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Crispcor Tech and Science GOP governors use migrants in ‘brutal, deliberate political stunt’ September 16, 2022 Blog No Comments Hispanic migrants busted to Washington from Texas as part of political immigration struggle – Copyright AFP/File Sam Yeh Republican governors are stepping up their partisan tactics of sending migrants into Democratic strongholds without advance warning, increasing their resistance to the Biden administration. The governors of Texas and Arizona have sent thousands of migrants by bus to New York, Chicago and Washington D.C. in recent months, but this week’s antics of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott go far beyond what is acceptable in a democratic society. . The whole thing has turned into a game of political primacy, without taking into account the loss of life, not to mention the millions of public funds that have been wasted trying to make a point. DeSantis claimed responsibility for sending 50 asylum seekers from Colombia and Venezuela on two flights from Florida to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, a resort town. According to an employee, DeSantis made sure Fox News knew he undertook the move as part of a new “Florida resettlement program to transport illegal immigrants to safe havens.” The Florida Legislature has allocated $12 million to remove “illegal aliens” from the state. “States like Massachusetts, New York, and California will make it easier to take care of these people they invited into our country by encouraging illegal immigration through their designation as sanctuary states and support for the Biden administration’s open borders policy.” , the employee said. added. Regarding the legal status of migrants – CBS News notes that “many migrants who cross the border illegally from Mexico are temporarily protected from deportation after being released by the US authorities to file an asylum application in immigration courts — as permitted by US law and international treaty — or are released on parole on humanitarian reasons.” In Illinois the previous day, Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued an emergency statement to deal with nearly 500 immigrants brought to Chicago by Gov. Abbott’s bus, mobilizing the state’s National Guard after he went to the media to call Abbott’s actions “disgusting.” informs NBC News. On Thursday, two buses carrying migrants from Texas arrived at the residence of Vice President Kamala Harris at the US Naval Observatory, carrying more than 100 migrants from Colombia, Cuba, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panama and Venezuela. “The Biden-Harris administration continues to ignore and deny the historic crisis on our southern border that has endangered and overwhelmed Texan communities for almost two years,” said Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who has poured billions of taxpayer dollars into border security. signature problem. California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat who has publicly feuded with DeSantis and Abbott over their conservative policies, asked the U.S. Justice Department Thursday to investigate whether transporting migrants across state lines as a “political prop” violates the law. “Transporting families, including children, across state lines under false pretenses is morally reprehensible, but may also be illegal,” Newsom wrote in a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, which he also posted on his Twitter account. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday that federal officials were not notified in advance by Republican governors who sent migrants to Massachusetts and Washington. “We are talking about children, we are talking about families who have been promised a home, promised a job, put on a bus and taken to an unknown place,” said Jean-Pierre, who called the governor’s actions “a cruel, deliberate political stunt.” Stiglitz says oil companies have done nothing to deserve the windfall Ohio Sexual Assault Lawsuits Reopened Scanners for Avocados and Your Brain: CES 2023 Highlights Iranians protest outside French embassy after cartoons New arrests in murder of Kenyan LGBT activist Protest in a German village against the expansion of a coal mine Powered by Socrates	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9352900385856628, "wiki_prob": 0.9352900385856628, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1555766"}
Jussie Smollett trial witness says actor staged attack, wanted to be ‘fake beat up’ Gabrielle Fonrouge Social Links for Gabrielle Fonrouge More On: jussie smollett Biden drafts hate to get out the midterm vote Jussie Smollett roasted for BET Awards appearance: ‘Who let him in?’ Jussie Smollett releases new song claiming innocence weeks after leaving jail Federal judge allows defamation claims in Jussie Smollett suit CHICAGO — The man Jussie Smollett allegedly paid to help him stage a hate crime took the stand in the actor’s criminal trial Wednesday, describing how he took part in the hoax because he thought the ‘”Empire” star could help push his own acting career. Abimbola Osundairo, 28, told jurors in Chicago’s criminal court on day three of the trial how Smollett directed nearly every aspect of the alleged fake attack, from the racial and homophobic slurs he and his brother, Olabinjo, were to use down to who should throw the punches. “He explained that he wanted me to fake beat him up,” Osundairo testified. “I agreed to do it because most importantly, I felt indebted to him, to Jussie,” Osundairo said “He also got me a stand-in role on ‘Empire’ and I also believed that he could help further my acting career.” Abimbola Osundairo testified that Jussie Smollett directed every aspect of the alleged staged hate crime at the actor’s trial on December 1, 2021. AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast Osundairo and his brother are at the center of the sensational long-awaited trial as the prosecution’s star witnesses. About two weeks after Smollett told police he was the victim of a vicious hate crime on a frigid night in January 2019, the brothers were arrested but confessed the actor paid them $3,500 to stage the attack. Smollett’s team vigorously denies the allegation and claims the men intended to attack him, potentially because they’re homophobic. Smollett is facing six counts of felony disorderly conduct for lying to police and if convicted, faces up to three years in jail. Osundairo, who also worked on the set of “Empire,” testified that he and Smollett met through a mutual friend in 2017 and over the next year and a half became extremely close as they spent time together smoking weed, visiting strip clubs and having sleepovers at the star’s Streeterville high-rise. “I would call him my brother,” Osundairo testified, adding Smollett would ask him to procure weed, cocaine and molly for him. Around 9 a.m. on January 25, 2019, Osundairo said he received a curious text message from Smollett asking for his help “on the low” and if he was available to meet up “face-to-face” to discuss. Later that afternoon, he picked Osundairo up and from the front seat of the actor’s Mercedes Benz, the infamous plan was hatched and Smollett was both the star and the director. Osundairo said he helped Smollett to try and further his own acting career. Actor Jussie Smollett asks photographers to move back as he arrives with his mother Janet, right, at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse for day three of his trial in Chicago on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. First, Smollett asked Osundairo if he “could trust” him and then lamented the studio’s response to a disturbing piece of hate mail he claimed he received that showed a stick figure hanging and the words “You will die black f-g.” “He talked about how the studio was not taking the mail seriously, the hate mail he’d received earlier,” Osundairo said. “I was confused, I looked puzzled and then he explained that he wanted me to fake beat him up.” Smollett asked if Osundairo’s brother could help and then explained his vision for the stunt. He first told the brothers the specific words he wanted them to use — “‘Empire’, f—-t, n—-r, MAGA” — and then gave blow-by-blow instructions. Director and “Empire” creator Lee Daniels shares a screen grab showing Jussie Smollett’s injuries obtained during an alleged biased hate crime attack on January 28, 2019. “He wanted me to punch him but he wanted me to pull the punch so I didn’t hurt him and then he wanted me to tussle him and throw him to the ground and give him a bruise,” he said. “Then he wanted it to look like he was fighting back, so I was supposed to give him a chance to fight back and then eventually throw him to the ground and my brother would tie the noose around his neck and pour bleach on him.” The actor told the brothers not to bring their phones in case they dropped them and lost them and ordered them not to use a rideshare service to prevent any record of their location. Should news of the attack get picked up by the press, Smollett directed Osundairo to send him a phony “condolence letter,” which he later did when the alleged hate crime inevitably became front page news. Osundairo testified that Smollett asked him to “fake beat him up.” Within ten minutes, the plans were laid and a dress rehearsal was set for two days later, Osundairo told jurors. From across the room, Smollett, wearing a dark suit, light blue shirt and burgundy tie, furrowed his brow as he watched Osundairo testify about the alleged “dry run” and kept his eyes trained on his former friend. Osundairo, dressed in a black turtleneck, a gold chain and a matching black and gold face covering, hardly flinched as he delivered more than four hours of testimony. The two brothers being questioned over the Jussie Smollett attack are actors Abimbola ‘Abel’ and Olabinjo ‘Ola’ Osundairo. On Sunday, January 27, the day before the attack was set to take place, Smollett picked up the two brothers and brought them to his neighborhood where he pointed out the exact location he wanted the alleged hoax to go down, Osundairo testified. “He said that there was going to be a camera to capture the fake attack, that he wanted a camera to capture the fake attack,” Osundairo said. Asked by special prosecutor Dan Webb why he wanted the attack captured, Osundairo testified Smollett “wanted to use the camera footage for media.” When the plan was finally carried out around 2 a.m. on January 29, 2019, the camera Smollett hoped would capture the attack was pointed in another direction but just about everything else went according to plan. The brothers delivered their lines, roughed Smollett up and fled the area, only to be arrested a little over two weeks later. Osundairo told special prosecutor Dan Webb that Smollett wanted to get “footage for media” of the attack. Outside of the courtroom Wednesday evening, Smollett wore a frown as he exited the building flanked by supporters and didn’t answer a question asking what he thought about Osundairo’s testimony. His team is slated to begin their cross-examination Thursday morning. jussie smollett Read Next US to extend transit mask mandate through mid-March, sourc...	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9383509159088135, "wiki_prob": 0.9383509159088135, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1746858"}
In the forest 0 Project Yellow? By David Millet on April 7, 2007 3D News, Orange Not too long ago, the Blender community was all abuzz with Project Orange excitement. In case you weren't around, here's a summary of events: a small team of Blender artists and animators got together in Amsterdam for several months. They created the world's first open movie using mostly Blender and other open source software. Their results of their work? A short film lovingly known as â€œElephants Dream,â€ as well as a number of badly needed Blender improvements. In the wake of Elephants Dream, many people have speculated about a â€œProject Orange 2.â€ However, there is one other idea that has floated around, and I believe that it is worthy of your attention (I do not know to whom the credit for this idea belongs, but it is most certainly not myself). I call this idea â€œProject Yellow.â€ With all the recent enhancements to materials, animation, and the like in the post-Orange Blender releases, many wonder what the result would be if a group of artists and programmers were to again gather together to work in Amsterdam (or elsewhere), but this time to develop a game with Blender. Yes, I am referring to using the frequently-forgotten Blender Game Engine. Could a professional-quality game be created? Could it put Blender's Game Engine on the map? What game engine improvements would be the result of Project Yellow? I imagine that the Game Engine Python API would be expanded and improved upon. If the Game Engine and Bullet Physics became more integrated with Blender's core, it could be beneficial for both realtime and pre-rendered animations. I imagine that Blender could be given a fully integrated dynamic animation engine, and softbody and liquids support might be added to the Game Engine. I imagine that at the end of Project Yellow, we would have a neat game to showcase to the rest of the world, finally demonstrating once and for all that the Blender Game Engine can be used to produce amazing work. Some of us might even be able to get jobs :) Should a â€œProject Yellowâ€ happen? I think so. After all, isn't most of the 3D work done these days, done for games? Let's leave the decision making to the decision makers. They may or may not find the idea appealing, and we should respect their decision in either case. That being said, what are your thoughts, feelings, and ideas on the subject? Your discussion is eagerly anticipated. kit89 on April 7, 2007 08:05 AM It would be great to see the possibilities of Blenders GE. And how it will handle in such an enviroment. Studio Stockwell on April 7, 2007 08:26 AM I 2nd that. I would not mind to contribute. simhar on April 7, 2007 08:28 AM Don't let the GE die! A reference-project like this would make a lot of people interested in the GE, because it would show the capabilities like no other. The GE is one of the most interesting part of blender, not just for games... imagine: realtime product-visualisation, realtime architectural walkthrough, better preview-animation, etc.... Lasphere on April 7, 2007 08:28 AM yearh good idea.. wish i was better to make games.. thn I could join. :) squareline on April 7, 2007 08:37 AM good idea i would like to join :) i started a thread at Game Engine forum about this: http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?p=847491#post847491 rpgsimmaster on April 7, 2007 08:44 AM Holy Smokes! That's an original idea and a half. I say that's an excellent idea, especially if it aids development of the seemingly stagnant blender game engine woody on April 7, 2007 08:44 AM Great idea. Look forward to the ideas on game genre etc. Go ahead with your innovative and collaborative approach! ;-) aws357 on April 7, 2007 08:47 AM Blender MMO ! ! ! ! ! ! :) more seriously, it could open some opportunity for freelance game making. Seriously how many startup can pay the price for big houses 3D softwares? If you speak about a professional game, I pray it's not something like "space invader" or "shoot the penguin" type of game... Maybe an adventure game like "The Longest Journey". Instead of having prerendere environment, it would be in real time 3D... :D Why not in the same world as Emo and Proog :p ? Explore this strange world a bit? I think an adventure game could be a good start... With puzzles using solid body physics (or fluids? :p) Vassilios Boucer on April 7, 2007 09:19 AM .. about a Pro Game made complete with Blender 3D! Why not "Project Yellow" and "Orange Project 2" together at the same time! One Team works for the GAme making in Blender and the other on the second Orange Project Film! It would be Great! Shaderman on April 7, 2007 09:32 AM Great idea indeed! Maybe the Echo Plugin (http://echo-plugin.sourceforge.net/) could be pushed and used for that project. Blender (BGE) and OGRE sounds like a nice couple to me :) Vimal.S on April 7, 2007 09:39 AM Hi Guys ! You know what BGE is really capable of making a full-fledged game. See the complete FPS game i have made using BGE. See the screenshots for innovative cool levels. The Demo is also available for download. See my thread in BlenderArtists http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?t=92984 Remi on April 7, 2007 10:02 AM Yes. That would be neat. If something as addictive, groundbreaking, and as captivating as Half-life was produced, it would definitely put Blender onto the map and into the consciousness of many, many people. gaalgergely on April 7, 2007 10:09 AM if i remember correctly, the game engine improvement suggestion was made by endi, who is a professional game developer right now. Olm-Z on April 7, 2007 10:48 AM I would add my 2 cents : Just making a "classical" game is maybe restrictive... I think that with the openness of blender, we can do something realy bigger, linking the game engine to realtime sound, motion captors, multiple screens, video, verse network conectivity, etc ... We could work on a "immersive game and performance environment" as the blendersprint in Innsbruck began. I'm myself realy engaged in that way, and would be happy to contribute. (I live in Brussels, not too far from the Dam :) ) johnj on April 7, 2007 11:05 AM one of the features i'd like: softbodies, fluids and solid bodies working together, with a good interaction; is that possible? any way thanks & forgive my poor english! pixalz on April 7, 2007 11:52 AM What a killer idea. At the moment I'm looking into a game engine but more artist driven. This is what i've been looking at http://www.quest3d.com. If blenders GE can be like this where it uses visual programming we'll be in business! I'd prefer to not be outside of blender if its possible cause theres so much power at your fingertips. JD-Multi on April 7, 2007 11:54 AM The first time I met Blender I started 3 months later working with the game engine. I did quite a bunch of things, tried to make games and such, but there were always a huge amount of problems with the engine which weren't directly the game designer his faults. When Bullet was introduced everyone thought the Game engine would get a 2nd live, and actually it did, but on physics simulation only. Currently the game engine is way too slow to make proffesional games. The creator is more optimizing then actually creating a game, find scripts, create script or find another applications to extend the blender game engine short comes, dealt with huge slowdowns, even with sectors and object culling there will be significant fps drop when you try to create fps, stretegy, simulation or whatever games. Ofcourse the game engine fits best to make short games, puzzles or simple simulation, but even creating a quake 3 game won't never happen without a huge redo of the graphics engine or maybe a complete engine rewrite. Personally I think that we shouldn't continue on the current engine but rather create a new one using Bullet, Ogre and some media liberaries, since with every blender release, game engine update or whatever, parts are broken, bugged or not working properly. The idea of logic bricks is also really nice, but as there is no way to extend the bricks yourself when you aren't familiar with c/c++, and you're pushed to use python which really removes the main idea of those logic bricks. When you try to create your game almost fully with python, you'll encounter the problem that the script have significant different results on different pc's which ruine your complete game and brings you back to logic bricks only to make it work on all pc's the same way. I think it would be cool if the next project would be a game project, but to make money with it or actually fund the complete project I'm sure we need a complete new rewritten game engine, else it would be a waste of time. There were sooo many project created which ran all in the same problems, bad performance or graphics limitations. I've seen lots of cool project which a few of you would still remember, but actually they never saw the light: Dracolith, Sachi Soup, Crescent Dawn (fp rpg) and lot more projects. I'm a fan and good user of Blender and I never would dare to flame it, except the game engine which is quite an enormous mess right now which really saddens me. I'm looking towards the ogre upgrades or else a new rewritten one before I'll ever use it again for creating games. But besides that it's a huge learning resource before really going into game creation with commercial or proffesional game engines. Jason Titor on April 7, 2007 12:23 PM You do realise that blender has blender2crystal which is used for Crystal Space games? Some Crystal Space games: http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/3253/sdffsd11bc5.jpg knittl on April 7, 2007 12:33 PM ooooh hell yes! great idea, i would really like to see a project yellow (or red, or ... :D) and the benefits for the GE resulting from this project will be really big advances after all i guess squareline on April 7, 2007 12:46 PM and here is the alternative solution for speed up the game engine performance: blender to ogre ( echo-plugin) http://echo-plugin.sourceforge.net/ ogre sc: http://www.ogre3d.org/index.php?set_albumName=album07&option=com_gallery&Itemid=55&include=view_album.php Kram1032 on April 7, 2007 12:51 PM lol : How many colours will there be? Blender starts from the warmer colours, indigo from the cooler ones 2*orange (blender logo and the project orange) blue (igm) indigo (igs, Indigo it self) violet (igi and the tonemapper) We need red and green! lol ARGH! Who's so bored to post such long lists? please can anyone (Bart?) delete them? They're completely unneeded pure spam Ideasman42 on April 7, 2007 13:24 PM One thing to note is we dont have a "Ton" for the game engine. Erwin has done most of the development but I doubt he can take time for such a project. (working for sony and all) the GE is in C++ and Ton uses C mostly as well as Ton not being overly keen on the current GE... so Im dont know if he would want to do that or not. IMHO Orange 2 should be a movie, keep pushing blender in that direction and not loose focus, Project Yellow could happen along side this if it can get organized. Daerd on April 7, 2007 13:25 PM I thought this might be more appropriately called "Project Purple" since the icon for the game logic bricks is purple. ;P AniCator on April 7, 2007 13:30 PM Project Yellow is a very good idea. Get all the popular BGE users to Amsterdam! I'm not popular so exclude me. kat on April 7, 2007 13:52 PM The funny thing about this idea is that it's not a 'art' problem, it's programming one. The way the engine works can mean that it's brilliant for small to small/mid sized projects but take that the next step up and you've got a whole different level of coding needing to be done. I'd imagine that if a project like this were to get off the ground, it's main purpose would be to specifically push the GE from a code point of view into the realms of a serious bit of middle-ware for 'budget' games. Something like this has been sorely needed for a long time that's for sure! PlantPerson on April 7, 2007 14:08 PM JD-Multi is right. Anyone who uses the game engine frequently knows that it is simply not up to such a challenge. Chit on April 7, 2007 14:29 PM I think that is a Fantastic idea. Id like to see a game with the stylings of Elephants dream. Mack Richards on April 7, 2007 14:32 PM I think the whole point would be to actually use the engine in such a way that would require recoding of the engine to make it up to such a challenge, and more. This idea is great. If nobody can decide where to go, come to Augusta, Georgia, US (the home of the Masters' Golf Tournament) because we have sun, plenty of heat, and a downtown just waiting to be taken over by tech-companies. blender_anon on April 7, 2007 14:48 PM HUZZAH!!! I WILL FIGHT WITH VALOR AND HONOR FOR MY LORD, KING ARTHER! wait...oops. my bad. I have turrets. okay good Idea. kudos Digital FX Artist on April 7, 2007 14:57 PM It sounds like a great idea. I would like to see the game engine incorporated into the render nodes. The render node could be rendered on the fly, to at least give you a preview of what the scene would look like when fully rendered. If you incorporated the physics engine into the rendering engine (both the game and main rendering engines) you could have more real time output and maybe even faster rendering in the process. TKR101010 on April 7, 2007 15:15 PM Not only does this sound like a cool idea, but I think they should do this kind of thing every year or two anyway, even if each time it's not on such a grand scale as Elephant's Dream. Each time focus on a different aspect of blender, or at least make sure to include the use of different aspects of Blender each time. That way every aspect of Blender could be encouraged to grow. Th3w-san on April 7, 2007 15:15 PM It's a wonderful idea, and something that the GE has needed for a long time, but I wonder whether it's even possible. I mean, there are basically three people who put any time into the development end of the GE. While there are plenty of talanted artists who understand the game engine, what this project would require is not so much artwork as a complete redesign of the entire engine. Like JD-Multi said, most of the time spent working on GE games is finding workarounds for things that are either broken or completely impossible with the current system. While I would absolutely LOVE to see it done, I don't think a complete rewrite of the entire engine would fit within the time constraints of an Orange-style project... cy3 on April 7, 2007 16:19 PM yes! "There should be a project yellow." the blender logic engine is one of the most lame i've ever seen Durden on April 7, 2007 16:43 PM Sounds really cool Auria on April 7, 2007 17:26 PM Sounds like a good idea, though i'd still prefer a movie. gauravanim on April 7, 2007 17:37 PM keep me in the mood alwayz ;) bludragon on April 7, 2007 18:07 PM Yellow is a good idea, and would/do support it, but I wouldn't mind seeing a project Red as well. Red, you ask (in keeping with the rainbow colors we have been talking about, and I recognize that initially Orange/The House of Orange has special meaning in the Netherlands), but my project "Red" would involve the long anticipated Verse script, updated to allow connections across the internet, where blender users can contribute spare CPU cycles toward rendering a large project. Yes, I know Verse was initially intended to allow collaborative modelling/animation on a local network/subnet, but 10,000 blender users, all contributing 1 frame per hour, would achieve 10,000 frames per hour. Thats 1 hour and 9 minutes of film at 24 frames per second. This is of course, an optimistic target, and CPU throttling might only allow 1 frame to be created per day. Still, it could significantly reduce/offset the amount of processing that you have to sublet to a render farm. Comments, ideas, concerns, all welcome. This would also make (quite a good) Google Summer-of-Code project. -bd Carlo-Rufino on April 7, 2007 18:17 PM HOLY WOW! That'd be awesome. How about working on Project Orange 2 whilst producing Project Yellow, but base Project Yellow on Project Orange 2 so that there could be a release of a movie, then the game of the movie at about the same time? And I do great VOICES and concept sketches! LEMME GET A PIECE OF THAT PROJECT YELLOW! Gat on April 7, 2007 18:19 PM I think its good idea, but we shouldn't put all the work load on to a single team, it should have people all over the world making models, textures, etc... So that the team "Yellow" can concentrate more on the engine itself, because modeling and texturing can take up a lot of time. Dwee dee(3d) on April 7, 2007 18:45 PM actually, I think the game engine is fine the way it is.. because.. too many tools = nothing gets done (cause there has to be a button for that somewhere... aah.. maybe they'll release it on the next version.. better bitch about it while it's still on becon 3!!.. ^the devs probably think (and joke) about that :) -checks new features list... -noo!! ah.. maybe next time.. ooo! mo cap !! but no automodel... aaaw.. sigh.. back to the whining.. becon 1.. I still got time :) lol :) Carsten on April 7, 2007 19:00 PM That would be cool ;-) madman on April 7, 2007 19:04 PM :) Go Blender! Zech on April 7, 2007 19:13 PM Yes, I agree that the game engine could use some improvements, but theres alredy a comertial level game, it's caled Club Silo. Ya.... Thats just my 2 cents. CubOfJudahsLion on April 7, 2007 19:40 PM The game engine is perhaps the least documented toolset of Blender. You gotta let the expertise develop first -- in much bigger numbers. Good idea though. One suggestion: don't make another FPS, strat, RPG, flight-sim or platform jumper. Think original gameplay and concept. Think Darwinia, Spore, Black and White, Deus Ex. Don't let Blender just say 'me too, see?'. Let it say 'I can go as high and higher'. Rob W on April 7, 2007 19:44 PM I think it's a great idea. I've been impressed with the GE with how easy it is to make simple games, but at the same time it is currently restrictive in making more complex games. I've been working on trying to make a multiplayer game with the Blender GE using Python asyncore for the client and Twisted for the server. It would be nice if when you make a packaged runtime of your game, Blender could automatically package external Python modules that have been imported (py2exe does something like this in order to work). This way you don't require a full Python install to run a game client. Regardless, it may be worthwhile to consider a simple networking API for the common cases (e.g. one client acts as server, other clients link to it and the state of all players are sent to all players while controlled with logic bricks), while Python modules could be used for the advanced stuff. I program with Python and the Blender API for the GE isn't bad, but the way Python is embedded in Blender drives me nuts. It is next to impossible to write cleanly structured code. Each individual script doesn't act like a Python module. Scripts can't import one another and there is no obvious place to put initiallization code that would be used throughout the game. Each script appears to be separate in a Blender thread (I presume) so I have to attach attributes to the GameLogic object for "globals" so scripts can communicate, and I have a script that runs once and attaches everything as a global so other scripts can talk to that initialization code without having to reinitialize that stuff themselves every frame. I may be wrong, but scoping rules also seem to be different. For example, if I create a global function and if I access it from another script it complains about undefined objects/variables within that function. In normal Python, you should be able to import from another module and not have to define the internals of the function all over again, because the function uses the scope of its own module to find what it needs. Otherwise, if the function is in the same namespace, then there also should be no problem finding the same variables/objects. This situation drastically handicaps clarity of code and code reuse. Here's some suggestions for the API. Code needs to be able to be initialized somewhere and accessed like normal Python modules, otherwise they need to all have the same namespace, not somewhere in between. But if this is mostly due to the limitations of how Python must be embedded, then here is also another option that may be better: scripts need a message-passing API to communicate between scripts, something a little better than the hack solution of attaching attributes to GameLogic. Joeri on April 7, 2007 20:44 PM I think it will be as impossible to create a full game as it was impossible for orange to create a movie. And I'm not sure if there is something like a "short" for games. And even then I'm weary (angstfull) it would be possible to create something on the same level of quality that Ed is with the current GE. Skyler on April 7, 2007 21:07 PM I was overjoyed when I heard about project orange, but because my background, I couldn't contribute much to the creative side of project orange, and I really wanted to. But with project yellow, me being a software developer, would give me the opportunity to contribute my resources (other than my money) to help make it a successful project. I'm in on this project. Adam on April 7, 2007 22:13 PM I think it's an awesome idea. Let me put my vote in for ECHO or another OGRE-driven project. As a game programmer with experience using Blender's GE, OGRE, and Crystal Space, I would vote for OGRE as the most modern engine with a really solid Object-Oriented structure. It would seem a tragic waste to spend a few thousand hours working with the horribly archaic current Game Engine, which is basically a joke compared to current commercial game engines. OGRE is very powerful, and a few thousand hours spent integrating it with Blender would still be paying off years from now. Nathan on April 7, 2007 23:01 PM Really really great idea. The BGE needs a de facto example project. The BGE will finally get the attention it deserves and production kinks will finally be taken to. It's easy to make simple games with BGE, but there are obstacles that hinder its use for more complex endeavors. Tynach on April 7, 2007 23:51 PM Perfect! How about a game based on Elephants Dream? This is definitely going to be great! Reuben on April 8, 2007 00:05 AM I don't think "Orange" referred to the color so much as the fruit. We could call this "Project Lemon". ;o) Quote: Joeri "I think it will be as impossible to create a full game as it was impossible for orange to create a movie." Actually blender was around that time capable for use to create a fully 3d movie or at least a huge short. It did had all the features and where not as broken as the current game engine features. But the game engine is something totaly different, there are just parts that are incredible broken. For example sounds don't play ofthen or are just bugged when dealing with the sounds actuator, the collision sensor still doesn't work properly as well the near sensor which just forget to active or something. And then the stuff where almost everything which is dynamic falls trough a floor when you start the game even with 1 blender unit high floors. When I heard of Project Orange and ED I thought, that's a challenge and it's doable, but a proffesional game with the current game engine :/ well that's something I call impossible without writing 100 times more code then they did with ED. I would wish them all the luck of the world if project Yellow really starts and uses the game engine to create a nice game. btw about the game from clubsilo, it looks good but you need a uber good or a well designed pc to run it smoothly while the graphics look like a something created with the quake3 engine, the blender game engine performance it.. well something to discuss about. ;) Robin on April 8, 2007 00:41 AM I've read some ideas about combining the Orange 2 with Yellow. Some people thought about doing a movie with a follow up game, but I got the ultimate idea. What about making a game and have Orange 2 make cut-scenes for it. Like some people said I think the game should take place in the world of ED too. The ED world would be great, I would imagine that it would be pretty unpredictable. But unlike ED had I think the game should have a really well written story. The story can make or break a game, just look at Half-life. Half-life has been called one of the greatest games ever, and that's not because of the graphic, it's because it had innovative gameplay (gravity gun) and an immense story. I would like to see the game be made kind of like Prince Of Persia (Sands of Time and Warrior Within), I do not mean have the same gameplay, even though it would be nice. What I mean is to have such a perfect blend between action and puzzles. Jacob Randal on April 8, 2007 00:44 AM THIS could be amazing! :D Sure Orange didn't make a full feature-length movie, but look how far it brought Blender! Hats off again to the artists and coders of Project Orange. :) I can only hope a team of spirited people like those who worked on Orange, will be up for this Project Yellow. Godspeed. Rangel on April 8, 2007 01:42 AM A projeto Yello would be a great thing for Blender, as I see it as a great game production and prototype tool (one of the most efficients, too). I came across a few BlenderÂ´s limitations working on the Brasilia 3D project (www.brasilia3D.com.br) and such a project would be an opportunity to improve BlenderÂ´s real-time capabilities. I would love to contribute to such an effort! Swamp Dude on April 8, 2007 03:24 AM I have been disappointed with the gaming and computer industry, because so much wonderful interaction between computer and man, so viscerally embodied in games, has been used on nothing else. A lot of interest is expressed on architectural uses, and that is good and business-like, but what of educational uses? Or uses for the disabled among us? Many in the United States believe that the educational system is failing us utterly. We need alternatives. Interactive strategies need to be pursued. Blender could be a trendsetter in this regard. Imagine a biology "game" where you needed to identify a cellular structure in order to proceed? Or calculate the trajectory of a catapult to smash an enemy line? How, in short, may we trick youngsters into learning, regardless of the pathetic educational institutions extent today? Blender has tended recently to lurch forward in its own game of catch-up to the latest technologies. Blender should not neglect its own unique status as a whole solution to many as yet undefined problems: a complete package for liberating concepts. Free, in this sense, as in Freedom. Go yellow! Knightraptor on April 8, 2007 04:25 AM I really like this idea. It may be a bit too ambitious but I do not see any negative effects this project could have. At the very least it will help outline and clearly define the would-be objectives of a GE rewrite/overhaul. Project Yellow could also be a longer term project than Orange. For example, it could be split into 2 phases. The first phase would strictly be overhauling of the GE itself to a point where it would be much more usable than it is in it's current state. The second phase would be a more Orange-like process with actual production mixed with GE improvements when the situation calls for it. It will be a longer process, but unless we want the GE to die than all the critical problems must be overcome sooner or later, why not in an orange-type atmosphere? Bmud on April 8, 2007 05:30 AM NEW HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION: How are Erwin's annual contests not already improving the game engine just like a project yellow would? The need for creative games that push the development of the game engine is already being filled. I think we all know just how large the hard core user base is. A playstation 3 was up for winning, and there were not even very many people participating. The first bullet contest had 12 entries. There were many more people that submitted auditions for the Orange Project. Do this. Most has been said already. "Project yellow" would be more like a "round table" of game engine knights, and not to produce a game, but to create this new mystical engine that we all dream of. 1. Physics improvements (GUI widgets, soft bodies, meta objects, fluids?) - Erwin, possibly that guy that made the alternative fluids with particles?, maybe the guy working on particle recode, & the fluids dude. 2. OpenGL2 and/or Ogre in the viewport. - Eskil, Charlie (the echo plugin guy), possibly some Ogre developers. 3. The ability to bake hi-res meshes to low-res meshes. - already proposed in GSoC. 4. better support for audio files. It's already possible to use a plugin for video and include those DLLs with the game (club silo is proof of concept). And music can be played with pygame easily for mp3 format or a few others. But internal sounds in Blender which can be apply volume control and doppler effects dependent on the sound's 3D location. Blender only does these effect with WAV. But all this makes the idea of creating a game more important, because without a game to show, it's hard to focus on what to develop specifically, just as Orange proved. If you read this far, you're a good chap. I came to the Blender community because of its game engine. I'm in full support of anything that helps it get a little better. :) goldentaiji on April 8, 2007 07:21 AM Yup, I agree with JD-Multi as well. The current state of the GE, although improving more and more with each release, won't be able to make a decent game of the type of caliber seen in today's games. Possibly with the future integration of Ogre, would we even be able to think of something like Project Yellow. As is a Project Yellow would encounter many major roadblocks along the way. Bullet has improved the physics enormously, but the realtime rendering of the GE is still lacking. One would not be able to handle a large number of objects on screen. The constraints of making a large game would be too limiting, not to mention the organization of one would be a nightmare. I don't see Project Yellow as a good idea until Ogre is integrated, giving the GE better realtime rendering capabilities and game organizational structure. Kram1032 on April 8, 2007 10:04 AM As far, as I see, (I didn't read all the posts, as there are some very long...), there is a 100% agreement :D ancienthart on April 8, 2007 11:08 AM As a Linux user, I hope the final product would be multi-platform? :) oiaohm on April 8, 2007 12:49 PM Project Idea. Blender like secound life but with a difference. Intergration with blender irc on freenode. And each user able to run there own small world to show off with. Big thing is a runtime editable engine. Crystal space or Orge or current could be done runtime editable. rich on April 8, 2007 12:57 PM How is this news? I find this to be a slight misuse of posting power. This is a discussion that should be held on already established forums... (blenderartists, blender, ogre, crystalspace) Pat on April 8, 2007 14:54 PM This would help to expose Blender to the short list of known open source game engines. And hopefully make it more mainstream with community support, tutorials, new books, plugins and anything else. I would certainly be working with it if there were update info to be found. And of course a less well hidden user interface. moobins on April 8, 2007 15:39 PM It's cool idea. Why there isnt any example on blender.org of good game created in blender? As in orange, during the making of game many things will be fixed or added. And then will be example that it is able to create game in GE. Now people dont know any good, long game made in blender. And then maybe someone would think about new blender plugin for browsers Keleido on April 8, 2007 17:44 PM It's a nice occasion to tell to the world my love and attraction for GE even ... I don't play at all to computer game. So, Yes with enthusiasm for Project Yellow. My wish is this project focus more on the artistic content than technical : We dream of this effect for our story, how to do it and not we have this technique what we can do with. This point was successfully for Orange project. Today, Ogre plug-in or integration seems the prerequisite and a necessary investment for the future. So how to boost Charlie project? Here below a nice Ogre game which can let you imagine what can be done. http://www.clubic.com/telecharger-fiche22784-the-blob.html The game theme will be not an easy choise, â€¦anyway only good things can goes out Blender spirit! Gryphon on April 8, 2007 20:46 PM As a mac user without access to the majority of free, pre-compiled game engines like Microsoft's XNA Studio, and a non-programmer without the knowledge to even compile engines like Crystal Space and Ogre, Blender sounded like a godsend when I was first introduced to it. But with the Sumo engine disabled in the first version I used, it turned out too good to be true. Still, I stuck with Blender, hoping I could somehow milk some GE goodness from it in the future. But despite the leaps and bounds made with the model/render/animating aspects of the program, it still isn't really suited to game development. I'm still waiting for Blender to be what I originally believed it was. With a budget of exactly $0.00 and the programming experience of a zebra, I know I'm not the only one wishing for a full re-write. There are a lot more artistic elements in place now than there were before the Orange project. With BSoC coming up and whisperings of a GUI overhaul in the not-too-distant future, I for one would hope Project Yellow would be a technically-focused one. Everything about the GE right now feels like a separate animal from the rest of Blender... from materials and textures to using things like curves, modifiers and constraints. I'd love to see the two systems become more unified. MatrixNAN on April 9, 2007 03:09 AM As a person from the industry I would have to say project Echo is on the right track by putting Ogre 3D into Blender with the Bullet Time Physics Engine and several other things. That project just needs more help than 2 people. If that project was pumped up then a lot more commercial companies would use Blender to do game development because it would act as the ultimate world builder. If this project gets completed you will have a good number of game studios automatically start developing games in blender because there are several commercial games already being produced with Ogre 3D. Project Echo: http://echo-plugin.sourceforge.net/index.php Ogre 3D: http://www.ogre3d.org/ Ogre 3D Integrated into Max with Real Time Shading: http://www.ofusiontechnologies.com/ Radial Menu System: http://www.blendernation.com/2006/08/15/radial-menu-concept/ My Thoughts On Blender with Game Development for the Industry http://www.gameblender.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=746&forum=11 he on April 9, 2007 17:22 PM For me, another good reason to accentuate devellopement of the GameEngine is that it is the opensource software nearest to commercial software such Flash or Director. It has already all qualities of Macromedia Director: 3D, video interactive, possibility of creating .exe, animation of form vectorialâ€¦ It misses only a good webplugin and perhaps also to be able to manage the 2D interfaces more easily. There is no other opensource software at this level, but as it is a 3D software of we never compares it with the multi-media software commercialâ€¦ I think that the gameengine is the largest asset of Blender to become a leader among the commercial software Please, do the Project Yellow sorry my bad English, it is Google translate... douggie on April 9, 2007 18:29 PM well. i am not that intersted in games at all. i love storytelling and CG and movies. And i think that the bulk of the blender users are in it for that inspiration as well. soI would def have to vote no on any game engine stuff. IMHO..... Carsten(2) on April 9, 2007 18:52 PM just read the news. A short answer for now: At the moment I can only think of Blender as a central modeler and logic builder in the production pipeline of a game production. Blenders GE seems not to be as performant as to serve as an engine. (now) Todays games are amazingly optimized and that needs custom code compiled for the system. (PC or one platform liike xbox360) just my first two cents on that Mata on April 9, 2007 19:27 PM It would be a nice idea ;) I really like the blender game engine and I would like to see some game developed with it, or even better, to contribute :) Jasper on April 9, 2007 21:04 PM @ oiaohm Apr 8th, 2007 at 12:49 pm yeah that would be nice! MOXAB on April 9, 2007 23:04 PM hmm.... "Elphants Dream - the videogame" THat would be interesting JessetheMid on April 9, 2007 23:17 PM Hmm... I'm in. I couldn't actually go somewhere but I'd love to help on the python side of things. (api improvements?) Ben on April 9, 2007 23:49 PM Elephant's Dream: the Game How much re-work would be required to reduce the poly count in Proog and Emo and the various scenes from Elephant's Dream? The levels could flow through the various scenes from the short. Voice over would be an issue for fill in segments. This way we'd start with an existing set of objects and art and just need to revise it to the BGE and real-time play. Plus it would show cohesion between Blender's capability for film and its pipeline to game assets. It would be fun to try to make it through the flipping tiles while dodging the birds (I can't even begin to think of the logic block lacing yet). Adam Doyle on April 10, 2007 03:38 AM @rich: you can take your trolling elsewhere. this _IS_ an established forum, and this _IS_ an amazing idea. I think it's pretty evident that there is widespread support for a project "yellow", and I would love to see it happen! keep up the great work, community... advs89 on April 10, 2007 03:45 AM Wow, I just read bludragon's comment, and that is an awesome idea. If we used distributed computing (with the virtually thousands of blender enthusiasts across the world) via a screensaver-type thing, to render frames of a movie (i realize that would kick the game part out), imagine what kind of one-up we would have over the motion picture production industry... Not even Pixar would have access to that kind of computing power... I, for one, would happily donate computing power to said project. ysvry on April 10, 2007 04:18 AM Great idea! I mentioned this game ideer some time ago already. make it a modular multi player online game so diffrent groups can make diffrent smallmodules that are linked through the web, kinda like an adventure game, shooting and racing parts can be included too. If I have the time when this starts I surely contribute to such project. Joeri on April 10, 2007 09:39 AM Project Orange is orange from the color. You can hear Ton about this at the bconf. He stated these are ready made subdomains , for projects to get an easy web start. Maybe he watches Reservoir Dogs a lot? But after reading all the posts I agree with Rich. This is no "news". It's not like anybody started a project Yellow. It's just another pile of "would it not be great if somebody else did something and then I can say it was my idea". That is not what blender was made by, that is not what BlenderNation was made by. So, david, what is the goal of all this debate? Paul on April 10, 2007 15:08 PM Definitely a good idea. I just hope everything is implemented in the most intelligent possible way for the future of blender game development. Games are really all I think about when I think of Blender's future. I've been telling people that Blender will turn the game industry on its head. It's all about using the best technology and the most open standards possible. I'm on the edge of my seat waiting to see what happens when the Blender project gets serious about game development. BenA on April 10, 2007 17:03 PM @Joeri David Millet is postulating in his news article. "What if...?" We don't begrudge the people who worked on Project Orange because we as a community benefitted from the new features that resulted. It's rather difficult to gage how many people who have commented would or would not contribute to Yellow. At some point someone had to come up with the idea of making a short which became Project Orange and look what happened when people did get involved. That's the point of the post for a possible Yellow. Joeri on April 10, 2007 17:58 PM @BenA: "What if...?" is gossip, "What if the queen is gay"... Well the queen is not gay, so it's no news. I would think (hope) that blenderNation would stick to news, not gossip. At first I thought it was just my (mis)interpretetion. But then Rich got called a troll and the hairs in my neck started to raise. There are nummerous posts on ba and b.org that cover this subject, on a forum, where speculation belongs. But maybe David knows something more then we do...? If not, then I agree with Rich: He is sure to get more attention here than at a forum. If you want to I can get into more detail as to why this news item is bad journalism. You can take a look at for example his research: "However, there is one other idea that has floated around, and I believe that it is worthy of your attention (I do not know to whom the credit for this idea belongs, but it is most certainly not myself) ". No he does not know it. How interesting, a simple google could have brought him very far, or maybe do some investigating and ask people who might know. Project Green for example was mentioned at the bconf by Ton and some few people know about it. Ofcourse googling project Yellow now will lead to blenderNation, good job David. "many wonder what the result would be " Many? Really? From what source is this reliable information? "At some point someone had to come up with the idea of making a short which became Project Orange and look what happened when people did get involved. That's the point of the post for a possible Yellow." Look what misinformation can do. That's totally not what happend. Stop spreading lies. Get your facts right on a news site or go to a forum. Ton came up with the "idea" to make a short. He raised funding. He hired 6+ professional artists to take on this monster task. Organised housing, workspace, machines, software, marketing, pre-sale and after party. That's a little more than posting an idea... The Orange idea was posted after the deal was done for about 90%... So, I wonder what David knows that I don't. "Published by David Millet on April 7th, 2007 in Orange, 3D News" I think it should be filed in Heavy Speculation and I'm dreaming of Genie, not Orange and 3D News. epat on April 10, 2007 18:01 PM I wanna see it happen man - it sounds great - I like to think the game engine could get an overhaul - still, that will rest on the amount of coders you can muster - I'm busy at the moment (as always) so I'm in no state to volunteer (plus there's the fact that so far, I've never even commited a single patch to the patch tracker lol) but anyhow, if you can attract enough developer attention then something pretty amazing could come out of it! -epat. :) Owen on April 10, 2007 18:03 PM This is a fantastic idea. I've been gearing up to make a (free/open) game of my own, and have played with the Blender->Ogre export tools, and got some little tech demos running. I stand to benefit quite a bit from such a project. So many features and enhancements came out of Project Orange's development that I'm still drinking it all in. If a similar explosion were to happen in the game area, particularly the Python bindings, I'd be a very happy camper. Where do I pre-order the DVD? ;^) David Millet on April 11, 2007 05:23 AM @Joeri, The idea that there should be a "Project Orange" for the Game Engine has been floating around IRC for months (maybe even a year now) and there's nothing I can do to track it down to the original person that originally came up with the idea. Sorry about that. I hope you'll get over it. Perhaps the news is that this great idea is floating around IRC wating for someone to do something about it? I don't care how you decide to interpret it. Three more points: One: BlenderNation is what Bart wants it to be, and since he read this article and he is the one that actually pushed the publish button (I authored the article and did not publish it, despite the fact that it says "Published by David Millet"), I'm guessing he was supportive of this article. If you really have a problem with how Bart runs his site, I suggest you take it up with him. He's in your neck of the woods anyways, while I'm way off in the western United States. Who knows? Maybe he'd be kind enough sit down with you and treat you to a pint while he listens to your rants. Two: Obviously there is a lot of interest in the idea, as you can tell by the general responses to the post. If this idea had first been posted in forums, received a huge response, and then written about here, would you still be complaining? It would still be nothing more than an idea. Even just an idea can be newsworthy, and I guess the community's generally favorable response should indicate to you that Bart was right on the money when he published this. Three: Would you consider this an opinion piece? Newspapers, newscasts, and news sites are full of published opinion, and most newspapers have an opinions section. I'm just an author; if you have any other complaints, I'll be sure to forward those over to Bart, or do it yourself here: http://www.blendernation.com/submit-news/ Bart on April 11, 2007 06:17 AM Right, this was not news, it's an 'editorial'. I'll add a new category for that. I think articles such as these have a place on this site. M0rbidAngel on April 15, 2007 00:01 AM Good morning, excuse the poverty and faultsof my language, i don't excel in english language. I enjoy the idea that Blender users look at the possibility of making a game. I'am working for several months (about 2 years, in reallity) on the gamedesign of a rpg/mrpg/mmorpg. This concept try to have a new approach of rpg games : no character leveling, gameplay based on Tekken (play with a pad to make combo hits) with a new esthetic to leave the classiacal races like elvel, orcs and dwarves and a real new scenario. A big part of this concept is that that project MUST be create with Opensource tools. For now, I am alone and start to interest people at this concept. Probably one of the most ambitious created by a non-professionnal, so surely one of the most longer and harder to realize. I enjoy the idea of people who would discover this project, so dont hesitate to contact me. Obviously, this project is free but is not transalted in english yet. "Right, this was not news, it's an 'editorial'. I'll add a new category for that. I think articles such as these have a place on this site." I'd love to see editorials at blenderNation. Well stated by whom they are written, so we, the readers can easely read or skip them knowing they are based on jornalism or poppulism, just as in paper newspapers. I never read an editorial as NEWS HEADLINE (ever seen the blender.org homepage?) in my paper, but then again I don't read the HilversumsDagblad, maybe that's more like the Story? I don't know. @david: I'm not going to (further) repond to your post, as you will probably only feel more hurt and I wouldn't want that to be the purpose of my reply. And yes, I have Bart's email, and I already replied to the emotional mail he send me. I can say that a project Yellow is worth a far bigger news article or editorial then that we see here. TLC on June 12, 2007 18:50 PM What you need are programmers. Since the blender program is soley meant for animation, there is a slim chance of project yellow starting anytime soon. Instead, someone should start working on the project themselves. Most of you have some really good ideas, so if you know any programming, then you should start the project now. Mady on July 6, 2007 00:05 AM Goo idea the only rule is a strong and innovative game play ! and not a technical demo ! Joeri67 on August 17, 2010 00:53 AM There we go. Project yellow being a peach. And Yo Franky... Well... A game? Frank told me at Sintel preview he enjoyed it. I didn't ask Ian what he thought of it. I thought it was a rather brave crew to start on a journey like that, and I'm almost disapointed that they didnt prove me wrong. ( darn spammers picking this nice topic to bump ) Any gozzip on project bannana yet? Previous ArticleOne Year Ago on BlenderNation Next Article Blender Trainings in Vienna Brings timeline and keyframe snapping to Blender! 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The places in America where seniors are most — and least — likely to take their blood pressure meds By Rebecca Robbins Aug. 4, 2017 Your ZIP code can signal a lot about your health — including how consistent you are in taking your pills. STAT wanted to know: Where in America are people most likely to take their prescription drugs? And where are they least likely? For a window into these broader patterns, we turned to a 2016 study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which looked at 18.5 million seniors taking medication for high blood pressure. The stakes here are high: When patients don’t take these drugs as directed, they’re at elevated risk of having a stroke or heart attack, being hospitalized, and dying early. The government researchers examined when patients filled and refilled their prescriptions, defining non-adherent patients as those who had access to their medication for fewer than 80 percent of the days after their first fill. (The seniors were all covered by Medicare’s Part D program and the data collected were from 2014.) Those findings can be drilled down to the county level. STAT only ranked counties that have at least 50,000 people, to ensure counties with small numbers of seniors didn’t skew the findings. A handful of white counties in the upper Midwest had sky-high rates of seniors taking their medications. But in several poor rural counties in the southwest, more than 40 percent of seniors don’t regularly refill their prescriptions. Read on to see the list: Where in the U.S. seniors do — and don't — take their blood pressure meds When it comes to taking your blood pressure medicine, the country is divided. Hover over the map to see medication nonadherence by county. The dots represent the extremes in counties with at least 50,000 people. Talia Bronshtein/STAT Source: Vital Signs: Disparities in Antihypertensive Medication Nonadherence Among Medicare Part D Beneficiaries — United States America’s most adherent counties La Crosse County, Wis., 16.6 percent non-adherent Wood County, Wis., 16.6 percent Manitowoc County, Wis., 16.7 percent Olmsted County, Minn., 16.7 percent Otter Tail County, Minn., 16.7 percent These upper Midwest counties have plenty of advantages that can make it easier for seniors to take their pills. Take as an example Olmsted County, Minn., which is surrounded by smaller counties with similarly good adherence. Its residents are wealthier than most Americans, with a median household income of $68,000. That’s important, because although there are cheap generic blood pressure drugs available, patients who are financially comfortable tend to be in the habit of engaging with the health care system. Olmsted County also has plenty of rural space, but it’s densely populated enough that it’s never more than a short drive to the doctor’s office or the pharmacy. And, crucially, Olmsted County is home to one of the world’s best-known hospitals, Mayo Clinic, which has five primary care clinics serving the county’s residents. Mayo is among the providers pushing a model of community care aimed in part at boosting medication adherence, according to Dr. Robert Stroebel, a primary care physician at Mayo. The tweaks can be simple but powerful, like making sure that everything is done consistently during an office visit and following up with calls or messages reminding at-risk patients to come back in. “If we have a mechanism to identify those patients and engage with them, then we can hopefully readdress the issues that may be leading to their non-adherence,” Stroebel said. Related: Big Pharma’s big push to get patients to take their meds America’s least adherent counties Apache County, Ariz., 45.1 percent non-adherent Maverick County, Texas, 41.8 percent Webb County, Texas, 41.7 percent McKinley County, N.M., 38.1 percent Columbus County, N.C., 38 percent You don’t have to look far to find the challenges that make it hard for residents of these largely rural, minority-majority counties to take their pills consistently. Consider Apache County, where seniors are nearly three times more likely than those in Olmsted County to be non-adherent to their blood pressure medications. Spanning parts of Navajo Nation and two other reservations, Apache County is three quarters American Indian — a population with high rates of high cholesterol and diabetes along with hypertension. Apache County residents live in poverty at a rate more than double that of the U.S. as a whole. And health resources are widely dispersed in a county that spreads just over 70,000 people over a landmass larger than the state of Massachusetts. Dr. Daniel Derksen, a trained family practitioner who directs the University of Arizona’s Center for Rural Health, said that interventions to try to boost adherence won’t succeed if they don’t take these challenges into account. After all, Derksen said, in Apache County, “it may not always be easy for individuals to access health care or get to a pharmacy — that could be an all-day endeavor across many miles of dirt roads.” Rebecca Robbins Health Tech Correspondent Rebecca covers health technology. She is the co-author of the newsletter STAT Health Tech. @rebeccadrobbins Johnson & Johnson’s HIV vaccine fails first efficacy trial Amgen pricing for its Humira biosimilar may benefit PBMs… Amgen pricing for its Humira biosimilar may benefit PBMs and insurers more than patients Comment by Robert C. Bowman, M.D. on August 7, 2017 at 10:30 pm I would also encourage such efforts for adherence. But there are reasons to expect that adherence is only one of many issues going on that result in lesser outcomes due to the demographic, situation, condition, environment, access, chronic disease concentration, and other factors. Most studies involve populations quite different from those that are nonadherent – because they are excluded from study. Bruce Belcher says: Comment by Bruce Belcher on August 6, 2017 at 5:32 pm David Cutler estimated that lack of medication adherence for hypertension increases medical costs by over $15 billion per year, and that it increases annual deaths by tens of thousands. http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/26/1/97.full It is in everyone’s interest to try to increase adherence. Most anti-hypertensive drugs are available as generics, and they are not expensive. Comment by Robert C. Bowman MD on August 4, 2017 at 7:23 pm Notice that various studies of outcomes regarding physicians, health care plans, medical errors, insurance coverage, readmissions, MACRA, pay for performance, value based, male vs female physicians, Primary Care Medical Home, and other studies did not control for key areas such as adherence, health literacy, local resources, housing, environments, situations, and many of the factors more powerful that clinical interventions, especially digital clinical interventions or metrics. Studies using convenience data structured to specific findings apparently will continue – to fail to shed light on real solutions. Promotions of micromanagement continue to distract the US from the real problems – and efforts toward real solutions. Those familiar with state health outcomes patterns layering out with the same band widths north to south can recognize this pattern. Child well being, health outcomes, education outcomes, and the factors that shape health literacy tend to layer out together. They correlate highly with each other and with disparities measurements at the county level. This alone should give pause to those who assume that incentives can improve health or education outcomes. The lowest physician concentration counties have higher concentrations of older, oldest, poorer, poorest, less healthy, veteran, disabled, diabetic, smoking, obese, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and food stamp populations to go with higher concentrations of preventable deaths and mental illness. Apparently you can add adherence problems to this group. About 2621 lowest physician concentration counties with 40% of the population are increasing in numbers of counties, numbers of people, and complexity of care. The baseline is half enough primary care and major deficits of specialized care as all specialties other than family practice concentrate in counties with higher concentrations. There is little indication of any improvements in workforce or in the populations or the determinants. There is every indication of worsening situations, conditions, resources, and outcomes determinants by design. By 2040 closures of small and rural hospitals at 2 per month will increase this group past 2800 counties. Population growth has been highest in these counties since 1970. A majority of the US population will be left behind in these counties by 2040. Population growth in these counties is fueled by the housing crisis apparent across higher concentration counties in the US. The most vulnerable in finances and health are forced to migrate to lowest concentration counties with fewest health and support resources. The serious situation facing these counties is difficult to grasp. Stagnant revenue, higher costs of delivery, high turnover, highest turnover cost, lowest payments for services, greater losses in collections, rapid population growth, inmigration of complex populations low in resources, closures of small hospitals and practices, state cuts (child development, education, health, support services, public health), federal cuts (housing, environment, agriculture, interior, SNAP, disability), diversions of funds centrally (privatization, demonstration grants, block funding), and diversions of state jobs centrally will adversely impact health access, local workforce, team member function, and outcomes.	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6129962205886841, "wiki_prob": 0.3870037794113159, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1812824"}
Home/News/Unbound: Worlds Apart Review (Switch eShop) Unbound: Worlds Apart Review (Switch eShop) Portals have always been cool, right? Valve’s own genre-defining Portal remains to this day one of the greatest FPS games of all time, and we’re sure even the most firm critic of the MCU can’t watch the Endgame portal scene without feeling just a little bit emotional. Unbound: Worlds Apart makes smart use of portals as a foundation for its puzzle platforming, resulting in a solid adventure that’s unfortunately held back by an unstable framerate. You play as Soli, a mage who bares more than a striking resemblance to FFIX’s Vivi. Soli’s world and reality is collapsing from a relentless evil, forcing him to utilise various portals to navigate a mysterious and dangerous land to save his home and people. On the way, he’ll come across a multitude of friendly characters complete with their own quests and backstories. The world building here won’t win any medals, but there’s enough to keep you intrigued and invested for the duration of the game. And what a beautiful looking game, too. The hand-crafted visuals are stunning throughout, and the contrast of colours between the parallel worlds creates some excellent screenshot opportunities. The main downside to this is the instability of the framerate, which tends to struggle even in the quieter moments with no enemies or characters present to cause any unnecessary strain. We’re hoping this will stabilise with updates in due time. The gameplay itself focuses almost entirely on the portals, the first of which essentially opens up a bubble into a parallel world, allowing you to utilise platforms that otherwise might not be around. On the flipside, benign creatures roaming about the normal world can morph into grotesque monsters if you catch them within your portal, so you’ll need to be careful when and where to activate them. As you progress further you’ll open up new abilities using the portals, including one that inverts the world’s gravity, thus allowing you to essentially fly up to the ceiling and back down again at will. The game opens up a bit more at this stage, incorporating elements of the Metroidvania genre with branching paths and unlockable areas, paying particular homage to games such as Ori and the Blind Forest. In terms of difficulty the game ramps up the challenge fairly early on, but its puzzles nearly always feel manageable enough to avoid any unwanted frustration. You’ll spend quite a lot of time dying towards the end of the game but its checkpoint system is incredibly generous, meaning you’ll always spawn just prior to your place of death. With its unique use of portals, Unbound: Worlds Apart is a great platform title with a flutter of Metroidvania in the mix. The framerate can be a tad annoying, chugging along at frequent intervals, but thankfully it’s never quite disruptive enough to ruin the experience. If you like portals (and come on, who doesn’t?), then this is definitely a game worth checking out. Nintendo Life eShop Selects - July 2021 - Feature How To Play The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles With The Original Japanese Audio - Guide	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.7356691360473633, "wiki_prob": 0.7356691360473633, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1650420"}
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She is Merida, and She is PRINCESS! Amy Joy May 11, 2013 3 Comments Pictures by The Relocated Tourist and TRT Contributor Jason Griffin Today, May 11th, 2013, Walt Disney World crowned its newest Princess..Merida. I was able to attend the Coronation, and here’s the scoop on what happened- enjoy! Living here has MANY perks, but one of my favorites is being able to attend these magical moments that were always tough to plan a vacation around. It is such a cool feeling to be able to wake up on a Saturday morning and head to Magic Kingdom for such a beautiful event. Craig dropped me off at the Contemp and I walked over among the birds singing and the Monorail parked over head, waiting for clearance to come into the Station I’m sure. Those early morning moments are the best- and I plan on doing it again on May 24th. I got in line and hung out with Jason Griffin, who is also a local. We chatted, and once they let us get through the turnstile, we were first in line to get into the Park. We stood right under the right side of the Train Station, and as we chatted the hour away, the front area filled to a crazy capacity. Jeff and Erica joined us and once the welcome show ended, confetti was thrown, we all barreled in. Now, I have been to some crazy openings at the Magic Kingdom- but this one was pretty up there in the funny department. Not many were walking- it was a race to the front of the Castle. Photopass peeps that were stationed all over Main Street were asking people to walk- too bad nobody was listening. Was it safe to run? No. But here’s the deal- if you don’t keep up with everyone, the hour and a half you just spent outside waiting to get in was wasted because hundreds of people just got in front of you for the best seat in the house. The Press was, of course, in the front of the Castle. So the brilliant Disney Execs thought “Hey, let’s rope it off for the Public” so the areas in which to stand and watch were quite limited. We found a great spot on the left of the “Partners” statue, in front of the flowers, so that we had no one in front of us. When we got to that spot at 9:05 a.m.- we had plenty of elbow space. I mean people were behind us, but that was it. When Merida showed up with Angus, it was a mob scene. My poor pal Erica who was sitting on the bench had children practically on her lap! Again, I am ALL for kids being able to see- but we had ONE ask If they could and all of a sudden we had several trying to stand on the bench in front of us- not cool. Two cute kids, who rapped on the “Ellen” show, opened up the festivities on stage, then they introduced Gabby Douglas, the Gold Winning Gymnast, and her Mother. They had a small speech, then music swelled up as Merida was about to make her debut.. She came trotting through the left side of Magic Kingdom, over the bridge, and had dancers and bagpipes announcing her entrance- the electricity was in the air! It was quite exciting to see her, and once she walked up, all the other Princesses had come up for her to join. (SIDE NOTE- Once Merida had came in, they allowed all of the roped off space to be filled in which was just INSANE because no Cast Member came over to take the ropes down, so people were jumping them and diving underneath them- a safety issues if ever there was one!) Her mother came out and I freaked, yes, I freaked out! Here’s the thing- when they don’t have the Characters as a constant in the Parks, those one time deals are just so sweet and awesome! Merida was crowned by her Mother, and then was given her bow. Merida spoke and then the Princesses all joined her, left, then came back for a photo opp. Because they let the Press space be invaded by the commoner after Merida had arrived, I was able to get nice and close for some great pictures. It was short and sweet, but it was still a very cool event to be a part of. 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Going with Groups- Epcot Flower and Garden Festival Nothing is Tougher than being a Mom zuriea says: Thank you for posting these photos – it’s so great to see that Merida got herbow back and lost the corset and lowcut neckline. Disney listened! 103, 000+ people signed a petition asking that the sexed-up version of Merida not be used at this ceremony and people are still signng because they don’t know how well Disney handled the problem. Good for Disney and thank you for showing us these photos. Now to spread the word that the tavern maid version of Merida wasn’t used. Good picturrs!! Thank you for posting these photos – it’s so great to see that Merida got her bow back and lost the corset and lowcut neckline. Disney listened! 103,000+ people signed a petition asking that the sexed-up version of Merida not be used at this ceremony and people are still signng because they don’t know how well Disney handled the problem. Good for Disney and thank you for showing us these photos. Thanks for this report, next best thing to being there. Sophia Grace and Rosie those two are to cute and funny.	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.7320936918258667, "wiki_prob": 0.2679063081741333, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1361052"}
Corey Taylor Debuts ‘On the Dark Side’ Cover + Announces ‘CMFB…Sides’ EP Ashley Osborn Slipknot singer Corey Taylor has just announced the CMFB...Sides solo EP and has debuted his cover of "On the Dark Side," which was originally by John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band. The song was made famous in the 1983 film Eddie and the Cruisers, which was directed by Martin Davidson and based on the P.F. Kluge fiction novel of the same name that was published three years prior to the film's release. The plot is centered around the band Eddie and the Cruisers and the disappearance of cult rocker and group namesake, Eddie Wilson. On his version of the classic song, Taylor keeps it faithful to the original, with the biggest difference being the production value as the singer punches it up with a slick, well-balanced and modern sound with a familiar jangling guitar tone and hand claps to drive the momentum forward. Take a listen below. As for the rest of CMFB...Sides, the EP boasts a total of nine tracks, bringing a mix of acoustic versions of "Halfway Down" and "Kansas," both of which first appeared on Taylor's 2020 solo full length, CMFT, a live Stone Sour medley and covers of songs by Metallica, Dead Boys, Eddie Money, Red Rider, KISS as well as the aforementioned John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band. View the artwork and complete track listing further down the page and look for the EP to drop on Feb. 25 on Roadrunner Records. To pre-order your copy, head here. Corey Taylor, "On the Dark Side" (John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band cover) Corey Taylor, CMFB...Sides EP Artwork + Track Listing Corey Taylor, 'CMFB...Sides' EP 01. "Holier Than Thou" (Metallica cover) 02. "All This And More" (Dead Boys cover) 03. "Kansas" (acoustic) 04. "Shakin'" (Eddie Money cover) 05. "Home/Zzyzx" (live Stone Sour medley) 06. "Lunatic Fringe" (Red Rider cover) 07. "Got To Choose" (KISS cover) 08. "Halfway Down" (acoustic) 09. "On The Dark Side" (John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band cover) 55 Best Metal Covers of Classic Rock Hits Filed Under: Corey Taylor Categories: New Albums, News, Rock, Songs, Videos	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.7363918423652649, "wiki_prob": 0.7363918423652649, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1675197"}
Project: 'Jali' live performance (filming + photos) A Life of Another, Through Their Eyes. When comedian and mate Oliver Twist asked us to film his one-man theatre show, we were down and ready for some laughs. And although we laughed, we were also moved, inspired, humbled, and left deeply reflective about our lives. Last updated: 23rd November 2022 \| 2 min read For Oliver Twist/Jubilee St Management - January 2022. Filmed on location at Seymour Centre during Sydney Festival 2022. Jali /ˈdʒɑːli/ noun: a West African historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet, or musician. Jali is the name of writer/performer Oliver Twist's debut theatre show, and its usage couldn't be more fitting; as he takes us through his life, his escape from Rwanda, and his eventual arrival in Australia to pursue his career as a stand-up comic. Our job was to capture the entire live performance on video so that it could be used to pitch the show to venues worldwide. We were also asked to capture some photos of Oliver during rehearsal to document the lighting setups, as well as provide additional marketing material for promotion. At face value, it was a simple request to get nice shots of the play, but we're so glad we were given the freedom to take it where we wanted — making the most of the dramatic lighting, the moving themes, and the magnetic personality of Oliver. "When the music changes, so does the dance." It's a rewarding feeling to be able to work on projects that you believe in, with content that you genuinely love, and we love Jali. It's full of sincerity, vivid storytelling, humour, and deep introspection. Since filming with Oliver in Sydney, he has taken the show around Australia and is now settling in to a new life in the UK, where Jali will meet its first international audience. We're looking forward to seeing where the show goes and how it grows, changes, and inspires audiences along the way. We're big fans of Oliver's and are just thrilled to have been involved, even in a small way, in the wonderful show that is Jali. Words: Wendy Lee Photography: Jungle House DoP: Tom Gilligan Additional Camera: Tristan Casin Editor: Wendy Lee 1 x 60min video 180 x stills Jungle House © 2022 We are currently operating from Terramerregal country and acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land and waters on which we work, live, and learn. We celebrate the stories, culture, and traditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders, past, present, and emerging, and deeply respect the enduring relationship that these communities have with country. Write us. [email protected] Celebrating good stories through video production. Based in Sydney.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9744616746902466, "wiki_prob": 0.9744616746902466, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1729944"}
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Health experts have advised against physical transactions since it increases the risk of contracting the virus, which can survive on the surface of bank notes for days. The World Health Organization (WHO) encouraged the public to wash their hands to get rid of active agents of coronavirus on money. In the Philippines, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin Diokno echoed this sentiment, saying that digital transactions have advantages in the face of a pandemic. GCash, the leading mobile wallet in the Philippines, has made contactless transactions possible even prior to onslaught of COVID-19. Through a smartphone, the free GCash app, and a functioning mobile number, anyone can complete their financial errands and send money to their loved ones minus the risk of COVID-19 transmission from doing it in the conventional way. “Aside from accessibility, our customers’ safety and health is at the top of our priority list. With our Send Money services, we are empowering millions of Filipinos to transfer funds among various digital wallets and banks conveniently, safely, and affordably. GCash is always ready to support the initiative to flatten the curve by helping efforts to keep people at home,” said GCash Chief Commercial Officer for Transfers Fred Levy. A variety of Send Money features are available through the GCash app: Express Transfer, Bank Transfer, and Remittance. Whether or not the recipient has an active GCash subscription, money can still be sent from a person’s e-wallet to even their bank accounts. GCash can also accommodate global money transfers, receiving money from Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) who are stuck in quarantine abroad as well is made possible through the send money feature. GCash is in a global partnership with established remittance centers such as Western Union, MoneyGram, and other remittance centers from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia, and the United Kingdom. “Our vision of making finance more convenient transcends borders since GCash also connects Filipinos with their loved ones abroad,” added Levy. In the Philippines, the government’s initiative of keeping people at home has been implemented for almost two months. For some areas, including the National Capital Region (NCR), the extension of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) has been decreed due to still rapidly increasing cases of COVID-19. Most of the country has been implementing a general community quarantine (GCQ) since May 16. The uncertainty of the situation has highlighted the need for an accessible platform that can replace transactions using cash. GCash addresses the situation perfectly, since it can help the government in its initiative of keeping people at home. “With just one touch on their smartphones, users can transact without physically lining up at remittance centers and pawnshops so they can protect themselves and their loved ones from the risks of COVID-19,” Levy said. “The new normal is cashless and it is quickly happening now. We at GCash envision a Philippines that is driven by cashless transactions.” Globe Fintech Innovations Inc. (Mynt), which operates GCash, is part of the portfolio companies of 917Ventures, the largest corporate incubator in the Philippines wholly-owned by Globe Telecom Inc. GCash is available for download on the App Store and Google Play. For more information, kindly visit https://www.gcash.com/. 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Home » Texas Rangers » Profar is back, everybody. Profar is back, everybody. 470 comments This entry was posted in Texas Rangers on May 28, 2016 by Kevin Sutton Jurickson Profar’s seven-game job interview started last night. The Rangers got ten hits last night. Yet scored only one run. That’s because the Rangers got zero hits with runners in scoring position. They were 0-for-7 in that regard. It was a frustrating loss, 9-1 to the Pirates. They had runners on in every inning except the seventh. Yet they couldn’t kick in the door. At least they had opportunities. Unfortunately, they have two black holes in the lineup that are allowing those opportunities to evaporate. But really, that was just one frustrating game in a long season that will be filled with games like that. Bigger than the game, and overshadowed in the talk of Yu Darvish coming back today, was the equally significant comeback story of Jurickson Profar. Remember Profar? He is back. Where was the fanfare? Where was the press? Where were people jamming Stub Hub for tickets, as they are for Darvish’s return tonight? Profar was The Man a few years ago. He was the Mazara. He was the number-one-rated prospect in all of baseball. He was the future of the Rangers. He was the guy so valuable, any and all suitors for him were promptly turned away. He hasn’t played in a major league game since September of 2013 until last night. Yet there he was. Back in a Rangers uniform. Seemingly without a future with the Rangers. Seemingly auditioning for a job with some other team. No longer The Man. But he was finally healthy. And the bat was there. Even though he went just 1-for-4, he came within inches of a mammoth home run. The ball jumped off his bat. It got out in such a hurry, it seemed surreal. Profar is back. The past future of the Rangers. I am looking forward to watching his audition over the next six games. I hope those games will be nothing like the one last night. TONIGHT’S GAME: Juan Nicasio (4-3, 4.46) vs Yu Darvish (0-0, —) Game time: 6:15 How the Pirates hit against Darvish. How the Rangers hit against Nicasio. ← DeShields. Darvish and other things. →	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6559647917747498, "wiki_prob": 0.34403520822525024, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line100236"}
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Home of the St. Louis Blues 1. Brett Hull, Al MacInnis, and Bernie Federko Statues The Blues honor legends Brett Hull, Al MacInnis, and Bernie Federko with statues outside the Enterprise Center on the corner of 14th and Brett Hull Way. Hull is the Blues franchise leaders goals, MacInnis is one of the greatest defensemen of all-time, and Federko is the Blues franchise point leader, so make sure to check these statues out. 2. Jeremy Boyer A big part of enjoying a Blues game is the musical stylings of Blues organist Jeremy Boyer. Boyer’s tunes are one of the Blues biggest traditions, so listen for “St. Louis Blues” before the game and “When the Blues Go Marching In” after every goal. 3. National Anthem At the end of the national anthem, Blues fans chant “home of the Blues” rather than “home of the brave.” Join in on this fun tradition to show off your Blues pride when attending a game in St. Louis. 4. Towel Man The Blues super fan “Towel Man” has been attending games since 1990 and has become a significant part of every Blues games. After each Blues goal, he’ll count using the bell and throw a towel from section 314. 5. Fan Produced Programs Make sure to pick up the fan produced St. Louis Game Time outside the arena before the game. The program provides a more cynical view on the team and happenings around the league, so check it out. 6. Retired Number Banners Hanging above the ice, are six former St. Louis Blues numbers. These banners honor such greats as Al MacInnis, Bob Gassoff, and Brett Hull, so take a minute to remember all of your favorite players from the past. 7. Mural In the lower seating bowl, there is a mural celebrating Garry Unger, Red Berenson, Joe Mullen, and Keith Tkachuk. Stop by and see this mural, which does an impressive job of honoring Blues players throughout the team’s many eras, all of which wore number seven. 8. Top Shelf Top Shelf offers an excellent place to gather with friends during the game. This vast area of open space is filled with chairs and tables making it a great place to eat during intermission. Don’t worry if you can’t get back to your seat right away either, since Top Shelf offers a great view of the ice. 9. Louie You can see the Blues lovable mascot Louie at every Blues game. Fans young and old appreciate Louie’s comedy, so don’t miss him during the game. 10. Blue Crew The Blue Crew keeps everyone engaged throughout the game with a variety of promotions, so be on the lookout for them as you never know what kind of prizes you could win. Check out the Minnesota Wild list! Check out the Nashville Predators list! Check out the Dallas Stars list! Check out the Winnipeg Jets list!	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6286697387695312, "wiki_prob": 0.37133026123046875, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1639594"}
Futures Movers: Oil futures suffer biggest weekly percentage decline in nearly 2 years April 1, 2022 37 views0 Oil futures seesawed between losses and gains on Friday, a day after posting sharp losses driven by news of the largest-ever release from U.S. crude reserves. Oil was facing its biggest weekly percentage loss since the early weeks of the pandemic. West Texas Intermediate crude for May delivery CL.1, CLK22, slipped 69 cents, or 0.7%, to $99.59 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange after dropping 7% on Thursday. Front-month prices closed out the first quarter with a 33% gain and a 4.8% rise for March. June Brent crude BRN00, BRNK22, the global benchmark, fell 17 cents, or 0.1%, to $104.54 a barrel. For the week, it trades down more than 10%. The expired May Brent had climbed nearly 6.9% for the month and 39% for the quarter. May natural gas NGK22, rose 0.6% to $5.676 per million British thermal units, and saw a March rise of more than 28% and quarterly climb of over 51%. May gasoline RBK22, fell 0.2% to $3.145 a gallon and May heating oil HOK22, rose 2% to $3.427 a gallon. Oil markets were consolidating after Thursday’s selloff, triggered by President Joe Biden authorizing the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day for the next six months from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The move could keep a lid on prices in the near term, analysts said, but they see it as only a temporary fix for tight global supplies, especially as the war in Ukraine grinds on. Read: What Biden’s historic decision to release oil reserves means for the market “The fact of the matter is that, right now, a roughly 2 million [barrel per day supply deficit is still expected…through the end of the year, which leaves the fundamental backdrop of the oil market still bullish,” analysts at Sevens Report Research wrote in Friday’s newsletter. That’s despite the planned SPR releases. The International Energy Agency was expected to hold an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss potentially also releasing strategic reserves alongside the U.S., Reuters reported. But a volatile week was set to leave U.S. crude, on a front-month contract basis, with a bruising drop of over12% and Brent crude is set for a more than 10% weekly drop. Both are poised for their biggest weekly percentage declines since April 2020, according to FactSet. Geopolitical headlines continued to attract attention on Friday after Russia accused Ukraine forces of an attack on an oil facility just north of the border between the two countries. Peace talks between the two sides by videoconferencing as fighting on the ground continued. War in Ukraine: Talks set to resume between negotiators as eastern Ukraine braces for more Russian attacks Thursday also saw an OPEC+ meeting that rubber-stamped a previously agreed plan that will lift its production target by 432,000 barrels a day in May. “OPEC+ continues to snub calls from the U.S. and other Western powers to raise output to quell the tight market conditions,” the Sevens Report analysts said. The group is remaining “very disciplined in this high price environment” and that adds a tailwind for the months and quarters ahead. “Bottom line, once a ceasefire is finally agreed upon between Russia and Ukraine, expect a sell-the-news reaction, though the long-term trend does still remain decidedly bullish right now,” they said. The Escape Home: Chautauqua is the hidden New York vacation town you’ve never heard of : Here’s how prices for bitcoin, ethereum moved in March : Pinterest reportedly lays off about 150 workers	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.6758365035057068, "wiki_prob": 0.6758365035057068, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line174569"}
MA programmes in Painting, MADtech, iRAP and MaDAM • Minerva Art Academy at Hanze University of Applied Sciences Courtesy of Frank Mohr Insitute, Minerva Art Academy. Eva Koopmans, Het Grote Hier (The big here), 2022. Photo: Harma Kaput. Man Pau Lau. Courtesy of the Frank Mohr Insititute, Minerva Art Academy. Photo: Paul Meek. Artist Xuanning Chen. Photo: Paul Meek. Open day: February 11, 10am–4pm Minerva Art Academy at Hanze University of Applied Sciences Praediniussingel 59 9711 AG Groningen www.hanze.nl Apply now for one of our MA study programmes at Minerva Art Academy, Frank Mohr Institute (FMI). The academy offers an international master's degree programme with four internationally recognised and accredited study programmes, each full-time, spanning two years, and credit-rated at 120 credits (ECTS); Painting, Media, Art, Design & Technology (MADtech), interRelational Art Practices (iRAP) and Design and Material (MaDAM). Learn more about our programmes here. Whether you are an artist, designer or performer, the masters at Minerva Art Academy, FMI provide an experimental and critical environment in which to further explore, envision, and shape your ideas. Situated in the city centre of Groningen, this master offers you every opportunity to sharpen your artistic vision, break new grounds and discover uncharted territory. We recommend that you start your application early, due to potentially time-consuming immigration procedures and scholarship application deadlines. For EU & non-EU applicants: Assessments round I, deadline to upload application documents January 29, 2023. Assessments round II, deadline to upload application documents April 2, 2023. Only for EU/EEA applicants: Assessments round III, deadline to upload application documents June 18, 2023. For more information about the admission procedures, or to get to know more about the programmes, please visit the open day on February 11, 2023 or contact us for an online appointment. About FMI Masters Situated in Groningen, a rich cultural city in the north of the Netherlands, you can find art, design and culture at every corner. Public transport will take you to any of the cultural highlights scattered throughout the country. You will work within a global community consisting of artists, designers, researchers and performers from a wide range of countries across the world, whilst being located in a specific, relatively peripheral area of the Netherlands. This provides you with a unique perspective. An environment in which constant awareness of global connections and developments, and an intense intercultural context come together with regional and local aspects. Highlights of the FMI masters programmes: –Shared community kitchen –Studios for Painting and MADtech students –Shared studios and workshop spaces for iRAP and MaDAM students. –Fourteen workshops, providing a diverse range of materials, machines and techniques, such as 3D printers, large format laser cutter, CNC, Riso Duplicator, embroidery machine and digital workstations with plotters. –Strong ties with the Research Centre Art & Society and the University of Groningen. –Possibilities to develop your professional/artistic practice with assignments from the Project Office. –Group study trips to relevant art institutions, fairs and events, both abroad and in the Netherlands. –Exchange partners, including the Master of Fine Arts programmes at Hunter College, the City University of New York and the School of Design in Philadelphia. –Presentation and discussion of your work at public events, exhibitions, lectures and conferences. –Strong connection with the professional field via guest lecturers, labs given by alumni and project collaborations. –Graduation Show and catalogue Visit our website for all information on admission requirements and deadlines. For more information, join us at our open day on February 11, 2023 (for talks with FMI lecturers and students) or contact us via email or telephone: T +31 50 595 1155 or masterminervafmi [at] org.hanze.nl. Announcements Jun 9, 2022 • Graduation show 2022 FUTURE • Minerva Art Academy at Hanze University of Applied Sciences Announcements Jan 19, 2022 • MA programmes in Painting, MADtech, iRAP and MADAM at Frank Mohr Institute • Minerva Art Academy at Hanze University of Applied Sciences Announcements Aug 26, 2021 • MA Fine Art and Design: Painting, MADtech & iRAP at Frank Mohr Institute • Minerva Art Academy at Hanze University of Applied Sciences Announcements Jun 9, 2021 • Bachelors and masters graduation show 2021 Detour/Swerve • Minerva Art Academy at Hanze University of Applied Sciences Announcements Jul 2, 2020 • Tales of the Unseen • Minerva Art Academy at Hanze University of Applied Sciences Announcements Feb 28, 2019 • Call for applications: Dutch Master programmes in Painting and Media, Art, Design & Technology (MADtech) • Minerva Art Academy at Hanze University of Applied Sciences Announcements Mar 13, 2018 • Call for applications: Master programmes in Painting and MADtech - Media, Art, Design & Technology • Minerva Art Academy at Hanze University of Applied Sciences Announcements Feb 9, 2018 • Frank Mohr Institute open day & exhibition • Minerva Art Academy at Hanze University of Applied Sciences	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.6649028658866882, "wiki_prob": 0.6649028658866882, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1563371"}
BEL to showcase its capabilities at Defexpo 2022 Bengaluru October 12, 2022 Photo(s): By BEL At Defexpo 2022 to be held at Gandhinagar, Gujarat, from October 18-22, 2022, BEL will showcase state-of-the-art products and systems spanning every domain of its business. The products and systems to be on display during Defexpo 2022 have been clustered as 'Air Defence & Surveillance', 'C4I Systems', 'Artificial Intelligence-based Products', 'Non-Defence & Diversification Products', 'Radar Systems', 'Communication Systems', 'Airborne Products & Systems', 'Homeland Security and Cyber Security', 'Futuristic Technologies', 'Missile Systems', 'EO & Laser-based Products', 'Outdoor Display Products' and Indian pavilion. In addition, BEL will also showcase its R&D capabilities by launching/demonstrating some of its new products / technologies. Weapon Locating Radar and Low Level Light Weight Radar-Aslesha BEL's display in the area of 'Air Defence & Surveillance" will include Hexacopter, Tethered UAV, Robotic Surveillance and D4 Anti-drone Systems. The display in the area of 'C4I Systems will include C4I technologies, Combat Management Systems and Navigational Consoles. Also on show will be the complete range of products and systems for 'Non-Defence & Diversification'. BEL will showcase its 'Radar Systems' including Battle Field Short Range Active Electronically Scanned Array (BFSR-AESA) Radar, Air Defence Fire Control Radar, Mountain Fire Control Radar, Weapon Locating Radar, etc. BEL's display in the area of 'Communication Systems' will include High Capacity Radio Relay, Manpack High Frequency Software Defined Radio (SDR), Point to Multi Point Radio, SDR Hand Held Naval version, and a whole lot of other products. Lazer dazzler and Tethered UAV Other 'Futuristic Technologies' on display include Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast System, Position Indicator – G3I, Hand-Held Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System, Extended C-Band Block Up-Converter, Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit (15 types within one enclosure), etc. The highlight of BEL's outdoor display will be Hexacopter, Tethered UAV, Swarm of UAVs, Robotic Surveillance Platform, HLS CIBMS, BFSR AESA, FMCW based DDR, Hydrogen Based scooter and Ultra Light Weight Enclosure with Platform. The entire set of state-of-art equipment on offer will be a force multiplier for any Defence force and civilian requirements.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.5321354866027832, "wiki_prob": 0.5321354866027832, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1464657"}
VICTIMS REPARATIONS STATEMENT in Politics — by Kairo News — October 11, 2019 PRESS BRIEFING OCTOBER 2019 You will recall that pursuant to Section 13 and Section 20 of the TRRC Act, one of the key mandates, and a peculiar feature, of The Gambia’s truth commission process is the granting of reparations to victims by the TRRC itself. In order to underscore the importance that the Government attaches to this objective, the word “Reparations” was included in the title of our truth commission, making it the first of its kind anywhere in the world. Today, almost one year into the TRRC public hearings, the Government is fulfilling its promise to grant reparations for the victims of human rights violations and abuses within the mandate of the TRRC. Therefore, on behalf of His Excellency, Adama Barrow, President of the Republic of The Gambia, and on behalf of his entire Government, it is with great pleasure that I announce to you, the decision of the Government of The Gambia to contribute to the TRRC Victims Trust Fund an initial amount of Fifty (50) Million Dalasis with immediate effect. For your information, this Fifty Million Dalasis is being paid out from the proceeds of sale of former President Jammeh’s assets which are currently being sold in accordance with the recommendations of the Janneh Commission. It has become increasingly apparent to the Government, based on revelations at the TRRC over the past one year, that former President Jammeh was a central pillar in the infrastructure of terror and human rights abuses that were unleashed on ordinary Gambians and others under his leadership. Consequently, the Government deems it most fitting, and just, that reparations for his victims should be granted directly from his wealth and assets, hence the payment of this Fifty Million Dalasis from the proceeds of sale of his assets. Let me also take this opportunity to thank all those ordinary Gambian men and women in the country and the diaspora for their individual and collective acts of generosity and altruism towards the welfare of the victims. In this regard, I wish to thank many, in particular; Mr Yunus Hydara in the United Kingdom for spearheading donation efforts for Mr Mafugie Sonko and Mr Yusupha Bojang; TRRC Lead Counsel Mr Essa Faal for giving Mafugie a plot of land; Ms Fatima Ella Bah of MOKI Aid, based in Manchester in the United Kingdom, for providing free technical and vocational education for the children of victims and making monthly donations to the TRRC Victims Trust Fund; Mr Modou Jaiteh also based in Manchester for making monthly donations to the Victims Trust Fund; Mr Papa Yusupha Njie of Unique Solutions for purchasing the air tickets to Turkey for two victims for medical treatment, providing housing for some victims’ families, and making donations of cash, radio sets, and mobile phones; Ms Nathanya Deakin of the UK based charity called Anya’s Wish, for providing full scholarships for some victims to continue their education; Lamdo Sailey Sey, Oumie Andrews and all others who donated to victims of sexual violence; As well as the TRRC Secretariat for employing some victims in the Victim Support Unit, and for facilitating the medical treatment of victims overseas. I would also like to particularly recognize the generous contributions of members of the Medical Board, which has been constituted since November 2018, through the provision of free professional services to victims, and they include: Dr Charles A.P. Roberts – General Surgeon Dr Kebba S. Marenah – Orthopedic and Trauma Surgeon Dr Sheikh Tijan Senghore – General Physician Dr Mustapha Bittaye – Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Dr John N. Jabang – Neurosurgeon Dr Lamin Sidibeh – Clinical Psychologist Dr Kalilou Jagne – Psychiatric Resident Mr Samba Bah – Physiotherapist The Government is particularly grateful to them and countless others out there whose names have not been mentioned here today but who have been trying to make a difference and showing solidarity with the victims. I hereby encourage and call upon everyone, especially private business enterprises in the country, to make generous donations to the TRRC Victims Trust Fund so that we can, together, make reparations meaningful for the victims who deserve no less than our individual and collective support to rebuild their lives. Let us, once again, demonstrate to the world, our true Gambian characters of benevolence, compassion, selflessness and humanity. Let me also thank all the victims for their continued understanding and forbearance; and the Victims Center, particularly its Chairman Mr Sheriff Kijera, for his continuous constructive engagement with Government through my Ministry, and for not only constantly reminding me about the urgent plight of the victims, but for also advocating for the general welfare and interests of all victims at every opportunity. The payment of this Fifty Million Dalasis announced here today is significantly due to his tireless and relentless efforts and attitude. All the victims should be proud of him. Finally, the Government also takes this opportunity to reiterate its continued strong support for, and firm commitment and gratitude to, the TRRC, all the Commissioners and staff under the wise leadership of the Chair, Dr Lamin J. Sisay, for the great contributions they continue to make towards establishing the truth about our dark past and encouraging national reconciliation in the process. I thank you all.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.8965129852294922, "wiki_prob": 0.8965129852294922, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1123832"}
How Synergy Resources Provides Value and Guidance during the Merger & Acquisition of a Manufacturing company – We Offer a Structured Approach to Onboarding New Manufacturing Companies Part 1 of a 2-part Q&A series with Michael Canty, Executive Vice President at Synergy Resources. Q: What’s the first thing that investors should consider when planning for a Merger & Acquisition of a manufacturing company? Michael: How to quickly stabilize, standardize and realize early value. Most Mergers & Acquisitions do not realize early value because of poor post-deal integration planning and execution. Said differently, the careful execution and speed in which post-merger integration is carried out will ultimately determine how quickly you can realize value. Q: What should investors consider early on to help mitigate risk and realize value sooner? Michael: A common mistake seen in the the post-merger integration is related to the lack of strategic planning early on in a deal’s life cycle. Simply put, the integration phase requires strategic thinking even before the deal is executed so the integration team can move quickly once the deal is closed. Q: What should be considered during the strategic pre-deal planning? Michael: First, it is important to realize that regardless of the size of the deal, post-merger integration is complex simply because it happens in parallel with the normal core activities of the business. This is compounded by the fact that the seller has likely worked to keep direct and indirect labor costs very low during the “selling” phase. This immediately leads to bandwidth and capacity issues during the integration process. Second, change management must be considered as an essential part of the integration process. In the early stages of integration, it is best to over communication as it will help to establish trust early on and gain the support of the newly acquired staff. That will allow the integration team to consistently focus on the deal’s strategic objectives rather than mitigating conflict. Q: What can the investor do to overcome these sometimes-overlooked risks? Michael: This is where reaching out to a trusted business improvement partner like Synergy Resources has become a natural response for many North American businesses. Synergy’s 20-plus years of experience in the small to mid-sized manufacturing industry provides a level of hands on support and guidance that allow investors to realize early value by gaining additional capacity to help the acquired company reach their full potential. Q: How does Synergy help investors eliminate roadblocks, realize early value and achieve their full potential? Michael: Our first focus is on process synchronization and stability. Difficulties with synchronizing business processes will slow down the new manufacturing businesses overall operations and could lead to late deliveries, lower quality and lost profits. This must be avoided at all cost. Q: What other areas of focus do you see as critical in achieving stability? Michael: Data! Companies need to eliminate the guessing early on. This is a critical element in limiting risk. Said differently, the investment company will remain at risk until the merging business has establish stable processes and accurate comparable data. For this reason, integrated businesses need to work toward a common business platform to execute processes, measure performance and enable data driven decision making. Swift action is necessary when enabling the success and realizing early value. Having systems in place, process defined and real time visibility to data enables strategic problem solving and provides the integration teams with the necessary tools to succeed. Q: What do you mean by a common platform and why is that a critical focus? Michael: Many companies use outdated or inefficient technology with limited connectivity. This slows progress when it comes to the post-deal integration phase. If there is a lack of synchronization in the newly formed company, the value of a deal decreases and can lead to post-close failure. Q: Why do investors and small to mid-sized manufacturing companies select Synergy over the hundreds of Business Improvement firms and ERP providers in North America? Michael: We believe that Synergy is an easy selection for investors and manufacturers alike. First of all, Synergy is unique in today’s industry in that we provide a wide range of products and services which is uncommon in today’s Business Improvement Market. Instead of hiring a Business Improvement firm and an ERP implementation firm, Synergy provides one stop shopping for both. Our software products and software agnostic service offerings include three different ERP systems that allow us to offer our customers a practical solution that fits their business needs. Synergy also provides multiple CRM (Customer Relationship Management), QMS (Quality Management Systems) and business analysis and reporting tools. Along with these offerings, Synergy has worked hard to establish “Best of Breed” Partnerships with industry leaders in order to deliver complimentary products and services to meet the needs of the small to mid-size manufacturing companies. When it comes to service, our wide range of services is unmatched in today’s market. Synergy offers Quality focused services, Strategic Business Services and Lean / Continuous Improvement programs and mentoring. Collectively, with our Product Development team, Technical Services and Software Application teams Synergy provides the widest range of services offered to the manufacturing industry. And we’ve been serving the manufacturing industry for more than 20 years! Q: What else should investors know more about their acquisition and Synergy? Michael: Usually, companies that acquire a portfolio of multiple businesses are continuously looking out for other investment opportunities. The first six to ten months is the most challenging time period following a Merger and Acquisition. There’s a certain amount that is learned about an organization through due diligence and then there’s the reality of the organization once it’s been acquired. Investment firms have got to get a deeper understanding of the acquired organization’s functions as quickly as possible. And it’s critical to begin the work that’s necessary for attaining return on investment immediately. That’s where Synergy can play a big role. Synergy provides our customers with a structured approach to onboarding new companies and improving existing companies. As mentioned above, when Synergy Resources works with a company we first work to stabilize and then standardize their business processes and performance reporting. We do this because our customers want to make apples-to-apples comparisons when analyzing their various business units. And this will help the investment company establish a standard method to more easily onboard future acquisitions. Do you have Merger & Acquisition plans for the future? Have you developed strategic plans for post-merger integration? Do you have a strong platform to build on and the bandwidth needed to rapidly execute the plan? Contact us to learn more about how we provide guidance during the Merger & Acquisition of Manufacturing companies. Looking for online sessions to help with training and development? Synergy Online Workshops provide an advanced, cost-effective and efficient way to support employee training and development needs. Our courses are instructor-led interactive sessions that enable our customers to collaborate with peers and experts via web delivered sessions. Synergy Resources Merger & Acquisition: Manufacturers Accelerate their Time to Value with Help from Synergy Resources By Michele Shannahan ERP News Synergy Resources, LLC Welcomes a New Partner, Strengthening Its ERP Acumen for Manufacturing and Distribution Synergy Resources, LLC (“Synergy”) is pleased to welcome Paul Tedford as a new partner in the… Wire Belt Company Uses VISUAL Software from Synergy Resources for Production Transformation Synergy Resources is proud to announce that Wire Belt Company of America has been named New…	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.6007609367370605, "wiki_prob": 0.6007609367370605, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line871238"}
Minh Tran: Reseller CTHS student starts his own successful business. Junior Minh Tran sells hype clothing online. Anthony Eells, Reporter When junior Minh Tran first started chasing clout and reselling “hype” clothing he was only 15, but even then he had no doubt that he would succeed, and no idea how stressful it would be. Clout is a term used originally for power, but teens have turned it into a slang for fame or popularity. It was very easy for Minh to start up. Minh said all of his friends had experience with reselling and they helped him along the way. “I make about one thousand a month.” Minh said, “Depending on what products I get my hands on.” The reselling business can be fun, he said, but stress can get to him. “Besides lack of sleep, it is fun when I see a notification saying someone sent money to my PayPal,” Minh said. Minh doesn’t get any sleep at all on the days of the clothing release. Minh said, “I have alarms set and the websites open so I can buy it as soon as it releases.” Besides money, Minh said he was inspired by his brother to ride the clout wave. “He had his own business and I wanted to be successful at a young age as well,” Minh said. The excitement of chasing success isn’t the only thing that drives Minh to get more clout. His style heavily influences his pursuit of the clout, and he enjoys collecting clothing for his personal closet. Minh said he wears the clothing he buys and his favorite clothing brands include the first items he ever picked up: Yeezy and Supreme. Minh isn’t worried about failure. “I’m young and I can learn from my mistakes and recover quicker,” Minh said. While running his business, Minh said he has learned a few lessons about life. He said he has learned smart business techniques, not to give up and to always be prepared. Now Minh is planning his life after high school, ready to take on the world and gain success. “I see myself moving to LA with business partners to obtain more success and count stacks,” Minh said.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.6134611368179321, "wiki_prob": 0.6134611368179321, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1226032"}
Crypto investment firm Q9 gets provisional approval to operate in Dubai The Hong Kong-based company will join the likes of Binance, Crypto.com, OKX and FTS, who’ve also opened offices in the UAE. A Hong Kong-headquartered crypto investment platform, Q9 Capital, received provisional virtual asset approval from Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA). The company announced its expansion to the UAE and applied for a full operating license as well. According to its press release from Oct. 27, Q9 will establish a regional hub in Dubai and start providing services to qualified investors and financial service providers once it receives a full operating license. The provisional approval from VARA gives the crypto platform the legal possibility to set up offices and provide digital asset exchange services to pre-qualified investors and financial firms. At the moment, Q9 also holds offices in Hong Kong, London and Limassol. James Quinn, a managing partner at Q9, expressed his company’s willingness to comply with all the regulatory requirements: “We look forward to participating in the authority’s robust compliance framework and continue building partnerships as we expand our presence in Dubai to roll out additional services and enhanced products for the region.” Since the Prime Minister and ruler of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, announced the establishment of the crypto regulator and an accompanying law in March, VARA has granted approval to Crypto.com, OKX and FTX subsidiaries to offer crypto-related services in Dubai. In July, Al Maktoum also launched a metaverse strategy that aimed to bring more than 40,000 virtual jobs to Dubai by 2030. Related: Dubai issues crypto marketing rules to better protect investors In September, Binance took the next step and received a Minimal Viable Product license. It took roughly six months for the world’s largest crypto exchange to get the license since the company has gotten its provisional approval from VARA in March. #Adoption Lockdown to metaverse: Pandemic leads crypto entrepreneur to new business headquarters Kraken awarded crypto trading license in the United Arab Emirates Dubai permits full operation to FTX subsidiary FZE via first MVP license Cointelegraph YouTube Subscribe	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9156346917152405, "wiki_prob": 0.9156346917152405, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1600751"}
What is Cream Cheese? Cream cheese is a soft, unripened and slightly acid-tasting cheese with mild diacetyl flavor. It is made from standardized, homogenized, pasteurized milk and starter culture, a citrate fermenting Lc. lactis subsp lactis.1 Although it is intended to be eaten fresh, a wide range of spreads and cheese cakes are made with it It is often compared to Neufchatel, Petit Suisse, Gervais and Fromage Frais à la crème It’s available in many flavors and combinations of spices, and herbs, in addition to low- and full-fat versions Cream cheese and similar soft cheeses have a short history in comparison to other European cheeses. The first mention of these products dates back to 1583 in England and the first written recipe appeared in 1754. Modern cream cheese was not fully recognized and named until 1873 when William A. Lawrence added extra cream to Neuchâtel to make this cheese. Partnering with Samuel S. Durland produced Philadelphia cream cheese in 1880, which is the most popular brand in the United States today. Similar to most acid-coagulated cheeses, this one is prepared from fresh milk that does not require fermentation. It is a gel with most of its moisture removed after coagulation and thus can be consumed right away. Compared to acid-rennet cheese gels, it has very low elasticity, low fracture stress and lower syneresis.5 Producing cream cheese relies on the formation of acid-induced gels from high fat milk and subsequent shearing, heating and water-removal. Typically, commercial scale manufacturing follows these steps:2 Standardizing cream to 11% fat, followed by pasteurization at 68 °C (154 °F) for 30 min Using a starter consisting of Lactococcus lactis ssp. lactis/Cremoris at a level of 5-6% for culturing at 30–32 °C (86-89 °F) for 5 h. Sometimes, a long-set process uses 1% Leuconostoc sp. starter and incubation for 16 h at 22 °C (71 °F). In limited processes, very small levels of rennet are added. Fermentation is continued until a pH of 4.4–4.5 is attained. The formed gels are drained in special muslin bags in cold rooms or using centrifuges or membrane processing. Resulting cheese can be packed cold or heat-treated to extend its shelf life. Guar gum(0.35% w/w) or other stabilizers and salt (1%) can be added and the mix is heated to 70oC (158 °F) help prevent cream cheese from separating and improving the texture and shelf life (up to 2 months) of cream cheese. Typical nutrients composition / 100 g:3 Total lipid 32.14 g Fatty acids, total saturated 21.43 g Carbohydrate 7.14 g Sugar 3.57 g The USDA specifies that cream cheese contains at least 33% milk fat, no more than 55% moisture, and a pH between 4.4 and 4.9.4 Cream cheese is used as a perfect companion to many prepared foods and bakery products to provide unique flavor, texture and appearance. Applications of this ingredient include: Spreading on bagels and crackers Mixing into dips Making frosting Substitution for butter in cakes Mixing into mashed potatoes As a soft and uncured cheese, this cheese is regulated by FDA under 21CFR133.133.6 Litopoulou-Tzanetaki, E. Soft-ripened and fresh cheeses: Feta, Quark, Halloumi and related varieties. Improving the Flavour of Cheese, 2007, 474–493. Chandan, R. C. Cheeses , Soft and Special Varieties. Encyclopedia of Food Sciences and Nutrition, 2003, 1093–1098. Cream cheese. Accessdata. Fda. gov. April 01. 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/566840/nutrients. Last accessed by Feb 13. 2020. Cream Cheese – Agricultural Marketing Service – USDA. https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/creamcheese.pdf. Last accessed by Fed 13. 2020. Lucey, J.A., Tamehana, M., Singh, H. and Munro, P. Effect of heat treatment on the physical properties of milk gels made with both rennet and acid. Int. Dairy J. 2001, 11, 4-7, pp. 559-569 CFR – Code of Federal Regulations 21CFR133.133. Accessdata. Fda. gov. April 01. 2019. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?fr=133.133. Last accessed by Feb 13. 2020. Baking Industry Professionals Group Icing Stabilizers IBIE 2022 Hub Wheat Protein Isolate Dimagnesium Phosphate Cassava Flour and Starches for Gluten-free Baking BAKED in Science EP 71: Possibilities in 3D Food Printing Leavening Solutions from Innophos Pak Perfect Non-Sticky Glaze Small Business Spotlight for the Baking Industry Join Our Future of Food Rooftop Party! Checking Out Fibers and Proteins at IBIE Stand Out in Today’s Attention Overloaded Audience How to Avoid Product Loss	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.5858587026596069, "wiki_prob": 0.5858587026596069, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line216593"}
Posted inHOUSING Tenants flooded out of historic Bell Lofts in north Minneapolis fault landlord, plea for help About 50 people moved out of the 25-unit building when a pipe burst in December. Most are now staying in hotels. Several say landlord and developer Chris Webley has stopped responding to their messages. by Katelyn Vue January 13, 2023 January 16, 2023 The Bell Lofts apartments in North Minneapolis were condemned after a flood on December 28, 2022, displaced about 50 tenants. Credit: Jaida Grey Eagle \| Sahan Journal Water streamed down Quintiny Flakes’s bedroom wall and gushed from under her third-floor apartment door at the historic Bell Lofts in north Minneapolis. Panicked, Flakes and her 9-year-old son barricaded the bottom of the door with towels, bedcovers, and clothes in an attempt to stem the flow of water. But the nightmare didn’t end after the fire department arrived that night—December 28—and stopped the flooding. The building’s tenants, about 50 people, were forced to move out after the city of Minneapolis condemned the building on January 3. Most are staying in hotels while others crash with family. Many say they don’t know where they’ll live long-term. Several tenants told Sahan Journal the building’s landlord and developer, Chris Webley, has stopped responding to messages, leaving them in the dark about whether they can ever return to their apartments. Tenants said a pipe in the building at 816 21st Avenue N. burst, flooding the entire building. The city of Minneapolis Regulatory Services department confirmed that a ruptured water standpipe caused the flooding. Damage inside the Bell Lofts apartment building in north Minneapolis. Credit: Patience Zalanga According to Regulatory Services’ dashboard of vacant and condemned properties, the Bell Lofts building was condemned due to “lack of maintenance.” Minnesota law requires that landlords return renters’ security deposits within five days of a building’s condemnation, but Bell Lofts tenants say they haven’t received their money back. The city’s finding of a lack of maintenance at Bell Lofts dovetails with complaints by some tenants. In a letter to Webley, the city of Minneapolis, and the American Red Cross on January 6, tenants asked for more financial assistance, transparency, and improved response to emergencies. “The tenants, who are overwhelmingly of marginalized identities, frantically escaped the building as they witnessed sections of the ceiling in the hallways collapse under the volume and pressure of the water,” the letter reads. “With an inoperable elevator, disabled adults, children, seniors, and single parents, the only available escape route out of the building was down a stairwell rushing with water. This marked the commencement of an excruciating struggle for 20 displaced families (over 40 people) to receive timely and dignifying relief and support.” With an inoperable elevator, disabled adults, children, seniors, and single parents, the only available escape route out of the building was down a stairwell rushing with water. bell loft tenant demand letter The letter included demands that Webley fully compensate tenants for relocation costs and damaged property, return all rent that tenants paid in 2022, and publicly apologize. Webley did not return messages Sahan Journal left on two phone numbers listed for him on a document from the Minnesota Secretary of State’s office and a Facebook post he publicly shared asking for help with flood relief. Webley also did not return a message sent to an email address listed on his real estate company’s website, New Rules, and a message sent to a Facebook account with his name and picture that posted the public plea for help. The company’s website says that New Rules focuses on communities of color in north Minneapolis, investing in real estate and creating a hub for business owners and artists. News outlets such as Forbes, the Star Tribune, and Mpls.St.Paul Magazine have highlighted his company. The tenants’ letter also demands that the city of Minneapolis pay for up to three months of relocation costs because Webley has failed to do so, investigate Webley, and revoke Webley’s property development licenses. The city’s spokesperson declined to comment on the tenants’ letter. “As the City’s destruction of encampments has repeatedly displaced our unhoused neighbors, the devastating situation with Bell Lofts tenants glaringly exemplifies the ineptitude and cavalier attitude of the City of Minneapolis towards their own constituents,” the tenants’ letter says. “Should any of these tenants be left with no other option than to sleep outside, the City would respond by destroying their property and perpetuating their displacement.” Bearing the aftermath Flakes said her son had a panic attack because he was worried about losing his home and new Christmas toys. Flakes, in her forties, is a single mother of two, and her sons are currently staying with their dad. Flakes works two jobs to make ends meet; most of her income goes toward rent. “I feel like I’m lost. I feel like I’m lost in the rules of how this world works,” she said. Several families in the building lost all their personal belongings due to water damage. Some tenants said they called the American Red Cross and were told that the organization could not help them because the problem was outside its scope. An American Red Cross spokesperson addressed those claims in an email to Sahan Journal. “The American Red Cross responded and confirmed virtually that residents had a safe place to stay. As incidents like this are typically outside the scope of direct Red Cross disaster relief services, the landlord and local foundations have been providing shelter for residents,” a American Red Cross spokesperson said. The spokesperson added that the organization also provided a resource guide to tenants. But some tenants say the Red Cross should do more. The tenant letter asks the humanitarian organization to reevaluate its “exclusionary practice” of withholding assistance from tenants’ partners who aren’t the biological parents of a tenant’s children, to expand aid to tenants who are displaced from flooding and not just those displaced by fire, and to provide clarity about its “triaging practices.” Shortly after the flooding, Sandra Allen, 54, said she called the Red Cross and didn’t receive help. “Yesterday, I actually broke down and started crying because I was worried I’m gonna lose all my furniture,” said John Allen, 63, husband to Sandra. They lived together in a third-floor apartment at Bell Lofts for a couple of months. Sandra Allen (54) and John Allen (63) and their dog Munchkin speak with Sahan Journal reporter Katelyn Vue in the hotel lobby of La Quinta in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Credit: Jaida Grey Eagle \| Sahan Journal Tenants said Webley initially helped cover Uber rides and hotel stays for some of the tenants. However, they said they were notified by hotel staff a week after the flood that he had stopped paying for hotel stays. The Minneapolis Foundation will pay for tenants’ hotel rooms between January 4 and 18, according to a foundation spokesperson. “The Minneapolis Foundation was one of several philanthropic and community organizations that the landlord reached out to in the immediate aftermath of the water damage,” an email statement from the Minneapolis Foundation says. Last fall, Webley’s real estate development company was awarded a $720,000 Main Street grant from the Minneapolis Foundation to renovate the Bell Lofts’ 25 apartments. But the funds are on hold. “While Main Street funding has been committed to the Bell Lofts renovation, it will not be disbursed until the project has secured all necessary financing from various sources and construction begins,” the Minneapolis Foundation said in an email statement. “In light of the building’s condemnation, we will need to assess next steps and reevaluate the project’s viability.” The tenants’ letter demands that Webley meet with them and provide a “full breakdown” of all donations he received and how they were spent. “I just want to know what Chris is planning to do. At this point, he’s not responded to anyone,” said tenant Sai Yang, a 37-year-old mother of five staying at a hotel. “It’s as if he’s blocked all of us out. I just want to know, what is he going to do? How is he going to make this whole situation better? Those are like my biggest concerns right now. I just want answers.” On maternity leave, stuck in a hotel Yang’s family lived at the Bell Lofts over the past three years. Yang, who is on maternity leave, takes care of her newborn and other children, all under the age of 14, in their hotel room, while her husband searches for a new home. Her family lost everything to the water damage, including diapers, baby formula, clothes, food, and beds. She said she has to work with the school to arrange for two of her children to attend, because the hotel is outside bus service routes, and they haven’t been able to attend school since their apartment flooded. Yang said she filed several maintenance requests between 2020 to 2021 about water leaking intermittently through the ceiling into her first floor apartment. But in late 2021, building maintenance fixed the leak. Ikedra West, 37, a mother of two, said she moved into her apartment at the Bell Lofts in November and didn’t sign a lease until mid-December. When she moved in, she said there was no heat in the apartment. After maintenance workers entered her unit to fix the heat, the pipes started making noises. Ikedra West, 37, poses for a portrait inside of her hotel room at Marriot Towne Place Suits in downtown Minneapolis. Credit: Jaida Grey Eagle \| Sahan Journal Credit: Jaida Grey Eagle \| Sahan Journal Within that first week of moving in, West said, “something was fishy. But I still had to provide a place for me and my kids.” She adds that the flooding caused her to miss work and lose wages for several days. Dyonyca Conley-Rush, founder of the nonprofit organization It Takes a Village, has visited tenants at hotels every night since the flooding. She leads the effort to help tenants, driving them to doctor’s appointments, bringing them food, and collecting donations. Often, she uses her own money to cover their expenses. “This was my calling to do this. So for me, it’s not about money. It’s not about politics. It’s about doing what we’re supposed to be doing,” said Conley-Rush. “We’re supposed to love one another. And that’s what I’m doing—loving on these people, making them know that they are worthy of somebody hearing their story.” How you can help tenants: Donations of clothing and shoes to tenants of Bell Loft apartments in La Quinta community room in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Credit: Jaida Grey Eagle \| Sahan Journal Donations can be dropped off between 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Sonder Point Apartments, 5803 Xerxes Avenue N., Minneapolis, Minnesota. Items needed include clothing for babies, children, and adults. Toys, food, diapers, shampoo and conditioner, body wash, menstrual products, shoes, cold medicine, and other goods are also accepted. Call Dyonyca Conley-Rush, founder of It Takes A Village, at 414-519-1090 to ask questions or offer other help. Volunteer to help tenants move by filling out this form. To help pay for hot meals for tenants, donate to @ittakesavillagemn2020 on Venmo, or to @$ittakesavillagemn on Cash App. Bell Lofts tenants receive financial help from the city of Minneapolis; many faced potential homelessness Bell Lofts tenants displaced by flooding could be kicked out of temporary housing Friday Tagged: housing Katelyn Vue [email protected] Katelyn Vue is a reporter at Sahan Journal. More by Katelyn Vue	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9446632862091064, "wiki_prob": 0.9446632862091064, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1773757"}
Survey gives N.J. court system poor grade, but small firms appreciate mediation By Katie Eder \| NJBIZ While a number of the nation’s largest employers said 31 states have a fairer and timelier civil justice system than New Jersey, the head of an employers group said small businesses involved in litigation would rank the state much higher. “Big corporations’ litigation interests are focused on class action and product liability cases, but small businesses are more interested in the competency of the judiciary and their efficiency in the resolution of litigation,” said John Sarno, president and general counsel for the Employers Association of New Jersey. “New Jersey is anecdotally highly competent and efficient in the legal sense, because it has a very robust public mediation program that resolves many civil disputes efficiently and cost effectively. But a big corporation wouldn’t know that.” According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s “Lawsuit Climate 2012” survey, more than 1,100 business lawyers and executives of companies with annual revenues of at least $100 million ranked New Jersey 32nd for its overall treatment of tort, contract and class-action litigation. Marcus Rayner, executive director of the New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance, said the results are not surprising, considering “certain aspects of New Jersey law draws litigation from all around the country and makes it easy to sue large companies, particularly in our pharmaceutical industry.” “Predictability in what the law means and how it’s applied is extremely important to companies, because a lack of predictability combined with longer court proceedings means higher costs,” Rayner said. “With the state court beginning this fall a year-long review process, we’re asking it to consider some reforms that would make it more predictable, like reducing the cost of appeals and changing the rules of evidence to allow judges to omit testimony from experts whose expertise is questionable.” A previous study by the U.S. Chamber’s Institute for Legal Reform found such reforms could drop the state’s litigation costs by as much as 21.5 percent and reduce business costs by $1.7 billion, which would yield between 35,000 and 94,000 jobs in New Jersey. Without tort reform, Sarno said New Jersey will remain “a very litigious state,” though he noted the public mediation program “works very well for moving along the average commercial dispute of a small business. Without that program, those disputes would crash the state court system.” But not all businesses have the resources to go through that process, Rayner said. “Litigation for large businesses is disruptive and expensive, but for small businesses, it can mean the difference between closing your doors or staying open,” Rayner said. “Even with the option for mediation, businesses find themselves caught between their insurance companies, so they’re commonly forced to settle” instead. While corporate concerns dominate issues in the state’s civil justice system, Rayner said businesses of all sizes are “under strong pressure from the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act.” “New Jersey is rightfully the most pro-consumer state in the country, but the law is so broadly construed that businesses find themselves guilty for honest mistakes, not outright fraud,” Rayner said. “That constant liability threat is a deterrent to business in New Jersey, and a reason why companies give the court system bad marks.” By councilsoft\|2012-09-18T00:00:00-04:00September 18, 2012\|Recent News\|Comments Off on Survey gives N.J. court system poor grade, but small firms appreciate mediation	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.8182904720306396, "wiki_prob": 0.8182904720306396, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1901082"}
Cover ArticleArticles, Neurobiology of Disease Hyaluronan Deficiency Due to Has3 Knock-Out Causes Altered Neuronal Activity and Seizures via Reduction in Brain Extracellular Space Amaia M. Arranz, Katherine L. Perkins, Fumitoshi Irie, David P. Lewis, Jan Hrabe, Fanrong Xiao, Naoki Itano, Koji Kimata, Sabina Hrabetova and Yu Yamaguchi Journal of Neuroscience 30 April 2014, 34 (18) 6164-6176; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3458-13.2014 Amaia M. Arranz 1Genetic Disease Program, Sanford Children's Health Research Center, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, Katherine L. Perkins 2Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, 3The Robert F. Furchgott Center for Neural and Behavioral Science, and Fumitoshi Irie David P. Lewis 4Department of Cell Biology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York 11203, 5Center for Advanced Brain Imaging, Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, New York 10962, Jan Hrabe Fanrong Xiao Naoki Itano 6Department of Molecular Biosciences, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto 603-8555, Japan, and Koji Kimata 7Research Complex for Medicine Frontiers, Aichi Medical University, Aichi 480-1195, Japan Sabina Hrabetova Yu Yamaguchi Hyaluronan (HA), a large anionic polysaccharide (glycosaminoglycan), is a major constituent of the extracellular matrix of the adult brain. To address its function, we examined the neurophysiology of knock-out mice deficient in hyaluronan synthase (Has) genes. Here we report that these Has mutant mice are prone to epileptic seizures, and that in Has3−/− mice, this phenotype is likely derived from a reduction in the size of the brain extracellular space (ECS). Among the three Has knock-out models, namely Has3−/−, Has1−/−, and Has2CKO, the seizures were most prevalent in Has3−/− mice, which also showed the greatest HA reduction in the hippocampus. Electrophysiology in Has3−/− brain slices demonstrated spontaneous epileptiform activity in CA1 pyramidal neurons, while histological analysis revealed an increase in cell packing in the CA1 stratum pyramidale. Imaging of the diffusion of a fluorescent marker revealed that the transit of molecules through the ECS of this layer was reduced. Quantitative analysis of ECS by the real-time iontophoretic method demonstrated that ECS volume was selectively reduced in the stratum pyramidale by ∼40% in Has3−/− mice. Finally, osmotic manipulation experiments in brain slices from Has3−/− and wild-type mice provided evidence for a causal link between ECS volume and epileptiform activity. Our results provide the first direct evidence for the physiological role of HA in the regulation of ECS volume, and suggest that HA-based preservation of ECS volume may offer a novel avenue for development of antiepileptogenic treatments. You are going to email the following Hyaluronan Deficiency Due to Has3 Knock-Out Causes Altered Neuronal Activity and Seizures via Reduction in Brain Extracellular Space Amaia M. Arranz, Katherine L. Perkins, Fumitoshi Irie, David P. Lewis, Jan Hrabe, Fanrong Xiao, Naoki Itano, Koji Kimata, Sabina Hrabetova, Yu Yamaguchi Journal of Neuroscience 30 April 2014, 34 (18) 6164-6176; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3458-13.2014 Neurobiology of Disease The amyloid precursor protein modulates the position and length of the axon initial segment Cortical Parvalbumin-Positive Interneuron Development and Function Are Altered in the APC Conditional Knockout Mouse Model of Infantile and Epileptic Spasms Syndrome Early TNF-Dependent Regulation of Excitatory and Inhibitory Synapses on Striatal Direct Pathway Medium Spiny Neurons in the YAC128 Mouse Model of Huntington's Disease Show more Neurobiology of Disease	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.567999541759491, "wiki_prob": 0.43200045824050903, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1078665"}
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Fairways boost with Ji Tee Tue, Sep 6, 2016 2:42 PM Course Manager Mark Smith has seen considerable improvement to the fairways at Olton Golf Club using Johnsons Sports Seed Ji Tee. The mature parkland course features plenty of contours, and its popularity with golfers in Solihull, West Midlands means that it gets a lot of wear. "After the dry conditions in 2011, there were bare areas on the fairways. We decided to reseed in the spring of 2012, after a programme of Verti-Draining and scarification," Mark explains. After discussions with Phil Seedhouse at DLF Trifolium and Andrew Lane at distributor Countrywide, he viewed demonstration plots showing Johnsons Seeds advanced iSeed nutrient coating for turf grass seed. He decided to try Ji Tee, which is 75 per cent perennial ryegrass and 25 per cent strong creeping red fescue. "I've used DLF's Masterline Fairway plus mixture in the past and been very pleased with the quality and establishment," he comments. "But I wanted to bring these fairways back quickly and get thicker growth and I believe that the nutrient coating gets the seeds off to a great start." Mark works closely with Andrew Wood, Course Manager at nearby Robin Hood Golf Club and they decided to bulk order Ji Tee together to help cut costs. "The seed went on at Olton Golf Club with a dimple seeder in Mid-April and there was no interruption to play," comments Mark. "Seedlings were through on the first tee within ten days and the results have been excellent. Wear tolerance is excellent and the sward has modest water and nutrient requirements. I'm planning to use Ji Tee again this spring, but I'm coming from a better start point as there is so much more coverage and I will have to do a lot less." Mark points out that with tight budgets, it is even more important to use proven seed, that you know will get results. "We've just ordered J Velvet to use on the greens after Verticutting, which I haven't tried before but the performance of the Ji Tee gives me confidence," he says. "We'll also use a Masterline mixture on the tees, which get hard wear all year round." At Robin Hood Golf Club, Ji Tee began a programme of fairways improvement for Course Manager Andrew Wood last year, and he was so impressed with the results that he has doubled his order for this year. "We hired in a Charterhouse disc seeder, and the combination of the fertiliser coating, drill seeding rather than just broadcasting and favourable weather has given really good results," Andrew explains. The club has seen a substantial increase in the golf played over the past two years and this, coupled with the dry weather in 2011, prompted the decision to improve the fairways. "We have been very impressed and have received highly favourable comments from the membership. The sward is thicker and healthier giving great coverage on the fairways. We are pleased to be using J Rye Fairway this year on both fairways and approaches on the back of using Ji Tee last year." Andrew also plans to use J Velvet on the greens and Ji Pitch on semi-roughs this season. "We have spent the last 4 years improving the drainage quality of the older clay push up greens and after already seeing good results from using J Velvet on all the USGA spec greens in the past, we should see further improvement. "By using J Velvet for the first time on all the greens at Robin Hood this year, we should see an overall improvement of green performance and a helping hand to compete against the poa annua. "We have placed quite a big order on the strength of how well Ji Tee performed." Kickstart your physical and mental fitness in 2023 with Perennial’s Health and Wellbeing platform and app For a positive start to 2023, people in horticulture can... New support for flood-damaged facilities Sport England’s Small Grants Programme is now accepting...	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.613084614276886, "wiki_prob": 0.613084614276886, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1030357"}
Here are 3 ways state lawmakers could disrupt (or shore up) short-term rentals in Texas this session Friday, March 29, 2019 by Andrew Weber, KUT For years, short-term rentals – the rooms, cottages, condos and homes on apps like Airbnb and HomeAway – have been the subject of lawsuits and hand-wringing on the part of regulators and people looking to rent out properties. Texas lawmakers haven’t yet figured out how to regulate them, but a handful of bills have been filed this session to clear up the rules – and maybe even cut cities like Austin out of the regulatory framework altogether. Here are three ways the state could do that. Collect Hotel Occupancy Taxes These (seemingly) noncontroversial proposals making their way through both the Texas House and Senate would set up a statewide system for taxing short-term rentals. Cities collect both state and municipal taxes on short-term rentals. In Austin, for example, STR operators pay a 6 percent state tax on a listing and a 9 percent tax to the city. But the state has a deal with companies like Airbnb and HomeAway to include that in a listing’s price. People renting through those services have that state tax already included in their itemized receipt. Cities have to go it alone in collecting their taxes, and it’s not necessarily the easiest thing to do, administratively speaking, says Bennett Sandlin, executive director of the Texas Municipal League. “Everybody kind of agrees the tax is due. It’s just hard to collect for a city acting alone … it takes a lot of administrative nightmare and sometimes things slip through the cracks,” Sandlin said. “So, we see these bills as putting a level playing field” by including city taxes in a listing price. These bills would allow the comptroller to collect both state and city taxes (and county, if a county has a tax) on an Airbnb or HomeAway property. The comptroller’s office would then deposit that money into a city’s or county’s coffers once a month. Ban the Bans The more controversial bills this session come from state Rep. Angie Chen Button and state Sen. Pat Fallon, respectively. The bills would, simply put, ban a city (like Austin) from restricting which kinds of properties qualify as STRs. They would do so by defining a short-term rental and stipulating that they can operate “regardless of whether a unit is the primary residence of the unit owner.” That would end what opponents call a “patchwork” of city laws. A big sticking point in that fight is how cities restrict properties that are rented out by owners who don’t necessarily live at these properties. Austin and San Antonio restrict those properties – known as Type 2 properties – but in different ways. Austin is trying to get rid of them, reasoning there’s a glut of these properties in residential neighborhoods and they often elicit complaints from neighbors. San Antonio allows for Type 2 properties, but has put a cap on how many can be rented – 12.5 percent on a single residential block. (That’s about one rental on a block of 10 houses.) Philip Minardi, director of policy and communications for Austin-based HomeAway, says the proposals would close a gap in regulation. “At the local level in Texas, there really is this gulf between cities like Austin and cities like San Antonio,” he said. “And what we’re trying to do, what we’re trying to support this legislative session is bills … that take the lessons that were learned in San Antonio, take lessons that weren’t learned in Austin – and address this industry (and) set some guardrails at the state level.” The two bills would eliminate the ability to restrict Type 2 properties. HomeAway and a handful of other rental operators started an industry group to back the bills last week. Proponents say – and they’ve gone to court over this a lot in the past five or so years – this would protect owners’ property rights. They own the property and can do whatever they want with it. Austin attorney Patrick Sutton has represented property owners in hundreds of cases, by his estimation, including one that went before the Texas Supreme Court last year. He says rules like Austin’s prioritize the rights of people who rent their own homes, while punishing investors operating STRs. On top of that, he says, the reasoning behind the city’s ban is based on an assumption that these places are going to attract bad actors who may make too much noise or steal parking spots. “There are lots of behaviors that are obnoxious or offensive that the cities can – and should – regulate,” Sutton said. “But what they can’t do is just take away someone’s property right because of the potential that occupants of a property might misbehave.” Opponents like Sandlin say the rules would bind the hands of cities and allow party houses to flourish. “There’s plenty of investor-owned (properties) that are responsible,” Sandlin said. “It’s just that subset of the subset that aren’t being very good neighbors and they’re essentially acting like party hotels in a residential subdivision.” Leave It to HOAs A House bill would allow a homeowners association or condo board to regulate short-term rentals. This issue came up in San Antonio in 2014, when an HOA said a property owner violated restrictions on using his home for commercial purposes by running a short-term rental. The case went before the Texas Supreme Court, which sided with the property owner last May. Sutton, who represented the plaintiff in that case, says the bill would effectively allow an HOA to ban STRs, but that the bill is, technically, unnecessary. An HOA board can amend its charter to restrict STRs, for example, if its rules allow amendments. If it doesn’t have that amendment-making ability, it would need approval from 100 percent of property owners. “In general, this looks like a response to the panic of the HOAs based on the misunderstanding of (the case),” Sutton said. This story was produced as part of the Austin Monitor’s reporting partnership with KUT. Photo by Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon/KUT. The Austin Monitor’s work is made possible by donations from the community. Though our reporting covers donors from time to time, we are careful to keep business and editorial efforts separate while maintaining transparency. A complete list of donors is available here, and our code of ethics is explained here. Bill to curb compatibility filed at the state Legislature Majority of Austin’s short-term rentals operating illegally Music Commission shows support for STR agreement but delays recommendation to Council It’s official: Texas’ new voting law led to higher rejection rates for mail-in ballots in Central Texas short term rentals: Properties rented for fewer than 30 days. Texas State Legislature	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.7488211989402771, "wiki_prob": 0.7488211989402771, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line347273"}
Art San Diego marches forward for 10th anniversary By Laurie Delk Oct. 9, 2018 5:21 PM PT Marching into Art San Diego’s 10th anniversary event is the spiritual army of artist Stephen Farland — aka “The Chairman” — and Brian Sartor, master builder and artist, both of whom are destined to make a larger-than-life impact on visitors to the annual festival. Fashioned from thousands of chairs, six giant sculptures bearing the names Victory, The Sentinel, The Guardian, Brotherly Love, The Soul Man and The Creator & Humanity are part of the touring exhibit — titled Victory — that originated at the Denver Art Museum. All of the “soldiers,” which represent a different spiritual gift, will be featured at Art San Diego, a four-day art event at the Del Mar Fairgrounds that starts today. First displayed in 2016, the soldiers stand up to 27 feet tall and took three years to construct. The coordinators of Art San Diego, which focuses on contemporary fine art, were so fascinated with Farland’s work that they invited him for his first West Coast exhibition. We caught up with Farland ahead of his appearance at Art San Diego to find out more about these soldiers and his vision. PACIFIC: How did these gigantic soldiers come to be? STEPHEN FARLAND: When I began the odyssey, I was only 31 years old and I was searching. I stumbled into this chair warehouse, and it would take years and years to become understandable to me. It was a vision; it surrounded me. It became an emotional magnet. I became obsessed with seeing these soldiers become an army. But, I didn’t say a word to anyone for almost 25 years. Do you automatically see the chairs as specific parts of the greater whole or does it come together with the process? I can easily see how the back of the chair could be a side of a body or a face. When I met Brian Sartor, he understood my vision and he works on it from his perspective. He understands what I am thinking and starts to assemble pieces that are unique and inspiring. I was having this vision when Brian was a boy, and things lined up that years later we would meet. How many chairs go into a sculpture? The Sentinel has over 100 chair arms that make up just one arm. The Sentinel was the first soldier built, and it easily has 300 to 400 pieces, probably 20 to 30 chair shapes, like backs, arms, and stretchers. The Victory soldier appears to be in a seated yoga position. Was that an intentional spiritual statement? It’s fascinating the interpretations of it. When we created it, the box and chairs it came from was made in Poland, and the idea of the vision was it is exploding out of its confinement and reaching for freedom. Think about it: These chairs were living, breathing trees in Poland during WW2. The DNA of war is in these chairs. Victory is the essence of seeing someone in spiritual achievement that society recognizes, and it lifts us all up. Do you see your soldiers as spiritual warriors? Yes, you could say that. They fight for the good and help people overcome their fears, not by pushing them, but beckoning them. The scale was important, so that the viewer would be the size of a 1- to 2-year-old, and see the soldiers as a child views a parent. Imagine a giant picking you up! What’s the message you want to send with these soldiers? It’s a broken world, we all feel that for different reasons. But, are the pieces better apart or when they are put back together with love? I want to share this with the world, for soldiers to be everywhere, because people want love and peace... and art. Learn more about Stephen Farland and Brian Sartor’s spiritual army, by watching The Victory Art Film and visit thevictoryart.com. Art San Diego When: Thursday, Oct. 18 through Sunday, Oct. 21 Where: Wyland Center at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar Cost: Three-day pass (includes Friday Collectors’ Opening Night Party plus full weekend access): $40. Two-day pass: $25. One-day pass: $20. Discounts available. Parking: $14 per day. Online: art-sandiego.com How (and where) to watch Oscar-nominated films online Top weekend events in San Diego for Jan. 26-29: Tết Festival, ‘Frozen’ and more ‘It’s a chance to restart’: Hundreds celebrate Lunar New Year in San Diego with food, music, wishes Mass shooting in hometown devastating for actor Sherry Cola	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.5657009482383728, "wiki_prob": 0.5657009482383728, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line469925"}
LogRhythm Extends Standard for SIEM with LRX Product Line Appliances Certified for Common Criteria Validation Posted on September 30, 2009 \| Featured Type: Press Releases Log Deduplication, Active Directory Integration, and New Appliances Establish New Benchmark for Total Performance and Usefulness Sep. 30, 2009 – LogRhythm, the company that makes log data useful, today announced its new LRX line of integrated log and event management appliances. The LRX line enables organizations to process billions of logs per day while extracting fine-grained security, compliance, and operational intelligence. By combining new Log Deduplicationtm technology, a 64 bit architecture, and deep Active Directory integration with powerful new LRX appliances, LogRhythm raises the bar for SIEM capabilities that it established in 2004 with the release of the first integrated log and event management solution. Log Deduplication: Stemming the Log Deluge The collection, normalization, and analysis of log data is now a requirement for compliance with most regulatory mandates and is a critical component of in-depth security strategies. With organizations generating hundreds of millions of logs per day, a manual or homegrown approach is no longer feasible. The acuteness of the challenge is captured by the SANS institute estimate that up to 25% of all enterprise data can be log data. To help organizations crunch mountains of log data and detect key events in real-time, LogRhythm’s new LRX line of appliances feature new Log Deduplication technology and 64 bit performance. Using Log Deduplication, LogRhythm LRX appliances efficiently handle redundant data to significantly reduce storage requirements and costs while delivering lightning fast searches. Organizations can keep all of their log data, while reducing storage overhead by up to 90 percent. Furthermore, the LRX line delivers new levels of performance, analysis, and correlation of network flow data and host data. “The implementation of LogRhythm throughout our global organization has paid off in real and measureable ways. It has saved us from the flaw-ridden approach of manually wading through millions of log entries daily, and reduced operational costs in terms of man-hours spent investigating problems,” said Michael Chapman, Director, Digital Security and Network Operations at Ascent Media. “We use LogRhythm for security investigations, regulatory compliance assurance, and identifying trends in our infrastructure which would have been very difficult, if not impossible, to glean via any other means. LogRhythm has set the standard for SIEM. We are looking forward to deploying the new features in the 5.0 release, especially de-duplication and Active Directory integration, which will be valuable innovations for us.” Active Directory Integration Delivers New Insights into User Activity To help provide early detection of insider threats and other suspicious user activity, LogRhythm has supplemented its User Activity Monitoring capabilities to include deep integration with Active Directory (AD). By automatically synchronizing with AD domains and sub-domains, LogRhythm provides visibility into actions by AD Users, Groups and Group Members. In addition, AD group filters can be applied for searches, alerts, and other analysis functions to help organizations detect and protect against suspicious activity by employees, contractors, and other trusted users with access to network resources. Delivering SIEM LogRhythm led the move to the new generation of SIEM in 2004 when it introduced the first fully integrated enterprise-class Log and Event Management solution for security, compliance, operations and business intelligence applications. The company has continued to lead the way in defining and delivering second generation SIEM solutions that customers are looking for, characterized by: Fully integrated Log Management, Log Analysis and Event Management Enhanced network, host and data awareness through File Integrity Monitoring, Network Flow Analysis, and Endpoint Monitoring & Control User Activity Monitoring across all network, host and application layers Ease of Use, Implementation, and Support Next generation analytics, search, and forensics A highly scalable building blocks architecture A focus on total performance that addresses collection, processing, search, alerting, reporting, restoration, and forensics A design architected to be extensible for multiple applications and uses “Logs represent the digital fingerprints of activity that occurs within an organization’s IT infrastructure. They are the single richest source of data for understanding what is happening at the network, system, and application layer as it affects security, compliance and operations,” said Chris Petersen, co-founder and CTO of LogRhythm. “However, first generation log management and SIEM products lack the integration, performance, and “full stack” monitoring capabilities required to deliver the full potential of this technology platform. With the LogRhythm LRX line, we are delivering what customers want in a SIEM product – a single integrated solution that provides unprecedented visibility across the entire IT stack. Our log and event management platform, combined with file integrity monitoring, user activity monitoring, data leak protection and network flow analysis provides the end-to-end analysis capabilities required to monitor and protect today’s ever changing and often targeted networks.” SIEM Trade Up Offer To help organizations transition from legacy first generation SIEM products to the next generation capabilities of the LRX family, LogRhythm is offering a trade-up program. The LogRhythm SIEM Trade Up offer enables enterprises to purchase LogRhythm appliances by reallocating budget dollars currently slotted for maintenance, support and upgrades of their legacy SIEM 1.0 solution. LogRhythm LRX appliances are available immediately with prices starting at $25,000. About LogRhythm LogRhythm helps busy and lean security operations teams save the day — day after day. There’s a lot riding on the shoulders of security professionals — the reputation and success of their company, the safety of citizens and organizations across the globe, the security of critical resources — the weight of protecting the world. LogRhythm helps lighten this load. The company is on the frontlines defending against many of the world’s most significant cyberattacks and empowers security teams to navigate an ever-changing threat landscape with confidence. As allies in the fight, LogRhythm combines a comprehensive and flexible security operations platform, technology partnerships, and advisory services to help SOC teams close the gaps. Together, LogRhythm is ready to defend. Learn more at logrhythm.com.	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.5413052439689636, "wiki_prob": 0.4586947560310364, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1181266"}
Opportunities to Enhance School Ventilation and HVAC Efficiency School systems have new federal funding opportunities available to improve indoor air quality, based on post-COVID-19 requirements, in their facilities, and Modine is ready to help. On Dec. 27, the U.S. Congress approved an additional $54.3 billion for the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER II Fund). The guidelines allow school systems to receive funding to address “preparing schools for reopening, and testing, repairing, and upgrading projects to improve air quality in school buildings.” At Modine, we’re dedicated to offering the best HVAC solutions and ventilation products for schools to address ventilation and energy efficiency, including: Airedale ClassMate® packaged DX Cooling and Heat Pump units are designed for quiet operation, featuring a sound-deadening compressor acoustic wrap to reduce operating noises. Airedale Sentinel® Vertical Unit Ventilators, available in five models, operate in conjunction with a school’s central chiller/boiler plant to condition incoming air. The units are designed and engineered to provide the proper amount of fresh air ventilation while minimizing energy consumption. Upgraded Filtration up to MERV 13 level efficiency is available on all the Airedale school products When planning for the future, school officials can’t ignore the need to update aging heating and cooling systems as inefficient HVAC systems can account for 30 percent of a school facility’s annual energy costs. One example of how school districts can put our products to work: Niles Community Schools in Michigan transformed indoor air quality in its classrooms after replacing its aging HVAC systems with Modine products. The 200-plus state-of-the-art systems replaced old units that were more than 6 decades old, according to ABC 57.	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.5391091108322144, "wiki_prob": 0.46089088916778564, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line647655"}
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The Virginia native, 35, poked fun at his fellow Saturday Night Live alum, 28, during an appearance on SiriusXM’s The Jess Cagle Show earlier this week. “There’s something […] SNL's Chris Redd Speaks Out After NYC Attack, Hospitalization UPDATE 10/31 9:20 a.m. ET Redd gave fans an update on his recovery after the incident, thanking those who sent well-wishes his way. “I’ve been resting up like crazy but I want to say thank you thank you thank you for all the messages of love, the jokes, and the concern,” he wrote via his […] Colin Jost Is a ‘Hands-On Dad’ to His and Scarlett Johansson’s Son Cosmo One big happy family. When it comes to parenting, Colin Jost is willing to go above and beyond to look after the son he shares with wife Scarlett Johansson. “Colin is an extremely hands-on dad, he always makes a big fuss over little Cosmo,” a source exclusively revealed in the latest issue of Us Weekly […] ‘Saturday Night Live’ Alum Norm Macdonald’s Life in Photos Heartbreaking loss. Norm Macdonald died at the age of 61 after privately battling cancer for nine years. The comedian’s management firm Brillstein Entertainment confirmed his death to Us Weekly in September 2021, noting Macdonald chose to keep his health issues private over the years. “He was most proud of his comedy,” the late star’s longtime […] Helpful Teachers? Watch 'SNL' Mock Adam Levine and Armie Hammer Scandals Not holding back. Amid Adam Levine and Armie Hammer’s respective scandals, Saturday Night Live poked fun at the two stars’ troubling social media exchanges. “The game is very simple. We have four male celebrity contestants, and all they have to do is reply to a woman’s DM on Instagram in a way that is normal,” host Miles […] Kenan Thompson’s Ex-Wife Dating SNL’s Chris Redd: 'Happiest She's Ever Been' Moving on. Kenan Thompson‘s estranged wife, Christina Evangeline, is dating his former Saturday Night Live costar Chris Redd, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly. “Christina and Chris started dating the beginning of this year,” the insider says about the 33-year-old model’s new romance, adding that the pair met “before [Chris] started doing SNL” and have […] Chris Redd Is Leaving 'SNL' After 5 Years: 'Experience of a Lifetime' Live from New York, it’s season 48! Saturday Night Live is currently on its annual hiatus, but fans should expect some big casting changes once the show returns. Deadline reported on Thursday, September 1, that three SNL stars have exited weeks before the season premiere: Alex Moffat, Melissa Villaseñor and Aristotle Athari. The 34-year-old actress […]	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.602689802646637, "wiki_prob": 0.602689802646637, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line653510"}
Chuwi UBook Pro review: Great as a budget tablet ... not so great as a complete 2-in-1 By Cale Hunt Chuwi's UBook Pro is a Surface Pro lookalike that's less powerful but considerably more affordable. Can you live with the shortcomings to save money? Chuwi UBook Pro (Image credit: Windows Central) The Surface Pro has spawned many clones over the years, some expensive and some affordable. Chuwi's UBook Pro 2-in-1 is a prime example of the latter, and it's a way to get your hands on a solid Windows device starting at less than $400. The tablet alone is mostly a respectable piece of hardware, but it runs into some issues when tested as a package complete with attachable keyboard and touchpad. I used it for about a week to see what it's all about and, ultimately, who it's for and whether or not it's worth a buy. Chuwi UBook Pro $370 at Amazon (opens in new tab) Bottom line: Without the attachable keyboard and touchpad, the UBook Pro is a worthwhile tablet available at a great price. It's not going to usurp the Surface Pro, but it's still worth taking a look. More affordable than Surface Pro Bright, colorful display Decent port selection Intel Core m3 CPU is underpowered Touchpad is almost useless Speakers and cameras are not great Battery life could be better Chuwi UBook Pro at a glance Source: Windows Central (Image credit: Source: Windows Central) Chuwi supplied Windows Central with a review model of the UBook Pro. Although there is an entry-level configuration with Intel N4100 processor (CPU), the configuration tested in this review has the more powerful Intel Core m3-8100Y CPU, 8GB of LPDDR3 RAM, and 256GB SATA solid-state drive (SSD). All models have a 12.3-inch touch display with 3:2 aspect ratio and 1920x1280 (FHD+) resolution. Models with the Intel N4100 CPU start at about $370 (opens in new tab) from Amazon, while the Intel Core m3 models start at about $526 (opens in new tab) at Gearbest. Keep in mind that keyboard and active pen are not included in these prices. A UBook Pro keyboard tacks on about $40 (opens in new tab), while the HiPen H6 costs another $40 (opens in new tab). Take a look at a breakdown of the exact hardware found in this review model. OS Windows 10 Home Processor 8th Gen Intel Core m3-8100Y Up to 3.40GHz RAM 8GB LPDDR3 RAM Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 615 Storage 256GB M.2 SATA SSD Display 12.3 inches Touch, IPS, glossy 3:2 aspect ratio Ports Two USB-A 3.0 Micro HDMI microSD card reader Audio Dual speakers Wireless Intel Wireless-AC 3165 Camera Front-facing 2MP Rear-facing 5MP Battery 37Wh Dimensions 0.35 inches (9mm) thin Weight 1.7 pounds (780g) What I loved about Chuwi's UBook Pro The UBook Pro is a rigid, well-built metal alloy tablet. It's approximately the same size as a Surface Pro, with a similar bezel around the 12.3-inch display. There's hardly any flex, lines are smooth, and volume and power buttons along the top are well placed. It's relatively lightweight, and it feels good to hold. Chuwi's tablet uses a U-frame stand instead of a solid flat panel. It folds out to about 145 degrees, enough for a comfortable drawing angle when using the pen. The stand cuts into the legs just as much as most other 2-in-1s sitting on your lap, but it gets the job done. There's a bit of twist to it — more than you find with a solid panel — though it seems like it can stand up to regular use. On the left side, you'll find USB-A and a 3.5mm audio port. The right side houses another USB-A, USB-C, Micro HDMI, and the small barrel charging port. The top edge rounds things out with a microSD card reader. Micro HDMI isn't seen too often, and investing in an inexpensive HDMI adapter (opens in new tab) will likely be the go-to move to get the most out of the port. The tablet does charge via USB-C if you forget the AC adapter behind, and it works with some relatively powerful docking stations to further expand connectivity. The UBook Pro's touch display is well above what you'd expect in a budget device. One thing we've noted in the past about Chuwi devices is its ability to include quality displays in budget devices, and the same holds true here. The UBook Pro's touch display doesn't have as high a resolution (1920x1280) as some of the pricier 2-in-1s on the market, but it still delivers a 3:2 aspect ratio and good color. I tested with a Spyder5 Pro colorimeter and got back 95% sRGB and 74% AdobeRGB gamut coverage. An overabundance of brightness was also unexpected. You should have no issues working in well-lit spaces despite the glossy finish thanks to nearly 500 nits brightness when maxed out. This review unit came with Chuwi's HiPen H5, though if you're buying the tablet, you'll likely see the newer HiPen H6 advertised with it. The latter pen delivers 4,096 levels of pressure sensitivity (compared to the H5 pen's 1,024 levels) and has two buttons on the side, making it better cut out for artistic work. No matter the pen, though, the UBook Pro shouldn't be relied on for any sort of intensive design work beyond occasional sketches. It just doesn't have the performance hardware to back it up. It's ideal for note-taking and jotting down ideas, and it should be treated as such. The review unit includes the more powerful Intel Core m3-8100Y CPU (compared to an Intel N4100), but it's still not a powerhouse by any means. All models come with 8GB of soldered LPDDR3 RAM and a 256GB SATA SSD. Like a lot of 2-in-1s, there's no obvious way to get at the internals, so don't expect any DIY upgrades after purchase. These tablets are fanless thanks to the CPU options, and they keep cool even under sustained load. This hardware is meant for lightweight productivity work, and in that sense, it excels. You can browse the web with purpose, stream video, and fire up a word processor to take notes. The higher-end configuration will handle some (very) lightweight entertainment, but don't buy it expecting a full-time gaming machine. I ran some benchmarks to see how well the UBook Pro stands up to other PCs we've recently tested, especially the new Surface Pro 7. Geekbench 5.0 Benchmarks (Higher is better) Chuwi UBook Pro m3-8100Y 797 1,136 Surface Pro 7 Core i5-1035G4 1,191 4,441 Acer Swift 5 (SF514-54T) i7-1065G7 1,202 3,600 Surface Laptop 3 13.5 Core i5-1035G7 1,177 4,413 Surface Laptop 3 15 Ryzen 5 769 2,720 Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 7390 Core i7-1065G7 1,209 3,571 Dell XPS 15 7590 Core i9-9980HK 1,176 7,624 Dynabook Portégé X30-F i7-8665U 1,236 3,473 Dynabook Tecra X50-F i7-8665U 1,241 3,043 Dell Inspiron 13 7390 2-in-1 i7-8565U 1,111 2,965 I also ran an OpenCL GPU test with Geekbench 5 to see how well the integrated Intel UHD Graphics 615 performs. It delivered a score of 2,607, which is right about where it should be but by no means remarkable. This isn't a gaming PC, nor should it be used for any intensive design or editing work. PCMark Chuwi UBook Pro 2,100 Surface Pro 7 (i5) 3,992 Acer Swift 5 (SF514-54T) 4,415 Surface Laptop 3 15 (AMD) 4,006 Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 (7390) 4,427 Dynabook Portégé X30-F 3,881 Dynabook Tecra X50-F 4,128 Dell Inspiron 13 7390 2-in-1 3,764 The PCMark 10 test measures how well the PC handles everyday productivity work. Compared to a 10th Gen Intel Core i5 CPU, you're going to get about half as much performance. CrystalDiskMark (Higher is better) Chuwi UBook Pro 283.96 MB/s 246.02 MB/s Surface Pro 7 2,040 MB/s 809 MB/s Acer Swift 5 (SF514-54T) 1,641 MB/s 1,025 MB/s Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme (Gen 2) 3,416 MB/s 3,016 MB/s Dynabook Portégé X30-F 529 MB/s 348 MB/s Dynabook Tecra X50-F 3,400 MB/s 1,952 MB/s Lenovo ThinkPad P53 3,567.23 MB/s 2,813.25 MB/s Lenovo ThinkPad P52 3,120 MB/s 1,551.5 MB/s Dell XPS 15 7590 3,000 MB/s 2,796 MB/s MSI PS63 Modern 3,300 MB/s 1,875 MB/s The UBook Pro uses an SSD, but it is M.2 SATA. It won't touch the speeds offered by M.2 PCIe. The 37Wh battery inside lands about five or six hours on a charge, especially with display brightness turned down below 50%. That's not enough for a full workday, unfortunately, and the tablet seems to take its time charging with the provided AC adapter. What I disliked about Chuwi's UBook Pro As a tablet alone, the UBook Pro is mostly a winner. Respectable display, sturdy build, and decent port selection are certainly attractive. Battery life could be better, but it's excusable when the price is considered. What I don't find excusable is the attachable keyboard that's sold separately for about $40 (opens in new tab). It mimics the Surface Pro Type Cover with an Alcantara-like finish, backlit keyboard, and touchpad, but it's executed poorly. The touchpad is almost entirely useless, partly due to the flimsy overall construction that bends when touched. Clicking down on the touchpad often closes all your windows and moves the cursor to a corner of the screen, while swiping only seems to register half the time. It's evident I wasn't the first to review this specific unit, but at most, a perfect keyboard would have weathered only a few weeks of use to arrive in this state. While the touchpad is a writeoff, typing with the keyboard isn't nearly as bad. There's still a lot of flex in the body, but keys are at least large and comfortable. Because it's paired with the pointer, though, I recommend avoiding the official accessory and investing in a Bluetooth keyboard if you plan on doing any heavy typing. Speakers live on the inside edges of the tablet, covered by the stand when not deployed. They're not as muffled as you might imagine with the stand over top, but there is a small difference. In any case, audio doesn't get very loud, and holding the tablet on its sides will often further muffle the audio. The speakers get the job done, but they're nothing to get excited about. Like the speakers, the front- and rear-facing cameras are more a neutral point than strictly negative. They're exactly what's expected from a device this price, and they'll do for video conferencing and the occasional still image. Don't expect anything miraculous, and you won't be disappointed. Should you buy Chuwi's UBook Pro? For anyone looking to land a Windows tablet for casual use, Chuwi's UBook Pro is easy to recommend. It's more affordable than a lot of other options out there, it delivers useful ports, and the display is well above average, especially in terms of brightness. It's not going to win any races with Intel Core i5 and Core i7 configurations, but the Core m3 version I tested handled lightweight productivity work without complaint. It works with an active pen as well, making it great for jotting down notes and sketching out ideas. The tablet and pen are, however, only part of the full package, and the attachable keyboard that enables a true 2-in-1 experience is dismal. Corners had to no doubt be cut to arrive at the relatively low cost, but I'm certain users would have gladly tacked on another $20 or so to get something superior. As it stands, I recommend avoiding Chuwi's keyboard and touchpad. If you're not sold on Chuwi's tablet alone and need a full experience with quality keyboard and touchpad, have a look at our collection of the best 2-in-1s available in 2020. Budget 2-in-1 PC Great as a standalone tablet Chuwi's UBook Pro tablet is an affordable winner, but steer clear of the optional keyboard and touchpad. Cale Hunt Senior Editor, Laptop Reviews Cale Hunt is formerly a Senior Editor at Windows Central. He focuses mainly on laptop reviews, news, and accessory coverage. He's been reviewing laptops and accessories full-time since 2016, with hundreds of reviews published for Windows Central. He is an avid PC gamer and multi-platform user, and spends most of his time either tinkering with or writing about tech. 2-in-1 Tablet I have the Acer Switch 3. I got it over a year ago. This Chuwi is a complete copy of the Acer Switch 3. They both use a U shaped stand and have the same screen size. The Switch 3 includes the pen and keyboard. It only has 4GB of mem and a 64Gig emmc storage with an N4200 CPU, but that's all it needs. Why wasn't this compared to the Surface Go? or, compared to the i3 4GB RAM, 128GB Storage SP7? both for features and benchmarks Note: lot's of folks got the That entry level SP7 last year black Friday and holidays with keyboard for $599	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.6524925827980042, "wiki_prob": 0.6524925827980042, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line370586"}
Pro-life scientist clones thousands of "aborted" babies 7 Comments on Pro-life scientist clones thousands of "aborted" babies Babies that were once aborted are getting a second chance, thanks to breakthroughs in robotics and industrialized human cloning. WISCONSIN — Scientist, Polymath, and newly recognized Saint of the Divinity Megachurch Consortium Dr. Angstrom H. Troubador proudly announced, “Thanks be to the grace of God and the miracles of modern science, that today a thousand babies, once aborted by mothers, were saved.” Through an underground network of dissident health industry workers, the DNA of every American child aborted in a licensed facility has been collected, cataloged, and preserved. For decades, the problem of cloning this database of nameless children has been solved, but breakthroughs in rapid prototyping, robotics, chemical synthesis, and virtual reality have allowed for the final steps of the subversive pro-life scientist’s crusade against abortion. Dr. Troubador said, at a raucous press release, “We’ve been able to clone children since the 90’s, and I predicted it would be only another two decades until we could automate the raising of a child and provide for their material needs entirely in the dumpster biosphere. It wasn’t hard. We took out their DNA – from the trash bins behind Satan’s clinics – and plugged it into a computer,” Troubadour said. Dr. Troubador has been able to quickly produce thousands of prototype incubators, which auto-install into most standard dumpsters and run entirely off of solar energy. The incubators have a robotic unit that will sort edible materials out of the trash for the babies, as the babies are entertained by a never ending stream of church propaganda, Fox News, and bible study. Dr. Troubador wrote of some risks while in the early stages of his project and still in the stage of collecting DNA from aborted fetuses back in the 80’s, “There is a small risk that the purifying food re-synthesis unit will fail because of overly toxic trash, robotic failure, or a lack of biomaterials or moisture in the dumpster. However, I’ve calculated that only a handful of these babies will die this way, and that we’ll at the same time successfully bring back potentially millions of aborted babies with this technology. If some die, they can always be cloned again.” Tammy Faulkland, 34, said she was shocked to discover with her aborted child who had been extracted, as DNA, from a Planned Parenthood dumpster more than five years ago. “The baby was a-layin’ there in the dumpster watchin’ a screen like that man in A Clockwork Orange, just absorbing all that religious hate,” Faulkland said. “I just about didn’t recognize him, in his little box in there. Son of a bitch looked just like his daddy, but in a clean little box instead of him covered in piss and used condoms.” Faulkland said she did not ask for her child back, but by miracle of God and science, he appeared. “It’s a lot like the story of Jesus,” she said. “He was gone one day, and then later on he’s back, like a zombie, except he wants everybody to think and believe just like Him in perfect uniformity.” Dr. Troubadour’s incubators are indistinguishable from traditional dumpsters. From the outside, they are green, blue, black; some have lids, and some do not; through neoliberal powerhousehouse Lebal Drocer, Inc., they are much more. “The likelihood of you throwing a baby or fetus into a 3D-printed Lebal Drocer-brand Refuse-Reuse-Reanimation Facility is upwards of 99 percent,” Troubadour said. “If you throw a baby or a fetus, or a dead cat – or anything – into one of our mass-produced facilities, there is a good chance it will come back as a pro-life freedom fighter.” Already, churches aligned with Dr. Troubador’s project are urging their congregations to “throw away more food” to feed the aborted children being raised in dumpsters. This Sunday, Pastor Mel Frederickson addressed his megachurch congregation, saying, “Today is a day like none other, because today I can announce that every child ever aborted is going to be brought back to life by Saint Troubador! Through God’s Grace the leftovers of society, thrown out because of Satan’s planned parents, are going to eat on our leftovers. But thousands of babies, brought back to life in every county, town, and city means there are going to be a lot of needy, and the church needs to take them under our wing. Give more to the trash. It’s as simple as that.” Corporate troughs like Burger King, McDonald’s and KFC have instituted strict “pro-waste” policies, insisting on permanent termination of any employee caught using expired food at home, or donating stale bread to soup kitchens. Representatives from Chic-Fil-A said they now throw away half of every food order, to save America’s godless unborn. At a Chik-Fil-A in the Clarksville Mall, manager Strom Stormerson announced that every Sunday, his Chik-Fil-A franchise will be serving free chicken sandwiches, limit one per customer, but he hopes customers will chip in and buy at least two orders of filling, delicious waffle fries. “The secular left who thinks the world owes them a hand-out finally has one,” Stormerson said. “Here’s your fuckin’ handout, faggots: How about a free chicken sandwich that some unappreciative high school kids will order – just so they can throw it out – and feed our blessed child army.” ← New OsamaCoin cryptocurrency overtakes Bitcoin → Molly Crabapple Feeds The Trolls 7 replies on “Pro-life scientist clones thousands of "aborted" babies” I am at the hospital right now w/ tons of electrodes attached to my head. Send help, I think they’re gonna give me a lobotomy, but hey it might be an improvement, no?! I also acquired a new smartphone,that is not a crapple[img]http://i.imgur.com/J0S4KTb.jpg[/img] I’ve been trying to email you but it bounces back. Ya I should try proof reading a bit more often lol. Shit became more real when we found out recently the gk had a stroke or a series of strokes when they were invitro. And don’t worry I am not dying. Had to do a sleep study at the hospital overnight, hence me looking like Frankenstein there. Anyways both u can interrupt sp00kenese by now. Just having a pedicure right now, so seeing what’s going on. Like wtf are u nigs on strike over here. Write something already damnt, as long as it’s not about gg or Snowden or both. Like the jesterfag group, those two are irrelevant too. http://rt.com/usa/161764-anonimous-hacker-informat-sabu-monsegur/ lol that RT spells anonymous w/ an I,lol fuckin’ Russians Well one could argue that being the fbi’s bitch for over a year was punishment enough, but I personally believe u never turn on ur friends and if u do the crime, you do the time with your big boy pants on http://rt.com/usa/161764-anonimous-hacker-informat-sabu-monsegur/ antisectariansays: Will someone please hurry the fuck up & write the #fatsabu article. Guess crime does pay as long you’re willing to snitch. Regardless what an individual’s opinions are, this quote from Hammond is a damning statement in terms of how far the US government will do to further their geopolitical interests “What the United States could not accomplish legally, it used Sabu, and by extension, me and my co-defendants, to accomplish illegally,” Hammond wrote. “Why was the United States using us to infiltrate the private networks of foreign governments? What are they doing with the information we stole? And will anyone in our government ever be held accountable for these crimes?” Worst part is A LOT of kids were psyOP into these illicit activities, some got caught but Hammond was the one they used as the fall guy, especially b/c of his political beliefs. There are no good guys, bad guys any more, just interested parties w/ psyOPed drive agendas using kids and idoits (waves at some of u in the jesterfag group) for pawns in this unending geopolitical (cyber) warfare farce. anonymous you haz lost the game so long ago it ain’t even satirical anymore. “Sleazy motherfuckers lifted my thanatos narrative on @shoenice222 then framed me as the “troll”. Callin’ you a troll fishfag is like sayin’ Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was just a house painter. Satire is a dying art. Anonymoussays: Satire is an arresting art.	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6231570839881897, "wiki_prob": 0.3768429160118103, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line642598"}
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Posted on December 14, 2014 December 14, 2014 by emiliaphillips “No River, No Bridge: Writing Poetry, Writing Nonfiction” Handout and Exercise Ermakov, Dimitri (1846-1916). I taught a class titled “No River, No Bridge: Writing Poetry, Writing Nonfiction” at Appomattox Regional Governor’s School’s Writers’ Fest yesterday. We discussed hybridity of poetry and nonfiction, as well as the ways in which poetry can take on and explore “truth” using essayistic strategies without the requirement of “fact.” Several students came up afterward to show me their exercises, and one told me that she felt like it was one of the best things she’s written. The class ranged from high school students to adults. In this course we will examine works of poetry and creative nonfiction in order to open up these genres to hybrid works. We will discuss features that are shared by the genres, how to bend the rules, and look at some examples before doing an exercise. With over forty students in a one-hour class, we had these objectives: Examine definitions of genre and the elements therein. Think about the function and aims of each genre. Read excerpts of texts that bridge the gap between poetry and nonfiction. Write some assays—yes, some attempts—that use both poetry and essay strategies. Examine definitions of genre and the elements therein. We looked at definitions of essays and lyric essays and Edward Hirsch’s definitions of line, lineation, lyric, prose poem, and stanza from A Poet’s Glossary. We looked at these definitions because they seek to define and, therefore, draw boundaries. We needed to know these definitions in order to explode these boundaries. In particular, we looked at Hirsch’s definition of line, in which he quotes Longenbach: “Poetry is the sound of language organized in lines,” James Longenbach asserts in The Art of the Poetic Line (2008). “More than meter, more than rhyme, more than images or alliteration or figurative language, line is what distinguishes our experience of poetry as poetry, rather than some other kind of writing.” And compared it to the prose poem definition: A composition printed as prose that names itself poetry. The prose poem takes advantage of its hybrid nature—it avails itself of the elements of prose (what Dryden called “the other harmony of prose”) while foregrounding the devices of poetry. . . . Baudelaire used prose poems to rebel against the straitjacket of classical French versification. He dreamed of creating “a poetic prose, musical without rhyme or rhythm, supple and jerky enough to adapt to the lyric movements of the soul, to the undulations of reverie, to the somersaults of conscience.” Baudelaire’s prose poems—along with Rimbaud’s Les Illuminations (1886) and Malarmé’s Divagations (1897)—created a mixed musical form (part social, part transcendental) that has been widely and internationally practiced in the twentieth century. “There is no such thing as prose,” Malarmé insisted in 1891. “There is the alphabet, and then there are verses which are more or less closely knit, more or less diffused. So long as there is a straining toward style, there is versification.” We thought about these paradoxes, discussed why lineation makes a poem a poem, as well as considered some alternative definitions. We then examined Hirsch’s definition of “lyric”— The lyric poem immerses us in the original waters of consciousness, in the awareness, the aboriginal nature, of being itself. . . . The lyric, which offers us a supposed speaker, a person to whom we often assign the name of the author, shades off into the dramatic utterance —in juxtaposition with a discussion of point of view in essay. Think about the function and aims of each genre. When I think about the intersections and differences of poetry and nonfiction, it’s helpful for me to illustrate the two genres with metaphors. Poem as a river. With all of their musical elements, I think of poems as a river—something fluid, flowing, that rushes and eddies, deltas, and empties out to sea. Poems are one of our oldest forms of literature and therefore seem natural to our landscape of language. Essay as a bridge. The essay, an analytical form, builds upon its subject piece by piece, element by element, fact by fact, experience by experience. We might think about this strategy as similar to building pillars with blocks, hammering planks together, supporting and trussing. We might use these metaphors to understand hybrid works—nonfiction prose poems, lyric essays—better. Sometimes a poem is a river we want to cross; we see and hear the rushing water, but we want to examine it from a sturdy vantage point where we stay safe and dry. Some music comes into the poem, but we rely on the exposition that essays provide. Adversely, we could be in the water, prone to the rapids, splashed in the face, paddling fiercely. Just trying to stay afloat in the overflow of language, of experience. There are times, however, where we might pass under the shadow of a bridge, have insights into reason, into conquering this flow, bridging one experience to another. Read excerpts of texts that bridge the gap between poetry and nonfiction. “Say It, Say It Anyway You Can” by Vievee Francis (two versions—the prose poem version from Rattle and the lineated version that appeared in her collection Horse in the Dark). Let’s take a look at this poem, which started off as a prose poem and then became a lineated poem. Discuss the poet’s possible reasoning for lineating the poem. What are the effects of the two forms? An excerpt from Citizen by Claudia Rankine and an excerpt from Bluets by Maggie Nelson. Talk to me a little bit about what these prose forms borrow from poetry. Are they poetry? (How were they marketed? How were they identified?) Is it enough to say something is poetry? Nonfiction? Are these true hybrids? How would you categorize it? Does it need to be categorized? “No River, No Bridge” Exercise Select an everyday object that’s in your house. Ex. a television, a pair of jeans, a can of kidney beans. (1 min.) Now describe the object using all of your senses, with only concrete details. Do not use any metaphors or other figurative language. (2 min.) Imagine how the object was made. Write a step-by-step description of its fabrication. (3 min.) Imagine the harvesting, mining, or creation of the raw materials that went into making this object. (i.e. the shearing of sheep for your wool sweater or the mining of silicone to make your iPhone). Describe. (2 min.) Now talk a little bit about how you came to own this object (and talk about not remembering how you got it, if that’s true.) Tell us the backstory. Or, what connotations does the object have? Do you have specific memories associated with it? (2 min.) Now describe the object using only metaphors. (“My pair of jeans is muddy water reflecting sky, a bird with clipped wings . . . ”) (2 min.) Share and discuss: How has the object changed in each iteration (concrete description, origin story, deconstruction, entrance, emotional connection, metaphorical naming)? Which form (poetry or essay) better conveys these approaches? Why? How can we combine these strategies? 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Steelers’ Scouting Report: TE Paul Lang By Josh Carney Posted on June 17, 2016 at 2:00 pm A brief look at one of the most recent players on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ roster – tight end Paul Lang. #83, Paul Lang — TE/Michigan State/6’5”, 240 Lbs/Senior -Ideal size and weight for tight end position -Good, strong hands as a receiver -Apt technique as a blocker, uses extension to advantage -Experienced tight end in pro-style offense -Appears slow getting into routes; creates very little separation -Not an overly physical blocker and can be pushed around -Very little experience as pass catcher (just 15 career receptions over four years) -Limited explosiveness as a blocker in trenches; seems content just leaning on guys -Appeared in 50 career games (15 starts) with Spartans -Awarded Cotton Bowl Classic’s Scholar-Athlete Award in 2015 -Hauled in career-high 11 passes for 129 yards this past season -Exclusively a blocking tight end -One of 22 Spartans ever to earn Academic All Big Ten honors four times Film Breakdown Despite being a Pittsburgh native, there isn’t much to like about Paul Lang’s game as a blocking tight end coming out of the Michigan State Spartans’ pro-style offense. At 6-foot-5, 240 pounds, Lang was used exclusively as a blocking tight end throughout his four years in East Lansing. Although he has ideal size for the tight end position, he’s a limited athlete that looks clunky running routes and working in space. As an exclusive blocking tight end in a run-heavy offense, one would expect a guy like Lang to have great technique but that’s just not the case. He simply gets by during his four years at MSU as an adequate, suitable blocker, but not one that dominates the man across from him. He’s slow to recognize blitzes or get across the formation to pick up a free rusher and he doesn’t have great leg drive at the point of attack, largely resulting in stalemates at the line of scrimmage. While stalemates aren’t bad in most situations, Lang needs to get stronger in his base to drive defenders out of the hole. The ability to do just that is there for Lang. He’s just not overly physical. To stick in the NFL long-term he’ll need to develop a mean streak and really look to bury defenders any chance he gets in the running game. When he’s locked in as a blocker and engaged, he can ride defenders down the field, allowing him to jump out on the tape. As a receiver there’s just not much to go off of with Lang. Minimal tape catching the football exists, considering he caught just 15 passes over his entire career. Most of the receptions were short dump-offs or simple passes over the short middle. That being said, he did showcase good hands as a receiver. Due to his existence as a blocking tight end and a limited receiver that struggles in space with athleticism, it’s hard to see how Lang could possibly carve out a role with the Steelers. His blocking isn’t as good as it should be, so unless he makes a huge jump after joining the Steelers, I see no way how he possibly beats out Matt Spaeth for the blocking role on the 53-man roster. Related Items:Matt Spaeth, Paul Lang, Pittsburgh Steelers The Terrible Podcast — Talking Steelers 2023 Current Salary Cap Situation, Likely Cuts, Contract Restructures, Outlook Ahead 2023 Offseason Questions: Biggest Roster Weakness Keeping Steelers From Competing? 2023 Senior Bowl Practice Notes: Day One	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.7506626844406128, "wiki_prob": 0.7506626844406128, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1524774"}
Brazil coach fined for criticizing troubled Copa America Tite said in a news conference on June 12 that the Copa America was shifted to his country in a “confusing manner." CONMEBOL named Brazil as host less than two weeks before the tournament kicked off. Sao Paulo \| June 25, 2021 11:01 IST Brazil's Danilo and coach Tite during the match (Reuters) CONMEBOL fined Brazil coach Tite $5,000 on Thursday for criticizing the organization of the Copa America. The sanction came less than a week after a Bolivia player was also sanctioned for attacking the tournament, which is taking place amid a growing COVID-19 pandemic in the region after the two original hosts, Colombia and Argentina, were withdrawn. Tite said in a news conference on June 12 that the Copa America was shifted to his country in a “confusing manner.” CONMEBOL named Brazil as host less than two weeks before the tournament kicked off. The Brazilian FootbaLL Confederation cannot appeal the decision against Tite, CONMEBOL said. Eduardo Gross Brown, the president of CONMEBOL’s disciplinary commission, added that Tite could suffer new penalties if he criticizes the tournament organizers again. Tite criticized the organization on Wednesday after Brazil’s last-minute 2-1 victory against Colombia in Rio de Janeiro. “I am not going to call this pitch horrible, but it is very bad to play soccer, it affects the whole spectacle. Those willing to create just cannot,” he said. “The time to do this (Copa America) was too short. It is unacceptable that players of two teams of high level, who play with a great pitch in Europe, come here to play on a pitch like this.” Brazil players reportedly threatened to boycott the Copa America until only days before they started their title defense on June 13. They published a letter before the tournament saying they were “against the organization” of the competition, but “will never say no to the national team.” Tite publicly said he and his assistants agreed. On June 18, CONMEBOL fined Bolivia striker Marcelo Martins $20,000 for blaming the soccer body for the rising COVID-19 cases at the Copa America. Martins was also suspended for one match, which he wouldn’t have played anyway because he was in a quarantine after contracting the virus. Five out of 10 teams at the Copa America have reported COVID-19 cases: Bolivia, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru and Chile. Nearly 510,000 people have reportedly died of the disease in Brazil. ED searches house of ex-Maharashtra minister Anil Deshmukh in money laundering case Brazil Covid SportsThe Australian way: Skip practice games, use RCB connections to prepare rank turners In Photos: New Zealand team practice ahead of 3rd T20I against India In Pics: India and Sri Lanka players arrive at Rajkot to play 3rd T20I In Pics: India’s training session before 1st T20I against Sri Lanka Pele: Brazil’s mighty king of ‘beautiful game’ In Pics \| Argentines erupt in joy after epic World Cup final	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9647600650787354, "wiki_prob": 0.9647600650787354, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1802564"}
Thursday 14th of July 2016, 7.30 PM Frankie Forman Frankie Forman is a singer/songwriter from London. Frankie started out singing in the bars and cafes around Paris’ romantic Montmartre aged just eighteen, before returning to London a few years later to start two bands in the city. She decided to go solo at the end of 2013 and hasn’t looked back since. With her husky tones often compared to Lana Del Rey and Mazzy Star, and her musical influences being the likes of Billie Holliday, Bob Dylan, Jefferson Airplane, Leonard Cohen, Peggy Lee, Tom Waits and Portishead, Frankie’s sound marks the dark place where Trip Hop, Soul and Bluesy Rock n Roll meet, all with undeniable Deep South tint to it. Frankie Forman left her own mark on the emerging music scene, releasing her inaugural ‘Blue Dogs’ EP in 2014. Last year she released ‘Hootch’, a second stunning EP and sold out its launch party at the equally stunning St Pancras Old Church in London. She has performed at festivals such as Isle of Wight, Camp Bestival, Blissfields, Leefest, Danny Boyle's Shuffle Festival and Boomtown to astounding reception. She has also gone on to do a number of high profile support tours; supporting fellow upcoming bands Feverist, Bella Figura and Willie and the Bandits in London as well as playing dates and a homecoming show with The South, joining Alabama 3 for their UK tour and supporting Beans On Toast at Electric Ballroom on home turf in Camden. In December 2015. Having premiered a new video for single ‘Sleaze’ in October, completed a three-month residency upstairs at the iconic Ronnie Scott’s for famous indie night TV Nights and working on her debut album for 2016, this year looks to be a killer for the sultry chanteuse. With support from Little Thief. Price: £7.50 Buy tickets Thursday 2nd of February 2023, 7.30 PM 3 Years of Nothing Fancy with Living Cannibal + Mumble Tide + Lichen Price: £7 Buy tickets Friday 3rd of February 2023, 8 PM Music To Ease Your Disease Saturday 4th of February 2023, 6 PM SJQ Bar Open See full programme	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.6716108918190002, "wiki_prob": 0.6716108918190002, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1525927"}
Visnu's Avataras Narasimha: The Man-Lion Avatara of Visnu Narasimha is the man-lion avatara of the Hindu god Visnu. This particular incarnation is most well-known for his victory over the demon Hiranyakasipu. Narasimha’s victory required a circumventive nature in order to slip through the loopholes in the boon granted to Hiranyakasipu by the powerful god Brahma, which quite nearly ensured the demon’s immortality (Soifer 3). In later versions of the myth Visnu manifests in the form of the man-lion in order to save Hiranyakasipu’s son Prahlada from the wrath of his powerful father (Soifer 73). Prahlada is saved because of his loving devotion to Visnu which Prahlada maintains despite his father’s forceful efforts to change his son’s beliefs (Soifer 74). The increased importance of the role played by Prahlada alters the portrayal of Narasimha greatly in later versions of the myth (Soifer 74). Before discussing the depictions, mythology, temples and worship of Narasimha it is beneficial to briefly discuss the nature of the god Visnu whom this avatara embodies. Of little importance in the Rg Veda, Visnu’s popularity grew over time and he became highly influential in the Puranas (Soifer 15). Visnu is described as a benevolent, bountiful guardian willing to help mankind (Soifer 16). He has the ability to take on different forms, avataras, which retain the characteristic of benevolence so central to Visnu’s basic character (Soifer 18). Visnu’s purpose and character is deemed so righteous that even when he performs deceitful acts they are considered to be done in the name of dharma (Soifer 23). The Narasimha (Man-Lion) Avatara of Visnu (Gwalior Archaeological Museum 2017) In the most famous versions of the Narasimha myths Visnu takes on the man-lion form which is described as ferocious and beastly in nature with one intent and purpose: to kill Hiranyakasipu and restore order to the cosmos. There are several depictions of Narasimha that show him in exactly this fearsome light. The Philadelphia sculpture of Narasimha’s central focus is on the man-lion’s two arms with claws being plunged into the belly of Hiranyakasipu who lies on Narasimha’s lap with innards spilling along his right side (Meister 291-92). The image of Narasimha found at Madhia also depicts a two-armed Narasimha supporting the demon’s back on his knee as he “leans over, his arms stiff, to thrust his ‘neither wet nor dry’ nails into the demon’s belly” (Meister 297). The image of Narasimha as a threat to demons in general instead of solely to Hiranyakasipu is depicted in the image at Nachna where a four-armed man-lion holding weapons, chases a sword bearing demon who is attempting to flee the fearsome wrath of Visnu’s ferocious avatara (Meister 297). There are however, less gruesome and ferocious depictions of Narasimha. These images are found primarily in Andhra Pradesh where the Narasimha mythology has evolved to include local traditions, locations, and people. In this region Narasimha is often depicted with Chenchita who was a woman from a local forest tribe that Narasimha is believed to have married. There is a panel in the Korukonda temple that depicts Chenchita with a bow and Narasimha in a sitting posture removing a thorn from her foot (Vemsani 47). The Ahobaleswara temple houses sculptures of the couple that are each one foot tall and show Narasimha with his lion’s face and thick mane holding Chincheta’s chin with his right hand and a bow in his left, “clad from the waist and adorned with elaborate jewelry” (Vemsani 48). The Prahladavaradanarasimha temple houses two sculptures that stand two feet tall and portray Narasimha as having four hands (Vemsani 48). His upper right hand holds a sudarsanachakra (wheel), his upper left hand is obscured from view, the lower right hand touches Chenchita’s chin, and the lower left hand is wrapped around her (Vemsani 48). Again in these sculptures the couple is covered from the waist but in addition to jewels they are both wearing crowns (Vemsani 48). Through these depictions of Narasimha the observer gains a sense of human emotion associated with the powerful deity being a sensitive lover in contrast to his deadly and fierce portrayal in classical Hindu texts (Vemsani 48). The very different depictions of Narasimha as a fierce demon slayer, and as a gentle, loving husband described above show that beliefs regarding this deity have evolved and changed over time as the myths concerning his exploits changed. The earliest form of the Narasimha myth is short and found in the Mahabharata (Soifer 73). Soifer states that “how the myth arrived at its rudimentary form, and where the figure of the man-lion came from remain unsolved mysteries” (Soifer 73). While the origins of this myth are unknown, Soifer’s study of eighteen versions of the Narasimha myth concluded that “central structural changes in the myths pivoted around the Asura Prahlada” (Soifer 73). As Prahlada’s role in the myths became ever more predominant the tone and structures of the myths changed until eventually they were centered on Prahlada (Soifer 73). It was the increased significance of the role played by Prahlada in later myths that ultimately altered the characterization and role of Narasimha (Soifer 74). The story of Narasimha had simple origins in the Mahabharata which grew in later versions of the myth. The Mahabharata bluntly describes a part lion, part man who tore the asura Hiranyakasipu apart with his nails and gives no explanation of the motive behind this event (Soifer 75). The Bhagavata Purana describes Hiranyakasipu as a club wielding threat to the gods which provides the motivation necessary for Narasimha to tear the demon apart with his nails, but this version fails to mention the man-lion features (Soifer 76). In the version described by the Agni Purana Narasimha kills Hiranyakasipu, the demon’s brother and all of the other asuras so that the suras, who had been vanquished by Hiranyakasipu, could be restored to their rightful place (Soifer 76). These versions show the first major shift in the myth as the motive for Narasimha’s presence and actions become clear because of Hiranyakasipu increased description as a threat to the gods and the triloka. The next obvious development in the myth involves the granting of a boon to Hiranyakasipu by Brahma; the boon also begins simply and grows more complex. The Brahmanda and Vayu Puranas both begin by describing the austerities performed by Hiranyakasipu that earned him a boon from Brahma, and end with Hiranyakasipu being torn apart by the nails of the man-lion to restore cosmic order (Soifer 77). The Harivamsa, Brahma Purana, and Visnudharmottara Purana are remarkably similar versions of the myth that claim the events described took place during the Krta Yuga as Narasimha is said to have arrived at the end of this Yuga (Soifer 79). Again in these versions Hiranyakasipu is granted a boon by Brahma for his austerities but the demon specifically seeks invincibility by listing several conditions he wishes not to die from (Soifer 80). These versions describe a reign of terror that followed the granting of Hiranyakasipu’s boon, as well as the displeasure of the gods who are upset with Brahma for granting such a boon to the demon (Soifer 80). The protests of the gods are quelled when Brahma assures them that Visnu will eventually conquer Hiranyakasipu, which he does in the classical man-lion form, however in these stories he kills the asura with one hand instead of the alternative clawing sequence (Soifer 80-81). Thus these versions introduce the idea of a boon given to Hiranyakasipu that upsets the balance of power and requires a clever solution, but also a change in Narasimha’s behaviour as he uses a less animalistic approach in killing his enemy. The introduction of Hiranyakasipu’s son Prahlada in the Siva and Kurma Puranas marks the beginning of significant change in the focus of the myth as well as Narasimha’s role within it. In these myths Hiranyakasipu is power hungry and wreaks havoc on the world after Visnu’s boar avatar kills his brother, forcing the gods to live on earth in disguise (Soifer 83). In these versions it is the gods who seek Visnu’s aide, who like in the other versions takes on the form of the man-lion, this time setting out at sunset to destroy Hirankyakasipu (Soifer 83). Prahlada is introduced when he announces Visnu’s arrival as the man-lion and advises Hiranyakasipu to submit, but his advice is ignored and the demon is clawed apart on Narasimha’s knee (Soifer 83-4). These myths end not with the gruesome death of Hiranyakasipu, but with Narasimha crowning Prahlada king (Soifer 84). This again is a development in Narasimha’s character that moves him toward human characteristics and away from the original purely beastly mentality. The final and perhaps most significant factor that influenced the evolution of the Narasimha myths is the introduction, and acceptance, of the concept of bhakti. The Skanda, Bhagavata, and Visnu Puranas depict most clearly the influence of bhakti on the myth. Like some of the versions mentioned above Hiranyakasipu is granted a boon but in these versions he asks that if should be killed, it be done by Visnu in the form of the man-lion (Soifer 93). The marked differences found in these versions are Prahlada’s devotion to Visnu and the fact that he is presented as a child (Soifer 93). Prahlada’s life is threatened several times because of his belief in Visnu and finally Hiranyakasipu demands that Prahlada make Visnu appear from a palace pillar or die by the sword (Soifer 93). As a result of Prahlada’s devotion to Visnu Narasimha appears from within the pillar to tear Hiranyakasipu to shreds with his nails, thus fulfilling the terms of the boon and also saving the devoted child (Soifer 93). The ever evolving and malleable story of Narasimha gained the deity supreme status among Vaishnavites in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh where several temples to Narasimha can be found (Vemsani 35). The Narasimha temples that will be discussed each have their own local mythology stories associated with the temples and worship of Narasimha (Vemsani 37), however as the evolution of several Narasimha myths have already been traced above this section will focus on the temples themselves and the ritual practices performed in each, instead of the associated myths. The Simhachalam temple is located in the northern coastal region of Andhra Pradesh and is one of the oldest Narasimha temples in the state (Vemsani 37). There is an image of Narasimha on the hill that is said to have self-manifested where the temple was built, presumably by Prahlada, in antiquity (Vemsani 40). Brahma and several other gods are said to have visited the temple which acts to sanctify the temple. Worship at the Simhachalam temple is particularly complex because its Narasimha is the composite form of Visnu’s Varaha (boar) and Narasimha avartaras, known as the Varahanarasimha (Vemsani 37). Varahanarasimha is worshipped as a multiple deity because the statue of it located in the Simhachalem temple is a form of Siva on the outside but of Narasimha on the inside (Vemsani 46). This shows the combination of Saiva and Vaisnava traditions by the worship of Narasimha (Vemsani 46). Ritual practices at this temple involve covering the Narasimha with thick sandalwood paste throughout the year so that it comes to resemble a Sivalinga (Vemsani 46). The paste is removed only once per year in the month of Vaisakha on Suklatrtiya for twelve hours during an annual pilgrimage to the temple (Vemsani 46). There are nine temples in Ahobilam, located on the hills Garudadri and Vedadri which are dedicated to the worship of Narasimha. Each of the nine temples is dedicated to one of nine forms of Narasimha that is said to have manifested in the area (Vemsani 41). The Bhargavanarasimha temple is located near the lake it is named for; similarly Pavananarasimha is located on the river it derives its name from. Yoganandanarasimha is dedicated to the form of Narasimha in meditation. Chatavatanarasimha and Karandanarasimha are both named for the trees they are located under. Ahobalanarasimha is the central temple which is located on the hilltop (Vemsani 41). Malolanarasimha is a peaceful form depicted with Laksmi, while Jwalanarasimha is located in a temple to the fiery Narasimha which is said to be built in the exact location Hiranyakasipu was killed (Vemsani 41). The ninth temple is dedicated to Krodhanarasimha which makes it the second location in Andhra Pradesh where Narasimha is worshipped in the composite form of boar and man-lion avataras (Vemsani 41). Ritual practices of Ahobilam regard Narasimha as a son-in-law because of his mythical marriage to a local tribeswoman name Chenchita (Vemsani 47). Rituals therefore include a communal performance of the wedding during the annual festival Brahmotsava, as well as the offering of new clothes and gifts to the deity (Vemsani 47). Another festival that takes place in the area is known as paruvetautsava which is a hunting trip that includes a procession of the deity Narasimha through thirty-two villages and may last up to forty days (Vemsani 47). The temple in Mangalagiri is noteworthy because Narasimha is worshipped not for his well-known victory over Hiranyakasipu, but for the destruction of Namuci (Vemsani 43). The hill that the temple is built upon is said to have been formed by the blood of the slain demon (Vemsani 43). At this temple Narasimha is depicted as Visnu and not just an incarnation of the god which is shown visually by the garland of 108 salagramas which are a symbolic representation of Visnu (Vemsani 43). Rama, Yudhisthira, and the Pandavas are said to have once visited this temple to offer prayers to Narasimha (Vemsani 43). One of the unique and well known ritual practices at the temple in Mangalagiri involves offering panakam (jaggery water – jaggery is brown sugar) to Narasimha who is represented by a boulder projecting from a back wall (Vemsani 47). Half of the panakam is poured into the mouth of the deity which creates gurgling that is said to be made by the god and is interpreted as the sound of satisfaction, while the other half is given to devotees (Vemsani 47). Another ritual performed at this temple involves embracing palachettu, the tree of milk, which is said to bless people with children (Vemsani 47). Lastly the temple in Yadagirigutta is found in the naturally formed caves of the western mountain range (Vemsani 44). Within the temple there are stone images of three manifestations of Narasimha including Jwalanarasimha, Yoganandanarasimha and Gandabherundanarasimha (double headed eagle Narasimha) (Vemsani 44). This temple worships Narasimha as a physician who cures the ill and assists people with worldly problems which places the avatara in a new light in which he is not the fierce, animalistic deity of classical texts but instead an amicable and approachable deity (Vemsani 44). The most common ritual practice performed at the temple in Yadagirigutta is performed by the cured and those wishing to be cured (Vemsani 47). The ritual involves the performance of a mandala pradaksina (circumambulation of the temple), those wishing to be cured first take a dip in the Tank of Visnu and then visit the temple while their clothes are still wet (Vemsani 47). In conclusion it can be seen that the incarnation of Visnu as Narasimha grew in terms of nature, significance, mythological complexity, visual depictions, and eventually in relation to the types of worship bestowed upon him as well. This is a deity with humble Vedic beginnings that evolved into a supreme deity in a large portion of India who is worshipped by both Vaishnavites and Saivites alike. Meister, Michael W. (1996) “Man and Man-Lion: The Philadelphia Narasimha.” Artibus Asiae 56 #3/4: 291-301. Soifer, Deborah A. (1991) The Myths of Narasimha and Vamana: Two Avataras in Cosmological Perspective. Albany: State University of New York Press. Vemsani, Lavanya (2009) “Narasimha, the Supreme Deity of Andhra Pradesh: Tradition and Innovation in Hinduism-An Examination of the Temple Myths, Folk Stories and Popular Culture.” Journal of Contemporary Religion 24 #1 (January): 35-52. Varaha Vamana Parashurama Balarama http://www.sanatansociety.org/hindu_gods_and_goddesses/vishnu.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narasimha http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar Article written by Ashley Malcomson (2013) who is solely responsible for its content. Previous PostThe Devi Bhagavata PuranaNext PostKrsna and Yasoda	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.6345635056495667, "wiki_prob": 0.6345635056495667, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line719324"}
Do health beliefs, personality traits, and interpersonal concerns predict TB prevention behavior among Japanese adults? Naomi Yoshitake, Mika Omori, Masumi Sugawara, Kiko Akishinonomiya, Sachiko Shimada Despite public health measures and health-promotion efforts, the decline in tuberculosis (TB) morbidity in Japan has been slow, with a higher TB incidence rate relative to those observed in most developed countries. Because health behavior depends on multiple factors and is formulated within a social context, a theory-driven model would be necessary to increase TB prevention behavior. Based upon the Health Belief Model, this study examined the effects of health beliefs, personality traits, and social factors on TB prevention behavior among Japanese adults. A cross-sectional survey was carried out with a nationally representative sample (N = 911; 50.9% women; mean age 49.5, SD = 14.1). Path analyses gave empirical support for the hypothesized model, suggesting that TB prevention behaviors are influenced by not only perceived susceptibility to the illness but also social factors such as cues to action and one’s concern to benefit others. The findings have implications for research examining health communication tailored to individual differences in personality and interpersonal concern. 論文番号「Do health beliefs, personality traits, and interpersonal concerns predict TB prevention behavior among Japanese adults?」の研究トピックを掘り下げます。これらがまとまってユニークなフィンガープリントを構成します。 Tuberculosis Social Sciences 100% Behavior (Neuroscience) Neuroscience 83% Prevention Social Sciences 66% Personality Trait Social Sciences 66% Individual Differences Social Sciences 50% Personality Medicine and Dentistry 50% Health Belief Psychology 50% Social Factor Social Sciences 33% Yoshitake, N., Omori, M., Sugawara, M., Akishinonomiya, K., & Shimada, S. (2019). Do health beliefs, personality traits, and interpersonal concerns predict TB prevention behavior among Japanese adults? PloS one, 14(2), [e0211728]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211728 Do health beliefs, personality traits, and interpersonal concerns predict TB prevention behavior among Japanese adults? / Yoshitake, Naomi; Omori, Mika; Sugawara, Masumi その他. In: PloS one, Vol. 14, No. 2, e0211728, 02.2019. Yoshitake, N, Omori, M, Sugawara, M, Akishinonomiya, K & Shimada, S 2019, 'Do health beliefs, personality traits, and interpersonal concerns predict TB prevention behavior among Japanese adults?', PloS one, vol. 14, no. 2, e0211728. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211728 Yoshitake N, Omori M, Sugawara M, Akishinonomiya K, Shimada S. Do health beliefs, personality traits, and interpersonal concerns predict TB prevention behavior among Japanese adults? PloS one. 2019 2月;14(2):e0211728. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211728 Yoshitake, Naomi ; Omori, Mika ; Sugawara, Masumi その他. / Do health beliefs, personality traits, and interpersonal concerns predict TB prevention behavior among Japanese adults?. In: PloS one. 2019 ; Vol. 14, No. 2. @article{da61d8180c4d4ed3953fae77d2c62c74, title = "Do health beliefs, personality traits, and interpersonal concerns predict TB prevention behavior among Japanese adults?", abstract = "Despite public health measures and health-promotion efforts, the decline in tuberculosis (TB) morbidity in Japan has been slow, with a higher TB incidence rate relative to those observed in most developed countries. Because health behavior depends on multiple factors and is formulated within a social context, a theory-driven model would be necessary to increase TB prevention behavior. Based upon the Health Belief Model, this study examined the effects of health beliefs, personality traits, and social factors on TB prevention behavior among Japanese adults. A cross-sectional survey was carried out with a nationally representative sample (N = 911; 50.9% women; mean age 49.5, SD = 14.1). Path analyses gave empirical support for the hypothesized model, suggesting that TB prevention behaviors are influenced by not only perceived susceptibility to the illness but also social factors such as cues to action and one{\textquoteright}s concern to benefit others. The findings have implications for research examining health communication tailored to individual differences in personality and interpersonal concern.", author = "Naomi Yoshitake and Mika Omori and Masumi Sugawara and Kiko Akishinonomiya and Sachiko Shimada", note = "Funding Information: This research was funded by a research grant to K.A. from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. The authors would like to thank Editage (www.editage.jp) for English language editing. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 Yoshitake et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.", T1 - Do health beliefs, personality traits, and interpersonal concerns predict TB prevention behavior among Japanese adults? AU - Yoshitake, Naomi AU - Omori, Mika AU - Sugawara, Masumi AU - Akishinonomiya, Kiko AU - Shimada, Sachiko N1 - Funding Information: This research was funded by a research grant to K.A. from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. The authors would like to thank Editage (www.editage.jp) for English language editing. Publisher Copyright: © 2019 Yoshitake et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. N2 - Despite public health measures and health-promotion efforts, the decline in tuberculosis (TB) morbidity in Japan has been slow, with a higher TB incidence rate relative to those observed in most developed countries. Because health behavior depends on multiple factors and is formulated within a social context, a theory-driven model would be necessary to increase TB prevention behavior. Based upon the Health Belief Model, this study examined the effects of health beliefs, personality traits, and social factors on TB prevention behavior among Japanese adults. A cross-sectional survey was carried out with a nationally representative sample (N = 911; 50.9% women; mean age 49.5, SD = 14.1). Path analyses gave empirical support for the hypothesized model, suggesting that TB prevention behaviors are influenced by not only perceived susceptibility to the illness but also social factors such as cues to action and one’s concern to benefit others. The findings have implications for research examining health communication tailored to individual differences in personality and interpersonal concern. AB - Despite public health measures and health-promotion efforts, the decline in tuberculosis (TB) morbidity in Japan has been slow, with a higher TB incidence rate relative to those observed in most developed countries. Because health behavior depends on multiple factors and is formulated within a social context, a theory-driven model would be necessary to increase TB prevention behavior. Based upon the Health Belief Model, this study examined the effects of health beliefs, personality traits, and social factors on TB prevention behavior among Japanese adults. A cross-sectional survey was carried out with a nationally representative sample (N = 911; 50.9% women; mean age 49.5, SD = 14.1). Path analyses gave empirical support for the hypothesized model, suggesting that TB prevention behaviors are influenced by not only perceived susceptibility to the illness but also social factors such as cues to action and one’s concern to benefit others. The findings have implications for research examining health communication tailored to individual differences in personality and interpersonal concern.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.5950042605400085, "wiki_prob": 0.5950042605400085, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line568943"}
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Philadelphia Stories: Publishing Local Writers & Artists PS Teen PS Books Where to Pick Up a Copy June 2022 Pitch Fest 2022 LitLife Poetry Conference Push to Publish Fiction Contest About Philadelphia Stories Kristin LaMonaca is a junior at Merion Mercy Academy. She lives in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania and enjoys many different types of art. She is an editor for the art and photography section of her school’s literary magazine, and works with her school’s art department. Kristin also plays guitar and works on sets for plays and musicals as a participating member of her school’s stage crew. Melting Head Ganesh by Paxton Allen, a student enrolled in the Salem County Vocational Technical Schools Visual Arts Academy managed by Appel Farm Arts & Music Center. V. Gunther is a sophomore in high school. “To me, art validates that I am not just living life, but that I am alive.” In addition to visual art, she enjoys reading and writing. Alyssa Chomo, a student enrolled in the Salem County Vocational Technical Schools Visual Arts Academy managed by Appel Farm Arts & Music Center. Lia Stiles, a student enrolled in the Salem County Vocational Technical Schools Visual Arts Academy managed by Appel Farm Arts & Music Center. The Modern Gift of the Magi Five dollars and eighty-three cents. That was all. And three of those dollars were in nickels. Cents and dollars saved one and four at a time by searching under the cushions and in the hospital kitchen. Five times Cassidy counted it. Five dollars and eighty-three cents. And the next day would be Cassidy and James’s one-year anniversary. There was clearly nothing to do but to flop down on the hospital bed and scream into a pillow. So naturally, Cassidy did just that, which brings you to the conclusion that the moral reflection of life is full of sobs, storms of rage, and smiles, with the storms predominating. While the young teenage girl passes through the first stage to the second, take a look around the dreary setting. A hospital room furnished like all the other 245 rooms in the building. It did not exactly have a description of wealth, but who needs luxuries in a patient room? In the waiting room below, was a nurse who had yet today (and yesterday) let a family visit the poor teenage girl. The mother and father bearing the last name of “O’Leary.” The name “O’Leary” had never been full of wealth, but the household at one point was close to making the average American income. When their one and only daughter was diagnosed with Leukemia hard times fell upon the family. Mr. and Mrs. O’Leary both had to get two jobs. Then Mr. O’Leary lost his first job. So, Mrs. O’Leary had to get a third job while her husband was looking for another source of income. But whenever Mr. Dean O’Leary came home to his wife, the financial worries were lost in a sea of certainty. Now Cassidy had a man to call her own, a man named James Abbott. They met in tenth grade and had been dating for almost a year. This was why she needed a gift for her boyfriend. Cassidy finished her tantrum (which the nurses would later scold her for because it was not good for her condition) and wiped her two waterfalls with the back of her hand. Her heavy crying had created red, puffy marks under her eyes. The tears had spilled over her eyes like waves and surfed her face until they reached the sand or the pillow, which was pressed against her sullen face. She moved into a sitting position and looked around her room, which she had resided in for the past few months. Her parents could barely afford the grey wall, which she stared at, the grey tiles the nurses claimed she was not allowed to walk alone on, and the dull grey sheets of her even more grey bed that she had to be in every hour of every day. The only time she was allowed to leave her uncomfortable bed (which gave her a stiff back) was when she was going to another room to get poked at with shiny utensils that reeked of disinfectant spray. The nurses, doctors, and even her parents tried to hide the fact that she was dying. But she knew; it was her body after all. Her mother and father felt guilty because they could not provide the money to keep her alive. Cassidy felt bad about this, because it really was not their fault. Cassidy looked to her left and saw the IV that peeked from under her pale skin. Her reflection shined in the metal tube that held the bag. Her eyes were shining brightly, but her face had lost color weeks and weeks ago. Rapidly she looked down at a charm bracelet resting on her wrist. Now there is one possession that Cassidy was proud of. It was a bracelet that her great grandmother, grandmother, and her mother had sported before it was passed down to her. It was a diamond-encrusted chain with four small charms on it. A charm had been added by each owner, except for Cassidy. Had Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain checked into the room next door, every time she was wheeled to surgery Cass would make sure to dangle her charms just to depreciate Her Majesty’s numerous articles of jewels. Now James had a possession of his own. His father had given him the extravagant and expensive family ring. James would joke that if Bill Gates were his housemaid, he would drool at the idea of how much money that ring costs. So now as the dying teen dangled her charms, she knew what she had to do. She faltered for a minute, but she knew the consequences. She picked up her ancient iPhone 3 (which was her first and only phone) and dialed up someone who would take her into town. Thirty minutes later, James’s mom entered her room. Her parents were working their multiple jobs so they could not come. But Mrs. Abbott would do anything for Cass (who she claimed was her daughter) and going into town was a wish she would grant. The reluctant and skeptical nurses signed Cassidy out but warned her to sit and rest if she felt out of breath. Cass rolled her eyes and promised with little to none enthusiasm. Cassidy relished the smell of fresh air as she stepped outside. She never feels the direct daylight anymore, but a distorted version shines through the old windows that never seems to cheer her up. She could have jumped for joy at the sight of the sun, but she did not have the energy. In other words, this was the best day ever. “Cass, dear, where do you want to go first?” asked the older woman. “A place where I can sell this…” the teenager pulled out the box in which a familiar bracelet was kept. “Honey! You cannot sell that! You love that thing!” “I do not care, I have to get something nice for your son. And I do whatever it takes to get something for loved ones!” When they arrived at the store a dingy sign read “I SELL CASH FOR GOLD”. Cass sighed and opened the door. A middle-aged man sat on a stool behind the glass cage. His hair as greasy as a deep fryer. His eyes flashing with excitement at the box in her hands. Cass summoned all the courage she had in her weak body and walked all the way into the shop. “Hello, I would like to sell my bracelet,” she stated. “Well, you came to the right place. Now let me see,” he rubs his hands as she takes it out, “Ah, this is very nice. I will give you four hundred dollars for it.” “Four hundred? I will take that!” Cass exclaims. For the next hour or so, Cass enters shop after shop, but cannot find anything for her dear James. James’s mother convinces her to rest before they head to another store. Cassidy stresses that time is running out, but the older woman will not hear it. As they sit on a bench the younger girl wants to cry in frustration. She surveys her surroundings for something to buy. She is losing daylight and she knows it. An adorable toddler waddles by, clinging onto his mother like she is a lifeline. Cassidy watches the child until he passes a store she never saw. There it was, the perfect gift for James. It was a simple but had a quietness and value that was much like her boyfriend. It was perfect. James always complained that his ring was going to fall off when he played a sport but never got around to getting a chain so he could put it around his neck. She had finally found a good chain for him. Upon further inspection, she realized that she could add a message on a thin metal circle that attached to the silver chain. She quickly bought the gift and the two women hurried to the hospital. The next day James walked eagerly into the room. He surveyed the dull room until he saw the spark that was Cassidy. She looked as radiant as the stars to James. But one thing looked off to him, she was not wearing her bracelet. “James!” She smiled, “you are here!” “Hi Cassidy,” he walked over and gave her a hug. “Open this…” she shoved a velvety purple box at him. James opened the box to find the chain. He knew what it was for and it really was perfect, but his eyes held regret. “What is there something wrong? Is the engraving wrong? I can return it if you do not want it,” Cass rapidly exclaimed when she saw his face. “No, it is perfect, thank you,” he smiled, “but I sold my ring to buy you a charm for your bracelet and to…” “Oh, James! That is super nice and all, but I sold my bracelet to buy you your present.” James enfolded Cassidy in a tight hug anyway. For ten seconds, they stare at a trivial object that faces the other way. Five dollars and eighty-three cents or a million dollars- what is the difference? A mathematician or genius would give the logical, yet wrong answer. The magi brought valuable gifts, but that was not among them. This will be explained later. James handed Cassidy her present and she opened it. It was a beautiful charm that Cassidy had told James she wanted. It was diamond-encrusted heart and on the back was the letters “C+J”. “This is beautiful,” Cassidy cried, “but I no longer have my bracelet.” “And your chain you gave me was beautiful, but I no longer have a ring,” James replied, “Cass let’s put our presents away for now and keep them for a while. They are too nice to use at the present. But I have to tell you something.” “Alright I will save my present. But please tell me!” “I had extra money from the ring…I am going to pay for your medical bills!” At this moment Cass bursts into tears. Instead of sobs and storms of rage, smiles are predominating. She was going to be alright. She pulled James into a hug and they cried for a long time. Years before you, Cass, James, and I were put on the earth, there were three men who brought gifts to baby Jesus in the manger. The three men are known as wise men or the magi. Because of them, the art of exchanging Christmas presents was born. The magi’s gifts were sensible and caring indeed. The point of this story is to retell the modern tale of two children who are in love that most unwisely gave away their greatest possessions for each other’s happiness. But let the most experienced of them hear this. Cass and James are the wisest when it comes to giving and receiving gifts. In every situation, time, place, or hospital room they are the wisest. Cass and James are your modern magi. Emily Mahaffy is in seventh grade and loves to read. Her favorite book series include Harry Potter and The Mysterious Benedict Society. She also spends most of her free time playing field hockey. She lives with her younger sister in Haddon Heights, NJ. The Saga of Sir Marcdalf the Valiant Part I: The Math Menace Once upon a time, in a land that is not as far away as it seems, there was the Kingdom of Cramalot. Cramalot was ruled by King Sinderon the Strong. In the city of Monolinth, the capital of Cramalot, there lived a young squire named Marcdalf. Marcdalf was the squire of Sir Renald Shiningsword, who was a knight of the Octagon Table: a group of seven of King Sinderon’s most trusted knights. “One day,” said Sir Renald as Marcdalf helped him into his armor. “You will become a knight and replace me when I step down from my place at the Octagon Table.” This was an encouraging thought to Marcdalf, but he needed to train in order to become a knight. One day, as Marcdalf and the other squires were sword training in the castle courtyard, the King himself walked in! With him was a cloaked figure. The squires knelt when they saw the King was present. “You may rise,” said King Sinderon. “I would like to introduce the Math Queen to you. She is a traveler from distant lands, and is here to help further our Kingdom’s technology and knowledge. I was just showing her around. Carry on.” That evening as Marcdalf was walking home, a strange light glowed from the windows of the tallest tower of the King’s keep. Over the next month, Marcdalf noticed strange things happening in the city. Some people were getting sick. But this sickness caused numbers and symbols to appear on people’s skin. Marcdalf suspected the Math Queen had something to do with it, but no one believed him. So he took matters into his own hands. He climbed the steps to the tower. When he reached the top he knocked on the door. No response. “Hello?” Marcdalf called. No answer. He tried the doorknob. It was unlocked. No going back now, thought Marcdalf. He opened the door. It opened with a slight “C-R-E-E-E-A-K…” Before him was a dark room. He drew his sword. In the dim light he could make out bookshelves lining the walls. In the center of the room there was a small table with a book on it. The book was opened, and numbers and symbols seemed to be floating out of it! The source of the sickness! thought Marcdalf. “Well, well, well, it looks like you have seen too much,” a voice echoed throughout the tower. “We can’t have you telling anyone now, can we?” The Math Queen stepped out of the shadows, sword raised. There was a strange light in her eyes. Marcdalf leapt forward and shut the book! There was a blast that knocked them both to the ground! As the smoke cleared, two guards walked into the room. “What happened? One of them asked Marcdalf. “I came to investigate the sickness,” Marcdalf explained. “I think that book may have been the source. I closed it, and there was some sort of explosion.” “Well, whatever you did worked,” said the other guard. “The sickness has disappeared!” The Math Queen rose to her feet. The strange glow was gone from her eyes. “Now what’s your story?” the guard asked her. “I opened that book,” she said. “I don’t remember much after that.” Marcdalf and the Math Queen were summoned by King Sinderon. He held the book before him. It was now bound in chains to ensure it was not opened. “This can only have come from one place,” he said. “The dark land of Math-dor.” He looked up, his face grave. “We are being attacked. We must fight back.” “One does not simply walk into Math-dor,” said Sir Morgan Freeman, the King’s advisor and knight of the Octagon Table. “That land is filled with fouler things than just equations. They say the very air you breathe is toxic there. The math there does not sleep.” Suddenly, a cry of: “To arms! The city is being attacked!” was heard. It was a terrible battle. Monsters, whose skin was covered with numbers and symbols, ruthlessly attacked the city. But in the end, the attackers took the city. The survivors had barricaded themselves inside the keep. It seemed all hope was lost. But there was a secret exit that only the King and the Knights of the Octagon Table knew of. King Sinderon approached his throne, pushed a hidden button on its side, and the throne slid away, revealing a staircase into the depths of the city! Marcdalf walked beside Sir Morgan Freeman down a tunnel lit by torches. “This,” Sir Morgan Freeman said, “is the Chunnel. It was built long ago as an escape route for times of crisis such as this.” Soon, the tunnel ended at a cave in the Foresty Forest. It was here that the survivors set up camp. “There is a way to stop the attacks and reclaim Cramalot,” said Sir Morgan Freeman as they sat by the fire, eating a stew that they had made with ingredients from the forest. Everyone eagerly looked up at him. A gloom seemed to have lifted from the camp. “In this forest,” Sir Morgan Freeman explained, “is an ancient ruin that houses the Sword of Alevan-Fiften, which means “math’s end” in an ancient language. It is said that only the Hero of Cramalot can draw the sword from the stone it is set in. The hero, with this sword, can then defeat the Dark Lord Saxon, who commands the math monsters from the land of Math-dor.” “Well then,” said King Sinderon, “tomorrow, we will go to this ruin.” The next day, they trekked to the ruin. And there was the Sword of Alevan-Fiften! One by one the survivors of the attack on Cramalot tried to pull the sword out of the stone, but to no avail. All hope seemed to be lost. Every single person there had tried to pull the sword out, except for one: Marcdalf. He stepped up to the sword. He gripped the handle. His hands were sweating. And then he pulled. With a sudden “SHWING” it came out! The sunlight glinted off of the gleaming sword. Everyone was amazed. And they were relieved, for the Hero had ended up being one of them! Hope was not lost! So it was decided that Marcdalf would then set out to Math-dor. With him would go Sir Morgan Freeman, for he was very wise, a great warrior, and knew much about Math-dor. They traveled through plains, into woods, over mountains, and across rivers. Finally they made it to the dark land of Math-dor. It was barren and desolate. But there was a tower in the middle of Math-dor. “That is where the Dark Lord Saxon is,” said Sir Morgan Freeman to Marcdalf. They set off across the land to the tower. They reached it and climbed to the top. There, was the Dark Lord Saxon himself! He stood, looking over the land, in armor and a dark cloak. In the center of the top of the tower there was a table with a book on it, just like the one in back in Cramalot. “I knew you were coming,” said the Dark Lord Saxon, not turning at first, but he knew they were there. He turned to look at them. “I see the book I planted in Cramalot was useful.” Indeed, when the Math Queen opened the book, Saxon got a hold on her. She really was a nice person after all. The Dark Lord Saxon used confusing math, not basic math. “You will not defeat us!” shouted Marcdalf, drawing the Sword of Alevan-Fiften. Sir Morgan Freeman drew his sword. Saxon drew his sword as well. They engaged in an epic sword fight on the top of the tower. When Saxon turned his attention to Morgan Freeman, Marcdalf saw his chance. Saxon furiously attacked Morgan Freeman, but the knight blocked each blow. Marcdalf then grabbed the book and cut it in half with the sword! A blast of light shot from the tower. Saxon fell to his knees. He laughed. “You may have defeated confusing math, but you have not won that easily!” Saxon said. Suddenly, the earth around them began to shake. There was a roar of thunder. Lighting shot down from the sky. “Oh no!” Marcdalf shouted. “We haven’t only destroyed confusing math, but math itself!” You see, the world needs math. “There must be some way to restore math!” Sir Morgan Freeman said. Then, Marcdalf saw it: a slot in the table where the book had been. He took the Sword of Alevan-Fiften and slid it into the table! Somehow, the power of the sword restored math. The world went back to normal. Later, there was a great ceremony in the King’s keep of the now reclaimed city of Cramalot. Marcdalf knelt before King Sinderon. “Today,” King Sinderon said. “We honor this hero who has saved our kingdom. He traveled far and fought bravely to save the land.” He drew his sword, and as he knighted Marcdalf, he said, “Today, I proclaim him: Sir Marcdalf the Valiant!” M. G. Sherman is in the seventh grade at Tall Oaks Classical School in Delaware and likes creative writing, drawing and writing song lyrics. He also likes playing piano, running cross-country, and playing video games. He lives with his parents, older brother and rescue dog, Nydia, in Newark, Delaware. Some of his favorite books include The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and The Hunger Game series. He is currently writing three novels and hopes to be a famous author before high school graduation. His disdain for math inspired this creative short story. PS Junior Spring 2015	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.7135258316993713, "wiki_prob": 0.7135258316993713, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line48580"}
Left Hand Architecture & Design Inc. Left Hand Architecture & Design est. 2015 CREATIVE THINKERS. THINKING CREATIVELY. About our studio Left Hand Architecture & Design Inc. is a full-service architecture and design studio that seeks to provide practical, creative solutions for Client design needs. Licensed to practice Architecture in the provinces of Saskatchewan, and Alberta, Canada, the practice is an extension of the beliefs and experiences of its founder Anthony Cameron, who spent time honing his craft in Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan. Knox United Church Sanctuary Café The Knox United Church Sanctuary Café was started as a pilot program with the goal of facilitating Knox United Church’s engagement with the community. Because of our strong relationship with… Knox United Church Co-working and Childcare Concepts The original Knox Presbyterian Church building (now known as Knox United Church) was Constructed in 1912. An addition to the north side of this Historic Church Building was undertaken during… Stonyslope Brewing Company Working with the Stonyslope Brewing Company was our second venture into the restaurant and brewing industry. Working with a genuinely creative group of Clients that brought a variety of different… Edmonton Semi-Detached Residence Left Hand Architecture & Design Inc.’s first project included the conceptualization and delivery of a Semi-Detached residential dwelling project for a General Contractor hired by Real Estate Team, who was… Glen Checkley Owner / Broker Have the pleasure of collaborating with Left Hand Architecture a number of times for Tristone Commercial Real Estate and on personal initiatives. Creativity and vision balanced with being mindful of costs make dealing with them a positive experience each time. Looking forward to the next one! Cindy Meers Anthony has been a good partner in our nano-brewery project in Calgary (Stonyslope Brewing Company). He provided patient, thorough and responsive support to us (we acted as general contractor for constructing our small business) and helped us to realize the design requirements for building this unique space. Suite 200, 940 6th Avenue SW \| Calgary, AB. \| T2P 3T1 [email protected] © COPYRIGHT 2023 Left Hand Architecture & Design Inc.	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6751165390014648, "wiki_prob": 0.32488346099853516, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line957430"}
Today's NBA news Lonzo Ball To Miss Time Due To Knee Procedure The Blazers face the Bulls in his absence. By L. Hostetler Jan 20, 2022, 11:26am PST Share All sharing options for: Lonzo Ball To Miss Time Due To Knee Procedure Lonzo Ball of the Chicago Bulls is expected to miss time due to a arthroscopic knee procedure, reports Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Ball will be out for four to six weeks, which means that he will miss facing the Portland Trail Blazers on January 30th. Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball has opted to have arthroscopic surgery on his left knee and is expected to miss six to eight weeks, the team announced Thursday. Ball is expected to travel to California in the coming days to have the arthroscopic procedure to repair a meniscus tear, a source told ESPN. The team had originally diagnosed Ball with a bone bruise, but when he wasn’t responding to treatment, he was reevaluated. Ball has missed the past three games with what the Bulls initially deemed was a bone bruise. The team had already ruled him out for its upcoming three-game road trip because his knee was not recovering well from the initial treatment. In July 2018, Ball had a previous procedure on the same knee for a meniscus tear, according to Woj.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.6883488297462463, "wiki_prob": 0.6883488297462463, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line727328"}
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J-pop in NYC: Deerhoof, Ichi & If By Yes at (le) poissson rouge March 14 From a release: A musical event within Carnegie Hall's 2011 JapanNYC Festival presented by Wordless Music Monday March 14, 2011 Deerhoof & Friends with Ichi & If By Yes (Yuka Honda + Petra Haden) Like all the best pop music, Deerhoof has always been strikingly new and yet strangely familiar. Melodic beauty, as if out of a half-remembered dream, is set against flashes of brilliant innovation that seem to be as much of a surprise to the band as to the listener. With Deerhoof every song is an adventure. Classic rock, J-pop, jazz, classical, and noise suddenly become inseparable, as if no stylistic barriers had ever truly existed. This is reflected in their equally wide following: Ask five fans to pin down Deerhoof's sound and you'll get five completely different answers. Their mid '90s debut saw them being branded "too noise for pop" and "too pop for noise." But even as this combination eventually proved basic to the sound of contemporary indie rock, lifting the band out of obscurity in the process, Deerhoof has remained a genre unto themselves. From the cartoon surrealism of Milk Man (2004) or Friend Opportunity (2007) to the gritty realism of Apple O' (2003) and Offend Maggie (2008), they have invented their own instantly recognizable way of writing, playing and recording a song. They are a study in contrasts. Vocalist/bassist Satomi Matsuzaki's light, cool delivery, and the laser beam clarity of her melodies, create a magical tension with her bandmates' ragged power and hyperexpressivity. Underlying any seemingly mythic tendency in the lyrics is a very human concern with worldly love and friendship. And while they can pull out all the stops with some breathtaking songwriting sophistication and virtuosic sparkle, always present is an unpretentious Deerhoofian joy. Ultimately their only rule has been to throw away the rules. As successful as they've become, they are an inspiration to their ever-growing audience because they've stayed DIY, stayed positive, and stayed pure. Ichi, from Nagoya in Japan, takes the notion of a one-man band to new limits - combining steel-drum with ping-pong balls, tape-loops with double bass and trumpet with bongos, all in the space of one short set. Somehow there's an ancient, ritualistic feel to his performances, he's like the misplaced leader of a tribe and perhaps he will be - it's this kind of excellence and innovation which inspires a cult following. At the same time, his music is so playful and unusual, it gives you the feeling that you're witnessing something entirely new. It's fun, it's danceable, it's exciting. His album, 'mono' is released on the Japanese label Coup, and if you heard the CD before you see him play, you'd never believe he reproduces it live, but he does (minus the mewing from his two cats, some atmospheric sound recordings and contributions from some other friends). Ichi is also a 20-year long member of the Nagoya new-wave band Nohshinto, has toured extensively as a solo artist in Japan, and has played with Shugo Tokumaru & Asa-Chang and Junray. If By Yes (Yuka Honda + Petra Haden) A new group featuring the extraordinary talents of Petra Haden on vocals and Yuka Honda on keyboards / samplers, who both draw from pop music and the avant garde. Recently joining If By Yes are drummer Yuko Araki and guitarist Hirotaka "Shimmy" Shimizu, known for their work with Cornelius and Mi-gu. If By Yes take their name from a poem by E.E. Cummings. Photo of Deerhoof performing at LPR in 2009 by Annie Lesser. • 7:00pm doors \| 8:00pm show • $20 in advance \| $22 day of show • 18+ or accompanied by legal guardian • This is a General Admission, Standing event. • Tickets available here asian music indie music j-pop japan nyc festival japanese music le poisson rouge new york live music	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9479442238807678, "wiki_prob": 0.9479442238807678, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line799475"}
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From Napa Valley Register: New Cal-OSHA standards could help curb COVID-19 spread in agricultural, service sectors December 5, 2020 by Sarah Klearman New regulations put into effect by Cal/OSHA last week should strengthen protections for employees confronted by workplace coronavirus outbreaks, experts say — including in the agricultural and service sectors, whose workers have been disproportionately impacted by the virus. The regulations mandate that employers notify workers of potential workplace exposure to the coronavirus within one business day; provide face masks to employees; and, in the case of a possible outbreak, provide on-site testing during work hours, among other things. Most of the recently-released regulations “mirror” previously released guidance from Cal/OSHA, according to Napa County Farm Bureau CEO Ryan Klobas, who said he believed the majority of the bureau’s members were following “the bulk” of the regulations released Nov. 30. Still, the farm bureau would look for clarification regarding how best to comply with certain portions of the new mandates, including providing on-site testing, Klobas added. The 25 worst Christmas movies of all time “Everyone wants to ensure they’re compliant, but we’re (dealing with) practical issues – like limited availability of testing, which could cause an issue,” he said. “Once Cal/OSHA releases more guidance, then we can educate our membership about how best to comply.” The importance of the newly released standards goes beyond the written regulations, according to Laura Stock, director of the Labor Occupation Health Program (LOHP) at the University of California, Berkeley. Most impactful, she said, will likely be the legal weight the regulations carry — a change from previously issued guidance. (Stock, a member of the Cal/OSHA board who voted to approve the emergency standards this month, emphasized she was not speaking as a board member but rather as LOHP director.) “Those were guidelines,” Stock said, referencing the industry-specific guidance released by Cal/OSHA a few months into the pandemic. “The difference between regulations and guidelines is that guidelines are not enforceable. They’re recommendations; they’re best practices. They don’t carry the force of the law.” Cal/OSHA has received more than 4,000 unique complaints regarding potential workplace safety violations relating to coronavirus, according to Stock. Some have been followed up upon, resulting in citations, she said, but limited resources — coupled with the lack of legal recourse available for employees — have made enforcement difficult. That’ll change in the wake of the new standards, Stock added, which will serve as a new enforcement tool for Cal/OSHA. Heightened standards could help California quell the ongoing third wave of the pandemic, Stock said. In Napa County, occupational-related exposure is the third-most prevalent cause of coronavirus infections, trailing only household gatherings and community spread, Napa County Public Health Officer Karen Relucio told the Register in an interview last week. In the summer, the county struggled to contain outbreaks of the virus concentrated in its farmworker housing centers — after one round of testing in June, the positivity rate among the all-male residents had reached almost 25%. Among rights afforded to workers by the new standards is that they should not miss a paycheck because of a mandated quarantine period; employees isolating following a workplace-related coronavirus outbreak must be paid through the two weeks of quarantine. That, in turn, should encourage workers living paycheck to paycheck not to risk showing up at work with coronavirus symptoms or returning to work prematurely after being diagnosed with the virus, Stock said. Amid the outbreak among the residents of the farmworker housing centers in June, Napa County officials approached the Napa Valley Community Foundation (NVCF) in the hopes of partnering to support the men being asked to quarantine for 14 days. “The county came to us and said, we’re having a hard time forcing people to stay quarantined because they’re concerned about missing work,” Julia DeNatale, vice president of community impact for the foundation, said. In response, NVCF developed a program to issue $1,000 checks to farmworkers who could successfully prove they had completed two weeks of quarantine. Checks have so far been distributed to 133 workers, according to DeNatale. Asked if the workers had been denied paychecks by their employers, DeNatale said circumstances were not always so black and white. The issue was often “two-fold,” she explained: some workers, living paycheck to paycheck, could not wait for payment to be remitted on delay. Others — especially undocumented workers — were “concerned with doing anything that’ll rock the boat,” DeNatale said. “If there is advocacy needed with an employer to say, ‘hey, isn’t it within my rights to continue to get paid?’ they’re not inclined to do that,” DeNatale said. NVCF’s partners, including the Upvalley Family Centers and On The Move, are helping clientele navigate through their rights in the workplace, she added. Klobas, speaking about Farm Bureau membership, said ensuring infected workers are “taken care of” has been a consistently high priority. “For all of our members who have been intimately involved with that kind of situation, they want to ensure they have the best, safest work environment possible, because that helps everyone — both employer and employee,” Klobas said. “I think there is very much a feeling of shared responsibility in the agricultural community to make sure all workers are safe.” The fact that California’s farmworkers and workers at its food processing facilities have been hit especially hard by coronavirus outbreaks seems to indicate workplace safety is not always prioritized as it should be by employers in the state, according to Stock, who did not address Napa Valley specifically. (Farmworker communities, as well as meatpacking centers on California’s Central Coast as well as in Southern California, have remained virus hotspots.) “Agriculture has been a big issue. That’s why this particular set of regulations includes things that are specific to agriculture, like congregate housing and transportation,” Stock said, referencing provisions that among other things now mandate adequate ventilation and distancing between residents of facilities like Napa County’s farmworker housing centers. “Limiting workplace exposures will be critical to combating the third wave (of the pandemic).” Napa Valley Community Foundation is preparing to continue to support workers while businesses figure out compliance with the new standards, DeNatale said. In the longer term, though, she is hopeful community members in quarantine may not need as much financial assistance from NVCF, and will instead be able to lean upon their employers for support. Other industries relevant to Napa Valley — hospitality, for example — remain something of a grey area. “We’re wondering about workers who rely on tips,” DeNatale explained, noting NVCF is planning to meet with an employment attorney to better understand the legal implications of the new regulations. “In that case, what will the employer be required to pay? Those are the things we want to understand as quickly as possible to figure out where the gaps are.”	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9116653203964233, "wiki_prob": 0.9116653203964233, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1451197"}
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Panel orders immediate closure of NCR industries not using cleaner fuels by AIP Online Bureau \| Dec 7, 2021 \| Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Policy, Regulation, Workplace/Employee Benefits \| 0 comments “Despite the measures taken in different sectors towards improvement of air quality in Delhi-NCR, the air quality still remains in the ‘very poor’ to ‘severe’ category,” the Commission for Air Quality Management said. In a stern action against industries, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Tuesday ordered immediate closure of all those NCR industries which have not switched to cleaner fuels in industrial areas despite their availability. The CAQM said violating industries/industrial units will not be permitted to operate till December 12, 2021 and the position will be reviewed for further decisions. “There is an emergent need for preventive measures, as a matter of extreme emergency, to prevent further deterioration in air quality. Flying Squads of CAQM will launch special drives and inspect sites to ensure compliance,” the commission said. “Strict enforcement of the commission’s directions to be ensured and closely monitored by the respective state governments and government of Delhi,” it said. In its official statement, the CAQM expressed concern over the ‘very poor’ air quality in the capital and NCR. “Despite the measures taken in different sectors towards improvement of air quality in Delhi-NCR, the air quality still remains in the ‘very poor’ to ‘severe’ category,” it said. “Keeping in view the need to enforce strict actions against the deteriorating air quality of the region, the commission believes that there is an urgent need to take further preventive measures, as a matter of extreme emergency and abundant caution,” the CAQM added. According to the commission’s November 11 order, all industries in the NCR having gas connectivity shall be run only on gas, failing which industries concerned shall be closed. It was also directed that all industries in NCR where gas connectivity is available shall immediately be shifted to gas and state governments will have to furnish industry-wise date of shifting. Additionally, NCR state governments — Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, and the Delhi government — were required to further set up effective enforcement mechanisms, including intensive and continuous drives, by deputing an adequate number of teams consisting of senior officers. The commission said the Flying Squads deputed by it are going on field visits and “rigorously inspecting” various sites contributing to deteriorating air quality of Delhi-NCR and reporting their compliance of the directions to the CAQM. “The commission is reviewing the progress on a daily basis by holding the review meetings with the Flying Squads to take stock of the situation and take necessary punitive actions against the violators,” it said.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.6267170310020447, "wiki_prob": 0.6267170310020447, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line280077"}
The cosmos is vast, the largest stuff that exists. Particles are tiny, the smallest stuff that exists. Yet the particles compose the cosmos; there is nothing in the cosmos... Topic Series How do Particles Explain the Cosmos? The size of the cosmos has been growing, in more ways than one. Our universe is expanding. Multiple universes, an immense number of them, are likely being generated... How Big Can the Cosmos Get? Everyone knows that the universe is huge, but no one could have imagined how staggeringly immense the universe, or multiple universes, may actually be. It stops your breath.... How Vast is the Cosmos? What is the cause of the cosmos? There may not be so many options. Consider: if the cosmos is eternal, it has no beginning. In this scenario, the cosmos has an infinite... Arguing God from Causation? Although many physicists, astronomers, cosmologists do not believe in God, many do. Why the stark division — divided both by what they believe and by how they interpret the... Is the Universe Theologically Ambiguous? That the cosmos is a computer sounds like a modern metaphor, a way of explaining how things work. But some make a bolder claim: that the cosmos is in reality a computer, not... Is the Cosmos a Computer? What remarkable discoveries are being made in cosmology! Cosmologists now develop credible theories about the beginning and end of our universe and theory-based speculations... Does the Cosmos have a Reason? We know the age of the universe, how stars were born, how galaxies were formed. But does the cosmos have meaning? Not make-believe, feel-good meaning. But real meaning. Does the Cosmos Provide Meaning? We know the age of the universe, how stars were born, how galaxies were formed. But does the cosmos have meaning? Not make-believe, feel-good meaning, but real meaning with... Does Cosmology Provide Meaning? Why is there a world that works so well? How does the cosmos generate diversity and opportunity? A major reason is innumerable regularities, which we call laws of nature,... Which Laws of Nature are Fundamental?	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.5586124062538147, "wiki_prob": 0.4413875937461853, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1072819"}
Emerald Downs Wrap-Saturday, August 10 Posted August 10, 2019 by [email protected] 2019 MARATHON SERIES OFF TO EXCELLENT START AUBURN, Wash. (August 10, 2019) – Party for One and Freddies Dream each won races Saturday as Emerald Downs presented two $13,692 divisions of the first leg of the WHBPA and WTBOA Horsemen Helping Horsemen Distance Series for 3-year-olds and up. Party for One (left) ran 1 1/8 miles in 1:51.09 and paid $8.80 to win, out dueling Awesome Return in a prolonged battle and then holding off Cook Up a Storm for his 12th victory the last two years. Lorenzo Lopez was up for trainer Rigoberto Velasquez and owners Rancho Viejo and Jerry Carmody. Freddies Dream (right) ran 1 1/8 miles in 1:49.84 and paid $10 to win, exploding between rivals into the lane and scoring by 8 3/4 lengths over Oldtimers Vision. Kevin Krigger rode the winner for Tim McCanna and Hern/LePley Racing. The series continues Saturday, August 31 at 1-¼ miles and concludes September 21 at 1-½ miles. However, a horse must have run in the first leg to remain eligible, and there were five claims from Saturday’s first division (Party for One, Cook Up a Storm, Awesome Return, Pass Due Payment and Elwood J) and three from the second division (Freddies Dream, Oldtimers Vision and Thorn Legacy). A 6-year-old Washington-bred by Desert Party, Party for One earned $7,184 and is 13-6-7 from 53 starts with earnings of $82,227. Last year, he won eight races and was named Washington’s Top Plater. An 8-year-old California-bred by Good Journey, Freddies Dream earned $7,184 and is 10-6-9 in 47 starts with earnings of $276,021. NOTES: Jose Leon edged Eddie Martinez in the annual jockey foot race for the Permanently Disabled Jockey Fund. . .Trainer Rosie Simkins notched her first win of the season as National Heroine ($11.40) cruised to an easy maiden victory in the Saturday opener. . .Wilson to Lockett ($6) scored a second race touchdown in race two, rallying for a 3 ¾-length maiden victory under Kevin Krigger for trainer Steve Bullock. . .Krigger rode three winners Saturday, already his third triple since arriving last week. . .Dan Agnew, Gerald Schneider, and John Xitco, owners of Longacres Mile contender Law Abidin Citizen, got the weekend off to a hot start with a victory by Collusion Illusion ($17) in the $200,000 Best Pal Stakes for 2-year-olds at Del Mar. . .Former Emerald Downs’ riding champions Gallyn Mitchell and Kevin Radke attended the races Saturday night. . .Live racing continues tomorrow with Championship Sunday featuring four stakes including the 84th running of the $200,000 Longacres Mile. First post 2 p.m.	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.5895521640777588, "wiki_prob": 0.4104478359222412, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line599820"}
The Party Line State of the Revolution Progressive Organizer Steve Friday Launches Campaign to Unseat Walberg by Michigan Progressive Staff \| Jan 28, 2018 \| Uncategorized Steve Friday, a progressive organizer from Dexter, recently launched his campaign for US Congress in Michigan’s 7th district, seeking to unseat Republican Tim Walberg. Friday is a social worker, a US Air Force veteran, and an activist with many progressive organizations, including Indivisible, Ann Arbor for Revolution, and Michigan for Revolution. Friday is the second Democrat to enter the race for the 7th. He will face off in the August primary against Gretchen Driskell, who tried to unseat Walberg in 2016. At his campaign kickoff event, Friday spoke about the economic challenges many are facing in Michigan. He said, “I think everyone here at some point in their lives has struggled to make ends meet. Worried about their car breaking down. Worried about paying medical bills. How many people have used a credit card to pay a medical bill, because if you don’t pay that bill, they’re going to report you to the credit card companies and your credit score will go down?“ Friday is running on a unique slogan: “Human First.” Friday said this means setting aside partisan blinders, and letting go of the personal attacks and baggage that comes with politics. Just treating one another with respect. “I think that no matter who you are, and no matter what you bring to the table, whether you’re a Democrat, Republican, or Independent, we all need to band together and work together to solve problems,” Friday said. “That’s what people are looking for.” Friday’s first hurdle is the August primary against Gretchen Driskell. The primary pits the party’s rising progressive wing against its establishment wing. Two years ago, Driskell’s campaign was considered one of the most promising by party insiders. She drew significant behind-the-scenes help from the Democratic Party in Michigan and nationally. A look at her recent donors this cycle shows significant establishment-democratic backing, with contributions from Loreen Powell Jobs (wife of the late Steve Jobs) and Democratic mega-donor Don Sussman. But it remains to be seen if the party establishment coalesces around her as they did in 2016. Instead, they may choose to focus on other races, like Michigan’s 8th and 11th congressional house seats. That might be because despite strong backing in 2016, Driskell struggled to connect with voters. Walberg’s support of bad trade deals led her to attack him with the nickname “Trade Deal Tim” and urged voters to “Trade Him In.” The attacks fell flat. Her campaign spent over $2.5 million dollars in the race and lost by 15 points. Friday said that he and other progressive activists spoke to Driskell in early 2017 as part an organizing effort prior to the Democratic Party convention. They told her they would support her if she ran on a progressive platform and refused to take corporate money. She said “we’ll talk about it,” but the conversation never happened. When asked about her stance on taking corporate money at the 7th congressional district meeting in Adrian last October she replied, “We’ll deal with that after I get elected.” Sam Pernick, Liano Sharon, and Sue Vasquez contributed to this article Michigan Progressive is a grassroots media organization that provides news, commentary, and analysis on progressive politics in Michigan. 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Austensites AV/E-Texts JA Novels & Bio Original Sources/19th C. Texts Social Customs During the Regency Teacher/Student Writer/Literature Resources This Jane Austen blog brings Jane Austen, her novels, and the Regency Period alive through food, dress, social customs, and other 19th C. historical details related to this topic. « Watch The Blue Geranium Online: Agatha Christie on PBS Masterpiece Mystery! Regency ‘Crime Scene Investigation’: Talking about thief takers » Dancing at the Netherfield Ball: Pride and Prejudice June 28, 2010 by Vic Inquiring Readers: This is the second of four posts to Pride and Prejudice Without Zombies, Austenprose’s main event for June/July – or an in-depth reading of Pride and Prejudice. My first post discussed Dressing for the Netherfield Ball. This post discusses the dances and etiquette of balls in Jane Austen’s era. Warning: the film adaptations get many dance details wrong. So, he enquired who she was, and got introduced, and asked her for the two next. Then, the two third he danced with Miss King, and the two fourth with Maria Lucas, and the two fifth with Jane again, and the two sixth with Lizzy, and the Boulanger …” Mrs Bennet about Mr. Bingley at The Netherfield Ball. The English ballroom and assembly room was the courting field upon which gentlemen and ladies on the marriage mart could finally touch one another and spend some time conversing during their long sets or ogle each other without seeming to be too forward or brash. Dancing was such an important social event during the Georgian and Regency eras that girls and boys practiced complicated dance steps with dancing masters and learned to memorize the rules of ballroom etiquette. The Five Positions of Dancing, Wilson, 1811 Balls were regarded as social experiences, and gentlemen were tasked to dance with as many ladies as they could. This is one reason why Mr. Darcy’s behavior was considered rude at the Meryton Ball- there were several ladies, as Elizabeth pointed out to him and Colonel Fitzwilliam at Rosings, who had to sit out the dance. “He danced only four dances, though gentlemen were scarce; and, to my certain knowledge, more than one young lady was sitting down in want of a partner.” Mr. Bingley, on the other hand, danced every dance and thus behaved as a gentleman should. Ladies had to wait passively for a partner to approach them and when they were, they were then obliged to accept the invitation. One reason why Elizabeth was so vexed when Mr. Collins, who had solicited her for the first two dances at the Netherfield Ball, was that she’d intended to reserve them for Mr. Wickham. Had she refused Mr. Collins, she would have been considered not only rude, but she would have forced to sit out the dances for the rest of the evening. A Broad Hint of Not Meaning to Dance, Gillray, 1804 The only acceptable excuse in refusing a dance was when a lady had already promised the next set to another, or if she had grown tired and was sitting out the dance. Elizabeth could offer neither excuses at the start of the ball, and thus was forced to partner with Mr. Collins. At a ball, a lady’s dress and deportment were designed to exhibit her best qualities: As dancing is the accomplishment most calculated to display a fine form, elegant taste, and graceful carriage to advantage, so towards it our regards must be particularly turned: and we shall find that when Beauty in all her power is to be set forth, she cannot choose a more effective exhibition – The Mirror of Graces, 1811 Real Life in London It was also extremely important for a gentleman to dance well, for such a talent reflected upon his character and abilities. Lizzie’s dances with Mr. Collins were causes of mortification and distress. Mr. Collins slightly out of step “Mr. Collins, awkward and solemn, apologising instead of attending, and often moving wrong without being aware of it, gave her all the shame and misery which a disagreeable partner for a couple of dances can give. The moment of her release from him was exstacy.” A gentleman could not ask a lady to dance if they had not been introduced. This point was well made in Northanger Abbey, when Catherine Morland had to sit out the dances in the Upper Rooms in Bath, for Mrs. Allen and she did not know a single soul. Mrs Allen kept sighing throughout the evening, “I wish you could dance, my dear, — I wish you could get a partner.” Mr. Tilney was introduced by Mr. King, the Master of Ceremonies in the Lower Rooms, to Catherine, who could then dance with him. At Rosings, when Mr. Darcy explained to Lizzie that he danced only four dances at the Meryton Assembly ball because he knew only the ladies in his own party, she scoffed and retorted: “True; and nobody can ever be introduced in a ball room.” Because a ball was considered a social experience, a couple could (at the most) dance only two sets (each set consisted of two dances), which generally lasted from 20-30 minutes per dance. Thus, a couple in love had an opportunity of spending as much as an hour together for each set. A gentleman, whether single or married, was expected to approach the ladies who wished to dance. Given the etiquette of the day, Mr. Elton’s refusal to dance with poor Harriet at the Crown Ball in Emma was rude in the extreme, but Mr. Knightley performed his gentlemanly duty by asking that young lady to dance (and winning her heart in the process). A lively dance at Almack's Regency dances were extremely lively. The dancers were young, generally from 18-30 years of age, and they did NOT slide or glide sedately, as some recent film adaptations seem to suggest. They performed agile dance steps and exerted themselves in vigorous movements which included hopping, jumping, skipping, and clapping hands. Depending on the dance formation and steps, a gentleman was allowed to touch a lady and hold her hand (and vice versa, as shown in the example of Mansfield Park 1999 above and in the image below). The couple had many opportunities to converse or catch their breaths when they waited for others to finish working their way down a dance progression. The ability to carry out a conversation was considered very important, as Lizzie pointedly reminded Mr. Darcy: “Elizabeth … took her place in the set, amazed at the dignity to which she was arrived in being allowed to stand opposite to Mr. Darcy, and reading in her neighbours’ looks their equal amazement in beholding it. They stood for some time without speaking a word; and she began to imagine that their silence was to last through the two dances, and at first was resolved not to break it; till suddenly fancying that it would be the greater punishment to her partner to oblige him to talk, she made some slight observation on the dance. He replied, and was again silent. After a pause of some minutes, she addressed him a second time with: “It is your turn to say something now, Mr. Darcy.—I talked about the dance, and you ought to make some kind of remark on the size of the room, or the number of couples.” He smiled, and assured her that whatever she wished him to say should be said. “Very well.—That reply will do for the present.—Perhaps by and by I may observe that private balls are much pleasanter than public ones.—But now we may be silent.” “Do you talk by rule then, while you are dancing?” “Sometimes. One must speak a little, you know. It would look odd to be entirely silent for half an hour together, and yet for the advantage of some, conversation ought to be so arranged as that they may have the trouble of saying as little as as possible.” The dances that would have been danced at the Nethefield Ball were: The English Country Dance The characteristic of an English country dance is that of gay simplicity. The steps should be few and easy, and the corresponding motion of the arms and body unaffected, modest , and graceful. – The Mirror of Graces, 1811 Country dances consisted of long lines of dances in which the couples performed figures as they progressed down the line. When a dancer was too tired to do steps, she would have been considered no longer dancing at all, as with Fanny in Chapter 28 of Mansfield Park: “Sir Thomas, having seen her walk rather than dance down the shortening set, breathless, and with her hand at her side, gave his orders for her sitting down entirely.” Rather than everyone starting at once, dances would have called and led off by a single couple at the top; as that couple progressed down the set other couples would begin to dance, then lead off in turn as they reached the top, until all the dancers were moving. Jane Austen occasionally got to lead a dance, as she mentioned in a letter of November 20, 1800, to her sister Cassandra: “My partners were the two St. Johns, Hooper, Holder, and very prodigious Mr. Mathew, with whom I called the last, and whom I liked the best of my little stock.” This could lead to very long dances indeed (half an hour to an hour) if there were many couples in a set” – What Did Jane Austen Dance? The cotillion was based on the 18th-century French contradanse and was popular through the first two decades of the 19th century. It was performed in a square formation by eight dancers, who performed the figure of the dance alternately with ten changes. The rapid changes of the cotillion are admirably calculated for the display of elegant gayety, and I hope that their animated evolvements will long continue a favourite accomplishment and amusement with our youthful fair. – The Mirror of Graces The minuet. The Devonshire Minuet This dance had grown almost out of fashion by the time A Lady of Distinction wrote The Mirror of Graces, and it is conjectured that Jane Austen must have danced it in her lifetime. Boulangers, or circular dances, were performed at the end of the evening, when the couples were tired. Jane Austen danced the boulanger, which she mentioned in a letter to Cassandra in 1796: “We dined at Goodnestone, and in the evening danced two country-dances and the Boulangeries.” Note: the Quadrille and the waltz would not have been danced at the Netherfield Ball. Jane did mention the quadrille in a letter to Fanny Knight, which was dated 1816. And the waltz would not have been regarded an acceptable dance in 1813. It is doubted that Jane ever waltzed. The reel might have been danced at the Meryton Assembly, or at a private dance given by Colonel Foster and his wife, for instance, but it would probably not have been featured at the Netherfield Ball at the same time as a country dance. Second Note: The movies have it all wrong. According to the author of this post on Capering and Kickery, “Real Regency Dancers Are Au Courant Along with the peculiar notion that dance figures from the 17th century are useful for the early 19th century comes the even more peculiar notion that entire dances of that era are appropriate. Regency-era dancers were not interested in doing the dances of their great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandparents, any more than today’s teenagers are. Dances like “Hole in the Wall” and “Mr. Beveridge’s Maggot” were written in the late 17th century. Their music is completely inappropriate for the Regency era. Their style is inappropriate. Their steps are inappropriate. There is no sense in which these dances belong in the Regency era. Loving obsessions with these dances make me want to cry at the sheer ignorance being promulgated by the people who keep putting these dances in movies.” More on the Topic The Etiquette of the Ballroom What Did Jane Austen Dance? Real Regency Dancers Don’t Turn Single The Regency Assembly: History Bingley Danced the Two Second and the Two Fifth Dances With Jane Share with others: Posted in Dancing, jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Mr. Bingley, Mr.Darcy, Pride & Prejudice 1995, Pride and Prejudice, Regency Customs, Regency Etiquette, Regency Life, Regency society, Regency style, Regency World \| Tagged Netherfield Ball, Regency Dance \| 38 Comments on June 28, 2010 at 04:55 Laurel Ann Another stellar post Vic. You are in your element. I loved the last quote about “Mr. Beveridge’s Maggot” being inappropriately used in the films. What a disappointment that they got it so wrong. I love that dance scene in P&P 95. They timed the movement and conversation brilliantly. sigh on June 28, 2010 at 09:24 Vic Thank you, LA. I was astonished too, and a little sad, for I had collected several YouTube samples for inclusion. However, the article makes sense. Every contemporary image of dance shows couples dancing energetically. One scene in this abridged classic of Becoming Jane shows how unromantic such a lively dance would be in a film. One element they did get right is the skipping and hopping steps in the dance. (The scene shows up in about a minute.) http://zyuan.za.org/thread-6105.html on June 28, 2010 at 10:59 Patricia I too am very disappointed – that seen in the ’95 P&P happens to be one of my favorite scenes of all the P&P movies. The tension you feel while watching that scene is amazing. I guess that is the good and bad thing about movies. on June 28, 2010 at 05:15 ‘Pride and Prejudice without Zombies’: Dancing at the Netherfield Ball in Pride and Prejudice « Austenprose […] Continue reading at Jane Austen’s World […] on June 28, 2010 at 05:36 Sue I loved the info. about dance. it’s one of my favorite parts of all the movies. I’m so glad it was such a part of the culture of the time. My husband and I met while waltzing. Our families are of German descent and we still enjoy dancing and have tried to instill some of that in our children. It just livens up life and can be done in such a clean and pleasant and not disgusting manner if given the opportunity to find some such pleasant opportunity or event. Thanks for sharing. I especially enjoyed it. [[also posted @ Austenprose]] While I agree that it was the gentleman thing to do to dance as many dances as possible, I also wonder what ramifications it would have had on a gentleman’s reputation if he accepted to dance with a woman who was not as sociably accepted as others. I can see, unfortunately, that if a gentleman accepted to dance with such a woman than the woman (and her family) might gain hope in a future alliance between the two families – if this is not felt by the gentleman and his family I can only see it ending badly. Just a thought…. A Regency woman would never be allowed to ask a man to dance. Having said that, at a ball no one was supposed to pull rank. In other words, at public assemblies the highest ranked gentleman, such as Mr. Knightley, would be obliged to dance with the natural daughter of a gentleman, like Harriet Smith, if she was without a partner, but only if they had been already introduced. This tradition was one of the reasons why the Bingley women and Mr. Darcy seemed so standoffish – they kept themselves apart from the hoi polloi in Meryton, whereas Mr. Bingley plunged right in and danced every dance. (He probably asked for an introduction first!) While in theory, a man of Mr. Martin’s rank could ask Emma to dance at a public assembly, they had never been formally introduced, and so she would not be solicited by him. I imagine there were emotional barriers that would not be crossed, for the thought of a farmer asking a lady of high rank to dance would seem very intimidating, even if they had been introduced. The long sets in country dances probably had people of various ranks face each other as the formations changed and as the couple worked their way down the line. One can also readily imagine young Oxford men going into the country and asking pretty maids to dance at public assemblies, and then chasing them for sport. Almack’s got around this rather democratic rule by making their club selective. Private parties was another way to “control” who you danced with, for the miller’s or toll keeper’s daughter would not likely be invited to a select event at Netherfield or in a townhouse on Grosvenor Square. I guess then if a woman and her family got any hope that there could be a future union if the gentleman danced with her (even out of obligation) then it would be left to her and her family to deal with it. I hope that makes sense lol…. I think, Patricia, that the ramifications for a gentleman dancing with a woman outside of his class were less onerous than if a woman danced with (and fell for) someone who was totally ineligible as a mate. There was a tack she could take: decline the invitation and sit out two dances or use fatigue for an excuse. But, except for large cities, I think that small town society was such that everyone knew their “place,” and a public dance simply became an opportunity for socialization and fun with people one encountered every week. on June 28, 2010 at 14:09 Beth Dunn Great post — so detailed and informative! I have often wondered about the accuracy of the dances in these movies (as well as the hairstyles, which always seem to be shamelessly modern). One reason I loved the recent Emma so much was that it felt like they got the exuberance of the dancing right — lots of hopping and jumping and frolicking about! And yet the romantic dance, the one Knightley dances with Emma at the end of the night, is so lovely. Jane Austen so often used dance as a metaphor for relationships, and the trajectory of Knightley and Emma’s relationship is so beautifully echoed in that dance. I do hope that it is historically accurate in other ways (music, steps), because I do think it is one of the best dance scenes in all the Austen movies. on June 28, 2010 at 22:40 RegencyRomantic Oh, I must heartily agree with you Beth! The energetic dancing during the Ship’s Cook dance was such a refreshing change… And the enthusiastic whooping! What a surprise and I loved it… =) Although I absolutely loved the final dance by Mr. Knightley and Emma, and I do think Ginny’s Market is an original work written for the adaptation, the illusion was slightly shattered for me when I heard the the sound of the modern piano instrument being played! First, was there a piano in the ball? Second, how practical (financially and logistically) would it have been to hire piano for the purposes of the ball? But my heart still goes pitter-patter whenever I watch that scene! =) on June 28, 2010 at 14:16 Stephani It’s a shame that the more energetic and period-appropriate dances simply aren’t conducive to carrying on an important conversation that is to be captured for film. Can you imagine Lizzy and Mr. Darcy having their debate at the Netherfield Ball while gasping for breath? Frankly, I can’t imagine Mr. Darcy gasping for breath at a ball at all, although I’m sure he would have participated in such vigorous dances. on July 1, 2010 at 00:24 Susan de Guardiola Oh, they’re conducive to it: you’d have substantial amounts of standing-out time in the dance, during which you could carry out a conversation. In a long set, a couple near the bottom might have ten minutes or more of standing around before they even started dancing. (I’m the author of the Real Regency Dancers Don’t Turn Single post cited above and study the dance of this era intensively.) Purcell’s Hole in the Wall tune is one of my favorites, but I did wonder what it was doing being used in a Regency period film! Thanks for clarifying that… Again, another lovely and informative post, Vic! =) on June 29, 2010 at 09:17 Lex Another entertaining and informative post! I enjoyed this one immensely. It’s sad that the movie adaptations got the dancing parts wrong when it was once of my favorites scenes! Hi All, thank you for your comments and compliments! Although many of the JA films got the dance scenes wrong, I agree with Stephani that energetic dances are not conducive to holding a conversation in a movie scene. The energy shown in the Crown dance in Emma 2009 certainly showed her youthful liveliness, and there are periods during the English Country Dance where couples waited for long moments before they moved again. So there is a way to show the more spirited Regency dances AND move the plot along with dialog. on June 29, 2010 at 20:22 Shelley Also sex: portraying talent at (1) dancing and (2) horseback riding could be coded ways for the author to communicate the character’s relation to the unspeakable. on June 30, 2010 at 06:08 Cora Harrison I love Jane’s letter (about a ball) to Cassandra where she remarks: ‘To my inexpressible astonishment, I entirely escaped John Lyford. I was forced to work hard for it, however.’ I can just imagine Jane dodging every time that John Lyford approached. Talking of ‘Pride & Prejudice, I wonder, Vic, whether you have ever thought about why Mr Collins was to inherit from Mr Bennett? After all, if it was entailed in the male line – and Lady Catherine de Burgh implies that when she says: ‘I see no occasion for entailing estates from the female line…’ just to finish my last message – if Mr Collins was Mr Bennet’s heir from the male line, then surely his name would be Bennet, not Collins. I can’t understand it. Hi Cora, Very quickly. Mr. Collins was Mr. Bennet’s cousin and the only male heir in the family line. The squire of a great country house, in the eighteenth or nineteenth century, standing on his terrace looking out across his broad acres, was rarely the owner of his land or even his house. He was the life tenant, in possession of the family capital but unable to deal with his estates as if he owned them outright. His interests were subordinate to those of the family, and the family was of more importance than he was. He was the king in check, his freedom of manoeuvre limited by a peculiarly English system of inheritance, the strict settlement (English & Saville, 1983, p. 11). Read this lawyer’s take on the fee entail in Suite 101: It is pretty detailed and will tell you why it was hard to change an ancient law. http://victorian-fiction.suite101.com/article.cfm/entailments-in-jane-austens-novels I still think it is strange – after all, Mr Collins must be the son of a female Bennet – otherwise he would be named Bennet. If this female Bennet could inherit, through her son, surely Jane’s son would be the heir. What do you think? (I did read the legal article very carefully and still do not think that the problem has been solved) on July 2, 2010 at 01:00 Vic Cora, it is not the mother of Mr. Collins (the female Bennet) who would inherit, but her son. He could choose to have her live with him and support her, but the money and property would be strictly his. Mrs. Collins would not inherit through her son. She would be left out of the will as much as Mrs. Bennet. I believe that Mr. Collins would be closer in line to the inheritance than the son of Jane and Mr. Bingley. Jane Austen made no mistakes when it came to recording her era and its customs accurately: so far no one has mentioned this situation, which IS interesting. What if Jane and Bingley had a son before Mr. Collins stood to inherit? I will ask around. Vic on July 18, 2010 at 16:07 Amy Patterson I vaguely remember coming across an article some time in the past decade (perhaps in an edition of Persuasions? I wish I could remember…) where there was some discussion over whether Mr Bennett took the name of a relative in order to inherit the property. We see examples of this in Jane’s own life – her brother Edward was adopted by the Knights and inherited their property at Chawton – and also in the example of Frank Churchill, who took the name of his uncle. I believe the argument was partly based on how often Mr and Mrs Bennett refer to each other using their titles, instead of their “Christian names.” I wish I could find a reference for this… anyway, it’s another little mystery she left for us! :) on June 30, 2010 at 23:07 QNPoohBear I went to a Regency dance event in honor of Jane Austen’s birthday last Dec. 13th. It was interesting and fun. The dances are a LOT harder than they look. I liked the country dances the best. English country dancing is the forerunner of our American square dancing. My favorite dance is the Sir Roger de Coverley, (dance at Fezziwig’s in A Christmas Carol). A full write-up and photos are on my blog back in December. I hope more of you have the opportunity to experience dancing as it was done in Jane Austen’s lifetime. Very nice post! Thank you for citing my articles “Real Regency Dancers Don’t Turn Single” and “What Did Jane Austen Dance?” I hope to have a third post with more details on the ballroom of the actual Regency (1810s) on my blog sometime soonish. This is one of my favorite periods of dance history. A couple of clarifications for you: – The Boulanger was not particularly slow, though it is very easy. It’s a lively strip-the-willow dance done in circular formation. Music for it is available on the Regency Ballroom CD here: http://www.bfv.com/regency/ – “Any Lady…refusing to dance with a gentleman, unless prevented by indisposition, will be under penalty of not joining the next dance, a restriction which no Lady would subject herself to.” (1822). She had to sit out that dance or pair of dances, not the entire evening. – Ladies and gentlemen could stand up together in a set if there was an imbalance between the genders. It would not be done if there were anyone of the opposite gender available. I suspect it would not have been done at private upper-class balls, either. – Mrs. Allen should have applied to the Master of Ceremonies for an introduction for a partner for Catherine. That was part of his job. Susan: Thank you for your information, both in your great site and in these comments of clarification. You are right about a lady having to sit out a pair of dances after refusing a gentleman. Mr. King introduced Henry Tilney to Catherine, but Jane Austen does not say if Mrs. Allen was instrumental in arranging the introduction. Two girls can dance together, but I believe that Mr. Darcy, being single and available, was obliged to dance with the ladies. on July 5, 2010 at 11:45 Supper at the Netherfield Ball « Jane Austen's World […] Pride and Prejudice. My first post discussed Dressing for the Netherfield Ball and my second post talked about the dances.This post discusses the suppers served during Jane Austen’s era. “As for the ball, it is […] on July 12, 2010 at 10:41 Jane Austen and Music « Jane Austen's World […] is winding up this week.. My first post discussed Dressing for the Netherfield Ball, the second talked about the dances, and the third showcased the suppers that might have been served. This post discusses the music […] on July 15, 2010 at 09:23 Austen-isms « The Librarian Next Door […] Jane Austen’s World for her impeccably researched and detailed articles on Austen era dress, dancing, music and food. Definite reads for any true Austen […] on August 1, 2010 at 04:16 Lizzie Do you know where I can get the actual steps to these dances to learn them? on August 19, 2010 at 11:20 türkh web tasarım They performed agile dance steps and exerted themselves in vigorous movements which included hopping, jumping, skipping, and clapping hands. on February 21, 2011 at 18:17 austenproject This is an absolutely wonderful post that we will be using to aid us in our Austen Twitter Project ( http://austenproject.com ). on March 16, 2011 at 17:32 tabela thanks very good site on April 14, 2011 at 03:49 psikolog Congratulations on a very nice site on October 30, 2011 at 17:06 Ina Could you include page numbers with the quotes that you have? on December 3, 2011 at 22:14 My mother’s plan for me to marry a brown girl is doomed. « Saad's Stories […] Historical description of how people conducted themselves at English balls. […] on January 26, 2012 at 08:17 Francis Firth It would be interesting to know whether the instruments played by the musicians for Mr. Beveridge’s Maggot in the BBC Pride & Prejudice are the same as those mimed on screen as there appears to be the rarely played vox humana (a military tenor oboe appriopriate to the period and mainly used outside the military in west gallery music bands which might well have performed for social functions such as balls). Charles Spicer of the Mellstock Band plays one in a couple of their recordings but told me that the musical ‘rewards’ were not worth the effort expended. If it was actually played in this scene I wonder who was the performer? on September 5, 2012 at 01:49 Erika Collins very well done! i enjoyed reading it:) based on your opinion what do you thing Netherfeild in general symbolizes? why was it so important throughout the novel? 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Honda Off-Road Racing Team Takes On The Mint 400 March 10, 2020 /in Garage Journal /by Bocacci Samalvides Long touted, The Great American Off Road Race, The Mint 400, is also a notoriously rough course on equipment and drivers as hundreds of entries do their laps, making the race course ever-changing and unpredictable. The 2020 edition, held in the desert south of Las Vegas, NV, was the longest ever – 428 miles in four 107 mile long laps. In their first Mint 400 race, the Honda Talon program, Christopher Polvoorde and navigator, Jimmy Davidson, started in the 22nd position, and Eliott Watson and navigator, Quintin Tucker, drew the coveted pole position for the Limited Race, UTV Pro Turbo Class of 42 very competitive entries, held on Friday, March 6. The team entered the race with weeks of preparation and solid strategies. Each starting position had its own strategy for racing The Mint 400. The Watson driven, No. T903 Talon 1000R pole position meant pushing the driver and Talon harder to stay in the lead pack. Polvoorde’s No. T940 Talon strategy was to be less aggressive and focus on conserving the Talon for the decisive final lap, taking advantage of the inevitable attrition. At the end of the day, both Talons were out of the race early due to mechanicals. Team principal, Jeff Proctor summed it up saying, “We’re still learning how all of our off-road experience fits into these capable Talons. We’ve made decisions, done the testing, worked with the best engineers, and we just didn’t see this coming. The Mint 400 wasn’t our race. It’s unfortunate that our results don’t reflect all the potential of the Honda Talon 1000R. We’ll adjust and come back stronger.” Even so, the grandeur of the event wasn’t lost on Watson, “It was a rad experience getting to go through the Mint parade and do autograph signings throughout the day. When we were at the driver’s meeting and heard all of the people who put this race on I got the chills a little bit. All of the hard work that everyone at Honda has put in to get us out here for us to drive was insane.” Results were better for the No. 709 Honda Ridgeline team, racing their 5th Mint 400 on Saturday, March 7, in the Unlimited Race with the larger horsepower, larger shod Unlimited Trucks, Class 1 and Baja Truck classes. Making the holes bigger and even more unpredictable for the Ridgeline drivers, Jeff Proctor and Pat Dailey and navigator, Evan Weller. Race strategy had a major overhaul because of a last minute change in race format – shifting the Class 7 from the Limited Race to the Unlimited Race. Proctor said, “Starting behind the Unlimited Trucks is a big factor. They create lots of dust and holes. Our priority is to preserve the equipment and tires. The trucks expose rocks on an already rough course, and those rocks are hard on tires. It’s a race to the final lap and we have to make sure we have enough left to finish the race.” Strategy paid off, the Honda Ridgeline finished the grueling race late into the night, with a time of 9:36:13, earning them a 2nd place position in Class 7. Per usual, results rarely reflect the racing drama and this race was no different. Driver Patrick Dailey recounts, “This Honda Ridgeline was running great all day. Jeff and Evan set a great pace. Unfortunately about halfway into the 3rd lap, we had a suspension failure, which caused us to greatly reduce our pace. I jumped in the driver seat for the last lap and Michael Loomis replaced Evan in the navigator seat. We still had the lead at that point but wasn’t able to hang on with the slower pace we had to run. My main goal was just survival and get the truck to the finish line. The HPD engine ran perfect all day long. It was great to get back onto the podium with a 2nd place finish. We can’t wait for redemption at the Baja 500.” Up next, for both programs is taking on the legendary diverse terrain of Northern Baja, Mexico in the 52nd Annual SCORE Baja 500, June 3 -7, 2020. https://www.racingspirit.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/c0196182-1586-43f0-9e32-cdeb327a83ce.jpg 533 800 Bocacci Samalvides https://www.racingspirit.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/RS-logo-2.png Bocacci Samalvides2020-03-10 11:38:052021-04-26 11:51:17Honda Off-Road Racing Team Takes On The Mint 400 Roger Penske Honored at Amelia Island Petersen Museum Now Offering Virtual Vault Tours	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.7452501654624939, "wiki_prob": 0.2547498345375061, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line858374"}
Closing the door, opening a window by Angelic-kat Fiction » Romance Rated: T, English, Romance & Humor, Words: 76k+, Favs: 132, Follows: 10, Published: 12/6/2003 Updated: 8/17/2005} 572 Chapter 30: Tori's funeral: THE END Closing the Door, Opening a Window Final chapter. "I never would have imagined." Jess whimpered. The tissue box in her hand was emptying rapidly, "I loved her so much, I didn't realise how great a friend she was." Protecting and supporting his girlfriend in the only way he could think of, Aaron draped an arm over her shoulder. He held her tightly with the tips of his fingers circling around her shoulder. It was a terrible day, the rain drops fell from eyes onto the ground, and the thunder was shrill shrieks from the mourning souls. Yet the sun condemned the aura of emotions; it was bright, many of the guests wore wide rimmed black hats to block the rays. It wasn't an easy situation to be in. Aaron wanted desperately to speak the words that would bring a smile to Jessabelle's beautiful face, but those words were a myth. He cringed as they stood in front of the cold grey tombstone. It did Tori no justice. She was such a sweet girl, the grave didn't let the world know of her unjust departure. Out of the corner of his eyes, Aaron could see Ava and Daniel embracing, her head leant against his chest, he could see that Dan's shirt shone with a liquid presence. She was crying, and so was he. Although Daniel was a strong companion, weakness shone through. He didn't try to wipe the tears away, instead let them fall gracelessly onto Ava's beautiful red locks. "It didn't seem real till now." Jess let out a yelp. And with those words she spoke, her posture collapse. Jess' palms collided with the rough dirty ground and her dress creased as her knees clinked against a patch of grass. She sobbed and sobbed, cursing God's name aloud. Aaron kneeled next to her, he rubbed her back. It was all getting too much, he couldn't contain his emotions, the damn hell he felt, he couldn't defend her much longer. He inhaled, and as he exhaled, a small droplet rolled down his cheek. He wiped it away quickly on his sleeve, and buckled onto his back. Jess' face turned towards him, and she froze, it was so unexpected. A melancholy sight which, she suspected, would lock as a cold memory all her adulthood. He looked so vulnerable, barely sitting up with an arched back, and his face downcast. Jess tugged his sleeve, but he wouldn't face her. She tugged it again, without moving his face, his eyes turned towards her, with an upsetting vision. A tear fell out of his right eye, whilst one fell out of her left. She pressed her index finger onto his tear, trailing it down to his neck. No words were uttered, and no looks were received. Their hands slowly made their way into another's, and the cool and relaxing breeze evaporated their depression. "I don't like it when you cry." Ava sniffled into Daniel's chest, "it makes me sad when you cry." Daniel laughed softly, his voice felt like it had been cut out in a macabre fashion, fighting in a pool of claret. The oppressive events had tragically triumphed over his 'manly' strength. The guilty company of his ever-loving girlfriend was the only contention he felt. He almost laughed at himself! He barely knew Tori, never had given her the time of day before Ava walked into Mazda High. But the atmosphere, it just made him want to sin blasphemy! Usually he'd feel like a 'dickhead' and a 'fruit' if he cried. But at the funeral, it seemed quite appropriate. Looking around, everyone was in tears. Tissues upon tissues were being shoved into pockets (the black and white making an obvious contrast), and embracers were to be seen everywhere. Tori's family made Daniel's jaw clench. They all sat politely, accepting sorrowful apologies from the concerned. Tori's brother seemed to be living on another planet; he giggled and chased butterflies around the cemetery, pretending that zombies would awaken at any moment. His parents smiled at this act, and they continued a small and private conversation. Following Daniel's vision, Ava pardoned this behaviour, "they're grieving in a different way. It might not have sunk in yet, they might want to save face, it's not that they don't care." Her hand sat at the crease of his abs, she took a step away from him, letting their brown eyes converse without sound. "I suppose." He said, his own hands resting on her lower back. He hated to admit it, but she looked beautiful dressed in black. Her singlet number was shapeless, it draped well bellow her knees and seemed a few sizes too big. She definitely was going for discreet. Although he didn't assume it worked- her hair in red ringlets cascaded down to her breasts, and sat divinely. She truly was a fiery Goddess in his eyes. "Daniel this isn't the time or place to be thinking THOSE kinds of thoughts." Ava said. He could not decipher whether or not she was joking around, feeling offended, or just simply stating a face. He then realised that his eyes were focused on her chest. With a blush, he only then remembered that his eyes were like waterfalls. Shaking his head free of them, Daniel kneeled in front of her. He wrapped his arms around her waist and rested his head on her chest- just like she was doing previously. This was in a non seductive or sexy way. He just wanted to be susceptible for one moment, just to feel what it's like to be utterly protected. A small smile crept up on Ava's beautiful face, "It's ok Daniel, I'm always here for you." Daniel smiled in union, "I love you, Ava." She never replied. The speeches and tears slowly ended, and the foursome felt it rude to go back to the 'after party' (so to speak), so they made their way to a local burger joint, taking a seat in the back booth. None felt too talkative, nor felt in the mood for happiness. Jessabelle and Aaron still had their hands entwined; it had been that way ever since the funeral. Daniel, almost feeling foolish in his 'ludicrous' state, sat with his arm around Ava. They ordered milkshakes each; all chocolates, which ironically resembled the closest colour that could fit the black mood they were in. Sips were heard, Ava almost refused to gulp in fear that the group would hear the noise loudly. Unlike Daniel, Ava was puzzled but at the same time proud of her boyfriend. He showed a very different and sincere side, she never expected to see a tough player in tears, weak before her figure. "The speech Tori's father made was really sweet." Jess casually sipped on her milkshake, "I really think it was a nice tribute to our friend." The other three agreed with nods and lacking-syllable responses. "This is all so sudden." Aaron stated, "not just Tori's departure, but the whole ordeal. In less than a year, Ava became our friends (and moved into my neighbourhood), me and Dan's friendship returned, Dianna and Dan broke up, Di was seen as a bitch, Ava became our good friends… and we all found love." "Well three of us." Dan piped in," Ava isn't in love." Ava bit her lip. She didn't love him; or at least she wasn't sure she did. He meant a lot to her, of course, but love was such an overused word, and Valentines had made it almost transient. "I never said I love you," Ava looked at Daniel, "because when I do say it, I want you to realise that I'm not fucking around." Dan smirked, "you certainly enjoy cursing away a romantic situation." "And you certainly know how to include sarcastic humour into a mourning day!" Ava bit back. "You two will always be a fighting couple, you know." Jess laughed, "It's the whole love-hate cliché! Face it, you two throw so many fire sparks at each other, you're basically making chemistry." Ava and Daniel exchanged a delicate kiss, his lips pressed against hers, and he glued in that position for a great time. Only when they both felt embarrassed at being in company, they parted. All had a small smile on their faces; whether if be for love, or for finally being able to start a new journey, it was a small proportion of happiness. "Let's just hope that Ava doesn't end up naked at a party again." Quite randomly, Jess stated, with a laugh. She gulped down the last bit of her milkshake. Ava cringed at the memory, "now that was one of the most EMBARRASSING days of my life!" Everyone laughed at the memory, although at the time, Ava remembered herself in tears. The song "My Immortal" blasted through the radio in her mind, she felt saddened by it. That band was bloody talented, but that song brought back too many bloody unpleasant memoirs. Killing the group conversation, they privately discussed matters in twos. Aaron studied Jess' magnificent face- she truly was beautiful. Her oval face was of such tanned and clear complexion, he couldn't recount one encounter when she was blemished. Her nose and cheeks were painted with miniscule freckles, and her eyes were of the lightest brown he had ever seen. They were almost green, and when she really smiled, they did light up in a shade of hidden emerald. He loved her height, even if she was quite short. She was just reaching 5'3, and he was at the 6 foot mark. "You're beautiful, Jess." Aaron said. Jessabelle's face lit up, "you're amazing." The two continued ogling at each other with sweet, reassuring words. They almost uttered nonsense for the mere fact of comforting each other in a time of uncertainty. The conversation with Ava and Daniel, was quite simular, but much less open. They argued a bit over whether or not the milkshakes were made with skinny or regular milk. Ava, being an educated person on different milk types (and being a typical, weight worrying female), was convinced that she was in the right, and that the milk WAS skinny. Daniel, on the other hand, thought Ava was being an idiot, and that the milk was regular like usual. "WHATEVER!" Daniel finally threw an irritated hand up in the air in mercy. He placed his hand in his pocket and fished around, past all the soggy tissues, he pulled out a small jewellery case. "I got you something." Ava looked at the box curiously. She was scared to open it, but excited to see the context inside it. She gave him an odd expression, but smiled all the same, sliding the lid open with a pop. Inside was a beautifully simple ring. It was large, and had a small swirly pattern, silver in colour. What a simple gift, but it made her very grateful and warm. "It's a promise ring." Daniel explained nervously, "I just wanted to tell you, that, well, I'll try to never leave you, and I really do like you a lot and I really hope you are happy and all that jazz. I hope you like it." He was blabbering, and Ava liked it when he blabbered. And she did like him a lot. "I love it, Dan." She kissed him on the cheek, placing the ring on her finger with an unsure and overwhelming emotion. "By the way, it is skinny milk." Ava winked. AN: THIS IS THE END! No more, after one and over a half years, I have finished this story. I don't know how to feel- I'm too tired to process emotions… but the story I have worked so hard on, is completed! I hope the end is satisfying, and please tell me your opinion of the end. I love you all, you've been a part of my writing life, and I am grateful for everyone who typed a few little words and inspired me to write all this time. Thankyou, I will only give review replies to a few people, because I can't exactly say "please read" anymore: Cat Youkai: I want to thank you SO FRICKEN MUCH! You have been one of the most awesome reviewers! And I can't believe you've been bothered to read this story for SO LONG. I couldn't do that! And some times, your reviews are the reasons I pick up a pen (or word document, whatever) and write. Strange, I don't even know you, but seeing your name continuously on reviews, it just is a great asset. Thankyou! Kasatriya: Thanks for being dedicated to the amount of crap I type! You have been an all-round review. And I thankyou, keep reading and increasing your literature and writing knowledge- because I can tell you've got such a passion for it. I really thankyou for sharing this fiction-telling experience with me! CrystalDusk: Ava brought Daniel the elephant G-string, hehe, I thought it worked well. Thanks mate for being a reviewer, I know you have for some chapters, and I am extremely grateful. It's always nice to see the same names in reviews. Shojogurl: I hope to write a sequal! I really do, I have such great ideas. It's just a matter of time- a lot of time. And, hopefully it's less cliché and less 'teenage typical love story'. Thanks mate! I owe you a whole bunch of reviews and kindness! Mya Von Dor: you have been very helpful. I'm glad this story has been good enough for you to read. And I really thank you for it, it means more to me… than anything, for people to actually read my work. Aww I'm getting all upset now! I LOVE YOU ALL! (well, not really, but as my faithful reviewers). And I am grateful for EVERYTHING! If you want a sequel, SAY SO! Angelic-kat. « First « Prev Ch 30 of 30	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.5149701833724976, "wiki_prob": 0.48502981662750244, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1028124"}
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2023 Morehead City Rainy Day Activities Guide Crystal Coast Axe Throwing Crystal Coast Axe Throwing is the newest entertainment spot on the Crystal Coast. Whether you want to channel your inner lumberjack or just try out a fun and competitive hobby, axe throwing is a fun and unique... Arts Council of Carteret County Located in a charming but unimposing brick building in the heart of downtown Morehead City, the Arts Council of Carteret County is the region’s premier resource for discovering a wealth of local talents that call... Game on Escape Rooms Game on Escape Rooms offers physical adventure games in which players solve a series of puzzles and riddles using clues, hints and strategy to complete the objectives at hand. These experiences are great for ages 10 and... Webb Memorial Library and Civic Center Though the Webb Memorial Library and Civic Center is a historical destination in its own right, this spacious and engaging library is also an entertaining destination for young and adult visitors alike. Featuring a... Other Activities in Morehead City Rainy Day Activities in Other Towns Cape Carteret Island Ferry Adventures Bird Shoal, Carrot Island, Sand Dollar Island & more! Dive into an exploration of some of the Southern Outer Banks’ most remote shorelines with an excursion that’s led by Island Ferry Adventures. Featuring both transport to the outlying islands as well as guided tours of some of the region’s most wild spots, this tour company has a lot to offer for shell seekers, nature buffs, and everyday adventurers alike. Mac Daddy's Located on the southern end of Emerald Isle, and easy to reach for visitors staying throughout the Crystal Coast, Mac Daddy’s is the destination of choice for countless fun-seeking vacationers of all ages who want a big dose of entertainment off the sand. Featuring a bowling alley, sports bar, arcade, and a sister miniature golf course – (the Golfin’ Dolphin) - visitors can expect plenty of good times when they make an outing to this all-around fun amusement center.	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.5374433398246765, "wiki_prob": 0.4625566601753235, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line51799"}
Patricia and James Poitras ’63 Home \| McGovern Institute Centers \| Poitras Center for Psychiatric Disorders Research \| Patricia and James Poitras ’63 Fueling psychiatric disorders research James and Patricia Poitras at an event co-hosted by the McGovern Institute and Autism Speaks. Photo: Justin Knight The decision to establish the Poitras Center for Psychiatric Disorders Research came to Patricia and James Poitras shortly after hearing Robert Desimone address a meeting of the McGovern Institute Leadership Board in 2006. There, Desimone described a long-range plan for the future of the Institute and the creation of a new initiative for brain disease and mental illness. “We were pleased with this newly stated purpose to bring basic research into practice. We had decided many years ago that our philanthropic efforts would be directed towards psychiatric research. We could not have imagined then that this perfect synergy between research at MIT’s McGovern Institute and our own philanthropic goals would develop,” recalls Jim Poitras, a 1963 MIT alumnus with a degree in electrical engineering. “After hearing Bob, we talked with Pat and Lore McGovern over dinner,” continues Pat, “and realized we could help make this happen faster than even they had hoped. We are very hopeful for the future.” Pat and Jim committed $20 million to support research on major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders at the center. In 2017, they further expanded the center’s impact with the creation of the endowed James and Patricia Poitras Professorship of Neuroscience at MIT, a position currently held by gene engineering pioneer Feng Zhang. “We are most interested in bringing basic scientific research to bear on new treatment options for psychiatric diseases. The work of Feng Zhang and his team is immeasurably promising to us and to the field of brain disorders research,” Jim and Pat said in 2017. In the fall of 2018, the Poitrases further grew the center by establishing the Poitras Catalyst Fund, which fuels the development of novel CRISPR and gene engineering technologies in the labs of Feng Zhang and Guoping Feng. Adds Jim, “Providing support for high-risk, high-reward projects that have the potential to significantly impact individuals living with mental illness has been immensely rewarding to us.” MIT scientists discover new antiviral defense system in bacteria Three distinct brain circuits in the thalamus contribute to Parkinson’s symptoms A brain circuit in the thalamus helps us hold information in mind	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.5123683214187622, "wiki_prob": 0.4876316785812378, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1874634"}
Training Programs and Contacts Every North American Veterinary School has one faculty member who serves as the ASLAP Student Liaison. If you are a veterinary student interested in a career in laboratory animal medicine, your student liaison can provide you with career information, give you a tour of their facilities, and tell you about ASLAP student memberships. Click here to see list of liaisons To send a message to all liaisons click here Want to join a local student chapter, visit the student chapter section for more information. Zoetis Foundation/AAVMC Veterinary Scholarship Opportunity - Open for application The American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges is pleased to announce the 2023 Zoetis Foundation/AAVMC Veterinary Scholarship Program funded by the Zoetis Foundation. The Zoetis Foundation grant will award 263 2nd and 3rd year veterinary students with scholarships worth $7,000 each. In addition to the traditional selection criteria of academic excellence and financial need, the scholarships will focus on meeting ongoing needs of the veterinary profession – diversity, sustainability, and mixed/rural medicine practices. The application closes December 15, 2022, at 11:59pm EST. All applications must be fully submitted by December 15th to qualify. Learn more and submit applications here. ASLAP Foundation 2023 Summer Fellowship Program The American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners Foundation with several funding partners is supporting 10-12 week Summer Fellowships in Laboratory Animal Medicine. Are you interested in clinical veterinary medicine and research? Do you want to work with a variety of non-traditional species? Are you curious about cutting edge science that defines the human and animal biomedical fields? If you are, then LABORATORY ANIMAL MEDICINE is the career for you, we can help you explore, AND pay you to do so! Activities in these programs will include practice of clinical medicine in a research environment, pathology of laboratory animals, surgery, animal colony management, working closely with laboratory animal veterinarians and residents, participation in journal clubs, seminars and management teams, regulatory oversight of animals used in research, laboratory animal medicine research and a number of other exciting endeavors. Program structures, activities, fellow numbers and application requirements vary so you can surely find a program that fits your goals. Please review the program web sites or contact directors for more information. Participating programs and their sponsorships are: Program Location* Director Contact information Application Timeline** Cornell University Dr. Wendy Williams ([email protected]) February 3, 2023 Emory University Dr. Shraddha Cantara ([email protected]) February 3, 2023 Memorial Sloan Kettering Center Dr. Heather Martin ([email protected]) February 3, 2023 The Ohio State University Dr. Stacey Meeker ([email protected]) February 3, 2023 The University of Chicago Dr. Kerith Luchins ([email protected]) February 3, 2023 The University of Illinois-Chicago Dr. Lisa Halliday ([email protected]) February 3, 2023 The University of Missouri Dr. Craig Franklin ([email protected]) February 3, 2023 The University of Pennsylvania Dr. James Marx ([email protected]) February 3, 2023 Your Profession needs laboratory animal veterinarians! If you are among this growing cadre of students who realize the excitement and personal rewards of a career in laboratory animal medicine, these programs are a great resource for you to explore and gain experience. Consider a Laboratory Animal Medicine Fellowship – it will be a very rewarding experience! Several research facilities offer summer programs, externships, clinical rotations, or other educational experiences for veterinary students interested in laboratory animal medicine. A number of institutions offer Postdoctoral Training Programs intended to help candidates prepare for careers in Laboratory Animal Medicine. How to Choose a Training Program Tips on Applying for Residency Programs Preceptorship Programs & Residency Programs Externships with an Emphasis on Nonhuman Primates Interested in applying for a residency position in laboratory animal medicine? Programs will be offering informal virtual Q&A sessions to allow you to learn more. For more information click here ( ) to download the details in a pdf or view the list at https://www.aslap.org/career-development/qa-session Instructions for Applicants to Laboratory Animal/Comparative Medicine Training Programs Participating in the Veterinary Internship & Residency Matching Program (VIRMP) Applicant selection for laboratory animal/comparative medicine training programs will be managed using the matching program administered by the American Association of Veterinary Clinicians (AAVC). Applicants must submit their applications and have required materials uploaded to the VIRMP site by the following time schedule: Program Entry. Institutions begin entering program information. Search Programs. Initial list of completed programs available. Additional programs will be shown as completed by the institution. End of program entry. Last day for institutions to enter program information. Applicants able to register. Applicants will be able to register, apply to programs and enter their rank order list. 9:00 p.m. EST Lab Animal Medicine Applications due. Four weeks prior to application deadlines for other programs. Application deadline. Last date for applicant to complete Application Packet online and apply to programs. Transcripts and Letters of Reference due to the VIRMP. Applicant rank order lists due/End of withdrawal period. Last date for applicant rank order lists to be submitted. Last date for applicants to withdraw from the VIRMP. Program rank order lists due/End program withdrawal period. Last date for institution rank order list to be submitted. Last date for institutions to withdraw programs. 8:00 a.m. EST Match Results Date. Results will be posted to the VIRMP website. Institutions may print matched lists, unmatched applicants list and open positions list. Matched applicants may access matched program information. Unmatched applicants may search open positions. Open Positions List Available to the Public. The open positions list will be available without an account. Details on the matching process are described in detail on the VIRMP site and in the Application Process and Instructions for Applicants to Laboratory Animal/Comparative Medicine Training Programs . The list of participating training programs can be found here. *Important Note: The application deadline for laboratory animal/comparative medicine training programs is earlier than other internship and residency programs to ensure sufficient time for programs to schedule interviews with prospective candidates. The American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) provides a certification process for postdoctoral training programs and publishes a list of ACLAM-certified postdoctoral training programs. ACLAM also coordinates a mentoring program for veterinary students and veterinarians interested in entering the laboratory animal field, for laboratory animal practitioners interested in becoming board-certified, and for established laboratory animal practitioners who seek further career development. The Laboratory Animal Veterinarian's Role A career in laboratory animal medicine is far from routine. For most, no two days are alike. The primary function of the laboratory animal veterinarian is to provide for the health and well-being of research animals. This is accomplished through a wide variety of activities including the design and implementation of clinical and preventative veterinary medical programs, oversight of animal husbandry programs, participation in institutional animal care and use committees, consulting and training of biomedical researchers and technicians, and other related activities. Additionally, laboratory animal veterinarians may perform independent research and serve as consultants and collaborators to research investigators in a wide range of disciplines. This breadth of functions creates diverse opportunities and challenges unique to this veterinary specialty. Laboratory animal veterinarians must be prepared to attend to a large variety of species, most of which are not common to traditional veterinary practice. The unique biological qualities, nutritional and environmental requirements, and diseases of these animals provide interesting challenges for their husbandry and clinical management. It is important for good science that the animals used in research investigations be free of unwanted spontaneous disease. The laboratory animal veterinarian is trained to manage such deviations from normal in animal populations and advise researchers regarding implications this may have for research. In addition to providing veterinary care, specialists in laboratory animal medicine play pivotal roles in other aspects of an institution's animal care and use program. They supervise and train animal care technicians in appropriate animal husbandry, manage and operate research animal facilities, and are involved in the design and renovation of these facilities. Typically, veterinarians will serve as liaison between the institution and regulatory and accrediting organizations. They provide training and guidance to the research staff on humane methods of animal experimentation, including appropriate surgical techniques, animal restraint, and use of anesthetics and analgesics. Veterinarians in this specialty are sometimes called upon to educate the community. This may be done via classroom presentations, lectures to local and national organizations, and media appearances. Research in laboratory animal medicine (also referred to as comparative medicine) includes the study of animal diseases, animal models of human disease, computer modeling, procedural and surgical techniques, and animal nutrition. Opportunities for collaboration with researchers in other disciplines also exist and may involve advising on selection, development, and refinement of animal models and animal biomethodology. Professional Involvement There are several organizations that provide opportunities to laboratory animal veterinarians for extramural participation in the specialty: The ASLAP Foundation funds training opportunities for veterinary students in laboratory animal medicine. Your donation will help us recruit the brightest and best of our young colleagues to our specialty. The American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners (ASLAP) seeks to promote the dissemination of experiences, ideas, and knowledge among veterinarians engaged in laboratory animal practice and encourages the training of veterinarians in laboratory animal practice at the pre- and post-doctoral levels. The American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) tests and certifies qualified veterinarians in this specialty. Since its inception, over 400 veterinarians have become board-certified by ACLAM. The American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) is a large organization representing veterinarians, scientists, animal technicians, educators, and the allied trade groups associated with laboratory animal medicine. AALAS improves the care and use of laboratory animals through education and information exchange. The Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC International) was created to form a self-regulating means of standardizing humane animal care and use at institutions with animal facilities. Voluntary AAALAC accreditation provides assurance that the standards for appropriate care and use of research animals are met or exceeded, as determined by an objective organization. The Association of Primate Veterinarians (APV) is an international community of veterinarians working to promote and advance the medicine, management, and humane care of nonhuman primates. APV provides various educational resources including an annual workshop, webinars, and guidelines to improve the health and welfare of nonhuman primates in a variety of settings including scientific research. AVMA Resources for Healthcare professional burnout, depression and suicide prevention The AVMA has worked together with partners, including the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and released in partnership with the National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America (NAVTA), the Veterinary Hospital Managers Association (VHMA), and the Veterinary Medical Association Executives (VMAE), to develop a new free resource to support veterinary professionals and their workplaces to recover after a suicide loss. This includes best practices for responses of key leaders in the immediate aftermath of a suicide, strategies for helping the workplace community grieve and cope, and information on how to safely pay tribute to the employee while reducing the risk of suicide contagion amongst vulnerable community members. 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Go to Mainpage o-com Magazines ⮝ One of the six lines from a bird's eye view: From infeed via filling machine to labelling and retraying. What's special here is that labelling can occur both before and after the filling process. One of the six lines from a bird's eye view: From infeed via filling machine to labelling and retraying. What's special here is that labelling can occur both before and after the filling process. 7 FOR SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS – INTERVIEW ABOUT THE MEGAPROJECT Seven systems, consisting of six lines and a closing machine, are currently under development for Siemens Healthineers and are being installed step by step on two continents. Model lines and new technical solutions are called for to fill and close Siemens Healthineers' own diagnostic products. Steven E. Johnson, Project Manager at Siemens Healthineers, talks about the special challenges and backgrounds of this unusual project in an interview. The task: A broad range of diagnostic liquids are dispensed into containers and closed. A line type will process cartridges, which are also known as shuttles and have up to three cavities. A second line type is responsible for plastic and glass bottles in sizes ranging from 0.5 ml to 250 ml. Optima has designed both lines based on the OPTIMA Linoline machine type. The glass bottles are once more integrated into an (existing) freeze-drying process, which requires a special flanging machine. An initial bottle system has successfully completed the SAT at a Siemens Healthineers plant in China. Siemens Healthineers develops and manufactures diagnostic products (reagents) under various brand names at international locations. ⮟ Optima has designed both line types for Siemens Healthineers based on the OPTIMA Linoline machine type. Edotorial Team: Mr. Johnson, what diagnostic products will be processed with these new machines? Steven E. Johnson: These are products that are widely used to identify a variety of health problems. They are helping to improve the lives of many people around the world. I'm afraid I can't go into further detail at this point. How many prescriptions will be stored in the machine control? We currently have a demand for thousands of prescriptions. And this demand will continue to grow as new products are introduced. As part of this major project, a new solution was to be developed to specifi cally address the leak test of the cartridges. Did you evaluate the technical solution competence of the suppliers before deciding to invest? The leak test was one of hundreds of criteria we used to select our supplier for this project. For our first assessment of the leak test, we examined a process that Optima was familiar with. We came to the conclusion that this would not be suitable for our application and therefore we would have to go in another direction. How would you rate the technical collaboration with Optima? What about the solution identified for the leak test? Collaboration between technical departments and project teams is the key to success, especially for a project of this size. With regard to the leak test, Siemens Healthineers brought in a technology Optima was not yet familiar with. Both teams worked closely together, with each side taking part in the process. Now we have a technically advanced solution that was implemented in record time. Were there any other special solutions or design features that led to the decision to invest? One of the reasons we chose Optima was because of how they combined the processing of our many products into a few individual lines. Although it was an important aspect of the decision-making process, it was ultimately only one among many that fi nally led us to choose Optima. Another was their willingness to work closely together as a team. For a project of such scale, this is the only way to succeed. Some of the machines will be installed at a location in China. What is your opinion about the service Optima off ers from its Chinese location? That was another factor in our selection process. The service in China was something we thoroughly examined. We found that some suppliers offer support in name only and others, like Optima, have a true service location with teams that work well together on a global basis. Our team takes an ownership approach towards the in stalled equipment, which may differ slightly from other companies. Our long-term expectation is that our teams will be able to solve most problems quickly on their own. All the same, we have already worked with service teams in China on a regular basis and with great success, and will continue to do so in the future. What is the situation in the USA? The service requirements here will also be high. As I mentioned, we expect an ownership culture for the equipment used by our teams. However, from time to time we do need outside support. So when we started the project, a US branch was something we considered. ⮝ The containers are sealed with sealing foil and the sealing foil contour is accurately cut out with a laser. ⮝ The line also includes two labellers. Some of the new machines in the USA and China will be identical and/or duplicated. Is this part of a strategy to use the same machines at different locations? Our team has been implementing automated systems and factories around the world for many years and therefore is already very experienced. To build something of this scale in multiple locations requires a solution with standardized platforms that would work virtually anywhere in the world. The most difficult part is to develop the first system to technical perfection. Thanks to Siemens Healthineers' and Optima's one-team philosophy, we have achieved this goal. As part of our ownership culture, we wanted to have common solutions so that we could better support each other worldwide. If a problem were to occur in China, our team in the USA could tackle it more directly. There are many other reasons for this approach, but I'd rather not go into them in detail. A few years ago we published an article about a filling and closing machine for Siemens Healthineers diagnostic products. Has the experience with this plant infl uenced the new decision to invest? We have integrated this information into our evaluation process. In the end, we visited the factory to get more information. This was factored into our decision. Will the new machines replace the older ones? Or are they expansions? The current projects are there to support our expansion program. However, our longterm goal was and remains to implement comprehensive, common platforms as soon as we have a proven and robust system in place. Therefore, all systems in which we are involved are high performance versions of our older systems. The preliminary planning for this was very complex. If our expectations regarding key requirements such as quality, productivity, cost and timing are met, then we assume older equipment will be replaced by these systems in the near future. The first line has completed the SAT. What has been your experience with this line? The feedback we received from the employees directly involved in the SAT of this line has been very positive. The China-based Optima support team was praised for its excellent work during installation, right up to the SAT process. Optima's Chinese support provided us with a safe and secure installation. That was a key aspect of our demanding timeline. We also found the support provided by the German team in eliminating program errors at the FAT in Germany and at the SAT in China to be exceptional. In the USA, we would definitely say that this team has earned our respect. Very skilled and competent people! What has been your overall experience with the complete project with all seven lines? On this point, I'll share what I told my senior management team: "Only those who have been involved in an automation project of this scale will understand the commitment and efforts required for its implementation." Both Optima and Siemens Healthineers have put in tremendous hours of work to get to where we are today. And we still have a long way to go. These kinds of projects are not for the faint of heart, and the people at Optima are doing a great job collaborating with us. No project of this scale will be perfect. Both teams know this and are therefore working together very closely to solve problems quickly. Open and honest communication is the be-all and end-all, and I think we will continue with this long after the project has been completed. For both companies, this is a key to achieving a win-win situation. ⮝ Peristaltic pumps and rotary piston pumps ensure maximum flexibility. By combining both dosing systems, it is possible to fill both small and large filling volumes as well as a wide variety of product solutions. IMPORTANT FOR YOU A huge project for diagnostic products: Seven plants on two continents This will result in solutions that could be installed in the same manner at each location. Mutual on-site support is one reason for this. I n some cases, new solutions – in particular a new leak test – were developed and integrated into the process within the regular project schedule. The main keys to success are the Siemens Healthineers and Optima cross-team approach and strategic partnership. The project was preceded by a selection procedure with countless criteria. This report has been published in the Optima Magazin o-com pharma / lifescience 12 \| 2019. 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The Bandwagon travels with The Houdinis and the Welsh Bros. The latest issue of The Bandwagon, The Journal of the Circus Historical Society, has a stellar cover article by Greg Parkinson about The Houdinis and the Welsh Bros. Circus. The article is extremely well-researched and thoroughly annotated and offers new information about The Houdinis two tours, as well as Welsh Bros. history in general. Highly recommended! The Bandwagon is sent quarterly to members of the Circus Historical Society. To join, visit their official website. Thank you Chris Berry. When the Welsh Bros. came to town Houdini, Barbara Fritchie, and a return to Frederick Tags: 1890s, Circus, Early career, Magazines, Welsh Bros. John Cox April 21, 2022 at 10:03 AM This article was extremely helpful with my chronology. The photo of the 1898 Welsh Bros. Route Card was like a gift from heaven! Leo Hevia April 21, 2022 at 10:16 AM Interesting!!! Any way to purchase this issue? There's a link to buy back issues on the Circus Historical Society website, but I still think you need to be a member to do so. Leo Hevia April 22, 2022 at 6:48 AM Bummer!!!	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6815779209136963, "wiki_prob": 0.3184220790863037, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line461071"}
Berhalter apologized to Iran for flag scandal U.S. head coach Gregg Berhalter apologized to Iran for an incident in which the U.S. national team's press office released a table with the Iranian flag without the Islamic Republic's emblem. The players and staff had no idea what our press office was releasing on social media. Sometimes these things are beyond your control. We can only apologize on behalf of the players and staff," the Mirror quoted Berhalter as saying. The Iran-US match at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar will take place on November 29. The starting whistle will sound at 22:00 GMT+3. The Iranians, sitting in second place, are one point ahead of the Americans in Group B standings before the face-off. Check out our 2022 World Cup predictions and follow the link for more FIFA World Cup 2022 updates! Benzema may return to the French team for the 2022 World Cup Ex-Spanish midfielder Fàbregas reproaches boxer Álvarez for threatening Messi Messi's representative doesn't confirm the Argentine's transfer to Inter Miami next summer Gregg Berhalter	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.8425986766815186, "wiki_prob": 0.8425986766815186, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1350666"}
Animal Fact Files May 22, 2021 Fox facts: the quick, sly fox \| Animal Fact Files There are dozens of species of canids commonly known as "fox". Some are considered "true" foxes while others are classified in other groups. These animals are cat-like in their shape with pointy ears and whiskers but also in their abilities because they can see well in the dark and some even climb trees! This is why foxes have been named the most cat-like canids. Foxes are found throughout the world and while many are nocturnal some move around during the day. Foxes are generalists who make use of a variety of habitats as well as different food types. Scientific Name: "True" Foxes - Genus: Vulpes Range: every continent except Antartcia Size: fennec fox (smallest) three pounds (1.36kg); red fox (largest) 30+ pounds (13.6+kg) Diet: rodents, reptiles, birds, insects, eggs, plants, and fruits Lifespan: 10-15 years on average in the wild Support the channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animalfactfiles You can learn more on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/animalfactfiles Facebook - https://facebook.com/animalfactfiles Tanuki, or raccoon dogs, are the other tree climbing canids. ;) --- We always do what we can to be as accurate as possible, but we're only human; if you catch a mistake please let us know and provide a link for verification! --- All images, videos and sound effects used herein are 1) public domain, 2) used under a Creative Commons license, 3) used with the express permission of the copyright holder, or 4) used under the parameters of Fair Use law. 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The Fly River turtle could be described as a cross between a softshell turtle and a sea turtle. Softshell because it has a shell lacking scutes just like a softshell turtle, and sea turtle because it has large front Animal Fact Files Dove Facts: Also Pigeon Facts \| Animal Fact Files On this episode of Animal Fact Files discover that the way we name animals can be pretty freaking arbitrary. EDIT: At 2:02 6 pounds is ACTUALLY equal to 2.72 kilograms - whoops! You can learn more on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/animalfactfiles Facebook - https://facebook.com/animalfactfiles -- Orca facts: the Wolves of the Sea \| Animal Fact Files On this episode of Animal Fact Files discover some whales who aren't whales at all. 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Cujo’s Bite Almost Matches Its Bark Andrew WelshFilm Reviews80s Horror, Cujo, Dee Wallace Stone, Horror Movie, Killer Animals, Killer Dog, Movie Revew, Stephen King2 Comments Just days away from Pet Sematary’s opening, I continue my ‘Stephen King’ week with another ‘smaller’ film adaptation. Though it was only a modest box office and critical success, Cujo has built a cult following. Mention the word ‘Cujo’ and even non-horror fans know what you mean. But how well does this low-budget ‘Killer St Bernard’ movie hold up after over 30 years? Giant St. Bernard, Cujo, is a docile and lovable dog. But after a rabid bat inadvertently bites the St. Bernard, the ‘gentle giant’ slowly descends into a foam-fueled rage. When Donna Trenton, along with her young son, arrive at the Camber house to have her car fixed, they find themselves under siege by a relentless Cujo. Trapped in her car with the temperature rise, Donna finds herself in a battle to save her son. Cujo Is Two Movies in One, But Only One Works Cujo closely follows King’s source material, but the result is mixed. Director Lewis Teague doesn’t quite mesh the novel’s parallel plots together and, as a result, Cujo feels disjointed. What we end up with are two different movies, with one of those movies being much better than the other. On the one hand, Cujo is a family melodrama with an infidelity subplot. Don Carlos Dunaway and Lauren Currier’s screenplay also retains another subplot about Vic Trenton’s advertising firm and a cereal commercial snafu. A novel can balance and develop multiple subplots. But a 90-minute movie can only fit in so much while maintaining a focused, tense pace. In its last 20 minutes, Cujo delivers some taut suspense and a couple of good jumps. When it’s not a family drama, Cujo is monster movie. And it’s a pretty good one, too. Some of the early horror elements feel a little standard. Teague’s execution of the ‘stalk and attack’ scenes feel generic and somewhat underwhelming. In spite of these limitations, Cujo really picks up once ‘mother and son’ are stranded in their car on the Camber farm. Then things become almost unbearably tense with a sense of desperation hanging over the proceedings. In its last 20 minutes, Cujo delivers some taut suspense and a couple of good jumps. Decent Effects Still Hold Up Killer animal movies are a mixed bag for a reason. Prior to the age of CGI effects, filmmakers had to rely on a combination of live footage, animatronics, costumed actors, and deft editing. For every Jaws that did it well, there’s a Grizzly or Tentacles that’s more likely to prompt groans than screams. By and large, Cujo’s creators get it right, making its adorable St Bernard into a believable monster. Everything is played straight and it works, particularly Cujo’s siege on the Trenton family car. What’s committed to the screen is as harrowing as anything I’ve recently seen. It’s too bad more of the movie wasn’t focused on these scenes. …what could have been a rousing finale feels a little flat. Some limitations of the effects pop up here and there. Donna Trenton’s climatic stand-off with Cujo, for instance, is constrained by the practical effects. As a result, what could have been a rousing finale feels a little flat. In addition, Teague’s ‘happy ending’ revision and final jump scare feel forced. Nevertheless, you’ll rarely doubt that you’re actually watching a rabid dog. Cujo Benefits From Two Strong Performances Only two performances in Cujo really matter – Dee Wallace Stone and Danny Pintauro. Outside of Spielberg’s E.T., Dee Wallace Stone has built a nice career as a horror ‘Scream Queen’. From The Hills Have Eyes in the ‘70’s and The Howling in the ‘80’s to smaller roles in Rob Zombie movies, Stone has amassed a decent B-movie filmography. And she delivers a truly heart-wrenching performance here in Cujo as a desperate mother. If the movie ever threatens to verve off into the ridiculous, Stone keeps things grounded. Better known as Jonathan Bower from TV’s Who The Boss, Danny Pintauro also impresses in spite of his young age. One has to wonder what Teague exposed the 7-year-old actor to in production. Regardless of the technique, it’s Pintauro’s performance that makes some of Cujo’s more intense moments almost unwatchable. What the child actor commits to the screen feels so believable. Cujo is a Minor, But Watchable, King Adaptation No, Cujo is never going to be mentioned alongside The Shining, Misery, or The Shawshank Redemption. Likewise, it never reaches the zany heights of a Creepshow or Carrie. But it does just enough to keep your attention until its canine siege, which is more than worth the wait. Cujo is a minor King adaption, but still watchable after all these years. THE PROFESSOR’S FINAL GRADE: B- Bark at the Moon: Silver Bullet Offers Fun Lightweight Horror Salem’s Lot An Underappreciated King Adaptation 2 thoughts on “Cujo’s Bite Almost Matches Its Bark” Pingback: Crocodile Rock: The Scariest Killer Alligators and Crocodiles in Horror : The Abominable Dr. Welsh Pingback: Alligator Offers A Mouthful of B-Movie Fun : The Abominable Dr. Welsh	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.8860796093940735, "wiki_prob": 0.8860796093940735, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1057620"}
A Review of John Robert Lee’s “Pierrot” (Peepal Tree, 2020) VP Digital March 31, 2021 12:09 pm September 7, 2021 0 By George Goddard In John Robert Lee’s (JRL’s) ninth collection, “Pierrot”, the Walcottian heron (a brown one) settles near Pierrot who is attending his godmother’s funeral at Choc Cemetery. It then rises into the “beautiful crystal evening-sky over Martinique” with the “white seabird” (p. 72). Pierrot, who does not understand why love seemingly dies, seems to find solace in the thought that death itself will eventually “die”. One reflects here on the Apostle Paul’s conviction “then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death where is thy sting? O grave where is your victory?” (I Cor. 15: 54, 55 KJV). John Robert Lee & George Goddard In this, the very last poem in the collection, John Robert Lee seeks to prefigure the final conquering of Love, Faith and Hope over sadness, anguish and death. Pierrot is transformed from a figure that is the epitome of hopelessness: “how can that love die? How it can go in a hole in Choc cemetery? /And yes, death go die one day”. Much as the French-Bohemian artist Jean-Gaspard Deburau transformed the sensitive and anguished Pierrot of classical literature into a figure capable of rising above tragedy and hopelessness to one exhibiting flashes of confidence and the belief that he is indeed worthy of love, Lee’s Caribbean Pierrot has found Love and its triumph over the harrowing experiences of life. The brown heron and white sea-bird rise together into the crystal evening sky. And again in “one of us has died, (in memoriam Gandolph St. Clair), Death dies. It becomes an entrance as the drummers/ chant Legba to open the gates, before the lone trumpet/ sounds for the one of us who has died” (p. 43). The ostensible finality of a parting becomes the certainty of triumphant and strident entrance. This is not simply a collection which contemplates death as, JRL, one of the Caribbean’s most accomplished writers, approaches 70. Nor does it mirror the mildly sombre tenor of Derek Walcott’s White Egrets, its reflections on aging and death regardless. It is a bold exploratory collection of poetry which comes face to face with our mortality and yet hope within the context of a celebration of the beauty of words, easel, camera and sculpture. An aesthetic that is as disconcerting and visceral as it is evocative of the writer’s genius and insightful treatment of the life-themes that thread through this collection. Pierrot does not reflect the haunting gray and white of White Egrets as depicted on the cover of that collection, that singular oeuvre in which Sir Derek “… must make room/ for a shrine [to our artists] before they all die” (White Egrets P. 37). He must erect this shrine to the conscience of a people and the world and do it quickly. Rather, despite the image of the ubiquitous stork which in Walcott’s work is as certain as death, Lee is not panicked. But the rainbow of colour melded into the mask on the cover of Pierrot (art by Shallon Fadlien) seems to send conflicted and conflicting signals. A vibrancy of colour despite eyes of sadness. In this ekphrastic interpretation of Fadlien’s cover, “at the heart of the mask”, the Pierrot figure, sad fool, jester feigning nonchalance in the Mardi Gras, introduces a surrealism of mood to the collection that is at the same moment desperate and disconcertingly uncanny, earthy and visceral. In Desperate Notes Lee writes, “how come you didn’t know me? /your old dresses made the strips of rags/ busts came from your stained pillow/ …your torn panties covered my crotch. / your bakanal heart make legs/ in front my eyes/ and leave me a damn prancing fool” (p. 52). This is all the more disconcerting because one gets the feeling that the sad eyes of the Shallon Fadlien figure, brooding and gaunt in a mask of psychedelic colour, seems to sharply contrast with the unmasked white face of the traditional Pierrot. It is nonetheless emblematic of the one who broods over unrequited love, yet a brooding that can blossom into an uncharacteristic beauty and colour. This possibility of beauty and peace is hinted at in the very first poem of the collection, dedicated to local Saint Lucian artist Raphael “Rinvielle” Philip, Pigeon Island. Here, Lee speaks of “[loving] this ascending leaf-strewn way to the curving spine/that leads to musing about angels”. Does the poet find solace here as he comes down from his musing to sit “gazing at the promiscuous surf collapsing forever/all over the wet unyielding stones”? And why are the stones unyielding? This is a reticence rooted in conflicted emotions. The promiscuity of the surf over wet stones bespeaks the consternation of Pierrot over unrequited love. It is a consternation that is grounded in the real world of apprehension of aging and mortality as seen in Haiku : at 70. “On arthritic spurs/ the aging cock’rel prances/ to the chortling chicks. The mango blossoms/ above its shingled, brown bark…” (P. 44). The real possibility of the blossoming of love out of this uncertainty is palpably addressed in the relatively long ekphrastic poem Song and Symphony: After Shallon Fadlien. “This true story is for you and the unlooked-for-embrace/ in the arms of your tender-hued interest, / which surprised me, coming round this bend, like that arc-en-ciel”. And again: “ …let us hear now the spiraling symphonies/ and songs in chords major and minor, /of our earth’s orchestrated premonitions/ the chastening chords of dark passages, the discordant notes/…the purging interludes of sorrow find their end. /And after, here you are, with patient hand you’ve waited” (Pp 15 & 17). In the movements of song and symphony the discordant notes lead beyond the dark passages of unrequited love to the heart of the matter…love. The devices that Robert employs to explore the themes of sadness, unrequited love, death and hope are revealing. His “glosa variations” and ekphrastic approaches to a number of pieces of art, poetry, sculpture and photography by artists of local as well as international note and repute are revealing of the poet’s own sightings to which he has come through many meanderings. This collection mediates the poet’s thoughts through the prisms of his life experiences, and the works of poets, writers and artists as varied as Dionne Brand, Francis Thompson, Nobel Laureate Sir Derek Walcott, the calypsonian Shadow, Vladimir Lucien and the photographer Corrie Scott. In Letter (after Dionne Brand), Lee’s “glosa variation” amplifies the theme of love through faith: “these humble and particular things I know / add thresholds of jalousied doorways I crossed/ pursuing mystery love, drawn even then by echo/ quivering on metronomes of evening softnesses / to find faith waiting in lines of dreadlocked canticles”. Here like in Song & Symphony the theme is mediated through love and music – but also through faith. The theme of faith is ever-present. The theme of faith-amplified love is seen again in “in the year that Shadow died” (P.54). In that year when JRL turned 70 and received “fewer invitations to read/ my poems of faith/I wish. I wish I could say…I understand my faith companion”. These lines are interesting: there is an old Saint Lucian Kwéyol saying, truism even, “laj ka menen lawézon”, translated “age brings with it, reason” or perhaps “discernment”. Here, the maturing experiences of life lead to a deeper understanding of faith and the discernment of love. The tragic Pierrot-experiences of our lives can be surmounted if one, like the Man of Sorrow, the anti-typical Pierrot, has the faith to transcend them. And this is the lawézon that the poet has come to: “in sight of 70, anticipating retreat, /…beyond my fool heart that loves the slant-eyes of Egypt/ let me not be found among the self-deceiving/ that miss the many-splendoured thing” (Pp. 21-22, After Francis Thompson – A glosa variation). For Pierrot, and indeed for the poet, Faith and Love become indivisible. In Doors, after photographer Corrie Scott, we exit from the iconic thresholds and past particular lives and remembrances: “Beautiful doors close behind our hearts/ as we step out in weave and tattoos/ name-brand shoes or slippers, tee-shirts and torn jeans/ or coat, tie and lap-top backpack…” and doors represent emblems of once simple lives (P. 40). We step out into the complex and often bewildering negotiation of “…job, church, evening classes or vendor hustle/ to cremations, or beach weddings, or divorce hearings…” (Ibid). And then we retreat to “desperate, faith-filled hopes to which we return/ as to these doors and their certain welcome” (Ibid). And here to seek the solace, the “love after love” of entrances that must surely transcend death and lead to something beyond the “bruised storm-shutters (usually)/ jalousies, cross-hatched lattices…” (P. 39). That something is conceivably that which we closed behind our hearts. Doors here, become a return to and an emblem of hope, faith and love in a personal and particular way. In Archetypes: After Jallim Eudovic, young Saint Lucian sculptor of international note, the theme of the triumph of Love and its superceding of death is unmistakable, “the first embalming shroud swaddled the first shepherd/ our first love, and we lifted him/ to the first sun of the first hour, every day for nine days of sacred/ remembrance – then the holy mound/ received his sarcophagus, on stretched skins of the first lamb and first leopard”. But what is this ritual, this ancient archetypal image, this symbol of the sarcophagus in which the body is borne into eternity being laid out on the stretched skins of the leopard and the lamb? Are these archetypes of Peace and a dwelling together, a dialectic, a kind of catharsis that moves beyond the trauma, tragedy and desperate notes of today’s living? The collection, Pierrot, is deep but not obscure. The device of the glosa variation and the approach of the ekphrastic allows us to see through prisms that are as revealing as they are startling. And the language, the phrasing, the imagery is beautiful if often disconcerting: we attempt to see through the myth and the “mystery left to mega-churches and mosques/ wayside shrines and Shaker yards/ vibrating crystals and palm readers” (p. 34). It is surreal and at the same time rooted in the reality of the ground we tread. Haiku at 70 confounds arthritic spurs, prances like the Shadow and gifts us with one of his boldest works yet: “Learn from the Shadow, solitary, / mighty kaiso griot, how to put the story: / hear in your ear a prancing line/…ricochet and dingolay down the common life you come from/ stand up jumping in the parade of stanzas with your rough voice” – Ars poetica (for Esther Philips, Poet Laureate) (P.69). Rhythmic, earthy, beautiful, the beating wings of a brown heron rising through the clear air over Martinique. George Goddard is a Saint Lucian writer. In 2016 he published his first collection of poetry, “Interstice”, and is currently working on two other collections. His work has also appeared in BIM: Arts for the 21st Century (2020 & 2019), Interviewing the Caribbean (2020 & 2017), the punch magazine (2018), the Caribbean Writer (2017) and the Missing Slate (2015) among others. Sent Lisi: Poems and Art of Saint Lucia (2014) and Roseau Valley and other poems (2003) are two collections (ed. John Robert Lee et al) which have also featured his writing.	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.525529146194458, "wiki_prob": 0.474470853805542, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line731601"}
CASD School of Choice Openings The Schools of Choice provisions in Section 105 and Section 105c of the State School Aid Act are designed to allow local school districts to enroll nonresident students and count them in membership without having to obtain approval from the district of residence. Section 105 permits local school districts to enroll students who reside in other local school districts within the same intermediate school district (ISD). Section 105c allows enrollment of students who reside in school districts located in the contiguous ISDs. School of Choice Application Currently Accepting Applications The Crawford AuSable School District is currently accepting applications for nonresident students under 105 and/or 105c of the State School Aid Act (Schools of Choice). Grades: Kindergarten through 12th Schools: Grayling Elementary School (Grades KG-4) Grayling Middle School (Grades 5-8) Grayling High School (Grades 9-12) Great Lakes Online Education (Grades K-12) Openings Available: KG-4th - Limited to 9 each* 5th-12th - Unlimited slots *For KG - 4th grade, availability may differ based on ELY and Traditional calendars Transportation to the school district is not provided. Parents must make arrangements to get their children either directly to school or to the nearest CASD bus stop. Application Due Dates: 1st Trimester - ELY Calendar Students: July 25-August 12, 2022 (Applications must be received by August 12, 2022.) 1st Trimester - Traditional Calendar Students: August 15-September 2, 2022 (Applications must be received by September 2, 2022.) 2nd trimester - All Students: November 14, 2022-January 20, 2023 (Applications should be received by December 2, 2022, but can be submitted as late as January 20, 2023.)	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.8370117545127869, "wiki_prob": 0.8370117545127869, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line535331"}
§ 570.68 - Occupations in excavation operations (Order 17). (a) Finding and declaration of fact. The following occupations in excavation operations are particularly hazardous for the employment of persons between 16 and 18 years of age: (1) Excavating, working in, or backfilling (refilling) trenches, except (i) manually excavating or manually backfilling trenches that do not exceed four feet in depth at any point, or (ii) working in trenches that do not exceed four feet in depth at any point. (2) Excavating for buildings or other structures or working in such excavations, except: (i) Manually excavating to a depth not exceeding four feet below any ground surface adjoining the excavation, or (ii) working in an excavation not exceeding such depth, or (iii) working in an excavation where the side walls are shored or sloped to the angle of repose. (3) Working within tunnels prior to the completion of all driving and shoring operations. (4) Working within shafts prior to the completion of all sinking and shoring operations. (b) Exemptions. This section shall not apply to the employment of apprentices or student-learners under the conditions prescribed in § 570.50 (b) and (c). [28 FR 3449, Apr. 9, 1963. Redesignated at 36 FR 25156, Dec. 29, 1971]	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6920665502548218, "wiki_prob": 0.3079334497451782, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1529111"}
Home Business News Ukraine’s latest war: China eager to avoid impact of sanctions on Russia,... Ukraine’s latest war: China eager to avoid impact of sanctions on Russia, foreign minister says Editor Marina Ovsyannikova holds up a protest sign during a news broadcast by Yekaterina Andreyeva on Russia’s Channel One © AFP via Getty Images A state television employee stormed into the main evening news on Russian state television on Monday to protest Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the biggest sign yet of simmering discontent over the three-week war. Marina Ovsyannikova, an editor at Channel One, appeared live on the air for a few seconds with a sign that read “Stop the war – don’t believe the propaganda – they lie to you” and chant: “Stop the war! No to war!” Although the station cut the feed after a few seconds, Ovsyannikova’s unprecedented intervention was an extraordinary act of defiance after Russia stepped up its already draconian censorship laws as the war began in late February. Police have detained Ovsyannikova under a new law that criminalises acts such as “discrediting the Russian armed forces” and spreading “fake news” about the conflict, said Pavel Chikov, whose legal defense foundation represents Agora Ovsyannikova. While the strictest sentences carry a possible jail term of up to 15 years, Chikov said Ovsyannikova would likely be fined Rbs 30,000 to Rbs 60,000 ($250 to $500). Channel One told state news outlet Ria Novosti that it was investigating the incident. In a video pre-recorded and posted by Ovd-Info, a website that tracks arrests in protests, Ovsyannikova accused Putin, the Russian president, of the war and said she was ashamed of her role in it as a Channel One employee. “What is happening in Ukraine is a crime, and Russia is the aggressor. The responsibility for this aggression rests with one man: Vladimir Putin,” Ovsyannikova said. This post Ukraine’s latest war: China eager to avoid impact of sanctions on Russia, foreign minister says was original published at “https://www.ft.com/content/e3d7f22d-d858-44c0-a86e-6909a6eab266” Previous articleNATO leaders discuss plans to meet in Brussels next week, officials say Next articleUS warns China against helping Russia as sanctions increase Sl618 Net Register HolaIf you are looking for Sl618 Net Register ? Then, this is the place where you can find some sources that provide detailed information.Sl618 Net... The Liposuction – Benefits Associated With It And Multiple More Specifications! Are you the one who wants to get the perfect solution for belly fat removal that offers you prolonged results? If so, then you have... Examining the Challenges of Remote Medical Scribing In the medical field, a medical scribe is an individual who assists physicians and other healthcare providers by...	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.8195868134498596, "wiki_prob": 0.8195868134498596, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line915251"}
2015 Keuzegids: Dutch university disciplines with best job prospects 22 November 2014, by Zoe Neilson Keuzegids - an independent guide that assesses and compares education programmes in the Netherlands - has released its 2015 guide to Dutch universities, warning that a considerable proportion of students in HBO and WO higher education courses face poor to moderate chances of finding employment after graduation. According to the guide, success in the labour market varies considerably depending on field of study, with some subjects offering better career opportunities than others. More graduates than jobs The overarching issue is that the numbers of graduates in many popular disciplines - economics and law for example - far outweigh the number of related jobs. This trend is expected to last into the next few years at least. In a statement released at the same time as their 2015 University Guide, Keuzegids highlighted the imbalance between numbers of graduates and numbers of jobs, painting a very different picture in comparison to the last twenty years or so. Up until recently, students training in disciplines like economics and law could be relatively confident of finding employment. In contrast, graduates at WO level today may have to settle for employment that is suited to HBO or MBO level, and unrelated to their field of study. A WO (wetenschappelijk onderwijs) course is a research-oriented bachelor's degree, which is considered a higher qualification than HBO programmes (hoger beroepsonderwijs) which prepare students for particular professions, and MBO vocational training (middelbaar beroepsonderwijs). Dentistry, engineering and theology: good job prospects Subjects recognised by Keuzegids for their positive professional prospects were dentistry, electric and mechanical engineering, maths, chemistry and - perhaps surprisingly - theology. Specific training courses were also identified as leading to better employment opportunities, for instance, training to be a medical laboratory technician, or WO courses in informatics and information and HBO degrees in agricultural studies. Law, business and economics: poor job prospects In what may come as a surprise to some, many of the subject areas that emerge in the guide as having particularly poor employment opportunities are those traditionally thought of as "safe bets", such as business, economics and law. These disciplines were identified as having the highest number of surplus graduates in relation to job vacancies. Additionally, information science, management studies, physiotherapy, communication and tourism studies were identified as offering particularly poor work prospects in today’s labour market. Graduates with degrees in humanities, social science, natural science, accountancy and art have slightly better employment prospects, but their chances are classed only as "moderate". Keuzegids Ranking The Keuzegids series is produced by the Higher Education Information Centre (Centrum Hoger Onderwijs Informatie, CHOI). The guide is produced through a multifaceted ranking system, with universities being compared within a given academic category, with attention paid to the quality of training as well as the consequent employment opportunities. Based on these results, a rank of universities - divided into traditional, technical or alternative full-time education institutions - is devised. For 2015, Keuzegids classed Nijmegen University as the best traditional university, with Groningen University in second place. Eindhoven University and Twente University in Delft were rated equal, and together occupy the joint first place in the ranking of technical institutions. Of those institutions that do not fall into the traditional or technical categories, The Open University was recognised as the best, narrowly beating Wageningen. QS Ranking: different results Keuzegids serves more as a prospectus for future students, providing extensive comparative information, than strictly as a ranking system. Interestingly, however, its results varied from the QS World University Rankings for 2014/2015, in which the University of Amsterdam, Leiden University and Utrecht University were rated the top three Dutch universities. The Keuzegids guide (in Dutch) can be purchased here. WE HAVE MORE NEWS FOR YOU! 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AFL Diversity Rears Its Ugly Head July 4, 2017 Tim Wilms If ever there was a case against affirmative action programs and top down enforced diversity then the disgusting actions over the weekend of AFL Diversity Manager Ali Fahour would be it. The AFL’s pursuit of a politically correct agenda has spectacularly backfired. Fahour would not have a job at the AFL if they didn’t have their various multicultural programs and if he weren’t a Muslim. Fahour’s actions at an AFL amateur level game while playing for West Preston where he carried out an unprovoked king hit to the head against Whittlesea player Dale Saddington was captured on camera and have sickened those who have seen it. Saddington was knocked out cold (he could have been killed), he was taken to hospital for scans and now must take time off work to recover (he does not get paid for his football). His family have been distraught over the attack, Saddington has hinted he may sue and refer the matter to police. He has also called for Fahour to be sacked from his position at the AFL. This is a view shared by anti-violence campaigners and media commentators. So far, the AFL has been silent over this ugly incident despite the pressure mounting for Fahour to be sacked. If he is not sacked the what sort of message does this send to young AFL players about how to behave on the field? Their failure to act so far appears to show that despite their tough talk against violence they are more interested in running a protection racket for their mates than actually taking a stand. The AFL has form on this, despite their public humiliation of a 10-year-old girl for insulting Adam Goodes they talk no action against Eddie McGuire for suggesting Goodes should promote King Kong. The incident is particular embarrassing for the AFL given the events of the last week with Bachar Houli, where the AFL Tribunal appeared to take into account his character references from Waleed Aly and Malcolm Turnbull by giving him only a two week ban for an elbow to the head which knocked Carlton’s Jed Lamb unconscious. Thankfully justice prevailed when the AFL appealed the ban and he received a four-week ban. We have now learned that Bachar Houli also had a character reference from Ali Fahour. Fahour’s teary apology yesterday where he said he was “deeply ashamed” and “There is no explanation or excuse” for his actions is worthless. Reading from a prepared statement is something anyone can do, but he showed his true character on the football field with his cowardly actions. Somebody who has that level of malice in him does not deserve to be in any position of responsibility with the AFL. It is also worth pointing out just how deep this racket goes in the AFL. Ali Fahour is the brother of outgoing Australia Post CEO Ahmed Fahour, Australia Post is the naming partner for the AFL’s Multicultural Program. The head of Australia Post which is a government owned body, underwritten by the taxpayer, writing a cheque to an organisation that is headed by his brother does not look right. The AFL now has a decision to make, is it only interested in appearances by virtue signalling on social justice issues but behaving like your typical leftist in turning a blind eye to thuggery on its own side? Or will they actually do the principled thing and dismiss a thug like Fahour from their organisation? Fahour simply being suspended from playing amateur football will simply not cut it. It is not an isolated incident from Fahour as he was suspended in 2012 for exiting the field of play to become involved in a spectator brawl. This ugly episode and dare I say ugly two weeks for the AFL shows that its effort to promote diversity the AFL has promoted someone clearly unqualified to be an upright representative for the league. It should make sure it’s next hiring to a prominent position is done based on a criteria of good character and not to fill a diversity quota. http://timwilms.com Tim Wilms Tim Wilms is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of theunshackled.net, he is the Host of the WilmsFront live show, and co-host of The Brawler and the Brain and Trad Tasman Talk shows. He based in Melbourne, Australia where he also conducts field reports. Previous Trump’s rhetoric scaring off illegal migrants as refugee numbers plummet Next Will Canberra’s Blasphemy Law Soon Apply Nationally? Report From Tiger Mountain January 28, 2023 Richard Wolstencroft and Tim Wilms January 24, 2023 Andy Nolch January 24, 2023 Margo Huss January 23, 2023 Tim Wilms	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.8723006248474121, "wiki_prob": 0.8723006248474121, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line734792"}
Bluescope Steel withdraws second half guidance Bluescope Steel withdrew earnings outlook for second half of 2020 on Thursday citing economic uncertainties following the COVID-19 pandemic. The steelmaker on Feb 24 had announced that its second half (H2) 2020 gross earnings will be similar to H1 2020’s earnings of $302.4mn, as reported by Davis Index. Although the company said that its performance in the second half till date has not been impacted by the virus, the rapid transmission of COVID-19 across the world and the quarantine measure taken by governments could impact demand for its products. Bluescope has reaffirmed robust steel demand in Australia and stable demand in New Zealand, while its operations in China are ramping up for resumption. However, business shutdowns in Malaysia and temporary halt of auto production by several North American automakers is expected to hurt sales of North Star, Bluescope’s subsidiary in the US. North Star’s expansion project for an additional annual 850,000mt steel production capacity with an investment US$700mn is under progress. The plant is scheduled to be commissioned mid FY2022. North Star has an annual production capacity of around 2mn mt of hot-rolled.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.565174400806427, "wiki_prob": 0.565174400806427, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1605268"}
Tag Archives: Charlotte Mendelson Women’s Prize Longlist Reviews (Erdrich, Mendelson, Ozeki) & Predictions By Rebecca Foster on April 26, 2022 \| 23 Comments Tomorrow the Women’s Prize shortlist will be revealed. I’ve become much more invested in this prize over the past few years and will be following the 2022 race especially closely – look out for a related announcement soon. In recent years the nominees have tended to cluster thematically, which can feel redundant. This longlist has a notably high ghost quotient. Two novels I review below feature unquiet spirits, an appearance by the author, and the magical powers of books. The third is a straightforward contemporary dysfunctional family story. The Sentence by Louise Erdrich My second from Erdrich (I gave Love Medicine, her first novel, 5 stars in 2020). I will be revisiting this in June because it is our first pick for my tenure in the Literary Wives online book club. For that post I’ll focus on the relationship between Tookie and Pollux, which I won’t mention in this more general response. I was worried that a take on very recent events – this is set in Minneapolis between 2019 and 2020 and covers the first six months of the pandemic plus local protests following George Floyd’s murder – would seem either rushed or dated. I’m still unsure how I feel about encountering Covid-19 in fiction (vs. I’ve read 20 or more nonfiction records now), but I think this novel functions as a sturdy time capsule. Tookie, the narrator, has a tough exterior but a tender heart. When she spent 10 years in prison for a misunderstanding-cum-body snatching, books helped her survive, starting with the dictionary. Once she got out, she translated her love of words into work as a bookseller at Birchbark Books, Louise Erdrich’s Minnesota independent bookshop (Louise herself is an occasional character). Bibliophiles are sure to enjoy the mentions of the books she presses into customers’ hands; there’s also a fun appendix of recommendations on particular topics. However, the central mystery about Flora, a dead customer who haunts the store until Tookie figures out why she died and how to exorcise her, struck me as silly. I only appreciated this storyline to the extent that it explores authenticity (Flora may have fabricated her Native heritage) and the inescapability of history. I preferred real life: Tookie getting locked down with her stepdaughter and baby grandson and filling book orders from a closed shop. Erdrich weaves in Indigenous customs naturally and the banter between the characters, including young shop employees, makes this hip and lighthearted, even as it deals with serious subjects. I smiled at the bookish lingo, like Tookie’s division of her reading into a Lazy Stack and a Hard Stack (“books I would avoid reading until some wellspring of mental energy was uncapped” – my occasional and set-aside titles could comprise the latter) and the “cowbirds,” self-published titles secreted on the shelves that aren’t found until inventory day. There’s also an excellent passage on novellas that I’ll be bringing out in November. Like a vintage armchair, this is a little overstuffed, but so comfortable you’ll want to stay a while. (See also Laura’s review.) (Public library) The Exhibitionist by Charlotte Mendelson ~SPOILERS IN THIS ONE~ Artists, dysfunctional families, and limited settings (here, one crumbling London house and its environs; and about two days across one weekend) are irresistible elements for me, and I don’t mind a work being peopled with mostly unlikable characters. That’s just as well, because the narrative orbits Ray Hanrahan, a monstrous narcissist who insists that his family put his painting career above all else. His wife, Lucia, is a sculptor who has always sacrificed her own art to ensure Ray’s success. But now Lucia, having survived breast cancer, has the chance to focus on herself. She’s tolerated his extramarital dalliances all along; why not see where her crush on MP Priya Menon leads? What with fresh love and the offer of her own exhibition in Venice, maybe she truly can start over in her fifties. Ray and Lucia’s three grown children, Leah, Patrick and Jess, are all home for Ray’s new exhibition. They’re mere sketches: Leah is Ray’s staunchest supporter and is infatuated with the no-show caterer; Patrick’s mental health is shaky, interfering with his job prospects; Jess, a teacher in Edinburgh, is pregnant but not sure she’s committed to her boyfriend long term. I wanted more depth from all the characters, but especially the offspring. I also expected a climactic late scene on Hampstead Heath to come to more. Still, the build-up to the exhibit (followed by a laughably pitiful reveal) and Lucia’s inner life form an adequately strong foundation for Mendelson’s sardonic prose. The dialogue, full of interruptions, is true to life. This is her fifth novel and called to mind Jami Attenberg’s and Claire Fuller’s work. (Liz found shades of Iris Murdoch. Susan loved it, too.) I wouldn’t say I’m compelled to seek out more by Mendelson, but this was a solid read. (Public library) The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki A Tale for the Time Being is one of my favourite novels of the century (and one of my most popular Goodreads reviews ever), My Year of Meats was a terrific backlist read a couple of summers ago, and I’m eager to catch up on All Over Creation. So I’d built up this fourth Ozeki novel in my head, thinking a library setting and magic realist elements presaged something deliciously Murakami-esque. What I actually found, having limped through it off and on for seven months, was something of a disappointment. A frank depiction of the mental health struggles of the Oh family? Great. A paean to how books and libraries can save us by showing us a way out of our own heads? A-OK. The problem is with the twee way that The Book narrates Benny’s story and engages him in a conversation about fate versus choice. When Kenji Oh, a jazz musician, is run over by a chicken truck, Annabelle finds herself a single mother to Benny, a troubled teen who starts to hear everyday objects speaking to him. His voices and Annabelle’s hoarding habit jeopardize the viability of their household: Benny spends time on a psychiatric hospital ward for minors and Annabelle is threatened with eviction. For Benny, the library and the acquaintances he makes there – a fellow pedi-psych patient named Alice who calls herself The Aleph, an Eastern European philosopher who goes by The Bottleman (= Slavoj Žižek?), even the Ozeki figure tapping away on her laptop – may be his salvation; for Annabelle, it could be the book Tidy Magic (modelled on Marie Kondo’s work), written by a Buddhist nun. But until then, their stories get very dark indeed. Concern for the principal pair and their relationship kept me reading even though this is too long and I wearied of Ozeki’s habit of literalizing metaphors (books speaking to people; being crushed by one’s belongings; crows playing a protective role). I’m still sympathetic to Ozeki’s aims, even if she doesn’t quite pull it all off here. If I pit the rather similar The Sentence and The Book of Form and Emptiness against each other, Erdrich comes out ahead. With thanks to Canongate for the proof copy for review. I’ve gotten to six books from the longlist so far and have a few more on order at the library. The others I’ve read, with ratings and links to my reviews, are: Build Your House around My Body by Violet Kupersmith Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason I’m also partway through The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton, which is enjoyable enough but, alas, suffers in comparison to Daisy Jones and the Six, whose format (a composite oral history of a fictional 1960s/70s musical act) it repeats. The addition of the race issue doesn’t feel sufficient to call it original. I’ve also DNFed a few from the longlist, two of them multiple times, so I have my fingers crossed that they don’t advance! The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead My attitude to the rest of the longlist is… The Bread the Devil Knead by Lisa Allen-Agostini – No plans to read. Salt Lick by Lulu Allison – I might read this from the library. I’m leery of dystopias, but I’m there for a chorus of cows. Careless by Kirsty Capes – No plans to read. Remote Sympathy by Catherine Chidgey – I would happily read it if it’s shortlisted, but at over 500 pages I fear it’ll be too dense. Flamingo by Rachel Elliott – Maybe. Sounds like pretty standard Sarah Winman-type stuff, but it could go down well with a book club. This One Sky Day by Leone Ross – No plans to read. Creatures of Passage by Morowa Yejidé – I was actually pretty keen to read this one, so I have it on reserve at the library. Egyptian mythology makes a change from the overdone Greeks, and the Washington, D.C. setting is a big draw. Laura’s review has tempered my expectations, but I might still give it a go. My ideal shortlist (a wish list based on my reading and what I still want to read): The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton Creatures of Passage by Morowa Yejidé My predicted shortlist: Remote Sympathy by Catherine Chidgey This One Sky Day by Leone Ross An overall winner? Gosh, it’s too early to tell. But maybe The Sentence, Sorrow and Bliss or The Island of Missing Trees. See also Laura’s shortlist predictions. What have you read from the longlist so far? Which of these books are calling to you? Posted in: Fiction Reviews, Literary Prizes \| Tagged: art, artists, Bookshops, breast cancer, Buddhism, Canongate, Catherine Chidgey, Charlotte Mendelson, Claire Fuller, COVID-19, Dawnie Walton, dysfunctional families, Elif Shafak, George Floyd, ghost stories, Hampstead Heath, Haruki Murakami, Iris Murdoch, Jami Attenberg, Japan, Kirsty Capes, Leone Ross, Lisa Allen-Agostini, Literary Wives, London, Louise Erdrich, Lulu Allison, Maggie Shipstead, magic realism, Marie Kondo, Meg Mason, mental health, mental hospital, mental illness, Minnesota, Miranda Cowley Heller, Morowa Yejidé, narcissist, Native Americans, predictions, Rachel Elliott, Ruth Ozeki, Sarah Winman, Slavoj Žižek, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Venice, Violet Kupersmith, Women’s Prize, Women’s Prize for Fiction Quick Thoughts on the Women’s Prize 2022 Longlist & My Reading Plans By Rebecca Foster on March 8, 2022 \| 26 Comments Tuesday is my volunteering morning at the library, but at 9:45 I nipped onto one of the public access PCs so I could find out which books were on the Women’s Prize longlist. I just couldn’t wait until I got home! It’s a surprising list. Those who thought Rooney and Yanagihara would be snubbed were absolutely right. Debuts and historical fiction aren’t as plentiful as forecast, but there are two doorstoppers on there, plus another 450+-pager. And it is great to see a list that is half by BIPOC women. Of my wishes and predictions, 1 and 2 were correct, so I got 3 right overall, with my wildcard choice being the only nominee I’ve read in full so far. I’m currently reading another 2 and have 3 more set to read – the moment I got the news I marched over to borrow a couple more. Fair play to the judges – I hadn’t even HEARD of these SIX titles: The Bread the Devil Knead by Lisa Allen-Agostini Salt Lick by Lulu Allison Careless by Kirsty Capes Flamingo by Rachel Elliott I haven’t had a chance to look into these half-dozen, but will do so later on. I’m only likely to pick them up if a) others rave about them and/or b) they’re shortlisted. Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason: They say turning 40 can do weird things to you. Martha Friel gets a tattoo – so far, so stereotypical – but also blows up her marriage to Patrick, who’s been devoted to her since they were teens and met as family friends. In the year that follows, she looks back on a life that’s been defined by mental illness. As a young woman she was told she should never have children, but recently she met a new psychiatrist who gave her a proper diagnosis and told her motherhood was not out of the question. But is it too late for Martha and Patrick? Martha’s narration is a delight, wry and deadpan but also with moments of wrenching emotion. Her relationship with her sister, Ingrid, who gives birth to her first child on their aunt’s bathroom floor and eventually has four under the age of nine, is a highlight, and it’s touching to see how their mother and their aunt, both initially standoffish, end up being pillars of support. (My full review) Build Your House Around My Body by Violet Kupersmith – I’m just over half done, and loving it. A weird and magical and slightly horror-tinged story set in Vietnam past and present, it builds on her debut ghost stories. Sort of plays the role Our Wives Under the Sea would have had on the longlist (though I dearly wish it could have been nominated as well). Set aside last year because it’s twee and annoying, but will now continue (ARGH + le sigh): Own and will read soon (this was a treat to self with birthday money last year): The Final Revival of Opal and Nev by Dawnie Walton Borrowed from library: DNFed last year (twice); will not attempt again: On request from the library: Not interested in reading: This One Sky Day by Leone Ross – I saw Ross speak about this and read an excerpt as part of a Faber showcase. I have a limited tolerance for magic realism and don’t think this appeals. Above: my reading plans. Plenty to be getting on with before the shortlist announcement on 27th April! What have you read, or might you read, from the longlist? Posted in: Literary Prizes, Reading habits \| Tagged: Catherine Chidgey, Charlotte Mendelson, Dawnie Walton, doorstoppers, Elif Shafak, International Women’s Day, Kirsty Capes, Leone Ross, Lisa Allen-Agostini, Louise Erdrich, Lulu Allison, Maggie Shipstead, magic realism, Meg Mason, mental illness, Miranda Cowley Heller, Morowa Yejidé, predictions, Rachel Elliott, Ruth Ozeki, Vietnam, Violet Kupersmith, Women’s Prize, Women’s Prize for Fiction Bookish Beck = Rebecca Foster. American transplant to England. Freelance proofreader and book reviewer. Follow Bookish Beck on WordPress.com Look for a book, author or keyword… View @bookishbeck’s profile on Twitter	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6168347001075745, "wiki_prob": 0.38316529989242554, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line50171"}
Launching Soon... We are launching our mobile applications in first week of Shrawan… Call Us : +9779851204402 [email protected] Eligibility Test Considering the declining trend of the FDI in Nepal and to attract foreign investors, the central bank has recently introduced the Foreign Investment and Loan Management Bylaw 2021. This new bylaw has provided more relaxation in its administrative and compliance mechanism. It is to be noted that this is not a policy level relaxation rather it is an administrative one. This write-up is all about the major provisions and the relaxations given in the bylaw that you need to know. No NRB Approval for the Foreign Investment: The bye-law has provided that prior approval of the NRB is not required in case of the foreign investment approved by the regulatory authority. However, after such foreign investment is approved written information to this effect shall be given to the NRB in a form prescribed in Annex 2. Further, prior approval of the NRB has required in case the foreign investment represents the sum arising out of a change in ownership in the shares of such a company or industry. In such a case applied to this effect shall be given to the NRB along with the documents as prescribed in Annex 4. It may be noted that the prevailing law requiring such foreign investment to take prior approval from the Investment Board or Department of Industries is still in force. Recording of the Foreign Investment with NRB: The bye-law has provided that such foreign investment shall be recorded with the NRB along with the application to this effect & prescribed documents as prescribed in Annex 6 & 7 respectively, within the 6 months from the date of receiving foreign currency in banks & financial institutions or date of making a foreign investment. Further, the foreign investment which is made before this by-law comes into force and still has not got recorded with the NRB shall be recorded within 1 year from the introduction of this bylaw. NRB, after receiving the application & documents as above, will decide about the same and issue the certificate to this effect within 7 working days. No NRB Approval for Feasibility Study & Pre-Operation Expenses: There will not be any requirement of getting approval of NRB for bringing foreign investment via banking channel for the feasibility study & pre-operation expenses by any company or industry up to the limit of 3% of its paid-up capital. It may be noted that foreign investment shall also include these expenses up to the above 3% limit. Further, these expenses shall also be subject to the audit. In case the amount could not be invested or the amount exceeds the above limit, the said amount or the excess amount can not be repatriated again from Nepal. Audit Provision in the Bye-Law: The bye-law has provided that the audit is not required in the following cases: Such foreign investment is of $ 1 million or less Such financial statements are supplemented with a proof to the effect that the audit is not required The above relaxation is available only to the foreign investors but once the company is incorporated in Nepal by such foreign investors the audit of the transactions carried out by such company shall be done as per the laws prevailing in Nepal. Forex Facility for the Repatriation of Foreign Investment & Earned Money: NRB allows to obtain foreign exchange facilities for the repatriation of foreign investment & earn money for the following purpose. Amount arising out of the transfer of share acquired or made in foreign investment. Profit or dividend arising out of the foreign investment In case of liquidation of a company or industry, the amount left after discharging all the liabilities Royalty arising out of the agreement of technology transfer (However, in the case of the alcohol industry other than the 100% export-oriented alcohol industry, repatriation shall be carried out as per the provision of the Foreign Investment & Technology Transfer Regulation 2077) lease or rental amount arising out of the lease investment Compensation or any amount arising out of settling down any lawsuits, arbitration, or any other legal procedures in Nepal The amount permitted to be repatriated as per the prevailing laws To avail of this facility, foreign investors or the company/industry in which the foreign investment is made shall make an application to this effect to the NRB along with the documents as prescribed in Annex-9. NRB, after receiving the application and the documents, will decide about the same within 15 working days and communicate with the applicant about the same. While repatriating such foreign currency from Nepal, one must keep in mind that such foreign currency shall be deposited into the bank account of the same foreign investor and generally to the same foreign country. Prior Approval of NRB for Obtaining Foreign Debt/loan: Except otherwise exempted by any laws or regulations prevailing in Nepal, NRB has mandated all Nepali individuals, companies, banks & financial institutions, or other organizations to get its approval before obtaining any debt in foreign currency. Here, foreign currency includes Indian Currency (INR) too. For obtaining the approval, an application shall be made to the NRB along with the documents as prescribed in Annex 11. NRB, after receiving the application and the documents, will decide about the same within 15 working days and communicate with the applicant about the same. The bank or financial institution which receives such foreign amounts shall issue a certificate to this effect. Recording of Foreign Loan with the NRB: Once the amount is remitted to Nepal, it is also mandatory to get a record of such loan and for this purpose, the application shall be made along with the documents as prescribed in Annex 13 & 14 respectively to the NRB within 6 months from the date of remitting such loan in Nepal. In case the loan is remitted to Nepal before this byelaw comes into force which is not yet recorded with the NRB, the same shall be recorded with NRB within 1 year from the date of introduction of this bylaw. In such a case NRB shall decide about the same and issue the certificate to this effect within 7 working days. Foreign Exchange Facility for Repayment of Foreign Loan: The bye-law has further provided that no NRB approval is required for repayment of foreign loan via banking channel which is pre-approved by the NRB and got recorded with it. However, the principal & interest repayment schedule shall be approved by the NRB. To effect the payment, the application shall be given to the bank & financial institutions along with the documents as prescribed in Annex 16. The bank & financial institution, after receiving the application and the documents, shall decide about the same within 7 working days and communicate to the applicant in writing. While affecting the payment, one must keep in mind that such foreign currency shall be deposited into the bank account of the same foreign investor and generally to the same foreign country. To read the full text of the bylaw, kindly click on this link. 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Public Health, Mental Health, and Mass Atrocity Prevention Jocelyn Getgen Kestenbaum Caitlin O. Mahoney Amy E. Meade Arlan F. Fuller Published July 30, 2021 by Routledge Book Description Table of Contents Editor(s) Instructor Resources Support Material This multidisciplinary volume considers the role of both public health and mental health policies and practices in the prevention of mass atrocity, including war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. The authors address atrocity prevention through the framework of primary (pre-conflict), secondary (mid-conflict), and tertiary (post-conflict) settings. They examine the ways in which public health and mental health scholars and practitioners currently orient their research and interventions and the ways in which we can adapt frameworks, methods, tools, and practice toward a more sophisticated and truly interdisciplinary understanding and application of atrocity prevention. The book brings together diverse fields of study by global north and global south authors in diverse contexts. It culminates in a narrative that demonstrates the state of the current fields on intersecting themes within public health, mental health, and mass atrocity prevention and the future potential directions in which these intersections could go. Such discussions will serve to influence both policy makers and practitioners in these fields toward developing, adapting, and testing frames and tools for atrocity prevention. Multidisciplinary perspectives are represented among editors and authors, including law, political science, international studies, public health, mental health, philosophy, clinical psychology, social psychology, history, and peace studies. Part I: Linking Concepts of Public Health, Mental Health, and Mass Atrocity Prevention Chapter 1: (Re)Conceptualizing Atrocity Crimes as Public Health Catastrophes Randle C. DeFalco Chapter 2: Supporting Mental Health in Conflict-Affected Settings: Effectiveness, Innovation, and Contemporary Challenges Laura Miller-Graff Chapter 3: Does it Feel like Justice to You? Ellie Smith Part II: Supporting Mental and Public Health Prevention Work in Pre-Atrocity, Atrocity, and Post-Atrocity Settings Chapter 4: Over-Policed and Under Protected:　Police Violence as a Symptom and Cause of Urban Violence in America’s Black Communities James A. Densley Chapter 5: Hatred Against Roma in Times of Pandemic Margareta Matache, Jennifer Leaning, and Jacqueline Bhabha Chapter 6: A Public Health Practice with an Integrated Psychosocial Approach: Care Workers Serving Victims of Human Rights Violations in Ecuador Carolina Guzmán Part III: Group Identity, Victim Impact, and Community Relationships in Atrocity Contexts Chapter 7: Syria after a Decade of Atrocity: Toward a Holistic Healing and Prevention Strategy Majd AlGhatrif and Iyad Alkhouri Chapter 8: Considering Intergroup Humiliation as a Risk Factor for Conflict and Violence Relapse and for Post-Conflict Mental Health Problems Nuwan Jayawickreme, Brittney Vargas-Estrella, Justin Lacasse, and Eranda Jayawickreme Chapter 9: Masculinity and Moral Sonhood among Former Non-State Armed Group (NSAG) Members in Mexico and Colombia Erin K. McFee and Cecilia Dedios Sanguineti Part IV: Ways Forward Chapter 10: Multidisciplinary Needs and Assets Assessment for Atrocity Prevention: Values, Competencies, and Implications for Education, Training, and Collaboration John M. McConnell Chapter 11: Adapting a Transdiagnostic Mental Health Approach based on Prescriptive Matching in Post-Genocide Rwanda Thröstur Björgvinsson, Myria Ioannouis, Eugène Rutembesa, Anastasios Petrou, Georgia Christou and Alexandros Lordos Jocelyn Getgen Kestenbaum is Associate Professor of Clinical Law at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law where she directs the Benjamin B. Ferencz Human Rights and Atrocity Prevention Clinic and the Cardozo Law Institute in Holocaust and Human Rights (CLIHHR). Caitlin O. Mahoney is Associate Professor of Psychology at Metropolitan State University in St Paul, MN. Amy E. Meade is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and currently holds a joint faculty appointment as a Part-Time Lecturer in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and as Assistant Psychologist at McLean Hospital. Arlan F. Fuller is the Chief Operating Officer of Conflict Dynamics International. He worked for 12 years at Harvard University’s FXB Center for Health and Human Rights, serving as its executive director for seven years. Public Health Policy and Practice International Law - Law Security Studies - Pol & Intl Relns Political Behavior and Participation	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.6125413775444031, "wiki_prob": 0.6125413775444031, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line678317"}
UMNO’s Future Is Not In Its Warlords, But The Party And The Rakyat [Opinion] “The strategy of putting fresh, younger candidates has proven to be effective, and this can be seen by the success of BN in both the Melaka and Johor state elections.” By Asyraf Adlan, Chief of UMNO Youth Bukit Jelutong, Shah Alam, and former Special Officer to Tan Sri Shahrir Samad It may have shocked many when Barisan Nasional (BN) announced our GE15 candidates for Peninsular Malaysia. This is because many of the candidates are new faces, and a few big names were dropped such as: Tan Sri Annuar bin Haji Musa (Ketereh) Tan Sri Noh bin Haji Omar (Tanjung Karang) Tan Sri Shahidan Kassim (Arau) Datuk Mastura binti Tan Sri Mohd Yazid (Kuala Kangsar) Datuk Zahidi bin Zainul Abidin (Padang Besar) However, the strategy of putting fresh, younger candidates has proven to be effective, and this can be seen by the success of BN in both the Melaka and Johor state elections. This move is also necessary because BN needs to enter and be seen as entering, a state of reform. We need newer, fresher, and younger leaders because the rakyat are getting tired of the same old faces. Younger leaders would understand more about the current trends, needs, and lifestyles of the people, and recognize that the economy has moved into a new digital revolution. If BN were to win in the upcoming GE15, top leaders must not take it as a signal that it is okay to remain in the comfort zone. The reason being is that a win would mean the rakyat believed in the new leaders and voted for them. If the old “Warlords” system remains, the rakyat will again punish BN as they did in GE14. Let’s not make the same mistake twice. We as grassroots can’t be obsessed with our leaders, our bosses. We must look at the bigger picture. The true objective of a political party, what it is that we truly fight for, is ultimately to serve the people and our country. If our leaders, our bosses, are not being contested as candidates, we must move on and move forward to fight for our political party’s true cause. Be a party man. There should not be any personal interest involved. Leaders come and go but the party stays. We must embrace change. This is what the people want as they still believe in the party’s true cause, hence why BN reform is crucial. It’s time for the new generation to take over as it is more relevant in the eyes of the rakyat. It is time for BN to rejuvenate. Or all this could merely be a young grassroots member’s wishful thinking. Asyraf Adlan is the UMNO Youth Bukit Jelutong Chief in Shah Alam. He was formerly the Special Officer for Tan Sri Shahrir Samad when the latter was the BN Parliament Whip and was also previously a member of the Youth Parliament. He is currently working as a software developer. If you’d like to have your opinion shared on TRP, please send it via email at [email protected] with the title “OPINION:” or through social media on TRP’s Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. elections opinions politics UMNO UMNO youth Contributor November 2, 2022 Khairy Eyes Political Comeback In Upcoming Selangor State Election TMJ Offers The Position Of JDT CEO To Khairy What’s Next For Khairy? Gerakan Is Open To Welcome Him If He Wants To Join “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken” Malaysians React To Khairy’s Sacking From Umno	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.5429810285568237, "wiki_prob": 0.45701897144317627, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line445189"}
Ed Sheeran, Cherry Seaborn Reveal Newborn Baby Daughter’s Unique Name by Alex Williams July 14, 2022 July 14, 2022 The unique moniker is said to hold special meaning to the couple who are also the proud parents of a one-year-old daughter named Lyra Antarctica. According to reports, the second kid of Ed Sheeran and Cherry Seaborn has a distinctive name. It comes two months after the couple said they had welcomed a second daughter secretly. According to The Sun, the singer of The Shape of You, 31, and his wife, 30, have decided to name their child Jupiter Seaborn Sheeran because it has special significance to them. A source told the newspaper: “Ed and Cherry loved the name both in terms of what it stands for and its uniqueness. “Everyone thinks Jupiter works perfectly for her. Behind closed doors, Cherry has been gushing over becoming a mum again. She and Ed really are a match made in heaven.” Sheeran and Seaborn, who are also the joyful parents of a 1-year-old daughter named Lyra Antarctica, announced in May that they had welcomed a second child. As per Standard, the singer posted a picture of a pair of tiny white socks on a brown knitted blanket on Instagram. A post shared by Ed Sheeran (@teddysphotos) He wrote alongside the image: “Want to let you all know we’ve had another beautiful baby girl. We are both so in love with her, and over the moon to be a family of 4 x.” The father of two has previously called becoming a father “the best thing that’s ever happened to me” while on tour throughout the world. Speaking during a radio interview with Sirius XM in June, he explained: “There are so many different sides and shades to it. “There are difficult days, there are amazing, easy days, it’s just a roller coaster of emotions.” The Standard has contacted Ed Sheeran’s representatives for further comment. Mother Swerves off Road and into Lake; She Notices Something in the Window as She Drowns Meghan Markle’s California Neighbors Nicknamed Her “Princess of Montecito” Because of Her Antics Michael Jackson’s Daughter Paris Jackson Confesses Of Facing ‘Similar’ Abuse As Paris Hilton! Ivanka Trump cousin claims Donald daughter’s political career ‘completely over’ David Portnoy of Barstool Responds To ‘Violent And Humiliating’ Sexual Encounters Allegations Sophia November 6, 2021 November 5, 2021	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9101784825325012, "wiki_prob": 0.9101784825325012, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line465622"}
Instagram fight videos from Garner middle school trigger suspensions, fears from advocates Discusses a fist fight that took place in a North Carolina school. A parent advocate believes that with the shortage of teachers and administrators, acts like this can quickly lead to unfairly funneling a student from the classroom into the criminal justice system. After allegations of bullying and official neglect, Boston's Mission Hill School will close this summer The Mission Hill K-8 School, a progressive pilot school within the Boston Public Schools, will close this summer. The closure will mark the end of the school’s eccentric 24-year history — and of a twilight marked by misconduct revelations, interventions by Boston Public Schools administrators and community outcry. The first results from Pittsfield Public Schools' school safety study are in. Here's what you need to know PITTSFIELD — Consultants hired by the Pittsfield Public Schools to look at school safety issues have started to share their findings with district leaders after more than six months of study and community conversations. Baltimore County Public Schools revisiting bullying policy, families push for improvements TOWSON, Md. (WBFF) — It keeps happening over and over again. Angry and sometimes frustrated parents sending in cellphone video capturing fights in Baltimore County Public Schools. Concerns over safety in schools prompted a rally organized by the Randallstown NAACP before Tuesday night's Board of Education meeting. Mission Hill school staff failed to report, address bullying, lawsuit alleges Months after the Mission Hill K-8 School in Boston was closed down, the city and former employees are now facing a federal lawsuit. In the most recent lawsuit filed against the Jamaica Plain school, two parents are suing the City of Boston and three former Mission Hill employees, accusing staff of a failure to report and address bullying. (-) Massachusetts (3) (-) North Carolina (1) (-) Safety (5) Bullying/Cyberbullying (4) Physical Safety (2) Protective Factors (1)	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.7051304578781128, "wiki_prob": 0.7051304578781128, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line285452"}
Powder & Bulk Engineering Cirque du Soleil Adopts Bulk Material Processing to Thrill Audiences and Keep Performers Safe LAS VEGAS, NEVADA — Cirque du Soleil is known worldwide for its theatrics and technically innovative staging. Its production of KÀ at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, uses moving platforms and granulated cork to stage a beach scene on the Sand Cliff Deck where cast members frolic in the faux sand until the platform tilts slowly forward and the cork, performers and props are swept off stage, seemingly into the abyss. In reality the performers and props land in a circus net, while 250 cu ft (7,079 L) of granulated cork passes through the net and into containers 50 ft (15.2 m) below. Because the performers jump, slide and plunge their faces into the cork, Cirque du Soleil cleans and conditions it before use. "We do everything in our power to ensure our acrobats are safe," says Aaron Bush, the daytime lead carpenter at KÀ. To achieve these stunning visual effects while assuring the safety of its performers, Cirque du Soleil had to begin processing bulk materials, an area of expertise unrelated to the entertainment industry. As the saying goes, "the show must go on," so large volumes of cork needed to be reliably transported and cleaned for reuse in the next performance. To make its vision a reality, Cirque du Soleil turned to Flexicon Corporation for engineering support as well as conveying equipment. How cork is cleaned between performances Two batches of cork are required, one for each nightly performance. Cleaning the batches requires a team of three: one in the pit, another at the cork cleaning system and a third at the collection area one floor below. From the pit, cork granules, together with cork dust and any foreign objects, are conveyed pneumatically to a large surge hopper positioned above the cork cleaning system. As the cork gravity discharges from the upper hopper through a downspout, it passes through a permanent magnet that catches any bobby pins, nuts, bolts or other ferrous material that might have contaminated the cork. The material then flows into the 5 cu ft (142 L) surge hopper of a 10 ft (3 m) long Flexicon flexible screw conveyor. A shaftless screw rotating within a 4.5 in. (114 mm) polymer tube inclined at 45 degrees, serves to both elevate the material and feed it volumetrically into a vibratory size classifier/separator. The amount of material continuously fed into the separator can be fine-tuned by infinitely variable adjustment of the conveyor screw RPM. As particles vibrate across the separator's perforated deck, on-size particles descend through the perforations and through 6 in. (152 mm) diameter flexible downspouting to the floor below, where several nozzles mist it with distilled water. "If the cork is too dry, it becomes really dusty and can leave a film on the deck," says Bush. "That would become a hazard to our performers, and we don't want people breathing airborne dust." Samples are checked using a grain hygrometer, and a bleach disinfectant is sometimes applied to prevent mold. "We like to keep the cork between 68 and 72 percent relative humidity," says Bush. Oversize foreign matter continues across the separator's perforated deck and discharges through a downspout into a receptacle. Cork dust is separated from on-size particles by an upward flowing airstream produced by a fan below the separator's perforated deck, and a Flexicon filter receiver above the deck. Cork dust collected on outer surfaces of the receiver's filter material is periodically dislodged by short blasts of compressed air, causing it to collect in the lower section of the cylindrical dust collector's enclosure, which is emptied through an 8 in. (200 mm) manual gate valve at the enclosure's outlet. The cleaned and conditioned cork is staged in six mobile bins that are emptied onto the Sand Cliff Deck for both nightly performances. The machine is inspected and cleaned after each use, and the entire system is dismantled and cleaned annually. The filter-receiver's seven filter bags slip over steel cages, allowing easy removal. When required, the filter bags are simply laundered in a washing machine. The Flexicon screw conveyor requires minimal maintenance. The most common task is removing bits of string, strands of hair, and other fibers, says Bush, "which sometimes tangle where the rotating screw attaches to the drive motor's shaft. We just cut it away with razor knives." Because that area of the conveyor has a window, it's easy to spot the tangles. "The system works exactly as designed. We're recycling a good 80 percent of the cork. Outside of standard maintenance, we haven't had to do anything." Cirque du Soleil's production of KÀ at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas operates a cork cleaning system that removes dust, undersized/oversized particles and ferrous contaminants. Cork 'sand' flows from the stage to the basement, from where it is conveyed pneumatically to a hopper that gravity discharges into a Flexicon Flexible Screw Conveyor, which in turns feeds the cork into a vibratory separator at controlled rates. A shaftless screw rotating within an enclosed tube elevates the material and feeds it into the vibratory separator dust-free. The screw is driven beyond the point of discharge, avoiding material contact with bearings or lubricants. The cleaned and conditioned cork 'sand' is ready for the next performance. Cirque du Soleil's KÀ beach scene plays out on faux sand of cork granules which is automatically cleaned, conditioned and reused for each performance. 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Saturday, 1/30/2021 20:30'(GMT+7) Fifth working day of 13th National Party Congress The fifth working day of the 13th National Party Congress took place in Hanoi on January 30 under the chair of Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Quoc Vuong. In the plenary session in the morning, the Congress adopted the adjustment of its agenda. Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, permanent member of the Secretariat Tran Quoc Vuong cast votes at the Congress (Photo: VNA) Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission Pham Minh Chinh delivered the Presidium’s report on the outcomes of delegates’ discussions on the 12th Party Central Committee’s report on personnel work for the 13th Party Central Committee. The Congress later elected a Vote Counting Committee, and approved the lists of candidates to the 13th Party Central Committee (both official and alternative ones). In the afternoon, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education Vo Van Thuong presented a report on collecting the Presidium’s feedback on delegates’ discussions on documents submitted to the Congress. After delegates cast votes, the Vote Counting Committee counted them and will announce the lists of official and alternative members of the 13th Central Party Committee. On January 31, the Congress will take a break. The 13th Party Central Committee will convene its first plenum to elect the Politburo, the Party General Secretary, the Secretariat, the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission, and its Chairsperson. The Congress is due to close on February 1./. Source: VNA Lao newspaper hails Vietnam’s cause of socialism building Warm Tet brought to offshore platforms, islands Party Congress sets out strategic vision for future 13th National Congress helps ensure political stability in Vietnam: Stratfor 13th National Party Congress’s fourth working day continues focusing on personnel work Minister checks security readiness at Party Congress venue Reporters at 13th National Party Congress strictly implement measures to prevent COVID-19 Hanoi Major issues urgent official dispatch on COVID-19 prevention National Party Congress continues working on personnel affairs Vietnam among top COVID performance ranking Diplomacy contributes to maintaining favorable environment for national development CPV to lead Vietnam to new successes Party diplomacy contributes to 13th National Party Congress Vietnam’s development path in foreign experts’ eyes	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.6670418977737427, "wiki_prob": 0.6670418977737427, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1894465"}
(Photo provided in a press release from NAMI Lubbock) “We Walk in Hope” Mental Health Awareness Walk on Saturday, Oct. 8 by: Chris Whited Posted: Oct 5, 2022 / 10:10 AM CDT Updated: Oct 8, 2022 / 09:35 AM CDT LUBBOCK, Texas — The National Alliance on Mental Illness Lubbock (NAMI Lubbock) will host the “We Walk in Hope” Mental Health Awareness Walk on Saturday, October 8. According to a press release from NAMI Lubbock, the walk will take place at Lubbock-Cooper High School at 10:00 a.m. The event will feature a community health fair with many local resources on mental health. There will also be free food and drinks, live music by Ryan Spivey and a photo booth area for selfies. The event is free to attend, but donations are accepted. All donations go to NAMI Lubbock to help fund their community support groups. For more information, you can visit https://namilubbock.org/get-involved/we-walk-in-hope/. NAMI Lubbock works to provide free support, education and advocacy for persons in Lubbock living with mental illness and their family and friends. The organization currently offers free mental health support groups to residents of Lubbock County, the press release said. EDITOR’S NOTE: Organizers told EverythingLubbock.com the event is still scheduled despite the inclement weather Saturday morning. It has been moved indoors to a athletic training facility adjacent (white building) to the football stadium. You can call (806)-783-9268 if you need additional information.	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6855611801147461, "wiki_prob": 0.3144388198852539, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line630357"}
E3 2006: Sony Press Conference Live Updates May 8, 2006 Cavin-Smith — No Comments Stay tuned to this space for updates from the live conference taking place now… 8:03 PM Eastern: Mostly discussion of system sales stats. Some PSP stuff being shown: PlanetPSP Travel Guide (self-explanatory), World Soccer 2, Talkman (translation software), Loco Roco, B-Boy (a new "street-dancing" game), Gangs of London (The Getaway spin-off). Nothing earth-shattering yet, but it's good to know that the PSP is still getting some love! 8:05 PM Eastern: Talk of further support for the PS2 "for many years to come." Some footage of alredy-announced upcoming PS2 games being shown. Sony will also be releasing a PSP Greatest Hits line. 8:08 PM Eastern: RSS Video, GPS, Camera, and VoIP being added to the PSP later this year. Sony claims PSP Movies are still popular! A video showing average people talking about how the PS3 will change their lives. 8:10 PM Eastern: Re-affiriming the already known PS3 stats (supported formats, screen rez, etc). Memory stick and Compact Flash compatibility. Up to 7 players can play on one console with wireless controllers. 8:16 PM Eastern: "The PS3 will expand the HD market." The hard-drive will be removable. PSP connectivity with the PS3. "Within 5-6 years 80% of entertainment industry will be supporting Blu-Ray." PS3 hard-drive will support game saves and game content assistance (help with loading), as well as content downloaded from the internet. 8:21 PM Eastern: 208 developers supporting the PS3, there will be playable PS3 titles on the show floor this year. Gran Turismo HD Announced . Motorbikes and scooters to be included, perhaps among other vehicles. Racing and commercial vehicles. Footage being shown. It is only a prototype right now. 8:29 PM Eastern: Load times on GT HD are 2-3 seconds. It is being played on what looks like a modified Dual Shock 2 controller, but whether this is the "real" PS3 controller or just a stop-gap for developers to use in testing is unknown right now. Crowd on sides of the tracks in GT HD very realistic, they move and react to what's going on in the race. 8:35 PM Eastern: Now talking about a card-based battle game? They're bringing the Eyetoy creator up. The game is called Eye of Judgement. You can interact with the card using your hand. It's actually pretty cool. 8:39 PM Eastern: Talking about PS3's online strategy right now. Haha, a mention of myspace.com. Sony's goal is to create an environment that is a virtual "community" a lot like myspace-esque sites in addition to gameplay capabilities. Variety of entertainment content for PS3/PSP. Bringing up the PSOne emulator on PSP. The game profile will load up straight from the memory stick. They are showing off the original Ridge Racer on the emulator. You can change the screen size. 8:44 PM Eastern: Sony wants to remain "fresh" yet not forget about its past, hence the emulator. Back to Phil Harrison on stage. They are showing the PS3 interface. Shops for purchasing content can be integrated into the games. They are demonstrating a version of Sony's Singstar – 100s of songs can be included on a Blu-Ray disc, plus many more online. The "SingStore" will allow you access to the downloads. 8:50 PM Eastern: Customized accounts for different games. In Singstar, you can have a whole profile, plus the ability to upload your karaoke performances to the network, complete with video (using a camera, likely the next iteration of the EyeToy). Genji 2 for PS3 is being shown – it is an action game. The stages of the game will be based on ancient battles in Japan – sea battles and horseback battles included. Real-time weapon and character changing. 8:53 PM Eastern: Showing F1 PSP now. We've seen most of it before, but they are now demonstrating a "wing mirror" using the PSP. You can position the PSP next to your TV and be used while you're driving. The software will be downloadable for free and will be synched with the PS3. Now showing Heavenly Sword footage. 9:00 PM Eastern: Now showing a compilation video of some of the games that will be coming out later on: Lair, The Getaway, "Afrika" – no real gameplay details, but very realistic looking, Hot Shots Golf, Monster Kingdom. 9:05 PM Eastern: 2 BRAND NEW titles being shown now. First is made by the London studio. Two cars racing across a desert shooting at each other, showcasing amazing physics. The game is called 8 Days . The second is from Naughty Dog and looks medieval. Looks like an action-adventure game. There is no title being revealed as yet. Ted Price, the prez of Insomniac Games is invited on stage. 9:10 PM Eastern: Resistance: Fall of Man is being demonstrated. Takes place in 1951 Britain, alternate universe where WWII never took place. Multiplayer will be included, of course. Resistance will be playable on the show floor. 9:16 PM Eastern: Harrison exits, attention returns to Kaz Hirai. Third party titles for PS3 now being shown: Assassin's Creed, Ridge Racer 7, Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway, Tekken 6, Sonic The Hedgehog, Virtua Tennis 3, Virtua Fighter 5, Strangehold, a Koei game. 9:24 PM Eastern: Electronic Arts is on stage now, talking about their PS3 games. NBA Live '07. Showing a side-by-side comparison between PS2/PS3 quality. Much faster actions/reactions for players in PS3 version. A live demonstration is being shown. New technology "U-Cap" or Universal Player Capture. They are showing a real-time demo using an image of Tiger Woods. 9:30 PM Eastern: EA Video reel – MoH Airborne, Army of Two, etc. Now going back to Kaz Hirai. He is going to show off Final Fantsy XIII footage, similar to the footage at Square-Enix's conference earlier. METAL GEAR SOLID 4 now being shown! A new trailer, it would seem…. 9:41 PM Eastern: Meryl, Raiden, and an even older Snake being shown. At the end of the video this "older Snake" is putting a gun in his mouth. A huge secret about to be revealed about the PS3 controller?! The PS3 controller looks a lot like the dual-shock, but has a USB port on the back, wireless capability, and 6-degrees of motion that effectively allow it to be used like a floating joystick. You can tilt and turn it in all different directions. A demo of Warhawk is being played using the controller to fly the in-game craft. 9:46 PM Eastern: The Conference is wrapping up now. Global Launch details forthcoming – one with a 60GB HD, one with a 20 GB HD. Will ship in Japan Nov. 11, 59.800 yen for 60 GB. In the US, November 17th, retail for $599 for 60 GB, or $499 for 20GB. Europe will see a release on the 17th also and the units will retail for 499 Euros (60 GB) and 399 Euros (20GB). Titles will be playable on the show floor. The Sony Press Conference has come to an end.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.5218858122825623, "wiki_prob": 0.5218858122825623, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line473544"}
Serial killer Warren Forrest found guilty of murdering … Portland Police Bureau new hires work at Sunshine … Police: Murder suspect had ‘history of problematic … This screenshot from Medford Police Department body cam video taken Sept. 22, 2020 shows April Ehrlich holding her audio recording equipment inside Hawthorne… This screenshot from Medford Police Department body cam video taken Sept. 22, 2020 shows April Ehrlich holding her audio recording equipment inside Hawthorne Park shortly before she was arrested. Courtesy Medford Police Department Journalist arrested while reporting homeless camp sweep sues Medford police for violating civil rights Posted: Sep 28, 2022 / 10:59 AM PDT Updated: Sep 28, 2022 / 11:42 AM PDT PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – An Oregon Public Broadcasting editor is suing the city of Medford, Jackson County and several members of the Medford Police Department, claiming they violated her First and Fourth Amendment rights by arresting her for reporting on a sweep of a homeless camp in Medford on Sept. 22, 2020. April Ehrlich was working as a reporter for Jefferson Public Radio at the time of the incident. In the lawsuit, filed Sept. 20, 2022, Ehrlich claims police officers violated her civil rights by interfering with her work as a journalist and by unlawfully searching her belongings. On Sept. 22, 2020, Ehrlich was holding her audio recording equipment and had her press badge displayed while walking around Hawthorne Park in Medford and reporting on the camp clearance, according to the lawsuit. Schnitzer: ‘Enough is enough’ of downtown Portland vandalism Video from the Medford Police Department showed when officers approached her and asked her to leave, Ehrlich identified herself as a reporter and pointed out that she was in a public park. An officer then told her she was committing the crime of trespass and said the park was closed and she needed to leave. When Ehrlich shook her head no in the video, the officer told her she was under arrest. “I am a reporter! I am a reporter! I’m just doing my job. I’m here to report on this. Let go of me! Let go of me! Let go. This is ridiculous,” Ehrlich is heard saying in the Medford Police body cam video of the incident. While placing her in handcuffs officers say “please don’t resist.” This screenshot from Medford Police Department body cam video taken Sept. 22, 2020 shows officers placing reporter April Ehrlich in handcuffs after she refused to leave Hawthorne Park. Ehrlich told officers she was a reporter and was doing her job. Courtesy Medford Police Department Ehrlich was arrested and charged with trespass, resisting arrest, and interfering with an officer. The City of Medford later dismissed the charge of interfering with an officer. The Medford Municipal Court later dismissed the trespassing charge and after that, the city of Medford dismissed the final charge of resisting arrest. Ehrlich filed the civil rights lawsuit against Medford, the county, and involved officers after the charges were dismissed. Four days before Ehrich’s arrest, Medford City Manager Brian Sjothun ordered the Medford Police Department to close Hawthorne Park for a cleanup for 48 hours starting at 8 a.m. on Sept. 21, 2020, according to the lawsuit. Suspect arrested in Fairview shooting after re-entering home The morning of Sept. 22, 2020, Medford Police and Jackson County probation officers announced Hawthorne Park was closed but allowed campers, volunteers and others to stay throughout the morning. According to the lawsuit, authorities said people were allowed in the park to remove possessions or help, but people were not allowed in the park to document what was going on. There was not an exception made for journalists, according to the suit, which claimed that instead, they were told to go to a designated area. The lawsuit says this area was near a noisy Interstate 5 overpass on a busy street, outside one end of the approximately 20-acre park, preventing them from seeing or hearing all the activities going on within the park. The lawsuit states Ehrlich did not wait in the designated area and instead entered the park that morning. The lawsuit says that when officers arrested Ehrlich, two officers each grabbed one of her arms and forced them behind her back. One of the officers then allegedly kicked at her feet. After she was arrested, the lawsuit accuses two officers of searching Ehrlich’s belongings and confiscating her reporting equipment. Ehrlich accuses the city of Medford of violating her First Amendment right to freedom of the press by creating a policy that prevented her from observing and reporting on the events in Hawthorne Park. “The ‘media staging area’ did not permit journalists to observe and document government activity in Hawthorne Park,” the lawsuit states. She also accuses the city and its police department of failing to train, supervise and control the officers who implemented a policy that led to her wrongful arrest. Her Fourth Amendment rights were violated, the lawsuit says, when her belongings were searched and seized. Ehrlich and her attorneys, from the law firm Kafoury and McDougal, demand a trial by jury and seek noneconomic damages and the cost of covering attorney fees, to be determined by the jury. They ask that the jury also consider punitive damages to deter the city and other defendants from similar conduct in the future. Tree-trimmer dies when limb falls in Portland “Medford police shouldn’t have arrested me for doing my job as a journalist,” Ehrlich wrote in a statement, “and the city of Medford shouldn’t have doubled down on that wrong by pursuing criminal charges for the last two years. I want to ensure no journalist in Oregon or elsewhere has to experience such a stressful and traumatizing experience as the one I had to endure.” In a statement from the Medford City Attorney’s Office, the city said Ehrlich was one of 10 people arrested in the park that day. The city said it believes the temporary closure of the park to all members of the public on Sept. 22, 2020 was lawful. “Journalists have no special or unique right of physical access to property that has been closed to the general public,” the city said in a statement. “Other journalists present on the day in question covered the park closure from outside of the closure area. Fonseca was instructed about the closure area and was arrested only after refusing a lawful order to leave the closure area.” The city said it believes previously decided court cases will defend its right to have closed the park to the public, including reporters. Jackson County’s chief legal counsel Joel Benton told KOIN 6 News Wednesday the county hasn’t yet been served the lawsuit, but that the county does not comment on pending litigation. Serial killer found guilty of murdering Portland …	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9256521463394165, "wiki_prob": 0.9256521463394165, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1644704"}
Device Experiences & Responsive Design January 24, 2012ByLuke Wroblewski Most recently LukeW was the Chief Product Officer (CPO) and co-founder of Bagcheck which was acquired by Twitter Inc. in 2011. Luke is also the author of the book Mobile First and was Chief Design Architect (VP) at Yahoo! Inc. While the task of designing Web applications and sites for multiple devices can be daunting, two techniques can make the process more manageable: classifying device experiences and designing/building responsively. Here’s how these two approaches can work together to optimize interface designs across a wide range of connected devices. Device Experiences Device experiences are a simple way to classify the troves of connected devices available to consumers today so you can design appropriate interfaces for each. A device experience is defined by how a device is most commonly used and the technical capabilities or limitations it possesses. Specifically: Usage/posture: 10 foot lean-back experience on the couch, long periods of use at a desk, or quick bursts of activity in various locations throughout the day Input methods: remote/gestures, mouse/keyboard, touch/sensors, or keypad/trackpad Output/screen: wall-sized, desk-sized, lap-sized, palm-sized, or wrist-sized Devices with differences in each category typically require unique user interface design solutions. The relative importance of primary tasks may differ (based on usage/posture), as will the layout and interaction design needed to accommodate different input methods and average display sizes. While it’s possible to have a single user interface work across more than one device experience, developing a single interface that works across every device experience usually results in compromises or bare-bones design that doesn’t take advantage of what makes each device experience excel (or conversely, rich solutions that fail to load or work on less capable devices). So while a connected TV could browse a text-list optimized for feature phones, it is unlikely anyone would find it enjoyable. On the other hand, a tablet-optimized Web application might feel simpler to use on a desktop Web browser because the number of actions has been reduced to work on a smaller display size and the size of the actions has been increased to accommodate touch interactions. While this interface wouldn’t be specifically tailored to a desktop computer’s context of use, input methods, or display sizes -it would be quite functional. For some organizations, classifying device experiences is all that’s needed to cope with designing for lots of devices. Netflix, for instance, uses the technique to manage different interfaces on over 400 unique SKUs. This gives them “the freedom to experiment with different experiences on different platforms in isolation.” Netflix then takes what they learn from each experience and adopts it on other devices. Amazon seems to take a similar approach. The Amazon Web site has been optimized for the usage/posture, input methods, and screen sizes of desktop and laptop computers. But the company has also experimented with different platforms in isolation. For example, Amazon’s mobile application, Flow, allows customers to identify and purchase products they find in the physical world using their smartphone’s video camera. This takes advantage of a mobile device’s portability and a specific input method -the video camera. Amazon’s WindowShop, on the other hand, makes use of a tablet’s larger screen and touch input methods to create an immersive visual shopping experience. While it may work for Netflix and Amazon, a distinct interface for each device experience might be too much for other organizations to manage and support. They need a “single” solution that can adapt itself to the differences between devices and within device experiences as well. Within any device experience, there’s still a lot of variation -especially in display sizes. Connected TVs, laptops, desktops, tablets, smart phones, and feature phones all come in a variety of screen resolutions, densities, and aspect ratios. But don’t worry...responsive design can help. Responsive design allows you to fill in the blanks within device experiences through the application of fluid grids, flexible images, and media queries. So once you have an optimized tablet solution, the difference between a 10 inch screen and a 7 inch screen is covered by responsive design and a few simple rules of adaptation like adding additional rows, increasing image sizes, and the like. Web sites that consist mostly of standard content and interactions can even apply a responsive solution across smart phones, tablets, desktops/laptops, and TVs assuming there’s no difference in use across devices and they can manage media assets effectively. For complex web applications (i.e. a Web-based email client), adapting responsively across all device experiences is harder and separate templates may work better. But even in separate templates, fluid grids, flexible images, and media queries (the bread and butter of responsive design) can help layouts adapt more effectively to device differences. With a set of interface solutions for an appropriate set of device experiences and responsive design, all of your Web URLs can resolve to an optimal interface for your customers online –no matter what device they use to get there. Do you have thoughts on how to build a web app that can look great on multiple devices? Leave a comment! GamingPlatformsPrograms2012 Platform Updates: Operation Developer Love Developer Spotlight: SoundCloud Business Tools2012Graph API	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.7390387654304504, "wiki_prob": 0.26096123456954956, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line886457"}
Two Friargate Shaped for Sustainability Shaped by you Shaped around people WIREDSCORE PLATINUM Why Coventry Coventry City Centre Choosing Coventry Friargate Development ‘Air-One®’ – The World’s First Hub for Flying Taxis – in Coventry Coventry Urban-Air Port Coventry urban airport, Air-One®, is a world-first demonstration of a fully operational hub for future Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (Evtol) vehicles – including air taxis and delivery drones. The hub, adjacent to the Friargate Business District, showcases the district’s strength as innovative, sustainable, and transport-led. A short walk from TWO FRIARGATE, the demonstration acted as a blueprint for more than 200 sites planned by Urban-Air Port® worldwide. Covering the next five years, the plan aims to meet the growing demand for advanced, sustainable air mobility. Residents, businesses, and visitors had the opportunity to experiment with and learn about the benefits of advanced air mobility – including reduced congestion and air pollution, and new options for effective and sustainable public transport networks. Sustainability is at the heart of the Friargate masterplan. TWO FRIARGATE, currently under construction, is set to become Coventry’s premier office building and a sustainable leader in the region, with an ambition to achieve BREEAM Excellent. TWO FRIARGATE already encourages sustainability through existing links to Coventry Railway Station and a new bus terminal. This is in addition to the exciting potential to build on Air-One® and future drone transport. Coventry’s location at the heart of the UK makes it an ideal site for a future transport hub. The city’s historic leadership in automobile and aerospace industries provides an ideal incubator for Air-One®. Councillor Jim O’Boyle, Cabinet Member for Jobs, Regeneration and Climate Change said, “TWO FRIARGATE, part of the Friargate Business District, has long had sustainability and world-class connectivity at its heart. Air-One, and the demonstration of future transport technologies in Coventry, is further testament to this unique strength. “Friargate will cater to the next generation workforce. This includes increasingly innovative and sustainable ways to travel – whether for business or pleasure. We are now looking forward to seeing how this groundbreaking technology develops.” Air-One® operated in the heart of Coventry for a month, showing how hubs could become new ways to travel into the city. This brings the potential for fast, direct, and zero-emission travel into the heart of Friargate. Additionally, new travel methods connect with the newly opened Coventry Railway Station building. Robert Courts, UK Government Minister for Aviation, said: “British innovation has a rich history of transforming global transportation, from the creation of the railroads in the 1800s, to the growth of great British brands such as Jaguar, Triumph and Rover in the 1950s. “The opening of Air-One®, backed by Government funding, will revolutionise the way people and goods travel across the nation. This step forward puts Britain at the vanguard of clean transport, bringing investment and high-skilled, green job opportunities to the nation, while levelling up opportunity in the Midlands.” To find out more about TWO FRIARGATE’s new Coventry offices, contact Scott Rutherford of Cushman & Wakefield on 07824 436439 or email [email protected]. Keep up to date with our newsletter © 2023 Coventry City Council Website by Carousel Marketing	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.784247875213623, "wiki_prob": 0.784247875213623, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1828716"}
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NHL Picks – Colorado Hosts Pittsburgh for ABC Saturday Matinee All things considered, of all the teams listed on the NHL Betting board, the Pittsburgh Penguins are one of the most popular brands. Consider that the Penguins have been one of the most successful NHL franchises since the mid 1908s when Mario Lemieux saved the franchise. Additionally, the current presence of the future Hall of Famer Sidney Crosby has lit up the marquee and sparked the construction of the PPG Paints Arena. In the Crosby era, the Penguins have won three Stanley Cup championships with several other near misses. One team that gamblers also prefer over most is the Colorado Avalanche. Bettors have made Colorado a Stanley Cup chalk for the third consecutive season. NHL Free Picks – Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche On Saturday, April 2, 2022, the Colorado Avalanche will host the Pittsburgh Penguins at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. Game time is set for 3 p.m. ET with television coverage on ABC. Colorado is having another dominant season and is a justified Betting on the NHL favorite for the Stanley Cup. However, the Avalanche is consistently overpriced at Ball Arena. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh makes for a compelling underdog for Saturday’s game. Wise Guys lick their chops for a top-tier contender as a road dog. Please check out the SugarHouse Sportsbook for updated NHL odds and betting prices for all other sports. NHL Picks Today – Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh is in good recent form and has gotten the cash in six of their last nine games. Three of the Penguins' most recent four games went over the total. As a result, Pittsburgh is 40-17-10 straight up and 33-31 over/under. On road ice, the Penguins are 21-8-5. Pittsburgh ranks 13th for goal scoring, 15th for power play efficiency, 5th for goals against, and 2nd for penalty killing. Of course, Sidney Crosby remains the Penguins leader with 24 goals, 45 assists, and a +12. Crosby has been a perennial All-Star since the day that he arrived. At age 34, his production remains among the best in the NHL. In fact, more NHL insiders and gamblers are starting to tout Sid the Kid for NHL Most Valuable Player. On the road, Pittsburgh is 2-4 against the spread. While as an underdog, Pittsburgh is 3-5 vs. the line. In interconference games, the Penguins are 7-3 on the board. On the road, Pittsburgh is 2-8-1 under the total. Specifically, as an underdog, Pittsburgh is 4-2-1 over the total. In interconference games, the Penguins are 2-4 under the number. NHL Betting Picks – Colorado Avalanche Lately, the Avalanche has been in good form as well. Colorado has seen the payout window in five of its most recent seven games. In their last eight games, the Avalanche is 2-6 to the under. As a result, Colorado brings a record of 46-14-6 straight up and 35-26 over/under. On home ice, the Avalanche is 26-4-3. Overall, the Avalanche have NHL rankings of 2nd for goal scoring, 6th for power play efficiency, 9th for goals against, and 17th for penalty killing. At home, Colorado is 6-3 against the spread. As a favorite, Colorado is 5-2 vs. the line. While in interconference games, the Avs are 4-2 on the board. At home, Colorado is 4-3 over the total. Specifically, as a favorite, the Avs 2-6 under the number. In interconference games, the Avs are 6-1-1 over the total. Few teams can match the Avalanche for their scoring depth. Nathan MacKinnon has missed 13 games, yet Colorado was able to find alternative scoring. To summarize, five Avalanche players have surpassed 20 goals on the year. Right wing Mikko Rantanen leads the Avs with 33 goals, 45 assists, and a +32. NHL Best Picks – Penguins at Avalanche Pittsburgh is 12-6 against Colorado vs. the spread. Additionally, the Pens and Avs are 3-1-1 over the total. At Colorado, the Pens are 3-2 vs. the number. Also, this series is 3-1-1 over the total at Colorado. In this situation, one of the best teams in hockey is a power underdog. Thus, Pittsburgh makes the most sense. Penguins at Avalanche Best Bet: Pittsburgh Penguins Every day through June, the Top NHL odds and picks can be accessed and made at SugarHouse.	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.5109822750091553, "wiki_prob": 0.4890177249908447, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1491141"}
Return to Website > Index > Youth Hockey > Youth Hockey > Re: What to do? Recent Posts Return to Website > Index > Youth Hockey > Youth Hockey > Re: What to do? Mar 25, 2019 - 11:23AM Re: What to do? I'm confused. Is this question about one kid getting a valley hat, or about honoring a commitment to a team? Sounds like this kid will have more opportunities. For his townie teammates, this may be a big deal. I'm assuming he's bound for greener pastures next year? Mar 25, 2019 - 12:20PM The NED futures camp will have no bearing on his selections down the line. It is merely a skills camp that you pay for and there are 0 usa hockey reps there. Play with your team. Hmmmmm, following through on a season-long commitment to his team and teammates, or an individual achievement? its division championship on sat then league championship on Sunday... we could leave early and haul ass back down to make Sundays game or do I call state district rep and suggest a player to replace my son. Smarten up. Town championship vs kids goal and future. I'm sure you will still get a plastic trophy. We just qualified for this game yesterday but I started this conversation with hockey minds about 3 weeks ago and I've got absolutely nowhere.. there is no good answer for this..who has knowledge on this camp. Exactly how is my son going to benefit from this camp outside of the connections. I go through that camp lists state by state and I see a lot of names on all 5 States that we recognize and know..is this more important for my son to make connectuons with USA Hockey.. there are not not going to teach us anything new are they? The camp is not what you think it's going to be. Real camp doesn't start until Bantams and the large percentage of kids who show up to this thing now will not be there come then. The fact it's 3v3 tells you all you need to know. Do you really think NED isn't going to blackball a kid who belongs at the real camp following years because they chose to play for his actual team, vhl or not, rather than go to this 'skills' session? Ultimately yeah you should leave it up to your kid but I would stress that you really press NED directly (not your home district) to see if they really think it is what you or kid thinks it is. I'm plenty smart already. That development camp will have virtually no impact on his future. Like, .00001% impact. Seeing his teammates as "brothers" will have a far greater impact on his overall success - as a hockey player and as a man. The trophy itself doesn't matter - it's what it stands for that does. It's sad, really, that people don't see that. Not that I'm surprised. Further evidence of the fraying of the fabric of our society. 07Parent Being a parent of a 2007 who is attending the camp, and a coach of a full season team, I would have my player with his teammates playing out the season. Obviously you didn’t know till this weekend that your player would be in this conflict, but now that you are here is why I say it. If his team loses, you and your player might blame yourselves and other teammates and families might feel the same. If you miss the Development camp, nothing changes except the opportunity too see you player play with kids from all over and different talent levels. Go to any Blue Chips tournament, or CCM invite and you will get the same experience. Playing for your team is the right decision. Good luck either way. I would gather that he would be trying out for NED next year? Is that the imprssion you want to leave? It's pretty late to change your mind now that the camp is in 4 days and teams are set. Do what you feel is best but I would think this is an easy choice. Addressing the possibility of bowing out of camp sooner would have been ideal. That said, what hockey person wouldn't understand -- and respect -- being a team player? I'm sure there's a line of kids who would be happy to take you player's spot -- and a line of parents happy to pay for it. Pull up your pants and make your decision. Nobody cares what you and your kid decides. You're an ah* for posting this in the first place. If you're kid is anything like you he's screwed. Agreed. This is nothing less than a misguided humble brag. Otherwise, the OP wouldn't have gone out of his way to make sure we knew that his kid was the only one on his team to make it. All the more reason for him to play the game and not screw them over. Mar 27, 2019 - 9:32AM I thought this at first too but I think its actually an important detail to the question being asked. To me that means his kid is one of the top players on the team if not the top. Missing the game could mean the difference between winning and losing. My take though is play the game and see the season through until the end. Valley championship game or ne futures district camp at uvm? Whatever you choose for your kid is your choice. My only suggestion is that you get to making one and telling the coach of his VHL team or the NED camp immediately. Not cool to let this hang out there. His two coaches sons were at the tryout and head coach underatands and thinks he should go to camp and assistant coach not so much.. as of now they think he will miss the games. and I have reached out by phone to president of the state amateur hockey association to get more clarification and get ball rolling one way or the other. What year is he? I have some knowledge	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6596674919128418, "wiki_prob": 0.3403325080871582, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1196165"}
'Flip or Flop' Fans Are Stunned After Christina Haack Makes Surprise Announcement with Tarek El Moussa Country Living Staff "Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." Christina Haack Hall just gave Flip or Flop fans a true surprise. The star of the famous HGTV show posted a photo standing next to her ex-husband and co-star Tarek El Moussa. As if that wasn't a shock on its own, Christina took things to the next level by announcing that there will be one last episode of the beloved program. "Surprise….! One last episode of Flip or Flop: The Final Flip, coming your way Thursday, Dec. 1, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on @hgtv," she wrote. She continued with an emotional recap of her and Tarek's time on the show. "I am grateful we had such an amazing team on this journey who always made filming fun and exciting. From rotten turkeys and wild chickens to rodent infestations and unexpected squatters there was never a dull moment on set." As viewers know, Christina and Tarek started Flip or Flop in 2013. At the time, the two were married, but in May 2016 they separated, leaving fans to wonder what would come next. The duo ultimately continued to work together, with their supposedly last show airing in March 2022. Needless to say, Christina's "surprise" caused fans to bombard her Instagram, many noting how grateful they were that the exes were giving the show a proper goodbye. "Thanks for doing a proper finale. I’m sure it’s been hard for you working with your ex. As a viewer/fan the show was super enjoyable, and it feels like a nice way to formally conclude it," one person wrote. "From your first and biggest fan of all you guys do I wish to say Thank you! It was and is always fun to watch and be a part of the world you created and share with us. Cheers to the future," said another. As for what's next for each of them, Christina will star in Christina on the Coast and Christina in the Country. She also mentioned in her post that Tarek will have new shows premiere in 2023 as well. You can also catch The Final Flip on Discovery+ with a free 7-day trial! Oprah's Favorite Things of 2022 Just Dropped! Here Are Our Top Picks 70 Impressive Tiny Houses That Maximize Function and Style 30+ Paint Colors That Will Instantly Transform Your Kitchen	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9479045867919922, "wiki_prob": 0.9479045867919922, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line899376"}
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She has worked with numerous law firms, including the Stewart Law Group and Axiom. Penelope attended Barry University and completed her Juris Doctor in 2008. She has made it to the National Dean’s List and is currently registered at different associations, including the Florida Bar, Orange Bar and Illinois Bar Associations. 9 yrs experience \| Licensed in FL, IL \| "I used Penelope to draft a Non-Compete agreement because my practice was very busy at the moment. My client was very happy with her draft..." Mark Kahn Mark is recognized as a rising star in Miami’s legal community focusing on mergers and acquisitions, private securities offerings, and technology startups. He holds a Juris... read more 6 yrs experience \| Licensed in FL, NJ, NY \| "Mark was able to wrap his mind around difficult legal concepts and synthesize those concepts into digestible bullet points. I was very pl..." 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Svetlana Alenitskaya Federal Agency for Civic Education. Kalman Mizsei EU High Level Adviser on Confidence Building Measures Yuri Petrushenko The Eastern European Association for Citizenship Education, chairman. Tanja Hoggan-Kloubert PhD, Associate professor for Adult Education at the University of Augsburg, Founder and CEO of the association Deutsch ukrainische Dialog e. V. Chad Hoggan Associate Professor of Adult and Lifelong Education at North Carolina State University. Сo-editor of the Journal of Transformative Education, and co-director of the Institute for Civic Studies and Learning for Democracy. Narine Teknejan Member at EENCE coordination council. Cofunder and trainer at Youth is Power NGO. Youth worker. Elena Marzac Co-Founder of Platform for Security and Defence Initiatives of the civil society, security and stratcom consultant. Executive Director of Information Center on NATO (2013-2022). Serhiy Shturkhetskyy Journalist, teacher, media expert. Head of the Independent Media Trade Union of Ukraine. PhD, Associate Professor of the National University “Ostroh Academy”. Ani Kojoyan Media researcher, scholar. Gender, Education and Communication Studies Expert & Researcher. Lecturer at Yerevan State University. Expert and Trainer at “Youth is Power” NGO. Expert and trainer at EENCE working group “Women in local communities”. Azar Ramazanov Chairperson of Adult Education Association, Social Historian, Legal expert of Legal aid project in Azerbaijan(World Bank), coordinator of EENCE WG Promoting change oriented civic education, member of Azerbaijan Think Tanks and Civil Society. Israil İsgandarov Executive Director of Umid SSD, Director of Azerbaijan State Pedagogical College. Hovsep Khurshudyan Chairman of the “Free Citizen” Civic Initiatives Support Center NGO and a certified trainer of civic education. Lela Javakhishvili Civic Education Specialist of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES Georgia). Tetiana Odnorog Head of the Center for Adult Education “First” (Melitopol). Ruslan Stanga Senior advisor, Institute for Rural Initiatives (iRi) former advisor to the Prime-Minister on social development. Nazariy Boyarskiy Human rights activist and non-formal education trainer. Member of the Board of the non-governmental organization “Democratic Initiatives Incubator” (Ukraine). Expert of the Coalition to Prevent and Combat Discrimination in Ukraine. He has extensive trainer experience both in Ukraine and abroad. Member of the Trainer’s Pool of the Youth Department of the Council of Europe, trainer in Erasmus+ projects. Author of a number of manuals on the use of educational methods and issues of civic education. Helga Melnik Psychologist, trainer in civic education, an expert in a variety of international civil and human rights education organizations, Board member of the Eastern European Association for Citizenship Education. Siarhei Salei EENCE WG “History and Human Rights” coordinator Oleg Smirnov Country Director of the DVV International office in Ukraine since 2015, is engaged in developing legal provision for lifelong learning and adult education in Ukraine and promoting adult education as a human right, building strong local civil society organizations for demand-oriented educational programmes focused on vulnerable groups. As a Board member of the European Association for the Education of Adults Oleg promotes the interests of the EAEA members from non-EU countries, involving them in a more active dialogue, exchange of experience, popularizing success stories and making them visible to all EAEA regions. Since 2002 he has worked on innovative civic, intercultural and peace education methods in national education policy through training adult educators. Levan Kvatchadze DVV International, Germany. Levan has an experience of ca. 20 years in education sector. He holds master’s degree in “Central Asia & Caucasus Studies” from Humboldt-University in Berlin. With DVV International he has been working since 2004 (duty stations: Bonn, Chisinau, Kyiv, Tashkent, Tbilisi). Currently as the regional director for the “Eastern Neighbours” region at DVV International Levan oversees the project work in Republic of Moldova, Ukraine, and regional cooperation project. During his career in development cooperation sector, he used to be team leader of numerous EU-projects dealing with adult education, lifelong learning, vocational training, etc. and acted as international expert and policy adviser in many countries in Eastern Europe, South Caucasus, and Central Asia. Dmitriy Dubrovskiy Austria/Russia Non-residential fellow, Global Observatory on Academic Freedom, CEU (Austria), and Research Fellow at the Center for Independent Social Research, St. Petersburg, Russia. Dubrovskiy was the founder and lecturer of the Human rights program, Smolny College of Liberal Arts and Science, St. Petersburg State University. He was visiting lecturer in Bard College (New York), Witwatersrand University (Johannesburg), and adjunct assistant professor Harriman Institute, Columbia University. Till March 2022 – Associate Professor, Higher School of Economics (Moscow). His teaching experience includes courses on Human rights in post-Soviet space, nationalism and minority rights, academic rights and freedoms. Vladimir Yanchuk Doctor of psychological sciences, professor. Doctor of Psychology, Professor. Member of leading international psychological associations. Expert on the formation of civil society, individual and public consciousness, violence prevention, intercultural interaction and a wide range of socio-psychological problems. Vahram Petrosyan Co-creator and lead of gamified civic & citizenship education tool “Innovarium”. Project manager and member of the consultation team for development of “Volunteering. From values to practical steps” manual in Armenia. Nurana Mammadova Independent expert, researcher, certified trainer of non-formal education. Vitaut Rudnik Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Eastern European Association for Citizenship Education, expert in the field of methodology for the development of training programs, media expert Lana Rudnik Director of the program “University of the Golden Age”, an expert in the field of methodology for the development of training programs Ludmila Barba Journalist of Public Company “Teleradio-Moldova”. Specializes in issues of foreign policy and European integration. Since 2004, he has been the author of the European Vector TV project, and since 2016, the Diplomatic Dimension project. Master in International Relations. Hanna Baraban Expert in the field of international relations, political journalist. Master of the Barcelona Institute for International Studies in the field of International Security, member of the NGO “Ukrainian Expert Foundation”. Collaborated with Radio Liberty, Al Jazeera, EU Observer, Metropolitan magazine, ROM, TVNET, and other European and world media. Sergiu Musteata PhD Habilitat, Professor, Pedagogical University “Ion Creanga” Julia Knyupa Visual facilitator, graphic recorder. Co-author of the “Can You Draw It for Me” handbook for educators. Kateryna Bilokhvist Public activist, trainer, facilitator, member of public youth organizations. Tamar Karaia A political scientist and researcher with more than 10 years’ experience of researching, teaching in memory studies, civic education and research methodologies. Mane Khachatryan Co-founder of “Phoenix Ecosal” startup, Alumna/Volunteer at “Children of Armenia Found ” Studying at Yerevan State University Faculty of Law. Edmond Khachikyan Student of National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia. Graphic designer. Volunteer at “Armat Engineering Laboratories”. Tatev Sepkhanyan Student of Yerevan State University, at faculty of Spanish-English communication, tutor of Spanish. Volunteer at SKYE(Skills and Knowledge for Youth Employment). Co-founder of EcoFam startup. Guide at house-museum of Lusik Aguletsi. Stella Ghazaryan Beneficiary/volunteer of the Armenian Educational Foundation, studying at Yerevan State University (Faculty of Management). Graduate of business-startup, media science, robotics programs. Ambassador of Demo Day (Startup Armenia Foundation). Igor Folvarochny Dr (Education), National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport (Kyiv). Larisa Guzun Activist in the field of education management, continuing professional development and youth policy development with an experience of over 10 years. Founder and main manager of the only teachers’ NGO in Moldova that aims at offering teachers career development opportunities which gradually influences and has an impact on the the quality of education in Moldova. Vitali Nikanovich Educational designer, developer of training courses in offline, online and mixed formats. Head of EduHub.Pro – International Health and Wellness Learning Platform. Inna Ayrapetyan Trainer, supervisor, specialist on rehabilitation. Works in the field of art-therapy, body oriented and crisis therapy. Natalie Gamtsemlidze MSc Applied Psychology, Member of EENCE coordination council and international partnership development manager at Civic Education Teachers’ Forum of Georgia. With an extensive experience in youth work, adult education, diversity studies and organisational development. 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Home Table of Contents § 8.5-102. Application of title West's Annotated Code of MarylandLabor and EmploymentEffective: January 1, 2007 West's Annotated Code of Maryland Title 8.5. Health Care Payroll Assessment (Refs & Annos) Effective: January 1, 2007 MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 8.5-102 Currentness This title applies to an employer with 10,000 or more employees in the State. Added by Acts 2006, c. 1, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2007; Acts 2006, c. 3, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2007. MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 8.5-102, MD LABOR & EMPLY § 8.5-102 Current through all legislation from the 2022 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.7065426707267761, "wiki_prob": 0.2934573292732239, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line93804"}
Emily in Paris Takes on a Love Triangle & Life Choices in the Season 3 Trailer The new season premieres on Netflix in December. Wednesday 11/30/2022 at 9:42AM EST Our leading lady has some big decisions to make in the Emily in Paris Season 3 trailer. It's been a year since Emily (Lily Collins) uprooted her American life and moved to Paris for her dream job, and now she's hit a complicated fork in the road. With big decisions regarding her love life and her career looming, Emily must make difficult choices and consider her future in Paris and beyond. "We always talk about work-life balance, and right now I'm all about life," says Emily, as she embarks on glamorous adventures across France. With a healthy dose of extremely American "existential angst" to work through, Emily has her work cut out for her this season. Cast members Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Lucas Bravo, Ashley Park, Camille Razat, Samuel Arnold, Bruno Gouery, William Abadie, and Lucien Laviscount return as Emily's colleagues, friends, and love interests, and creator Darren Star is back as showrunner for the third time. Emily in Paris Season 3 premieres on Netflix December 21. Seasons 1 & 2 are currently streaming. People are talking about Emily in Paris in our forums. Join the conversation. TOPICS: Emily in Paris, Netflix, Lily Collins More Emily in Paris on Primetimer: The Best TV Costumes of 2022 Mindy Chen Is Emily in Paris' Last Pure Character, But For How Long? The Witcher: Blood Origin and 7 Other Shows to Watch This Week How to make Netflix forget what you've watched	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9737216830253601, "wiki_prob": 0.9737216830253601, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0099.json.gz/line1828583"}
AAE Speaks: Blog \| AAE Speakers Bureau Featured Talent > Speaker Spotlight Popular Categories > Theme Days Event Planning Contracts: 5 Strategies For A Smoother Negotiation 6 Tips For Maximizing Networking At Your In-Person Events 5 Tips For More Sustainable In-Person Events University Events: How To Effectively Engage Your College Student Audiences Event Organizers Share Advice For Creating Successful Events Home Education Seema Bansal on Education Seema Bansal on Education All American Entertainment A look at BCG’s Seema Bansal and her TED Talk “How to fix a broken education system without any money” Public school systems are supposed to be a great and inclusive option for all families. However, public schools all over the world often fall short due to a number of reasons and difficulties that can arise. Overcrowding coupled with under funding is a problem that many schools can’t overcome. Seema Bansal works in India to reform the public school system in one of their states. Seema Bansal is an associate director at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in New Delhi, India. She leads the company’s Social Impact practice in India and is a member of the firm’s People & Organization and Public Sector practices. In the social impact and public sector fields, she works on various project initiatives in education, food security and nutrition, and governance within government agencies. Bansal believes that governments can actually make a meaningful difference in education. In her TED Talk “How to fix a broken education system without any money,” she discusses her work in helping to completely transform the Haryana, India school system. She begins by describing the current school system in India. “There are 1 million such schools in India, and even for me, walking into one of these schools is fairly heartbreaking,” says Bansal. “By the time kids are 11, fifty percent of them have fallen so far behind in their education that they have no hope to recover. “Forty percent of the parents today are choosing to pull their children out of public schools and pay out of their pockets to put them in private schools,” Bansal continues. “That’s a huge statement on how broken the Indian public education system is.” Bansal says part of the problem is because of India’s large and overcrowded school systems. Haryana itself is a state which has 30 million people, 15,000 public schools, and over 2 million children in those public schools. Over the last few decades, India was also fighting for access, having enough schools, enrollment, and bringing children into those schools rather than actually focusing on teaching. “What was actually needed was not to train teachers further or to monitor their attendance. But to tell them that what is most important is for them to go back inside classrooms and teach,” says Bansal. “They needed to be monitored and measured and awarded on the quality of teaching and not on all sorts of other things.” In her work to completely reinvent the system, Bansal first of all started with a goal: by 2020, she wanted 80 percent of Haryana’s school children to be at grade level. How do we start improving? In her talk, she discusses the various initiatives she put in to place to help the schools reach that goal. One of her most successful initiatives, “The Chain of Hope,” uses WhatsApp. This helps teachers from Haryana’s 15,000 different schools to effectively communicate and share ideas. Bansal says in this way “Everybody’s acting as everybody’s peer group, and things are actually getting implemented.” It’s been three years since Bansal began the reform initiatives. As a result the school system has drastically changed. Recent studies measuring student learning also indicated that learning levels of children have stopped declining, and are actually rising. Haryana currently stands as one of the few states in the country that shows improvement at a rapid rate. To conclude her talk, Bansal asks “Can government systems transform?” Her response: “I certainly believe so. I think if you give them the right levers, they can move mountains.” View Bansal’s full TED Talk here: To learn more about Seema Bansal, please visit our website. For booking inquiries on speaking engagements and appearances, please contact us. For additional speakers on topics such as education reform and motivation, look at our Top Speakers in Improving Education list. 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