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House Democrats demand answers on TV 'misinformation rumor mills'
House Democrats are pressing cable and streaming services over their decisions to host channels that the lawmakers accuse of spreading misinformation and conspiracy theories that lead to "real world harm."
Reps. Anna Eshoo (Calif.) and Jerry McNerney (Calif.), senior members of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, sent letters to the companies on Monday questioning their "ethical principles" involved in deciding which channels to carry and when to take action against a channel.
"Some purported news outlets have long been misinformation rumor mills and conspiracy theory hotbeds that produce content that leads to real harm," they wrote.
"Misinformation on TV has led to our current polluted information environment that radicalizes individuals to commit seditious acts and rejects public health best practices, among other issues in our public discourse."
The letter specifically calls out Newsmax, One America Network (OANN) and Fox News.
A Fox News Media spokesperson said the letter "sets a terrible precedent."
"As the most watched cable news channel throughout 2020, FOX News Media provided millions of Americans with in-depth reporting, breaking news coverage and clear opinion. For individual members of Congress to highlight political speech they do not like and demand cable distributors engage in viewpoint discrimination sets a terrible precedent," the spokesperson said in a statement.
Newsmax also criticized the letter and defended its coverage.
"The House Democrats' attack on free speech and basic First Amendment rights should send chills down the spines of all Americans. Newsmax reported fairly and accurately on allegations and claims made by both sides during the recent election contest," the outlet said in a statement.
The lawmakers also asked for information about the number of users who tuned into the stations in the weeks leading up to the election and the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.
Eshoo and McNerney sent letters to traditional cable providers, including Verizon and Comcast, as well as tech companies that provide channels as part of streaming services including Amazon, Google, Apple, Roku and Hulu.
Amazon said the company is reviewing the letter, while a spokesperson for Comcast declined to comment.
Spokespeople for OANN the providers did not immediately respond for comment.
Republicans are pushing back on the letter sent by the two Democrats.
"The Majority is flirting with violating the First Amendment," a Republican aide said. "Should the government be pressuring private industries to censor legally protected content and suppress the freedom of the press? No. If a free and independent press is still valued and mainstream in America, this censorship campaign should alarm every single journalist and member of the media."
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Brendan Carr, a Republican, called the letter a "chilling transgression of the free speech rights that every media outlet in this country enjoys."
"To the House Democrats that used their official letterhead to launch this inquiry, I would say this: Your demand to know the 'moral principles' that guide a private entity's decision about what news to carry cannot be reconciled with bedrock principles of free speech and journalistic freedom," he said in a statement.
"I call on my FCC colleagues to join me in publicly denouncing this attempt to stifle political speech and independent news judgment," Carr added.
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— Brendan Carr (@BrendanCarrFCC) February 22, 2021
The letter is setting the scene for what will likely be a contentious Wednesday committee hearing about "disinformation and extremism in the media."
Democrats and Republicans have split on the issue in the past, notably in October over tech platforms' decision to limit the spread of a New York Post story that included allegations about Hunter Biden, the son of now-President Biden.
The story quickly drew skepticism over its sourcing and findings, but when the tech giants clamped down on the spread of it online, Republicans widely criticized the companies of censoring content and an anti-conservative bias.
Republicans are expected to again bring up the controversy over the Post story on Wednesday.
Democrats, however, may focus on the boosting of election misinformation and the role it may have played in leading to the deadly insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6. The letter Eshoo and McNerney sent Monday highlights ways the stations spread false claims about the election, as well as the way the riot at the Capitol was covered.
The letter also discusses reports of misinformation about COVID-19 reportedly shared by Newsmax, OANN and Fox News.
—Updated at 2:36 p.m.


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Pro: An otherwise crowded, lifeless train ride is now underscored by the most emotional song ever written.
Con: I am crying on someone's baby.
Pro: The song is so beautiful, I can't help but sing along audibly.
Con: When I belt the unmistakable AhahahHAAHAHAhahahaHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAH part, a toddler tells me to, " Shut the fuck up."
Pro: I am so overwhelmed with passion, that I feel compelled to put "Shallow" on speaker, so that everyone can hear it.
Con: Several passengers throw garbage at me while screaming, "Turn that off bitch!"
Pro: The song is too provoking to just listen to in the train car, so I move myself to that in between cars part to listen to it where I can feel more liberated.
Con: I nearly fall to the tracks and die.
Pro: I return to the train car to perform a gorgeous, impassioned, and partially nude interpretative dance to the part when Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga sing "In the sha-ha-hallow, in the sha-ha-hallow."
Con: I am arrested for indecent exposure.
Pro: As I continued to play "Shallow" while being escorted to the local precinct, I decide that I, like Ally in A Star is Born, am destined for a career in music.
Con: I quit my job immediately.
Pro: Still playing the song, I decide to book a national tour so that I can exclusively sing "Shallow" over and over, across the country until I die.
Con: I lose the deed to my house and my family stops speaking to me.
Pro: Still playing "Shallow," a year later, on repeat at full volume, I perform my tour for very limited audiences across the U.S., most of whom are confused.
Con: I lose all my savings and am officially homeless.
Pro: A whole five years of playing "Shallow" on repeat, and I am fully at peace with the fact that my life has crumbled into nothing because of this gorgeous song.
Con: There is no con. It was all worth it. "Shallow" is just THAT BEAUTIFUL.

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Many people with asthma find that even with their medication and inhalers, the symptoms still restrict them in simple, daily activities and make it impossible to relax or enjoy life. Fortunately, there are many ways for you to reduce and improve these symptoms. Apply these tips in this article to help you fight against your asthma symptoms.
Avoid being in contact with pets. Pets carry a lot of dust and other impurities on them. If you have a pet, wash it every week, and try keeping its hairs as short as possible. If you are going to be in contact with an animal, perhaps you should wear a mask.
Clean up your house from food and water. Keep your food inside the fridge. When you let food or water sit, you are attracting small bugs and roaches, which can trigger allergic reactions. If you need to keep food outside of your fridge, consider getting a food pantry or opening your windows.
If you have asthma and you live in a cold weather environment, you may want to consider moving. It is a medical fact that cold weather triggers asthma attacks, whereas hot weather helps keep asthma attacks and symptoms in control. Places like Florida and the Caribbean have a smaller asthma population.
If you suffer from asthma then you should avoid using NSAIDS or aspirin. These can trigger asthma or make it worse. Stick to Tylenol or acetaminophen for your pain control and fever reducing needs. You can also talk to you doctor about other possible substitutions.
Keep in close contact with your allergist to let him know if your medication is working correctly to control your symptoms. Make him aware if your medication seems to be not working as well as it once may have. Your dosage or medication may need to be changed in order to help you.
Control the humidity within your home. Many people with asthma have seasonal triggers, meaning that as the humidity changes, they are more prone to attacks. Keeping your home at a steady low level of humidity throughout the year by using a dehumidifer could drastically reduce the number of asthma attacks you have.
Keep the humidity in your home at a controlled level with a dehumidifier. Environments that are dry and clean should stay at the top of your list of asthma treatments. Ensuring the humidity is low in your home means you live and breathe in more ideal conditions that help to avoid triggers to your attacks that are seasonal.
Consider joining a support group, either on or offline. Asthma, particularly if it is severe, can incapacitate you and keep you from going about your daily activities. If you know other asthma sufferers, you can stay up to date on the latest medicines and treatment options.
Asthma should be taken very seriously. Watch out for air pollution or allergens and make sure to always carry around an emergency inhaler. If left unchecked, it could result in an asthma attack which could be fatal. If you apply these tips, you will be able to manage your asthma symptoms and improve the quality of your life in the long run.


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As a DevOps Engineer you are taking part in the next phase of our Agile Transformation, to provide the best services towards our customers and to improve our system landscape. Our DevOps Engineers work closely with the agile development teams and together with them take end-to-end responsibility of our environments, infrastructure and platforms.
- Design, develop, enhance and implement software integrations based on customer feedback
- Actively participate in software design process to ensure cloud-first, containerization, high availability and maintainability are part of the design
- Build, design, deploy, and maintain the implementation of Cloud solutions across multiple application projects in DevOps mode
- Select, configure, develop, support and scale the tools and technologies used to build highly scalable and manageable containerized cloud environments
- Provide technical guidance and expertise on containerization and orchestration strategies
- Contribute your know-how on database and data storage technologies
- Responsibility for investigating and resolving operational problems in conjunction with other engineering and technical personnel
- Troubleshoot issues of systems and its logs and identify/ resolve problems proactively from test to production
- Develop and maintain our troubleshooting documentation
- Assess urgency of issues and facilitate follow-up and resolution accordingly including service quality initiatives to support product availability
- Implement automation of toil and boring, repetitive tasks (testing, packaging, dependency and configuration management)
- Write SOP (Standard Operating Procedures), design documentation to accomplish repetitive tasks. Create maintain and update cluster documentation
- Implement and enhance our level of automation of our software delivery life cycle (CI/CD pipelines)
- Analyze our systems regarding performance, security and availability
- Work closely with technology evaluation and reengineering teams on how to best use and continuously innovate our software delivery processes, support strategy-definition test and production platforms. Play an active role in DevOps Lab
- Provide direction and guidance to less experienced systems engineers
- Professional and intellectual IT ability at university level -at least Bachelors degree
- Experience in OS on a Linux OS
- Expertise in network administration
- Knowledgeable on software development and scripting languages, to provide automation and self-service tooling
- Expertise in CI/CD best practices, experience with setting up and maintaining build and deployment pipelines
- Strong knowledge of container (orchestration) technologies
- Experience with various automation frameworks, regarding build, test, integration and deployment
- Knowledgeable on cloud solutions
- Strong knowledge of agile and DevOps methodologies
- Ability to monitor systems and resolve issues
- Excellent interpersonal skills and a can-do attitude and end2end mindset
- Entrepreneur and technology evangelist
- Analytical and conceptual skills with high problem-solving competence
- Excellent communication skills in English, both verbal and written
What they offer
- Comprehensive benefit package
- International company with solid background, internal career opportunities
- Work-life balance
- Professional training opportunities (hard and soft skills also)


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Hearing aid practitioners fit, adjust and make minor modifications to hearing instruments and educate clients in appropriate use, care and maintenance of hearing instruments. They also perform follow-up examinations and readjustments.
These practitioners identify and assess hearing problems provide ongoing user support (program, service, and minor repairs) and advise other health providers.
Average Hourly
Range Hourly
$29.50 – $32.00
Average Yearly
Range Yearly
$57,525 – $62,400
Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment (3237)
Assistive listening device technician
Hearing aid assistant
Hearing aid consultant
Hearing aid dealer
Hearing aid dealer and consultant
Hearing aid practitioner
Hearing aid specialist
Hearing aid technician
Hearing assessment technician
Hearing disorder technician
Hearing instrument dispenser
Hearing instrument practitioner
Hearing instrument practitioner assistant
Hearing instrument specialist
Licensed hearing instrument specialist
2-3 year diploma program on Hearing aid practitioner including clinical/practicum placement
Average hourly
Range hourly
Average yearly
Range yearly
$29.50 - $32.00
$57,525 - $62,400
Employment outlook is mostly good across provinces. More information is available here.
With further training and experience supervisory and teaching position can be obtained.
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Hearing Aid Practitioner at McEwan University
Hearing Instrument Specialist Program by George Brown College.
Find more programs on OntarioColleges.ca
Ability to be precise and accurate; good communication skills, both orally and written; ability to work under pressure; be able to fully understand patients' needs; ability to operate related equipment; compassionate, dependable, ethical, and mature; ability to organize and prioritize workload priorities in collaboration with others; strong social skills and leadership ability; are comfortable working with instruments, apparatus, and technology; ability to manage high levels of stress associated with life threatening situations and medical conditions; self-discipline and self-directed; the ability to multi-task in a complex and fast-paced environment; a clean record, no prior criminal background.
Provincially regulated.
Licensure with a regulatory body is required for hearing instrument practitioners in all provinces except in Ontario where membership with the Association of Hearing Instrument Practitioners (AHIP) is required
Most hearing aid practitioners work in privately owned clinics, offices or retail companies. They may need to travel. Hours of work vary and may include evenings and weekends.
Proof of English proficiency and medical terminology and communication
Enrolling into a Hearing aid practitioner program
More information can be available here.


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I'm trying to create a script where I export models from the document across different frames exactly as they appear in the animated render.
However there are differences. The document is sampling a noise to drive values, and there could be minute differences between the editor document and the render document that is causing it to produce slightly different values.
Is there a way to ensure in my script that I'm using the exact same document execution that the renderer is using?
Hi @orestiskon the way to have a document identical to what is render, is to animate the document from the beginning to the targeted frame and evaluating the document each frame. The evaluation of a document is done via ExecutePasses.
One important thing is that internally sometime Cinema 4D use several call to ExecutePasses to really have the final result. Usually calling it 3 time in a raw is enough.
There is the basedocument_animate example which demonstrate how to animate a scene, one things to note is the use of DrawView, this internally does call ExecutePass beside also refreshing the ViewPort.
Hope it helps,
I think I managed to make it work by using:
c4d.documents.LoadDocument(docPath, c4d.SCENEFILTER_OBJECTS | c4d.SCENEFILTER_MATERIALS)
and then going to the end of the document and rewinding back to the beginning.
Doing this on the active document didn't work.
I'm using the Render execute passes as well, and the combination of all these seem to match the render results.
After more testing unfortunately there were still differences, not sure if I'm missing the proper way to go with it or if it's a limitation that the editor won't ever match the render state precisely.
Hello @orestiskon,
without any further questions, we will consider this topic as solved by Tuesday, November the 2nd and flag it accordingly.
Thank you for your understanding,


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Gouache is opaque watercolor. It is manufactured in much the same way as transparent watercolor. While they both are comprised of pigment, wetting agent, and a binder, gouache additionally receives an inert white pigment and higher levels of concentrated pigment.
The result is a paint with a smooth, matte finish that can be at times almost velvety in appearance. It can be used in conjunction with other water-based media such as acrylic, transparent watercolor, ink, and markers, as well as the dry media of pastels, and color pencil. Because the pigment is finely ground, gouache is well suited for use in an airbrush.
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I am an old enough pediatrician to have seen a number of sleep fads come and go in my career. I recall a device that gently shook the crib and made the noise similar to a car ride that was very popular back in the 80's. I also recall, a set of springs that were fitted to the bottom of the crib so as to create a rocking motion each time the baby moved. Who could forget the stuffed animal that had placenta noises or heart beat sounds emanating to help the infant replicate the womb-like environment in their crib. The current trends in infant sleep aides seem to be swaddle devices and white noise machines, to a large degree popularized by Dr. Harvey Karp, a pediatrician in California.
It was with great interest to me when I recently read a study that has questioned the safety of the white noise machines that are currently sold in the US. The authors recorded the decibel level of a variety of these machines and found that, at close distances, the amount of noise they produce could potentially cause hearing loss in an infant, especially if they were run all night. Currently, experts recommend that noise in hospital nurseries not exceed 50 decibels but many of these machines tested reached 85 decibels sound levels, far above what is considered safe. Exposure to noise of that level over an extended period of time can potentially cause permanent hearing loss.
Parents need to use caution when they introduce any external device into an infant's sleep ritual as we have recently been reminded with revelations about swaddle devices and now sound machines. Yes, there might be some short-term advantages from these devices but those unintended consequences often come back to haunt us. In the case of white noise machines, exposure to a lot of noise is clearly a limiting factor. Although difficult for many infants, maybe learning to settle oneself down and control one's own environment by creating their own "Comfortable sleep environment" is an important learning step for infants.
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[First off, since this is my first post here: I am in it for the real deal: open borders. But I also think that the best way to get there would be to first accommodate concerns and offer keyhole solutions that could then expand to open borders. So in this sense, the following is only meant as a keyhole solution.]
Nathan Smith has proposed a scheme: DRITI, that has as its main features return deposits, surtaxes, and savings accounts. While I found it interesting, I also found it complicated and prone to a lot of bureaucracy. In a similar vein, Anu Bradford proposes that a bond be posted by companies for the immigrants they hire. While I liked the idea, I share David Henderson's reservations over the exact scheme.
Now, let me make my own proposal. For full disclosure I would like to make clear that I work in the financial sector, but am not involved in what is called financial engineering in a narrow sense. I manage corporate bond funds. So I have no professional stake in what I suggest. And I am certainly not speaking for my employer. However, I have seen some financial products that try to achieve similar things, and so that got me thinking.
The main points that I would change from the above proposals are these:
– The proposals all are some kind of individual contracts where you have a lot of transaction costs. It would be much better if you were able to exploit economies of scale and created a tradeable financial product that allowed for a better division of labor with specialized parties for origination and operation, and that creates a market with price information that's publicly available.
– For a product to attract a lot of capital, it has to be reasonably simple. In the run-up to the financial crisis many complicated products were peddled. In my view, this was to a large extent to confuse investors. I never had these products in the funds I manage. I am in corporate bonds, i. e. bonds where you have to deal mostly with just default and liquidity risks. And believe me, this is already incredibly hard. Having many features with opaque interactions does not help.
– There is a concern from those who are wary of immigration that those who are in favor of open borders just live in some nice neighborhood and would only reap the benefits from more immigrants. Risks end up with other people. So I guess it would be a good idea that if risks are incurred, someone bears them voluntarily and they are not socialized. Let pro-open border activists (or whoever wants to) put their money where their mouth is.
– To make something feasible, it is a good idea to exploit what works, and self-interest in making a profit has been a reliable motivation for ages. Markets may not be perfect, but they do a reasonable job evaluating risks. As for political feasibility, getting as many groups to join because they have a material interest is a good idea, and that applies above all to politicians and the government.
Now here is my proposal. For want of a better name, let me call it an "immigration-backed bond" (unfortunately, "immigration bond", which would be a better term, already refers to bonds that immigrants have to post to get out of detention). It may sound complicated, too, but it is not so fancy if you compare it to other such products.
– First a special legal entity is set up (that's usually called a Special Purpose Vehicle) that pools a certain amount of money, let's say, 500 million dollars for ten years. There are some other parties involved who take care of origination and operations and who are paid a fee from the pool for their services.
– The money could come from a single party, or from a private offering, or there could be a public offering where you can buy bonds that are collateralized by the pool.
– Since I am thinking of the latter case, an "immigration-backed bond" would be almost like any other bond, with a principal amount that is paid back at maturity plus regular coupons.
– Now the main feature would be that there can be claims against the pool. If these occur, coupons or in excess of that also principal amount can be lowered.
How does this relate to immigrants?
– For a certain amount, let's say for every 20,000 dollars, the pool insures the risks of one specific immigrant (all numbers here and in the following are arbitrary, just to check that things do not get unrealistic). For 500 million dollars that would be 25,000 immigrants. In well-defined cases (e. g. a criminal verdict, deportation), the pool is on the hook for costs incurred by the government, damages to third parties and maybe also something like additional punitive damages. The pool would probably have a right to get the money back from the immigrant, but that's the problem of the pool.
– Visa for immigrants in the pool are "shall issue." They can only be denied for good reason, e. g. the results of a criminal background check. This "shall issue" provision is not exactly open borders, but it is in line with a prima facie right to immigrate, unlike a "may issue" provision as it is now.
– Immigrants who pass the test and do not cause any claims (or stay below some low threshold) are granted permanent residency after the ten years.
What happens with the money in the pool?
– Obviously, it would be stupid to leave it in a bank account at money market rates, so it should be invested in something. And here is where I rely on the greed of the government: the pool is invested in government bonds.
– Now to make this even more attractive for the government, you could give them better than market conditions, e. g. no coupons or even negative coupons that are paid and not received by the pool.
Up to this point, this looks like a money-losing operation. Holders of "immigration-backed bonds" would only have government bonds with lower or even negative coupons minus additional costs.
That's why:
– The pool has a claim on the immigrants for regular payments that are higher than all costs so far (market interest rates as an opportunity cost, expenses for origination and operation, discount for the government). It may be the business of the pool to collect those payments. Alternatively, they could be tacked onto tax payments as a surtax that is routed to the pool (minus some compensation to the government for supplying the infrastructure and costs for collecting the surtaxes).
– The payments by the immigrants (or whoever wants to take over for them) or the surtax are set so high, that investors can obtain a coupon that compensates interest rates plus a premium for taking on risks (losses from claims on the pool, defaults on payments by the immigrants).
– Since immigrants might leave the country before the ten years are over, there would have to be a so-called "callable" provision, i. e. early payback of part of the principal, either by lot or pro rata.
– The originator of the pool negotiates rates with the immigrants. Probably they would use some scoring method to evaluate risks and charge premiums based on the scores. If there are many high risks in the pool, rates have to be high, so investors get a high enough premium. Or else they can be lower.
So how would that look in the real world? Just a back-of-an-envelope derivation: If the pool were pretty risky, e. g. on a par with a junk bond with a rating of BB, you would want a premium of perhaps 5% per year to compensate for this. You would also want a market rate for a riskless security over ten years. Now those are very low at the moment. A realistic long-term level would perhaps be something like 4%. Then there may be additional costs for origination and operation of 2% and a further 2% to get the government interested. This adds up to 13%. Now 13% of 20,000 dollars would translate to 2,600 dollars a year per immigrant or somewhat more than 200 dollars a month. My guess would be that this is more of an upper bound.
The government would get 10 million per year and half a billion in capital for ten years. The originator and operator would get 10 million per year together. They could split it as 50 million for orgination upfront or 2,000 dollars per immigrant, and 5 million per year for operation. Again this is only meant as a rough estimate and more of an upper bound to see whether something like this could work.
You can build in other features, e. g. a life insurance company insuring risks from deaths or invalidity, or a reinsurance company taking over losses above a certain threshold. Just for fun: You could even go through all the exercises for asset-backed products, and pool "immigration-backed bonds" themselves and slice and dice them into tranches to get things like "immigration-backed bonds squared". But then I guess that might not be a good idea. 😉
Obviously, there could be problems that the originator of the pool does not have skin in the game. As usual you can make them hold an equity tranche that absorbs first losses. You could get rating agencies to supply a rating for the bond (I am not overwhelmed by what they can do with non-standard risks, but then it may not be useless either). There might be additional parties that would supply scores for individual immigrants and so make the pool more transparent. But then there could also be limits to that because of asymmetric information and adverse selection of immigrants in the pool.
There might also be destructive incentives from a public choice perspective. The government has a monopoly for granting access, so they might try to exploit this. However, this would probably only result in a higher surtax or equivalent for the immigrant. This may not be optimal, but better than nothing. International competiton might help to mitigate such effects. Another problem could be an incentive to close down other venues to the country because "immigration-backed bonds" are more lucrative. I can't say I have understood all the ramifications of this, so that's why I would like to debate my proposal.
The extra money the government receives (e. g. through lower or even negative coupons) ends up only in the general coffers. However, I'd find it even more attractive if you could tie it directly to other payments. For one million immigrants, with the above assumptions, there would be 400 million dollars per year. You could send a check of 400 dollars to the one million poorest households in the country. In this way, there would be an incentive from unexpected quarters to expand the program.
As I said, I do not have a stake in "immigration-backed bonds". I am also not an expert on structuring such products, so there might be major improvements or arguments why they would not work. However, if they came to pass, I would certainly be interested in investing my own money in them, just to show that I put my money where my mouth is – and to make a profit from a great opportunity to increase wealth.


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Pioneers return to Superdome
HAMMOND – It looked like there was nothing between St. Thomas Aquinas receiver Hunter Stanley and the end zone as he raced down the middle of the field with his team trailing 6-0 midway through the second quarter.
After catching a dump pass from quarterback Cameron Dantzler at his team's 15-yard line, Stanley had only green in front as he looked to even the score in Friday's semifinal clash with No. 3-seeded Notre Dame.
But the Pioneers' Hayden Bourgeois had other plans.
The senior defensive back chased Stanley down and tackled him from behind at the Notre Dame 6, preventing a game-tying touchdown. The Falcons failed to score on four tries, and they never got closer in this one-sided affair.
Bourgeois recorded his second consecutive three-touchdown outing, the Pioneers' defense suffocated the Falcons all night and Notre Dame advanced to the Division III select state championship game with a 33-0 shutout of No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas on Friday in Strawberry Stadium.
The Pioneers will go for the school's fifth state title against No. 1 seed Riverside Academy, which defeated St. Charles Catholic in the other semifinal game, 35-14.
One week after knocking two-time defending state champion Calvary Baptist out of the playoffs, the Pioneers handed St. Thomas Aquinas its first loss of the season to advance to their first state title game since 2012.
"I was a little concerned because last week was almost a perfect game for us against Calvary Baptist, which we knew we had to have," said Notre Dame coach Lewis Cook. "It's hard to follow that up. But we had a good week of practice, and I knew their hearts were going to be in it no matter what."
The Pioneers (13-0) garnered 396 yards of offense, with 303 of that total coming on the ground. Gabe Petry led the balanced Notre Dame rushing attack with 97 yards on nine carries, and senior Lance Bertrand added 73 yards and a touchdown on 11 attempts.
Bourgeois scored the Pioneers' first three touchdowns on runs of five, two and three yards, respectively, after erupting for three rushing scores against Calvary Baptist last week. On each of his touchdowns Friday, Bourgeois lined up in the backfield behind two fullbacks — all he had to do was find his way in.
"That's our bread and butter package," Bourgeois said.
Despite the big night on offense, Cook was more pleased with Bourgeois' hustle to track down Stanley on what seemed to be a game-tying touchdown in the second quarter.
"When Hayden Bourgeois ran that kid down instead of letting him just go score, that exemplified the heart of this football team," Cook said.
With the offense controlling the pace of the game, Notre Dame's defense controlled the Falcons. St. Thomas Aquinas (12-1) tallied only 200 yards of offense as the Pios held the Falcons to a woeful 20 yards on the ground.
Notre Dame harassed Dantzler, a Mississippi State commit for the class of 2016, all night. The senior completed just five of his 16 attempts for three interceptions and 140 yards, 87 of which came on one play. He rushed 13 times for 36 yards (2.8 yards per carry).
"[Notre Dame's] defense is good," said Falcons' coach John White. "It's the best defense we've seen, and we knew coming in that's how they good they. They illustrated that tonight."
All that now stands between the Pios and their first state title since 2009 is a date with top-seeded Riverside on Dec. 4 in the Superdome. The Rebels (11-1) have won 11 straight after opening the season with a 29-28 loss to John Ehret on Sept. 4.
Cook said his team will be looking forward to the challenge.
"I saw [Riverside] earlier in the year, and they have a lot of good athletes," Cook said. "It should be a heck of a football game. We'll have our work cut out for us next week for sure."


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I am a compassionate, responsible and experienced board certified psychiatrist. After graduated from Xiangya School of Medicine China, I worked at UT Southwestern Medical Center conducting neuroscience projects. I then completed my psychiatric resident training in Delaware Psychiatric Center and Emory University. I have acquired diverse clinic experience through the past 10 years working in different settings, including outpatient clinics and inpatient units with patients from diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Doctor of Medicine and Bachelor of Medicine Sept. 1992 - July 1999
Central South University/Xiangya School of Medicine, Changsha, China
Master of Science in Bioinformatics May 2001 - May 2003
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Losing weight isn't as complicated as it's been made out to be. Seriously!
The media and other "health experts" make weight loss seem extremely complex. While weight loss can be influenced by several factors, I'm here to just help you focus on one basic rule to lose weight and keep it off.
As a personal trainer and certified nutritionist, I've helped thousands of individuals understand the basics of weight loss and apply this easy to understand principle for lasting and effective weight loss.
Just check out Heather! She applied this basic rule and was able to lose 85 pounds!
What is this simple rule?
Eat fewer calories than you burn, and you'll lose weight.
How To Lose Weight With One Rule
What do I mean by eating fewer calories than you burn?
Let's break it down into an easy to follow example.
Karen is a stay at home mother of three. She would like to lose around 20 pounds so she can feel more confident in her swimsuit for summer. Karen found IdealShake and loves it so far because it curbs her hunger and helps her reduce her calorie intake. This is what a typical day for her looks like:
7:00 am: Karen wakes up and makes an IdealShake smoothie for breakfast. She makes one of the recipes from the Smoothie eBook. This adds up to around 300 calories.
10 am: A few hours later she decides to have a mid-morning snack before lunch. She chooses some string cheese and a cup of grapes. This adds up to only 180 calories.
1 pm: For lunch, Karen decides to make another shake for an on-the-go lunch as she runs some errands. She uses two scoops of IdealShake with nothing extra mixed in so this adds up to about 200 calories.
4 pm: After she get's back from running errands, she's hungry again so she reaches for an IdealBar and an apple. This adds up to 235 calories.
6 pm: Dinner time rolls around and Karen makes a simple meal of roasted chicken breast, carrots, and sweet potato for her and her family. Karen loves milk with her dinner, so she enjoys a glass of skim milk with her meal. This ends up being 475 calories.
8 pm: After the kids are in bed, Karen relaxes on the couch with her husband and enjoys a couple small pieces of dark chocolate. This adds up to 100 calories.
Karen's grand total calories for the day is 1490 calories.
So now that we know how many calories she has consumed. How do we know how many she burned that day?
This is where calculating BMR or basal metabolic rate comes in. Don't worry, it's not as complicated as it sounds.


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"Once a Binibini, Always a Binibini" has been the slogan of the Philippines' most prestigious beauty pageant since its inception in 1964. Since then, thousands of Filipinas have dreamed of becoming a Binibini and yet so few have succeeded. But the Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc. has succeeded in championing the Filipina throughout its long history.
Whether the Bb. Pilipinas was winning or losing internationally, BPCI has never grown tired of supporting them. It is a commitment born out of passion and love.
When you ask various generations of everyday Filipinos about significant events during particular decades, it wouldn't be surprising to hear them mention the victories of Gloria Diaz and Margie Moran or Manila's hosting in 1994 and 2016 of the Miss Universe pageant. Younger Filipinos will remember Pia Wurtzbach and Catriona Gray.
When an event such as the annual Bb. Pilipinas beauty pageant has such a huge cultural impact, to question its relevance would be to miss the point of seeing its true beauty. It goes far beyond the beauty that is seen. But it's the beauty that is felt when a young Filipina's dream is fulfiled and a nation unites to celebrate the Filipina.
Let's take a quick look at the queens who have made a mark in the not just the pageant world but in Philippine history and in the hearts of the Filipinos. For the purposes of brevity and current titles, only major titles are included.
On July 5, 1964, the first ever Bb. Pilipinas beauty pageant was held with only 15 official candidates. Myrna Panlilio Borromeo emerged as the first ever Bb. Pilipinas Universe. Her 2nd Runner-up, Elvira Gonzalez is remembered for being the beautiful mother to Charlene Gonzalez who would become Bb. Pilipinas Universe 1994. Interestingly, Elvira Gonzalez is also the first Binibini repeater, having joined the following year and placing as 4th runner-up to Louise Vail Aurelio.
Miss Universe 1965 — Louise Aurelio Vail, Top 15
Miss Universe 1966 — Maria Clarinda Soriano, Top 15
Miss Universe 1969 — Gloria Diaz, Winner (July 11, 1969)
Miss International 1969 — Margaret Rose Montinola, Top 15
Although not a product of Bb. Pilipinas, Gemma Cruz Araneta won our country's first ever Miss International crown in 1964. The Miss International franchise was acquired by BPCI in 1968.
It was only in 1969 that Bb. Pilipinas crowned both Bb. Pilipinas Universe (Gloria Diaz) and Bb. Pilipinas International (Margaret Rose Montinola) on the same pageant night. It must have been a very exciting time to enter the semifinals two years in a row at the very infancy of the organization and then win 5 years later.
Now, the 70s was a time when the Philippines' was solidifying its position as a pageant powerhouse. After the win in 1969, the country enjoyed a 4 year streak between 1972 to 1975. This was highlighted by Margie Moran's victory in Miss Universe 1973, securing the Philippines' second crown in a span of 4 years. At that time, only two other countries have achieved more than one win, the USA (1954, 1956, 1960, 1967) and Brazil (1963, 1968).
The placement of Armi Crespo in 1972 was also significant because it was the first year that the Miss Universe pageant was held outside of the United States. It was held in Dorado, Puerto Rico. The Latinos got a very early introduction to the Filipina queens.
On July 21, 1974, the Miss Universe Pageant was held outside the US for the third time at the Folk Arts Theater (now Tanghalang Francisco Balagtas) in Manila. This was specifically built to be the venue for the pageant. Along with the advent of the television at this period, Filipinos all over the country became enamored with these beautiful women during this amazing event.
Miss Universe 1972 — Armi Barbara Crespo, Top 12
Miss Universe 1973 — Margarita Moran, Winner (July 21, 1973)
Miss Universe 1974 — Guadalupe Sanchez, Top 12
Miss Universe 1975— Rose Marie Brosas, 4th Runner-up
This decade also saw two Miss Internationals crowned, three runner-ups, and two semifinals placements. The country truly dominated the Miss International beauty pageant with these beautiful women. The notion that a Filipina representative to Miss International must possess doll-like mestiza features must come from an observation of the qualities of these Binibinis.
Miss International 1970 — Aurora Pijuan, winner (May 16, 1970)
Miss International 1971 — Evelyn Camus, 2nd Runner-up
Miss International 1972 — Yolanda Dominguez, 2nd Runner-up
Miss International 1973 — Maria Elena Ojeda, 4th Runner-up
Miss International 1975 — Jaye Murphy, Top 15
Miss International 1976 — Maria Dolores Ascalon, Top 15,
Miss International 1979 — Mimilanie Marquez, winner (November 12,1979)
Coming from a very successful decade, the 1980's wasn't as successful internationally for the Binibinis. Only a handful of the queens were able to place in their respective pageants. It's a wonder that even though these women did not bring home the crown, they became household names and gay icons. Talk to any pageant afficionado from the 80s and they'll know exactly who these women are.
The 1980s was also a time when the fashion designer and model protege partnership was very common. It was the equivalent of today's camp or glam squad. Back then, a designer's muses could easily become tomorrow's Bb. Pilipinas beauty queens.
Renee Salud was the queen of all queens that included Chat Silayan, Desiree Verdaro, and Sara Jane Paez.
Of the 80s Binibinis, Alice Dixson is probably the most popular, having found major success in the entertainment industry as one of the country's main leading ladies.
During the 1988 Miss Universe pageant held in Taipei, Taiwan, where 4 of the Top 5 finalists were Asians, the Philippines' bet Perfida Limpin failed to make the cut. Many pageant observers back then used to wonder if the results would be different had the previous year's representative, Geraldine Asis been sent. But as with any pageant, it truly does depend on the girl's destiny.
This was the decade that Asia hosted three times: Seoul, Korea (1980), Singapore (1987) and Taiwan (1988).
Miss Universe 1980 — Maria Rosario "Chat" Silayan, 3rd Runner-up
Miss Universe 1984 — Maria Desiree Verdadero, 3rd Runner-up
Miss Universe 1987 — Geraldine Edith Asis, Top 10
Miss International 1981 — Alice Sacasas, Top 15
Miss International 1986 — Jessie Alice Dixson, Top 15
The 1990's will best be remembered when the Universe and the World both fell under the Bb. Pilipinas franchise. Suddenly, only 1 pageant mattered in the Philippines because all the major titles worth competing for were to be won here.
In 1992, Marilen Espino was crowned the first ever Bb. Pilipinas World. However, it was Filipina supermodel, Marina Benipayo, who ended up competing at the Miss World 1992 pageant.
In 1993, actress Sharmaine "Ruffa" Gutierrez almost won the country's first Miss World crown in South Africa. Many believe she was robbed that night because she was the most beautiful among the winners and had given a solid answer. We would have to wait another 20 years before we got our Miss World title.
The 1990s was a decade riddled with citizenship issues. Fil-Am beauty, Anjanette Abayari would be first to fall victim in 1991 after having been crowned Bb. Pilipinas Universe. Tisha Silang (1998) and Janelle Bautista (1999) would face similar fates during their years.
In 1999, Miriam Quiambao gave the Philippines a 1st runner-up finish in Miss Universe – it was the closest the country got to victory. Miriam is the only Filipina ever to win the Clairol Herbal Essence Style Award. She was sent to Venezuela to train for the Miss Universe pageant.
The most successful batch was 1994 – it included Charlene Gonzalez (Universe), Caroline Subijano (World), and Alma Concepcion (International) who all placed as semifinalists in their respective pageants. Their 1st runner-up, Abbygale Arenas, would later become Bb. Pilipinas Universe 1997. Maybe the high caliber of candidates was due to the fact that we hosted Miss Universe 1994. Unfortunately, the girls who wanted to be host delegate may not have known the odds would be against them.
Miss Universe 1994 — Charlene Gonzalez, Top 6
Miss Universe 1999 — Miriam Quiambao, 1st runner-up
Charlene Gonzalez's Bogobo national costume a creation of Jose Pitoy Moreno. She won the Best Costume. #MissUniverse pic.twitter.com/KURXAyhUHv— Lex Librea (@bostonvancouver) November 9, 2013
Miss World 1993 — Sharmaine Ruffa Gutierrez, 2nd princess
Miss World 1994 — Caroline Subijano, Top 10
Miss International 1991 — Maria Patricia Betita, Top 15
Miss International 1994 — Alma Concepcion, Top 15
Miss International 1995 — Gladys Andre Dueñas, Top 15
Miss International 1996 —Yedda Marie Kittilstvedt, Top 15
Miss International 1997 — Susan Jane Ritter, Top 15
Miss International 1998 — Collette Glazer, Top 15
A 5-year streak as a semifinalist in Miss International was a good feat considering that we did not win or place during this decade.
Just when Miriam's runner-up finish made the Filipinos even thirstier for a win in Miss Universe, came the 2000s. It was the most dismal showing of the Philippines in Miss Universe with zero placements. It makes one wonder what went wrong.
My theory is simple – many assumed that the Q&A cost Miriam the Miss Universe title. So, in choosing the next Bb. Pilipinas Universe, someone who was articulate became the primary factor. However, there was a shift in what the Miss Universe Organization was looking for. Not only were the winners good or at least adequate speakers – they were tall goddesses. Of the ones we sent, maybe only a couple fit the bill.
The biggest winner in the 2000s was undoubtedly Precious Lara Quigaman. Prior to that, Melanie Marquez's win in 1979 was the country's last major title.
Miss International 2004 — Margaret-Ann Bayot, Top 15
Miss International 2005 — Precious Lara Quigaman, winner (September 26, 2005)
Miss International 2008 — Patricia Isabel Fernandez, Top 10
Miss International 2009 — Melody Adelheid Gersbach, Top 15
Philippine representatives were giving Filipino fans something to cheer for in Miss World with a 4 year streak (2002-2005) in the pageant.
Miss World 2002 — Katherine Anne Manalo, Top 10
Miss World 2003 — Maria Rafaela Yunon, Top 5
Miss World 2004 — Maria Karla Bautista (Asia & Oceania), Top 5
Miss World 2005 — Carlene Aguilar, Top 15
— Rappler.com
Check out Rappler's coverage of Binibining Pilipinas 2019 here:
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- Meet all 40 of the Binibining Pilipinas 2019 candidates
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- 8 slice bacon
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Sandra Fele's work often explores the relationship between the natural and the manmade, and how vulnerable we are to both. One could not exist without the other; the natural world around us and our concrete jungles exert just as much power over us as we do over them. Her bold brushstrokes are the stable ground that she holds onto as an immigrant; the layers and complexity of being one, and the struggle to find a balance between both worlds intuitively guide her work.
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- I created these 3 paintings at the end of 2020 on a snowstorm day. My mind wandered to a warm place and I looked at the inspirational wall for a color palette. Immediately I felt the temperature rise inside my studio with the thought of being by the ocean.
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We know that the Covid-19 pandemic has created uncertainty all over the world – and a lot of people are naturally hesitant about booking holidays.
Well, we have always been committed to making sure you have the best possible day on the hill, but if anything happens that's more important than skiing, then we want everything to be as simple and stress-free as possible.
So our cancellation policy is very easy – because we have always wanted it to be as fair and transparent as possible.
Resort closure
If resort closes before you arrive we will give a full refund of the amount we have received.
And if you have already started your lessons then we will refund you on a pro-rata basis.
We want it to be that simple.
Changing your mind
We know that it's perfectly normal to change your mind. So if you do change your mind (or if circumstances in your home nation change) then our standard terms and conditions apply. We haven't changed them for Covid – we wrote them to be fair in any circumstance and we believe that still stands.
More than two weeks notice
We will give you a full refund of the amount paid, minus an admin fee.
This fee is calculated at 10% of the total booking, with a minimum of 50chf and a maximum of 250 chf.
Under two weeks notice
We will give you a 50% refund of the amount paid.
Under 48 hours notice
We will not be able to offer a refund. But depending on the circumstances we might be able to transfer your booking to another date.
Why do we have this cancellation policy?
Well, as ski instructors we are all paid on an hourly basis.
So that means if a lesson is cancelled and completely refunded then your ski instructor simply wouldn't get paid.
And because when a booking comes in an instructor is effectively blocked from any other bookings coming in, if work gets cancelled at short notice it's very difficult – if not impossible – for your instructor to get replacement work.
So our cancellation policy means that instructors will still be paid or partially paid. That means, for example, if you receive a 50% refund, we will still pay your instructor 50% of their wage.
Of course if you cancel in advance then we can still try to find more work for that instructor, so the refund is in full (minus a small admin fee).
We think it's fair and we hope you do too.
Meanwhile, stay safe and we look forward to seeing you back in Verbier very soon.


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The director of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has issued a sharply worded editorial on the one-year anniversary of the attacks on its offices that left 12 people dead, calling out "fanatics brutalized by the Quran" who sought to silence them for "daring to make light of religion."
"Never have we wanted so badly to bash the heads in of those who dreamed of our deaths," wrote Laurent Sourisseau, who goes by Riss.
Thursday marks one year since two al-Qaeda-linked Islamic militants, Cherif and Said Kouachi, stormed the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris before killing several more people at a kosher grocery store. The Kouachi brothers were later killed in a shootout with police.
Charlie Hebdo has a history of spurring controversy by drawing satirical cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, as well as Christian and Jewish religious figures such as the pope.
Backlash over the cartoons in the form of protests and even a firebomb in the office in 2011 required the paper to put in place more robust security measures for the staff. Stéphane Charbonnier, who went by Charb, was even assigned his own security guard around the clock. He was killed in last year's attack.
"On January 7 2015, around 11:35am, something strange happened," Riss wrote. "It's something we had all thought might happen, but never something we actually prepared for."
Riss added that he's in disbelief that religion could lead to the death of journalists in 21st-century France, a place he hoped could be defined by laughing and poking fun without being afraid of religious dogma.
Death has been deeply embedded into the magazine's history, he continued. First, the publication has nearly suffered an economic death several times, but always managed to keep going.
"The more the paper could be inventive and funny," he said, "the more we were alive and pushing back against those who sought to dim our lights."
Then, on that fateful morning last year, "after the deafening noise of about 60 shots fired over a period of three minutes in our conference room, a weighted silence settled over the room. [...] This time, Charlie had really died."
Ironically, the attack represented a revival for the paper. All of France, he said, began reading it after Jan. 7.
"They won't watch Charlie crumble," he concluded. "It's Charlie that will watch them die."
Riss also drew the edition's cover cartoon, which displays a bearded religious figure hunched over, a rifle slung across his back. Spots of blood dot his arms and legs.
"One year later, the assassin is still out there," the text says.
Surviving staff offered a harrowing account of what they remember from the day of the shooting. It was a regular morning. The staff was reuniting for the first time in the new year, hugging and kissing each other and using greetings like "morning, asshole!"
Coco, one staffer, had left briefly to pick up her daughter from daycare. The Kouachi brothers, spotting her outside the building, called out "Coco!" They grabbed her and demanded that they be let into the office.
"We were in front of the door, I was paralyzed, destroyed inside, they had their AK-47s slung on their backs," she wrote. "I punched in the code and walked in like a robot."
"The door opened suddenly and, from the corner of my eye, I spotted a masked man. I then heard 'Allahu Akbar' and next thing I knew, I had taken a bullet," Simon, the webmaster, recalled.
A 3-D representation of the offices, showing where each person was seated when the Kouachi brothers entered, is also part of Wednesday's edition.
The newsmagazine released 1 million copies, a portion of which are being sold internationally.
A little over one year ago, the magazine was struggling to stay afloat as sales were below 30,000 issues per week.
Despite the surge in support and popularity in the wake of the attack, "We feel terribly alone," Charlie Hebdo's financial director, Eric Portheault, told the Guardian. "We hoped that others would do satire too. No one wants to join us in this fight because it's dangerous. You can die doing it."
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Directors' Meeting Minutes - December, 2020
DATE: Thursday, December 17, 2020 PLACE: Via Zoom - Residents were notified of the Board meeting and invited to join. BOARD MEMBERS: Kathy Anderson, President Marilyn Herst, Vice President Peggy Noethlich, Secretary Norm Culbert, Treasurer Lee Worthy, Member-at-Large MINUTES: Alice Dickey CALL TO ORDER: President Anderson called the meeting to order at 8:40. QUORUM: Alice Dickey confirmed all 5 Board members were present. PRIOR MEETING MINUTES: Peggy Noethlich made a motion to approve November Minutes with the correction to RV Committee report changing $25/mo to $30/mo, Norm Culbert seconded, all in favor, motion passed. CORRESPONDENCE: 1. Per Alice Dickey – none this month. Alice Dickey asked for decision regarding 10% holdback on Simply Yards payments. Peggy Noethlich made a motion to release the holdback, Kathy Anderson seconded, all in favor, motion passed. GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1. After discus


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Australia: KBR JV Signs 15 bln Ichthys EPC Contract
KBR announced that its joint venture with JGC Corporation and Chiyoda Corporation, the JKC JV, has signed the formal contract for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) activities on the Ichthys LNG Project in Northern Australia. The JKC JV partners signed this EPC contract, valued at US$15 billion, with the Ichthys LNG Project owners, INPEX and Total.
"We are excited to have the opportunity to play a key role in this world-class project."
The Ichthys LNG Project is a Joint Venture between INPEX (76%, the Operator) and Total (24%). Gas from the Ichthys Field in the Browse Basin, approximately 200 kilometers offshore of Western Australia, will undergo preliminary processing offshore to remove water and extract condensate. The gas will then be exported to onshore processing facilities in Darwin via an 889 kilometer subsea pipeline. The Ichthys Project is expected to produce 8.4 million tonnes of LNG and 1.6 million tonnes of LPG per annum, along with approximately 100,000 barrels of condensate per day at peak.
"We are pleased to support INPEX and Total in delivering what will be one of the world's largest LNG facilities. This is a visionary project that will bring benefits both to Japan, through a long-term supply of cleaner energy, and to Australia, through economic growth and community development," said Mitch Dauzat, KBR President, Gas Monetization. "We are excited to have the opportunity to play a key role in this world-class project."
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Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda launched two Centers of Excellence for Tribal Welfare today. These centers were launched in collaboration between the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Art of Living through video conference.
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Clients & Venues
The Zoots have enjoyed working all over the world for some wonderful families and clients in some amazing venues. They have worked for some of the biggest companies in the world including: Google, Heineken, Microsoft, Nokia, Prudential, PWC, Royal Caribbean, Toyota, British Airways, Manchester United FC and Chelsea FC. The Zoots have also worked directly for many high profile people including Lady Sasima, Dane O' Neil (Jockey), Phil Dumville OBE, The Tizzards and high profile members of Private Members Clubs and Political parties. In 2021 The Zoots were recommended and supported by the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State Justice; Robert Buckland.
The Zoots have been lucky enough to play to members of the Thai Royal Family, England Rugby team, England Cricket team, Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), Eddie Jordan, Harry Judd from McFly and to audiences from over 120 countries. The Zoots performed at product launches of Mafia iii, Angry Birds Go, Toyota Corolla and the Audi A3. Harriet has also met the Queen, if she hadn't told you already!
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42nd Street Theater
Alton Towers
Alhambra Theater
Amber Theater
Arcadia Theatre
Assembly Rooms, Bath
Aurora Theatre
Barrington Theatre
BCUC University
Beacon Theatre
Bedworth Civic Hall
The Barn at Berkeley
Bisham Abbey, Marlow
Brocket Hall, Hertfordshire
Brympton House
Cambridge University
Camden Ballroom
Celebrity Theater
Chillworth Manor
Circo Media, Bristol
Civic Hall, Bedworth
Conrah Country Club, Aberystwyth
Coverwood Farm, Peaslake
Coworth Park, Ascot
Cripps Barn, Gloucestershire
Double Decker, Dubai
Drones Club, Mayfair
Easthampstead Park, Wokingham
Elkstone Manor
Embassy Ballroom
Essex University
Eton College
Eynsham Hall, Oxford
Grand Hotel, Brighton
Grand Hotel, Leicester
Hammersmith Palais
Hell Fire Caves, Bucks
Highfield Park, Hook
Holdenby House, Northants
Hurlingham Club, Fulham
Kingscote Barn, Gloucester
La Scala Theatre
Lensbury, Teddington
Llangoed Hall, Brecon, Wales
Liverpool University
London Guildhall
Lyric Theatre
Manchester Town Hall
Masquerade Theater
Metropolis Theatre
Moor Hall Conference Centre
Northbrook Park, Surrey
Northcote House, Sunningdale
Oxford Town Hall
Palace Theatre
Palladium Theatre
Pangdean, Sussex
Pembroke Lodge, Richmond
Phyllis Court, Henley
Pinewood Studios
Platinum Theatre
Priston Mill, Bath
Reading University
Rosewood Hotel, London
Quantock Lakes
Regent Centre, Christchurch
Riviera International Centre
Sheepdrove Farm
Southbank Centre
Silchester House, Berkshire
Stamford Corn Exchange
Tewin Bury Farm, Welwyn
The Barn at Berkeley
The Blues Factory, Thailand
The Club, Abu Dhabi
The Great Barn, Exeter
The International Centre, Telford
Treetops Country Club
Tythe Barn, Bicester
Wasing Park, Berkshire
Westonbirt House
Windsor Guildhall, Berkshire
Winkworth Farm, Wiltshire
Wellington Barn, Wiltshire
Wyboston Lakes Centre
33 Portand Place, London
Allerton Castle
Berkeley Castle
Bickleigh Castle
Bodelwyddan Castle
Caerphilly Castle
Clearwell Castle
Donnington Castle
Farnham Castle
Fulham Palace
Hazlewood Castle
Highcliff Castle, Dorset
Highclere Castle, Newbury
Hoghton Tower
Sherborne Castle
Walton Castle
Historic buildings
Assembly Rooms, Bath
Aldermaston Manor
Alvaston Hall
Aynhoe Park, Oxfordshire
Beeston Manor
Bibury Court, Glous
Boreham House, Essex
Brympton House
Cleveden Hall, Bristol
Dorney Court, Berkshire
Hatfield House, Herts
Hedsor House, Taplow
Hoghton Tower, Lancashire
Goodwood House
Heveningham Hall, Suffolk
Heythrop Park, Oxfordshire
Huntsham Court, Devon
Lillybrooke Manor
Marden Manor, Wiltshire
Maunsel House
Newbury Manor, Berkshire
Orchardleigh House, Somerset
Pynes House, Devon
Pump Rooms, Bath
St Audries Park, Somerset
Stoneleigh Abbey
Stoke Rochford Hall
Stonor Park, Oxford
Thoresby Hall
Trunkwell House, Reading
Windsor Royal Theatre
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Aldershot Garrison
Bicester MOD
Bickleigh Barracks, Devon
Bordon and Longmoor, Hants
Buckley Barracks
Bulford Camp, Wiltshire
Colchester Garrison
Combermere Barracks, Windsor
Duke of Gloucester Barracks
Gibraltar Barracks
HMS Drake, Devon
HMS Nelson, Portsmouth
Kiwi Barracks
Merville Barracks
Northwood Royal Navy
Old Royal Naval College
Picton Barracks, Wiltshire
Prince Phillip Barracks
RAF Brize Norton
RAF Chicksands
RAF Cosford
RAF Honnington
RAF Hullavington
RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire
RAF Northolt
RAF Odium
RMA Sandhurst
RAF Thorney Island
Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst
Royal Marines Chivenor
Swinton Barracks, Wiltshire
Tidworth Barracks
Vauxhall Barracks, Oxford
Victoria Barracks, Windsor Castle
Wellington Barracks
Yorkshire Regiment White Horse Festival
Sports Venues
Aintree Racecourse
Aston Villa FC
Ascot Racecourse
Beaufort Polo Club
Beaumont Estate, Windsor
Birds Hill Golf Club
Cardiff City Stadium
Chelsea FC, Stamford Bridge
Crystal Palace FC
Dorney Lake Rowing Centre
Epsom Racecourse
Goodwood Racecourse
Guards Polo Club
Kempton Racecourse
Mill Green Golf Club
Moor Park Golf Club
Oak Manor Golf Club
Old Trafford
Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Royal Automobile Club, Epsom
Royal Thames Yacht Club
Silverstone Racetrack
Sunbridge Golf Club
The Belfry
The Club, Abu Dhabi
Treetops Country Club
West Hants Golf Club
West London Aero Club
Windsor Racecourse
Wycombe Wanderers FC
Al Marooj Hotel, Dubai
Alvaston Hall Hotel
Bailbrook House Hotel, Bath
Baylis House Hotel, Berkshire
Beetham Tower, Hilton, Manchester
Berystede Hotel, Sunninghill
Bowood House, Wiltshire
Bull Hotel, Gerrards Cross
Calcot Hotel, Reading
Castle Hotel, Windsor
Carlyon Bay Hotel
Celtic Manor Hotel
Cliveden House, Taplow
Complete Angler, Marlow
Copthorne Hotel, Effingham
Crazy Bear, Stadhampton
Cricklade House Hotel
Danesfield, Marlow
Easthampstead Park
Four Pillars Hotels, Oxford
Grand Hotel, Brighton
Great Fosters Hotel, Egham
Grims Dyke Hotel, Harrow
Grovesfield Hotel, Berkshire
Grosvenor, Park Lane
Hempel Hotel, Hyde Park
Hilton, Park Lane
Hilton, Manchester
Holiday Inn, Maidenhead
Holiday Inn, Reading
Landmark Hotel, London
Lansdowne Hotel, Brighton
Lensbury, Teddington
Littlecote Manor, Berkshire
The Lythe Hotel, Surrey
Magnat Hotel, Brodnica, Poland
Manor House Hotel, Wiltshire
Mere Court Hotel, Manchester
Monkey Island Hotel, Bray
Montague Hotel, Bloomsbury
Mountcalm Hotel, London
Mulberry House, Essex
North Staffordshire Hotel
Oakley Court Hotel, Berkshire
Old Jordan's, Chalfont
Paragon Hotel, Fulham
Parasampia Hotel, Newbury
Peterstone Court, Brecon, Wales
Radisson Blu Edwardian, Heathrow
Renaissance Hotel, London
Royal Berkshire Hotel
Saville Court Hotel, Windsor
Sensatori Hotel, Tenerife
South Lodge Hotel
Stoke Place, Stoke Poges
Stoke Park Hotel
Sunningdale Park, Berkshire
Taplow House Hotel
The Bromsgrove
The Grande Hotel, Torquay
The Grosvenor Hotel, Torquay
The Imperial Hotel
Tylney Hall, Hook
Walton Hall, Warwickshire
Wokefield Park, Berkshire
Vessels and ships
Adventure of the Seas
Allure of the Seas
Brilliance of the Seas
Celebration Infinity
Freedom of the Seas
Grandeur of the Seas
HMS Victory
Legend of the Seas
Liberty of the Seas
Independence of the Seas
Oasis for the Seas
Navigator of the Seas
Radiance of the Seas
Rhapsody of the Seas
Serenade of the Seas
Splendor of the Seas
Vision of the Seas
Voyager of the Seas
Norwegian Sun
The Dixie Queen
The Elizabethan
Saga Sapphire
Saga Pearl ii
Grosvenor G Casino, Bolton
Grosvenor G Casino, Coventry
Grosvenor G Casino, Portsmouth
Grosvenor G Casino, Reading
Grosvenor Casino, Southampton
Twinwood – Headlined
Goodwood Revival Headlined
Aldershot Firework display
Boundary Park Festival Oxford
Elvis Presley Fan Club Festival
Basingstoke Fireworks
Maidenhead Xmas lights
Haywards Heath Festival
Regent Street Festival
Slough Fireworks Festival
Some of the events The Zoots have performed at
Lady Sasima's 80th birthday party in Bray
41 Club Annual Conference at Blackpool Tower
Product launch for Angry Birds Go
Product Launch of Mafia iii at Landmark Hotel
Promotion for Mafia iii in Covent Garden
South West District Rotary Event
Swindon Rotary Dinner, Swindon
Toyota Corolla 50th anniversary
Centresoft Sales Conference
Oxford Brookes, Great Gatsby Ball
Charity Ball for Believe
Charity Ball for Motor Neurons
Steve Coppell benefit Dinner (Crystal Palace)
Steve Irvine Benefit Cricket game (Hampshire)
Francesca Tizzard wedding
Alexa Tizzard Wedding
Charity Ball for Nest
Charity Ball for Clic Sergeant
Award Ceremony for TUI Holidays
Christmas party for Heineken
Christmas party for Shush
Christmas party for Nokia
Christmas party for Microsoft in Reading
Christmas party for Austin Fraser
Christmas party for The Wellcome Trust
Hash House Harriers party
Xmas party for Independent Vetcare at The Pump Rooms, Bath
Charity Event for New Found Friends


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Parr Instrument Company has developed an automated reactor system capable of attaining the conditions necessary for treating samples consisting of bimetallic plate typically used in refinery high pressure/ high temperature (HP/HT) hydrogen gas service.
The test temperature and hydrogen gas pressure are selected to simulate those conditions found in refinery hydrogen containing environments. These typically range from 14 to 20 MPa hydrogen gas pressure and temperature from 300 to 500 °C depending on actual refinery service conditions under consideration.
The purpose of this test scheme is to allow for comparison of data among test laboratories on the resistance of bimetallic stainless alloy/steels to hydrogen induced disbonding (HID). This test procedure provides an indication of the resistance or susceptibility, or both, to HID of a metallurgically bonded stainless alloy surface layer on a steel substrate due to exposure to hydrogen-containing gaseous environments under HP/HT conditions.