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Spectra Systems Corporation, a leader in machine-readable high speed banknote authentication, brand protection technologies, and gaming security software, has announced that it has executed a comprehensive services contract with a 'long standing' central bank customer for the development, manufacture and servicing of a sensor system. The initial development phases underpin our FY2021E estimates (with risk likely to the upside), but moreover, the balance of development work, comprising supply of sensors (estimated value up to $34m in 2024-25), servicing revenues ($7.5m) and resultant high margin material sales through to at least 2035, provides significant underpinning of future prospects. Our updated Sum-of-the-Parts valuation (reflecting higher than anticipated development revenues and margins) indicates a risked fair value of 240p (from 200p).
Companies: Spectra Systems Corporation
Seeing Machines has announced that it has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with global aerospace and defence technology company L3Harris Technologies. The MOU frames the intent to enter into a global non-exclusive license agreement to enhance pilot training technology with Seeing Machines's dedicated precision eye-tracking system for flight crew training in the full flight simulator (FFS) environment. A license arrangement is currently in advanced discussions between the parties and subject to the negotiation and execution of definitive, binding licensing and other legal agreements. Further announcements regarding the progress of the negotiations in relation to such binding documentation will be made when appropriate.
Companies: Seeing Machines Limited
The Group has issued a trading update ahead of its interim results due on 12th November 2020. Overall, the first half has seen a strong recovery in activity and the Board now expects to report H1 revenues and operating profit of at least $200m and $20m respectively. This is materially ahead of market expectations and with a high degree of visibility through Q3 FY2021E we are upgrading our operating profit forecasts by 39% and 25% for FY2021E and FY2022E respectively. The Group is seeing strong growth in EV charging cables and bespoke high-performance cabling solutions, and consumer electronics demand has also remained robust. Together with investment in automation and cost efficiencies, the Group operating margin is now 10%, which is a testament to management's operational and strategic focus. The shares trade on an FY2021E EV/sales multiple of 0.9x which compares to a sector based multiple of c.1.2x for companies with comparable operating margins and growth.
Companies: Volex plc
OPG has produced a strong set of full year results. Revenue increased 9.5% YoY to £154.0m whilst strong free cash flow generation enabled material debt repayments. Post period end, the Group continued to make debt repayments and favourably refinanced a portion of its debt. Management swiftly implemented a COVID-19 cost reduction strategy and capitalised on financial stimulus provided by the Government and the Reserve Bank of India. Importantly, September 2020 showed signs of a recovery as Chennai plant load factors increased to 63% (H1/21A 46%). We believe the long-term structural growth dynamics in the Indian power production sector remain compelling.
Companies: OPG Power Ventures Plc
The group's AGM statement reads well, with record Q1 trading and strong cash flows. Net debt now stands below £1m, with significant headroom in facilities. Previous restructuring has delivered £2.4m of efficiency gains, which particularly benefit Levolux and Gatic. The UK market has seen a strong bounce accompanied by a strong export performance and a high level of export orders recently gained. No change to trading forecasts. The shares remain at a deep discount to our 130p price target and today's update should be taken well.
Companies: Alumasc Group plc
H1'20 saw a step-up in revenue driven by successful customer product launches incorporating Itaconix' sustainable ingredients. These tend to be consumable products (e.g. dishwasher tablets), representing a solid base of recurring revenues on which to build. Today's statement again highlights the near term goal of sustaining revenue growth to reach profitability, which the recent $2.2m fundraise should help to support. Itaconix looks set to close out FY20 in a position of relative strength with revenue momentum going into FY21.
Companies: Itaconix plc
We have today released a new note on The Ince Group plc - this is the first of a series of "explainer notes" that take an in-depth look at the various aspects of the Ince investment case our investors have told us require more clarification. This edition examines the partner remuneration model - the headline for which is that this isn't discretionary bonus, it's more of a revenue share that partners are given in lieu of pay. Thus their remuneration is entirely variable, rather than representing a fixed cost.
Companies: Ince Group plc
Checkit has deepened its relationship with John Lewis, by signing a three year framework agreement with this existing customer. This provides all John Lewis shops with the opportunity to benefit from Checkit's three proprietary software products: Connected Workflow Management (CWM), Connected Automated Monitoring (CAM) and Connected Building Management (CBM). Out of these three, it is CWM which is a new service offering for John Lewis. We find this product particularly interesting given the broad number of (previously manual and paper-based) operational workflows the platform can automate - increasing efficiency. Additionally - through Checkit's cloud-based dashboard – managers can track tasks in real-time and also respond to critical issues. Lastly, analytical tools can be used to spot operational weaknesses or non-compliance. This contract therefore provides further validation of these products and how they are resonating with large enterprises, as they look to drive greater efficiency within their organisations. This news follows-on from us recently reinstating forecasts. For FYJan21, we're looking for £13.1m of sales i.e. modest LFL growth (PY pro-forma: £12.8m), within this though, expect to see strong 'recurring' growth – driven by contracts such as this. Should also see decent progress on profitability (FY21E EBITDA: £-2.0m) indeed such progress was highlighted in H1, as cash-burn fell to £-1.4m
Companies: Checkit plc
We are pleased to see that in a period in which most companies faced colossal challenges, and CSSG saw at least some partial business interruptions, the company nonetheless succeeded in generating a result which is ahead of the expectation set in early August, with £1.75m EBITDA as against the anticipated £1.6m. With the interim dividend reinstated eight weeks ago, the final dividend is now announced at 1.2p, giving the FY2020A total of 1.95p, making CSSG a rare example of a company (well-supported by £4.1m of net cash) which has lifted its FY2020A DPS as against the prior year, and by no less than 8%. We assume that some of the net cash relates to HMRC and / or other support schemes; however net cash at more than double the FY2019A level (£4.1m plays £1.7m) still seems like a positive outcome.
Companies: Croma Security Solutions Group PLC
Spectra Systems, a leading provider of advanced technology solutions for banknote and product authentication markets, has announced a solid set of interim results. Moreover, significant H2 visibility, notably from central banking customers, yields upgrades to our FY 2020 and FY 2021 estimates with adjusted PTP increasing 17% and 16% to $5.8m and $6.1m respectively. In terms of H1 numbers, revenues increased marginally to $6.5m (H1-19: $6.4m), and adjusted pre-tax profit came in flat at $2.3m. The balance sheet retains its robust state which, even after the $4.1m FY 2019 dividend, distributed June 2020, still holds $10.9m (H1-19: $11.1m) of net cash (excluding restricted cash of $1.3m, H1-19 $1.1m). Our Sum-of-the-Parts valuation indicates a risked fair value more than 200p.
Inspiration Healthcare has announced its H1/21A results, reporting on a period in which the company completed the transformational acquisition of SLE, supported the NHS response to COVID-19 and moved forward on its development of Project Wave. Financial results were equally strong, with revenue growth of 77% based on 25% underlying growth, acquisition contribution and NHS orders completed in the period. Further, the company has announced its maiden interim dividend. We have introduced FY22E forecasts which we believe highlight the significant undervaluation of Inspiration Healthcare shares at this time. We reiterate our Buy recommendation.
Companies: Inspiration Healthcare Group PLC
TP Group (TPG) delivered robust organic growth of 13% during H1/20A. However, the impact of COVID-19, together with increased investment and a shift in business mix, meant that Adj EBITDA reduced by £0.9m YoY to £1.4m. TPG has today announced it is in advanced discussions to dispose of its non-core oil and gas focused engineering business. Despite the strong and expanding order book, COVID-19 continues to create uncertainty around the timing of contract deliveries. As such, our forecasts remain withdrawn and our rating Under Review.
Companies: TP Group Plc
Historically exposed to coal, Drax had to adapt to ecological constraints. Which we believe it has failed to do. We have therefore decided to terminate our coverage in order to allocate our resources to companies that are in tune with tomorrow's challenges.
Companies: Drax Group plc
As legendary investor Warren Buffet succinctly puts it: "it is better to buy great companies at fair prices, rather than fair companies at great prices". Today, we think Mpac has done exactly that by acquiring Ohio based Switchback Group, Inc. for a maximum of $15m in cash (£11.4m). Equivalent to modest takeover multiples of 7.1x EV/EBIT and 1.1x EV/sales – with $13m of the consideration paid upfront, and the rest structured as a $2m earnout depending on EBITDA performance over the next 24 months.
Companies: Mpac Group PLC
Strix has published reassuring interims and announced the acquisition of LAICA, conditional upon approval from the Council of Ministers in Italy. Against a backdrop of global disruption caused by COVID 19, Strix's H1 performance is in line with expectations. Net sales down 21% YoY, with a much smaller impact on net profits on the back of strong cost management. Encouragingly, FY 20 profit expectations are now underpinned, at around £28.9m PAT. Taking into account the LAICA deal, we provisionally upgrade FY 21 PAT/EPS by 6%. The shares are already up materially YTD, but the Strix growth story remains compelling.
Companies: Strix Group PLC


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Vice President of Human Resources at Arconic
As I think about iconic manufacturing women in history, I think about how much we have accomplished and how much potential we have to grow. Some of the greatest inventors, creators, and leaders in this world are women. In 1871, Margaret Knight was awarded her first patent for a machine that cut, folded and glued flat-bottomed paper shopping bags. In 1903, Mary Anderson invented and patented the windshield wiper. In 1908, Melitta Bentz received a patent for the coffee filter system. And in 1942, Hedy Lamarr invented a remote-controlled communications system for the U.S. military during World War II. Her frequency hopping theory now serves as a basis for modern communication technology, like Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. These women were preceded and followed by many more.
These women before me have forged a path for my career and success in this industry. I have always been fascinated by how things work, so I intentionally sought a career at a manufacturing company whose products transform the world. It's helped me to understand the impact of industry beyond our national doorstep. One of the best things about my job is touring our facilities and watching raw materials become products; I am still awed by the deep science and engineering collaboration that allow Arconic's innovations to emerge. That is the feeling I want every girl sitting in a science or math class to know—that each of them can help invent the next frontier of technology.
As Chair of the 2018 STEP Ahead Awards, I recognize the significant impact present-day women have made on this industry. Over the past five years, STEP Ahead Award winners have impacted more than 300,000 individuals — from peers in the industry to school-aged children. With that alone, we know these STEP Ahead women have played a part in attracting, retaining, and advancing high-quality female talent in manufacturing, laying the groundwork for future visionaries, trendsetters, and go-getters.
While there is an underrepresentation of women in industry, I firmly believe that women will continue to rise to the occasion and create greatness—just as we have for centuries. Where would we be without the Hedy Lamarr's or the Margaret Knight's of the world? Where would we be without these thought leaders and innovators that have changed our lives as we know it? I am proud to be a part of an industry where women have played a significant part in shaping our current livelihood and will shape the future.Manufacturing, News, Women in Manufacturing

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The Amberger Congress Centrum is one of Bavaria's leading congress centres. What sets it apart is its eye for something special, a spontaneous idea at the right time and that extra degree of flexibility. A range of optimised packages also makes it easier to calculate the costs.
The multi-functional and versatile ACC, a futuristic-looking building in an idyllic park setting, boasts a large conference hall, five flexible meeting rooms, additional workshop rooms and three foyers. It is the ideal business location for between ten and 800 people and offers an underground car park, direct hotel access, its own restaurant and proximity to the historical old quarter. The glass-panelled facade affords almost uninterrupted views of the idyllic countryside of this town on the Vils river and fills all of the rooms with natural light. The Amberger Congress Centrum is barrier-free.
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Remedies for a Persistent Cough
Bouts of coughing can be set off by colds, flu, allergies or asthma. Sometimes they can be a side effect from prescribed medications like beta blockers. Although they are annoying, temporary coughs are an inconvenience. Persistent coughing, however, can be debilitating. There are, however, a number of things you can try to stop a persistent cough.
People with persistent coughs can suffer from fractured ribs, sickness, stress incontinence, lack of sleep and muscle pain. Tiredness from lack of sleep can lead to problems in the work place. Sufferers can find that their entire existence is dominated by the negative consequences of their persistent cough. Common causes of persistent coughs include asthma, smoking, sinus infections and acid reflux.
If you suffer from a persistent cough, it is essential that you first consult your general practitioner to discover the cause. Ask your doctor for a chest scan once he's ruled out the main probable causes. If there is no major underlying cause for your consistent cough, or it is the side effect of a prescribed drug that you are taking (that can't be replaced with an alternative), then you will need to treat the symptoms.
You can use cough remedies from the drug store, but you may not want to take these on a regular basis. As an alternative, finely chop up a few onions and layer them in a glass jar with brown sugar. Leave the concoction in the jar until a syrup is formed. Administer yourself with a desert spoonful of the syrup every hour to relieve your cough. Add chopped thyme to the syrup if your cough is caused by tickling in your throat.
It's important to try and work out what is causing your consistent cough to get rid of it for good. If you smoke, or have allergies, for example, stop smoking or ensure that your environment is free from things that irritate you. If your persistent cough is due to a problem with acid reflux or a sinus infection then, once you treat and remedy this underlying problem, your persistent cough should clear up too.
An unusual cough remedy which tastes much better than most over the counter treatments is chocolate. The theobromine in cocoa has been found to be more effective than codeine when treating persistent coughs. The dose of chocolate need not be limited either, as some other treatments do due to unwanted side effects. Although, for overall health reasons, it is best not to include too much chocolate in your diet.
Continue to work with your doctor while treating the symptoms of your persistent cough. Get regular check ups and keep your doctor informed about your persistent cough. You don't want to let a major illness go undetected while you treat your symptoms at home.


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Minecraft has gone through another major update. Normally, a few things might disappear… but this time, half of the Minecraft Overworld has disappeared! The only way for Zombie and Steve to figure out what happened is to travel back in time. If they can unroll Minecraft back to a previous update…they might just be able to save the Overworld. But its not going to be easy, because the Evil Corporation and its Agents are causing them trouble at every turn. Will Zombie and Steve be able to save their friends, and bring Minecraft back to being the kid-friendly game loved all over the world? And whats the deal with the Evil Corporation?
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Dec 05, 2017 - I came upon this beautiful "display" last week...
....3 Bud empties...an Angel, a little Green Cross and a Rose and it made me cry...tears of thankfulness..
To the wonderful friends of Bradley, from the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU!
One of my biggest fears is that Bradley will be forgotten...thank you so much. Somethings tells me, Brad, Kole and Thad enjoyed that....very, very much!!
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Watson loves these songs
House of Blues, Cambridge, Mass., April 12, 1997, second set
By Jeffrey B. Remz
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. - Texas honky tonker Dale Watson's new album "I Hate These Songs" is not out until June.
But the Austin resident certainly was not talking about what he probably would refer to as "real country music" as among the songs he hated in concert. No, he's into honky tonk and ballads in which the singer can really sing with conviction.
What you're not going to hear are songs tailor-made for today's country radio stations or what could be called country light.
Watson played his usual freewheeling brand of country during the 75-minute late set, yet another generous outting from Watson.
His star must be rising. Last September when he ventured into the House of Blues, only about 50 people showed. This time around, the place was reportedly packed for the 80-minute first set. Less so for the second, but still respectable numbers.
Watson particularly excells on truck driving songs, a genre making somewhat of a comeback. He led off the late set with "I'm a Truckin' Man" and unveiled a new song, "Yankee Doodle Jean, the Truck Driving Queen from Springfield, Ohio" in the encore. Both were keepers as was "Jack's Truck Stop & Cafe," an easy going song about life there on a Saturday night.
The blue collar ethic surfaces throughout Watson's songs. That's the life he has lived and knows. And he puts it across as something he obviously can relate to.
"You Got Pride" is a song how people can't be measured by the amount of money they have. The refrain about sums up Watson: "I love real country music/I love Texas/ and I love my mama/and it's going to be that way until my dying day."
Watson dispelled any expectations of going by the numbers. He readily and happily took requests, resulting in songs such as Merle Haggard's "Okie From Muskogee" and "Mama Tried" being played back to back, Left Fritzzell's Long Black Veil" and Buck Owen's "Girl Made in Japan." He makes them come alive, not just trying to show off that he knows Merle or Buck. songs like some pretenders might.
Watson, suffering from an infection of a Texas-styled tatoo on the inside of his lower right arm, let his voice do the talking. It didn't matter fast or slow. The guy can sing with ease and conviction.
The infection did its toll on Watson when it came to his guitar playing. He appeared to play less forcefully than the last time around. Watson acknowledged afterwards it wasn't his best performance as a result.
But Watson's new trio of the Lone Stars proved they could more than take up the slack. The highlight was pedal steel player Rick Davis. He added the bite and depth to many songs. Stand-up bassist Preston Rumbaugh and drummer Brian Feltield proved to be a solid rhythm section as well with Rombeau occasionally providing back-up vocals.
What is even more impressive is that Rombeau and Feltield only have been with Watson for two weeks. Davis is the veteran, having joined Watson in December. Watson and his previous trio parted ways last year.
The Lone Stars are an aptly named backing band.Watson knows his Texas roots, puts it on display and leaves the crowd wanting to love these songs.
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Late spring is a perfect moment in the life of a vegetable: It's tender, sweet, flavorful, and juicy. Prepare this dish with the freshest vegetables, particularly spring onions, which look like large green onions. The fresh lettuce "melts" gently into the peas and carrots, a true celebration of the season.
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Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add carrot, sliced onion, shallots, sea salt, and ground black pepper, stirring to combine. Cover and cook 7 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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Add water and peas; place lettuce leaves on top of mixture. Cover and cook 5 minutes or until peas are tender. Remove from heat; gently stir in 1 tablespoon butter.


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Linguagem matemática e jogos: uma introdução ao estudo de expressões algébricas e equações do 1º grau para alunos da EJA
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The student education of youth and adults (EJA) lives in general, a history of exclusion, which limits their access to cultural goods and materials produced by the society, causing many difficulties even before elementary buildings. With schooling, he seeks to build strategies that allow you to reverse this process. On the other hand the teacher receives a special audience in a course with limited time and lack of specific teaching materials. Thus, this study brings premised contributions to assist the difficulties of elementary students EJA regarding the initial concepts of expressions and equations of the first degree, while it increases the teacher's teaching practice through teaching two pillars, the namely: a comparison between native language and mathematical language, and the use of recreational activities in the classroom.


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Kitten saves man's life days after being adopted. As soon as Glen Schallman saw the little black kitten named Blake at the Humane Society of North Texas he knew he was special. "This little boy and I bonded," Schallman told The Huffington Post. "He was meowing, trying to get the [shelter worker's] attention, like, 'get
Browsing category: Behaviour
We all know that cats love catnip. Watching a cat go crazy off the scent is very amusing, and catnip is an invaluable tool when trying to train your cat to use something such as a scratching post. However, can our beloved pet get too much of a good thing? If one was to be
All cat owners will know that their beloved pets like to scratch. Scratching is part of play, they scratch to relax, scratch when they stretch. They also scratch to mark territory and to display aggression. Beyond all of that, scratching is also a natural method a cat used to sharpen its claws. For many people the result of
In this remarkable story of survival against all odds, a stray pit bull was found on the streets of Garland, Texas. At first it appeared that the pit bull was with a small puppy, however upon closer inspection rescuers realized that it was in fact a tiny kitten, no more than a few days old. The
This question really does divide opinion. While most cat owners will agree that a cat does shed tears, whether they are doing so for emotional reasons is the part that people cannot agree on. Cats and Crying – The Physical Response Cats can certainly shed liquid ('tears') from their eye ducts. However from a scientific
In general, cats hate the water. You only need to try to give a cat a bath to work that one out. Felines can clean themselves, they don't want you getting involved in the process. But how about larger bodies of water – if your cat was to fall in a river, could it swim
Saturday morning cartoons of old all had us believe that when a cat sees a tweety bird, all hell breaks loose. The cat will instinctively go into hunt mode and the poor budgie will be had for breakfast. Well not so here. Oscar and Sidney are clearly the best of friends, and are top nap


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Before the first week of Big Brother is even over, Dick Donato has left the building.
"Due to a personal matter, Big Brother houseguest Dick Donato had to leave the game unexpectedly on Thursday," CBS said in a statement. "His departure will be addressed on the episode to be broadcast on Wednesday, July 13."
Read our recap of the season premiere
Evel Dick, who originally competed in Season 8, returned to the CBS reality show this season alongside Daniele as one of the three returning duos. The pair has not spoken in three years, which caused tension in the season premiere. They were able to escape elimination though, by making a deal with Rachel, who became the first Head of Household this season.
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The reality of high house prices, rising interest rates and tougher new mortgage rules is sinking in for Canada's largest housing market, where first-time buyers are showing all the signs of fatigue.
According to an Ipsos survey carried out for the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB), far fewer first-time buyers will be lining up to get on Toronto's property ladder this year than was the case last year.
The news comes as preliminary data for January shows Toronto's housing market slowing considerably at the start of this year, in the wake of interest rate hikes and a new mortgage qualification "stress test" at the major banks.
Watch: 3 questions to answer before deciding whether to rent or buy
The poll of 1,000 likely homebuyers found 41 per cent of people in the city of Toronto this year are first-time buyers, down sharply from two-thirds in the same poll a year earlier. For the entire Greater Toronto Area, first-time buyers fell to 41 per cent of all buyers, from above half.
"It's a new reality where fewer transactions involve first-time home buyers, likely because they aren't able to qualify or afford the home they would have even a couple of years ago," Matthew Boukall, director of residential products at Altus Data Solutions, said at a TREB event this week, as quoted in the Globe and Mail.
"First-time buyers have flexibility — many can continue to rent or to live with family," TREB said in a report this week.
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With the announcement of Ontario's new housing rules last year, "first-time buyers likely put their decision on hold to see how market conditions changed."
The polling data should come as little surprise, given the deterioration in affordability in the city in recent years. Royal Bank of Canada reported last fall that Toronto's housing affordability index hit its worst level on record.
Couple that with a tougher home-buying environment — rising interest rates and tough new mortgage rules — and the reasons for a pullback among new buyers become clear.
"Intending home buyers were well aware of the potential impacts of mortgage lending guideline changes and higher borrowing costs," TREB said in its report. "Many respondents indicated that mortgage-related issues would play a role in their decision-making process."
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For many right now, that decision seems to be to sit on the sidelines. Preliminary sales data for January shows the city's housing market in a "deep freeze" this month, Bloomberg reported.
"Lots of people are sitting on the sidelines waiting or hoping that prices would fall," John Pasalis, president of Toronto-based Realosophy Realty Inc., told the news service. "I don't expect to see a rapid increase in prices or a big turnaround this year."
The board's data showed that the trend of first-time buyers pulling away was already underway in 2017, the year Toronto's house prices peaked, before new housing rules introduced by the province put downward pressure on the market.
First-time buyers accounted for 47 per cent of home purchases in 2017, down from 51 per cent a year earlier, TREB data showed.
But part of that appeared to be a shift among first-time home buyers away from the increasingly pricey central city to the suburbs. The share of first-time buyers in the GTA outside Toronto actually rose in 2017, to 48 per cent from 43 per cent.
Despite the seeming departure of many first-time buyers, TREB doesn't see much of a decline in Toronto's market in the coming year. It expects the average price for all housing types to sit somewhere between $800,000 and $850,000, or roughly the same scale as last year's average price of $822,681.
It expects to see 85,000 to 95,000 home sales in 2018, similar to the 92,394 sales clocked in 2017.
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Learning about the history of the area – battle of Preston Pans is not far away. Also good to stop on the way past. Could form part of a walk up from the coast.
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A day out. There isn't that much there. Although it is a lovely spot there is the noise from the motorway, A road and railway. The day we were there there were people on trials bike in the field next door.


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Uninvited Guests ran a 9 day theatre workshop with a group of 12 sixth form students from Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form in October 2009.
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As of October 23, 2019, GFG Ag Services has been merged with Novus Ag. This merger allows us to expand our capabilities and our service offerings to a broader market, so that we can in turn serve you better. As we work through the transition, please continue to reach out to your team at GFG for all of your agronomic needs and any questions you may have.
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Why Does the Traction Control Come With My Chevy Malibu?by Lindsey Fisher
Traction control is an optional feature available on most cars with antilock brakes. This option helps the car gain traction by preventing the wheels from spinning. The brakes are applied to the wheel that drives the car forward when it starts to lose traction, slowing the car down.
Two-Wheel Drive
Traction control was originally introduced in the Saab 9000. Just like this Saab, the Chevy Malibu is a two-wheel-drive car. Pairing a two-wheel-drive car with a powerful engine results in wheel spin, which benefits from traction control.
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The Chevy Malibu has antilock brakes. This system is usually offered with the traction control option.
Traction control was introduced in the 1990s as a safety feature, and is now offered on almost every vehicle on the market. Your Chevy Malibu is either new enough to have traction control as a standard feature, or a previous owner chose to add it to the car when it was purchased new.
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GQ ranked the five best and five worst broadcast teams in baseball and the Rays' own Dewayne Staats and Kevin Kennedy come in at #3…in "The Bottom Five."
Staats isn't the worst play-by-play man in the country, but one gets the sense that he gets his rocks off on the idea that other humans are listening to the sound of his voice. (Which is to say nothing of his creepy mustache.) Kennedy, for his part, matches Staats sentence for sentence, talking a ton but saying precious little. He even steps on Staats's toes as pitches are being thrown. When these guys do hit on an unusually insightful point, they'll milk it endlessly, hammering it home until there's nothing left but a shriveled teet. Why, one wonders, do they fill the airwaves so relentlessly with their words? Perhaps they're afraid that, if they stop, viewers will notice how much nicer the games are without them.
Ouch. Well, this should give the anti-Kennedy crowd more ammunition. But to be fair, if we do have one criticism of Staats (besides hoarding vowels) it is that he occasionally has trouble letting something go. We envision Staats at home rocking Dan Wheeler to sleep while complaining about a call at second base earlier in the day.


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In a video to mark International Women's Day 2013, political analyst and former White House press secretary Dee Dee Myers asks: What if women ruled the world?
In a video to mark International Women's Day 2013, political analyst and former White House press secretary Dee Myers asks: What if women ruled the world?
As a huge and growing body of research and experience makes clear, empowering women makes things better. Not perfect. But better. Business is more profitable. Governments are more representative. Families are stronger, and communities are healthier. There is less violence – and more peace, stability and sustainability.
Why? Well, it starts with the simple fact that women often experience life differently. And that experience affects the way we see problems – and think about solutions.
"Diversity is absolutely an asset," says Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund.
"With diversity you bring different ways of looking at the world, different ways of analysing issues, different ways of offering solutions. The sheer fact of diversity actually increases the horizon and enriches the thinking process, which is critical."
"I think it's fair to say that women are a little more collaborative in their approach overall, and a little less driven to conflict as opposed to driven to working out problems," says Janet Napolitano, the US Secretary of Homeland Security.
Mary Robinson, President of the Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice (MRFCJ), says that women also bring an inter-generational perspective to their work. "We need to take decisions now that will make for a safer world for our grandchildren and their grandchildren, and I think women are more likely to do that when they come into positions of leadership."


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A Liverpool firm which made more than 100,000 nuisance calls has been fined £70,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
The Lead Experts Limited was responsible for 111,072 automated calls to people who had not agreed to be contacted in this way. This is against the law.
The firm said it had bought people's contact details from another company and then paid it to carry out the calls, which were about reducing energy bills. But an ICO investigation found that The Lead Experts were responsible for ensuring they had the necessary consents to make the calls.
Steve Eckersley, ICO Head of Enforcement, said:
"Companies cannot hide behind paying another firm to make the calls for them. They must take responsibility and, ultimately accept the consequences if they break the law."
Following the ICO's investigation, Companies House posted plans for The Lead Experts to be struck off and dissolved. The ICO has made clear that it is committed to recovering fines it has issued and will work with insolvency practitioners and liquidators if a company moves to insolvency after being fined.
The ICO's powers will be further strengthened when the government introduces a new law allowing it to fine the company directors behind nuisance call firms.
Nuisance calls can be reported via the ICO's online reporting tool. Automated calls about energy saving and home improvements accounted for 27 per cent of those reported to the ICO in August.
The ICO has also issued a legal notice ordering The Lead Experts to ensure its practices comply with the law.


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About working at Blueberry Cove's summer camp
At Blueberry Cove we believe that youth, who are given the opportunity to experience the natural wonders of Maine, will become adults who love the natural world. The first step in the education process is to give children the outdoor experiences that lead to a love of our natural world. In today's over-scheduled cyber childhood there are fewer and fewer opportunities for this to happen. Blueberry Cove is an unplugged zone, where children are immersed in the outdoors under the guidance of caring adults!
In residential camp, from 9:00 AM to Noon each day, campers will spend time learning and exploring in a focus area that they chose for the week. The four focus areas and resources for each are listed below. Focus leaders will have a combination of support and independence when designing the curriculum during the preparation week. As environmental educators, we all hope the next generation of youth will become adults who want to care for and protect the natural world.
- Farm & Garden: A 1/4-acre, organic vegetable garden, composting system, hoop house, meadows and fields, hens, goats, rabbits, pigs and sheep. In addition to animal and garden care, this focus creates butterfly gardens, plans to encourage helpful bugs and discourage pests, birdhouses to attract bug-eating birds … the possibilities are endless.
- Marine Discovery: 1400 feet of intertidal zone, access to an island and sand bars, rowboats, recreational and instructional lobster licenses, high-powered microscopes, plankton tows, a local lobsterman who supports the program, a designated building, and lots of curriculum resources.
- Sustainable Arts: It is our hope that every camper goes home with a treasured keepsake that was created at camp. The sustainable arts program will have the budget to support this goal. Examples of potential projects include felting with the wool from the sheep, painting from natural dyes, and mobiles made with beach treasures.
- Sailing: is run by the Saint George Community Sailing Foundation. Evening sails are offered to staff and campers when a skilled sailing instructor is available.
At Blueberry Cove sustainability includes the physical, social, emotional and spiritual aspects of life in balance, so activity choices are very broad. Each camp session will complete a group project that supports the long-term sustainability of Blueberry Cove. Weekly project examples include: create a frog pond for day camp, make a bird blind or create a rain barrel system. Daily activity examples include baking bread for the camp, washing day camp table linens using an old wringer washer, making ice cream for dessert, harvesting from the garden, field games, trips to a local beach, hiking to Roaring Spout, boating as a means to reach a destination (rather than driving).
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Hogan Lovells advises Covestro on the sale of its European polyurethane system houses
Led by its Dusseldorf partner Jens Uhlendorf, international law firm Hogan Lovells advised Covestro AG on the sale of its European polyurethane system houses in Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Spain and Italy to H.I.G. Capital.
Covestro (formerly Bayer MaterialScience) is one of the world's largest polymer companies. Its business focuses on the manufacturing of high-tech polymer materials and the development of innovative solutions for products used in many areas of everyday life. The DAX company divested the European system house business by way of a combined share and asset deal.
Hogan Lovells advised Covestro AG with an international team in connection with the implementation of a structured bidding process, the due diligence carried out by the individual bidders, and the preparation and negotiation of the underlying contractual documentation.
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The spiritual head of a local Pentecostal denomination has been arrested and booked with sexual battery on a teenage girl more than 23 years ago. New Orleans court records show that Bishop Charles E. Brown, 58, was released on $25,000 bond.
Brown, who since Hurricane Katrina has divided his time between New Orleans and Houston, is the jurisdictional bishop for Greater New Orleans in the Church of God in Christ, a Pentecostal denomination with headquarters in Memphis. He is also pastor of a local congregation, Full Gospel Church of God in Christ.
Brown was arrested June 28, according to police records.
Several attempts to contact Brown at his home in Houston were unsuccessful. Court records did not list a lawyer. And denominational officials in Los Angeles and Lafayette who would know about the arrest either were unavailable or did not respond to an inquiry.
A police affidavit supporting the arrest warrant said an unidentified 39-year-old woman called the department's child abuse unit in March to report that Brown molested her between the ages of 14 and 16.
The woman said at the time Brown was her aunt's boyfriend, and the acts occurred at his home.
She told police Brown recently reached out and asked to "friend" her on Facebook. She told him she knew him to be an abuser and decided then to go to the police, the affidavit said.
Brown originally was arrested and booked with aggravated rape. But Magistrate Commissioner Harry Cantrell said the specific facts alleged by the woman supported only the lesser accusation of sexual battery.
It is not clear whether the district attorney's office plans to pursue charges. Chris Bowman, a spokesman for Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro, said the case is being screened for possible prosecution.
A police spokeswoman said Brown turned himself in.
Hurricane Katrina destroyed Brown's church on North Claiborne Avenue and scattered much of his congregation.
The church's website says Brown, who now lives in Houston, is the pastor of two churches there and a local congregation now meeting on Spain Street on in New Orleans.
A message left at his church in Houston was not returned.
Before the storm, Brown was a familiar figure in New Orleans' religious landscape, often appearing at ecumenical events.
In 2001, a national survey of successful congregations by the University of North Carolina in Wilmington and the University of Notre Dame singled out his congregation for its vibrancy.
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Fannie Mae Reports on 2013
Posted by Don Dutton at Dec. 19, 2012
Fannie Mae: Housing Market to Press On While Economy Lags
After rising in the third quarter, overall economic growth is expected to decline this quarter and in early 2013, according to Fannie Mae. However, the GSE anticipates further strengthening in the housing market.
Economists at Fannie Mae anticipate economic growth of less than 2 percent for the first half of 2013 followed by more accelerated growth for the remainder of the year.
Factors contributing to the slow-down in economic growth include the effects of Hurricane Sandy, uncertainty regarding the fiscal cliff, the recession in the Euro zone, the sovereign debt crisis, and tensions in the Middle East.
However, while the overall economy remains somewhat dismal, Fannie's economists finds a bright spot in the housing market, which "has stayed resilient and continues to show signs of a strong, sustained recovery, according to Doug Duncan, Fannie Mae's chief economist.
In fact, Duncan points out that residential investment will likely bolster annual economic growth for the first time since 2005.
"Despite unsteady macroeconomic conditions, we anticipate housing and mortgage activity to gain momentum in 2013," Duncan said.
Mortgage rates are low, and home sales and home prices are rising with the exception of a recent seasonal dip during the fall and winter. Fannie Mae expects these overall trends of rising home prices and sales to continue.
Fannie Mae anticipates a 7.5 percent rise in home sales over the course of 2013 after this year's 10.2 percent increase.
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I'm a traditionalist when it comes to sports. I go for vintage uniforms and zero rules changes so we can have apples-to-apples comparisons of players from one era to another.
But when it comes to coverage of events and advertising within telecasts, I embrace change. After all, I sit with a smartphone and tablet within reach, and have an interest in interacting with the programming as well as brands that interest me.
On Super Bowl Sunday, more than 100 million were there for the advertisers. Yet few brands took advantage of the fact that for many, television viewing has moved from passive to interactive.
On other days, we vote. Or text to win. Or go to mobile Web sites to learn more, be entertained, and to buy.
On Sunday, all we did was wait.
It had a 1983 feel to it -- and felt as stale as a 30-year-old advertising concept (nerd kisses model, Coke makes us feel good).
Missed opportunities to engage and sell more stuff?
I could name one for every minute of stadium blackout time.
For example, Pizza Hut lost out on the chance for more dough by failing to set up a name capture as part of its free product giveaway on Tuesday. Denny's made the same mistake in the 2010 Super Bowl telecast.
In contrast, consider how Arby's introduced its Roastburger sandwich. For the launch, Arby's had Jimmy Kimmel create, eat and promote the product on "Jimmy Kimmel Live." Viewers were urged to text the word ROASTBURGER to a short code to receive a free sandwich with the purchase of any drink. After texting, customers were asked to respond with their ZIP code to be entered into a local database and receive additional offers from Arby's. By doing this, the restaurant gained a valuable re-marketable database.
As a result of the one segment, Arby's received 177,745 total entries from 152,280 unique participants; 65,000 people opted-in to join the mobile loyalty club; and the restaurant created 172 local databases to cater to the opted-in customers on a hyper-local level.
Elsewhere Sunday, Oreo actually added a mobile element to its $4 million spot, but the call to action -- go to Instagram to decide if Oreos are great because of the cookie or the cream -- was confusing and hardly inclusive, given the large number of viewers who aren't Instagram users.
Pepsi sought to give away one million bottles of Next, but the URL shown flashed on the screen so fast that it likely was missed by most. In fact, the call to action said to go to the site by midnight Sunday for a chance to win, yet a visit there Monday morning had the contest still live.
The eagerly anticipated Clydesdale spot hit the yearly emotional right note. Budweiser easily could have built off of the moment with a mobile site showing previous Clydesdale efforts and by running a contest to determine from viewers which year's ad was the most heartwarming.
What's behind the reluctance to add mobile calls to action to Super Bowl spots? Some say it's the silos in agencies where traditional and digital media are separate entities. Others throw out the idea that agency creatives don't want to muck up 30 seconds of "art." Still others say engagement after the Super Bowl takes a backseat to the buzz built off of a $4 million buy.
On a day when a football winner is decided, we need a champion off the field -- someone from the traditional media side who sees the opportunity to run a Super Bowl spot with a mobile call to action that takes into account the viewers' behaviors and interests -- not to mention the brand's need to keep the conversation going and to sell product days and months later.


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Thursday, April 9th, 2015
Long, good day
This day was long. It was hard. And it was manageable. Grateful for that.
Walking Away
Had a moment today where I was trying to get information from someone and they blew me off. I made a passing comment as I walked way that I didn't like being laughed at and then I walked back to my desk, put on my headphones, and unwound the knot. Moments later this person came to me, offered to help, and changed their tune. I refuse to pretend things are okay. But I also refuse to be drawn into stupid shit. Grateful for wisdom.
Started reading Ruby by Cynthia Bond. I can tell there will be all sorts of triggers in this small book and yet the words are so rhythmic and lovely. Must be done. Protect me Jesus.
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A team of engineering students in the Netherlands aim to break the Nürburgring Nordschleife lap record and win the 24 hours of Le Mans with a series hybrid.
The Nürburgring record they want to transcend is 47 seconds quicker than a hybrid Porsche 918 Spyder could muster and the benchmark was set in 1983 by a Porsche 956 racer at 6 minutes, 11 seconds, and has never been toppled, though several have tried.
At Le Mans, assuming the project gets there, the engineering team will be faced with major competition by the likes of Nssan's ZEOD RC hybrid and Audi's R18 e-quattro.
Called the IM01, the hybrid racer is being designed by students from the Technical University of Eindhoven and the Fontys University of Applied Sciences.
Motive power comes via four individual motors for the AWD monster-to-be, and range is extended by a rotary engine with which they aim to surpass normal 25-percent efficiency and reach 60 percent while running at a fixed rpm.
Actual specifications are not at this time divulged, but the students have a Web site up to support the project, and say all they need now to make it happen is an investor to step in, and provide funding.
As they work toward the goal, they're working with an open wheel race car called the IM/e. It was developed by three newly graduated engineers on the team, and is powered by bio ethanol.
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Carnicer J., Brotons L., Sol D., De Cáceres M. (2008) Random sampling, abundance-extinction dynamics and niche-filtering immigration constraints explain the generation of species richness gradients. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 17: 352-362.EnllaçDoi: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2007.00380.x
Aim: The paradigm that species' patterns of distribution, abundance and coexistence are the result of adaptations of the species to their niches has recently been challenged by evidence that similar patterns may be generated by simple random processes. We argue here that a better understanding of macroecological patterns requires an integration of both ecological and neutral stochastic approaches. We demonstrate the utility of such an integrative approach by testing the sampling hypothesis in a species-energy relationship of forest bird species. Location: A Mediterranean biome in Catalonia, Spain. Methods: To test the sampling hypothesis we designed a metacommunity model that reproduces the stochastic sampling from a regional pool to predict local species richness variation. Four conceptually different sampling procedures were evaluated. Results: We showed that stochastic sampling processes predicted a substantial part (over 40%) of the observed variation in species richness, but left considerable variation unexplained. This remaining variation in species richness may be better understood as the result of alternative ecological processes. First, the sampling model explained more variation in species richness when the probability that a species colonises a new locality was assumed to increase with its niche width, suggesting that ecological differences between species matter when it comes to explaining macroecological patterns. Second, extinction risk was significantly lower for species inhabiting high-energy regions, suggesting that abundance-extinction processes play a significant role in shaping species richness patterns. Main conclusions: We conclude that species-energy relationships may not simply be understood as a result of either ecological or random sampling processes, but more likely as a combination of both. © 2008 The Authors Journal compilation © 2008 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
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For many years, I used a nasty old 3/4" Craftsman socket as my guitar slide in concert. I'd buy 'em by the dozen at flea markets. They did the job when I pummed the cigar box guitar.
But at home, I have an ever-growing collection of exotic guitar slides that I use for composition, jamming, back porch excursions and recording. Each slide has its own voice, it's own character and it's own mojo. Some are found objects. Others are the weirdest things I could find.
This store is for the seekers. The mad ones. Mad to live. Mad to play. Never taking the normal route. Join me in the quest to find new sounds by jamming foreign objects on our fingers and RAKING them across strings.
So that's it. The world needed an online store for visionary cigar box guitarists. And diddley bow players. And slide guitarists. You get the idea.
This has now become more than just guitar slides. A while back, I started sending 10% of all gross sales from StubbySlide.com to help Wesseh, the blind Liberian musician who made a guitar from a gas can. I partnered with a young preacher, Pastor George Toe in Monrovia and we got him a home and put food on his table. It was good.
Tragically, Wesseh was killed by a reckless driver in February 2018. We were all devastated. Pastor George and I worked together to provide him a funeral fit for a music legend.
But the support continues in Wesseh's honor. I decided to continue supporting Pastor George even after we lost Wesseh. The money generated by these tiny little guitar slide sales has provided rent for Pastor George's meeting hall and food for the kids. We're eventually going to build these kids a school.
It will be named after Wesseh Freeman.
As of this writing, it's summer vacation over there, which also means constant rainfall and flooding. Most kids are stuck inside their homes. With our help, Pastor George is running a Vacation Bible School for the kids. He's able to get some food for them, activities and bible lessons.
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On July 20, 2013, Peter Rosenberg hosted the second annual Peterpalooza. The event, which took place at Williamsburg Park in Brooklyn, New York, featured performances by Odd Future, Meek Mill, ScHoolboy Q, Joell Ortiz, World's Fair, and many more. Click through see the slideshow to see all of the happenings from this year's Peterpalooza. All photos by Bernard Smalls.
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iPhone 3GS Now Available in Federal-Reserve-Note Green
Demand for Apple's iPhone 3GS, which topped one million handsets sold in its first weekend at market, has surpassed even the company's presumably aggressive targets. Reporting earnings Tuesday, Apple (AAPL) said it sold 5.2 million iPhones in its third quarter and finally copped to something that's long been apparent to anyone who's been keeping an eye on its iPhone availability widget: Demand for the new iPhone 3GS is far outpacing supply.
"The iPhone 3GS is currently constrained in virtually every country we're shipping in…and we're working very hard to fulfill that demand," Apple COO Tim Cook said during a conference call with analysts, adding that if the situation persists, some overseas launches might be delayed.
"In terms of affecting the country rollout, I believe the vast majority of the countries that we are selling the 3G in we will be selling the 3GS I think by the end of the fiscal quarter," Cook said. "It may move a date by a few weeks here or there…I don't want to predict today when supply and demand will balance. I know that it will not balance in the short term. And I don't want to give a prediction, because as you can guess it's very difficult to gauge the demand without having the supply there to find out what it is."
Cook added that Apple expects to bring the 3GS to most countries where the iPhone 3G is currently available by the end of the September quarter.
One last point worth noting here: Voracious demand for the iPhone has made the device the second-largest contributor to Apple's bottom line, surpassing the iPod for the first time. Revenue for the iPod for the quarter slipped 11 percent to $1.492 billion, down from $1.678 billion. Meanwhile iPhone revenue grew 303 percent to $1.689 billion, accounting for 19 percent of the $8.3 billion in revenue Apple reported in its third fiscal quarter.
Amazing to think the device debuted just two years ago. If Apple's business model is as, as Steve Jobs likes to say, a stool that rests on three legs–the Mac, the iPod and the iPhone–then it's increasingly becoming one that never wobbles.


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It is essential that a person retains an experienced lawyer with these types of offences. I have had experience in murder and manslaughter cases. I have worked with other lawyers on jury trials and have dealt with these matters on bail hearings and detention reviews.
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Ex-Penn Employee Accused of Theft Hopes to Enter Diversion Program
Amy Wagner, the former recreation director at Penn's Pottruck Fitness Center, waived her preliminary hearing on theft charges yesterday. Though the case is now headed to trial, Wagner's attorney says she is paying back the money and hopes to enter a diversion program.
We told you about Wagner's arrest last month. It actually happened in May, but wasn't made public until a tip came in to the The Daily Pennsylvanian over the summer. The DP reported a source told the paper Wagner was accused of stealing treadmills and elliptical machines. The charges described yesterday included thefts of cash and goods from the lost and found box at Pottruck gym.
Wagner is accused of stealing around $10,000 in cash and items from the gym. Her attorney says once her debt is lower than $2,000, she will be eligible for a Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program. If she's accepted and fulfills the requirements — restitution, fines, community service, etc. — her record will be expunged.
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Late last season the Tampa Bay
Devil Rays signed a sponsorship agreement with the St. Pete Times, in which the local newspaper would be designated "The official newspaper of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays". In addition, the Times became the main sponsor of devilrays.com, the first such agreement between a Major League team and a sponsor .
While this deal is a source of revenue for the team, which ultimately decides the product on the field, in the long run it has direct negative impact on the fans. As a news organization, the St. Pete Times is supposed to be unbiased in their coverage of any news story. But now the success of the St. Pete Times is affected by the success of the Rays. If the Rays do well, more fans go to the games and the team's website. More fans at the games means more people will be drawn to the St. Pete Times kiosks that will be found throughout the Trop and more fans on the team's website means more traffic to the St. Pete Times website. In essence, the Times is banking on the hope that associating the newspaper with the Rays will mean more customers and more revenue for the newspaper. The problem is that it is no longer in the Times best interest to be unbiased. In fact, it is more beneficial to their business to only report positively on the Rays. This hurts the average fan that looks to the local newspaper as a source of unbiased information.
This association of the St. Pete Times with the Rays is felt elsewhere also. As a direct competitor, it is no longer in the best interest of the Tampa Tribune to support the Rays. In fact, a look at local coverage of Spring Training and you will see far more coverage of the New York Yankees in the Tribune than you will see in the Times. A rough count shows that the Tribune has run nine stories on the Yankees in the past seven days. This cannot be due solely to the Yankees having their spring training home in Tampa, as the area is considered part of the St. Pete Times market. Of course it may also be due to the sponsorship deal between the New York Yankees and The Tampa Tribune (as seen in this list of Yankees spring training promotions).
In addition to the bias in coverage and writing, there is now likely to be unbalanced access for the local papers. Is it too much to assume that the team will grant more access to the St. Pete Times from whom they have received millions of dollars? It is not unthinkable that the team would also grant special privileges to the Times such as first access to breaking news by leaking stories to the Times prior to other news sources, especially the Tribune. So while other sources may not have biased coverage, they may in fact have no coverage at all.
This is not an issue that is restricted to the Tampa Bay Rays. This has been a long-standing and more serious problem with many other professional sports clubs . Ask any White Sox fan about the Chicago Tribune's coverage of the local baseball teams. The Tribune owns the Cubs and has a direct interest in the promotion of the team. There is even a website dedicated to this bias, The Chicago Cubune. In New York, there is considerable contention from Yankees fans concerning the lack of coverage of their beloved Bombers in the New York Times especially as compared to the Boston Red Sox. The Times would probably tell you it is because a lot of Bostonians have relocated to the Big Apple and that Yankees fans are always interested in what is happening with their arch rival. Still, many fans complain that there is actually more coverage of the Sox than the Yankees. Silly? Not when you realize that the New York Times is a minority owner of the Boston Red Sox.
This is not an issue restricted to newsprint either. Tune into Sportscenter on ESPN since they acquired the broadcast rights to NASCAR and you would suddenly think you were watching NASCARCenter. In addition, it was four days before ESPN.com ran a story on the PacMan Jones shooting in Las V
egas during the recent NBA All-Star game weekend. An oversight from the "Worldwide Leader"? Or was ESPN hesitant to report on a what would be perceived as a black eye for two leagues that they have a lot of money invested in through broadcast rights?
Is this bias real or just perceived by the fans? Does it matter? From Chicago Cubune website we would like to direct the management of the St. Pete Times and the Tampa Tribune to two quotes:
Journalists must avoid impropriety and the appearance of impropriety as well as any conflict of interest or the appearance of conflict. — from the American Society of Newspaper Editors Code of Ethics
Journalists should avoid conflicts of interest, real or perceived, remain free of associations and activities that may compromise integrity or damage credibility, disclose unavoidable conflicts… deny favored treatment to advertisers and special interests and resist their pressure to influence news coverage. — from the Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics
Is the St. Pete Times ordering its writers to only publish positive articles about the Rays or to minimize the negative articles? Is the Tampa Tribune purposefully avoiding coverage of the Rays and directing it towards the Yankees? Is there bias in their writing and their publishing? There is no way to be certain and they would never admit it, but there is a perceived bias at this point. We understand the nature of the beast. It is the natural flow of an economy. As fans we want revenue streams for the team. Ultimately it will mean a better product on the field, but can we ever trust what we read again? Now that the St. Petersburg Times is in bed with the Rays, we will still read the articles and columns, but we will now be forced to seek a balanced opinion elsewhere. This bias will likely push more fans to sites like this one or DRays Bay or Rays of Light, where we attempt to read through the B. S. and present to you a (somewhat) unbiased dissection of the news that is presented in other forums. OK, we are biased, but at least the Rays aren't controlling our content.
St. Pete Times and Tampa Tribune, this Kool-Aid smells funny. Thanks, but no thanks.


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LONG BEACH – Was Matthew Shepard really murdered because he was gay?
A new play staging tonight and this weekend in Long Beach and a new book by an investigative journalist who spent 13 years researching the topic have conflicting points of view.
Shepard, a 21-year-old, gay University of Wyoming college student, was attacked and left for dead in a field near Laramie, Wyo. His death on Oct. 12, 1998, which was reported by the media and numerous gay rights groups as an anti-gay hate crime, shocked the nation and eventually led to the expansion of a federal hate-crime law.
A book by Stephen Jimenez, "The Book of Matt: Hidden Truths About the Death of Matthew Shepard," says Shepard's death was not a clear-cut, anti-gay hate crime but was motivated by drugs and money.
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It was gathered former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, Thursday, said that despite the assertions of naysayers and uncertified futurologists who predicted the break-up of Nigeria in 2015, the effective prayers of the people of faith moved the hands of God to intervene in the affairs of the country.
In his remark, at a lecture entitled: "The Church and Nigerian Nation: Impact, Challenges and the Way Forward," to mark the 60th Anniversary of the Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria (FGCN), held at the National Headquarters of the Church in Lagos, Gowon who chaired the occasion said, that Nigeria has remained together should surprise no one because God has given the nation the assurance that He would always answer Nigerians whenever they call upon Him.
Recalling the events that led to the civil war in 1967-1970, he jokingly said that his colleague Chukwuemeka Ojukwu never believed he (Gowon) would call out Nigeria's fighting forces to fight against the Biafran side in order to keep Nigeria one.
According to Gowon, the Bible has consistently been his companion from his childhood till date, adding that his colleague, Ojukwu had said then, he (Gowon) was a Christian, who carries around suitcase with a Bible inside, and so wouldn't like to call out the Nigerian Federal forces to war in order to stop the secession.
Gowon said: "All my life, from childhood to this present day, the Bible has consistently been my companion. I discovered quite early that every word of God contained therein speak to every situation in the life of every man or woman, great or small and to occurrences in every nation, big or small. Since these words are self-evidently true, they are reliable and unfailing. This should surprise no one because God Himself gave us the assurance that He would always answer when we call upon Him.
"You will agree that, across time, happenings in our fatherland have almost always ensured that people of faith across denominations in Christendom and in Islam kept unending vigil for the love of country. Let me share a joke of what happened before the civil war in 1967-1970. I think it was my colleague Emeka Ojukwu that said I know Jack, he is a Christian, who always carries a suitcase around with the Bible inside. He wouldn't like to fight. Unfortunately, he was proved wrong. However, it was through the grace of God, that we were able to keep Nigeria one.
"It was the prayers of people of God and the bravery of our fighting forces that kept this country together. After the civil war, it was wisdom from God to willing and obedient hearts that helped us to initiate and implement programmes that best served the interest of the people. It was God that helped to stem the tide of bloody coups in Nigeria so that we can enjoy democracy today.
"Even when naysayers wrote off this nation and various uncertified futurologists predicted the break up of Nigeria by 2015 as a bye-product of the recently concluded general elections, the effective prayers of people of faith moved the hands of God and He once more intervened in the affairs of our dear country."
He added: "I was in Addis Ababa for a conference and when the news came that the incumbent president had congratulated his opponent, everyone at the conference was happy and they started congratulating me and other Nigerians at the conference. Let us imagine what would have happened if President Goodluck Jonathan had refused to do that."
Speaking further, Gowon, who congratulated Foursquare Gospel Church on the occasion of its Diamond Jubilee celebrations, however said religious leaders in Nigeria must stand in the gap between temporal power and the people and must never cease to speak the truth to those in power, adding that religious leaders must positively advise leaders on the way forward and must be fair and honest in their dealings with both sides.


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Staff and pupils at the Marist Schools are adding Tesco and Cancer Research UK's Race for Life to the timetable for the summer term.
They are urging other local schools to follow their example and think of the traditional three Rs in a unique new way: as reading, writing and Race for Life.
A team of 166 teachers, pupils, relatives and friends will be taking part in the event at Windsor Race Course on Saturday, July 2.
The Marist Race for Life Team has entered the event since 2006, after deciding to join forces to make a positive difference to the lives of people affected by cancer in the South East.
To help the school prepare for Race for Life the teachers have been using a pack specially created for primary and secondary schools by Cancer Research UK, which features ideas for assemblies, fundraising and top tips on training.
Jen Bishopp, team leader and head of PE, said; "Race for Life is a great addition to the school timetable. We're really looking forward to taking part and the girls have been training as part of the running club three times per week. The whole school is supporting the event so it will be a real team effort and a great day out for parents, pupils and staff, all whilst raising money for a seriously good cause.
"The school has a strong history of supporting many worthy causes and Cancer Research UK is just one of the charities we support each year. Everyone knows someone who has been touched by cancer and we all have our special reasons for wanting to take part and help more people in the South East survive."
Race for Life 2011 is Britain's largest women-only fundraising event series, where women of all ages, shapes sizes and abilities join together to walk, jog or run five kilometres to raise money to help to beat cancer.
Last year, 6,306 participants took part in Race for Life in Windsor and raised an incredible £510,502 to help Cancer Research UK fight cancer on all fronts.
This year, organisers are encouraging 7,500 women to enter and help to reach a fundraising goal of £723,000.
The Marist Schools team is hoping to raise £3,000. Anyone wishing to sponsor them should visit Raceforlifesponsorme.org/MaristRace ForLifeTeam2011
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Viewing may refer to:
In funeral services, a viewing (sometimes referred to as Calling Hours, Reviewal, Funeral Visitation or a Wake in the United States and Canada) is the time that the family and friends come to see the deceased after they have been prepared by a funeral home. It is generally recommended that any body to be viewed be embalmed in order to create the best possible presentation of the deceased. A viewing may take place at the funeral parlor, in a family home or at a church or chapel prior to the actual funeral service. Some cultures, such as the Māori of New Zealand, often take the body to the Marae or tribal community hall.
Viewing is sometimes combined with a celebration of the decedent's life called a wake although in some places the term wake is interchangeable with viewing. Many authorities consider the viewing important to the grieving process as it gives a chance to say goodbye on a personal level. It also can make it easier to accept the reality of the death, which can often seem unreal especially in the industrial world where death is handled by professionals and the family may only know of a death through phone calls rather than experiencing it as it occurs.
miao zhong fen zhen di da di da
zai xin zhong
wo de yan guang shan shuo shan shuo
hao kong dong
wo de xin tiao pu tong putong
de zhen zhen ji dong
wo wen zi ji yao ni ai ni you duo nong
Wo yao he ni xuang shu xuang fei
duo chong dong
wo de nei xin hu shang hu xia
de zhen zhen ji dong
ming tian wo yao jia gei ni la
ming tian wo yao jia gei ni la
yao bu shi mei tian de jiao tong
fan rao zhe wo shuo you de meng
(yao bu shi ting dian na yi ye
cai fa xian wo ji mo kong dong)
ming tian wo yao jia gei ni la
ming tian wo yao (zhong yu) jia gei ni la
yao bu shi ni wen wo
yao bu shi ni quan wo
yao bu shi shi dang de shi hou
ni rang wo xin dong
(ke shi wo jiu zai zhe shi hou hai pa
huang kong)
second hand minute hand 'didadida' in heart
My eyes gleam blinking so emptily
My heartbeat 'putongputong' rhythmically beat
I ask myself want you love you how deeply
I want to live and endeavour with you how recklessly fast
My heart goes up and down rhythmically pulsing
tomorrow i'm marrying you
tomorrow i'm marrying you
If it isn't everyday traffic bothers all of my dreams
(if it isn't the night that blackout only discover my empty loneliness)
Tomorrow i'm marrying you
tomorrow i'm (finally) marrying you
If it's not you propose to me
If it's not you advise me
If it's not the suitable time you moved my heart
(But I'm just at this moment terrified)
Viewing may refer to:
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Radio Free Europe | 24 Oct 2020
Alternet | 24 Oct 2020
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The Los Angeles Times | 24 Oct 2020
The Guardian | 24 Oct 2020


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