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DES MOINES, Iowa — President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden assailed each other during overlapping visits to Iowa on Tuesday, previewing what the country might get in next year's election if Biden becomes his party's nominee.
Even before he left the White House, Trump unleashed a series of schoolyard taunts, declaring that "Joe Biden is a dummy." Biden quickly retorted that the president is "an existential threat to this country."
The back-and-forth laid bare the rising political stakes for each, even with Election Day 2020 still about 17 months away. Trump has zeroed in on Biden as a potential threat to his re-election chances and is testing themes to beat him back. Biden, meanwhile, is campaigning as a front-runner, relishing the one-on-one fight with Trump while making sure he doesn't ignore the demands of the Democratic primary.
"I'd rather run against Biden than anybody," Trump told reporters before flying to Iowa. "I think he's the weakest mentally and I like running against people that are weak mentally."
Biden said such behavior is beneath the office of the presidency. He noted that Trump "found time to go after Bette Midler in the middle of the D-Day ceremonies," referring to the president's ongoing online feud with the actress.
Biden began the day in Ottumwa, the heart of Wapello County, a meat-packing and agricultural manufacturing center Trump was the first Republican to carry since Dwight D. Eisenhower. It's part of Biden's dual track approach: campaigning for the caucuses while projecting himself as someone who can win in territory Trump snatched from Democrats in 2016, such as Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
The former vice president hit Trump on the economy — an issue the president often promotes as his chief strength in a time of low unemployment.
"I hope his presence here will be a clarifying event because Iowa farmers have been crushed by his tariffs toward China," Biden said. "It's really easy to be tough when someone else absorbs the pain, farmers and manufacturers."
Biden added that Trump "backed off his threat of tariffs to Mexico basically because he realized he was likely to lose" in manufacturing states such as Michigan and Ohio.
For Trump, the biggest concern in this state dominated by agriculture interests is trade. He headed to Council Bluffs and Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy, a facility that produces and sells the corn-based fuel additive ethanol, touring a grain receiving station and an area for drying cornmeal among mountains of corn and humming machinery.
"I fought very hard for ethanol but you proved me right," Trump said, adding that he fought "for the American farmer like no president has fought before." But he then again mocked Biden while chiding former President Barack Obama, saying "America must never again be held hostage to foreign suppliers as we were under the Obama-Biden, Sleepy Joe group."
"He was some place in Iowa today," the president said of the former vice president "and he said my name so many times that people couldn't stand it."
Later Tuesday, Trump was addressing an Iowa GOP dinner in Des Moines, the state capital. He's expected to highlight his efforts to help farmers hurt financially from Chinese tariffs on U.S. agriculture products, measures that were imposed last year after Trump slapped levies on Chinese imports.
Trump also is likely to try to sell farmers on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal, which remains to be ratified by lawmakers in each country. Supporters of the deal, which is an update to the North American Free Trade Agreement, feared that Trump's recent threat to impose tariffs on Mexico over illegal immigration would jeopardize the pact's passage by U.S. lawmakers. But Trump announced an agreement with Mexicolate last week and delayed the tariffs for the time being.
The president, however, has been stung by criticism that what he announced Friday resembled steps Mexico had already agreed to take. Trump predicted in Council Bluffs that the U.S. would soon be increasing its corn exports to its southern neighbor: "Mexico's going to be doing a lot of buying."
Superville reported from Council Bluffs. Weissert reported from Washington. Associated Press writers Alexandra Jaffe in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, and Zeke Miller in Washington contributed to this report.


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When the former Morrow's Marina first hit the Ridley Township, Pennsylvania, real estate market, it seemed like this last piece of the town's open space might soon become a townhome development. But the township's board of commissioners had a different idea for the tumble-down, 14-acre property, sited on Darby Creek, less than a mile from the entrance to the Delaware River. In addition to a new public recreation amenity, some on the board also saw a possible income opportunity too good for the township to pass up.
"I think, with good management, there could be a lot of revenue in the future," says Bob Willert, who was then the board's president, of the financial benefits the marina could offer.
Over the years, the town has made improvements to the marina, boosting its popularity with boaters. And, with the recent opening of a new $6 million restaurant, along with marina offices, right on the waterfront, that income potential is becoming a reality. Owned by the township and leased to a local restaurateur, the new Stinger's Waterfront has quickly become a popular destination. It's also easy to find, even without a GPS, thanks to a standout metal roof finished in an impossible-to-miss Copper Penny hue.
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While the color is certainly eye-catching, it was the classic PAC-CLAD Snap-Clad profile that first caught the attention of Clarice Jones, project architect with Catania Engineering Associates, the restaurant's Milmont Park, Pennsylvania-based design firm. She knew the standing seams on the 10,500 square feet of Snap-Clad roof panels — complemented by a matching 1,500 square feet of vented PAC-750 Soffit Panels — would emphasize the crisp lines of the building's contemporary façade.
"The seaming is punched out — I saw a particular style," she says. "I liked the way the seam looked in profile; it was a nice tight look."
E.P. Donnelly Inc., of Warrington, Pennsylvania, installed the roof, and it was a complicated project. The sloped design is interrupted on both sides with three triangular window dormers, requiring complex detailing. And a multi-gabled cupola required similar attention, though at a smaller scale. Donnelly's project manager, Gerry Campi, suggested Petersen's PAC-CLAD product to the general contractor — J.S. McManus Inc. of Chester Heights, Pennsylvania — as a better fit for this demanding project.
"I told the GC that Petersen was a much better product, and the GC made the switch," Campi says. "We use the Snap-Clad profile regularly. It snaps together the best. It's a really nice product."
For Jones, metal was the only roofing option that would work; any other option would have looked too residential. But, interestingly, the bright metallic finish wasn't her first choice. Initially, her plans had called for a more neutral gray, but the town's business manager opted for the definitely-not-neutral Copper Penny shade. "They wanted something bolder," Jones says. "It's like a flame; I'm glad they chose it. It sparkles like a diamond."
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After winning the project, J.S. McManus Inc. needed to complete the building construction on a tight schedule. Michael McManus, vice president of J.S. McManus, coordinated the work of subcontractors and worked closely with the architect, owner, restaurant owner, and the other prime contractors. "I had my superintendent, Tim O'Connell, who was on site to handle the day-to-day operations," McManus notes. "We kept our focus on getting the steel superstructure completed as soon as possible so that we could get the roof installed. As with all projects, once the roof is installed, then you can really expedite the project since you don't have to worry about being impacted by the weather. It took a lot of hard work from my team, and we all stayed focused and worked diligently to complete the project on time."
As soon as they could, crews from E.P. Donnelly tackled the challenging installation. Crew members were tied off 100 percent of the time to ensure safety. The architectural features called for extra care during detailing to ensure smooth lines, and crews worked carefully to make sure that all areas were fully sealed and waterproofed.
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Despite Ridley Marina being located in snow country, no snow retention had been specified for the project. "We actually brought this up to the owner and architect that no snow guards were specified for the metal roof, which would create a serious safety concern,"says Campi.E.P. Donnelly recommended installing the S-5! ColorGard system, citing it as the only system the company installs.
Sourcing the snow guard system was an easy decision because Campi had worked with a specific distributor since 2013. Brock and Associates Metal Resources, based in Pittsburgh, fulfilled the necessary bill of materials. Brock is a manufacturer and distributor of exterior metal cladding systems for commercial and industrial applications.
The project called for thirty 8-foot sections of unpunched ColorGard rail. To attach the rail, 290 S-5-S Clamps were employed. Then, 290 Sno-Clips II and 290 VersaClips were installed to complete the engineered snow guard system atop the marina's new copper penny roof. Of course, ensuring aesthetics remained an important design goal, and matching the roof color was crucial. The product allows color-matched strips of the roof metal to be inserted into the ColorGard sections, providing the necessary holding strength while still maintaining a streamlined appearance.
Since its completion, the Ridley Township Marina project has become a stunning showpiece for the area, and all involved with the project point to the roof as its most stunning architectural feature. Campi notes that the roof has become a billboard, of sorts, for the marina, visible from a nearby interstate highway. "When you're coming down I-95 through Philly, that Copper Penny roof really stands out," he says.
Architect: Catania Engineering Associates, Milmont Park, Pennsylvania, www.cataniaengineering.com
General Contractor: J.S. McManus Inc., Chester Heights, Pennsylvania, www.jsmcmanus.com
Roofing Contractor: E.P. Donnelly Inc., Warrington, Pennsylvania
Distributor: Brock and Associates Metal Resources, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, www.brock-assoc.com
Metal Roof System: PAC-CLAD Snap-Clad Panels, Petersen, www.pac-clad.com
Soffit Panels: PAC-CLAD PAC-750 Soffit Panels, Petersen
Snow Retention System: ColorGard, S-5!, www.s-5.com


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Eight months for assaulting young girls
A FORMER prison guard from Ballyroan has been sentenced to eight months in prison for the indecent assault of two children over 40 years ago.
Roderick McGrath (65), of Crubbin, Ballyroan, was convicted last May of five counts of indecent assault on two sisters in the late '60s and early '70s.
The injured parties, Ms Lilly Murphy and Ms Nora Fitzgerald both testified before the jury that McGrath, a family friend who was dating their older sister at the time, had assaulted them separately on a number of occasions while they were passengers in his car. Ms Murphy told the court that when she was eight or nine years old, McGrath "put his hand up my skirt and touched my vagina and rubbed it". On another occasion, he told her to put her head on his knee while he was driving and when she did so, he put his hand up her skirt and rubbed her inside her underwear. On another occasion when she was 13 or 14, he tried to put his hand between her legs but she stopped him.
Ms Nora Fitzgerald told the court that when she was 14 or 15, McGrath pulled his car into the side of the road and tried to kiss her. She said he put his hands on her breasts and inside her underwear.
Neither Ms Murphy nor Ms Fitzgerald was aware that the other had also been abused by McGrath, until the matter arose at a family gathering in 2010.
Following the guilty verdict last year, Judge Tony Hunt adjourned the case on a number of occasions to decide on sentencing, as he expressed his reluctance to send a man in his 60s to jail for a crime committed over 40 years ago.
At last week's court, Judge Hunt said: "In a week where matters of sentencing have been in the forefront of public discussion, this is another case that shows the difficulties... If the purpose of sentencing is to achieve the result that everyone can agree on, it would be a fruitless enterprise."
The judge said he was aware that there was huge public interest in how such cases are dealt with by the courts, and he pointed out that there had been much discussion in the late '90s and early '00s about the admissibility of old cases proceeding at all.
"I'm acutely aware of what goes on around me, informed debate is not only welcomed but positively encouraged," he said.
The judge alluded to editorials he had read in Irish papers which called for a community service system here in the State similar to Finland's; he also spoke of reading articles which called for 20-year sentences for those convicted of rape.
"The offences committed here are at the lower end of the scale," he said. "There was touching outside and inside the underwear. However, the girls were very young at the time, and they were girls who were entrusted to him. That trust was grievously abused, which brings it back up the scale to the mid-range."
The judge said that the scale fixed a sentence of two-years at the upper end, based on legislation dating back to 1935.
"Times have moved on since then and the penalties have rightly been increased. This kind of conduct was viewed differently in the past."
Judge Hunt said he had to be mindful of the significant ongoing effect on the victims in this case.
"There was no plea of guilty, meaning the indignity these ladies were subjected to long ago is one they had to relive in front of a jury," he said. He pointed out that McGrath had exercised his right not to plea, and he praised defence counsel, Mr Shortt, for approaching the injured parties with tact and discretion during the trial.
The judge noted there were mitigating factors to consider, such as the passage of time and the fairness of imposing a sentence on someone convicted of offences committed 40 years ago.
"One injustice may be caused by another," he observed.
Describing it as "one of the more extreme examples of elderly cases," Judge Hunt remarked that since 1971, McGrath appeared not to have indulged in the same behaviour and had been highly thought of. He said that McGrath had "suffered enormously in character" as he had lost the respect of his community.
"It's apparent to me there has been a very grave deterioration in the quality of his life, and that's a punishment imposed by himself."
Judge Hunt noted that emotions were running high and he cited the 2007 case of the DPP vs Patrick O'Connor, wherein a man convicted of raping and indecently assaulting his own stepdaughter between 1980 and 1986 was sentenced to seven years in prison. Judge Hunt said that this case had shown that a delay in coming to trial does not disbar a custodial sentence.
"After torturous consideration I can't, and would be wrong to, run with my initial feeling on the matter," he said.
Judge Hunt imposed eight months on each count, to run concurrent. He ruled that there was no need for McGrath to submit to post-release treatment, but he will be subject to requirements under section 2 of the act on sex offenders for ten years from the date of conviction.
"That is the conclusion, for better or worse," said Judge Hunt.
Defence, Ms Geraldine Fitzpatrick SC, acting on behalf of Mr John Shortt SC, applied for an appeal of both the conviction and the sentence. Judge Hunt refused the appeal of the conviction, but granted counsel leave to appeal the sentence. Ms Fitzpatrick next requested bail for her client, but Judge Hunt said he had no authority on the matter.
Ms Fitzpatrick claimed that the judge could in fact fix bail and she said that her client has a strong case on appeal.
"We have to consider the jeopardy that this sentence will have expired before the Court of Criminal Appeal," said Ms Fitzpatrick.
Judge Hunt said he agreed with her on one level, and noted that he was sending the former prison guard back to the place he had retired from.
"However, I have to do my job," said the judge. "The jury have found him guilty and (Ms Murphy and Ms Fitzgerald) have been vindicated. Do you want more people queuing up to see An Taoiseach?"
Ms Fitzpatrick again said her client had a strong case for appeal, but State prosecutor, Mr Will Fennelly retorted that the court had refused the submission and Ms Fitzpatrick was now asking the court to carry out a task normally conducted by the Court of Criminal Appeal.
"This is certainly not a sentence that emerges from a rush of blood to the head," remarked Mr Fennelly.
"A lot of thought went into it," agreed the judge.
"There is a jurisdictional structure and this court can't be asked to review the sentence," said Mr Fennelly.
Judge Hunt admitted that this was an issue worth discussing, but he told Ms Fitzpatrick the law appeared to be against her. He said that no one appreciated more than he how difficult this case was, but he ruled that he had made his decision and he had no jurisdiction to grant bail as requested.
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The journey of creating the Potion Wet Range has been a long one for Gary Sunderland – The Hair Wizard and the journey would not have been made possible if it wasn't for a few key people who helped along the way. From 1 and a half years spent developing formulations to the last few tweaks on branding the range, everyone I'm about to thank below has paid a key role in the creation of this wondrous range of professional products.
Tony Stevens – Hanson Brown Creative
A friend of mine introduced Tony to me and boy am I glad we met. Tony has been beyond helpful in the creative aspect of the brand. Tony is a delight to work with and shares my passion of going that step further and creating something that nobody has ever seen before. We believe you can see this through the creating of the look and styling of the Potion Wet Range and we are excited to continue to develop this together in the future.
Andrew – Superfast Labels
I would like to thank Andrew and the entire team at superfast labels for producing exactly the high quality finish that we intended to have for our products. Thanks to Superfast and their Epson digital printer we believe we have created such "stand off shelf appeal" with the design we have printed on our labels for the Potion Wet Range. Andrew and his team were quick, super efficient and very easy to work with.
Annika Richards – M&H Plastics
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I would also like to thank my manufacturing partners (they know who they are) on working with me for the past year and a half to develop such a wonderful professional range of products and I look forward to working with them on adding to the range in the not so distant future.
And finally I would like to thank the professional hair industry for allowing me to do what I love the most. Professional hairdressers are all in one way or another creative people and it's these people that make me enjoy my work. I look forward to bumping into old friends on my travels and making new friends along the way.
Hope I haven't missed anyone out!
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Vancouver's Divine Numbers
Posted January 25th, 2012 in Real Estate, Statistics |
What's in a Number?
Two of Vancouver's divine numbers are those recorded as sales and active listings.
Bad Numbers
In 2011 Vancouver and lower mainland Active Listings hit bottom at 13,965 on January 5th. It went up as high as 25,248 on October 1, 2011.
In 2012 Vancouver and the lower mainland's active listings hit bottom at 15,444 on January 4th – which according to my limited knowledge of Feng Shui are considered bad numbers.
Bottoms Up
By January 25, 2012 Vancouver and the lower mainland's active listing count was 18,976. With 2012's active listing count jump starting at 15,444, it seems within the realm of possibility that a new higher level of active listings for 2012 is in the works – one that may supersede 2011.
Fire Breathing Thought
It is the Year of the Dragon, a creature which according to Chinese tradition, is regarded as a divine beast.
Reflecting in tandem upon the current lag in Vancouver home sales and the quickly rising number of active listings it makes one wonder if in a short time new to market Vancouver homes – part of the total active listings number, will no longer be regarded as divine, but rather a 'beast of burden.'


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After nearly a half-century, Maryland House to close its doors – The Sun
Two-year project will replace aging I-95 travel plazas with modern offerings
The first service area on Interstate 95 north, Maryland House, will close just after midnight this coming Sunday. The building will be knocked down and replaced by a new facility. After the Maryland House is replaced, the Chesapeake House will also be demolished and replaced. Areas USA won the contract for the new service areas, but HMS Host is suing them and the state over bidding procedures. The project is still a go at this time.
Areas will keep one travel plaza open throughout the redevelopment project. The new Maryland House will built on the same footprint and reopen in December of next year. Then Chesapeake House will close for demolition; it will be rebuilt on an adjacent site and reopen in September 2014, Bellsolell said.
New, better designed service areas should help travelers but what I would really like to see there are ramps from the right lane rather than the left lane which has been the setup they were built. Reporter Candy Thomson responded to an email that new ramps were not part of this project. I'm disappointed that the Maryland Transportation Authority is not building a safer exit/entrance system.
I tended to choose the less crowded Chesapeake House if I stopped at either of them. I don't think the service areas save much time compared to getting of of I-95, but it came in handy during my last trip northbound. Maryland is feeling competition from the new Delaware Welcome Center Travel Plaza that was featured on NPR last year. These service plazas exist because they were built on toll roads prior to legislation prohibited them on interstate highways out of concern that they competed with local business.
I-95's Maryland service areas to be rebuilt – 02.13.2012
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Happy Friday! Hopefully you have some relaxing plans for the weekend before getting into the big swing of the holidays. It's hard to believe Thanksgiving is a mere 13 days away, but we've got plenty of pointers, from deciphering fancy turkey lingo to making the day vegetarian-friendly. Have you been getting prepared for the holidays with us? Take our quiz to find out.
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"The name alone has such a wild, inspiring, and inviting feel," Adams says. "And the fact that we East Coasters have a substantial chunk of rugged, uncrossed trail is amazing. We should all see that as an invitation." The extra-burly route stretches from ME 15 in Monson to Abol Bridge in Baxter State Park. Go from south to north and tack on a 14-mile climb of 5,268-foot Katahdin, Maine's highest point. On the route, you'll pass through tunnels of tight pines hiding moose, mirror-calm ponds, berry bogs, rushing streams, and craggy ridges with stay-awhile views. Go in late summer to avoid bugs and enjoy tales from thru-hikers. Allow nine to 12 days.
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Drilled skulls of Paracas culture
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Drilled skull 01, second photo
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Drilled skull 02, close-up
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Unfortunately there is no text in the showcase of the drilled skulls. But considering that Paracas culture was going with extraterrestrial gods and considering that these gods were teaching the natives cultivation of plants and domestication of animals, it can be admitted that also here with the drilled skulls the gods play the main role: extraterrestrial surgeons have operated here, as it is presented in the engraved stones of Ocucaje in the engraved stone museum of Ica (stones showing head operations).
Here are head operations shown on engraved stones of Ocucaje in the stone museum of Ica
Head operation, marking the location with a compass
The surgeon cutting the skull
The surgeon solving the brain of the head
Outside of the head the brain is repaired
Or parts of the brain are healed.
The indication that the skull was "drilled" ("trepenation") probably is not right in this case, but the skull was opened by cuts.
Drilled skull 03
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Drilled skull 04
Drilled skull 04, second photo
Drilled skull 05, healed over
Drilled skull 05, healed over, second photo
Drilled skull 06
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Drilled skull 06, third photo
Skull drilled several times
Original ritual knife of stone which was used with operations of Paracas culture
Original ritual knife, close-up
Deformed long skulls of Paracas culture
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Artificial head deformation was one of the most common cultural practices in ancient peoples of the world. Nevertheless, the greatest quantity and variety of types of deformed heads have been reported in Peru. The most impressive of them are those of the Paracas culture, recovered mainly from funerary contexts of sites like Chongos (Pisco valley), Cerro Colorado and Cabezas Largas (Paracas Peninsula), and Ocucaje (Ica valley).
The deformation of the head was usually initiated soon after the baby was born by using a combination of wooden sticks-cotton pads- cords or a special craddle. Ethic and aesthetic purposes were the main reasons for this practice.>
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The popular family event is recreated as "BELIEVE! The Polar Express Experience" for 2020. This year the beautifully decorated trains will remain stationary under the Union Station train shed for a walk-through event. And guests will interact with the Polar Express characters and Santa Claus and his elves in whimsically decorated tents and on the Station's plaza.
It is recommended that reservations are made as soon as your group knows which date and time you would like to attend. Tickets are expected to sell out quickly for this popular event.
201 S. 18th Street St. louis, MO 63103
A check-in desk will be located in the Depot/Tent area and passengers are required to check in prior to boarding. It is required that guests arrive approximately one hour prior to their departure time. There will be a number of fun activities for families to enjoy while waiting. Guests receive a POLAR EXPRESS™ souvenir golden tickets at check-in. Boarding will begin 30-minutes prior to departure. Train doors close approximately 5 minutes prior to departure and trains will not be held for those arriving late. Trains depart and return to the same location at St. Louis Union Station.
Parking will be located in the main St. Louis Union Station lot located right off 18th Street. Guests will come through the main entrance where they will receive a white parking ticket. Guest will follow signage and flaggers to the Believe! THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Experience event parking area inside the secured parking lot.
Event parking will be $5.00 per car. Parking vouchers will be available inside the ticket depot and merchandise tent. Upon departure guests are instructed to show the parking attendant their white ticket and $5 voucher. Cash and major credit cards are acceptable
Children 2 and under are free if they will be sitting on the lap of a ticketed passenger. If the child will be sitting in their own seat they will require a ticket.
The entire experience at St. Louis Union Station is roughly two hours in length. It is required that guests arrive approximately one hour prior to their departure time. This allows time to park and check in at the designated area in the Depot. Boarding will begin 30 minutes prior to listed departure times. The train ride itself is 45 min in length.
Boarding begins 30 minutes prior to the train departure time. Though we recommend that you arrive at least 60 minutes before your scheduled departure time to allow for parking and other activities.
We encourage families to dress in their warmest pajamas (The Polar Express themed attire) but this is not required.
Like Sporting events, concerts and other live events, ticket for the Believe! THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Experience are NOT refundable. All sales are final.
If seats are available on another date/train, our reservations agents will do their best to accommodate your request. However, no guarantees can be made that your reservation can be changed.
Reservations agents can be reached at (314) 942-6942 during the following hours or at [email protected]. Monday-Friday: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Sunday: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM All times are Central Standard Time.
Trains will continue to run in snow and other weather conditions. However, trains may be cancelled or postponed at the Railroad's discretion due to weather or operational considerations. The event may also be cancelled or postponed if the State Highway Patrol closes major roads and freeways due to snow. Full refunds will be offered in these scenarios. Safety is of utmost importance to us and we want to ensure that we prevent any situation that is dangerous for our guests and staff.
A full range of exclusive THE POLAR EXPRESS™ gifts and keepsakes will be available for purchase at the event.
Limited accessible seating available, please call us directly at (314) 942-6942 for more information. THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride is not fully accessible to persons with disabilities due the historic, narrow doorway widths and steep step wells.
St. Louis Union Station and the train are wheelchair accessible, however ADA seating is limited. Access to the cars will be provided by an ADA ramp on the train platform and space for wheelchairs is located at the front of select coaches. If a member of your party requires wheelchair access, please select the appropriate wheelchair/companion seats during online checkout or contact a reservations representative at 314-942-6942 to make reservations.
If a member of your party has a disability and needs additional seating space or a wheelchair space, please select designated ADA seats noted on the seating chart. Please be aware that these are not available in each coach. For additional information on wheelchair access, please see the previous FAQ or contact a reservations agent at 314-942-6942 or email us at [email protected].
There are limited onboard restrooms that are available to passengers, including some that are wheelchair accessible (ONLY ON GLACIER GULCH). Every car does not have its own restroom, however on-board staff can assist you to the nearest option. There will also be restrooms available before and after the ride as well, we strongly suggest using the restrooms before the boarding process begins
Alcohol is permitted on this year's Polar Express event, however the cup MUST have a lid. Any passengers found to be intoxicated will be removed from the event without refund
Please cancel by 10 pm the day prior. If you do not cancel, it is considered a no-show and will be charged $10 per person.
You'll receive a confirmation email upon booking online and email reminder.
We have procedures in place to assist our Customers with severe allergies to peanut dust and will make every attempt not to serve cookies with nuts on the train car when our Customers alert us to their allergy to peanut dust.
We ask that Customers with allergies to peanut dust advise our Reservations Sales Agents of the allergy at the time the reservation is made.
If a Customer requests at the time a reservation is made to be in a train car that is free of nuts, the Customer Service Agent will complete a Peanut Dust Allergy form. This form notifies our Employees that a Customer has allergies to peanut dust and we will make every effort to serve an alternate nut free option snack for that specific train car.
Although following the above procedures at the time a Customer's reservation is made will help ensure cookies with nuts are not served on train cars, THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride at St. Louis Union Station cannot prevent other Customers from bringing peanuts or nuts or products containing peanuts or nuts on board our trains. In addition, THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride at St. Louis Union Station cannot give assurances that remnants of peanuts or nuts or peanut or nut dust or oil will not remain on the train floor, seats, or tray tables from a train car's earlier train rides. THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride at St. Louis Union Station, therefore, disclaims any liability that may result from a Customer's adverse reaction to any peanuts, tree nuts, dust or oil from peanuts or tree nuts, or other allergens that a Customer may come in contact while aboard the THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride at St. Louis Union Station.


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Private Investment in Local Municipal Construction Projects Analysed by China's Economy & Policy-Gateway International Group
20 Feb 2012 • by Natalie Aster
Since Several Opinions on Encouraging and Guiding the Healthy Development of Investments from the Private Sector was issued in May 2010 by the State Council, corresponding measures have been introduced throughout the country, and measures designed to make full use of private investment have become a core concern at all levels of government. However, restricted by many factors, the progress of this reform is still relatively slow.
At the current time, due to the special nature of the industry, the participation of private capital is limited in local municipal construction in China; there is very little space for private investment and development. Combining successful domestic practices along with foreign experience, it can be seen that the following models are worth consideration with respect to encouraging the participation of private investment in municipal construction projects.
According to the report "Introducing Private Investment in Local Municipal Construction Projects" by China's Economy & Policy-Gateway International Group, the BOT Model refers to the Build-Operate-Transfer Model, which is popular in China, and is also known as the "franchise financing" model. Specifically, it means private organizations participate in national public infrastructure projects, and form a partnership with government agencies, so it is a financing model designed to allocate the resources, risks and benefits of the project based on mutual profit.
Report Details:
Introducing Private Investment in Local Municipal Construction Projects
Published: January, 2012
Pages: 7
Price: US$ 200,00
In practice, local governments choose infrastructure construction programs such as power generation facilities, high-class highways, bridges, urban water supply and sewage disposal, and other large-scale projects with long-term stable expected income. The government then selects a project investor through a competitive procedure, and the selected investor is responsible for forming a project company as well as designing, investing and building the municipal construction project.
More information can be found in the report "Introducing Private Investment in Local Municipal Construction Projects" by China's Economy & Policy-Gateway International Group.
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Caledonia Group would like to wish all their clients a happy New Year and we hope your Christmas break was safe and restful. This year promises to be an exciting one for Caledonia and we are delighted that you are partnering with us as it unfolds.
What's new in 2018? Caledonia Group is expanding its services portfolio! We are excited to announce that this year, we will add to our foundation portfolio of Scaffolding, Engineering & Design and Project Management. As an Industrial Services Provider we are now supplying Thermal, Cryogenic and Acoustic Insulation, a wide range of Mechanical Finishes & Cladding, Rope Access, Swing Stage and Hoist Hire.
Additionally, Caledonia is now able to better service the Pilbara region with the establishment of a new satellite office in Karratha, WA! The Western Australian Government is further developing regional areas of WA through the development of infrastructure to support service centres and cities. Government Planning documents such as the Pilbara Planning and Infrastructure Framework, recognise the importance of the resource sector in the Pilbara region and include this sector in its deliberations when planning. Caledonia has recognised an opportunity to deliver its services into the Pilbara, to compliment the development activities of the WA Government. Our new office, located at Anderson Road, Karratha, will provide a base for us to service our five year contract with Clough Amec at the Yara Fertiliser Plant. Importantly, this will also allow us to deliver an even higher level of service commitment to our valued industrial clients in the region, who access our wide range of industrial services.
Staying in WA – Caledonia Group pride ourselves on our quality of workmanship and professionalism throughout the Insulation and Cladding division. Recent works at both the Murrin Murrin (Northwest Goldfields area of WA) and Yara (Pilbara, WA) sites produced a high level of workmanship over all work fronts whilst meeting the required deadlines for both clients, Minara Resources and Clough Amec respectively. In the short three month period at Yara we have gained great confidence from the client, due to the highly motivated team of the nine highly proficient members of our core crew stationed there.
Progressing into 2018, Caledonia intends to drive forward with a positive mentality that will allow us to develop our business in the right direction. That can only mean good news for you, our clients; because it means outstanding service delivery, our total commitment to you and one hundred percent confidence in the Caledonia brand.
We are excited about 2018 and we look forward to welcoming new and existing clients to be excited about 2018 with us!
It's all about North WA in 2018! And Caledonia Group has its finger right on the pulse! Due to our expansion activities into WA, we are offering employment opportunities for experienced people to assist with our Industrial Services provision in Karratha. We are looking for:
- Experienced Scaffolders,
- Experienced Sheetmetal Workers,
- Experienced Laggers; and
- For more information, please click on the links below to register your interest in joining the Caledonia Group.
Employment Opportunities
Traineeship Past and Present –
Caledonia Group is committed to the development of our people. We have developed a unique Scaffolding Traineeship that runs for 18-24 months. The Traineeship has a career pathway that could see the Trainee win a permanent position. The Traineeship consists of the Trainee working with us (on-the-job-training) and simultaneously undertaking complementary training through a combination of 'Site Skills' and 'CITC'. At the end of the Trainee's tenure, they gain a National Accreditation Certificate III in Scaffolding.
Good news stories can come from all aspects of the business. Recently, it came from Murrin Murrin, WA in the form of a former Caledonia Group Indigenous Trainee, Chappy Jones.
Because he had completed the Caledonia Scaffolding Traineeship and held the Certificate III in Scaffolding, Chappy was able to play an integral role in the dismantling of Scaffolding in the recent shutdown of the Murrin Murrin site.
The Caledonia Scaffolding Traineeship doesn't just pay dividends for the Trainee, the client and Caledonia Group. It reaches back into the community because the successful Trainee feels accomplished, is qualified and is able to set a new standard for themselves and their community. And it's not just Chappy. A number of our trainees that have graduated from the system are now actively working on a range of sites across South Australia, (including the BHP shutdown at Olympic Dam) and Western Australia. Well done to everyone involved in helping to create long term careers for these guys.


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Senior Healthcare Support Worker – Level 3
Senior Healthcare Support Workers help registered practitioners deliver healthcare services to people. As an experienced support worker, you carry out a range of clinical and non-clinical healthcare or therapeutic tasks, under the direct or indirect supervision of the registered healthcare practitioner. You provide high quality, compassionate healthcare, following standards, policies or protocols and always acting within the limits of your competence. You may work in a range of services eg. hospital, community, health or day-case unit, birth centre or midwifery led unit, someone's home, operating theatre, nursing or care home, assessment centre, hospice, school, prison, GP surgery, charity or voluntary organisation; working in partnership with individuals, families, carers and other service providers.
The course content for the Level 3 qualification typically includes:
- Health and wellbeing
- Duty of care and candour, safeguarding, equality and diversity
- Person centred care, treatment and support
- Communication
- Personal, people and quality improvement
- Health, safety and security
Senior Healthcare Support workers will then specialise in one of the following disciplines depending on their job role:
- Adult Nursing Support
- Maternity Support
- Theatre Support
- Mental Health Support
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All Progressives Congress ( APC ) Field Operations Directorate (FOD) of the Presidential Campaign Council in Kwara state has hailed the Appeal Court judgement recognising the Hon Bashir Bolarinwa executives.
By that judgement, the court also validated the authenticity of the nomination of Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq as the Kwara state APC governorship candidate.
In a statement Deputy Coordinator, Field Operations of the directorate, Kayode Oyin-Zubair said, "the procured judgement couldn't have stood further judicial tests. We knew from the onset that the whole process was orchestrated to weaken our support base and cause confusion amongst our supporters.
"The authenticity of Bashir Bolarinwa executive was today affirmed by the appellate court. Earlier today an end was put to the shenanigans of Saraki and his cohorts here and there.
"We have always held that they can only run, there is no hiding place for them. The judiciary has shown that it couldn't be bought, though a lower court judge allowed himself to be manipulated for a price.
"This is another serious low for Bukola Saraki in quick succession after he was shown a red card by the people of Kwara State during the presidential campaign in Ilorin.
"We congratulate our party leaders, members and teeming supporters across the state for standing with us since the struggle started," the statement stated.
Oyin-Zubair therefore, enjoined all members of APC and its supporters in the state to come out enmass this Saturday to vote President Muhammadu Buhari and all APC candidates.


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The Victoria Insurance Group ("Victoria") consists of five property/casualty insurance companies: Victoria Fire & Casualty Company, Victoria Automobile Insurance Company, Victoria National Insurance Company, Victoria Specialty Insurance Company and Victoria Select Insurance Company.
|Company Name
|State of Domicile
|NAIC Number
|Victoria Fire & Casualty Company
|22901 Millcreek Blvd. Cleveland, OH 44122-5728
|Victoria Automobile Insurance Company
|22901 Millcreek Blvd. Cleveland, OH 44122-5728
|Victoria National Insurance Company
|22901 Millcreek Blvd. Cleveland, OH 44122-5728
|Victoria Specialty Insurance Company
|22901 Millcreek Blvd. Cleveland, OH 44122-5728
|Victoria Select Insurance Company
|22901 Millcreek Blvd. Cleveland, OH 44122-5728
From its inception, Victoria was principally engaged in the sale of credit-related insurance policies. Victoria operated in an entrepreneurial environment until 1983 when it became a public stock company. In 1985, Victoria developed its Nonstandard Automobile Insurance Division and began writing nonstandard automobile insurance in the state of Ohio in January 1986. Victoria is currently in twenty-six states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin. It is authorized to underwrite insurance in an additional thirteen states and the District of Columbia.
Victoria has continued to expand and fine tune its operations under several parent companies. On May 22, 1995, Victoria was acquired by USF&G Corporation and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of USF&G. Then on April 24, 1998, the St. Paul Companies, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, and USF&G completed a merger whereby Victoria became a wholly-owned subsidiary of St. Paul. On May 1, 2000, Victoria was purchased by Prudential Property and Casualty Insurance Company ("PRUPAC").
On August 1, 2003, Victoria was purchased by Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and now has Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company as its parent company.
A brief timeline of Victoria's entry into the Nonstandard Automobile Insurance markets:
1986 Initiated NSA Private Passenger Auto Insurance in Ohio.
1988 NSA Private Passenger in Iowa and Indiana.
1989 NSA Private Passenger in Tennessee and Arizona.
1991 NSA Private Passenger in Illinois and Virginia.
1992 NSA Private Passenger in Alabama and Florida.
1994 NSA Private Passenger in Mississippi.
1995 USF&G acquires Victoria.
1996 NSA Private Passenger in Pennsylvania, New York and Georgia.
1997 NSA Private Passenger in Connecticut. Also initiated business in the Commercial Nonstandard Auto Market in Ohio, Virginia, Indiana and Wisconsin.
1998 NSA Private Passenger in Missouri. St. Paul acquires USF&G. Also Commercial Nonstandard Auto Market initiated in Georgia.
2000 Victoria is a Prudential Financial Company.
2001 NSA Private Passenger in Colorado.
2003 Victoria is a Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company.
2004 NSA Private Passenger in California
Beginnings as Farm Bureau Mutual[edit]
On December 17, 1925, the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation incorporated the Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile Insurance Company in Columbus, Ohio.[3] At that time, Ohio law required 100 people to pledge to become policyholders. The first agents managed to recruit ten times that number, and on April 12, 1926, Farm Bureau Mutual started business with 1,000 policyholders.
The first product of the new company, as its name implied, was automobile insurance. The company wrote policies only to Ohio farmers. In 1928, Farm Bureau Mutual began offering policies to West Virginia farmers, followed by Maryland, Delaware, Vermont, andNorth Carolina. Farm Bureau Mutual began underwriting residents of small towns in 1931, and residents in larger cities in 1934.
Also in 1934, Farm Bureau Mutual began offering fire insurance. This product grew the following year with the purchase of a struggling fire insurance company. With growth came a need for expansion of office space. In 1936, the company moved to the famous 246 Building at 246 N. High Street in Columbus. By 1943, Farm Bureau Mutual operated in 12 states and the District of Columbia. Even with the tripling of space in the 246 Building (which was finally dedicated on the 25th anniversary of the company), Farm Bureau Mutual still had insufficient office space, and began opening regional offices in 1951.
In 1955, Farm Bureau Mutual changed its name to Nationwide Insurance, a name by which it is commonly known today. In the 10 years that followed, Nationwide expanded into Oregon, making the company truly "nationwide". It also expanded into 19 other states, bringing the total by 1965 to 32 states and the District of Columbia.
Nationwide outgrew the 246 Building by the 1970s and work began on a new skyscraper headquarters for the company. In 1978, One Nationwide Plaza was completed at the southwest corner of N. High Street and Nationwide Blvd. on the northern edge of downtown Columbus, Ohio. Since 1988, Nationwide has added the following to its presence in Downtown Columbus: Plaza Two (on the northeast corner of High Street and Chestnut), Plaza Three (just west of High Street and Chestnut), Plaza Four (Front Street), and 275 Marconi (behind Plazas One and Three on Marconi Blvd) which together with Plaza One form the primary downtown complex. In addition to downtown Columbus, Nationwide also has a significant presence in the Columbus, Ohio metropolitan suburbs of Dublin and Grove City.
Nationwide currently has approximately 31,000 employees,[4] and is ranked #91 in the most recent Fortune 500.[5] Nationwide is currently ranked #95 in Fortune's "100 Best Companies to Work For".[6]
The Companies[edit]
Nationwide is one of the largest insurance and financial services companies in the world, focusing on domestic property and casualty insurance, life insurance and retirement savings, asset management, and strategic investments.
The Nationwide family includes:
Property and Casualty
- Atlantic Floridian Insurance Company
- Colonial County Mutual Insurance Company
- Crestbrook Insurance Company[10]
- Lone Star General Agency
- Nationwide Affinity Insurance Company of America
- Nationwide Assurance Company
- Nationwide Corporation
- Nationwide Exclusive Agent Risk Purchasing Group
- Nationwide General Insurance Company
- Nationwide Indemnity Company
- Nationwide Insurance Company of Florida
- Nationwide International Underwriters
- Nationwide Lloyds
- Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company
- Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
- Nationwide Property and Casualty Insurance company
- Retention Alternatives Ltd.
- Veterinary Pet Insurance Company
- Whitehall Holdings, Inc.
- WI of Florida, Inc.
- THI Holdings (Delaware), Inc.
- Titan Auto Insurance of New Mexico, Inc.
- Titan Indemnity Company
- Titan Insurance Company
- Titan Insurance Services, Inc.
- Victoria Automobile Insurance Company
- Victoria Fire & Casualty Company
- Victoria National Insurance Company
- Victoria Select Insurance Company
- Victoria Specialty Insurance Company
- Allied General Agency Company
- Allied Group, Inc.
- Allied Property and Casualty Insurance Company
- Allied Texas Agency, Inc.
- AMCO Insurance Company
- Cal-Ag Insurance Services, Inc.
- CalFarm Insurance Agency
- Depositors Insurance Company
- Nationwide Document Solutions, Inc.
- Nationwide Insurance Company of America
- Nationwide Sales Solutions, Inc.
- Premier Agency, Inc.


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Leyton Orient players could face the sack if they strike over unpaid wages
PUBLISHED: 11:00 06 April 2017 | UPDATED: 12:24 06 April 2017
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O's fans have backed the squad protesting by not playing this weekend's match at Cambridge, but if they did so they would breach the terms in their contract
Leyton Orient players could potentially face the sack if they attempted to strike over their unpaid wages for March because it would breach terms in their contract with the club.
The players and staff at Brisbane Road are still waiting for their monthly wages after being told yesterday they would have to wait a few days before being paid.
Club employees were expecting to be paid last Friday (March 31), but weren't and were then told they would be paid today (Thursday).
However, yesterday the players and staff were informed they had to wait a few days to receive their wages for March.
News of another delay in payment to club employees resulted in some O's fans suggesting they would back the players if they refused to play their League Two fixture away to Cambridge United this weekend.
But it is believed Orient players could be fined or face the sack if they were to strike as it would breach the terms in their contract.
If the O's players were to do that and be sacked, they wouldn't be able to sign for club until the summer due to changes to the transfer window this season.
John Bramhall, deputy chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA), said: "We are speaking with reps at the club and a colleague of mine is there today to try and offer advice.
"I have not heard any talk of a potential strike, but with regard to how the players are feeling, you can understand their frustration at not being paid.
"We're trying to help them cope and trying to help the players pull through with the help and support of the local community.
"What we find in this situation normally, because we have had other clubs with financial issues in the past, is the players continue to play and do get paid by the club in the end.
"All I can say is we have worked with a lot of clubs in this type of situation, probably close to 70 other Football League clubs, and they have been able to get through it and thankfully for the better."
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PORTABLE PRESENTS Frank Chimero: Influencing Design, Brisbane
Tuesday, June 5, 2012 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM (AEST)
Event Details
This June, Portable is proud to present Frank Chimero, one of America's most influential thinkers in the design industry.
Based in New York, Frank Chimero is one of America's preeminent thought leaders on design theory, practice and culture. He has worked as a designer, illustrator and strategist for brands such as the New York Times, Facebook and WIRED and his recent book The Shape of Design explores the notion that logic may not always to be the best way to solve design problems. His work often employs symbolism, concepts and storytelling simultaneously, creating pieces that both delight and provoke thought.
In this series of talks presented for Portable in Australia, Frank will explore and reveal his innate understanding of design and its role within larger systems, discussing the patterns of good design, choices that we make in design and how it can influence change.
The series is suited to creative professionals working within a wide variety of design related industries including graphic design, web design, fashion, technology and industrial design. It consists of a keynote presentation, Q&A, along with networking drinks after the event. Events will take place in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.
Please note previous tours have sold out so take advantage of early bird tickets to avoid disappointment.
Portable Presents Brisbane will be held at The Edge, State Library of Queensland on Tuesday 5 June, 3pm.
The Portable Presents series tours the biggest influencers from the digital and creative spaces, and aims to foster innovation and risk taking in business. Running since 2006, Portable has toured Scott Belsky, Soraya Darabi of Foodspotting.com, Refinery29, 99designs, Halfbrick, YouTube Next Labs, Threadless and the very first internet phenomenon, LonelyGirl15.
For more information contact Madeleine Gasparinatos on +61 2 8212 4547 or email email@example.com
When & Where
The Edge - State Library of QLD
Stanley Place
South Brisbane,
Queensland 4101
Tuesday, June 5, 2012 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM (AEST)
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2020 RAV4 Hybrid
The all-new RAV4 Hybrid will never compromise on power and capability. The redesigned Toyota Hybrid System battery is lighter than ever and can hold a charge longer for greater distances to give you improved fuel efficiency.
Enjoy an upgrade in performance that is paired with impressive fuel efficiency. The intelligence of an available Dynamic Torque-Vectoring All-Wheel Drive improves handling by sending up to 50% of the power to the rear and then distributes more power to the wheel that needs it. To boost fuel efficiency, Rear Driveline Disconnect will stop sending power to the rear when it isn't necessary.
Rav4 Hybrid AWD LE
|Fuel Efficiency Rating (L/100km)
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A lady in Brisbane found me on Etsy, contacted me about wholesale prices, and after a few emails back and forth, she's paid for an initial order of 5 luggage tags (ones I have already made) and 32 coasters (to be made). She's opening a homewares store in Brisbane and wants to stock some of my goodies! (Queensland readers: I don't have the details of where her store will be yet.)
(BTW, this negotiation was the impetus for putting my fabric stash up on Flickr last weekend — she needed to decide on fabric and emailing her photo attachments just wasn't going to be very efficient.)


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Recycled plastic outdoor furniture is the eco-friendly choice for environmentally conscious customers who want to enjoy hours of outdoor fun. That's why we're offering a full selection of recycled rocking chairs, side tables, and gliders. Many of these pieces are made from Polywood synthetic lumber made from HDPE recycled plastic. Some look so realistic you'd never know it wasn't wood, and many pieces come in a variety of colors so you can easily match them to the decor of your outdoor room or back porch.
POLYWOOD® Jefferson Rocking ChairThe Jefferson, a sturdy classic.
Regular Price: $499.99
Special Price $379.99
Heritage Traditional RockerHeritage traditional outdoor rocking chair.
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Traditional Double RockerHeritage double seater traditional rocking chair.
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Heritage Fan Back RockerHeritage fan back rocker.
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POLYWOOD® Woven Jefferson Rocking ChairComfortable, durable woven back on the classic Jefferson.
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Classic Adirondack RockerLittle Cottage Company Adirondack rocking chair.
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Free Pink Croissant for Breast Cancer Fighters, Survivors & Families on 10/10
Common Bond Café & Bakery has launched a month long partnership with Susan G. Komen Houston for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, working with them on their mission to save lives by investing in breakthrough research to prevent and cure breast cancer.
"We're honored to be able to support this community in whatever way we can," says George Joseph, Owner of the bistro and bakery locations. "These women and their families are fighters, and in whatever way we can raise awareness for the cause and contribute to the fight against breast cancer, we will do it. We look forward to continuing our partnership with Susan G. Komen Houston in the future."
For the month of October, all Common Bond locations will showcase a deliciously crafted Lemon & Bergamot Pink Croissant – with $1 from the sale of every "Pink" Croissant going directly to Susan G. Komen Houston.
The promotion will also include participation in Susan G. Komen's Dine Out for a Cure event on Thursday October 10th. On this day, Common Bond's Medical Center location will giveaway the Lemon & Bergamot Pink Croissant for free* to all breast cancer survivors, fighters, family members and supporters who wear pink, their Walk for a Cure race gear or Breast Cancer Awareness support ribbon. (*While supplies last.) Common Bond's Medical Center café is located at 2278 W Holcombe Blvd, on the corner of Holcombe and Greenbriar.
"Although we'll be raising awareness all month, it was important to us to have a special day where we could really support, give back and connect with this community." says Chris Fannin, newly appointed President of the popular bakery. "We look forward to meeting these women and their families in person, these bonds are what Common Bond is all about."
To donate to Susan G Komen Houston visit https://komen-houston.org.


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Killzone Celebrates its 10th AnniversaryBy Victor Zuylen on 04/11/2014 2:26:04 PM
When the original Killzone came out for PlayStation 2 on November 2nd, 2004, we had no way of knowing its red-goggled antagonists would go on to invade four additional console platforms, five more Killzone games, nine other PlayStation titles, a toy line, a novelization and a manga. But here we are, ten years later, and the world of Killzone is bigger than ever.
We're very proud of how far we've come, and to mark this joyous occasion we're going to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Killzone with the people who made it all possible – you, our loyal fans. We have several content releases planned for Killzone Shadow Fall in the pipeline, as well live playthroughs, interviews, tournaments and more! Here's what you can look forward to in the coming month.
New Expansion Pack!
The 10th Anniversary Expansion Pack offers unprecedented personalization options for Killzone Shadow Fall multiplayer:
- 2 New Multiplayer Character Skins
Customize the look of your multiplayer characters with the 'Honor Guard' and 'Special Forces' uniform options.
- 2 New OWL Skins
Matching 'Honor Guard' and 'Special Forces' skins for your combat automata will complement your new look.
- 2 New Voice Packs
Change your battle chatter with the hilarious 'Angry Veteran' voice pack, or hear what the Killzone Shadow Fall dev team sounds like with the 'Dev Team' voice pack.
- 2 New Player Card Icon Packs
Give your Player Card some character with the 'Identity' Icon Pack, or show off your favorite weapon with the 'Weapons Of Shadow Fall' Icon Pack.
- New Crosshairs Customization
A new system lets you customize the reticules for all weapons, and the pack comes with seven brand new crosshair sets.
The 10th Anniversary expansion pack is available now and is available for free to Season Pass owners.
Log on, sign up and tune in for our special 10th Anniversary events:
- A duo of Killzone 10th Anniversary Livestreams
Hosted on thePlayStation Twitch TV channel, this festive livestream will involve playthroughs of classic Killzone titles, interviews with developers and plenty of giveaways for our viewers. The live streams will be held on the 6th and 7th November at 6.00pm CET and run until 8.00pm CET.
- Killzone Shadow Fall & Mercenary Tournaments
Get ready to show off your Shadow Fall and/or Mercenary multiplayer skills in our 10th Anniversary tournaments. Keep an eye on Killzone.com/blog for signup announcements.
- Art Exposition – 21st Nov
Our friends at Cook & Becker are organizing an art exhibition of video games in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands, featuring stunning art from Killzones past – as well as never before seen art from Killzone Shadow Fall and a Killzone 10th Anniversary themed showcase.
- Awesome Giveaways
In the coming weeks we're going to give away cool Killzone-related merchandise, including T-shirts, art and collectibles. Keep an eye on Killzone.com and our social media channels for more information.
Free Stuff!
Expand your Killzone Shadow Fall multiplayer experience with these free maps and items:
- New 'The Academy' Multiplayer Map
Arguably Killzone 2's most popular multiplayer map, Radec Academy (named after Autarch Visari's right-hand man and fan-favorite antagonist, Colonel Radec) is coming to Killzone Shadow Fall. We briefly revisited a collapsed version of this map in the From The Ashes DLC for Killzone 3, but this time around the ravages of war have really left a mark on the Academy.
- 2 New Cooperative Maps
In addition to the competitive multiplayer version, The Academy will also be released as a free cooperative map for Killzone Shadow Fall Intercept, along with a second cooperative map known as The Weapons Facility. We'll have more detailed descriptions and trailers for the new maps on Killzone.com soon!
As you can see it's going to be an exciting month for Killzone fans. We hope you're as thrilled about Killzone's 10th Anniversary as we are, and we'd love to hear what your favorite Killzone moments from the past decade are in the comments below.
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CFO Moves this week include:
|Blucora, Inc.
|Casper Sleep Inc.
|TerrAscend Corp.
|First Financial Bankshares, Inc.
|Hub Group
|Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.
|Daseke, Inc.
|USA Truck Inc.
|Applied Molecular Transport
|CSW Industrials, Inc.
|American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
|Hayward Industries, Inc.
|Crenlo Engineered Cabs
|Sierra Pacific Mortgage
|Trex Company, Inc.
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Tangoe [PARSIPPANY, N.J.] announced the appointment of Arun Shivdasani as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to this, he has held leadership roles at Geller & Co, where he served as CFO of Bloomberg Government and CFO of Bloomberg Global Data. Before Geller & Co, he served as the VP of Finance at Laureate Online Education and CFO at Walden University. Early in his career, he also worked at Marriott International, E*Trade Financial, Progress Energy and HDFC Bank.
TerrAscend Corp. [TORONTO & NEW YORK] (CSE: TER, OTCQX: TRSSF) announced the appointment of Keith Stauffer as Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"). Most recently, Stauffer served as Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the Global Consumer Beauty Division at Coty, Inc. Prior to his role at Coty, Stauffer spent 10 years at The Hershey Company holding various senior financial positions, including Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the international business. Prior to Hershey, Stauffer held various positions at Dell Technologies and Procter & Gamble.
Blucora, Inc. [IRVING, Texas] (NASDAQ: BCOR) announced that Marc Mehlman joined Blucora as Chief Financial Officer and will succeed interim CFO Mimi Carsley who will remain with Blucora as Treasurer and SVP of FP&A and Procurement. Mehlman served in various leadership positions over the last 15 years at Thomson Reuters Corporation. Most recently he was General Manager. Prior to that he served as Managing Director of ONESOURCE Direct Tax; Vice President Finance/Operations of ONESOURCE; Vice President Investor Relations; Vice President Business Development; Head of Financial Strategy – Sales & Trading; and Director of Finance – Scientific Division. Before joining Thomson Reuters, Mehlman served as a portfolio manager at investment firm Sanford C. Bernstein.
Casper Sleep Inc. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: CSPR) announced that Greg Macfarlane, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, will depart the Company effective May 15, 2020 in order to assume a senior executive role outside of the Sleep industry. Stuart Brown is joining the Company to assume the role of Interim Chief Financial Officer, effective May 15. Previously, Brown served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Iron Mountain Inc., from July 2016 to February 2020. Prior to that, Brown served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc., from September 2011 to July 2016.
Sunrun [SAN FRANCISCO] (NASDAQ: RUN) announced that Tom vonReichbauer will be joining the company as its new Chief Financial Officer. Most recently he was a Vice President at Google after serving as Chief Business Officer of Nest from 2015 to 2018. Prior to that, vonReichbauer served as the CFO of Nest from 2013 to 2015. vonReichbauer previously held management roles in the finance organization at Tesla from 2008 into 2013. Prior to Tesla, vonRiechbauer was in the finance organization at Ford Motor Company.
First Financial Bankshares, Inc. [ABILENE, Texas] (NASDAQ: FFIN) announced James R. Gordon as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer to replace J. Bruce Hildebrand upon his previously announced retirement in August 2020. Gordon most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of FB Financial Corporation. Other banking experience includes Union Planters Corporation, National Commerce Financial Corporation and The South Financial Group. His public accounting experience includes serving as an assurance and advisory services partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers, BDO and HORNE.
Hub Group [OAK BROOK, Ill.] (NASDAQ: HUBG) announced that Terri Pizzuto, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, has decided to retire effective June 30, 2020. Pizzuto will remain an employee of the company until June 30, 2021 to assist with the transition of her duties. Hub Group also announced that Pizzuto will be succeeded by Geoff DeMartino as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective as of July 1, 2020. DeMartino joined Hub Group in 2016 as Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy, and has led the acquisitions of Estenson Logistics and CaseStack and the divestiture of Mode Transportation. Prior to joining Hub, DeMartino spent over 15 years in a variety of financial roles including corporate development and investment banking.
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: ESRT) announced the appointment of Christina Chiu as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Chiu will join Empire State Realty Trust following an 18-year career at Morgan Stanley, where she had been a Managing Director since 2014. She currently serves as Chief Operating Officer of the Global Listed Real Assets business at Morgan Stanley Investment Management. She began her career as a real estate investment banking analyst where she worked on both principal investing and strategic advisory transactions.
Daseke, Inc. [ADDISON, Texas] (NASDAQ: DSKE) announced that it has named Jason Bates as the Company's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Bates joins Daseke from USA Truck, where he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 2017. Prior to joining USA Truck, Bates served as Vice President of Finance and Investor Relations Officer at Swift Transportation Company, holding a variety of finance, treasury and accounting roles with increasing scope and responsibility since joining the company in 2003. Bates began his career in corporate finance at Honeywell International, in the Aerospace Division.
USA Truck Inc. [VAN BUREN, Ark.] (NASDAQ: USAK) announced that Zachary King has been appointed to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. King has served as the Company's Vice President and Corporate Controller since 2017 and has been with the Company since 2015. He succeeds Jason Bates, who is leaving the Company to pursue other opportunities. Prior to joining USA Truck, King served in a variety of finance and accounting roles for ABB Ltd, Samson Resources Corporation, and Deloitte.
Applied Molecular Transport [SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.] announced the appointment of Shawn Cross as the company's chief financial officer. Prior to this appointment, Cross was at JMP Securities where he served as managing director and co-head of healthcare investment banking. Previously, Cross held various investment banking roles at top financial institutions in New York, London and San Francisco including managing director in healthcare investment banking at Deutsche Bank Securities, managing director and head of biopharmaceutical investment banking at Wells Fargo Securities, amongst others. Cross also brings operational experience from his time on the executive management team at GT Biopharma.
Catalina [ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.] announced Robert "Bob" Reich joined as Chief Financial Officer. For the last five years, Reich served as EVP and CFO of Tampa-based Syniverse Holdings, Inc. Previously, he was SVP and CFO for Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc. from 2007-15. Before that, he served as VP, Controller and Treasurer for McLeodUSA from 2002-07, and as Assistant VP, Corporate Financial Planning and Assistant Controller at Wisconsin Central Transportation Corporation from 1993-2002.
CSW Industrials, Inc. [DALLAS] (NASDAQ: CSWI) announced that James E. Perry will become Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer following the issuance of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2020. To ensure a seamless transition, Perry will assist the Company in a consulting capacity until he assumes the CFO role. Gregg Branning, the current CSW Industrials CFO, will depart the Company at the end of May 2020 after four years of dedicated service. Perry most recently served as CFO of Trinity Industries, from 2010 to 2019. Prior to his role as CFO, Perry held various roles of increasing responsibility at Trinity, including in Finance and Treasury. Prior to that, he was a senior financial executive at RMH Teleservices, including serving as CFO. Perry began his career at JP Morgan Chase & Co. in the investment banking division, spent time in a consulting group at Ernst & Young LLP.
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. [PITTSBURGH] (NYSE: AEO) announced that Mike Mathias has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Bob Madore, AEO's current Chief Financial Officer, is leaving the company. He will remain with AEO in a senior advisory role reporting to Jay Schottenstein, Executive Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, through September 2020. Since 2017, Mathias has served as AEO's Senior Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis. Mike started his career with AEO in 1998 as Manager of Finance for stores and operations, rising through the organization with progressive leadership positions across finance and operational areas including e-commerce, store finance, Aerie planning, strategy and business development. From 2016 to 2017, he departed AEO to serve as VP, Financial Planning and Analysis at General Nutrition Centers, Inc. Mike began his career at the May Company.
Hayward Industries, Inc. [BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J.] announced that Eifion S. Jones has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, succeeding Anthony Colucci, who is departing to pursue other opportunities. Prior to joining Hayward, Jones was CFO of Cornerstone Chemical Company for 9 years. Prior to Cornerstone, he spent 21 years with Akzo Nobel, where he held financial and managerial leadership roles in the Americas and Europe, including EVP and General Manager for their Americas Oil & Gas protective coatings business and prior to that, EVP and CFO for their Americas industrial coatings business. He began his financial career with Courtaulds Plc in their European fibers businesses prior to its sale to Akzo Nobel.
GTB [DEARBORN, Mich.] announced that Kevin Krupski has been named global chief financial officer. Prior to this appointment, Krupski's role was SVP, client finance lead at Digitas for both the Boston and Detroit offices as well as group client finance lead for a top holding company assignment. Prior to that role, he was in operations at Boston Consulting Group.
Crenlo Engineered Cabs [ROCHESTER, Minn.] announced John Lenga has been named Chief Financial Officer. Before joining Crenlo, Lenga served as the North America CEO and CFO for Autoneum. Previously, Lenga served as the leader of Financial Planning & Operational Analysis at AGG Tower International, and began his career as a Financial Analyst at Ford Motor Company.
Sierra Pacific Mortgage [Folsom, CA] announced the hiring of Curtis Dair as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). For the past seven years, Dair held that title of CFO for Opes Advisors, Inc./ Opes Advisors, a Division of Flagstar Bank. Dair also served as Director of Operational Risk Management and Controller for Rabobank, N.A., serving the food and agriculture industry. Prior to Rabobank, Dair spent seven years at Golden 1 Credit Union, first as Controller and later as Chief Lending Officer. In addition, Curtis was CFO for Bancorp Financial Services. Curtis spent four years in various positions with IndyMac Bank and seven years with KPMG Peat Marwick.
Trex Company, Inc. [WINCHESTER, Va.] (NYSE: TREX) announced that it has named Dennis Schemm to the position of Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Schemm succeeds Bryan H. Fairbanks, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, who will assume the position of President and Chief Executive Officer on April 29, 2020. Most recently, Schemm served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Continental Building Products from 2015 until its acquisition by CertainTeed, a subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, in early 2020. Previously, he held senior financial roles at Armstrong Flooring and Danaher Corporation, following a 15-year career at Monsanto Company.
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield [Baltimore] hired Jenny Smith as the organization's new Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining CareFirst, Smith spent 20 years at Kaiser Permanente, with her latest role as CFO for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan for the Northwest United States.
Trulieve Cannabis Corp. [TALLAHASSEE, FL] (CSE: TRUL, OTC: TCNNF) announced that it has appointed Alex D'Amico as its Chief Financial Officer, effective June 1, 2020. The Company's Controller and Director of Financial Reporting, Ryan Blust, has been appointed Interim CFO effective April 24, 2020, and will lead the finance department and activities until D'Amico joins Trulieve. Most recently, D'Amico was the VP Finance/Controller for Telaria. Previously, he held a senior finance role at Cognizant, a NASDAQ-listed global IT services company, as well as several publicly traded technology and healthcare firms such as Quest Diagnostics, and Synvista Therapeutics. Blust joined Trulieve in September 2018. Prior to that Blust served as the Controller at Vector Solutions. Blust previously served as CFO for Honeycomb Company of America, and as Assistant Controller for Marinemax. The Company also announced that it has accepted the resignation of Mohan Srinivasan, the Company's Chief Financial Officer.


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Welcome to the latest episode of Pop Chat, Fuse's weekly pop music podcast focusing on the coolest events, hottest news, biggest names in music and the newcomers you need to know. Pop fans can check out Fuse editor Jason Lipshutz every Friday on the free Pop Chat podcast, which can be streamed on Fuse.tv or downloaded in iTunes.
PopCrush's Bradley Stern joins the show this week to discuss Taylor Swift versus KimYe and the world; Katy Perry's return with "Rise"; and Britney Spears' latest single, "Make Me…" featuring G-Eazy. What happens to Taylor now? Who had the worst reaction to Kim Kardashian West's Snapchat unveiling? And is "Rise" or "Make Me..." the pop song of the week? There's also a discussion of Tinashe, Zayn, Liam Payne and more!
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Facebook obtains money transmitter licenses in 15 states
Facebook holds money transmitter licenses in at least 15 states, according to an analysis by American Banker.
In it's filing for an initial public offering, Facebook said it applied for certain money transmitter licenses and planned to apply for more in the U.S. It did not state that it had already acquired any licenses, though some of its licenses had been issued as early as August 2011. This means the company is further along in its payments business than most people knew.
States require companies that accept and transmit currency to have money transmitter licenses, though laws vary across the nation. Generally, businesses that handle money orders, currency exchanges and stored value — funds that are kept, retrieved and transferred electronically — are regulated in this way. Companies like Amazon, Google and PayPal, for example, are licensed money transmitters.
According to online listings discovered by American Banker, Facebook has licenses in Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas and Washington. The company could have additional licenses that are not available online.
Facebook generated $557 million, or 15 percent of its revenue, last year from payments. Users can buy Facebook Credits to spend on virtual goods and digital media within apps. Game developers are required to use Credits for transactions, of which Facebook takes a 30 percent cut. Many expect the social network to push the use of Credits elsewhere on the platform, including third-party sites. As such, the company needs to ensure compliance with money services laws.
The company wrote in its S-1 filing:
Depending on how our Payments product evolves, we may be subject to a variety of laws and regulations in the United States, Europe, and elsewhere, including those governing money transmission, gift cards and other prepaid access instruments, electronic funds transfers, anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing, gambling, banking and lending, and import and export restrictions. In some jurisdictions, the application or interpretation of these laws and regulations is not clear.
Whether Facebook has plans to turn Credits into a wider payment system or is simply being cautious is unknown, but the fact that the company already has licenses in at least 15 states means that it has made progress toward this effort.


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NBC Renews 'Smash' for Second Season
NBC has renewed Smash for a second season.
Smash becomes the network's second pickup this season (behind fantasy procedural Grimm) under new entertainment topper Robert Greenblatt, who brought the series about the making of a Broadway play about Marilyn Monroe with him to the network after departing Showtime.
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The series, which received heavy promotion on NBC during the Super Bowl, opened strong out of the gate for the fourth-place broadcaster in February and has been considered a passion project -- and big bet -- for Greenblatt.
The musical drama starring Katharine McPhee and Megan Hilty ranks as the network's No. 1 drama in the advertiser-coveted adults 18-49 demographic and total viewers. The series is up 160 percent in the demo when compared with the network's season average in the 10 p.m. Monday slot, averaging a 2.6 rating vs. 1.0 when factoring in Live Plus Same Day viewership. In total viewers, Smash is up 100 percent in the slot (7.7 million total viewers vs. 3.9 million.)
An NBC spokesperson notes that it's unclear how many episodes Season 2 will have.
The executive, as well as series creator Theresa Rebeck, told reporters at the Television Critics Association press tour in January -- ahead of its February bow -- that she already had a plan for Season 2.
"The second season, if we're lucky enough to get one, would be Marilyn comes to Broadway and how it fares in New York," she said at the time.
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Asked if there could be a new play that begins being workshopped should the series earn a renewal, Greenblatt later told reporters in January that it was unclear. "The Season 2 plan is Marilyn goes to Broadway, and after that we'll decide if a new show should emerge," he said. Added EP Marc Shaiman: "The show itself is telling us; it's not like we don't think ahead. What we thought nine months ago is changing week to week as the actors bring what they bring."
Smash, from Universal Television, features a behind-the-scenes Broadway pedigree that includes Rebeck, Shaiman, Scott Wittman, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron and counts Steven Spielberg among its executive producers. Debra Messing, Anjelica Huston, Jack Davenport and Christian Borle co-star.
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Reuters: "The White House will vet 'line by line' the report of an independent commission investigating the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks before it is publicly released, the commission chairman said on Sunday."
Interesting how journalistic accuracy increasingly suffers without the abundant use of quotation marks: "Independent" commission. Iraqi "sovereignty." "Patriot" Act. Department of "Defense." "President" Bush.