB; mRNA: messenger ribonucleic acid; MIF: inhibitory factor of macrophage migration; MeDiet: Mediterranean diet; BP: blood pressure; EGCG: epigallocatechin 3-gallate; LPS: lipopolysaccharide; TLR4: toll-like receptor 4; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor-alpha. 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__label__cc	0.68933	0.31067	Sales / Is discounting eroding your margins? Sasha Karen Customers love a good deal, but as one business owner points out, competing on price instead of value could actually be a recipe for disaster. Business owners may believe providing goods and services at a low price point makes them more competitive. However, according to Steve Rider, the founder of Mybottleshop, it should not always be about offering the lowest price around. Instead, he believes in offering a price for what he believes his products are really worth. “We try and set the price in the market for the simple reason that the product isn't available anywhere else,” Steve says on the My Business Podcast. “We have to create that demand.” Steve finds himself facing off against supermarket chains and their lower prices that have profit margins of between 4 and 6 per cent, which isn’t enough to keep his business operating. “I can't run my business on 6 per cent, I need 20 per cent margin to stay in business,” he explains. “For every dollar in sales I end up with 20 cents in my pocket, and out of that I've got to pay wages, I've got rent expenses, I've got all the operational expenses of the business.” Mybottleshop’s business model relies quite heavily on imports, so the prices partly reflect the scarcity of the products. “If you look at our website, you'll see a lot of incredible products that are just not available to Australians,” explains Steve. “That means we jump on a plane and we go over there, and we negotiate with the suppliers there, try and get the quantities.” Even with negotiations, the products Steve chases after can sometimes be in extremely low supply, with multiple potential buyers. As a result, Steve has to offset the cost of importing and ensuring that he secures the product over others, as well as trying to make a profit. “What we do is we try and find the sweet spot if we can, and if we can fit the product in there, we do,” he says. “Other times we just say, ‘You know what? We think that product's a winner based on our experience’; whatever it takes to buy it at that price, we'll set the price and we'll build our margin up.” If Steve really believes in the quality of a product, he will purchase it at any cost and then raise the price to what he thinks reflects the quality of the product. “Irrespective of [what] we might think: ‘It's a bit high, maybe, we'll not sure if that one will fly’, but if we've done our job properly and we've picked the right product, it will sell at that price point,” he says. Steve is not alone in suggesting businesses compete on value rather than price, with Norgay HR Consulting's Clare Long speaking at length on the subject of customer value. Hear more insights from Steve on the My Business Podcast now! What should you consider when planning retirement income? Tips to survive the Christmas ‘stress test’ Here’s what separates success from the rest By Adam Zuchetti 5 workplace trends to watch in 2020 By Nicole Gorton Stop addressing women as ‘Sirs’ By Marianne Marchesi Save money, rank higher with 5 SEO quick wins ATO explains ‘more secure’ myGovID change Businesses wasting money on valueless SEO Uni unveils industry-backed cyber security courses ATO to ‘hand-hold’ mid-tiers through myGovID transition Last Updated: 26 October 2017 Published: 23 November 2016 Receive the latest mybusiness news, opinion and features direct to your inbox.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line28013
__label__wiki	0.807918	0.807918	One dead in ambulance accident One dead in East Brunswick ambulance accident One dead in ambulance accident One dead in East Brunswick ambulance accident Check out this story on mycentraljersey.com: http://mycj.co/1MP0qjB Jenna Intersimone, @JIntersimone Published 3:03 p.m. ET July 25, 2015 \| Updated 6:53 p.m. ET July 25, 2015 A Lakewood ambulance arrives at Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune Friday evening with a police officer who was shot. 1/14/11 - NEPTUNE - COPSHOT0414C - ASBURY PARK PRESS PHOTO BY THOMAS P. COSTELLO(Photo: TP COSTELLO / ASBURY PARK PRESS)Buy Photo EAST BRUNSWICK Hinal Patel dedicated her life to helping others. Patel, 22, of Piscataway, an emergency medical technician and recent Rutgers University graduate, was doing just that when she was killed in a three-vehicle crash while aboard an ambulance rushing to the scene of an accident in East Brunswick Saturday morning. The Spotswood Emergency Medical Services ambulance, with its lights and sirens activated, was struck by a township woman, resulting in a three-vehicle crash at 8 a.m. at Ryders Lane and Cranbury Road, East Brunswick police said. “Hinal was a very smart, dedicated member of our family and she will be greatly missed. She had many close friends at North Stelton,” read a statement posted by the North Stelton Volunteer Fire Company on Facebook Saturday afternoon. “The members of the North Stelton Volunteer Fire Company are devastated by her loss and extend our deepest condolences to her family, friends and coworkers.” According to the statement, Patel was a Piscataway High School graduate who earned a bachelor’s degree in cell biology and neuroscience from Rutgers in May. She was planning to attend a master’s program at the Rutgers Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in the fall, and hoped to become a doctor or physician’s assistant. She joined the North Stelton company in April 2012 and completed EMT training in September of that year, serving as a volunteer EMT in the Emergency Medical Services division, the statement said. She also served as an EMT in Spotswood. She was a volunteer at Saint Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick for five years before becoming an EMT. Mark C. Seube, 24, of Hamilton, an EMT with Spotswood EMS, was driving the Spotswood ambulance with Hinal Patel, of Piscataway, a 22-year-old EMT, who was as the front seat passenger. The EMTs were responding to assist the East Brunswick Rescue Squad as mutual aid at a motor vehicle crash with injuries in the township. Initial investigation showed that the ambulance, a 2008 Ford van, was traveling west on Ryders Lane at the intersection of Cranbury Road. The ambulance proceeded through the intersection and was struck by a 2013 Toyota Prius traveling south on Cranbury Road driven by 58-year-old Kathleen Meade of East Brunswick. The ambulance overturned and slid into a 2011 Subaru Legacy, driven by 43-year-old Kristen Fahrman of East Brunswick, which was stopped on Ryders Lane in the eastbound lanes. Patel was killed as a result of the collision. Seube and Meade were taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick with nonlife-threatening injuries. Fahrman was not injured. Several emergency service agencies responded to assist at the scene, including the East Brunswick Fire Department District 2, Milltown EMS, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Basic Life Support and the Advanced Life Support Units. The crash is under investigation by the East Brunswick Police Department Contributing: Staff writer Ilana Keller Staff Writer Jenna Intersimone: 908-801-4863; JIntersimone@MyCentralJersey.com Read or Share this story: http://mycj.co/1MP0qjB	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line28014
__label__wiki	0.730334	0.730334	Projected 2018 GMC Baseball Tournament seeds with analysis, standings and schedule Projected 2018 GMC Baseball Tournament seeds with analysis, standings and schedule Projected 2018 GMC Baseball Tournament seeds with analysis, standings and schedule Check out this story on mycentraljersey.com: https://mycj.co/2HRSrdq Greg Tufaro, @GregTufaro Published 4:07 a.m. ET May 6, 2018 \| Updated 9:32 p.m. ET May 7, 2018 GMC logo(Photo: ~file) The 2018 Greater Middlesex Conference Baseball Tournament will be seeded 9 a.m. Tuesday at Monroe High School. A tournament schedule, along with division standings based on games played through Sunday, as well as the full schedule of Monday’s conference games, can be found at the conclusion of this story. MyCentralJersey.com baseball writer Greg Tufaro will provide live updates from Tuesday's GMC baseball tournament seeding meeting, starting at approximately 9:15 a.m. According to conference rules, the only criteria to which the seeding committee must adhere is that no school may be seeded ahead of another it finished behind in the division and that any division winner must be guaranteed a Top 8 seed. Division champions and/or schools who are in first place in their respective divisions at the time of seeding will be the first to go “on the board” or be considered for a seed from their respective divisions. Once any of those schools are seeded, the next place team from their respective divisions will replace them “on the board” for consideration until the entire field has been seeded. The only division which will definitively declare a champion or co-champions at the time of seeding is the Blue Division. Middlesex will win the Blue Division outright with a Spotswood loss to New Brunswick on Monday. Middlesex and Spotswood will be co-champions with a Spotswood win over New Brunswick. In the event of a tie for a division title or in the event a tie exists for first place in a division at the time of seeding, the teams who are tied will represent their division simultaneously “on the board.” Colonia has already clinched first place in the White Division at the time of seeding. The Patriots can win the division title with a victory over Sayreville on Monday. East Brunswick can clinch first place in the Red Division at the time of seeding with a win over Monroe on Monday. Monroe can force a three-way tie for first-place in the Red Division at the time of seeding with a win over East Brunswick on Monday. Under that scenario, the winner of Monday’s game between South Brunswick and St. Joseph would be the third team tied with Monroe and East Brunswick for first place in the division. Should South Amboy win Monday's game against East Brunswick Tech, the Governors will clinch at least a tie for the Gold Division title and will be guaranteed a Top 9 seed. With a loss to East Brunswick Tech, South Amboy and East Brunswick Tech would have identical division records (including a series split) and neither would have clinched even at least a tie for the division title at the time of seeding, meaning neither would be guaranteed a Top 9 seed. When no Gold Division champion has been declared at the time of seeding to guarantee itself a Top 8 seed, the committee has traditionally seeded the Gold Division representative in the No. 16 or No. 17 range, as was the case most recently in 2015 (No. 16) and 2016 (No. 17). Other pivotal games being contested on Monday involve three schools – North Brunswick, Woodbridge and Sayreville – who are all tied for second place in the White Division. North Brunswick plays Woodbridge and Sayreville plays Colonia. The outcomes of those game are enormous in determining the top 11 seeds. The seeding committee rarely – if ever – considers the outcomes of nonconference games, but does take into account wins over teams already seeded, common opponents and head-to-head results. Athletics directors from St. Joseph (Mike Murray), J.F. Kennedy (Sean Daly), Middlesex (Mike O’Donnell), East Brunswick Tech (Mike Pede), along with coaches from Edison (Vinnie Abene) and South River (Mike Lepore Jr.) comprise the seeding committee, with each receiving a vote. Should a tie exist in voting, Monroe Athletics Director Greg Beyer, who oversees the seeding committee as the conference’s baseball committee chairman, will cast the tie-breaking vote. Frank Noppenberger, executive director of the conference, will run the seeding meeting. Teams are positioned for seeding consideration, not on winning percentage, but on a points system in which schools receive two points for each division win and one point for each division tie. Based on the guidelines outlined above, following is MyCentralJersey.com baseball writer Greg Tufaro’s analysis and projected seeds for the 2018 tournament based on games played through May 6. TEAMS WITH A CHANCE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE TOP SEED EAST BRUNSWICK (13-4, 9-3): With a win over Monroe on Monday, East Brunswick will take sole possession of first place in the Red Division and should receive the top seed. East Brunswick has a 2-0 mark against White Division schools (the Bears defeated South Plainfield and Piscataway). With a loss to Monroe on Monday, East Brunswick’s scenario for a top seed becomes complicated (see below). The combination of a Colonia win over Sayreville on Monday and a Monroe win over East Brunswick could drop the Bears to a third or even a fourth seed, depending on how much respect the seeding committee shows the Blue Division. COLONIA (14-4, 8-2): Regardless of the outcome of Monday’s game against Sayreville, Colonia will be the first White Division team on the board. The Patriots did not play any Red Division teams. Their only out-of-division league win was over Blue Division foe Bishop Ahr (4-15 record through Saturday). Colonia’s four losses were each by a single run. The Patriots can argue that the White Division is on par with the Red Division this year because the White Division posted a 6-6 record in crossover games against Red Division teams. With a win over Sayreville on Monday, Colonia will either be tied for the most or have the second most wins on the board, depending on the outcome of Monday’s game between Middlesex and Piscataway. The only way Colonia may earn the top seed is with an East Brunswick loss to Monroe. Should East Brunswick defeat Monroe, Colonia will likely earn the No. 2 seed. MIDDLESEX (15-3, 11-1): The Blue Jays are guaranteed at least a tie for the Blue Division title but can win the championship outright and be the lone division representative on the board for the top seed if New Brunswick upsets Spotswood on Monday. Middlesex and Spotswood split their season series with Middlesex wining the opener 5-0 and Spotswood winning the second game 3-2. The Blue Jays are 2-1 against the White Division with a 7-0 win over Sayreville, a 13-3 drubbing of North Brunswick and a 6-2 loss to South Plainfield. If Middlesex can defeat Piscataway, another White Division school, on Monday, the Blue Jays will assure themselves of having the conference’s best record, that being a 16-3 mark. Even though Middlesex did not crossover to the Red Division, the committee will take into account its lopsided head-to-head wins over North Brunswick and Sayreville. The Blue Jays could be seeded as high as third. Their seed simply depends upon how much respect the committee shows the Blue Division and how heavily it will weigh Middlesex’s wins over the Bombers and Raiders. MONROE (9-6, 8-4): With a win over East Brunswick on Monday, Monroe and the winner of Monday’s South Brunswick-St. Joseph game will be tied with East Brunswick for first place in the Red Division. Under that scenario, three schools will be on the board simultaneously from the Red Division. Monroe split its regular-season series with South Brunswick and St. Joseph. East Brunswick split its regular-season series with South Brunswick and St. Joseph. With a win over East Brunswick, Monroe would be 1-0 against the Bears, which could force the committee to seed Monroe ahead of East Brunswick based on the head-to-head meeting. Monroe’s only division crossover game is a win over Spotswood, which will be on the board representing the Blue Division along with Middlesex as co-champions if the Chargers defeat New Brunswick on Monday (Spotswood walloped the Zebras 30-2 last week). If Monroe defeats East Brunswick and Colonia defeats Sayreville on Monday, the committee may award Colonia or Monroe the top seed. With a loss to East Brunswick on Monday, Monroe can expect to fall behind at least East Brunswick, Colonia, Middlesex, the St. Joseph-South Brunswick winner and any or all of three White Division schools. ST. JOSEPH (10-10, 8-4): The combination Monday of a St. Joseph win over South Brunswick and a Monroe win over East Brunswick is the only way St. Joseph can be considered for a top seed. Under that scenario, St. Joseph’s resume may not be enough to convince the committee that it deserves the top seed. The committee will not take into consideration St. Joseph’s strong nonconference wins over St. Joseph of Montvale and Don Bosco Prep. The committee will instead focus on the fact that St. Joseph split with Monroe and East Brunswick and lost the only out of division league game it played, that being to Sayreville, which Colonia swept. Even with the best of all outcomes on Monday, St. Joseph likely won’t be seeded ahead of East Brunswick or Colonia. If St. Joseph loses to South Brunswick on Monday and Monroe defeats East Brunswick, it is possible defending tournament champion St. Joseph may not be seeded higher than seventh. SOUTH BRUNSWICK (11-8, 8-4): The combination of a South Brunswick win over St. Joseph and a Monroe win over East Brunswick is the only way South Brunswick can be considered for a top seed. Under that scenario, South Brunswick would likely have a difficult chance of earning the top seed. The Vikings split their regular-season series with Monroe and East Brunswick. They went 1-2 against White Division schools with a 4-0 win over South Plainfield, an 11-6 loss to North Brunswick and a 2-1 loss to Sayreville. Assuming Colonia gets seeded ahead of South Brunswick, that means the Vikings could be on the board simultaneously with Sayreville and/or North Brunswick, depending on the outcome of Monday’s games. Under that scenario, South Brunswick could wind up getting seeded behind North Brunswick, which split with Colonia, and possibly Sayreville. With a loss to St. Joseph on Monday and a Monroe win over East Brunswick, South Brunswick may not be seeded higher than eighth. SPOTSWOOD (13-4, 10-1): As previously mentioned, the Chargers and Middlesex will share the Blue Division title and be on the board together as representatives from the division only if Spotswood defeats New Brunswick on Monday. Spotswood owns a 1-1 record against Red Division schools with a 9-7 win over J.P. Stevens and a 10-5 loss to Monroe. The Chargers lost 7-5 to Piscataway in their lone game against a White Division foe. Spotswood may be rooting for Middlesex to lose to Piscataway on Monday, making the Blue Jays 2-2 against White Division teams. Regardless, Spotswood’s lone out-of-division win over J.P. Stevens (7-13 record) may not be enough to convince the committee it should be seeded ahead of Middlesex. The Chargers will likely be seeded behind Monroe, whose position could plummet with a loss to East Brunswick on Monday. SOUTH AMBOY (12-2, 10-1) OR EAST BRUNSWICK TECH (10-4, 9-2): Should South Amboy win Monday's game against East Brunswick Tech, the Governors will clinch at least a tie for the Gold Division title and will be guaranteed a Top 9 seed. With a loss to East Brunswick Tech, South Amboy and East Brunswick Tech would have identical division records (including a series split) and neither would have clinched even at least a tie for the division title at the time of seeding, meaning neither would be guaranteed a Top 9 seed. When no Gold Division champion has been declared at the time of seeding to guarantee itself a Top 8 seed, the committee has traditionally seeded the Gold Division representative in the No. 16 or No. 17 range, as was the case most recently in 2015 (No. 16) and 2016 (No. 17). OTHER TEAMS VYING FOR A TOP EIGHT SEED NORTH BRUNSWICK (14-6, 6-4): The combination of a North Brunswick win over Woodbridge and a Sayreville loss to Colonia means the Raiders would represent the White Division after Colonia has been seeded. Under that scenario, North Brunswick, which split the regular-season series with Colonia, would also point to its 2-0 record against Red Division opponents including an 11-6 win over South Brunswick and a 5-4 victory over Old Bridge in making an argument that it deserves to be seeded ahead of some Red Division schools. The combination of a North Brunswick win over Woodbridge and a Sayreville win over Colonia means North Brunswick and Sayreville would be on the board at the same time. Both teams defeated South Brunswick, both teams lost to Middlesex, North Brunswick defeated Old Bridge, Sayreville lost to Old Bridge, both teams defeated Bishop Ahr, Sayreville defeated St. Joseph and Perth Amboy, while North Brunswick defeated South River and lost to Metuchen. In short, Sayreville may have a better resume. Should North Brunswick lose to Woodbridge, the Raiders would definitely go on the board at the same time as South Plainfield, against which it split a regular-season series. Both teams could be joined on the board at the same time as Sayreville if the Bombers also lose to Colonia, creating a nightmare scenario for the seeding committee. WOODBRIDGE (12-6, 6-4): The combination of a Woodridge win over North Brunswick and a Sayreville loss to Colonia would put the Barrons on the board after Colonia has been seeded. Woodbridge split the regular-season series with Colonia. The Barrons have out-of-division wins against Carteret (Blue Division) and South Amboy (Gold Division), likely not enough to be seeded ahead of St. Joseph or South Brunswick if East Brunswick defeats Monroe on Monday, because St. Joseph and South Brunswick each have a win over East Brunswick and Monroe. Even with a best-case scenario on Monday for Woodbridge, including a Monroe loss to East Brunswick, it is possible the Barrons may not be seeded higher than seventh. With a loss to North Brunswick on Monday, Woodbridge would fall behind the Raiders and Sayreville, regardless of the outcome of the Bombers’ game against Colonia, because Sayreville swept the regular-season series with Woodbridge. Woodbridge swept the regular-season series with South Plainfield, so the Barrons would go on the board ahead of the Tigers, even if both enter seeding with the same number of division wins. SAYREVILLE (11-7, 6-4): With a win over Colonia, Sayreville will guarantee that it will represent the White Division on the board after Colonia, either alone or with North Brunswick if the Raiders defeat Woodbridge (even if Woodbridge defeats North Brunswick, the Bombers swept the regular-season series with the Barrons and would be seeded ahead of Woodbridge). Sayreville has wins over South Brunswick and St. Joseph, each of which will likely already have a win on the board depending on whether East Brunswick or Monroe has been seeded. As previously mentioned, Sayreville lost to Middlesex. The Bombers could be seeded as high as fourth if everything falls their way on Monday. OLD BRIDGE (7-12, 6-6): The Knights swept South Brunswick, defeated Sayreville, split with Monroe, East Brunswick and St. Joseph. Despite its record, Old Bridge will have several quality wins on the board when its time comes to be seeded. How quickly the top four Red Division teams get seeded so that Old Bridge can get on the board is integral to the Knights’ seed and may have a domino effect on the remainder of the field. Old Bridge has the potential to bump some teams who might be expecting to receive a higher seed. NEXT ON THE BOARD FROM THE RED DIVISION PERTH AMBOY (7-10, 4-8): The Panthers lost to Piscataway and Sayreville, split with Old Bridge and St. Joseph and defeated J.F. Kennedy. J.P. STEVENS (7-13, 3-9): The Hawks lost to Spotswood, swept Old Bridge and defeated Carteret. J.P. Stevens must be seeded ahead of Edison with a win over the Eagles on Monday. EDISON (6-12, 2-10): The Eagles defeated Carteret, lost to J.F. Kennedy, defeated South River and split with Monroe. Edison must be seeded ahead of J.P. Stevens with a win over the Hawks on Monday. NEXT ON THE BOARD FROM THE WHITE DIVISION SOUTH PLAINFIELD (11-9, 6-6): The Tigers defeated Middlesex, Metuchen and Dunellen. They lost to South Brunswick and East Brunswick. They split with Sayreville and North Brunswick. They were swept by Woodbridge and Colonia. PISCATAWAY (7-10, 5-7): The Chiefs split with Woodbridge, defeated Spotswood, lost to East Brunswick and swept Sayreville. J.F. KENNEDY (3-15, 1-11): The Mustangs defeated Edison, Bishop Ahr and North Brunswick. They lost to Carteret, Perth Amboy and New Brunswick. NEXT ON THE BOARD FROM THE BLUE DIVISION METUCHEN (11-5, 11-1): Middlesex and Spotswood both swept Metuchen. The Bulldogs defeated North Brunswick and lost to South Plainfield. SOUTH RIVER (8-11, 4-8): The Rams lost to South Amboy, North Brunswick and Edison. CARTERET (6-12, 4-8): The Ramblers lost to Woodbridge, lost to Edison, defeated J.F. Kennedy and lost to J.P. Stevens. BISHOP AHR (4-15, 3-8): The Trojans lost to Sayreville, North Brunswick, J.F. Kennedy, J.P. Stevens and Colonia. NEW BRUNSWICK (4-12, 1-10): The Zebras defeated J.F. Kennedy and Highland Park. NEXT ON THE BOARD FROM THE GOLD DIVISION DUNELLEN (9-5, 8-3): Lost to South Plainfield. WARDLAW-HARTRIDGE (7-6, 7-6) TIMOTHY CHRISTIAN (6-9, 6-5) PERTH AMBOY TECH (5-8, 4-6) HIGHLAND PARK (3-11, 2-10) PISCATAWAY TECH (0-11, 0-11) GMC STANDINGS THROUGH SATURDAY, MAY 5 Following are the Greater Middlesex Conference baseball division standings with overall records for teams based on games played through May 6. RED DIVISION East Brunswick (13-4) 9-3 South Brunswick (11-8) 8-4 St. Joseph (10-10) 8-4 Monroe (9-6) 8-4 Old Bridge (7-12) 6-6 Perth Amboy (7-10) 4-8 J.P. Stevens (7-13) 3-9 Edison (6-12) 2-10 WHITE DIVISION Colonia (14-4) 8-2 North Brunswick (14-6) 6-4 Sayreville (11-7) 6-4 Woodbridge (12-6) 6-4 South Plainfield (11-9) 6-6 Piscataway (7-10) 5-7 J.F. Kennedy (3-15) 1-11 BLUE DIVISION Middlesex (15-3) 11-1 Spotswood (13-4) 10-1 Metuchen (11-5) 7-4 South River (8-11) 4-8 Carteret (6-12) 4-8 Bishop Ahr (4-15) 3-8 New Brunswick (4-12) 1-10 GOLD DIVISION South Amboy (12-2) 10-1 East Brunswick Tech (10-4) 9-2 Dunellen (9-5) 8-3 Wardlaw-Hartridge (7-6) 7-6 Timothy Christian (6-9) 6-5 Perth Amboy Tech (5-8) 4-6 Highland Park (3-11) 2-10 Piscataway Tech (0-11) 0-11 Perth Amboy at J.P. Stevens, 3:45 p.m. Old Bridge at Edison, 3:45 p.m. Hunterdon Central at Bishop Ahr, 3:45 p.m. Woodbridge at North Brunswick, 3:45 p.m. Middlesex at Piscataway, 4 p.m. Colonia at Sayreville, 4 p.m. South Brunswick at St. Joseph, 4 p.m. South Amboy at East Brunswick Tech, 4 p.m. Timothy Christian at Dunellen, 4 p.m. Perth Amboy Tech at Highland Park, 4 p.m. New Brunswick at Spotswood, 4 p.m. Carteret at Matawan, 4 p.m. Metuchen at A.L. Johnson, 4 p.m. Monroe at East Brunswick, 4 p.m. North Hunterdon at South Plainfield, 4:30 p.m. OFFICIAL GMCT SCHEDULE Play-In Round Preliminary Round Quarterfinals at North Brunswick's Community Park Semifinals at Middlesex County College Finals at East Brunswick Tech New Brunswick's Keshon Davila becomes program's first 100-win wrestler Sayreville clinches third-straight GMC White Division title for first time in program history GMC and Courier News area wrestling box scores for Saturday, Jan. 18 NJ Boys Basketball roundup for Saturday, Jan. 18 NJ Girls Basketball roundup for Saturday, Jan. 18 NJ Girls Basketball: Franklin's Audrey Taylor honored with national association coaching award	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line28015
__label__cc	0.725595	0.274405	Government to Consider 80mph Speed Limit on Motorways So it’s not an increase in deaths or accidents, but the amount of pollution that’s kept the limit at 70mph for the last eight years Do you know why the speed limit is still 70mph on motorways? Apparently, it’s down to environmental concerns. That’s at least what was stated in 2011 when the speed limit was last reviewed. So it’s not an increase in deaths or accidents, but the amount of pollution that’s kept the limit at 70mph for the last eight years. In 2018 when the issue was raised again Highways, England said that ‘public opinion’ was preventing the 10mph increase. Personally, I always thought it was down to the crash barriers. Allegedly they are only tested to deflect a vehicle at speeds of up to 70mph, not over. This fundamental safety constraint has always been the official line sited when it comes to increasing motorway speeds. All UK safety barriers are tested to a European Standard EN1317. This dictates that the barrier should deflect a vehicle hitting it at 20 degrees while travelling at 70mph. But now, according to the Secretary for Transport, Grant Shapps electric vehicles are crucial to getting us travelling faster on UK motorways, not barrier design or safety. As more and more electric vehicles hit our roads, the overall CO2 output of our four-wheeled travels will slowly lower. Therefore, the increase in pollution by driving that bit faster should be offset, in theory, by the people who have so far gone green and switched to electric. An independent report in 2011, when the raising of limits was last suggested, came to the conclusion that allowing us all to drive at just 10mph more would create an extra 2.2 million tons of CO2 yearly. This would have undermined the countries emissions targets so the idea was shelved. It’s an interesting thought, and I’m sure the logic is there, but currently, pure battery vehicles sold this year amount to just 1% of the market. In total there are around 230,000 plug-in vehicles in the UK, that number includes, and is mostly made up of hybrids, so not even full electric models. Compare that with the total figure of vehicles on our roads, which is 37.9 million, electrified vehicles make up just 0.6%. I think we’re a long way off Mr Shapps lofty thoughts. Although it’s welcome that a new limit of 80mph is to be considered, it should probably be done so based on other factors. Vehicle safety has increased exponentially since the 1965 70mph limit was introduced. Back then achieving 70 in any vehicle would have been quite a hair-raising experience in itself. These days you can sit well above that speed and not even notice. Many of us travel above the 70mph speed limit on motorways anyway these days, even the Police will often turn a blind eye to what’s going on in the fast lane as long as things are sensible. Only with the advent of ‘smart motorways’ have people kept to a strict 70mph for the most part. A report commissioned by the Department of Transport found the above to be accurate, with more than half of drivers freely admitting to breaking the 30 and 70mph speed limits. Going faster may shave time off your journey, but it’s certainly not the most fuel-efficient way of driving. Sitting at 70mph uses 25% less fuel than at 80. Think about that next time you’re accelerating down the M1. The most economical way to drive on the motorway is a steady 55-60mph, that puts you smack bang between all the lorries. Hence why many don’t do it. It also increases your journey time considerably. Shapps also spoke about lowering speed limits in certain areas by 10mph, outside schools, for example. Road safety charity Brake has long advocated that urban and built-up areas should have a default 20mph limit. Which makes total sense in housing estates and areas where traffic volume is generally low, and speeds can’t reach beyond 30mph anyway.  Ready to switch to an electric vehicle?  Article Author Adam Tudor-Lane posted Mon, 7 Oct 2019 Drink Drivers Forced to Stay Sober via Sobriety... Next Story BMW Have Electrified their X1 Meet the New Ford Puma - It’s Nothing Like t... BMW Launch Three-Pronged Attack on the 2020 World ... The Real Reasons Why You Need to Take a Test Drive	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line28017
__label__wiki	0.544003	0.544003	Majority of Motorists Feel In Control Using Mobile Phones While Driving A staggering 57 per cent of drivers admit to feeling just as “in control as normal”. Despite behind the wheel distractions accounting for six per cent of all fatal accidents, a staggering 57 per cent of drivers admit to feeling just as “in control as normal” when using their mobile phones. Terry Hogan, our Managing Director, says: “We understand that mobile phone use is a huge part of our everyday lives, but it’s evident from this survey that drivers underestimate how much they are distracted by them. Car manufacturers are responding with more integration, but it seems drivers still feel that they need to use their mobile devices whatever the consequences. Better driver education is needed, as well as harsher penalties.” Survey highlights dangers As a leading authority on data and analytics around driving, we were of the opinion that many drivers were failing to recognise the dangers of using mobile phones and decided to conduct our own research, which reinforced our beliefs. The research of nearly 1,200 drivers (1,188) also revealed that 43 per cent of motorists would not hesitate to use their mobile phone while behind the wheel. The survey highlighted that almost a quarter of motorists (24 per cent) use their mobile phones while driving at high speeds. Terry adds: “We appreciate the honesty of the people who completed our survey and understand that many of them are safe and capable drivers. However, a large percentage clearly aren’t understanding the dangers and we hope that these results will make motorists realise that a mobile phone is a potentially lethal weapon. We want to bring the love of driving back to peoples’ journeys and this won’t happen unless our roads are made safer.” Increasing penalties In Britain, the Department for Transport reported in 2013 – the latest data available – that there were 2,995 collisions where distraction in the vehicle – such as using mobile phones – was listed as a contributory factor, making up three per cent of all accidents. Of these, 84 were fatal, equating to six per cent of all fatal accidents. A Government proposal – to be consulted on in 2016 – is looking at increasing penalties for motorists who endanger lives by using hand-held mobile phones while driving. These drivers could face an increase from the current three penalty points to four while the fixed penalty notice will rise from £100 to £150. Professional drivers will also come under closer scrutiny, HGV drivers will see the penalty increase from the current three points to six and the fixed penalty notice will rise from £100 to £150. Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin stated at the time: "Using a mobile phone at the wheel is reckless and costs lives - I want to see it become a social taboo like not wearing a seatbelt." He added: "The message is clear: keep your hands on the wheel, not your phone. If you keep taking calls while at the wheel, you could end up being banned from the road." 'Epidemic' Edmund King, AA President agreed with the measures that the DFT is introducing and that it is right to clamp down on hand-held mobile phone usage, but more police officers must help to enforce this law if it is going to work. He told us in December 2015: "This epidemic of hand-held mobile phone use while driving has already cost lives and drivers have demanded action. Three-quarters of drivers see others using mobile phones on some or most journeys, with one-quarter seeing it on every journey according to our polls. "The majority of drivers will welcome these increased fines and penalty points, alongside driver improvement courses, to tackle those who use hand-held mobiles at the wheel." Mr King added: "AA members ranked hand-held phone use, alongside tailgating, as the two most irritating and dangerous actions on the roads in an AA/Populus poll of 29,660 drivers earlier this year. We welcome this government crackdown and hope it makes drivers hang up when behind the wheel." “We also need to see more cops in cars to help enforce the law and send out a strong warning to drivers who assume they will just get away with it. The increased points will mean some drivers lose their licences more quickly and is likely to hike up their insurance premiums.” The statistics in full 57 per cent of drivers admit to feeling just as “in control as normal” when using their mobile phones while driving 43 per cent of motorists would not hesitate to use their mobile phone while behind the wheel 72 per cent of people take the time to use their phone while stopped in traffic or at lights 59 per cent of drivers use their mobile phone during normal driving 44 per cent of people use their phones at low speed 24 per cent use their mobile phones while travelling at high speeds on the motorway 15 per cent of people admitted to answering calls directly on a hand-held phone 24 per cent of drivers check SMS directly on their phone 16 per cent of motorists check emails or notifications on a hand-held phone 31 per cent of people see someone using a mobile phone while driving during the majority of their car journeys 30 per cent of drivers feel that mobile phone usage while driving has become more prevalent over the past 12 months 38 per cent think mobile phone use while driving has stayed on the same level 2 per cent of people are of the opinion that mobile phone usage in the past year is much less prevalent. We would like to thank everyone who took part in our anonymous survey. Article Author Smith & Smith posted Mon, 23 May 2016 Is Apple's Next Product An Electric Car? Next Story Infiniti Fastest Growing UK Car Brand After Sales... Tough New Penalties For Hooligans That Shine Laser... Get Up To £5,000 Off Your New SUV In the... Volvo Take The Honours At The UK Car Of The Year A... Plug-In Hybrids With the Longest Range in 2018 Driving Licence Changes Could Ban Newbies from the... Be Part of Our Growth	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line28018
__label__cc	0.539581	0.460419	Home›Featured›#ILookLikeAnEngineer Brings Awareness to Sexism in STEM Fields #ILookLikeAnEngineer Brings Awareness to Sexism in STEM Fields By Alissa M. Trumbull Are you aware of the latest sexism debate concerning gender inequality in the STEM fields? If you’re active on social media, I’m sure you’ve seen that the hashtag #ILookLikeAnEngineer quickly became trending on Twitter after OneLogin began a campaign in San Francisco geared at all engineers. However, their advertisement pictured below featured female employee Isis Wenger received serious backlash. In response, Ms. Wenger took to Medium with a poignant article calling on not just women, but both genders to participate in her new #ILookLikeAnEngineer campaign. And, yes, it’s true, women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) are still scraping their way up the ranks and receiving sexist push-back while it happens – even after major advancements over the centuries by women like Marie Curie, Rosalind Franklin, Valentina Tereshkova, and Frances Allen. I’m sure we can all think back to earlier this summer when Sir Tim Hunt commented, “Let me tell you about my trouble with girls. Three things happen when they are in the lab. You fall in love with them, they fall in love with you, and when you criticize them, they cry.” The ensuing backlash on Twitter from scientists This comment was met with a series of #DistractinglySexy posts from scientists across the globe (some of the best are gathered here), a campaign that has gained new momentum since Ms. Wenger’s advertisement debuted. The support from women to each other, STEM companies and institutions, and male counterparts who see the blatant disparity in these fields is heartening. People are banding together to support one another and share their stories. There has been an outpour of online support. A site aggregating photos using the #ILookLikeAnEngineer hashtag has already collected close to 40,000 photographs – mostly of women – highlighting pride and showing diversity in the engineering field. Ms. Wenger herself has tweeted out a call for collaboration and is asking people looking to work together on this issue to email her at [email protected]. What about offline? Jaymini Mistry, a quality engineer in Nottingham, United Kingdom realizes that this support needs to take itself offline, too. She notes, “I personally find the best way to support women in STEM is to treat them how you would treat any male working in STEM. Actively approach women the same way you would approach men. If the way you would normally approach men at work might seem inappropriate for women, you should probably rethink your approach in general!” Beyond the incidents with Mr. Hunt and Ms. Wenger, sexism in STEM fields still seems to be a pervasive issue. Sarah Cueto, a fellow Ms. Career Girl columnist who holds a degree in Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior from UC Davis and currently works in the biotech industry told me, “I think [this] cause is important. I think that sexism is latent in our society. I experience it at work, and it’s so ingrained that people don’t even KNOW they are doing it. I notice it on pretty much a daily basis.” How to continue the debate? It is up to us to continue the conversations that begin when these fires are sparked and to keep the energy moving by taking real steps to combat discrimination. It is easy for the flames on social media to burn bright and then extinguish almost faster than they began. Ms. Cueto says, “As far as what we can do to keep the momentum going…I think that it begins with our actions. We have to speak up. Call it as we see it and voice our feelings when we witness it happening to ourselves or others.” Social media has proven to be a strong platform for exposing latent sexism and other issues of discrimination. It is how we continue these movements offline that will allow for positive changes to be made and help us truly attain parity. Do you have a story of being discriminated as a woman in STEM? How did you deal with that? Were any changes made in your workplace to prevent future incidents from happening? Tweet to us at @MsCareerGirl. TagsDiscriminationEngineeringSciencesocial mediaSTEMtwitterWomen In STEM Women In The Workforce: Tips For Ladies ... Is a Career in Real Estate Right ... Alissa M. Trumbull Alissa M. Trumbull recently co-founded #BizGalz, a Twitter chat starting in September 2015 geared for women in all stages of life and career. She is also one-half of the Social Outlaws, a new blog dedicated to the areas of social media and social business. Passionate about business ethics, Alissa seeks opportunities to strengthen individuals and organizations through the application of best practices and human understanding. She is also a graphic designer, voracious reader, and fitness enthusiast. Always remember that the more love you pour into the world, the greater your reward. Don't be afraid to risk for what's important! Social Media Networking 101 Twitter Your Way to a College Internship Online Stock Tips? Buyer Beware. Career ConfessionsNewsWork Have you been burned by social media? Get featured in a national women’s magazine! Come to Soho’s Naked Biz Growth Seminar #SideHustleCareer ConfessionsWork Cool Career Girl Technology: Eye-Fi	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line28022
__label__wiki	0.629239	0.629239	Netherlands for Scottish Independence Raimond Dijkstra Ilona Brandwijk Why independence is possible! The Vow and Brexit: What happened? Single Market: What is the benefit? Photos with politicians Photos with friends Indy Event Calendar Stage Registration Form Performer Form Speaker Form Why independence is possible In most mainstream Media in the UK you only read what the elite friends the Conservatives and Labour want you to read. And the BBC is totally bias as well. Scare stories about how much deficit Scotland would have, How people would loose their pensions, how we would lose the pound, how we were only to stay in the EU if we voted NO, yet the truth is slightly different......... The Pound : Shortly after the referendum the president of the English Bank admitted that there would have been nothing Westminster could have done if an independent Scotland would keep the pound as currency. Pensions: If this would have been true, then that would have meant that not one UK resident or any person in the world that lives abroad would be able to get their pension. However under the Guidance of Westminster the value of the pensions collapsed and people now have to work longer than ever to be able to retire. EU: Time and time again we got told that if we would YES we would no longer be part of the EU nor Nato, in fact they actually swore that they only way to stay in the EU and not lose trade and jobs was to vote NO. A lot of people that wanted to vote YES but worked in companies reliant on trade with the EU got scared and at the last moment voted NO. This is now extra sour, seeing that exactly that vote now get the Scots dragged out of the EU and the single market against their will.The Northern Irish also voted to remain part of EU, however the number of people in England far exceeds the number of Scots and Northern Irish combined, so they got outvoted. Mervyn King (former president of English Bank) saying Scotland could keep using the pound Trade deal : The first minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon has made it clear to Westminster that she wants a Separate trade deal with the EU after the activation of Article 50, so that Scotland can keep access to the single market, preserving all the international trade between all the EU members. However Westminster refuses this as they would know that quite a few companies would leave England and relocate to Scotland so they can keep access to the free trade. Deficit : Quite a lot of scare stories were spread about the amount of deficit we would have if we were to become independent. However what they did not mention was that we would also have access to an equal amount of all the equity. This means equal share of everything owned by the crown and In case of refusal of that by Westminster that would also mean that we would not be liable for our share of the debt. Savings : If we would be independent we would also no longer have to pay for the wages of 650 MP's, 804 Members of the House of Lords (a number that every year increases), 71 English, Irish and Welsh MEP's, The secretarial staff of all those parliamentarians, Not even to mention all their excorbitant expenses, All the free food and champagne they enjoy on the taxpayer, the cost of rebuilding Westminster palace, The complete refurbishment of Buckingham palace, Trident (which they can also come and take away) so that the safety of the people living in the direct and further vicinity of this weapon of mass destruction, which is operated by the USA (scary thought with Donald Trump as their President), The complete rebuilding of London Sewage system, The Highspeed rail, which does not even come to Scotland and i can go on for a long time. © 2017 - 2020 Netherlands for Scottish Independence	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line28026
__label__cc	0.520711	0.479289	Features: John DeShazier Quotes and Notes Broadcast Info Saints News \| New Orleans Saints \| NewOrleansSaints.com Wednesday, Nov 20, 2019 10:59 AM Transcript: Coach Sean Payton weekly conference call - November 20, 2019 New Orleans Saints Head Coach Sean Payton Conference Call with New Orleans Media Looking at the way Carolina has used Christian McCaffrey, how creative have they been or have they evolved to over the years? "I think it's really the opposite. In other words, I think he's their feature halfback and maybe two years ago you saw him in a lot of different roles. I think now, of course he's a guy that has that versatility in the passing game, but man, he's on the field for close to 100% of the snaps. And so you're seeing him obviously as a runner and receiving a lot of carries. And then also in the passing game." For a guy his size, has his durability been a bit of a surprise? "I think it's a good question. One of his traits that he has like Alvin (Kamara), they're hard to get a real square hit on and so he can edge defender, play with good pad level. It's one of the things that he does exceptionally well." I think we've talked about this before, but what do you remember about that 2017 running back class? I think Dalvin Cook was in it too with Alvin (Kamara) and Christian McCaffrey. "Look, you have the grades on players, you identify where you're selecting and you trust your board. Tarik Cohen from Chicago was (also) in that class. You really look at where you're selecting and it's just one position. There's obviously a number of positions that are taking place at the same time." I don't think that we asked you about it earlier this week, but after looking at the film, what did you think of how Nick Easton played in place of Andrus (Peat)? "I thought he played well, I thought we did a good job up front against a pretty good run defense and I thought our protection was good. We got edged a few times early in the game and then kind of sorted that out. But, I thought overall I was pleased." Obviously, week 17 last year you guys got the first look at Kyle Allen as a starting NFL quarterback. What do you remember about his performance that day? "Listen, he made some big throws and certainly you have a chance to look at that film, but we have so much film from this season that you're really seeing him in a starter's role and that's kind of how we're approaching it." Is he doing anything different now that what you saw last season? "He just had limited exposure last season so no. He's someone that's confident. I think he has real good athleticism. He can get out of the pocket and make throws on the run. He has a good arm. He's played well for them this year." Has Gerald McCoy added anything to that defense? Anything that's made them different than what you're used to? "Yes, I think there's two things. You have personnel that have changed and then in their base package, they're playing a lot of this Okie structure under defense. Gerald is playing in the three-technique position. They lead the NFL in sacks. They're first in the NFL in getting to the quarterback. You can see that on film. Mario Addison, Bruce Irvin, all these guys are playing a high level. It's noticeably different." Transcript: Head Coach Sean Payton weekly conference call - January 2, 2020 Sean Payton speaks to media prior to the Saints Wildcard playoff matchup against the Vikings Transcript: Linebacker A.J. Klein conference call - December 30, 2019 A.J. Klein speaks to media following Sunday's win at Carolina Transcript: Tackle Ryan Ramczyk conference call - December 30, 2019 Ryan Ramczyk speaks to media following Sunday's win at Carolina Transcript: Head Coach Sean Payton weekly conference call - December 30, 2019 Transcript: Saints Players Postgame Quotes \| Saints-Panthers 2019 Week 17 Get postgame reactions from Michael Thomas and Cameron Jordan Transcript: Saints QB Drew Brees Postgame Quotes \| Saints-Panthers 2019 Week 17 Get postgame reactions from New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees Transcript: New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton Postgame Quotes \| Saints-Panthers 2019 Week 17 Get postgame reactions from New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton Transcript: Coach Sean Payton weekly media availability - December 27, 2019 Coach Sean Payton speaks to media prior to a Week 17 matchup against Carolina Transcript: Quarterback Drew Brees media availability - December 26, 2019 Saints quarterback Drew Brees speaks to the media prior to the week 17 matchup against Carolina Sean Payton speaks to media prior to the Saints Week 17 matchup at Carolina Transcript: Carolina Panthers Interim Head Coach Perry Fewell Conference Call - Thursday, December 26, 2019 Carolina Panthers Interim Head Coach Perry Fewell speaks to the media prior to the week 17 match up against the Saints Saints players Ryan Ramczyk, A.J. Klein talk about playing Carolina Panthers Players held conference calls with New Orleans media Wednesday	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line28029
__label__wiki	0.93004	0.93004	Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison will be second to receive state dinner from President Trump It’s a rarity for visiting guests, now Australian PM Scott Morrison is set to receive an honour from President Trump that just one other leader has in office. G7 Summit — The best moments from world leaders The G7 Summit saw some of the most powerful leaders meet and with that came some fiery and awkward moments. US President Donald Trump will host Australian PM Scott Morrison for his second state dinner. Picture: SAUL LOEB / AFP.Source:AFP Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison will score a rare honour on his upcoming trip the US — a state dinner with President Trump. It’s the second time the US leader has bestowed a state dinner on a visiting guest, with French President Emmanuel Macron receiving the first one last year. The last Australian prime minister to receive such an honour was John Howard in 2006. Mr Morrison’s upcoming official trip will include visits to New York, Chicago and Ohio, in addition to a state dinner at the White House. Just waltzed up to the White House and immediately saw @realDonaldTrump (top, middle balcony) with military members rehearsing on the South Lawn for Friday’s state visit with Australian PM @ScottMorrisonMP @newscomauHQ pic.twitter.com/RIdp4D87xW — Megan Palin (@Megan_Palin) September 14, 2019 Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he looks forward to meeting President Donald Trump and members of his Cabinet “to discuss how we can further strengthen our alliance and already close partnership.” “There is no deeper friendship than that which exists between Australia and the United States,” Morrison said in a statement. “We see the world through the same eyes, with shared values and a deep commitment to promoting peace, liberty and prosperity,” he added. Prime Minister Scott Morrison and President Donald Trump at the G7 in France. Picture: Adam Taylor/PMOSource:News Corp Australia Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard won favour with then President George W. Bush by committing combat troops to join the United States and Britain in the 2003 Iraq invasion. There have been four prime ministers since Howard, including Kevin Rudd who won and lost the job twice. Parallels have been drawn between the elections of Morrison and Trump against the forecast of most opinion polls. Morrison replaced his predecessor Malcolm Turnbull in a leadership ballot of politicians in his conservative Liberal Party in August last year. He appeared on track to have one of the shortest tenures in the 118-year history of Australian prime ministers before he led his conservative coalition to a narrow victory in May elections. Trump said he predicted that Morrison would defy the polls with an election win and a third consecutive three-year term of conservative rule in Australia. Morrison said of Trump in a recent radio interview: “I get on very well with him. But more importantly our countries get on and I think that’s the real connection. I mean, he’s a very different president to previous presidents.” Morrison said he and Trump had a “straight up relationship” and Trump “respects Australia.” “Is he a good president for Australia? Yes,” Morrison said. Morrison said he will travel to the United States from Thursday until Sept. 27. He is to visit the United Nations, NASA headquarters, and Australian and tech entrepreneurs working in the Midwest during the visit. Hoarder found dead entombed in mountains of rubbish at his h... MORE IN work ’Are you kidding?’ Trump lawyers revealed Barack shares gushing post for Michelle Sudden rise to world’s most powerful Parnas: ‘Trump knew what was going on’ ‘Crumbling’ Putin’s fatal mistake exposed Putin’s power play stuns the world Entire Russian government resigns From NRL to $4M fitness empire	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line28030
__label__wiki	0.629556	0.629556	Titletown businesses gear up for crowds despite away game by: Erinn Taylor GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) — Sunday’s NFC Championship in San Fransisco is more than 2,000 miles from Titletown, but area businesses are preparing for a busy weekend. “We’ll actually have every service area that we do on a home game completely open,” Amanda Watson, owner of Stadium View Bar, Grill & Banquet said. She added that the bar had been preparing for a home game, on the chance the Minnesota Vikings would have beat the San Fransico 49ers last weekend. “[We’ll have] all staff on hand, ordering a lot more food, a lot more beverages than we would in a typical week,” Watson said. Not everyone goes out for the game, and the folks at Glass Nickel Pizza are gearing up to cater to those who prefer to watch the Pack from the comfort of the couch. “We schedule pretty heavy in the kitchens and on the roads,” Desiree Wescott, owner of Glass Nickel Pizza Co. said. “It’ll get pretty busy probably about an hour before the game starts, there’s some people who like to have food like right away.” Just like the bars surrounding the stadium, they’re hoping for the boost a victory brings. “A Packer game in general, we definitely have a boost in our sales,” Wescott said, “but especially when they win. People are celebrating a little bit longer so that definitely helps us out.” Back at Stadium View, Watson added, “There’s a lot of people that travel hours and hours to get here even on an away game, and I’ll expect that to be even higher this game.” PLAYOFF PREVIEW: Round 2 – Green Bay Packers head to San Francisco with Super Bowl berth on the line by by Local 5 Packers Digital Contributor Marty Hendricks / Jan 18, 2020 (WFRV) - Twenty-eight NFL teams are on vacation, their season over. Four are left standing: Kansas City, Tennessee, San Francisco, and Green Bay. The Packers face a formidable roadblock to a Super Bowl berth in Miami on February 2nd, as they return to the scene of their worst performances of the season: the West Coast. A look inside the Lost and Found at Lambeau Field by Dena Holtz / Jan 18, 2020 GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – If you've ever been at a home Packers game at Lambeau Field, you know that sometimes just leaving with all the people you came with can be a reason to congratulate yourselves. Now imagine you get home and you realize you lost or forgot something while you were there. Is it lost forever? What do you do?	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line28031
__label__wiki	0.90701	0.90701	SportsBasketballKnicks Jeff Hornacek noncommittal about Knicks’ free-agency plan Jeff Hornacek of the Knicks reacts against the Nuggets at Madison Square Garden on Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. Credit: Jim McIsaac By Al Iannazzone al.iannazzone@newsday.com @Al_Iannazzone Updated July 1, 2017 7:34 PM ORLANDO, Fla. — Jeff Hornacek wouldn’t rule out the Knicks getting a big name in free agency, but he said it’s unlikely because of the Knicks’ lack of salary-cap space. The Knicks’ coach also said he’s not sure what the plan is. He probably is purposely being evasive amid all of the uncertainty surrounding the organization. Phil Jackson departed as president Wednesday, leaving general manager Steve Mills in charge of assembling the roster. Carmelo Anthony’s future is in doubt. All the Knicks have done to this point is come to terms with Ron Baker on a two-year deal. Finding an impact player with roughly $15 million to spend won’t be easy. Baker excited after reaching agreement with Knicks “You never know,” Hornacek said after the Knicks lost their summer league opener to Dallas, 80-75. “What do we have? I don’t even know how much money our team has — $16 million, and these guys are making $30 [million] now. If you look at it that way, it doesn’t look likely. “There are good players out there that I’m sure they’re looking at to help us out.” The Knicks need a point guard, and some of the names on their wish list already are off the board. Jrue Holiday reportedly came to terms on a five-year, $126-million deal with New Orleans. Jeff Teague will sign a three-year, $57-million deal with Minnesota. Ricky Rubio was traded from Minnesota to Utah. Rajon Rondo, George Hill and Darren Collison are among the free agents available, as is Derrick Rose. But Hornacek didn’t sound as if bringing back Rose is high on his list of priorities. “I’m the wrong guy to ask that,” he said. “Management is working on that. I guess we’ll just see on that one if he’s back or not.” As of now, it appears the plan is to grow and develop the young players. Hornacek continues to promote Kristaps Porzingis, Willy Hernangomez and first-round pick Frank Ntilikina. Baker is a part of it, too, or the Knicks wouldn’t have reached an agreement with him shortly after free agency started at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. But Hornacek is not permitted to talk about free agents during the moratorium. “I’m not sure the direct plan, whether we’ll roll with some of these young guys,” Hornacek said. “Frank’s 18, KP’s only 22, Willy’s 23. That’s a pretty big young nucleus to build with. We just have to see how the roster shakes out.” There’s certainly been an about-face regarding Porzingis since Jackson left. Jackson, who opened the door for the Knicks to receive trade inquiries about Porzingis before the draft, said he wasn’t ready to be the focal point of the offense, but Hornacek said Saturday that Porzingis is ready. “[We have to] see what the roster is,” he said. “That’s his next step in his growth as a player, to be able to handle some of that. He’s going to have to take that next step of sometimes just taking over. I think he’s probably ready for that.” As for the summer league game, the Knicks were very sloppy. They committed 23 turnovers that led to 25 points. Ntilikina didn’t play because of a bruised right knee. Hornacek said Ntilikina most likely will sit out Sunday’s game too. Chasson Randle had 14 points but committed seven fouls and seven turnovers. Second-round pick Damyeon Dotson scored 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds. He started 1-for-7 but connected on his last two three-pointers in the final minute. Big man Luke Kornett was 4-for-7 from three-point range for 12 points. The Knicks’ other second-round pick, Ognjen Jaramez, wasn’t sharp at all. He missed all five of his shot attempts. Former Stony Brook University star Jameel Warney had 10 points and eight rebounds for the Mavericks. By Al Iannazzone al.iannazzone@newsday.com @Al_Iannazzone Al Iannazzone has been covering the Knicks and the NBA for Newsday since January 2012 after following the NBA for 11 years for The Record (N.J.). Al appeared regularly on the YES Network's Nets pregame show in 2005-11. Conor McGregor's UFC fight history Best: Isles' third-period collapse a troubling omen? Latest Knicks news Knicks fall to 76ers after late three by LI's Harris Popper: LGBTQ Pride Night special for Knicks' Bullock Knicks' Barrett to miss at least a week Morris returns, but Knicks get blown out by Suns Knicks happy to have Marcus Morris back in lineup	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line28032
__label__wiki	0.825746	0.825746	Home \| Street Talk Tags: Trump Administration \| Democrats 2016 \| Donald Trump \| GOP2016 \| Hillary Clinton \| donald trump \| president CKE Restaurants CEO Puzder: 100 Business Leaders Support Trump for President (Getty) By F McGuire \| Tuesday, 18 October 2016 07:02 AM Andy Puzder, CEO of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's parent CKE Restaurants, said he is among 100 businessmen and businesswomen, entrepreneurs and executives in a statement of strong support for Donald Trump's pro-growth economic plan to revive our stagnant economy. “By making America grow again, we can make America great again,” Puzder — along with fellow Trump adviser former Nucor CEO Dan DiMicco, wrote in an op-ed on CNBC.com. While critical of Clinton, Puzder and DiMicco said Trump's economic plan would "incentivize both small and large business growth by lowering the corporate tax rate" as well as encouraging businesses to invest in America and to bring their foreign earnings to the U.S. Puzder, a senior policy adviser to the Trump campaign, told CNBC that while both candidates "are not perfect," he focuses on economic issues and facts, not tabloid fodder. "Every element of the Trump plan points synergistically, interactively, and dynamically towards growth. Hillary's plan points in the exact opposite direction — and towards a secular bear market," they wrote. As our statement says, "our nation needs a president who understands free markets because he's lived and worked in them. We need a president who understands how government can hobble innovation, destroy opportunity and restrain growth. We need a president who knows how economic freedom can lift people from poverty, open paths to and grow the middle class while offering everyone the opportunity to earn their success." Donald Trump would be that president. We strongly urge our fellow Americans to help us see that he is." Puzder and DiMicco aren't alone in their apprehension of a Clinton presidency. Economist and professor Peter Morici told Newsmax TV that while a Hillary Clinton presidency would be “more stable” for the stock market, a Donald Trump White House would be better for the economy in the longer run. “I think it's fair to say that a Clinton victory would be more stable for the stock market than a Trump victory simply because he represents change,” said the professor at the University of Maryland Smith School of Business and former chief economist at the U.S. International Trade Commission. “But longer term, a Trump victory would be better for the economy than for the stock market because his policies would be more conducive to growth,” the Newsmax Finance Insider told Miranda Khan on “America Talks Live” on Newsmax TV. Public opinion is viciously split as to how Trump and Clinton would guide the economy. A recent analysis reported that Clinton and Trump's tax plans are "mirror images" of one another, with the Democrat proposing steep tax hikes on the wealthy while the Republican candidate proposes even deeper reductions in the taxes paid by America's richest people. The Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center found that the top 0.1 percent of taxpayers would pay $800,000 more in taxes on average under Clinton's plan while Trump's plan, their taxes would decline by more than $1 million. The study found that Trump's proposed cuts would cost $6.2 trillion over 10 years while Clinton's would raise $1.4 trillion in new revenue over that time period -- money the Democrat proposes using for new government programs, the Associated Press reported. The analysis does not account for the possible economic effects of the tax plans. The Trump campaign has already complained to the Tax Policy Center that it is failing to account for the growth that it says the GOP nominee's tax cuts would unleash. But the analysts predicted that Trump's plan would hurt economic growth by running up large deficits that cause interest rates to soar, cutting into the economy. In contrast, an analysis by the Tax Foundation, which advocates for lower taxes, found Trump's proposal could create $2 trillion in new tax revenues by triggering growth. But even that analysis found it would leave a net deficit and that more of its benefits would accrue to wealthier taxpayers. Clinton's tax hikes would fall almost exclusively on businesses and taxpayers in the top 1 percent. The analysis found that some of the cuts in the plan — including a doubling of the child tax credit the Clinton campaign announced Tuesday morning — could lead to a 1 percent increase in income for the poorest 20 percent of U.S. households. By contrast, Trump would cut taxes for most, but not all, Americans. The analysis found Trump would cut the average tax bill by $2,940, or 4.1 percent. But those in the top 0.1 percent would have their bill reduced by 14 percent, or $1.1 million. Because of the way it changes standard deductions, the Trump proposal would actually raise taxes for an undetermined number of middle-class and lower-income households that have many children or are headed by a single parent, the analysis found. Meanwhile, Clinton’s proposed tax increases on people with high incomes and on businesses would constrain economic growth, leading to lower wages and about 697,000 fewer jobs, according to a right-leaning policy group’s analysis. The Democratic presidential nominee’s tax plan, which includes proposals to raise taxes on multimillionaires and impose a “financial risk fee” on banks, would change economic behavior enough to reduce U.S. gross domestic product by 2.6 percent over the long run, according to a study prepared by the Washington-based Tax Foundation. In that slightly smaller economy, wages would be 2.1 percent lower, Bloomberg quoted the report as saying. (Newsmax wire services contributed to this report). Morici: 5 Things to Expect if the Fed Raises Interest Rates Morici: 5 Things to Know About a Fed Rate Hike StreetTalk donald trump, president, business, leaders Tuesday, 18 October 2016 07:02 AM	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line28033
__label__cc	0.50727	0.49273	Panama City temple celebrates Hanukkah by: Michelle Kaufman Posted: Dec 26, 2019 / 05:07 PM CST / Updated: Dec 26, 2019 / 06:47 PM CST PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) — Thursday at sunset begins the fifth night of Hanukkah for the those of the Jewish faith. Hanukkah is an eight day celebration signifying the re-dedication of the second temple during the second century B.C. During the re-dedication, oil was found that was only expected to last one day, but it lasted eight. Hanukkah and all Jewish holidays are based on the lunar calendar, which means all holidays begin and end at sunset. Each night of Hanukkah, a different candle on the menorah is placed and lit to celebrate the oil lasting, for a total of eight candles at the end of Hanukkah. “We light the latest candle … to welcome the newest one and it’s just a festive holiday. Oftentimes we’ll celebrate by eating fried foods, fried in oil of course,” Temple B’Nai Israel president Robert Goetz said. Those fried foods include latkes, or potato pancakes, and deep fried doughnuts. The oil also signifies the oil found in Jerusalem. Temple B’Nai Israel shares a building with Unity Spiritual Center after Unity’s building was heavily damaged during Hurricane Michael. Goetz says both sides have gained a deeper understanding of the other’s religion. “By understanding one another’s religions, we become better at understanding our own religion, we become a stronger, more vibrant congregation and community,” Goetz said. Temple B’Nai Israel hosted a Hanukkah celebration earlier this week. While there won’t be anymore Hanukkah events at the synagouge, the Temple posts events on its Facebook page and website. by Erika Orstad / Jan 19, 2020 Westville, Fla. -- A Holmes County teen has been arrested after threatening on social media that he was going to conduct a "killing spree." The 15-year-old teen has been charged with written threats to kill or conduct a mass shooting after the Holmes County Sheriff's Office was alerted by several citizens that he had been making the threatening posts on his Instagram page. by Kayla Tucker / Jan 18, 2020 PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) -- In celebrating the impact he made on civil rights in the United States, ACURE held its 33rd annual march. The event honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. started at noon on Saturday at the Bay County Courthouse. SPRINGFIELD, Fla. (WMBB) -- Three fire departments were called to a Springfield business Saturday afternoon after a tanker truck's cab caught fire. The cab of the truck parked outside Dana Transport's building was on fire, and it was parked next to two other tanker trucks that haul liquid chemicals. Latest Local News Video ACURE March Tanker Truck Fire Night to Shine shopping Food giveaway HOPE Project BCHS holds monthly low-cost shot clinic	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line28035
__label__wiki	0.591273	0.591273	Home/About Us/Quality & Integrity Quality & IntegrityPro Roofing & Siding2019-07-17T15:47:16+00:00 When you entrust your project to Pro Roofing & Siding, we treat your home like it is our own. Beginning with your initial contact with us, your appointment for an estimate and final walk-thru — the same professionalism and attention to detail follows throughout your project with an experienced project manager. We’ll explain the factors involved in your project to your satisfaction: Management – Our well-trained crews follow OSHA safety guidelines under the supervision of an onsite foreman/supervisor. Process – We’ll describe exactly what to expect before, during and after your project. Waste Removal – Pro Roofing & Siding partners with vendors, committing to our environment, professionalism and homeowner satisfaction. Our crews have performed hundreds of painting, siding, gutters and roofing projects resulting in highly satisfied (and dry) homeowners! Read the latest interview with CEO Juan Reyes Atlanta’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® Pro Roofing & Siding was recently awarded Atlanta’s 2019 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For. The Best and Brightest Companies to Work For program by The National Association for Business Resources (NABR) recognize influential, trend-setting companies across the country based on communication, work-life balance, employee education, diversity, recognition, retention and more. It is an honor to be included as the best in front of other industry leaders, influencers, and our peers. Consumers’ Choice Award Winner for 6 years in a row (2011-2016) Pro Roofing & Siding Receives Consumers’ Choice Award for Exterior Contractor of the Year in Metro Atlanta for four years in a row. The Consumers’ Choice Award winners are determined by consumers and not by a panel of judges. It covers a broad range of categories of interest to both the public and business communities. Its purpose is to publicly identify those establishments that have been voted by consumers as being their choice for excellence. Locally Voted 2015, 2016 & 2017 Best of Life Award Winner Pro Roofing & Siding was recently awarded the Best of Life Award in the “Roofer” category for Canton, North Fulton and Woodstock. The Best of Life Awards by Family Life Publications are awarded to a local business in different categories and are voted on by local communities. Small Business of the Year 2015 Cobb Chamber Top 25 The Cobb County Chamber named Pro Roofing & Siding, LLC as one of their Top 25 Small Businesses. 2017 Hispanic Contractor Award The Georgia Hispanic Constsruction Agency votes Pro Roofing & Siding LLC, to Receive the 2017 Hispanic Contractor Award. This award is given to businesses that have demonstrated committment to excellence in the Hispanic Construction Community. Angie’s List Super Service Award Winner for 6 years in a row (2011-2016) Pro Roofing & Siding has been awarded the prestigious Angie’s List Super Service Award, for the fourth year in a row, an honor bestowed annually on approximately 5 percent of all the businesses rated on the nation’s leading provider of consumer reviews on local service and health providers.“Only a fraction of the businesses rated on Angie’s List can claim the sterling service record of being a Super Service Award winner because we set a high bar,” said Angie’s List Founder Angie Hicks. “The fact that Pro Roofing & Siding can claim Super Service Award status speaks volumes about its dedication to consumers.”Angie’s List Super Service Award winners have met strict eligibility requirements including earning a minimum number of reports, an exemplary rating from their clients and abiding by Angie’s List operational guidelines. GAF President's Club Steep-Slope Award Pro Roofing and Siding has been awarded the GAF President’s Club Steep-Slope Award – the highest level award a Master Elite contractor can earn within the GAF Certified Contractor Program.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line28036
__label__wiki	0.946764	0.946764	FL Senate panel OKs bill to overhaul beach maintenance The 7-0 vote in the Senate’s first stop for the bill occurred two days after a House subcommittee passed the bill. FL Senate panel OKs bill to overhaul beach maintenance The 7-0 vote in the Senate’s first stop for the bill occurred two days after a House subcommittee passed the bill. Check out this story on naplesnews.com: http://nplsne.ws/2nE6hVU Ryan Mills, ryan.mills@naplesnews.com; 239-263-4784 Published 6:45 p.m. ET March 22, 2017 \| Updated 7:26 p.m. ET March 22, 2017 Dump trucks deliver sand from an inland mine to South Beach on Marco Island during a Collier County beach renourishment project on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016. (Photo: David Albers/Naples Daily News)Buy Photo A committee of state senators gave unanimous approval Wednesday afternoon to proposed legislation that would overhaul the way Florida leaders manage the state’s beaches. The 7-0 vote by the Senate’s Environmental Preservation and Conservation Committee, the bill’s first Senate stop, occurred two days after a House subcommittee also passed the bill unanimously. Sen. Rob Bradley, R-Fleming Island, whose district contains a small beach in the Big Bend area of the state, called the legislation “one of my favorite bills this session.” “I’m confident that there is widespread Senate support for the bill,” said Debbie Flack, president of the Florida Shore & Beach Preservation Association. Sen. Jack Latvala, R-Clearwater, the Senate appropriations chairman, introduced the bill earlier this March in Naples. READ MORE:Florida House Panel passes bill for maintenance of beaches, inlets Jack Latvala Florida Senator District 16, Clearwater (Photo: Provided) Among its many provisions, the bill would: » Establish a $50 million annual funding commitment from the state’s Land Acquisition Trust Fund, or 7.6 percent of the fund, whichever is less. » Overhaul the way the Florida Department of Environmental Protection scores and ranks proposed beach projects; for the first time, projects would be scored on their return on investment and economic impact. » Require DEP to establish a three-year work plan for beach projects, similar to the state’s five-year road plan; currently, beaches are scored, ranked and funded on a year-by-year basis. » Refocus the state’s attention on managing sand around inlets, primary drivers of erosion, particularly on Florida’s east coast. “Beaches are one of our most important tourism drivers in Florida,” Latvala, a member of the environmental committee, told his colleagues. “We haven’t addressed beaches in any way in over five years.” The legislation comes on the heels of the Naples Daily News’ four-day “Shrinking Shores” series that outlined failures in Florida’s beach management program. READ THE SERIES:Shrinking Shores The series also revealed how local governments carry the greatest burden of renourishment. In some cases, coastal communities unable to manage their beaches have seen their shores wash away. Sen. David Simmons, R-Altamonte Springs, voted in favor of the bill but raised an issue — the expected availability of Land Acquisition Trust Fund money — that could be a point of contention down the road. The trust fund, which is funded by a real estate transaction tax, was established two years ago after voters approved Amendment 1 prioritizing environmental preservation. Last year lawmakers approved “Legacy Florida,” which dedicated up to $200 million from the trust fund to Everglades and Lake Okeechobee projects, $50 million for the state’s natural springs and $5 million for Lake Apopka. READ MORE:Collier County to revisit tourist tax spending, possibly for beaches In addition to the $50 million Latvala is seeking from the trust fund for beaches, lawmakers also are seeking $35 million for the St. Johns River and $30 million for Indian River Lagoon restoration. Lawmakers, including Senate President Joe Negron, who want to buy farmland and build a reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee, also are eyeing trust fund money to bond the project. Latvala told Simmons that by the time the bill gets through the appropriations committee, the dollars would add up. He said he expected the trust fund to generate at least $700 million this year. “I think we still have some area to play with,” he said. READ MORE:Senate budget chief Latvala wants Florida's beaches 'done right' Dawn Pardo, a councilwoman for Riviera Beach, spoke in favor of the bill Wednesday. She said coastal communities across Florida have been looking for a long-term comprehensive beach management plan for years. “This is finally a step in the right direction,” she said. Read or Share this story: http://nplsne.ws/2nE6hVU	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line28039
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__label__wiki	0.782044	0.782044	Interviews Krampus Krampus Sure Can Counter their Activity By Being a Current Type of Act Italian folk turned folk metal, a experimentation if you will, worked out for Krampus. They releasing a debut efforts of sorts titled "Survival of the Fittest" then following that with their current release "Counter//Current". The band took sometime to discuss said release, and some info about themselves as well. 1. Where did you get the idea for the band name, you planned it or came out just like that? It just came like that, at that time they looked for something cool and bound to our tradition, as northern Italians Krampus was an obvious choice. 2. You guys started off as a folk act, but decided to change things up, so why the change of pace? Do you think you will stick to this "new" approach or return to the classical approach? Right after the end of “Survival of the fittest” recordings I felt the need to try and experiment. Folk metal was always something that I felt restraining, to be honest I don’t like to stick on a genre at all because boundaries are always a bad thing when it comes to creativity, even if metal is an unforgiving movement when it comes to change and experimentation. I think music an ever-evolving thing, so it’s unlikely we’ll take steps back. 3. Did you know each other before the band was formed? We’ve been through a lot of lineup changes during the years, basically only Marika and Davide remains from the first iteration ( I joined as the second singer) and they knew each other since they were together. :P 4. What has influenced your sound and style? That’s a tough one. Basically everything I listen. And I listen to A LOT of stuff. I’d say a range that goes from Katy Perry to Dillinger Escape plan. 5. Who or what inspires you to write songs? Sometimes I listen to something that triggers the need to try something else, maybe a note progression, or a drum pattern. Sometimes I find myself humming riffs that sticks into my head and that I try to convert into songs. It might sound strange but there’s nothing that inspire me in particular since everything does. 6. You have released your newest album "Counter//Current", so can you tell me a little bit about it? It’s been a long journey. We had just finished our collaboration with our previous label to be able to experiment new music since they wanted us to stick to what we did in “SOTF”. We were alone and I had a huge mess in my head since I had so many ideas that I couldn’t put together into something organic. We were all a bit stressed because of the many changes and the uncertainty but we figured it out. Slowly we started to understand what we wanted to say and how we wanted to say it and we finally entered the studio. It wasn’t easy because we didn’t have enough time to record. Since SOTF life moved on and some of started daytime jobs that drained all the daylight hours so recording the album took us twice as much as we expected. After this spiky climb we might say we are very proud of what we did. We managed to make an album that is heterogenous and touches everything we like, an album that is heavy but with melody all over the place, feelings and punches. I am very proud of the lyrics, as I always say I think music is a way of communicate and talk to people and that’s what I do. I wanted to give messages, to express how I felt during rough times in my life and how I dealt with it. When I was a kid a lot of music helped me through deep shit and I felt the need to return the favor. 7. What is the concept behind the album and how did the idea come about? As I said the album doesn’t have a real concept, It’s more a collection of different angles on a single view, it’s a journey through oneself. 8. How about the album's title, what does this mean and reference to the album's musical material itself. Counter current is what the album was meant to be. Metal is a static genre that rarely accepts the break of canons. Musically we tried to scramble everything that was supposed to be and mix things that are not supposed to be mixed. It’s like chocolate with salt, it’s not supposed to be done but when you try you realize it empowers the flavor. Counter current it’s also how we view life in general, how we handle things. I think life rewards who try the less traveled path, doing what others tend to avoid because “That’s not how it’s supposed to be done”. When you step out of your comfort zone there is where you can improve yourself and achieve things that you thought were out of reach. 9. Who was the one to design the album's artwork, does it relate to the music or it's concept or is it just artwork, nothing more, nothing less. The artwork is a Picture from the great talented photographer Matteo Guariso (http://www.matteoguarisophotography.com/). We respect him a lot as Artist so we just gave him the album and asked him to express it with a picture. I think he did a great job cause the cover art and the music matches perfectly. 10. What can the fans and people who have never heard of Krampus before, expect with "Counter//Current"? It might sound like a pun but “expect the unexpected” it’s the best description I could give. There’s pain, passion and strength. And something to think about. 11. Have you gone on to write or record any new material in terms of a follow-up to this release or nothing as of yet. Not yet but I have some ideas I want to try. Who knows, maybe a Gospel choir somewhere. :P 12. What do you guys have planned for the next year? We’ll promote Counter//Current and try to play a bit more since the last 2 years have been busy years. We’ll see what the future will bring to us. 13. 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__label__wiki	0.911367	0.911367	A Feeble Fox News Attack at the Movies Apple Reiterates Stance on Privacy in Response to AG Barr Request to Unlock Pensacola Shooter’s Phone Can Conservatives Go Green? By Kyle Smith About Kyle Smith Follow Kyle Smith on Twitter From left: Charlize Theron (as Megyn Kelly), Nicole Kidman (Gretchen Carlson), and Margot Robbie (Kayla Pospisl) in Bombshell. (Hillary Brown/SMPSP) Everything interesting in Bombshell has not only been covered, we’re all sick of hearing about most of it. Don’t hold your breath waiting for Oscar-winning talents to rip the lid off the scandal at NBC News, whose bosses still have suffered no repercussions for their part in the Harvey Weinstein matter and other sleazy deeds — but at least Hollywood has finally let us know how they feel about Fox News Channel. They’re against. I’ve just saved you two hours. Bombshell, directed by the Austin Powers/Meet the Parents guy, Jay Roach, and written by the Big Short guy, Charles Randolph, knows it hates Fox but can’t settle on what to do with this impulse. A goofy comedy, like The Big Short? A politically tinged suspenser, like All the President’s Men? A feminist whistleblower drama, like Erin Brockovich? Elements of each are present, but the movie resembles nothing so much as one of those media-gossip reports you come across in the HuffPost or Vanity Fair. Charlize Theron, as Megyn Kelly, and John Lithgow, as Roger Ailes, do fine work (especially Theron), but this movie is strictly a hunk of fan service to Daily Show watchers and suchlike progressives who spend nine hours a day obsessing over Fox News Channel’s existence. At the screening I attended, the only two big laughs occurred when an actor playing Rudy Giuliani showed up and an actor playing Geraldo Rivera showed up. Haha, look at that egg-shaped head. Behold, there’s a silly mustache. Few opportunities for a cheap shot are resisted; Ailes’s wife (Connie Britton), who ran a small suburban newspaper, is introduced solely so the movie can have a laugh at her supposed stodginess in ordering a staff photographer not to wear a hoodie because it’s creepy. This is meant as what the kids call a sick burn. To me it is, like much else in the movie, merely a half-joke that no one bothered to make funny. Bombshell dumps on us every piece of embarrassing info that emerged about Fox in the wake of sexual-harassment suits against Ailes and Bill O’Reilly, both of whom were subsequently fired. (Ailes died a few months after he was forced out.) It even manages to work in a clip of Kelly saying Jesus and Santa were white, and she’s the hero here. Since there aren’t enough Fox tidbits to fill a movie, the script simply makes up some new stuff and throws that in. Two of the five principal characters (the ones played by Margot Robbie and Kate McKinnon) are fictional. The male director and male screenwriter do not seem interested in what it’s like to be a woman in corporate America, or the problems of sexual harassment or sexual objectification. They’re strictly interested in calling out bad behavior by Ailes and Fox — the place is crazy, says McKinnon’s character, a lesbian news producer. Is it? Or is it somewhat typical? Avoiding the wider issue means this isn’t really the topical story it purports to be. At the end a pathetic little title informs us that Kelly and Gretchen Carlson (Nicole Kidman), who filed the lawsuit that brought down Ailes, were among the first to speak out about what was happening to women in the media, “but not the last.” The implied following sentence is, “But we’ll say no more.” The acting is a mixed bag. Kidman and Robbie play their characters as so feather-brained that they undercut the movie’s message of female empowerment, and Robbie’s “composite” character is drawn as a sexually confused devout Christian for no reason except to land a couple of cheap jokes. Lithgow deserves credit for giving Ailes some diabolical charisma, and Theron really gets Megyn Kelly — her intelligence, her poise, the tilt of her head, her low, quizzical voice. Kelly has in general been shabbily mistreated by the media for her Fox association, and Bombshell at least feels like some small measure of justice for her. As storytelling, though, Bombshell is a wet firecracker. A tale whose outcome is known can be suspenseful — witness All The President’s Men. Such stories work, however, because they take us deep behind the scenes, exploring the workings of machinery of which we were only dimly aware. Everything interesting in Bombshell has not only been covered, we’re all sick of hearing about most of it. The movie spends 20 minutes on Donald Trump’s 2015 Twitter war with Kelly. Don’t we all go to the movies to get away from Trump’s Twitter feed? Yes, it’s nauseating to watch Ailes, portrayed as a C-suite Jabba the Hutt by Lithgow, telling women auditioning for jobs to “give me a twirl” in his locked office. Such casual mistreatment of women ought to bother us all and is a worthy subject for a movie. But the most awful moments appear to be invented for the sake of titillation. (The filmmakers claim they talked to victimized women who violated non-disclosure agreements to reveal details, but this is conveniently uncheckable information.) Mostly the movie consists of meetings with lawyers and highly paid people fretting about what people say about them on social media. As for the snarky, sometimes comical asides about the look of Fox anchors, pardon me for noticing that every other broadcaster is also guilty of putting attractive people front and center. As is the case with Trump himself, when it comes to Fox the contempt is so uncontrolled that even the routine gets framed as a national outrage. If Bombshell wanted to live up to its title, it should have come up with something new. It doesn’t. Kyle Smith is National Review’s critic-at-large. @rkylesmith More in Film & TV Don’t Do Dolittle Don’t Do Dolittle Movie Awards: So Male, So White, So What? Movie Awards: So Male, So White, So What?	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line28047
__label__wiki	0.677629	0.677629	Home » NOV Chief Says ‘Scarcity’ Returning to Oilfields as Excess Equipment Depleted Infrastructure / Gulf Coast / Shale Daily / Mid-Continent / Northeast / Rockies/Other / NGI The Weekly Gas Market Report / NGI All News Access NOV Chief Says ‘Scarcity’ Returning to Oilfields as Excess Equipment Depleted NOV Facing Challenges in ‘Generational Oilfield Downturn,’ Says CEO U.S. Energy Policy Focusing on Long-Term Abundance Versus Scarcity, Says IEA NOV Delivers Solid Cash Flow, Adjusts to Sluggish North American Land Market Oil and natural gas customers are steadily exhausting the backlog of excess oilfield equipment, as a strong recovery in North America’s onshore takes hold, according to drilling technology expert National Oilwell Varco Inc. (NOV). Despite still navigating a “challenging market,” NOV is seeing efficiency gains from investments made over the last two years and rising demand, CEO Clay Williams said during a conference call to discuss second quarter performance. "Scarcity is returning to the oilfield, and, around the world, customers are steadily exhausting excess stocks of the critical products, equipment and technologies we supply, laying the groundwork for future demand,” he said. “The strong recovery we’ve seen thus far in North America, combined with many international markets stabilizing and offshore markets nearing bottom, makes us optimistic in our outlook.” It’s not all blue skies, but NOV reversed some of its year-ago losses. Net losses totaled $75 million (minus 20 cents/share) in 2Q2017, up from a loss of $217 million (minus 58 cents) in 2Q2016. Revenues were $1.76 billion, an increase of 1% sequentially and 2% year/year. Operating losses totaled $62 million, or 3.5% of sales, versus a loss of $270 million in 2Q2016. Operational cash flow was $168 million. In the rig systems segment, revenue fell 12% sequentially and 39% year/year to $346 million, with an operating loss of $7 million, or 2% of sales. Revenue from backlog declined to $224 million as backlog waned and some capital equipment deliveries were deferred to the third quarter. Backlog for capital equipment orders at the end of June was $2.22 billion. New orders during the quarter were $124 million, representing a book-to-bill of 55%. Land-related orders represented 60% of the order book and included one 1,500-hp alternating current Ideal Rig and a complete land rig equipment package that included the NOVOS process automation platform. In the rig aftermarket segment, revenue totaled $341 million, up 6% sequentially but down 6% from a year ago. Operating profit was $76 million, or 22.3% of sales. NOV is seeing “rising demand for spare parts, service and repair. Wellbore technologies generated revenue of $614 million, an increase of 11% sequentially and 20% year/year. The operating loss totaled $24 million, 3.9% of sales. “Robust U.S. activity growth and modest improvements in many international markets, partially offset by Canadian spring break-up, increased customer demand for the segment’s products and services,” management said. Within the completion/production solutions business, revenue increased 1% sequentially and 21% from 2Q2016 to $652 million. Operating profit was $27 million, or 4.1%. Land-oriented operational revenue gains were offset by declines in the offshore business. Backlog for capital equipment orders for completion/production solutions at the end of June was $881 million. New orders during the quarter totaled $501 million, representing a book-to-bill of 127% when compared to the $393 million of orders shipped from backlog. “Nearly all of the segment’s business units secured orders well in excess of 100% book-to-bill,” NOV noted. “Included in the order book was a total of 107,500 hp of pressure pumping equipment, orders for seven new coiled tubing units, and a subsea soft yoke system for a floating storage regasification unit.” During the quarter, NOV won a thru-tubing tools order in North America from an independent service company, booking 60 TerraMax milling systems, totaling over 260 tools. The TerraMax milling system is a bottomhole assembly (BHA) for coiled tubing mill-out. The first 20 BHAs have been delivered, and the customer is using them in the Eagle Ford Shale and Permian Basin for extended-reach operations, NOV said. NOV also in the last quarter introduced a higher-torque top drive to enable drilling contractors to drill longer laterals faster and more efficiently, the 1,200-hp TDS-11HD. In addition, NOV introduced the latest version of its MD Totco autodriller, e-Wildcat 2.0, which combines high-resolution sensors with rig-specific algorithms to allow conventional rigs to maintain a constant rate of penetration. Drilling times are improved by up to 30%, according to NOV. During the quarter, NOV also signed a 10-year service and support agreement with Transocean Ltd. to maximize uptime and reduce total cost of ownership for the drill-floor equipment on 15 offshore drilling rigs. The collaborative arrangement leverages the operational expertise of both organizations and incorporate NOV’s drilling technologies, global aftermarket service and repair capabilities, and data-driven solutions, including its Rigsentry condition-monitoring system.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line28049
__label__cc	0.722063	0.277937	Amazon’s Fire Is Not an Apple iPad-Killer Published at 12:14 pm on September 30, 2011 Ali v. Frazier? Federer v. Nadal? Yanks v. Red Sox? None of these epic sporting confrontations can compete with the upcoming struggle between Apple and Amazon. As you may know, Amazon announced its long-rumored, long-awaited, long-delayed Android Kindle tablet/e-reader, the Kindle Fire, which will go on sale November 15. Next week, Apple will announce it's long-rumored, long-awaited, long-delayed iPhone 5, likely to go on sale around October 13 or 14. Of course, this battle of behemoths isn't between the Fire and the iPhone, but between the Fire and the iPad. Or at least that's how many in both the tech and media in general present it. But Kindle Fire v. iPad will not be the titanic struggle folks think it will be. Fire will claim a far different victim. On the surface, the Kindle Fire seems like a perfectly reasonable — and cheaper — alternative to the iPad. Like Apple, Amazon offers potential users an "ecosystem" — e-books, music, video and apps, a one-stop online store at which to buy all this content, and a sleek device on which to enjoy it. But killing the iPad will take more than clever hardware and a vast amount of content, if killing the iPad is Amazon's intent, which I don't think it is. A Tablet with An Attitude First off, the iPad is almost literally a tabula rasa — a blank slate from which you create your own user experience by mixing and matching apps of your choice and placing them in any accessible or inaccessible location you wish. (I've finally given in to the inevitable and moved Scrabble down to the permanent row at the bottom, damn it.) The Fire, though, clearly has a usage attitude, a point of view reminiscent of Gypsy Rose Lee: let me entertain you. The Fire is all about Amazon's entertainment content (mostly you buying it), with only one single nod toward YOUR content, the Docs button. The Fire is clearly a sales tool. One prominent analyst has speculated that Amazon will lose $50 on each Fire sold. How will Amazon make money on it? VOLUME! Well, actually, through increased media sales, of course. After all, you have to put something on the Fire in order for it to burn brightly. But like a room in which you ask everyone not there to raise their hands, the Fire is missing a critical iPad competitive piece — PIM, that is, email, calendar and an address book. Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos didn't mention any PIM functionality during his presentation, which focused almost exclusively on Amazon's content selection. An Amazon exec afterward told me an Amazon email client was coming, and it might/could/should integrate calendar and address book functions, he thinks, uh, can I get back to you? Also missing was any mention of using the Fire for work. Sure, you could buy Quick Office Pro and pin it to the Fire home screen, but even Bezos and Company realize that word processing and spreadsheeting on a 7-inch screen is no way to promote a potentially fiery tablet. Fire's Real Victim The fact that PIM data and business functionality is even less than an afterthought for Amazon tells you everything you need to know about the Fire and Amazon's tablet pretentions — it doesn't WANT to compete with iPad or even other Android tablets. Amazon is clearly aiming not at Apple, but at Barnes & Noble and its Nook family of e-readers, which has been slowly and steadily eroding Amazon's e-book dominance. And Amazon will hit its intended target. The Fire may look uncomfortably like the BlackBerry Playbook (they're manufactured by the same company), but it consumes the suddenly stodgy Nook Color. Even though reporters weren't allowed to handle the handful of Fire samples, you could tell that its 1 GHz dual core processor made the Fire far zippier than Nook Color and its clunky 800 MHz engine. The Fire's "split" Amazon Silk Web browser made pages appear almost instantaneously. Its interface, even if it lacks PIM and business consideration, is like the Mona Lisa compared to Nook Color's kindergarten finger painting. The Fire is an ounce lighter, sleeker — and $50 less expensive. For the next few weeks, the lamestream media will be filled with stories of the coincidental crowded lines at the Apple stores, and the crowds online at the Amazon Kindle store preordering Fire, and speculation about whether Fire is an iPad killer. But this fall, this Amazon v. Apple epic will seem more like Ali v. Federer, Red Sox v. Frazier and Yankees vs. Nadal. The real loser in this apples v. amazons competition will be someone not even in the media's tablet battle ring, field or court — Barnes & Noble. Say Hello To The Whole Kindle Family $79 Kindle Kindle Touch	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line28052
__label__wiki	0.554894	0.554894	Fans React With Outrage After Dr. Drew Pinsky’s Lindsay Lohan Comments Published at 4:47 pm on April 16, 2010 Dr. Drew Pinsky is getting heat following a comment he made about Lindsay Lohan last week. In an interview published on Radar Online's Web site last Friday, Dr. Drew, the doctor behind "Celebrity Rehab" and radio's "Love Line" suggested he would take drastic measures to help out Lindsay if she were his child. "If she were my daughter, I would pack her car full with illegal substances, send her on her way, call the police, and make sure she was arrested. I would make sure she was not allowed to get out of jail," he told the Web site. "I would then go to the judge and make sure she was ordered to a minimum of a three year sobriety program." Dr. Drew's comments, however, have sparked a frenzy online, including his own Facebook page, where many people reacted with outrage. "what a quack! it's agianst (sic) the law to plant drugs on people and have them jailed," Albert Monson posted. "it pains me to hear that someone of your influence would say something so destru…ctive and misguided," Katharanie Celantano wrote. Others, however, supported Dr. Drew. "Dr. Drew, I applaud you for your LL comments," Christopher Goss wrote. "Some people are destined to die without a long term lock down- and probably will kill themselves or someone else intentionally or accidentally even still." As for Dr. Drew, he added in his interview with Radar, that if she undergoes treatment, he has high hopes for the actress. "I would say it's less than a 1% chance of her making the decision to go to rehab. I have said this many times before, I believe that Lindsay will make a wonderful sober person, someday, if she survives this," he said. "I absolutely wish no harm to her, but I just have a feeling that something awful is going to happen to her, like she is going to lose a limb. I hope Lindsay gets help before something terrible happens." In 2008, the year after Lindsay's three rehab stints, Dr. Drew was already predicting drug relapses for the star. "Lindsay is a hardcore addict, and there's no doubt in my mind that this is going to be a big one," Dr. Drew told Access at the time. "And until she's ready to turn it around, she's going to have to go to a very deep bottom." VIEW THE PHOTOS: Keepin' It Real With TV's Hottest Reality Stars! VIEW THE PHOTOS: Mug Shot Mania PLAY IT NOW: Dr. Drew: Heidi Montag's Plastic Surgery Is 'Troubling PLAY IT NOW: Dr. Drew: Mackenzie Phillips Is Practicing 'A Rigorous Program Of Honesty' MORE ACCESS ON THESE TOPICS: Drew Pinsky - Lindsay Lohan - TV - Reality TV - Jail	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line28053
__label__wiki	0.777422	0.777422	Judge Removes Lawyer of Abortion Doc’s Wife Pearl Gosnell’s attempt to get her bail lowered Friday also failed By Teresa Masterson • Published at 4:23 pm on March 18, 2011 Philadelphia Police A judge has removed a lawyer defending the wife of a Philadelphia abortion doctor in a high-profile murder and conspiracy case, though the client wanted to keep her. Common Pleas Judge Benjamin Lerner said Friday that Mary Maran can't represent Pearl Gosnell because a lawyer in her firm represents Dr. Kermit Gosnell. The doctor is charged with killing a patient and seven viable babies. Pearl Gosnell is charged with helping perform illegal late-term abortions. She cried in court after hearing she must get a new lawyer. The judge says Maran violated an order to build a firewall in the husband-and-wife defense when she visited the doctor in prison. Maran says they only discussed the couple's tangled finances with respect to her legal fees. Pearl Gosnell was trying to get her $1 million bail reduced in the Friday hearing, but the judge put the issue off until March 30 when all 10 defendant’s in the Gosnell case will have a pretrial hearing. Kermit Gosnell, 70, allegedly performed late-term abortions in which he induced labor and then cut the spinal cords of the live babies born with surgical scissors. Both Gosnells remain jailed.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line28054
__label__wiki	0.516391	0.516391	Shadow of a Doubt - September 2017 September 9 lecture- Brian Inglis: Advocate for Psi, and Mortal Enemy of CSICOP - Neil Inglis October 14 Lecture - The science of fake news - Bruce Press NCAS Board of Directors Elections AmazonSmile: Thanks to our members who are supporting NCAS! Drinking Skeptically on hiatus Member renewals Brian Inglis: Advocate for Psi, and Mortal Enemy of CSICOP Saturday, September 9, 1:30pm - 4:00pm Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center 2nd Floor (West Room) 4805 Edgemoor Lane Bethesda, MD [map] [directions] FREE admission – Everyone welcome, members and non-members As an instantly recognizable figure in the UK, known for his serious manner and credibility as a historian, Brian Inglis (1916-1993) combined television with writing books and journalism to great effect. He halted his TV career in the early 1970s to enter the world of the paranormal, becoming friends with psychic celebrities (including Uri Geller), and then embarking upon full-length studies intended to publicize what he viewed as the major story of his age, the psi force. Yet Brian did not have the debating podium to himself--and a bitter war of words with CSICOP and with other skeptical authors and organizations was soon to follow.. Brian's son Neil Inglis has been an NCAS veteran since 1988, and spoke on Michael Servetus during our 2005-2006 lecture season. A staff translator/reviser with a local international organization, Neil edits a Reformation history magazine in his spare time. In recent years, Neil has assisted in preparing new, electronic editions of his father's books, including Brian's classic psi histories. Neil's talk will be given from his intensely personal perspective as an Inglis family member; his presentation is certain to be of interest to those who follow the history of fringe belief systems and of CSICOP itself (now CSI). Furthermore, Neil will ask the question that we all ponder: why do intelligent people continue to believe bizarre things? Refreshments and socializing after the talk. http://www.ncas.org/2017/08/september-9-brian-inglis-advocate-for.html October NCAS Lecture Bruce Press will present "The Science of Fake News." This talk will attempt to go beyond the recognition of specific instances, to the science of how they impact individuals and society. Saturday, October 14 at 1:30 PM at Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center. Board of Directors Election Results of June's NCAS member vote on candidates for the board of directors have been tabulated. Re-elected and incumbent members are: Nelson Davis Jr, Chip Denman, Grace Denman, Bing Garthright, Brian Gregory, Curtis Haymore, Beth Kingsley, J. D. Mack, Melissa Pollak, Walter F. Rowe, Brian A. Sharpless, Scott Snell, and Marv Zelkowitz. At its July 12 meeting, the NCAS board of directors selected its officers, who are: Marv Zelkowitz, president; J. D. Mack, vice president; Walter F. Rowe, secretary; and Beth Kingsley, treasurer. When shopping at smile.amazon.com, you'll find the same low prices, vast selection, and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that a portion of the purchase price (0.5%) goes to NCAS! It's simple and automatic, and it doesn't cost you anything! AmazonSmile's disbursements to NCAS in the first and second quarter of 2017 totaled $28.76, meaning that over $5700 of purchases were designated in support of NCAS. (As an example of how NCAS can put that money to good use, it's more than enough to cover an hour of a Montgomery County lecture room rental.) Thanks again to our members who have chosen to support NCAS! http://smile.amazon.com/about http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1870185 Some members and contacts of NCAS receive a postal notification of this and every new monthly Shadow of a Doubt. The Shadow Light postcard announces the monthly lecture and highlights of the electronic Shadow of a Doubt, which is available online at ncas.org/shadow. NCAS thereby reduces Shadow production and postage costs. To further reduce costs, members and contacts can opt out of postal notification altogether, while continuing to receive Shadow of a Doubt via e-mail. To opt out, send us an e-mail at ncas@ncas.org. Drinking Skeptically NCAS Drinking Skeptically is on indefinite hiatus at our Maryland and Virginia locations. Be sure to check your renewal date above your postal address on the Shadow Light postcard. Send any queries to ncas@ncas.org. Use the online membership form to renew. http://ncas.org/shadow October 14 - The Science of Fake News	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line28055
__label__cc	0.623152	0.376848	Clin Infect Dis. 1995 Feb;20(2):267-71. Treatment of blastomycosis with fluconazole: a pilot study. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Mycoses Study Group. Pappas PG1, Bradsher RW, Chapman SW, Kauffman CA, Dine A, Cloud GA, Dismukes WE. University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, USA. There are few clinical data concerning the use of fluconazole, a triazole antifungal agent with in vitro activity against Blastomyces dermatitidis, in the treatment of human blastomycosis. We conducted a multicenter, randomized, open-label pilot trial comparing two daily doses of fluconazole (200 mg and 400 mg) in the treatment of non-life-threatening, non-CNS blastomycosis. Twenty-four patients were enrolled in the study, and 23 patients were evaluable for efficacy analysis. Overall, treatment of 15 (65%) of 23 patients was successful, including eight (62%) of 13 who received 200 mg daily and seven (70%) of 10 who received 400 mg daily. The mean duration of therapy for successfully treated patients was 6.7 months. Of the six patients whose prior antifungal therapy had failed, all six eventually responded to fluconazole treatment. We conclude that fluconazole (200 mg to 400 mg daily) given for at least 6 months is moderately effective treatment for blastomycosis. 10.1093/clinids/20.2.267 Blastomycosis/drug therapy* Fluconazole/administration & dosage Fluconazole/adverse effects Fluconazole/therapeutic use* Treatment Outcome N01-AI-15082/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States Blastomycosis - Genetic Alliance FLUCONAZOLE - Hazardous Substances Data Bank	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line28058
__label__wiki	0.728814	0.728814	EarthBeat Marketing Menu Blog \| Eco Catholic Seeking synchronicity in the Star of Bethlehem story by Sharon Abercrombie The magi and the Star of Bethlehem (Dreamstime) For 2,000 years, the Star of Bethlehem story has prompted countless questions. Was the illusive celestial traveler that was seen only by the Magi a myth? A miracle? A comet? Did Matthew indulge in a bit of Scriptural Midrash, by using an imaginative telling of Jesus’ birth to connect it with Old Testament prophecies predicting his arrival? Jay Young presents an alternative perspective, which he believes comes closest to solving the mystery. Young, an associate business professor at Ohio Dominican University in Columbus, is a former practicing psychologist whose lifelong hobby is astronomy. At age 10, he took to stargazing and hasn’t stopped since. Twenty years ago, Young began a new winter custom. He vowed to read the latest book published annually about the Christmas star. His persistence struck gold in 1999, when he discovered a fascinating piece of research -- The Star of Bethlehem: The Legacy of the Magi written by Michael R. Molnar, a retired astrophysicist at Rutgers University. Young told NCR he credits the scientist with setting the previous speculations on their heads, and coming up with an explanation that currently makes the most sense. Nearly a decade ago, Young created a PowerPoint presentation based on Molnar's work, which he often shares with interested church and astronomy groups in the Central Ohio area during the Christmas season. He most recently gave his presentation Dec. 13 to a gathering of the C.G. Jung Association in downtown Columbus at its JungHaus. Molnar’s findings bring together a combination of factors close to Jesus’ birth: planetary activity, history, politics, newly minted coins in Antioch, scriptural prophecies and astrology. The astrophysicist links them together with the concept of “synchronicity,” a word coined by famed psychiatrist Carl Jung that expresses the idea of “meaningful coincidence.” “We don’t need a miracle. It’s a natural solution, a coming together of all those circumstances,” said Young, explaining that Molnar took an entirely new tack in his research. Molnar “went backwards in time,” Young said, using sophisticated computer software, to see what was happening in space around the time of Jesus’ birth. What Molnar discovered was a lunar eclipse on April 17, in the year 6 B.C. Its path would explain why the Gospel writer Matthew reports in chapter 2:2-10 the sighting as a star that moved forward, then backward. This might have happened because the planet Jupiter had gone into retrograde, which would explain why it journeyed in one direction, reversed its course, and “stood still” over Bethlehem in December 6 B.C., Molnar explained. The eclipse in question was a lineup of stars and planets that would have riveted the attention of the Magi. These ancient wise men from Persia were highly respected. They served kings, interpreted dreams, healed the sick and explained physical phenomena, including planetary movements as signs of the future. The configuration they saw in the sky, Molnar says in his book, was a lunar eclipse of Jupiter, the kings’ planet, in the Aries constellation. Aries the Ram, Molnar argues, was Judea’s astrological sign. It took the Magi a long time get to Judea. They saw the eclipse on April 17 of 6 B.C. -- the date Molnar believes probable for Jesus' birth, although scholars and theologians continue the debate -- but the coming summer meant that they had to take a route through the Fertile Crescent to bypass the grueling Persian Desert. By the time they arrived and spoke to Herod in December of 6 B.C., Jesus would have been a toddler, which would explain Herod’s attack on all baby boys age two and under. While astrology was widely popular in the Greco-Roman world, the Jewish people did not practice it. They respected practitioners, Young said, but would not have known about Judea’s “horoscope” predicting the birth of their long-awaited Messiah. That’s why Herod was so unpleasantly surprised when his astrologer guests from the East came knocking on the palace door. All the king could tell them was what he knew from Scriptural prophecies, that Bethlehem was the specific place to look for the child. Young noted that the role of astronomy, at that time, was to act as the servant of astrology by providing the necessary mathematical tools they needed in tracing the movement of the planets. In modern times, the tendency is to honor astronomy for its mathematical know-how valuable to engineers, he said, “and astrology is regarded as fluffy.” But Carl Jung saw astrology as important in a different sense, Young pointed out. Molnar quotes Jung in his book: “The starry vault of heaven is in truth the open book of cosmic projection in which are reflected archetypes,” such as kings, warriors, saviors. These archetypes showed up in the planets and the stars, and their movement was said to influence life on earth, countries as well as individuals, political situations, life and death. Young further quotes Jung as predicting that “I dare say that we shall one day discover in astrology a good deal of knowledge that has been intuitively projected into the heavens. For instance, it appears that the signs of the zodiac are character pictures, in order words libido symbols which depict the typical qualities of the libido at a given moment.” Young’s presentation gets down to earth, telling of circumstances brewing across the Middle East, particularly Judea. The Jews were longing for a Messiah to rescue them from Herod, the cruel puppet king foisted upon them by Rome. The Hebrew Scriptures had predicted the Messiah’s birth. In the Book of Numbers, believed to be written around 1,400 B.C., mentions a star (24:17): “I see him, though not now; I observe him, though not near. A star shall advance from Jacob (Judea), a scepter shall rise from Israel, that will crush the brows of Moab, and the skull of all the Sethites.” Even several coins minted in Antioch noted the existence of the star. One of them shows a ram looking backward at one. In his years holding the presentations on Molnar’s findings, Young said they have been warmly received. “People are typically very positive,” he said. Ruthmary Mangan, one of the attendees at his talk in Columbus, described Young as “a marvelous teacher able to make complex material understandable.” “What I found so interesting is, we tend to look for the spectacular, but it is really quite simple outwardly,” she said. [Sharon Abercrombie is a frequent contributor to Eco Catholic.] Editor's note: Want more stories from Eco Catholic? We can send you an email alert once a week with the latest. Just go to this page and follow directions: Email alert sign-up. Crèches from the Americas offer an epiphany on migration, social justice Christ's birth can bring peace, hope to suffering world, pope says On a foggy Christmas Eve We are collaborators in service to the poor The conversion of St. Scrooge EarthBeat \| Seeking synchronicity in the Star of Bethlehem story In Costa Rica, university president sees Laudato Si' reenergizing Catholics Beat pans, blow whistles to fight locusts, Catholic leaders urge Kenyans Sign up for the EarthBeat Weekly e-newsletter with our latest news and content about faith and climate change. Film inspires a plastics-free grocery trip Post date: Jan 10, 2020 Closer to the world: A bicycle for Gary Post date: Dec 30, 2019 Moving on: from recycling to zero waste Read More \| Submit your Small Earth Story A Twitter List by EarthBeatNCR Small Earth Stories	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line28059
__label__wiki	0.632488	0.632488	NCUB - National Centre for Universities and Business You are here: Home Success Stories PD Ports to create future leaders through degree apprenticeships PD Ports to create future leaders through degree apprenticeships Written by Teesside University Success story from Teesside University PD Ports has launched a new bespoke Chartered Management Degree Apprenticeship (CMDA) with Teesside University to support the development of future leaders for the port and logistics operator. With a relationship spanning over ten years, PD Ports, operator of Teesport – one of the UK’s busiest ports, has joined forces with the University once again to launch the three-year, part-time course. This is the second degree programme PD Ports has collaborated on with the University following two groups of employees completing a bespoke Foundation degree in Leadership and Management in 2009 and 2011. An initial cohort of 20 management staff from across the business have signed up for this new degree apprenticeship, which is designed to give participants the skills, knowledge and experience to lead the business in the years ahead. Working with PD Ports, the University has developed a bespoke course that will give employees the opportunity to learn theoretical knowledge to underpin the practical skills developed whilst carrying out their daily roles. Those on this programme include individuals from a variety of roles and locations across the business including senior managers and those up and coming within operational and commercial areas, the in-house training department and Harbour Police. Experienced academics, with professional backgrounds, are delivering the programme with the support of PD Ports’ directors. David Wilson, Group HR Manager for PD Ports, said: "We have worked in partnership with Teesside University’s business school for over 10 years. This strong link and a deep understanding of our business allows us to work together to provide programmes that will be suitable for our people and our business. "The CMDA marks a significant and important step in developing our future leaders as we continue to grow and adapt in a fast-changing market. "From a business perspective, this is about succession planning and investing in our people to help us remain at the forefront of the ports and logistics sector, as we look to not only enhance the abilities of employees to carry out their current roles but also give them the skills they will need in the future. "Teesside University’s business school leads the field in terms of employer engagement and by developing this bespoke CMDA for us has proved once again that they can deliver an exceptional learning experience with the right blend of academic excellence, entrepreneurial thinking and real-life application that meet the requirements of the local business community." Dr Gill Owens, Teesside University’s programme leader for the Chartered Management Degree Apprenticeship, added: "The participants find the CMDA both a challenging and enjoyable experience. It enables them to apply their knowledge and learning in the workplace and make a positive impact there now and in the future. 'Each successful participant will end the three-year course with a management certificate from the Chartered Management Institute." NCUB responds to first iteration of Knowledge Exchange Framework Future proofing the graduate journey Credits where they're due Commercialisation: addressing the UK industry-university gap University-business collaboration in a Conservative majority government Turning ideas into £36 million with the University of Sussex Crowdfunding your way to success Abertay unveils £5.5m School of Design and Informatics A thriving and inclusive graduate enterprise ecosystem New investment routes for North East university spin-outs Follow NCUB on Twitter Like NCUB on Facebook Follow NCUB on LinkedIn Follow NCUB on YouTube © National Centre for Universities & Business. All Rights Reserved. Site Design & Build by After Digital	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line28060
__label__wiki	0.85485	0.85485	UFC 245: Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman… UFC 245: Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman silences Colby Covington with late TKO Champ drops the brash challenger twice late in the fifth round to earn the referee stoppage in Saturday's main event Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman, red, defeats Colby Covington via TKO during UFC 245 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV, Saturday, Dec 14, 2019. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) By Brian Martin \| bmartin@scng.com \| Daily News PUBLISHED: December 14, 2019 at 11:22 pm \| UPDATED: December 14, 2019 at 11:50 pm LAS VEGAS — A bitter war of words turned into a war of attrition. Kamaru Usman waited until the final minute to punctuate it. The welterweight champion dropped Colby Covington twice late in the fifth round and pummeled the challenger until the fight was halted in the main event at UFC 245 on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. The outspoken Covington, whose outlandish claims and heavy right-wing political leanings while touting Trump MAGA hats had earned him many detractors, showed a ton of mettle and was definitely within striking distance of winning the fight. After the third round, Covington told his corner he believed he had a broken jaw. Colby Covington rests on the cage after being defeated by Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman by TKO during UFC 245 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV, Saturday, Dec 14, 2019. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) But Usman (16-1) got the last punch and last word. “This one’s not for me. This one’s for the whole entire world right now,” Usman said. After four rounds, one judge had the fight 39-37 for Usman, one had it 39-37 for Covington, and the third had it all tied up at 38-38. So the fifth round was key. A right cross from Usman put Covington (15-2) on his seat late in the third minute in a fight that, until then, had featured no knockdown or takedowns from the two elite wrestlers. Covington recovered and got up, only to eat a straight right from Usman to put him down again. As Usman descended to try to finish the fight, Covington grasped for one of his legs. Usman unleashed right after right to the left side of Covginton’s head before referee Marc Goddard stopped the fight at 4:10 of the final round. Covington, who protested the stoppage, ran out of the Octagon after the official results were announced and sprinted to the locker room without comment. “I heard all week, all month, since the fight got signed. ‘Colby is in his head, Colby this, Colby that, he’s gonna gas out, he’s gonna fight emotional,’” said Usman, who was effective going often to Covington’s body throughout the fight. “The reason why I’m the best in the world is my mind is stronger than everyone in this division.” Usman, 32, is now on a 15-fight winning streak — he hasn’t lost since his 2nd pro fight in 2013. He became the 170-pound champion when he dominated Tyron Woodley via unanimous decision, winning every round at UFC 235 in March. His next defense could come against fellow Floridian Jorge Masvidal, as “The NIgerian Nightmare” has fought and defeated everyone in the top five of the welterweight division except Masvidal. Covington, 31, had won seven in a row. He suffered his first loss since almost four years ago to the day when he tapped to a guillotine choke from Warlley Alves. Brian Martin More in MMA/Boxing Dillon Danis, Khonry Gracie off Bellator 238 card due to injuries Whicker: Super-lightweight champ Jose Ramirez might be on verge of two long campaigns Whicker: If we’re as lucky as Errol Spence was, this could be a classic boxing year	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line28062
__label__cc	0.725275	0.274725	gomovies.sc twitter – 123Movies Rebrands As GoMovies! EverydayElectronics Stream the newest movie releases in high quality for your enjoyment on LosMovies. That is why Movies 123 has been hunted by the authorities and has been forced to change hosting service providers and change its name so many times. 123movies tombstone – Urban Dictionary Gomovies has again moved into a new domain name, the popular movie streaming website. Are you tired of seeing distracting ads on streaming sites? If so, this 123Movies alternative is perfect for you. Believe it or not, but GoStream allows you to watch movies for free and without traditional ads. Yes, there are links that lead to sponsored sites, but those are very easy to avoid even without an adblock. 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PrimeWire’s homepage is also refreshing as it features a variety of movies in terms of release dates, genres, etc. This free movie streaming site goes above and beyond to provide all sorts of content for their users to enjoy. It provides you an advanced search bar with two additional options genre and year. Also, it offers a list of popular tags on homepage which you can use to explore movie or go with Old homepage also. There is no requirement to create an account to stream full movies online. Cats ‘s final trailer was just released, and you might want to check you don’t have any early appointments tomorrow before you watch it, because it’s absolute nightmare fuel. Continuing the story of the original It movie, it shows beloved Losers Club facing their face-painted demons as adults, 27 years on from their first encounter with Pennywise. Guess what? Pennywise has not used that time to reflect, meditate, and grow as a person.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line28069
__label__wiki	0.987123	0.987123	Trio denied entry to court twice after they were too sloshed to face a judge They continued drinking after initially being refused entry Christopher Harper Left to right: Farrah Ready, Leigh Spencer and Antonio Junior Zabaroni (Image: Derby Telegraph) These three defendants were denied entry into court because they were initially too drunk to enter. Security at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates Court thought it wasn't safe to let the trio in after they necked booze. All their cases were pushed back until 2pm - but it didn't stop them drinking which meant they were refused once again. At that point, a member of the security team was called into court to explain why they had twice not been allowed into the building, reports DerbyshireLive. Following the conversation, District Judge Andrew Meachin said each defendant could have their case heard if they were escorted into and out of court by a member of the security staff. The defendants were Farrah Ready, Antonio Junior Zabaroni and Leigh Spencer. Here's what happened when the cases were finally called: CASE ONE: Ready, 24, of Kirkstone Court, Long Eaton, was up first and was told to sit in the dock during her hearing. Ben Payne, prosecuting each case, said she had threatened to kill a woman whilst wielding a hammer, used racial language and damaged a front door during an incident in Long Eaton last February. Farrah Ready (Image: Derby Telegraph) Mr Payne said: "The victim woke up to the sound of shouting. She got up, got dressed and went downstairs. "She heard the defendant shouting calling her a P* b**, I want to kill you, I'm going to smash your head in. "She needed to leave the house and went to a neighbour's flat. The defendant had a hammer and was using it to bang on the door." In a statement read out in court, the victim revealed the impact the incident had had on her. It read: "I have been affected and it has caused my anxiety and depression to get worse. Now I have moved out of Derbyshire as a result of this attack. "I have moved to an area where I know very few people. I still feel unsafe in my own home." The court heard in a separate incident, Ready had smashed two windows at the Blue Bell pub, in Long Eaton, on Christmas Day. Alice Hornsby, mitigating, told the court she entered guilty pleas at the first opportunity. She said: "The defendant has shown remorse for her behaviour. She had a very difficult childhood and lost her dad at the age of six. "She doesn't have any contact with her mother whatsoever. She has bipolar and suffers with anxiety and depression. "She is in receipt of Universal Credit and PIP. She looks after her nana everyday, she cooks for her, showers her and gets her up, out and about." Ms Hornsby told the court Ready did find work as a chef, but due to her mental health issues found it stressful and left after four months. Ms Hornsby said Ready lives alone and has been in a relationship with her boyfriend for three years who is a "pillar of support for her". District Judge Meachin handed Ready a 12-month community order. This included eight Rehabilitation Activity Requirement Days, a 31-day programme to address her issues and a 16-week curfew between 7pm and 7am. She was then told to pay compensation of £100 to her victim and £100 compensation to the Blue Bell pub, as well as £85 costs and a £90 victim surcharge - taking her total to pay to £375. CASE TWO: Zabaroni, 30, of Monyash Close, Ilkeston, was in court after he walked into a Co-Op store, in College Street, Long Eaton, claiming he had a gun. The prosecutor said: "A staff member described (Zabaroni) being agitated, being loud and waving his arms around. The staff member was in the warehouse, but came out to the shop floor. Antonio Junior Zabaroni (Image: Derby Telegraph) "A colleague told him a male had got a gun on him. The staff member turns to the defendant and says 'it's not funny'. "The defendant said he was only joking and that he didn't have a gun. He was aggressive towards the member of staff and said 'I'm going to hit you, I'm going to hit you'." The prosecutor said Zabaroni had 17 previous convictions for 24 offences. John Last, mitigating, said Zabaroni had apologised to the staff before leaving the store, saying he had been "joking". COURTS IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 150 criminals locked up in 2019 Longest sentences for Notts killers Offenders sent to prison n December Banged up in November Mr Last said: "His father died of a heart attack in 1994 when the defendant was three. He hardly knew his father. "He has grown in maturity. He is dealing with his drug problem which is remarkable." District Judge Meachin handed Zabaroni a curfew for 12 weeks from 7pm until 7am. He must also complete 10 Rehabilitation Activity Requirement days. He was then told to pay compensation of £75, costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £90. CASE THREE Spencer, 41, of Thirlmere Road, Long Eaton, appeared in the courtroom to plead not guilty to theft. Leigh Spencer (Image: Derby Telegraph) Mr Last also represented him in court. A trial date was set for his case. He will next appear at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court in March and was told to be at court for 9.30am. He was handed unconditional bail until that day. Nottinghamshire Police'We believe a number of people may have witnessed the attack' - police step up hunt for attacker after serious assault in Nottingham city centreCan you help? 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__label__cc	0.513532	0.486468	Expert Blog › David Doniger Clean Car Peace Treaty at White House May 20, 2009 David Doniger What a gas! Today I was on hand for President Obama's announcement of new national standards for cars and trucks to cut their global warming pollution and raise their fuel economy. It was a picture-perfect day in the White House Rose Garden. It was amazing to see the president flanked by the heads of 10 domestic and foreign auto companies and the United Auto Workers, and by the governors of California, Michigan and Massachusetts, and leading members of Congress. Also present were industry and environmental leaders (including NRDC's president Frances Beinecke, our vehicle guru Roland Hwang, and me) who've been fighting for years in state houses and Congress. But today there was agreement. President Obama brought about a peace treaty that takes three regulatory regimes - the Environmental Protection Agency and California curbing greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act and the Transportation Department raising fuel economy under the Energy Independence and Security Act - and delivers one coherent set of standards at the highest possible level of performance. This is a formula that will cut global warming pollution, reduce our oil dependence, strengthen our economy, and put the auto industry on the path to a clean energy future. (Roland Hwang, State Sen. Fran Pavley, Frances Beinecke, CARB Chair Mary Nichols, and David Doniger at the White House.) Everybody wins. We'll have cleaner cars nationwide that meet California's landmark standards for cutting dangerous global warming pollution. We'll drive cars that save us money every time we fill up at the pump. We'll cut our country's dependence on oil from dangerous parts of the world. The car makers will get the practical national uniformity they've been craving. And we'll help the auto industry get back to health by making cars that make sense in a world of higher oil prices and ever-growing concern about global warming. Here are the key details: The Environmental Protection Agency will set national emission standards by next March for carbon dioxide and three other global warming pollutants from new cars, SUVs, minivans, and pick-ups. These standards will make good on the Supreme Court's 2007 ruling that carbon dioxide is an air pollutant under the Clean Air Act, and EPA's determination last month that global warming pollution is dangerous to our health and our environment. Acting jointly with EPA, the Department of Transportation will set stronger gas mileage standards for the same vehicles, under the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act. These nationwide EPA and DOT standards will ramp up over five years in model year 2012 through 2016. The federal government will give the green light to California's landmark clean car standards - standards NRDC worked for seven years to get adopted. In turn, California has agreed that if the federal standards are as stringent as the state's, then California will treat compliance with the federal standards as compliance with its own. The car makers have agreed to drop their lawsuits against California and other states that have adopted California's standards. They've lost all their cases so far, but ending their litigation is worth something. And the automakers have also agreed not to sue over the new federal standards. What's not to like? President Obama has delivered an agreement that gets car makers, states, environmentalists, and the federal government behind standards that will deliver clean, high-mileage cars nationwide. What a gas! cleanairact cleancars epawaiver obamaadministration David Doniger Senior Strategic Director, Climate & Clean Energy Program Want to join the fight? We're hiring.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line28073
__label__wiki	0.733042	0.733042	Show Hide image Jim's lessons If the Prime Minister is to survive, he has to crush the cabals and replace cabinet "goblins" with h By Bernard Donoughue Commentators are today understandably drawing comparisons between Gordon Brown's current predicament and the experience of James Callaghan's government, especially with reference to the "Winter of Discontent" in 1978-79. Having served with Callaghan in No 10 as head of his policy unit (as I did previously under Harold Wilson), I agree that there are some parallels. Between 1976 and 1979 we had, as now, a new nonconformist prime minister who was politically very experienced, a strong party man who was a former chancellor of the exchequer and had succeeded a brilliant, if controversial predecessor who had won several general elections. Callaghan, like Brown, inherited the tail end of a series of Labour governments, by which time the electorate and the media were getting tired of Labour and ready for a change. Also like Brown, he was handed the premiership by the party and ducked the much-touted opportunity of getting an electoral mandate from an early general election (which he might or might not have won). Scotland similarly presented difficulties for Cal laghan - and finally brought him down in a Commons defeat. Above all, again like Brown, he faced a daunting economic climate with an energy crisis, threatening inflation and foolishly rebellious trade unions. However, I am also struck by the differences between then and now. The 1970s were, after all, a generation ago and it was a very different age, dismal in many ways. The economic climate facing Jim Callaghan was far worse than anything that confronts Brown or the Chancellor, Alistair Darling (when the latter finds time to read the economic history of the 1970s and early 1980s he will want to revise his curious claim that today's is the worst economic situation for 60 years). Inflation peaked around 30 per cent just before Callaghan took over, and was usually in double figures. Most other economic indicators were worse than today's, with growth and productivity very poor over a long period and strikes continually disrupting industry. Not for nothing was Britain then known as "the sick man of Europe". Politically, the challenges facing Callaghan were daunting. Labour was in a Commons minority throughout his premiership (he skilfully cobbled together small majorities through pacts with the Liberals and the Ulstermen). Labour itself was riven by deep ideological differences of a kind and on a scale unknown today, with the strong left wing consistently on the edge of rebellion and limiting the policy options available to the government. The unions and activists facing Brown at this month's conferences are mere pussies compared to the wild men fighting Callaghan. The parliamentary opposition facing Calla ghan, led by the formidable Margaret Thatcher, was much more threatening than that operating today, which has few figures of stature and even fewer alternative policies on offer. They have nobody to compare with Thatcher, Michael Heseltine, Geoffrey Howe, Nigel Lawson, Nicholas Ridley, Jim Prior and Keith Joseph. They have no policy programme comparable to Thatcher's liberating, if to some frightening, proposals for free markets, big tax cuts and reducing the monopoly power of our deeply unpopular trade unions. Today the main opposition is the media, most of which have decided to try to destroy the Labour government and its prime minister, misrepresenting everything it attempts to do as foolish and a failure. The media are more powerful than in the 1970s. But the people will not be electing a cabinet of newspaper editors and Today programme egotists to run the country. A government can see off the media if it demonstrates that it is governing well. Governing, not surviving Yet, despite these daunting political and econo mic problems, Callaghan's government survived for three years. And it did more than just survive. For much of that time it governed impressively. Until the final shambles of the Winter of Discontent, when irresponsible trade union behaviour made Thatcher appear to many as the only way out of chaos, Callaghan's government won public approval. In the autumn of 1978 it was ahead of the Tories in the polls and won a key by-election. Callaghan ran well ahead of Thatcher and always dominated her in the Commons until those final months. Inflation was brought down into high single figures. Jim turned the 1976 IMF loan saga into a triumph of cabinet management. The first key steps were taken towards reforming our education system and bringing monetary policy under control. Although we lost the 1979 election, the Tory lead was cut down from more than 20 per cent at the start of the campaign to 7 per cent on polling day and the defeat was by a modest 40-odd seats - not by the landslide that had appeared inevitable in the months before polling day (and which Charles Clarke fears now faces Labour). Of course, we were defeated and the Tories were given 18 years of power blessed with North Sea oil. The Winter of Discontent was a gruesome experience for the country, a dreadful failure by the Labour government and by those trade unionists (not all) and the few marsh mallow ministers who inflicted the damage on their own movement and so gave Thatcher the opportunity to carry out her revolution and wreak revenge on the unions. Those 1976-79 years were not a time of proud Labour glory, but they contained many achievements against immense economic and political odds. Politically, the main lessons were that a prime minister with national values, courage and leadership skills, working collegiately with a strong and loyal cabinet, keeping close to his parliamentary colleagues and remaining connected with the concerns of the public and party rank and file, can overcome most obstacles. Callaghan had most of those values and skills. He trusted his cabinet colleagues (except perhaps Tony Benn, who behaved as if he was not part of the government, though Callaghan always showed him courtesy, which Benn commendably returned) and his cabinet colleagues trusted him. This collegiate atmosphere made for a relatively coherent government (given the doctrinal divisions) and presented to the nation from No 10 a sense of unity and purpose that is not always apparent today. Callaghan did not usually - education was an understandable exception - interfere in the micro-details of departmental affairs. But he showed a close interest in his ministers' objectives, holding regular meetings with them individually in the No 10 study, discussing their policy programmes and always encouraging them. In the key Treasury area, he and my policy unit monitored economic policies closely and he held regular meetings with his admirable chancellor, Denis Healey. They had disagreements, but always in private. Callaghan, having expressed his views, then always backed his chancellor in cabinet and in public. His conduct of the 1976 IMF crisis, with seven tense cabinets in which he gave all sides every chance to argue their views and worked with his chancellor throughout, was a good example of how to conduct cabinet and was perhaps the last supreme example of British cabinet government before Thatcher and Tony Blair brought the institution into sad decline. Gordon Brown (or any successor) could benefit from studying those events: Ken Morgan's biography of Callaghan and my recently published Downing Street Diary of the Callaghan years might be a helpful start. He would see that, even in an age of so-called presidential government, having a strong cabinet is a great asset. Certainly it is hard to be a strong and successful prime minister with a weak cabinet. Callaghan's cabinet - with Healey, John Smith, Merlyn Rees, Roy Hattersley, Shirley Williams, Bill Rodgers, Benn, David Owen and Harold Lever, to name but nine - was clearly stronger than Brown's today. But it could have been even better and was not as impressive as Wilson's previous cabinet. Cal laghan sadly lost Tony Crosland due to death. He dropped Barbara Castle and did not discourage Roy Jenkins from leaving for Brussels (he almost encouraged him). The latter two were political heavyweights. I could understand Jim's personal feelings against Castle but he would have benefited from her experience and clout. Jenkins seemed semi-detached but he was a great loss and might have been persuaded to stay. When suffering the crunch of the Winter of Discontent Cal laghan might have been better placed with these giants beside him than with mediocrities such as David Ennals, John Silkin and Bruce Millan. Brown could learn from that earlier experience. His own cabinet - with some commendable young exceptions - seems lightweight compared to Callaghan's and especially relative to the challenges that face it. Some of the biggest current Labour beasts are sadly (and, in my view, unnecessarily) outside the cabinet and if included would add weight and experience. John Reid, Charles Clarke, Alan Milburn and David Blunkett should, if they could be persuaded, be inside in senior positions. Of course, they have had their problems with the Prime Minister in the past - and he with them. They may initially prefer the comfort of the back benches. The Prime Minister may personally like neither them, nor the way they have criticised him. But he should swallow his animosities and try to persuade them to join the team. Clarke will have offended some with his comments but he would add great weight to the cabinet and would be better occupied fighting the enemy from inside than trumpeting outside the castle walls. Certainly, such a cabinet of heavy hitters would outpunch David Cameron's team of Notting Hill Gate lightweights. Once, in 1975, when Wilson had promoted a critic in a reshuffle, I protested, "Harold, have you seen what he has said about you?" He replied, "Bernard, that is not the point. My job is to construct the best possible Labour cabinet." That is Gordon Brown's job, too. Journalists will sneer that these are "yesterday's men". So what? They are at least yesterday's big and experienced men. We need them for the next 18 months. Does anybody believe it would not be better to listen to one of them chewing up John Humphrys and Jeremy Paxman in defence of our government than some of the goblins who now appear? The Prime Minister might also note that mutual loyalty is a political asset in government. Callaghan backed his ministers and encouraged them to back one another. Admittedly, the left wing plotted over weekend dinners in Hampstead, but Michael Foot continued to preach loyalty. Callaghan discouraged cabals and would not have allowed his deputy whip to plot against his chief whip. He certainly did not encourage No 10 to brief the media against ministerial colleagues. Loyalty is a kind of political cement and is very useful in stormy weather. If the present prime minister has not always demonstrated loyalty in the past, that makes it harder for him to expect loyalty now. But he could learn from Callaghan, who was himself not always loyal to Wilson earlier on but told me that when he suffered prostate cancer in 1972 he swore to reform. Wilson returned the feelings, to the benefit of them both in the crises of 1974-76. The days of cabals are over All the above is about the conduct of the job of prime minister, especially the handling of people, where personality is very important and not easy to change. Being prime minister is a uniquely difficult job and it is impossible to know if somebody can do it until they try. Callaghan showed he could do the job in No 10 - better than he ran the exchequer. Gordon Brown has not so far completely managed that, but he is a highly intelligent and experienced professional politician with strong Labour values and, given time, might learn to become a successful prime minister. As a lifelong Labour man, I (of course) hope he can learn, but I cannot be certain that he will. What I know is that he does not have much time. I am sure he could learn from Jim Callaghan how to handle policy. He needs to focus the government's policy programme in such a way that it gives Labour a fair chance of winning the next election. Callaghan did not dabble in a wide range of policies. He left that to ministers. He did not launch an endless flow of policy initiatives to catch the froth of morning media headlines, which the public ignores or soon forgets. He prioritised a few key areas that mattered to ordinary people: especially controlling prices, sustaining jobs and improving education. In the end he failed on inflation. But he made a good fist of achieving these priorities and they gave his government a policy coherence and a clear political identity and purpose. The public knew what Jim Callaghan and his government were about. Brown has not yet conveyed (as he did successfully with "prudence" in his early days at the Treasury) a clear sense of purpose. Hence his government appears to lack coherence, purpose and identity. It will not be easy for him to correct that while the media are bent on diminishing and destroying him. But he must try - or else Charles Clarke's stark warnings will be fulfilled. What should he do? The answer is not easy and anybody who is off the pitch, such as myself, should be wary of advising the present team how to play. But I believe some things can be done quickly. The Prime Minister might, for example, do three things. First, he should strengthen his cabinet by persuading some big beasts back inside in senior positions - one of them at the Treasury. Labour needs him to try sincerely, and them to agree. Second, he should overtly try to create trust within his government by giving genuinely full support to his chosen ministers and making it clear that the days of cabals are over (he might wish to acknowledge the past sins of his own entourage in this area and the so-called Blairites could do the same). Third, and above all, he should abandon micro-tinkering with a wide range of policies and focus on two or three major policy areas where he means to make progress in ways that matter to the mass of ordinary people. He should realise that Labour's legislative programmes in recent years have contained little political potency. I have read the Queen's Speeches in dismay and wondered, "Where are the votes in this?" They are usually full of administrative management and politically correct claptrap. We need a few policy initiatives on a dramatic scale if we are to change the current public mood - which is that it has made up its mind and wants change (Cal laghan told me in 1979 that "there is a sea change in the public mood and it is for That cher"). If that is the case now, we must still try to change it. My own suggestion would be to take four million of the lowest-paid workers out of the tax net by the time of the next election. That would have an impact on millions of people who are our natural supporters and would offer desirable redistribution of income. How could the £20bn-plus that it would cost be paid? It could be found not by further borrowing, but by cuts in public expenditure, where there is plenty of fat. We could abolish all consultancy in Whitehall (a useless exercise of buck-passing currently costing many billions). Various bureaucratic extravagances, such as "regional development", could be abolished and others, such as "health and safety", seriously trimmed. They were created for symbolic reasons, are costly and often offer little to the public good. The bureaucracy in the NHS might benefit likewise. Abolishing future child benefit beyond the third child (I had four) would save more than £1bn in the next six years. The Prime Minister should urgently conduct some cabinets to cut bloated expenditure by the required amount. Jim Callaghan did that in 1976-78 and the resulting savings of more than £6bn would, in today's money, produce much of the revenue required. Concentrating on a few major issues need not mean ignoring particular reforms, provided they matter practically to ordinary citizens. Harold Wilson asked us in 1974 to produce a list of "little things that mean a lot" (and did not cost too much). We did (for example, free TV for the elderly and rescuing the pint measure from Brus sels). Similarly, we could look at the closing of post offices, our appalling rubbish collections and recent proposals to cap or balance net immigration - issues that matter to people of all parties. The central point is that the government must reconnect with the concerns of ordinary people. Executing such an exercise would require strong leadership and a courageous approach from the top. It would offend some interests, though not the mass of the people. However, the danger is that, without strengthening the cabinet and introducing a few bold policies that have a major impact on the public mood, the government will drift towards electoral defeat. It may be that the public mood is too hostile to change, but at least the effort should be made. Certainly, Gordon Brown does not, as Jim Cal laghan did, face outwardly a formidable opposition nor (yet) suicidal trade unions inside our tent. The next election is not yet lost for Labour. But it will need a change of leadership style, improved ministerial performance and more politically attractive policies if the public mood is to be shifted. Learning lessons from Callaghan might achieve that. Lord Donoughue's "Downing Street Diary: Volume 2 - With James Callaghan in No 10" is published this month by Jonathan Cape (£30) This article appears in the 22 September 2008 issue of the New Statesman, The battle for Labour: How to save the party Personal Story: My father and the crop circles The break-up of a family firm	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line28074
__label__cc	0.55041	0.44959	Watch Ya' Mouth 90s Edition - the must have game of 2018 Our family received the Watch Ya' Mouth game - 90s Edition. I packed it up to bring along on our family vacation over the holidays. I had seen the Watch Ya' Mouth games before but had never played. This game is a MUST HAVE game for your collection. My two older kiddos (10 and 12) are finally of the age to play age 8 and up games so we're starting to have more family game nights. We were in a cabin with a bunch of kids and adults. The game comes with 12 Mouth pieces. 6 are smaller, 6 are larger. They are plastic and washable. The decks of cards were plentiful and easy to read. Some cards were difficult (lots of words) and others were more simple but don't be fooled ... trying to say these 90s phrases without your normal linguistics is the fun and the challenge! We were rolling on the floor laughing at the attempts by young and old alike at this game. The best part for the 79' and 80s' babies on this trip was the flashback to the phrases, songs and people of that time. This game belongs in your game closet. Get it for yourself, for your kids, for a friend. You will not regret it!	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line28076
__label__wiki	0.921224	0.921224	The Official Site of the Dallas Stars STH Central Purchase Parking Promotions & Giveaway Nights Mobile Ticketing Directions My Dallas Stars Account Last Minute Tickets Team Headlines Stars Archive Injury Updates Prospect Coverage 2020 NHL Winter Classic Official Stars Podcast Hey Heika Mailbag Site Reporters Mike Heika Jeff Odom Stars TV Stars Rewind Postgame Interviews Practice Reports Open Ice YouTube.com/DallasStars Add Schedule to Calendar TV/Radio Info TV Channel Listings Stars on The Ticket TV/Radio Broadcasters Watch In-Market Stars Games Hockey Operations Ownership Advisory Group Stars History Central Division Standings Wild Card Standings Dallas Stars Foundation Birthday Announcements Foundation Newsletter 2020 Player Calendars Stars Social Media Stars Insider Email Official Watching Parties Victor E. 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Interim president Tony Tavares was trying to navigate a potential transition through bankruptcy, and then-GM Joe Nieuwendyk had a $45 million budget which was about $11 million under the NHL's salary cap at the time. During the summer of 2010, the team decided to part ways with the face of the franchise, and Mike Modano ended up playing the 2010-11 season with the hated Detroit Red Wings. What could be worse? Well, as the team tried to battle its way back, it landed in a stretch where it missed the playoffs for five consecutive seasons. Let's just say they tested the faith of their fan base. At one point, they were playing in front of a half-empty arena while pondering what the future might be. The fact that it is what it is right now is a testament to how much the organization has changed. Owner Tom Gaglardi bought the Stars out of bankruptcy court in November of 2011, and it took a few years before he was able to get the pieces in place that he wanted. But as the team heads into 2020, let's look back at five huge moves that helped shape the future: 1. Jim Nill is hired as general manager Tom Gaglardi was looking for some experience in the Dallas market when he bought the team, so he brought back former Stars president Jim Lites. In addition to helping get the business side of the Stars back on its feet, Lites also scored a coup when he was able to bring in Jim Nill as general manager in 2013. Lites and Nill had connections through the Detroit Red Wings, and Nill was the most sought-after GM candidate in the league at the time. Getting him to come to Dallas was a huge factor in establishing a respected front office that could push the right buttons and assemble a roster that could compete. Nill has had his misses, but he has had more hits, assembling a team that right now is among the best in the NHL defensively and has a chance to make a long playoff run if the pieces fall into place. And while the roster is among the oldest in the NHL, the core still has a lot of youth. The trio of John Klingberg (27), Esa Lindell (25) and Miro Heiskanen (20) could form the heart of a defense that could be great for years to come. Meanwhile, a forward group that includes Tyler Seguin (28), Radek Faksa (26), Jason Dickinson (24), Roope Hintz (23) and Denis Gurianov (22) also has the potential to age well. 2. Tyler Seguin is acquired in trade with Bruins One of the biggest flaws before Nill took over was the lack of center depth. Jamie Benn was playing center instead of left wing, and the departures of Brad Richards and Mike Ribeiro left a lot of space in the pivot. Nill fixed that in two summers, acquiring Tyler Seguin from Boston in 2013 and Jason Spezza from Ottawa in 2014. Spezza had a solid run and has since moved on to Toronto, but Seguin could become one of the best players in franchise history. Since his acquisition in 2013, Seguin ranks eighth in NHL scoring with 496 points in 511 games. He is fourth in goals in that span with 217. Even during what most would consider a down season by his standards, Seguin leads the Stars with 32 points, is plus-6 and is winning 58 percent of his faceoffs. The Stars sent Loui Eriksson, Reilly Smith, Joe Morrow and Matt Fraser to the Bruins for Seguin, Rich Peverley and Ryan Button. It is seen as one of the best trades in franchise history. 3. Miro Heiskanen drafted third overall in 2017 The Stars did not have a whole lot of luck in the draft during the decade, but they were dealt a winning hand in 2017. With the Stars set to draft eighth overall, the draft lottery handed Dallas a huge gift. During the NHL's reshuffling of the "lottery" teams, the Stars moved up to third overall. They selected Miro Heiskanen, and they feel they might have a "No. 1 defenseman" for years to come. The draft itself was a bit of a funny one, as everyone had Nico Hischier first and Nolan Patrick second. That's exactly how they went, and that left the Stars with an interesting decision at No. 3. Dallas could take Heiskanen, Canadian defenseman Cale Makar, or Swedish center Elias Pettresson. The Stars went with Heiskanen and are pleased with their pick. The skilled defenseman is leading the team in time on ice at 24:30 this season and has 22 points (seven goals, 15 assists) in 42 games. He also is plus-9. The Stars have had plenty of misses on first round picks this decade. If you want to go back to 2009, you can list Scott Glennie (eighth overall), Jack Campbell (11th overall), Valeri Nichushkin (10th overall) and Julius Honka (14th overall) as players that didn't work out. But if you include Heiskanen in the current group of draft picks, there is a chance that Dallas will be able to ice a future roster with plenty of home-grown talent. Among the players who could be important going forward are 2019 first-round pick Thomas Harley, 2018 first-round pick Ty Dellandrea, 2015 first-round pick Denis Gurianov, and 2017 first-round pick Jake Oettinger. There was some luck in getting Heiskanen, but the Stars are hoping they will surround that luck with plenty of depth. 4. Brad Alberts takes over as team president Not unlike players and front office personnel, changes to the business side also can help determine the destiny of a pro sports franchise. When Jim Lites decided to concentrate more on big picture business and helping Tom Gaglardi's interests in Texas, he handed the day-to-day operation of the Stars to Brad Alberts in 2018. It was the right choice. Alberts started selling tickets with the Stars in 1996 and moved up the ranks into management before leaving in 2009. He returned in 2011, and has been a key member of the decision-making group ever since. When he was given his current job, Alberts set out to not only improve the small details of the organization but also push for dream projects. One of those dream projects was the Winter Classic, and he and the management group made that happen on Jan. 1. Dallas played host to an outdoor hockey game at the Cotton Bowl, and really established the Stars as an organization to watch. Mix that with the hosting the 2018 NHL Draft, and the city and team are definitely in a good place in terms of their relationship with the league. 5. Gaglardi family buys the Stars in 2011 Clearly the best move of the decade was the purchase of the team out of bankruptcy by Tom Gaglardi and his father, Bob. Not only did the purchase give the team the financial security it needed to make moves like getting Jim Nill and Tyler Seguin, it created a chain reaction where the benefits could be exponential. In addition to allowing management to create a sales plan that has the building full on most nights, the investment of the Gaglardi's in Texas real estate and the hotel and restaurant business means the financial footprint for Northland Properties is expanding. The Vancouver-based business now is finding success in North Texas and the Austin area, and that means that the Stars franchise is only going to get stronger. The most recent Forbes rankings has the Stars 12th in the NHL in franchise value at $600 million, and that is a significant upgrade in the span of eight years. The past decade started with a 3-1 home loss to Vancouver on Jan. 2, 2010 en route to another year without the playoffs. This decade started with a 4-2 win over Nashville on New Year's Day before 85,630 fans at the Cotton Bowl. So maybe there was more good done over the past 10 years than we realize. Don't miss your chance to see the Stars take on the Buffalo Sabres when they return home to American Airlines Center on Thursday, Jan. 16 at 7:30 p.m. Get your tickets now! This story was not subject to the approval of the National Hockey League or Dallas Stars Hockey Club. Mike Heika is a Senior Staff Writer for DallasStars.com and has covered the Stars since 1994. Follow him on Twitter @MikeHeika, and listen to his podcast. Stars Privacy Policy Corporate Sponsorship Contact Us Job Opportunities DallasStars.com is the official Web site of DSE Hockey Club, L.P. The Dallas Stars primary logo is a registered trademark and the Stars name and secondary logos are trademarks of the Dallas Stars. NHL, the NHL Shield, the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup and NHL Conference logos are registered trademarks of the National Hockey League. 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__label__wiki	0.869723	0.869723	https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/SeeClickFixcelebrates50G-issuesreported-11616219.php SeeClickFixcelebrates50G issuesreported? Abbe Smith, Register Staff Published 12:00 am EDT, Tuesday, August 10, 2010 NEW HAVEN -- Ben Berkowitz and the folks who run SeeClickFix were sitting around brainstorming ways to celebrate the fast-approaching milestone of 50,000 issues posted when an idea dawned on them: Ask SeeClickFix users to contribute prizes for a gift basket. The idea was to send the 50,000th person to post an issue online at SeeClickFix a "crowdsourced" gift basket with prizes pledged by website users from across the country. SeeClickFix, a website that lets neighbors connect over common concerns, encourages citizens to get involved in their community. People post concerns about problems from potholes to noisy neighbors to broken stoplights. The website has roots in New Haven but has spread to communities across the United States and beyond. The prizes that have been pledged for the milestone celebration are enticing: A T-shirt that says, "New Haven. It's better than your town"; a photograph of a squirrel or bathing bird by Craigslist.com founder Craig Newmark; a signed ping-pong paddle courtesy of the staff at SeeClickFix; a limited edition bobblehead doll from the New Haven Register. The Journal Register Co.'s 18 daily newspapers and online publications, including the New Haven Register, are partnering with SeeClickFix in the communities they serve. The Register site is: www.nhregister.com/seeclickfix/. In a Facebook page created for the event, SeeClickFix promised to send the gift basket to the winner anywhere in the continental United States. However, it turns out the person who unknowingly became the 50,000th reporter resides in a town in the northern Mexican state of Sonora. A resident of Obregon logged on to the Spanish version of SeeClickFix Thursday and reported a problem with dusty streets. The poster, named Miriam, was hoping to prod the man responsible for putting water on the ground to minimize dust to, well, do his job. Miriam may or may not get her dusty street watered down, but she definitely is in store for a little love from New Haven. Berkowitz called it "super cool" that the 50,000th person to post an issue lives in another country and uses the Spanish version of the website. "The fact that the 50,000th issue happened in a different country and a different language in a city that we did not know SeeClickFix was active in is too cool," he said. Berkowitz said staff have e-mailed Miriam to get information about where to send the gift basket, but they had not heard back from her as of Friday afternoon. While 50,000 is a milestone, Berkowitz said the real victory is the impact SeeClickFix is having in communities. On average, more than 40 percent of issues reported on the site get resolved, Berkowitz said. "I think where we've made the biggest impact is in the willingness of government to communicate openly with their citizens, across the country, not just in New Haven," he said. Contact Abbe Smith at 203-789-5615.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line28079
__label__wiki	0.900877	0.900877	CA (Civil Aviation) (White House Central Files: Subject Files) File materials placed in the category CA (Civil Aviation) pertain to aviation policy, safety regulations, air commerce, air freight, development of aeronautics, the control and use of navigable air space, research and development of air navigation facilities, and development and operation of a common system of air traffic control and navigation for civil aircraft. Materials concerning military aviation are filed under ND (National Defense), and those concerning Federal aid for airport construction are filed under FA (Federal Aid). The principal correspondents represented in this subject category include the President; his counselors, assistants and advisors in the White House, including among others, Henry A. Kissinger, John D. Ehrlichman, Peter M. Flanigan, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Egil Krogh, Jr., Daniel W. Hofgren, William M. Magruder, David H. Gunning, William E. Timmons, Edward E. David, Lee A. DuBridge, Robert P. Mayo, James R. Schlesinger, and Caspar Weinberger. Also included are John P. Walsh, Executive Secretary of the State Department; John A. Volpe and Claude S. Brinegar, consecutive Secretaries, James M. Beggs, Undersecretary, and Robert Henri Binder, Direction of International Transportation of the Department of Transportation; John H. Shaffer, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency; Secor D. Browne and John W. Crooker, Jr., consecutive Chairmen of the Civil Aeronautics Board, and CAB members, Whitney Gillilland, G. Joseph Minetti, Robert Murphy, and Robert Timm; William A. Anders, Executive Secretary of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; airline and aerospace professional organization executives; and private citizens. Throughout the Civil Aviation file, much of the correspondence concerns the activities of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB). That independent agency has broad responsibility for the encouragement and development of civil aviation, and is vested with economic regulatory powers over civil aviation within the United States and between the United States and foreign countries. The Board is composed of five members, appointed for staggered six year terms. No more than three may be appointed from the same political party. Board activities include authorizations to carriers to engage in interstate and foreign air transportation; jurisdiction over tariffs, and rates and fares charged to the public and for the carriage of mail. The Board also authorizes and pays subsidies to air carriers when non self-sustaining airlines are deemed necessary to public convenience. The Board also has jurisdiction over unfair competitive practices, and it regulates mergers, agreements, acquisitions of control, and interlocking relationships involving air carriers. The Board advises the Department of State in negotiations with foreign governments for new or revised air routes and services. The terms Executive and General which are stamped above the subject file code indicate the source of the materials. Items designated as Executive are communications between the leaders and agencies of foreign, national and state and local governments and prominent persons. Items designated as General are communications between Government officials and private citizens and organizations. The topics filed under each heading are generally similar. The types of records found in the subject files include original incoming letters and staff memoranda; carbons and electrostatic copies of outgoing letters and staff memoranda; transmittal letters and memoranda for correspondence, reports and other items; telegrams, cables and teletype communications; printed materials such as reports, brochures and magazine reprints; preservation copies of newspaper and magazine clippings; cross reference sheets to other file materials; and withdrawal sheets for materials either transferred as audiovisual or museum items or withdrawn for national security or privacy considerations. Some materials relating to CA are in the following subject files: BE Business-Economics CO Countries FG 6-4 National Aeronautics and Space Council FG 6-11-1/Flanigan, Peter Flanigan, Peter FG 11 The Cabinet FG 13 Department of Defense FG 21 Department of Commerce FG 22 Department of Labor FG 23 Department of Health, Education and Welfare FG 25 Department of Transportation FG 31 The Congress of the United States FG 88 Civil Aeronautics Board FG 164 National Aeronautics and Space Administration FG 299 Interagency Steering Committee to Review U.S. International Air Transportation Policy FI Finance FO Foreign Affairs HE Health OS Outer Space ST States and Territories CA CIVIL AVIATION Among the many topics filed under CA are international and national transportation policy; concern for national security implications of developments affecting U.S. Flag carriers; agreements and conventions with foreign nations on air transportation matters such as routes, rates and crimes committed aboard aircraft; the role of Federal agencies in international aviation; airline industry concerns, including supplemental air carriers, mergers, financial profitability and financing; developmental aircraft and engines; aeronautical satellites; Civil Aeronautics Board rulings and reports; and legislation relating to air carriers and transport and airway development. CA 2 AIRPORTS In this file are materials pertaining to airports (including jetports and airparks) throughout the country. Some of the topics included are airport dedications, improvements, and expansion. Additional subjects are security concerns, including highjacking detection devices; noise pollution; user fees; a trust fund for airports; and legislation for airport development. CA 3 RATES This file concerns fares, including transatlantic, domestic, cargo, postal, youth and senior citizen rates. Some material also concerns the financial crises of scheduled air carriers, problems of air transport industry, regulation of the airline industry, and charges for customs preclearance. CA 4 ROUTES-NAVIGATION The subject matter in this file pertains to international negotiations concerning air routes; procedures in international air route cases; air carrier applications for air routes; requests for investigations of certain carriers; special use of air space (prohibited space over Camp David); and landing rights at certain airports. CA 5 SAFETY-TRAFFIC CONTROL Topics in this file include safety functions prescribed under the Federal Aviation Act of 1958; vortex turbulence caused by large aircraft; an acoustic sensing system for detecting, measuring and tracking wake vortices; public safety implications of urban development near airports; airport safety; and potential restraint techniques to be used in Presidential aircraft. Other subjects include the air traffic controller career program; the Air Traffic Controller Carrier Act of 1972; the President's Science Advisory Committee's report on air traffic control; a staff paper on air traffic control planning and research; funds for air traffic controllers; and air controller strikes and union (PATCO) demands. CA 6 SUBSIDIES The correspondence in this file concerns the plight of local service carriers, requests for subsidies, mergers, finances of U.S. air carriers, and supplemental appropriations for the Civil Aeronautics Board. CA 7 CASES-DECISIONS Decisions by the Civil Aeronautics Board involving domestic authority are not subject to review by any executive department or agency. However, decisions granting or affecting certificates for overseas and foreign air transportation, as well as permits to foreign air carriers, require Presidential approval. Much of the material in this file, therefore, relates to Presidential approvals of CAB decisions in cases involving international air transportation matters. Some of the topics in this file include CAB decisions on air route, rate and merger cases; the role of the President in international aviation cases; Office of Management and Budget staff work on CAB international air cases; the delegation of certain Presidential authority in CAB cases; Presidential review of CAB cases; policy alternatives for bilateral air transport agreements; investigation and amendment of foreign air carrier permit terms; and domestic carrier feeding of U.S. as opposed to foreign international carriers. CA 8 AIRCRAFT DEVELOPMENT Most of the correspondence in this file concerns the development of a supersonic aircraft (SST). Included are letters, telegrams and postcards either in favor of or opposed to the SST; recommendations on the SST from appropriate White House, Department and Agency officials; and reports of the President's Science Advisory Committee and the Ad Hoc SST Review Committee on the SST. Other topics concerning the SST pertain to financing, design and environmental problems. In addition, the files concern the Lockheed crisis that resulted from a Rolls Royce bankruptcy; the impact of Federal seed money in civil aeronautics research and development; wake turbulence sensors; and the XXT (a second generation SST) proposal. EX CA Civil Aviation Beginning-5/19/1969 EX CA Civil Aviation 5/20/1969-12/31/1969 EX CA Civil Aviation 1/1/1970-5/31/1970 EX CA Civil Aviation 9/1/1970-10/31/1970 EX CA Civil Aviation 11/1/1970-12/31/1970 EX CA Civil Aviation 1/1/1972- [1 of 2] EX CA Civil Aviation 4/1/1974- GEN CA Civil Aviation Begin-4/30/1969 GEN CA Civil Aviation 5/1/1969-8/31/1969 GEN CA Civil Aviation 9/1/1969-12/31/1969 GEN CA Civil Aviation 10/1/1970-10/31/1970 GEN CA Civil Aviation 11/1/1972- GEN CA Civil Aviation 1/1/1973 EX CA 1 Accidents [1969-1970] EX CA 1 Accidents 1/1/1971- GEN CA 1 Accidents [1969-1970] GEN CA 1 Accidents 1/1/1971- GEN CA 1 Accidents 1/1/1973 EX CA 2 Airports [1969-1970] EX CA 2 Airports 1/1/1971- GEN CA 2 Airports Beginning-9/8/1969 GEN CA 2 Airports 9/9/1969-12/31/1969 GEN CA 2 Airports 1/1/1970- EX CA 3 Rates [1969-1970] EX CA 3 Rates 1/1/1971- GEN CA 3 Rates [1969-1970] GEN CA 3 Rates 1/1/1971- EX CA 4 Routes-Navigation [1969-1970] EX CA 4 Routes-Navigation 1/1/1971- GEN CA 4 Routes-Navigation [1969-1970] GEN CA 4 Routes-Navigation 1/1/1971- EX CA 5 Safety-Traffic Control [1969-1970] EX CA 5 Safety-Traffic Control 1/1/1971- EX CA 5 Safety-Traffic Control 1/1/1973 GEN CA 5 Safety-Traffic Control [1969-1970] GEN CA 5 Safety-Traffic Control 1/1/1971- GEN CA 5 Safety-Traffic Control 1/1/1973 EX CA 6 Subsidies [1969-1970] EX CA 6 Subsidies 1/1/1971- GEN CA 6 Subsidies [1969-1970] GEN CA 6 Subsidies 1/1/1971- [Empty] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions 1/1/1971- EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions 1/1/1973- [1 of 2] GEN CA 7 Cases-Decisions [1969-1970] GEN CA 7 Cases-Decisions 1/1/1971- EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Air West, Inc. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Airlift International, Inc. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions American-Trans Caribbean [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Argentina-U.S. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Australia-U.S. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Belgium-U.S. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Bermuda-U.S. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Brazil-U.S. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Canada-U.S. Beginning-3/31/1969 EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Canada-U.S. 4/1/1969-12/31/1969 EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Canada-U.S. 1/1/1970-5/31/1970 EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Canada-U.S. 9/1/1970- [1 of 2] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Canada-U.S. 9/1/1970 [2 of 2] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Chile-U.S. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions China-U.S. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Columbia-U.S. Beginning-9/30/1969 EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Columbia-U.S. 10/1/1969 [Empty] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Czechoslovakia-U.S. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Denmark-U.S. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions East Africa-U.S. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Ecuador-U.S. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions El Salvador-U.S. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Europe-U.S. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Flying Tiger [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions France-U.S. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Germany-U.S. Begin-1/31/1970 EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Germany-U.S. 2/1/1970 EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Greece-U.S. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Honduras-U.S. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Iceland-U.S. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions India-U.S. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Ireland-U.S. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Israel-U.S. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Italy-U.S. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Jamaica-U.S. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Japan-U.S. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Korea-U.S. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Kuehne and Nagel Air Freight, Inc. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Lebanon-U.S. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Los Angeles Airlines [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Malaysia-U.S. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Mexico-U.S. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Morocco-U.S. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Nauru-U.S. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions National Airlines [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Netherlands-U.S. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Nigeria-U.S. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Northwest Airlines [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Northwest - Northeast [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Overseas National Airlines [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Pacific Islands [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Pan American World Airways, Inc. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Panama-U.S. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Peru-U.S. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Philippine-U.S. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Portugal-U.S. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Samoa Airlines [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Singapore-U.S. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions South Pacific [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Spain-U.S. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Switzerland-U.S. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Trans International Airlines [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Trans Pacific Beginning-6/30/1969 EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Trans Pacific 7/1/1969-7/31/1969 EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Trans Pacific 8/1/1969- EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions United Kingdom-U.S. Beginning-7/16/1969 EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions United Kingdom-U.S. 7/17/1969 EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions United Kingdom-U.S. 7/18/1969-1/31/1970 EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions United Kingdom-U.S. 2/1/1970-8/31/1970 EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions United Kingdom-U.S. 9/1/1970 EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Venezuela-U.S. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions West Indies-U.S. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Western Airlines [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions World Airways, Inc. [1969-1970] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Yugoslavia-U.S. [1969-1970] GEN CA 7 Cases-Decisions Trans Pacific Beginning-5/22/1969 [1 of 3] GEN CA 7 Cases-Decisions Trans Pacific 5/23/1969-8/31/1969 GEN CA 7 Cases-Decisions Trans Pacific 9/1/1969 EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions A-B [1971-1972] [1 of 3] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions C-Caq [1971-1972] [1 of 2] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Car-Cz [1971-1972] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions D-F [1971-1972] [1 of 3] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions G [1971-1972] [1 of 2] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions H-I [1971-1972] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions J [1971-1972] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions K-L [1971-1972] [1 of 2] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions M [1971-1972] [1 of 5] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions N-R [1971-1972] [1 of 4] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions S-T [1971-1972] [1 of 3] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions U-Z [1971-1972] [1 of 2] GEN CA 7 Cases-Decisions A-Z 1/1/1971 [1 of 3] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions A [1973-1974] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions B [1973-1974] [1 of 2] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Canada 1/1/1973-5/1/1973 EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Canada 5/5/1973-9/31/1973 EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Canada 10/1/1973-12/17-1973 EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Canada 12/18/1973- [1 of 2] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions C [1973-1974] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions D [1973-1974] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions E [1973-1974] [1 of 5] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions F [1973-1974] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions H [1973-1974] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions I [1973-1974] [1 of 2] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions K [1973-1974] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions L [1973-1974] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions M [1973-1974] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions N [1973-1974] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions O [1973-1974] [Empty] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions P [1973-1974] [1 of 2] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions Q [1973-1974] [Empty] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions R [1973-1974] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions S [1973-1974] [1 of 3] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions T [1973-1974] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions U [1973-1974] [1 of 2] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions V [1973-1974] [Empty] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions W [1973-1974] EX CA 7 Cases-Decisions X,Y,Z [1973-1974] GEN CA 7 Cases-Decisions A [1973-1974] GEN CA 7 Cases-Decisions B [1973-1974] [Empty] GEN CA 7 Cases-Decisions C [1973-1974] [Empty] GEN CA 7 Cases-Decisions D [1973-1974] [Empty] GEN CA 7 Cases-Decisions E [1973-1974] GEN CA 7 Cases-Decisions F [1973-1974] [Empty] GEN CA 7 Cases-Decisions G [1973-1974] [Empty] GEN CA 7 Cases-Decisions H [1973-1974] [Empty] GEN CA 7 Cases-Decisions I [1973-1974] GEN CA 7 Cases-Decisions J [1973-1974] [Empty] GEN CA 7 Cases-Decisions K [1973-1974] [Empty] GEN CA 7 Cases-Decisions L [1973-1974] GEN CA 7 Cases-Decisions M [1973-1974] [Empty] GEN CA 7 Cases-Decisions N [1973-1974] [Empty] GEN CA 7 Cases-Decisions O [1973-1974] [Empty] GEN CA 7 Cases-Decisions P [1973-1974] [Empty] GEN CA 7 Cases-Decisions Q [1973-1974] [Empty] GEN CA 7 Cases-Decisions R [1973-1974] [Empty] GEN CA 7 Cases-Decisions S [1973-1974] GEN CA 7 Cases-Decisions T [1973-1974] [Empty] GEN CA 7 Cases-Decisions U [1973-1974] GEN CA 7 Cases-Decisions V [1973-1974] [Empty] GEN CA 7 Cases-Decisions W [1973-1974] [Empty] GEN CA 7 Cases-Decisions X,Y,Z [1973-1974] [Empty] EX CA 8 Aircraft Development [1969-1970] [1 of 3] EX CA 8 Aircraft Development 1/1/1971-5/31-1971 EX CA 8 Aircraft Development 6/1/1971-7/31/1971 EX CA 8 Aircraft Development 8/1/1971- EX CA 8 Aircraft Development 1/1/1973 GEN CA 8 Aircraft Development [1969-1970] [1 of 4] GEN CA 8 Aircraft Development 1/1/1971 [1 of 2] GEN CA 8 Aircraft Development 1/1/1973	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line28080
__label__cc	0.505797	0.494203	A Dream So Dark (The Nightmare-Verse #2) (Hardcover) By L.L. McKinney (Young Adult) This is book number 2 in the The Nightmare-Verse series. #1: A Blade So Black (The Nightmare-Verse #1) (Hardcover): $18.99 "The fantasy series I've been waiting for my whole life." —Angie Thomas, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Hate U Give In L.L. McKinney's A Dream So Dark, the thrilling sequel to A Blade So Black, Alice goes deeper into a dark version of Wonderland. Still reeling from her recent battle (and grounded until she graduates high school), Alice must cross the Veil to rescue her friends and stop the Black Knight once and for all. But the further she ventures into Wonderland, the more topsy-turvy everything becomes. It’s not until she’s at her wit's end that she realizes—Wonderland is trying to save her. There’s a new player on the board; someone capable of using Nightmare creatures to not only influence the living but raise the dead. Dreams have never been so dark in Wonderland, and if there is any hope, Alice must confront the worst in herself—and in the people she loves—and face the very nature of fear. An Imprint Book "The Alice I never knew I needed. The Alice I was missing. McKinney conjures a Wonderland for those of us who weren’t given the looking glass." —Dhonielle Clayton, New York Times-bestselling author of The Belles L.L. McKinney is a writer, a poet, and an active member of the kidlit community. She’s an advocate for equality and inclusion in publishing and the creator of the hashtag #WhatWOCWritersHear. She’s spent time in the slush by serving as a reader for agents and by participating as a judge in various online writing contests. She’s also a gamer girl and an adamant Hei Hei stan. She is the author of A Blade So Black and A Dream So Dark. "A breakout author." —Entertainment Weekly "With memorable characters and page-turning thrills, the Nightmare-Verse is the fantasy series I've been waiting for my whole life. Alice is Black Girl Magic personified." "The Alice I never knew I needed. The Alice I was missing. McKinney conjures a Wonderland for those of us who weren’t given the looking glass. It is a feat of black girl magic!" "McKinney’s follow-up to A Blade So Black proves she is a master of urban fantasy... Explosive from start to finish and guaranteed to send readers gleefully down a rabbit hole from which they’ll emerge begging for a third installment." —Booklist, starred review "Complex intrigue... Rousing, nonstop twists help make this sophomore entry a success." —Kirkus Reviews A Blade So Black "Mixing elements of Alice in Wonderland and Buffy the Vampire Slayer... a delectable urban twist on beloved fantasy tales." —Entertainment Weekly "This really is Lewis Carroll by way of Buffy, and it makes for a fun, gritty urban fantasy." —NPR "I loved the 'our world' framing and the 'other world' adventure so deeply. They were at such odds, but the overall effect was just chefkiss.gif perfect." —E.K. Johnston, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Star Wars: Ahsoka and A Thousand Nights "Wholly original and absolutely thrilling—A Blade So Black kicks so much (looking gl)ass." —Heidi Heilig, author of The Girl From Everywhere "A dark, thrilling fantasy-meets-contemporary story with a kickass heroine." —Bustle "Retold fairy tales have been a popular trend... but you’ve never read one quite like A Blade So Black." —Nerdist "A brash, refreshing, vitally diverse retelling of a classic... You need this book." —Tor.com "A Blade So Black is a novel that roars mightily in the face of all those Wonderland tales that have come before. L.L. McKinney is on her way to someplace special with this debut; get onboard now." —Locus magazine "This isn't a retelling, this is Alice in Wonderland 2.0." —BlackSci-Fi.com "An epic about Black Girl Magic." —We Need Diverse Books blog "An explosive, kickass debut... The Alice in Wonderland retelling the world has always needed." —Booklist, starred review "Relentless action, spiraling stakes, and a fierce heroine... A heartbreaking cliffhanger will leave fans clamoring for a sequel." —Publishers Weekly "A thrilling, timely novel that ensures readers will be curious for a sequel." —Kirkus Reviews "With a modern flair, a rich backstory, and just enough emotional heft, this particular looking glass will have readers eagerly falling through it." —The Bulletin "Teens will root for Alice as a strong, multidimensional black girl usually unseen in YA fiction... A must-purchase." —School Library Journal "A Blade So Black is a modernized version of a well-known story that retains enough of the original to be lauded by both fans of the classic and readers wholly new to Wonderland." —Shelf Awareness Series: The Nightmare-Verse Maximum Age: 18 Minimum Grade Level: Maximum Grade Level: Young Adult Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Adaptations Young Adult Fiction / Fantasy / Contemporary Young Adult Fiction / Action & Adventure Young Adult Fiction / People & Places / United States / African American Young Adult Fiction / Romance / Multicultural & Interracial Kobo eBook (September 23rd, 2019): $9.99 CD-Audio (November 12th, 2019): $50.99 Pre-Recorded Audio Player (October 1st, 2019): $79.99 Paperback (January 19th, 2021): $11.99	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line28086
__label__cc	0.727031	0.272969	Pathways School Gurgaon Off Gurugram Faridabad Road, Gurugram – 122003 school.gurgaon@pathways.in Band Performance By Middle Years Program Students Pathways Gurgaon On the 3rd of November 2019, a number of performers and bands, including the Double-Oh-Four from Pathways School Gurgaon performed at Saints n Sinners for Soul Beats, a musical fundraising event hosted by Pure Hearts. This event aimed to provide visually impaired children the opportunity to experience a special movie format. Each ticket of 500 Rupees will be used to show movies to 7 such children. The Double-Oh-Four band consists of 8 students from MYP 5: Suhani Prakash, Kriti Swarup, Aaryan Krishna, Yashas Khar, Vedaant Raswant, Shloka Marwah, Neil Orridge, and Ruhi Chopra. All of us are beyond passionate about music and performing. While we as a band have performed together multiple times during school events, we have always dreamt about playing for the public as well. We are so thankful toward Eshaan Sharma from MYP 5 and Pure Hearts for giving us an opportunity to make our dreams come true while also contributing to such a noble cause. The event unfolded in such a way that the professional musicians performed first, followed by a band from Heritage Xperiential Learning School, a band from Shri Ram School, and finally, Pathways School Gurgaon. Prior to the event, our band had prepared 5 songs for our setlist. However, once we had finished with our performance, the audience wanted us to perform 2 more songs on the spot, which helped elevate our adrenaline even further. Once completed, the band huddled together to congratulate each other and was then greeted with the announcement that we had been offered a paid gig at Saints n Sinners! Personally, I was motivated to participate in this event because it allowed me to expand my passion for music and gave me the opportunity to give back to the community. I thoroughly enjoyed this experience because we were given the opportunity to watch professional musicians perform, as well as receive exposure as to how a live gig is planned and executed. Hence, I feel that this performance has been extremely beneficial for me, both as a student and as a musician. I have learnt the importance of collaboration and understanding, the importance of following instructions and the importance of making the most out of what you have. Once again, thank you to Pure Hearts for giving us this wonderful opportunity in which we were able to realize our potential and create unforgettable memories. Written by Suhani Prakash, MYP 5 Edited by Ranya Zara Bimbrahw, MYP 5	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line28087
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__label__wiki	0.563061	0.563061	Alarcon and Jolie: The Sitdown by Alarcon, for outsideleft.com originally published: March, 2005 She deliberately rubs her upper left arm in an attempt to expose her old tattoo that reads Billy Bob in jailhouse script. Angelina Jolie, outsideleft's favorite large-lipped thespian recently sat with our Alarcon for one-on-one - no handlers, no PR flacks, no bodyguards. Pretty brave of her. But, things weren't as exciting as one might think. "It was kind of anticlimactic," Alarcon was overheard saying the day after the interview. "Her usual soft, pouty, and supple lips were completely normal-sized in real life, and she was as thin as a rail - I'm talking Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen thin. I was a real bring down." When you filmed "Gone in 60 Seconds," did they teach you how to really hotwire cars? That's dangerous for me to admit to, isn't it? Cars will go missing and they'll start pointing fingers at me [goofy laugh]. I think I might have to check my notes, but yeah, I can now. That's the great thing about my job: You get to learn about cool skills like breaking into cars. This time, I got to play with cars and learn how to drive properly and break into cars - there's an art to breaking into them. What about the fact that you're hardly in that movie, yet you're billed as a co-star? You know what's great about that question is that everybody is upset about that, which is lovely. But it's just a group movie, it was never going to be me‚Äîit was always an ensemble. And I was part of that and we all had our roles. And um, you always want to do more [gets quiet and rambles off a few more words]. But I agree with you, I would have liked to do more. What made you choose your look for that movie? You know, the blond dreads and stuff. [Laughs] I thought that [Sway] should look like a Ferrari and I thought that since she was going to be surrounded by a bunch of guys, it should be obvious that she's very much a woman and so I wanted her to have long hair as opposed to the boy-greaser thing. So I wanted her to have long hair, but then I though I looked like one of those car magazine girls in the end. Was it a wig? Yeah, mostly. Considering you spend most of your time behind the wheel of a car in that movie, what's your favorite driving music? I'm listening to Johnny Cash, The Clash, Elvis - "Kid Creole" is my favorite song ever [laughs freakishly as she deliberately rubs her upper left arm in an attempt to expose her old tattoo that reads "Billy Bob" in jailhouse script]. You can't help but notice that "Billy Bob" tattoo is still on your arm. Was it stressful being married to him during all the attention you received for you Oscar? Well, marrying Billy Bob was a life-changing decision. I never thought I'd settle. I always have carried this crazy thing around and I thought no one would ever get inside my head and I was very, very calm and I felt I had so much meaning. He just made me complete and I just admired him and I respond to him and all that. And I've always felt that he was the most amazing person that I've ever met - I'd always been moved by his work. What about the rumors of you and Antonio Banderas on the set of Dancing in the Dark? Reports are that you two really did those sex scenes. [Gets serious all of a sudden and speaks very slowly and deliberately] If people believe that, it'll actually make me sad because Antonio loves his wife [Melanie Griffith] so much and is absolutely crazy about her and loves their child and it's a beautiful thing and nothing should be taken away from that. We were great friends, but there is absolutely nothing like that going on‚Äînothing. But you know, after we signed on to the movie, we looked at the script and [said], "OK, there are sex scenes, now what do you think the rumors are going to be?" We were surprised that it didn't come sooner. Of course people are going to say that - it's a given, an obvious. What do you remember most about the night of the Academy Awards when you won your Oscar? I remember, uhh‚Äîcalling my mom and not being able to understand her because she was screaming so much and that she talked to my dad and that they got along well together that night. I remember seeing my father s face and he was so emotional and he said that when I said that he was a great father, it meant a lot to me that was‚ÄîI didn't know how much that would mean to him. Obviously, looking over at my brother and knowing that this is the world that we grew up in and you know, this is a place where my dad stood and, um, it meant a lot to me. And then I went home to Billy Bob's and we put his two beautiful children to bed. And then I got in a plane the next morning to Mexico to finish Dancing in the Dark. see more stories from outsideleft's Screen archive »» Alarcon co-founded outsideleft with lamontpaul in 2004. His work for o/l has attracted the attention of hundreds of thousands of readers, oh and probably the fbi too. Somebody Got Murdered II fiction in brixton... Michael Jackson and plunderphonics In 1989, radical composer John Oswald made a statement about copyright and the true nature of the artists, and in some ways, predicted the unfortunate future of Micheal Jackson Morning Tide Celebrated New York Poet, Debra Ifill returns with her latest poem, Morning Tide Outsideleft's Top 20 LPs of 2019... from 15 to 11 The countdown is on, from 15 - 11 It's Andy Conway Week! Excerpt from Train Can't Bring Me Home It's Andy Conway Week in Outsideleft, and you know these weeks happen in patented Outsideleft Time(TM), so it might take us... well you know. 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__label__wiki	0.860666	0.860666	Lowcountry for Old Heads: In Pictures By Dave Tompkins A supplement to our South Carolina Music Issue A rap IT octopus, Matt “DJ Wiz” Jones always kept a spare hand for taking pictures and his photo album from that era is an adhesive historic designation. By Jason Kyle Howard An excerpt from the collection Step Into the Circle: Writers in Modern Appalachia. In my family, the women of generations past—and sometimes present—often found themselves without choices or options, hemmed into lives they could not escape. I recognized them in the pages of Lee’s novels, and I was able to better comprehend their experiences. But I also heard whispers in her chapters, invitations to escape and understand, yes, but also to imagine.. Only Love to Share By David Menconi A review of Scott Avett’s debut museum exhibition at the North Carolina Museum of Art. While Avett is far better-known as a musician than a painter—the Avett Brothers’ new album Closer Than Together just debuted at #28 on the Billboard 200 chart—he does not think of either pursuit as being secondary. Pretty much the same amount of time and effort goes into both. Mirrored Mezzanine By M. Randal O’Wain An excerpt from M. Randal O’Wain’s new essay collection Meander Belt. He smiles when the lock clicks free. I know now the pleasures of pride; I can imagine the sense of accomplishment this sound must have provided my father, a thirty-year-old construction worker—keys mean trust, respect. Keys also mean home and so I follow his hand with suspicion. The Hysterical Society By Oxford American An exclusive premiere from Rachel Grimes’s new album, The Way Forth. During the emotional process of moving her parents into nursing homes some years back, Grimes and her brother became the executors of a scattershot archive of family photos, papers, and ephemera. The elisions and erasures of the past gathered poignantly in Grimes’s mind on the repeated drives along the Kentucky River between her farm and her father’s home. Rural Kentucky is endlessly evocative to Grimes, and the bucolic is a rhizome that threads throughout her work. What is a Mound? Hancock’s universe is so detailed and varied that we had trouble narrowing our selection to just the five pieces we published in the Spring issue. Here, enjoy more of the Austin-based artist’s work, an example of what the New Yorker once described as his “boisterous mythologies.” Community Effort By Claudio Ortiz An essay supplement to our North Carolina Music Issue. After processing their set, I asked them to tell me about Venezuela and the places that have faded into the backdrop of spotty, childhood memories for me. A country I haven’t seen in more than eighteen years is the place that they’re indescribably homesick for, but know they can’t return to if they want to continue making their art. Through their music and conversation, they transport themselves across the Caribbean Sea, back home. By H. C. McEntire A lyric essay supplement to our 2018 North Carolina Music Issue—plus H. C. McEntire covers Led Zeppelin. God is right there, in the brier. Turn the rows, change the tires, bow the heads, feed the mouths. Only the rhythm will yield the harvest. Go on, now. Shoot the hog between the eyes. It’s easiest that way. Serve them all. Sugar Run By Mesha Maren An excerpt from Mesha Maren's new novel Sugar Run. The woman leans forward, elbows on the table and black hair slicked back under a cap. She’s been there for three days, winning more than half the hands she plays, and her presence carves a space in the room disproportionate to her size. All the Requisite Billies By Aaron Gilbreath This story was originally published on OxfordAmerican.org in 2012. In underground music circles, Dex is a legend. During the late ’80s and ’90s he fronted North Carolina’s fabled Flat Duo Jets. They were a raw, influential two-piece who blended surf, rockabilly, blues, hillbilly, garage, and country into a savage, one-of-a-kind slurry that paved the way for twenty-first century roots-rock duos such as The Black Keys and The White Stripes. Those Odd Things with Melody By Kevin Gordon This liner note was originally published in Oxford American’s 5th Annual Music Issue in 2001, accompanying the track “Down to the Well” on the sampler. I’ve written poetry since I was fifteen; songwriting started when I began playing guitar three years later. Both have been good ways to talk to the dead or to say things to the living that would be too difficult or dangerous at close range. Longer Than the Song of a Whip-poor-will By Michael Graff It’s easy to become bored with common things—a four-lane highway, or a daily schedule at the nursing home, or a type of bird or music. But maybe these days we make too much of what awes us or infuriates us, and too little of the regular life in the middle. What’s common only became common, after all, because it adapted and learned to fit in. A cliché was once original. Country music was once meaningful. Walking was once easy. A common robin once saved Jesus. Oxford American’s 2018 North Carolina Music Issue Celebration The Oxford American magazine’s celebration of its twentieth annual Southern Music issue, this year featuring North Carolina, will be held Monday, November 26 – Saturday, December 1, 2018. This weeklong celebration, co-presented by Hillsborough, North Carolina-based Yep Roc Records, and designed in partnership with North Carolina-native singer-songwriter Tift Merritt, will be comprised of music events featuring a Statewide Singing Circle and literary readings highlighting stories from the issue. Misfits on the South’s Frontiers By Sarah Viren and Clinton Crockett Peters A dialogue between Sarah Viren and Clinton Crockett Peters I’ve always been drawn to the misfits because they’re not beautiful, because they’re stinky, because people kind of hate them and dislike them. Essays seem perfect for this subject matter because they are so amorphous, and there’s a long essay tradition of cataloging the weird, going back to Montaigne and cannibals and Sei Shōnagon and “Hateful Things.” Bob on Bob In a 2017 interview with Bill Flanagan, Bob Dylan held forth on his views regarding Don McLean’s “American Pie,” a song that I have loathed with an almost inchoate malice since first encountering it as a young child. Dylan didn’t seem like a fan either, and in particular addressed the long-standing conjecture that he himself was the so-called “jester” referred to in McLean’s bloviating marathon. Southernmost: A Novel By Silas House An excerpt from Silas House’s new novel Southernmost. The rain had been falling with a pounding meanness, without ceasing for two days, and then the water rose all at once in the middle of the night, a brutal rush so fast Asher thought at first a dam might have broken somewhere upstream. You Hold on to What You Need By Odie Lindsey Mary Gauthier and the art of writing war. She’s a queer Opry star and recovering heroin addict turned postwar Virgil. A surrogate of sorts for the new war narrative. “I have done this process on myself for twenty-odd years and ten records, so I know where we’re trying to get.” Mary’s cowriting with veterans isn’t about slogan or ritual. The Hitchhiker from “Emergency” By Wyatt Williams Denis Johnson and revision. A couple of years later, I told someone about this, that the hitchhiker in “Emergency” is a real guy with the same name, that I’d watched this remarkable video of Johnson reading the story, and she second-guessed the whole thing. What if, she wondered, the interruption, the anecdote, the letter that Johnson reads is just another version of the story? It all fits together that way, that years later the narrator would be a novelist, that the character he’d almost forgotten was real would walk up and say hello. It feels a little like a final revision. By J. D. Wilkes A Kentucky Music Issue web exclusive: J. D. Wilkes’s Jackson Purchase. The richness of the Jackson Purchase has served so many artists and thinkers over the years, the least of which includes your author. From the kudzu-choked ghost tracks of the L&N railroad to the charcoal-sketch vistas of our silver winters, the Purchase continuously impresses upon us its mysticism, its regional transcendence. I set every song, story, and film I create somewhere within its fables. Here are a few of its surviving, gothic destinations. Look, Listen, and Linger By Walker Reiss A Kentucky Music Issue web-exclusive: a conversation with director Vic Rawlings. “Lee Sexton is a living master with four tracks on Mountain Music of Kentucky, a beautiful Smithsonian Folkways record from 1960. It remains a favorite record of mine—has been since I first heard it in the mid-nineties. I went to a few places mentioned in the liner notes when I made my first trip to Eastern Kentucky in 2004. My first stop was Roscoe Holcomb’s grave; it turns out he and Lee are cousins. After that, hoping to find Lee, I asked where Linefork was, and I was directed to drive along a two-lane road. I expected to find a small town or a store somewhere along there and planned to ask again about Lee. There was no town center, not even a gas station, and I spent most of the day searching.” NRBQ, Steve Ferguson, and the pursuit of the impossible guitar lick By Kirby Gann A Kentucky Music Issue web-exclusive liner note. For some twenty-five years I’ve maintained an obsession with four specific seconds in all the history of rock & roll. Four seconds of a single guitar ripping a hot lick, the opening salvo to a rock & roll song from 1969, a song I don’t particularly love (it’s not my typical go-to music), played by a band I almost never listen to (no disrespect intended). But these scant seconds thrill my ear, lift my spirit, and send me back to my own guitar with renewed enthusiasm, and they capture the singular virtuosity of Steve Ferguson—a great musician from Louisville you’ve likely never heard, which I consider truly unfortunate, because boy is he ever worth the hearing. The Baddest Hillbilly in Hollywood By Jesse Donaldson Jim Ford’s lone album is a twenty-eight minute, mystical celebration of the kid that got away—a hazy, bourbon-and-cocaine-fueled-funk-&-soul-honky-tonk cousin to Bruce Springsteen’s Born to Run. “I’m No Stranger to the Rain” by Keith Whitley By Alex Taylor Raised in Sandy Hook, Kentucky, Whitley grew up admiring country greats Lefty Frizzell and George Jones, whose vocal styles he imitated as a young musician. Whitley’s uncanny talent for mimicry is something of a legend around Nashville—he could, upon request, conjure with eerie precision the voices of Lester Flatt, Carter Stanley, and numerous others. He was, apparently, a man inhabited by an indwelling of spirits. That Fine, Fine Music By Bill Bentley Bill Bentley’s introuction to Smithsonian Rock and Roll: Live and Unseen, a crowd-sourced collection of photos and stories. Thousands of submissions were uploaded over the next year. From professional-quality shots taken on film stock to digital mobile phone snaps, the entire spectrum of rock photography filled Smithsonian servers. . . . The results, spanning seven decades, aim for neither encyclopedic authority nor comprehensive finality, but rather an index of supreme influence. Artistic importance isn’t the same as popularity, as this guided tour of rock & roll proves at every turn of the page. If It Keeps on Raining By Micah Fields A flood is no cooperative beast. It doesn’t distribute itself uniformly. Its edges stretch and shrink, and Houston lay underneath a giant, erratic web of floods, not a single sea but multitudes of individual ones, sprouting like fungus in the city’s every depression. Liner Notes: A Memoir By Loudon Wainwright III An excerpt from Loudon Wainwright III’s new memoir. I don’t know if they still make records quickly in Nashville, but Attempted Mustache was recorded in four days and mixed in two. We were out of there in less than a week. Memphis Blues Again By Peter Guralnick Marketing strategies (which, after all, is all that categories are) may rise and fall, but to the democratic listener they are beside the point. The music calls attention to itself, and then takes you somewhere else. It isn’t really any different than going to Memphis was for me in the first place. One thing inevitably leads to another, and before you know it, you are caught up in the ecstatic dance, the ecstatic trance of the music. Twelve Things To Do With a Just Picked Heirloom Tomato By Ronni Lundy Stand in the garden where you plucked it and eat it warm, out of your hand. Stand over the sink and eat it, sliced, between two pieces of light bread held together with mayonnaise. Still Ours to Right By William Tyler A new song and a short essay by Nashville guitarist William Tyler. Confronted with the hideous, we must commit to rebuilding, resetting, listening, doing good, fighting injustice, and trying to keep an eye on maintaining beauty. It’s on all of us. My music is instrumental but it’s political. It’s protest music in its own way. Free the Memory By Kiese Laymon Foreword to a collection of personal narratives by the junior class at New Orleans’s George Washington Carver High School. I’ve read the essays in this book at least ten times each, not because I have to, but because I don’t think there is another book like it in the world. The really terrifying thing is that I need this book even more now than I needed it as an eleventh grader. If every American book published in 2018 were written to the eleventh grade at Carver High School in New Orleans, the world would be less violent. If every American book published in 2018 were written by eleventh graders at Carver, the world would be more loving. Though these young folks are rarely written to in American literature, they know who they are. And they know who the folks are who refuse to see all of their complexity. “We are rare and powerful,” the younger writers tell us in the introduction. Tell the Truth and Shame the Devil By Rev. Sekou Listen to Rev. Sekou’s powerful album Times Like These, paired with an essay by the activist artist. Mama taught me to read when I was four years old. It was my job to read the mail for Miss Roberta, who could not read but carried a wisdom that I am yet to adequately conceive of. She dipped snuff, walked with a cane, and was indeed royalty, and she loved me. Zent, Arkansas, was a kingdom of dignity. Folks like Miss Roberta tore off the best pieces of themselves and sowed it into a quilt that shields me to this day. If it was not for that covering, I would have long been consumed by rage. Village Prodigies By Rodney Jones A web feature showcasing excerpts from Village Prodigies, Rodney Jones’ new collection, to which the author refers as a “political satire, a harmony of narcissists, a fable, a reverb cartoon, a eulogy for a place that has vananished, and a children’s book for adults only.” Village Prodigies is published today by Mariner Books. Sins Forgot By Peter Cooper We should probably start with the Cowboy. He’s the one you should have met. We all called him a genius. He neither confirmed nor denied. “I ain’t saying I’m a genius,” he’d parry. “But you’ve got to be pretty smart to get all them people saying that on cue.” Smart with a Guitar By Ed Winstead Floyd Council’s heart gave out on May 9, 1976: bad cholesterol and, in the end, kidney failure. He was sixty-four. He’s buried outside my hometown of Sanford, North Carolina. If you take Lower Moncure Road east beyond the 421 overpass, you’ll see a few identical grey trailers, a low brick ranch-style house, and a tobacco field, and then the road curves left and the trees close in again. A church used to stand here, and in the long grass between the shoulder and the pines some gravestones are peeking up through the green. Not much remains of the cemetery, and nothing of the chapel, White Oak AME Zion, abandoned for years and finally torn down in 2014. Broke and a widower, Council was buried here without a marker. And now that the grass has grown long and trees have sprouted up, the blues guitarist’s grave is lost. Back Inside of Memphis, With the Country Blues (Again) By Augusta Palmer “No one can tell you why Memphis is as magical as it really is,” said artist and washboard player Jimmy Crosthwait when I interviewed him for The Blues Society, my documentary film-in-progress about the Memphis Country Blues Festivals of the late 1960s. He wasn’t talking only about the magic of a beautiful sunset, a joint, and the sound of the blues, all of which were in profound profusion at the festivals. He was remembering something more elemental, what one of the organizers, the irrepressible Randall Lyon, called the eroico furore, or poetic fury: “It was beautiful to be involved with people who had this heroic enthusiasm for what they were doing.” The Memphis Country Blues Festivals, held yearly from 1966 to 1969, changed the way Memphians—and Americans—think about the blues, and they couldn’t have happened anywhere else. Among the Possibilities By Frances Mayes But I am reading The Maytrees by Annie Dillard, handed to me by her friend Lee Smith. The cover is white—wintry, and the story is set on Cape Cod, which I only have visited in winter. My images of a bleak landscape and silvery light already overlay the text. More sea than land, more sky than sea. A Photographer’s Daybook By Lisa Elmaleh 5 A.M. I wake up at home in Hampshire County and start driving in the still, quiet morning. I’m heading toward Fayette County in my faded red pickup with a loud, broken exhaust pipe. To the Hawk’s Nest Tunnel, it’s a four-hour drive, a pile of cassette tapes in my passenger seat, and a lot of coffee and cigarettes. My first day is scouting, finding the points on the map, seeking out the light. Sing for Them By Alex Steyermark and Lavinia Jones Wright The story Bassekou Kouyaté wants to tell is simply this: it was cotton that brought the blues from Mali to America, and it was the ngoni—the West African lute that is a predecessor to the banjo—that brought the songs. Kouyaté would like to make a film about this story—one told, for a change, from an African perspective. A Voice from the Nuevo South By Sandra Gutierrez Soon after arriving from Canada to live in the South, I became the first Latina food editor and columnist of a newspaper in North Carolina. It was 1996. My husband and I were settling into the small town of Cary, and we were the only Latinos in our neighborhood. I had been at the paper a week when one of my editors received a letter from a disgruntled subscriber, upset that her beloved paper had chosen “a Mexican” to write the cooking section. It hurt. Not only because my family is not Mexican (we’re Guatemalan), but also because the term Mexican isn’t an insult, and she clearly meant it as one. I took the slight as a challenge and set out to prove her wrong. The Nigerian Appalachian Remix By Tunde Wey Nothing I met in Egypt, Kentucky, was like I imagined, except the cliché of rolling hills and craggy mountains. Except the poke, and other ground cover, green. No guns were visible except the Confederate flags that flew, that hung limp, wrapped in a wan clutch, not fluttering, clinging to their poles. A Recipe for Memory My mother was an instinctive cook. Words and directions did not hold much for her. She was a keen observer. She learned to cook from watching her aunts; her grandmother, Maw; her own mother. She loved recipes. Clipped them from the newspaper, kept them crammed in cookbooks and stuffed in bowls around the kitchen. She read them like fiction, intrigued by the possibilities they suggested, but hardly foolish enough to take them as literal instructions for real life. I Was a Witness By Laura Relyea & Guy Mendes It’s a brisk February afternoon in Lexington, Kentucky, and Louis Zoeller Bickett II and I are sitting in his office, which is lined with 500 binders. A few shelves of author-signed books, all of them tagged and indexed, stand in the room behind me. Our coffee mugs are not tagged, but the small Windsor chair I’m sitting in is. We Are Stronger By Sarah Viren I was twenty-two, queer, and coming of age in Florida. Not Yet Lost By Alice Driver Over the past decade, my parents have made art that reflects the changes they’ve seen in the land and water in the area where I grew up, near the banks of the mineral-blue Little Mulberry River in the Ozark Mountains of northwest Arkansas. By Sam Sweet Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt met during what Clark later called “the great folk scare.” Houston in the early 1960s had a folk community that paralleled those in Cambridge, Minneapolis, or Los Angeles—only smaller and with better bluesmen. Lost in Song By Art Rosenbaum Brenton Jordan, the stick-man and sometimes lead songster of the McIntosh County Shouters, respects the form’s history and understands his responsibility to its integrity, yet, as master performers of vernacular art do, he is willing to advance the tradition through personal expression. Dust and Drag By Nathan P. Owens Deacon Lunchbox shared crass, nonsensical, and insightful truths, and believed artistic expression wasn’t just for the highbrow. He once told Creative Loafing that working-class Southern expression is unexpected: “I’ve lived in rural areas most of my life, and the idea that working-class people aren’t creative or imaginative is ridiculous.” Beautiful and Brash By David Kirby Augusta, I discovered, has shades of what cultural critic Greil Marcus calls the Old, Weird America. Sure, the city is ringed with mansions and country-club culture, but when you’re downtown, you can’t go a block without running into a character who looks as though he might be a hustler, a folk artist, a street preacher, or all three. Dave Prater’s Greatest Hits By Jonathan Bernstein Dave Prater played a quietly essential role in Sam & Dave, and it takes only a slightly closer listen to their discography to hear the vital contributions of the duo’s soft-spoken half. The Confederates in Our Attic By Tess Taylor As we’ve watched Confederate flags come down across the country, as cities have begun to have new and healthy debates about the place of their Confederate monuments, I’ve spent time thinking about my ancestor Bennett Taylor. I’ve been meditating on the difference between why it feels useful to remember him, and what it means to memorialize the Confederacy publically. New Orleans Spleen By Anne Gisleson The text from my little brother came around six in the morning: we would meet for lunch at the Rib Room and then spend the rest of the day “filling our lungs with memories.” It was Tuesday, April 21, 2015, and a citywide smoking ban in bars was going into effect at midnight. The Final Days of Graceland Too By Mary Miller I never met Paul MacLeod, never took a drunken middle-of-the-night trip to Graceland Too, and this was my last chance to see it. The contents of MacLeod’s home-turned-Elvis-museum would be auctioned off the following day. Incident at the Hemingway House By Jamie Allen Memories, particularly with loved ones, are a curious phenomenon. The good ones often do not fully announce themselves as anything close to “good” when they are happening. It’s only after the event, when a new perspective is gained, that they become an accepted—or funny, or weird, or sweet—episode in family history. No Union More Profound By Nickole Brown & Jessica Jacobs Letters from Little Rock We are shaped by the era and the family into which we are born, but what can be a greater act of self-definition than making you my wife, my chosen family? On Being A Writer From Jackson By Katy Simpson Smith In the middle of downtown Jackson stands a triangle of statues carved in rough-hewn stone, their backs to each other, facing out toward the city: William Faulkner, Richard Wright, Eudora Welty. But Faulkner doesn’t belong, and in his place should be Margaret Walker. Wright, Welty, Walker: those are our Jacksonians, the old guard, the outsiders of gender and race and class whose stony shoulders we stand upon. The Happiness Blues By Ted Scheinman A surfeit of joy in B.B. King’s early singles. Since his first recordings in the 1940s, B.B. King exuded a sunny elegance very much at odds with the tragedians of the early blues. Big Ears, a reanimation By Holly Haworth The experimental quality is the thread that stitches all the disparate pieces of the weekend-long event together. The festival combines musical performances with panels and talks, art installations, film screenings, and interactive workshops, pieced together like Dr. Frankenstein’s monster—the creature made of many parts. Big Ears, Knoxville’s monster, might be one of the most quietly earth-shattering, subtly luminous festivals the world over. Music Without Borders By Stephanie Elizondo Griest The voices of Norma Navarrete and Ana Laura Rojas personified the sadness of Jennifer Curtis’s violin as she arpeggiated the loss of human movement through her chord progressions. Impervious to any border, the music rose above the murmurings of conversations, the crush of the waves, the silence of the steel. Latent Vibrations New Orleans has a mercurial sensibility that allows it to simultaneously resemble only itself and any number of other places. The flow of the streets and speech, the cuisine and the history—it’s all distinctly of New Orleans, yet testament to the fact that this city was built on trade and traders (and the traded). What better place for EN MAS’, an exhibition stretched between here and there. A beautiful dark By Armando Alvarez Armando Alvarez’s photographs have been published several times in the Oxford American, and we love following his work on Instagram, where he posts portraits of overflowing trash cans, hazy Houston landscapes, strangely beautiful still lifes of junk food, and much more. Most recently, we printed his image of an old truck surrounded by fog in our Texas music issue. Though The Heavens Fall, Part 2 By John Jeremiah Sullivan & Joel Finsel On Texas, old newspapers, race music, and two black lives that shaped the history of civil rights. C. F. Richardson was self-avowedly “militant.” He used the word and lived it. On his draft card he identifies his race as Ethiopian. For a while he was employed as a printer, then as a night-watchman at a white newspaper. Through a connection he got himself hired as an editor at the black-Baptist Western Star, moving from there to the Houston Observer, where he started to write and make his name. On Texas, old newspapers, race music, and two black lives that shaped the history of civil rights In 1891, C. N. Love noticed how much money other state’s newspapers were making on his labor and connections. He started the Navasota Echo, one of the first black papers in Texas, “the cheapest and best colored paper published west of the Mississippi,” he boasted, calling it a publication “devoted to the interests of the people in general and the negro in particular.” Shreveport’s man of the moon By Meg Mendenhall In Bill Joyce’s hands, The Man in the Moon is the story of a solitary man, bereaved of his parents in infancy and raised on the moon by a brigade of moonbots and other friendly lunar creatures. He listens to the wishes of children that have been carried up to his home by lost balloons and, unable to cure children’s inevitable fear of the dark, devises a way to make the moon shine at night. East Rosemary By Coco Wilder At nineteen, I imagined living alone as a luxurious dream waiting in the distance after college—all the dishes would be mine, all the space mine. Instead, I feel alone and infested. I return one night and yank on the pull-string light in the kitchen and cockroaches scatter under the fridge. People want to see movies An exerpt from The Screening Room: Family Pictures. “Did you know how your grandfather M.A.’s heart attack really happened?” Lennie says to me, smiling slyly and sipping her bourbon. “What do you mean?” “Exertion, bien sur. The best kind. And not with your grandmother.” Lennie lights a new cigarette and wriggles her stocking covered toes, poised to let fly another story. Cousins nudge forward in their reclining chairs. Someone moans from the pool, the next generation, and Lennie exhales a cool cloud of blue smoke. They Were Doing It In Texas By David Kunian When I first opened the cassette there were no titles on the insert or cassette itself, just stick figures drawn in assorted contortions and obscene poses. I put the cassette in my tape deck and pressed play. A low slow voice growled, “Oh My God!” to a caveman-like stomp of drums and bass that almost blew up my speakers. A high-pitched, hard wavering guitar weaved a line of notes as I strained to hear what else the voice was saying; something like, “What do you know about reality? I AM REALITY! What do you know about death? I AM DEATH!” This song, the first track from the album Hairway To Steven, went on for twelve minutes. I was nineteen years old, and that was the first Butthole Surfers I ever bought. The Texas Playboys’ Taxonomy of Farts By Maxwell George As a Texas Playboy, it seems, you were one of an exclusive brotherhood, and Bob Wills, the king of Western swing, was much more than a personality and a paycheck. But you had to earn your membership. Song of the Pioneers By Joshua Brumett A band performed that night, for the first time in public—a band whose mercurial rise and untimely fall was to become the talk of Clay County for years to come, and who, in their own way, possessed the rare and true spirit of the Texas musical tradition. They were called the Sons of the Sons of the Sons of the Pioneers. Still Life With Cornbread By Courtney Balestier By the time he got to England, family in tow, he found he missed Southern cooking: "And then, for the first time, it felt okay to explore. In London, cleaning up Southern food from the way it’s viewed here is inherently unique and innovative." In Mencken's Shadow By Hal Crowther "Sherman burned his path through the South with bullets and torches. Fifty years later, the acerbic Mencken burned a wider path through its ego, through the fragile self-respect that the South had rebuilt during the painful passages of Reconstruction. Mencken, the legendary cultural arsonist, set his fires with words only, but with language so barbed and contemptuous, so marinated in disdain that it may have left deeper scars than Sherman’s regiments." Yours for the Carters By Jennifer Joy Jameson "At one point, Freeman Kitchens had collected every sound recording, television clip, and radio broadcast ever produced by the Carters, and stored them in his unassuming outpost in Drake, organized according to ever-changing criteria known only to him. He founded the Carter Family Fan Clubaround 1950 and served as its president for more than thirty years." Amy Evans: Art & Pie By Heather Richie In August 2014, Amy C. Evans left her role as lead oral historian of the Southern Foodways Alliance, where, over the last twelve years, she conducted more than two-hundred individual interviews around the South and beyond. Amy is also a skilled visual artist. Her paintings are often an imaginative extension of her documentary work, focusing on vaguely anthropological Southern artifacts and imbuing them with personal histories. A Species of Origins By Meghan O'Gieblyn Imagine the Ark in all its glory: an ancient ship, built of pine, fir, and cedar, rising out of the hills of Northern Kentucky. It will be taller than the Giza pyramids, longer than an American football field by a good one hundred feet, and shaped like a cargo ship, with a cambered roof and a small stern projection like a rudder. On board, there will be animals: zebras and monkeys, alligators and ostriches. The robotic beasts will appear incredibly life-like, with roving eyes and real fur and iridescent scales of molded foam rubber. Elvisland By Morgan Sykes An OA trip to the Tupelo Elvis Festival, where hundreds of Elvis Tribute Artists (ETAs) gather to compete in a variety of competitions and to celebrate the King. The Return of Cone Mills Denim By Greg Houser Selvedge, or selvage, denim—so called because of the clean edge on the out seam of an assembled pair of jeans—takes longer to produce. A vintage loom can weave about ten feet of denim, anywhere from 28 to 31 inches wide, in about an hour. Suspecting the Smiths By Anya Groner From the ages of nine to eleven, I worked as a spy. No one paid me, nor did I report my findings to any higher-ups. I discussed my cases with my partner, who went by code name Mountain Chicken Mother of the Buddha. The Art of the Hang By Tommy Womack If you’re good enough to back somebody up or play in the recording studio, then Nashville is the town for you. That’s not enough, though. Everybody plays and sings great; that’s a given. But you get jobs because you’re a good hang, relaxed and easy to deal with. Arrow of Light The evening Jimmy died my father was late picking me up from a Webelos meeting. I sat under a Japanese maple and practiced the square knot, the last knot I needed to master before receiving my Arrow of Light badge. Then I could enter Boy Scouts at ten, instead of eleven. Useful for survival, the square knot works as a binding knot. Good for clamping a wound but not the best for carrying things or securing them. One So True—"Sunny" By Bill Friskics-Warren With its haunting melody, pressing rhythms, and determination, in the face of the grief that inspired it, to look on the positive side of things, Hebb’s recording of “Sunny” captured the spirit of its time. I Still Miss Someone Roland Janes, 1933-2013 If you ever visited the Sam C. Phillips Recording Studio at 639 Madison Avenue in Memphis, you would know Roland Janes. He was there managing the studio, engineering sessions, greeting the world, every day more or less for the last thirty years, working with everyone from Charlie Rich to Memphis rappers Three 6 Mafia and Al Kapone to Bob Dylan, Jerry Lee Lewis, and anyone who might wander in off the street looking to cut a “personal” record. By Scott McClanahan An excerpt from McClanahan's forthcoming novel, Hill William (Tyrant Books): "And I asked myself a question I’ve been asking ever since, but haven’t been able to answer. I asked myself whether the mountains are just graves full of dead skeletons or whether they are pregnant bellies popping full of life. And sometimes, I think to myself that the mountains look like graves, and then at other times I say, no, they’re not graves, but pregnant bellies, full of babies waiting to be born." Thing 1 and Thing 2 Paid To Be Afraid By Chantel Tattoli Outside, it is humid even by Florida standards, made all the worse by machines pumping fog into the heavy air. Red emergency lights revolve in silence; floodlights splatter ruddy light on walls and puddle it on the ground. Speakers snarl or hum with elegiac music that is vaguely Gregorian. Sconces belch fire; the flames go up like a mimicry of startled park goers, in sudden gaps. Fail More: a conversation By Leslie Jamison & Jeff Sharlet On the occasion of the discovery and publication of Cotton Tenants, the original draft of James Agee's Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, Leslie Jamison and Jeff Sharlet discuss Agee's enduring influence. The Ghostbusters of Cloudland “That will be the AC turning off.” In darkness, it becomes apparent how the slightest bodily adjustment can make a wooden floor whimper. The four ceiling fans petered out. A laser grid latticed on a projector screen at the front of the room. I heard the sound of zippers as people around me pulled out their own electromagnetic field meters and ghost boxes. Some people had brought their own ghost-hunting toys. Suspicious Minds in Mississippi By Andrew Paul Kevin Curtis lowers his sunglasses and scans the crowd. He’s just finished performing “Folsom Prison Blues” at the Lamar Lounge in Oxford, Mississippi. The audience applauds, but the mood is strange—genuine enthusiasm, curiosity, an undercurrent of discomfort. During one of the choruses, he swayed with a very supportive, very drunk woman from the front row. For the solo, he strummed a tiny guitar pin stuck on his dress coat lapel. I lift my beer toward him from the second row. He notices, raises an eyebrow, nods. “This is the first show since my”—he pauses, presses the sunglasses back up to his eyes—“incarceration.” A Rock Star, Only Better By Holly Gleason When I got the news I pulled off I-65 North and nosed into the Spalding University Library. En route from Nashville to Cleveland, it felt like someone had punched me in the stomach. Chet Flippo—the storied Rolling Stone editor who’d gone toe-to-toe with Mick Jagger, smoked cigars with Uma Thurman, helped land Willie Nelson dressed as Uncle Sam on the cover of the magazine, igniting my pre-teen imagination—had died. J. Cole at the Source After listening to a leak of J. Cole’s forthcoming sophomore album Born Sinner, I drove two hours during a statewide tornado watch to ask what, if anything, Cole’s ascent means to people back home. A Buzz Displaced Despite Michael Jordan's outsize influence, the Charlotte Hornets provided the definitive iconography of my youth. Parisian Nashville Music Row has witnessed a curious trend towards France—once responsible for freedom fries and stigmatized for its liberal socialism—as an emerging, prominent country signifier. Trading in Wheels for Wheels He began writing a sketch of an idea for a novel, to try something different. He wanted the novel to be a fictionalized account of a very rough period of his life in the early nineties, and he knew the title would be Slam Dancing In The Pews, the name of a forgotten song he once wrote for a forgotten band called Virgil Kane. A songwriter at heart, Hood started interspersing song lyrics in between chapters of the book, but predictably, the songs quickly became more central. He decided to abandon the book altogether. The Soul Man So it was a summer night in Manhattan, and the City Winery, an upscale sit-down club that seats no more than three hundred, was hardly full. Moore sang the first verse from backstage, as if his tenor, now fragile and weathered but still unmistakably, shockingly powerful, was the legend, not Moore himself. When he finally did take the stage, the seventy-six-year-old took his time snatching the show back from his voice, from the idea of another era, a time long past. Storytelling with Edgar Oliver By Hillary Brenhouse In performance, Edgar looks like the child of his stories. He cocks his head and raises his eyes slowly, like a boy caught delivering a Valentine. His hands he keeps close, sometimes turning his wrists outwards at the hips, sometimes tying his long, pale fingers together and pressing them to his huddled body. Unlikely Lullabies By Drew Bratcher During the colicky first weeks following the birth of our son, Beckett, my wife and I took turns rising in the night to get him back to sleep. Without recourse to breast milk or the pacifying whispers Emily floated into his burning little ears, I often resorted to dancing him around the living room of our termite-infested rental on Capitol Hill, all the while singing whatever lyrics I could call to mind. For whatever reason, the one song that presented itself wholesale was “I’m No Stranger to the Rain,” the cantering Sonny Curtis number that Keith Whitley took to the top of the country music charts in 1989. Oh! Susanna Like many of Foster’s compositions, “Oh! Susanna” was a black-face minstrel song. It was his breakthrough hit as a songwriter, a song that surely would have been a number one single if such a measurement had existed in the mid-nineteenth-century. The song quickly spread all over the country through its many publications and permutations on sheet music and as traveling minstrel troupes all over the country thrilled crowds with the tale of long-distance, lost, confused love, others began adapting Foster’s irresistible melody for their own purposes. Looking Back at Bobby Womack The Bravest Man In The Universe, Bobby Womack’s first album of original material since 1994, is already being heralded as a late-career triumph, a classic comeback tale of aging soul singer being rejuvenated by a younger producer. Four Vic Notes By John Jeremiah Sullivan The writer makes four points about the singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt: “He was a person who had lost the use of his legs, the enjoyment of his own body, and the first line of the first song from his first record is, “I dreamed I was a’ dancin’,” and he was so good, you don’t notice.”	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line28091
__label__wiki	0.739719	0.739719	Caroline Chard1 F, #31161, b. 12 April 1853, d. 26 June 1943 Father Thomas Chard1 b. 18 Mar 1814, d. 20 Mar 1904 Mother Harriet Sly1 b. 20 Dec 1819, d. 24 Aug 1910 Birth 12 April 1853 Caroline Chard was born on Tuesday, 12 April 1853 at Moorefields, NSW, AustraliaG.1 She was the daughter of Thomas Chard and Harriet Sly.1 Marriage 24 December 1873 Caroline was married to Andrew Christopher Anderson on Wednesday, 24 December 1873 at Wesleyan Church, Ashfield, NSW, AustraliaG.1 Death 26 June 1943 Caroline Chard died on Saturday, 26 June 1943 at 21 Libert Street, Belmore, NSW, AustraliaG, at age 90.1 Burial 28 June 1943 She was buried on 28 June 1943 at Moorefields Cemetery, Kingsgrove, NSW, AustraliaG.1 Married Name 1873 As of 24 December 1873, her married name was Anderson.1 Andrew Christopher Anderson b. c 1848, d. 3 Nov 1939 Edward Christopher Anderson+1 b. 4 Jul 1876, d. 6 May 1952 Last Edited 11 Mar 2013 [S209] Peter Mayberry, "The Passmore Family," e-mail to Robert Mote, 2001. Andrew Christopher Anderson1 M, #31162, b. circa 1848, d. 3 November 1939 Birth circa 1848 Andrew Christopher Anderson was born circa 1848 at DenmarkG.1 Marriage 24 December 1873 Andrew Christopher was married to Caroline Chard, daughter of Thomas Chard and Harriet Sly, on Wednesday, 24 December 1873 at Wesleyan Church, Ashfield, NSW, AustraliaG.1 Death 3 November 1939 Andrew Christopher Anderson died on Friday, 3 November 1939 at Lidcombe Hospital, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaG.1 Burial 4 November 1939 He was buried on 4 November 1939 at Moorefields Cemetery, Kingsgrove, NSW, AustraliaG.1 Caroline Chard b. 12 Apr 1853, d. 26 Jun 1943 Edward Christopher Anderson1 M, #31163, b. 4 July 1876, d. 6 May 1952 Father Andrew Christopher Anderson1 b. c 1848, d. 3 Nov 1939 Mother Caroline Chard1 b. 12 Apr 1853, d. 26 Jun 1943 Birth 4 July 1876 Edward Christopher Anderson was born on Tuesday, 4 July 1876 at Georges River, Hurstville, NSW, AustraliaG.1 He was the son of Andrew Christopher Anderson and Caroline Chard.1 Marriage 24 July 1898 Edward Christopher was married to Kate Mary Everitt on Sunday, 24 July 1898 at Newtown, NSW, AustraliaG.1 Death 6 May 1952 Edward Christopher Anderson died on Tuesday, 6 May 1952 at Canterbury Hospital, Campsie, NSW, AustraliaG, at age 75.1 Kate Mary Everitt b. 7 May 1876, d. 22 Dec 1962 Alice Florence Anderson+ b. 13 Aug 1899, d. 30 Apr 1963 Kate Mary Everitt1 F, #31164, b. 7 May 1876, d. 22 December 1962 Birth 7 May 1876 Kate Mary Everitt was born on Sunday, 7 May 1876 at Battery Point, Hobart, TAS, AustraliaG.1 Marriage 24 July 1898 Kate Mary was married to Edward Christopher Anderson, son of Andrew Christopher Anderson and Caroline Chard, on Sunday, 24 July 1898 at Newtown, NSW, AustraliaG.1 Death 22 December 1962 Kate Mary Everitt died on Saturday, 22 December 1962 at 31 Liberty Street, Belmore, NSW, AustraliaG, at age 86.1 Burial 24 December 1962 She was buried on 24 December 1962 at Rookwood Roman Catholic Cemetery, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaG.1 Married Name 1898 As of 24 July 1898, her married name was Anderson.1 Edward Christopher Anderson b. 4 Jul 1876, d. 6 May 1952 Michael Killeen Timothy Killeen+ b. c 1812, d. 6 Mar 1876 Last Edited 5 Feb 2001 Michael English1 M, #31173, b. 30 May 1894, d. 20 February 1956 Father Michael English1 b. c 1860, d. c 1946 Mother Mary Moloney1 b. c 1862 Birth 30 May 1894 Michael English was born on Wednesday, 30 May 1894 at Wilton Street, Merewether, Newcastle, NSW, AustraliaG.1,2 He was the son of Michael English and Mary Moloney.1 Marriage June 1922 Michael was married to Edith May Byrne, daughter of James Edward Byrne and Ann Bridget Flynn, in June 1922 at St Bridget's RC, Marrickville, NSW, AustraliaG.1 Death 20 February 1956 Michael English died on Monday, 20 February 1956 at Belmore, NSW, AustraliaG, at age 61.1 Edith May Byrne b. 11 Oct 1897, d. 24 Apr 1974 Marie Therese English1 b. 28 Nov 1928, d. Mar 1932 [S2] Index of BDM records, NSW BDM, Place of Registration: Merewether; Year: 1894; Number: 20855. Edith May Byrne1 F, #31174, b. 11 October 1897, d. 24 April 1974 Father James Edward Byrne1 b. 12 Aug 1874, d. 1963 Mother Ann Bridget Flynn1 b. 17 Dec 1875, d. 1948 Birth 11 October 1897 Edith May Byrne was born on Monday, 11 October 1897 at Greek Street, Glebe, NSW, AustraliaG.1,2 She was the daughter of James Edward Byrne and Ann Bridget Flynn.1 Marriage June 1922 Edith May was married to Michael English, son of Michael English and Mary Moloney, in June 1922 at St Bridget's RC, Marrickville, NSW, AustraliaG.1 Death 24 April 1974 Edith May Byrne died on Wednesday, 24 April 1974 at Canterbury Hospital, Campsie, NSW, AustraliaG, at age 76.1 Married Name 1922 As of June 1922, her married name was English.1 Michael English b. 30 May 1894, d. 20 Feb 1956 [S2] Index of BDM records, NSW BDM, Place of Registration: Glebe; Year: 1897; Number: 31098. Marie Therese English1 F, #31177, b. 28 November 1928, d. March 1932 Father Michael English1 b. 30 May 1894, d. 20 Feb 1956 Mother Edith May Byrne1 b. 11 Oct 1897, d. 24 Apr 1974 Birth 28 November 1928 Marie Therese English was born on Wednesday, 28 November 1928 at Thirroul, NSW, AustraliaG.1 She was the daughter of Michael English and Edith May Byrne.1 Death March 1932 Marie Therese English died in March 1932 at Children's Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, AustraliaG, at age 3.1 End-Line Marie Therese English has no known descendants. Birth circa 1860 Michael English was born circa 1860 at County Mayo, IrelandG.1 Marriage 9 February 1889 Michael was married to Mary Moloney on Saturday, 9 February 1889 at Newcastle, NSW, AustraliaG.1 Death circa 1946 Michael English died circa 1946 at Newcastle, NSWG.1 Mary Moloney b. c 1862 Catherine English1 b. 1891 Patrick English1 b. 1893 Michael English+1 b. 30 May 1894, d. 20 Feb 1956 Mary English1 b. 1897 Joseph English1 b. 1899	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line28092
__label__cc	0.670238	0.329762	Charline von Heyl: Unexpected Collisions http://www.artnews.com/2013/12/16/charline-von-heyl-unexpected-collisions/ Charline von Heyl, Jakealoo, 2012, oil and acrylic on canvas, 82 x 74 inches (courtesy of the artist) Ann Landi profiles painter Charline von Heyl. Landi writes that von Heyl's "paintings revel in unexpected collisions between the geometric and the organic, the decorative and the figurative... In some works, bits of figures and faces emerge. That’s a total accident in the process of completing a large painting, the artist says. 'I stumble over something and then I explore that. I push things so that I will stumble into something new. I push things to the point where I have no idea what’s going to happen.'" Charline von Heyl Charline von Heyl @ Friedrich Petzel Charline von Heyl: In the Abstract Charline Von Heyl: Now or Else Abstract Critical Charline von Heyl: Relationship of Now Tate Shots Like PT on Facebook Art Writers & Critics Art Magazines & Websites Art Schools & Museums About Painters' Table Edited by artist Brett Baker, Painters' Table highlights writing from the painting blogosphere as it is published and serves as a platform for exploring blogs that focus primarily on the subject of painting. Painters' Table website © 2010-2020 Brett Baker	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line28095
__label__wiki	0.931512	0.931512	India says no meeting with Malaysia in Davos as palm row simmers - 30 seconds ago Bodies of Ukrainian victims of Iran plane crash returned home - 6 mins ago Iran aims to examine downed plane’s black boxes, no plan yet to send them abroad - 7 mins ago Zimbabwe make steady start in first home Test since 2017 - 16 mins ago England turn screw after Ben Stokes, Ollie Pope hundreds - 17 mins ago Court gives parliament 10 days to resolve ECP appointments issue by Staff Report , (Last Updated December 5, 2019) –IHC CJ says court wants to see a strong parliament, asks PML-N leader to resolve political conflicts in parliament –Govt proposes Babar Yaqoob, Fazal Abbas and Arif Khan’s names for CEC post following approval from premier ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday directed the parliament to resolve the deadlock over the appointment of members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) within 10 days. During the hearing of a petition challenging the appointments, IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah appreciated the efforts made by National Assembly (NA) Speaker Asad Qaiser and Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani to resolve the deadlock, saying the NA speaker and Senate chairman are neutral and could end the deadlock between the opposition and the government. The additional attorney general had requested the court for more time, saying that the seventh meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Appointment of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Members of the Election Commission of Pakistan was held on Wednesday. Chief Justice Minallah asked Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Mohsin Shahnawaz Ranjha if a petition in this regard had been filed in the Supreme Court (SC). Members of opposition parties had filed a petition in the top court on Wednesday, requesting it to “pass an appropriate order” in the wake of an impasse in parliament on the appointment of the CEC and two ECP members. “[I] do not understand why you have gone to court when the matter is moving towards a solution,” he remarked. “Why do you bring such matters in court? It is beyond understanding; everything is in your hands, you are an elected representative, solve matters yourself,” he added. The judge further said that while it was “easy to hear the case”, the court wanted to “see a strong parliament”. “You should not come to us, instead resolve all conflicts in the parliament. We want to see a strong parliament and you have to do it,” the IHC chief justice said. Justice Minallah also observed that the CEC position was an important one and that the government and opposition should come together to end the impasse on his appointment. The hearing of the case was adjourned until December 17. NEW NAMES PROPOSED: Meanwhile, the government proposed the names of Babar Yaqoob, Fazal Abbas and Arif Khan for the CEC position following approval from Prime Minister Imran Khan. Yaqoob is currently posted as secretary election commission while Abbas and Khan are former federal secretaries. Opposition Leader Shehbaz Sharif had proposed the names of Nasir Mehmood Khosa, Jalil Abbas Jillani and Ikhlaq Ahmed Tarar for the same post. DEADLOCK ON ECP MEMBERS: The positions of ECP members from Sindh and Balochistan have been lying vacant since the retirement of Abdul Ghaffar Soomro and Justice (r) Shakeel Baloch in January, owing to a deadlock between the government and opposition over the appointment of the members. After the government and opposition failed to reach a consensus over the names, President Dr Arif Alvi on August 22 appointed the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s nominees as ECP members, giving way to controversy. Matters worsened when incumbent CEC Sardar retired Justice Sardar Mohammad Raza refused to administer the oath to the members appointed by the president. A case against the appointments was also filed in the IHC. The high court, in October, ordered that the matter be resolved in the parliament, following which Qaiser and Sanjrani held meetings to find a way to end the deadlock. Furthermore, the bicameral and bipartisan committee of parliament, headed by Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari, have held meetings to consider names of ECP members from Sindh and Balochistan that have been recommended by Prime Minister Imran Khan and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif. Both Shehbaz and Prime Minister Imran have separately recommended three names for the positions of the members. A deadlock, however, has persisted with contradictory claims from both the government and the opposition. The government and opposition have also not been able to reach a consensus over the next CEC ahead of Raza’s retirement on December 6. PM floats new names for CEC post IHC gives govt 10 more days to resolve ECP issue SC moved to bar govt from amending rules to settle ECP issue	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line28096
__label__wiki	0.547663	0.547663	HomePalestinian children Palestinian children Israeli forces today demolished the foundations of a new school in Southern West Bank, according to Rateb Jabour, a member of the National and Popular Committee Resisting the Wall and Settlements. Jabour told WAFA that […] Israel Relocates 34 Palestinian Child Prisoners without Adult Overseers Israel Prison Services (IPS) today relocated 34 Palestinian minor prisoners without any of their adult overseers, said the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) in a statement. The minors, who were held at the Ofer military camp […] Israeli Forces Arrest Two Palestinian Children in Jerusalem Isreali forces on Friday evening arrested two Palestinian children from the occupied Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, Safa News Agency reported. The two Palestinian minors were identified as Mohamed Haimouni, 15, and Mohamed Abu-Qalbain, 13, from the […] Israel’s Renewed Campaign against UNRWA is an Attack on Palestinian Education and Liberation The international community has still not caught up with or refuses to acknowledge, Israel’s commitment to countering each purported victory for the Palestinians with yet more violations. These countermeasures implemented by Israel, notably to prevent […] UNRWA Fires 17 Teachers Due to Budget Deficit UNRWA has sacked 17 teachers from its schools in the Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, Safa news agency reported yesterday. UNRWA claimed that the teachers were surplus to necessity. However, the human rights group, Shahed, said that the […] Israeli Forces Arrest Seven Palestinians in West Bank Raids (VIDEOS) Israeli forces today detained at least seven Palestinians in multiple overnight raids across the West Bank, said the Palestine Prisoners’ Society (PPS). 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According to Gaza’s ministry of health, 16-year-old Fahd al-Astal died after he was shot in the stomach […] ‘They Killed My Parents on My Birthday’: Daughter of Assassinated Palestinian Leader Speaks Out (PHOTOS & VIDEO) Each Israeli attack on Gaza leaves more than dead and wounded, but numerous stories of human endurance and tragedy. The most recent Israeli aggression on the besieged Gaza Strip began on November 12, when the […] PA: Escalation of Settler Violence is a Result of Pompeo’s Statement (VIDEOS) On Friday, the Palestinian Authority (PA) condemned the escalation of Jewish settlers’ violence against Palestinian citizens and blamed the US for this escalation, Al-Watan Voice reported. In a statement, the PA’s Foreign Ministry announced that the […] Jewish Settlers Attack, Injure Civilians in Hebron City (VIDEOS) Dozens of hardcore Jewish settlers under Israeli army protection converged today on the old city of Hebron (Al-Khalil), south of the occupied West Bank, and attacked Palestinian civilians and storekeepers, injuring many of them. Settlers […] UNRWA Mourns Loss of Young Student at its Gaza School The United Nations Work and Refugee Agency (UNRWA) mourned the death of a student at one of its schools in a statement, a copy of which was sent to MEMO. Matthias Schmale, director of UNRWA […] Fragile Ceasefire Holds in Gaza after Israeli Air Raids Killed 34 Palestinians A ceasefire between Islamic Jihad and Israel has largely held in the Gaza Strip since Thursday morning. The agreement reportedly brokered by Egypt came into effect after two days of cross-border fighting and Israeli air attacks killed at […] Israeli Soldiers Detain 10-year-old Palestinian Boy for 3 Hours Israeli occupation forces recently detained a ten-year-old Palestinian boy for more than three hours, according to human rights NGO B’Tselem. Qusai Al-Ja’ar, who lives in Beit Ummar, a village north of Hebron (Al-Khalil) in the southern […] Israeli Forces Injure Woman, Detains her Son in Jerusalem A Palestinian woman was wounded yesterday with a rubber-coated bullet in her head by Israeli police forces, as they raided the neighborhood of al-Issawiya in occupied East Jerusalem. NGO: Israel Police ‘severely escalate’ operation in […] The EU, UN and PA Masquerade as Activists while Highlighting their Colonial Complicity This year marks the 30th anniversary of the signing of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. 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__label__cc	0.606144	0.393856	8 horror movies that'll keep you up at night Whether you love a tense psychological thriller or a gruesome and gory horror story, we’ve got enough creepy cinema classics here at OSN to keep you awake for weeks. So pop some corn and grab a friend for protection, then settle in with the best horror movies for a fright-fest. If a spider in the bath gives you the shivers, this isn’t the film for you. When a deadly arachnid is inadvertently brought back from the Amazon, it sparks a wave of mysterious deaths. Only the local doctor – an unfortunate arachnophobe – can track down the killer, destroy its nest and save the town from being completely over-run. Or should we say over-crawled? After being knocked unconscious in a car crash, a young woman wakes up in a bunker, apparently the only safe place left after a massive chemical attack. But all is not what it seems underground, and she must decide whether to escape and risk life in the outside world. If you go down to the woods today, you’re sure of a big surprise. The college students who venture off in search of the Blair Witch had clearly never heard that line or they’d have stayed well away. Ground-breaking in its time for its found-footage style, this ‘is it real or not?’ horror movie is captivating and chilling in equal measure. When the children of a small town in Maine start being picked off by a mysterious murderer, seven kids set out to put a stop to the killings. But with a shapeshifting demon preying on their deepest, darkest fears, can they stick together to take down the clown? Warning: if you didn’t suffer from coulrophobia before, this Stephen King horror movie adaptation could induce a full-on fear of all things clown-y. Francis Ford Coppola’s take on the 1897 novel puts a romantic spin on the original vampire tale. Four hundred years after the death of his wife Elisabeta, a grieving Count Dracula sets his heart on her doppelganger, a young woman he believes to be a reincarnation of his love. Setting off from Transylvania for London to win her over, only the vampire-hunter Van Helsing stands in his way. Half human, half immortal, vampire-hunter Blade is on a mission to avenge his mother’s death. But little does he know that the dark underworld he’s about to take on is in the grip of a power struggle of its own. Blood thirsty and hell-bent on wresting control from his elders, young vampire Deacon Frost is out to destroy the pure-bloods and wipe out humanity. Cue bloody battles set to a pumping 90s soundtrack – a weird but ultimately winning horror movie combo. When two strangers wake up chained to the pipes of a bathroom, there seems to be one obvious way out. But the games are just beginning…Gripping and gory, the first of the Saw horror movies is undoubtedly the best, and well worth a watch. Just make sure you’ve got something (or someone) to hide behind when the going gets gruesome. While on an Antarctic dig, a team of archaeologists discovers a mysterious underground pyramid packed with prehistoric human remains, apparently the victims of ritual sacrifice. But who or what were they killed for, and when might they be back for more? Caught in the crossfire between two deadly forces, the humans must pick a side if they’re to make it out alive. To find out what films to watch search our TV guide and check out OSN Movies Thriller HD on channel 9 for all the best horror movies. [Error loading the control 'rptRelatedBlogPosts', check event log for more details]	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line28105
__label__wiki	0.528769	0.528769	DOE Patents Patent: PRODUCTION OF TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID COMPOUNDS Title: PRODUCTION OF TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID COMPOUNDS A process is described for the preparation of trifluoroacetic acid. Acetone vapor diluted wlth nitrogen and fluorine also diluted with nltrogen are fed separately at a temperature of about 210 deg C into a reaction vessel containing a catalyst mass selected from-the group consisting of silver and gold. The temperature in the reaction vessel is maintained in the range of 200 deg to 250 deg C. The reaction product, trifluoroacetyl fluoride, is absorbed in aqueous alkali solution. Trifluoroacetic acid is recovered from the solution by acidification wlth an acid such as sulfuric followed by steam distillation. Haworth, W.N.; Stacey, M. Originating Research Org. not identified U.S. Atomic Energy Commission DTIE; NSA-12-004581 NSA Number: NSA-12-004581 Resource Relation: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-58 PATENTS; ABSORPTION; ACETIC ACID; ACETONE; ALKALI METALS; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DISTILLATION; FLUORINE; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; GOLD; HIGH TEMPERATURE; NITROGEN; PRODUCTION; SILVER; SOLUTIONS; SULFURIC ACID; VAPORS; VESSELS; WATER Haworth, W.N., and Stacey, M. PRODUCTION OF TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID COMPOUNDS. United States: N. p., 1949. Web. Haworth, W.N., & Stacey, M. PRODUCTION OF TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID COMPOUNDS. United States. Haworth, W.N., and Stacey, M. Tue . "PRODUCTION OF TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID COMPOUNDS". United States. title = {PRODUCTION OF TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID COMPOUNDS}, author = {Haworth, W.N. and Stacey, M.}, abstractNote = {A process is described for the preparation of trifluoroacetic acid. Acetone vapor diluted wlth nitrogen and fluorine also diluted with nltrogen are fed separately at a temperature of about 210 deg C into a reaction vessel containing a catalyst mass selected from-the group consisting of silver and gold. The temperature in the reaction vessel is maintained in the range of 200 deg to 250 deg C. The reaction product, trifluoroacetyl fluoride, is absorbed in aqueous alkali solution. Trifluoroacetic acid is recovered from the solution by acidification wlth an acid such as sulfuric followed by steam distillation.}, Search for the full text at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office PRODUCTION OF TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID Patent Haworth, W.N.; Stacey, M. A method is given for the production of improved yields of trifluoroacetic acid. The compound is prepared by oxidizing m-aminobenzotrifluoride with an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal permanganate at a temperature in the range of 80 deg C to 100 deg C while dissolved ln a mixture of water with glacial acetic acid and/or trifluoroacetic acid. Preferably a mixture of water and trifluoroacetic acid ls used as the solvent. Studies on Trifluoroacetic Acid. Part I. Trifluoroacetic Anhydride as a Promoter of Ester Formation Between Hydroxy-compounds and Carboxylic Acids Journal Article Bourne, E.J.; Stacey, M.; Tatlow, J.C.; ... - Journal of the Chemical Society (England) Divided into J. Chem. Soc. A, J. Chem. Soc. B, etc. DOI: 10.1039/jr9490002976 HYDROGEN BONDING IN SODIUM TRIFLUOROACETATE-TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID COMPOUNDS Journal Article Klemperer, W.; Pimentel, G.C. - Journal of Chemical Physics (U.S.) Spectroscopy of CF$sub 3$COZ compounds. V. Vibrational spectra and structure of solid trifluoroacetic acid. Journal Article Berney, C.V. - J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 95: No. 3, 708-716(7 Feb 1973). DOI: 10.1021/ja00784a011 ISOTOPIC EXCHANGE OF HYDROGEN IN THE TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID ESTERS. 1. THE HYDROGEN EXCHANGE OF ALKYL TRIFLUOROACETATES WITH TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID (in Russian) Journal Article Setkina, V.N.; Kursanov, D.N.; Bykova, E.V. - Izvest. Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R., Otdel. Khim. Nauk The kinetics of the reaction, recently uncovered (Izvest. Akad. Nauk, Otdel. Khim. Nauk, 378(1961)), on the isotopic exchange of the H of trifluoro acetates with deuteriumenriched water-free trifluoroacetic acid, was further examined, studying the corresponding reaction of alkyl trifluoro acetates. It was found that in ternary compounds the H--D exchange takes place with a relatively high rate but it is inhibited in the secondary and primary esters. The exchange reaction of the ternary esters is further enhanced by increasing the acidity of the system by the addition of trifluoro acetic acid dissolved in sulfuric acid; even this addition was notmore » able to cause a noticeable reaction in the primary esters. It is assumed that the exchange reaction is due to the ionization of the esters and the formation of carbonium ions which are capable to participate in the exchange. (TTT)« less	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line28107
__label__cc	0.625864	0.374136	OtakuBoards Otakupedia Graphic Worm theOtaku Anime in 2007 Anime Anime in 2007 By Dagger, January 2, 2007 in Otaku Central Dagger 0 What are you looking forward to? What are your general hopes for the year? I've said this a bit too often, but I think 2007 is going to be an amazing year for anime. On the North American side of things, the anime market seems to be picking up a little after its recent slump, which will hopefully result in companies licensing more obscure/risky series. Meanwhile, despite doomsday predictions about the good-to-trash ratio of the anime debuting in Japan, there are still a lot of great shows out there just waiting to be discovered and loved. Here's some stuff I'm anticipating. - The new [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebuild_of_evangelion][u]Evangelion movies[/u][/url]. - The North American DVD release of [url=http://asosbrigade.com/][u]The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya[/u][/url]. - The North American DVD release of [url=http://www.bandaivisual.us/gunbuster/][u]Gunbuster[/u][/url]. - The North American DVD release of [url=http://www.blacklagoon.jp/][u]Black Lagoon[/u][/url]. I really want this to air on Adult Swim... - Watching future discs of [url=http://www.ergoproxydvd.com/][u]Ergo Proxy[/u][/url]. - The new [url=http://www.otakuboards.com/showpost.php?p=761709&postcount=15][u]Kino's Journey movie[/u][/url]. - GONZO's take on [url=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=55922][u]Romeo and Juliet[/u][/url]. - [url=http://www.moribito.com/][u]Seirei no Moribito[/u][/url], an upcoming series from the director & studio behind GitS: SAC. - [url=http://5cm.yahoo.co.jp/][u]Byousoku 5 cm[/u][/url], the latest project from Makoto Shinkai (the director of Voices of a Distant Star and The Place Promised in Our Early Days). - More [url=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=55352][u]Death Note[/u][/url]. ;) Makoto Shinkai's work has its flaws, but there's a reason he's so lauded: he brings the beauty made possible by animation to increasingly higher heights with everything he produces. Seirei no Moribito probably won't be lacking in the visual department, either--and if it's anywhere near as good as GitS: SAC, a lot of people are going to be happy. Meanwhile, Romeo x Juliet offers GONZO another chance to prove that they're not just the studio of creativity-free mediocrity and lame budget shortfalls. Gunbuster's licensing is a rather big milestone (I just feel lucky that I didn't have to wait years and years to see it on DVD!). Haruhi Suzumiya offers a chance for DVD buyers and fansubs watchers to get excited about a show together and prove that they aren't mutually exclusive groups. There are whispers that FUNimation may have snagged Mushishi, and a recent hint from a Geneon representative has led many to believe that a Rozen Maiden announcement is in the works. We'll have to wait and see whether any of that shapes up to be more than speculation, but it gives me reason to hope. ~Dagger~ 2010DigitalBoy 2 OB Superstar [COLOR=DarkOrange][B]- The new Evangelion Movies[/B] Ohyespleazethankyou. i can never get enough Eva, and what better way to quench my thirst?!? Finally some more freaky psychological crap to wrap my mind around!! I'm majorly excited! i only hope they can live up to the title of Eva. [B]- the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya english release[/B] I'm scared for this one because if they mess up then it'll really suck. I can't wait to buy these and then force everyone I know to watch them! Haha! I only hope all the cultural things translate well. [B]- Kino's Journey movie[/B] I like this idea because Kino is such an open-ended series that the movie could be about anything and you know it's going to be cool! I'm really hoping the season 2 rumors are true as well. ... more[B] Death Note [/B] is always nice too[/COLOR] Magus 7 I really can't say that I'm looking forward to much since I haven't really kept up with what's coming out. I know [b]Blood+[/b] is suppose to air on Adult Swim some time down the line. I heard quite a bit about it. Both good and bad, and it's just one of those I have to check out for myself. So I'm looking forward to seeing that on Adult Swim whenever it's scheduled to air. Another one I'm interested in is [b]Black Lagoon[/b]. I've only seen a few images of one character, and the art / animation looked fairly nice from what I saw. I haven't heard much about the story. I just heard it was some girl weilding guns and has the mouth of a sailor. So I think that's something that should be checked out. And if there are any new samurai or ninja type animes coming out this year, I'm looking forward to seeing what they're about and whatnot. Other than that, that's about it. Sojio 0 I am looking forward to the new Studio Ghibli film Gedo Senki (Tales Of Earthsea) by the new kid on the block Goro Miyazaki. I dont know if you guys from USA know the Australian distributer MADMAN but I heard they recently got the rights to screen it so I am really looking forward to seeing how the new Miyazaki fares. Also looking forward to see who is casted for the english over dubbing. Andy 0 [SIZE=1][COLOR=DarkRed]Hmmm....well, i'm also wanting to see the 2nd Kino's Journey "movie" as well, even though i'm just now starting to watch Kino's Journey.:p Anyway's, i'm also looking forward to some more awesome Death Note episode's. And, my most eagerly awaited one of them all, the ending of the Naruto filler's.(I know i've got some people agreeing with me on that one, right?)[/COLOR][/SIZE] eleanor 1 [color=dimgray] So far I'm not too interested in any of the new things coming in 2007, but this summer I hope to get into some other fandoms. I've heard nothing but praise for [b]One Piece[/b] from people, so I'm willing to give it a shot. And I suppose I should finally check out [b]The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya[/b], even though something tells me I will regret it. And finally... TIME JUMP!NARUTO FINALLY GETTING ANIMATED OMG THANK YOU.[/color] Kimmeh 0 I'd hate to sound like a broken record, but everyone's pretty much said what I'm looking forward to... 1. No more Naruto fillers. Thank GOD.. 2. One Piece? I've been hearing things about it as well. 3.BLACK LAGOON! YES! And I would loove to see it on AS as well. ^_^ 4. And there are a ton of other random things... But for some reason, I'm failing to remember. Call it a blonde moment. :catgirl: -Kimmeh xmystic_silverx 0 [quote name='Kurayami Oji][SIZE=1][COLOR=DarkRed]....And, my most eagerly awaited one of them all, the ending of the Naruto filler's.(I know i've got some people agreeing with me on that one, right?)[/COLOR'][/SIZE][/quote] [color=darkred]I can't wait. After so long it's so good to hear the words "end of Naruto fillers" together in one sentence. It should be in February or March, right? I guess other than more Death Note I'm pretty excited about the english dub of [b]Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles[/b] and the [b]xxxHolic movie[/b], which has been licensed by FUNimation.[/color] Starwind 0 Senior Otaku I've made no small note of the fact that I am an avid [B]Evangelion[/B] fan. As such, I'm sure you can guess that I too greatly anticipate the release of the new Eva movies. But to along with those I'm also looking forward to more [B]Ergo Proxy [/B] and [B]The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya[/B]. Ikillion 3 [COLOR=#0e1030][SIZE=1][FONT=Trebuchet MS]Other than the "Omg, Naruto and Bleach fillers are ending now zomg yes." I really don't have that may things that I've planned out to see this year. (Besides Afro Samurai but that starts airing tommorow night). I think I just may check out [B]The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya[/B], since everyone seems to be in an uproar of joy over it. The one thing I'm really hoping for this year is to see [B]666 Satan[/B] in an anime form. Dispite the questionable name It is actually a really good series, (It isnt even half as satanic as it sounds!). Besides, the timeskip they have in that series makes Naruto's look whimpy. Brothers share the same idea I presume. And thats all, I will most likely pick up new series as they reveal themse;vs but lets hope this year is awesome![/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR] Heh, I'm rubbing my hands in anticipation of Afro Samurai as well, if only for the expensive-looking animation and Samuel L. Jackson. But it's kind of unfortunate that the DVDs won't have a Japanese language track (since it's being broadcast over here first). Hopefully the rest of the English cast is good. As for those of you with an interest in Haruhi--don't be shy, go check it out! Just try not to let anything you've heard about the series color your expectations for it. And watch Episode 00 to the end before judging it. :p In terms of other shows that will be airing soon or soon-ish, I'm not excited about that many... at least not yet. But here are a couple more I'll watch (or keep an eye on until they're licensed). - Lucky☆Star. It's based on a 4-koma manga with humor a little bit like that of Azumanga Daioh. Most of the characters are female, but what sets them apart is that they're otaku and gamers. - Claymore (based on a Monthly Shounen Jump manga which is apparently pretty awesome). - [url=http://www.nodame-anime.com/][u]Nodame Cantabile[/u][/url], which I also know very little about, but which seems to involve orchestras. It gets extra points for being liked by a lot of people who also like Honey & Clover. - [url=http://www.nippon-animation.co.jp/lesmise/][u]Les Miserables: Shoujo Cossette[/u][/url]. Yeah, try guessing what this one's based on. To be truthful, I have a gut feeling that the anime will not do its source material justice; the heavy emphasis on cute little Cossette is worrisome. - [url=http://gr-anime.com/][u]Giant Robo[/u][/url] has very little chance of being as awesome as the older Giant Robot OVA, but at least it seems like a labor of love. On the OVA front, I'm most interested in [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_o81f61mMo][u]Murder Princess[/u][/url] (<-- digicam'd promo). I'd be more psyched about the Tales of Symphonia OVA if I had actually gotten to play ToS, but oh well. It looks like a rather nice production, regardless. [SIZE=1][COLOR=DarkRed]Ah yes, I had completely forgot to mention [B]Afro Samurai[/B]. I had already checked out the trailer for the series last year, and I can't wait for the premiere tomorrow. Although i'll still have to get used to Samuel L. Jackson's voice acting.:p Anyway's, what really brought my attention to this anime was the animation style. I mean, it really does look pretty good, especially in that first fight scene.^^ So i'm definetly looking forward to Afro Samurai.^^[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=1]I hear [B]Bleach[/B] fillers are set to end pretty soon, too? I've been looking forward to that since I heard about it. [B]Death Note[/B] is naturally something to look forward to, and hopefully the UK will get the anime you mentioned on release. Also, I read in New Type about the possible production of a [B]Devil May Cry [/B] anime? I don't know when it scheduled for release, but I'd be interested to know more about that if anyone has information. That would be really special if they do it properly. [B]EDIT:[/B] By the way Ikillion, your signature is love. I adore D.Gray-man. <3[/SIZE] bellpickle 0 [quote name='Ezekiel][SIZE=1]Also, I read in New Type about the possible production of a [B]Devil May Cry [/B'] anime?[/SIZE][/quote] [SIZE=1]Last time I checked, all that's known about the anime is that it'll be animated by MadHouse, it'll be about 12 episodes long, and it'll be released some time during the spring. Otherwise, it's all speculation. Here's the website URL, in case you're interested: [U][url]http://dmc-tv.com/[/url][/U][/SIZE] Monkey_Orange 0 [COLOR=DarkOrange]I'm a little disappointed at the offerings for this Winter/Spring 2007 anime. A huge chunk of the list I glanced through included many cutesy-wiltsey shoujo series that may cause me to OD :animestun Thus, I've only selected a few that I know I'll definitely check out :D [B]Nodame Cantabile:[/B] I loved the manga. I loved the live action series. And I can't wait to watch the anime! [B]Naruto:[/B] Finally, finally we get to move onward with the story! And how long did that take?? Devil May Cry[/B]: Dante, hehe... [B]Claymore: [/B]I've always been curious about this story but could never bring myself to flip open the manga because...well...the character designs freak me out. :animedepr They look like aliens... BUT, the designs from the anime aren't as disturbing so I shall give it a try. Yes, I can be a bit shallow :animestun [B]Lovely Complex:[/B] Hehe, I've been looking forward to this cute romantic comedy for quite a while. I can't wait! Hmm...I'm wondering when Viz will starting releasing the manga. [B]Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya II[/B]: I swear, this show is odd but in a cool way. I liked the first season so I'll go ahead and continue with the next :D [COLOR=DarkRed]I just found a trailer on youtube and apparently it's a Naruto movie that takes place during the timeskip. I think it's called Naruto Shippuden. That's something to look forward to in 2007, right? [center][URL=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V589nkS_ICk]Click for Naruto Shippuden[/URL] [/COLOR][/center] Kenshin DX 0 [B][COLOR=Blue]Devil May Cry will hopefully be as great as the games.I want to see it. Im also looking foward to the new installments to Hellsing. And finally the end of Speed Grapher.[/COLOR][/B] Ooh, Ergo Proxy volume 2 comes out in a couple of days. It has also occurred to me that although I have Black Lagoon pre-ordered, I am so not going to be able to hold out until the release date. I see a pre-DVD marathon in my future. But that's neither here nor there, because I wanted to link to the old [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a9OvJPLbTk&eurl=][u]Seirei no Moribito[/u][/url] trailer. It's seriously hawt stuff. As far as new anime on DVD go, I'm falling behind, but I'm going to try to watch the first discs of [url=http://www.soltyrei.tv/][u]Solty Rei[/u][/url] and [url=http://www.utaware.net/][u]Utawarerumono[/u][/url] in a timely manner. Nor am I caught up with newly airing shows--although apparently [url=http://www.majin.tv/index.html][u]Tokyo Majin Gakuen Kenpucho[/u][/url], which wasn't even on my radar before, has gotten off to quite a smashing start. (Of course, the main point of this post is still Seirei no Moribito. Watch and salivate.) Astraea 0 I...got my password right first try? That's got to be a first. I hadn't heard of Serei no Moribito, but that trailer looks pretty awesome. Not sure what its about, mind you, but it looks very impressive. Death Note being released is a good thing to look forward to (well, the sooner the US gets it, the sooner it might be out in the UK.), ditto Haruhi Suzumiya. I also wouldn't mind seeing what Goro Miyazaki has done to Earthsea. Animepunk420 0 [SIZE=1][COLOR=SlateGray][CENTER]Devil may Cry...Omg great game hope better in anime the Evangelion movies was a big shock :animeswea on me cause I thought it was completley done but not yet also, I can not wait for Romeo x Juliet i seems awsome but I have hopes on the new anime Air Gear It's rare to see a skating anime after all comes out on Dvd in 12 more days can't dood[/CENTER][/COLOR][/SIZE] :catgirl: TimeChaser 0 2007 is turning out to be the busiest year I've ever had collecting anime. Starting with what I'm already into, I'm looking forward to seeing the conclusions to [B]Speed Grapher[/B] and [B]Trinity Blood[/B] (especially since I lost track of [B]TB[/B] on adult swim and its so heavily into story-arcing that I'm just watching the dvds til it's all out). Then there are the series that I'm getting that still have a ways to go: [B]Ergo Proxy [/B], [B]Eureka Seven[/B], [B]Fate/Stay Night[/B], [B]Guyver[/B], [B]Hellsing Ultimate[/B], [B]Noein[/B], & [B]Utawarerumono[/B]. Also [B]Bleach[/B], which is my only long-term investment. I just got the first disc of [B]Rumbling Hearts[/B] today and look forward to watching the rest (thank goodness its only 3 volumes). Then there's series that have yet to come out: [B]Le Chevalier d"Eon[/B], [B]Kurau Phantom Memory[/B], & [B]Black Lagoon[/B] (let's hear it for the violence!!). Plus [B]Origin: Spirits of the Past[/B] (movie). Whew... It's a wonder I'm not absolutely dirt poor already o_O I'm also hoping that the adaptation of the [B]Claymore[/B] manga won't suck, and to find out if the [B]Witchblade[/B] anime is worth looking into. BONES (the studio that made FMA, Wolf's Rain, RahXephon and--at least recently--some less impressive stuff) has two new series coming in the spring. Both of them will probably be licensed pretty quickly. [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFbEiEabr3o][u]Darker Than Black - Kuro no Keiyakusha[/u][/url] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBIUHLh1ne4][u]The Skull Man[/u][/url] Click for trailers, although I'm afraid that Darker Than Black's is rather short. Both shows look like dark urban fantasy/action stuff, which is fine, except that Skull Man will have to be really impressive to get over the fact that the whole, er, Skull Man concept doesn't appeal to me at all. Some people have guessed that Yoko Kanno will be doing the music for Darker Than Black, although this is just based on its trailer. That would get me to watch it... Oh, and both Mushishi and Rozen Maiden [i]have[/i] been licensed. :catgirl: Rozen Maiden is supposed to be coming out in the spring, while [url=http://funimation.com/mushishi/][u]Mushishi[/u][/url] is scheduled for the summer. The first volume of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya will be released on May 29. Rachmaninoff 0 [quote name='Dagger]As far as new anime on DVD go, I'm falling behind, but I'm going to try to watch the first discs of [url=http://www.soltyrei.tv/][u]Solty Rei[/u][/url'] [/quote]If you haven't had a chance to get to this yet, I just watched the first four episodes of it and so far it's coming along nicely. It was a bit cliched in how she just showed up at the perfect moment to [spoiler]save Roy's life. [/spoiler] But the way she follows Roy everywhere and ends up being a part of his life is rather fun to watch, even the way she ends up with her wacky outfit due to [spoiler]Roy saying he liked it, even though he hadn't looked, just to get her to shut up.[/spoiler] Or how he ends up as her [spoiler]legal guardian when Miranda register's her to him without asking him.[/spoiler] I'm not sure where they intend to go with it, but it is off to a good start as far as I'm concerned, and the animation and the overall art has a nice clean feel to it. And I do like her innocent and naive attitude in regards to everything even if it is due to her not having a [spoiler]clue as to who or what she really is.[/spoiler] Agreed! I was surprised at how much I liked the beginning of Solty Rei. It was actually fun to watch. I try not to nitpick about cliches if I'm enjoying a show, at least not at this early stage. I don't know if this is in the first four episodes, but there's a [spoiler]beach[/spoiler] episode in the first six episodes. On the one hand, that makes it look like they're already running out of ideas--but on the other hand, I think it might have been good that they got it out of the way quickly. Maybe they can get a move on with the story sooner that way. Plus, it was hysterical. :) A couple of other series are likely candidates to get started on DVD in 2007. I can't 100% guarantee that all of these are licensed for sure, but Geneon has registered domain names for them. This pans out far more often with Geneon than with other companies--and there's also the fact that they need some other new shows for 2007. Anyway, at least one of these anime (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni) is a definite release, since it was the result of a license-guessing contest on ANN. [b][url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvOWc6QqlT8][u]Higurashi no Naku Koro ni[/u][/url][/b] means When the Cicadas Cry, but if it's released under an English title, it'll probably be When They Cry. It's based on a fan-published PC game set in the summer of 1983. A teenage boy moves to the small town of Hinamizawa and, in a tiny school where all the grades mingle, becomes part of a close-knit group of friends... ...who he brutally murders not much later. That isn't a spoiler; it's given away in the first scene of episode 1. The fascinating part of Higurashi is the how and the why. The game has a number of different chapters, each of which ends pretty definitively, requiring the story to reboot in order to keep going. However, each chapter--even with all of the "bad ends"--contributes to your knowledge of the overall plot. The anime takes this approach as well. As for the three other titles that Geneon has gotten domains for: [b][url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv1eDPLvkFo][u]Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha[/u][/url][/b] ([url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwD24M-mEj4][u]OP 2[/u][/url]) starts off as a standard magical girl anime (except for the fact that it's aimed at a male audience) but gradually accelerates into a wild action-fest with just enough characterization and plot to hold together the pyrotechnics. [b][url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6TLyv6YTvc][u]Saiunkoku Monogatari[/u][/url][/b] is a dramatic, political story with similarities to Twelve Kingdoms and Fushigi Yuugi. [b][url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOhI363oJ5I][u]Maria-sama ga Miteru[/u][/url][/b] ([url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlx2TIzGvlw][u]OP 2[/u][/url]) is an elegant, old-fashioned story about all-female school life with loads of yuri undertones. Links go to the opening sequence(s) of each show. Interestingly, all of them have second or third seasons either coming up or currently being released in Japan. Fasteriskhead 0 [quote name='Dagger][b][url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOhI363oJ5I][u]Maria-sama ga Miteru[/u][/url][/b] ([url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlx2TIzGvlw][u]OP 2[/u][/url']) is an elegant, old-fashioned story about all-female school life with loads of yuri undertones.[/quote]Wait a damn minute here. [I]Marimite got licensed[/I]? Has the messiah come as well? Is that the "walking slowly is preferred here" speech I hear over the sound of a bunch of angels playing on seven trumpets? I honestly thought this would never happen, folks, but I've been wrong before. For those who don't know already, Maria-sama ga Miteru is shoujo concentrate (even moreso, I would say, than the epochal Rose of Versailles). It's all long stares, frozen moments, and symbolic flower petals flying every which way, and if you can get past the learning curve it's incredibly compulsive viewing. Never before have you ever cared so much whether a girl's onee-sama likes valentine's day chocolate or not. While I'm happy that it may finally be getting a domestic release, I have to wonder if it will make any kind of an impact at all - it seems entirely alien to current domestic anime sensibilities, even in girls' manga. Well, here's hoping anyways. Just a quick note on some of the others. Higurashi's a lot of fun in a sadistic sort of way, although much smarter and classier than the usual cute-and-shock approach (Elfen Lied, looking at you). If nothing else, I think it makes the case that "moe" (whatever it is) has been completely misunderstood. Solty Rei unfortunately falls apart quite badly at the end, where they try to jam into a half-dozen episodes or so a massive amount of drama and plot exposition that should probably have been spread out more (into the myriad pool episodes &c.). It's quite a bit of fun early on, but I wouldn't recommend sitting all the way through unless you happen to be drawn into the "dramatic" bits far more than I was. I guess I'll stop there... Go To Topic Listing Otaku Central	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line28108
__label__cc	0.540553	0.459447	Hon. Steven Blaney - 14:16 Add Kevin Lamoureux as a filter Lib. (MB) Kevin Lamoureux (Winnipeg North) Mr. Speaker, it was a general strike. On May 15, 1919, the call was made for all workers to put down their tools at 11 a.m. The first to strike were the female telephone workers, who failed to show up for their 7 a.m. shift. Today is the 100th anniversary of the 1919 Winnipeg strike. I want to acknowledge the importance of the labour movement in Canada. Unions matter. Unions represent people, people who work hard, support their families and contribute to their communities and our economy. Today I thank those pioneers. The labour movement has been essential to promoting fairness and inclusion in our economy. Unions fight for the middle class and have been the driving force behind the exceptional progress made on behalf of women, LGBTQ workers, indigenous workers and workers with disabilities. When we were elected, we committed to being a real partner with labour. We stand by that commitment, and we will keep working on behalf of the workers and Canada's middle class. Canadian historyLabour unionsStatements by MembersStrikes and lockouts Jenny Kwan - 14:18 Lamoureux, Kevin Canadian Alliance Independent Bloc Québécois Independent Canadian Alliance Independent Liberal Independent Reform PC/DR Coalition Progressive Conservative	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line28109

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