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Regular Expressions Primer
By Brad Lhotsky
Common Character Class Gotcha
In an attempt to match an IP address, which can contain four numbers ranging from 0 to 255 separated by a period, programmers often try something along the lines of the following:
/([0-255]\.){3}[0-255]/
At first glance and close examination, it's difficult to understand why this regex does not match what the programmer is attempting to match. When using a character class, the key word is character. In this context, the regex engine is not concerned with numbers, but with characters. What this regex optimizes to is:
/([0125]\.){3}[0125]/
This is most assuredly not what was intended. The range modifier inside of a character class evaluates the expression "0-255" as "0-2" + "55" or, "0125" as duplicate entries in a character class are optimized out. The regex to properly match an IP address is very complicated and beyond the scope of this article. Assuming no one is attempting to enter IP's in the 888.888.888.0/24, a programmer might construct this regex:
/(\d{1,3}\.?){4}/
Stay tuned for an in-depth discussion on this regex.
Quantifiers allow a programmer to specify a determinately or indeterminately scale of the match of instances in their patterns. There are four quantifiers:
Matches 0 or 1 consecutive instances of the previous group or character
Matches 0 or more consecutive instances of the previous group or character
{a,z}
Range quantifier, specify a minimum (a) and a maximum (z) number of consecutive instances to match
Zero or More (*)
The '*' quantifier is almost always misused. Luckily, in most cases the damage is negligible, but there could still have some unexpected results if a programmer slips. Given the lines:
a dog runs
the dog jumps
aaa is a car club
Which lines will successfully match the following regex?
/a*/
Surprisingly, all three lines will match. The regex engine will always be able to find "zero or more a's" in any line of text you send it.
While this may not seem to be incredibly useful, it actually is. There are times when a programmer needs to match some text if it's there, or just have an empty string or null if that text isn't found. This is where the "zero or more" quantifier earns its keep.
One or More (+)
The '+' quantifier almost always is what a programmer means when they use the '*' quantifier. In the previous example:
/a+/
In this case, only lines 1 and 3 will successfully match as there is no 'a' one or more times in line 2. Often times, this is what was intended when a '*' was used.
Range Modifier ({a,z})
The range modifier allows the programmer finer-grain control of the number of consecutive matches to consider.
/a{2,5}/
In this case, only line 3 will successfully match. The regex engine is looking for 2–5 consecutive a's.
Greedy versus Non-Greedy
Quantifiers come into two flavors, "Greedy" and "Non-Greedy." The only difference between the two is their relative ambition to match. Most regex bottlenecks are a direct result of poorly written Greedy or Non-Greedy matches.
The regex engine wants to match every pattern it's passed and it will do everything in its power to match that regex. This is why regex can slow down a program so easily. Misunderstanding the intention of the regex engine could result in large regex being evaluated millions of times over a formidable text sample.
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A new trailer for All Eyez on Me, an upcoming film about the life and murder of Tupac Shakur, was released Friday (Feb. 10).
Viewers get some insight into Tupac’s youth and upbringing, as he watches violent encounters with bigoted police affect his family, himself and those around him.
The trailer’s strongest moment comes in a conversation with Tupac’s mother, as she tells him with tragic foreshadowing, “They are going to come after you and everything you love. They are gonna give you the tools that you need to destroy yourself.”
Adding to the anticipation for the film is the eeriness in how much Demetrius Shipp Jr. — playing the iconic rapper — looks like ‘Pac. We’re also offered a brief look at Biggie Smalls and Suge Knight, played by Jamal Woolard and Dominic L. Santana, respectively.
The biopic is set to be released June 16, the legendary rapper’s birthday.
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Body parts of woman are found 200 KILOMETRES away from where police first discovered her burnt remains three months ago - as brother and sister are charged over murder
More remains of slain woman Tamara Farrell have been found, police said
Body parts were found under bridge in Alton North 200km from other remains
A brother and his sister have been charged over Miss Farrell's brutal murder
By Adam Mccleery For Daily Mail Australia
Human remains found by railway workers earlier this month have been confirmed to be murdered anti-violence campaigner Tamara Farrell.
The body parts were discovered in a bag near a creek in Altona North, west of Melbourne, on May 6, 200km away from where police originally located her charred remains in February.
Two of Ms Farrell's childhood friends, a brother and sister, have been charged over her murder.
Police found parts of Ms Farrell's burnt body in Sale, Victoria, two days after she went missing from her Ballarat home, The Courier reported.
More body parts of a slain woman Tamara Farrell have been found 300km from the location where police discovered her charred remains in February
'Forensic testing on human remains located near a creek in Altona North on 6 May has now been completed,' a police statement read.
'Police can confirm the remains belong to 31-year-old Tamara Farrell.
'As this matter is still before the court it would be inappropriate to make any further comment.'
Shaye Kotiau, 22, appeared before Melbourne's Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, charged with the murder.
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Miss Farrell's burnt remains were found in Nambrok, near Sale, about 300km from her home with her childhood friend and her friend's brother being charged with her murder
His sister Kieahn, 19, was later charged with accessory to murder.
The siblings are believed to be long-time family friends of Ms Farrell who had only recently moved to Victoria, The Herald Sun reported.
Mr Kotiau and his sister were arrested hours after the grisly discovery in February, with the elder sibling charged quickly after.
The 31-year-old women's rights activist (left, right) was reportedly a family friend of the brother and sister charged over her murder
Shaye Kotiau was arrested with his 19-year-old sister as detectives scoured their home
The woman's body was found on the side of a country road 300km from her home
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https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/6133667/more-remains-of-murdered-ballarat-woman-discovered/?cs=2599
Body parts of murdered woman found 300 KILOMETRES away from where police discovered her remains
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Jeremy Hunt warns of 'great risk' of Third Gulf War as Royal Marines are readied to be sent to the region after Iran is blamed for oil tanker attacks
The Foreign Secretary has insisted an independent UK assessment puts the blame for the two tanker attacks firmly on Tehran
But, Hunt said, the US and President Trump are not seeking war over the matter
But he said there was a 'great risk' of escalation of the crisis in the Gulf of Oman
He called on Iran to cease 'destabilizing activities' which he said it conducts by proxies throughout the region
By Joel Adams and George Martin For Mailonline and Chris Brooke For The Daily Mail
Defence Minister Tobias Ellwood has warned Britain 'will protect its assets in the Gulf' after last week's attacks on two oil tankers.
Speaking on Sky TV's Sophy Ridge on Sunday, he blamed Iran's 'negative influence' for causing 'extra tensions' across the Middle East and said the row with the United States over a controversial nuclear deal was no excuse for military action.
Mr Ellwood warned: 'I don't think Iran should be under any doubt that we will be determined to protect our assets and our interests in the region.'
He added: 'I understand the frustrations over the nuclear deal but that does not give licence to start attacking ships in the Straits of Hormuz.'
His comments come as it was revealed that 100 British Royal Marines from 42 Commando, based near Plymouth, will form a rapid reaction force, Special Purpose Task Group 19 in the Gulf.
Tobias Ellwood said Sunday Britain would be protecting its assets in the Gulf after the recent oil tanker attacks
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt admitted there is a 'great risk' of another war in the Gulf following attacks on oil tankers that have been blamed on Iran.
A Japanese-owned tanker, the Kokuka Courageous, and a Norwegian-operated one, the Front Altair, were attacked on Thursday and left ablaze as they were passing through the Gulf of Oman.
Britain has concluded that responsibility 'almost certainly' lies with Iran and while today the MoD played down reports that Royal Marines were being sent to the region to protect British warships, the government made clear action would be taken if necessary.
An oil tanker is seen after it was attacked at the Gulf of Oman, in waters between Gulf Arab states and Iran on Thursday - Donald Trump said the two attacks had Iran 'written all over it'
Iran has faced international condemnation for last Thursday's attack on two oil tankers, despite claiming to have had nothing to do with them.
And Jeremy Hunt warned today that there was a 'great risk' of escalation in the Gulf, adding that Washington wanted the situation to end in negotiations.
Asked about escalation, he said: 'This is the great risk of the situation that we are in.
'Both sides in this dispute think that the other side wouldn't want a war. We are urging all sides to de-escalate.
Speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show, he said: 'Having spoken to President Trump I am absolutely clear that for America they want this to end in negotiations that see Iran stop its destabilising activities.'
'Let's see Iran stop its destabilising activities in Lebanon through Hezbollah, in Yemen where they are firing missiles into Saudi Arabia, on the Gulf as we have seen. That is the long-term solution.'
The attack on the tanker left it ablaze and adrift while sailors were quickly evacuated
Jeremy Hunt, pictured talking to Andrew Marr this morning, said he was 'absolutely clear' American wants to end the stand-off peaceably
Yesterday military sources told the Times that 100 British Royal Marines will form a rapid reaction force in the Gulf.
It is understood they will operate from ships patrolling the region from Britain's new naval base in Bahrain, and use speedboats and helicopters to protect warships and UK merchant navy vessels.
But the MoD denied the deployment, which they said constituted just 30 commandos on a training exercise, was linked to rising tensions.
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'This is a pre-planned training deployment and is in no way related to the ongoing situation in the Gulf of Oman,' an MOD spokesman said.
The damaged Kokuka Courageous arrived Sunday at a UAE anchorage site as Saudi Arabia accused arch-rival Iran of being behind the attack.
US President Donald Trump has said the twin attacks had Iran 'written all over it' - rejecting Tehran's vehement denial.
President Donald Trump on Friday charged Iran with attacking oil tankers in the Persian Gulf and warned Tehran their actions will not be taken lightly. 'Iran did do it,' Trump said on 'Fox & Friends' when he called in to the morning show for an interview
Hunt defended his assertion that Iran was 'almost certain' to blame for the attacks.
'We have done our own intelligence assessment. We have got videos of what happened. We have seen evidence. We don't believe anyone else could have done this,' he said.
The owner of the Japanese vessel said Friday in Tokyo however that the crew saw a 'flying object' prior to a second blast on board citing two apparent attacks.
He added he believed initial reports suggesting a torpedo was involved in the attack were incorrect as the damage was above the sea surface not below water, which would have suggested a torpedo.
Tensions between Iran and the United States have increased dramatically since Donald Trump took office.
Meanwhile, today the two damaged tankers arrived safely to locations off the Emirati coast.
The Japanese-owned Kokuka Courageous was carrying highly flammable methanol through the Gulf of Oman on Thursday when it came under attack along with the Norwegian-operated Front Altair - the second assault in a month in the strategic shipping lane.
US President Donald Trump has said the operation had Iran 'written all over it' - rejecting Tehran's vehement denial - and its key Gulf ally Saudi Arabia has also lashed out against Tehran.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (right) met in Tehran on Thursday with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who on Friday condemned the attack but didn't say who he blamed for it
In his first public comments since the attacks, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in remarks published Sunday that he would not hesitate to tackle any threats to the oil-rich kingdom.
'We do not want a war in the region... But we won't hesitate to deal with any threat to our people, our sovereignty, our territorial integrity and our vital interests,' he told pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat.
He said Iran had responded to a visit to Tehran by Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe 'by attacking two tankers, one of which was Japanese'.
Abe had been on an unprecedented visit to the Iranian capital in a bid to defuse tensions between Washington and the Islamic Republic when the attacks took place.
The US military on Friday released grainy footage it said showed an Iranian patrol boat removing an 'unexploded limpet mine' from the Japanese vessel.
The crew of the Kokuka Courageous saw a 'flying object' before a second blast on board, the operator's head said Friday.
The vessel's Singapore-based BSM Ship Management said in a statement today that it had 'arrived safely at the designated anchorage' and that its crew were 'safe and well'.
A damage assessment and preparations for transferring the ship's cargo would start once authorities had completed 'security checks and formalities', it added.
The other ship, the Front Altair, was under safe tow by tug boats towards an area off the coast of the eastern Emirati port of Fujairah.
'First inspections are under way and no hot spots have been identified following the fire,' the vessel's owners said in a statement today.
It said all crew members were in Dubai, where they will 'assist with the debrief to the owner's legal team and the appropriate authorities, before returning home'.
The UAE's Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Saturday called on world powers 'to secure international navigation and access to energy', a plea echoed by regional ally Saudi Arabia after the incident sent crude prices soaring.
Thursday's attacks took place southeast of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital corridor connecting the energy-rich states of the Middle East with markets in Asia, Europe, North America and elsewhere.
According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), 35 percent of the world's seaborne oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran, which is struggling with crippling US sanctions, has repeatedly warned in the past that it could block the Strait in a relatively low-tech, high-impact countermeasure to any attack by the United States.
Doing so would disrupt oil tankers travelling out of the Gulf region to the Indian Ocean and global export routes.
Iran's parliament speaker said Sunday that Washington could have been behind the 'suspicious' tanker attacks, the official news agency IRNA reported.
'The suspicious actions against the tankers... seem to complement the economic sanctions against Iran, considering that (the US) has not achieved any results from them,' he told MPs.
Pope Francis said Sunday he was following 'with concern' the growing tensions in the Gulf.
He appealed 'to the international community to pursue every possible effort to promote dialogue and peace'.
Timeline: Escalation in the Gulf region
May 5: The U.S. says it is sending the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier group and a bomber task force to the Middle East because of a 'credible threat' from Iran.
Since then Washington has announced the dispatch to the region of an amphibious assault ship, a Patriot missile battery and an extra 1,500 troops.
May 8: Iran vows to enrich its uranium stockpile closer to weapons-grade levels starting July 7 if world powers fail to negotiate new terms for its nuclear deal.
The U.S. responds by imposing fresh sanctions on Iran's steel and mining sectors.
Smoke pours from the Norwegian-owned oil tanker on Thursday after it was hit by an explosion near the UAE and Iran in an apparent attack which has put the Middle East on high alert
May 12: Two Saudi oil tankers and two other ships are damaged in mysterious 'sabotage attacks' off the coast of Fujairah, part of the United Arab Emirates.
Washington believes Iran is to blame for the attacks, but Tehran denies involvement.
May 14: Yemen's pro-Iranian Huthi rebels carry out drone attacks near Riyadh, shutting down a key Saudi oil pipeline.
Two days later Saudi-led coalition air strikes hit the rebel-held Yemeni capital Sanaa.
The next day the U.S. orders all non-emergency diplomats to leave Iraq, due to an 'imminent' threat from Iranian-linked Iraqi militias.
May 19: Trump warns that if Iran attacks American interests 'that will be the official end of Iran'.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the 'genocidal taunts' of U.S. Trump will not 'end Iran'.
May 27: Trump says the U.S. is 'not looking for regime change' in Iran.
May 30: Saudi Arabia - which accuses Iran of being behind the acts of sabotage and the drone attack in May - gets the backing of Arab leaders in its standoff with Tehran at summits organised by Riyadh.
Iran accuses Riyadh of 'sowing division'.
Inferno: A fire rages on board the oil tanker MT Front Altair after it was hit by an explosion in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday, in what has been described as a torpedo attack
June 6: The UAE says a multinational investigation into the sabotage attacks point to the likelihood a state was behind them, without incriminating Iran.
June 12: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives in Tehran in a bid to mediate between Washington and Tehran.
A Yemeni rebel missile attack on an airport at Abha, in southwestern Saudi Arabia, wounds 26 civilians. The Saudis accuse Iran of supplying the weapon.
June 13: Two tankers, Norwegian and Japanese, are hit by explosions in apparent attacks in the Gulf of Oman.
The U.S. Fifth Fleet says that it received two separate distress calls from the tankers in a 'reported attack'.
Foreign Minister Zarif says the tanker 'attacks' as Abe visits are 'suspicious'.
Mr Abe meets Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who tells him: 'I don't consider Trump as a person worthy of exchanging messages with. I have no response for him and will not answer him.'
Mike Pompeo doubles down on claim that intelligence community agrees Iran is to blame for attack on oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday morning that the intelligence community agrees Iran is to blame for the attack on oil tanker ships in the Gulf of Oman this week.
'I wouldn't have said it if the intelligence community hadn't become convinced that this was the case,' Pompeo told CBS on Face the Nation Sunday morning, following speculation that there was not enough proof that Iran was responsible for the attack.
'I will concede there are countries that just wish this would go away, and they want to act in a way that is counterfactual,' Pompeo added in reference to the German Foreign Minister saying the video was not enough proof.
The secretary said that there is no disputing Iran is acting in a way to deny other countries the right to use the international waterway.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo doubled-down that the intelligence community is confident Iran is behind the attack on two oil tankers near the Persian Gulf on Thursday
'No one disputes that this is the Islamic Republic of Iran taking these actions to deny this international waterway and the freedom of navigation that is a fundamental right of every country to travel through that,' he continued.
Pompeo came out on Thursday and said the U.S. believes Iran was responsible for attacks that damaged two oil tankers near the Persian Gulf. American forces also found an unexploded mine on one of the damaged vessels.
A fireball erupted on the Norwegian-owned MT Front Altair after a suspected torpedo attack caused three explosions, forcing the crew to abandon ship.
Sailors on the Japanese-owned Kokuka Courageous also had to flee after it was hit by another explosion, in a pair of apparent attacks which left the Middle East on high alert.
'It is the assessment of the United States government that the Islamic Republic of Iran is responsible for the attacks that occurred in the Gulf of Oman today,' Pompeo told reporters at the State Department.
'This assessment is based on intelligence, the weapons used, the level of expertise needed to executive the operation, recent similar Iranian attacks on shipping, and the fact that no proxy group operating in the area has the resources and proficiency to act with such a high degree of sophistication.'
Pompeo said that everyone agrees this is an action by Iran to deny other nation's use of the international waterway in the Gulf of Oman
Britain has urged 'extreme caution' amid spiralling tensions in the region, weeks after Saudi tankers were attacked in a mysterious act of sabotage off the UAE coast which Washington believes was the work of Iran.
Warning that the Gulf's waters are 'becoming unsafe', tanker industry chief Paolo d'Amico said that 'the oil supply to the entire Western world could be at risk' - as 30 per cent of the world's crude oil passes through the area.
Tehran has said it is 'suspicious' about the timing of the explosions during a visit by Japan's leader Shinzo Abe but Washington has again pointed the finger at Iran.
In the aftermath of the attacks U.S. authorities said Iran was 'highly likely' to have caused the explosions - amid fears that repeated attacks on ships could put the West's oil supply under threat.
Pompeo later said at a news conference in Washington that the attacks on the ships are part of a 'campaign' of 'escalating tension' by Iran and a threat to international peace and security.
He said the United States will defend its forces and interests in the region but gave no specifics about any plans and he took no questions from the media.
In the early hours of this morning, two vessels transiting through the Strait of Hormuz towards the Indian Ocean caught fire.
What happened to the two tankers in the Gulf of Oman?
Panama-registered tanker Kokuka Courageous was damaged in a 'suspected attack' that breached the hull above the water line.
The ship was attacked twice in three hours before all the crew were evacuated, the firm said.
All of its crew are reported safe with one minor injury.
There was an engine room fire on the tanker, which was carrying methanol from Saudi Arabia to Singapore.
A second ship, the Front Altair, was 'suspected of being hit by a torpedo'.
Its Norwegian owner said it was still afloat, denying Iranian claims it had sunk.
The Aframax-class tanker was loaded with 75,000 tonnes of naphtha.
It was travelling from Ruwais, United Arab Emirates, to Taiwan, according to trade sources.
All 44 sailors from the two ships have been rescued by Iranian search and rescue teams, Tehran's Islamic Republic News Agency.
The Bahrain-based U.S. Navy Fifth Fleet said it was assisting after receiving distress calls.
Oil prices surged by four per cent on the news.
The ships were struck in the same strategic sea lane where four oil vessels were sabotaged last month in attacks Washington blamed on Tehran.
The USS Bainbridge, which had been deployed to the area to offer assistance, reported that crew members saw an unexploded limpet mine on the side of one of the attacked ships.
Magnetic limpet mines are suspected of being used in the May 12 attacks on four tankers off the coast of the United Arab Emirates.
After an investigation the UAE concluded that a 'state actor' was the most likely culprit with chemical analysis of the debris recovered supposedly revealing that it was 'it was highly likely that limpet mines' were used.
Today a U.S. national security official told CBS News that it was 'highly likely Iran caused these attacks', when asked about the recent incidents.
In an official response the U.S. ambassador to the UN called the explosions 'unacceptable' while the White House said President Trump has been briefed and American ally Saudi Arabia called it a 'major escalation'.
Iran said the attacks aroused suspicion because they came as Japanese leader Shinzo Abe met the Islamic Republic's supreme leader today in an effort to defuse the crisis.
'Suspicious doesn't begin to describe what likely transpired this morning,' said Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif.
Tokyo also revealed that the two tankers had been carrying 'Japan-related cargo'.
Mr Abe had warned yesterday that the tense Middle East standoff, which has seen furious exchanges between America and Iran, could lead to an 'accidental' war.
His talks with Iran's supreme leader appeared to take a wrong turn today as the Ayatollah said Tehran would 'never repeat' negotiations with the U.S. However, Abe said Khamenei assured him that Iran has no intention to produce, possess or use nuclear arms.
Tonight President Trump tweeted in response to the Japanese PM's visit that the U.S. was not 'ready' to make a deal with Iran.
He wrote: 'While I very much appreciate P.M. Abe going to Iran to meet with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, I personally feel that it is too soon to even think about making a deal. They are not ready, and neither are we!'
Meanwhile Russia said it was too early to say who was behind the explosions.
There was also some dispute over who had rescued the 44 sailors, as Iran initially claimed to have taken them to safety but the Japanese owner of Kokuka said the ship's crew were rescued by a Dutch vessel, then taken to a U.S. warship.
As the political reprisals began, dramatic pictures emerged of the fireball which erupted on the MT Front Altair on Thursday morning.
'I wouldn't have said it if the intelligence community hadn't become convinced that this was the case,' Pompeo told Face the Nation on Sunday morning
The Altair had been loaded at a port in the Gulf with a petroleum product known as naphtha, and was on its way to the Far East.
The Altair's cargo was worth more than $30million, according to estimates from trade sources.
Meanwhile, a shipping broker said the Kokuka, which flies under Panama's flag, had suffered an explosion after an 'outside attack' which may have involved a magnetic mine.
The company operating the ship, which was heading to Singapore, said the attack had caused 'damage to the ship's hull starboard side.'
The Kokuka's 21 crew were picked up by the nearby Vessel Coastal Ace, leaving the tanker adrift and empty after an engine room fire.
One of the crew members was slightly injured in the incident and received first aid on board the Coastal Ace, while the Kokuka's methanol cargo is said to be intact.
Iran said its search and rescue teams had picked up the 44 sailors from the two ships and taken them to the port of Jask, although the U.S. disputes this.
Commander Joshua Frey, a spokesman for the U.S. Navy's Bahrain-based 5th Fleet, said his command was 'aware' of a reported incident in the area.
The fleet received one distress call at 6.12am local time and another one at 7am and the guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge offered assistance.
Norway has advised its ships to 'stay well clear of Iranian waters until further notice'.
The Taiwanese oil refiner which chartered the Marshall Islands-flagged Altair said the ship was 'suspected of being hit by a torpedo'.
The Marshall Islands are an 'associated state' of the U.S.
Reports said the Front Altair, travelling from Qatar to Taiwan, had suffered three explosions and caught fire after a 'surface attack'.
Iranian news agency IRNA claimed that the ship had sunk, but its Norwegian owner Frontline insisted it was still afloat.
Its crew of 23 were picked up by nearby vessel Hyundai Dubai. The crew was made up of 11 Russians, one Georgian and 11 Filipinos, International Tanker Management said.
Iran 'tried to shoot down a US drone monitoring the Gulf of Oman tankers attack site but MISSED by a kilometer'
Iran missed a hit on a US drone watching over the site of the attacked tankers in the Gulf of Oman by 'approximately one kilometer', U.S. Central Command has said.
The MQ-9 had observed the Norwegian Front Altair on fire – which 23 mariners were later rescued from – and a spokesperson said it was likely an attempt to intercept the observation from the incident on Thursday.
'According to our assessment, a modified Iranian SA-7 surface-to-air missile attempted to shoot down a U.S. MQ-9, at 6:45 a.m. local time, June 13, over the Gulf of Oman, to disrupt surveillance of the IRGC attack on the M/T Kokuka Courageous,' CENTCOM's Lt. Col. Earl Brown told ABC News on Saturday.
Iran missed a hit on a US drone watching over site of attacked Gulf of Oman tankers. This undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Air Force shows a MQ-9 Reaper
'The SA-7 was ineffective and its closest point of approach to the MQ-9 was approximately one kilometer. Subsequent analysis indicates that this was a likely attempt to shoot down or otherwise disrupt the MQ-9 surveillance of the IRGC attack on the M/T Kokuka Courageous.'
The United States has accused the Iran Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of placing mines on the hulls of the Courageous but one did not detonate.
This week video was shared claiming to be IRGC heading back to retrieve the mine that did not go off.
Iran has denied any involvement.
On Saturday the men on board the Front Altair were finally on their way home after being flown to the United Arab Emirates.
They 'departed Iran, from Bandar Abbas airport, and landed at Dubai International Airport at 1830 CET this afternoon', a Saturday statement said.
Spokesperson said it was an attempt to intercept observation from Kokuka Courageous attack
A Frontline spokesman said the crew, of Russian, Filipino and Georgian nationalities, were well-looked after by Iranian authorities.
Most flew home straight after arrival to Dubai, with the rest traveling on Sunday.
It was two days after they were rescued by Hyundai Dubai after the Front Altair caught fire, sending a thick cloud of black smoke visible even by satellite from space.
Iran demanded they be put in their custody.
The order was reportedly denied when the ship's master contacted the Seoul shipping company's headquarters but the master felt he had to oblige to the Iranian men on small boats.
It wasn't the first attempt to shoot down a US MQ-9, according to CENTCOM.
Brown stated that another drone over Yemen was successfully targeted by a Houthi SA-6 surface to air missile on June 6.
'The altitude of the engagement indicated an improvement over previous Houthi capability, which we assess was enabled by Iranian assistance,' Brown told ABC News.
The attacks left two tankers in flames, bumping up oil prices and further raising regional tensions triggered by a bitter US-Iran standoff.
A handout photo made available by the US Navy shows sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) rendering aid to the crew of the M/V Kokuka Courageous at sea in the Gulf of Oman
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'We will protect our assets in the Gulf': Defence Minister sends warns
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SSE and Npower merger given all-clear by competition watchdog
The deal to merge Npower and SSE’s retail operations has been given the all-clear by the competition watchdog, paving the way for the tie-up of two of Britain’s biggest energy suppliers.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said its decision to give final clearance to the Big Six deal comes after its investigation concluded households will still have “plenty of choice” on standard variable tariffs (SVTs).
It found the two providers are “not close rivals” on the tariffs – the most expensive deals that had been an area of particular concern for the regulator.
Anne Lambert, chair of the CMA inquiry group, said: “With many energy companies out there, people switching away from expensive standard variable tariffs will still have plenty of choice when they shop around after this merger.
“But we know that the energy market still isn’t working well for many people who don’t switch, so we looked carefully at how the merger would affect SVT prices.
“Following a thorough investigation and consultation, we are confident that SSE and Npower are not close rivals for these customers and so the deal will not change how they set SVT prices.”
The deal to merge Npower and SSE´s retail operations has been given the all-clear by the competition watchdog
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EDITORIAL: Protect tax deal from political stunts
Bill would require legislative approval to end reciprocity agreements with neighboring states
EDITORIAL: Protect tax deal from political stunts Bill would require legislative approval to end reciprocity agreements with neighboring states Check out this story on dailyrecord.com: http://dailyre.co/2Gv5Ov6
Published 4:11 p.m. ET Feb. 20, 2018
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Former Gov. Chris Christie pulled a fair number of bully stunts during his eight years in office. Among the more egregious — which, fortunately, was dropped before being implemented — was a threat to end a long-standing tax reciprocity deal with Pennsylvania that would have meant more money in state coffers,, money taken directly from the pockets of lower- and middle-income workers.
That maneuver would have been a rather heartless revenue producer, and while New Jersey needs all the budget resources on which it can lay its hands, there are limits to how far the state should go. Ending the income-tax arrangement with Pennsylvania would have greatly exceeded those limits.
That’s why lawmakers are now considering a plan to prevent such a power play in the future. A bill has been introduced that would eliminate a governor’s power to unilaterally end the agreement. Instead, the Legislature would have to sign off first.
The deal as it has long stood allows residents in each state who work across the border to only pay income taxes in their home states. Pennsylvania has a flat across-the-board rate of 3.07 percent.. New Jersey has a graduated rate that’s lower at the bottom, but rises to nearly 9 percent at the top of the scale.
As a result, New Jersey’s lower-income workers gained something by paying only their home-state taxes. Without the reciprocity agreement, however, New Jersey would have reaped far more from higher-paid Pennsylvanians working here while sticking it to our own workers earning lower wages. The impact would have been especially felt in South Jersey, in the Philadelphia-Camden area.
The rebalancing of the revenues from ending the arrangement would have generated an estimated $200 million more annually for our state.
Whether or not Christie genuinely wanted that extra money — which also would have benefited wealthier NJ workers working in Pennsylvania — he was more than willing to use it as leverage to try to force legislators into adopting public-worker health-care changes. The primary point of dispute was $250 million in supposed savings that had been incorporated into the state budget approved in mid-2016, without identifying the source. Christie wanted it coming out of health-plan reforms, while legislators were hesitant.
Ultimately, Christie backed off, having created the necessary savings through changes in workers’ pharmacy benefits system. But that doesn’t change the fact that he could have — and probably would have — hurt many lower income workers by scrapping the tax deal.
We’d like to think future governors wouldn’t try the same tactic. But we wouldn’t count on it, and neither should lawmakers. Hence our support for the bill that would require legislative agreement to end such reciprocity deals. There may come a day when tax rates have evolved to the point that New Jersey would be better served without such an arrangement. But as long as our workers most in need benefit from the status quo, that’s how it should remain.
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FILE - In this Feb. 2, 1989, file photo, Chrysler Corp. Chairman Lee Iacocca gestures while speaking about fourth quarter pre-tax earnings which are up 23.8 percent for the automaker at Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York. Former Chrysler CEO Iacocca, who became a folk hero for rescuing the company in the '80s, has died, former colleagues said Tuesday, July 2, 2019. He was 94. (AP Photo/Mario Cabrera, File)
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FILE - In this March 28, 1990, file photo, Chrysler Corporation Chairman Lee Iacocca sits in a 1990 Dodge Viper sports car as the Chrysler in the 90's six city tour makes a visit to New York. Former Chrysler CEO Iacocca, who became a folk hero for rescuing the company in the '80s, has died, former colleagues said Tuesday, July 2, 2019. He was 94. (AP Photo/Osamu Honda, File)
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FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2005, file photo, Lee Iaccoca poses with the new custom made Maybach 57 S, as the car is unveiled at the Mercedes-Benz of Beverly Hills dealership in Beverly Hills, Calif. Lee Iacocca, the auto executive and master pitchman who put the Mustang in Ford's lineup in the 1960s and became a corporate folk hero when he resurrected Chrysler 20 years later, has died in Bel Air, California. He was 94. Two former Chrysler executives who worked with Iacocca were told of his death Tuesday, July 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
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Priest: Ex-Chrysler CEO Lee Iacocca prized family above fame
BLOOMFIELD HILLS (AP) — A priest eulogizing ex-Chrysler CEO Lee Iacocca says the master pitchman prized kindness above success and family above fame.
The Rev. Howard Lincoln spoke Wednesday at the funeral of Iacocca, who died July 2 at 94 in Bel Air, California. Lincoln, who had been Iacocca's priest, traveled from California to the church in the Detroit suburb of Bloomfield Hills for the service.
Iacocca put the Mustang in Ford's lineup in the 1960s and two decades later resurrected Chrysler. He was famous for TV ads from that time, in which he said: "If you can find a better car, buy it!"
Still, Lincoln says, the blunt-talking, cigar-loving executive was courteous to everyone. The priest added Iacocca told him that next to his family, his successful career "really hasn't mattered at all."
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From J. D. Hooker [late February 1845]
My dear Darwin
I feel that I should have answered your letter some time ago, if it were only to thank you for the most kind, but far too flattering sentiments towards me which it contains. My last to you must have been, I feel sure, a most grumbling & ill tempered communication, for it was composed under the irritation produced by news which did not please me, though if I am to believe me friends, who do surely know better than myself, I ought to be very thankful that such a situation as Edinbro’ affords is open, if only to be tried for. My Father is so anxious for me to be home soon, that he desired me not to go to Germany, but allowed of my return by Belgium & Holland, though he did not grant me so much time as I have staid; but then I have taken the liberty to allow of a little paternal over-anxiety, & have also a strong wish to see all in these countries, that Germany may be taken by itself another time, should I ever be so fortunate as to compass a second continental tour. Your messages to Ehrenberg & to Dieffenbach I sent in my own name to my good friend Klotsczh, of the Herb. Reg. Berol.,1 & they will I am sure be duly attended to.
Most heartily did I wish for your company over & over again in Paris, for Humboldt had lots of time there, & such quantities of things to ask about, that demanded much better answers than I could give: the more I saw of him, & he either came to my room or sent for me almost every morning, the more I liked him, to be sure his amazing volubility & the constant practice of quoting himself, his travels & his works, for every subject, savours somewhat of old age, but those who know him best, say that he must not be so judged, as he was ever the same in his younger days. Further, his habit of always asking questions & seldom proposing a subject for mutual discussion, or giving his own information except when asked, leads one to suppose, that he is collecting more materials than he has time to arrange or dispose of: but as I saw more of him, it became more & more evident, that his mind was still vigorous, that he was still a most extraordinary man.
Nothing proved this more than my proposing the question, (which I am truly ashamed to have forgotten till you so kindly reminded me of it), concerning the N.E. Europe river dividing two Bot. regions. I do not suppose that he drew breath for 20 minutes, during which he was engaged in telling all he knew on the distrib. of Siberian plants &c. The river is the Obi, to the E. of the Oural, to its W. bank Rhododendrons some Coniferæ & other marked plants proceed, & occupy the plains on both sides of the Irtych, but though these inhabit the W. bank itself of the Obi they do not cross it: some other facts connected with this river & subject, are to be found in Gmelin’s Botany of Siberia,2 a work we have, but which I have almost neglected. Another most singular fact in the Botany of these regions Humboldt also told me of, & that was, that all the rivers to the W. of the Oural are covered (their banks) with Oaks: none of them to East are, nor are these trees met with in any part of Siberia, until reaching the waters of the Arnour & other Chinese rivers, given off from the Yablonoi & Stanavoi ranges, what is still more remarkable is, that the said rivers both of W. Oural & Arnour have fresh-water lobsters, equally foreign to all the Siberian waters. The absence of Lobsters & Oaks in all the countries watered by the Siberian rivers is a wonderful fact & to Humb. quite inexplicable. The only analogous facts I know off are those connected with the difference of the Floras of Greenland & W. Baffins bay, which are in every respect trifling in comparison. Such are Humboldts strong arguments against the migration of species, a doctrine he has most studiously & repeatedly warned me against, as wholly untenable, ever quoting the to him unaccountable fact, that the Befarias of the Caraccas & Andes should be the same, without a double creation; 3 (there is no smothering the truth that he is garrulous upon his own observations).
Fancy my amazement, on being shewn by him one day, 15 sheets of Kosmos, all printed, all just arrived from Germany & all to be corrected together!—4 In common with many other Paris men, I had given Kosmos up, especially as he himself had told me that it would not be finished for two years—the two first parts are to appear this year, no 1 is ready, 3 will conclude it. As an instance of the man’s extraordinary memory, I may tell you that he gave me the heads of all the subjects of the two first parts, without once stopping, I do think he was almost 14 hour incessantly going on, from one head to another: the general nature of the work is, a review of the present state of our knowledge of Astronomy physics & natural History
The Paris Botanists have little or nothing to say about Geographical distribution, they are far more occupied with Anatomical & Physiological questions. One thing they all appear to agree in is, that we want facts to generalize upon & all incline to the migrating side, as however they do so without examining for themselves, their opinion does not carry much weight. You know what my own sentiments were, that I considered migration to a great extent, as, at any rate a precipitate conclusion, & this after having paid some little attention to the subject. I now, chiefly from the results of working out your suggestions, incline to consider migration as the only cause of the dispersion or diffusion of a so called species. Nothing that Humboldt has said hitherto alters my opinion, though I can no more account for Rhododendrons not crossing the Obi, than for Eryngium campestris & many other Continental weeds not crossing the channel, though they run wild when brought across. Nothing will be more likely to settle my own mind satisfactorily, than a comparison of my Southern plants with those of the N. Hemisp. of those there are a proportion common to both temperate regions, should I be able to trace the majority of them from one zone to the other, I shall declare myself a good migrationist, if not I must hold the question still unsettled; in this work I am at present interrupted.
The change of Wheat into Rye is here wholly disbelieved; Lindley, who you would suppose from his English writings, puts some faith in it,5 strongly denies all belief in it to Decaisne:6 the latter told me that a person had produced accidentally, by sowing wild Strawberry seeds one plant with simple, not ternate, leaves, & that it again reproduced simple-leaved plants, this is something like Dorking fowl.7 Some make use of such exceptions to deny the existence of species at all, I have a tract on the subject for your perusal.8 Perottet declares the vegetation of the tops of the Nylgherries to be quite European.9 Have you seen Hind’s paper on Sandwich Isld Botany?10 from what I read of it he seems wholly, entirely ignorant of the subject, I saw it hurriedly at Delesserts11 & it appeared that he takes no notice of the most striking facts.
Decaisne is certainly the most promising Botanist of the day, he has lately established as good sexes in Algæ as are to be found in other cryptogamic plants,12 which however is nothing to a new light13
I will send you D’Urville when I return, I have got letterpress only.14 You could not have pleased Humboldt better than by your message, he was delighted, he certainly is failing fast, he never talks of his Asia voyage, all is of S. America.
CD annotations
crossed pencil
‘Can this be like Flora on opposite sides of Australia, two great islands joined’ added pencil
3.9 Gmelin’s Botany of Siberia,] underl brown crayon
scored pencil
scored brown crayon; ‘When formerly hotter.’added pencil
6.1 The change … Lindley,] crossed pencil
6.3 Decaisne] square bracket added before in brown crayon
7.2 good sexes in Algæ as are to be found] underl pencil
Top of first page: ‘Ehrenberg Humboldt Hinds Pamphlet’ pencil
See letters to J. D. Hooker, 22 [January 1845], and to C. G. Ehrenberg, 23 January [1845]. Johann Friedrich Klotzsch was keeper of the Royal Herbarium in Berlin.
Gmelin 1747–69. See also letter to J. D. Hooker, [10–11 November 1844], n. 7.
Bejaria, a member of the heather family. According to Alexander von Humboldt there were distinct species of this alpine plant near Caracas, Bogota, and Santa Fé (Humboldt 1814–29, 3: 497).
Humboldt 1845–62.
John Lindley described plant breeding experiments performed by Lord Arthur Hervey in 1843 (Lindley 1844). This article was used by Robert Chambers to defend the transformist position, see [Chambers] 1844, p. 221, and [Chambers] 1845, p. 111.
Joseph Decaisne.
Antoine Nicolas Duchesne found a race of strawberry with simple leaves in 1763, documented in Duchesne 1766. White Dorking fowl is an ancient British breed with five toes, thought to have been introduced with the Romans. The several coloured forms of Dorkings owe their origin to spontaneous variations (Tegetmeir 1866–7).
Gérard 1844. There are two copies in the Darwin Pamphlet Collection–CUL; one is marked ‘À Monsieur Hooker père, hommage de l’auteur’ and ‘C Darwin Esq, from JDH’; the other is marked ‘Given me by Dr Lindley’.
Perrottet 1838.
Probably Hinds 1845. This paper contains a sketch of flora of the Sandwich Islands (pp. 92–5).
Benjamin Jules Paul Delessert.
Decaisne 1845. The process of sexual reproduction in cryptogamic plants was first demonstrated by Johannes Japetus Smith Steenstrup in 1842 (Steenstrup 1842).
This letter is unsigned and may be incomplete. The final paragraph was written above the salutation.
Dumont d’Urville [1841–54].
Previous letter [missing] on Edinburgh position was ill-tempered. Friends assure him that he ought to be thankful for opportunity to try for professorship.
Reports meeting with Humboldt in Paris.
DCP-LETT-832
Joseph Dalton Hooker
DAR 100: 165–6
Hooker, J. D.
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 832,” accessed on 17 July 2019, http://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/DCP-LETT-832
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Justin Fields will be able to play right away at Ohio State in 2019.
Justin Fields releases statement regarding time at Georgia
Connor Riley
@kconnorriley
Justin Fields was granted immediate eligibility to play at Ohio State for the 2019 season after applying for a waiver. The former Georgia quarterback transferred to Ohio State in January following one year at Georgia.
Fields released a statement on being granted immediate eligibility in the statement as well as his time at Georgia. This is the first time that Fields has publicly commented on his time at Georgia since transferring to Ohio State in January.
I thank God for His guidance during this time of uncertainty. I would like to thank the NCAA for its approval of the waiver allowing me to be eligible to play football this fall. I also want to thank all those who supported and encouraged my family and me during this process. While my case was pending before the NCAA, my family and I did not feel that it was appropriate to publicly speak about the circumstances leading to my transfer. In my silence, people began to speculate, and the story took on a life of its own.
Now that this matter is concluded, I would like to clarify some facts. I have no regrets about my time at UGA and have no hard feelings for the school or football program. My overall experience at UGA was fully consistent with UGA’s commitment to diversity and inclusion. My sister is a softball player at UGA. I am still close friends with many of my UGA teammates. A part of me will always be a Georgia Bulldogs fan…
I will not be speaking about my transfer again. Instead, I will focus all of my attention on getting to work in the classroom and on the field – and doing whatever else I can to help my teammates as we prepare for the 2019 season.
Fields played in 12 of Georgia’s 14 games in 2018 but did not start in any of them. With Fields no longer a member of Georgia, quarterback Jake Fromm will be the unquestioned starter heading into 2019.
After coming to Georgia as one of the most hyped prospects in the country, Fields rarely got to showcase his skills. He never started for Georgia and never really got an extended time to showcase his abilities. He did not play in the Florida game.
ields completed 27 of his 39 pass attempts for 328 yards yards and 4 touchdowns. He also ran for 4 touchdowns as well. Fields was named to the Freshman All-SEC team for his efforts.
But Fields was still a regular part of the Georgia offense, including in the SEC championship game against Alabama. Fields final snap came on a fake punt against Alabama that failed and gave the Crimson Tide a chance to drive for the game winning score. Fields then entered his named in the transfer portal just before early signing day, and officially transferred to Ohio State on Jan. 5. He did not play in the Sugar Bowl loss against Texas.
Georgia wide receiver Mecole Hardman tweeted this minutes after the Fields news was announced.
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Top-quality opera at Milton Keynes Theatre
Claire Rutter as Tosca
Published: 20:58 Thursday 05 April 2018 Updated: 09:23 Monday 09 April 2018
Review by Hannah Richardson
Welsh National Opera is back on tour at Milton Keynes Theatre this week, and once again opera lovers have the chance to see world-class performances of three operatic works, right on our own doorstep and for a fraction of London prices.
Mark S Doss as Scarpia
This season’s programme, entitled Rabble Rousers, includes three Italian operas from three of the greatest composers – Puccini’s Tosca, Mozart’s Don Giovanni and a new production of Verdi’s La Forza del Destino.
I had the pleasure of watching Tosca last night, Wednesday, starring Claire Rutter as Tosca and Welsh Tenor Gwyn Hughes Jones as Cavaradossi.
Both were superb, and suitably applauded by an appreciative audience, while the equally excellent Mark S. Doss as the evil Scarpia was rewarded with a number of boos at curtain call, which he lapped up in true pantomime villain style.
Quality acting as well as quality singing, a highly effective set, plus Puccini’s famous music and a full orchestra conducted by Timothy Burke made for a wonderful night at the opera.
Tosca is being performed again tomorrow, Friday, at 7.15pm, this time with Hector Sandoval in the role of Mario Cavaradossi.
On Saturday, the performance is La Forza del Destino, starting at 6.30pm.
Welsh National Opera will be back in Milton Keynes next spring, with Mozart’s ever-popular The Magic Flute plus a new production of Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera.
Meanwhile, this autumn, Milton Keynes Theatre plays host to Glyndebourne on Tour, with Verdi’s La Traviata and Massenet’s Cendrillon.
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Briefs: Bill Conley to speak at men's breakfast
Local news about a men's breakfast, nature hike, library programs and more.
Briefs: Bill Conley to speak at men's breakfast Local news about a men's breakfast, nature hike, library programs and more. Check out this story on bucyrustelegraphforum.com: http://ohne.ws/2uQHgLq
Bucyrus Telegraph Forum Published 2:09 p.m. ET July 21, 2017
Bill Conley to speak at men's breakfast
BUCYRUS - Coach Bill Conley, former head football coach at Ohio Dominican University and former assistant coach at The Ohio State University, will serve as the guest speaker at a men's breakfast, sponsored by Woodlawn United Methodist Church,
The breakfast will take place at 7 a.m. Aug. 9 in the cafeteria at Bucyrus Community Hospital.
Nature hike planned at Unger Park
BUCYRUS - A nature hike will take place at 2 p.m. July 30 at Unger Park, 1303 Bucyrus-Nevada Road.
Crawford Park District naturalist Warren Uxley will lead the hike. Late July brings many subtle, but important, changes in the natural world. Birds have stopped singing but the insects take their place, and grassland plants come into flower. For details, call the Park District at 419-683-9000 or visit www.crawfordparkdistrict.org.
17th Annual Cotsamire Reunion set July 29
BUCYRUS - The 17th Annual Cotsamire Reunion will take place at 11 a.m. July 29 at Aumiller Park.
The reunion will be in the main shelter closest to the pool.
This is for descendants of John Cotsamire Sr. A potluck lunch will begin at noon, followed by a short business meeting and games. For details call 419-566-7996.
Upcoming library programs
Bucyrus Public Library
• Coloring for Relaxation will take place 4 to 5:30 p.m. July 24 and 31. This program is free.
• Friends of the Bucyrus Public Library book sale will take place Aug. 2 through 5. Hours are 4 to 7 p.m. Aug. 2, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 3, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 4, and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 5.
Galion Public Library
• Travel blogger Tonya Prater will present her travels and share her tips for budget-friendly travel in Ohio and beyond. The program will take place at 6 p.m. July 27. Registration is required.
• "Science Geeks" program will take place at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, for ages 8 to 12. Participants will explore science and/or technology with hands-on activities. Registration is required.
Crestline Public Library
• Dan Everly will present a program on the night sky at 6 p.m. July 31.
• Drip E. Fawcet will present a program for youth ages 10 and younger at 10 a.m. Aug. 1. Reading awards will be presented.
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Elizabeth Frances Scherrer1,2,3,4
#45672, b. 12 January 1875, d. 15 October 1909
Elizabeth Frances Scherrer was born on 12 January 1875 in Allen County, Indiana, USA.5,2 She married Ulysses S. Grant Carman, son of John R. Carman and Elizabeth Jane Foulks, on 22 May 1895 in Allen County, Indiana, USA.4,5,2 She died on 15 October 1909 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA, at age 34.5
Morgan Family
Children of Elizabeth Frances Scherrer and Ulysses S. Grant Carman
Ida Mary Carman+1,2 b. 11 Jul 1895, d. 11 Feb 1991
Virgil Cornelius Carman+2,6 b. 31 Dec 1896, d. 30 Jan 1959
Edna Irene Carman+1,2,7 b. 11 Nov 1899, d. 2 Sep 1989
Albert Leo Carman+3,4,5 b. 15 Mar 1903, d. 5 Feb 1953
Blanche Alverta Carman+4,5,8 b. 15 Mar 1906, d. 13 Jan 1999
Helen Leota Carman+3,4,5 b. 31 Oct 1908, d. 4 May 2003
FamilySearch, Iowa County Marriages, 1838-1934.
1900 US Census, Iowa.
FamilySearch, Iowa County Births, 1880-1935.
FamilySearch, Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007.
Ancestry.com, Indiana Death Certificates, 1899-2011.
FamilySearch, Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations, 1835-1998.
Ancestry.com, US Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
Ida Mary Carman1
#45673, b. 11 July 1895, d. 11 February 1991
Ida Mary Carman was born on 11 July 1895 in Indiana, USA.2,3 She was the daughter of Ulysses S. Grant Carman and Elizabeth Frances Scherrer.1,2,4 She married Henry Ernest Lange on 22 December 1915 in Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa, USA.1 She died on 11 February 1991 in Iowa, USA, at age 95.3
Children of Ida Mary Carman and Henry Ernest Lange
Harold Henry Lange5,6,7 b. 1 May 1916, d. 3 Nov 1930
Virgil Harry Lange5,6,7,8,9 b. 20 Sep 1918, d. 20 Feb 2005
Beulah Mildred Lange5,7
Regina Rose Lange5,7,8
Merle Melvin Lange5,7,8
Leo Dale Lange5,7,8
Marcella Dorothy Lange8,9
SSDI.
Virgil Cornelius Carman1
#45674, b. 31 December 1896, d. 30 January 1959
Virgil Cornelius Carman was born on 31 December 1896 in Allen County, Indiana, USA.1,2 He was the son of Ulysses S. Grant Carman and Elizabeth Frances Scherrer.2,3,1 He married Cecelia Sophia Hronek on 12 August 1926 in Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA.4 He died on 30 January 1959 in Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa, USA, at age 62.1
Children of Virgil Cornelius Carman and Cecelia Sophia Hronek
Doris G. Carman5,6,7
Gerald Bernard Carman8,6,7
Dorothy A. Carman7
Eugene J. Carman7
Jeane Evonne Carman7,9
Dale E. Carman7
Virgil C. Carman7
Ancestry.com, Iowa Marriage Records, 1880-1937.
FamilySearch, Iowa Delayed Births, 1850-1939.
Edna Irene Carman1
#45675, b. 11 November 1899, d. 2 September 1989
Edna Irene Carman was born on 11 November 1899 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA.1,2 She was the daughter of Ulysses S. Grant Carman and Elizabeth Frances Scherrer.3,2,4,1 She married Howard Vincent Mell on 4 November 1924 in Humboldt County, Iowa, USA.3 She died on 2 September 1989 at age 89.1
Children of Edna Irene Carman and Howard Vincent Mell
Howard Eugene Mell5,6,1
Janet Omeada Mell5,6
Richard Lee Mell5,1
Robert Gary Mell1
Albert Leo Carman1
#45677, b. 15 March 1903, d. 5 February 1953
Albert Leo Carman was born on 15 March 1903 in Calhoun County, Iowa, USA.2,1,3,4 He was the son of Ulysses S. Grant Carman and Elizabeth Frances Scherrer.2,1,3,4 He married Goldie Sarah Chapman on 15 April 1933 in Allen County, Indiana, USA.1 He died on 5 February 1953 in Huntington County, Indiana, USA, at age 49.3
Child of Albert Leo Carman and Goldie Sarah Chapman
Richard Lee Carman5,6
Ancestry.com, Indiana Birth Certificates, 1907-1940.
1940 US Census, Indiana.
Blanche Alverta Carman1
#45678, b. 15 March 1906, d. 13 January 1999
Blanche Alverta Carman was born on 15 March 1906 in Pocahontas County, Iowa, USA.2,3 She was the daughter of Ulysses S. Grant Carman and Elizabeth Frances Scherrer.1,2,3 She married Robert Leroy Campbell on 17 November 1928 in Allen County, Indiana, USA.1 She died on 13 January 1999 in Culver, Marshall County, Indiana, USA, at age 92.2
Child of Blanche Alverta Carman and Robert Leroy Campbell
Lila Joyce Campbell4,2,5
Helen Leota Carman1
#45679, b. 31 October 1908, d. 4 May 2003
Helen Leota Carman was born on 31 October 1908 in Calhoun County, Iowa, USA.1,2,3 She was the daughter of Ulysses S. Grant Carman and Elizabeth Frances Scherrer.1,4,2,3 She married Garold Frederick Babcoke on 27 June 1929 in Allen County, Indiana, USA.4,2 She died on 4 May 2003 in Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana, USA, at age 94.2
Children of Helen Leota Carman and Garold Frederick Babcoke
Gary Allen Babcoke5,6
Gay Diane Babcoke5,6
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Dimbleby back in mixer at Moseley
It wasn't quite the mix of audience they'd been expecting, but after six years away BBC Radio 4's Any Questions?
It wasn't quite the mix of audience they'd been expecting, but after six years away BBC Radio 4's Any Questions? finally returned to Birmingham to a welcome reception.
Although the show will have some idea of likely attendees when it chooses a location, it does not - unlike its TV counterpart Question Time - vet the audience before they arrive.
So the age, gender and ethnic mix of those arriving can sometimes be surprising.
For guest venue Moseley School on Friday, there was a striking lean towards Radio 4's core audience - white, middle class and over 40.
"We usually get a combination of regular listeners and local people - considering the area, we were surprised we didn't get more of a mix this time," one of the production team confided.
"But, that's the interesting thing about the show, you never quite know who you are going to get through the doors. We're used to dealing with all sorts. As long as they don't try to invade the stage, then we just let them get on with it."
And, for a Friday night, the turn out was pretty good. Around 200 people waited to find out if their question would be presented to the the panellists: director of the London School of Economics, Howard Davies, Labour Minister Hazel Blears, shadow education secretary David Willetts and Liberal Democrat Susan Kramer.
As local elections loom, the BBC is required to have a member from each of the leading parties on the panel.
For Moseley School, the event was the start of a summer of celebrations marking its 150th anniversary and the £5 million restoration of its grade II listed building, which began life as Spring Hill College in 1857.
The schedule, organised by the Moseleian's Association of former pupils, will culminate in a two-day Summer in the City anniversary party on June 23 and 24.
Former pupils, including comedian Jasper Carrott, musician Bev Bevan and local TV presenter Joanne Malin, are expected to attend.
And the Moseley School Any Questions? was a lively start to events, according to host Jonathan Dimbleby. His admits his job was made easier by the energetic debate, covering a wide number of topics - Prince Harry, anti-terrorism leaks, Tony Blair's departure and junior doctors, to name a few.
But it was Mr Davies who helped to jolly the audience along, showing a talent for comedy that must have been wasted whilst he was head of the Financial Services Authority.
"Howard has been on the show a number of times and he is always well received by the audience, he never seems afraid to speak his mind whatever role he is in," said Mr Dimbleby
The biggest problem, he confides, is when there is no reaction from the audience, or the panellists don't have much to say.
That leaves him with the unenviable task of trying to keep the discussions up and running.
"Unfortunately the result is that I get accused by some listeners of trying to hijack the debate, but it's not true," he said, sounding hurt.
"There have been a lot of comments on the Any Questions? website and on Radio 4's Feedback programme - one or two of the comments feel like a 'get Dimbleby' campaign."
But there were no accusations flying when the panellists and production team gathered after the event to meet members of school staff over wine, sandwiches and pakoras.
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Good service is recognised
A BUSY and successful year at recruitment specialists TD Group is just getting even better with the news that the company has been nominated in the SME Northamptonshire Business Awards 2019.
The Silverstone Park-based business has been recognised in the fiercely competitive Best Customer... Read More
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IT'S widely known that a website is very important for your business and that if you don't have one, you're missing out on many opportunities to gain new customers - regardless of the product or service you...
It's here, it's happened, it's on!
By Brian Kingston
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MONDAY 17 June. Late again, as usual, sorry Business Times. I am not anywhere exotic at the moment, the best I can do is Brighton later this week, for our granddaughter Yana's sports day. Last Friday, 14 June...
Team goes from strength to strength
MANY people will have seen in the press and on social media that on 8 April 2019 Wilson Browne Solicitors acquired the Corby commercial law practice, Friday Legal. This has brought together two great teams and it now means that the combined...
What makes good business sense?
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Wilson Browne Solicitors
WHEN making company decisions, a director's main priorities lie in achieving the best commercial success for the company. Although this makes good business sense, directors need to remember the...
The fantastic five
NO, they haven't gained superpowers, but four employees at Wilson Browne Solicitors have been promoted within the regional firm.
Rebecca Littlewood and Shivali Kapoor of the Private Client team have been appointed to the role of Associate...
Is your charity at risk of cyber crime?
PEOPLE, not tech, are the biggest threat to a charity's cyber security according to the NexusProject at their recent conference in Liverpool.
The biggest scams right now are carried out by phishing via emails. It used to be an attachment...
A summer summary
FOLLOWING the business rebrand earlier in the year, the team at Whittlebury Park have had a busy spring and are looking forward to welcoming more guests to the estate over summer season.
A recent highlight from the golf team was...
Lose yourself in a royal forest
Tony Rowen goes hunting for some birdies in the stunning South Northamptonshire countryside
WHITTLEWOOD Forest is a former medieval hunting forest just east of Silverstone, with modern day hunters seeking birdies, eagles and even...
Aiming to increase awareness
IN recognition of the increasing awareness surrounding mental health and changing nutritional attitudes, Whittlebury Park organised two networking events aimed at event bookers, PAs, HR managers, and existing corporate clients, as well as their...
Construction industry facing insurance challenges
By Alex Mitchell
Wentworth Alexander
THIS year has seen a rapid change with regards to the availability of insurance covers for the construction industry, particularly in respect of professional indemnity insurance which is required...
Chamber calls for businesses to back the BID
BUSINESS leaders in Wellingborough have called the Borough Council's decision to pull its support from an organisation which exists to fight for the survival and prosperity of the town centre a "travesty."
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Sticks and stones may break my bones...
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Rebecca List, Partner and Head of Employment law at leading regional law Firm Tollers Solicitors remarks on a case regarding harassment in the workplace.
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Take some time out to relax
TOO often these days we have lunch on the go - at our desks, while driving between appointments or as part of a business meeting - which is why it's so important to take time out every now and then to kick back and relax.
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Keeping the motivation going
WHAT'S more difficult than starting a business? Staying in business.
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Website redirects
IN this month's article I want to explain the importance of website redirects. Redirect is the term used to describe the function of re-routing a user or search engine from one URL* to another at your request.
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Northamptonshire Business Tweets
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Renegade Drone Pilots Just Flew Over The World's Tallest Building And Filmed The Whole Thing
Dylan Love
Team Black Sheep, an R/C hobbyist group noted for various drone-related stunts (we especially like the video of their tearing up the skies of New York City), has released its latest video.
This time they're flying around Dubai, and the obvious highlight is the team's buzzing of Burj Khalifa, presently the tallest building in the world, around 2,722 feet tall.
Some stills from the video are below, and the full video is below that.
Here's the airframe they used — a TBS Discovery Pro.
Now it's airborne. Here's a rather stately looking resort in Dubai.
Here's one of Dubai's two Palm Islands, man-made islands in the shape of palm trees.
Here's the full video of their airborne adventure. You can skip to the 1-minute mark to see them fly over the top of Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world.
SEE ALSO: Now there's a drone you can control using Oculus Rift
More: Drones Dubai
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The Entire Fleet Of F-35s Has Been Grounded
Geoffrey Ingersoll
Feb. 22, 2013, 4:07 PM
An engine blade crack is the newest culprit in the ongoing F-35 saga.
Reuters reports that the crack, found on a test aircraft in California, prompted officials to ground the entire fleet of 51 jets as a safety precaution.
Inspectors found the crack during a routine inspection — and the F-35 program office opted to ground the fleet, not immediately knowing if the damage was just a local problem.
Reps from Lockheed Martin said they were working closely with Pratt and Whitney, the company in charge of designing the engine, to troubleshoot the turbine deficiency.
The turbine is a key component inside a jet engine, responsible for turning combustion gas into kinetic energy, propelling the jet or anything attached to the engine forward.
Kyra Hawn, a spokesperson for the F-35 program office, told Reuters that the military service chiefs had been notified that there was a problem late Thursday night.
Inspectors found the crack in the F-35A, the Air Force version of the craft.
The jet program, recently dubbed "too big to kill" for its 400 billion dollar price tag, has been restructured three times in an effort to cut costs and streamline production.
Bloomberg Businessweek reports that the program is seven years behind schedule and several billion dollars above costs.
In a time when budgets seem to be the focus, yet another problem may lead to further cuts.
Lawrence Korb at the Center for American Progress wrote an article for CNN which suggested the F-35 be scrapped, in preference for the cheaper, more reliabe F-18 Super Hornet.
SEE ALSO: The BONEYARD: Where Air Force birds go to die >
More: Military Defense F-35 Lightning II Aviation
The SoftBank Vision Fund has taken Silicon Valley by storm by writing monster checks. Here are the power players there that every startup founder should know.
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Business Observer Friday, Apr. 6, 2018 1 year ago
Business flows nicely for fast-growing beer brand
Expanding a proven brand in a competitive market isn’t for the risk-averse. One company’s approach is to do it in layers. And block out the background noise.
by: Mark Gordon Managing Editor
World of Beer, which started serving craft beers before craft beers were hipster-cool and millennial-trend worthy, is growing up.
The Tampa-based franchise bar and kitchen concept has evolved in a myriad of ways recently, culminating in two significant corporate hires: longtime Raymond James investment banker Kevin MacCormack was named CFO, and Hard Rock International executive James Buell was named vice president of marketing.
The executives join a company, that, back when friends Scott Zepp and Matt LaFon founded it in 2007, the model was to be a neighborhood gathering spot for beer lovers. “We were one of the first to push craft beer,” says World of Beer Franchising Inc. President and CEO Paul Avery. “It was a neat model, and a simple concept.”
Requirements, fees and costs to become a World of Beer franchisee are varied. The list includes:
• Franchise fee: $50,000 per location;
• Royalty fee: 5% of net sales;
• Total initial investment: about $800,000 to $1.1 million per unit;
• Liquid assets: more than $200,000;
• Net worth: at least $850,000;
• Food and beverage industry experience preferred; and
• A passion for good beer
Source: World of Beer
Avery, a former executive at the parent company for Outback Steakhouse, has helped lead the World of Beer evolution. Steps include adding food and spirits to the menu, and leading a redesign of the interiors in many locations. The redesigns include balconies and games, from shuffleboard to Jenga, at select locations. The food menu is an evolution too, overseen by culinary director David Belliveau, with the goal of being a customer draw — not just pub grub.
The company has 65 locations across 20 states and three countries, with about 20 company-owned stores. The plan is to open at least a dozen more World of Beer locations in 2018, from San Francisco and Seattle to Indianapolis and and Tuscaloosa, Ala. It opened six locations in 2017. Systemwide sales exceed $100 million a year, Avery says. He declines to disclose per-store sales figures.
“It’s a really exciting time to join the brand,” says Buell. “Although we have more than 60 locations, we still have a ton of room to grow."
Locations and franchise partners is another aspect of World of Beer’s evolution. Avery says location decisions, and the people to run them, are different when you go from selling just beer to an expansive bar and kitchen concept. That’s why the company ended some relationships with franchisees and sought out other, more experienced restaurateurs. Other locations, including two in the Sarasota-Bradenton area, shuttered amid disputes between the company and franchisees. (Avery says he’d like return someday to the Sarasota-Bradenton market.)
A refined approach to working with top-notch partners partially goes back to lessons Avery learned in his Outback days — and to maintaining corporate-owned locations in a variety of markets. “I was confident we would become a better franchiser if we subject ourselves to our own decisions,” Avery says.
'We have a solid model that resonates and delivers. Now we need to execute each and every day.’ Paul Avery, World of Beer
One city World of Beer looked into going but ultimately bailed on? Asheville, N.C. Turns out the craft beer-loving city doesn’t wrap its heart around national brands. “Some markets frown upon chains,” says Avery.
While Asheville is a loss, Avery says World of Beer’s model, like many other chains, is to integrate itself into the local community, through work with schools and nonprofits. “We want to be perceived as nonchain and as much a part of the community as we could be,” Avery says.
World of Beer’s model progression comes at a competitive time in the industry. There are more than 6,000 craft breweries nationwide, according to data from the Brewer’s Association. The industry contributed $67.8 billion to the U.S. economy in 2016, the trade organization reports, up 21.7% from 2014.
Despite all that brew, Avery says World of Beer can win if it maintains its internal focus. “We have a solid model that resonates and delivers,” Avery says. “Now we need to execute each and every day.”
Insurance company looks for edge in hiring new salespeople
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Sembcorp's Q3 profit dips 12%; firm secures 25-year solar deal
The marine business suffered a net loss of S$18m for the quarter from a S$60.41m profit last year
Sat, Nov 03, 2018 - 5:50 AM
Anita Gabrielanitag@sph.com.sg@AnitaGabrielBT
Sembcorp Industries
LOSSES in the marine business owing to weak volumes and loss from a semi-submersible sale drove down Sembcorp Industries' third-quarter net profit by nearly 12 per cent to S$82.3 million from a restated S$93.1 million a year ago.
Turnover for the three months to Sept 30 jumped 36 per cent to S$3.02 billion, on the back of higher revenue from marine and utilities businesses.
Net profit from the utilities business - the group's key earnings contributor - rose over three-fold to S$91 million from the corresponding quarter a year ago while revenue rose 27 per cent to S$1.8 billion, led by operations in Singapore, China, India and the UK, said Sembcorp in its results announcement on Friday.
The Singapore operations, which are the largest net profit contributor, benefited from higher HSFO (high sulfur fuel oil) prices. Good wind season and prices aided higher volume in India while China's Changzhi water treatment plant and Chongqing SongZao both contributed positively.
SEE ALSO: Sembcorp injects 516.9 crore rupees to raise stake in India energy business
The marine business was tough, swinging to a net loss of S$18 million for the quarter from a S$60.41 million profit in the same period last year, despite turnover improving 60 per cent to S$1.2 billion, thanks in a big part to the delivery of two jack-up rigs and revenue recognition for newly secured projects.
Urban development - the group's third core business which has a healthy total net order book of 388 hectares - continued to deliver steady profits, with contribution from Vietnam and China.
Earnings per share for the period came in at 3.98 Singapore cents versus 4.56 Singapore cents a year ago.
No interim dividend was recommended for the period under review as it is Sembcorp's practice to declare dividends on a biannual basis.
For the nine-month period, the conglomerate's net profit slipped 9.2 per cent to S$240.9 million on the back of a 38 per cent increase in revenue to S$9.12 billion. The group's nine-month scorecard accounted for 71 per cent of OCBC Investment Research's full-year net profit estimate and is in line with expectations.
Sembcorp expects the utilities to be on track to deliver a better performance in 2018 and this includes the India energy business which is also expected to be profitable for the year despite a weaker upcoming final quarter.
OCBC Investment Research analyst Low Pei Han attributed the relatively weak quarter to "seasonality effects and outage in part of plant which is covered by Business & Interruption insurance".
As for the marine segment, the group expects low activity and the trend of negative operating profit to persist for the foreseeable quarter.
Separately, the industrial conglomerate said it had secured a 25-year deal to install, own and operate solar panels on top of two Singapore facilities owned by one of the world's largest providers of products and services to the energy industry.
The rooftop solar farm will be one of Singapore's largest, with a total capacity of 6.2 megawatts peak and is expected to produce around 7,435 megawatt hours of power annually - enough to power over 1,500 four-room HDB flats for a year. The farm will also help to cut more than three million kilogrammes of carbon dioxide emissions a year, equivalent to taking about 680 cars off the road.
One of the two locations, in the Tuas area, will also house the largest solar installation on a single rooftop in Singapore so far, with more than 12,700 solar panels amounting to over 4.7 megawatts peak.
Sembcorp's group president and chief executive Neil McGregor said: "With this newest project, Sembcorp now has over 115 megawatts peak of solar power assets in operation and under development."
sembcorp solar farm
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CCT to buy 94.9% stake in German building for 133.4m euros from CapitaLand, Lum Chang
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The 6 Best Toys For Large Cats
By Shayna Murphy
Like their big-cat relatives out in the wild, house cats are natural predators that need a lot of stimulation in order to stay happy, healthy, and agile. This is especially true for larger domestic breeds like Maine Coons. The best toys for large cats help nurture a pet's innate hunter instincts, but they're durable enough to handle the extra weight and force that comes with playtime.
Cat toys come in a variety of shapes and styles, but when it comes to shopping for larger cats, it's important to shop for toys that are sturdy and built to last. Tried-and-true picks like catnip toys, balls, play mice, scratching posts, or cat trees can all bring an extra layer of fun and fulfillment to your kitty's life. They can also keep cats from turning destructive and taking out all that pent-up energy on your couch or another area of your home.
However, not all pet toys are created equal, and this is definitely the case when you're shopping for big cats. Ready to choose toys that your best feline friend will go completely bonkers for? I've compiled a list of six must-have toys for large cats that'll leave them feeling active for hours.
1. Best Overall Pick: This Scratching Toy That Has More Than 7,000 Rave Reviews On Amazon
Bergan Turbo Scratcher Cat Toy
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What makes this a great pick for large cats? For starters, the Turbo Scratcher Toy is one of the most popular cat toys on Amazon, period. With a nearly perfect five-star rating, plus more than 7,000 rave reviews, it scores big with pet parents who love it for felines of all ages because of its durability and ability to be used manually. If you're out of the house a lot and searching for toys that can help promote activity even when you're not around, this is a must-have. It comes with a channel for a small ball that cats can bat around for endless hours of fun. At the center of this toy, there's a replaceable scratch pad that gives cats a safe spot to scratch (that isn't your furniture). With its 16-inch diameter base, this sturdy toy can accommodate cats of all sizes. While some cats may not respond well to this toy at first since they have to move the ball with their paws, reviewers recommend sprinkling catnip on the scratch pad, which will help prompt them to start playing.
2. Most Playful: This Award-Winning Teaser Wand That's Incredibly Durable
PURRfect Cat Toys Leather Bouncer Toy
Most cats can't resist the pull of a good wand toy, especially one that mimics the look and movements of real prey. And according to Amazon reviewers, when it comes to wand toys, you can't do better than this one, which won the Pet Business Editor's Choice Award in 2009. It comes with a dangling toy, an 18-inch wand, and a 6-inch flex cable for added bounce. It's also made with tanned leather, which is far more resilient than other charmers on the market. For larger cats that bat and bite, this is a particularly awesome toy because the leather adds durability. This wand is also really affordable at just $6, so it's priced to fit virtually any budget. One reviewer raved: "It has worked wonders, every time. I have no idea why — it's not catnip —laden ... I guess it just looks and feels like real prey SO MUCH that no cat can ignore it."
3. Most Captivating: This Squeaky Toy That'll Stimulate Your Cat's Innate Hunting Instincts
OurPets Play-N-Squeak Real Birds
Cats of all sizes need stimulation in order to thrive, but not just the physical kind. Mental stimulation can keep felines from getting down in the dumps, and interactive toys like this one offer a great way to kill two birds with one stone. Shaped just like a bird, this vibrant squeaky toy emits little chirping sounds just like a real one would, which keeps cats mesmerized during play time. The sounds also help to fuel your pet's desire for stalking and chasing by appealing to their natural hunting instincts. In addition to chirping, it comes with catnip inside so cats have another reason to really to let loose when you set this bird out for playtime. "I think [my cat] thinks it's really alive," wrote one reviewer. "He carries it all over the place in his mouth and tends to meow a lot, like a kid on too much sugar."
4. Best Cat Tree: This 72-Inch, Multi-Tiered Pick That's Great For Multi-Cat Households
Go Pet Club 72-Inch Cat Tree
Give your indoor cat their own little gymnasium with this 72-inch cat tree from Go Pet Club. It's absolutely ginormous, but it's wonderful for promoting exercise, as it comes with three perches, multiple tiers, and two different sized condos. For multi-cat households, this means your pets will have more than enough room to climb, leap, perch, or cozy up on this together or separately. Made from pressed wood with fuzzy faux fleece, this is one incredibly secure tower that also comes with scratching posts that are wrapped in sisal rope and support perches. This is the kind of rope that cats can claw up safely without damaging the wood underneath, and it happens to be durable enough that the whole structure will stay steady as they do it. While this isn't the best cat tree for homes that are short on space, its ample size makes it a great investment for homes with large cats or more than one pet. "We have [five] cats, one of whom is in the neighborhood of 25 pounds ... Affectionately known as Jabba the Cat," one reviewer described. "He's not a [Maine Coon] or anything, he's just a big boned cat who is fat because he won't do anything but eat and sleep. All of the places he can fit into on this tree handle his weight easily."
5. Best Balls: This Set Of Three Catnip Toys That Can Get Even The Laziest Cat Up & Moving
Yeowww My Cats Balls
Big cats aren't known for being energetic or active most of the time, and while some of the toys featured here are more interactive for a reason, other times it's great to have a few classics on hand. These snuggly catnip-filled balls will make your cat yowl — in a good way. Each pack comes with three, which are stuffed with organically-grown catnip that cats actually go nuts for. Because these are balls, cats of all sizes can bat them around the house. "For those who think: 'This is too much for a catnip toy' or 'another waste of money, my cat would rather play with the ring from the milk jug' ... be prepared ... you are WRONG. How do I know? After literally [hundreds] of cat toys of every brand and style (I foster cats), this brand was the ONLY 100-percent guaranteed to get my cats to slobber and roll around like they are in love."
6. Stealthiest Find: This Extra-Large Tunnel That's Great For Kitties That Love To Hide
Feline Ruff Premium 3 Way Cat Tunnel
Give your cat the tunnel to unlimited amounts of fun with this three-way tunnel from Feline Ruff. Super cheap and yet amazingly resilient, this comes with ultra-big, 12-inch openings that make it perfect for larger cats to crawl in and maneuver. The tunnels are made from polyester and come with a crinkle peephole and jingle ball. At 55 inches long, the main tunnel is super long and gives cats plenty of room to roam or hide as they please. A reviewer described, "I have a fairly large (18 pound) cat and most of the other tunnels I saw online look small and cramped. This product is great! Plenty of room for two cats to play and keep themselves occupied like mine do."
Bustle may receive a portion of sales from products purchased from this article, which was created independently from Bustle's editorial and sales departments.
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Bottles: Aluminum
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Softball Honors
ECC softball pitches in to support Iowa Falls community
Fan support is important for Ellsworth Community College athletics. But more important for the Panther softball team is for them to show their support for the community that cheers them on.
ECC Head Softball Coach Kayla Farnsworth is in her first year at ECC. She has made it known to all that she believes in her student-athletes going out and making a difference in the lives of those around them. "I asked the girls to get into small groups and pitch a community service idea that they are passionate about supporting. They present their ideas to the team via PowerPoint presentations."
In November, Panther softball players Raechel Campbell, Bradi Yost, Kayla Brady and Maggie Ireland selected the Heritage Care Center in Iowa Falls to be their project site. Players and HCC residents worked on creating all-natural air fresheners made from oranges and cloves.
"The girls were passionate about this project and felt grateful to learn from the Heritage residents. This experience pulled the best out of our players, and I appreciate how welcoming and kind Heritage residents and staff were to us. This experience helped us practice one of our core beliefs, 'victory with integrity,'" commented Coach Farnsworth.
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1. Eligibility: This Campaign is open only to those who like Elan Skis Facebook page and comment the prize game post on Elan Skis Facebook page and who are 18 years of age or older as of the date of entry. The Campaign is open to legal residents of European Union (excluding residents of Italy), and is void where prohibited by law. Employees of Elan d.o.o., its affiliates, distributors, retailers, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, and suppliers, (collectively the “Employees”), and immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of Employees are not eligible to participate in the Campaign. The Campaign is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited.
2. Agreement to Rules: By participating, the Contestant (“You”) agree to be fully unconditionally bound by these Rules, and You represent and warrant that You meet the eligibility requirements. In addition, You agree to accept the decisions of Elan d.o.o. as final and binding as it relates to the content of this Campaign
3. Campaign Period: Entries will be accepted online starting on November 4h 2018 12:00 CET and ending December 13th, 2018 at 23:59 CET.
4. How to Enter: The Campaign is entered by completing the requirements, listed under “Eligibility“ above on Instagram. The entry must fulfill all Campaign requirements, as specified, to be eligible to win a prize. Entries that are incomplete or do not adhere to the rules or specifications may be disqualified at the sole discretion of Elan, d.o.o. You must provide the information/acts requested. You may not enter more times than indicated by using multiple email addresses, identities, or devices in an attempt to circumvent the rules. If You use fraudulent methods or otherwise attempt to circumvent the rules, your submission may be removed from eligibility at the sole discretion of Elan, d.o.o.
5. Prizes: The Winner(s) of the Campaign (the “Winner”) will receive prize:
VIP ski cross race package for the Winner and her/his one (1) friend at Innichen, Italy. Elan d.o.o. will take care of the following costs of the Winner and her/his one friend in the location: All-inclusive double hotel room (20.-21.12.2018, hotel chosen by Elan), 2x 1-day ski lift ticket & 2x VIP ticket to ski cross race (21.12.2018).
Travel and all other costs are excluded and are borne by the Winner.
Actual/appraised value may differ at time of prize award. The specifics of the prize shall be solely determined by Elan, d.o.o. No cash or other prize substitution shall be permitted. The prize is nontransferable. Any and all prize-related expenses, including without limitation any and all federal, state, and/or local taxes, shall be the sole responsibility of Winner. No substitution of prize or transfer/assignment of prize to others or request for the cash equivalent by Winner is permitted. Acceptance of prize constitutes permission for Elan, d.o.o. to use Winner’s name, likeness, and entry for purposes of advertising and trade without further compensation, unless prohibited by law.
6. Odds: The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
7. Winner Selection and Notification: The Winner will be selected by a random drawing under the supervision of Elan, d.o.o.. The Winner will be notified by direct Facebook message, specified in the application within one (1) working day following the selection of the Winner. Elan d.o.o. shall have no liability for Winner’s failure to receive notices due to spam, junk e-mail or other security settings or for Winner’s provision of incorrect or otherwise non-functioning contact information. If Winner cannot be contacted, is ineligible, fails to claim the prize within 3 days from the time award notification was sent, or fails to timely return a completed and executed declaration and release as required, the prize may be forfeited and an alternate Winner selected. Receipt by the Winner of the prize offered in this Campaign is conditioned upon compliance with any and all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. ANY VIOLATION OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES BY WINNER (AT ELAN, D.O.O.‘S SOLE DISCRETION) WILL RESULT IN WINNER’S DISQUALIFICATION AS WINNER OF THE CAMPAIGN, AND ALL PRIVILEGES AS WINNER WILL BE IMMEDIATELY TERMINATED.
8. Rights Granted by You: By entering this content (questionnaire answers), You understand and agree that Elan, d.o.o., anyone acting on behalf of Elan, d.o.o, and Elan, d.o.o.,’s licensees, successors, and assigns, shall have the right, where permitted by law, to print, publish, broadcast, distribute, and use in any media now known or hereafter developed, in perpetuity and throughout the World, without limitation, your entry, name, answers, statements about the Campaign, and biographical information for news, publicity, information, trade, advertising, public relations, and promotional purposes, without any further compensation, notice, review, or consent. By entering this content, You represent and warrant that your entry is an original work of authorship, and does not violate any third party’s proprietary or intellectual property rights. If your entry infringes upon the intellectual property right of another, You will be disqualified at the sole discretion of Elan, d.o.o. If the content of your entry is claimed to constitute infringement of any proprietary or intellectual proprietary rights of any third party, You shall, at your sole expense, defend or settle against such claims. You shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Elan, d.o.o. from and against any suit, proceeding, claims, liability, loss, damage, costs or expense, which Elan d.o.o. may incur, suffer, or be required to pay arising out of such infringement or suspected infringement of any third party’s right.
9. Terms & Conditions: Elan, d.o.o. reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Campaign should virus, bug, non-authorized human intervention, fraud, or other cause beyond Elan, d.o.o.’s control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, or proper conduct of the Campaign. In such case, Elan, d.o.o. may select the Winner from all eligible entries received prior to and/or after (if appropriate) the action taken by Elan, d.o.o. Elan, d.o.o. reserve the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers or attempts to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Campaign or website or violates these Terms & Conditions. Elan, d.o.o. has the right, in its sole discretion, to maintain the integrity of the Campaign, to void entries for any reason, including, but not limited to: multiple entries from the same user from different IP addresses; multiple entries from the same computer in excess of that allowed by Campaign rules; or the use of bots, macros, scripts, or other technical means for entering. Any attempt by an entrant to deliberately damage any website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Campaign may be a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such attempt be made, Elan, d.o.o. reserves the right to seek damages to the fullest extent permitted by law.
10. Limitation of Liability: By entering, You agree to release and hold harmless Elan, d.o.o. and its subsidiaries, distributors, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, partners, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers, and directors from any liability, illness, injury, death, loss, litigation, claim, or damage that may occur, directly or indirectly, whether caused by negligence or not, from: (i) such entrant’s participation in the Campaign and/or his/her acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any prize or any portion thereof; (ii) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the malfunction of any computer, cable, network, hardware, or software, or other mechanical equipment; (iii) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any transmissions, telephone, or Internet service; (iv) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Promotion; (v) electronic or human error in the administration of the Promotion or the processing of entries.
11. Release: The Winner enters the campaign and the event at his/her sole risk. The Winner is obliged to follow the usual instructions and restrictions for this sport and to take care for his/her own safety. In connection therewith, he/she agrees to defend, indemnify and hold Elan harmless from all suits, claims, causes of action, damages and costs incurred related to him/her use of Elan equipment and/or participating in the event. The Winner further agrees to maintain adequate medical insurance, and make no demands upon Elan for reimbursing any kind of medical cost or other compensation related to injury.
12. Disputes: this campaign is governed by the laws of republic of Slovenia and, without respect to conflict of law doctrines. As a condition of participating in this Campaign, participant agrees that any and all disputes that cannot be resolved between the parties, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Campaign, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, exclusively before a court located in Slovenia having jurisdiction. Further, in any such dispute, under no circumstances shall participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and hereby waives all rights to, punitive, incidental, or consequential damages, including reasonable attorney’s fees, other than participant’s actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e. reasonable costs associated with entering this Campaign). Participant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.
13. Privacy Policy: Information submitted with an entry is subject to the Privacy Policy stated on the contest website: bit.ly/elan-innichen-rules-2018.
14. Winners List: To obtain a copy of the Winner’s name or a copy of these Official Rules, mail your request along with a stamped, self-addressed envelope to: Elan, d.o.o., Begunje 1, 4275 Begunje na Gorenjskem, Slovenia. Requests must be received no later than three days before the event.
15. Sponsor: The Sponsor of the Campaign is Elan, d.o.o., Begunje 1, 4275 Begunje na Gorenjskem, Slovenia.
16. The Campaign hosted by Elan, d.o.o. is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Facebook. You understand that you are providing your information to and Elan, d.o.o. and not to Facebook.
By participating in this promotion you agree to a complete release of Facebook from any claims.
17. By entering the “INNICHEN VIP SKI CROSS RACE” –contest, You, the Contestant, have affirmatively reviewed, accepted, and agreed to all of the Official Rules.
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When will be UFL Football next episode air date? Is UFL Football renewed or cancelled? Where to countdown UFL Football air dates? Is UFL Football worth watching?
The UFL will field teams comprised of the best players in the world and tomorrow's rising stars. There are thousands of talented world class players who are looking to play professional football at a high level. The UFL will provide that opportunity. Our "Premiere" Season Head Coaches include former NFL coaches Dennis Green, Jim Fassel, Jim Haslett and Ted Cottrell.
The United Football League announced that VERSUS, a national sports network in more than 75 million homes, will air the League’s “Premiere” season beginning in October 2009. VERSUS will air live weekly games beginning on Thursday, October 8, and continuing through the Championship Game scheduled to air Thanksgiving weekend. Each live telecast will be approximately three hours and all games will be produced and available in HD. The complete schedule will be announced this summer. (Source: UFL Football)
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S01E01 - California Redwoods at Las Vegas Locomotives Air Date: 09 October 2009 02:00 -
S01E02 - New York Sentinels at Florida Tuskers Air Date: 11 October 2009 02:00 -
S01E03 - Florida Tuskers at Las Vegas Locomotives Air Date: 15 October 2009 02:00 -
S01E04 - New York Sentinels at California Redwoods Air Date: 18 October 2009 02:00 -
S01E05 - California Redwoods at Florida Tuskers Air Date: 23 October 2009 02:00 -
S01E06 - California Redwoods at New York Sentinels Air Date: 30 October 2009 02:00 -
S01E07 - Las Vegas Locomotives at Florida Tuskers Air Date: 31 October 2009 02:00 -
S01E08 - Las Vegas Locomotives at New York Sentinels Air Date: 05 November 2009 02:00 -
S01E09 - Florida Tuskers at New York Sentinels Air Date: 13 November 2009 02:00 -
S01E10 - Las Vegas Locomotives at California Redwoods Air Date: 15 November 2009 02:00 -
S01E11 - Florida Tuskers at California Redwoods Air Date: 20 November 2009 02:00 -
S01E12 - New York Sentinels at Las Vegas Locomotives Air Date: 21 November 2009 02:00 -
S01E13 - 2009 UFL Championship Game: Las Vegas Locomotives vs. Florida Tuskers at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada Air Date: 28 November 2009 02:00 -
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Head of His Class
Ryan Gosling Delivers the Performance of the Year
By Mike D'Angelo
RYAN GOSLING DELIVERS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR IN HALF NELSON. (AND WE KNOW IT'S ONLY AUGUST.)
YOU OFTEN HEAR about movies that have supposedly been "saved in the editing," meaning that some enterprising cutter heroically rescued a director's unwatchable dailies with a few deft clicks of the mouse. Much more common, though, are movies that wind up being saved in the acting. Let's say you're an ambitious young filmmaker whose genuinely distinctive scripts are getting no traction. "It's great, but we don't know how to sell it," you keep hearing. Frustrated and desperate, you come up with some patently dumb (but eminently pitchable) idea, and now, finally, the suits bite. How to ensure that your movie doesn't bite equally hard? Write your ass off, sure, but you'd also do well to find an actor incapable of hitting a false note, someone who can invest even the most hackneyed scenario with a bracing measure of emotional honesty.
Over the last few years, Ryan Gosling has gradually become the go-to guy for scenarios so contrived, implausible, or just plain cheesy that they're almost guaranteed to defeat an actor of average skill. His latest film, Half Nelson, which opens in limited release on August 11, was one of the standouts at this year's Sundance Film Festival, based almost entirely on the strength of Gosling's towering performance in a role that would have found many of his peers--even dudes as talented as Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal--drowning in earnest treacle. Deja vu: It was at Sundance in 2001 that Gosling first made a splash, playing an angry Jewish skinhead, Danny Balint, in Henry Bean's preposterous (if fact-based) The Believer. Balint is a mass of irreconcilable contradictions, a heavy-handed moral treatise masquerading as a character. But Gosling, with his blazing, intelligent eyes and insinuating snarl of a voice, somehow makes this believer believable, turning his self-loathing rants into weirdly credible arias of anguish.
For a while, it looked as if Gosling might simply have a preternatural ability to tap into volcanic pockets of rage. Though The Believer took more than a year to find distribution, Gosling was quickly typecast as an alienated, murderous teen, playing half of a Leopold-and-Loebish duo in 2002's dopey Murder by Numbers and again tackling a sociopathic cipher in another little-seen Sundance flick, the pretentiously titled The United States of Leland (2003). In what probably amounted to an act of rebellion, he then signed up for The Notebook, a saccharine schmaltzfest based on the best-selling airport novel by Nicholas Sparks (A Walk to Remember). The Notebook traffics in precisely the sort of Velveeta emotions that director Nick Cassavetes's father, John, spent an entire career actively refuting, but it also proves Gosling capable of lending his ferocious conviction to a wispy nice guy. Largely defeated by the phoniness surrounding him, he nonetheless manages to eke out a handful of truthful moments. (To her credit, costar Rachel McAdams also outshines the material.)
On paper, Half Nelson sounds like the sort of laughably schematic inspirational tract that makes you wish you were watching Will Smith sucker punch aliens. Gosling's character, Dan Dunne, amounts to an unholy skin graft of indie cinema's most durable feel-good and feel-bad cliche'. By day, Dan's an idealistic middle-school history teacher, a young white dude determined to light a fire beneath his mostly black and Hispanic students, even if that means chucking the mandated curriculum in favor of improvised lectures on dialectics. By night, however, Dan's a crumbling basehead, blotting his frustration and anger--with his impossible job, with his nonexistent love life, with W.'s America--by smoking crack cocaine scored from the same scumbags who threaten the future of the kids in his class. You can easily imagine the pitch on this one: "It's kinda Dangerous Minds meets Drugstore Cowboy."
How does Gosling make stuff like this work? In this particular case, he's got some assistance: Director Ryan Fleck, who cowrote Half Nelson with editor Anna Boden, grounds the hokiness in a carefully detailed Brooklyn milieu--this may be the first time I've seen a movie acknowledge that New York public-school teachers are liable to be sleeping on bare mattresses on the floor--and he surrounds his star with equally gifted and unaffected actors, including Anthony Mackie (She Hate Me) as an oddly honorable drug dealer and newcomer Shareeka Epps as the troubled student with whom Dan forms a tentative bond after she finds him strung out in the girls' locker room. Yet it's mostly Gosling's unerring instincts that sell the picture. In the classroom, he comes across like every caring-yet-frazzled faculty workhorse you've ever encountered; just the incredulous look he shoots a kid he catches blatantly cheating decimates every Blackboard Jungle platitude the premise flirts with. And his ostensibly tender relationship with the little black girl doesn't prevent him from leaning out his car window and tossing off an obligatory, halfhearted "Bitch!" after she calls him an asshole and walks away. He's a master of tiny, incandescent moods and gestures, a beacon of unvarnished honesty. Hollywood is the cherry tree; he's wielding the ax.
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TEAM GAMES
Icebreakers games
Camp games
When you can’t engage in outdoor activities, start the most exciting activities you can do indoors with different categories of people.
Talking of Inside games, there are several indoor games description you can find online, but how many of them are excellent team building games while they depict that ice breaking quality? “fun is easy to come by, but is it the same with team building and simplicity?
Blind Contour Drawing
Blind Contour Drawing - is a beneficial exercise for everyone and especially for those who want to improve their writing with imagination.by drawing on the successive parts of the shape Contour drawing is producing line drawings. Without looking...
Drop Egg
In the Drop Egg, the participants try to build structures that’ll house and protect an egg when dropped from a height. The game is fun, and everyone is carried along because it demands that each person makes some necessary contribution to building...
Heads Up, Seven Up
Do you still cherish those old days memories in school? Then check out “Heads Up, Seven Up.” This game is the quiet type, and it’s defined to exhibit a classroom atmosphere where you have tables, a serene environment, and that extra feeling words...
Zoo Game
One Let play Zoo! Zoo Game is a group game that has every player represented as a creature. A group of people selects to stand or sit at a circle, with everyone facing the center. Everybody must choose an animal to represent herself or him. Each player...
The 20 Questions Game is simple. It’s questioning your opponents to drive a clue to determine an unknown keyword. Just as the name implies, the maximum number of questions is 20, so no one gets bored, and everyone has fun! It’s a perfect icebreaker...
Follow the Leader is a dynamic game and also very interesting. It plays in the shape of a circle and can be adapted to the existing conditions. In the game, the person in the center tries to identify who's the originator of the activities, and people...
Pictionary Game
Pictionary Game is a good icebreaker game, and it’s best played in a confined space or indoor. In this game, each team is to identify and name pictures and drawings from the team. It requires drawing skills and demand you can identify pictorial...
Do you think you really want fun? Or are you easily bored during games? then try out the Bodyguard.The bodyguard is a fun game, a game for a large group of persons so that there are enough interaction and zero boredom. Are there not enough people around...
The Alphabet Game
The Alphabet Game is an actual and interactive thing that awakens good mood. It's a game where players need to be careful about the letters of the alphabet and know when to speak. Also, if someone forgot the order of the letters, they have a good chance to...
In a few words, I’ll be describing Indoor gaming and some experiences you should note. Before I commence, do you have a nice room or a simple hall for any Inside game? Try to make one out today because it’s the basic!
What is Inside Gaming?
Any games that happen inside a building and not outside can be called a What is Inside Gaming? the game, but precision demands I rule it out! Indoor could be anywhere, and it could be any activity. But an inside in this context is any activity or exercise that qualifies six essential criteria:
Any engaging activity that’s played according to rules
Any rules that have been set to attain fun
Any fun that is highly interactive
Any interaction that that’s easy to understand
Any success-oriented activity for a Team
Any team that’s interesting in building and maximizing their potentials, working in unity
An effective inside game is meant to make you forget about any outdoor activity; you break the overriding boredom, so you don’t feel anything off. It’s quite fascinating how you can do this! But it works… It demands teamwork and responsiveness from every direction, I bet you know a lot about team building!
Every team has enormous potential they can effectively maximize, but are they all fit to employ these potentials? Partner A or B could have an issue with the public presentation; Inside gaming grooms you to outlive that feel and make the best out of yourself.
Requirements for indoor games
Any activities that are really entertaining has many elements, but the inside games is advantaged because it doesn’t need much. All you need is:
A comfortable and calm atmosphere
Organized participants
An experienced or responsive leader
Simple and precise directions
There’s never a successful game when all the participants don’t show interest, or remain disorganized and fail to follow the due gaming processes. If your team shows interest, you’ll have less to worry about a leader because anyone of you can come up to channel the whole excitation to make an entertaining game.
The leader plays the role of facilitating the game with the group using the atmosphere to the fullest. Not everyone can play the part of the leader, but don’t try to make it visible; leadership ability doesn’t necessarily mean you’re good at playing games! Can you relate with every person in the team? Will you carry everyone along? This is not really about how you talk with your teammates; persons remain good orators and leave out the main idea of indoor team building games.
Carrying your team along means you’ll have enough flow and precisions in the whole game idea so both dick and tom can follow up, and the terms will not be to simple to lose the competitiveness of the game.
Reason for Playing Inside Games
Fun and Laughter – the bait!
Who doesn’t like fun? That feeling can be gotten anywhere, but it’s different with games; inside games. Indoor games can be motivational and enjoyable. A report from the Department of Cognitive Psychology shows that “… Laughter relaxes and awakens the body.”
What’s fun without the rhythms and laughter! Laughter alone raises the blood pressure level long enough to increase oxygen supply to the body system; tensed body muscles are relaxed when laughing and could serve as a yoga therapy. Among all stress reduction techniques, laughter poses out. You can’t strike a chord if you don’t engage in an activity that allows you to exercise your mind and body while it still remains humorous. Games can serve, but it could be embarrassing to some persons to laugh out in public, so Indoor games are the prayers answered.
Improved Productivity and Inspiration
Work could be fun, but have you stepped out of your comfort zone to embrace productivity and improve ranking? Many factors contribute to productivity some which include: socialization, coherent relationship, cooperation, and communication. It’s understandable that several teams are victims of discord, while others flaunt a level of productivity not knowing they can do better! The indoor game allows you to coach every mate to improve productivity without having to make the whole process visible but memorable.
Creativity in the team activities
Anything could be used for gaming process! It does not necessarily require any item; creativity is the only quality that you’ll need to employ, and the least of the activities in the firm can be made competitive. Any task you succeed in making competitive can be a game! It could be a simple grammar test or warm-up on personal facts such as hobbies and names (you can refer our links for more).
Cautions while playing an indoor game
Just like every other game, inside games demand some level of caution that’ll ensure the whole process is practical and concise. Inside games could be for any reason, but we’ll consider team building.
Games can be aggressive when mismanaged. It takes good leadership to organize a team building game that won’t result in any aftermath effect on the average team relationship. Either way, it must have an impact on the team, but how do you channel this effect to positivity?
It’s not mandatory to make a game so competitive that you’ll have a winning or losing team. Try to create a picture where everyone is a winner and try to make it less competitive for the minority. When dividing the sides, ensure there’s an equal distribution in the team’s resources; don’t allow the smarter once to take a single group so they won’t feel inferior. Flatter them and let them think on top.
At the end of any game, the reward can help build the team for future goals and inspiration; when next you set up an indoor match, many will turn responsive and so, making the game more fun.
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Importance of Icebreakers
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End of inflation in UAE? Business costs decline for first time in 5 years
Dubai Statistics Centre monthly consumer price data last week showed March inflation falling to 4 per cent due to a fall in food prices. (REUTERS)
Vicky Kapur
Published Sunday, April 05, 2015
Business activity in the UAE’s non-oil private sector continues to grow but at a slower pace.
“Firms operating in the UAE’s non-oil private sector registered further strong improvements in output and new orders in March,” said Philip Leake, Economist at Markit, a financial information services provider that compiles the HSBC UAE Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI).
According to the latest PMI, business activity grew in March at the slowest pace in 17 months on the back of slower output growth and new orders.
“March data pointed to a further slowdown in the UAE’s non-oil private sector, with operating conditions improving at the weakest rate since October 2013,” the PMI report stated.
“The rates of expansion eased for the second month running and were below those seen through much of last year,” noted Leake.
However, a silver lining was that, owing to an increase in competition, business costs fell for the first time in five years, making business operations that much more profitable.
“On the price front, competition among suppliers led to the first monthly fall in input costs since March 2010,” the report maintains.
“Data for prices provided a more optimistic note, as input costs and output charges fell simultaneously for the first time in five years,” said Leake.
Although marginal, the latest decline was only the third seen since the survey began in August 2009. Underlying data highlighted a similar fall in purchase prices, while average staff costs rose only fractionally during the month.
The report states that “anecdotal evidence linked downward pressure on purchase costs to greater competition among suppliers.”
The slow growth in business activity however, led to slow job-creation rate, meaning there were fewer new jobs added to the UAE market last month than in any of the previous 36 month.
However, the rate of hiring saw a marked pick up in February, rising to a four-month high in that month, making the increase in March seem only moderate. Backlogs of work also rose more slowly during the month, Markit data showed.
“Output and new orders expanded more slowly, although the rates of growth remained marked overall. As a result, the pace of job creation moderated to a three-year low,” the report added.
The seasonally adjusted HSBC UAE PMI – a composite indicator designed to give a single-figure snapshot of operating conditions in the non-oil private sector economy – dipped to a 17-month low of 56.3 in March, down from 58.1 in February.
The latest reading marked a second consecutive slowdown in growth of the UAE’s non-oil private sector, although remained consistent with a robust improvement in business conditions, the report maintains.
Nevertheless, the report also points out that, “contrasting with the trend observed for total new work, new export business increased at a faster pace in March. Stronger demand in neighbouring countries was reported to have boosted foreign orders during the latest period.”
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Steven Hill's appearances for 2010 (partial list):
* To arrange an interview or presentation by Steven Hill, please contact Kate Brown, brown@newamerica.net, (202) 213-7051 or Lorraine Weston, lweston@ucpress.edu, (510) 643-0682
Feb. 18 -- Goethe-Institut, Prague, "American Dream - Escape from Old Europe?"
Feb. 16 -- U.S. Embassy, Olomouc, Czech Republic
Feb. 10 -- Harvard Club of San Francisco (cosponsored by the Yale Club -- detente at last!), "US vs. Europe vs. China: Who Will Lead the 21st Century?"
Dec. 4 -- Heidelberg Center for American Studies, Heidelberg University, Germany
Nov. 15 -- Sacramento, United Nations Association
Oct. 28 -- Istanbul, Democrats Abroad
Oct. 18 -- Athens, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, lecture hosted by Institute for Regional Dialogue and Strategy (IPEDIS)
Oct. 16 -- Athens, University of Indianpolis
October 14 - Rome, lecture hosted by Fondazione Fare Futuro
Oct. 12 - Salzburg, Salzburg University
Oct. 11 -- Vienna, lecture hosted by Renner Institut at "Europasaal" auditorium
Oct. 10 -- Vienna, observe Vienna municipal elections
Oct. 9 -- Vienna, Beethovenhaus Heuriger
Oct. 8 -- Berlin, Humbloldt University
Oct. 7-- Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin
Oct. 6 -- Frankfurt, address Democrats Abroad-Germany
Oct. 6 -- Heidelberg, lunchtime address to German-American Institute (DAI)
Oct. 2 -- Munich, Democrats Abroad
Oct. 4 - Strasbourg, INSA, 24 bd de la Victoire
Sept 29 - Toulouse, Ecole Superieur de Commerce (Business School of Toulouse)
Sept. 27 - Marseille, Les Deux Garçons
Sept. 26 - Nice, France, Holy Trinity Church Hall
Sept. 24 - Oslo, lecture at Rica Victoria Hotel
Sept. 23 - Stockholm, ABF Huset
Sept. 22 - Amsterdam, ABC Treehose bookstore
Sept. 21 - Brussels, Waterstone's Bookstore
September 21 -- lunch time seminar at the European Commission with Directors General and Commission spokeperson
Sept. 21 -- Brussels, give the Jacquemin Seminar lecture at the European Commission
Sept. 19 -- Paris, Democrats Abroad
Sept 18 --Luxembourg, Democrats Abroad
Sept 16-17 - Budapest, speak at conference "The Crisis in Europe: Re-inventing EU Policies Delivering Growth and Fighting Poverty" hosted by the European Ideas Network
September 9, Thursday, 6:00 pm, Commonwealth Club, San Francisco, California
August 1, Sunday, 1:15 pm, 2010 Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy, San Francisco
July 14, Wednesday, 12:30 pm, San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR), San Francisco
June 22, Tuesday, 9 am, European Ideas Network/European People's Party, Washington DC
June 9-15, Zurich, Lucerne, Bern, Switzerland, Initiatives and Referendum Institute
June 8, Tuesday, 3:00 pm, Rossmoor Community Club, Walnut Creek, California
June 1, Tuesday, interview on KQED "Forum Show" (NPR affiliate) with host Michael Krasny, San Francisco, California
May 25, Tuesday, 7 pm, Book Passages, Corte Madera, California
May 20, Thursday, 3 pm, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, D.C.
May 19, Wednesday, 12 noon, German Marshall Fund, Washington DC
May 18, Tuesday, podcast interview by Jack Janes, Executive Director, American Institute for Contemporary German Studies, Washington DC
May 18, Tuesday, noon, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)/Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC
May 17, Monday, Busboys and Poets Bookstore, Washington DC
May 11, Tuesday, 6:30 PM, American Council on Germany, San Francisco, California
May 6, interview on KGNU public radio, Boulder Colorado
April 29, Thursday, interview on KPFK (Pacifica), Berkeley, California
April 27, Tuesday, interview on Thom Hartmann show
April 24, Saturday, Los Angeles Times Festival of Books (broadcast on C-SPAN's "Book TV")
April 22, Thursday, noon, European Union Centerof California,Claremont University/Scripps College, Los Angeles
April 15, Thursday, Council for European Studies, Montréal, Canada
April 1, Thursday, noon, EU/European Student Association of Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs, New York
March 26, Friday, interviewed by Tomasz Zalewski, Polityka/Polish Press Agency
March 25, Thursday, House of Sweden/Swedish Ambassador, Washington, DC
March 25, Thursday, noon, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
March 24, Wednesday, noon, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
March 17, Wednesday, 7 pm, Village Books, Bellingham, WA
March 16, Tuesday, 7 pm, Town Hall, Seattle, WA
March 16, Tuesday, interview on KEXP radio, Seattle, WA
March 16, Tuesday, interview on KCTS TV (PBS), Seattle, WA
March 15, Monday, interview on KIRO radio with host Dave Ross, Seattle, WA
March 15, Monday, noon, Economic Opportunity Institute, Seattle, WA
March 15, Monday, 6 pm, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
March 8, Monday, interview on KALW (NPR affiliate), San Francisco, CA
March 3, Wednesday, Rutgers University, Europe Center
March 2, Tuesday, interview on WHYY Radio Times (NPR) with Marty Moss-Coane, Philadelphia, PA
March 2, Tuesday, noon, American Council on Germany and German American Chambers of Commerce, Philadelphia, PA, “Models of Capitalism in the 21st Century: The U.S. vs. Europe”
March 1, Monday, 4 pm, University of Pennsylvania/Temple University, European Studies Colloquium, Philadelphia, PA
February 25, Thursday, author/book profile by Capitol Weekly, Sacramento, CA
February 24, Wednesday, 7 pm, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado
February 24, Wednesday, interviewed on AM 760 Progressive Talk with host David Sirota, Denver, Colorado
February 23, Tuesday, 6 pm, Denver World Affairs Council and American Council on Germany, Denver, Colorado
February 18, Thursday, 6 pm, World Affairs Council, San Francisco, California
February 16, Tuesday, noon, California State Association of Counties, Sacramento, California, "What the U.S. (Even California) Can Learn from Europe"
February 16, Tuesday, featured on Politico blog discussing the Greek debt crisis
February 14, Sunday, "Europe's Promise" is featured salon/discussion topic on FireDogLake website
February 14, Sunday, interview on the BBC World Newshour about Greece’s deficits and the euro
February 12, Friday, interview on Democracy Now! with hosts Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez
February 9, Tuesday, 8 am, Deutsches Haus/American Council on Germany, 42 Washington Mews, "Germany's Alternative to Wall Street Capitalism"
February 8, Monday, 6:30 pm, Political Salon, 302 Fifth Avenue, 11th floor, Idealist.org office, “Capitalism in the 21st Century: The United States vs. Europe”
February 8, Monday, noon, Demos, 220 Fifth Ave., 5th Floor, New York City
January 28, Thursday, interview on KPFK (Pacifica), Los Angeles, CA with host Ian Masters
January 25, Monday, interview on KPFA (Pacifica), Berkeley, CA with host Mitch Jeserich
January, 25, Monday, interview on KSFR (NPR affiliate), Santa Fe, with host Diego Mulligan
January 23, Saturday, interview on WZBC Radio in Boston/Boston College wit host John Grebe
January 22, Friday, noon, debate on "Europe versus America" at New America Foundation, Washington DC
January 22, Friday, interview on White House Chronicle TV show (PBS) with host Llewellyn King
January 21, Thursday, noon, presentation at New America Foundation, Washington DC
January 20, Wednesday, 6:30 pm, presentation at Alliance Française de Washington
January 20, Wednesday, interview on Austrian Broadcasting Corporation
January 19, Tuesday, noon, Brookings Institute, Washington DC
January 19, Tuesday, 7 pm, presentation to Young Professionals at Foreign Policy, Washington DC, www.ypfp.org
January 17, Sunday, interview on WTOP radio, host Dmitri Sotis, Washington DC
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Everyday Health Heart Health
Salt Linked to 2.3 Million Annual Heart Deaths Worldwide
Salt intake may contribute to 15 percent of all heart-disease deaths around the world, according to the authors of a new analysis. But one expert says the link between salt and heart disease isn't as well established as you might think.
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THURSDAY, March 21, 2013 — Eating too much salt contributes to 2.3 million deaths from heart attack, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases — representing 15 percent of all deaths from these causes — reported researchers from the Global Burden of Diseases Nutrition & Chronic Disease Group at a major American Heart Association epidemiology meeting today.
The researchers analyzed 247 surveys of adult sodium intake and extrapolated how this sodium intake could affect blood pressure, heart disease risk, and premature deaths from heart-related causes. Like a study presented earlier in the week that linked sugar-sweetened drinks to 180,000 global deaths each year, the salt data only shows an association, not a cause-and-effect relationship.
The fact that the association is entirely extrapolated based on heart-related death data is a huge flaw with the analysis, according to Steven Nissen, MD, a cardiologist with the Cleveland Clinic.
"They’re trying to extrapolate millions of death based upon salt intake, but it’s not based upon any data on mortality and salt," he said. "It's also based on an extrapolation of the effect of sodium on blood pressure, which is a very big reach, and not a reliable estimate of the burdens of salt."
The effect of salt on blood pressure isn't even that well-established, Dr. Nissen said, and even less well-documented is blood pressure's direct effect on mortality. "There's no question that higher sodium intake does slightly raise blood pressure, which is a risk factor for heart disease," he said. "But some studies show only a one millimeter difference in blood pressure in those on a high-sodium versus a low-sodium diet."
Still, Nissen said, it is reasonable to avoid excess sodium intake. "We do know that the DASH Diet, which is low in salt but high in vegetables does appear to lower blood pressure," he said. "There's also very good evidence that controlling blood pressure with medicine prevents stroke and heart attack, but data hyping salt's direct effect on mortality doesn't reflect the reality of this controversy" over sodium and blood pressure.
Three-quarters of the world's population consumes more than twice the daily recommended amount of salt, according to the American Heart Association. Global sodium intake from packaged foods, table salt, and condiments like soy sauce averaged nearly 4,000 mg a day per person in 2010, AHA researchers said, while the U.S. Institute of Medicine recommends consuming only 2,300 mg daily, or less than 1,500 mg if you’re over age 51 or at risk for hypertension or other cardiovascular problems.
More than 75 percent of salt intake comes from packaged and restaurant foods and only 11 percent comes from salt added while cooking or eating, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
If you're curious about your intake, take this salt quiz to see if you can identify which foods are likely to add the most sodium to your diet, and how much you really know about salt.
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The importance of a good 'musical' score.
Music and films go hand in hand. It's more important than you think.
In our opinion, every great video / film accomplishes its purpose with music. In film, composers call this a "score."
Wikipedia explains this better than I could. Click here for their in-depth article.
Think back to all the greatest scenes in film making history. If you hit the mute button on your remote, would it have the same affect? I think you'll agree, the answer is a resounding 'NO!'
Adding a musical score to your project used to be quite difficult. It involved getting in contact with the artist, their publisher or the original writer to grant permission. Even with the advances in technology (i.e.: email), the chances of reaching the right person to process your request was nearly futile. If you got a response, it required a string of emails and descriptions of where the song would be used, for what purpose, what scene, the overall message etc. If you wanted something original, good luck. Who has a symphony at their disposal, let alone a composer to create the write feel / vibe for the project.
Thankfully, some great innovative minds have come together and created online licensing services; these allow indie filmmakers to purchase the right song for the right scene, in only minutes. Finding the right song for the right scene, however, might take a little longer!
At FireCanvas, we're lucky to work closely with a talented musician, Ryan McAllister. Not only has he written hundreds of incredible songs, but also has written, produced and directed scores for us at a fraction of the cost of most writers. You can listen to Ryan's latest album here while you browse. Enjoy!
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Fleetwood Mac give stageside welcome to namesakes - the Fleetwood McDonald's food outlet crew
Fleetwood Macs meet Fleetwood Mac - the famous rock band, including Crowded House's Neil Finn - meets the crew from the McDonald's outlet in Fleetwood
Employees at Fleetwood's McDonald's restaurant had a once in a lifetime experience - being invited to meet rock icons Fleetwood Mac at a Wembley show.
They even had their picture taken with the band before they had to "go their own way" back to their seats and watch their idols final show in the capital's famous stadium.
Earlier this year, a petition by fans for Fleetwood Mac to work a shift and perform at the Fleetwood McDonald’s, on Anchorage Road, was signed by over 20,000 people.
And while Fleetwood Mac couldn’t get to them, they invited Fleetwood McDonald’s stage side for a one-off special experience, meeting the band minutes before they performed.
Nigel Dunnington, franchisee of Fleetwood McDonald’s said; “It was a fantastic evening seeing Fleetwood Mac live and to have the opportunity to share the experience with some of the Fleetwood team!
"I’m still amazed the band got in touch – we’re lucky our restaurant shares a name with such an iconic band.
"Going down to the concert has been an incredible way to recognise some of our amazing employees.
"And, if Fleetwood Mac ever find themselves in the Fleetwood area, we’d love to return the favour and invite them back. ”
One crew member from Fleetwood McDonald’s said; “I can’t believe we met Fleetwood Mac before they performed tonight. We listen to their songs all the time but nothing beats seeing them live – it’s been incredible!”
Fleetwood Mac's current line-up also includes singer/songwriter Neil Finn, of Crowded House fame, and guitar ace Mike Campbell, who made his name with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, as well as familiar stars Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christie McVie and Stevie Nicks.
After ‘Fleetwood Macs’ met Fleetwood Mac, the restaurant team left the stage wings and enjoyed a night of live entertainment.
Needless to say, they were lovin’ it.
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Bird Conservation, “Nest box Installation”
Nusa Penida (Bali), 02 Kan 2011 – FNPF started a Bali Starling Nest Box program in May 2011. The purpose of this program was to give a better change for Bali Starling (Leucopsar rothschildi) to reproduce in Nusa Penida. FNPF installed the first nest box at Dalem Bungkut temple area where there is an active pair of birds breeding.
In 2011, FNPF expects there are 15 nest boxes can be installed. Ondertussen, the nest box that needed in 2012 is depend on all number of nest box in this year. Up to August 2011 we got 10 supporters who sponsored a nest box each. Now, FNPF has had 10 installed nest box who sponsored by some parties. Thanks to all of the donors; Marry Wilson & friends, Café Des’artise, Groene school, Rotary Club Bali Sunset, Jane Cummins, Jc and Family, Marvie Marchi, Barbara Mc Gregor, Shanti Mission, and Mary Rose.
Trans 7 make a film about FNPF’s Nusa Penida Bird Sanctuary
Nusa Penida (Bali), 13 Kan 2011 – FNPF’s Nusa Penida Bird Sanctuary has received wide media coverage because of FNPF’s unique approach that has transformed the island into a safe area where Bali Starling and other bird species can live side by side with humans. Trans 7 een van Nationale tv-stations van Indonesië doorgebracht 4 dagen de productie van hun programma's, genaamd "Walk”. Dit programma bevordert de unieke / unusual tourist destinations to Indonesian and foreign tourists.
Although it has already many TV programs that explore about traveling but this program has its own privileges. TV program “Walk” shows something new and unique in a local area. This program basically is to promote unique / unusual tourist destination to the Indonesian or foreigner. From this activity indicates that the Nusa Penida is quite feasible not only as a tourist destination but also the location of the protection of birds.
Library and Nursery Renovation
Nusa Penida (Bali), 28 Mei 2011 – The Australian Consulate Bali supported FNPFs’ community development program through their Direct Aid Program (DAP). With their support FNPF improved and renovated our library (built in 2006) and nursery (built in 2005). Die faciliteiten nu netter geworden en functioneren beter dan ooit.
In de bibliotheek waren er meer dan 350 books available that we obtained from donations and purchases by the FNPF. It took more books to support the improvement of children knowledge and capacity in Nusa Penida. Meanwhile in nursery, FNPF had produced about 26000 seeds ready for planting. The seeds were used for supporting FNPF’s reforestation activities in Nusa Penida. Bovendien, local people could get free seed to be planted by their own selves. There were still many shortcomings we had and without the support of various parties, we could not perform a maximum effort.
Stakeholder Meeting with Nusa Penida village Leaders
Nusa Penida (Bali), 29 Kan 2011 – In order to maintain the good relationship with the local community and to get more update information about what we could do together FNPF had organized a meeting with all of the traditional village leader at the island (Bendesa Adat). During this meeting we discussed and evaluated our role on both side to make the conservation work at the island last for long time and sustainable in the future.
Activity which was attended by 22 Bendesa Customary (traditional head) produces some of the points of which were to strengthen the implementation of gawe-gawe / local rules that have been defined, supports all forms of FNPF’s conservation activities. This meeting was also expected to become a means of gathering to establish better communication and relationship.
World Environment Day Painting Competition
Nusa Penida (Bali), 05 Juni 2011 – Maya Ubud Spa and Resort sponsored FNPFs’ first Painting Competition to celebrate the World Environment Day. The event was followed by 8 students in Junior High School and enlivened by 12 students in Primary School in Nusa Penida.
The number of environmental problems was caused by indifference. Through this painting competition activity was expected be able to encourage children awareness to their environment that expressed in the form of art. It was not only limited to as the art work but also can be used as a learning and campaign media. It was given magnitude of the benefits obtained from this activity, FNPF hoped this activity could be a fixed agenda that carried out each year.
Click here to see the paintngs …
Vrijlating 100 Java Mussen (Kikker oryzivora)to celebrate 5th year of FNPF’s Bali Starling project
Nusa Penida (Bali), Juli 2011 – To celebrate FNPF’s 5th year since releasing the first Bali Starling on Nusa Penida, FNPF released 100 Java Sparrow (Kikker oryzivora). Ms. Verna Sympson as the Director of Humane Society International Australia, Indonesian Government officers from Bali, the head of all Nusa Penida villages, local NGOs and local community members attended and participated in this event. Thanks to Mr. John Duffield and Ms.Rachel Plecas who provided 10 Bali Starlings for future releases.
In this month FNPF also accepted 10 Bali Spreeuwen. They were Bali Starling chicks flown who arrived from a registered breeder in Bandung. We always kept our commitment to conserve the wildlife included birds. As you know the Bali Starling genetic diver population in Bali remained under threat, prompting the FNPF to turn to Nusa Penida to establish a sanctuary for the birds.
FNPF provides training for Bali Starling (Leucopsar rothschildi) conservation in West Bali National Park
West Bali National Park (Bali), 22 Juni 2011 – The success of FNPF’s Bali Starling conservation in Nusa Penida inspired the forestry department to develop a similar project in the West Bali National Park, the location of the last wild Bali Starling on Bali. FNPF’s director, Dr Bayu Wirayudha, was invited to share his knowledge and experience about FNPF’s bird conservation in Nusa Penida.
Although the first bird release program in Nusa Penida was getting opposition from some parties but we were quite pleased because it could be proven as a success program. It attracted others to conduct the program by using the same approach.
FNPF’s director was invited to share the experience about this bird conservation in Nusa Penida that involved local to protect the bird. It was attended by 25 people from Sumber Kelompok. Through this event was expected that people could improve their skill in breeding bird in particular Curik Bali (Leucopsar rothschildi). They planned in 2013 they also could release some birds.
FNPF’s Conservation Competition on Indonesia’s Independence Day
Nusa Penida (Bali), 17 Augustus 2011 – For the 7th year on August 17, FNPF ran a conservation education competition on Nusa Penida island. This year, 27 students participated from 9 secondary schools in Nusa Penida. This event remains one of the most popular events of Indonesia’s Independence Day celebrations on the island.
Conservation competition in this year was followed by 12 students of Junior High School from 9 schools in Nusa Penida. The contested subject was about the nature conservation and environment issue habitat and wildlife. The event was more festive than the competition in previous years because of there was additional facilities. It was bells. It made competition became more orderly. The competition was won by students from SMPN 3 Nusa Peniada as a champion, SMP Satu Atap Kulumpu Nusa Penida as runner up, and SMP Satu Atap Bunga Mekar Nusa Penida as the third winner. We waren erg dankbaar voor Humane Society International (HSI) who had sponsored this competition and all parties who have involved so the event could be hold.
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Workers Are Pushing for Their Share of U.S. Bankruptcy Payouts
Workers can lose everything when their employer files for bankruptcy. At least for now.
A pro-labor movement sparked by the employees of Toys “R” Us Inc., and taken up by Sears Holdings Corp., has reached the U.S. Congress.
Representative Tim Ryan, an Ohio Democrat, said he plans to reintroduce 2017 legislation that would define worker claims in bankruptcy as administrative expenses, meaning they’d be paid in full, like the investment bankers, consultants, lawyers and liquidators who earn millions of dollars dismantling dying companies.
Changing the bankruptcy code to elevate worker claims could make new creditors more reluctant to provide rescue financing to preserve a company and its jobs, said Patrick Collins, a bankruptcy lawyer at Farrell Fritz in Uniondale, New York.
“It shifts value from one class to another and it makes it harder to confirm a plan” that would allow a company to exit bankruptcy, he said.
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ABC mum on Jimmy Kimmel's Melania Trump insults as network honcho touts pro-Trump 'Roseanne' success
By Brian Flood, | Fox News
Jimmy Kimmel ‘apologizes’ to Sean Hannity
Jimmy Kimmel and Sean Hannity have been trading jabs since the comedian made fun of first lady Melania Trump’s accent. The comedian offered an apology that some are saying is not genuine.
ABC is remaining silent as outrage builds over Jimmy Kimmel's recent jokes about First Lady Melania Trump that don’t exactly jibe with the network’s family-friendly image.
That’s becoming a bit of a pattern for ABC, which also kept mum when ABC News star Joy Behar insulted Christians on “The View” and more recently when controversies swirled around two of the network’s most expensive stars, Katy Perry and Ryan Seacrest.
The Kimmel controversy started last week when the fiercely anti-Trump comedian mocked the First Lady’s Slovenian accent. After Kimmel was criticized for his mockery by Fox News host Sean Hannity, Kimmel responded with a series of vile and obscene tweets. Kimmel has since issued a statement, but not everyone sees it as a sincere apology.
Kimmel didn’t simply make fun of the Melania’s accent, he also proclaimed that she didn’t do “one thing” to help set up the event that is historically hosted by the First Lady. (Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
An online petition calling for a boycott of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” has now tripled its original goal of 50,000 signatures. Over 150,000 people have signed the petition, which accuses Kimmel of showing “true bigotry” by mocking the First Lady’s accent after she read to children during the White house Easter Egg Roll.
ABC did not respond to a request for comment on the petition.
Kimmel didn’t simply make fun of the Melania’s accent, he also proclaimed that she didn’t do “one thing” to help set up the event that is historically hosted by the First Lady. Organizers say the petition will eventually be sent to “the front door of Disney/ABC Studios” Burbank, Calif.
Yet while beleaguered ABC President Ben Sherwood remains silent on Kimmel, he eagerly rolled himself out to The New York Times after the successful return of pro-Trump “Roseanne.”
Sherwood claimed that ABC executives had a meeting the morning after the 2016 election about how they could better reach Middle America. However, as Fox News reported earlier, “Roseanne” is an outlier at reliably liberal ABC.
Media Research Center Vice President Dan Gainor told Fox News that the Kimmel situation is a “reminder that there are no rules for liberals” when it comes to offensive rhetoric.
ABC President Ben Sherwood had a lot to say when it came to taking credit for success of “Roseanne” but is silent on Jimmy Kimmel.
“There are no repercussions,” Gainor said. “The broadcast networks simply don't care about their conservative viewers. They don't care if those viewers patronize their advertisers. They just care about pushing a left-wing message. One ‘Roseanne’ show can't undo dozens of incidents that treat the right as the enemy.”
Sherwood has been constantly trumpeting Kimmel for years, including championing the “Jimmy Kimmel Live” star to host the Oscars, not once but twice. When Sherwood was president of ABC News, he reportedly supported the network moving Kimmel's low-rated late night show into the more favorable time slot long occupied by ABC News' "Nightline" -- much to the dismay of ABC News staffers.
'There needs to be some signal from [ABC] network hierarchy that they expect Kimmel to tone it down'
— Jeffrey McCall, media analyst
Media analyst Jeffrey McCall told Fox News that “ABC should certainly make some public comment about Kimmel's poor judgment,” because the comedian was “quite out of line” in an era where we respect and appreciate people from different backgrounds.
“There needs to be some signal from network hierarchy that they expect Kimmel to tone it down,” McCall said. “Maybe ABC figures it can get all the audience it needs without the Trump supporters, but this kind of cheap material likely also offends many other viewers who just want some civility in comedy.”
The stony silence from ABC regarding offensive comments by stars like Kimmel and Behar may be detracting from its self-proclaimed Middle American programming strategy.
“If ABC wants conservative viewers, it needs to treat the right with some respect,” Gainor said.
ABC did not respond when asked for an example of the network’s reported plan to reach Middle America and conservatives other than “Roseanne.” (© 2017 American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.)
In recent memory, ABC’s chief news anchor George Stephanopoulos failed to disclose a massive contribution to the Clinton Foundation and the network continues to pay the Clinton crony in the realm of $15 million a year. ABC also reportedly shelled out an enormous $25 million salary for vocal Hillary Clinton supporter Katy Perry to judge “American Idol” and many suspected that Tim Allen’s “Last Man Standing” was canceled because of the comedian’s conservative values. Radar Online reported on Monday that “Idol” is likely getting the axe after one season, partially because Perry has turned off viewers.
ABC is also home to dramas like “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Scandal” and “How to Get Away With Murder,” each of which are helmed by fiercely anti-Trump activist Shonda Rhimes.
Rhimes even told The Hollywood Reporter last year that her original plan for “Scandal” was to "take a Republican president and make him human," but Trump’s presidency has changed her formula.
“’Roseanne’ is dumb luck for them. And now they think this will save their jobs. Well it won’t. It’s one show. The rest of the shop is in utter disarray,” an ABC insider told Fox News.
ABC did not respond when asked for an example of the network’s reported plan to reach Middle America and conservatives other than “Roseanne.”
And there are signs that the “heartland strategy” may be rankling ABC’s liberal show runners. Rhimes departed for a massive paycheck from Netflix and now the Times reports that “Black-ish” creator Kennya Barris may also bail for Netflix after Roseanne’s character made fun of ABC’s racially diverse shows on a recent episode of “Roseanne.”
Barris may also be upset -- despite public protestations to the contrary -- by ABC shelving a politically charged episode of hit “Black-ish” that touched on athletes kneeling during the national anthem.
Some of Rhimes’ aging dramas will continue to air on ABC for the foreseeable future, but fourth-place ABC will be in a tough spot if Barris follows Rhimes out the door and at the same time the network is confronted with the rage of conservative American TV viewers.
Fox News’ Amy Lieu contributed to this report.
Brian Flood covers the media for Fox News. Follow him on Twitter at @briansflood.
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Yankees phenom Aaron Judge sends another baseball to a far away planet
Zack Pierce @zackpierce821
Jun 2, 2017 at 9:42p ET
It’s safe to say Aaron Judge is the real deal at this point. The young Yankees star — now with his own cheering section — keeps belting home runs all over the yard, often to far off corners of the yard rarely reached by other humans.
He was at it again Friday night, sending this two-run shot off Blue Jays starter Francisco Liriano roaring into outer space, slingshotting around some distant celestial body, and then returning to Earth and plopping down way back in the upper deck at the cavernous Rogers Centre in Toronto:
Another day, another game where @TheJudge44 makes all of our jaws drop. pic.twitter.com/tg15ZyBQZO
— MLB (@MLB) June 3, 2017
It was Judge’s 18th home run of the year, best in the bigs. The Yankees are on pace for their best season since 2009. It is something to watch.
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Watch Emre Can’s outrageous goal of the season contender for Liverpool
Aaron West @ayyy_west
May 1, 2017 at 4:42p ET
Emre Can did this, and now he has to retire.
Even if he doesn’t retire, Liverpool at least have to retire his number. They probably should make him captain too. Maybe give him a 10-year contract?
There are many things to appreciate about this goal, not least the fact that Emre Can is now in possession of every single bit of swag that was previously allocated evenly around the city of Liverpool. Sorry folks, in need of The Juice today? Our apologies, local footballer Emre Can strolled in here with his entourage and took every single bit of it. There is none left, you will have to remain disliked, unpopular, and completely lacking in stunning overhead kick goals for at least another week.
What do you do as a Watford player in this situation? Do you ask for a sub in the tunnel? Do you immediately call your family and pray they aren’t camped out in front of Emre Can’s house asking for him to be their new father? Do you pray to Emre Can? We don’t know, but something has to be done.
If you find yourself or anyone you know hating on this goal, maybe take a second to step back and think about what really matters. Like dope bicycle kick goals. That’s what matters. Never forget that.
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Teema plate 17 cm, red
Design: Kaj Franck
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Teema plate is part of Teema tableware collection from Iittala. Teema collection was designed by Kaj Franck in 1952, and is based on familiar and basic shapes – a circle, a square and a rectangle. Teema tableware collection is available in different colours and can be combined with other Iittala’s tableware collections. Teema is one of the most highly appreciated Scandinavian collections, an undisputed classic that can be found in many design museums worldwide.
Safe for dishwasher, oven, microwave and freezer
Finnish ceramic and glass designer Kaj Franck (1911-1989) realized a powerful truth in his distinguished career: simple is beautiful. Despite the world moving at an ever-fastening pace, from one decade to another, that simple truth remains. Franck’s inspiration and principles began a tradition in Finnish design, which is still alive and strong today. His best-known works are Iittala Teema and Kartio series, and his heritage is a part of every Finnish home.
"I want to make use of objects that are so obvious that they are not noticeable”, Kaj Franck defined his own work. His designs catered to basic human needs while serving them tools with properties of everyday objects. Franck was also interested in low-cost mass production and shunned materialism, throwaway culture and showing off. Franck’s world consisted of the basic mathematical shapes and simple forms, decorated only with strong colours.
The starting point of Franck's work was practicality combined with beauty. Although it seems self-evident today, in his own time his thoughts were radical. Franck separated styles and fashion trends from tradition and gave it a whole new meaning. In the period of 1952-53, Franck showed that dinnerware does not need to be overly complex with the release of the Kilta series as strong statement – it was a novel idea that everyone was able to do table settings according to their own needs.
Franck began his designs by focusing on the idea or underlying concept, not the shape. This emphasis on the idea aspect of design was also carried to his work as a teacher and later as an artistic director at the University of Art and Design in Helsinki. Franck was also one of the first advocates of recycling, and he has often been called the "conscience of Finnish design”. Franck won many awards in his distinguished career and became internationally famous. Today, the Kaj Franck Award is Finland's most prestigious design recognition.
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Michigan basketball vs. North Carolina: Here's our prediction
Michigan basketball point guard Zavier Simpson has a tough matchup in North Carolina point guard Coby White.
Michigan basketball vs. North Carolina: Here's our prediction Michigan basketball point guard Zavier Simpson has a tough matchup in North Carolina point guard Coby White. Check out this story on Freep.com: https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2018/11/28/michigan-basketball-north-carolina-prediction/2131073002/
Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press Published 11:30 a.m. ET Nov. 28, 2018 | Updated 6:53 p.m. ET Nov. 28, 2018
Michigan basketball coach John Beilein speaks to the media on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018, in Ann Arbor. Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press
North Carolina forward Luke Maye celebrates after shooting the winning basket in the second half of the South Regional final game against Kentucky in the NCAA college basketball tournament Sunday, March 26, 2017, in Memphis, Tenn. The basket gave North Carolina a 75-73 win.(Photo: Brandon Dill, AP)
No. 7 Michigan basketball will face another big non-conference test, this against the perennial blue-blood that embarrassed the Wolverines last fall.
No. 9 North Carolina will be in Ann Arbor on Wednesday night as part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge (9 p.m., ESPN).
Joel Berry and Theo Pinson have moved on, but the Tar Heels have reloaded. They've got two elite freshmen playing huge roles, and brought back Luke Maye, who scored 27 in last year's 86-71 win over U-M, and Cameron Johnson.
"We’ve heard all about the Duke’s and now the Gonzaga’s," said Michigan coach John Beilein on Tuesday afternoon. "The talent on this team, as it always is with Roy, it’s just as good as anybody.”
Here are three things to watch for Wednesday night.
Playing at own tempo
North Carolina likes to play fast. Michigan doesn't.
The Tar Heels rank No. 11 in adjusted tempo. The Wolverines are No. 327.
Last year, the Wolverines let themselves get into a track-meet against the Tar Heels. It ended poorly.
It can't afford to do the same this time around.
Simpson's defense
Junior point guard Zavier Simpson has got a worthy adversary in North Carolina point guard Coby White, a 6-foot-5, 185-pound freshman.
He wasn't as highly-touted as fellow freshman Nassir Little, but has started every game and is playing the fourth-most minutes on the team.
White has emerged in the past three games, averaging 22.7 points and 4.0 assists while shooting 56 percent from 3-point range.
North Carolina's Coby White (2) dunks over UCLA's Jaylen Hands (4) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Friday, Nov. 23, 2018, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Chase Stevens) (Photo: The Associated Press)
White can shoot off the dribble and drive and create space for himself at the basket.
He's a really good offensive player. It's a tough matchup, but Simpson has shown time and time again that he can shut down opposing point guards. U-M will need him to do so again.
Going big?
Michigan and North Carolina both feature a traditional center in their starting lineups. The Wolverines have Jon Teske, while the Tar Heels have 6-foot-9, 230-pound sophomore Garrison Brooks.
Roy Williams, though, used a smaller lineup in crunch time against Texas and UCLA, with White, guard Kenny Williams (6-4), wing Cameron Johnson (6-9), Little (6-6) and Maye (6-8). It could be because Williams has developed more trust in Little, ranked as the No. 3 overall prospect in this freshman class.
North Carolina is more talented than any team U-M has played thus far, and could be the most talented team the Wolverines play all year.
The Wolverines' defense, though, has been incredibly stingy this season. And the offense has had some good performances after slow starts in each of the first two games. Simpson, Charles Matthews and Livers have the defensive chops to slow down White, Johnson, Little and Maye.
Michigan 72, North Carolina 70
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FSP lands export deal in Cyprus
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Fabweld Steel Products has completed an export deal to supply one of its flagship products to a high profile multi-million pound redevelopment in the capital of Cyprus.
The FAB Pave™ access covers will be used in the project in Nicosia designed by the firm of award-winning architect, the late Zaha Hadid.
Hadid’s company won the Europe-wide competition for the revamp of Eleftheria Square, the main piazza in the centre that sits below the Venetian walls of the medieval city. The project aims to unify the ancient parts with the modern centre and is said to be “dramatic and historically significant”.
Hadid's designs include the Aquatics Centre used in the 2012 London Olympics and other major projects worldwide.
FSP, based in Telford, Shropshire, supplied its FAB Pave access covers, which allow access to vital services below ground while blending the floor’s paving with the overall surface, finished in a special hard wearing paint.
Managing Director Richard Hilton said: “Securing the contract for Eleftheria Square is testimony to the versatility and stylish design of the FAB Pave series. This is an area that will attract high footfall and it demanded a top quality specification to deliver the aesthetic the architects want to achieve.
“The flexibility of Fab Pave access covers meant we could work closely with the contractor to deliver their specific finish. To have our products chosen for such a high profile international project is a huge honour.”
The €50,000 contract is one of a number of overseas deals on FSP’s order book.
Export is an area that the firm expects to grow in 2017, with the impending exit from Europe and the strong Euro making British manufactured products an attractive buy.
Richard added: “We are currently working on some exciting projects in France and Germany that should come to fruition next year. We intend to capitalise on the positive export conditions through 2017 and beyond with a strategic focus to grow the global side of our business.
“Manhole and access covers remain our core products but our investment in research and development is allowing us to develop a reputation for providing bespoke access solutions, both at home and abroad.”
Photo courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects
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Will Producing and Selling Renewable Bioenergy Transform the U.S. Paper Industry? Verso Says Yes and is Leading the Way
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(07) July
As the U.S. paper industry continues to evolve over the next decade, the companies that thrive will be those that transform their business models to adapt to changing market realities. A mature domestic market, rising input costs, increasing electronic communications and low-cost global competition will challenge U.S. papermakers to innovate beyond their traditional boundaries. Believing that the production of renewable bioenergy will be the transformational lever that keeps U.S. paper competitive, Verso Paper Corp. is leading the way to a more energy-focused future that is both economically and environmentally sustainable.
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“Climate change has been called one of the defining issues of our time,” says GAA president and CEO Bill Martin. “This second in a series of three GAA annual conferences on the environment was designed specifically to share the paper industry’s most recent climate change-related research and mitigation initiatives.”
Craig Liska, vice president for sustainability at Verso Paper Corp., this year’s primary GAA conference sponsor, opened the conference by noting that the paper industry and its customers are taking a leadership role in the fight against global climate change.
“By leading the charge for sustainable forestry, improved manufacturing and energy efficiency, increased use of renewable biofuels, and transportation optimization, the organizations represented at this meeting are stepping up with real-world solutions for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and mitigating climate change,” Liska said.
Presentations at the conference focused primarily on these key areas.
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These days, you won’t find a topic that’s much hotter than global climate change...no pun intended. You can’t turn on a TV, pick up a newspaper, or attend any paper industry-related conference without hearing about greenhouse gases, their effect on our planet, and what we should be doing to reduce our collective carbon footprint.
"But before any of us—paper manufacturers, buyers, and users—can hope to reduce our footprint, we have to know how much carbon we’re talking about and where it’s coming from," says Craig Liska, vice president for sustainability at Verso Paper Corp., Memphis. "So the first question becomes, how do we measure the carbon footprint of paper products?"
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50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments
By Matt Maytum 2010-11-15T08:00:00.318Z Feature
The very best bits of the boy wizard
Dumbledore's drinking game
After discovering that the secret of Voldemort's return lies in the fragments of his soul that have been split and shared between various Horcruxes, Dumbledore and Harry travel to the location of one of these objects with the intention of destroying it.
In order to collect the locket, Dumbledore has to relentlessly chug a mind-altering liquid; a task Harry has to enforce. Things are made a little more urgent when a horde of distinctly Gollum-esque creatures begin to close in on the pair…
"Well-mannered frivolity"
Professor McGonagall is often underrated amongst the Hogwarts teachers, perhaps because she lacks the showy moments that are bestowed on the other senior members of staff.
But Maggie Smith is never less than wonderful in the role, and she gets a chance to shine in this scene when she's introducing the far-from-enthusiastic students to the rules of the Yule Ball. The scene is capped with a lovely waltz lesson with Ron as her partner.
Gary Oldman's Sirius Black was an extremely welcome presence in Part III , bringing the kind of light-dark duality that only Alan Rickman really matches for ambiguity.
Oldman didn't return properly to Part IV , but he does speak to Harry by means of the fire in the Gryffindor common room, his face appearing in the ashes. It develops the strong relationship between Potter and Black (and Radcliffe always seems to raise his acting game whenever Oldman's around), and impresses more than the similar (but underwhelming) fire effect in Order of the Phoenix .
Goblet of Fire remains one of the strongest entries in the Potter movie canon, and there's a palpable sense of wonder during the scene in which the students from two other magical educational institutes arrive to take part in the Tri-Wizard tournament.
The beautiful, butterfly-emitting young ladies from Beauxbatons Academy arrive via a flying carriage drawn by winged horses, while the burly lads from the Durmstrang Institute come by way of an impressively macho ship that travels underwater. In case you were getting bored of Hogwarts, this puts the magic right back into learning.
Dumbledore's stylish escape
When Umbridge discovers the secret training sessions that 'Dumbledore's Army' are partaking in, she wastes no time ousting Albus as the head of Hogwarts. Dumbledore refuses to let the students take the blame, and when his arrest is ordered, he marks a smart getaway.
His pet bird Fawkes flies above him, and as Dumbledore claps, the two disappear, disintegrating into flames, with Kingsley Shacklebolt (George Harris) pointing out: "You may not like him, Minister, but you can't deny: Dumbledore's got style!"
The Yule Ball
Well, the Yule Ball itself actually comprises a number of top moments.
The ballroom is decked out in a delightfully Christmassy fashion (the HP movies are almost synonymous with festive excitement). Hermione gets dolled up, giving Emma Watson the first chance to hint at how she will become a Burberry model later in her career.
Hagrid also gets a shot at romance with Olympe Maxime, the super-tall headmistress of Beauxbatons. To top it all off, Jarvis Cocker is the singer of the band playing the ball. What more could you want for a Christmas party?
Harry and Hermione get teary
The series had gradually become gripped by the central trio's burgeoning hormones, and by Part VI they were in full, undeniable effect. Hermione had bizarrely fallen for ginger best mate Ron, while Harry was lusting after Ginny Weasley, after his relationship with Cho Chang fizzled out.
When Harry and Hermione sit together lamenting their unrequited love affairs, it's a nice understated moment in the series (with just a small, subtle dash of VFX in the form of Hermione's birds), and it's evidence that their friendly chemistry has survived a decade of movie-making.
Dementors in the Underpass
The fifth movie in the franchise opens with Harry sitting in a park, being bullied by his cousin Dudley and his cronies, but he soon has bigger things to worry about in the spectral form of Dementors.
The opening is strikingly shot, and with the Dementors arrival the auburn sky soon becomes oppressively overcast. Harry makes it as far as the underpass before the Dementors catch up with him and force him to break a golden rule: using a spell outside of Hogwarts.
"It's levi-O-sa"
Before romance was even a twinkle in this pairs's eyes, they had a nice bit of chemistry in a magic lesson. While the kiddies' acting was never in the Haley Joel Osment/Dakota Fanning leagues, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson always fared a little better than Radcliffe.
When Hermione corrects Ron's spellcasting in terms of pronunciation ('It's levi-O-sa, not levio-SA!'), it's an incredibly cute moment, and evidence that the leads' chemistry was often better than their acting skills.
Ron gets lucky
Harry wins a bottle of liquid luck from Professor Slughorn, thanks to the mysterious half-blood prince's markings in his textbook that are sending him to the top of the class.
Ron is fretting about his role as a keeper for the Gryffindor Quidditch team, and Harry feigns adding a dash of 'luck' to Ron's drink for the placebo effect. Without realising the trick, Ron is imbued with a fresh burst of confidence, and his showboating defensive skills are something to see.
It makes a nice change for Ron to have a bit of fun too, after being a bit of a jerk for the last few movies. The lighter side of Ron is explored further when he falls under the spell of the particularly powerful love potion.
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In 1992 Lee moved onto Judo gaining his black belt from Ron Meader in 2000. His interest in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu came after attending a seminar run by Braulio Estima. Lee is now a 1st degree black belt and head instructor of Gracie Barra BJJ Southend Essex. Lee has also won two boxing titles Essex novice and the ABA title.
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Home Russia & China China Malaysia revives massive China-backed project
Malaysia revives massive China-backed project
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Malaysia will revive a $34 billion Chinese-backed transport and property development that was abandoned in 2017, the prime minister said Friday, adding the project would contribute to Beijing’s global infrastructure drive.
The announcement came after the countries agreed this month to resume work on a previously suspended railway project in Malaysia, and is the latest sign of improving ties after a rocky period.
The 140-billion ringgit ($34 billion) Bandar Malaysia development in Kuala Lumpur is expected to attract financial institutions and companies, and will be an interchange for a number of rail lines, said a statement from Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s office.
Mahathir is due to join other world leaders at a summit focused on Beijing’s Belt and Road infrastructure drive in China next week.
There were some changes to the original plan, including 10,000 units of affordable housing, and a “People’s Park”, it said. The project was originally launched in 2011 under the government of ex-leader Najib Razak, but was abandoned in 2017 during his administration due to a dispute about payments.
Read more: Pak-Malaysia partnership: Dr. Mahathir begins 3-day visit to increase bilateral trade…
Najib lost power at historic elections last year, and has since been slapped with dozens of charges over his alleged role in looting state fund 1MDB. The Bandar Malaysia project was initially backed by the scandal-hit state fund, but a major stake was later sold to a joint venture between a Malaysian firm and state-owned company China Railway Engineering Corp.
The announcement came after the countries agreed this month to resume work on a previously suspended railway project in Malaysia.
It will resume with the same contractors, who own a 60 percent stake while the government owns the rest. Bandar Malaysia and the revived rail link, which will run from Malaysia’s east to west coast, “should be viewed within the larger context of fostering and cementing long-term bilateral relations between Malaysia and China,” the statement said.
Read more: Pakistan-Malaysia ties: Beginning of a new era
The projects will “be a significant contribution to the Belt and Road Initiative which Malaysia expects to be able to tap on,” it added. Mahathir is due to join other world leaders at a summit focused on Beijing’s Belt and Road infrastructure drive in China next week.
The $1 trillion programme includes maritime, rail and road projects in Asia, Africa and Europe. Ties had been strained between the two countries since Najib, a close Beijing ally, lost power, and Mahathir suspended a series of Chinese-financed projects amid concerns the terms were unfair to Malaysia.
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Metals Creek Resources Corp. Steps Out 480 Meters West of Thomas Ogden Gold Horizon: Drills 5.06 g/t Gold Over 2.6 Meters
March 04, 2016 08:00 ET | Source: Metals Creek Resources Corp.
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - March 4, 2016) - Metals Creek Resources Corp. (TSX VENTURE:MEK) (the "Company") is pleased to report additional drill results from its continuing program at the Ogden property in the Timmins Gold Camp. Highlights include the possible extension of the Thomas Ogden mineralization 480 meters to the west, where step out hole OG16-040 intersected 5.06 grams per tonne (g/t) Au over 2.6 meters within a wider zone of mineralization consisting of 0.78 g/t over 24.4 m. The Ogden claims cover eight kilometers of strike length of the Porcupine-Destor Fault between Goldcorp's 20 million oz Dome Mine and Lake Shore Gold's West Timmins Mine. The Property is held under a joint venture in which Metals Creek owns 50%, and Goldcorp Canada Ltd. ("Goldcorp") owns 50% (as manager and on behalf of the Porcupine Joint Venture, a joint venture between Goldcorp Inc. and Goldcorp Canada Ltd.) with MEK being the operator of the project.
This step-out hole is very significant in that it has demonstrated the presence of high grade gold mineralization west of Thomas Ogden Zone (TOZ). Other than an historic hole on the same section as OG16-040, no other drilling has been done to test the western extension of the gold horizon. OG16-040 was a 100m undercut of this historic hole which returned an intercept of 0.38 g/t gold over 17.0m. This intercept is historic in nature and has not been validated. The intercept in OG16-040 is described as a moderately to strongly altered Timiskaming conglomerate with strong silicification and associated sericite. Mineralization consists of finely disseminated pyrite, and minor pyrrhotite and arsenopyrite. Visible gold was noted in this intercept.
Management of the Company is highly encouraged by the discovery of high grade gold mineralization to the west, as it opens up a brand new area along the TOZ horizon which is part of the main gold bearing structures of the Porcupine-Destor Fault. Encouraging also, is the similar style and type of alteration as well as mineralization found within the main Thomas Ogden Zone to date. The stratigraphy west of OG16-040 remains untested for an additional 1000m, which includes a 500m untested Induced Polarization (IP) geophysical anomaly. The geophysical signature of this untested anomaly has similar characteristics to that of the Thomas Ogden Zone.
A total of three holes were completed in this latest program, including the step-out hole reported above. The remaining two holes targeted near surface mineralization on the western portion of the Thomas Ogden Zone. Results include TOG-16-42 drilling a down hole intercept (157.5-163.0m) of 5.5m of 1.70 g/t gold including 1.0m of 6.01 g/t gold. The second hole included a 4.1m down hole intercept (224.9-229.0m) of 1.14 g/t gold.
All split core samples were sent to Accurassay, an accredited laboratory in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The precious metals were analyzed utilizing a standard fire assay with an atomic absorption finish. As part of the Corporation's QAQC protocol, approximately 10% of the samples submitted for assay were also sent for check assays. Standards and blanks were inserted randomly into the sample shipments as part of the sampling protocol. Samples with fire assay results above 1.0 g/t gold are re-analyzed using a gravimetric finish and samples with fire assay results above 5.0 g/t gold or samples showing visible gold are analyzed using the pulp metallic method.
Michael MacIsaac, P.Geo and VP Exploration for the Company and a qualified person as defined in National Instrument 43-101, is responsible for this release, and supervised the preparation of the information forming the basis for this release.
About Metals Creek Resources Corp.
Metals Creek Resources Corp. is a junior exploration company incorporated under the laws of the Province of Ontario, is a reporting issuer in Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario, and has its common shares listed for trading on the Exchange under the symbol "MEK". Metals Creek has earned a 50% interest in the Ogden Gold Property, including the former Naybob Gold mine, located 6 km south of Timmins, Ontario and has a 8 km strike length of the prolific Porcupine-Destor Fault (P-DF) that stretches between Timmins, Ontario and Val d'Or, Quebec. The Company has also recently entered into a JV with Benton Resources on Metals Creeks Staghorn Gold Project in Newfoundland. Metals Creek has also made a new gold/silver discovery in the "White Gold District" on the Squid East project in the Yukon and is also engaged in the identification, acquisition, exploration and development of other mineral resource properties, and presently has mining interests in Ontario, Yukon and Newfoundland and Labrador. Additional information concerning the Corporation is contained in documents filed by the Corporation with securities regulators, available under its profile at www.sedar.com.
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Laura Dern movies: 15 greatest films ranked from worst to best
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15. CERTAIN WOMEN (2016)
14. OCTOBER SKY (1999)
13. THE MASTER (2012)
12. A PERFECT WORLD (1993)
11. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THE FABULOUS STAINS (1982)
10. STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (2017)
9. MASK (1985)
8. JURASSIC PARK (1993)
7. BLUE VELVET (1986)
6. WILD AT HEART (1990)
5. CITIZEN RUTH (1996)
4. 99 HOMES (2014)
3. SMOOTH TALK (1985)
2. RAMBLING ROSE (1991)
1. WILD (2014)
Laura Dern has returned to HBO with her film “The Tale,” a big hit in early 2018 at the Sundance Film Festival where the premium network purchased it. Dern’s last collaboration with HBO proved quite successful for both of them. “Big Little Lies” was a major winner during at the 2017 Emmy Awards (her first trophy) and 2018 Golden Globes (her fourth following “Afterburn”, “Recount” and “Enlightened”).
Dern began her career as a teenager more than 30 years ago. Dern seemed to initially aspire to a more normal life but her attempts to finish her college degree at the University of Southern California were continually interrupted by obtaining plum film roles. That she’d eventually settled into an acting career isn’t surprising since her father Bruce Dern (“Coming Home”, “Nebraska”) is a two time Oscar nominee and her mother Diane Ladd a three time nominee (“Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore,” “Wild at Heart”, “Rambling Rose.”)
Dern would go on to earn two Oscar nominations of her own for “Rambling Rose” and “Wild” plus work steadily in both film and television and become one of the rare second generation Hollywood actors who would achieve as much success as her parents. In addition to the independent movies mentioned above, she has also had her fair share of blockbusters, including “Jurassic Park” and “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.”
Should “The Tale” be met with the same amount of acclaim that it did it Sundance and with the successful track record HBO has with the Emmys, Dern could emerge once again as a prime Emmy contender this fall.
Leaving behind TV for a moment, let’s take a tour in our photo gallery above of Dern’s greatest 15 film performances, ranked from worst to best.
Director and writer: Kelly Reichardt. Starring Michelle Williams, Kristen Stewart, Lily Gladstone.
This film was a big hit at the Sundance Film Festival and with critics. It has a very favorable 92% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes but failed to find much of an audience. While Dern’s costars Michelle Williams and Lily Gladstone each won film critics awards for their work Dern also excels as a lawyer dealing with a disgruntled client who gets in trouble with the law.
Director: Joe Johnston. Writer: Lewis Colick. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper.
Dern is quite beguiling as a young teacher who inspires her students to pursue their dreams. A young Jake Gyllenhaal plays one of her students who is inspired by the launch of the Sputnik rocket to take up rocketry. This film received quite positive reviews and became a sleeper hit of 1999.
Director and writer: Paul Thomas Anderson. Starring Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams.
Paul Thomas Anderson’s controversial film “The Master” is a fictionalized version of the life of L. Ron Hubbard and his creation of Scientology. The film received Oscar nominations for all three of its leads (Best Actor for Joaquin Phoenix, Best Supporting Actor for Phillip Seymour Hoffman, and Best Supporting Actress for Amy Adams) but Dern is also quite compelling in her small role in this film. She plays a disciple of the religion who begins to question her devotion.
Director: Clint Eastwood. Writer: John Lee Hancock. Starring Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood, T.J. Lowther.
This Clint Eastwood film made a lot of news upon its release due mostly to the fact that it featured Kevin Costner in a rare villainous role. He plays an escaped convict who kidnaps a young boy. The twist in the story is that the young boy actually begins to like his captor and the life he is being shown with him. Dern plays a criminologist trying to solve the case.
Director: Lou Adler. Writer: Nancy Dowd (as Rob Morton.) Starring Diane Lane, Christine Lahti, Peter Donat.
Dern’s first major role in a feature film came in this little seen gem. The film about three young women’s attempt to form a punk rock band was barely shown in theaters when it was first made. It later became a staple of the great late-night TV show of the eighties entitled “Night Flight” on the USA network and finally found its audience. “Night Flight” catered to films that dealt with the world of music and the films’ success there led it to being shown on other venues including most recently on TCM’s Underground series.
Director and writer: Rian Johnson. Starring Daisy Ridley, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher.
2017 was a big year for Dern. Not only did she win her first Emmy Award for “Big Little Lies,” she got to join the ensemble of the Star Wars franchise with her role as Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo. Dern only had a pivotal role in the franchise, with audiences guessing whether she was good or evil.
Director: Peter Bogdanovich. Writer: Anna Hamilton Phelan. Starring Cher, Eric Stoltz, Sam Elliott.
While a college student at the University of Southern California Dern was cast in this true-life story of Rocky Dennis, a boy born with a disorder called craniodiaphyseal dysplasia which causes his face to be severely disfigured. Dern plays Rocky’s first love, a young blind girl who is able to get to know the real boy since she can’t see his face which repels most people. Dern is quite touching and sensitive in this film that unfortunately got bogged down in off screen controversy regarding the soundtrack. The controversy is thought to be a main reason why Cher and Eric Stoltz were left out of Oscar nominations when they had been considered likely nominees.
Director: Steven Spielberg. Writer: Michael Crichton. Starring Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough.
Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster is about dinosaurs being brought back into existence as part of a theme park. Dern plays a paleobotanist studying the creatures. While her role isn’t really a big dramatic stretch for her it is a breakthrough role in that she is not cast as the damsel in distress that is usually how women were cast in these types of adventure films.
Director and writer: David Lynch. Starring Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper, Isabella Rossellini.
Love it or hate it “Blue Velvet” remains one of the most talked about and debated films in movie history. Dern functions as the personification of goodness in the film. She is almost always dressed in whites and pinks and she brings a genuine brightness to what is a very dark film.
Director and writer: David Lynch. Starring Nicolas Cage, Diane Ladd, Willem Dafoe.
Dern reteamed with David Lynch for an entirely different type of role in this chase film. Where Dern was innocent and sweet in “Blue Velvet” here she is quite sexual. Her lustful proclamation that costar Nicolas Cage makes her “hotter than Georgia asphalt” stands out in memory. Cage and Dern play lovers on the run from killers whom Dern’s characters mother has hired to kill Cage. Dern’s real-life mother Diane Ladd played her mother and earned an Oscar nomination for her work.
Director: Alexander Payne. Writer: Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor. Starring Swoosie Kurtz, Mary Kay Place, Kelly Preston.
Dern had a plum role as the lead in Alexander Payne’s first film. The story is a satire of the abortion controversy with Dern cast as a young woman who inadvertently comes to national attention due to her inability to stop getting pregnant and then take care of those kids once she gives birth. Dern is particularly funny in a scene where news crews are shooting outside her house and her giddy reaction is seen both from the inside and outside of the home. The scene also shows Payne’s ability for comic storytelling that would become apparent in his later films.
Director and writer: Ramin Bahrani. Starring Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon, Tim Guinee.
This timely film about the mortgage crisis that affected the US and particularly the state of Florida after the economic downturn of about 10 years ago won a lot of critic’s awards for Michael Shannon but Dern is equally strong as the mother of a young man who gets caught up with a shady real estate agent who is evicting downtrodden homeowners for profit. Dern’s growing horror at what her son is doing is quite compelling.
Director: Joyce Chopra. Writer: Tom Cole based on the short story by Joyce Carol Oates. Starring Treat Williams, Mary Kay Place, Elizabeth Berridge.
Dern earned an Independent Spirit Award Nomination for her first lead role in this film that was initially done for PBS but was released in theaters due to its high quality. Dern got very strong reviews for her role as a teenage girl anxious to explore her sexuality. Her desires lead her into a relationship with a dangerous older man played by Treat Williams.
Director: Martha Coolidge. Writer: Calder Willingham. Starring Robert Duvall, Diane Ladd, Lukas Haas.
Dern plays a troubled woman who is taken in as a servant by a wealthy family so she can escape her desperate life where she is being forced into prostitution. The film found a place in Oscar history when Dern received a Best Actress Oscar nomination and her mother Diane Ladd also received a Best Supporting Actress nomination for the film. This was the first and only time that a mother and daughter where nominated for Oscars in the same year.
Director: Jean-Marc Vallee. Writer: Nick Hornby. Starring Reese Witherspoon, Thomas Sadowski, Cliff de Young.
Dern scored a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her role as Reese Witherspoon’s mother in a film that also earned Witherspoon a Best Actress nomination. The film depicts the complicated relationship between the mother and daughter and how the daughter only comes to understand her mother after the mother’s death. Witherspoon comes to peace with her mother and her grief by taking a days long hike in the wild. Dern is simply incandescent as the caring mother trying to connect with her child.
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The Satanic Temple Memorial Will Prompt Kids to 'Consider Satanism', Warns Priest
By Leah Marieann Klett ( [email protected] ) Jun 09, 2017 11:01 AM EDT Comment
Satanic Temple war memorial concept art posted on February 24, 2017. The Satanic Temple/Instagram
The Satanic Temple's memorial to dead soldiers in Belle Plaine's Veterans Memorial Park in Minnesota could prompt young people to "consider Satanism" and reject "good moral behavior," a priest has warned.
"The inverted pentagrams on the Satanic monument proposed by the Satanic Temple will prompt young people to consider Satanism for themselves and to reject the good moral behavior required for an ordered and peaceful society," Father Brian Lynch of Our Lady of the Prairie in Belle Plaine warned in his address to the city council on Monday, as reported by The Catholic Spirit.
The priest also warned that the "the monument may also attract pre-existing Satanists to our community as a place for theistic Satanic ritual activities that victimize our children."
He argued that this could lead to a "form of grooming similar to that used by pedophiles."
"This grooming is intended to not only make children afraid to report the abuse they suffer at the hands of Satanists, but also, to feel personally responsible for the evil they have suffered as youthful victims," Lynch continued.
"Most disturbing is the fact that theistic Satanic ritual activities are known to include deviant sexual acts with and among children."
As reported, The Satanic Temple was granted the right to erect its "Luciferian light" memorial - right beside Christian memorials - at the park in April, when city officials designated the area in the park a "free speech zone" amid complaints from an atheist group.
"That's the unintended consequence of a small-town saga over free speech, and it all began when someone complained about having a religious symbol on public property," quipped The Star Tribune.
Artist Chris P. Andres explained back in February that the memorial represents, in part, "humanistic perfection through curiosity and reason."
"The four pentagrams recall the four corners of the Earth - they serve as a reminder to the viewer of the satanic/pagan symbols/ideas sacred to soldiers that sacrificed. The black is a cold memory in mourning and a field of mystery and imagination. The gold is a Luciferian light reflecting light onto the view like a sacred icon," Andres said.
"The empty helmet is now a Baphometic bowl of wisdom, a void, a protective vessel of the mind and intellect. Memories of the fallen can be psychically deposited, physical notes, names, fruit offering can be left in the monument. This monument produces an interaction. It resembles a ritualistic sacrament as if it's to be used for something," he added.
Responding to Lynch's concerns, Lucien Greaves of The Satanic Temple told The Friendly Atheist blog, "It is unnecessary to point out the irony in seeing a representative from the Catholic Church decrying a perceived threat to children posed by religious Satanists."
"Being that the bizarre conspiracy theory-based Satanic Panic libels propagated by 'Father' Lynch - that of organized Ritual Abuse engaged in by Satanists - has no credible evidential foundation whatever, one might reasonably harbor suspicions of projection on the pastor's part," Greaves added.
"Father Lynch's combination of indignant unreason and projection of repressed guilt and/or desire are exactly what witch-hunts are built upon."
This is not the first time The Satanic Temple has been accused of attempting to "indoctrinate" children; after Doug Mesner, the Satanic Temple's co-founder, announced plans to implement "After School Satan Clubs" at select public elementary schools across the nation, Franklin Graham took to Facebook to share his concerns.
Graham, the president of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan's Purse, lamented that the United States has already seen the "devastating effects of secularism" and urged believers to pray that God would transform Mesner's heart.
"Will you join me in doing something unexpected? Let's pray for this man's eyes to be opened to the truth of the Gospel and his own personal need of a Savior. Pray for his heart to be touched and softened by the working of God's Holy Spirit."
Graham, 64, emphasized that no one is beyond the reach of God's love and mercy, and used the Apostle Paul as an example: "Before he came to to faith, the Apostle Paul was once the greatest enemy and persecutor of the church," he recalled.
The evangelist also encouraged Christians to pray for school leadership to have wisdom to decline the letter of request for these After School Satan Clubs
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Walleye introduction compared to bioterrorism
A $15,000 reward is offered for information
Walleye introduction compared to bioterrorism A $15,000 reward is offered for information Check out this story on greatfallstribune.com: http://gftrib.com/1iXWfbE
Karl Puckett, kpuckett@greatfallstribune.com Published 4:54 p.m. MT Nov. 12, 2015 | Updated 12:06 p.m. MT Nov. 13, 2015
This is one of two walleyes discovered in October in Swan Lake.(Photo: Photo courtesy of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks)
Bruce Rich, administrator of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Fisheries Division, said he’s confident that the two walleyes discovered last month in Swan Lake were illegally introduced.
“There’s no other way we can imagine,” Rich told Montana Fish and Wildlife Commissioners on Thursday.
The agency is embarking on an extensive effort “catch who did this,” Rich said.
That includes up to a $15,000 reward for information, he said.
Release of non-native walleye in a trout-dominated lake is akin to the stocking of red deer or wild hogs in Montana’s elk habitat, Rich said, comparing it to bioterrorism.
The difference is fish can’t be reeled back in as simply as animals can be shot, he said.
“But with them being in the water and some place you can’t see them, and they have a different reproductive ability, it is very different with fish,” Rich said of the problem.
Two 17-inch walleyes were discovered during gill net sampling operations in October.
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Walleye found in Swan Lake; would threaten bull trout
Walleye, a top predator that isn’t native to the lake, poses a threat to native bull trout, a protected species, if more are in the lake southeast of Bigfork in northwest Montana.
Penalties for releasing live fish into any Montana pond, lake, stream or river without FWP authorization can range from fines of $2,000 to $10,000, loss of fishing, hunting and trapping privileges, plus liability for the costs to eliminate or mitigate the effects of the violation. Anglers cannot move any live fish from the water in which the fish are caught.
FWP is currently analyzing the origin of the walleye to determine if they put their by “bucket biologists” attempting to stock the lake or originated in the lake.
“I’m confident it’s an illegal introduction,” Rich said.
He’s hopeful that FWP can get walleye “knocked down” before they become a problem.
He noted that various fishing and outfitting groups have contributed $5,250 for a reward for information on the incident, on top of $10,000 that Trout Unlimited has given for a total of more than $15,000.
Walleye previously were illegally introduced in Noxon Reservoir north of Thompson Falls. FWP is now working on a suppression plan.
Commission Chairman Dan Vermillion said people have the impression FWP isn’t responding to the situation of illegal introductions of walleye quickly enough.
If wild pigs were put in the Bitterroot Valley there would be a swift response, he said.
Vermillion noted that Swan Lake drains into Flathead Lake.
“They’re impacting great fisheries in North America,” Vermillion said. “It’s not just Swan Lake. Think about where that Lake drains and you’ll have a better understanding why people are so concerned about this.”
Region 1 Supervisor Jim Williams said FWP agrees that those who illegally introduce fish are criminals and is doing everything it can to catch the perpetrators.
“They are very difficult cases to make,” he said.
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The Verdict: Beware false dawns... the battle was won but Lambert's men must now win the war
PUBLISHED: 13:00 16 December 2018
Town manager Paul Lambert applauds fans in the North Stand at the end of the win over Wigan. Picture: STEVE WALLER WWW.STEPHENWALLER.COM
Following Ipswich Town's 1-0 victory over Wigan Athletic, ANDY WARREN gives his Sunday verdict.
A pumped Luke Chambers after Town's 1-0 win over Wigan Athletic. Picture: STEVE WALLER WWW.STEPHENWALLER.COM
That’s the first battle won, but now Paul Lambert’s Ipswich Town have to set about winning the war.
Relief was the buzzword once again following the Blues’ victory over Wigan on Saturday, ending a run of 250 days and 12 games without a win on home soil.
That was the feeling after the Blues broke their duck under Paul Hurst at Swansea in October, with Luke Chambers’ long overdue fist pumps evoking a feeling of group therapy in the rain on Saturday, just as they did in South Wales more than two months ago.
It was brilliant to see.
Luke Chambers and Town manager Paul Lambert embrace after Town's 1-0 victory over Wigan. Picture: STEVE WALLER WWW.STEPHENWALLER.COM
MORE: Northstander: Filthy weather, scrappy goal, but who cares? We won! However, the maths still don’t look great
But the reason Paul Lambert is in charge at Portman Road and the reason the Blues are still adrift at the bottom of the league is because the relief released in Swansea was never built upon. Seventy one days separated those two victories – that’s why Ipswich Town are where they are.
Ipswich fell flat on their return to Portman Road following their success at the Liberty Stadium, going down to a limp 2-0 loss to QPR which set the wheels in motion for Hurst’s sacking and Lambert’s arrival.
Five days, and another defeat later, the change was made and Lambert’s rescue mission began.
Team-mates surround Freddie Sears after his goal that gave Town victory against Wigan. Picture: STEVE WALLER WWW.STEPHENWALLER.COM
MORE: Andy Warren: Player ratings following Town’s nervy first win under Lambert
The Scot has brought renewed belief and a feeling of togetherness to Portman Road, with the gap to safety cut to five points following this long overdue victory.
Ipswich have played significantly better than this and lost games under Lambert’s management – they should have beaten Preston, Reading and Bristol City.
But the reality is, the gap of five points to safety is the exact same position the Blues found themselves in when Lambert took control after the miserable loss at Millwall at the end of October.
Freddie Sears wheels away after scoring the only goal of the match in Town's first home win since April. Picture: STEVE WALLER WWW.STEPHENWALLER.COM
That’s the challenge they face now.
For all the good Lambert has done in terms of creating an ‘us against the world’ mentality, the Blues are no better off statistically than when he arrived.
But do you feel Ipswich have a better chance of pulling off a miracle under his management? You bet.
MORE: Andy’s Angles: Five observations from Ipswich Town’s 1-0 win over Wigan Athletic
Marcus Evans (on the left) pictured during the Wigan victory alongside Lee O'Neill and Dave Bowman. Picture: STEVE WALLER WWW.STEPHENWALLER.COM
That will only happen if the Blues are able to build on the foundations they have managed to lay for themselves and that must start next weekend against Sheffield United.
From what we’ve seen of Ipswich under Lambert, you have to think there is a real chance of doing that.
An Ipswich Town employee suggested to me recently that the biggest game of the Blues’ season will be the one following the long-awaited first victory and he was absolutely right.
It’s about setting a tone. Battle the Blades with heart, passion and intensity and the belief of a miracle will grow. Perhaps even in defeat.
We’ve had one false dawn already this season and, while Lambert and his players have brought a smile to so many faces this weekend, it’s up to them to ensure there isn’t another.
Luke Chambers
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3 things to know about new fire station planned in Simpsonville
A new fire station is planned in the Simpsonville area, bringing with it a tax increase for some residents. Here's what you should know about it.
3 things to know about new fire station planned in Simpsonville A new fire station is planned in the Simpsonville area, bringing with it a tax increase for some residents. Here's what you should know about it. Check out this story on greenvilleonline.com: https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/2019/05/09/new-simpsonville-sc-fire-station-tax-increase-what-know-jonesville-mckinney-road/3653506002/
Gabe Cavallaro, The Greenville News Published 6:17 a.m. ET May 9, 2019 | Updated 6:22 a.m. ET May 9, 2019
A new fire station is planned in the Simpsonville area, bringing with it a hike in taxes for some residents. Here are three things to know about the project.
1. New location
The station is planned at Jonesville and McKinney Roads. This is just outside the city limits, but within the fire service area for the city's fire department.
It would be the Simpsonville Fire Department's sixth station. It would be built on vacant land that the city of Simpsonville already owns, said Simpsonville city administrator Dianna Gracely.
It's planned to look similar to the department's fifth station, recently built on Standing Springs Road, said Butch Kirven, who chairs Greenville County Council and represents the district that includes this area.
2. Tax increase
The tax increase tied to the construction of this station would be 7.6 mills, which equates to an additional $60.80 per year for a home valued at $200,000. This will cover the purchase of new platform truck and staffing of the station.
“I live in this district and if it’s approved my taxes will go up a little bit, though I think it’s worth it,” Kirven said.
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Greenville County Council approved the millage increase unanimously on second reading. The council also voted unanimously to issue a $6 million bond for the construction of the station and purchase of equipment. A third vote of approval will be required to pass both measures.
Simpsonville Fire Department (Photo: FILE)
Gracely said the construction of this station will likely be the last large new building expense for the city's fire service area, "as far as we’re able to determine now.”
3. Why leaders say it's needed
Adding another station in that area will reduce response times, improving safety for residents, said Chief Wesley Williams of the Simpsonville Fire Department.
“We’re routinely in that area due to the growth the we’ve seen out there in the past few years," Williams said.
Kirven, who lives near there, noted the change he's seen out there with new development.
Right now that's not a strain on the fire department, but as growth in the area continues, that could change, Williams said.
“As the growth continues, the strain and the delayed response will get greater," Williams said.
The ISO rating for the Simpsonville Fire Department is two, but the hope would be that adding a sixth station could improve that rating further, potentially to the highest level, which is one, Gracely said. This metric often impacts insurance rates for homes and businesses.
Greenville news reporter Anna B. Mitchell contributed to this report.
You can connect with reporter Gabe Cavallaro on Twitter @gabe_cavallaro or facebook.com/cavallarogabe or email him at gcavallaro@greenvillenews.com.
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Outmigration and income a… - University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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Outmigration and income assimilation during the first post-EU-enlargement migrants’ first decade in Sweden
Joakim Ruist
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EU enlargement, migration, outmigration, income assimilation, family migration
This study follows a random sample of 20% of the earliest post-EU-enlargement immigrants during their first decade in Sweden, studying their patterns of outmigration and income assimilation. The results show that outmigration is low: around 80% appear to be still present in Sweden during the full year 2013. Annual outmigration probabilities are near zero among migrants that earned an income that was at least high enough to live on in the previous year. Those leaving Sweden are thus mostly “failed migrants”, who did not manage to provide for themselves. Early income is far higher for male than for female migrants, with most females who live in couples initially earning zero income. Yet after less than one decade the gender gap in income is not larger than that in the total Swedish population of similar ages. Together with female migrants being better educated when migrating, this indicates strong male dominance in the migration decision, yet mostly so in the short term: For migration to happen, the short-term job opportunities of the male partner, and the longer-term prospects of the female, both needed to be favorable.
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View from the press box: Differing opinions on City defeat, but we can all agree that Woods strike was special
Michael Woods volleys home THAT goal against Braintree. Picture: Matt Kirkham
Published: 13:51 Thursday 29 November 2018
Harrogate Advertiser Series sports editor Rhys Howell has his say on the latest goings-on at Harrogate Town.
It is, as they say, a funny old game.
Harrogate Town’s performance at Salford City on Tuesday evening really impressed me.
They went to the Peninsula Stadium and took the game to their much-fancied, big-spending hosts, outplayed them for much of the contest, and certainly didn’t deserve to finish up empty-handed.
I know for a fact that I’m not alone in that view.
Indeed, those sat next to me in the press box – BBC Radio York’s Barry Parker and Town media manager Hal Boxhall-Dockree both expressed similar sentiments; Simon Weaver’s men played very well, particularly during the first half. Defeat was undeserved. Salford got lucky.
Yet, when Weaver and his assistant Paul Thirlwell emerged from the dressing room post game, their message was entirely different.
Neither man thought their side deserved anything from the game, so bad was their defending at times.
While acknowledging the positive aspects of the Town display, particularly in the final third, both Weaver and Thirlwell dismissed any notion that the visitors were unlucky, insisting that no team can expect to go to Salford, gift away three goals and still hope to come away with any kind of a result.
So, rather contrasting takes on the Harrogate performance, but understandably so.
The root of Weaver and Thirlwell’s frustration was that their players did more than enough to win what will undoubtedly be up there with their toughest away trips of the season, then undid all their hard work by conceding goals that were probably avoidable.
From my perspective, I thought that Town deserved praise for being brave enough to take the game to Salford and for having the quality and skills to get themselves into a position to win the match.
That, however is not enough for Weaver, nor should it be.
He’ll take no consolation from the fact that his team gave a good account of themselves on the night. He is striving to keep moving this club forwards and the only way to do so is by beating the likes of Salford.
It’s a sign of how far Town have come and the high standards they’ve set that this is their outlook.
One thing I’m certain of is that absolutely everyone with a pair of functioning eyes will agree that Michael Woods’ strike against Braintree on Saturday was a moment to treasure.
It’s probably the best goal I’ve ever seen live, and was the perfect way for him to cap his second coming at Wetherby Road.
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Reese Morgan Dishes on Daviyon Nixon, A.J. Epenesa, Others
Written by Rob Howe
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Reese Morgan has done wonders rebuilding Iowa’s defensive line since transitioning to the position from coaching the offensive line in 2012. The Hawkeyes’ 34 sacks this season ranked 21st in the nation and third in the Big Ten.
Anthony Nelson and A.J. Epenesa tied for the conference lead with 9.5 sacks apiece. Iowa led the Big Ten in scoring defense (17.4) and the success started up front.
The Hawkeyes will lose three key components on this year’s defensive line following the Jan. 1 Outback Bowl against Mississippi State. Parker Hesse, Matt Nelson and Sam Brincks will have exhausted their eligibility.
“All three of those guys are strong leaders for us,” Morgan said Wednesday here at the football performance center. “Their leadership has been very good. They do it in different ways.”
The cupboard won’t be bare, however. Epenesa returns after earning all-Big Ten honors. Chauncey Golston is emerging at end, and Cedrick Lattimore and Brady Reiff are back for their senior seasons after working into the defensive tackle rotation the last two seasons.
One big question to be answered is if Anthony Nelson stays for his senior year. He’s exploring the NFL this month, waiting to hear back from the NFL Draft Advisory Board.
Is he ready for the league?
“Is he ready for the NFL? I hope he’s ready for Mississippi State. That would be the most important question and we have time to prepare,” Morgan said with a smile.
The Hawkeyes also anticipate adding Daviyon Nixon to the defensive tackle rotation in ’19. The highly-regarded transfer from Iowa Western is sitting out this season and focusing on academics.
“I think Daviyon’s got a really bright future. He’s a young man that can really do some special stuff. Very nice young man, very coachable, and excited to have the opportunity for work with him,” Morgan said.
Iowa signed Nixon out of his Wisconsin high school before he ended up spending one year at Western. He performed so well at the Council Bluffs’ junior college that college football power Alabama offered him a scholarship. He stuck with the Hawkeyes.
Head coach Kirk Ferentz announced during the summer that Nixon would miss this season to focus on academics. He still practiced like he was going to play.
“He came to work every day,” Morgan said. “He understands. He embodied his role. He was scout team player of the week multiple times. So, he understood what he had to do and knows he’s got a lot to learn yet as well.”
Epenesa has yet to start a game at Iowa, playing behind veterans Hesse and Anthony Nelson at end. The true sophomore did improve and is poised to take over the for Hesse as the starter next season.
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Morgan saw more consistency and physicality in Epenesa this season. He also showed better practice habits and a commitment to detail
“All the things you look for in coaching, so if there was a checklist of things, you’d say, check, check, check; improvement, improvement, improvement. And he’s the one that made that decision to focus in on those things,” Morgan said.
Watch what else Morgan had to say about Nixon, Epenesa and some of his true freshmen in this HN TV video:
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The Tongsai Bay is one of Thailand’s best destinations for couples, a true romantic hideaway, boasting its own private bay yet centrally located just 10 minutes from the action of Chaweng or Koh Samui's airport. This relaxed five-star hotel is family-owned, and a member of the prestigious Small Luxury Hotels of the World group.
Hidden away on 25 acres of natural, secluded splendour in a fantastic location on Thailand's Koh Samui. The five-star resort offers guests a virtually private beach (the only way to access the serene beach is via the resort or by water), and the charming fisherman’s village of Bhoput, buzzy Chaweng and Koh Samui's international airport are all within a 10-15 minute drive.
Couples on a romantic getaway will love
A relaxing treatment in The Tongsai Bay’s tranquil Prana Spa, set amongst gorgeous tropical greenery and offering complete privacy in each spa cottage; and a decadent private dining experience, featuring a specially crafted dining menu and private chef and waiter, served by candlelight on the balcony of your villa or cottage, or on a quiet corner of the beach.
The Tongsai Bay offers a range of accommodation, with the suites and villas being particularly perfect for honeymooners or couples celebrating a special occasion. The seven different suites and villas include Beachfront Suites, Cottage Suites, Seafront Cottage Suites, Tongsai Grand Villas and Tongsai Pool Villas and Seafront Pool Villas, some of which are almost hidden from view due to the lush foliage, creating an ideal honeymoon haven. The Tongsai Bay is one of the pioneers of the “outdoor living” concept, and each villa features a bathtub on the terrace, perfectly positioned to take advantage of the stunning sea views. Several eco-friendly initiatives ensure guests can get in touch with nature in glorious surrounds, and The Tongsai Bay worked with the existing landscape to ensure barely a tree was sacrificed during the resort’s creation, resulting in “one-off” luxury cottages designed to fit within the lush, untouched environment.
Best room for two for a romantic escape
The Nang Gong Villa is one of The Tongsai Bay’s special villas, and a great option for couples on a romantic getaway or honeymoon. Set on the hillside, the views are spectacular. There’s an open-air terrace featuring one of the resort’s signature baths-with-a-view, a large private pool, a rear garden and sun loungers that invite relaxation. A large four-poster bed, complete with mosquito net, provides the ultimate in comfort and romance.
Dining & leisure
The Tongsai Bay offers unforgettable dining experiences, covering a variety of cuisines and locations that will tempt and delight discerning palates. Down on the beachfront and overlooking the bay, Thai, Chinese and Western dishes are available for lunch at the Po-Lad Beach Bistro & Bar. As dusk sets in, it transforms into a contemporary and romantic gourmet restaurant with a totally different “fusion” menu that focuses on seafood, fine meats and all that is local and fresh, and can be enjoyed in the open sala, on the canopied terrace or directly under the stars on the deck. There’s also the Po-Lad bar, for drinks and cocktails at the bar itself or on oversize lounging sofas.
Chef Chom’s Thai Restaurant, located on an outdoor terrace overlooking the bay and tropical gardens, serves the finest traditional Thai cuisine. Named after the chef who worked at the resort for more than 20 years, even though she is now retired, no new dishes are ever introduced at the restaurant without her approval!
For a truly special occasion, an exquisite private dining experience is also on offer, with a personal chef preparing the finest menu, to be served by a private waiter on the candlelit terrace of your private villa, or on the beach itself.
The Tongsai Bay features two stunning pools for refreshing dips, with plenty of activities and recreational pursuits also available, including a variety of watersports, cooking classes to spice up any holiday, and an on-site spa.
A trip to Thailand is not complete without a touch of pampering, and one of the most important facilities of The Tongsai Bay is the Prana Spa. Set amidst the hotel’s natural green surroundings and offering complete privacy and tranquility, each spa cottage is equipped with two massage beds, two treatment beds, two easy chairs for foot treatments, a steam room, and an open-air bathtub for romantic, relaxing floral baths. The spa menu include a selection of therapeutic, healing and restorative treatments – and others that are simply there for pleasure and relaxation. Original treatments on offer include the “Samui Dream” – a traditional Thai remedy combining coconut oil and local herbs to repair sunburned skin.
84 moo 5, Koh Samui 84320 Thailand
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Check out our interactive infographic to see progress toward the Cancer objectives and other Healthy People topic areas.
Reduce the number of new cancer cases, as well as illness, disability, and death caused by cancer.
Continued advances in cancer research, detection, and treatment have resulted in a decline in both incidence and death rates for all cancers.1 Among people who develop cancer, more than half will be alive in 5 years, yet cancer remains a leading cause of death in the United States, second only to heart disease.2,3 The Cancer objectives for Healthy People 2020 support monitoring trends in cancer incidence, mortality, and survival to better assess the progress made toward decreasing the burden of cancer in the United States. The objectives reflect the importance of promoting evidence-based screening for cervical, colorectal, and breast cancer by measuring the use of screening tests identified in the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations.4 The objectives for 2020 also highlight the importance of monitoring the incidence of invasive cancer (cervical and colorectal) and late-stage breast cancer, which are intermediate markers of cancer screening success.
In this era of patient-centered care, effective communication between clinicians and their patients and family members fosters shared knowledge and understanding and leads to medical decisions that align with patient values.5 The objectives for Healthy People 2020 assess whether people understand and remember the information they receive about cancer screening. Research shows patients cite a recommendation from a health care provider as the most important reason for having cancer screening tests.6
Why Is Cancer Important?
Many cancers are preventable by reducing risk factors such as:
Use of tobacco products
Physical inactivity and poor nutrition
Ultraviolet light exposure
Other cancers can be prevented by getting vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) and hepatitis B virus.
Screening is effective in identifying some types of cancers in early, often highly treatable stages (see USPSTF recommendations), including:
Breast cancer (using mammography)
Cervical cancer (using Pap test alone or combined Pap test and HPV test)
Colorectal cancer (using stool-based testing, sigmoidoscopy, or colonoscopy)
For cancers with evidence-based screening tools, early detection must address the continuum of care from screening to appropriate follow-up of abnormal test results and referral to cancer treatment.7
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Complex and interrelated factors contribute to the risk of developing cancer and to the observed disparities in cancer incidence and death among racial, ethnic, and underserved groups. The most obvious factors are a lack of health care coverage and low socioeconomic status (SES). SES is most often based on a person’s:
Social status in the community
Geographic location (where the person lives)
Studies have found that SES, more than race or ethnicity, predicts the likelihood of an individual’s or group’s access to:
Health insurance and health care services
Safe and healthy living and working conditions, including places free from exposure to environmental toxins
All of these factors are associated with the risk of developing and surviving cancer.
SES also appears to play a major role in:
Prevalence of behavioral risk factors for cancer (like tobacco smoking, physical inactivity, obesity, and excessive alcohol use)
Rates of cancer screenings, with those with lower SES having fewer cancer screenings
Emerging Issues in Cancer
In the past decade, overweight and obesity have emerged as new risk factors for developing certain cancers, including but not limited to colorectal, breast, uterine corpus (endometrial), pancreas, and kidney cancers.8 The impact of the current weight trends on cancer incidence will not be fully known for several decades. Continued focus on preventing weight gain will lead to lower rates of cancer and many chronic diseases.
Cancer survivors often face physical, emotional, social, and financial challenges as a result of their cancer diagnosis and treatment. Survivors are at risk of recurrence of their first cancer and are at greater risk of developing other cancers and other health conditions. Factors that increase these risks for survivors include:
The immediate and long-term effects of cancer and its treatment
Obesity and unhealthy behaviors, such as smoking and lack of physical activity
Genetic changes
In the coming decade, as the number of cancer survivors is expected to increase by more than 30% to 18 million,9,10,11 understanding survivors’ health status and behaviors will become increasingly important.
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Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program
Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T.
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Could a Free Tragically Hip Concert Be Coming To Mississauga?
by Jonah Shinuda on June 8, 2016
Are you a fan of Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip? Then you're (hopefully) in luck!
According to The Toronto Star The City of Mississauga is aiming to organize a free concert, in which The Hip will perform for as many as 30,000 fans.
If the band agrees, the concert will be held at Celebration Square and all costs will be covered by the city.
Mississauga councillor Nando Iannicca proposed the idea during Wednesday morning's council meeting.
Iannicca said the concert would honour the band's lead singer, Gord Downie, who was recently diagnosed with terminal brain cancer.
It would also give thousands of fans the opportunity to see the band one last time.
The Hip's management was contacted by the Toronto Star to see if they would be up for it, but no response has been heard yet.
"Celebration Square staff are discussing this exciting opportunity with Councillor Iannicca," said Paul Mitcham, head of community services for the city. "We intend to get in touch with the Tragically Hip after just hearing the discussion at Council this morning."
"Celebration Square has a successful track record of working with other high profile Canadian artists and would welcome such an opportunity."
Iannicca, who has deep ties to the city's business community, said he would personally pull all the fundraising together to make the concert happen.
While his proposal was surprising to some (Councillor Chris Fonseca said he "wasn't prepared for that one" upon hearing it), it seems to have gathered quite a lot of support.
Councillor Jim Tovey said they would be "totally honoured" to make it happen, while Councillor George Carlson added he would love to see Downie and the band one last time.
"That would be tragically awesome," he said.
Although the band announced Downie's cancer last May, they said that they would still tour during the summer despite it.
So keep your fingers crossed for an awesome and free concert! In the meantime, you can look forward to The Hip's newest album "Man Machine Poem", releasing this month on June 17.
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This Store’s Petites Section Transformed the Way I Dressed for My Body Type
By April Moorhouse, as told to Victoria Moorhouse
Updated: Oct 27, 2017 @ 12:08 pm
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When I started shopping in Banana Republic's Petites section a little over a year ago, I realized that, as dramatic as it might sound, I think I’ve actually been wearing clothes that don’t fit me my entire life.
I am 5’3 and 125 lbs. I have a long torso and shorter legs. My entire life, I was always pulling my skirts up at the waist or trying to tuck things in so it wasn’t too roomy. Clothing was boxy around my rib cage, or the bust didn’t fit me well. Hems hit close to the floor or half way down my calves when it was meant to cut off at the knee. It wasn’t until I randomly stumbled into the Banana Republic Petites section that I realized I didn’t have to take everything to a tailor in order for it to fit.
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The first thing I got there was a Sheath Dress—it’s a sleeveless work dress with a high-neck and a slit. It’s athletic but also subtly sexy, and it was the “Aha!” article of clothing that changed the way I dressed—I felt cleaner and more tailored. And subsequently, it made me fall in love with this store’s offering for my body type.
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Unlike other stores (some don’t even offer a petites section), Banana Republic’s Petites offering is impressively large. They have the work or professional section on lock—the clothes are simplistic and chic but also touch on trends in a way that’s not going to be obnoxiously out of date the next season. But they also have a lot of casual options like denim, sweaters, and blouses at really affordable prices. The work dresses cost around $120, which is way less than the price of buying something that didn’t fit me and then going to get it tailored.
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Since I came across the Sheath dress last summer, I’ve bought two more in different prints, and I honestly wish I had invested in another. I love it so much that I’ve purchased it as gifts for my friends.
I tried on their skinny jeans a couple of weeks ago, and I am going to go back and buy them soon. They’re the perfect length, have the perfect amount of stretch, as well as a flattering rise.
I’m actually in the very slow process of going through my closet, replacing with petites and for the pieces that I had beforehand, getting them tailored.
For the pieces in my closet that I love but aren’t petites, I’m in the very slow process of going to get them tailored, but at least now I know that’s not something I have to do every time I go shopping.
By April Moorhouse as told to InStyle.com
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WATCH: What Prince Harry WHISPERED to Beyoncé
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See their beautiful photos! - by Isabel Jones
It’s official! More than a month after Gwyneth Paltrow and writer-producer-director boyfriend Brad Falchuk’s engagement broke, the pair has officially addressed the exciting news.
According to Good Morning America, the couple released the following statement on Monday morning:
"We feel incredibly lucky to have come together at this juncture in our lives, when our collective successes and failures can serve as building blocks for a healthy and happy relationship,"
Brad and Gwyneth will also appear on the cover of the new Sex and Love issue of Goop Magazine, which hits newsstands on Tuesday, Jan. 9. Check out the couple on the cover here:
While the statement didn’t clarify how long they’ve been engaged, previous reports noted that the showbiz duo has kept the momentous news under wraps for over a year. Paltrow was previously married to Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, with whom she shares two children: daughter Apple, 13, and son Moses, 11. And Falchuk has two children, Brody and Isabella, with his former spouse, Suzanne Bukinik.
In the issue's editor's letter and the cover story, the actress addresses why she decided to get married again. “Personally, at midlife, I have tried to accept how complex romantic love can be. I have decided to give it a go again, not only because I believe I have found the man I was meant to be with, but because I have accepted the soul-stretching, pattern-breaking opportunities that (terrifyingly) are made possible by intimacy,” she says.
“For the first time, I feel like I’m in an adult relationship that is sometimes very uncomfortable—because he sort of demands a certain level of intimacy and communication that I haven’t been held to before," she says. "What came up in the first couple of years of our relationship was how incapable I was in this realm—how I feared intimacy and communication.”
Paltrow also reflects on her past romantic relationships and how they've helped her grow. “I had two typical types of relationships: one where I was constantly chasing and trying to win someone over, and one where I was put off by the person’s capacity for the relationship—and those relationships were very short-lived,” she says.
“I’m actually the only one in my life who got divorced," she says. "This used to feel like a failure; it took me a while to re-frame that divorce isn’t a failure.”
Congratulations to the bride and groom-to-be!
Martinis made with iceberg ice. #fogoisland #happy
This article previously appeared on InStyle.
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REVIEW: Berkshire Theatre Group, Coming Back Like a Song!
Berkshire Theatre Group, Stockbridge, MA
www.berkshiretheatregroup.org
Through July 21, 2018
Photo by Emma Rothernberg-Ware
Berkshire Theatre Group (BTG) offers the perfect contrast to its electrifying 90th anniversary season opener, “Church & State,” with an affectionate world premiere production of Lee Kalcheim’s “Coming Back Like a Song!,” set on Christmas Eve 1956 in Irving Berlin’s New York apartment, where fellow songwriters Harold Arlen and Jimmy Van Heusen have joined him for drinks after an irksome ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers) meeting.
Named after a song Berlin wrote for Bing Crosby in the 1946 movie “Blue Skies,” the intermission-less 85-minute play with music features snippets of 37 songs (including most of their greatest hits) by all three composers, which they sing as they contemplate their futures competing with the popularity of rock and roll and the past hits which ranked them among America’s greatest songwriters.
“Der Bingle” (Crosby), Frank Sinatra, and Judy Garland are among the memorable performers of the trio’s music who turn up in anecdotes that may be amusing or serious. Two about Sinatra by Van Heusen, who even calls “the Chairman” during the show, involve a Christmas party and an emergency room visit. More holiday cheer is delivered with a clever turn of phrase by Berlin in literally the show’s last word.
The threesome demonstrates an often touching concern for each other’s success and happiness. After Berlin is encouraged to sing his earliest ballad, “When I Lost You,” written in memory of his first wife, Dorothy, who died after six months of marriage, he calls Arlen’s hospitalized wife, Anya, and sings her “Always,” the rights to which he gave his second wife (of 63 years), Ellin. The on-stage piano is actually played idiomatically and discreetly, off-stage by music director Daniel Mollett.
Three Broadway actors create distinctive portraits of their characters: David Garrison is an irascible Berlin; Philip Hoffman, an intense Arlen; and David Rasche, an easygoing Van Heusen. Their singing voices are appropriately workmanlike. Direction by Tony-nominated actor Gregg Edelman is sensitive and well-paced. Scenic design of the single living-room set by Randall Parsons is elegant and sumptuous. Costume design by David Murin is period perfect.
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Mar 30 Arizona Farmer Expands Sales Opportunities With ZipGrow Towers
Farming, USA, Vertical Farming, Indoor Farming
Arizona Farmer Expands Sales Opportunities With ZipGrow Towers
Posted by Eve Newman on March 30, 2017
‘Growing Hydroponically Just Makes Sense’
The tri-cities area that includes Prescott, Prescott Valley and Chino Valley, Arizona — like many places in the country— has a population that’s becoming ever more careful about where food comes from.
Patrick Wilcox, who owns Prescott’s Natural Wonders Farm, is hoping to be on the front end of that popular trend by selling hydroponic, locally grown produce at area farmers’ markets and to area restaurants.
“Everybody is getting more and more conscious of the food they’re eating and where it’s coming from, and they’re demanding more local produce,” Wilcox said.
Wilcox decided to join the small-farm movement as a way to piggyback on an existing vermiculture business, which he runs in conjunction with a landscaping company. “It was an easy entry,” he said.
He first began producing and using compost made from worm castings, also known as vermiculture, in his landscaping business. Then he started selling this compost at area farmers’ markets.
Worm castings are the nutrient-dense fertilizer created by earthworms as they move through the dirt. In other words, worm poo. While selling the worm castings, Wilcox noticed that many customers visited the farmers’ market with an eye for vegetables, not worm poo, and he wanted to capture that market as well.
He knew from the start that if he were to make a serious business out of farming, he couldn’t do it in the local soil. At 5,000 feet in elevation, with about 17 inches of rain a year, Prescott isn’t ideally situated for farming. “Unless you’re on a well — and you’ve got a very good well — it’s just not cost-practical to do it in the ground,” he said.
That’s when he found Bright Agrotech’s ZipGrow Towers. Over the last 18 months, he’s been learning everything he can about greenhouse farming and hydroponic growing, with current crops including lettuce, Swiss chard, kale, cilantro and other cool-season greens.
Wilcox is making a gradual, deliberate move into the farming world as he grows Natural Wonders Farm. He’s using 50 ZipGrow Towers now and estimates his greenhouse has room for a total of 150.
Over the next year, Wilcox is planning to add another 50 Towers while still running his landscaping business, expanding the vermiculture operation and becoming an expert in growing top-quality produce. In the meantime, he also wants to hone his sales skills, an area he said isn’t a strength but will be necessary as he grows.
Next steps include creating a brochure to advertise Natural Wonders Farm and meeting more chefs and restaurant owners. Wilcox sees sales to those entities as an avenue of potential growth and a way to carve a niche among other local farmers.
“I feel like going into the restaurants and later possibly into grocery stores will be the market I’m looking for,” he said.
He’s also working with one intern already and would like to add another couple interns to the Natural Wonders team.
Wilcox is hoping to maximize production on the acre of land he owns by growing outdoors as well as in the greenhouse. But even with a 10,000-gallon tank to capture rainwater, Prescott’s dry climate will always be a challenge for in-ground farming, and thus ZipGrow Towers will always be part of the equation.
“Growing hydroponically just makes sense,” he said. The same dry, sunny climate that makes farming a challenge also draws retirees from around the country. They’re bringing with them a demand for locally grown food, and Natural Wonders Farm is positioning itself to meet that demand.
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Samsung Galaxy On7 Prime To Launch In India On 17th January
by Vipul VijJanuary 13, 2018
Samsung Galaxy On7 Prime has been confirmed to be launched in India on the 17th of January. The smartphone will be an Amazon exclusive and the price of the phone is expected to be around Rs. 15000.
According to the Amazon listing, Samsung Galaxy On7 Prime has a 5.5-inch display with a 1920 x 1080 px resolution.
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Under the hood, the Galaxy On7 Prime will have the Exynos 7870 chipset, a 1.6GHz processor, and Mali-T830 MP1 GPU. The smartphone will be available in two variants, one with 3GB RAM and 32GB of onboard storage and the other with 4GB RAM and 64GB of onboard storage which will be expandable up to 256GB via a microSD card.
There is no confirmation on whether the smartphone will have a dedicated microSD card slot or not.
According to Samsung UAE website, the Galaxy On7 Prime will be powered by a 3300 mAh battery. The physical home button on the front will, in most likelihood, house the fingerprint sensor as well.
The Galaxy On7 Prime will have a 13MP with an f/1.9 aperture on the front and back along with rear-facing LED flash.
Interested users can register for the device by clicking here.
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Report on the Cyber Security Alerts Received by CERT-RO During 2013
Author(s): CERT, RO
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1. Summary of the report
The Romanian National Computer Security Incident Response Team – CERT‑RO is an independent structure, with expertise in the field of cyber security that has the capacity to prevent, analyze, identify and respond to cyber security incidents threatening our national cyber-space. CERT-RO is coordinated by the Ministry for Information Society and is fully financed by the state budget.
As a national contact point in the matter of cyber security incidents, during 2013 (1st of January – 31st of December), CERT-RO was informed by various domestic or international partners, about several cyber security incidents that affected our national cyber-space, as follows:
Alerts collected and transmitted by automated systems: 43.231.149.
Total number of compromised unique IP’s extracted from the alerts: 2.213.426.
Individual alerts, manually collected, and alerts created on the basis of data collected by CERT-RO: 450.
The objective of this report is to analyze the cyber security alerts collected / managed by CERT-RO in 2013, in order to obtain an overall view of the nature and dynamics of this types of events relevant to the evaluation of the risks targeting the IT&C systems in Romania.
Based on the collected data, the following have been observed:
Over 16% of the total number of IPs allocated to Romania (approx. 13.5 million) were involved in at least one cyber-security alert reported to CERT‑RO in 2013;
Approximately 78% of the alerts refer to systems in Romania that have been compromised through the exploitation of some technical vulnerabilities and got infected with different versions of malware and have become part of a botnet; the total number of unique IPs identified is 1,945,597, and represents 14% of the total IPs allocated to Romania.
Over 16% of the alerts refer to systems in Romania, compromised by attackers that have exploited some misconfigurations on DNS servers, and used the servers for launching further attacks on other targets in Internet (DNS amplification attacks, DNS cache poisoning etc.).
More than 5% of the alerts refer to entities within Romania that sent spam emails to various targets on Internet;
40% of all the alerts refer to systems in Romania infected with the Conficker worm; according to the collected data more than 12,5% of the total number of IPs allocated to Romania have been reported to CERT-RO as being infected with Conficker; the worm, identified in 2008, targets Microsoft Windows systems without the latest security patches installed;
50% of all the unique IPs reported to CERT-RO, were identified as running Microsoft Windows operating systems, versions 98, 2000, XP or 2003;
Over 39% of the individual alerts (5.2) refer to entities in Romania that host phishing web pages, affecting the activity of financial institutions in Romania and abroad;
10,239 .ro domains were compromised in 2013, representing approx. 1.4% of the total number of .ro domains; 60% of these domains were infected with various types of malware;
61 IPs were reported as infected with various types of APTs.
The above findings lead to the following conclusions:
Cyber security threats upon our national cyber-space have diversified, and have evolved both in terms of quantity and in terms of technical complexity;
The majority of the compromised systems in Romania, are part of botnets, being used as proxies for carrying out attacks on targets outside the country, thus representing potential threats to other systems connected to Internet;
Based on the analysis of the malware types specific to our national cyber-space and of the types of compromised systems, both revealed in this report, it appears that, in quantitative terms, most attacks are directed towards outdated, obsolete systems, lacking security features (e.g. systems affected by Conficker) or are not updated with the latest security patches/updates;
An increasing number of entities in Romania become targets of APTs, attacks with a high degree of complexity that are launched by groups with the capacity and motivation to persistently attack a target in order to obtain certain benefits (usually sensitive information); it is expected an increase in the number and severity of such attacks nationwide during 2014;
Romania cannot be considered anymore just a generator of cyber security incidents, because the analysis of the data presented in the current report demonstrates that is mostly used as a proxy by other attackers.
2. About CERT-RO
The Romanian National Computer Security Incident Response Team – CERT-RO is an independent structure, with expertise in the field of cyber security that has the capacity to prevent, analyze, identify and respond to cyber security incidents threatening our national cyber-space. CERT-RO is coordinated by the Ministry for Information Society and is fully financed by the state budget. CERT-RO’s main tasks are:
organizing and maintaining a national database regarding threats, vulnerabilities and cyber security incidents identified by or reported to CERT‑RO, techniques and technologies used for attacks as well as good practices regarding cyber infrastructures protection;
provides the required organizational and technical support for information exchange between different CERT teams, users, regulators, equipment and cyber security solutions providers and internet services providers;
provides a unique contact point for collecting information and complaints about cyber security incidents in an automated and secured manner, or through direct communication, depending on the case;
elaborates legislative proposals, submitted to the Ministry for the Informational Society (MSINF) or to the Supreme Council for National Defense (CSAT), regarding the changes that apply to the legal framework in order to foster the improvement of cyber security of the systems used to provide services of public interest;
constitutes the “Early Warning and real-time information System”(EWS), regarding cyber security incidents. Its main goals are: sending real-time alerts on cyber security incident, issuing reports on the distribution and nature of the cyber security incidents and facilitating collaboration with national authorities responsible for cyber security, in order to prevent and eliminate the effects of the cyber security incidents;
provides public services such as: preventive services (announcements of new threats or vulnerabilities identified at a national or/and international level; security audits, risk assessments and penetration testing on demand; reports regarding cyber security incidents that could affect or involve Romanian entities), reactive services (alerts and warnings regarding suspicious activities possibly preceding an attack, handling of cyber security incidents at national level), and consultancy services (CERT teams training, risk analysis regarding cyber infrastructures applicable to local and national level).
CERT-RO collects data, regarding cyber security incidents and events affecting or involving entities in Romania, from national or international sources. Thus, once an incident is identified, based on the internal procedures, CERT-RO deploys a series of actions that ensure its response activity. In most cases, the main goals of the incident response activity, regarding cyber security incidents, are as follow:
Immediate stopping or mitigation of the effects of the incident (e.g. shutdown, takedown of the malicious server etc.);
Preliminary analysis of the impact generated by the incident/event;
Identification and alerting of all affected parties, or parties that could be affected by the cyber security incidents/events and those responsible for remediation of the situation;
Identification and alerting of all institutions or public authorities responsible for managing the situation;
Dissemination of technical documents regarding methods for detection and mitigation of cyber security incidents, useful for other entities that may be affected by a similar incident.
According to its legal attributes, CERT-RO provides the organizational and technical support for information exchange between various entities (national authorities, individuals or companies, CERT teams, security solution providers, internet service providers, etc.) involved in cyber security incidents, and ensures their good cooperation.
CERT-RO does not have legal authority for solving all kinds of cyber security incidents. For example the cyber security incidents that had resulted from cybercrimes are the responsibility of the law enforcement agencies, according to their legal competence. Also, according to the law, cyber security incidents that could constitute threats to the national security are managed by institutions with competence in this specific domain. If CERT-RO receives such notification, it will forward them to the proper authority.
3. The objective of this report
The objective of this report is to analyze cyber security incidents reported to CERT-RO, between 01.01 – 31.12.2013, in order to obtain a general overview of the nature and dynamics of these types of events/incidents, relevant for assessing cyber security risks targeted at the IT&C infrastructures within Romania, that are in CERT-ROs constituency.
Based on the data collected, meaning incidents reported to CERT-RO by various public or private entities and other data collected from the public sources by CERT-RO specialists, this document contains the main categories of incidents that affected the Romanian national cyberspace in 2013.
For a better evaluation of the information presented in this document, it is relevant to mention that CERT-RO has not received all the data regarding cyber security incidents that affected or involved resources of the Romanian national cyberspace. Even so, the volume of the data analyzed is considered sufficient to fully characterize the current state of security of the Romanian cyber infrastructure.
The statistics presented in this report are mainly based on information obtained from different sources, regarding URLs and IP addresses detected as performing suspicious or malicious traffic in the Internet.
We consider necessary to provide some clarification on the common terms used in this report. Thus, in the content of this document we will refer to the following terms:
Cyber security event – any event or situation relevant in terms of cyber security, that can cause a change of normality within a system and indicate a possible violation of its security policies, or a failure of the protective measures that could be highlighted and properly documented;
Cyber security incident – an event within the cyber space that has consequences or affects cyber security of a system, or any action, contrary to any regulations enforced, regarding computer systems, which may consequently affect or already affected its cyber security, or may lead to compromising the information processed by it.
Cyber security alert – any cyber security incident or event reported, that involves or may involve entities from Romania.
4. CERT-RO’s data sources
CERT-RO collects data regarding cyber security incidents, events or alerts from several sources, as follow:
Alerts collected and transmitted via automated systems (eg: honeypots). Those types of alerts are sent only by specialized organizations, such as CERT’s or other security companies, which have in their possession cyber security incident detection systems. The number of these kinds of alerts is significantly higher than other types and can reach values around 500,000 daily alerts.
Individual alerts, reported by various entities – individuals or legal persons from Romania and abroad. The number of this kind of alerts reaches 5-10 daily;
Information collected by CERT-RO, from various sources. These sources includes various information collected from public or restricted sources, such as specialized websites or security companies, about specific vulnerabilities, cyber security threats or incidents.
The nature of the reported alerts, as well as the quantity of available data for each of the categories requires a different approach for each case.
Alerts sent by automated systems require automatic processing. In this case, the received data it resumes to lists of IPs detected as doing malicious or suspicious activities over the Internet, and some extra details about the suspicious activity (timestamp, incident type, used ports, the attack etc.). Most of these alerts are automatically processed by CERT-RO and are sent to the ISPs who own the networks that contain the system which triggered the alert. Most of the time, in this type of alerts, CERT-RO has no exact information about the real user behind the IP address, so the identification process is passed to the internet service provider (ISP). Also, the ISP has the responsibility to forward the alert to the real client. Although this type of alerts does not provide details about the target, they provide an overview of the types of cyber threats that are affecting Romanian cyber infrastructures.
Individual alerts as well as the alerts collected by CERT- RO, are considerably reduced in number, but the reported information about the incident is much more accurate and relevant (the affected organization, the source of the attack and the vector of attack). In most of the cases, the data is collected by CERT-ROs analysts from the affected entities, along with incident reporting. Statistically speaking, these types of alerts are valuable, because they reflect better the state of national cyber security.
5. The Early Warning System (EWS) of CERT-RO
CERT-RO operates a pilot project for an Early Warning and Real-Time Information System (EWS), that is designed as a collection of procedures and systems that processes all received alerts, in real time, in order to immediately warn affected parties (ISP , individuals or legal persons directly affected , etc.), as well as for publishing reports regarding the distribution and nature of cyber security incidents and for collaborating with national authorities with responsibilities in cyber security and cybercrime fields, in order to prevent and eliminate the effects of the incidents. This report is based on the alerts processed during 2013 by the EWS of CERT- RO.
6. Statistics based on the alerts received
6.1. Alerts collected and transmitted through automated systems
In the reference period (01.01 – 31.12.2013), CERT-RO received the following alerts:
Total number of automatic alerts received: 43.231.149
Total number of unique IP extracted from all alerts: 2.213.426
Depending on the content of each alert, the alerts were sorted into various classes and types of alerts according to Table 1.
6.1.1. Distribution of alerts based on types and classes
The table and the graphic below show the distribution of the alerts received based on classes and types of alerts. Some of the unique IPs reported can be found in several types of alerts.
Table 1. Types of alerts
Alert Class Alert Type Alert number
Botnet Botnet Drone 33.677.871
Vulnerabilities Open Resolver 6.782.888
Abusive Content Spam 1.986.605
Information Gathering Scanner 603.524
Malware Malicious URL 116.535
Cyber Attacks Bruteforce 30.150
Vulnerabilities Open Proxy 13.809
Fraud Phishing 13.556
Botnet Botnet C&C Server 4.082
Malware Infected IP 1.840
APT RedOctober 287
Compromised Resources Compromised Router 2
TOTAL 43.231.149
The alerts from “Botnet Drones” category (computers infected with various malware, which are part of different botnet networks) predominates with a 78% percentage of the total alerts received in 2013. The total number of identified unique IPs based on the reported alerts is 1,945,597, which is 14% of the total number of IPs allocated to Romania.
Fig. 1. Types of alerts
6.1.2. Monthly distribution of alerts
The graph below represents the distribution of alerts per month, meaning the month in which they were received by CERT-RO.
Fig. 2. Distribution of alerts per month
6.1.3 Distribution of alerts by Autonomous System Number (ASN)
Furthermore, the received alerts were distributed by ASN’s (Autonomous System Number, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_System_Number), according to the IP address of each alert. The received alerts have targeted 1148 unique ASNs from Romania, this number covering almost all Romanian ASNs (http://bgp.he.net/ country/RO). The table and chart below represents the top 30 internet service providers (ISP), who own IPs that were detected as generating malicious traffic, visible on the internet (sorted by the number of hosted compromised IPs). Usually, an ISP has assigned one or more ASN’s.
Table 2. Top 30 ASNs that host malicious IPs
No, AS NUMBER AS NAME Percent (%)
1 8708 RCS & RDS SA 35,96
2 9050 Romtelecom 32,27
3 6830 UPC 7,88
4 6910 Dial Telecom S.R.L 3,46
5 48161 SC NextGen Communications SRL 2,68
6 12632 RCS & RDS SA 2,27
7 12302 Vodafone Romania S.A. 1,36
8 8953 Orange Romania SA 1,17
9 2614 RoEduNet 0,45
10 35725 COSMOTE Romanian Mobile Telecommunication SA 0,33
11 34711 DIGINET SA 0,31
12 41496 TV SAT 2002 SRL 0,29
13 39743 Voxility S.R.L. 0,25
14 6663 Euroweb Romania SA 0,24
15 39737 Net Vision Telecom SRL 0,24
16 44563 ENIASAN SRL 0,24
17 15471 S.N. Radiocomunicatii S.A. 0,22
18 50604 SC MEDIA SUD SRL 0,22
19 41273 Electrosim SRL 0,22
20 47148 STARNETRANS SRL 0,22
21 41571 Transilvania Digital Network SA 0,21
22 35002 SC NextGen Communications SRL 0,20
23 51102 IMPATT SRL 0,20
24 39543 TENNET TELECOM SRL 0,18
25 31605 Canal S SRL 0,18
26 40997 TITA & Company SRL 0,17
27 35664 CCC Blue Telecom SA 0,17
28 31102 TV Adler-Trading SRL 0,17
29 39464 Star Design I&E SRL 0,15
30 44605 TeleCablu&Net Srl 0,15
Others 7,96
Fig. 3. Top 20 ASNs that host malicious IPs
The presence of a compromised/infected IP in an ISP’s network does not mean that the Internet service provider (ISP) is guilty for that incident. Most times, the infected IP that generated the alert is a customer of that ISP, thus the responsibility for the generated traffic (according to art. 13 of Law 365/2002 and other regulations in the field), disinfection and proper system security goes to the client in discussion.
6.1.4. Types of malware frequently present into Romanian cyberspace
In about 75% of the received alerts, it was possible to identify the malware type which affected the compromised system. In this regard, it was issued a “Top 25” of the most common types of malware from the Romanian cyberspace.
Table 3. Top 25 types of malware in Romania 2013
# Malware type Percent (%)
1 Conficker 53,4543
2 Sality 10,9534
3 Citadel 8,2338
4 Pushdo 6,7392
5 Zeroaccess 3,1662
6 Slenfbot.5050 3,0855
7 Virut 1,5755
8 Kelihos 1,3314
9 IRCBot 0,9238
10 Zeus 0,5706
11 Trafficconverter 0,3484
12 Grum 0,1508
13 Torpig 0,0252
14 Ransomware 0,0199
15 Blackenergy 0,0127
16 Tdss 0,0075
17 Trojan.Iframe.BMY 0,0045
18 Neurevt 0,0038
19 Trojan.Script.CEV 0,0031
20 Hermes 0,0025
21 Dorkbot 0,0024
22 DDoS_Khan 0,0023
23 DDoS_DirtJumper 0,0022
24 Gamarue 0,0017
25 Trojan.Iframe.BZW 0,0016
According to Wikipedia.org, “Conficker”, also known as “Downup”, “Downadup” and “Kido”, is a computer worm targeting the Microsoft Windows operating system that was first detected in November 2008. It uses flaws in Windows software and dictionary attacks on administrator passwords to propagate while forming a botnet, and has been unusually difficult to counter because of its combined use of many advanced malware techniques. Conficker’s final goal is to obtain control over infected computer, which can then be controlled remotely. According to the analyzed data, 1,693,323 unique IPs (76% of all reported IPs or 12.5% of all unique IPs from Romania) are infected with this worm.
Fig. 4. Top 25 malware types in Romania in 2013
6.1.5. Types of operating systems affected by alerts
In about 11% of the received alerts it was possible to exactly identify the type of operating system of the affected client. Therefore, the table below shows a ranking of the most affected types of operating systems installed onto Romanian systems.
Table 4. Distribution of alerts number per types of operating systems affected
# Operating system Total no. of alerts
1 Windows 4.344.677
2 Solaris 55.524
3 Linux 8.532
4 ChacheFlow 698
5 FreeBSD 95
6 OpenBSD 69
7 NetBSD 61
8 Novell 25
9 Cisco 23
10 Checkpoint 9
TOTAL 4.409.713
According to data reported to CERT-RO, most infected Windows operating systems run the 98/XP/2000/2003 versions. Some of these versions are no longer supported by the manufacturer, them already being declared as “end of life” versions, and other versions will not receive support in the near future. These versions of Windows operating systems run on approx. 50% of all unique IPs reported to CERT-RO.
6.2. Individual alerts
Along with automated alerts, CERT-RO analysts received a series of cyber security incidents reported directly by individuals or organizations located in Romania and abroad, such as:
Table 5. The distribution of individual alerts
Alert Class Alert Type Alert no.
Fraud Phishing 173
Malware Infected IP 95
Information Gathering Scanner 43
Cyber Attacks DDoS 42
Malware Malicious URL 31
Abusive Content Spam 11
Botnet Botnet Drone 11
Compromised Resources Compromised Website 7
Cyber Attacks Exploit Attempt 7
Compromised Resources Defacement 6
Compromised Resources Compromised Network/System 4
Abusive Content Disclosure of Confidential Data 3
Fraud Unlawful eCommerce/Services 3
Other Other 3
Abusive Content Disclosure of Personal Data 2
Botnet Botnet C&C Server 2
Compromised Resources Comprimised Application/Service 2
Cyber Attacks APT 2
Abusive Content Child Pornography 1
Cyber Attacks Bruteforce 1
Information Gathering Social Engineering 1
Fig. 5. The distribution of individual alerts
Depending on the affected entity type, the incidents distribution is the one presented in the chart below. It is worth mentioning that the affected entities are not necessarily individuals or legal persons from Romania.
Table 6. Incidents distribution by affected entities
The type of affected entity No. of alerts
1 Banking institutions 142
2 Private institutions 80
3 Education institutions 29
4 Public institutions 18
5 Natural persons 17
6 ISP 5
7 ”Law enforcement” agencies 1
8 Not specified 158
Also, depending on the affected system type, the distribution of security incidents is as follows:
Table 7. Incidents distribution by affected systems
# Type of affected system No. of alerts
1 Networks 180
2 Banking/payment services 132
3 Web sites 85
4 Email 18
5 Workstations 15
6 Social Networks 3
7 Databases 2
8 Not specified 15
6.3. Statistics on “.ro” compromised domains
The received alerts often refer to “.ro” domains affected by various types of incidents. Thus, for the reference period, CERT-RO holds data of 10.239 compromised domains.
From a total number of 710.000 domains registered in Romania (according to ICI ROTLD data), in December 2013, the number of “.ro” domains reported to CERT RO as being infected represents a percentage of about 1.4%.
The distribution of affected domains, by incident types, is found in the table below.
Fig. 6. Compromised “.ro” domains
Fig. 7. Compromised .ro domains – alerts distributed by month
6.4 Advanced Persistent Threats (APT)
On February 25th, 2013, CERT-RO received a notification regarding a new cyber threat called “MiniDuke”, which was categorized as a high risk APT, specialized in extracting data from the infected systems, focusing on the entities within the “governmental structures and research institutions” field of activity. The malware associated with the threat was exploiting vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader, was spreading via email using special techniques of social engineering, and was copying files that were subsequently transmitted to the attacker. In Romania, 6 victims were found infected, and for the fulfilling the incident response activities a collaboration with other national authorities with legal competences in Romania was necessary.
Also, during 2013 we received 287 alerts regarding the “Red October” threat. These alerts have targeted 55 unique IPs in Romania, subsequently notified by CERT RO. These kinds of attacks have also been identified during the past year and have targeted government structures or embassies in Romania.
7. Conclusions and comments
By analyzing the data received by CERT- RO and presented in this report, we can conclude that cyber threats targeting the Romanian national cyberspace have diversified, evolutionary trends being observed, both in terms of quantity and of technical degree of complexity.
Most alerts analyzed by CERT- RO, from the automatic or individual segment of alerts, refer to entities in Romania, victims of attacks/attackers that have usually exploited technical vulnerabilities. The main goal of the attacks was to infect the computer systems with various malicious applications in order to make them part of different types of botnets (zombies).
These compromised systems (victims), who pose as real threats to other entities connected to the Internet, are often used to serve as “proxies” for carrying out other attacks on targets outside Romania. There are significant advantages for the attacker for using such an approach, for example the possibility to hide his real identity and also to use of a large number of computers (depending on the number of infected computer systems) to launch attacks.
Also, based on the malware types specific to the Romanian national cyberspace and on the types of compromised systems, it appears that, from a quantitative point of view, most attacks are directed towards obsolete systems, outdated, with no native security features (i.e. systems affected by Conficker) or that are not updated with the latest security patches/updates.
It is worth noting that Romanian entities are becoming more frequent targets for APT threats, respectively cyber-attacks with a high degree of complexity, launched by groups that have the capacity and motivation to persistently attack a target in order to obtain certain benefits (usually sensitive information). Also, given the complexity of some functions possessed by the APT malware (capable of intercepting electronic communications, unauthorized access to data related to financial transactions and electronic means of payment, etc. cyber espionage. ex: Red October, Miniduke), present in a smaller number of alerts within the analyzed period, and that these types of threats show a moderate evolutionary trend, it may be expected a nationwide growth in the number and severity of such attacks, during 2014;
In this context, we maintain our conclusion of the previous report published by CERT-RO for the first six months of the past year, that Romania cannot be considered just a source of cyber-security incidents or threats, but the analysis of the presented data demonstrating the intermediate/transit character of some significant systems connected to the Internet in Romania, used as proxy for launching attacks on other targets in Internet.
Among the main difficulties encountered in the incident response activity, we can mention the lack of explicit legal regulations regarding the responsibilities for notification, responding, prevention and mitigation of cyber security incidents by the state institutions or companies in the private sector, this hindering our activities and the real-time response to such incidents. In this context, we consider necessary to supplement the national legislation framework with the stipulations contained in certain documents that are found at European level.
Title: Report on the Cyber Security Alerts Received by CERT-RO During 2013
Publication: International Journal of Information Security and Cybercrime
Section: Cyber-Attacks Evolution and Cybercrime Trends
Page Range: 65-80
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BREAKING: Robins ‘heavily fined’ by Northern Premier League
Published: 09:52 Wednesday 31 August 2016 Updated: 11:17 Thursday 01 September 2016
Ilkeston FC have been fined a substantial figure by the Northern Premier League for failing to fulfill four fixtures at the start of the season, the Advertiser understands.
No official statement has been released by the NPL as yet and therefore no figure can yet be quoted, but Advertiser sources say the Robins were fined despite the NPL having suspended their licence and banned them from playing at the time due to a breach in its rules and regulations.
The suspension was lifted last week, enabling Ilkeston to belatedly begin their campaign, but restrictions regarding the number of players they could register for the two matches played over the Bank Holiday weekend were put in place.
More will follow on this story as it unfolds.
Derbyshire slide to defeat at Queen’s Park despite fightback
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TOP > JAMCO Program Library > Documentary > People and History
Documentary : People and History
A Passionate Challenger | Masters of Their Profession |
Morning Glory – A Helping Hand for Newcomers to Japan –
私の味方は日本の母 [MRO]
This documentary focuses on Myra Okamoto, a young Filipino woman who is married to a Japanese. Her husband, a craftsman, has to be away from home from time to time. When she was pregnant and feeling lonely, some Japanese mothers in her neighborhood gave her a helping hand, began to teach her the Japanese language, and finally organized a volunteer group of mothers. And now they are working energetically to help many residents from around the world.
A Chinese Boy in Japan
家君は外国人 [OBS]
Guo Jia is the only son of Qun Ying, a Chinese-language teacher in Japan. She majored in the Japanese language at a university in Beijing, and they came to Japan two years ago. Jia did not take long to get used to life in a Japanese kindergarten, and was enjoying himself in Japan. But Qun Ying worried about how she should educate Jia, who is about to reach school age. Her contract to work as a Chinese teacher has not yet expired. Finally, she decides to live in Japan with her husband and son for the time being, and to send Jia to a Japanese school.
A Bean Tree From Siberia
シベリア豆の木 [TYS]
This program is a montage lyrically composed from the diary and works of Yasuo Kazuki, a Japanese painter who passed away after completing the "Siberian Series." Shortly after graduating from an institute of the arts, Kazuki was drafted into the army, and when the war ended, he was sent to a prison camp in Siberia. Later, he took home the seeds of San Juan which he had collected amidst intense cold and hunger. One grew in the garden of the Kazuki family into a big tree. Through this program, viewers can consider problems of human life through the wartime episodes described by Kazuki and shown in his works.
Pacific War Headlines – Newspapers in Japan and the United States, 1941-1945
記者それぞれの夏 [RKB]
On September 2, 1945, representatives of the Japanese government signed the terms of surrender on board the battle-ship Missouri. An A.P. reporter witnessed everything happening on that historic day. He was deeply moved to see that Japan seemed so isolated and without a friend anywhere. This documentary looks into the roles of wartime journalism, especially the newspapers in Japan and the United States.
I Can Feel the World in My Heart
心に地球が見えてきた よしつぐの3日間 [RNB]
When Ivan and Alexei arrive to stay with his family for three days as part of a visiting Russian junior baseball team, fifth grade student Yoshitsugu suddenly comes face to face with a most contemporary problem: how to communicate with people who speak a completely different language and come from a much different culture with unfamiliar values. How Yoshitsugu learns to bridge the culture gap is the theme of very interesting program with relevance for everyone.
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Court in a trap? Wobbly Serena faces test against wily Strycova
London - American superstar Serena Williams is tantalisingly close to equalling Margaret Court's record haul of 24 Grand Slam titles, but it's far from a certainty given her shaky displays so far at Wimbledon.
PICTURES: Sporting greats spotted in Wimbledon's Royal Box
The 37-year-old seven-time champion had to draw on all her strength - physical and mental - to get past unseeded compatriot Alison Riske in the last eight and faces another grass court loving opponent in Barbora Strycova in Thursday's semi-finals.
The 33-year-old Czech veteran - the oldest player to play in a woman's semi-final for the first time - has found the thought of retirement a spur for playing some of her finest tennis and says she will step onto Centre Court "without any fear".
The other semi-final pits two seeds against each other, seventh seed and former world number one Simona Halep against eighth seeded Ukrainian Elina Svitolina.
It says a lot about the turbulence of women's tennis that Williams is making her 12th semi-final appearance while of the other three only Halep has gone this far before, and that was back in 2014.
Williams is the colossus that still bestrides women's tennis, but there are chinks in her armour as have been exposed both at Wimbledon and in her last two Grand Slam finals.
Outplayed by Angelique Kerber in last year's Wimbledon final and then a spectacular meltdown in the US Open defeat by Naomi Osaka gives Strycova genuine hope of an upset.
Not that the diminutive Czech will require any as her bubbly character oozes optimism and her form guide is as good as any of the semi-finalists having ousted four seeds on her way to the semi-final.
Williams's clay court campaign was affected by a knee injury but has accrued invaluable extra game time by playing the mixed doubles with another former world number one, Andy Murray.
"This is the first time since Australia (she reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Open) that I actually felt, like, good," said Williams.
"It's been a really, really long year for me already, and hard year, because I'm usually not typically injured.
"I don't know where I am. I do know I feel good."
However, she has still looked vulnerable and Strycova's speed round the court and array of shots will pay dividends if she reproduces the leaden-footed performance she put up against Riske.
"She's good on the grass," Williams said of an opponent she has defeated three times without dropping a set, including the first round at Wimbledon seven years ago.
"She knows what to do. She has a good all-around game. She's incredibly tricky. It's definitely not easy.
"But it's something I'm definitely geared up for."
Strycova for her part described Williams as a great champion and amazing athlete but if that indicated she was intimidated think again.
"I don't have fear,"
"I don't have such a power like Serena, but I have other weapons.
"I will try to use them as much as I can. I will enjoy.
"I have really at this point nothing to lose."
Halep should prevail in the other clash, not only because of her greater experience and having won a Slam in last year's French Open, but she says she has at last taken to grass after not being best suited to it when she lost to Eugenie Bouchard in the 2014 semi-final.
Halep showed this in impressing in her previous two matches dealing with the partisan crowd in beating Coco Gauff and then coming back from 4-1 down and break points in the first set against Zhang Shuai in her quarter-final.
"I'm a different person," said the 27-year-old Romanian.
"Everything changed. I have a lot of experience now. I'm more confident.
"I love grass. It's first time when I say that."
Svitolina has at last broken the psychological barrier of reaching the semi-finals - four losing quarter-final appearances at other Slams testify to her inability to go further.
"I am not going to give up the match easy," she said.
Paths to Thursday's Wimbledon women's singles semi-finals (x denotes seeded player):
Serena Williams (USA x11) v Barbora Strycova (CZE)
1st round: bt Giulia Gatto Monticone (ITA) 6-2, 7-5
2nd round: bt Kaja Juvan (SLO) 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
3rd round: bt Julia Goerges (GER x18) 6-3, 6-4
4th round: bt Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP x30) 6-2, 6-2
QF: bt Alison Riske (USA) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
Strycova
1st round: bt Lesia Tsurenko (UKR x32) 6-3, 6-2
2nd round: bt Laura Siegemund (GER) 6-3, 7-5
3rd round: bt Kiki Bertens (NED x4) 7-5, 6-1
4th round: bt Elise Mertens (BEL x21) 4-6, 7-5, 6-2
QF: bt Johanna Konta (GBR x19) 7-6 (7/5), 6-1
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Thor is a superhero film inspired by the Marvel Comics character of the same name. When Thor, the future king of Asgard, is banished to Earth for his reckless arrogance, he must navigate his way through the human world while searching for a chance at redemption. Meanwhile, Thor's mischievous brother Loki schemes to take Thor's rightful place as king.
Jeremy appears in an uncredited cameo as S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Clint Barton, AKA Hawkeye. This is Hawkeye's first appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
To purchase or learn more about Thor, visit the following links:
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You may view Jeremy's scenes in the film below:
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Gallery Update + Avengers: Endgame Special Look
"The Avengers" BTS and Featurettes
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23 Jun 2019 at 09:05
There is just one word that can best describe the present condition of the Conservative party. Waco. Does it ring a bell? The scene of a stand off in the early nineties between the FBI and a mad religious cult, suffering mass hysteria and brain washing by a charismatic and psychopathic religious leader. They worshipped him. He could do no wrong. He shagged their daughters and took their wives. He pocketed their life savings, their freedom, their lives and if it was within their gift, they would have willingly given him their souls.They didn’t care. Because he gave their very existence meaning. A reason to be joyful. A sense of purpose with that warm fluffy feeling of belonging. And he offered them salvation. And they offered him the ultimate sacrifice, the true test of unconditional love and worship; mass suicide.
Needless, to say it all ended in tragedy. I remember the faces of the bewildered, ashen faced, men, women and children being led out swathed in blankets, their nostrils still stinging from cordite and deafened by stun grenades as they prepared to spend the rest of their lives in therapy.
Of course Johnson is not a psychopath, just a high end functioning sociopath. All the clues are there. A very high achiever who demands adulation. Who has no care for others. For whom money and lifestyle is an entitlement. A volcanic temper. A desire for revenge against anyone who has caused him offence. A sense of incomprehension that anyone could possibly doubt his motives, let alone have the bloody cheek to ask him about it.
The hustings, moderated by Iain Dale in Birmingham, were instructive. Nobody could accuse Dale of being biased. He may not have voted Conservative in a while and is a convert as opposed to a life long Brexiteer. But he has stood for election under the Tory flag and has that basic civilised tolerance, and decency which attracted me to the party many, many years ago. Yet Johnson treated him like a wine waiter who had just served him a corked bottle of Sanatogen. Sneering, patronising and whipping up the audience, a Tory audience for God’s sake, to boo him. ‘How dare this bloody man have the impertinence to ask me questions’, he could have spat. Dale was treated in the way he usually reserves for female broadcasters. He will never be forgiven.
This morning I was wondering how Johnson gets away with it. The lies, the laziness, the policy free platitudes. And I was trying to work out which character in literature he most resembled. At the moment I am going through my Terry Pratchett binge reading phase. In Going Postal there is a fascinating villain called Reacher Gilt. He is the ultimate conman and fraud. Yet he gets away with it by not pretending to be anything else. He dresses like a retired pirate, complete with an eye patch and a parrot called Alphonse perched on his shoulder. Pratchett sums him up skilfully, “when Reacher Gilt talks about freedom he means his, not anybody else’s”.
There is much of Pratchett’s writing which is Orwellian in its profundity. Here are some quotes from Going Postal which might just resonate with Johnsonian chords.
“Speak softly and employ a huge man with a crowbar”.
“What kind of man would put a known criminal in charge of a major branch of government. Apart from say, the average voter”.
“You know how to pray don’t you? Just put your hands together and hope”.
“The people who guard the rainbow don’t like those who stand in the way of the sun.”
And finally words attributed to the anti hero, a fraudster turned good, Moist Von Lipwig.
“Welcome to fear, said Moist to himself. It’s hope turned inside out. You know it couldn’t go wrong ........but it might.”
One of the many problems with Johnson is that I don’t think he suffers from self doubt or any sort of fear because he has an absolute belief in himself.
With his track record saying to Iain Dale yesterday that he always kept his promises would make even Reacher Gilt smile. I hope this all not going to turn into a Waco. But hope is just fear turned inside out
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Nerkonda Paarvai actress Abhirami Venkatachalam in Bigg Boss Season 3!
Abhirami Venkatachalam will be competing with 14 other contestants in Season 3 of Bigg Boss.
Nerkonda Paarvai directed by H Vinoth, starring the mighty Ajith Kumar, is all set to hit the screens on the 10th of August. There are also talks that it might release earlier but there is no official confirmation on it. Meanwhile, one of the popular TV reality shows in Tamil - Bigg Boss Season 3 is set to commence from this Sunday, the 23rd of June. We have an exclusive update on one of the contestants on this program. Abirami Venkatachalam, who plays an important role in Nerkonda Paarvai, will be a participant in this reality show.
Our sources state, “Abirami Venkatachalam, who is awaiting the release of her debut film in Tamil - Nerkonda Paarvai, will be competing with 14 other contestants in Season 3 of Bigg Boss.” This show has gained a lot of popularity as well as flak over the last two years since it went on air. Kamal Haasan is hosting this show for the third consecutive year and the tagline for this season is “This is not only a show... It is our life” and it is expected to have its finale on October 6th. Meanwhile, there is also a case slapped against the telecast of this program, seeking a ban on it. An advocate by name Sudhan has asked that the program be certified by the Indian Broadcasting Federation before it is telecast. In his petition, he had stated that the contestants dressed glamorously and spoke double meaning statements and termed that these would be detrimental for the morals of the society.
Coming to Abirami Venkatachalam, she reprises the role of Falak Ali played by Kirti Kulhari in the Hindi film Pink, in Nerkonda Paarvai and had recently shared her experience of working in the film. According to Abhirami, Nerkonda Paarvai is one of the best things to have happened in her life. About Ajith, Abhirami says that it was like she had flown to the sky, touched a star and landed back on earth. She lauds him as the best human she has ever met.
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It is very important that as an actor you bring value to the show: Kinshuk Mahajan
Candid chat with Kinshuk Mahajan.
Talented actor Kinshuk Mahajan is looking forward to his entry in popular Zee TV show, Ishq Subhan Allah. His character will create a love triangle amongst him and the leads, played by Eisha Singh and Adnan Khan. “One of the main reasons for saying yes was that I have never done a Muslim social before.”
How did you prep? “I am following a lot of Pakistani dramas to get the body language and diction. Interestingly, one thing I picked up was that while desi shows use a lot of shuddh Hindi and khalis Urdu, shows across the Wagah border have lots of Punjabi touches.”
When asked about the ratings of Ishq Subhan Allah, which have come down of late, he says, “Today when numbers don’t come, things get changed in a hurry. Ideally, you should give some time. But again, TRPs have several other facets that are beyond our control, so the best thing would be to put in your best. There is no sure shot formula to success.”
Here Kinshuk, who has done several shows like Sapna Babul Ka…Bidaai, Chand Chhupa Badal Mein and Naagin before, makes a frank admission that he found it safer to enter a known brand, rather than trying his hand at a new project which might or might not click. “At the end of the day, you have to be seen for your work to be recognised, which otherwise is a waste of time.”
“It is also very important that as an actor, you bring value to the show and not just be there. I have been very lucky to have always netted juicy characters. Something similar is on the anvil for Ishq Subhan Allah as well, which I am entering with a lot of positivity. The Creative Eye unit is also looking forward to my joining in.”
“Also, the very fact that I have been brought in proves that there was something lacking and now it is up to me to prove my mettle.”
Kinshuk attributes him over a decade long staying power to his practical approach. “Many stars get very choosy, demanding only particular type of roles. You need to be flexible. And the most important is your attitude. In this word of mouth industry, past tantrums cost you big.”
Here he accepts that options do get limited due to type-casting. “Even I got more Bihari type of characters (post-Afsar Bitiya). But then you have to play with whatever cards you are dealt. Hence, try to choose the best on offer. Rest you have to leave to destiny.”
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Apollo Tyres Embarks on Thank You Initiative after Selling Products Enough to Travel 229bn Miles across India
A recent impromptu calculation by Apollo Tyres resulted in the company embarking on a nationwide programme to express their thanks to their loyal customers. The programme resulted in more than 450 meetings with customers, across 300 locations, and directly connecting with 25,000 customers in all of the 28 states of India over a 3 month period.
The company leads in the commercial vehicle tyres segment in volume as well as technology, which have safely traveled around 9.2mn times across the globe or more than 229bn miles across India delivering raw materials to the feed industry, medicines to those who are sick, food to those who are hungry and bringing together families who lives far away from each other.
In the last three decades, the three manufacturing plants of the company in India have produced more than 40mn cross ply tyres. Their most premium offering is their XT 100K tyre that provides a mileage of more than 100,000km. Even with an average of around 55,000km for a 6 tyre set on a vehicle, Apollo along with its customers have managed to travel a total of 229bn miles, which is enough reason to thank customers reinforcing their trust in Apollo products.
The chairman of the company, Onkar S Kanwar said that it was great thanking each of their customers to have led to them achieving one milestone after another. Their cross ply heavy CV tyres, is the very product with which he, along with a small team started this company on. Their portfolio, which back then consisted of a single product, has now expanded to include 22 products encompassing different uses and categories.
Initially, they used to travel across India in trucks, so as to understand the different need of their customers. This was the primary way they could learn more about their key customers. This very practice is continued even today, ensuring that the company is able to produce tyres that meet the changing needs of customers.
The programme is titled as ‘Trust Built on Millions of Miles’ also saw customers with the same views as the chairman. Mehta Transport Corporation’s S.N. Mehta said that he has been relying on the XT-7 Gold and XT-7 since the past 15 years now. The tyre has minimum tear and wear and offers good mileage, with the best part being that his drivers are also comfortable with the tyres.
Another customer, P. Radhakrishna said that he has been in the business of transport from 1950 onwards and has been using the XT-9 Gold and XT-9 since the past 20 years, adding that these tyres provided great mileage.
Cross ply tyres still occupy a large share of the 1.4mn tyres per month Indian market, which is largely catered to by the Apollo Company with a market share of nearly 30%. Because of the trust earned by the company, they have been able to come out with different variations of the product depending on the new and changing models, infrastructure and regulations along with the need for improving driver comfort and increasing mileage.
Some customer favourites include the whole Gold series, the XT-9, Amar, and lastly the XT-7, which has remained a customer favourite since the last 23 years. The XT-7 is a cross lug tyre that has been designed for mild load applications, improved by wider lugs and strong casing that give it consistent tread wear and long life. As of date 7.3mn units of the XT-7 have been sold.
The chairman of the company, Onkar S. Kanwar said that these true achievements are what make him truly happy when he reminisces. Such numbers and figures are only possible when three vital departments like marketing, technology and manufacturing with support from others work together closely. This helped to push the company to a lead position.
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Though diagnosing cause of backaches is difficult, orthopaedists pinpoint some major factors
Diagnosing the cause of backaches is difficult. But orthopaedists are able to pinpoint several major factors.
ISSUE DATE: August 31, 1987
Diagnosing the anise of backaches is difficult. But orthopaedists are able to pinpoint several major factors:
MUSCULAR SPRAIN: The powerful muscles supporting the back go into a spasm and become extremely painful. A majority of patients suffer from this malady and, although relief comes within a week, it tends to recur.
SLIPPED DISC: Actually, this is a misnomer. Under constant pressure, the disc doesn't slip, it herniates or protrudes. Sticking out like a tube in a worn out tyre, it tends to press on the translucent spinal chord and the nerve roots. This leads to excruciating pain and immobilises the victim for weeks. Sometimes, it causes a pain in the leg, commonly called sciatica.
FACET JOINT SYNDROME: The joints joining the vertebral column wear out and develop what is called "a car door rattle". The worn out bones tend to create imbalances and even grow new bones, called osteophytes. Sometimes they slightly dislocate, exerting pressure on the spinal column. All this can lead to dull, nagging aches in the lower back.
SPINAL STENOSIS: A defect that is caused either genetically or because of aging, in which the vertebral pipeline begins to narrow, exerting pressure on the spinal chord and nerve roots. Walking long distances becomes difficult. Relief comes when the person bends forward or rests. An operation to relieve the compression on the spine may be necessary.
SPONDYLOLISTHESIS: A defect in one of the vertebrae causing it to slip forward. Can be discerned by a dimple formation in the middle back and causes sciatic pain too. Another syndrome called ankylosing spondylitis is a degenerative change in the spinal column leading to its stiffening. It usually affects men between 20 and 40 years of age and causes a "ramrod back".
OSTEO ARTHRITIS: A general degeneration of the bone structure, discs and joints. It is known to be the cause of most backaches. But while it's easy to diagnose it's difficult to treat. Cancerous tumours and tuberculosis are also known to either put pressure on the spinal column or eat into the bone structure, resulting in bad backs that need early diagnosis.
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Houses burn in northern Rakhine State / State Counsellor’s Office / Facebook
By Moe Myint 25 August 2017
YANGON —Muslim militant attacks on 31 police and military targets in Maungdaw, Buthidaung, and Rathedaung townships in northern Rakhine on Thursday night and Friday left at least 71 dead, including 10 policemen, one soldier, and one immigration officer as well as 59 suspected militants, according to a State Counselor’s Office statement released Friday afternoon.
An earlier statement on the official Facebook page of the State Counselor’s Office Information Committee said, “The extremist Bengali insurgents attacked a police station in Maungdaw region in northern Rakhine state with a handmade bomb explosive and held coordinated attacks on several police posts at 1 a.m.”
The Rohingya Muslim community in Rakhine is referred to by many, including the government, as “Bengali” to suggest they are interlopers from Bangladesh.
Some 150 men allegedly attacked Infantry Base 552 and an explosive device was used in an attack in Maungdaw, according to the State Counselor’s Office.
Another 150 men allegedly attacked a police station at Taung Bazaar at 3 a.m. and the bodies of six suspected attackers were found, according to a statement on the Facebook page of the Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing.
A number of ethnic Rakhine Buddhists fled their villages in Taung Bazaar and were taking refuge in a monastery, according to a local journalist.
Residents fled fires in Chein Khar Li and Zay Di Pyin villages in Rathedaung Township on Friday, according to the statement released by the Commander-in-Chief’s Office.
The attacks took place one day after an advisory commission led by the former UN chief Kofi Annan finished its year-long mandate to advise State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s government on long-term solutions for the ethnically and religiously divided Rakhine State.
In its final report, the commission recommended holding the Myanmar Army to account on accusations of human rights abuses, as well accelerating citizenship programs.
Kofi Annan denounced the attacks in a statement released on Friday, calling them a “worrying escalation of violence,” and urged security forces to exercise restraint in dealing with the situation.
The Resident Coordinator of the United Nations in Myanmar Renata Lok-Dessallien also released a statement on Friday condemning the attacks and called on all parties to refrain from violence and resolve issues through dialogue.
Both the British and the US embassies also released statements denouncing the attacks, with the US Embassy adding: “We also urge all communities to ensure their rhetoric and their actions contribute to restoration of peace and stability.”
A government statement listed the 31 locations that had come under attack—including Koe Tan Kauk in Rathedaung, which was also attacked by militants in October 2016.
Maungdaw regional lawmaker from the Arakan National Party (ANP) U Maung Ohn said, “I have no words to express how I feel about this incident,” but added that he had heard that at least 10 had been killed.
He condemned the Lower House for voting down an ANP proposal to intensify administrative and security measures in northern Rakhine State on Thursday.
“This is issue is not just of concern to Rakhine: every member of Parliament should consider the case as a national affair,” U Maung Ohn told The Irrawaddy, noting that many lawmakers from the ruling National League for Democracy party have never visited the conflict-torn region.
A Twitter account claimed by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), a group that says it is fighting against Rohingya persecution, posted a statement on Friday morning saying that they had undertaken “defensive actions” against security forces in more than 25 locations, but did not provide details on any confrontations.
The move, ARSA said, followed a two-week blockade by the authorities on food for Muslims in Rathedaung Township, and increased violence by the military in Rathedaung and Maungdaw against Rohingya communities.
In Friday’s statement, the group vowed that they would “continue [their] struggle.” In previous statements dating back to May, statements from the ARSA Twitter account maintain that the group was committed to avoiding civilian targets.
In October 2016, Harakah al-Yaqin—meaning “Faith Movement,” and the name by which the ARSA was formerly known—claimed responsibility for attacks on three border police outposts, killing nine policemen.
In response to the attacks, the police and military initiated clearance operations in northern Rakhine State, displacing more than 70,000 Rohingya to Bangladesh, and facing allegations by international rights groups of atrocities including extrajudicial killings, torture and rape.
Topics: Rakhine State, Rohingya
Moe Myint The Irrawaddy Moe Myint is Senior Reporter at the English edition of The Irrawaddy.
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“Why isn’t Hilton Head Island taking these property owners to task?” said Hilton Head resident Regina Kirshbaum, who is bothered by unsightly properties off U.S. 278 and Marshland Road.
Despite complaints from residents and business owners about the decay, town officials have no property maintenance ordinance requiring owners to fix up dilapidated buildings if those buildings are not considered unsafe.
“If it’s unattractive, there’s not anything we can do about it,” said Charles Cousins, the town’s director of community development. “The neighbors think it’s rundown. The grass isn’t cut. We can’t really do anything about that.”
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And the problem is likely to get worse as an unknown number of office buildings — no longer needed and sitting vacant — fall into disrepair.
They’ll join a group of eyesore properties that span the island, including the burned-out Fairfield Square, one of visitors’ first sights as they enter the town on U.S. 278, and an empty multistory office building near Sea Pines’ front gate on the south end.
Four properties are particularly troubling to residents.
Former hotel went to ‘hell in a handcart’
Originally built in 1989 as a Holiday Inn Express, the Beachwalk Hotel has sat vacant for the past decade.
Out of place on the island paradise, it’s occasionally a sleeping spot for those who are down on their luck.
It isn’t difficult to get onto the property — Cook said he just dipped under the chain rope surrounding the hotel with its “no trespassing” signs and set up camp with a small pack of his belongings.
He had previously worked nearby on construction jobs and hadn’t seen police surveillance on the premises. So he took a chance.
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Town leaders say they’ve attempted to address community concerns at the property, which was turned into a condominium site in 2006.
Pictured from a five-story stairwell, the Beachwalk Hotel, as seen on Feb. 27, 2018, is an abandoned structure on Hilton Head Island. Drew Martin dmartin@islandpacket.com
Triton 321 LLC, the Atlanta-based developer that bought the hotel in December 2005, sold the condo units in 2006 and 2007, just before the economy tanked during the financial crisis in 2008 — “and then it all went to hell in a handcart,” said Chester Williams, an attorney who represents Beachwalk Hotel and Condominiums Association, Inc., which now owns most of the condos.
Several of the condo owners stopped paying their mortgages and were forced into foreclosure. Over the past decade, Williams’ client has gradually bought the majority of the 44 units.
In 2014, the town required the majority owner to rope off the property, cover up the pool, and tear down the stairs to prevent entry to the upper floors and board up units’ doors.
But because the majority owner didn’t own all of the units — and therefore didn’t own all of the property’s shared elements, like the roof and land — it couldn’t make any substantive changes beyond that.
The majority owner is still trying to buy the remaining units from the other owners, according to Williams. But that’s not been an easy task, as some of owners have thus far chosen not to sell. Williams declined to say why, and none of the property owners contacted by the Island Packet responded to requests for comment.
Although the property is much safer than it has been in the past, it continues to deteriorate, said Cousins, the town’s director of community development.
“Now we’re finding that there are holes in the roof, causing more damage,” Cousins said. “Hopefully, sometime in the near future, we’re going to go back to (the owner) and say, ‘Okay, it’s been this long. Where are you on acquiring those units?’”
In the meantime, it’s providing occasional shelter for the island’s poorest.
While Cook, 37, sometimes works construction on the island, he can’t afford its high rental rates.
After his sister was murdered seven years ago, he sought comfort in bad habits, including drinking alcohol.
“Over the last few years, I just lost my swag,” Cook said.
Usually he stays with his friends, Cook explained. It just didn’t work out this particular week.
Both Cousins and Williams said vagrants do occasionally find their way to the hotel. But every time the town has notified the hotel’s majority owner of trespassers, the owner responded immediately, Williams said.
Unfinished condo ‘reflects poorly’ on Hilton Head
Closer to the middle of the island, a four-story structure is covered with vines. It’s not a finished building — it looks like something out of a dystopian film. And it’s stayed that way for years.
Nearly 15 years ago, original developer Willis Baird planned to build six identical condominium buildings. Baird completed one building of his Edgewater on Broad River Creek development before going bankrupt; the second condo building stood half-finished, a skeletal shadow of the first.
The structure has hurt the value of the condo units in the first building.
Selling is now a difficult task. Eleven listings have expired in the past decade, according to brokerage listings.
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“If it was somewhere else (where it was more visible), it would cause a lot more concern. But now there are 23 people who are bearing the burden,” said Bill Eisenman, president of the Edgewater Homeowners’ Association.
Why has the building remained unfinished for over a decade?
At the core of the issue is a legal dispute about property rights.
On one side: The Edgewater Homeowners’ Association, composed of the residents who own condo units in the finished Edgewater building. The HOA also owns about seven acres of land.
On the other side: Ephesian Ventures, LLC, a Nevada-based company that bought the adjacent 16 acres in 2007 from the bankruptcy trustee for the original developer after it folded.
The two sides have been in a legal dispute about their respective property rights since the Edgewater HOA filed lawsuit against Ephesian in 2011.
When Ephesian bought the property in 2007, it acquired the rights to the building permit. But the building permit finally expired last year, and nothing has happened to that structure more than a decade later.
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Williams, who is also the attorney for Ephesian, said the building has sat uncompleted for years in part because the HOA and Ephesian have not reached a settlement.
The building itself is not unsafe, according to two engineering reports commissioned by Ephesian. Because of this, Cousins said, the town cannot force Ephesian to demolish the structure.
But it’s an obvious eyesore that even Hilton Head Mayor David Bennett wants addressed.
“You have, essentially, an unfinished, roughly three-story concrete structure ... To me, that reflects poorly on our entire island,” Bennett said. “It certainly undermines the quality of life and real estate value of the building next to that structure. And I think that needs to be dealt with.”
The HOA sent a letter to the town in January, asking town council to address the issue structure. Council will do so later this month, Bennett said.
Although he did not give details, Bennett said he’d like to see the town consider a property maintenance ordinance.
The failed construction project at the private and gated community at The Residences at Edgewater on Hilton Head Island as seen on March 7, 2018, is one of the structures on the Town of Hilton Head Island's abandoned structures list. Drew Martin dmartin@islandpacket.com
An empty welcome to the island
As visitors drive onto the island, one of the first things they see is a group of empty yellow buildings on the right.
Fairfield Square, which sits at 160 William Parkway just off U.S. 278, was once home to three businesses: Versatile Cafe & Restaurant, Tienda La Guadalupana grocery store and a former Hilton Head visitor center.
Now, only the Curbside food truck sits on the property during the lunch hours, serving Mexican food.
“In all likelihood, it’ll be a tear-down,” said David Bachelder, the listing agent for the buildings.
Small, yellow outbuildings at 160 William Hilton Parkway sit abandoned along U.S. 278 as seen on April 2 visible to drivers as they come and go on Hilton Head Island. Drew Martin dmartin@islandpacket.com
The buildings have been vacant for more than four years, and their structure has already indicated signs of faultiness.
In 2014, when the buildings were already vacant, a fire broke out.
“It appeared as though people had entered the structure at some point to strip wires and look for other items to steal,” the Island Packet reported at the time.
But the location makes Fairfield Square prime property.
“It’s a fairly decent sized parcel coming on the island,” Bachelder said. “We’ve had interest from hotels and other businesses,” although he declined to give details about plans for the property.
Keeping competition out of the old Sam’s Club
When Sam’s Club moved its location to Bluffton in 2017, a big empty box store was left behind on Mathews Road off of U.S. 278 — to the dismay of many island residents.
In front of the old Sam’s Club, as island residents call it, a large parking lot is almost empty. Inside the approximately 70,000-square foot building, there are no shelves, no cash registers, no merchandise, no shoppers.
It’s not that other businesses don’t want to rent the space.
“It’s the only big box on Hilton Head available,” said Jim Bradshaw, who runs The Bradshaw Group, Limited, a commercial real estate development company. Indeed, although Bradshaw is not the real estate agent for the property, he is familiar enough with island real estate to say with confidence, “Somebody will buy it.”
The store front that used to house Hilton Head Island’s Sam’s Club as seen on April 2, 2018 now sits vacant at 95 Mathews Road. Drew Martin dmartin@islandpacket.com
So why hasn’t it happened yet?
In real estate, it’s not uncommon for big corporations to hold on to a lease until it ends, even if the corporation has moved out. It’s cheaper to pay rent than to deal with a competitor — that, at any rate, is likely the rationale behind Sam’s Club’s choice to keep the unit empty, Bradshaw said.
Sam’s Club’s lease ran out in February, opening up the option for another big box store to take its place. The space is both available for lease and for sale.
Paul Ansell, the broker in charge of selling the space, said an interested buyer is currently working on a contract. But Ansell did not reveal any details about the buyer or the price.
Town can’t force owners to improve properties
Town leaders have previously attempted to tackle the island’s eyesores.
In 2010, Town Council asked Hilton Head’s community development department to develop a property maintenance code that would require property owners to maintain their buildings and land — “paint the walls, cut the grass, those kind of things,” Cousins said.
But it failed to pass.
Introduced shortly after the 2008 recession hit, some council members worried that many owners lacked the money to maintain their properties.
Now that the economy has improved, Bennett said he would be open to considering such an ordinance if it came up in Town Council. Councilman Thomas Lennox, who represents the south end of the island, said he also would be open to taking a closer look at a new ordinance.
“I can’t say yes or no yet — but I think looking at the Beaufort County ordinance could be a good starting point,” Lennox said.
County code allows the county to tear down a dilapidated structure and then bill the owner for the work done.
It’s likely to be a controversial change, forcing low-income residents to maintain a level of upkeep they might not be able to afford.
“What someone views as their home may be viewed by others as a problem building,” said Councilman Bill Harkins, who represents the island’s north end.
Harkins said he would consider a property maintenance ordinance, although he noted that income disparities could “make the situation very difficult.”
Another piece of the problem: Hilton Head rarely condemns buildings, allowing deteriorating properties to affect nearby property values.
Only a few buildings have been condemned by the town since building official Chris Yates began working for the town in 2010.
The town always gives owners a chance to repair the building themselves, Yates added.
“You could have a situation where it’s heirs property with multiple owners,” Yates said, referring to properties that are typically owned by the descendents of slaves and have been passed down through families for generations.
“Or you could have a situation where the house was built years ago and their grandparents were born in that house, so there’s sentimental value there. So you want to give them the opportunity to make any kind of necessary repairs or, if we can, secure it.”
In some cases, if the town has notified the owners of necessary repairs but the owners have not followed through with fixing them, the town “may step in and make it safe,” Cousins said. He added that, under those circumstances, the town may place a lien on the property to cover the cost of the town’s work.
If the building is considered unsafe after inspection and the owners fail to fix it up, Yates and the property owner must argue each of their cases to the town’s Construction Board of Appeals. And if the board sides with Yates, the owner has 30 days to file an appeal with the circuit court. It’s a lengthy process, and one that seldom ends in building condemnation.
A solution for the affordable housing problem?
Several indicators suggest the number of island eyesores may increase.
First, a growing number of businesses are moving to Bluffton, particularly in the past 15 years as the mainland neighbor’s population has exploded. That has chilled the demand for commercial real estate on the island.
Additionally, many Hilton Head buildings were constructed for offices, which are increasingly becoming obsolete thanks to technology that allows people to work anywhere.
“Your office is your phone,” Bradshaw said. “Amazon is changing things for retail as we know it. Everything is in transition with this information age.”
An abandoned office building located at 120 Office Way on Hilton Head Island. Drew Martin dmartin@islandpacket.com
Even so, Hilton Head real estate agents are undeterred in their optimism.
Bachelder, who has been selling island real estate since the 1960s — not long after the bridge connecting to the mainland was built — said Hilton Head has no excessive surplus of commercial property.
“We’ve maintained an effort to not overbuild the island, and most residents are very proud of it,” Bachelder said.
“Where Hilton Head is today, in my opinion, is a very mature town, practically built-out and in excellent condition,” Bachelder said “It’s got vacancies, it will always have vacancies. There’s always a vacancy in the most healthy business arena.”
Bradshaw is convinced that the commercial buildings that now sit vacant — including an office building he owns behind the “Barmuda Triangle” near Sea Pines — will be put to better use, although he declined to give specifics.
For his part, Bennett is mulling the idea of turning some vacant buildings into affordable housing. The current shortage is fueling a dearth of hospitality workers and jeopardizing the town’s tourism economy.
The town has already compiled a list of commercial buildings with vacant units in an attempt to identify potential sites.
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“In an ideal world, the town would be able to assemble incentives and tools that would allow the private sector to respond to that demand for affordable housing,” Bennett said. “It may need to be an occasion where the town might need to take a slightly more proactive role, where the town acquires the parcel and zones it in such a way that would enable the development of the housing.”
All parties are hopeful that the town will make smart decisions when it comes to the vacant commercial buildings that dot the island — some more visible than others, but most frustrating to people nearby.
“The town of Hilton Head has very tight control on development,” Bachelder said. “Always has had it. And we’re all the beneficiaries of it.”
The Gallery of Shops as seen on Monday, Oct. 26, 2015 on Hilton Head Island. File Staff photo
Top 10 Island Eyesores
We asked readers to list the top unsightly island properties. Properties with ** are also considered unsafe by the town of Hilton Head, according to Charles Cousins, Hilton Head’s director of community development.
Edgewater building, 10 Verbena Lane
Beachwalk Hotel, 40 Waterside Drive
Abandoned Sam’s Club, 95 Mathews Road
**White building on U.S. 278 as you drive onto the island, 148 William Hilton Parkway
Yellow buildings on U.S. 278 as you drive onto the island, 160 William Hilton Parkway
Old Grayco buidling, 1014 William Hilton Parkway
Empty commercial building at the corner of Highway 278 and Arrow Road before the Sea Pines Circle, 153 Arrow Road
Gallery of Shops near Sea Pines’ front gate, 14 Greenwood Drive
**Empty office building near the Barmuda Triangle before Sea Pines’ front gate, 12 Office Way
Empty office building, 59 New Orleans Road
This site that used to house Grayco Inc. Building Center remains boarded up and vacant as sen on April 2 is located at 1014 William Hilton Parkway on Hilton Head Island. Drew Martin dmartin@islandpacket.com
Photographed on February 13, Corey Cook, 37, spent time sleeping at the abandoned Beachwalk Hotel on Hilton Head Island curled up in a yellow, outdoor-rated sleeping bag to stay warm from winter temperatures. Drew Martin dmartin@islandpacket.com
A vacant office building as seen on April 2 located at 59 New Orleans Road on Hilton Head Island. Drew Martin dmartin@islandpacket.com
This abandoned structure, as seen on April 2, greets arrivals as they make their way onto Hilton Head Island located at 148 William Hilton Parkway. Drew Martin dmartin@islandpacket.com
This empty structure as seen on April 2, is located at 153 Arrow Road is prime real estate located near the heart of where tourists eat, shop and go to the beach - yet remains empty on Hilton Head Island. Drew Martin dmartin@islandpacket.com
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Holidays / Travel | By Italia Travel & Life
Po Delta travel guide
Penny Wainwright shares some of the best places to eat and stay, and explores some of the Po Delta’s top sights and attractions
Photos by Penny Wainwright
What to see & do
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A MyFeCard gives over-18s free entry to many of Ferrara’s museums. A two-day card costs £10.50, a three-day card is £12.50. The card can be bought at some museum ticket offices or online.
Castello Estense
The castle (right) is open daily, except on Mondays from October to December. Tickets cost £7 for an adult, plus £1.80 for Torre Leone. A guided tour is £3.50 extra.
Largo Castello, 1 – Ferrara
Palazzo Schifanoia
Palazzo Schifanoia was built in 1385 in the countryside near the River Po as one of the delizie estense. A must-see are the frescoes in the Sala dei Mesi, the Room of the Months. Currently closed for renovation, it is usually open daily from 09.30 to 18.00.
Via Scandiana, 23 – Ferrara
Palazzo dei Diamanti
An art gallery named after its 8,500 diamond-shaped marble blocks. Open every day from 09.30 to 17.30, an adult ticket costs £11.50.
Corso Ercole I d’Este, 21 – Ferrara
Comacchio Museum Pass
£15 for adults. Children up to 10 enter free. The pass gives free entry to Museo Delta Antico, La Manifattura dei Marinati, Casa Museo Remo Brindisi and lagoon boat rides.
For lagoon trips +39 340 2534267
Museum pass +39 08533 81303
La Manifattura dei Marinati
This interesting museum tells the story of fishing in the region (such as the canes and nets used for catching seabass, pictured left). It is open at the same times and days as the Museo Delta Antico. Tickets cost £2.60 for adults.
Corso Giuseppe Mazzini, 200 – Comacchio
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Museo Delta Antico
Created inside an 18th-century hospital along a canal. There are five sections revealing the history of the Po Delta. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 09.30 to 13.00, 15.00 to 18.30. Adult tickets cost £5.30.
Via Agatopisto, Comacchio
Lidi di Comacchio beaches
If you fancy a spot of beach time, here’s our guide to help you discover some of the best…
Lido degli Estensi is perfect for shopping and nightlife.
Lido degli Scacchi is popular with families with lifeguards on duty and a gentle sloping sea.
Lido delle Nazioni has water sports both in the sea and on a lake. The placid Delta-Camargue white horses are based here for horse riding.
Lido di Spina is surrounded by a pine forest with elegant villas set out on a semi-circular street plan.
Lido di Pomposa is also a family resort with lifeguards and a beach safe for children.
Lido di Volano, which is named after a branch of the Po, has a marina and is the most unspoilt resort set next a forest. Look out for Enrico Menegatti’s driftwood sculptures on the beach (also outside Pomposa Abbey) which he call Natedalmare or ‘Born from the sea’. Enrico collects the wood he uses from the beach and makes wonderful sculptures of animals
Porto Garibaldi is a fishing village with a harbour. Boat and fishing trips can be booked from the harbour.
A four-star hotel only five minutes’ walk from the castle and medieval centre. The hotel has 70 rooms set over four floors and offers free parking and wi-fi. The restaurant serves local produce and dishes at breakfast and dinner, such as cappellacci di zucca, pumpkin-filled pasta, a notable local dish. Rooms cost between £70 to £145 per night, including breakfast.
Via Cavour, 55 – Ferrara
Hotel Il Duca D’Este
Four-star hotel about a ten-minute drive, or 30-minute walk, from the castle and city centre. It has 73 rooms set over four floors, parking, free wi-fi and a bar. Rooms cost between £65 and £80 for a standard double room, including breakfast.
Via Bologna, 258 – Ferrara
Resort Oasi Bianca
Set in a peaceful location close to Pomposa Abbey (pictured right). Nine rooms and 12 two-bedroom apartments in a range of buildings. There is an outdoor swimming pool, a bar, parking, wi-fi and a spa. The restaurant Il Pentagramma serves traditional local recipes. Cooking lessons and bike hire can be arranged. Rooms cost from £66 to £85 depending on season plus £17 per person for dinner. Weekend offer: Sunday night is free for Friday to Sunday stays including breakfast. One special offer includes a two night stay with breakfasts, one night’s dinner and a picnic, plus a boat ride for £120 per person. Offers subject to change.
Località Pomposa Sud, 38 – Codigoro
Hotel Rurale Cannevié
This three-star hotel is set in restored 18th-century buildings near Volano. There are 17 rooms, a bar, restaurant and parking. Bikes can be hired and there are walking trails and bird watching huts nearby. Rooms cost from £22 to £115 per night.
Via per Volano, 45 – Codigoro
Locanda La Comacina
Three-star accommodation in Comacchio located alongside one of the canals near Trepponti. It has a trattoria on a boat moored outside on the canal. The rooms are traditional style and cost from £75 to £135 per night.
Sede legale: Via E. Fogli, 17-19 – Comacchio
Caffetteria Castello Estense
The caffetteria at the Castello Estense in Ferrara is set right inside the castle and is a magnificent place to dine, with a frescoed ceiling and windows looking out onto the town. I imagine that this would be a spectacular setting to eat during the Palio, as the parade comes along the street outside towards the castle. Delicious Ferranese dishes are served here, including a rich but light chocolate cake called tenerina (left) that you should try while you’re in the region. Open Friday to Sunday evenings and during the daytime Monday to Thursday.
Cucina Bacilieri
The Cucina Bacilieri restaurant is close to the centre of Ferrara and all the main attractions in the city. It serves quality food and is especially known for its local dishes and seafood. It is open from 12.00 to 15.00 and 19.30 to 22.30 daily but is closed every Tuesday and on Sunday evenings.
Via Terranuova, 60 – Ferrara
Trattoria Le Gresine
This trattoria is located adjacent to a small canal in the town, alongside other restaurants. There are tables inside and outside, serving local dishes. Eels are a speciality. It is open from 12.00 to 15.00 and 19.00 to 22.00 every day of the week except Wednesday.
Via L.A. Muratori, 51 – Comacchio
Osteria del Delta Torre Abate
The Osteria del Delta Torre Abate serves home-made dishes using locally sourced ingredients. They also sell sauces and jams made in their kitchens that you can take away with you. Open Monday to Sunday from 11.30 to 14.30. At the weekend it is also open from 19.30 to 22.30. Closed on Wednesdays. Accommodation is also available here and guests can arrange bike hire.
Via Boschetto, 17, Loc. Santa Giustina, Mesola
Sagra dell’Anguilla: The eel festival in Comacchio takes places each weekend from the end of September to mid-October near Palazzo Bellini and the Trepponti Bridge. Around 48 traditional eel and fish dishes are cooked and tasted during the festival ( +39 0533 314154)
The Po Delta: Take part in the outdoor activities that can be arranged through Po Delta Tourism ( +39 0533 81302). A two-hour clam-fishing trip in Sacca di Goro costs £15 (June-August). Boat trips from Gorino cost from £9 for 1½ hours; from Comacchio £11 for 1¾ hours. A 1½ hour minibus tour from Comacchio to see the flamingos costs £13. Cycle tours of Mesola forest costs £5 for 2 hours. Visiting the Mesola deer by minibus costs £9. Horse riding is available at Lido delle Nazioni for £20 per hour (ages 9 and over).
Il Palio di San Giorgio: The Palio takes place every year in Ferrara in May. It claims to be the oldest palio in the world, having begun in 1254. Flag throwing takes place in Piazza Municipio and the horse race runs through the city centre and Piazza Ariostea. The city and Castello Estense are decorated in the colours of the contrade. In 2019 the final race day will be the 26th of May ( +39 0532 751263).
Bologna is the closest major international airport to Ferrara, but you could also approach the Po Delta from Venice in the north, or fly to Verona and follow the river as it makes its gentle way to the sea.
From Ferrara take the RA8 east towards the coast, then turn left onto the SS309, which crosses the Delta. Alternatively, approach from Chioggia in the north.
Penny’s 48 hours in the Po Delta article has even more travel inspiration for the area
Tags: Ferrara, Holidays, Italian Holiday, Italy Travel, Po Delta, Travel
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Genetic sexual attraction is a term for sexual attraction that is experienced between individuals who are closely related by blood. The term was coined in the late 1980s by Barbara Gonyo, founder of a Chicago support group called Truth Seekers in Adoption. Gonyo coined the term after being reunited with and subsequently falling in love with her biological son.
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Genetic sexual attraction is a catch-all term for any sexual desire that relatives might feel for one another. It most commonly applies to situations where relatives are first introduced as adults, such as when a birth parent meets their adult offspring (whom they did not raise) later in life, or when first or second cousins meet for the first time as adults. It is believed that this phenomenon occurs in at least 50 percent of cases when adult relatives meet for the first time.
Genetic sexual attraction can also occur among relatives that know each other from birth or childhood. This is much rarer, however, because people raised together experience a kind of reverse sexual imprinting called the Westermarck effect, which prevents relatives from developing sexual feelings for one another.
Researchers believe a number of factors can cause genetic sexual attraction. Humans typically choose mates who share physical and mental similarities. Relatives share several traits due to heredity, so when adult relatives meet they may naturally feel drawn to one another.
If people who experience genetic sexual attraction act on their urges and enter a sexual relationship, they are partaking in something known as incest. Incest is frowned upon in society and is illegal in some nations. A child conceived through incest also has a higher risk of developing birth defects. Even if individuals do not act on feelings of genetic sexual attraction, they often feel guilty and depressed about these feelings, which lie outside societal norms.
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Updated: 5:58 AM CST Dec 8, 2015
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Four people are in custody in connection with a string of armed robberies across the metro area overnight.Authorities were searching for a group in a small white car in connection with 4 or 5 armed robberies overnight. Police said one of those robberies included carjacking a woman in Westport. Her car was found abandoned later near 61st and Walrond.A short time after her car was found, a police pursuit of a while Pontiac Sunfire linked to those robberies ended near 55th and Norton. The four people inside that vehicle bailed out and took off on foot. Three of those suspects were caught immediately. Police took the fourth person into custody a few blocks away.Authorities also said these suspects had beaten up several of their victims. As part of the investigation police are working to determine if these four suspects are linked to any additional crimes in the area.
Four people are in custody in connection with a string of armed robberies across the metro area overnight.
Authorities were searching for a group in a small white car in connection with 4 or 5 armed robberies overnight.
Police said one of those robberies included carjacking a woman in Westport. Her car was found abandoned later near 61st and Walrond.
A short time after her car was found, a police pursuit of a while Pontiac Sunfire linked to those robberies ended near 55th and Norton. The four people inside that vehicle bailed out and took off on foot. Three of those suspects were caught immediately. Police took the fourth person into custody a few blocks away.
Authorities also said these suspects had beaten up several of their victims.
As part of the investigation police are working to determine if these four suspects are linked to any additional crimes in the area.
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Jury acquits Sevier County man accused of causing then-deputy's panic attack
Sevier County jury acquits man accused of causing a now-former deputy's panic attack in landmark case.
Jury acquits Sevier County man accused of causing then-deputy's panic attack Sevier County jury acquits man accused of causing a now-former deputy's panic attack in landmark case. Check out this story on knoxnews.com: https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/crime/2018/11/15/sevier-jury-acquits-man-accused-causing-deputys-panic-attack/1973832002/
Jamie Satterfield, Knoxville News Sentinel Published 6:40 p.m. ET Nov. 15, 2018 | Updated 7:04 p.m. ET Nov. 15, 2018
Sevier County sheriff's deputy fires shots after responding to a call in a mobile home park. Submitted
Now-former deputy Justin Johnson testifies a second time during the trial of Brian Mullinax and Tina Cody Thursday. They are charged with causing a Sevier County the then-deputy’s panic attack after he — Justin Johnson — opened fire on them and they were on the ground.(Photo: Michael Patrick/News Sentinel)Buy Photo
A Sevier County jury has acquitted a man in the state's first ever assault by panic attack case.
Jurors in Sevier County Circuit Court deliberated roughly three hours before acquitting Brian Mullinax, 41, of assault, on Thursday evening.
Mullinax was unarmed, brandishing a cellphone and saying he was recording with it when now-former Sevier County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Justin Johnson opened fire without warning and — four minutes later — suffered a panic attack.
Mullinax was 20 yards away from Johnson and face down on the ground when Johnson, his gun still in hand, began suffering a panic attack.
The same jury also acquitted Mullinax's then-girlfriend, Tina C. Cody, of a related resisting arrest charge but convicted her of a lesser charge of attempting to resist arrest. She has already served 42 days jail, so Judge Jim Gass sentenced her to time served and set her free on unsupervised probation.
Prosecutor Ron C. Newcomb told jurors Thursday Mullinax put Johnson “in fear for his life” when he crouched down, grabbed his cellphone from his back pocket and brandished it like a gun.
“The situation went ballistic and nuclear when Mr. Mullinax … gets in a crouch and pulled something from behind him,” Newcomb said as he mimicked the movement for jurors. “This is not how you take pictures, especially if you’re an officer engaged in a situation Mr. Johnson testified to … Everybody was afraid.”
The incident, captured on body cam
The incident, which occurred in a mobile home neighborhood on Sharp Road in December 2016, was captured on Johnson’s body camera. That footage was repeatedly played for jurors during the two day trial. It captured Mullinax saying he was “recording” when he brandished the cellphone, contradicting an initial claim by Johnson and testimony from two paramedics that Mullinax threatened Johnson.
“We have sat here today and we’ve watched that video several times and we know what was said, but when that arm comes around, that officer has got to decide whether he’s going to go home,” Newcomb said. “That’s what this case is about, ladies and gentlemen.”
Assult by panic attack trial starts in Sevier County
Brian Mullinax, right, reacts to his not guilty verdict sitting beside his attorney Aaron Kimsey in court Thursday, November 15, 2018. He was charged with causing a Sevier County deputy’s panic attack after he – Justin Johnson – opened fire on them and they were on the ground. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Brian Mullinax gets a hug from his attorney Aaron Kimsey following his not guilty verdict Thursday, November 15, 2018. They are charged with causing a Sevier County deputy’s panic attack after he – Justin Johnson – opened fire on them and they were on the ground. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Former deputy Justin Johnson testifies a second time during the trial of Brian Mullinax and Tina Cody Thursday, November 15, 2018. They are charged with causing a Sevier County deputy’s panic attack after he – Justin Johnson – opened fire on them and they were on the ground. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
In his closing statement Assistant District Attorney General Ron C. Newcomb tells the jury pulling a cellphone from your back pocket and pointing it at an officer is assault. The trial of Brian Mullinax and Tina Cody is with the jury Thursday, November 15, 2018. They are charged with causing a Sevier County deputy’s panic attack after he – Justin Johnson – opened fire on them and they were on the ground. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Aaron Kimsey, left, attorney for Brian Mullinax, right, explains his options to testify in his own defense Thursday, November 15, 2018. Mullinax and Tina Cody are charged with causing a Sevier County deputy’s panic attack after he – Justin Johnson – opened fire on them and they were on the ground. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Defense attorney Samantha McCammon, left, talks to her client Tina Cody Thursday, November 15, 2018. They are charged with causing a Sevier County deputy’s panic attack after he – Justin Johnson – opened fire on them and they were on the ground. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Former deputy Justin Johnson testifies during the trial of Brian Mullinax and Tina Cody Thursday, November 15, 2018. They are charged with causing a Sevier County deputy’s panic attack after he – Justin Johnson – opened fire on them and they were on the ground. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Sevier County Criminal Court Judge James Gass during the trial of Brian Mullinax and Tina Cody Thursday, November 15, 2018. They are charged with causing a Sevier County deputy’s panic attack after he – Justin Johnson – opened fire on them and they were on the ground. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Brian Mullinax listens to his attorney during his trial Thursday, November 15, 2018 in Sevier County Criminal Court.. He and Tina Cody are charged with causing a Sevier County deputy’s panic attack after he – Justin Johnson – opened fire on them and they were on the ground. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
EMS worker Michael O'Connor testifies during the trial of Brian Mullinax and Tina Cody Thursday, November 15, 2018. They are charged with causing a Sevier County deputy’s panic attack after he – Justin Johnson – opened fire on them and they were on the ground. Their trial started in Sevier County Criminal Court. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
A frozen video frame shown during the trial of Brian Mullinax and Tina Cody Thursday, November 15, 2018. They are charged with causing a Sevier County deputy’s panic attack after he – Justin Johnson – opened fire on them and they were on the ground. Their trial started in Sevier County Criminal Court. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Sevier County Criminal Court Judge James Gass during a bench conference in the trial of Brian Mullinax and Tina Cody Thursday, November 15, 2018. They are charged with causing a Sevier County deputy’s panic attack after he – Justin Johnson – opened fire on them and they were on the ground. Their trial started in Sevier County Criminal Court. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Sevier County Assistant District Attorney General Ron C. Newcomb during the trial of Brian Mullinax and Tina Cody Thursday, November 15, 2018. They are charged with causing a Sevier County deputy’s panic attack after he – Justin Johnson – opened fire on them and they were on the ground. Their trial started in Sevier County Criminal Court. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Defense attorney Samantha McCammon talks to bailiff about her client during the trial of Tina Cody and Brian Mullinax Thursday, November 15, 2018. They are charged with causing a Sevier County deputy’s panic attack after he – Justin Johnson – opened fire on them and they were on the ground. Their trial started in Sevier County Criminal Court. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Brian Mullinax during the trial for him and Tina Cody Thursday, November 15, 2018. They are charged with causing a Sevier County deputy’s panic attack after he – Justin Johnson – opened fire on them and they were on the ground. Their trial started in Sevier County Criminal Court. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Aaron Kimsey, attorney for Brian Mullinax, demonstrated how a Sevier County Deputy Justin Johnson chased a walking Tina Cody and then opened fire on them as they were on the ground. Their trial started Wednesday, November 14, 2018 in Sevier County Criminal Court. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Paramedic Blake Gregg testifies about the way Brian Mullinax was holding his cellphone as Sevier County Deputy Justin Johnson was chasing Tina Cody. Their trial started Wednesday, November 14, 2018. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Brian Mullinax, right, and his attorney Aaron Kimsey during the trial Wednesday, November 14, 2018 in Sevier County Criminal Court. Mullinax and Tina Cody are charged with causing a Sevier County deputy’s panic attack after he – Justin Johnson – opened fire on them and they were on the ground. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Tina Cody tells Sevier County Criminal Court Judge James Gass she wants to be outside the courtroom when the video is played in court. Brian Mullinax and Cody are charged with causing a Sevier County deputy’s panic attack after he – Justin Johnson – opened fire on them and they were on the ground. Their trial started Wednesday, November 14, 2018 in Sevier County Criminal Court. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Sevier County Deputy Justin Johnson in Sevier County Criminal Court Wednesday, November 14, 2018 as Brian Mullinax and Tina Cody are charged with causing his panic attack and he then opened fire on them as they were on the ground. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Sevier County Criminal Court Judge James Gass in a bench conference with attorneys during the trial of Brian Mullinax and Tina Cody who are charged with causing a Sevier County deputy’s panic attack after he – Justin Johnson – opened fire on them and they were on the ground. Their trial started Wednesday, November 14, 2018 in Sevier County Criminal Court. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Sevier County Assistant District Attorney General Ron C. Newcomb makes his opening statement in the trial of Brian Mullinax and Tina Cody who are charged with causing a Sevier County deputy’s panic attack after he – Justin Johnson – opened fire on them and they were on the ground. Their trial started Wednesday, November 14, 2018. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Defense attorney Aaron Kimsey, left, confers with Sevier County Assistant District Attorney General Ron C. Newcomb during the trial of Brian Mullinax and Tina Cody Wednesday, November 14, 2018 in Sevier County Criminal Court. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Tina Cody, left, and her attorney Samantha McCammon during the trial Wednesday, November 14, 2018 in Sevier County Criminal Court. Brian Mullinax and Cody are charged with causing a Sevier County deputy’s panic attack after he – Justin Johnson – opened fire on them and they were on the ground. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Sevier County Criminal Court Judge James Gass listens Wednesday, November 14, 2018 to opening statements in the trial of Brian Mullinax and Tina Cody who are charged with causing a Sevier County deputy’s panic attack after he – Justin Johnson – opened fire on them and they were on the ground. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Brian Mullinax is charged with causing a Sevier County deputy’s panic attack after he – Justin Johnson – opened fire on them and they were on the ground. Thei trial started Wednesday, November 14, 2018 in Sevier County Criminal Court. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Tina Cody (and Brian Mullinax behind her) entering court where they are charged with causing a Sevier County deputy’s panic attack after he – Justin Johnson – opened fire on them and they were on the ground. Their trial started Wednesday, November 14, 2018 in Sevier County Criminal Court. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Defense: No intent to panic
Aaron Kimsey, representing Mullinax, argued it was Johnson who “mistook” a cell phone for a gun and Johnson who panicked. Mullinax, he said, did nothing to “assault” Johnson.
“You’ve seen the video,” Kimsey said. “He said, ‘I’m recording.’ I don’t think there’s any doubt Officer Johnson was in fear — he started shooting. You have to find my client intended … for the officer to fear imminent bodily injury.”
Former deputy Justin Johnson testifies a second time during the trial of Brian Mullinax and Tina Cody Thursday. (Photo: Michael Patrick/News Sentinel)
Mullinax's then-girlfriend, Tina C. Cody, was also on trial in Judge Jim Gass' courtroom.
The two are now married. She faced a resisting arrest charge for allegedly refusing Johnson’s commands, in the moments before he opened fire over her head and that of a paramedic.
Defense attorney Samantha McCammon talks to bailiff about her client during the trial of Tina Cody and Brian Mullinax Thursday. (Photo: Michael Patrick/News Sentinel)
'How was she a threat?'
Johnson was summoned to Mullinax’s neighborhood on Sharp Road in December 2016 to help paramedics dealing with a mentally ill woman who had fallen through the floor of a camper trailer. Video footage and testimony showed he saw someone walk past that trailer and went outside to investigate.
Johnson insisted he thought the woman he saw when he walked out of the trailer — later identified as Tina C. Cody — was a fugitive because he earlier had seen a warrant in his patrol “zone book” describing a “white blond woman” with a Sharp Road address.
But she wasn’t. No warrant or “zone book” document was entered into evidence at trial to back up Johnson’s claim.
He conceded he drew his weapon without identifying himself as a law enforcer and ran down a driveway — blocking his view of the woman — before turning onto Sharp Road and then turning toward the field where Cody was standing.
Former deputy Justin Johnson testifies during the trial of Brian Mullinax and Tina Cody Thursday. (Photo: Michael Patrick/News Sentinel)
The video showed Cody stood still as Johnson pointed his gun at her and ordered her to “come here.” Seconds passed with no movement from Cody. When Johnson approached her, she turned and ran from him. He tackled her. Once on her back, Cody stared up at Johnson. He asked her name. She answered.
“How was she a threat?” asked attorney Samantha McCammon on behalf of Cody.
Johnson answered, “The threat is I had not had a chance to pat her down.”
McCammon noted the video clearly showed Cody was not armed or even moving when Johnson first confronted her at gunpoint.
“Then when is a person not a threat?” she pressed.
Johnson replied, “If she had cooperated and allowed me to check for any weapon through a pat down.”
'Took a knee'
Johnson testified he saw a man, later identified as Mullinax, walk onto the porch of a mobile home as Johnson — 20 yards away — struggled to handcuff Cody.
“Mr. Mullinax took a knee in what appeared to me to be a shooting stance,” Johnson testified.
Johnson said he saw Mullinax reach behind his back and then extend his arm forward with something in his hand.
“I felt my life and the EMTs were in danger,” Johnson said. “I fired four shots. As I was backing up, I fired three more shots.”
Newcomb asked, “Why did you fire that many shots?”
“To neutralize the threat,” Johnson replied.
Newcomb continued, “Mr. Johnson, did you perceive a threat?”
“Yes, I perceived Mr. Mullinax to be armed,” Johnson answered.
In his closing statement Thursday, Assistant District Attorney General Ron C. Newcomb tells the jury pulling a cellphone from your back pocket and pointing it at an officer is assault. (Photo: Michael Patrick/News Sentinel)
Kimsey noted Johnson claimed in a statement that he heard Mullinax threaten him. Johnson admitted Thursday he was wrong about that.
“I thought he said, ‘I’ve got a gun, (expletive),’” Johnson said. “(But) he said, ‘I’m recording.’”
“So, you misunderstood him?” Kimsey asked.
Johnson answered, “I could not hear him. It was a stressful situation.”
“You misunderstood him?” Kimsey repeated.
Johnson replied, “Again, I could not hear him. I assumed it was a firearm. That’s what I perceived at the time. It was a high stress situation. I did not have sufficient time to make sure what that item was.”
Johnson is no longer with the sheriff’s office. He was forced to resign earlier this year after USA TODAY NETWORK-Tennessee revealed he failed to list his 2013 employment with the Johnson City Police Department on his Sevier County job application.
Records obtained by the news organization showed Johnson was fired from that agency for misconduct, including fanning his gun over an officer’s head and lying to his chief.
Johnson admitted in testimony Thursday that he hid that past record from the Newport Police Department when he took a job there after being forced to resign from the Johnson City agency and from SCSO when he applied there in June 2016.
“The reason I omitted it was I did not want to disclose that I resigned from there in lieu of termination,” Johnson testified.
Kimsey asked, “Have you omitted anything from your testimony today?”
“No,” Johnson replied.
Johnson wrote in a report that he fired seven shots after turning toward a noise behind him. His body camera showed he remained facing forward, toward Mullinax, the entire time.
He never mentioned the panic attack in his report. SCSO Detective Johnny Bohanan testified he initially charged Mullinax and Cody with a felony assault charge because he believed Johnson was having a heart attack.
Mullinax and Cody spent 42 days in jail on felony aggravated assault charges filed against them by SCSO and directly accusing them of causing Johnson’s panic attack.
The grand jury rejected charges Cody caused Johnson’s panic attack, instead indicting her for resisting arrest. The grand jury indicted Mullinax on a misdemeanor assault charge.
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UT transfer Toneil Carter highlights Sam Houston State's 17-member class
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Published 6:21 pm CST, Wednesday, February 6, 2019
WACO, TX - OCTOBER 28: Texas Longhorns running back Toneil Carter (30) runs downfield for a first down during the game between the Baylor Bears and the Texas Longhorns on October 28, 2017 at McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas. Texas defeats Baylor 38-7. (Photo by Matthew Pearce/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
WACO, TX - OCTOBER 28: Texas Longhorns running back Toneil Carter (30) runs downfield for a first down during the game between the Baylor Bears and the Texas Longhorns on October 28, 2017 at McLane Stadium in
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Former Texas running back Toneil Carter headlines Sam Houston State's 17-player class, in which every player is originally from the state of Texas. One of four mid-year transfers, Carter redshirted in 2018. In 2017 for the Longhorns, the Langham Creek product played in nine games, making two starts.
The nine editions on offense and eight on defense include Oregon State transfer Dwayne Williams and Baylor transfer Ylijahh Hall (6-5, 295). Williams, who made 22 starts at cornerback for the Beavers, in 2018 forced a fumble against USC and recorded eight tackles at Ohio State. An offensive lineman, Hall sat out 2018 after accumulating 28 pancake blocks and not allowing a sack in his senior year at Bryan High School.
"It's one of those classes I feel people are going to look back as though it's one of the best classes in the country," Bearkats coach K.C. Keeler said. "We have a couple of guys we feel like can play right away and some we feel should be able to develop into some great players at the FCS level."
Among the 13 high school additions, quarterback Gunner Capps led Carthage to the 2017 Class 4A Division I state championship and Cypress Ranch safety Rance McInnis is a three-star recruit.
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Listening Parties for Chase Frank’s “Smile Trials” In LBC Nov. 27
BY: Dave Williams - November 20, 2010
Long Beach-developed, Austin-relocated musician Chase Frank, is holding listening parties for her fourth studio album, entitled “Smile Trials”, produced by Ikey Owens of The Mars Volta and Free Moral Agents, on November 27 in the LB area. You can RSVP on Facebook for any of the listening parties in any city (Austin (11/20), Portland (11/28), New York (11/27)).
A solo artist, “out of exasperation” with band mates she says wanted to “take the edge off” the music, Chase has been pushing her intense guitar chops, and quirky-dark songwriting sensibilities onstage through loop pedals up and down the Pacific Northwest, with collaborator Ahmad Jamal Butler (no relation!) on Drums.
The Long Beach location has been announced! The Pike Bar on November 27th, starts at 6pm. Info on the flyer below
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NewsFaith, Freedom, HomosexualityFri May 24, 2013 - 8:29 pm EST
Toronto’s Catholic trustees reject ban on homosexual activist clubs
TORONTO, May 24, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Toronto’s Catholic trustees rejected a motion to ban homosexual activist clubs in North America's largest Catholic school system on Thursday after a marathon meeting featuring over two hours of speeches, mostly supporting the ban.
The motion, put forward by new trustee Garry Tanuan, called on the board to rebuff the government’s mandate that schools allow students to set up gay-straight alliances, and instead support the anti-bullying framework developed by Ontario’s bishops, called Respecting Difference.
But the trustees voted against the motion 7-4, either because they supported GSAs or they feared that adopting it would set up a showdown with the provincial government.
Speakers opposing GSAs in the schools included Catholic parents, a former student, a former Catholic teacher, and pro-family advocacy groups such as Couples for Christ, the Marriage Anti-Defamation Alliance, and Parents as First Educators.
Lined up against them were two groups of Catholic students in the board, the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association, two Catholic teachers, as well as three homosexual activist groups – the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, and Queer Ontario.
Damian Goddard, a spokesman for the Marriage Anti-Defamation Alliance and a Catholic broadcaster who was fired by Rogers Sportsnet after promoting the traditional definition of marriage, questioned the need to even debate GSAs in the Catholic context. The Catholic Church is clear on homosexuality, he said. "It can never be promoted. It cannot be promoted."
“We stand for people who identify as gay, we stand strong with them, but we cannot stand for the promotion of that lifestyle,” he said.
Teresa Pierre, president of Parents as First Educators, said Catholics have dedicated themselves through the centuries to defending their freedom to pass on the faith, some even to the point of martyrdom. “Trustees here tonight will go through their own ‘trial by fire’ as they debate whether to act to protect the school system’s right to teach students our essential teachings on sexuality,” she said.
By pushing GSAs on Catholics, the provincial government is asking trustees to “abandon the faith,” she argued. “They are asking you to break the law by violating s. 93 of the Constitution, which enshrines the denominational rights of the Catholic schools.”
“A vote against the Tanuan motion is a vote against protecting the constitutional rights of the schools,” she continued. “We will be sure to remember your vote tonight during the next election. You can expect us to hold you accountable.”
Christina Alaimo, a former TCDSB student who is now in her fourth year at the University of Toronto, said the name GSA "attempts to define a human being based upon their sexuality" and insisted that trustees have the constitutional right to adapt provincial law to a Catholic context. In seeking to impose GSAs, then, the government itself is “breaking the law,” she argued.
Liza Lobo called the GSA provision in Bill 13 “an attack on our religious freedom" and said Catholics must ensure that "we do not stand by silently." "Let us not be passive in this battle. … We must stand firm and principled,” she said.
Ann Alphonso, chair of the Catholic School Advisory Council at St. Bede, said GSAs violate Catholics’ “constitutional rights and freedoms.”
The Catholic ratepayers elected the trustees, she asserted, “because we took you at your word that you are faithful Catholics.” "We expect all of you as Catholics to defend the rights of our children with courage and zeal, rooted in the teachings of Christ and His Church,” she said.
The Catholic GSA promoters largely focused on arguing that the clubs are in harmony with Catholic teaching, maintaining that they uphold chastity and promote human dignity.
Dave Szollosy, representing the OECTA Toronto Secondary Unit, said GSAs are "safe places where students and staff feel safe and secure" and insisted they are not “dating clubs” or “an undermining of Catholic teaching on chastity and marriage.”
The teacher also supported his argument by pointing that Ontario’s bishops have indicated they can, in his words, “live with” Bill 13.
Michelle Blais, representing the Human Rights Committee of OECTA’s Toronto Secondary Unit, claimed the motion “sends a message of exclusion” and insisted that homosexuality is "clearly not a disease, nor is it a choice."
A group of three students from the GSA at Francis Libermann Catholic High School began their presentation with a prayer for “equality” and “inclusivity,” thanking God for bringing people together "so we can stand up together for love."
Two students from the GSA at Mary Ward Catholic Secondary School told the trustees about the “positive impact” their club has had on the school, and supported their argument with statistics provided by the activist group Egale. "GSAs and Catholicism are not mutually exclusive,” they said. "Gay is not synonymous with the act of sex. … We do not discuss or promote any act of sex."
Student trustee Andrew Walker said he was one of the few in the room to have attended a GSA meeting, and based on that experience, asserted that they "are aligned with Catholic values" and that "chastity is taught."
Sexuality "is not the purpose. The purpose is to make our students feel safe,” he said.
The secular activist groups focused on claiming that rejecting GSAs would violate Bill 13 and enshrine discrimination against homosexuals, which, they argue, would go against the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Noa Mendelsohn Aviv of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association expressed frustration at even debating the topic of GSAs because, in her view, the issue had already been dealt with in recent years.
Nick Mule of Queer Ontario said the motion “proposes to instill systemic discrimination” and passing it would "send you down a path of adversarial litigation" by challenging the government.
The seven trustees who voted against the motion were: Peter Jakovcic, Ann Andrachuk, Sal Piccininni, Maria Rizzo, Jo-Ann Davis, Barbara Poplawski, and Nancy Crawford.
The four who voted for it were Garry Tanuan, John Del Grande, Angela Kennedy, and Patrizia Bottoni.
The motion almost did not even make it to the floor after an attempt to quash it last month by chair Ann Andrachuk and Director of Education Bruce Rodrigues. Andrachuk had removed Tanuan’s notice of motion from the agenda on the grounds that the motion violated Bill 13, but a majority of trustees banded together to oppose her, charging that it was anti-democratic for her to make that decision unilaterally.
Contact the Toronto Catholic District School Board trustees here
To contact the Archbishop of Toronto, Cardinal Thomas Collins:
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Telephone: (416) 934-0606, ext. 609
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Emma left an impression this year by using her YouTube channel to address her own challenges with depression and anxiety, ultimately initiating conversations around mental health in the new age of media.
Q+A with Emma:
You recently opened up about personal struggles with mental health. What prompted you to share something so personal on your platform?
I come across as a very upbeat and positive character, which I am for the most part but social media can give the illusion that life is perfect when it’s not and I wanted to share that. I was quite ashamed that I had certain feelings and because of that I never spoke about it or got help, I just pushed it to the back of my mind, so I thought it might resonate with anyone else who was going through something similar and hopefully encourage them to deal with it. It was also for slightly selfish reasons. Being online can be quite demanding when you have a lot of people who follow/watch you on a regular basis. You become part of their lives and their routine which is lovely but it can also be overwhelming when people ask things like “when will the next video be up?!” after taking some time off. It almost feels like a pressure to please everyone by constantly putting out this content but sometimes I need time for myself and I thought the video would explain, in one go, why I might occasionally miss a video or Instagram post. It was almost my way of saying “if there’s some radio silence, this is why”.
How did opening up in your YouTube video, “I’m Not OK”, have an impact?
I received lots of support after publishing that video but I also received messages from other women who had or were experiencing similar feelings to me saying that it encouraged them to talk about it and not just bury their heads in the sand, which is something I did. To know that a simple and raw video talking about my feelings helped others who might have been struggling with certain feelings is just amazing.
What more can we do to encourage positive discussion and transparency around the importance of mental health and self care, particularly in the social media realm?
I think it’s important for influencers to talk about their experiences because it definitely encourages others to address their mental health when they see that their favourite YouTuber, blogger or instagrammer is going through something that perhaps they can relate to. It’s also important for us and by that I mean ALL of us not to judge or put others down for discussing mental health because it takes a lot of bravery to share that kind of thing online. Social media shows only a snippet, mainly the highlights, of our lives so you never see the full picture and someone might be going through something pretty crappy that you don’t know about. So before passing judgement or writing something not so positive, just stop and remember that you do not know everything about that person whether it be an influencer, a family member, work colleague or friend.
What tips do you find beneficial for improving mental wellbeing and practicing self care?
Firstly a good nights sleep is essential for me. We live in a digital age but I do have a rule for myself where I don’t use social media before bed as it often gets my mind working overtime. Instead I listen to a sleep story or a nature soundscape as I drift off. Secondly talking to someone, whether it be my husband, my friends or my therapist really helps, even if it’s only something small that’s bothering me. I find it diffuses the conflict in my head and hearing someone else’s take on it is often refreshing.
You wrote about falling back in love with content creation recently. What do you love most about being an influencer, and the platform you've built?
I love the fact that I get to connect with so many different people all around the world, people who I may not have otherwise had the pleasure to talk to. We share experiences, jokes, style tips and just have a general chat. It does feel like I’m never alone because I’m the palm of my hand I have hundreds of thousands of supportive friends.
“Before passing judgement or writing something not so positive, just stop and remember that you do not know everything about that person whether it be an influencer, a family member, work colleague or friend.”
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Linde wins major contract for olefin plant in Russia
New olefin complex will produce feedstock for plastics manufacturing at the petrochemical hub in Nizhnekamsk, Republic of Tatarstan
Memorandum of strategic cooperation with the TAIF Group signed
Munich, 2 June 2017 – Technology company The Linde Group has been awarded a major contract by PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim (NKNK) to supply an olefin plant in the city of Nizhnekamsk, located in the Republic of Tatarstan in the Russian Federation. Both partners officially signed the agreement today in St. Petersburg (Russia). A further agreement covering strategic cooperation between Linde and the TAIF Group was also concluded in the presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Minister President of Bavaria Horst Seehofer and President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov.
PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim is one of Europe's largest petrochemical companies and a member of the TAIF Group.
“This large-scale project, coupled with plans for a strategic alliance with the TAIF Group, take our successful collaboration to a whole new level,” explains Professor Dr Aldo Belloni, Chief Executive Officer of Linde AG. “It also gives us a strong footing to position ourselves for further contracts in the industrial gases and plant engineering sector in this key Eastern European growth market.”
As part of this major contract, Linde is responsible for licensing, design, material procurement and technical engineering consulting for the plant.
NKNK’s new olefin complex will be built in Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan, at what is currently Eastern Europe's largest petrochemical hub. In the first expansion stage, it will have the capacity to produce 600,000 tonnes of ethylene and over 600,000 tonnes of other chemical products per year. The annual production capacity will be doubled in the future through the addition of a further plant. Linde also aims to support NKNK in the subsequent project phases.
The new plant is a naphtha cracker that thermally breaks down hydrocarbon feedstocks – naphtha in this case – into olefins such as ethylene, propene and butadiene. These are then used as feedstocks for manufacturing various plastics. The new olefin plant is scheduled to go on stream in 2022.
For more information, see The Linde Group online at www.linde.com.
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The Colossus of New York
In a dazzlingly original work of non-fiction, the Pulitzer-Prize winning author of The Underground Railroad recreates the exuberance, the chaos, the promise, and the heartbreak of New York. Here is a literary love song that will entrance anyone who has lived in – or spent time – in the greatest of American cities.
A masterful evocation of the city that never sleeps, The Colossus of New York captures the city’s inner and outer landscapes in a series of vignettes, meditations, and personal memories. Colson Whitehead conveys with almost uncanny immediacy the feelings and thoughts of longtime residents and of newcomers who dream of making it their home; of those who have conquered its challenges; and of those who struggle against its cruelties.
Whitehead’s style is as multilayered and multifarious as New York itself: Switching from third person, to first person, to second person, he weaves individual voices into a jazzy musical composition that perfectly reflects the way we experience the city. There is a funny, knowing riff on what it feels like to arrive in New York for the first time; a lyrical meditation on how the city is transformed by an unexpected rain shower; and a wry look at the ferocious battle that is commuting. The plaintive notes of the lonely and dispossessed resound in one passage, while another captures those magical moments when the city seems to be talking directly to you, inviting you to become one with its rhythms.
The Colossus of New York is a remarkable portrait of life in the big city. Ambitious in scope, gemlike in its details, it is at once an unparalleled tribute to New York and the ideal introduction to one of the most exciting writers working today.
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OS X: The Best Ways to Share a Web Page (via Email) in Safari
By John Martellaro
Jul 21st, 2014 4:30 PM EDT
Occasionally, it's desirable to share a web page with someone via email, and there are several ways to do it in OS X Safari. Unfortunately, the fastest and easiest way (the default), has a notable problem. Here's how to do it the right way.
In Safari, if you select File > Share > Email This Page, an image of the page you are viewing will be dropped into a mailer. All you have to do is fill in the recipient's address.
Emailing just the page from Safari.
For a quick recap, see "Safari: Mailing Page Links (the Easy Way) by our Melissa Holt. (Note that Ms. Holt shows how to hold down the Shift key to change the operation to emailing just the link — which is actually the best option.)
Recently, I discovered that there is an interesting problem with sharing just a web page via email. The URL itself, while buried deep in the message text, is not surfaced in the visible body of the email, so it's not obvious to the recipient. So if the email recipient is curious about that page and wants to know more, it's rather difficult to click anywhere in order to go to the original web page.
Whether you access this share function from the Safari File menu or the Share button in the Safari tool bar, you're going to end up in a mailer.
Optionally, use the Share button in the toolbar.
In the mailer. under the Signature popup is a set of options called "Send Web Content As:" Again, Ms. Holt has explained this in: "Safari 6: New Ways to Share & Email Links."
Mailer has optgions for how to share th web page.
As I mentioned above, the "Web Page:" option sends a formatted web page without an obviously clickable URL. Plus, the recipient may not even be set up to view that kind of email.
Best: Select the "Link Only:" option. Anyone can read that link, and go to the web page with the browser of their choice.
Good: Select the "PDF:" option. That sends a PDF of the page accompanied by a visible, clickable link.
It seems the omission of the URL/link in the "Web Page:" option is a simple oversight in OS X Mavericks. It's fixed in OS X Yosemite.
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Slideshow: Apple talks iPhone
Apple unveiled the iPhone 4S, updated iPods, and talked iCloud and iOS 5 at its Tuesday event. Here are some images and recaps of the Cupertino event.
Tim Cook welcomes the crowd to Cupertino
Create cards from your iPhone
Forstall goes over iOS 5
Eddie Cue talks iCloud
iPhone 4S revealed
Faster chip
A more powerful camera
Personal pocket assistant
What do you need help with today?
Schedule meetings
And that's it!
Tim Cook took to the stage for the first time as Apple's CEO, welcoming the crowd to the company's headquarters in Cupertino with an overview of Apple's recent history, work, and growth. Some notable stats include: The Mac outgrew the PC market by almost six times (in the last four quarters); more than 6 million copies of Lion have been downloaded; the iPhone is experiencing 125-percent growth vs 74-percent for smartphones; and three out of four tablets sold are the iPad.
Scott Forstall, Apple's senior vice president of iOS software, introduces the company's new Cards app. You can create and mail cards, directly from your iPhone or iPod touch. Choose from 21 letterpress designs, and Apple will print it out and send it for you.
Apple introduced iOS 5 at its WWDC keynote event in June; Forstall went over all of the new features again and announced an October 12 release date.
Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice president of Internet Software and Services, walked the crowd through iCloud. The service will replace MobileMe, and offers a place to store and sync your content across various devices. Like iOS 5, it will be released on October 12, for free. For more details on iCloud, check out our coverage of the new service.
Apple introduced a new app called Find My Friends, which lets you track the location of your friends and family. Users can only see locations for people who are sharing with them, and location sharing can be customized so that it continuously shares your location, or only lasts for a certain amount of time.
Schiller made the biggest announcement of the day, revealing the newest iPhone—the iPhone 4S. It will be available on October 14, in three sizes: 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB. Learn more about the iPhone 4S here.
The iPhone 4S features a new A5 chip, making the phone's graphics up to seven times faster than the iPhone 4. To illustrate, Mike Capps from Epic Games demoed the company's new iOS game, Infinity Blade 2.
Photo taking gets more advanced with the iPhone 4S. The phone sports a an 8-megapixel sensor, 60 percent more pixels than the iPhone 4, advanced optics, better color accuracy, and a new LED flash. Users will also be able to capture 1080p HD video.
Schiller introduced Siri, a voice-based assistant built into the iPhone 4S. Schiller gave examples for how to ask Siri about the weather; everything from "What is the weather like today?" to "Do I need an umbrella today?" will work. Siri understands what you are asking, it gets the meaning behind certain words.
Launch Siri from the home screen and it will ask how it can help you.
Apple partnered with Yelp so that Siri can help users find restaurants. For instance, you can tell Siri, "Find me a Greek restaurant in Palo Alto," and it will pop out these results.
Schiller showed off more of Siri's voice command features. It seems like Siri can do it all—schedule meetings and reminders, send text messages and emails, conduct web searches, get directions, set a timer, check stocks, and more—without any typing.
Tim Cook returned to the stage to wrap up all of the event announcements. “When you think about it, only Apple could make such amazing software, hardware, and services, and bring them together into such a powerful, yet integrated experience. I am so incredibly proud of this company and all of the teams that work so hard to bring all of the innovations that you’ve seen today to reality," Cook said, before thanking everyone for attending.
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In June of this year, 47-year-old William P. Reehl of Bay City allegedly raped a woman after the two, who had met a couple of days earlier, went to a Monitor Township motel to get high on crack. The alleged victim said that she had been “clean” for several months, and that she did not consent to having sex with Reehl. The defendant is facing several charges including unlawful imprisonment, possession of a narcotic or cocaine fewer than 25 grams, and four counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct causing injury.
The 34-year-old woman testified in court that she met up with Reehl at his home on June 5.. The two then went to a motel, where she said that Reehl began smoking crack rock from a pipe. She alleges that he then became aggressive, and that he would not let her leave. She also alleged that Reehl forced her to smoke the cocaine, and that she suffered injuries. Eventually the victim ran from the room after grabbing her clothes and began walking in the direction of her home. A woman picked her up and drover the victim to her home, then called 911 after Reehl allegedly called her house phone. She was taken to McLaren By Region Hospital and claimed to have multiple bruises.
News articles at Mlive.com state that the defendant was shaking his head in disagreement throughout the woman’s testimony.
Reehl was scheduled to go on trial October 22, however Bay County Circuit Judge Joseph K. Sheeran adjourned the trial date, rescheduling it for March of next year. In the meantime, Reehl will submit to drug testing and will wear an electronic monitoring device after the judge released him on a personal recognizance bond.
First-degree criminal sexual conduct is the most serious of all sex-related offenses, leaving the accused to potentially face life in prison if convicted. In this situation, it is difficult to know what really happened considering the alleged victim had been a drug addict and went to the motel room with the defendant willingly. Perhaps if Reehl has been falsely accused his attorney will be able to dig through to the truth and have his client found not guilty of the charges.
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1) Information on the Collection of Personal Data and Contact Details of the Controller
1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. In the following, we inform you about the handling of your personal data when using our website. Personal data is all data with which you can be personally identified.
1.2 The controller in charge for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Eveline Wöppel, Albstrasse 32, 72116 Mössingen, Deutschland, Tel.: 07473 24120, E-Mail: info@makeup.de. The controller in charge of the processing of personal data is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
1.3 This website uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g. orders or inquiries to the controller). You can recognize an encrypted connection by the character string https:// and the lock symbol in your browser line.
2) Data Collection When You Visit Our Website
When using our website for information only, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect data that your browser transmits to our server (so-called "server log files"). When you visit our website, we collect the following data that is technically necessary for us to display the website to you:
Our visited website
Date and time at the moment of access
Amount of data sent in bytes
Source/reference from which you came to the page
Browser used
IP address used (if applicable: in anonymized form)
Data processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data will not be passed on or used in any other way. However, we reserve the right to check the server log files subsequently, if there are any concrete indications of illegal use.
In order to make your visit to our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use so-called cookies on various pages. These are small text files that are stored on your end device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted after the end of the browser session, i.e. after closing your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your terminal and enable us or our partner companies (third-party cookies) to recognize your browser on your next visit (persistent cookies). If cookies are set, they collect and process specific user information such as browser and location data as well as IP address values according to individual requirements. Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period, which may vary depending on the cookie.
In some cases, cookies are used to simplify the ordering process by saving settings (e.g. remembering the content of a virtual shopping basket for a later visit to the website). If personal data are also processed by individual cookies set by us, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point b GDPR either for the execution of the contract or in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website and a customer-friendly and effective design of the page visit.
We work together with advertising partners who help us to make our website more interesting for you. For this purpose, cookies from partner companies are also stored on your hard drive when you visit our website (third-party cookies). You will be informed individually and separately about the use of such cookies and the scope of the information collected in each case within the following sections.
Please note that you can set your browser in such a way that you are informed about the setting of cookies and you can decide individually about their acceptance or exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally. Each browser differs in the way it manages the cookie settings. This is described in the help menu of each browser, which explains how you can change your cookie settings. You will find these for the respective browsers under the following links:
Firefox: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/privacy/websites/#cookies
Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en
Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac
Opera: http://help.opera.com/Windows/10.20/en/cookies.html
Please note that the functionality of our website may be limited if cookies are not accepted.
4) Contacting
In the context of contacting us (e.g. via contact form or e-mail), personal data is collected. Which data is collected in the case of a contact form can be seen from the respective contact form. These data are stored and used exclusively for the purpose of responding to your request or for establishing contact and for the associated technical administration. The legal basis for processing data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR. If your contact is aimed at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) point b GDPR. Your data will be deleted after final processing of your enquiry; this is the case if it can be inferred from the circumstances that the facts in question have been finally clarified, provided that there are no legal storage obligations to the contrary.
5) Data Processing When Opening a Customer Account and for Contract Processing
Pursuant to Art. 6 (1) point b GDPR, personal data will continue to be collected and processed if you provide them to us for the execution of a contract or when opening a customer account. Which data is collected can be seen from the respective input forms. It is possible to delete your customer account at any time. This can be done by sending a message to the above-mentioned address of the controller. We store and use the data provided by you for contract processing. After complete processing of the contract or deletion of your customer account, your data will be blocked in consideration of tax and commercial retention periods and deleted after expiry of these periods, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or a legally permitted further use of data has been reserved by our site, about which we will inform you accordingly below.
6) Processing of Data for the Purpose of Order Handling
6.1 To process your order, we work together with the following service provider(s), which support us wholly or partially in the execution of concluded contracts. Certain personal data is transferred to these service providers in accordance with the following information.
The personal data collected by us will be passed on to the transport company commissioned with the delivery within the scope of contract processing, insofar as this is necessary for the delivery of the goods. We will pass on your payment data to the commissioned credit institution within the framework of payment processing, if this is necessary for payment handling. If payment service providers are used, we explicitly inform you of this below. The legal basis for the transfer of data is Art. 6 (1) point b GDPR.
6.2 Passing on Personal Data to Shipping Service Providers
If delivery of goods takes place by the transport service provider DHL (Deutsche Post AG, Charles-de-Gaulle-Straße 20, 53113 Bonn), we will pass on your e-mail address to DHL in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point a GDPR, prior to delivery of the goods, for the purpose of coordinating a date of delivery or of a notice about the shipment status, if you have given your express consent during the ordering process. Otherwise, only the name of the recipient and the delivery address will be passed on to DHL for the purpose of delivery in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point b GDPR. The data will only be passed on if this is necessary for the delivery of the goods. In this case, prior agreement of the delivery date with DHL or transmission of status information for shipment delivery is not possible.
The consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future either with the controller or with the transport service provider DHL.
6.3 Use of Payment Service Providers
When paying via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or - if offered - "purchase on account" or "payment by instalments" via PayPal, we transmit your payment data to PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter "PayPal"). The transfer takes place in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point b GDPR and only insofar as this is necessary for payment processing.
PayPal reserves the right to carry out credit checks for the payment methods credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or, if offered, "purchase on account" or "payment by installments" via PayPal. For this purpose, your payment data may be passed on to credit agencies on the basis of PayPal's legitimate interest in determining your solvency pursuant to Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR. PayPal uses the result of the credit assessment in relation to the statistical probability of non-payment for the purpose of deciding on the provision of the respective payment method. The credit report can contain probability values (so-called score values). If score values are included in the result of the credit report, they are based on recognized scientific, mathematical-statistical methods. The calculation of the score values includes, but is not limited to, address data. For further information on data protection law, including the credit agencies used, please refer to PayPal's data protection declaration at: https://www.paypal.com/uk/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.
You can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to PayPal. However, PayPal may still be entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary for contractual payment processing.
If you select the "SOFORT" payment method, payment will be processed by the payment service provider SOFORT GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich, Germany (hereinafter "SOFORT"), to whom we will pass on your information provided during the order process together with the information about your order in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point b GDPR. SOFORT is part of the Klarna Group (Klarna Bank AB (publ), Sveavägen 46, 11134 Stockholm, Sweden). Your data will only be passed on for the purpose of payment processing with the payment service provider SOFORT and only to the extent necessary. For more information about the privacy policy of SOFORT visit: https://www.klarna.com/uk/privacy-policy/.
7) Use of Social Media
7.1 Facebook with Shariff Solution
Our website uses so-called social plugins ("plugins") of the social network Facebook operated by Facebook Inc, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA ("Facebook").
In order to increase the protection of your data when you visit our website, these buttons are not fully integrated into the page as plug-ins and only fully operational when using an HTML link. This type of integration ensures that no connection to servers of Facebook is established when a page of our website containing such buttons is called up. When you click on the button, a new browser window opens and calls up the Facebook page, where you can interact (if necessary after entering your login data) with the plugins contained there.
Facebook Inc., based in the United States, is certified for the US-European data protection agreement "Privacy Shield", which guarantees compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.
The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Facebook as well as your rights and setting options for the protection of your privacy can be found in the Facebook data protection information: http://www.facebook.com/policy.php
7.2 Instagram with Shariff Solution
Our website uses so-called social plugins ("plugins") of the Instagram online service operated by Instagram LLC, 1601 Willow Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA ("Instagram").
In order to increase the protection of your data when you visit our website, these buttons are not fully integrated into the page as plug-ins and only fully operational when using an HTML link. This type of integration ensures that no connection to Instagram's servers is established when you access a page on our website that contains such buttons. When you click the button, a new browser window opens and opens the Instagram page, where you can interact with the plugins (if necessary, after entering your login data).
Instagram LLC., based in the United States, is certified for the US-European data protection agreement "Privacy Shield", which guarantees compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.
Please refer to Instagram's privacy policy for the purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of data by Instagram and your rights and setting options for protecting your privacy at: https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388/
7.3 Pinterest with Shariff Solution
We use so-called social plugins ("plugins") of the social network Pinterest operated by Pinterest Inc., 808 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103, USA ("Pinterest").
In order to increase the protection of your data when you visit our website, these buttons are not fully integrated into the page as plug-ins and only fully operational when using an HTML link. This type of integration ensures that no connection to Pinterest's servers is established when a page of our website containing such buttons is accessed. When you click on the button, a new browser window opens and calls up the Pinterest page, where you can interact with the plug-ins there (if necessary after entering your login data).
Please refer to Pinterest's privacy policy for the purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Pinterest and your rights and setting options for protecting your privacy at: https://policy.pinterest.com/en-gb/privacy-policy
7.4 Twitter with Shariff Solution
Our website uses so-called social plugins ("plugins") of the microblogging service Twitter operated by Twitter Inc. 1355 Market St, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA ("Twitter").
In order to increase the protection of your data when you visit our website, these buttons are not fully integrated into the page as plug-ins and only operational when using an HTML link. This type of integration ensures that no connection to Twitter's servers is established when a page of our website containing such buttons is accessed. When you click on the button, a new browser window opens and opens the Twitter page, where you can interact with the plugins (if necessary after entering your login data).
Twitter Inc., based in the United States, is certified for the US-European data protection agreement "Privacy Shield", which guarantees compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.
The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Twitter as well as your relevant rights and setting options for the protection of your privacy can be found in the Twitter data protection information at: https://twitter.com/privacy
8) Use of Videos
Use of Youtube Videos
This website uses the Youtube embedding function for display and playback of videos offered by the provider Youtube, which belongs to Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google").
To this end, the extended data protection mode is used to ensure, according to provider information, that user information will only be stored once the playback function of the video is started. When the playback of embedded YouTube videos is started, the provider sets "YouTube" cookies in order to collect information about user behavior. According to indications from Youtube, the use of those cookies is intended, among other things, to record video statistics, to improve user-friendliness and to avoid improper actions. If you are logged in to Google, your information will be directly associated with your account when you click on a video. If you do not wish to be associated with your profile on YouTube, you must log out before activating the button. Google saves your data (even for users who are not logged in) as usage profiles and evaluates them. Such an evaluation takes place in particular according to Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR on the basis of the legitimate interests of Google in the insertion of personalized advertising, market research and/or demand-oriented design of its website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact YouTube to exercise this right.
Regardless of whether the embedded video is played back, a connection to the Google network "double click" is established when visiting this website. This may trigger further data processing beyond our control.
Google LLC, based in the USA, is certified for the US-European data protection agreement "Privacy Shield", which guarantees compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.
Further information on YouTube data protection can be found in the provider's data protection statement at: www.google.com/policies/privacy/
9) Online-Marketing
This website uses the online advertising program "Google AdWords" and the conversion tracking within the framework of Google AdWords, Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). We use the program of Google Adwords to draw attention to our attractive offers with the help of advertising materials (so-called Google Adwords) on external websites. We can determine, in relation to the advertising campaigns data, how successful the individual advertising measures is. We are interested in showing you advertisements that are of interest to you. We want to make our website more interesting for you and to achieve a fair calculation of advertising costs.
The conversion tracking cookie is set on a user’s browser, if he clicks on an AdWords ad delivered by Google. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer system. These cookies usually lose their validity after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits a certain page of this website and if the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we will be able to recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was forwarded to this page. Each Google AdWords customer gets a different cookie. Thus, cookies cannot be traced via the website of AdWords customers. The information collected by the conversion cookies is used to provide aggregate conversion statistics to AdWords customers who have opted-in for conversion tracking. Customers are informed about the total number of users who clicked on the ad and were forwarded to a conversion tracking tag page. However, they do not get any information enabling them to identify users personally. If you do not want to participate in the tracking program, you can refuse the use of this program by deactivating the Google Conversion Tracking cookie via your Internet browser through the user settings. In this case, you will not be included in the conversion tracking statistics. We use Google Adwords on the basis of our legitimate interest in targeted advertising in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR.
Google LLC, based in the United States, is certified for the US-European data protection agreement "Privacy Shield", which guarantees compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.
For more information about Google's privacy policy, please visit: https://privacy.google.com/intl/en-GB/take-control.html?categories_activeEl=sign-in
You can permanently deactivate cookies for advertising preferences by blocking them via a respective setting of your browser software or by downloading and installing the browser plug-in, available under the following link:
https://support.google.com/ads/answer/7395996
Please note that certain functions of this website may not be used or only to a limited extent, if you have deactivated the use of cookies.
10) Tools and Miscellaneous
On this website we also use the reCAPTCHA function of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). This function is mainly used to distinguish whether an entry is made by a natural person or misused by automatic and automated processing. The service includes the sending of the IP address and possibly other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service to Google and is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in determining the individual willingness of actions on the Internet and avoiding misuse and spam.
Further information about Google reCAPTCHA and Google's privacy policy can be found at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-GB
11) Rights of the Data Subject
11.1 The applicable data protection law grants you comprehensive rights of data subjects (rights of information and intervention) vis-à-vis the data controller with regard to the processing of your personal data, about which we inform you below :
Right of access by the data subject pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR
Right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR
Right to erase (“right to be forgotten”) pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR
Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR
Right to be informed pursuant to Art. 19 GDPR
Right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR
Right to withdraw a given consent pursuant to Art. 7 (3) GDPR
Right to lodge a complaint pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR
11.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT
IF, WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF A CONSIDERATION OF INTERESTS, WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA ON THE BASIS OF OUR PREDOMINANT LEGITIMATE INTEREST, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THIS PROCESSING WITH EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE ON THE GROUNDS THAT ARISE FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION.
IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED. HOWEVER, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO FURTHER PROCESSING IF WE CAN PROVE COMPELLING REASONS WORTHY OF PROTECTION FOR PROCESSING WHICH OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING SERVES TO ASSERT, EXERCISE OR DEFEND LEGAL CLAIMS.
IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA WHICH ARE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES. YOU MAY EXERCISE THE OBJECTION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.
IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES.
12) Duration of Storage of Personal Data
The duration of the storage of personal data is determined by the respective legal retention period (e.g. commercial and tax retention periods). After expiry of this period, the corresponding data will be routinely deleted, provided they are no longer necessary for the performance or initiation of the contract and/or there is no longer any legitimate interest on our part in the further storage.
* All prices including tax. Additional shipping costs and COD costs may apply.
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COI shortlists two for 4m job seekers’ helpline drive
By Marketing Week 3 Dec 1998 12:00 am
The Central Office of Information has shortlisted two roster agencies to pitch for a 4m account to promote a telephone hotline aimed at helping job seekers find work.
The Government information body refuses to say which agencies are pitching for the Department for Education & Employment account, though it is believed St Luke’s and DMB&B are involved.
The national Jobs Hotline will be launched in January and will run until March. It aims to find work for 30,000 job seekers. Callers ring the hotline and their call is connected to Employment Service local teams, which are being set up to run the new service. Advisers have access to a database with details of over 300,000 UK vacancies. The adviser can help to set up job interviews.
The initiative was unveiled last month by Education & Employment Secretary David Blunkett. It follows a trial of three “Jobcentre Direct” pilot schemes, which have been run this year offering out-of-hours telephone advice to job seekers.
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Heinz picks frozen and chilled foods marketer
By Marketing Week 24 Oct 2002 12:00 am
Heinz has promoted Steve Turner to the new position of general manager for Heinz Frozen & Chilled Foods. The post includes responsibility for marketing.
Turner has been at Heinz for more than nine years, most recently as general manager for ketchup, condiments and sauces. A replacement has yet to be named. He has also had a number of strategy development roles, and has worked in manufacturing and product development.
He will have responsibility for several new brands, including Main Street Bistro and the Deeply Delicious cheesecake range. Main Street Bistro launched earlier this year. It was backed by a £7m marketing spend with advertising by Bates (MW March 7). The brand is unusual because it uses no Heinz branding in its advertising or packaging. Deeply Delicious went on sale two months later. It was also backed by a £7m marketing push.
Turner says: “I’ll be looking at ways of unlocking Heinz’s full potential in frozen food and creating significant growth. In frozen desserts, we’ll be building on the success of the Heinz Deeply Delicious cheesecake range. I intend to increase the pace of innovation in this sector.”
Heinz has been restructuring its business. In the UK it comprises frozen & chilled; babyfood; John West; ketchup, sauces and condiments; and quick-serve meals. Last year, Heinz created a similar role for its babyfood business. It appointed Clodagh Ward, who was previously a category manager for the company.
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About McAfee
McAfee Joins CEO Action to Advance Diversity and Inclusion
McAfee Joins the Largest CEO-driven Coalition Committed to Driving Workplace Equality and Inclusion
SANTA CLARA, California (December 19, 2018)– McAfee, the device-to-cloud cybersecurity company, today announced it has joined CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™, the largest group of CEOs and presidents committed to act on driving an inclusive workforce. The organization is currently comprised of more than 550 organizations pledged to engage with and support underrepresented groups in all areas of business.
By taking part in CEO Action, McAfee’s Chief Executive Officer, Christopher Young, personally commits to advancing diversity and inclusion with the coalition’s three-pronged approach of fostering safe workplaces:
Work to create trusting workplace environments
Implement and expand unconscious bias education
Share best—and unsuccessful practices—around diversity and inclusion for others to learn from
“At McAfee, we recognize the power in diversity. It weaves us together, making the company stronger, and helps us to perform better,” said Young. “In CEO Action, I’m proud to stand with leaders across the world bound by a commitment to do more, because together we can create powerful outcomes.”
Chatelle Lynch, McAfee Chief Human Resources Officer, commented “Creating an inclusive workplace starts with leadership. At McAfee, our leaders recognize this and demonstrate through their actions, the values and beliefs that we hold all our employees accountable to. As a signatory of CEO Action, Christopher Young, is joining hundreds of other business leaders in creating an open dialogue on inclusivity that will help us make a difference. “
Underscoring the company’s commitment to building an inclusive workplace, McAfee also announced its annual study to ensure gender pay parity today. With a commitment to achieve global gender pay parity in early 2019, McAfee will be the first cybersecurity company to achieve this milestone.
About the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™
The CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™ is the largest CEO-driven business commitment to advance diversity and inclusion within the workplace. A unique coalition of more than 550 CEOs have signed on to this commitment, agreeing to take action to cultivate environments where diverse experiences and perspectives are welcomed and where employees feel comfortable and encouraged to discuss diversity and inclusion. The signatories of the commitment serve as leaders of their companies and are committed to implementing the pledge within their workplaces or, where companies have already implemented one or several of the commitments, will support other companies in doing the same.
McAfee is the device-to-cloud cybersecurity company. Inspired by the power of working together, McAfee creates business and consumer solutions that make our world a safer place. www.mcafee.com
McAfee technologies’ features and benefits depend on system configuration and may require enabled hardware, software, or service activation. No computer system can be absolutely secure. McAfee® and the McAfee logo are trademarks of McAfee, LLC or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. Other marks and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
Jaime Le
media@mcafee.com
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Three people were wounded (a security member and two civilians) by a parked car bomb that targeted the convoy of the minister of science and technology in Karrada neighborhood in downtown Baghdad around 2 p.m.
Diyala
Four Iraqi soldiers were killed by a parked car bomb in Sadiyah, a city 50 miles east of Baquba around 9 a.m.
Two people were killed (a policeman and a civilian) and seven others (three policemen and four civilians) by a bomb.
Gunmen killed Sattar al Hadidi, a leader of the Sahwa council in Sadiyah while Hadid was leaving the mosque on Monday evening.
Four Iraqi soldiers were wounded when a suicide car bomber tried to attack a check point of the Iraqi army in Rabiaa area west of Mosul con Monday evening. The soldier opened fire and detonated the car before reaching the checkpoint.
A policeman was injured by a roadside bomb that targeted his vehicle in Rashad area west of Kirkuk.
Sulaimaniyah
A source in the border police said that an Iranian force had chased liquor smugglers inside the Iraqi land in north Sulaimaniyah province and killed and Iraqi man and an Iranian Kurdish man.
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McCloud is a 4-season family destination on the southern slope of majestic Mount Shasta. Year round recreation, stargazing and wildlife viewing abounds in an historic alpine setting. From boating, kayaking, cycling, golf, fly-fishing, hiking, rock climbing, spelunking and whitewater rafting in the summer to snowshoeing, sledding, snowmobiling, downhill ski and snowboarding, and cross-country skiing in the winter, there are miles of trails, lakes, wild and scenic rivers and wilderness to explore around McCloud.
Plus, some of the best swimming holes in Northern California!
GOLF: Come golf at the area's four nearby golf courses including McCloud Golf Course and Mount Shasta Resort, one of the first golf courses in Northern California.
Photo: Jeff Pawlow
HIKE: Hikers have many options in McCloud and the surrounding region including the Great Shasta Rail Trail, Squaw Valley Creek Trail, McCloud River Falls Trail, and the easy access to the Pacific Crest Trail.
Hikemtshasta.com and the Mount Shasta Trail Association are great resources for exploring the trails surrounding McCloud and the Mount Shasta region. The sites include lots of photos and detailed trail descriptions.
ROCK CLIMB: Climbers looking for alternate routes up Mount Shasta can access the Clear Creek and Brewer Creek trailheads from the McCloud side of Mount Shasta.
FISHING: For fly fishing it doesn't get any better than the McCloud River. Access the river from the McCloud River Falls or from the spectacular Nature Conservancy. Be sure to contact Jack Trout Fly Fishing for all of your fly fishing and traveling needs!
BOATING: McCloud Lake offers motorized boaters access to great trout fishing and water skiing. Boat rentals are available at nearby Lake Siskiyou.
RAFTING: Experience white water rafting for all levels on one of our several area rivers including the Klamath, Cal-Salmon, Scott, and Upper Sacramento. River Dancers out of Mt. Shasta, CA can hook you up with everything you need for the water excursion of a lifetime! Visit their website to learn more about the different trips they have to offer.
SPELUNKING: Caving around McCloud includes Lava Tubes and spectacular Ice Caves. McCloud Outdoors & Gear Exchange works with local permitted guides to plan a trip geared to your adventure level.
WILDLIFE VIEWING: You may choose to explore the views with a drive along beautiful Highway 89 to Mt. Lassen from McCloud, a Gateway along the Scenic Byway. Tour Lava Beds National Monument, Medicine Lake Highlands and Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge, all unique and remarkable experiences. Photograph wonderful mill-town architecture in McCloud and countless vistas in the surrounding area and bring home your priceless memories!
Photo: Mount Shasta Ski Park
A Winter Wonderland Awaits You and Bids You Welcome With a Full Range of Winter Activities! Mt. Shasta Ski Park, just 5 miles from McCloud, boasts outstanding skiing and values for all levels of skiers and snow boarders. Reasonable prices, no lines, and challenging runs means you've made the right decision this year. Mt. Shasta Ski Park offers all the amenities you'd expect to find in a thoroughly modern ski facility including challenging runs, night skiing, lessons and helpful staff.
Most McCloud accommodations offer money saving ski packages as well.
Other snow sports include cross country and nordic skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, sledding, and dog sledding. Snowshoes may be rented from McCloud Outdoors & Gear Exchange. Cross country skiing is enjoyed at McCloud Flats, the Mt. Shasta Nordic Center or Snowman's Hill. Sledding opportunities abound around McCloud for old fashioned family fun. Snowmobiling is enjoyed at several nearby sites, including Pilgrim Creek Snowmobile Park.
Mountain climbing the winter routes is enjoyed by many, or perhaps strolling or snowshoeing through a mystical white landscape is more your style. The breathtaking scenery around majestic Mt. Shasta brings people back every year to experience the wonder of our unique area!
Recreation Guides
Lower McCloud Falls
Please note some of these documents are rather large and may take a few minutes to appear, depending on your connection speed to the Internet. Please be patient.
McCloud River Lower Falls
Upper McCloud River Area - The Upper McCloud River area is accessible by a scenic road which forms a loop. Drive 65 miles north from Redding on Interstate-5 to the Highway 89 exit just south of Mt. Shasta. Drive east on Highway 89 past the town of McCloud. The loop road begins 5 miles from McCloud at the Fowlers Campground sign (exit). From Fowlers campground the road winds along the river passing various recreation sites and comes back to Highway 89 approximately 11 miles east of McCloud. The loop road is approximately 6 miles long. Note: the map is embedded in the PDF guide or you can click on the link below.
Map of McCloud River Loop
McCloud Area Recreation Guide - This Recreation Opportunity Guide provides a brief overview of recreation facilities and opportunities available in the McCloud area of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. Whether you are planning to go camping, fishing, hiking, boating, picnicking, snowmobiling, cross country skiing or sight seeing, the choices for recreation are almost unlimited.
Medicine Lake Highlands: Self Guided Roadside Geology Tour - One of the most diverse and least visited volcanos in the state of California is Medicine Lake Volcano. It lies east of the main volcanic axis of the Cascades , and is much different than the more typical Cascade Mountains stratovolcanos, such as Mt. Shasta and Mt. Lassen which stand nearby. Because this subrange of the Cascades is somewhat remote, the fascinating nature of this area is largely unappreciated.
Medicine Lake Highlands Volcanic Area - The 1981 eruption of Mt. St. Helens in Washington focused national attention on the Cascades as a geologically active volcanic mountain range. It came as a surprise to many that active volcanoes actually exist in the United States. In California alone, geologists know of at least five volcanic centers that have been active in historic times. They include: Mt. Shasta, Mt. Lassen, the Mono Basin-Long Valley area, CIMA volcanic Field, and the Medicine Lake Highlands.
**These guides are provided by the USDA Forest Service, Shasta-Trinity National Forest. For more information, visit the Shasta-Trinity National Forest - Shasta McCloud Management Unit's website.
Photo: Stephen Richardson
Mount Shasta Area - Campgrounds
McCloud Area - Campgrounds
Shasta-Trinity National Forest - Shasta McCloud Management Unit.
Mt. Shasta Ski Park - downhill, cross country, telemark skiing & snowboarding
LIVE Cam from Mt. Shasta Ski Park - View Mt. Shasta LIVE! (McCloud Side)
The forests, streams, and meadows surrounding the little town of McCloud offer excellent summer birding in a gorgeous mountain setting. Although McCloud itself is situated at the deceptively low elevation of 3,200 feet, it is conveniently close to alpine recreation areas, and less than 20 minutes by car from I-5 and Mt. Shasta City.
Discover Siskiyou- California’s North
Visit Siskiyou - Siskiyou County Visitor's Center
Mt. Shasta Chamber of Commerce - Chamber & Visitor Information.
Weed Chamber of Commerce - Chamber & Visitor Information.
Dunsmuir Chamber of Commerce - Chamber & Visitor Information.
Yreka Chamber of Commerce - Chamber & Visitor Information.
McCloud Union Elementary School District McCloud Elementary School - 332 Hamilton Way P.O. Box 700
Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway
The town of McCloud is located along the Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway All American Road. Along this 500 mile journey from volcano to volcano you will find opportunities for adventure, exploration, communion with nature and an appreciation for the culture and history of the region. You will also find residents eager to share the beauty and mystery of this land that is dotted with evidence of an eruptive past.
Follow this link for detailed information on the Waterfalls Region of McCloud and Burney Segment of the Volcanic Legacy Byway.
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Inflammatory Properties of Diet and Glucose-Insulin Homeostasis in a Cohort of Iranian Adults
Beverage Consumption Habits around the World: The Burden of Disease Attributable to Hydration
Volume 8, Issue 11
Kalman, D.
Harvey, P. D.
Perez Ojalvo, S.
Komorowski, J.
mental flexibility
Douglas Kalman
Philip D. Harvey
Sara Perez Ojalvo
James Komorowski
Open Access This article is
freely available
Nutrients 2016, 8(11), 736; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu8110736
Randomized Prospective Double-Blind Studies to Evaluate the Cognitive Effects of Inositol-Stabilized Arginine Silicate in Healthy Physically Active Adults
Douglas Kalman 1,*, Philip D. Harvey 2, Sara Perez Ojalvo 3 and James Komorowski 3
QPS-Miami Research Associates, 6141 Sunset Dr., Suite 301, South Miami, FL 33143, USA
Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Nutrition 21 LLC, JDS Therapeutics LLC, 1 Manhattanville Rd., Purchase, NY 10577, USA
Received: 22 September 2016 / Accepted: 11 November 2016 / Published: 18 November 2016
Inositol-stabilized arginine silicate (ASI; Nitrosigine®) has been validated to increase levels of arginine, silicon and nitric oxide production. To evaluate potential enhancement of mental focus and clarity, ASI (1500 mg/day) was tested in two double-blind placebo-controlled crossover (DBPC-X) studies using the Trail Making Test (TMT, Parts A and B). In the two studies, healthy males took ASI for 14 and 3 days, respectively. In the first study, after 14 days of dosing, TMT B time decreased significantly from baseline (28% improvement, p = 0.045). In the second study evaluating shorter-term effects, TMT B time decreased significantly compared to placebo (33% improvement, p = 0.024) in a 10-min period. After 3 days of dosing, TMT B time significantly decreased from baseline scores (35% improvement, p < 0.001). These findings show that ASI significantly improved the ability to perform complex cognitive tests requiring mental flexibility, processing speed and executive functioning.
l-arginine; silicate; nitric oxide; cognitive function; mental flexibility
Inositol-stabilized arginine silicate (ASI; Nitrosigine®) is a novel sports nutrition ingredient previously shown to significantly enhance blood levels of arginine and silicon, while also increasing nitric oxide (NO) levels [1]. NO is synthesized endogenously from the recirculation of nitrites and from the nonessential amino acid l-arginine [2,3]. Although best known for its role in vasodilation leading to increased blood flow and cardiovascular health, NO has been shown to be involved in many physiological processes and to affect several organ systems [4]. There is evidence demonstrating the role of NO in exercise-induced vasodilation [5]. Supplementation of l-arginine has been shown to benefit hypertensive patients by correcting abnormal vasodilation. A meta-analysis of randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials showed that oral l-arginine significantly lowered systolic and diastolic blood pressure compared with placebo [6]. In addition to demonstrated benefits in patients, arginine supplementation has been shown to enhance exercise performance in athletes and active adults through an increased time to exhaustion [7], improved recovery [8], and delayed muscular fatigue [6,9]. In healthy, minimally active males (19–33 years of age), ASI supplementation (1500 mg/day) for 4 days significantly increased pre-workout energy levels, increased muscle hyperemia, or measured size, over baseline measured by upper leg circumference post-exercise, and reduced biomarkers of muscle damage during recovery from exercise, supporting its role as a sports nutrition ingredient [10].
The evidence to support the benefits of l-arginine supplementation for cardiovascular disease [11] and exercise performance [12] are equivocal. It has been suggested that this may be explained by alterations in bioavailability or enzymatic breakdown. It has been demonstrated in rat models that ASI complex is more effective in increasing serum arginine levels than the commonly used arginine hydrochloride [13]. In a recent human, single-dose pharmacokinetic study, ASI supplementation increased blood levels of arginine between 30 min (18.2–24.1 μg/mL) and 5 h (20.3 μg/mL) after dosing, and increased blood levels of silicon for up to 1.5 h. Furthermore, blood levels of arginine and NO (salivary nitrite) were significantly elevated after 14 days of ASI supplementation [1]. In a recent study to evaluate the potential pharmacokinetic differences of ASI and Arginine Hydrochloride (ArgHCl) containing the same amount of arginine, a single-dose of ASI significantly increased plasma arginine levels at multiple time-points up to six hours post-dose, while ArgHCl supplementation did so for only one hour, suggesting that ASI is a more bioavailable source of arginine [14].
Silicon is an abundant trace element found in many plant based foods as well as many antacids and analgesic products. Silicon appears to enhance the bioavailability of l-arginine [13] and plays an important role in skin, hair, nails, immune and bone health [15,16]. Additionally, there is some evidence to suggest that silicon, especially as silicic acid, may protect vascular integrity during age-related vascular diseases [17]. There is also some evidence that silica (silicic acid) intake is associated with a reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, perhaps due to its ability to bind to and remove aluminum from the brain, suggesting a positive link between silica intake and cognitive function [18]. More research is warranted in this area.
Due to its role in blood circulation and potentially cerebral circulation, NO has been tested as a potential therapeutic strategy in treating and improving mild cognitive impairment [19,20]. The beneficial effects of NO in learning and memory are well documented, particularly in subjects with learning and memory impairment [21]. In a healthy population, supplementation of l-arginine has been shown to decrease stress and anxiety in healthy subjects [22]. It has been suggested that supplemental ASI may enhance exercise performance and mental focus and acuity through increased NO levels which results in increased blood flow and enhanced delivery of nutrients to the body and brain. Enhanced mental flexibility has been shown to benefit athletes when faced with quick decisions and associated adaptations often required during competition, especially in field sports and athletic events. In addition, elite athletes have been shown to score higher on tests assessing mental flexibility than non-elite athletes, therefore, enhanced mental flexibility may offer the “edge” that many athletes seek [23]. Research suggests that cognitive flexibility enhances performance by modulation of anxiety and stress during competition [24]. To further learn if supplementing with ASI in a physically healthy population can enhance mental focus and clarity, ASI (1500 mg/day) was tested in two double-blind placebo-controlled crossover (DBPC-X) studies using the Trail Making Test (TMT) as the cognitive outcomes measure. The TMT is a widely-used measure that is sensitive to a variety of different cognitive abilities and is very efficiently measured.
Any aspect of the work covered in the manuscript involving human patients has been conducted with ethical approval by Aspire IRB (Santee, CA, USA) on 6 November 2014, protocol numbers N21-ARM-2014 and N21-SORE-2014. Subjects were recruited by local advertisements in the newspaper, mailings and from the database in the greater Dade and Broward County, FL areas. Subjects underwent a phone screen prior to coming in for actual screening. In two separate clinical studies, healthy, non-smoking adult male subjects (only males were used to control for gender differences), aged 18–35 years, with Body Mass Index (BMI) 19–29.9 kg/m2, were enrolled after signing an informed consent. In DBPC-X Study #1, subjects (n = 11) with moderate exercise routines (defined as having performed weight training at least three times a week for at least the six months prior to starting the trial) took ASI or placebo daily for 14 days. Each subject was randomized to receive either double-blind ASI or placebo in a double-blind placebo controlled crossover design, with a seven-day washout period in between. Subjects were tested once at baseline (prior to ASI or placebo administration on Day 1), 10–15 min post-treatment on Day 1 and pre-treatment on day 14 in each period. They were instructed to refrain from exercise for 24 h prior to testing and to fast after midnight the night prior. In DBPC-X Study #2, subjects (n = 16) with limited exercise routines (defined as having exercised less than 150 min per week prior to participating in the study) were randomized to either ASI or placebo daily for 3 days, with a seven-day washout period followed by a crossover to the other treatment, in a double-blind randomized sequence. Subjects were tested once at baseline (prior to ASI or placebo administration on Day 1), 10–15 min post-treatment on Day 1 and pre-treatment on Day 3.
The active treatment contained 1500 mg of ASI (arginine, silicon, inositol and potassium) and inactive ingredients—citric acid, maltodextrin, natural flavor, sucralose, acesulfame potassium, and FD&C Red 40—for flavor. The placebo treatment contained 0 g of ASI and inactive ingredients—citric acid, maltodextrin, natural flavor, sucralose, acesulfame potassium, and FD&C Red 40—for contents and flavor. The active and placebo products were given as single dose stick packs completely dissolved in 300 mL of water.
Changes in cognition were measured using the Trail Making Test (TMT). The TMT is one of the most widely-used instruments in neuropsychological assessment as an indicator of cognitive processing speed and executive functioning [25]. The test consists of two parts (A and B). The dependent variable for each part is represented by the time to completion of the tasks. TMT A involves connecting an ascending sequence of 25 numbers. TMT B involves connecting an alternating sequence of 25 numbers and letters. Faster times in TMT B are associated with enhanced visual search, speed of processing, mental flexibility, and executive functions under performance demands [26,27]. In DBPC-X Study #1, changes in TMT A and TMT B were measured pre and post daily doses (approximately 10–15 min) in terms of changes from baseline on Day 1 and on Day 14. In DBPC-X Study #2, changes in TMT A and TMT B were measured pre and post daily doses in terms of changes from baseline on Day 1 and on Day 3.
Changes in safety parameters, including blood pressure, heart rate, adverse events and subjective remarks, were measured throughout both studies.
A p-value of less than or equal to 0.05 was used to indicate statistical significance and values less than 0.10, but greater than 0.05 were deemed trending towards significance. The main efficacy analysis was conducted on a Per-Protocol basis with the main efficacy assessments involving tests of between-product endpoints and secondary assessments involving tests of within-product endpoints. All continuous variables were tested by the paired Student t test and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) tests. All statistical analysis and graphs were completed using SPSS v. 22 (IBM Analytics, Armonk, NY, USA), R statistical/graphical programming system ver. 2.15.3 (The R Foundation, Redmond, WA, USA) and Microsoft Excel 2013 (The R Foundation).
Subject demographics are presented in Table 1. In either study, no significant changes were seen in TMT A times between groups (Figure 1 and Figure 2). In the first study (DBPC-X, Study #1) TMT B (Figure 1) time significantly decreased after 14 days of treatment by 13.4 s in the ASI group (p = 0.045) from a baseline time of 47.3 s (an effect size of d = 0.45), compared to a non-significant decrease of 5.5 s in the placebo group (p = 0.067). In the second study (DBPC-X Study #2), approximately 10 min after taking the first dose, TMT B time (Figure 2) decreased by 17.6 s in the ASI group (p = 0.001) from a baseline time of 52.7 s (an effect size of d = 0.80), compared to a decrease of 4.9 s in the placebo group (p = 0.384). The change in TMT B time after 10 min was statistically significant between groups (p = 0.024). After 3 days of dosing, TMT B time (see Figure 2, day 3) decreased 18.5 s compared to baseline (p < 0.0005) (an effect size of d = 0.70), whereas the placebo group decreased 5.1 s (p = 0.517). No safety concerns were raised by these studies.
4. Discussion
It has been suggested that supplemental ASI may enhance exercise performance, mental focus and acuity through increased NO levels which results in increased blood flow and enhanced delivery of nutrients to the body and brain. Therefore, to confirm reports of enhanced focus and mental clarity, ASI (1500 mg/day) was tested in two double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover (DBPC-X) studies using TMT as the cognitive outcomes measure.
The study results indicate that complex, but not simple, processing speed tasks are enhanced by treatment with ASI. Evidence of sustained benefits, exceeding those of a practice effect, are seen in both studies, with changes from baseline to endpoint in Trail Making Test Part B that are quite consistent. While expected practice effects were seen in the placebo group, the reductions in completion times seen with ASI supplementation were greater than would be expected from simple practice effects alone. Reductions in completion times seen with ASI supplementation had effect sizes of d = 0.45, d = 0.70 and d = 0.80, which shows the strength of the effect to be considerable (from medium to large effect). The data also demonstrates benefits seen with acute supplementation, within 10 min of dosing, which may suggest a benefit immediately prior to competition or exercise. Performing TMT B requires executive functioning, speed and working memory. ASI has previously been shown to increase NO and it has been reported that NO plays a role in memory and that small changes in its local concentration are a key factor in determining its action [28]. It should be noted that no safety issues were seen with single and repeated use over 14 days.
Enhanced mental flexibility has been shown to benefit athletes when faced with quick decisions and associated adaptations often required during competition, especially in field sports such as football (American soccer) [23]. In addition, the ability to efficiently allocate attention is an important factor for success in all sports. The ability to multitask may help an athlete save energy through more efficient processing, thus also allowing them to perform better than before. Skilled athletes who adapt to rapid changes in visual information are able to allocate their attention more effectively than less skilled athletes [29]. They are then able to use visual scanning techniques as well as speed and anticipation to make changes in their performance [30]. This enhanced mental flexibility allows the athlete to adjust his or her “game” faster than their peers. Furthermore, a study of female collegiate lacrosse players demonstrated that TMT B scores were positively related to less lacrosse-shot error or less unsuccessful shots [31]. This suggests that successful sports performance encompasses a complex interaction of physical and cognitive skills [23] and that perhaps even a small improvement can make an impact on performance. Therefore, the improvements in complex processing speed with ASI supplementation reported in this study, as measured by TMT B, suggest benefit as a cognitive enhancing nutritional ingredient with specific applications in sports, competitions, and other athletic activities.
Cardiorespiratory fitness (volume of maximum oxygen consumption) has been positively associated with reasoning-related cognitive function [32]. Therefore, it is possible that we did not see an improvement in TMT A because the improvement was already seen as a function of fitness or because of potential ceiling effects in healthy populations varying in levels of physical activity. Similarly, Huijgen et al. (2015) found no difference in TMT A between elite and sub elite soccer players but did report that elite players had significantly better TMT B scores than sub-elite players. Therefore, future studies may want to consider adding a fully sedentary group [32].
Determining whether the improvements measured reflect improvements in executive functioning, as well as complex processing speed, will be important to clearly determine the effects of ASI supplementation on cognition. These studies require replication and expansion of the cognitive assessments. In addition, the benefits in cognitive functioning in athletes and cardiovascularly fit individuals warrants future studies. Future research will be needed to determine applications of these findings and to explore whether other cognitive domains are improved as well.
Results from two separate placebo-controlled clinical studies showed that daily doses of ASI significantly improved TMT B times, with effects seen in as little as 10 min after dosing and continued improvement with ongoing use. Expected practice effects were seen in placebo-treated subjects. Reductions in completion times seen with ASI supplementation were greater than would be expected from simple practice effects alone. Nitrosigine (ASI) led to a significant decrease in TMT B time compared to placebo, with an effect size of d = 0.80, which shows the strength of the effect to be considerable. Improvement in TMT B test times suggests improved complex processing speed in subjects treated with ASI. Improved mental flexibility is an area of potential athletic enhancement which is deserving of further research.
Any aspect of the work covered in the manuscript involving human patients has been conducted with ethical approval by Aspire IRB (Santee, CA, USA) on 6 November 2014, protocol numbers N21-ARM-2014 and N21-SORE-2014. Funding for this study was provided by Nutrition 21, LLC (Purchase, NY, USA) through a restricted grant. The arginine silicate inositol complex was provided by Nutrition 21, LLC under the trademark Nitrosigine®. The authors would like to thank all of the study participants who completed the study protocol and Susan Hewlings as the medical writer of this manuscript. Publication of these results should not be considered an endorsement of any product used in this study by QPS-Miami Research Associates or any of the universities the authors are affiliated.
Douglas Kalman, Sara Perez Ojalvo and Jim Komorowski contributed to study design and writing. Philip Harvey was responsible for data analysis and interpretation. Douglas Kalman is the corresponding author.
Douglas Kalman and Philip D. Harvey declare no conflict of interest. Sara Perez Ojalvo and James Komorowski are employees of Nutrition 21, which provided funding for the study.
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Figure 1. Change in time from baseline to complete Trail Making Tests (TMT) A and B, 10–15 min after a single dose and pre-dose after 14 days of inositol-stabilized arginine silicate (ASI) supplementation.
Figure 2. Change in time from baseline to complete Trail Making Tests (TMT) A and B, 10–15 min after a single dose and pre-dose after 3 days of inositol-stabilized arginine silicate (ASI) supplementation.
Table 1. Subject demographic data.
DBPC-X Study #1
Age 27.3 ± 4.2 25.5 ± 4.7 (17)
years 28 (21–34) 25 (19–33)
Male 11 (100%) 16 (100%)
Total 11 (100%) 16 (100%)
Hispanic 10 (84%) 14 (82%)
Non-Hisp 2 (16%) 3 (18%)
Black/AA 1 (8%) 5 (29%)
Caucasian 11 (92%) 12 (71%)
Height 173.6 ± 8.3 175.8 ± 6.9
cm 174.5 (160–185.1) 175 (161–184.5)
Weight 77.7 ± 10.0 77.9 ± 12.6
kg 79.6 (55.6–90.1) 77.2 (58.8–99.2)
Body Mass Index (BMI) 25.7 ± 1.8 25.1 ± 3.1
kg/m2 25.5 (21.7–28.5) 25 (19.5–29.6)
© 2016 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Training Wrap with Christian Salem
Ben Gibson May 14, 2019 5:24PM
Rd 9 | Training Wrap The boys hit the track ahead of Melbourne's clash against West Coast
Training Gallery: Round 9
Ruck duo planned for Perth
MELBOURNE took to Gosch’s Paddock on Tuesday morning to work on some key areas of its game ahead of Round 9.
But with just a six-day turn around before the trip to Perth, classy Demon Christian Salem says his side didn’t expend too much energy on the track.
“We still got some work in, but it was more about a short session – a bit of intensity before the flight up,” Salem told Melbourne Media.
After a scrappy clash with Gold Coast on Saturday night, the Demons are continuing to look at improving their forward connection.
The Dees managed just nine goals at Metricon Stadium and will need to be more efficient when kicking inside 50 against the Eagles.
“It’s a process I guess – we’ve been working on it for the last few weeks,” he said.
“But training as normal, a few inside 50 kicks and a few kicking drills just to really nut it out.”
Friday night’s schedule has received some hype in the media as the Demons are set to return to Optus Stadium for the first time since last year’s Preliminary Final loss.
But Salem says that game is of no relevance this time around.
“It hasn’t been spoken about once,” he said.
“For us it’s another challenge – a few boys are out.
“It’s a good opportunity for some boys to come in that are in good VFL form so whoever we take over we’re going to be very confident.”
The trip to the West is set to be a big challenge for the group as it will be the second consecutive game on the road, but Salem is more than ready for another interstate match.
“[The body is feeling] pretty good to be honest,” he said.
“We travel pretty well. A young group of guys getting away is always good.”
Jake Melksham and Michael Hibberd won’t be on the flight with the group after being ruled out with injury, but Jordan Lewis was out on the track on Tuesday and will be given every chance to take on the Eagles.
In more positive news, Jake Lever and Mitch Hannan were both in full training after respective knee injuries, with Lever expected to make his ACL comeback in the VFL this Saturday.
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