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The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has claimed it has renamed some infrastructure in Imo State after its slain Commander, Ikonsi Don.
IPOB renamed the Imo State Government House and some roads in the state after Ikonso.
The spokesman of IPOB, Emma Powerful, explained that the decision aimed at immortalizing Ikonso who Nigerian security agents killed.
The group stressed that the renaming takes immediate effect.
A statement by Powerful reads partly: "We, the global family of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Biafrans worldwide ably led by our great and indomitable leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, wish to announce to the world, our unanimous decision to rename the Imo State Government House, Douglas Road Owerri, and Awomamma Junction after the late heroic Commander of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) Ikonso, was murdered in cold blood by cowardly Nigeria security operatives.
"The affected places will henceforth be called Ikonso Government House, Ikonso Way and Ikonso Junction respectively. This is with immediate effect and compliance is required of all ministries and parastatals beginning from today, the 28th day of April 2021.
"This decision is one of the ways IPOB members and Biafrans all over the world have agreed to immortalize the name of our brave Ikonso and his men killed by the Nigeria security agents that fled from terrorists and bandits but derive pleasure in killing unarmed Biafra agitators. Biafra shall never forget them."
The Nnamdi Kanu-led group called on the state government and relevant government agencies and officials to cooperate with its decision because "Ikonso defended Imo State with his life."
Ikonso who is the Commander of Eastern Security Network, ESN, was killed by military operatives last week.


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Renovate before reselling? Some tips from RECO
So your retirement plan is in place, and the first step is to downsize your home. For many of us, preparing a home for sale can include spending some time and money on upgrades or repairs. Whether you're interested in installing new kitchen cabinets or making necessary repairs to your roof, if you're hiring a … Continued

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You Won't Sleep Through This
Sleeping Handsome and the Princess Engineer is a cute picture book for the K-2 set that tries to hit all the requisite modern points. Prince Handsome is quickly dispatched into slumber by the curse set by a jealous wizard, and so Princess Engineer comes to the rescue. About the only engineering required is that the princess brings along a digging machine, and this is a disappointment. It would have been fun to have someone with a name like Princess Engineer make some fancy machines to try to get Prince Handsome out of his predicament, but instead, the more predictable ending occurs. Gender role conscious parents will probably like this one, but developing the engineer theme (and the prince's appreciation for his rescuer's smarts) would have made this book a bigger hit with me. Readers who enjoy this would also like Jane Yolen's Sleeping Ugly, another twist on the same tale.


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Following the recent reopening of this Franciscan basilica, I continue with my first visit of the church (for parts 1, 2 and 3 see here). We begin here at the east end of the basilica, in the chapels to the right of the Peruzzi Chapel:
Below is a major reliquary. I find this aspect of the Roman Catholic Church so strange.
Looking west from the eastern wall, I see this neoclassical tomb.
Castellani Chapel by Agnolo Gaddi and his workshop:


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Primitive Christianity Revived, Again
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Key Action 2: Cooperation for Innovation and Exchange of Good Practices
Strategic Partnerships in adult education
The RE[ENTER] project focuses on the exchange of good practices concerning psycho-educational tools that have the potential to contribute to the capacity building of parole officers and professionals that work inside and outside prison as well as professionals and volunteers who work at NGOs or other organizations occupied with ex-prisoners as their target group of providing services. The project aims to fill the gaps which emerge from the lack of effective services provided to prisoners and ex-prisoners and to strengthen professionals and volunteers that work at relevant to the prisoners' fields and contexts.
It is estimated that 450 professionals and volunteers will be trained and gain the necessary knowledge and tools to boost their efficacy. The training sessions that participants will attend include the exploration of innovative psycho-educational tools, employment counseling, ethics, case management and supervision to professionals.
The expected results include the capacity building of professionals who will be trained but also other professionals that will have the opportunity to learn through the open access to material which will be published after the completion of the project. In addition, due to the exchange of good practices among partners, the organizations involved will be able to provide more efficient, credible and valid services to prisoners and ex-prisoners. At last but not least the impact of the project includes partners' involvement to stakeholders' decision upon matters provided services at correctional facilities that may contribute to a social change.
1th LTT ATHENS
Familial environment of prisoners family members
Juvenile offenders and activities at Corinth Juvenile
Issues on diversity
Personal limits and ethics concerning work with offenders
Personal security and elimination of risks
Therapeutic communities in the Romanian prisons
Presentation of Moral Discussion Groups
"Mirror, mirror on the wall" Enhancing emotional awareness through movement
Basic knowledge of issues concerning sentences (penology)
Education in prisons.
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Criminal Sanctions Agency in Finland: Criminal sanctions and rehabilitation of prisoners in Finland
Rehabilitation and Coaching
Getting familiar with rehabilitation services and workshop
Demonstration; Coaching inside the Prison
Consequences of incarceration (prisonization, stigma etc.)
Exemption from stereotypes and prejudice concerning offenders
Issues on radicalization and ghettoization in prisons
Meeting experts by experience
Therapeutic Community at Jilava prison Romania
Professional orientation seminars in prisons
Therapeutic Pet Community
Tackling burnout of prison staff
Rehabilitation through sports and socio-educational activities
Training on issues concerning people who work in a difficult environment such as the prison
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"Don't forget your promise."
The true story of the last man executed by the state of Minnesota features an illicit love affair, a violent murder and a botched hanging.
It's a story with resounding impact, that almost wasn't told, because the press was barred from publishing details of executions or witnessing them. But they found a way in, and told the people what they saw.
The William Williams Effect is about love and passion, obsession and crime, and the impact one man brought to a family, a community and our state.
The original script is culled from actual trial transcripts, historic newspaper articles, and Williams' personal letters to "his best friend and partner," Johnnie Keller.
Speaking of enormously depressing…
This whole thing is top-notch across the board. It was the one and only show that a Fringe staffer brought up to me in conversation in which they mentioned they had real interest. (And this was someone inundated with details of all the shows. To rise above the crowd and get on their radar takes some real effort.)
The show's video trailer (at the end of this post) is pretty cool.
Just the people in the cast I know from past work I've seen, in and out of the Fringe – Shannon Troy Jones, Jean Salo, Edwin Strout, Wade A. Vaughn – are a dream for any playwrights developing a new script for first production.
And the whole thing pivots around the murder case which in the end helped put a stop to capital punishment in Minnesota. This was the last person executed in the state.
There's even a homosexual love affair in the middle of it.
My homo-loving, bleeding heart liberal self should be first in line to see this, right?
Should be. Probably will be.
But part of me is resisting seeing yet another doomed gay love affair that ends in murder.
Oh, and the younger man in the couple is jailbait (of course – aren't they always?). 16.
Now, this was 1905, mind you. And the older guy is only 27. So it's not like there's a chasm of time separating them. But there is a decade. Can anyone really blame the kid's parents for being a little worried and stepping in, particularly when their son keeps running off with the guy? Considering how unstable Mr. Williams turned out to be, no, you can't blame 'em.
Is it right that the whole homosexual element of the story essentially doomed Williams to hanging? No.
Is it the very least you should be able to expect at your own hanging that the rope should be the right length – you know, so your feet don't touch the ground and your neck snaps quickly, rather than a bunch of deputies have to hoist you back in the air and let you swing there for 15 minutes until you're well and truly dead? Yeah, that'd be the least you should expect. Efficient inhumanity.
So. Will I be going? If only to see how they took all these great artists have crafted a story out of all this unfortunate circumstance? Probably.
You need a little meat in your Fringe diet sometimes. This would be pretty meaty.
The Fringe's YouTube page has their preview video clip and I've attached it to the end of the post, so give it a look and decide if it's the meat for your Fringe diet as well. Some other online resources…
Their website – http://www.balancetheatreproject.org/
Their really cool video trailer…
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Hamburg man admits to driving drunk
A Hamburg Township man who admitted driving to the township police station drunk has pleaded guilty as charged to misdemeanor operating a vehicle while under the influence.
Daniel E. Heise will be sentenced March 14.
Heise told police that he attended a Detroit Red Wings game and then went out with friends, and, when he arrived home, he saw a suspicious vehicle "in my private subdivision" so he began following the vehicle on Haystack Drive, off Strawberry Lake Road and west of Merrill Road.
Inside the vehicle were two newspaper carriers who told police they were delivering papers around 3:15 a.m. Jan. 26 when they noticed someone following them.
The pair called 911 Central Dispatch as they drove to the Hamburg Township Police Department on Merrill Road and pulled into the department's back parking lot where two officers were waiting.
Heise followed in his 2000 BMW, and the police officers noted that "he appeared highly intoxicated," Chief Rick Duffany said.
The officers put Heise through field sobriety tests, which he failed, the chief said.
A preliminary breath test indicated his blood-alcohol level was 0.18, which is two times the state's legal limit.
Contact Livingston Daily justice reporter Lisa Roose-Church at 517-552-2846 or email@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @LisaRooseChurch.


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This Demonstration shows an animation of the flight of the Juno spacecraft's mission to Jupiter. This spacecraft is scheduled to use a technique called gravitational assist with the Earth on October 09, 2013.[more]
The orbits of the planets have the following colors: Mercury: orange, Venus: brown, Earth: blue, Mars: red, Jupiter: brown.[less]
Contributed by: Tomas Franc (May 2013)
Open content licensed under CC BY-NC-SA
The time step is one day, positions are at midnight, and the speed is measured relative to the Sun. The origin is at the Sun with the positive axis pointing toward the vernal equinox.
Nothing here is modeled; all positions of the spacecraft and planets were obtained from NASA JPL. We thank NASA JPL for providing the data.
Information about the mission can be found on NASA's Juno website.
More information about the gravitational assist can be found in [1]. A manual on how to create such an animation can be found in [2]. For more information, see the author's website.
[1] T. Franc, "The Gravitational Assist," in Week of Doctoral Students 2011—Proceedings of Contributed Papers: Part III—Physics (WDS 2011), Prague (J. Safrankova and J. Pavlu, eds.), Prague: MatfyzPress Publishing House, 2011 pp. 55–60. www.mff.cuni.cz/veda/konference/wds/proc/pdf11/WDS11_309_f12 _Franc.pdf.
[2] T. Franc, "Gravitational Assisted Trajectories—Making Your Own Pictures and Trajectory Study," in Proceedings GIREP-EPEC Conference 2011, Physics Alive, Jyväskylä, Finland (A. Lindell, A. Kähkönen, and J. Viiri, eds.), Jyväskylä, Finland: University of Jyväskylä, 2011 pp. 202–207. www.jyu.fi/en/congress/girep2011/main-page/electronic-proceedings-of-the-girep-epec-2011-conference.pdf.
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Strength of the Heart
Bells are ringing!
Planning their wedding is keeping Lex Walters and Amanda Cauble busy, as is fending off the good-natured help from those around them. When Lex suffers a tremendous loss, her guilt and anger throw her into a downward spiral. It takes everything Amanda has to help come to terms with her pain and keep her whole.
When Lex is arrested, it's up to Amanda to clear her. Will they make it down the aisle?


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Today, in the 21st century, the industry must constantly evolve in order to adapt to the market's demands. In this sense, technological updates are the key to remaining competitive and well-positioned.
At Inac, we have been working for 20 years to offer automation and modernization solutions as well as other services for the industry. We are an interdisciplinary team of professionals (electrical engineers, mechanics, computer engineers, programmers, technicians specializing in electronics, robotics, pneumatics…) with an international vision and experience. Our extensive track record and the know-how we've gained over the years has awarded us with clients from all over the world. We collaborate with the most prestigious brands in the market (Siemens, Allen Bradley, Festo, Kuka) to offer our clients the best performance in their industries.
We are the best travel companion in the industry. We provide you with ideas, services and technology that will give you solutions for your problems and greater industrial benefits. With modern and up-to-date machinery, companies save on costs and energy, improve their productivity and guarantee safety at work. Our success is the success of our clients. Want to work together? Let's get started!
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We stand on the threshold of a new era that is known as the fourth industrial revolution or Industry 4.0. This technological transformation represents an opportunity and a challenge for the industrial world to evolve and position itself as a leading sector that is both strong and competitive.
The idea of Industry 4.0 was born in Germany as a way of labeling the set of technologies and production processes that have begun to take the shape of what will be the industry of the future.
The digitization and automation of production units is giving rise to intelligent factories or Smart Factories, a vision of computerized manufacturing with all the processes interconnected by the Industrial Internet of Things (I2OT), using technologies related to Big Data, augmented reality or collaborative robotics.
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Roberto Orci is no longer directing Star Trek 3, which can only mean one thing: someone new and exciting is getting beamed up to the Starship Enterprise!
Join Jessica Chobot on today's Nerdist News as she breaks down the short list of five directors competing for the chance to helm Star Trek 3, and analyzes who the likeliest candidate is! Here's a hint: we'd go ape for this guy if he got the job.
Thanks for watching today's show, find out what you missed by not playing Dishonored, and let us know in the comments below who you think would be the perfect fit for Star Trek 3. Oh, and shout-out to The Order: 1886! Thanks for sponsoring today's show AND for protecting us from half-breed lycans with your alternate-reality, steam-punk tech!


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History and Culture Tango in a Cup of Yerba Mate
Yerba mate tea is much more than the latest craze touted by health aficionados, which there are many. Conveniently packaged in tea bags, cans, and bottles, and now commonly sold in a variety of shops, mate has hit the mainstream. Nevertheless, what exactly is yerba mate? Moreover, what cultural meaning does it have? Like coffee …


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Why Video Marketing is Hot and Getting Hotter
First thing in the morning, you receive an Email from your friend titled "Great Play You Missed Last Night!" Do you read your friend's pithy description of what happened or do you click the video link he included? Of course, you want to see what actually happened. That's the reality of today's world; we live in a video age where we can see and judge for ourselves. Internet users, especially mobile users, view and share videos at an exponentially increasing rate. That's why you, the business owner, need to invest in video marketing and you need to start now.
Video Marketing is a Quickly Growing Market
It's all in the numbers; according to a 2013 study by Comscore, online shoppers were 64% more likely to buy from sites who used videos to show off their wares, and stayed two minutes longer per visit. This bodes well for retailers or B2B sellers, as nearly 60% of company CEOs preferred watching videos to reading text according to Forbes magazine.
This makes perfect sense. We process information faster from viewing video than reading. In this time-crunched world, consumers are looking to get the information they need quickly and move on to the next task. Video marketing helps your customers and clients receive the information they need to make confident decisions. A copywriter can create a vivid picture, yet it would be difficult to top actually seeing your product in action.
Conversion Rates are Highest With Video Marketing
You want potential customers to take action after visiting your website, and that's what is happening for businesses utilizing video marketing campaigns. Online Publishers Association found that 46% of users take action after viewing product videos.
The digital marketing experts at Syndcast predict that by 2017, 74% of all online traffic will be video marketing. Now is the time for you to take action and get in on the trend. You may be tempted to get out your iPhone, fire up Final Cut and make your own videos. However, Comscore found that professional video delivered better lift than amateur video at a 30% rate.
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Mother Barista ♥ Is the Evil Effect Affecting You?
Good evening! I hope that you are having a positive and elevated day. First off, I want to thank you for using some of your valuable time to read my words. Even if it is only a few minutes long! I am appreciative. It is because of incredible people like you that I was honored to be mentioned as a Top 30 Positivity Blogs To Follow in 2019 by FeedSpot! I am sincerely humbled to have the blessing and ability to elevate and to inspire! However, in all reality, I could write and speak forever. My words would be forever silenced if they fell onto deaf ears. So, sincerely, thank you for not only reading my words, but implementing them in your life. I could ensure you that you may weep tonight, but joy comes in the morning. But, that would mean nothing if you voluntarily bring yesterday into today. Look, I understand, and I am speaking from recent experiences. There's healing in tears. There's healing in pain. There's healing in grief. There's healing in depression. There is healing. When you release and heal, you become stronger. Less vulnerable to negative forces. Because as I say in my poem, "The Evil Effect", in "The Poetry Book About M.E.: Melanin Experience" "When evil speaks, evil (hatred) leaks. Through the blood and veins of the mentally weak." When you are strong mentally and emotionally, there is nothing that will be able to knock you down! Yes, you may rock! You may sway! But, you will not fall! You will elevate above every single thing that has the intention on pulling you down! Because lets be honest, if someone is able to pull you under, wasn't that not your will? Do what you must to heal.
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Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Being Afraid
I've read, and I believe, that we develop emotionally before we develop intellectually. We cry before we ever learn to speak. When painful things happened to us when we are children, we likely didn't have a way of explaining the event, but we could certainly feel the emotion of fear that came with whatever messed up thing that was happening and, that was out of our control to stop. That feeling that came with that unexplained event, because we had no intellectual structure for it, might have stayed with us. It might have stayed in our body. It might have created a cycle that we will repeat until we learn to release that feeling and know that that fear has no real power over us
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Gestational diabetes pertains to condition of high blood sugar levels among pregnant women. The impaired glucose intolerance is caused by hormonal changes during pregnancy. This means that pregnant women have tendency to have blood sugar levels higher than normal, which is described as gestational diabetes but not really the disease diabetes. Gestational diabetes especially manifest itself at the later part of pregnancy specifically at the third trimester. Gestational diabetes is caused by the temporary insulin resistance is caused by increase hormones in the placenta through which the baby is fed by the mother in her womb.
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Beer, Beer Review, Craft Beer, Florida, Stout, Swamp Head Brewery
This next beer is one I had out in the field. I didn't have any intention of doing a review when I ordered it,Stout but after my first sip I couldn't resist.
Beer Name: Midnight Oil
Brewery: Swamp Head Brewery (Gainesville, FL)
Style: Oatmeal Coffee Stout
Description: Billed on the brewery website as a traditional English-style oatmeal stout brewed with locally sourced coffee.
Appearance: I watched it pour out of the tap as black as midnight and thick as oil.
Smell: Blend of moderate light cream and sweet dark malt.
Taste: It began with a smooth, creamy sweetness and grainy oat presence that gradually took on a very faint bit of roast by the finish. Mild, yet flavorful and incredibly drinkable.
Mouthfeel: Smooth, slick medium body with low-level carbonation.
Hype: Elevated for me. Swamp Head seems to be one of the more popular Florida breweries and I'd had a really good experience with them during my previous visit.
Overall: I really enjoyed this. It was light, flavorful, and very easy to drink even in the Florida heat. I'll for sure keep an eye out for this one my next visit.


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Large fields are expected at Fairhall tomorrow afternoon when Cuddon Cycling Marlborough's riders compete for the David Duff Memorial Trophy and the Newport Trophy.
The open grade 56km massed start/sealed handicap event will cover a course from Fairhall hall and around the large Hawkesbury circuit 4 times and return.The testing course usually sees the field split up in the first 10km with the stronger riders vying for the trophy and the fastest time medals. Favourites would have to be Gerard van Antwerpen, Conway Taylor, Tony Catterick, Jono Lee, Ray Dunstan and Chris Heywood. Also four times winner Kevin Bishell (1989, 2001, 2004, 2007) cannot be discounted. With medals also at stake in the handicap section, other riders in the field will be trying to group to save valuable time.
The junior under 17 grade will race in a 26km massed start/sealed handicap event around the small Hawkesbury circuit twice and return. Good rivalry will be expected again between Brody Catterick and Callum Saunders for the fastest time honours. Competition will be intense for the prize vouchers at stake for the time and sealed handicap placings.
All riders will assemble at Fairhall Hall for both events tomorrow. The junior under 17 grade will assemble at a new time of 11.30am for a 12 noon start, whilst the open grade will assemble at the normal time of 1pm for a 1.30pm start.


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The PGA Tour continues the 2020-21 super season this week with the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
Defending champion Webb Simpson and world No. 1 Dustin Johnson highlight the post-Masters field this week. Corey Conners is riding a wave of momentum from Augusta National, while South Carolina native Kevin Kisner gets back to work (with a potential major change).
From tee times to television and streaming info, here's everything you need to know for the first round of the RBC Heritage. All times Eastern.
RBC Heritage: Odds and picks | Field by the rankings
1st tee
|7 a.m.
|Camilo Villegas, Harry Higgs, Robby Shelton
|7:11 a.m.
|Bill Haas, Tom Hoge, Brandon Hagy
|7:22 a.m.
|Kyle Stanley, Maverick McNealy, Cameron Davis
|7:33 a.m.
|Nick Taylor, Andrew Putnam, Russell Knox
|7:44 a.m.
|Austin Cook, William McGirt, Kevin Streelman
|7:55 a.m.
|Sungjae Im, Troy Merritt, Ted Potter, Jr.
|8:06 a.m.
|Si Woo Kim, Charles Howell III, Zach Johnson
|8:17 a.m.
|Martin Trainer, Adam Long, Brandt Snedeker
|8:28 a.m.
|Michael Thompson, Graeme McDowell, Luke Donald
|8:39 a.m.
|Chesson Hadley, Rory Sabbatini, Tommy Fleetwood
|8:50 a.m.
|K.J. Choi, Luke List, Michael Gligic
|11:50 a.m.
|Peter Malnati, Scott Stallings, Robert MacIntyre
|12:01 p.m.
|Lee Westwood, Abraham Ancer, Patrick Rodgers
|12:12 p.m.
|Brian Stuard, Adam Schenk, Tom Lewis
|12:23 p.m.
|Carlos Ortiz, Brendon Todd, Aaron Wise
|12:34 p.m.
|C.T. Pan, Kevin Kisner, Wesley Bryan
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|Cameron Smith, Tyler Duncan, Sebastián Muñoz
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Using Incentives in Workplace Wellness Programs: The Impact of Federal Employment Discrimination Laws
Date of Award
Fall 5-17-2013
Degree Type
Degree Name
Master of Public Health (MPH)
Public Health
First Advisor
Bruce Perry
Second Advisor
Rodney Lyn
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA), signed into law on March 23, 2010, brought sweeping reforms to the United States health care delivery system. Among its many changes, the legislation provides an unprecedented emphasis on preventive care and wellness initiatives. One of these initiatives permits employers to offer worksite wellness programs to their employees and dependents, using incentives of up to 30 percent – and in some cases as high as 50 percent – of the cost of their health insurance benefits to induce participants to reach certain health outcomes or biometric standards. The proposed regulations allowing these program incentives impose relatively minimal design requirements on employers. This paper evaluates the extent to which federal employment discrimination laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, may impose additional design constraints in developing workplace wellness programs that use such incentives.
Recommended Citation
Lindsay, Edie, "Using Incentives in Workplace Wellness Programs: The Impact of Federal Employment Discrimination Laws." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2013.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/4111373


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Criminal Background Check-Live Scan
As required by the North Carolina Nursing Practice Act, applicants (in-state and out-of-state) for nurse licensure as specified below are required to undergo a fingerprint-based State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) criminal history check:
- Applicant Seeking Licensure by Examination (NCLEX)
- Applicants Seeking Licensure by Endorsement (Reciprocity)
- Applicants Seeking Reinstatement of a North Carolina license (expired 6 months or longer)
Prior Criminal Convictions
If you have prior criminal convictions (misdemeanors and/or felonies) regardless of the age of conviction, you must submit the following to the Board of Nursing:
- Original Certified Court Documents for all Convictions (Misdemeanors or Felonies); and
- A detailed explanation of the events leading to the arrest and any other pertinent details if the conviction occurred within the last 5 years or if you're reporting a Felony conviction regardless of when it occurred
The Board of Nursing may deny an applicant on the basis of a conviction of a crime only if the board finds that the applicant's criminal conviction history is directly related to the duties and responsibilities for the licensed occupation or the conviction is for a crime that is violent or sexual in nature. The Board of Nursing must specifically consider the following factors by law when denying an applicant for licensure due to a criminal conviction:
- The level and seriousness of the crime.
- The date of the crime.
- The age of the person at the time of the crime.
- The circumstances surrounding the commission of the crime, if known.
- The nexus between the criminal conduct and the prospective duties of the applicant as a licensee.
- The prison, jail, probation, parole, rehabilitation, and employment records of the applicant since the date the crime was committed.
- The completion of, or active participation in, rehabilitative drug or alcohol treatment.
- A Certificate of Relief granted pursuant to G.S. 15A-173.2.
- The subsequent commission of a crime by the applicant.
- Any affidavits or other written documents, including character references.
Applicant's denied licensure in whole or in part because of a criminal conviction have the right to appeal the decision of the Board within 30 days after receipt of the Board's decision to the superior court located in the county where the applicant resides or where the Board is located pursuant to NC. Gen. Stat §90-171.37B(a) and §150B-43 et al .
Within North Carolina
Live Scan is digital fingerprinting and transmission of the impression directly to the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for processing. If you are within North Carolina, use Live Scan to obtain and transmit your digital fingerprints electronically to the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
How to submit...
- Access the Nurse Gateway to complete the Live Scan application
- Create a Username and Password to access your information and applications. If you have already created a Username and Password, you will only need to log in to your profile.
- Select 'LiveScan Application' in the Background Checks dropdown
- Complete application
Fee Information: $38.00
Valid Forms of Payment:
- Credit or Debit Card; MasterCard or Visa only
Next, access, print and sign your Live Scan Application forms which include (1) 'Electronic Fingerprint Submission Release of Information' and (2) 'Applicant Information'
To retrieve your forms:
- Select the tile labeled 'CBC' under the 'Criminal Background Checks' tab
- Select the 'Files' tab to access your prefilled Live Scan Application forms
Call your local Sheriff office in order to confirm they are able to complete the Live Scan process or if they are able to refer you to another location. Take both of your printed and signed Live Scan Application forms to your local Sheriff office. The law enforcement personnel will obtain and transmit your fingerprints via Live Scan directly to the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI).
North Carolina Board of Nursing
P.O. Box 2129
Raleigh, NC 27602-2129
: (919) 781-9461
Attn. CBC Coordinator
: email@example.com
Criminal Background Check Results...
Results of your Criminal Background Check cannot be processed until the signed and dated Electronic Fingerprint Submission Release of Information form is received in the Board of Nursing office.
The Application Confirmation which serves as your official receipt will be available on your Nurse Gateway profile upon successful completion of the application process. To access, select the appropriate tile under the 'Licenses/Approval to Practice/Certifications' tab on the Home screen, then select the 'Files' tab on the License Information screen.
If your email address is listed with the North Carolina Board of Nursing, you will receive a confirmation via email verifying receipt of your online application.
Upon successful completion of the online application, you may check your application status via Nurse Gateway . Licensure information can be verified on the Board's website. The Board of Nursing's electronic database serves the primary source of licensure information for nurses in North Carolina.
Outside of North Carolina
If you reside in another state or country, a hard copy of fingerprints will be required on an official fingerprint card. Fingerprinting must be performed by authorized fingerprinting personnel. Contact your local fingerprinting agency for assistance and additional details. Electronic transmission of fingerprints cannot be received from outside of NC law enforcement. There are no service codes available for Live Scan agencies, but most can provide a digital printout onto a fingerprint card which will need to be mailed in for processing. The card must be MAILED in, unfolded, to the address provided on your background check forms.
Fee Information: $38.00 (processed within the initial licensure application)
Valid Forms of Payment:
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It was United National Party (UNP) Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe who acted to save the country from the issue that arose against Sri Lanka in the UN Human Rights Council in 2000, 2013 and 2014, the Chairman of the United National Party (UNP) Vajira Abeywardena said.
Abeywardena recalled that in the past, some people talked about electric chairs, but Ranil Wickremesinghe did not allow anyone in the country to be taken to electric chairs, adding that he had ensured the safety and protection of the rights of all political leaders.
Abeywardena was speaking to the media after a religious programme at the Paramadhamma Chethiya Pirivena Temple in Ratmalana on September 17 to mark the birthdays of J.R.Jayewardene and Anagarika Dharmapala.
Organized by the Buddhist Committee of the United National Party and UNP activists in Ratmalana, this religious programme. Deputy Secretary of the Sri Kalyani Samagri Dharma Maha Dharma Sangha Sabha, Vice President of the World Sangha Federation, Ratmalana Paramadhamma Chethiya Pirivena Dr. Maitipe Wimalasara Na Thera gave an Anusasana. Kumara Vidyalaya, Honorary Master of Arts, Hadigalle Chandraloka Thera.
Following the religious sermons, Vajira Abeywardena said the origins of the United National Party begin with Anagarika Dharmapala through the Buddhist Renaissance Movement in Sri Lanka. "Today is his 157th birthday. A statue of him who was not a politician but a Buddhist leader has been erected in India. People still worship it today. Also, if there is a statue of a Sri Lankan political leader in the world, it is only the statue of former UNP leader J.R.Jayewardene. The Japanese still pay homage to the statue, which was erected in Japan. Accordingly, September 17 is a very important day not only for the country but also for the UNP," he said.
The United National Party has now completed 75 years, he said, adding that it also marks the 75th anniversary of Sri Lanka's membership of the United Nations. Moreover, India and Sri Lanka will complete a similar period of independence.
He noted that all these special issues were a process led by the United National Party as well as the major political forces in the country.
Also responding to questions raised by the media regarding the ban on chemical fertilizer imports, he said that the Government has given approval to only two companies to import the fertilizer required for the country's tea and rubber cultivations.
"This is a serious tragedy. At that time we as the United National Party stated that chemical fertilizers should be imported immediately. Without chemical fertilizers, the damage to tea, coconut and rubber plantations will not be reversed for many years to come. The government should be ashamed for allowing only two companies to import chemical fertilizers. They should allow chemical fertilizer to be imported as even if they lift the ban now, the damage caused by the ban would be felt for another 1 ½ to 2 years. There is no need to be ashamed as everyone makes mistakes. Therefore, the only alternative is to reverse this decision even now," Abeywardena said.


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Daily Monitor | Mbabazi denies VP post deal
Kampala- Former prime minister Amama Mbabazi has dispelled media reports suggesting that he is in reconciliatory talks with President Museveni who has promised him a spot as vice president. Local media reports indicate that the President recently met Mr Mbabazi and offered him the position in exchange for dropping his supposed 2016 presidential bid.
"I have neither met nor discussed that or any subject with the President in the last seven months," Mr Mbabazi told Daily Monitor yesterday.
When asked whether he would enter such talks, given an invitation, Mr Mbabazi responded: "Not true. Thank you."
The former NRM secretary general had earlier, in a response to a BBC journalist Allan Kasuja's inquiry posted on his social media twitter handle, "That report (that I met Museveni) is not true."
Mr Mbabazi was sacked late last year in a sole Cabinet shake-up followed by an amendment to the ruling party's constitution that gave the party chairman appointive power over key positions in the secretariat.
This, political commentators interpreted as a hefty price for his supposed presidential ambition, a claim the Kinkizi West MP has persistently denied, saying he will not contest against Mr Museveni.
The President, however, told BBC during a visit to London that he sacked his erstwhile political confidant because he was "playing divisive politics".
A close family member, who spoke to this newspaper on condition of anonymity, also denied any such reconciliatory meetings, saying: "That story was planted. The other camp will plant more such stories in the media. Some are intended to dissuade our loyal supporters and demoralise them but we are staying the course of the struggle."


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From architects and contractors to interior designers and interior decorators, each of these roles has an equally important part in ensuring that your home remodel truly reflects your unique vision of a dream home. At Rinehart Design Group, we are recognized for our impeccable attention to detail and one-of-a-kind luxury home designs, making us one of the best interior design companies in the area. That being said, here are a few reasons why it's worth it to hire an interior designer to bring your home improvement ideas to life!
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Contrary to what many homeowners think, hiring an interior designer can save you a lot of money on your home remodel. This is because a seasoned interior designer will know how to best use your space, and with the best brands, materials, features, and appliances, which means fewer returns, repairs, and mistakes. This is especially true when it comes to major decisions, like deciding what kind of built-in entertainment center, home office, kitchen island, or fireplace works best with your home design, because there really isn't room (literally) to gamble.
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Noida Woman Falls Prey To SIM Card Upgrade Scam; Loses Rs. 9.5 Lakhs
While the larger segment of the population uses technology for an easy lifestyle, some tend to find a loophole to scam others. We have come across various online frauds that have ripped people out of their hard-earned money. SIM cards and digital payment frauds are on the rise. A new case has been reported where a woman from Noida has lost a whopping sum of approx Rs. 9.5 lakhs money to a SIM card scam.
What's Actually Happened?
Varsha Agarwal, a resident of Sector 108, Noida, lost money to SIM card upgrade scam. Agarwal received a call from a scammer claiming to be a customer care executive. The fraudster posed as a customer care executive of some other brand.
This incident took place last month on May 7 where the fake customer care executive told the victim that she requires her SIM card to be upgraded from 3G to 4G or else the services on her number will be canceled. He further added that the only way to keep the card active was to upgrade to 4G.
Fearing the worst, the victim readily agreed to upgrade her SIM from 3G to 4G network. She was asked by the fake agent to put a SIM swap request. And without having any idea about what was in store for her, the victim gave out all the details.
Agarwal was then told that her SIM card will stop functioning for 72 hours, once the company begins the process of upgrade. Little to her knowledge, the fake customer care agent had already duped her of a big sum. Upon not receiving any confirmation and with the number still being active after six days, the victim grew skeptical.
After days of this incident, Agarwal went to the bank where she got to know that she had been duped. The scam caller had accessed the victim's savings account and a sum of Rs. 9.52 lakh was transferred to an unknown account in Jharkhand.
Scams like these have become quite common over the past few years. Yet, a huge chunk of the population still falls for it. The reason being is less awareness and also the new ways these scam artists attack every time. It has been always advised not to share any personal information with a stranger that can get you robbed of your hard-earned money.
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Bed 12 is a poignant and darkly comic account of what it's like to fight for someone's life. It's for anyone who wonders about their own mortality, who has experienced the serious illness of a friend or relative, or who cares about the NHS.
Author's Bio
Alison Murdoch is a regular contributor to BBC Radio including: Good Morning Sunday, the Moral Maze, Women's Hour, Prayer for the Day, Beyond Belief, and the Chris Evans Show. Her writing has been translated into four languages. She once smuggled herself into Tibet in the back of a lorry.
'Bed 12 is a love letter to the NHS, and the everyday acts of kindness that keep it afloat … it needs to be widely read.'
Dr Phil Hammond – NHS doctor, writer, broadcaster and comedian.
'A powerfully moving book revealing the healing power that resides within the minds and hearts of each one of us.'
Thupten Jinpa, principal English translator to the Dalai Lama
'A fascinating and inspiring read for anyone who has experienced the serious illness of a friend or relative, or who wonders about their own mortality.'
Professor Clare Gerada MBE
'This is a miraculous story told with great humanity.'
The Rt Revd & Rt Hon Richard Chartres KCVO DD FSA, Bishop of London (1995-2017)
'A remarkable achievement. Bed 12 contains so much from which those of us providing intensive care could and should learn. '
Richard Beale, Professor of Intensive Care Medicine, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
'It should be on the reading list for all nurses and doctors.'
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Celtic Knot Accented Bookend
This is a Viking inspired bookend designFor your home
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This bookend was made using openSCAD. The component is made up of a triangle with a slightly smaller triangle subtracted from its center, then a thin plate was added to the bottom to give it a larger footprint. Lastly, a cylinder was extruded through the face of the component to allow for the Celtic knot accents to be placed. Once the shape was complete, I used a downloaded Celtic knot template (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2521582/files) and united them to the component in place so that they took up the cut out spaces. It was then processed using Cura and printed on an Athena II Delta bot
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The Baby Therapy Centre (BTC) is an Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) and Early Childhood Development (ECD) Centre and registered Non-Profit Organisation (NPO). For more than 27 years our mission has been to promote child health by minimizing developmental delays and remediating existing or emerging special needs. We care for the whole family by assisting with adaptive parenting and family functioning to accommodate special needs children's different emotional and physical needs.
BTC provides a warm and caring environment for the treatment of children, from birth to 6 years of age, who were born prematurely or are presenting with a developmental delay, are at risk or has been diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy, a syndrome, or any neurological condition e.g. Autism. This is achieved through the delivery of excellent primary care within a multi-disciplinary, team-based environment. Children who are treated at BTC are provided with a full range of expert care by our team of therapists, nutritionists and nurses to ensure that each child develops to his/her full potential. In addition, our family centred care ensures that you as the parent play a vital role in the development and wellbeing of your child.
Our focus is on the child's ability to become functional by following the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Model (ICF) which explains the child's limitations in activities in their immediate and broader environment within the context of their disability and then more broadly in the context of the home, community, and society as a whole. By employing this model, your child's various therapeutic interventions start supporting and expanding on the other, enabling your child to develop his/her skills to manage daily tasks for themselves and to become a happy and fulfilled child. At BTC we believe that every child should be loved and valued and has the potential to play a productive role in society. For that reason, we provide the most innovative and up-to-date therapy programs to every single patient of ours with the utmost care and dedication.
- Holistic therapy services to achieve maximum developmental progress.
- Training and counselling for parents and caregivers to enhance their caregiving abilities and to maintain the well-being of families.
Therapeutic services to families from disadvantaged groups, regardless of creed, race, or socio-economic background.
To continuously strive to be a Centre of excellence by maintaining the highest professional standards within our multi-disciplinary approach while providing evidence-based therapy services.
Dr. Scheán Babst
Scheán is a biological scientist with a PhD in the field of Genetics. She gained extensive experience in the management of multidisciplinary teams during her 25+ years career. She has deep compassion for children with special needs based on the fact that she also has a son with severe Autism and has personally experienced how important a multidisciplinary, holistic approach is in addressing the challenges of children with developmental delays and other special needs. Scheán worked as the Principal at Chrysalis School and Developmental Centre (for children with special needs) for the past five years which provided her with in-depth knowledge of the day-to-day management of an environment for these children. Subsequently, she was appointed as the Head of The Baby Therapy Centre in January 2021 and has vowed to work with great passion and commitment to ensure that The Baby Therapy Centre will continue to provide service excellence in addressing the needs of each child and, most importantly, also provide a warm and loving environment to families as a whole.
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Scythia – For the Bear (Self-Released)Wednesday, 27th March 2013
I love hearing bands who embrace the eclectic possibilities of different genres. Sometimes it works and at other times, it can be a colossal fail. In the case of Scythia, its full steam ahead with the traditional sounds of folk metal and the added twist of proggy elements to give their sound that adventurous edge. They have self-released a new EP For the Bear and it is a captivating, and heavier approach to storytelling, proving these Canadians are ready for the grand stage.
What you won't find is the typical blood 'n guts approach to fantasy metal, but instead a prolific attempt to create a world filled with lush moments and elegant melodies. For the Bear is essentially new material and re-recordings of previous material from their debut release. The intention here is to create a live feel with these recordings and presented here in a sharper and more aggressive feel. I would say that approach fits like a glove on "Sailor's Accolade" (a new song) because of the up-beat tempo to make you sing a long in sheer delight. The other new song is the title track which essays the true essence of Viking lore and quantifies the amount of ale one would drink on a dark mid-winter's night. It's truly an infectious number and most definitely the highlight of the EP.
As for the re-recordings, "Fierce Riders of Scythia," "Black Death" and "Dies Irae Pt 1" are all taken from the debut in 2010. The tracks are sounding great here and they all obviously benefit from being remixed. The songs flow well and when you add "Mattawa Reel" (the instrumental track) into the mix it rounds out an impressive track list. Although I would be remiss if I didn't mention the bombastic closing track of video game music culled together into a medley of a song appropriately titled "Video Game Medley." The track incorporates themes from Wizards and Warriors 1, Castlevania, Skyrim and Final Fantasy VI – blending them together seamlessly much to the delight of any video game fanatic. It's a fantastic way to cap off this amazing release.
Scythia proves they can utilize the live feel to their advantage to capture that special moment. True lovers of the folk metal genre will probably enjoy this release for a number of reasons. There's great artwork to go along with it and more importantly, the band had a lot of fun recording this release. I anticipate big things from Scythia and look forward to their next full-length project.
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Beyond the Border: Puerto Rico is Back in Business
Puerto Rico overcomes the devastation of Hurricane Maria.
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"We embrace our beer and cheese and Packers in Wisconsin, certainly," says Julia Hertel, executive director, Wisconsin Association of CVBs, of the state's reputation, but Wisconsin's natural beauty is often not realized by outsiders. "Most of our facilities, our major convention centers, are on the water or are right next to the water, whether that's a river or a lake." The state's regions have many of the same core elements that make Wisconsin Wisconsin, but each have their own distinctive character.
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About Us
Our Mission
Formed by the gospel, King's Cross Church exists to make wholehearted disciples of Jesus who are united in living for the glory of God, the growth of one another, and the good of others in the everyday stuff of life.
(Matthew 22:36-37; Matthew 28:18-20)
Our story began in 2016. God drew together a team of people who were pursuing a vision for biblically-functioning Christian community in our 21st century South Orange County context. Initially meeting in backyards and living rooms before moving to the back room of a generous church down the road, we now gather on Sundays in the center of Rancho Santa Margarita. Throughout the week, we are committed to living out the transforming grace of Jesus Christ in community with one another and in our families and neighborhoods and workplaces.
Why "King's Cross Church"?
Our name "King's Cross Church" is a clear reminder of the gospel that is the center driving force of what God has done for us and who we are as His people. We're all about Jesus, the KING of kings (Revelation 17:14), who lived a sinless life (Hebrews 4:15), died on the CROSS and rose on the third day in order to save sinners (1 Corinthians 15:3-4) and bring them together as his CHURCH. Through His victory over evil, sin, and death, He is undoing all that is wrong with our world and bringing everything back under His perfect rule and reign (Colossians 1:18-20).
Our Values
The Scriptures tell us that the church is the "manifold wisdom of God" on display for all to see (Eph. 3:10). Therefore, through the following values that shape our church community, we hope to display the character, heart, and beauty of our great God. These values flow outward from our foundation and starting point: a vibrant relationship with Jesus Christ (Rev. 2:4).
Gospel (Good News)
We never graduate from the gospel of Jesus Christ.
The gospel is our central core value and the foundation for all the others. It is the pinnacle of God's redemptive work, the center of the Bible's story, and the message of our faith. It is God's power for salvation not just for unbelievers but believers as well. (Rom 1:16; 1 Cor 15:3; Col 1:16, 2:6-7; Gal 2:14)
We are transformed by the truth of God.
Since Christians are formed, grown, and shaped by God's Word, biblical literacy is key to spiritual health and growth. As the gospel comes to bear on everyday life it produces in us holiness and humility. (Psa 19:7-11; Acts 17:11; Eph 2:1-10; 2 Tim 3:16; Heb 4:12)
We were wired to worship God and enjoy Him forever.
As one theologian said, "Our hearts are restless until they find their rest in God." Worship is both the aim of our mission and the source of our joy. God is not a means to some idolatrous end—He is the means and the end. (Ps 96:1-3; Isa 60:21; Hab 2:14; Rom 11:36; 1 Cor 10:31)
We are called into authentic community.
Jesus not only saves us as individuals, He saves us into a new community of grace. We will fight the impulse for secluded individualism in favor of the authentic community Jesus calls us to. (1 Co 12; Jam 5:13-16; Heb 10:24-25)
We desire all of Jesus in all of life.
Christianity isn't just about believing in Jesus, but in becoming more like Him and walking in His ways. Because true faith bears weight on our whole lives, we seek to love God not just with our heads, but our hearts and hands too. When we take part of Him but not all of Him, then we have none of Him. True holiness is wholeness (Deut 6:5; Isa 1:11-18; Mat 22:36-38; Rom 12:1-2)
We are made for a mission.
God empowers and equips every member for service in the church and mission in the world. We use our gifts to strengthen the body by worshiping together, working together, and walking with Jesus together. We are then sent into the world to love, serve, and bless our neighbors. (Luk 19:11-27; Eph 2:10, 4:11-16; Jer 29:7; Hab 2:14; Mat 28:18-20; Acts 7:1-53)
We are persistent in prayer.
We are completely dependent on God through humility and prayer. We cannot grow in the gospel or walk in the ways of Jesus without the Spirit's help. As a church we want to pray for God to do great things in and through us that would otherwise be impossible without Him. (Psa 85:6-7; Jhn 3:6-8, 15:26; 1 Th 5:19)
Learn More at "Starting Point"
At Starting Point, you'll learn more about who we are, why we started this church, and where we're headed in the years ahead. It's also a great place to meet our leadership team and learn how to get plugged in.


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There are only a few artists out there that have truly widened the spectrum of trance and Gareth Emery is definitely one of them. This man is extremely talented when it comes to all things music. He is certainly ahead of the game with his productions. Even his shows are more creative than other artists out there — just take a look at Laserface. He's also had tons of great accomplishments throughout his career; like when he won the ASOT Tune Of The Year award in 2017 with his track with Standerwick and Haliene, "Saving Light". Some of his other more notable tracks are "Concrete Angel" with Christina Novelli, "Sanctuary" Lucy Sanders and "U" with Bo Bruce.
Gareth is one of my personal favorites, I have seen him countless times and his sets never fail to surpass my expectations. On February 8th, I had the distinct pleasure of being able to have a conversation with the man, the myth, the legend; Gareth Emery. So without further ado, here is our conversation about all things trance. The following transcript has been edited for readability.
FMF: Hello, this is Nadine from Fresh Music Freaks. I'm sitting here with Gareth Emery. You have been producing and DJing since the early 2000s. What made you choose trance over everything else?
Gareth Emery: It was the first genre that tempted me away from rock. I never liked dance music before I heard trance. I've heard house music and stuff like that and it never really did it for me. The mad thing is when I first heard trance, we didn't know it was called trance — that's how new it was. We would just go to a night at the university we were at. And the thing is, at that time we didn't have Spotify or Shazam. There was no way of knowing what songs were called. We were hearing early Ferry Corsten and Paul Van Dyk. It was 1998, so it was that sort of era and this music was fucking amazing and made me want to throw away my guitar and start using a computer to make music. It wasn't until this album came out on Ministry of Sound called "Trance Nation". It had all the songs on there that we've been listening to. So, we were like, 'Oh! The music we like is trance!' And at that point I knew and it just kind of came from that.
Lots of people have different definitions of trance and you have your own. What does trance mean to you?
For me, it's very difficult to define trance as a genre. This can be the longest answer ever, by the way. But part of the reason why trance has remained current for so long is because it has evolved. I think anybody that sticks to a very narrow definition of the genre, whatever that is; it's probably not that great for it. Since 1998, the original trance back then was very uplifting and then it went hard. You had hard trance with people like Scot Project and Cosmic Gate — when they first came on they were complete hard trance. Then in 2005 or so, the genre went really into tech trance. When Sander van Doorn first came around, he was such an incredible artist. Then a few years after that it all went progressive. So what I'm saying is that trance has been through so many different re-incarnations over the years. That's why people are still into it. When you look at genres that don't evolve, that don't absorb other influences; they disappear. That's the whole point of trance — I love the fact that it's evolved. For me, it's always been a feeling rather than a narrow definition. Eric Prydz, for instance, makes some of the tranciest music you can listen to. "Stay With Me" or "Trubble" — those tracks are way more pure trance than the trance that calls itself 'pure trance'. For me it's a feeling, but nobody's got the right to define it. If people think it's trance, it probably is.
Based on your whole "feeling" of trance; name three songs that define trance for you.
I'm probably going to end up naming old ones because most people's fondest memories are when they first get into a genre. "Sunrise" by Ratty is one of my favorites of all time. I first heard this song in 1998 or 1999 and the fact that I'm still playing it now is amazing. This next one is going to be a bit debatable, but I'd say Zombie Nation's "Kernkraft 400". It's still a classic. It's hard to explain how powerful that record was. It was like nothing you'd ever heard before. You would hear it five times in a night, it was that good. The third one would be something more well known like Three Drives – "Sunset on Ibiza" or "Greece 2000", "Cafe del Mar", Binary Finary – "1998", maybe some early Ferry Corsten stuff. There's literally so many good ones during that era.
You're playing Luminosity this year, so you're going to be playing for a ton of die-hard trance fans. You dropped trap at Dreamstate, so what are you going to bless us with at Lumi?
Let's just dig into that claim a little bit because people often say that to me. 'Oh, you dropped dubstep or trap.' The thing that people would have thought was dubstep was a remix of Public Domain's "Operation Blade", which was a trance classic. So it was a dubstep remix of a trance classic. Now if people are too stupid to know that it was a remix of a trance classic, that's not my problem. It's a good record. Secondly, even if I did play dubstep; that drop lasted 15 seconds. That's 15 seconds out of an hour long set. If people get pissed because of 15 seconds out of an hour long set, then don't fucking listen, fuck off. I would understand if people came to see me for an hour and I played 20 minutes of dubstep or 20 minutes of hip hop. That would be a problem. But mixing things up a little bit — I kind of enjoy doing it and it makes a ruckus as well.
I'm going to be perfectly honest with you. I actually enjoyed the change up. I listen to trance nonstop, but having a little bit of a break in a set is kind of nice. I like to hear something different in the middle, something darker, deeper or heavier than usual. And you do that during your longer sets. So how exactly do you prepare for open to close sets musically?
It's exactly that. It's not going to be the same style all the way through. When I played New Year's Eve, that was seven hours and it began ambient. Musically, I've done enough of these sets now so a lot of it is just favorite tracks of mine and there's certain tracks I only get to play in my open to close sets. So I already know what I'm going to play most of the time. I just bring out those old favorites of mine. Then other times it's those tracks the don't fit into a normal set. You get to go so much deeper and wider than what you normally get to play. I'll start playing super fucking chill, tech house tracks like Hot Since 82 and move into banging trance and that's what makes it fun for me. I've heard open to close sets by other artists, who I'm not going to name because they're good artists and people I like. But it's like one long song because every song sounds the same. Surely the whole joy of playing all night is that you get to go outside of what you're normally known for. At least it is for me.
How do you prepare for your open to close sets, physically? How do you like not use the restroom in the middle of your set?
Well New Year's Eve was alright actually. And the cool thing I've learned now is that you can bring in some other artists — like I had Ashley Wallbridge, Emma Hewitt and Jonathan Mendelsohn (on NYE). I can let them do their thing and that provides a good chance for me to go to the restroom. Otherwise it's really difficult not to go to the restroom unless you have little sips of water all night. I think that's the Markus Schulz strategy — you just have tiny little sips of water all night. But I'm playing seven hours, I want to drink. Not the whole time, but as we get towards the end I want to celebrate. So I'll put other people on and that's how I get to go to the restroom.
Your job is to create fun for your entire crowd. So, what do you do for fun?
I like to ride my bike on the beach and hang around with my kids. I don't have much time for hobbies. I probably should get more and that's a thing I need to do in the next few years. So that my life is not entirely making music and playing music because it's an all consuming job. You don't get much time for anything else.
You have your Laserface tour and you've got openXclose. But what else can we expect from you?
I've got my album with Ashley, which comes out at end of March. It's amazing. You will like it — you as in the audience. Nadine will like it too, hopefully. But also I just want to spend the year making the best music possible. It's really easy (when you're touring a lot) to get distracted in this world of constant traveling and Instagram and social media stories. This year I just want to get my head out of all that shit. I deleted instagram recently. I'm going to let my crew post updates. I'm just trying to make the best fucking music I've ever made because I still think I can make better songs than I have so far. But to do that, I need to put in some serious hours in the studio. So, that's the aim. Just make music every single day and see how good I can make it because ultimately when the shows are finished and I'm dead or whatever. What lives on? It's the songs you made that's all that really matters, right? So for me, it's about making the best possible songs in the next few years.
That's awesome and true because your songs are going to live forever.
That's the thing. Ultimately, nobody's going to really give a fuck how many people came to see me play on 'x' day or how many Instagram stories I did of my lunch or whatever. And it's really easy to get distracted by all that shit. Yeah, you've got to do this and you've got to do that. So this year I'm like, fuck everything — I just want to make music and make it really fun.
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The Zinn Education Project has been promoting the role of working people, women, people of color, and organized social movements in actively shaping history for years. I can only imagine how the 99 percent movement will be taught in years to come.
#OccupyWallStreet is clearly a people's movement. There is a minimal presence of organized labor and it has purposely forgone the sometimes distracting charismatic personalities of many other movements in the making. Understated, organized, and committed are adjectives that best describe #OccupyWallStreet. Others are scalable, patient, and strategic. All of these qualities seem to elude the press.
As expected, conservative media are characterizing #OccupyWallStreet as an anomaly comprised of crazy anarchists. Other relatively progressive but mainstream media organizations are also undermining the power of these massive pods of patient protestors popping up all over the country. Dismissing the wisdom, history, and innovation of the group, these media outlets have framed #OccupyWallStreet as a group of misinformed individuals without an agenda or clear plan.
From the bus boycotts to the Black Panthers, #OccupyWallStreet represents the results of historical marginalization and lack of true representation in the US Congress, on Wall Street, and in local elected offices. #OccupyWallStreet represents the best of American ideals and ingenuity. They are inclusive, intergenerational, focused, and democratic.


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We have let you down, Tim Gunn. You've tried so hard to get us to stand up straight, tuck in our shirts, and generally behave like we're in a civilization, and how do we repay you? With Taylor Momsen. We understand. You're not angry. You're just ... disappointed.
Last week, the "Project Runway" mentor/most dapper man in the world groused that the young starlet/vibrator enthusiast, whom he encountered during his guest appearance on "Gossip Girl," "was pathetic, she couldn't remember her lines, and she didn't even have that many. I thought to myself, 'Why are we all being held hostage by this brat?'" Chalking up Momsen's lack of preparation to BlackBerry addiction, he flatly stated, "She annoyed the entire crew." But it's not just heavily eyelinered pop tarts who have felt Gunn's withering scorn lately. In the same interview, he further diagnosed "Real Housewives of DC" party girl Michaele Salahi and her husband as "sociopaths" and mused, of the New Jersey "Housewives" cast, "How far are these women from wild animals?"
Gunn's been on quite a roll lately in general, dropping truth bombs with extreme shock and awe as he promotes his new gospel of good behavior, "Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's Little Lessons for Making It Work." Making the rounds of the talk show circuit, Gunn has been gleefully dishing on the end-of-the-empire level antics of divas like Anna Wintour, André Leon Talley and Isaac Mizrahi while continuing to accept no excuses for the existence of Crocs.
But the man who recently said, "My advice is to take the high road. You'll never regret it," wasn't swallowing his own Kool-Aid earlier this week, when he posted a Facebook vlog about the recent Jackie Kennedy-Onassis-themed episode of "Project Runway" and vented his "huge frustration at the content of the challenge" and the "crack-smoking judges." He swiftly removed the post, admitting to the New York Post that "there was a hurtful reaction to a couple of things I said, and that really concerned me. That was never my intention. I thought, 'Let me just take this down.'" Of course, nothing ever dies on the Internet, and you can watch the whole thing in all its crabby, I'm-surrounded-by-frickin'-idiots glory on a number of sites. Is the clip so scathing it burns? Yes indeed. Is it all justified? Quite likely.
The reaction to Gunn's recent bout of rogue-going has been mixed, with EW asking if he's becoming "too mouthy" and The Frisky angsting that perhaps he's grown "unprofessional." And Gunn does indeed seem to be dispensing zingers at an unusually accelerated rate these days. Is he perhaps weary of the "Project Runway" franchise, with Heidi's mock solemn pronouncements and those cast members who seem perpetually more interested in becoming television stars than serious designers? Has he just had it with that little bitch Suri Cruise? Because, hey, who hasn't?
We're accustomed to regularly televised bouts of amateur hair-pulling and hot tub sexing. But Gunn, who may not exactly have taken "the high road" with all his recent exasperated tirades, is nonetheless still something of an anomaly: a defender of effort, elegance and good manners. He believes that bratty behavior and ugly shoes should never be tolerated. He believes that crassness is not valid entertainment. We're better than that, he says. And his deceptively simple cri de coeur, "Make it work," is one of the hardest things in the world to pull off.
He sees right through shortcuts and stunts. He demands energy and thoughtfulness, not just of his duh-sign-errrrrrs, but Taylor Momsen and Anna Wintour and you and me. We have to try a little harder to meet Tim's approval. We have to do our homework. And when we don't, he will call us out on our own pathetic laziness. Yikes. It's harsh stuff. It's tough love, light on the love. But coming from the eminently sane, ultimately encouraging, telling-you-this-for-your-own-good mouth of Tim Gunn, somehow, he makes it work.


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Nestled in the small Cotswold village of Cold Aston between Cheltenham and Bourton-on-the-Water is The Plough Inn a true country pub. The Plough Inn offers a warm welcome real ales cracking wines and delicious home cooked freshly prepared food.
With its old Cotswold flagstones original beams and a roaring fire you can lose yourself in the history of this grade 2 listed 17th Century Inn whilst relaxing and creating a base to explore the North Cotswolds and beyond. Ideally located to visit many of the areas main attractions including Bourton on the Water, Stow on the Wold, The Slaughters, Broadway, Snowshill, Burford, Cotswold Wildlife Park, Cotswold Farm Park, and of course Cheltenham with race weeks being extra special events in the area. Food is important at The Plough Inn being one of Nick and Laura's biggest passions.
Top quality locally produced ingredients are used to create delicious freshly prepared home cooked dishes. Seasonal produce is central to our menus and we constantly change our specials board depending on what is good that day. The Plough Inn is unique in having a Bertha an indoor charcoal oven perfect for cooking the perfect chargrilled steak or whole fish.
We have 3 ensuite double/ twin rooms varying in size and price each with their own unique character. Each room is named after a local village which the Plough Inn has served since the 17th Century. The rooms have been renovated and decorated sympathetically to preserve the character of this grade 2 listed building.
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We love good food. Our aim is to serve really fresh locally sourced and seasonal dishes with a strong focus on pub classics. There are two dining areas used for all meals: The 'old' dining area is in the 17th century original pub setting with original wooden beams and fire place. The 'new' dining area is adjacent to the bar and is lighter and brighter with a conservatory area. Diners can also eat outside in good weather either on the patio or the sun deck.
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A while back, I wrote about how to use extra credit to motivate students to use their power as consumers to influence those aspects of the economy that are directly harmful to people and/or the world. I believe that this is an essential "closing of the loop" in our teaching: students need to not only learn about the damage that some of our economic activities are doing, but to take action.
I started with an extra credit project in which students send letters or emails to tobacco corporations. I realize that tobacco corporations probably do not care that most people think they are evil—they have an addicted, and very sizable, minority of citizens as customers. But I refuse to totally give in to cynicism on this point. The best effects of this project may be on the students, even if the effect on the market is negligible.
I would like to post a link to updated instructions for such an assignment. Since my original posting, there have been some changes in tobacco corporations. Specifically, the big four will soon be the big three. But the biggest change is that I have added a positive activity. As most of you probably know, CVS Health has decided to stop marketing tobacco products—a decision that will cost them about two billion dollars a year in lost revenue. I would like my students to send them emails thanking them for this decision.
Here is a link to my website, on which I have posted a PDF of the instructions I posted for my students. You may alter it for your students, if you wish to do this activity.


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OnePlus introduced its mid-range and budget segment "Nord" series smartphones back in July 2020. The Chinese OEM launched the OnePlus Nord and a few months later the OnePlus Nord N series. Now, as the smartphone brand is gearing up for the launch of the OnePlus 9 series, a major leak has revealed what is being said to be a successor to OnePlus Nord N10.
A reliable leaker Steve Hommerstoffer, aka OnLeaks has shared some renders of an upcoming OnePlus phone codenamed "Ebba." The leaker has speculated this handset will be the successor of the OnePlus Nord N10. The leaked images of the alleged OnePlus Nord N10 successor reveal how the upcoming phone will look. The leaked render shows off the overall design of the OnePlus' upcoming smartphone. Check out what the OnePlus Nord N10 successor, the OnePlus Nord Ebba, is expected to offer below.
OnePlus Nord N10 Successor (OnePlus Nord Ebba) Renders
Looking at the front, the OnePlus Nord N10 successor appears to have a single punch-hole cutout at the top-left corner of the screen. This phone is also speculated to feature a 6.49-inch display — similar to the OnePlus Nord N10. The bottom edge of the phone houses a USB Type-C port, the primary microphone, speakers, and a 3.5mm audio jack. The left side of the phone's frame hosts two (volume) keys.
Now coming to the back, the OnePlus Nord Ebba has dropped the fourth camera and sports a triple rear camera setup. The three camera sensors are housed in a vertically aligned rectangular module, giving the device a much cleaner look. Another significant change that we see in the design of the Nord N10 successor is the location of the fingerprint sensor. This time OnePlus has relocated it from the back to the right frame. Further, the leaker claims the upcoming handset will feature a metal frame and have a glossy plastic back. The device will reportedly measure 162.9 × 74.7 × 8.4mm (10.3mm while including the rear camera bump).
While there is no official word on the OnePlus Nord N10 successor, the new leak suggests OnePlus could announce a new device in the coming months. We expect more leaks in the coming weeks, stay tuned.