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BkiUc0c4eIZjgkpX8g2G | Assessing mental capacity
Assessing patients' capacity to consent is a vital part of the treatment process. Here's what you need to know.
Adults with capacity aged 18 and over are competent to make decisions about their own treatment.
For people aged 16 and over who lack capacity, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) provides a legal framework in England and Wales. The Act is supplemented by a detailed Code of Practice, with which dental professionals are expected to comply.
In Northern Ireland, the relevant legislation is the Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016.
In Scotland, the relevant legislation is the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000. Under the Act, a suitably trained health professional will make an assessment of a patient's capacity to consent to treatment. If the patient is deemed unable to consent, the health professional will complete a 'section 47' certificate to allow them to provide treatment. As 16 is the legal age for capacity in Scotland, a 16 or 17-year old without capacity to consent is treated as an adult without capacity.
Assumption of capacity
You should assume that all adult patients have the capacity to consent to treatment unless you determine they lack that capacity. If you decide an adult lacks the capacity to consent, you should then decide if it is in the patient's best interests to proceed with treatment.
The fact that a person has a mental disorder or learning difficulties is not, on its own, grounds for deciding that person does not have capacity.
Capacity is assumed unless it is established otherwise. You should not assume, by making judgments from a patient's behaviour or appearance, that the patient lacks capacity.
You should take all steps practicable to help patients make decisions about their treatment before concluding that they lack capacity.
If a patient appears to make an unwise or irrational decision, this is not sufficient reason to treat a patient as lacking capacity.
When you are assessing a patient's ability to make a decision, the MCA states the patient must be able to do the following:
understand the information relevant to the decision; this includes information about the reasonably foreseeable consequences of deciding one way or another, or failing to make a decision
retain that information
use or weigh up that information as part of the process of making the decision
communicate their decision; this may be through talking, using sign language or other means of communication.
A patient's capacity may vary depending on the complexity of the decision to be made. It may also fluctuate with time.
If an adult patient lacks capacity and you are faced with providing treatment without consent, you should take into account:
the views of relatives, and/or
the views of carers, and/or
anyone named by the patient, and
the patient's present and previously expressed wishes in helping to determine if the treatment is in their best interests.
When assessing whether treatment is in the patient's best interests, you should consider whether the patient may regain capacity later. If a patient has fluctuating capacity, it would be very unusual for dental treatment to be appropriate while the patient lacks capacity, when it could be left until the patient regains capacity and can consent.
Make sure the patient has the information they need to make a decision about treatment.
Present the information in a way that is easy for the patient to understand - for example by using simple language or visual aids.
Record in the clinical notes the processes you went through in determining capacity.
If the patient lacks capacity, record in the notes the basis on which a decision to treat, or not treat, was in the patient's best interests and the steps you took to establish that.
This guidance was correct at publication 11/12/2018. It is intended as general guidance for members only. If you are a member and need specific advice relating to your own circumstances, please contact one of our advisers.
Consent Communication
More on consent
Guide to consent to dental treatment
Making decisions on behalf of adults lacking capacity
Consent and young patients
When consent is withheld
How do I assess a patient's capacity?
A question of consent
A patient was referred by the local dental hospital for extraction of the LL8 to a dentist, a DDU member, with a special interest in oral surgery. She was suffering pain and discomfort from the wisdom tooth, which was impacted...
You must seek consent before any investigation or treatment, and certain criteria must be fulfilled for consent from a patient to be valid. Here we cover the main principles. | commoncrawl | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
BkiUdNI4uBhi1OGmck7F | Deep Carpet & Rug Cleaning Services Cadishead M44 | Quality Property Care Ltd.
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Rely on the professionals in carpets cleaning Cadishead M44 and forget about plain and dirty carpets and rugs in your home. We guarantee you full customer support, understanding and flexibility in service arranging. The perfect final result is guaranteed! Note that all loyal clients will receive both: discount and special free of charge tip on afterwards carpet maintenance. The carpet cleaning staff can also deliver: Mattress Cleaning, Bed Bug Mattress Treatment, Curtain Cleaning, Drapery Cleaning, Blinds Cleaning. If you order more than one service, you will have a discount and competitive final prices! Plus: our residential and commercial rug cleaning company works with all kinds of rugs: Wool rugs, Persian rugs, Chinese rugs, Area rugs, Handmade rugs, Tibetan rugs, Silk mix rugs, Shaggy rugs, Indian rugs, Turkish rugs, Egyptian rugs, Play rugs, Antique rugs, Floor mats, Entrance mats, Logo mats, Rubber mats, Industrial mats, Anti fatigue mats!
If you are in Cadishead M44 or the region and you require professional commercial or residential carpet and rug cleaning, mattress cleaning, bed bug mattress treatment, blinds cleaning, curtain cleaning, drapery cleaning, or a combination of Two or more of these services, all you have to do is call the client care service at this number 0161 823 0325 or fill out and send the online booking form, and you will have written verification via sms and e-mail as soon as possible! Same day reservation is possible, as well as booking on bank holidays and weekends without any price increase. Book your professional carpet and rug cleaning service right now! | c4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUdp45qhDBRmv5uFHx | Although chiropractic malpractice is rare, our law firm has successfully handled a number of chiropractic cases. Chiropractors manipulate the spine for proper vertebral alignment. It is therefore necessary for a thorough pre-adjustment work-up to be followed prior to chiropractic manipulation. Chiropractors must take X-rays, do thorough physical exams and take adequate histories in order to ensure that the patient they are adjusting is a proper candidate for treatment. In that regard, our firm has handled cases where chiropractic manipulation has caused an asymptomatic herniation to become symptomatic, requiring immediate surgical intervention. Additionally, we have handled vertebral artery dissections where a chiropractor has failed to timely diagnose a stroke, and failed to timely intervene to minimize the complications of the stroke.
If you believe you or a loved one has been injured at the hands of a chiropractor, please feel free to contact Norton Schwab to have your case evaluated. If you allow us to handle your Dallas medical malpractice case, you will be well represented. We will work to give you the tools and advantages to resolve your case successfully. Please call 1-888-MED-MALS or fill out our case review contact form on this page. | c4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
BkiUeZY4eIOjSIyClZ8F | HDPE Handled Jugs | U.S. Plastic Corp.
These handle jug bottles come with a wide mouth that makes them the perfect size for easy filling and transporting. Available in three different sizes, these bottles are sure to meet almost any packaging need. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
BkiUfhbxK7Ehm79feHYb | Fasting purifies the blood, regenerating and rebalancing all vital functions in the body.
The endangered impressive Mountain Gorillas in Uganda don't live in any zoo across the planet since they cannot survive in detention and thus there aren't any known mountain gorillas surviving within zoos.
Many areas in Southern Africa suffer from elephant overpopulation, whilst the Africa Elephant continues to disappear from areas where it used to occur naturally. | c4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUdik5qoYDgbY2G_aA | When it comes to raising vibrant healthy children, nutritional status plays a big role. Over the years I've been asked many times about the nutritional supplements my children take, if any. I admit I'd like to tell you that we can get everything we need from food sources, but in this day and age, I believe supplementation is beneficial for (most) everyone.
These days our food is grown in soil that is mineral deficient, and as a result, we get less nourishment from the fruits and vegetables we eat. When possible it's a great practice to grow your own backyard produce in nutrient-rich soil to get the most vitamins and minerals from your food. If growing your own food isn't an option, seek out local organic farmers who tend to the soil as much as possible.
We eat a variety of organic fruits and vegetables in our family, in an attempt to get as much nutrition as we can from food. But I'm also the first to admit that my kids aren't the most adventurous eaters and sometimes carrot sticks are the only veggie they will approve in any given week. To make sure my kids are getting a good base of vitamins and minerals, I give them a few key nutritional supplements on a continual basis. These supplements help to fill any gaps my kids might miss from food sources. I also give them nutritional supplements to support immune function as well.
Smart supplementation can be beneficial for most children. If you ever have questions, consult a functional medical practitioner before adding something to your child's diet. These are the nutritional supplements my kids take on a regular basis.
I've looked long and hard for a liquid multi vitamin I feel comfortable giving my kids. So many children's vitamins contain synthetic ingredients, sugar, artificial colors, GMOs, etc. It's crazy! I love liquid supplements for kids because they are easier to absorb, but sometimes taste can be an issue for little ones. My kids like the flavor of this one. My kids take this in the morning with breakfast. We follow the dosage instructions on the label.
Very often children are mineral deficient, so I think a high quality mineral supplement is essential. In our home we also use a reverse osmosis filter for our water and along with taking out all the bad stuff, the filter also takes out all the minerals from our water, too. My kids take a liquid multi mineral before bed. This is the one we love. We follow the dosage instructions on the label.
To keep children healthy and thriving, it's important to keep their digestive tracts populated with good bacteria. I give my kids a probiotic just before bed so it does all the work while they sleep. My kids take ¼ teaspoon right off the spoon. We use this one, but there are many high quality probiotics out there–just make sure you do your research. Find out more here.
This essential fatty acid has been shown beneficial for brain health. It is called an "essential" fatty acid because we NEED it and we also can't make it in our bodies, we must get it from food. In early years I gave my kids cod liver oil or fish oil supplements on a regular basis, but I've since moved onto algae sources to avoid any heavy metal contamination in fish. We are currently trying this one.
Elderberry is an immune booster that we take daily during the winter months and weekly during the summer months. I give my kids about a tablespoon. I make my own syrup using these berries and this recipe. It is quite possibly the easiest recipe to make, but if you're not up for it…we've been know to buy this product in a pinch.
And that's it for my kids! I give them different nutritional supplements when they get sick, all of which you can find in my ebook: Natural Remedies for Children. Are there any must-have nutritional supplements you give your kids? Tell me in the comments below! | c4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUdvA25V5heEVpEAX3 | Jockey Suraj Narredu (TREASURE DELIGHT) was cautioned for shifting in at about the 1200 mtrs in the process forcing in SUPER DART (P.S. Chouhan).
Jockey S. Zervan (AKITA PRO) was fined Rs. 5000/ for shifting out in the final stages of the race in the process causing interference to SEA CASTLE (Kiran Naidu). AKITA PRO (S. Zervan) lost its right fore shoe during the running of the race. However, the filly was trotting sound after the race.
Explanation of Jockey Kuldeep Singh(MIDNIGHT DREAMS) that his mount suddenly dropped the bit and shifted in at about the 1200 mtrs causing interference to VICTORY PARADE (Imran Chisty) inspite of his best efforts was not accepted and the Jockey was fined Rs. 2000/ for shifting in at about the 1200 mtrs causing interference to VICTORY PARADE (Imran Chisty).
STORM FLAG (Y.S. Srinath) jumped out awkwardly losing about 1 or 2 lengths.
VICTORY PARADE (Imran Chisty) sustained cut injury over right hind. However, the colt was trotting sound after the race.
Jockey K. Sai Kiran (A HUNDRED ECHOES) reported that his mount was running green throughout the race inspite of his best efforts, noted. Trainer Arjun Anne was advised to take remedial measures before next accepting in a race.
AGNI (P. Trevor) was observed to be trotting lame on left fore due to shoulder sprain, as such the colt has been permitted to be withdrawn on Veterinary grounds.
ASHWA ARJUN (App. Gaurav Singh) returned lame on left hind due to back sprain.
Jockeys P.S. Chouhan (DORMELLO) and S. Zervan (ROYAL AVENGER) were cautioned for shifting out and in respectively in the process causing interference to NATHU LA (Kuldeep Singh) racing in between soon after the start.
Explanation of Jockey Leigh Roche (BARACK) that his mount could not match strides with the front runners due to fast initial pace, thereafter the gelding did not show any turn of foot in the straight insptie of his best efforts.
VALLEE BLOOMER (A.A. Vikrant) returned lame on right fore due to fetlock joint sprain.
Trainer Laxman Singh was fined Rs. 5000/ for inconsistent running of his charge MOZAMBIQUE (Akshay Kumar) winner of this race, who finished off board in the previous runs.
After being loaded NEW STATE (Kuldeep Singh) charged out of front gate and when tried to reload, the mare was reluctant to be stalled inspite of several attempts, as such the mare has been permitted to be withdrawn before coming under starters orders, SSC revoked.
LOVE MACHINE (Kiran Naidu) was observed to be trotting lame on right fore due to tendon strain, as such the gelding has been permitted to be withdrawn on Veterinary grounds.
TITUS (A. Imran Khan) lost its left fore shoe during the race. However, the gelding was trotting sound after the race.
ST. ANDREWS (Suraj Narredu) was observed to be suffering from colic, as such the gelding has been permitted to be withdrawn on Veterinary grounds.
HAEDI`S FOLLY (Y.S. Srinath) bridle came off whilst loading, as such at the request of Trainer D.R. Byramji, the gelding has been permitted to be withdrawn before coming under starters orders.
BE SURE (Nakhat Singh) was observed to be suffering from fever, as such the mare has been permitted to be withdrawn on Veterinary grounds.
FABULOUS (Prashant P Dhebe) was observed to be in a state of shock after the race. The gelding was treated for the same.
EAU CLAIRE (Dashrath Singh) returned lame on both fore due to sprain of fetlock joints.
GANGADHAR (Praveen Gaddam) returned lame on left hind due to back sprain.
AFLATUN (Darshan R N) dropped back from about the 400 mtrs whilst travelling with front runners and finished the course distance behind.
LIMOUSINE (Deepak Singh) was examined at the Starting gates and was observed to be trotting lame on left fore, as such the mare has been permitted to be withdrawn on Veterinary grounds before coming under starters orders.
App. Md. Ismail (STARBOY) reported loss of whip at about the 250 mtrs. The Stewards further directed the Stipendiary Stewards to keep the enquiry open and dwell further in to the running and riding of STARBOY (App. Md. Ismail). | c4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUdBw241xg966rObTa | Dr. Jere Hallenbeck, Educational Psychologist and diving pioneer, founded National Aquatic Service (NAS) in 1959. In those early years of Scuba diving in Central New York the retail store was located on Burnet Ave. Jere, and his then partner Paul Snook, grew the fledging company by teaching thousands of CNYers to dive, and, when the business outgrew its space, moved it to Erie Blvd. East. They performed commercial diving work and were even involved in film productions such as "The Deep".
Through Jere's continual efforts NAS has grown to become the largest SCUBA diving school in the Northeastern United States, teaching at 14 Upstate Colleges and Universities. Over 34,000 people have learned to dive at NAS. NAS has instructors certified by most of the nation's certification agencies (NASDS, YMCA, PADI, SSI, and NAUI). In 1982 the business moved to its current location at 1732 Erie Blvd East.
During the late 80's and early 90's Jere operated a small resort just south of Cancun Mexico on the Yucatan coast. Many High Schools took marine biology field trips to this site. Although NAS closed this location in 1992, Jere was sought after by the industry for his knowledge in helping students learn about the joys and concerns of our oceans until the time of his death on August 9, 2003. While he will be missed, his spirit and passion for the sport of diving continue to be an inspiration to us all.
Mike Druce, an employee of NAS since 1988, has been continuing to keep the NAS tradition alive. NAS will always strive to be the most friendly, modern, and professional dive facility in the industry. Providing divers current equipment, teaching methods, and ways to preserve our planet.
National Aquatic Service, Inc. celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2009. NAS Instructor Paul Doherty put together this slideshow of NAS images over the years! | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUbWPxaJJQnHaRv3Zl | using System.IO;
using SharpCompress.Common;
namespace SharpCompress.IO
{
internal class ListeningStream : Stream
{
private long currentEntryTotalReadBytes;
private readonly IExtractionListener listener;
public ListeningStream(IExtractionListener listener, Stream stream)
{
Stream = stream;
this.listener = listener;
}
protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
{
if (disposing)
{
Stream.Dispose();
}
base.Dispose(disposing);
}
public Stream Stream { get; }
public override bool CanRead => Stream.CanRead;
public override bool CanSeek => Stream.CanSeek;
public override bool CanWrite => Stream.CanWrite;
public override void Flush()
{
Stream.Flush();
}
public override long Length => Stream.Length;
public override long Position { get => Stream.Position; set => Stream.Position = value; }
public override int Read(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
{
int read = Stream.Read(buffer, offset, count);
currentEntryTotalReadBytes += read;
listener.FireCompressedBytesRead(currentEntryTotalReadBytes, currentEntryTotalReadBytes);
return read;
}
public override int ReadByte()
{
int value = Stream.ReadByte();
if (value == -1)
{
return -1;
}
++currentEntryTotalReadBytes;
listener.FireCompressedBytesRead(currentEntryTotalReadBytes, currentEntryTotalReadBytes);
return value;
}
public override long Seek(long offset, SeekOrigin origin)
{
return Stream.Seek(offset, origin);
}
public override void SetLength(long value)
{
Stream.SetLength(value);
}
public override void Write(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
{
Stream.Write(buffer, offset, count);
}
}
} | github | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUbXw5qX_AYzDLsIBw | Thomas Staggs
Disney may make James Murdoch CEO
The Walt Disney Company is giving serious thought to appointing James Murdoch as its next CEO, providing the Mouse House closes a deal for 21st Century Fox's entertainment arm. According to a report in the Financial Times, current Fox CEO Murdoch (pictured) and his father, Rupert Murdoch, could take "senior roles" at Disney if its […]
Disney Parks chief key contender for CEO post
Bob Chapek, chairman of parks and resorts at Disney, is emerging as the most likely candidate for CEO Bob Iger, according to reports. Iger has postponed retirement for three years and it's looking like that he will soon step down making way for Chapek, according to Bloomberg. Iger is scheduled to retire in July 2019. […]
Iger 'open' to extending Disney CEO run
The Walt Disney Company chairman and CEO Bob Iger is "open" to postponing his retirement and staying in his role beyond his current 2018 exit date. The saga over Iger's successor has been running for nearly half a decade, with the widely-respected executive previously postponing an expected 2016 retirement date to remain until June next […]
Iger: no plans to extend Disney CEO tenure
The future leadership of The Walt Disney Company remains in flux after current CEO and chairman Bob Iger told investors he "currently" has no plans to extend his contract. Disney was expected to install Thomas Staggs in the top post when Iger's contract runs out in 2018, but Staggs' exit has thrown plans into chaos. […]
Disney CEO heir apparent to leave
Thomas Staggs is leaving The Walt Disney Company, throwing out the media giant's apparent plan for him to become CEO in two years' time. Staggs had been considered the front runner to succeed Bob Iger as Disney chairman and CEO in 2018, when Iger is expected to retire, after he was made COO at the […]
Hulu investment pledge as firm makes loss
Hulu made an equity loss in the quarter ending October 3 due to higher content and marketing costs, but the company's owners plan to continue to up investment in the business. Announcing its fiscal fourth quarter and full year results, The Walt Disney Company – one of Hulu's three co-owners – said that it was optimistic […]
Rasulo to remain with Disney on full pay
The Walt Disney Company's outgoing CFO, Jay Rasulo, will now remain with the media giant as an advisor to chairman and CEO Bob Iger. A filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission revealed Rasulo (pictured) would keep his current salary and bonus target structure in the consultancy post. He earned US$16.2 million in the 2014 […]
Disney/ABC chief Sweeney to exit post
Disney/ABC Television Group president and Disney Media Networks co-chair Anne Sweeney is to leave the company to become a TV director. Sweeney, who joined Disney in 1996, will step down in January 2015. The Disney/ABC Television Group includes broadcast channel ABC, cable net ABC Family, kids channel Disney Channel, the Disney Channels Worldwide business and […] | commoncrawl | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUc4XxK5YsWV5L3mBP | Every merchant who accepts credit cards on the Internet is required to be PCI DSS compliant.
I just want to leave that up there as a fact, because there is an awful lot of misinformation on the Internet (XKCD link) but my above statement is unequivocal.
You may have been told that you don't need to be PCI DSS compliant because you don't handle card data – you send it to a processor like SagePay or RealEx. This is not true. It's certainly a lot easier to become compliant by using a third party payment provider, but you still have to be compliant.
You may not think that you need to be compliant because you don't take payment over the Internet – just in person, or on the phone. Brother: you are about to have a very bad day. If there was anything that makes compliance expensive and difficult, it's handling card information in the real, non-virtual, world.
And if you do both? Or all three? Or mail order? You can expect to fill in the full SAQ-D questionaire which applies to 'other merchants' which don't fully fall into the other SAQ categories.
There aren't levels of compliance: no A, B, C or D (those are just references to different questionaires) and no 1, 2, 3 or 4 (those are merchant levels). Different merchant levels need to validate their compliance differently, but everyone needs to be compliant.
Not only that, but no one who was actually compliant has been the victim of a breach. This is also a common misconception, because Target were "PCI DSS Compliant" (scare-quotes intentional) despite their obvious breach.
PCI DSS forms a basic underpinning of your secure business. If you are dealing with credit cards (which almost all business with e-commerce are) you and your web developers and your operations people should be working within this framework.
The evidence of so many high profile compromises should make this clear: if you are not doing at least what the PCI DSS says then you are putting your business at risk. | c4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
BkiUcXLxK2li-LM1RFlM | Mural park Wynwood Walls has been a neighborhood anchor.
Miami-Dade Roundup
Writing on the wall: Graffiti helps Miami's Wynwood
Rochelle Broder-Singer | 7/24/2015
In the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami, graffiti covers some 80,000 square feet of walls. It's been that way since 2009, and neighborhood businesses are quite happy about it. Once little more than Miami's down-in the-dumps warehouse district, Wynwood has used street art to create a new identity, drawing some 70 art galleries, restaurants, coffee shops, a bakery, hip bars, an art cinema and small stores.
An 18-wall graffiti mural park called Wynwood Walls has anchored the neighborhood since 2009, with the curator inviting artists from all over the world to contribute each year. Many other businesses invite street artists to cover their building exteriors. The monthly Wynwood Art Walk brings in locals and tourists, and several families house their private collections in warehouses that open to the public from time to time.
"Businesses are attracted here because of this artistic vibe," says Marte Siebenhar, executive director of Bakehouse Art Complex, a 30-year-old non-profit that houses the main workspaces of about 60 professional artists in a former commercial bakery. "There is no place you go in Wynwood that has not been touched by art. I've lived in New York and I've lived in D.C. and I've never seen anything like it."
At Bakehouse, artists secure space via juried panels and receive subsidized rent. The public can tour the workspaces, speak with artists at work and attend a variety of events. Attendance rose from 8,500 in 2013 to 19,000 last year — about half locals and half tourists, especially international tourists, Siebenhar says.
"My whole life, Wynwood was a really desolate place — it was warehouses and emptiness," says chef Brian Nasajon, who plans to open Beaker & Grey restaurant by summer's end in Wynwood. "Now, the growth here has been unreal."
Nasajon says the catalyst for Wynwood redevelopment was Goldman Properties, which bought more than 25 Wynwood properties in 2004 and 2005 and opened the first new restaurant there — Joey's — in 2008. Goldman also created and owns Wynwood Walls and is among the neighborhood's largest landowners.
"We've been invested there for eight or nine years; through most of that time, we were trying to facilitate and catalyze revitalization work," says Joe Furst, managing partner for Wynwood at Goldman Properties and chair of the Wynwood Business Improvement District.
Watsco Ventures
Air-conditioning, heating and refrigerator equipment and parts distributor Watsco has created a division called Watsco Ventures, an investment fund and accelerator program. The division aims to foster new technology and business model innovations for the distribution industry, as well as new hardware and software in what it calls the "home comfort" sector. Watsco's goal is mainly to invest in its future through innovations that the division produces. "It's about building the Watsco of the future," says Ivan Rapin-Smith, Watsco Ventures' director. Watsco Ventures' investment fund will make early-seed and laterstage investments in startups.
Perry Ellis CEO George Feldenkreis is stepping down in January to become executive chairman. His son Oscar Feldenkreis, president and COO, will replace him.
International Finance Bank hired Jose E. Cueto as president and CEO, replacing Carlos Blanco. Cueto was head of Florida corporate banking for FirstBank, Puerto Rico.
Commercial real estate broker NAI Miami hired Stephen Nostrand as CEO and COO. He was CEO of Colliers International South Florida. He replaces Jeremy S. Larkin and Edward L. Schmidt, who became co-chairmen.
DORAL — Carnival launched a new cruise brand, Fathom, that offers passengers an opportunity to cruise for a cause. The ships will travel to the Dominican Republic, where passengers can work with local residents on improving their communities. U. K.-based International shipping service ParcelMonkey. Com, which picks up packages directly from customers, opened its U. S. subsidiary's headquarters in the city and launched operations.
HOMESTEAD — A new National Park Service plan slated to go into effect next year will turn 10,500 acres of Biscayne National Park into a "no-fishing" marine reserve and expand no-motor and idle speed zones.
KEY LARGO — Developer Raul Medina is building an upscale, 30-pad, recreational vehicle park on 2.7 acres along Florida Bay. It will include a swimming pool, clubhouse and spa.
MONROE COUNTY — During the first six months of the fiscal year, county tourist-development taxes were up 12% from the previous fiscal year.
MIAMI — The family of Lennar Chairman and CEO Stuart Miller donated $55 million to the University of Miami; it will fund a building at the Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine and support the Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music. > Opko Health plans to buy New Jersey-based genesequencing diagnostics firm Bio-Reference Laboratories for about $1.47 billion in stock.
Flagstone Property Group began construction of Island Gardens, a long-awaited project on city-leased land on Watson Island, between downtown and Miami Beach. The deep-water marina now under construction is scheduled to open in early December.
Deutsche Bank's real estate investment arm paid $111.6 million to purchase the landmark 15-story 800 Brickell office tower from Fort Lauderdale-based Stiles and Guggenheim Real Estate. > Miami Jewish Health Systems plans to build a 66-bed, three-building facility for patients suffering from memory loss. The nonprofit must seek zoning approval for the expansion and raise funds from donors.
MIAMI BEACH — The city commission authorized lease negotiations for Atlanta-based Portman Holdings to build an 800-room, $405-million convention hotel at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The company was the only bidder left for the project. The city also had only one bidder to manage the convention center's renovation — Clark Construction Group — which it selected to do so. > A real estate investment firm based in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey, purchased the SLS South Beach hotel for $125 million.
MIAMI-DADE — CVS launched a new brand in 12 stores in the county, CVS/pharmacy y más, which has bilingual staff and more products aimed at Hispanics.
SWEETWATER — Florida International University and Florida Power & Light will build a solar power facility in the parking lot of FIU's engineering center, installing more than 5,700 solar panels. The solar array will generate electricity for FPL customers and serve as a lab for FIU students.
Startup Hot Spot
According to the 2015 Kauffman Index startup activity report:
No. 2 -- Miami-Dade/ Broward County ranking for startup activity in 2015 among the country's largest metros
520 -- Average number of residents who become new entrepreneurs each month
73.9% -- New entrepreneurs not coming out of unemployment, compared with 79. 6% nationally
247.6 -- Startups per 100,000 people
Tags: Miami-Dade, Arts & Entertainment | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUdVM5qU2Apwwg7ywe | The political lessons of the 1918 pandemic
David Faris
Illustrated | Getty Images, Library of Congress, iStock
Unexpected natural disasters have a way of revealing undiagnosed pathologies in a country's economic, social, and political systems.
For the United States in 2020, the still-unfolding COVID-19 viral calamity has exposed the upside-down nature of work and reward in our society. Millions of low-wage, low-status workers are holding supply (and sanity) chains and critical everyday processes in place while the wealthy escape to their vacation homes and many in the middle class get either a taste of round-the-clock daycare or a reminder that many of their jobs maybe aren't that important in the first place. While other countries have pledged indefinite financial support for all citizens, the U.S. Congress passed a series of woefully inadequate measures seemingly designed to plunge the country into a turbocharged Great Depression.
Worse, President Trump's decision to take counsel from crackpot law professors and his useless son-in-law instead of public health professionals means that many states are only now taking the steps necessary to contain the spread of this awful virus. Despite the brief polling sugar high from a rally-around-the-flag effect, the president and his obeisant red state governors own the response to this crisis. With unemployment headed to levels not seen even in the 1930s, as many as 200,000 Americans condemned to die agonizing deaths in hospital isolation wards and millions trapped in houses away from friends, family, and any source of joy, there will likely be a reckoning in November.
How significant the ruling party's punishment will be depends on a number of factors. Political scientist Alan Abramowitz's "Time For Change" model of post-WWII presidential elections featuring an incumbent shows that two factors — second quarter economic growth, and the president's net approval rating in June — are decisive in the incumbent party's fortunes.
Let's say, for example, that President Trump's approval rating eventually floats back down to the net -7.7 mark where it was on Super Tuesday, what we might now think of as the last normal day any of us will experience for months. Let's also say that second quarter economic growth comes in at -5 percent, which is significantly less dire than what economists now think is likely. What currently looks like a best-case scenario in these variables for Trump would yield something in the range of a 388-150 Electoral College landslide for the Democratic nominee in November, according to Abramowitz.
However, these models simply cannot account for the Black Swan nature of this crisis, or whether President Trump's base will ever acknowledge his administration's role in leaving America defenseless to the ravages of COVID-19. It is certainly possible that he will successfully emit some kind of blame miasma at other targets — Democrats for impeaching him, governors like Andrew Cuomo for not acting quickly enough, Congress for failing to pass a sufficient relief package, the Obama administration for whatever he can — and get away with it. But that strategy seems likely to run into limitations given the likely scale of human and economic suffering that is in store for this country.
To get a better sense of what awaits the GOP in November, we might also look at how natural disasters effect parties-in-power around the world. Here, the data is mixed. Some studies have shown little effect. And sometimes, as with Hurricane Sandy just before the 2012 election, incumbents seem to benefit. A 2011 paper presented at the International Studies Association conference by Constantine Boussalis, Travis Coan, and Parina Patel looked at the effects of natural disasters like hurricanes, tsunamis, and earthquakes on subsequent elections between 1980 and 2007. They found that incumbent parties and leaders are most likely to be punished by voters if a) the state lacks the capacity or wherewithal to respond appropriately and b) enough time — but not too much time! — has passed for voters to assign blame to the incumbents.
The United States, the richest and most powerful country in the world, certainly possesses the wherewithal to respond capably to this disaster. But thus far the federal government has failed comprehensively to prevent the spread of the virus, to provide the needed testing, to distribute the necessary protective equipment for health care workers, and to put the kind of cash in people's pockets needed to avoid large-scale economic displacement. It is hard to identify any feature of this crisis that has been competently managed by these White House ineptocrats.
Is COVID-19 a "natural disaster"? In some ways yes, but the closest analogue to our current situation might actually be located more distantly in our own history: the 1920 presidential election. That year the incumbent, Democrat Woodrow Wilson, ailing and nearing the end of his second term, did not seek re-election. The country was just emerging from the terrible ravages of the 1918-1919 Spanish flu epidemic which had killed between 17 and 100 million people worldwide, including about 675,000 Americans, as well as from the aftermath of World War I. Perhaps worst of all for Democrats, the economy plummeted into a sharp recession beginning in January 1920, with industrial production plummeting by a third and unemployment spiking to nearly 12 percent over the following year. While public opinion polling did not exist 100 years ago, it is hard to imagine anything other than decisive opposition to the Wilson administration and its policies.
The 1920 election therefore features the convergence of all three variables — a sharp economic downturn in the second quarter of the election year plus an unpopular incumbent president who presided over the application of difficult and painful measures to fight off an exogenous shock in the form of a flu pandemic. Really, there is absolutely nothing remotely as similar to this year as the 1920 election.
What happened? Republican Warren Harding, campaigning on a "return to normalcy" (sound familiar?) won more than 60 percent of the vote and a towering majority in the Electoral College. Republicans added massively to narrow majorities in both chambers of Congress. It was a thorough repudiation of nominee James Cox and the Democratic Party. Republicans would go on to preside over the Roaring Twenties, winning the next three presidential elections and maintaining unified control of Congress until 1931.
There's one more structural similarity. Woodrow Wilson was the only Democrat to win the presidency between 1896 and 1932, and one of only two Democrats to win the office between the end of the Civil War and the Great Depression. His original election in 1912, like Donald Trump's in 2016, was a fluke produced in part by third-party spoilers. In 1912, it was former president Theodore Roosevelt, who split the Republican vote all over the country with incumbent Republican President William Taft.
Democrats have won the most votes in every presidential election since 1992 with the exception of 2004. Only bizarre and antiquated institutions like the Electoral College prevent us from seeing that we are already likely in the midst of a long period of Democratic dominance of national politics. In that sense, even before COVID-19 crashed the economy and menaced millions, the president was probably facing an uphill battle.
Will President Trump lose by Harding-Cox margins? Of course not, not in today's hyper-polarized political environment. He could still win. But unless he somehow rises to the occasion of this crisis and does real, recognizable good instead of play-acting as the president for half an hour every day at his press conferences, he's in deep trouble.
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Paul van der Laan: Something old for the present, something new for the past
Paul van der Laan is a type designer and staff member of the KABK TypeMedia masters course in type design. Together with Pieter van Rosmalen, he is running Bold Monday, an independent type foundry.
photo © Sebastian Weiß
The second day of the conference must have been very intense for Paul.
After the Gerrit Noordzij interview premiere, he was invited on stage together with Petr and Erik van Blokland and Albert-Jan Pool to give us a better idea of the Noordzij type design school continuity.
In the afternoon you might have seen him intensely TypeCooking together with Erik van Blokland at their TypeCooker workshop.
Finally, Paul stood on stage in the Show hall to tell us about the roots of his latest projects.
Paul van der LaanSomething old for the present, something new for the past
Paul's interest in geometric sans-serifs is evident. In 2002, he was asked to design an exterior lettering for a Bauhaus building where his studio was based at the time. Paul decisively objected the architect's predictable proposal to use Futura and started his research on geometric sans-serifs to find a more appropriate solution.
Starting at the origins, Paul observed classical proportions of Greek and Roman letters and then gave us a chance to compare features of such sans-serif milestones as Kabel by Rudolf Koch, Futura by Paul Renner, Metro Black by William Dwiggins, Two-Line Great Primer by Vincent Figgins and, of course, Akzidenz Grotesk.
Paul's interest in geometric sans-serifs is evident.
It was not only these milestones that inspired Paul, as an old BLOEMEN MAGAZIJN lettering he found on the Anna Paulownastraat in the Hague had some of its features added to the final result.
The lettering for the Bauhaus building was made, accepted and executed in steel. Between 2002 and 2013, Paul extended that initial lettering to an amazing typeface — Oskar. It was released by BoldMonday in twelve styles, including meticulously drawn 'split inline' styles.
Another project which started with 'just a logo' was a modification of the Futura for the USA Today daily newspaper.
Paul explicitly explained which details of the typeface needed adjustments to make it suitable for USA Today. A coherence was given to the various terminals of the letters, ascenders and descenders were shortened, inconsistencies between styles were solved and two intermediate weights were added to the family. Combined with Chronicle by Hoefler&Frere-Jones, the revised Futura works great in the long format of the USA Today newspaper.
Finally, Paul spoke about his contribution to the identity of the Rijksmuseum, a Dutch national museum dedicated to arts and history. After a ten-year renovation, it was reopened in 2013.
Irma Boom, who was responsible for the new identity, invited Paul to collaborate on the Rijksmusem logo. Her first sketches were based on DIN, but Paul suggested a version based on Panno, a typeface by Pieter van Rosmalen released under BoldMonday.
After refining and adjusting shapes and proportions as well as finding a correct shape for a specific Dutch IJ letter combination, the logo was finished and extended to a typeface which is now used to set the names of different units of the museum.
Still, there was a scope for typographical work. A typeface for signage was needed, as well as a method to automatize micro typography for thousands of the signs in the museum.
Paul modified Panno typeface, making it even more suitable for signage and adding OpenType features to solve some typographical issues: for example, the figures in the years would be replaced by the smaller ones to achieve an even text flow.
Paul van der Laan
Type Designer, Typographer (The Hague)
Paul van der Laan lives and works in The Hague and is founding partner of Bold Monday typefoundry. He is also staff member of the KABK Type & Media masters course in type design. He has designed a diverse collection of typefaces including Oskar, Flex, Feisar, and a variety of custom fonts for worldwide clients such as Audi, USA Today, General Electric, NBCUniversal and Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.
BoldMonday can be proud of many beautiful specimens in various sizes — from the huge Rijksmuseum advertising banner in Amsterdam to the tiny napkin you can find at the Rijksmuseum's cafe.
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BkiUd6A4uzlh3ybkMRp_ | Karl's Workshop
On Chanel's 100th anniversary, its legendary designer sees nothing but the future.
By Laura Brown
Karl Lagerfeld is in his Chanel studio, at 29 Rue Cambon, three days before the Spring 2014 show and 88 days before Christmas. He is throwing reams of tinsel ("guirlande de Noël" in French) all over the key members of his team, who are positioned—all in black, naturellement—like a high-fashion class photo.
See, if Karl were Santa—stretch your imagination here—and Chanel were his workshop, these would be his elves. Everyone is here, from Virginie Viard, Chanel's creative studio director, to his longtime creative consultant Amanda Harlech, costume jewelry designer Laetitia Crahay, and Sébastien Jondeau, Lagerfeld's handsome personal assistant. Tinsel is wrapped around their arms and legs and frames their faces in a manner that recalls a Pierre et Gilles portrait. Basically, the whole thing is as camp as Christmas. "Can't we do this in post?" Harlech wails good-naturedly as the layers keep layering. But Lagerfeld is too busy flinging silver about the room to listen. "This is fun, no?" he says.
Of course, all of this is highly ironic because Lagerfeld isn't one for sentiment. Mention the idea of Chanel as a family and he replies, "I hate the feeling of a 'family.' It is such a cliché, but it is important that we are all very close and be there together." Not to mention that he's not into Christmas at all. "Pfft, I hate Christmas Day," he says two days later back in the studio, in the middle of final show fittings. "It's for children and families. Not for people like me. I'd rather stay home with [his adored cat] Choupette." Forget any reflection on the year that's passed: "I hate the idea of 'getting reflective.'?" New Year's resolutions? "No. I do that all year long!"
He is much more excited about the défilé—called "Chanel Art"—that will be set in his interpretation of a gallery. He scrolls through larger-than-life pieces on one of his infinite iPads, offering a rapid-fire description of each one. "A Russian gardenia—I painted this on the poster of the Ballets Russes. … Atom Number Five…Chains in lines that end up like ripples on the floor… A huge spiderweb." He grabs a pair of "headphones"—in reality, a witty silver choker complete with two oversize pearls. "Very cool, no? It gives a very good shine to the face."
Like a pearl, one of Lagerfeld's great gifts is his ability to reflect the times. But he also deftly reimagines them. Chanel is marking its 100th anniversary, the day in 1913 when young Gabrielle opened her first boutique—selling pieces made from humble fabrics like jersey, along with hats and her marinière blouse—in the seaside resort of Deauville. Since Lagerfeld arrived at Chanel in 1982, he has managed this seamlessly, keeping alive the iconic heritage of the brand (one of the artworks in the runway show is the classic Chanel jacket, rendered in only four lines: neckline, fastening, and pockets) while constantly, impatiently, embracing the future.
One wonders if Coco, who died in 1971, would have been shocked by some of Lagerfeld's advances. "Yes, the old Coco would have been shocked by a lot of things I did," he says. "But I had to do it, to keep the label in time with the times." He has infused tradition with irreverence and wit. "Without it," he observes, "Chanel would not be modern."
Lagerfeld is nothing if not modern. He positively vibrates with curiosity, teamed with an epic straightforwardness and a distinct lack of mush. He can't conceive what another century would hold—"I have a fortune-teller no longer"—while joking that "only mean people live to an old age." How old is he, then? "100!"
Today, hours before the show, his studio resembles a Roman court, although better accessorized. At any given moment Lagerfeld, Harlech, Carine Roitfeld, several editor grandees, a model (currently Miranda Kerr, unrecognizable in a dark wig), a visiting model (Kate Upton, borrowing a look to wear), hairstylist Sam McKnight, photographers, design staff, PR people, and assistants are hovering in and out. On large boards are pinned Lagerfeld's sketches of the collection, an individual rendering of each of the show's 89 looks, complete with detailed hair and makeup illustrations. And there are pearls, pearls akimbo. The only nod to maintaining Lagerfeld's famed stamina is a silent butler who regularly deposits a glass of Diet Coke.
So, though he doesn't care for it, Lagerfeld will indulge a few last festive questions. No to tinsel making it into the Lagerfeld home, and hell no on the adored Choupette: "I prefer her beautiful white fur." Favorite gift? "A painting I wanted when I was five that I still have and love." Best party ever?"Recently, the wedding party in Monaco for Princess Caroline's son Andrea. It was genius!" The perfect Chanel Christmas present? "I am afraid, a Chanel bag."
And that's what he'll show tomorrow—legions of Chanel bags swinging from the arms of rainbow-eyed, pastel-tweed and striped-chiffon-clad models, nodding to the past but striding rapidly toward the future. And then … relax? "I'm always relaxed," Lagerfeld says, surveying his domain—models, editors, peacocks, artists … elves—all of them making up the fabric of the Chanel existence. "I don't need Christmas for that."
Previous spread, top row from left: Lagerfeld, Gabrielle Lefevre, Laurence Dacade, Pascal Brault, Lady Amanda Harlech, Virginie Viard, Sébastien Jondeau, Jeanne Tasma. Middle row from left: Odile Massuger, Rosemarie Eliot, Laetitia Crahay, Yvette Van der Linde, Kim Young-Seong, Bénédicte Julien. Bottom row from left: Sophie Volcker, Fanny Dresch, Virginie Fournier, Charlotte Tobali, Judith Prévost, Aurélie Duclos. Front: Rachel Prygiel, Sandrine Typlot. FASHION EDITOR: Leila Smara. Hair: Mehdi R'Guiba for mehdirguiba.com; makeup: Aminata Gueye for Chanel Cosmetics; manicures: Anny Errandonea; production: Ben Faraday for octopix.fr.
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BkiUfbw4uzliCt-nL-7r | Milwaukee Brewers News
Daron and Bill
By Jeff Sackmann Apr 19, 2006, 1:27pm CDT
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It seems to happen every month or two: the crew at Al's Ramblings starts piling on the FSN Brewers TV crew of Daron Sutton and Bill Schroeder. Take Eric's comment from yesterday:
The cheerleading isn't nearly the worst thing they do. Actually, and this will probably ruin my credibility on the subject of announcers, I sort of enjoy Hawk Harrelson. Yeah, he's way over the top, but I want my announcer to be a fan of my team. Daron, though, doesn't have the command in his voice to pull it off; I imagine him with fists clenched, knees knocked together and eyes shut tight hopping up and down going, "I hope, I hope, I hope!" But it's not so bad. What is, in fact, so bad is when he falls in love with the opposing team, usually the pitcher. At times it seems like he's almost rooting for the "bad guys." I would go back and pick through some broadcasts in order to cite specific examples, but I haven't the fortitude.
Jason jumped in a bit later; Some excerpts:
Man, Daron Sutton makes me want to puke.
...What a buffoon.
...Listening to these two for the last half of the game after listening to the first half of the game to Bob Uecker and Jim Powell, it is just astounding the separation of talent.
Usually, I read complaints like this and wonder why folks can't just remind themselves of the serenity prayer and move on with their lives. Nobody's arguing that having Daron and Bill in the booth is like listening to Vin Scully and his twin brother, but if you want to watch televised baseball in the 21st century, you're pretty much going to have to deal with bad announcing.
Of course, I'm not saying it's easy--I got a little riled up myself after suffering through three games of Joe Buck and Al Hrabosky on mlb.tv.
There are a couple factors at work here that make almost all TV baseball announcers objectionable, and that we need to recognize and--see a theme developing here?--learn to get over. First off, a lot of us are of a statistically/analytical bent, and virtually no announcers are. Jim Powell is an exception, and Brewers fans are spoiled because of it.
Because of this difference, over the course of a game it's virtually guaranteed that we'll hear a bunch of things that we think are really stupid. Maybe they are really stupid--I'm not going to go into that now--but that's the way it is, and probably will continue to be until another couple generations of baseball men retire from the booth.
The other factor is more simple, and suggests we all need to be considerably more patient with announcers. If you watch an entire telecast (no even counting the ever-dangerous pre- and post-game shows), you're listening to the same two guys chat with each other for three hours.
Even accounting for commercial breaks, they're probably spouting in the neighborhood of 20,000 words off the top of their heads, instantly reacting to everything that happens on the field. Some guys (*cough* Vin Scully) are much better at this than others (*cough* Thom Brennaman), but how many of you really think you could do that without sounding stupid a least a handful of times.
I'm quite sure I couldn't--heck, I get to edit everything I write on this site for as long as I like, and I can guarantee you're not going to find 20,000 consecutive impeccably reasoned words here. But maybe that's just me.
Jim Powell and Bob Uecker are very possibly the best radio team in the business, so as I said before, Brewers fans are spoiled. It doesn't mean that we should hold our TV guys to some impossible standard--a standard that, frankly, Bob and Jim don't meet, either. If Al and Jason called a game, I'm sure I could find plenty to nitpick, despite their understanding of baseball analysis.
It seems like an awful weak conclusion to say, "they really aren't that bad, really!" But that's what needs to be said. After suffering through a week of Thom Brennaman, Mark Grace, Joe Buck, and Al Hrabosky (not to mention babbling Mets fans at Shea Stadium!), Daron and Bill were a very welcome respite on Monday night. The glass may be 3/4 empty, but can we please just be thankful that there's any water at all?
Tags: Hawk Harrelson, Thom Brennaman, New York Mets, Shea Stadium, Bill Schroeder, Jim Powell, Bob Uecker, Milwaukee Brewers, Vin Scully, Al Hrabosky, Daron Sutton, Joe Buck, Mark Grace
Update [2006-4-21 14:30:18 by Jeff]: I made a serious error in my original post. I originally attributed the first quote to Al, though Eric wrote it. Thanks for Eric for letting me know, and my apologies to Al for the misattribution.
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BkiUdPw5qsMAIw7A6Klf | These vegan, gluten free Cranberry Orange Biscotti are delicious with a cup of tea or after dinner as a light (or lite) treat.
My younger son thinks these are delicious and packed some in his lunch last night for today…the last day of school. Summer. Hooray! The boys are very happy to be free. And play lots of baseball this summer. I'm looking forward to taking them to the pool and splashing around with them and their friends.
As I recently mentioned on Facebook, I was making a delicious Asian dinner the other night (Chicken Wraps with Tangy Peanut Sauce -stay tuned for that). I went out to the front yard to pick some cilantro…and harvested an advance copy of my cookbook from the UPS man.
And while I won't be making any videos like this one, I think it looks beautiful. Ok, I know I'm biased, however, let's just say, I'm very happy with it. My publisher, Ten Speed Press did a fabulous job and so many thanks go to them.
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Can gluten free flour & arrowroot be used in place of almond flour.
Hi janet – one of the greatest things about the biscotti is that they do NOT have eggs!
One issue I have with the recipes though is that they say to shape the batch into two logs. They are tiny! So I end up doubling the batch and forming into two small logs to cut up. Anyone else find the batch to be too small for 2 logs??
I just looked at 3 of your biscotti recipes and didn't see any eggs in any of them. Is that correct?
I just made these and wow! I am not gluten free but often entertain and feel bad that I don't have an alternative treat for my GF guests. I love the texture-almost like a macaroon-this recipe is a keeper!
Would any other nuts meal (Brazil, Mac or walnuts) work other than almonds in your recipes? I cannot eat almonds.
Is it o.k. to bake your biscotti recipe useing A biscotti pan. would it change the outcome.
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BkiUdug4ubng2gXILsWa | Q: R: Inserting Mid Values of Data Frame Row Pairs I have a series of coordinates from Strava which are recorded every 2.5 minutes and then add these to a QGIS map. I want to interpolate the points in between by take the mean of the latitude and longitude of each pair.
I know I could use a for loop, but I"d rather use one of the apply family of functions. I know I need to take the current row and then next row for all but the last row.
gpsSmall is a data.frame looks like this
activity_no lat lon
----------- --- ---
1 52.5111 -1.85222
1 52.5111 -1.86224
1 52.5111 -1.87226
... etc
2 52.6189 -1.85332
2 52.6284 -1.86332
2 52.6386 -1.87332
... etc
I've then written these functions to create the extra rows which I will rbind onto the end.
splitPoints <- function(point1, point2) {
meanLatitude = (point1$lat + point2$lat)/2
meanLongitude = (point1$lon + point2$lon)/2
point1$lat = meanLatitude
point1$lon = meanLongitude
point1
}
newPoints <- sapply(seq_len(nrow(gpsSmall) - 1),
function(i){
splitPoints(gpsSmall[i,], gpsSmall[i+1,])
})
However, newPoints returns a matrix of 3 (the number columns in gpsSmall) x 66 (1 - the number of rows in gpsSmall). What am I doing wrong?
A: Not using the apply functions, but something like this may make it a bit easier. Given what I think your problem is, this should do it. I assumed you wanted activity_no to be a grouping mechanism. If not, it's even easier. Just use the approx function as done below on the whole data set instead of splitting it first.
A couple of tidyverse packages:
library(dplyr)
library(purrr)
Load your data snippet:
dat <- tribble(
~activity_no, ~lat, ~lon,
1, 52.5111, -1.85222,
1, 52.5111, -1.86224,
1, 52.5111, -1.87226,
2, 52.6189, -1.85332,
2, 52.6284, -1.86332,
2, 52.6386, -1.87332
)
And now just do linear interpolation using ?approx. Setting the length of the interpolation output to n * 2 - 1 basically says there is 1 new value in between each real observation. Since it is linear, that will be the mean. You could tweak the output and get a greater level of interpolation if you wanted it.
dat %>%
split(dat$activity_no) %>%
map_dfr( ~ data.frame(activity_no = rep(.$activity_no[1], nrow(.) * 2 - 1),
lat = approx(.$lat, n = nrow(.) * 2 - 1)$y,
lon = approx(.$lon, n = nrow(.) * 2 - 1)$y))
activity_no lat lon
1 1 52.51110 -1.85222
2 1 52.51110 -1.85723
3 1 52.51110 -1.86224
4 1 52.51110 -1.86725
5 1 52.51110 -1.87226
6 2 52.61890 -1.85332
7 2 52.62365 -1.85832
8 2 52.62840 -1.86332
9 2 52.63350 -1.86832
10 2 52.63860 -1.87332
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BkiUdrY4eIfiUUQN7MVi | Home google A wave of news leaks is triggering a crackdown at Google and...
A wave of news leaks is triggering a crackdown at Google and causing fears that the culture is being 'openly destroyed'
A series of damaging leaks have rocked Google, prompting an internal crackdown and threatening the open culture that has long been at the core of the company's identity.
The town-hall like weekly meetings, in which Google's top brass take questions from employees, have recently become subject to new restrictions that make it tougher for staffers to participate. And some insiders wonder whether Google could soon do away with the tradition altogether.
"If things are going to continue in this direction there's probably going to have to be a change," says one insider, referring to the recent disclosures of discussions at the all-hands meetings, known as TGIF meetings internally.
The issue came to a head on Wednesday, after a one-hour video of a 2016 TGIF meeting that took place after Donald Trump's victory in the presidential elections, was leaked to the right-wing website Breitbart.
The leaks have not been reserved to conservative activists inside the company. Liberal-minded Googlers opposed to corporate policies such as Google's ties to the military and its plans to re-enter China have also released company secrets about products and business plans.
The increasingly heated and contentious atmosphere within Google mirrors the highly politicized nature of the country. As on the political stage, behavior within Google that was once considered unthinkable is now occurring with increasing regularity.
For Google's business, which is largely powered by its self-service advertising machine, the turmoil is unlikely to cause immediate problems. Whether the company's Silicon Valley ethos, which many credit for fostering Google's greatest successes, is equally resilient remains to be seen.
'People who leak are hated'
Google cofounder Sergey Brin was furious after a leaker gave the world an open window into a TGIF meeting in August. As the meeting unfolded, Googlers were treated to the surreal spectacle of seeing the words spoken at the meeting republished on Twitter just seconds later.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
Brin, who was on stage alongside Google CEO Sundar Pichai as the comments appeared on Twitter, could not conceal his discomposure.
"Sergey was pretty pissed off," said the Google insider. "You could tell, he was certainly upset. The words and the tone."
Many other Google staffers and managers were also outraged. According to sources who spoke with Business Insider, the real-time leaking of the meeting was "perceived as a disloyal act."
Since then, the issue has become especially heated within Google. "People who leak are hated" internally, one source said. "There's a reasonably open culture that many feel is being openly destroyed."
The source said he overheard several colleagues discussing the "live leaking" incident afterwards. Even though some Google employees were sympathetic to the leaker 's motive — ostensibly to reveal details about Google's plans to create a Chinese search app that complies with the country's censorship rules — there was no sympathy for the leak.
"There's a perception that if you leak you're destroying communication," the source said.
No more streaming on your laptops
As is the case at many Silicon Valley companies in addition to Google, the penalty for leaking product information or other company secrets can be as severe as firing. And Google has done so in the past.
But unlike leaks of the past, which generally involved peeks at gadgets or personnel moves, the current wave of leaks is aimed at core pillars of Google.
The reaction to the August TGIF incident was swift.
Google informed employees in a weekly email update that the TGIF meetings would no longer be available to be streamed on individual laptops. Instead, employees who were not at the main event at a cafe in Google's Mountain View, Calif. campus, would need to show up at special designated locations within its satellite offices to watch a feed of the proceedings. Anyone working from home or wishing to tune in from their desk while working was now out of luck.
Google cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin at the 2016 TGIF meeting
"I've been wondering if it's temporary or permanent," said the first Google insider. "All they said was just like, 'Moving forward here's the deal.'"
According to other insiders, a replay of the meetings will be made available to laptops after the fact. But insiders say that in the past the replays have been edited.
Whether Google abandons the TGIF tradition altogether is another question. But after the leak of the video to Breitbart, some employees wonder whether the old culture is still viable in the current political climate.
After the clip was made public, Trump's campaign manager alleged that some of the statements made by Google leaders proved they are trying to brainwash their users into adopting the company's politically liberal values.
The video actually showed nothing like that, but for a news cycle the leak sparked condemnation of Google by far-right pundits. That political operatives attacked Google is one thing. That they obtained ammunition for their attacks from someone who is likely a Google employee is a sign to many that the leaking has gone too far.
Google declined to comment on the situation.
On Thursday, however, a day after the Breitbart incident, Google's leaders held their customary TGIF meeting. For this week at least, the tradition continues.
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BkiUdeM5qWTD6hUhkSm- | Pandion I (gr. Pandíōn, łac. Pandion) – w mitologii greckiej król Aten.
Uchodził za syna Erichtoniosa i najady Praksitei. Z Zeuksippe, która była jego żoną, miał dwóch synów i dwie córki: Erechteusza i Butesa oraz Prokne i Filomelę.
Przypisy
Królewicze w mitologii greckiej
Królowie w mitologii greckiej | wikipedia | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUdVI4eIXh2xqaXV1x | January 7 is Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy's birthday.
I wrote an interesting post about Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy on my old blog. Until I read it just a moment ago, I forgot that she was born just a day after me.
We share almost everything in our natal charts, including our Cancer moon signs. I was born just before the full moon; she was born just after the full moon.
Our rising signs, however, are different. Bessette-Kennedy had Aquarius rising, placing our shared Venus/Mars conjunction in her first house with Mars very close to her ascending degree. I would consider it to be a hallmark of her chart, just like I consider my third house Mercury and ninth house Jupiter (in mutual reception) a hallmark of my own chart.
That Martian influence manifested itself strongly in Bessette-Kennedy. In both my old book and my new book, I discuss the relationship between nineties minimalism and Mars, Aries and the designer Calvin Klein. In retrospect, Bessette-Kennedy has become an icon of minimalistic nineties glamour. The fact that she actually worked for Calvin Klein only strengthens my argument.
You know, sometimes I'm so good at this stuff it scares me! | c4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUdhY5qWTBE9PKwnan | What Did Richard III Watch for Entertainment instead of TV?
Each year scholars from various disciplines (including in recent years literature, history, theatre, and theology) have gathered to explore all topics in fifteenth century England. The Richard III Society prides itself on welcoming professional and serious academic scholars alike, from all stages in their academic / amateur careers, and the annual session at the Medieval Congress has reflected that diversity. | c4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUdAo4uzlhcODLcxLy | David « Fathead » Newman (né le à Corsicana au Texas et mort le à Kingston des suites d'un cancer du pancréas), est un saxophoniste de jazz américain.
Biographie
Discographie
En tant que leader
Fathead: Ray Charles Presents David 'Fathead' Newman (1960) Atlantic Records 1304
The Sound of the Wide Open Spaces!!!! with James Clay (1960) Riverside Records 12-327
Straight Ahead (1961) Atlantic 1366
Fathead Comes On (1962) Atlantic 1399
House of David (1967) Atlantic 1489
Double Barrelled Soul avec Jack McDuff (1968) Atlantic 1498
Bigger and Better (1968) Atlantic 1505
The Many Facets of David Newman avec Clifford Jordan (1968) Atlantic 1524
Captain Buckles (1971) Cotillion Records 18002
Lonely Avenue (1972) Atlantic 1600
The Weapon (1972) Atlantic 1638
Newmanism (1974) Atlantic 1662
Mr. Fathead (1976) Warner Bros. Records BS 2917
Concrete Jungle (1977) Prestige Records 10104
Keep the Dream Alive (1977) Prestige 10106
Front Money (1977) Warner Bros. BS 2984
Back To Basics (1977) Milestone Records 9188
Scratch My Back (1979) Prestige 10108
Resurgence Muse Records 5234
Still Hard Times(1982) Muse 5283
Heads Up (1987) Atlantic 81725
Fire! Live at the Village Vanguard (1990) Atlantic 81965
Blue Head Live, avec Clifford Jordan (1990) Candid Records 70941
Blue Greens and Beans avech Marchel Ivery et le Rein DeGraaff Trio (1990) Timeless 351
Return to the Wide Open Spaces Live, avec Ellis Marsalis, Cornell Dupree,... (1990) Amazing Records 1021
Bluesiana Triangle (1990) Windham Hill Jazz WD-0125 – with Bluesiana Triangle
Bluesiana II (1991) Windham Hill 10133 – avec Bluesiana Triangle
Mr. Gentle Mr. Cool (1994) Kokopelli Records
Under a Woodstock Moon (1996) Kokopelli
Chillin (1999) HighNote Records 7036
Keep the Spirits Singing (2001) HighNote 7057
Davey Blue (2001) HighNote 7086
The Gift (2003) HighNote 7104
Song for the New Man (2004) HighNote 7120
I Remember Brother Ray (2005) HighNote 7135
Cityscape (2006) HighNote 7150
Life (2007) HighNote 7166
Diamondhead (2008) HighNote 7179
The Blessing (2009) HighNote 7195
En tant que sideman Avec Ray CharlesThe Great Ray Charles (1957)
Yes Indeed! (1958)
Ray Charles at Newport (1958)
What'd I Say (1959)
The Genius of Ray Charles (1959)
Ray Charles In Person (1960)
The Genius Hits the Road (1960)
The Genius After Hours (1961)
Sweet & Sour Tears (1964)
Berlin, 1962Avec Eddie HarrisThe Electrifying Eddie Harris (Atlantic, 1967)With MeecoAmargo Mel (Connector, 2009)With Lee MorganSonic Boom (1967)Avec Lonnie SmithThink! (1968)Avec Charles KynardThe Soul Brotherhood (Prestige, 1969)Avec Cornell Dupree'''Teasin (1973)Avec BB KingThere Must Be a Better World Somewhere (1981)
Let the Good Times Roll (1999)Avec Herbie MannMississippi Gambler (1972, Atlantic)Avec Arif MardinJourney (Atlantic, 1974)Avec Don PattersonMellow Soul (Prestige, 1967)Avec Jimmy ScottAll the Way (Sire, 1992)Avec Shirley ScottShirley Scott & the Soul Saxes (Atlantic, 1969)Avec John SteinGreen Street (1999)Avec Cheryl BentyneTalk of the Town (2002)Avec JW-JonesKissing in 29 Days (2006)Autres apparitions'The Atlantic Family Live at Montreux'' (1977)
Notes et références
Liens externes
Site officiel
Find a Grave
Naissance en février 1933
Décès en janvier 2009
Musicien afro-américain
Mort d'un cancer du pancréas
Saxophoniste américain de jazz
Décès à 75 ans
Décès à Kingston (New York)
Mort d'un cancer aux États-Unis
Naissance à Corsicana | wikipedia | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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BkiUbo7xaJiQnyjiZsHV | Many people have questioned about link buildings for their websites. What is it? Who can do it? When is the right time to do it? Where can we do it? Why is it needed? How to do it? These are the common questions about it. Well, for me to say, I dare to guarantee that it is very significant for your own websites' growth. Let us now dig into it deeper.
Technically, link building means the process of creating links to websites to gain popularity and website traffic. By building links, we can get quality websites to link to our own websites. It is just that simple.
What makes it easier and simpler is everybody can do it. It doesn't require special certain people to do it. No more requirements needed but knowing the strategies only. As long as you know exactly how to do it, just D-I-Y (Do it Yourself) and don't wait others to start it for you.
When Is the Right Time for Link Building?
No exact time! Do it whenever you want. Do it whenever you have spare time (if your websites are not that important). And do it by sparing your valuable time if you know that your website is very valuable for you. The time depends on yourself and just you.
The best places for you to build links back to your websites are forum websites, articles sites, press release sites, newsletter sites, social bookmark sites, directory listing sites, and even in blog posting comments. There are many right places to do it as long as you know where.
But Why Is it Needed (What's so Important about It)?
Definitely it is important! By building links back to your own websites, the most basic is you can increase your websites' traffic and popularity. But there is even more on the reasons why you need it. With link building, you can get quality traffic from relevant sites that surely increases your sales.
Also, if you succeed to produce high quality incoming links, your websites will be respected as valuable resource that people can trust. The point of that is it helps to create the visibility and credibility of your sites. And remember, by building links in many places, your websites will obtain wider search engine exposure, meaning that It helps your websites to be indexed by search engines.
Now that you've found out where to do, just one more knowledge needed, which are the ways to build the links. First, you can build your website links by replying to forum posting or threads. Post helpful and quality replies, with your company signature and website link included. The more you reply in quantity and the more quality you have in your replies, the more traffic and credibility you'll have.
Second, you can write quality articles or blogs about any good topics or your industry topics, press releases and newsletters about your company updates. Submit them to articles, press releases, and newsletter sites with links back to your websites. If people like your articles, press releases, or newsletters, they will click the link and visit your sites. More website traffic and credibility are in your hand.
Another alternative is by social bookmarking your websites or list them to directory websites. You can use social bookmarking sites like Stumbleupon, Delicious, Digg, and many more, with which you can bookmark your web pages that link to your websites. Bookmark your web pages, articles, press releases, blogs, newsletters and all members or visitors of the social bookmarking sites can see them and click back to the links to your websites.
Or, list your websites in directory websites either the free or paid ones. The more you list your websites and the more popular directory websites you use, the better traffic too you gain for your websites.
Even, you maybe never thought about this, blog posting comments! Posting comments to people's blogs with link back to your site is also effective. But remember once again, quality and not quantity is required. Don't post any comments just to gain many link back when it is pointless as readers will get annoyed rather than impressed.
After you have just learned more about link building, it is now the time to practise and optimize it for your website and traffic. | c4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUbDc4uzlgqIdPihwb | It's the Holiday Season, and New England's casinos are bustling with all kinds of activities.
Visit the websites of all seven casinos: Connecticut – Foxwoods Resort/Casino & Mohegan Sun Resort/Casino; Rhode Island – Newport Grand & Twin River Hotel/Casino; Massachusetts – Plainridge Park Casino & Raceway, MGM Springfield & Wynn Boston Harbor; Maine – Oxford Casino & Hollywood Bangor Hotel, Casino & Raceway.
Sleigh The Runway – SHRINE and the Tanger Outlets at Foxwoods are teaming up to host their first ever holiday fashion show. On Tuesday, November 21, Miss Connecticut, Eliza Kanner, will be hosting Sleigh The Runway at SHRINE, named one of the top 100 nightclubs in the world. From 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. guests can enjoy an exciting fashion show featuring John Casablancas models wearing holiday looks from Tanger Outlets. Be the first to see some of this season's hottest looks come down the catwalk as the calendar grows closer to holiday parties and gift giving.
Stuff the Bus – In support of Stuff the Bus, bring a new jacket, gloves, toys etc. for free admission. Stuff the Bus is one of Foxwoods' seasonal giving campaign in which new and unwrapped toys, clothing etc. are collected in support of the United Way of Southeastern Connecticut and its "Tommy Toy" Fund program. The campaign helps families in the local community make their holiday season brighter, and has benefited more than 20,000 children and families in the region the past 5 years. Miss Connecticut will be collecting Stuff the Bus donations and taking photos with guests. Plus, the first 100 people who bring a donation will also receive free admission into SHRINE's I Love Tuesdays event with NERVO later that evening. NERVO is an Australian duo who received a GRAMMY award for writing "When Love Takes Over" for David Guetta and Kelly Rowland.
The event is a 21+ red carpet affair and guests can come out to win great prizes like an overnight stay, $100 Tanger Outlets gift card and more. Aspiring models will be given the opportunity to walk the runway for a chance to win a meet and greet with top modeling agents from Ohlson, Elite and IMG at the December 2 Top Model Search. Sleigh the Runway is open to the general public and Foxwoods invites everyone to come out for a night of fun and fashion. For more information, visit www.foxwoods.com/sleightherunway.
For more info on Stuff the Bus, click on Foxwoods Continues "Stuff The Bus" Campaign.
just didn't want another casino in Maine.
Oxford Casino in Oxford Maine & Hollywood Casino, Hotel & Raceway in Bangor will continue to be the only two established casinos in Maine.
Continuing to add more thrill rides, Foxwoods Resort earlier this week bame closer to opening. A helicopter installed the lines for Foxwoods HighFlyer Zipline scheduled to open in December, 2017. It will provide adrenaline-pumping action by launching guests from the top of Fox Tower Hotel to the Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center at speeds in excess of 60 miles-per-hour.
Oxford casino now has its own hotel – 107 well-appointed rooms and suites. Oxford casino is expecting a boost in traffic since it has two hotels close, including the Hampton Inn directly across the street from the casino, making a total of 200 hotel rooms.
The Sun continues it's CASTING CALL FOR SURVIVOR (WFSB) at The Shops at Mohegan Sun, Wednesday, December 13th 2017 at 2:00pm. Do you think you have what it takes to be a "Survivor?" For Eligibility Requirements, Video Release Form and Talent Release Form, click on "SURVIVOR". Plus, get tips from former Survivor cast members Cirie Fields, Joe Anglim, Sierra Dawn Thomas, Rodney Lavoie & Joe Mena when they stop by for a special Reality Check event starting at 3:00pm.
Wynn Boston Harbor continues toward an opening date of June 24, 2019. Ten thousand pieces of structural steel are being used to build the massive resort, along with enough concrete to lay a 4-foot wide sidewalk spanning the entire Massachusetts Turnpike, costing Wynn spending now on average about $2.5 million a day. According to Wynn, this is one of the largest private developments in the state's history.
Hotel Rendering of Twin River Hotel. WPRI.com.
Rhode Island has two casinos at this time, Twin River Casino in Lincoln and Newport Grand in Newport. Recently, the Rhode Island Lottery Director Gerald Aubin said Twin River, which is nearing the end of an expensive campaign seeking to build a casino in Tiverton, has been stalled by negotiations with various contractors to keep the project progressing. Aubin said he couldn't provide a new projection." Recent estimates called for the hotel to open in October 2017. In addition, moving their license from Newport Grand to the new Hotel Casino project in Tiverton is also delayed. According to Tony Gugliotta of NBC10, "The $75 million casino being built in Tiverton was originally scheduled to open next July because the property has been "very difficult" because of the amount of ledge, and some materials were delayed because of the hurricanes. He says the town's refusal to extend construction hours beyond what town rules allow is also contributing. The casino and hotel are both now expected to be ready by Oct. 1, 2018.
Mohegan Sun Exposition Center will be the newest premier convention destination in the Northeast. Bringing Mohegan Sun's offerings to over 275,000 square feet of meeting space, it will be the largest expo space along the New York-Boston I-95 corridor. Features will include: a 125,000 square-foot Expo Center, 8,000 square feet of pre-function space, 38,000 and 20,000 square-foot ballrooms, 15 meeting rooms, including a 1,200 square-foot boardroom, Free WiFi & Free on-site parking.
In Massachusetts, Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Chairman Cedric Cromwell has called on President Donald Trump to allow the tribe's stalled casino project to move forward. In a Thanksgiving address, Cromwell said Trump is not sticking to a recent pledge to support Tribal Sovereignty and Self-Determination. Trump made the remarks as part of proclamation recognizing Native American Heritage Month. The Tribe is trying to build a $1 billion resort casino in Taunton called First Light, but construction is currently on hold in the wake of legal challenges and a successful lawsuit by neighbors in federal court. As a federally recognized tribe, they feel that they have had their sovereign rights denied.
SolToro Tequila Grill serves up signature Mexican cuisine with a kick of Texas, bringing fresh, exciting ingredients and traditional Mexican flavors to every dish. With an impressive tequila list featuring over 200 brands of 100% blue agave tequila and a line-up of fresh margaritas and hand-crafted cocktails, it's always a fiesta at SolToro. On December 1st, 8th and 15th, a live dueling piano show from Keys to the City at 10:00pm – 1am. Drink and food specials available during the show. SoloToro Spolight Special – MÁS For Less Happy Hour, Monday – Friday 4:00pm – 6:00pm. $3 Mexican beers, $4 tacos, $5 SolToro nachos and $6 SolToro margaritas.
Shop, Dine, Win – November 17 – December 21, Shopping has its perks. From November 17th through December 21st, for every $100 spent daily at Tanger Outlets at Foxwoods, receive a $10 gift card to Guy Fieri's Foxwoods Kitchen + Bar, AND one entry to win a Tanger gift card worth up to $5,000. Present receipts at Tanger Shopper Services or any Foxwoods Rewards location to redeem. Live Acoustic Music – Wednesdays at Hard Rock Cafe Live Acoustic Karaoke, starts at 8:00; and Thursday Nights at Hard Rock Cafe Live Acoustic bands.
12 Bars of Christmas Pub Crawl – $20, Dec 15, 6:00PM. Enjoy old friends or make new ones during Foxwoods' Annual Holiday Pub Crawl. Try special holiday themed cocktails across 12 bars and restaurants on property and then finish your evening at Centrale in Fox Tower with a DJ, Dancing and Prizes. Put on your tackiest, ugliest sweater and enter to win a $100 Tanger Outlets Gift Card, so you can buy yourself a new sweater. What's more, $10 of the admission ticket is donated to the United Way to help give local families a little extra under the tree. So put on your Santa Hat and enjoy the crawl food and drink specials at The Celebration Zone on the Great Cedar Concourse and these locations: halo, Atrium, Cedars, Centrale, Sugar, David Burke's Prime, Guy Fieri's, High Rollers, Red Lantern, Scorpion Bar & Shrine.
Santa's Holiday Expo, Sunday, December 3, 2017 11:00am. Santa's Holiday Expo. Shopping, games and of course Santa! Kiddie train rides, beautiful ice sculptures, cooking stage demos, ginger bread houses, Christmas carolers, and of course Santa! An event fun for the whole family!
Dropkick Murphy's Christmas Party, December 15th, followed by Pro Boxing. For tickets and info, click HERE.
New Year's Eve Mega Super Bingo – $100,000 Guaranteed Jackpot Coverall. December 30th, 10:30am. Double Reward Points. $10,000 regular game payouts. $150 admission.
NYE 2018 at High Rollers Luxury Lanes & Lounge – $20, Dec 31, 9:00PM. PLEASE NOTE For your safety, there are some items that guests are prohibited from bringing inside of the Fox and Grand Theaters. Please click here for the full list. Music by DJ John Cardona with Champagne Toast as the clock strikes midnight.
NYE 2018 at Shrine – $50, Dec 31, 9:00PM. PLEASE NOTE For your safety, there are some items that guests are prohibited from bringing inside of the Fox and Grand Theaters. Please click here for the full list. Music by DJ JD.
NYE 2018 at Scorpion Bar – $50, Dec 31, 9:00PM. PLEASE NOTE For your safety, there are some items that guests are prohibited from bringing inside of the Fox and Grand Theaters. Please click here for the full list. DJ Jay Spring will bring the tunes as we count down to midnight.
New Year's Buffet Special – Sunday, Dec. 31st Dinner 4PM – 9:pm, $29.99, kids half price & Monday, January 1st Brunch 9AM – 3PM, $18.99, kids half price.
NYE Dinner & Dance Party feat. World Premier Band, Sunday, December 31, 2017 7:30pm. Event Center. Mixing music of the 90′s with today's funk, dance, and originals; World Premier Band's high energy will get you moving! Doors open at 7:30pm, dinner buffet starts at 8pm. VIP $120 tickets includes an all you can eat elegant buffet, two drink tickets, premium seating by the dance floor, party favors, and a champagne toast. $90 tickets include an all you can eat elegant buffet, one drink ticket, party favors, and a champagne toast. 21+ event.
Twin River Lighthouse Lounge – right in the middle of the downstairs casino.
FOXWOODS – The Bingo Calendar at the largest Bingo Hall East of the Mississippi River at Foxwoods is here. MegaStack Poker Challenge – $1,000,000 Guaranteed; New Year's Hot Seat – Win $2,018 Every Hour. Friday, December 29 • Noon – 8:00PM. Play your favorite Slots or Table Games with your Foxwoods Rewards Card. Every Hour, one active player will win $2,018To. Enter for your chance to win, check in at any Foxwoods Rewards Booth.
MOHEGAN SUN – Double Momentum & Status Points all day – December 8th. Double Momentum Dollars all day – December 17th; Triple Status Points all day – December 29th.
WIN: Every Friday & Saturday in December from 4pm – 12am; 3 drawings every hour!
For Promotions at PLAINRIDGE PARK CASINO & RACEWAY, click HERE.
For Promotions at OXFORD CASINO, MAINE, click HERE.
December 7th – Twin River Event Center – LIVE CES BOXING, Thursday, , 2017 7:00pm. Doors at 6, show at 7, all ages welcome. Massachusetts veterans Aleksandra Magdziak Lopes of Marshfield and Khiary Gray of Worcester return to Twin River Casino for a special Thursday night holiday show as CES Boxing celebrates its 25th anniversary. Sicilian heavyweight Juiseppe Cusumano, Providence lightweight "A1" Anthony Marsella Jr., Providence featherweight Michael "Bling Bling" Valentin and Worcester lightweight Jamaine Ortiz also return to action.
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BkiUf2425V5jgpkz23bb | Preveli (Greek Πρέβελη) is a location on the south coast of the Greek island of Crete, in the Rethymno Prefecture, notable for its historic monastery.
Preveli beach and lagoon (Greek Λίμνη του Πρέβελη), sometimes known locally as "Palm Beach", is located below the monastery, at the mouth of the Kourtaliótiko gorge. Behind the beach is an extensive glade of palm trees. The beach is regularly served by tourist boats from the nearby resort of Plakias. On August 22, 2010, a large proportion of the palm grove was destroyed in a fire. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUeezxK6EuNArbDYZP | Here are this week's new additions at Country at Heart Recipes. This weekend, our daughters, the Vogts Sisters, will be performing at Homer's Coffeehouse in Overland Park, KS. If you're in the area, please join us Saturday from 7:30-9:30 PM.
And Featured Author, Kim Sawyer, shares her recipe for Baked Steel-Cut Oatmeal with Berries. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
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BkiUduk4eIOjSHWcv0hk | You are currently browsing the Western Custom blog archives for May, 2009.
For a parent of a toddler, there's nothing more vital that getting your kid quickly and properly potty trained. Not only is it a milestone for your kid, but it also relieves a lot of burden on your part. That's why parents spend so much time and money trying to learn how to effectively and quickly potty train their children. But the simple fact is that kids are going to learn when they're ready and no sooner.
But you're not completely at the whim of the child. You can help make the process less scary and more fun by installing some decorative toilet seats. These can be covered in drawings of everything from sea life to dinosaurs. Pick something that is a favorite of your child. This way, they'll have something to be excited about when they're learning how to use the bathroom. And if you eventually want to return you bathroom to the look of a solid tone toilet seat cover, you can merely switch it out with minimal fuss.
Many newer toilet seats come with plastic hinges. These are easy to maintain, and are functional, but many prefer the classic look that only Chrome or Brass Hinges offer. Installing a new hinge adds character, but it can be a bit daunting. Although most hinges for toilet seats are designed to mount on 5-1/2″ centers, the existing screw holes for attaching the hinge to the seat, most likely will not line up correctly. A dab of wood putty will fill the existing holes. A bit of paint or a stain pen should hide the patch in most cases. Turn the bottom portion of the seat upside down. Position the new hinge along the back edge and center using a ruler or tape measure. Use an awl to mark the position for the screws. Be sure to drill pilot holes for the screws. Use a depth gauge attachment to insure no mistakes. Be sure to check the screw length. Some hinge sets come with screws that may be too long for the depth of the toilet seat. Once the lower hinge is attached, it's time to attach the upper hinge to the lid. This is where the job gets tricky. By positioning the lid atop the base, one can see that there is no easy way to mark the position of the upper screws. The solution to this is to get some tracing paper. Place the lid on the paper and trace the outline carefully. With scissors, cut out the template carefully. Now place the template on the lower seat atop the hinges. Center the pattern appropriately. Since tracing paper is somewhat transparent, you can see where the hinge holes need to be. Using a Sharpie, dot the position of the hinge holes carefully. Now turn the lid upside down. Remember to flip the template as well. Mark the top with the awl, drill pilot holes, and attach the top. Congratulations, you have now successfully finished your toilet hinge replacement. | c4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUdds5qoTAp2zWUZnX | Have you heard about the 'ultimate game of economics'? Here's how it goes.
A person – let's call him proposer – is given a hundred bucks and asked to split the money with a stranger, called responder. The split doesn't need to be equal. Proposer could split it 50-50 or he could even keep 90 for himself and offer 10 to the stranger. But the condition is that if the responder rejects the offer, none of them get any money.
If you were the responder, at what split ratio would you accept the offer?
50-50? Most people would consider that fair. But is it rational?
What if you didn't know about the total sum involved in the deal and you're told only about the amount that proposer offers you? Isn't it like a free money, something that you found lying on the street. Why would you reject even 5 bucks that way?
But that's not how humans think. Right?
The knowledge that someone else got a better deal (at our cost) makes us humans feel cheated.
Some would even argue that the proposer should keep less than 50 for himself and offer more to the responder.
When carried out between members of a shared social group (e.g., a village, a tribe, a nation, humanity) people offer "fair" (i.e., 50:50) splits, and offers of less than 30% are often rejected.
The possible actions are: (1) She is lying and you fire her (good outcome – because it cures the problem and sends the right signals); (2) She is telling the truth and you fire her (bad outcome for her but good outcome for system integrity); (3) She is lying and you pardon her (bad outcome for system integrity); and (4) She is telling the truth and you pardon her (bad outcome for system integrity because it will send the wrong signal that it's ok to embezzle once).
What's fair to the elderly lady may not necessarily be fair to the larger system or the society. Prof Bakshi has termed this mental model as the "law of higher good." So one way to solve this problem is to make a decision based on what's good for the larger group of people i.e. the people in the organization. Of course, this course of action assumes that your decision will lead to a good outcome for the larger system, which again may not be true.
At the time of action, our decision is based on a set of assumptions. The assumptions may be wrong. Leaders have to constantly deal with uncertainty, give hope to the people even when nothing is clear. Decisions become good or bad in hindsight. We would like to believe that a decision is rational. More often than not, decisions are rationalized.
Now the question of fairness leads us to a bigger and even more interesting conundrum. It's about morality.
For centuries, the trolley problem has troubled the philosophers.
A trolley with no brakes is cruising at a dangerous speed on its track. Few hundred meters down the same track five people are working, unaware of the oncoming trolley. Fortunately, you are sitting in the control room and can see the precarious situation. You can save those five lives by pulling a lever which will send the trolley on a different track. But doing so will ensure the death of another guy who is working alone the second track. Should you kill the one to save five?
Most people say, that they would pull the lever and save five lives at the cost of one. Fair enough. But here's a little twist in the tale. Now imagine you're standing on a footbridge above the track and can see the trolley hurtling towards those five people. There's a fat man standing next to you, and you know that his weight would be enough to stop the trolley. Would you push that fat guy while the trolley is passing through the footbridge? Effectively, it's the same situation. Just that, now you have to push a guy instead of pulling a lever.
A real moral dilemma. Isn't it? There's even a book on this particular problem called Would You Kill the Fat Man?
Now you might think that it's a purely hypothetical question which armchair philosophers have created for their own amusement. Not really. This problem is perhaps giving sleepless nights to Elon Musk these days.
Imagine you're out on a long drive in your brand new self-driving car. A Tesla maybe. The car is gliding on a deserted mountain road. All of a sudden, a group of cyclists appear from nowhere. The car-software, supposedly powered by an advanced artificial intelligence, does a few million complex calculations in a couple of microseconds and determines that collision is inevitable unless the car takes a sharp turn towards the right and plunges several hundred feet down the hill, killing the passenger. What would the car do?
It'll probably depend on how Mr. Musk chose to address the trolley problem. Or maybe it'll boil down to a much simpler problem i.e. what version of the software have you bought for your autonomous car. Is it the cheaper altruistic version? Or is it the selfish one for which you had to pay an exorbitant price?
We started this discussion with the ultimate game of economics and then drifted off to the subjects of fairness and morality. How's all this related to investing?
Let's say you spend months together in researching a stock. You read all the annual reports of the past year, you crunch the numbers, you attend the AGM and study the conference call transcripts diligently. After all this hard work you decide to invest in the business only to find out a few months later that the stock crashes because of a change in certain government regulation which negatively impacted the businesses. Is it fair?
That's why you need diversification. If you have 15-20 stocks in your portfolio, you don't need to make money on each of them. In investing, you don't have to make the money the same way you lost it.
Extending the "law of higher good" mental model in this scenario would mean ensuring a positive outcome at the portfolio level and not getting disheartened about few losers.
Let's talk about morality and investing.
Should you invest in a business that manufactures tobacco products? How about investing in a company that sells alcohol? These products are harmful to the society so isn't it unethical to promote these businesses? But scientists have proved that even sugar is very harmful too. Should you then reject the businesses that use sugar in their products? If yes, then you'll have to filter out almost all the businesses selling packaged foods.
It's a very difficult question. And the answer is very subjective. Call it the investing version of the trolley problem. By the way, if you haven't watched Harvard Professor Michael Sandel's lecture – Moral Side of the Murder – you must watch it as soon as you're done reading this post.
Coming back to the proposer-responder game, it's not just the ultimate game of economics but the ultimate game of life. How should one deal with seemingly unfair situations in life? Should we fight for our fair share? Or we should move on?
My intention in this discussion is to nudge you to think about these paradoxes of fairness and morality in the context of your own life and the decision that you've made or are going to make in future.
And while you do that let me go and find that scientist who would like to play the ultimate game of economics with me. It would be a good opportunity to make few easy bucks.
Hi Anshul- great post! Lets go back to the Ultimate game. The rational answer would be the proposer offers 1 Re to the responder. If the responder accepts, he gets 1 Re and if he rejects he gets 0. Therefore simply from a rationality point of view, it makes sense for the responder to accept. But that's not how humans would approach this, and the responder would more likely feel cheated because both his and the proposer's downsides are the same (=0) but their upsides are vastly different. And from game theory we know that people are more likely to choose an option that would leave everyone worse off.
Let's put a spin on it. Let's say the proposer responder decide to play this game a 10,000 times instead of just once. So both parties know that their stakes are much higher and the outcome depends on both- the proposer needs to make a fair proposal and the responder needs to accept it. If the proposer makes an unfair proposal the responder is going to reject it and they both stand to lose a lot. In fact, the proposer may stand to lose a lot more. Only if the proposal is seemingly fair, are they both going to work together as a team.
Your point reminds me of an interesting fact about Peter Kuaffman (CEO of Glenair and author of Poor Charlie's Almanack). Peter makes sure that his suppliers get business every quarter. Even during a downturn in business cycle, he doesn't mind loading up on some inventory because it keeps his suppliers in the business.
I have been an avid reader of the articles on this website for a while now and I can say with some surety that this is one of the best articles i have read here. And I believe the discussion would be even more complex if add the consequences of the actions (legal action) for the various people involved.
The moral consequences / aspect of investing has been a part of the debate in my mind for a while and is one of the reasons i have not been an investor in ITC ever.
Thanks Akshay. Glad you found the post useful.
Adding on to Akshay's point the data suggests that in investments most of us behave with similar ethical consideration & hence the so called ' Sin Stocks ' (Tobacco , Weapon , alcohol , gaming etc ) are not preferred & as a consequence their valuation remains suppressed which eventually contributes to their out performance !
How do you see this paradox & what is your view on such stocks with reference to ethics & your portfolio performance ?
Thanks for your comments Rajneesh.
Replace the word risky by "sin stocks".
Just stumbled on this article on while searching on google. One of the most interesting reads so far. | c4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
BkiUd3Q5qoaAwj4XOpjx | New findings indicate that despite having restrictive abortion legislations , the practice is very high with a total of 313,000 abortions procured in 2013.
Under the current legal framework, abortion is only permitted to save a woman's life.
The study warns that women who carryout abortion risk facing severe complication with the report recommending that health policies be put in place and comprehensive sexuality education.
Presenting the findings during the national dissemination meeting at Hotel Africana, Dr. Justine Bukenya said among women who were sexually active ,adolescents had the highest abortion rate. | c4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUfl7xK0zjCobCQqpZ | from nose.tools import eq_
from pyquery import PyQuery as pq
from kitsune.messages.models import OutboxMessage
from kitsune.sumo.templatetags.jinja_helpers import urlparams
from kitsune.sumo.tests import TestCase
from kitsune.sumo.urlresolvers import reverse
from kitsune.users.tests import UserFactory
class SendMessageTestCase(TestCase):
def setUp(self):
super(SendMessageTestCase, self).setUp()
self.user1 = UserFactory()
self.user2 = UserFactory()
self.user3 = UserFactory()
self.client.login(username=self.user1.username, password='testpass')
def test_send_message_page(self):
# Make sure page loads.
response = self.client.get(reverse('messages.new'), follow=True)
eq_(200, response.status_code)
assert len(pq(response.content)('#id_message'))
def _test_send_message_to(self, to):
# Post a new message and verify it was sent.
data = {'to': to, 'message': 'hi there'}
response = self.client.post(reverse('messages.new', locale='en-US'),
data, follow=True)
eq_(200, response.status_code)
eq_('Your message was sent!',
pq(response.content)('ul.user-messages').text())
eq_(1, OutboxMessage.objects.filter(sender=self.user1).count())
return response
def test_send_message_to_one(self):
self._test_send_message_to(self.user2.username)
def test_send_message_to_two(self):
to = ', '.join([self.user2.username, self.user3.username])
self._test_send_message_to(to)
def test_send_message_trailing_comma(self):
self._test_send_message_to(self.user2.username + ',')
def test_send_message_two_commas(self):
self._test_send_message_to(self.user2.username + ',,' +
self.user3.username)
def test_send_message_to_prefilled(self):
url = urlparams(reverse('messages.new'), to=self.user2.username)
response = self.client.get(url, follow=True)
eq_(200, response.status_code)
eq_(self.user2.username,
pq(response.content)('#id_to')[0].attrib['value'])
def test_send_message_ratelimited(self):
"""Verify that after 50 messages, no more are sent."""
# Try to send 53 messages.
for i in range(53):
self.client.post(
reverse('messages.new', locale='en-US'),
{'to': self.user2.username, 'message': 'hi there %s' % i})
# Verify only 50 are sent.
eq_(50, OutboxMessage.objects.filter(sender=self.user1).count())
class MessagePreviewTests(TestCase):
"""Tests for preview."""
def setUp(self):
super(MessagePreviewTests, self).setUp()
self.user = UserFactory()
self.client.login(username=self.user.username, password='testpass')
def test_preview(self):
"""Preview the wiki syntax content."""
response = self.client.post(
reverse('messages.preview_async', locale='en-US'),
{'content': '=Test Content='}, follow=True)
eq_(200, response.status_code)
doc = pq(response.content)
eq_('Test Content', doc('div.message h1').text())
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BkiUc5A5qWTA8XvyS62U | Should we "climb EVERY mountain" ????
Nothing left at the top as they were demolishing the building.
A great sighting --well done in both color and mono!
Just had another look at the colour version - colour. no colour and now it;s gone.!!!!!!!
After looking at the colour, prefer the starkness of this Helen.
A question to make us think Helen!
Good mono and POV Helen. | c4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUbhY4uBhhxJplZNTK | 'till Death is an American comedy borrowed broadcast on the Fox web after September 7, 2006, to June 20, 2010. The series was formed by hubby and wed woman squad Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa, who remained also the author and administrator manufacturer. The demonstrate concentrate on Eddie and Joy Stark (bradley Garrett and Joely Fisher), a pair wed for 23 years who reside in a suburbia of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. | c4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUd5A5qX_BxN0lOgjq | Girls' Lacrosse Off to Impressive Start
BLS Girls' Lacrosse is 5-1, their only loss being to Notre Dame Academy. (Source: Josh Reynolds)
By Thomas Stone (I), Contributing Writer
A powerful force in the Boston Latin School athletics community in recent years, dominating both the Dual County League (DCL) and high schools around the state, the Boston Latin School (BLS) Girls' Varsity Lacrosse Team is off to an impressive and unsurprising start this season.
The team is led by a group of determined captains including the O'Brien sisters Quinlan O'Brien (I) and Reagan O'Brien (II), Zada Stuart (I) and Jess Bui (I). Quinlan O'Brien says, "[this group of girls] has 19 players and with only six returners." She went on to say, "It is a young team, but we have so much potential."
With the COVID-19 restrictions in place as well as a large portion of the varsity team graduating last year, the girls faced a challenging year. Reagan O'Brien says, "Our spring season has started later than normal, but we are all excited to be back." She explains, "We are 5-0-1, and we have our sights set on bannering up and competing until the very end of States."
The focus of the team this year and the years to come is to build the team and have younger players grow into roles of leadership and talent. Quinlan O'Brien adds, "It has been an awesome opportunity to be able to play with girls of all different ages too, and even though a lot of us are not physically in school, it's awesome to be able to compete as a team."
Statistically, the girls have been overpowering other teams on the scoreboard. They have started off dominating the competition in the DCL with a 5-0 record. This impressive start, however, has not come without its challenges.
The girls were handed a tough loss early in the season, but kept a positive attitude regardless of the scoreboard. Quinlan O'Brien explains, "We played a non-league game versus NDA (Notre Dame Academy), the reigning State Champions, and even though it didn't end in a win, it was the beginning of the season and we had so much to be happy about." Quinlan O'Brien, a Johns Hopkins University commit, reached an astonishing achievement of her own this season, scoring 500 career points.
The team is continuing to hustle everyday at practice. "Our passing and catching and all-around communication on the field has been progressing throughout the season but we had a rocky start. Now, between quarters we set goals for how many turnovers we have and dropped balls," says Stuart.
Hopefully, the hard work will pay off for these girls as they plan to make a state championship run this year and are ready to face the challenges that the rest of the season will bring. Quinlan O'Brien illustrates what the rest of the season looks like for the girls, saying, "On June 7, we play a big game against Wayland and then again on June 10 at home. Sectionals and States are after that, and we hope we will be playing until the very end. We have a really strong team this year and will work to be the best." | commoncrawl | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUbdU5qoYDgbhImgo8 | Your iOS device isn't just for work – you can add tons of fun and recreation with sound effect apps, too! The App Store is loaded with choices to enchant (or annoy) nearly every age group. Check out these sound effect apps for the very young and for all ages. We've also included a list of apps that are really tough to categorize and a collection of holiday-themed sound effect apps. Enjoy!
Here's an app for the very young that will positively delight your baby or toddler. Developers recommend it for children aged six months and older. In its interactive mode, the app will respond to jiggles and pokes, which of course are just the way babies will play.
The app also has a learning mode where four animals are shown and the baby must touch the one that matches the sound. There's even a celebration mode that plays delightful animal music and sounds that are sure to make baby dance.
This app is perfect to help the very young learn about common animal sounds. Your toddler or preschooler will love hearing the sounds that match each picture and will quickly learn to mimic them.
Parents will also love the feature that allows them to switch from drawings of each animal to realistic photographs. The cartoons are nice, but the photos will add an important sense of realism.
Sharpen your sound recognition with this great app. It features three categories of sounds: animals, musical instruments, and weapons. The clear recordings are paired with vivid pictures that will help you to identify the sounds you might hear.
The app is particularly well suited for musicians learning to identify the tones and qualities of various instruments, such as is required for many types of musical training.
Here's a great sound-picture matching game that will help young children match sounds to the instruments that produce them. The app features clear pictures and great sound clips that will help children quickly learn to distinguish among many types of instruments.
Play matching games or try your hand at the quiz feature. If your child falls in love, you can purchase the full version for $1.99 via in-app purchase.
This unique app opens worlds of self-expression to young children and people with various types of disabilities. It's designed to teach people how to interact with a touchscreen, and rewards any interaction with a crazy sound effect or music. The bright colors combined with the sounds make it rewarding and fun to use.
The app has multiple modes so you can find the best feedback for each individual. Switch between sounds and music, or turn the sounds off completely and rely on visual feedback alone.
Are you a cat lover? Know a cat lover? This is the app you'll want! Cat Sounds & Tail Talk not only offers great info about cat communication and exactly what the different types of meows, hisses, purrs, and tail positions mean, but it also has a slew of sounds you can use to play with your friends and with your cat.
The app includes many different recordings of cat communication, like happy and fearful meows. It also has the sounds of big cats, like lions and leopards. And your cat is sure to love the "Sounds Cats Love" collection that includes sounds of mice, crickets, birds, and more.
Animal Chatter Pro offers over 60 sounds of jungle animals. The app makes it easy to add animal sound effects to video projects, parties, and any other project. It's set up in themed soundboards, or groups of sounds for easy access.
In addition, this app connects users to the Wikipedia articles related to the animals. Everyone can learn while they are having fun. Animals are grouped by type, making it easy to locate mammal sounds, bird sounds, and more.
Good grief! You may not have any friends left once you start to use this annoying app. It includes over 150 of the most annoying and disgusting sounds around. From wailing babies to sirens and alarms to juicy farts, no one will be safe from your practical jokes.
Perhaps the worst of the bunch is the whine of a mosquito. You could use this one on a campout and drive everyone bonkers. Or try the dentist drill if you want to strike cold dread into someone's heart.
If you are of a certain age, you remember back to the days when cartoons were REALLY cartoons, complete with hilarious and loud noises. And if you are too young to actually recall these things, this app will help you understand what you missed.
You'll be able to bonk, squeak, honk, and clang with the best of them. The app also includes a stealth timer to set sounds to play when you are not around. Save your favorites and they will still be at the top of the list when you re-open the app.
You can amaze your friends and coworkers with this fab collection of over 60 silly sounds. There's something here for every occasion, from a wide array of obnoxious burps and belches to the angry chipmunk that often shows up in cartoons.
The app also includes celebration noises such as air horn and fireworks, various kinds of guitar noises, and lots of different whistles. Don't let any young boys in your life find out about the collection of fart sounds, though, or you may never see your phone again!
Here's a treasure trove of 111 sounds and effects absolutely free. Updates add even more fun by adding an additional dozen or so, and the in-app purchase will give you an additional 225 sounds.
This app puts well over 50 great sounds into the palm of your hand, and it gives you the capability of adding more when you wish via iTunes file sharing. One unique feature that could put this app a cut above for you is its capability to mix several sounds together.
Users can mix and match any desired sounds into groups to make a soundboard. Tap the button to play, and tap again to pause. It makes a great addition to liven up your world!
You can liven up your world by providing dozens of creative sound effects to punctuate everyday life with this great app. Provide an oozing sound when something squishy is nearby, or annoy everyone with the sound of a crying baby, which developers have voted most obnoxious. Play a great joke and follow up with maniacal laughter, too!
This app does allow you to record your own effects, too, so your creative juices will never be without an outlet. And developers invite users to suggest new effects to add with each update, so feel free to put your two cents' worth in to let them know about your great idea.
This app boasts over 100 effects at the touch of a button. From scary to annoying, developers have put their all into this system. You can change the color and appearance of the buttons, and there's an auto-repeat feature if you need it. Show and hide buttons with ease, and save your favorites for quick access.
There are expansion packs available for $1.39 each, or you can grab all of the packs for just $3.99. That's only pennies per sound, so it's well worth the money.
Change your voice in lots of different ways with this app. You can talk like a superhero or like a person with a sore throat. Talk underwater, or use any of a host of other options. Simply record your voice saying the message you've chosen, then apply the effect you like best and save the recording.
The app allows you to save recordings and use them as ringtones or notifications. You can also select from a number of other types of sound effects.
This app isn't really a sound-effects app in the strictest sense of the word, but you may find it quite useful. This app contains a collection of relaxing sounds and soothing music that will help you meditate, sleep, or relax.
Over 110 different tracks will help users to meditate, relax, focus, or fall asleep. There's a built-in timer, as well, to help you time your sessions.
Here is a collection of positive subliminal messages that can absolutely change your life. The app includes a collection of positive thoughts and affirmations that are whispered in your ear. Set them to repeat and listen as long as you wish. Developers believe that if you do this regularly, you can literally change your negative or unproductive thought patterns.
Sci Fi Button Box – 75 SFX!
Take off for outer space or fantasize about your favorite otherworld with these creative and ingenious sound effects. Choose from weapon sounds, force fields, teleportation sounds, computerized voices and more. You could liven up your everyday world, or use them as special effects in your next video.
You can now rearrange the buttons in any order, too. This will allow you to put your favorite buttons out in plain sight, or to group the buttons that you need for a project all into one convenient spot.
Take this app with you as you trick-or-treat, or add spooky sound effects as you tell those scary campfire tales with the flashlight under your chin. This app includes dozens of effects that are perfect for the season.
And if you are looking for scary background music, this app will become your go-to. There are four categories of spooky-themed music to conjure up the scariest feelings.
96 Halloween sounds will greet users of this app, all for less than a dollar. The price also includes free updates and even more sounds to come. The sounds are preloaded, as well, so there's no buffering time or data needed to play with them.
You can get your haunted house tricked out with some of these great noises, too. They can be set to play on a loop so you can set it and forget it.
Christmas Sounds and Music Free-Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas! Here are over 30 holiday sound effects to make everyone's life merrier, and 2-holiday songs, as well. And that's just the free version! The Pro version boosts that to nearly double those numbers.
You can make a grand entrance with Santa's "Ho-ho-ho!" or celebrate with the sound of a champagne cork popping. No matter what you choose to use, you'll be the hit of the holiday party. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUc245qYVBP38sXjvU | import Data.List (isInfixOf)
import Data.Time.Clock (getCurrentTime, UTCTime, NominalDiffTime, diffUTCTime)
import Data.Time.Format (parseTimeM, defaultTimeLocale)
import Data.Fixed (divMod')
import Data.Time.LocalTime (getCurrentTimeZone, ZonedTime, TimeZone, timeZoneOffsetString, zonedTimeToUTC)
main :: IO ()
main = do
log <- readFile "/var/log/pacman.log"
currentTime <- getCurrentTime
timeZone <- getCurrentTimeZone
putStrLn $ format $ diffTime currentTime $ getLast log timeZone
--Gets the last full system upgrade and parses it into a Maybe ZonedTime
getLast :: String -> TimeZone -> Maybe ZonedTime
getLast log timeZone =
parseTimeM True defaultTimeLocale "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M %z" (format ++ " " ++ timeoffset) :: Maybe ZonedTime
where
format = (drop 1 $ take 17 $ last $ filter (isInfixOf "starting full system upgrade") $ lines log)
timeoffset = timeZoneOffsetString timeZone
--Returns the diff of the last upgrade and the currentime
diffTime :: UTCTime -> Maybe ZonedTime ->Maybe NominalDiffTime
diffTime _ Nothing = Nothing :: Maybe NominalDiffTime
diffTime y (Just x) = Just $ diffUTCTime y $ zonedTimeToUTC x
--formats the diff time in days and hours and adds some text
format :: RealFrac a => Maybe a -> String
format Nothing = "Error"
format (Just secs)
| days == 0 && hours < 1 = " < 1 hours since last pacman -Syu"
| otherwise = " " ++ show days ++ " days, " ++ show hours ++ " hours since last pacman -Syu"
where days = fst x
hours = floor $ snd x
x = divMod' (secs/3600) 24
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RH064 Facts and Figures about British Railways 1957
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SG065 Colour Light Signalling from Bethnal Green to Enfield, LNER 1938
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RW008 GER Employees' Sick and Orphan Society Handbook, 1967
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RC046 Dealing with Claims from Customers, BR 1956.
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RC045 Freight Train Loads in the Southend District 1954
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TO049 New Overnight Express Freight Service from Ipswich to Cardiff 1955
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TP026 Timetables for the new Southend Electric Services 1956
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TP025 Altered Services at Southend Victoria c.1930
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RE043 Electrification from Shenfield to Chelmsford and Southend - a 1953 Report
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Archived Sermons by Pastor Woerth - 2012
Wednesday Lent 5 March 28, A.D. 2012
The Fifth Sunday in Lent March 25, A.D. 2012
Mark 10:35-45 "Jesus, Our Great High Priest"
The Fourth Sunday in Lent March 18, A.D. 2012
Ephesians 2:1-10 ""From Death to Life"
Oculi, The Third Sunday in Lent March 11, A.D. 2012
1 Corinthians 1:18-31 "What are You Looking For"
Wednesday Lent 2 March 7, A.D. 2012
Reminiscere, The Second Sunday in Lent March 4, A.D. 2012
Romans 5:1-11 "The Christian's Certainty in an Uncertain World"
Wednesday Lent 1 February 29, A.D. 2012
Invocavit, The First Sunday in Lent February 26, A.D. 2012
James 1:12-18 "Tempted"
Ash Wednesday February 22, A.D. 2012
Joel 2 (selected verses)
The Transfiguration of Our Lord February 19, A.D. 2012
Mark 9:2-9 "Jesus Only"
The Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany February 12, A.D. 2012
2 Kings 5:1-14 "Wash and be Clean"
The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany February 5, A.D. 2012
Isaiah 40:21-31 "Real Renewable Energy"
The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany January 29, A.D. 2012
Deuteronomy 18:15-20 "God's Voice in our Midst"
The Third Sunday after the Epiphany January 22, A.D. 2012
Jonah 3:1-5, 10 "Are We Reluctant Prophets of Repentance?"
The Second Sunday after the Epiphany January 15, A.D. 2012
1 Samuel 3:1-20 "God is Speaking. Are You Listening?"
The Baptism of Our Lord January 8, A.D. 2012
Mark 1:4-11 "What Does Christ's Baptism Mean For You?"
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The District of Columbia Court of Appeals provided the following background and guidelines of coram nobis petitions for state courts in Connecticut (Citations and quotes removed): The writ of coram nobis The writ of coram nobis still exists today in a few courts in the United States. States that have replaced writs of coram nobis with remedies within their post-conviction proceedings are also independent of other state courts as well as the federal court system. Where defendants and their counsel were induced by false representations to remain away from the trial under circumstances amounting to extrinsic fraud.
The writ of coram nobis is available under the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. 1651(a) (2006), and the petitioner must show: The trial court was unaware of the facts giving rise Where the defendant was dead at the time judgment was rendered. Its legal effect is to vacate the underlying conviction. Nor may it be employed as an alternative for direct appeal or habeas corpus.
It was called coram nobis (before us) in King's Bench because the king was supposed to preside in person in that court. Legal Home Home About Definitions A-Z List Search Definitions Request a Definition USLegal »Legal Definitions Home »W »Writ of Coram Nobis Law & Legal Definition Writ of Coram Nobis Law & Georgia, 31 U.S. 515 (1832). Coram nobis proceedings are attended by a strong presumption that the judgment of conviction is valid.
The writ was acknowledged as early as 1834 by the United States Supreme Court when it recognized that its counterpart, the writ of coram vobis, might be available in state courts Although the Post Conviction Procedure Act precludes appeals in coram nobis cases brought by an incarcerated person "challenging the validity of incarceration under sentence of imprisonment," neither the Post Conviction Procedure Such person should be able to file a motion for coram nobis relief regardless of whether the alleged infirmity in the conviction is considered an error of fact or an error For those courts with the authority to issue a writ of coram nobis, the definition, rules and regulations of the writ varies – sometimes significantly.
Whenever these two criteria are met, the proper procedure is a coram nobis application to the Appellate Division. A person who is on probation is considered "in custody". Anyone filing a coram nobis petition while in custody will have their petition either denied for lack of jurisdiction or categorized The grounds on which a litigant may obtain relief via a writ of coram nobis are narrower than on habeas corpus. Although the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure expressly abolished the use of coram nobis in civil cases in the United States, see Fed.
Moreover, the allegedly new fact must have been unknown and must have been in existence at the time of the judgment. Also, Library content is NOT meant to provide Specific Legal Advice, or to Solicit or Establish Any Kind of Professional-Client Relationship. The full name is quae coram vobis resident ("Let the record remain before you"). According to the Supreme Court, "it has become difficult to conceive of a situation in which the writ would be necessary or appropriate." See Carlisle v.
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package br.com.uol.pagseguro.api.common.domain.converter;
import br.com.uol.pagseguro.api.common.domain.Receiver;
import br.com.uol.pagseguro.api.utils.AbstractMapConverter;
import br.com.uol.pagseguro.api.utils.RequestMap;
/**
* Converter for receivers. Used in version 3 of the application
* Used to convert attributes of receivers in request map.
*
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*/
public class ReceiverV3MapConverter extends AbstractMapConverter<Iterable<? extends Receiver>> {
/**
* Convert attributes of receivers in request map
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Since we're skimming the surface darling
Now's time to get in deep
You've opened up the envelope
But there's still one secret you keep
"The Lexicon of Love" was ABC's first album and represented a seminal moment in pop music. It not only transformed the way people perceived popular music, it also set standards for production, orchestration, lyrics and cover design. This was funk in technicolour, paving the way for the more raucous electronic glam funk of Frankie goes to Hollywood, incidentally also crafted by production whiz Trevor Horn.
Coming from bombast rock acts like Yes and synthetic one hit wonders like Boggles, Trevor Horn was picked to produce this new Sheffield band's first album, and boy did he deliver: together with his colleague Anne Dudley (later of Art of Noise fame) and his obvious darling, the Fairlight sampler (as far as I remember the first of it's kind) he weaved a tapestry of sound so lush and luxurious, it was breathtaking.
When you play the record for the first time, you'll be fooled into listening to one of the despicable Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals: a rather dramatic sounding LSO starts off in Show me with a classic overture luring you into a false sense of schmaltz, when after 37 seconds a brutal and tight bass, accompanied by a stellar sounding Fairlight pounds its way into the middle ear. After that it's time for Martin Fry to seduce us with his mixture of David Bowie's timbre, Bryan Ferry's gift for kitsch and Fry's very own sometimes dadaistic lyrics. Northern Soul met Sheffield electronica in this collection of gems, with the outstanding tracks being the singles The Look of Love, Show me and Poison Arrow.
After the album turned out to be a massive hit, ABC took the daring step of making a movie around the central issues of love, loss and treason: Mantrap was directed by Julien Temple and as obscure as fun to watch.
Where are the Diamonds? Where are the Pearls?
Where are the things that you took from this world?
ABC was never able to repeat the success of this album. Of their 7 albums, only Alphabet City 8 years later found them in a similar mood, with strings and soul infused melodies, but The Lexicon of Love will remain in the history of music as their epitaph for ever.
Poison arrow
Tears are not enough
The look of love (part one)
Date stamp
All of my heart
4 ever 2 gether
The look of love (part four)
Music to swoon and groove to.
Beat that.
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BkiUds425V5jAV9GHiVn | Sears workers reveal why the company is bleeding cash
Sears is bleeding cash.
The company's cash and equivalents have fallen to $276 million from $1.8 billion one year ago, Sears said Thursday.
The company's sales have been falling for years and it has been shutting down stores, selling real estate, and spinning off brands to stem the bleeding. Since 2007, Sears has closed half of its locations — which include Sears and Kmart stores — and eliminated more than 137,000 jobs.
Some employees have predicted that the rest of the company's physical stores will close within the next two years.
The stores are severely understaffed, with some operating on less than half of the employees they need, according to workers who spoke to Business Insider.
Not only are the stores firing people, but they are also cutting labour hours for the workers that remain, according to the employees. In some cases, stores are operating with just one or two cashiers and sometimes no cashiers at all, they said.
That's making it increasingly difficult to hire and retain experienced workers, according to a former Kmart employee of 41 years, who said that she was laid off in February. She told Business Insider that her store's employees hadn't seen raises in eight years.
She blames the company's CEO, Eddie Lampert, for the company's downfall.
"Lampert has taken this company and, with pompous arrogance, has destroyed it," she said. "Customer care is vital to a retail business. Lampert just couldn't understand that."
Workers also said that the stores are suffering structurally from a lack of investment.
An employee who currently works for a Sears in Ohio said that his store is rife with issues, from broken walls and escalators to frequent roof leaks. He said that the merchandise on the floor is often torn open, and no one will buy those items.
A former assistant manager of Kmart who left the company in 2012 after 12 years, said that the company really started going downhill after the introduction of Shop Your Way, a loyalty program that Sears introduced in 2009.
The program, which allows customers to earn points for purchases, was confusing and poorly executed, killed profits, slowed down customer service, and featured targeted advertising that was completely off base, the former manager said.
"Items scanned per minute decreased from 18 to five items per minute because the program was littered with exclusions and confusion. Several items didn't ring as advertised or generate the points as expected. This resulted in long lines and angry customers. Abandoned carts meant utilising payroll to return those items back to stock."
He said that he and his family shopped at Walmart instead of Sears or Kmart to avoid the confusion of Shop Your Way.
"Imagine trying to keep an eye on two children and trying to understand a confusing SYWR [Shop Your Way] offer," he said. "We opted to avoid the confusion and shop Walmart — where the tag or the sign told us what we would pay. No gimmicks."
The 41-year employee of Kmart who spoke to Business Insider had similar complaints about Shop Your Way.
"[Eddie Lampert's] ideas of reward cards to transform the company were a waste of time and money. If they didn't have a card, you were supposed to enroll them while you have 10 waiting in that one line to check out. Most people were so disgusted when they finally got to pay, they didn't want to apply. They just wanted to pay and go."
In response to the employee complaints, Sears spokesman Howard Riefs said that the company encourages workers to provide feedback.
"One of our cultural beliefs as a company is to embrace feedback," Riefs said. "We have a variety of ways that associates can give authentic feedback — even anonymously — and would encourage them to do so."
He also directed Business Insider to a Sears blog post published last year in which employees shared why they are proud to work for Sears and Kmart.
"I am very proud to be part of SHC [Sears Holding Co.]," said Jen Chamberlain, a Sears sales associate in Victor, New York. "From online and in-store shopping to home and car repair services integrating with Shop Your Way, it is truly a high standard of operation for any company."
Scott Ogden, an associate store manager in Miami, Florida, said, "I am proud to be part of the SHC team because we all work together on a daily basis to achieve the same common goals. SHC is comprised of great leaders and team members who strive every day to deliver their best results."
In addition to speaking with employees, Business Insider also reviewed a message board that workers said they use to communicate with Sears and Kmart employees at other stores.
In dozens of messages over the last several weeks, people claiming to work for Sears and Kmart complained about the stores' deterioration.
Several people claimed that the quality of the products that Sears and Kmart sell has declined, and that no one will buy clearance items regardless of how much they mark down the prices.
"Clearance is the standard operating procedure at our store," one person wrote on the message board. "We have at least half of our store on clearance. Too much stuff people don't want… and what they do buy they will usually return as defective. …Not long until the end, it will come soon."
Another person claiming to work in Sears' automotive section wrote:
"Lately the majority of tire shipments consist of Patriot and Radar tires. These are simply cheap crappy tires. We have about 12 sets of Michelin tires left and a handful of Goodyear. Even shipments of their signature RoadHandler tires have slowed down. It's embarrassing when I have to face a customer and explain I just don't have much product to offer."
One person said that the stores have deteriorated so much that it's like caring for a "dead body."
"Our motto now is 'you can only do what you can do,'" the person wrote. "It's sad to watch what we worked for with pride for so many years to be slain in front of us and then we still have to care for the dead body."
Some stores are being inundated by shipments of merchandise several times a week, and they don't have enough employees to move the products from the trucks to the stock rooms, and then to store shelves in a timely manner.
"We have been getting shipments of things that we don't need — it seems like they are just trying to empty out of the warehouses," one person wrote.
The understaffing appears to be a major issue for many stores.
"My store is down to a skeleton staff," one person wrote.
Another said that they have a 17-year-old in a managerial position.
"With new hires only lasting less than a month, experienced employees quitting for better paying and better working conditions we have hardly anyone with any experience to run the store. The worst is that we have a 17-year-old running the office and cash office. He has no experience in either but he is a warm body to fill the job. The end is coming soon, get out while you can."
If you work in retail and have a story to tell, then send an email to [email protected]
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BkiUfpc5qhDCrhZoFIOr | A constitution for social media? – Lunch talk with Edoardo Celeste
Lunch talk with Edoardo Celeste: A constitution for social media?
Wednesday, 13 June 2018 · 1pm · HIIG Kitchen
To comply with the impending GDPR rules, social media platforms are asking users to accept their new privacy policies. Are a couple of clicks sufficient to accept the rules which affect a substantial part of our life? Behind this question lies the idea that today social media represent another space, parallel to the physical one, where individuals perform a countless number of actions, from finding their job to professing their faith, which are essential in a democratic society. It is therefore apparent that the way in which social networking websites are shaped and regulated influences the exercise of our fundamental rights. By distractedly consenting to the new terms of our social media platform, we are undoubtedly underestimating the relevance of our choice. We click on 'accept' while we are on the bus, at work, watching the TV; there is no polling station that gives us the impression that we are making an important choice, but in reality we are casting a critical vote that will influence several aspects of our life.
A further paradox is that we are essentially forced – unless we decide not to be 'social' – to accept a series of rules established by social media companies, which, apparently, we do not trust any more. The recent scandal involving Facebook and Cambridge Analytica has been the tip of the iceberg. Moreover, beyond the question of trust, why should users simply ratify the rules undemocratically established by private companies? When users accept to use a social networking website, they also consent to respect the rules set by the owners of these virtual precincts. However, considering the impact of social media on fundamental aspects of our life, one could object that this situation is not fair and that users should have a say on these rules or, at least, establish a series of basic norms that no platform should infringe. We would need – one could say – a constitution for social media.
Edoardo Celeste will present the findings of his research on the topic. In his recent article published in the International Review of Law, Computers & Technology he argues that in fact a similar instrument already exists. He analyses a series of bills of rights of social media users and compares them with Facebook's terms, which seem to intentionally adopt a similar constitutional tone. He eventually contends that these instruments do not play a real constitutional function yet, but that they could be regarded as an alert sign for existing constitutional instruments.
Edoardo Celeste is a visiting fellow at HIIG and an Irish Research Council funded PhD candidate at the Sutherland School of Law at University College Dublin.
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Feast Your Eyes was open to the public and visitors were invited to put on VR headsets that transported them into the artists studios back in South Africa, giving them an authentic and direct connection to the lives and stories of the seven Southern African artists who have participated in one or more of Nando's artist-career development programmes. With guest appearances from the artists themselves, some very special panelists, and - of course - plenty of PERi-PERi, we're still buzzing from the events!
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Got a minute? Meet Nando's Artists Society members in a quick video, and read the full story here.
Get involved with the Nando's Art initiative. It's simple, follow these steps:
Take a picture of your artwork.
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Art Initiatives
The Creative Block provides a platform for Southern African artists, both established and emerging, to have their work exhibited across the globe. Artists are provided with blank blocks of various sizes, to be transformed in any media. Artworks are then submitted for critique and the best are purchased for resale to corporate patrons and the general public. Each block is unique, signed and individually numbered.
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Automated forex robots project a highly impressive reputation in forex trading industry. New comers and expert traders are confident that with the help of these robots they will be able to reap a high harvest of income. The demand for the software really increased. It is up to you to research and make a thorough study what particular robot will make you richer. You can research on line to find your potential automated robot. You cannot go wrong in choosing the right robot if you have the patience to explore the internet for possible information.
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Don Quijote / Solexico Language & Cultural Centers, Playa del Carmen, Mexico
30 Students' Overall Rating of Don Quijote / Solexico Language & Cultural Centers, Playa del Carmen
Located close to white sand beaches
Classes take place under thatched roof learning areas surrounded by tropical gardens
Every afternoon free organized leisure activities for adults
Apartment - shared / Residence accommodation very close to school
Don Quijote / Solexico Language & Cultural Centers
Don Quijote / Solexico Language & Cultural Centers Playa Del Carmen is located just 6 blocks away from the beautiful white sand beaches of Playa Del Carmen. The classes take place under semi-open, thatched-roof structures, surrounded by tropical gardens. With attractions such as the Frida Kahlo Museum, the Quinta Alegria Shopping Mall, the 3D Wonders of the World and the beach all within walking distance, you are sure to have an eventful and memorable time. The school has much to offer, from their open-air classrooms and welcoming communal spaces, to their top quality teaching. They offer students free Wi-Fi throughout the school, ensuring you can keep well communicated with friends and family. Students have access to the on-campus Cafe and kitchen as well as a library, Multimedia ...
centre and onsite Outdoor Volleyball Court. Don Quijote / Solexico Language & Cultural Centers Playa Del Carmen has a wide variety of courses suitable for all students and levels of study. If you are looking for a General Spanish course in group, semi-private or private classes, they will be sure to have the course for you. The school also offers preparation courses for both the DELE and SIELE exams and have a Volunteer programme for students looking to combine their Spanish studies with Volunteering. Refresher courses for Teachers and Spanish for 50+ students are also available at certain times of the year. With over 30 years of experience, Don Quijote is an internationally recognized leader in teaching Spanish as a foreign language. They have multiple campuses in many countries throughout the world and continue to provide quality and innovative services to their students whilst constantly working to better themselves.
The school is also known under the name Solexico.
The language school Don Quijote / Solexico Language & Cultural Centers was founded in Playa del Carmen, Mexico in 1997.
Address: Calle 6 entre Av. 35 y Av. 40, 77710 - Playa del Carmen, Mexico (see on map)
Legal name / parent company: Ideal Education Group S.L.
Tax registration ID: B79946729
ASESEO, SEP
Student support desk
Air conditioning in some classrooms
Ample natural light in all classrooms
Facilities for disabled students
Disabled car park
Wheelchair access to classroom
Wheelchair access to reception
Wheelchair access to cafeteria
INCLUDED For adult courses: every afternoon free organized leisure program
INCLUDED For adult courses: a minimum of one free organized leisure activity per week
Adult courses in summer: 90
Junior courses in summer: 5
Junior courses throughout the year: 20
In general, the average age of students in Business Spanish courses is significantly higher than in a Standard Spanish course. If you are concerned about being in a classroom with younger students, you may want to seriously consider this option. Also, for older students looking to combine language study with an activity programme, many schools offer age specific programmes for students over 50 years:
Spanish Language Courses for Seniors (50 years plus) in Mexico
Best arrival airport is Cancun International Airport.
Cancún International Airport:
85 US$ pick up
170 US$ return (both ways)
In 2021 (including national and regional bank holidays): 01 Jan. 2021, 01 Feb. 2021, 05 Feb. 2021, 15 Mar. 2021, 21 Mar. 2021, 01 May 2021, 16 Sep. 2021, 15 Nov. 2021, 20 Nov. 2021, 25 Dec. 2021.
Super Intensive 30
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Intensive 20 combined with 5 culture and conversation classes and 5 mini group lessons per week.
Don Quijote / Solexico Language & Cultural Centers Brochure (PDF)
Intensive 20
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Marty: "20 hours in 5 days."
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2020 Don Quijote School Brochure
Carey Moluchi: "The course was great and I really enjoyed it."
Winter Break in Playa del Carmen
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20 group lessons Spanish combined with 3 special cultural activities per week.
2021: 22 Nov. 2021, 29 Nov. 2021, 20 Dec. 2021, 27 Dec. 2021.
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Intensive 20 combined with 5 culture and conversation classes per week.
Spanish + Culture
This course combines the Spanish course Intensive 20 with 5 culture classes per week.
Semi-private lessons 10
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Semi-private lessons 5
86 US$ per week
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Spanish for 50+
284 US$ per week (Based on the price of 2 weeks)
2021: 25 Oct. 2021.
Private lessons 10
Lessons can be tailored to the student's needs and requests. Ideal for students who want to progress quickly.
Private lessons 5
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Volunteer Program - Intensive 20
4 weeks Intensive 20 course plus volunteer program.
Every first Monday of month.
DELE Preparation Course - Group
The DELE certificate is perfect for students who plan to study at a Spanish-speaking university or who want to work in a Spanish-speaking environment.
Exam dates and fees vary depending on the level.
2021: 25 Jan. 2021, 15 Mar. 2021, 26 Apr. 2021, 14 Jun. 2021, 16 Aug. 2021, 13 Sep. 2021, 18 Oct. 2021.
19 Feb. 2021, 09 Apr. 2021, 22 May 2021, 09 Jul. 2021, 10 Sep. 2021, 08 Oct. 2021, 13 Nov. 2021
DELE Preparation Course - Private
Spanish + Cooking
This course combines the Spanish course Intensive 20 with 5 cooking classes per week.
Spanish + Salsa
This course combines the Spanish course Intensive 20 with 5 salsa classes per week.
Spanish + Yoga
Intensive 20 combined with 5 yoga classes per week.
Elementary (A2) or higher
Spanish Teachers' Training Lab
Designed for teachers of Spanish as a foreign language who want to refresh their language knowledge and update their teaching methodology. 20 group lessons combined with mentoring and 10 hours of observation per week.
2021: 11 Jan. 2021.
Advanced (C1) or higher
Note: All courses offered by Don Quijote / Solexico Language & Cultural Centers, Playa del Carmen can be reserved online with LanguageCourse.Net. In case a course is not listed above, just let us know.
School's administrative fee: 45.00 US$
Individual classesSingle individual lessons of tuition can be reserved at 24 US$. The combination of group and individual lessons is highly recommended. Individual lessons will encourage you to actively speak the foreign language and will offer you the opportunity to discuss individual problems and weaknesses.
Comments about courses:Health Insurance (mandatory for students under 18): USD 35 per week.
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95 US$ (Individual extra nights bookable at indicated extra night price)
8 minutes walking (average reported by 5 former students)
TV, Towels, Bedding/linen, Weekly cleaning, Access to Wifi in building (Free WIFI), Air conditioning, Breakfast, Private bathroom.
Carey Moluchi: "The school accommodation is hard to find, because it is not identified (probably for security reasons). The directions are not specific enough. So either pay for the airport transfer directly to the school, or call the school and get exact directions to the front door. I stood opposite the door on the other side of the road for half an hour and still didn't know where it was."
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TV, Towels, Bedding/linen, Weekly cleaning, Access to Wifi in building (Free WIFI), Breakfast & 1 meal, Shared bathroom.
20 minutes walking
TV, Towels, Bedding/linen, Weekly cleaning, Breakfast & 1 meal, Shared bathroom.
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TV, Bedding/linen, Weekly cleaning, Access to Wifi in building (Free WIFI), No meals, Shared bathroom.
TV, Towels, Bedding/linen, Weekly cleaning, Access to Wifi in building (Free WIFI), Air conditioning, No meals, Private bathroom.
Sheila: "Expensive compared to 3 years ago but relative value US dollar/Euro may would be a contributing factor "
Special diet requests: USD 15 per week.
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Location of Don Quijote / Solexico Language & Cultural Centers in Playa del Carmen
Other Spanish schools in Playa del Carmen offering Spanish courses:
Agora Language Center, Centro
Chichén Itzá Language School, Centro
Spanish school in Playa del Carmen: International House - Riviera Maya
FAQ about Don Quijote / Solexico Language & Cultural Centers, Playa del Carmen
What is the best price for a course at Don Quijote / Solexico Language & Cultural Centers, Playa del Carmen?
Spanish courses at Don Quijote / Solexico Language & Cultural Centers start at 86 US$ for Semi-private lessons 5 course with 5 lessons per week. When booking here you benefit from an exclusive discount.
What is the most popular accommodation offered by Don Quijote?
The accommodation Student Residence is the most popular among all our clients of Don Quijote
Is airport pickup offered by Don Quijote / Solexico Language & Cultural Centers?
Yes. The school offers pickup from Cancún International Airport (85 US$)
What is the number of students per class at Don Quijote?
Depending on the chosen course, the maximum number of students at Don Quijote varies from 1 students (Private lessons 10) to 16 students (Spanish Teachers' Training Lab)
What is the qualification of the teachers at Solexico?
80% of teachers at Solexico hold a university degree. 80% hold a recognized language teaching certificate.
Which countries are students of Don Quijote / Solexico Language & Cultural Centers from?
The highest Nationality percentage at Don Quijote / Solexico Language & Cultural Centers comes from USA with a 59% representation, followed by students from Switzerland (11%) and Brazil (10%).
Don Quijote / Solexico Language & Cultural Centers offers courses for which ages?
Don Quijote / Solexico Language & Cultural Centers offers courses from 17 years to 99. Average age is 22 during the summer and 33 for the rest of the year.
1 lesson (24 US$ / lesson)
2 lessons (24 US$ / lesson)
10 lessons (24 US$ / lesson)
Cancún International Airport - pick up (85US$)
Cancún International Airport - drop off (85US$)
Cancún International Airport - return (both ways) (170US$)
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Darkstalkers 3 is a fighting game developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment and Capcom. It was originally released in 1998. Capcom published the game. The game is rated as "Recommended" on RAWG. Darkstalkers 3 is available on PSP, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn and PlayStation 3. You can purchase the game on PlayStation Store. Masato Kouda and Takayuki Iwai scored the game.
Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes
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Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes is a fighting game developed by Capcom. It was originally released in 1998. Capcom published the game. Most rawgers rated the game as "Recommended". Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes is available on Dreamcast and PlayStation. It was produced by Kenji Kataoka. Masato Kouda and Yuko Takehara scored the game.
Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix
Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix is a fighting game developed by Capcom. It was originally released in 1997. Capcom published the game. The game is rated as "Exceptional" on RAWG. You can play Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation. The game is sold via PlayStation Store.
Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge
Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge is a fighting game developed by Capcom. It was originally released in 1996. It was published by Capcom. Most rawgers rated the game as "Recommended". Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge is available on SEGA Saturn. Akari Kaida, Hideki Okugawa and Takayuki Iwai scored the game.
Ghouls 'n Ghosts
Ghouls 'n Ghosts is a game developed by Capcom. It was originally released in 1989. It was published by Capcom. Most rawgers rated the game as "Recommended". You can play Ghouls 'n Ghosts on iOS, SEGA Master System, Wii and Android. It was produced by Yuji Naka. Yuji Naka directed the game. It was scored by Keita Hoshi, Tamayo Kawamoto and Tim Follin.
Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble
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Marvel Super Heroes is a fighting game developed by Capcom. It was originally released in 1995. Virgin Interactive published the game. Most rawgers rated the game as "Recommended". Marvel Super Heroes is available on PlayStation and SEGA Saturn. It was scored by Takayuki Iwai, Tatsuro Suzuki and Yuki Iwai.
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Bloody Roar 2 (1999)
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Them's Fightin' Herds is an indie action-fighting game developed by Mane6. It was originally released in 2020. Mane6 published the game. Most rawgers rated the game as "Recommended". Them's Fightin' Herds is available on Linux, macOS, PC and Nintendo Switch. You can purchase the game on Epic Games Store, Nintendo eShop and Steam. It was scored by Stuart Ferguson and Whitetail.
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BkiUdvY4eIXhwh1Bxh3p | Local Korean War Vet earns GCS diploma
April 18, 2013 by reporters
GENESEO – After having left Geneseo Central School in 1950, just after his 17th birthday to join the United States Navy to serve his country in the Korean War, William C. Diffenbacher has finally had the chance to earn his diploma.
During the Geneseo Central School District Board of Education meeting this Tuesday, Diffenbacher was presented with his high school diploma by Superintendent Timothy C. Hayes, Board President Stephen Miskell, and Principal Michael Salatel.
"It really makes me feel good," said Diffenbacher, 80, of Geneseo. Diffenbacher was quite ecstatic after the presentation this Tuesday, having finally earned his diploma.
After thirteen weeks of basic training in 1950, Diffenbacher was assigned to the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Coral Sea, CVB-43. He made six different six-month tours throughout the Mediterranean Sea paying call to countries such as Portugal, Spain, Italy, France, Turkey, Crete, Sardinia, and Greece.
As part of his duties as a Boiler Technician 3rd Class, Diffenbacher's station had been down in one of the twelve boiler rooms on the ship, where his job was to maintain the speed of the aircraft carrier.
One of Diffenbacher's memorable moments during his time served in the Navy was on October, 3rd, 1952 when he was promoted to the rank of '6 Star Admiral F.A.D.' After the presentation of the diploma, Diffenbacher had later revealed, joking that 'F.A.D.' meant 'for a day,' and that he had been the only '6 Star Admiral' as the other Navy Admirals had 5 stars to their rank, making Diffenbacher "the only 6 Star Admiral ever in the U.S. Navy."
Diffenbacher's diploma has been dated February 21st, 2013 in honor of his 80th birthday, sixty years after he was honorably discharged from the United States Navy.
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Disability discrimination case fails after 2d Circuit examines what is a "disability"
This case asks the Court of Appeals to find that plaintiffs may challenge a school district's special education program that places too many students into non‐credit bearing courses intended for students at risk of not meeting state performance standards. They sue under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, claiming the program has an unlawful disparate impact on disabled students. The Second Circuit says they do not have a case.
The case is BC v. Mt. Vernon School District, decided on September 16. This case alleges that this class was offered to children with a "disability" under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
("IDEA") at a greater rate than to children without such a disability. Since they sue under the ADA and Rehabilitation Act (the Federal disability statutes), the question is whether they are disabled under these laws. Although IDEA students are classified as having a disability, the question for the Court of Appeals is whether they are protected under the Federal disability statutes. The problem is that the IDEA and Federal disability statutes define "disability" differently. So the Court of Appeals (Livingston, Walker and Jacobs) has to resolve this issue of first impression:
Whether an individual with a "disability" under the IDEA categorically qualifies as an individual with a "disability" under the ADA and Section 504, such that Plaintiffs' data relating to "child[ren] with a disability" under the IDEA can establish a prima facie case with respect to a claim predicated on the plaintiff having a "disability" under the ADA and Section 504.
Issues of first impression mean the Court of Appeals writes on a clean slate. So the Court starts from scratch. What does the IDEA say about "disability"? And how does the ADA and Rehabilitation Act define "disability"? The statutes are different. "The ADA and Section 504 define the term 'disability' differently than the IDEA does. The ADA defines 'disability' as a 'physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. Section 504 expressly incorporates, with certain qualifications not applicable here, the ADA's definition. By contrast, under the IDEA, a 'child with a disability' has one or more of an enumerated list of impairments requiring 'special education or related services.'" As the Federal disability laws define "disability" differently than the IDEA, the Court of Appeals says,
These are distinct legal standards. Although both define "disability" by reference to the effects of an individual's impairment, the statutes provide for different inquiries. The ADA asks whether an impairment "substantially limits" a major life activity, while the IDEA trains on whether an impairment necessitates "special education and related services." Thus, a child might "need[] special education and related services" by reason of an impairment, id., even if that impairment does not "substantially limit[] . . . [a] major life activit[y]. Although many, if not most, IDEA‐eligible individuals may "also [be] handicapped under [the ADA]," we agree with the Tenth Circuit that Plaintiffs' approach reads the ADA's substantial limitation requirement, which we have consistently enforced, out of that statute, The ADA defines "major life activities" as, inter alia, "learning, reading, concentrating, thinking, communicating, and working."
You get the picture. "Disability" carries different definitions under different federal laws. What it means for this case is that "an IDEA disability is not equivalent to a disability as cognizable under the ADA and Section 504. Plaintiffs, therefore, cannot rely solely on 'receipt of special education' to establish an ADA or Section 504 disability. Those seeking relief pursuant to ADA or Section 504 must come forward with 'additional evidence' — beyond simply their eligibility for IDEA coverage — showing their eligibility for the remedies afforded by the ADA and Section 504." Since "the record is devoid of any evidence as to whether the students included in the data qualify as disabled under the ADA or Section 504," this disparate impact case fails because an IDEA disability does not necessarily mean "disability"under the Federal disability statutes.
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Establishment Clause claim stymied by standing objections
I have said it before and I'll say it again. Constitutional "standing" principles can rip the fun out of a lawsuit. We see that again in this case that alleges a Rockland County school district was allegedly in violation of the Establishment Clause over its relationship with Hasidic Jews.
The case is Montesa v. Schwartz, decided on September 12.Seemingly a zillion taxpayers in Ramapo are suing the school district, alleging that a majority of the school board have promoted the Hasidic faith by funding Hasidic schools with public money by manipulating the settlement process governing claims involving disabled students (who are protected under the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act) and other shifty maneuvers such as the sale and lease of two school buildings and buying religious books with public money.
The Constitution places limits on when you can bring a lawsuit. You have to show a personal stake in the outcome of the case. I can't sue the town I live in just because I don't like how it spends taxpayer money. But I can sue the town if it passes a zoning law that affects how I control my property. There are some exceptions to these standing rules, including ones carved out by the courts allowing people to sue the government under the Establishment Clause, which demands the separation of church and state. The reason for that exception is that Establishment Clause injuries are particularly elusive, and if we make it too hard to being lawsuits under the Clause, then the government will get away with promoting religion simply because the questionable rules will affect everyone, precisely the standing circumstance that prevents everyone from suing.
Under the "direct exposure" theory of Establishment Clause standing,
a plaintiff will have direct exposure standing in at least the following circumstances: when (1) a plaintiff is personally constrained or otherwise subject to control under a governmental policy, regulation, or statute grounded in a "religious" tenet or principle (e.g., a statute that directly precludes plaintiff from conducting business on Sunday); or (2) a plaintiff is personally confronted with a government‐sponsored religious expression that directly touches the plaintiff's religious or non‐religious sensibilities. In both situations, it is a plaintiff's interaction with or exposure to the religious object of the challenged governmental action that gives rise to the injury. Thus, a plaintiff is "directly affected," as opposed to indirectly affected, by an unconstitutional governmental action when a plaintiff's injury arises out of plaintiff's immediate and personal confrontation with the object of that governmental action—most commonly a government‐sponsored religious expression or a governmental policy, statute, or regulation grounded in a religious" tenet or principle.
The relaxed standing requirements under the Establishment Clause are not an open invitation to sue towns and school boards, however. Where there is a "direct exposure" theory of standing to bring these religious favoritism claims, it cannot apply here. Plaintiffs say the school district is depriving its students of a proper education by manipulating the IDEA settlement process in a way that gives Hasidic Jews more money and takes money away from the public schools. But the Court of Appeals (Hall, Lohier and Reiss [D.J. in dissent]) says "the Student-Plaintiffs have not been 'directly affected' by the payment of the IDEA settlements in support of religious institutions; they have only been indirectly affected." The Court explains:
This is so because the alleged harm—the deprivation of educational services—is merely incidental to the IDEA Settlement disbursements themselves. It does not arise out of the Student‐Plaintiffs' personal interaction with the IDEA Settlement process. The Student‐Plaintiffs' injury is too far removed, too attenuated, from the alleged unconstitutional component of the act of funneling public monies to support the advancement of Orthodox Hasidic Jewish schools to constitute the type of injury cognizable and compensable as the result of an Establishment Clause violation. We hold, therefore, that the Student‐Plaintiffs do not have standing to assert an Establishment Clause violation.
This plaintiff sued JP Morgan Chase for retaliation under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act because she was fired one week after she blew the whistle on what she reasonably thought was illegal activity. The case was dismissed on a motion for summary judgment in the district court, but the Second Circuit reinstates the claim.
The case is Sharkey v. JP Morgan Chase, a summary order issued on September 12. This summary order has limited precedential value, but it gives us some insight into how the Second Circuit views these bread-and-butter retaliation claims where the issues are often quite simple and do not require extended discussion.
The district court said plaintiff could not make out a prima facie case of retaliation because she could not show her protected activity was a contributing factor in her termination. The protected activity was her recommendation to management that JP Morgan end its relationship with a client about whom she had communicated concerns of possible illegal activity. While plaintiff was fired only a week after this protected communication, the district court said she had no case because there was an intervening factor that led to her termination: she had purportedly lied to a superior about communicating with a different client.
You'll see this defense from time to time. The plaintiff has what appears be a decent retaliation case, but management argues that something happened along the way that really explains the plaintiff's termination. We call this the "legitimate intervening basis" defense. It is not enough for JP Morgan in this case. Even assuming that a legitimate intervening basis can defeat an inference of causation, "it could not do so as a matter of law here because Sharkey disputes lying to her superior about the client communications, pointing to her own contrary deposition testimony." This is an issue for the jury, not a court on a motion for summary judgment.
Technical dismissal of criminal claim undercuts malicious prosecution claim
In order to bring a malicious prosecution claim, you have to show the police lacked probable cause to arrest you and that they did so with malice. Malicious prosecution cases are like false arrest cases in that respect. As one judge used to love to say in federal court years ago, when the police arrest someone and the court throws out the conviction, that's giving the defendant a ticket to the courthouse. But that ticket does not always result in victory.
The case is LaBoy v. County of Ontario, a summary order decided on September 9. Plaintiff was arrested for harassment. The police said he resisted arrest, and a Grand Jury indicted and a public jury convicted. But the Appellate Division reversed the conviction because the accusatory instrument that alleged LaBoy had done these things was not written by an officer who had witnessed the crimes. Facial insufficiency is a nice, clean way to overturn a conviction, because all the appellate court has to do is check to ensure the documents were prepared properly. But what does a facial insufficiency dismissal mean for a malicious prosecution case?
To win a malicious prosecution case, you have to show the criminal proceedings terminated in your favor and the police cannot arrest you again for that event. Malicious prosecution cases are more profitable for plaintiffs than mere false arrest claims, which only entitle you to damages until the date of your arraignment. In malicious prosecution cases, you get damages for the hassles of being prosecuted long after the arraignment.
While a facial insufficiency conviction reversal is all well and good if you want to erase the conviction from your record, it is not enough to bring a malicious prosecution claim. The Court of Appeals (Pooler, Parker and Livingston) says: "When an arrest is dismissed on the grounds of legal insufficiency, ... rather than pure innocence, courts have found that the was not a termination in favor of the plaintiff."
Employees have little if any bargaining power when they begin a new job, so when the employer makes them agree to certain limitations on their right to sue them, most employees go along with it, either not giving it much thought or never thinking in a million years that they might have to sue their employers.
The case is Patterson v. Raymour Furniture, a summary order decided on September 14. When Patterson began working for Raymours, she agreed in writing that she would participate in the Employment Arbitration Program, which says all claims go straight to arbitration and there are no class actions. So, here is the issue on appeal:
Whether EAP's prohibition of class or collective adjudication of work-related claims illegally restricts employees' substantive rights under the National Labor Relations Act and the Norris-LaGuardia Act and is unenforceable under the Federal Arbitration Act.
This is a legal issue that only a labor lawyer can love, but it can affect anyone, even you. This is so because if you have a potential case that is not worth much and you've waived the right to bring a class action that can make the lawsuit more worthwhile for a lawyer who does not have the time or resources to handle a small case, then you are out of luck and there is no lawsuit.
While the National Labor Relations Board has frowned upon waivers like this one, the Circuit courts are split on its legality. Does this mean the Second Circuit can go its own way? Yes, but it can't because the Court of Appeals has already resolved this issue. Referencing decisions from other Circuits, the Second Circuit (Lynch, Carney and Hellerstein [D.J.]) says: "If we were writing on a clean slate, we might well be persuaded, for the reasons forcefully stated in Chief Judge Wood's and Chief Judge Thomas's opinions in Lewis and Morris, to join the Seventh and Ninth Circuits and hold that the EAP's waiver of collective action is unenforceable. But we are bound by our Court's decision in Sutherland v. Ernst & Young LLP, 726 F.3d 290 (2d Cir. 2013), which aligns our Circuit on the other side of the split."
One panel of the Court of Appeals cannot overturn a prior Second Circuit decision. Once three judges decide an issue, that case remains the law of the Circuit until the Supreme Court weighs in. That could happen here. The panel in this case notes that other Circuits have split on this issue. That makes the issue ripe for Supreme Court intervention.
How far does New York's anti-felony retaliation statute reach?
Did you know it is illegal in New York to fire someone (or refuse to hire them) because of his criminal conviction? The State Executive Law spells this out. Unless the conviction hits too close to home -- for example, an embezzler can't work as the comptroller somewhere -- the convict is entitled to a second chance.
The case is Griffin v. Sirva, Inc., decided on August 30. Plaintiffs worked for Astro Moving and Storage, who terminated their employment after discovering their prior convictions through a background check. Astro provides certain moving and storage services for Allied Van Lines. Sirva Worldwide is the parent company of North American Van Lines, the parent company of Allied. Astro is not a party to this case. Instead, Astro had signed a contract with Allied Van Lines prohibiting anyone convicted of certain crimes from working on Allied jobs. Plaintiffs say that Allied and Sirva, Inc., are Astro's parent and are therefore liable under New York law.
The question here is whether Allied and Sirva can be held liable for Astro's termination of plaintiffs. This is a complicated area under state law. One issue is whether the provision prohibiting felony discrimination limits liability only to the plaintiff's "employer." If so, another issue is how to determine if an entity is the plaintiff's "employer" under the statute. And what about "aider and abettor" liability under the statute? How does that play into this? Put broadly, how far does the law reach when someone is fired for his criminal record? And how many defendants can the plaintiff sue that have a contractual relationship with his immediate employer?
The law is not clear in this area. The Court of Appeals (Pooler, Hall and Carney) go through the statute and employer "single employer" liability principles as well as the "aiding and abetting" provision under the Human Rights Law before throwing up its hands and certifying this issue for the New York State Court of Appeals, which is able to issue a definitive ruling on these issues.
Ever since the Supreme Court said in the Iqbal ruling in 2009 that trial courts must dismiss lawsuits that have conclusory or implausible facts, we have seen case after case cheerfully dismissed because the complaint does not have enough factual allegations.
The case is Marcus v. Leviton Manufacturing Co., a summary order decided on September 2. Marcus sues for age discrimination. After running through the usual boilerplate about how lawsuits must plead facts that give plausible support for the allegations, the Court of Appeals (Walker, Chin and Lohier) notes that plaintiff "alleges that the defendant was attempting to get 'younger' by terminating older employees and replacing them with younger ones." But, the Court says, the complaint "is nearly bereft of any specific facts to support this conclusion" and it merely provides a single name without dates, ages or reasons for the termination of other employees. This will not cut it under Iqbal.
Also, while plaintiff says his termination for yelling and using profanity was a pretext as two younger employees used profanity but were not disciplined, the complaint does not say whether these employees were similarly-situated. Nor does the complaint cite the specifics of their conduct. The Complaint also provides no details about the younger and less experienced person who replaced Marcus. "Without more, the mere fact that an older employee was replaced by a younger one does not plausibly indicate discriminatory motive."
Maybe there was a case here, but the Complaint does not give the Court a reason to think so, at least not under the Iqbal pleading standards. The case might have survived a motion to dismiss under the pre-Iqbal rules. But the world has changed, and lawsuits need more specifics than ever before. So here is a pleading tip: put everything (or nearly everything) you know about the case into the Complaint. The more detail, the better. Iqbal compels it.
Sometimes the bad guy goes free. In this case, the Court of Appeals reluctantly says the police overreached in searching a motorist who was connected with a robbery conspiracy. The Court says it had no choice; the Fourth Amendment compels this result.
The case is United States v. Cunningham, decided on August 31. Defendant hung around some bad people. A few months after they committed a heinous robbery, the police stopped defendant's car as he was on his way to commit another robbery. Defendant was driving with a guy named Scott when they ran a red light. The police approached the car. This is what they saw: Defendant's arm was moving up and down in the middle console area. When the police approached, defendant was talking on his cellphone and would not put it down when the police told him to do so. Defendant then fumbled around the console looking for his license and registration. Eventually, pursuant to the policeman's directive, defendant exited the car. Defendant was frisked, and a legal pocketknife turned up on his person. The other officer saw Scott's body move "too far left into the middle area [of the car] where you would not be seated." As one of the officers continued his search of the car, defendant became fidgety and repeatedly looked over his shoulder. The police eventually found illegal weapons in the car.
The weapons are suppressed, the Court of Appeals (Lohier, Calabresi and Lynch) holds, reversing the district court, which upheld the search. The Second Circuit feels bad about this, noting its high regard for the trial judge. But the law is the law. Under Supreme Court authority, the police may search a stopped vehicle upon "a reasonable belief based on specific and articulable facts which, taken together with the rational inferences from those facts, reasonably warrant to officers in believing that the suspect is dangerous and the suspect may gain immediate control of weapons." This is like a Terry stop (or a "stop and frisk") on the highway.
The defendant and his passenger may have acted a little strange, but there was not enough "reasonable and articulable suspicion of danger justifying the search of Cunningham's car as protective." While the Court of Appeals suspects the defendant and Scott "were hiding something and up to no good," that does not mean the police have the right to search the vehicle. As for the funny arm movements, "We are hard pressed to see how a driver in a high crime area in the Bronx (or anywhere else, for that matter) moving his right arm and hand around the center console to retrieve a smartphone can reasonably suggest that danger lurks any more than a suburban father or mother reaching for a smartphone from the center console after a traffic stop to call a spouse or relative could be considered dangerous." As for defendant's delayed reaction to the officer's initial directives, while a little fishy, it was not enough to show defendant was dangerous. And Scott's contorted seating position was also insufficient to prove he was hiding something dangerous.
The Court of Appeals is repeatedly apologetic about this holding, even offering a hypothetical about two women or businessmen acting as defendant and Scott did. "Virtually everyone will agree that the police officer under those circumstances would have overstepped if they conducted a protective search of the passenger compartment on the ground that the women (or the businessmen) were dangerous and might gain immediate control of a weapon."
How not to investigate a sexual harassment complaint
This case reminds us that when an employee complains about sexual harassment, management has to stop everything and take it seriously. If management fails to do so, the plaintiff can sue her employer under Title VII. The case also says for the first time that "Cat's Paw" liability can apply when the antagonist is a co-worker and not just a supervisor.
The case is Vasquez v. Empress Ambulance Service, Inc., decided on August 29. After plaintiff rebuffed Gray's repeated sexual advances, she reported the harassment to management. Gray found out about the complaint and immediately presented management with forged text messages and questionable photographs that made it look like he and plaintiff had been romantically involved and that she had sexually harassed him. Management took Gray's word for it and did not investigate any further, refusing plaintiff's attempts to place Gray's "evidence" in context. She was fired shortly thereafter.
This is not how we investigate sexual harassment claims. Any HR representative will tell you that management should hear out all sides and not simply ignore the victim's evidence. The question here is whether the employer can be held liable under Title VII. Under the Cat's Paw theory of liability that the Supreme Court adopted a few years ago, if the decisionmaker is unwittingly influenced by a discriminatory supervisor who wants the employer to terminate the plaintiff, then the employer is liable if the bad guy influenced the decision. (If you want to know where the Cat's Paw terminology came from, Google it. Judges like to repeat the fable from which it derives, which makes it probably the most commonly-referenced Aesop's fable in the federal judiciary).
In this case, management argues that it was the co-worker and not management that had committed the discriminatory acts against plaintiff, and that the Cat's Paw theory therefore cannot not apply. The Second Circuit (Walker, Calabresi and Hall) disagrees, holding that "Assuming that Empress knew or should have known of Gray's retaliatory animus, the fact that 'Gray was nothing more than . . . a low-level employee with no supervisory or management authority,' cannot shield Empress from answering for Gray's conduct because Empress's own negligence provides an independent basis, under Ellerth and agency law, to treat Gray as Empress's agent and hold Empress accountable for his unlawful intent." (Ellerth is the Supreme Court case that says management is liable for supervisory sexual harassment if it fails to take the harassment complaint seriously). In addition, the Court says, "Such a negligence-based approach to 'cat's paw' liability, moreover, fully comports with established Title VII caselaw in our Circuit requiring that a biased non-decisionmaker play a 'meaningful role' in an adverse employment decision for the unbiased decisionmaker to be culpable." Put another way,
Empress's alleged negligence—in crediting Gray's accusations to the exclusion of all other evidence, and specifically declining to examine contrary evidence tendered by Vasquez, when it knew or, with reasonable investigation, should have known of Gray's retaliatory animus—caused Gray's accusations to form the sole basis for Empress's decision to terminate Vasquez. Thus, as a result of Empress's negligence, Gray achieved a "meaningful," and indeed decisive, role in Vasquez's termination. Put differently, while Gray might, on other facts, have played no greater part than that of a mere "informant" or "witness at a bench trial," who simply offered information for the decisionmaker's examination, on the facts before us, viewed in the light most favorable to Vasquez, Gray became the entire case against Vasquez when Empress negligently chose to credit his, and only his, account. | commoncrawl | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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BkiUbpTxK7Tt52mM7qc0 | Twins vs. Tigers MLB Pick – August 31st
The Detroit Tigers got off to a beginning as the Twins put 4 runs around the Tigers. Edwin Jackson has experienced a dead arm out there this season. He would be a Jay right now if he still had a viable arm.
Credit the Tigers' crime for responding in the bottom half of the inning with two runs, yet this team has had to come out of just about every match this season. Each unit on the Tigers was abysmal this season. The majority of it isn't any fault of their own.
The offense is young and inexperienced, with an aging and crushed up Miguel Cabrera. Cabrera has had contact numbers that are good this year, but there has not much capacity to talk of. The Tigers are not able to do anything with that contract. He's likely to be more until the conclusion of his career in Detroit. They emptied out their contracts , but adhered with Cabrera and Jordan Zimmermann.
The Tigers fell on the season. Embarrassing hope for the simple fact that these terrible results were expected. They have a very clear path to the first overall choice in the draft, and which can be very good for a group in their position.
A good deal of their potential success will probably likely be dictated by Casey Mize's growth. Mize has the potential to be an All-Star, but he didn't look the same in the minors since an injury. As far as if it's worried, the Tigers will turn into Matt Boyd.
Boyd was one of the options that are better in the rotation this year. On the opposing side, the Twins will counter with former Ranger. Get our free Twins vs. Tigers pick and the remainder of the writeup below.
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There has not been an ace in the rotation for the Tigers this season. That role was assumed to appeal to Michael Fulmer, but he has not been able to acquire on the hill due to an injury. By default, the"genius" role on the Tigers goes to Boyd. The fact that Boyd is the No. 1 man in the spinning proceeds to show how bad this group is.
Boyd enters Saturday with a 4.47 ERA in 159 innings of work. That is not exactly what you would like to see from the top guy. Boyd would be a great choice in the backend of a strong spinning, but there is a whole lot of strain on him as No. 1 on the Tigers. He has been unable to get into a groove and has gotten wacked lately. Boyd posted an ERA of all 6.87 in his last 3 outings. The major issue for him has become the heavy ball, as he let 6 of them from 18.1 innings.
He has permitted at least five earned runs in three out of the four previous excursions. The Twins are a team who know how to hit the ball, so Boyd may run into problems here. Minnesota are 1st at the majors with 1.96 home runs hit per game. They're also 1st in runs per game. The Twins have hit on 7 balls and scored 22 runs at on Boyd. They have been mauling lefties in a clip of .286 in 2019, therefore the runs should continue to come Saturday to get Minnesota.
Perez has been rolling with the ERA of 2.12 in his past three contests. He hasn't allowed more than two runs in a start since August 7th from the Braves. That's the Braves and that is actually the Tigers. The crimes aren't on exactly the spectrum. Perez has been slightly better on the street in 2019, submitting a 4.30 ERA in comparison with a 4.70 ERA in the home.
The difference has been Globe Life Park, where Perez has allowed 13 home runs as opposed to only 5 to the street. Perez should prefer Comerica Park's friendly pitcher dimensions. Look at the Twins for another win on the Tigers. After all, this cost is a thing.
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BkiUf-7xK0zjCsHedaS9 | commentary, discipline policies
January 19 — 5:01 pm, 2018
Another Obama-era initiative under attack: Equity in school discipline
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In 2012, following the lead of other school districts across the country, the School District of Philadelphia wisely began rethinking its punitive, zero-tolerance approach to discipline. One component of this changing approach has been a scaling-back of the widespread use of out-of-school suspensions.
That shift has recently run into opposition from outside sources. In December, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute published "The Academic and Behavioral Consequences of Discipline Reform: Evidence from Philadelphia," arguing that reduced suspensions were harming "the rule-abiding majority."
This was followed by an op-ed in the Inquirer and an article in The 74, both written by conservative polemicist Max Eden of the Manhattan Institute, who cherrypicks and manipulates data to make the sensational claim that this one policy change has caused a "school climate catastrophe" in Philadelphia. Eden, a booster of U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' and an advocate of deregulation of charter schools, has lately been crusading for a reversal of the Obama administration policies on school discipline that redressed bias against students of color and students with disabilities.
DeVos has not yet overturned the Obama guidelines, but this month, Breitbart News also urged her to do so, attacking what they pejoratively refer to as the "Obama-era 'Black Lives Matter' school discipline policy."
Unfortunately, the bias against black lives in school discipline is very real: in Philadelphia, black students are three times more likely to be suspended than white students. And research demonstrates that the racial disparities in suspension rates are not caused by different rates of misbehavior among black students. Most suspensions are doled out to students for nonviolent and subjective offenses like "misbehavior" or insubordination – inviting racial bias. Alarmingly, students as young as pre-kindergarten are targeted for this discipline that excludes them from school.
Suspensions have been proven to be an ineffective deterrent to student misbehavior, and they result in significant lost instructional time. Suspended students are more likely to engage in delinquent behavior and drop out of school. Even non-suspended students at schools that overly rely on suspensions have worse academic outcomes.
The Fordham report and Eden's claim of a Philadelphia "catastrophe" both rely on two studies by researchers Matthew Steinberg of the University of Pennsylvania and Johanna Lacoe of Mathematica Policy Research. They examined the impact of a 2012 change in the School District's Code of Student Conduct, which discouraged suspensions for nonviolent offenses and gave principals more discretion than zero-tolerance policies had allowed.
Steinberg and Lacoe – unlike Eden – did not speak of a "school climate crisis." In fact, they found that attendance and academic achievement improved for students who otherwise would have been suspended but for the reforms. Where schools eliminated suspensions for nonviolent offenses, Steinberg and Lacoe also found "no adverse academic or attendance consequences" for "well-behaved" peers at these schools.
However, few District schools achieved full compliance; nearly a quarter did not implement the policy changes at all. Even though the reforms were directed at eliminating exclusionary discipline practices that disproportionately harm students of color, the schools that failed to implement the reforms were ones that served mostly black students. Thus, although it is true that, by Steinberg and Lacoe's metrics, school climate did not improve in these schools, it was not because of policy reform – because no such reform actually occurred. Schools that fully reformed their practices saw not only benefits to students who were previously suspended under zero tolerance, but also no harm to their peers.
Furthermore, what these researchers and critics all failed to point out is what was happening to Philadelphia's schools during the period studied: an unprecedented and catastrophic lack of resources. Devastating cuts in state funding, exacerbated by unchecked charter expansion, created a school resource crisis that ravaged District schools. The system was also reeling from a school-closing plan that threatened one-quarter of District schools and ultimately shuttered 30 of them. Philadelphia schools were hammered by this perfect storm just as the new discipline code kicked in. In 2014, facing a school year without counselors, nurses, arts programming, and sports at many schools, Superintendent William Hite lamented that his schools were becoming "empty shells." Cuts continued through the 2015-16 school year, exacerbated by teacher vacancies and a dysfunctional substitute-teacher system. It is no surprise that school climate suffered and effective implementation of discipline policies faltered during this turbulent period.
Thanks to boosts in city and state support, Philadelphia has now begun to reinvest in its schools, bringing back counselors and nurses, adding social workers, and reaching new contract agreements with school employees. With more schools achieving some stability, now is the time to implement critically needed measures to improve school climate, including alternatives to out-of-school suspensions.
The District has already banned kindergarten suspensions and has announced plans to extend that ban through 2nd grade next fall for nonviolent offenses. It is imperative that the District follow through on this commitment, which still must be formalized through a resolution by the School Reform Commission.
Districts and states nationally have recognized that suspending our youngest learners is a harmful, discriminatory, and ineffective way to manage classrooms and prepare students for success. Just last month, Pittsburgh banned the use of suspensions for PreK-2nd grade students for nonviolent offenses. Cities such as Houston, Seattle, and Minneapolis and states such as New Jersey, Connecticut, California, and Texas have all said no to suspensions for young students.
It's time for Philadelphia and Pennsylvania to follow suit. Let's stop hurting kids by suspending them and back up these policies by reinvesting in positive supports for students.
Deborah Gordon Klehr is executive director of the Education Law Center. | commoncrawl | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
BkiUdig5qhDBPRyD_Nwq | Swede jailed for child rape 24 years ago in groundbreaking court case
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The man raped the girl in this forest near Gothenburg over 24 years ago. Photo: Björn Larsson Rosvall/TT
A man has been jailed for attacking and raping an eight-year-old girl on her way home from school 24 years ago, after a law change in how police can use DNA linked him to the scene.
The girl had been cycling home from school when she was assaulted and raped by a man in a forest in Billdal, Gothenburg, in September 1995.
It was only earlier this year, 24 years after the crime took place, that the 58-year-old was detained on suspicion of the rape. This followed a so-called 'family search' in the police DNA register, linking him to DNA found on the girl's jumper at the time.
This search was made possible after a law change that came into effect on January 1st this year. It means that DNA traces found at crime scenes can sometimes be used to track down close relatives of possible suspects, something police were previously unable to do.
In the first sentence of its kind since the change, Gothenburg District Court on Tuesday found the man guilty of aggravated rape and sentenced him to six years in jail, according to court documents seen by The Local.
The court wrote it found no reason to doubt that the 58-year-old, who denied the allegations during the trial, was the same rapist whose sperm was found at the scene of the crime.
It added that apart from two separate DNA analyses which both strongly indicated he was the perpetrator, his behaviour when initially approached by police was suspicious.
Police originally found more than 20 profiles that closely matched that of the perpetrator when they scoured their database for the DNA. When officers contacted the 58-year-old for a DNA sample in order to rule him out as a potential suspect he refused to let himself be tested.
A prosecutor then approved a search warrant, but when the man became aware that police were still looking for him, he brought his children to their mother's house and "made himself unavailable", wrote the court.
"In an overall assessment, the district court finds it has been shown beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant is the perpetrator," it added.
It wrote that the rape ruined the victim's life and gave her serious injuries, stating that the normal punishment would be eight years in jail, but reduced it by two years because of the length of the time that had passed since the crime was committed.
The man's lawyer did not immediately say whether or not they would appeal the verdict.
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Mr Forbes - 21 May 2019 at 16:23 CEST
6 years? For raping a child? I am no conservative but that length of sentence is disgracefully short, even by Swedish standards.
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"the deepest thing in man is skin" - paul valery. I started to think about the skin as a "border" that contains us and separate us from the other, at the same time it also defines us in a way, we are our skin in the end. It is the largest human organ, it can communicate spontaneously, and it allows humans to get in touch and create relations to go beyond this separation of bodies. It is a topic that can be developed in many senses, it really fascinates me and i need to keep on working on it. Here in this serie I focused on the involuntary reflex of goose bumps, the model is laying relaxed, giving herself a cuddle, eventought it is spring outside she has goose bumps. She is offering her body in a delicate and intimate way, with modesty and without shame. Acceptance of our body give us freedom and wellness.
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BkiUdjw4dbghWo_lIYNf | This delicious easy-to-make manicotti recipe from Betty Crocker is a great make-ahead dinner idea. Keep one handy in your freezer for one of those hectic days when you are short on time and energy!
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. In an ungreased 13×9-inch baking dish, spread about 1/3 of the pasta sauce.
2. Stir together the spinach, cottage cheese, Parmesan cheese oregano and pepper. Fill the uncooked manicotti shells with the spinach mixture; place on sauce in baking dish.
3. In a medium bowl, stir together the remaining pasta sauce and water; pour evenly over the shells, covering completely. Cover and bake for 1 hour.
4. Sprinkle with the mozzarella cheese; cover and bake 15 to 20 minutes longer or until the shells are tender.
Note: You can assemble this recipe, cover and refrigerate for 24 hours before cooking; then bake as directed. Or cover tightly, label and freeze for up to 1 month; bake for about 2 hours.
Hi Emily, My friend makes Manicotti and I always thought it was so hard to make. I can follow this recipe and I like the 24 hour refrigerator thing. Thanks for sharing this today.
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BkiUfZvxK6mkyCKC3A4A | La réaction de Mannich est une méthode classique pour la préparation de bêta-aminocétones et aldéhyde (base de Mannich). C'est une étape clé dans la synthèse de nombreux produits pharmaceutiques et naturels.
La réaction de Mannich fait intervenir un aldéhyde ou une cétone énolisable, une amine secondaire, du formaldéhyde, en solution aqueuse d'acide chlorhydrique comme catalyseur. Le produit obtenu est une aminocétone formée par addition sur la cétones d'une molécule de formaldéhyde et d'une molécule d'amine.
Mécanisme de la réaction
Le mécanisme de la réaction de Mannich est détaillé ci-dessous :
Conditions de réaction
On utilise un solvant protique tel que l'éthanol, le formaldéhyde, ou le paraformaldéhyde car cela favorise l'équilibre de la réaction.
La base obtenue est un solide blanc.
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BkiUfaXxK4sA-5Y3uj_m | Harrogate Council appove outline planning for extension of Harrogate Spring Water
The Harrogate Borough Council Planning Committee have agreed to the approval of outline planning by Harrogate Spring Water.
This is the first stage in the approval of the development with the proposals now due to return to the committee in due course for full approval.
Harrogate Spring Water are looking to expand their production capabilities of their current site on Harlow Moor Road in Harrogate. The site sits adjacent the Pinewoods and they are looking to expand to the rear of the site into the Rotary Woods.
Both the current site and proposed extension site is owned by Harrogate Borough Council.
Under EU regulation, Harrogate Spring has a need to bottle at source. The present facility receives unformed bottles, processes the bottles and fills with water. The site works closely with a distribution hub in Leeds, so that all water is taken to the hub before distribution. This makes Harrogate a production facility as against a storage or distribution facility. The new facility would expand the production facility and in essence be more of what is currently there now.
The Pinewoods Conservation Group (PCG) made legal representation before the meeting. They raised concerns that there had not been adequate consideration of the area being an Asset of Community Value.
Harrogate Borough Council countered this claim and said that there had been consideration, although it was not clearly shown in the reports.
Speaking against the plans were Tony Knowles of the Harrogate Rotary Club, Jemima Parker, Chair, Zero Carbon Harrogate and Councillor Siddons on behalf of the Harlow and Pannel Ash residents association.
Speaking for the application was James Cain, Managing Director of Harrogate Water and his representative Stewart Atkinson.
Cllr Jim Clarke indicated to the meeting that he was affiliated to the Pinewoods Conservation Group and would therefore not take part in the vote. He commented that the area had been "under almost continual attack since he had become a Councillor" and that it was "particularly important to keep special landscape areas such as this". He concluded by saying "that it was important to have a successful business but not at the cost this area and what makes it special"
Tony Knowles of Harrogate Rotary said that the issue needed to be considered on a legal, environmental and moral basis. He made not that Denton's (PCG legal representation) still believe the application is flawed on the grounds of being a community asset. There was also mention on the 1400 trees in the current site that would be replanted.
Jemima Parker, Chair, Zero Carbon Harrogate said that the development was not a sustainable development and would have a negative impact to climate change.
Cllr Siddons spoke that little importance had been given to the area and that was the same for other areas in the town.
Credit was given to Harrogate Spring Water in the development of the business and the importance of the brand to Harrogate.
James Cain of Harrogate Spring Water spoke to the committee about the need to bottle at source and that they work hard to be a good neighbour. He explained about the Harrogate plant being production rather storage for the business.
The committee voted unanimously to approve the outline planning application.
There are now two development options on the table, one that uses a large window to show the workings of the new factory and another that is a more hidden development. Both options retain a footpath from the Iron Gates fields to the Pinewoods, along with an area of undeveloped land (100metre x 55 metres)
James Cain, Managing Director of Harrogate Spring Water said: We're delighted with the unanimous decision yesterday, which shall ensure the safeguarding of our business future as we invest to grow and support our customers. This has been a very considered application, one which has left no stone unturned in its assessment and involving much public consultation. We now look forward to working with the PCG to ensure how best to execute our plans and develop our premises whilst ensuring our natural environment remains protected. We thank everybody for their overwhelming support as we proudly continue to put brand Harrogate on a global platform.
Neil Hind, Chair of the Pinewoods Conservation Group said: Although we are obviously disappointed with the decision of the planning committee to approve the development, we were pleased that our additional legal pressure resulted in the correct emphasis being placed on the lands "Asset of Community Value" status. It was also very encouraging to see the number of conditions being placed on the approval, including the promise of a net gain in trees for the area as confirmed in the meeting.
We will look forward to working with both Harrogate Council and Harrogate Spring Water on the next steps of the project. Our continued involvement will help ensure that the various conditions are met in full and that any further environmental impact will be minimised.
Stephen Ashworth from Dentons UKMEA LLP said: We were happy to be able to support the Pinewoods Conservation Group with this difficult area of law. Although the shortcomings in the report were noted by the planning committee it is not clear that they were properly and fully addressed – not least the failure to consider any mitigation of the harmful effects. We will be advising the group on their options and supporting them through the disposal process to ensure the legislation is followed.
Jemima Parker, Chair, Zero Carbon Harrogate said: It's disappointing that permission has been given to destroy hundreds of trees planted to capture our local carbon emissions and which improve our local air quality. It would be a great gesture if Harrogate Spring Water could buy a new piece of land for a community woodland to compensate for the loss and offset the emissions from their business.
Terry Knowles from Harrogate Rotary Club
There seem to me to be three main issues at stake, Legal, Environmental and Moral.
On the legal front, you should have received a letter from Dentons, a firm of lawyers who specialise in the Localism Act., sent to Mr Williams yesterday, in which the status of the Rotary Centenary Wood site as an Asset of Community Value (ACV) is clearly set out. Their view is that the planning report in front of you is flawed, and is open to challenge in its current form. With an ever increasing population, and development all around either happening now. about to happen, or proposed in the new local plan, the Council should not be thinking of losing a 4 acre site of this status.
The environmental argument speaks for itself. I went up to check yesterday and counted over 1400 trees on the site plus a further 200 plus which form the present screen on the Bottling Plant land that they were obliged to plant as part of the original planning requirement. I was told that Harrogate Spring Water would be prepared to remove all the trees and plant them elsewhere if they were given permission to extend. Really?
How can Harrogate ever participate again in Harrogate in Bloom, which has featured this wood on several occasions in the past? I know – I was there with the judges. Will they be taken there again to show how much the Council thinks of the environment when it puts commercial profit above the environment? They would completely lose their credibility. And please do not forget the wild orchids and other wild life that benefits from the wood.
The Moral Argument was that the Rotary Club of Harrogate was asked to form the Pinewoods Conservation Group in 2002. I was its chairman for 3 years when we changed its status to a charity, and obtained a lot of funding through that status that the Council could not. Rotary has planted over 20,000 trees in Nidderdale and Harrogate, over 100,000 daffodil bulbs along road such as the Wetherby Road, Milton Way and The Pinewoods, thousands of crocus bulbs, hundreds of Trees in Memoriam allowing the Council to plant a second row of trees on The Stray and costing them nothing to do it. The Rotary Centenary Wood was planted in 2005 and was the Council's 'thank you' to Rotary. To me a legacy for
both my work in supervising for 15 years what has been done, and to Rotary for allowing me to do it. Hundreds of children have been involved in this environmental work from every school in Harrogate, and probably thousands of teenagers at the Army Foundation College have planted trees over the years, Horticap and Open Country also.
Are there no alternatives? Could not the factory be extended sideways using part of the very wet land, no use to anyone as an amenity instead? Does the extension have to be so large? Are there operations within the factory that could be done elsewhere?
Harrogate's reputation has been built on its origins as a Spa Town and enhanced by its marvellous Conference facilities and hotels, and its wonderful companies like Betty's and Taylors. It is not environmentally friendly to bottle a product readily available at the turn of a tap, transport it over large distances, and put it in bottles which are not even biodegradable. Why is this being done here? Harrogate Spring Water needs the name of Harrogate much more than Harrogate needs Harrogate Spring Water. Please remember that when considering this matter.
Zero Carbon Harrogate Report
I am the chair of Zero Carbon Harrogate – a community group established to promote local initiatives in the district to mitigate climate change and stimulate transition to a thriving low carbon economy.
I have submitted an objection to the proposed development. We do not consider the proposed development to be sustainable as it necessarily means the destruction of maturing woodland which is part of an Asset of Community Value.
You will hear from others that the status of the land as an Asset of Community Value has not been taken properly into account as a material consideration. What I would like to add is that the development also, in our view, has a negative impact on the Council's contribution to climate change. Maturing woodland, like the area under consideration, has the greatest impact in carbon sequestration.
The Council's climate change policy is to aim "to cut the district's carbon dioxide emissions by 40% by 2020", in line with national government targets.
The Council's Trees and Woodlands Policy 2016-2021 is to:
"facilitate an increasing tree population within the Harrogate district, in order to reduce atmospheric carbon via capture and storage (sequestration) and mitigate climate change locally. "
The current development fails both these objectives substantively.
If however you are minded to grant the application then appropriate mitigation should be added to the proposed planning conditions imposed:
to provide a replacement area for woodland; and
the replacement planting and thereafter management of replacement trees.
Harrogate Borough Council
Harrogate Spring Water
Pinewoods
Richard Moss says:
10 May 2017 at 1:37pm
Will the general public have the chance to see how the water is extracted from the springs before and after the build? Be a great opportunity for HSW to show the Harrogate residents the procedure of extracting the spring water from the springs. A tour would be a nice opportunity for us.
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BkiUc8HxK0wg09FXVbwD | Ham and Cheese Biscuits are light and tender with little bits of ham and cheese baked right in. They are great for using that last little bit of leftover Easter or Christmas ham.
This Ham and Cheese Biscuit recipe is so easy and mess free to make. They are drop biscuits made with Bisquick and they only take a few minutes to make.
I know some southerners would never consider making biscuits with Bisquick. But I think if you don't have any self-rising White Lily flour on hand, it is the next best thing.
Ham and Cheese Biscuits make a very popular addition to brunch and they're even great as a stand alone breakfast. After baking they are brushed with melted butter mixed with garlic powder for added flavor. Slice them in half and add some scrambled egg for and out of this world breakfast sandwich.
The salty bits of ham and a little gooey cheddar cheese really take these biscuits over the top. And if you like sweet and salty foods, try slathering some strawberry jam on one of these Ham and Cheese Biscuits. Heavenly!
Ham and Cheese Biscuits are light and tender with little bits of ham and cheese baked right in. Great for using that last little bit of leftover ham.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Stir together Bisquick, cheese, and ham in a medium bowl.
Grease a 1/4 cup measuring cup with cooking spray and scoop out mounds that are a little less than 1/4 cup. You should have 7 to 8 biscuits.
Bake for about 10 minutes, or until cooked through.
Stir together melted butter and garlic powder and brush on tops of biscuits.
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These made for a great, warm lunch after a chilly hike.
I make these and freeze them individually wrapped in plastic wrap. I can pull one out, unwrap it, wrap it int a paper towel and put it into the microwave for about 30 – 35 seconds. It makes a great quick breakfast or snack. I also usually throw a little parsley into the butter that I brush on top. I usually get 11 or 12 biscuits as opposed to 7 or 8. I don't measure them. I just scoop them out with a spoon. Super easy and delicious!
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BkiUbVHxK6nrxjHy_vvM | Bishop Robert Vasa delivers pearl rosary made in Oregon to Pope John Paul II in 2004, a year before the pope died.
The Oregon rosary is on display in the Archdiocesan Museum of Saint John Paul II in Krakow.
A cake named for a saint, a pearl rosary made in Oregon – both can be found in Krakow, Poland.
Each year on May 18, I bake a special Polish cake to celebrate the birthday of Karol Wojtyla. St. John Paul II was canonized by Pope Francis three years ago.
As a boy growing up in Poland, Karol favored a cream cake called kremówka (kreh-MOOF-kah). During my search for the recipe, I discovered the cream cake has a new name. Bakeries in Krakow, and now all across Poland, call the beloved dessert Kremówka Papieska, Papal Cream Cake. And that's not my only recent discovery about new things in Krakow. Some dear friends of ours went on pilgrimage in Poland last year to visit the Archdiocesan Museum of Saint John Paul II, located on Totus Tuus Street in Krakow, when they found a special pearl rosary belonging to the pope that was handmade in Portland, Oregon, on display there. "A gift to the Holy Father for his 84th birthday," the placard said. We had often wondered what happened to that rosary, but never imagined it was on a decade-long pilgrimage, traveling from Portland to Rome, making its final stop on its pilgrimage in Poland.
"Do you think he'll eat any of those?" my husband said. Probably not, I was thinking. "How about a rosary? He gives away all those rosaries, but how many rosaries do people give him?" I said. It was settled. That weekend I began my search for 59 pearls. I was pretty nervous that an impossible task was ahead but found comfort in a quote from Mother Angelica: I want you to get good ideas, crazy ideas, extravagant ideas. Nothing is too much for the Lord — accent on the Lord. So, I prayed.
Cheryl excused herself, saying she had someone she wanted me to meet. She returned with her manager, whose last name was actually Pope, and a jeweler named Ruth, "The best pearl stringer around," Mr. Pope said, introducing his jeweler. They offered to make the rosary for us. I'd already collected enough silver spacer beads from a local bead shop and ordered a silver crucifix and medallion of Our Lady of Jasna Gora from the local Catholic gift shop, and Ruth set to work.
The completed rosary was beautiful, and it had touched the entire staff at the Tigard jewelry store. Now it was ready for a trip to Rome in the hands of Bishop Robert Vasa, Bishop of Baker at the time, who was going to Rome for his ad limina visit just in time for the pope's May birthday.
The bishop emailed us after he met with the Holy Father. "I mentioned your names as connected with Physicians or Compassionate Care and the Holy Father nodded and repeated 'Hamilton,'" Bishop Vasa wrote. And he sent pictures.
We got a thank-you card from the pope's secretary and that's the last we'd heard of it — until our friends called and said, "We found Cathy's rosary." It was in a room featuring Pope John Paul II's personal affects. Thanks to Tom Pitre and his wife Lynne we have pictures. How amazing is that?
Maybe next May we'll have Kremówka Papieska in Krakow and visit theMuseum of Saint John Paul II ourselves.
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BkiUaubxK1yAgWay2lsi | Well, I finally watched the Triplets of Belleville. For those who have not seen it, this is a French animated film about cycling, music hall singers and sinister men in black - surreal and somewhat disturbing (in a good way). No subtitles required even if you do not understand French.
There are many fascinating details in this film, but I don't want to spoil it for those who haven't watched it. Instead I just want to note one hilarious element: the caricatured cyclist's body.
Ah, the gaunt, emaciated cyclist. Sunken eyes, protruding cheekbones. Head bobbing up and down as if the straining tendons of the neck can barely support it. Hunched back and shoulders. Spaghetti arms. Non-existent waist, narrow hips... And then, suddenly - bang! An explosion of thigh muscle, bulge upon bulge, tapering at the knees before exploding again into freakishly well defined calves. I have seen such exaggerated renderings before, but none as expressively done as in this film. The half-soulful, half-dead look on Champion's face completes the archetype.
I have now met a few real-life cyclists with similar body types. They disguise it surprisingly well when wearing regular clothing, but once in lycra the leg explosion is revealed. Seeing such marvelously distorted proportions in person, I try not to stare. But it's kind of awesome, and awe-inspiring. Gives "all legs" a new meaning.
PS: You can tell it's winter, because I'm falling prey to cycling movies. Any recommendations besides the usual suspects? For now, I'll just have to live with "Belleville Rendez-Vous" stuck in my head...
Labels: films roadcycling
Premium Rush just came out on DVD. Danny McCaskill did some stunt work there.
Dan Miller February 7, 2013 at 10:01 AM
The movie isn't smart but it's fun. You just need to not think too hard about it. If you watch it with intent to snark it will be too easy and you'll feel ashamed of how mean you are.
I saw PR in a theater just a few weeks after being released from the hospital with a new hip, which was occasioned by a pickup that ran a stop sign. If I'd seen Premium Rush any earlier, I would likely have developed PTSD. Not a great movie, but a heck of a lot of fun!
The movie is an animation delight. Wonderful images and references.
resty February 6, 2013 at 11:49 PM
How about riding to a Sufferfest video and telling us your thoughts on it?
Curtis Corlew February 7, 2013 at 12:08 AM
There is no dialog, as you point out. But there is a subtitle option. I watched teh movie with it on, wondering why. Then, for just a moment, coming out of a radio was some sports announcer commenting on the tour. It was sub titled. That was it.
bostonbybike February 7, 2013 at 12:08 AM
If you look at professional track cyclists, they all are "all legs" types.
Calvin February 7, 2013 at 12:26 AM
"The Flying Scotsman" is a favorite. I particularly like the realistic portrayal of the UCI President at that time; we have seen a lot more of Hein Verbruggen since the Obree affair and his quality of character is consistent.
..... but still a fun, kind of schmaltzy cycling movie.
cyclotourist February 7, 2013 at 12:42 AM
Not cycling related, but if you liked Triplets, you may also enjoy The Illusionist. A very thoughtful and sensitive movie. Same director and animators.
Nathan February 7, 2013 at 9:38 AM
I'll second that recommendation. The Illusionist is one of the most beautifully animated films I've ever seen.
...and judging by the weather you've got coming this weekend, you will probably have time to watch each and every one of these recommendations.
GR Jim February 7, 2013 at 1:04 AM
I just watched the clip again; yup I kinda hate it. The cumulative effect of all that lewd caricature is orgiastic, defeating and ultimately fatiguing.
There is fantastic animation, but the American English-enunciated aforementioned song sticks in my craw like some dessicated ersatz Franco-experience (mixed metaphors who cares it's the web).
Too outre, not enough soul. The Fred Astaire parody was beyond insulting.
Other than that I looved it.
m e l i g r o s a February 7, 2013 at 2:05 AM
I've always wanted to know the underlying political message of this film, I can sense it is there. I just would like to hear from someone –like a grandparent or parent, good at storytelling because they were there, not because they can just simply google it– to hear it from a wiser Parisian perspective.
Quicksilver, starring Kevin Bacon!
"Any recommendations besides the usual suspects?"
Try "Mr Beans holiday" ;?)
Corey K February 7, 2013 at 2:18 AM
Fantastic! I've been telling you this for what, three years?
Bruno is my hero.
Also, Django might have been in love with Josephine Baker.
Thomas February 7, 2013 at 2:27 AM
Jules et Jim, while not a cycling movie per se, has a lovely bicycle scene in it. In fact, several French new wave and Italian neorealist films feature bicycles here and there. I Ladri di Biciclette, of course, which is not really about bicycles. But then again, neither is Breaking Away (and other films that feature bicycles) really about bicycles. Bicycles are vehicles, in a sense, in more ways than one. Triplets of Belleville looks very intriguing! The true genius of film these days is to be found in animated form, in my opinion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IB7517_ypI
This film is great! Danish, not sure if available in English. the story is hillarious acting a bit weak in some places but it does not matter at all!!
Bif February 7, 2013 at 4:20 AM
Jour De Fête (1949, French), a comedy starring Jacques Tati, as the well-meaning but inept postal carier who who stirs up all kinds of trouble on his bicycle. You won't believe what happens next!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICQSTjeeRIw
This is a GREAT film! (Tati + bicycles....how could you go wrong?)
Jour de Fete is also available in the Thomsoncolor original, you just have to figure out how to play Region 2 DVD.
I first saw this one about 1965, age 13 in the sticky collapsing seats of Chicago's great, lamented Clark Theatre, surrounded by snoring Skid Row winos, Continuous repertoire for 25 cents. Saw most of the other old ones mentioned here too, the Tati stood out. And then they reclaimed the color print. Heaven.
Bif February 8, 2013 at 8:48 PM
It's good when anonymouses agree. It is a great movie! The funny bicycle stuff is more in the latter part of movie, but the whole movie is really good. And nobody rides a roadster more upright than Tati! He's got skills! And I thought the images of post-war France late-1940s are very interesting.
Incidentally the Youtube link I provided is to the full-length movie. Sorry not the epic color version. Black and white, but good resolution.
Good 1940s photo of Tati and his bicyclette:
http://bibeim.tumblr.com/post/22317459974/jacques-tati-by-robert-doisneau
GR Jim February 8, 2013 at 10:25 PM
Tati rocks. So much better.
Modern life I'd so disassociated and pell mell, illustrated by the pell mell nature of Chomet's callow interpretation.
Tati is just so much mo better.
balaenoptera February 7, 2013 at 4:25 AM
hardihood - far, far away from cobble stone racing in B/W. it's a bit like skateboard culture and women meeting each other - on bicycle.
anyway, one of my favorites.
photogravity February 7, 2013 at 7:01 AM
While I've not had opportunity to see the movie, I did take time to watch the clip you posted from YouTube. I can see why you have that song stuck in your head and, as an admirer of Gypsy Jazz, I find it very catchy. One little part of the clip even had a caricature of Django Reinhardt! Looks like a fun movie for a cold evening.
Have you seen 2 Secondes? Best scene in a bike shop *ever*.
M. Pewthers February 7, 2013 at 11:16 AM
"Are you shopping for bicycles or are you shopping for prices?"
anniebikes February 7, 2013 at 7:20 AM
I've seen this flick no less than 6 times. See it again and again; it's amazing what you miss the first time around.
Eric Nichols February 7, 2013 at 7:31 AM
Sylvan Chomet is reportedly currently working on a prequel to the Triplets of Belleville, called Swing Popa Swing.
I love the richness of the details in that film -- including the many cycle sport caricatures and tributes: Champion grows to resemble Coppi, the other kidnapped racers have elements of Anquetil and Merckx.
My winter watch stream fest (Netflix and Hulu) of this past week-end was:
"Ride the Divide"
"Nova: Wright Brothers Flying Machine" (bike related)
"Portlandia: Bike Rider" (short clip)
Because of my daughter, I watched a movie named, "Now and Then". I think the portrayal of riding bike in this movie was the closest to my experience, both as a child and as an adult. She played it over and over.
The movie is about 12 year old girls in 1970. They travel by bike, with complete freedom to go where ever they want. Since riding the bike is not the focus of the story, it is shown as an experience of freedom and joy. I believe the movie was released in the early 1990's.
Jon Webb February 7, 2013 at 8:57 AM
I can't think of anything but the obvious ones, but here's a Polish joke to amuse you:
A man is fishing at a river. Suddenly, an Englishman emerges from the water.
"Excuse me, can you tell me how far it is to Slupsk?"
The fisherman is startled but tells him it's about three miles.
"Thank you" and then the Englishman disappears under water again.
Then the fisherman realizes he's given incorrect information. Splashing the water he shouts "Mr. Englishman! Mr. Englishman!" The Englishman emerges from the water again.
"What is it?"
"I told you wrong. It's not three miles, it's five!"
"Oh, that's all right. I'm on a bicycle."
Kirsten February 7, 2013 at 9:19 AM
We love 6 Day Bike Rider, starring Joe E. Brown. It's a 1934 film comedy about the 6 day bike races, but it's difficult to find a copy.
The usual suspects is about biking? :)
alcaphone February 7, 2013 at 10:54 AM
Did you see french movie Parpaillon? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aD2JLg3-9_M
Great, thank you! This is a better link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=TQEUuJpY3fU
Breaking Away, The Flying Scotsman, Quicksilver, American Flyers, The Bicycle Thief, Rad, Pee Wee's Big Adventure and, if you can find it, Tracks of Glory which was an Australian mini-series done in the early 1990's about Major Taylor's time racing in there in the 1890's.
John Price February 7, 2013 at 11:25 AM
Really like Triplets of Belleview. From Mamma's training of Champion to why the dog barks at trains it's a great movie. I've not seen it but I'm told The Bicycle Thief is good too.
As for pro cyclists being all legs - Not all. Check out those track cyclists known for explosive sprints. I've had the pleasure to BRIEFLY (and I do mean briefly as he left me for dust) ride with Nelson Vails. Guy's built like a football player as much as a cyclist.
Can't leave Ladri Di Biciclette out of this list. Especially with a crowd that understands "not sport, transport."
Peter February 7, 2013 at 12:04 PM
I don't remember much cycling in the Usual Suspects. I'd recommend Breaking Away. It is my favorite movie!
did i miss it? could someone list the 'obvious ones?'
Phil Miller February 7, 2013 at 1:10 PM
The Bicycle Thief - 1948.
Luis Fernandez de Cordoba February 7, 2013 at 1:14 PM
Love how the old lady manager "tunes" the bicycle wheel harmonically. Off the top of my head I can only remember Il Postino, which is not a cycling movie but the postman delivers the mail on a bike.
The Italian 'neo-realist' classic 'The Bicycle Thief' by Vittorio de Sica.
There's also "Il Postino".
One should read the Wikipedia on Pablo Neruda before watching it, or at least know who he was.
Matthew J February 7, 2013 at 2:31 PM
'Ladri di Biciclette' - in English either 'The Bicycle Thief' or 'Bicycle Thieves' is a wonderful film centered around a missing bicycle.
Spent one summer during my college years working the back order aisle at a factory about 16 miles from my dorm. My sole transportation at the time was an 80s vintage Basso. Work involved my climbing ladders all day and pushing heavy carts laden with metal doodads. Weekends my friends and I spent riding the back roads of central Illinois.
Perhaps not quite so exaggerated as the character above, but by the end of the summer my legs were definitely much more robust than the rest of me.
David Emery February 7, 2013 at 2:59 PM
Is Summer in Andalusia one of the usual suspects? I see it on some, but not all, of the lists of bike-related films.
Cyclomania, it's a movie about a love triangle with road racing as a backdrop.
I have the DVD of this movie and I never tire of it. The animation is amazing in an old world sort of way and the music is to die for. Try Caravan Palace for a more modern version of this kind of Django Reinhardt influenced Gipsy Jazz. You can find alot of this type of music in southern France. I love how the triplets go "fishing".
Big E February 7, 2013 at 3:27 PM
In no particular order...
~Stars and Water Carriers
~Pee Wee's Big Adventure
~Breaking Away
~American Flyers
~Ghislan Lambert's Bicycle
~The Bicycle Thief
~The Flying Scotsman
~Quicksilver
~Ride the Divide
~Nine Ball Diaries
anniebikes February 7, 2013 at 3:33 PM
Check out two flicks on YouTube about Mark Beaumont. Links and reviews here:
http://anniebikes.blogspot.com/2012/11/three-bike-themed-movies.html
Quincyclist February 7, 2013 at 4:20 PM
I can't remember if it is a "bicycle movie" overall, but Danny Kaye singing "Everything is Tickety-boo" in the movie Merry Andrew - here's the youtube link:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzVCahrtaWI
always brings a smile.
Bicycle Thieves (is that a usual suspect?)
Beijing Bicycle
Sam Simpson February 7, 2013 at 6:19 PM
Yay! I fell in love with your blog - with no better timing to boot!
I am currently a fairweather rider and am craving my old bike commute to work but I just can't muster up the will power to get my ass out there in the cold :S Your posts are really inspiring, maaaaybe, just maybe I'll get back on the wire donkey next week <3
http://clickingkeys.blogspot.ca/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbvwN0dreBw
Best part of the Mr Bean film.
Maggie February 7, 2013 at 7:02 PM
'The 39 Steps'. Nice cycling scene through the Scottish countryside.
Ride The Divide; follows 4-5 cyclists, one the first woman to complete the course of the the Tour Divide.
Kellie Stapleton February 7, 2013 at 7:35 PM
"Ride The Divde;" follows 4-5 riders of the Tour Divide including the first woman to complete it. Very inspiring with wonderful photography.
Jen Stark February 21, 2013 at 4:09 PM
I second this one, we just watched it this weekend. And compared to Race Across America (another film we watched recently, about the eponymous race), these guys look really sane.
cycle terror February 8, 2013 at 3:07 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YpNAKCIWt8 check this out, the first saudi arabian movie and its been shot by a woman too! Moving story about a girl who wants to ride with a boyfriend in a country where girls are not allowed to bike in public!
BMX Bandits. It launched Nicole Kidman's career.
this is super cool, I can't believe NK started in a movie like this.
Unknown February 8, 2013 at 10:24 AM
Flying Scotsman - two thumbs up.
yikesbikes February 8, 2013 at 10:34 AM
+1 for Pee Wee's Big Adventure
jeff February 8, 2013 at 10:42 AM
I suggest "Je Reste!", a frivolous French film which tries to take on the thorny subject of what can go horribly wrong in your life as a result of too much cycling. (I know, I know...)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM4ofwZxvNg
Lafarell February 8, 2013 at 1:18 PM
You must see "Le vélo de Gilain Lambert" a belgian tragy-comedy about pro cycling
Here's a fun one most people have already seen:
L'Homme Qui Vivait Sur Son Vélo !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adUayg63Uu0
Here's one most people haven't seen:
ROULE TOUJOURS
http://www.dubfilms.fr/roule_toujours.html
-vélocia
jeff February 9, 2013 at 12:10 PM
Roule Toujours is a really lovely film . I have never seen it before, thankyou for the opportunity .
reminds me of the documentary serie "strip-tease".
Matt Campbell February 9, 2013 at 1:07 AM
Not the usual suspects:
Stars and Watercarriers
A Sunday in Hell
Blood, Sweat + Gears: Racing Clean to the Tour De France
Red Light Go
Offroad to Athens
Justine Valinotti February 11, 2013 at 1:27 AM
When I saw that caricature, I thought of what Cruella De Ville might look like on a bicycle. | commoncrawl | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUax7xK6wB9k0iJUdu | Q: NTOP vs NFSEN, which one? I want to monitor Cisco's newflows.
Which one of these tools do you recommend?
A: Both will do the job. NFSEN collects NetFlow flows using the nfdump tools, NTOP collects NetFlow and sFlow flows using nProbe, which means you can collect and process flows from Cisco, Juniper, Procurve, Extreme and a number of other devices. NFSENS is pretty much a dedicated NetFlow analyses tool and if all you're looking to do is look over flows then give it a go. NTOP is much more of a general network usage analyser with a NetFlow plugin. It'll give you all sort of network statistics and enable you to look at your flows, all from a single console. I'd recommend NTOP.
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BkiUairxK03BfMLyoNr9 | Dorigo Systems, Burnaby BC-based contract manufacturers of printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs) in the Pacific Northwest, announced that Alexander Chassels has been appointed as vice president of operations.
Chassels is responsible for the day-to-day leadership of the company and play a major role in developing and delivering upon corporate vision, with a focus on increasing operational efficiency, reaching new customers and driving overall growth.
In addition to providing strategic leadership to Dorigo's staff, Chassels will also oversee the company's transition into a custom-built corporate campus measuring over 105,000 square feet. The new building will rank among the most sophisticated electronics manufacturing facilities in the country and will allow Dorigo to provide customers even greater speed, quality assurance and on-time-delivery.
Chassels joins Dorigo with more than 20-years of experience growing technology product companies through strategic design, modernization and cultural transformation. Since moving to British Columbia 15 years ago, Chassels has been an active member of the technology community, working first for Creo, Kodak, and more recently for Alpha Technologies, where he served as the VP of operations. He holds a BA in Philosophy and Chemistry from the University or Arizona. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUf5vxK6-gDz87Sksu | A national report into policing mental health suffers has been released.
20 June, 2013 in Emergency Services, Most recent, Police, West Midlands.
More dates for the city centre's premier venues.
20 June, 2013 in Comedy, Music, What's on.
A student from Coventry School of Art and Design has won first place in a national art competition.
20 June, 2013 in Books, Coventry, Most recent, Style and Design.
Birmingham Bach Choir once again demonstrate their versatility and skill with forthcoming performances of lesser known works by two great German composers.
20 June, 2013 in Music, What's on.
Today, The Public in West Bromwich welcomed its one millionth visitor.
20 June, 2013 in Art and Leisure, Most recent, West Bromwich.
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20 June, 2013 in Birmingham, Business. | c4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUdkzxaL3SufhMoYdD | AuthorVal Mcdermid
NarratorSaul Reichlin
Duration12h 47m
CategoriesAdult Fiction, Crime, Thriller and Mysteries, LGBTQ+ Literature
When psychological profiler Tony Hill comes across a series of suicides among women tormented by vicious online predators, he begins to wonder if there is more to these tragedies than meets the eye. Could it be murder? But what kind of serial killer wants his crimes to stay hidden? Tony and DCI Carol Jordan begin the hunt for the most dangerous and terrifying kind of killer - someone who has nothing to fear and nothing to lose...
Tony Hill and Carol Jordan Book 3: The Last Temptation
A twisted killer targeting psychologists has left a grisly trail across Europe. Dr Tony Hill, expert at mapping the minds of murderers, is reluctant to get involved. But then the next victim is much closer to home... Meanwhile, his former partner DCI Carol Jordan is working undercover in Berlin, on a dangerous operation to trap a millionaire traffi...
Insidious Intent
In the north of England, single women are beginning to disappear from weddings. A pattern soon becomes clear: Someone is luring the women away, only to leave the victims' bodies in their own burned-out cars in remote locations. Tony and Carol are called upon to investigate but this may be the toughest case they've ever had to face. Meanwhile, Detec...
Karen Pirie Book 2: A Darker Domain
Narrator Eilidh Fraser
1984. The miners' strike is dividing the country. In a struggling coal-mining town, the miners and their families are living at the edge of their resources. On the 14th of December, five miners break ranks to travel to Nottingham and work. For those who stay behind, this is an unforgivable betrayal. Twenty-three years later, a young woman is asking...
Tony Hill and Carol Jordan Book 5: Beneath the Bleeding
When Robbie Bishop, star midfielder for the Bradfield Vics, is poisoned by a rare and deadly toxin, profiler Dr Tony Hill and trusted colleague DCI Carol Jordan have their work cut out for them. Then a bomb explodes in the football stadium, causing massive casualties - and another man dies from poisoning. Is there a link between the cases? What are...
Narrator Chloe Massey
Kate Brannigan, feisty Manchester-based PI, is back, investigating the bizzare case of the missing conservatories. Before long she's up to her neck in crooked land deals, mortage scams, financial chicanery - and muder. But when a favour for a friend puts Kate's own life in danger, bizzare is not the first word she thinks of.
Tony Hill and Carol Jordan Book 7: The Retribution
There is one serial killer who has shaped police profiler Tony Hill's life. One serial killer who has the power to chill him to the bone: Jacko Vance. And now Jacko is back. Even more twisted and cunning than ever before, he is focused on wreaking revenge. Tony doesn't know when Jacko will strike, or where. All he knows is that Jacko will cause him...
Tony Hill and Carol Jordan Book 6: Fever of the Bone
Meet Tony Hill's most twisted adversary - a killer with a shopping list of victims, driven by the most perverted of desires. The murder and mutilation of teenager Jennifer Maidment is horrific enough on its own. But it's not long before Tony realises it's just the start of a brutal and ruthless campaign that's targeting an apparently unconnected gr...
Tony Hill and Carol Jordan Book 4: The Torment of Others
A dead girl lies on a blood-soaked mattress, her limbs spread in a parody of ecstasy. The scene matches a series of murders which ended with the conviction of Derek Tyler. But Tyler's been locked up in a mental institution for two years, barely speaking a word. Criminal psychologist Dr Tony Hill thinks this is not a copycat murder but something muc...
Tony Hill and Carol Jordan Book 2: The Wire In the Blood
Young girls are disappearing around the country, and there is nothing to connect them to one another. Dr Tony Hill sets his team an exercise: they are given the details and asked to discover links between the cases. Only one officer comes up with a theory that is ridiculed... until one of their own is murdered. For Tony Hill, the murder becomes a m...
Karen Pirie Book 4: Out of Bounds
Narrator Kathleen Mccarron
A stunning new cold case novel from internationally bestselling crime writer Val McDermid about a car crash that opens up an unsolved murder from decades before Internationally bestselling author Val McDermid is one of our finest crime writers, whose gripping, impeccably plotted novels have garnered millions of readers worldwide. In her latest, Out... | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUe_Q4uzqgBiM9K6Nh | What do Beavers get up to? You can find out for yourself by visiting the UK Beavers Site.
We have two Beaver Colonies meeting on a Monday and Wednesday.
The Beaver Scout section is open to boys and girls aged 5 ¾ to 8 years old and we offer a wide range of activities for the young people. Beavers take part in a balanced programme that helps them to learn about themselves, get to know other people, explore the world around them, help other people and be creative.
The 46th Beaver Colony currently has about 55 Beavers over the two nights comprising of both male and female Beavers as well as a dedicated team of Adult Leaders and Young Leaders. We undertake various activities in our Scout Centre and occasionally further afield. We also hold indoor sleepovers either in our Scout Centre or in the George Smith Centre at Templars' Park. Our weekly programme is geared around Beaver Activity and Challenge badges (more information on these can be found at the UK Beaver Site – link above).
Over the course of a term we aim to provide a programme that leads to at least one activity badge and work towards a challenge award. We also aim to hold one sleepover each term.
So, what do we do? Beavers is all about having fun. We do this by playing games, making things, going on visits or having people visit us, holding sleepovers and undertaking outdoor activities (such as treasure hunts and welly walks). We try to give the Beavers a little bit of independence away from Mum and Dad and help to give them a bit of self-confidence. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUc3_xK1ThhCdy8CTe | James H. Hada earned his Bachelor of Arts in History from Northwestern University in 1986. He earned his Juris Doctorate in 1989 from St. Mary's University School of Law. Since graduating from law school, has served as general counsel for a number of industrial companies, and as a partner in several prestigious litigation firms. He focuses his practice primarily on personal injury litigation, product liability cases, trucking cases, drilling rig injury cases, workplace injuries, automotive and tire defect litigation, admiralty cases, environmental cases as well as commercial litigation cases.
Mr. Hada is currently licensed to practice in the state courts of Texas, New Mexico and Florida and before the United States District Courts in the Northern, Eastern, Western, and Southern Districts of Texas; United States District Court of New Mexico; United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. Mr. Hada is board certified by the Texas Board of Specialization in Personal Injury Trial Law.
For skilled and ethical representation, contact Attorney Hada today at (877) 631-9965 or submit our online contact form. | c4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUcOvxK6wB9lIs7-60 | Eric M. Schorr joined Sessions, Fishman, Nathan & Israel, L.L.C. in 2002, and he practices primarily in the areas of Trusts, Estate Planning and Probate. Mr. Schorr is certified by the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization as a Specialist in Estate Planning and Estate Administration. He advises clients in all aspects of estate planning, estate administration and Medicaid planning, and he is recognized as an authority in the rapidly growing area of Special Needs Trusts. He is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the New Orleans Estate Planning Council and the Partnership for Philanthropic Planning.
Mr. Schorr received his undergraduate degree from Tulane University and his Juris Doctor from the Loyola University School of Law, where he served on the editorial board of the Loyola University Journal of Public Interest Law as Articles Editor. Mr. Schorr has received several awards for Law Excellence in the areas of Federal Taxation of Wealth Transmission and Federal Income Taxation. He is approved as a Dispute Resolution Arbitrator by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and frequently serves on arbitration panels deciding cases of securities law violation and broker/dealer misconduct.
Mr. Schorr is a member of the New Orleans, Louisiana State, American and Federal Bar Associations, and is admitted to practice before all Louisiana State and Federal Courts, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. | c4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUfJbxK6EuNCwyxDgE | Remote telecasts would become one of the biggest elements of TCN's success, particularly sporting events. Ch. 9 pioneered many technical achievements in the early years of television productions when technology was in its infancy. The station was hungry to establish itself as the leader in all forms of television from entertainment through to news.
In 1959 QANTAS announced the arrival of the latest aircraft of its fleet for international travel the Boeing 707.
It was a big event. It was a big plane. Ch 9 televised live its arrival. Great anticipation was felt by both the televison crew and the assembled masses of its arrival. It was a history making event.
Close to 60,000 spectators turned out to witness the historical event.
The association with Ampol influenced the televising of the first Ampol round Australia car trial. The previous years, from 1953, were sponsored by Redex.
.....broadcast live, for some two hours. This type of program would became very popular with the viewing audience.
All the networks were aware of the value of live sporting events and the need to not let opposition stations get an advantage over you. The program guide carried the unique situation of all three stations covering the same event.
This photo is of that 1957 All Blacks rugby game at the Sydney Cricket Ground . All three channels 2, 7 & 9 provided their own facilities and commentary for the match.
However there were times when we collaborated with the other networks. Golf tournaments in the early years were difficult to do with just three cameras. We would hire the other channel's OB vans and crew to do a nine to twelve camera coverage.
Channel 9 would become the master control van with a single feed coming in from both Channel 2 & Channel 7. In 1958 it was a great achievement to see some 6 or 7 holes of golf live all day.
April 7th 1957 was one of the biggest technical set-ups of the era for the Head of the River rowing regatta held on the Nepean River at Penrith. It had enormous public interest. Thousands flocked to the river banks to watch.
The course is 2000 metres long so we asked Channel 2 to join with us for the event. Six cameras covered the races from start to finish.
What a grand introduction for us to be able to cover the whole race. Some wag fired off a cracker 150 metres from the finish almost costing High the race win. Some of the High rowers mistook the cracker for the finishing gun and stopped rowing. They did recover and went on to win. Shore and Newington crews locked oars soon after the start forcing a restart. High and Grammar also had ' a clash of oars' at the halfway point. Kings and Scots complained of erratic steering. It was reported later it was one of the roughest ever rowed on the Nepean. Normally very little of this area of the race was ever seen being so far from the finishing line and the majority of the spectator areas. The Head of the River always commanded double page spreads in the Sunday newspapers and on this day 32,000 people lined the Nepean river to watch.
Outside broadcasts were to become a staple diet for Channel 9 particularly sporting events. The 'Marine unit' was a familiar site on Sydney Harbour during the Sydney to Hobart yacht race,12 metre yacht trials and many news worthy telecasts. More of which will be covered later. | c4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUc2zxK0zjCrsN_b80 | Vic Panei Grass Pass in Kananaskis Country (October 25, 2006)
Vic's View – October 25, 2006:
Grass Pass has an elevation of 6,070 feet (1,850 meters). It is located in the hills west of Longview in
Kananaskis Country, Alberta. The summit of this pass is covered with grass – perhaps the reason why
this name was made official in 1980 at the suggestion of Gillean Daffern.
Bull Creek Hills have an elevation of 2,179 meters. They are located in the Highwood River Valley, 5.5
km east of Holy Cross Mountain. Although well established locally because of the fact that the hills lay
at the head of Bull Creek, the name was not made official until 1980. Four years later, in a rather
bizarre turn of events, the creek after which they were named was renamed Cutthroat Creek at the
suggestion of a provincial fisheries biologist. So now there is no longer (officially at least) a Bull Creek
for the Bull Creek Hills to stand beside!
Holy Cross Mountain has an elevation of 2,650 meters. It is located immediately west of the Bull Creek
Hills. Holy Cross Mountain was named by George Pocaterra in the early 1900's because of the clearly
defined cross which often appears in the spring as the snows are melting off of the east facing slopes.
The appearance of the cross is dependent upon the snow conditions of the previous winter and it
only lasts a couple of weeks at best. The peak lies just north of Highwood Gap, the point where the
Highwood River passes through the front range and into the foothills.
Mount Head has an elevation of 2,782 meters. It can be seen from Highways 40S and # 541. Mount
Head lies to the north of a high, broad saddle which connects it to Holy Cross Mountain, the two
mountains being similar in height. The lower, eastern summit of Mount Head appears on the right
when the mountain is viewed from the Highwood Valley, with a high, jagged ridge leading to the
western summit which overlooks the Upper Highwood Valley. John Palliser named Mount Head in
1859 in recognition of Sir Edmund Walker Head (The Governor-in-chief of Canada from 1863-1868
and an important supporter of the Palliser Expedition.) Mount Head was first ascended in 1934 by
Raymond M. Patterson
For a 3-D view of these mountains, or any of the 1,558 mountain peaks identified on Dave Birrell's
web site, surf up www.PeakFinder.com and click on the Google Earth link.
On Wednesday Oct. 25, Dee and I went for a hike in the hills West of Longview, with the idea to join
Sherry after the hike for dinner in Longview and then going to Ian Tyson concert at the East
Longview Hall as walk-ins (Sherry wasn't able to book tickets in advance). Sherry is a real fan of Ian
Tyson, but the same can't be said of Dee. She would endure an Ian Tyson concert, as long as she
could go hiking on that day! Everything worked fine through the dinner, but, when we went to the
Hall, we were told that there wasn't any room for walk-ins, absolutely. With Sherry disappointment
but Dee's joy (and partly mine too) we headed home late in the evening.
We hiked up to Grass Pass, then the South Ridge with the Leaning Fir (again wasn't able to find the
darn tree) and then to the East up and down 4 of the Bull Creek Hills (in reality they are bumps). We
had a sunny day, but the wind was quite a menace. We tried to stay in the treed area as much as we
could. We had great views of the ranges to the West and, from top of the last couple of Hills, great
views of the Foothills, the prairies and Calgary to the North.
Scroll Down for the images!
Holy Cross Mountain and Mount Head from the Leaning Fir Ridge
Northwest Panorama from the summit of the Bull Creek Hills
Scene at the top of the Bull Creek Hills
Downtown Calgary from the Bull Creek Hills
East Panorama from the Bull Creek Hills
Wind blowing snow off of the mountain peaks | commoncrawl | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUfwHxK7FjYEXSHUUO | The most popular car brands in Australia
By Edward Allen On May 22, 2013 In Cars
In the past ten years Japanese car manufacturers seem to dominate Australian market and are top selling car brands. Reports show that with slight variations, in just few months Mazda, Holden and Toyota have become top 3 selling car brands in the country. Whether it is due to good marketing strategy or descent price, particular models of these 3 brands have won hearts of drivers over the last decade. Not only that, but these particular brands are praised for their good service and customer support. For instance, Holden car service shops are available in every city in Australia and have trained and skilled mechanics that can perform the best service. Here we'll describe each of these car brands and their top selling models.
The Mazda3 has taken a lift in the market this year overtaking the #1 spot in 3 states. If Holden's Commodore seemed irreplaceable last year, things have changed and Mazda3 smooth design has lured customers and increased brand's sales. Mazda3 is now undisputed champion in Victoria, New South Wales and several other states. Furthermore, this model of Mazda is a perfect combination of modern design and space convenience making it perfect for a household of 4 or a single guy/girl. The standard model is not much impressive in terms of engine specifications but has impeccable performance. It seems that it is perfectly balanced to suit all tastes and it comes with at a reasonable price.
Holden was ranked highest last year with their Commodore model which generated much of the income. Holden also holds the record for most units sold (94,642) in Australia in 1998. Though this brand slipped from the number one spot, it is still among top four with 2.7 % share of annual car sale in Australia. As mentioned before, this success is due to their advanced Holden repairs and services, customer support and mechanics' expertise. Not that other brands don't offer these, but quality of Holden car service has been ranked highest compared to other brands. Additionally, Holden's famous Commodore is designed with dynamic and distinctive style and has a specific multifunction electronic controller called Holden-IQ. These characteristics along with good price deals are driving factors in positive annual reports.
Toyota gained number one spot in 2011 for its best selling model Hilux. Toyota's Hilux achieved pole position in 3 states with enormous 9.8% share in Northern Teritoy, 5.4% in Western Australia and 5.2% share in Queensland. The reason behind big success in Northern teritoy is the rocky infrastructure that this models is best suited for. Apart from this model, other models occupy 7 out of the top 10 most selling cars in this state.
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BkiUd7g5qrqCyw_JhYGi | Is Pregnancy Considered a Preexisting Condition on New Insurance?
By: Ashley Adams-Mott
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When you apply for a new health insurance policy at your first job or switch coverage from an employer-provided plan to an independent plan, an existing pregnancy may be viewed as a preexisting condition. However, if you switch from one group plan to another group plan, it can't be viewed as a preexisting condition. Prior to full implementation of the Affordable Care Act on January 1, 2014, your pregnancy may affect your health coverage options more than it would after that date.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 provided additional protection to pregnant women with group health plans. HIPAA lets an insurer exclude coverage for a preexisting condition if you received treatment for it within the past six months, but pregnancy can't be excluded. For example, if you suffer from migraine headaches and received treatment for headaches three months prior to switching plans, your insurer could exclude migraine coverage from your policy. Conversely, if you received prenatal care two weeks before obtaining new group insurance, your pregnancy is covered because HIPAA doesn't view pregnancy as a preexisting condition.
HIPAA rules apply to transitions from one group health insurance program to another group plan. If you are transitioning into a new insurance plan from an individual plan or from a period of being uninsured, you may not have access to health insurance for an initial probationary period. This affects your access to covered prenatal care or hospital services. Employers may also require all new employees to undergo a similar probationary period. The Affordable Care Act limits the waiting period for coverage to 90 days, but this portion of the law does not take effect until 2015.
Affordable Care Act Changes
In addition to establishing maximum waiting periods for access to employer-sponsored coverage, the Affordable Care Act also contains other provisions that help pregnant women receive healthcare. When the law takes effect in 2014, you can't be denied health insurance because of a preexisting condition. You also can't be charged a higher premium or have treatment for your existing pregnancy excluded from your coverage. Until the ACA is implemented, women can be denied access to maternity care by an insurance policy or denied coverage entirely based on gender.
CHIP and Medicaid
If you need health insurance coverage for your pregnancy and can't obtain it through your new policy, visit the health and human services website for your state and look into Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program. Both programs offer low-cost or free health insurance to pregnant women with a financial need. For example, in Texas, Children's Medicaid covers a one-person family with a $958 monthly income, while CHIP offers benefits to those with earnings up to $1,915 per month. Both programs cover prenatal care, delivery and two post-delivery doctor's visits for new moms.
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Ashley Mott has 12 years of small business management experience and a BSBA in accounting from Columbia. She is a full-time government and public safety reporter for Gannett.
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BkiUcpzxK6EuNA_gNQxv | The Ten Healthiest Vegetables to Grow and Eat
Your grandparents or great grandparents most likely had a Victory Garden in their backyard. During the times of food rationing in World War I and II, people were encouraged to grow food in their back yards to ease the food shortage, and as a sign of patriotism and defiance. The garden itself was a sign of victory. It gave ordinary people a chance to feel like they were contributing to the war effort.
Today, the Victory Garden is back in style. But instead of victory over a foreign enemy, we celebrate victory over a sluggish economy, poor health, contaminated and overly processed foods. When you grow your own fruits and vegetables, you're taking responsibility for your health into your own capable hands. Most of us weren't raised on a farm, and gardening may not come naturally. But if you take your time, and allow yourself a few failures along the way, you'll soon be an expert gardener and eating fresher, more nutritious foods than ever before.
How to know what to grow
You'll need to consider your space first. Some vegetables need a plot of land with room to spread out. But many can be grown in a coffee can or even an old boot! Container gardening is part agriculture, part eclectic art. You'll also need to consider things like growing season, light and water availability, and what you plan to do with a bumper crop. Will you eat everything fresh? Or will you want to preserve, pickle or freeze some of the crop? Make sure you have the space and materials for your storage. If your freezer is full of zucchini, there's not much room for ice cream.
Most importantly, though, what do you like to eat? And what is most nutritious? Staples like corn and potatoes are plentiful and cheap, so it's best to put your efforts toward more nutrient dense crops. Here's a list of the top 10 most nutritious garden veggies. Remember, a garden is a thing of pleasure. Don't plant a veggie you hate just because it's on the list. Substitute you favorites in.
These babies are some of the easiest veggies to grow and come in lots of varieties–spinach, kale and collards are some of the most nutritious greens. "You'll get more calcium in a bowl of fresh greens than in any dairy product," says Dr. Brahm, a dentist in Glastonbury, CT. They're also high in iron, potassium, and Vitamins A, B6, and C.
If you love broccoli, grow lots of it! Broccoli gives you plenty of calcium, iron, and magnesium, as well as Vitamin A, B6, and C. Just one cup of raw broccoli is 130% of your daily recommendation for Vitamin C.
Tomatoes are some of the most popular garden residents. They contain lots of fiber, iron, magnesium, niacin, potassium, and Vitamin A, B6, and C. They're also a great source of the antioxidant lycopene. And, well, they're just so darn tasty!
Red bell peppers are high in potassium, riboflavin, and Vitamins A, B6, and C – in fact, one cup of red bell pepper packs an amazing 317% of the recommended daily allowance of Vitamin C and 93% of the recommended Vitamin A.
Garlic & Onions
Onions, leeks and garlic, besides being tasty, contain high levels of antioxidants and phytonutrients. Allicin (the key ingredient) is a known anti-viral, anti-bacterial and anti-fungal agent. You also get lots of vitamin C, B6 and manganese.
Carrots are best grown in loose soil without a lot of rocks, which make them hard to grow in some areas. If you have the right conditions, they're a great choice–very high in fiber, manganese, niacin, potassium, and Vitamins A, B6, and C.
The only downside to these common garden veggies is it's hard to get them back to the house without eating them all. Peas are high in fiber, iron, magnesium, potassium, and Vitamin A, B6, and C. They also store well frozen, canned or dehydrated.
We're not talking about green beans here, but the kind you can dry and store indefinitely like kidney beans and black beans. Dry beans, in general, are high in iron, fiber, manganese, and phosphorous. They are also a staple protein for vegetarians.
Sweet potatoes are a great source of nutrition, as long as you stay away from the brown sugar and marshmallows. You'll get lots of fiber, potassium, manganese and vitamins A, C and B6.
These baby cabbages get a bad rep from kids, but these fiber-rich veggies pack some serious nutrition. They are a great source of thiamin, riboflavin, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, folate, potassium, manganese and copper, Vitamins A, C, K and B6. Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Vitamin B6,
Whether you're trading your lawn for a garden plot or just planting a few container veggies, you can't beat the health benefits of fresh air and fresh food.
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BkiUd-k4eIXh2xqaX9Um | Kirky team GRACE gear up for Kiltwalk to raise vital funds
A peer-led charity organisation which supports adults in East Dunbartonshire who have experienced life trauma, is gearing up to raise vital funds through Scotland's Kiltwalk 2021.
15th Sep 2021, 11:57am
Updated 15th Sep 2021, 11:58am
Team GRACE
A charity organisation which support adults in East Dunbartonshire who have experienced life trauma, is gearing up to raise vital funds through Scotland's Kiltwalk 2021.
Supporters of Group Recovery Aftercare Community Enterprise (GRACE) are taking part in the popular fundraising event which returns to Glasgow on Sunday, September 26.
All donations are topped up by 50% courtesy of The Hunter Foundation, lead by businessman and philanthropist Sir Tom Hunter.
GRACE provides recovery after-care for people who have experienced life traumas such as bereavement, ill health, loneliness and isolation, mental health issues and homelessness problems and also those who are settled in recovery from addiction to alcohol, drugs or gambling.
So far, Team GRACE supporters have pledged more than £1,000 to help the charity continue its essential work.
Established in May 2012, GRACE has already harnessed the commitment of local residents, East Dunbartonshire Council and the voluntary sector to provide a weekly programme of activities in various local venues.
The ethos and focus is on activities which promote a feeling of self awareness and self help to rebuild people's confidence and self worth.
In practical terms, this translates into holding creative writing workshops, digital classes, arts and crafts sessions and living on a budget tutorials.
Its founder Robert Smith was given a Local Hero Award from local MSP Rona Mackay in 2017.
To donate, visit https://fundraising.thekiltwalk.co.uk/teams/GRACE1
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BkiUc_zxK6mkyCfOB9dY | Q: The filter is not deleting each item in array while clicking on button. please assist The filter is not deleting each item in the array while clicking on the button. the id from onclick event is being received correctly. the first element is also being deleted then it's not deleting another element.
import React,{useState} from 'react'
export default function Tour() {
const tourPack=[
{
id:1,
name:'a'
},
{
id:2,
name:'k'
},
{
id:3,
name:'b'
}
]
const [TourPackage, setTourPackage] = useState(tourPack)
const removeTour=(id)=>{//filtering functoin
const newTour=tourPack.filter((tour)=>tour.id!==id)
console.log(newTour);
setTourPackage(newTour)
}
return (
<div>
<h1>{TourPackage.map((t)=>
<h1 key={t.id} >{t.name}<button onClick={()=>{removeTour(t.id)}}>Not interested!</button></h1>
)}</h1>
</div>
)
}
A: You probably are having this problem because you have two separate variables pointing to the array when you need only one. tourPack will be set to the default value every render cycle. And so will tourPackage because it is based on that.
import React,{useState} from 'react'
export default function Tour() {
const [TourPackage, setTourPackage] = useState([
{
id:1,
name:'a'
},
{
id:2,
name:'k'
},
{
id:3,
name:'b'
}
]);
const removeTour=(id)=>{//filtering functoin
const newTour=TourPackage.filter((tour)=>tour.id!==id)
console.log(newTour);
setTourPackage(newTour)
}
return (
<div>
<h1>{TourPackage.map((t)=>
<h1 key={t.id} >{t.name}<button onClick={()=>{removeTour(t.id)}}>Not interested!</button></h1>
)}</h1>
</div>
)
}
Use only TourPackage.
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BkiUfm025V5jayWgFYNr | Steven H. Baron | Measure J Diminishes Public Safety
Signal Contributor
Your wife has her purse stolen out of her hands at the mall. Your teenage daughter screams when she sees a stranger with a firearm in your back yard late at night. You are worried about a physical confrontation when an incapacitated driver rams into your car.
What would you or your loved ones do if involved in an incident similar to those above? Most likely, you would call the police. How would you handle any of these situations if the police could not arrive in a timely manner because of a shortage of officers?
If you want a prompt police response when you need the police for your and your family's safety, vote no on L.A. County Measure J on Nov. 3.
If passed, Measure J will permanently change the county charter to set aside annually a minimum of 10% of the county's locally generated unrestricted revenues in the general fund to "community-based programs," as described in the full text of the measure, and listed below:
• Youth development programs.
• Job training.
• Access to capital for small minority-owned businesses, with a focus on Black-owned businesses.
• Rent assistance.
• Capital funding for transitional housing, affordable housing, supportive housing and restorative area villages with priority for shovel-made jobs.
• Restorative justice programs.
• Pretrial non-custody services and treatment.
• Health promotion, counseling, wellness and prevention, mental health and substance use disorder services.
The measure also stipulates these funds CANNOT be used for any penal system or law enforcement agencies, including the L.A. County Sheriff's Department (an already underfunded agency), the District Attorney's office, Superior Courts and Probation Department. There is nothing in the measure that stipulates where these monies will be allocated, but it can be implied from the measure requiring annual input from county departments that the money would be allocated to already existing departments.
Other than a bureaucrat, can anyone define what "youth development programs," "restorative justice programs," and "pretrial non-custody services and treatment" entail? "Access to capital" is a euphemism for a loan. Since when should the county loan taxpayer money in the face of shortages in police funding? Is there not a county Health Department that, among other things, supplies health care services through multiple clinics and hospitals? What about money allocated to the county by the state and federal governments? Where is that money distributed within the county system, and is any of it distributed to departments that oversee the "community-based programs" already listed? None of these questions, and more that need answers, are addressed in the full measure.
My analysis is that Measure J, also called the "Reimagine L.A. County Initiative," is nothing more than a scam on voters to convince them to defund law enforcement and the criminal justice system. The only "reimagining" we citizens will have are unpleasant ones based on underfunded law enforcement leading to fewer police officers patrolling our community and the subsequent inevitable increase in crime. Public safety first! Vote no on Measure J on Nov. 3.
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