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A married Florida pastor was forced to flee in the nude after the husband of a woman he was having sex with walked in on their tryst, according to a police report.
Tallahassee police say Pastor O. Jermaine Simmons was caught in the act on the afternoon of January 17. The woman then called cops over fears her husband would kill Simmons, who'd hidden behind a nearby fence.
According to the police report obtained by the Tallahassee Democrat, the husband allegedly took possession of the pastor’s clothes, wallet and car keys and held them until police negotiated their return.
Meanwhile, in what appears to be Simmons' subsequent Sunday sermon on January 22, the pastor asked his flock for forgiveness.
"I’m hurting because I’ve hurt you," Simmons said in the video, which was uploaded to YouTube. “I can’t speak to people on the outside. I am not Tallahassee’s pastor. I am not Florida’s pastor. I am Jacob Chapel’s pastor. It hurts me that you have to defend my actions. You cannot defend sin."
Simmons also appeared to reference his wife and the mother of his child in the sermon. "I was reminded that I can't run through this. And I got somebody who said, and I believe her, that she's gonna walk with me," he said.
The woman police say he was having sex with also has a child and was reportedly missing calls for her to pick the 6-year-old from school while hosting Simmons.
The school then called the boy's father, police said, which is what led him back to their home, where authorities say he found his wife and their pastor in their daughter's bedroom.
Despite the embarrassing episode, which came the same week the congregation was celebrating 11 years with Simmons at the helm, the pastor signaled he has no intention to resign.
"If I stop preaching, if I stop doing what the Lord called me to do over this, it presupposes that I was qualified to do it in the first place," he told the congregation. "If I quit, if I walk away over this, it presupposes that I deserved to preach last Sunday when there was no scandal... I'm a work in progress now but what the Lord allows. We will move forward." | <urn:uuid:ce898de4-ce63-4ec6-9945-2bf019b7ab4b> | CC-MAIN-2019-43 | https://www.insideedition.com/headlines/21361-naked-pastor-flees-home-after-hes-caught-in-adulterous-tryst-by-womans-husband-cops | 2019-10-20T01:38:49Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-43/segments/1570986700560.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20191020001515-20191020025015-00293.warc.gz | en | 0.991609 | 484 |
How one woman became the ACC’s first female varsity athlete—on the men’s tennis team.
The Supreme Court scholar lived a full life with a “perpetual twinkle in his eye.”
The story behind the mediocre band that prepped the stars of Pavement and Silver Jews for success.
Decades of musings and drawings adorn Alderman carrels. How UVA is making sure some of it survives.
The unique space on Grounds wasn’t always so beloved.
Before her fame, O'Keeffe spent several summers at UVA, with notable results.
Take a look back at the McGuffey ash, which loomed large over Pavilion IX for over a century.
Learn how the gardens of Grounds have changed—and stayed the same—from Jefferson’s original plans.
Thomas Jefferson was a visionary leader--and a meticulous construction manager.
Jefferson’s University of Virginia was to be a modern, secular, science-centered university taught by scholars of distinction, with the students expected largely to govern themselves.
Through architecture, Jefferson hoped students would gain a sense of design, order and beauty.
Coy Barefoot (Grad '97) recounts how the University had to overcome determined opposition to come into existence.
The Magazine kicks off its series of retrospective pieces commemorating the UVA Bicentennial with a look back at Jefferson's dreams for his University’s future.
The Aviator was crafted to recognize UVA alum and French Air Service pilot James McConnell, whose plane went down in France in 1917. But it’s not your typical WWI memorial.
In a series of experiments in a lab on Grounds in 1977, pharmacology professor Alfred G. Gilman made a breakthrough that won him a Nobel Prize.
Faculty and alumni remember some true relics of University history: computer labs.
Caroyl Beddow Gooch's careful calculations of astronomical measurements helped McCormick Observatory become one of the world's top observatories in the mid-20th century.
Tour of some of the mysterious, historic—and empty—properties owned by the University.
Bernard Mayes had a long list of achievements before he even came to UVA But on Grounds, he is perhaps best remembered as a Cambridge gentleman in a tweed jacket who broke down barriers for gay students and colleagues alike.
A look at how UVA’s mascot has changed over time
Before embarking on a naval career that would send him to the North and South poles, Rear Adm. Richard E. Byrd spent a year studying at UVA.
If you thought the sounds of the University Chapel's bells are made by an expert ringer toiling inside the steeple, think again.
Only some of Manning's ideas came to be, but he defined a way of thinking about growth at the University and raised important questions about building values.
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Carnetsoft was founded as a company in 2004, from ST Software, that was founded in 2000 by the owner of Carnetsoft BV. We have extensive experience in driving simulator development, starting in 1990 at the University of Groningen (The Netherlands), then at the Traffic Research Center, where an advanced research simulator was developed. This was one of the first driving simulators ever that was used for behavioural research into driving behaviour and Human factors. So it can be stated without exaggeration, that Carnetsoft is one of the companies with the most experience in the development of driving simulator software. At the time, expensive Silicon Graphics computers were used for the rendering and UNIX was used as the platform to run the simulations on. At that time, we developed a flexible real time simulation script language that has served as an example for other simulator manufacturers in their development of scenarios. Also the real-time interactive intelligent traffic (autonomous agents) was revolutionary at the time.
Originally, the focus was predominantly on driver behaviour research and research simulators. The founder of Carnetsoft, dr. Wim van Winsum, obtained a PhD in driver behaviour research and has worked as a scientific researcher at the University of Groningen and the research institute TNO, see publications on simulators and driver behaviour.
From the year 2000, we have been developing training simulators for driver training, first for the automobile club ANWB and later for other Dutch driving schools and for driving schools in several other countries.
Since 2011, Carnetsoft has started to develop simulator systems with a new rendering engine and software that runs on only one computer, instead of using three computers, to keep the costs as low as possible. We use standard off-the-shelf components, and the standard windows OS. The range of product has been extended to software for research simulators, driver training and safety awareness and to clinical applications. We have chosen for desktop systems and abandoned the cockpit simulator, mainly because desktop simulators are cheaper and because we think that a cockpit does not add sufficiently to the experience of driving and to the training value of a simulator, given the additional costs.
The goal of Carnetsoft is to develop and market driver training and research simulators of high graphical quality and high training effectiveness, priced such that most driving schools can afford to buy one. It is our view that driver training simulators are generally too expensive and only affordable by large driving schools. This is undesirable because we think more effective training, with the help of simulators, can greatly benefit driver safety, and this should be accessible for every trainer.
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Suzuki aims to capture 15% of the scooter market this year
Snapshot: Out of 3.70 lakh units Suzuki sold in 2013-14, scooters sold were 2.70 lakhs making Suzuki eye the emerging scooter segment
The recent boom in scooter segment, especially in the urban market, helped Suzuki have a prosperous 2013-14. Scooters formed roughly 73% of its sales figures in the financial year. Now, with the launch of its latest offering to this emerging sector - Let's - Suzuki widens its plans for the year ahead. Hopeful that the new 110 cc Let's will help them scales the charts, Suzuki now intends to increase its market share to 15%.
Introducing the 110 cc Let's in Bangalore, Atul Gupta, Executive Vice President, SMIPL told reporters, "Currently in Karnataka we have 16 per cent market share, nationally we have 12 per cent. Karnataka is more than our national average and it is a very important market for us. We are looking at one lakh unit (sales) for this particular product, so for Karnataka we are looking at 22 per cent market share, but in terms of all India we wish to take it to 15 per cent."
Giving more information on various regional launches of the scooter, he said, "We started with Tamil Nadu, followed by Kerala and Karnataka, now we will go to the Western part of the country. Then go to the East in the middle of June and then we will go North."
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Cathy Cassidy, author of Alice in Wonderland-inspired Looking Glass Girl, gives her simple step-by-step guide to making the perfect cup of tea.
How to make the perfect cup of tea - step by step:
1. Fill the kettle with fresh water from the tap (water that has been boiled already will affect the taste of the tea).
2. As the kettle starts to boil, warm your teapot by rinsing it out with hot water.
3. Add one teaspoon of tea leaves for each person and one extra spoonful ‘for the pot’.
4. Just before the kettle water boils, pour into the pot. It doesn’t need to be stirred.
5. Leave to infuse for three to five minutes, depending on taste.
6. Serve, using a tea strainer.
The right kind of cup
If aiming for perfection, it has to be bone china. The delicacy of the cup definitely enhances the delicacy of the tea within.
Milk or no milk?
Many teas taste delicious with milk, particularly stronger teas such as Assam, where the milk tempers the strong flavour. Generally, the lighter the tea, the less likely it is that it needs milk. Green, white and yellow teas as well as aromatic and floral teas should be drunk without milk. Very light teas such as Darjeeling can easily be overwhelmed by milk. If you are not used to drinking your tea ‘black’, try it – you may be surprised by the difference!
Milk in first or last?
This question has divided tea drinkers for some time! Putting the milk in last was considered to be the ‘correct’ thing to do in refined social circles, but the reason for this is often forgotten. In the early days of tea-drinking, poor-quality
cups were inclined to crack when hot tea was poured into them, and putting the milk in first helped to prevent this!
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A car accident in Carteret County, North Carolina (NC) Monday left one person dead and another injured.
The car accident occurred on Highway 24 in Carteret County, North Carolina (NC) near Broad Creek Loop Road early Monday morning. The driver of a truck crossed the center lane on Highway 24 and collided head on with a large commercial truck.
According to the North Carolina Highway Patrol the vehicle burst into flames and the damage from the car accident was spread over the highway, causing a portion of Highway 24 in Carteret County, North Carolina (NC) to be closed Monday morning while crews worked to clean the scene.
The driver of the commercial truck was taken to a local hospital where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries. Sadly, the driver of the other vehicle that originally caused the car accident was found dead on the scene.
The North Carolina Highway Patrol did not release the name of the deceased or the initial reason for the car accident. It is not known if drugs or alcohol were a factor.
Head on collisions happen suddenly and often result in serious injury or even fatalities. Not all head on collisions can be avoided, but a few extra precautions may help you prevent a car accident. When you are driving be sure to pay attention to both your side of the roadway and the oncoming traffic. If you see a driver swerve into your roadway, try to steer your vehicle into a farther lane to avoid hitting them head on. | <urn:uuid:9c3f67cc-1fb0-4d4b-8a7f-c654b66670be> | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | https://www.hsinjurylaw.com/blog/car-accident-in-carteret-county-north-carolina-leads-to-one-fatality.cfm | 2018-10-15T09:45:51Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-43/segments/1539583508988.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20181015080248-20181015101748-00510.warc.gz | en | 0.967057 | 293 |
Dibleys Streptocarpus'Lemon Sorbet' (Cape primrose), 12cm
Product code: 726283
Streptocarpus Lemon Sorbet or Cape primrose makes a superb houseplant - in fact, once you've grown one Cape primrose successfully you may well be hooked forever! It is the brightest, zingiest, yellow streptocarpus so far - the open face of these flowers sparkles in the sunshine. The lovely deep green leaves are narrow and lance-shaped and form an attractive rosettte.This variety flowers continuously; overall the proportions of the plant are very pleasing with compact leaves and medium length flower stalks. The plant will flower from early April to late October each year. The pot in the image is for illustrative purpose only. You will receive the plant in a simple plastic pot that you can put in a pot of your choosing. | <urn:uuid:c1e357f3-e195-45de-9f8b-39ed4da4cba8> | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | https://www.dobbies.com/dibleys-streptocarpus-lemon-sorbet---cape-primrose---12cm/5637224717.p | 2021-10-23T04:58:45Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585561.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20211023033857-20211023063857-00014.warc.gz | en | 0.942994 | 187 |
PERRY, Kan. (WIBW-TV) -- It would take more than cancer to derail Perry Lecompton High School senior Zach Linquist's dream of catching a college baseball scholarship.
Diagnosed with leukemia in October, Zach says it wasn't a matter of wanting to do everything he always had, but needing to. He says he "hated" the four days he had to spend in the hospital when he was first diagnosed, recalling how the doctors would repeatedly tell him he needed to sit down because he kept getting up and wandering the halls.
Zach definitely did not take the diagnosis lying down. He is back on the baseball field this spring, helping the Kaws to a 9-0 start by batting .469 with a .000 ERA in 10.2 innings pitched as of late April.
Not only that, Zach earned honorable mention all-state honors for basketball, playing half the season with a port in his chest for treatments. While medical tests took him out of a few games late in the season and fatigue started to take its toll, Zach says not playing was never an option.
"I've always had that competitiveness in me," he said.
Zach wouldn't complain, but those closest to him know it wasn't easy. His father, Dave, says Zach did have moments where he struggled, but "he puts on a brave face and he's ready to move forward."
A big step in moving forward came Wednesday. With a crowd of classmates watching, Zach signed his letter of intent to accept a baseball scholarship to Washburn University. He's expected to pitch for the Ichabods.
It was the primary goal Zach had in October when he was diagnosed - to be able to realize his dream of playing collegiately.
"It's been forever that he's had this dream," Dave said. "He's a strong young man. He's my whole life. I'm very proud of him."
Zach says he visited a couple schools before deciding on Washburn. He says he grew up around the school and it's close to home. Yes, Zach's grandfather is Washburn head baseball coach Steve Anson, but Zach says, since he'll solely be pitching, he'll work more closely with the pitching staff.
He admits his treatment factored into the decision. He still takes daily medication, gets regular blood work and has bone biopsies every three months, so he doesn't want to leave his medical team. He says he's formed a bond with his doctor and nurse. Also of importance to him is the quality of Washburn's business school and law school.
But that is still a few months away. Before that time, Zach has another goal in mind. He and his teammates would like to bring Perry Lecompton its first state baseball title ever. If he can stare down cancer, he's not about to doubt what's possible on the ball diamond.
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It's been too long my friends and I am very, very sorry. It's been a long past couple of weeks. Preparing for a week-long conference in Chicago, putting on said week-long conference in Chicago, a weekend of camping in the rain. Whew! Like I said, it's been a long past couple of weeks.
My mom passed down a wonderful, classic homemade macaroni and cheese recipe that I've been making for years. This time I decided I wanted to change it up a bit. I had some leftover smoked Gouda from when I made Portobello Mushroom Burgers and Easy White Pizza (that cheese was the gift that kept on giving) and I love smoked Gouda so much that I thought it would be delicious in mac and cheese in place of normal sharp cheddar. The Gouda makes it a much thicker consistency than cheddar and the smoky flavor makes for an irresistible taste sensation. And of course, all good homemade macaroni and cheese recipes need to be topped with buttered toasted bread crumbs!
This is one of those recipes that I usually half because I
I added spinach to mine, but it's entirely optional. I've also put broccoli in and that is also delicious. That's the beauty of a simple recipe: you can customize it to your liking with just a few tweaks of ingredients. Bon appetite!
Smoked Gouda Macaroni and Cheese with Spinach
½ a 1 pound box of elbows
2 tablespoons of butter
¼ cup minced onion
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 ¼ cups milk
½ teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon in pepper
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded smoked Gouda cheese
¼ cup Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons butter
½ cup bread crumbs
2 cups baby spinach
Cook elbows as package directs; drain. Preheat oven to 350. In medium saucepan, melt butter. Saute onion until soft. Stir in flour. Gradually stir in milk. Cook, stirring constantly over medium heat, until sauce thickens. Stir in salt and pepper. Add cheeses; stir until cheeses melt. Combine cheese sauce, elbows and spinach. Spoon into greased 1-quart baking dish. Melt last 2 tablespoons of butter in a small sauce pan. Add breadcrumbs. Cook over low heat until breadcrumbs lightly brown. Top pasta and cheese sauce with toasted bread crumbs. Cover with aluminum foil. Bake 20 minutes covered. Remove foil and cook for an additional 10 minutes. Allow to cool 5 minutes before serving. | <urn:uuid:66e4fe2b-3a29-4a90-b2c5-7f2789f9f3c3> | CC-MAIN-2017-34 | http://mollythefrugalfoodie.blogspot.com/2013/05/smoked-gouda-mac-and-cheese.html | 2017-08-20T07:41:47Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886106358.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20170820073631-20170820093631-00518.warc.gz | en | 0.938854 | 531 |
Rivers come in all shapes and sizes. Today, we will look at the largest river deltas on earth and where to find them.
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A river forms a delta when it flows, along with its sediments, into a larger, more stagnant water body. We can compare a delta to a natural funnel that feeds fresh water into salt water and a river into the sea. This unique landform usually looks like a triangle. Its striking resemblance to the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet earned it the name delta.
Deltas form a crucial part of our ecosystem. The accumulation of sediments by rivers and floods creates a natural sieve that stops water pollutants. Furthermore, deltas are home to beneficial life forms such as crabs, oysters, mugwort, dolphins, and even tigers.
What are the parts of a Delta?
A delta is a middle ground between river and sea. This intermediary landform should have the following:
- Subaqueous delta: this is the lower part of the delta. Different sizes of sediments form this layer. The subaqueous layer has a dangerously steep slope caused by a drastic drop in velocity as the particles move from the river to the much more profound and broader sea. The soil profile contains silt, rich in nutrients and minerals, and supports plant growth.
- Subaerial delta: we can split the subaerial delta further into lower and upper deltaic plains. Waves and tides influence the lower table, while the river’s flow shapes the upper plain.
Top 10 Largest River Deltas on Earth (and Where to Find Them)
Tigris-Euphrates Delta in Southeastern Asia
This delta arises from joining two main rivers. They are Tigris and Euphrates, along with other smaller tributaries. The delta drains rivers across five countries; Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Kuwait. It covers about 18,000 square kilometers and runs for 7,142 square miles. Mesopotamia is the area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
This sizable delta proves the economic value of deltas. Locals believe that the first Mesopotamian civilization arose around this delta.
Niger Delta in Nigeria, Western Africa.
The Niger Delta is arguably one of the most revenue-generating rivers in Nigeria. The Niger River and its delta are home to many marine animals, including endangered species. The delta runs for about 150 miles from north to south, covering an expanse of 36,000 square kilometers and emptying into the Gulf of Guinea. The delta also has some historical importance. Through this delta, certain tribes built fortunes and began to trade agricultural products instead of the slave trade. This delta plays a significant role in agriculture, fishery, energy, and transportation.
Orinoco Delta in Venezuela, South America
The Orinoco Delta remains uninhabited by humans. It is home to rivers, canals, swamps, and rainforests that preserve the delta’s wildlife profile. Within the delta is a national park, Mariusa National Park. This park houses a vast array of wildlife, birds of prey, anacondas, and other beautiful and deadly creatures. The delta and park preserve several endangered species, including the giant river otter, harpy eagles, bush dogs, Amazon river dolphins, and many more.
The Orinoco delta leads the Orinoco river, one of the longest rivers in South America, into the Atlantic Ocean. The delta runs for about 8,700 square miles.
Volga Delta in Russia
The Volga Delta is Europe’s largest delta. This bountiful delta drains 20% of Europe’s rivers, including the Volga River, accounting for 80% of the Caspian River’s inflow. It runs for 10,500 square miles. A view of this delta from space reveals that the delta splits into over 1000 ways before reaching the Caspian Sea.
This delta relieves thousands of migratory birds, including raptors and passerines. Sturgeons, carp, and catfish populations also seem to thrive well here.
Indus Delta in Pakistan
The Indus Delta begins where the Indus River meets the Arabian Sea. The climate surrounding this delta is arid. Thus, the delta receives only about 25 to 50 centimeters of rainfall every year. Lately, geographers call it the Dying Delta. This is because it suffers from a loss of vegetation. Its freshwater channels are running dry, causing the mangrove forests to shrink from 600,000 acres to a mere 182,000.
The mangrove forests in the Indus delta supply fuel wood. The Indus Delta covers about 11,400 square miles.
Mississippi Delta in the United States
The Mississippi Delta, which runs through Memphis, Helena, New Orleans, and Venice, is famous for its affiliations to music and art. Proponents refer to this delta as the cradle of American music, saying that it was here that music styles such as blues, Cajun music, jazz, and zydeco evolved.
Cotton plantations bloomed in the Mississippi in the era before the American Civil War. Because of the excellent planting soil, Mississippi saw an influx of planters who relied on the labor of enslaved Africans. Today, this area remains one of the most culturally diverse regions in South America.
Unfortunately, this great delta is shrinking fast. Every 100 minutes, open water swallows a patch of land the size of a football pitch. We have the constantly rising sea level to thank for that.
Huang He Delta in China
Records reveal that the location of this delta changes ever so often. The Huang He River, also called the Mother River, is termed ‘Wanderer.’ This is because its lower reaches often change course, thus shifting the position of the delta by a few hundred kilometers over the centuries. Recently, the Chinese have engineered the natural drifting of the delta. They hope to protect an immense field of oil and gas wells close to the delta.
The delta leads the Huang He river, also called the Yellow River, into the Yellow Sea. It is the most sediment-filled delta on Earth.
Lena Delta in Russia
The Lena Delta spans 30,000 square kilometers and protects an extensive range of wildlife. The delta, which is frozen tundra for seven months every year, temporarily becomes a lush wetland in the fifth month. The delta supports trade and travel; it is possible to transport cargo over the Lena Delta.
The Lena Delta Natural Reserve protects a part of the Lena Delta and is one of the largest protected areas in Russia. The Lena Delta is an excellent breeding ground for fish.
Mekong Delta in Southeastern Asia
Denizens call the Mekong Delta the Nine Dragon River Delta because it flows through nine main channels into the Southern China Sea. It is a biological treasure trove, housing over 1,000 animal and plant species.
Asians tend the high-yielding land surrounding this delta for agriculture. The produce from the Mekong Delta feeds about 20% of the Vietnamese population.
Animal geographers have spotted new mammals, reptiles, and amphibian species in some areas of the Mekong Delta.
This delta spans 36,209 square miles.
Ganges-Brahmaputra in India
The Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta is the largest delta on Earth. It is a highly fertile land, warranting the name Green Delta. It also supports the highest population density among all deltas. The delta leads the Brahmaputra, Ganges, and other smaller rivers into the Bay of Bengal.
It is a typical arcuate delta measuring 105,640 square kilometers and 40,790 square miles.
Types of Deltas
Deltas can be classified based on their shapes or conditions leading to their formation.
Based on shapes, Deltas can be:
- Arcuate delta: the first kind of delta is the upright, triangular deltas. They are also called bow-shaped or fan-shaped. They have a convex surface. A prominent example is the Nile Delta in Egypt, which empties into the Mediterranean Sea.
- Cuspate delta: a cuspate delta forms when a river empties into a water body with solid waves. The strong waves prevent the sediments from settling rapidly, so the resulting delta is tooth-shaped. For example, the Ebro delta in Spain.
- Bird-foot delta: this delta has widely spaced distributions that extend like the claws on a bird’s foot. This is because the high velocity from the river carries fine particles farther into the seawater. The freshwater from the river is lighter than the seawater and thus floats over it. The Mississippi River is one such example.
- Inverted triangle: this relatively rare kind of delta forms when the narrower end of the delta is closer inland and the wider mouth nearer to the sea. An example is the San Sacramento River Delta.
Deltas are of appreciable economic importance. They support plant and animal life, agriculture and fishing, transport, and tourism.
The largest delta on Earth is the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta in India, Asia. It has an area of 105,645 square kilometers.
It is no surprise that the most copious rivers flow into the largest deltas. For example, the Brahmaputra river is on our list of the 15 Largest Rivers in the world.
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FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
Which two rivers form the largest and fastest-growing deltas?
The Ganges and the Brahmaputra rivers pour into the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta, the world’s largest delta.
Which is the second largest inland delta in the world?
The Okavango Delta in Botswana is the second largest inland delta known to man. You can visit this delta through the Moremi Game Reserve within the vicinity. It spans up to 15,000 square kilometers.
How many deltas are in the world?
There are about 11,000 deltas worldwide, and they come in different shapes and sizes
Which is the most famous delta in the world?
The Nile Delta is the most famous. Historians mention it, and the shape of this landform inspired the name delta.
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I don’t know how to describe it. Maybe I am sensitive from my Ashley Madison days. Maybe Kitty is insecure. Maybe after years and years of insisting that I am not needy…the reality is that I AM NEEDY.
No, that’s not it. It’s attention. Kitty wants some attention. Kitty wants a little male attention. I know all too well that people have lives and people are busy. Kitty is busy. Kitty is VERY busy! And yet on Saturday night…well…I can’t help it. Kitty craves a man. There is something about the weekend…something about a Saturday night that says “Date Night” to Kitty. Kitty went for years and years and YEARS without going out or doing anything on the weekends when I was with Angry Guy. Now I want to have something to show for the weekend…I want something to look forward to. That’s what the Shrink recommended.
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Bartz suggested that board chairman Roy Bostock lacked both balls and class for firing her over the phone rather than face to face. Dan Loeb, meanwhile, also has to question Bostock’s class after the chairman hung up on him rather than listen to hard truths like “you are unaware of what it takes to be an effective leader” and “I will pursue whatever efforts are necessary to remove you from the board.”
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Sure, it felt pretty good at the time , but probably not $10 million worth of good.
On Tuesday afternoon, Yahoo Chief Executive Officer Carol Bartz was notified that her services at the company were no longer necessary. The message was delivered over the phone and the fact that she wasn’t given the respect of a face to face meeting wasn’t the only thing that ticked Bartz off. “I was in New York to speak at Citigroup’s technology conference the next day and was told to call chairman Roy Bostock called Bartz. I called him at 6:06,” she told Fortune. “When he got on the line, he started reading a lawyer’s prepared statement to dismiss me. I said, ‘Roy, I think that’s a script. Why don’t you have the balls to tell me yourself? I thought you were classier.’” While it’s unclear why Bostock lacked the pair or the grace to go extempore, Bartz is pretty sure she knows why she was canned.
“These people fucked me over.” She adds, “The board was so spooked by being cast as the worst board in the country. Now they’re trying to show that they’re not the doofuses that they are.”
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العربيةcymraegdeutscheestiفارسیfrançaisgalego한국어հայերենbahasa indonesiaқазақшаnederlandsnorsk nynorskportuguêsromânăрусскийslovenščinaсрпски / srpskisuomisvenskaاردو中文. in the early 1990s, she and ashley established a company, dualstar, which produced a long string of tv movies and direct-to-video releases featuring the girls. were far more carefree back in the summer of ’06, “they were all talking about scripts and telling funny stories about directors and people in the biz,” remembers the eyewitness., soon thereafter a source close to the olsen twins told access hollywood, "neither mary-kate nor ashley own any apartments in the building where heath ledger died. has dated david katzenberg (son of dreamworks cofounder jeffrey katzenberg), photographer maxwell snow and artist nate lowman. instead of telephoning the emergency services, she sent her personal bodyguard to the scene; he arrived at ledger's flat shortly after the first paramedics, at around 3pm on 22 january. with ashley, olsen was cast at the age of nine months to share the role of michelle tanner on the abc sitcom full house. before ledger's funeral, she released a statement through her publicist, saying: "heath was a friend. the time of their first becoming acquainted – the summer after ledger’s oscar nomination for brokeback mountain – ledger and olsen were spotted together having lunch at the chateau with a group of friends, and ledger was described as being charmed by olsen, who made him laugh as he would scarf down a big meal. olsen told the masseuse she would call her security people in new york to assist in the matter. mary-kate and ashley designed an olsenboye change purse in 2011 and donated the money to "pennies from heaven". mary-kate and ashley felt that their futures were in fashion, and not in acting. they head a designer fashion label, "the row," as well as "elizabeth and james", "olsenboye", and "stylemint" retail collections.
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a non-disgusting story would presumably reflect the innumerable accounts i heard of ledger’s sweet nature, his immense talent, his love of matildaand make frequent mentions of pellegrino water and diet coke. at another party in paris, heath took at least six ecstasy pills, popped them in his mouth all at once, and swigged them with a bottle of champagne.^ "mary-kate and ashley olsen honoured for influence on american luxury at innovator of the year awards". sad, surreal story of heath ledger’s death was being written in real time, on a 24-hour news cycle, with digital cameras and rss feeds. by tuesday evening, he’d been found under the covers, in his own home, with the pills prescribed and in bottles. down smith street with michelle and baby matilda, ledger had been the most attractive advertisement that young, urban parenthood had had in years: a stubbly boho in lank hair, cord jacket, and scruffy boots; a member of the neighborhood-preservation committee; a doting father who brought matilda to book court and bar tabac and made his only tabloid appearances in us weekly’s just like us section, as another happy, semi-washed stay-at-home dad. october 2012, mary-kate and ashley won the wsj magazine innovator of the year award. "ms williams was extremely nice and cooperative," a dea source told the newspaper.. tabloid the sun the day after ledger’s death, quoting rebecca white, a 33-year-old former assistant to naomi campbell who claimed to have seen ledger doing drugs. television-news crews, online videographers, and cell-phone citizen journalists were participating in a dreamlike spectacle that was in its way more grotesque than the hollywood babylon tableau in ledger’s apartment: nearly 300 strangers on broome street, filming the removal of a body bag. at 3:26pm, nearly a half-hour after wolozin first entered ledger’s bedroom, she called 911 to say the actor was not breathing, according to the times.^ "fashion's favourite twins mary-kate and ashley launch stylish new line". to the times, wolozin arrived for her appointment with ledger around 2:45pm.
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dea officials have discovered that all the drugs found in his body were legally obtained from two physicians, with the exception of two painkillers: oxycontin and vicodin. performance by a young actress under ten (with ashley olsen). friends, definitely party pals and maybe more, heath ledger and mary-kate olsen first met over the summer of 2006, at the time he was living at the chateau marmont in hollywood, people has learned. 2008, the olsen twins co-authored influence, a book featuring interviews with fashion designers that have inspired the twins' fashion lines. olsen appeared in the motion picture adaption of the alex flinn novel beastly. that version of the story was picked up by dozens of other publications, not to mention those to which she spoke anonymously as a member of ledger’s entourage.
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read our privacy and cookie policies to find out more. performance by an actress under nine years of age (with ashley olsen). recently, “mary-kate and heath were casually dating for three months before heath’s death,” a source has told people.-kate was a close friend of late actor heath ledger. attempts to revive the actor, ledger was pronounced dead at 3:36pm. in 1997, the olsen twins guest starred in an episode of sister, sister, alongside rival twin actresses tia mowry and tamera mowry. 1993, following mary-kate and ashley's success on full house, a limited liability company, dualstar was created to produce mary-kate and ashley-branded products. she co-founded luxury fashion brands the row, elizabeth and james, and the more affordable lines olsenboye and stylemint alongside her fraternal twin sister ashley olsen. sicilian nonna’s pizza has nothing on dan kluger’s new grandma pie. olsen's first solo acting appearance was in the movie factory girl, released in december 2006. to a report in people, the two were dating prior to his death. shaking ledger again, wolozin reportedly called olsen a second time and told her she was calling 911. he’d been found in mary-kate olsen’s apartment, naked on the floor, wreathed in pills, dead of apparent suicide.
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details about mary-kate olsen's career and activities shared with her sister, see mary-kate and ashley olsen. actress was a close friend of ledger, and remains a central figure in the dea investigation because she was also the first person called by the masseuse who discovered ledger's body at his apartment in new york's soho district. the olsens continued to release direct-to-video films up to the early 2000s, along with starring in the 1995 feature film it takes two.^ "mary-kate and ashley olsen win top prize at cfda fashion awards". it happens, white, who was also a key witness to kate moss’s drug use when a video of the model snorting cocaine surfaced in 2005, seems to be the source for many accounts of ledger’s bunyanesque consumption. olsen does not know the source of the drugs mr. here to view instructions on how to disable your ad blocker, and help us to keep providing you with free-thinking journalism - for free. that time, two other security guards called by olsen had arrived, as well as police officers, who said that all five witnesses on the scene – wolozin, the three security guards called by mary-kate, and ledger’s housekeeper (who had been in the apartment) – were all fully cooperating with authorities, according to the times. 2015, it was announced that john stamos signed on with netflix to produce and co-star in fuller house, a spin-off of full house that would reunite the original cast members for a 13-episode series."according to police, when wolozin told olsen that ledger was unconscious, olsen said she’d call some private security people she knew in new york and hung up, the times reports. and her sister became co-presidents of dualstar upon their eighteenth birthday.-kate and her twin ashley's success has been marked by their inclusion on every forbes the celebrity 100 list since 2002,. williams, who appeared with ledger in brokeback mountain and is the mother of his daughter matilda, also agreed to be interviewed by officials, according to the new york post, which revealed details of olsen's refusal to co-operate.
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Sue's Views -- A community call to action: What can we be in the next 50 years?
This past Thursday and Friday, I spent a couple hours with some out-of-towners.
The University of Minnesota, Morris was hosting Special Visit days to take advantage of the fall break for high school students. As part of those events, they offered community tours for prospective students and their parents and I was one of the volunteer tour guides.
I always am honored to be asked to do this, as I'm a relative newcomer to the community myself. Plus, I always enjoy meeting students and hearing why they might choose UMM.
All of the students who participated in my tours were from bigger communities, such as St. Paul, St. Cloud and Hutchinson. Most of them had never been to Morris before. None of them knew much about small towns and a couple of them were concerned about it.
I told them that Morris has multiple personalities. It is both a farming community and a college town, a small town and a regional center, and above all else a great place to live, work, go school and stay for 30 years or more.
I shared that even though Morris is facing the same struggles as other communities. I'm sure that if there's any opportunity to build on, this community will find it.
How do I know? Because we've already done it.
Imagine the kind of concern community leaders in Morris had 50 years ago when the state legislature decided to close the West Central School of Agriculture. It was a turning point for the community and things could have turned out poorly. And yet, here we are, 50 years later, giving tours of one of the nation's outstanding public liberal arts colleges.
Sometimes we lose sight of the fact that we have become what we are by our predecessors' efforts.
Next year, UMM will celebrate its 50th anniversary along with the 100th anniversary of the founding of the West Central School of Agriculture. That kind of celebration is less about marking the passage of time and more about honoring the accomplishment of having such outstanding institutions in our midst.
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The Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021
Commencement: 2nd December 2021
- GB Retained: Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 establishing uniform conditions for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 as regards protective measures against pests of plants
The GB Retained: Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 establishing uniform conditions for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 as regards protective measures against pests of plants lists the different pests of plants and is supplementary to Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 on protective measures against pests of plants, which is known as the ‘EU Plant Health Regulation’. This is because this Regulation establishes a number of annexes that the EU Plant Health Regulation refers to that list relevant plant pests, measures needed to reduce the risk of those pests, and plants that are prohibited from entering the EU.
The EU Plant Health Regulation was brought into force in order to revise and improve current EU plant health legislation and implement uniform rules across all EU Member States. It continues to implement controls and restrictions which apply to the import from third countries (countries which are not EU Member States), and the internal movement within and between EU Member States, of certain plants, plant pests and other material (such as soil) to help reduce biosecurity risk, strengthen the current plant health regime, and protect the environment from the spread of harmful pests and diseases.
Polymnia sonchifolia is added to the list of regulated plants and pests.
Protective measures against the following pests are removed:
- Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. Savastanoil;
- Epidiaspis leperii;
- Heterodera foci;
- Aucuba mosaic agent and blackcurrant yellows agent combined; and
- apricot latent virus.
- Prodiplosis longifila;
- Agrilus fleischeri;
- Thekopsora minima; and
- Agrilus planipennis.
Plants imported to the UK that are known to be impacted by the above pests must be accompanied by an official statement declaring they were grown in an area free of these pests.
Plants exported from the Americas must have been officially inspected prior to export.
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Altair has released an update of its HyperWorks computer-aided engineering simulation suite that includes new features focusing on four key areas of product design: performance optimization, lightweight design, lead-time reduction, and new technologies.
At IMTS last week, Stratasys introduced two new multi-materials PolyJet 3D printers, plus a new UV-resistant material for its FDM production 3D printers. They can be used in making jigs and fixtures, as well as prototypes and small runs of production parts.
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The cheapest rounds to China can be got on the East of China, for example, in Ningbo. It is industrial and a seaport, but tourist rest in China in Ningbo быдет sated and being remembered.
The city centre of Ningbo is broken by merge of 2 rivers. Big Chinese Xinjiang Bridge connects western, the oldest, the part of the city enclosed with a fortification, to its northern part, the territory of the former zabugorny concession.
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The Shenyansky international airport, the most brisk in the northeast, lies in 20 km to the South from the city. The airport bus (CNY 15) goes to SAAS office in Shenyan’s centre; the trip by a taxi will manage to you in CNY 80.
Very popular transport of China it is natural trains. On Shenyan’s 2 main stations meet 5 жд branches. The travellers coming from Beijing or more southern regions of the country, arrive on the Southern station located in the centre and largest in city.
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Murray v. StateAnnotate this Case
62 Wn.2d 619 (1963)
384 P.2d 337
IAN MURRAY et al., Appellants, v. THE STATE OF WASHINGTON et al., Respondents. INLAND EMPIRE BUILDERS, INC. et al., Appellants, v. THE STATE OF WASHINGTON et al., Respondents. HEBB & NARODICK CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. et al., Appellants, v. THE STATE OF WASHINGTON et al., Respondents. HEBB & NARODICK CONSTRUCTION CO., INC., Appellant, v. THE STATE OF WASHINGTON et al., Respondents.[*]
Nos. 36226, 36227, 36228, 36229.
The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.
August 1, 1963.
This appeal is a consolidation of four actions brought by several contractors to recover a retail sales tax paid under protest, and to enjoin the State Tax Commission from assessing the sales tax in connection with the construction of Capehart Act housing at military installations in Washington.
From adverse judgments, the contractors appeal.
The facts upon which these appeals are predicated are not in dispute. The legal issue involved is whether the transactions, pursuant to which the military housing was constructed, are shielded from state taxation by the sovereign immunity granted to the United States government by the federal and state constitutions.
Each of the appellants was awarded contracts under the provisions of the Capehart Act (69 Stat. 651-654 as amended). Since the contract provisions are identical, we will refer only to the material portions of the documents in cause No. 36226. The procedure for the execution of a contract under the act, in so far as here material, may be stated as follows:
The Secretary of Defense, after determining a need for military housing, issues an invitation for bids. The contractor submitting the lowest acceptable bid receives a *621 "Letter of Acceptability" from the Secretary. The letter requires the successful bidder to establish a private "mortgagor-builder" corporation under the laws of the state of Delaware, and to qualify it to do business in the state involved. The contractor furnishes the corporation with $1,000 for capital stock, purchases all of it, and elects its officers and directors. The United States government executes to the corporation a 55-year lease of the real estate upon which the housing is to be constructed. The corporation is to obtain private financing by giving a mortgage on its leasehold, and obtain a commitment from the Federal Housing Administration to insure its mortgage loan. The mortgage loan is in the amount of the contractor's bid.
The "Letter of Acceptability" prescribes the "initial closing" procedure, which entails the execution of the following documents:
(1) The 55-year lease between the United States and the corporation for a consideration of $1,000, paid by the corporation to the United States government. The corporation agrees, during the period of construction, to maintain insurance and to save the United States government harmless from any laws, ordinances, and regulations applicable to the leased premises, with regard to construction, sanitation, licenses or permits to do business.
(2) The corporation executes a note, secured by a real and chattel mortgage on its real-estate leasehold, to the private lender.
(3) The corporation, contractor, and the United States execute a housing contract which provides that all construction is to be inspected and supervised by the United States; that progress payments are to be made by the corporation from the mortgage loan, upon request of the contractor and approval of the United States, and that, upon full payment, title to the housing units vests in the United States, subject to contractor liability for latent defects. The contract further provides that the contractor shall act as agent for the corporation, guarantee its performance, and furnish a performance bond to the corporation and the mortgagee.
*622 (4) An irrevocable escrow agreement is executed which provides that the resignations of the officers and directors of the corporation, and the stock certificates of the corporation, endorsed in blank, are to be placed in escrow, with instructions to the escrow holder to deliver these documents to the United States upon completion and acceptance of the project.
(5) The United States executes a written guarantee to pay the mortgage installment payments to the private mortgagee and/or the Federal Housing Administration, the insurer.
The provisions of the Capehart Act were fully complied with by the contractors involved in these appeals.
Appellants' assignments of error raise two principal issues: First, the appellant contractors contend that, under Washington law, the consumer of the housing project is the party liable for payment of the sales tax, and that, as a result of the statutory method for the construction of Capehart housing, the United States is the consumer and, therefore, its constitutional immunity from state taxation applies. Secondly, appellants contend that the mortgagor-builder corporation is an agency of the United States and, as such, is immune from state tax.
The function of interpreting state statutes to determine who is liable for payment of a sales tax is reserved to the state courts involved. Alabama v. King & Boozer, 314 U.S. 1, 86 L. Ed. 3, 62 S. Ct. 43, 140 A.L.R. 615 (1941); Kern-Limerick, Inc. v. Scurlock, 347 U.S. 110, 98 L Ed. 546, 74 S. Ct. 403 (1954).
RCW 82.08.020 provides that "... there shall be collected a tax on each retail sale in this state ..." A retail sale is defined in RCW 82.04.050 as including
"... the sale of or charge made for tangible personal property consumed and/or for labor and services rendered in respect to the following: ... (b) the constructing ... of new or existing buildings or other structures under, upon, or above real property of or for consumers, ..." (Italics ours.)
*623 A consumer is defined in RCW 82.04.190 (4) as "Any person who is an owner, lessee or has the right of possession to or an easement in real or personal property ..." (Italics ours.)
RCW 82.08.050 provides in part:
"The tax hereby imposed shall be paid by the buyer to the seller, and each seller shall collect from the buyer the full amount of the tax payable in respect to each taxable sale ...
"In case any seller fails to collect the tax herein imposed ... he shall ... be personally liable to the state for the amount of the tax." (Italics ours.)
Appellants concede that a retail sale, as defined in RCW 82.04.050, did occur, but contend that the consumer defined in RCW 82.04.190, and the buyer denominated in RCW 82.08.050 are synonymous, and that the United States government is the consumer and taxable party because it becomes the owner of the housing units upon their completion and acceptance.
With this contention, we do not agree. One of the purposes of RCW 82.04.050 is to define the event that gives rise to a taxable transaction, which is the rendition of labor and services in the construction of new buildings upon real property of or for consumers. RCW 82.04.190 establishes the means by which the consumer is identified. These sections do not designate the party liable for payment of the tax in any given transaction. RCW 82.08.050 provides that the retail sales tax shall be borne by the buyer, who is primarily liable for payment of the tax. Kaeser v. Everett, 47 Wn. (2d) 666, 289 P. (2d) 343 (1955).
We must therefore determine who is the buyer under the facts of the instant case. In this regard, appellants contend that the United States is the buyer because it bears the economic burden of paying for the military housing, by virtue of its guarantee of the mortgage obligation.
In Alabama v. King & Boozer, supra, the state of Alabama, pursuant to a statute which imposed the sales tax upon the purchaser, levied a sales tax upon the sale of lumber to a contractor who was constructing installations for *624 the Army. It was there contended that the sales tax could not be collected from the contractor for the reason that the United States was the purchaser, within the meaning of the Alabama statute. In answering this contention, the Supreme Court of the United States held:
"... The taxing statute, as the Alabama courts have held, makes the `purchaser' liable for the tax to the seller, who is required `to add to the sales price' the amount of the tax and collect it when the sales price is collected, whether the sale is for cash or on credit. Who, in any particular transaction like the present, is a `purchaser' within the meaning of the statute, is a question of state law on which only the Supreme Court of Alabama can speak with final authority. But it seems plain, as the Government concedes and as we assume for present purposes, that under the provisions of the statute the purchaser of tangible goods who is subjected to the tax measured by the sales price, is the person who orders and pays for them when the sale is for cash or who is legally obligated to pay for them if the sale is on credit. ..." (Italics ours.)
The court concluded:
"We cannot say that the contractors were not, or that the Government was, bound to pay the purchase price, or that the contractors were not the purchasers on whom the statute lays the tax. The added circumstance that they were bound by their contract to furnish the purchased material to the Government and entitled to be reimbursed by it for the cost, including the tax, no more results in an infringement of the Government immunity than did the tax laid upon the contractor's gross receipts from the Government in James v. Dravo Contracting Co., supra [302 U.S. 134]."
[3, 4] Applying this rule, the buyer is the person who is legally obligated to pay the seller in any transaction. The housing contract executed by the parties provided that "The mortgagor-builder [corporation] shall pay the eligible-builder [contractor] for the performance of this Housing Contract, and all other obligations of the eligible builder herein, ..." By the express terms of the contract, the corporation, and not the United States, was obligated to pay the appellant contractors; hence, the corporation was the buyer under the statute. Under the provisions of *625 the Capehart Act and the facts in the instant case, the United States government was not obligated to pay the seller. The fact that the ultimate economic burden of the tax may fall upon the United States does not vitiate a state tax on the transactions. Alabama v. King & Boozer, supra; Kern-Limerick, Inc. v. Scurlcok, supra; United States v. Detroit, 355 U.S. 466, 2 L.Ed.(2d) 424, 78 S. Ct. 474 (1958); E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. v. State, 44 Wn. (2d) 339, 267 P. (2d) 667 (1954).
Our conclusion in this regard is also supported by the following cases:
United States v. Harrison & Grimshaw Constr. Co., 305 F. (2d) 363 (1962), involved the question of whether the provisions of the Miller Act applied to the performance bond given by the eligible builder under a Capehart Act contract. The court held (p. 368):
"... The projects are of a private nature until completion and assumption of control by the government. The mortgagor-builder has a contract with a construction company to build the project. The constructor looks to the mortgagor-builder for payment for his work and owes to the mortgagor-builder the obligation to perform. ..." (Italics ours.)
In In re S.S. Silberblatt, Inc. v. Tax Comm. of the State of New York, 5 N.Y. (2d) 635, 159 N.E. (2d) 195, 186 N.Y.S. (2d) 646 (1959), it was said:
"Likewise, we must reject appellant's contention that the subject mortgages, as direct obligations to the United States, are immune from State or local taxation, as provided in section 3701 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (U.S. Code, tit. 31, § 742) which exempts `Except as otherwise provided by law, all stocks, bonds, Treasury notes, and other obligations of the United States' since they are not `of the same type as those specifically enumerated' in the statute (Smith v. Davis, 323 U.S. 111, 117). Under the arrangement authorized by the Enabling Act, it is clear that the device employed was designed to relieve the Government of its financially burdensome obligation to provide housing for its military personnel and at the same time avoid increasing the national debt. It did not pledge its credit in the usual sense, but merely guaranteed *626 each `periodic payment' based on a monthly average of $90 per family unit."
Congress, in its discretion, by enacting the Capehart law, chose to leave the hazards of construction, the purchasing of proper materials, and the furnishing of proper labor performance to private contractors and private lenders. It chose to guarantee only the payment to the private lender, after units acceptable to the government were erected upon the leased premises. We conclude, therefore, that the mortgagor-builder corporation was the party legally obligated to pay the contractor, and that it was the buyer denominated in RCW 82.08.050.
Is the mortgagor-builder corporation an agency of the United States?
Appellants contend that title to the units, when built in accordance with the contracts, vested in the United States; that the United States controlled and dictated the terms of the construction contracts, and that it guaranteed the mortgage obligation and ultimately gained ownership of all of the corporation's capital stock; hence, the corporation is a government agency.
In support of this contention, appellants rely on Clallam Cy. v. United States, 263 U.S. 341, 68 L. Ed. 328, 44 S. Ct. 121 (1923); Green v. Eglin AFB Housing, Inc., 104 So. (2d) 463 (Fla. 1958); and Knapp-Stiles, Inc. v. Michigan Department of Revenue, CCH 2 Mich. Tax Cases ¶¶ 200-202 (1962).
The Clallam County case held that a corporation, organized pursuant to a World War I emergency act which authorized the Director of Aircraft Production to establish one or more state corporations to produce war materials, was an agency of the United States and, as such, its activities were exempt from state taxation. The case is not apropos. The Director of Aircraft Production was, by law, an agent of the government. In the instant case, the successful bidders were not authorized agents of the government. Furthermore, the facts in the cited case did not disclose any evidence of an intent to distinguish the corporate activities from those of the United States. In this regard, the court stated (p. 345): "... This is not like the *627 case of a corporation having its own purposes as well as those of the United States ..."
In the Green case, the court stated (p. 467):
"`... The question here is the extent of an exemption granted by state statute. Had the legislature intended to limit the exemption to that required by the Federal Constitution there would have been no occasion whatever to go further than to say "There shall also be exempted all sales made to the United States." But the legislature intended to grant a greater exemption and made that intent clear ...'"
In Knapp-Stiles, Inc. v. Michigan Department of Revenue, supra, the court stated:
"At the outset, it may be noted that the question is not whether the State has the power to impose such tax upon contractors who are performing contracts with the United States.
"Michigan has the power to impose such a tax. Has it done so? Or has it, by the language of the statute, exempted the sales here involved from the tax? ..."
In the Green and Knapp-Stiles cases, the result was determined by interpreting a state exemption statute much broader than our own, for which reason the cases are distinguishable.
The mortgagor-builder corporate entity created for the purpose of constructing and financing Capehart housing serves a separate and distinct function from that of the United States. That such a corporation is not an agency of the United States is sustained by the following decisions:
In In re S.S. Silberblatt, Inc., v. Tax Comm. of the State of New York, supra, the New York Court of Appeals held that the mortgagor-builder corporation was subject to that state's mortgage recording tax, stating (p. 641):
"The appellant's contention that this petitioner and the five corporate mortgagors are instrumentalities of the Federal Government or its agencies and, as such, are exempt from State and local taxation, is without substance.... At the time of the execution, delivery and recording of these mortgages, each of the mortgagors was a private corporation, all of the capital stock of which was privately *628 owned. They were created for a commercial purpose for private profit, as distinguished from a governmental purpose. In the absence of statute to the contrary, it may not be assumed that a governmental function was involved. They possess all of the requisites and responsibilities of corporate existence and, as such, are an entity separate and apart from the United States (United States v. Strang, 254 U.S. 491) and this is so, notwithstanding the fact that all of the capital stock of each corporation will ultimately be owned by the Federal Government (Sloan Shipyards v. United States Fleet Corp., 258 U.S. 549)...." (Italics ours.)
In United States v. Ft. George G. Meade Defense Housing Corp. No. 1, 186 F. Supp. 639 (1960), it was held that the leasehold interest acquired by the mortgagor-builder corporation from the United States was subject to the Maryland mechanics' lien law because
"... the so-called Capehart Act contemplates leaving the entire arrangement for the financing and construction of Capehart housing projects in the hands of private enterprise until the point at which the government has secured the capital stock of the Housing Corporation ..."
The reasoning in the following cases, although not arising from Capehart transactions, supports the view that the mortgagor-builder corporations are not agencies of the government.
In E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. v. State, 44 Wn. (2d) 339, 267 P. (2d) 667 (1954), it was contended that the Du Pont Company was an agent or instrumentality of the United States in its operation of the Hanford Engineer Works. We held (pp. 349, 350):
"... the fact that the government reserved and exercised the right to restrict or control the action of the contractor as to its general activities does not establish the existence of an agency relationship....
"It is also without significance that all of the real and personal property utilized in performing the contract was owned by the government. [Citing cases.] The same is true with regard to the fact that the government exerted unusual *629 supervisory controls over every phase of the contractor's activity. [Citing case.]"
In United States v. Brown, 41 F. Supp. 838 (1941), the contention was rejected that certain Regional Agricultural Credit Corporations, created pursuant to federal enactment, were immune from state taxation because the United States owned all of the capital stock of the corporations. The court said (p. 840):
"Whether or not these Regional Corporations shall enjoy sovereign immunity from taxation is wholly a question of Congressional intent. They are purely commercial corporations exercising no sovereign function. In the absence of statutory provision, there is no reason why they should be exempted from taxation, especially in view of Congressional policy concerning this type of corporation, evidenced by many statutory provisions expressly subjecting the real property of similar corporations to taxation.
"The mere fact that the United States owns all the capital stock of these corporations is not alone sufficient to endow them with sovereign immunity, nor do they acquire such immunity merely because they are the medium through which the Government carries out certain proprietary activities. Note, 83 L. Ed. 799 et seq.
"When a corporation is created for commercial as distinguished from Governmental purposes, it is ordinarily implied in the absence of statutory provisions to the contrary, that such corporation shall have all the requisites and responsibilities of corporate existence, even though the United States owns all the stock. Such a corporation is an entity separate from the United States. United States v. Strang, 254 U.S. 491, 41 S. Ct. 165, 65 L. Ed. 368."
We conclude that the mortgagor-builder corporation, having served an independent and distinct purpose in the taxable event, is not a federal agency.
Further, Congress has not expressed a legislative intent to immunize a Capehart corporation from state taxation. The invitations to bid expressly provided:
"Nothing in this Invitation for Bids shall be deemed to relieve the eligible builder of any liability for the payment of sales or use taxes properly levied."
*630 For the reasons stated, the sales tax was "properly levied" upon these transactions. Appellants, under the statute, were obligated to collect the tax from the mortgagor-builder corporations. Having failed to collect it, appellants are liable for the tax. RCW 82.08.050, supra.
The judgments are affirmed.
FINLEY, ROSELLINI, HAMILTON, and HALE, JJ., concur.
HUNTER, J. (dissenting)
The majority say that the sales tax must fall upon the person legally obligated to pay for construction of the military housing. With this I agree.
The majority then state that, by the express terms of the contract with the mortgagor-builder, the Delaware corporation, and not the United States was legally obligated to pay the appellant contractors; hence, the corporation was the buyer under the statute. The fact that the ultimate economic burden of the tax may fall upon the United States does not constitute it as the person legally obligated to pay the tax. Neither do I disagree with this rationale.
It is my disagreement with the majority in the disposition of the issue relating to whether the mortgagor-builder corporation is an instrumentality of the United States that brings me to a result contrary to that of the majority in this case.
Under the established rule for the construction of contracts, a contract must be picked up by its four corners and considered in its entirety. In so doing, it is inescapable to conclude other than that the prime purpose of the housing contract was the construction of military housing for the exclusive use of the United States. It was necessarily the obligation of the government to pay for this housing and, although it did not wish to be directly obligated, the United States, in causing the Delaware corporation to be organized, did so to provide a means to carry out its obligation to compensate the contractors for the construction of this housing.
In Clallam Cy. v. United States, 263 U.S. 341, 68 L. Ed. 328, 44 S. Ct. 121 (1923), it was held that a corporation created for the purpose of operating a sawmill and railroad *631 for the promotion of the war effort and wholly owned by the United States was an instrumentality of the United States. The court there said:
"In short the Spruce Production Corporation was organized by the United States as an instrumentality for carrying on the war, all its property was conveyed to it by or bought with money coming from the United States and was used by it solely as means to that end, and when the war was over it stopped its work except so far as it found it necessary to go on in order to wind up its affairs....
"The State claims the right to tax on the ground that taxation of the agency may be taxation of the means employed by the government and invalid upon admitted grounds, but that taxation of the property of the agent is not taxation of the means. We agree that it `is not always, or generally, taxation of the means,' as said by Chief Justice Chase in Thomson v. Pacific Railroad, 9 Wall 579, 591. But it may be, and in our opinion clearly is when as here not only the agent was created but all the agent's property was acquired and used, for the sole purpose of producing a weapon for the war. This is not like the case of a corporation having its own purposes as well as those of the United States and interested in profit on its own account. The incorporation and formal erection of a new personality was only for the convenience of the United States to carry out its ends...." (Italics mine.)
Contemporaneous with the signing of the housing contract, the stock of the corporation in the instant case was irrevocably placed in escrow, together with the resignation of the officers and directors, to be delivered to the United States at the conclusion of the construction of the housing. There was no possible contingency for the return of the stock to the stockholders or the documents of resignation to the officers and directors. The corporation owned nothing of any value in the housing being constructed. It served solely as a means to the end of obtaining military housing for the United States. There was no possibility for it to engage in any purpose other than to serve the end of obtaining military housing for the United States on this exclusive project. Because it had no purposes independent *632 of those of the United States, the corporation was nothing more than an instrumentality thereof.
The appellants cite Green v. Eglin AFB Housing, Inc., 104 So. (2d) 463 (Fla. 1958), which is persuasive of their contention. There, under the authority of the Capehart Act, the government entered into a contract virtually identical with that of the instant case for the construction of military housing at the Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. The Florida court in effect found that the Delaware corporations were government instrumentalities, stating:
"`The AFB corporations were created at the direction of the United States for the sole purpose of borrowing money to be expended in constructing facilities needed by the United States, to be repaid by the United States and further securing the payment of this money by a mortgage upon property of the United States. These corporations will continue in existence until the mortgage debts are paid, so as to provide a party against whom the mortgages may be foreclosed in the remote contingency that the United States defaults in its obligation to pay the mortgage debt.
"`Even if we regard the AFB corporation as private enterprises, their interest in the property is so negligible lessees without right of use or possession as to make it entirely unrealistic to hold that it destroys the status of these buildings as a part of the public works of the United States.
"`It is very doubtful if these corporations should be regarded as anything other than agencies or instrumentalities of the Federal Government. In Clallam County, Wash. v. United States U.S. , [44 S. Ct. 121], 68 L. Ed. 328, the Supreme Court held that a corporation created for the purpose of operating a sawmill and railroad in the promotion of the war effort during the first World War and which was wholly owned by the United States was an agency of the United States and that its property was, therefore, immune from state taxation. In describing the corporation there involved the [sic] used language peculiarly applicable to each AFB corporation: "The incorporation and formal erection of a new personality was only for the convenience of the United States, to carry out its ends." The creation of the AFB corporations was only for the convenience of the United States to enable it to finance military construction in a manner determined by the Congress to be most conducive to the national interest....'"
*633 The limited function of the Delaware corporation, its power and purpose are aptly stated by the Michigan court in Knapp-Stiles, Inc. v. Michigan Department of Revenue, CCH 2 Mich. Tax Cases ¶¶ 200-202 (1962). There, as here, the contracts were for military housing under the Capehart Act. The court said relative to the corporations:
"... In the Invitation for Bids, which is prepared and issued by the United States, acting through the Department of the Air Force, there is found in Paragraph 1, above quoted, the following:
"`The statute further contemplates that the Government-owned housing site be leased to a mortgagor or borrower corporation which will act as a channel for the proceeds of the mortgage loan from the lender to the successful bidder ...'
"And a review of the documents the lease, the contract, and the mortgage is convincing that this is substantially the only function that the Delaware corporations do perform.
"They have no real powers except to do the bidding of the United States....
"The corporations do not determine the terms of the contract. That is all done before the corporations come into existence. They do not determine whether the contract has been performed. They cannot modify its terms. They cannot terminate it.
"True, the corporations had a lease upon the premises. While this is nominally for a fifty-five year term, in fact, the actual possession, maintenance and operation of the housing is in the hands of the United States and its Air Force as soon as the housing is ready for occupancy.
"The United States alone determines the terms of the contract. It alone can modify or terminate it. It alone determines when it has been performed."
An analysis of In re S.S. Silberblatt, Inc. v. Tax Comm. of the State of New York, 5 N.Y. (2d) 635, 159 N.E. (2d) 195, 186 N.Y.S. (2d) 646 (1959), cited by the majority, discloses that the opinion is based on the erroneous premise that the Delaware corporations were "... created for a commercial purpose for private profit, as distinguished from a governmental purpose." As heretofore stated, consideration of the housing contract in its entirety cannot *634 support such a conclusion. The analysis of the housing contract and the reasoning of the dissent in the Silberblatt case is correct.
"... Although under our State law the tax is imposed upon the recording of the mortgage (Franklin Soc. v. Bennett, 282 N.Y. 79), this case is controlled by Federal law under which the tax is on the mortgage itself, which is a Federal instrumentality exempt from State taxation (Federal Land Bank v. Crosland, 261 U.S. 374; ...). Unlike the Wherry Act, the Capehart Act, under which this military housing project was authorized, renders petitioner-appellant merely a builder and not a private sponsor of the military housing. The United States, through its Department of Defense, is the sponsor, financier and owner of the entire project. The mortgagor corporations are mere fictions, and they and the mortgagee banks had no other function in this business than to act as agents for the Federal Government (Clallam County v. United States, 263 U.S. 341, 345; Railroad Co. v. Peniston, 18 Wall. [85 U.S.] 5, 42)...."
The majority attempt to distinguish the Clallam County case on the basis that the corporation there had no purpose other than to produce war materials for the United States government, and it quotes from the Clallam County case as follows:
"`... This is not like the case of a corporation having its own purposes as well as those of the United States....'"
The inference from this quotation which is desired by the majority is that the Delaware corporation had purposes other than those of the United States government. This is erroneous and unsupported by the record.
The holding of the cases cited by the majority, E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. v. State, 44 Wn. (2d) 339, 267 P. (2d) 667 (1954), and United States v. Brown, 41 F. Supp. 838 (1941), is not inconsistent with the Clallam County case since the corporations, in those cases, were not instrumentalities of the United States because they had separate commercial purposes for private profit.
In the instant case we should hold that, although the mortgagor-builder is the "buyer" to whom the retail sale *635 of the housing project construction was made, it was nothing more than an instrumentality of the United States government; that it had no commercial purpose other than for the convenience of the United States, serving as a means to the end of obtaining this military housing; and that the sovereign immunity of the federal government applies.
The judgment of the trial court should be reversed, and the cause remanded with instructions to enter judgment restraining the Tax Commission from imposing the tax and to permit recovery of the tax which appellants paid under protest.
HILL, DONWORTH, and WEAVER, JJ., concur with HUNTER, J.
September 26, 1963. Petition for rehearing denied.NOTES
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I’ve already tackled what I consider white gay male priviledge, but I think Monica over at TransGriot has a viewpoint worth mentioning. Monica points to a Feb. 26 blog post at A.E.Brain that has her spittin’ nails.
A.E.Brain calls out a gay white male who will remind you of that racist and sexist straight white dude who makes you roll your eyes everytime he opens his mouth:
At the risk of sounding controversial, I visit Queerty because I am a gay white male. I have no interest in ‘women issues’. While I’m not opposed to sporadic and infrequent [bold emphasis is mine] attention to lesbians, I do not want this blog devoting any more time to their cause….Simply because I am gay does not mean I care about lesbians, bisexuals or transgender persons.
Holy shit! Imagine that. A white guy who doesn’t give a shit about anything unless it directly relates to him. Who woulda thunk it, right?
I know lots of gay white males who feel the same way about lesbian and/or women’s issues, but they haven’t been brave enough to voice that opinion to the masses. For them, life is about dick: seein’ dick, touchin’ dick, suckin’ dick, doin’ dick and promotin’ dick. That’s it. There’s no room in their tiny brains for anything else.
I don’t even know why some people try and group us together as one cause – GLBT – because we are not. I can see some purpose to grouping G + L and even Bs together, but not Ts. I am quite comfortable being male, and I hate being associated with crossdressers. I find Ts offensive and do not want to extend any rights to them [bold emphasis is mine]. Transgender persons should fight their own battles, because at the moment they’re hindering the rights of gays, lesbians and bisexuals everywhere.
What.the.fuck? This guy has some serious self-hatin’ going on. He kinda reminds me of Black people who are ashamed of being Black and they hate anything that’s commonly associated with Black culture. What a shame that this gay white male hates transgender people so much that he wants to exclude them from any LGBTQ equality movement. Does he really believe transgender people are the reason homosexuals don’t have equal rights?
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The Internet of Things (IoT) stepped up a gear in the automotive world earlier this month, as 02 became the first mobile operator to offer a car insurance service with the launch of 02 Drive, a service that uses IoT technology to encourage safe driving. By installing a telematics device called Box on Board, the driver’s behaviour is monitored to build up a log of data. This will indicate how safe they are on the roads – which may positively or negatively affect insurance premiums. There’s an incentive for drivers, too, as those who choose to take the product will get an upfront discount on their premium.
This is exactly where innovation in the IoT should be focused. With momentum building over the past few years and technology trade events showcasing quirky uses of the IoT, it’s easy to get carried away dreaming about all the possible ramifications and opportunities that now exist. But I strongly believe that, amidst the excitement, it is critical that businesses remember the end customer and the need to bring real benefit. There’s no point driving forward new innovations if they don’t actually make a difference to day to day lives and strengthen a customer’s relationship with a brand. There’s a fine line between truly adding value and just being innovative for the sake of it.
How can the IoT transform the insurance industry?
In a highly competitive environment, insurers face the constant challenge of keeping customers satisfied and loyal. The IoT holds the potential to transform the service that insurance companies offer customers, and how they engage with them. I believe if they are able to offer a more sophisticated, personalised service to consumers via the IoT, they can deepen their customer relationships and ultimately enhance engagement and loyalty. Indeed, 74% of insurance executives believe the IoT will disrupt the industry by 2020.
The IoT has been gaining traction with consumers is in the day-to-day running of households. This is compounded by Vanson Bourne’s international research which found 76% of respondents already use mobile apps to interact with their home security systems. The thought of feeling the cold sweat of fear when arriving at work to realise you forgot to lock your back door after putting out the bins is something consumers would happily live without.
The potential for the IoT to bring increased security to households opens new possibilities for the insurance industry. Home insurers, in particular, have the opportunity to shift towards a new role in customers’ lives, moving from a reactive service when the worst happens, to a preventative service which is in place to prevent theft and damage happening in the first place.
This potential is already being recognised in the US, where home insurers are providing discounts to their clients for investing in smart home security devices. A home with an alarm system is 300% less likely to be robbed than a home without one – a compelling reason for customers to take the smart route. If customers are able to change how they perceive their insurers from a call they have to make when disaster strikes, to a deeper relationship based on the day-to-day security and reassurance they can provide, this could be transform the industry.
There are, naturally, security concerns around IoT – by opening up their homes and lives to yet more connected devices, it’s not unreasonable for people to be concerned that they are increasing their risk of a security breach. But there are no ‘new’ threats here – experienced providers of customer engagement products are fully in tune with what the threats are, and how to combat them.
Take inspiration from the automotive industry
The insurance industry can certainly learn from the automotive industry, which has led the way in adopting IoT technology over the past few years.
In November 2013, Affinion was part of the startup team when Verizon looked to add a telematics service to its IoT range – a smart, connected driving experience with a potential US market of 150 million drivers.
Launched in August 2015, the hum by Verizon product covers mechanical and safety assurance features – diagnostics, location, emergency SOS, arranging a tow vehicle – as well as commercial add-ons such as discounts on tyres, and consumer elements such as management of the car’s communications devices.
This product is specific to the automotive market, but the lessons learned can be extrapolated to any sector where you can aggregate services that are going to be useful to the consumer. Of course, security concerns are still paramount, to the extent that Volkswagen recently announced plans to create a new cyber security company devoted to protecting next-generation ‘connected cars’.
Respond to customer demand
What’s more, there is clear customer demand for insurers to move towards a more sophisticated service that is personalised for the individual. Research conducted by TNS found that 56% of current insurance customers would like their insurer to use technology, such as health monitors or connected cars, to provide a more accurate premium – even if this resulted in them paying a little more initially in order to lower premiums over time.
With the recent news that mobile has just exceeded desktop as the most used internet platform for the first time, it’s clear that the use of portable devices is now embedded in customers’ lives. Typically, insurance companies only interact with their customers at the point of acquisition, processing a claim, responding to complaints or at renewal. If insurance companies can transition from this role and instead become a crucial part of consumers’ everyday digital lives, I believe their overall retention and customer satisfaction levels will improve dramatically.
These are early days, but it’s my belief that the IoT presents a wealth of opportunity for insurers looking to build customer engagement and I’m looking forward to seeing what more it brings. | <urn:uuid:3d0a54da-e126-4ba4-9365-72c0c1e975fb> | CC-MAIN-2017-51 | https://iot.ng/could-the-iot-transform-customer-engagement-in-insurance/ | 2017-12-16T20:25:29Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-51/segments/1512948589177.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20171216201436-20171216223436-00208.warc.gz | en | 0.954937 | 1,160 |
If you hadn't noticed, we're absolutely killing it in the holiday-prep department. From gift tips and seasonal style slideshows to DIY hosting tutorials and office-party beauty how-tos, everything you need to have a very chic Christmas, on-trend Hanukkah, and baller New Year's is at our online Tinseltown HQ. Now it's time take this magic live!
Yes, for the second year in a row, Tinseltown — our brick-and-mortar pop-up bazaar— is coming to Nolita's Openhouse at 201 Mulberry Street (between Spring and Kenmare), and it's bigger and badder than ever. Come down between Friday, December 13, and Sunday, December 15, for gift-worthy goods from our favorite indie brands, hand-crafted one-of-a-kind finds, and snacks upon snacks. This year's vendors include Erica Weiner, Cloak & Dagger, Won Hundred, Bing Bang, Still House, and many, many more. Since you really can't do holiday shopping without some holiday music, we've also tapped DJs JD Samson (yes, of Le Tigre), G*LEE, and Matt Hitt of Drowners to provide some beats. Oh, and don't think we would throw an extravaganza like this without raffles and prizes. That would just be silly.
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The Ice House Student Success Program is a course that engages students with the entrepreneurial mindset needed to succeed.
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Beau and Bryan Abbott are like the Rembrandt and Picasso of vandalized baseball cards.
The two St. Louis brothers were faced with a problem that plagues every sports fan after opening a fresh pack of baseball cards: What do you do with players who aren't good?
Sure, cards featuring all-stars like Ken Griffey, Jr., Don Mattingly or Chipper Jones deserve a coveted, and plastic-covered spot. But for every great card that's pulled from a pack, there were ten cards that weren't worth their weight in spit tobacco. Throwing out baseball cards is a sacrilegious act and stuffing them in shoe boxes takes up too much space, so what is one to do?
"The rest — the dreaded “commons” — ended up everywhere else: in our closets, under the bunk bed, in the kitchen junk drawer, in the glove compartment of mom’s car, on the street outside, in the trash," the brothers told Mashable.
With too many cards and too much time on their hands, the boys — then, in elementary school — took black markers and turned bored vandalism into mini works of art. The pair continued the hobby through elementary school but admittedly did scale their operation back in high school.
Then, while Beau was at the San Francisco Art Institute, Bryan sent Beau a care package with a bunch of newly vandalized baseball cards. Beau showed his fellow students and professors and the cards became a big hit.
Like most random art projects, Baseball Card Vandals became a Tumblr blog in 2012, gaining major press within two weeks. They even found some big-league support in C. J. Wilson, Josh Reddick, Bret Saberhagen and other MLB players.
Over the past two years the BCV has published over 1,600 cards but those really are only the tip of the iceberg as only their favorites make it to the internet. They're also spanning the sports card spectrum, including football, basketball, hockey and golf cards as well as Star Trek and even Ninja Turtle cards to keep up with their fans' demands.
While most viral blogs come and go, this project is pursuing every Tumblr user's dream: A book deal.
"We’re working on a proposal for a coffee-table book and we’re ready to have another exhibit. So if you’re an interested publisher or gallery (especially in St. Louis, Chicago, NY, SF or LA), shoot us an email!" | <urn:uuid:24dba830-4ebf-4abe-b1fc-298d4a42a832> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://mashable.com/2015/01/14/baseball-card-vandals/ | 2016-10-25T05:23:32Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988719908.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183839-00281-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973791 | 514 |
The genomics revolution has repeatedly demonstrated that our understanding of natural product (NP) biosynthesis is far from complete. Given the frequency of silent and cryptic biosynthetic clusters in existing and emerging genomes, compounded with the inability to culture >99% of microbes, far less than 1% of microbial NPs have been discovered. This project proposes to characterize novel NP biosynthetic clusters from two soil-dwelling bacteria. Without question, NPs from soil bacteria are our most prolific source of medicine. Unlocking the chemical structure and biological function of novel NPs encoded by these organisms holds enormous potential for expanding our pharmaceutical repertoire. The biosynthetic clusters of interest to this proposal are members of a recently described, evolutionarily conserved family dubbed the thiazole/oxazole-modified microcins (TOMM). As a new NP family, TOMMs represent an underexplored area of NP chemical space - few have a known structure or mechanism of action. All TOMMs with a known activity function as toxins, making them of paramount interest to modern medicine. In two known cases, TOMMs produced by human pathogens play a critical role in the molecular mechanism of pathogenesis. Therefore, a more complete knowledge of the biosynthetic pathway could lead to the development of virulence-targeting antibiotics, which represents a longer-term objective for our research program. To effectively tap into this potential, several gaps in our current understanding of these molecules must be addressed. This project is divided into three related, but independent specific aims.
For Aim 1, a combination of in vitro reconstitution, natural product isolation, and advanced spectroscopy will be employed to determine the chemical structure of the TOMM product.
In Aim 2, high-resolution mass spectrometry and site-directed mutagenesis will be used to kinetically evaluate a key enzyme that catalyzes the first step in the formation of thiazoles and oxazoles. This enzyme, a cyclodehydratase, is responsible for recognizing the TOMM precursor peptide and converting Cys and Ser/Thr residues into thiazolines and (methyl) oxazolines.
Aim 3 seeks to reveal the protein-protein interactions that enable substrate recognition and the downstream thiazole/oxazole forming activity. By characterizing the enzymes involved in TOMM biosynthesis, the foundation for future work will be laid, including the development of biosynthetic inhibitors of TOMMs from human pathogens and strategies to harness the power of combinatorial biosynthesis to evolve TOMMs with desired biological targets. Progress on this project will fill a major void in our current understanding of how a subset of peptide-derived toxins is biosynthesized. The tools developed will be broadly applicable to the study of other TOMMs.
The majority of medicines used today are derived from complex chemicals produced by nature. Such natural products continue to be our most valuable source of new drugs. To lay the foundation for expanding the current repertoire of pharmaceuticals, we seek to characterize how bacteria synthesize a new subclass of natural products.
|Dunbar, Kyle L; Chekan, Jonathan R; Cox, Courtney L et al. (2014) Discovery of a new ATP-binding motif involved in peptidic azoline biosynthesis. Nat Chem Biol 10:823-9|
|Zhang, Qi; Ortega, Manuel; Shi, Yanxiang et al. (2014) Structural investigation of ribosomally synthesized natural products by hypothetical structure enumeration and evaluation using tandem MS. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 111:12031-6|
|Deane, Caitlin D; Mitchell, Douglas A (2014) Lessons learned from the transformation of natural product discovery to a genome-driven endeavor. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 41:315-31|
|Melby, Joel O; Li, Xiangpo; Mitchell, Douglas A (2014) Orchestration of enzymatic processing by thiazole/oxazole-modified microcin dehydrogenases. Biochemistry 53:413-22|
|Dunbar, Kyle L; Mitchell, Douglas A (2013) Revealing nature's synthetic potential through the study of ribosomal natural product biosynthesis. ACS Chem Biol 8:473-87|
|Dunbar, Kyle L; Mitchell, Douglas A (2013) Insights into the mechanism of peptide cyclodehydrations achieved through the chemoenzymatic generation of amide derivatives. J Am Chem Soc 135:8692-701|
|Deane, Caitlin D; Melby, Joel O; Molohon, Katie J et al. (2013) Engineering unnatural variants of plantazolicin through codon reprogramming. ACS Chem Biol 8:1998-2008|
|Dunbar, Kyle L; Melby, Joel O; Mitchell, Douglas A (2012) YcaO domains use ATP to activate amide backbones during peptide cyclodehydrations. Nat Chem Biol 8:569-75|
|Melby, Joel O; Dunbar, Kyle L; Trinh, Nhat Q et al. (2012) Selectivity, directionality, and promiscuity in peptide processing from a Bacillus sp. Al Hakam cyclodehydratase. J Am Chem Soc 134:5309-16| | <urn:uuid:78bbe24f-527d-421d-858b-343c1e848768> | CC-MAIN-2016-50 | http://grantome.com/grant/NIH/R01-GM097142-02 | 2016-12-10T12:48:41Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-50/segments/1480698543170.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20161202170903-00089-ip-10-31-129-80.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.860054 | 1,099 |
In the end, all the praise and support from the international community was for naught.
According to Farmaner, the reforms of 2011 have largely come to naught.
Without major upgrades to our electrical grid, this boom might be for naught.
The big-money guys must have been feeling bad enough when they got the advance word that all their entreaties were for naught.
Hoping that his hi-tech marketing wiles will not go for naught, Bennett will now try to torpedo the prize ceremony.
Betsy: In Clovelly there are naught but cabins pitched upon a hill, and ladders to a loft.
There was a rule in goblinism: Say naught but good of the dead.
There is naught like universal co-operation to promote universal achievement.
It lacked for naught in splendor; it was a day for Cyprus and for Nikosia.
There was naught for it, therefore, but to show the papers and to turn a harsh face on the messenger.
Old English nawiht "nothing," lit "no whit," from na "no" (from PIE root *ne- "no, not;" see un- (1)) + wiht "thing, creature, being" (see wight). Cognate with Old Saxon neowiht "nothing," Old High German niwiht, Gothic ni waihts. It also developed an adjectival sense in Old English, "good for nothing," which by mid-16c. had focused to "morally bad, wicked." In arithmetic, "the figure zero" from 1640s. | <urn:uuid:a122333b-611f-4a46-ab2a-899974fc395f> | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | http://www.dictionary.com/browse/naught?qsrc=2446 | 2017-04-29T22:02:59Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917123590.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031203-00165-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.971481 | 344 |
Saint Strikes Back, The (UK - DVD R2)
The Wilson Bros take a quick look at George Sanders' Saint in action...
Leslie Chateris' beatific character of Simon Templar has had many incarnations since the he first appeared in print back in 1928; though many will most associate Roger Moore as the man with the halo above his head, George Sanders will for many be regarded as the definitive suave and sophisticated Saint, and it is Sanders' first portrayal of Simon Templar that we are examining here...
The Saint Strikes Back was released in 1939, when America was still very much out of the Second World War and the pressing concerns of the country centred upon organised crime. Leslie Charteris' novel, Angels of Doom formed the basis for the screenplay, which was adapted by John Twist, sees Simon Templar (George Sanders) seeking out Valerie Travers (Wendy Barrie) the daughter of a disgraced police officer, who has been making a name for herself in the San Francisco underworld - he unwittingly helped Travers get away after an attempted assassination in a nightclub, but now The Saint is on her trail, and he does not intend to let his quarry go...
The Saint films were produced by RKO Pictures and as such, they had better production values than similar features from other studios - the larger budgets can be seen in sequences such as the one set at a rural airport, where action takes place on the runway in front of a plane - if this were filmed by one of the Poverty Row studios - such as Republic or Monogram - then this would have been shot in the studio (in front of a backdrop), or filmed outside using very tight close-ups to keep a non-existent plane out of shot. The opening scene, which consists of a constantly moving camera (almost certainly on a crane) is wonderfully executed, giving the audience a flavour of a New Year's Eve party in full swing, establishing the characters and the geography of the nightclub, and letting the audience in what is about to happen. There is a wonderful noir-ish feel to the film, which suits the material well, giving you an authentic period feel that has been aped so many times in subsequent thrillers.
One thing is clear from the outset - George Sanders IS Simon Templar; most people are familiar with Roger Moore as The Saint, playing him during the 1960s in what was essentially a dry-run for James Bond, and many will remember Ian Ogilvy doing his best Moore impersonation in the seventies, but the mists of time have sadly shrouded Sander's magnificent work as Templar. Sanders was an actor who simply oozed charm, suave and charisma from every pore and the role of The Saint was a perfect match for his talents, as he dominates every scene he's in, filling the screen with so much charisma that it threatens to burst forth in a manner best reserved for 3D movies. Though actor Louis Hayward had portrayed The Saint the previous year in The Saint in New York, Sanders made such a strong impression that he ultimately played the character in five feature films.
What is very cool is that The Saint has the same theme tune that can be heard in the later televisual incarnations of the character - Leslie Charteris is credited with the theme and George Sanders himself whistles this theme at one point to establish his identity, which is a pretty cool moment.
There is a scene where Templar needles Travers in a manner that would probably have given the writers of Columbo some inspiration - after visiting Travers at her house, he slips a local wandering musician to sing something both incriminating and derogatory outside her house; it's a very amusing scene that perfectly sums up the character of The Saint.
The supporting cast all do their thing very well, but none of them are able to dim the shining light of Sanders when they share scenes with him; the most notable supporting actor in this film is Neil Hamilton, who is best known for playing Commissioner Gordon in the sixties Batman series - just as he would later do, Hamilton plays is completely straight, delivering a typically rock-solid performance. Jonathan Hale reprises his role as Inspector Henry Fernack, the sparring partner of Simon Templar and the chemistry between Hale and Sanders is most pleasing, especially considering that this was the first time that Hale had worked with Sanders (the previous film had Hale working with Louis Hayward).
The resolution may be a little trite or convoluted (take your pick - you could even use both words to describe it), but it is brisk and breezy and there is so much to enjoy along the way that you won't feel short-changed with the final shot of George Sanders leaning up against a lamppost in a swirling fog and the theme tune swells over the soundtrack. Lovely stuff.
The review discs we were supplied with were plain DVD-R rips, but we're pretty sure that these accurately reflect the finished product, as the feature is only 64 minutes in length and there are no extras.
Presented in 1.33:1 (the opening titles are window-boxed), the image here is acceptable, but we should point out that this release does not appear to have been remastered; there is all manner of print damage present, including tramlines, scratches and dirt, but there's nothing that will seriously put you off. This is probably sourced from a print of the film, rather than taken from the original negative, but it's not TOO bad - there is a reasonable amount of image detail and the print damage isn't going to put off most people. There are some out there who might say that the minor issues with the print adds to the charm...
We had to crank up the level to a pretty high degree whilst watching this, but the overall sound is not bad - there is little in the way of background hiss and the dialogue is perfectly audible.
None, sadly - not even a trailer.
The Saint Strikes Back is fabulously entertaining stuff, with a riveting performance from George Sanders and a fabulous film noir feel to the thing. The video is not bad (print damage aside) and the audio is acceptable - it's just a shame that Odeon couldn't have thrown in a trailer as an extra, which would have made this release seem a bit more special.
Review by Wilson Bros
General viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children
Release Date: 25th July 2011
Disc Type: Single side, single layer
Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 English
Extras: Scene Selection
Easter Egg: No
Director: John Farrow
Cast: George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, Neil Hamilton
Length: 64 minutes
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I keep telling myself that. But it is not the truth. I really, really would like to be perfect. It seriously distresses me that there are imperfections in me. Seriously.
But here's the thing... Have you ever been around someone who seems perfect? Perfectly dressed, not a hair out of place, not a misspoken word. Just perfect. Beautiful, thin, all that.
Did you feel totally relaxed and comfortable in her presence? When you visit someone's home, do you feel more comfortable if it is spotless and perfect or if there are a couple of dirty dishes in the sink, a stack of mail on the table, and other signs that people live there?
Once I knew a lady who seemed that way at first. Just too put together. I felt very intimidated. Then one day, I noticed that her shirt was missing a button. Oh, how I rejoiced in that missing button! She is just human after all! She is not perfect. She is just like me. She is just a woman like me, doing the best she can! Turns out she is a beautiful woman inside as well as out and if I had let my intimidation keep me from relating to her, I would have missed that. I would have missed so much!
It occurred to me that maybe in my attempts to look perfect, I was doing the same thing. When I work so hard on what I'm wearing and how I look and act, am I making myself seem unapproachable? Too perfect? (Stop laughing!!) My goal should always be to look friendly and welcoming.
So, here are the lessons:
- Nobody is perfect. We are all flawed and some of us try very hard to seem perfect, even to be perfect, but we never succeed.
- How much of what we do is about impressing others? And is it worth it? Do we try too hard and come across as intimidating and unapproachable instead?
- Don't let yourself be intimidated by others. They are just flawed people doing the best they can. Most would be mortified if they knew they intimidated you. Others get a power surge from being intimidating. Those aren't the people I'm talking about. I have no idea what to do with them.
What I'm not saying:
- I'm not saying there is anything wrong with wearing nice clothes, makeup, being fashionable and all that. I guess it is about our motives for how we look. Dress to Impress is a book, I think, but I'm not sure its the right mindset for our day to day lives.
- I'm not saying that everyone who looks nearly perfect has the wrong mindset. I don't know that the lady I mentioned is trying to be perfect. Maybe she just wants to look gorgeous. A lot of this has to do with my own insecurities and how I view other people. | <urn:uuid:f406bd9b-3faa-4a5b-b256-34135d579dc1> | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | http://loopdeloops.blogspot.com/2008/07/i-dont-want-to-be-perfect.html | 2018-07-18T20:00:42Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676590329.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20180718193656-20180718213656-00011.warc.gz | en | 0.988564 | 595 |
How curious, that it has taken more than 4 decades to acknowledge that I am a sense-driven woman.
I am fed, nurtured, inspired, ignited, and enriched by my senses!! They, perhaps alone, connect me to every extraordinary memory I can recall.
Interesting and unusual colors, sounds, tastes, sights, and wonders. They all fascinate me!!
I am so happy to marvel at the beauty of a dew drop upon a flower blossom, to tune into the nearly-silent whisper of the wind, to be surprised by the perfect sweet-tart ratio of a crispy apple, or to run my fingers over the smoothness of a worn river-rock.
Others might appreciate the beauty in such moments, but I am ignited by their essence. They remind me of what Life is about.
Exploration of the senses!! Yes. That is most certainly my life’s purpose. It makes perfect “sense”. (((Smile)))
It also explains why I am emotionally guided to certain people, places, and things.
For there are all varieties of perfect divine expression upon this earth plane. But not all people are ALIVE with passion, candid emotion, curiosity, and presence. Some are quite content to live without humor, inquisitiveness, passion, and soul-infused-candor.
A word can be a “word”, or it can depict a world of imaginative wonder into being.
A touch can be a “touch”, or it can awaken the heart to be free and boundless.
A sight can be a “sight”, or it can reveal layers of encoded symbolism and depth to all that appears.
I live to ignite the senses!!
How about you??
Even when I learn that smoked kippers, as an English breakfast, are not as romantic a concept as I had anticipated, I am ecstatic to know that I’ve had the experience.
I am a passionate soul!! A sensational one.
I thrive on all that is unusual, exciting, and new.
And, if you take a gentle moment to consider your own view of the world, you might just recognize that you are too.
All that has shifted upon this perfect morning, is my awareness.
For me to be my most magnificent Self, I need to entice MY SENSES in every indulgent way. With brilliant sights, bold flavors, curious conversations, and ineffable moments of human-to-human contact.
I need it all. Yes. I dare say “need”.
As breath is required to sustain life-force in our beating bodies, so sense-evoking pleasures are required to ignite my soul’s truest Light.
Are you with me??
From this moment forward, let LIFE be our guide, as raw and uncensored as it wishes to be (within the realms of that which is inspirational and uplifting).
Let it be.
Let it be.
Let it be.
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Holman Treasury of Key Bible Words: 200 Greek and 200 Hebrew Words Explained and Defined Holman Treasury of Key Bible Words
Paperback - Oct 1 2000
by Eugene E. Carpenter(Author)
This easy-to-read resource offers accurate, detailed definitions of 400 key Bible words from their original Greek or Hebrew text. · English translation of the Hebrew or Greek word · Definition and transliteration of the word · Associated Strong's numbers · Examples of how the word is used throughout the Bible · List of key Bible passages where the word occurs. | <urn:uuid:aaafc66a-7a6a-44ad-9959-1bcdcf6d7231> | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | https://shop.jjjude.com/products/holman-treasury-of-key-bible-words | 2022-06-28T22:32:50Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656103617931.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220628203615-20220628233615-00161.warc.gz | en | 0.804434 | 113 |
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Newspaper Page Text
The Press and Banner
BY HUGH WILSON.
Wednesday, Oct. 4, 1893.
Mr. Andrew Anderson, of Bri^rwoo
neighborhood, was ?n our office Inst Morula}
He suys the cotton Is now nearly nil open
?nd thinks the crop in his neighborhood wil
be about a half a full crop. The corn crop ii
that faction, however, is very goix*. Great el
tort is belna made to gather the h?y crop.ani
Mr. Anderson thinks that the lo>s ot trie ion
der crop will be fully marie np by the hay am
pea vine crop. The sweet potato crop is ex
Mrs. James A. Bowie came home witl
her nHce, Miss Agnes ijuaries, last Friday
Miss O uarles hud speuta month in Ashevillc
Mrs. Bowie has not been In Abbeville foi
for four years. Since she whs here the (>., C
& N. and a number of new houses have beer
built, and the place presents many evidence!
of life and prosperity now which It did noi
possess years ago.
Dk. F. l. PArker. a distinguished physl
clan and surgeon of Charleston, Is In town
spending some time with relatives and
Irlends. He comes to take a short recreation
before re?umlng his duties lu the Medical
College of Charleston.
It Is the opinion of those who make cotton
a study, that the price will reach nine cents,
We copy an article on the subject which maybe
Interest! lig to our farmers, but each man
must be a Judge of his own Interests.
It Is now only a short time Tlntil we may
look out for frost. The summer Is over and
the cotton is not tethered, neither has the
grass been placed In the barn. For these reasons
tb ere is unusual activity on the farms.
Judge Cothrax will build some dwelling
houses near the shops, which will he for rent.
He Is now building an office for Cipt. J. T.
ti>n ioi inrim rlv uved as a tnurble
Mr, Kt.ugji entertained some friends lost
Tuesday nliihtln honor of Mrs. Klugh's relative.
Miss Siler of New Orleans, who left
Abbeville Is Ailing up. Nearly every
m*>k and corner has somebody In It, and Ihe
deraaud for houses Increases.
Mr1 Foster Cromer understands the silver
tjue?tlon, and has see-i the great World's
Filr. He Is now a tit subject for matrimony
# Hkssrs. Beacham will occupy the lot between
the Alston house aud Dr. Thomson's,
as a lumber yard.
Mr. W. V. Clinkscales Ik now with J. D.
Kerr & Co., wbere be will be glad to see his
We oflera first-class white lead at very low
price. Harrison <& Game.
Young man wanted to learn the drug business?some
knowledge of Latin necessary.
Apply at Press and Banner office.
Carry your pictures to Kerr and have them
framed. Work guaranteed. Prices as low as
A new line of shades Just in at Kerr's.
\>urutiu IUUO U?U UC ivuuu IU uu nvuuuuuvw
Take your for ken mirrors to Krrr's and
have them relit ted.
When needing anything In the furniture
line go to Kerr's.
Smoke "Cuban Plantation" cigars, the best
nlckle cigar In the city,-at A. M. Hill <fc Sons.
Pickled Balmou by retail at A. M. Hill &
Boneless hams just received at A. M. Hill &
Try our Java mixed, "home roasted," ccflee.
A. M. Hill & Sons.
Ladies, try our sweet picket. Thevarede'
light!ul. 25c. per quart. A. M. Hill & Sons.
Try our "dime foraud" condensed nil Ik. A
M. Hill & Sons.
Splendid line of stoves and tinware. Also,
extra stove pieces?Joints, elbows, etc. J. H,
Special prices on drills and 4-4 shirtings by
the bolt at J. H. Latimer.
See the new stoves at J. H. Latimer's.
Shoes. A large stock of hoes cheap. Also
dry goods, notions una trunks. J. H. Latimer.
Go to Smith A. Sons for boys and children's
clothing. They are leaders this fall.
Have you seen Smith & Sons hats? They
are ahead of anything on the market.
Gents white silk fancy borded handkerchiefs
at cost at Smith & sons.
W. Joel Smith Sons have a grand assortment
of bandkerchlels. White hemmed, fancy
colored borders and black and colored silk.
We are showing an elegant stock of Shirts,
collars, cravats, suspenders, Ac. Remember
we are sole agrnts lor the "Elghmle Shirt."
W. Joel Smith & Sons.
Every one can get what they want In a sum
mercoat by calling on P. Rosenberg & uo.
If yon want a nice coat for summer wear
call and look through our alpacas, serges and
flannels. P. Rosenberg & Co.
Remember at Haddon's you will find an
endless variety of novelties, hoih in dress and
trimming materials not lound elsewhere in
Hides. C. P. Hammond & Co. pay highest
market price for them.
C. P. Hammond & Co. are now ready lor the
winter trade in shoes See them.
Haddon's wll^ have on exhibition next,
WCCIi IUC lUlCOi iicn lUitt lOOUiuun 111 IU1IIII1ery.
Haddon's open Id? will begin next Wednesday,
tbeCTlh instant. Tlie ladies are especially
The Tugaloo Iron Works can repair your
engines, gins. &c. Sow Is the time to bring
your machii.ery to tlie shop, so as to have li
ready when reeded.
Aug. W. Smith's line of neckwe;?r is given
up to be tlie prettiest th>it ever shown in Abbeville
Irom 5 cts. to SI &V
Zephry at 5 cts. per ounce. Aug. W. Smith.
Have you n nice suit mude to order through
Aug. W. Smith.
If you want a nice pair of kind eloves In
any of the new shade* m> to Auk. W. Smith
Outings 20 per cent less than the real value
for dresses or shirt waists. W. E. Hell.
Fresh lot fall ginghams calicos and dress
goods just received for the tall trade.
W. Ii. Hell.
Reese <4 I) up re have bracelets of the very
a test sty le.
Go to Smith jc Sons for cheap bagging and
Smith A Sons are well storked with first
clahS goods and low prices. You cannot do
better than give tlum a call for anything you
Fresh lot of Tennessee raised seed barley
and rye Just in. Now Is the time to sow. W.
Joel Smith A Sons.
Go to Smith A Sons for fresh seed?barle\
and rye?ana sow at once.
l'earl onion sets to arrive this week. We
have a limited supoly. so call furly if you
don't want to be disappointed. W. Joe*
Smith & Sons.
If you w?nt an early fl' e sprlna veuelable,
buy pearl onion sets iruiu Smith & Sons and
piaut at once.
We have ttie nicest stock ol hats and caps
shown In Abbeville in n imig time. Come
and see them. W. Joel Smith A Sons.
Ask for our Tourist and C'ush hats In
Madras, the new color. Smith A Sons.
Boys full soils nice patterns good, only SI.
Aug. W. Soi ith.
Be sure and show your cotton to Autr. W
Fresh lot plain and French cnndv, crystallzed
fruits, tine clears and good chewing tobacco
at Aug. W. Smith's.
Choice lot. of brooms, water buckets, baskets
of all kinds and everything lu wooden and
willow ware. Aug. W. Smith.
Be sure and show your cotton to Aug. W.
A No. 1 suspender for 5 cts. at Aug. W.
Buy your breech loading shot guns and
loaded shells from Aug. W. Smith.
Seven hundred barrels flour in and to nr
rive. All grades. Lowest prices. Pitch in
unci buy all you need before tlie price goes up.
My stock of hardware, crockery ware, bug
Ey and wagon harness, saddles, bridles, col
lars, Ac., Is ready for inspection. Aug. W.
My advertisement is a personal invitton for
you to visit my store. Aug. \V. Smith.
Green kid gloves are the newest. Aug. W.
Smith has them, every pair guaranteed.
Haddons have received their first shipment
Of fall goods. They are preparing lor a big
trade tuis fall. If keeping the largest variety
of fashionable goods at moderate cost will
Interest you then call at Haddous.
All slippers for less than cost. Now Is your
time to buy Koods cheap. I will leave for
.New iorK in less man luuays ior new goous,
so don'i put It off. W. K. liell.
We have a nobby line of children, boys and
young mens suits. It will entertain y>u and
lie to jour Interest to see them, W. Joel
Smith & Son*.
For chenille curtains, lace curtains, chenille
table covers, tapestry and all kinds of draperies
go to Aug. W. Smith.
Don't fail to see Auir. W. Smith's stock of
clothing belore buying.
The very best quality of table damask and
napkins to match will be found at Aug. W.
Vanilla crmoklets, cream lunch, oyster
roonlier, assorted linger and animal crackers.
Aug. W. Smith.
; - -? a i
; J?'aii At]
New Goods in Ei
Dress Goods, at ]
Wfl Tint, nppri tn stimuli
"Fake" bankrupt sales or "Fake'
goods at bankrupt prices.
Head our Adve:
Every article advertised will
at all hours, and sold at the ve
bargains will be offered in every !
In all the new shadiDgs at th
In this department we defy c(
are warranted to give entire satifi
BLACK DRESS GOOD;
We are now in position to off
stock of Black Goods to be foui
are the lowest.
COLORED DRESS GO<
We have now open for your inspecti
should be pleased to have our patrons, a
our town, call and see these Magnificent
makes in theeouutry.
In all the New Braids, Velvets aud
WASH DRESS GOODS
In new Ginghams for waists and dr
FULL LINE DOMEST1
In Bleached and Brown Komosp
Bleached Drills, Bed Tickings, 10-4
Fannel. Lineseys, &c.
WHITE and RED FAI
Everything you want in this line fo
ery Flannel for children's skirts.
TABLE LINENS, &c.
Do you wish a Table Cloth or Doyli<
and Cotton Towels cheaper than you evi
From a cheap oc Scrim to a real fin
For curtains in ten different styles,
in Tidies, Tray covers, Splashers. &c.
We have a full line in everythinj
chiefs, Buttons, &c.
Iu Hood's Socks, Roots, &c.
QUILTS and COMFOR
Quilts, lied Com forts and Crochet S
Ladies' and Children's Wraps in all
W lljLi tai<
We extend to every one u cordial in
We will show all the late styles in
HATS, BONNETS A
We want you to come and we want you
money. Tnis is no ideal talk, but we
Thanking the ladies for past favors i
remain Yours r
Do you wish a shoe for ladies or chil
Bros., Climeut & Ralls, and several o
011 Ladies' and Children's Shoes.
LAST BUT NOT LEAS
Our Millinery Department. We
Bonnets, Ribbons, Feathers, <vc. Sor
have one of the largest stocks of Kibt
prices that wiil defy eompetion, having
the factory of Levey Rros. We an
you ever bought them from any house i
reiy Department BKBBHOnBBBI
le and Fashionable Lower
Prices than J
r House. 7
?+o mm VmcnnnoQ Tw annniiTiniTiO'
4JUU UU1 UUOXUUUU VJJ uiuuvuuvau^
' purchases, but we sell you fresh
rtisement Below, i
be on sale every day of the week
ry lowest prices. Lots of other |]
le lowest price. t
jmpetition, All our Black Silks ?
er the largest and best assorted :
id in this country, and our prices
ion a full line of New Shades, and we
s well as strangers who' may be visiting
; Dress Fabrics, comprising all the best
Silks to match Dress Goods.
esses. Calicos, Sateens, &c. 1*
:c GOODS. G
un, Checked Homespun, Brown and "
Bleached and Brown Sheeting, Cotton
r underware. Full line of embroid- --
;s. I can save you money. Linen
er bought t.iem.
e Lace Curtain 3 1-2 yards long. ^
Table covers, Stamped Linen Goods
*. Cloves, Corsets, Hosery, Handker- a
preads, &c. ^
the New Shades and Stvles.
dren. If so, we have them in Bering
ther makes. We can save you money
will show all the latest styles in Huts,
ne of them direct from Pari9. We jon
ever brought to this market, and at
bought our Ribbon Stock direct from f
a able to sell you Ribbons cheaper than
n this town.
:e place w
and Saturday, "
29 and 30th. 1
vitation to attend our Fall Opening, ff
ND DRESS GOODS. ]
r trade, and will guarantee to save you
mean what we say.
iind hoping you will give us a call, we ?
We have jus
A.nd in Fact Anyt'
A 11 iTrn o c?Tr id 1
CXJ.A VV C OiOiL XOj *
Don't Comh to Tow
if ou will be standing
We sell the Kvippend
:elehrated Ladies Shoes
55.00 a pair. They are ?
etitors as heing the hei
Ladies Shoes from 95
11 ntljoT iiiiA SiluutK.
II. VfJlVX iAJI t-v
Ladies heavy shoes f
We sell the Bay Stat
Company's Goods in all g
guaranteed, and in fact
f our Shoes to give sati
From $1.00 a Si
GENTLEMEN, IT IS
A FULL LINE OF A
In our other Store w
ies, Harness and Saddh
General Merchandise lm
on all in a short time.
A.. M. I
he public are now excited, over perp
;pt by us, find oflered nt PRICES THAT DKFY O
When In the city call and see for yourself, as w
We keep the only COAL and WOOD YARDS
ill will furnish OAK and PINE WOOD In any qi
Are the best equipped In the up country?furi
In this department you will find CAltlllAU
d M1LHURN WAUON8. Also, IIARNE-SS,
National Bank <
-a. o oeviii
ALLEN SMITH, President. W
BEN J. S. UAKNWEL
.11. II. rAIIKLK. Abbeville, S. C., J.
W. WHITE, Abbeville, C., W.
JO. ?. EDWARDS, Abbeville, S. C., W.
J. ALLEN SMITH, lb
|OES n General Hanking business, provides thegi
f Depositors. Jh ready at.;iny and all timestornnl
our county afford*.
31. II. IMKKEIt, I'rcsitfcnf.
JULIUS II. DuPKi:
?he Farmers' Bank
i ma b- ? I wa w
kOES GENEItAL RANKING HHSINESS. I'.ujk
} lions. A Savings Department. has been OHtabl
trdf?. luterest at 4 per ccnt. payable quarterly,? .J?
a Increase rapid ly.
- - :/
it Opened up the
: of I
hing that is "W
re we can j
n "Without Seei:
in your own lighi
Lorf, Dittman & Co.'s
from $2.00 up to
;iven up by all comst
> Cts. to $2.00 a pair
rom 55 Cts. to $1.25.
e Shoe and Leather
rades. Every pair
we guarantee all
lit to $20.
THE PLACE TO
e have Hani ware o
E3S at all prices. B<
isiness. We have i
ilexing questions, so are one a
L Fancy 1
re offer SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS to "C
> in Abbeville, nnn are prepared to iuaK
aantity on 8HOKTEST NOTICE.
Ishlng any and all kinds of turnouts d
KS. I'H.KTONS, BUGGIES, ROAD CAR'
Willi's. LAP ROBES and UMBltEl
x* This ; RE
e, S. O.
- - - $75,000
- - - 15,000
. C. McGOWAN, Vicc-President.
C. KLUUII, Abbeville, S. C.,
JOKIi SM1TI1, Abbeville, S. C..
. C. McGOWAN, Abbeville, S. V.
beville, S. C.
-latest security and convenience for Us
ie loans based upon sueb safe eollaiera
Sept. 11. 1S02. l.vr
A. W. SMITH, Vice President
and sells Exchange niul makes C.illee
ishe>l. Amounts received of SI ami up
mniry, April, July, October. Small say
|March I, 1SJJB, I2iu
Choicest and most
ranted, ever Show
g to give us a
irove what w
a __ ? *** ? ; j.1
tig Aug. w. amii.
t, for all that see it s
5 Cents to 3
From 25 C<
From 5 Cents
5 Cents a yai
From 7 Cents to $1.5
GET YOUR GOODS
BOTH FOR LADIES
f every description, C
3 sure and call on us
t and at* the Lowest I
,nd all over the splendid line oi
o CLOSE FIGURES on COAL, in round lots,
ay or night.
rs. mill the CELEBRATED STUDEBAKER
lurantoo GOODS nnd PRICES, and cordially
your inspection of our stock.
Wednesday. Sept. 27tn, and Continuing
for Tbrec Days.
All the latest leading styles in
will bo shown. You are most cordially invited
to come and examine our stock.
R. H. HADDON & CO.
H q ?
5 ( -f
rn on this Market, I
> look and we I
b's Enormous Stock. |
ay they save money.
i>5.00 a piece. >
3nts to $2.00.
a pair to $1.00.
d? Fast Colors.
0 a yard?full assort- 'M
lie and see. v '\M
OF EVERY KIND.
5 AND GENTLMEN,: > , j
ti Coats. : ||
rockery, Fancy Groce;
for anything in the
Mces. Hoping to see
Seaboard .Air Line
TO AND FECM
Union Depot, Atlanta, Ga.
SHOET LINE TO NOBFOLK and OLD POINT
Va., and Colombia, 8. C. New line to Charleston,
S. C. Schedule in effect August 27,1898.
? NOBTBBOU5JD. SOUTHBOUND.
' No. 88. No. 184.! Eastern Time, Mo. 127. No. 41.
Dally. Dally._[ Except Atlanta. Dally. Dally.
0 30am 5 05pm:Lv Atlanta Ar 7 80am 6 46pm
U.Depot,Clty Te. M
i 10 05am 8 18pm Lv Athens Ar 6 16am 0 06pm
11 13am 9 ll^m Ar Elberton Lv 5 22am 4 06pm
12 15pm 10 00pm Ar Abbeville Lv 4 27am 8 09pm
12 46pm 10 26pm Ar Greenwood Lv 4 02am 241pm
1 40pm 1112pm Ar Clinton Lv 8 17am 145pm
00pm 12 23am Ar Chester Ar 2 07am 9 42am
8 06pm| 1 50am;Ar Monroe Lv 12 50am 5 45am
_ f 6 lftamtAr RalAiuh T.vl 8 Ifinml
' I 7 39am Ar Henders'n Lvj 8 63pm
9 OOam Ar We'don Lv 535pm
11 07am Ar Petersburg Lv 8 48pm
11 45am. Ar Richmond Lv 8 10pm
3 40pm|Ar Washington Lv 10 57am
6 24|>m|Ar Baltimore Lv 9 42am
7 49pm ArPhiladclphlaLv 7 20am ?
..|10 3opm|Ar New York Lv 12 18am
5 00am |Ar Charlotte Lv 1000pm
I 9 00am ArWilmlngton Lv 50upm
3 30pm Lv Clinton Ar| 130pm
4 18pm Ar Newberry Lv 1248pm
4 34pm! Ar Prosperity Lv 12 29pm
5 85pm' Ar Columbia Lv 11 16am
7 23pm Ar Sumter Lv 9 60am
10 15pto| Ar Charleston Lv 7 15am
t7 53pmI ,Ar Darlington Lv|. |f7 00am
! 9 05am Lv Weldon Ar 521pm
^11 15am Ar PortsmnntbAr 311pm
11 30atn Ar Norfolk Lv 8 00pm
Jt6 15pm Lv Norfolk(b) Ar 8 00am
7 OOam Ar Baltim're Lv 6 30pm
i 10 47atn ArPhlladelphlaLv 4 41pm
I I 20pm Ar New York Lv f2 10pm
5 55pm Lv Ptsm'th(n) Arj 9 10am
5 10am ArPhlladelphlaLvIll 16pm
! 8 OOam Ar New York Lv| 8 00pm .'.V..
6 00pm LvP,t?m,tb(w) Ari 8 00am
( 6 80siro ArWasbingtonLv; 7 00pm
tDally except Sunday.
(b) Via Bay Line, (n) Via New York, Philadelphia
and Norfolk Railroad, (w) Via Norfolk and
' Washington Steamboat Company. Trains Nos. 184
and 127 run solid with Pullman Buffet sleeping cars
between Atlanta and Washington,and Pullman Buffet
parlor cars between Washington and New York.
Parlor car Weldon and Portsmouth; sleeping car
Hamlet and Wilmington. Trains Nos. 38 and 41 ran
solid between Atlanta and Columbia, 8. C? with
through coach to Charleston, S. C. Tickets Seaboard
Air Line depot, S. M. Rlggsbee, agent.
O. V. SMITH, JOHN C. WINDER,
Traffic Manager. General Msnager.
GEO. W. TAYLOR, 8. P. A., 6 Kimball House.
II. W. B.'GLOVEE, Division Passenger Agt, Atlanta
Port Royal and Western Carolina,
Augusta and asheville bhobt line
Eastern time, in effect Aug. '20th, 1S98.
(J. B. Cleveland, Becelver.)
Lv. Augusta. J 9 20 a m l 00 p mj ..
Ar. MeCormick II OS a rnJ 2 38 p m
Ar. Anderson 4 55 p m ......
Ar. ttreeenwond 12 03 p mj 3 32 p m
Ar. Laurens 1 05 p m 4 36 p m
Ar. Greenville 2 05 p in 6 00 p m
Ar.Spartanburg 2 50pm 6 00pm
Ar. llenilersonville... 5 33 p m S IS p m
Ar. Ashvllle 6 40 p in 9 1'2 p m
Lv. Asbville j 8 12 a in 2 10 p ml
Lv. llendersonville... 9 16 a m 8 02 p mj ,
Lv. Spartanburg 9 35 a m 6 15 p m
Lv. Greenville 9 30 a m; 3 40 p in
Lv. Laurens 10 56 a mj 6 47 p m
Lv. Greenwood 1155am 750pm
Lv. Anderson 10 20 a m
Lv. McCorinick 12 47 p ir S 45 p m
Ar. Augusta 2 20 p in 10 25 p m
Eleirant Parlor Cars Auirusta to Snartnnhiirt and
W. J. CKAIO, G. P. A.
R. L. TODD.
Traveling Passenger Agent,
Our square cut double breast chevoit Scotch
and plalu casslmere .suits for young men and
boys are very handsome and reasonable lh
price. \V. Joel Smith & Sons. .
Jo to W. Joel .Smith & Sons for nobby, sty
lish.KooU fitting clothing.
If you want a stylish, stiff or soft hat Smith
& Sous can supply you at a reasonable price,
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We won’t go into the rumors of what the supposed iPad Pro specs and features could be, seeing as though we have covered that subject matter several times before. However, what we will look at is its importance seeing as though the iPhone 6 Plus has started to cannibalize sales of both current iPads.
While sales of other Apple products have been doing rather well, it would seem as though iPad sales have let then down. Ok, so sales of around 12.6 million units over the last three months are still impressive when compared to other tablets, although there is a drop of around 23 percent over the same period last year.
There have already been reports that tablet sales overall have started to drop, as more people are starting to keep their models for more than a year, as they would much rather chose to upgrade their smartphones once a year.
However, it does make you wonder how sales would perform if the larger iPad Pro were to release this year, and in doing so giving consumers an even greater choice?
Tim Cook has come out and said that by introducing a larger iPhone this has eaten into iPad sales, although the new range of Mac devices have also affected iPad sales.
Apple does not seem too bothered by this, because overall product sales are up, although we are sure they would love to see an increase in iPad sales this year, and the only way for that to happen is for them to release its rumored larger tablet.
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- Summary: It has been five years, but Maroon 5 finally return with a follow-up to their huge-selling 2002 debut 'Songs About Jane.' The producers include Mike Elizondo, Mark "Spike" Stent, and Eric Valentine.
- Record Label: A&M / Octone
- Genre(s): Rock, Pop, Adult Alternative
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If some of the ballads aren't as distinguished as the livelier tracks, they nevertheless are as sharply crafted as the rest, and the end result is that It Won't Be Soon Before Long is that rare self-stylized blockbuster album that sounds as big and satisfying as was intended.
sourjyodJun 7, 2007it might be poppy ... but its brilliant nonetheless
KarlE.Sep 14, 2007This is by far the best album I have heard in my entire life.
MartinPMay 24, 2007Sounds a little different, but it's still Maroon 5. Not as hot as "Songs About Jane" but this still leaves me begging for more.
JenniferJul 7, 2007Now don't get me wrong.... I am a huge Maroon 5 fan and could not wait to hear this CD but it is nothing compared to Songs About Jane. I listen to that entire album. It was definitely a great CD. I do like "Makes Me Wonder", "Wake Up Call" and "Goodnight Goodnight". Passed those three tracks, nothing more caught my attention. I expected more from M5 and I am sure they will recover. The three songs I love and was worth my purchase but don't get this album expecting the same magic as the first.… Expand
KateBJun 1, 2007I have to disagree with previous comments. I really liked the first album and this one is too different. Long wait for it too. This one is more poppy, and is it just me or has Adam's voice got thinner? It's catchy, but it's not Songs About Jane is it?… Expand
TerryHMay 22, 2007Awful
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|The Satanist - Behemoth|
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|The Island Years [Box Set] - John Martyn|
|The Finer Things - The State Champs|
|In Utero [20th Anniversary Edition] - Nirvana|
|Spaces - Nils Frahm|
|No Depression [Legacy Edition] - Uncle Tupelo|
|High Land, Hard Rain [30th Anniversary Edition] - Aztec Camera|
|St. Vincent - St. Vincent|
|Moondance [Deluxe Edition] - Van Morrison|
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Because of the urgent suspicion of multiple dangerous interference in rail, ship and air traffic, police officers searched an apartment in Köpenick (Berlin) last night. A 32-year-old man is strongly suspected of having made multiple radio contacts with passenger and cargo aircraft, as well as with the helicopter of the State and the Federal Police in the last six months. The man is said to have given flight instructions, which over time seemed more and more professional and thus would have been suitable for causing dangerous flight manoeuvres.
Investigations by special forces of the Federal Police (flight service and technical reconnaissance) and the Federal Network Agency finally led to an apartment in Lindenstrasse last night, where the Berlin police forces met the 32-year-old suspect red-handed and provisionally arrested him.
They found two radios with him that had the appropriate frequencies. The devices were confiscated as evidence. The 32-year-old gave no information. After the police measures were over, he was released. The investigation continues. The cooperation between the authorities involved was smooth and results-oriented. | <urn:uuid:91ca61aa-dbbb-45f2-aae4-0b5b57da9576> | CC-MAIN-2021-10 | https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/man-arrested-by-berlin-police-for-radioing-false-instructions-to-aircraft-crew/ | 2021-03-05T03:48:44Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-10/segments/1614178369721.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20210305030131-20210305060131-00183.warc.gz | en | 0.980949 | 222 |
Even as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has denied that his younger son, Kartikey, is going to take a plunge in politics, speculations are rife that another son from the BJP ranks could rise soon. According to a report published in the ‘Delhi Confidential’ column of The Indian Express, talks about Kartikey’s fromal entry into politics started recently after he addressed a gathering at the recently-held Narmada Sewa Yatra. The report says that Kartikey had also been busy campaigning in his father’s constituency.
Shivraj, however, claims that his son is busy with his law study, not ready to enter formal politics.
The BJP has always taken a stand against dynastic politics. However, this stand has not prevented the rise of the sons of some high-profile leaders, including Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s son Pankaj Singh.
Pankaj won the Noida Assembly seat in the recently concluded Uttar Pradesh Assembly election 2017. There was a brief controversy over the allocation of the election ticket to Pankaj. However, the BJP had attempted to justify the ticket allocation to Pankaj, saying he had worked for the BJP on the ground for years. Not only Pankaj, sons of several other BJP leaders were allowed to contest in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election in which the saffron party and its allies won 325 out of 403 seats.
If the speculations around are true, Kartikey would soon join the likes of Pankaj and others. Kartikey is a law graduate from the Symbiosis Law College in Pune. On several occasions in past, Kartikey had left hints that he could join formal politics. During 2013 Madhya Pradesh Assembly election, Kartikey had campaigned for his father in the Budhni Assembly constituency.
The next Assembly election in Madhya Pradesh would be held next year. Even if Kartikey joins formal politics, he may have to work on the ground for a few years before becoming eligible for the plunge in electoral politics — that is until he becomes 25-years-old. | <urn:uuid:21af235e-32a8-4706-a7e3-a609faa03528> | CC-MAIN-2017-39 | http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/is-madhya-pradesh-cm-shivraj-singh-chouhans-son-kartikey-going-to-join-formal-politics-soon/630515/ | 2017-09-24T01:43:58Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-39/segments/1505818689823.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20170924010628-20170924030628-00167.warc.gz | en | 0.982888 | 443 |
Cloud Security is Not a 'Fashion Statement'CSA's Cheang on the Art of Securing Data on Cloud
Singapore-based Aloysius Cheang, managing director of Asia Pacific at the Cloud Security Alliance, believes the term "cloud" is used loosely by most managed security services providers as they repackage and sell their products.
"It's time CISOs from APAC practise securing data on cloud and ask their service providers some imperative questions," he says.
"Like the western world, APAC enterprises must embrace cloud to protect their critical infrastructure," he asserts.
Banishing fears about cloud, CISOs must accept it's driven by business needs and helps organizational growth through agility, scalability and support.
Security leaders should provide an actionable roadmap to managers wanting to adopt the cloud paradigm safely and securely and review security, stability, and privacy in a multi-tenant environment.
In this interview with Information Security Media Group, conducted during his recent visit to Bangalore, Cheang discusses cloud in the Indian context. He offers insights on:
- Research in cloud security specific to APAC;
- Unique cloud security challenges of the region;
- How to prepare organizations to leverage cloud to combat threats
Cheang is a senior information technology (IT) executive with extensive experience in managing and delivering direct business values in complex multi-million dollar IT programs for Global 500 organizations. A globally recognised cybersecurity expert, Cheang holds a B.Sc (Hons) and Masters in Computer Science. His professional certifications include CISA, CISSP and GCIH.
Research specific to APAC
GEETHA NANDIKOTKUR: What research focus does APAC demand to stay relevant to cloud security challenges?
ALOYSIUS CHEANG: Like the west, APAC enterprises must embrace cloud to protect critical infrastructure. They must realize cloud is driven by business - helping enterprises build agility, scalability and support to drive business growth. The research is about helping enterprises build their future controls and establish continuous monitoring of networks and applications. Extensive research is built around mobile security, the endpoint and entire supply chain against the backdrop of cloud. Mobile computing is experiencing tremendous growth and adoption in the region, and the devices are being used to access systems and cloud hosted data both via browser-based and native mobile applications.
Research focus is on helping enterprises on cloud-based management, provisioning, policy, and data management of mobile devices to achieve security objectives, provide guidelines for mobile device security framework and mobile cloud architectures, establish authentication from mobile devices to multiple, heterogeneous cloud providers, best practices for secure mobile application development, enabling existing applications on mobile platforms and identification of primary risks related to individually-owned devices accessing organizational systems.
I think cloud data governance is a key imperative for customers. It's critical to design a universal set of principles and map these to emerging technologies and techniques for ensuring privacy, confidentiality, availability, integrity and security of data across private and public clouds.
These will feed into the GRC stand and can be implemented as controls across the CAIQ, CCM and STAR, based on individual markets across HongKong, Singapore, Malaysia and India.
NANDIKOTKUR: What unique challenges do you see in this region? How do you address them?
CHEANG: The APAC market is diverse and not as matured as the U.S. market - enterprises are oblivious of even simple computer malware. It's hard to harmonize data privacy regulations to a set of data protection principles that can help cloud consuming organizations and cloud service providers meet new data privacy requirements more efficiently. Cloud is just a fashion statement - most MSSPs sell their products and repackaging as cloud; it's just outsourcing or shared service model. Organizations are reluctant to adapt to the changes of cloud security. CIOs and CISOs believe their job is endangered by deploying cloud. They've hired consultants spending hundreds of dollars to align IT with business and try to make a difference to the organization, rather than build team expertise on cloud security. The challenge has been providing security guidance for critical areas of focus in cloud to establish a stable secure baseline for cloud operations.
Dealing With Cyber Threats
NANDIKOTKUR: How do APAC enterprises leverage cloud and prepare to deal with growing cyber threats?
CHEANG: Enterprises must rule out confusion about legal issues facing cloud. We'll partner with local government agencies to educate customers on harmonizing local standards with international best practices, rather than encourage expensive certification. Each country must create security professionals to understand country-specific regulations and standards. Cross-section training is a must for deploying cloud controls, plus understanding laws governing privacy protection for citizens and cross-border export of data based on jurisdiction. CISOs must conduct imperative checks with their service providers:
- Has proper due diligence to evaluate data been done to determine what moves to cloud? ;
- Evaluate data privacy bill and its relevance to cloud;
- Understand the local laws applying to cloud;
- Understand who must be given access to data on cloud and who must regulate data;
- Check if the service provider possesses all kinds of security services.
Approach to Indian market
NANDIKOTKUR: How will you influence the Indian market about cloud security and data privacy?
CHEANG: India's regulations are complex. Buying in the government to drive regulations frameworks on cloud is tough. We'd engage with a local partner to impart training on cloud security, academia to drive innovation, and private companies for seed funding for incubation. We'd offer cloud security certifications. We'd partner with government and private bodies to create job roles with expertise in cloud security. Training will be imparted across three spheres: level 1 with basic knowledge of security in cloud for the architectural and operational level, impart high level managerial training to address management concerns and also to the service providers. On top priority, India incubation centres and universities will create awareness and innovation. | <urn:uuid:6103d170-2327-4ba8-9510-afdbaaea13fd> | CC-MAIN-2016-50 | http://www.inforisktoday.in/cloud-security-fashion-statement-a-8807 | 2016-12-06T08:09:29Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-50/segments/1480698541886.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20161202170901-00291-ip-10-31-129-80.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.929174 | 1,222 |
The Scottish SPCA is appealing for information after a ferret was rescued when the animal became stranded by the River North Esk in Angus.
Animal rescue officers used a ladder and net to rescue the ferret after the animal had become trapped on a river rock formation due to fast flowing water slightly north of Edzell.
A concerned member of the public had contacted the Scottish SPCA after spotting the ferret by the river.
The ferret is currently being cared for at the charity’s rescue and rehoming centre at Petterden.
Animal rescue officer Coreen Hill said: “The ferret had been seen for three days prior to us being called out on the evening of Thursday, September 1.
“At that time the ferret had been sun bathing and the area had a slight rock formation where he had been sleeping and looked to be under no stress.
“Since they can swim I decided to check back in the morning and assess the situation.
“When I returned on Friday, September 2 the area that the ferret had been on was in the middle of very fast flowing water.
“At that point I decided that, due to safety reasons, this would not be a rescue that could be carried out on my own.
“I asked my fellow animal rescue officer Ben Soutar to assist to see if we could rescue the ferret together.
“By the time I returned with Ben the ferret had woken up and was furiously trying to escape from the rock, but was unable to do so due to the fast flowing water.
“We placed a ladder over the rocks and my colleague stretched over to try and encourage the ferret to pop into the net.
“After much persuasion the ferret hopped into the net and was moved to safety.
“He was very happy to be rescued and taken to our centre in Petterden for much needed food and sleep.
“We will look after him until we can discover his original owner or find him a loving new home.”
Anyone with information is being asked to contact the Scottish SPCA’s animal helpline on 03000 999 999. | <urn:uuid:13f7dc68-ad53-4b06-89ca-bf326d1d9f56> | CC-MAIN-2018-22 | http://www.montrosereview.co.uk/news/stranded-ferret-saved-in-angus-river-rescue-1-4223762 | 2018-05-21T14:58:42Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-22/segments/1526794864405.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20180521142238-20180521162238-00433.warc.gz | en | 0.986052 | 455 |
A 33-year-old Leamington man is facing a number of charges now after Chatham-Kent police say he was caught speeding with a suspended driver’s licence.
The power should be back on now after a brief outage in Chatham.
A 59-year-old Windsor woman involved in a single vehicle crash on Oak St. in Leamington earlier this month has passed away.
Weekend Review is your chance to catch up on all the biggest news stories from Chatham-Kent and the surrounding municipalities in southwestern Ontario.
Kathy Cottingham is adding her name to the list of candidates looking to represent West Kent on the next Chatham-Kent Council.
Maureen Dawn Geddes is the latest person to file papers to run for council in ward 6.
Chatham-Kent’s new Chief Financial Officer is confident his experience in London will help him in the position.
A 24-year-old man is in stable condition in hospital and another man is in custody after a stabbing at a Tim Hortons in Blenheim.
Chatham-Kent council will now have another set of eyes and ears at meetings with local police and Entegrus.
The Chatham-Kent Hospice now has an executive director in place. | <urn:uuid:37559139-1e58-480e-ae12-1363cd643e79> | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | https://blackburnnews.com/author/mweverink/page/300/ | 2022-05-23T15:24:04Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662558030.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20220523132100-20220523162100-00690.warc.gz | en | 0.951766 | 262 |
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On our premises, prepare to be treated the way you deserve. We have a concierge team eager to assist you with restaurant recommendations or ticket reservations 24/7, along with a Rewards Program that offers you retail discounts and referral bonuses. There's also an on-site laundry center to help you keep chores at bay, while you're free to socialize with fellow neighbors over coffee at the resident lounge or during one of the fitness classes available in our Resident Athletics Program.
Inside your studio or one-bedroom apartment, you'll find even more comfort-boosting features and amenities. Apart from the usual conveniences such as window coverings, spacious walk-in closets, and soaking tubs, our homes feature elegant additions like hardwood flooring, designer lighting, and gourmet kitchens with GE appliances and granite countertops. They are also pet-friendly, so bring your furry pals along.
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The War Wagon
- Original title
The War Wagon
- Running Time
- 101 min.
- United States
- Burt Kennedy
- Clair Huffaker
- Dimitri Tiomkin
- William H. Clothier
- John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Howard Keel, Robert Walker Jr., Bruce Cabot, Bruce Dern, Keenan Wynn, Joanna Barnes, Emilio Fernández, Valora Noland
- Production Co.
- Universal Pictures
- Synopsis / Plot
- Taw Jackson returns from prison having survived being shot, to the ranch and gold that Frank Pierce stole from him. Jackson makes a deal with Lomax, the man who shot him 5 years ago to join forces against Pierce and steal a large gold shipment. The shipments are transported in the War Wagon, an armored stage coach that is heavily guarded. The two of them become the key players in the caper to separate Pierce from Jackson's gold.
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from Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Noodles: We gotta reorganize, Max. And I got a couple of good ideas...
Max: Me too.
Eve: If I had a million bucks, I'd take it easy.
Max: We'll take it easy when we got twenty... fifty!
Noodles: Where're you gonna get THAT?
Max: Right here...
[draws a diagram in the sand]
Noodles: What's that?
Max: It's a dream. A dream I've been dreaming all my life. I swear to God, you and me together, we can make it come true!
Noodles: What is it?
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I am Head of Product at Covid Watch. We have been working very hard to get the Covid Watch app out in the hands of the general public. I took this weekend to test it out in the mountains and it works really well! Can’t wait to have everyone try it out. Stay tuned. We have some big announcements coming! | <urn:uuid:eef1103a-6495-4aff-b17b-fe9a8257de3f> | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | https://sameerhalai.com/blog/testing-covid-watch-on-the-pacific-crest-trail/ | 2021-10-16T05:45:54Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323583423.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20211016043926-20211016073926-00353.warc.gz | en | 0.981741 | 71 |
Co-directed with Angus Kneale, this spot showcases the transformative power of rail freight through the construction of a toy city.
A metaphor for the prosperity rail networks can deliver, this film used a child's bedroom and all of the toys that live there as its stage. We designed ver 40 individual toys and pop-up books from scratch for the spot.
Shot with the Bill Pope with production design from Joe Cooney.
For a full credit list, go here. | <urn:uuid:0438d211-484b-49a6-9b49-35a436f6011c> | CC-MAIN-2017-47 | http://www.benz.work/norfolk-southern | 2017-11-22T05:37:35Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-47/segments/1510934806465.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20171122050455-20171122070455-00463.warc.gz | en | 0.942978 | 97 |
Zen and the Art
The personal odyssey of Alan Lew C’65 began with the “consciousness-altering” experience of reading James Joyce’s Ulysses during his senior year at Penn. It led him, indirectly, to Buddhism, and ultimately back to his Jewish roots. It also led him to writing. His books include One God Clapping: The Spiritual Path of a Zen Rabbi; This is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared; and the just-published Be Still and Get Going: A Jewish Meditation Practice for Real Life.
Lew retired earlier this year, after 14 years as rabbi of San Francisco’s Congregation Beth Sholom, one of California’s largest Conservative congregations. He’s credited with making the congregation a progressive force in the movement and with co-founding, with his friend Norman Fischer, the groundbreaking Jewish meditation center Makor Or. In a wide-ranging interview in the San Francisco home he shares with his wife, the novelist Sherril Jaffe, Rabbi Lew talked with Robert E. Shepard C’83 G’83 about the trajectory of his life from the New York suburbs to Penn, the Iowa Writers Workshop, and Californiaand from an agnostic childhood to Buddhism and then back to his Jewish roots.
In your first book, One God Clapping: The Spiritual Path of a Zen Rabbi, you wrote about your sense, in childhood, that there was a spiritual dimension to reality. Would you say most children have this sense? Is it something we lose later?
The self gets in the way. The wholeness of life breaks down in adolescence; that’s why spiritual practice becomes so important in adulthood. My original Zen master, who was Japanese, focused once on a single line of Gospel: “Unless you be as little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.”
You also wrote of two experiences at Penn that were transformative: reading Joyce and listening to Beethoven. How did these reshape the way you looked at God and our place in creation?
In as resolutely secular a culture as that was, the repository of spirituality was art. That’s where it was kept; that’s where it was hidden away. Joyce was a very powerful influence during my Penn years. In a senior seminar, I remember writing a paper on the Penelope chapter, the last chapter of Ulysses, still the high point of all human literature. It was a consciousness-altering experience, and it did something to me that was just like what Zen study would do later on. You crash through linear consciousness. Hurling myself up against the wall of that prose-flow that really came from another part of the mind carried me beyond my usual consciousness and into a different way of being with the world.
[As for Beethoven,] my mother was a concert pianist, so I’d grown up with music, and I loved this class above all others. One night in class … we listened to Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, and as the last movement was playing I felt myself awash in stars; it was as if I was flying through the stars and bathing in them at the same time. And then the professor read the text, and Schiller’s poem talks about the stars. Many years later, I happened to read Beethoven’s journal and was amazed to find that he’d also compared this passage to bathing in stars.
I didn’t think of this as transformative at the time, or the beginning of something. But both of these experiences, especially the Beethoven “incident,” felt important. They were two experiences that led me to focus on spirituality later, when I left the Iowa Writers Workshop. Of course it’s a little disingenuous to talk about Penn solely in terms of Joyce. I was a member of Sammy [Sigma Alpha Mu]; I also loved Rowbottoms. For the first two years, especially, I was kind of a standard-issue Penn guy. Then I began to grow into who I was.
In your new book, you focus on what you call “leave-takings”moments that are among the most powerful in our livesand about how meditation can help us prepare for these. How does it do this, and can it also help us deal with more mundane moments?
The Hebrew term for meditation, hit bod’dedut, means “leave-taking.” It comes from the root, bod, which means “to be alone,” to “cause to be alone,” or “to leave.” Meditation helps you deal with the “500-ton” leave-takings in life, but this is almost incidental, because the purpose of meditation is to help you shed the sense of habit that stands between you and your experience. There’s a deep human need for comfort and security, and that makes us uncomfortable with being vulnerable … You’re constantly going against this instinct for comfort and security when you meditate.
Your parents wanted you to be a doctor or a lawyer; instead, you ended up a Buddhist, then a rabbi, poet, and author. Were they proud of you?
They were always supportive, but they did have a fairly clear idea of what they thought I should be. When I was at Penn, all hopes of being a doctor were dashed by my performance in biology and chemistry. Law school [at Georgetown] proved equally ridiculous. My most dramatic early leave-taking was leaving law school, because it really meant taking leave of their dreams. But they got used to the idea.
What can your fellow alumni learn from your career trajectory?
My dream when I was at Penn was to be a writer. Later, I went to the Iowa Writers Workshop. Now, I think of writing as my primary occupation. I’m working on a book I first conceived when I was at Penn … a long family history that begins in the mid-19th century and comes down to the mid-1960s.
What’s Jewish about the kind of meditation you teach?
When you really start looking at Jewish sources, you see this kind of practice affirmed on practically every page of sacred writings. In Mishnah, the early pious ones are said to have sat for an hour before prayer every day in order to direct their minds toward God. You have to spend some time orienting yourself toward this kind of effort.
You’ve written in all of your books, including This is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared, about the “emptiness at the center”the idea that if we tear away all the trappings of our lives and search for what’s at the heart of our existence, we find an empty space, but one that can be filled with the presence of the divine.
A lot of the dysfunctions that are characteristic of our lives stem from trying to hold this intuitionthat what’s at the center of our lives is emptinessat bay. Everything is rising up and falling away at all times, and you have to live with that. But the Buddhists argue that although everything fades to emptiness at the end, emptiness is, itself, also a form. You find this all over the [Jewish] literature, as well, but especially in the description of the Temple, a formal structure built around an empty spacearound nothing. The emptiness at the center of existence is YHVH [the Hebrew letters signifying God’s unpronounceable name]. The only way you can say “to be” in the present tense in Hebrew is by using the Hebrew name of God.
You emphasize that meditation can be a community or group practice, not something solitary. In what way do you see meditation and synagogue, or other organized worship, working hand-in-hand?
The old cliché about meditation is that it’s really just navel-worshipping. But when you meditate in a community of others, you begin to feel almost an identity with them. After a while you begin to feel that your thoughts are rising and falling with theirs. That connection really sustains you in your practice.
What do you say to those who say that this is all a little unconventional coming from a Conservative rabbi?
I say it’s strange and unconventional coming from a Conservative rabbi! But 10 years of Zen practice led me to Judaism precisely because it forced me to examine aspects of my life to which I hadn’t given attention. And finally that’s all I wanted to do: practice Judaism. I continued my private meditation, but I wasn’t immediately interested in making a grand synthesis. It was actually Rabbi Eliezer Diamond, one of my professors at the JTS [Jewish Theological Seminary], who encouraged me to write a book synthesizing the two traditions … It amazes me the degree of acceptance of meditation in the Conservative movement.
You recently retired as senior rabbi at Beth Sholom. When all is said and done, are you glad you were a pulpit rabbi?
I’m very glad I was. You meet people in the really deep places in their lives when you’re a congregational rabbithe deaths, the births. You see people in a state of deep reality. Which is difficult sometimes, but I wouldn’t trade that for the world. It’s a sacred calling to try to bring sanctity to people’s lives.
You’re probably one of the only spiritual leaders ever to quote “Drink a Highball” in a sermon.
[Laughs] I’m sure that’s true, but “Drink a Highball” is a very profound statement on the impermanence of everything!
Robert E. Shepard C’83 G’83, a congregant at Congregation Beth Sholom, is a literary agent in Berkeley, California.
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Loan platform Kabbage — which offers quick assessment and approvals for small business loans using machine learning algorithms that pull data from dozens of sources — has closed another large securitization as it continues to grow its operations. The company said it has closed an asset-backed securitization of $700 million, which it says it the largest transaction of its kind for an online lending platform focused on small businesses.
Valued at more than $1.2 billion after raising a big round from SoftBank in 2017, the company has been picking up momentum in recent years, through its own direct-to-business proposition as well as through white-label services and partnerships such as the recent deal it struck with Alibaba to offer loans to merchants buying on its platform.
Kabbage says it has now loaned more than $6.5 billion to over 170,000 small businesses on its platform since it was founded in 2009. The pace is accelerating for Kabbage: it loaned out $2 billion in 2018 and has already loaned out $600 million so far this year.
Kabbage — its name is a play on the slang word for “money” — has to date raised $940 million in debt funding, with some $4.2 billion in securities overall. As with a previous $500 million securitization it issued in 2017, this tranche is being issued by Kabbage Asset Securitization LLC, a fully owned subsidiary of the company. (It has raised around $500 million in equity as well, with other backers in addition to SoftBank including BlueRun Ventures, Mohr Davidow Ventures, ING, Santander and more.)
Kabbage said that the majority of the proceeds from this $700 securitization is being used to pay down “an existing asset-backed securitization transaction” (it doesn’t specify which). But the generally strong outlook for the company on its basic business model has meant that the terms under which Kabbage borrows continue to improve, meaning the terms under which it has to pay back the money also continue to get more favorable.
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Leslie had a vision of using a hunter green color in the invitation to match that total swoon-worthy chair that baby Henry is laying on, so I matched up the color with some watercolor marks in the design.
After seeing the images from the talented Laura Vanderzee Photography, I knew we had to go with a textured paper to match the chair and crocheted blanket in the images. So we went with a linen cardstock paper, one of my favorites!
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Saint Mary's College of California has received another prestigious national honor for community service with a place on the 2012 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction.
The President's Community Service Honor Roll is the highest federal recognition a school can achieve for its commitment to service-learning and civic engagement. This is the sixth year in a row Saint Mary's has been recognized for its community service initiatives and the College is one of four institutions of higher education in the region to receive the mark of distinction from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), which has administered the national program since 2006.
"This award reflects the College’s mission of social justice, commitment to service for the common good and steadfast belief in civic engagement as fundamental to educating our students to become global and ethical citizens," said Brother President Ronald Gallagher. "We are proud of the many students, faculty and staff who work to make a difference with our community partners here in the Bay Area and internationally."
Honorees were selected based on a series of factors, including the scope and innovation of service projects, percentage of student participation in service activities, incentives for service and the dedication a school has demonstrated to civic engagement and academic service-learning courses.
In the last academic year, Saint Mary's students provided almost 40,000 hours of service for their participation in international service-learning courses and with front line community-based organizations across the Bay Area.
Marshall Welch, the director of the College's Catholic Institute for Lasallian Social Justice (CILSA), which collaborates with faculty members on academic courses with community-based service-learning components, said Saint Mary's was recognized for a variety of service learning outreach efforts, and two in particular. "The projects that stood out with the CNCS were a School of Science initiative that provided environmental education and math camps to gifted but under-resourced high school students," said Welch. He added that the College was also recognized for its efforts in developing student leadership as a form of community engagement.
"CNCS was impressed by the College's role in sponsoring a regional conference on leadership in the fall and generating research that benefits the community at large through our Bachelor of Arts in Leadership and Organization Studies program, Welch said. "This is a significant shift from traditional direct service to leadership roles that make a difference in the community."
642 colleges and universities across the nation were recognized for community service programs addressing issues, including leadership development, fostering academic opportunities for under-resourced high school students, neighborhood revitalization efforts and supporting at-risk youth. 513 institutions were named to the Honor Roll, 110 received the recognition of Honor Roll with distinction, 14 were identified as finalists, and five received the highest honor, the Presidential Award.
The CNCS oversees the Honor Roll in collaboration with the U.S. Departments of Education and Housing and Urban Development, Campus Compact, and the American Council on Education. The federal agency engages more than five million Americans in service through its Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America programs, and leads President Barack Obama’s national call to service initiative, United We Serve. For more information, visit NationalService.gov.
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Introducing Telenor low cost website
With effect from May 27, 2015, Telenor's "My Internet" plans will be reduced to 5 Kyats/MB compared to the current 6 Kyat/MB rate. Telenor's'Smart Internet' schedule - with rates of up to 2 Mbps - will now only cost 6 Kyat/MB compared to the current 10 Kyat/MB rate.
Daily and quarterly packets for the "My Internet" schedule are calculated at 500 Kyats for a 110 Mbytes and 1,900 Kyats for 500 Mbytes. Two" Smarth Internet" maps are available with a price of 6,600 kyats for 1,250 megabytes and 11,900 for 2,400 megabytes. In order to enable the'Smart Internet' schedule, the customer only needs to send an SMS "smart" to 500.
Clients are only paying for what is used, and Telenor helps keep control of how much is used throughout the time. "Myanmar's citizens can always rely on Telenor to have the cheapest language and web service with the easiest and most accessible pricing plan and a global community that will be able to access as many communities as possible within the next 3-4 years," said Petter Furberg, Chief Executive Officer of Telenor.
There are 65% of our own 6.4 million customer community of 65% dataconsumers and nearly 60% of our own smart phone population. We have launched new online priceplans to reflect Myanmar's increasing hunger for information and to promote the further spread and use of the web. Telenor clients can now take advantage of the cheapest tariffs on the fastestgrowing Myanmar datacom system with this new pricing".
The Telenor Group offers wireless communications in ten large divisional and state networks: Mandalay, Yangon, Sagaing, Bago, Magway, Ayeyarwaddy, Kayin, Mon and Kachin, and the Nay Pyi Taw trade unions area. Telenor currently has more than 2,000 turrets across the country - 99% of them with 3G capability - and is scheduled to deploy between 3,000 and 4,000 by the end of 2015.
Telenor has extended its Telenor community to more than 50% of Myanmar's township and township populations since September 2014 and has more than 30,000 points of sale (POS) throughout the state. We' re working on improving the overall urban infrastructure: in Yangon we just doubling the number of towers from 348 at the start in October last year to over 700, while in Mandalay there are now 345 turrets, up from 70 at the time of the start in September 2014.
We also opened a fiber optic connection to Thailand in February, which further improves our wireless connection and our capability to provide a high value networking experience," Mr. Furberg added. | <urn:uuid:c34c8c1a-f706-4d11-bb95-715ca9c7f8ae> | CC-MAIN-2020-05 | http://www.myanmar-image.com/topic/telenor-3g-packages-myanmar | 2020-01-22T09:45:30Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-05/segments/1579250606872.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20200122071919-20200122100919-00343.warc.gz | en | 0.939903 | 612 |
Great value stay great for families you need to cut costs with meals as you have a kitchen with decent fridge and even a dishwasher, two bedroom apt have a bathroom off each bedroom and rooms are spaced apart via living area so two couples could easily share if one couple has queen bed and other happy to have two singles or family with two kids in second room plus I think there was a pull out lounge in living. Lovely pool area with gazebo. all apt have water views and is a lovely walk along the broad water footpath. Underground secure parking included. Is about 15 mins out of centre of gold coast but is an easy drive. Well worth if budget is a concern
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For our luncheon, Cream of Mushroom Soup (Barefoot Contessa's recipe) was first on the menu. It was oh so yummy, and definitely needs to be made ahead of time. It was rather labor intensive (time consuming), but it is really really really worth making. It is out of this world delicious and I'm positive once you've made it you will make it again. Anthea (& Carol) were the saving grace when it came to Cream of Mushroom soup.
Lets start with what you will:
5 ounces of fresh Shiitake mushrooms
5 ounces of fresh Portobello mushrooms
5 ounces of fresh Porcini mushrooms (December is perfect time for Cream of Mushroom Soup, Mushrooms are in season and should be easy to find and fresh, just Perfect!)
1 tablespoon Olive Oil
1/4 pound (1 stick) and 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, divided
1 cup chopped yellow onion
1 carrot, chopped
1 sprig fresh thyme and 1 teaspoon minced thyme leaves
Fresh Ground Pepper
2 cups chopped leeks, white and green parts (2 leeks)
1/4 cup all purpose flour
1 cup dry white wine
1 cup half and half
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup minced fresh flat leaf parsley
Clean all mushrooms by wiping them with a dry paper towel. Don't wash them. Separate stem,trim any yucky/bad parts and coarsely chop stems. Slice mushrooms caps into bite size pieces. Set aside. To make stock, heat olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter in a large pot. Add chopped mushroom stems, onions, carrot, sprig of thyme, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper and cook over medium to low heat for 10 to 15 minutes, until vegetables are soft. Add 6 cups of water, bring to boil, reduce the heat and simmer uncovered for 30 minutes.
Strain, reserving the liquid. You should have about 4 1/2 cups of stock. If not add water. Now, we (the party hostesses) had a discussion at this point, would it be the same, taste as good, or not if you use pre-made stock instead of making your own. It would definitely save a big amount of time. Let me know if anyone decides to make it with premade vegetable stock.
Meanwhile in another pot, heat the remaining 1/4 pound of butter, add leaks. Cook over low heat for 15 to 20 minutes, until leeks begin to brown slightly. Add mushrooms caps and cook for 10 minutes, or until they are brown and tender. Add the flour and cook for 1 minute. Add the white wine and stir for another minute, scraping the bottom of the pot. Add the mushroom stock, minced thyme, 1 1/2 teaspoon, 1 pepper and bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes. Add the half and half, cream and parsley, season with salt and pepper to taste. heat through but do not boil. Serve hot. Serves about 6-8 people. We tripled the recipe. Worked out great.
I had more photos, but had my first blog/picture pull my hair out kind of moment and well the photos are gone! Who knows, I'm learning more and more about blogging everyday. I just finished watching Julie and Julia, how inspiring. I love that movie.
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Thank you for your time! Hope you have a great day!. VDOMDHTMLPE html> TAYLOR SWIFT - Random wheel Spin the wheel to see which item comes up next.. Taylor Swift , Fearless, Speak Now, Red, 1989, Reputation, Lover, Folklore , Evermore. Taylor Swift , Fearless, Speak Now, Red, 1989, Reputation, Lover, Folklore , Evermore. 0% TAYLOR SWIFT Share Share by Clituma Show More. 18 mai 2023 · The All Taylor Swift Songs (including Midnights) Tier List below is created by community voting and is the cumulative average rankings from 464 submitted tier lists. The best All Taylor Swift Songs (including Midnights) rankings are on the top of the list and the worst rankings are on the bottom. In order for your ranking to be included, you. Random Taylor Swift Song Generator. T-Swizzle 1989 Instructions Hit 'Spacebar' to change the song. Press 'Enter' to pause/resume. A comprehensive resource for data on Taylor Swift songs, and ggplot2 helper functions. Taylor Swift lyric searcher. 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If your property was recently damaged by a fire then Flawless Restoration can help you. We offer fast, affordable fire damage restoration services, and we will restore your property back to good condition as soon as possible.
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Notes: This is probably the same Phanerochaete picked up last year just above the valley, and it may be the same one that is common at Pt. Reyes that I originally confused with Piloderma. This particular specimen is the largest I’ve seen.
When I went to key it out in the Cortiaceae s.l. I was stopped at the first couplet because it says that Phanerochaete species do not stain with KOH (once the red-staining Rhizochaete are eliminated. But Karen Nakasone wrote back: “Did you consider Phanerochaete sanguinea? It has yellow cords that turn green in KOH.
Phanerochaete carnosa’s hymenium turns greenish black in KOH but it doesn’t develop cords.” And after pushing past the first couplet this specimen does key to P. sanguinea, but the solid green staining, really yellow-orange color vs. reddish, and the slightly smaller spores (5 X 2.5) make me think is something a little different from sanquinea. It also seems close to P. chrysosporium, but the color of that sounds paler, and the cystidia seem a bit larger.
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Hava Tequila Cabaret
Hosted By: National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene
A fun filled Jewish event featuring a cast of young and rising talent for all ages.
Hosted by Adam B. Shaprio and Featuring: Dani Apple, Stephanie Lynne Mason, Daniella Rabbani, Lauren Jeanne Thomas, Bobby Underwood, Mikhl Yashinsky, and Michael Winograd
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Improve non-auth login error handling
Login can fail for a bunch of reasons other than just incorrect passwords. The account may be access limited (Password expiry, Google & Outlook.com requiring a web form to be filled out), the user name is wrong, the server has restricted numbers of connections, etc. We should gracefully handle this, prompting to change the login or go to a web form if possible.
This needs some research done into how different servers behave under certain circumstances, and some design work about what classes of errors to report and how to prompt the user to take some action.
RFC 3501 and RFC 5530 define a number of IMAP response codes that should be considered, including:
PRIVACYREQUIRED. GMail also uses a proprietary
Known server behaviours:
- GMail: Sends both
ALERTwith end-user text and a URL, also
WEBALERTwith just a URL when the user needs to fill in a capcha to log in
AUTHORIZATIONFAILEDwith end-user text when user needs to fill in a capcha to log in
- Yahoo! Mail:
AUTHORIZATIONFAILEDwhen the login name is incorrect(!)
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Farmers demand more regulation in order to survive
They denounce the bad practices of the large distributors in the food sector, who adjust the prices of raw materials to such an extent that it is no longer profitable for farmers to produce.
Unió de Pagesos‘ demand is clear: fair prices for producers. A problem that in recent months has particularly affected the dairy cattle business, but which extends to many other sectors of agriculture and livestock farming. At the root of the problem lie the bad practices of the large distributors, and from here new problems arise that compound the critical situation of this sector in our country.
Agriculture contributes 2,307 million euros to Catalonia’s GDP (2020), making it the economic sector with the least impact on GDP, and a far cry from the 153,039 million euros generated by the services sector. Even so, it is still a strategic sector for society as a whole, and mainly because it provides the raw material for the main foodstuffs, it is one of the main sectors that must be maintained and developed. The question, however, is what price we are prepared to pay to maintain it, or rather, what would be a fair price to pay.
The primary sector has declined in recent years.
In recent years, the food sector has seen an irreversible change in the business model: multinational chains have filled the towns and cities of Catalonia with large supermarkets, with prices so low that hundreds of small and medium-sized businesses have been priced out of the market. A situation that has directly and significantly affected the state of health of the farming sector, which, as trade unions, employers’ associations, and town councils denounce, is experiencing a historically critical situation. In 2020, Catalonia registered a total of 454 dairy cattle farms. To give us an idea, in 2010 these figures stood at 813 farms and, even further back, in 1991 there were 4,329.
Currently, the average paid is 33.28 euro cents per litre. This is the amount that reaches the producer, a figure far from the break-even point, which is around 37.31 euro cents per litre, and in some cases even more. The minimum production costs are therefore not covered, and this puts producers in a critical economic situation, which explains the decline in the number of farms.
Catalonia’s food sovereignty at risk
Food sovereignty is understood as the right of the people and countries to create policies that allow them to produce food according to their characteristics and needs. It includes, therefore, not only the right to food but also the right to produce food and for this production to serve to maintain the community as a whole. This is stated in the Political Declaration of the NGO/OSCO Forum for Food Sovereignty.
Catalonia’s food sovereignty could be affected if the economic situation of livestock farmers does not improve. If they cannot compete with the prices of the distributors, and as the Unió de Pagesos warns, they cannot make a living, many of them will end their activity, which in recent years has declined progressively but substantially. The impact on society will be felt in almost all areas.
An issue where every action counts
A loss of activity in the primary sector would lead to a much higher demand for imports, which could affect both the quality and price of commodities. On the other hand, a lack of production would lead consumers to renounce zero-kilometre and local products, which, with a decrease in supply, could also lead to higher prices.
If the situation is to be brought under control, and before it reaches a point of no return, the main problem to be tackled is to pay producers a fair price. The support of the administration will therefore be key in this process, and the management of the distributors will be critical in determining the future of the primary sector. Beyond that, the end consumer also has the power to contribute to change, in his or her case, by making choices. The challenge will be that, aware of the situation, this choice is made according to sustainable criteria and that it guarantees a fair price for the whole production chain.
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Lou Sylvre hails from southern California but now lives and writes on the rainy side of Washington State. When she’s not writing, she’s reading fiction from nearly every genre, romance in all its tints and shades, and the occasional book about history, physics, or police procedure. Not zombies, though. Her personal assistant is Boudreau, a large cat who never outgrew his kitten meow. She plays guitar (mostly where people can’t hear her) and she loves to sing. She’s usually smiling and laughs too much, some say. She also loves her family, her friends, the aforementioned Boudreau, a Chihuahua named Joe, and (in random order) coffee, chocolate, sunshine, and wild roses.
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Blurb(s): Vasquez-James Series Book Blurbs Vasquez and James Series Blurb Professional badass Luki Vasquez and weaver Sonny James meet for the first time in Loving Luki Vasquez, and they might make a sizzling couple if they can ever get past the impulse to run the other way every time romance comes into view. Then again, they have to stay alive if they’re ever to see their wedding day, and tribulation, cruelty, and greed has a way of demanding attention at all the worst moments. Together, they pack a lot of resources to fight for love. If they can hold out, they just might win the enduring love and family they were meant to share.
Blurb(s): Loving Luki Vasquez – (Vasquez and James Book One) Reclusive weaver Sonny Bly James controls every color and shape in his tapestries, but he can’t control the pattern of his life—a random encounter with Luki Vasquez, ex-ATF agent and all-around badass, makes that perfectly clear. The mutual attraction is immediate, but love-shy Sonny has retreated from life, and Luki wears his visible and not-so-visible scars like armor. Neither can bare his soul with ease. While they run from desire, they can’t hide from the evil that hunts them. After it becomes clear that a violent stalker has targeted Sonny, Luki’s protective instincts won’t let him run far, especially when Sonny’s family is targeted as well. Whether they can forgive or forget, Sonny and Luki will have to call a truce and work together to save Sonny’s nephew and fight an enemy intent on making sure loving Luki Vasquez is the last mistake Sonny will ever make.
Excerpt: Vasquez and James Short Excerpts Loving Luki Vasquez Single Whip led into White Crane Spreads Its Wings, the name of which made Sonny adorably… all right fine, adorably happy. The sequence involved motions that at first felt counterintuitive. Like probably every student in the centuries tai chi had been around, Sonny needed help with it. As he would with any other student, Luki stood behind him, using his own hands to guide Sonny through the move. He wondered if he could get away with teaching him all the rest of the moves in just that way. Perhaps for hours. Every day. For a long time. As he was teaching and wondering and probably even almost smiling, a wind rose up, splashing spray and sand and whipping Sonny’s long hair at Luki’s face and right into his mouth. On the word “open,” appropriately enough. Sonny spun around, gathering up his luxurious baked-earth red hair. Before Luki had a chance to close his mouth, Sonny kissed him. A passionate, seeking sort of kiss. A kiss that Luki instinctively returned, though kissing wasn’t a large part of his intimate life, and especially not kissing on the beach. As suddenly as he started it, Sonny ended it, leaving Luki bereft… frustrated and bereft. Sonny turned away, refusing eye contact. “I’m sorry,” he said. “I shouldn’t have done that.” Without any further explanation, he stepped away. Luki knew fear, could spot it from afar and pick it out in a crowded room. Right now, it ran hot through Sonny’s veins. He reached for Sonny’s arm. “Sonny, what….” What are you afraid of? He ended the question silently. Sonny had already gone.
Blurb(s): Delsyn’s Blues – (Vasquez and James Book Two) Sonny James and Luki Vasquez are living proof that the course of love never runs smoothly. Ambushed by grief, Sonny listens to a voice singing the blues from beyond the grave. While revisiting the sorrows and failings of his past, in the here and now he puts up a wall against love. Just when Luki chips through that barricade, the couple becomes the target of a new threat from outside: an escalating and unexplainable rash of break-ins and assaults. Thoughts of infidelity rise between them, a threat that may strain their newly mended love past its limits. To come through the trials alive and together, Luki and Sonny will have to unite against enemies who were once friends and overcome crippling hatred and overwhelming fear. If they succeed, maybe then they can rekindle the twin flames of passion and love.
Excerpt: Delsyn's Blues As he wandered through his bare rooms, Luki traded the perfect, flawlessly tailored clothing he usually wore even at leisure and donned tattered jeans and a faded flannel shirt. Just what Sonny would have worn, and it helped keep Sonny alive in his mind, a man rather than a thin shade. He’d look a lot better than me wearing this, he told himself, padding over the hardwood floor to the only room in the house he ever smoked in, wondering on the way when the floor had become so cold. Once he got there, he switched on the silent fans and the omnidirectional heat, sank into the leather of the only easy chair in the house, and lit up. In his mind, he could hear Sonny clearly, as if his lover stood right next to him. Or sat by him on their love seat. Or sat on the floor at his knees making drawings for a tapestry he would weave so resplendent the world would probably weep. “You should quit,” he’d say. Luki knew he should quit. Knew that cigarettes… cigarettes and hamburgers were the only flaws in his otherwise perfect health regime. Smoking would someday, probably soon, take a toll. Perversely, when he met Sonny he’d started smoking more than ever before, just because Sonny’s existence in the world nudged him off his solitary perch, the place where he seemingly rose above the world of emotion and let other men into his life only occasionally to practice his skills at cold but perfectly executed sex. With Sonny? Anything but cold. Although still close to perfect. He smiled at the memory of Sonny’s surprised looks when Luki showed him something new, something that, in all his gay years, he’d never felt. “Luki, please,” he’d say.
AS TINY jails went, Jefferson County Jail, right there in Port Clifton, wasn’t bad. The way it was set up, with the barred wall running only halfway across the cell, afforded the jailed suspect a modicum of privacy for the toilet, at least, although certainly that wasn’t the intention. They wouldn’t have had room for the desk in the lobby on the other side—which was barely larger than the cell—any other way. When Luki walked in, bringing a chill with him that was either from the March wind or from his habitual attitude, he took in everything with a single glance. That was all it took.
The deputy in charge was actually, clichés aside, reading a magazine. Rifleman. What, or rather who, Luki didn’t see was Rona Germain—a largish woman with short graying hair, an infectious deep laugh, and a presence that commanded any room, no matter how large. So, when she did come in, this tiny jail to one side of the small police station posed no problem at all.
“Mr. Vasquez,” she said, tilting her head in greeting.
“Ms. Germain,” Luki nodded.
She laughed, and Luki almost smiled. Though they’d been on opposite sides of more than a few cases, they’d long since passed from acquaintance just over the line to friendship. Luki had given her the details of Sonny’s case—those that he knew—over the phone, so she didn’t ask, only took the single necessary step to the desk where the officer sat, with magazine nowhere in sight, looking bored but expectant. “I’m here to see my client, Mr. James.”
“You have some sort of ID?” After she produced it, he glanced at Luki with what looked an awful lot like a sneer. Addressing Rona again: “James, uh, knows you’re his lawyer, right?” It seemed as though the officer, with his greasy comb-over and wrinkled shirt, might resist.
Blurb(s): Finding Jackie – (Vasquez and James Book Three) Luki Vasquez and Sonny Bly James finally have their Hawaiian wedding, and it's perfect, almost. But their three-phase honeymoon is riddled with strife. Luki's status as a working badass spells discord for the newlyweds. A former informant from Luki’s days with ATFE brings a troubling message (or is it a warning?) from a Mob hit man. When Luki’s sixteen-year-old nephew, Jackie, is lured into capture and torture by a sadistic killer, the honeymoon is well and truly over. The couple put aside their differences and focus on the grueling hunt, which takes them from leather bars to dusty desert back roads, and calls on Sonny’s deep compassion as well as Luki’s sharpest skills. Their world threatens to fall apart if they fail, but their love may grow stronger than ever if they succeed in finding Jackie—before it’s too late.
Excerpt: Finding Jackie “You know what, Titus? I don’t want to kill him.” Marcone swept a hand against the cool silk-soft wood of his desktop, thinking of Nadia’s skin. His heart had started beating faster. “I want to show Vasquez why he shouldn’t have been part of anything that screwed with the Marcone name, why he should have made haste to take his fag lover far away the minute he saw there were Marcones involved. This isn’t the first time we’ve opposed one another, but this is the first and will be the last time he’s deliberately involved himself in smearing shit all over my name. I’d have forgiven him everything that came before he realized who Richard and Marina were, if only he’d gone east at that point, instead of racing back west to stick his guns in where they didn’t belong. And I want him to keep remembering, keep feeling the pain he earned with that fuckup, keep that pain with him for years. For the rest of his life.” “Yes,” Titus breathed, his voice gone low and distant. “And that won’t be hard either, Titus. I’ve been doing my homework—keeping a watch on him through a variety of sources. He’s got people, and for all his hardass ways, his heart’s like a sponge.” Titus took a quick breath, and spoke without inflection. “I love people like that.” The DA’s brows rose, and he smiled. “I know you do, my man. I know you do.”
Blurb(s): Saving Sonny James – (Vasquez and James Book Four) Luki Vasquez and his still newlywed husband are back home after pulling off a harrowing desert rescue of their teenage nephew Jackie. But the events of the last couple of years have begun to catch up with Luki—loving Sonny James and letting Sonny love him back has left gaps in his emotional armor. In the gunfight that secured Jackie’s rescue, Luki’s bullet killed a young guard, an innocent boy in Luki’s mind. In the grip of PTSD, memories, flashbacks, and nightmares consume him, and he falls into deep, almost vegetative depression. Sonny devotes his days to helping Luki, putting his own career on hold, even passing up a European tour of galleries and schools—an opportunity that might never come again. But when Luki’s parasomnia turns his nightmares into real-world terror, it breaks the gridlock. Sonny realizes what he’s doing isn’t working, and he says yes to Europe. Enter Harold Breslin, a dangerously intelligent artist’s promoter and embezzler whose obsessive desire for Sonny is exceeded only by his narcissism. When Harold’s plan for Sonny turns poisonous, Luki must break free of PTSD and get to France fit and ready in time to save his husband’s life.
Excerpt: Saving Sonny James Almost whispering, breathing in fearful sounding gasps, Sonny said, “Luki, I want you to fuck me…. No. No, I want you to make love to me.” He looked away then back to meet Luki’s eyes, brow lowered with worry. “Luki, I know—” “Sh! Hush, baby.” Luki kissed the tender arch of Sonny’s foot—the rest of him being out of reach. He looked at Sonny and nodded. “Yes. I want that too.” [...] With all the power of his mind, he blocked out the things that would get in the way of him loving Sonny—had been getting in the way for weeks. And with all the power of his heart, he focused everything on his husband, his love. His breath beginning to come faster, biting his lip for stability, he rose on one knee and moved toward his husband. His hands wanted to wander over Sonny’s skin, and he let them. Let them follow the long slender curves of Sonny’s legs, his inner thighs. When he reached his sex, he framed his husband’s familiar and much-missed cock and balls with his hands, but he didn’t touch them. He let Sonny see the smile in his eyes as he instead moved his hands up over hip bones and belly and abs and pecs with their hard puckered centers of dark, sensitive flesh. Once he reached the chiseled shoulders, he lifted Sonny and pressed him against his own chest. And then he took his lips in a kiss like fire.
Blurb(s): Yes – (A Vasquez and James Novella) Professional badass Luki Vasquez and textile artist Sonny James have been married for five years, and despite the sometimes volatile mix, they’re happy. From their first days together, they stood united against deadly enemies and prevailed. But now the deadly enemy they face is the cancer thriving inside Luki, consuming his lungs. As Luki’s treatment proceeds, Sonny hovers near, determined to provide every care, control every thread of possibility just as he does when he weaves. But he can’t control the progress of the cancer or how Luki’s body reacts to the treatment regime. Sonny tries, but Luki dances with cancer alone—until he gets a startling reminder of the miracle of life. With renewed determination and mutual love, the two men emerge from their coldest winter into a new spring day.
Excerpt: Yes (A Vasquez and James Novella) [Luki] woke up in profound darkness, aware of Sonny still beside him, but held rigid now while small, strangled noises escaped from deep in his throat. Even if it hadn’t been for the give-away sniffle, Luki would have known. Sonny was crying. Not that “I’m sad” kind of crying that was more a glorified pout. No. Sonny fought for all he was worth not to let a sob fly loose. His heart had a great big, hurting hole in the middle of it, and Luki had put it there, and still Sonny tried to protect him. If he couldn’t stop from crying, by God at least he’d do it quietly and let Luki sleep. But he and Luki had loved too long, too deep, too close for Luki not to hear it anyway, to register it even in his sleep, and understand. And feel it, too, like what Sonny felt. Luki rolled over and put his arms around the man who, when all was said and done, he loved and would love forever.
Blurb(s): Because of Jade – (A Vasquez and James Novel) Luki Vasquez receives the news he’s still cancer free after five years, and he wants to celebrate with his whole family. He and his husband, Sonny James, take a road trip south, intending to gather at the home of his nephew Josh, Josh’s wife Ruthie, and Jade—a little girl who was still in the womb when she and her mother helped Luki beat lung cancer. Halfway to their destination, Luki learns Josh and Ruthie have met a tragic death. The horrible news lays Luki low, but he pulls himself together in time to be the family’s rock and see to the dreaded business of tying up loose ends. The most important business is Jade, and when Luki and Sonny head home, they take Jade with them. Luki and Sonny must combat self-doubt and fear and help each other learn to parent an unexpected child—and they must also nourish the love that has kept them whole for the past ten years. A relative’s spurious claim to Jade threatens the new family, and even if they prevail in court, they could lose their little girl unless they can rescue Jade from evil hands and true peril.
Excerpt: Because of Jade Later, while Sonny and Jade lay on the floor in front of the fire, and Sonny read Merry Christmas, Mr. Snowman! over and over, Luki paced. He stopped occasionally to look out the window, and just as the sky began to lighten he saw that snow had begun to fall, big flakes touching down soft as feathers to cover the lumpy, frozen ground near the house. Luki turned around to share the wonder of snow with his family, but they had at last fallen asleep stretched flat on the floor on their stomachs—Jade because of her injuries and Sonny because of his aching back. Luki shook his head and smiled, surprised at how much he loved them even though he knew. He threw some wood on the fire and banked it and fetched a light but warm down comforter and a pillow from the bedroom. Laying himself down next to them, he covered them all three, let his head fall to the pillow, and found first peace, and then sleep.
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We tried Amore for the first time today and it's awesome!! We got the Carni and Swine pizzas and loved them! Make sure to ask for a side of the red chile smoked vinegrette!
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Upriver lakes reach sturgeon cap after another strong day
The Upriver Lakes only needed eight more adult female sturgeon speared Tuesday to reach its 90 percent cap trigger.
Spearers hit that number on the head.
Wednesday will be the final day of the upriver lakes sturgeon season after 27 fish were harvested and eight of which were adult females. In total, 33 juvenile females, 79 adult females and 162 males have been taken on the upriver lakes.
The five-day season is the average length of a typical year on the upriver lakes since the lottery was implemented in 2007.
Solid numbers continued to pour in once again on Lake Winnebago Tuesday, as 191 fish were harvested. Chad Cherney had the largest of the season so far, taking an 81.3-inch, 137.5-pound female to the scales at Payne's Point. Three fish broke the 100-pound barrier Tuesday, all of which came from Payne's Point.
Stockbridge was the highest harvested number for the fourth straight day with 45, followed by Payne's Point with 44 and Quinney with 29.
There is still 117 juvenile females and 133 adult females needed before the 90 percent cap on Lake Winnebago is reached, so the season should run until Friday or Saturday.
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Okay, I'm VERY new to Freespire and fairly new to Linux. I have 2 hard drives on my system. The C: drive (20 GB) is storage and the D: drive (120 GB) has 3 partitions. The first partition has XP(70+ GB), the second is a swap (100 MB) that Fedora set up and the third (40+ GB) is now Freespire. I have my BIOS set up to boot into the D drive so I'd assumed until installing Freespire that the MBR was on my D drive.
When I installed Freespire, it gave me a menu that I haven't been able to get back to that gave me a choice of installing Brub on my C drive or D drive. The interesting part is that it had MBR listed as being on the C drive so that's where I put it and just figured I'd been wrong about it's location. The boot order also got changed back to booting to C first. I changed that in my BIOS hoping that it would fix things, but no such luck. I tried uninstalling Freespire and that didn't help. I tried installing Fedora and that didn't help. I tried installing Freespire and that didn't help, but at least I figured out how to access my old files. Most of my files are backed up on an external hard drive that I can't write to using Freespire. I'm sure I can fix that later, but for now I'd just like to be able to boot into either XP or Freespire. Any ideas on how I can find my missing MBR and fix Brub to dual boot?
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Wow. I'm really impressed with O'Neal. And I love this paragraph. I got the chills
O'Neal has spent nearly two months focusing primarily on basketball-specific fitness training with just a dusting of skill work thrown in. His fitness and health have continued to improved, and he's now up to 45 minutes of basketball work following nearly two hours of therapy and training.
All the more reason to get me a jersey
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"Breaking Bad" creator Vince Gilligan has called his Emmy-winning AMC drama an "experiment" in taking "a good guy and hav[ing] him transform himself into a bad guy." Over four seasons, Walter White (Bryan Cranston) has evolved -- or devolved, depending on your perspective -- from a meek high school chemistry teacher diagnosed with cancer into a cold, calculating and ruthless meth-cooking kingpin.
His rise to power hasn't come easy, or without a price. Walter has had to cross nearly every moral and ethical boundary possible to defeat his rivals, protect his family and cover his own tracks. He's killed off other dealers, double-crossed his allies and seen innocent people get caught in the crossfire of his scheming.
As a refresher for Season 5, and an overall tribute to the infamous antihero that Walter White has become, HuffPost TV has put together the above supercut, highlighting his transformation into a cold-blooded drug dealer. It contains all the kills he's responsible for -- either directly or indirectly -- and also spotlights some of his most badass moments.
Season 5 of "Breaking Bad" premieres on Sunday, July 15 at 10 p.m. ET on AMC.
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One of the primary concerns of the founding fathers was preventing the United States of America from developing an oppressive government. Much of the Bill of Rights was born out of that concern, including its prohibitions against unreasonable searches and seizures, the right against self-incrimination, and of course, the right to a trial by jury. The right to a jury trial plays a central role in the justice system so it's important to understand the strengths, weaknesses, and function of the jury in a criminal matter.
Role of a Jury: Background
It took the United States a while to recognize the right to a jury in all criminal cases, state or federal, felony or misdemeanor, but the present state of the law is that the Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees a jury trial to anyone facing a potential penalty of at least six months' imprisonment. Stated differently, defendants are not entitled to a jury trial for an offense punishable by less than six months of imprisonment. Also, in most states, the right to a trial by jury is not afforded to minors in juvenile delinquency proceedings.
Role of a Jury: The Jury's Function
A jury alone doesn't guarantee a fair and impartial trial. The Constitution guarantees a jury of one's "peers," which has been further interpreted by the courts to mean a fair cross-section of one's community. A jury is selected and impaneled before the start of a trial in a process called "voir dire," where attorneys and the judge may ask the jurors questions to ensure their ability to serve and remain impartial in a given case. Although attorneys are allowed to reject jurors, with or without cause, using peremptory challenges, they're not allowed to shape the jury in a way that may appear to be biased (such as an all-Caucasian jury considering the case of an African American defendant).
The jury then hears the evidence against the defendant, potential defenses, and weighs the evidence to determine whether it satisfies the charged criminal offenses beyond a reasonable doubt. It's then the jury's duty to gather together, discuss the evidence, and, once the necessary consensus is reached, render a verdict of guilty or not guilty in a given case.
Role of a Jury: Benefits of a Jury Trial
A primary strength of the jury trial is that it acts as a check to unfettered prosecutorial power. Prosecutors have a tremendous amount of power when deciding whether to charge a defendant with a crime, as well as what charges to bring. However, they must make this charging decision understanding that a group of individuals, entirely unknown to them, will be deciding their case after they present the evidence. Prosecutors typically don't want to waste time and resources on unreasonable charges in front of a jury evaluating their case.
Another strength of juries is that, if judges decided every case, it could raise a number of concerns about fairness in the judicial process. For example, appointed judges might be beholden to politics and the people who appointed them. Additionally, elected judges could be swayed by public opinion in a given case. Jurors, on the other hand, aren't appointed and instead serve on a jury as part of their civic duties. In cases where public opinion weighs heavily on one side, they can also be sequestered to minimize the amount of influence exerted by the public or media on a given matter.
Role of a Jury: Limitations of a Jury Trial
On the other hand, jurors are laypeople who are sometimes asked to understand complicated legal concepts and apply those concepts to the case at hand, without letting emotion clog their decision-making. It's not an easy task, and can be very time consuming, especially in cases involving serious offenses. Because of both the time and complexity of some matters, it's not surprising to hear stories about jurors falling asleep or failing to pay attention throughout a trial.
Have Questions About the Role of a Jury? Reach Out to a Local Attorney
If the jury unanimously agrees on the guilt of a defendant, the case is usually returned to the judge for sentencing. If the jury can't agree, they usually get an "Allen" charge to try again, or the case ends in a mistrial. No matter what criminal charge you're facing or what jury is convening to decide your fate, you should have an experienced criminal defense attorney on your side. | <urn:uuid:f489edb6-826d-47a2-ae22-6b9d57ee9ad3> | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | https://www.findlaw.com/criminal/criminal-law-basics/what-is-the-role-of-a-jury-in-a-criminal-case.html | 2023-03-26T19:41:36Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296946445.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20230326173112-20230326203112-00736.warc.gz | en | 0.96531 | 882 |
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Topic: aust govt
Miranda "baa baa" Devine is a rather malicious journalistic sheep for the Coalition ideologues in Australia. Her latest column however is the high water mark of weird and scary.
Under an extraordinary title " Class war barb sees Abbott wooed like Corleone dons" the article in the Murdoch owned Sydney Sunday Telegraph published by the bad News Ltd, refers to a Liberal Party fundraiser at Sydney's expensive Wentworth Hotel late last week. To avoid any misunderstanding about the mafia overtone there is even a prominent picture frame from The Godfather movie.
Well, well. We take Baa Baa at her word. Tony Abbott, as Opposition leader with a very healthy poll lead, is like a mafia Corleone Don.
Wikipedia describes the script of the movie as such:
"To end the feuds, Vito meets with the heads of the Five Families, withdrawing his opposition to the Tattaglias' heroin business and swearing to forego revenge for Sonny's murder. He deduces that the Tattaglias were under orders of the now dominant Don Emilio Barzini (Richard Conte). With his safety guaranteed, Michael returns home and over a year later marries his girlfriend, Kay Adams (Diane Keaton). Seeing his father at the end of his career and his brother too weak, Michael takes the reins of the family business and promises his wife to make it legitimate within five years. ...As the christening proceeds, on Michael's orders, Corleone assassins murder the other New York dons and Moe Greene. Tessio is told that Michael is aware of his betrayal and taken off to his death. After Carlo is questioned by Michael on his involvement in setting up Sonny's murder and confesses he was contacted by Barzini, he is escorted to a car whereupon Clemenza kills him with a garrotte. Michael is confronted by Connie, who accuses him of having her husband killed. He denies killing Carlo when questioned by Kay, an answer she accepts. As Kay watches warily, Michael receives his capos, who address him as the new Don Corleone."
We think CEOs of Australian business - big and small should take due note of the metaphor.
The metaphor seems to imply a capacity for extreme violence, and seems scary and weird, yet credible coming from such a loyalist to the conservative side of politics like Miranda Devine.
After all this is the politician who remains loyal to the Iraq War project even after the confirmation of no WMD existence. This is the politician who seeks to 'bribe' the women of Australia out of their right to choose, no matter the cost.
There also seems to be an implication of real menace in the story. Arguably the story carries a suggestion of extreme punishment for those who stray or fail to display loyalty.
Which raises another question for me, just after Anzac day, whether Australians are cowards to be initimidated by menaces or like Marlon Brando in On The Waterfront, can stand up to and conquer the pain and trouble posed by thuggery.
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The release of MZUMBE UNIVERSITY Selected Applicants 2020/2021 – MU selected applicants 2020/21 is one of the biggest events that is excitedly anticipated by many students who have submitted their applications to MZUMBE UNIVERSITY for the academic year 2020/2021.
The release of MZUMBE UNIVERSITY selection 2020/21 designate the future profession and careers for many students, as applicants will be able to know if they have been successfully admitted to study the dream college course/program.
MZUMBE UNIVERSITY selected applicants 2020/21 – MU selected applicants 2020/21 Release date
Many students who applied for admission at MZUMBE UNIVERSITY are eagerly waiting for MZUMBE UNIVERSITY Selected Applicants 2020/2021 and even predicting for when will MZUMBE UNIVERSITY selection be released.
The good news is that based on the info from the Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU) Almanac for 2020/21 Admission Cycle we are glad to inform you that the list of students selected to join MZUMBE UNIVERSITY is likely to be released from the 23rd of September 2020, therefore all students who submitted their application to this college should be ready to receive official announcement from the MU (MZUMBE UNIVERSITY) about the official publication of the selected applicants list.
How to check MZUMBE UNIVERSITY Selected Applicants 2020/2021 Majina ya wanafunzi waliochaguliwa MZUMBE UNIVERSITY
If you are on this page it only means that you have been struggling online to find the easily and quickest ways to check the List of MZUMBE UNIVERSITY Selected Applicants 2020/2021, so through this page we have posted everything about how to view MZUMBE UNIVERSITY Selected Applicants 2020/2021.
In the same way, all students must be aware that official information about the release and how to check the MZUMBE UNIVERSITY selection 2020/21 (Waliochaguliwa MZUMBE UNIVERSITY) and the full list of MZUMBE UNIVERSITY selected students 2020/21 will be available on the MZUMBE UNIVERSITY website, consequently, all students who have applied to this college are recommended to visit the college website for more info.
In addition, all the information about MZUMBE UNIVERSITY Selected Applicants 2020/2021 will be updated on time through this website to make sure it can reach you sooner. The most important thing is to frequently visit this page for more details.
1. Check out MZUMBE UNIVERSITY Selected Applicants 2020/2021 by using the direct links
The links below are attached with pdf downloads, links to official press release announcements from MU. Thus, you can use these links to check the list of MZUMBE UNIVERSITY Selected Applicants 2020/2021.
- MZUMBE UNIVERSITY selected applicants 2020/21 pdf download link
- MU selection 2020/21 press release link
- MZUMBE UNIVERSITY selected students 2020/21 direct link
- MZUMBE UNIVERSITY selected applicants with multiple admissions link
Don’t panic, if the provided above links are not working right now, it may be due to technical reasons, Server load to the MU Website or we have not yet updated a full link to the official documents, so you can also try the next method below to track your application status.
2. Check out MZUMBE UNIVERSITY Selected Applicants 2020/2021 by using the MZUMBE UNIVERSITY Online application system.
You can also check MZUMBE UNIVERSITY selection by using MZUMBE UNIVERSITY online application system, the Online application system that you used to submit your application.
To check your selection status or selection results, just login to your account profile and you will be able to track the status of your selection whether you have successful been selected or you have been rejected or You have multiple admission. You will need to confirm your selection only if you have multiple admission.
To confirm your selection: a special code from the Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU) will be sent to you, which you will use to confirm your selection to MZUMBE UNIVERSITY.
In the case that, your selection is not successful please don’t panic there is another application round coming, you can try to submit your applications again.
Links to MZUMBE UNIVERSITY Online systems.
- MZUMBE UNIVERSITY Online application system: https://admission.mzumbe.ac.tz/
- MZUMBE UNIVERSITY student’s information system: https://saris.mzumbe.ac.tz/login
- MU website: https://site.mzumbe.ac.tz/
- MU announcements page: https://site.mzumbe.ac.tz/index.php/m-news-and-updates
Multiple selections – MZUMBE UNIVERSITY selection 2020/21
For all students who have seen their names on the list or Via MZUMBE UNIVERSITY Online application system and they have found themselves selected to more than one college they are required to confirm as soon as possible at one of the colleges. Failure to make confirmation on time in could result in the cancelation of your admission and you may find yourself lost the admission for this academic year 2020/2021.
If you are not sure about your selection status: Single or multiple check this link here to check the TCU list of all applicants with multiple admissions
Applicants with single admission – MU selection 2020/21
If you have been selected for a single admission , it means that you have successful admitted to only one of the colleges you applied for, so there is no need to confirm : what you need to do is to relax while waiting for further details from the respective college.
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Making kimchi is simple but requires a little time, patience and scrupulously clean implements. You want to culture the good bacteria, not the kind that makes you sick! Before even thinking about chopping the vegetables, sterilise your pickling vessel. An old fashioned crock is ideal but a big glass jar also works well.
If you’re not a hot chili fan, then cut way back on the quantity or use large, mild chilies. It’s the fermented vegetables, not the heat, that make kimchi both a prebiotic and probiotic food.
2800 mls water (preferably filtered)
1 cup fine sea salt (not iodized)
Stir these together until the salt has dissolved. If you’ve not used fine sea salt you may need to dissolve in a pan over low heat.
1 large cabbage (ideally wombok but if using regular green discard any thick spines), washed and roughly chopped
1 bunch of bok choy (or another type of cabbage), roughly chopped
1 medium carrot, peeled and sliced
Daikon (optional), peeled and sliced
Spring onions, roughly chopped
200 gm root ginger, peeled and grated or finely chopped
6-12 hot chilies (or long, less hot ones if you don’t like heat), chopped
6 -12 cloves of garlic, chopped
4 -5 brown shallots or 1 medium brown onion
1 tablespoon of dried, ground chill (I found ground Korean red peppers at an Asian grocer)
Make the brine.
Prepare the vegetables. (There’s a lot of chopping so put on some good music and sharpen your knife.) Most commercial kimchi is cut to mouth-size chunks rather than finely shredded.
Pack the vegetables into a non-reactive, large jar (or jars) and cover with brine. Push the vegetables down with a heavy weight. (A freezer bag full of brine will work. Due to osmosis it’s important to use brine not water and don’t forget to securely tie the top)
Blend the spice paste ingredients except the dried chili, until combined. Add a little brine if necessary. Stir in the dried chili and store in a sealed jar.
Leave the vegetable mix and jar of spice paste at room temperature overnight.
The next day:
Drain the brine from the vegetables. You can refrigerate and recycle the brine for your next batch if desired.
Taste the vegetables. They should be salty but not unbearably so. It too salty, give them a quick rinse in cold water and drain.
In a large bowl mix the vegetables and flavour paste together. The most effective way do this is to wash your hands then mix them manually – you want to massage the spices into the vegetables. (If you’ve got any cuts on your hands, use disposable gloves.)
Pack the spiced vegetables into sterilised jars with well-fitting lids and refrigerate. Kimchi needs at least 4 or 5 days to ferment. This means it will be slightly bubbly.
I usually leave mine for a week before eating. Make sure when you take some out of the jar that there’s still a little brine covering the top of the remaining kimchi, or it may go moldy. Kimchi keeps for at least a month if covered and refrigerated.
Kimchi is vegan, dairy-free and gluten-free and is fantastic for digestive health.
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CHARITABLE GIFTS – APPRECIATED STOCK
Now that we have entered the last quarter of 2011, it would be an appropriate time to start reviewing your tax situation for the year and plan accordingly. One of the basic tax planning techniques used by many individuals to help reduce their tax liability for the year is to make charitable contributions prior to the end of the tax year.
Charitable contributions are deductible only if you itemize deductions on Form 1040 Schedule A for the year involved. To be deductible, the contributions must be made to qualifying charitable organizations that have received such a designation by the Internal Revenue Service. If you are in doubt as to whether an organization is a qualifying charitable organization, you should contact the specific charitable organization and ask for a copy of its Determination Letter, which classifies it as a qualified charitable organization, or check IRS Publication 78 to see if the charity is listed as a qualified charitable organization.
Charitable contributions can be made in the form of cash, credit card charges, tangible personal property and intangible personal property such as stocks. Any contributions that are actually made during the calendar year are deductible for that year. If the contribution is in the amount of $250 or more you will need more than a bank record. You should receive from the charitable organization a written acknowledgement that includes the amount of cash or a description of the items together with a good faith estimate of the value. If the items are valued at $500 or more you will need to complete Form 8283, Non-Cash Charitable Contributions, and attach the form to your return. If the deduction for the contribution of non-cash property is worth more than $5,000, you generally must obtain an appraisal, unless the contribution is a marketable security traded on an established stock exchange, and complete Section B of Form 8283 filed with your return.
An extremely tax-effective means of accomplishing charitable contributions and taking maximum advantage of the tax laws currently in effect is — if you’re one of the lucky ones — satisfying your charitable contributions by transferring appreciated stock in satisfaction of your charitable contribution to the qualifying charity.
To take maximum advantage of this tax strategy the stock must qualify for long-term capital gains treatment, which means that you must have held the stock for a period of longer than one year. By donating stock that has appreciated in value, you will get a deduction, subject to certain adjusted gross income limitations, in an amount equal to the fair market value of the stock. By using this method, you will not have to pay a capital gains tax equal to 15 percent of the gain on the stock, as you would have if you sold the stock in the open market.
For example, assume you purchased a stock longer than one year ago for $1,000, and at the current time the fair market value of the stock is $21,000. If you sold the stock a gain would be recognized in the amount of $20,000 (sales price $21,000 — cost $1,000 = gain of $20,000). The tax that would have to be paid on the gain of $20,000 would equal, under normal circumstances, $3,000, thus leaving you $18,000 to make as a charitable contribution. If the stock itself was transferred to the charity you would be entitled to a $21,000 charitable deduction and not have to pay the capital gains tax of $3,000.
Please note that this method should only be used with long-term stocks, stocks held longer than one year, which have gains. If you have a stock that you would recognize a loss on the sale, the most effective means of using the value of that stock as a charitable contribution would be to first sell the stock, recognize the loss for tax purposes, and then donate the actual cash proceeds received.
Another very important factor to take into account when using this technique is that in order to recognize the charitable contribution on the date transferred, the certificate should be properly endorsed to the charitable donee or donee’s agent. If the donor delivers the certificate to his or her bank or broker as the donee’s agent or to the issuing corporation to transfer to the donee, the gift is completed on the date the stock is transferred on the issuing corporation’s books.
If this method is used to accomplish a charitable contribution, the limit on the amount of the contribution made for the current year to public charities would be limited to 30 percent of your adjusted gross income.
It is a good idea to meet with your tax advisor before completing a charitable contribution to determine the effect of the contribution on your estimated taxable income. For those who have charitable contributions over and above the limitations provided by the Internal Revenue Code, the amount of unused contributions can be carried forward for the next five years and used against the income generated for those years.
Sheldon Polish is a shareholder at Berger Singerman, Fort Lauderdale. He concentrates his practice in all areas of income and estate tax law. He is also heavily involved in the areas of federal income tax controversies at all levels of the Internal Revenue Service and estate planning, trust and probate.
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نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
دانشجوی دکتری آبیاری و زهکشی، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، واحد علوم و تحقیقات تهران، گروه مهندسی آب، تهران، ایران
عنوان مقاله [English]
Precise prediction and scheduling of plant irrigation water can increase water use efficiency while preventing possible periodical stress. In this study, the performance of BUDGET model in irrigation scheduling was assessed and compared with real data under soybean deficit irrigation water management under two consecutive years 2008 and 2009. The experiment was conducted in the form of randomized complete blocks design in four furrow irrigation treatments each with three replicates. The treatments include full irrigation, (control), conventional deficit irrigation at 50% and 75% of the soil moisture deficit compensation, and partial root drying treatment at 50% of the soil moisture deficit compensation. The results indicated that the performance modeling indices of RMSE and CRM in 2008 were 3.91 and -0.18 and in 2009 were 4.76 and -0.11, respectively. The obtained EF index was 0.69 and 0.78 in 2008 and 2009, respectively, indicating that the model performed acceptable predictions of crop yield. The overall results revealed that the use of BUDGET model by adjusting crop coefficients in different growth stages, soil and plant characteristics can provide more acceptable outputs. Further, the sensitivity analysis indicated that BUDGET model is less sensitive to irrigation water depth and initial soil water content in the full irrigation treatment. | <urn:uuid:4b260dd1-1132-49f8-9e28-776ff17c5189> | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | https://wsrcj.srbiau.ac.ir/article_1962.html | 2023-06-09T04:28:35Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224655247.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20230609032325-20230609062325-00159.warc.gz | en | 0.848316 | 480 |
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Aug 31, 2019
Check out the Bison Podcast
for the Trucking Industry
Have you heard of the Bison podcast called the Drive Time Podcast? Bruce chats with Jeremy B host of the podcast about the show and how it developed from an internal memo to a live podcast for all the industry to hear. You can learn more about the podcast at
Aug 30, 2019
Featured Truck of the Week
Customized Purple S-10 Pickup
This week’s featured truck is a cool purple S-10 pickup truck from the Great Canadian Truck Show. Each week Bruce picks a cool truck from the many truck shows he attends. Hearing about it is one thing, seeing it is another. Check out this cool ride!
Aug 29, 2019
Racing Big Rigs at St Thomas Raceway
The Big Rigs Truck Show in Sparta Ontario is recapped with a look at the show and shine trucks and watch the big rigs as they challenge each other battling for the fastest truck on the track. Check out the rigs on our YouTube Channel and you can learn more about the show at
Aug 28, 2019
Bruce’s Favourite Trucks
from the Summer Shows
Bruce talks about his favourite trucks from the Summer truck shows he has been to so far and even wants you to help choose a winner of one of the fleets he’s chosen. Make sure you check out the cool trucks on The Lead Pedal Podcast Youtube page or click the link below...
Aug 27, 2019
Trucking with Joseph Haulage
Bruce chats with drivers and mechanics from Joseph Haulage about running customized equipment and what it takes to take care of cool equipment especially when hauling a variety of products in dirty environments. We talk career, trucks, and trucker pride in this one.
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Apparently, Warner Bros. president of production has decreed that "We are no longer doing movies with women in the lead." Can we all say "What the fuck?!" loudly and in unison? This per the Deadline Hollywood Daily blog (Huffington Post cited it, so perhaps it is really true?). ugh. apparently their reason (blatant sexism) is the declining box office - definitely the result of casting women as leads, and not just green-lighting terrible, not believable, trite and recycled films. | <urn:uuid:25c799e8-3ded-4b33-9e57-253b865a9c83> | CC-MAIN-2018-09 | http://videorose.blogspot.com/2007/10/give-me-break.html | 2018-02-24T04:21:09Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-09/segments/1518891815318.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20180224033332-20180224053332-00380.warc.gz | en | 0.97113 | 105 |
Hints of a cure-the future of stem cell transplants and HIV
December 22, 2010 - In 2008 a team of cancer researchers from Berlin, Germany, reported an important
result-an HIV-positive patient with leukemia was treated with a unique stem cell transplant and not only did he recover from leukemia but
researchers could no longer detect HIV in his blood samples.
In December 2010, further analyses from this man, dubbed the "Berlin patient," became available. In these analyses the German team is still unable to detect HIV in his blood and now
also his tissues, and the researchers suggest that he may be cured.
Although these results are extremely promising for the Berlin patient, because of several issues (explained
later in this report) stem cell transplant technology available today will not result in curing HIV infection for most people. The good
news is that the German results uncover an exciting avenue for research that might one day lead to better therapies, stronger immune
systems and possibly a cure for HIV-positive people. Attempts to repeat the success of the Berlin patient are planned or underway
in Western Europe and Israel.
In February 2007, a 40-year-old man, HIV positive for 10 years, sought care at Berlin's Charité
University medical centre because of a diagnosis of leukemia. For four years prior to his leukemia diagnosis he had been taking
the following medicines for HIV infection:
- efavirenz (Sustiva and in Atripla) 600 mg/day
- FTC (emtricitabine, Emtriva) 200 mg/day
- tenofovir (Viread and in Truvada and Atripla) 300 mg/day
His CD4+ count was 415 cells and his viral load was less than 50 copies/ml.
The man received chemotherapy and developed severe liver and kidney toxicity. As a result, his doctors
discontinued highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) but then his viral load became very high-nearly 7 million copies/ml.
Stunned by this immense increase in viral load, his doctors reinstated HAART and within three months his viral load fell to
less than 50 copies/ml and the leukemia went into remission.
A rare mutation
Seven months after the man's initial leukemia diagnosis, the cancer returned. This time, his doctors
proposed a bone marrow transplant. The donor of the bone marrow not only had a similar genetic makeup to the man, but he also
had a rare genetic mutation that affected his immune system. The mutation, referred to by scientists as delta-32, resulted in
the donor's cells missing one of the proteins or receptors that HIV needs to enter and infect a cell. This receptor is
called CCR5. The delta-32 mutation carried by the blood donor is extremely rare, found in about 1% of people of
northern European ancestry. This rare delta-32 mutation is perhaps the most important aspect of the German
report, and in the next section we explain why.
Know your receptors
HIV needs at least two receptors to enter and infect a cell. The first receptor is CD4+, which is found on
many immune system cells. HIV usually then needs one of two other co-receptors, either CCR5 or CXCR4.
Some strains of HIV prefer to use CCR5, others CXCR4, and still others use both co-receptors. The bone
marrow donor had the delta-32 mutation, and so his immune system lacked CCR5 receptors. Because the lack of CCR5 receptors makes
cells somewhat resistant to HIV infection, the Berlin patient's doctors hoped that a transfusion of stem cells from the donor
would eventually transform and give rise to a fresh immune system for him that was at least partially resistant to HIV.
Preparing for the stem cells
The Berlin patient's body was subjected to intensive chemotherapy for several days, and then he was
blasted with radiation. In addition, doctors infused antibodies that attacked his immune system. As if that was not enough,
they gave him several transplant drugs-including cyclosporine-all in an attempt to further weaken his immune system. The
reason for such an intensive attack on his immune system was to allow the stem cells that he would subsequently receive
to survive assaults by the remnants of his immune system. As his old immune system died, the doctors hoped that the
transplanted stem cells would behave as if they were his and occupy the bone marrow and begin to divide, transform
and mature into the many types of cells needed by the immune system.
Thirteen days after infusing him with stem cells, doctors confirmed that the transplanted cells had adapted
to their new host and were beginning to rejuvenate his immune system.
The battle within
Sometimes a complication of transplantation called graft versus host disease (GvHD) occurs when cells from
the donor attack the host's body. Organs commonly attacked in GvHD include the skin, liver and intestines.
In the case of the Berlin patient, doctors stated that he only had mild skin damage from GvHD, presumably
because they administered several immune-suppressing drugs as follows:
- cyclosporine (Sandimmune, Neoral)
- Cellcept (mycophenolate mofetil)
The effects of chemotherapy, radiation and additional immunosuppressive drugs can weaken both the remnants
of the old immune system and the emerging new immune system. Life-threatening infections and other complications can consequently
occur. Fortunately, the Berlin patient was spared these.
Relapse and recovery
Thirteen months after transplantation, the Berlin patient's leukemia recurred and he again received
chemotherapy and radiation followed by another infusion of stem cells from the same donor. He recovered from leukemia and
remains in remission three and a half years after his transplant.
About a year and half after his first transplant, the Berlin patient experienced several neurologic problems
suggestive of a brain infection called leukoencephalopathy. This can be caused by JC virus, which is commonly found in humans. JC virus
can cause complications in people whose immune systems are severely weakened, such as those with AIDS or who are taking transplant
medicines. Infection with JC virus damages the insulating sheath that covers nerve cells. Because the layer of insulation has
degraded, signals sent by nerves can leak and become weakened. As a result, muscle control becomes difficult, speech and
vision become impaired and even personality changes can occur.
MRI scans of the man's brain suggested inflammation perhaps caused by JC virus infection, so surgeons removed
a small amount of brain tissue for analysis. However, they could not detect any JC virus and proposed that his symptoms were caused by
the toxicity of so much chemotherapy and radiation. Such problems can occur even months after chemotherapy or radiation have ceased.
The man's neurologic symptoms spontaneously cleared and three years after his initial transplant, his
doctors discontinued giving him immune-suppressing drugs. No GvHD has recurred.
What happened to HIV and his immune system?
Only about 2% of the body's lymphocytes are found in the blood. Most of these cells are in the lymph nodes
and lymph tissues scattered around the intestines. So, most HIV in the body is also found in these lymph nodes and tissues.
But lymphocytes are not the only cells attacked by HIV. Macrophages, another important group of cells, also
have CD4+ and other receptors used by HIV to infect them. Macrophages are particularly important because, unlike T-cells, they can live
longer even though they may become infected with HIV. Moreover, infected macrophages can rove throughout the body, entering and
leaving organs and spreading HIV in the process. Some macrophages even become specialized and take up residence within
certain organs, such as the brain, liver, bone marrow and so on, where they guard against infections.
Researchers took samples of tissue from the man's brain, bone marrow, liver and intestines to find cells of the
immune system and assess them for the presence of HIV. However, they could not detect any infected cells or HIV in the man's tissues or
blood. The Berlin researchers are not certain why HIV did not rebound after the stem cell transplant.
The stem cell transplant has not rendered the man entirely immune from HIV infection should he be exposed in the
future. He will therefore need to practice safer sex.
In lab experiments done after transplantation, cells from the man's new immune system remain susceptible to
HIV. Specifically, the researchers added HIV to cultures of CD4+ cells from the man. Only HIV that uses the co-receptor CXCR4 to
gain entry to cells is able to cause infection because the man's new immune system does not have CCR5 co-receptors.
Biopsies of lymph tissues from his intestines suggest that the stem cell transplant has helped to form a new
immune system. His CD4+ cell count in the blood is now about 800 cells-within the normal range. Although doctors in Berlin are unable
to find HIV in the man, he continues to have antibodies against this virus in his blood.
A summary of his course
An HIV-positive man on HAART survived several bouts of chemotherapy, radiation and leukemia. Major risks of
chemotherapy, radiation and other immunosuppressive therapy include life-threatening infections and bleeding. In the short-term,
nausea, vomiting, fatigue and hair loss can also occur. Long-term complications from immunosuppressive therapy include
damage to the liver, lungs, kidneys and heart as well as the formation of new cancers. Despite all of this, the
man's leukemia is currently in remission.
He received a stem cell transplant from an HIV-negative donor who had a rare mutation-the absence of a co-receptor
called CCR5, used by HIV to infect cells. This mutation is also called delta-32 by researchers and makes it difficult for some strains of
HIV to infect cells. The delta-32 mutation is generally rare, and even among people of northern European ancestry who are most likely
to have this mutation, only about 1% do.
The man's immune system has returned to normal throughout his body and his CD4+ cell count is within the normal
range. Doctors are unable to isolate HIV from several tissues and organs and suggest that he may be cured of HIV.
Short-term implications of the Berlin study
The findings from the Berlin patient are extraordinary and deserve pause for thought. For the first time it seems
that HIV can be cured.
It is still possible that deep within the man's body there is a very small amount of HIV that can be controlled
by his immune system. This possibility exists because the gold standard labour-intensive and time-consuming laboratory procedures that were
done by other researchers when investigating past suggestions of a cure (with different therapies) have not been conducted.
Unfortunately, because the delta-32 mutation that confers resistance to HIV is so rare, finding a genetically
matched stem cell donor for most other HIV-positive people is highly unlikely. Indeed, so far, preliminary searches within European
stem cell registries for more potential donors that can be genetically matched to HIV-positive patients with cancer have yielded
only a handful of potential donors. So, using stem cell transplantation as a potential cure for HIV cannot be generally
implemented even in high-income countries.
The good news is that the developments in Berlin have stimulated the imagination of scientists both inside and
outside of the field of AIDS research. Some researchers are designing genetic therapies to make stem cells resistant to HIV infection by
a number of means. Preliminary results suggest that such therapies are safe, at least in a very small number of volunteers who have
received them. The issue of safety is important for genetic therapies because in past experiments gene therapies can sometimes
stimulate the formation of tumours. The Berlin doctors are also encouraging the use of the anti-HIV drug maraviroc
(Celsentri, Selzentry) in future stem cell transplantation experiments with HIV-positive people. Maraviroc
covers the CCR5 receptor on cells and has anti-inflammatory activity; both of these properties may be
useful in future experiments with stem cell transplants in HIV infection.
Repeating the experiment
It is essential that the researchers at Charité University and elsewhere attempt to repeat the results
obtained with the Berlin patient. To this end, the Berlin team has obtained agreement from leading European stem cell registries to
support further experiments. Stem cell transplants with the delta-32 mutation in HIV-positive people with cancer are now planned
or underway in at least nine people in Western Europe and Israel. In part, the reason for this low number is that the
delta-32 mutation is so rare.
Some researchers are designing genetic therapies to make stem cells resistant to HIV infection by a number of
means. Preliminary results suggest that such therapies are safe, at least in a very small number of volunteers who have received them
with several years of monitoring. The issue of safety is important for both stem cell transplants and genetic therapies because in
past experiments gene therapy can sometimes inadvertently trigger the formation of tumours. Here are some issues to bear in
mind with such therapies:
In the medium-term, experiments with stem cell transplants and gene therapy attempting to renew
the immune system will likely be tested in HIV-positive people with leukemia or lymphoma, as such people have the greatest need for
stem cell transplants.
Long-term monitoring of HIV-positive people who receive stem cell transplants together with genetic
therapy to render the CCR5 co-receptor absent are needed. This need arises not only to be sure that there is no increased risk for cancer
but also because no one knows the potential long-term toxicity of grafting a CCR5-deficient immune system in someone who has previously
had CCR5 receptors in his/her immune system.
Will intensive chemo- and radiation therapy always be needed for HIV-resistant stem cell transplants
to be effective in their new hosts? Such therapy carries a risk of severe and life-threatening complications. Already one young HIV-positive
person had died in Israel after an attempted stem cell transplant. Stem cell transplants are not usually done in people over the age of 60.
Can this barrier be overcome?
In the next decade, as scientists gain more experience with making stem cells resistant to HIV infection,
expect to hear more reports about the use of stem cell therapies to rebuild the immune systems of HIV-positive people. Hopefully,
such reports will also include news about curing HIV infection.
-Sean R. Hosein
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CATIE-News is written by Sean Hosein, with the collaboration of other members of the Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange, in Toronto.
From Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE). For more information visit CATIE's Information Network at http://www.catie.ca
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Attila Hegyi is the founder and owner of the brand Baccio.
He has been the product development engineer for the Herend Porcelain Manufacture for 30 years.
It was the place he has acquired all the competence for manufacturing porcelain.
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recently, I decided I also needed to pick up it's even more robust cousin, Minor Dementia. Blue & Gray Minor Dementia Bourbon Barrel Imperial Stout is born from aging Temporary Insanity in oak bourbon barrels for 4 months. While Colleen and I were out this weekend, we stopped by the brewery to pick up a couple bottles, one of which we opened and enjoyed with our friend Checkered Flag.
The beer poured "thick" and dark. There's no head to speak of, just some large, clear bubbles at the edge. The aroma of espresso and dark bitter chocolate predominate, along with the sweet smell of alcohol. Tasting the beer invoked many exclamations of "Ooh!" and "Wow" and "Mmmm." There's a mixture of bitter chocolate, roasted espresso, dark fruit and molasses. Oh, did I mention there's alcohol? Minor Dementia checks in at 13% ABV and that sweet, bourbon flavor is well-presented. The mouthfeel was best described as "chewy.
We lingered over our glasses for quite some time, sniffing and tasting and enjoying the extremes presented by this unique beer. While not something I could drink every evening, or as quick thirst quencher, a little Minor Dementia can be just the thing to help one relax, and prepare for a good night's sleep.
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Great Value For Money Barossa Shiraz
The 2014 vintage of Bibliotheque Shiraz is a great value for money 100% Barossa Shiraz. It displays a deep crimson colour with purple hues. Lifted blood plum and blackberries and some dark pepper and brambly spice smells.
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By David Alberto Muñoz
I could not sleep last night. I don’t know why. Well, maybe I do. It is just I’d like to pretend nothing is going on. But if I am honest with myself I know sooner or later it will happen. It’s inevitable. It happens every single day. Thousands of souls are born all over the planet but the funny part is that they don’t realize that at the precise instant we are alive that is the moment we are condemn to die.
Some people like to play games and lie to themselves but I am aware life is just like a loan. Yes, it is given to us but eventually we have to pay it back. Sometimes it takes a lot of years and if you are careful maybe you can actually enjoy your life. Sometimes one can become very bitter and despise everyone but at the end we all go to the same place. The bank won’t allow anymore extensions. We all have a date with death.
I am not trying to sound melodramatic or anything like that. It is just the reality of life. It actually doesn’t belong to us. Quite the contrary, it might be compared to a mortgage. My grandmother got an 85 year loan with 4% interest rate. Those were the days some say. But I think in my case the duration of the loan is going to be shorter. I’m just guessing I know. Maybe I am preoccupied with it but like my father always told me: “We are all going to die.”
When we are young we never think about it. We feel we are going to live forever. But one day we realize we are alive and we all have a debt to pay. Sometimes we get behind the payments. Some people never catch up. There are foreclosures and the banks take the title of the property. Sometimes too soon, others is almost as if they forgot they loan was due. But at the end, life is only that, a credit, and advance; it has been financed and we only borrow it for some time whether we like or not.
We make mistakes along the way. If I knew what I know now forty years ago my life would be different. Although once you actually think about it I cannot image my life without my errors. We are so inaccurate it makes me laugh. We think we know how to live. We say to ourselves: “From now on I am only going to do this…” Thirty seconds later we are committing the same bloopers, the same missteps, the same slip-ups.
Sometimes we get lucky and things turned out to be OK. There are even times when we surprise ourselves or perhaps it was that the bank gave us a free month of rent because the economy was bad and they wanted to help people. Please!!! Sometimes we hurt the people we care the most for without even realizing it.
There are times when confusion sinks in and you don’t know what to do, where to go, what decision to take. We search for options. We want to refinance or the interest rate goes up because we never read the small print and we went into a variable rate not knowing how it was going to affect us.
Then we make a reevaluation of our life and we promise ourselves we are going to change and we will never commit the same mistakes and we tell the bank from now on our payments are going to be on time but soon enough we find ourselves in the midst of a crisis struggling to keep afloat, still breathing but knowing the date will come soon. Every second that passes away we come closer to our deadline…dead…line…
That is why I think it’s better to enjoy the duration of our loan. I don’t know what comes after death. It really doesn’t matter to me. What matters is that I want to live my life to the fullest, enjoining every moment. Giving myself always space to be happy. I guess what I am trying to say is we need to save a little bit of time to enjoy life. Even happiness needs to be learned. Even a smile takes effort if we do not know how to enjoy it.
I could not sleep last night because I was thinking about my life. And you know what? I think I like it. Maybe that is the way I want to be remember.
“He enjoyed his life.”
Death it’s funny. It happens so fast. You don’t even realize it. One moment you are here, the next you are gone. One moment you breathe the next you depart. It is just life, like a loan that eventually matures.
Maybe I am death already but I haven’t notice or maybe I am alive and I know it.
It is only life...but it is my life...
© David Alberto Muñoz
David Alberto Muñoz
Se autodefine como un cuentero, a quién le gusta reflejar "la compleja experiencia humana". Viaja entre 3 culturas, la mexicana, la chicana y la gringa. Es profesor de filosofía y estudios religiosos en Chandler-Gilbert-Community College, institución de estudios superiores. | <urn:uuid:8853c137-0338-42c9-8a92-55242fdef0da> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://www.peregrinosysusletras.net/david-alberto-muntildeoz/a-loan | 2019-07-17T07:15:45Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195525094.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20190717061451-20190717083451-00011.warc.gz | en | 0.963465 | 1,111 |
SLAMPP Live DVD
SLAMPP Live DVD
This month's DVD includes the innovative SLAMPP Linux, a one-stop server system for small offices and home networks. SLAMPP, which runs Live on the DVD without installation, comes with a pre-configured collection of tools for serving up HTTP, FTP, SSH, DHCP, and email. You'll also find several popular programming languages and a sophisticated collection of developer tools. The Webmin graphic admin utility offers easy management of SLAMPP services, and a sensible selection of desktop applications, including OpenOffice 3.1, Blender 2.49, and Totem 2.26.1 round out the set.
Linux kernel 18.104.22.168
Xfce 4.6.1 desktop
QmailRocks SMTP 2.2.1
Squid Proxy 3.0-Stable14
CPU: i586 or better – Pentium or AMD.
Memory: 256MB minimum. More memory is recommended.
Hard Disk: No hard disk is required. SLAMPP will run off the DVD, unless you choose to install it permanently.
Peripherals: Keyboard; PS/2 or USB Mouse (for X Window only). Serial (COM) mouse can be used but is not automatically recognized.
BIOS: Non-emulation DVD boot enabled.
Place this DVD in the drive and restart your system. If your computer doesn't start, make sure your BIOS is configured to boot from a DVD. Enter the BIOS setup menu (see your vendor documentation), make sure DVD boot is enabled, and make sure the DVD drive appears before the hard drive in the boot order.
New release marks the arrival of AMD’s unified driver strategy.
A new study by IDC charts big changes in the big hardware market.
Azure CTO says Redmond has already considered the unthinkable.
Lead developer quells rumors that the Debian version is slated for center stage.
MSBuild is now just another GitHub project as Redmond continues its path to the light.
Malware could pass data and commands between disconnected computers without leaving a trace on the network.
New rules emphasize collegiality in coding.
Upstart lands in the dust bin as a new era begins for Linux.
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Completed in 1997, this housing project for 70 low-income households in Tokyo gives an example of how socially and environmentally sustainable housing can be developed in one of the most densely developed cities in the world. Environmentally sensitive design ensures that energy use is reduced significantly at the same time as comfort levels are increased. Social integration and community participation have been key elements of the project, resulting in a close-knit community of both older and younger age groups. Costs are no higher than for other public housing schemes and the project is spearheading debate in Japan on sustainable public housing. Similar schemes are now being developed throughout other cities in Japan.
Aims and Objectives
To demonstrate how socially and environmentally sustainable housing can be developed in one of the most densely developed cities in the world.
International comparisons of green space in cities show that there are just 3 m2 in Tokyo, compared to 27 m2 in London and 29 m2 in New York. Japan’s urban greenery has been gobbled up by soaring land prices, short-sighted construction policies and punitive inheritance taxes. By 2015 it expected that Greater Tokyo will be the biggest megacity in the world with a population of 30 million. The city currently emits one per cent of the industrialised world’s output of CO2 and the heat island effect makes summer in the city a feat of endurance. Many houses built in the city are still demolished after only 25 years rather than reach their potential lifespan and this ‘scrap and build’ method is extremely wasteful of both energy and building materials.
In 1990, a group of professionals and private and public firms established the movement for environmentally symbiotic housing to encourage more sustainable housing practices. Symbiotic housing is a term used to describe housing developed in relation to the local and global environment. Energy and building resources are conserved as well as waste being reduced. Harmony is sought with the natural and man-made surroundings and residents are offered a healthy lifestyle and an opportunity to participate in creating and maintaining their living environment. The Fukasawa Symbiotic Housing Complex provides an excellent example of how sustainable housing solutions can significantly improve the quality of urban living environments, not only physically but also socially.
The Fukasawa Symbiotic Housing Complex was completed in 1997 and is a public housing scheme in the Setagaya Ward of Tokyo. It consists of five apartment buildings containing 70 dwelling units, 43 of which are for low income residents, 17 for older persons and 10 for middle income residents. 25 parking lots are provided for residents. Communal facilities include a day centre, a meeting hall, children’s playground, garden and flower beds and these are all available for use by people in the locality as well as the residents. The 7,388 m2 site is located in a highly urbanised area of Tokyo, where formerly small wooden public housing, much of it long since derelict, had stood amongst unpaved paths and gardens. Rather than rebuild the derelict site to the usual high-density designs of suburban Tokyo, an innovative housing complex was designed for the site by a team of architects (Ichiura Planners & Architects + IWAMURA Atelier JV) led by Professor Kazuo Iwamura of the Musashi Institute of Technology. His original and creative approach ensured that the urban oasis was preserved and that the remaining original residents living on the old site actively participated in the planning of the new complex. Sixteen of these nineteen original residents returned to live in the new apartments and have taken a leading role in forming the new community.
A three-stage design process was used. Firstly the natural and social environments of the site were determined and assessed in order to establish the concept and objectives to be respected by all stakeholders. The second stage identified the best way to achieve that concept from the ecological, technological, socio-cultural, aesthetic and economic viewpoints. The third stage involved the implementation on site, followed by construction management and inspection and post-occupancy investigations.
The major goals of sustainable construction were met within the limited cost framework of public housing. High levels of thermal insulation and a selection of energy and water saving equipment and appliances were used to reduce levels of usage. A solar collector provides sufficient energy for heating and hot water in the day centre and solar cells power the outdoor lamps and a public clock. Two small wind turbines circulate water in the brook. Water saving is achieved through the use of permeable pavement for all streets and parking lots. Rainwater is also collected in individual tanks for plant watering and in a 60 m3 rainwater reservoir under the buildings.
Health and comfort were important design priorities. The apartments are built with careful consideration given to sunlight and wind and they incorporate various passive lighting, heating and cooling methods. Each apartment opens to at least two, often three or four directions and the form of the complex was determined by the local wind patterns. The use of open alleys and light/wind voids are based on traditional building styles and enable natural ventilation and aeration. The building materials, finishing materials and facilities of the apartments were selected for their low impact on the health of the residents and the environment.
The integrated social mix of the residents is extremely unusual in Tokyo and is one of the outstanding elements of the complex. There is a range of incomes, ages and abilities. Some apartments are purpose built for wheel chair users and other for single elderly people. One unit is reserved for a ‘life support adviser’ employed by the Setagaya Ward to take care of her elderly neighbours. Spacious meeting rooms were incorporated into the plan as were areas where children could play close to home and these have helped to community integration. Now in its fifth year the housing complex has developed into close-knit community, which is unusual in Tokyo’s newer residential districts. A Residents’ Committee holds well-attended meetings and organises cleaning, recycling and gardening activities and each block has its own House Committee. One Sunday morning a month is set aside for communal cleaning. When a vacancy in one of the apartments arose, a lottery was held to select the new resident from the 4,500 qualifying applications received!
Great emphasis has been placed on retaining and enhancing the links with nature on the site. 17 mature trees were preserved as well as banks of earth where dwarf bamboos grew and 160 other smaller trees were relocated. A biotope garden was created and accommodates a variety of plants, birds and insects. The garden produces cool air in mid-summer within the complex, a much welcome relief in the humid and hot city environment. Green rooftops have been installed to contribute to the regional green networking pattern and to improve the urban thermal conditions. Intensive monitoring has shown that these ground surface conditions improve the micro-climate around the buildings and that the design of buffer zones between interior and exterior is a key issue in creating environmentally symbiotic housing. The complex is a local focus for environmental education and awareness and its footpaths are used by members of the neighbourhood who enjoy the site’s greenery and the comfortable micro-climate.
Continuing post-occupancy evaluations, both scientific and sociological seek to continually refine the design and method. Studies have shown that family households living in the complex consume 30 per cent less energy on average than similar households in Tokyo.
A comprehensive plan has been drawn up, highlighting the roles that the Setagaya Ward, the residents and visiting users of the public facilities have to play in maintaining and administering the housing complex. The end goals of this are a comfortable living environment, interrelationship with nature and the neighbours and vital habitat and community.
As with all post-war public housing in Japan, the complex has been built and totally financed from public sector funds. The total cost of construction, including all exterior works was £14.2 m. Of this, £9.3 m was the cost of the buildings. Total floor surface area for the housing units is 5,537 m2, with a further 595 m2 for the day centre and 69 m2 for the meeting room. The local Setagaya Ward received £6.3 m in subsidy from the Ministry of Construction and the Metropolitan Government of Tokyo. These costs are only slightly above Setagaya Ward average for public housing. All properties are rented at typical rent levels for the area. The lower income households pay Y60,000 ($487) per month for a 72 m2 apartment and those on middle incomes pay Y120,000 ($974) for 75m2. No apartments are owner-occupied. Rental of a parking space costs a further Y40,000 ($325) per month.
The Fukasawa Symbiotic Housing Complex has attracted substantial attention and debate, both nationally and internationally and is spearheading debate on the future of sustainable public housing in Japan. It demonstrates the values of smaller independent systems of water and energy supply and most notably the value of living together in a close neighbourhood. It is not only the actual complex but also the process that Professor Iwamura has used to develop it that is of interest. The application of the simple and basic principles demonstrated in this project will help to bring back a greater social and ecological balance to urban housing, both in Tokyo and far beyond.
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After going head to head with roasters from around the globe, we managed to secure the lot – Lot #11 to be exact, from the 2019 Cup Of Excellence Costa Rica competition.
The following is the journey of Lot #11’s Chispita, from farm to cup.
Finca Chispita is situated in Cirri Sur, Naranjo, and is part of the Alajuela province. This award winning Costa Rica farm is the result of hard work and dedication of Don Carlos. He and his wife, Diana, own five small farms and La Perla Del Cafe Micromill —”micro” being the key word here. Not only do they produce about 300 bags a year, but their dedication to quality means they focus on quality over quantity in all ways, working with the exact same group of pickers every year, a group of 45 indigenous people from Panama who travel to the farms for work every season, and with whom they keep in touch, like family, the rest of the year.
This year the farm produced a Kenia SL28 as a natural process, a change from the their normal honeys or washed process coffees.
He was the first producer in Costa Rica to be given SL-28, and rather than hoard the special variety for himself, he has distributed seeds to friends and neighbors for the past few years.) Don Carlos believes that growing nontraditional varieties, in addition to focusing on honey and natural processing, will be what allows him to differentiate La Perla’s coffee from others in the region.
Farm Name: Finca Chispita
Farmer: Don Carlos
Altitude: 1500 masl
Variety: Kenia SL28
Acidity: Lemon Lime, Citric, Malic, Soft
Processing System: Natural
Country: Costa Rica
High quality coffee deserves a high quality roaster, and lucky for us – we just so happened to recently welcome a 1kg Probatino roaster into our workforce. Some might say it was perfect timing, but what a better way to break it in than with some of the world’s best coffee. It provided an opportunity to roast in small batches and play with the roast degree to create a profile that can reflect all of the complexity of these beans into a single cup. All of the flavours you taste are the result of the sugar development. The light degree of the roasting helps to conserve the full flavours and makes for a perfectly clean cup.
The way in which your coffee is brewed plays just as much a part in the flavour process, as the farming and roasting itself. To get the best results from Chispita we recommend soft brewing or traditional pour over methods, this can include Chemex, filter drippers/V60 and Aeropress. A brew temperature of approximately 93 degrees will ensure a perfect cup, but if you’re brewing in the comfort of your own home, pour just off boiling point.
Black Grape, White Peach, Black Cherry, Tropical Fruits and Chocolate
Time: 2 min
Chemex (6 Cup)
Grind: Almost as coarse as plunger
Time: 2 min
Grind: Slightly coarser than medium
About The COE
Cup of Excellence is the most prestigious competition and auction for high quality coffees. The level of scrutiny that Cup of Excellence coffees undergo is unmatched anywhere in the specialty coffee industry. Each year, thousands of coffees are submitted for consideration, with winning coffees sold in global online auctions at premium prices, with the vast majority of auction proceeds going to the farmers. Many of which tune in for the live auction themselves.
The competition has pioneered integrity and transparency in the coffee industry, right down to each lot having been documented through the entire process so that winning coffees are traceable to the farm and exact micro-lot.
COE raises funds for coffees farmers in coffee growing countries incentivizing and motivating farmers who know there can be a recognition and financial reward for their hard work and effort.
A rigorous series of events, that has earned the
respect of the coffee industry, and coffee drinkers alike.
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