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BkiUfZjxK3xgpfdGRLmp | Union congregation joins Evangelical Presbyterians
They're still Presbyterians.
But members of Union Presbyterian Church have changed their affiliation.
Earlier this year, the church left Presbyterian Church U.S.A. and, on September 30, the 203-year-old congregation was accepted into the Evangelical Presbyterian Church.
Minister coming home to congregation he led more than 60 years ago
When the Rev. Mr. Glen Knecht first came to Union Presbyterian Church, he was a recent seminary graduate.
Later this month, the 89-year-old retired minister will return to the congregation to help members celebrate their 94th annual homecoming.
Union celebrates 200th anniversary
Among the committee members planning the anniversary celebration are, left to right, Janet Todd, Sue Shuler, and C. Martin Greenleaf Jr. Behind them are historic photos of the Colerain Township church.
It takes more than a big cake and lots of candles to celebrate a 200th birthday.
That's why the congregation of Union Presbyterian Church is taking a year to observe the anniversary of the founding of their church.
The observance began on Sunday, September 27, and will conclude on Sunday, September 25, 2016, 200 years and a day after the congregation was accepted by the New Castle Presbytery.
"All next year we will have celebrations," said Janet Todd, who is chairing the congregation's bicentennial committee.
Union Presbyterian holding corn soup, apple dumpling sale Sat.
The women at Union Presbyterian Church are known for their chicken corn soup.
But they needed another item for a fundraiser they will hold Saturday.
"We decided on apple dumplings," organizer Holly Urbine said last week. "It's a good choice because it's fall and we have apples."
The volunteers spent two days preparing and freezing the dumplings for the October 11 sale. They finished 168 pans, each containing two dumplings.
Racing to feed hungry children
Organizers are hoping the third anniversary of Run the Good Race will reprise its inaugural success.
"We raised over $1,700 for the food bank the first year," Lori Kelley said.
Hitting a similar figure this year for the Solanco Food Bank's SWEEP program would be wonderful, she said. The SWEEP program provides weekend meals for elementary students who otherwise would not have enough to eat.
Union Presbyterian to stage 34th annual Christmas pageant
Krissy and Daryl Supplee will portray Mary and Joseph in the 34th annual Union Presbyterian Church Christmas pageant. Kayden Douglas Hadler will be Baby Jesus.
The pageant will be presented at the church, Street Rd. at Kirkwood Pike (Rt. 472), Kirkwood. The performances will be at 6:45 p.m. on December 14 and 15. Admission is free; refreshments will be served following each performance.
The pageant shares the celebration of Christmas as the miracle of the birth of Christ as presented in music, drama, and Biblical passages.
Union Presbyterian Church's race will benefit libraries
Applying lessons learned from their inaugural run, organizers hope to attract more runners to Union Presbyterian Church's second annual Run A Good Race.
They have hired professional timers because they were told that would attract more runners, organizer Lori Kelley said. "We had 152 people last year," she said. "We would like to see 300 this year."
The race began as a way to draw younger people to the church. "This is a family event. We will have music, refreshments, and other activities," Kelley said."We started it as a way to get people here and they really enjoyed it."
Dr. Clark retires from Union Presbyterian
The Rev. Dr. David Clark expected to retire in a couple of years. Changes in his family moved that date up. Dr. Clark gave his final sermon as pastor of Union Presbyterian Church on Sunday, June 23. By the end of the month, he and his wife, Beth, will be moving to his father's home in New Castle, Pa., a community about an hour north of Pittsburgh. | commoncrawl | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
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BkiUbLzxK0wg09lKAZ6w | Home/News and Events / Events / Seminars / WORKing Lunch - Labor & Employment Webinar Series
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January 26, 2021 - 12:30 ET
Lawsuits and Laws In Vogue: What To Keep an Eye On in 2021
Emerging vaccines bring hope during the ongoing pandemic, but there's little relief in sight for the upward trend in COVID-19-related lawsuits. Adding to that, employers still have to comply with existing employment laws and legislation, even when new COVID-19-related laws are the main focus. Join the Kelley Drye Labor and Employment team for a deep dive into COVID-19 litigation and legislative trends, including:
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March 2, 2021 - 12:30 ET
Employee Leave Laws: Managing the Intersection of FMLA, ADA, and FFCRA
Complying with the ADA, FMLA and numerous new COVID leave laws is a huge challenge for employers. More often than not, employers have to manage leave requests where two, or sometimes, all of these laws intersect. Whether it's dealing with the employee for whom no accommodation is good enough, or the employee whose expertise seems to be avoiding work—we've seen it all.
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Wage & Hour Laws: How To Avoid Common Pitfalls
The DOL's Wage and Hour Division recovered a record $322 million in wages owed to workers in 2019 and found, on average, $1,025 for each employee due back wages. As employers face employees become more informed about their rights, employers should also stay on top of the ever-changing federal and state wage and hour laws to avoid run-ins with the Department of Labor and state labor agencies.
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A company's proprietary information and business relationships are critical to its success, but these assets can also walk out the door with any one key employee. Too few companies take a considered approach to protecting those assets. NDAs and noncompetes can help, but using them without a holistic strategy can be worse than using no protection at all. Join the Kelley Drye Labor and Employment team for a practical look at how to use—and not to use—restrictive covenants, and how to tailor them to your company's unique needs.
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BkiUf8TxK1fBGwCLPZLu | September 11, 2015 Main Course
Oocha: A New Front in the War Against Coffee
Brendan learns all about Drunken Meadow's cold drink, brewed from oolong tea, that'll make you forget about its bolder, trendy cousin matcha.
by Brendan Francis Newnam
Photo Credit: Furay Chang
Brendan loves tea. America loves coffee. Brendan has tried to turn America on to tea and yet, despite his efforts, here in the States, tea remains a sad bag, bobbing on the surface of a paper cup of neglect.
But there's hope in the form of "oocha" — a new cold tea drink that's starting to show up in stores around New York. It's made by a company called Drunken Meadow. And the other day, owner Furay Chang stopped by the studio with a sample for Brendan. He kicked things off by asking, "Will tea ever defeat coffee?"
Furay Chang: You know, that's actually a question I get really, really often, and… I don't think so, to be honest.
Brendan Francis Newman: And you're a tea entrepreneur! Why don't you think it can overtake coffee?
Furay Chang: I think Americans are just so used to the coffee culture that it's going to be really hard to erase. You know, everybody thinks tea, they think, "Old people are drinking it!" Or they're thinking, "British tea party." They don't associate it with it being cool, or hip, or anything like that.
Brendan Francis Newman: So you're not just a tea entrepreneur, you come from a tea family. Right?
Furay Chang: Yeah. Yeah, I do.
Brendan Francis Newman: Tell me about you tea bona fides [laughs].
Furay Chang: So my family is originally from Taiwan. They're actually still there right now. We grew up in the countryside. In the beginning, they were just growing fruits and vegetables and then my uncle decided, "Hey, everyone around us is growing tea. Let's try it!"
Brendan Francis Newman: Smart idea.
Furay Chang: Yeah, so he started doing that, and we've been growing oolong tea since 1991.
Brendan Francis Newman: Your company is called Drunken Meadow. Does it's name also contain your origin story?-
Furay Chang: I got the name from Chinese. And in Chinese it's "Zuì cǎo diàn," Drunken Meadow. And I got that because my great-grandpa, he was a poet. And when he started the farm — or when he lived on the farm — he would always write a lot of poetry. And then eventually, he wrote an anthology, and he named it "Drunken Meadow." And I thought, "Hey, this is a-"
Brendan Francis Newman: "What a cool way to honor him."
Furay Chang: Yeah, what a cool way to honor him. And he started something really, really cool. So I'm just going to take the name and keep it.
Brendan Francis Newman: All right, and so Drunken Meadow then… it's more metaphorical. It's not like, "Let's get drunk in the meadow."
Furay Chang: No, But you could do that if you want to [laughs], by all means.
Brendan Francis Newman: So the reason we have you here is because you have a product in the market that's making waves called "oocha." And the basis of that product is oolong tea.
Furay Chang: Yeah, it is.
Brendan Francis Newman: So first tell me the definition of oolong tea versus black and green tea.
Furay Chang: All tea comes from the same plant, and you get oolong tea, or you get green tea, or black tea based on the process of making the tea. Any tea with 30 to 80 percent oxidation is considered oolong tea.
Brendan Francis Newman: So this means the tea is desiccated, dried out, or toasted?
Furay Chang: Yeah, it's dried out-
Brendan Francis Newman: So black tea is all cooked…
Furay Chang: …It's fully oxidized. Black tea is fully oxidized, and green tea is none. So in-between that is considered oolong tea.
So the reason why I think oolong tea is so special is the range is so broad. You can have an oolong tea that's really similar to green. And then you can have this really toasted, roasted black tea that's considered oolong.
Brendan Francis Newman: How did Taiwan come to identify with oolong versus one of these other teas?
Furay Chang: So based on the origin of oolong tea — it's from Southern China, Fujian, and a lot of the people of Taiwan are from that area.
Brendan Francis Newman: I see.
Furay Chang: So I think they just brought the plant over, started the tradition, and it just flourished from there.
Brendan Francis Newman: With a twist on the oolong though, you have introduced oocha. Now this is piggybacking a little bit on the popularity of matcha.
Furay Chang: Yeah, it's a crazy craze right now, matcha [laughs].
Brendan Francis Newman: So matcha — if I'm understanding correctly — is green tea, non-oxidized tea, pulverized into little bits, and then kind of whipped up and blended with a hot water, correct?
Furay Chang: Yeah, that's right.
Brendan Francis Newman: Why is that so gangbusters?
Furay Chang: I have no idea, to be honest. Like…
Brendan Francis Newman: I think even Starbucks has matcha now.
Furay Chang: They do. I don't know, I think a lot of Americans love adding milk to everything. And I don't blame them, because I add milk in my coffee, occasionally, I'll add milk to my tea…
Brendan Francis Newman: I'm going to pretend that you didn't say that you drink coffee.
Furay Chang: [Laughs] I said, "Occasionally."
Brendan Francis Newman: OK. So matcha lends itself to milk, which is in keeping with American beverage preferences…
Furay Chang: Right, and I guess [that's] how you kind of lure Americans or new consumers to try something different, is you add milk or you add sugar.
Brendan Francis Newman: Or you could put cheese on it.
Furay Chang: Or you could put cheese on it, yeah! I wouldn't be surprised if someone comes up with matcha cheese [laughs].
Brendan Francis Newman: So matcha is popular the world over, right?
Furay Chang: Right, right.
Brendan Francis Newman: But oocha, it's making that same sort of drink from oolong. Am I correct?
Furay Chang: Yeah, you are correct.
Brendan Francis Newman: You brought some here for us to drink, so let's just go for it. It's a beautiful pea green color.
Furay Chang poses in the DPD New York Studio with a sample of the pea green-colored oocha.
Furay Chang: Right.
Brendan Francis Newman: I'll crack it open. I'm going to pour you a little bit here.
Furay Chang: Thank you.
Brendan Francis Newman: And then I'll take a sip here [tries tea]. Mmmmm.
Furay Chang: Good?
Brendan Francis Newman: It's good.
Furay Chang: Right?
Brendan Francis Newman: There's like a little… Am I crazy? There's a little lemony…
Furay Chang: Yeah, and it's like… it's got a very sweet undertone to it.
Brendan Francis Newman: Yeah, there's like a melon kind of thing in there too.
Furay Chang: Yeah.
Brendan Francis Newman: It's definitely got the grassy thing, which most green teas have.
Furay Chang: Right, but it's not bitter, like your traditional matcha.
Brendan Francis Newman: So do you think this could maybe topple coffee? Are we stuck with Frappuccinos?
Furay Chang: It's going to be hard. I'm trying though! I'm trying though.
Brendan Francis Newman: Yeah.
Episode: 319
The Baguette Gets a Shiny New Makeover
One bakery in Manhattan is making it hard not to hate bread. It's called Arcade Bakery, and their "laminated baguette" has eaters in ecstasy. To find out what it is, Brendan met with owner Roger Gural.
Carla Hall Fondly Recalls Her Grandma's Cornbread (And Shares the Recipe!)
Before Carla Hall was known as the co-host of "The Chew," a "Top Chef" finalist, and the author of several cookbooks, the Nashville native was just a girl who was a deep fan of her grandmother's cooking, especially her cornbread. When she got older and became interested in cooking, she tried to sleuth out how to make it for her family and catering clients. Listen as the celebrity chef remembers a staple of her Southern Sunday suppers and get the recipe for her grandmother's cornbread. | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
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BkiUdnE5qhLA_bAY2d2M | New York City Regional Centers completed construction in 15 of its project offerings to date
2018/06/21 1:50pmNew York City Regional Center 1093
Completed projects have successfully utilized NYCRC EB-5 financing to assist in the construction of over 3.5 million square feet of new development and renovation resulting in thousands of new jobs for New Yorkers.
The New York City Regional Center ("NYCRC") is pleased to announce that construction of projects in fifteen (15) of its offerings is now complete. These completed projects have successfully utilized NYCRC EB-5 financing to assist in the construction of over 3.5 million square feet of new development and renovation as well as infrastructure upgrades resulting in thousands of new jobs for New Yorkers.
Since 2009, the NYCRC has provided over $1.5 billion of capital to help finance a wide variety of infrastructure and real estate initiatives in Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, and the Bronx. Much of this capital has been invested in underserved areas of New York City in need of long-term economic growth. Examples include:
construction of LinkNYC, the public-private initiative that is bringing the nation's largest and fastest public Wi-Fi
$220 million to finance ground-up construction in the Bronx;
$108.5 million to finance ground-up and redevelopment projects in Washington Heights (an Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone); and,
$767 million to finance ground-up, redevelopment, and infrastructure projects in Brooklyn, including seven projects totaling $339 million in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
The fifteen completed projects in NYCRC offerings have put EB-5 capital to work across a broad spectrum of infrastructure and real estate initiatives in New York City resulting in millions of square feet of development and significant job creation. Examples of completed projects utilizing EB-5 capital from NYCRC-managed funds include the following:
redevelopment of the George Washington Bridge Bus Station in Washington Heights;
construction of a wireless infrastructure network in New York City's subway stations;
redevelopment of a new cargo facility at JFK International Airport;
redevelopment of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York City's largest industrial park;
construction of Fresh Direct's new food processing and distribution facility in the South Bronx;
expansion of Steiner Studios, New York City's largest film and television studio;
construction of the City Point development in Downtown Brooklyn;
construction of a hotel and medical office complex in Washington Heights;
construction of key components of the Atlantic Yards redevelopment in Brooklyn;
expansion of the Hutchinson Metro Center in the Bronx;
"We are excited to announce that project construction in fifteen NYCRC offerings is now complete," said Paul Levinsohn, NYCRC Managing Principal. "The job creation resulting from millions of square feet of new development and major infrastructure improvements is significant and we are happy to have helped finance this effort."
Over the past two years, the United States Department of Treasury has awarded a total of $65 million in New Market Tax Credit allocations to a NYCRC-managed entity. To receive this allocation, the NYCRC was required to demonstrate a mission and long-term track record of investment in low income communities.
"We are pleased that the NYCRC has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Treasury as an organization with a proven track record of providing capital to areas in need of investment," said George L. Olsen, NYCRC Managing Principal.
In addition to helping fuel economic development throughout New York City, the NYCRC has enabled over 4,650 individuals (EB-5 investors and immediate family members) participating in its offerings to become permanent residents of the United States through the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. A total of 1,595 I-829 petition approvals in NYCRC offerings to date have enabled 4,652 individuals to secure permanent green cards. I-829 petition approvals have now been issued in the NYCRC's first nine project offerings.
"Achieving over 4,650 permanent green cards and close to 1,600 I-829 approvals is the result of years of hard work on behalf of our investor families," added Mr. Levinsohn. "We know that EB-5 investors and their families put their trust in our ability to help them achieve permanent residency in the United States."
Helping secure permanent residency in the United States for thousands of individuals represents the latest approval milestone for the NYCRC. Other examples include conditional residency in the United States for 5,774 EB-5 investors and family members and I-526 petition approvals for 2,680 EB-5 investors.
https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/06/21/1528062/0/en/NEW-YORK-CITY-REGIONAL-CENTER-ANNOUNCES-COMPLETED-CONSTRUCTION-IN-15-OF-ITS-PROJECT-OFFERINGS-TO-DATE.html
New York City Regional Center
Brooklyn Navy Yard Redevelopment Project (Phase II)
Steiner Studios Expansion Project
The George Washington Bridge Bus Station and Infrastructure Project
Fresh Direct Bronx Development Project (Phase I)
Atlantic Yards III / Pacific Park
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Sen. Patrick Leahy, D- VT, answers questions about EB5 fraud allegations surrounding Jay Peak resort owner Ariel Quiros and President and CEO Bill Stenger.
Lauren Cohen at EB-5 Capital Raising Event on Feb 28, 2017
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BkiUfIM25V5jS9ZhY8LD | "Architecture isn't just about new buildings" - John Pawson
News: "There may be architects that can design better than me but the important thing is making it happen," architect John Pawson told Dezeen today, at the ground breaking for the new London Design Museum that he's designed.
Due to open in 2015, the museum will be housed inside the former Commonwealth Institute building and will retain the building's hyperbolic paraboloid roof structure.
"Architecture isn't just about creating new buildings, sometimes its about retuning what's already there," said Pawson. "Both are important as architecture."
The Commonwealth Institute building was first completed by architects RMJM in 1962, but has been dormant for over ten years. Once renovated, the building will provide three times the exhibition space of the museum's current home at Shad Thames on the Southbank.
Talking about his design, Pawson explained how the atrium will be central to the interior space. "When you walk in you'll be able to see all the way up to the roof," he said. "Now we just need to make sure what was drawn is what gets built."
We published images of the proposals earlier this year - take a look here.
A time capsule containing iconic contemporary objects nominated by Pawson and other leading UK design figures was buried on site during the ceremony.
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BkiUfe85qhLBxRsIgp0G | Dr. Merrill Bowan is a developmental optometrist in private practice in Oakmont and Russellton. He studied pre-optometry at Geneva College in Beaver Falls and is a 1965 graduate of the Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago, Ill. After serving three years in the Navy as an optometrist at Parris Island, S.C., he assumed an office in Oakmont, Pa. Dr. Bowan was Director of Perceptual Therapy at the Pace School and served as chairman of the Committee on Visual Training and Development of the Pennsylvania Optometric Association. He is currently consultant to the Title I funded Perceptual Therapy Program at the Bradley Center in western Pennsylvania which is in its third year of operation.
This paper presents, in a question and answer format, a short review and documentation of the current understanding of the nature and control of progressive myopia taken from ophthalmological as well as optometric literature. The primary intent of this paper is to inform parents of the merits of a functional approach to myopia control.
Q. Who are likely candidates for nearsightedness?
A. Since 1813,1 observers and researchers have associated a relationship between myopia and the reading process. Cohn,2 in 1867 found increasing myopia in school populations from kindergarten through graduate and professional schools. Also, a study of the Japanese population from 1913 to 19663 shows a strong relationship between educational level and increasing levels of myopia. The Japanese have followed the development of myopia in great detail over the years. Interestingly, there is a data break during the war years with a surprising decline in myopia once the data resumes in 1948. A highly similar progressive pattern has been established once again, apparently coinciding with the reestablishment of their societal patterns.
Q. At what age does myopia begin?
Heredity was long suspected to be the primary causal factor, 21, 22 but great inconsistencies in the age of onset and the frequent lack of myopia in the family genetic structure tends to rule this out in most cases. 23, 24, 25,26 A few infants are born highly myopic either with or without immediate hereditary factors. However, this is an extremely small segment of a myopic population.
Q. Why has the cause of myopia not been understood before now?
A. The theories underlying the control of myopia actually have existed for decades, at the least. However, they have not been popular ideas. All in all, there is no good reason why prevention of myopia has not progressed further in its practice than it has.
There are other suspected causes of myopia, but their incidence is thought to be a minor fraction of the total nearsighted population.
Ultimately, two very significant considerations generating the controversy over the cause and the lack of progress in using myopia prevention methods must be that human research is expensive to perform and difficult to adequately control; and that there is also a very unobjective and human trait among practitioners and researchers to consider only evidence that has come from within their own discipline.
Q. How do we prevent, retard, or arrest myopic progression?
Virtually all babies are farsighted at birth.58, 59 This gradually declines through the early school years, then stabilizes.60 One observer recommended that college students enter their first year with 1.00 D. of farsightedness to avoid the development of myopia during their four year course of study.61 He also notes that an emmetropic eye (no lens prescription at all) is, for all practical purposes, an abnormal eye and that those people with no prescription have "borderline conditions definitely on the way to myopia." It would appear that it behooves us to consider protection of complicated or undercompensated farsightedness until the student's years are over in order to reduce the chances of myopia onset.
Q. What other factors are involved in myopia and myopia control?
Because of the possibility of any or all of these factors being present in any specific case, there can be no certainty that a functional approach will work. As Dr. Leo Manas states in his textbook, Visual Analysis, "It is obvious that often we cannot be certain as to the precise etiology [cause] of a particular myopia. However, the functional approach has been the most fruitful in the prevention, alleviation, and stabilization of myopia. It is for this reason this approach is emphasized."69 We must provide the best of professional care with a positive, nurturing environment.
Q. Who are likely candidates for nearsighteness?
A. Students who like to read and adults who perform intense near work.
A. The great majority of myopes begin to develop and progress between ages 6 and 21. Myopia does begin at later ages.
A. There are several causes. The primary factor of concern in preventing, arresting or retarding progressive myopia is accommodative (focusing) spasm.
A. The theories actually have existed for decades and new data refutes old concepts. Some authors have not reported these factors or taken them into consideration. There is also a reluctance to change concepts.
Q. How do we prevent, arrest, or retard myopic progression?
A. Atropine drops and others have been used but are impractical in most cases. Reading lenses, bifocals and/or visual therapy have been highly successful. Contact lenses have some therapeutic effect and are occasionally recommended for this reason.
A. The relationship of emotions and nutrition to myopia has been reported in the literature and their roles are becoming clearer. Systemic disease has also been known to play a role in refractive problems. But, as Dr. Leo Manas states in his textbook, Visual Analysis, "It is obvious that often we cannot be certain as to the precise etiology (cause) of a particular myopia. However, the functional approach has been most fruitful in the prevention, alleviation and stabilization of myopia. It is for this reason that this approach is emphasized."
7. Young, FA; The development of simple myopia, The Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Monthly; 47, April, 1968.
11. Lane, BC; Elevation of intraocular pressure with daily sustained reading and closework stimulus to accommodation (Master's Thesis, State University of New York, State College of Optometry, NY, NY, 1973) Ann Arbor MI: University Microfilms, 1980 Publication No.13-14, 525.
67. Walkingshaw, R; Control of Progressive Myopia through Modification of Diet, Lecture at the First International Conference of Myopia, New York, NY. Sept. 10-13,1964, Chicago, Proffessional Press, 1964.
Reprinted with permission From the Journal of Optometric Vision Development, Volume 12, Number 2, June, 1981. | c4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
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helped to cure night blindness.
But Vitamin A does more than help you see in the dark.
Vitamin A maintains healthy skin.
Vitamin A helps form bone and teeth.
Vitamin A also plays a part in effective fat storage.
Vitamin A aids the digestive and urinary system.
their diets, the learning impairment was reversed.
Vitamin A deficiency is rare in the developed world.
increase the risk of developing a deficiency.
road after the glare of car headlights.
important to keep an eye on your intake.
and fatty tissues when it doesn't immediately need it.
can also get your liver dose in pâtés and spreads.
egg's total Vitamin A provision.
which is skimmed off when producing these low fat versions.
when you eat certain vegetables and fruits.
vegetables they wouldn't reach the optimum levels required.
Vitamin A is lost in the frying pan.
Vitamin A intake with brightly-hued yellow and orange fruits.
soak fruits in too much water as this can destroy Vitamin A.
can can push you over the safe limit for retinol.
meals. Check the packaging to make sure.
value of Vitamin A in an 8 ounce serving.
Liver is a food rich in Vitamin A. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
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The Sheriff's Office Crime Scene Unit (formerly known as the Crime Lab) was created in the 1970s for the purpose of photographing and collecting evidence at major crime scenes. Since that time, personnel numbers have grown and the unit's expertise has increased. The Crime Scene Unit still functions as the uniformed component of the Sheriff's Office responsible for the processing of crime scenes in Anoka County. The Crime Scene Unit is a part of the Criminal Investigative Division.
Evidence Intake is managed by the Crime Scene Unit sergeant and staffed by three property room technicians who are responsible for the intake, secure storage, maintenance and disposal of evidence received by the Sheriff's Office. Property and evidence are secured within multiple vaults on-site. Lockers are provided for evidence submissions by the Sheriff's Office personnel only. All other evidence is accepted in person from 8:30 a.m. until 12 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. until 4 p.m., Monday - Friday. For any questions or to make an appointment to pick up property, call 763-324-5097.
Crime Scene Services
The Crime Scene Unit currently consists of six detectives and one lieutenant.
Crime scene processing services are provided on a 24 hours a day basis.
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Those services and areas of expertise now include:
Alternate Light Source (ALS) examinations
Blood stain pattern analysis and enhancement
Clandestine grave processing
Clandestine methamphetamine laboratory processing
Computer Assisted Drawing (CAD) and scene mapping
Crime scene photography
Evidence print (fingerprint) development, documentation, and collection
Footwear, tire, and tool impression development, documentation, and collection
Luminol
Shooting scene reconstruction
Vehicle Processing - please refer to the Vehicle Processing Form (PDF)
Brent Erickson
Daniel Douglas
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Evidence Intake/Property Room
Crime Victims Assistance
Narcotics & Violent Crime Task Force
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BkiUeAg5qhLBXU5kwxFF | The kickstart shaft, Item 14 on Page 35 of the 2003 Husaberg Spare Parts service manual, shows the replacement kickstart shaft Part No. 230156-01. I think the final configuration was a 2004 model, which is listed in the 2004 Parts Book as 2003 Part No. 800.33.050.000. I strongly recommend getting the 2004 part number.
The rivets on the silencer will loosen and wear as an oval. Replace regularly.
It's strongly recommended your speedometer is supported by a billet aluminum surround. The Panoram/Trailtech will break after a couple falls, and fitting a billet surround will work much better.
The gear lever loosens. Use Loctite, or a longer screw with a locknut is better. The 2004 lever is made of curved alloy.
Wiring tube splits – plastic is brittle. Shepherds crook the end to stop water entering. Use a zip tie and silicon. Water comes down the ignition wire tube, so kink 180d and zip tie hard! Drill hole in case from underneath. Will self-dry. Fit loose split pin. To stop getting moisture in, silicon sidecover on. Running engine will push water out.
Corrosion and rust is a reason for failure. Cover the ignition stator in Vaseline.
Acres can be removed as actually unnecessary. Most wires around battery solenoid do little, stator wiring tube should be replaced and fed around back of starter motor. Change the fusebox to "staple" type fuse.
Hits rear tire on first ride. Remove now or it WILL be removed for you-first ride!
Breaks after a few falls. Weld to strengthen appropriately.
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BkiUd9E4eIXh8CN2bWU8 | We created these two baskets for Camp Hardtner's 75th Anniversary Silent Auction.
St. Alban's Best of Louisiana Sampler Basket - Landry Vineyard's Muscadine Country Wine, Two Glass Bottle Coca-Colas (Monroe is the home of the Coke Museum), Two Bottle Abita Root Bear (pure Louisiana Cane Sugar), Community Coffee, Panola Gourmet Pepper Sause, Tabasco Pepper Sause, Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning, Zapp's Spicy Cajun Crawtator Chips, Zapp's Who Dat? Chips, Holiday Fried Pecans, Two St. Alban's Coffee Mugs, Photo Note Cards by Archdeacon Bette Jo Kauffman, Sunshine Crafter's Knitted Hat (given to folks worldwide), Louisiana Life Best of Louisiana Magazine, Images of American – Monroe, West Monroe Photo Book, Cotton Country Collection Cookbook – Junior Charity League of Monroe, Jimmy Choo Sunglasses in Fleur de Lis case.
This is what happened when the Pope met the Archbishop of Canterbury in a defining moment for Christianity.
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry speaks from Rome during a week when Anglicans and Roman Catholics are participating in a series of events to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the historic meeting in 1966 between Pope Paul VI and Archbishop of Canterbury Michael Ramsey.
St. Alban's will have its Blessing of the Animals on October 5, at 5:30 p.m. on the circle drive. Join us for what is always a lively liturgy! | c4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUdWQ5qoTAh9p00enN | Russ Gibb, Radio DJ Behind 'Paul Is Dead,' Has Died
Corey Irwin Published: May 2, 2019
The man behind one of the biggest rumors in rock history has died. Russ Gibb, the radio DJ who helped launch the legendary "Paul Is Dead" conspiracy, was 87 years old.
It was on Oct. 12, 1969, that Gibb, a part-time radio personality at WKNR in Dearborn, Mich., answered a call from a listener claiming that Beatles bassist Paul McCartney had died and was replaced by a lookalike. To prove his point, the caller insisted Gibb play the band's "Revolution 9" backward. Among the gibberish, the phrase "turn me on, dead man" seemed to be repeated. Beatles fans believed it to be a sign that McCartney really was dead.
"The whole thing just exploded," Gibb later recalled. "The phones were ringing off the hook. People were calling with their own clues. It was nonstop." Gibb embraced the rumor, discussing other supposed clues with listeners on the air. "It was really a phenomenon," he noted. "For a while, it seemed like it might really be true."
Listen to "Paul Is Dead" From Russ Gibb's Radio Show
The story was picked up by news outlets all over the world. The Beatles, including the very-much-still-alive McCartney, had to continually deny the rumor's validity. "Paul Is Dead" became a phenomenon, with Time magazine naming it one of the "world's most enduring conspiracy theories" 40 years after it initially spread.
Though the rumor became the stuff of legend, it was far from Gibb's only contribution to the rock world. For six years, the Michigan native operated the Grande Ballroom in Detroit. The iconic venue was a key stop for artists in the '60s and early '70s, hosting performances by the Who, Led Zeppelin, Cream, Janis Joplin and the Grateful Dead, as well as Detroit based artists like MC5, Ted Nugent and the Stooges.
Roger Daltrey once called the Grande "one of those places, the ones you had to play when you came to America. If you played there it was a sign that you were important."
Gibb was proud of his roots in Detroit, a city with a unique musical history. "Detroit has a beat: the pounding out of fenders, the pounding of bumpers, the day-by-day grind that made us," he explained to the Detroit Free Press in 2003. "You had to have the beat, because even on the line, things came through with a rhythm. Every three or four minutes, that line would move and you'd have to pound on the hubcaps. There was always a rhythm to Detroit."
As news of Gibb's death began to spread, Wayne Kramer, guitarist for MC5, took to Twitter to share his condolences.
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BkiUah_xK6EuNCvenPEd | Lightweight Crew
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Yale Prepares for Eastern Sprints
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The Yale Lightweights will head to Worcester, Mass., this Sunday to race in their first of two six-lane championship races for the season -- the EARC Eastern Sprints Regatta. At stake are the Jope Cup for overall team points, the Wright Cup for first varsities, the Cornell Cup for second varsities and the Kilpatrick Cup for the 3V.
Yale has entered four lightweight eights and a varsity four. In the heats, the top three finishing crews advance to the afternoon finals.
Yale's third varsity eight starts the morning of racing in their 8:20 a.m. heat, drawn against Columbia, Cornell and Georgetown.
At 9:48, Yale's first varsity eight will race in a heat against No. 1 Cornell, Penn, Georgetown and Dartmouth.
Yale's second varsity eight will race their heat at 10:48 against Princeton, Harvard, Georgetown and Dartmouth.
To cap off the morning of racing, Yale's varsity four entry will race a straight final at 11:12 against Brown, Northeastern, Georgetown and Princeton.
Yale's fourth varsity eight will race in a straight final to start the afternoon at racing. At 1:24 p.m., the Elis will race for medals against Harvard, Navy, Columbia, Pennsylvania and Cornell.
Depending on their morning performance, the other eights entries will race in either afternoon petite or grand finals. This page will be updated with afternoon finals information as the morning of racing progresses.
This is Yale's last full-team competition; after the Sprints the Y150 squad will break down into a varsity eight and two varsity fours at the IRA National Championship Regatta, to be held at Lake Natoma, Calif., on June 2.
More information on Sunday's race can be found here.
The racing will be live-streamed here.
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BkiUdWQ4uzlhXz2JUZEQ | The CO2CRC Otway project is the first Australian demonstration of safe geological storage of carbon dioxide. The first stage of the project, concluded in 2010, was focussed on injection of more than 66,000 tonnes of CO2/CH4 gas mixture (~80% of CO2) into a depleted gas reservoir located at approximately 2 km depth through a purposely drilled CRC-1 well. The next stage of the project, which is currently underway examines small scale (up to 15,000 tonnes) gas injection into a saline aquifer located at 1.5 km depth using CRC-2 well. In this paper we use full elastic 3D finite difference modelling to evaluate the level of time-lapse signal on walk-away VSP data acquired in CRC-1 and CRC-2 wells. The results are used to optimise borehole seismic acquisition parameters.
Pevzner, R. and Urosevic, M. and Gurevich, B. 2015. Borehole seismic monitoring of a small-scale CO2 injection - The CO2CRC Otway project feasibility study, in Proceedings of the 77th EAGE Conference and Exhibition 2015: CO2 Projects (EAGE/SPE), Jun 1-4 2015, pp. 61-65. Madrid, Spain: EAGE. | c4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
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BkiUc2o25V5instYDOq7 | National Centre for Biological Sciences, NCBS, Bangalore
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Phone-No: 91 80 23666001 02 23666018 19
Email: info@ncbs.res.in
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In developing the National Centre for Biological Sciences we were guided by Abraham Flexner when he proposed the creation of the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Institute of Advanced Study in Princeton. Flexner pithily expressed his views that the Institute "... should be small, its staff and students or scholars should be few, the administration should be inconspicuous, inexpensive and subordinate; the members of the teaching staff while freed from the waste of time involved in administrative work, should freely participate in decisions involving the quality and direction of its activities; the living conditions should represent a marked improvement over contemporary academic conditions... its subjects should be fundamental in character, and it should develop gradually...". The founder of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research , Homi Bhabha, looked upon the Institute not merely as a place for doing good physics but as an instrument for growing science and scientific culture in India. TIFR's research activities in physics, mathematics, biology and other areas are well known. Somewhat less known is the fact that it has helped to create a number of other institutions. In the last 15 years alone, TIFR has directly or indirectly catalyzed the formation of six other institutions, the National Centre for Software Technology (NCST, Mumbai and Bangalore), the Society for Applied Microwave Engineering and Electronic Research (SAMEER, Mumbai and Chennai), the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (Pune), the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (Mumbai), the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (Pune) and the National Centre for Biological Sciences (Bangalore). The last three in the above list have been set up directly under the umbrella of TIFR and are governed by its Council of Management.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
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MSc by Research DBS
in National Centre for Biological Sciences, NCBS, Bangalore
M.Sc. by Research (DBS)
Eligibility and Selection Procedure for MSc by Research DBS in National Centre for Biological Sciences, NCBS, Bangalore
Bachelors in any Basic Science (Physics/Chemistry/Any branch of Biology) OR any 4-year degree program that awards a "Bachelor's degree" including B.Tech., B.E., B.V.Sc., B.Pharma. (4 year course).
Eligibility for central, south and southeast asian nationals-applicants with an undergraduate/bachelor's degree or an equivalent degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50% marks or equivalent gpa in the core subjects are eligible to apply.
Test Date and Venues: The Online test will be held on Sunday, December 8th, 2019 in the following cities: Agartala, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhillai, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Guwahati, Haldwani, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Madurai, Mangalore, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Pune, Varanasi, Visakhapatnam.
Application Procedure for MSc by Research DBS in National Centre for Biological Sciences, NCBS, Bangalore
Application for JGEEBILS: Submit online Applications at http://univ.tifr.res.in
· Male Applicants: Rs 900/-
· Female Applicants: Rs 300/-
Payment can be made online by Netbanking/Credit/Debit cards/UPI etc. as per modes available for the payment gateway. Hall tickets will be available for download only after successful payment.
Fee waivers: a waiver of application fee on grounds of financial distress may be requested by a letter from the principal or the head of the Department justifying the request. Students may apply online and send the waiver letter/request from the principal/HOD (On their letter head duly signed and stamped) by post to "The Asstt. Registrar (academic), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba, Mumbai 400005". Alternately, The recommendation letter can be scanned and uploaded profile. these requests would be considered depending on availability of seats and cannot be guaranteed.
Students can apply online. Please follow appropriate link on this website for filling up the application form. Read the instructions carefully before you start filling up the online application form. DO NOT MAKE MULTIPLE REGISTRATIONS FOR THE SAME SUBJECT.
Students may take the online test in multiple subjects provided the timings do not clash. Please submit separate application for each subject.
Application Fee can be paid only through online mode.
Date and Time of JGEEILS: 8th December, 2019 (Sunday), 2:30p.m. To 4:30p.m
Last date for receiving applications for Hall Tickets: 20th November, 2019
Integrated PhD
Integrated PhD (NCBS, DBS, TIFR-H)
Eligibility and Selection Procedure for Integrated PhD in National Centre for Biological Sciences, NCBS, Bangalore
For I-Ph.D.: Bachelors in any Basic Science (Physics/Chemistry/Any branch of Biology) OR any 4-year degree program that awards a "Bachelor's degree" including B.Tech., B.E., B.V.Sc., B.Pharma. (4 year course).
Application Procedure for Integrated PhD in National Centre for Biological Sciences, NCBS, Bangalore
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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) (NCBS, DBS, TIFR-H)
Eligibility and Selection Procedure for Doctor of Philosophy PhD in National Centre for Biological Sciences, NCBS, Bangalore
For Ph.D.: Masters in Basic Science (M.Sc. Physics/Chemistry/Any branch of Biology) or any professional Master's Degree (M.Pharma./M.Tech.), or a > 4 year degree program (e.g. MBBS, BDS).
Application Procedure for Doctor of Philosophy PhD in National Centre for Biological Sciences, NCBS, Bangalore
MSc in Wildlife Biology and Conservation NCBS
M.Sc in Wildlife Biology and Conservation (NCBS)
Eligibility and Selection Procedure for MSc in Wildlife Biology and Conservation NCBS in National Centre for Biological Sciences, NCBS, Bangalore
M.Sc. Wildlife Biology & Conservation:
Eligibility for Indian nationals-applicants with a bachelor's degree in any discipline (including those in the final year of graduation) with a minimum of 50% marks in the core subjects are eligible to apply.
Application Procedure for MSc in Wildlife Biology and Conservation NCBS in National Centre for Biological Sciences, NCBS, Bangalore | commoncrawl | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
BkiUc-HxK6nrxpQc1ASC | That's My Baby Lexi Chanel...she Is My Pride And Joy. She Is A Tea Cup Maltese 1 1/2 Yrs Old. 4 Pounds. She Is Such A Sweetie..
Aw, love the pic with Lexi Chanel (cute name!). The DS is a fab tote too, and the sandals are so pretty!
he's so cute. and love all your new purchases. Congrats!
Great purchases. Love them. Your puppy is so cute.
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BkiUdfs5qsBDHn4Qzsjj | This morning's gross domestic product (GDP) report showed that the economic recovery continued through the first quarter of this year, growing at 2.5%. That's a reasonable (though not great) rate of growth, although a bit below expectations, which were for something closer to 3%.
There's good news and bad news buried in the detail. The good is that consumers seem interested in spending again. We'll see whether that holds up over coming months. The bad is that firms aren't so optimistic, and investment was lackluster.
Government spending continues to detract from economic growth, as it has for 10 of the past 11 quarters.
This report also provides the latest reading on the core PCE deflator, which is the rate of inflation targeted by the Fed. This measure shows inflation running at 1.2%, well below the Fed's target.
Let's not get lost in the detail. This GDP report provides a soon-to-be-revised and noisy indicator of what happened in the economy a few months back.
The bigger picture is that we have a fledgling recovery which needs help, but isn't getting it: Fiscal policy is set as a drag on growth, and monetary policy delivering below-target inflation. | c4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUb7rxK7ICUt7cPQGa | The Nigerian Police has disclosed that no fewer than 229 murder, suicide and attempted suicide cases were recorded in Lagos State within the last 10 months.
According to the law enforcement agency added that 290 armed robbers and nine kidnappers were arrested between November 2017 and September 2018.
Commissioner for Police, Edgar Imohimi disclosed these statistics on Wednesday at the 12th annual Town Hall meeting on security with Governor, themed, 'security in Lagos State: Progress and Challenges,' held in Victoria Island.
Imohimi stressed that the figures would have been alarming but for the community policing strategy, the law enforcement agency could record reduction in robbery cases within the period under review in the state.
According to him, 18 armed robbers were killed by the police during their encounter with the police and 701 arms and ammunition were recovered within the period under review.
"Though, 233 armed robbery cases were foiled by the police but the police couldn't prevent 14 cases pleading to one officer been killed by the robbers during confrontation within the period.
"Also, while 37 vehicles were recovered from armed robbers, eight snatched, 23 vehicles were removed from parks across the state," the commissioner added.
To ensure peace and harmony within the state, he noted that 669 cultist were arrested while 911 cultist renounced their membership of the groups across the state. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUdfw4ubng3AsE8tiS | Heat Spike Expected Today
By City News Service Apr 9, 2018
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Southland temperatures will spike today, reaching the 90s and threatening to reach record highs in some communities, amid high pressure aloft and Santa Ana winds, the National Weather Service said.
A wind advisory is scheduled to be in effect in the L.A. County portion of the Santa Gabriel Mountains, where gusts of up to 60 miles per hour are possible though the Interstate 5 corridor, but more wind advisories may have to be issued this morning, said NWS meteorologist Curt Kaplan.
In a 30-hour period ending late Sunday night, the NWS recorded wind gusts of 67 mph in the San Gabriel Mountains, 45 mph in the Antelope Valley, 38 mph in the San Fernando Valley, 37 mph in the Santa Monica Mountains and 36 mph in the Santa Clarita Valley.
A high of 90 degrees is expected today in downtown L.A., where the average for this time of the year is 72, according to the NWS. Kaplan said record highs are possible today in several communities, including Woodland Hills, Burbank and Long Beach.
The heat will continue Tuesday but diminish as today's Santa Ana winds die down, according to the NWS.
Sunny skies were forecast in L.A. County today along with highs of 69 in Avalon; 76 on Mount Wilson; 80 at LAX; 84 in Palmdale and Lancaster; 88 in Saugus; 90 in Downtown L.A.; 91 in Long Beach; 92 in Pasadena and San Gabriel; 93 in Burbank; and 94 in Woodland Hills. Temperatures will drop by up to eight degrees Tuesday, except in the Antelope Valley, where they'll go up by around four degrees.
The NWS forecast sunny skies in Orange County and highs of 75 in Newport Beach; 76 in San Clemente; 77 in Laguna Beach; 91 in Irvine; 92 in Anaheim and Mission Viejo; 93 in Yorba Linda; and 95 in Fullerton. Temperatures will be up to 10 degrees lower Tuesday and another few degrees lower Wednesday. | commoncrawl | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
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BkiUdeM5qX_Bc1tFGKiu | Blindspot Review
Jordyn Seamans, Writer
Filed under Opinion, Reviews
Blindspot first aired on Sept. 21, 2015, it currently is on season four. I'll try to not give too much away, but here is enough to get you intrigued.
When a woman (Jaimie Alexander) with no memory of who she is or how she got there is discovered naked in New York's Times Square, the conspicuous etching of FBI Agent Kurt Weller's (Sullivan Stapleton) name across her back quickly makes it obvious to whom the case should be assigned.
An international plot blows up as Agent Weller and his team discover that each intricate tattoo on Jane Doe's body is a crime to solve, creating a map that leads even closer to the truth about her identity, and mysteries yet to be revealed.
The show starts out with many unknowns, but as time goes on most of the questions are answered. I am currently still on the first season, but the show is very impressive. It has a ton of connections throughout the crimes, tattoos, and Jane's past.
It is a good break from the many other crime shows that are out there, this concept has never been done before. One of the best aspects to the show is how Jane fights with her troubled past and her new future where she has to figure out who she is as a person.
I would recommend this TV show to someone who loves mystery and crime series. It is perfect for binge watchers, families, or friends. You can find Blindspot on NBC, Hulu, or Youtube.
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BkiUa3_xaKPQoprEvKA1 | Best practice advice for AI projects from IBM elite
Data and analytics articles23 Jul 2019by Toni Sekinah, DataIQ
Seth Dobrin, vice president and chief data scientist, IBM has a lot of experience in leading and executing artificial intelligence and data science projects; he has been doing this for the last seven years. Furthermore, he has been leading the IBM Data Science Elite Team of 60 people since 2017.
The IBM Data Science Elite Team is a group of data science and artificial intelligence experts who work with companies to help them kick-start or build an AI minimum viable product.
With this wealth of experience, Dobrin can easily recognise what are the key features of a successful AI project. These are the use of an agile methodology, a hub and spoke configuration, a focus on teamwork as well as a focus on the end-user.
"Nothing should be in an ivory tower."
The benefit of agile working is that allows the teams to have the flexibility and the ability to choose their own tools however there does need to be oversight from the executive. "Some of these tools can get you into trouble so there need to be guard rails that are set by the central organisation in conjunction with the business so nothing is in an ivory tower," he said.
In addition, one of the benefits of agile working is peer learning. "A side effect of agile is you can bring people into this team who may not have a depth of understanding but through the activity of executing these projects, they get up to speed."
"They'll sit side by side with them and get skilled up."
In fact, he said this is how knowledge transfer takes places when members of his team are embedded in other organisations. He said: "We want to skill up in the space. They'll join the team, they'll sit side by side with them, they'll do the work with them and they'll get skilled up."
Dobrin said that it is important to bear in mind the need to choose the most appropriate form of agile working that makes the most sense for different phases of the project.
He said that when you look at the successful implementation of AI projects in large enterprises, it is typically in a hub and spoke model, with a centralised team and other teams in the business unit.
Dobrin said there are two reasons for this. The first is that those who are in the business units retain
a sense of urgency and understand the need for the outcome of the project.
Secondly, the centralised team is able to ensure consistency across the organisation. "There should be a lot of reuse of the features, of the data that the model grabs on to as well as some of the models that are built from one business unit to the other. You also want consistency of toolsets and guardrails for the team," he explained.
"Data science is a team sport."
Dobrin conceded that a hub and spoke model would easier for some companies to adopt if they are further along their data maturity journey. He advised companies that have no AI capability to start with a centre of excellence and later move towards a hub and spoke model.
Other companies that have AI capabilities spread across the organisation should think about how they could coalesce those teams, get them working together and then move towards the hub and spoke model.
"You need to focus on outcome and implementation."
Teamwork is closely aligned with the practice of peer learning, which Dobrin said is imperative for a successful AI project as for him, data science is a team sport. "You will not be successful if there is not a relationship and they cannot work effectively together on a team," he said referring to machine learning experts, decision optimisation experts and data engineers who have an understanding of those technologies, and would all fall under the catch-all term of data scientists. He also added that AI and machine learning engineers are critical to the successful deployment of AI projects.
In order to realise the value of the AI project it is important that the resulting model is used, and therefore according to Dobrin, it is really important to focus on the group that is going to consume the models and how they will do so. "You need to focus on not just the ease of delivering the outcome but the implementation because implementation is actually harder. It's a cultural change. You've got to get buy-in," he said.
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BkiUdG85qX_Bhxbdqd4t | Q: Replacing Strings using Maven in Java Annotations I am trying to replace a String in a Java annotation with variables from my pom.xml.
The pom.xml currently contains:
<properties>
<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
<parent.version>101</parent.version>
</properties>
I am trying to have the ${parent.version} replace in the annotation below to avoid having to replace the value multiple times as it is dependent on other versions
public class MyClass {
@Version {
parent = "${parent.version}"
}
//more code to which cannot be moved elsewhere nor is really a template
}
I have looked at some replacement plugins, however they have either failed or require changing the source folder which feels to me unacceptable in sharing the project.
Is there such a method which can replace this ${parent.version} however not use a template?
A: Based on your example, you probably want to use the templating-maven-plugin.
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BkiUcvDxK4tBVgEFUoBx | The Capricorn Deception - A Mitch Herron Action Thriller
Mitch Herron, Book 4
De : Steve P. Vincent
Lu par : Tom Jordan
Durée : 3 h et 5 min
There's a new terror in paradise….
Mitch Herron has left his past behind. With his evil masters destroyed and his sins absolved, he's found peace in the South Pacific. But when he's drawn out of the shadows, Herron is snared in a deadly trap.
Soon, Herron finds himself in the middle of a brutal civil war between two corrupt factions. To escape an island descending into anarchy, he'll be forced to confront a failure from his past.
This time, he won't miss....
If you like Robert Ludlam's Jason Bourne, Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp, and Mark Dawson's John Milton, you'll love The Capricorn Deception, the fourth novel in the addictive Mitch Herron series.
Also in the series:
The Shadow Enclave (Mitch Herron 2)
The Lazarus Protocol (Mitch Herron 3)
The Capricorn Deception (Mitch Herron 4) - New release!
©2020 Steve P. Vincent (P)2020 Steve P. Vincent
Série : Mitch Herron Series, Volume 4
Catégories : Policier, thrillers et œuvres à suspense
Espionnage Thrillers et romans à suspense
The Mitch Herron Series, Books 4-6
The Jade Stratagem
The Azure Backlash
Old Fears
Midnight Rain
Ce que les auditeurs disent de The Capricorn Deception - A Mitch Herron Action Thriller
Action packed!!
Mitch Herron has been quietly living on his boat and sailing around the world since he dismantled The Enclave. With funds running low, he travels to Fiji to retrieve a long ago hidden stash. Little does Mitch know that his life is about to get very complicated!
A dictator, corrupt oil company, mercenaries...just a bump in Mitch's day. Another heart pumping story...the ending will leave you salivating for more. Narrator does an excellent job bringing Mitch to life.
You won't want to miss out on this latest adventure of Mitch Herron!
I accepted a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
michael joseph mitchell
The story is both corny and ridiculous, and the narration is halting and unnatural sounding.
Trudy Owens
There's action but still meh
I listened to this twice and still don't know where the title comes in, or what it means. Neither we nor he knows who he works for. He just goes around assassinating whoever he is told to. This time he failed, then went back and decided the guy did need killing so took it on all on his own. So, after the first chapter, he is free-lancing. There's some good hand-to-hand, and a corrupt, cruel military dictatorship in Fiji, but otherwise not much point to it all.
The narration fails to realize that Fijians don't sound like Americans when they speak English. There's no real characterization, among people--no accent, no voice, no timbre.
Was a good listen
This one picks up where the last one left off with just as much of an exciting thrilling adventure as the first one. I was held on the edge from one adventure to the next with such a thrilling ride that kept me glued to my seat. Mitch is on the run trying to stay one step ahead of his killers, hunting down the top man trying to make sure no more innocents get killed. You know you are having a bad day when you find out your boss has a hit on you which leaves him with little choice but to join the former assassins to bring down his boss and all he stands for.
The narrator as always does a wonderful job from his character voices to the emotion. His character voices are wonderful you always know who is talking and what they are feeling. His male to female voice is great and easy to follow with smooth and even when changing to one character to the next. He gives the right tones for the scenes you can hear the fear, excitement, danger in the characters voices. His performance is just outstanding. There is no background noises, no volume changes, no repeating of words just a very clean and clear audio that pulls you in. If any breaks were taken I could not tell it was just a very clean and clear audio that I got lost in. The narrator normal voice is just a wonderful as his character voice keeping you on the edge with danger and true emotion that makes your heart beat a little faster as the scenes unfold keeping you on the edge. Mr. Jordan does a great job bring the audio alive making you feel each emotion, danger and excitement that the author gives. It was a thrilling ride that I totally enjoyed from a very talented narrator.
It is a very intriguing listen that captivated me with danger and adventure one after another. There is drama as he takes out first one person and then another never knowing when it might be his turn. You can read as a standalone but the other books gives more insight to the story. The author gives a well-thought-out plot that makes you want to listen until the end. The characters are believable and become your friends. I had no trouble playing out the scenes in my mind. I am so hooked on this series and can't wait for the next one to come out. If you love action adventure, thrills and chills that is fast pace and keeps you on the edge this is for you. | commoncrawl | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
BkiUc5U4uzqh_Oklc7ca | Several people have said that they don't like eating at 7:30 pm - that's fine, so why not eat at home and join us at 8:00 pm for fellowship and the talk?
Many men will have met Josh when he attended a couple of Men's Group meetings in 2018. Josh is the minister of Petersfield United Reformed Church. Having taken up his post only last year it will be good to find out a bit more about him and to hear his message.
Josh has been involved with local radio in a previous church and is the link-man between Petersfield Community Radio and PACT.
Tim is a charismatic evangelist, dynamic preacher, conference speaker, author and church planter. Since becoming a Christian in his late teens he has planted and pastored a number of churches as well as traveling the world preaching the gospel. Thousands have come to know Christ through his ministry. He is now the missions director for Spearhead Ministries an evangelistic association that seeks to empower churches of all backgrounds to transform their communities for Jesus. He is committed to seeing the church released and moving in the power of the Holy Spirit in everyday life.
Visit the Spearhead web site.
Details of food will be available later.
Last June we had fish and chips in the Sea and Spud, then did a prayer walk around town before a plenary session in The Red Lion. The Steering Committee are happy to organise this again or would be happy to arrange to eat together in a different restaurant - please let us know.
Last year we undertook the cooking for the King's Arms barbeque in Queen Elizabeth Country Park. We offered our services again this year and they have been accepted!
We will provide details nearer the time - but food will be burgers and hot dogs!
We will meet for a pub supper somewhere - last year it was the Red Lion at Charlton, but you decide!
This will be Dom's third visit to Men's Group and we look forward to what he has to share! | c4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUdqU4uzlh5qyYgf6M | Serving Aces for the Christ
David Wheaton was one of the top professional tennis players in the world. During his 13 years on tour from 1988-2001, David reached the semifinals or better in singles or doubles of every Grand Slam tournament (including the semi-finals of singles at Wimbledon), attained a career-high singles world ranking of #12, won the prestigious Grand Slam Cup, represented the United States in Davis Cup competition and scored victories over notable players such as Andre Agassi, Jimmy Connors, Stefan Edberg, Ivan Lendl, Jim Courier and Michael Chang.
David is still involved in tennis; he plays professionally part-time (he won the Wimbledon Over 35 Doubles Championship with T.J. Middleton in 2004), writes Grand Slam preview articles for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and recently completed four years of service on the Board of Directors of the United States Tennis Association. In 2005, he was inducted into the U.S.T.A. Northern Section Tennis Hall of Fame.
I've covered David over the years while I was a tennis reporter when he was a top touring professional. Recently, I had a chance to interview the now fellow radio host on my weekly "Good Sports Magazine Show" on what was his story about His Glory. Here is what he had to say:
CF–David, share your testimony of becoming a world class tennis champion. Tell us how your life and career changed at the age of 24 after winning the richest tennis event, the Grand Slam Cup, and a two million dollar payday, and when you accepted Jesus Christ into your life.
DW–This was never something that I saw coming growing up in Minnesota. I was the youngest of four children and the next oldest was nine years my senior, so I sort of grew up with five parents. I did grow up in a Christian household and started playing hockey and tennis at a very young age – like when I first started walking. I remember when I was four years old going down the street in the summer to play tennis with my older siblings and ice hockey in the winter – we had a very athletic family. I started developing my tennis game, became a good junior player and then went down to the Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida, at the age of 16 and finished my high schooling there. I went out to Stanford to continue my tennis growth and education, turned professional at the age of 19 and went on to play 13 years on the tour. As I mentioned, I did grow up in a Christian home but got off track in my teenage years as a junior tournament player. I was hanging out with the wrong kind of kids. It really wasn't my own faith, but rather I was riding the coat tails of my parents being Christians. I really got off track in college and ended up writing my book, "University of Destruction," about those wild times and not being there spiritually. It wasn't until I was 24 years old and after winning tennis' largest event prize, money-wise at the time, the Grand Slam Cup, and a 2-million dollar payday, that it brought me to the point of how outwardly successful I had become but how inwardly conflicted I was. I knew I was going the wrong way in life and bringing dishonor to God and others. I really came to a point with myself where I was in repentance of my sins, and truly understanding I was a sinner for the first time. I committed to put Jesus Christ as my Savior and follow Him as the Lord about 17 years ago. My life turned around completely and the rest of my tennis life was played with a different perspective and motivation. I played until I was 32 years old in 2001.
CF–After retiring as a full time professional tennis player at still a very young age of 32, how did you end up in the radio booth?
DW–It really was a sequence of providential happenings as a local former NBA player here in Minnesota was doing a Christian sports talk show and he had me on as a guest. He called me a few weeks later and said he was moving into another career and wanted to know if I wanted to take over his radio program. That was about 9 years ago now and the sports show really morphed into more of a cultural, current events show now called, "The Christian WorldView"- which is now syndicated. I can't really take credit for it as I had very little to do with it beyond just walking through the door God had already opened.
CF–How did your life as a competitive tennis player change at age 24 once you accepted Jesus into your heart and became saved by grace?
DW–There are a couple of things that come to mind right off the bat. First, just the motivation of why I was playing started to change as I may have thought before I was playing for God on the outside but really had the inner striving of winning titles, earning big money, making a name for myself, increasing my world rankings and really playing for all the wrong reasons. When I came to Christ, I asked myself how do I play this game and career to bring glory to God. How do I prepare myself to use the abilities He gave me to glorify Him and that was a big change. The other big change was just my lifestyle as I was involved in all the wrong kind of relationships and attitudes on court with anger along with being rebellious to authority in my life. Now my life wasn't representing the works of the flesh anymore but the fruits of the spirit. Those were the biggest changes.
CF– Finally, David, a lot of your former opponents are still playing on the Champions Tour. Do you still have any aspirations or thoughts to get back out on the courts professionally?
DW–I really don't know right now. God has me doing some work in radio with "The Christian WorldView" which by the way airs weekly across the country from 9-10am ET LIVE, as well as writing a blog and articles at my website: www.thechristianworldview.com, and also speaking to groups around the country. I'll actually be coming to South Florida in March to speak for Scott Williams' MatchPoint Ministries Spiritually Tough Tennis Awards event and Family Tennis Day at Saint Andrews School in Boca Raton. God has me living a very active and fulfilling life right now and I'll never say never about returning to a Champions type tour event if the opportunity presents itself.
Carl Foster is the host/founder of "The Good Sports Magazine Show" airing every Friday LIVE from 12 noon to 1 p.m. exclusively on GraceFM 90.3FM in South Florida and worldwide online at: www.gracefmradio.com Carl also hosts "The Road Show" Monday thru Fridays from 4-6:30 p.m. with "The Good Sports Minute" feature at 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. daily on GraceFM. | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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BkiUbxfxK7Ehm4VQuWad | Anybody wanna buy some deathsticks?
You don't want to sell me deathsticks. You want to go home and rethink your life.
What do you think you're some kind of jedi or something? waving your hand all around like that.
It's difficult to define... Never been much of a fan.
I'm with you Mags never really cared for that holiday myself.
I'm considering adding a new addition to the Hive of Scum and Villainy bar, a more convenient means for our drinkers to sit and drink without interruption. What do you guys think of this new and innovative addition?
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BkiUfCrxK3YB9m8SZMph | Live and Learn (Elkie Brooks album)
Live and Learn (TV series)
Live and Learn may refer to:
Live and Learn (Elkie Brooks album), 1979
Live and Learn, a 1986 album by Paul Smith
Live & Learn (Daryl Stuermer album), 1998
Live & Learn (Indo G album), 2000
Live & Learn (Vixen album), 2006
Live and Learn (House of Fools album), 2007
"Live and Learn" (Andy Williams song), 1969
"Live and Learn" (Clannad song), 1988
"Live and Learn" (Joe Public song), 1992
"Live and Learn" (The Cardigans song), 2003
"Live & Learn", a 2001 song by Crush 40, the theme to Sonic Adventure 2
Live and Learn, the 1951 short directed by Sid Davis
Live and Learn in Kenya NGO, a charitable organization in Nakuru, Kenya
Live and Learn (TV series), a Canadian educational television series
Live and Learn (Falling Skies), an episode of the science fiction drama Falling Skies
Live and Learn (MacGyver), an episode of the action-adventure television series MacGyver
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Live and Learn is an album by Elkie Brooks, released in 1979.
Released on the back of two hit singles ("Don't Cry Out Loud" and "The Runaway"), A&M released Live and Learn choosing to omit these songs. Leiber & Stoller made returned as producers for the album and gave it a distinct funk and disco feel which, after the middle of the road offerings of the non-album singles, perhaps alienated some of her fanbase. Neither of the singles from this album made the charts which made promotion for this album problematic. As Elkie had become pregnant during the recording A&M, decided to pull back the promotion even further. However, she did continue to perform live until late in her pregnancy.
"He Could Have Been An Army" (1979)
"Falling Star" (1979)
Recorded in 1979 at The Record Plant in Los Angeles, USA. Mastered at A&M Studios, Hollywood, USA.
Live and Learn reached number 34 and remained in the UK charts for 6 weeks.
Available on CD, paired with its predecessor Shooting Star.
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Live and Learn, original title Course of Knowledge, was a Canadian educational television series which aired on CBC Television from 1959 to 1965.
This series presented courses on the sciences and humanities. It was co-produced by the CBC and the University of Toronto, initially airing as a local show on CBLT Toronto and eventually seen throughout the CBC network. Initial course shows were produced in Toronto and later produced in other Canadian cities. At least one course broadcast in this series was imported from a United States educational production.
This half-hour series was broadcast on Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 15 October 1959 to 12 May 1965, with repeat broadcasts on Sundays at 12:30 p.m. Initially, this was a local CBLT Toronto broadcast, but was eventually carried by other CBC network stations.
Courses featured
"Conditions for Life", with David Baird (broadcast November 1963, produced in Ottawa by Betty Zimmerman)
"Focus on Physics" (12-week serial, broadcast nationally late 1958) hosted by Patterson Hume and Donald Ivey of the University of Toronto who incorporated diagrams and demonstrations in their presentations
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I came home in the morning
And everything was gone
Oh what have I done
I dropped dead in the hallway
Cursing the dawn
Oh come on sun
Why must I burn
I'm just trying to learn
I stared into the light
To kill some of my pain
It was all in vane
Cause no senses remain
But an ache in my body
And regret on my mind
But I'll be fine
Cause I live and I learn
Yes I live and I learn
If you live you will learn
I live and I learn
God kicked you in the head
So I started a fight
Cause I knew I was right
But I learned I was wrong
I remember a slaughter
I remember I fought
For the money I brought
I got blistered and burned
And lost what I earned
But I live and I learn
I got, I got it now
She's got, She's got it now
I came to one a corner
With some help from a man and goddamn
I don't see to have learn
That a lady in need is guilty indeed
So I paid and got laid in return
And I don't know what I've learned
Well you get what you give
And hell yes I lived
But if you live as you learn
I don't think I'd be learned
Oh with the sun in my eyes
Surprise, I'm living a life
But I don't seem to learn
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BkiUc6U5qhDBJHJms_IF | A. Inspiration came from early 90's fashion dress shirts. Besides, it's time to start showing a little bit of whimsicalness with kicks going forward.
Q. This is the first time within this collection that you have included a style other than the Clyde, why did you choose the RS and how was it to work with another shoe?
A. The RS's are a classic looking very timely kick. It's what people want to wear – High Tops. We took a little piece of the Microdot Clyde and applied it to them. I think people will dig them.
Q. Do you plan to explore other styles in future drops? Or stick with the classic?
A. As of now, we plan to stick with the Clyde, although we have some experimental stuff coming up in 2012 with the Clyde. You'll see.
Q. What design challenges did you run into with the Microdots?
A. None. PUMA got them right on the first go around.
Q. Can you tell us about the name Microdot? Does this have any sort of significance? Or Military inspiration like some of the previous names in the collection?
A. No, not at all. The name Microdot is also an exact description of what we did with this particular drop. I think they look quite sophisticated.
Q. How do you feel this shoe fits into trends our there in the market place right now?
A. You'll start to see other brands adding fun elements to their kicks. The whole basic thing is almost over. You need a twist on it.
Q. This is the first time you have incorporated a pattern or print in the designs, is this something we will see more of?
Q. How do you feel this drop fits in with the past drops in the collection?
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BkiUblk5qoTDt1xDZv0G | Osmond Capital, the company owned by Hugh Osmond, best known for his involvement with Pizza Express and founding of Punch Taverns, is among those in the frame to buy high-end Argentine restaurant chain Gaucho.
The group, currently owned by Equistone, first announced plans for a potential sale of its struggling sister chain Cau, for which it is financial liable for, in May.
Advisors at KPMG were brought in to assess whether to close or sell Cau's 22 restaurants. By contrast, Gaucho was said to be performing in line with expectations and was not at risk of closing.
A Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) remains an option for Gaucho to be able to offload the Cau estate, and a failure to agree a restructuring with creditors over Cau could lead to the company filing for administration.
Now, Sky News is reporting that three investment capital groups, including Osmond Capital, Core Capital and Limerston Capital, are interested in making an offer for Gaucho, with Cau's fate bound up with any potential offer.
Sky reports that the three bidders are expected to offer less than the £50m owed by Gaucho to its lenders and that advisers at KPMG were trying to conclude a deal this month.
The company's founder, Zeev Godik, stepped down earlier this year and was replaced by Oliver Meakin, who joined from electrical retailer Maplin, which itself went into administration earlier this year.
The group has 16 restaurants in the UK, and three international sites in Hong Kong, Dubai and Buenos Aires.
It follows high-profile closures of restaurants in London, including several Jamie's Italians, Carluccios and Byron Burgers venues, as well as Soho institution The Gay Hussar. Most recently 28°-50° Fetter Lane, the wine-focused restaurant founded by chef Agnar Sverrisson and Xavier Rousset, was sold to Cliffords Restaurant Limited.
Last month, it was reported that the number of restaurants in the UK had fallen for the first time in eight years, according to new figures.
Around two restaurants per week have closed over the past year to March, according to CGA's market report, which predicts the number of sites across the UK will continue to fall throughout 2018. | c4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUfQk5qhLBvG9b_MfR | Q: How to set Div with 100% height with border? I want to divide page into two "div"s. Left(25%) and right(75%). And i wanted a border between the two, to separate them. But unless I enter text/image into the "div"s they don't expand.
<div>
<div class="left">
<img src="granted_300_50.png" id="logo">
</div>
</div>
And the css is:
div.left{
background-image: url("flower_ornament2_watermark.png") ;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-color:white;
border-top: 0px;
border-right: 2px solid #c3c3c3;
border-left: 0px;
border-bottom: 0px;
white-space: nowrap;
height: 100%;
width: 350px;
margin: 0px;
outline: 0px;
padding: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline;
}
Help?
Digvijay
A: Setting height in percentage on inline elements works only if the container has a specific height set too, up to the body and html.
This CSS should work:
html,body { height:100% ;}
div#container { height:100%; }
div.left { height:100%; }
Another common workaround is the so called "faux column" method:
*
*http://www.alistapart.com/articles/fauxcolumns/
*http://woorkup.com/2009/10/11/really-simple-css-trick-for-equal-height-columns/
You can also use display:table; for the container and display:table-cell; for the floated divs. But it's not supported by IE7.
div#container { display:table; }
div.left { display:table-cell; }
A: Take a look at this:
CSS
.left{
width:25%;
height:100px;
border-right:1px solid #ccc;
}
.right{
width:75%;
height:100px;
border-left:1px solid #ccc;
}
HTML
<div class="left"></div>
<div class="right"></div>
A: Unless you also set a height on the body and html nodes, they will collapse. You can fix this by setting them to 100% height:
Demo: http://jsfiddle.net/SO_AMK/Nhajy/
CSS:
html, body, div { height: 100%; }
div.left {
background-image: url("flower_ornament2_watermark.png");
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-color: white;
border-top: 0px;
border-right: 2px solid #c3c3c3;
border-left: 0px;
border-bottom: 0px;
white-space: nowrap;
height: 100%;
width: 350px;
margin: 0px;
outline: 0px;
padding: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline;
}
The other solution is to set a min-height:
Demo: http://jsfiddle.net/SO_AMK/MSLdT/
CSS:
div.left {
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-color: white;
border-top: 0px;
border-right: 2px solid #c3c3c3;
border-left: 0px;
border-bottom: 0px;
white-space: nowrap;
min-height: 100px;
height: 100%;
width: 350px;
margin: 0px;
outline: 0px;
padding: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline;
}
A: you can use something like:
/css code/
height:calc(100%-2px);
border:1px solid black;
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BkiUea45jDKDyJ94YDwZ | When Sarkisian filed the lawsuit two months after he was sacked, he claimed then-athletic director Pat Haden fired him instead of giving him a chance to seek treatment for his alcoholism, which is recognized as a disability by the law, he was seeking the remaining $12.6 million left on his contract in addition to unspecified damages, according to Nathan Fenno of The Los Angeles Times. The arbitrator ruled that he was dismissed due to breach of contract rather than a disability, according to the report.
The arbitrator ruled that USC is not responsible for any further compensation and denied the suit.
Sarkisian was sacked in October 2015, two months after he appeared to be drunk during a preseason pep rally.
In a statement Monday, Sarkisian said he was 'disappointed in the decision, but we will respect it and move on'. The Trojans posted a 9-4 record in his first season and ultimately finished 20th in the Associated Press poll.
USC argued that it tried to get help for Sark after an embarrassing booze-fueled rant at a Salute to Troy event in August 2015, but at the time Steve claimed he was NOT an alcoholic and attributed the behavior to a bad reaction from mixing Rx pills with beers. The arbitrator reportedly denied all of Sarkisian's claims and said that California disability laws do "not insulate the failure to control a controllable disability nor afford an employee a second chance to control a disability in the future".
Sarkisian went into alcohol rehabilitation treatment after he was sacked.
'The last two years have been trying, ' Sarkisian said in his statement.
Sarkisian, who is now the offensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons, sued USC for $30 million after he was sacked in 2015. The Trojans were off to a 3-2 start in 2015 prior to his dismissal.
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BkiUe9HxK02iP15vhJnS | Eblana () is an ancient Irish settlement that appears in the Geographia of Claudius Ptolemaeus (Ptolemy), the Greek astronomer and cartographer, around the year 140 AD. It was traditionally believed by scholars to refer to the same site as the modern city of Dublin. The 19th-century writer Louis Agassiz used Eblana as a Latin equivalent for Dublin. However, more recent scholarship favours the north County Dublin seaside village of Loughshinny due to its proximity to Drumanagh, an important trading site with strong links to Roman Britain; it has even been described as a bridgehead of a possible Roman invasion. However, there is no definitive proof to tie Eblana to any location, so its exact identity is still a matter of speculation.
Eblana as Dublin
If the reference to a settlement in Ireland called Eblana is in fact the earliest reference to Dublin, this would seem to give Dublin a just claim to nearly two thousand years of antiquity, as the settlement must have existed a considerable time before Ptolemy became aware of it.
Eoin MacNeill writes that Eblana "cannot be Dublin, for no trace has been found in Irish records or tradition of anything approaching in character to a city on the site occupied by Dublin until the Norsemen fortified themselves here in 841" and speculates that Eblana "is certainly farther north than Dublin, probably on the coast of Louth".
Early Irish antiquarians, such as Sir John Ware and Walter Harris believed that the name Eblana in Ptolemy's Geographia was in fact a corruption of Deblana, itself a version of the Gaelic name Dubh Linn (Black Pool), from which the modern English language name Dublin derives. This is not the only instance where Ptolemy truncated the initial letters of place names. For example, instead of Pepiacum, and Pepidii (in Wales), Ptolemy writes Epiacum and Epidii; and for Dulcinium (now Ulcinj, in Montenegro), he writes Ulcinium.
There are several problems with this theory:
The earliest Gaelic settlement on the site of Dublin is referred to in local sources as Áth Cliath ("Ford of Hurdles"). Duiblinn first appears as the name of a Christian ecclesiastical settlement which could not have existed before the 5th century.
Ptolemy's description of Ireland shows no trace of either the Goidelic or Laginian occupations of the country (T.F. O'Rahilly, pp. 39-42), both of which probably took place some centuries before Ptolemy's time. O'Rahilly (1946) therefore concludes that Ptolemy's description is probably based on data collected in the 4th century BC by the early explorer Pytheas.
The coordinates on Ptolemy's map indicates for Eblana places the settlement in the north of County Dublin, several kilometres from the site of the modern city of Dublin.
Ptolemy's Eblana did not stand on a river. In the Geographia, Eblana sits between the mouths of two rivers: the Buvinda (i.e. the River Boyne) and the Oboka. Because early antiquaries believed that Eblana was Dublin, they identified the Oboka with the river which enters the sea at Arklow in County Wicklow, which they consequently dubbed the Ovoca (now the River Avoca). In fact, Ptolemy's Oboka seems to be the River Liffey, and his Modonnos probably represents the Avoca. Eblana, thus, is located somewhere between the mouths of the Boyne and the Liffey.
Eblana as other sites
When Ptolemy wrote the Geographia there were two significant areas of activity in north County Dublin. One was at the mouth of the river Delvin where two substantial groups of chamber tombs would have been clearly visible from the sea for several thousand years. As noted above, Ptolemy often dropped the initial letters of names and a shift from "Ebhlana" to "Delvin" could be seen as a phonic shift possibility. The second area of international activity was based around the promontory fort of Drumanagh south of present-day Loughshinny, which was probably a trading post but may have been used as a potential bridgehead by Agricola. Thus, it is reasonable to conclude that the identity of Ptolemy's Eblana is yet unknown, and identification with the city of Dublin is at best problematic and highly speculative.
See also
History of Dublin
Eblana Theatre
References
External links
Prehistoric Ireland
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Thrift Treasures XIX: Taste of a New Generation
Food-issue cards can be fun. They can be a mother-bleeper to chase and they can cost a pretty penny, too, if you're forced to go onto the secondary market and pick them up. But all in all, they offer a little variety to your collection and are well-worth the cost if you're a player or team collector.
Recently I uncovered a slew of 2003 Fleer Pepsi cards for an unbelievable price: about a penny an a half per card.These cards aren't exactly rare, and to buy one of your favorite player one would not have to break the bank. But alas, they are not as common as base cards and I was ecstatic to find a lot of roughly 150 cards for $1.98.
This set is comprised of 30 cards (one player per team) which were issued one card per specially marked 24-pack of Pepsi cans in 2003. The set contains some of the hobby's biggest names, including semi-early releases of Albert Pujols and Ichiro.
After sifting through the unorganized cards, I wound up with two full sets (one set is pictured below) and a bunch of extras.
Here is the tally for the extra cards I have available if anyone is seeking them:
Troy Glaus (Angels), No. 1 — 2 avail
Chipper Jones (Braves), No. 2 — 3 avail
Randy Johnson (D-Backs), No. 3 — 4 avail
Tony Bautista (Orioles), No. 4 — 7 avail
Magglio Ordonez (White Sox), No. 5 — 7 avail
Ken Griffey Jr. (Reds), No. 6 — 7 avail
Omar Vizquel (Indians), No. 7 — 2 avail
Todd Helton (Rockies), No. 8 — 2 avail
Bobby Higginson (Tigers), No. 9 — 2 avail
Luis Castillo (Marlins), No. 10 — 3 avail
Jeff Bagwell (Astros), No. 11 — 4 avail
Mike Sweeney (Royals), No. 12 — 4 avail
Shawn Green (Dodgers), No. 13 — 5 avail
Richie Sexson (Brewers), No. 14 — 2 avail
Torii Hunter (Twins), No. 15 — 1 avail
Jason Giambi (Yankees), No. 18 — 1 avail
Pat Burrell (Phillies), No. 20 — 2 avail
Brian Giles (Pirates), No. 21 — 1 avail
Trevor Hoffman (Padres), No. 22 — 2 avail
Barry Bonds (Giants), No. 23 — 1 avail
Ichiro (Mariners), No. 24 — 1 avail
Alex Rodriguez (Rangers), No. 27 — 3 avail
Carlos Delgado (Blue Jays), No. 28 — 4 avail
Kerry Wood (Cubs), No. 29 — 3 avail
Pedro Martinez (Red Sox), No. 30 — 3 avail
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I LOVE food issue cards. I would be happy to take a Shawn Green or two off your hands, as well as the Ichiro, Vizquel, A-Rod and Bautista cards.
John Bateman Says:
Never seen these cards before they are nice
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I'd be happy to give one of your Pat Burrell's a happy home.
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BkiUebY241xiDnlsQvMa | Curry's 40 points lead Warriors past Hornets 116-99 to go 20-0
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CHARLOTTE: Charlotte Hornets broadcaster, Dell Curry, got to watch his son on Wednesday night as the reigning MVP scored 40 points in three quarters. The Golden State Warriors easily defeated the Hornets, 116-99 to extend the best start in NBA history to 20-0.
On a night when the Hornets honored Dell Curry, the franchise's career scoring leader, with the "Key to Buzz City," it was his oldest son who stole the spotlight by hitting 14 of 18 shots from the field and going 8 for 11 from 3-point range.
Stephen Curry, who grew up in Charlotte and starred at nearby Davidson College, scored 28 points in the pivotal third quarter, including his team's final 24. He hit 10 of 11 shots from the field, including all five from 3 – many from well beyond the arc and in the defender's face – to help the Warriors build a 21-point lead.
He sat out the entire fourth quarter due to the big lead, henceforth he did not get a shot at breaking his career high of 54 points. Curry's thoughts on the Warriors 20-0 start to the season: "surreal."
Despite missing the inside presence of center Al Jefferson, out for at least two weeks with a strained left calf , and the 0-for-8 shooting Kemba Walker in the first half, the Hornets fought back to cut the lead to 60-51 at the break.
But midway through the third quarter Curry got rolling. Launching deep 3-pointers and several times turning and jogging back down court well before the ball even went through the net.
Curry hit jumpers from 24, 25, 29 and 30 feet in the third period.
It marked the fourth time this season Curry has scored 40 points by the end of the third quarter.
Curry has six 40-point games already this season.
Klay Thompson had 15 of his 21 points in the first quarter that helped the Warriors bolt to an early 15-point lead.
Nicolas Batum led the Hornets with 17 points and eight rebounds.
Quarter by quarter
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL SCORE
Charlotte Hornets 23 28 21 27 99
Golden State Warriors 32 28 33 23 116
Bryant scores 31 to lead Lakers past Wizards 108-104
WASHINGTON : Two games into the 'farewell tour' that's already included an emotional night in his home city, a visit to the White House and a vintage performance, Kobe Bryant is still getting used to all the love.
He got plenty of it from another sellout crowd Wednesday night and scored 12 of his season-high 31 points in the fourth quarter to help the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Washington Wizards 108-104.
Bryant finished 10 of 24 from the floor and appeared to turn back time, shaking off a cold stretch to hit a string of critical shots in the waning minutes.
With each one, the ovations from a crowd of 20,356 Lakers and Wizards fans grew louder. By the time Bryant's pull-up jumper – that sent Bradley Beal backpedaling and gave the Lakers a 103-101 lead with 30.8 seconds remaining -the Verizon Center sounded more like Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Wall scored 15 in the fourth quarter but could not make up for the Wizard's 23 turnovers despite erasing an early 19-point deficit.
Marcin Gortat added 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Wizards.
Julius Randle had 15 points and a career-best 19 rebounds for the Lakers (3-15), who hit five of their last six free throws to snap a seven-game losing streak.
Wizards guard, John Wall, who had 34 points and 11 assists, said: "We knew it was going to be that type of atmosphere. That's what it's going to be like wherever he goes."
Bryant received a similar reception, Tuesday night, during a loss to the previously winless 76ers, in his hometown of Philadelphia. That was his first game after announcing his plans to retire after the season. He shot 7 of 26, in that one, for a total of 20 points.
Los Angeles Lakers 34 23 21 30 108
Washington Wizards 22 29 24 29 104
Other results around the League: Detroit Pistons 127 beat Phoenix Suns 122, New York Knicks 99 beat Philadelphia 76ers 87, Toronto Raptors 96 beat Atlanta Hawks 86, Chicago Bulls 99 beat Denver Nuggets 90, Houston Rockets 108 beat New Orleans Pelicans 101, San Antonio Spurs 95 beat Milwaukee Bucks 70, Indiana Pacers 103 beat Los Angeles Lakers 91.
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Sunday – July 13th, 2014 India 65 58 China FINAL. INDIA WINS! Video credits: FIBA Venue: Wuhan Sports Centre Gymnasium, Wuhan (China). Entry is Paid. *Box scores are updated very two minutes. Please refresh page for latest scores. FINAL India 24 33 48 65 65 China 11 31 50 58 58 Wuhan, China: Ladies and gentlemen, and […]
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10 Life Lessons Basketball Teaches You
Basketball has played a major role in shaping the person I am today. While most people generally believe that sports only teach you how to win games or be physically strong, I believe sports have a far greater impact on your life. They help you develop real-world skills that can be applied to all areas […]
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How a professional basketball league could revolutionize hoops in India
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Mr BIG SHOT- Joginder Singh Saharan
An abridged version of this profile first appeared in the Tadpoles magazine. That post that be accessed here. "STAR OF THE DAY!" screamed the sports section of Times of India in an article dated January 28, 2014. The previous evening, India had played Angola in the basketball finals of the Lusofonia International Games in Goa. […]
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5th FIBA Asia Cup: Philippines survive a brave Indian comeback to win 70-66
Thursday – July 17th, 2014 India 66 70 Philippines FINAL. PHILIPPINES WINS. Video credits: FIBA Venue: Wuhan Sports Centre Gymnasium, Wuhan (China). Entry is Paid. FINAL India 17 33 47 66 66 Philippines 20 45 60 70 70 Wuhan (China): The Philippines did most of their good work in the first half – but as the […] | commoncrawl | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUbAo5qsJBjlIh1o7q | Ep78: Totally not a flop!
Dec 16, 2015 | Podcast episode
In this episode: In this episode we talk about the Good Dinosaur and how many are calling it Pixar's "first flop". We talk about Harry Potter coming to California in 2016, Disney Legend George Lucas gets the most prestigious award in the arts and Netflix announces a showrunner for it's upcoming series Iron Fist!
If you're like us we love us a good Pixar movie and The Good Dinosaur was no exception. Some people are going pretty far and calling The Good Dinosaur Pixar's first flop. Let us help clarify. It's not a flop in the sense that most movies are bad because the movie is really great (spoiler, you will need at least 2 boxes of tissues). This is also quite possibly the most visually stunning thing that Pixar has ever made. The hyper-photo-realistic scenes even fooled us into thinking some of the scenes may have been rotoscoped. The story was pretty solid and didn't leave us feeling unsatisfied with the ending (again, tissues), it's absolutely heart-warming. So what then? Why the "flop" title? Box office numbers. As of the writing of this post the movie has grossed approximately $131 million since it opened but the movie itself cost about $200 million to make. Slap on another $150 million for marketing and on paper it looks like it was a bad movie. Is The Good Dinosaur a victim of Pixar's on success, though? This is the first time ever that Pixar has released two films in one year with Inside Out being a big part of the summer blockbusters. Personally we haven't seen much merchandising for TGD (as we've decided to call it) but we still see plenty of toys and marketing for Inside Out.
Have you watched the Good Dinosaur yet? What did you think about the movie leave your comments down below.
On April 7, 2016 Muggles and Wizards alike will congregate in Hollywood, CA for the opening of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter! More anticipated than the opening of The Simpson's own Springfield, the Wizarding World will, of course, include Ollivanders wand shop, Zonko's Joke Shop, Honeydukes (for all those with a sweet-tooth) and will have some eateries including The Three Boomsticks and the Hog's Head.
Universal Studios will have it's very first outdoor coaster when Flight of the Hippogriff opens and one of the most exciting things will be the opening of Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey… in 3D!! This new hi-definition adventure will immerse you on journeys with Harry and his pals while spiraling and pivoting 360-degrees along an elevated track while wearing 3D-goggles inspired by those worn by quidditch players.
Check out this video of Luna Lovegood herself, Evanna Lynch, announcing the opening of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter:
Are you excited about the this new world at Universal Studios? Leave a comment down below!
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As of the posting of this episode we will be approximately 2 days away from the release of Star Wars Episode 7: The Force Awakens. Not more than 2 weeks ago, Disney Legend George Lucas was honored with the most prestigious award in the arts. Lucas was one of the 5 receiving the Kennedy Center Honors and even President Barack Obama was in attendance celebrating. Among the other honorees were conductor Seiji Ozawa, actress/singer Rita Moreno, singer-songwriter Carole King and actress Cicely Tyson. The event will be televised on CBS on December 29, 2015.
Netflix is continuing to develop and launch some amazing series which include many in the Marvel universe (their latest being Jessica Jones). Fan of Iron Fist will be happy to know that writer/producer Scott Buck (best known for Dexter and Six Feet Under) has signed on to be the showrunner. The story if Danny Rand is said to tie into Daredevil and Jessica Jones. This rumor gained some credibility when Carrie-Anne Moss' character Jeri Hogwarth appeared on Jessica Jones and just happens to be significantly involved in Danny Rand's story. The new show has not yet started shooting and is expected to air sometime in 2017.
As of this episode there are only a few more dates for Disneyland candy canes! Wristbands will be distributed after rope-drop which will have a batch,date and time listed. This is when you'll be able to pickup your candy cane and if you don't pick up your candy cane by 4pm, it will be sold to someone else. Please note that there is a limit of one candy cane per wristband/person.
Although additional times/dates may be added, here is what is left for 2015:
Candy Palace at Disneyland (park opens at 8am on the following dates):
Trolley Treats at DCA (park opens at 8am on the following dates):
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BkiUd0o5qYVBgCinOzMl | Caring for Crohn's & UC
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June 10, 2015 at 4:06 pm Rebecca K. Leave a comment
I've written before about the Restroom Access Act (Ally's Law) and how important it is to get it passed in states across the country in order to ensure that patients with inflammatory bowel disease and other illnesses are able to access employee only restrooms in stores when a public one is not available.
Well New York, it's your turn to act!
In 2013, the New York State legislature attempted to pass the Restroom Access Act but it was never brought up for a vote. Earlier this year, Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D-88) and Senator Kemp Hannon (R-Nassau) introduced the bipartisan Crohn's and Colitis Fairness Act in the New York State Assembly and Senate. If passed, this bill would amend New York State public health law to provide individuals with "Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, or any other medical condition that requires immediate access to a toilet facility" access to employee-only bathrooms when a public one is not available.
Sounds great, right? It would be, but it won't pass without your help.
On June 17, 2015, the New York State Senate will vote on the Crohn's & Colitis Fairness Act. In order to gain support and ensure that we get as many votes as possible, we need to join forces with the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America to lobby our legislators to support this bill. So if you live anywhere in New York, here's what you need to do between now and June 17:
Identify who your New York State Senator is here (if your Senator is Senator Hannon or bill cosponsor Senator Simcha Felder, email them and thank them for their support!)
Either email them, call their office or visit and ask for their support of S4918, the Crohn's and Colitis Fairness Act
Ask your friends and family to do the same
Don't live in New York? You can still help by reaching out to New York State Senate Leadership and urging them to support the bill
Taking action takes less than five minutes. To make it even easier, here are two draft emails that you can use to send to your legislator:
Crohn's and Colitis Fairness Act Letter
CCFA Template Letter
It's up to you, New York, to make this bill become a law.
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BkiUfhDxK7IDLyvTH8Sz | Elmer Victor Mueller went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday August 31, 2018 at 97 years of age. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife Lily; his children Lucie (David) Oliphant, Victor (Oekie) Mueller, Karen (Mark) Horch, and Myron Mueller. He is also survived by grandchildren Sarah (Andy) Kirschenman, Andrew (Kristine) Oliphant, Hannah (Lance) Penner, Aaron (Trena) Mueller, Stephanie Mueller (Joe Szabo), Nathan (Lauren) Horch, Charis Horch, and Daniel (Michelle) Horch. He is also survived by his six great-grandchildren – Isaiah, Sierra, Elinor, Jacqueline, Gabriel, and Malcolm. Elmer entered the military service in 1943; trained as a gunner overseas and was discharged from the service in 1946. He married Lily Roth in Calgary on December 8, 1951. They spent much of their lives farming in the Horsham area. In 1977, Elmer and Lily moved to Medicine Hat where Elmer worked in maintenance at South Country Village for 8 years. Elmer was always active in the churches he attended, and served on the South Country Village board of directors and the Pinecrest Bible Camp board. He was an avid fan of both baseball and boxing, and faithfully cheered for the Toronto Blue Jays. He also enjoyed playing the game and played for the Hosham Flyers in his younger years.Dad was gentle and kind. He was a godly man who understood what life and faith meant especially in loving his wife, children and grandchildren. To see his great grandchildren brought a smile to his face. The family would like to send their heartfelt thanks to the staff at South Country Village, MHRH unit 5W and St. Joseph's Carmel Hospice. A memorial service will be held at the Wuerfel Auditorium, South Country Village, 1720 Bell Street S.W., Medicine Hat on September 8, 2018 at 2:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to South Country Village, 1720 Bell Street S.W., Medicine Hat, Alberta, T1A 5G1.
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BkiUbZg4ukPiEUmYQ7Fq | I had the chance to test out the relatively new Jaguar XF S over a short period of time, and here are my thoughts on it.
What is the Jaguar XF S all About?
If you've been a loyal Chungcuredep reader, you might know that we have already tested the XF's younger brother known as the XE, and that happens to be a great car, even though it's the 'cheapest' new Jag' you can get for your money. So you can only imagine how ecstatic I was to be able to have a hands-on experience with the bigger, more genuine Jag'.
The XF is basically Jaguar's answer to the BMW 5-series and the Mercedes-Benz E-classes, and for me, Jaguars just feel more special than Mercedes and BMWs, for sure, it isn't as elusive as it once was, and Jaguar has actually tamed their creations a lot, compared to the olden days with those mad V12 powered Jaguars with bonnets that seemingly doesn't end.
However, before I start introducing the specs, I think I should mention the looks of the Jaguar XF. Compared to its competition, the XF has a much more imposing look, it's very sleek, and just by looking at it, you know that it's a serious car, it probably won't make jokes, but it certainly will not let you down either.
Not to mention the big gaping front grille with a plethora of vents all around the car, it's a splendid looking design that Jaguar fortunately decided to stick with for a long time. It does the aggressive look better than I can hope for.
But here's the really disappointing part. The brand new, very shiny Jaguar XF that we have, known as the second generation of the kin, does not come with any possible V8 options, nope, no 5.0 litre supercharged hailstorming V8 that Jaguar is oh-so renowned for; this time, the largest engine you can get is a 3.0 litre V6.
We tested out the XF S, with a 3.0 litre V6 diesel engine with two turbochargers for efficiency, this engine is the business as well, putting out 300 PS and a staggering 700 Nm of torque, proving once again the worthiness of diesel power plants.
The engine spins an 8-speed automatic gearbox, helping to go from a standstill to 60 mph in a respectable 6.2 seconds. The car will also continue to accelerate afterwards, and given that you find a long stretch of road, you will top out at 155 mph. Most astounding of all, the engine runs a combined mpg of 51.4, and vents out just 144 g of carbon dioxide per km.
Keyless entry should be an option that almost every Jaguar customer is used to, so it's no exception here, with the key in your pocket, you simply open the door and push a button to start.
If we are honest, Jaguar is famous for one type of car, and those are sporty cruisers. Jaguar has never really gone wrong with a cruiser. Even in the quite controversially styled S-Type, they manage to hold it together excellently. In fact, people still drive their 10 year old S-Types on and off motorways, and the car has no problem dealing with it.
I myself has had a chance to sit in a nearly 30 years old XJ, and I can tell you with confidence that it was a smooth ride indeed, everything about it was gentlemanly; the acceleration is smooth, gear changes seamless, suspension absorbs uneven surfaces like a dream.
So I was relieved to know that, after driving the XF around for some time, it's not shabby at all, in fact, it was great.
First of all, I want to start out by congratulating Jaguar on their engine, it's amazing. It's so quiet that it might as well be a petrol engine for all I know, and it doesn't even sound like a diesel. Moreover, it delivers power very smoothly, so smoothly in fact that when you step on the throttle, the engine sings, and before you realize, you've already hit 60 mph.
Not only that, the engine has torque, in fact, all 700 Nm of it comes alive at just 2000 rpm. That's staggering, and it shows too, despite being a mid-sized car, it feels nothing like one. It pulls so well, and torque is really what you want in a car. Torque helps you overtake cars one after another. Torque is your friend on the motorway. You should get the idea now.
Moving on, of course, the XF is a rear-wheel driven car and Jaguar, thankfully, has incorporated torque vectoring. Basically, it sends power to the wheel with the most grip. This hauls the car along the corner like a proper cat, it's not a scary car to go around a corner in, and, again, with all that torque, the car pulls itself out of the corner at a brisk pace.
Seating position of the XF is much like the XE, you sit nice and low, giving an impression that the car has a low centre of gravity. This is very important to inspire driver confidence. Remember, at the heart of the XF is still Jaguar's spirit, compared to the rivals, it might be firmer, but drivers are rewarded with a much more satisfactory cornering performance.
In short, it's a cruiser that you will want to drive, instead of being driven in.
Quality is something that has really never bothered me in any Jaguar, and the XF is no exception.
Inside the car, as expected, everything is wrapped in leather. The predecessors weren't exactly bad, but compared to the new XF, it's a league above. Sitting in this car, you'll never feel like you paid too much, it has a really nice air of quality around it, and I'm proud for Jaguar being able to keep up with its competition.
Headroom though might not be exceptional, the roofline of the car slings sleekly, and it gives off a coupe feel. Which is good for the exterior onlookers, but for the passengers, it might not be as good an idea, however, it's not the worst either.
All in all, the XF's interior is really well thought out. All the buttons are in the places you'd expect. The centre console houses a large 8 inch screen that caters for most of your needs, including sat nav, Bluetooth connectivity, radio, etc. The dynamic control that is within easy access also helps, as the driver can change how the car behaves depending on road conditions.
Might I add, the XF's start and stop engine button pulsates like a heart, I can never get enough of that. When it comes to all the little details, they definitely do not lose out to Mercedes, BMWs and Audis. It's a car that you will want to sit in, and that's as good a praise as I can give.
Jaguar did not disappoint me with this one. In fact, they surpassed my expectations. It might sound like the typical German 'bahnstormer', but for some reason, it feels different. In fact, with the time I had to spend in the XF, I felt special and secluded. On those roads are all these typical German saloons, and here I am, in a Jag'.
Of course, Jaguar has turned down the madness knob, and to survive, they must. But it does not change the fact that this is a car that people will give a second look at. Of course, it's a diesel, in a Jag', but if you never tell anyone, I doubt they'll notice at all.
In this car, I can still sense the spirit of Jaguar, it's a cat that prowls around corner to corner very, very well. It turns in well, it feels planted on the ground, you feel secure, and then you giggle while you slingshot out of the corner, and for me, that's a sign of the embodiment of Jaguar.
I hated the fact that I had to return the car so early. I knew what Jaguar can do even in a compact, 'budget' Jag, and I set my expectations for the XF accordingly, but by the time I had to return the car, it did not just surpass my expectations, it leaped over it with ease. The folks over at Jaguar definitely performed for this one.
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I created a script to try to work around this:
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I set my launcher to execute this script. It launches MATLAB successfully, but the variables are still not set correctly. What gives?
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At a sprawling urban farm in the hills above Berkeley, a woman's attempt to give a birthday present to her four-year-old nephew erupts into an epic quest, increasingly nightmarish and violent, to survive our deepest cultural chasms. A wickedly funny satire of parenting and privilege, sex and politics, set in the shadow of civil unrest.
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Kevin Allardice was born in Oakland, California, and was a Henry Hoyns fellow in fiction at the University of Virginia, where he received his MFA in 2010. His short stories, winner of the of the Donald Barthelme Prize and twice nominated for a Pushcart Prize, have appeared in The Santa Monica Review, The Florida Review, Gulf Coast, The North American Review, and elsewhere. Any Resemblance to Actual Persons is his debut novel. He currently lives in Berkeley, California.
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BkiUeBvxK6-gDw5AwBB8 | Tesfaye Jifar, né le , est un athlète éthiopien, spécialiste des courses de fond, vainqueur du marathon de New York en 2001.
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Il se distingue lors des championnats du monde de semi-marathon en décrochant, en individuel, la médaille de bronze en 1999 et 2000 et la médaille d'argent en 2001, derrière son compatriote Haile Gebrselassie. L'équipe d'Éthiopie, composée de Haile Gebrselassie, Tesfaye Jifar et Tesfaye Tola s'adjuge à cette occasion le titre par équipes, devant le Kenya et la Tanzanie.
En 2001, Tesfaye Jifar remporte le marathon de New York en . Son record personnel sur la distance est établi en 1999 au Marathon d'Amsterdam en .
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BkiUbxzxK7kjXMEc7vvl | Join The Gossip: Happy New Year!
Happy 2013, friends! Here's to a year full of family, friends, and lots of happiness!
1. Give up all soda.
2. See a New Orleans Saints game at the Super Dome.
4. Travel to a brand new place.
5. Join the Daughters of the American Revolution.
8. Celebrate big for my 30th birthday.
9. See a real fall with colorful autumn leaves.
10. Go on a spending freeze every other month.
12. Reach 1200 GFC followers.
13. Learn to stand up for myself.
Decent, eh? What have you planned to give up, or to do, to better yourself in 2013?
Looks like an awesome list! And I know where you can see some magnificent fall foliage! ;) Have a wonderful new year!
Great list but I would say lucky number 13 is the most important! You go girl! Fall is very pretty in New England so if you come let me know and I'll show you around! Oh and I have some friends here who are in DAR (I don't really get it but they seem to like it).
Wonderful list! We have a lot of the same things! :) Happy New Year!
A spending freeze every other month is a fantastic idea. I need to develop a budget in a serious way.
Also need to lose 30 pounds . . . keep me posted on what you're doing! My diet starts today (even though it's terribly hard cause there is leftover pizza in the fridge, ugh).
Those are great things to accomplish this year!
Happy new year! This is such a great list. I think the DAR would be awesome! I can't wait to see you cross these off this year!
I love all of these! They're doable and realistic - and you're determined enough that I'm sure you'll stick with them! (Giving up soda becomes way easy after only a bit too).
This is a very good list and totally doable. I'm SO happy that I gave up soda. Don't even miss it anymore!
Giving up Soda sounds awesome...I'll try that one too.
You have totally got this lady! :) I'm cheering you on!
Hey there! Happy New Year! OK, now that I have seen a game at the Superdome I say that YOU HAVE TO GO! It was awesome! I don't think I told you but after the game we ended up at a club where I met Jahri Evans (#73 - huge boy!). And then we went to another club where I ordered drinks next to Lance Moore (so cute) was was too sober to talk to him but later in the night went up to Jimmy Graham and introduced myself and shook his hand. His was really nice and even cuter in person. A bunch of the guys were there Vilma, Sproles, Thomas. I don't think we will ever get that chance again. It was insane!!
These are great resolutions... very well rounded! This is making me think about coming up with my own list! Good luck keeping them!!
Happy 2013! I love the idea of 13 resolutions in this new year. One of mine is to get back into blogging, and I'm excited to start reading your posts again!
All of those goals are totally accomplishable! You can do it! Good luck! | c4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUbvk5qrqCyt4L1O4N | The Nicole Stott Art Gallery recognizes Mrs. Stott's remarkable achievements, as a veteran of two spaceflights who spent 104 days living and working in space on both the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station (ISS), where she worked for more than six hours while tethered outside the ISS. She also created a watercolor Earth-scape from a photograph she took through a window of the space station, thereby becoming the first person to paint with watercolors in space.
A private dedication of the Nicole Stott Art Gallery took place on Embry-Riddle's Daytona Beach Campus on April 1 on the second floor of the new Mori Hosseini Student Union.
Since her retirement in 2015 following a distinguished 27-year career with NASA, Mrs. Stott has focused on raising awareness of the interplay between science and art and promoting creative thinking about solutions to planetary challenges.
Mrs. Stott was a member of the Embry-Riddle Board of Trustees from 2012 until 2018.
Since retiring from NASA in 2015, Stott has continued to leverage her love of science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics (STEAM) to improve life on Earth. For example, she has been a champion of the Spacesuit Art Project, which places artwork by children in treatment for cancer on space suits that convey messages about hope, courage and unity. The project, inspired by Ian Cion, founder of the Arts in Medicine Program at The University Texas MD Pediatric Cancer Center, has also been supported by spacesuit maker ILC Dover, the NASA ISS Program Communications Group, Stott, and others.
A native of Albany, N.Y., who was raised in Clearwater, Fla., and now calls Florida her home, Mrs. Stott entered St. Petersburg College to study aviation administration, and later earned a B.S. degree in aeronautical engineering from Embry-Riddle (1987) and her M.S. degree in engineering management from the University of Central Florida (1992). Her career began with a job as a structural engineer for Pratt & Whitney Government Engines, where she performed structural analysis on advanced jet engine component designs.
In 1988, she joined NASA's Kennedy Space Center, where she worked as an operations engineer in the Orbiter Processing Facility and held other positions within NASA Shuttle Processing. Ten years later, she joined the Johnson Space Center. Her work there included service as a flight simulation engineer on the Shuttle Training Aircraft and helped prepare astronauts to safely land the space shuttle.
In 2000, she was selected to become an astronaut candidate. In 2006, and in preparation for long-duration spaceflight, Stott lived and worked on the longest-duration NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO 9) mission – for 18 days on the Aquarius undersea research habitat – an experience she believes was the best analog to flying in space. She also trained extensively along with her ISS crew members in Russia, Japan, Canada and Europe.
In 2009, on her first spaceflight, she was as a member of the STS-128 Discovery crew, and she flew for three months aboard ISS as a member of the Expeditions 20 and 21 crews. During her time on ISS, she completed a 6.5-hour spacewalk, flew the robotic arm to capture the first free-flying Japanese cargo vehicle, participated in more than 100 research investigations, and after three months returned to Earth as a member of the STS-129 Atlantis crew.
In 2011, Stott flew her second spaceflight to ISS as a member of the STS-133 Discovery mission – the final flight of the space shuttle Discovery. STS-133 was also a milestone flight for Embry Riddle – the first time two alumni were on the same flight (Al Drew and Stott were mission specialists together on this flight). | c4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
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Time Out Krabi
Welcome to Time Out
The ultimate guide to Krabi
The 12 best things to do in Krabi
Amazing things to do in Krabi about; the destination has all the hallmarks of paradise – immaculate, sugar-white beaches for lazing around in, blue lagoons for swimming, crystal-clear seas for diving, towering limestone rock formations for scaling, and dense jungles and expansive hills for hiking—plus some of the best hotels in the world. Whether you're a sun-worshipping beach-lover or thrill-seeking outdoor sports junkie, you'll find your bliss in this magical destination. Here are the best ways to lose yourself and indulge in everything this Southern Thai province has to offer. Done something on this list and loved it? Share it with the hashtag #TimeOutDoList and tag @TimeOutEverywhere. Find out more about how Time Out selects the very best things to do all over the world.
The 10 best hotels in Krabi
The Andaman sea gently laps the shores of the 120km of coastline and 154 islands that make up the southerly Thai province of Krabi. We've focused on the province in our pick of Krabi's best hotels because its less visually impressive capital goes by the same name – but is little more than backpacker central. Sadly, the secret of this gorgeous stretch of Thailand is out in some places, where the noise from the armada of long-tail boats competes with the sound of bucket-swilling backpackers. However, it's still possible to find some remote spots from which it would be very easy to forget to leave – particularly when they include the jaw-dropping beauty of iconic limestone karst formations and cliffs rising up regally from the shore. Not forgetting those dazzlingly white beaches such as Railay and Ko Phi-Phi Leh (yep, the one made famous by The Beach), and plenty of things to do whether you're looking for adventure or relaxation. From the wide range of hotels spanning the gamut of styles and prices throughout the region, here are our favourites. By Richard Howells
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BkiUdlvxK7kjXLSrFx47 | Take a look at how one bachelor remixed "Thrift Shop" to an engagement song for his fiance. Enjoy it and I bet "Bling Shop" might get stuck in your head. The couple shot the video the day of their engagement on March 16th and will walk down the aisle on April 27th! | c4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
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BkiUfL44uzliDJh6RNS1 | The Justice Department announced today that the United States has filed a second civil false claims lawsuit against Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. involving alleged kickbacks paid by the company to health care providers. The government's complaint seeks damages and civil penalties under the False Claims Act and under the common law for paying kickbacks to doctors to induce them to prescribe Novartis pharmaceutical products that were reimbursed by federal health care programs. The lawsuit alleges that the payments violated the Anti-Kickback Statute and, as a result of Novartis's unlawful conduct, the government paid false claims for reimbursement for Novartis pharmaceutical products.
The complaint was filed in a lawsuit brought under the qui tam, or whistleblower, provisions of the False Claims Act by Oswald Bilotta, a former Novartis sales representative. Under the Act's qui tam provisions, a private citizen, known as a "relator," can sue on behalf of the United States and share in any recovery. The United States may join the lawsuit, as it has here. The lawsuit is United States ex rel. Bilotta v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation et al., No. 11-cv-0071 (S.D.N.Y.). The claims in the complaint filed by the government are allegations only, and there has been no determination of liability.
This resolution is part of the government's emphasis on combating health care fraud and another step for the Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team (HEAT) initiative, which was announced by Attorney General Eric Holder and Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services in May 2009. The partnership between the two departments has focused efforts to reduce and prevent Medicare and Medicaid financial fraud through enhanced cooperation. One of the most powerful tools in that effort is the False Claims Act, which the Justice Department has used to recover more than $10.3 billion since January 2009 in cases involving fraud against federal health care programs. The Justice Department's total recoveries in False Claims Act cases since January 2009 are over $14.2 billion. | c4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUdlQ4eIOjR058MKwC | Here is a great looking wood radio. The front is made of repwood. The radio plays nicely and sounds great. It picks up all the local stations here. The finish is original and very nice. The back cover has a small sliver out of it top right. Feel free to ask any questions you might have. | c4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUbtnxK2li-DeXyxhT | Art.1.1 1. Each of the three Governments undertakes to classify game in its national laws according to the following categories: large game, small game, wild fowl and other game.
Art.1.2.d d) other game: wood-pigeon (Colomba palumbus), carrion- crow and hooded crow (Corvus corone corone and Corvus corone cornix), rook (Corvus frugilegus), jackdaw (Corvus monedula), common jay (Garrulus glandarius), black-billed magpie (Pica pica), European rabbit (Orvctolagus cuniculus), common red fox (Vulpes vulpes), European wildcat (Felis catus), polecat (Putorius putorius), stoat (Mustela erminea) common weasel (Mustela nivalis), pine marten and beech (stone) marten (Martes martes and Martes fiona), Eurasian badger (Meles meles), Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) and seal (Phoca vitulina and Halichoerus grypus).
Art.1.4 4. Pending harmonization of the categories of game, each of the Contracting Parties may add other species of animal to the aforementioned categories.
Art.2.1x The three Governments shall consult each other concerning the dates for the opening and closing of the hunting season.
Art.3.1x.b b) Wild fowl may be hunted over a smaller area provided that, at the time when hunting takes place each single unit of land includes a stretch of water of at least one hectare.
Art.3.2x None of the three countries may, however prescribe minimum areas smaller than those specified in the legal provisions or national regulations at present in force.
Art.4.1x The three Governments shall consult each other concerning the arms, ammunition, projectiles, tackle, apparatus, procedures and methods permitted for hunting.
Art.5.1 l. Subject to national health provisions, the transport and marketing of live or dead game shall be authorized from the day of commencement of the hunting season for that particular game until the tenth day after the close of the season.
Art.5.2 2. From the eleventh day after the close of the season until commencement of the following season, the transport and marketing of live or dead game shall be authorized only in conformity with the regulations of the Government in whose territory the transport or marketing takes place.
Art.6.1x In the case of traffic with third countries, the import, export and transit of live or dead game shall be governed by the regulations in force in the partner countries in which such operations take place.
Art.8.1 1. Each of the three Governments undertake to adjust its national laws to ensure that it is prohibited, at all times and in all places, to hold for sale, to sell, to purchase or to supply birds belonging to the species determined in accordance with article 7, as well as their eggs, including blown eggs and their young; this prohibition shall also apply to any mounted bird of these species unless prior dispensation has been granted by the competent national authorities.
Art.8.2 2. The transport of the birds referred to in paragraph 1, and of their eggs and young, shall be authorized only in conformity with the regulations in force in the country in whose territory the transport takes place.
Art.9.1x In the case of traffic with third countries, the import, export and transit of all live or dead birds, and of their eggs and young, shall be permitted only with prior authorization from the partner countries in which such operations take place.
Art.10.1x Inspection in pursuance of articles 5, 6, 8 and 9 shall be carried out within each of the countries and at the external frontiers of Benelux, but not in connexion with the crossing of frontiers between the Benelux countries.
Art.15.1x In the case of the Kingdom of the Netherlands this Convention shall apply only to territory in Europe.
Art.16.2 2. It shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date of deposit of the third instrument of ratification.
Conc.2 Done at Brussels on l0 June 1970, in triplicate, in the Dutch and French languages, both texts being equally authentic.
Conc.4.1 1. The Royal Ministry of Justice and Police is designated as the Central Authority with reference to article 2 and as the Competent Authority with reference to articles 15, 16 andl7.
Conc.5.1 II. With reference to article 4, paragraphs 3, the Kingdom of Norway declares that letters in the Danish or Swedish languages can be sent to the Central Authority.
Conc.6.1 III. By accepting Letters of Request in another language than the Norwegian, the Kingdom of Norway does not undertake to execute the request or transmit the evidence thus obtained in this other language, nor to have translated the documents which establish the execution of the letter of request.
Conc.7.1 IV. By virtue of article 15, evidence can be taken by diplomatic officers or consular agents only if, upon application, prior permission to that effect has been granted.
Conc.8.1 V. By virtue of article 23, the Kingdom of Norway declares that it will not execute Letters of Request issued for the purpose of obtaining pretrial discovery of documents as known in Common Law countries. | c4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUfmLxK3xgpfdGRVAh | Remodeled 2 Bedroom 2 Bathroom comes with: washer and dryer inside the unit, Shaker white cabinets in the kitchen and bathrooms, grey quartz counters, tile floors in the bathroom, stylish wood laminate floors in the living room, kitchen & bedrooms, new tub and wall tile, recessed lighting, stainless steel appliances (dishwasher, range, microwave & refrigerator), fixtures and smooth ceilings throughout! 1 Carport parking spot. Water, trash and gardening is paid for. Friendly Onsite manager! 1 Year Minimum Lease. View pics of similar remodel. | c4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
BkiUdXM5qhLA_wzE9I6u | You likely know the of the pretty pictures and scenes that include the Millennium Bridge in London. We were pleased to take a few nice shots ourselves.
Look closely at the gum on the bridge and you see that an artist has used the mess as the canvas for a small painting. What an wonderful idea to take a mess and make it into art. Thank you to our guide Jessica with Free Tours by Foot for pointing this out during out Harry Potter Tour. | c4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUa5Y5i7PA9KsD3Igp | Cutler, A., El Aissati, A., Hanulikova, A., & McQueen, J. M. (2010). Effects on speech parsing of vowelless words in the phonology. In Abstracts of Laboratory Phonology 12 (pp. 115-116).
Cutler, A., Mitterer, H., Brouwer, S., & Tuinman, A. (2010). Phonological competition in casual speech. In Proceedings of DiSS-LPSS Joint Workshop 2010 (pp. 43-46).
Cutler, A., & Shanley, J. (2010). Validation of a training method for L2 continuous-speech segmentation. In Proceedings of the 11th Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association (Interspeech 2010), Makuhari, Japan (pp. 1844-1847).
Recognising continuous speech in a second language is often unexpectedly difficult, as the operation of segmenting speech is so attuned to native-language structure. We report the initial steps in development of a novel training method for second-language listening, focusing on speech segmentation and employing a task designed for studying this: word-spotting. Listeners detect real words in sequences consisting of a word plus a minimal context. The present validation study shows that learners from varying non-English backgrounds successfully perform a version of this task in English, and display appropriate sensitivity to structural factors that also affect segmentation by native English listeners.
Junge, C., Cutler, A., & Hagoort, P. (2010). Ability to segment words from speech as a precursor of later language development: Insights from electrophysiological responses in the infant brain. In M. Burgess, J. Davey, C. Don, & T. McMinn (Eds.), Proceedings of 20th International Congress on Acoustics, ICA 2010. Incorporating Proceedings of the 2010 annual conference of the Australian Acoustical Society (pp. 3727-3732). Australian Acoustical Society, NSW Division.
Junge, C., Hagoort, P., Kooijman, V., & Cutler, A. (2010). Brain potentials for word segmentation at seven months predict later language development. In K. Franich, K. M. Iserman, & L. L. Keil (Eds.), Proceedings of the 34th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development. Volume 1 (pp. 209-220). Somerville, MA: Cascadilla Press.
Otake, T., McQueen, J. M., & Cutler, A. (2010). Competition in the perception of spoken Japanese words. In Proceedings of the 11th Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association (Interspeech 2010), Makuhari, Japan (pp. 114-117).
Japanese listeners detected Japanese words embedded at the end of nonsense sequences (e.g., kaba 'hippopotamus' in gyachikaba). When the final portion of the preceding context together with the initial portion of the word (e.g., here, the sequence chika) was compatible with many lexical competitors, recognition of the embedded word was more difficult than when such a sequence was compatible with few competitors. This clear effect of competition, established here for preceding context in Japanese, joins similar demonstrations, in other languages and for following contexts, to underline that the functional architecture of the human spoken-word recognition system is a universal one.
Tuinman, A., & Cutler, A. (2010). Casual speech processes: L1 knowledge and L2 speech perception. In K. Dziubalska-Kołaczyk, M. Wrembel, & M. Kul (Eds.), Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on the Acquisition of Second Language Speech, New Sounds 2010, Poznań, Poland, 1-3 May 2010 (pp. 512-517). Poznan: Adama Mickiewicz University.
Every language manifests casual speech processes, and hence every second language too. This study examined how listeners deal with second-language casual speech processes, as a function of the processes in their native language. We compared a match case, where a second-language process t/-reduction) is also operative in native speech, with a mismatch case, where a second-language process (/r/-insertion) is absent from native speech. In each case native and non-native listeners judged stimuli in which a given phoneme (in sentence context) varied along a continuum from absent to present. Second-language listeners in general mimicked native performance in the match case, but deviated significantly from native performance in the mismatch case. Together these results make it clear that the mapping from first to second language is as important in the interpretation of casual speech processes as in other dimensions of speech perception. Unfamiliar casual speech processes are difficult to adapt to in a second language. Casual speech processes that are already familiar from native speech, however, are easy to adapt to; indeed, our results even suggest that it is possible for subtle difference in their occurrence patterns across the two languages to be detected,and to be accommodated to in second-language listening.
Cutler, A. (1983). Semantics, syntax and sentence accent. In M. Van den Broecke, & A. Cohen (Eds.), Proceedings of the Tenth International Congress of Phonetic Sciences (pp. 85-91). Dordrecht: Foris.
Cutler, A. (1977). The context-dependence of "intonational meanings". In W. Beach, S. Fox, & S. Philosoph (Eds.), Papers from the Thirteenth Regional Meeting, Chicago Linguistic Society (pp. 104-115). Chicago, Ill.: CLS.
Cutler, A. (1977). The psychological reality of word formation and lexical stress rules. In E. Fischer-Jørgensen, J. Rischel, & N. Thorsen (Eds.), Proceedings of the Ninth International Congress of Phonetic Sciences: Vol. 2 (pp. 79-85). Copenhagen: Institute of Phonetics, University of Copenhagen. | commoncrawl | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
BkiUbSU4uBhhw71LLBT5 | Tag Archives: Hill Country
by Candice Bernd
The Long Battle to Stop the Kinder Morgan Pipeline
For months, locals and landowners have tried to stop the Permian Highway Pipeline, a piece of infrastructure connecting West Texas' prolific oil fields to the state's Gulf Coast refineries. But they're running out of options.
In 1975, Terese Hershey, one of the state's most influential conservationists, purchased a 1,561-acre tract of land in Stonewall, Texas. For years, she protec...Read More
by Christopher Collins
Landowners Got One Hill Country Oil Pipeline Moved. But Can They Do It Again?
Rule No. 1 of averting pipeline routes: Always bring a high-powered, politically connected oil and gas executive to the negotiating table.
Tue, Oct 22, 2019 |
A month after news surfaced that a pipeline proposed by a Texas-based petroleum juggernaut would run across the Edwards Aquifer, the primary source of water for...Read More
Could Kinder Morgan's 'Permian Highway' Scar the Hill Country?
On its 430-mile path to the Gulf, the natural gas pipeline would gash the iconic Hill Country, a region relatively free from oil and gas development.
Tue, Feb 12, 2019 |
The golden-cheeked warbler — a compact, yellow-headed songbird that migrates from Mexico to Central Texas each March — is in trouble. The endangered species...Read More
by Justin Miller
Stuck in the Middle: Can a Conservative Democrat Win in the Heart of the Hill Country?
In the 21st Congressional District, Joseph Kopser is trying to beat a Ted Cruz acolyte by running to the middle. The question is whether anyone is there.
Wed, Oct 31, 2018 |
When Lamar Smith — the climate-change-denying chair of the U.S. House Science Committee — announced his retirement last year, the 21st Congressional seat ...Read More
by Naveena Sadasivam
As Development Transforms the Hill Country, a Sand Mining Operation Worries Residents
A local dispute over a company's proposal to dredge 900,000 tons of river sand is the latest sign of rampant growth in the Hill Country.
Wed, Jul 18, 2018 |
Nowhere else on the planet is quite like the Texas Hill Country. The 17-county region is home to more than a dozen endangered species and the largest bat colony...Read More
Who is Mary Street Wilson?
Her first-place showing in the 21st Congressional District was perhaps the biggest surprise on primary night. Does she have what it takes to win the runoff?
Tue, Apr 17, 2018 |
Mary Street Wilson, a first-time candidate with little money behind her bid, said she never heard a word from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (D...Read More
by Asher Elbein
'The Natural History of Texas' Celebrates the State's Lesser-Known Critters and In-Between Places
At first glance, the book appears to be a textbook. But it soon transforms into a welcome collection of oddities, a bestiary of the strange, unexpected and overlooked.
Tue, Mar 27, 2018 |
On December 7, 1941, two events coincided in a wholly unpredictable way. That the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor is household knowledge. Less well known is that...Read More
Meet Mary Street Wilson, Underdog of the 2018 Texas Primaries
In a surprising turn of events, the candidate that raised the least amount of money and had the lower profile won the most votes in the Democratic primary for Congressional District 21.
Wed, Mar 7, 2018 |
Mary Wilson, a former math teacher running for Congressional District 21, raised a measly $40,000 over the last year. She had a handful of profiles in Science m...Read More
by Rod Davis
Tracking a Deadly Cat on the Texas Frontier in 'The Which Way Tree'
While the frontier Texas subgenre has its limitations, Elizabeth Crook's new novel is an enduring adventure tale.
Wed, Jan 24, 2018 |
Elizabeth Crook's latest foray into the labyrinths of family and history in Texas is an absorbing coming-of-age adventure set in post-Civil War chaos, a time ...Read More | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUdRc4uBhhxOq5slji | This is my third day in Belek and so far I'm thoroughly enjoying the amazing weather, friendly people and delicious food. We've had to move hotels because the first one looked like summercamp, but now we're settled and milking the current hotel of all its supplies and services. Like today, I was wading through the hotel pool and out of nowhere a water aerobics class started around me and I ended up having to do splits under water.
Oh and Alis you're right, the seawater is so salty – I thought I was getting pickled swimming in it yesterday.
safe travels and show us more pictures!
And the water looks so lovely!
I really like the combo of the plaid and those shorts, which are gorgeous!
You look so chic for the beach.
you are the cutesttt! i love the outfit you are wearing.
the pictures are fantastic. wish i was there with you!
beautiful pics and adorable look!
Wow! The place looks unbelievable & you look great!
It looks like the perfect place to vacation.
i've always wanted to learn how to do those crazy moves in the pool! when i was little i was always doing backflips in the water. now i'm too scared i won't be able to lift my body over, haha.
that's probably one of the awesomest beach outfits evarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
eh i wanna go on holiday baaaaddddly.
Being pickled doesn't sound like too much fun, haha.
beautiful photos and very nice shorts, i love your outfit!
I absolutely love the pictures! :D Very nice and sunny!
I'm so jealous, London feels like January right now.. hhmmppff.. going to put on tights, wellies, woolen cardie and military jacket.. oh and the umbrella of course! But you know me, always with a minidress! ;) Only positive thing is Topshop sale heheheheaaakniak!
Those shorts look so comfortable and stylish!
God, it's hot! 41*C?? I'm surprised you haven't melted with your camera gear!
i've been a zara whore lately and i must say i am lovinnnn your outfit.
lovely outfit! you looks so cute!!
love your shoes! omg, 41 is really hot!
wow awesome pics and awesome fashion sense! i want your heels.
haha so funny how you said your body got "pickled". Considering you are korean and many korean foods are pickled I find this funny!
The pictures are beautiful – Belek looks absolutely lovely.
I really love your beach attire! I never would have thought of wearing plaid and khaki at the beach. The shorts are adorable as well.
I've been following your blog for a while now, and I must say that I adore your sense of fashion – you always surprise me with something fun, chic, and unexpected.
Ah! I need those shorts. You are my fashion muse.
Haha :) Salty or not, I wish you a great time getting pickled :) I myself am enjoying the non-salty cool water of the black sea right now!
cute outfit! love knotting plaid shirts up!
i love this outfit. perfect for a holiday! have so much fun!
i love this outfit.. so elegant and yet so casual also!
ahaha since I live in the states I misread the air temperature as 41 degrees Fahrenheit and I thought WHERE DO YOU LIVE?!?! ok ok Celcius got it.
u should go to istanbul too!!!
i went to antalya last year this year i went to istanbul to see my friends and the bosphorus is amazing the food night clubs restaurant andd most importintly shoppingg!!! | c4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUelnxK7IDPjMdLO-P | Q: Why is my test suite not recognising my test case? I am practicing creating my own testing framework on Pycharm in Python with Selenium. However, for some reason the suite is failing to initiate pytest and recognise my test case, I am not sure where I have gone wrong, I usually dont have this problem, and I have marked the test case with test_.
import pytest
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
from selenium.webdriver.support.wait import WebDriverWait
from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC
from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys
import time
from myPageObjects.sauce_login_page import sauce_login_page
from myPageObjects.sauce_items_page import sauce_item_page
from myPageObjects.sauce_details_page import sauce_details_page
from myPageObjects.sauce_confirm_page import sauce_confirm_page
from myPageObjects.sauce_success_page import sauce_success_page
from ownUtilities.Sauce_Base_Class import sauce_base_class
class sauce_test_one(sauce_base_class):
def test_saucee2e(self):
sauceLogin = sauce_login_page(self.driver)
# Type in your username in the username box
sauceLogin.getUsername().send_keys("standard_user")
# Type in your password in your password box
sauceLogin.getPassword().send_keys("secret_sauce")
# Click the login button
sauceLogin.getLogin().click()
sauceItems = sauce_item_page(self.driver)
# Click the Backpack to add to the cart
sauceItems.getBackpack().click()
# Click the Bikelight to add to the cart
sauceItems.getBikelight().click()
# Click on the T shirt to add to the cart
sauceItems.getTshirt().click()
# Click on the Jacket and add to the cart
sauceItems.getFleecejacket().click()
# Click on the shopping cart badge at the top of the page
sauceItems.getShoppingcartbadge().click()
# Click the checkout button
sauceItems.getCheckoutbutton().click()
sauceDetails = sauce_details_page(self.driver)
# Make sure the next page has loaded
self.wait4connection()
# Type in the first name in the first name box
sauceDetails.getFirstname().send_keys("Miserable")
# Type in the second name in the second name box
sauceDetails.getSecondname().send_keys("Teen")
# Type in your postcode in the postcode
sauceDetails.getPostcode().send_keys("se15 4qu")
# Click continue
SauceDetailsPage.getContinuebutton().click()
sauceConfirm = sauce_confirm_page(self.driver)
# Make sure the price of the items are correct
correctprice = sauceConfirm.getCheckouttotal().text
assert "$144.44" in correctprice
print(correctprice)
sauceSuccess = sauce_success_page(self.driver)
# Click the finish button
sauceSuccess.getFinishbutton().click()
# Check that the successful order message has appeared
passedtest = sauceSuccess.getSuccessmessage().text
assert "THANK YOU FOR YOUR ORDER" in passedtest
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9 Day Nullarbor and Eyre Peninsula Tour
Perth to Port Lincoln
**The Spencer Gulf Ferry service is often unavailable, so we opted to finish your tour in Port Lincoln, saving us a whole day of driving to Adelaide on the last day ! Flights from Port Lincoln to Adelaide are operated by Qantas and Rex Air and depart daily, multiple times a day, from 7am- 7.45pm, for approximately $150 pp. Post- tour activities in Port Lincoln include Great White Shark cage diving or swimming with the seals **
Day 1 (NM)
You will be collected from the Perth coach stand outside Wellington Street train station at 7am this morning for your 9 day tour along the Nullarbor and through the Eyre Peninsula to Port Lincoln.
Our destination this morning is the internationally renowned wine region of Margaret River, nestled in the south west corner of WA. You have some fr ee time in the town to meander around the shops, galleries and cafes and lunch today is at your own arrangement and expense so you can enjoy your choice of eatery in Margaret River.
We continue to Pemberton and the Gloucester Tree, which is one of only 3 remaining tall Karri trees that were made into lookouts during the 1930's and 1940's. This was a way of spotting fires in the tall Karri forest and this tree was named after the then Governor-General of Australia, His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, who was visiting Pemberton at the time. Today, visitors can climb up the 61m to see one of the most spectacular views of the Karri forest.
Overnight accommodation- Pemberton, motel room with en-suite
Day 2 (L)
Heading further south this morning, we drive along the coast to the tree-cloaked Walpole-Nornalup National Park, home to tingle forests, which occur nowhere else in the world. Here we take The Valley of the Giants – Tree Top Walk, featuring a stunning walkway positioned 40 metres above the ground amid the dizzying heights of the tingle forest canopy. Experience walking in the Tree Top canopies of tall karri trees with views over core wilderness and then venture to the Ancient Empire of 400 year old red tingle trees along a boardwalk that meanders across the forest floor. The trail follows the story of the lost era of Gondwana.
Just before Denmark, we come to a beach called Greens Pool, at the eastern end of William Bay National Park. It's almost completely sheltered from the waves of the Great Southern Ocean by the rounded rock boulders typical to this area and from the car park we can also take a 10 minute walk to Elephant Rocks, which look exactly like a herd of elephants, paddling in the shallow waters.
We arrive in Albany this afternoon and have a look at the full scale replica of the Brig Amity, which sits on the foreshore. The King George Sound at Albany was the site of WA's first European settlement and the Brig Amity brought the first settlers and convicts into Albany in 1826.
Overnight accommodation- Albany, motel room with en-suite
Day 3 (L,D)
We drive to Esperance today, which will take all morning.
This afternoon we take the Esperance Great Ocean Drive, which is a 38km scenic drive following the coastline and including highlights such as Rotary Lookout, Twilight Beach, Observatory Point, theWind Farm and Pink Lake.
The remainder of the afternoon is at your leisure and our accommodation is centrally located.
Overnight accommodation- Esperance, motel room with en-suite
Day 4 (B,L)
This morning we make our way to Cape Le Grand, one of WA's best known and most spectacular National Parks. The scenery ranges from wild coastal scenery, stunning beaches and rugged granite peaks to sweeping heathlands, which are home to a range of animals and flowers.
We visit the beautiful Le Grand Beach and then we move onto Thistle Cove, a beautiful bay with a spectacular coastal outlook and a 'whistling' rock, and you can take an easy walk along the coast to Lucky Bay. Keep an eye out for dolphins as you look out over the Recherche Archipelago islands. Lucky Bay is famed as having one of the most beautiful beaches in Australia. Here we can swim and snorkel or take a walk. Keep an eye out for kangaroos on the beach !
Or, for those with a good level of fitness, you may like to take the hike up to Frenchmans Peak which provides commanding views of Cape Le Grand National Park and the 110 islands of the Recherche Archipelago.
Leaving the park this afternoon, we take the unsealed Parmango Road north and join the Eyre Highway to Balladonia, a thriving and prosperous wool producing area which made worldwide headlines in 1979 when fiery pieces of a wayward NASA space station called Skylab, landed around the grounds of the hotel ! The hotel museum houses documents from NASA, a recreation of actual events, photos and related ephemera as well as information on Balladonia's early pioneering days, Aboriginal heritage and the construction of the Eyre Highway.
Overnight accommodation- Balladonia, motel room with en-suite
Departing Balladonia, we now travel east along the Nullarbor Plain, the world's largest semi-arid karst (cave) landscape. Most of the park's landscape is flat except where the surface has collapsed into sinkholes revealing large underground caverns.
Shortly after leaving, we come to the longest straight stretch of road in Australia, which is 146.6km and takes us to Caiguna. Just outside the town, we stop at the Blowhole, formed by chemical and physical weathering processes that erode the limestone bedrock common in this part of Australia. The name blow hole refers to the fact that these natural features breathe air in and out as high and low pressure weather systems pass across the Nullarbor.
We pass through Madura and Mundrabilla, stopping en-route at the Madura Pass Lookout, for sweeping views of Madura Pass and the Roe Plains.
Before we check into our accommodation, we visit the ruins of the Eucla telegraph station, which is being swallowed up by the Delisser sand dunes. We can also take a walk to the old jetty.
Overnight accommodation- motel room with en-suite at either Eucla or Border Village
An early start today as we cross the border into South Australia and put our watches forward.
We're travelling along the Great Australian Bight National Marine Park (the GAB), linking the Indian and Pacific oceans. The Head of Bight is a significant breeding and calving area for the endangered Southern R ight Whale. Unique marine plants, animals, and sediments found nowhere else in the world are present in the Marine Park.
After a couple of stops, we leave the bitumen behind, joining the unsealed old Eyre Highway. We drive to the ruins of Koonalda Homestead, one of a number of important way stations along the old road, years ago, providing a rare piece of civilisation, fuel and emergency services. After a look around the ruins, we drive north to Heritage listed Koonalda Cave, a huge sinkhole with a cave and underground stream system at the bottom. The site was important to the local Aboriginal people and muchevidence of their visitation has been found.
We continue to the Nullabor Hotel and visit the nearby Murrawinjinnie caves – a group of three caves we can explore.
At the Head of Bight, we stop to view the sheer Bunda Cliffs, where Australia dramatically drops into the ocean. The Bunda Cliffs are a magnificent sight in themselves and stretch in an unbroken line for 200 kilometres to the Western Australian border.
Overnight accommodation- motel room with en-suite on the Nullarbor
This morning we travel through Penong, with dozens of windmill s scattered around the town and continue east to Ceduna. Ceduna is the major regional business centre of the Far West Coast of Eyre Peninsula and is the starting point of the longest golf course in the world, spanning 1,365 kms to Kalgoorlie, with one hole in each participating town or roadhouse along the way. After a short break in Ceduna we continue south on the Flinders Highway, on the west coast of the Eyre Peninsula.
Our accommodation tonight is cabin or motel style, in Streaky Bay
Departing Streaky Bay, we drive to nearby Point Labatt, where a high cliff top lookout allows us to view a sea-lion colony 50m below. The colony at Point Labatt is the only permanent breeding colony on the mainland as all other colonies occur on the offshore islands.
We also visit Murphys Haystacks. Made up of pink Hiltaba granite, the haystacks have stood on top of the earth in their present form for nearly 34,000 years.
We then drive to Talia Beach and Talia Caves. The Woolshed is a large cavern carved into the granite cliffs and is accessed by a walkway and wooden steps. The cave has a honeycombed ceiling and dark crevices with blowholes nearby. We also explore The Tub and enjoy the dramatic views to the south of the beach.
This stunning ocean drive then takes us to the cliffs of Sheringa, which we view from the Leo Cummings monument lookout. The craggy pinnacle opposite the lookout is home to a family of osprey.
Overnight accommodation- Port Lincoln, hotel room, on a Dinner, bed and breakfast basis
We spend today exploring the Port Lincoln region. Our first stop today is Winter Hill Lookout, for views of Boston Bay, Port Lincoln city, Lincoln NP and more.
Then we head south through the city and past Sleaford Mere, a permanent saline lake, to the entrance of the "Whalers Way", a 14km unsealed track along o ne of the most spectacular stretches of coastline in SA, which takes us to the very tip of Eyre Peninsula. The coast is inundated with a series of natural crevasses, giant fissures in the rocky coastline which have created deep bays, chasms and caves into which the sea surges back and forth.
Cape Wiles is a 100 metre high cliff face above the swirling sea, with pillars of rock and an island offering continuing resistance to the Southern Ocean. Fur seals can often be seen here.
We spend the rest of the afternoon exploring Lincoln National Park. As well as a range of walks we can take along the coastline, the coast is home to the bottlenose and common dolphin, Australian sea-lions and New Zealand fur- seals.
In the late afternoon you'll be dropped off at your Port Lincoln accommodation or at the Port Lincoln Airport for your flight to Adelaide.
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B = Breakfast / L = Lunch / D = Dinner
9 Day Nullarbor and Eyre Peninsula Tour - Tour code SES9NB
In 2021 this tour departs on 18th March
AUD $4295 PER ADULT, TWIN SHARE
$4095 PER CHILD, TWIN SHARE
$5140 PER PERSON, SINGLE ROOM
Child age 10 -15 years
**solo travellers must have single room**
Maximum 15 passengers
Prices include GST
• Seat in 6WD tour coach, with professional driver guide
• Meals, as stated. Meals are available to purchase when not included in your tour price.
• Accommodation as listed
• Entry fees and permits
• Valley of the Giants Tree Top Walk
• Arrival / departure flights into Port Lincoln and Perth
• Travel insurance
• Alcohol
• Pre and post tour accommodation
Itinerary is exclusive to Sacred Earth Safaris and is subject to availability, road, weather and cultural conditions.
Please enquire for private charter prices and details.
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BkiUajPxK3YB9m8SUMXq | Our TeamGibson Ingram2019-10-25T09:06:44-05:00
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Founder and CEO of Fairtax, founded in 1994. Dan assists companies with recovering funding through Grants & Incentives; Indirect Sales Tax, and SR&ED ITCs. He builds a strong rapport with his clients and oversees the operations of the company. Dan provides quality assurance on every level of large file client interaction to ensure no viable opportunity is left behind and the client receives maximum funding recovery.
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BkiUdrg4eIXhtAAvrdSH | Seeking The Nirvana Of Love
A new dating site is using the power of music to help you find your No.1.
It's Saturday night. You're single. You walk into a bar, hoping this will be your lucky night. You get chatting and wait for the right time to ask the all-important question: 'So… do you like Nirvana?' If the answer is yes, you've hit the jackpot.
'You're more likely to hook up on a first date with someone who's a big fan of Kurt and co,' says Alex Parish, who, along with Julian Keenaghan, founded website Tastebuds.fm, which matches couples based on their musical tastes. Coldplay listeners, on the other hand, would be 'least inclined' to go home with you.
When it comes to forging new relationships, there is no doubt music can be a powerful connector. When social psychologists Jason Rentfrow (of the University of Cambridge) and Samuel Gosling (University of Texas) asked a study group what were the most important personal qualities, music not only scored the highest from a list that included food, books and films but the participants also believed it revealed a lot about who people were.
When it comes to judging others, it appears that musical taste is an indication of value similarity. So musical taste – or lack of – has the potential to make or break a relationship. I've seen this first-hand. A female friend of mine ended a budding romance when her beau revealed his favourite band was The Script. 'I lost all respect for him,' she told me. 'It had to end.'
'We believe music can say a lot about a person and that people who have the same music taste might have a lot in common,' says Alex. 'We tested it. It works.' When you register on the website, you include your favourite bands and you can also link your Spotify, Last.fm and Facebook accounts. You are then shown people who have similar musical taste and can message them privately.
Of course, Tastebuds.fm isn't alone in zero-ing in on a specific social sector, with everything from petloverdating.co.uk and datingvegetarian.co.uk to muddymatches.co.uk (for those partial to rural life), hoping that their niche appeal will help them stand out from an estimated 1,400 online dating sites in Britain.
For it's own part, Tastebuds.fm is making noises on both sides of the Atlantic: Londoners bonded most over the song My Number by Foals, while in New York people were brought together by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis's hip hop hit Thrift Shop. The biggest musical turn-off for both sexes is Canadian rock band Nickelback, of How You Remind Me fame.
The fundamental ethos of the site, however, is that 'breaking the ice by sharing music makes meeting new people fun rather than an uncomfortable experience'. At least a dozen couples have married and there's a Tastebuds baby on the way. Whether the happy couple are fans of Nirvana or Coldplay is unknown.
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BkiUdsA4uBhjAAuFmlvz | How Data Analytics Empowers Businesses
Brian Wallace
Many know that data is the most precious resource of the modern world. What many don't know is how to refine data into its most valuable form. Is your company using all the data your analytics tools tell you about? Most likely it is not; under a quarter of executives have created a data-driven organization successfully. These companies excel in their fields.
If letting data drive the company is a surefire path to success, why don't more businesses do it? The truth is that they may be facing a variety of challenges. The first is an unclear vision: 70% of executives don't have a clearly defined strategy in the data realm. Some executives refuse to let data drive their decisions at all. Without clear and effective support from the top, workers struggle to carry out a successful data mission. Only 21% of workers believe they have strong data literacy skills, and a majority of companies struggle to hire and retain data analytics professionals. Deficiency in leadership and resources come together to set companies down the wrong path. As a result, over 70% of all data within an enterprise may never be analyzed. What is the use of collecting data that never sees the light of day?
Data Analytics Can Change the Game
As alluded to before, data analytics has the power to determine a company's fate. Data driven organizations are 178% more likely to outperform competitors in terms of revenue and profitability. With a solid understanding of purpose, support from partners, and the right tools and processes in place, companies can see their world more clearly. They can identify potential risks and opportunities for expansion in the same venture. They can develop product innovations and marketing strategies guided by the same principle. Even a company's external affairs (relationships with suppliers and customers) improves when data lights the way.
Meanwhile, a company lacking proper data quality or analysis suffers. These businesses see with clouded eyes, leading to misguided business strategies and missed opportunities. They see less productivity or growth as a result of their poor decision making. Altogether, poor data quality leads to an average of $15 million in annual losses.
If you're concerned about your business's current standing on the data front, here are a few diagnostic questions to ask. Do you have an objective metric by which to measure progress or success? Does the data your company receives come with any visualization? Does waiting on data ever slow down important business processes? If you find the answers to these questions unsatisfactory, your business probably needs help with data analytics.
Where can you find help? Try discovering a partner on Google Analytics 360. Formerly known as Google Analytics Premium, this add-on for data quality management is partner first. An expert team comes with the license. Confirming a partner's technical expertise for your organization's field requires you to examine their samples, references, industry experience, and certifications. After that, make sure their services and practices align with what your company needs. Together, you can refine your company's data.
Source: InfoTrust
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BkiUehrxK6nrxjHzCv9X | MOL, Slovnaft To Invest EUR80 Million In Adria Oil Pipeline-Agency
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Hungarian oil and gas company MOL Nyrt. (MOL.BU) and its Slovakian unit Slovnaft (SLN.BS) will spend about EUR80 million to modernize the Adria oil pipeline that runs between the two countries, Hungarian state news agency MTI cited Slovnaft as saying Tuesday.
The investment will significantly boost crude pipeline capacity between Slovakia and Hungary, Slovnaft spokesman Anton Molnar said in Bratislava.
The cost of the project will come mainly from private capital, he added.
The Adria pipeline, completed in 1979, runs between MOL's refinery in Szazhalombatta and Slovakia's Sahy. The pipeline runs further south from Szazhalombatta, connecting MOL's refinery with the port of Omisalj in Croatia.
After the renovation is completed, the pipeline will deliver some 6 million metric tons of crude oil to Slovakia a year, about the same as Slovnaft's refining capacity.
Slovnaft also said Tuesday that it signed a EUR60 million, three-year contract with Transpetrol, the Slovak operating company for the Druzhba pipeline, for the delivery of 17 million metric tons of crude through the Adria pipeline in 2011-2013.
-By Veronika Gulyas, Dow Jones Newswires; +361-267-0623; veronika.gulyas@dowjones.com | commoncrawl | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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BkiUaVXxK3xgpfY9cafL | A transatlantic flight has made a U-turn over the ocean and returned to Dublin Airport after the crew declared a medical emergency.
American Airlines flight AA-209 departed Dublin at around 10.15am bound for Chicago in the US.
The aircraft was about 500 kilometres west of Shannon when the crew declared a May Day and turned around.
At the time, the crew had been in radio contact with air traffic controllers at the Irish Aviation Authority's (IAA) North Atlantic Communications Centre at Ballygirreen in Co Clare.
The crew of the Boeing 787-800 Dreamliner requested emergency medical services to be standing for their arrival.
It is understood that a passenger complained of a suspected cardiac issue and was treated with oxygen while the flight returned.
It is also believed there was at least one medical professional on board who assisted cabin crew with treating the patient.
The crew made a U-turn shortly after 11am and routed back towards Dublin advising air traffic controllers that they need to land "as soon as possible".
The flight was granted priority clearance back to Dublin.
Inbound aircraft to Dublin were advised that they might be slightly delayed to allow priority landing for the emergency aircraft.
Airport fire and medical crews were standing by for the aircraft when it landed at around 12.15pm almost two hours after first departing.
It is understood the patient was assessed at the scene before being removed to hospital.
The flight is expected to continue to Chicago shortly. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
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EU Extension Of Copyright Term For Sound Recordings
Author: Mr Ed Baden-Powell
Profession: Michael Simkins LLP
"That's All Right"?
Many classic sound recordings from the '50s are now in the
public domain in Europe. Take Elvis' seminal single,
"That's All Right" – widely credited as the
birth of rock 'n' roll – which entered the public
domain in 2005.
That is all right by some, but not by the record industry
– labels and artists alike. As EU law stands, evergreen
hits of the early '60s (such as the Beatles catalogue) will
soon lose copyright protection. The copyright term for sound
recordings lasts only 50 years in EU member states, compared with
95 years in the US.
"Bridge Over Troubled Water"
This could all change, however, with a proposed extension of the
copyright term for sound recordings from 50 years to 70 years. This
was approved by the European Parliament on 23 April 2009.
The 70-year period would run from the date of first release (if
the release occurs within 50 years of the date of recording). The
extension would equally apply to performers' rights in their
performances embodied in the recording, enabling them to continue
to receive income from the performers' collecting
societies.
While this falls short of the 95 years originally proposed by
the European Commission (and leaves European labels at a
competitive disadvantage when compared with US labels), it may
prove to be an acceptable compromise for EU member states, which
have so far largely resisted any extension.
If the extension becomes law, it would have prospective and
retrospective effect. For existing copyrights, however, it would
only apply to sound recordings that are less than 50 years old as
at the new law's date of force at national level –
i.e. no copyrights would be "revived" under the proposed
legislation. Nonetheless, the new lease of life for those masters
that are then still in copyright will be welcome to the labels,
artists and industry organisations that have lobbied so hard over
the past few years to achieve this result.
Your Time Hasn't Come Yet, Baby
But the extension has yet to become law, and may fail at the
next hurdle.
The European Parliament voted in favour of amending the
Copyright Term Directive (2006/116/EC) to give effect to the
extension, but the European Commission's draft amending
Directive (as amended during debate by the European Parliament)
still needs to be considered by the EU Council of Ministers. The
Council consists of ministers from each EU member state. There is a
complex weighted voting system, but the new law would need to be
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BkiUbLE5qhDAChH9SwtL | But I believe that this finding has not held up. Need to track down.
1960 and 1975, states more than doubled their rate of appropriations for higher education, from four dollars per thousand in state revenue to ten.
From 1945 to 1975, the number of undergraduates increased five-fold, and graduate students nine-fold. PhDs graduating one year got jobs teaching the ever-larger cohort of freshman arriving the next.
In the first half of the 20th century, higher education was a luxury and a rarity in the U.S. Only 5% or so of adults, overwhelmingly drawn from well-off families, had attended college. | c4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUdD45qX_BqBVRGjTP | Dublin police set to honor deputy killed in the line of duty 24 years ago
'It is important that we never forget Deputy Monego's dedication to this community'
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Dublin Police Services this weekend will recognize a somber anniversary with a memorial tree lighting in honor of John Monego, an Alameda County sheriff's deputy who was killed in the line of duty during a robbery in progress at a restaurant in Dublin in 1998.
Dublin Police Services each year honors the memory of John Monego, an Alameda County sheriff's deputy who was killed in the line of duty in Dublin in 1998. (Photo courtesy DPS)
"This year marks the 24th anniversary of Deputy Monego's ultimate sacrifice," Dublin police Capt. Nate Schmidt told the Weekly. "It is important that we never forget Deputy Monego's dedication to this community and is a reminder that the men and women of Dublin police continue to put their lives on the line to ensure the safety of this city."
Monego, a 33-year-old sheriff's deputy assigned to DPS, was the second officer to arrive on-scene to investigate a 911 hangup at the Outback Steakhouse on Regional Street late at night on Dec. 11, 1998. Unbeknownst to Monego, the hangup call actually came during a strong-arm robbery with hostages.
The first deputy to respond to the restaurant had gone inside to investigate but she was overpowered by the three robbers, who took her gun, according to the "Officer Down Memorial Page," which honors law enforcement personnel killed on duty nationwide and retells their stories.
As Monego approached the front door, one of the robbers opened fire through a glass window, striking the deputy in the chest just above his protective vest. As Monego fell, the shooter walked outside and shot the deputy five more times at close range.
The culprits fled the scene but were later arrested after a short pursuit. Each would be convicted of various counts at trial.
Monego, a Brentwood resident who had worked for the sheriff's office for 13 years overall, was transported to a local hospital but was pronounced dead shortly after midnight on Dec. 12, 1998. He was survived by his wife and toddler son.
The annual memorial tree lighting is set to take place at 5 p.m. Saturday (Dec. 10) in the lobby of Dublin police headquarters at 6361 Clark Ave. Light refreshments will be served.
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BkiUdWY4dbghOwL131Yi | Garlock Hot Maxx Material Heater. This cold process heater can out produce big tanks through a better utilization of heat and fuel, cutting heat-up time by 45 per cent. On a 50 degree day, you can reach a heating oil temperature of 250 degrees F in about 10 mins., and a cold process temperature of 90 degrees F in about the same time. The result is less wear and tear on your pump, which means less downtime. Your roofers can get material where they need it, when they need it, keeping productivity up. Un-Tested.
A Potter Roemer red metal cabinet or equipment house for fire hose or valve. | c4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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Maison Montagut is a beautiful brand of knitwear for Men and Women established in 1880. The current directors, Nicolas Gros and Marine Lozet-Gros, the sixth generation of the family, took over the reins of this French family business a few years ago. Sustained by their family heritage, they are injecting fresh life and passion into the knitwear brand with their own contemporary touch.
The company began life as a silk factory near Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut (southern Ardèche), redirecting its energies in the post-war years to knitwear and beginning to create sweaters and polo shirts for men and women. Today, the company is turning another new corner with the emergence of Maison Montagut by means of this new website and the redevelopment of several shops.
Maison Montagut is a concept that enables this well-loved brand to affirm its expertise in knitwear by extending its product range to home-decoration items, travel accessories and baby gifts, all of which display its knitting know-how. The Pôles brand has joined this revival and is now offering women's sweaters – notably chunky knits, characterised by a spirit of freedom and femininity – for sale on the site.
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BkiUdws25V5jESabHwVo | Russian independent Novatek is planning to spend around 120 billion roubles ($1.85 billion) on construction of a specialised yard in Kola Bay near the port of Murmansk.
Speaking last week at a government meeting chaired by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Novatek chairman Leonid Mikhelson said the company will make all the required investments "on its own, without attracting any partners".
The yard will be located close to the village of Belokamenka, where some 150 hectares (1.5 square kilometres) of land is allocated for the project.
Under Novatek's plan, the facility will include two drydocks to build concrete gravity based structures for Novatek's future liquefied natural gas developments on the Yamal and Gydan peninsulas.
Additionally, a fabrication line is planned at the yard to produce steel structures and modules for LNG plants to be placed on top of the GBS.
Earlier this year, Novatek announced an ambitious goal of completing the yard before the end of next year.
The company's regional subsidiary, Novatek Murmansk, posted a video on social media last month showing a series of major explosions at the building site to level the ground, with several rows of containers stocked near the shoreline.
According to Mikhelson, the Kola Yard will create some 15,000 new jobs in the Murmansk region, out of about 80,000 jobs that the project is expected to lead to in Russia. Besides the yard, Novatek is also considering building an LNG transshipment and storage facility near Murmansk to reduce voyage time for its expensive Arc7 ice class LNG carriers that can operate in ice over two metres thick.
Authorities in Murmansk are understood to have already proposed to place the facility near the village of Ura-Guba in the Vidyayevo district from where "boil-off" gas discharged by incoming Arc7 LNG carriers can be sent by pipelines to regional consumers.
At the meeting last week, Mikhelson also urged the government to act faster in amending existing regulations and permitting foreign-flagged LNG carriers to operate in the Russian Arctic to offset output from Novatek's flagship Yamal LNG development. According to Mikhelson, Yamal LNG has pushed forward the commissioning of the third train of the LNG plant in Sabetta on the Yamal Peninsula by one year to this December.
The change in the schedule means that the operator will have to charter LNG carriers from third parties to move LNG out from Sabetta as yards in South Korea have so far produced five Arc7 vessels for the project out of 15 ships ordered. | c4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUdaPxaKgT9kwJM9OL | Wildfire is a short animated graduation film. It tells the story of Ena, a passionate firefighter and wife. Her fascination with fire reveals itself as it impacts her family life.
The characters in the short are drawn with delicate outlines. Whilst the backgrounds are made up of bold lines and dark graphite rubbings. The fire is represented by crude coloured wax pastels. These visual clues help to instantly give the viewer a sense of the fragility of man enclosed in their harsh surroundings.
The slow pace is accentuate by using alomst no music. Audio is essentially made up of ambient noise and some dialog. When music is used, it is for affect. A sound cue for the inner workings of our main character, Ena. It is a wonderful touch, that brings the viewer closer to Ena, creating a connection.
The short was created by Hugues Opter, Pierre Pinon, Nicole Stafford, Valentin Stoll, Arnaud Tribout, and Shang Zhang. Those six, along with Caroline Cherrier, Hugo De Faucompret, Éva Lusbaronian, Arthus Pilorget, Johan Ravit, and Vincent Tsui, make up the animation collective, Souviens Ten-Zan. All twelve mebers are graduates from Gobelins.
You can see Wildfire making-ofs videos, as well as some visual development here. You should also check out Souviens Ten-Zan's 2015 Show Reel, as well as another one of their marvelous shorts, Mother [expletive] Dalle. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUczo5qYVBMbjhd57t |
package openstack.jclouds;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Set;
import org.jclouds.ContextBuilder;
import org.jclouds.compute.ComputeService;
import org.jclouds.compute.ComputeServiceContext;
import org.jclouds.compute.domain.NodeMetadata;
import org.jclouds.compute.domain.Template;
import org.jclouds.compute.options.TemplateOptions;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
public class JCloudsCompute {
Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(this.getClass());
private final ComputeService compute;
private final String PROVIDER = System.getProperty("FABRIC8_CD_PROVIDER");
private final String IDENTITY = System.getProperty("FABRIC8_CD_IDENTITY"); // tenantName:userName
private final String CREDENTIAL = System.getProperty("FABRIC8_CD_CREDENTIAL");
private final String ENDPOINT = System.getProperty("FABRIC8_CD_ENDPOINT");
private final String IMAGE = System.getProperty("FABRIC8_CD_IMAGE");
private final String GROUP = System.getProperty("FABRIC8_CD_GROUP");
private final String PUBLIC_NETWORK = System.getProperty("FABRIC8_PUBLIC_NETWORK");
private final String PRIVATE_NETWORK = System.getProperty("FABRIC8_PRIVATE_NETWORK");
/**
* Creates compute object using provider and credentials set as system properties
*/
public JCloudsCompute() {
compute = ContextBuilder.newBuilder(PROVIDER)
.endpoint(ENDPOINT)
.credentials(IDENTITY, CREDENTIAL)
.buildView(ComputeServiceContext.class)
.getComputeService();
}
/**
* Create nodes on the cloud provider
*
* @return a List of node ID's
*/
public Set<? extends NodeMetadata> createNode() throws Exception {
TemplateOptions options = TemplateOptions.Builder.networks(PRIVATE_NETWORK, PUBLIC_NETWORK);
Template template = compute.templateBuilder()
.options(options)
.imageNameMatches(IMAGE)
.build();
Set<? extends NodeMetadata> nodeMetadatas = compute.createNodesInGroup(GROUP, 1, template);
if (LOG.isInfoEnabled()){
for (NodeMetadata nodeMetadata : nodeMetadatas) {
LOG.info("Node created with host name: " + nodeMetadata.getHostname());
LOG.info("PublicIPs: " + nodeMetadata.getPublicAddresses());
LOG.info("PrivateIPs: " + nodeMetadata.getPrivateAddresses());
}
}
return nodeMetadatas;
}
/**
* Destroy's the cloud providers nodes
*
* @param nodeIds
* @throws Exception
*/
public void destroyNodes(List<String> nodeIds) throws Exception {
for (String nodeId : nodeIds) {
compute.destroyNode(nodeId);
}
}
}
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BkiUdS85qWTA8JC6SH82 | This is a hard film to watch, but probably not for the reasons you think. Yes, it is full of violence and it will anger and disturb you, that is true. But the hard part of this film is that it feels all too real and possible.
Writer/director Sam Levinson pulls off a neat magic trick by taking vulgar mayhem and making it into an honest-to-god statement about society and people. It takes a while to get there but when it does, it is a solid gut-punch. But even the journey is unexpectedly intriguing thanks to the cast.
Led solidly by Odessa Young, a small group of friends navigates high school and life as it all crumbles around them…literally. Abra, Suki Waterhouse (Future World), and Hari Nef (Transparent) back up Young nicely, and each has their own plotline to spin out. These four, young women each embody different aspects of the challenges of growing up in a world saturated with social media.
The adults around them are at turns clueless and, at turns, active in the unavoidable disaster that begins as the credits roll. Joel McHale (The Happytime Murders) is the only one with any real plot to work with though Anika Noni Rose (Ralph Breaks the Internet) does get her moment. Jeff Pope (Hap and Leonard) and Colman Domingo (The Kick) don't really have any story of consequence, but each creates a recognizable character to push it all along.
Like I said, this isn't an easy film to watch, but it is worth your time if you have a high enough tolerance for violence. You get a reminder and warning at the top of the movie as well, to give you one last chance to bail. But as a piece of social commentary, this is an effective and solid film. If Levinson can continue to develop that aspect of his voice and continue to match his stories to the need, he's going to be a director and writer to watch. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUbeY5qsJBjdcnzJSo | Shor's Stone Guards are guards that can be found in the settlement of Shor's Stone in the Rift. The guards are strategically placed in the small settlement due to the proximity of Fort Greenwall, located just south of town. Like the other guards of the Rift, they are allied with the Stormcloaks. If the Rift is conquered by the Imperial Legion, they will all be replaced with special Imperial Guards.
All Shor's Stone Guards are equipped with Riften guard armor, matching helmets and shields, and fur boots. They are armed with hunting bows with 15 steel arrows, steel daggers, and iron or steel one-handed weapons. Additionally, each guard has a 50% chance of carrying a torch and a slim chance of carrying some food, drink or an amulet.
One guards the entrance to Redbelly Mine.
One patrols back and forth between the mine entrance and the nearby smelter.
One covers the entire settlement.
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BkiUbULxK0zjCxN_rdro | National Union MK Uri Ariel says president should forgo medal if Obama refuses to free Jonathan Pollard.
MK Uri Ariel (National Union), Chairman of the Lobby for Jonathan Pollard, said that the White House's quick negative reply to President Shimon Peres's request to free Pollard "indicates insensitivity bordering on cruelty."
Holding out hope that the White House statement is somehow not a final verdict, MK Ariel said that "this is not a personal response by Obama to the personal letter he received and I hope that his reply will be different."
However, he added, "If Obama, too, announces his refusal, I call upon President Peres to consider forgoing the Medal of Freedom from Obama and cancelling his scheduled meeting with him."
The Committee for Jonathan Pollard also stressed Tuesday that Obama had not yet formally replied to Peres's request. "President Obama did not reject the request of President Peres to set him free. An official reply from President Obama has yet to be received. President Shimon Peres made the request officially and personally to President Obama and we are awaiting a personal and official response directly from President Obama to President Peres."
The Committee added that "the NSC spokesman's announcement reflects the current position, and that announcement made it clear that it did not reflect Obama's response to the request from Peres. It is important to note that President Obama has the sole authority to grant clemency and that any statement from anyone else is irrelevant." | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUd_fxK2li-HhsAJSn | Capricor Resumes Dosing of Enrolled Patients in HOPE-2 Clinical Trial for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
GlobeNewswire• February 6, 2019
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 06, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Capricor Therapeutics (CAPR), a clinical-stage biotechnology company, today announced that it has resumed per protocol dosing of patients already enrolled in its HOPE-2 clinical trial of CAP-1002, the company's novel cell therapy candidate to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Approximately 20 young men and boys in advanced stages of Duchenne muscular dystrophy have already been enrolled in the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to date.
Capricor had put a voluntary hold on dosing in December after a patient in the HOPE-2 trial had a serious adverse event in the form of anaphylaxis. The investigation suggested the patient may have been allergic to something contained in the investigational product, including an excipient, or inactive ingredient, in the formulation.
To reduce the risk of future events, Capricor initiated a pre-medication strategy commonly used by physicians to prevent and treat allergic reactions. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) have granted permission to resume enrollment in the HOPE-2 study.
The HOPE-2 trial is studying the safety and effectiveness of CAP-1002 in older Duchenne patients who are not currently eligible for gene therapy clinical trials. Enrollment of new patients will depend on various factors but will not commence until additional funding is secured.
To reduce expenses and better align resources and personnel on the company's core lead programs, Capricor has reduced its staff by 21 full-time employees. The reduction in operating expenses is expected to extend the company's cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities into late 2019. Additionally, Capricor is exploring strategic alternatives, with respect to one or more of its product candidates.
About Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a devastating genetic disorder that causes muscle degeneration and leads to death, generally before the age of 30, most commonly from heart failure. It occurs in one in every 3,600 live male births across all races, cultures and countries. Duchenne muscular dystrophy afflicts approximately 200,000 boys and young men around the world. Treatment options are limited, and there is no cure.
About CAP-1002
CAP-1002 consists of allogeneic cardiosphere-derived cells, or CDCs, a type of progenitor cell that has been shown in pre-clinical and clinical studies to exert potent immuno-modulatory activity, and is being investigated for its potential to modify the immune system's activity to encourage cellular regeneration. CDCs have been the subject of over 100 peer-reviewed scientific publications and have been administered to approximately 140 human subjects across several clinical trials.
About Capricor Therapeutics
Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. (CAPR) is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of first-in-class biological therapeutics for the treatment of rare disorders. Capricor's lead candidate, CAP-1002, is an allogeneic cell therapy that is currently in clinical development for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Capricor has also established itself as one of the leading companies investigating the field of extracellular vesicles and is exploring the potential of CAP-2003, a cell-free, exosome-based candidate, to treat a variety of disorders. For more information, visit www.capricor.com.
Keep up with Capricor on social media: www.facebook.com/capricortherapeutics, www.instagram.com/capricortherapeutics/ and https://twitter.com/capricor
Statements in this press release regarding the efficacy, safety, and intended utilization of Capricor's product candidates; the initiation, conduct, size, timing and results of discovery efforts and clinical trials; the pace of enrollment of clinical trials; plans regarding regulatory filings, future research and clinical trials; regulatory developments involving products, including the ability to obtain regulatory approvals or otherwise bring products to market; plans regarding current and future collaborative activities and the ownership of commercial rights; scope, duration, validity and enforceability of intellectual property rights; future royalty streams, expectations with respect to the expected use of proceeds from the recently completed offerings and the anticipated effects of the offerings, and any other statements about Capricor's management team's future expectations, beliefs, goals, plans or prospects constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements that are not statements of historical fact (including statements containing the words "believes," "plans," "could," "anticipates," "expects," "estimates," "should," "target," "will," "would" and similar expressions) should also be considered to be forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. More information about these and other risks that may impact Capricor's business is set forth in Capricor's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 22, 2018, in its Registration Statement on Form S-3, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 28, 2015, together with the prospectus included therein and prospectus supplements thereto and in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2018, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2018. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to Capricor as of the date hereof, and Capricor assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
CAP-1002 is an Investigational New Drug and is not approved for any indications. CAP-2003 has not yet been approved for clinical investigation.
AJ Bergmann, Chief Financial Officer
abergmann@capricor.com
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