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Instant Peay Play: Several Govs could hear named called during MLB Draft
Clarksville, TN – The dream of having a chance to play in the major leagues could become reality this week for several Austin Peay State University (APSU) baseball players, with the 2019 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft running June 3rd through June 5th in Secaucus, NJ.
The Govs have a long history in the draft — dating back to the Govs first draft selection in the 1972 draft, Tim Burns, who went in the second round — and this year's 40-round draft should be no different.
Baby Cakes Rally in Eighth, Top Sounds
Nashville, TN – The Nashville Sounds were tied with New Orleans in the eight inning when the Baby Cakes plated three runs to take a 7-win win Sunday afternoon at First Tennessee Park. The Sounds went 5-8 on the longest homestand of the season.
Nashville's three-run bottom of the seventh staked them to a 4-3 lead. Trailing 3-1 entering the frame, the first five batters reached against New Orleans reliever Mike Kickham. Chase d'Arnaud doubled, Adam Moore walked and Tyler Depreta-Johnson doubled down the right field line to trim the deficit to 3-2.
Nashville Sounds Lose Pitcher's Duel in Front of Sellout
Nashville, TN – Nashville Sounds pitcher Tim Dillard threw well in tonight's game versus the New Orleans Baby Cakes, but Baby Cakes' pitcher Hector Noesi pitched a little better as the Sounds were shutout 3-0. Nashville was able to scratch across just four hits in the contest.
The game was scoreless until the top of the sixth inning when Isan Diaz hit a solo home run just right of the 403-foot sign in center field.
That would be the only mistake Dillard made in the night, finishing with a line of 6.0 innings, six hits, one earned run and five strikeouts. He threw just 75 pitches with 55 of those being strikes.
Austin Peay Governors icon Cheryl Holt inducted to OVC Hall of Fame
Nashville, TN – For nearly 35 years, Cheryl Holt served in the Austin Peay State University (APSU) athletics department in various roles. Holt has been inducted into the Ohio Valley Conference Hall of Fame during ceremonies held in conjunction with the OVC Spring Meetings, Friday.
Inducted into Austin Peay's Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012, Holt joined the Governors athletics program in 1982 as a tennis coach but was tapped by then-Director of Athletics Johnny Miller to elevate the volleyball program. She served just two seasons as tennis coach, but her tenure as volleyball coach lasted much longer – an impressive 23 seasons.
Tyler Pill's Clutch Hit Sends Sounds to Win
Nashville, TN – Nashville Sounds Tyler Pill nails two-run double in the bottom of the seventh to give the team a 6-5 win over New Orleans Baby Cakes Friday night in front of a sellout crowd of 11,097 at First Tennessee Park.
Pill stepped to the plate with the Sounds trailing 5-4 and the bases loaded with two outs in the seventh. He bounced a ball perfectly in between two New Orleans infielders and hustled into second base as Delino DeShields and Eli White scored to give the Sounds a 6-5 lead.
Josh Fields took over for Kyle Bird in the top of the eighth and worked around a one-out hit batter to post a zero. Brett Martin took over for Fields in the ninth and worked around a pair of hits in the ninth to notch his first save of the season.
Austin Peay women's basketball adds Australia-native Bennell to 2019-20 roster
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) women's basketball signs Tahanee (tuh-HAW-knee) Bennell, a combo guard who completed her career at Northern Oklahoma-Tonkawa for the upcoming 2019-20 season.
Sounds Drop Opener to Baby Cakes
Nashville, TN – Nashville Sounds fall late to New Orleans Baby Cakes 5-3 at First Tennessee Park Thursday night.
New Orleans broke a 2-2 tie with single tallies in the sixth and seventh innings to help win game one of the four-game series.
Delino DeShields started the game with a bang when he drilled a solo homer to leadoff the bottom of the first inning. The solo shot for DeShields to straightaway center field was his third long ball of the season.
Liermann named to Softball America's All-American Second Team
Durham, NC – Austin Peay State University (APSU) softball's Danielle Liermann, who recently wrapped up her senior season, was among those named to Softball America's inaugural All-American teams, Wednesday, earning second-team honors at third base.
Phillips named to Collegiate Baseball All-America Teams
Tucson, AZ – Austin Peay State University (APSU) baseball outfielder Parker Phillips became the first Govs to earn All-America honors since 2013 with his selection to the Collegiate Baseball NCAA Division I All-America baseball teams, powered by Diamond, Thursday.
Express Outlast Sounds in Marathon
Nashville, TN – The Nashville Sounds fell to Round Rock Express 13-12 in a 13 inning game Tuesday night at First Tennessee Park. The game took 4 hours and 36 minutes to complete and finished with a pair of position players on the mound for their respective team.
Both teams scored in the 11th, 12th and 13th innings, but Round Rock scored three in the 13th and the Sounds answered with only two to ultimately come up short.
The back-and-forth scoring by both clubs started in the first and lasted until the final frame. Round Rock out-hit Nashville, 22-16. Despite being out-hit by six, the Sounds had a whopping 28 at-bats with runners in scoring position.


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Why attend a Christmas Party?
Christmas Parties are an ideal way to network, get to know your colleagues, meet new friends and most importantly have a great time.
A recent survey of 1000 workers were surveyed in relation to Christmas parties.
87% of respondents attended a Christmas Party away from the office and 83% of the workers surveyed enjoyed the party they attended.
Quality Entertainment comes at a price and the respondents felt that allowing a decent budget for good entertainment was top priority.
43% said Live Entertainment was Priority
35% said a DJ was priority
30% said a Comedian was priority
16% said a Photobooth was priority
16% said Cocktail Making was priority
Christmas-parties.net have taken this onboard and have given you the top 3 selections to create you the ideal Christmas Party.
If you are in charge of organising your Christmas Party then here are a few top tips.
Start planning early to make sure you get the best venue.
Provide transport to and from the venue (Eccles tram stop is 5 minutes away)
Ban the top bosses! So people can really relax and enjoy themselves
Avoid work talk at the office
Get your company to cover as much of the cost as possible
Whilst Christmas Parties can be a minefield we hope that you will enjoy the variety we have on offer at this Christmas Party.
What not to say at your Christmas Party
"Do you like my Christmas Jumper" – This implies that you shouldn't really be wearing it
"Fancy a snog" – Scientists have concluded that a couple having first snogged at the Christmas Party haven't survived
"Can I talk to you about my company role" – No one has ever landed a promotion after copious amounts of alcohol
"You scrub up well" – Translates creepily to how attractive they suddenly look
"Anyone got anything a bit you know, stronger" – Is your opportunity to see what a P45 is and looks like
Christmas Party Etiquette
Be There and on time
If spending time with Colleagues you would not normally associate yourself with is a dread, Just make an appearance as it is great for boosting morale.
Get Involved
Don't be one of our Casino Props. Network and learn about the company but don't put yourself forward for promotion infused with Alcohol.
Number 1 Rule Know Your Limits
Don't be the first one their to find yourself locked in the toilet by 10pm its not big and not clever.
Just remember your colleagues will remind you of it the next day.
Office Romance
In 2011 a survey found that one in four people kissed at the Christmas Party.
Don't be the subject of a Snapchat or Instagram story Kissing someone you shouldn't be. It certainly wont get you a promotion, or pay rise snogging head of HR.
Stay Safe
Don't try and book a taxi as soon as last orders is called. Just remember their maybe hundred other people on your party alone trying the same thing. Not forgetting the hundreds of other parties that may be on at the same time.
If taking the tram from Eccles tram stop then check the times a couple of days before.
Taxis In Eccles
Swans Minicabs Tel: 0161 736 6000
Fab Travel Tel: 0161 288 2828
If you have any questions then please do not hesitate to give us a call on 01942 790872 or 07973 212296

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People think I'm a womanizer – Majid Micheal
A while back, ananse.com did an interview with an up and coming actor, the person we all know today as Majid Micheal. In this interesting interview, he talks about his family, becoming an actor and what he hoped to achieve back then.
Ananse: You are known in the acting industry of Ghana as shaker. Can you tell us your real name?
Shaker: My real name is Magid Michel. People use to call me Magid Michel Erawack. The name Erawack is my dad's name. It was actually a title he won when he was in India. It wasn't his real name. I just decided to take the Erawack off.
Ananse: where did you actually grow up?
Shaker: I was born here in Ghana at Komodzi hospital at cantonments on 22 nd Sept. 1980. My late father was a Lebanese and my mother is a Ghanaian. Her name is Polina Olympio and she currently works at Ghana Review International. I have nine other siblings among whom I'm the last. I had my primary school education at ST. Teresa's school and continued to mfantipim boys' secondary school.
Ananse: When and how did you realize you had the ability to act?
Shaker: During my childhood days I always admired Arnold Swartznigger, whom we used to call commando those days. The thing I hated most was school. I was the happiest at the weekend. At that tender age all I wanted to be was an actor. In primary school I used to act on stage as almost every kid would. The first time I performed on stage, people were impressed about my performance. At secondary school I was always invited by the school drama group for performances. It was on one of those performances that I won an award as the best actor at the first Emancipation day held at cape coast. After secondary school I was invited by a next door neighbor to join a modeling agency called 'supper model agency'. I went for auditioning and I got picked. Later the producer said he wanted us to do a program on Joy FM dubbed 'things we do for love'. After running that for awhile the producer decided to take bring it on GTV. So that was the first time I came on TV as an actor.
Ananse: 'Things we do for love' really shot you into fame. How was the feeling like when you first came on TV?
Shaker: I actually got the name shaker from 'things we do for love'. I was made to play that role because the character was a Lebanese boy and due to the fact that I'm Lebanese I landed the role. No one knew it was going to be a big hit. But as God will have it, it became the talk of the time. I think it was a success because we had a good director, Ivan Quashiga. Just like bush fire in the hammattan, my name spread all over. Everywhere I go I'm noticed. I feel good anyway because to me it is a dream come true.
Ananse: After 'things we do for love', you featured in another soap on TV dubbed 'Home sweet home'. How did you get to feature in that hit of a TV series?
Shaker: The director picked me because of my splendid performance in 'things we do for love'.
Ananse: What do you do apart from acting?
Shaker: I'm currently a student at the Academy of screen arts with lecturers from Europe. I chose this school because I wanted to update and upgrade my acting abilities. I also want to become a director and a producer. I want to make my own movies.
Ananse: 'Devine love' which happens to be the latest movie you acted saw you featuring as the main character. What do you have to say about this particular movie, which everybody seems to be talking about?
Shaker: I was invited to feature in that movie by jayke Aernan who happened to be the director of that movie. When 'Devine love' came out I was like wow! I didn't know it was going to be this big. People call me all the time congratulating me for my performance in that movie.
Ananse: What other movies have you acted that is yet to come out?
Shaker: For now I have done only one movie that is yet to come out. The title I can't say now. But the working title was "sorrows of Mr. Anan". It is an adventurous movie and I believe it's going to be another big hit when it finally comes out
Ananse: How far do you expect to see yourself go with your acting career?
Shaker: No one knows what will happen tomorrow. I just wish and pray to God that I will start making my own movies and not acting anymore. And I hope that by the grace of God all I wish and desire will come to pass.
Ananse: What do you do at your leisure times?
Shaker: I like swimming and I do martial arts; Karate to be specific.
Ananse: Where do you get inspiration from?
Shaker: I will say that in the acting realm, Al pacino an Italian actor inspires me a lot. But when it comes to life and the spiritual realm my whole source of inspiration is from the Bible. What makes me move everyday and do what I do is that breath I have in me. And the source of that breath is Jesus Christ.
Ananse: With the level of fame you now have, how are you coping with the girls?
Shaker: It's no problem to me. I know that people think I'm a womanizer because I most at times act as one in my movies. But I do have some woman in my life.
Ananse: What is your greatest wish in life?
Shaker: I want wisdom, knowledge and understanding as King Solomon had. Just that I don't want many wives as he had; (Laughing).
Ananse: What was the worst moment you had in your acting career?
Shaker: It was actually a terrible moment. I was shooting "Devine love" whiles I was shooting "Home sweet home" at the same time. I was supposed to be at the same place at the same time which was practically impossible. So I thought I could finish with Devine love and quickly join the Home sweet home team on location. But unfortunately I couldn't make it. Every body on Home sweet home set was angry with me. I felt very bad to the extent that I wanted to kill myself because I loved that particular script so much. That was how worst it was.
Ananse: What do you have to say about the acting industry of Ghana ?
Shaker: Acting in Ghana is not too bad. But there's one thing I have noticed about Ghanaian actors, and that is our inability to speak eloquently. If we try as much as possible to work on our English, I think we will go far. But I must say the future is bright.
Ananse: Finally what do you have to say to your admirers?
Shaker: I thank them for admiring me and I want to promise them that I will always make them proud.


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IT'S ALMOST MAGIC! – Plastic bottles and soda and beer bottles have been turned into support for education ($130 so far). Just remove the caps from plastic bottles, bring them and soda/beer bottles to the church and place them in the blue bin in the kitchen. We are looking for someone to redeem these containers at a recycling facility. If you can help, please contact Rev. McNamara.


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Qualifications: Advance your digital skills at management level
- Broadcast: Tuesday 05 December 2017
- Michael O'Flynn
- 07 December 2017
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Watch this Qualifications webinar with Michael O'Flynn, Sales and Marketing Director at the Professional Academy, where we'll be exploring the aspects that make up the new Digital Diploma in Professional Marketing.
This qualification has been specifically designed to bridge an identified skills gap within the market and aims to equip experienced marketers with the skills they need to develop effective digital strategies, drive digital experiences and master digital channels.
This webinar will cover:
• Why the digital diploma was created
• The importance of embracing digital change
• Inspiring a spirit of digital innovation within your business
• Understanding your audience and their experience
• Understanding how to create an effective communication strategy
• How to prepare for the digital challenges ahead
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Egor posted a topic in General DiscussionI'm on the fence and can't decide what to get to use with my SK2 - GSI Burn or the Ventilator II. The price for the Burn is much lower. A lot of folks on the internet keep praising and leaning to Ventilator as the best in Leslie 122 simulation with the best 3D Leslie effect. Is it really true? Cuz I've listened to many GSI Burn demos on YT and it sounds killing too! Please, somebody, just tell me which out of those two does the best 122 simulation? Or are they both good in it? Also, is it possible to use the SK2 built in reverb with the Ventilator II? And I believe the Vent II still doesn't have MIDI inputs does it? Please, guys, give me your thoughts. Any input will be helpful and appreciated! Thx, guys!
OK, thank you, guys! And what about the GSi BURN? The price is much better. It has a real tube built-in. But what about the 122 simulation comparing to the Vent?
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Egor posted a topic in General DiscussionHi, Jim! Hello, everybody else here! Anybody can give me an idea on how to attach or use a half-moon to SK2 and any other keyboards without damaging it with screws and be able to easy to take it off to use with another keyboard and for placing a keyboard into the snug tight gig bag, please? Thank you!!
Thx Jim! But the SK has a built-in overdrive too. Yes, I do a lot of left-hand jazz (I have SK 2 at the moment. I do have MKII 2101 too but of course due to the weight I don't want to bring it on smaller gigs) So, what you're saying the Ventilator is still pretty good but go by the style I guess. Is there a way to switch the Ventilator off and temporarily go back to SK built-in simulator if needed?
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Last month I advertised our surplus eggs for sale locally. These aren't the hatching eggs that folks can buy to put in an incubator, but eggs for eating. The response was amazing (read about it here).
Since then we have found a gentle rhythm of folks who are now coming regularly to collect eggs from us. Today I have spoken with a lady who'd like the rest of our surplus eggs, so it seems that we are now going to just about break even in terms of feed costs and the chickens will be paying for themselves. At least until autumn arrives and they reduce or stop laying.
I have registered as self-employed so that our egg sales are all above board and as they should be and I've also asked about what I need to do if I want to sell any of our surplus fruit and vegetables. The member of staff at the local council was incredibly helpful and has sent me all the information that I need to decide whether that is a route I want to go down and in the next few days I will make that decision. So now I am officially a smallholder and trying to eek out a living. Thank goodness for Mr J working outside the smallholding as I can't see the smallholding making a profit for a goodly while, if ever!
But making a profit is not why we live here or why we chose to raise and grow our own food and as long as we keep our reasons for our lifestyle in mind, I don't suppose we can go too far wrong.
Back to the chickens; the older girls in the flock (those that we rescued last year together with Jack and Diesel) are definitely slowing down their egg laying activities. So that we can ensure a good number of eggs in the future we need to have young birds maturing throughout the summer and hopefully some of them will lay during the colder months.
The seven oldest chicks are now almost ten weeks old and have grown rapidly in both size and confidence since they moved into the mixed flock field. It's lovely to watch them scampering up and down the length of the field looking like they are without a care in the world. Taking a photo of them is now very difficult as they rarely stay still for long!
The chicks from the next hatch are now almost six weeks old and are going through that scruffy stage where they have most of their feathers but still have chick fluff on their necks and rumps. They are also growing well. I divided the hatch of eighteen surviving chicks into two houses, one contains solely white Jersey Giants (JG) and the other has some JG crossed with Australorps, Silver Laced Wyandotte and a couple of JG that are destined not to be breeding stock.
I advertised some of the JG chicks for sale and within a couple of hours agreed the sale of three of them. Inevitably purchasers only want the girls so that they don't have to deal with noisy cockerels, but that suits us very well. The boys are broader in the chest and longer in the leg than the girls and as table birds, they are ideal.
I'm relieved that these chicks are leaving us while still fairly young. Once they have moved from the nursery houses into the chicken field with the adult birds, I start to get to know their personalities and parting with them is a little harder.
The most recent hatch of chicks are still in the nursery pen in the stable and still need heat to keep them warm while they grow enough feathers to survive outside. We lost one of them, the weakest chick, after a couple of days, so that leaves us with twenty chicks racing around the nursery pen. There are Cream Legbars, a couple of hybrids (Big Red and Diesel's babies), some Australorps and more white Jersey Giants. All of these chicks are from eggs laid on the smallholding and I'm delighted to have such a healthy looking group of chicks from our own birds.
On Sunday I was contacted by a woman who helps to organise a 'hatching chicks in school' programme to see whether I'd be interested in giving a home to some chicks. Of course I jumped at the chance to have some other layers in the flock, even if they won't be laying for several months! She also organises duckling hatches, so I've expressed an interest in having some ducklings too and I'll wait to hear whether we can have any ducklings in the coming weeks and months.
So tomorrow we will welcome sixteen chicks that are almost four weeks old and give them a home in one of the nursery houses. While there are some Cream Legbars in the group, the rest are breeds that we don't have yet, so I'm excited to see the little bundles of potential brown, blue and cream egg layers. Of course, if there are males as well we will make a decision about whether to breed from them, find them new homes or pop them into the freezer at a later date.
Our next hatch of chicks is due in a couple of weeks, this may, might, perhaps (probably not!) be our last hatching of chicks for this year. We also have the first of our ducklings due to hatch around the same time. I'm very excited about the duck eggs in the incubator, there are a couple of eggs that I bought in and eleven fertile eggs from our own ducks. I;m keeping my fingers crossed that this will be a successful hatch of ducklings.
In other news, all though still chicken related, I was delighted to see that Country Smallholding magazine have printed an extended version of an online article that included some of my input. This month's edition of the magazine has photos of the covered walkway that Mr J and I built, the metal pen that we use for the ducks and of the medium and low tunnels I built that safely keeps the birds' drinking water out of the reach of all but the most determined (and low flying) wild birds. It's nice to know that I've got our biosecurity right!
I am still vlogging daily and now that I am used to walking around with my phone (for the camera) and a small microphone clipped onto my top, it has become less time consuming and invasive of my daily routine. I record and edit one day and upload it the next, so if you'd like to see the new arrivals shortly after they've arrived, you will need to visit my YouTube channel on Friday 7th April.
I need to go and prepare the nursery house for our new arrivals, but first, as always, I think it's time for a cuppa!
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How to Win a Mashie
Like obscenity, humor and possibly, obscene humor, great marketing defies easy classification. If you've ever seen an ad, tweet, Facebook post, viral video, Vine video or anything else that changed your mind about a brand or product, then the marketing has done its job. Why analyze further?
To salute the people behind the marketing, for one thing. Marketing is nothing more than an endless quest to solve problems. Doing so in a way that is bold, entertaining, brand-appropriate and takes advantage of the latest media trends, is very difficult. Last year, Mashable began saluting the industry's most creative minds. Continue reading to find out what goes into picking a Mashie winner.
There's been some debate about real-time marketing's utility this year, but there's little doubt that the growth of social media has put the onus on marketers to contribute more relevant content to the discussion. While for some, this means news-jacking, another approach is engaging fans in a dialogue.
Last year's Real-Time Marketing Mashie winner, Bodyform's response video by Rubber Republic, was merely an elaborate reply to one man's snarky Facebook message. The brand and its (fake) CEO Caroline Williams offered a lengthy retort to Richard Neill, which addressed his complaint that women aren't as active during "that time of the month" as they are portrayed in the brand's ads.
Why is this Mashie-worthy?
There's nothing hugely genuine about the Bodyform ad. The CEO is fake and for all we know, so is Richard Neill. Although it was released in October 2012, the ad could have just as easily have launched in April 2013 or June 2014. So what is timely? The brand's acknowledgment that it must take heed, but not kowtow, to consumers on social media. Since the 2000s, the industry has followed Procter & Gamble's dictum that "the consumer is boss," but Bodyform offered a little pushback. Although the idea was derivative of Old Spice's famous "Response Campaign" in 2010 that featured spokesman Isaiah Mustafa answering comments from fans, Bodyform expanded on the idea, and delved into a somewhat uncomfortable topic. It could have backfired in a big way, which is the definition of boldness.
Advertisers' primary mission is to sell things. To achieve that, though, they need to not only get your attention, but also keep it. That's where entertainment comes in. These days, an ad has to be entertaining enough that consumers both enjoy watching it, and also feel the need to pass it on to their friends. It's a ridiculously high bar, and most brands fail. However, some rise to the occasion, such as PBS Digital Studios, which released this gem, among others, in 2012:
Like a Girl Talk mix, the video lets you experience something familiar in a new way. It's a mashup of the old and the new. Best of all, the video is not dissing Mr. Rogers — it's celebrating him, which brings us to our last point.
No matter how viral a video gets, it usually doesn't have much of an impact on sales. Consumers don't often associate that funny viral ad with the brand. On the other hand, ads that are very good at spelling out what the brand is, rarely go viral.
That's why launching a successful campaign that's also brand-specific is a huge achievement — sort of like getting a hole-in-one. For our money, Lowe's pulled this off last year with its Fix It in Six campaign. The home-improvement chain and ad agency BBDO took advantage of the then-new Vine app by producing a clever video that could actually help with home repairs:
Shoe organizers are also great for storing cleaning products. #lowesfixinsix #lowes #favthings vine.co/v/bxIgIKPzAiL
— Lowe's (@Lowes) April 29, 2013
Any sticker peels right off when you use a hair dryer. #lowesfixinsix #tip #stopmotion vine.co/v/bPH2WPpnA7r
— Lowe's (@Lowes) April 24, 2013
The most salient factor related to Mashie selection can't be codified, here. That is, surprise. Like a good joke, a successful marketing campaign builds up tension as the viewer asks "What is this about?" and then answers it in an unexpected way. That's impossible to reduce to a formula, but again, we know it when we see it.


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Marcia began her call to ministry at Grace Covenant on July 1, 2016. She has been in ministry all over the country, at every level of the PC(USA) and in academic and community contexts. She is the author of several books, including Let the Bones Dance andTouchdowns for Jesus. Marcia and her husband, John, have a podcast called "Going Deep: Sports in the 21st Century." And they have two children, Sidney and Mary Elizabeth. Marcia loves horses, dogs, and pretty much all animals, being outside, poetry, and hearing and sharing good stories. (Marcia can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com)
Samantha joined the Grace Covenant family in 2015. Raised in Montclair, New Jersey, she is a graduate of Barnard College and Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York. Samantha has served as a middle school teacher and as a women's rights advocate in Valparaiso, Chile and at the United Nations in New York. Samantha enjoys working with young people and using Latin dance as a medium to bring people together. (Samantha can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com)
Richard joined the community at Grace Covenant in the summer of 2017. Prior to coming, he worked in a range of ministry positions, including hospital chaplaincy, pastoral counseling, youth ministry, and seminary and divinity school teaching. Richard is also a published author, with articles appearing in pastoral care and counseling journals such as Pastoral Psychology and the Journal of Pastoral Theology. He is married to Lindsey, and together they have a young son Joseph. His focus at Grace Covenant is pastoral care and adult education. He enjoys coffee, running, good writing, and community. (Richard can be reached at email@example.com).
Jeff joined Grace Covenant in 2014. Prior to his arrival in Asheville Jeff served the Presbyterian Church of Danville (Kentucky) for 18 years and was on the faculty of Centre College teaching in the music department and assisting the religious life office with campus worship. Additionally he served churches in Georgia and Connecticut. Jeff holds a Bachelor's degree from Cincinnati Christian University and graduate degrees from Mercer University and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. (Jeff can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com)
Sherrie Meehan is the Operations Administrator. She is a native of Duluth, Minnesota and an alumna of Warren Wilson College. Sherrie has served as Church Administrator for Warren Wilson Presbyterian Church, Swannanoa, NC, and Grandin Court Baptist Church, Roanoake, VA. She has also worked for the Minnesota Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. Sherrie's leisure time is spent gardening, bicycling, canoeing with husband, Pat, and getting together with friends to sing, play music, and share potluck. (Sherrie can be reached at email@example.com)
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#48 Social & Physical Health & the Built Environment
Number of papers - 11, including:
If Walls Could Talk
Theodore R. Sarbin, Professor of Psychology & Criminology, (Em.) University of California, Santa Cruz
Healthy Environments for Social Development
Suzanne H. Crowhurst Lennard, Ph.D.(Arch.), Director, International Making Cities Livable Conferences, Carmel, CA
Creating Alternatives to the Consumer Landscape
Andy Kirby, Graduate Center of the City University of New York
Growing Up Means Learning How to Walk
Alex Kelter, MD, Chief, EPIC Branch, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, CA
It's a Sprawl World After All
Douglas Morris, Author, Washington DC
Health as a Planning Priority on Low Income Neighborhoods: Views from the Residents
Kathryn G. Denhardt, School of Urban Affairs & Public Policy, University of Delaware.
Solving Environmental Health Problems for Aging Americans
John B. Conway, College of Public Health, Department of Occupational & Environmental, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Senior-Friendly Livable Communities
Mary Kihl, Arizona State University
Physician Heal Thyself: A Bioclimatic Solution to Community Healthcare Architecture
Siobhan Barry, The University of Manchester, UK
Jane Jacobs' Vital Science & Healthy City
Peter Laurence, University of Pennsylvania School of Design, Philadelphia, PA
The Road to Privatization: Private Streets & the Challenge to Democracy
Andrew Curran, School of Planning, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
Design Strategies that Promote Civic Engagement
Sidney Brower, Professor of Architecture, University of Maryland
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Stenographer's proceedings of the first and second days of the twenty fifth National Convention of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Every three years delegates representing local associations convene to unite under a common aim, adopt emphases for the coming triennium, adopt resolutions, elect leaders, and discuss topics of national importance.
Convention, 1970
1970 April 13-14
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Young Women's Christian Association of the U.S.A.
Leadership in women
Congresses and conventions
Congresses and conventions
Race relations
Social action
Social movements
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Who was your man-of-the-match during City's defeat at Cardiff?
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Our man-of-the-match award following Norwich City's 3-1 defeat at Cardiff goes to midfielder Harrison Reed, who gets your vote?
The Southampton midfielder put in a tenacious performance, with Mario Vrancic putting in one of his better performances of an inconsistent season alongside him in central midfield.
Wes Hoolahan was City's brightest attacking outlet and Marco Stiepermann scored a fine first goal for the Canaries, before the Canaries were over-run by the rampant hosts in the second half.
In three of their last four games Daniel Farke's team have thrown away their lead, their latest concession coming in an eventful loss at high-flying Cardiff.
With around 300 City fans braving the long trip to South Wales on a cold Friday evening, the visitors looked good for their 1-0 lead after Stiepermann blasted home his first goal for the club from 20 yards in the 43rd minute.
Neil Warnock clearly gave his team a kick up the backside at half-time though, with Joe Ralls scoring a penalty four minutes into the second half after an apparent Ivo Pinto push at a corner and Junior Hoilett doubling that lead in the 63rd minute. Angus Gunn saved another Ralls' penalty in the 77th minute but Omar Bogle finished the comeback for the hosts three minutes later, as City tossed away a 1-0 lead, just as they did in recent 1-1 home draws with Barnsley and Preston.
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Lisa Dillman of the LA Times takes a look at the injury-riddled defense, which held together Monday despite Alec Martinez's 1:35 of ice time before he left the game with an "upper body injury". There will be more Martinez news from LA Kings Insider following today's practice.
Kings dig deep despite injury-depleted defense corps
Robert of Jewels from the Crown hands out grades from the game at St. Louis and provides a chart of shot attempts for and against. There is the occasional divide between basic stats and #fancystats, and Robert's examination of scoring chances, puck possession time and methods of zone entry are right in the middle between the two and give an accurate depiction of the team's effectiveness, which occasionally belies prevailing analysis. If you're not following @RobertJFTC on Twitter, you should be.
Kings vs. Blues Game Grades
Dan Rosen of NHL.com identifies teams that haven't quite distinguished themselves yet despite opening the season with high expectations. Let's see if the Kings are on the list…They are! And should Kings fans "panic"?…They should! Craig Button also weighs in.
Who should be patient and who should panic?
Gann Matsuda of Frozen Royalty put out a pair of Rogie Vachon features while the team was on the road trip. The first piece contains a well constructed letter to the Hall of Fame advocating Vachon's inclusion. There's also a good debate in the comments section over whether Vachon is HHOF-worthy. The second piece features the lengths to which the team goes to honor former players who have helped construct the team's legacy and identity. Both are good reads.
Open Letter to The Hockey Hall Of Fame: Address The Injustice and Induct Rogie Vachon
Los Angeles Kings Superstar, Legend Rogie Vachon Says Receiving Stanley Cup Ring Was "Phenomenal"
John Hoven of Mayor's Manor has a good interview with prospect Tanner Pearson, who was a savvy pick by the Kings as a 19-year old coming out of the OHL's Barrie Colts. Contributing as a 20-year old in the AHL can be a significant challenge, but Pearson ranks fourth on the team in scoring and has registered a plus-11. Also, AHL, fix his birthday!
Mayor's Manor Live Radio with Kings prospect Tanner Pearson
Quisp of McSorley's Stick offers an interesting read on something I've always wondered about – how much does natural, human emotion influence personnel decisions?
Is Dean Lombardi vindictive? Does it matter?
In parting, here's Joe Buck broadcasting five minutes of the Kings-Blues game from Monday, which includes a goal call on Davis Drewiske's power play snipe. A stick tap to Puck Daddy and FOX Sports Midwest for the video, which can be found at the bottom of the page.
Daniel Alfredsson is God; Kiprusoff, Reimer updates; Ovechkin adjusting to right wing (Puck Headlines)


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PITTSBURGH, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Biologists at the University of Pittsburgh say they've found thousands of undiscovered viruses in sewage, some of which could relate to human health.
The approximately 1.8 million species of organisms on Earth each host untold numbers of unique viruses yet only about 3,000 have been identified to date, a university release said Wednesday.
To begin to characterize these unknown viruses, Pittsburgh biologists are developing new techniques to look for novel viruses in unique places around the world.
The researchers said raw sewage proved to be home to the most diverse array of viruses ever found.
"What was surprising was that the vast majority of viruses we found were viruses that had not been detected or described before," Pittsburgh researcher Roger Hendrix said.
New computational tools will allow researchers to analyze the data in an approach called metagenomics.
"The big question we're interested in is, 'Where do emerging viruses come from?'" Hendrix said.
The researchers said they believe new viruses emerge, in large part, through gene exchange, but large number of viruses must be studied to test this theory.
"First you have to see the forest before you can pick out a particular tree to work on," researcher James Pipas said. "If gene exchange is occurring among viruses, then we want to know where those genes are coming from, and if we only know about a small percentage of the viruses that exist, then we're missing most of the forest."


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Chris Pratt was the first to officially come on board, signing on for the lead of Peter Quill / Star-Lord, the offspring of an alien father and a human mother.
Since then, we've heard that Zoe Saldana is circling the role of Gamora; Dave Bautista is set to play Drax; Michael Rooker is set to play Yondu; and Lee Pace and Ophelia Lovibond are set for as-yet-unknown roles.
Word now comes via HitFix that the studio have offered a role to John C. Reilly, with the part likened to that of Clark Gregg as Agent Coulson in Phase One of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The character is thought to be that of Rhomann Dey, and is expected to be different in the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy in contrast with is comic book counterpart. The report has him designed as the Agent Coulson of the Guardians films, and he'll be the human agent serving as a go-between for the Guardians and S.H.I.E.L.D.
He's also expected to be the 'primary face of normal humanity' for the films, which sounds like a potential scene-stealing and fan-favourite role for Reilly to take on, should he accept the offer, given the brilliance of Gregg's Coulson in the first Phase.
Dey is set to have a peer, who will act as his liaison for the Guardians, and the studio is reportedly looking at names as wide-ranging as Hugh Laurie, Alan Rickman, and Ken Watanabe for the part.
I love Reilly in everything I've seen him in over the years, and think he'd make a great addition to the already-awesome cast. Big-budget blockbusters are not something we get to see him take on very often – the only recent example is his voice work in Wreck-It Ralph – and it would be a brilliant change of pace to see him take on a role that could well become pivotal for whatever Marvel have in store for us beyond Phase Two.
Gunn is set to direct from a script originally penned by Nicole Perlman and Chris McCoy, doing a rewrite on the script himself after signing on to direct. And it looks like Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely will be doing the final polish before production this year.
Guardians of the Galaxy is set to be released on August 1st, 2014, and will leading directly (in terms of Phase Two's release dates, at least) into Joss Whedon's The Avengers 2.


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Here's my theory of what the problem is with writing sex scenes. (Oh, and I'm willing to be wrong about this, so don't hesitate to disagree with me. All alternative theories will be considered seriously.)
But before I get to the theory, I want to make clear I'm not particularly hung up on the "classification" of sensuality in my writing. I figure I'll write the book and that will tell me how "warm" it is. Clearly, if they're having sex, though, it's not one of the "chaste" sub-genres.
Okay, so my experience as a reader is that sex scenes in most romances "feel different" from the rest of the book. The best way I could explain it was to speculate that the author goes from being very lyrical and expressive to writing very explicitly about anatomy. It can be jarring. I'm not the only reader who's said -- and no, I don't think this is a polite lie or self-delusion -- that I skip sex scenes. Or read one (so as to be assured that the characters are sexually compatible) and skip the rest in that book.
As a writer though, I've really thought about this phenomenon. I'm working on a contemporary novel, so I want to find the right balance between realism and romance-novel idealism. This means I don't want my hero to attack the heroine -- it may seem sexy because it means her sexual appeal is so strong that he can't control his desire for her, but in real life it would suggest that he's (as my husband put it) "not a nice guy." On the other hand, I want my hero & heroine to have "smooth" sex -- meaning her hair doesn't get trapped under his hand (ouch!) or the phone rings at the wrong time. That would be as distracting to read about as it is to experience.
I'm very committed to making good use of point of view: if I'm in my hero's head, I want to limit myself to those thoughts, feelings, observations and experiences that he would naturally have. Most of the time that's no limit at all; my hero's a bright guy. But in the bedroom? What do men really think about?
Obviously, my hero's experiences are as lush and wonderful as we could wish them. I can write about them too, but I risk pushing myself out of his head if I do so. He's not cataloging his experiences as he has them, he's just having them. And when in real life thinking, feeling & observations all reduce to a Dr. Seussian economy of words, why would it be appropriate for the text, in the hero's POV, to start noting all the places that body parts are going and all the things they're doing?
Go read a generic sex scene in a generic romance novel (but not a paranormal -- who knows what powers the 7-foot-tall hawt vamps have). Ask yourself, Is it likely that a real human being in this situation would be aware of all the things I'm reading about? I get it that those things are happening, but would the character be aware of all that? Particularly as -- how do I put this? -- the experiences reach their intended conclusion.
Now, I'm not suggesting that sex scenes in romance novels (and here I'll explicitly exclude erotica from this discussion) should devolve into grunts of satisfaction or cries of passion. That would be boring to read. But why can't a sex scene be more realistic about the way a person's focus narrows and his/her cognitive sophistication shuts down?
I think what happens is that a lot of authors pan back in those scenes and start writing as an omniscient narrator while still claiming to be presenting one character's POV. It just doesn't seem to be necessary. There are a limited number of positions and acts that two protagonists engaging in consensual vanilla sex can get into. Let the reader use her imagination -- if you really need the play-by-play commentary, have a character replay the scene in his or her mind after the fact. Then you can have every last square inch of skin mapped out and written about in detail. They may not be thinking a lot while they're doing it, but they can remember it all.
I've tested this theory this in my current WIP. I think it went okay, although I know I'll need to add more depth to the scene in subsequent revisions. I'll be the first one to admit, though, that no one will be able to get tips and pointers about the latest sexual techniques. For that, you still need to read Penthouse Forum.


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Rafael Nadal's Sony Open Performance Won't Impact French Open ChancesMarch 26, 2014
Rafael Nadal has been in vintage form at the Sony Open thus far, but the Spanish star's ultimate result in Miami won't have any bearing on his favorite status heading into the French Open.
Although there is plenty of preparation time remaining before Roland Garros in late May, tennis fans are naturally looking ahead already. Rafa would probably like to have some momentum on his side as the French Open draws closer, but it is far from paramount.
Nadal is the greatest clay-court player in the history of tennis with eight French Open titles to his credit over the past nine years.
It's promising to see Nadal currently developing his all-around game on hard courts. However, he is an entirely different animal on clay.
It can be argued that Nadal's confidence was shaken when he lost to Stanislas Wawrinka at the Australian Open final earlier in the year, but nobody has a mental edge over Rafa in Paris.
Also, Nadal has rebounded just fine since then. He won the Rio Open in February and is coming off a pair of his most impressive wins in recent memory. Nadal was especially good in the third round of the Sony Open against Denis Istomin.
Nadal cruised to a 6-1, 6-0 victory, prompting Ben Rothenberg of The New York Times to marvel at the Spaniard's ability:
Christopher Clarey of The New York Times agreed and labeled it a statement win:
Speaking with the press, Nadal acknowledged how well he played in that match, but he also knows that improvements need to be made moving forward:
I played a very complete match. No match is perfect but I did a lot of things very well. No mistakes, serving with good percentage, and playing a lot of winners. My movements were better than what I did last event events. That's a very important thing for me.
Rafa followed that up with a 6-2, 6-2 decimation of Fabio Fognini in the fourth round. As seen in this graphic courtesy of Tennis TV, Nadal was virtually flawless on serve:
Nadal's serve will be a major weapon as it always has been at the French Open, but it's difficult to gauge how his current service success will translate to clay.
While Nadal's opponents thus far in Miami haven't exactly been pushovers, he hasn't done anything other than win matches that he was supposed to win.
Things will get much tougher in the closing rounds, as matches against the likes of Tomas Berdych and one of Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer or Andy Murray are possible—should Nadal first get past Milos Raonic.
There are no guarantees that Nadal will win this tournament, and even if he doesn't, there is no reason to believe that it will negatively impact him leading up to the French Open.
The important thing for Nadal at this point is getting consistent work in while remaining healthy. Injuries have held Nadal back at various points throughout his career, and while he has still managed to be become one of the best players in the history of tennis, his health is always a concern.
Nadal appears to be in spectacular condition right now and keeping that intact is far more important than winning a non-Grand Slam tournament.
Perhaps Nadal can have his cake and eat it too by winning the Sony Open and leaving South Florida with a clean bill of health, but expect Nadal to reign supreme at Roland Garros once again in 2014 regardless.
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Colorful Fall Decoration – here's what you can do with a bit of straw and some dahlias
Here's another colorful fall flower arrangement that is inexpensive to make and looks mighty impressive. It is perfect for your living room table or a side board. I tried using it as center piece when we had friends over for dinner but it was too high and therefore we weren't able to see the person sitting opposite.
Materials you will need:
– dry floral foam
– straw
– glue
– small glass tubes
– flowers such as roses and dahlias in your preferred colors
Here is what you have to do:
Step 1: make frame out of dry floral foam
Depending on how long you want to make your flower arrangement, use 2-3 bricks of dry floral foam. I connected the bricks with hot glue and staples. Then I used a knife and spoon to hollow out the bricks.
Step 2: Cut and attach straw
Afterwards, I used scissors to cut the straw into small, about 2-3 cm long pieces. Depending on the size, you will need a lot. For this arrangement I used up an entire ziplock bag of straw.
Cover the surface of the floral foam with wood glue and coat it with the straw. You might have to let everything dry over night and add some more glue before succeeding in covering everything. I also wrapped some thin gold wire around the whole thing, first of all to stabilize it and secondly because it looks nice.
Step 3: Add glass tubes
Once the straw is completely dried and does not stick to your fingers anymore when you touch it, press the glass tube into the foam – but careful, don't break it.
Step 4: Add flowers
Once the frame is finished, fill the glass tubes with water. For me using a watering can worked well. Then add the flowers – et voilà.
Now it's your turn! Have fun and let me know how it turned out!


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INTERCESSIONS BOARD We now have a board in St Michael & St Wulfad's that is generously given for our prayers. The idea is that the long term sick will have their names placed there to be remembered with every candle and every prayer. Once each month at each service all names that are there will be read out in prayers; the names on the pewsheet will then by the short term sick or those in hospitals. If you would like to add a name or topic to be remembered there are "flame" shaped cards available by the candle stand
Remembrance Sunday
Remembrance Sunday, the second Sunday in November, is the day traditionally put aside to remember all those who have given their lives for the peace and freedom we enjoy today. On this day people across the nation pause to reflect on the sacrifices made by our brave Service men and women.
The National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph in Whitehall is a unique expression of national homage devoted to the remembrance of those who have given their lives in war. It was originally conceived as a commemoration of the war dead of the First World War but after the Second World War the scope of the ceremony was extended to focus on the nation's dead of both World Wars, and in 1980 it was widened once again to extend the remembrance to all who have suffered and died in conflict in the service of their country and all those who mourn them.
The service at the Cenotaph is framed to ensure that no-one is forgotten. The wreath laid by The Queen and the other tributes placed on the Cenotaph are dedicated to all who have suffered or died in war. Members of the Cabinet, Opposition Party leaders, former Prime Ministers and certain other Ministers and the Mayor of London are invited to attend the ceremony, along with representatives of the Armed Forces, Merchant Air and Navy and Fishing Fleets, and members of faith communities. High Commissioners from Commonwealth countries also attend the ceremony and lay wreaths at the Cenotaph.
From the Royal British Legion
Hymns for today
All on service sheet
Please pray for the sick in the benefice:
Val Gerrard, Dorothy Burton, Mavis Pick, Helen Zeter, Mary Townsend, Francis Wright, Mavis Foster, Tristan Simms, Kerris Sutherland, Malcolm Nixon, Neil & Pat Wynne, Christine Thomas, Sarah Wright, Terry Malkin, Emma Davis, Angela Rose, Ben King, Philip Hulme, Peggy Simms, Dianne Harvey, Karen Povey, Margaret Hill, Ben Smith, Laura Riley, Jeff Taylor, Mary Mountford, Joan Astle, Barbara Ball, Vi Smith, Doreen Knight, Joan Taylor, Rosie Kent, Len Beech, Frank Beech, Bunty Beecham
And for the departed:
Malcolm Clark, Baby Declan Croft, Alathea Edwards
Remembering their families and friends at this time
This week:
Monday 12th 11.30am St Michael's School Yr 2 visit to Church
Tuesday 13th 10.15am for 10.30 – Mothers Union & Ladies Guild – St Michael's hall
11.45am – 1pm Drop Inn Café – St Michael's hall
Thursday 15th 10.30am Holy Communion – St Michael & St Wulfad
FOOD BANK BOX there is a box at the rear of both Churches: all they need is a few items to feed the neediest in our area, through the charity "House of Bread". Thank you
SATURDAY 17TH CONCERT with Elli Moran – for the Bells Fund and 10am till 2pm CRAFT FAIR at St Michael's hall in aid of funds for refurbishing the same. All welcome!
ASTON CHRISTMAS FAIR from 2pm on Saturday 24th November – a big welcome to all comers!
STIR UP SUNDAY is 25th November and we shall be making Christmas puddings during the 10.45am Service at St Michael & St Wulfad's. If you wish to order a pudding they are £3.50 a pint – through Christine Connolly


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Some questions, and answers, on James Deen and believing rape allegations
Last week, I wrote a column for the New York Observer on the rape accusations against porn star James Deen, arguing that while the legal presumption of innocence may not apply in the court of public opinion — and the media — even a conviction in the latter should require more than "Believe the [alleged] victims." While multiple accusations against the same person are often extremely strong proof of guilt, they could also be the result of a "bandwagon effect" when the first accusation is widely publicized and there are strong social incentives to back it. I also pointed out that in this case specifically, there are facts that should be possible to check, since some of Deen's alleged offenses took place in public, during film shoots.
My friend-with-whom-I-disagree-about-everything (well, not quite everything…) Barry Deutsch has raised some questions on Twitter which I am answering here.
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Depression and Heart Disease : Mind and mood affect the heart
Heart disease can be depressing—literally. About 50% of hospitalized heart patients have some depressive symptoms, and up to 20% develop major depression. And depression affects heart health: Patients who are depressed at the time of hospitalization for heart conditions are two to five times more likely than average to die or to suffer further cardiovascular events such as heart attack, stroke, or severe chest pain in the following year. The February issue of the Harvard Mental Health Letter notes that recurrence of cardiovascular events is more closely linked to depression than to high cholesterol, smoking, high blood pressure, or diabetes.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to draw up proposals this year to end a row over the disputed islands Kurile Islands.
Tokyo-Moscow relations have been hampered for decades by a dispute over the islands, which Soviet troops seized at the end of World War Two.
Lingering tensions over the islands have prevented Japan and Russia from signing a peace treaty to formally end the war, hindering trade and investment ties.
"Particularly regarding a peace treaty, the two of us alone had quite an in-depth discussion," Abe said Friday after meeting Putin in Vladivostok. "It is now clearer how to proceed in talks based on the 'new approach.' "
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Putin and Abe agreed that officials on both sides would keep working on a draft deal that the two leaders would consider when the Putin visits Japan in December.
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Marcus & Millichap Closes Sale of Mansfield Medical Office Asset
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Mansfield, Texas—Marcus & Millichap recently announced the sale of a Mansfield medical office building. Company First Vice President Investments Philip Levy led the marketing efforts on behalf of the seller, an undisclosed developer, and secured the buyer, a private investor.
Located at 1751 Broad Park Circle, the 5,852-square-foot, Class A property is located in a medical office park on the corner of Broad Park Circle South and Regency Parkway. Additionally, its placement provides direct access to the Baylor Surgicare at Mansfield medical clinic, as well as Route 287.
Built in 2007, the multi-tenant asset was operating at full occupancy at the time of the sale, with only triple-net leases in place.
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New Mexico attorney general goes after rooftop solar company
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A residential rooftop solar provider that operates in New Mexico and 20 other states was accused Thursday by the state attorney general of defrauding residents and jeopardizing their home ownership through deceptive sales practices.
Attorney General Hector Balderas filed a lawsuit in state district court against Vivint Solar, Inc. over claims that the company was engaging in a pattern of unfair and unconscionable business practices, fraud and racketeering.
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"Our commitment to our customers is to provide them the opportunity to adopt clean, renewable energy while always adhering to the highest ethical sales standards. We believe we have honored this commitment in New Mexico and that our practices in the state comply with applicable law," company spokeswoman Helen Langan wrote in an email.
New Mexico prosecutors say an investigation has identified hundreds of clouded titles among Vivint's customers in the state.
According to the complaint, Vivint binds New Mexico consumers into 20-year contracts that require consumers to purchase electricity generated by the solar panels installed on their homes at rates that increase by over 72 percent during the 20 years.
Prosecutors alleged the sales model allows staff to overstate the cost savings to consumers and to tell consumers that they may save 50 percent or more on their rates compared to the Public Service Co. of New Mexico, an electric utility that serves much of the state.
"Consumer complaints highlight the cumulative impact of Vivint's multiple false statements and unfair business practices from the initial door-to-door sales pitch through design of solar systems to the billing for their production," the complaint states.
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When I retired from the university I got a voucher from my own research group to buy photo equipment at Foto Konijnenberg in Den Ham. I took some time because I wanted to buy something special. Something, that reminded me of the very innovative environment I used to work.
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