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The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit RomanceDrama19562h 33m The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956) Because You d The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit Romance Drama 19562h 33m Tom Rath (Gregory Peck) is a suburban father and husband haunted by his memories of World War II, including a wartime romance with Italian village girl Maria (Marisa Pavan), which resulted in an illegitimate son he's never seen. Pressed by his unhappy wife (Jennifer Jones) to get a higher-paying job, Rath goes to work as a public relations man for television network president Ralph Hopkins (Fredric March). Drawn into poisonous office politics, Tom finds he must choose his career or his family.The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit featuring Gregory Peck and Jennifer Jones is available for rent or purchase on Apple TV, available for rent or purchase on Google Play, available for rent or purchase on Prime Video, and 2 others. It's a drama and romance movie with a better than average IMDb audience rating of 7.1 (3,846 votes). Where to Watch The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit The Keys of the Kingdom (1944) Night People (1954) Twelve O'Clock High (1950) The Yearling (1946) The Bravados (1958) MacArthur (1977) The Gunfighter (1950) The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) Gentleman's Agreement (1947) Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951) The Three Faces of Eve (1957) Man with a Million (1954) The Sea Wolves (1980) The Affairs of Cellini (1934) I Walk the Line (1970) Boomerang! (1947) Smilin' Through (1932) Designing Woman (1957) Green Dolphin Street (1947) The Boys from Brazil (1978) Les Misérables (1935) The Stalking Moon (1968) The Sea Wolf (1941) The Sea Chase (1955) My Cousin Rachel (1954) Madame Bovary (1950) The Doorway to Hell (1930) Call Northside 777 (1948) The Eddy Duchin Story (1956) Three Little Words (1950) This Above All (1942) Nunnally Johnson Tom Rath Betsy Rath Ralph Hopkins Marisa Pavan Maria Montagne Judge Bernstein Ann Harding Helen Hopkins Keenan Wynn Sgt. Caesar Gardella Gene Lockhart Bill Hawthorne Gigi Perreau Susan Hopkins Portland Mason Janey Rath Arthur O'Connell Gordon Walker Henry Daniell Bill Ogden Tris Coffin Joy Harmon Dorothy Phillips Mr. Hopkins' Maid (uncredited) Nan Martin Polly Lawrence Darryl F. Zanuck Sloan Wilson Bernard Herrmann Available to rent or buy from $3.99 on 5 services (Apple TV, Google Play, Prime Video, and 2 others). #4880 Ranked in Romance Movies The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit has a better than average IMDb audience rating of 7.1 (3,846 votes). The movie is somewhat popular with Reelgood users lately. About The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit Overview Tom Rath (Gregory Peck) is a suburban father and husband haunted by his memories of World War II, including a wartime romance with Italian village girl Maria (Marisa Pavan), which resulted in an illegitimate son he's never seen. Pressed by his unhappy wife (Jennifer Jones) to get a higher-paying job, Rath goes to work as a public relations man for television network president Ralph Hopkins (Fredric March). Drawn into poisonous office politics, Tom finds he must choose his career or his family. Age rating: N/A Related Genres: RomanceDrama Original Release Date: Apr 12, 1956	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.7123576998710632, "wiki_prob": 0.7123576998710632, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line712050"}
In Focus \| 11.2022 HUTCHMED: Going global to put cancer on trial HUTCHMED’s journey with its potential blockbuster, fruquintinib, has seen it gain approval in Mainland China where it is already providing benefits to patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. A new globe-spanning study aims to bring its benefits to the rest of the world. But getting there, especially during the pandemic, hasn’t been easy. Fruquintinib: Approved in China The molecule in question, fruquintinib, was approved in China in 2018 after successfully completing the FRESCO Phase III trial there. In most jurisdictions, drugs must pass a Phase I (safe dosage) and Phase II (proving clinical efficacy) trial before going on to “the big one”, Phase III, where the efficacy and safety are proven in a large-scale clinical trial. The new Phase III trial has its own name: FRESCO-2. This trial required a massive scientific, medical, operational and administrative effort demanding the collaboration of a myriad of stakeholders across continents and cultures. In China, the drug has proved effective at improving overall survival (OS) – the primary endpoint of the original FRESCO study – and progression-free survival (PFS) – the length of time that patients live with the disease without tumour progression. The cancer under study, metastatic colorectal cancer, is the #2 biggest cancer killer in the US and #3 in Europe. For a cancer of this lethality and patients with very limited life expectancy, having a statistically significant and clinically meaningful overall survival benefit and progression-free survival is very important for patients and doctors. Benchmarking against other therapies, fruquintinib may stop the tumour from progressing for an additional 1.8 to 2.8 months. Fruquintinib demonstrated 9.3 months in median overall survival in China – a significant improvement on existing options. It effects a 35% reduction of risk of death and a 74% reduction in risk of progression, a highly meaningful clinical result. This patient population has very limited treatment options otherwise. Armed with these data from China, HUTCHMED could move with confidence to the global study. The study was conducted in the US, Europe, Japan and Australia, encompassing a total of 14 countries. Testing a cancer drug is not as simple as giving it to patients with the disease to see if it works or not. Every country has its own approved “clinical practice” for the cancer in question. HUTCHMED needed to work with all of its partners to ensure fruquintinib was being tested in a way that would allow it to be approved within a recognised clinical practice and regulatory framework. The design of the trial had to align with current best practice in such a way that it could also be measured against current options – or lack thereof. Failure to align trial design with known protocols would likely mean no approval as the outcome. Regulators are just one of the key stakeholders that HUTCHMED works with. Doctors are also key partners. Researchers refer to them as “investigators” and “treating physicians” interchangeably to reflect their roles. They provide valuable input during the trial design phase and, of course, by communicating the potential risks and benefits to patients. Working with regulators and investigators during COVID-19 posed its own problems. Regulatory agencies that were previously considered more bureaucratic and demanding of face-to-face meetings established new online protocols and, where possible, telemedicine reporting was implemented. As Dr Michael Shi, Head of R&D and Chief Medical Officer of HUTCHMED says, “Physicians cannot procrastinate. Cancer patients are desperately waiting.” Finding patients, purging bias Bringing each “site” (cancer treatment centre) on board to participate involves research, cost and time. So sites that will recruit the most patients have to be carefully selected. Too many unproductive sites wastes time and resources. But too few sites results in low enrolment that slows the introduction of the medicine to the market and patients. To find patients, they must, in the words of Dr Shi, “go where the patients are”. This includes academic, community practice and national health service cancer clinics in addition to private health services, depending on the country and local health culture. HUTCHMED navigated this process to enrol almost 700 patients in 15 months – an impressive feat under normal conditions, even more so during the COVID-19 pandemic. Different countries or regions may vary in the speed and rates of patient enrolment, due to factors including culture, patient population and local medical practice. European countries usually have very high unmet medical needs and the interest in clinical trial participation is often higher as a result. In the FRESCO-2 study, Europe contributed more than 70% of the patients. Japan was more challenging. However, the researchers managed to recruit nearly 10% of the total patients so the Japanese population is well represented and meets the requirements of registration in this important market. Physicians cannot procrastinate. Cancer patients are desperately waiting. More patients can be convinced to join clinical trials if the number receiving the placebo is reduced to, say, one-third of patients (instead of 50%). The use of placebos in a double-blind study is just one method of reducing bias in the study. Even doctors and nurses don’t know who is getting the placebo. Doctors might think they can tell from observing side effects, but surprisingly, sometimes patients receiving a placebo can also exhibit side effects or even start to feel better. Careful protocols have to be enforced over hundreds of sites to ensure that meaningful results that satisfy regulators can be confirmed. “Stratification factors” are identified to take into account variations in patient conditions such as when they were diagnosed with the cancer before treatment started. At the end of the trial, the “code is cracked” to show which patients received fruquintinib as part of the trial and who had placebos – and what the results are. This is the big moment when the efficacy of the drug is revealed. Final results to the fast track In August this year, the trial results were revealed: the FRESCO-2 study met its targets for overall survival and progression-free survival, showing statistically significant and clinically meaningful benefits, with a 34% reduction in risk of death and a 68% reduction in risk of progression. This puts the HUTCHMED team and this clinical data package on the path for regulatory submissions in key jurisdictions around the globe. Fruquintinib was granted Fast Track Designation by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Submissions and regulatory reviews will be ongoing in late 2022 and 2023, with expectations for approvals in late 2023 and early to mid-2024. This encouraging global trial is just the beginning. The mechanisms through which fruquintinib affects this cancer could be used for other cancers, on its own or in combination with other innovative agents, and research in that direction is already underway. The regulatory approval process is long and complex, but at the end is the prize of extending people’s lives, and uplifting patients and their families. That makes it all worth the huge effort that HUTCHMED and their collaborators put into bringing solutions to doctors and patients around the world. At the end of the trial, the “code is cracked”. Related: Others HUTCHMED R&D More In Focus stories Superdrug’s super nurses head for the coronavirus pandemic front lines Superdrug’s nurses are taking on the toughest COVID-19 has to offer by volunteering to serve on their nation’s front lines, fighting the disease. Sewage secretions surrender COVID-19 secrets COVID-19 may be invisible to the eye, but not to scientists working with Northumbrian Water to trace its spread by sampling wastewater. COVID-19 containment: Watsons Water makes a mask-making miracle machine Team Watsons Water got creative and worked round the clock to deliver life-saving PPE to Hongkongers. LKSF delivers the sword and shield to medical professionals The Li Ka Shing Foundation sprang into action early in the coronavirus pandemic to provide desperately needed personal protective equipment to medical staff. Energised education at HK Electric Institute High-performance management at HK Electric is supercharged through education delivered by a host of internal and external professors at the HK Electric Institute. Passion for learning: A.S. Watson Group Retail Academy The high-pressure crucible of Hong Kong’s shopping environment seems like it would leave little room for learning among retail professionals. But A.S. Watson’s commitment to higher performance creates opportunities for promising staff to elevate their game at its very own Retail Academy. Grants from LKSF foster strategic, system-wide advances in knowledge Tactical donations make a difference to help tackle one, or even several, problems. But a series of strategic donations will bolster the entire biological, bioengineering and biomedical establishment in Hong Kong with world-class platforms and integrative thinking. Disappearing bees? 5G Bee-o-meter to the rescue Vanishing bee populations are a major problem for global agriculture. 3 Austria’s 5G network is a key part of a tech solution that puts beekeepers ‘inside’ their hives to solve problems for Man’s invaluable helpers. 5G Ports: 2,000 tonnes of power from your desk Port of Felixstowe’s 5G plans not only put the power of massive dockside cranes in the delicate digits of desk-driving derrick directors, but also connect a legion of sensors to help train AI that could save Hutchison Ports millions of pounds in maintenance efficiency. 5G connects Hong Kong to the world and the universe 5G is a platform to build dreams on and 3 Hong Kong is helping dreamers to climb on board. It works with small businesses and the community to help them overcome COVID-19 challenges and to unite their artistic vision, with an eye on the stars. Port of Felixstowe’s hydrogen revolution drives UK’s net zero goals The Port of Felixstowe is leading the hydrogen revolution building in the UK. It aims to transform not only its own operations but the regional eco-economy too. First, the Port – then trains, trucks and homes will follow. Eversholt Rail is empowering a completely carbon-free UK railway The UK aims to decarbonise the entire rail network. Eversholt Rail, a UK rail company, is leading the way in providing zero-emission hydrogen-powered trains for the UK. Trainspotting is about to get a whole lot greener. Do Believe the HyPe: AGIG is replacing natural gas with hydrogen Australian Gas Infrastructure Group is proving itself a public ally by greening the gas supply of Australian homes and taking the first steps to deliver 100% emission-free hydrogen to replace gas. Watsons in-store design wins hearts and souls Watsons’ ninth-generation store design ethos is transforming stores into experiential spaces, making the most of their O+O strategy and aligning Watsons with customers’ green hearts. Delivering human connection and a commitment to environmental stewardship is incorporated into features in stores from Hong Kong to Türkiye. Beyond Deep Water: Port Design in the 21st Century Designing 21st-century ports requires that operators cater to the demands posed by increasingly enormous container ships. Use of autonomous vehicles and AI cranes and vehicles drives efficiency. The complex dance of goods and containers at a modern port only happens when designers set the stage for success. Energy Made Safe for People and the Planet Power plant design demands that everyone — from staff and neighbours to dolphins and birds — is kept safe. HK Electric and Canadian Power may be an ocean apart, but both have ingenious design elements and technology that enable them to take on explosive fuels and turn them into a safe stream of electricity, powering people’s lives and entire economies. The online doctor will see you … NOW! The promise of telemedicine is being delivered by A.S. Watson from the UK to Asia. Patients can jump the queue to see doctors in minutes and get home delivery of medicines. The days of reading year-old magazines at the doctor’s clinic are done – online medicine is being delivered NOW! A clean sweep at detecting cancer PharusDx, a CK Life Sciences and CK Hutchison investee, is developing a test that would provide fast, accurate diagnosis of not one but multiple types of cancer – all from a single blood sample. And it is using AI to do it.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.5617963075637817, "wiki_prob": 0.5617963075637817, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1814695"}
Love Conquers Fear The shooting at a Charlest... Singing Across a Chasm in Time We Have Forgotten People of Place Love Conquers Fear The shooting at a Charleston, S.C. church has been back in the news recently. As always seems to happen in these circumstances, the news media tries to help people understand what led up to the killings. What kind of person would kill nine people at point blank range at a church Bible study? Who is this Dylann Roof and what led up to this murderous act? What were his family, school and work life like? Can friends shed any light on his motivations? It now seems evident that Dylann had even larger intentions. There is some evidence he had several other black churches in his sights and wanted to be the spark to set off a race war. There is also testimony that in his later years, (there is no record he attended school after the ninth grade), he spent lots of time alone in his room and on the internet. You don't have to look long or hard to find racially divisive and hateful internet sites. Some are not bashful about advocating murder. In a time when hate crimes in the U.S. seem to be on the rise, it's appropriate to ask the question why? What's happening in the society, or even around the globe, that is fueling divisiveness and hate? Thinking about that question led the publisher of the journal "The Christian Century," Peter W. Marty, to address it in an editorial in the January 4 issue. As Marty says, there has always been divisiveness and hate in the human community. But if we are seeing more of it these days, Marty attributes the rise to the skillful use of the internet by hate-filled individuals and organizations, fomenting fear and violence. Think not just of Dylann Roof and the racist web sites available to him, but think also of the cyberspace sophistication of an ISIS. Intelligence experts agree the internet is the most successful and most used recruiter for terrorism outfits. The impact of technology on human beings and their interaction with each other is a major concern in the recent encyclical from Pope Francis, Laudato Si', "On Care for Our Common Home." We have allowed technology to shape our lives in a way that the world becomes one dimensional. We are in control of almost anything and everything through our phone, our watch, our computer. The object of our control is increasingly faceless, lifeless, certainly soul-less. When the object is not controlled, our fears abound. Marty tells us "more than 300,000 members are now registered at the largest white supremacist forum, 'Stormfront.'" Check out the KKK or the White Knights or Alt. Right on the internet, even on YouTube. Hate is a click away in all forms of electronic media, including video games like "Ethnic Cleansing." Whatever the source, according to Marty, hate and divisiveness are fueled by fear. As our fears escalate, so does our suspicion and disillusionment about the humanity of the "other." Another source of hate and divisiveness is likely the worsening sickness of creation. As creatures of the Creator, we depend on the land and the seas and the myriad creatures. But instead of water that brings health and wellness, our faucets too often flow with lead, with toxic fracking wastes, with high levels of nitrates from agricultural runoff and all manner of substances that make us sick, or fearful or angry. Arvol Looking Horse, spiritual leader of the Lakota, said it so well after 9/11. A sick Mother produces sick children. And our Mother Earth is ill and getting worse. We fail to recognize how the poisons we put into our soil and our water eventually poison us. They also poison us in our relationships to each other and to all of our relations, whether human, creaturely or in the form of other life forms that sustain us. We fear for the future and the survival of a livable planet. It's hard not to detest, even hate those, who knowingly and willingly further the earth's destruction in the name of profit or political expediency. A fear for the creation's sustainability breeds hatred. More than ever before in my lifetime, I believe we need fearless individuals. We need those who are willing to speak truth to power. We need those who are willing to stand with the "others" who are products of people's fears. We need people of conscience who choose to be whistleblowers. We need people who will risk out of obedience to a loving God. We need proponents of unity not division. We need lovers instead of haters. The first letter of John says it well. "There is no fear in love for perfect love casts out fear." The antidote to hate fueled by fear is love; love that's fueled by a passion for the Creator and the good creation we have received.	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6353445649147034, "wiki_prob": 0.36465543508529663, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line20360"}
South Korea presidential favourite Moon Jae-in in anti-gay comment A dozen protesters who gatecrashed the candidate's rally demanding an apology were detained, with some dragged away. Wednesday 26 April 2017 12:21, UK Image: Moon Jae-in is the frontrunner to win the 9 May election The favourite to be South Korea's next president has come under fire for saying during a TV debate that he does not like homosexuality. Moon Jae-in's comments caused a LGBT rights group to crash one of his campaign events in protest. The former human rights lawyer had enjoyed strong support among young, liberal voters, but surprised many on Tuesday when he said: "I do not like it" when asked if he opposed homosexuality. Mr Moon, a practising Catholic, said he had "no intention" to legalise same-sex marriage. Image: Mr Moon (R) made the comments after being quizzed by a conservative rival He was responding to a question from a conservative presidential candidate who said gay soldiers were weakening the military. Mr Moon added that no one should be discriminated against due to their sexual orientation, but it failed to calm the controversy. Homosexuality is not a crime in South Korea but the country remains conservative and patriarchal. More from World Ukraine war latest: Putin's war is 'dry run for Chinese president' - so give Ukraine weapons now, Boris Johnson urges Tyre Nichols' mum says 'blood will be on hands' of Congress if bill limiting police officer immunity not passed Iran: Couple jailed for 10 years over viral video showing them dancing at Tehran landmark Many gay and transgender people are stigmatised and a powerful Christian lobby has opposed bringing in anti-discrimination laws. Image: Many gay people in South Korea still face a lot of prejudice South Korea's military has also been accused of hunting down and prosecuting gay servicemen. A day after the remarks, protesters turned up with rainbow flags at Mr Moon's campaign event in Seoul, shouting comments such as "Apologise for hate remark" and "Are you opposing my own existence?" Thirteen people were detained and some dragged away, said campaign group Solidarity for LGBT Human Rights of Korea. Some of Moon's supporters defended his comments as matching the views of many in the country. The country's election, held on 9 May, was called after President Park Geun-Hye was removed from office in March over a corruption scandal.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9925916194915771, "wiki_prob": 0.9925916194915771, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1852566"}
Bid Title: Montrose Regional Airport Bar Concession Category: Professional Services Montrose County is accepting sealed proposals from qualified firms for the management and operation of a new year-round bar concessions in the post screening area of the passenger terminal which will be located on the second floor, concourse level, at Montrose Regional Airport. The County intends to enter into a contract with one (1) firm for a period of five (5) years, with a possible five (5) year extension, for a maximum total term of ten (10) years. The contract is anticipated to begin in December 2022. The deadline for proposal submission is Wednesday, November 30 at 11:00 a.m. MST. The complete RFP package Montrose Regional Airport Bar Concessions contains the RFP, Attachments 1- 5, and Forms A-E. If a proposer discovers any ambiguity, conflict, discrepancy, omission, or other error, he/she must immediately notify the County and request modification or clarification. Questions must be sent to Vendla Stockdale, For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address. no later than Friday, October 14, 2022 at 3:00 PM. Answers to questions of general interest will be posted as an addendum on the Montrose County website (www.montrosecounty.net) no later than Friday October 21, 2022 at 3:00 PM. Any clarifications or modifications to the RFP will also be posted on the Montrose County website as Addenda. Click the “I Want To” tab, “Apply/Register”, “View and Register for Bids”, and “Related Documents” at the bottom of the page to locate all Addenda. Publication Date/Time: Closing Date/Time: Questions must be sent to Vendla Stockdale, [email protected] no later than Friday, October 14, 2022 at 3:00 PM. RFP Bar Concession MTJ Atttachment 2 - Enplanements and Deplanements 2017-2022 Attachment 6 - Sample Agreement Attachment 4 - Dimension Drawing of Bar Area Attachment 3 - Bar Rendering Attachement 5 - List of Equipment Attachement 1 - Summer and Winter Flight Schedules Addendum No 1-Bar Concession Return To Main Bid Postings Page	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.7046902179718018, "wiki_prob": 0.29530978202819824, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1484195"}
Best Things to Do in Williamsburg, Virginia (and Nearby!) July 30, 2019 August 31, 2019 marriedwithwanderlustNorth America, Travel Ideas, United States Williamsburg is one of three cities that make up Virginia’s Historic Triangle (also Jamestown and Yorktown). There’s so much to see and do that you won’t be able to squeeze it all in with just few days. Here are some of our top recommendations and tips for making your Williamsburg bucket list! Top Things to Do in Williamsburg: Stroll through Colonial Williamsburg There is so much to do in Colonial Williamsburg alone, the next time we make it back to the area we hope to stay within walking distance. Known for being the world’s largest living history museum, you may come across Thomas Jefferson or George Washington while you’re wandering the village. You’ll see historical tradespeople at work: cobblers, blacksmiths, and gunsmiths to name a few. And there are also a variety of daily events: witness a trial, take a historic pub crawl, learn to fire a musket, among many others. Hit the Williamsburg Tasting Trail Over 21? You can’t miss the Williamsburg Tasting Trail! The trail includes a winery, a meadery, four breweries, and two distilleries. Along with trying the delicious drinks, we also highly recommend the honey tasting at Silver Hand Meadery. Tours are available in case you need a driver! Visit the Jamestown Settlement Visit the Jamestown Settlement to see recreations of the James Fort, the Powhatan Indian village, and the three ships that sailed from England, the Susan Constant, Discovery, and the Godspeed. There is also a museum and a variety of daily programs. NOTE: The Jamestown Settlement and Historic Jamestowne are two separate parks and require separate tickets. One is operated by the National Park Service and the other is state-operated. This isn’t always clear so you’ll want to plan ahead if you’d like to do it all. Explore Historic Jamestowne Historic Jamestowne is the actual site of the James Fort built by Captain John Smith in 1607. Today the site is an archaeological site where a team continues to excavate and research. Take a guided tour, visit the museum, and see the remains of the original church. Tour Yorktown Battlefield by Car The driving tour at Yorktown Battlefield was one of the best parts of our visit to Virginia’s Historic Triangle. Start at the National Park Service visitor center to get your map and then hit the road to see the key locations of the last major battle of the American Revolution. NOTE: Just like in Jamestown, Yorktown Battlefield and American Revolution Museum at Yorktown require two separate tickets and are operated separately. Visit the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown The American Revolution Museum at Yorktown combines indoor and outdoor exhibits to tell the story of the battle at Yorktown. Explore galleries, recreations and interactive exhibits that give a look into the life of a soldier. Watch a Glassblowing Demonstration The Jamestown Glasshouse is a couple minutes drive between the Jamestown Settlement and Historic Jamestowne. Entrance is included with your ticket to either Historic Jamestowne or Yorktown Battlefield. The glassblowers are extremely talented (and fast). We watched as they made a green beer glass in just a few minutes time. The objects are then cooled in a kiln overnight (cooled is a relative term as the kiln actually starts at around 900 degrees!) and are for sale in the gift shop the next day. You can also see the ruins of the original glasshouse from 1608 at the site. Wander the Williamsburg Farmers Market The Williamsburg Farmers Market takes place every Saturday and (lucky for us) that happened to be the day we were in Colonial Williamsburg! The market takes place in Merchants Square and offers dozens of vendors serving everything from fresh produce, coffee, cheese, and baked goods, to wine tastings and homemade dog treats. TIP: There’s free parking on Francis Street (lot P6) on Saturdays from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm, but arrive early to get a spot! Several other lots are one or two hour parking and those also fill up fast. The Prince George Street Garage is another option for $1 per hour. See Decaying Statues of Presidents Heads Just outside of Williamsburg in the town of Croaker is one of the more quirky attractions we’ve come across. Here you can see massive statues of the heads of the first 43 Presidents of the United States. The heads were originally part of Presidents Park in Williamsburg but were bought by a private owner. NOTE: The heads are located on PRIVATE property. Do not attempt to trespass to see them. Virginia historian John Plashal operates tours on the property. Visit his Facebook page for more information. Also, as of summer 2019, the property owners were in negotiations to sell the heads so they may not be located in Williamsburg area much longer. Take in the Scent of a Lavender Field In our opinion, the Sweethaven Lavender field is one of Williamsburg’s hidden secrets and we were so lucky to discover it! The farm has seven acres of lavender and is a beauty to wander (not to mention a great spot for photos). Due to the timeframe of the lavender bloom, Sweethaven is only open in the summer. Follow their Facebook page for updates on the farm hours. Other Awesome Things to Do in Williamsburg: With only four days to explore, we barely touched the surface of everything to do in Williamsburg. Here are some other great ideas we hope to do on our next visit to Virginia’s Historic Triangle: Ride the Jamestown-Scotland ferry: This free ferry ride lasts about 15-20 minutes and takes you (and your car!) from Jamestown to Surry. Take a ghost tour. Bike the Virginia Capital Trail. Admire art: There are several museums to choose from including the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum and the Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum in Colonial Williamsburg. Wander the shops, restaurants, and beachfront in downtown Yorktown. Tour Jamestown by boat: The 1-hour Jamestown Discovery river tours depart from the James City County Marina. Get a thrill at Busch Gardens or Water Country USA. Smell the blooms at the Williamsburg Botanical Garden at Freedom Park: entrance is free. Enjoy our blog post? Sharing is caring! 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TORNADOES SATURDAY, MORE STORMS COMING... Multiple tornadoes touched down in Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin on Saturday, 12 reports so far. Here's a view of the tornado warned storm with the tornado visible from the Iowa City area from Ron Allen: The cell went on to produce into Cedar and Jones counties. One home was damaged in rural Johnson county, and some trees and outbuildings were damaged in Cedar/Jones counties. Into Illinois in Whiteside county there was damage to a home and wires down. Here's the other storm reports from Saturday across the country: A low pressure system moved across the Midwest and with just enough instability showers got going (some thunderstorms). There was a lot of spin from that low pressure system which made the showers and storms spin, which lead to these funnel clouds and tornadoes. Now the summery pattern continues with more warmth and storms as we head through the rest of the holiday weekend. Here's the outlook for Sunday from the Storm Prediction Center: There will be a complex of storms coming in from the west early Sunday morning with mainly a wind threat. Then additional thunderstorms late Sunday afternoon through the night into Monday. There's a marginal risk for severe weather then on Monday: Here's a look at the HRRR model for Sunday through Monday morning: The threat for tornadoes will be low Sunday with strong winds and hail remaining the biggest threats. In between the two rounds of storms temperatures will take off in the afternoon. This will likely be the warmest day of the year for many of us and for Cedar Rapids it will be the first 80 degree of the year. It will be the latest first 80 since 1973 (the first 80 that year didn't come until June!). So it's definitely time. The warmth and the active weather will continue as we head into next week.	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.5087746381759644, "wiki_prob": 0.49122536182403564, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1844808"}
Shannon Sharpe gets in heated argument with Ja Morant at half By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Published: Jan. 20, 2023 at 11:21 PM CST\|Updated: Jan. 21, 2023 at 1:04 AM CST LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hall of Fame football player Shannon Sharpe had a heated courtside conversation with Memphis Grizzlies players Ja Morant and Dillon Brooks and Morant’s father at the end of the first half Friday night in a nationally televised game against the Los Angeles Lakers. The Fox Sports personality exchanged words with Brooks throughout the first half and then yelled at Morant on the final possession of the second quarter. After the halftime buzzer sounded, Brooks yelled at Sharpe and Sharpe motioned toward Brooks. Morant walked toward Sharpe at his courtside seat before center Steven Adams stepped in front of him. Tee Morant, Ja Morant’s father, also got involved in the conversation before security at Crypto.com arena separated everyone. Sharpe, 54, yelled “I bet you won’t!” at Tee Morant as security guards tried to break things up. Brooks initially did not want to comment, saying: “You can ask him about that. He’s the blogger or whatever he is,” before addressing it a little later. Morant and Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins refused to discuss the incident after the Lakers rallied for a 122-121 victory and snapped Memphis’ 11-game winning streak Sharpe told an ESPN reporter at halftime that he was reacting to the Grizzlies’ chatter. “They do all that talking and jockeying and I ain’t about that jockeying,” Sharpe said. “It started with Dillon Brooks. I said he was too small to guard LeBron.” The former tight end said Brooks then swore at him, and he swore back. Brooks said that wasn’t the case and that he told Sharpe that James missed the shot. “He started to come at me and I said, ‘You don’t want these problems.’ And then Ja came out of nowhere talking. He definitely didn’t want these problems. Then the dad came and he obviously didn’t want no problems. But I wanted anything they had. Don’t let these fools fool you now.” Sharpe and Tee Morant talked to security in the tunnels at the arena before returning to their seats when the second half started. They hugged at the end of the third quarter. Brooks was asked whether Sharpe or any fans should be allowed to return to their seats after getting into an argument with a player? “A regular pedestrian like him? No. He should have never come back into the game, but it’s LA,” Brooks said. Crash on the Beltline near Verona Road slows traffic	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9925299882888794, "wiki_prob": 0.9925299882888794, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1817652"}
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Curiosity is Sacred Megan Gafford Much has been written about the polarization wracking the Western world; in the US, for example, some data scientists worry it might be as severe today as it was during the Civil War. But a large recent study of the problem called the Hidden Tribes Report found an “exhausted majority” between the extremes of left and right and concluded that “most Americans are tired of this ‘us-versus-them’ mindset and are eager to find common ground.” This essay proposes a way forward. I argue that we should elevate curiosity into what Jonathan Haidt calls a “sacred value,” by honoring Richard Feynman’s exhortation to “leave the door to the unknown ajar,” and then I defend this proposal through the lens of Thomas Sowell’s “constrained vision.” Sacred values bind society together, and curiosity is uniquely suited for finding common ground. Defining Curiosity Curiosity is the yearning to understand. It motivates the pursuit of knowledge, as each answered question uncovers new mysteries that urge us to wander further into the unknown. When this drive is focused and codified, we call it science, the Latin word for knowledge. Curiosity is characterized by a dogged desire for truth—even ugly truths. Falsehoods cannot satisfy the yearning to understand. Understanding truth requires attempting to prove our ideas wrong over and over again, until we fail to prove them wrong so many times that we may feel some confidence in them. This method is simple yet revolutionary because human nature makes us far more talented at proving ourselves right than wrong. The counterintuitive conviction to break our ideas is central to science. Even when we inevitably fall short, people around the world will interrogate our theories, so that they get rigorously tested regardless. This results in a body of knowledge that enables us to perform miracles: we are fleshy and featherless but we have learned to fly. And yet, the pursuit of knowledge has always frightened humanity. Many myths warn us that curiosity killed the cat. God banishes Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden because they eat of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. The Faust legend describes a man who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for unlimited knowledge. But my personal favorite is the Greek myth of Prometheus, the titan who sculpted humanity out of clay. Prometheus wants his creation to thrive with the gift of fire, but Zeus forbids this, so he resorts to stealing fire from the sun. When Zeus finds out, the enraged god punishes both gift giver and receiver. Zeus condemns Prometheus to eternal torture and gives the first woman, Pandora, both a jar and a curious disposition. When Pandora opens the jar to find out what it contains, all manner of horror and evil rush out. Aghast, she shuts it tight—too late. All that she manages to trap inside is hope. This myth bears an uncanny resemblance to the scientific discovery of nuclear power, because the sun is a nuclear furnace. It is but a small poetic flourish to describe nuclear physicists as Promethean figures. At the dawn of the Atomic Age, many believed radiation was a panacea and celebrated nuclear power as the fuel of an increasingly utopian civilization. Like Prometheus, they wanted to use the fire of the sun to promote progress. But, after World War II, most came to believe that atomic energy unleashed all manner of horror and evil, holding hope hostage with the threat of mutually assured destruction. Susan Sontag describes the trauma suffered by everyone in the middle of the 20th century when it became clear that from now on to the end of human history, every person would spend his individual life not only under the threat of individual death, which is certain, but of something almost unsupportable psychologically—collective incineration and extinction which could come any time, virtually without warning. Scientists are professionally curious. Their ability to invent existential threats seems to justify ancient fears about the pursuit of knowledge, because learning how the world works is meaningless if we annihilate ourselves. So storytellers amended the old myths, as in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus and in much science fiction, from Isaac Asimov’s I, Robot to HBO’s Westworld. When specific anxieties about science shift, the stories shift with them, the way Spider-Man was bitten by a radioactive spider in 1962, but by 2000 the spider was genetically modified instead. Throughout the generations, these stories have warned us about hubris, and taught us, as Peter Parker learns from his Uncle Ben’s death, that with great power comes great responsibility. The Value of Science In his 1955 speech to the National Academy of Sciences titled “The Value of Science,” Richard Feynman uses a Buddhist proverb to elucidate the blind nature of science: “To every man is given the key to the gates of heaven; the same key opens the gates of hell.” Of course it is wise to caution against unleashing hell, but if we throw away the key, then we cannot get into heaven. Feynman, who helped invent the bomb, insists that science is worthwhile: Scientific knowledge is a body of statements of varying degrees of certainty—some most unsure, some nearly sure, none absolutely certain. Now, we scientists are used to this, and we take it for granted that it is perfectly consistent to be unsure—that it is possible to live and not know. But I don’t know whether everyone realizes that this is true. Our freedom to doubt was born of a struggle against authority in the early days of science. It was a very deep and strong struggle. Permit us to question—to doubt, that’s all—not to be sure. And I think it is important that we do not forget the importance of this struggle and thus perhaps lose what we have gained. Here lies a responsibility to society. We can learn humility from science if it ennobles us to admit what we do not know. Doubting ourselves is unpalatable, but the great pleasure of satisfying curiosity can help us overcome this distaste. Philosopher Karl Popper termed this powerful tool for understanding how the world works falsifiability, and our technological and medical advancements testify to its efficacy. Of course, not everyone learns humility from pursuing knowledge. Cautionary tales like Frankenstein stress the possibility of opening the gates of hell. For every superhero with a radioactive backstory or a high tech science lab, there is a villain with the same advantages. The archetype for this genre is Satan in Milton’s Paradise Lost, who worships his own intellect before God. And—lest we comfort ourselves by dismissing these examples as fiction—remember that the French Revolutionaries who decapitated around 40,000 people during their Reign of Terror turned Notre Dame into a Temple of Reason. But, on balance, science has done more good than harm. Feynman’s entreaty is supported by Steven Pinker’s tome Enlightenment Now, where Pinker writes that his favorite sentence comes from a Wikipedia entry, “Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by either of two virus variants, Variola major and Variola minor.” Pinker explains, “Yes, ‘smallpox was.’ The disease that got its name from the painful pustules that cover the victim’s skin, mouth, and eyes and that killed more than 300 million people in the 20th century has ceased to exist.” He discusses this miracle on page 64 of a nearly 600-page “case for reason, science, humanism, and progress.” (The subtitle of the book.) The information compiled in Enlightenment Now demonstrates how invaluable science has been to human flourishing; science-driven advancements have saved hundreds of millions of lives. The quantifiable value of science should not be understated. Pinker concludes that it “has granted us the gifts of life, health, wealth, knowledge, and freedom,” and that “the spirit of science is the spirit of the Enlightenment.” And the spirit of science is curiosity. The Pleasurable Choice Feynman describes curiosity as a “religious experience,” expressing the feeling in a poem as “atoms with consciousness; matter with curiosity. Stands at the sea, wonders at wondering: I, a universe of atoms, an atom in the universe.” He continues: The same thrill, the same awe and mystery, comes again and again when we look at any question deeply enough. With more knowledge comes a deeper, more wonderful mystery, luring one on to penetrate deeper still. Never concerned that the answer may prove disappointing, with pleasure and confidence we turn over each new stone to find unimagined strangeness leading on to more wonderful questions and mysteries—certainly a grand adventure! This joy is its own reward. It counteracts the typical aversion to ugly truths, easing the discomfort we feel when the truth hurts, as the thrill of exploration overwhelms the pain. Eager to experience that thrill again, curious minds begin to crave truth. Without it, they cannot satisfy the yearning to understand. Curiosity does not seek truth because it is the moral choice, but because it is the pleasurable choice. Perhaps progress was more or less an accident, a byproduct of people exploring individual interests throughout the millennia. Uncovering truth is an emergent property of curiosity. No matter how brilliant, a single curious mind is nearly useless. But, as curious minds interact, people challenge each other’s oversights and biases until the truth emerges from their debates. And then humanity can apply that knowledge to solving problems, propelling progress forward with ideas like the germ theory of disease and inventions like the smallpox vaccine. To anyone who values truth, curiosity is sacred. Sacred Values Sacred values hold society together. Moral psychologist Jonathan Haidt compares sanctity to a maypole dance in The Righteous Mind, “As the men and women pass each other and swerve in and out, their ribbons weave a kind of tubular cloth around the pole. The dance symbolically enacts the central miracle of social life: e pluribus unum.” He theorizes that sanctity evolved to foster cooperation and that sacred values are indispensable to social cohesion. We should bind society together with the yearning to understand. If curiosity is sacred, then its associated values—falsifiability and uncertainty—are moral imperatives. Speaking sixty years before the publication of Enlightenment Now, Feynman’s urgency expresses his fear of losing the kind of progress Pinker charts, unless we honor those moral imperatives. Like Pinker, Feynman bundles reason, science, humanism, and progress together: What can we say to dispel the mystery of existence? If we take everything into account—not only what the ancients knew, but all of what we know today that they didn’t know—then I think we must frankly admit that we do not know. But, in admitting this, we have probably found the open channel. This is not a new idea; this is the idea of the age of reason. This is the philosophy that guided the men who made the democracy that we live under. The idea that no one really knew how to run a government led to the idea that we should arrange a system by which new ideas could be developed, tried out, and tossed out if necessary, with more new ideas brought in—a trial-and-error system. This method was a result of the fact that science was already showing itself to be a successful venture at the end of the eighteenth century. Even then it was clear to socially minded people that the openness of possibilities was an opportunity, and that doubt and discussion were essential to progress into the unknown. If we want to solve a problem that we have never solved before, we must leave the door to the unknown ajar. Understood this way, curiosity should be sacred to liberal democracies because it is part of their ethos. Curiosity’s characteristic behavior of breaking ideas to solve problems is how liberal democracies course correct while navigating disparate interests in a diverse society. The truth provides a common ground among disparate interests. By desiring honest explanations of how the world works, curiosity expands this common ground. This is how curiosity can bind society together, and why it is worth sacralizing. Contending with Trade-Offs It is no small matter to make something sacred. We must account for the misgivings voiced in stories like Frankenstein and Faust, and justify curiosity’s pursuit of pleasure. The best framework for this undertaking comes from Thomas Sowell’s A Conflict of Visions: [A vision] is what we sense or feel before we have constructed any systematic reasoning that could be called a theory, much less deduced any specific consequences as hypotheses to be tested against evidence. A vision is our sense of how the world works. For example, primitive man’s sense of why leaves move may have been that some spirit moves them … Newton had a very different vision of how the world works and Einstein still another… Visions are the foundations on which theories are built. The final structure depends not only on the foundation, but also on how carefully and consistently the framework of theory is constructed and how well buttressed it is with hard facts. Visions are very subjective, but well-constructed theories have clear implications, and facts can test and measure their objective validity. The world learned at Hiroshima that Einstein’s vision of physics was not just Einstein’s vision. Sowell identifies two overarching visions that touch human thought: the constrained and the unconstrained. The constrained vision thinks that every solution creates new problems that must be solved in turn. It expects improvements to come with trade-offs, and recognizes that expectations to the contrary make the perfect the enemy of the good. Conversely, the unconstrained vision abhors trade-offs, which it views as defeatism, instead demanding solutions that fix problems once and for all. It holds that humanity is malleable and perfectible, to the horror of the constrained vision that believes humanity inherited ancient tendencies nigh impossible to stamp out: Prudence—the careful weighing of trade-offs—is seen in very different terms within the constrained and the unconstrained visions. In the constrained vision, where trade-offs are all that we can hope for, prudence is among the highest duties. Edmund Burke called it “the first of all virtues.” “Nothing is good,” Burke said, “but in proportion, and with reference”—in short, as a trade-off. By contrast, in the unconstrained vision, where moral improvement has no fixed limit, prudence is of a lower order of importance. [William] Godwin had little use for “those moralists … who think only of stimulating men to good deeds by considerations of frigid prudence and mercenary self-interests,” instead of seeking to stimulate the “generous and magnanimous sentiment of our natures.” The unconstrained vision may find curiosity revolting for desiring the pleasurable choice rather than the moral choice. Even if something as edifying as truth comes of it, that goodness is tainted by selfishness. To the unconstrained vision, the real task at hand is perfecting human motives by taming base impulses. Indeed, Feynman’s conception of science is intolerable to the unconstrained vision. What kind of monster risks hell? An unconstrained vision must either condemn this state of affairs, fix it, or ignore the unsettling side of science. But to date, no one has devised a better way to improve the human condition, problems like mutually assured destruction seem intractable, and to ignore the possibility of unleashing hell is the ultimate Faustian bargain. If we want progress, how do we contend with the risks? Asking this question assumes a constrained vision. Avoiding this question is irresponsible. Curiosity > Reason As Feynman puts it, “Scientific knowledge is an enabling power to do either good or bad—but it does not carry instructions on how to use it. Such power has evident value—even though the power may be negated by what one does with it.” Instead of instructions, our passions determine how we use scientific knowledge. Hence David Hume’s insight that reason is and only ought to be the slave of the passions. Haidt illustrates Hume’s idea with the metaphor of an elephant (the passions) and its rider (reason), where the imposing elephant is in charge. Most reasoning is motivated reasoning. Anger finds reasons to spite someone; jealousy finds reasons to hate someone; empathy finds reasons to help someone; love finds reasons to move in with someone you’ve only been dating for a few weeks. Many passions use reason to avoid truth (you should probably get to know him better first), but, for curiosity, honesty is a prerequisite for knowledge. Curiosity is the passion that finds reasons to explain how things actually are. Curiosity is distinct from reason, and differentiating them helps clarify what it means to sacralize curiosity. When reason is sacred, its worshippers become arrogant, as we see in Paradise Lost and in the French Revolution. By placing so much value on intellect, the mind falls in love with its own productions, as psychologist Jordan Peterson has warned. Unlike curiosity, reason has no desire to be correct; rather, reason incentivizes feeling correct. An extreme form of this failing gives rise to the conspiracy theorist, who delights in fitting together perfect puzzles of subterfuge, finding every reason to justify cynical conclusions. Sacralizing curiosity may backslide into worshipping reason. Being right is much harder than feeling right, and although curiosity soothes the burn of being wrong, it offers incomplete protection. Wandering into the unknown can be exhausting and even dangerous. Uncertainty generates anxiety. It is more psychologically taxing to wonder What if I’m wrong? than to reassure oneself with all the reasons why one is right. Yet this risk of backsliding is a necessary trade-off, because the alternative is worse. Feynman admonishes: Our responsibility is to do what we can, learn what we can, improve the solutions and pass them on … In the impetuous youth of humanity, we can make grave errors that can stunt our growth for a long time. This we will do if we say we have the answers now, so young and ignorant; if we suppress all discussion, all criticism, saying, “This is it, boys, man is saved!” and thus doom man for a long time to the chains of authority, confined to the limits of our present imagination. It has been done so many times before. It is our responsibility as scientists, knowing the great progress and great value of a satisfactory philosophy of ignorance, the great progress that is the fruit of freedom of thought, to proclaim the value of this freedom, to teach how doubt is not to be feared but welcomed and discussed, and to demand this freedom as our duty to all coming generations. But Feynman spoke too narrowly, because this responsibility extends beyond the scientific community. We all share this duty. Curiosity demands the freedom to doubt, without which it could not urge us to wander into the unknown. By cementing curiosity within our cultural ethic, we can more readily transmit it down through the coming generations. As children begin to discover the world, we should teach them that the thrill they feel is sacred. Share 135 Enlightenment Values Megan Gafford is an artist who uses unsettling scientific materials like radiation and cybernetics as her art medium; by making those materials beautiful, she mingles eeriness and elegance together. Her work embodies the tension between pursuing knowledge and curiosity killing the cat. Stewart Slater Alice Dreger and Iona Italia Spamming Us from Space: SETI, Flying Saucers and the Galactic Internet Steven Tucker Why Germany is Bracing for a Cold Winter Leon Holly From Natural Selection to Machine Selection: Human Evolution in the Age of AI The Pernicious Folly of Pursuing Zero Covid Amesh Adalja Infinite Rationality: An Interview with Brett Hall Brett Hall and Iona Italia saeedkhanblog […] belief in brittle answers; curiosity urges us to wander into the unknown. In a classroom, curiosity should be sacred, because it motivates the pursuit of knowledge even when that includes ugly […] Experiments in Nurturing Classroom Curiosity - Quillette […] compels belief in brittle answers; curiosity urges us to wander into the unknown. In a classroom, curiosity should be sacred, because it motivates the pursuit of knowledge even when that includes ugly […] David Lloyd-Jones It seems to me science comes with some very strong shoulds and musts attached. “Thou shalt not bear false witness,” after all, is one of the Top Ten on the hit parade. You can’t even argue that this one of those utilitarian rules that the smart folks make into religion for the stupid folks, all the “God will be angry if you don’t look after your bit of the rice paddy’s berm” sorts of things. Lying is often profitable, so a ukase against it flies in the face of many interests. The social rule of telling truth is not absolute. I live on the street where Mayor Ford used to buy his crack, and I have a neighbour who is an undercover cop doing his job in our building, or a psychopath, or both. The guy lies all the time. In any of the three cases, our society accepts his… Read more » Eric Blair I am curious (ha) what the author makes of this statement: Rationally speaking, one should realize that science (in its proper meaning) deals with analyzing empirical evidence logically and deducing objective facts: It does not take an active role in determining what one SHOULD do or how they MUST act, nor does it deal with subjective thought systems (ranging from arts to moral codes) or ideologies in general. I have become wary of enthusiastic evangelists peddling “science” as a belief system (hello Sam Harris) that can replace the arts and humanities and other methods of learning about and making sense of the world in which we live. If, for example, one is curious about how we ought to live science is probably not the tool best suited to tackling this problem. Anyway, I am genuinely curious what the author’s take on this is. 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Home » Architecture » What To Do with Lost Spaces Under NYC’s Elevated Bridges, Highways, Subway Tracks, and Rail Lines? What To Do with Lost Spaces Under NYC’s Elevated Bridges, Highways, Subway Tracks, and Rail Lines? Sep 26, 2015 by Casey Coates Danson Susan Chin METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Broadway and Flushing Avenue under the elevated JMZ subway line in Brooklyn. Photo by Krisanne Johnson for the Design Trust for Public Space This past summer we released a study that recommends the transformation of neglected public spaces beneath New York City’s nearly 700 miles of elevated bridges, highways, subway tracks and rail lines. The Design Trust for Public Space partnered with the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) on this study in 2013. Together, we discovered millions of square feet beneath and along this massive infrastructure network—most of it outside of Manhattan. Under the Elevated: Reclaiming Space, Connecting Communities took into consideration innovation, versatility, and environmental sustainability. Ideas focus on creating attractive, less noisy, well-lit and maintained spaces. Our goal is to maximize public use of “el-spaces,” as we call them, while re-knitting these spaces back into the urban fabric. With vast areas and infrastructure to maintain, we feel that there’s an opportunity to develop new stewardship and concession models as well. What would be some of the new uses or activities for our neglected spaces? We think an electrical vehicle charging station under the Queensboro Bridge would work, as would studios or workspaces that perform noisy activities; in Highbridge Park, outdoor training facilities; food trucks or bioswales for capturing stormwater below the Gowanus Expressway and more. 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NYC Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg presents the Under the Elevated study on June 18, 2015, at Pier i Cafe. Photo by Sam Lahoz. Courtesy of the Design Trust for Public Space Recently the Under the Elevated project team gathered at the offices and rooftop of BuroHappold, the engineering firm that served as our technical advisor; they presented their perspectives on the vast number of opportunities that el-spaces hold for the future of NYC and in cities globally. What follows is adapted from a public conversation with the Design Trust Fellows who worked on the Under the Elevated study. Neil Donnelly, Graphic Design Fellow; Susannah Drake, Urban Design Fellow; Chat Travieso, Participatory Design Fellow; and Douglas Woodward, Policy Fellow, answered questions from the audience at this forum. How much involvement did the community have in your design and the implementation? 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So that’s a lot of revenue lost from the businesses right in the prime time of shopping season. Who owns this large network of elevated structures? Douglas Woodward: These structures are usually under multiple jurisdictions. For example, the MTA will own the track above, the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) has the columns coming down, and sometimes NYC Parks is involved. It’s really hard to get everything done when you have two or three different agencies involved. Everybody stops at their line and says it’s somebody else’s problem. So it’s really a civic issue that goes to our governments. Were there any particularly big ideas that inspired you in your research? Susannah Drake: We did a GIS (geographic information system) analysis across the country, and there are over 7,000 miles of under-the-elevated spaces. This is huge. If the strategies we recommend in the study are expanded on a broad scale, it can make a big difference. When we were doing our research, we spoke with a lot of community groups who are already doing great things. The guiding idea for us was to be very inclusive, to bring all of those groups in and show what could be done. What would be your advice for community groups trying to activate the under-the-elevated spaces near them? Douglas Woodward: There’s actually a process, the El-Space Program, laid out by DOT that they’re now refining. Our study galvanized a lot more interest in this. Susan Chin, FAIA, Hon ASLA is executive director of the Design Trust for Public Space in New York City. Edward Mazria Wins 2021 AIA Gold Medal Improving Racial Equity Through Greener Design An Image of Our Post-Covid Future Making the most of a tree epidemic	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.659367024898529, "wiki_prob": 0.659367024898529, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line736033"}
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How to play starcraft brood war on android with exagear strategies. Brood war and caesar iii, but all that is required for running a windows game on winulator is just a custom profile file, so keep your fingers crossed for some third party developments pretty soon that could bring a lot more games to it. Brood war is really popular in korea, but its awesome to see that there. Featuring a space opera setting, the main storyline revolves around a war between three galactic species. The crowd cheered as hard for this as they had for anything that night. Blizzard has released the original version of starcraft and its expansion, brood war, free to all on both pc and mac platforms. Reaver is a very special and subjectively cute protoss unit in the starcraft game universe. So, you, like most reasonable human beings, think playing starcraft on a. Starcraft and brood war are now free for anyone to download. 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A reavershuttle combination can be used to harass an enemy base, for defensive applications or as part of the protoss army. Tbh i appreciate the differences between starcraft brood war. However, one popular game it does support, and runs really well is starcraft. A real time strategy game that will let you choose between terran, zerg and protoss races in order to conquer your enemies. Heiberg offered their use to infested stukov, who had hired mercenaries to destroy his enemies. I noticed that the ai for both reavers and scarabs are terrible. Brood war continues the award winning saga of galactic warfare as the zerg, protoss and terrans struggle for their continued survival. Brood war is a puzzle video game developed and published by blizzard entertainment. Brood war is a strategy game with realtime gameplay and a focus on base building, resource gathering and army building. The full game, and its excellent expansion brood war, can be downloaded now on the games official site, updated with a patch that makes the 19yearold game easier to. The one gateway reaver build is one of the most traditional forms of protoss harassment. Winulator allows you to play old directx games on your android device. Although reavers have a relatively high pool of life, at 180, like certain other strong protoss units, they are very fragile relative to their costs due to. The ability to micro a shuttle with a reaver is a highly valued skill for protoss players. Some of you might know i am big into build order timings. Brood war version of the game, reaver was notorious for being slow, clumsy, and often borderline useless if left on its own due to buggy ingame ai. Unlike most opening match ups, terran play vs protoss one base tech often leads to terran pressuring before their opponent. How to play starcraft brood war on android with exagear. After nine years, rain claims a blizzcon trophy starcraft. Brood war on the pc, a gamefaqs message board topic titled reaver drop at 5 minutes. Since zerg is so used to choke hatch and defend early on, some protoss just rush to reaver drops. From my article, 11 ridiculous armies ive used to beat starcraft computer players. When patching starcraft, please use the run as admin option. The combination puts a lot of strain on the players and forces them to constantly get faster and faster in terms of reaction speed and unit management, especially during online matches. If you look at the building times on liquipedia for protoss and compare them to when you can actually use the building, you will notice that most buildings have a delay because it. It hasnt received a balance patch in over a decade. The reaver has an extremely powerful attack, suited for destroying clusters of units with less than 100 hit points, such as hydralisks. A great boast to your starcraft map collection and hours of entertainment. Brood war is really popular in korea, but its awesome to see that there are fans here too. Theyve been made available alongside the first patch for the. Weve seen emulators for super nintendo, nintendo 64, play station, game boy advance and many more gaming systems since the advent of smartphones running this opensource os. Whats even better the original multiplayer service included. May 19, 2016 hey uncle phil, no, youre right, it looks good. After nine years, starcraft legend rain claims a blizzcon trophy. 1553 1468 448 274 1481 1446 1540 500 960 1530 1553 106 881 754 296 667 674 1479 597 998 1603 1562 1287 930 404 1070 558 1124 15 256 669 1079 491 844 626 1379 986 689 634	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.5003148913383484, "wiki_prob": 0.4996851086616516, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1702142"}
Home / Resources / Articles / Update Addresses Impairment of Intangible Assets Update Addresses Impairment of Intangible Assets The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued guidance in July 2012 that applies to all reporting entities – public, private and not-for-profit – for testing impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets. Some examples of intangible assets that will be subject to the new “optional” qualitative impairment testing guidance include indefinite-lived trademarks, licenses and distribution rights. The guidance, Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2012-02, Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment, amends requirements in FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 350, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other. It builds upon the guidance in ASU 2011-08, Testing Goodwill for Impairment, which was issued by the FASB in September 2011. Before being amended by ASU 2012-02, the guidance in FASB ASC 350 requires reporting entities to test indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment on at least an annual basis by comparing the fair value of the assets with their carrying amounts. When the carrying amounts exceed fair value, impairment losses need to be recognized in an amount equal to the difference. Importantly, the amended guidance in FASB ASC 350 still includes the requirement for these assets to be tested for impairment on at least an annual basis. In assessing whether it is more likely than not that indefinite-lived intangible assets are impaired, financial statement preparers need to assess all relevant events and circumstances that could affect the significant inputs used in determining fair value of the assets. Examples of these types of events and circumstances include, but are not limited to, the following: Cost factors (e.g., increase in materials costs, etc.) Financial performance (e.g., declining cash flows, etc.) Legal, regulatory, contractual, political, business or other factors (e.g., asset-specific factors that could affect fair value) Other relevant entity-specific events (e.g., changes in management, contemplation of bankruptcy) Industry and market considerations (e.g., deterioration in the environment in which the entity operates) Macroeconomic conditions (e.g., deterioration in general economic conditions, limitations on accessing capital) Financial statement preparers also should consider: Positive and mitigating events and circumstances that could affect the significant inputs used to determine fair value Where recent fair value calculations have been made, the difference between the fair value amounts and carrying amounts of these assets Any changes to the carrying amounts of the assets None of the individual examples noted above are intended to represent standalone events and circumstances that necessarily require preparers to calculate the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible assets. Also, the existence of positive and mitigating events and circumstances is not intended to represent a rebuttable presumption that preparers should not perform the quantitative impairment test to discern whether the indefinite-lived intangible assets are impaired. Paralleling the amendments in ASU 2011-08 for goodwill, the 2012-02 amendments to FASB ASC 350 “allow” financial statement preparers to make a qualitative evaluation about the likelihood of impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets. The qualitative evaluation would be used to determine whether it is necessary to apply the quantitative evaluation and calculate the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible assets. Essentially, preparers of financial statements now will have the option to first assess qualitative factors – events and circumstances – that could have affected the significant inputs used in determining the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible assets to determine whether it is more likely than not (a likelihood of greater than 50 percent) that the indefinite-lived intangible assets have been impaired. The FASB ASC 350 amendments in ASU 2012-02 are effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed in fiscal years beginning after Sept. 15, 2012. Earlier implementation is permitted. This article was originally posted on December 4, 2012 and the information may no longer be current. For questions, please contact GRF CPAs & Advisors at [email protected]. How to Create a Strong Case Statement Include Money Management in Child’s Education	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.7100768685340881, "wiki_prob": 0.28992313146591187, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line832435"}
Home Blog Bhasha Certificate Selfie Campaign Bhasha Certificate Selfie Campaign 2022-02-28 \| Priyanka Chaudhary Ministry of Education has launched Bhasha Certificate Selfie Campaign to promote cultural diversity and multilingualism. It will also help in promoting the spirit of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat. The target of this initiative is to help 75 lakh people in acquiring basic conversational skills in Indian languages. (Source: Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat) This campaign aims to promote Bhasha Sangam Mobile App is an initiative of the Ministry of Education and MyGov India. The app has been developed by a startup Multibhashi. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched the Bhasha Sangam mobile app. It is an online language learning platform where people can learn 100+ sentences of daily use other than their mother language in 22 Indian languages (mentioned in schedule 8th of the Constitution) with the help of the Bhasha Sangam mobile app. Under this ‘Bhasha Certificate Selfie’ initiative, people are encouraged to upload their selfie with the certificate from their social media accounts with #BhashaCertificateselfie. How can one get the Bhasha certificate? The user has to first download Bhasha Sangam Mobile App from the play store (available in both Android and iOS versions) to get the certificate authorized by the Ministry of Education. After this, the user has to select any of the 22 scheduled Indian languages and complete all the levels related to it. Thereafter, the user has to take a test. After this examination, he will get a certificate and can then upload a selfie with a certificate. Ek Bharat, Shrestha Bharat was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 31 October 2015 commemorating the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. It aims to celebrate unity in diversity and showcase the rich cultural heritage, traditions and customs of either State. Daily Current Affairs and GK \| 29 and 30 January 2023 Latest Banking Awareness Banking Awareness of 29, 30 and 31 January 2023 Banking Awareness of 24 and 25 January 2023 Current-Affairs	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.6629266142845154, "wiki_prob": 0.6629266142845154, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line452006"}
Josey’s Jazz A Historical Novella by Celeste M. Lennon C H A P T ER TWO No matter how many times Grandma Tish told me to take my frolicking self to school, I always found myself standing outside the grocer, listening to one of Deek’s wild stories. I went to school like I was supposed to, but every now and then, I would tell Mrs. Brown I wasn’t feeling well or say that Grandma Tish needed me home early, so she would excuse me from my lessons. I always waited around to talk to Mrs. Brown when nosy Nora was preoccupied. I knew she would jump at the chance to tattle on me, again. As I strolled along, I would create songs and rhythms in my head. People would see me snapping my fingers, twirling around, and rat-tat-tatting all the way down the road. My imagination took me to a fancy place, with lots of lights and me all dolled up, a-singing away. If Mrs. Brown suspected anything, she never mentioned it to me or my grandmother. When I wasn’t entranced by one of his tales, I was looking over my shoulder to make sure Grandma Tish didn’t come and snatch me out from the crowd. “So what’s it like, Deek?” a young lad asked. “The joints there are fantastic. You can find a jumping, jiving speakeasy on every corner. There’s Jungle Alley on 133rd Street, where all the nightclubs are. Y’all are a little too young to hang out in places like that. Too young to even hear about them,” Deek teased. “Ah, man. Come on, Deek, tell us more,” a young boy name Rudolph stood there, pleading with Deek to continue. Deek was right about Rudolph being too young to hear about clubs and speakeasies. He didn’t look over twelve years old. I assumed no matter what the age, people admired Deek and loved hearing about his adventures in the city. “They are the bee’s knees,” Deek said as the younger boys standing around started laughing. “The bee’s knees,” another boy repeated. The children loved when Deek spoke city slang. “I always have a swell time,” Deek said. “And there’s never a warm Sunday that goes by without a parade going on. Everyone in Harlem take to the streets to watch regalia on proud marchers, dignitaries with their honored insignia and thriving organizations.” “I love parades,” one of the boys said. “The parades here are no match for the ones in the city. You blink your eye down here, and the parade is over. There are so many people in the parades of Harlem; there are so many wonderful things to do and people to see. You get a chance to hear brass bands play and watch organizations share their missions,” Deek said. “Tell us more, Deek,” Rudolph said. “At any given time, you can find vendors on the streets, selling all kinds of things like yams, roasted nuts, and even pig’s feet.” “Pig’s feet?” a boy repeated, coughing. “I love pig’s feet,” Rudolph said. “Once upon a time, that was all we had to eat. Our people ate the parts of animals no one else wanted. That’s how we survived,” Deek said. “Boy, would I love to journey to the city,” Rudolph said. “Everyone should have a taste of the city life,” Deek commented. “If only for one night.” When I heard that last remark, it confirmed the conversation I had with Martha. I wanted to experience the city life. I wanted to be able to tell everyone stories about the magnificent things I saw. It wasn’t easy planning to get away. I was so nervous that Grandma Tish would find out I was up to something and question me about the whole thing. If she had any idea I was planning to go to Harlem, she would lock me up and throw away the key. I stayed out of her way for a solid two weeks in fear that my plans would slip out or I would do something clumsy to cause suspicion. I knew Grandma Tish would be furious with my decision, so I didn’t even say good-bye. The day I left, I placed a letter in a neatly folded envelope on the kitchen table. I emptied the piggy bank Daddy had given me for my seventh birthday. I remember the way he chuckled whenever he gave me money to put in it. That same money I had been saving for years, I would now carry with me. I caught a train, and on the ride I played the words I wrote to Grandma Tish over and over in my head: Dear Mama, I know what you’re going to think when you find this letter. I know we have had many talks of your disapproval of my hope to move to the city. I hope you will find it in your heart to forgive me. With much thought, I am headed to Harlem, New York, to make my dreams come true. Please do not worry about me. Martha is already there, expecting my arrival. We will room together, and I know that I will land a singing gig as soon as I get there. As soon as I make some money, I would like for you to come for a visit. I love you, Mama. I envisioned how Grandma Tish would feel when she walked into the house; she would know something was different. I imagined her expression when she arrived home from a meeting with women who advocated for women’s rights and realized that her sweet Josephine was gone. I was hoping that she wouldn’t cry after she read my letter. What if I was killing her? I thought. What if she became sick because I just up and left? I felt awful and couldn’t help but worry. I had a right to live my own life. I was unhappy at home and just wanted to experience something different. Publication Date : 7/6/2017 It is 1927 and Josey is an African American teenager living in the rural Deep South. Unfortunately Josey is unhappy, unsatisfied, and desperate to make her life whole. Finally with encouragement from her friends Deek and Martha, Josey decides she is deserving of happiness, ignores her grandmother’s wishes for her to become a teacher, and embarks on a journey to the North where she hopes to fulfill her dream of becoming a singer. After Josey hops a train and arrives in Harlem, she meets up with Martha and Deek who help her find a place to live and introduce her to the Harlem nightlife. But in the midst of Prohibition and rampant racism, Josey soon realizes that her dream may be more difficult to attain than she imagined. It is only after she sneaks into an underground club and takes the stage that everything begins to transform for Josey. Josey’s Jazz shares the tale of an African American teenager who sets out on a quest to follow her heart and pursue her dream of becoming a jazz singer in 1920s Harlem. Celeste M. Lennon is from a rural town in North Carolina. She has spent over fifteen years in the education field. She enjoys working with youth in schools and churches. In her spare time, she enjoys writing about issues of everyday life. She is the mother of one daughter named Nyla. Celeste would like for you to like the Celeste M. Lennon Facebook page for new releases and giveaways. Feel free to share your thoughts with her on the following sites: Twitter: @CelestialAuthor Instagram: celeste_m_lennon_books Wix: celestelennon.wix.com/celeste Facebook: Celeste M. Lennon An enjoyable character who connects the reader to person, place, and time in a way that is informative and entertaining at the same time. Juandalynn Jones-Hunt There was nothing better than reading Josey's Jazz! From the beginning of the novel, I found myself completely intoxicated in her spirit and passion for Jazz. I loved this novel and recommend this novel to anyone that loves history, and an incredible story. I truly enjoyed this novel.	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6180869340896606, "wiki_prob": 0.38191306591033936, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line243666"}
How police brought down a tech-savvy prostitution network in Bellevue When law-enforcement officials announced the January 2016 prostitution bust, they displayed a photo of a woman, her eyes blacked out to protect her identity. By taking such photos, brothel owner Donald Mueller kept track of the prostitutes who cycled in and out of his Bellevue apartments. Story by Lynn Thompson Illustration by Gabriel Campanario Men cruised the hallway of an upscale Bellevue apartment building, checking their cellphones and scanning the unit numbers before pausing at a door that swung open even before they knocked. A neighbor grew suspicious and alerted police, saying she believed the woman living down the hall was involved in sex work. The men “are all ages and body sizes,” the tipster wrote in an April 2015 email to Bellevue police. They visit “at all hours of the day.” The email set in motion an eight-month investigation that revealed South Korean prostitutes were working out of a dozen luxury Bellevue apartments. The young women, who often spoke limited English, were hired by an “agency” and worked in the apartment for several weeks before they moved on to other cities. The Internet has put a spotlight on sex addiction Did you find this story valuable? Support watchdog journalism at The Seattle Times by subscribing. Many of their customers were members of a secretive network of men who not only paid for sex — in some cases scores of times — but would also write detailed online reviews of their encounters and encourage others to do the same. Using pseudonyms like “TomCat007,” “Captain America” and “Tahoe Ted,” the men posted thousands of sexually explicit reviews on a carefully curated, Seattle-based website called The Review Board. In great detail, they rated a woman’s performance, energy level and physical attributes, and offered recommendations as if they were reviewing restaurants. The website also accepted free advertisements from prostitutes. Some likened The Review Board to Yelp, only for paid sex. “Recommend? ‘If you are a red-blooded male, (by which I mean Yep.)’ ” wrote one reviewer. “Hell to the yes,” wrote another. “I love tiny Asian girls. And Lomi is as tiny as they get.” The tenant of an upscale apartment building grew suspicious when she noticed men of “all ages and body sizes” visiting a neighbor “at all hours of the day.” She contacted Bellevue police in April 2015, setting in motion an eight-month investigation. While the men came from different, mostly white-collar backgrounds, prosecutors said a disproportionate number were tech workers from the Eastside, men comfortable using their browsers to shop for what they wanted, men who could afford the $300-an-hour rate for sex. One customer, a software-development director for Amazon, even helped construct and maintain prostitution-related websites. Many of the men considered themselves “hobbyists,” their shared interest in prostitutes bringing them together in a kind of men’s club with invitation-only parties at Valentine’s Day, Halloween and Christmas. The Review Board, which had been an online forum for sex buyers since 2001, boasted it had 23,000 members, most of them in the Pacific Northwest, in 2015. There were many other similar sites — more than 100 in King County alone. A few dozen high-frequency Review Board participants formed what they called “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen” that focused almost exclusively on South Korean prostitutes. Kgirldelights, an online advertising and booking site for South Korean prostitutes built by members of The League, was particularly popular, with more than 4 million hits in a single month. Together, the websites ensured the women in the expensive Bellevue apartments had a steady stream of customers — and that the customers had a steady supply of new women. “The internet has greased the wheels on illegal sexual exploitation. It’s made it so easy for men to get involved,” said Valiant Richey, a King County senior deputy prosecuting attorney. "It was like Yelp for prostitution," says prosecuting attorney Valiant Richey about review-based websites that law enforcement connected with a network of brothels in Bellevue. Richey would be among the first to argue that the online group of sex buyers had gone from isolated men booking “dates” with prostitutes to an organized, criminal enterprise that promoted illegal commercial sex. After Bellevue police and King County sheriff’s deputies infiltrated and busted the group, prosecutors would charge its members not with the misdemeanor crime of patronizing a prostitute, but with promoting prostitution, a felony. The arrest and prosecution of 30 men and two women brothel operators also underscored King County’s strategy of going after the sex buyers and treating prostituted women as victims, an effort aimed at attacking the demand side of prostitution. Moreover, it targeted the rapidly growing number of sex buyers who no longer have to cruise along Aurora Avenue North or International Boulevard South — risking a “date” with an undercover cop — to pay for sex. “The internet … created a market that wasn’t there before, men who wouldn’t go on the street to encounter someone who was prostituting,” King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg noted in 2014. “They’re comfortable on the computer, and with a couple clicks of a mouse, they can order someone up for sex.” But the bust also drew condemnation from proponents of the legalization of prostitution — and from some of the men facing criminal charges — who saw an overzealous government interfering with what they said was a reasonable exchange of sex for money among consenting adults. Several insisted The Review Board helped ensure the safety of the women selling sex in the Bellevue apartments because members developed an online identity and history. A “business plan” When the anonymous tip about the Avalon Meydenbauer apartment landed in his inbox, Bellevue police Detective Ben Richey (no relation to prosecutor Richey) quickly learned that the well-visited unit was leased to Donald Mueller, a 58-year-old former marijuana dealer. Richey and another detective arranged a meeting with Mueller at a downtown Bellevue coffee shop and told him they thought he was renting the apartment for use as a brothel. Without actual evidence of sex being sold in his apartment, police didn’t have enough to arrest Mueller. But he not only confirmed their suspicions, he seemed eager to share the details. He told the detectives that he was a “hobbyist” — the name the online sex buyers used to refer to themselves — and that he was active on The Review Board as well as several other sites that featured escort ads. His Review Board screen name, or handle, was “Woodstock.” Mueller had logged 4,339 posts on The Review Board over the previous few years, was a moderator of the site and one of the region’s highest-frequency sex buyers. As Mueller explained it, he’d been approached by a former girlfriend and prostitute who suggested he rent an apartment where she could see clients. He’d keep $100 from each customer and she’d get $200. He would handle advertising, screening and booking. With marijuana legalized and his pot sales faltering, Mueller told the detectives, he saw prostitution as a potentially lucrative new “business plan.” By running three different women, who each averaged about five “dates” per day, Mueller said his take was about $1,500 per day — or more than $450,000 a year. Mueller recruited primarily young South Korean women, some who came directly from South Korea and others who were already working in other U.S. cities. He and another brothel manager told detectives the women or a relative had typically gotten into debt and they were forced to work as prostitutes to pay it off. Mueller acknowledged what he was doing was illegal. Less than two weeks later, detectives spotted online ads for Mueller’s South Korean prostitutes, but this time working out of a different Bellevue apartment building. In response to the police questioning and neighbor complaints, he had moved his operation — five blocks away. Sigurds Zitars, aka “Tahoe Ted,” was the founder, operator and staunch protector of The Review Board. He was proud of the online community of sex buyers and providers he’d brought together. “This was his life,” a former prostitute says. As the founder and operator of The Review Board, Sigurds Zitars, aka “Tahoe Ted,” tightly limited ads for Asian prostitutes. The reason, he later told undercover detectives, was he believed that Asian escorts drew the scrutiny of law enforcement alert to the possibility that the women might be trafficked around the U.S. and under someone else’s control. But Mueller, a good friend of Zitars, was pressing him for more publicity on The Review Board for the South Korean women working out of his Bellevue apartment. Zitars, 61 and a retired accountant, struck some sex workers as “standoffish.” Others called him “creepy.” “He was hard to like,” said Sol Finer, an independent sex worker and an advocate for legalized prostitution. She said, “His attitude was, ‘This is my board and if you don’t like it, you can go somewhere else.’ ” Zitars’ mantra was “no drama.” He would remove posts that hinted at underage prostitutes or women being run by a pimp. He kicked off anyone he thought was rude or crude and those who tried to sneak back using a new handle. He carefully screened the women who wanted to advertise on the board. Three sex workers interviewed for this story said that very few African-American or Latina prostitutes were ever allowed to advertise on The Review Board. Zitars was interviewed by Seattle Met magazine for a 2008 story on prostitution in the city. Using his Tahoe Ted screen name, he explained that he had been buying sex since a memorable experience after college when he ended up at a posh Bellevue condo with two gorgeous strippers. His online persona was of a worldly and experienced sex buyer who was far too careful and discriminating to ever find himself in a tawdry motel room with an undercover cop posing as a prostitute. “In his mind, he was above it all, including law enforcement,” said Detective Richey. A prostitution survivor shares her experience on The Review Board: Alisa Bernard, a survivor of prostitution and board member of the Organization for Prostitution Survivors, shares her experience being advertised and reviewed on The Review Board. Zitars’ goal was to create a one-stop shopping experience for prostitution in the Northwest, and he was proud of the online community of sex buyers and providers he’d brought together. They chatted via computer, gave advice about seeing prostitutes in other cities, recommended the best hotels to conduct business and how to avoid the scrutiny of the front desk. Zitars and other core members of The Review Board threw invitation-only get-togethers at local bars and brew pubs, hosted quarterly karaoke nights and dressed up for holiday-themed parties. They referred to each other only by their pseudonyms, the women as well as the men. “It was totally friendly. It was nice to put a face to a name,” said one longtime sex provider. “Both the men and the women were there to meet each other.” Another sex worker who goes by the name Sweet Amy Nicole added, “We could trade tips on how to verify the identity of the gents, for example. Or how to tell if a customer was dumb versus malicious. If you want to be safe, it helps to talk with the other girls.” But another woman who advertised on The Review Board said the parties were like a “pickup bar on steroids.” Alisa Bernard was a teenage runaway and a child sex-abuse survivor when she turned to prostitution at age 18. She has a vivid memory of meeting Zitars. “He was sitting in a booth that was slightly raised, looking out over the dance floor at the girls, as if he were thinking, ‘These are all mine. These are my toys,’ ” said Bernard, now a board member of the Organization for Prostitution Survivors, which works to support women leaving the life of paid sex work. With Mueller and other Review Board regulars arguing for more access to South Korean women, Zitars eventually relaxed his guard. “Mueller twisted Ted’s arm to start advertising his girls,” said Detective Richey. Don Mueller and others who operated brothels in Bellevue apartments would drop off and pick up South Korean women from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Some of the women flew in directly from South Korea, while others came from other U.S. cities. Vulnerable women Many men who posted on The Review Board would later claim they thought the online resource kept women working as prostitutes safe by giving the sex buyers an online presence and identity. But Bernard said that during the time she advertised herself on The Review Board, she was raped multiple times, strangled and held against her will. “These were all Review Board guys,” she recalled. Richey, the deputy prosecutor, said the relationship between the women performing sex acts and the men paying for them is inherently unequal. The men were typically professionally accomplished, culturally assured and fully expecting to get their money’s worth. The South Korean women, by contrast, were typically young, isolated in a foreign country, traveling with little more than a suitcase full of clothes, maybe overstaying a tourist visa or brought to the U.S. with forged documents. Many communicated with the men through a smartphone translator app — or hand gestures. Richey is even more adamant that what the South Korean prostitutes were doing could not be called consensual because they were being paid. “What you have is someone paying this person essentially to turn a ‘no’ into a ‘yes.’ Because as several of the buyers on this board observed, these women, as a leisure activity, are not looking to have sex with 10 guys in a day. They’re doing it for the money.” He said research internationally has found that more than 70 percent of prostitutes have been the victim of physical assault — rapes, beatings or armed robberies — and that despite screening clients and checking references, they are vulnerable because they typically work in isolated apartments, alone. “You never know who is going to walk in the door,” Richey said. In March 2015, Kittaporn Saosawatsri opened the door of her apartment at the Avalon Meydenbauer to a man with a knife. A Thai native, she was 37, an independent sex worker and older than most of the Asian prostitutes who advertised online. Her ad on Backpage.com said she was 27. Her client that night was Song Wang, a Chinese immigrant living in Newcastle who’d racked up $25,000 in gambling debts, had been accused of stealing from the auto body shop where he worked and was desperate for cash. He called several other prostitutes, trying to make a date for that night, before reaching Saosawatsri. Prosecutors at his trial said he demanded her money and valuables. When Saosawatsri refused, he started stabbing her with a knife repeatedly, growing more and more angry. He then set fire to clothing inside the woman’s closet. An hour later, firefighters responding to a building alarm found Saosawatsri’s body slumped against her bedroom mattress, dead from more than 20 stab wounds. The murder set off a flurry of emails and postings on The Review Board. Detective Richey said the men contrasted Saosawatsri’s situation with those of the South Korean women advertised on the website. She didn’t have a booker to screen clients. She listed herself on national sites like Backpage.com and Eros.com, not the more selective Review Board. But mostly, the detective said, the men on The Review Board worried that they’d lose access to their “girls.” Brothel owners told undercover detectives that many of the women had racked up debts in Korea and were forced to work as prostitutes to pay them off. IDs required The online sex-buying investigation that began in April 2015 uncovered the interlocking organizations that ran the prostitution businesses in Bellevue. Mueller and others set up “agencies” that provided the women with apartments, advertising, customers and condoms. Each agency employed a booker — in Mueller’s case, he handled the booking himself — to screen clients and schedule dates. A first-time customer had to provide references or a piece of photo ID. Among the emails seized when the websites were taken down by law enforcement in January 2016 were hundreds of pieces of identification submitted with the customers’ first request for a “date.” These included photographs of employee badges from Microsoft, Amazon and Boeing, as well as LinkedIn accounts, business letterheads, passports and even family photos. “They’re sending their personal information to a criminal enterprise. Wow!” said Tor Kraft, one of the undercover Bellevue police detectives who worked the case. Bookers told the customers that they needed the IDs in case anything happened to the women. But Kraft said what they were really doing was protecting themselves from law enforcement. If someone emailed in a photo of his Microsoft badge, on an email with a Microsoft address, he likely wasn’t a cop. Once the men visited a prostitute, they were encouraged by other customers online to write reviews. That in turn drove more men, who were searching prostitution-related internet sites, to book dates, which in turn prompted the opening of more apartment brothels to meet the growing demand. Arresting sex buyers Over the past five years, King County law-enforcement agencies have increasingly gone after the demand side of prostitution, arresting the buyers rather than the prostituted women. Source: King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office Mark Nowlin / The Seattle Times That’s when Deputy Prosecutor Richey and the detectives on the case had a collective realization that what they were seeing was more than just men hooking up with prostituted women and writing about their experiences. What they were investigating resembled an organized-crime network. And they needed to act. Men were not only writing reviews, but were serving as references for each other to book dates. They were helping to connect prostitution agencies with photographers for advertising pictures and placing those ads with internet escort sites. Using their tech savvy, some were building prostitution websites. Several of the men were even putting their names on apartment leases and driving the young women who were cycling through Bellevue to and from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. In other words, they were operating more as pimps than isolated buyers. At the same time, prosecutor Richey said, there was an explosion in the number of residential brothels on the Eastside. “We were getting tips from neighbors, getting tips from landlords, people reporting it to Bellevue police. What we were seeing was the whole picture — organized online groups of buyers and the brothels serving them.” The target of the investigation would be high-volume users, men who were influential in driving business to the South Korean prostitutes, or who took an organizing role, such as forming The League to publicize the agencies and apartments. The prosecutors believed they had evidence of promoting, through the reviews the men themselves wrote. But they didn’t know who most of them were. They only had their handles. The high-frequency sex buyers who called themselves “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen” would often gather at Bellevue bars to compare notes. An undercover detective recalls the conversations became so explicit that other bar patrons seated nearby grew visibly uncomfortable and moved away. Explicit conversation In April 2015, King County sheriff’s Detective Luke Hillman was ending his work on a case involving a Thai prostitution ring in Bellevue when police turned their attention to the growing activity involving South Korean women. Hillman, using an alias, started asking questions on The Review Board. He recalls he was getting very little traction until one of the members told him he needed to book more dates and write more reviews. With so many reviews of so many women online, Hillman said, it was easy to plagiarize, creatively writing variants of the others’ explicit commentary. Once he started posting reviews, Hillman said, the same member invited him to join the newly formed League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, the group of about 50 men from around the country who promoted South Korean prostitutes. He was also invited to a members-only meet-and-greet at the Tap House Grill in Bellevue in June that year. At that meeting, Hillman said, the other men, awkwardly at first, discussed their sexual encounters, the sex acts various prostitutes were willing to perform as well as the prices, and the duration of their visits. The conversations became so explicit, Hillman said, that other bar patrons seated nearby grew visibly uncomfortable and moved away. Hillman said the men speculated that the young women were likely trafficked and had little choice but to work as prostitutes. One said they weren’t the smartest people or they wouldn’t have ended up in sex work, he recalled. Richey, the deputy prosecutor, said that until Hillman was invited to join, law enforcement didn’t know there was a League, or who its core members were. It was one of the big breaks in the case. Hillman would attend four more meet-and-greets before January. In October 2015, Mueller and Zitars planned a Halloween party to circulate Mueller’s prostitutes. Mueller asked Hillman, who was still working undercover, to drive his women and two others from another Bellevue apartment brothel, Golden Blossom. Hillman wore a wire. Another detective posed as an Uber driver. Richey, the Bellevue detective, trailed in an unmarked car and listened in on Hillman. Out in the parking lot, police were secretly photographing cars that arrived and the men who got out. Over the next two months they started to match the license plates to driver’s-license photos. They also began matching the handles with the names and addresses of the inner members of The League. And for the men who hadn’t attended a party, police got search warrants to go after their email accounts and the internet provider addresses that linked the pseudonyms to their real names. The kgirldelights website had a million page views in November 2015. In December, one of The League members wrote, “We are some lucky sons of bitches to be K-fans in Seattle right now, my brothers. I don’t know how the market is going to sustain this amount of top talent, but I’ve decided to stop caring about it and ride the K-train until it crashes to a halt.” As police rushed in to bust members of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen at Bellevue’s Pumphouse Bar & Grill in January 2016, a sudden hush came over customers. But members of The League were too engrossed in their conversation to notice at first — until a deputy said, “Stand up. You’re under arrest.” The takedown On Jan. 5, 2016, Richey, the deputy prosecutor, sat in a car in a Bellevue Burger King parking lot, across the street from the Pumphouse Bar & Grill, where members of The League were gathering. Hillman, the undercover detective, was inside, again wearing a wire. About 40 police were staged around the bar and outside. Richey could see cars pulling in and the men getting out: Woodstock, TomCat007, Hashi, Husky — seven men in all. Richey said his strongest memory of the night was how noisy the restaurant was on the audio recorded from inside. As police rushed in, there was a sudden hush — except for the men seated with Hillman. “The group at the table was oblivious” to the uniformed officers filing inside and kept talking among themselves, the prosecutor said. Then Richey heard a sheriff’s deputy tell the men, “Stand up. You’re under arrest.” For Richey, the takedown was a metaphor for how The League and The Review Board operated. A group of men so focused on their own activity, so eager to encourage and support each other in seeking out prostitutes, that they’d completely lost sight that they were involved in a criminal enterprise. Four others who weren’t at the Pumphouse gathering, including Zitars and Paul “GoGetter” Rhinehart, were arrested at their homes. The next morning police served search warrants on 12 brothels. Sumit Virmani, 42, director of World Wide Health for Microsoft, had a “date” that morning with “Raina” at the BellCentre Apartments in Bellevue, according to charging documents. A King County deputy approached him while he was outside and told him the apartment, which doubled as the Superstar GFE (Girl Friend Experience) brothel, was now a crime scene. Virmani later said he “could hear girls crying inside.” An hour later, he sent out an urgent email message to League members with the subject line “Red Alert.” He said he hadn’t been arrested, but wondered whether he should get an attorney. “Please stay away from the hobby in Bellevue right now,” he wrote. Police closed 12 apartments and told 12 South Korean women they were free to leave. Police and translators explained that brothel owners and some frequent customers had been arrested but that the women would not be charged with a crime. They were offered help and connected to social-service agencies. “We were really trying to be very victim-centered by essentially saying, ‘This situation is over. We are offering you advocacy or services if you want them. If you don’t want them, you may go,’ ” said Richey, the prosecutor. But the lack of any certainty about the individual South Korean women’s circumstances opened the prosecution to criticism. Some independent sex workers and advocates of decriminalization said there was no evidence that the women were coerced in any way and no evidence that The Review Board wasn’t simply a community of willing providers and men paying for consensual sex. Some of the defendants, though they quickly pleaded guilty, argued afterward that they had committed no crime and merely wanted to help the prostitutes. Two of the defendants swept up in the bust were sex workers who had advanced to brothel operators. One, Jabong Kim, 38, who sometimes advertised herself under the name Crystal, had previously enlisted League members to help her find a new apartment when she was evicted from the Avalon Meydenbauer for running a brothel. COURT TRANSCRIPT The sentencing of Paul Rhinehart, June 2016 Paul Rhinehart, aka “GoGetter,” broke down at his July 2016 sentencing, saying, “I lost sight and I lost perspective.” The attorney for the software consultant said that his life and reputation had been destroyed as a result of the publicity surrounding the arrests. With no previous criminal history, Rhinehart was sentenced to work release. At his sentencing hearing in July 2016, Rhinehart, 48, broke down. His attorney explained that Rhinehart had become infatuated with one of the women and offered to lease her an apartment in his name. His attorney said the married software consultant with two children had not profited from the arrangement and that his life and reputation had been destroyed as a result of the publicity surrounding the arrests. The man known as “GoGetter” pleaded guilty to two counts of felony promoting prostitution, punishable by up to five years in prison. Because Rhinehart had no criminal history, the prosecutor recommended a first-time offender waiver that would let him serve six months on work release. The charging documents show that Rhinehart had made more than 400 posts and reviews between June 2012 and his arrest in January 2016. “I lost sight, and I lost perspective,” he said during his sentencing hearing. “I was deceiving family and colleagues. Betraying community and values I thought I held.” Another defendant, Vivek Asthana, 41, a software-development director for Amazon, had used his expertise to help construct and maintain the kgirldelights and The League websites. He told detectives after his arrest he never would have gotten so involved if he’d known he could be charged with a felony. He claimed his sole motive was to keep the prostitutes safe. “Anything we can do to protect them from being taken advantage of or harmed by individuals who go beyond the boundaries they set. But to do that, we also create an information network,” he said. Asthana, whose handle was “Captain America,” helped detectives reconstruct the websites after other League members dismantled them in the wake of members’ arrests. For his cooperation, prosecutors reduced his two felony charges to two counts of attempted promoting prostitution, a gross misdemeanor. He pleaded guilty and received 60 days of electronic home detention and was ordered to perform 240 hours of community service. Donald Mueller, the brothel owner and operator, pleaded guilty to two counts of promoting prostitution. His sentencing has been delayed in exchange for his testimony against some of the men who are taking their cases to trial in September. Zitars said very little at his July 2016 sentencing on three counts of felony promoting prostitution. Although he had never leased an apartment or run a brothel, prosecutors stressed his role in creating the marketplace for prostitution in the Northwest. “What’s very significant from the state’s perspective was this massive online community that existed on the website created by Mr. Zitars called The Review Board,” Deputy Prosecutor Richey told the judge, adding that the men “actively, repetitively and even compulsively discussed, reviewed and patronized people in prostitution.” Zitars’ attorney, Zach Wagnild, said going after sex buyers was “the issue du jour” for local prosecutors, who were imposing felonies on men partaking of the world’s oldest profession. He, too, insisted that the purpose of The Review Board was to make the activity “safe for everyone.” When it was his turn to speak, Zitars emphasized that he made no money, charged nothing for ads, and only occasionally collected money from members to pay for the website costs. He argued that Craigslist and Backpage.com were overrun with pimps and women being forced to work the streets. “I would not allow them on the board … We had none of that on my website.” Because he had no criminal history, Zitars was sentenced to 90 days of electronic home detention. Four days after he was supposed to report to be fitted with the tracking device, Zitars fatally shot himself in the head. One independent sex worker posted a eulogy for Zitars on her website, writing that she would miss Tahoe Ted and knew she wasn’t alone. “I didn’t agree with everything that Ted did, and the way the board was run sometimes infuriated me.” But she added, “By its existence, TRB elevated our ‘hobby’ to a new level of safety and transparency … I owe a lot to Ted, and wish I could thank him for that.” Alisa Bernard, the former prostitute who now works to get services for survivors of prostitution, said she could not think of Zitars as anyone but the person who facilitated the buying and selling of her body by countless men. “They had turned this into their lives,” she said. “This was his life.” After The Review Board bust in January 2016, detectives on the case said there was a pause in prostitution activity on the Eastside. The websites that had connected sex buyers with providers were taken over and replaced with the logos of the King County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI. The apartments where the paid sexual encounters took place were leased to new tenants. “We disrupted an entire manner in which these girls were being exploited,” said Bellevue Detective Tor Kraft. After the initial 13 arrests, police continued to gather evidence on more than a dozen men central to The League operations and the kgirldelights website. Hundreds more men who had purchased sex from one of the 12 South Korean brothels learned from media reports that their personal information was now in the hands of police. Many reached out to attorneys, who in turn contacted the prosecutor’s office. “Some participants recognized that the conduct they were engaged in was problematic,” said Richey, the prosecutor. Some voluntarily enrolled in a Stopping Sexual Exploitation class offered by the Organization for Prostitution Survivors. Others, he acknowledged, “thought very strongly that they should be allowed to continue doing what they were doing.” Three of the 30 defendants, including Charles Peters, 47, an alleged leader of The League, are challenging the charges against them in court. Peters’ trial is set for September. His attorneys didn’t return requests for comment. The other 27 defendants pleaded guilty. Recognizing that law enforcement can’t arrest all the men involved in prostitution in the area, Seattle Against Slavery, an organization that fights trafficking of both sex and labor workers, developed strategies to deter would-be buyers. The effort included partnering with Google and Bing to identify searches related to prostitution. A message pops up with information about the legal consequences of being caught buying sex and the potential harm to providers. Executive Director Robert Beiser said that last year 1.3 million people searching for sex online in King County got one of the group’s deterrence ads. Of those people, 19,000 clicked through to learn about the reasons they might want to think twice. By counting the total number of searches, Beiser said the group calculated that in the Seattle area, someone searches for sex online every nine seconds. Microsoft and Amazon managers were among those arrested in The Review Board case. Both companies also have employees who have served on the Seattle Against Slavery board of directors. “Microsoft makes clear to employees that they have a responsibility to act with integrity and conduct themselves in a legal and ethical manner,” a Microsoft spokesman said. “If they don’t, they risk losing their jobs. In this case, we terminated Mr. Virmani’s employment.” Microsoft workers also have helped Seattle Against Slavery build a prototype platform that would send text messages to prostitutes, offering them services. The Review Board case drew the interest of law-enforcement agencies around the country. Over the past 18 months, Deputy Prosecutor Richey has been contacted by numerous jurisdictions wanting to know how King County prosecutors and law enforcement worked together to confront the explosion of prostitution activity generated by the online review boards that now exist in every major city. Kraft, the Bellevue detective, said he supports the direction the county has gone — arresting the sex buyers and trying to get services to the women. But he said the sheer number of men involved and the amount of money to be made make it impossible for police to shut it all down. That would take more education, he said, to challenge the belief that prostitution is simply a relationship between consenting adults. The Organization for Prostitution Survivors provides support and services for those trying to leave the life of paid sex work or recover from their experiences. The organization also offers classes for men who want to stop buying sex. Website: www.seattleops.org, or call the 24-hour hotline at 206-853-6243. The national hotline for victims of human trafficking is 888-373-7888. How this story was reported Details in this story were taken from court documents, news accounts, recorded statements by defendants, interviews with police detectives and prosecutors, as well as interviews with defendants, local independent prostitutes and former prostitutes, victim advocates and prostitution-service providers. Lynn Thompson: [email protected] or 206-464-8305. 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Warnings Are Warnings: FDCA Preempts OTC Prop 65 Claims By Steven Boranian on May 21, 2021 We offer a different take on preemption today. We have discussed on any number of occasions how the FDA’s regulation of drug warnings preempts (or should preempt) state-law tort claims purporting to impose different or additional warnings. But what if the alleged state-law duty is based on a public referendum or statute? Does that make any difference? It turns out that it makes no difference at all, and it came up recently in a lawsuit under California’s Proposition 65, the notorious voter-enacted law that requires businesses to warn Californians about significant exposures to chemicals that cause cancer or birth defects. See Cal. H&S Code § 25249.5 et seq. Sounds good in concept, but in practice Prop 65 has resulted in boilerplate warnings being posted most everywhere in connection with most everything. We doubt that anyone pays any attention anymore, making it highly questionable whether Prop 65 has advanced public health in any significant way. We have read anecdotal reports of manufacturers reformulating products to remove or reduce chemicals on California’s list, so we guess that’s something. The warning requirement, however, has become a poster child for ineffective and counterproductive over-warning. One group that pays attention is plaintiffs’ lawyers, who file lawsuits in serial fashion to recover generous statutory penalties from businesses who do not provide Prop 65 warnings. The plaintiffs’ lawyers tried that tack in Center for Environmental Health v. Perrigo Co., 2021 WL 1960333 (Cal. Super. May 7, 2021), where they sued over the alleged presence of N-nitrosodimethylamine—known as NDMA—in certain over-the-counter (or “OTC”) drugs. According to the attorneys, the failure to include a Prop 65 warning in the product labeling and advertising entitled them to substantial remedies, including injunctive relief, penalties, and especially attorneys’ fees. You can see straightway the problem with this strategy—federal law already regulates drug labeling, which led a California trial court to rule that federal law preempted all of the plaintiff’s claims. We are talking here about implied preemption. The Food Drug and Cosmetic Act does include an express preemption provision for OTC drugs, but that carves out state public initiatives or referendums enacted before September 1, 1997. Prop 65 falls within that carve out. Id. at 3. In fact, Prop 65 is the only state enactment that falls within the carve out, which suggests that California plaintiffs’ lawyers had something to say about the drafting of that particular clause. So implied preemption it is, and more specifically implied impossibility preemption, under which federal law preempts state law when federal and state requirements conflict in a way that makes it impossible to comply with both. Id. at 4. Prop. 65 has an added feature: The act’s compliance and liability provisions “shall not apply to . . . [a]n exposure for which federal law governs warning in a manner that preempts state authority.” Id. at 3 (quoting Cal. H&S Code § 25249.10(a)). In other words, where federal law preempts Prop 65’s warning mandate, there is no liability of any kind under the act, i.e., Prop 65 itself amplifies the impact of federal preemption. Id. The court discussed the innovator (or “brand name”) manufacturers first. A defendant can comply with Prop 65 and avoid liability by either providing a warning or ensuring that its products have chemical exposure below the “no significant risk” level. Id. at 2. The FDCA, however, requires that OTC manufacturers provide only those warnings in OTC labeling that the FDA has approved. Id. at 4. The plaintiff argued that the brand name manufacturers could have used the FDA’s Changes Being Effected (or “CBE”) process unilaterally to add a Prop 65 warning, but the CBE process permits adding a warning only for a “clinically significant hazard” for which there is “reasonable evidence of a causal association” with the drug. Id. This is where implied preemption kicked in. The complaint alleged exposure above the level that mandated a Prop 65 warning, but not a “clinically significant hazard” sufficient to allow a CBE. It was thus impossible for the brand-name manufacturers to comply with both state and federal requirements. Id. at 5. The plaintiff argued that the brand name manufacturers could comply with both state and federal requirements by including the Prop 65 warning in advertising, as opposed to labeling. Id. at 5-6. The court, however, ruled that a warning mandated by Prop 65 would be a “warning” under the FDCA and would be considered part of the “labeling” whenever transmitted to the person who makes the drug use decision. Id. at 6-8. In the OTC context, that would be the consumer. Id at 8. In the final analysis, “advertising” is no longer advertising when it is involuntary in nature. Id. at 9-10. A mandatory obligation to warn “is more properly categorized as ‘labeling’ . . . [and] [i]f it is ‘labeling,’ then impossibility preemption applies.” Id. at 10. Or, as the trial court also observed, “[T]he federal labeling for OTC drugs is not a labeling ‘floor’ and instead determines the content and the means for transmission [of] warnings about OTC drugs.” Id. at 11. The court allowed leave to amend “if possible” against the brand-name manufacturers, so we will see if the plaintiff can come up with allegations to bridge the preemption gap. The generic manufacturers also prevailed, but without leave to amend. The difference, of course, is Pliva v. Mensing and the generic manufacturers’ “duty of sameness,” which requires “that the warning labels of a brand-name drug and its generic copy must always be the same.” Id. at 11 (quoting Pliva v. Mensing, 564 U.S. 604, 613 (2011)). Generic manufacturers cannot use the CBE process unilaterally to amend their labeling. Id. Thus, because the generic manufacturers could not use the CBE process to add a Prop 65 warning under any alleged circumstances, federal law preempted state law, and the court denied leave to amend. The court also dismissed all claims against retailer defendants without leave to amend. Even though retailers are not required to gain FDA approval to sell OTC drugs, any mandated warning—including a Prop 65 warning—is drug “labeling” under the FDCA. Remember the Prop 65 provision stating that the act’s compliance and liability provisions “shall not apply to . . . [a]n exposure for which federal law governs warning in a manner that preempts state authority”? See Cal. H&S Code § 25249.10(a). The provision cut off liability for all defendants, including the retailers. Id. at *13. This order shows that even attorney-friendly laws like Prop 65 have their limits. The law enacted a warnings-based regime. But regulation of drugs is largely based on warnings, too. When those worlds collide, the federal requirements rule. That was the result here. We have a feeling there is an appeal in the future. Posted in Implied Preemption Tags: California, implied preemption, Proposition 65	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.5284188985824585, "wiki_prob": 0.4715811014175415, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line261602"}
Entertainment, Movie Reviews Dasvi Movie Review: A Union of Politics and Education, Dasvi is my Film of the First Quarter of 2022 How often have we wondered about having well-read and educated individuals as our representatives? That happens every time the government makes a reckless and poor move. But that’s precisely what our problem is. We don’t demand such a prospect consistently and are happy to be wooed with populist and greed-worthy announcements. In Dasvi, we have a new film in town that unequivocally emphasizes education in this gadget and cringe-content-ridden world. Dasvi Movie Review Summary Dasvi Movie Synopsis What works for Dasvi? What doesn’t work for Dasvi? Dasvi Movie FAQs Can ego, authority, and greed for power be above the merits of education? Dasvi explores such a scenario in the most sarcastic, logical, and presentable manner. Abhishek Bachchan, Nimrat Kaur, and Yami Gautam sparkle with excellence making Dasvi one of the best films of the year. Yes, it does have drawbacks and even falters for a moment, but a film like this was needed to make people believe in the magic of education again. Dasvi roars and makes up for a light-hearted viewing experience. Let me take you through a detailed review of Dasvi, streaming on Netflix and Jio Cinema. Dasvi is a fictional take on politics and its meeting with education. The film is directed by Tushar Jalota and stars Abhishek Bachchan (Ganga Ram Chaudhary), Yami Gautam (Jyoti Deswal), and Nimrat Kaur (Bimla Devi) in lead roles. Moreover, supporting actors like Arun Kushwaha, Rohit Tiwari, and Chittaranjan Tripathy, among others, infuse flavor into the film. Ganga Ram Chaudhary, the Chief Minister of Harit Pradesh, is sent to judicial custody on corruption charges. In his absence, his wife, Bimla Devi Chaudhary, is given the baton to run the state as the CM. Her ambitions keep getting bigger after she assumes the role and starts to diverge from Ganga Ram. On the other hand, Ganga Ram Chaudhary faces an honest cop, Jyoti Jaiswal, in jail. Jyoti’s strict ventures force Ganga to think of ways that can bring respite in his custodial journey. Eventually, he decides to take up studies and sit in the board exams of 10th standard at a growing age of 40+. He vows to quit politics if he fails to pass the exams. You have got to love a movie when the performance metric of its cast is above every other thing. As a churlish politician, Abhishek Bachchan puts all his acting prowess into Dasvi and ensures there’s not even a single loophole surrounding his performance. His character is aggressive, egoistic, self-centered, and greedy for power. But Junior Bachchan does an extraordinary job of getting into his skin and putting up a lovable act together. His dialect sounds natural, expressions are raw, and other bodily features align with what he is doing on screen. These things were missing when I saw him in All is Well in 2015. Abhishek has grown tremendously since then. I particularly loved his walking style, which looked similar to Amitabh Bachchan’s. Nimrat Kaur is a queen for all that she has done till now in her career. She plays the wife of the CM and gets to take the chair when her husband is sent to jail. The obedient wife then becomes a clever player in the quest for power. Every word she utters is a testimony to her hard work and perseverance as an actor. Nimrat proves her mettle once again with a uniquely daring act. As a mature actress, Kaur lifts the film’s spirit with her one-liners. Yami Gautam aces the role of an honest and strict cop in Dasvi. I found her performance better in Dasvi than in A Thursday. She portrays how one can be strong, virtuous, and dutiful just by performing their job. You don’t have to compromise if your work ethics and conscience are stealthy. Her character is a powerful combination of sweetness, charm, emotions, and intensity. Yami’s act summarizes the role a strict teacher plays in the life of an ignorant student. A tremendous actress, Yami can keep growing further with such roles. The entire supporting cast does a commendable job in making Dasvi the film that it is. Dasvi’s concept is one to die for. A Chief Minister, who is an 8th standard pass out from school, would never want to study. And why would he when he can be the CM as an uneducated politician? However, the makers of Dasvi manage to put up logical situations that make the audience believe in what is happening. Usually, we have a bigger plot that stores several tiny-tales of other characters. It happens in Dasvi but with a twist. The supporting actors have a story, but they have nothing significant to achieve out of their situation. Instead, the writers use them to help the primary narrative. It’s natural in Indian Cinema to depict powerplay. By that, I mean the power to run the country. Dasvi takes on the topic with a new point of view. Makers put a traditional husband and wife duo against each other and carry on the tale until the end. Dasvi keeps you invested without getting bored and makes sure you exit the mobile/laptop screen with a smile. Can we have educated individuals lead the country? We sure can. All we need is to ask for such people as our political representatives. It also means rejecting those who think of education as a waste of time and money. If there’s a film we need to show our children and politicians together, it is Dasvi. Build schools, nourish a scientific temper, don’t tinker with history books, and do all that makes logical sense. Peculiar, at times When trying to build on a novel concept, you need to take some creative liberties, and Dasvi is not void of such freedoms. It has goals that are easily achieved by characters. In trying to show the cruel nature of power, the film puts a wife against her husband. Though I am not denying such a thing can happen, one would surely doubt whether a transformation of that magnitude is possible within days or months. Dasvi is a light-hearted movie and a treat to experience. There are groove-worthy songs, clap-worthy dialogues, and laughable scenes. However, it is not as intense as it could have been. If politics is foolish, it is also lethal, and Dasvi doesn’t explore the dark side even when the CM’s post is at stake. But I have to give it to the makers for keeping things simple and relatable in a world that is already going through a lot. I must admit we needed a movie like this for a long time. Is Dasvi a real story? No, Dasvi is a fictional story. Harit Pradesh is a state in India? No, Harit Pradesh is not an Indian state. The makers of Dasvi wanted to stay out of political debates, and hence they created a fictional state named Harit Pradesh. Who is Ganga Ram Chaudhary? Ganga Ram Chaudhary is the fictional CM of an imaginary state of Harit Pradesh. He is a fictional character played by Abhishek Bachchan in Dasvi. Is Kumar Vishwas Related to the Dasvi movie? Yes, Dr. Kumar Vishwas is the Script & Dialogue Consultant of Dasvi. April 7, 2022 April 24, 2022 bollywood, Bollywood Movie Reviews, dasvi movie, movie review Previous Previous post: Gullak Season 3 Review: Another Sweet and Genuine Outing Next Next post: Abhay Season 3 Review: Amongst the Best Dark Thrillers of India.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.5933887958526611, "wiki_prob": 0.5933887958526611, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line754488"}
Posted on June 16, 2010 July 8, 2010 by DarkKarma0 Background: "Proteus Rising" We continue this sordid tale of scriptwriting and fanboy intrigue. Reader discretion is advised. For the sake of context and clarity, we’ll briefly cover the history of the project. Details behind the BBC writer/producer story-protecting jump: Okay, think you’re ready for details? You sure? O rly?! Detail-ready, are you? Determined, I see. I’m talking about Doctor Who story ideas now. You know what that means, right? It means I don’t want to ruin any plans for work on the official Doctor Who series. Or the official tie-ins. I’m trying to give you an out here. All right. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. Okay, here goes. The origins of this story came from two separate but related projects. The first project stalled, restarted a few years later, and then revived several years after that. It was entitled “I, Proteus.” The second project took place somewhere in between. The working title was “Eternity Calling.” Neither one was ever completed. But Neil Marsh contacted me recently in the hope of reviving one of them. I hit on the idea of combining the two story concepts. As I wrote in the last posting here, this new effort has also collapsed. Neil was still calling it “I, Proteus.” To distinguish the combined version from the original, I’m calling it “Proteus Rising.” Clear as mud? About as messy? Get yer galoshes — we’re going in. In 1999 the BBC’s clever and lovable spoof Doctor Who & The Curse of the Fatal Death reinvigorated an idea that has haunted fans for ages. What if the main character of Doctor Who was a woman? It’s been tried many times in fandom circles, notably in Ryan K Johnson’s early fan films with the late Barbara Benedetti in 1980’s. After Curse of the Fatal Death hit the airwaves, Neil contacted me, intrigued by the concept. Neil and I had been friends for several years, meeting thanks to our respective efforts in Doctor Who fandom. But we’d never gotten around to collaborating. Maybe this was the project. We quickly worked out a personality and general tone for our female Doctor, but we needed a worthy challenge for her. Neil turned to a professional Doctor Who novel tie-in called Seeing I, written by Kate Orman and Jon Blum. Kate and Jon were close friends of his, now among his science fiction idols. Who fans were raving about Seeing I. And so was Neil, so much that he chose to base our new project on it. I read the book at the group’s insistence, underwhelmed and full of reservations. I was gently ignored. Kate and Jon approved. Participants got excited. We were doing this. Scary monsters are an integral part of Doctor Who. And the novel’s big bads — the I — definitely fit the bill. The I is an alien hive intelligence, non-human scavengers who raid planets for fresh new technology. So I had to ask, where was our story in all this? That, said the collective, was my job. But they wanted a companion for the Doctor, a fresh new character that couldn’t be confused with established companions. Like a street-smart archaeologist/action hero. Or a young girl with emotional hang-ups and a knack for explosives. Other than that, make the story your own. Okay, so the story had to have archeology, a young girl, and explosives. Anyway, we needed a working title, so I tried to have fun with that. Earlier that year, I read James Hogan’s The Proteus Operation and loved it. I thought about calling it “The Proteus Effect.” Transformation. Time. Identity. Mystery. Cool, that all fits– Oh, and the title had to be a pun on the word “I.” Seeing I. I Scream. Something like that. Stick to formula. Uh-huh. How about “I, Proteus?” It works in the other ideas I was playing with. I waited a while in case more suggestions or edicts appeared in my in-box. No, that was it. Nope. All good. So a group of Doctor Who fans insisted I write a Who story about an oppressive group intelligence that went around the universe stealing ideas and imposing its will on others. Irony detection: epic fail. That fueled my take on the material and my experience of it. Conformity. A cult of fanatics. A cult of personality. Invasion. Techno-scavengers. No, techno-parasites. They seed host worlds instead of host bodies, go dormant, and revive. A typical parasitic life cycle. Selfishness. Group-think. Images and themes were complimenting each other. Suddenly I had a story I wanted to write. A two-page synopsis. Then a treatment, a more detailed outline of the plot. And then a few scripts. And by the time I had something, everyone else had given up on “I, Proteus.” Then the project was revived a few years later. And everyone gave up on that too. Next time, I’ll post the two-page synopsis of “I, Proteus.” I’d post it now, but this entry is plenty long as it is. Whew. 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The Top 10 Highest Flying Birds in the World Written by Heather Hall © Cinematographer/Shutterstock.com More Great Content: Watch This Bald Eagle Hunt A Salmon… The Top 9 Largest Flying Birds in… Are Blue Macaws Extinct? The Top 10 Fastest Birds in the… Real Life Harry Potter Owl Delivers the… ↓ Continue Reading To See This Amazing Video The Griffon Vulture can fly up to 37,000 feet Most high-flying birds also have excellent eyesight Modern technology lets us track how high birds fly as well as detailed information about their migratory patterns. Over millions of years, birds have developed forelimbs — wings — that let them take to the skies. These creatures can sleep, eat and mate while in flight. But what amazes us most is their ability to take to the clouds. Migratory birds have the ability to achieve incredible heights, easily joining the most powerful manmade air transports in the world. These creatures inspired the architects of air travel, as well as skydivers, zip-lining, and soaring on roller coasters. Many high-flying birds are migratory, animals that travel great distances for seasonal or mating reasons. The migration of turtle doves, swallows, and stork goes back 3,000 years, noted in the writings of Aristotle, Homer, and in the Book of Job. 10,662 People Couldn't Ace This Quiz Think You Can? Take Our Brand New A-Z-Animals Birds Quiz Today, modern science use technology like satellites and bird ringing to follow high-flying birds on their journeys. It appears when birds migrate they use celestial cues from changes in day length, the earth’s magnetic field, mental maps, and the sun and stars. But enough fancy talk. Let’s get to the meat of this blog. We’d all love to be able to leap in the air like these 10 highest flying birds in the world. #1 Ruppell’s Griffon Vulture — 37,000 feet Rüppell’s Vulture (Gyps Rueppelli) sitting on a branch. The Griffon vulture is the highest flying bird in the bird kingdom. ©Gabriela Beres/Shutterstock.com The Best Nest Boxes Birds Will Actually Use for 2022 At 37,000 feet, the griffon vulture is on record as reaching the highest altitude in the bird kingdom. You’d think the thinning air would cause problems. But the Ruppell vulture has unique hemoglobin that creates an effective system for oxygen intake. The Ruppell griffon vulture has a wingspan of 7.54 to 8.2 feet in length. In general, these birds weigh between 15 and 20 pounds. The scavengers have great eyesight, able to spy a carcass from tremendous heights. They can reach speeds of up to 22 mph and stay in the air for hours. The griffon is a member of the vulture family. Read more about vultures here. #2 Crane — 33,000 feet Common Crane, Grus grus, in Lake Hornborga, Sweden. Cranes fly so high they even fly over the Himalayas. The common crane can hit over 30,000 feet and has flown across the Himalayas. Also known as the Eurasian crane, the bird’s seen in Northern parts of Asia and Europe. Considered a medium-sized bird, the crane’s wingspan is between six and eight feet. The crane is a long-distance migrant and winters in Northern Africa. During migration, common cranes tend to fly a V-shaped grouping. They have a distinctive call and extremely long legs. One of the crane’s most unique features is a ruffle of tail feathers atop its head. You can learn more about the common crane here. #3 Bar-headed Goose — 29,000 feet A pair of lovely bar-headed geese as they cast their reflections onto the water. The bar-headed goose is native to Central Asia. ©Ian Duffield/Shutterstock.com The bar-headed goose can ascend to 29,000 feet, high enough to sail over Mount Everest. Native to Central Asia, the bird perfectly adapts to high Himalayan peaks where air pressure drops dynamically low. These geese have a greater lung capacity than other species in the family. The bodies contain more blood cells. In flight, they can increase their cardiac output. Their names come from the dark bars circling the head. They live in high-altitude lakes all over Central Asia. In the winter, the birds migrate South, capable of crossing distances of 1,000 miles in one day. The bar-headed goose is, not surprisingly, cousin to the goose, who you can read more about here. #4 Whooper Swan — 27,000 feet Adult whooper swan with black and yellow beak swims in the lake of a city park. ©Rishad Allaberdiev/Shutterstock.com With its whooping call, this swan is a large bird. The whooping swan loves flooded grasslands, tundras, wetlands, ponds, and lakes. They inhabit Southern Eurasia. You’ll note them for their yellow and black bills and long necks. In the colder months, the whopper swan heads off to the likes of Germany, Britain, and Denmark. Like many migrating birds, the whooping swan will move in a ‘V’ formation made up of thousands of animals. Usually, they stick to an altitude of about 8,000 feet while they migrate. But records show they’ve attained up to 27,000 feet above sea levels. Learn more about the swan family here. #5 Alpine Chough — 26,500 feet The Alpine Chough flying in the Bavarian Alps, Germany, Europe. The alpine chough is the world’s highest nester. ©Wolfgang Kruck/Shutterstock.com The alpine chough lives in the high mountains of Central Asia and Southern Europe. As they have bright yellow bills, these animals are also referred to as yellow-billed chough. With its nests at altitudes of 21,000 or more feet, the alpine chough is the world’s highest nester. Easily adapting to thin atmospheres, alpine choughs have extraordinary flight skills. They zoom eerily around the Himalayas’ highest peaks. And they can do so in the coldest winters and the harshest winds. You’ll find the alpine chough lurking around picnic areas and mountain restaurants where they happily let humans feed them. The alpine chough is a member of the crow family. #6 Bearded Vulture — 24,000 feet A hovering adult bearded vulture in full orange color plumage over dry grass in the Spanish Pyrenees. ©Martin Mecnarowski/Shutterstock.com A large species of vulture, the bearded creature inhabits Southern Europe’s mountainous regions. The birds reach a height of four feet and weigh between 11 and 15 pounds. Wingspans go from eight to nine feet wide. Bone eaters, the bearded vulture feasts exclusively on the bones of discovered carcasses. They swallow small bones whole. The acid in their stomach breaks down bone pieces for easy digestion. Big bones are taken to the air and dropped. The bird swings back around to chow on the broken pieces. Learn more about the vulture here. #7 Mallard — 21,000 feet Mallards can fly nearly vertical if needed. This includes taking off from the water almost straight up. ©Jeffry Weymier/Shutterstock.com Located in Europe and North America, the mallard is a migratory wild duck. The mallard’s distinguished by its stunning yellow bill and that iridescent-green head. Females may have black and orange splotches on their bills. The species often live in flocks and frequently mix with others in the duck family. Before winter sets in, the mallard migrates south for milder temperatures. They usually stick to altitudes of 1,000 to 4,000 feet but have records of flying at 21,000 feet. Read more about the mallard here. #8 Bar-tailed Godwit — 20,000 feet Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) pulling a worm out of wet sand. The bar-tailed godwit has the world’s longest non-stop migration. ©Dave Montreuil/Shutterstock.com Breeding in the likes of Siberia and Alaska and spending their winters in New Zealand and Australia, the bar-tailed godwit is well-known for engaging in the world’s longest non-stop migration. Moving from Alaska to the south, these birds cover almost 6,000 miles without taking a break. Large and long-billed, these nomads usually get from point A to point B 6,000 miles later over a seven or eight-day journey. Add that to the capacity to reach a max 20,000 feet high during migration and you’ve got one of the toughest, highest-flying birds out there. #9 White Stork — 16,000 feet Storks are heavy birds. They can’t fly very far by flapping their wings. Instead, they glide on warm air currents called thermals. ©muratart/Shutterstock.com The white stork is a wading bird. It’s a popular creature highlighted by a neck that can go as long as 45 inches. You’ll find them throughout the warmer regions of West-central Asia and Europe. The creature’s wingspan can go up to 7.5 feet with a plumage that’s a brilliant white. White storks spend their winters in Africa. They come together in huge flocks of thousands for the trip. The journey south (and back) can take almost six weeks. The bird follows the heavy thermal systems across Europe into the Strait of Gibraltar and the Sahara desert. You can read about a pair of the white stork’s cousins here and here. #10 Andean Condor — 15,000 feet The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) is a South American bird in the New World vulture family. Due to their weight and size, condors prefer to fly in windy areas. ©Cezary Wojtkowski/Shutterstock.com The Andean condor is a raptor. These are birds of prey, feeding on carrion or live prey. With exceptional eyesight, they can spot a meal from incredible distances. The animals use a sharp beak and strong claws to attack and collect the meat. The large creatures inhabit the grassy plains and high regions of South America. They weigh up to a massive 33 pounds spanning a 10-foot frame. They’ll reach up to 15,000 feet and glide majestically. In many countries, the Andean condor is a symbol of liberty, power, and good health. It’s the national bird in many parts of South America. Here is a Summary of the 10 Highest Flying Birds: RANK BIRD HEIGHT IN FEET #1 Ruppel’s Griffon Vulture 37,000 feet #2 Crane 33,000 feet #3 Bar-headed Goose 29,000 feet #4 Whooper Swan 27,000 feet #5 Alpine Chough 26,500 feet #6 Bearded Vulture 24,000 feet #7 Mallard 21,000 feet #8 Bar-tailed Godwit 20,000 feet #9 White Stork 16,000 feet #10 Andean Condor 15,000 feet Here is a Summary of the Top 10 Highest Flying Birds Do you love birds as much as we do? Here are more incredible facts about birds! Birds can fly high, but they are also super fast. Check out the Top 10 Fastest Birds! 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Miranda Lambert Will Take Risks, Be ‘Fearless’ With New Music Jacklyn Krol Published: April 10, 2019 Miranda Lambert says she'll release new music in June, and don't expect her to hold back on anything. "I'm happy and I'm healthy, and I’m ready to kick ass again," Lambert told the Tennessean after rehearsal for her 2019 ACM Awards performance. The singer married Brenan Mcloughlin in January, and it's fair to wonder if we'll get a taste of her relationship with the NYPD officer when new music drops. "I feel like I'm taking some risks and not being afraid," the country hitmaker and Pistol Annies member says. "I'm going into fearless mode musically and heart-wise. I feel like they go hand-in-hand. I'm jumping out there and taking risks, and I feel good about it. I'm going in and we're making it, and we're putting it out as fast as we can." Miranda Lambert, New Husband Make Red Carpet Debut: Since new music isn't totally ready, Lambert performed a medley of five of her hits at the ACMs, including "Kerosene," "Gunpowder and Lead," "Mama’s Broken Heart" and more. "I am a female artist in this genre that has fought my way, and this medley is a reminder of the last 14 years of music. It's 14 years of milestones and songs that pushed me to a new level in business," she explains. "People have to remember a hit isn't a position on a chart, it's what people sing along to." Fans will likely get to hear new music on her upcoming all-female Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars Tour when it kicks off this September. Lambert will be supported by Maren Morris, Elle King, her own Pistol Annies, Tenille Townes, Ashley McBryde and/or Caylee Hammack on select dates. She thinks it may be the best tour she's ever done. "We have three new women, and I feel like we can all learn from each other. The younger ones have such fire in their eyes, and they're so hungry and that’s good for me to see every day," Lambert says, "And hopefully I can teach them something about being a vet out here." 15 Most Controversial Country Song Lyrics Source: Miranda Lambert Will Take Risks, Be ‘Fearless’ With New Music Filed Under: Miranda Lambert Miranda Lambert Invites Us Into Her Kitchen With New Cookbook, ‘Y’all Eat Yet?’ Brendan McLoughlin Sends Miranda Lambert the Sweetest Birthday Note 5 Things In Texas That Are Insanely Big Willie Spence’s Family Thinks They Know What Caused Fatal Car Crash Dustin Lynch Found the Cutest Duet Partner for Live ‘Party Mode’ Performance [Watch] Cody Johnson, Carrie Underwood Lead Country American Music Awards Nominees What Happened to Blake Shelton’s 8 Winners From ‘The Voice’? Luke Bryan Remembers ‘American Idol’ Star Willie Spence Willie Spence Crash Details Revealed — ‘American Idol’ Star Dead at 23	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9738815426826477, "wiki_prob": 0.9738815426826477, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line458558"}
The craft beer brewing industry has long been male dominated, something women are striving to change. A wave of female innovators is creating delicious brews while bringing their own unique experiences to the fore. Here are five women-owned breweries around the country you can explore no matter your gender or preferred style of beer. Aimee Billingsley2021-06-22T01:07:06-04:00June 22nd, 2021\|Categories: Featured, North, Northeast, Producers & Purveyors, Regions, South, Southwest, West\|Tags: Breweries\|Comments Off on 5 Women-Owned Breweries Foodie Finds at National Parks Foodie Finds at National Parks Story by Anne Quinn Corr It’s easy to enjoy the great outdoors at any of our country’s 419 national park sites. While only 62 destinations may include the words “National Park” in their names, a multitude of lakeshores, seashores, battlefields, monuments, trails, and rivers are estrnboarder2020-07-16T17:13:44-04:00July 21st, 2020\|Categories: Featured, Mid-Atlantic, North, Northeast, Producers & Purveyors, Regions, South, Southeast, Southwest, West Coast\|Tags: Breweries, Markets, Outdoors, Restaurants, Wineries\|Comments Off on Foodie Finds at National Parks Liquid Lexington Nestled in the Shenandoah Valley between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains, the historic town of Lexington, Virginia has a cornucopia of tasty reasons to visit, from delicious local foods to quaint horse-drawn carriage tours, from its direct ties to compelling chapters of American history to vigorous hiking trails, modern boutique shops to natural wonders, and so much more. estrnboarder2020-05-18T19:04:04-04:00May 19th, 2020\|Categories: Featured, Producers & Purveyors, Regions, Southeast\|Tags: Breweries, Cideries, Wineries\|Comments Off on Liquid Lexington Taste Roanoke, Virginia Taste Roanoke, Virginia From biscuits to baklava, craft beer to cabernet, Roanoke’s culinary scene is diverse. Story by Ginger Warder Poised between the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Appalachian Trail, Roanoke, Virginia mixes urban flavor with a small-town personality. Here you can find sophisticated cultural attractions like the world-class Taubman estrnboarder2020-04-01T19:31:18-04:00April 2nd, 2020\|Categories: Featured, Regions, Southeast, Trends & Trails\|Tags: Breweries, Distilleries, Restaurants, Tours, Wineries\|Comments Off on Taste Roanoke, Virginia 5 Great Brew Spots + Food It’s official! Craft beer is gaining mass recognition for its vast range of flavors, and overall boom of accessibility; breweries and beer bars are sprouting across the U.S. at a record pace. But with this trend comes a great challenge: entrepreneurs need to find a way to stand out among the ever-increasing competition. estrnboarder2019-08-16T19:27:31-04:00July 23rd, 2019\|Categories: Featured, Midwest, North, Producers & Purveyors, Regions, South, Southeast\|Tags: Breweries, Restaurants\|Comments Off on 5 Great Brew Spots + Food Green Bay, Wisconsin It’s more than just a football town. Story by Chris Chamberlain It’s a shame that the only time most people think about Green Bay, Wisconsin is during pro football season, when the weather can be pretty problematic for all but the most avid “Packer Backers.” While it’s estrnboarder2019-07-16T18:35:41-04:00July 18th, 2019\|Categories: Featured, Midwest, Producers & Purveyors, Regions\|Tags: Breweries, Restaurants\|Comments Off on Green Bay, Wisconsin Meals on Two Wheels Summer is here and it’s time to get those bicycles out of the garage and hit the trails! Designated by the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) as the only silver-level ride center on the East Coast—and one of only 15 in the world—Virginia’s Blue Ridge is a perfect choice for riders of all levels. From family-friendly greenways in the city of Roanoke to the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway and more than 300 miles of mountain trails, America’s East Coast Mountain Biking Capital is a cyclist’s bucket list destination. estrnboarder2019-06-27T17:59:45-04:00July 2nd, 2019\|Categories: Featured, Mid-Atlantic, Regions, Trends & Trails\|Tags: Breweries, Restaurants, Wineries\|Comments Off on Meals on Two Wheels Hops Aboard Breweries, wineries and more foodie stops dot the map between Los Angeles, California, and Seattle, Washington. Amtrak’s Coast Starlight, which runs between the two cities and hugs much of the West Coast—and is billed as “one of the most spectacular of all train routes”—offers a compelling way to explore the region. The entire trip from the Los Angeles Central Terminal to Seattle Amtrak Station, or vice versa, takes 35 hours without stops, but to savor a taste of the West Coast plan a leisurely trip with multiple stops. As an example, you might hop off at these six stations to visit six unique independent breweries. estrnboarder2019-04-08T17:57:18-04:00April 9th, 2019\|Categories: Featured, Producers & Purveyors, Regions, West Coast\|Tags: Breweries\|Comments Off on Hops Aboard Iowa’s Female Craft Brewers The pink boots area sign that this craft brewery employs something just a little different than most breweries.Rubber boots are a necessity for workers on the production floor of a brewery—but they’re most often black. At 515 Brewing Company in Des Moines, Iowa, Barbara Becker wears pink boots. The 35-year-old is the only female brewmaster in the state of Iowa and is a self-proclaimed nerd when it comes to the science of brewing great beer. “It’s never the same day and I’m always intrigued by the microbiology of what I do,” she says. “The yeasties do what the yeasties will do.” estrnboarder2019-03-21T14:28:41-04:00March 26th, 2019\|Categories: Featured, Midwest, Producers & Purveyors, Regions\|Tags: Breweries\|Comments Off on Iowa’s Female Craft Brewers Nashville Beer: A Heady History of Music (American Palate) Nashville Beer from History Press tells the story of brewing and beer in Music City, beginning with the first German brewers who moved to Nashville from Cincinnati as part of the work force to build the needed new infrastructure after the city was named the capital of Tennessee. The Gerst Brewery dominated the industry throughout the first half of the 20th century, surviving Prohibition by selling non-alcoholic malt beverages as well as one of the first versions of Orange Crush soda. estrnboarder2018-11-13T20:11:03-05:00September 13th, 2018\|Categories: Beer, Cuisines, Featured, Regions, Southeast\|Tags: Breweries\|Comments Off on Nashville Beer: A Heady History of Music (American Palate)	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.686047375202179, "wiki_prob": 0.31395262479782104, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1816335"}
Abirol, Anabol, Anabolex, Anabolicum-Medivet, Anabolin, Anaboral, Andoredan, Bionabol, Crein, Danabol, Dianabol, Distranorm, Encephan, Geabol, Lanabolin, Metabolina, Metanabol, Metastenol, Methandrostenolon, Methbolin, Nabolin, Naposim, Nerobol “ettes”, Novabol, Perabol, Perbolin, Protobolin, Sirabolin, Stenolon, Tonobolin-Tabl, Vanabol, … Therapeutic applications: Conditions associated with negative nitrogen balance, which is necessary to promote protein anabolism, or prevent protein catabolism (after burn in long-term recovery, after heavy operations in infectious and febrile diseases, etc.) in combination for the treatment of osteoporosis in women for the treatment of severe breast cancer, adrenal androgen substitution in Addison’s disease in children with delayed growth during puberty, supportive treatment of some chronic diseases, etc. Description: This formulation was developed by the late 50th years and will shortly become the most popular abused anabolic-androgenic agent athletes of different disciplines. It has a powerful anabolic (as well as androgen) action, which is reflected in the rapid increase in strength and muscle mass. It is argued that in the first weeks of this resource can be recorded weekly 1-2 kg gain quality muscle, and this trend continues as 4-6 weeks. Perhaps it has to do with the fact that it greatly improves the appetite. Aromatizes, however, very easily, which means that a substantial part converted into estrogen, which causes the typical problems of typical use of the means of this type. Moreover, belongs to the group of 17-alpha-alkylated steroids, from which it is clear that it is highly toxic to the liver. The anabolic potential consumers, there is still information from one study to methandienone – confirmed that after 10 days of intake 10 mg dose leads to reduction of natural testosterone production by 40%, so no wonder, when after discontinuation recorded fast loss of power, as well as weight. Is not only caused mainly due to the elimination of methandienone water retention, but also very slow return to normal levels in the body’s own production of testosterone. Finally, some of the therapeutic practice – efficiency means increasing calcium and vitamin D, while it reduces the tetracyclines. Abused benefits: They differ depending on whether the consumer is doping bodybuilder, weightlifter, shot putter or discus thrower. Moreover, as with nearly all anabolic-androgenic steroids, even when it exists so strong. “Wearing off phenomenon” (effective means for long term administration, despite ever increasing dose decreases). Known as testimony that some longstanding Doping sinners and used more than 100 mg daily dose without significant progress, but at the beginning of anabolic beginners and 5-15 mg brought incredible improvement. In the foreign literature were published opinions that raising abused doses above 40 mg and weighing 100 kg at Borca is bare nonsense, because in this case (as in many others), there is naturally a higher dose ratio = better result. Similarly, long-term abuse produces almost no results. The information published on this means is obvious that is often abused in combination with less toxic injectable anabolic-androgenic steroid nandrolone decanoate type and phenylpropionate. If required, an increase in mass is often abused in combination with testosterone mix means, and if requirements increase strength and size, it is a combination of means, oxandrolone, stanozolol, testosterone undecanoate, but also means harder to type oxymetholone. Also interesting information that methandienone is very fit for precompetitive period, as strong aromatization can hinder fat burning and also there is a large water retention resulting in flat design muscles. Form: Tablets containing 1 mg, 5 mg, gel containing 0.5%. Cetabon, Estazol, Stanol, Stromba, Strombaject, Tevabolin, Winstroid, Winstrol, … Therapeutic applications: Unrecognized. Description: Almost no anabolic-androgenic steroids there is so much conflicting information than just a means of containing stanozolol. Somebody enacted into heaven as truly miraculous means, while others claim that the doping consumers are totally uninteresting. I hardly do conclusively why (it could probably answer just Doping consumers themselves), but the truth is that it is a special agent already that exists in two forms – tablet and injection. Injection mold also has the active ingredient dissolved in oil, as is the case with injectable anabolic-androgenic means of this type quite common, but in the water. It is argued that the athletes appeared to him in the 80th years and became notorious after the Olympic Games in Seoul, when it managed to peak abuse runner Ben Johnson. Doping consumers from among bodybuilders certainly not too much for this agent. You can just go into the history and information you would find that it was stanozolol caused disqualification Shawn Ray and King Nimrod in 1990 from professional bodybuilding competitions (Arnold’s Classic Iron Man) in the first attempt to introduce doping tests in this group of athletes. These examples show that athletes seeking to increase their performance by enhancing drugs though (unlike some experts) admit their effectiveness. Injection form is available stanozololu foreign materials generally considered to be more effective than oral form. The available materials indicated that the popularity of this resource among consumers of doping can not alter the fact that the active ingredient is dissolved in water, creating the necessary application in short periods of time. Stanozolol is a derivative of dihydrotestosterone, so flavored to estrogens and rarely results in increased water retention. I therefore tends mainly abused in preparation for competition. In combination with other anabolic-androgenic means alleged in volume and time produces good results in the increase of strength and quality muscle mass. It is generally said to be very slightly negative effects, but in the case of long-term resource exploitation can significantly increase. In this case, headaches are common, an increase in HDL and LDL, or high blood pressure. Negative effects on the liver is determined by the size abused doses. Although there is no scientifically substantiated claim that the Pill is less effective as a form of injection, most doping consumers can hand in the fire, that’s right. It is believed that this view was because of the difference from abusing dosage that is for both forms of different. In tablet form, given that it is 17-alpha-alkylated agent, doping consumers if they want to avoid severe damage to the liver bound to take advantage of reduced milligram daily dose. Side effects of tablet forms are adequately filled form. But unanswered question is how the organism athlete can sign a long-term abuse, or administration of massive doses of this agent. Abused benefits: From information available shows that the injectable form is being abused in preparation for competition in doses of 50 mg every other day or even daily (given the application of 100 mg twice a week), most often in combination with androgénnejšími means it itself reportedly does not sufficiently protect against muscle loss caused by reduced calorie diet and high intensity training. In this context, the combination of the means indicate trenbolone acetate and trenbolone, methenolone enanthate, oxandrolone, fluoxymesterone, testosterone propionate and STH. The volume term in itself does not cause a significant increase in muscle mass, but shows its effectiveness in combination with means oxymetholone, testosterone-mix means and nandrolone decanoate and propionate. As shown in the previous lines, doping sinners in the tablet form of abuse significantly lower doses than in the form of injection. The available information indicates that the daily amount, regardless of the period of preparation is in the range 10-30 mg, and is divided into two daily doses. Form: Syringe ampoules containing 50 mg tablets containing 2 mg, 5 mg. Boldane, Boldebal-H, Equipoise, Ganabol, Pace, Parenabol, Sybolin, Vebonol, … Therapeutic applications: Unidentified. Description: Currently, this facility is only made in preparations for veterinary use – for horses, cattle and dogs. However, based on available information, this agent produces interesting results for doping just consumers who allegedly can not be achieved classic anabolic-androgenic agents. It has a powerful anabolic effect with a moderate androgenic effect. Although not produce massive muscle growth and strength in a short time, but a strong effect on protein synthesis result ultimately even to slow, but very high quality gains without excessive water retention. It is mentioned in the sustainability of the results achieved by this means, which remain almost unchanged for several weeks after steroid cycle. Another appreciated feature is its low aromatization ability, which exploits the pre-competition training to gain muscle hardness dramatic, especially in combination with traditional anabolic-androgenic steroids. Indicate the effect of the increased Insulin Pump and excessive vein reached just abuse Boldenone undecylenate. The side effects are mentioned only very rarely acne escalation of aggression, so. application of steroid-induced fever is not exactly the cleanest veterinary resources. Emphasizing its low negative impact on liver function. Abused benefits: The available materials that abused weekly dose ranges from 50-300 mg, with a mean abuse is considered to be 50 mg formulation applied every other day. Form: Glass 10 ml, 50 ml, 100 ml bottle containing 25 mg and 50 mg in 1 ml. Androstanolone Anabol-Tablinen, Anaboleen, Anabolex, Anaprotin, Andractim, Apeton, Cristerona-MB, Gelovit, Neodrol, Pesomax, Protéina, Protona, Stanaprol, Stanorone, … Description: It is almost identical to the body’s own dihydrotestosterone, whereupon often referred to as a synthetic dihydrotestosterone. The available information indicates that it is mainly androgenic effects and processes rather than on building muscle mass and strength is being misused in preparation for the competition as a means of ensuring the desired muscle hardness. It is alleged that he used Doping especially those consumers who expect the possibility of being subjected to doping controls. Apparently not act to increase the ratio of epitestosterone / testosterone above the limit line. Abused benefits: Unknown. Form: Tablets containing 5 mg, 25 mg, 2.5% gel content, the solution with 2% and 5%. Masterid, Masteril, Masteron, Mastisol, Metormon, Permastril, … Description: This resource is actually a synthetic derivative of dihydrotestosterone, resulting in highly desired feature – flavored or at high doses. Belongs to najzneužívanejším anabolic-androgenic steroid in the pre-competition period, as a result of its application is said to brutal muscle hardness and density, provided that the builder has already achieved a very low rate of subcutaneous fat. The available information indicates that drostanolone propionate is abused in volume periods, especially those doping consumers who have problems with the use of flavoring easy resources or resources are focused on low-or no hepatotoxicity. In that event, muscle gain, or increases in strength, not particularly dramatic. The application of this resource is again marked by speeches side of which stands the risk of very severe acne and hair loss quickly. Abused benefits: The published information that the agent abused approximately 4 weeks prior to the competition, in doses ranging from 100 mg to 300 mg in one week. Of course, in this case Doping consumers often extend when combined with other agents. Most often it is the testosterone propionate, oxandrolone, stanozolol, trenbolone enanthate and methenolone. Form: Injection ampoule of 50 mg, 100 mg, solution for injection containing 5%. Afluteston, Androfluorone, Android-F, Androsterolo, Ferona, Fluotestin, Flusteron, Flutestos, Halotestin, Neo-Ormonal, Oralsterone, Oratestin, Ora-Testryl, Stenox, Testoral, Ultandren, … Description: The available information suggests that it is an anabolic-androgenic steroid abuse at a time when consumers prefer Doping gain strength before muscle growth and the associated increase in weight. It is therefore clear that the abuse usually where there is limited competition weight categories. In addition, apparently contributes significantly to obtain muscle hardness and definition due to high just androgénnosti while not uninteresting, it appears also know that in the case of lower doses causes only a weak or no water retention. Has gained its popularity among the ranks of athletes boxers and American football players, as a contributor to resistance to hard training and dedication to the Border. Fluoxymesterone is among the most toxic androgenic-anabolic steroids, which can also be a relatively short-term application, sign the body is very negative – particularly in the work of the liver. Toxicity perhaps he settled just classic Methyltestosterone. Abused benefits: According to foreign literature borderline abused dose range up to 20 mg per day means, the daily amount is divided into two doses. The said amount is so high burden on the liver, that even the main Doping gambler fluoxymesterone not allow you to take more than 4 weeks without a break. Form: Tablets containing 1 mg, 2 mg, 2.5 mg, 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg. Androviron, Dapoder, Gavrol-in, Mesteranum, Mestoranum, Proviron, Sten-or., Testiwop, Vistimon, … Therapeutic application: For male hypogonadism caused by insufficient production of testosterone, medical conditions requiring support body protein anabolism, male osteoporosis. Description: This is an androgenic agent, which many are taking Doping sinners because of its potentially powerful anti-estrogenic properties. Unlike tamoxifen citrate, which only blocks the estrogen receptors, mesterolone reportedly prevents aromatization directly and strongly inhibits the formation of oestrogens alone. Recently, however, indicates abuse as a means to gain muscle mass despite relatively low anabolic effect. According to foreign materials resulting from misuse of the facility is improved muscle hardness, density and vydefinovanosť, which is especially noticeable in preparation for the competition. The side effects are reported as allegedly too weak – even with several weeiks dosing. Low doses are not expected or negative effects on the liver or kidneys. I do not know if it deemed undesirable side effects, but due to the therapeutic effect is often mentioned doping sinners long relentless penis erection only with painful symptoms. Abused benefits: Probably due to the very effective anti-estrogenic effect, I never met with abused daily dose exceeding 25-50 mg. Very often, however, the combination of the resources mentioned testolactone and tamoxifen citrate. I met, however, with the statement that where required for muscle growth and daily dosage reached 100 mg. Form: Tablets containing 10 mg, 20 mg, 25 mg, 50 mg. Nibal tab., Primobolan tabl., Primobolan S tabl., Primonabol, … Description: This is an almost pure anabolic agent operating with extremely low androgenic effect. Nevertheless abusing him Doping consumers only to a limited extent, it contributes only a small weight gain, muscle mass and strength. Even so was probably deployed for a longer period of time to slowly recorded results were ultimately matching expectations. All were reportedly on the other hand, a balanced-lasting progress. Whereas this is not a 17-alpha-alkylated composition indicated by the relative safety of the liver. Relativity means that the relatively high doses and prolonged use means there is still a risk of increased bilirubin levels. Other side effects known from other abuse anabolic-androgenic steroids, when in the device (except hair loss) on available materials mentioned. Abused benefits: The available information indicates that the effective daily dose in the range of 50-150 mg. Is significantly below the expected therapeutic dose. As it’s been typical for doping consumer or the agent alone is not abused. The most commonly abused in combination with a means to moderate androgénnosťou that cause excessive water retention – eg. enathate methenolone, stanozolol and trenbolone. Some material is conditioned by its high intake of fast and massive inactivation in the digestive tract. Interestingly it seems to me the argument that it can be prevented sublingual drug in solution is obtained by mixing methenolone acetate with heated oil containing vitamin E (just for example. Pierced a few capsules of vitamin E). Form: Tablets containing 5 mg, 25 mg, 50 mg. Nibal Injection, Primobolan-Depot, Primonabol-Depot, … Description: This is a form of injection enanthátovú means methenolone, which has a much longer duration of action than is the case in tablet form acetate. Most doping sinner sees this as a good resource base of nearly all anabolic cycles, even though its effect is said to be slightly weaker than the known nandrolone decanoate. The available information shows that the abuse usually during the construction of a large muscle mass, but some Doping sinners be applied in preparation for the competition. It should be pointed out that, compared to the acetate form causes greater storage of water in the muscles. Side effects is very small – usually it is a lightweight acne. Flavored, does not increase blood pressure and are not known or significant adverse effects on the liver. Generally regarded as the safest injectable form of anabolic-androgenic steroid abuse by some who Doping sinners who caused the 17-alpha-alkylated steroids significant damage to the body. Of course, all of the published data do not exclude a potential danger in the event of massive administration for a long time. Abused benefits: The available materials that weekly amount of abuse this facility is in the range 100-200 mg, which is usually combined with other anabolic-androgenic agents. During the building of muscle mass is most often mentioned of type mix testosterone, stanozolol, nandrolone decanoate as well. In preparation for the competition is being abused with other “harder” doping agents. I am interested in information about that doping sinners who, due to the potential danger of avoiding strong hepatotoxic agent, methenolone enanthate successfully combined with testosterone undecanoate. Form: Syringe ampoules containing 50 mg, 100 mg. Afro, Agovirin-Dragees, Andrest-Tabl., Andr-hormone-Tabl., Andrifar-Compr., Android-5, Andrometh, Androna, Andronex-Tabl., Andronal, Androsan-Tabl., Androsten, Androteston-Tabl., Androxil-oral, Anertan perlingual, Arcosterone, Biolmon-Cap., Enarmon-Tabl., Entestyil-M, Gastasterone, Glosso-Stérandryl, Gynosterone, Homan, Homandren-Tabl., Hormale, Hormobin, Hormondrine-Tabl., Hormoneta, Malestrone-Tabl., Malogen, Masenone, Mastestona, Masteron, Metandren, Metestine, Metestone, Metrone, Metexterona, Methylets, Nadosterone, Neo-Hombreol-M, Neo-Restor, Neoviron-Tabl., Nu-Man, Opotestanperlingual, Oraviron, Orchisteron-lingualtabl., Orchisterone-M, Oreton-M, Oreton Methyl, Pantestin-oral, Perandren-Linguetten, Perandrone-Linguettes, Primoteston-Tabl, Seksfort, Steronyl, Sublings, Suprasteron-Tabl., Synadrotabs, Syndrel-Tabl., Telipex-Tabl., Testaform-Tabl., Testahomen-Tabl., Testeplex-Tabl., Testhormona, Testin-Tabl., Testipron, Testobase, Testogenina, Testomet, Teston-Tabl., Testonorpon-Tabl., Testora, Testoral, Testorex, Testormon-Tabl., Testosid-Tabl., Testostelets, Testosterona Dexter Compr., Testosteron Grossmann-Tabl., Testosteron Lingualtabl., Testosteron lingvalete, Testosteron resoribl., Testosteron-Tabl., Testosterone Vifor, Testotonic B, Testoviron-Tabl., Testavis Compr., Testoxyl perlinguale, Testral, Testred, Tostrina-M, Tylandril, Vi-Andro, Virex-oral, Virilon, Virormolo-compr., Virormone-oral, … Therapeutic application: Men – with proven androgen supplementation deficit of endogenous production, women – mastodynia, postmenopausal osteoporosis, inoperable metastatic breast cancer. Description: This is an effective oral form of testosterone. As is known, a single oral administration of testosterone in the liver varies largely inactive ingredient and the blood gets to the active form only 5-10% of the administered activity. Methyltestosterone works very shortly after, so frequently mentioned forms of abuse just before exercise (training, competition) serving to go-go consumer doping for higher performance. They documented abuse weightlifters, throwers and American football players. In bodybuilding, it is used mainly in the bulk preparation. The result is abuse of power increase and weight gain caused by the massive accumulation of water. Where it is used alone, after withdrawal there is a rapid return to the side. The available literature is also mentioned abuse in preparation for the competition, where low-energy diet often results in only modest training deployment. Methyltestosterone tend to misuse these states reportedly very rare. The composition is characterized by a whole range of side effects – from hepatotoxicity through significant fluid and salt retention and the associated high blood pressure to headaches and acne. Known as the data become uncontrollable rage caused by just such means. Abused benefits: Because of the high toxicity means that specified by the boundary term of abuse are 4 weeks. In the available literature, or in the case of doping sinners who confess to megadávok application of anabolic-androgenic steroids, I met with more than a dose of 25-50 mg per day. Form: Tablets, coated tablets and sublingual form containing 1-25 mg. Abolon, Adenocorin, Anabolin, Anabosan-Depot, Analone, Axedanin, Deca-Durabol, Deca-Durabolin, Deca-Hybolin, Decanandroline, Decanofort, Decanolona, Deca-Noranole, Dekanabol, Elpihormo, Eubolin, Extraboline, Fenobolin, Fortabolin, Hormo-Retard, Hybolin-Decanoate, Methybol-Depot, Nandrobolic L.A., Nurezan, Palactin, Retabolil, Rougerol, Salistoperm, Superbolan, Turinabol-Depot, Ziremilon, … Therapeutic applications: Exhaustive disease with negative nitrogen balance, including the osteoporosis that occurs with long-term corticosteroid therapy, recovery after severe infections, burns and surgery, metastatic breast cancer, treatment with chemotherapeutic agents and radiotherapy etc. Description: This product, which appeared on the market beginning 60th years, was one of the most popular means of doping in the days when there is no risk of doping controls. At present, because of the long time it screened only those abusing Doping consumers which there is no such risk. In various articles and papers published abroad is emphasized by its unique ability to increase muscle and strength gains when supply sufficient quantities of protein, as well as the ability to suppress pain in the joints (shoulders, knees, elbows) due to high water retention in these problematic areas. In addition to the classic negative resulting from its abuse, is also mentioned poor blood clotting, manifested as frequent nosebleeds. Noteworthy is also indicated very low hepatotoxicity. Abused benefits: It is argued that the best results are achieved with weekly dosing 2-4 mg agent per kilogram, while lower doses rarely lead to satisfactory results. Interesting is also that higher doses or conversely produce results that can be achieved for the aforementioned 4 mg per kilogram in one week. It often can be met with the argument that nandrolone decanoate is being abused with other anabolic-androgenic steroids, such as methandienone, testosterone mix means, which supposedly creates the ideal combination to gain massive muscle mass. In preparation for the competition are often misused funds combined with stanozolol, oxandrolone and trenbolone. For the older age anabolic abusive, or for those who already have liver problems or want to reduce the risk from unauthorized applications anabolic-androgenic steroids is also reportedly interesting the combination of testosterone undecanoate. Form: Syringe ampoules containing 25 mg, 50 mg, 100 mg in 1 ml. Activin, Anaboline, Anabolin-IM, Anabosan, Anasteron, Anticatabolin, Durabol, Durabolin, Duralin, Duraplon, Grothic, Hepa-Durabolin, Hormobolin, Hormonabol, Hybolin-improved, Kenty, Metabol, Nanbolin, Nandrabolin, Nandrobolic, Nandrolin, Nectabulin, Nendrabol, Nerobolil, Norabol, Noralone, Norandrol, Norandros, Norbalin, Norbetalon, Noromon, Norstelon, Phenobolin, Ritabolin, Sintabolin, Sterobolin, Strabolene, Superanabolon, Superbolin, Tonobolin-Inj., Turinabol (new form), Unabol, … Description: This is to say the younger brother of the famous nandrolone decanoate, which differs notably shorter scope, hence the need for more frequent applications. Gets into the blood shortly after application and has been active for several days. Available information suggests that anabolic consumers who use this means they want to achieve the desired results, so the application must be repeated every 2-3 days. Its effect significantly increases protein synthesis, which is popular as the volume periods, as well as in preparation for the competition, as compared with nandrolone decanoate makes the body much less water retention. In addition, gains obtained nandrolone phenylpropionate are better and more durable than in the case of application of nandrolone decanoate. Reportedly, his side effects are slightly weaker. Abused benefits: Moving in the range 50-100 mg in a single dose, or 150-300 mg in a week. Naturally, consumers rarely experienced anabolic abuse anabolic-androgenic steroids alone, but combine them together. The published information shows that most doping dose of either agent as stanozolol, testosterone propionate, methandienone, oxandrolone, and oxymetholone or testosterone undecanoate. Form: Syringe ampoules containing 10 mg, 20 mg, 25 mg, 50 mg, 100 mg. Nandrolone undecanoate Dynabolon, Psychobolan, … Description: The available information suggests that it is a popular doping agent, which is valued at a high anabolic and low androgenic effect. It is argued that it is much more effective in the increase of muscle mass as well as the regeneration of nandrolone decanoate. Anabolic consumers who have experience with it, although indicate more frequent application (usually 1-2 times a week), but that is more balanced effect. Increased expressions of flavoring supposedly occur only at very high doses, which is also linked to severe water retention resulting in an increase in high blood pressure. Other typical manifestations of anabolic-androgenic steroids as powerful acne light or gynecomastia usually disappear after discontinuation of this agent. The abused dose: Ranges from 161 mg to 322 mg per week. Form: Injection ampoules containing 80.5 mg. Anavar, Anatrophill, Antitriol, Lipidex, Lonavar, Lonovar, Oxandrin, Oxandrolone SPA, Protivar, Vasorome-Kowa, … Therapeutic applications: Speeding up growth in children and preventive agent against osteoporosis in women in the United States is reportedly using 20 mg form (oxandrin) for supportive treatment in AIDS diseases. Description: Of available information strongly suggests that it is the consumers of doping one of the most popular resources, which exploits more than 30 years. It causes a very strong gains in strength without excessive weight gain because the body does not produce almost no water retention. Another feature which Doping sinners appreciate its “inability” or flavored with greater and longer use. They are used mainly older age athletes, and those who, although suffering from certain health problems (eg gynecomastia) can not be without abuse anabolic-androgenic steroids to get the necessary tender form. The last feature that you Doping consumers in the device is highly valued is its ability not to affect endogenous testosterone production. The side effects most frequently mentioned acne. Despite the generally mild side effects, it probably means that it is prudent to take a long and continuously in high doses in order to improve their athletic performance like this, although in one study, published in the magazine Muscle Media 2000, claims that 80 mg daily or AIDS significantly affect the liver. Abused benefits: The foreign material is mentioned several possibilities for abuse, usually in combination with other agents. Oxandrolone itself does not cause a significant qualitative change in muscle mass even when applied daily doses ranging from 10-25 mg, but as for the abuse, together with clenbuterol hydrochloride and fluoxymesterone are given excellent results in obtaining hardness and muscle density. If exploited, together with nandrolone phenylpropionate, testosterone or means, reportedly the result tend to be large, quality muscle gains and extremely rapid muscle recovery after excessive and extremely intense training load. The aforementioned is also easy to misuse funds aromatizovateľnými type oxymetholone and methandienone. Naturally, he found the greatest abuse in pre-competition training, which is indicated by means of a combination of stanozolol, trenbolone, methenolone acetate, drostanolon, but testosterone propionate. For a very effective combination, which can gain strength and muscle mass, is considered to be the combination of testosterone undecanoate. The optimal daily amount of resorption can ensure its division into several daily doses taken after meals. Form: Tablets of 0.5 mg, 2.5 mg, reference is made 20 mg. Androidin, Androlic, Adroyd, Adroyed, Anadrol, Anadroyd, Anapolon, Anasteron, Anasteronal, Anebox, Becorel, Dynasten, Hemogenin, HMD, Metalar, Methabol, Nasténon, Oxitosona-50, Pardroyd, Pavisoid, Plenastril, Protanabol, Robonal, Synasteron, Zenlosyn, … Therapeutic application: It is used most often in the treatment of aplastic anemia due to bone marrow hypoplasia, which refractometer to conventional therapy. Description: Is the strongest and most effective anabolic-androgenic steroid, which it is claimed that can provide at short notice fantastic results in an increase in strength and mass. Given that a significant capacity to retain water in the body, muscle gains achieved with this tool are usually thick mass, with typical swollen and pouring light muscle without any carvings. I therefore abused mainly in mimosúťažnom, volume periods, where it acts as a growth and strength accelerator, said unattainable with the pump effect. Recorded is even so powerful muscle pumps muscle, which is sufficient for above-average load muscles with just a few sets for a muscle group. In addition, oxymetholone is reportedly able to hold the force level at high level almost throughout the training unit. Experienced anabolic diversionary claim that significant water retention and poor quality muscle in this period can be reduced discipline in combination with diet and some anti-estrogenic active agents (tamoxifen, mesterolone). Moreover, in this case, are given a strong regenerative effects, which can also cause that some of the means used by bodybuilders to success in preparing for competition. In this case, however, problems with water retention must be addressed radically – more abuse enhancing drugs – diuretics. If you started to whoop for joy that there is finally something for you, dear Doping consumers, I have also some less encouraging information – in the case of high doses or for long-term abuse, belongs to the group of anabolic-androgenic steroids with the most harmful effects. Besides the fact that it in this case to give many direct relevance to the formation of liver cancer, is very rapidly converted to estrogen, which significantly contribute to the emergence of a well-known gynecomastia. High salt and water retention increases blood pressure with consequent negative phenomena in the body. Of course there are other negative factors, characteristic for almost all abuse anabolic-androgenic steroids. Abused benefits: It is one of the few anabolic-androgenic steroids, which abused dose is significantly lower than the so-called. dose therapy, commonly used in the treatment process. The package insert indicates the therapeutic dosage usually 1-5 mg per kg body weight, as if weighing 100 kg doping induces the consumer believing that even 500 mg per day would not be enough. Available information suggests that athletes due to the high toxicity of the agent considered to be optimal dose 50-100 mg per day. Of course there is only a short-term abuse of this facility (up to 4-5 weeks) and because this means receptors respond only briefly. The testimonies doping consumers often mentioned its combination with other anabolic-androgenic agent, most of nandrolone phenylpropionate, testosterone propionate, or trenbolone. Oxymetholone affects a significant reduction in the production of testosterone, especially when combined with testosterone mix preparations. I therefore steroid treatment containing this means often end up applying HCG. Form: Tablets containing 2.5 mg, 5 mg, 50 mg. Andro-Cyp, Androgen-860, Andronate, Biosterone, Ciclostrone, C.P.T., Cyclotestex, Cyclovirex, depAndro, Depostomead, Depo-Testosterone, Depotrone, Depovirin, Dep-Test, Dep-Testosterone, Devirin, D-Test, Durandro, Jectatest,Malogen, Cyp., Neo-Testosterona depositum, Pentosteron, Pertestis depositum, Proterona, Retar-Gen A, Sadiferol, Supertest, Tardotest, Testa-C, Testergon, Testex Leo prolongatum, Testobios depositum, Testodrin prolongatum, Testo-Endo, Retardo, Testoject, Testorit-Deposito, Testorolland-Depot, Testosterone Deposito, Testosterone Lusofarmaco Depositum, Testosterone Retard, Testovister-Depot, Testro-Depo, Testromed-P.A., T-Ionate, Viridepon depot, … Therapeutic applications: Testosterone replacement therapy for male hypogonadism (eg after castration), eunuchoidizmus, conditional endocrine impotence, male menopause symptoms – decreased mental and physical activity, certain forms of infertility due to defects in spermatogenesis, osteoporosis caused by androgen deprivation. Description: This means, given that it is produced mainly in the U.S., is reportedly the most frequently abused just athletes this country. I even met with the argument that it is an American version of the European testosterone enanthate with the same effects, and properties and side effects. The available information indicates that it is a strong anabolic and androgenic acting, easily the flavoring agent. Doping consumers indicate its excellent effects to increase muscle size, weight and power. But in the same breath admits volatility of these results, which fell sharply after its discontinuation. This is natural, because it acts to dramatically reduce endogenous testosterone production and also causes excessive water retention. Experienced Doping consumers but they can minimize the problem of abuse of additional anti-estrogenic agents (tamoxifen citrate, mesterolone) and means capable of influence to enhance the body’s own production of testosterone (HCG). Side effects are consistent with those reported by means of testosterone enanthate. Abused benefits: The available information indicates that abuse of this facility is in the range 250-1000 mg in one week. Form: Syringe ampoules containing 50 mg, 100 mg, 200 mg, 250 mg. Androgyn L.A., Andro L.A.200, Androtardryl, Andryl, Anthatest, Arderone, Atlatest, Delatest, Delatestryl, Depo-Testro-Med, Depotestrone, Despavir,Dura-Testate, Dura-Testosterone, Enarmon-Depot, Enosteron, Ergoteston, Everone, Exten Test, Malogen L.A., Malogex, Orquisteron-E-Depot, Primoniat-Depot, Primotest-Depot, Primoteston-Depot, Proviron-Depot, Reposterone, Repo-Test, Repo-Testro Med, Retandros-200, Span-Test, Tesone L.A., Testahome-Depot, Testanate, Testanthate, Testate, Testinon Depot 250 mg, Testisan-Depo, Testo-Enant, Testofort, Testone L.A., Testoron retard, Testosteron depo, Testosteron-Depot-Amp., Testostérone, Théramex, Testosteronum Prolongatum, Testostroval, Testoviron-Depot, Testrin-P.A., Testrolen, … Therapeutic applications: Boys are used in conjunction with therapy aimed at accelerating growth, hypogonadism caused by a lack of androgens in women with certain forms of anemia. Description: The available information indicates that it is a resource that is abused as doping consumers of pure volume anabolic-androgenic steroid. Its alleged effects of the building surpasses even so. hardsteroidy (oxymetholone, trenbolone, methandienone), which are considered to be unique in the abuse aimed at increase of brute matter. It has powerful androgenic anabolic effect of intense activity, which cause high water retention, increase muscle strength and excellent growth potential of particularly appreciated the thrust doping consumers. Are also indicated excellent regenerative abilities to achieve high parameters so apparently the one who is taking testosterone enanthate, after two or three hours of intense training legs without difficulty even say undergo training back. The above-mentioned states are also high napumpovanosti. Abused and the athletes who due to many years of heavy training, suffer from chronic joint pain and vertebrae to mitigate the pain is being manifested in practice. For outstanding results achieved by means of testosterone enanthate, however, must be paid in the form of unusually rich negative properties. Means aromatizes easily, resulting in the time of abuse are very common so. feminization symptoms (wrapping the fat in the hips, gynecomastia), sharply reduces the endogenous production of testosterone is normal increase in blood pressure, acne on the back, chest and shoulders, but that is often picked up after discontinuation vehicle. Of course there is reduced spermatogenesis and places to uncontrolled aggression. Interest is the information that its negative effect on the liver as compared with oral steroids, however, considerably lower. Abused benefits: Despite the fact that it is a long-acting depot agent with the effect of 2-3 weeks, doping consumers strongly prefer shorter intervals between his application. The available information shows that the frequent combination with almost all existing anabolic-androgenic steroids, which allegedly are always covered by the “right” receptors guaranteeing the desired effect doping consumers. Weekly doses in the range of 250-1000 mg, and once abused daily amount does not exceed 500 mg. Form: Syringe ampoules containing 50 mg, 100 mg, 125 mg, 180 mg, 200 mg, 250 mg. Agovirin, Akroteston, Anderone, Andrest-Inj., Androfort, Andro-Hart,Andrhormone-Inj., Androlan in Oil, Androlon, Andronex-Amp., Andro, Androsan-Amp., Androteston, Androtest P., Androxit, Androxil-itramusc., Andrusol-P, Anertan, Arenorm, Biomestrone, Bio-Testiculina, Bio-Teston, Cosex TP-50, Enarmon-Inj., Entestil, Espronate, Forton, Gonadrone, Hermo M, Homan-Inj., Homadren-Amp., Homogene P, Homosteron, Hormale-Inj., Hormondrine-Inj., Hormoteston, Jebasteron, Malogen inj. in oil, Malotrone-P, Masenate, Naphateston, Napionate, Nasdol, Neo-Hombreol, Neo-Testosterona, Neoviron-Amp., Opotestan, Orchic-OL, Orchiol, Orchiormon, Orchisteron, Orchisterone-P, Orchistin, Oreton, Orqisteron-P, Pantestil, Parandren-Amp., Pertestis, Primoniat, Primotest, Primoteston, Propiokan, Propiosteron, Proviron, Sanormon, Sigmasterone, Sintest, Solvotest, Sterandril, Stérandril-Amp., Sterotest, Sunmestrone, Suprasteron-Amp., Synadrol, Syndren-Amp., Synerone, Telipex, Tesendocrin, Testadenos in oil, Testaform Aqueous, Testahomen, Testanon 25, Testarmon, Testarona, Testavirol, Testeplex in oil, Testeubril, Testex, Testin-Amp., Testine, Testinon, Testirene, Testo 100, Testobios, Testodet, Testodrin-Amp., Test-Endo, Testoferol, Testo-gen, Testoici, Testoidral, Testokab, Testolets, Teston 25, Teston-Amp., Testonate, Teswtone, Testonil, Testonique, Testonorpon, Testopronil, Testormol, Testormon, Testorona-Amp., Testosaf, Testoselecta, Testosid, Testosteron-Amp., Testosteron Forte Amp., Testosteron Grossmann Amp., Testosterone propionate, Testosteron “Vitis”, Testosteron ZZ, Testoviron, Testovis, Testovister, Testovitis, Testoxil, Testrex, Testrol, Testron, Testrone P, Tevirol, Tiverol, Tostrina, Uniteston, Uni-Testron, Virex, Virormolofiale, Virormone, Vulvan, … Therapeutic applications: Complete deficiency, or reduced production of testicular androgens, aplastic anemia, morbid conditions requiring support body protein anabolism (pituitary Nanism, Cushing’s syndrome), severe postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, some cases of metastatic cancer, mammary glands, bone and lung metastases etc. Description: This is a testosterone ester with significantly lower duration effect, as for example when testosterone enanthate and cypionate – reported only one to two days of action. Doping consumers say that compared to the longer time acting testosterone esters it is at a very rapid onset of effects that are manifested after two days significantly stronger effect of the pump, increase training power, strength, and increased appetite. Moreover, does not cause significant water retention. Adverse effects of the abuse of testosterone propionate are significantly lower and less frequent than with depot testosterone forms, but for long term administration, or the abuse of high doses there is still the risk of a massive acne, hair loss, increased body hair, deepening of the voice. The risk of gynecomastia, yet easy to aromatisation agent is reported to a minimum, as well as its toxic effect on liver. Abused benefits: The available information indicates that there are again several possibilities doping abuse consumers. Either combined with depot testosterone esters (enanthate, cypionate) at the beginning of the cycle, which guarantees immediate effect until the onset of action of depot forms, or abuse throughout the cycle in conjunction with other anabolic-androgenic agents. The most frequently mentioned as a means of oxymetholone, methandienone, stanozolol, oxandrolone, as well as injectable forms, especially in preparation for the competition. No matter what type of abuse it is, mentions the dose range 25-100 mg every other day. I met with the information that some athletes use strength application of high doses of testosterone propionate day before the competition. Testosterone propionate is often misused as well as bridging material between competition and completed the training period, during which the abused drug tests easily identifiable anabolic-androgenic steroids. When given the appropriate dose and if propionate planted well before the date of a possible doping control, reportedly crossing the border risk ratio of testosterone / epitestosterone was minimal. Form: Injection ampoules containing 5-100 mg. Androlan Aqueous, Androlin, Andronaq-50, Histerone inj., Malogen, Malotrone, Tesamone, Testolin, Testosterone-aqueous, … Therapeutic applications: Complete deficiency, or reduced production of testicular androgens, some dysfunctional uterine bleeding disorders, some cases of metastatic mammary cancer in women, severe postmenopausal osteoporosis, aplastic anemia, morbid conditions requiring support body protein anabolism – eg. pituitary Nanism, Cushing Syndrome etc. Description: These are called: crystalline, water soluble testosterone, testosterone was actually the first means used therapeutically later as supportive. It is known that this particular agent used in the 2nd World War II Wehrmacht soldiers to maintain strength and aggression, as well as for use in the treatment of war prisoners returning from concentration camps. It is expected that as the doping agent (although at this time has not been on the doping list, because it denoted. Rather “support”) was discovered by Russian weightlifters whose unstoppable advent of world competitions came in the 50th years. Pure testosterone without additional testosterone esters but “held” in the body for a short time, therefore therapy (or abuse) requiring multiple of daily application. Later connection with an ester (eg, isobutyrate in the middle Agovirin-depot) was longer acting agent. Exploits the volume term, but also in preparation for the competition in order to keep the necessary muscle size, strength and ensure adequate filling muscle glycogen in the last 3 days before the day of competition. Means of producing all known side effects reported by other means testosterone, but most often manifested in the form of hair loss, a short time after application there is a sharp reduction in the body’s own testosterone production resulting in very fast testikulámou atrophy. Known as a negative action on the prostate, gynecomastia and the creation of sharp increase sexual desire, which starts almost immediately after the first dose. Abused benefits: The available information indicates that the resource is exploited mainly thrust athletes who stood with them enormous power and even weight gain. To this end, most commonly misused doses ranging from 50-100 mg, either daily or every other day. It also gives bodybuilders abuse (50-100 mg formulation) in the last 10 days prior to the competition to achieve the desired muscle hardness. Reportedly, these doses is very effective in making the final “sugaring”. Form: Injection ampoules containing 25-100 mg. Andriol, Androxon, Panteston, Restandol, Undestor, … Therapeutic applications: Replacement therapy for male hypogonadism, for conditional endocrine impotence and some disorders of spermatogenesis, osteoporosis caused by androgen deprivation. Description: This is a relatively new anabolic-androgenic steroid, which is coupled with a single Methyltestosterone oral formulation containing the active form of testosterone. Classic testosterone, administered by mouth, usually is immediately inactivated by the liver. Testosterone undecanoate lives resorbed lymphatic system, thus bypassing the liver preserving their vigorousness. Aromatizes only a minimal amount, especially those that use anabolic consumers who are less tolerant of classic testosterone, but also those who are preparing for the contest (reportedly has a very short detection time). Another advantage is testosterone undecanoate and that affects the body’s own natural production of testosterone, perhaps only at excessively high doses and longer abuse. Indicate the significant progress seen in strength and muscle recruitment, which means this can cause either alone, but most often in combination with other anabolic-androgenic agents. Anabolic consumers familiar but also its drawbacks. Is first and foremost need to administer high a daily dose in order to reproduce the desired results. This fact is explained mostly short-lived, as testosterone undecanoate is rapidly degraded and excreted from the body in urine. This is sometimes supported by the claim that this means the use of those athletes who expect the possibility of being subjected to doping control. Abused benefits: The available information indicates that in order to reproduce the desired results (ie, increase strength and mass), doping consumers frequently abused 120-280 mg daily means, divided into three doses. It is argued that it is best taken after meals to increase absorption. In the foreign literature it is often mentioned in combination with oxandrolone, nandrolone decanoate and phenylpropionate and, stanozolol, or with highly toxic anabolic-androgenic steroids (eg, oxymetholone), which reportedly produces massive muscle gains. Form: Capsules containing 40 mg. Hexabolan, Parabolan, … Description: Of materials available that it is a means of misused power cables especially athletes and bodybuilders. It supposedly except high androgenic effect and very high anabolic effect. Unlike other flavored vysokoandrogénnych means, because the active ingredient does not convert to estrogen. I therefore there feminization phenomena induced by abuse of the facility. Water retention is also very small, which makes it suitable to be exploited mainly in preparation for competition. Reported is the effective combination of poor diet in calories but rich in protein. The result is an excellent post-workout recovery, and brutally hard dense muscle mass with high žilnatosťou. Perhaps the course is a significant potential for power, which has a doping sinner, this means abusive. The trenbolone, it is argued that the whole year is not abused anabolic-androgenic steroids. The period of use is limited to a few weeks, due to its toxicity. This represents an enormous burden on the kidneys and to a lesser extent, the liver. Mention the cases where the abuser Doping consumers means more time at the end literally urinated blood. Increasing fluid intake (3-5 liters) for abuse of trenbolone is considered by many as a necessity. Acne and hair loss are said to occur only rarely. Abused benefits: The available information indicates that most abused tend to benefit in the range of 76-228 mg per week. Of course, again there are combinations depending on in which period this composition abused. To increase the amount of funds being misused combination with stanozolol, methandienone, and oxymetholone. Gain muscle hardness and density provide data in combination with oxandrolone, but also with growth hormone. Form: Injection ampoules containing 76 mg. Finaject, Finaplix, … Therapeutic application: Designed for veterinary use. Description: According to the information available, it is an anabolic steroid, although intended for veterinary use, but in the 80th years was one of the most frequently abused means mostly athletes in bodybuilding and power disciplines. Although the means of production stopped in 1987, in the coming years, the market appeared sporadically as a means of increasing illegal gains in cattle with high anabolic potentials. Doping consumers found that the agent will increase strength without excessive weight gain, it does not cause almost no water retention, which has been beneficial in the case where the contestants had to “squeeze” a certain weight class. Those who use it report that its effects on the development of forces are fully comparable with such means as oxymetholone, methandienone, testosterone or means. A special feature of trenbolone acetate was also that assist in burning fat, and also in the bulk preparation was possible with the “using” build big, strong and hard muscles at the same time. As it happens, each extremely effective means of misused athletes is also characterized by extremely negative effects on the body. Even veterinary trenbolone acetate is no exception. In the foreign literature it is mentioned high harmful to kidneys – especially for longer-term applications, or at higher doses. The classic manifestation of the “action” is a strong color of urine and blood, pain in the kidneys. Of course there are also the subject androgenic problems – acne, headaches, and reportedly enormous aggressiveness and high blood pressure, which is surprising, not least because the agent does not hold water and salt. Abused benefits: The foreign materials indicated that doping sinners usually applied 30-60 mg means every other day, often in combination with another anabolic-androgenic agents (eg, stanozolol, methandienone, oxymetholone). In the foreign literature also identifies cases of abuse of testosterone-mix means, which produced a record in a short time not only increases in strength, but also in the amount of muscle. Since trenbolone acetate is a health means many doping sinners after its withdrawal from production presedlalo the only product containing trenbolone. Form: 30 and 50 ml bottle containing 30 mg of composition per 1 ml. Human growth hormone (rHGH) Asellacrin, Crescormon, Genotropin, Grorm, Humatrope, Nanormon, Norditropin Penset, Saizen, Somatogenas-L, Somatogen-L, Somatonorm, Somatotropin človeka, Sopin, … Therapeutic applications: Pituitary Nanism children before the end of the growth phase (ie, before closing growth plates), Turner’s syndrome, will be tested in patients with hypopituitarism, to promote healing of severe fractures. Description: It is a paradox that this definitely means the most expensive is the most discussed and pharmaceutical products with which to illegally athletes increase their performance. It is generally accepted that growth hormones are abused en masse in almost every sports industry due to their absolute can not be detected in doping controls. Of course, that depends on the way abuse the sports industry and the effect it wants diversionary doping with GH achieve. Clearly, however, we can say that among bodybuilders is very popular as in the bulk preparation, as well as in preparation for the competition. There are proponents and opponents of the facility – some say that it represents compensation for anabolic-androgenic steroids wherever requirements are large and strong muscle, others support the idea of absolute inefficiency in processes improving athletic performance. Both groups, however, admit that the athlete’s body for a STH greatest risk, since the damage caused by this means it may be permanent. What is growth hormone? It is a hormone-polypeptide composed of 191 amino acids. Is produced by the pituitary gland – after training, stress, low blood sugar, but also during sleep. GH itself has no direct effect, but stimulates the liver to produce a secretion of insulin-like growth factors and somatomedin to produce the necessary changes in the body. The liver is not limited opportunity to produce these substances, so their effect is limited. By the mid 80th STH years gained a very difficult and costly extraction from the pituitary glands of corpses, and later began to produce biotechnological synthesis Escherochia coli – K12 strain, transformation of mammalian cells – mouse (cell line C 127), a biosynthetically using recombinant DNA technology. From the observation of the application of human GH produced material can result in the creation Creutzfeld-Jakobsonovho syndrome (manifested after an incubation period of many years) in the therapeutic practice used mainly synthetically generated funds. Misuse of funds STH is based on several arguments, which are usually validated and subsequently denied. One of them is a powerful anabolic effect manifesting itself in situations of protein synthesis, resulting in significant muscle hypertrophy lives (bunkv increase muscle) and muscle hyperplazmia (increase of muscle cells) unattainable abuse anabolic-androgenic steroids. In addition, highlights its ability to significantly reduce the size of adipose tissue and application of STH is reportedly seen in consolidation works tendons, sinews, cartilage and bone, which has been appreciated especially by those Doping consumers, who together with him and abusing anabolic-androgenic steroids inducing surge of power. In this case, there apparently is very little likelihood of injury even when using extreme training loads. However, there are several statements doping consumers (who admitted to abuse STH), which resonates particularly deep disappointment of the application of this very precious resource. Their failures tend to be downplayed and rationalized and justified in most short-term or low-dose application, a single application of MET (from information published on STH clear that its effects are reportedly much more pronounced in combination with anabolic-androgenic steroids, as well as insulin, thyroid hormone L-T3 a strong anti-catabolic operating funds – eg. clenbuterol hydrochloride), optionally applying counterfeit STH. Those who can not commit to the MET, in his statements to confirm one interesting fact – unlike anabolic-androgenic steroid abuse in GH after its withdrawal there is almost no drop in power, or a loss of muscle mass. This “experience” indirectly confirmed by one of the study devoted to the MET, which shows that the application of GH, the increase of muscle cells. STH or abuse may not be without side effects. It is true that in its application it is not elevated estrogen gynekomostia, reducing endogenous testosterone production, acne, hair loss, increased retention of salt and water etc. The main danger is a possible significant reduction in hyperglycemia and thyroid function, enlarged heart and internal organs, acromegaly and gigantism, but only if the consumer for doping yet closed bone growth cartilage. Recently, however, appear information also that, for long-term massive administration of GH, there is also the possibility of initiation leukemia. In addition, it should be noted that none of doping abuses of consumers STH alone, but usually in combination with other pharmaceutical agents. Then the risk of side effects may multiply greatly and is really hard to tell what is waiting for these athletes. Abused benefits: The available material shows that the size and duration of abuse benefits applications is very diverse, but mostly limited – finances. And doping sinners know it very well. Who is willing to sacrifice them in large quantities, abusive STH long and relatively high doses of who has less, usually this option to defer the period shortly before the competition, when STH is to maintain muscle size after discontinuation of anabolic-androgenic steroids. Doping consumers who recognize that in preparation for the competition abused STH, now seem to agree on several points: – The favorable effects of GH application are determined dose rate (half attempts are doomed to failure). – The results of applications are better to-day amount not applied at once, but in several divided doses. – The period during which applies STH, drop below 6 weeks (its effect does not decrease even after long-term effect, and after several months of application to produce the desired effect, the same dose is sufficient to start the application). If you are looking for a response to the daily dose, and the materials available for the actual minimum is considered daily application including 4-8 STH. Form: Ampoules of dried substrate containing 4-36 IU means. Bronq-c, Clembumar, Clenasma, Contraspasmin, Monores, Novegan, Oxibron, Planipart, Prontovent, Spiropent, Venticil, Ventipulmin, Ventolase, … Therapeutic applications: Bronchial asthma and other diseases associated with reversible airways obstruction. Description: Even though this is not the anabolic-androgenic steroid, those who used it, claiming that their effects are fully comparable with them. It has a very strong anti-catabolic properties, which reduces the states where there is degradation of muscle proteins with subsequent decline in performance. Also indicate the strong fat burning properties without respect drastic diets. Doping sinners use it most often in conjunction with anabolic-androgenic steroids due to maximize their effects. Side effects are quite different from those which are characterized by anabolic-androgenic steroids. They are especially feeling restless, palpitations, trembling hands and fingers, excessive sweating, insomnia, in extreme doses, headache or nausea. These symptoms subside immediately after planting and means for re-deployment is apparently not present. Until 1992, the impunity widely used by athletes to different levels and known affair with Krabeovou et al. he “said” the doping list. Anyway, by this time it was to be bought as a supplement Supplemental offered by various companies. Abused benefits: According to the information available, abused doses depend primarily on the weight of doping sinner, ranging between 20-140 mcg per day. There are many schemes use the composition depending on the desired effect. I met with continuously increasing the dosage in each subsequent day with “you take two days, two days of pure”, in daily use the same dose, the use of training to increase the effect in the fat burning, taking the twice daily dosing apart for 12 hours, etc.. Competitive bodybuilders said clenbuterol hydrochloride is very often combined in the bulk phase by means of oxandrolone, stanozololom injection or injection and other means. In preparation for the competition, fat scorching effect amplifies the alleged abuse also means liothyronine sodium. Form: Tablets of 10 mcg, 20 mcg, as well as drops and powder form for veterinary use. Kessar, Noltam, Nolvadex, Spectrila, TAM, Tamaxin, Tamifen, Tamofen, Tamoplex, Tamoxasta, Tamoxifen, Valodex, Zitazonium, … Therapeutic applications: Breast cancer therapy in advanced postmenopausal women with hormone-dependent tumors, including post-operative conditions. Description: In the beginning of the book I mentioned that doping sinners (and not just be bodybuilders) are trying to eliminate the adverse effects that may erupt after used anabolic-androgenic steroids zaromatizujú. The result flavoring is abnormally high estrogen levels. The mammary glands of both men and women, there is a large number of estrogen receptors that respond to elevated levels of estrogen, such as proliferation of breasts – gynaecomastia. In addition, there are also a further manifestation of feminization, such as storage of fat in the hips that certainly for men, proud of their muscles, is not nothing nice. Antiestrogen tamoxifen citrate blocks the estrogen receptors under body tissue and prevents connection with estrogen receptors. It is clear that prevent aromatization of anabolic-androgenic steroids (like so many sinners Doping think), but its properties are only trying to eliminate wrong that could arise just due to aromatization. It is therefore a high probability that after stopping tamoxifen citrate estrogen levels remain high given the chance to express themselves. Many Doping sinners and therefore combines the facility still means with mesterolone. Maybe you are asking the question about when tamoxifen citrate abused. In the available literature, his name is mentioned in one place, with massive resources administration methandienone, and oxymetholone practically all means for the testosterone. The body literally supercharged by a variety of means, but does not respond to tamoxifen citrate always clear. Materials are known, which is featured strong increase estrogen levels caused by just using this agent. And that was not enough bad news, I have another one – also admits the possibility of weakening the anabolic effect of the application of tamoxifen citrate for some types of anabolic-androgenic steroid with low androgenic effect. Tamoxifen citrate side effects at low doses are not mentioned, at higher doses (above 30 mg) are reported problems with the stomach and vomiting, general lethargy and dizziness and visual disturbances dangerously strong. Finally you note – gynecomastia, if it is developed, is usually no cure and the only way to get rid of it is the operative procedure. Abused benefits: The international literature there again some information about the possibility of abuse – the cycle after 4 weeks from the beginning of the cycle length in 2-3 weeks, or the same length at the end of the cycle. Daily doses in the range of 10-30 mg per day. Form: Tablets containing 10-40 mg. Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) Pregnyl (HCG), Provigil … Therapeutic application: Women – ovulation induction in anovulatory caused INTERFILT, substitution of pituitary luteinizing hormone, men – in childhood cryptorchidism in adult pituitary luteinizing hormone substitution in its lack of congenital or acquired (eg after pituitary surgeries). Description: There is no anabolic-androgenic steroid but a protein hormone produced by the placenta in pregnant women. The reason why doping sinners interested in this tool is that it can support the natural production of testosterone, which influence the use of anabolic steroids than normal often drops sharply. If HCG is not applied, doping consumer (and not just one that is gambling with your health so much that does not hesitate to literally take megadoses of anabolic steroids and a very long time) is emerging after the critical phase of the cycle, which is marked by a sharp decrease in strength and often even steeper weight loss. It is reported that this state lasts as long as the natural production of testosterone reaches its normal level. For those who have come and minimal experience with the use of anabolic-androgenic steroids, or what you read about their side effects, certainly is not new information that these agents reduce their interest in sex. For partner doping sinners is indeed Lent. HCG causes, however, mentioned that all these phenomena are minimized. Many of doping sinners despite the known effect of HCG emphasize the necessity of ending a steroid cycle gradually reduce the dose. Only then is alleged HCG really effective because it supports the body’s own testosterone production, yet it takes some time for the body to function again come into its original form (if in fact it ever get). For all media abused (and HCG is no exception), there is a risk of adverse side effects – feminization characters as gynecomastia and storage of fat in the hips, severe acne, or even morning sickness. The pharmacopoeias you may encounter with information about severe pain at the injection site, and allergic reactions – from skin to severe anaphylactoid reactions character, which in the case of late or incorrectly administered first aid there is a risk of death. The abused benefits: There is information about the HCG is applied in two ways – over the cycle, which misused anabolic androgenic steroids (to prevent it from testicular atrophy), or following completion of a first-rate restoration of natural testosterone production. The question of the “right” effective dose is vykrištalizovaná. In the available literature, which includes testimony doping sinners experienced abuse at HCG, are given single doses of 2000-5000 IU applied every 5 days for 2-3 weeks. Often mentioned is the combination of agent clenbuterol hydrochloride and clomifene citrate. If you raise the question of who belongs to the group of potential “exploitation” HCG, so are all those who do not hesitate to take anabolic-androgenic steroids long term, or those who abuse them in large doses. It is recognized the potential for abuse in the so-called. overarching term that arises from the failure of anabolic-androgenic steroids for a period of competitions where there is a real possibility the alleged doping control without the risk of breaking the boundary ratio testosterone / epitestosterone. Form: Injection vial containing the dried substrate including 100-20000. Ardomon, Biogen, Clomate, Clomid, Clomifen, Clomifeno, Clomivid, Clomphyd, Clostilbegyt, Dufine, Duinum, Dyneric, Emolin, Fertilin, Genozym, Gravosan, Ikaclomin, Indovar, Kiliformon, Loucasmal, Nefimol, Omifin, Pergotime, Phemilon, Pioner, Prolifen, Serifon, Serofene, Serpafar, … Therapeutic Application: Used to induce ovulation in women who have difficulty conceiving, treatment of specific disorders of ovarian function, with male sterility oligoastenospermiou. Description: Despite the fact that the synthetic estrogen was developed primarily for the treatment of women, men – doping sinners use it due to the ability to act effectively to increase endogenous testosterone production, which is said to be particularly effective in combination with anabolic-androgenic steroids. Reportedly already in 10-14 days can completely normalize spermatogenesis and testosterone production, strongly disturbed just taking anabolic-androgenic steroids. Therefore it is clear that the time comes at the end of the steroid cycles or shortly after weaning, most often in connection to HCG. Although clomiphene citrate is an estrogen, like cyclofenil has a very weak effect and when it deployed there to block estrogen receptors acting against much stronger estrogens. The side effects are frightening again – strong visual disturbances, abdominal pain, vomiting, weight gain, hot flashes, they are excluded or liver disorders. Abused benefits: The available information indicates that the daily dose in the range of 50-100 mg, the maximum is used up to 5 days with a subsequent decrease in dose and discontinuation. The composition is not abused for more than 10-14 days. Form: Tablets of 25 mg, 50 mg. Arimidex, Anaprex, Anastelb, Anastrozol-Teva, Anastrozol Mylan, Anastrozol Sandoz, Anastrozole Medico Uno, Anastrozole Pharmacenter, Anastrozol-ratiopharm, Asnea, Ansyn, Zenbrest, … Anastrozole (INN) (marketed under the trade name Arimidex by AstraZeneca) is an aromatase-inhibiting drug approved for treatment of breast cancer after surgery, as well as for metastasis in both pre and post-menopausal women. The severity of breast cancer is increased by estrogen, as sex hormones cause hyperplasia, and differentiation at estrogen receptor sites. Anastrozole works by inhibiting the synthesis of estrogen. The patent on Arimidex by AstraZeneca expired June 2010. Medical uses: The ATAC (Arimidex, Tamoxifen, Alone or in Combination) trial was an international randomised controlled trial of 9366 women with localized breast cancer who received either anastrozole, tamoxifen, or both for five years, followed by five years of follow-up. After more than 5 years the group that received anastrozole had significantly better clinical results than the tamoxifen group. The trial suggested that anastrozole is the preferred medical therapy for postmenopausal women with localized breast cancer that is estrogen receptor (ER) positive. Another study found that the risk of recurrence was reduced 40%, which also included an increased risk of bone fractures, and that ER negative patients benefited from switching to anastrozole. Mechanism of action: Anastrozole binds reversibly to the aromatase enzyme through competitive inhibition, inhibits the conversion of androgens to estrogens in peripheral tissues (outside the CNS), and a few CNS sites in various regions within the brain. Side effects: Bone weakness has been associated with anastrozole. Women who switched to anastrozole after two years on tamoxifen reported twice as many fractures as those who continued to take tamoxifen (2.1% compared to 1%). Bisphosphonates are sometimes prescribed to prevent the osteoporosis induced by aromatase inhibitors. The level of circulating oestradiol is likely causal here and not the anastrozole itself, and so the dose will determine likelihood of osteoporosis (oestradiol inhibits osteoclasts, which resorb bone). Usage in men: Anastrozole has been tested for reducing estrogens, including estradiol, in men. Excess estradiol in men can cause benign prostatic hyperplasia, gynecomastia, and symptoms of hypogonadism. It can also contribute to increased risk of stroke, heart attack, chronic inflammation, prostate enlargement and prostate cancer. Some athletes and body builders will also use anastrozole as a part of their steroid cycle to reduce and prevent symptoms of excess estrogens; gynecomastia and water retention. Study data suggests dosages of 0.5 mg to 1 mg a day reduce serum estradiol approx. 50% in men, which differs in postmenopausal women. Usage in children: Anastrozole may be used off-label in children with precocious puberty, or children with pubertal gynecomastia. Following the onset of puberty, the epiphyseal plate begins to close due to an increased amount of estrogen production escaping local metabolism and spreading to the circulatory system. It is shown to help slow this process, and increase adult height prediction in adolescent males treated with protein-based peptide hormones for the treatment of growth hormone deficiency. Chemical synthesis: The synthesis begins with nucleophilic substitution of two benzylic bromides in α,α’-dibromomesitylene (prepared by radical bromination of mesitylene, not shown on the scheme) with cyanide by treatment with potassium cyanide under phase transfer conditions, affording the dinitrile. Exhaustive methylation with methyl iodide and sodium hydride leads to the replacement of the more acidic side chain hydrogen atoms by methyl groups. The treatment with bromine in the presence of benzoyl peroxide leads to the formation of the corresponding benzyl bromide. Reaction of that product with 1,2,4-triazole in the presence of a base completes the synthesis of the aromatase inhibitor.	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.7377153038978577, "wiki_prob": 0.26228469610214233, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1737307"}
Blackout-drunk man accidentally takes $1600 Uber ride across two states by Ellen Killoran Through a perfect storm of bad decisions and bad luck, a drunk New Jersey found himself stuck with an Uber bill of over $1,600 after a night of drinking in West Virginia. NJ.com reports that Kenny Bachman hailed an Uber from Morgantown, West Virginia, after a night of partying with friends at the University of West Virginia. But instead of directing his driver to the place he was staying near the campus, he instead requested that he be driven all the way home to Gloucester County, New Jersey, over 300 miles away. The distance alone would have been enough for an exorbitant bill, but Bachman made matters worse by requesting an UberXL, an oversize vehicle meant for large groups that is for more expensive than a regular Uber ride. And thanks to surge pricing, the trip was twice the standard rate. Bachman spoke to NJ.com about realizing what he had done once he emerged from his drunken sleep. “I just woke up,” Bachman said. “And I’m thinking, ‘Why the f— am I in the car next to some random ass dude I don’t even know?” (Bachman is presumably referring to the driver, but the report doesn’t make that entirely clear.) “Afterwards I had it fully sink in,” he continued. “Once the ride ended and I saw how much it was when I was like ‘Alright, this is insane, that’s just crazy.'” Bachman claimed to NJ.com that he never told the driver to take him to his home in New Jersey, and also accused the driver of answering the passenger’s phone without his permission. But an Uber representative told the news outlet that they had resolved the dispute with Bachman and he agreed to pay the charges of $1,635.93. The company said it determined that the driver took Bachman to the destination he requested. [Feature image: Associated Press] Murdaugh Family Murders: Alex’s Phone Shows Hour Gap in Movement Around Time of Wife & Son’s Slayings Murdaugh Murder Trial: Paul’s Video Appears to Capture Alex’s Voice Before Murders, Potentially Contradicting Allibi	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.764992356300354, "wiki_prob": 0.764992356300354, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1146276"}
Florian Duffe, Filmeditor BFS Filmediting, Montage, Cut. There are many terms for our profession and none is really fitting. My favourite would be “composing”, but, well, it’s sticking too much with the musicians, right? So, in the end it’s editing. Cinema is described as the first art-form of the 20th century and editing is the point of culmination of all its techniques. We are editing stillframes and moving pictures, motion in the shot, and from shot to shot, dialogue, monologue, silent gestures and facial expressions, micro-narration in scenes and narrational arcs of the whole story. Our palette includes words, noises, music, colours, design elements, audiovisual effects and the absence of these things. In fact, we create things that are sometimes not visible, that only can be perceived through time. And often these invisible things are either emotions or insight – or both. We are able to confuse, annoy, explain and excite. We juggle with all of that and the result is some sort of meaning, sometimes a crude one ; ) Sure, every film editor has its favourites, mine is working with sounds. But ultimately we are more allrounders than specialists. And that is what I like most about it: it’s diverse and multifaceted, creative and technical, and it’s a team-sport – you hardly can do it alone. Despite being “trapped in dark rooms staring on black mirrors” our work is highly communicative. Especially during the fine-cut in feature projects we have to deeply collaborate with the directors and producers. And for TV/Streaming-Shows it’s common to have bigger teams of Film Editors and Assistant Editors. I’m confident: these “creative collisions” tend to make a better product. Us editors have the purpose to form the vision of the directors, but also, in a good way, question the credibility of their ideas and suggest alternatives. Best case: an intensive exchange of ideas between direction and edit, which deepens the filmic reception.	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6881706714630127, "wiki_prob": 0.3118293285369873, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1807260"}
San Diego city crews remove massive eucalyptus tree in Balboa Park Twitter slashes its staff as Musk era takes hold on platform Twitter's 7,500 employees have been expecting layoffs since Musk took control of the company last week. Author: BARBARA ORTUTAY and MATT O'BRIEN AP Technology Writers Published: 5:10 AM PDT November 4, 2022 Updated: 5:05 PM PDT November 4, 2022 NEW YORK — Twitter began widespread layoffs Friday as new owner Elon Musk overhauls the company, raising grave concerns about chaos enveloping the social media platform and its ability to fight disinformation just days ahead of the U.S. midterm elections. The speed and size of the cuts also opened Musk and Twitter to lawsuits. At least one was filed alleging Twitter violated federal law by not providing fired employees the required notice. The San Francisco-based company told workers by email Thursday that they would learn Friday if they had been laid off. About half of the company’s staff of 7,500 was let go, Yoel Roth, Twitter’s head of safety & integrity, confirmed in a tweet. Musk tweeted late Friday that there was no choice but to cut the jobs “when the company is losing over $4M/day." He did not provide details on the daily losses at the company and said employees who lost their jobs were offered three months' pay as a severance. No other social media platform comes close to Twitter as a place where public agencies and other vital service providers — election boards, police departments, utilities, schools and news outlets — keep people reliably informed. Many fear Musk’s layoffs will gut it and render it lawless. Roth said the company’s front-line moderation staff was the group the least impacted by the job cuts. He added that Twitter’s “efforts on election integrity — including harmful misinformation that can suppress the vote and combatting state-backed information operations — remain a top priority.” Musk, meanwhile, tweeted that “Twitter’s strong commitment to content moderation remains absolutely unchanged.” But a Twitter employee who spoke with The Associated Press Friday said it will be a lot harder to get that work done starting next week after losing so many colleagues. Baron Capital Group Chairman and CEO Ron Baron interviews Tesla CEO Elon Musk at the 29th Annual Baron Investment Conference in New York City on Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. ( Baron Capital via AP) “This will impact our ability to provide support for elections, definitely,” said the employee who spoke on the condition of anonymity out of concerns for job security. The employee said there’s no “concrete sense of direction” except for what Musk says publicly on Twitter. “I follow his tweets and they affect how we prioritize our work,” said the employee. “It’s a very healthy indicator of what to prioritize.” Several employees who tweeted about losing their jobs said Twitter eliminated their entire teams, including one focused on human rights and global conflicts, another checking Twitter’s algorithms for bias in how tweets get amplified, and an engineering team devoted to making the social platform more accessible for people with disabilities. Eddie Perez, a Twitter civic integrity team manager who quit in September, said he fears the layoffs so close to the midterms could allow disinformation to “spread like wildfire” during the post-election vote-counting period in particular. “I have a hard time believing that it doesn’t have a material impact on their ability to manage the amount of disinformation out there,” he said, adding that there simply may not be enough employees to beat it back. Elon Musk arrives at Baron Investment Conference at the Metropolitan Opera House, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, in New York. President Joe Biden, at a campaign event in Illinois Friday night, said: "Now what are we all worried about? Elon Musk, who goes out and buys an outfit that sends and spews lies all across the world. ... How do we expect kids to be able to understand what is at stake?” Twitter’s employees have been expecting layoffs since Musk took the helm. He fired top executives, including CEO Parag Agrawal, and removed the company's board of directors on his first day as owner. As the emailed notices went out, many Twitter employees took to the platform to express support for each other — often simply tweeting blue heart emojis to signify its blue bird logo — and salute emojis in replies to each other. A Twitter manager said many employees found out they had been laid off when they could no longer log into the company’s systems. The manager said the way the layoffs were conducted showed a “lack of care and thoughtfulness.” The manager, who spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity out of concerns for job security, said managers were not given any notice about who would be getting laid off. “For me as a manager, it’s been excruciating because I had to find out about what my team was going to look like through tweets and through texting and calling people,” the employee said. “That’s a really hard way to care for your people. And managers at Twitter care a lot about their people.” General Mills, Audi latest companies to pause Twitter advertising Musk: People banned from Twitter won't be restored for weeks Musk emerging as Twitter's chief moderator ahead of midterms A coalition of civil rights groups escalated their calls Friday for brands to pause advertising buys on the platform. The layoffs are particularly dangerous ahead of the elections, the groups warned, and for transgender users and other groups facing violence inspired by hate speech that proliferates online. In a tweet Friday, Musk blamed activists for what he described as a “massive drop in revenue” since he took over Twitter late last week. Insider Intelligence analyst Jasmine Enberg said there is “little Musk can say to appease advertisers when he’s keeping the company in a constant state of uncertainty and turmoil, and appears indifferent to Twitter employees and the law.” “Musk needs advertisers more than they need him,” she said. “Pulling ads from Twitter is a quick and painless decision for most brands.” A lawsuit was filed Thursday in federal court in San Francisco on behalf of one employee who was laid off and three others who were locked out of their work accounts. It alleges Twitter violated the law by not providing the required notice. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification statute requires employers with at least 100 workers to disclose layoffs involving 500 or more employees, regardless of whether a company is publicly traded or privately held, as Twitter is now. The layoffs affected Twitter's offices around the world. In the United Kingdom, it would be required by law to give employees notice, said Emma Bartlett, a partner specializing in employment and partnership law at CM Murray LLP. The speed of the layoffs could also open Musk and Twitter up to discrimination claims if it turns out, for instance, that they disproportionally affected women, people of color or older workers.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.986823558807373, "wiki_prob": 0.986823558807373, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line147722"}
Pierce Brosnan pays tribute to 'iconic' Sean Connery The actor says late star "cast a long shadow of cinematic splendor." By Clark Collis November 01, 2020 at 11:22 AM EST Pierce Brosnan has paid tribute to his fellow James Bond franchise star Sean Connery after the actor passed away at the age of 90. Pierce Brosnan, Sean Connery Credit: Rodin Eckenroth/Getty; Charles Eshelman/FilmMagic "Sir Sean Connery, you were my greatest James Bond as a boy, and as a man who became James Bond himself," Brosnan wrote in a post on his Instagram account. "You cast a long shadow of cinematic splendor that will live on forever. You led the way for us all who followed in your iconic foot steps. Each man in his turn looked to you with reverence and admiration as we forged ahead with our own interpretations of the role. You were mighty in every way, as an actor and as a man, and will remain so till the end of time. Your were loved by the world, and will be missed. God bless, rest now, be at peace." Connery starred in six James Bond films, starting with the franchise's first movie, 1962's Dr. No. Brosnan was the fifth actor to portray 007 and helped revitalize the series with his debut outing, 1995's GoldenEye. Sean Connery, Oscar winner and first James Bond star, dies at 90 No Time to Die cast gets lethal in EW’s cover shoot — see the photos Daniel Craig confirms he’s ‘done’ with James Bond franchise	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9783394932746887, "wiki_prob": 0.9783394932746887, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line382647"}
Category Archives: Mazzolari Mazzolari Lui: Equestrian Patchouli Posted on September 15, 2013 by Kafkaesque Somewhere, there is a horseman who smells like this — and, I don’t mean that in a bad way. Lui is a patchouli fragrance with a surprisingly animalic, leather twist, and I quite enjoyed it. It is the scent of dark, slightly dirty patchouli infused with the aroma of a leather saddle and a heated, musky horse galloping over earthy vetiver. Despite an intensely masculine opening, its animalic nature is ultimately a refined one that calls to mind virile, macho polo players more than cowboys on the range. On the right skin, it would be sexy as hell. On me, it was a bit less than what I had expected. “Dressage Black and White” by Diana Rose Greenhut or DianaExperiment. http://www.flickr.com/photos/dianagreenhut/5830354123/ Lui is an eau de toilette from the Italian niche house of Mazzolari. The house goes back to 1888, but Lui was released in 2006. As a lover of dark patchouli fragrances, I couldn’t believe my eyes when I read its description and the sheer range of gushing, raving reviews. It seemed like Lui might be my Holy Grail for patchouli, a scent good enough to tempt me into considering a blind buy. I’m glad I tested it first because, intriguing and interesting as it is, I’m not in love with it. Lui in its black box that opens like a book. Source: The Different Scent company. Some basic details on the fragrance are hard to obtain. Mazzolari’s website is best navigated by someone who speaks Italian — and that is not one of my languages. I can’t find any information on who created the scent, and I don’t trust Google Translate’s version of Mazzolari’s description for the scent. So, let’s go with Luckyscent which describes Lui as follows: Potent and virile, Lui is the fragrance of a refined man with a wild streak a mile wide. Rich with patchouli, vetiver and leather, this is a complex and unguarded scent, completely comfortable on the skin yet smokin’ hot underneath. Hints of sandalwood tame the wild animal, while a dark amber and rich musk enhance the raw sensuality of Lui. Raw and elegant at the same time, Lui is an uninhibited fragrance for a man who likes to keep everyone guessing…and just a little on the edge. The notes — as compiled from Luckyscent, Fragrantica and elsewhere — seem to be: Indonesian patchouli, vetiver, leather, sandalwood, Texas cedar, spices, ambergris and flowers trails. Nic Rolden, polo player, via Horsenation.com Lui opens on my skin with patchouli dominated by a leather note that feels raw, very butch, and somewhat fecal. It smells a little like the inside of a brand new, extremely expensive leather shoe that has a touch of horse manure smeared on its sole. The leather has a strong whiff of sweaty horse attached to it. In short, it’s raw, animalic, slightly musky, earthy, and a bit fecal, all at once. For me, it was an instant flashback to the smell of my own horse after a long ride and of being in the stables afterwards. I didn’t mind it one bit, and actually enjoyed the very equestrian feel of it. It also strongly called to mind the horsey note in an old, classic, leather fragrance, but I can’t seem to recall which one it might be. (It’s not Hermès’ Equipage.) Regardless, it’s a twist on leather that I find more interesting than that in many modern leather fragrances that I’ve tried recently, though I have to wonder how some non-equestrians might take it. Women, in particular, may find Lui’s opening to be overly masculine, and the leather a little bit too raw. Polo player, Nic Roldan. The horsey leather aroma completely overshadows the patchouli in the opening minutes, and is soon joined in its potent blast by a strong, rooty earthiness from the vetiver. The latter feels sharply green, almost herbal in nature, and with a slight funk that adds to the unexpected twist. Something about the overall combination really feels like the musky, sweet earthiness of a slightly heated horse, its sweaty leather reins, and the whiff of the stables all around. Yet, it’s not hardcore barnyard by any means. I have a friend who is in the racing and horse world, and he often retains the lingering traces of his day on his skin, even after a shower sometimes. If you imagine patchouli’s dark, slightly spicy, slightly smoky sweetness infused with an earthy greenness and a strong trace of the horse world on a very masculine guy’s heated, slightly musky skin, then you’d have the feel of Lui’s opening minutes. Argentinian polo player Nacho Figueras. Source: DailyMail.co.uk With every passing minute, however, the horsey leather loses its fecal edge and softens its initial intensity, though its animalic essence never fades completely away. Instead, 45 minutes in, it retreats to the sidelines to hide behind the patchouli. At the same time, the sandalwood and some abstract, amorphous spiciness rear their head in the base, adding a woody depth and richness to the fragrance. More noticeable is the growing hint of a slightly smoky, green cedar lurking about the edges. It creates a strong visual of dark greens, rich red-browns, and leathery darkness. The overall effect calls to mind an elegant dressage equestrian or tough polo players, not John Wayne wearing chaps and riding on a Western saddle on a desert range. Somehow, the horsey leather in Lui is a very refined note despite its masculine edge. Source: wallpaperswa.com Lui is primarily a triptych of patchouli, leather and vetiver, that never changes its core essence for an incredibly long period of time. The degree and strength of the three main notes fluctuate over time, as does the indirect impact of the notes in the base, but Lui is really a leather-patchouli scent with vetiver. At the end of the second hour, Lui feels like soft swirl of patchouli from afar, but every time you sniff your arm closely, the animalic, hard, horsey leather pops up. Hour after hour, I thought it may have finally vanished, but it lurks behind the patchouli’s dark richness. The vetiver eventually melts fully and completely into the scent, joining the subtle, almost indirect, muted sandalwood and spices in the base, but the leather never does. It never loses its distinct touch of the stables either, no matter how light it may be. I like it — but I’m admittedly rather passionate about the horse world. It takes about nine hours (!!) for Lui to change a little, and, even then, it’s only temporary. The fragrance takes on the slightest tinge of powderiness, and Lui becomes much sweeter, too. The powder is never significant, however, and only lasts an hour or two before Lui returns to its primary bouquet of patchouli with hints of leather. Lui remains that way until its very end, an astonishing 13.25 hours later. Did I mention that this is an eau de toilette?!! Lui’s potency is something that is frequently mentioned in comments on places like Luckyscent. An an eau de toilette, the fragrance has a certain lightweight feel and thinness. Yet, it also has the strength of a powerful eau de parfum. For the first two hours, Lui felt like a very noticeable but soft, airy cloud that hovered about 2-3 inches above the skin, but then, it quickly dropped and turned even thinner in feel. Its potency, however, was always very good. I had read that two sprays can last forever, but that Lui is better appreciated with a light application. I ignored that last part, and I applied 3 very large-ish smears (yes, I love my black patchouli!) which is probably less than 2 sprays from an atomizer, and I was incredibly impressed by Lui’s longevity. The projection was merely moderate, however, though Lui is strong when sniffed up close for at least 7 hours. At that point, the fragrance finally became a gauzy veil right atop the skin. Even so, it still didn’t take much effort to detect the patchouli leather. If this is an eau de toilette, I can’t begin to imagine what an eau de parfum from Mazzolari might be like! Lui generally gets extremely positive reviews. Take a look at some of the Luckyscent comments that made me temporarily consider a blind buy: Mazzolari Lui is truly mind-blowing. Two spritzes MAX to the mid-section is all you need to enjoy this heady, deep, hypnotizing italian brew. Pure masculine power and erotisism in a bottle. Lui is one scent that has elicited more positive comments than any other in my wardrobe. As has been stated, it lasts for hours, and the drydown is just so very nice. I can’t think of any other scent that compares. Wonderfully masculine, yet comforting and should be be in every man’s repetoire of fragrances. Way too many new fragrances are samey, dull and unremarkable. Glad I found this. Deep, powerful but refined. Great evening scent. Get a sample, you’ll realise it’s worth the price-tag. I’ve always loved patchouli but it goes sweet on me. This time it didn’t. When lightly applied this really shines as a dark, smoldering Patchouli based scent. The Patchouli takes twists and turns and finally gives way to a wonderful Ambergris base. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful – though apply it lightly or you won’t like it. Fragrantica commentators are equally enthusiastic. To give you just one example, the assessment by “alfarom” who writes: Someone may describe Lui as simplistic, I prefer to say it goes straight to the point with no frills. A dark, butch and testosterone driven animalic bomb, built around a patchouli-amber structure. The opening is brutal with a massive dose of civet and other animalic “amenities”. Definitely not for the faint of heart. A thick patchouli note, breaks in right away and together with amber, drive the fragrance towards a slightly powdery, leathery, endless drydown. Old school, challenging, dirty and by all means mascuilne. [¶] If you like hair-chested types of fragrances such as Parfum D’Habit, Macassar and the likes, this stuff is for you. Me? I’m sold. Yet, for all that Lui is marketed and loved as a men’s fragrance, women like it, too. One example is the Non-Blonde who tried Lui, and bought a full bottle. Her review reads, in part: Lui is supposedly a masculine fragrance. The notes are sandalwood, cedar, patchouli, ambergris, vetiver and spices. It’s strong and heavy on the patchouli. Not for the faint of heart, that’s for sure. The impression from the very first note to the drydown is of a dark and earthy scent. The woods aren’t dry. The sweetness is kept in check by the spices (cinnamon? clove? It depends. Nothing too obvious). The earthiness has reminded my husband of JAR’s very dank and oakmossy Shadow. I’m not sure if the two are comparable, but I sort of know what he’s talking about. The darkness of the wood and the spicy depth of Lui do have something in common with Shadow, but it’s sweeter which makes it more wearable for women. Or, at least, for me. I loved it on my husband as well as on myself. It has a lot of presence and gives an aura of confidence. The patchouli here is sexy, not a head shop scent. It’s strong and would probably not appeal to those who only go for subtle. The one exception to all these largely similar accounts seems to be Nathan Branch who had a totally different experience, one centered almost predominantly around powder: Lui by Mazzolari is yet another powdery sandalwood/patchouli kitten masquerading as a musky wild cat. The non-blonde insists that Lui is earthy with dark woods and a spicy depth, and a reviewer at Base Notes waxes on about how animalic and potent it is, but Lui could only be considered “earthy” or “animalic” if you’re used to wearing perfumes that are predominantly violets or lily of the valley. Lui opens up with a blast of Johnson & Johnson baby powder, then settles itself into heavily sweetened sandalwood and patchouli territory until it rides off into a light musk sunset crowned with plush, pink clouds. There’s nothing particularly singular or interesting in the way it goes about its business, but it’s nice enough for social gatherings and will probably get you some notice, provided you’re hanging out with a group of ex-hippie mothers at a baby shower. Oh dear. I have to emphasize that his experience seems to be atypical, but I think it’s an important one to keep in mind if your skin amplifies powder notes. For me, personally, I think I shall pass on Lui. I really liked certain bits of it, and enjoyed my test quite a bit, but I wasn’t wowed or deeply enamoured. The main reason is that I’m looking for a dark, deep, super spicy, opaque, black patchouli fragrance, and Lui sometimes seemed be heavily leather and vetiver in focus. The amber never showed up on me, and the spicy, smoke that I like with my patchouli was almost imperceptible. In short, I was looking for something extremely specific when I tried it, and, in that sense, I was disappointed. In all other ways, however, I enjoyed Lui and think it’s a very good fragrance. I also think it might completely turn my head to smell it on a guy’s musky, warm skin. Adolfo Cambiaso. Photo: Gabriel Rocca. Nonetheless, I don’t think Lui is for everyone. You have to love animalic leather that feels almost raw and butch at the start, before it mellows into something smoother, mellower, and softer. You also have to love patchouli with a dirty edge. Those of you used to purple, fruited patchouli of the sort in Coco Noir or any host of commercial, mainstream fragrances, be aware that this is a totally different animal. (Thank God!) Lui is a masculine fragrance in bent, but I certainly think some women could wear it. Women who have a riding or equestrian background, in particular, might absolutely love it. It takes a very familiar aroma, and transforms it in a very refined, sexy manner. In short, if you love patchouli and animalic, masculine leather, Lui is one to keep in mind. Cost & Availability: Lui is an eau de toilette that comes in a 100 ml/3.4 oz size and which costs $175, €109 or €125. In the U.S.: You can find Lui at Luckyscent. Outside the U.S.: Mazzolari has a website, but it doesn’t seem to have an e-store or to list vendors outside of its own boutiques in Italy. I didn’t find it the easiest website to navigate, though it may have been a language barrier. I found Lui sold at Essenza Nobile for €125, Germany’s The Different Scent (for the same amount), and First in Fragrance for €109. I had difficulty finding other vendors in other countries, such as the UK, France, or Oceania. Samples: I obtained my sample of Lui from Surrender to Chance where prices start at $3.99 for a 1 ml vial. Posted in Fragrances, Leathers, Mazzolari, Orientals, Perfume Review \| Tagged Lui Perfume, Mazzolari, Mazzolari Lui, Mazzolari Lui Perfume Review, patchouli-fragrances, perfume review \| 19 Replies Oriza L. 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4th August, 2021 The Marina Market will host a summer Arts Festival #CorksIndoorVenue #RainNotAProblem By Tom Collins [email protected] Cork’s Favourite Children’s Festival is back, and twice the fun! – summerSING! Cork & summerSING! TV – 9th-13th August, 2021 summerSING!, A Summer Arts Festival is here! This August 9th – 13th the Festival will not only deliver a safe and fun in-person Festival happening 9am-3pm daily at the Marina Market, Cork City, while for those unable to be there in person, a specially designed summerSING! TV will be broadcast daily for kids under 7 online! Programme Director, Sinéad Dunphy said “2021 sees summerSING! offer its most diverse range of experiences to date. Kids attending get a chance to become a real-life recording artist when they will be featured on a professionally produced song and will be released internationally under the professional direction of renowned Music Director Ronan Holohan!! Children are guaranteed a week of art, music, dance, and fun all in the safe environs of Marina Market! All the while; summerSING! TV ensures no child is left out of the in-person offering with the Festival having created a very special opportunity for younger kids to experience the festival in a way that works for the whole family!” summerSING! TV will feature renowned children’s entertainer Colette Forde delivering a daily dose of fun-filled activities including music-themed crafts with easy to find household items, song, dance, and a whole lot more! summerSING! TV will be available to stream at a time that suits your family through a bespoke link issued on registration and will have everyone in the house getting in to the summerSING mood! Colette Forde said, “Working on this project is so much fun and the infectious nature of the enthusiasm we all feel easily carries through the specially designed digital offering. We know that people are a little tired of virtual at this stage, but we’ve reworked our online delivery to ensure it is an accessible and high-quality offering, that keeps children engaged and most importantly, happy at a time that suits the kids and their parents” Keeping the numbers small this year in light of the ever-changing guidelines, the Festival team wanted to make sure that kids who are a little younger or indeed, house bound can still take part in the fun, all from the comfort of their own home. With the safety of children being at the top of the priority list for the Festival team, they have worked with the Department of Public Health Guidelines and in turn have designed the safest possible environment for children to be able to enjoy a week of fun and frolics in-person too. All of the Festival’s team have been fully Garda Vetted with the Core team also fully trained in First Aid. With the Marina Market as the only venue this year, it reduces any risks of non-controlled environments causing risk of transmission. With two incredible options on offer, in-person and digital, summerSING! 2021 is guaranteed to bring a massive smile to the children who get involved! Registration for both the in-person and online event is now open! With a limited in-person capacity, early booking is advised – www.summersing.ie summerSING! TV registrations are available for households all across the country and the world! AREA: SOUTH CORK, ENTERTAINMENT Spotlight on Spike Island with future plans highlighted during Ministerial Visit IT company to pay for horse food	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.7325007319450378, "wiki_prob": 0.26749926805496216, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1270905"}
Meizu 16s With Notchless Display Spotted in Leaked Press Render Meizu has already confirmed to launch the Meizu 16s as its 2019 flagship smartphone. While the device with the model number M971Q was recently certified by TENAA, the newly leaked press renders gives a much clearer picture of the device. As seen in the earlier leaked images, the Meizu 16s will be coming with a curved glossy finish body. Till date, we have only seen the device in Black and White colors. Just like the other Chinese brands, Meizu might also offer a gradine color option. The device might come with a glass back body with Aluminum frame. On the front, the device comes with a notchless display with rounded edges. However, the bezels on the Meizu 16s are very minimal. On the top bezel, we can spot the selfie camera and the earpiece. There is a dual camera setup along with ring LED flash on the rear of the device. The previously leaked image shown the power button and volume rocker on the right edge. Apart from teasing the device, the company hasn’t yet revealed the launch date. We expect the company to launch the Meizu 16s smartphone in early May. Talking about the specifications, the device comes with a 6.2-inch Super AMOLED display with Full HD+ (2232 x 1080 pixels) resolution with 18.5:9 aspect ratio. It will be powered by the 7nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform clocked at 2.84GHz. It comes coupled with Kryo 485 CPU and Adreno 640 GPU. The Meizu 16s packs 8GB of RAM and might come in 128GB and 256GB storage options. However, the TENAA listing also confirmed the device will miss out the MicroSD card slot. In terms of optics, we might be looking at a 48MP + 20MP dual rear cameras and a 20MP single selfie camera. It will also offer an in-display fingerprint scanner and supports face unlock. The device runs on Android 9.0 Pie based Flyme OS out of the box. It will be backed by a 3,540mAh battery and supports 24W fast charging support. Connectivity options include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5, GPS, and USB Type-C. The device measures 151.9 × 73.4 × 7.65 mm and weighs 166 grams. Stay tuned on PhoneRadar for more details about the upcoming Meizu flagship smartphone! Lenovo Z6 Pro with Snapdragon 855 SoC Confirmed to Launch on April 23 Huawei Y5 2019 with Waterdrop Notch Display & Helio A22 SoC Spotted Online	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.5415409803390503, "wiki_prob": 0.5415409803390503, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line358763"}
Chicago Cubs Lineup (7/12/19): Schwarber Leads Off, Caratini Catching, Garcia at 2B, Darvish Facing Pirates Evan AltmanJuly 12, 2019 Kyle Schwarber is leading off the second half of the season in left, Javy Báez is at short, Kris Bryant is at third, and Anthony Rizzo cleans up at first. Victor Caratini getting the start behind the dish in the first game back is a little bit odd, but he’s pretty much served as Yu Darvish’s caddie this season and Willson Contreras got less of a break as the NL’s starting catcher in the All-Star Game. There’s also the matter of a potential meat coma for Contreras, who appears to have made time to enjoy himself earlier this week. Jason Heyward is in right, slugging surprise Robel Garcia gets the start at second, and Albert Almora Jr. is in center to round things out. They’ll be facing Chris Archer for the second time in a little over a week and hoping for a repeat performance of that July 3 meeting. Or maybe more, as the struggling righty isn’t pitching anything like the ace prospect Cubs fans once lamented trading away to the Rays. With a 5.49 ERA and 5.91 FIP that includes a pair of homers and three runs allowed over five innings last week, Archer needs to make some changes. “[S]lugging percentage on my two-seamer was extremely high,” Archer recently told Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “One way to eliminate the damage is just to not throw the pitch that has the most damage. It’s not a complex thing. It was just getting banged. I got rid of it.” He scrapped the sinker starting with his June 22 start and plans to work more with the slider, which comprised 41% of his offerings against the Cubs. Of note, Archer threw his signature breaking ball harder in that game than he ever had before (90.7 mph), and it was only the sixth time in his career he’s averaged over 90 mph with it. It didn’t really work very well for him the last time, but you can’t completely dismiss a pitcher of Archer’s pedigree. And with extra rest, maybe he’ll come out sharper than what we saw last time out. He’s going to get his strikeouts, that much is a given, so the Cubs just need to make sure they work the walks he’s allowing at a very high rate (4.69 BB/9). Darvish is going for the home team in his first start after getting a no-decision against Archer that last time out. The beleaguered Cubs starter allowed two homers as well, the fourth time in five starts he’s done that, but he struck out six with no walks. After posting a ghastly 8.10 BB/9 mark through eight starts, the righty has walked only five in his last five starts and is at 2.39 BB/9 over his last 10 starts. Now it’s a matter of throwing the right kinds of strikes, since he has tended to hang too many pitches. Darvish and Archer are actually really similar pitchers in that regard, so this one may come down to which of them makes the fewest mistakes. For a Cubs team that really needs to start the second half hot, let’s hope Darvish is on point this afternoon. First pitch from Wrigley is at 1:20pm CT on NBC Sports Chicago (MLB Network for out-of-market viewers) and 670 The Score. Here is today’s #Cubs starting lineup. #EverybodyIn Stream on @NBCSChicago: https://t.co/rGCuW1XI7C pic.twitter.com/zG7j9eR0Aq — Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) July 12, 2019	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6042352914810181, "wiki_prob": 0.39576470851898193, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line266912"}
Asset-strippers continue to prowl the public sector On Sunday it will be five years since the outsourcing giant Carillion collapsed under the weight of £1.5bn debt. by Rachel Wearmouth go.pardot.com The mega-firm held around 450 separate public-sector contracts, spanning schools, prisons, transport and hospitals. Its bosses were paid huge six-figure salaries and bonuses before the companycollapsed; 3,000 jobs were lost and 7,000 suppliers and contractors were affected. Carillion’s collapse was particularly catastrophic because the firm was so deeply embedded in public life. Vital infrastructure projects were delayed; schools suddenly found themselves with no cleaning or catering services. The accounting firm KPMG was later fined £14.4m for misleading the accounting regulator, the Financial Reporting Council, during inspections of its audits of Carillion and another company. A new watchdog to shake up the audit market and rebuild trust in corporate governance was promised, but after a number of reviews the draft legislation is still buried in a lengthy consultation. To examine what lessons the government has failed to learn about outsourcing more generally, it is worth looking at children’s social care. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched a review of the sector in 2021 amid concern the high cost of private sector children’s care homes was draining council budgets while demand was steadily rising. In England 79 per cent of places for children are provided by the private sector. The Scottish and Welsh governments are aiming to end for-profit care for looked-after children, but there is no such plan for England. This is despite the landmark Independent Review of Children’s Social Care, published last May, which criticised rampant profiteering and warned that “without a dramatic whole-system reset” of family services there could be 100,000 children in care (up from 80,000) by 2032. If that unhappy prediction comes to pass, the companies involved in care provision stand to make a lot of money. The service providers considered by the CMA averaged profit margins of 22.6 per cent between 2016 and 2020. Most councils in England have at least one looked-after child whose private placement costs at least £10,000 a week, and in some extreme cases that number can run to £60,000 a week. It recommended bringing some aspects, such as fostering agencies (many of which rely on agency workers, who can demand higher rates), back in-house, as councils were paying high prices for a service they could provide and save money on long-term, given extra investment. More worryingly, the CMA warned some large providers were “carrying high levels of debt”, especially those run by private equity firms, increasing the “risk of disorderly firm failure, with children’s homes shutting their doors abruptly”. Sound familiar? There are broader questions as to why asset-strippers continue to prowl the public sector while investment in the wider economy is weak, but Carillion’s ruinous failure should have pushed the government to act half a decade ago. There is scant evidence it has. ← Make-shift morgue set up at council gritting yard ‘Can’t be right’ that ministers enjoy looser rules on financial interests, says standards chief →	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6260323524475098, "wiki_prob": 0.37396764755249023, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line596437"}
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According to the 2020 US Census, the combined Pacific northwest population is roughly 14 million people, or about 4% of the total U.S.. It is a huge chunk of territory with only three reliable cities for car shippers, Seattle, Portland and Boise. The latter works fairly well if shipping a car in the western region, but otherwise it is not big enough to attract fast service from the eastern half of the country, or for that matter, from or to Fayetteville, GA.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.5133709907531738, "wiki_prob": 0.5133709907531738, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line821160"}
LMT's Response to the PrintNightmare Vulnerability Jul 8, 2021 3:38:06 PM / by April L. Sy posted in security, Cybersecurity, Business Continuity, Microsoft, PrintNightmare PrintNightmare Just before the 4th of July long weekend, hackers were on the attack. On July 1, 2021, Microsoft released news of an active exploit impacting all Windows systems. This critical vulnerability, known as “PrintNightmare” (CVE-2021-1675) could have given an attacker full control of a Windows system (including the ability to deploy ransomware) if a user interacted with malicious code (via malicious attachment, web advertisement, webpage, etc.) that targeted the Printing Subsystem in Windows. LinkedIn Data of 500 Million Users Hacked, Up for Sale: KnowBe4 Report Apr 21, 2021 11:45:00 AM / by KnowBe4 posted in IT, security, Cyber-Security, Cybersecurity, Cybercrime, Cyber Crime, Business Microsoft-owned social network LinkedIn is reportedly the latest victim of a massive data breach where data of 500 million user profiles has been allegedly leaked by cybercriminals. The leaked data includes email addresses, phone numbers, workplace information, full names, account IDs, etc. The potential for social engineering attacks is huge. According to CyberNews, the potential of the leak is huge. An individual selling the data on a hacker forum claims it was scraped from 500 million profiles. The leaked data includes users’ email addresses, phone numbers, workplace information, full names, account IDs, links to social media accounts, and gender details. Confirming the news to Business Insider, a LinkedIn spokesperson said that the leaked data has been scraped from LinkedIn. “We’re still investigating this issue, the posted dataset appears to include publicly viewable information that was scraped from LinkedIn combined with data aggregated from other websites or companies.” “Scraping our members' data from LinkedIn violates our terms of service and we are constantly working to protect our members and their data,” the spokesperson added. The company also informed that the data of private members is safe. This means the scraped data only includes information from LinkedIn public members. Earlier this week, personal data of 533 millions of Facebook users were allegedly leaked including 6 million people in India. The leaked Facebook data has been posted for free on hacking forums and includes date of joining, place of work, names, gender, occupation and relationship status of users. Full story at: https://www.thequint.com/tech-and-auto/data-of-500-million-linkedin-users-for-sale-on-a-site-report	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6234011054039001, "wiki_prob": 0.37659889459609985, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1787067"}
Immunogenicity of AS03-adjuvanted and non-adjuvanted trivalent inactivated influenza vaccines in elderly adults: A Phase 3, randomized trial and post-hoc correlate of protection analysis GM Ruiz-Palacios, G Leroux-Roels, J Beran, JM Devaster, M Esen, O Launay, JE McElhaney, GA van Essen, A Benoit, C Claeys, W Dewe, CML (Charles) Durand, X Duval, AR Falsey, G Feldman, F Galtier, P Gervais, SJ Hwang, S McNeil, Jan hendrik RichardusA Trofa, L Oostvogels Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic In this study we describe the immunogenicity results from a subset of older people (N = 5187) who participated in a Phase 3 randomized, observer-blinded trial of AS03-TIV versus TIV (Fluarix (TM)) ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT00753272). Participants received one dose of AS03-TIV or TIV in each study year and antibody titers against the vaccine strains were assessed using hemagglutination-inhibition (HI) assay at 21 d and 180 d post-vaccination in each vaccine group in the 2008/09 (Year 1) and 2009/10 (Year 2) influenza seasons. Manufacturing consistency of 3 lots of AS03-TIV for HI antibody responses in Year 1 was a co-primary objective. In a post-hoc analysis, a statistical regression model included 4830 subjects in whom immunogenicity and laboratory-confirmed attack rate data were available; the analysis was performed to assess HI antibody titers against A/H3N2 as a correlate of protection for laboratory-confirmed A/H3N2 influenza. AS03-TIV and TIV elicited strong HI antibody responses against each vaccine strain 21 d post-vaccination in both years. The manufacturing consistency of 3 lots of AS03-TIV was demonstrated. In both years and each vaccine group, HI antibody responses were lower for A/H1N1 than the other vaccine strains. Day 180 seroconversion rates (proportion with >= 4-fold increase in titer compared with pre-vaccination titer) in Year 1 in the AS03-TIV and TIV groups, respectively, were 87.7% and 74.1% for A/H3N2, 69.7% and 59.6% for influenza B, and 58.3% and 47.4% for A/H1N1. The post-hoc statistical model based on A/H3N2 attack rates and HI antibody titers estimated that a 4-fold increase in post-vaccination titers against A/H3N2 was associated with a 2-fold decrease in the odds of A/H3N2 infection. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics Ruiz-Palacios, GM., Leroux-Roels, G., Beran, J., Devaster, JM., Esen, M., Launay, O., McElhaney, JE., van Essen, GA., Benoit, A., Claeys, C., Dewe, W., Durand, CML., Duval, X., Falsey, AR., Feldman, G., Galtier, F., Gervais, P., Hwang, SJ., McNeil, S., ... Oostvogels, L. (2016). Immunogenicity of AS03-adjuvanted and non-adjuvanted trivalent inactivated influenza vaccines in elderly adults: A Phase 3, randomized trial and post-hoc correlate of protection analysis. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 12(12), 3043-3055. https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2016.1219809 Ruiz-Palacios, GM ; Leroux-Roels, G ; Beran, J et al. / Immunogenicity of AS03-adjuvanted and non-adjuvanted trivalent inactivated influenza vaccines in elderly adults: A Phase 3, randomized trial and post-hoc correlate of protection analysis. In: Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 2016 ; Vol. 12, No. 12. pp. 3043-3055. @article{67d81e845cb1488da26d2a07b8a4caea, title = "Immunogenicity of AS03-adjuvanted and non-adjuvanted trivalent inactivated influenza vaccines in elderly adults: A Phase 3, randomized trial and post-hoc correlate of protection analysis", abstract = "In this study we describe the immunogenicity results from a subset of older people (N = 5187) who participated in a Phase 3 randomized, observer-blinded trial of AS03-TIV versus TIV (Fluarix (TM)) ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT00753272). Participants received one dose of AS03-TIV or TIV in each study year and antibody titers against the vaccine strains were assessed using hemagglutination-inhibition (HI) assay at 21 d and 180 d post-vaccination in each vaccine group in the 2008/09 (Year 1) and 2009/10 (Year 2) influenza seasons. Manufacturing consistency of 3 lots of AS03-TIV for HI antibody responses in Year 1 was a co-primary objective. In a post-hoc analysis, a statistical regression model included 4830 subjects in whom immunogenicity and laboratory-confirmed attack rate data were available; the analysis was performed to assess HI antibody titers against A/H3N2 as a correlate of protection for laboratory-confirmed A/H3N2 influenza. AS03-TIV and TIV elicited strong HI antibody responses against each vaccine strain 21 d post-vaccination in both years. The manufacturing consistency of 3 lots of AS03-TIV was demonstrated. In both years and each vaccine group, HI antibody responses were lower for A/H1N1 than the other vaccine strains. Day 180 seroconversion rates (proportion with >= 4-fold increase in titer compared with pre-vaccination titer) in Year 1 in the AS03-TIV and TIV groups, respectively, were 87.7% and 74.1% for A/H3N2, 69.7% and 59.6% for influenza B, and 58.3% and 47.4% for A/H1N1. The post-hoc statistical model based on A/H3N2 attack rates and HI antibody titers estimated that a 4-fold increase in post-vaccination titers against A/H3N2 was associated with a 2-fold decrease in the odds of A/H3N2 infection.", author = "GM Ruiz-Palacios and G Leroux-Roels and J Beran and JM Devaster and M Esen and O Launay and JE McElhaney and {van Essen}, GA and A Benoit and C Claeys and W Dewe and Durand, {CML (Charles)} and X Duval and AR Falsey and G Feldman and F Galtier and P Gervais and SJ Hwang and S McNeil and Richardus, {Jan hendrik} and A Trofa and L Oostvogels", journal = "Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics", publisher = "Landes Bioscience", Ruiz-Palacios, GM, Leroux-Roels, G, Beran, J, Devaster, JM, Esen, M, Launay, O, McElhaney, JE, van Essen, GA, Benoit, A, Claeys, C, Dewe, W, Durand, CML, Duval, X, Falsey, AR, Feldman, G, Galtier, F, Gervais, P, Hwang, SJ, McNeil, S, Richardus, JH, Trofa, A & Oostvogels, L 2016, 'Immunogenicity of AS03-adjuvanted and non-adjuvanted trivalent inactivated influenza vaccines in elderly adults: A Phase 3, randomized trial and post-hoc correlate of protection analysis', Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, vol. 12, no. 12, pp. 3043-3055. https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2016.1219809 Immunogenicity of AS03-adjuvanted and non-adjuvanted trivalent inactivated influenza vaccines in elderly adults: A Phase 3, randomized trial and post-hoc correlate of protection analysis. / Ruiz-Palacios, GM; Leroux-Roels, G; Beran, J et al. In: Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, Vol. 12, No. 12, 2016, p. 3043-3055. T1 - Immunogenicity of AS03-adjuvanted and non-adjuvanted trivalent inactivated influenza vaccines in elderly adults: A Phase 3, randomized trial and post-hoc correlate of protection analysis AU - Ruiz-Palacios, GM AU - Leroux-Roels, G AU - Beran, J AU - Devaster, JM AU - Esen, M AU - Launay, O AU - McElhaney, JE AU - van Essen, GA AU - Benoit, A AU - Claeys, C AU - Dewe, W AU - Durand, CML (Charles) AU - Duval, X AU - Falsey, AR AU - Feldman, G AU - Galtier, F AU - Gervais, P AU - Hwang, SJ AU - McNeil, S AU - Richardus, Jan hendrik AU - Trofa, A AU - Oostvogels, L N2 - In this study we describe the immunogenicity results from a subset of older people (N = 5187) who participated in a Phase 3 randomized, observer-blinded trial of AS03-TIV versus TIV (Fluarix (TM)) ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT00753272). Participants received one dose of AS03-TIV or TIV in each study year and antibody titers against the vaccine strains were assessed using hemagglutination-inhibition (HI) assay at 21 d and 180 d post-vaccination in each vaccine group in the 2008/09 (Year 1) and 2009/10 (Year 2) influenza seasons. Manufacturing consistency of 3 lots of AS03-TIV for HI antibody responses in Year 1 was a co-primary objective. In a post-hoc analysis, a statistical regression model included 4830 subjects in whom immunogenicity and laboratory-confirmed attack rate data were available; the analysis was performed to assess HI antibody titers against A/H3N2 as a correlate of protection for laboratory-confirmed A/H3N2 influenza. AS03-TIV and TIV elicited strong HI antibody responses against each vaccine strain 21 d post-vaccination in both years. The manufacturing consistency of 3 lots of AS03-TIV was demonstrated. In both years and each vaccine group, HI antibody responses were lower for A/H1N1 than the other vaccine strains. Day 180 seroconversion rates (proportion with >= 4-fold increase in titer compared with pre-vaccination titer) in Year 1 in the AS03-TIV and TIV groups, respectively, were 87.7% and 74.1% for A/H3N2, 69.7% and 59.6% for influenza B, and 58.3% and 47.4% for A/H1N1. The post-hoc statistical model based on A/H3N2 attack rates and HI antibody titers estimated that a 4-fold increase in post-vaccination titers against A/H3N2 was associated with a 2-fold decrease in the odds of A/H3N2 infection. AB - In this study we describe the immunogenicity results from a subset of older people (N = 5187) who participated in a Phase 3 randomized, observer-blinded trial of AS03-TIV versus TIV (Fluarix (TM)) ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT00753272). Participants received one dose of AS03-TIV or TIV in each study year and antibody titers against the vaccine strains were assessed using hemagglutination-inhibition (HI) assay at 21 d and 180 d post-vaccination in each vaccine group in the 2008/09 (Year 1) and 2009/10 (Year 2) influenza seasons. Manufacturing consistency of 3 lots of AS03-TIV for HI antibody responses in Year 1 was a co-primary objective. In a post-hoc analysis, a statistical regression model included 4830 subjects in whom immunogenicity and laboratory-confirmed attack rate data were available; the analysis was performed to assess HI antibody titers against A/H3N2 as a correlate of protection for laboratory-confirmed A/H3N2 influenza. AS03-TIV and TIV elicited strong HI antibody responses against each vaccine strain 21 d post-vaccination in both years. The manufacturing consistency of 3 lots of AS03-TIV was demonstrated. In both years and each vaccine group, HI antibody responses were lower for A/H1N1 than the other vaccine strains. Day 180 seroconversion rates (proportion with >= 4-fold increase in titer compared with pre-vaccination titer) in Year 1 in the AS03-TIV and TIV groups, respectively, were 87.7% and 74.1% for A/H3N2, 69.7% and 59.6% for influenza B, and 58.3% and 47.4% for A/H1N1. The post-hoc statistical model based on A/H3N2 attack rates and HI antibody titers estimated that a 4-fold increase in post-vaccination titers against A/H3N2 was associated with a 2-fold decrease in the odds of A/H3N2 infection. JO - Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics JF - Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics Ruiz-Palacios GM, Leroux-Roels G, Beran J, Devaster JM, Esen M, Launay O et al. Immunogenicity of AS03-adjuvanted and non-adjuvanted trivalent inactivated influenza vaccines in elderly adults: A Phase 3, randomized trial and post-hoc correlate of protection analysis. 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Category: Cascades South Mt. Adams, Adams Glacier on July 6, 2022 December 19, 2022 By Chris Comair Annually since 2019, Jessica and I have humping our gear up the Killen Creek trail hoping to find the route in favorable conditions. With the overheard objective hazard that this glacier presents, neither Jessica nor I wanted conditions to be anything less than stellar. We were looking for was a good snow fill, with extremely low avalanche hazard, and cool temperatures. Those variables finally looked like they’d line up for a splitter window on the July 4th weekend of 2022. [..] Mt. Hood, Sandy Glacier Headwall on February 13, 2022 January 18, 2023 By Chris Comair A year ago, Jessica and I climbed a route on Mount Hood that we had been eyeing for quite some time, the Cathedral Ridge. The route was just as dramatic and stunning as we had expected. What neither of us expected was to be as awestruck when we crossed over the Yocum Ridge and were absolutely awestruck by the massive Sandy Glacier Headwall. “Oh my god, this is huge”, distinctly went through my mind. [...] Mt. Hood, Cathedral Ridge on April 22, 2021 February 7, 2022 By Chris Comair 1 Comment There are really 2 ways to climb the Cathedral Ridge. Either approached by Lolo Pass, all the way from the far northwest flank of the mountain. While scenic and pure, it requires climbers to somehow get back to their car when descending to Timberline. Alternatively, it can be approached from the good ole south side. It begins with crossing over the Illumination Saddle, then the Reid Glacier, then the Yocum Ridge, then the Sandy Glacier, and then finally make the way onto the Cathedral Ridge. This effectively circumnavigates half the mountain. [...] Mt. Hood, Devil’s Kitchen Headwall on April 3, 2021 April 24, 2021 By Chris Comair Bad luck or poor planning, whatever it was, Jessica and I set our eyes on this climb a couple years back but never managed to send it. Whether it was bailing in very dry conditions or forgetting our boots at home, we ended the 2019 season shot down by this “fairly straightforward” Mt Hood south side techy classic. And as 2020 came and left, we managed to keep ourselves busy with plenty of other climbs. But this spring, spotting a splitter sunny but cold weather window, we snuck out to Oregon to finally (hopefully) bang this one out together. [...] Mt. Hood, Flying Buttress & Wy’east (DKH V3) on May 15, 2020 April 12, 2021 By Chris Comair As we began to make our way up the chute, the climbing stayed drama free. It was exactly what it looked like from below, fun and cruiser. We could see a trio of climbers below us in the distance below looking up at us. Below I knew it, I could feel the sun cresting over the ridge above. A few kicks later, looking over my left shoulder I could see the Wy’east ridge to the summit soaring up above us. “Woahhhhhh, Jess, this is beautiful! When you get up here look over your left shoulder!” [...] Mt. Hood, DKH V2 on March 18, 2020 February 7, 2022 By Chris Comair Last year Jessica and I had so many failed attempts at the Devils Kitchen Headwall that we ended up deeming just uttering its name to be unlucky. The fails were not climbing fails, per se... forgetting our boots at home, seriously bad ice fall conditions, etc. By the time we actually managed to give it a shot, it was in condition thin enough that I didn’t deem reasonable to climb half-way through. I bailed off an extremely sketchy screw placement in aerated ice and called it a season for the Headwall. [...] Mt. Hood, Steel Cliffs South Face on February 23, 2020 April 12, 2021 By Chris Comair 1 Comment We followed the traces of our boot pack from 2 days prior, almost completely erased by the constant spindrift. The snow was a ton more stable and far less of a pain in the ass to break trail through. (That wouldn’t last.) We pretty quickly realized that we didn’t do much research about the route, the lower section of which proved to be far longer than expected. [...] Mt. Rainier, Kautz Glacier on July 21, 2019 April 12, 2021 By Chris Comair 2 Comments Technical climbing info Mountain: Mount RainierElevation: 14,411ftRoute: Kautz Glacier, descent via Disappointment CleaverLength: 9,000ftGrade: III, AI2-3 Schedule Day 1: Begin at the Paradise Parking Lot, ascend to Camp Hazard via the Wilson Glacier.Day 2: Climb the Kautz Ice Chute and traverse the upper Nisqually Glacier to the summit crater. Descend the Disappointment Cleaver. If we were to do [...] Mt. Hood, The Reid Headwall on May 15, 2019 April 12, 2021 By Chris Comair 1 Comment This Andean-esq rhyme clad committing route deserves to be climbed alpine style. We planned to simul-climb the entirety of the 2,000’ face, armed with a rack of screws, pickets, and a couple tiblocks for running protection. We knew that with the long warm days there would be falling ice. We would have to beat the sun before allowing it to bake the upper south west face so an early start and climbing speed would be a big factor.[...] Mt. Hood, The North Face on May 3, 2019 April 12, 2021 By Chris Comair 6 Comments The North Face has been especially appealing to me. The face is really defined by two significant gullies running almost completely from bottom to top, reminiscent of some sort of double barreled musket. It’s the sort of feature one would should really only climb when conditions are solid, otherwise it would be a game of bullet dodging. 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Is gold primed for rally? After a year of consolidation, gold has formed a solid price bottom at around $1,700 an ounce. As the Federal Reserve gears up to raise rates and reduce liquidity, the precious metal is a potential top performer this year Last week, after hitting $1,852 per ounce levels in spot market last week, gold price witnessed retracement after the profit-booking trigger, but after the announcement of 25bps interest rate hike by the Bank of England and crude oil prices surpassing $90 per barrel, the yellow metal price has rebounded and closed above $1,800 per ounce in spot market on Friday. — File photo Issac John Published: Sun 6 Feb 2022, 5:33 PM Gold is primed for a turnaround and could be ready to rally past $1,900 an ounce as the sentiment in the bullion market has reached its “maximum disdain,” precious metal analysts said. Since the outlook for gold price is positive, any dip in gold price should be seen as a buying opportunity, they said. What will trigger the gold price rally in the near term? Analysts are of the view that a slide in the dollar index will trigger the rally. Euro and pound constitute around 70 per cent of the dollar index. The Bank of England has recently announced a 25 bps interest rate hike whereas the European Central Bank is also hawkish on interest rate hike. This has led to sharp upside movement in euro and pound leading to slide in dollar index. After a year of consolidation, gold has formed a solid price bottom at around $1,700 an ounce. As the Federal Reserve gears up to raise rates and reduce liquidity, the precious metal is a potential top performer this year, said Bloomberg Intelligence senior commodity strategist Mike McGlone. “The elongated stock-market rally, recent commodity bounce and competition from Bitcoin may have pushed the metal close to maximum disdain, solidifying gold’s foundation versus the ‘there’s no alternative’ mantra,” McGlone said in a report. “We see gold-bottoming parallels to the 2008 and 2018 foundations.” All eyes are on the Fed’s March decision, with the CME’s FedWatch Tool pricing in a 92.5 per cent chance of a 25-basis-point rate hike. If all goes according to plan, gold might be looking at a similar launchpad as December 2015, when gold rallied from $1,000 an ounce to above $1,300 an ounce within just six months, McGlone said. Continuing tensions between the west and Russia over Ukraine and the prospect of interest rates rising loom over future price moves. However, the overall trend for gold price is bullish as soaring crude oil prices have put global inflation concern at alarming level forcing Bank of England to increase interest rate by 25 bps, according to commodity market experts. Similarly, European Central Bank and US Federal Reserve are hawkish on interest rate hike but recent appreciation in euro and pound against the dollar is going to support gold price rally further. They said that the US is putting pressure on the Opec countries to increase oil drilling but member countries may not comply with the US government’s demand as their drilling cost has gone too high that rise in crude oil would help them pare the losses incurred due to lower oil prices and rise in their drilling cost. Last week, after hitting $1,852 per ounce levels in spot market last week, gold price witnessed retracement after the profit-booking trigger, but after the announcement of 25bps interest rate hike by the Bank of England and crude oil prices surpassing $90 per barrel, the yellow metal price has rebounded and closed above $1,800 per ounce in spot market on Friday. Spot gold price has been able to hold above $1780 per ounce for the last one month, which signals that immediate support for spot gold price is a strong support for the yellow metal. It is now having strong resistance at $1855 levels. So, gold price in the international market is trading in the range of $1780 to $1855 per ounce levels these days and once it sustains above $1865 levels, it may soon go up to $1900 to $1910 levels. So, those who have short-term vision can book profit at around $1855 levels whereas those who have a medium to long-term view should wait for the next breakout at $1865 levels, which is expected by the end of one month, analysts said. “Gold is a prime candidate to follow the pattern of commodities that trade within narrowing wedge patterns -- they have a tendency to break out to the upside. The 2021 range of about $1,700-$1,950 an ounce roughly matches the 50-week Bollinger bands, which are the narrowest since 2018,” McGlone said. “About $1,700 is a solid base for a potential breach of $1,900 resistance.” ABN Amro’s gold price prediction for 2022 is bearish, expecting the precious metal to average $1,500 and fall to an average of $1,300 in 2023. Scotiabank’s gold forecast sees a move back above the $1,800 level to average $1,850 in 2022 but decline to $1,700 in 2023. — [email protected] [email protected]	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.5201143622398376, "wiki_prob": 0.47988563776016235, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1871280"}
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AVEN Unofficial discord and other resources during the COVID-19 pandemic July/August/September 2022 - Asexual Dating By SpirallingSnowy, October 21, 2020 in WorldPride 2023- Sydney Australia SpirallingSnowy AVENator Pronouns:She/her Location:Sydney, Australia A/Sexuality:Sex-repulsed Biromantic Ace in a QPR 💜 SWP Update - 4/8/22 Australian Asexuals will be attending the following events: Fair Day - Sunday 19th Feb 2023 https://sydneyworldpride.com/events/mg-fair-day/ Mardi Gras Parade - Sat 25th Feb 2023 https://sydneyworldpride.com/events/mardi-gras-parade/ International Asexuality Conference- 4th&5th March 2023 https://www.facebook.com/IntlAceCon2023/ SWP Pride March- 5th March 2023 https://sydneyworldpride.com/events/pride-march/ We are also hoping to have Ace representation at the Human Rights Conference - 1st -3rd March 2023 https://sydneyworldpride.com/the-human-rights-conference/ contact the team : [email protected] have your say in the content of the conference here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/L5D7LH7 I just wanted to start a thread about this. I know it’s a few years off, but still better to see interest etc. AFAIK, no dates have been given, but maybe it will be around the usual Sydney Mardi Gras time, given they are organising? I’m not sure how the asexual community got involved in the organisation process for previous World Pride events - is AVEN a member of InterPride? michaeld AVENineffable Location:teeekz-azzz!!! A/Sexuality:Asexual We're not afaik part of InterPride. It must be emphasised that we have primarily always done our own thing. We use WorldPride as an excuse to organise a big international meet, whether supported or not. In one year (2019) we got a grant, but either way we can usually raise the money needed to hold a conference. I was involved in the other years - 2012, 2014, 2017, not 2019. In at least 2014 and 2017 (possibly 2019?) we also presented at the centrally organised WorldPride Human Rights conference. I think there are plans to do similar at WorldPride 2021 in Denmark (covid permitting). Usually there is an application process for this that closes about a year before the event. But this isn't the main thing. Still it is nice to have central support, but I'm sure we'll have a really big international meet either way! I know there are Aces interested in having an Ace on the WorldPride Board, given we should really have representation there, and its the Sydney Mardi Gras who won the bid and we’ve had a number of floats before. im not an expert on the dynamic between Australian Asexuals ( the ppl who do the Ace float ) and Syd Mardi Gras , but it seems a case of they are welcome To tag along, but don’t really have a seat at the table. It would be good to get an indication of any non Aussie aces who intend to go? https://sydneyworldpride.com We have been thinking the best time to have it will be between thr Mardi Gras Parade and World Pride March, so Feb 25th to March 5th. The Human Rights Conference is in that time frame too. Clowel Amoeba Colony AVEN Members Gender:genderweird Pronouns:whatever you are comfortable with Location:New Zealand A/Sexuality:Ace Hello @SpirallingSnowy I just came across this post. Residing in Southern New Zealand and thought I would say hello. I am interested. There are a few things I would need to sort out but I have plenty of time. Huzzah!!! The Aus Aces team are looking at what we are going to do in person for the International Asexuality Conference, because we would like to have something in person, And hopefully we can get it on thr offical events list for SWP. have your day in the content of the conference here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/L5D7LH7 Hi All !! Just a couple of updates Re the AceCon💜 Register for the opening of the International Asexuality Conference- Sydney World Pride 2023 (IAC23) here: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/international-asexuality-conference-2023-59542287723 Registration form for IAC23: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/K3BD9JB Linktree- including twitter and fb page: https://linktr.ee/intlacecon2023 Please share these with any Aces or ace groups you know! Snowy/Gemma - IAC23 Coordinator Want to volunteer /help out? Come to the Team discord server : https://discord.gg/TzbtdJfRYx Pronouns:they/them Thank you, for the updates/links! It sounds fun, and it'll have free, streaming events, online, for anyone in the world to join. yep the whole thing is viewable online - Sat afternoon will be livestreamed from Redfern Town Hall, Sydney NSW, because we wanted to have some in person parts of the conference, but wanted everyone to be able to attend as well Thank you, for you and everyone else volunteering to help work on/set up the International Ace Conference. kimbo21 Asexy Samurai Ah I wish I could attend. Have always wanted to go to Australia 🥰 one day hopefully I will ♥️ Its almost entirely online, and the stuff that isnt will be live streamed! https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/iac23-saturday-afternoon-sessions-online-and-in-person-tix-available-tickets-525414788777 Tix for both in person and live stream are here! Posted Tuesday at 10:54 AM Register for the IAC23 here!!! 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Thomas J. Nelson British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow Commons username: @thomasjnelson Twitter handle: Nellenist LinkedIn URL: thomasjamesnelson http://www.thomas-j-nelson.co.uk Ancient Greek poetry Hellenistic Poetry Metapoetics deposited Iphigenia in the Iliad and th… in the group Ancient Greece & Rome deposited Beating the Galatians: Ideolo… in the group Ancient Greece & Rome deposited Intertextual Agōnes in Archa… in the group Ancient Greece & Rome deposited Archilochus’ Cologne Epode … in the group Ancient Greece & Rome I am a Classicist whose research focuses on the poetics and politics of Greek poetry from the archaic period to the Hellenistic world. I am currently a a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow and Junior Research Fellow in Classics at Wolfson College, Oxford. Before that, I was a Stipendiary Lecturer in Classics at Wadham College, Oxford (2021-2022), an Affiliated Lecturer in the Faculty of Classics at Cambridge (2020-2021), and a Research Fellow in Classics at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge (2018-2021). I have recently completed a book on the ‘pre-Alexandrian footnote’ and other markers of allusion in archaic Greek poetry, forthcoming with CUP. I explore how the earliest known Greek poets self-consciously acknowledged the familiarity of their subject matter and signalled their references to tradition – placing markers in their works for alert audiences to recognise. This kind of signposting has often been considered the preserve of later literary cultures, closely linked with the development of libraries, literacy and writing. But I argue that these same devices were already deeply engrained in our earliest oral archaic Greek poetry. My other major research interest lies in the field of Hellenistic poetry, where I’m especially interested in the fragments and traces of poetic traditions beyond Ptolemaic Alexandria. In particular, I focus on the literary cultures of the Attalids and Seleucids, as well as the rich dossier of extant epic fragments from throughout the Hellenistic world. I am currently producing a new edition, translation and commentary of The Hellenistic Epic Fragments. I am also co-editing two volumes, the first on collaboration and ancient literature, the second on the relationship of Pergamon and Rome. As a student, I completed my PhD at Trinity College, Cambridge, supervised by Professor Richard Hunter; before that, I studied at the University of Oxford, completing both my BA and MSt at University College. I’ve co-organised a number of conferences, including ‘Hellenistic Poetry Beyond Callimachean Aesthetics’ (September 2016), the Cambridge AHRC DTP’s Conference on Time and Temporality (September 2016), and the Cambridge Laurence Seminar on Collaboration and Ancient Literature (June 2021). For the 2019 CA/FIEC conference, I organised a panel entitled ‘Poetics Between Greece and the Near East’ (July 2019), and I have co-organised panels for the two most recent SCS/AIA Annual Meetings: ‘The Poetics and Pragmatics of Hellenistic Aesthetics’ (5-8 January 2022); ‘Hellenistic Epigram in New Contexts’ (5-8 January 2023). Teaching materials for my undergraduates is available at http://www.thomas-j-nelson.co.uk/teaching.html. I’m very open to any kind of collaborative research and happy to be contacted about any ideas for collaboration, however preliminary. PhD in Classics Trinity College, Cambridge. Supervisor: Professor Richard Hunter Title: ‘Early Greek Indexicality: Markers of Allusion in Archaic Greek Poetry’ Examiners: Professor Felix Budelmann, Dr. Renaud Gagné MSt in Greek & Latin Languages & Literature: Distinction University College, Oxford. Supervisor: Professor Gregory Hutchinson BA Literae Humaniores: Congratulatory First University College, Oxford. Iphigenia in the Iliad and the Architecture of Homeric Allusion Intertextual Agōnes in Archaic Greek Epic: Penelope vs. the Catalogue of Women Archilochus’ Cologne Epode and Homer’s Quivering Spear (fr. 196a.52 IEG2) Tragic Noise and Rhetorical Frigidity in Lycophron’s Alexandra Achilles’ Heel: (Im)mortality in the Iliad Attalid Aesthetics. The Pergamene ‘Baroque’ Reconsidered Metapoetic Manoeuvres Between Callimachus and Apollonius: A Response to Annette Harder Nicander’s Hymn to Attalus: Pergamene Panegyric ‘Most Musicall, Most Melancholy’: Avian Aesthetics of Lament in Greek and Roman Elegy Beating the Galatians: Ideologies, Analogies and Allegories in Hellenistic Literature and Art Repeating the Unrepeated: Allusions to Homeric Hapax Legomena in Archaic and Classical Greek Poetry The Coma Stratonices: Royal Hair Encomia and Ptolemaic-Seleucid Rivalry? Penelopean Simaetha: A Flawed Paradigm of Femininity in Theocritus’ Second Idyll The Shadow of Aristophanes: Hellenistic Poetry’s Reception of Comic Poetics Erudition and Scholarship in Greek Epigram Closure in Greek and Roman Epigram From Zero to Hero: Jason’s Redemption and the Evaluation of Apollonius’ Argonautica Review of C. Tsagalis (ed.) (2017) Poetry in Fragments: Studies on the Hesiodic Corpus and its Afterlife. Review of D. Sider (ed.) (2017) Hellenistic Poetry. A Selection. POETRY AND ART FROM ALEXANDER TO AUGUSTUS. Review of P. Linant de Bellefonds et al. (eds.) (2015) D’Alexandre à Auguste. Review of S.A. Stephens (2015) Callimachus: the Hymns SELEUCID SPACE AND IDEOLOGY. Review of P.J. Kosmin (2014) The Land of the Elephant Kings. For a full list of my publications and talks, please see my website: https://www.thomas-j-nelson.co.uk/publications.html. Member of the Cambridge Philological Society Member of the Classical Association Member of the Society for Classical Studies Member of the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies Member of the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies Member of the Women’s Classical Committee (UK) @thomasjnelson	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.7317198514938354, "wiki_prob": 0.7317198514938354, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1582771"}
MOVIE REVIEW - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST WARNING: ALL MOVIE REVIEWS MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS...SORRY Emma Watson as Belle Dan Stevens as Beast Luke Evans as Gaston Josh Gad as Lefou Kevin Kline as Maurice Ewan McGregor as Lumiere Ian McKellen as Cogsworth Emma Thompson as Mrs. Potts Nathan Mack as Chip Stanley Tucci as Maestro Cadenza Beauty and the Beast is a timeless classic that touches everyone's hearts no matter if they are man, women, child or adult. I am a week removed since I have seen the movie with my wife and daughter and I can honestly say that we really enjoyed it. My daughter did fall asleep half way through but woke up just at the right time towards the end, but that was due to a lack of nap and not the movie itself. I am not going to go into what this movie is about or give a synopsis. The movie overall has pretty much all of the scenes and music from the 1991 animated version, but the film makers did add elements to it. I guess they wanted to flesh out the story more. My favorite addition to the story was Belle's back story about her mother. I felt that this added more depth to Belle and Maurice as characters. You really get to see Maurice's love for his daughter more here. Emma Watson and Kevin Kline had amazing chemistry as father and daughter. I actually would have been happy if that was the only thing that they added. Josh Gad is always a great addition to any cast as he did well in the role of Lefou. In the 1991 cartoon, Lefou was more of a bumbling and super cheery best friend to Gaston. Gaston could do no wrong in his eyes. For the new movie, Lefou did end up seeing through Gaston and he had a limit as to what he would be supportive with. This version of Lefou had a little more of a "spine" and ultimately stood up for what he believed in and would not cross the line like Gaston had. Please don't misunderstand me when I say what I'm about to say because I did enjoy what they did. None of this change for the character was actually needed. The film still would have been great. Did I want to see the character portrayed as he was in the 1991 cartoon? Yes. Am I happy with what they did instead? Yes. Was it needed? No. But I'm okay with it, I just felt it needed to be said. Luke Evans is also the perfect Gaston. The guy just pulls off the part and he really makes you hate him. It's also like Luke Evans was born to play Gaston. The entire cast did a great job with this film and you get the impression that they really enjoyed making it. The effects were amazing. The characters all looked real and were well designed. Everyone involved in this production deserve a lot of credit for accomplishing what they have with this film. A lot of hard work went into it. I give Beauty and the Beast 4.5 out of 5 stars. It's not a perfect movie, but they got pretty damn close. Plus, it brought a smile to my daughter's face. Thank you for that. #beautyandthebeast #disney #classic #belle #thebeast #gaston #joshgad #emmawatson #danstevens #lukeevans #kevinkline #ewanmcgregor #ianmckellen #emmathompson #stanelytucci	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6736329197883606, "wiki_prob": 0.3263670802116394, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line561976"}
Cyber Barometer EAPCCO Uganda Police Force Police Information Resource Centre About Uganda Police Police Structure Management Levels Legal Mandate Territorial Police Command Specialized Department Inspectorate Department Finance & Office Support Police College Kabalye PTS Certificate of Conduct Home > Latest Posts > SECURITY COOPERATION BETWEEN UGANDA AND IRAN SECURITY COOPERATION BETWEEN UGANDA AND IRAN October 15, 2014 Wilfred Kamusiime936Leave a Comment on SECURITY COOPERATION BETWEEN UGANDA AND IRAN A visiting security delegation led by The Commander in Chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Police, Brig. General. DV. Esmael Ahamdi Moghadam together with7 other senior police officers today arrived in Uganda for a visit to discuss various policing areas, with his counterpart the Inspector General of Police General Kale Kayihura. During the 5 day visit, the high ranking security delegation will exchange information and technical capabilities in fighting human trafficking, Counter Terrorism, Narcotics and Cybercrime, Forensics, training, ICT, Canine, Traffic, Field Force, Logistics and Engineering and Police Health services. There are already achievements with the construction of the polyclinic at Naguru. The visit therefore, will widen and further broaden the level of mutual cooperation between the two police institutions and the countries at large. At the end of the visit, the two police institutions will sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to increase the security cooperation between Uganda and Iran. CP FRED ENANGA IRAN VISIT UCE Exams start peacefully traffic flow updates Clarification on the alleged death of a senior police officer in the Ethiopian plane crash March 10, 2019 Mary Nankinga Police Foils Attack on Gulu Central Police Station June 12, 2016 June 13, 2016 Wilfred Kamusiime POLICE ARREST ONE OFFICER AND SHOOTS TWO SUSPECTED THUGS November 20, 2014 Wilfred Kamusiime SAFETY AND SECURITY TIPS AS SCHOOLS REOPEN January 31, 2023 Wilfred Kamusiime 0 MEDICAL DOCTOR ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED CORRUPTION AND ABUSE OF OFFICE TRADITIONAL HEALER WANTED IN SOROTI FOR CAUSING DEATH OF TWO MALE SIBLINGS MAN COLLAPSED DEAD DURING A LOVE MAKING SESSION IN A LODGE January 30, 2023 January 30, 2023 Wilfred Kamusiime 0 Application for Certificate of Good Conduct/ Police Clearance Certificate UPF Health Policy 2021 Police Annual Medical Report 2021 Download Police Public Forms Centenary (2) Community Policing (106) EAPCCO (29) Latest Posts (1,453) Traffic Alert (59) Transfers/Appointments (17) Archives Select Month January 2023 (23) December 2022 (25) November 2022 (23) October 2022 (29) September 2022 (31) August 2022 (34) July 2022 (37) June 2022 (28) May 2022 (53) April 2022 (40) March 2022 (29) February 2022 (21) January 2022 (26) December 2021 (30) November 2021 (26) October 2021 (23) September 2021 (26) August 2021 (15) July 2021 (16) June 2021 (11) May 2021 (17) April 2021 (20) March 2021 (24) February 2021 (12) January 2021 (13) December 2020 (11) November 2020 (10) October 2020 (10) September 2020 (12) August 2020 (7) July 2020 (13) June 2020 (7) May 2020 (6) April 2020 (12) March 2020 (16) February 2020 (14) January 2020 (16) December 2019 (18) November 2019 (3) October 2019 (16) September 2019 (20) August 2019 (15) July 2019 (22) June 2019 (15) May 2019 (18) April 2019 (25) March 2019 (32) February 2019 (20) January 2019 (23) December 2018 (16) November 2018 (19) October 2018 (23) September 2018 (28) August 2018 (32) July 2018 (25) June 2018 (26) May 2018 (11) April 2018 (15) March 2018 (12) February 2018 (15) January 2018 (13) December 2017 (16) November 2017 (21) October 2017 (3) September 2017 (10) August 2017 (16) July 2017 (11) June 2017 (8) May 2017 (13) April 2017 (3) March 2017 (1) October 2016 (5) September 2016 (4) June 2016 (4) May 2016 (5) April 2016 (4) March 2016 (2) February 2016 (8) January 2016 (5) December 2015 (4) November 2015 (1) October 2015 (1) September 2015 (9) August 2015 (4) June 2015 (1) May 2015 (10) April 2015 (9) March 2015 (9) February 2015 (4) January 2015 (5) December 2014 (1) November 2014 (6) October 2014 (8) September 2014 (8) August 2014 (7) July 2014 (8) June 2014 (13) May 2014 (18) April 2014 (9) March 2014 (7) February 2014 (13) December 2013 (8) November 2013 (5) October 2013 (4) September 2013 (8) March 2013 (1) UPF HEADQUARTERS Katalima Road, Naguru P.O.Box 7055, Kampala Telephone: (256) 414233814/ (256) 414250613 Emergency: 999/112 Fax: (256) 414255630 Email: [email protected] Copyright © Uganda Police Force 2020. All rights reserved. Ikafe PTS Job Adverts Kikandwa PTS Olilimu PTS PERIMETER WALL KILLS A RESIDENT Police Officers Warned Against Corruption, Urged on Discipline Police Public Forms PSCSC-Bwebajja ‎The John Akii-Bua Police Centenary Marathon Thumbnail photos Wanted Person	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.5981713533401489, "wiki_prob": 0.4018286466598511, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1811198"}
Home / Phone / Motorola one action Storage: 128 \| RAM: 4 \| CPU: 8-core SKU: troika Categories: New, Phone, Supported Tags: display_size_from_6_to_less_than_8_inches, ram_size_from_4_to_less_than_8_gb, storage_size_from_128_to_less_than_256_gb The Phone Motorola one action is one of the best maintained LineageOS Phones. It is released on 2019.10 by Motorola and compatible with Version 18.1 and 19.1. Moreover LineageOS ensures that this Phone runs faster than using the original ROM. Most importantly, thanks to 2 maintainers this Phone keeps on getting better. So, with time by time the device can receive over the air updates (OTA) from official LineageOS servers. Motorola one action – Pricing There are 4 cameras available running with a resolution of 12, 16, 5 and respectively 12 MP. The screen has a size of 6.3 inches running at a resolution of px. As a result the device has a PPI of . However, the physical dimensions are 71.2 mm (2.8 in), 160.1 mm (6.3 in) and 9.2 mm (0.36 in) (height/length/depth). This device is powered by the Cortex-A73 & Cortex-A53 CPU using arm64 architecture. It has 8 cores alongside an integrated disk storage of 128 GB. Furthermore a slot for SD-Cards is available. It can increase the disk storage by up to 512 GB. Complex games or working with several apps at the same time requires a lot of working memory (RAM). The Motorola one action uses 4 GB working memory (RAM). This Phone supports Wifi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Dual-band, WiFi Direct and Hotspot. Bluetooth is compatible with 5 A2DP + aptX HD. Furthermore, several peripherals are available such as Fingerprint reader, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity sensor, Compass, GPS and NFC. The LineageOS image is usually available on the official LineageOS homepage. There, the device listens to its code name "troika". That is to say, easily push the button below and take a look for the latest download of the one action image. The installation guide describes the process of firstly unlocking and secondly replacing the vendors operating system. The guide is available in English language from the official LineageOS homepage. There, the device listens to its code name "troika". That is to say, easily push the button below to follow the official full installation guide for the . one action https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/troika/install 12, 16, 5 Accelerometer, Compass, Fingerprint reader, GPS, Gyroscope, NFC, Proximity sensor 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Dual-band, Hotspot, WiFi Direct 2G GSM, 3G UMTS, 4G LTE Cortex-A73 & Cortex-A53 160.1 mm (6.3 in), 71.2 mm (2.8 in), 9.2 mm (0.36 in) Be the first to review “Motorola one action” Cancel reply Motorola one vision / p50 Xiaomi POCO M2 Pro / Redmi Note 9S / Redmi Note 9 Pro / Redmi Note 9 Pro Max / Redmi Note 10 Lite	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6967542171478271, "wiki_prob": 0.30324578285217285, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line52464"}
2013-14 Grizzlies Player Grades Grading the 2013-2014 Memphis Grizzlies: Courtney Lee Courtney Lee's flame burned bright but was doused quickly as the season ended, leaving questions about his potential. By Andrew Millen@andrewsmillen May 15, 2014, 9:09am CDT Share All sharing options for: Grading the 2013-2014 Memphis Grizzlies: Courtney Lee Courtney Lee GP MIN FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% ORB DRB REB AST TO STL BLK PTS +/- 49 30.0 4.2 8.8 .476 1 2.9 .345 1.7 1.8 90% 0.4 2.4 2.8 1.7 1.0 0.9 0.4 11 0.4 First of all, let's take a minute to reflect on that last highlight. A one- footed, one-handed, floating-to-the-right three point buzzer beater with .7 seconds. I mean, really? And you just knew it was going in as soon as it left his hand. Maybe that's just the way the game was going for Memphis, as they enjoyed a rollicking 107 - 102 win over the Miami Heat that ignited a last-ditch playoff push, or maybe that's the confidence Courtney Lee brings to a team starving for shooters. He benefits somewhat by comparison to Tony Allen - you never think a TA jumper is going in when it leaves his hand - and from his meteoric start to his Grizzly career, beginning with a 13-game span in which he climbed to the top of multiple columns in league shooting statistics. His numbers have fallen off since then (expectedly), but that three-week stretch and a timely injury to Allen vaulted Lee into a starting position from which he won't easily be unseated. And here's why: Courtney Lee made 55 threes in a Grizzlies uniform this year, and in reviewing every last one of them, it was hard to find a play in which he wasn't drifting perfectly into open space, either orbiting around the gravitational pull of Zach Randolph or rotating perfectly to provide an inside-out look for a driving Mike Conley. Looking at Lee's 2014 shot distribution (including his time in Boston), you can see that he has a slight preference for the 3-point shoulders, where he can give and take the ball from Zach in the post or Conley on a cut. His percentages favor the right side of the floor, where he shoots nearly 40%. He's no slouch from 2, either, above league average in all but one mid-range zone, and a decent 56% at the rim. Lee's weakness is in shot creation, but he more than makes up for it with stellar off-the-ball movement: the vast majority of Lee's shots are spot-ups, on which he scored 1.16 points per possession on 45% shooting this year. These are curls, cuts, and the aforementioned shimmies around the perimeter. You rarely see Lee standing in place for more than a few seconds - because he's not a primary ballhandler, he has plenty of time to focus on ball movement and create passing lanes to himself, which he did masterfully with the Grizzlies this year. This makes him tough to defend by teams who want to draw their guards in to double Randolph in the post - when the defender looks back out to Lee, he's never where they left him. As a side note, I also love the way Lee takes layups. When leading a fast break, he doesn't wait for the defender or try to draw contact - he leaves the ground a full stride away from the basket without fully extending the ball, giving himself time to adjust and the defender less time establish position. Watch him slither comfortably around the Durantula in mid-air. Lee checks several important boxes as the Grizzlies' starting two guard: he can shoot, he can defend his position, and he works well with the bottom-heavy starting lineup. And the benefits go both ways: Lee largely outperformed his career numbers in a Grizzly uniform this year, playing well above his contract - an important factor in small market team building. Area for Improvement: Lee hasn't exactly been cold-blooded. He hasn't shown a Mike Miller-esque ability to turn the momentum with a big late-game shot. His accuracy seems to ebb and flow with the natural tide of a game, which is good for building a run in the middle of a second quarter, but not great when you need a jump start in a stagnant fourth. If he can find a way to make big shots when the tension is high, his value (and win share percentage) will improve dramatically. Unanswered Question: Which is the true Courtney Lee - the lights-out shooter he started out to be, or the streaky, forgettable roleplayer he became as the season wound down? We saw unexpected highs and disappointing lows from Courtney this year, in the midst of a fluctuating guard lineup that sent the beloved Grindfather, at times, to the bottom of the bench. When Lee levels out, will he be closer to a 15 or 5 points per game player? If he cannot improve alongside Tayshaun Prince, and if the Grizzlies cannot acquire an athletic, game-changing small forward next year, the answer may factor heavily into to the a 2015 playoff run. Final Grade: A- It's hard not to be pleased with what C-Lee gave us this year - if nothing else, he was a breath of fresh air after the streaky, ball-hoggy Jerryd Bayless. The questions that linger about his true identity leave a funny taste in your mouth, but they will sort themselves out next season. After a long line of disappointing shooting guards, for the moment, let's enjoy what we've got.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.6707344651222229, "wiki_prob": 0.6707344651222229, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line714884"}
Nardwuar vs. Steve Albini By Nardwuar on November 7, 2018 Nardwuar the Human Serviette vs. Steve Albini ! Nardwuar: Who are you? Steve Albini: My name is Steve Albini. Nardwuar: Right off the bat, Steve Albini, I want to ask you about the importance of this band right here, the Mentally ill. [Nardwuar hands Steve a Mentally IIl 45] Steve Albini: The Mentally Ill were a unique and perverse punk band in Chicago. Well, actually, Deerfield, which is a suburb north of Chicago. They were a group of friends who played music and made one fantastic single and then later some other recordings. They played no live concerts during their initial incarnation and then many years later they reformed and played a concert or two. Nardwuar: Amazing guitar sound, isn’t it? Steve Albini: Brutal. One of the ugliest sounds every on record, yes. This record is a pivotal record in the sound of punk rock, in my opinion. Nardwuar: I have a gift for you. I’m not sure if you already have this gift, but I’m giving it to you. Kurt Cobain’s Journals. Are you aware of his journals, Steve? [Nardwuar hands a copy of a Kurt Cobain’s Journals to Steve] Steve Albini: I think I was aware that this happened, but I haven’t looked through them, I don’t know them. Nardwuar: It’s your own copy, for you. Steve Albini: Well, thank you. [Steve turns to a page in the journal] Nardwuar: Kurt loved Big Black. He loved Big Black. Steve Albini: This [looking at list in Kurt’s journals] is a Big Black song called “Crack Up” which only appeared on a compilation album, a touch-and-go compilation called God’s Favorite Dog. That’s a deep cut, as they would say. Some people would say. I wouldn’t normally say that, but I feel like it’s kind of appropriate here. Nardwuar: It’s in Kurt’s journals, for you. Steve Albini: Oh, well thank you. Nardwuar: Was it fun recording Nirvana? Did you really light farts on fire? Steve Albini: There was some fart lighting, but the band also got into this thing where they would spill alcohol on things and set it on fire. One of the things they spilled alcohol on was Dave Grohl, so there’s some polaroids of Dave Grohl with his ass on fire, things like that. Nardwuar: You also loved pranking people. Gene Simmons, did you phone Gene Simmons? Steve Albini: Gene Simmons actually phoned the studio looing to speak to the band, he had been given that number by management or the record label or something. And he called the studio and Kurt didn’t want to talk to him, he handed me the phone and said, ‘you know, you can deal with him.’ So, I pretended to be Kurt for a while, talking to Gene Simmons. They had a thing set up there, you could record the telephone calls, so we recorded the conversation with Gene Simmons where he admitted basically he wasn’t familiar with Nirvana’s music or any of the bands that Kurt was friends with, he wasn’t familiar with their music. Nardwuar: So, Gene thought he was talking to? Steve Albini: He thought he was talking to Kurt Cobain, but he was talking to me. Nardwuar: Yes, because one time I interviewed Gene Simmons and he said, ‘oh, I talked to Kurt Cobain.’ Steve Albini: Yes, sorry to break the spell there, Gene. Nardwuar: Steve Albini, what is the importance of Roctober Fanzine? [Nardwuar hands Steve a Roctober Fanzine ] Steve Albini: [Laughs] Roctober is a terrific fanzine done by true enthusiasts in the Chicago area. They do a fantastic job of dredging up niche and perverse musical acts of all description. Bands with animals in them, bands that wear costumes, bands that perform with puppets, bands with inanimate members, stuff like that. I’m a big fan of Roctober, and I strongly support the endeavor. Nardwuar: I have another gift for you and I’m not sure exactly, Steve, if you have any gifts I’ve passed, or if you have it, that Pansy Division – Manada. [Nardwuar hands a Pansy Division 45 to Steve] Steve Albini: [Laughs] Nardwuar: What do you remember about Manada and do you collect all the records you have made? Steve Albini: I don’t, actually, and I don’t have a copy of this record. Pansy Division, fantastic punk band, and I remember specifically the song “Hockey Hair,” about having a fling or developing a relationship with someone you’re embarrassed to go out with because he has hockey hair. I thought, yes, truly terrific band. Nardwuar: Millions of Dead? Steve Albini: Cops. Nardwuar: Cops. You weren’t too much a fan of that band. Steve Albini: No, they were awful. Nardwuar: Worse than Asshat? Steve Albini: I admire the name Asshat, tremendously. I especially admire their logo. I don’t know if you’re familiar with the Asshat logo, but it’s a magnificent drawing of a bowler hat that also looks like an ass, with a feather plume coming out of it, that also looks like a fart plume. Absolutely magnificent logo, I’m unfamiliar with Asshat’s music. Nardwuar: But you don’t like MDC too much? Steve Albini: Only because they’re bad. Nardwuar: But they’re still in the game. They’re still in the game. You’ve got to give them that, right? Steve Albini: Okay. Nardwuar: Why didn’t you like MDC, I’m just curious? Steve Albini: They were stupid and bad. Nardwuar: Who was good? What is the opposite of stupid and bad? Steve Albini: Do you want me to name a band that I like? Nardwuar: What’s the opposite of MDC? Steve Albini: I’ve never really thought about it in those terms, but… do you want me to name a contemporary band of MDC who were great? A band like The Ex, would be a really great counterexample. Nardwuar: “I’m A Prick. “ Nardwuar: “Lemmings. TV Waltz.” Just— Steve Albini: I believe you have just named some songs by the first band I was ever in, a band called Just Ducky. Nardwuar: Yes. Do you remember those songs at all? What was that era like? Steve Albini: Until you just refreshed my memory, no, I wouldn’t have been able to recall those song titles. We were teenagers, we were learning how to play instruments and learning how to be in a band. Nardwuar: In that era, Free Range zine said you were duck taped to a chair? Steve Albini: Ah. Something about that sounds familiar, but I don’t remember. Nardwuar: For a review? Steve Albini: I don’t-, oh, I know what happened. Oh, what you’re describing is a stunt for Forced Exposure fanzine where I was duck taped to a chair and blindfolded, and then Byron Coley, who was one of the editors of the fanzine, played records for me and I was asked to review them while blindfolded and taped to a chair. Nardwuar: Did you keep a pet cockroach? Steve Albini: No, although there was a cockroach in-, a large cockroach, a large dead cockroach, in a Ziploc bag who was named Archie, in an apartment that I lived in in Chicago. Nardwuar: Who wears guitar straps like you? Steve Albini: Who else wears a guitar strap around their waist? Santiago Durango, the other guitar player in Big Black, adopted the proper guitar strap technique. Nardwuar: Proper? Steve Albini: Yes. I seem to recall the Australian band The Mark of Cain, I think their bass player adopted the proper method of guitar strap-wearing. Nardwuar: What is the correct way to wear a guitar? Steve Albini: [Miming] Okay, so, if this is my guitar I would attach one end of the guitar strap here, to this end of the guitar, and wrap it around my waist here, and then again around my waist, then attach it to the upper bout of the guitar, and then the guitar would stay in that position no matter where I turned, the guitar would stay in that position. Nardwuar: I’m not worthy, I’m not worthy! Steve Albini: Are you doing the Wayne and Garth quote from Wayne’s World? Nardwuar: And, of course, I’m not worthy meaning Metal Urbain ! Steve Albini: Ah, okay, Metal Urbain , are a truly inspirational early punk band. Nardwuar: You love them, don’t you? I think you said, ‘I’m not worthy.’ Steve Albini: I would have, yes. I’ve met Eric Debris from Metal Urbain, but I’ve never worked with the band proper. Their early records were real gamechangers, they bridged the gap between the pure noise electronic element of experimental music and the sort of driving aggressive punk rock music of the time. At the time, it was a unique synthesis. Nardwuar: What about Jim’s twenty-four-hour Polish sausage? Steve Albini: Jim’s is a South Side institution in Chicago, it’s an all-night sandwich and hotdog stand, and they sell magnificent Polish sausage. Nardwuar: What about Jarrito sodas? Steve Albini: I believe it’s pronounced ‘haritos’, and they’re very colourful, nondescript fruit-ish flavoured soda pops sold in Mexican groceries in Chicago, and they’re brightly coloured and very… they add a little spark of gaiety to the kitchen. Nardwuar: Steve Albini, what about Fluffy Coffee? Steve Albini: Fluffy Coffee is a kind of latte drink we make at the studio where I work. As our resident coffee expert, Taylor Hales, calls it, it’s a very dry latte, meaning it’s a lot of milk and not a lot of coffee. The milk is mixed with maple syrup before it’s foamed, so you end up with some delicious maple syrup foam, sort of like a marshmallow, on the top of your coffee drink. And the coffee is mixed with cinnamon, so you have slightly-, there’s a whiff of exotica about the coffee flavour, that’s all. Nardwuar: Here you are with me, at South by Southwest! Steve Albini: Everything you are saying is true. strong>Nardwuar: Which you kind of said you wouldn’t go to, before? Steve Albini: Yes. The reason I’m here is because Kim Deal was going to be here, and she needed, wanted someone to act as her interviewer in a setting where she would be telling her story to people about where she was in life, what’s up with her new record, that sort of thing. She asked me to do it and I am constitutionally unable to decline something that Kim Deal asks me to do, I’m putty in her hands. Nardwuar: Thank you very much, Steve Albini. Why should people care about Steve Albini? Steve Albini: I’m doing my best. I don’t have any particular sales pitch for myself. I’m just trying to earn an honest living and doing what I can to uphold my end of the culture. Nardwuar: Well, thank you very much, Steve Albini. Keep on rocking in the free world, and doot doola doot doo… Steve Albini: I agree. 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NR 664.0601 NR 664.0601 Environmental performance standards. A miscellaneous unit shall be located, designed, constructed, operated, maintained and closed in a manner that will ensure protection of human health and the environment. Licenses for miscellaneous units shall contain terms and provisions necessary to protect human health and the environment, including, as appropriate, design and operating requirements, detection and monitoring requirements and requirements for responses to releases of hazardous waste or hazardous constituents from the unit. License terms and provisions shall include those requirements of subchs. I to O and subchs. AA to CC, ch. NR 670, 40 CFR part 63 subpart EEE and ch. NR 815 that are appropriate for the miscellaneous unit being licensed. Protection of human health and the environment includes all of the following: NR 664.0601(1) (1) Prevention of any releases that may have adverse effects on human health or the environment due to migration of waste constituents in the groundwater or subsurface environment, considering all of the following: NR 664.0601(1)(a) (a) The volume and physical and chemical characteristics of the waste in the unit, including its potential for migration through soil, liners or other containing structures. NR 664.0601(1)(b) (b) The hydrologic and geologic characteristics of the unit and the surrounding area. /code/admin_code/nr/600/664 true administrativecode /code/admin_code/nr/600/664/w/0573/1/e Department of Natural Resources (NR) Chs. NR 600-699; Environmental Protection – Hazardous Waste Management administrativecode/NR 664.0573(1)(e) administrativecode/NR 664.0573(1)(e) section true	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.7178032994270325, "wiki_prob": 0.28219670057296753, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1688344"}
Stew Peters Discusses the Radiation Weapons Used Against the Innocent Canberra Protesters Truthbook Post By Jamie McIntyre https://anrvideos.com/2022/feb2022/50988_stew-peters-discusses-the-radiation-weapons-used-against-the-innocent-canberra-p.mp4 Stew Peters discusses the radiation weapons used against the innocent Canberra protesters. I, and many others, are still harbouring burnt and blistered lips, and headaches from the LRAD Sonic machine, and whatever else was used to fry half a million innocent people at Canberra over a week ago. My face was burnt red that night – yet I was mostly in shade, on the stage for only 90 mins – at least 700-900 metres from the device. Many others have suffered way worse, especially those closer to the back. Dave Oneeg, the MC had been extremely sick for a week. Does this means the Australian Government has declared war on us innocent civilians, and gave no warning?. This won’t go unnoticed, or forgotten by those who are still vomiting, and suffering throbbing migraines, and burnt lips, 10 times worse then normal sunburn. For those confused about why so many went to Canberra to protest – the very fact our Governments have effectively declared war against us, backed by mainstream media, should make it very obvious as to why – not to mention they have shot the majority of Australians twice, killed and injured many ( over 100,000 compensation claims already ) and now planning to shoot up to 5 shots into niave Australians arms, trusting their Government, as they murder 5 year olds, as they weren’t happy killing granny. But I haven’t heard any shots fired in this so-called war, some might say. Just because the shots are silent, doesn’t mean they aren’t deadly – most won’t survive past 2 let alone 3,4 or 5 Share your stories as many have contacted us already. www.anrnews.com Here’s what others had to say: Gee Gee Wain Physical abuse was used relentlessly and police open fired on the people on more than one occasion during the Melbourne rallies. What makes any person even think that these foreign corporations would hold back on using far greater powerful weapons on the public again? Phil Poole I camped at Epic Wed 9/Fwb until Sunday 13/2. I wore a hat and sat in the shade most of the time. I left Canberra and went to Adaminaby and 3 mile dam on Wed 16th Returned to Canberra for Sat 19th. I noticed a red rash on the front of my legs and severe what I thought was sunburn on my face and toes. The redness and pain in my toes was only alleviated by sitting with them in the lake. I applied some pawPaw cream which alleviated it a little. I only figured it out when I met some people on the way back to Canberra on 18/2 Its now Sunday 20/2. My face feels sunburnt and I can’t wear shoes. I still have a slight rash on my legs But I didn’t take any photos at the time because I walked through some long grass and thought it was a reaction to grass seeds. I have photos of my feet and legs a week and a half later I am not game to go outside at the moment. Original Source: https://truthbook.social/post/50988_stew-peters-discusses-the-radiation-weapons-used-against-the-innocent-canberra-p.html Australian National Review Founder Discusses “How Some are in 2023 are Still Falling for the Covid Fraud?” – Part 4 The DOJ has Officially Opened up a Lawsuit Against Google to Break up Its Ad Technology Monopoly. Pelosi Sold $3 Million Dollars Worth of Google just Four Weeks Ago… Hawley Introduces PELOSI Act	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.7417508959770203, "wiki_prob": 0.25824910402297974, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1552487"}
Cold, dry weather likely Recorder Report Published December 15, 2021 KARACHI: Cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country in the next 24 hours, the Met Office said on Tuesday. A light rain with snowfall is likely in upper Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan and its adjoining hilly areas. Smog is likely to prevail over plain areas of Punjab during night and morning hours. Cloudy weather is expected in upper parts of the country. “A westerly wave is affecting upper parts of the country and may persist during next 24 hours,” the Met said. In the past 24 hours cold and dry weather prevailed over most parts of the country and very cold in upper areas. The day’s minimum temperature was recorded in Ziarat -10, Leh -8, Gupis -7, Kalat and Skardu -6, each, Kalam -5, Chitral, Hunza and Astore -4, each, Gilgit, Rawalakot, Baramulla and Srinagar -3. weather Cold dry weather	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6963074207305908, "wiki_prob": 0.3036925792694092, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line265930"}
Gamemastering, LARP, Role-playing Games LARPing welcomes safe drivers: an American’s thoughts on steering Matthew Webb \| April 30, 2014 A new term making the rounds in LARP circles is “steering” – a new term for a very old idea. Steering is using out of character knowledge to alter your in-character behavior to improve the game. In other words, it is metagaming with good intentions rather than selfish ones. The idea is so old that Gary Gygax advocated for it in the original Dungeon Master’s Guide, and I have called it or heard it called “greasing the wheels”, white hat metagaming or “good” metagaming. But the new term is a useful one in that it removes the technique from the bad connotations metagaming has in the roleplaying community. I have had to struggle to get players to grab the wheel in my games and steer. Because of the well-deserved bias against destructive metagaming, players have felt they needed permission to steer without facing retribution from on high. Ultimately, I have had to resort to a post or rule that shouts, “this is a good thing, do it!” to put to rest the fears of the game master’s hammer. I would like to contribute my own addition – the delineation between overt and covert steering, and how the acceptability of either can vary, and which one is preferred, depending on your game. Overt and Covert Steering I leaned over to Harrison before the game starts, “Hey, Harrison. You want to have killed my brother and now I want you dead?” Because he’s that sort of player, Harrison barely paused before saying, “Done. Want to have a duel about it this game?” That was overt steering. It’s blatant, it’s negotiated and it’s very clear what is being done. No assumptions are made, but it lacks any surprise and is not part of the immersive world. Later in the same game, I see someone who is sitting in the corner while everyone else is talking. Seeing she is not fully engaged with the game, I walked over and begin talking to her. My boisterous baron would not have much reason to have interest in a wallflower, but as a player, I acknowledged that keeping things fun is part of my duty to the game, so I went out of my way to grease the wheels. That was covert steering. Using a general rule of thumb, I decided privately what I thought was a good idea and acted on it. This distinction is not purely academic. Different game systems and game groups have separate opinions about two types, and can encourage one while condemning the other. As well a lot of them recommend that you play online games like online casino games from https://online-casino-canada.com. Why and Why Not Overt Steering Overt steering is blatant, can become very elaborate and often involves altering the histories and mentalities of the characters in play. But open communication between players can quickly lead to collusion and conspiracy to get some unfair advantages, and while some might call upon all of us to ‘play to lose’, most of us would prefer to lose fair and square. Some games prefer overt steering and even make it a central rule of their game set – such as Houses of the Blooded where players trade points while entwining their characters in baroque and petty politics. Other games make their initial character creation session a practice in overt steering – encouraging or requiring relationships and ideas for character development be set forth before the game has even begun. Overt steering works best when it is open where everyone knows it is going on and allowed. Its overtness is the main advantage, and it also means the staff of the game can have a good idea of what the players are cooking. When overt steering is not out in the sunlight, it can easily don the black hat and become metagaming. Here’s some good guidelines: Overt steering should happen when it is not disruptive to the immersion of others, such as before the game or quietly to the side. Consult the staff as to how much of this is tolerated, especially when your steering might give you a perceived advantage. Steer with different people, not just your friends. We all know how roleplaying cliques work and how bad they can be. You are generally more free to overtly steer on things that only affect your character and the person you are steering with. But if your ideas will directly affect others, do so with their consent. Not everybody likes someone’s ‘totally sweet idea’ completely changing things for their character suddenly. If you want your character’s daughter to be exposed as the bastard child of an ill-fated love affair, make sure you have the player of the daughter’s consent. Respect the back story of the world. If the two ninja clans are written as sworn blood enemies who never see each other except in battle, do not change that without consulting the staff and giving them a chance to say ‘no’, or at least, give their input on how to make your cool idea work. In general, games that involve guarded secrets, politics or elaborate worlds are the least tolerant of overt steering. It’s not impossible, but drive safely and obey all warning signs. Why and Why Not Covert Steering Covert steering requires a bit less negotiation and clearance. Even the most cutthroat Vampire chronicle I have played in encouraged veteran players to involve (and mercilessly manipulate) the new characters in order to involve them. While overt steering is tricky, this form of covert steering is widely accepted. I have never heard anyone admonish it, except when it was so completely out of character it defied belief. But it can go wrong. Very wrong. It depends on what kind of out of character knowledge you are using to steer and cause story, and how you obtained that knowledge. Because good steering and ‘causing story’ can quickly go south then look like targeting and exploiting out of character knowledge. In other words, metagaming in all its negative connotations. This can go so wrong that I once had to fire a staff member over it. The situation in question was a Vampire the Masquerade game where one character had severe nightmares that could haunt her or not depending on a random result. One session, she got hit bad, very bad, and was being haunted by visions of past atrocities the whole night. The staff member who ran this session was a fantastic roleplayer who enjoyed running this scene for her. But then he took his own character into a room and saw her, amongst all these other characters, sitting in the corner. He thought it would be interesting to provoke her in this state. He targeted her in the middle of the crowd and began to do things not appropriate to his character that specifically tried to invoke her nightmare flaws. He succeeded, and when she attempted to excuse herself and eventually ending up fleeing the room, the staff character pursued her relentlessly throughout the night until the player finally complained to me personally. She felt her night was being ruined by being targeted. But the staff member felt he was steering, trying to cause story. But instead, he managed to take an interesting roleplay situation and turn it into a farce by so deliberately pressing on something his character would not have done accidentally or even plausibly. It was not that it was made part of her roleplaying for the night, but it was made the only thing she could roleplay because of him. It was an embarrassment to the staff and circulated widely through the player base, because it was easy to see as malicious and out of proportion. Ultimately, after discussing it with the honestly shocked staffer, I had to relieve him of his duties. And I felt bad about it because his intentions were good, but his execution was ridiculous. So, my advice is: Steer the game, don’t wreck it. Make sure you are just bending things to help the flow of roleplay, rather than flaunting well-established order. Take a hint. Sometimes, people do not want your help or interest, or are having a good time doing what they are doing. Do not be a one-trick pony. Engage people in many different ways so you do not come off as having a “engage the newbie” script. Make sure everyone is enjoying themselves, even you. Remember, if you are going to take the wheel and steer, drive safely. 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Video for ESCONI June 2021 General Meeting - "The Glasford Structure: A Marine Target Impact Crater with a Possible Connection to the Great Ordovician Meteorite Shower” #meteor #paleontology #space #Illinois #peoria The speaker at our June 2021 meeting was Charles Monson from ISGS. Charles recently published on the Glasford Illinois impact structure and its relation to the Ordovician meteor event. WCBU, a joint service of Bradley University and Illinois State University, interviewed Charles back in November 2019. Their program is online and available for listening. His paper was published in the journal Meteoritics and Planetary Science. Glasford Meteor May Have Played A Role in Ancient Ice Age New research on a central Illinois crater suggests possible links to an Ice Age about 455 million years ago. Charles Monson is an assistant project coordinator with the Illinois State Geological Survey. He said his team's research suggests a ancient meteor about the size of Wrigley Field struck near Glasford, 20 miles southwest of Peoria, creating a 2.5 mile wide crater that's now buried under a more than a thousand feet of sediment. Scientists look for certain geologic signs like shatter cones (or altered rock) to prove a meteor impact is responsible for a crater, instead of another phenomenon. Monson said no one's taken a good look at the crater since its discovery more than 50 years ago. Using 21st century technology and methods, he said scientists were able to learn more. "We've documented some of those at the Glasford structure, much more thoroughly than they've been previously documented, so you could say we are the first ones to completely prove this was a meteor impact," he said. Posted on November 30, 2021 \| Permalink \| Comments (0) ESCONI Events December 2021 Field trips require membership, but visitors are welcome at all meetings! Friday, Dec 3rd ESCONI General Meeting 8:00 PM Zoom - Topic: “The Life and Death of the Herrin Peat Swamp – Whys, Whens, and Hows” by Scott Elrick, Head of the Coal, Bedrock and Industrial Minerals Section of ISGS. Zoom link ESCONI Junior Meeting - No Meeting in December ESCONI Paleontology Meeting - No Meeting in December Happy Holidays! See you in 2022! Mazon Monday #88: Species Spotlight - Hesserella shermani #fossil #MazonCreek #MazonMonday #paleontology #isopod #crustacean #illinois This is Mazon Monday post #88. What's your favorite Mazon Creek fossil? Tell us at email:[email protected]. Hesserella shermani is the earliest known isopod in the fossil record. Isopods are crustaceans, which includes shrimp, crabs, and lobsters. Modern day rolly-pollys are isopods, They have many common names like pill bugs, woodlice, and doodle bugs. They are the only crustaceans that spend their whole life on land. H. shermani was described in 1970 by Frederick Schram, while he was at the Field Museum. Frederick Schram is an absolute giant in fossil crustaceans having written over 200 papers on the subject. He described many of the newer Mazon Creek shrimp species, including Kallidecthes, Essoidia, and more recently Lobetelson. For more on him, checkout "Dinner With Dr, Frederick Schram". The paper describing Hesserella was simply called "Isopod from the Pennsylvanian of Illinois". Hesslerella shermani is described as the oldest representative of the crustacean superorder Peracarida, order Isopoda, suborder Phreatoicidea. This description is based on a single specimen of exceptional preservation from the Middle Pennsylvanian of Illinois. The existence of isopods in the Pennsylvanian raises some questions concerning peracarid and eumalocostracan evolution. H. shermani appears in Jack Wittry's "The Mazon Creek Fossil Fauna". Hesslerella shermani is a member of the Isopods. This present-day group is composed mostly of marine and land dwelling crustaceans (woodlice, pill bugs, etc.) that live as scavengers. H. shermani has a round head with prominent eyes on the side and a single pair of long antennae. The body lacks a carapace, and the legs appear similar in size and structure. The subgroup to which H. shermani belongs exhibits a Gondwanan distribution today, and dwells in freshwater habi tats. It appears that this animal was a near-shore sea-dweller. Most fossils have come from the marine off-shore area of Pit 11, and when found, preservation is often excellent. The "Richardson's Guide to the Fossil Fauna of Mazon Creek" by Charles Shabica and Andrew Hay mentions H. shermani in chapter 12, which was written by Frederick R. Schram, W. D. Ian Rolfe, and Andrew A. Hay. Hesslerella shermani Schram, 1970 Head short, antennules and antennae with long single flagella, body without a carapace covering, eyes sessile on sides of head; thoracic segments with anterior and posterior ridges, thoracic limbs equally developed and composed of one endopodal ramus except for the first limb, which is reduced to a large maxillipede; four anterior abdominal segments with rounded pleural lobes and bladelike pleopods (abdominal limbs), fifth segment large and elongate, sixth segment fused with telson and bearing a pair of biramous uropods. Though not frequently encountered in collections of Mazon Creek fossils, the quality of preservation of this species is usually excellent. The rounded head capsule with its protruding eyes on the side of the head is easily recognized. This is the earliest known isopod crustacean. It is a member of the subgroup of "pill bugs" that was widely spread in Paleozoic seas and is today restricted to habitats in Australia and Tasmania. Weird Tracks in Texas Indicate Giant Sauropods Walking on Their Front Feet Only #dinosaur #fossil #texas #paleontology #sauropod (CoreyFord/iStock/Getty Images) Nature Science Alert has a story about sauropods. Some strange footprints, found near Bandera, Texas back in the 1930's, could show swimming behavior in sauropods. That theory dates to a letter written by Roland T. Bird in 1940 about front foot only prints made by sauropods. A paper in 2019 reexamined the question, but at a different locality - Coffee Hollow, part of the Glen Rose Formation. That locality was discovered in 2007 and dates to the Cretaceous Period. "They were all typical forefeet impressions as if the animal had just been barely kicking bottom." With time, Bird's interpretation of these manus-only tracks fell out of favor, as modern paleontology came to realize that sauropods were primarily land animals, not aquatic as was once thought. The alternative view to explain manus-only tracks like this is that the forefeet of sauropods (supporting more of the animals' body weight) are all that leaves track marks on certain kinds of ground surfaces, as the rear limbs, supporting less weight, leave less impression on soil and sediment. While that might now be the generally preferred interpretation of manus-only sauropod tracks, the case for dinosaurs treading through shallow, shoulder-height bodies of water on their front limbs (with their rear limbs not reaching the ground) has never been definitively ruled out. Jurassic World "Dominion" Trailer #dinosaur #JurassicPark #movie #movietrailer Screen Rant has a new movie trailer for Jurassic World 3, schedule for release in June 2022. Say what you will about the science, but the special effects are stunning! This trailer shows scenes from the Cretaceous through the present day in Jurassic World. This one has both the required fight scene between large predatory dinosaurs and an interaction between a T-rex and people. Check it out! On the heels of Trevorrow confirming that the film was officially complete, Universal Pictures has debuted a Jurassic World: Dominion trailer, which was previously released as a special IMAX preview to F9: The Fast Saga's theatrical release. Entitled "The Prologue," the video shifts the focus back to 65 million years in the past and highlights dinosaurs that will be key to the story of the upcoming threequel. Fossil Friday #84: Spider from Knob Noster #fossil #MazonCreek #FossilFriday #paleontology #KnobNoster #Missouri #spider This is the "Fossil Friday" post #84. Expect this to be a somewhat regular feature of the website. We will post any fossil pictures you send in to [email protected]. Please include a short description or story. Check the #FossilFriday Twitter hash tag for contributions from around the world! For the third time this year, we have a spider fossil for Fossil Friday. Spider fossils are very rare in the fossil record. Mazon Creek and the other deposits of similar age like ones in Southern Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, and Missouri have some of the earliest known specimens from the Carboniferous. For reference, spider-like animals evolved back in the middle Devonian around 380 million years ago. Today's specimen belongs to Chuck Barlow and was up for sale at the recent MAPS expo in Springfield, IL. The fossil species is unidentified, but seems similar to species in the order Ricinulei, which do have living relatives. It's an amazing fossil with quite a bit of detail! Thanks for the contribution, Chuck! Chuck lives in Knob Noster, where there is a fossil deposit contemporaneous with Mazon Creek, which dates to about 307 million years ago. Currently, the Knob Noster locality is thought to have resided across a large bay from the Mazon Creek locality. Both were just south of the equator in the tropical Pennsylvanian seas. The red dot below represents Wilmington, IL 300 million years ago. Looking at the outline of Missouri, Knob Noster is in the middle west portion of Missouri, just southeast of Kansas City. Paleo Map from https://dinosaurpictures.org/ Fossils from Knob Noster are found in concretions just like Mazon Creek. The Matrix is quite a bit different, being much lighter. Throwback Thursday #86: Happy Thanksgiving! #fossil #ammonite #Thanksgiving @FieldMuseum #paleontology This is Throwback Thursday #86. In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have any contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc ...), please sent them to [email protected]. Thanks! For this Thanksgiving Edition of Throwback Thursday, we are only going back to 2016. That year, the Field Museum had a Thanksgiving post on their blog from Paul Mayer, who is a collection manager of fossil invertebrates. Paul has worked at the Field Museum since 2008. He's also no stranger to ESCONI having done numerous presentations over the years, including Tully Monster research and the November 2019 70th Anniversary celebration. What do Thanksgiving and a fossil ammonite have in common? In ancient times, the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans associated the coiled horns of rams with gods, power, virility, fertility, and abundance. The cornucopia—a conical wicker basket with a never-ending supply of food flowing from it—comes from Latin cornu copiae or “horn of plenty.” The Greeks and Romans both used the cornucopia as a symbol of the harvest, prosperity, and abundance. In paleontology, Pliny the Elder (in 79 AD) collected some strange rocks near Pompeii that he called ammonis cornua ("horns of Ammon") after the ancient Egyptian and Greek god Ammon who had tightly spiraled ram horns growing out of his head. These were fossil ammonoids, shells of an extinct marine animal related to chambered nautiloids, octopus, and squid (cephalopods). The ammonoid animal, a squid-like creature, secreted and lived in these coiled shells. Today the only cephalopod that lives in a shell is the chambered nautilus. This specimen is the fossil ammonoid Arietites obtusus (P 2467). It was collected from Jurassic rocks near Lyme Regis, England, and is about 195 million years old. As nautiloid and ammonoid shells grow, they chamber off part of the shell with walls called septa. The septa in nautiloids are straight and smooth; in ammonoids, the septa are convoluted and resemble a fern or flame. You can see the internal septa pattern on the far right edge of this specimen, where the outside shell material has eroded away. It looks like a white line forming a pointy flame-like pattern. This specimen (not the fruit) was also on display in the 1893 World Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Currently, there are seven ammonoid specimens on display in our Evolving Planet exhibition including one slab that has at least 50 smaller ammonoids on it. There is also one large ammonoid specimen behind the entrance desk of the Crown Family PlayLab. ESCONI December 2021 General Meeting - December 3rd, 2021 at 8:00 PM via Zoom - "Paleoecology of the Herrin Coal Roof Shales Including Depositional Environment and Climate” #fossil #illinois #coal #paleontology #pennsylvanian #paleoclimate The speaker at our December 3, 2021 meeting will be Scott Elrick, Head of the Coal, Bedrock and Industrial Minerals Section of ISGS. The topic of his talk via Zoom will be paleoecology of the Herrin Coal roof shales including depositional environment and climate. This talk should should add context to the fossil flora found at the Danville shale pile. A story about Scott and the discovery of a large underground coal forest in the Smithsonian Magazine from 2009. Finding a fossil in a coal mine is no big deal. Coal deposits, after all, are petrified peat swamps, and peat is made from decaying plants, which leave their imprints in mud and clay as it hardens into shale stone. But it was a different thing entirely when John Nelson and Scott Elrick, geologists with the Illinois State Geological Survey, examined the Riola and Vermilion Grove coal mines in eastern Illinois. Etched into ceilings of the mine shafts is the largest intact fossil forest ever seen—at least four square miles of tropical wilderness preserved 307 million years ago. That's when an earthquake suddenly lowered the swamp 15 to 30 feet and mud and sand rushed in, covering everything with sediment and killing trees and other plants. "It must have happened in a matter of weeks," says Elrick. "What we see here is the death of a peat swamp, a moment in geologic time frozen by an accident of nature." To see this little-known wonder, I joined Nelson and Elrick at the Vermilion Grove site, a working mine operated by St. Louis-based Peabody Energy and closed to the public. I donned a hard hat, a light, gloves and steel-toed boots. I received an oxygen bottle and a safety lecture. In case of emergency—poison gas, fire or an explosion—follow the red lights to find the way out of the mine, safety manager Mike Middlemas counseled. We could encounter "thick black smoke, and you won't be able to see anything in front of you." He said to use the lifeline running along the ceiling, a slender rope threaded through wooden cones, like floats in a swimming pool. Nature: Ancient Pine Cone Trapped in Amber Shows a Super-Rare Form of Plant 'Parenting' #amber #fossil #pinecone #plant (Poinar, Historical Biology, 2021) Nature ScienceAlert has a story about a pine cone preserved in amber. The fossil, which dates to about 40 million years ago during the Eocene, shows a rare form of parental care in plants. The seeds in the pine cone can be seen to be germinating and sprouting greenery before the cone has fallen to the ground. This rare "behavior" is called "precocious germination", or "seed viviparity". See all the details in a paper in the journal Historical Biology. Usually, pine cones fall to the ground and then open up when the climate becomes warm and dry, releasing their seeds into the soil, where they then germinate on their own. The germination of seeds and the growing of seedlings from within the parent plant is what scientists call 'precocious germination', or 'seed viviparity'. This animal-like upbringing is usually only observed in flowering plants, and even then, it occurs in less than 0.1 percent of species. Among gymnosperms, like conifers, it seems all but nonexistent. That's what makes this new amber deposit so special. The images below show several embryonic stems bursting through the female parent cone. Mazon Monday #87: Video for November 2021 Paleontology Meeting - "The Linton Ohio Coal Mine; a unique look into Carboniferous Tetrapods" #fossil #paleontology #MazonMonday #MazonCreek #Pennsylvanian #Ohio #Linton The ESCONI November 2021 Paleontology was held on Saturday, November, 20th, 2021 at 7:30 PM. The presentation was by ESCONI member Mike Payne. It's called "The Linton Ohio Coal Mine; a unique look into Carboniferous Tetrapods". The Diamond Coal Mine in Linton, OH dates to the mid 1800's and interesting fossils were collected from the shales since the very beginning. The deposit dates to around 300 million years. Over the years, thousands of specimens of Pennsylvanian vertebrates have been collected from the site. This list includes fish, amphibians, and reptiles. The photos below are from John Spina Jr. and were also used in Fossil Friday #37. 14 Lies About Dinosaurs and Paleontology Movies and TV Have Told You #dinosaur #jurassicpark #paleontology Cracked.com has a story about the problems with dinosaurs in movies and on TV. Can you believe Hollywood would lie to us about dinosaurs? We mean… How could they? How can they be so conceited as to think that dinosaurs would need their help to be cool? Dinos are much cooler than any other thing that ever walked on this planet! Yes, even cooler than George Clooney! And it’s not just about dinosaurs, either -- just take a look at these... PBS Eons: When It Was Too Hot for Leaves #paleontology #plants #evolution #fossil #china #climatechange #Silurian There is a new episode of PBS Eons. This one is about environmental change the evolution of early plants. Plants first made their way onto land at least 470 million years ago but for their first 80 million years, leaves as we know them today didn’t exist. What held them back? Fossil Friday #83: Tar Pit Fossils #fossil #paleontology #tarpit #California #FossilFriday #dragonfly #wolf #direwolf #bird #cone This week's stunning contribution comes from long time ESCONI member Dan Damrow. You may remember him as the owner and operator of Rib River Fossils at many ESCONI shows. Here is a picture of him setting up his booth at the 2001 CGMA Show. Awesome fossils, Dan.... thanks for sharing some photos with us! He sent in some photos of tar pit fossils. Tar pits exist in many locations around the world. This page from the Natural History Museum of LA County documents some of the sites. Dan's beautiful specimens come from three different California sites - Rancho La Brea, Maricopa, and Carpinteria. The B.R.E.A.S. (Bridging Research and Education at Asphaltic Sites) Project researches these sites. Our mission is to foster integrative research collaborations and build capacity at asphaltic fossil localities around the world. In addition to developing high-impact research collaborations with scientists working at other global tar seeps, the B.R.E.A.S. Project aims to provide student training, technical expertise, and collections support to local institutions involved in excavating, preparing, curating, and studying fossils from these localities by sponsoring staff and student exchanges between other institutions and La Brea Tar Pits. In addition, we seek to advance research programs and engage local communities by developing education and outreach programs to support local STEM education, to conserve and communicate the importance of these localities, and to support local institutions in advocating for the protection and preservation of their national fossil resources. This triple dragonfly specimen comes from Maricopa Brea in Kern Co., California and is Late Pleistocene in age. Rancholebrean Stage (Late Pleistocene – same as the Rancho La Brea Tar Pits. Very difficult to prep these and keep them intact. The next specimen is a Dire Wolf skull. it's almost 12 inches long. Very massive compared to a modern timber or grey wolf. This is a very old specimen out of Rancho La Brea. Defining characteristics are the large size, massive carnassial molars, and large sagittal crest. Late Pleistocene, Rancholebrean Stage. California. This is another La Brea Specimen. Note the comparison to a typical female grey wolf. The carnassials molars are massive. The Canis lupis is from an early archaic Bison occidentalis jump site in South Dakota. Another neat specimen from Maricopa Brea. Raptor foot with articulated talons. Very unusual to find bird elements that are articulated. Again Late Pleistocene, Maricopa Brea, Kern Co., Ca. Lastly, a spectacular closed-cone Pine Cone from the Carpinteria Asphalt Deposits, Late Pleistocene, Rancholeabrean Stage, nr. Santa Barbara, California. Throwback Thursday #85: Rockhound's Poem From March 1971 #poem #history #TBT #ThrowbackThursday Today, we have a poem from the March 1971 edition of the newsletter. It has a simple name, "Rockhound's Poem". I'm sure there's a bunch of you out there that can identify with the content, and maybe even add a few lines. It seems like it needs mention of snow and ice or broiling summer heat! I looked, but unfortunately couldn't find anything on Crystal Cluster or Adin W. Van Wine. If anyone knows anything, please send it to us! Thanks! ROCKHOUND'S POEM Climbing over rocks and crags, Putting rocks in pockets and bags, Walking in mud, 'til each foot weighs a ton, Getting wet and calling it fun, Hiking miles through brush and vines, To hunt the dumps of abandoned mines, Looking in holes and gravel pits, Cracking big rocks into little bits, Doing all this may take some guts, But these are the reasons some call us nuts! by Adin W. Van Wine via Crystal Cluster ESCONI November 2021 Paleontology Meeting - November 20th, 2021 at 7:30 PM - "The Linton Ohio Coal Mine; a unique look into Carboniferous Tetrapods" #fossil #paleontology #MazonCreek #Pennsylvanian #Ohio #Linton The ESCONI November 2021 Paleontology will be held on Saturday, November, 20th, 2021 at 7:30 PM. We are doing another hybrid in-person/Zoom meeting. The presentation is by ESCONI member Mike Payne. It's called "The Linton Ohio Coal Mine; a unique look into Carboniferous Tetrapods". The Diamond Coal Mine in Linton, OH dates to the mid 1800's and interesting fossils were collected from the shales since the very beginning. The deposit dates to around 300 million years. Over the years, thousands of specimens of Pennsylvanian vertebrates have been collected from the site. This list includes fish, amphibians, and reptiles. Topic: Linton Ohio Mine Presented By: Mike Payne Time: Nov 20, 2021 07:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86105916914?pwd=c1BuK1M3N01iTU5TRnJpRlpDMVBvdz09 +13017158592,,86105916914#,,,,*989019# US (Washington DC) Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbZlF4oYoi Paleontologists Unearth New Species of Iguanodontian Dinosaur #fossil #dinosaur #paleontology #isleofwight #cretaceous Reconstruction of the head of Brighstoneus simmondsi. Image credit: John Sibbick. SciNews has a story about a newly-identified dinosaur. Named Brightstoneus simmondsi, the animal lived about 127 million years ago during the early Cretaceous Period in what is now the Isle of Wight. It weighted about 900 kg (1980 lbs) and measured about 8 meters (26 feet) long. The description was published in the journal Systematic Paleontology. It belonged to Iguanodontia, a major group of ornithischian dinosaurs that originated in the Middle Jurassic epoch and became increasingly widespread and diverse during the Cretaceous period. The partial skeleton of Brighstoneus simmondsi was recovered from the Wessex Formation of the Isle of Wight, southern England. “Until now, iguanodontian material found from the Wealden Group on the Isle of Wight has usually been referred to as one of these two dinosaurs: with more gracile fossil bones assigned to Mantellisaurus and the larger and more robust material assigned to Iguanodon,” said Jeremy Lockwood, a Ph.D, student in the School of Environment, Geography and Geosciences at the University of Portsmouth and the Department of Earth Sciences at the Natural History Museum, London, and his colleagues. “However, when we were examining the specimen, we came across several unique traits that distinguished it from either of these other dinosaurs.” “For me, the number of teeth was a sign. Mantellisaurus has 23 or 24, but this has 28. It also had a bulbous nose, whereas the other species have very straight noses. Altogether, these and other small differences made it very obviously a new species.” The discovery of Brighstoneus simmondsi suggests that there were far more iguanodontian dinosaurs in what is now the United Kingdom during the Early Cretaceous epoch than previously thought. Mazon Monday #86: Herrin Coal Fossil Guides #fossil #paleontology #MazonCreek #Herrin #danville #coal #pennsylvanian #illinois In 2021, ESCONI had a couple field trips to collect fossils from a spoil pile of an old shaft coal mine near Danville, IL. All proved successful with many interesting specimens collected. Have a look at the following links for information about these field trips. Here are a few pictures from the June 22nd trip. Found by Joe Vitosky, this fossil is a Calamostachys cone. Found by Marie Angkuw, this fossil is an Alethopteris. Found by Sue Dibblee, these fossils are various forms of fern. Found by Diane Bedrosian, this fossil is a form of Lepidodendron bark with leaf scars. Found by Rob Russell, this fossil appears to be a seed. The spoil pile dates to around the turn of the 20th century. The Dering Coal Company opened the mine in 1904. It was in operation from 1904 until 1946 by various companies, including the Peabody Coal Company which operated the mine from 1916 until 1944. This shale pile is Pennsylvanian in age about 305 million years old, which is about 2.5 million years younger than Mazon Creek's Colchester Coal No. 2. The pile is composed mostly of the Energy shale, which is just above the Herrin No. 6 coal. It contains compressions of plants, and contains concretions. The pile spontaneously combusted at some point, turning some of the gray shale into "Red Dog" shale. More information on this site can be found in the ISGS Guidebook http://library.isgs.illinois.edu/Pubs/pdfs/ftgb/ftgb2005A-kickapoo.pdf under "Stop 6". The gob pile, an abandoned mine dump, is the accumulation of waste products from an underground mine (fig. 12). The piles are known variously as gob piles, slate dumps, boney piles, and culm banks. The gob pile stands about 150 feet above the general land surface. Excellent plant fossils have been collected from the gob pile at this mine. A second large gob pile, located southeast of this stop on the east side of the road, has been reclaimed. The Dering Coal Company opened the No. 4 Mine here in 1904 to mine the Herrin Coal, which was reported to range from 4.5 to 10.0 feet thick and averaged 5.75 feet at a depth of 208 feet. Four feet of Danville Coal was reported to occur 100 feet from the surface. The mine shaft was located about 300 feet west of the road at the end of the gob pile. The Dering Coal Company operated the No. 4 Mine from 1904 to 1909, followed by the Brazil Block Coal Company, Brazil No. 4 mine, from 1909 to 1911. The Dering Coal Company once again operated the mine between 1911 and 1916, followed by the Peabody Coal Company, which changed the mine name to the Peabody No. 24 Mine and operated it from 1916 to 1944. The last owner was the Chicago Harrisburg Coal Company, which operated the mine from 1944 to 1946. The mine had a cumulative production of 18,054,349 tons. The gob pile was created by dumping unwanted rocks that were removed from the mine. The early mining methods were labor intensive. Coal miners dug several inches of underclay by hand from under the coal seam so they could break the coal down and out from what is called the working face. In addition, along their haulage ways, they dug out rock above the coal to make a high tunnel so that mules pulling the mine cars could walk through. Rock that fell and sagged into the haulage ways had to be removed to keep them open. The waste rock that could not be stowed in the underground openings left after the coal was mined was brought to the surface and dumped on the pile. The composition of the waste rock in the gob pile is from both the underclay, which is a soft gray shale, the rock the miners called “soapstone,” and the Energy Shale, the gray shale above the Herrin Coal that formed the roof of the mine and was dug down to heighten the haulage ways. Exposed to weather, the shale softened, and finally turned to mud. These gob piles contain iron pyrite, sometimes called “fool’s gold” because of its yellow metallic luster. Pyrite is iron sulfide, which is stable buried beneath the earth surface. When exposed to water and oxygen, however, pyrite oxidizes and produces sulfuric acid, iron oxides, and hydroxides. The iron oxides and hydroxides, which are similar to common rust, tint these gob piles red. Sulfuric acid, however, pollutes both the water and the soil around the mines. In addition, some gob piles have been known to spontaneously combust and burn for many years after the old mines were abandoned. This combustion is initiated by the oxidation of the pyrite and the absorption of oxygen. Air leaks through the pile to the coal and shale material and supplies the needed oxygen for combustion. Conditions do not allow heat to dissipate, and temperature rises, which ignites the coal and shale materials. The cooked shale makes hard brick-like chips that clink underfoot. This red deposit is nicknamed “red dog” by miners. Does the red shale remind you of the red bricks that were manufactured in the Danville area? Less common are the plates of “blistered” black shale. The miners called this rock “slate,” perhaps because it is hard and splits into smooth sheets. The black shale generally lies on top of the gray shale above the Herrin Coal. Sometimes, however, the black shale is close enough to the coal to be taken down when heightening the haulage ways. Strewn over the slopes are dark gray and brown ironstone nodules—heavy for their size— which were formed in the gray shale above the coal. Of course, there are a few pieces of coal on the pile. Jack Witty, author of three ESCONI Mazon Creek books, attended the field trips. During the trips, he spent time identifying specimens and taking pictures. Many more pictures were sent in by ESCONI members to Andrew Young. These additional photos were used to help compile the following fossil guides. These guides should prove to be useful tools as there isn't much information available on the plant species of the Herrin Coal deposits. Group Description Files Lycopsida Ancestors of the club mosses. These fossils include parts of both arborscent (tree-like) and more herbaceous plants. The largest arborescent forms could grow to more than 40 meters (130 ft.) in height. Lycopsida 1 Sphenopsida Ancestors of the horsetails. The sphenophytes include both arborescent (tree-like) and more scrambling (climbing) or shrub-by forms. These plants are characterized by whorls of leaves and hollow stems with a node-inter-node organization. Sphenopsida Filicopsida Ferns. Most resemble modern tree ferns and produced sporangia (spore cases) with spores (reproductive cells) of a single type on the lower sides of the leaves. Like modern ferns they had pinnately divided leaves which grew from furled fronds called fiddleheads. Filicopsida 1 Pteridosperms Seed Ferns. Pteridosperm foliage appears similar to true ferns. Pteridosperms were arborescent or herbaceous. Unlike ferns, they had seeds and pollen organs. They inhabited a wide range of environments and were a diverse group of plants during this time. Seed ferns are now extinct. Pteridosperms 1 Cordaitales Ancestral Conifers. Arborescent or scrambling shrub-like plants, with large strap-like leaves distributed at the branch tips and along their length. Like modern conifers, they produced separate male and female cone-like structures. All are now extinct. How did birds survive the dinosaur-killing asteroid? #dinosaurs #birds #paleontology #massextinction #cretaceous A photo of the fossil (top) and digital brain reconstruction (bottom) of the toothy Cretaceous bird Ichthyornis. (Image credit: Torres et al; CC BY 4.0) Live Science has a story about the survival of the birds across the K-Pg boundary. A paper in the journal Science Advances looks at brain size of a fossil birds and theorizes that was a factor that helped them survive. When the dinosaur-killing asteroid collided with Earth about 66 million years ago, it triggered a slew of horrific events — shockwaves, wildfires, acid rain, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions and nuclear winter-like conditions — that killed about 80% of all animal species. But, mysteriously, some dinosaurs survived: the birds. But why did some lineages of birds endure, while others perished? New research on a well-preserved ancient bird skull suggests that the bird species that survived the cataclysm had bigger cerebrums, or forebrains — the front region of the brain. Although it's not clear exactly how larger forebrains helped birds survive, as the forebrain is responsible for many processes, "it likely had to do with behavioral plasticity — the birds with bigger forebrains could probably modify their own behavior quickly enough to keep up with how quickly their environment was changing," study lead researcher Chris Torres, a National Science Foundation postdoctoral research fellow in the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine at Ohio University, told Live Science in an email. Palaeocast Episode 130: Bats #fossil #paleontology #bats #Palaeocast #greenriver #mammals Palaeocast podcast has a new episode. This one is about bats. After rodents, bats are the second largest group of mammals, representing a staggering 20% of all mammal species. They can be found all over the world, with the exception of cold climates, where they often play incredibly important ecological roles. Their ecologies (ways in which they live) go well beyond the cave-hanging, moth-eating stereotypes and diets can also be based on fruits, nectar or even blood. In fact, some tropical plants rely solely upon bats for pollination! But when did bats evolve and who are their closest relatives? Do they have a good fossil record? Is vampirism an effective feeding strategy? In this episode, we’re joined by Dr Nancy Simmons, Curator-In-Charge of Mammalogy at the American Museum of Natural History, who introduces us to the wonderful world of bats and their fossil record. Fossil Friday #82: Eubleptus danielsi #fossil #insect #MazonCreek #FossilFriday #paleontology #illinois A Mazon Creek insect is up today... a Eubleptus danielsi from the Mazon River. The concretion was collected in 2020 at the I&M Canal Corridor Fossil Field Trip. The species is named for L.E. Daniels a prolific early collector of Mazon Creek and other Carboniferous fossils. His collection resides at the Illinois State Museum. The following drawing comes from the "Richardson's Guide to the Fossil Fauna of Mazon Creek". Figure 14A.12. Eubleptus danielsi, reconstruction by Carpenter (1983). Scale bar = 10 mm. Abbreviations: a, antenna; ab, abdomen; c, cerci; f, foreleg; fw, forewing; h, head; hw, hind wing; p, prothorax. Here is the specimen. It was in the freeze/thaw for about 6 months or so. 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Byrd Center For Rural Health Phone & Email Directory Alumni Association Bylaws Job Bulletin Board MarshallMD Magazine Update & Connect What to Support Standing Out in Our Field Marshall Health New primary care physicians join Marshall Health, School of Medicine MUSOM News \| Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016 Contact: Sheanna Spence, Assistant Director, Alumni Relations and Community Relations, School of Medicine, 304-691-1639 HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Six primary care physicians recently joined the clinical faculty of the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and Marshall Health. The new faculty additions all recently completed residencies at the Marshall School of Medicine. “Establishing with a primary care physician is important for your overall health,” said Stephen M. Petrany, M.D., professor and chair of the department of family and community health at the School of Medicine. “Your primary care physician knows you and your medical history when diagnosing and treating acute and chronic illnesses and injuries as well as performing preventive check-ups and immunizations. The addition of these new physicians to the Marshall Health network ensures continued access to quality primary care across our region.” The new physicians are: Matthew Q. Christiansen, M.D., has been appointed assistant professor in the department of family and community health. Christiansen earned his medical degree from Marshall University. He is accepting new patients at Cabell Huntington Hospital’s Women’s and Family Medical Center at 1115 20th St., Huntington. For appointments, call 304-697-7000. Matthew B. Curry, M.D., has been appointed assistant professor in the department of family and community health. Curry earned his medical degree from Marshall University. He is accepting new patients at Cabell Huntington Hospital’s Family Medical Center at 100 Meadow Pointe, Barboursville. For appointments, call 304-399-2990. Carolyn A. Curtis, M.D., has been appointed assistant professor in the department of family and community health. Curtis earned her medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia. She is accepting new patients at Marshall Family Medicine’s Village Medical Center at 659 Central Ave., Barboursville. For appointments, call 304-736-5247. Katherine J. Steele, M.D., has been appointed assistant professor in the department of family and community health. Steele earned her medical degree from Marshall University. She is accepting new patients at the Coalfield Health Center at 386 Airport Road, Chapmanville, West Virginia, and Cabell Huntington Hospital’s Family Medical Center at 750 Oak Street, Kenova. For appointments, call 304-855-1200 for the Chapmanville office or 304-453-6136 for the Kenova office. 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Facteurs individuels et contextuels participant à l’apparition de comportements violents en cours d’hospitalisations psychiatriques [Individual and contextual factors associated with violent behaviours during psychiatric hospitalizations] serval:BIB_DF4C38608376 L'Encephale Camus D., Gholam M., Conus P., Bonsack C., Gasser J., Moulin V. Publication types: Journal Article Publication Status: ppublish The prevention of Physical Violent Behavior (VB) toward others during psychiatric hospitalization is a major concern of clinicians. These VBs can have a deleterious impact on the victims, inpatients or caregivers, as well as on the therapeutic milieu. Such violence can also have negative consequences for the assailant patients, such as repeatedly being hospitalized under restraint, stigmatization, and difficulties reintegrating into the community. This study explored individual (age, gender, marital status, living status, diagnostic) and institutional (type of admission, length of stay, number of previous hospitalizations) risk factors, and how their interactions could increase the risk of VB during psychiatric hospitalizations. The study was carried out over a period of four years in the psychiatry department of the Lausanne University Hospital, on the 15 wards (219 beds) specialized in acute psychiatric care for adults. All the patients admitted to one of these wards during this period (n=4518), aged between 18 and 65 years, were included in the study. The sample was divided in two groups: non-violent patients (NVPs) and violent patients (VPs). VBs, defined as physical aggressions against another person, were assessed by the Staff Observation Aggression Scale - Revised (SOAS - R). Only physical assaults, associated or not with other types of violence, involving hospitalized patients were analyzed. Personal and institutional factors were extracted from the hospital database. Chi <sup>2</sup> independence tests were used to assess differences between groups. Logistic regression models were used to identify the links between each factor and the VB. Classification and regression trees were used to study the hierarchical effect of factors, and combinations of factors, on VBs. During the study period, 414 VBs were reported involving 199 patients (4.40 % of all patients). VPs were significantly younger, male, more likely to be unmarried and living in sheltered housing before hospitalization. In this group, the proportion of patients with diagnoses of schizophrenia, and/or schizophrenia with comorbid substance abuse and cognitive impairment, were higher compared to NVPs. VPs were more frequently admitted involuntarily, had a longer average length of stay and a greater number of previous hospitalizations. The logistic regression model performed on individual factors have shown a significant link between age (OR=0.99; CI: 0.97-1.00; P-value=0.024), living in sheltered housing before admission (OR=2.46; CI: 1.61-3.75; P-value<0.000), schizophrenic disorders (OR=2.18; CI: 1.35-3.57; P-value=0.001), schizophrenic disorders with substance abuse comorbidity (OR=2.00; CI: 1.16-3.37; P-value=0.016), cognitive impairment (OR=3.41; CI: 1,21-8.25; P-value=0.010), and VBs. The logistic regression model on institutional factors have shown a significant link between involuntary hospitalization (OR=4.38; CI: 3.20-6.08; P-value<0.000), length of previous stay (OR=1.01; CI: 1.00-1.01; P-value<0.000), number of previous hospitalizations (OR=1.06; CI: 1.00-1.12; P-value=0.031), and VBs. The logistic regression model on individual and institutional factors have shown a significant link between age (OR=0.99; CI: 0.97-1.00; P-value=0.008), living in sheltered housing before admission (OR=2.46: CI: 1.61-3.75; P-value=0.034), cognitive impairment (OR=3.41; CI: 1.21-8.25; P-value=0.074), involuntary hospitalization (OR=3.46; CI: 2.48-4.87; P-value<0.000), length of previous stay (OR=1.01; CI: 1.00-1.01; P-value<0.000), and VBs. The classification and regression trees have shown that the relationship between long length of stay and repeated hospitalizations mainly potentiate the risk of violence. The results of this study have shown the existence of a small group of vulnerable patients who accumulate constrained hospital stays during which violence occurs. Exploring the clinical profiles and institutional pathways of patients could help to better identify these patients and promote a more appropriate mode of support, such as intensive clinical case management. This model could facilitate the development of a clinical network and the links between the structures and partners caring for a patient. This would create a continuous support, avoiding or limiting the lack of continuity of care and care disruption. Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aggression/psychology, Hospitalization, Humans, Male, Mental Disorders/complications, Mental Disorders/epidemiology, Mental Disorders/therapy, Middle Aged, Risk Factors, Schizophrenia/therapy, Substance-Related Disorders, Violence/psychology, Young Adult, Comportement violent, Contextual and individual factors, Facteurs contextuels et individuels, Patients psychiatriques hospitalisés, Psychiatric inpatients, Violent behaviour oai:serval.unil.ch:BIB_DF4C38608376 10.1016/j.encep.2021.02.010	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6514896154403687, "wiki_prob": 0.34851038455963135, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1798815"}
4 Shootings in Minneapolis Leave 1Dead and 6 Wounded Andy Brownell Andy Brownell Published: October 29, 2022 (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) Minneapolis, MN (KROC-AM News) - Four shootings over a span of less than 12 hours in Minneapolis left one person dead and a half dozen other people wounded. The fatal shooting, which was the 72nd homicide in Minneapolis this year, was reported around 1130 Friday night at a residence in South Minneapolis. A news release from the Minneapolis Police Department indicates an altercation between two men "escalated into gunfire" and resulted in the death of one of the men. The first shooting was reported around 3 PM Friday outside a business on East Lake Street near the interchange with Highway 55. MNCRIME.com says a man, a woman, and a teenage boy suffered life-threatening wounds in what was described as a drive-by shooting. Another man was rushed to a hospital with life-threatening wounds following a shooting at around 9 PM. MNCRIME.com indicated the shooting may have occurred during a carjacking. Minneapolis police then responded shortly before 1:30 AM to downtown Minneapolis where two teenagers with gunshot wounds were found near the Minneapolis Central Library and only about a block away from the Minneapolis Police Fourth Precinct. MNCRIME.com reported their injuries were non-life-threatening and occurred when gunfire erupted during a physical altercation. At the last report, no one had been arrested for any of the shootings. Rochester Teen Charged With Aggravated Robbery 2022 Halloween Haunted Houses, Events, and Attractions in The Rochester Area Scroll through the official 2022 guide for Halloween haunted houses, events, and attractions in Rochester and the Southeast Minnesota area. Source: 4 Shootings in Minneapolis Leave 1Dead and 6 Wounded Filed Under: crime Categories: State News One Curious Critter Surprises People Ice Fishing in Minnesota [Video] See New Minnesota “Loon” Movie Trailer: Will It Make You Laugh or Cringe? Gas Prices Rise for 5th Straight Week One Minnesota City, The Best in The Country to Find a Single Man Most Pop Flavors Under One Roof, Can Be Found Right Here in Minnesota	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.6666767001152039, "wiki_prob": 0.6666767001152039, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line995273"}
Encouragement for Today - Feb. 29, 2012 Just the Right Words Renee Swope "A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver." Proverbs 25:11 (NIV 1984) Has someone ever spoken words that helped you see something valuable or unique about yourself that you had never seen before? That's what happened between Jill and Leanne. They met when Jill was coaching a Jr. High basketball team and Leanne's 13-year-old daughter, Shelby, was on her team. Years later, when she was in high school, Shelby got seriously injured and Jill reached out to her with encouragement, prayers and notes that spoke just the words that Shelby needed to hear. One day, Leanne sent a letter thanking Jill for the difference she was making in her daughter's life. She described the qualities of a great coach she saw in Jill and called her a "bright light" that shined in many lives, including theirs. Leanne didn't know that months later Jill would go home one night to an empty apartment plagued with doubt, questioning her purpose in life. Battling clinical depression and living under the weight of feeling worthless, Jill had contemplated suicide. That night as she pondered her fate, she opened her journal to write in it and a piece of paper fell out. Opening the note, she read Leanne's words again. God used Leann's words to show Jill she did have a purpose and that life was worth living. They were just the right words at just the right time. When someone speaks encouragement into our hearts, the course of our lives can be changed forever. And when we believe in someone else, God uses us to build confidence and security in a heart that may have otherwise been paralyzed by doubt and insecurity. I'll never forget my friend Janet thanking me for words I'd penned from my heart to hers in a thank you card. To me it was only a thank you, but to her it was more. God touched her heart deeply through something I said. And in response, she encouraged me to write more than notes. Her prayers and confidence inspired this insecure young mom to eventually write a Bible study. And God used that tiny Bible study, written over 10 years ago, to uncover His plans and develop the future "writer" in me. He used a woman who believed in me more than I believed in myself to help me take the first step. Just the right words at just the right time. Perhaps you need to hear them. If so, listen and let God speak them over you today through His promises: "But you are a chosen [woman], a royal priesthood, a holy [daughter], God's special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light." 1 Peter 2:9 (NIV) "Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine." Isaiah 43:1 (NIV) "For [you] are God's masterpiece. He has created [you] anew in Christ Jesus, so [you] can do the good things he planned for [you] long ago." Ephesians 2:10 (NLT) "In all these things [you] are more than [a] conqueror through him who loved [you]." Romans 8:37 (NIV) When we read and believe God promises, they settle into places in our hearts that need to know we are loved…by Him and others. I pray you receive and believe them today, and then ask Jesus how you might share them. Perhaps there is someone in your life who needs them now more than ever. Dear Lord, I need Your encouragement each day. Lead me to promises in Your Word that will strengthen me when I'm weary and build me up when I feel torn down. Help me see and believe what You see in me, and then share it with others. I pray You would give me just the right words at just the right time. In Jesus' Name, Amen. Visit Renee's website/blog where she shares practical ways you can position your thoughts to hear and live in God's promises every day. Also, she's giving away a "Living in God's Promises" gift pack. Enter to win here! A Confident Heart: How to Stop Doubting Yourself and Start Living in the Security of God's Promises by Renee Swope Letting God Fill the Empty Places in Your Heart message on CD by Renee Swope For daily reminders of God's love and promises, follow Renee on Facebook. Reflect and Respond: How often do you listen to and live in your self-doubts? How often do you fill your mind with God's words of encouragement? Do you realize the power of your words to speak hope and encouragement into the lives of others, as well as into your own life? Make a list of five people who could use your words of encouragement this week and then send them a note, text or phone message. Power Verse: Isaiah 50:4, "The Sovereign LORD has given me an instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being taught." (NIV 1984) © 2012 by Renee Swope. All rights reserved. 616-G Matthews-Mint Hill Road www.Proverbs31.org Originally published Wednesday, 29 February 2012. Read More Encouragement for Today God’s Pursuit of Us - Encouragement for Today - February 1, 2023 Wednesday, 01 February 2023 You Are Not Enough (and You Were Never Meant To Be) - Encouragement for Today - January 31, 2023 Tuesday, 31 January 2023 Is Everything OK in Your Heart? - Encouragement for Today - January 30, 2023 Monday, 30 January 2023 God’s Not Afraid of My Pain - Encouragement for Today - January 27, 2023 Friday, 27 January 2023 Read More Encouragement for Today articles	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.5195015668869019, "wiki_prob": 0.48049843311309814, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line102808"}
Borras fireworks trouble Croseo i Gymru, I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here! Neco Williams Joins Wales National Football Team Today Nov 15, 2020 Nov 15, 2020 Adam Borras residents are not happy this Guy Fawkes night North Boras residents Complain of the fireworks going off in the neighbourhood One local resident reports “the fireworks are absolutely terrible and scaring my young children” The owner of local Boras pub also mentioned ” I don’t mind fireworks on 5th of November. But please stop setting them off after fireworks night.” Location: North Boras https://www.google.com/maps?cid=18079071383659476751 I’m a celebrity comes to Wales with a new series filmed in Wales – Watch the celebrities battle new trials, eat bake beans, and sleep in a very different camp to the jungle. Who will be the next King or Queen of the castle? Locals are excited with the new I’m a celebrity series in Wales “This will put Wales on the map!” one bystander commented and another local reports “Great to get Wales some coverage!”. Neco Shay Williams is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a right back for Premier League club Liverpool, and locals of his home village Cefn Mawr’s are proud of his amazing achievements! He starts in the Welsh squad today and locals of Cefn Mawr are supporting their local lad. “Good luck to you” @necowilliams01 Wrexham Today \| Copyright © All rights reserved	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.7434794902801514, "wiki_prob": 0.25652050971984863, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1570939"}
The Bendigo Easter Festival program features two parades: Torchlight Procession at 7pm on Easter Saturday April 8, 2023 Gala Parade at 12.30pm on Easter Sunday April 9, 2023 The parade route follows View Street, Pall Mall, McCrae Street, Chapel Street and Bridge Street. Our parades are a traditional family favourite for many local and visitors alike, and the absolute highlight of the festival. Sweeping through city streets bringing colour, dance, movement and music to all. Be a part of the magic! It’s a fantastic opportunity for community groups to express their artistic talent and culture and be seen by tens of thousands of people who line the parade route each year. All parade enquiries Raph Beh To register your interest in participating in the 2023 Torchlight Procession and/or Gala Parade, please complete the application form. Applications will close Tuesday February 28, 2023.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9972893595695496, "wiki_prob": 0.9972893595695496, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1022366"}
Marc Elias has new strategy for 2022 election As we head into the new year, many Republicans have been commenting on the prospect of having a free and fair –- and TRUSTED –- congressional election in 2022 after the mess in 2020. I’ll paraphrase some of this: Listen up, Democrats! Now that we know about all the ways the vote is vulnerable to manipulation and essentially un-auditable, we’ll have our eyes on you this time! By golly, we’ll make sure there’s a chain of custody for every ballot box and refuse to let you keep our poll watchers away. We’ll have cameras on all the election workers feeding ballots into machines, and we won’t let you shut down the vote counts and kick observers out of the room. Not this time! We’re on to you, and if you think you’re gonna get away with anything this time, you’ve got another thing coming! You might have done it once, but you wouldn’t dare try it again under the kind of scrutiny you’re gonna have. We’ll be watching every move, so THIS election will be secure! We will indeed be watching as closely as possible, but challenges remain. Marc Elias and his army of attorneys got laws changed in battleground states so that safeguards against mail-in ballot fraud, such as signature matching and ID, are much looser than they used to be. He’ll fight any attempt to change back. And nothing has changed regarding our ability to audit electronic voting systems, so unless we disconnect ourselves from these, we will not know if our vote count is true. Still, it WILL be harder to cheat this time. So the Democrats need new strategies to keep Congress from turning red in the expected bloodbath of 2022. And, thanks to Elias, they’ve got some. One of them ties in to the events of January 6, as currently being “investigated” by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s “Special Committee.” The Capitol Hill security breach plays into Democrats’ hands so well, I still say that if it hadn’t happened, they would’ve had to create it, with a little help from the FBI, and you may make of that what you will. Revolver News has done some excellent reporting on this; recall an earlier installment we brought you. For when you have time –- this is extremely detailed –- here is another chapter of their investigation into what they call the “Fedsurrection” of January 6. https://www.revolver.news/2021/12/damning-new-details-massive-web-unindicted-operators-january-6/ We don’t typically wander down the conspiracy-theory path, but as they say at Revolver, “FBI Director Chris Wray and Attorney General Merrick Garland have an awful lot of explaining to do.” They need to tell us why the individuals who seem to have been most instrumental in whipping up and directing the crowd that day (and even the day before) have not been pursued by the FBI. Pelosi’s rejection of Trump’s offer of thousands of National Guard troops for security that day is suspect as well. I’ll have much more to say about this later, but for now the story is how Elias and the DNC are planning to use January 6 to affect the composition of Congress after the 2022 election. Because they are. https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2021/12/27/prominent-dem-lawyer-predicts-lawsuits-to-remove-gop-members-from-house-seats-next-year-n1544715 Elias himself tweeted about this on December 20: “My prediction for 2022: Before the midterm election, we will have a serious discussion about whether individual Republican House Members are disqualified by Section 3 of the 14th Amendment from serving in Congress. We may even see litigation.” I'd say that with DNC superlawyer Elias in charge, we most definitely will see litigation. That’s a promise. Section 3 of the 14th Amendment reads: “No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or any state, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any state legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any state, to support the Constitution of the United States, SHALL HAVE ENGAGED IN INSURRECTION OR REBELLION AGAINST THE SAME, OR GIVEN AID OR COMFORT TO THE ENEMIES THEREOF [emphasis mine]. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.” In a follow-up, he said, “I am making it clear that members of Congress who engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States are not eligible to serve in Congress.” Elias would like to disqualify Republicans who supported Trump from even being on the ballot in 2022. He has one problem, which Matt Margolis at PJ Media pointed out: Text messages released by the January 6 committee show that there was no insurrection, and no one at all has even been charged with insurrection. But Elias will no doubt allege that anyone who has even expressed less-than-full confidence in Biden's win –- let alone (horrors!) the thought that Trump might actually have won –- is part of the rebellion. Those presumably would include Jim Jordan of Ohio and Jim Banks of Indiana, the two members of Congress chosen by Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to be on Pelosi’s Jan. 6 committee but refused by her. They, along with Troy Nehls of Texas, even voted against certifying the results of the 2020 election. Insurrectionists! Why, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Louie Gohmert of Texas even offered aid and comfort to insurrectionists, by visiting them in prison and (gasp!) praying with them. Yes, the so-called reasoning could get that nuts. And Lauren Boebert of Colorado has already been criticized for innocent actions on January 6. Elias is bound to target her. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/fact-check-claim-about-rep-boebert-and-jan-6-insurrection-is-partly-false/ar-AAPrr70 In what is a real head-scratcher for me, even a couple of Trump-appointed judges have made it clear they think the Capitol Hill breach was worse than the riots in Portland in which buildings were torched. They’ve ruled that attorneys for the Jan. 6 defendants can’t compare their treatment under the law with that of the left-leaning Portland defendants, who were treated much more leniently. https://www.newsmax.com/us/federal-judges-january-6-portland-trump/2021/12/29/id/1050302/?ns_mail_uid=f9499f75-6002-4e3d-a92a-60873ae4921d&ns_mail_job=DM287855_12292021&s=acs&dkt_nbr=010104h4o4dp Believe it or not, DC District Court Judge Trevor McFadden found a reason to say the Capitol Hill breach posed a greater risk to safety. “The Portland defendants primarily attacked at night,” he wrote. “In contrast, the January 6 rioters attacked the Capitol in broad daylight...their actions endangered hundreds of federal officials in the Capitol complex...” His colleague, Judge Carl Nichols, did the same: “The Portland rioters’ conduct, while obviously serious, did not target a proceeding prescribed by the Constitution and established to ensure a peaceful transfer of power. Nor did the Portland rioters, unlike those who assailed America’s Capitol in 2021, make it past the buildings’ outer defenses.” Well, that wouldn’t have happened if the Guard had been there as Trump wanted and if certain key figures hadn’t moved barricades and directed the crowd. In charge of security: Pelosi. These mystifying rulings will no doubt help Elias with his out-there argument that this really was an insurrection. Expect him to pull out all the stops. Once again: Our lawyers have to be better than their lawyers. Permalink: https://www.mikehuckabee.com/2021/12/marc-elias-has-new-strategy-for-2022-election Hunter's Dirty Deals Greasing Wheels For Joe's Exit? “God doesn’t choose our President. The FBI does.” I couldn’t wait until tomorrow to share this… A Closer Look at the 2022 Elections Nate Cohn of the New York Times discovered that “in state after state, the final turnout data shows that registered Republicans turned out at a higher rate — and in some places a much higher rate — than registered Democrats... I’m not going to try to keep up with all the developments in the story of Tyre Nichols and the protests over his death at the hands of five Memphis police officers. Harris rallies for abortion in Florida Paula Mckenzie Davis I am so grateful to get these factual tid-bits about Jan 6 and the players behind the scene. Also about what to expect is coming as far as the liberals strategies. Please let me know if we have attorneys who are preparing for Elias and his legal attack. James Molitor It's high time to dig deeply into Mr Elias's background and expose everything found. I'm sure there are many skeletons in his closet. larry w huffman on the military personal that are being discharged : lf our military was standing up to their oath they wouldn't be letting this ,this, this,well l don't know what to call the "thing" that has taken over our government ,but they would step in and court martial lots of them on obvious charges and have a military court to get to the bottom of the election fraud ,or at the least prepare a new election under more scrutiny tom jeffs PLEASE LEAVE ME A COMMENT, I READ THEM>>> words matter: sadly, the words human trafficing pass me with little effect so I propose they be replaced with words that are more accurate such as slave selling or slavery or such - - - - - - - my bona fides Mike - - - - - - - I am an Israel Experience 2012 veteran whom David will probably remember - - - - - - - I was 1 of 4 Huckabee Show "regulars" as per Jennifer Rhule - - - - - - - I'm the guy who donated all those red Huckabee45 polo shirts you guys wore in Iowa when you were a presidential candidate - - - - - - - got lots more Ideas if you ever read these comments personally Mike though with all due respect I don't think that you do - - - - - - - Carma Dutra Fight fire with fire. You already know what Elias is like so don't hesitate to strike first. I am just an ordinary American citizen depending on my elected leaders to win! Robert E. Carter Are you saying that relative to the 14th amendment, legislators who've not just spoken against the country but voted for unconstitutional laws and resolutions could be forced to resign from office for their actions ?" What an eye opener for the seated 2022 legislature to truly drain the swamp! Don Mummert You are crazy if you think republicscums are going to win in 2022. Lawyers vs lawyers? That’s a joke. It’s criminals vs non-criminals and the criminals will win this easily. Then the civil war will begin. Let me just stipulate that Pelosi is evil and has full intention to keep it up. I’m just a grandma who is fully fed up with the evil we have in our once welcoming country. We need our Lord and Savior to step in and save our country. Those of us watching all of this must stay strong and pray like crazy. Quickly come Lord Jesus! Carla isselmann Dear Governor, happy almost new year and keep hammering on that monster Elias. I just finished Molly Hemingway's book : RIGGED and it is Elias who masterminded it, kind regards, Carla Norris R Harod The smart forward thinking Democrat strategists and implanted FBI created J6 as their hail mary to retain control after 2022 elections. GOP must fight back now pounding all media daily with "not an insurrection by any interpretation"--as a top priority--before the Democrats' media twist these laws too. ALL GOP OFFICIALS should press immediate trials for all charged in J6 plus their release from jail without bail and release of the 4,000 hours of video tapes withheld from all but the phony J6 committee. Should replace 50% of the fund raising pleas with this call to the public to DEMAND this happens NOW. Election will be won on ideas and Biden failures-not $billions like the Establishment is used to. PLEASE help make this happen.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.5276334285736084, "wiki_prob": 0.5276334285736084, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line181503"}
Prepare your organization for California’s new construction stormwater permit California’s State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) is proposing a major rewrite of its Construction Stormwater General Permit by the end of 2021. Because the new permit would apply to any site that disturbs at least 1 acre, it may affect many industries and market sectors, including developers, construction companies, manufacturing facilities, utilities, and beyond. The Clean Water Act was last modified in 1990 to regulate stormwater discharges from municipalities, industries, and construction sites. Since then, dischargers have been required to obtain coverage under National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits. These permits apply in every state and are periodically revised to incorporate new requirements. It’s been more than a decade since California reissued the permit regulating construction stormwater discharges. The new permit will bring more consistency between the construction general permit and the industrial general permit (reissued in 2015), outlining a strategy for Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) implementation and offering new provisions while clarifying others. Compliance with the proposed updates to the new permit will become increasingly complex and difficult. As a result, your organization may be susceptible to risks, such as third-party lawsuits, non-compliance penalties, and damage to your brand. Consider the key elements and guidance outlined below to avoid gaps in Construction Stormwater General Permit compliance. Six proposed permit updates 1. Total Maximum Daily Loads TMDLs specify the maximum amount of specific constituents that a water body can contain while attaining beneficial uses. In some places, they’ve been in effect for years, but regulators have been challenged to effectively enforce the load restrictions. Point sources that originate from a single, identifiable source (such as a sewage treatment plant) are easier to define. However, stormwater presents a challenge, as regulators have found it difficult to regulate these nonpoint sources (pollution that doesn’t originate from a single source). However, with the new permit, regulators have created specific guidelines for implementing the load restrictions, thus enforcing compliance through NPDES permits. Inactive soil stockpiles were sprayed with bonded fiber matrix to provide stabilization during the rainy season. Here’s how the process may work: Dischargers may be required to evaluate sources of regulated constituents and monitor stormwater runoff quality. If your construction site discharges to a water body with an adopted TMDL, your permit may require a pollutant assessment to determine if constituents regulated by the TMDL are present. You may need to compare sampling results to the TMDL limits. You may need to implement best management practices (BMPs) to reduce the concentrations below the TMDL allowable limits. If your discharge exceeds the limits, you could receive a violation, which potentially include fines and penalties. 2. Trash provision The proposed permit incorporates provisions for trash compliance at construction sites, consistent with the State’s Trash Policy. Essentially, if adopted, the proposed permit would prohibit construction sites from discharging any debris or trash by implementing one of two methods: Full capture systems: Implementing capture device(s) to gather trash as small as a cigarette. Full capture equivalency: In lieu of installing often costly capture devices, a site could demonstrate full capture equivalency by implementing BMPs for trash reduction, such as institutional controls, focused trash pickup, or by installing more trash receptacles. 3. Dewatering Dewatering on a construction site involves removing water from excavations, trenches, foundations, and surface water impoundments to enable the construction activity. Previously, the permit language did not specifically include dewatering. The new draft permit addresses dewatering, requiring updates to the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, mandating compliance with receiving water limitations, and establishing numeric action levels for pH and turbidity. 4. Demolition Demolition activities performed during construction can also impact the site’s discharges. As a result, the new permit lists specific classes of constituents prohibited during the demolition phase. Some examples include asbestos, mercury-containing devices, lead-based paint, and PCBs in caulk. 5. Ocean plan and inland waters provisions Jute netting on hillside If a site discharges directly into the ocean in certain areas, the organization should be aware of Areas of Special Biological Significance (ASBS) that trigger additional requirements, as outlined in the new draft permit. ASBS are areas in the ocean that require protection for biological communities or species from constituents that alter the water quality, such as arsenic, copper, lead, mercury, zinc, cyanide, and ammonia. The proposed permit provisions for ocean and inland waters include steps like creating an ASBS compliance plan, conducting reporting, performing sampling and analysis, and enacting a core discharge monitoring program. 6. Passive treatment applications The new permit may add requirements or restrictions for passive treatment applications. Passive treatment systems typically use chemicals and products to reduce turbidity in site runoff. Some types of commonly used soil stabilizers such as polyacrylamide may contain contaminants. The new draft permit outlines specific types of materials that dischargers can and cannot employ. Permissible types may include food-grade, anionic, or non-ionic soil stabilizers. The permit may also require preparation of a passive treatment plan prepared by a qualified stormwater professional. Construction Stormwater General Permit compliance is becoming more challenging as the regulations grow in complexity. To avoid exposure and mitigate risk, it’s important to understand the proposed permit changes and prepare for its projected release, most likely at the end of 2021. Here’s what you can do now: Determine if your stormwater discharge flows into a water body with an adopted TMDL. Understand your construction phasing well. Will there be demolition or dewatering required? Identify stormwater discharges into inland waters or the ocean. Become familiar with trash provisions for your sites. Fiber rolls on slope Finally, engage stormwater and construction experts to help you navigate compliance. This will ensure that your organization remains in full compliance with the permit’s requirements, avoids penalties and fines, and has peace of mind. Contact Haley & Aldrich to discuss your specific situation and stay tuned for a follow-up blog once the State Water Board has finalized this permit rewrite. 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AccountingMarch 1, 2022by Private Enterprises Services Group0Key dates for your corporation – February 28, 2023 year-end To facilitate the year-end preparation for your business, we provide the following key dates which you may find it helpful to mark down on your calendar. March 31, 2023 – Due date for your HST filing for the period from December 1, 2022 to February 28, 2023, if your business files its HST return on a quarterly basis. April 30, 2023 – Payment due date for your 2023 corporation tax if your business is not a small business corporation. Payment due date for your 2023 corporation tax if your business is a small business corporation. Due date for your HST filing for the fiscal year if your business files HST return on annually. August 27, 2023 – The last day that your February 28, 2023 year-end bonus shall be paid to you and be cleared through your corporate bank account. August 31, 2023 – The filing deadline for your 2023 corporate income tax return. September 15, 2023 – The last day that payroll remittance for the February 28, 2023 year-end bonus shall be remitted to CRA if the bonus will be paid in August 2023. Struggling with business cash flow for the tax payment? There might be a tax deferral opportunity for your business. Speak to a partner of our firm to find out. Key dates for your corporation - January 31, 2022 year-end Key dates for your corporation - February 28, 2022 year-end	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9999130964279175, "wiki_prob": 0.9999130964279175, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line550907"}
Spencer Space Health, Wealth, Relationships, Spirit Peace and Russian Oil–You can’t have it both ways Sp3ncer Uncategorized March 4, 2022 March 4, 2022 5 Minutes It’s amazing to me as I see the news report of the crazy pointless war in Ukraine to see that we are imposing tough sanctions on Russia, but not cutting off the oil purchases. Have we not learned our lessons that we cannot buy oil from evil dictators and then expect them to behave peacefully? We always seem to want it both ways when it comes to oil. Think about Saudi Arabia, where women are basically prohibited from going outside without a male escort and their faces covered. This is another brutal dictatorship, one that cut a journalist for the Wall Street Journal apart with a bone saw inside their embassy, but that’s cool with the USA as long as they keep the oil flowing. And the same with China. Here we buy cheap electronics from a communist dictatorship that is currently forcing religious minorities by the millions into internment camps for re-education, and which has subjugated Tibet to decades of harsh occupation. But that’s ok with us as long as they keep the cheap iPhones coming. What are we going to do when they invade Taiwan? Imagine if new New York City were an independant country, and China were to try to stop the USA from invading across the Hudson River in New Jersey. Militarily there really would be nothing they could do to stop us, and the situation in Taiwan is exactly like that. If China invaded Taiwan, we would whine and complain, but would we stop the flow of goods? Unlikely. We are the nation that has the greatest influence in the world. We used to be a bastion for peace. Our Statue of Liberty welcomes the poor huddled masses, but in reality we separate children from their parents and incarcerate them on the border with Mexico. We rant about the atrocities in Ukraine, but did we not engineer the invasion of Iraq based on false evidence of weapons of mass destruction? Have you seen the reports of how many Americans died in that war? A quick search shows 4,486 from 2002 to 2012. Have you ever seen any reports of how many Iraqi Civilians died? According to Wikipedia, over 1,000,000 deaths through 2007. And think of the influence we have with Guantanamo Bay. How can we stand for peace and justice in the world when we have held prisoners without charge since 2002 and subjected them to brutal torture? Here is an excerpt from the letter written by the USA Military Jury in recent proceedings concerning Majid Kahn, who appears to have been sucked into our system more or less by accident. This was written by USA Military officers in a letter signed by all jurors in that case: “Mr. Khan was subjected to physical and psychological abuse well beyond approved enhanced interrogation techniques, instead being closer to torture performed by the most abusive regimes in modern history,” according to the letter, which was obtained by The New York Times. The panel also responded to Mr. Khan’s claim that after his capture in Pakistan in March 2003, he told interrogators everything, but “the more I cooperated, the more I was tortured,” and so he subsequently made up lies to try to mollify his captors. “This abuse was of no practical value in terms of intelligence, or any other tangible benefit to U.S. interests,” the letter said. “Instead, it is a stain on the moral fiber of America; the treatment of Mr. Khan in the hands of U.S. personnel should be a source of shame for the U.S. government.” — New York Times Do you remember the Boston City Marathon Bombing? On April 15th, 2013, two terrorist brothers set off two bombs inside pressure cookers that killed 3 people. The news coverage was around the clock. Do you remember that? How about the Wech Baghtu Wedding Party? Have you ever heard of the Wech Baghtu Wedding Party? This was a wedding in Afghanistan on November 3, 2008, when the USA dropped a drone bomb on a wedding and killed 37 completely innocent people. How about in 2021, when the USA was abandoning our operation in Afghanistan, and we dropped a drone bomb on Zemari Ahmadi? We thought he had bombs hidden in his trunk and that he was going to try to blow up people trying to flee the chaos we created at the Kabul airport. Turns out this was mistaken. He had water jugs for his family in his trunk and we killed ten of them. Was anyone ever held accountable for this murder? No. So here we are, condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine, while still buying their oil. Here we are complaining about China’s treatment of dissidents and the people of Tibet, but please, don’t stop to flow of cheap consumer goods. Yes, they are torturing people and putting people into concentration camps, but hey… we need these inexpensive televisions! We have to look to ourselves first before we can point our fingers at others. Of course Putin’s brutal invasion of Ukraine is wrong and should stop immediately. But we are ourselves guilty of exactly the same abuses. We ourselves torture people. We ourselves drop drone bombs on weddings and never even identify the people who did it. We ourselves trump up reasons to invade foreign countries and kill millions of people and only report our own casualties. We ourselves prop up brutal dictators so that we can extract the material resources of their countries. If we want to make a change in the world, we need to stop buying Russian Oil. We need to close Guantanamo. We need to hold accountable our own people who give orders to drop drone bombs on weddings and innocent people. We need to stop supporting brutal dictatorships like Saudi Arabia just because we want the oil. What should we write on the statue of liberty? And what about social media? Sure Facebook is used to spread mistrust and misinformation, and that company takes zero responsibility for the content it publishes. They complain that they have not control over what others post on their platforms. This causes such division in our country. You can stop using these platforms today. But it’s just so convenient to use Facebook and Instagram and What’s App. We are always told to look at the other for the source of our problems. We are told to fear Russia and China and Covid. But we have killed more people than any other nation in the last 20 years. Change must start at home. I pray for peace. I pray for change. I pray to restore the integrity of the America I grew up to love. But we cannot condemn Putin while we buy his oil. We cannot condemn China while we buy their TVs. We cannot condemn Facebook while we scroll through pictures of cats in boxes. Change starts at home. Let’s all start to read the other side of the story. Let us lead by example. Published by Sp3ncer Health, Wealth, Relationships, Spirit and Nature are the building blocks of a happy life. In this post career portion of my life, wealth is management, health is preservation, relationships are building, Spirit is study, and Nature is about enjoyment. View all posts by Sp3ncer Previous Post Lessons from The Rhythm of Life Next Post Venus, Mars and the Butterfly Effect One thought on “Peace and Russian Oil–You can’t have it both ways” Writing to Freedom says: Mostly I agree Spencer. 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Hospital to host annual Rehabilitation Awards (Andrew Laker/CRH) Patient Debbie Williams, left, applauds occupational therapist Zabrina Hainje of the Lymphedema Program, Oct. 29, 2015, at last year's Rehabilitation Awards. The Rehabilitation Center at Columbus Regional Hospital will hold its annual Rehabilitation Awards Ceremony from Noon to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday Sept. 13 in the hospital’s Kroot Auditorium. The ceremony will celebrate the achievements of former rehabilitation patients, as well as recognize rehabilitation staff. Ceremony organizers and participants are also honored to welcome Columbus Mayor Jim Leinhoop to this year’s awards. The event begins with patient and wellness participant awards, including special recognition of the Spirit of Rehab Award recipient. Rehabilitation center staff members nominate former patients whom they believe exemplified dedication and positive attitude, and served as an inspiration for and validation of why the staff chose that line of work. The event concludes with staff and volunteer recognition. The Rehabilitation Center at Columbus Regional Hospital works to assist individuals in recovering and rebuilding their lives following illness or injury. For more information about the awards ceremony rehabilitation services, contact Holly Voyles at 812-376-5194.	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.631592869758606, "wiki_prob": 0.36840713024139404, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line761342"}
Measuring recidivism in a juvenile drug court: Systematic outcome study of a juvenile drug court using historical information (Pitts 2006) See findings section of this profile. Flash Reviews Protocol Pitts, W. (2006). Measuring recidivism in a juvenile drug court: Systematic outcome study of a juvenile drug court using historical information. The Southwest Journal of Criminal Justice, 3(1), 17-34. The study’s objective was to evaluate the effect of participating in a juvenile drug court in Farmington, New Mexico, on recidivism. The author used historical data from official court records to compare the recidivism outcomes of youth who participated in the drug court with a comparison group of drug court-eligible youth who did not become drug court clients. The study found that participation in the juvenile drug court program was associated with lower overall recidivism 16 months or later after completion of the program. The quality of causal evidence presented in this report is low because the analysis did not include controls for existing differences between the study groups. This means we are not confident that the estimated effects are attributable to the drug court; other factors likely contributed. The Juvenile Drug Court Program The Eleventh Judicial District Juvenile Drug Court has served juvenile drug offenders in San Juan County, New Mexico, since 2000. To be eligible for the program, youth must not have prior violent felony adjudications, prior sex offenses, or current first degree felony offenses. The current offense must also be drug- or alcohol-related. The drug court approach includes mandatory, frequent drug testing and close supervision while providing drug treatment placements and other services, with the goal of reducing drug use and recidivism. The author used historical court records to compare the recidivism outcomes of youth who participated in the drug court with a comparison group of drug court-eligible youth who did not become drug court clients. Youth in the comparison group were under the supervision of the local probation department. The treatment and comparison groups were matched on sex, race and ethnicity, age, type of offense, presence of a substance abuse history, geographical location, drug court eligibility criteria, and date of exit from supervision. The study found a statistically significant relationship between participating in the drug court and overall recidivism, which included new juvenile referrals and new adult arrests. Although the author matched treated youth to drug court-eligible youth who did not participate on a number of important indicators of demographic characteristics and previous offenses, statistically significant differences between the groups remained on their enrollment status in school and employment at the time of drug court intake. The author did not control for these differences when comparing the outcomes of the two groups of youth. Therefore, the estimated effects could reflect that the drug court participants were more likely to pursue productive activity (in school or work) even in the absence of the drug court program. For this reason, the study cannot receive a moderate evidence rating, the highest rating available to nonexperimental analyses.	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6593818068504333, "wiki_prob": 0.34061819314956665, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1264873"}
US prepares for first inauguration without outgoing president in 152 years Tuesday 19 January 2021, 11:12pm Emma Murphy US Correspondent Video report by ITV News Correspondent Emma Murphy Inauguration Day holds a special place in America’s heart and it’s history. Whatever the turmoil, however contentious the campaign, it is a day to reaffirm the country’s democracy and celebrate its constitution. The battle for the White House over, the day offers a chance for a smooth, dignified transition. The move from the old to the new. Respect for the office is expected to transcend the political differences. That is why for hundreds of years now, the outgoing president meets the incomer on the steps of the White House, a warm word, a warm welcome and then a few minutes inside for a drink and a snack before they travel together to the Capitol. There is a heavy security presence in DC ahead of the inauguration. Credit: AP Normally this is not just a moment for politicians. Normally the Mall would be awash with those celebrating the next chapter in their country’s history. But these are not normal days. The duel scourge of a health and security crisis has done for the crowds. The departing president has done for tradition. For the first time in 152 years there will be no outgoing president to fare his successor well. That successor will not miss him, but he will miss those who would normally line these empty streets to celebrate the dawn of a new era. Watch President Biden's Inauguration - an ITV News special programme - from 3.30pm on ITV and online here. Donald Trump uses farewell address to condemn Capitol rioters in strongest terms yet Tearful Joe Biden honours late son Beau during final speech before inauguration	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.5500848293304443, "wiki_prob": 0.5500848293304443, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1619095"}
When Will Crypto Replace Fiat? Businesses and individuals are jumping on the crypto bandwagon every day. Here’s why. Written byJeremy Foo Jeremy Foo Founder and CEO at TripCandy Founder and CEO of TripCandy Since 2017, cryptocurrency startups have raised over $20 billion via ICOs (initial coin offering), showing great potential for blockchain-based tokens in the business world. However, despite their exponential growth and benefits, cryptocurrencies remain widely misunderstood. The general public seems to confuse cryptocurrency with payment systems and have the perception that crypto investments are extremely risky. At the same time, the US and EU now say that it’s only a matter of time before our fiat currencies (what we think of as traditional money) go fully digital. This runs parallel with claims from financial analysts convinced that blockchain implementation is the first step towards creating digital versions of existing government-backed currencies. Fiat vs. Crypto Fiat money is what we traditionally use to acquire goods and services — the Dollar, Euro, Yen, and so on. On the other hand, cryptocurrencies and tokens are assets that come in a digital format. Cryptocurrency is blockchain’s native asset, and tokens are a platform built on an existing blockchain. Crypto is advancing fast, but is it fast enough to replace fiat soon? As the founder and CEO of TripCandy, a company that is among the few spearheading the transition in the travel industry, I think it’s only matter a matter of years before it does. Here’s why. Whoa. Back Up. Start Over. What's a Token?A Beginner's Guide to NFTs and Cryptoart Fiat vs. Digital Assets First, let’s get our terminology straight: fiat money is what we traditionally use to acquire goods and services — the Dollar, Euro, Yen, and so on. On the other hand, cryptocurrencies and tokens are assets that come in a digital format. Cryptocurrency is blockchain’s native asset and tokens are a platform built on an existing blockchain. Digital assets have many advantages over fiat currencies, including transaction security, high levels of transparency and the elimination of intermediaries like banks or brokers. With blockchain technology you can follow the money trail all the way back to when it was created and since it works on a decentralized network, it can’t be affected by government rulings. Possessing an NFT is similar to owning a one-of-a-kind trading card. To better understand the distinction between fiat currency and digital assets, let’s take the example of having a million dollars. If you have that amount in fiat money, its true value will change if the federal government continues printing money based on fluctuations in inflation. Central banks (and the people who run them) can put more money into circulation which can raise inflation and make fiat money lose value over time. Cryptocurrencies have a limited supply. There will only ever be so many “coins” of each cryptocurrency in the market (be it Bitcoin, Ethereum, or any other coin), which means their value actually goes up as demand for that cryptocurrency increases. Let’s say you have a million of the imaginary cryptocurrency XYZ out of the billion XYZ that will ever exist. Once all the possible XYZ are in circulation, people who want to invest in this crypto will be willing to pay more for it than what you paid initially, as its supply will become more scarce. Tokens are part of the same equation as cryptocurrencies but with one difference. They represent a subset of cryptocurrency used in specific projects like in gaming. Where Can I Get Some?Where to Buy NFTs: 17 Marketplaces and What They Sell For example, Axie Infinity is a popular video game in southeast Asia that awards AXS tokens to its players for completing various tasks and actively building the Axie Universe. AXS tokens have garnered a broad enough user base that each token is now worth over $100, and some people in countries like the Philippines and Indonesia actually earn their living playing the game. At TripCandy, we’ve also developed our very own token: Candy. Users earn Candy when they book through TripCandy as a kind of cash back reward. When coming up with the idea, we decided that a token would be a better reward than money or points because money loses value with time, and people easily forget about the point system. Alternatively, tokens like Candy become an actual investment because they will gain value as TripCandy gets more bookings. Understanding Tokens’ Value Don't get your tinsel in a tangle; understanding tokens isn’t too hard. There are two kinds of tokens: crypto tokens that come in the form of exchange or currency (like the AXS example mentioned above) and the other is a token tied to a digital asset — a non-fungible token (NFT). Possessing an NFT is similar to owning a one-of-a-kind trading card. If you trade the card for another similar card, you won’t have the same card; it would be completely different. Tokens derive their value from four factors: 1. The Token’s Purpose and Functionality Tokens are helpful for optimizing or improving a process, such as helping users enhance payments or track specific goods or services in a way that’s more accurate, efficient and cheaper than traditional methods. Take the music industry, for instance: In the pasts, artists had to be represented by a record label to make any money but often the label would keep the rights and profit from any royalties. With NFTs, independent musicians can sell songs or albums directly to their listeners and keep all the revenue for themselves. 2. Amount of Adoption One of the most important aspects that gives a token value is the number of people or businesses willing to use and accept that token as payment. Between July and August 2021, NFT trading activity doubled, reaching 280,000 buyers and sellers monthly. Increased adoption leads to more stability and credibility. NFT News on Built InimnotArt’s ‘The New Digital’ Exhibit Features NFT Art From Chicago Artists 3. Token Branding Elon Musk’s tweets earned a lot of hype and brand awareness that helped boost tokens’ demand but they also provoked adverse reactions to the technology. How can one person’s tweets send an entire industry into a surge or tailspin? Because tokens are such a new concept, the percentage of people who trade NFTs and cryptocurrencies is still very small (even though social media can lead you to think otherwise), so any activity or news affects value significantly. Eventually, as more funds start to come in, the market will become more stable. 4. Number of Available Tokens There are a set number of tokens available. NFTs are one-of-a-kind and currency tokens have a limited number. Over time, both types can become more valuable as demand increases, like if you owned a Picasso or a piece from a limited-edition fashion release. With fiat money, the opposite happens. In 1938 you could buy a house with $3,900. Now? Try half a million dollars (or more). Foreseeing the Future More people and companies use tokens every day, and the trend is only accelerating. For example, Recur, a fintech company based in Miami, enables NFT transactions by buying, collecting and reselling NFTs. Catalog sells one-of-a-kind records as NFTs. Each musician decides what to include in the record, from publishing rights to an autograph; this dynamic reimagines the music industry. On a more mainstream level, Burger King recently presented a loyalty program based on NFTs. The “Keep it Real Meals” campaign consists of celebrities creating their ideal Burger King meals and customers playing games where they earn NFT collectibles, which they can trade for a tangible reward in their restaurant. Before You Go Somewhere Boring, Read ThisCrypto Hubs Are Booming. Here’s Where to Find Them. Digital assets bring new perspectives and possibilities into the business world that every company should explore or risk being left behind. It’s hard to pinpoint an exact time frame before cryptocurrencies and digital assets transactions are the norm. However, the technology adoption curve shows the gap between launch and massive acceptance is getting shorter and shorter, so it could be less than ten years before your old leather wallet is put to rest and all your money is safe and sound in a blockchain ledger. TripCandy Built In’s expert contributor network publishes thoughtful, solutions-oriented stories written by innovative tech professionals. It is the tech industry’s definitive destination for sharing compelling, first-person accounts of problem-solving on the road to innovation. Great Companies Need Great People. That's Where We Come In. 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Browse: Home » 2011 » June » 06 » Discussion Questions for The Conspirator Discussion Questions for The Conspirator June 6, 2011 · by Greg Grooms · in Film Discuss your first impressions of the film. What does watching The Conspirator leave you thinking about The last American president to be shot was Ronald Reagan in 1981. What do you recall of the media coverage surrounding the event? (SNL famously parodied media coverage of the Reagan shooting in a skit entitled “Buckwheat Shot,” starring Eddie Murphy.) How did it compare to the press coverage of the Lincoln assassination as shown in The Conspirator? What effect in each instance did media coverage produce in the population at large? Why did the government decide to try Mrs. Surratt in a military court? In your opinion was their rationale sound? How did the fact that Mrs. Surratt was a woman influence public perception of her? The process of the trial? The verdict? Do you think Mrs. Surratt was a participant in the plot to kill Lincoln? Defend your answer. Frederick Aiken, Mrs. Surratt’s lawyer, undergoes a transformation during the film, from her angry opponent to her passionate supporter. What drives this change in him? In one of the film’s most important dialogues, Aiken encourages Mrs. Surratt to incriminate her son John in order to save herself. She refuses, saying, “Have you ever cared for something greater than yourself?” To which he replies, “I’ve spent the last four years fighting for something greater than myself.” Then we are the same,” she says. Discuss this exchange. Aiken accused Secretary of War Edwin Stanton of seeking vengeance in Mrs. Surratt’s trial, not justice. What’s the difference between vengeance and justice? In 1866 the US Supreme Court ruled that constitutional rights may be suspended during times of war, stating “these [the Bill of Rights], in truth, are all peace provisions of the Constitution and, like all other conventional and legislative laws and enactments, are silent amidst arms, and when the safety of the people becomes the supreme law.” Was this ruling, in your opinion, correct? If you’ve seen the film Unthinkable (2010), compare it to The Conspirator. In each film the rights of an American citizen are suspended because of a perceived threat to “the greater good”. In Mrs. Surratt’s case, “The Union” is at stake, at least in the opinion of Secretary Stanton. In Unthinkable the threat is nuclear terrorism. Should the rule of law be upheld in each case, despite the possible consequences? If not, why not? If you were allowed the honor of dining and talking with director Robert Redford after viewing his film, what questions would you like to discuss with him about his film? Critics are divided in their assessments of The Conspirator. The Boston Globe called it “an important film… that has had the life beaten out of it by Robert Redford, a man who should know better.” The New York Times accused it of “Dixie sentimentality.” According to Rex Reed “No matter where your political leanings lie, the great thing about The Conspirator is that Mr. Redford is wise enough to let the audience decide what the parallels are. See it, enjoy a ripping good yarn and learn something.” What did you think of it? Is it well done? Is it entertaining? Why in your opinion was this film made now? Note: Allow me to recommend a study guide The American Film Company has made available online for The Conspirator at www.crimemuseum.org/documents/ConspiratorCurriculum.pdf Tags: film ← thrift store prom Baseball, Hotdogs, Apple Pie, and … the Rule of Law? A review of The Conspirator →	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6212270855903625, "wiki_prob": 0.37877291440963745, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line974438"}
slas 2022 News PerkinElmer highlights new workflows at SLAS 2022 BOSTON - Following a series of acquisitions of Horizon Discovery, BioLegend, Nexcelom Bioscience, and Omni International in 2021, PerkinElmer showcased end-to-end life sciences workflows at the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) 2022 International Conference and Expo. Video loading ... First, the company debuted its walk-away workflow solution for protein-protein interaction immunoassay development. This fully automated workflow features reagents placed on the company's Janus G3 Assay Development workstation, which is integrated with the Victor Nivo Multimode Microplate Reader. PerkinElmer scientists configured its Tibco Spotfire software as a graphical user interface to interactively design plate layouts and add metadata entered by users. The workflow leverages homogeneous time-resolved fluorescence immunoassay technology, which requires no wash steps. Signals VitroVivo software is then used to analyze the data and as a recommendation engine to provide conditions for the next set of experiments. "The reason why this conference exists is so that vendors like ourselves could come and show solutions for unique pharma problems," said Glen Molotnikov, strategy leader for biotherapeutics drug discovery at PerkinElmer, at the event. The company also featured the Hive scRNAseq solution developed by Honeycomb Biotechnologies for single-cell isolation and analysis. The portable handheld device captures, stores, and does RNA sequencing library prep of a diverse range of cell types, according to the firm. The Hive requires no specialized instrumentation, and expands opportunities for laboratories pursuing basic, translational, preclinical, and clinical research. "So, the Honeycomb Hive, by PerkinElmer and Honeycomb, is the smallest, and I would argue the most powerful, new product release at SLAS," commented James Atwood, general manager, applied genomics, at PerkinElmer, to ScienceBoard during a demonstration at the event. Inside the device is a series of microfluidic wells, where cells settle and then can be sealed and captured for storage, Atwood explained. The Hive essentially creates 10,000 single partitions that can hold 10,000 separate cells. This differs dramatically from other flow-based competing technologies, Atwood noted. PerkinElmer highlighted a number of other differentiated offerings and novel workflows at SLAS 2022, including instruments, assays and reagents, consumables, automation technologies, software, and services that span basic research, biologics, and cell and gene drug discovery and development. Do you have a unique perspective on your research related to drug discovery and development? Contact the editor today to learn more. SPT Labtech launches 2 new liquid handling platforms at SLAS 2022 BOSTON - SPT Labtech unveiled its new firefly liquid handling platform for next-generation sequencing library preparation and the apricot DC1, a 4-in-1... Novel genetic analyzer advances capabilities of Sanger sequencing Capillary electrophoresis, which enables Sanger sequencing and fragment analysis, is an important tool for improving clinical research and advancing scientific... Applied Cells unveils GMP-ready MARS bar system Applied Cells unveiled its multiphysics automated reconfigurable separation (MARS) good manufacturing practices (GMP)-ready bar system at the Society... Last Updated 7/20/2022 2:34:29 PM Post your comment ...	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.8339511156082153, "wiki_prob": 0.8339511156082153, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line94216"}
Russell Ku HeyCTM: Music That Boosts the Study Mood This is HeyCTM, a listicle of what ACTM members recommend to help guide fellow students into the ins and outs of college life as a ComTech student. As the tunes that blast through coffee shops remain out of reach, we asked some of you what music boosts the study mood as we currently face the challenges of online classes. Nectar by Joji (2020) [Link to Spotify Album] Freshman Enrique Navarro believes that finding the right type of music stimulates your creative juice. “It can also find the right type of mentality to approach a certain task,” he adds. Navarro finds Japanese singer-songwriter Joji’s second studio album Nectar to be a great choice to blast when he is studying as he sees the overall mood of the album as very relaxing. He also added that the different sounds and melodies in this album makes him think for his academic tasks. Similarly, third-year student Cheska Nepomuceno also recommends the album as the album has some songs that can help students keep their energy up but also has songs that are similar to lo-fi beats. In addition, Anton Cabalde recommends the song Afterthoughts from the album as “it's relaxing but doesn't make you sleepy.” If It’s Meant to Be It’ll Be by DJ Fidda (2017) [Link to Spotify Song] Sophomore student Sharis Paterno shares that the beat and lyrics of DJ Fidda’s If It’s Meant to Be It’ll Be (2017) is relaxing for her amidst academic workload. She says that the song is perfect when you’re stressed and want to take a quick pause. “After listening to this song, it can help put you back on track,” she says. Do It by Chloe x Halle (2020) For senior year student Rina Peneyra, her discovery of American R&B duo Chloe x Halle’s Do It (2020) came from hearing it through video sharing platform TikTok. “I feel extremely empowered by this song… I feel like I could do anything,” Peneyra says, highlighting how her confidence has been at an all-time high whenever she listens to this song. She adds that music can motivate her fellow ACTM members and pull them out from their studying slump. LoFi Fruits Music Playlist [Link to Spotify Playlist] Need a little fruit in the juice? ACTM’s Associate Vice President for External Relations Training Mikaella Miller found the LoFi Fruits Music playlist through a study session with her friend in Discord. She says that LoFi music gives her the coffee shop vibes that she misses. “I feel like listening to this with people from ACTM would sort of still give that feeling of normalcy to everyone,” she says. 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton (1980) With most of the recommendations listed so far on the contemporary end, ACTM’s Executive Vice President Noelle Amba went retro through her recommendation of American country singer-songwriter Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5 (1980). For Amba, the song is a classic, and discovered it as she was developing a playlist with songs from inspiring and empowering women artists. “It boosts my mood especially at the start of a long day of work! It's a classic bop with amazing lyrics. Gotta pour myself a cup of ambition,” she says. Although we miss the sound of coffee shop music while studying in coffee shops around Katipunan, replicating these vibes through music in the confines of our own bedrooms and table desks in going through modules and readings posted in Canvas could bring a semblance of normalcy while we live through unprecedented times. __________ All credits for the elements in the banner go to the rightful owners. Photos from Pinterest. (Re)writing My Histories: 4 Things I’ve Learned from 4 years of Digital Journaling 3 Key Steps for a Plan B	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.8862038254737854, "wiki_prob": 0.8862038254737854, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1243895"}
Peterbilt expands suspension options for Model 382 Peterbilt Motors Co. announced the expanded availability of its proprietary Air Leaf, Low Air Leaf and Air Trac drive axle suspensions to the Model 382. The suspensions are designed to provide a smooth, controlled ride and facilitate excellent braking and handling features. “The 382 has established a reputation for outstanding quality, reliability and exceptional serviceability with regional-haul Class 8 customers where overall low cost of ownership, performance and durability is critical to their success,” said Charles Cook, Peterbilt Vocational Market segment manager. “Offering Peterbilt’s complete lineup of proprietary air suspensions increases the specification flexibility for customers to further optimize the 382 to their operational needs.” Peterbilt’s Air Leaf and Low Air Leaf suspensions require no lubrication and are available for single or tandem rear-axle configurations and have a rated capacity of up to 40,000 pounds. The Air Trac also is available in both single and tandem drive-axle configurations with maximum capacity ratings of 46,000 pounds. Peterbilt’s Model 382 is designed for regional-haul markets such as pickup and delivery as well as a range of vocational markets and is suited to meet municipal specifications and a variety of construction, refuse, fire service and emergency applications. Sponsored by Fullbay Heavy-Duty Maintenance Checklist Maintenance is a critical part of vehicle upkeep—we’re preaching to the choir here, but you know what? It doesn’t hurt to repeat it at times. Check out our latest downloadable maintenance checklist and give it a whirl!	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.6666535139083862, "wiki_prob": 0.6666535139083862, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1735423"}
2023 20th International Multi-Conference on Systems, Signals & Devices (SSD) 2023 20th International Multi-Conference on Systems, Signals & Devices (SSD) wird vom 20-23 February 2023 in Mahdia, Tunisia stattfinden. Die Germany Section IM Chapter ist ein Sponsor dieser Veranstaltung. https://ssd-conf.org/ 2023 20th International Multi-Conference on Systems, Signals & Devices (SSD) is to be held in Mahdia, Tunisia on 20-23 February 2023. The Germany Section IM Chapter is a sponsor of this event.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9999741315841675, "wiki_prob": 0.9999741315841675, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1093621"}
Canada’s museums scramble to promote online experiences as coronavirus shuts their doors People walk past the Museum of History on March 14, 2020 in Gatineau, Que.Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press At the Sidney Museum in Sidney, B.C., staff have had to close their annual Lego show and cancel its March Break scavenger hunt, the biggest money-makers of the year for a local history museum where admission is by donation. At the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) an exhibition of mummies on loan from the British Museum was supposed to be shipped to the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto at the end of the month, but is now stuck indefinitely in Quebec. And at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic on the Halifax waterfront, the doors are closed and the cruise-ship passengers will not be strolling by this spring – but the public can still check out Merlin the parrot on the museum’s webcam. Facing unprecedented closings during their busy spring season, museums across Canada are juggling exhibition schedules and scrambling to advertise their digital offerings as they watch the losses mount. At the MMFA, director Nathalie Bondil said the museum’s 2019-2020 budget will be in the black when the fiscal year ends this month, but as for 2020-21: “Who knows?” On top of the loss of revenue from visitors, losses in the stock market may make it difficult to find sponsors for future programming, she added. The museums are reluctant to complain publicly about the problem and will not predict how much money they are losing – the directors of the ROM, the National Gallery of Canada and the Canadian Museum of History all declined to be interviewed for this story – but their professional associations are starting to warn governments that financial help will be needed. “There are no more visitors, therefore there is no more revenue,” said Vanda Vitali, executive director of the Canadian Museums Association, adding that some institutions were already considering layoffs. “Museums are employers, too.” A sign on the front door of the Museum of History indicates its indefinite closure.Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press The CMA issued a public letter to the federal government this week calling for a dedicated relief fund for museums forced to close owing to COVID-19, and also for new money for digital activities. Many larger museums maintain databases featuring highlights of their collections and mount online exhibitions, but it is often too costly for smaller institutions to provide any significant online access to their art and artifacts. “People are a bit shell-shocked right now,” said Ryan Hunt, executive director of the B.C. Museums Association. He predicted that more museums would up their web presence next week. The association is about to launch an online hub that will compile all the digital offerings available from B.C. museums, including the Royal BC Museum’s learning portal and Google Street View tours of the Vancouver Art Gallery. The association is also working with other arts groups in British Columbia to survey both artists and institutions so the sector can present hard numbers to the provincial government about the loss of revenue. As museums across the country consider how to keep in touch with their absent visitors, they are also busy setting up remote work for their staff. That was a task that took on particular urgency at the MMFA this week, when the museum was informed that a worker at one of the non-profit agencies it plays host to in its Sherbrooke Street headquarters had COVID-19. The museum, which had closed to the public on Saturday, began to close its offices to staff Wednesday; several employees who had met with the infected individual are now self-isolating. “People are very professional. We all understand we must be cautious of the well-being of employees as well as the public,” Bondil said. Meanwhile, the museum is posting a daily cultural activity on its Facebook page, and waiting for better days. “This is an unprecedented time, but we just have to be wise and patient and we will reopen to the public this spring,” Bondil said, adding “I hope in six months, we will just have memories.” Sign up for the Coronavirus Update newsletter to read the day’s essential coronavirus news, features and explainers written by Globe reporters. Follow Kate Taylor on Twitter: @thatkatetaylorOpens in a new window Check your horoscope to learn how the stars align for you today. Scoop a new vibe in the numbers and do today’s Daily Sudoku. Kick back with the Daily Universal Crossword. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.677871584892273, "wiki_prob": 0.677871584892273, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1698702"}
Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Pitch Competition Type:Submission Categories:Business, Entrepreneurship, Environment [email protected] The Blue Ocean High School Entrepreneurship Competition is the most prestigious and largest pitch competition for high school students in the world. It is a virtual entrepreneurship competition that attracts the very best high school aged entrepreneurs from all over the world. Every year, individuals or teams pitch their innovative business concepts to experienced entrepreneurs and business-people, receive feedback on their ideas, join a community of like-minded students, and compete for thousands in cash prizes. Simply come up with an idea on your own or with a team of up to 5 others for a product or service that stands apart and you believe the world needs, register for the competition (see button above), so we know who you are and can keep in touch with you, create a video pitch under 5 minutes in length using the Rubric on the Resources page and then submit the video by the deadline. That’s it. A full judging rubric can be found at the following address: https://blueoceancompetition.org/pitchresources Blue Ocean Award Team Award. First Prize $1,000 Second Prize $750 Third Prize $500 People's Choice Award $750 (Combination YouTube likes and judges vote) $1,000 to the school that has the most individual or team pitches that make the Top 25 $1,000 to the top 5 schools who bring in the most submissions A 75″ OneScreen TouchScreen is awarded to one of the Top 10 schools with the highest collective score Website: https://blueoceancompetition.org Managing Organization: Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneurs Corp. High school students may work alone or in a group.	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.7106654644012451, "wiki_prob": 0.2893345355987549, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1327390"}
Electric stand-up PWC loses the noise, keeps the fun By Scott Collie The Free Form Factory Gratis X1 The Gratis X1 looks just as fun as a gas-powered PWC Getting some air on the Gratis X1 LED lights on the nose of the Gratis X1 Gasoline-powered stand-up personal water-craft (PWC) aren't all that popular at the moment, with emissions rules and safety concerns pushing them out of favor. That doesn't mean there's not a market for them, though. One solution is to buy used and hoon around making noise, burning fuel and generally being a pain for everyone on the beach. Failing that you could turn to the team at Free Form Factory (FFF), which has created a fully-electric stand-up PWC. Power for the FFF Gratis X1 comes from a liquid-cooled 6.5-kWh battery nestled deep in the hull. The standard battery pack is good for around 45 minutes of riding, but an additional 3.3-kWh power pack can boost that to a full hour. According to the team, most gas-powered PWC riders don't run for more than an hour at a time, making the battery capacity more than enough for the average user. Charging takes between 90 minutes and four hours depending on the socket used, and FFF says the PWC can be juiced up on any standard wall plug or propane generator. That also means it can probably be topped up on a diesel generator, but that isn't exactly in keeping with the clean, green image the company is after. Performance hasn't suffered in the switch from gas to battery power, with a top speed of 40 knots (46 mph or 74 km/h) from the Zero Motorcycles powertrain making it just as fast as the average fossil-fuel guzzling PWC. It will also accelerate like mad, with peak torque on tap from standstill and just 380 lb (172 kg) to hustle around. If electric cars are anything to go by, the infinitely-customizable nature of electric power delivery should also make it silky-smooth, perfect for getting new riders into the sport. The Gratis X1's green credentials don't end with the powertrain, as the whole PWC has been built with the environment in mind. The whole deck and hull are built of a special polymer blend that is 100 percent recyclable, and any leftover material or offcuts are saved and put into making the next batch of hulls. "Every step of the manufacturing process ismodeled with the highest of green standardspossible in mind, with superior performance," says Jordan Darling, Free Form Factory CEO. "We believe it is important to reduce our negativeimpact on the environmentand we are determinedto reach our goal of zerowaste." Keen riders are able to track their performance using the inbuilt dashboard, which will look familiar to anyone who's taken a look at a Zero motorbike. It hooks up to an iOS/Android app, and can share information about the current charge status, how long a full charge will take and how much gas has been saved by going pure-electric. The FFF Gratis X1 is up for pre-order at the moment, with a starting price of US$17,990. You can take a look at the Gratis X1 in action in the video below. Source: Free Form Factory SILENCE THE MASSES - Free Form Factory Gratis X1 - Electric PWC MarineElectricPWCZero Motorcycles Scott Collie Based in Melbourne, Australia, Scott grew up with a passion for cars and a love of writing. He now combines the two by covering all things automotive for New Atlas. When he’s got a spare moment, you can usually find him freezing himself silly in search of fresh powder to ski. guzmanchinky March 14, 2017 11:06 PM Love it. But that's a lot of coin. Rehab March 15, 2017 12:38 AM I thought it would be over 20K, nice job Buellrider March 15, 2017 10:32 AM Looks like Zero is really using their tech for good use. I'm looking forward to the day that 500 miles to a charge is no big deal. My Prius Prime plugin goes 25+/- miles on electric. Bought new with a tankful of fuel from the dealer and the gas gauge hasn't budged off the Full mark. Waiting to see the electric bill. Electric is now but so few people have no idea what they are missing out on. Some day the airliners will be all electric and won't that be something. zr2s10 March 15, 2017 01:24 PM I find that price "shocking". Pun intended. Because sitting on a giant battery pack while you're soaking wet is probably not the safest thing in the world. And that charge time means you have to buy two if you want to be out all day. Some things just aren't better as electric over gas. This is definitely one of them. habakak March 15, 2017 03:39 PM @zr2s10...these are early days. Battery prices will drop by 50% to 75% over the next 3 to 5 years and then this craft will cost $12k or less, possibly even $7k. And it will go for 1.25 to 1.5 hours. Eventually gasoline just can't compete. For light transportation and water craft that will be in the next 5 to 10 years. More likely 5. Gasoline powered craft are noisy, hazardous, not good for your health and more prone to breakdown due higher pressure and temperatures of the engines. You are like the people who believed an automobile will never outrun a horse! LOL! habakak, I've been hearing battery prices will drop, but the number you quote in that time frame? Beyond optimism. The noise is part of the fun, AND, not that bad on PWC. And breathing the exhaust may be bad for your health, but not as bad as getting electrocuted, and you're not sucking it in directly anyway. I'm hardly comparable to the automobile never replacing horses type, but electric power isn't a magic cure all to everything on the planet. The right tool for the job, and this is not a good fit for PWC. I wouldn't buy a SxS or ATV that was electric either. HalSlater March 15, 2017 06:28 PM Can we just get the info without the sales pitch? It was over one minute into the two minute video before we even got the first glimpse of the PWC an the gratuitous shot of the woman flinging her wet hair back did not inform at all. Save the Spielberg crap for him school. Great looking product from what little the video showed. Derek Howe March 15, 2017 06:55 PM Nice, it wont be long before all modes of transportation goes electric. Now if only electric prices would lower. For the person who thinks that you can get shocked by a dc battery in water: You may not be educated enough to browse a science site... Craig Jennings March 15, 2017 11:40 PM Never mind the noise and pollution..... Think of the maintenance saved!!! But agree with previous sentiment, would be nice to see it doing something :)	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6694695353507996, "wiki_prob": 0.33053046464920044, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line873798"}
Home Tag Archives: Hrithik Roshan Tag Archives: Hrithik Roshan Hrithik Roshan Is A Responsible Father And Wants His Children To Be Contributors Towards The Society in : Bollywood News, Lifestyle Hrithik Roshan is a great actor who has given a number of hits such as Koi Mil Gaya, Kaho Na Pyaar Hai, Krish, Jodha Akbar and many more. He is a famous actor and a son of director come, Producer, Rakesh Roshan. Hrithik Roshan is quite particular towards his diet and follows a great fitness regime. He has a finely … Kaabil 9th Day Total Box Office Collection: The Ticket Counters are Still Witnessing a Decent Crowd in : Box Office Collection Kaabil Box Office Collection: Sanjay Gupta’s revenge saga Kaabil gave a healthy competition to Shah Rukh Khan starrer Raees as the film has been well received by innumerable moviegoers and on the other hand, quite a few viewers have not come up with positive responses regarding the plot line of the action thriller film. 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Hrithik Roshan Yami Gautam starer, the Hindi language film Kaabil witnesses a surprisingly sharp performance of Rohit and Ronit Roy who plays the antagonist of the film. With a strong storyline and at par performances, Kaabil total collection may give more than satisfactory contribution in the box office business. Standing firmly in competition with Shahrukh’s Raees, the holiday witnesses a … Kaabil (2017) Movie Review, Rating, Cast and Crew, Box Office Prediction, Audience Response and More in : Reviews Kaabil Movie Review- One of the most-awaited movies of the year 2017, is the romantic action thriller starring Hrithik Roshan and Yami Gautam. The film is directed by Sanjay Gupta, written by Vijay Kumar Mishra, and is produced by Rakesh Roshan under his banner FilmKraft Productions. the movie raised a lot of buzz due to its interesting trailer that revolves … Kaabil Opening Day Box Office Collection: A Ray of Hope for Hrithik Roshan and Yami Gautam? Kaabil Box Office Collection: Two of the major films of 2017 is going to hit the silver screens tomorrow and it is quite anticipated that the clash between Hrithik Roshan starrer Kaabil and Shah Rukh Khan starrer Raees is going to be massive. More than 30% theatres have already been booked for Kaabil and according to trade analyst Taran Adarsh, Hrithik … Kaabil’s First Song Releases Tomorrow, Fans to Go through a Euphonious Journey Sanjay Gupta‘s endeavour Kaabil has been making the fans go gaga with its promising trailer and now they have another reason to beam with joy as the very first song of the romantic-action thriller film is going to be released tomorrow. Rajesh Roshan’s earlier mellow numbers are still quite appreciated by the listeners, and now they are expecting the music … Is Hrithik Roshan in Race 3? Race is the franchise that is all about business politics, backstabbing, fancy cars and everything that is glittery and in extremely polished. The presentation of Race movies is one of a kind in Bollywood that can easily compete with any stylized Hollywood flick. Now after Saif Ali who glorified the two previous Race movies now may pass on the throne … World’s Most Handsome Faces List ranked Hrithik Roshan 3 and Salman Khan 7! When it comes to Bollywood Hunks, we are aware of the list of names that would pop up in our mind along with a smirk. Considering the high standards of beauty in the industry which the actresses fall prey to, the actors in Bollywood happens to have the somewhat taste of the same scenario. Media does not step down to come … Hrithik Roshan and Yami Gautam Starrer ‘Kaabil’ Finished Shooting Before Scheduled Time One of the most popular actor Hrithik Roshan, who is known to have swooned the audience with his outstanding films and killer looks, proves that he is extremely dedicated when it comes to his movie projects. According to news, the upcoming 2017 Indian Hindi drama thriller film”Kaabil” completed shooting in just 77 days, which is 11 days ahead of schedule. … Kaabil Second Poster Unveiled: Yami and Hrithik Seems Inseparable in : First Look The much-speculated film of the year Kaabil revealed its second poster through social media featuring Yami Gautam and Hrithik Roshan. This is the first time that Yami got her poster share thus giving a strong feeling of going weak on our knees. The first look of Kaabil received lots of appreciation in which Hrithik was seen in tough looks. The … Kaabil First Look Revealed where Hrithik Roshan is Playing Rohan Bhatnager In the first look of the character named Rohan, we can see depth in those eyes, uncovering a state of fear, tension, depression! Indeed, the makers of the film Kaabilhas dotted aggression for the promotion of the film. Probably thatis the reason why after an intriguing teaser poster they have decided to release the first look of Hrithik asRohan Bhatnager. … Hrithik Roshan Mimics Amitabh for Kaabil This is one star of Bollywood who can do everything! Yap he is a superhero is true sense. Yes we are talking about Hrithik Roshan. The latest buzz is Hrithik will be mimicking the sahensha of Bollywood Amitabh Bachchan in his next release Kaabil. The movie is becoming talk of the tinsel town for various reasons. First there was news … Is Salman Khan the Highest Tax Payer of 2016? Salman Khan is again in the news for his another good act. If the source to be trusted it has revealed that leaving behind Akshay Kumar and Hrithik Roshan, superstar Salman Khan has topped the list of highest advance tax payers for this year. The 50 year old actor has paid Rs 16 crore while Akshay Kumar who held the … Hrithik Roshan Gets Inspiration For His Role In Kaabil From Hollywood Actor Al Pacino The must awaited movie Kaabildirected by Sanjay Guptastarring Hrithik Roshan, and Yami Gautam is scheduled to be released on 26th January2017.The film is produced by the Rakesh Roshan Banner FilmKraft Productions, and we all know Hrithik Roshan takes his father Rakesh Roshan’sprojects very seriously. As per the recent news, at a media preview of the launch of the trailer of … Kangana Ranaut Disparage Hrithik Roshan and Priyanka Chopra on Neha Dhupia’s Show Kangana Ranaut and Hrithik Roshan‘s cold war was making innumerableheadlines all over the social media afew days back. And now it seems that history might get repeated once again. The 29-year-old actress made a jaw-dropping response regarding Hrithik on Neha Dhupia’s show #NoFilterNeha. The actress not only made a statement against Hrithik but also for the phenomenal Priyanka Chopra. Kangana … Top Tags Ranveer Singh Hrithik Roshan Narendra Modi Real Madrid Alia Bhatt Business Akshay Kumar Box office collection Apple iPhone 7 Xiaomi Samsung Salman Khan India Shah Rukh Khan	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.6480239629745483, "wiki_prob": 0.6480239629745483, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1319893"}
EMC, Dell Combine iSCSI with Fibre Channel By Clint Boulton EMC and Dell are combining forces — and storage protocols — in a new midrange storage offering. The CX3-10 UltraScale FC/iSCSI system marks a new entry point with EMC’s Clariion machines for mid-sized customers. Designed to sock away data in businesses with anywhere from 250 to 2,500 employees, the CX3-10 is geared to handle the glut of data in e-mail applications, such as Microsoft Exchange, or enterprise resource planning apps from the likes of Oracle and SAP. The trick is to meet such requirements at a reasonable cost, a balancing act that EMC, Dell and rivals HP, IBM, NetApp and others have been trying to pull off in the multi-billion-dollar midrange SAN market. “Although these mid-size business have big requirements — information in these businesses is growing rapidly — they may not have big staffs or big budgets,” said Katie Curtin-Mestre, director of Clariion product marketing at EMC. “Our focus at EMC is economical solutions for these mid-size enterprises.” The CX3-10 supports both Fibre Channel and iSCSI connectivity. This combination is an important selling point for customers because traditional machines don’t support both on the same machine, forcing business to buy separate machines to manage Fibre Channel or the lower-cost iSCSI protocols. Because of its lower cost, iSCSI presents an attractive entry point for customers moving into block-based networked storage from file-based network-attached storage (NAS) or direct-attached storage (DAS) for the first time. EMC began offering iSCSI and Fibre Channel support on its CX3-20, CX3-30, CX3-40 and CX3-80 UltraScale systems last October. The CX3-10, which spans from 5 to 60 drives and stores up to 30 terabytes of data, also includes EMC’s Navisphere Task Bar to make managing the box a snap for moderately tech-savvy users who can’t look to a storage administrator for help. Replication software for non-disruptive backup, PowerPath load balancing and path-failover software, an option for all-SATA configurations and an option to procure low-cost Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters HBAs) are also part of the CX3-10 package. The CX3-10 starts at $27,000. Mestre said EMC has also issued RecoverPoint/SE, a version of the company’s long-distance disaster recovery software that supports CLARiiON CX and CX3 systems. RecoverPoint/SE also features a bandwidth-reduction option that helps customers pare their replication costs by reducing the amount of data sent over the line by up to a factor of 10, yielding significant cost savings. The product is for Windows hosts between Clariions and supports up to 4 terabytes of capacity. RecoverPoint/SE is $10,000 per array. Dell is offering its own version of the machine, branded the Dell/EMC CX3-10c, according to Praveen Asthana, Dell’s director of storage. “When we came out with the CX3-20, CX3-30, CX-40 with EMC, we noticed a gap between the DAS products and the CX line, so we worked with EMC to come out with the CX3-10,” Asthana said. To accompany the CX3-10c, Dell today issued two new tape libraries, the PowerVault TL 2000 and the PowerVault TL4000, to provide automated data protection at a cost of traditional autoloaders. The pairing of a CX3-10c with the TL2000 or TL4000 will help users consolidate storage systems and handle growing capacity needs. Article courtesy of Internet News Could Big Blue Buy Bocada? An Apple a Day Keeps Storage Costs Away Clint Boulton Clint Boulton is an Enterprise Storage Forum contributor and a senior writer for CIO.com covering IT leadership, the CIO role, and digital transformation.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.8232042789459229, "wiki_prob": 0.8232042789459229, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line241636"}
Gujarat and Maharashtra state EV policies and Lithium-ion Gigafactory 'Gujarat Electric Vehicle Policy 2021' announced to give subsidy and promote EVs in the Gujarat state. Meanwhile, as part of the revised electric vehicle (EV) policy, the state transport ministry made a presentation for Giga Factory for manufacturing of Lithium-ion batteries 'Gujarat Electric Vehicle Policy 2021' The Gujarat government on Tuesday announced 'Gujarat Electric Vehicle Policy 2021' to promote use of electric vehicles in the state. According to Gujarat's CM Vijay Rupani, it aims to bring at least 2 lakh electric vehicles on the state roads including 1.10 lakh electric two-wheel vehicles, 70,000 three-wheelers and 20,000 four-wheelers in the next four years. The subsidy will be provided to private and commercial vehicles and in addition to the Fame II subsidy. A subsidy up to ₹20,000/- on purchase of 2wheeler, ₹50,000/- for 3wheeler and ₹1,50,000/- on purchase of a 4wheeler will be transferred directly to the bank accounts of owners through direct benefit transfer. Registrations of vehicles at RTO in Gujarat will be free. The policy also focuses on setting up charging infrastructure for EVs. While 278 charging stations, mostly on highways, have been approved, the state government is planning to add another 250 in near future. "In all, we are aiming for 500 charging stations, which can be set up at petrol pumps or roadside hotels too. This will help electric car owners to travel longer distances. We will also provide capital subsidy on the investment made by entrepreneurs to set up such charging stations," Vijay Rupani said. It was also announced that Kevadia in Gujarat will soon transform into the country's first electric-vehicle-only city. Necessary infrastructure is being made to ensure that only battery-based buses, four wheelers, and two-wheelers ply in Kevadiya in future. He further added that India is setting an example for the world that development need not stop to protect the environment, and that ecology and economy can go hand in hand. Maharashtra State Policy and Giga Factory proposal Meanwhile, in Maharashtra revised EV policy, the government has planned to setup a lithium-ion gigafactory. The state transport ministry made a presentation to Uddhav Thackeray for Giga Factory for manufacturing of Lithium-ion batteries and emphasized the need to improve the electric-charging station infrastructure. The 2021 EV Policy is keen to on Infrastructure setup. The state plans to turn 10% of their vehicles into EVs by 2025. The government also plans to set up over 2,300 charging stations in government buildings, MSRTC bus stops, besides petrol pumps, and malls in the future. The 2021 EV policy draft targets major cities such as Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Nashik and Aurangabad to achieve 25 per cent electrification of intra-city public transport, as well as last-mile delivery vehicles by 2025 PluginIndia's Take It is indeed amazing to see states coming together to support Electric Mobility. Karnataka, Telangana launched EV policies in 2017. Maharashtra, Andhra, Uttarakhand and Delhi laucnhed in 2018. Many other states too have drafted or approved an EV policy. And in 2021 - Meghalaya, West Bengal and Gujarat have approved their policies. Let's take a step back and appreciate the fact that and this has only been made possible due to the progressive central government scheme - The FAME 2. Also lot of credit must go to the likes of Nitin Gadkari who always urged manufacturers to take Electrics seriously. Electric Scooters in The Gujarat will have ludicrously low prices. For example the Ampere Zeal or Hero Electric Optima electric scooter which costs around Rs 58k after FAME 2 subsidy, will now cost less than Rs 40k. This will get people to switch towards electrics. An electric car too will get a state subsidy of Rs. 10,000 per kWh provided the car costs less than Rs 15 Lakhs. So if Mahindra launches the eKUV with a 20 kWh battery pack and sell it at an "inflated" price of Rs 9 Lakhs, customers in Gujarat can get a cool subsidy of Rs 2 Lakh. And yet despite all of this BIG ICE vehicle manufacturers are still not onboard. Many of them have no EVs' in their portfolio even in 2021. But we are confident with large players like Ola Electric investing huge money in EV's, the BIG ICE Mafia will tow the line! Subscribe to PluginIndia on YouTube to follow the Indian EV Industry and EV Community. Also subscribe to our podcast. Hughes Global Education link E-vehicle are the future. Gujarat and Maharashtra government's initiatives are the step towards a better and greener future. We showcase real EV news happening in the Indian EV industry. We also highlight our take on each story for brief analysis. We don't do EV speculation or EV gossip! Battery Swapping Cargo Electric Vehicles Commercial EVs EV Tech Government EV Policies Recycling Lithium-ion Batteries	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.8969621062278748, "wiki_prob": 0.8969621062278748, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1089429"}
HomeStandards & Protocols 802.11n Ratified By Naomi Graychase At long last, the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) has ratified the 802.11n standard. In a press release quietly issued late in the day on Friday, September 11th, the IEEE announced that its Standards Board had ratified the IEEE 802.11n-2009 amendment, “defining mechanisms that provide significantly improved data rates and ranges for wireless local area networks (WLANs).” The news came as no surprise to vendors and industry watchers, as the IEEE had been open about its September timetable for ratification. The finalized standard, which includes a 560-page 802.11n amendment, makes good on its promise of backward-compatibility with earlier drafts and also adds some new capabilities. The Wi-Fi Alliance, which certifies 802.11 products for interoperability, affirmed in late July that its certification programs would not have to change as a result of the impending ratification. The seven-year journey to ratification officially involved more than 400 individuals ranging from equipment and silicon suppliers, service providers, systems integrators, consultant organizations, and academic institutions from more than 20 countries. Paul Nikolich, IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee Chairman said in Friday’s press release, “Everyone involved in the 802.11n process–and no one more than Bruce Kraemer ‘Chair of the IEEE Wireless LAN Working Group’, whose strong leadership has been instrumental from the start–deserves congratulations because this is a key data communications milestone and a good example of the consensus building environment 802 provides for its participants. The amendment will enable a dramatic leap forward in WLAN scalability with only a modest associated rise in costs for the industry and end Publication of the amendment is scheduled for mid-October. Enterprising vendors Many segments of the market, such as schools and universities, and home and small business users, had already grown comfortable enough with 802.11n-draft 2.0 to deploy networks using it. But, for enterprises, there has been more redolence toward early adoption. “The ratification is most significant for enterprises. A lot of universities have already adopted 802.11n, after receiving assurance that the final standard would be backward compatible. This final ratification puts the issue to rest for lots of customers,” Mike Tennefoss, Head of Strategic Marketing at Aruba Networks, one of the companies that sits on the 802.11n committee, told Wi-Fi Planet today. “In the broader enterprise, there was fear of last-minute changes ‘to the standard’. This ratification is really good for corporate customers. Ratification was the last barrier holding up the actual widespread adoption of 11n in the general enterprise market. We think it will open up the market significantly.” While the ratification is big news, it is also, in many ways a small detail. It’s a bit like learning that a person has finally been officially named CEO after running a company successfully and publicly for several years, but with a different job title. “It doesn’t change anything for us,” says Tennefoss. “We will of course certify under the finally ratified standard, so that we will eliminate that draft citation on the logo. It doesn’t change our development plans or our marketing strategy. It removes the impediments that were preventing customers that were really interested in high-performance, high-security systems from moving forward. We expect more activity in sales, but it’s not changed in technical ways.” Tennefoss also points out that for Aruba, the lack of a final standard hasn’t slowed down sales this year, but the presence of one may provide an additional boost. “We had a record quarter, a record year, a record three quarters in a row,” says Tennefoss. “There’s a very large surge in demand in the way of new orders, a lot for 11n, so I would say we would like to see that trend continue.” Better, stronger, faster Looking ahead, improvements to 11n should include both speed and energy efficiency. “We do sit on the n committee and there is work under way on the next higher speed version of 11n. As we look forward into the coming years, we’ll see enhancements to enable it to go faster on the technical side. The target is comparable to gigabit Ethernet, ultimately,” says Tennefoss. “On the other side, on the product design side, I think ratification is basically going to lead to more stratification of the market, where there are lower-priced all the way up to high-performance solutions. The standard has removed any concerns that there will be last-minute changes; it will be safer to move forward with lower-priced devices shipped in higher volume.” But what about your iPhone or BlackBerry? When will it get 802.11n? “Right now, the benefit of using g is power consumption,” says Tennefoss. “There are no ultra-low power 11n wireless handsets, phones, scanners, barcode scanners, or any other device on the market. The pipeline doesn’t have 11n devices to replace the lower power 11g that are on the market today. We know the chipset vendors are working on it. I know the iPod touch has an 11n chip in it, but can you get the required battery time? I don’t know when it will happen, but it will happen. That will result in market transition from g to n-battery life.” With the advent of the new standard, a couple of vendors have launched “cash for clunkers-themed” promotions to encourage legacy users to upgrade their equipment. Read the rest at Wi-Fi Planet. Naomi Graychase CA Acquires NetQoS for $200m MyTelepath: Communications integrated into core management business processes. Best Network Troubleshooting & Diagnostics Tools On sprawling enterprise networks, it becomes increasingly difficult for network administrators... Understanding Open RAN in the Age of 5G Radio access networks (RANs) are key points in how cellular networks... 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OFF! Scare Fascists Played by Dave Foley and Brian Posehn in "Red White and Black" Video Jesus Lizard, Tool, Melvins, TSOL members also cameo By Jeremy Gordon OFF! have shared the video for "Red White and Black" from the new Wasted Years. Directed by The Admiral, it stars Dave Foley ("Kids in the Hall") and Brian Posehn ("Mr. Show") as fascists who get what's coming to them when they try to play a show in a bar. That's OFF! singer Keith Morris, above, as the MC who introduces them. The video also features cameos from David Yow (Jesus Lizard), Danny Carey (Tool), Dale Crover (Melvins), and Jack Grisham (TSOL). Watch it below, via Noisey. Watch "Momma's Boys", a Pitchfork.tv mini-documentary about OFF!: TagsVideoOFF!OFF!MetalRock Listen to Brian Brown’s “NBA Jam”: The Ones Dave Matthews Band Announce Tour and New Album, Share Song Nirvana, the Supremes, Nile Rodgers, and More Get 2023 Lifetime Achievement Grammys Everything But the Girl Announce First Album in 24 Years, Share Video for New Song Kendrick Lamar to Headline Bonnaroo 2023 Avey Tare Announces New Album 7s, Shares New Songs	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.999713122844696, "wiki_prob": 0.999713122844696, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1728381"}
1 SE 3rd Ave # 1200 SunTrust International Center Breach of Investment Churning Collateralized Mortgage Obligations Elder Financial Fraud Excessive Use of Margin Financial Adviser Fraud Financial Adviser Negligence Over-Concentration & Lack of Diversification Private Placement Securities Selling Away Investments Structured Notes, Structured Products & Market-Linked Notes Corporate & Partnership Disputes Director & Officer Liability Coverage Jay Peak Litigation Legal & Accounting Malpractice Florida Broker Fined and Suspended for Selling Away From Member Firm Jason Nicholas Dukas (CRD #4188239) is a registered broker and investment adviser in Florida. From August of 2011 to July of 2017, Mr. Dukas was employed by Wells Fargo Clearing Services. Since August of 2017, he has been a representative of Stifel, Nicholas & Company Incorporated. In May of this year, FINRA fined this broker $15,000 and suspended him from the industry for nine months for undisclosed private securities transactions. Below, our Miami selling away investments attorneys offer a more in depth review of the allegations raised against broker Jason Dukas. Broker Sanctions: Financial Advisor Jason Dukas Formerly of Wells Fargo Investigation Into Selling Away Regulators launched an investigation into the conduct of former Wells Fargo broker Jason Dukas after allegations that he violated securities industry guidelines and his firm’s internal policies by selling away from his member firm. According to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) the underlying misconduct at issue in this case occurred between October of 2016 and December of 2016, while Jason Dukas was a representative of Wells Fargo in Clearwater, Florida. Notably, Mr. Dukas was eventually terminated by the brokerage firm in the spring of 2017 because of the allegations. Violative Conduct: Undisclosed Private Transactions Under FINRA Rule 3280, any securities professional who is associated with a FINRA member firm is prohibited from participating in a private securities transaction without giving written, detailed notice to their broker-dealer. A brokerage firm must approve the proposed private transaction and, if it does, it will become responsible for providing oversight for the trade. FINRA alleges that Mr. Dukas recommended a private securities transaction to one of Wells Fargo’s customers and facilitated the transaction. The investor wired money to an outside company and received a promissory note. The customer was a high net worth investor and the total value of the transaction was $1.5 million. FINRA notes that this broker’s conduct was a clear violation of securities industry regulations, but the agency also emphasizes that the customer did not complain about the transaction in question. Former Wells Fargo Broker Fined and Suspended for Selling Away After completing its inquiry into this broker’s actions, regulators determined sanctions were warranted. Without admitting or denying wrongdoing, former Wells Fargo Clearing Services broker Jason Nicholas Dukas consented to FINRA’s findings and its imposition of penalties. For selling away from his broker-dealer, Mr. Dukas has been fined $15,000 and suspended from the securities industry for nine months. The suspension runs from June 1st, 2020 until February 28th of 2021. Schedule a Confidential Consultation With a Securities Fraud Attorney in Miami, FL At Carlson & Associates, P.A., our Florida securities fraud attorneys have the knowledge and expertise to help you maximize your financial recovery. We are committed to protecting your interests. If you sustained losses due to broker misconduct or broker firm fraud, we are more than ready to help. For a completely private consultation with an experienced investment fraud lawyer, please reach out to our Miami office today. brokercheck.finra.org/individual/summary/4188239 By Carlson & Associates, P.A. \| Posted on August 12, 2020 Litigation More Info Play Featured Video Litigation Pleadings More Info SEC Awards More Than $5 Million To Whistleblower Florida Broker Fined, Suspended For Undisclosed Private Securities Transactions Former SPAC CFO Charged In Connection To Multi-Million Dollar Securities Fraud Scheme SEC Secures Eight Figure Judgment Against Unregistered Penny Stock Dealer In Florida SEC Charges Four Individuals With Cryptocurrency Scheme Targeted At Spanish-Speaking Investors, Including In Florida 1 SE 3rd Ave #1200 No content on this site may be reused in any fashion without written permission from www.Carlson-Law.net © 2015 - 2023 Carlson & Associates, P.A. All rights reserved. This law firm website is managed by MileMark Media.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.6376635432243347, "wiki_prob": 0.6376635432243347, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1748600"}
Jean-Marie Le Pen Quotes and Sayings - Page 1 More Jean-Marie Le Pen quote about: War, “Marine Le Pen may want me dead, that's possible, but she must not count on my co-operation” -- Jean-Marie Le Pen #Marine #May #Want “Political rivals attacked me. I was savagely beaten. I was kicked in the face and I lost my eye as a result.” #Eye #Political #Rivals “The Dreyfus Affair is an exceptional case. It's true that here and there you can find some dregs of anti-Semitism, but the situation is the same in every country. After all, you're not exactly a nation like all the other nations. You are unique, if only because you are such an ancient people, and because of the way you are spread all over the world and your obvious success in many fields. But, in all honesty, anti-Semitism in France has always remained on a minimal level, at the verbal level only. It never went as far as pogroms.” #Country #Honesty #Unique “The government would have preferred not to take a stand, but the constant presence of the Israeli-Arab conflict on our television screens made it an issue that could no longer be avoided.” #Government #Issues #Television “An ancient dictum says that when Zeus wanted to destroy someone, he would first drive him mad.” #Mad #Firsts #Ancient “As for me, even though I have been accused of anti-Semitism countless times, no one has ever heard me make anti-Semitic statements or engage in anti-Semitic behavior.” #Behavior #Anti Semitic #Accused “Im always suspicious of people who repent of other peoples sins.” #People #Sin #Repent “There was no reason to label us as anti-Semitic.” #Labels #Reason #Anti Semitic “I have said, and I repeat, at the risk of appearing sacrilegious, that the gas chambers are a detail of the history of the Second World War. ... If you take a book of a thousand pages on the Second World War, in which 50 million people died, the concentration camps occupy two pages and the gas chambers ten or 15 lines, and that's what's called a detail.” #War #Book #Two “Everyone sees drama from his own perspective.” #Drama #Perspective “I have no idea what `classic anti-Semitism' is. I'm not familiar with this term. I don't know where it comes from and what connection it has to France and what is occurring here. There wasn't anti-Semitism in France. An isolated incident can always happen. When two drivers curse each other on the road, and one of them happens to be a Jew, you can't define that as anti-Semitism. In recent years - before the intifada - there were three or four incidents of anti-Semitism a year, and that's out of 18 million crimes and violations of the law.” #Years #Law #Ideas “There was no reason to label us as anti-Semitic. No reason at all. I do not know one person in the National Front who committed even the most minor hostile act against a Jewish person or Jewish property. As for me, even though I have been accused of anti-Semitism countless times, no one has ever heard me make anti-Semitic statements or engage in anti-Semitic behavior. There just are people, organizations, that need an adversary and they want the public to believe that this adversary is dangerous.” #Believe #Organization #People “The second world war claimed tens of millions of victims” #War #World #Victim “Millions also perished in the Chinese camps, and there have been terrible genocides in Cambodia and Vietnam.” #Chinese #Vietnam #Genocide “There is an Islamic population in France, most of which comes from the North African countries.” #Country #Islamic #Population “After all, you're not exactly a nation like all the other nations. You are unique, if only because you are such an ancient people, and because of the way you are spread all over the world and your obvious success in many fields.” #Unique #People #World “However, the wind only changes the picture temporarily, the substrate remains the same and sooner or later the same picture surfaces once again.” #Wind #Surface #Sooner Or Later “When Joan D' Arc was asked by her judges why as a Christian she did not love the British, she answered that she did love them, but she loved British in their country. In the same way, we do not hate the Turks, we love them, but in their country.” #Christian #Country #Hate “I have said and I repeat, at the risk of being sacrilegious, that the gas chambers are a detail of the history of the Second World War.” #War #Risk #Details “You must either suffer in this life or give up the hope of seeing God in Heaven. Sufferings and persecutions are of the greatest avail to us, because we can find therein a very efficient means to make atonement for our sins, since we are bound to suffer for them either in this world or in the next.” #Giving Up #Mean #Heaven “There must be an authority, and we believe that the most qualified authority in a household is the man's.” #Believe #Men #Authority “When two drivers curse each other on the road, and one of them happens to be a Jew, you can't define that as anti-Semitism.” #Two #Curse #Jew “There wasn't anti-Semitism in France.” #France #Anti Semitism “The Vichy government was under occupation and carried out the orders of the German occupier.” #Government #Order #Occupation “I'm not saying that the gas chambers didn't exist. I couldn't see them myself.” “France was an occupied country, a country that surrendered and was left without the right to choose.” #Country #France “When you write a two thousand page history of the Second World War, the deportations and the concentration camps will take up five pages, and the gas chambers perhaps 20 lines.” #War #Writing #Two “For some the most terrible aspect of it was the deportations, while for others it was the leveling bombings or the mass deaths by starvation and cold.” #Deportation #Cold #Mass “The much greater crimes of the Soviet Gulags occurred over decades and cost millions of lives.” #Cost #Gulags #Crime “In recent years - before the intifada - there were three or four incidents of anti-Semitism a year, and that's out of 18 million crimes and violations of the law.” #Years #Law #Three Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Dutch Politician Member of the European Parliament Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom British Politician	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.8121910095214844, "wiki_prob": 0.8121910095214844, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line98382"}
Andrew Scheer Announces Conservative Shadow Cabinet The Honourable Andrew Scheer, Leader of Canada’s Conservatives and of the Official Opposition, today announced the Conservative Shadow Cabinet for the first session of the 43rd Parliament. “Our Conservative team is united, experienced and focused on finishing the job we started and replacing the Trudeau Liberals,” Scheer said. “The Shadow Cabinet... Andrew Scheer Announces Conservative House of Commons Leadership Team The Hon. Andrew Scheer, Leader of Canada’s Conservatives and of the Official Opposition, today announced the appointment of a strong, diverse team to lead the Conservative Caucus in the 43rd Parliament. “I am incredibly proud to work with these experienced and dedicated Conservative Members of Parliament,” said Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer.... Same Faces, Same Failures in Trudeau’s New Cabinet: Scheer The Honourable Andrew Scheer, Leader of Canada’s Conservatives and of the Official Opposition, issued the following statement on Justin Trudeau’s new cabinet:“On Oct. 21, Justin Trudeau lost seats in every region of the country and lost nearly one million votes from the 2015 election. Canadians sent him a clear message... Andrew Scheer Statement on CN Rail Strike The Honourable Andrew Scheer, Leader of Canada’s Conservatives and the Official Opposition, issued a statement on the CN Rail Strike:“The CN strike is hurting all aspects of our economy, from agriculture, to manufacturing, to mining. That is why Justin Trudeau must recall Parliament as soon as possible to enact emergency... Raquel Dancho - Meet our new MPs We have a number of new MPs heading to the House of Commons - some for the very first time. We'll be profiling these new MPs over the next couple of weeks, watch below! Scheer blasts Blanchet, Trudeau for divisive attacks on western Canada The Honourable Andrew Scheer, Leader of Canada’s Conservatives and of the Official Opposition, issued a statement on Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet’s comments yesterday following his meeting with Justin Trudeau:“Mr. Blanchet’s comments yesterday toward western Canada were both insulting and completely disingenuous.“Insulting because he accused westerners of faking a unity... Scheer lays out Conservative priorities for throne speech in meeting with Trudeau During a meeting with Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer outlined his priorities for the upcoming speech from the throne. Last week, Scheer called on Trudeau to immediately recall Parliament to deal with four pressing policy areas – keeping Canada strong and united, helping Canadians get ahead, restoring ethics and... The Hon. Andrew Scheer, Leader of Canada’s Conservatives, issues statement on Remembrance Day The Hon. Andrew Scheer, Leader of Canada’s Conservatives and of the Official Opposition, today released the following statement on Remembrance Day: To every Veteran across Canada, on this Remembrance Day, I want to say thank you. Thank you for your service, your sacrifice, and for everything you have given in... What’s the real cost of the Trudeau-NDP Coalition? We took a look at the history books Justin Trudeau is scheming up a plot to cling to power by forming a coalition with the NDP. This is the coalition that you cannot afford. We know that the Trudeau-NDP coalition will mean: Higher taxes; Bigger deficits; And, fewer good-paying jobs. The last time there was a Liberal-NDP coalition... The Trudeau-NDP Coalition: Fewer jobs, higher taxes Both Liberals and NDP say they will halt all new pipeline development Both Justin Trudeau and Jagmeet Singh’s campaigns mused yesterday about cancelling ongoing and future pipeline projects. Singh doubled-down yesterday reminding Canadians that he’s “fully opposed to Trans Mountain”.Meanwhile, Trudeau’s star candidate in Quebec confirmed that under Trudeau’s plan...	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.8970738649368286, "wiki_prob": 0.8970738649368286, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1737605"}
Mitu Co-Founder Launches Fintech Company Aimed at Latinos Sam Blake Sam primarily covers entertainment and media for dot.LA. Previously he was Marjorie Deane Fellow at The Economist, where he wrote for the business and finance sections of the print edition. He has also worked at the XPRIZE Foundation, U.S. Government Accountability Office, KCRW, and MLB Advanced Media (now Disney Streaming Services). He holds an MBA from UCLA Anderson, an MPP from UCLA Luskin and a BA in History from University of Michigan. Email him at [email protected] and find him on Twitter @hisamblake After seeing the pandemic's disproportionate impact on lower-income minorities, Beatriz Acevedo, the co-founder of digital media company mitú, felt compelled to return to the startup world. On Thursday, the L.A.-based entrepreneur and three-time Emmy-winning producer announced the launch of SUMA Wealth, a fintech company that will seek to provide U.S-born Latinos with financial-inclusion tools and resources. In 2012, Acevedo launched her L.A.-based digital media company, which is oriented toward Latino youth. It raised over $50 million and boasts a monthly audience of nearly 100 million users. In 2018, Acevedo stepped down as president, and mitú was acquired this year by GoDigital Media Group for an undisclosed amount. Acevedo will be applying much of the playbook that she used to grow mitú into what is arguably the leading digital media brand among Latino youth to her new venture. "What mitú did was touch this audience that felt nobody saw them, and nobody got them," she told dot.LA. "That's what I plan to do with SUMA." L.A.-based entrepreneur and three-time Emmy-winning producer Beatriz Acevedo is the co-founder of SUMA Wealth SUMA sought a $500,000 pre-seed round but has more than doubled that. The round remains open. Every funder in SUMA's round is female; most of them are Latina. At a panel on diversity hosted this week by dot.LA, Acevedo noted that her investors were easier to work with than the more traditional set of white male venture capitalists. The pre-seed round was led by Chingona Ventures, with participation from The Fund, 2045 Ventures, Vitalize VC, Portfolia Rising America, Backstage Capital and OVO Fund, among others. "I didn't have to explain to any of them why SUMA was important for our community," she said. "All of them come from that same background: where we grow up not talking about money, not talking about investment, being very confused. No matter if you went to an Ivy League school or you are somebody that did not go to college, we're all in the same boat. So it was very personal to them and they fully understood the problem." In addition to a personal connection, the Latino community also represents a big economic market. A 2020 study from the Latino Donor Collaborative, for instance, found that if Latinos living in the U.S. were considered a country, it would have the eighth-highest GDP in the world – larger than South Korea, Italy or Brazil. It's also a rapidly growing segment: from 2010 to 2018, the group's GDP expanded 21% faster than India's and 30% faster than China's, according to the study. Acevedo emphasized that SUMA is targeting U.S.-born Latinos, a group that she says has felt as if it doesn't quite belong. Marketers tend to lump this U.S.-born Latino sector either into a general, English-speaking audience or a more traditional, Spanish-speaking group, Acevedo said. By contrast, what mitú did and what SUMA plans to do is focus on the nuances that make this segment unique. "The secret sauce (at mitú) was everything that we did was in-culture," she said. "It's nothing special that I did, but see them." Acevedo said that rather than building a product and hoping to attract users to it, SUMA will start by building a brand that conveys it is "by Latinos for Latinos." For example, the chupacabra – a mythical beast prominent in Latino folklore – is reprised on SUMA as the money-sucking "chupalana," which accompanies instructional content on topics like lowering debt, budgeting, taxes, investing and deciding whether to buy or lease. The platform also aims to tap into what Acevedo describes as a different financial ethos. In contrast to the American reverence for self-reliance, for instance, she says, "my mother will tell you she has no money to save and invest, but if it was for someone in her family, she'd give all the money in the world. We're taking those nuances into account." Acevedo believes developing trust among her target market is a key component to SUMA's brand. She says many Latinos harbor a deep-seated skepticism of traditional financial institutions, in large part due to a history of currency devaluations by Latin American governments that wiped out people's savings without warning. "There's post-traumatic stress," Acevedo says, which has carried forward into today's younger generations. Data from SUMA's 30-day beta period suggest this hypothesis has some merit. Acevedo said the company saw engagement rates 20-times higher than a composite benchmark of fintech company engagement rates. And the top questions SUMA has gotten from its users have centered around which institutions are trustworthy. "They're hungry for this information and [they want] to do better, but they're incredibly confused on how to do it," Acevedo said. "There are lots of Latino-led and -driven fintech offerings," she added, "but nobody has really built it at scale. I hope to build that." SUMA is co-founded by Xavier Gutiérrez, president and CEO of the Arizona Coyotes hockey team – the first Latino to lead an NHL franchise. "The economic success of the United States and its recovery from the current pandemic rely on the economic empowerment of this community. We exist to provide that empowerment," he said in a statement. Sam Blake primarily covers entertainment and media for dot.LA. 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But given that other publishing brands – including TIME Magazine and the New York Times – jumped headfirst into the hype a year prior, it wasn’t so surprising.\ But since the announcement, buyers in the official Discord server set up by the Times alleged the entire project was a scam. “You and your team have no credibility,” one person said of the LA Times last June. “Just admit that we were scammed and our NFT's are worthless.” The Times sold most of the NFTs for around $30. But the most expensive, a digital copy of the LA Times’ front page from Feb. 13 commemorating the Ram’s win, received bids as high as $4,000. The problems with the Times’ NFT drop, however, began early. On the day the project went live, some users chimed in to the Discord to question GuardianLink, the Indian blockchain company tapped to set up the infrastructure for selling the NFTs. GuardianLink also operates the exchange BeyondLife.club, where the NFTs were traded. Within a day of the launch, buyers also expressed concerns about their ability to resell the NFTs, since they were being traded on a foreign exchange where the NFL’s brand carries less heft. Some read the project’s fine print, which stated that “you shall have the limited ability to sell or transfer your LA Times NFT,” and one user in the Discord noted that the sale would be voided and the owner of the NFT could lose their license if they tried to sell it on another platform. Many users expressed the desire to trade on OpenSea, a popular North American NFT exchange, instead. In response to these concerns, one moderator from GuardianLink promised users on Feb. 14, 2022 that they would “soon” be able to trade their NFTs on other marketplaces, a promise that the buyers on Discord claim never came to fruition. As one potential buyer pointed out in the Discord, “this isn't how NFTs work, or any merch/collectives actually. Since when [does] the company you buy something from keep the rights to control what you do with it.” In the months after the announcement, skepticism morphed into concern, then outright anger as mods stopped responding to inquiries last September. “Bunch of crooks,” one buyer wrote in the Discord following the radio silence. “None of them give a s—.” That same month, another Discord user said, “mods are not even online on this server. No communication… Just dead. We have been royally rugged!!” One buyer claimed their only recourse was to take “legal action.” Though to date, no one has filed suit against the Times with regard to this situation. It’s unclear how much total money was lost on the Times’ NFT sale. Vishal Master, a buyer from India, told dot.LA he lost $150, adding that he bought several NFTs ranging from $30- $50. Another buyer in the Discord said last June they lost $100. According to LA Times spokesperson Hillary Manning, the blame resides with the crypto market. “While the offering was well-received, the overall NFT market declined – and later crashed – after we concluded the auction,” Manning said. “We understand the disappointment the NFT holders have experienced and have worked with our partner in good faith to address the feedback they received from holders, specifically by providing other items of value.” Those items, according to Manning, included free digital subscriptions to the LA Times and discounts to its online store and were granted as a way to provide “other items of value” to disgruntled buyers. Master, however, said he’d never heard from the Times about any of this. “Many tried but gave up” getting refunds, he added. “That NFT flopped and it surely was to dupe people [out of] money.” In addition, the Times also offered buyers an additional free NFT. Master said he never received the free NFT either. Adding that even if he had, he and other buyers wouldn’t be able to sell those NFTs since they were still offered on GuardianLink’s BeyondLife platform. Which he added had meager demand, because the exchange is based in Asia, where fewer people have heard of the LA Times. Ultimately, the ordeal caused some people in the Discord to question whether or not the trusted newspaper brand was even affiliated with the project. That said, the site where the NFTs were sold remains live and the Times appears to still be selling them. Guide: How To Safely Invest in Crypto, NFTs and Digital Assets › Seth Green Learns a Hard Lesson About NFTs and Intellectual Property › beyondlifeblockchaincryptocryptocurrencydiscordguardianlinkla timeslos angeles timesnftnfts behind her empire Behind Her Empire: Lisa Sequino on the ‘Light Bulb’ Moment That Launched JLo Beauty Yasmin Nouri Yasmin is the host of the "Behind Her Empire" podcast, focused on highlighting self-made women leaders and entrepreneurs and how they tackle their career, money, family and life. Each episode covers their unique hero's journey and what it really takes to build an empire with key lessons learned along the way. The goal of the series is to empower you to see what's possible & inspire you to create financial freedom in your own life. Lisa Sequino On this episode of Behind Her Empire, JLo Beauty Co-founder and CEO Lisa Sequino discusses how she transitioned from her corporate career to a more entrepreneurial path. In 2013, Sequino landed her dream job at Estée Lauder as the senior vice president of brands. It was then, during the height of her career, managing a team of thousands, when she felt the prickling desire to get back into business. As a 40-year-old woman herself at the time, she began noticing the lack of beauty and skincare products targeted at middle-aged women. “I started thinking like, what beauty brands are actually serving these powerful 40-year-old women?” she said. “And I was like, nobody. That sent Sequino on a mission — to create something targeted at her age demographic that still felt fun. "I wanted my company to reflect something that was fun, sexy, exciting and tailored not to the 18-year-old, but to this power 35-40 year old,” she said. At the time, a friend of hers was already working on a project with Jennifer Lopez and suggested Sequino pitch her the idea. “We both thought it was such an opportunity in the marketplace,” Sequino said of her conversation with Lopez. “She came from a very interesting perspective with an amazing track record, and I came with an interesting perspective, and we just gelled.” In 2022, Sequino joined Lopez in founding JLo Beauty, an El Segundo-based skincare brand aimed for the 30 and up age group. Sequino said she doesn’t take for granted the leverage JLo Beauty had from the jump being attached to a big-name celebrity. Her main focus - and something she learned at Estee Lauder - was ensuring the brand meant something to consumers as well. “Even if people know who Jennifer is, I want them to know what our brand stands for, and what it means to them,” she explained. “I'd say we work even harder than most brands to make sure that we're really being efficient in how we spend and how we plan our business and grow it.” Part of that growth comes from being very intentional in what the brand does, according to Sequino. “For example, we launched our body line this summer, which was a raging success,” she said. “It was a natural progression, but we were very singular in the way that we did it. We launched one SKU, and then we came out with two more.” Sequino is a prime reminder that it’s never too late to redefine yourself. “What makes life exciting is making different choices and making different steps regardless of where you are in your life cycle,” she said. “I always tell people, if you want to do something, do it.” dot.LA Reporter Decerry Donato contributed to this post. This podcast is produced by Behind Her Empire. The views and opinions expressed in the show are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect those of dot.LA or its newsroom. Hear more of the Behind Her Empire podcast. Subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radioor wherever you get your podcasts. 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It’s sound advice that could explain how the nascent hashtag #deinfluencing — boasts over 30 million views. As one TikTok points out, no one needs to own six different Rare Beauty blushes, a product that is notoriously long-lasting. But if you’re thinking de-influencing is a step in the opposite direction, think again. Because in a matter of days, these same influencers began making videos in which they list off products they dislike alongside alternatives they do recommend. Take this video, in which an influencer points out products she doesn’t like but then follows them up with her recommendations. Instead of the hair care line Olaplex, for example, she says people should buy Kevin Murphy. The creator, who has almost 50,000 followers on TikTok, makes some money from affiliate codes linked in her bio. One look at her Amazon Storefront, which gives creators a percentage of each sale, reveals Kevin Murphy products listed in the hair section. Clearly, this effort at de-influencing is disingenuous at best. Even so, de-influencing creates an air of authenticity. Nestled between ads, these un-sponsored videos act as a way for influencers to prove to their followers that they can provide seemingly unbiased opinions. While everyone else is telling you to buy one thing, they present themselves as the sole person willing to denounce that product. It’s a way to build up good will. To convey, however spuriously, that they too are tired of selling products they don’t actually believe in. It should come as no surprise that the trend was initiated during a particularly thorny time for the online beauty community. It was just last week that people began making videos about their Kosas concealer—a product many influencers have recommended—growing mold inside the container. Then came mascara-gate, in which one TikTok beauty guru was exposed for wearing fake eyelashes in a video promoting a L'Oréal mascara. Not to mention, all the flak Tarte influencers were receiving for their “tone-deaf” trip to Dubai—an event that forced many to re-think what type of content they want to see from influencers. In other words, influencers not wrapped up in these scandals needed to find a way to repackage their integrity. And people are buying it. Comments on one such video praised the influencer for “always being honest,” while comments on another say “I only trust your reviews.” These responses might encourage creators to occasionally make similar content in which they call out certain products—but it is unlikely these lists will ever include brands that they hope to work with again. There’s also a good chance that, like other TikTok micro-trends, the de-influencing videos will fade into obscurity in just a few weeks. For the people who look towards influencers for guidance on what to buy, this fad should serve as a recocking to re-think just how much they let social media influence their buying habits. At the very least, most people should take de-influencing’s intended message to heart: if you already own a perfectly good travel mug, you don’t need to listen to the influencers telling you to replace it. Prediction: AI Is Just Getting Started. In 2023, It Will Begin to Power Influencer Content › PR Firm Carter Agency Allegedly Scammed Hundreds of Influencers Out of Brand Deals › INFLUENCER: Global Influencer Marketing Solution › social mediatiktokinfluencerinfluencer marketinginfluencer economycreator economy Riding Transit in SoCal Requires a ‘Pokémon Deck’ of Passes. Here’s How Experts Want to Change That. 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Home> Microsoft Microsoft Windows 10 Event Live Blog (starts 10am ET) by Ian Cutress on October 26, 2016 8:31 AM EST 09:51AM EDT - We're readying up for a Live Blog of the Microsoft event in NYC. Panos Panay is expected to take to the stage, with Major Nelson from the Xbox team in tow (we believe) for some new announcements. The presentation is set to start at 10am ET, and we'll fire up the Live Blog as it starts! 09:54AM EDT - Less than 10 minutes to go 09:55AM EDT - Apparently MS are doing hospitality right for press attending the event direct. Power, USB power, ethernet cables and USB-to-Ethernet adaptors. 09:55AM EDT - That sets a high bar 09:56AM EDT - Last year, the event WiFi was continually breaking - so there are provisions this time for the media 09:56AM EDT - Some rumors abound that there will be hardware announced 09:57AM EDT - We've heard lots about potential specifications, but there's been a lot of chatter and not all of it entirely clear. Will wait until the announcements on stage for confirmation 10:01AM EDT - For anyone wanting to watch the stream direct, http://news.microsoft.com/microsoft-event-2016/#MTbRsTKvwepxdAGW.97 10:01AM EDT - And it begins, with a video 10:02AM EDT - 'New experiences' 10:02AM EDT - 'Blind mode to help programming for accessibility' 10:03AM EDT - 'everyone can participate' 10:03AM EDT - Terry Myerson on stage 10:04AM EDT - 'Each of us gets to reap the benefits of technology' 10:04AM EDT - 'We challenge our employees to deliver on our mission to empower every person and every organization' 10:04AM EDT - 'Every user is multidimensional, multilayered' 10:05AM EDT - 'You might invent, you might create art, you might be a professional' 10:05AM EDT - 'We're inspired by every user with our products' 10:06AM EDT - A couple of case studies about the varied Win10 user base 10:07AM EDT - Pearson is using Hololens to train students 10:07AM EDT - 'We want Windows to be the place where you work and where you play' 10:08AM EDT - 'We've been continually updating Windows to protect your data and your identity' 10:08AM EDT - '200 billion hours logged on Windows 10' 10:09AM EDT - '15 months and 400 million users' 10:09AM EDT - Announcing next Win10 version, free for every Win10 device, in the Spring 10:09AM EDT - 'Win10 Creators Update' 10:10AM EDT - Three main areas 10:10AM EDT - #1 Mixed Reality - VR, AR, Holo 10:10AM EDT - #2 Gaming - In-game broadcasting and 4K 10:10AM EDT - #3 Social Connectivity 10:11AM EDT - 'Empowering everyone to be a 3D creator' 10:11AM EDT - 'Today, productivity is mainly 2D - spreadsheets, emails' 10:11AM EDT - 'Next generation is growing up with 3D' 10:11AM EDT - 'Moving and editing in 3D' 10:12AM EDT - 'Help users with 3D to accelerate creating and education' 10:12AM EDT - Basically, Minecraft is a big reference point 10:13AM EDT - Another video about creating/art in 3D 10:14AM EDT - Megan Saunders on stage 10:14AM EDT - 'We create to tell stories and solve problems' 10:14AM EDT - 'If we can unlock 3D creativity, we can unlock a new era of innovation' 10:14AM EDT - 'A new era of computing that enables everyone to achieve more' 10:15AM EDT - Announcing, '3D for Everyone' 10:15AM EDT - Another video 10:15AM EDT - A class handing out Surface Pro units to each student... 10:16AM EDT - I'm pretty sure there was a youtuber in the video for a second 10:17AM EDT - Scanning and importing 3D objects into an artistic program 10:17AM EDT - '80% of 12-24 believe creativity is one of the most important things' 10:18AM EDT - 'We want to enable them to connect their ideas to their screens' 10:18AM EDT - 'We want to make 3D creation as simple as taking a photo' 10:19AM EDT - 'Today is limited to taking photos and videos' 10:19AM EDT - Windows 3D Capture experience 10:19AM EDT - 'An app that lets you walk around something and it'll capture points of the object and save it as a model' 10:19AM EDT - Using HP Elite x3 10:20AM EDT - Now MSPaint 10:20AM EDT - 100m users every month 10:20AM EDT - 'Paint was the first digital arts package most people used' 10:20AM EDT - Announcing with the update: Paint 3D 10:21AM EDT - Common scenario in Paint is cropping 10:21AM EDT - Turing a crop into a 3D memory 10:21AM EDT - The scanned sandcastle is now an object in Paint 3D 10:22AM EDT - Moving objects into the right depth of the image 10:22AM EDT - Remix3D.com - a community for Paint 3D 10:23AM EDT - Take objects out of minecraft and place into Paint 3D or 3D print them 10:23AM EDT - Import objects from SketchUp 10:24AM EDT - 'Boards' allow saving objects across the community into groups 10:25AM EDT - Adding various objects to the 3D scence 10:25AM EDT - Doodle takes any 2D sketch and turns it into 3D 10:26AM EDT - Creating personal 3D emojis 10:26AM EDT - All the 2D pens and pencils work on any 3D object 10:27AM EDT - Sticker tool takes any 2D image and stamps it onto a 3D image 10:27AM EDT - Direct publishing to the community / facebook 10:28AM EDT - '3D accelerates comprehension' 10:28AM EDT - 'Over the next year, 3D will be implemented into most MS applications' 10:28AM EDT - Powerpoint demo 10:29AM EDT - Added 'Insert 3D model' to Powerpoint 10:29AM EDT - 'With 3D, can change perspective and scale/orientation on the fly' 10:29AM EDT - Also, animation 10:30AM EDT - also, 3D transitions 10:30AM EDT - mix and match 2D/3D content 10:31AM EDT - 'Taking 3D content and breaking it from the screens with Hololens' 10:32AM EDT - 'Edge will fully embrace 3D' 10:32AM EDT - 'Edge and Hololens will allow for mixed reality' 10:33AM EDT - 'Sandcastle back on stage as a hologram' 10:33AM EDT - Houzz users can use Hololens to preview products in their home before they buy 10:34AM EDT - 'Knowing that the chair will fit' 10:34AM EDT - A set of VR accessories coming to the PC 10:35AM EDT - 'VR spaces' 10:35AM EDT - '2D in a VR environment 10:36AM EDT - Changing the VR space to Rome with HoloTour 10:37AM EDT - This space is interactive 10:38AM EDT - Terry back on stage 10:38AM EDT - 'MS' partners will be shipping VR headsets' 10:39AM EDT - each headset will be 6DOF 10:39AM EDT - starting $299 10:39AM EDT - '3D for everyone' 10:39AM EDT - Now gaming 10:40AM EDT - Video of League of Legends championship 10:40AM EDT - 'Gamers are spending 2x time watching people over playing themselves' 10:41AM EDT - 'Microsofts long term commitment to gaming' 10:41AM EDT - Win10 is geared towards eSports and broadcasting 10:42AM EDT - Jenn McCoy from the Xbox Team on stage 10:42AM EDT - Three announcements for gamers 10:43AM EDT - Game Broadcasting in W10 10:44AM EDT - 'Broadcasting can be intimidating to set up' 10:44AM EDT - 'Creator's Update brings Broadcasting direct into Windows' 10:45AM EDT - Win+G then click to broadcast to Beam 10:45AM EDT - 'Virtually no lag' 10:46AM EDT - 'Xbox Live tells my friends I'm broadcasting' 10:46AM EDT - Now custom tournaments 10:47AM EDT - Announcement: With the update, players can create custom tournaments with Arena on XBL 10:48AM EDT - 'Arena does the tracking for you' 10:49AM EDT - The service will take the admin out of the equation 10:49AM EDT - Doesn't matter which device is used 10:50AM EDT - 'Xbox One S outsold other consoles in prominent markets for 3 months' 10:50AM EDT - Running Forza on a 4K HDR display... just running 10:50AM EDT - Reiterating Xbox Anywhere 10:51AM EDT - Using Xbox One S to watch 4K content 10:51AM EDT - Announcement: Bitstream audio passthrough with Dolby Atmos support on BluRay is coming with the Update 10:52AM EDT - 'Magic happens when we collaborate' 10:52AM EDT - 'People today are confined with the specific app they use' 10:53AM EDT - Allison O'Mahoney on stage 10:53AM EDT - 'People are at the center of Windows' 10:53AM EDT - 'What started with email is now a patchwork of apps and services' 10:54AM EDT - 'Growing social networks comes at a cost - complexity' 10:54AM EDT - 'Most interactions are with a few key individuals' 10:54AM EDT - 'What would it mean to prioritize the important people when we collaborate' 10:55AM EDT - A faster way to share with a few key people, basically 10:55AM EDT - Creator's update allows users to drag content to an icon on the screen to share it to a person 10:56AM EDT - 'Windows apps will understand the context of important people' 10:57AM EDT - 'It's all too easy to miss communications from the important people' 10:57AM EDT - Update will bring multiple communication programs together and prioritize the important people 10:57AM EDT - E.g. Skype, Mail, XBL, Skype for Business 10:58AM EDT - 'cut through the noise so you never miss a moment' 10:59AM EDT - Win10 introduces shoulder taps 10:59AM EDT - Basically, sharing emoji with important people 10:59AM EDT - Remember when MSN had the 'buzz' feature? Feels like that a bit 11:01AM EDT - That's it for the Creator's Update. Due Spring, early builds for insiders this week 11:01AM EDT - Now onto hardware and devices 11:02AM EDT - 'It's all about the creators at any price point in any form factor' 11:02AM EDT - 'Achieving potential 11:02AM EDT - 'Opportunities arise with new form factors' 11:03AM EDT - 'Device and software has to work perfectly' 11:03AM EDT - Panos Panay on stage 11:04AM EDT - Video about inspiration through creation 11:05AM EDT - 'Creating Surface on a Surface' 11:05AM EDT - 'The products are meant to be seamless in your life' 11:06AM EDT - 'Surface Pro 4 versatility' 11:07AM EDT - Surface Pen is like a Basketball - intuitive 11:07AM EDT - 'Users who grew up on pen and paper are creating again with Surface' 11:08AM EDT - 'The 'which device do I need' question has disappeared with the 2-in-1' 11:08AM EDT - Last year was the Surface Book 11:09AM EDT - Surface has highest user satisfaction from any laptop device 11:09AM EDT - Surface Book 11:10AM EDT - 'Kids don't need paper and pencil to share' 11:11AM EDT - 'Gamers want more frame rate' 11:11AM EDT - 'Engineers don't want lag' 11:11AM EDT - Everyone asks for battery life 11:12AM EDT - 'Took Surface Book i7, then added more, in the same chassis' 11:12AM EDT - video 11:13AM EDT - Has 2x graphics power 11:13AM EDT - so GTX 1060? 11:13AM EDT - 1.9 TFLOPs 11:14AM EDT - Updated CPU 11:14AM EDT - More than just dropping in a new processor 11:14AM EDT - Surface Book needs to be proud to hold 11:14AM EDT - Added second fan to give better performance longer 11:15AM EDT - More batteries too 11:15AM EDT - 16hr battery life 11:15AM EDT - Per weight, most powerful laptop 11:15AM EDT - Oct 26th $2399 preorder, Avail november 11:16AM EDT - Surface Pro 4 from $899, Surface Book from $1499 11:16AM EDT - New product 11:17AM EDT - Time to announce, the.... 11:17AM EDT - 'it takes everything one step further' 11:17AM EDT - 'Looks familiar, but feels different' 11:17AM EDT - Surface Studio 11:18AM EDT - An all-in-one ? 11:18AM EDT - 28-inch 11:18AM EDT - LCD display 11:18AM EDT - 270W 11:18AM EDT - Quad core i7 11:18AM EDT - 32GB DDR4, GTX 980M, 2TB PCIe SSD 11:19AM EDT - also, Surface dial, like a BMW thing 11:20AM EDT - 'Thinnest LCD' 11:20AM EDT - 'Build for professionals' 11:20AM EDT - Basically aimed square at the iMac 11:20AM EDT - 3:2 Aspect Ratio 11:21AM EDT - Fully Alu enclosure 11:21AM EDT - 12.5mm thin touch screen 11:22AM EDT - 13.5 million pixels (4500x3000) 11:23AM EDT - 'TrueColor' 11:24AM EDT - Color calibrated 11:24AM EDT - Different color modes for DCI-P3 and sRGB 11:25AM EDT - switch on the fly 11:25AM EDT - 192 PPI 11:27AM EDT - Can scale two full 8.5x11 pages on the screen 11:27AM EDT - 'True Scale: one inch on the display is one inch in real life' 11:28AM EDT - Hardware in the base 11:28AM EDT - Also, quiet acoustics 11:28AM EDT - and visually quiet 11:29AM EDT - Chrome arms are designed to 'disappear' from the look 11:29AM EDT - Three fans 11:30AM EDT - Xbox controller protocol 11:30AM EDT - No TB3, No USB 3.1 11:30AM EDT - Cable is fixed into the device 11:31AM EDT - Linear microphone array on the top of the display 11:33AM EDT - Surface Studio HD Camera 11:33AM EDT - Auto exposure 11:33AM EDT - Windows Hello 11:33AM EDT - 'We think you're going to love it' 11:33AM EDT - 'Performance is unmatched' 11:33AM EDT - So 11:33AM EDT - Price? 11:33AM EDT - CPU? 11:34AM EDT - 'Studio is category defining product' 11:34AM EDT - a 11:37AM EDT - Now a video 11:39AM EDT - Pen support 11:39AM EDT - 'Turns a desk into a studio' 11:40AM EDT - 'Moving effortlessly between typing and drawing/annotating or other apps' 11:40AM EDT - 'Zero-gravity hinge that is weightless' 11:40AM EDT - 'Counter spring system for any angle' 11:41AM EDT - Surface Pen now 11:41AM EDT - Real time editing with the pen 11:42AM EDT - 'Putting it down to paper, it's a full sheet of paper on display with Truescale' 11:42AM EDT - Can lean right up to the screen 11:42AM EDT - 'Being able to write at full speed' 11:43AM EDT - 'So you feel the ink leaving the pen instantly' 11:44AM EDT - Interesting image on display 11:44AM EDT - Now Surface Dial 11:45AM EDT - Integrated global controls 11:45AM EDT - Dial on the display 11:45AM EDT - Like BMW's console thing? 11:47AM EDT - Madefire CEO on stage, creates 'Emotion books' 11:48AM EDT - 'It's important to have a digital workflow' 11:49AM EDT - 'Before it was writing in word, printing, draw, scan, rewrite, reprint, etc' 11:49AM EDT - 'Studio makes it seamless' 11:51AM EDT - Even from here, there's some lag in photoshop 11:53AM EDT - Demo of an emotion book on Madefire 11:54AM EDT - Panos on the stage again 11:55AM EDT - Video about uses 11:57AM EDT - In the video, the Dial gives the users a claw grip. That could cause cramp over time? 11:58AM EDT - Preorder today from $2999 11:58AM EDT - Available limited quantities in Q4 11:59AM EDT - Satya Nadella on stage 11:59AM EDT - 'Taking software, hardware and birthing new computer experiences' 11:59AM EDT - 'Creating a new platform of opportunity' 12:00PM EDT - 'Last 10 years have had a lot of new and innovative devices' 12:00PM EDT - 'Most innovation has been slanted towards consumption' 12:01PM EDT - 'At MS, our mission is to empower everyone to achieve more' 12:01PM EDT - 'Finding the balance between consumption and creative expression' 12:02PM EDT - 'The future about computers and computing is about this generation, the Minecraft generation' 12:02PM EDT - 'We're building Windows for each of us' 12:03PM EDT - 'Surface is creating new categories to turn the desk into a studio' 12:03PM EDT - 'Windows with Office, Windows with Gaming, as cloud supported AI accelerated experiences' 12:08PM EDT - Now an outro video. Looks like that's a wrap after two hours... willis936 - Wednesday, October 26, 2016 - link Not even ten minutes in and this feels like total marketing tripe. What's the point of this event? damianrobertjones - Wednesday, October 26, 2016 - link To market items? What else is all of this for? jjj - Wednesday, October 26, 2016 - link Don't be mean, how else are they gonna sell you that AIO that starts at 3k$ with midrange specs lol SunnyNW - Wednesday, October 26, 2016 - link Yea one of the biggest disappointments was the Microsoft Studio coming with a 980M, other than that seems like a good device. (what did he quote "12k in 3dmark" haha) Or was that the new Surfacebook? ddriver - Thursday, October 27, 2016 - link Is that Mr. Burns from the Simpsons on the last photo? Rubbing hands together "excellent"... vortmax2 - Wednesday, October 26, 2016 - link Surface Phone please! :) waldoh - Wednesday, October 26, 2016 - link So far 30 mins of poorly executed garbage software... yes! I NEED to see the applications that you've developed. lilmoe - Thursday, October 27, 2016 - link That's two of us	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9749947786331177, "wiki_prob": 0.9749947786331177, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line484576"}
JTMP Celebrates MLK Jr. Day Jan 21, 2014 Jtmp, justice, MLK Day JAN 20, 2014 – JTMP celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and reminds everyone the same fight is still going on for civil rights such as voting rights, economic rights, and even marriage equality. JTMP applauds the great work done by Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) and Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) for their voting rights act work this month in response to the Roberts Supreme Court gutting the 1964 Voting Rights Act. Voting rights across the country continue to come under attack from conservative activists so we must be vigilant. We must work to dismantle the voter suppression efforts conservatives have erected such as Voter ID laws and the cancelling of early voting, and prevent further voter suppression efforts. Contact your state and federal lawmakers ad tell them you do NOT support voter suppression efforts. (photo credit: Dick DeMarsico/CC) Outrageous Government Actions After 9-11 Prompt Jenn Rogar to Become Activist-Musician Freed Pussy Riot Members Coming to America in February for Amnesty International Benefit Concert in New York	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.5088720917701721, "wiki_prob": 0.4911279082298279, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line708333"}
Frequent Questions \| Piedmont Cremation & Funeral Service \| Graham NC funeral home and cremation Contact Us (336) 567-4646 \| Send Flowers $795 Graham Cremation Services $795 Mebane Cremation Services $795 Carrboro Cremation Services $795 Burlington Cremation Services $795 Siler City Cremation Services $795 Pittsboro Cremation Services $795 Elon Cremation Services $795 Chapel Hill Cremation Services $795 Durham Cremation Services $795 Hillsborough Cremation Services $795 Efland Cremation Services Keepsake Jewelry Life Prints Online Information Form Burial Packages Cremation Packages Additional Service Packages Simple Burial Package Basic Cremation With Decorative Urn Click on the questions below to reveal each respective answer. New Section - add your content below Why have a Funeral? Funerals fill an important role for those mourning the loss of a loved one. By providing surviving family and friends with an atmosphere of care and support in which to share thoughts and feelings about death, funerals are the first step in the healing process. It is the traditional way to recognize the finality of death. Funerals are recognized rituals for the living to show their respect for the dead and to help survivors begin the grieving process. You can have a full funeral service even for those choosing cremation. Planning a personalized ceremony or service will help begin the healing process. Overcoming the pain is never easy, but a meaningful funeral or tribute will help. What does a Funeral Director do? Pick up the deceased and transport the body to the funeral home (anytime day or night) Notify proper authorities, family and/or relatives Arrange and prepare death certificates Provide certified copies of death certificates for insurance and benefit processing Work with the insurance agent, Social Security or Veterans Administration to ensure that necessary paperwork is filed for receipt of benefits Prepare and submit obituary to the newspapers of your choice Bathe and embalm the deceased body, if necessary Prepare the body for viewing including dressing and cosmetizing Assist the family with funeral arrangements and purchase of casket, urn, burial vault and cemetery plot Schedule the opening and closing of the grave with cemetery personnel, if a burial is to be performed Coordinate with clergy if a funeral or memorial service is to be held Arrange a police escort and transportation to the funeral and/or cemetery for the family Order funeral sprays and other flower arrangements as the family wishes Provide Aftercare, or grief assistance, to the bereaved What do I do when a death occurs? The funeral home will help coordinate arrangements with the cemetery. Bring the following information to complete the State vital statistic requirements: Veteran's Discharge or Claim Number Contact your clergy. Decide on time and place of funeral or memorial service. This can be done at the funeral home. The funeral home will assist you in determining the number of copies of the death certificates you will be needing and can order them for you. Make a list of immediate family, close friends and employer or business colleagues. Notify each by phone. Decide on appropriate memorial to which gifts may be made (church, hospice, library, charity or school). Gather obituary information you want to include such as age, place of birth, cause of death, occupation, college degrees, memberships held, military service , outstanding work, list of survivors in immediate family. Include time and place of services. The funeral home will normally write article and submit to newspapers (newspaper will accept picture and they will be returned intact). Arrange for members of family or close friends to take turns answering door or phone, keeping careful record of calls. If Social Security checks are automatic deposit, notify the bank of the death. When I call, will someone come right away? If you request immediate assistance, yes. If the family wishes to spend a short time with the deceased to say good-bye, that’s perfectly acceptable. Your funeral director will come when your time is right. Should I choose Burial or Cremation? Burial in a casket is the most common method of disposing of remains in the United States, although entombment also occurs. Cremation is increasingly selected because it can be less expensive and allows for the memorial service to be held at a more convenient time in the future when relatives and friends can come together. A funeral service followed by cremation need not be any different from a funeral service followed by a burial. Usually, cremated remains are placed in urn before being committed to a final resting place. The urn may be buried, placed in an indoor or outdoor mausoleum or columbarium, or interred in a special urn garden that many cemeteries provide for cremated remains. The remains may also be scattered, according to state law. Why have a public viewing? Viewing is a part of many cultural and ethnic traditions. Many grief specialists believe that viewing aids the grief process by helping the bereaved recognize the reality of death. Viewing is encouraged for children, as long as the process is explained and the activity is voluntary. What is the purpose of embalming? Embalming sanitizes and preserves the body. Embalming makes it possible to lengthen the time between death and the final disposition, allowing family members time to arrange and participate in the type of service most comforting to them. Does a dead body have to be embalmed, according to law? The Federal Trade Commission says, "Except in certain special cases, embalming is not required by law. Embalming may be necessary, however, if you select certain funeral arrangements, such as a funeral with viewing. If you do not want embalming, you usually have the right to choose an arrangement that does not require you to pay for it, such as direct cremation or immediate burial." Why are funerals so expensive? When compared to other major life events like births and weddings, funerals are not expensive. A wedding costs at least three times as much; but because it is a happy event, wedding costs are rarely criticized. A funeral home is a 24-hour, labor-intensive business, with extensive facilities (viewing rooms, chapels, limousines, hearses, etc.), these expenses must be factored into the cost of a funeral. Additionally, the cost of a funeral includes not only merchandise, like caskets, but the services of a funeral director in making arrangements; filing appropriate forms; dealing with doctors, ministers, florists, newspapers and others; and seeing to all the necessary details. Funeral directors look upon their profession as a service, but it is also a business. Like any business, funeral homes must make a profit to exist. Do I have to make different funeral arrangements if I chose cremation? It really depends entirely on how you wish to commemorate a life. One of the advantages of cremation is that it provides you with increased flexibility when you make your funeral and cemetery arrangements. You might, for example, choose to have a funeral service before the cremation; a memorial service at the time of cremation or after the cremation with the urn present; or a committal service at the final disposition of cremated remains. Funeral or memorial services can be held in a place of worship, a funeral home or in a crematory chapel. What can be done with the cremated remains? With cremation, your options are numerous. The cremains can be interred in a cemetery plot, i.e., earth burial, retained by a family member, usually in an urn, scattered on private property, or at a place that was significant to the deceased. (It would always be advisable to check for local regulations regarding scattering in a public place-your funeral director can help you with this.) Today, there are many different types of memorial options from which to choose. Memorialization is a time-honored tradition that has been practiced for centuries. A memorial serves as a tribute to a life lived and provides a focal point for remembrance, as well as a record for future generations. The type of memorial you choose is a personal decision. What is memorialization for a cremation? You might choose ground burial of the urn. If so, you may usually choose either a bronze memorial or monument. Cremation niches in columbariums are also available at many cemeteries. They offer the beauty of a mausoleum setting with the benefits of above ground placement of remains. Many cemeteries also offer scattering gardens. This area of a cemetery offers the peacefulness of a serene garden where family and friends can come and reflect. Can we scatter the cremated remains? If you wish to have your ashes scattered somewhere, it is important to discuss your wishes to be scattered ahead of time with the person or persons who will actually have to do the cremation ashes scattering ceremony, as they might want to let your funeral professional assist in the scattering ceremony. Funeral directors can also be very helpful in creating a meaningful and personal ash scattering ceremony that they will customize to fit your families specific desires. The services can be as formal or informal as you like. Scattering services can also be public or private. Again, it is advisable to check for local regulations regarding scattering in a public place-your funeral director can help you with this. If I am cremated, can I be buried with my spouse even if he or she was in a casket? Yes — Depending upon the cemetery's policy, you may be able to save a grave space by having the cremains buried on top of the casketed remains of your spouse, or utilize the space provided next to him/her. Many cemeteries allow for multiple cremated remains to be interred in a single grave space. What do I need to know about income tax when I lose a spouse? Uncertainty about income tax issues can add to the stress experienced from the death of a spouse. You should meet with your family attorney and/or tax advisor as soon as possible to review your particular tax and estate circumstances. Bring a detailed list of your questions to the meeting. If you do not have an attorney or tax advisor, call the IRS toll-free at 800-829-1040 for answers to specific tax questions. Is there financial help if I need it? There are a number of options available, including: Determine if the deceased person qualifies for any entitlements. Check with the Social Security Administration, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and with your State Fund. Many people are entitled to get financial assistance with their funeral costs from these agencies if they qualify. Review all insurance policies the deceased person has, including life insurance. Some life insurance policies have coverage clauses for funeral related costs. Find local charities providing financial help for funeral expenses. Search for non profit organizations and for churches in your area. Talk to your funeral director about cremation options - these can be much less expensive depending on your choices. Piedmont Cremation & Funeral Service \| 211 North Main Street \| Graham, NC 27253 \| TEL: 336-567-4646 Piedmont Cremation & Funeral Service \| 211 North Main Street \| Graham, NC 27253 \| Fax: 336-567-4564 © 2023 Piedmont Cremation & Funeral Service. All Rights Reserved. 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Whitney Union Protests at Luxe Museum Party as Contract Negotiations Lag Didactic But Definitely Not Dull: A Report from Art Basel Hong Kong By Janelle Zara Janelle Zara More Stories by Janelle Rirkrit Tiravanija, Untitled 2017 (No Fire No Water), 2017 KATHERINE MCMAHON/ARTNEWS The great paradox of Hong Kong is that it has no history of contemporary art museums, so much so that some gallerists at Art Basel Hong Kong credit their need for “Please Do Not Touch” signs and stanchions inside their booths to a lack of local museum culture. Over the last five years since Art Basel’s arrival, however, the fair’s visitors and collector base have been steadily acclimating to an infiltration of foreign contemporary art. “For us, at the beginning it was Nara, Murakami, and nothing else,” says Ashley Rawlings, director of Blum & Poe’s Tokyo outpost. “But over the years, as we’ve stabilized, we have a bit of room to play around.” Mounted in the collective play space this year were works by, among many others, Pia Camil, Julian Hoeber, and Henry Taylor alongside zen-inducing monochromes by Dansaekhwa artists Kwon Young-Woo and Lee Ufan. Art Basel Hong Kong opened to the public Thursday with 242 exhibitors from 34 countries, with 29 new exhibitors equally split between Asia, Europe, and the Americas showing for the first time. “What really happened in Hong Kong that’s fascinating is the degree of pressure and traction among Western galleries to come here,” Art Basel’s global director Marc Spiegler said Tuesday at a preview press conference. And the younger exhibitors seem happy to be there. In the tightly quality-controlled Discoveries section of the fair, Los Angeles galleries Various Small Fires and Francois Ghebaly sold out their booths on preview day one, showcasing works by L.A. artists Joshua Nathanson and Kathleen Ryan respectively. Li Jinghu, Archaeology of the Present (Dongguan), 2017. In the Galleries sector, Mexico City’s Kurimanzutto debuted with a spread of roster artists with proven footing in Asian institutions: Abraham Cruzvillegas, for example, who has shown at the Artsonje Center in Seoul, and Gabriel Orozco, who’s shown in the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo. Also on offer was work by Gabriel Kuri—who, “funny enough, had this Korean receipt,” said dealer Jose Kuri, pointing to a handwoven wool tapestry mounted on the booth wall stitched with Korean characters. Luxembourg & Dayan gallery, a staple at large European fairs, dedicated its debut Hong Kong booth to works by Lucio Fontana accompanied by sizable introductory wall text. “Fontana was very collected in Japan in the late ’60s, and he was very close to the Gutai movement,” Alma Luxembourg explained. “The opening exceeded our expectations. People were engaged, really reading and picking up catalogues.” Didactic, in fact, was a word a few Western gallerists used to describe fairgoers here. “Collectors want to build trust and know their artists, and so people ask questions and we bring books,” said Aaron Baldinger of Gladstone Gallery. This makes Hong Kong an ideal venue for the freshly arrived Kabinett sector, a walk-in cupboard embedded into the booths with curated treasure troves: iridescent mirrors by the SHIMURAbros at Tokyo Gallery + BTAP, early small-scale works by Christo at Galerie Gmurzynska, and Keiichi Tanaami animations of John Lennon’s song “Oh Yoko!” at Nanzuka. At its heart, Art Basel Hong Kong retains a tight grip on its regional focus, and consequently Hong Kong is where Art Basel can depart from blue-chip, white-male redundancy. “Could this be the one fair with just one Alex Katz?” asked L.A. gallerist Harmony Murphy. (Jokingly, of course—there were three others, at least.) Yes, a Frank Stella strategically placed on the Lévy Gorvy booth’s exterior wall was trending on Instagram. And yes, destinations for blue-chip male Asian artists Anish Kapoor or Rirkrit Tiravanija include but are not limited to booths for Pilar Corrias, Sukje, Gladstone, Kurimanzutto, Paragon, and Scai the Batthouse. But among Art Basel Hong Kong’s defining graces is its robust emphasis on regional art, half of its galleries located in Asia and spanning the stillness of the Mono-ha movement to the riotous style of Takashi Murakami, sometimes side by side. Takashi Murakami with a scale model of his upcoming show at Garage Museum of Contemporary Art. Taking the fair even further afield this year, Encounters curator Alexie Glass-Kantor decentralized her focus to include artists from rarely represented Asia-Pacific cities—Manila, Auckland, Lahore, Ho Chi Minh—amounting to an excellent procession of large-scale works up and down the meridians of the floor plan. What’s more, political art created outside the reach of CNN’s 24-hour news stream is a great reminder of worldly issues beyond Donald Trump. With Manila gallery Silverlens, the artist Pio Abad commissioned the remaining leather craftsmen of the Filipino city Marikina to construct “Not a Shield, but a Weapon,” a work comprising 180 knock-offs of Margaret Thatcher’s signature Asprey handbag arranged in rows on a white sheet on the floor like in a Filipino market. When the Philippines joined Thatcher’s and Reagan’s World Trade Organization, Marikina’s industries began to die out. “Within one object you have a network of relationships,” said Abad. “It becomes an alternative history of neoliberalism through the bag and through this not-very-well-known city in the Philippines.” While Art Basel Hong Kong is considerably less chaotic than its Miami Beach counterpart, it echoes the requisite drama. On Wednesday night, not one but two guerrilla performances briefly hijacked the vernissage. One started with a long shriek and a woman collapsing on the floor among the twisted pipes of Hu Qingyan’s Encounters installation, a performance distastefully similar to the actual stabbing that occurred in Miami Beach in 2015. The giveaway here was the presence of guys passing surgical masks out to the audience before carrying her away. “It’s part of the show,” a woman in the crowd assured her companions, with not a small hint of boredom. Better than that was earlier in the afternoon when a man wearing a purple mask and a G-string attached to a bloodied sanitary pad was encircled by a human lasso of suited security guards and then strong-armed out the door. According to Art Basel’s official statement, the fair takes no responsibility. “On Wednesday afternoon a visitor staged a performance on the show floor, causing a disturbance to other visitors and exhibitors,” the statement read. “As the visitor refused to end his performance or leave when asked, staff of HKCEC (Management) escorted him off the property.” Hong Kong may be didactic, but it’s definitely not dull. Abraham Cruzvillegas Blum & Poe François Ghebaly Gallery Gabriel Kuri Harmony Murphy kurimanzutto Luxembourg & Dayan Pio Abad Various Small Fires	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.919193685054779, "wiki_prob": 0.919193685054779, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line294907"}
"I've worked with Simon for many years and he really is a first-class D.O.P. He's that rarest of things, a perfectionist who's super-fast and easy to get on with. He's always engaged with the story of what we're filming and always has something visually smart to suggest about how we film it. He brings the cinematic sensibility of drama to everything we shoot, which gives extra depth to actuality and interview." Ned Williams (Director, Grand Designs)He's that rarest of things, a perfectionist who's super-fast and easy to get on with. Ned Williams (Director, Grand Designs) "Simon is always my first call when I need a great cameraman. Having worked with him for many years now on projects for the BBC (Bang Goes the Theory and Worlds / Britain's Strongest Man) and Channel 4 (The Highlander Challenge), I know I can always rely on his can do attitude and attention to detail. He cares about what he is committing to tape and crafts his shots with thoughtful lighting and framing, whilst always aware of today's tight budgets and timeframes. He always goes the extra mile to make the shots the best he can and is a real asset to any shoot. Thoroughly recommended." Will Clough (Director, Bang Goes the Theory) I know I can always rely on Simon's can do attitude and attention to detail. "Simon is one of those instinctive cameramen when it comes to comedy set ups, he's brilliantly flexible and helpful to work with, always enthusiastic and has a fabulous way with composition and an eye for what it going to bring something alive. I work with him whenever I can." Judith Holder (Executive Producer)Simon is one of those instinctive cameramen when it comes to comedy set ups. Judith Holder (Executive Producer) "Simon delivers splendid visuals. He's engaged on providing good work, suggesting shots, being part of the team and getting involved. He's always committed, hard working and energetic. His enthusiasm is infectious. I believe his overall camera work across the range is excellent. He's happy on a dolly, on a tripod or going hand held. I think his work is suitable for the main areas of drama, factual and entertainment. I heartily endorse his work ethic and the final results that he provides." Edward Pugh (Producer)He's always committed, hard working, energetic and his enthusiasm is infectious. Edward Pugh (Producer) "Wonderfully sexy camera moves in a brilliantly-lit, perfectly exposed feature on an exhibition of chairs!" RTS awards panelWonderfully sexy camera moves in a brilliantly-lit, perfectly exposed feature on an exhibition of chairs! RTS awards panel "Simon came highly recommended for the series 'Get a New Life'. As a reality series, each programme can rely quite heavily on the instincts and ability of the crew and Simon easily proved his worth. Not only was he a good cameraman with good flair and ideas, he was inventive in difficult situations, was excellent with the contributors and thought hard about trying to match my ideas with his. Futhermore, he proved very resourceful and effectively saved a shoot on one of the locations, re-wiring the camera to work with lighting batteries when our equipment was lost in flight." Ian Lilley (Producer/Director) Not only was he a good cameraman - with good flair and ideas, he was inventive in difficult situations. Home » Showreels » Paul Hollywood Citybakes Cape Town Paul Hollywood Citybakes Cape Town Paul Hollywood explores the baking of arguably the world's most stunning city. Cape Town is famed for both its baking and its braai! Resting under the imposing Table Mountain, in the episode Paul finds communities who cherish baking as much as he does. All sequences were cross shot using two cameras. Working as series DOP I worked closely with the Series Producer and Directors to help create the style of the series. I also operated A camera with a second cameraman operating B camera. Using two cameras helped with flexibility, continuity and saved us valuable time on shoots. This series was shot in log using Sony F5 cameras and an A7S mark II. Our lens package consisted of Canon CN7’s cine lenses, Canon L series prime and zoom lenses and Zeiss CP2 prime lenses. Reef TV / Food Network sayhello! [email protected] 2023 © Smashing Glass TV	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.5943400859832764, "wiki_prob": 0.5943400859832764, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1193723"}
David Kuo, The Smart Investor Market View: Morgan Stanley’s job cuts, Walmart CEO on theft in stores, TSMC’s investment in Arizona plant, Dividend yielding stocks to watch in Singapore Company news takes the centre stage today as we deep dive into key developments for the week. Within the US, Morgan Stanley is embarking on a fresh round of job cuts amounting to some 1,600 workers or 2 per cent of its total workforce. Question is - has the latest round of tech layoffs sparked wider contagion in other sectors? Also, Walmart CEO has been quoted saying that theft is becoming a bigger issue at US stores but what would this mean for retailers in the industry? Meanwhile, Taiwan chipmaker TSMC upped its investment at its new Arizona plant to US$40 billion but are chipmakers bidding goodbye to Taiwan? On Market View, Prime Time’s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian sat down with David Kuo, Co-Founder, The Smart Investor for more. They also talked about Singapore’s blue chip stocks, companies paying dividends in December and the 3 investment decisions one should make before 2022 ends. Download this podcast. Listen to his previous podcasts: Why It Matters: November market highlights November has been the best month for Asian stocks relative to global peers since 1993. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index jumped 15% this month, set for its biggest jump since 1998. In comparison, the MSCI All Country World Index is up less than 6%. David Kuo, co-founder, The Smart Investor shares more. Market View: US market outlook, Temasek's recent US buys, ECB rate hike, Energy stocks and the Singapore banking sector Stock markets in the US, Europe and Singapore are at the heart of the discussion today. In the US, the Beige Book showed the US economy grew slightly through the end of August, while outlook remained weak over the next year. But what does this mean for markets? Elsewhere, the European Central Bank has hiked interest rates by yet another 75 basis points to tackle rising inflation, but how are markets likely to react, and is this the time to snap up energy shares in the region? Back home, Singapore saw a number of digital banks sprouting recently, but what does this mean for the shares of companies backing them, and should trio of local banks be concerned? On Market View, Prime Time's Finance Presenter Chua Tian Tian got down to the details with David Kuo, Co-founder of The Smart Investor. Why It Matters: Winners and Losers for August Will a K-Pop ETF attract better investment in the industry? What does the US market expect to face after the US Fed's interest rate rise kicks in by September? Those are the top concerns in August. David Kuo, Co-founder, The Smart Investor shares more. Market View: What can investors do amid the current volatilities? The Central Bank’s approach to handle inflation is still the top concern of investors this week. Searching for stocks that produce a good level of dividends and the assessment of the whole market in Singapore will be looked into. On Market View today, Chua Tian Tian continues her conversation with David Kuo, Co-founder The Smart Investor to find out more. Market View: How to invest in a bear market, and what are the implications of recent rate hikes by central banks around the world? Around the world, policymakers in New Zealand, Canada, South Korea and Philippines have all announced rate hikes over the past week, fanning fears that policymakers could go too far and tip leading economies into a recession. Back home, the Monetary Authority of Singapore has made a surprise off cycle move to tighten its monetary policy, or put simply to strengthen the Singapore dollar and reduce imported inflation. What are the implications of these developments on global markets? And how should we invest in a bear market? In Market View, Prime Time’s Finance Presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke posed these questions to David Kuo, Co-Founder of The Smart Investor. Why It Matters: Will the second half be better for markets? David Kuo, Co-Founder, The Smart Investor, discusses why the coming months will be tough, and whether Chinese stocks may be a more attractive investment instead, as well as reviews the first half of the year for the Straits Times Index, which finished little changed year-to-date. Market View: Pessimism in US economic growth and approach for investors of this market Federal Reserve officials from both the hawkish and dovish wings of the US central bank are determined to raise interest rates, even if the report states that US economic growth is shifting into a lower gear. While stocks show a decline in recent weeks on optimism that inflation may be easing, many are still pessimistic. In Market View, Prime Time’s Bharati Jagdish spoke with David Kuo, the Smart Investor to find out more. Why It Matters: May winners & losers How do we cope with volatile markets and inflation? What are the effects of the US dollar gaining strength and how should investors react? Is the Fed's decision to increase interest rates until inflation comes down feasible? Lastly, what are the benefits of Shanghai easing Covid-19 restrictions? David Kuo, co-founder, the smart investor helps us answer these questions, as well as looking at the winners and losers in the stock market over the past 5 months. Market View: Update on the current inflation situation and how investors should face it A war between Russia and Ukraine has profoundly affected the global economy including the current inflation issue. With more and higher interest rate hikes on the horizon, recalibrating investment portfolios is among the top concerns. In Market View, Prime Time’s Bharati Jagdish spoke with David Kuo, Co-founder, The Smart Investor to find out more. Market View: Updates on plans coping with inflation Food prices and housing costs are on the rise due to global inflation. According to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, there is an expectation that inflation is in the process of retreat. In Market View, Prime Time’s Bharati Jagdish spoke with David Kuo, Co-founder of The Smart Investor to find out more. Why It Matters: April winners & losers As stocks try to recover from the resulting drawdowns in April, how should investors react to the current economic climate? Moreover, what entails the value of a stock and how much risk should we take when investing? David Kuo, Co-Founder, The Smart Investor helps us answer these questions while diving into April's biggest winners and losers such as Jardine C&C and Keppel DC REIT respectively. Why It Matters: March market highlights & US Inverted Yield curve Wrapping up the month of March, David Kuo, Co-Founder, The Smart Investor joins us to talk about the possibility of the US going into recession in the face of an inverted yield curve, and his analysis on some of the top market winners and losers of the month. Why It Matters: February winners & losers David Kuo, Co-Founder, The Smart Investor shares if the recent Russia-Ukraine crisis should change the way we invest, the impact on growth outlook in view of pain and blowback from sanctions imposed on Russia, and some of February's top winners and losers. Why It Matters: November winners & losers David Kuo, Co-Founder, The Smart Investor, shares what investors should be doing differently – with the new Omicron variant being potentially more transmissible – and November’s biggest winners/losers on the Straits Times Index. Why It Matters: October market highlights + November Lookahead David Kuo, co-founder, The Smart Investor reflects on some of the highlights in the news for the month of October, along with his analysis on the top market winners and losers. Why It Matters: Market Wrap - September market top winners and losers David Kuo, Co-founder, The Smart Investor, gives an analysis of the main concerns mounting into the month of October, including elevated inflation, supply-chain bottlenecks, a global energy crunch and regulatory risks emanating from China. He also provides a breakdown of September's biggest winners/losers on the Straits Times Index. Why It Matters: Market Wrap - July market top winners and losers David Kuo, co-founder, The Smart Investor, gives an analysis of China’s recent clampdown on the private education sector, major market trends in the US, and July’s biggest winners/losers on the Straits Times Index. Market Wrap: June market top winners and losers David Kuo, Co-founder, The Smart Investor gives an analysis of how some of the major markets fared in 2021 so far and June's biggest winners/losers on the Straits Times Index. Market Wrap: May market top winners and losers David Kuo, co-founder, The Smart Investor breaks down the latest on the winners and losers from May, and his thoughts on PM Lee’s recent COVID-19 guidance. Market Wrap: April market top winners and losers David Kuo, Co-founder, The Smart Investor gives an analysis of April's biggest winners/losers on the Straits Times Index and some takeaways from the Berkshire Hathaway AGM. Market Wrap: March market top winners and losers David Kuo, co-founder, The Smart Investor reflects on some of the biggest news stories in March, and gives his analysis on the month's top market winners and losers. Companies to Watch: Jardine Matheson This week, Jardine Matheson announced its acquisition plans of its subsidiary Jardine Strategic, which is valued at approximately US$5.5 billion and is expected to become effective by the end of April. The deal will detangle its decades-old cross-holding group structuring. David Kuo, Co-Founder of The Smart Investor shares more about why the group was originally structured this way, and what the deal means for shareholders. Market Wrap: February market top winners and losers David Kuo, co-founder, the smart investor gives an analysis of the drop in bond yields from year highs of 1.6% to 1.41%, and some of the biggest winners and losers of February. Market Wrap: January market top winners and losers David Kuo, co-founder, The Smart Investor breaks down the latest of GameStop's outstanding stock performance as a result of a battle between short selling hedge funds and ordinary investors, and the winners and losers of January. Market Wrap: 2020 market top winners and losers David Kuo, Co-founder, The Smart Investor gives an analysis of the biggest winners and losers of 2020, and sectors that could possibly do well in 2021. Market Wrap: November market top winners and losers David Kuo, Co-founder, The Smart Investor gives an analysis of November's biggest winners/losers on the Straits Times Index. Market Wrap: October market top winners and losers David Kuo, Co-founder, The Smart Investor gives an analysis of October's biggest winners/losers on the Straits Times Index. September market top winners and losers David Kuo, Co-founder, The Smart Investor reflects on the biggest stories from September, and shares who were the biggest market winners and losers for the month. August market top winners and losers David Kuo, co-founder, The Smart Investor shares more about how the markets have done in August, as well as the top losers and gainers in the month. June’s market winners and losers David Kuo, co-founder of the Smart Investor breaks down the latest on the significance of the National Security Law on the markets in Hong Kong and the winners and losers in the first half of the year. May's Market Winners & Losers & June's Outlook David Kuo, co-founder, the Smart Investor analyzes the impact of President Donald Trump's intentions to revoke Hong Kong’s favored trade status with the United States and if it is time to think about reducing investments in companies with China or even Hong Kong exposure. Download the podcast Market Wrap for April, Outlook for May 2020 David Kuo, Co-Founder, The Smart Investor gives his take on what lies ahead for dividend hunters as more companies cut back, and whether it's time to sell in May and go away. Top markets winners & losers from March David Kuo, Co-Founder, The Smart Investor breaks down the latest on a single winner in the Singapore markets in March, the possibility of dividends being cut in the near future, and more. Market Wrap for Feb, Outlook for March 2020 David Kuo, Co-Founder of The Smart Investor looks back at some of the top STI winners and losers, and what to look out for in March after the sharp correction last week. Money and Me: How you can pick the same stocks as David Kuo Ever wished you could look at how an actual successful investor allocates his investment funds in real life? Well, now you can. Former Motley Fool David Kuo tells us how we can all take a peek his investment portfolios. It is a new subscription service that his brand new site smartinvestor.com.sg will be offering. Which stock bought 30 years ago, does he still holds today? Which regions in Asia is he optimistic about and why? Why does David think gold should not be a priority in your portfolio this year? And why is he not panicking in 2020? We find out with David Kuo, Co-founder of Smart Investor shares more. Learning from 2019 to invest in 2020 As we welcome a brand new year and decade, David Kuo, co-founder, The Smart Investor breaks down the biggest risers and losers of 2019 and where to invest in 2020. November's top winners/losers & market outlook No doubt that November was a tough month for markets, with the London Bridge Attack to the Hong Kong Polytechnic University siege. David Kuo, co-founder, The Smart Investor breaks down for us the top winners and losers for the month which saw the STI lose 1.1%. October's Straits Times Index top winners & losers David Kuo, co-founder, The Smart Investor, shares what his new venture is about after moving on from Motley Fool Singapore. He also gives his take on US-China trade tensions, and wraps up October's STI's top gainers/losers.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.5185046195983887, "wiki_prob": 0.5185046195983887, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line595612"}
Better Business Technology Distributed edge computing: a cost-effective way to harness the future By Matthew Oostveen >> THE GARTNER Hype Cycle report in 2020 posits that edge computing is close to the peak of inflated expectation. Despite this viewpoint, it is undeniable that edge computing is having a meaningful impact on our lives, and in the process is transforming the way we live. A constant stream of new use cases are emerging as technology and connectivity both converge and evolve. Consequently, this year, edge computing will come of age as more sensors and machines come on-line connected through the surge of 5G connectivity. The global pandemic drove the biggest change to digitalisation that the world has ever seen. Every business on the planet raced to use technology to survive as disruption flooded whole industries. Distributed edge computing brings data storage closer to where it’s needed to improve latency and save bandwidth. Edge computing is a technology that wears many hats, including the Internet of Things (IoT) and the convergence between IT and operational technology (OT). In its purest form, it’s automating technology to improve human life and the applications are almost limitless. For example, sensors in the fields can track crop health and trigger fertiliser or pesticide application, self-driving machines can work 24/7 on mining sites, automated factories that operate without pause, and tiny drones that can revolutionise surgery. THE CHANGES FOR IT INFRASTRUCTURE Leveraging edge computing effectively requires a strategic approach that builds in distributed edge computing when creating IT solutions. The sheer volume and complexity of data involved will also need to be addressed and decision-makers may need assistance in determining what’s most important. IDC (International Data Corporation) research projects that IoT devices alone will generate over 90ZB of data by 2025. With edge computing comprising more than just IoT devices, the data load generated by distributed edge computing applications will be astronomical. Data centres will need to be designed, built, and even located with this in mind. Putting data centres physically closer to where the data is generated is necessary to overcome performance issues associated with managing such massive amounts of data. Beyond location, data centres will also need to be able to accommodate massive amounts of unstructured data and be built on cloud-native technologies such as containers, to support a wider variety of application needs. In reality, the cost to move all data to an ideal central location is cost-prohibitive. So, there will likely be a shift that will see applications and infrastructure also become more distributed. This will see the demise of a pure core cloud approach to one that involves a distributed cloud at the edge working in tandem with the core cloud. IT’S NOT WITHOUT ITS CHALLENGES These smaller data centres need to have speed, flexibility, and operational simplicity in each location. This doesn’t come without its own set of challenges, though. Latency has grown into a larger concern in recent years due to big data, streaming services, and IoT. Slow performance is no longer tolerable for the modern-day user. Edge data centres solve this problem with a high performing and cost-effective way to provide functionality and content at speed. Edge sites are small and often are in thousands, so all data can’t exist in every site. Edge data centres are a connectivity tool into larger central data centres. Processing data as close to the user as possible reduces latency and improves the customer experience. New architectures are being built where edge applications generate, store, and interact with data at the edge. Coupling these edge sites with core data centres means syncing all data and storing less used data. This needs infrastructure to support data access and movement and running applications in a much more distributed manner. The second challenge is edge applications are being built generally as microservice applications. This means they can start, stop, and scale as users come and go from the services delivered at the edge. Because edge sites are small, every application can’t have its own dedicated servers or storage, they must all share infrastructure. Containerisation helps solve this problem by spinning applications and their storage up and down. It lasts only while that user or device is accessing a particular cell tower or edge data centre and is run on shared heterogenous infrastructure. THE WAY OF THE FUTURE Distributed edge computing is creating opportunities for technology to dramatically alter the way humans interact with the world. From smart cities and more effective food production to automated mining and manufacturing, medical advances, and technologies not yet even dreamed of, distributed edge computing is the way of the future. Combined with other emerging technologies such as 5G and artificial intelligence, reality will soon come to more closely resemble science fiction, with humankind as the winner. www.purestorage.com Matthew Oostveen is the chief technology officer(CTO) for Pure Storage in the Asia-Pacific and Japan region. The Gartner Hype Cycle report - https://www.gartner.com/en/documents/3989981/summary-translation-hype-cycle-for-edge-computing-2020 Personalised care for the aged boosted by computer comms By Leon Gettler >> A COMPUTERISED care plan is improving quality of life for aged and dementia care residents. Person Centred Software is used exclusively in aged care facilities. Traditionally, nursing staff members would be delivering care and at the end of their shift, they would sit down at a computer and evidence their care. Person Centred Care changes that through technology, with a care app for carers to evidence their care at the point of delivery. There is also a Care Monitor for managers monitoring care in real time. This creates data driven decision and better care for the residents and their families. The company also has another piece of technology called the Relatives Gateway, allowing family members to log in and be part of that care. They can send video links and sign off on care plans. This is all done with the approval of the resident and what they want their family member to see. “Traditionally we see the eldest daughter is the care taker of mum or dad living in aged care so if the resident wants that daughter to see an activity summary and perhaps a hygiene chart, they can actually have access to see that,” Person Centred Software CEO, Tammy Sherwood told Talking Business. MEETING PANDEMIC CHALLENGE The app was adjusted with COVID-19. As the country went into lockdown, Person Centred Software went to its customers and asked what they wanted. It introduced a coronavirus slider to evidence symptoms of the disease very quickly. It was also able to do contact tracing to see which carer had been in contact with the resident. Family members wanted to stay in contact, so a new feature was put into the Relatives Gateway allowing residents to video conference with up to 25 members of their family. The service also gauges the resident’s happiness level via a ‘happiness indicator’. “So the family member can see that mum is happier in the afternoon, not so happy in the morning,” Ms Sherwood said. “Maybe I’ll increase my visits in the morning to encourage her to do more activities.” SOFTWARE MEETS VITAL NEEDS Ms Sherwood has been working in the aged care industry for a considerable time. She first saw Person Centred Software four years ago when she was on a study tour of the UK. She was fascinated by it when she saw it in operation at a facility in Battersea Place in London. Sometime later, she was introduced to the co-founder of Person Centred Software who was visiting Brisbane for 36 hours. She was introduced to him and he asked her to re-sell his product. She said the technology gave residents a better quality of care. It allowed them to plan for residents’ needs: what time they wanted to get up, when they wanted to have a wash, what staff members they wanted to work with them. “If we’ve got a resident that was a car collector, we can match them up with carers that have interests in cars,” Ms Sherwood said. “Because they’re not documenting all of this care at the end of their shifts, carers get all this extra time to spend with the residents, talking to them and doing thigs they want to do with them.” CASE STUDY SUCCESS Ms Sherwood said the company conducted a case study last year with Southern Cross Care in South Australia, the firm’s largest client, with the help of Flinders University to examine the data. The case study found a reduction in critical incidents, better outcomes for residents and staff had an hour extra every day with residents, through the use of Person Centred Software systems. Person Centred Software operates in 75 aged care facilities after just two years of operation. It has just gone live with a dementia specific facility in Tasmania. The company has a strategy of integrating with subject matter specialists like, for example, specialists in pain assessment, or medication management providers. It develops its road map by listening to customers, their families and the carers. www.personcentredsoftware.com/au/ Buildkite helps tech developers fly higher, faster MORE BUSINESSES are now going online, to overcome COVID-19 affected markets, and the demand for software has increased. Companies now want their software done quicker than ever. Enter Buildkite, the Melbourne-based software firm that gives developers the tools they need to keep up with demand for software built with speed, scalability and security. Buildkite helps software companies build software, test it and release it. Buildkite CEO Lachlan Donald said as software has become more complicated over time, the craft of assembling it has become more complicated. Back in the 1980s and 90s, the release cadences were every 12 months – or even two years. As the world has moved online, software delivery has moved to the real-time end of the spectrum. Buildkite works in a space known as ‘continuous delivery’ and it builds tools to help some of the best software development teams in the world ship software faster. Mr Donald said continuous delivery is one of the most critical factors for successful businesses today and Buildkite, which grew out of the high growth tech companies in Melbourne, delivers its goods with parallel testing. He said software companies build complex software with millions of lines of source code and changes happening every five minutes. This is done with test suites. For smaller companies, it’s very quick, say about 30 seconds. But the larger companies like Shopify and 99 Designs, the test suites would take an hour or two to run. “Continuous deliver tools like Buildkite take those test suites, carve them up into small pieces, and run them over the cloud,” Mr Donald told Talking Business. “If you take Shopify as an example. They joined us when they were 300 engineers. Their tests were taking 40 minutes and their mandate was to get it under five minutes. They used Buildkite after breaking all our competitors’ previous tools – we got it down to five minutes.” This was done using parallel testing. Buildkite has grown with the Shopify firm, which now has 2500 engineers and is driving the state of global e-commerce. Mr Donald said continuous delivery was one of the key differentiators for Buildkite. HELPING MOBILE AND WEB Another differentiator is that Buildkite offers the only continuous delivery tools for mobile and web development teams. “We provide the one tool that unifies all the engineers across the process,” Mr Donald said. He said Buildkite runs a hybrid delivery model that is both on-premises with good security, and in the cloud where the source code is handed off. “We’re a hybrid architecture where we give you what we call an agent, which you can run on your servers or your cloud, your infrastructure, so that runs the heavy lifting of the tests without Buildkite getting access to the source code. But then we have a SaaS (software-as-a-service) side of the business, the interface that developers interact with, all the external integrations, and Buildkite runs that,” he said. “That architectural separation, turns out to be magical. It’s exactly the right compromise between those two worlds. You get strong security but you also get unlimited scaling and all the other niceties that cloud computing brings.” Mr Donald said this has been run on so many different platforms. One of its customers, Cruise, the self-driving car company headquartered in San Francisco, runs the agent on their cars to test the software before it’s deployed there. “With the emergence of next-gen tech, like IoT, and other things like AI, Buildkite provides that hybrid architecture and provides interesting ways to do new things,” Mr Donald said. www.buildkite.com It’s Safeter: use this app post-COVID THE BIG CHALLENGE for businesses now is bringing all employees back to work safely. It’s a huge challenge for businesses, particularly the larger ones with lots of employees. San Francisco-based entrepreneur Amar Goel has come up with the perfect solution for business: an app called Safeter which ensures that employees are staying safe and keeping their colleagues safe. The first offering from the app is to allow employees do a symptom check on their mobile app. So before coming into the office, they would fill in a survey recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO). They just have to answer some simple questions which would take a few seconds. Do they have any symptoms of coronavirus? Have they been travelling anywhere that has had significant cases? The other thing that app handles is employee scheduling, allowing employers to determine who exactly is coming into work on any given day. That can also include cohort scheduling or group scheduling where, for example, a workforce of say 100 employees is broken up into five groups of 20 that can come in on scheduled days. It also allows them to space out the number of employees allowed to use the elevator at any one time. The Safeter app allows for symptom checks for visitors. APPLE, GOOGLE CHALLENGES The relationship between Safeter and Google and Apple is complicated. Apple and Google are currently limiting the apps in their stores that can enable contact tracing. While Safeter has contact tracing capabilities, which are valuable for employers, Google and Apple asked for it to be removed. “I understand their concerns for sure,” Mr Goel told Talking Business. “They have privacy concerns and they want to make sure things are done well and people’s privacy is not exposed. “But at the same time, there are a lot of employment issues around people’s health and employers need the tools to be able to manage their workplace.” And in the future, there will be more employees saying they want to work from home two days out of three. The Safeter app will manage that for employees and companies. “We’re helping when the person wants to come into the office. When someone wants to transition back into the office, let’s say, two days a week, how do we make sure we have enough social distancing and we don’t have overcrowding?” he said. “I do think a lot of people will have a hybrid model going forward,” POST-COVID LIABILITIES Mr Goel said the app would be particularly helpful for companies dealing with liability in the post-COVID era. “It’s important for companies to make sure they are (seen as) doing the right thing and helping their employees be safe, but then also, there’s some value in recording that from a compliance standpoint,” he said. “There is a compliance and liability standpoint that employers want to manage.” It would also be critical now for companies in which the human resources (HR) manager is now becoming the company’s health officer. Mr Goel said the app takes the burden off HR managers and helps the safety teams that so many companies have set up. www.safeter.work Short-term COVID-19 cloud fixes may pose long-term headaches for universities By Lee Thompson >> AS AUSTRALIAN educational institutions rushed to adjust to the new norm of virtual classrooms, remote collaboration, and an absence of international students, cloud-based solutions have helped keep things together and a core service operating. But could these short-term cloud fixes have long-term consequences? In the space of a few weeks, educational institutions deployed ‘off-the-shelf’ cloud-based solutions such as virtual desktops and collaboration software – many provided free of charge by technology giants – to reshape the curriculum, provide a viable online learning experience for students, and help shield the industry from the impact of COVID-19. However, in the understandable rush to provide and maintain services and the curriculum, many institutions may be too quick to lock themselves into services which meet their needs now, but may not be the most appropriate in a post COVID-19 world. THE RENT-V-BUY ISSUE Cloud is typically consumed as a private owned resource or a public rented one; and in some cases, a hybrid combination of both. In order to get students and staff online as quickly as possible, most universities without the capabilities to do it privately have opted for the rent model. It is fine in the short-term – making virtual classrooms viable is priority number one for higher education and should be achieved in whatever manner possible, for now. But when society returns to some sense of normalcy – on a timeline that’s yet to be defined – the institutions that rapidly spun up public cloud services will face some difficult questions. Will they continue using the applications they deployed to get through the COVID-19 restrictions? If so, how will all these services be integrated with their normal infrastructure? Then, how will they continue to pay for these services as needs increase? If not, how will they retrieve the months of data that’s been stored on these platforms? Personally, I believe much of the rapid online transition will stick, as students will now expect to use the services they have been over the past few months. This, however, will have implications for how universities operate long into the future. BRACING FOR A DOWNTURN There’s no telling what economic impact this crisis will have on the higher education sector, but it doesn’t seem many industries are in for an easy ride when the dust settles. Already this year the COVID-19 pandemic has kept 114,000 international students – over 15 percent of the total based on last year’s figures – away from Australian shores. This number will likely jump much higher with new students unable to arrive for the second half of the year, increasing the financial pressure on the $40 billion-plus international education sector. On one hand, this situation stresses the need for online virtual classes to be in operation; but it also means universities need to gain control of whatever expenditure they can to prepare for the times ahead. Endless ‘rent cheques’ from public cloud providers clash strongly with this. There’s no way to easily turn that tap off, and worse still, as universities increase their cloud dependency a concept known as ‘data gravity’ can easily sink in, making universities more dependent on their provider even as costs soar with no end in sight. To put it another way, if you’re reliant on using a taxi or ride-share to get from A to B, it’s going to cost you the same each time and this will add up over time. You can’t simply lower the cost because money’s tight. With your own vehicle though, you can be sparing with how you use it. You can change the type of fuel you use. You can hold off purchasing a new one. You can change the oil yourself rather than using a mechanic. In November, right when the journey to pandemic was in motion, analyst firm Gartner predicted Australian cloud spend would reach $8.8 billion by 2020 – an 18.3 percent rise compared with 2019 and a higher growth rate than the global average. That figure is no doubt already irrelevant – the education industry needs to ensure its share of the investment is wisely spent wisely, not just in a public, rent-only format. Australian universities need to start thinking about ‘buying their own car’, getting all the cloud capabilities they need but under a private or owned cloud-led model. This will help continue the waves of innovation – and we need that – but within universities’ control from a cost and data perspective. The ‘necessary’ is largely complete – students are learning online and, hopefully, adapting to the new model. Now is the time to consider what the post-pandemic future of education looks like, and how university decision makers can ensure it's tenable to keep the sector alive and thriving. www.nutanix.com Lee Thompson is managing director, Australia and New Zealand, for enterprise cloud computing group Nutanix. Nutanix works with a number of universities in Australia on their digital initiatives. Stimulus Package explains stimulus packages 'easy' WHEN the Morrison Government unveiled its COVID-19 $189 billion stimulus package to keep Australians in work and businesses in businesses, there was a lot of public interest. And confusion. Many didn’t know what exactly the package was offering them, how it could help them and where to find it. Troy Roennfeldt and his team from the digital agency Increaseo had lost a lot of business thanks to COVID-19. So in their downtime, they set up a website named Stimulus Package to help to arm all Australians with information regarding the recently implemented Stimulus Packages. It enabled individuals and businesses to locate and easily sort through all applicable support packages offered by the Federal and State Governments to help ease financial pressures and better navigate the tough times ahead. Mr Roennfeldt said the site collates all the packages at the state and federal level. The idea for it came when he was combing through all the information and “couldn’t find it in one spot where it was needed.” FUSION OF CONFUSION While the government information packages have improved, it was very difficult back in March finding the right information. One had to piece it together from various news reports and the government websites were then sparse on information. “Once I realised it was a bit hard, I was ticking over in my head one evening while I was working through things and I started looking through different domain names and realised stimuluspackage.com.au was available,” Mr Roennfeldt told Talking Business. “I registered that, thought about it for another day or two and got my team working on developing it out. “We had some capacity as we had lost a number of projects in the preceding days with some clients who were in the events space and the catering space. Their businesses had pretty much imploded so all work we had with them was put on hold. “So we used that downtime to get our developers and content guys on to fleshing the site out.” He said the firm had four or five of its team members working on it. Mr Roennfeldt said the site could potentially become even more informative if it could drill into what was on offer in various local government areas and post codes. “However, the amount of work involved in that is something we don’t have the capacity to put all that out considering we’re doing it for nothing,” he said. He said there is now an ongoing process of keeping the stimulus package content up to date. With JobKeeper still being a work in progress, the team will add new information to keep it updated. FIT FOR THE TIMES Mr Roennfeldt said the response to Stimulus Package had been really good, with many people signing up for newsletters and updates. “I’m sure there’s probably going to be future stimulus package announcements in the coming weeks or months and we’ll keep that updated and shoot out updates to people who are registered on the site,” he said. Mr Roennfeldt said the website also offered support services in areas such as mental health and accommodation for people looking for help. It also included information from businesses offering products for free, like productivity tools. The site also had content from accountants and lawyers and financial advisers. It’s become very much a community exercise and Mr Roennfeldt said if businesses, lawyers, accountants and financial advisers wanted to send in more material, they should get in touch with him at Increaseo. Mr Roennfeldt expects the website will be running for more months to come as the government brings in more packages and changes schemes like JobKeeper and JobSeeker. www.stimuluspackage.com.au www.increaseo.com Forescout has four tips to help future-proof operational tech security OPERATIONAL TECHNOLOGY security has come into sharp focus in recent months. Digital security experts warn that it is an aspect of business in transition as legacy operational technologies are morphed into internet connected systems. Advisory group Forescout’s senior director for systems engineering across the Asia Pacific and Japan region, Steve Hunter, said the operational technology (OT) security market was officially in transition. He said acquisitions are accelerating, venture capital investment is slowing, and strategic partnerships are becoming critically important. He said OT systems themselves were also in a transitional state, as traditional, isolated legacy systems turn into fully IP-connected, cyber-physical systems. Forescout research showed that to stay relevant in the OT world, the cybersecurity market had to evolve alongside these systems. “IT and OT networks are founded on different and often conflicting priorities, making IT-OT security challenging for businesses,” Mr Hunter said. “Only when the needs of both environments are thoroughly understood can digital convergence be successful.” He said Gartner’s 2019 report, Market Guide for Operational Technology Security, confirmed that by the end of 2023, organisations would need to adjust their OT security solutions, because 60 percent of today’s point solution OT security providers would have been rebranded, repositioned or bought – or may have disappeared. Mr Hunter said while this scenario may cause anxiety for OT security stakeholders, businesses can implement strategies to help prepare for the imminent changes in the OT security market. Mr Hunter said Forescout has developed four tips to help businesses future proof their OT security strategy: 1. Proactively identify, classify and monitor OT network assets The first step to managing cyber and operational risk for any OT system is to figure out what’s in it. Almost every security framework, including NIST CSF, NERC CIP and CIS Critical Security Controls, requires identifying and classifying hardware as a prerequisite. If businesses haven’t implemented some form of real-time OT asset inventory tracking, they should make it a priority for 2020. OT systems are rapidly morphing into cyber-physical systems that are connected to vast corporate and operational networks via the internet. Not only does this expose them to new internet-based threats, but it also increases the potential for misconfiguration and malfunction of these assets. More moving parts plus more connections equals a higher risk of operational problems. Proactively identifying, classifying and monitoring OT network assets can help businesses discover what risks they face in the present, and also plan to reduce future risks. Not only will cyber threats like malware be a risk, but businesses will also be able to confirm whether assets in a cyber-physical system are performing as they should and take steps to remediate any issues before they cause downtime. Implementing an OT network monitoring technology is one of the fastest ways to create and monitor an accurate asset inventory. Businesses should look for a mature vendor with an extensive library of built-in checks for OT-specific cyber and operational threats developed from experience in the field. 2. Align IT and OT teams to execute integrated cybersecurity initiatives With IT-OT convergence gaining more traction, businesses need to implement a strong cybersecurity program while also maintaining the top priority of availability for OT systems. For this to succeed, many elements must align, and teams must seamlessly integrate. There are certain areas where IT is the expert and other areas where OT is the expert, and both teams need to align, working towards a common goal. To promote an alignment initiative, businesses must clearly define roles and common goals, designating subject matter experts, and conducting cross-training. Additionally, empowering teams with mature platform security solutions that have strong cross-functional capabilities can greatly streamline security activities and improve team cohesion. 3. Use proof-of-value (PoV) requirements that will accurately assess a vendor’s suitability When undertaking any security PoV, all relevant teams, including security, engineering and operations, should be consulted for input. Ensuring that solution requirements meet everyone’s needs is vital to the success of any OT security investment. Elements to consider include how a vendor is collecting OT data, the strength of a vendor’s threat intelligence database, and how comprehensive their orchestration and integration capabilities are. Whatever PoV requirements businesses decide to include, the most important thing is to ensure that they accurately assess a vendor’s maturity and suitability for the business, as well as try to weed out companies that won’t be around in two or three years. 4. Align with emerging market dynamics by reassessing the OT security vendor landscape Acquisitions and partnerships in OT security products are accelerating, making the market landscape more volatile. As this market matures, narrow-scope point solutions will be challenged by vendors offering organisation-wide platforms that traverse IT, OT, Internet of Things (IoT), and the cloud, according to Gartner’s Market Guide for Operational Technology Security report. This year is an ideal time to evaluate the current security suite to understand which tools are providing the most value and whether any of the organisation’s current vendors are at risk of becoming obsolete or going out of business. Mr Hunter said, “The future of the OT security market is uncertain; however, by staying up to date on emerging technologies and understanding how IT and OT networks interoperate, organisations can holistically manage risks to their organisational OT infrastructure.” www.forescout.com Stopping ‘Zoombombing’ from the COVID-19 trenches Nutanix launches virtual desktop infrastructure to boost remote work capabilities Business continuity planning put through its paces right now New cloud technologies keep Australian businesses running through turbulent times New 5G report helps Australian businesses ‘prepare to profit’ Opening up to open source in Australia – Rubrik report Australia falling behind in cybercrime battles 'Cloud-ed' thinking clears way for AI	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.6517032384872437, "wiki_prob": 0.6517032384872437, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1465995"}
An Example of How Architecture Can Change the World….. “Having An Example of How Architecture Can Change the World….. “Having said that, buildings need to be designed with the mindset that it will last a long time so not only do the spaces need to remain flexible for changes and inspirational to future generations, materials should be carefully considered for durability, and not contain harmful materials to human and the environment. Materials without toxins will enable us to reuse or recycle the building materials in the case that the building has outlived its useful life. We can further reduce our building embodied carbon footprint by “right-sizing” our structures. American have the largest average homes in the world. With the average size of 2,164 square feet, they’re 2.5 times bigger. than a home in Sweden (893 square feet) and U.K. (818 square feet). Architects should definitely help their clients imagine smaller but more efficient spaces. Adaptive reuse of our building, recycling toxin-free materials and right-sizing our structures are ways architects can help reduce the industry’s energy use, as extracting material from our finite amount of resources has serious climate change consequences” Gladys Ly-Au Young, Principal at SKL Architects (Seattle, Washington) See the attachment below at Position 02 and the criteria in the screenshot Get Free Price Quote	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.7382805943489075, "wiki_prob": 0.26171940565109253, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1576408"}
search facebook twitter About Zhejiang+ The Garden Province Zhejiang First Zhejiang Today+ City Focus+ Shaoxing Jinhua Quzhou Zhoushan Taizhou Lishui Business in Zhejiang+ Characteristic Towns Living in Zhejiang+ Beautiful Zhejiang+ Cultural Heritages Museums and Theaters Artists and Cultural Figures Dreams Come True in Zhejiang Home> Biz Updates Nation rolls out policies to attract foreign investment By LIU ZHIHUA and HE JINGWEI\| China Daily\| Updated: September 20, 2022 L M S Further opening-up, cooperation aim to increase FDI, achieve growth targets China is expected to make the country increasingly more attractive by ramping up efforts to stabilize the expectations of foreign investors, according to government officials and experts. Experts also said policy measures at both central and local levels have attached great importance to key foreign investment projects, which will facilitate the early implementation of those projects. At the opening ceremony of the 22nd China International Fair for Investment and Trade, which ran from Sep 8 through Sep 11 in Xiamen, Fujian province, Guo Tingting, assistant minister of commerce, said no matter what happens in the international community, China will firmly welcome the rest of the world in a broader scope, in more fields and at a deeper level to make substantial achievements in opening-up. The nation will step up efforts in attracting foreign investments and optimize the service system for foreign investors so that they will become more interested in developing in China, she said. Nie Pingxiang, a researcher with the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation (CAITEC), predicted this year's FDI inflow to China will increase from last year while more FDI is expected to flow into high-end sectors and the western and middle regions in the nation. "China is increasingly attractive to foreign investors due to the nation's huge market potential and its deepening opening-up and reform that is creating a better business environment for foreign enterprises," Nie said. Facing headwinds in achieving its annual economic growth target, China has rolled out a myriad of policy measures to stabilize growth, including those aiming to promote foreign investment. The State Council officially unveiled a package of 33 measures in May. Some of the measures are proposed to accelerate the delivery of key foreign investment projects and attract foreign investment more proactively. The revision of the industry catalog for sectors that encourage foreign investment will also be sped up to guide foreign capital into fields such as high-end manufacturing and scientific innovation in areas such as the middle, western and northeastern regions. The nation will also support foreign investors to establish research and development centers in high-end and emerging technologies, apart from expanding enterprises' cross-border financing channels, enhancing Chinese authorities' communications with foreign chambers and enterprises, and facilitating foreign businesses more proactively. Nie with CAITEC spoke highly of the government's efforts in promoting foreign investment through revising specific policy measures to create more opportunities, such as the industry catalog for sectors that encourage investment and those regulating strategic investment by foreign investors in A-share listed companies. The government policies also focus on guiding foreign investment into key fields like advanced manufacturing, high-end technology, energy conservation and modern services, as well as speeding up the establishment of opening-up platforms, such as the expansion of pilot areas for comprehensive opening-up in the services sector, and improving working mechanisms at both central and local government levels for major foreign investment projects, Nie said. "Implementation of key foreign investment projects remains a priority in both central and local government policy measures to stabilize FDI inflow," she said, adding that means financial and other types of support will be in a good position for such projects. Shu Jueting, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Commerce, also said at a recent news conference in Beijing that key foreign investment projects in China are making good progress amid the country's efforts to stabilize cooperation and FDI inflow. Around 60 percent of the projects that have started production are in full operation, while over 30 percent of the projects under construction have started production, she said, adding the actual foreign investment of large projects, with contracted foreign investment of more than $100 million each, totaled $66.85 billion in the first seven months. That was 35 percent higher year-on-year and accounted for 53.9 percent of the nation's foreign investment in actual use in the same period, she said. The ministry and relevant authorities have established mechanisms to improve services for foreign investors and promote the early implementation of major foreign investment projects, Shu said. 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Rock out with “Thor: Love and Thunder” anytime on home video and Disney+. By Douglas Davidson on September 21, 2022 • ( 0 ) At the time of its release, Thor: Ragnarok (2017) was unlike any other Marvel Studios release to date. It embraced the visual style of writer/artist Jack Kirby, it dared to remove the seriousness of the prior two outings, and it… Read More › “Thor: Love and Thunder” is a MCU rock show with heart. By Douglas Davidson on July 5, 2022 • ( 1 ) Actor Chris Hemsworth first appeared as Thor Odinson in the 2011 Kenneth Branagh-directed Thor, a film which brought as much Shakespearian drama as it did Marvel Studios silliness. This was during Phase One, a period when audiences didn’t know what… Read More › Netflix Original “Extraction” is a theater-quality adventure that deserves a big screen. The names Joe and Anthony Russo have become synonymous with big blockbuster comic book films thanks to their work with Marvel Studios directing Captain America: The Winter Solider, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame. However you… Read More › “Jay and Silent Bob Reboot” is a family affair and we’re all invited! 1994 low budget comedy Clerks is writer/director Kevin Smith’s first film and the foundation for a 25-year strong series of films, comics, a cartoon, and a cartoon television show that have entertained literal generations of audiences. Dubbed the “View Askewniverse”… Read More › Relive the emotional conclusion to the MCU’s Infinity Saga – “Avengers: Endgame” – on home video now. By Douglas Davidson on August 10, 2019 • ( 0 ) Quantifying the significance of Avengers: Endgame is a lofty task. For some, the 22-film collection Marvel Studios crafted is an exercise in inconsequential extravagance which has shifted how studios make movies for the worse. These films have even been described… Read More › “Avengers: Endgame” is here and it’s the perfect end to the MCU’s Infinity Saga. After an unprecedented 21-film lead-up, Avengers: Endgame, the culminating moment in what’s now been dubbed “The Infinity Saga,” is finally here. Audiences are coming to this film with a hope of closure after an emotionally devastating end to 2018’s Anthony… Read More › Make your reservations now for some “Bad Times at the El Royale”. By Douglas Davidson on December 28, 2018 • ( 0 ) Writer/director Drew Goddard is no stranger to a good mystery. Having made his bones writing for shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Alias, he went on to write 2008’s Cloverfield and co-write 2012’s The Cabin in the Woods,… Read More › “Avengers: Infinity War” is the MCU Crossover Event We’ve Waited For. By Douglas Davidson on May 2, 2018 • ( 2 ) In May 2008, a small, newly-formed, independent studio laid everything they had on a director whose greatest success was 2003’s Elf and an actor who was considered a washed-up has-been and was looking to make a comeback to tell the… Read More › “12 Strong” – an imperfect, yet surprising biopic. An alternate version of this review was published by CLTure on their site on January 19, 2018. September 11th, 2001 is a day that everyone in the U.S. remembers; a day of great pain and sorrow which inspired men and… Read More › Director Taika Waititi’s ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ completely reinvigorates the superhero film. By Douglas Davidson on November 9, 2017 • ( 0 ) Marvel Studio’s run of 17 films impressively introduces new characters, new worlds, and new adventures, all while building toward every Marvel nerd’s greatest dream: the Infinity War Saga. Thor (Chris Hemsworth), a central character in this film run, never seems… Read More ›	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.728293240070343, "wiki_prob": 0.728293240070343, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line775897"}
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