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GRAPEVINE, Texas—Rotobrush® International LLC, the market leader in air duct cleaning, now offers antimicrobial brushes for air duct cleaning. The brushes are available in four to 24 inches with options for soft and stiff bristles. They are treated with an EPA registered antimicrobial agent. This agent preserves them and prevents odor, discoloration, staining, deterioration or corrosion of the bristles, which can be caused by fungi, mold and mildew.
“Air duct cleaners can now benefit from not only our array of sizes and brushes that work in any type of duct work, but also ones that preserve themselves better than ever,” said Pat Hyland, senior vice president of sales for Rotobrush.
The brushes can be purchased from Rotobrush by calling 1-800-535-3878 or visiting rotobrush.com for more information.
Rotobrush® International LLC, based in the Dallas – Fort Worth area, supplies residential and commercial contractors with the most effective and efficient solutions to offer air duct cleaning. Rotobrush experts assess and identify the right package for each customer’s needs. Advanced equipment plus training and world-class support provide a one-stop shop for launching an air duct cleaning business. Rotobrush has over 20 years experience, domestically and internationally. | <urn:uuid:cef99de4-6743-4842-93cb-5653e5d6d99c> | CC-MAIN-2019-26 | https://www.rotobrush.com/news/rotobrush-now-offers-antimicrobial-brushes/ | 2019-06-27T06:13:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-26/segments/1560628000894.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20190627055431-20190627081431-00185.warc.gz | en | 0.927927 | 270 |
2.5" Faux Burlap Giant Polka Dot Ribbon:
Pink With Red (10 Yards) RG015098F
Wired edge with red stitching Cross woven burlap Features a Pink background with Red Dots.
2.5" wide x 10 yards
Perfect any occasion. Make bows, wrap packages, decorate floral arrangements add to wreaths, the possibilities are endless!
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Few bands have left such a lasting, unique mark on the face of modern music yet received such a lack of critical respect as the Melvins. According to the "experts," the new Melvins album is too experimental, or too reactionary, or too self-aware, or too...frankly, I think most people's ears are just too tender for the brute force that is the sonic onslaught called the Melvins.
Although they've used thick stoner rock as the base of their sound, their Black Sabbath background seems to operate as more of a springboard to jump off into wacky and wackier sound adventures, attacking hardcore punk, techno remixes, ambient drone and musique concrète with their burly arms. In either an attempt to make their argument as the heavy metal Frank Zappas, or simply as a way of saying "thanks for sticking with us, dudes" to their fans, the Melvins have released a massive 13-disc, limited-edition, tour-only box set comprising of their Ipecac Recordings catalogue and a few other independent releases.
The first thing immediately noticeable about he set is the unusual packaging. In fact, the box itself--as well as the individual CD sleeves--were all hand-printed on a printing press from 1894 which was found by the Melvins' art designer, Mackie Osborne. but instead of being low-tech reproductions of the original art, Mackie Osborne created a series of symbols which represent their respective albums in an almost cave painting style as well as often playing off of the original art themes.
The albums stretch from very early Melvins releases to their latest album that was just released earlier this summer, showing their broad range of projects. On Gluey Porch Treatments, the band shows its first quantum leap from hardcore punk to dredge metal, keeping a thick rumbling under the vocals at all times. On The Maggot, the band seems to be in the mode that most people think classically represents the band, with fuzzed-out, blazingly loud, slow riffs, while on The Bootlicker, the band pulls a 180 and keeps the album to a hush for the entire duration.
Then things really get weird. Pigs of the Roman Empire features the massive collaboration with soundman Lustmord on their title track, where creepy ambient sounds morph into a grinding tempo only to suddenly stop and pause for what seems like an eternity, and then continue on in an entirely new ambient direction. On Electroreatard, an entire song is played in reverse only to be followed up by a nine-minute Wipers cover. And of course, there's the album which separates the men from the boys*, the titanic Colossus of Destiny, which seems to be a specifically orchestrated soundclash complete with discordant movements that lasts for an entire hour.
Rounding out the end of the box are the three latest releases, which feature the modern incarnation of the band, having absorbed Big Business. In direct contrast to their earlier works, while the band is still heavy as Uranium, they've really picked up the speed, and the new albums rumble forward with the pacing of their punk days but with the daringness of their mid-period work, as seen by their opening albums with Marine chants, covers of movie themes, the Who and old Irish folk tunes, and the mere fact that of four members, two play the drums.
Throughout the box, it becomes apparent that even if the listener expects the unexpected, he or she will still get what isn't expected. Or something. To call the forays into new territory experiments seems to do disservice to the band, because where an experiment suggests a random idea put to the audience without concern for effectiveness, every move by the band seems to be a tactic strike to either advance the band, challenge the listener or to create something that has not been created before.
While the sheer mass of the set suggests that it's not for new listeners, and lack of rare material means that it isn't necessary to those that already have the albums, the set, with all its twists and turns and singular moments, makes it clear that despite lack of critical notice, the Melvins truly are something important. I'll bet that 3,000 years from now when archeologists uncover an unopened copy of the set (kept in mint condition and never opened to preserve its collectors value), it will be the focus of dissertations, arguments in academia and placed on a well-lit pedestal in the middle of an ancient history museum.
* - Normally, I would also add in the phrase "and the women from the girls," but frankly, I think that would be misrepresenting the Melvins audience. (j/k, j/k, I kid because I love!) | <urn:uuid:fbc3870c-790a-44a0-ac98-dbda8b443428> | CC-MAIN-2013-48 | http://www.punknews.org/review/9656/melvins-the-melvins-box-set | 2013-12-12T23:04:55Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-48/segments/1386164746201/warc/CC-MAIN-20131204134546-00064-ip-10-33-133-15.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968169 | 989 |
Our responsibility is to inspire… This virtuous rather than closed circle of dialogue and sharing centered around Casablanca intends to promote best practices and initiatives, as original as they may be.
A unifying circle where involved actors wish to place their city on a visible platform. Not reserved to just the elite, this pool of observers will soon be open to all of those who wish to offer their testimonials, share, show by way of example, through a spirit of initiative and creativity, to promote the city of Casablanca. Our goal is to make your actions the real vector that will propel your city to the ranks of a real Global City.
Afin de coordonner toutes les actions WeCasablanca Ambassador, nous vous invitons à remplir le formulaire ci-dessous, relatif à toutes vos actions à venir et celles déjà réalisées dans le cadre de la promotion des valeurs casablancaises : | <urn:uuid:e7dbd59b-0ccd-4e37-a523-489245102bf1> | CC-MAIN-2018-47 | http://wecasablanca.com/en/we/wecasablanca-ambassadors | 2018-11-18T19:01:41Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-47/segments/1542039744561.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20181118180446-20181118202446-00171.warc.gz | en | 0.69058 | 209 |
Miscellaneous Billing is used by many departments on Plymouth State’s campus to initiate charges to individuals. The charges can range from Health Services to Residence Hall Damages and are logged in an Oracle table to be accessed and processed by the Bursar.
- The original system was built in Microsoft Access – having a separate application for each department. This was a maintenance nightmare.
- It was extremely easy to charge the wrong individual.
- Making adjustments/reversing charges was very complex and error prone.
The original plan was to replace the Residential Life Misc Billing application with a web interface; however, when I approached ITS with the idea they asked me to write it to replace all departmental Misc Billing apps. My task was to create the User Interface (UI) that would be used across campus. Any changes that need to be made can be made in one place for all departments. Problem Solved!
The Access version consisted of a form within a form. The outer form contained an alphabetical list of people and always defaulted to the first person on the list. The problem was that users often forgot to select the person they wanted and ended up billing the default person. If the mistake was noticed soon enough, the charge could be removed and re-entered for the correct person. If not, the wrong person could end up with a bill.
I created the new interface so that the user can enter a student’s name or ID number and return the correct person (see Figure 1 below). Once the user has entered the person’s name the page returns a list of possible people with that name or ID. The user then clicks the correct person to continue the billing process (see Figure 2 below). Problem Solved!
The old application only allowed the user to view one bill at a time which meant that the user had to click through each record to find the one they wanted to reverse. Also, the user had to check to see if the charge had been processed by the Bursar to determine how they needed to proceed. Problem Solved! | <urn:uuid:79d08c6e-ed3c-4720-a50c-c70e08f48b21> | CC-MAIN-2020-24 | http://www.rdustinwebstudio.com/2009/07/08/miscellaneous-billing-eliminating-errors-simplifying-the-interface/?replytocom=11 | 2020-05-28T04:27:54Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-24/segments/1590347396495.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20200528030851-20200528060851-00111.warc.gz | en | 0.960651 | 426 |
I am a PhD student currently working within the ReNEW research hub, connected to the institute of contemporary history. I have previously studied history at Uppsala University, the University of Gothenburgh and the University of Edinburgh. Aside from history, I have also studied arts, literature and geography. My fields of interest include imagined communities, sports history, democracy history and transnational perspectives.
My master thesis examined how Swedish royal power attempted to legitimise itself through
proclamations read from the pulpits during the Napoleonic Wars. The thesis showed how royal power during the wars used different strategies to cope with the tension between traditional ideas of divine right, and the secular notions of a dawning modern age.
My current PhD project investigates narratives of Norden and Nordicness during sporting competitions after the second world war. The project aims to enhance the understanding of Norden as an imagined region, by approaching sporting competitions as transnational and emotionally enabling events. | <urn:uuid:f603a850-8e3d-4c2c-a989-a44be3c7b707> | CC-MAIN-2019-47 | https://www.sh.se/english/sodertorn-university/contact/researchers/martin-johansson | 2019-11-20T02:25:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-47/segments/1573496670389.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20191120010059-20191120034059-00326.warc.gz | en | 0.943439 | 193 |
Recommendations for Communities and Suicide Prevention Groups
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At the state and local level, we can work to ensure that every suicidal person and their loved ones hear the message that keeping firearms out of reach during a suicidal crisis can save lives.
Four practical steps:
1. Change policy – Add “Lethal means counseling” protocols to providers’ and gatekeepers’ existing suicide prevention protocols.
2. Train providers and gatekeepers how to conduct lethal means counseling.
3. Change information systems to cue providers to educate families.
4. Expand options in the community for temporary storage or disposal of firearms for families requesting these services.
Encourage statewide and local professional groups and institutions to add a “lethal means counseling” policy to their current suicide prevention protocols to ensure that all suicidal or at-risk patients and their families are counseled about reducing access to guns at home. Examples of state associations to target: state hospital association, social workers’ association, school psychologist association, truancy officer association, etc. Examples of local agencies to target: mental health agencies, emergency departments, schools, employee assistance groups, etc. In most cases your job will be to add lethal means counseling policies to existing suicide prevention policies. If a group doesn’t have basic suicide prevention policies, try to work with them (or ask your state suicide prevention coalition) to work with them to adopt basic suicide prevention policies as well as lethal means counseling policies.
Train providers who come into contact with people at risk for suicide and their families on how to talk about reducing access to firearms at home. Most currently do not. A good training model is New Hampshire’s CALM Training (Counseling on Access to Lethal Means), which trains mental health providers, emergency department personnel, and primary care providers. The training covers three general areas (the public health approach to suicide prevention, firearm safety basics, and clinical skills in speaking with families about reducing access to firearms and lethal medications at home). Suicidal people–particularly those who use a firearm–often don’t seek out care by a mental health provider. Think about other types of providers with whom they may come into contact, such as police, counselors providing services to domestic abusers, defense attorneys, substance abuse counselors, school truancy officers, primary care providers, etc. See other examples of means reduction programs.
One way to ensure that at-risk patients and their families receive lethal means counseling is to build reminders into an agency’s information system. For example, a health care institution with electronic patient charting software can add a flag to indicate whether the patient is considered at risk for suicide. Checking off the patient as “at risk” would trigger the software to remind the provider to talk with the patient and his/her family about firearms and lethal medications at home, in addition to following the agency’s existing protocols for responding to suicidal risk. Standard paper forms (for example, intake forms for new psychiatric patients, suicide assessment forms used by school psychologists, etc.) could also include check-off boxes cueing the provider to ask about firearms at home.
Work with local police and other public safety groups to expand options for families who want to permanently or temporarily remove their guns. Many police departments currently have no policy or protocols in place to dispose of or store firearms and aren’t able to help families. Work with them to explore some feasible options. If you come up with some good options (such as getting a local shooting range to offer storage lockers), please contact us and let us know so that we can spread the word. | <urn:uuid:65395f11-d8a2-47cd-9bf0-98f2606c6d65> | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/means-matter/recommendations/communities/ | 2023-01-31T03:37:30Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499842.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20230131023947-20230131053947-00759.warc.gz | en | 0.931493 | 741 |
Deluxe food mill
Cuisipro 74 6479 deluxe food millCuisipro Deluxe Food Mill - - Deluxe food mill has a plastic scraper that keeps food moving smoothly through the mill. Blade separates juices from skins, seeds, and pulp.
Purees a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. Includes three disks: 2mm disk for removing seeds from tomato puree, 3mm disk for ricing potatoes, and 4mm disk for applesauce. Nonslip handle. Comes apart for easy cleaning.
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On Sunday afternoon, once we’ve been to a football match and eaten our Sunday lunch ( and everybody else has comatosed on the sofa) I get out my laptop and start writing my new small business interview. If you are new to my blog, my name is Katleen, and I have been writing this blog since 2009. As a new year’s resolution, I wanted to learn more about what’s happening with small business in my area, and have started to interview Small Business in the West of Ireland, to give them a chance to do their story and show the world their business.
Let’s get connected! Find me on Twitter : @ecotreasure, Facebook: www.facebook.com/workinglivingtravellinginireland Please share this interview with your friends and family, as that’s the way these small businesses will get that little bit more of exposure and will help them grow!
If you are a small business( or know a small business) in the West of Ireland and would like to get featured, please drop me an email email@example.com
Today I am interviewing Sandra King from http://www.meetthewool.com . Sandra and I go back a few years now, as I featured some of her crocheted christening gowns when my then business was showcased on the morning breakfast show Ireland AM. Here is just a small clip of the christening gowns! They are fabulous!
Tell us a bit about yourself & where you are located in the West of Ireland.
I am located in Ballinruan, a small rural village outside of Crusheen in Co. Clare.. I relocated here in 2007 from North Carolina. I grew up in the city, but don’t think there is any way I could go back to city living.
Can you provide me with a description of your business?
I am a designer of speciality yarns that I dye and spin myself. The fibre that I use is sourced from my own sheep….2 Wensleydales(Daisy and Rose) and 1 Bluefaced Leicester (Hyacinth). I also spin some traditional yarns.
How long have you been in business? In this business? In other businesses?
I have been in this business for about 4 years. I have been in textile and non-textile businesses intermittently since 1986.
How did you get started in this business?
Because I have always been an avid crocheter and have a keen interest in textiles, spinning was a simple progression. In the past I have found it frustrating to find yarns of the desired colors, textures, etc. so I decided to get some sheep, a spinning wheel, and make my own.
Is this your full time job, a hobby or a bit of both?
It’s more a part-time job and a hobby. I run a boarding kennels, so sometimes my wool business is moved to the back burner for a day or two. However, most days I can find even a small amount of time to dye, spin, crochet or knit.
How did you get the background and skills necessary to run this type of business?
I am naturally an organized personality which I find very helpful in this business. The skills I learned from a very close friend who is a spinner and weaver and also from attending various workshops. Also, the woman from whom I purchased my Wensleydale sheep is a wealth of knowledge on both the animals and dyeing and spinning their fleece.
How do the social, economic, environmental, technological, legal and political environments impact your business?
For me, the biggest impact is technological. I find it very challenging to keep up with social media networking and selling from my website.
Do you know who your competitors are?
Yes, there are many hand spinners but the secret is to design a yarn which is unique.
How do you market your business? How are people aware of your business? Where can people find you?
I have my website: http://www.meetthewool.com which I developed last year. Orders have been slowly coming in.
I have a Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/meetthewool which gets a lot of interest
I recently started an Etsy shop,https://www.etsy.com/ie/shop/MeettheWool which I need to do more work with. I am a member of an Arts & Craft co-op since April, which has provided me with the most sales. I am on the steering committee of Creative Clare which is organizing to allow artists and craft workers the opportunity to network and market their products through events and studio trails.
Where do you see your business in the next year? In the next five years? The next ten years?
This next year will see an increase in sales from the co-op and the web site. In five years time, I will have designed and successfully marketed a unique line of yarns internationally. In ten years, I just hope to maintain the status quo.
Do you plan to compete in the global market place? If yes, how? If no, why not?
Yes, through my website and social media.
How has technology, such as computers and the internet, impacted on how you conduct business?
It allows me to sell internationally through my website. I am now starting to network through social media.
What do you love about the area you live in/do business in?
I love being able to walk out my door, see the beauty of the countryside and work from home in my quiet studio.
Whom do you seek advice from for your business/ do you meet up with other business owners? If so, where?
I get some advice from my son, Gray, who is a CPA and who has a lavender growing business. Also, from personal contacts I have that are textile enthusiasts. I’m sure being a member of Creative Clare will give me many other contacts that I can draw from.
Can you describe your customers?
Anyone who knits, crochets or weaves.
Why do your customers select you over your competitors?
I spin 90% of my yarns from either Wensleydale or Bluefaced Leicester fleece, obtained from my own sheep. Fiber enthusiasts look for speciality yarns (which I spin) and which come from local sheep. I always include a photo of the sheep that their yarn is from. Each sheep has a name and this personalizes it for the customer.
What are the biggest challenges for running this business?
Being a one woman show, time enough to spin and dye enough product.
What keeps you going, when the chips are down?
My husband and my animals.
Do you support local charities? If so which is your favourite charity and why?
Any special things planned for 2016?
Getting the “Art in Studios” trail going and launching Creative Clare.
Any tips for someone who is thinking of starting their own business?
Know that things will not always work out as you planned and have a Plan B!
What did you learn from this interview?
It forced me to think through some areas of my business and put them in writing.
If you’d like to read my previous interviews, you can check out :The Dutch Bakery, Dave Slaat, Ruairi Devlin, Founder of Micro Biz Awards, Jackie Queally from Earthwise, and my first interview was with Philip Gleeson from Quickest Fox Marketing.
Just a quick reminder, Please share this interview, as I’d like to start a small movement to highlight the brilliant businesses in the West of Ireland!
If you would like to be interviewed, please drop me an email to firstname.lastname@example.org and I’ll be in touch.
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Sometimes utilities are included in your monthly rent, but if they are not, they can be an added expense that you should factor into your budget. When looking at places to rent, ask the landlord for estimate costs, of utilities and be sure to understand which utilities you are responsible for paying and which ones, if any, are included in the rent cost.
If you do need to set up utilities for your off-campus residence, here are some of the common utilities for the area.
Gas and Electric
To get gas and electric service in the New Brunswick area, call Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G) at 800-436-PSEG. Find more information about setting up service here:http://www.pseg.com/home/welcome/index.jsp.
To establish telephone service, call Verizon at 1-800-427-9977.
To establish cable service, contact any of the following:
Cablevision of Raritan Valley at
Xfinity/Comcast East Brunswick 1-800-934-6489
Dish Network 1-800-823-4929
Verizon Fios- 877-602-2394 or visit http://fios.verizon.com/fios-internet.html | <urn:uuid:dc053e32-0ee1-4056-bc03-409666d28ed3> | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | http://ruoffcampus.rutgers.edu/utilities/ | 2018-10-18T16:47:21Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-43/segments/1539583511889.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20181018152212-20181018173712-00320.warc.gz | en | 0.857916 | 265 |
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Meghan Markle planning to adopt a rescue dog for Archie to grow up with
Royal fans spot hidden details in Archie’s christening photographs
Prince Harry will ‘protect Archie from glare of public opinion’ says insider
Prince Harry's 'wingman' Charlie van Straubenzee revealed as Archie's godparent
Fans say Archie has ginger hair, but can't decide if he's like Meghan or Harry
Meghan and Harry show off baby Archie in official royal christening photos
Archie Harrison's christening - will it be private what do we know so far?
Meghan's 'eyes off approach to Archie’s christening is a snub to the public'
Royal christenings over the years - from The Queen to Kate's kids & Archie
Harry is 'behind strict christening secrecy & ban on naming Archie's godparents'
Meghan's best pal posts cryptic Instagram message ahead of Archie's christening
Meghan’s son Archie to be christened in royal gown worn by Kate’s children
Meghan’s baby Archie will be christened in a £11,000 font used for royal newborns
Serena Williams WON'T be Baby Archie's godmother...as she's busy working tomorrow
Queen too busy to attend baby Archie's christening after diary clash
Meghan Markle wears adorable 'A' necklace in tribute to Archie at Wimbledon | <urn:uuid:6e9afac2-dac8-4102-b2cf-888fd1680361> | CC-MAIN-2020-29 | https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/archie-harrison-mountbatten-windsor/page/10/ | 2020-07-13T00:01:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-29/segments/1593657140337.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20200712211314-20200713001314-00409.warc.gz | en | 0.79518 | 321 |
When Baton Rouge police detective Bud Carter busts contract killer Jesse Weiland, he convinces Jesse to become an informant and rat out the South's most powerful crime ring. So when the ...
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A scientist discovers the bodies of three frozen genetically modified Russians buried in the Canadian North. Upon thawing them out he realizes he has unleashed a deadly threat to Western society and must stop them at all costs.
When Baton Rouge police detective Bud Carter busts contract killer Jesse Weiland, he convinces Jesse to become an informant and rat out the South's most powerful crime ring. So when the syndicate orders Carter's death and Weiland's ID'd as a snitch, the two team up to take down the mob and the crime boss who ordered the hit. Written by
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In "Platoon", Dafoe was the "good" sergeant and Berenger was the "bad" sergeant; in "Bad Country", Dafoe was the good guy and Berenger the bad guy. See more »
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South Louisiana in the 1980s was a different kind of time and place. Some called it lawless. But it wasn't. Others said we just got a certain way of doing things down here. But it ain't that either. Instead, I call it what it was. Hell with the lid off.
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Bad Country is watchable with some real heavyweight talent and a setting that promises great viewing. But, because of poor character development and overall production it falls far short of anything but average.
No blame to Matt Dillon or Willem Dafoe, both carrying the movie with excellent performances. In fact, Dillon's involvement in almost any project automatically guarantees reliable entertainment. And Dafoe is as gritty and pained as usual, just what you might expect.
But, the script is shallow, the sound editing amateurish, and the overall cinematography average. The final, expected scene can't be saved by the actors when all the technical facets pull together in a below average manner.
This could have been much better. So many elements are in place that Bad Country practically screams for the sort of polish and technique the cast deserves. I have no doubt that in the hands of Mann or Bay demands would have been made and ideas enforced to carry this movie to the box office with some real effect. As it is, by the end I could only wonder what could have been.
Watch it, but don't expect much.
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Title: Nelumbo Nucifera
Author: Cristina Slough
Genre: Thriller/ Womens Fiction
Release Date: January 24th, 2017
Cover Designer: Murphy Rae
Hosted by: Buoni Amici Press, LLC.
On the surface, Gaby Parker has it all; however, behind closed doors, is a woman who lives in constant fear of the man who was supposed to love her: her husband, Kyle. Beaten, desperate, and broken, Gaby realizes the only way to escape from her violent husband is to kill herself — on paper. Gaby is dead, and Riley Locklin is born, residing in the tranquil coastal town of Chesswick Bay Montauk where she hopes to start over and meets a man who shows her bruises aren’t kisses. Meanwhile, back home, Kyle is doing everything in his power to prove Gaby isn’t dead. But…police find her burnt-out car and remains? Kyle isn’t buying it; he knows she’s still alive. He launches his own full investigation to find his wife — and he’ll stop at nothing to claim her back. A female Detective assigned to his wife’s case doesn’t like him very much after discovering a domestic violence report – scorned by the history of her mother’s domestic abuse, she’s determined to send Kyle down for his wife’s murder. And then he finds her. Will Gaby finally take a stand? – NELUMBO NUCIFERA
Novelist, movie addict, and animal lover, Cristina Slough is the author of: Till Death Us Do Part, and Nelumbo Nucifera.
Cristina has always been a bookworm and loves delving into a literacy fictional world of her own.
Cristina is married to Adam, who runs a successful business; together they share their Bedfordshire home with their son, and several spoiled pets.
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We went to the Death Cab concert in July. ( I know, I'm just getting around to posting about it.) It was AWESOME!!! It was at Red Rocks and it was great!! Death Cab is one of mine and Jarom's favorite bands. They were just as good in person as they are on CD, which is always saying something for a band. We took our friends with us, Becca and Ryan. Because they parked in one fo the back parking lots, they left right after the band left the stage. Unfortunetly, they missed the encore. And it was AMAZING!! They did 4 songs, 2 of which are my favorite. If you are interested in looking them on, they are I Will Follow You Into The Dark and Transatlanticism. I highly suggest both!! Funny thing, so this girl ran up on stage after the first encore song, but didn't last very long after she got to the lead singer. Later, he said, "Man, if you could see the look on that girls face when she grabbed me and realized how sweaty I was. It was like 'ooh.... ewe!' That's why I wear a cowboy shirt. It works for the cowboys." I was laughing so hard!!!!! Anyways, if anyone gets the oppotunity to get a CD or see them in concert, I would be disappointed if you turned it down!!! | <urn:uuid:27ef4df5-9890-4db6-ba03-c0a8695324f9> | CC-MAIN-2018-47 | http://jrktwalz.blogspot.com/2009/08/death-cab-for-cutie.html | 2018-11-20T19:53:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-47/segments/1542039746639.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20181120191321-20181120213321-00148.warc.gz | en | 0.989584 | 289 |
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The 2016 Miss America Pageant, to be broadcast live by ABC at 9 p.m. on Sept. 13, has become more of a reality TV Show following reports that Vanessa Williams, the First Afro-American woman to become Miss America and the first to resign after controversial circumstances, will return to the spectacle. Williams returns not only as a judge, but also to be reinstated as Miss America 1984. According to emerging media reports, the American Pageant show has been thrown into “crisis mode” as Miss America 1984 prepares to return to the scene of the crime with a gavel in one hand as the head judge, and a crown in the other.
Sam Haskell, the Executive Chairman of the Miss America Organization, is said to have pulled the “Vanessa Williams stunt” so as to draw a larger TV audience for the spectacle. “Just over 7 million watched last year’s contest compared to 17 million who watched Williams win, or the 27 million who tuned in when Lee Meriwether got the crown in 1954,” wrote Rebecca Traisterin in a recent post.
Amanda Bower, a respected professor of advertising communications at Washington and Lee University in Lexington also added her voice to the issue, saying, “I think the entire point of bringing Vanessa Williams back is the question can it pull people in to watch?”
Williams, who was then given 72 hours to resign when her nude pictures were published in Penthouse magazine 10 months into her reign as Miss America 1984, has since shown remorse for her actions. In her memoir, the enigmatic singer wrote, “I made a terrible error in judgment and I know I will pay as long as I live.” The scandal left her emotionally drained. She also struggled with a guilty conscience. Williams felt that she “let other women down and the whole black community.” But in a recent Interview with ABC, the Diva, who has learned from the vicissitudes of her life, acknowledged that, “the dust always settles.”
Presently, the dethroned Miss America is in a buoyant mood to return to the familiar scene of the crime. But this time she will set the rules for the radiant 52 young girls who are trying to live up to the tag, “imminently touchable….yet untouchable.”
Meanwhile, reports coming from the grapevine suggest that there are uncertainties over the Miss America line up. TMZ has revealed that the Miss America Organization is still at odds with the former beauty queen. They seem to be struggling over who will apologize first. According to media reports, Vanessa is expected to lead off with her apologize. She is expected to, once again, acknowledge the indiscretions that led to her dethronement prior to her being reinstated.
Most Americans are divided over this debacle and most are of the view that the head judge of tomorrow’s finale must not trade a belated apology for a rhinestone crown. One of the tweets suggested that she should not apologize. The tweeter remarked: “I would like to hear someone say it is okay not to start off your celebrity career as a porn star.”
As the world awaits for a traditionally feminine woman to be crowned Miss America, keen eyes will be glued on contestant number 53. For Williams, it’s a return to the scene of the crime but this time with a gavel in her tried and tested hands. Williams will be joined by six other celebrity judges, host Chris Harrison, and co- host Brooke Burke. The winner will likely be Miss America who returns to the scene of the crime with gavel in hand.
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The Inquirer: Miss America Using Williams’ Return To Push Interest.
New York Magazine: Why Vanessa Williams Should Ditch Her Crown Once And For All.
TMZ Live: Who Is Going To Apologize?
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- Released: May 30, 2000
- Originally Released: 2008
- Label: Sbme Special Mkts.
- 1.Give The People What They Want
- 2.Let Me Make Love To You
- 4.Where Did We Go Wrong
- 5.Rich Get Richer
- 6.How Time Flies
- 7.What Am I Waiting For
- 8.Never Break Us Up
The O'Jays: Eddie Levert, Walter Williams, William Powell (vocals).
Producers: Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff.
Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Includes liner notes by Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor.
Digitally remastered by Joseph M. Palmaccio (Sony Music Studios, New York, New York).
Personnel: Walter Williams , Eddie Levert, William Powell (vocals).
Recording information: Sigma Sound Studios, Philedelphia, PA (1975).
Arranger: Bobby Martin .
Out of the many R&B vocal groups on the scene throughout the '60s and '70s, few were as committed to social comment as The O' Jays. Serving as mouthpieces for the production team of Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, this vocal trio's string of hits, including "Love Train" and "Back Stabbers," set a style of thinking man's soul that continued on 1975's SURVIVAL.
Gilded by Gamble and Huff's lush arrangements and backed by the crack playing of Philly Soul house band MFSB, SURVIVAL includes populist anthems such as "Give The People What They Want," addresses the travails of everyday life in the funky title track, and class inequities on a soaring "Rich Get Richer." Led by master troubadour Eddie Levert, the O' Jays also keep one foot firmly in the land of romance, whether singing and swinging on "Never Break Us Up," pleading throughout "Let Me Make Love To You," or gently expressing their remorse on the string-laden "Where Did We Go Wrong." | <urn:uuid:8b9973d5-ddef-4f53-ad81-67fd86a0b465> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.oldies.com/product-view/10054G.html | 2016-06-30T04:22:00Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397873.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00182-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.901531 | 431 |
Scheduled Hours in Add Task Items from Workweek Schedule' Wizard
(Doc ID 763174.1)
Last updated on OCTOBER 16, 2016
Applies to:Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management - Version: 18.104.22.168.2
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‘Add Tasks Items from Workweek Schedule’, under options, you can add columns. We are particularly
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Saturday, August 25, 2007
Baked garlic fries
These fries are addictive. (You wouldn't think they were good for you, too.) I made a first batch of them last week as a side dish and then Bill spontaneously whipped them up for breakfast today, unable to wait until dinner.
3 medium potatoes, peeled and sliced into 1/3" by 1/3" sticks
1 tablespoon oil
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
2 garlic cloves, minced
Coarse salt, pepper to taste
Preheat to 425°F. Pat potato strips dry with paper towels. Combine potatoes and oil in large bowl; tossing to coat well. Divide potatoes between 2 large baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Bake until potatoes are deep golden brown, turning and rearranging potatoes every fifteen minutes, for about 40 - 45 minutes total.
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Oregon State University
PA-4: Diversity and Equity Coordination
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Sustainability Program Specialist
Does the institution have a diversity and equity committee, office, and/or officer tasked to advise on and implement policies, programs, and trainings related to diversity, equity, inclusion and human rights on campus?:
Does the committee, office and/or officer focus on students, employees, or both?:
A brief description of the diversity and equity committee, office and/or officer, including purview and activities:
The mission of the Office of Institutional Diversity is to design, plan, lead and implement, in collaboration with university partners, institutional change actions, initiatives and communications to advance diversity, equity and inclusion throughout all facets of Oregon State University. The work of the office advances more rapid progress toward Oregon State’s highest aspirations for social justice within the university community.
Estimated proportion of students that has participated in cultural competence trainings and activities (All, Most, Some, or None):
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Estimated proportion of faculty that has participated in cultural competence trainings and activities (All, Most, Some, or None):
A brief description of the institution’s cultural competence trainings and activities for each of the groups identified above:
Diversity & Cultural Engagement (DCE) is a hub for out-of-classroom engagement to build community and support students' abilities to change the world. DCE's programs and initiatives seek out to enhance the student experience through:
- Student engagement
- Transformative learning
- Positive social change
- Academic success
- Identity development
DCE bridges differences and build community through a variety of programs and initiatives:
-Global Diversity Initiatives: Serves as a bridge between student affairs and other administrative units that serve minority students. The program particularly focuses on supporting international students and helps advance global citizenship among domestic students.
-Kalmekak: Kalmekak Community Outreach provides and facilitates programs for pre-college students and families to promote a culturally diverse community and develop an understanding of higher education institutions.
- Men's Development & Engagement: This initiative provides opportunities focused on engaging Oregon State's men in the discussion of gender, exploring topics of masculinity in our community, and developing healthy masculine identities.
- Multiracial Beavers: Multiracial Beavers is a network for multiracial, biracial, and mixed heritage students. Students connect, share resources, and meet faculty/staff who can contribute to their academic success.
- PROMISE Internship Program: The PROMISE program is an eight-week paid summer internship which provides opportunities in the state, local government agencies, and university programs for Oregon State University undergraduate students. The program focuses on providing pathways for historically underrepresented students to professional careers.
- Social Justice Retreats: DCE partners with groups across campus to offer weekend-long retreats to promote campus dialogue about race and racism. The retreats engage in the active exploration of the concept of race and how race impacts our lived experiences and interactions.
- SOL: SOL is a student-fee funded organization that focuses on Queer and Trans People of Color (QTPOC) while providing support through educational programming, student advocacy, and ally building among undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff, and other organizations at Oregon State University.
The Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity also offers training around Affirmative Action, Americans with Disabilities Act and Sexual Harassment Prevention, Implicit Bias and many others. http://eoa.oregonstate.edu/training Additionally, a Search Advocate program enhances integrity, effectiveness, and diversity in the university’s hiring practices. Search advocates are OSU employees trained as process experts in search and selection. They complete a series of workshops addressing current research about diversity and cognitive bias, the changing legal landscape in hiring, inclusive employment principles, specific steps to strengthen each stage of the search process, and effective approaches to participation on search committees in the advocate role.
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"Please examine that which follows me"
Such as thoughts or lists: "A, B, C, D"
It shows sequent-
Means "Another thought's inside of this"
Interrupt yourself? Don't be remiss
Explain in these
Like... so: "George (the First)
"Was accursed by his (dim) son"
Clar... i.... fy all doubt
Close it out: ) when you are done!
Here's a hint:
Got a thought that's slightly different?
Not enough for sentence separate
But linked up with
Preceding print? --
-- Se-mi...colon trick:
"I was sick; I couldn't work"
If... you.. "comma" here,
Like such a jerk!
That it takes the place of "but" or "and"
Semicolon is at your command
No comma there;
It should be banned
And now your writing won't be bland....
Singular: parenthesis; plural: parentheses. The square ones [ ] are brackets.
This sentence didn't really need the parentheses; they were used to illustrate how a writer might have a thought, then decide she needed to clarify for the reader exactly which George (the first one) and which son (the dim one). A really involved example, or a parenthetical full sentence (they could be several sentences or even a parenthetical paragraph, but be judicious) would be hard to fit into the parody, but I just made one in this sentence.
Commonly seen these days: "I was sick, I couldn't work." Totally Illiterate. Mario Puzo's novel "The Godfather" did this constantly, but do you really want to sound like an immigrant gangster? You have only two thoughts there, so your options are:
a) A period (or full stop, as the Brits say): "I was sick. I couldn't work."
b) A semicolon, as in the example;
c) A conjunction, such as "and", "but", "so", etc.: "I was sick, so I couldn't work."
If you had three or more thoughts that were connected enough that you didn't want to make three sentences, you could use commas and a final "and" to join them: "I had the flu, it was snowing, and the Super Bowl was on." Leaving out the final "and" in this list and using only commas ("I had the flu, it was snowing, the Super Bowl was on") sounds like mental diarrhea. Quit running on and finish it up!
Colons, semicolons, and parentheses are disappearing because people don't know how or where to use them, so any time some sort of mark seems called for, they just throw in a comma. Cell text messages, IMs, and short attention spans don't help, either.
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Before analyzing whether Bluehost is safe or not, we should understand website safety and how to prevent attacks. You probably have heard about how many websites have been hacked and sensitive data has been stolen. This happens to big corporations, but also to small websites.
Any website can be target of an attack, and each attack may have different goals. While some attacks only aim to take down the website, others are aimed at stealing sensitive data and even installing malware.
From one side, your hosting is responsible by its safety to keep your data intact and a high uptime. However, on the other side, you also have to take measures to improve the overall security of your website.
Bluehost and Hosting Protection
Bluehost is pretty safe overall, and takes a number of measures to prevent DDoS attacks. However, these cannot be totally prevented, and depending on the size of it, they cannot be stopped. However, this is a problem that can affect any hosting provider, not only Bluehost.
Website backup is also another very important safety measure a website should provide. Bluehost has a great backup infrastructure and you can restore your website quite quickly if you need a backup.
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Shared vs Managed vs Dedicated Hosting Safety
This is valid not only for Bluehost, but for any kind of webhosting plan you may purchase. Shared plans have a much lower security level than dedicated or managed plans.
In shared plans, the resources and in some cases even your IP will be shared with other websites. This facilitates attacks and also other kind of annoyances, if someone else using your shared plan has malicious intents.
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Apart from relying on Bluehost servers security measures, there are a number of steps you should take to improve your website security.
If you are a WordPress user, I strongly recommend keeping your WordPress version and plug-ins always up to date. Older versions of plug-ins and even of WordPress itself have a number of security flaws that can be easily exploited.
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I'm working on a dynamic microtuner software (http://www.math.tu-dresden.de/~mutabor
). As the software can mix many different music streams it outputs MIDI files in millisecond resolution. According to „Standard MIDI Files 1.0“ I set the divison parameter to -25 40 (decimal), representing 25 frames per secound and 40 divisions.
Unfortunately some MIDI file players seem to play the File at a different speed.
It seems that the „Set Tempo” meta event is not well-defined. At least it's description explains its syntax but not its interpretation. For quarter note based divisions I understand this meta event as real tempo change. Somewhere I read that for SMPTE based MIDI divisions this event should be considered to be a hint for notational software telling it how to make note lengths from MIDI ticks. So it should be ignored by a simple MIDI file player.
Is this right? Is there an official source for that? If not, I'd suggest to clarify the recommended practise somehow. So that at least software players could adopt this idea. | <urn:uuid:c06a1861-0916-4c51-8f68-4b5fd48032a3> | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | https://www.midi.org/forum/1634-smf-smtpe-header-and-set-tempo?tmpl=component&print=1 | 2022-09-30T00:08:42Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030335396.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20220929225326-20220930015326-00014.warc.gz | en | 0.916245 | 235 |
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If you’ve been in Manchester over the past two weeks then you’ll be all too aware of how crap the weather has been.
It’s been proper rubbish. Rain, sun, rain, sun, heat, wind, rain. We’ve literally had it all in May and, as always, we’ve had a very good collective moan about it – because that’s what we do.
So, while we’ve all been getting soaked and battered by wind, it seems Primark’s reactive brains have been hard at work – because some brand new raincoats have been spotted in their stores today. Raincoats for dogs, that is.
Described simply as a ‘Pet Outfit’, the raincoats were posted into popular Facebook Group ‘Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK’ this evening and proved immediately popular – because in just one hour, over 10,000 people have commented on it.
The raincoats come in three different styles, with two basic coats – a pink one and a transparent one – selling at £6 and a special Winnie the Pooh raincoat selling for a quid more (£7, to be clear).
Based on the comment section of the post, people from around the UK have been buying the coats for their dogs this week – so it seems that the rollout is nationwide. Meaning that Manchester’s Primark stores *should* be selling them.
However, due to the immense popularity of the coats on social media, you will need to be quick if you want to grab one for your four legged pals, because shoppers will be out in their droves tomorrow looking to grab one (or several).
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After dropping 1.2% in October, the Liv-ex Fine Wine 50 fell a further 0.6% this week. However, trade for the First Growths increased: whereas the five Premier Cru represented a low 16.6% of activity last week, this week they took 35.6% of all trade by value. Activity for Italy held steady at 8%, boosted by trade for Masseto 1998 and Sassicaia 2012, while wines from “other” areas – including the USA, Spain and Australia – also found the bid.
The 2010 vintage remained in focus this week, accounting for 25.8% of Bordeaux activity. Lafite Rothschild 2010 was the most traded wine by value while Margaux 2010, which has shown signs of recovery since the market’s low in June 2014, also featured in the table.
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It’s hard for those that haven’t been there to understand how medical school, residency and/or long hours in the hospital changes what and how we eat. There isn’t time to sit down to eat, there aren’t good choices and often, the only thing to eat is the “free” food at conferences. But…. Free food isn’t free. There’s a reason it’s cheap (poor ingredients) and that it “tastes good” (lots of fat, sugar and salt)… but it makes us feel terrible after we eat it. (Beware the middle of the night french fries!) More importantly, we aren’t providing the nutrients we need to take care of other people and ourselves. So, what’s the answer?
Spend the money and the time to invest in your health! Grabbing donuts or bagels in the surgeons’ lounge in the morning, pizza at noon-day conference and a hamburger at MacDonald’s in the middle of the night is terrible. (You know it’s true).
So what’s the alternative? Here’s a five-step, easy plan that will let you eat better, feel better and avoid gaining weight in medical school and residency. This is predicated on cooking your own food but you can use this plan if you don’t cook by buying prepackaged foods. But really…. If you can learn how to take out a gallbladder or care for ill patients in the ICU don’t you think you can learn how to sauté a few vegetables???
- Make a plan
- Make a shopping list
- Shop once for the week and (when you can) prep ahead
- Use your day(s) off to cook things that might take a bit more time and freeze some for other days
- Keep a few “instant” healthy meals in your pantry
Make a plan
Map out your week’s meals and snacks using the “pizza rule” (nothing you cook should take longer to cook than it takes to order a pizza). Pay special attention to call days. It’s important to have really delicious food which can be grabbed in a minute when you are on call. I use Evernote to make my list for the week so I can share it with my family:
If you like to cook, you probably already know where to find recipes you’ll like. If you don’t cook regularly, I post recipes on @drmlb with #CallFood that meet the “pizza rule” and would be delicious on call. Here are few other sites I use regularly: Eating Well, Cooking LIght, My Recipes, Food Network, Kayln’s Kitchen, Skinny Taste. If you use Evernote to organize your list, it gives you one other advantage – you can download their add-on and clip recipes from the internet directly to Evernote. Each “note” (i.e. recipe) in Evernote can then be shared with whoever you cook with (i.e. whoever gets home first can start dinner!). It also lets you search all your notes so you can easily find your recipes in the future.
Make a shopping list
I use Grocery IQ for my shopping list. This app lets you organize your grocery list by the aisles in your favorite stores to make shopping faster. It also allows you to share the list with your significant other which means that whoever is able to get to the store first has the updated shopping list! I don’t really use the “coupon” feature or the barcode scanner, but if you choose to use these functions, please use the FoodEducate app with it to make sure your choices are healthy!
There are other apps for shopping which come recommended by others which, to be fair, I thought I should share: Any List, Pantry Manager, Paprika
Shop once and (when you can) prep ahead
Planning lets you spend less time in the grocery store and absolutely means less food wasted. When you get home from the store think about the meals you are going to cook later in the week. If your carrot soup on Tuesday calls for sliced carrots, diced fennel and chopped onions, chop them when you get back from the store on Sunday and put your “mise en place” in baggies or containers in the refrigerator. Cooking is not that time consuming…. but prepping is!
One other good trick is to make “mirepoix” on the weekend for the week. Diced onions, carrots, celery, bell peppers, etc can be prepped and put in a bag. It can be an instant stir-fry on nights when you need something fast. You can also put a handful in soups, omelettes, or wraps to get extra vegetables in your day. Mix it with leftover rice or other grains to make an instant salad (you can add tuna, if you want, too).
Use your day(s) off to cook things that might take a bit more time and freeze some for other days.
You need good “comfort food” when you are working hard, but it can be both comforting and healthy. For example, this recipe for spaghetti squash lasagna. The preparation for this recipe isn’t that hard (you can steam the spaghetti squash in the microwave instead of roasting it in the oven, for example) but it’s a little too long for nights when you get home late and are really tired.
Learning to use a pressure cooker (my favorite) or a slow cooker like a crock pot is a great way to cook up a batch of something when you are home and doing other things without spending a large amount of time in the kitchen
No matter what you make or how you make it, make enough to freeze individual portions and then store them so they will stay fresh. Don’t forget to mark the containers with a Sharpie and eat them within 3-4 months!
Keep a few “instant” healthy meals in your pantry
Despite my best efforts to plan, there are weeks when I’ve miscalculated amounts, don’t have enough time or just don’t want to eat what I had planned. When that happens, it’s great to have a go-to “instant” meal, which usually comes out of the freezer and pantry. Here are some to get your list started!
Moroccan Lentil Stew – (particulary good with harissa and served over couscous)
Quick meals from frozen ravioli
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Keith and Holly Rowe and Charlie of Vienna, Va., announce the birth of a daughter and sister, Caroline Allyson Hobbs, Feb. 28. She weighed 5 pounds, 7 ounces. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hobbs of Chevy Chase, Md., are maternal grandparents. Paternal grandparents are Joyce Adams of Pikeville and the late Howard V. Rowe.
By News-Argus Staff
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Belfast traffic will make way for pedal power for one morning in March.
The free ciclovia Belfast event is designed to allow people to cycle freely through the normally hectic Belfast city centre, free of cars and buses, while promoting community cohesion, mental and physical wellbeing as well as being a fun event for everyone.
Family participation is encouraged at the event which also aims to encourage healthier lifestyles and engender community spirit.
This year's event will take place from 9.30am until 12noon on Sunday, March 29 and is open to all ages and abilities.
Free activities will also be offered at Belfast City Hall (9.30am-12pm) and Botanic Gardens from 9.30am-1pm).
Ciclovia, which means 'cycle freeway', originated in Bogota Colombia where a ciclovia takes place every Sunday.
Belfast has joined numerous cities around the world in staging their own version. Others include Tucson, Paris, Medellin, Gold Coast, Brussels, Halifax, Atlanta – while the list continues to grow.
It is hoped Belfast's involvement will help the city to become a leading city in terms of sustainability.
The event, which doesn't require registration, is supported by Department for Infrastructure, Belfast City Council, Public Health Agency, Linen Quarter Bid, PSNI, Translink, FORS, Sustrans and Road Services.
A spokesperson said: "The cycle freeway runs to and from the hubs at Botanic Gardens and Belfast City Hall – in no particular direction. A traffic free route will be created for people who between Botanic Gardens and City Hall, running along Botanic Avenue, Dublin Road and Bedford Street. Participants can start from wherever they wish on the route and ride up and down it in whichever direction, and as often as they wish."
Anyone with mobility issues should contact organisers in advance on email@example.com and they will do their best to facilitate.
If you don't have a bike, you can still take part on one of the Belfast Bikes at docking stations in Botanic Gardens, Botanic Avenue, Bradbury Place, Bankmore Square ,Donegall Square East and Linenhall Street.
Dogs are allowed at the event as long as the are on a leash.
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A common SCN5A variant is associated with PR interval and atrial fibrillation among African Americans
OBJECTIVE: We examined the association of rs7626962 (S1103Y) or rs7629265, a variant in high linkage disequilibrium with S1103Y (r(2) = 0.87 - 1), with sudden cardiac death (SCD) and atrial fibrillation (AF) among African Americans. BACKGROUND: The SCN5A missense variant S1103Y has been associated with SCD among African Americans in small case-control studies, but larger population-based studies are needed to validate these findings. The association of this variant with AF has not been fully explored. METHODS: Using genotyping data on over 7,000 African Americans from 5 cohorts (Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities [ARIC], Cleveland Family Study [CFS], Jackson Heart Study [JHS], Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis [MESA], Cardiovascular Health Study [CHS]), we examined the association of rs7629265 with electrocardiographic PR, QRS, and QT intervals, and with incident AF and SCD. We examined association of S1103Y (rs7626962) with SCD using a population-based case-control study of SCD Cardiac Arrest Blood Study (CABS). RESULTS: Meta-analyses across 5 cohorts demonstrated that rs7629265 was significantly associated with PR duration (beta = -4.1 milliseconds; P = 2.2x10(-6) ), but not significantly associated with QRS or QT intervals. In meta-analyses of prospectively followed ARIC and CHS participants (n = 3,656), rs7629265 was associated with increased AF risk (n = 299 AF cases; HR = 1.74, P = 1.9 x 10(-4) ). By contrast, rs7629265 was not significantly associated with SCD risk in ARIC (n = 83 SCD cases; P = 0.30) or CHS (n = 54 SCD cases; P = 0.47). Similarly, S1103Y was not significantly associated with SCD risk in CABS (n = 225 SCD cases; P = 0.29). CONCLUSION: The common SCN5A variant, rs7629265, is associated with increased AF risk and shorter PR interval among African Americans. In contrast to prior reports, we found no evidence of association of rs7629265 or rs7626962 (S1103Y) with SCD risk in the general population.
|ISBN||1540-8167 (Electronic) 1045-3873 (Linking)|
|Authors||Ilkhanoff, L. ; Arking, D. E. ; Lemaitre, R. N. ; Alonso, A. ; Chen, L. Y. ; Durda, P. ; Hesselson, S. E. ; Kerr, K. F. ; Magnani, J. W. ; Marcus, G. M. ; Schnabel, R. B. ; Smith, J. G. ; Soliman, E. Z. ; Reiner, A. P. ; Sotoodehnia, N. ; Candidate-Gene Association Resource, Consortium ; the Cardiac Arrest Blood Study, Investigators;|
|Publisher Name||JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY|
|URL link to publisher's version||http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25065297|
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2023 Carve Designs Stinson Tankini Color Jardin
Based on our Stinson Bikini, the long torso of the tankini gives coverage where needed. The athletic t-back style is recommended for high levels of activity.
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Wednesday, September 27, 2006
For example: I had never seen the movie "Stuart Little" until the other night when Mojo and I were looking for something to entertain the Peeper while he settled down towards bedtime.
Our options were limited, and we simply found this little item while channel-surfing and happened into the middle of some sort of boat race where the mouse/younger brother sails the big brother's toy boat. Peep liked the boats, so we watched for ten minutes or so.
Okay - so I have to admit; I've always had sort of a thing for Geena Davis. Her movie characters always seem so sexy-smart and clever in a sort of mojolicious way. But the more I thought about the whole Stuart Little thing the more creepy it seemed.
I remember vaguely reading the E.B' White book that this farrago is based on and not being particularly skeeved out about the idea of a mouse kid born to a human couple.
Maybe it was just my age (too young to get the sexual implications) or maybe it was just the matter-of-fact tone of the book. As I recall the book stressed that Stuart WAS a little boy that just LOOKED like a mouse. But somehow the whole business seemed so much more...skweechy...when I was looking at Geena's larger-than-life face on the screen and thinking; okay, one of her kids is a mouse. She gave birth to a human child...and then a mouse. Interspecies reproduction.
But wait - I read that the movie sidesteps this by making Stuart an adopted child.
Somehow I'm not sure that this is better. Is this saying that your adoptive kid is, like, a rodent only sorta not? And that somewhere, somehow a mouse got caught up in the human abandoned child system? That Geena and Bertie (her husband is played by the guy - Hugh Laurie - who did Bertie Wooster in the wonderful PBS series) adopted a mouse, not as a pet, but as a child?
I'm SO not sure what this means except it makes me go "hmmmm..."
From what little I saw of "Stuart Little" it seemed like a bright, colorful, cheerful kids movie - except...except...
How do you explain to a toddler that his adoptive sister will never look like a cute little mouse?
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
But my favorite story from the trip involves yet another display of Peeper cunning. The lad is destined to become the Tallyrand of North Portland.
Cue the scene: yet another family gathering featuring a Peep run amok fueled by more cookies than can possibly be good for one little boy. (Thanks, Gramma!)
Big Auny Kathy - a stern disciplinarian where Peepers are concerned, being a teacher and well versed in the wiles of Youth - finds our boy standing over a cookie he has dropped.
Kathy: Pick up that cookie, young man!
Peeper (looking down at the biscuit as if it is the first cookie he has ever seen): I...don't think I will.
Kathy: I think you WILL pick up that cookie!
Peeper (places one toe daintily on the cookie and crushes it): Can't now. Crumbs!
I dread the day I have to open negotiations regarding curfews and text messaging...
I wish I'd said it first, but I didn't; Jeff Huber did.
Go and read what he has to say and understand why every time you open the newspaper Iraq (and now Afghanistan) looks ever more like a dozen monkeys attempting to have sexual congress with a football.
Because as Sun Tzu (the mandarin guy there in the picture) would remind us:
"If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle. "
Oh, and George? He also said this, and he might as well have been speaking directly to your dumb ass:
"No leader should put troops into the field merely to gratify his own spleen; no leader should fight a battle simply out of pique. But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being…It is only one who is thoroughly acquainted with the evils of war that can thoroughly understand the profitable way of carrying it on."
"Bring 'em on!"
Monday, September 25, 2006
CCAA had posted 18 days of referrals for September. August 9 is the cutoff.
This is better. But it still means a 2+ year wait for those of us still in the queue.
C'mon, CCAA! Where's the spirit that built the Revolution? Let's talk some Shock Adoption Worker Brigades! With true Chairman Mao spirit we can process more than THREE WEEKS of referrals in a month!
But it sure beats five or eight or nine DAYS. So okay then.
Gotta go to work. More later.
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
It's both a good thing and a bad that the secret is out about the soccer being played up here on the Bluff. Good because finally the gals are getting the recognition they deserve. Bad because it's becoming difficult to get in to see a game; the North Carolina game was sold out weeks before kickoff. And traffic and parking are getting to be a pain on our little local streets.
But it's worth it to see the women in purple get their due.
Having said that...I went to watch the Pilots play Portland State University this Sunday. Not a particularly important game for UP, and PSU hasn't been within sniffing distance of any sort of championship - or even a winning season - well, ever, I think. I hope that it was the lack of a challenging opponent that produced the game I saw, but...ooogh, that was ugly.
I think the final was something like 4-0 but that, frankly, favored Portland. PSU saw a lot more of the ball in the first half than they should have, UP wasted several chances right in front of goal and had PSU had forwards who could run (sorry, #17 but you could have been timed with a sundial) or had a clue where the ball was (that was you, #16 - I'm sure you are a nice person but you sure were useless in the front that day) or a spark of aggression UP might have actually given up a goal!
I'm not sure why the Pilots were so flat - losing players of the quality of Chris Sinclair and Lindsey Huie can't help - but they need to tighten up in back and start converting their opportunities or it'll be an early winter around here. A national championship's a hard act to follow. But sweeeeeet when you earn it - like these young women did...
But don't take it from me - come on and get out to the game and help the fightin' gals in purple and white. They rawk.
Saturday, September 16, 2006
Shorter Research-China.org: We're looking at a historically high wait time for China adoption referrals, principally because some greedy bastards in Hunan were stealing and selling babies (for which several have been made extremely dead and are presently in hell being introduced to the infernal punishment that more lighthearted demons refer to as "Bend Over; I'm Driving"), and the most likely outcome over the next year is for the referral wait period to slowly return to closer to the something closer to 300 days.
But don't take it from me - go here to read the whole thing.
For those of us in the system now, however, the referral wait will include this little "hiccup" - we won't get to meet our little sons or daughters for more like 18-24 months. That sucks pipe, but just little copper plumbing pipe, not the monstrous concrete storm drain pipe that a three- to four-year wait would suck.
So hang in there, gang. The stork's gonna fly, dammit, if we have to shove a JATO booster up it's ass...
It'll just take a little longer than we had hoped. But Mojo and I will be here when you're ready, Mei Mei.
Friday, September 15, 2006
It's been crazy this week. Mojo and the Peeper are preparing for the Big Gappa Flight (their week-long sojourn to peeper-starved grandparents) while I've been working sun-to-sun for the nice people at ODOT. I've had a lot to do and a lot to think about: home, life, love, work, the capricious buggers at CCAA, the ponderings of the Rumor Queen, the latest from Karen (exhausted but happy) and Millicent (exhausted and not-so-happy). I've been trying to get ready for my GS 108 (Oceanography) gig at Portland Community College SE Center this fall, keep the company nuclear testing gauges from falling into the hands of Osama bin Laden.
I've been dong a lot of reading - from the bizarre and funny stylings of Carl Hiaasen (finished "Basket Case" in four hours waiting for the drillers to tun in casing and repair their cathead yesterday...I've seldom read an odder or more entertaining novel. The critter is worth it for the hero-beats-down-burglar-with-frozen-corpse-of-monitor-lizard scene alone) to the latest from Diana Norman and waiting impatiently for the latest from L. M. Bujold...
But what I havent had is time to do much blogging. In fact - I've got to run to work RIGHT NOW.
I'll be back, though. More H&I fire this weekend. Until then, stop by Chapman School to see the swifts. They're COOL!!
Monday, September 11, 2006
I remember the morning almost five years ago. Mojo was still sleeping but the alarm had gone off and I'd heard some wierd things on the radio. I stood in the bright living room in the peaceful North Portland sunlight and watched nightmare occur on live television. I called my history teacher friend and remember shouting "This is Pearl Harbor! Dammit, this is a day that will live in infamy!"I knew what I wanted to do, and felt like I could do. I burned like flame, hot and clean and sure. All I needed was a leader to tell me how to help catch the bastards that had attacked my country and killed my countrymen.
I knew there was backstory - that the attacks didn't just happen. I knew that my country hadn't been pure of heart in its dealings with the Middle East. At that moment none of that mattered. Regardless of what had happened in the past...now it was personal. I was ready to bear any burden: to fight, to give of my time and money and whatever my country called forth from me to give, to hunt down and punish the evil bastards that planned that day.
Every anniversary since then I've felt smaller, weaker, less certain and more confused, less fierce and more helpless.
My country has asked me and my neighbors for nothing. My brothers in arms fight on long past the time it took to end the great world wars, for a nation whose concern largely begins and ends with a made-in-China plastic magnet slapped onto a piece of sheet metal and forgotten to slowly gather road grime and fade in the sun and rain.
As I watched in horror, my "leaders" used that infamous day to divide liberals from conservatives, poor from rich, republicans from totalitarians.
I have watched the symbol of that day go from a flag raised above battered firefighters...
...to a hooded man on an MRE box and Oakley-masked, hard-faced troopers patrolling between still-shattered buildings in Ramadi.
I have watched people around the world turn from us, disgusted or sickened by our willingness to use that day to excuse our most infamous actions. I have ended a career I loved rather than let my family suffer the strain of an endless "war" without a vision or a foreseeable victory.
Five years on, the smoke from the fallen towers now looks like more like a pyre of the hope, honor and pride of the "Arsenal of Democracy".
Today let us pledge ourselves not to be distracted by hubris, greed and lies from the pursuit of those who killed the thousands of innocents. Let us resolve to be ever more vigilant of our own liberty in the face of those enemies who would want us to destroy those liberties.
Let us resolve that those who died that day did not die so that lies and excuses could make our country more violent, more aggressive and more secretive, but rather, as a better American than I once said:
"It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us — that from these honored dead we take increased devotion... — that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain — that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom — and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
Saturday, September 09, 2006
One thing about owning an older house - people just did things, well...differently back in the days before "This Old House" and Home Depot. In our case, they did the front step footing wrong, is what they did. We opened up the steps in August figuring on replacing a riser or two and found that the two middle joists had completely rotted away at the ground level. Which has understandable, since they were sitting on a couple of little concrete...um, thingies, would be the technical term. Some sort of goofy cast concrete ingots. ...WTF? And let's not even go into what was holding the front of the porch itself up...
So we spent the entire month of August going out the back of the house or through the cat-flap (guess who) while the front steps were in ruins. Poured an entire new slab to support the steps and porch. Poured a plinth to support the new joists. New joists, treads and risers and voila! Ze steps, she is finished!
Little Peeper really wanted to help, and was very sad that most of the work was for adults, not peepers. He did play in his "construction site", the dirt pile next to the hole that we dug out to form the slab (note the trip hazard he has left on the stairs).
He did a great job painting, though. Very excited, and had to announce to one and all that he was doing a great job painting with his grandparents...like I don't get enough of "What an adorable little boy! Is that your first grandchild?" from other adults. Rrrrr!
But what lovely steps. You can keep the moon over the terrace of the Sacre Coeur. I'll just sit on these here steps and watch the stars rise over North Portland...
...or, how to make money by pestering people and looking at dirt.
You work for a geotechnical firm doing construction observation and testing.
This, BTW, is the idea of heaven for a three-year-old. The Peeper utterly grooves on the idea that his Daddy gets to go "work with the big diggers". I feed his addiction with pictures of said diggers and even a visit to the job site every now and then.
This is my current job, a future large commercial venture in the central Willamette valley. These stores are commonly known as "big box" retail, since the actual stores are just immense slabs with concrete tilt-up walls. The superintendant of this job was interviewed by the local fishwrap when they broke ground.
He was quoted as saying something to the effect of "This is the biggest big box in _________ - and that's the largest excavator I've ever seen!"
That was ten weeks ago, and every one in a while one of the guys in the crew will come up to him and remind him that no matter how big the big box it's not the size of the excavator, it's what you do with it.
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
In which we see Daddy and the Peeper attempting to outwit that most cunning of the piscine race: the Trout. Which, in the interest of capturing short three-year-old attention spans, has been confined to a tiny man-made pond with about a zillion others and kept hungry so as to bite on damn near anything.
It works, by the way. The Peep hooked a 15-inch trout in about ten seconds, after which he scampered away in circles rather than land the thing. And later had as much fun racing around the trout ponds trying to fall in as he did in the actual fishing...
All in a fun Labor Day's activities along the Sandy River canyon. We then continued on to Timberline Lodge, where the little rascal proceeded to zip around the scree slopes far in advance of his puffing Mommy and Daddy. Had we been a family of chamois it is reassuring to know that both of us would have fallen to predators long before our progeny.
The only predictable thing about the entertainment of toddlers is that they will often ignore that which you think is delightful and delight in that which you'd ignore...
Anyway, we're all back in harness; Daddy perstering contractors in Corvallis, Mommy obsessing over adoption weblogs (a big bon voyage to Karen over at the Naked Ovary for her trip to China to finally meet the little Maya she and Random have been waiting for all this time) and the Peeper playing in the dirt and discovering new things to shout "No! Mommy! I don't like it!" about.
Back later in the week with more "Best of North Portland" stuff...
Sunday, September 03, 2006
Responding faithfully to the orders of his Dear Leader, here's the latest from the Worst Secretary of War since John Buchanan Floyd:
“When those who warned about a coming crisis, the rise of fascism and nazism, they were ridiculed or ignored. Indeed, in the decades before World War II, a great many argued that the fascist threat was exaggerated or that it was someone else's problem.
And that is important in any long struggle or long war, where any kind of moral or intellectual confusion about who and what is right or wrong, can weaken the ability of free societies to persevere.”
Despite what Bombs Away Don seems to think, no liberal American has claimed that America is “wrong”. In fact, most of the things I have heard – and said – about what my country has done and is doing in this fight against jihadist Al Qaeda and its siderunners has focused on the fact that we do best when we do right.
Right by our ideals of freedom, transparency of governance, accountability of the powerful to the People and the rule of law over the rule of Dubya. Not by constructing in our own nation the fascist dream of secret government, secret prisons, secret spying and the mindless hammering of the moronic sword of Mars. When we should be fighting as honorably, prudently, strongly and deftly as the very Goddess of Liberty who once symbolized our country before it became symbolized by a hooded man standing on an MRE box.
I wanted to take some more time this Labor Day weekend to ruminate about CCAA and the whole slowdown-in-referrals thing, and to talk some more about my favorite north Portland places. But Tuesday Secretary I'm-Too-Clueless-To-Live turns up in the public eye with his usual bagfull of lies, damn lies and statistically significant lies, and I feel the acid rise in my gut.
I'm so damn sick of these people. Iraq is a mess. Afghanistan is sliding back into unreconstructed opium-rich chaos, and they jump up yammering "traitor!" and "backstabber!" if anyone is impolite to mention that twelve monkeys fucking a football could have done a better job of both, assuming you could find a dozen monkeys stupid enough to invade a post-Ottoman Third World shithole despotism in order to try and use a bunch of infidel foreigners to turn it into a New England townhall. Four, maybe eight...but all twelve? Fugeddaboutit. These idiots, Dubya and his office wife Condi, Deadeye Dick and Rummy and the rest of the lying, skeevy crew has spent the last six years proving that people who believe that Government is the Bad Enemy will be very Bad, Inimical Governors if given the chance. Honestly, is there anyone not in a Two-Yacht Family or running some sort of Christian Aryan Youth camp who has benefitted from six years of ambition, distraction, uglification and derision by these chumps?
And as for the whole "Democrats as traitors" meme, I give you the Honorable Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States:
"The President is merely the most important among a large number of public servants. He should be supported or opposed exactly to the degree which is warranted by his good conduct or bad conduct, his efficiency or inefficiency in rendering loyal, able, and disinterested service to the Nation as a whole. Therefore it is absolutely necessary that there should be full liberty to tell the truth about his acts, and this means that it is exactly necessary to blame him when he does wrong as to praise him when he does right."
"Any other attitude in an American citizen is both base and servile. To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”
There are enemies of my country and my people abroad. But they cannot be defeated by half-truths, crony capitalism, windy rhetoric and partisan favoritism. They will not be defeated by this gang of idiots.
The sad part is, the other side of the aisle seems to have no more clue - or, at best, just a glimmer of memory of what once made this country great - than these jackanapes. At this turning of the seasons, with an election again coming amid a flurry of hysteria and name-calling, I despair for my country and the diminished "leaders" we have chosen. Where are the cool reasoned voices, the striding eloquence of the Washingtons, Madisons, Jeffersons, Lincolns, Roosevelts? Why are we saddled with these grubby little greedy, petty men, who will creep about our capitol to find themselves, and us, dishonorable graves? | <urn:uuid:8e8e5d22-89e7-4046-8232-ca9d57016edf> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://firedirectioncenter.blogspot.com/2006/09/ | 2017-06-26T07:09:07Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320685.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20170626064746-20170626084746-00418.warc.gz | en | 0.971408 | 4,839 |
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December 3, 2012 - Holiday Party at the Baptist Student Union. Party will start at 6:00 PM and we will eat at 6:30 PM.
December 4th & 5th, 2012 - Bake Sale in Grauel Lobby. Proceeds will benefit the Brain Injury and Stroke Resource Group here in Southeast Missouri.
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Any of my one or two or three regular readers will know I love Good Will stores.
I've picked up a lot of very nice items there, from time to time, but have had a dry spell as of late.
That ended tonight.
My wife had to work late, so I was in no hurry to get home and a Good Will run seemed like a good idea.
The book shelves are the first thing you see when you walk into this particular GW store.
It's been a while since I found any interesting baseball books and tonight was no different.
Nothing. Well, there was a lot of books, but nothing that suited my fancy.
Off to the misc. shelf section.
Oh, a binder.
Binders are another item I always look for. I like these plain white ones, with the plastic sleeves on the outside, so you can insert identification information and still be able to change it at any time. I'm in the process of rearranging some of my Indian card collection so I'm looking for binders of various sizes.
This was a really nice, 3 inch, "D" ring version that lays completely flat.
Ok, what else can we find tonight?
Is that what I think it is on the next shelf ?
No way !
Yes, it is !!!
A mini Travis Hafner bobble head !
He is only about 5 inches tall.
I have a Jhonny Peralta to go with him.
An even better than that....
not one, but two......
Joe Carters !!
I already had one of these, but I think both of my sons need one, besides, I could never have left Joe behind.
But now, the best part.
In Ohio, when you turn 60 years old, the state rewards you with a "Golden Buckeye" card.
Woo Hoo !!
It is good for a 10% discount at Good Will though !
Plus a few other places.
So now, the total price for 3 bobble heads and the binder, including tax.....
Now you know why I couldn't leave Joe behind !
99 cents for each bobble and 79 cents for the binder.
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Cyril Smith abused boys, says MP
Former Liberal Democrat MP Sir Cyril Smith abused young boys, an MP has claimed in the House of Commons.
Ex-Rochdale MP Sir Cyril, who died two years ago, is at the centre of allegations he administered punishments to vulnerable children such as slapping their naked bottoms, Labour MP Simon Danczuk said.
He added: "Young boys were humiliated, terrified and reduced to quivering wrecks by a 29-stone bully imposing himself on them." Similar allegations have been made about Sir Cyril in the past.
Mr Danczuk, who now represents Rochdale, has previously highlighted the sexual abuse of young girls at the hands of Asian men in his constituency. He levelled his accusations against his predecessor Sir Cyril during a Commons debate on child sexual exploitation.
Mr Danczuk said: "Attempts to suppress the truth are not new in Rochdale. The culture of cover-up stretches back much further than the recent grooming scandal, and extends right to the heart of our political establishment.
"If we are to make sure victims of child abuse are sufficiently empowered to claw back some of the dignity that has been taken from them, we need to be open about a widespread abuse of power in our borough."
Mr Danczuk identified two alleged victims who have come forward and been named publicly: Barry Fitton, who was 15, and Eddie Shorrock, who was 17 when they were allegedly abused by Sir Cyril.
"This morning I was approached by another victim who does not want to be named because he said he was ashamed of what happened to him, and his wife is not aware of the abuse he received from Smith," Mr Danczuk said. "What happened to them? Why was this ever allowed to happen?"
The Labour MP demanded a police investigation into the claims against Sir Cyril - a lifelong bachelor nicknamed "Big Cyril" - so victims could "have their voices heard".
A Lancashire Constabulary spokesman said: "We believe there was an investigation in the late 1960s but as no records are now held it cannot be ascertained whether a file was passed to the Director of Public Prosecutions. These historic allegations date back more than 40 years and to a time when Rochdale was within the Lancashire Constabulary area. While we take matters such as this extremely seriously we have not received any further allegations and at this time there is no ongoing investigation in relation to this matter."
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QUEBEC CITY, QC, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Atrium Innovations Inc. (TSX: ATB) ("Atrium" or "the Company"), a globally recognized leader in the development, manufacturing and commercialization of innovative, science-based natural health products endorsed by healthcare practitioners, today released its results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.
First Quarter 2013 Highlights:
(All amounts are in US dollars.)
- Revenue organic growth of 8.7% over last year, to reach $119.5 million
- EBITDA of $23.4 million or 19.6% of revenues
- Diluted EPS of $0.42 for the quarter
- Operating cash flows before changes in non-cash working capital is $18.7 million
- In February 2013, creation of a joint venture in China to leverage core brands - FOSIUM Innovations
"We start 2013 on a strong note. Revenues and EBITDA are reaching record levels, reflecting our continued focus on expanding our brands' organic growth as well as reaping some benefits from ongoing efforts on operational improvements and facilities optimization," said Pierre Fitzgibbon, President and CEO. "Organic revenue growth was solid again in the Retail and HCP North America channels with increases of 18.8% and 8.0% over last year. Europe was up 1.7%, a satisfactory performance considering economic conditions.
"During 2013, we will continue to build on the strength of our brands in the marketplace and focus on improving our manufacturing process and efficiencies. In the context of today's regulatory environment, we increasingly value the importance of our vertical integration, and that comparative advantage will benefit us greatly in the future," concluded Mr. Fitzgibbon.
For the quarter ended March 31, 2013, Atrium recorded revenues of $119.5 million, representing an increase of 8.7%, compared to revenues of $110.0 million in 2012. The increase is mainly driven by the solid performance of the Retail and Healthcare Practitioners channels in North America with growth of 18.8% and 8.0%, respectively. The euro/USD exchange rate had no significant impact this quarter.
EBITDA for the quarter was $23.4 million or 19.6% of revenues compared to adjusted EBITDA of $23.0 million or 20.9% of revenues for the same period in 2012. The EBITDA's increase of $0.4 million over last year is largely due to the increase in revenues and was partially offset by the larger overall contribution of the lower margin Retail channel.
Net income attributable to shareholders was $14.1 million in 2013 compared to $11.7 million in 2012, while net earnings per share on a diluted basis was $0.42, as compared to adjusted net earnings per share of $0.40 for the same period in 2012. See table below for full details of reconciliation to adjusted financial data.
Cash flows from operating activities before changes in non-cash working capital items and interest expenses were $18.7 million compared to adjusted cash flows from operating activities before changes in non-cash working capital items and interest expenses of $20.0 million in 2012.
During the quarter, under the NCIB (Normal Course Issuer Bid) program, the Company repurchased and cancelled 10,200 common shares for a total consideration of $0.1 million.
About Atrium Innovations
Atrium is a globally recognized leader in the development, manufacturing, and commercialization of innovative, science-based natural health products which are distributed in more than 35 countries. The Company owns healthcare practitioner and specialized retail product brands that are at the forefront of science, innovation and education. Atrium has over 1,100 employees and operates seven manufacturing facilities complying with current Good Manufacturing Practices. Additional information is available at www.atrium-innovations.com.
Conference Call and Webcast
Atrium will hold its quarterly conference call and webcast to discuss its 2013 first quarter results on May 14, 2013 at 8:00 a.m., Eastern Time. Participants may access the call by using the following numbers: 514-807-9895 (Montreal Area), 888-231-8191 (Toll Free) or 647-427-7450 (Toronto area and overseas). They may also access the live webcast via the Company's website at www.atrium-innovations.com in the Presentation & Events section of the News Center menu. The replay of the webcast will also remain available for a period of 30 days. A copy of Atrium's financial statements will also be available on the Company's website.
Caution Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The Company provides non-GAAP financial measures (Gross profit*, EBIT*, EBITDA*, Adjusted EBITDA*, Adjusted net income*, Adjusted cash flows from operating activities* and Adjusted earnings per share ("EPS") *) as supplemental information regarding its operational performance. These non-GAAP financial measures are directly derived from the Company's financial statements and are presented in a consistent manner. The Company uses these measures for the purposes of evaluating its historical and prospective financial performance, as well as its performance relative to competitors. These measures also help the Company to plan and forecast for future periods as well as to make operational and strategic decisions. The Company believes that providing this information to investors, in addition to IFRS measures, allows them to see the Company's results through the eyes of management, and to better understand its historical and future financial performance.
The presentation of this additional information is not prepared in accordance with IFRS. Therefore, the information may not necessarily be comparable to that of other companies and should be considered as a supplement to, not a substitute for, or superior to, the comparable measures calculated in accordance with IFRS.
* Gross profit means revenues less cost of sales. EBIT means net income excluding other revenues (expenses) and the income tax expense. EBITDA means the addition of EBIT and depreciation/amortization. Adjusted EBITDA means the addition of EBIT, depreciation and amortization, restructuring costs, goodwill impairment, regulatory legal contingencies and related legal costs, one-time ERP-related inventory adjustment and acquisition-related costs. Adjusted net income means the addition of net income attributable to shareholders and the after-tax amount of restructuring costs, acquisition-related costs, interest expenses for acquisition-related contingent liabilities, goodwill impairment, legal contingencies and related legal costs and one-time ERP-related inventory adjustment. Adjusted cash flows from operating activities is calculated using cash flows from operating activities before changes in non-cash working capital items less the impact of restructuring costs, legal contingencies and related legal costs and one-time ERP-related inventory adjustment net of taxes. Adjusted EPS and diluted EPS are calculated using the adjusted net income.
Cautionary Note and Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to the Company. These forward-looking statements, by their nature, require the Company to make certain assumptions and necessarily involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance. These forward-looking statements, including financial outlooks, may involve, but are not limited to, comments with respect to the Company's business or financial objectives, its strategies or future actions, its targets, expectations for financial condition or outlook for operations and future contingent payments. Words such as "may", "will", "would", "could", "expect", believe", "plan", "anticipate", "intend", "estimate", "continue", or the negative or comparable terminology, as well as terms usually used in the future and the conditional, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Information contained in forward-looking statements is based upon certain material assumptions that were applied in drawing a conclusion or making a forecast or projection, including management's perceptions of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other considerations that are believed to be appropriate in the circumstances. The Company considers theses assumptions to be reasonable based on information currently available to it, but cautions the reader that these assumptions regarding future events, many of which are beyond its control, may ultimately prove to be incorrect since they are subject to risks and uncertainties that affect the Company and its business.
For additional information with respect to these and other factors and assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements made in this press release, see the Company's quarterly and annual Management Discussion and Analysis filed with the Canadian securities commissions. The forward-looking information set forth herein reflects the Company's expectations as at the date of this press release and is subject to change after such date. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by law.
Attachments: Financial Summary
| Atrium Innovations Inc.
Financial Summary (unaudited)
(in millions of US dollars except per share amounts)
|Consolidated results for the quarters ended March 31,|
|Gross profit (1)||60.0||58.7|
|Net income attributable to shareholders||14.1||11.7|
|Diluted net earnings per share||0.42||0.32|
|Reconciliation to non-GAAP Financial Data|
|Net income attributable to shareholders||14.1||11.7|
|Restructuring costs, after-tax||-||3.0|
|Regulatory legal contingency and related costs, after-tax||-||0.1|
|Adjusted net income||14.1||14.8|
|Adjusted Diluted EPS||0.42||0.40||+5%|
| (1) Gross profit means revenues less cost of sales.
(2) 2012 adjusted EBITDA means income before interest, tax, depreciation, amortization, regulatory legal contingency and related costs and restructuring costs.
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For a girl who only ever wanted to pick a spot and stay put for forever, I certainly seem to alway be announcing a move of one sort or another, and I have become a very proficient packer.
Well, I've moved again. My teeny tiny booth case at Camas Antiques was very shallow, and proved to be quite a challenge for me, but I was still very much enjoying the challenge.
About a week ago, I got a wonderfully delightful voice message from Joann at Camas Antiques asking me if I would like to move to a soon-to-be-open spot.
Would I ever! It's over one aisle, to a deeper case, and it sits on the end of the row, which I consider to be prime real estate!
My mind began whirling, and I jumped on craigslist, and hit the thrift stores looking for some anchor pieces to hold my things....Having a deeper case space makes a huge difference in what kinds and sizes of foundation pieces you can use.
I ended up with some great stuff, and I moved my things over last Monday, along with some new inventory....I'm thrilled with my new location in Camas Antiques! What do you think?
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New Delhi: The number of new cases of coronavirus seems to be decreasing a tad, but it’s still not certain whether we have seen the peak of the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic.
Suddenly, everyone’s talking of a new threat – black fungus, or Mucormycosis. It’s a disease which seems to be affecting many who are fighting the coronavirus infection.
AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria acknowledged the threat of black fungus and warned against the misuse of steroids.
“Misuse of steroids is a major cause behind this infection (mucormycosis). Chances of fungal infection increase in the patients who are diabetic, COVID positive and are taking steroids. To prevent it, we should stop the misuse of steroids,” said AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria during a press briefing on Saturday.
“This disease (mucormycosis) can affect the face, infecting nose, orbit of eye, or brain, which can cause even vision loss. It can also spread to the lung,” said Dr Guleria.
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The window punch is a simple piece of gear you can throw in your Bug Out Bag or Get Home Bag, but a lot of people will question the need of a window punch when you could obviously just use anything that was heavy enough.
Quieter Than A Rock
The short answer: Because it’s quieter than a rock. I can imagine many situations where it would pay off to be quiet and unnoticed in a survival scenario, especially in an urban environment.
Not only is it quieter than smashing a rock through a window, it could be used for a job that requires a little bit more finesse. Maybe there is someone in the car you are trying to get out and tossing a chunk of concrete through the window just isn’t safe.
A window punch could be useful for any number of urban survival scenarios and I would put it in the “Why Not” category. Do you absolutely have to have it? No. Could it possibly come in very handy? Absolutely.
It only weighs a few ounces and costs less than ten bucks, there will be one in my bug out bag. This one has a clip and the point is hardened steel.
*Special Note: A window punch can be very dangerous, even when used correctly. Be extremely careful and try to wear gloves and long sleeves if you have to use one.
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A newly-completed business building in the shape of an octopus near a crossroad in Wangjing region of Beijing has attracted much attention. It looks so cyber and bizarre as a piece of modern art. But wait, does this building resemble the famous Selfridges department store in Birmingham, UK? Anyway, both outstand from other buildings around them.
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Born on a Thursday # 7
I watched the following videos this week.
What is your ripple in the Collective Consciousness?
This first video is a tad preachy, which was one of the things that I’ve had trouble with when it comes to my yoga experience – however – the speaker, Jeffrey Armstrong, has some good points that I certainly didn’t realize I’d need to think about when I decided to become a yoga teacher and train at an ashram.
I only spent one month on the ashram when I trained at Sivananda. At first I had a difficult time adjusting to the ashram lifestyle, but then, I had a hard time adapting outside of the ashram once it was over. Having a focus, which was music and yoga, really helped me to step back into the world – at least I felt like my ripple in the pool had purpose. The concentration did seem to shift my world.
I am still exploring a “reasonable way of living on the planet” and being dedicated to the “good of all.”
At the end of most of my visualizations and prayer rituals I say, “This or something better, for the good of all.” At the end of yoga class, we sing Om shanti, shanti, shanti, Om peace, peace, peace. It sounds beautiful. But we sing it three times to soothe and remove obstacles from three realms – the Physical, the Internal, and the Divine (Body, Mind, and Speech). And there is something about the utterance of the words that seals the shifted energy in the room.
Magic as I have experienced it, is a concentrated shift in consciousness, and that shift is what I love about creating music, art, writing, performance, yoga — and very much what I love about creative exchange with others.
This leads to the next video which is a clip from the documentary The Mindscape of Alan Moore. Alan Moore is a writer best known for his works in comic books and graphic novels including Watchmen, V for Vendetta, and From Hell. (see wikipedia)
Moore says, “I believe that magic is art and that art, whether that’d be writing, music, sculpture or any other form is literally magic.” If we think of art and writing as “merely forms of entertainment”, then what does that mean for our collective evolution?
Even if we have not made the conscious choice to declare ourselves magicians, what kind of world are we creating for ourselves and others with our words?
Are you conscious of the way in which your consciousness shifts?
How do you go about preparing for conscious change in your life?
Do you take the time to meditate and/or focus?
Could you make time in your day to let go of “being productive” and just be?
Have you ever dedicated an action or a thought for the “good of all”?
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Alan Dershowitz lashed out at Max Blumenthal and Media Matters at a recent appearance, angrily remarking that they will cost Obama the election:
Much more newsworthy than the silly spitballs Blumenthal threw with his screaming article was Dershowitz’s conviction that Blumenthal and his buddies at Media Matters (a media watchdog organization affiliated with the Democratic party and which has recently been widely accused of engaging in anti-Semitism) were going to cost this president the election.
Asked at the pre-event press conference whether he had seen Blumenthal’s article, Dershowitz’s immediate and angry response was: “I have, and let me tell you, Max Blumenthal and Media Matters will be singlehandedly responsible for [Obama] losing this election. They [the Democrats] cannot win the election and keep this affiliation with them [Media Matters].”
Media Matters hasn’t done much to hide their agenda: Media Matters has been condemned by the Simon Wiesenthal Center for their continued use of an antisemitic slur; their own allies have even thrown them under the bus for antisemitism. Media Matters refuses to address these, and instead, chooses to deflect by stalking Fox News and Breitbart employees.
The above, coupled with the embarrassing bomb the Daily Caller last night dropped on Media Matters, the reckless organization is on the fast track from agenda peddler to political liability. | <urn:uuid:2a717b35-d075-43bf-b5f1-6590a7a7790b> | CC-MAIN-2015-18 | http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2012/02/13/alan-dershowitz-media-matters-could-cost-obama-the-election/ | 2015-04-19T01:07:04Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-18/segments/1429246636650.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20150417045716-00038-ip-10-235-10-82.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964562 | 285 |
Muscle cars aren't my favorite cars, but I have grown an appreciation for them over the years. More specifically the Plymouth Barracuda is one of my favorites. It's got the coolest body
Last Saturday I visited an automotive show that showcased the Plymouth Barracuda only. At first I thought it was strange that an auto show would have focus on only one vehicle. When I got to the show I realized that there was an entire world and people that loved this car as much as I did. The varieties were fun and fierce.
The first Barracuda saw was teal and gold. It was a sight for soar eyes. I wasn't in the market to buy that day, but my mind was slowing changing after seeing this beauty. My money wasn't long enough to take home majority of the cars, but I knew if I gave it some time I could manage to have one in the future.
The most affordable car available that day was the $56,000. It was a gorgeous burnt orange color that shined from a mile away. That was the car I wanted. So I tried working out a deal.
The owner wouldn't budge from his starting price. I was a little bummed, but it was worth a shot. Next time I'll be ready
“The varieties were fun and fierce.”
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Artists of Framebridge: Eric Winter
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Jason Van Dyke killed 17-year-old Laquan McDonald on October 20, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. He was found guilty of second degree murder and 16 different counts of aggravated battery (one for each bullet).
Of course, the police union blasted the conviction. According to The Chicago Sun Times, the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police said in a statement, “This is a day I never thought I’d see in America, where 12 ordinary citizens were duped into saving the asses of self-serving politicians at the expense of a dedicated public servant.”
The statement continued, “This sham trial and shameful verdict is a message to every law enforcement officer in America that it’s not the perpetrator in front of you that you need to worry about, it’s the political operatives stabbing you in the back. What cop would still want to be proactive fighting crime after this disgusting charade, and are law abiding citizens ready to pay the price?”
Van Dyke fired at McDonald 16 times within 14 seconds and the video clearly showed he was walking away—nonetheless, the police union clearly did not want the officer to be held accountable. On the other hand, the National Black Police Association released a powerful statement, which read in part, “We cannot demand a criminal justice system that calls for the accountability of citizens, but not police officers. We cannot demand to be held at a higher standard only when it benefits us. We cannot demand that we be seen as human if those we are sworn to protect and serve are not seen as human too. Laquan McDonald was a citizen deserving our protection, even in the midst of his human frailties; he was only 17-years old, he had a family, and he was loved.”
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Fidelity Bank is a lender on the move. Started in 1905 as a small mortgage company in Wichita, Kansas, it is now a full service bank with branches throughout Kansas and Oklahoma, and which processes loans in all 50 states. A company with this much going on might be thrown off track by a regulatory change as large as TRID, but not Fidelity Bank – they were ready.
They learned about TRID developments early and often. As a result of their collaboration with the Compliance Department at Mortgage Builder®, Fidelity Bank received frequent updates along with instructions on what to do about this complex regulatory change. “Mortgage Builder is on top of compliance,” said Barry Park, VP at Fidelity Bank. “They worried about TRID so we did not have to.” With timely and insightful updates they were able to fully prepare and begin testing well in advance of the go-live date.
In the two years leading up to the TRID deadline, much activity was happening at Mortgage Builder and at Fidelity Bank. Mortgage Builder made significant modifications to its LOS platform to fully support TRID by the original August 1, 2015 deadline, but that was only half the task. Mortgage Builder spent a comparable amount of time with their customers helping them to prepare with training, workshops, conferences, and extensive online resources. “We used them all,” added Barry.
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While the GF100 consists of four graphics processing clusters each of which includes 4 multiprocessors with 32 stream cores in each, the GF104 is different. Each of its two GPCs still contains four multiprocessors but the latter are configured differently. Now each of them consists of 48 stream cores, for a total of 384 ALUs and 65 texture-mapping units. Considering the scalar architecture, the new chip is 1.6 times as good as its predecessor G200 in terms of computing resources. However, Nvidia says the chip includes only 336 stream processors and 56 TMUs. Why?
The fact is one of the eight multiprocessors of the GF104 chip is inactive, just as in the GF100 chip (even in its maximum GeForce GTX 480 configuration). Nvidia must have done everything necessary to release the new core as soon as possible and achieve an acceptable yield of chips capable of working at rather high frequencies, and this is one such measure. As soon as the tech process gets polished off, the inactive multiprocessor can be turned on to make the GF104 a really dangerous rival to the RV870 Cypress. The new chip, working at 675/1350 MHz and having 336 ALUs and 56 TMUs, is quite competitive even in its current form, though. Another difference of the GF104 from the GF100 is that the amount of L2 cache memory is reduced from 768 to 512 kilobytes. This shouldn’t have a fatal effect on its performance, yet we should keep this fact in mind.
It must also be noted that the GF104 is Nvidia’s first new-generation solution to support Protected Audio Path. It is thus able to work with the multichannel HD audio formats Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. This used to be a prerogative of the ATI Radeon HD 5000 series but Nvidia has finally caught up with its opponent in terms of multimedia capabilities. RV870-based solutions have got a worthy rival at last.
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By PAUL M. KRAWZAK
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WASHINGTON —— A congressional committee investigating last month’s power failure listened to Ohio officials’ concerns Wednesday, but it still hasn’t learned the cause after its first hearing into the blackout.
But the House Energy and Commerce Committee discovered there is a startling lack of accountability for the electrical transmission grid, which was implicated as the source of the outage that paralyzed New York, Cleveland, Detroit, Toronto and other cities throughout the Midwest, Northeast and southeastern Canada.
Gov. Bob Taft and utility experts who testified before the committee, including Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham, were unable to say what caused the Aug. 14 outage or why it spread so far beyond its apparent beginning in northern Ohio.
“We don’t know yet what happened on Aug. 14th,” said Abraham, who added that he hopes to complete the probe within weeks rather than months.
As an illustration of the complexity of the enterprise, he said investigators are analyzing 10,000 individual electrical “incidents” that happened across thousands of square miles within nine seconds.
As the committee asked questions, it became clear that the transmission grid has largely escaped government or industry regulation.
In Ohio, for example, the state regulates the distribution of electricity to residential and business customers.
But neither the state nor the federal government is responsible for ensuring the reliability of the transmission of electricity along high voltage power lines.
“Someone has to be in charge, someone has to be responsible,” Taft told the committee.
Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm agreed.
“The bottom line is that this (is a system) where no one, myself included, knows who is ultimately responsible for ensuring reliability,” she said.
Taft, a Republican, and Granholm, a Democrat, both urged Congress to make transmission standards, which are currently voluntary, mandatory.
“Responsibility for enforcement of rigorous national standards for the safe and reliable transmission of electricity should be given either to a federal agency or state commissions operating to enforce federal standards,” Taft said.
Alan R. Schriber, chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, urged Congress to consider giving states the authority to enforce transmission reliability standards.
Taft also encouraged the committee to back a strong regional system that would give direction and control of the grid to independent regional grid operators.
The reliability of the transmission grid falls under the purview of the North American Electric Reliability Council, a nonprofit organization that sets standards for the transmission network.
But there is no penalty for violating the standards, explained Michehl R. Gent, president and chief executive officer of NERC.
Gent produced a list of hundreds of violations of its transmission standards by utilities, adding that that “virtually half of these (violations) could have resulted in a blackout.”
Several who testified, including Brant H. Eldridge, executive manager of the East Central Area Reliability Council in Canton, Ohio, argued that there are inadequate economic incentives to strengthen and expand the transmission grid.
But when pressed by the chairman of the committee, Rep. Billy Tauzin, R-La., to explain why a 10 percent to 12 percent federally guaranteed return on investment was not enough incentive, they appeared to be at a loss.
“I can’t answer that question,” said Eldridge. The organization he manages, ECAR, is one of 10 regional reliability councils that function as part of NERC. ECAR covers all or portions of nine states, including Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Michigan officials criticized utilities in Ohio for failing to notify them of the early stages of the blackout, which they said could have given Michigan time to protect against it.
“What we have here is a failure to communicate,” said J. Peter Lark, chairman of the Michigan Public Service Commission. Ohio utilities had more than an hour to notify them of problems that were developing before the outage hit Michigan, he said.
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The Thunderbirds will finally fly into the U.S. (legally that is), and it will do so via Amazon. The streaming video giant has ordered up four 13-episode seasons of the remake of the classic Gerry Anderson supermarionation show.
Two seasons are already in the can, having aired already on ITV in the U.K. Seasons 3 and 4 are expected to air on ITV later this year, but it isn’t certain when Amazon will have them available.
The upcoming ITV remake of the Gerry Anderson Supermarionation show Thunderbirds Are GO! now has some voices behind it.
Rosamund Pike (The World’s End, Jack Reacher) will voice Lady Penelope, the female International Rescue agent with the cool pink car, and whose chauffeur will be voiced by non other than David Graham, one of the original voice actors on the show (and several other Anderson shows), as well as one of the original Dalek voices.
Playing the five Tracy brothers in the show are just three actors…Thomas Brodie-Sangster (Nanny McPhee, Love Actually, Phineas and Ferb) and Rasmus Hardiker (Lead Balloon, Groove High) will each voice two and David Menkin (Zero Dark Thirty) will voice the last.
26 half-hour episodes will air on ITV beginning in 2015. No US outlet has been announced yet.
It was almost two years ago that Gerry Anderson stated very matter-of-factly that a new Thunderbirds series was going to be made. Since then we heard nothing, and Anderson himself passed away in December.
Now ITV Studios announced that it will co-produce a new Thuderbirds are Go! series with New Zealand based Pukeko Pictures and Weta Workshop, with 26 half-hour episodes to be aired on ITV and CITV in 2015. Presumably it will be shopped to international markets as well.
The new show will be a combination of CGI and live-action models, paying tribute to the Supermarionation style Gerry Anderson made famous.
The Thunderbirds follow the Tracy family of five brothers who are part of International Rescue, and pilot a variety of spectacular vehicles to come to the rescue of people around the world.
Gerry Anderson, the British television writer/producer who loved to imagine the near future, died today at the age of 83, after suffering from multiple dementia for the past couple years. His death was announced by his son on his blog.
Anderson is perhaps best known for both his Supermarionation projects such as Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, as well as his live action series UFO and perhaps his most well known series in the U.S., Space: 1999.
Fanderson, the Gerry Anderson fan group, has a nice obituary.
I remember seeing Thunderbirds as a kid…my mother was familiar with it and some of his previous efforts, having come from Ireland by way of England, and she always insisted one of the “rag tag” fleet ships in Battlestar Galactica came from Thunderbirds – I never quite saw that.
But Space: 1999 was one of the first SF series to garner my attention. The details of the base and the Eagles really drew me. It seemed that there was at least some attempt at realism in certain areas – the Eagles appeared relatively functional if not depicted in realistic flight – provided a level of detail that I love.
There weren’t a whole lot of details, but at a BBC press conference for a line of stamps based on Gerry Anderson’s various “Supermarionation” shows like Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons, and others, Anderson said: “I am going to make a new series of Thunderbirds. And that’s official.” Now that the bird is out of the bag, hopefully more details will follow…
I still want to see what can be done with Space: 1999…
Just making some updates to the Sci-Fi TV Store as I find out about new items, if you are looking for some more holiday gifts (or some late ones): Serenity is getting a Blu-Ray release (although not until Dec. 30th); TekWar – The Series is already out on DVD – no sign of the TV movies though; A new Special Collector’s Edition of the classic Doctor Who mega-serial “Key to Time” is coming out next March; Those Lexx fans out there who perhaps don’t have all the “Season 1” TV movies can now get all 4 movies in one DVD pack; and Thunderbirds fans may want to know about the new lower priced 40th Anniversary Collectors Edition Mega Set. | <urn:uuid:ce2474b5-b8d9-4eb7-be4d-8ce9632b7180> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://scifistorm.org/tag/thunderbirds/ | 2016-10-27T10:47:00Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988721268.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183841-00162-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961148 | 986 |
Legendary Long Island rockers Blue Öyster Cult have confirmed their first ever Irish date. Appearing at Dublin's Academy on Thursday 28th July 2016, the show will see the band celebrating the 40th anniversary of the release of their seminal 'Agents Of Fortune' album, by performing it in full at the special show.
Marking the landmark milestone since the original 1976 release of 'Agents Of Fortune' on Columbia Records, the legendary act rockers will be jetting in from New York City to play their first ever show in Ireland. Featuring a performance of the complete 'Agents Of Fortune' album, the show will also include a full set of powerful classics from a back catalogue spanning over four decades.
Comments the band: “It seems unbelievable that after 44 years on tour we’ve never played Ireland. Having waited a lifetime to play there, we are extremely excited to be presenting this very special show for our debut live performance”.
Blue Öyster Cult’s platinum-selling fourth studio album included the hit single '(Don't Fear) The Reaper', which is arguably still one of the most haunting and recognised tracks in rock history.
Speaking exclusively to eonmusic via gigsandfestivals in 2015, founder member Eric Bloom said of the iconic track's longevity: "There’s a ‘Play The Cowbell’ contest in Michigan where you play along with ‘(Don’t Fear) The Reaper’. They want to see how many people they can get. That skit from 2000, that ‘More Cowbell’ thing on Saturday Night Live with Will Ferrell helped the song to live on. It’s fifteen years ago already, but that certainly gave the song some extra punch".
The band features core original members Bloom and guitarist / vocalist Donald 'Buck Dharma' Roeser, with a very special guest appearance from co-founding member Albert Bouchard on percussion, guitar and vocals who was instrumental in writing the early material. The line-up is completed by guitarist / keysman Richie Castellano, bassist Kasim Sulton and drummer Jules Radino.
Blue Öyster Cult have been a major heavy metal influence on many other acts, such as Metallica, and were listed in VH1's countdown of the greatest hard rock bands of all time.
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Design & manage a brand perception survey that allows us to determine valuable customer and brand insights.
Provide a follow-up research report on current brand perceptions and provide strategic recommendations for driving the brand forward • Re-brand PropellerNet as an SEO agency and re-position the company as an industry leader in SEM industry • Apply new branding to a range of primary and secondary applications (exhibitions stand, stationery, signage etc.) • Develop new website architecture, design website front-end and produce an associated build kit
work with. The results indicated that they were friendly, approachable, sensitive to client needs and came across as people who really know their stuff.We also felt that actual propellers as a visual device seemed like a dated concept so we went one step further and introduced the rocket concept which in effect uses propellers and propulsion but to a greater effect. The visual language communicated by the branding is friendly and approachable and says that PN are a fun company to work with.
We explored numerous illustration styles for the rocket and finally settled on the cartoon-based illustration as this was fun and well received by our testing audience. The rocket gave us ample opportunity to develop engaging headlines and campaigns, which has been clearly demonstrated by the exhibition stand and home page design. We also introduced a sales message that uniquely positioned PN as a jargon-free SEM consultancy.
We identified the fact that a lot of Search Engine Marketing (SEM) organisations typically overload their prospective clients with heavy industry-specific jargon… This jargon is not always easily understood by the chief decision maker who typically owns the business. Therefore, Firedog’s challenge was to create a design that broke the jargon mould and offered simple, effective sales proposition for non-technical people to understand. Another objective was to create a pleasing and memorable web experience and avoid cliches typical of the SEM sector (traffic lights, green lights, go icons etc.)
It was imperative that the home page was clear and not overloaded with sales-orientated information. It needed to communicate the personality and friendliness of PropellerNet. We therefore made sure that we used as little text as possible, and reinforced the brand that people would have seen at other brand touch-points. The copy referred to the overuse of ‘jargon’ within the industry and instead gave a very human and approachable impression of PropellerNet as an SEM supplier. The light style gives a friendly impression of a company committed to bespoke solutions – not a ‘techy’ ready to confuse you.
To ensure people were hooked into the site, and indeed PropellerNet’s services, we used eye-catching imagery selling ‘free market research’. This ensured contact was made as soon as possible. The jet streams run from top to bottom on the sublevel pages to pay homage to the brand at all times. | <urn:uuid:2eb49b5a-d382-41d4-a7c7-d23d3b9b3c50> | CC-MAIN-2017-47 | http://hfjb-rbzs.accessdomain.com/case_studies/propellernet/ | 2017-11-23T22:08:32Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-47/segments/1510934806979.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20171123214752-20171123234752-00735.warc.gz | en | 0.962223 | 590 |
The Windy City
It was only November sixth but Chicago had just been hit with its second big blizzard of the season, and Mr. Oswald T. Campbell guessed he had stepped in every ice-cold ankle-deep puddle of dirty white slush it was possible to step in, trying to get to his appointment. When he finally arrived, he had used up every cussword in his rather large vocabulary of cusswords, owed in part to his short stint in the army. He was greeted by the receptionist and handed a clipboard.
“We received all your medical records and insurance forms, Mr. Campbell, but Dr. Obecheck likes to have a short personal history of his new patients, so could you please fill this out for us?”
Oh, God, he thought, why do they always make you fill something out? But he nodded cordially and sat down and started.
Name: Oswald T. Campbell
Address: Hotel De Soto, 1428 Lennon Avenue, Chicago, IL
Hair: Some . . . Red
Height: Five feet eight
Weight: 161 pounds
Marital status: Divorced
Children: No, thank God.
Closest living relative: Ex-wife, Mrs. Helen Gwinn, 1457 Hope Street, Lake Forest, IL
Please list your complaints below:
The Cubs need a new second baseman.
There were many more questions to fill out, but he just left them blank, signed his name, and handed it back to the girl.
Later, after his examination was over, as he sat shivering in a freezing room wearing nothing but a backless thin gray cotton gown, a nurse told him to get dressed; the doctor would meet him back in his office. Not only was he chilled to the bone and sore from just having been probed and prodded in many rude places, but now, to make matters worse, when he tried to put his shoes and socks back on they were still ice cold and sopping wet. He tried to wring the excess water out of his socks and managed to drip dye all over the floor. It was then he noticed that the dye from his socks had stained his feet a nice dark blue. “Oh, great!” he muttered to himself. He threw the socks in the trash basket and squished down the hall in cold wet leather shoes.
As he sat in the office waiting, he was bored and uncomfortable. There was nothing to read and he couldn’t smoke because he had lied to the doctor and told him he had given it up. He wiggled his toes, trying to get them warm, and glanced around the room. Everywhere he looked was gray. It was gray outside the office window and gray inside the office. Would it kill them to paint the walls a different color? The last time he had been at the VA hospital, a woman had come in and given a talk on how colors affect the mood. What idiot would pick gray? He hated going to doctors anyway, but his insurance company required him to have a physical once a year so some new bozo could tell him what he already knew. The doctor he had just seen was at least friendly and had laughed at a few of his jokes, but now he just wished the guy would hurry up. Most of the doctors they sent him to were old and ready to retire or just starting out and in need of guinea pigs to practice on. This one was old. Seventy or more, he guessed. Maybe that’s why he was taking so long. Gray walls, gray rug, gray gown, gray doctor.
Finally, the door opened and the doctor came in with his test results. Oswald said, “So, Doc, will I be able to run in the Boston Marathon again this year?”
This time the doctor ignored Oswald’s attempt to be humorous and sat down at his desk, looking rather somber.
“Mr. Campbell,” he said, “I’m not too happy about what I have to tell you. I usually like to have a family member present at a time like this. I see you have listed your ex-wife as immediate family. Would you like to call and see if she can come in?”
Oswald suddenly stopped wiggling his toes and paid attention. “No, that’s all right. Is there a problem?”
“I’m afraid so,” he said, as he opened his folder. “I’ve checked and rechecked your charts and records. I even called in another associate from down the hall, a pulmonary specialist, to consult, but unfortunately he agreed with my diagnosis. Mr. Campbell, I’m going to tell it to you straight. In your present condition you won’t live through another Chicago winter. You need to get out of here to a milder climate as soon as possible, because if you don’t—well, frankly, I’m not sure I would give you till Christmas.”
“Huh?” Oswald said, as if he were thinking it over. “Is that right?”
“Yes, it is. I’m sorry to report that since your last checkup the emphysema has progressed to the critical stage. Your lungs were already badly damaged and scarred from the childhood tuberculosis. Add all the years of heavy smoking and chronic bronchitis, and I’m afraid all it would take is one bad cold going into another bout of pneumonia.”
“Is that right? Huh,” Oswald said again. “That doesn’t sound too good.”
The doctor closed his folder and leaned forward on his desk, looked him right in the eye, and said, “No, it doesn’t. In all honesty, Mr. Campbell, considering the alarming rapidity with which this condition has advanced, even with you going to a better climate, the most optimistic prognosis I can give you is a year . . . maybe two.”
“You’re kidding,” said Oswald.
He shook his head. “No, I’m afraid not. At this stage, the emphysema is a strain on your heart and all your other organs. It’s not just the lungs that are affected. Now, I’m not telling you this to scare you, Mr. Campbell; I only tell you so you have time to make the appropriate plans. Get your estate in order.”
As stunned as he was at the news, Oswald almost laughed out loud at the word estate. He had never had more than two hundred and fifty dollars in the bank in his entire life.
The doctor continued. “Believe me, I wish the diagnosis had been better.” And the doctor meant it. He hated having to hand out bad news. He had just met Mr. Campbell, but he had liked the personable little guy at once. “Are you sure you don’t need me to call anyone for you?”
“No, that’s all right.”
“How will this news affect your future plans, Mr. Campbell?”
Oswald looked up at him. “Pretty damn adversely, I would say, wouldn’t you?”
The doctor was sympathetic. “Well, yes, of course. I just wondered what your future plans may have been.”
“I didn’t have anything in particular in mind . . . but I sure as hell hadn’t planned on this.”
“No, of course not.”
“I knew I wasn’t the picture of health, but I didn’t think I was headed for the last roundup.”
“Well, as I said, you need to get out of Chicago as soon as you can, somewhere with as little pollution as possible.”
Oswald looked puzzled. “But Chicago is my home. I wouldn’t know where else to go.”
“Do you have any friends living somewhere else—Florida? Arizona?”
“No, everybody I know is here.”
“Ah . . . and I assume you are on a limited budget.”
“Yeah, that’s right. I just have my disability pension.”
“Uh-huh. I suppose Florida might be too expensive this time of year.”
Never having been there, Oswald said, “I would imagine.”
The doctor sighed and leaned back in his chair, trying to think of some way to be of help. “Well, let’s see. . . . Wait a minute, there was a place my father used to send all his lung patients, and as I remember the rates were pretty reasonable.” He looked at Oswald as if he knew. “What was the name of that place? It was close to Florida. . . .” The doctor suddenly remembered something and stood up. “You know what? I’ve still got all his old files in the other room. Let me go and see if by any chance I can find that information for you.”
Oswald stared at the gray wall. Leave Chicago? He might as well leave the planet.
It was already dark and still freezing cold when Oswald left the office. As he rounded the corner at the Wrigley Building, the wind from the river hit him right in the face and blew his hat off. He turned and watched it flip over and over until it landed upside down in the gutter and began to float like a boat on down the block. Oh, the hell with it, he thought, until the frigid air blew through what little hair he did have left and his ears started to ache, so he decided to run after it. When he finally caught the hat and put it back on his head he realized he was now wearing wet shoes with no socks, a wet hat, and he had just missed his bus. By the time another bus finally came, he was completely numb from the cold plus the shock of the news he had just received. As he sat down, his eye caught the advertisement above his seat for Marshall Field’s department store: make this the best christmas ever. start your christmas shopping early this year. It suddenly dawned on him that, in his case, he had better start early and it might already be too late. According to the doctor, if he did live to see it, this Christmas could be his last. | <urn:uuid:631c02e7-f342-4d25-a280-41ff7a2a1699> | CC-MAIN-2018-13 | http://fannieflaggbooks.com/books/a-redbird-christmas-hc | 2018-03-21T20:15:08Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-13/segments/1521257647692.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20180321195830-20180321215830-00031.warc.gz | en | 0.989488 | 2,257 |
An Ode to the Shandy: The Perfect Drink for Liquid Lunches and Long Matches
Last week I had to interview another local food writer for an upcoming project. He suggested we meet at Union Bear and I jumped on it. It was a warm, sunny day, and I remembered their killer indoor/outdoor bar.
Sitting outside with the sun at my back and a cool breeze pouring through the West Village, I worked my way through a few of the local taps. Deep Ellum had a blonde I liked much better than their hyper-hoppy Dream Crusher. Then there was a Great Scot from Peticolas that was rich brown and malty. With the weather this nice I would have liked to work my way through as many taps as I could. Except I was working.
Enter the shandy.
When the bartender pulled open a plastic container of lemonade spiked with rosemary, I jumped and asked him if he'd make me a shandy with it. Every culture has its own methods for diluting alcohol. I've already written about my steadfast affection for the michelada, which I still believe to be the greatest beer cocktail of all time. But the shandy should enjoy some time in the spotlight too.
Union Bear's version isn't on the menu, but if you ask nicely I'm sure they'll come up with something similar. Mine was lemony with a hint of herbs and vaguely effervescent. You can make them with lemonade, or any sweet neutral soda (Sprite works) and a light crisp beer with a simple flavor profile. You can drink these all day if they aren't too sweet.
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Vimentin is a type III intermediate filament (IF) protein, encoded by the VIM gene, that plays an essential role in cytoskeletal function and is largely expressed by mesenchymal cell such as endothelial cells, fibroblasts, and immune cells (1). Human vimentin monomer protein is 466 amino acids (aa) in length with a theoretical molecular weight of ~54 kDa (2). Vimentin protein contains a central rod domain composed of four alpha-helices which is flanked by an N-terminal head domain and C-terminal tail domain (1,3). Vimentin monomers dimerize to form more complex structures resulting in the assembly of eight tetramers, referred to as unit-length filaments, which then assemble into full-length intermediate filaments that are 10-12 nm wide (1,3,4).
Activated macrophages have been shown to secrete phosphorylated vimentin which can be stimulated by a variety of pathophysiological factors including oxidized low-density lipoproteins and TNF-alpha or inhibited by IL-10 (1). The vimentin protein is often expressed at the cell surface playing a role in cell-cell interactions, tissue damage and repair, immune response, and pathogen recognition (1). Vimentin functions in many cytoskeletal processes including cell migration, which is highlighted by its upregulation during epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) (4,5). Vimentin is a commonly used marker for EMT and is expressed by many tumor types (5). For example, high metastasis of oral squamous cell carcinomas also showed high vimentin positive expression in immunohistochemical staining analysis (5). A number of vimentin targeting compounds are in cancer-related clinical trials, however, given the multifunctional role of vimentin, the effect of inhibition on non-malignant cells needs to be thoroughly examined (5).
1. Ramos, I., Stamatakis, K., Oeste, C. L., & Perez-Sala, D. (2020). Vimentin as a Multifaceted Player and Potential Therapeutic Target in Viral Infections. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21134675
2. Uniprot (P08670)
3. Morrow, C. S., & Moore, D. L. (2020). Vimentin's side gig: Regulating cellular proteostasis in mammalian systems. Cytoskeleton (Hoboken, N.J.). https://doi.org/10.1002/cm.21645
4. van Bodegraven, E. J., & Etienne-Manneville, S. (2020). Intermediate filaments against actomyosin: the david and goliath of cell migration. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceb.2020.05.006
5. Strouhalova, K., Prechova, M., Gandalovicova, A., Brabek, J., Gregor, M., & Rosel, D. (2020). Vimentin Intermediate Filaments as Potential Target for Cancer Treatment. Cancers. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers12010184 | <urn:uuid:774a4b03-f28f-40cd-95ae-809cdabb90f6> | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | https://www.novusbio.com/common-name/vimentin | 2023-03-23T23:50:58Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296945218.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20230323225049-20230324015049-00312.warc.gz | en | 0.861704 | 722 |
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George Osborne is to announce plans to transform the North of England into an economic "powerhouse" with an investment of up to £15 billion.Mr Osborne will unveil plans for new "money, infrastructure and science" in the north which will form the "centrepiece" of his Autumn Statement later this year.In a speech in Manchester at the unveiling of a report by local authorities, Mr Osborne will say:"I give you this personal commitment. Work with me over the coming months and together we will make a reality of the plan I've set out for the Northern powerhouse. "I'm ready to commit new money, new infrastructure, new transport and new science. And real civic power too."Today I'm setting out the northern powerhouse, so we can deliver a real improvement in the long term economic performance of the north of England. "This will be the centrepiece of my Autumn Statement – and part of our long-term economic plan for the country."Source/full storyThis has got to be great news for property investors! Investment, Communication, and Infrastructure are key drivers of capital growth and tenant demand.Related content:Discussion about the North/Side divideThe North/South "yield" divide Invest in the North West!Dealing with LHA up north is "poles apart" from dealing with LHA down SouthIs there a "cultural" difference between BTL up North and down South?Student accommodation rentals show North/South divide
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(05-08-2014 12:52 PM)propertyinvestmentbuzz Wrote: Will big business always be attracted to London?
(05-08-2014 06:20 PM)Martin McGrath Wrote: One word of warning though, Evan Davis says that it's relatively easy to enhance and promote further growth in an existing cluster, but it's very difficult (perhaps impossible) to manufacture a cluster where one doesn't already exist.
It would be a big financial commitment to make it happen, but I would suggest that the bones of it are already in place - the nucleus of the cluster is already there. It might take a generation, but I think it's the one region in the UK that form an alternative to London and the SE.
(05-08-2014 11:19 AM)Vanessa Warwick Wrote: This has got to be great news for property investors!
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Hi just looking for advice on supplements. My B12 was just within range 230 i think. Anyway to cut a long story short, one dr advised supplementing with over the counter supplements. next visit said we could not do further testing as I had now skewed the result. I have since come off the supplements and b12 went back down then told by different GP "why dont we just forget about all this" I am now back on jarrows 1000 since April. My question is does the supplement do the same job as injections, should I push to find why I have the problem. I have a lot of restless legs lately and am feeling very tired. Any advice welcome. | <urn:uuid:2651cc15-e2b7-40de-ba0a-c2344efb1c1b> | CC-MAIN-2018-26 | https://healthunlocked.com/pasoc/posts/134023562/help-with-supplements | 2018-06-24T13:05:17Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-26/segments/1529267866937.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20180624121927-20180624141927-00512.warc.gz | en | 0.981566 | 137 |
A mother has many definitions but the best of them all is that person who carried you in her womb, struggled and laughed with you, encouraged you and loves you unconditionally. Whether she is rich or not every mother needs to be celebrated for the hard work they put in just to make sure that the child is living well and has achieved the best.
We take a look at some of the influential mothers in Kenya who we need to celebrate on behalf of all mothers. Some are kind, others are very competitive but in all their characters they have exemplified that women can in deed achieve the best.
Below are ten women Kenya should always celebrate about.
10. IDA ODINGA.
Meet the former Prime Minister’s wife who is a business woman, activist and educator who raised her children during harsh political times when her husband Rt. Raila Odinga was detained for eight years. She founded the league of Kenya Women Voters in 1991, has promoted prevention for Breast Cancer, Fistula and Chigoe Fleas.
Ida is a political mentor to most budding women leaders and is a mother of four, the late Fidel Castro Odinga, Rosemary Odinga, Winnie Odinga and Raila Junior. She has been a champion for female rights in Kenya for more than two decades. ”Thank you all for the wonderful Mother’s Day messages. May you all be blessed.”, Ida tweeted her followers on twitter early this morning.
Wife to Pastor Prince Ob as-ike of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), pastor Esther is also a prophetess in the land of Kenya. Born in Nigeria but now having Kenyan citizenship, she believes in God as the creator of all. She is the President Queen Esther’s Generation (QEG), a women’s ministry which gathers over two thousand women in a monthly outreach at Nyayo National Stadium, fondly tagged ”The Gathering of Stars”. She has been a pastor for 15 years and has a passion in evangelism and empowering women. She is also a privileged author of books like ”From Grass to Grace”, among others. She is a mother of two, Favor and Good news.
8. MARTHA KARUA.
Martha Wangari Karua (born 22 September 1957 in Kirinyaga, Kenya) is a revered Kenyan politician. She is a former long-standing member of parliament for Gichugu Constituency and an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya. She was Minister of Justice until resigning from that position in April 2009. Martha is known of her great courage and fear not woman hence the name ‘Iron Lady’, which she was renamed while still in politics at a time it was fueled up by the Moi era when she walked out on former President Moi. She was the first legislator to vie for presidency in the last 2013 General Elections. She is a mother of two, son and daughter as well as a grandmother of one. She believes in the power of a woman.
7. MAMA NGINA KENYATTA.
Third wife to Kenya’s first President the late Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, mama Ngina has many streets named after her in Nairobi and Mombasa among many children’s home. She normally used to accompany the late president on functions and was referred to as ”the mother of the nation”. She has 4 children among them Kenya’s fourth president Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta.
6. JULIE GICHURU.
Julie Gathoni Sumira Gichuru is a Kenyan journalist and News Anchor currently working for Royal Media Services as a Talk Show Host and Entrepreneur. Julie is passionate about family, she is married to entrepreneur Anthony Gichuru. They have had 5 children. “Above all we have a responsibility to nurture and grow the younger generation and our primary role is vested in the family unit.” Having had five children Julie is also passionate about maternal healthcare and is an ambassador of the AMREF Stand Up for African Mothers campaign which seeks to train over 15,000 midwives across East Africa. Julie has also been a UNICEF Ambassador for breast feeding.
Former Students Secretary General leader at Kenyatta University, Gladys Wanga is the first Women Representative of Homabay County under the new Kenyan constitution. Among the many achievements she has gained within a short while in power are, the Mama County says initiative, Women Sacco, Youth empowerment and Girl child education for Homabay. The above projects all circulate within empowering women, girls and the youths. Wanga is the current ODM chairman Homabay County as well as a commissioner in the national parliament. She is a good example of a leader that is championing for gender equality not only in Homabay County but Kenya as a whole. She is a mother of two, boy and a girl.
4. RACHEL RUTO
She has 6 children aged between 25 and 13.Last year she fasted for 40 days, twice, due to the issues that were facing her family and the country at large based on matters ICC. She has been a strong woman despite the challenges she has faced in her family life.”I remember my son coming home one time crying because the children in school had told him his father was going to be jailed. So what I decided to do was concentrate on the children because I saw some of them actually going to break down.” She was last seen in the public limelight last weekend on the Don Moen’s concert. She has always been portrayed as a God fearing woman and a role model to many. She has also championed the table banking process in the Kenyan society which is also having a positive reception.
3. MARGARET KENYATTA
Margaret Kenyatta is the wife of Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta, President of Kenya and the First Lady of Kenya. She assumed the office after the inauguration of her husband on ninth of April 2013 at Kasarani. She took over from the former first lady Lucy Kibaki. Margaret was very instrumental during her husband’s campaign, often seen by her husband’s side all through. She is a former Kianda school student. She is liked by many for her simplicity in regards to her dressing, nature and manner. On the other hand, many people see her as a shy and timid. Since the inauguration of his husband, Margaret has been running a campaign to reduce child maternal mortality rates. The campaign has been dubbed Beyond Zero Campaign. On October 24th 2014, she was named UN Person of the Year.
2. BISHOP MARGARET WANJIRU.
Margaret is a mother of three children, two boys and a girl, one of the boys is the current member of parliament for Mathare Constituency Hon. Steve Kariuki. She is a grandparent to four grandchildren. Kenyans celebrate this woman who never gives up and keeps encouraging all people. She has a huge congregation at her Church Jesus Is Alive Ministries (JIAM) situated at Nairobi’s CBD. She is the former member of parliament Starehe Constituency and former Assistant Minister for housing. Margaret whose followers refer to as Bishop, has been through a lot with her divorce life yet still strong and a hope to many Kenyans. ”I don’t have any regrets. Even when I made a wrong move, I never came out empty-handed. I have learnt a lot from my mistakes. You should always consider life as an opportunity to learn, no matter what.” She once said in an interview.
1. CAROLINE MUTOKO
Caroline Mutoko is a former radio presenter with Nairobi’s Kiss 100 FM radio and writes for the Star Newspaper. She has been involved in various projects and is known to be an active advocate for civil rights.
Caroline used to present the early morning program called “The Big Breakfast”and was known as the radio queen.
Her prowess in media has made her to attract a great following on social media and has made her stand out not only as a brand but as a mentor to many independent women.
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Traveling Tuesday: Weather Stations
Most civilians don’t pay attention to the weather unless poor conditions may impact their plans such as outside chores, commuting, or vacations. However, throughout history, weather has made a difference during crucial moments. The scorching heat of summer and the frigid cold of winter during Napoleon’s Russian campaign destroyed his Grand Armee, and torrential rains on the battlefields at Waterloo contributed to his final defeat. When Kublai Khan tried to overtake Japan, his fleet was destroyed by a typhoon. You can bet that both those generals wished they’d had accurate forecasting abilities.
During World War II, every nation involved in the conflict (and perhaps many that were not) had apparently learned from history and paid close attention to the weather. Aircraft could be grounded by bad weather or targets obscured by fog or clouds. Sea convoys needed clear weather to delivery cargoes, and land offenses also depended on knowing what sort of weather was around the corner.
Modern devices such as satellites were unavailable in the 1940s, so meteorologists depended on barometers and other tools. Even with the “crudity” of their devices, weathermen could make fairly accurate predictions up to seventy-two hours in advance. In Europe, weather patterns form in the Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere, then drift west to east. Because of their lack of colonies in that area to use as reporting stations, Germany was at a disadvantage, but quickly set out to change their situation.
Greenland, Jan Mayen Island (a Norwegian island about 600 miles north of Norway), and the Svelbard Archipelago (a Norwegian island halfway between Norway and the North Pole) were three prime weather-reporting locations, but all part of neutral nations. The good news for the Germans was that Greenland’s and Jan Mayen’s stations transmitted their weather data in plain international code.
An interesting twist occurred to Hitler after he invaded Denmark and Norway in early 1940. When their home countries became occupied, the island colonies had to fend for themselves and chose resistance, cooperating with the British and Americans. Weather information from these stations was now only provided to the Allies.
As a result, Germany sent U-boats to the area to act as weather-reporting stations. However, the General in charge felt that gathering meteorological data came behind sinking enemy ships, so information was sporadic, and by January 1941, the submarine’s full time weather duties ended. The Luftwaffe then became responsible for weather reconnaissance, but was also more intent on battle. Eventually, a program to use weather “fishing” trawlers was thought to be a better solution.
However, that plan ended in disaster because the British were able to intercept the transmissions to such an extent that any element of surprise was lost, but more importantly captured many of the trawlers, each of which was carrying an Enigma Code machine. The Germans realized land-based stations were the best way to go and managed to set up facilities in remote areas of Greenland and several of the tiny islands scattered throughout the Arctic sea.
In the year since arriving in London, journalist Ruth Brown has put a face on the war for her readers at home in the U.S. Thus far, juggling her career and her relationship with Detective Inspector Trevor Gelson hasn't proven too challenging. The war gets personal for Ruth when her friend Amelia is murdered, and Trevor is assigned to the case.
Life gets even more unsettling when clues indicate her best friend, Varis, is passing secrets to the enemy. Convinced Varis is innocent, Ruth must find the real traitor as the clock ticks down toward Operation Husky-the Allied invasion of Sicily. Circumstantial evidence leads Trevor to suspect her of having a part in Amelia's death, and Ruth must choose between her heart and her duty.
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In Wednesday’s Province Sports podcast, Ben Kuzma stops by to talk hockey with Jonathan McDonald. Kuzma, who’s been writing about hockey for much of his career, talks about the things he’s been missing since the NHL has been in disarray. He talks about what he’s learned about the players he’s talked to, and the predicament guys such as Chris Higgins and Max Lapierre might be in with regard to their contracts. Most importantly, they talk about favourite baseball movies. Surprisingly, Moneyball left both guys cold. McDonald, of course, cried during Field of Dreams and The Rookie – and wept like a baby during Pride of the Yankees. Join us again Thursday, when Paul Chapman returns to the podcast fold! | <urn:uuid:f9cca7fc-6822-4eb2-8311-4a9e6ad3a7ea> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.theprovincepodcasts.com/sports/sept-26-2012/ | 2013-05-25T17:53:49Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706009988/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120649-00030-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.972015 | 158 |
Diarmaid MacCulloch: Forging the Bible, 6 February 2014
Show More Forgery and Counter-Forgery: The Use of Literary Deceit in Early Christian Polemics by Bart Ehrman.
Oxford, 628 pp., £27.50, January 2013, 978 0 19 992803 3Show More
“... me all I thought I needed to know about my Christian faith, and then an American scholar called Bart Ehrman seized me by the lapels to tell me that ‘the most distinctive feature’ of its content was ‘the degree to which it was forged’. That is precisely what Ehrman says, on the first page of his engrossing and ...” | <urn:uuid:1111cd02-d71b-4e7c-a4ed-35a5c039c1da> | CC-MAIN-2020-45 | https://www.lrb.co.uk/search-results?search=Bart%20Ehrman | 2020-10-22T09:35:27Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107879362.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20201022082653-20201022112653-00438.warc.gz | en | 0.95813 | 154 |
What is the Love Score?
The Love Score ranks Android and iOS apps based on the level of customer experience and gives a more accurate look at the apps that people love and use on a daily basis than the Top Charts in the app stores. It takes a comprehensive look at a variety of metrics including the popularity, ratings and reviews, customer sentiment, reviewer quality, and Apptentive’s internal metrics informed by a database of over 50 million people. All together the data is used to create a mobile app’s Love Score.
Note: We can only compute a love score for apps that have received more than 50 reviews over its entire lifetime.
Why is the Love Score important?
Knowing what your customers think and feel about your app is crucial to your app’s success. Apptentive’s Love Score helps companies understand how their mobile customers think and feel about their apps. The brands that succeed on mobile will be the ones that measure the customer experience for their apps and work to improve it.
The Love Score can help companies begin to understand the mobile customer experience of their applications and see how they compare to against their competitors. As mobile becomes even more dominant in our lives, the experience of using an app will be set high and companies will need to invest in the mobile customer experience to come out on top.
Understanding and improving the mobile customer experience may sound simple, but many brands, including ones that are known for providing great customer experiences, struggle to create a positive experience on mobile. We dug further into this issue in our first report, Love Score: Top Brands Still Don’t Get Mobile, that looks at top customer experience brands and how their mobile apps compare to the rest of the app marketplace.
Little known fact: Only 6% of apps have 50 reviews or more!
Of the 2.3 million apps available on iOS and Android only approximately 131,000 have more than 50 reviews and are able to have a love score computed for them. The app ecosystem is often referred to as incredibly crowded, but only 6% of apps have 50 reviews or more. The fact that only 6% of apps have enough data to compute a Love Score in a crowded app ecosystem suggests two hypotheses:
1. Even in the crowded app stores, a quality app loved by even a small group of customers can quickly rise pass more than 90% of the apps in the market.
2. The size of the app stores are daunting and building a large and vocal customer base to set your app apart is incredibly difficult, less than 1 in 10 are able to do it.
Apple App Store and Google Play by Category
We broke down the app stores by category to see which categories had on average the most loved app apps. The category with the highest overall Love Score for both Android and iOS is Books. Take a look for yourself to see how the categories in both major app stores stack up and which ones are in need of help.
Knowing what people think about your app is incredibly important. The number of downloads alone can never tell the whole story. Even important metrics such as customer engagement need to be measured in more than time spent or actions. The customer experience needs to be measured in enthusiasm and love. When customers love your app they tell their friends, use it more often, and are more likely to spend money inside the app.
We strongly believe that the Love Score is an important metric for every company with a mobile application to begin understanding how their customers feel and serve as a tool to help the entire app industry improve customer experience for mobile to a whole new level.
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Montessori for Social Justice was founded in 2013. After an impromptu gathering at the AMI International Montessori Congress members of the national Montessori community who attended began catalyzing relationships and resource sharing.
The first resource offered was a listserv email, where they shared research, narratives, and offered support to those who had a personal commitment to public Montessori, and social justice. The group grew large in a short time, and there was a consensus that those who advocate for public Montessori, and those advocating for social justice in Montessori education should meet.
After the successful 2015 (un)conference, the group was codified to establish the commitment to social justice, racial equity, and an anti-bias, antiracist application of Montessori pedagogy.
Between 2015-16 committees and working groups were convened to delegate conference planning, recruitment & community engagement, mission & visioning, and accountability to People of the Global Majority.
In 2017, the founding Board was elected by the MSJ community, and convened the first board meeting at the 2017 conference in Houston, TX.
The 2018 conference was held in St. Paul, MN at St. Catherine’s University and included two pre-conference events: a De-Centering Whiteness group and a full-day retreat for Montessorians of Color of the Global Majority.
The 2019 conference was hosted by Harmony Montessori School in Portland, OR. This conference included the two, day-long pre-conference events: a De-Centering Whiteness group and a full-day retreat for Montessorians of Color of the Global Majority.
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Few gaming icons are as fashionable to scorn as Sonic the Hedgehog. Poking fun of werehogs is an easy sport, to be sure. But his last few adventures, including the recent Sonic Unleashed, have fallen short of his celebrated original run -- at least by reputation. Some critics claim Sonic never really survived the jump to 3D and exists today only on the fumes of nostalgic good will. Others think the trouble started much earlier, when Sonic raced along so fast that nobody noticed the ground had run out beneath his trademark red sneakers.
IGN Insider's Michael Thomsen goes so far to decree the whole franchise a sham from the beginning, saying "Our fondness for Sonic is a generational illusion."
Sonic in 1991Sonic the Hedgehog was created by designer Naoto Oshima, now president of development studio Artoon. Oshima responded to a call from SEGA management wanting a mascot to replace Alex Kidd and compete with Nintendo's Mario, who was at the time synonymous with the entire videogame industry in the same way Pac-Man was in the early eighties. His hedgehog hero was picked from a number of competing designs and then assigned to Yuji Naka and Hirokazu Yasuhara as the central figure for a new action platformer series.
The big difference between Sonic and Mario was speed. SEGA even coined the marketing term "blast processing" to create an aura of performance that Super Mario World, the white-hot first Super NES entry in the Super Mario canon, could somehow not match. Other than the rocket ship velocity and an injection of "attitude" to make Sonic hipper than the comparatively staid Mario, the two games are really not all that dissimilar. Thomsen boils it does to this:
"You collect rings, stomp on enemies' heads, and fight a boss every now and again. You just do it at a faster speed than Mario. Instead of character altering powerups to give you a mulligan if you get hit by an enemy you just lose coins, er, rings."
If you go back now and play the original Sonic the Hedgehog for the Genesis, it is impossible to deny the essential truth to this. And it is doubtful SEGA would either. Sonic is a reactionary force to Mario. There are organic elements to his games, though. The villain, Dr. Robotnik (later Eggman), is a pretty clever riff on Teddy Roosevelt. The Chaos Emeralds that Sonic quests for just has a cool ring to it. The level design in the original game is especially strong, with well plotted stages full of exciting real estate, like the loops that Sonic races through when he's going full bore.
Regardless of the purity of intent behind Sonic the Hedgehog, SEGA fans ate it up to the tune of approximately four million copies. The original Sonic the Hedgehog was a massive success for the Genesis and the console's success in North America is rightfully attributed in large part to the embrace of the new mascot. Perhaps some of Sonic's success can be assigned to SEGA fans just wanting a mascot to glom on to and hold up to their Nintendo-owning friends in schoolyard videogame debates. But it was a bracing experience the first time you roared through a stage at full speed or brought down one of Robotnik's metal monsters.
Charles Onyett, editor on the IGN PC team remembers, "You ran incredibly fast while killing and collecting. If you played enough and learned all the paths through the stage, you'd collect better stuff while continuing to go really fast. Then you'd tell the story to your friends, talking about the ramps you sped up and around, of the shortcuts you'd found, overwhelmed with the thrill of it all. That's what Sonic was to me, that's why I loved it."
TailsNo surprise then that with millions of fans having a similar experience to Onyett, SEGA immediately powered forward with a sequel. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 appeared in late 1992, only a year after the franchise debuted. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 was an instant success, outselling the original game by almost two million units. By this point, the formula was set in cement and SEGA wasted zero time moving on to the inevitable Sonic the Hedgehog 3.
SEGA waited to release Sonic the Hedgehog 3 until 1994, bridging the gap instead with two Sonic spin-offs in 1993: Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine and Sonic Spinball. The extra development time was not necessarily used to alter the formula, though. Sonic the Hedgehog 3, save for a few exceptions like bonus stages, plays largely like the first game. And the sequel. In fact, the stage design in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is not generally viewed as the strongest in the series.Continues | <urn:uuid:b8ae6e53-11e2-45ac-a64c-b9fdac3d6c6f> | CC-MAIN-2016-30 | http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/02/20/where-did-sonic-go-wrong?page=1 | 2016-07-28T21:41:58Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257828322.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071028-00290-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954656 | 980 |
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The BASH (Business after Social Hour) will be held at Buffalo Wild Wings in Wood Village on Jan 25th
January 25 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
This week’s BASH will be held at the Wood Village Buffalo Wild Wings in the Wood Village Center. We are shaking things up by visiting potential member business to show our support for the businesses of the Gorge and offer our can do attitude in driving business to our communities. So watch our posts for the different places will be at and supporting. This event allows those who can’t make our morning meetings and take advantage of this to meet our members and non members alike. Haven’t been to a BWW in awhile, now is your chance. The first hour will be happy hour pricing and happy our menu.. Exciting times in our Chamber! Invite a friend or fellow business to come and network with us. See you there | <urn:uuid:f589a21f-603b-406b-91c2-d810eb092973> | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | https://westcolumbiagorgechamber.com/event/the-bash-business-after-social-hour-will-be-held-at-buffalo-wild-wings-in-wood-village-on-jan-25th/ | 2023-02-09T03:17:03Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764501066.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20230209014102-20230209044102-00756.warc.gz | en | 0.946668 | 195 |
THE expression ‘lifafa’ for justice has an altogether different connotation from that of a certain low form of journalism. This is not to say that lawyers and journalists are altogether innocent of corruption. Fortunately, the latter is small in number. Lifafa justice refers to a practice developed in recent years in which lawyers provide sealed documents to judges that no one else can see. This is a gross perversion of justice.
Justice Gautam S Patel struck a forceful blow in the Bombay High Court on September 18 when he rejected documents tendered in evidence in a ‘sealed cover’. The facts were simple: a group of petitions alleging that the defendant’s company had caused the petitioners great financial losses through illegal and unauthorised trades. Justice Patel perused the petitioners’ affidavit, which included disclosure of the defendant’s assets, the provenance of which the petitioners questioned since the defendant had claimed paucity of funds.
In declining the sealed envelope, the judge made observations that also affect the press: ‘Anything that I can see, all parties before me are entitled to see. This is the only method that I know of to ensure an open and transparent decision-making process.’ When the counsel expressed apprehension that the material would find its way to the press, the judge responded: ‘That is not my concern. The fourth estate will do its job and I will do mine. I decide matters before me on the basis of the papers filed in court, not newspapers delivered to my doorstep. The press exists for a reason. It has a purpose, one that it serves. I cannot and will not curtail the rights of the free press at the instance of this or that party. I refuse to proceed on the basis that the press is always irresponsible. There will be no gag orders here.’
The press has every right to witness and report trial proceedings and peruse documents in a case. On July 2, 1980, the US supreme court delivered a landmark ruling in Richmond Newspapers, Inc vs Virginia: ‘People in an open society do not demand infallibility from their institutions, but it is difficult for them to accept what they are prohibited from observing. When a criminal trial is conducted in the open, there is at least an opportunity both for understanding the system in general and its workings in a particular case.…
‘Instead of acquiring information about trials by first-hand observation or by word of mouth from those who attended, people now acquire it chiefly through the print and electronic media. In a sense, this validates the media claim of functioning as surrogates for the public. While media representatives enjoy the same right of access as the public, they often are provided special seating and priority of entry so that they may report what people in attendance have seen and heard.’
In the infamous Profumo affair in the UK, judge Lord Denning was appointed to conduct an inquiry because security issues were involved. But that was not the only reason why Lord Denning conducted his inquiry in secret rather than as per the Tribunals of Inquiries Act, 1921. He decided on this unique course because he felt that, ‘inasmuch as it has been held in private and in strict confidence, the witnesses were, I am sure, much more frank than they would otherwise have been’.
This confidence was hopelessly misplaced. In 1966, the UK government appointed a royal commission on tribunals of inquiry headed by Lord Justice Salmon, who elegantly dismissed the inquiry as ‘a brilliant exception’ thanks to Denning’s unique blend of qualities. Having applied the anaesthesia, the Salmon Report proceeded to perform a thorough surgery:
‘We do not believe that it can ever be right for any inquiry of this kind to be held entirely in secret save on the grounds of security. It is true that a tribunal does not hold a trial but only investigates and reports. Nevertheless, reputations and careers may depend on their findings. It is said that sometimes witnesses are willing to give evidence only if they are allowed to give it in private or in confidence. This is no doubt true. But such evidence in matters of this kind is treated as suspect by the general public and, in our view, rightly so. Secrecy increases the quantity of evidence but tends to debase its quality.’
This is precisely why, on October 22, 1990, the UK court of appeals warned sharply against the practice of counsel seeing the judge in private in a criminal trial. Surely if the public has a right to watch court proceedings, the right is denied to them as well as the press — their judicially accepted ‘surrogate’ — if any departures are made from a public trial.
In 1913, the Privy Council ruled: ‘The order directing the proceedings of this trial to be held in camera was so completely beyond the powers of the high court that, although obtained at the instance of the appellant, might be discharged by her with impunity.’
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LET’s CELEBRATE our #heronurses, HARFORD COUNTY!
WIN A $50 eGIFT CARD FOR A HARFORD COUNTY NURSE
Look for our #HeroNurses Photo Contest on our social media pages starting May 6th, 2020 running until Tuesday, May 12, 2020.
If you are a nurse or know a nurse who lives or works in Harford County…
1. POST a photo of a nurse (could be you!) in the comments on our Facebook or Twitter post
(Or use #HeroNurses and @FreedomFedCU on your public Instagram profile)
2. FOLLOW our social media page
3. SHARE our social media post
We will draw a winner Tuesday, May 12th, at about noon!
*Nurses may live and/or work in Harford County. Nurses are welcome to enter themselves.
Pumpkin Contest Celebrates CU Day
International Credit Union Day is Thursday, October 19. It’s a day to celebrate the credit union movement. It’s all about valuing people more than profit.
This year we’re celebrating International Credit Union Day with a contest that’s fun for members and employees. Several groups of Freedom employees have decorated pumpkins. Now we want you to help us choose the best! Your vote is an entry into a drawing for $100! The winning employee group gets a pizza lunch and treats.
Stop by any Freedom branch on Thursday October 19 and vote for your favorite pumpkin!
A Good Idea
Want to know why Credit Unions are worth celebrating? Read about how Credit Unions got started and why they’re still a good idea!
Why Do Your Banking With Freedom?
Freedom isn’t like those big banks. We’re not-for-profit, and member owned. We want the Harford County community to get the financial products and services they need to make the most of life. We are people helping people, and that’s what makes us Something Special!
For more information about this event, call our Contact Center at 800-440-4120.
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I’ve been enjoying the gardens this spring, more than I ever have. I think it’s because for the first time in almost 2o years I don’t have any children younger than five years old. Although with Seth in my life it is still questionable whether I should turn my back on him…for the most part the children can be trusted to play while I lose myself in the garden for brief periods of time.
I want to fill the house with vases of lilacs.
This is six year old Seth in the stream, peering into the pipe that allows the water to run under the road near our house. He was looking for snake skin. It is common knowledge to the boys that the local snakes use these pipes to pull dead skins off themselves. He counted six of them but after reaching one, he would not get the rest because he also saw a spider.
This morning Seth had a hard time waking up and getting motivated for a day of Kindergarten. He tried the typical “I don’t feel good” but I wasn’t falling for it. I put together his backpack and was quite pleased that I made him a nice lunch and remembered to put the strawberries in his bag for tomorrow’s event. I hung his bag on the doorknob right where he could grab it on his way to the bus. 20 minutes later the bus came…..and what in the??? no backpack to be found–was I going crazy?….I started running around the kitchen as the bus sat and waited. “WHERE is your backpack?” “I don’t know!” “I’ll bring it to you when I find it!” Seth looked at me in shock when I (GENTLY) pushed him out the door. He couldn’t believe that he had to go to school without it. It took some persuading to get him on the bus.
I found the backpack LOCKED IN THE BATHROOM.
I had to drive it to school.
When he gets home I am going to have to talk to him about
problem solving, creative thinking, telling the truth, responsibility, and the fact that the little trust I had in him is now damaged.
Anyway, back to the snakes. After pocketing the one snake skin that he was able to reach from the pipe, and the two of us talking a lot about how a snake takes it’s skin off like that and whether humans also shed skin (hard to explain), we entered the field not far from our house. I was on a quest to see if the wild rose bush was in bloom.
The wild rose bush was neatly clipped off at the end of each branch (deer?) with no buds to be seen on it (so disappointing) but we did find some wild strawberries.
Little ruby treasures.
There was spit everywhere…..inside of the spit there are little spit bugs to be found…
….they look like this.
water reflections in our pond
the daisies are in bloom
There was a nest was nearby and he did his best to keep me away from it by constant chirping.
This morning I have a cold, Sarah is coughing up a storm, and Ethan is home from school feeling wretched. The entire outdoors is in gloomy suspended animation as we wait and wonder if it will rain. A cool breeze blows through now and then, causing the wind chimes to flutter and play it’s notes.
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Today on the EdSoft blog, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengance.
Enough about that, now. What about Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance?
First a little scenery. Arrived a little bit late to get into this screening, so we had to sit up in the front row.
Did I mention this film is in 3D? Oy.
It worked out surprisingly well. The 3D effect was worst on the far right side of the screen, since we were on the left, but thankfully there was only 2 or 3 shots in the whole movie where the main focus of the image was on the right side. I can see some of the front row appeal, as illuminated by David Bordwell/, and Roger Ebert. I don’t think it’s something I would do for every movie I see, especially if I had a choice about where to sit (I prefer about 5th or 6th row center, usually behind the aisle in modern theaters, right in the sound sweet spot), but there is some fun in seeing a scope picture and having to turn your neck to see the whole picture. Kind of makes you pay attention. Tell you what else makes you pay attention: sitting right in front of the sub woofer. The only real down side, apart from the 3D problems, was there were some crazy hand held shots in the beginning. It’s hard to follow that when you’re in the front row. The other problem with sitting in the front row, it was more obvious when they switched from their nice cameras to their lower-quality consumer-grade cameras. Sit a few rows further back and this shouldn’t be a problem for most people.
So why would you see this movie? I can think of a couple reasons.
- You’re a fan of the comic. I mean, there must be some fans out there somewhere.
- You like Nicolas Cage. Especially the crazy Nic Cage.
- You’re into supporting Marvel, especially its less popular titles.
- You’re a fan of 3D.
- You’re a fan of fake religious movies.
- You like an old Christopher Lambert covered in tattoos.
There was also this woman, Violante Placido, in the movie, playing the Kid (immaculate son of Satan)’s mom. Stephan, who got me into this movie, was really interested in this woman for some reason, but her role in the film was unexciting, and really anybody could have played that part. But if you’re a fan, you might get more out of her performance than I did.
Sometimes this movie was weird on purpose, and that’s always good. I bet you’ll never look at a flame thrower the same way again. But some things were weird with little explanation. For instance, this movie is supposed to be in Italy or Spain, or something European like that, but half way through the movie they go to an ‘American truck stop.’ I doubt such a place is in Europe, but I could be wrong.
If you’re a fan of b-movies, which I am, then I think you can get a kick out of a movie like this. I would just try not to pay for it. Or if you have to, see a matinee.
This being my first movie review, I’m going to explain my rating system. I’m going to use the star system I currently use on my iTunes library. 5 possible stars.
When it relates to music, the stars break down like this:
- 5 stars: I’ll listen at almost any time. Very good.
- 4 stars: good, but I wouldn’t want it to take up space that could be taken up by a 5 star.
- 3 stars: it’s still good, but it does something that makes me not want to hear it very often, if ever.
- 2 stars: awful. I could never hear it again and be totally happy.
- 1 star: worst of the worst. Usually only have them for completionist purposes.
I’m not sure how this applies to movies yet, but I plan to figure it out as I go.
So, using this scale, I’d give this one:
- 3 for fun
- 2 for story
- 3 for visuals
- 4 for crazy
- 2 for music
Overall, the movie is a 3.
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|Review:||Toujours Padfoot says:|
Beth and Severus trying to have a conversation is like two walls staring at each other with poker faces. I just want to smack them both over the head, especially Severus, who invites himself over and then is all cryptic business as usual. And then as soon as I'm sitting there yelling at them to speak to each other, they're yelling at each other and I'm shrinking back saying NO, NO, I'M NOT READY FOR THIS. MAKE THEM STOP.
I'm so glad Severus told Beth - not just because she needed to know that information (why the hell didn't James tell her? I'm assuming Dumbledore told James. If not, Dumbledore just dropped twenty notches in my esteem), but because it shows that Severus is allowing himself to get more emotionally invested in their relationship, putting her first. The Slytherin agenda is naturally a selfish one - the name of the game is self-preservation. Horace, Voldemort, Lucius, etc. They're all about saving their own skin, but Severus has demonstrated clear growth here by putting Beth first, because he knows how much she cares about her friends. Even though James bullied him in school. It speaks volumes. It's easy to say that the decision to tell her should be a no-brainer, but Severus would be killed for this without a second's thought. Voldemort has no mercy. Severus knows this and he shared information, anyway.
I'm so proud of him for doing that. ♥
So just when I was sitting here thinking that, yeah, things are grim but at least Severus and Beth are on the same page, YOU GO AND EXPLODE MY SOUL WITH THE LILY/JAMES BIT.
For reasons you are already aware of, I wanted to curl up into a corner and die.
I CANNOT TAKE IT. Please make James and Lily suddenly turn into horrible people so that their deaths won't be sad anymore. Or don't kill them. OR MAKE THEIR DEATHS AS NON-PAINFUL AS POSSIBLE, COUGH HACK WHEEZE. You are like lemon juice in a burn, you are.
D: D: D: D: D:
Author's Response: I think Beth and Severus are fully and completely unable to have a decent, normal conversation with each other. There's always something lurking in the background. I think if/when they finally get to a point where they can put all their STUFF behind them, they're not even going to know what to say to each other. Although I rather like you playing puppetmaster to their awkward encounters.
I think the thing about Dumbledore and the prophecy is that, while he's told James the sort of danger they're in... nothing's secure yet, and I can't see him worrying the Potters unnecessarily. You know? And because James is a) a man, and b) Sirius's best friend, he's not really one to talk about things like that too much if he can make them seem like less than they are.
LOVE what you said about the Slytherin agenda, though; that is one of the largest canon traits, the one that sticks out most to me, that notion of self-preservation. Because while not all Slytherins are evil in canon (like you said -- Slughorn), they're all desperate to save their skins. And it should show how much Severus cares about Beth that he let her into his confidence about something like that. ITB was about them getting to know each other, testing the waters of each others' personalities; ITR is the growth of their personalities towards each other. If that makes any sense at all, and I highly suspect it does not.
PLEASE DON'T CURL UP IN A CORNER AND DIE. I'M SORRYYY. I am offering you endless plates of virtual brownies. And lots of hot chocolate. With mini marshmallows. D:
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In this blog post I’m going to highlight some of the very worst practices for fertility that I commonly see in private practice. I encourage you to take time to read through these practices and reflect on how they might be showing up in your personal fertility journey. If they are – and it’s likely that at least a few of them are – don’t despair. In the next blog post entitled The Five Best Practices for Fertility, I offer you a picture of the very best practices that can replace these bad-for-babymaking practices, and make all the difference in your fertility journey.
1: The absolute worst thing that you can do on your fertility journey is not baby dancing. I realize that this might sound ridiculous, but I can assure you that it’s a real thing! I can't tell you how many people come to me for help conceiving who can’t seem to find the time to baby dance with their partner, despite how badly they want to get pregnant. For many couples, work and personal demands are so great that it can seem like they are two ships passing in the night. Often times, both partners are constantly working, and even away traveling for work, which means that fertile times are frequently missed. Even when it works out that the perfect timing is set aside and scheduled, we are often too exhausted to engage in plenty of babymaking fun, or we allow the needs of others to interfere with this sacred time. Another sad, but real, truth is that our fertility journey can be trying and create distance, even for the closest, most loving couples. It’s even more so the case when we have underlying relationship issues – both related and unrelated to fertility - that are left untouched or unresolved. Unfortunately, whatever the reason, if we’re not prioritizing intimate time with our partner, and making plenty of time to baby dance, it can be extremely difficult to get pregnant naturally.
2. The next worst practice for fertility is not managing stress. With so many demands coming at us from every direction, chronic stress is an epidemic in our modern lives. By now, the science is abundantly clear that our ability to manage stress is a leading factor in our overall health. This is absolutely true when it comes to reproductive health as well. Chronic stress is damaging to our nervous system and to our delicate hormones and the glands that secrete them. It disrupts the intricate body rhythms and systems that support healthy internal balance that impacts all aspects of reproduction and fertility. I'm certain no one needs me to point out all of the ways in which we tend to feel stressed on a daily basis, but it’s important for us to understand that stressed living has become a habitual way of being that is bad for our health - and our ability to make babies. It’s also important to understand that the more we take on during our fertility journey, the less energy we have for babymaking. It's that simple. It’s also helpful to recognize that over-exercising and restricting nourishment are two major ways that we create massive stress in the body by sending the message that our survival is being threatened. The good news is that these are stressors that we actually have control over, and can take steps to correct.
3. Which leads right in to my next point: not getting adequate nutrition. Restricting calories and nourishment is very, very bad for fertility. Our bodies are extremely wise and will do anything to ensure our survival. When we restrict nourishment and calories, we are sending our body the message that we are starving. If the body thinks we are starving, it will not be safe to reproduce, as the body’s first priority is to ensure our survival. It’s that simple. And there's another part to this. Foods that are filling, but provide no nutritional value convey this same message of starvation. Therefore, it's not enough to fill up on empty calories. This is why many of us are overweight yet still starving. If we are not filling up on nutritious foods, we’re not only being deprived of important vitamins and minerals, we’re also increasing exposure to toxins through our food. The result of both scenarios is that the body is pushed into survival mode rather than a thriving, growing state that allows for making babies. Some of the most basic things that we want to avoid in order to maximize fertility are things like food coloring and other additives and preservatives, high fructose corn syrup, and hydrogenated oils all of which are found in processed foods. These are essentially non-foods that are added to our foods, and our bodies do not prefer them at all. Similarly, chemicals and pesticides found in non-organic foods are extremely harmful to our bodies and impact our fertility in a negative way.
4. Next on the list: not tracking your cycle. It’s essential for our fertility that we understand our unique menstrual cycle, and the only way to do this is to track our cycle. When we talk about the menstrual cycle, we're talking about the entire cycle from the first day of one period until the first day of the next, not just the actual days of flow, although that's also part of it. Our unique cycle tells us a lot about the health of our hormones, as well as our ability to reproduce, all of this being information that remains unknown if we are not tracking our cycle. And most importantly, without tracking, there is no way for us to know for certain when we are ovulating which means that it is quite possible that we are not getting pregnant simply because we are missing our fertile window each month. Unfortunately, in this scenario, babymaking just can't happen.
5. The final point on our list of worst fertility practices is not getting evaluated. One of the most heartbreaking things that I see over and over again in private practice is that patients go through months and years of misery and suffering in silence before making a decision to get evaluated. At this point, they've spent so much time wondering what's wrong with them and why they're not getting pregnant that they are running out of time and hope. They feel that this is there last chance, however at this point, we don't even know if their reproductive anatomy is clear and properly functioning. A fertility struggle could be the result of something very straightforward and easy to correct, such as a small, benign growth in the uterus preventing implantation. Because the patient wasn’t evaluated, there was no way to uncover this information, and instead they faced months or years of unnecessary suffering.
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Order in the Game of Thrones court!
Tyrion will face down his father and go on trial this Sunday.
Will he actually be convicted of killing Joffrey? Will Cersei somehow come around to reality? Will Prince Oberyn surprise us with his vote?
Elsewhere on Game of Thrones Season 4 Episode 6, Stannis and Davos will set sail with a new strategy, while Dany will meet with supplicants.
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Tape 7: Side A – Mr. Porter
When it comes to the tapes we have now reached the final destination… or for the Hannah she reached the end of the road. Hannah’s now at the point of no return and there’s only one person that can save her from her bloody end and it’s the school’s guidance counselor Mr. Porter. In the book in the very beginning in the epilogue Clay reveals that Mr. Porter would be the last person to receive the tapes so there was no mystery at all on who would be lucky #13 of the “Baker’s Dozen” The real question would be however why would Mr. Porter be on Hannah’s shitlist? It’s odd because of all the names on the list Mr.Porter is the only adult to be named and to receive the tapes and Hannah point blank says to #13 “YOU CAN TAKE THE TAPES AND GO STRAIGHT TO HELL!” Was Hannah’s anger towards Mr. Porter warranted or was she a “vengeful harpy” as so many haters of this story wrongly accuse her of? Let’s talk about it.
To sum up Mr. Porter’s tape: Hannah is physical, mentally and emotionally broken and ultimately decided to commit suicide and mail her cassette suicide note to start the events of this story. But before she does that she decides to give life ONE LAST TRY and decides to get professional help, so she arranges a meeting with her school guidance counselor Mr. Porter. Unlike the other people of the tape where she talks about what they did to her, with the meeting with Mr.Porter she live records both of them secretly with the tape recorder hidden in her bag. Hannah tells Mr. Porter in a vague way all of the bad things that’s been happening to her. Mr. Porter tries to draw out more information to try to come up with solution. Hannah says that “something” had happened to her at a party by a senior at the school. Rather than actually come up with helpful advice to tell Hannah he actually tells her to wait until that senior graduates so you won’t have to be bothered with him anymore. The lack of help from Mr. Porter was the final nail in the coffin as Hannah leaves the school, drops off the cassette tapes in the mail for Justin to receive, drops off the 2nd copy of tapes to Tony’s house, then she goes to her home to commit suicide.
Now there are a lot of people that actually defend that Mr. Porter did nothing wrong… I’m not one of those people. I believe he was doing a decent job of helping Hannah right up until he told her to “forget about the guy that has done something to you” that’s is where he fucked up royalty. There are 2 things you should never tell a woman that has gone through sexual harassment of any kind: you should never blame the victim or say that it was their fault, and you should never tell the victim to “just move on” because doing either of those is victim shaming and can cause possibly more damage than there is. With the case of Hannah she used up her one last lifeline to save herself with Mr. Porter and he failed her and he knows it. Unlike the others on the list where they can deny and say it’s “Hannah’s truth” of what really happened Mr. Porter actual voice and words are on the tape since Hannah recorded the meeting so he can’t deny at all what he said and there is at least 12 people that knows the shitty job as a counselor he had done.
Teenagers doing stupid shit is one thing they don’t know any better but adults in authority roles there is no excuse at all when it comes to stupidity. As a lot of people pointed out if those tapes leak to the public he will DEFINITELY get into some trouble: shame, definitely fired, and possibly some jail time for not legally calling the cops/parents of a possible rape victim confessing to a crime happening to them. You can also imagine listening to this tape that makes Jessica really question of reporting her rape by Bryce since knowing that reporting a rape crime might not get the serious attention from people in charge. It makes perfect sense of Hanhan telling Mr. Porter to go straight to hell because of his lack of involvement but it does show how kids at school literally have to fend for themselves before they turn 18 since many adults don’t take “kid problems” seriously at all. I don’t know Mr. Porter’s fate in the books but in the show Hannah’s parents does receive a copy of the tapes so when they hear Hannah’s meeting before her suicide it’s a safe bet that Mr. Porter is gonna have his hands full dealing with very angry parents wanting to cut his head off for not saving their child. | <urn:uuid:18e61849-a322-4d4e-a8fe-824f71b3be89> | CC-MAIN-2021-21 | https://fracturedmindframe.com/2018/05/08/you-can-take-the-tapes-and-go-straight-to-hell/ | 2021-05-15T23:05:11Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-21/segments/1620243991488.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20210515223209-20210516013209-00259.warc.gz | en | 0.975706 | 1,038 |
A 100 year look at San Francisco marquees and theaters
The more I document and research the history of San Francisco, the more passionate I become about its past. Access to the Chronicle's archives gives me another rich source for finding visual pieces of this city's history, including the architecture.
There have been hundreds of theaters, for both film and live performance, in San Francisco's colorful history. Some of the structures have fallen to the wrecking ball, including the grand, elegant Fox Theater on Market Street. That structure gave way to high-rise condos, and Market Street is not the entertainment destination it once was.
But several architectural gems haven't changed all that much over the years. The Castro and Orpheum remain, while others - like the Alhambra - have been re-invented for other commercial uses. The photo collection above captures an era when theater attendance played a larger role in the shared experience for San Franciscans.
A kind reader sent a link to some amazing photos of the Fox Theatre interior, in black and white, and colorized. You can see those by clicking here.
I welcome e-mails from readers to let me know of theaters that are missing from the gallery. If you have a photo that we can use, I'd be happy to add it. I can be contacted at email@example.com.
A kind reader sent links to these theaters:
The El Rey at 1970 Ocean Avenue
The first Pantages on Market Street, before it became a Kress, then government offices
The Metro at 2055 Union Street
Bob Bragman is a producer for sfgate.com. His writing reflects his love of the Bay Area, in addition to his passion for vintage pop culture, ephemera and vernacular photographs. To see more of his content, please click here. | <urn:uuid:a9201961-b983-41c0-b42e-fa562da523d6> | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/A-100-year-look-at-San-Francisco-marquees-and-7033675.php | 2020-08-04T15:07:14Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439735867.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20200804131928-20200804161928-00219.warc.gz | en | 0.944296 | 381 |
Heading out over the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge, your Driver Guide will provide expert commentary as you travel through the beautiful Hawkesbury Ranges. A haven for nature and history lovers, the Hawkesbury region is situated among Wollemi and Blue Mountains National Parks. Port Stephens Often referred to as Australia’s blue water paradise, Port Stephens’ quiet golden beaches are surrounded by crystal clear water and neverending blue skies. Now you’ll hop on your luxury boat and head out on the water in search of dolphins. The Worimi Conservation Lands (Stockton Bite Sand Dunes) is the largest sand dune system in Australia. Stretching for 32 kilometres, this surreal landscape is barren of vegetation and has dunes that climb up to 40 metres high. You’ll travel on a purpose built 4WD to Stockton Bite where you can sand-board at your own pace or experience the thrill of high speed down the enormous dunes. | <urn:uuid:67421d24-33e8-4d07-bfa9-5f3a9b0043d0> | CC-MAIN-2019-51 | http://www.travelworld.com.my/st_tour/6d5n-self-drive-sydney-to-brisbane-aussyd04/ | 2019-12-11T03:35:10Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-51/segments/1575540529745.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20191211021635-20191211045635-00519.warc.gz | en | 0.883548 | 196 |
The insurance industry is experiencing an unprecedented surge in claims as a result of COVID-19. This calls for new ways of working, advanced digital solutions in customer service, and re-thinking existing products and services
The industry is looking at increased instances of fraud and lawsuits as a result of business interruption even as fluctuations continue across various segments such as motor and home insurance
Emerging technologies such as Internet of Things, automation and digitization will be crucial in managing claims and mitigating risks
COVID-19 has had a profound impact on the claims functions of insurance companies around the globe. On the one hand, the number of claims has increased significantly with many relating to new or unusual situations in these unprecedented times. On the other hand, insurance companies, like many other businesses, are struggling to manage employees who are working remotely, and tackling the shortage of personnel due to increased absence — illness, burn-out or stress of working from home without robust or no childcare support.
In May 2020, John Neal, chief executive officer of Lloyd’s,1 said: “The global insurance industry is paying out on a very wide range of policies to support businesses and people affected by COVID-19. The Lloyd’s market alone is currently expected to pay claims amounting to some USD 4.3 Billion, making it one of the market’s largest pay-outs ever. What makes COVID-19 unique is not just the devastating continuing human and social impact, but also the economic shock. Taking all those factors together will challenge the industry as never before, but we will keep focused on supporting our customers and continuing to pay claims over the weeks and months ahead.”
The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) test case on Business Interruption (BI) claims will have a substantial impact on U.K. insurers if the court finds against them. Not only will they have to pay out claims that they have not factored into their pricing, but they will have to do so quickly — probably within four to six weeks. This means that most insurers will use their highly experienced, in-house staff to manage complex claims covering quantum valuation and coverage. Inevitably, they will be compelled to re-look their operating models and explore partnerships with third-party claims service providers to drive automation and digital interventions to optimize the triaging and management of lower value, simpler claims.
Lock-downs have meant that many people are driving less. They are therefore expecting reductions in their car insurance, and some insurers are already refunding a proportion of premiums accordingly. With lower car usage set to continue, there has been growing demand for ‘pay as you go’ insurance products such as those based on the use of telematics. Insurers should re-think how they will respond to this changing demand among consumers.
There has been a change in demand on the home insurance front too. Escape of water claims due to problems such as faulty heating and leaking pipes — normally one of the biggest perils — has reduced since people have been able to respond more quickly as they are at home. Conversely, the increased presence of customers in their homes has increased the claims for damage of household items, and regular wear and tear. Hence, insurers will have to start assessing ways to include some form of wear and tear claims into their policies which is mostly excluded in standard cover.
In order to respond more accurately and with greater flexibility to consumers’ circumstances in their homes, insurance companies should leverage telematics like the motor insurance sector. This is likely to lead to increased usage of Internet of Things (IoT) to improve the accuracy of managing claims for household items. The bottom line? Home insurance is likely to get costlier, while motor insurance rates will see a dip.
With most employees having to adapt to working from home, and the adverse impact of COVID-19, claims departments have been struggling to handle customer enquiries. Even with limited staff now returning to offices, social distancing and enhanced hygiene procedures are hampering normal business processes and activities. The need for urgent digital solutions in customer service has increased exponentially.
According to a recent survey,3 nearly half (48 percent) of Property and Casualty (P&C) insurance professionals in the U.K. would prefer to wait between three months and a year before returning to their offices. With higher value or more complex claims, loss adjusters have found inspections in customers’ homes and businesses more difficult to carry out.
With more than 18 million infections and over half a million deaths globally as on August 5, 2020,4 claims handling departments for all lines of business are understandably busy. Those dealing with corporate and / or small and mid-size businesses are seeing a significant increase, especially with claims for BI and event cancellations. The American Property Casualty Insurance Association predicts business continuity losses for small firms could be around USD 383 Billion5 a month. The big question is what effect these losses will have on the insurance industry. Every week we see additional loss reserves being announced by insurers in relation to COVID-19. This is just the tip of the iceberg.
However, in these unusual circumstances, what the customer assumes is covered under a BI policy might not necessarily match the insurer’s view of coverage. This is likely to lead to an increase in lawsuits.
The U.S. market will be particularly hard hit with costs of around USD 90 Billion in medical claims.6 This is because more consumers have complex and expensive medical insurance. In a hypothetical severe scenario, about 4 million people might end up in hospitals, whereas in a moderate scenario this number might be about 1 million. Under a more moderate scenario, COVID-19 medical costs would top USD 30 Billion, which is in line with a strong flu season.
Around 170 million Americans are covered under Medicare, Medicaid, employer and individual health insurance plans. At present, the U.S. tops the world with the highest number of infections, with cases continuing to soar in states like New York, Florida and Texas. It is estimated that roughly 50 million insured Americans will eventually be infected with the coronavirus. More generally, across the U.S., several states have explored legislation compelling insurers to reimburse policyholders for claims which are explicitly excluded.
Claims for trade insurance may spike as well as contracts are cancelled, transport is disrupted, and businesses suspend operations or even declare bankruptcy. Various government measures will possibly prompt an influx of claims related to delays in construction, infrastructure and capital projects. Some employers are likely to face claims for failing to protect their workforce.
Factors such as increased financial pressure on individuals and companies alongside a growing number of claims to be verified could possibly increase the chances of fraud. Unfamiliar requests and claims by customers mean that the anomalies that would normally cause the system to automatically flag a possible fraud will not be relevant.
The industry faces the risk of claims farming companies launching specialist COVID-19-focused interventions. As the incident rates for motor claims reduce, claims farming companies are eyeing new opportunities presented by COVID-19. Some law firms7 are already offering COVID-19 compensation services on a ‘no cure, no fee basis’ that will act against insurers who are slow or uncooperative with claims handling.
Insurers are also seeing a reduction in their travel insurance exposure as many hotels and airlines are refunding customers or being flexible on moving dates. Given the financial uncertainty of the travel and leisure industry, how long will this last? The answer is for as long as the industry remains solvent.
A continued desire by claims staff, like many other employees in all sectors, to continue to work from home, even as lock-downs are lifted, means that insurance companies will have to ensure that their remote working capabilities are fit for purpose. This involves everything from superfast broadband and tightened cyber security to staff well-being and team building.
Team leaders should focus on employee morale, and both physical and mental health during these difficult times to counter the effects of stress induced by heavy workloads, long hours and new types of claims.
As COVID-19 puts extra pressure on insurance companies to perform, claims departments will continue to be at the front-line, handling these increased demands and doing so in the most visible way. Insurance companies that invest in their claims departments and provide handlers with the support they need will delight their customers and gain competitive advantage.
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