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Published: January 9, 2014
Despite the seemingly favorable stories about the economy and real estate, Florida homeowners are now worse off than ever before. Banks continue their culture of mortgage fraud, and foreclosure litigation has become the legal “wild west.”
For example, on a single day more than 90 foreclosure trials were set to occur before one trial judge. But general magistrates have now become empowered to take the homes of Floridians, despite the fact they were not summoned by any electorate.
In yet another judicial circuit, court staff unilaterally communicates with the bank’s counsel, prompting them on what to file in order to advance the case along.
In yet another circuit, homeowners are being denied routine depositions and discovery.
Banks that ignored the court’s rules for years are not being sanctioned. As if that was not bad enough, courts statewide have been bullied into clearing the backlog of foreclosure cases by the Legislature in order to receive funding. Forget your Pollyanna notions of separation of powers among the state’s branches of government.
The foreclosure crisis is not over; it’s not even close to being over. It’s getting worse. Issue saturation has led to apathy among leaders, the media and the populace. But the due process rights of homeowners continue to be further marginalized on a daily basis across our state.
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INSPECTORS have highlighted “poor compliance” with hand hygiene in one ward at Edinburgh’s Sick Kids hospital.
The Healthcare Environment Inspectorate (HEI) said there are “several areas for improvement” in ward four.
The hospital, which has beds for 132 patients, is due to be replaced by a new facility next September, which is being built beside the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
The HEI report said across the hospital “generally, we saw good staff compliance with hand hygiene”.
But in ward four, which deals with orthopaedic and gastrointestinal patients, inspectors noted “some instances of poor compliance with hand hygiene”.
The report said: “Staff did not always take the opportunity to perform hand hygiene and, on several occasions, alcohol-based hand rub was applied but the technique to decontaminate hands was poor. We also saw some examples of staff not removing their aprons and gloves or not decontaminating their hands on removal.”
Inspectors also said they saw staff using monitoring equipment on several patients throughout the day “without appropriate decontamination (cleaning) of the equipment taking place between patients”.
HEI has now said NHS Lothian “must ensure compliance with infection prevention and control policies”.
Inspectors also found that in ward one, where children with respiratory and other problems are treated, three of the four mattresses they checked had “visible contamination on the inside of the mattress covers”.
Jacqui Macrae, head of quality of care for Healthcare Improvement Scotland, said: “In this inspection we found that the wards and departments were generally clean, however we have also identified a number of areas that need to be addressed.
“NHS Lothian must ensure compliance with infection prevention and control policies, implement improvement action plans and ensure all equipment used in the care environment is clean.
“This inspection resulted in five requirements and two recommendations which we expect NHS Lothian to address as a matter of priority. We will continue to inspect the Royal Hospital for Sick Children to ensure improvements are made.”
Dr David Farquharson, medical director at NHS Lothian, said: “We welcome the report from the Healthcare Environment Inspectorate and we are pleased that some areas were singled out for individual praise, including the cleanliness of the hospital and that overall staff are working hard to comply with standard infection control precautions.
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Massive Software Outage Brings Some Mortgage Operations to a Standstill
Apr 1 2014, 1:08PM
Beginning yesterday morning, the most widely-used Loan Origination Software (LOS) has been offline. Ellie Mae estimates their Encompass platform handles over 20% of all mortgage transactions in the US, and helped process 3.2 million applications in 2012. But little, if anything has been processed through their system in the past 24 hours.
In their first statement yesterday, Ellie Mae said:
Clients have reported an issue affecting access to the Encompass® Homepage, Ellie Mae Network Services™, Encompass Docs Solution™ and services with dependencies on the Ellie Mae Network. Ellie Mae is investigating the root cause and will report as soon as possible when determined and resolved.
In the meantime, clients can bypass Encompass Homepage errors and perform work in Encompass that is not reliant on Ellie Mae Network Services at this time.
Unfortunately, almost all the vital functions associated with advancing the process of a home loan within the Encompass system depend on those Network Services. For instance, this would prevent an originator from obtaining client credit reports, running automated underwriting systems and in some cases even generating closing documents. While there are workarounds for some of the issues (i.e. ordering credit reports directly from vendors and running automated underwriting systems directly on Fannie and Freddie's websites), if loan documents could not be generated, some loans simply didn't close or sign on time yesterday.
The timing of the outage causes additional issues in that "month-end" is an important time for the mortgage origination process. Several stakeholders frequently count on a certain amount of volume coming in by the end of the month, not to mention the possibility that rate-lock time frames could expire. One originator summed it up sardonically: "We had 5 loans we couldn't close yesterday. Glad it wasn't end of the month or worse, end of the quarter..."
Beyond simply missing estimated closing numbers for the month or going past the rate-lock expiration date, outages like this run the risk of straining relationships. While the loan originator may be doing everything right, the clients and realtors counting on them to perform may not care.
"It is extremely frustrating to have closings delayed or pushed due to software issues," noted one originator affected by the outage. "You can try and explain that to a referral partner until you are blue in the face, but the bottom line is this is a service and results oriented business. If you don't deliver based on expectations set far earlier in the process no one is happy, and they dont really care if your "system" is down."
Adding to an already high level of frustration was the announcement this morning that the issue had been resolved according to the following announcement:
We will continue to work tonight to make certain that the environment is fully stabilized - this may require maintenance activities which may temporarily impact connectivity.
While we are seeing more reports that users are back up and running, several recent comments indicated some users were still unable to access vital functions (though this could be due to Ellie Mae's investigation process in order to determine the source of the issue). The specific issues varied in severity. Some originators confirmed that certain workstations were operating normally depending on the time of day the session officially logged in. Another noted "not all services work on all computers, this is a mess."
Late this morning, MBS Live subscribers reported receiving receiving updates from Ellie Mae reps confirming the source of the issue as a malicious attack. Sources say the initial attack was corrected last night, but new issues arose this morning. Despite that ambiguity, the reports go on to say that no personal client data was compromised as the attack was focused on the network as opposed to the data centers. Ellie Mae does not currently have an official statement out on the matter.
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Ellie Mae has been regurgitating the same response since early this morning. Thankfully we are self-hosted so we have workarounds. Some of my colleagues at other Lenders who are hosted by EliieMae are "dead in the water". We asked about a malicious attack but were told that was untrue. If you monitor twitter you can see that borrowers are not complaining directly to Ellie Mae about not being able to close on their house.
Sorry, I should have said they are NOW complaining directly to EllieMae. Just saw an article saying that this was a DDoS attack. If it was, I would get in front of it to my client base. Right now everyone is thinking that they just dont know what they are doing as opposed to it being an external attack.
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New Braunfels Herald Zeitung (Newspaper) - May 18, 1997, New Braunfels, Texas
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Laura Rachelle Mathis and Richard Allen Anderson were united in marriage on Saturday, March 22, 1997, at the First United Church of New Braunfels. The Reverend Gary Mathis, uncle of the bride, officiated the double-ring ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Pat D. Mathis and the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill S. Mathis, both of New Braunfels. The groom is the son of Mrs. Veda Anderson and the late Frank M. Anderson of Altus, Okla.
The candlelight ceremony was performed before an altar centered by a massive arrangement of Stargazer lilies, Queen Anne’s lace, beargrass and greenery. Spiral candelabra entwined with garlands of lemon plumosa flanked the altar.
Escorted to the altar by her father and given in marriage by her parents, the bride wore an elegant gown of white satin designed by Jim Hjelm. The sheath silhouette featured a halter neckline and wide straps in the back that made a V to a small bow from which was draped a detachable chapel-length train. To complete the ensemble, Laura chose a beaded Alencon lace mantilla that cascaded beyond the train of the gown. She camped, bouquet of Casablanca lilies, white roses, stephanotis and trailing ivy.
The maid of honor was Shana Davis, friend of the bride, of Lake Jackson, Texas. Bridesmaids were Audra Lane, cousin of the bride of Stanton, Texas, and Rhonda Mathis, sister-in-law of the bride, of Manhattan, Kan. They were beautifully attired in long navy crepe sheath dresses, designed with a sweetheart neckline and short cap sleeves. They carried hand-tied arm bouquets of Casablanca lilies, Carnaval roses and lemon leaf. Caitlin Anderson, daughter of the groom, served as flower girl. She wore a dress of white organdy and carried a silver basket of Carnaval roses. A garland of white roses adorned her hair.
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Anderson of Altus, Okla., was the best man. Assisting him was Colby Anderson, son of the groom. Groomsmen were Tim Mergele and Daniel Powell of San Antonio, friends of the groom.
Providing the wedding music were Marcie Meador, soloist, Humayun ~ureshi, classical guitarist, and orence Swoap, organist.
Following the wedding ceremony, a reception with buffet dining and dancing was held at the Woodlake Country Club in San Antonio. The focal point of the decor was a massive ice carved vase Filled with Casablanca lilies and Queen Anne’s lace. Flanked on either side were the wedding cakes. The bride’s cake was a four-tiered vanilla confection abloom with Carnaval roses and trailing ivy. The groom’s cake was a scalloped German chocolate cake draped with frosted grapes and centered with a cascading arrangement of fresh flowers ana frosted grapes.
Laura is a graduate of Canyon High School and Texas A&M University. She is employed as the Scholarship Officer at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Richard is a
Sraduate of Altus High School in ltus, Okla., and is employed as Service Manager for Signtech. USA LTD in San Antonio.
After a wedding trip to the island of Kauai, Hawaii, the couple will make a home in San Antonio.
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“Three days of sharing” is the focus of the annual Texas 4-H Roundup June 2 through 6, which draws thousands of 4-H members from across the state. For nearly eight decades, youth from across the state have come to Texas A&M University to participate in educational events and compete in various contests during Texas 4-H Roundup.
These young people learn the value of helping others by providing donations such as canned goods and eyeglasses, said Chad Wootton, 4-H assistant with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service.
"Rallies will be held to motivate participants about community service and allow them to present collected
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■ Mark, Tammy and big sister Caitlyn Barber joyfully announce the birth of twin girls. Maigan “Maggie” Andrews Barber, 6 pounds, and Baily Oliver Barber, 5 pounds, 14 ounces, were bom on April 23, 1997 at Northeast Baptist Hospital in San Antonio. Maternal grandparents are Cathy Andrews of New Braunfels and Ray Andrews of St. Louis, Missouri. Paternal grandparents are Jim and Barbara Barber of New Braunfels.
■ Bom to Greg and Kelly Naizer of New Braunfels at 7:29 p.m. May 2, 1997, a daughter, 8 pounds. Grandparents: Rick Holmes and Sherry Holmes; Mr. and Mrs. James Naizei.
■ Born to Sheila Castor and Fernando Trevino, Jr. of New Braunfels at 2:31 a m. May 5, 1997, a son, 7 pounds 6 ounces. Grandparents: Juan Castor and Maggie Flores; Debbie Castor and Jim Herye; Fernando and Alice Trevino Sr.
■ Born to Karin and Edward Hesler, of Seguin, at 6:10 p.m. May 6, 1997, a daughter, Hannah Lee Doran-Hesler, 7 pounds 9 ounces. Grandparents: Tom and Nina Doran; Charles and Mona Healer
■ Bom to Barbara Russo and Eric Burgener of New Braunfels at 10:05 p.m. May 8, 1997, a daughter, 8
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Many youth who come to the Roundup this year will be setting foot on the same soil as their parents and grandparents walked years ago, said Dr. Nelson Jacob, Extension 4-H youth development specialist. The campus has changed over the nearly 80 years it has been held, but the enthusiasm of young people remains the same.
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■ Bom to Blanche Yvette Molina and Omero Herrera, Sr. of New Braunfels at 5:55 a.m. May 8, 1997, a son, 7 pounds 7 ounces. Grandparents: Diana Montanez and Ricardo Molina Sr.; Raul Herrera Sr. and Ester Aleman Herrera.
■ Bom to Kenneth and Deana Frontz of New Braunfels at 6:11 p.m. May 9, 1997, a son, 6 pounds 6 ounces. Grandparents: Harold and Mary Kail of New Braunfels; Bill and Betty Moon of Alvarado, TX.
■ Born to Melonie and Terry Lehmann of New Braunfels at 4:08 a.m. May 9, 1997, a son, 6 pounds 9 ounces, 21 inches. Grandparents: Joe and Delora Graham; Lenard and Patty Lehmann.
■ Born to Marie and Edward Perez of San Marcos at 4:17 a.m. May 11, 1997, a daughter, 7 pounds 9 ounces. Grandparents: Josie Sierra and Alfred Martinez; Electro and Sylvia Zuniga.
■ Bom to Carlos and Roxann Leal of New Braunfels at 10:19 a.m. May 11, 1997, a son, 7 pounds 4 ounces. Grandparents: Jesse and Carol Flores; David and Mary Ester Leal
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Comal County 4-H is being represented at Roundup by Bethany Taylor, in die State Food Show, and Jinny Edwards, Jonathon Schmidt and Wesley Blackman, who will compete as a team in the Range and Pasture Grass Identification Contest Corbee Wunderlich, as a member of State 4-H Council, will be actively participating at Roundup the entire week.
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Who doesn’t love the idea of a respected art critic getting a fleeting view of a work of art and knowing immediately that it is a fake? How about a chess grand master walking past a game in the park boldly pronouncing, “white mate in three.” This leads us a nagging feeling that we can become masters of intuition, if only we work hard enough, making any decision a trivial task. The trouble is, most of life renders intuition unreliable.
What is sometimes lost in the work celebrating intuition is a sense of the relatively limited domain where it can help us make good decisions. A research consensus is now emerging about situations where intuition reliably generates reasonable answers. Robin Hogarth, one of the researchers who have done the most to clarify situations where intuition does and doesn’t work, describes learning environments along a continuum from kind to wicked. When we acquire our intuitions in a kind environment, our gut instincts are likely to be good, but intuitions acquired in wicked environments are likely to be bad. Feedback in kind environments is clear, immediate, and unbiased by the act of prediction. Forecasting the weather for tomorrow is a kind environment. Feedback is rapid (next day) and clear (it snows or it doesn’t). And the act of making a prediction doesn’t bias the outcome—the rain and snow don’t care about the forecaster.1
In contrast, the learning environment in an emergency room is wicked because of the lack of long-term feedback. Most ER docs and nurses get good short-term feedback (I either help the patient stop bleeding or I don’t) but bad long-term feedback, since they don’t see what happens to a patient once he or she leaves the emergency room (e.g., did something we did to stop the bleeding cause greater complications down the road?). The learning environment for new-product launches is wicked on all three dimensions. Feedback is unclear (perhaps Pets.com was a bad idea or perhaps it was just ahead of its time), it is delayed (often for months or years), and it is biased by the very act of prediction (classifying a launch as high priority or low has self-fulfilling ramifications for, say, its ad budget or the quality of the personnel on the launch team). Because of the environments they operate in, we will be better off trusting the intuitions of the weatherman than the entrepreneur or brand manager launching a new product. We should trust the ER doc to find an effective short-term solution to a health crisis but not to recommend good long-term actions for a chronic condition…2
Somewhat depressingly, the situations where we should most trust our instincts don’t characterize many of the most important decisions that we make in life—which college to go to, whom to marry, which product to launch, which employee to promote. Professor Rick Larrick of Duke University has a compact summary of the kinds of environments that have been reliably found to develop good intuition: He calls them “video game worlds”—they are environments that provide quick, unambiguous, unalterable feedback. Video games, however, allow you to die and come back to life multiple times as you learn. For the kinds of decisions that [are covered] in this book, life doesn’t typically allow many do-overs.3
Unless our feedback will be clear, immediate, and unbiased by the act of prediction, we cannot train our intuition. Unless we can test this feedback many times, we cannot trust our intuition. In every other case, intuition is just another unreliable input to the decision making process. | {
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Two former Qualcomm Inc. managers were criminally charged with insider trading for allegedly buying shares of a semiconductor maker before Qualcomm announced an agreement to buy the company.
Derek Cohen, 51, and Robert Herman, 52, allegedly used confidential company information to purchase shares in in Atheros Communications Inc. on Jan. 4, 2011, hours before news of the pending acquisition was reported by The New York Times. Qualcomm, a wireless technology titan, bought Atheros for $3.1 billion.
Cohen, Herman and another former Qualcomm manager, Michael Fleischli, 43, were also charged with insider trading by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Cohen, a sales director for North America who joined Qualcomm in 1995, profited $205,375 from illegal trades on Atheros shares, according to the SEC. Herman, also a sales director for North America who joined the company in 2007, allegedly profited $29,318 from illegal trades.
Fleischli, a regional sales manager for North America who joined Qualcomm in 2007, profited $3,007, according to the SEC.
Qualcomm, based in San Diego, fired all three defendants in September for violating company policy on insider trading.
"We have been fully cooperating with the government's investigation, and these matters will now be addressed through the legal system," company spokeswoman Christine Trimble said.
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Cohen was arrested Saturday at Los Angeles International Airport upon his return from the Philippines and pleaded not guilty Monday, according to the U.S. attorney's office in San Diego.
Cohen's attorney, John Kirby, said, "We do not believe these charges are well-founded, and we believe Derek will be fully exonerated at trial."
Herman was at large, the U.S. attorney's office said. His attorney, Paul Pfingst, rejected the allegations.
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FBI Shoots And Kills Man Tied To Boston Bombing Suspect
There has been an unexpected turn in the Boston Marathon bombing case. A man who was thought to have ties with one of the bombing suspects was shot dead early this morning by authorities in Florida. He allegedly tried to attack an FBI agent who was interviewing him. NPR's Dina Temple-Raston has been following the story and is here with the latest. Hi, Dina.
DINA TEMPLE-RASTON, BYLINE: Hi there.
SIEGEL: And, before you tell us about how the shooting actually took place, what do we know about this man, whether he played any role in the bombing plot?
TEMPLE-RASTON: Well, authorities still think he did play a role in the bombing plot. The man who was killed was Ibragim Todashev. He lived in Orlando, Florida, and apparently was a boxing buddy of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev. This Florida man was 27 years old, and the FBI and state troopers began questioning him late last night about another crime in the Boston area that officials now think might have involved Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
There was a triple murder in Waltham, Massachusetts, on September 11, 2011. Three men were found with their throats slit and with cash and marijuana sprinkled all over the remains, and one of the people who was murdered was a friend of Tsarnaev's. Officials are now working under the theory that Tsarnaev was involved with those killings and this young man, shot by authorities this morning, he was involved with the murders too.
SIEGEL: So that's what they - that's what the authorities believe. They were interviewing him late last night, and then what happened?
TEMPLE-RASTON: Well, it's still under investigation, but law enforcement authorities told us that this young man had been interviewed extensively yesterday about those 2011 murders. And then at midnight last night, sometime after that, he appeared ready to sign a confession.
And then, according to law enforcement officials, he suddenly pulled a knife on an FBI agent and two state troopers who were there, and they responded by shooting him dead. The FBI agent was taken to a nearby hospital, and his hand was stitched up.
SIEGEL: Does this shed any light on the Boston Marathon bombing?
TEMPLE-RASTON: Not really. I mean, authorities are now investigating the triple murders and the marathon bombing together. Apparently, leads in the murder case are providing really good information about Tamerlan Tsarnaev, and authorities think the more they know about him, the more they can pull together clues about the bombing.
Tamerlan's brother, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, is still in the hospital, and apparently he's able to talk a little bit now. Remember, he was shot in the throat. And though he hasn't at this point provided anything of substance for the last couple of weeks.
SIEGEL: Well, are authorities getting any closer to an answer as to whether the two suspects, the Tsarnaev brothers, had any help in launching the bombing?
TEMPLE-RASTON: Well, officials are looking at this as a different model from other terrorism cases. These aren't men who pretended to blend into America so they could launch an attack. These were men who were part of society. They partied. They had lots of friends. One law enforcement official said that this was going to be a long-drawn-out investigation.
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Calderon is a point guard, not a wing player, and he's one of the players who's going to be moved. Bargnani has been playing PF all season.
Davis will get all of Speights' minutes and is a better player with more upside. The Grizzlies save a ton of money, get a good young big man, and will probably get some decent bench pieces for Calderon.
Great trade for the Raps. Gay/DeRozan will be a terror in transition and Ross will be able to continue to develop off the bench.
Calderon is a point guard, not a wing player, and he's one of the players who's going to be moved. Bargnani has been playing PF all season.
Davis will get all of Speights' minutes and is a better player with more upside. The Grizzlies save a ton of money, get a good young big man, and will probably get some decent bench pieces for Calderon.
Great trade for the Raps. Gay/DeRozan will be a terror in transition and Ross will be able to continue to develop off the bench.
I forgot Calderon was going out for a sec. In that case they WILL likely move either Ross or Derozan for a PG. My point was Toronto actually gets better, Memphis gets two backups. You mentioning them saving a ton of money is exactly where they are making a mistake. Teams like Memphis who are close to perennial contender... decide to blow up their bench and even trade their 2nd best, maybe best all around player to shed cap.
Because the NBA isn't just about playing basketball there is a business end to it as well
The business side of this decision would kick in after the season. We arent even in Lux Tax so why the heck is this going down??? Dam CF86, I was hoping for a Clippers Grizz rivalry to develop but we may not even see each other again in the playoffs.
The business side of this decision would kick in after the season. We arent even in Lux Tax so why the heck is this going down??? Dam CF86, I was hoping for a Clippers Grizz rivalry to develop but we may not even see each other again in the playoffs.
For those of you thinking Raptors making a mistake....are you insane? Rudy Gay is what...26 years old? He's a player that makes them better now and a piece to build on. What do you want them to do? Keep tanking year after year and pray for a good lottery pick? And we know free agents won't go there......this is a good deal. | {
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Julia's weekly blog
Our latest sponsorship deal with My Purchasing Partners announced just last week got off to the best possible start as the first horse to go racing in all the shiny new sponsored gear was a winner!Critical Thinking was sent to us from a friend in Ireland with the objective of winning a race on the all-weather and then trying to sell him in the Spring.Racing in the red and yellow of N.E.T. Racing Club, he had shown promise in a handful of starts and was unlucky not to win a similar race last month. Stepping up to 1m2f seems to have brought out improvement in him as he sat patiently at the rear of the field before nipping up the inside. It wasn't completely straight forward though as his passage was blocked with a furlong to run and he had to switch right but still had enough in the tank to quicken and win cosily. It was great that young jockey Finley Marsh could ride us a winner as he is a talented young lad who could do well this year and I will certainly be trying to make the most of his 7lb allowance.It was also my nephew Sam's first winner which he has lead up so it was a memorable day all round!
Critical Thinking, Finley and Sam
As Critical did win quite impressively and he was running in a claiming race, it was no surprise that he was bought afterwards by trainer Kevin Frost. It was a shame to see him go but, as I said, that was the plan from the beginning. It does mean that the N.E.T. Racing Club is a horse short as we always make sure they have four horses under their banner so I will be working hard over the coming weeks to find a worthy replacement.
With a couple of winners on the board for February, hopefully we can keep the ball rolling and have some decent chances this week.On Tuesday, Go On Gal will again bid to end her hoodoo and finally win a race. In 13 career runs she has finished 2nd on six occasions but it is through no fault of her own. She tries very hard but has always bumped into a better horse on the day. You never know beforehand what might come out of the woodwork but she seemed to like Southwell last time and will be giving it her all as usual. Accompanying her will be Mungo Madness who also ran well on his debut at the course last time. He has paid the price with the handicapper for some promising maiden runs but is slowly coming down to a level he can be competitive at.
Mungo Madness (Chloe) & Go On Gal (Ross)
Then on Thursday we have another pair of runners, starting with Dakota City at Lingfield.He has been struggling to get his head in front over middle distances recently so we're stepping him up to two miles in the hope that his turn of foot will be a bit more effective against slower horses. He settles very well so should save enough energy to see out the trip but you cannot be sure until you test his stamina on the racecourse.
Dakota City (Sarah)
That same day over at Kempton, Cuban Queen will be bidding to bounce back from a couple of below-par efforts. We have figured out she is very claustrophobic and really doesn't like being around other horses. This isn't ideal for all-weather racing where they race in a tight bunch but we will try and drop her out this time and come with a run down the outside. She'll need to be good to pull off these tactics but she is better than what she has shown recently.
Cuban Queen (Chloe)
Then rounding off the week on Friday we have another pair of raiders in Spirit Of Sarwan and Valley Lodge.Sarwan got his year off to the best possible start when winning a valuable three-runner race at Lingfield last time and the handicapper only put him up 3lbs for it. He was quite tried after his run but we have freshened him up at home and he is now back in top form. He heads to Wolverhampton for a similar race and hopefully he can pull off a similar result.Before that, Valley Lodge runs at Lingfield. He hasn't matched his career best in the summer when just touched off at Haydock but he is falling in the weights and should eventually find his feet again.
Our annual 'Three To Follow' competition has always been a popular event, creating friendly rivalries and offering a cash prize to the winner. I'm delighted to say it's back for 2017 and now is your chance to enter.BUT WAIT...for this year we are giving you the chance to earn even more points by making it a 'Four To Follow' competition!
The rules are simple - pick two horses from POOL A and two horses from POOL B and email your selections to [email protected] points will be awarded for each race won, 5 points for a 2nd place and 2 points if your horse finished 3rd. Also, all unplaced horses will receive one point. The competition starts on Monday March 6th so get those thinking caps on and send your entries in! | {
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On March 27-28, transgender and gender nonconforming leaders from across the country will gather in Chicago to connect across regions, share solutions, and build upon national strategies that address the physical and structural violence transgenders face
On July 28, Pride Films and Plays presents "LezFest: A One Night Fling," a celebration in words, songs, music and theater at Mary's Attic. Join PFP for an evening all about ladies who love ladies who are artists. | {
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Meet the 6-pack
Six CNN viewers were selected to be a part of the Fit Nation Triathlon Challenge program. Follow the "6-pack" on Twitter and Facebook as they train to race the Nautica Malibu Triathlon with Dr. Sanjay Gupta on September 8.
Track progress*
Photographs by John Nowak/CNN | *Data courtesy of Garmin Connect. Workout data logged by each of the participants. Distance is tracked by GPS; low or '0' miles may indicate an activity performed on a treadmill or stationary bike. | {
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Submerge is a fast paced, tactical survival game with main focus on thrilling multiplayer matches. In the Game up to 16 players chase each other through a dangerous underwater world in order to survive longer than everybody else. | {
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This Star Wars Alphabet print, made by Fabian Gonzalez, is super creative! (Except for the official title, which is “Warsphabet.” Really? Warsphabet?”) Each letter is a distorted version of a character who’s name begins with the same letter. (G for Greedo, S for Stormtrooper, H for Han Solo, etc.) These are all wonderful Star Wars…
Revolights are awesome wheel lights that make your bike look like it came straight out of TRON! Revolights are currently being funded on Kickstarter, and are already $100,00 past their $40,000 goal, an impressive feat. These innovative bike lights help keep you safe from inattentive drivers. Not me, though. If you’re riding your bike in the…
Indestructible GPS devices can play an instrumental role in fleet tracking. These devices may be placed in the trunk of a vehicle and will continue to track the vehicle even in the event of an accident. Business owners concerned about their fleet tracking options have several choices in terms of indestructible GPS devices. The first…
Nike has decided to make little boys old, pot-bellied men around the world as happy as a spoiled brat on Christmas morning by producing 1500 pairs of Marty’s Nike MAG Back To The Future Sneakers. With a design that originated in the second movie, these shoes feature glowing LEDs that run for five hours before…
The Plasma-Watch Tokyoflash Analog Watch is a great new concept by Patrick. Patrick who? We have no clue – his name is just Patrick, and he’s from France. Patrick has taken the novelty of those glass balls that shoot purple bolts of death towards your fingertips and applied the same concept to his new watch…
The Wooden Rubber Band Submachine Gun is a thing of beauty. Made by an unknown Japanese creator, who may or may yes be a secret agent that keeps his real identity close to his vest. Which is probably bullet-proof. This rubber band submachine gun is based off of the Belgian FN P90, which you can…
The Quadshot is a remote controlled aircraft currently in development from Santa Cruz engineers Piotr Esden-Tempski, Chris Forrette, Jeff Gibboney, and Pranay Sinha. It is 39 inches long with a curved wing and 4 motors along the length of the aircraft. The Quadshot is made from EPP foam with carbon-fiber and strong reinforced plastic parts…
After the gripping success (and I do use that phrase loosely) of Teddy Luong’s fancy “Fish Condo,” it was clear he wanted to branch out into an entirely new audience. So, what’s the obvious next group of animals he’d appeal to after fish? Why birds of course. That’s why he created the postmodern Bird Café…
What do you get when one of the leading knife companies ventures into the world of advanced computer technology? You get the Victorinox Swiss Army Knife Slim and Slim Duo USB Drives. Even though these interesting little gems were first announced back in January 2011, they just started shipping late last month. Although not mutually… | {
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What Houzz contributors are saying:
Think Outside EvergreensDesigners often use evergreens in containers — clipped, formal evergreens, such as boxwood and yew, or architectural plants like yucca or phormium. But a wide range of foliage and flowering plants can be valuable in establishing a clean, coherent theme in a contemporary garden design.The simplicity of this dark bowl contrasts so beautifully with the stark white of the overplanted begonia.
Think Outside Evergreens
Designers often use evergreens in containers — clipped, formal evergreens, such as boxwood and yew, or architectural plants like yucca or phormium. But a wide range of foliage and flowering plants can be valuable in establishing a clean, coherent theme in a contemporary garden design.
The simplicity of this dark bowl contrasts so beautifully with the stark white of the overplanted begonia.
Designers often use evergreens in containers — clipped, formal evergreens, such as boxwood and yew, or architectural plants like yucca or phormium. But a wide range of foliage and flowering plants can be valuable in establishing a clean, coherent theme in a contemporary garden design.
The simplicity of this dark bowl contrasts so beautifully with the stark white of the overplanted begonia. | {
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Figure S5a. A plot showing the variation in backbone RMSD along the trajectory, for each of the three replicates. Figure S5b. Plot of the radius of gyration for each of the three replicates. Figure S5c. The root mean square fluctuations of backbone atoms, averaged over the last 200 ns (800 ns-1000 ns) of the simulations, for each replicate. (ZIP 13857 kb) | {
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China Woods is one of Google's Favorite Places!
China Woods is one of Google's Favorite Places. From Google: 'Over 100,000 businesses were identified as Favorite Places, representing less than 1% of the 28 million U.S. businesses. The list was determined based on the popularity of a business' Local Business Center listing, as determined by how many times Google users looked for more information about a business, requested driving directions to get there, and more. Google users "decided" based on their actions, and we sent the decals.' Apparently, a properly equipped phone can scan the bar code on the decal we received, and bring up Google's listing for our business. | {
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Welcome to Midwest Bus Sales.
Welcome to Midwest Bus Sales.
Welcome to Midwest Bus Sales.
About Midwest Bus Sales
Midwest Bus Sales is a family owned and operated Thomas Built Bus dealer, selling school, activity, and commercial buses. We are the largest Thomas Bus dealer, with dealerships in five states, six service locations, and parts departments providing quality products throughout North America. We offer the industry’s most innovative and reliable line of new buses, ordered to your exact specifications. Our inventory also includes hundreds of thoroughly inspected and serviced late model lease-returns and pre-owned buses.
Midwest Bus Sales has provided award-winning sales and customer service for almost 40 years. We are constantly striving to provide an exceptional experience and outstanding support while building a lasting relationship with our customers. As a member of the family owned Kincaid Group, we understand the importance of relationships in building a longstanding alliance with our customers.
Complementing our dealerships are our transportation companies; contracting hundreds of routes in dozens of communities and providing coach services for thousands of people around the country every year. Since we are also a customer, the knowledge gathered by using our own products allows Midwest Bus the ability to offer superior services to our customers.
“First and foremost, we build our buses as if our own children were riding on them. And often they are. So every Thomas employee takes his or her job seriously. We all believe we have a responsibility to the safety of school children. And that gives us a powerful sense of purpose, every single day.”
– Thomas Built Buses
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What Our Clients Say
“I buy buses directly from Mr. Kincaid. He has almost 50 years of experience in the school bus industry, so I believe he knows what he’s doing. I meet with him and tell him what I need, shake hands and the deal is done. It’s truly that simple. I don’t even ask the price. He and the Midwest Bus Sales team have always been there to make it happen at competitive prices, whether it’s new buses, used buses, parts or service.”
Mike Oyster, Owner of Apple Bus
“I have had the pleasure of working with Midwest Bus Sales for several years at different school districts in Oklahoma. The product they offer is unsurpassed in my opinion, and we have been extremely satisfied with Thomas Built Buses. In the past we tended to purchase new or used buses, but in the last few years we have adopted a lease program to meet student transportation needs. I have found it to be a beneficial and economical program that takes the worry out of transportation issues and problems. It allows us to continually run new buses in our fleet with dealer-provided maintenance. It would be remiss of me not to mention the service and dedication shown by Midwest. David, Don, and others are just a phone call away and always willing to help or answer any questions. It is obvious that they value, respect, and care for their customers in a way that goes beyond the typical business-client relationship.”
Stephen Haynes, Superintendent of Briggs Public Schools in Oklahoma
“I have had the pleasure of working with the Midwest Bus Sales Illinois team for the last 8 years in my role as Superintendent of the West Central School District in Biggsville, IL. We have leased approximately 18 buses per year from Midwest Bus Sales during this time. My experience in working with this group has been nothing short of exceptional. From the moment we first met, I made it clear that for them to continue to earn our business they had to deliver exceptional service. I have absolutely NOT been disappointed at any time with the service I have received from Steve Hamrick and his team. Mr. Hamrick’s word is his bond, and that is rare in today’s business world. If being treated with respect, dignity and honesty is what you are looking for from a company, look no further than Midwest Bus Sales, Illinois. I guarantee you will not be disappointed.”
Ralph Grimm, Superintendent West Central CUSD #235 Biggsville, IL
“Midwest Bus Sales has been a great partner for our district and community in Lee’s Summit., MO. Midwest Bus Sales’ expertise in alternative fuels was a major contributing factor in our CNG conversion, which is the largest school bus CNG conversion as of 2014. As a school district, the Total Cost of Ownership of the Thomas product and the outstanding industry leadership of Midwest Bus Sales have given Lee’s Summit comfort in our direction and long-term partnership.” | {
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The formulation and processing of a thick-film magnetostrictive material
The formulation and processing of a thick-film magnetostrictive material
The formulation and processing of a thick-film magnetostrictive material
In this paper the fabrication process for a screen-printable magnetostrictive thick-film material based upon the giant magnetostrictive material, Terfenol-D, is reported. Factors affecting the magnetostriction of the printed thick-film have been identified, and suitable parameters selected to yield a functional thick-film. The evaluation process used to compare the magnetostrictive thick-films is also detailed and a magnetostriction of 4.4ppm for an excitation field of 11.5 kA/m is recorded. This value is compared to other composite materials, and potential routes for improvement of the magnetostrictive thick-film material identified.
Abstract
In this paper the fabrication process for a screen-printable magnetostrictive thick-film material based upon the giant magnetostrictive material, Terfenol-D, is reported. Factors affecting the magnetostriction of the printed thick-film have been identified, and suitable parameters selected to yield a functional thick-film. The evaluation process used to compare the magnetostrictive thick-films is also detailed and a magnetostriction of 4.4ppm for an excitation field of 11.5 kA/m is recorded. This value is compared to other composite materials, and potential routes for improvement of the magnetostrictive thick-film material identified. | {
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ChiS&E has developed a partnership with Chicago Public Schools.ChiS&E currently focuses on the Chicago communities of North Lawndale, Little Village, Englewood, Bronzeville and Woodlawn. The seven schools in the program are John J. Pershing East Magnet, Eli Whitney Elementary, Dvorak Technology Academy, Sir Miles Davis Magnet Academy, Wells Preparatory Elementary Academy, Spencer Elementary Math & Science Academy and Woodlawn Elementary Community School | {
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CAKEAPOTAMUS
Friday, May 12, 2017
How To Get a Job at a Bakery
I've been wanting to write this blog post for a while. I mean... I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried. And I feel like I owe some people an explanation for why I looked like you were about to kick a puppy when you asked if we were hiring.
The Do's and Don't's of getting a job at a bakery.
DO prepare your correct contact information.
A resume, a card, a post-it- something with your current, correct contact information is very helpful. Just your name, a phone number, and an email. It really stinks when you want to hire someone and they've misspelled their own email address.
This is not a trick question.
Allegedly.
Not that that ever happened.
DON'T come straight from the gym.
Bakeries have a certain smell to maintain, and if you come in straight from the gym (or a smoke break), you're going to send a signal that you won't be a good fit.
DO research the business before you come in.
Check out the place online, talk to friends, and find out what you can about the place before you head in. A little bit of preparation goes a long way! This could prevent you from the potentially embarrassing situation of asking, "Are you hiring? What do you do here?"
Also? If you see the place is covered with Star Wars and Doctor Who stuff, maybe don't brag about all the nerds you used to beat up in high school. Just thinking out loud here.
DON'T announce that you dislike cakes.
The first words out of your mouth to the bakery owner shouldn't be, "I don't even like cakes." And then, when you're not taken seriously later when you inquire about a job... at a cake shop... because you don't even like cakes... maybe don't have your family attack the baker over social media. Just a thought.
Allegedly.
DO prepare for the basic interview questions.
Be prepared to answer the following questions:
1. Why do you want to work here?
2. Why should I hire you?
These are the two most common questions in the history of jobs. I'm pretty sure God asked Noah these questions before He had him build the ark. "Why should I hire you?" is not an insult to your ancestors and should not make you feel hashtag triggered. Why does this need to be explained?
DON'T use other's people's cakes in your portfolio.
Why does this need to be said? If you are asked for pictures of your work, don't steal cake pictures off the internet. Partly because it's easy to tell and partly because it's just wrong. | {
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> sound/isa/es18xx.c: In function ‘snd_es18xx_isa_probe’:> sound/isa/es18xx.c:2251: warning: ‘err’ may be used uninitialized in this function> > gcc is a sad, sad compiler. This warning is bogus so let's shut it up. | {
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With co-CEOs, Oracle sets challenging course
Sarah McBride
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - By promoting its two presidents to serve as co-chief executives instead of founder and CEO Larry Ellison, database-and-software behemoth Oracle (ORCL.N) is setting itself a course that has confounded other big companies.
The move seemingly marries the product oversight of Mark Hurd, former chief executive of Hewlett Packard, with the legal and financial expertise of Safra Catz, a 15-year Oracle veteran.
With Ellison remaining executive chairman and in a position to call the final shots, the company may be able to avoid some of the challenges that have mired other co-CEOs, who often end up in an unhappy “two’s-a-crowd” situation, analysts say.
At Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, for example, Wenda Harris Millard was supposed to oversee media, while co-CEO Robin Marino held responsibility for marketing. That lasted just 10 months, with Millard quitting in early 2009 after frequent clashes with Marino and company founder Stewart.
At Citigroup, a co-CEO arrangement between John Reed and Sandy Weill, two strong personalities who publicly jousted, fell apart when Reed left in 2000.
“Co-CEO structures are typically not ideal,” said Bill Kreher, an analyst at Edward Jones, who says most companies need the decisiveness that a single strong-willed leader offers.
But at Oracle, because the duo has already worked together for years, “we don’t see the day-to-day changing,” Kreher said.
Catz, trained in finance and law, was a Wall Street banker from 1986 until she joined Oracle in 1999 and has been a central figure in Oracle’s many acquisitions. Sales-oriented Hurd spent 25 years at computer and ATM pioneer NCR Corp before joining Hewlett-Packard, where he was CEO from 2005 until 2010.
Still, many analysts believe a single CEO will eventually replace Ellison, be it Catz, Hurd, or perhaps another executive such as Oracle software head Thomas Kurian.
Reverting to a single CEO would bring Oracle in line with other software companies that have tried the dual track but subsequently abandoned it.
Enterprise-software company Workday said in May that co-founder and co-CEO David Duffield would step down as co-CEO, leaving the role to Aneel Bhusri. Also in May, German software giant SAP, a key competitor of Oracle, ended a co-CEO arrangement when Jim Hagemann Snabe stepped down.
“It has to be executed right, and you have to have the right working relationship to make it work,” Derrick Wood, an analyst at Susquehanna, said of the dual-CEO track.
Cases where it succeeds often include a founder who acts as the visionary alongside a co-CEO who serves as the operations head, such as at retailer Whole Foods Market and fast-food restaurant Chipotle Mexican Grill. That almost fits the situation at Oracle, except operations will be run by two people. | {
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In 2012, the Anne Arundel County Public School System spent more than $1 billion, employed more than 10,000 individuals, and taught more than 75,000 students–and its student member of the Board of Education (known as the “SMOB”) had the same voting rights as the adult board members.
Unfortunately, due to deficient electoral safeguards, elections for SMOB bristle with temptations for corruption. Anne Arundel’s student election system presumes that the adults who oversee it will not abuse their power. But for high stakes student elections, that assumption is unreasonable.
As the only school district in the United States that grants the SMOB full voting rights, student organizations throughout the country hail Anne Arundel County’s SMOB as a model. But under the public radar, its SMOB election process has become deceptive, with the original bottom-up vision of student democracy transformed into top-down, superintendent control.
Nominally, members of the County’s student organization, known as “CRASC,” continue to elect the SMOB. But like elections in Russia, appearances can deceive. The nomination processwas restructuredto give administrators a veto. If more than five students submit applications to run for SMOB (an easy number for administrators to recruit), the nomination process is taken from students and given to three individuals: the SMOB, CRASC’s president, and CRASC’s adult coordinator (who reports to the superintendent).
The coordinator only has one of three votes but may have great hidden leverage. For example, the SMOB and CRASC president may compete for a scholarship administered by a foundation that claims to be independent but is located at school board headquarters, is perceived to be highly influenced by school administrators, and awards scholarships after the SMOB nomination. The coordinator also oversees all CRASC elections and can leverage students’ fears of a powerful adult’s disapproval. Since the coordinator is in the room with the other two interviewers during the private SMOB interview process, his or her power may intimidate the student leadership and keep them from speaking and voting honestly.
Having a SMOB with full voting rights can strengthen the Board of Education–but only if the SMOB election process cannot be corrupted by adults acting improperly. Otherwise, it will be necessary to reduce the SMOB’s powers. Advocates of preserving the current power of the SMOB should recognize that with adult-like power comes adult-like responsibility. Accordingly, school board electoral safeguards should apply equally to adults and students.
The superintendent shouldn’t be allowed to take surreptitious control of the SMOB nominating process. School system employees shouldn’t be allowed to administer SMOB elections without independent, outside supervision. No SMOB should be eligible to receive a scholarship that a reasonable person would believe induces a conflict of interest. Any violation of the above rules should be subject to prosecution by Maryland’s state prosecutor. It is a blatant conflict of interest to expect the superintendent and school board to police themselves on such issues.
I recommend a SMOB electoral system for Anne Arundel County and elsewhere structured as follows: students would get on the ballot by getting a minimum number of signatures from fellow high school students. The local board of election would administer the voting by emailing electronic ballots to students just as they now do to overseas citizens and military personnel. The ballots would include electronic links to candidate websites, including resumes and position statements. They would also incorporate ranked choice voting, an advanced voting system facilitated by modern technology. Independent civic organizations would conduct and webcast candidate debates, just as they do for adult elections.
More generally, it is necessary that Hatch Act like safeguards regarding public employee political activities apply to school systems with non-partisan elections. Simply because school elections are non-partisan shouldn’t give them immunity from such safeguards. An independent investigation of comparable thoroughness to the one that brought down County Executive John Leopold might reveal that the county government was a model of ethical probity compared to the county school system. A good place to start might be the relatives of school board members who work for the school system.
If we don’t tolerate corrupt electoral systems for adults, we shouldn’t tolerate them for students.
–J.H. Snider is president of iSolon.org and a non-residential fellow at the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University. Two of his children have served as SMOB to the Anne Arundel County Board of Education.
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I am a musician, engineer, artist, and craftsman. Every day I strive to gain more experience in sound editing, programming, and graphic design, whether it be through practice or observation. In my free time I love to sing, speak Italian, and occasionally pick up my flute again. Feel free to explore my personal and class projects below. | {
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At 2014’s E3, Nintendo stepped out of character to show off two games which were little more than proof-of-concept demos. Miyamoto showed off the projects – then known as Project Robot and Project Guard – which were intended to take advantage of the GamePad’s features. Robot has since disappeared, but Guard has been given a lick of Stafox-flavoured paint and is now available to buy on the eShop. While the intervening time has clearly been used to tighten and polish the graphics and gameplay, it’s hard to imagine that it plays an awful lot differently to what the press saw two years ago.
The somewhat tenuous Star Fox link is that the structures you are guarding are owned by Slippy Toad’s uncle, Grippy. Yes, Grippy, who is mercilessly raking in profit from the war-torn solar system by gleefully cashing in on the war machine’s demand for metals. There are cameos from the rest of the Star Fox team (especially if you have a compatible Amiibo for a once-a-day airstrike), and the 100 stages are split across various Star Fox planets. You’ll be using a laser with familiar effects, too, but that’s about it.
The basic concept is simple. Each stage consists of a small, vaguely maze-like structure with multiple entrances. A dozen cameras are scattered throughout this winding path, each armed with a laser. It is your job to use these cameras to stop the robots which appear from outside the structure reaching the centre.
The robots are split into two types. Combat robots will make a beeline for the centre, determined to destroy the mining equipment within (which they can do with one hit, resulting in an instant stage fail). Chaos robots aren’t interested in reaching the centre, but will disrupt any cameras they can at the first opportunity, putting them out of commission temporarily – or permanently. It’s only necessary to destroy all Combat class bots to clear the stage but, left unchecked, Chaos bots can rapidly make this extremely difficult.
It sounds relatively simplistic, and it is. Depth is offered mainly through the different types of bots and, of course, not knowing when and where they will make their appearance. Chaos bots especially can vary in their speed, toughness, abilities, and speed at which these abilities are deployed. Keen observation and quick reflexes are a must, leading to undeniable moments of satisfaction and, more often than not, a sense of relief when the stage is cleared. Oho, you have a shield my laser cannot penetrate, do you Mr Combat bot? Well, I’ll just switch to this camera behind you and give you what-for, you scallywag. Ha!
Unfortunately, the tactics offered to you feel undercooked. The TV screen side of things works fine; you have visibility of all 12 camera views at once around the edge, with a larger view of the one you’re currently controlling at the centre. You can switch to any non-disrupted camera at any time via the touchscreen, but this is where the trouble starts. The cameras are numbered 1-12; okay, fine. Their placement follows no discernible order in this respect though (especially if you’ve mixed them up yourself before starting the stage), meaning every time you change you have to look down at the GamePad, take a second to locate the one you need, tap its number, then look back up at the TV again. If the reason you changed in the first place is to track a fast-moving bot, it might already have almost left your new field of view, meaning you have to look down at the GamePad…
That’s not usually as much of a problem as it might sound. You can move cameras around the stage during play as well as during your preparation but, as you might now realise, that’s really not practical. Especially in later stages, where bot attacks come thick and fast from enemies that are speedy and/or tough, splitting your attention between the pad and the TV to reposition cameras unavoidably takes your attention away from what the bots are actually doing, throwing you several steps closer to failure and necessitating another few lost seconds afterwards as you get your bearings again.
Forget that this is supposed to be an option, though, and frustration is lessened considerably. You’re thrown a few scraps of help as you level up and slowly unlock special abilities for your cameras. Only one camera at a time can be powered up in this way (initially, at least), but that’s simply another layer of planning for you during your stage prep. The game will show you how many bots will approach from each entrance, but you won’t have any idea what sorts of bots they are or what the spawn sequence will be.
Surprisingly, there are even bosses.
Unlocks are also used for the asynchronous multiplayer, where you can build your own team of bots and challenge those of other players. So heavily does this lean on unlocks though that a newbie will stand little chance against the advanced bots in an experienced player’s team and, conversely, somebody who’s unlocked all available defensive perks has a distinct advantage over all but the most deviously devised and advanced bot teams.
It’s by no means a bad game, but despite the admirable attempts at variety it is one that’s essentially repetitive and shreds your attention span. In 10-15 minute bursts, it’s a neat little timekiller that focusses your attention in a way not many titles demand. Ultimately, however, it’s the sort of thing you play between other games you want to play more.
Written by Luke K
He plays lots of videogames, now and again stopping to write about them. He's the editor in chief at Critical Gamer, which fools him into thinking his life has some kind of value.
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Sounds like nothing will be happening until late summer or fall at the earliest. Also, they seem quite indecisive as to what will be constructed first, which seems a bit odd to me. You think that part would at least be determined by now.
I sure hope this will not be another 'wait and see' of something that never happens....
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We ask that everyone have their games ready to go five minutes prior to the start of the competition.
We also ask that you have available (or installed) the lastest patches as of 4 November 2005 11:59 PM, but please no later than that date.
There is a conditional competition setup this semester.
The Battle for Middle Earth competition will take place only if it has enough people signed up for it.
If it does not have enough people then it will be replaced by UT2004.
If both of them have enough interest, then they both will take place and there will be a tighter competition schedule.
If possible all games will have a dedicated server.
Must be signed up for competition 30min prior to start.
Competitions will start no more than 10 minutes late.
Competitions may overlap if needed, likewise they may end early.
Anyone found cheating or causing unwarranted disturbance will be disqualifed and possibly removed from the LAN.
Game: Half-Life 2 Deathmatch
Platform: PC
Time: 19:00-20:00
Format: Default Deathmatch settings.
Three maps, each to 25 kills.
Random maps based on number of participants.
Final map will be in a custom map of Foy Student Union (provided it is finished in time).
Total kills across maps wins.
Ties resolved by 5 kill round, random small map.
Whatever the equivalent of Slayer Pro in Halo 1 is called in Halo 2 is the game. I forget. It'll be adjusted to the correct wording when I find out ;oP
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hey is was jsut noticing your smash rules...
Normally in the tournaments i go to there is a double elimination (of course depending on the number of players); however it is played best 2 of 3 per match and the games are 4 stock games not timed with no items. Various maps are banned on the descretion of the tournament runners.
These are the way the national and MLG tournaments are set up, i understand if you want to keep you own unique way of running it, its just that when money is involved i'd like to play the most professional way, whlie your set up is a way that we paly to goof around occasionally.
Please don't take offense to my suggestions, I will probably show up either way and have fun, sometimes variety is good, but i would still prefer it the other way. I can send you a copy of the offical MLG rules if you wanted.
Money isn't directly involved here, though prizes are. There is a major restriction on all of the tournaments at TigerLAN generally (TigerLAN 10 will be an exception) and that is all competitions must fit into an hour time frame. Thus some of the rules we come up with and why we use the term competitions instead of tournaments.
We come up with the rules as a group usually but I personally always say that "if its in the game then it was meant to be used" so I usually shy away from removing certain characters, maps, etc. Though we do try to level the playing field by removing incredibly unbalanced characters (in the case of fighting games) and choosing balanced levels.
In the specific case of Smash Brothers:
We've tried removing the bottom row (to eliminate Roy and Marth's unbalanced nature), turning off items, playing on flat boards, etc. but we felt it just took away from the spirit of the game. This is why we usually go with all items, medium density, Pokémon Stadium, and all characters. PkStadium tests the competitors for one of the unique aspects of SSBM gameplay, the ability to adapt midfight to changing scenery, and also offers a flat plane to fight on every so often, thereby testing reactions and pure fighting skills. The items test that the players know the game, how to use its features, and act as a balancing point when certain characters are overpowered in some way by the other. Because of those two things combined we can open up the entire range of available characters. However, Jigglypuff vs Roy is still going to be a hard fight, but this is why we allow the competitors to change characters between fights, part of being well-rounded is learning other characters and fighting styles and their counters (the items help).
We do actually think these things through, the rules are not arbitrary. ;o)
We always welcome new ideas on how to run the competitions, you have to be able to change to the demands of your attendees.
The point of TigerLAN is to have fun gaming and in the process hopefully find new games or styles of old games that you like. TigerLAN is not the platform to come show off how much you 0wn everyone at a certain game, it is however the platform to come and have fun, meet new people, and you happen to get to prove that you're better than the others there in a formal way, and happen to get rewarded for it also.
Full scale tournaments tend to get very PC and trim everything down to where it everyone is mostly satisfied but they also end up testing a very niche set of skills in the game in question. This tends to cause tempers to flare and people to stop enjoying themselves. I'd personally (and I think the club officers may be with me on this) rather have less people attend and all of them have fun and leave having enjoyed a day than tons of people show up and a good portion of them leave pissed off, especially because of some silly competition.
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Centre for Civil Society Workshop: all welcome, at Memorial Tower Building (6th floor - entry through main lobby) at UKZN's Howard College Campus
TITLE: The state of civil society and the United Front approachPRESENTER: Vishwas Satgar DATE: 30 January 2014TIME: 1:30-4pm (NOTE NEW TIME)
TOPIC:Last month the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa called for a United Front approach to alliance building, in the wake of their decision to leave the Alliance of trade unions, the SA Communist Party and ruling African National Congress, on grounds of the latter's adoption of neoliberal policies. But what kinds of policies would be more appropriate for the society, what kinds of struggles are underway across South Africa, how can trade unions reunite with allies in communities, how can civil society generate a more coherent progressive ideology, and what implications do these developments have for politics more broadly, and for the Left in particular?
SPEAKER:Vishwas Satgar is senior lecturer in international relations at Wits University and an influential author and commentator. He is also a founder of the Cooperative and Policy Alternative Centre ( http://www.copac.org.za/) which promotes cooperative sector institutions in South Africa and the rest of Africa.
Elections 2014 will come and go, the ANC will be top of the pops, and a new bag of Liquorice Allsorts will fill the parliamentary benches. The great shake-up in South African politics looks set to happen after the elections – and metalworkers’ union Numsa is set to play a big role in the new alignment. Numsa and a group of other Cosatu unions will put their federation on notice this week on a number of issues.
Numsa general secretary Irvin Jim is also taking on the government’s enforcer, Minister of Police Nathi Mthethwa, for police killings during protest marches. And even before the split in Cosatu happens, workers from other sectors are seeking to join the Numsa movement. By RANJENI MUNUSAMY.
On Saturday the Democratic Alliance (DA) announced its candidate lists for the national and provincial elections. DA leader Helen Zille says her line-up is a “fantastic mix” of experience and new blood. Many of the candidates have impressive qualifications, and several are professionals. If there were a Survivor series to determine who best represents South Africa’s middle class, these people could all be contestants. They would not, however, be found forming a human shield between the police and the protesters in Mothutlung. They, like everyone else, would be able to go and pay their respects to the bereaved after the fact.
But who speaks for the communities erupting in anger all over South Africa, demanding basic services and decent living conditions? So far, Julius Malema has been unchallenged in using communities in rebellion as his campaign turf. From Marikana to Mothutlung, Malema has been able to use tragedy and police killings to focus public anger on the state apparatus and the ruling party.
Largely, though, community protest action comes from the ground up. There is no organised force leading the protests or channelling the messages. This is the gap available to the “united front” envisaged by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa), and where real opposition to the ANC is possible. In the context of poverty and unemployment levels, the seething anger amongst neglected communities, and the disconnect between the ANC and its traditional constituencies, an organised working class formation could resonate.
Numsa resolved at its special congress in December to research setting up a workers party or social movement which would either contest future elections or mobilise communities and workers as an organised force. The congress also resolved not to support the ANC in the 2014 elections and called for President Jacob Zuma’s resignation in light of the series of scandals which beset his administration.
A month after its special congress, Numsa is flexing its muscle. And giving pointers as to where it is heading.
The metalworkers’ union is holding a week-long political school in Kempton Park this week, being attended by 150 shop-stewards and Numsa activists. Addressing the opening session, Numsa president Andrew Chirwa said that, following its special congress, Numsa has been inundated with letters and messages from organisations supporting its resolutions, including the call for Zuma to resign.
“We love the alliance – or we used to love them – and we love the African National Congress. But what we don’t love is the African National Congress that sells the working class people and the poor cheap to the bourgeoisie. That is what we are not happy about… We can’t be sold on a plate like pap and vleis.”
Numsa was also receiving requests from workers across sectors wanting to join the metalworkers’ union, Chirwa said.
Cosatu has advocated for its affiliates to organise in their own sectors and has discouraged crossovers. The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has been aggrieved about Numsa encroaching on its territory and this has been the source of tension between the two unions. If Numsa starts accepting members from other sectors, it could deepen the battles within Cosatu.
Daily Maverick understands that the transport and allied workers union Satawu is already furious about its members defecting to Numsa. Satawu and Numsa are on opposite sides of the divide in Cosatu.
But Numsa is on a militant path, and does not care about upsetting the apple cart in Cosatu. The federation’s president S’dumo Dlamini said last week that Cosatu had requested a meeting with Numsa to discuss its congress resolutions. Chirwa was emphatic that Numsa would remain defiant and would not bow to pressure from the Cosatu leadership.
He said there was a campaign to suspend Numsa at Cosatu’s next central executive committee because its positions were in conflict with those of the federation.
“There is pressure for us to succumb to a group who call themselves leaders of the federation… As we speak, we are being invited to account to a group to explain whether we will pursue the outcomes of the special congress. We must come and account, affirm whether we will implement our resolutions. How can you ask us such a question when congress has pronounced?” Chirwa said.
Chirwa slammed the Cosatu leadership for not convening a special congress, as had been demanded by nine affiliates led by Numsa. “If you can’t present yourself to your own constituency in a special congress, you have no credibility. We are getting the run-around. How can you call yourself a leader when you are running away from your own constituency?”
Chirwa hinted that the camp defending suspended Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi could assemble without the federation’s leaders. “Perhaps we must think about convening our own. We must engage unions who called for a special congress with ourselves. We must think hard, comrades.”
Daily Maverick has learnt that the nine Cosatu affiliates which called for the special congress will be meeting this week. The intention is to put a list of demands to the federation’s leaders, including that the disciplinary charges against Vavi be dropped immediately and that a special Cosatu congress be convened without delay.
This move is likely to deepen the rupture within Cosatu.
Numsa general secretary Irvin Jim said the resolutions of the union’s special congress had rattled many cages. He said some people think that the resolutions meant that Numsa would cease to be a trade union and become a political party.
“No. We will be a catalyst,” Jim said. “What is old and dying must die. What is new must be born.”
He said the past 20 years had been “hollow” for the working class and ANC leaders have become arrogant because they know there was no serious alternative for workers to vote for.
“In every election, the Freedom Charter is a beautiful mirage. I heard people are saying they want a two-thirds majority. For what?” Jim said, referring to recent utterances by Zuma that the ANC needs to win the elections by a two-thirds majority to be able to make radical changes in the country.
But Jim said workers had been consistently lied to and the alliance had been “captured and taken over by right-wing forces”. “We are launching a very serious process, we are not going to allow the working class to be abused,” he said.
Jim also warned Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa that police killings of protestors would no longer be tolerated.
“The police are not our friends, they represent something called the state. There is a minister of police… who always speaks after our people have been killed… When people are dead, commissions are appointed,” he said.
“The time has come to communicate our right to protest and demonstrate. Those rights shall not be taken away by Nathi Mthethwa and that lady (National Police commissioner Riah Phiyega)… We must give a very stern warning to Nathi, we are not going to tolerate any police killing from now.”
The statements by Numsa’s leaders indicate that they are mapping out the terrain from where they will mount their battle and that the ANC and its leaders are the targets. While the rhetoric has always centred on white monopoly capital, they clearly see the ANC as being responsible for entrenching poverty and inequality.
While Malema has the field wide open in the upcoming election to wage war on the ruling party, Numsa is planning lead a new red tide to challenge the ruling party in future. While the structure of this formation is not yet defined, momentum is building towards a militant movement to the left of the ANC.
The one thing that is clear is that it is now impossible to reverse the realignment in Cosatu and the alliance. The noise levels are about to increase greatly and rumblings will not stop for a long time. What was true yesterday is not true today and could be totally false in near future.
The genie is out the bottle and, anyway, the bottle appears to be broken.
NUMSA Marxist-Leninist Political SchoolsMbuyiselo Ngwenda Brigade“Capitalism & Its Gravediggers: Building a United Front to Resist Neoliberalism!”Sunday 26 January – Sunday 2 February 2014
Module 2: NUMSA President Opening Speech: “Remembering Module 1 and where we are now!”
“The tradition of all the dead generations weighs like a nightmare on the brain of the living. And just when they seem engaged in revolutionising themselves and things, in creating something that has never yet existed, precisely in such periods of revolutionary crisis they anxiously conjure up the spirit of the past to their service and borrow from them names, battle cries and costumes in order to present the new scene of world history in this time-honoured disguise and this borrowed language…” (Karl Marx, 1984, Eighteenth Brumaire).”
Numsa Central Committee Members,
Numsa NOBs,
Numsa Head of Education Department,
School Resource Persons and Facilitators,
School participants,
Invited guests,
Media.
It is always good and pleasant to spend quality time to learn. It is even more important to learn, if the education one is getting is about the liberation of the working class from the yoke of capitalism.
Numsa regards both classical trade union education and training and political education very seriously. We are a constantly learning, training and skilling Marxist-Leninist trade union organisation.
Any organisation which refuses to prioritise education, training and skilling is an organisation doomed never to grow, and risks dying sooner than its normal life span.
I therefore, take this opportunity to ask all of us to take this Module 2 Numsa Marxist-Leninist Political School, focusing on the strategic theme: “Capitalism & Its Gravediggers: Building a United Front to Resist Neoliberalism” veryseriously.
This School is very important precisely because we want to use it to inform the work of our March 2014 Numsa Central Committee on how to speedily and effectively fast track the implementation of the historic Numsa 2013 Special Congress Resolutions and Declaration.
While being mindful that a Numsa Political School is not a constitutional structure, and therefore cannot take decisions on behalf of the Union, we must remember, all the time, during this School, that we are going to be focused on Marxist-Leninist theories and revolutionary practices which must assist our entire union to deepen our theoretical understanding and sharpen ourrevolutionary practice during our work to build a revolutionary working class united front and generate real momentum towards a Socialist Republic of South Africa!
Do not just sit and listen all the time. Do not be intimidated by ideas you may be hearing for the first time. Speak to express your views. Listen carefully to understand. Engage others on how best to act to advance the historic and revolutionary resolutions of the Numsa 2013 Special National Congress.
Broad Objectives of the Numsa Marxist-Leninist Political Schools and Mbuyi Ngwenda Brigade
Last year, after much careful thought and planning, Numsa took the decision to launch the Numsa Marxist-Leninist Political Schools and the Mbuyi Ngwenda Brigade. This happened from Friday 13th to Wednesday the 18th of September 2013.
Why did we do this?At Numsa we must institutionalise Marxist-Leninist political education in order to equip the union to perform its historic mission, as a revolutionary Marxist-Leninist trade union, to effectively contribute to the struggle for the emancipation of the entire world working class from the yoke of capitalism andto win the fight for socialism.
We want to equip the union to meet its day to day challenges both at the place of work and in our communities. Marxist-Leninist ideas are useful and applicable everywhere, including in our collective bargaining work.
At Numsa, we respect the lived experience of the working class. In these schools, we want to exploit the extremely rich experience of workers bring this experience to enrich the learning processes.
Ultimately, of course, we are always mindful, as Lenin so well reminds us, that it is not possible to wage a successful revolution without a revolutionary theory!
Let me provoke the Education Department at this point. Ours are working class revolutionary political schools.
Participants do not necessarily attend these Schools because they have some disinterested academic interests in the theories and subjects the Schools deal with, without any desire to change the world in favour of the working class.
These participants and Numsa have an interest in the revolutionary reconstitution of the world. We want to destroy capitalism which reduces us to slaves and build a socialist world. This is the education we must get.
Recap of Module 1 and Launch of Schools and Brigade: 13 – 18 September 2013: “The Political Role of Trade Unions in the Struggle for Socialism”
Allow me, Comrades, to remind us that this is a School broken into “Modules”. During the Launch we went through Module 1.
The theme of Module 1 was “The Political Role of Trade Unions in the Struggle for Socialism.”
In Module 1, we dealt with the following:
•South African traditions and practices of political education in trade unions – this part highlighted how education was conducted even under the repressive Apartheid capitalist regime.•Numsa principles of workers education – here we emphasised our respect for utilising to the fullest the living experienced of workers in the education process.•Who was Mbuyi? Participants were taught who Mbuyi was, his values and why we have decided to call the Numsa Brigade after him.•Building Marxism – Marxism is not some hard and cut dogmatic body of knowledge and formulas. This part emphasised the need to regard Marxism as a growing scientific body of knowledge and political practice which must be constantly enriched by human practice.•What is Marxism? Here we use Lenin and his Three Sources and Component Parts of Marxism to explain and discuss the origins and rich content of Marxism.•Marxism-Leninism as the dominant working class ideology and programme in the 20th Century – Comrades will remember that here we focused on how Marxism-Leninism came to be the dominant working class ideology of the 20th Century, and we discussed some of the revolutionary experiences of the working class.•Marx’s influence in the 20th Century – this part reminded us that Marxism is all round – it is applicable in all spheres of human life including in the sciences, culture, art, environment, gender and so on.•Working class movements: the trade union – we dealt with the evolution and history of working class organisations including the origins of the trade union movement.•The South African working class movement up to the birth of Cosatu•Marxism and the Sociology of trade unions: here we discussed the role of trade unions in the struggle for socialism.•Numsa and “isms” labelled against it: this part helped us to understand the class basis and origins of some of the terms that are thrown at Numsa, and to equip us to defend ourselves.•Neo-colonialism – working through Frantz Fanon, we discussed how and why the national liberation movements may fail to consummate the national liberation revolution, and what happens afterwards.•Unions and politics in Africa – here we explored the many permutations trade unions have used on the continent to relate to the political processes in their countries.•Origins of the ANC-COSATU-SACP Alliance•State of the Alliance•Roadmap to Numsa Special Congress
Participants will not fail to note the relevancy of Module 1 to the economic and political context in which the Module was delivered.
Declaration and Resolutions of the Numsa Special National Congress: The dawn of a new era in working class struggles in South Africa!
This Numsa Marxist-Leninist Political School will engage with the Numsa Special National Congress Resolutions with a view to enhancing Numsa’s capacity to implement the Resolutions.
We expect this School to theoretically enrich us, thereby enabling us to move very confidently, and with speed, to implement all the Resolutions of our Special Congress.
The Resolutions of our Special Congress are a material and concrete expression of the experiences of the working class in South Africa today, and they carry the revolutionary socialist aspirations of the majority of South African workers.
No one can temper with Numsa Congress Resolutions. Only a Numsa Congress can do so. Our responsibility now is to move swiftly to implement the Resolutions.
The role of the political schools is to sharpen our theoretical tools and ideological abilities to implement the Resolutions of Congress.
I trust that our Central Committee this coming March will benefit greatly from the outputs of this Module.
ConclusionWe must learn from the past. This School will tackle a very rich aspect of the history of world and South African popular democratic and working class organisations and their political struggles, in the fight for a socialist world.
We will learn and debate our own United Democratic Front, for example, in order to inform our work in the creation of a united front.
Only fools fail to read the past carefully in order to enrich their understanding ofthe present and inform the future.
We must, however, avoid the lazy temptation to romanticise or demonise the past, in a cheap, dull and uninformed effort to reproduce the past, in our revolutionary present.
We are involved in a real time revolution here. We must invent our own future from our past and informed by our actual current struggles. Marx ably says the following, about the past:
“The tradition of all the dead generations weighs like a nightmare on the brain of the living. And just when they seem engaged in revolutionising themselves and things, in creating something that has never yet existed, precisely in such periods of revolutionary crisis they anxiously conjure up the spirit of the past to their service and borrow from them names, battle cries and costumes in order to present the new scene of world history in this time-honoured disguise and this borrowed language…” (Karl Marx, 1984,Eighteenth Brumaire).
While learning from the past, we must refuse to be imprisoned by it.
We must not be afraid to confront the truth about our present reality.
We must not be afraid to walk into our own future.
This is our responsibility as revolutionaries: to bravely create and walk new paths!
Andrew ChirwaNumsa President26 January 2014.
History of all hitherto existing society is the history of all class strugglesIrvin Jim's GS address to Political School26 January 2014
Structure of the Presentation•Why the working class needs to organise itself as a class for itself•Why existing forms of organisation of the working class are not adequate•Summary of what we understand the NDR to be about•How the Freedom Charter has been abandoned• Critique of ANC Vision 2014 and 2014 Manifesto•Why Numsa’s resolutions are correct
The working class must consciously organise itself as a class if it is to lead the democratic revolution•Marxism-Leninism teaches us that, at all material times, we must fiercely defend the political independence of the proletariat from petit-bourgois and bourgeois influences, if the proletariat is to lead the democratic revolution.•Hence, as Lenin said, “the proletariat can play the leading part in this (democratic) revolution only if it is welded into a united and independent political force under the banner of the Social-Democratic Labour Party, which is to guide its struggle not only ideologically but practically as well”.•The Communist Manifesto states: “All previous historical movements were movements of minorities, or in the interest of minorities. The proletarian movement is the self-conscious, independent movement of the immense majority, in the interest of the immense majority”.•Lenin says: “In a word, in order to avoid finding itself with its hands tied in the struggle against the inconsistent bourgeois democrats, the proletariat must be sufficiently class conscious and strong to rouse the peasantry to revolutionary consciousness, to direct its attack, and thereby to pursue the line of consistent proletarian democratism independently”.By calling for the political independence of the working class we do not reject class alliances•However the most important precondition for any class alliance is the complete, separate, party political independence of the working class from bourgeois and petit-bourgeois political influences.•Our tactic should be that we “strike jointly” with our class allies, but we march completely separately! The independence of the working class must be guarded jealously even against the most friendly among the petit-bourgeoisie and bourgeoisie.•Lenin makes this absolutely clear in his Two Tactics, when he says: “A Social-Democrat must never for a moment forget that the proletariat will inevitably have to wage the class struggle for Socialism even against the most democratic and republican bourgeoisie and petty bourgeoisie. This is beyond doubt. Hence the absolute necessity of a separate, independent, strictly class party of Social-Democracy. Hence the temporary nature of our tactics of striking jointly with the bourgeoisie and the duty of keeping a strict watch over our ally, as over an enemy, etc.The Numsa Special National Congress said the current Alliance with the ANC and the SACP is not taking us forward towards Socialism•In the struggle against apartheid, the working class was striking jointly with the democratic black petit-bourgeoisie and sections of the democratic bourgeoisie, but the political independence of the working class is now being dissolved into bourgeois democracy.•This is the kernel of the perspective that was articulated by the Numsa Special National Congress when it said: “The Alliance has been captured and taken over by right-wing forces. Those who are perceived to be against neo-liberalism or to be advocates of policies in favour of the working class and the poor are seen as problematic, isolated or purged”.•We saw the Alliance, particularly the ANC, refusing to nationalise the mines, monopoly industries and the banks and the SACP, after some flip-flops, finally endorsed the SIMS report, which was commissioned by the ANC and paid for by the Chamber of Mines. The SACP endorsed this report which says nationalisation will lead to unmitigated economic disaster.•For more than 20 years, the apartheid labour market has not been transformed. Year in year out a series of Employment Equity Reports show that the white population continues to control the economy and the wage structure remains racist and colonial. There is no equal pay for work of equal value.•The little progress we achieved in the Labour Relations Act is now seen as a threat to jobs and labour brokers have not been banned.Without a political party committed to Socialism in theory and practice, the working class will not be independent•There are those who say Numsa is wrong to have taken a resolution that the working class must abandon the ANC-led Alliance. They say that we risk splitting the democratic movement and entrenching the right wing. They say the Numsa resolution will secure victories to our class enemies and imperialist forces will win the day.•The Numsa leadership in particular, was accused of working with imperialist forces to weaken and ultimately overthrow the national liberation movement. This is what is being pontificated by some “advanced quarters”.•Here is a fact: Already the enemy class, white monopoly capital, has been celebrating for the victories it has scored under the ANC-led Alliance. They managed to send money abroad through capital flight because of dismantling of exchange controls, financial speculation has rapidly increased, and South Africa is used as an imperialist base to re-colonise the continent.•The major banks are foreign-owned, all mines are foreign-owned, big monopolies such as Iscor (Arcelor-Mittal and Kumba Iron Ore Mines), SASOL, pharmaceuticals and forestry companies are foreign-owned, etc. The economy is more foreign-owned now than under apartheid.Imperialist domination has accelerated its grip on the South African economy.•The financial sector: Dominated by 4 large privately owned banks (ABSA, Nedbank, FNB and Standard Bank). ABSA is 56% foreign-owned, Standard Bank is at least 40% foreign owned. The Reserve Bank privately owned.•SASOL is about 30% foreign-owned and Arcelor-Mittal is 65% foreign owned.•The pharmaceuticals sector:is Dominated by foreign-owned Aspen, Adcock-Ingram, Sanofi, Pfizer, Norvatis, etc. have all significant foreign-ownership. Today these companies are blackmailing the country and the minister is accusing them of genocide and chemical warfare. As the working class we should ask: what happened to the 100% state-owned pharmaceutical company that we called for?•Telecommunications: The Thintana Telkom Deal in 1997 (Malaysians and Americans), which led to massive job losses in Telkom from 67 000 to 25 000, has left the country poorer and in a worse socio-economic position.•The construction sector is also monopolised, dominated by four players: Murray & Roberts, WBHO, Aveng and Group 5, with foreign ownership.•These facts, which are just the tip of an iceberg, show that our enemy class is already much more jubilant about what has transpired since 1994. Is the ANC manifesto in any way changing these power relations in the economy?Even the Vision 2014 announced in 2004 that was promised to the working class has not been fulfilled, and the current ANC Manifesto adds promises on top of broken ones•Reduce unemployment by half: In 2004 the unemployment rate was 23%, but in 2013 it had risen to 24.7%. In 2004 the number of unemployed was 3.7 million, but in 2013 it had risen to 4.1 million.•Reduce poverty by half: In 2004 the number of social grant recipients was 7.8 million, but in 2011 the number of social grant recipients had risen to 15.5 million. In 2004 the percentage of people living below R524 a month was 48%, but in 2011 this had increased to 52.3%. This means that in 2004 people who were living below R524 were 22 million, by 2011 this number had increased to 26.5 million.•Provide the skills required by the economy: According to the Department of Labour’s National Scarce Skills List in 2008 the total skills shortage in the economy was 512 357 people, the Department of Higher Education and Training’s Skills Demand List reports that in 2012 the total skills shortage had increased to 1.7 million people.•Someone even promised to eliminate informal settlements by 2014!•Now we have a 2014 Manifesto that has yet another Vision 2030 of the NDP.•As Numsa we are doing a thorough analysis of all the Manifestos since 1994.The working class is not at the helm of the Alliance•Colins Chabane is quoted as saying: The government is not in alliance with the Congress of SA Trade Unions. It is in alliance with the ANC”. He is further cited as saying that any conflict that arises over the NDP would be between the ANC and the COSATU, and would not involve government.•Pravin Gordhan is quoted as saying: I think we make too much of alliance politics ... alliance politics doesn’t dominate all of the policy making and policy implementation in South Africa… It probably dominates the conversation in a few not unimportant areas, but they are few”.•President Jacob Zuma is quoted as saying: “When, for an example, if labour believes it can co-govern, that’s the mistake, you can’t, because if that were the case it would be another system”.•President of COSATU Sdumo Dlamini agrees that the working class cannot govern with the bourgeoisie, he is quoted as saying: That is true, we cannot co-govern with the ANC”. He forgot that we called for the Alliance to be the “political centre of power”.•The general view is that organised workers should be consigned to the barracks of the shopfloor and emerge to only vote, after voting they must go back to the barracks. We cannot be “gumboots unions”.•We say that the working class, in trade unions and outside of trade unions, must be independently welded into a political party through which it must govern. They must take keen interest in governing the country.If anything, those who oppose the working class co-governing, prove that Numsa is correct to say•In practice the Alliance is still in the hands of one alliance partner, the ANC. The ANC is the centre and implements government programmes and policies alone, with little or no consultation with other components of the Alliance.•The treatment of labour as a junior partner within the Alliance is not uniquely a South African phenomenon. In many post-colonial and post-revolutionary situations, liberation and revolutionary movements have turned on labour movements that fought alongside them, suppressed them, marginalised them, split them, robbed them of their independence or denied them any meaningful role in politics and policy-making.•As Numsa we have been detecting an abuse by the ANC of other Alliance partners. The alliance is used to rubber stamp neo-liberal policies of the ANC and not as a centre of power that debates policy issues and implementation.•The Alliance operates and works during election periods and it is our experience that the working class is being used by the leader of the Alliance – the African National Congress (ANC) – as voting fodder.•What we have just said about the Alliance was noted by the Numsa Special National Congress. Within ONE MONTH after our Special National Congress, we were told that we cannot co-govern, and indeed, true to form, the President of COSATU agrees that the working class cannot govern the country along side the bourgeoisie as a transitional situation towards full worker control!Those who say Numsa is wrong to ditch the ANC-led Alliance must take heed of what Engels said in 1850•Engels said: “The workers must not be led astray by the empty phrases of the democrats, who will maintain that the workers’ candidates will split the democratic party and offer the forces of reaction the chance of victory. All such talk means, in the final analysis, that the proletariat is to be swindled”.•When we talk about the need for an independent vanguard party to champion the interests of the proletariat, we are being frightened that the Alliance will break.•When we are inside the Alliance and say that the Alliance must be the political centre of policy formulation and implementation, we are rebuked that we cannot “co-govern”. We are told that we confuse “minimum and maximum” programmes, and that as trade unions we must go back to basics, which is focusing only on shopfloor issues and leave political power to the ANC.•In this process of the working class being managed, poverty, unemployment and exploitation are rising.•This is exactly what Engels warned the working class against, way back in 1850!•Let us learn from history comrades, we are the industrial proletariat, we possess international experiences summarised in Marxist-Leninist theoryThe NDR has never been the minimum programme of the ANC-Alliance, the Freedom Charter is the minimum programme•President Zuma is quoted as saying: That is why in the alliance we use the term, a minimum programme of the alliance; it cannot be maximum. Now if all of us, whether in labour or in the ANC, failed to understand that difference, then we have a problem, because we are likely to overstretch issues that are not supposed to be overstretched and begin to think that in fact, as the labour movement, you begin to determine how the party, the government of the ANC, must continue governing and implementing policy. Of course it cannot happen”. And Sdumo agrees!•ANC SG Gwede Mantashe says: “The tripartite alliance is an alliance between the national liberation movement and the two working class formations. These partners do not melt into an alliance and lose their class character and ideological outlook. They understand the National Democratic Revolution as the minimum programme. It is the preparedness to compromise that has made our unique alliance to work. We must continue working for the unity and cohesion of the alliance”.•But the confusion seems to emanate from the SACP, when it says: “For the SACP a radical NDR is our minimum programme”.•So the so-called minimum programme that everybody is talking about is the NDR. But this is pure confusion because the NDR is a revolutionary strategy, and its minimum programme is the Freedom Charter. In short, if the NDR is the minimum programme, then what is the Freedom Charter?•When we call for the Freedom Charter, as the minimum programme that informs the Strategy of the NDR, we are not “overstretching” anything.•This basic confusion between strategy and programme, explains why Numsa Special National Congress was correct to note that: “There exists little common understanding within the Alliance of the real objectives of the National Democratic Revolution (NDR)”.That is why Numsa is correct to form an independent, mass political party of the working class that is committed to socialism•We are of the view that, as Engels put it: “Even where there is no prospect of achieving their election the workers must put up their own candidates to preserve their independence, to gauge their own strength and to bring their revolutionary position and party standpoint to public attention….The progress which the proletarian party will make by operating independently in this way is infinitely more important than the disadvantages resulting from the presence of a few reactionaries in the representative body”.•The independent vanguard party that Numsa has resolved to be the catalyst to, will not “aspire to a change in social conditions which will make the existing society as tolerable and comfortable as possible” to quote Engels, but it its sole aim will be to stretch bourgeois democracy to its utmost limits, to show that bourgeois democracy is incapable of meeting the aspirations of the working class majority.•In this sense, the party we call for will not embed itself in the capitalist state. It will retain its independence to agitate and mobilise the working class against the very capitalist state and the dominance of white monopoly capital.The independent vanguard party of the working class that we envisage will not be a lapdog•Our envisaged party will call for nationalisation. If the bourgeoisie agrees, we will call for national without compensation. If the bourgeoisie agrees, we call for nationalisation without compensation under worker control.•Our envisaged party will call for progressive taxation. If the bourgeosie agrees, we call for heaviest taxation to the point of bankrupting the rich, if they agree, we will call for abolition of inheritance.•All these demands will be about dealing a blow to private domination by a few individuals of decisive means of production. None of such demands emanated from the SACP.•That is why in Numsa we say: “The South African Communist Party (SACP) leadership has become embedded in the state and is failing to act as the vanguard of the working class”.The envisaged vanguard party of the working class will be rooted in the United Front•As NUMSA, we must lead in the establishment of a new UNITED FRONT that will coordinate struggles in the workplace and in communities, in a way similar to the UDF of the 1980s. The task of this front will be to fight for the implementation of the Freedom Charter and be an organisational weapon against neoliberal policies such as the NDP.•In the same way the united front tactic has nothing to do with the so-called ‘electoral combinations’ of leaders in pursuit of one or another parliamentary aim.•The united front tactic is simply an initiative to join with all workers belonging in a common struggle to defend the immediate, basic interests of the working class against the bourgeoisie.•We therefore think that every action, even the most trivial everyday demand, can lead to revolutionary awareness and revolutionary education; it is the experience of struggle that will convince workers of the need for socialism.•The key thing therefore, in this united front will be that it must be based on concrete struggles, and not on some historical sentiment or holding hands of leaders in front of media camerasThank You! | {
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3-4 shift prob
This is a discussion on 3-4 shift prob within the Automatic Transmission forums, part of the Drivetrain category; Help please! heres the deal car was shifting funny took it in and had the 1-2 and 3-4 solenoids replaced ...
3-4 shift prob
Help please! heres the deal car was shifting funny took it in and had the 1-2 and 3-4 solenoids replaced and now it hits the rev limiter when shifting from 2nd to 3rd under wot. the shop said everthing looked good in the trans and they dont know whats causing it to do this. does anyone know whats going on with my trans and how do i fix it??? the trans has a yank 3500 stall and transgo shift kit.
programing
has the tranny be reprogramed to work with the 3500 stall , i have found when we ship trannys to people that those that us over a 2500 stall run into this problem from time to time , A good way to test this is in two ways ,
one if the shop your dealing with has a snapon or otc scanner they can look at the data stream to determine if in fact the 2-3 shift is being comanded , if its not then its a programing issue and you will need to get with someone who does programing , alternatly to rule out any trans problem such as a slipping 3-4 clutch pack would be if the shop has a device called a shafer shifter this plugs directly to the trans and allow you to selct which solinoids come on manually if its used to make that 2-3 shift and it occurs good its still a programing issue , however if its used and the 2-3 shift does not occur under throttle theres a 3-4 clutch issue .
hope this helps most well equipt tranny shops will have this test equipment but im betting on a programing issue since we have over the years had many calls after install of these high stall converters with this complaint even in cases where it was perfect with the lower stall converters ,
megamax
I dont think its the converter cause its been in the car for the last five years and worked great with no tune. I talked to a programer last night about this problem and he didnt think it was the comp cause it was acting fine before the soleniods where changed. any other thoughts on whats going on?
well i would goto the shop and do the two test i suggested in the prevoious they will determine one or the other , there is one more thing you had both shift solinoids replace (why?) and do you know what brand they were gm or aftermarket new or reman , the reason i as there is one more possibility particularly if theres been a shift kit installed and or the prograning has been used to raise line preasure , Thats solinoid flooding this is where though the solinod is working its not capablke of venting enough fluid to allow the shift when off , both solinods are off for thrid gear in the 4l60e , however if one is restricted or faulty or i had one instance of using aftermarket solinods i beleave they were fitxall bran and i could not get out of first at full throttle both solinoids on , because they could not vent enough fluild to allow valve stroke ,
However first i would do the snapon test wastching data to see if the shift is comanded , then if so i would do the shafer shifter tet and see if i ciould get the shift that way at full throttle , the shafter shifter is the real test since if if can make the shift (also note it has a place to control pcs preasure since your having only a full throttle shift issue it should be set to max on the tester ,)then it has to be a program issue if you cannot make the shift with it then its either a 3-4 clutch issue or as i mentioned earlier a solinoid issue .
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Threat to Collecting Purple Hearts and Other Medals
Well, here we go again! Just when medal collectors thought it was safe to buy and sell medals after the Stolen Valor Act was amended to exclude these sort of activities from the reach of the law, there is new legislation circulating that will have a very large impact on our hobby.
On Sept. 28, U.S. Representative Paul Cook, (R-CA-8) introduced a bill, HR 6234, which he calls the “Private Corrado Piccoli Purple Heart Preservation Act.” Rather than dissect and attempt to interpret Rep. Cook’s intent, I will just present the text of the bill Cook introduced (it has been referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, where it currently sits awaiting review):
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BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for penalties for the sale of any Purple Heart awarded to a member of the Armed Forces.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Private Corrado Piccoli Purple Heart Preservation Act of 2016.
Findings
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Purple Heart medal solemnly recognizes the great and sometimes ultimate sacrifice of American servicemembers like Private Corrado Piccoli.
(2) The Purple Heart medal holds a place of honor as the national symbol of this sacrifice and deserves special protections.
Penalty for sale of Purple Hearts awarded to members of the Armed Forces
Subsection (a) of section 704 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) In general
(1) Penalty
Whoever knowingly purchases, attempts to purchase, solicits for purchase, mails, ships, imports, exports, produces blank certificates of receipt for, manufactures, sells, attempts to sell, advertises for sale, trades, barters, or exchanges for anything of value any decoration or medal authorized by Congress for the armed forces of the United States, or any of the service medals or badges awarded to the members of such forces, or the ribbon, button, or rosette of any such badge, decoration or medal, or any colorable imitation thereof, except when authorized under regulations made pursuant to law, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
(2) Limitation on regulations
Regulations referred to in paragraph (1) may not authorize the sale of any Purple Heart awarded to a member of the Armed Forces or former member of the Armed Forces by the Secretary of the military department concerned.
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There you have it. There isn’t much point in discussing why this bill is misguided. If you are reading this blog, you already know why. The important thing for each of us to do is contact our own Representatives and / or members of the Judiciary Committee and succinctly impart why this bill is an affront to the liberty of veterans to decide how to dispose of their medals or of the collectors who desire to purchase and preserve the medals.
Your local representative may not have anything to say about it yet, however. Their voice will only matter if the bill makes it to a floor vote of the full House of Representatives.
At this point, the Judiciary Committee is deciding the merits of the bill. Immediate correspondence with the committee could have an impact. You can find a list of the membership here:
For your convenience, here is a suggested letter to the Judiciary Committee that you are welcome to copy and use:
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Chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte
House Judiciary Committee
United States House of Representatives
Ranking Member Rep. John Conyers, Jr.
House Judiciary Committee
United States House of Representatives
Dear Chairman Goodlatte and Ranking Member Conyers,
I am writing to you express my concern about HR 6234, the “Private Corrado Piccoli Purple Heart Preservation Act” that has been submitted for the Committee’s consideration by Rep. Paul Cook.
While I believe that Rep. Cook’s bill is well-intentioned, I am concerned that it overlooks certain liberties.
I do not argue that a veteran is entitled to keep his or her medals. But, as you are aware, a veteran’s medals are given to him or her by our government. If that veteran chooses to dispose of or sell those medals, that is the veteran’s right to do so. I don’t believe Rep. Cook considered that his Bill, if made into law, would infringe upon these rights of veterans or their heirs.
Furthermore, Rep. Cook’s Bill, as it is now written, fails to acknowledge the thousands of private collectors and researchers who often become the custodians of these medals, whether through purchase or gift. In so doing, these people perpetuate the memory and deeds for which the medals were originally awarded. Without these committed researchers, historians, and hobbyists, these actions would be forgotten to the ages. Rep. Cook’s Bill would effectively criminalize these efforts to preserve the record of our military history.
I ask the Judiciary Committee to not recommend HR-6234 for a floor vote in the House. Rather, I hope the Committee and Rep. Cook will give consideration to alternatives that will both preserve the right of the veterans or their heirs to decide how to retain, transfer, give away, or sell their medals as well as the collectors and historians who are committed to preserving the historic record by purchasing, collecting, researching, and displaying these medals.
Thank you for your thoughtful attention,
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I will be served with a writ of replevin (illegally) because my adminstrative process is still in process. what recourse or action can I take to hold off the replevin action until the administrative process is complete.
The proper motion that you want to file with the court that the replevin action is filed under is a "motion to abate." What this means is that you are asking the court to suspend the proceedings until something can take place.
You can go to your library and see if there are any pro se books that will have this form in them. You can also try going to a local law school's law library and asking if they have litigation forms. You will want to file this form, along with an applicable order to abate, and serve it on the other side. This means that you should at minimum fax a copy of this motion and order to the opposing attorney at the same time you file your motion with the clerk of the court.
Does your answer applty to all counties in the US? There is no opposing attorney to fax the motion to abate with. The repo man showed up at the door this morning wanting the auot. I refused to give it to him stating that I have paid this off and showed him the paperwork. How long does it take to get a writ of replevin in Florida? I am not sure this is the answer to my dilema yet.
It applies to a filed action in many states in the US, including Florida. I thought that this had already been filed. When it is filed, there will be an attorney on the case. You should file this motion immediately after receiving the writ. Contact the attorney on the other side and inform him of what's going on, that you have paid off the car, and that he is on notice that this has in fact happened, and that if he continues pursuing this case against you without an adequate investigation into the facts, you will pursue any remedies you have against him and his client for malicious prosecution and ethical complaints. Obtaining a replevin can take a relatively short time or longer, depending on the county and caseload.
However, you should work to get this resolved before having this filed, as it can relieve a big-time headache. If you can contact the lender (customer service, etc...) and have them contact the collecton agency/repo agency and notify them of the circumstances, then you can probably avoid the hassle of a repo.
I have been in contact with the finance company and have sent in copies of my paperwork, to no avail. they will not accept the payment and are dictating the form of payment I must submit. I thought under the Banking Act of 1933 that was illegal to dictate or refuse legal tender?
Even if the Banking Act said that form of payment could not be dictated, that law was repealed in 1999. But anyone can dictate how they want to be paid, contractually. You can say that you want to be paid in pennies if you desire.
If it's not that much of a difference, it might just make more sense to follow how they want to be paid, because they have a right to be paid how they want. | {
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Kenmare is 4th at State
The Kenmare Honkers girls basketball team made their third straight appearance in the Class B state tournament last weekend in Bismarck. They came home with a fourth place finish, the best showing for seniors Katie King, Erika Lemere and Kortni Miller, who have played on the state court in all three tournaments.
3/23/11 (Wed)
2010-2011 KHS Honkers, 4th place at ND Class B state tournament
By Caroline Downs
The Kenmare Honkers girls basketball team made their third straight appearance in the Class B state tournament last weekend in Bismarck. They came home with a fourth place finish, the best showing for seniors Katie King, Erika Lemere and Kortni Miller, who have played on the state court in all three tournaments.
No. 2 ranked Kenmare opened the tournament in Thursday’s first game of the day against No. 1 Beach, the defending state champions. With everything at stake, fans from all eight participating schools filled about 80 percent of the seats to watch the battle.
No one was disappointed, except perhaps the Buccaneers whose only lead in the game came with 3:35 left to play in the first quarter at 4-2. Thirty seconds later, Lexie Munson hit a three-pointer for Kenmare and the Honkers never looked back, winning the game 48-36 and handing the Lady Bucs their first loss in two seasons.
“Playing them earlier [in the season] and losing that game gave us some hunger for this,” said KHS head coach Jason Schwarz.
He noted the Honkers had 27 turnovers in their first game against Beach, which Kenmare lost by 5 points. “We beat ourselves,” he said. “We know if we take care of the basketball, we give ourselves a bigger chance, so our game preparation was about taking care of the basketball.”
Thursday’s win was hardly a cakewalk, however. Kenmare won the tip and ran 47 seconds off the clock by missing two shots and two free throws, although Beach didn’t fare any better. The defense stood firm while the offenses looked tentative in the game’s opening minutes, but Katie King called for the pass from Munson and drained an inside shot to put the first points on the board at 5:50.
The Bucs couldn’t penetrate the Honkers’ defense, but Abby Weinreis made good on a three-point attempt on the next possession to give Beach the 3-2 edge. The defensive contest continued unabated for two more minutes, until a Munson foul sent Weinreis to the free throw line to sink one of two. Munson redeemed herself with a three-pointer on the other end, followed by a shot by Kortni Miller on an assist from King.
Kenmare scored on their next two possession, first as Ashley Barnhart put back a shot and then as King found Miller again, to take an 11-6 lead after the first quarter.
The Honkers held the Buccaneers to a mere four points in the second quarter with a continued tough defensive effort. Beach ran a full court press the entire game, but it didn’t bother Munson as she connected on a three-pointer in the first possession of the second quarter. Another two minutes of back and forth action ensued, characterized by Beach’s full court press, but King and Munson scored another six points in field goals, along with a King free throw, to give Kenmare a 21-8 lead with just over four minutes remaining in the half.
The rest of the quarter passed with only one basket, coming at the hands of the Buccaneers, but Honkers’ fans cheered plenty of action on steals by Barnhart and blocked shots by King as the Kenmare defense took a 21-10 advantage at halftime.
The third quarter started with free throws, first by Erika Lemere on a Weinreis foul and then by Weinreis on a Lemere foul. The Honkers stayed patient on offensive, though, and when Barnhart missed a shot on the next possession, Munson had herself in position for the rebound and putback.
The two sides were nearly stalemated through the middle of the quarter as defensive pressure continued, but Kenmare warmed up the scoreboard in the final three minutes with a three-pointer by Miller, followed by a King feed inside to Miller and then a King assist to Munson. Weinreis and Kiffin Howard showed their shooting skills for Beach, and then Brooke Davidson came up with a three-pointer, but Munson mirrored that shot on the Honkers’ end and King ended the period with an inside shot for a 36-21 margin.
The Lady Bucs showed evidence of frustration in the final quarter, while Kenmare stayed focused and calm, especially on offense as the Honkers ran through their patterns until Munson was open for an inside look and a 38-23 score. Beach cut the gap to six points on a Weinreis shot and free throw coming from a Munson foul, but King turned around for a shot on a Barnhart assist on the next possession at the 3:18 mark.
From then on, the Honkers’ points came on free throws by Miller and King, with one last field goal by Barnhart standing open under the basket, as the Buccaneers tried to get stops with fouls. Davidson managed a basket for Beach, but Kenmare’s defense played tough through the final seconds of the game. With 30 seconds to go and the 48-36 margin, Honkers fans were on their feet cheering and celebrating as the Beach players merely watched the Kenmare players pass the ball among themselves to run out the clock and claim the win.
Schwarz credited the win to the Honkers’ defensive intensity, especially in a big game. “It starts with Kortni and the rest feed off of her,” he said. “Her intensity was tremendous today.”
He recalled Miller’s efforts when Kenmare beat then-state champion Bottineau in 2009, and her work that day against Miss Basketball candidate Brittney Dietz, who scored only 5 points in the Lady Bucs’ loss. “If there’s an All-State team for defensive players, if there’s a Miss Basketball in defense, then it’s Kortni Miller,” he said. “Give me a Miss Basketball, and I’m going to ‘D’ them up. Hands down, she’s an all-state quality player.”
Miller spoke modestly of her role. “We tried not to let our nerves take over,” she said, laughing. “I had to rely on the other guards more to bring up the ball [against Beach’s press] and we needed to cut down our turnovers.”
The Honkers were prepared for Beach’s fourth quarter rally attempt, for which the team is known. “They did it against us in January, they did it earlier this year against Carrington,” said Schwarz. “They’re a second half team, and they do some things with their press in the fourth quarter to turn the heat up.”
Kenmare’s offense stayed steady in the face of that pressure, however. “First, we’re going to go to Katie and Lexie, and then to Kortni,” Schwarz said. “When we’ve got a lead, we’ll work to keep it with easy baskets. Lexie is dead on right now, so we wanted to get her some openings.”
King was delighted with her team’s opening round win, their first in her three years at the state tournament. “We just really wanted it,” she said. “We knew if we came out scared, we wouldn’t do very well, and when we were ahead, we just helped each other settle down.”
Shelby Hass subbed into the game in her first appearance on the state court, making 2 rebounds and 2 assists. “We had to do all the little things right, all the fundamentals,” she said. “I wanted to take care of the ball and look [to pass to] Katie.”
Munson led the Honkers in scoring with 17 points, sinking 7 of 9 shots which included 3 three-point attempts. “We knew we had to stay controlled the whole game,” she said. “Coach Schwarz told us the team with the biggest heart was going to win this one.”
King scored 14 points on 6 of 14 field goals and 2 of 5 free throws. She also pulled down 10 rebounds and made 4 assists and 2 steals. “I was focusing on taking it up down low and helping my teammates,” she said.
She noted the team’s communication with each other on the floor during the game. “We knew we had to talk more,” she said. “That was a big key, because it’s loud out there!”
Miller notched double figures with 12 points, including 1 three-pointer, 3 of 6 field goals and 3 of 6 free throws. She grabbed 7 rebounds and made 4 assists and 2 steals.
Barnhart added 4 points, along with 5 rebounds and 3 steals, and Lemere finished with 1 point in the game.
“We knew we had to focus on defense,” Barnhart said. “We had three or four players to key in on, and then Lexie and Kortni did a good job against their press.”
The Honkers shot 46.3 percent from the field at 19 of 41 and 46.2 percent in free throws at 6 of 13, while the Buccaneers shot 27.5 percent from the field at 14 of 51 and 57.1 percent in free throws at 4 of 7.
Turnovers were close, with 14 for Beach and 15 for Kenmare. The teams were nearly even in rebounds as well, with Kenmare pulling down 31 and Beach 32.
Unfortunately, the momentum from Thursday’s big win didn’t carry over into Friday’s semi-final game against Carrington. The Honkers suffered their worst loss of several seasons in a lopsided 62-27 game that sent the Cardinals into the championship game.
“We came in with a game plan on offense and defense,” Schwarz said. “But they got the momentum and got rolling. We have to stop them two or three or four times on defense and stop their snowball.”
Again, the game started slowly, with both sides missing baskets for the first minute and a half. Carrington’s Brittany Indergaard sank a long jump shot to put her team on the scoreboard, but Miller followed that with a steal and a basket just over a minute later.
Indergaard found the mark again, but Emily Thompson sent King to the free throw line for two shots on the next possession for a 4-4 tie. Thompson pulled her team ahead on two free throws after a King foul and then hit a basket for an 8-4 lead. The Honkers missed their shots, but held their own with tough defense on the other end of the court until Lemere hit a trey with just under two minutes left in the quarter.
Brittney Roundy sank two shots for the Cardinals, but Munson hit two from the charity stripe and the quarter ended 13-9 in Carrington’s favor.
The Honkers were within striking distance at the top of the second quarter, but the Cardinals’ held them to a mere two points in the period that came on a Miller drive at the five minute mark. All the Honkers attempted a variety of shots against a tough Cardinal defense without success, while Carrington ran up a 29-11 halftime lead that included four three-pointers from four different players.
Honker fans cheered the beginning of the third quarter as King put back a Lemere miss for two points, but the shots were few and far between for Kenmare as Carrington pushed their full court press relentlessly and stayed a step ahead on offense to score on nearly every possession they had in the last six minutes. King hit a free throw and scored on another rebound, while Munson had two shots, but the Cardinals finished the quarter with a 50-20 advantage.
Miller and King worked to reduce Kenmare’s deficit in the final quarter, but the damage was done and Carrington kept pushing their press, despite the broad margin. The Honkers bench finished the final two minutes of the game.
Kenmare defeated Carrington 46-34 in the first game of the season, and Friday’s outcome came as a surprise to the Honkers. “They were determined to win,” King said, “and nothing was going to stop them.”
“They couldn’t miss and we couldn’t make anything,” Miller said. “Our bodies were just worn out.”
“They played us like we played Beach,” said Lemere, “and then we were each trying to [save the game] by ourselves instead of playing as a team.”
Schwarz agreed the Honkers’ energy level was down. “When the mind’s trying to go and the body won’t let you, that’s hard,” he said. “Thursday was a real big test and maybe we peaked in the first game as far as emotions go. The extreme focus we brought to that game, in a way, felt like winning the championship.”
He also keyed on the Honkers’ weaker defensive effort in Friday’s game. “We were a step too slow at times, and sometimes two steps too slow,” he said. “And we couldn’t get anything going on offense, which usually feeds off our defense.”
King led the Honkers with 10 points, scoring 1 three point shot, 2 of 8 field goals and 3 of 4 free throws. She had 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals.
Miller finished with 8 points on 1 of 7 three-pointers, 2 of 5 field goals and 1 of 2 free throws, along with 3 steals.
Munson had 6 points, along with 5 rebounds.
Lemere scored 3 points on a trey and pulled down 5 rebounds.
Rosenau paced the Cardinals with 16 points and 12 rebounds, while Thompson scored in double digits with 11.
Kenmare only shot 18.8 percent from the field at 9 of 48 and 75 percent in free throws at 6 of 8.
Carrington finished with 44.6 percent in field goals at 25 of 56 and 62.5 percent in free throws at 5 of 8.
The Honkers lost the rebounding battle, pulling down 27 in comparison to 46 for the Cardinals. Turnovers were relatively low, with 12 for Kenmare and 11 for Carrington.
With both teams wearing maroon and gold school colors in the third place game on Saturday and using similar defensive strategies, the Honkers looked like they were playing themselves.
“That’s the best defensive team that we’ve played,” Schwarz said. “They play defense the way we do!”
However, the Kenmare team lost some steam through the second and third quarters, and an outstanding fourth quarter showing wasn’t quite enough to overcome the deficit as Linton-HMB claimed the trophy with a 48-44 win.
The Honkers looked strong in the first quarter, starting the game with smiles and laughs at the opening tip as players from both sides reminded each other which end of the court their basket was on. Kenmare grabbed the first possession and King scored in less than 30 seconds on an inside shot.
At the other end, the Honkers rolled along with their usual strong half court defensive play. Miller and Barnhart made steals, the Lions had limited looks at any close shot, and Kenmare rolled ahead 12-5 on shots by Munson and King, with a Barnhart putback at the buzzer.
Linton returned to the floor with a new strategy for their own half court defense and outscored Kenmare 21-8 in the second quarter. The Honkers looked good with baskets from Barnhart and King on the first two possessions, but the Lions scored on every possession they had through the first six and a half minutes of the quarter, with shots falling from the hands of Lindsey Hulm, Jacey Vetter and Kayln Schneider. Paula Nagel drilled a trey at the 3:31 mark and Nicole Hulm put her first points in the scoring column on free throws after a Munson foul.
King managed an inside shot and a free throw along the way and then another free throw on Schneider’s third foul in the game, but too many Honker attempts missed the mark, with the Lions standing ready to grab the ball for their own offensive attack to take a 26-20 lead by halftime.
Kenmare’s struggle continued through the third quarter. The only field goal of the period came on a three-pointer by Barnhart, while the rest of the Honkers’ eight points resulted from free throws by King, Miller and Barnhart.
The Lions were slowed a little by the Honkers’ defense, adding only 14 points to their total for a 40-28 margin.
With the trophy on the line, Kenmare dug deep as the fourth quarter started. Miller stole the ball on the Lions’ opening possession and turned it into a layup at the other end. Lemere made good on an inside feed from King, and Munson drained a three-pointer at the 5:57 mark to reduce the gap to 42-35.
Miller grabbed another steal on the next play and scored again, drawing a foul on Lindsey Hulm in the process and sinking the free throw. King followed that with a basket down low on the next possession, and the Kenmare crowd was roaring again as the Honkers trailed 42-40 with 4:28 left to play.
The Lions had a few tricks of their own left, with another basket from Vetter, a steal and an inside move from Robin Weber that drew a foul from Lemere. Kenmare stayed focused, however, with King scoring again at 2:10 and a tough defense that held Linton back from any easy shots.
The two sides battled through the next minute of action, then Munson pulled her team within one point after hitting two free throws with 51.8 seconds to go. The Honkers used intentional fouls to stop the action, with Miller picking up her fifth at 42.8 seconds and King getting her second at 34.1 seconds. Schneider scored once and Weber made good on both of hers for the Lions 48-44 lead. Munson used a foul to get a stop with 20.7 on the clock and Vetter missed both shots, but the Lions stole the ball from the Honkers, only to watch the Honkers steal it back.
The buzzer sounded as the two teams scrambled up and down the court, with the victory going to Linton-HMB.
Schwarz and his players were all shaking their heads at the end of the contest. “We got off to a good start,” he said. “We got some baskets and we’d go after [Linton]. In the second quarter, we came out with energy, but we hit a wall.”
Kenmare’s short bench, with essentially six varsity players, felt the effects of a three-day tournament. “We were giving the effort that we’ve got to give,” Schwarz said. “In the second half, we turned up the heat. We knew we had to make plays on defense and we did, but I don’t know if we could have done that on both ends of the game.”
He would have liked to see the Honkers sink a few more of their shots in the contest and to see the seniors accept the third place trophy, but he acknowledged the wear and tear of three days of play. “We wanted Katie and Kortni and Erika to have a win for that last game,” he said, “but we gave it everything we had and that’s all we can ask them to do.”
“We should have played stronger defense right away,” King said. “Our effort was there, but things weren’t working.”
Miller and Lemere agreed. “Our defense was down,” Miller said.
“We were just worn out, and we shouldn’t have been,” added Lemere. “Thursday drained us and Friday broke us, but we wanted to come back and get the win today.”
The trio of seniors praised their younger teammates, with King describing them as hard workers.
“We interacted so well with each other,” Miller said as she talked about how much she enjoyed playing on this Honkers’ squad.
“We have lots of team chemistry,” said Lemere. “The six starters all get along, and then there’s our ‘Fab Five’ bench!”
The seniors also expressed gratitude for the dedication of Coach Schwarz and assistant coach Arnold Jordan. “Our coaches are amazing,” Miller said.
“We’re thankful for them,” Lemere added.
King paced her team with 16 points, coming on 6 of 11 field goals and 4 of 5 free throws. She made 7 rebounds in the game, along with 4 assists.
Miller had 9 points in the game, including 3 of 13 field goals and 3 of 3 free throws. She grabbed 6 rebounds and made 4 steals and 2 assists.
Munson also posted 9 points, coming from a three-pointer, 2 of 8 field goals and 2 of 3 free throws.
Barnhart finished with 8 points on 2 of 5 field goals, 1 three-point attempt and 1 of 2 from the charity stripe.
Lemere added 2 points, along with 7 rebounds.
Vetter led the Lions with 12 points.
The Honkers shot 40 percent from the field at 16 of 40 and 76.9 percent in free throws at 10 of 13. The Lions only made 47 percent of their free throws at 8 of 17, but their shooting percent was much higher at 55.9 percent, sinking 19 of 34 shots.
Turnovers were low for both teams, with Linton-HMB at 7 and Kenmare at 11. The Honkers out-rebounded the Lions 26-20.
Carrington won the 2011 Class B title with a 54-46 victory over Central Cass. Beach took fifth place after beating Central Valley 42-33, and Washburn pushed Watford City out of seventh place with a rally in the final minutes of the game to win 50-47.
King named to
All-Tournament team
Katie King was named to the All-Tournament team for Kenmare. She joined Kayln Schneider of Linton-HMB, Emily Thompson and Sierra Rosenau of Carrington, Courtney Dixon and Taylor Kraft of Central Cass, Brittney Dietz and Abby Weinreis of Beach, Taylor Henningsgard of Central Valley and Sam Schell of Washburn. | {
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Six steps to identify customers for a website
Identify customers for a website website by focusing on telling your story. A business plan can take many hours of intense study and writing to complete, but the process of identifying your ideal customer can be completed fairly quickly if you follow the below six steps:
1. What is your value proposition?
This is your underlying marketing plan to identify customers for a website. It says, “You should visit my website because my website will educate you about your specific interests and needs.” This can also be your website’s model (i.e., “Resources for Website Managers”).
2. Buyer Identification (Interest)Identification helps you achieve your objective. Assemble measurable data with respect to your objective market’s demographics, market section, needs and purchasing choices. Find which websites your buyers use and ask the following: How old would they say they are? Is it safe to say that they are male or female? What is their occupation? What income bracket would they say they are in? What do they do for entertainment? Do they possess a car? Do they have children? Such points of interest will help you plainly characterize valuing, advancement and place.
3. Comprehend the qualities and shortcomings of your competitionGather information on how your opposition advances their agendas. What is their value proposition? What do you like and what don’t you like about their advertising effort? Identify customers for a website by understanding your competition.
4. Come up with a budget for how much your customers want to spend
Figure out the demographic data for how much a customer wants to spend by asking questions about them such as what kind of car they drive and what kinds of jobs and social lives they live. Are they employed? How old are they?
5. Distinguish where your customers can be found
If you were to set up a physical store, where would it be a good idea for you to set up your website? Would it be in a bar or a church or a grocery store or perhaps some place else? How will you sell to them? Next question is how you intend to funnel them into the website:
Cold Calls?
Conferences?
Advertising?
Referrals from other websites?
6. Recognize user types to identify customers for a website
Faithful Customers – These sorts of clients are hard to find but are the best kind for business. These clients return to the website over and over again and want to stay connected and engaged by newsletters, social media posts and other outlets where you nurture them along.
Rebate Customers – These clients want a deal and can’t resist a coupon code on a Facebook page or some value-based proposition promising a deal. 50% off sales are like crack cocaine to them and the more markdown the better. Many websites only concentrate on these sorts of clients because it can create a faithful customer.
Impulsive Customers – These clients are hard to persuade to buy a particular product because they are not searching for anything in particular.
Need-Based Customers – These clients need a specific item and will do what they need to find and buy it. Price is not such a concern as the particular thing that they are trying to check off their shopping list. It’s important to sell products to these customers by writing about how their life won’t be the same without it.
Meandering Customers – These are the worst clients because they don’t purchase very often and mostly just look around. In retail these are the “browsers” who just look around and never buy anything.
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16 December 2008
We atheists love the holiday season! It’s the time of year to scowl at anyone wishing us holiday greetings of any kind, be it a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, or Good Kwanzaa. Even calling the winter celebration Yule or Saturnalia gives us all a smug sense of superiority knowing that we are not yoked to superstition. Whenever we hear the claim "Jesus is the reason for the season," we can counter with the smarmy "Really, I thought it was Mithras," or the coldly scientific "Actually, its the tilt of the Earth." Everyone knows this is the time of year when atheists get out the war paint and roam the streets in gangs knocking down Salvation Army bell ringers and pissing in nativity crèches. Oh, the holiday joy!
Puhleeze!
Congress voted in 1870 to make Christmas Day a national holiday, thus making in a secular American holiday. Since, as we all know, "congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion," (we do all know that, right?) the very act of voting to make it an official holiday stripped Christmas of any religious connotations. Do not be alarmed; there are any number of winter festival traditions in which you can freely participate. As for me, I'm just glad the days are getting longer (up here in the northern hemisphere, anyway,) and I expect to enjoy some family time and some good food and drink.
It makes no difference to me how you choose to celebrate, just please don't insist that your way is the only way or that the season is reserved for those that share your faith. | {
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Porn stars tend to be on the shorter side, but at 5'11" with legs that seem to go on for miles, Holly Michaels truly stands out in a crowd. She has a totally natural 34D rack, a cute face, and an ass you just want to bury your face in while grabbing the cheeks. Speaking of dat ass, you can see it on perfect display during her first anal scene for Elegant Angel's Anal Workout. Watch her and fellow schoolgirl seductress Marie McCray team up on Mick Blue in The Teacher's Pet (Evil Angel/Joey Silvera Video). Interracial fans will love to see her get freaky with the massively endowed Mandingo in Slut Puppies 5 (Jules Jordan Video). For all these scenes and more, it's no surprise Holly was nominated for AVN Best New Starlet 2012 and the fan-voted AEBN VOD Awards Best Newcomer 2012. | {
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Monthly Archives: February 2016
If you are new to dabbing, your head is probably spinning with queries about remove sorts, fees, etc. Take into account, this short article centers only on “dabbable” fats – look for high on other extract options on this page.
Precisely what is Dabbing and the way Do Dabs Operate?
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An oil’s uniformity is essentially dependant on the volume of dampness the oils presented onto and molecular disturbance. Over and above that, you never need to position an excessive amount of value on regularity.
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A lot of people prevent dabbing since marijuana components have got a reputation of receiving you rather ripped.
Can dabs be medical? Totally. Individuals wanting a swift serving of THC to ease feeling sick, anxiety, appetite loss, soreness, insomnia, and other signs and symptoms may actually discover dabbing to be a competent method to provide alleviation. | {
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Flame speed based on the inner edge of the shadow cast by the laminar Bunsen cone were determined for methane-air and ethylene-air mixtures as functions of composition at initial mixture temperatures ranging from 34 to 344 degrees C. | {
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Meaning 2 scheduled rounds, if the fight is close, you give an overtime deciding round.
Again, I still don't understand the first questions answer as to if it's sanctioned but an exhibition match, than why doesn't UFC get to choose who doesn't referee. I'm not saying UFC should pick the referee, but the UFC should be able to say who they dont' want. And I know the fighters can refuse a referee, but it hardly ever happens.
I also am confused as after every event they have a medical suspensions list, and most all the time even the winning fighter who didn't take much damage, has to wait 30 days to be cleared to fight. Cleared by the athletic commissions.
So why do Tuf fighters put their bodies through hell, and have to fight a week or 2 later, coming into the fight with black eyes and what not? I just think there is something sketchy with this whole process.
The lighterweight fighters are proven to not have as much power, however I think numbers would also indicate that they are much more active per minute than the heavier weight classes. Smaller guys are at a disadvantage when they're paired up with a close competator with perhaps a similar style, someone usually gets screwed.
Most all split decisions are just fights that should be a draw but instead someone is always fucked.
If it ain't Dutch, it ain't much - In the semifinal matches which are 3 rounds, what happens if its a draw?
I've always wondered that
They have to decide a winner. I am not sure if 10-10 rounds are not allowed, but it's a tournament so a winner has to be decided. Sucks b/c there have been some super close fights.
That's how Fedor got his first "loss". He was in a tournament and couldn't continue due to an illegal cut but because it was a tournament format, they couldn't do a no contest so they ruled it a win for TK. That's why most don't acknowledge that as a real loss for Fedor.
If it ain't Dutch, it ain't much - In the semifinal matches which are 3 rounds, what happens if its a draw?
I've always wondered that
They have to decide a winner. I am not sure if 10-10 rounds are not allowed, but it's a tournament so a winner has to be decided. Sucks b/c there have been some super close fights.
That's how Fedor got his first "loss". He was in a tournament and couldn't continue due to an illegal cut but because it was a tournament format, they couldn't do a no contest so they ruled it a win for TK. That's why most don't acknowledge that as a real loss for Fedor.
10-10 round is possible but more likely 10-9, 10-9, 8-10 which would make it a draw. Not sure what happens in that case, do they let the judges pick a winner or do they go to a 4th round?
I'm sorry. Next time I'll make an interesting thread about limbs that are still numb after a long sleep. Maybe it can be as riviting as your thread.
Id say something mean, but I dont want you to go cry again and say you are done with the UG
Wow you just outted yourself bigtime.
You re-registered, you obviously aren't new referring to old stuff.
You have an obsession with me that it bugs you so much you have to follow me around, and you do so after you've been banned how many times now?
Sorry man but you must really suck for me to not even know or care who you are, but yet you suck or are so negative that you have gotten yourself banned at least once, and are continuing your negativity.
I really wish they counted on my record. :( If you look at it now, I'm still on a 5-loss streak. But I've fought twice since then (in TUF). We had to sign a paper saying it was an unpaid exhibition fight. -_- rrr
Rox19 - I really wish they counted on my record. :( If you look at it now, I'm still on a 5-loss streak. But I've fought twice since then (in TUF). We had to sign a paper saying it was an unpaid exhibition fight. -_- rrr
Did they offer you a base pay or just a finishing bonus? Or are you not allowed to discuss Tuf pay?
Rox19 - I really wish they counted on my record. :( If you look at it now, I'm still on a 5-loss streak. But I've fought twice since then (in TUF). We had to sign a paper saying it was an unpaid exhibition fight. -_- rrr
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The DfE has published a new set of headteacher standards for England, titled National Standards for Excellence for Headteachers. These are non-mandatory standards intended to be suitable for use across all types of schools and colleges.
The DfE has announced a review of the 2004 National Standards for Headteachers. The aim of the review is to establish a set of standards that are unequivocal, clear, easy to understand and focus primarily on the key elements of high-quality school and system leadership. | {
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In July 2017, Microsoft announced three brand new apps for Office 365: Connections, Listings, and Invoicing. They were designed for businesses with fewer than 300 employees and after a few months of beta testing, they’re finally available to Business Premium users. Take a minute to learn about what they can do for your team!
Microsoft Invoicing
Word and Excel have hundreds of templates for generating company invoices, but this new app does much more than just create documents. Invoicing allows you to store the names, descriptions, and prices of your products and services in a connected database. You can also store your tax information, company logo, and a click-to-pay PayPal badge, which means half of the necessary information is automatically filled out the moment you click Create.
In addition to clean and professional looking documents, Invoicing also makes it easy to organize, store, and search past invoices thanks to a built-in QuickBooks integration. Last but not least, all of this is easily accessible from Microsoft’s mobile app.
Microsoft Listings
With its centralized dashboard, Listings allows you to manage and update company details displayed by Google, Facebook, Bing, and Yelp. It also helps you monitor your company’s online reputation by tracking page-views, company reviews, and Likes.
Microsoft Connections
Connections is the perfect app for small business email marketing. Similar to the Invoicing platform, Connections stores your company information and uses it to create personalized email marketing campaigns with the click of a button.
For example, templates for newsletters, referrals, and promotions include customizable discounts and offers that trigger pre-written follow-up campaigns. Connections tracks and analyzes the performance of all your email-based campaigns to make refining and improving your content a breeze, whether it’s from your desktop or the mobile app.
How to enable Invoicing, Listings, and Connections
As long as you have an Office 365 Business Premium subscription, accessing these apps requires only a global admin login. From the Admin Center, click the Settings tab on the left-hand side of the screen, followed by Services & add-ins and then Business apps. In this menu, you can grant specific users permission to use Microsoft’s newest programs.
Setting up these apps is fairly easy. However, it’s even easier to have your Office 365 account managed by us. We could have remotely installed Invoicing, Listings, and Connections for you almost a month ago, and with our information security expertise and unlimited IT support requests, there’s no limit to the value we can add to your Office 365 subscription. Give us a call to get started! | {
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The state-of-the-art design criteria for High Frequency (HF) Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) cards at 13.56 MHz depend on the choice of a resonance frequency and a quality factor of the card. Our investigations show that these values are a result of the Integrated Circuit (IC)'s non-linearity and its dynamic range. We describe our accurate method for calculating the IC's circuit model during loaded and unloaded states. The dynamic range is identified where the IC is capable of achieving load modulation for all basic bit rates (106-848 kbit/s). The calculated IC's circuit model is simulated and compared to measurements showing good agreement. We formulate a constrained minimization problem based on the IC's circuit model, its dynamic range, including the entire card's parasitics, as well as loading effects from the reader side. The problem's solution is the optimum inductance for the card's coil that renders a standard-compliant HF RFID card. A prototype card is manufactured based on the optimum inductance and we show that it passes the standardized tests and operates for all basic bit rates within the field intensity range from 1.5 to 7.5 A/m, as specified. | {
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Polster Family
Polster Family
Seeking information on a Thomas POLSTER Family (D. 20 April 1835in eggloffstein, Oberfranken. Thomas was married twice. His second wife Magdalena KUTZBERGER and two of their daughters. Kunigunda (b 10 April 1821)and Anna (B 15 May 1825) came to America in 1851. Settling in Spencer Co., IN with a brother/son Johann George Polster, with another sister Margartha E POLSTER HUEBSCHMAN (B 10 April 1817)living close by. A another Johann was also left behind in Egglofsteinhull.
Re: Polster
Jeff, sorry to take so long, busy with another family. The Polster line died in the family with the marriage of the girls. There was Anna born 9/21/1878 and Alma. Alma married a Charles Zamastil 6/25/1910, this being my husband's line. Anna married a Karl Plach(k)e, don't know date, but Ill. 1910 census has them married. She did have a couple of children that my husband and brother in-law sorta' remember, but don't know when Karl died or did they divorce? She is buried in Mt. Auburn by Charles and Alma, but the name is Anna Thelen? Don't know when that took place. Don't know when she died, the cemetery (not the most helpful we've been at) said that she was moved there. Probably need to go and visit with them again as to when and from where. Thanks for your reply. The boys grew up thinking they were born in Ohio, but the Census records and death certificate of Alma say IL> Barb
Re: Polster Family
I have information on Johann George Polster b. Jan 8, 1873 in Pretzfeld Bayern, Germany d. in Texas. His father name was Johann also. His sisters names are Margarete Polster, Bertha, and a brother name Adolph Polster. They all came to America with their parents. | {
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Firehouse News, Vol. 1, No. 2: Generally Speaking
WFHB’s Annual Meeting (June 7th, Monroe County History Center, 12:15PM) signals a time of reflection for me. It is the first anniversary of my time as general manager of the station, the first meeting following the end of WFHB’s fiscal year, and a time to look back at the year’s progress and plan for the next.
I announced a number of goals I wanted to work toward last November in addition to those outlined in the station’s strategic plan: expanding the staff, creating or taking advantage of opportunities for WFHB to gain exposure in the broader listening area, and establishing more avenues for communication among volunteers and to the public.
We launched the Firehouse News, our quarterly e-newsletter, as part of that effort, which would not have been possible without a capable volunteer staff (Carol Fischer, Helen Harrell, Karen Roszkowski, Maryll Jones and Mike Glab). We hope you’ve enjoyed the product so far and will continue to do so.
With help from former WFHB general manager Markus Lowe and Volunteer Coordinator Kelly Wherley, we also reinstituted monthly meetings using a round table format. These meetings are led by volunteers and serve as an excellent delivery mechanism for ideas and discussion, as well as a way for volunteers and staff to meet each other and celebrate their love for community radio together.
Again with significant help from Markus Lowe, we launched the new website in August. Since then, we’ve been uploading most organization meeting minutes for transparency. You can find them here. Articles from the previous newsletters and much, much more can be found there, as well.
Brian Kearney helped us raise funds to hire a full-time development director in the coming fiscal year. The station made tremendous headway in many respects over the last 10 years, but annual revenues have remained relatively flat. It is our hope that a development director will help grow the station’s finances and create new relationships in the wider community moving forward. We expect this person to be hired by August 2014. You can read the job description here. If you would like to apply for the position, or know someone who would, please send a resume and cover letter to [email protected].
WFHB partnered with agencies outside of Bloomington whenever possible. Last month alone, we were in the Spring Blossom Parade in Nashville and at the 4th Annual John Hartford Memorial Festival in Bean Blossom. Over the last year, we also partnered with Salt Creek Brewery for the 1st Annual Bedford Blues and Brews, the Indiana Boys for a CD release show at the Brown County Playhouse in Nashville, the Village Arts Walk in Nashville, and Tim Grimm’s CD release shows at Russian Recording in Bloomington and The Commons in Columbus.
Establishing a strong presence in the communities WFHB broadcasts to will continue to be a major goal for the foreseeable future.
We will also work to strengthen our partnership with Community Access Television Services, lay the groundwork for the regular pursuit of grants, and review and revise our bylaws and governance document. To learn more about these plans, attend WFHB’s Annual Meeting or look out for the minutes on our website. | {
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Mantle redox evolution and the oxidation state of the Archean atmosphere.
Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802.
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PA St U, University Park, Dept Geosciences
Abstract
Current models predict that the early atmosphere consisted mostly of CO2, N2, and H2O, along with traces of H2 and CO. Such models are based on the assumption that the redox state of the upper mantle has not changed, so that volcanic gas composition has remained approximately constant with time. We argue here that this assumption is probably incorrect: the upper mantle was originally more reduced than today, although not as reduced as the metal arrest level, and has become progressively more oxidized as a consequence of the release of reduced volcanic gases and the subduction of hydrated, oxidized seafloor. Data on the redox state of sulfide and chromite inclusions in diamonds imply that the process of mantle oxidation was slow, so that reduced conditions could have prevailed for as much as half of the earth's history. To be sure, other oxybarometers of ancient rocks give different results, so the question of when the mantle redox state has changed remains unresolved. Mantle redox evolution is intimately linked to the oxidation state of the primitive atmosphere: A reduced Archean atmosphere would have had a high hydrogen escape rate and should correspond to a changing mantle redox state; an oxidized Archean atmosphere should be associated with a constant mantle redox state. The converses of these statements are also true. Finally, our theory of mantle redox evolution may explain why the Archean atmosphere remained oxygen-deficient until approximately 2.0 billion years ago (Ga) despite a probable early origin for photosynthesis. | {
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2012: Best celebrities
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9. Idris Elba The artist formerly known as Stringer Bell continues to amaze, whether starring with heavy-hitters in the underrated "Prometheus" or his Emmy-nominated role as the titular police detective in the BBC's "Luther." Next year, the guy's starring as Nelson Mandela on the big screen. He deserves it.
9. Idris Elba The artist formerly known as Stringer Bell continues to amaze, whether starring with heavy-hitters in the underrated "Prometheus" or his Emmy-nominated role as the titular police detective in the BBC's "Luther." Next year, the guy's starring as Nelson Mandela on the big screen. He deserves it. (Getty)
9. Idris Elba The artist formerly known as Stringer Bell continues to amaze, whether starring with heavy-hitters in the underrated "Prometheus" or his Emmy-nominated role as the titular police detective in the BBC's "Luther." Next year, the guy's starring as Nelson Mandela on the big screen. He deserves it. | {
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Squarespace CSS: Editing Menu Block Text
Squarespace Guide
Here is code for editing font size, letter spacing, line height word spacing, uppercase/lowercase, text alignment, text color and adding text shadow. The three sections can be used to edit the Title, Description and price. You can use all three sections or just one or two. You can also delete any formatting line you would like or not.
To use: Open the side panel in your Squarespace 7 site and click Design, then click Custom CSS, then cut and paste the below code into that section. You can edit all of the numbers and modifiers to your choosing.
(I had been looking for this code for months now and finally sifted though the code using Chrome's Element Inspection until I found the elements below. These have been tested on Marquee Theme and Pacific Theme, so I assume it will work on all templates.)
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Cycling shorts...what's underneath?
I'm very new to cycling, and just bought my first water bottle and Jersey yesterday. Clearly the gym shorts I wore over my cycling shorts on my last ride were an impediment. But are you supposed to ride nude underneath? Just want to understand how to dress to avoid getting in my own way. Thanks
The pad ("chamois") in bike shorts has fairly soft foam which fully compresses easily when you sit on the saddle. Because of this it provides little in the way of cushioning, but what it does do is add body and stiffness to the fabric of the shorts so that it doesn't bunch up or wad in the folds of your skin and cause chafing. Putting underwear between the pad and you butt defeats this.
The chamois should also wick moisture away from your soft sensitive bits more easily and again cotton undies defeat this. Also, the location of many types of underwear leads to chafing with just the elastic bands at the leg holes.
Punctuation is important. It's the difference between "I helped my uncle, Jack, off a horse" and "I helped my uncle Jack off a horse"
Yea nothing, they are your underwear. I wear basketball shorts over my cycle shorts too, how is this an impediment? Is it the seam? In do 50 mile rides regularly like this and doesnt bother me.
For one you look like you have something to hide.
The wind would bug the heck out of me. Here it is windy 3/4 of the year.
For me I have worked my arse off for years and have no desire to hide in baggy clothes. Heck when I weighed over 200lbs I wore lycra. Shame is for kids.
one of the benefits of the pad is to soak up sweat and keep it off your body, so cotton undies will be pointless.
Wicking polyester undies perform the same sweat removal function as the pad, so if you want to wear the same bike shorts for 2-3 rides before needing to wash them then you could try using that.
Until you catch the back waistband of your gym shorts on the nose of your saddle and then get caught. If you're coming up at a light, it can suck because you're in traffic and the best way is to stop and put one foot back on the ground and then start over.
Punctuation is important. It's the difference between "I helped my uncle, Jack, off a horse" and "I helped my uncle Jack off a horse" | {
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Ontario Food Hub Infographics Now Available on www.fledgeresearch.ca
As part of an OMAFRA-funded research project that examined the role of food hubs in building food system resilience in community value chains, researchers at Wilfrid Laurier’s Centre for Sustainable Food Systems conducted two province-wide surveys of local sustainable food hubs in Ontario. We surveyed food producers, processors, and distributors to find out how they defined local food, if/how they thought food hubs added value to food chains for producers and communities, where food hub funding is coming from, what kinds of expansion opportunities they could identify across the value chain, and how food hubs might increase local sales.
We heard back from 125 operations connected to food hubs and have created a series of infographics summarizing their responses. We are happy to announce that the Food Hub Infographics will be permanently available on the FLEdGE website in downloadable pdf format.
What is a food hub? Food hubs are actual or virtual spaces that collect and distribute food to processors, retailers, restaurants, and/or consumers. Food hubs can also provide space for other activities including food preparation, handling, processing, education, and/or training.
The responses for the 2016 survey showed that 90% of respondents think that “local” means within 100 kms, the county, or region. Survey results also indicated that food hubs help farmers with product diversification, access to markets, and hiring. Food hubs also provide community support through paid opportunities for youth, donations to food banks, and education about food systems.
While food hubs face significant barriers to their operations, access to capital, reliable seasonal or part-time labour, and meeting regulations top the list. Significantly, while median gross annual sales fell into the $100-$250,000 range, about 25% of respondents reported that they earn less than $25,000 per year. And while the vast majority of producers, processors, and distributors wanted to grow their business, about half reported that a lack of capital prevents expansion opportunities. Respondents recognized the value of local markets for their businesses; even though more than 60% of sales reported are already going into local markets, almost all respondents (95%) wanted to increase local sales.
The Food Hub Infographics are an excellent tool for anyone interested in learning more about food hubs in Ontario, and we invite you to share them with your networks. To continue the discussion about how food hubs add value to local food systems, we will host a webinar to discuss the Food Hub Survey results and infographics with panelists Alison Blay-Palmer (Director of the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems), Katie Nolan (Agriculture and Rural Economic Development Advisor at Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs), and Phil Mount (Associate Director of Just Food). More details to follow. | {
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Sunday, November 30, 2008
Colombia: Strange Object Flies Over Cali
Residents of Cali reported seeing a strange light that remained suspended over the skies of the valley city's skies.
One witness, musician Jairo Varela, director of the Niche group, described the light as having the characteristics of an unidentified flying object (UFO).
He told Caracol Radio that the object had an approximate elevation of 25 kilometers and that it engaged in swift movements as it hid between the clouds, before vanishing after a few seconds of observation, heading toward the Pacific Ocean.(Translation (c) 2008, S. Corrales, IHU. Special thanks to Guillermo Gimenez)
About Me
The Institute of Hispanic Ufology was established in October of 1998 with the appearance of the first issue of Inexplicata. The organization currently has representatives and contributing editors in over a dozen Spanish-speaking countries. Director: Scott Corrales. | {
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Why did Shakespeare not want us to judge Lady Macbeth so severely in the play Macbeth?
I see no evidence in the text of the play to suggest that Shakespeare did not want us to judge Lady Macbeth severely. She does seem rather pathetic at the very end in her sleepwalking scene. She seems to be repenting her part in the murder of King Duncan. Otherwise she seems even more guilty than her husband. She goads him on into committing the murder when he tells her flatly that he doesn't want to go through with it.
MACBETH
We will proceed no further in this busiiness.
He hath honored me much of late, and I have bought
Golden opinions from all sorts of people,
Which would be worn now in their newest gloss,
Not cast aside so soon.
LADY MACBETH
Was the hope drunk
Wherein you dressed yourself? Hath it slept since?
And wakes it now, to look so green and pale
At what it did so freely? From this time
Such I account thy love. Art thou afeard
To be the same in thine own act and valor
As thou art in desire? Wouldst thou have that
Which thou esteem'st the ornament of life
And live a coward in thine own esteem,
Letting "I dare not" wait upon "I would,"
Like the poor cat i' th' adage?
She has a genius for manipulating her husband. She knows he prides himself on having courage. She also knows that he wants her to love and respect him. Macbeth's "tragic flaw" seems to be, not that he is too ambitious, but that he does not have enough confidence in his own judgment. He allows himself to be guided by his wife against his will and against his better judgment. He also allows himself to be guided by the three witches. | {
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I have no idea how this happened, but on my laptop, all fonts suddenly appear too big in IE (they still look fine in Word and other programs). When I open a webpage, fonts that are supposed to be size=1 are more like size 2 or 3. It's like the font sizes have been shifted up a notch. IT SUCKS plz help. | {
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Avoid white coat hypertension with home blood pressure monitoring
A new study published online today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), says white coat hypertension is most likely an innocuous condition that is not a predictor of heart disease or stroke – except in a small group of older patients.
The condition, more commonly known as white coat syndrome, is a phenomenon in which patients exhibit a blood pressure level above the normal range in a clinical setting, though they don’t exhibit it in other settings. On average, when your blood pressure is taken at home the top (systolic) number can be around 10mmHg lower than it would be if taken by a doctor and 5mmHg lower on the bottom (diastolic) number. For some people this difference can be even greater.
Diagnosis is made difficult as a result of the unreliable measures taken from the conventional methods of detection. Many believe that patients with white coat hypertension do not require even very small doses of antihypertensive therapy as it may result in hypotension, but must still be careful as patients may show signs of vascular changes and may eventually develop hypertension.
The JACC study – led by Dr. Stanley Franklin from University of California, Irvine – looked at 653 people with white coat hypertension and 653 with normal blood pressure. All of the study volunteers were followed for more than 10 years. For people younger than 60, there was no difference in the number of new heart problems. However, among 92 people aged 60 and older, there were 18 more new heart problem cases among those with white coat hypertension.
Anyone can be affected by this condition. You may be nervous or anxious about having your blood pressure taken without you or your doctor realising it. The only way to be sure is to compare readings taken in the clinic with readings that are taken at home. There may be lots of gimmicks or unnecessary bits of equipment for your health available today, but smart home monitors for blood pressure are not gimmicks and they are highly useful.
In fact, two recent studies (American Medical Group Foundation’sMeasure Up/Pressure Downand Ochsner Health System’s Hypertension Digital Medicine), support the belief that regular blood pressure measurements help patients control hypertension. Being able to consistently measure and more importantly track blood pressure over time is also of great help in helping to understand how dietary, fitness and other changes are effecting your health.
We spoke to Cedric Hutchings, former CEO of Withings and current VP of Digital Health at Nokia about the study.
“The findings from JACC’s study on white coat hypertension illustrate how patient generated data collected using consumer health devices can play an important role in accurate diagnosis and patient care,” said Hutchings.
“Measuring and monitoring blood pressure frequently from home or outside a clinical setting can provide huge benefits, especially among hypertension patients, including more control over personal health, a deeper understanding of trends, and a richer relationship between doctors and patients.”
Withings was one of the first companies to come out with a connected blood pressure monitor. The second iteration of their device works the same as the initial corded version – but without the cord. The gadget makes it much easier to keep an accurate blood pressure record, which can be shared at the touch of a button with a doctor. We highly recommend this product to anyone who is interested in monitoring their blood pressure on a regular basis.
“Our Wireless Blood Pressure Monitor is as accurate as the one in the doctor’s office, is FDA cleared, and has been validated in several studies,” added Hutchings.
“However, medical devices tend to be reserved for the doctor’s office, and while accurate, these measurements have a higher likelihood of being impacted by white coat syndrome versus consumer devices, which can be used daily and in the comfort of your home.” | {
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BA Strike – British Airways Strike Continues Even After Talks
As the strike is gaining control over the problems of the passengers of the British Airways, it just seems to be getting worse and any sign of the situation heading towards normal routine looks grim.
The Cabin Crew of the Airways began their first of the three five-day strikes which arose due to the long running disputes between the Union and the Airlines.
Previously there were talks between the Airlines and the union – Unite, but they had failed for the reason that the travel concession to the crew who took part in the last strike were not permitted and as well as the conditions kept forward by Airlines to pay the crew.
BA authorities hope that the flights from London City and London Gatwick airports will proceed as the Heathrow airport is paralyzed as it is submerged in crisis. The BA crew had kept forward that they would call off the strike if the Union agrees to reinstate the pay perks it has demanded, but then it was unacceptable for the Union to go ahead with their demands as the terms they offered was nonnegotiable.
Admiring their demands, both the sides tried hard to keep away from a possible strike, they were having talks on the subject, so they could negotiate on the terms of each other but, then there was a huge disruption during their talks, a crowd of protesters gate crashed in, reacting to the Unite’s joint secretary Derek Simpsons twitter comment. Further reports are soon expected. | {
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UVU enters WAC era with pride and a few predicaments
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Orem • Twenty-nine years ago, Utah Valley Community College President J. Marvin Higbee directed his new athletic director to create an athletics program in the image of Snow College.
Three decades later, Michael Jacobsen, on the verge of retirement, can look out over what was once swampland and enjoy the fruits of his labor, an effort that has extended Utah Valley University's athletic program well beyond Higbee's original vision.
On July 1, UVU becomes a full-fledged member of the Western Athletic Conference, the culmination of a long, sometimes twisting endeavor begun when the school committed to transition from a junior college to a four-year Division I institution.
Now comes the difficult part. What will the next 10 or 20 years bring?
"That's a hard answer," said Jacobsen, who retires in July. "It's going to be in a great place. Without football, without having that driver behind you ⦠I look at us being a Gonzaga. I look at us being a Butler, a school that can make a big splash, to grow and do something good."
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"We still have not reached our potential. We still have some real nice things to do."
The move to the WAC finally places UVU in a conference that automatically sends teams to NCAA tournaments. The Wolverines' new status already has impacted recruiting.
In many ways, though, hard work remains, especially in funding a Division I program. Expectations are that being in the WAC will boost attendance, increase concessions and create new financial partnerships within a community under the large shadow of Brigham Young University.
UVU's current athletic budget is about $9 million, which is $4 million less than Weber State University's.
"We've got to develop a source [of funding] that's different from what we get from student fees and different from what we get from appropriated dollars," Jacobsen said.
Finding more dollars is the key to any successful program. Jacobsen's successor, Vincent Otoupal, also will have to deal with the lowering of the age students can embark on missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The future, however, also holds television dollars, a new money stream, as well as something no other in-state public school can match.
"We're set for a fairly significant growth in student fees," UVU President Matthew Holland said. "Given that we don't have a football program, student fees are good for what we want to do."
By the end of the decade, UVU is projected to have nearly 43,000 students, making it the largest public university in Utah.
"If we reach that level, it will be a real game changer for our revenue," Holland said.
The day in early October 2012 when UVU learned it would join the WAC was a celebratory day. WAC logos blanketed the UCCU Center. Giddy spectators and school officials wore WAC-stamped clothing.
Yet, some of the first questions offered that day referenced football, as in will UVU ever have a football team?
"There's not been a single day go by since I've been here that someone hasn't mentioned football," Jacobsen said. "Because we don't have it, we'll always be considered second class. Even when we make it to the [NCAA basketball tournament] it will still be, 'They don't have football.' "
There have been several small windows during Jacobsen's 29 years in which football might have become part of UVU. The last came several years ago when Utah Valley and the Big Sky Conference danced around each other.
The Big Sky said no football, no UVU.
Utah Valley said let us in and in three years we'll have football. For now, though, the window is closed.
"I don't ever want to take it off the table, but in the short term, it doesn't make sense," said Holland, listing revenue eaters such as scholarships, coaches' salaries and a venue in which to play.
"I know the students would be enthusiastic ⦠[but] during my term, probably not."
Not everyone is enamored with football.
"That's a whole other ball game," said former Utah Jazz guard Ronnie Price, UVU's most famous athletic alum, who keeps tabs on school progress. "A lot of schools that don't have football compete on the D-1 level."
Utah Valley was a junior college when Price started playing for Hunsaker as a sophomore. The school began its transition to Division I status the next season.
Now, men's basketball is the school's showcase, which brings its own pressures and expectations.
"The [WAC] is a big deal," Price said. "To be there when we were fighting for a JUCO championship and now be Division I in a notable conference is saying a lot for what the university and its representatives have done."
Hunsaker, who has had past success at Ball State and Utah, certainly knows what is ahead. He's now competing with New Mexico State and not the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He took the position knowing this day would eventually come.
"Our ability to compete is more of a long-term problem," he said. "We want to push forward in a responsible manner. I speak for all of our coaches.
2005 • Ronnie Price is named Division I Independent Basketball Player of the Year.
2007 • Renamed Utah Valley University.
2008 • Joins Great West Conference.
2009 • Becomes full-fledged member of the NCAA.
2011 • Wrestler Ben Kjar becomes school's first All-American.
2012 • Men's basketball team is selected to first postseason tournament, the CIT.
2013 • Joins the Western Athletic Conference.
2014 • Men's soccer program begins.
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• UCCU Center (men's and women's basketball), seats 8,500
• Activity Center (women's volleyball, wrestling)
• Brent Brown Stadium (baseball)
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• Clyde Field (men's and women's soccer)
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Trump: GOP Leadership 'On Board' With Deal Over DACA
Trump: GOP Leadership 'On Board' With Deal Over DACA
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James Doubek
1:47pm Sep 14, 2017
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer spoke on Sept. 6 about President Trump's decision to end DACA. The two now say they have worked out a deal with Trump on legislation.
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Updated at 12:45 p.m. ET
President Trump affirmed Thursday morning that a deal was in the works with Democrats that would protect some 800,000 DREAMers who could face deportation when DACA expires next year in exchange for "massive border controls."
It wasn't clear, however, whether a border wall would be part of an emerging pact, as Trump had seemed to suggest at one point.
Early Thursday, he told reporters: "The wall will come later, we're right now renovating large sections of wall, massive sections, making it brand new."
Hours later, he said: "We'll only do it if we get extreme security, not only surveillance but everything that goes with surveillance. If there's not a wall, we're doing nothing."
The latest round of mixed messages comes after leading Democrats indicated Wednesday evening that they were close to a deal to save the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which is scheduled to end in March. That appeared to be thrown into doubt when the president tweeted Thursday morning that "no deal" had been made, only to be followed by remarks to reporters that he and Democrats were "working on a plan — subject to getting massive border controls."
"We're working on a plan for DACA. People want to see that happen," the president said at one point on Thursday. "You have 800,000 young people, brought here, no fault of their own. So we're working on a plan, we'll see how it works out. We're going to get massive border security as part of that. And I think something can happen, we'll see what happens, but something will happen."
Trump said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, who had dinner with the president Wednesday night, "agree with it." He added that he had spoken with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan and they are "on board."
But that was followed Thursday by a suggestion that the issue of the border wall, a key campaign promise for Trump, could still derail the deal.
"Very important is the wall. We have to be sure the wall isn't obstructed," he said.
In what might have been a response to the Breitbart-inspired hashtag #amnestydon, the president added: "We're not looking at citizenship. We're not looking at amnesty. We're looking at allowing people to stay here."
Right-wing news site Breitbart, with former White House adviser Steve Bannon back at the helm, had called the president "Amnesty Don" in a headline Wednesday.
Schumer and Pelosi put out a statement Thursday acknowledging that a deal had yet to be finalized but said that the president's tweets suggesting otherwise were "inconsistent" with the partial agreement reached Wednesday night.
"As we said last night, there was no final deal, but there was agreement on the following: We agreed that the President would support enshrining DACA protections into law, and encourage the House and Senate to act," the joint statement from the House and Senate Democratic leaders said. "What remains to be negotiated are the details of border security, with a mutual goal of finalizing all details as soon as possible."
The latest characterizations of the evolving deal from both sides early Thursday followed considerable confusion.
In a statement issued Wednesday night, Schumer and Pelosi said they would work on legislation with the president to fund security on the U.S. border with Mexico that excludes Trump's longtime promise of a wall between the countries — though the White House initially disputed the recounting of that portion of the meeting.
The Democrats added that they "urged the President to make permanent" federal government subsidies under the Affordable Care Act and that "those discussions will continue."
The White House, for its part, called the dinner meeting "constructive" but didn't claim any breakthroughs. A White House official said that Trump and the lawmakers discussed multiple topics, including "tax reform, border security, DACA, infrastructure and trade" and that it was "a positive step toward the President's strong commitment to bipartisan solutions for the issues most important to all Americans."
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders also denied that Trump had agreed to exclude the building of a border wall from any legislation.
Schumer's communications director, Matt House, responded that Trump "made clear he would continue pushing the wall, just not as part of this agreement."
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced last week that the DACA program would be ending in March 2018 unless Congress took action to protect those affected. The administrative program, implemented by President Barack Obama in 2012, temporarily protected young people brought to the U.S. illegally as children from deportation if they met certain requirements. The program also let them apply for work permits but did not give them official legal immigration status.
DACA recipients are often called "DREAMers" after a proposed-but-never-passed bill called the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act.
As NPR reported last week, Sanders said Trump wants action to make the program permanent but only as part of a "comprehensive" immigration overhaul that would include ending illegal immigration, using a "merit-based" immigration system and preventing people from overstaying visas.
Trump indicated Thursday that he didn't want to "throw out" the DREAMers and seemed to advocate for increased border security with any legislation.
The announcement came a week after Democrats said they reached a deal with Trump on providing hurricane relief, temporarily raising the debt ceiling and funding the government — a deal that upset Republican leadership.
The prospect of Congress reaching an agreement on legislation to help DREAMers, however, is far from certain.
The DREAM Act has languished in Congress since it was originally introduced in 2001. Over the past 16 years, lawmakers have floated different versions of the bill. Each would grant permanent legal status to young immigrants who were brought to the country illegally, as long as they meet certain requirements.
Republicans want broader immigration policy legislation, including tougher border security measures, to be part of any type of DREAMer protection. Bennett says the "most likely path seems to be for Democrats to attach it to the must-pass fiscal legislation when it comes up again by early December." | {
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Manuscript copy of extract of letter. M. Humbert expressed his sense of the continuing urgency of the situation in the world at large. He ends: 'This danger still exists so long as there remains a single market for slaves under the regulation system'.
Date: This was probably written at the same time as the letter from M. Humbert to JB dated 7 Nov 1886 when she was staying in Switzerland nursing her husband through an illness which nearly proved fatal. | {
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So I created a field podFullPod that, using the annotation, does the “join” between Pod and FullPod. I would expect that what it gets there is an object of ids and of a field called podM2 (since there is an include in the annotation), but It returns only an array of ids.
In the other field (numChildren) I want to do a count of unique values of podM2, but since podFullPod does not contain podM2, the unique count that I get back is wrong.
Did I miss something? How do I force the include?
The version of the platform I am using is 7.8
EDIT-------------------------
Sorry for the confusion, but there was some escape character. Now the my code it is fixed and maybe makes more sense: I want to furthermore add that the type FullPod mixes External
Hopefully it makes more sense.
@marcosordi The annotations you used are only applicable for fkey fields and are used when we fetch from the target type to return the results for the fkey fields when requested. For a simple reference, which you have here, the reference “is” the value of the field and references a single FullPod (so ordering doesn’t even make sense). When you query, you can include whatever you want (with dot queries to filter children, etc.).
I’m not sure how the filter would relate to the stored calc because, as I said, the reference is the value for ‘podFullPod’. I believe it would count all of the unique ‘podM2’ values within ‘podFullPod’, which would only make sense if ‘podM2’ is an array. Otherwise I have no idea what you are trying to do here.
@mmichela Yes that makes more sense. I believe your issue is that ‘FullPod’ is an external types. We don’t support automatically refreshing stored calc fields that depend on external types (we assume that updates happen externally to C3). Could that explain what you are seeing? If so, then this is simply not supported.
Actually, the store calc is not the problem because easy stored calcs are well done. Of course, being an external type, the refresh is not automatic but needs to be triggered manually. But this is not a problem. I give a “data” example of what I have and what I would like to have. The filtering and ordering from the annotation I should get something like this for id = 1:
What I expect from numChildren is 2 because we have 2 podM2 (1A e 2A)
My expctation was that podFullPod.podM2 gets a list like [1A,2A,2A] and count(unique()) would give me 2, but probably is not this the case.
No, the data example is for one id (1), In FullPod each id can have more lines, depending on how many podM2 and RefDates it has. So if in type pod I do a fetch over id==1, In field podFullPod I would get something similar to what you see in the example. Then I expect that numChildren does the unique count.
@mmichela If ‘FullPod.id’ isn’t the primary key, then we don’t support that. We require the id field to be the primary key. If it is the primary key then I don’t understand your example and am missing something. | {
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The Case for Automatic, Permanent Voter Registration
We Americans are proud of our democracy. The act of voting — being able to elect our leaders and set our course as a nation — defines the United States at home and in the eyes of the world. But millions of eligible citizens are blocked from the polls, most often by an outdated and error-prone voter registration system. Too many Americans go to vote on Election Day only to find their names are not on the voter rolls — often, wrongly deleted. It’s time to modernize voter registration, bring our system into the 21st century, and ensure all eligible voters have a say in our democracy. | {
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How Has Autism Affected Your Friendships?
There are so many important issues surrounding autism: early detection. Proper diagnosis. Early intervention. Research-proven treatment. Bullying. Nutritional complications. Safety. At Parents, we've covered them all. But there was one angle we hadn't addressed, and it was the impact the diagnosis has on friendships between parents. Writer Jamie Pacton (at right in photo) pitched us a moving essay about her own story: Ever since eighth grade, she and her best friend Ashleigh (at left) had been on parallel tracks, and even ended up living in their hometown after marriage and getting pregnant at precisely the same time. They each gave birth to a son within four days of one another. But that's where the similarities ended, because Jamie's son, Liam, would go on to be diagnosed with autism, and Ashleigh's would not.
The strain this put on their relationship was immense. It took Jamie quite some time to come to terms with Liam's diagnosis and all it entailed, and she found herself increasingly jealous of the kind of mothering experience Ashleigh was having. Ashleigh, meanwhile, was often at a loss for words--or the right words--when trying to discuss Liam's challenges. If you read her touching, honest essay, you'll learn how she and Ashleigh handled it.
It obviously resonated with parents, because Jamie has heard from many who are in a similar situation. One mom tracked down Jamie's email to thank her for the article and let her know how much she could relate. She described how, when trying to get out of a reunion with college friends, she tearfully burst out, "I don't want to see how well your kids are doing and resent you! I'm sorry!"
Thankfully, Liam, who is nearly 6 and nonverbal, is making huge strides of late. He went to the zoo last week and for the first time, he didn't need a stroller--he was able to walk through the whole zoo, he rode a pony and a train, and was engaged with the animals. And in another first, in January he used his Yes/No board to answer two questions he'd never answered before: "Do you love your Mommy?" "Do you love your Daddy?" I think you know what the answers were, and what it meant to Jamie and her husband. | {
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From Montgomery Blair Sibley: “Greetings: I reach out to you towards the end of having [requesting] you petition your county grand jury to investigate the legitimacy of the identity documents of Barack Hussein Obama. I have without success [thus far – but we all should try with our own local grand jury]. Let me explain:
I, and numerous others, over the last six years have repeatedly sought to have a judicial determination concerning the legitimacy of those identity documents. Repeatedly, every single court which has been petitioned has refused to allow such a determination instead ruling that a citizen does not have standing to challenge such documents, even if they are forgeries. Likewise, repeated petitioning to Members of Congress has resulted in no response. Finally, though expressly allowed by federal statute, Eric Holder & Company have blocked every attempt I and Doug Vogt made to have a federal grand jury investigate those identity documents.
As such, I have resolved to abandon further federal/state judicial and legislative petitioning in favor of the last course available: The county grand jury. Before I detail my request for you to petition your local county grand jury, a little background. In 1895, Supreme Court Justice Brewer in Frisbie v. United States, 157 U.S. 160, 163 (1895) described a system relying on an energetic Grand Jury: “[I]n this country the common practice is for the Grand Jury to investigate any alleged crime, no matter how or by whom suggested to them, and after determining that the evidence is sufficient to justify putting the party suspected on trial, to direct the preparation of the formal charge or indictment. …” Continue reading here: http://montgomeryblairsibley.com/GJInvestigationRequest.html and here: http://montgomeryblairsibley.com/library/GJRequest1.pdf
A warning from the past — some conspiracies are very real and are also large and well organized and in process for a long time. Such is the nature of old-school KGB and SDS Communist activities, and more recently Marxist-Fascist groups temporarily allied with Radical Political Islamist activities, in the USA. My enemy’s enemy is my friend is the old adage. And to the Marxist and Islamist a strong USA is the enemy. The target and goal of the seditious political conspiracy we are currently faced with is to destroy our U.S. Constitution, our Republic, our culture, and dramatically weaken our military. Remember this quote from history. But when reading it today substitute Marxist-Facist or Islamist for the current threats we face: “We must now face the harsh truth that the objectives of communism [anti-American Marxist-Leninist-Fascism allied against us with Radical Political Islam] are being steadily advanced because many of us do not recognize the means used to advance them. … The individual is handicapped by coming face to face with a Conspiracy so monstrous he cannot believe it exists. The American mind simply has not come to a realization of the evil which has been introduced into our midst.” Quote by: J. Edgar Hoover former FBI director. Source: Elks Magazine (August 1956). His message applies today equally as well as it did when he stated it in 1956.
A warning from the past — some conspiracies are very real and are also large and well organized and in process for a long time. Such is the nature of old-school KGB and SDS Communist activities, and more recently Marxist-Fascist groups temporarily allied with Radical Political Islamist activities, in the USA. My enemy’s enemy is my friend is the old adage. And to the Marxist and Islamist a strong USA is the enemy. The target and goal of the seditious political conspiracy we are currently faced with is to destroy our U.S. Constitution, our Republic, our culture, and dramatically weaken our military. Remember this quote from history. But when reading it today substitute Marxist-Facist or Islamist for the current threats we face: “We must now face the harsh truth that the objectives of communism [anti-American Marxist-Leninist-Fascism allied against us with Radical Political Islam] are being steadily advanced because many of us do not recognize the means used to advance them. … The individual is handicapped by coming face to face with a Conspiracy so monstrous he cannot believe it exists. The American mind simply has not come to a realization of the evil which has been introduced into our midst.” Quote by: J. Edgar Hoover former FBI director. Source: Elks Magazine (August 1956). His message applies today equally as well as it did when he stated it in 1956.
Hawaii – Click on image to learn more about Obama he does not want you to know
EXCLUSIVE: Hawaii official who “certified” White House “Certificate of Live Birth” and mother of twins who claimed to remember President Obama’s birth both tied to US government eugenics think tank (3 parts) | by Alan Jones | @1776channel.com
A warning from the past — some conspiracies are very real and are also large and well organized and in process for a long time. Such is the nature of old-school KGB and SDS Communist activities, and more recently Marxist-Fascist groups temporarily allied with Radical Political Islamist activities, in the USA. My enemy’s enemy is my friend is the old adage. And to the Marxist and Islamist a strong USA is the enemy. The target and goal of the seditious political conspiracy we are currently faced with is to destroy our U.S. Constitution, our Republic, our culture, and dramatically weaken our military. Remember this quote from history. But when reading it today substitute Marxist-Facist or Islamist for the current threats we face: “We must now face the harsh truth that the objectives of communism [anti-American Marxist-Leninist-Fascism allied against us with Radical Political Islam] are being steadily advanced because many of us do not recognize the means used to advance them. … The individual is handicapped by coming face to face with a Conspiracy so monstrous he cannot believe it exists. The American mind simply has not come to a realization of the evil which has been introduced into our midst.” Quote by: J. Edgar Hoover former FBI director. Source: Elks Magazine (August 1956). His message applies today equally as well as it did when he stated it in 1956.
A warning from the past — some conspiracies are very real and are also large and well organized and in process for a long time. Such is the nature of old-school KGB and SDS Communist activities, and more recently Marxist-Fascist groups temporarily allied with Radical Political Islamist activities, in the USA. My enemy’s enemy is my friend is the old adage. And to the Marxist and Islamist a strong USA is the enemy. The target and goal of the seditious political conspiracy we are currently faced with is to destroy our U.S. Constitution, our Republic, our culture, and dramatically weaken our military. Remember this quote from history. But when reading it today substitute Marxist-Facist or Islamist for the current threats we face: “We must now face the harsh truth that the objectives of communism [anti-American Marxist-Leninist-Fascism allied against us with Radical Political Islam] are being steadily advanced because many of us do not recognize the means used to advance them. … The individual is handicapped by coming face to face with a Conspiracy so monstrous he cannot believe it exists. The American mind simply has not come to a realization of the evil which has been introduced into our midst.” Quote by: J. Edgar Hoover former FBI director. Source: Elks Magazine (August 1956). His message applies today equally as well as it did when he stated it in 1956.
A warning from the past — some conspiracies are very real and are also large and well organized and in process for a long time. Such is the nature of old-school KGB and SDS Communist activities, and more recently Marxist-Fascist groups temporarily allied with Radical Political Islamist activities, in the USA. My enemy’s enemy is my friend is the old adage. And to the Marxist and Islamist a strong USA is the enemy. The target and goal of the seditious political conspiracy we are currently faced with is to destroy our U.S. Constitution, our Republic, our culture, and dramatically weaken our military. Remember this quote from history. But when reading it today substitute Marxist-Facist or Islamist for the current threats we face: “We must now face the harsh truth that the objectives of communism [anti-American Marxist-Leninist-Fascism allied against us with Radical Political Islam] are being steadily advanced because many of us do not recognize the means used to advance them. … The individual is handicapped by coming face to face with a Conspiracy so monstrous he cannot believe it exists. The American mind simply has not come to a realization of the evil which has been introduced into our midst.” Quote by: J. Edgar Hoover former FBI director. Source: Elks Magazine (August 1956). His message applies today equally as well as it did when he stated it in 1956.
Click on image for more info on Atty Apuzzo’s writings on the meaning of the legal term of art “natural born Citizen”
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What Do President Barack Obama and Senator Ted Cruz Have In Common? They Are Both Not Natural Born Citizens! | by Atty Mario Apuzzo
Article II, Section 1, Clause 5 provides: “No person except a natural-born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that office, who shall not have attained to the age of thirty-five years, and been fourteen years a resident within the United States.”
This constitutional provision raises two questions: who are the “citizens” of the United States?; and who are the “natural born citizens” of the United States? Let us examine these questions.
Members of nations that are politically constituted as republics are called citizens.
Persons can be either citizens from the moment of birth or after birth.
Persons who are citizens from the moment of birth are automatically made so by either their birth circumstances alone or by some law that grants them that birth status without which they would not be so recognized. In the United States, the former are the “natural born citizens” of the United States and the latter are “citizens” of the United States “at birth.” Those who are made citizens after birth are also made so by circumstances or by some law without which they would also not be citizens. In the United States, these citizens are commonly called “naturalized” citizens of the United States, meaning they did not acquire their citizenship automatically at the moment of their birth, but rather after birth through circumstances (the original citizens of the United States who acquired that status by adhering to the American Revolution) or formal naturalization process.
Thomas Jefferson in The Declaration of Independence wrote about “the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God” entitling the American people to “the separate but equal Station” “among the Powers of the Earth.” To understand why he would have used these words which also leads us to an understanding of what a natural born citizen is, consider this passage regarding what Aristotle, the Stoics, Christian teaching, and modern thought said about natural law or natural right: … Continue reading and comment here: http://puzo1.blogspot.com/2015/02/what-do-president-obama-and-senator.html
A warning from the past — some conspiracies are very real and are also large and well organized and in process for a long time. Such is the nature of old-school KGB and SDS Communist activities, and more recently Marxist-Fascist groups temporarily allied with Radical Political Islamist activities, in the USA. My enemy’s enemy is my friend is the old adage. And to the Marxist and Islamist a strong USA is the enemy. The target and goal of the seditious political conspiracy we are currently faced with is to destroy our U.S. Constitution, our Republic, our culture, and dramatically weaken our military. Remember this quote from history. But when reading it today substitute Marxist-Facist or Islamist for the current threats we face: “We must now face the harsh truth that the objectives of communism [anti-American Marxist-Leninist-Fascism allied against us with Radical Political Islam] are being steadily advanced because many of us do not recognize the means used to advance them. … The individual is handicapped by coming face to face with a Conspiracy so monstrous he cannot believe it exists. The American mind simply has not come to a realization of the evil which has been introduced into our midst.” Quote by: J. Edgar Hoover former FBI director. Source: Elks Magazine (August 1956). His message applies today equally as well as it did when he stated it in 1956. | {
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GUEST OPINION: With control, medical marijuana is beneficial
At age 65, I am a practicing physician with over 35 adolescents. I am also the father of a person with central neuropathic pain due to a spinal cord injury. I went to college in the ’60s and did my internship, residency, and fellowship in northern California. I am also a voting delegate, member of the Legislative Com...
By Eric J. Ruby
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By Eric J. Ruby
Posted Mar. 26, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Mar 26, 2013 at 3:51 AM
By Eric J. Ruby
Posted Mar. 26, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Mar 26, 2013 at 3:51 AM
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At age 65, I am a practicing physician with more than 35 adolescents. I am also the father of a person with central neuropathic pain due to a spinal cord injury. I went to college in the ’60s and did my internship, residency, and fellowship in northern California. I am also a voting delegate, member of the Legislative Committee of the Massachusetts Medical Society, and president elect of the Bristol North Chapter. I believe my life experiences place me in a unique position to weigh the many factors related to medicinal marijuana. Because of my background, I have been asked to be on the board of ECO, a potential medicinal marijuana dispensary in Massachusetts. I will receive no monetary compensation for this position.
1. My patients have tried multiple medications to relieve their anxiety, depression, stress, pain, nausea, vomiting, migraines, back pain, and chronic fatigue. I am always concerned about addiction to FDA approved Oxycontin, Percodan, Ativan, Valium, SSRIs and Marinol. Since psychiatric help is difficult to find and prolonged, THC has been efficacious and non-addicting in very many cases. I suggest physician discretion and judgment in choosing the appropriate patient with the appropriate diagnosis who has a bona fide relationship with that patient.
2. My son, now 37 years old, has lived with a T6 complete spinal cord injury for the past 12 years. FDA approved pain medication made him dangerously constipated and unable to think clearly. I have watched him in agony from his disability without my ability to help him. Smoking marijuana through water has allowed Ethan to function as a father, business man and husband. His pain has been alleviated with a few puffs each day. He moved to Colorado where he would not risk legal actions due to his physical disability.
3. Going to college in the late ’60s and living in northern California in the early ’70s was an opportunity to observe THC use among my friends and colleagues at social events. No one abused THC to the point that approved liquor, gambling, cigarettes, and guns have decimated lives and families. I cannot believe the outright hypocrisy of our legislative officials and medical community as the legitimate use of marijuana has demonstrated so many positive outcomes.
4. As a member of the Massachusetts Medical Society and the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, I appreciate my colleagues’ concerns for strict enforcement and unforeseen consequences. Their fear is admirable.
My suggestions based on numerous conversations with my medical colleagues:
1. Continue to encourage the DEA and FDA to reclassify marijuana to a Class II drug so research can be done.
2. Allow the prescription for a certificate to have a one year renewal date.
3. Emphasize that the certificate only be issued by a physician who has a bona fide relationship with the patient, either long-term as a PCP, or short-term as a surgeon, oncologist or pain specialist.
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4. Do not, under any circumstances, tie the hands of the physician by making specific diagnosis a criterion.
5. Do not make the physician try “conventional” medications first. Prior approval for many prescriptions is a nightmare.
6. No MD who issues these certificates in good faith should be subject to legal ramifications.
7. Ensure that the issuance of the “recommendation” is not a disproportionately large (or even exclusive) aspect of their practice.
Thank you for your consideration.
Eric J. Ruby, M.D., F.A.A.P., is a Taunton physician. He is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Massachusetts. | {
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Draft Scout Snapshot:A closer look at the Bears' picks: Round 6/183 -- David Fales, QB, 6-2, 228, San Jose State...He is expected to come in and compete with Jerrod Johnson for developmental quarterback behind backup Jordan Palmer. He led the NCAA in completion percentage as a junior (.725) after transferring from junior college. He'd originally committed to Nevada but left after his freshman year because an offense that greatly utilized the running of Colin Kaepernick did not fit his skills. A big arm hasn't been his calling card, but accuracy has, and he threw for 66 touchdowns in two seasons with San Jose State. He completed 68 percent in two seasons.
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04/03/14 - Week 3 Pro Days takeaways: Michael Sam shows improvement...2. The vast majority of the attention placed upon the 2014 class of quarterbacks has focused upon underclassmen Teddy Bridgewater, Blake Bortles and Manziel but San Jose State's David Fales and Virginia Tech's Logan Thomas turned enough heads during their respective senior Pro Days to solidify their own stock as two of the more intriguing second-tier passers. The two couldn't be more opposite. Fales, 6-foot-2, 212 pounds, relies on anticipation and accuracy to beat opponents and showed as much in hitting on virtually all of his 52 scripted passes during his workout March 19. Thomas, on the other hand, is the physical prototype at 6-foot-6, 248 pounds, whose combination of athleticism and arm strength has earned comparisons to Cam Newton. His workout drew the likes of San Francisco's Jim Harbaugh and Philadelphia's Chip Kelly and he performed well, showing not only the velocity scouts expected but improved fundamentals and accuracy. - Rob Rang, NFLDraftScout.com
03/26/14 - 2014 Pro Days: Fales, Jones turn heads at San Jose State workout...Fales, who out-played Fresno State's Derek Carr in a highly anticipated showdown November 29 that ended the Bulldogs' then-undefeated season, ranks as one of the more intriguing second-tier quarterbacks in the 2014 draft class. He struggled early with illness at the Senior Bowl but improved each day in Mobile and was at his best during the all-important Wednesday practice. His reputation as a gamer only improved this Wednesday, as well, as he showed impressive accuracy throughout the throwing session. While Fales' ball placement is worth noting, the reason he's viewed as a second-tier prospect rather than a potential first round candidate is that he lacks ideal arm strength. Fales relies on anticipation and accuracy to be effective -- traits which could lead to success in a traditional West Coast Offense-based scheme but may not cut it in other, more aggressive vertical passing attacks. - Rob Rang, NFLDraftScout.com
03/26/14 - 2014 Pro Days: Fales, Jones turn heads at San Jose State workout...Central Florida's Blake Bortles may have been the star of Wednesday's most anticipated Pro Day workout but another quarterback on the opposite side of the country also enjoyed a strong performance. In terms of pure statistics, in fact, the workout was even more impressive. One high-ranking NFL official on hand for San Jose State's workout characterized senior quarterback David Fales' scripted 52-play throwing session as "pretty damn good." Fales reportedly only missed on one pass the entire day -- a deep post that sailed just a bit long. The scout also passed along that he timed wideout Chandler Jones at 4.38 seconds in both of his attempts at the 40-yard dash. The underrated duo personified a San Jose State program that didn't generate a lot of national attention in 2013 but clearly is valued by NFL scouts, as evidenced by the fact that 35 scouts representing 25 NFL teams attended the Pro Day. - Rob Rang, NFLDraftScout.com
01/27/14 - Following a strong performance at the 2014 Senior Bowl All-Star Game in Mobile, Ala., San Jose State University quarterback David Fales will be one of three signal callers competing in the 16th Quicken Loans All-Star Football Challenge. Produced by Intersport, Fales is entered in the Quarterback Accuracy competition with Clemson's Taj Boyd and Logan Thomas of Virginia Tech. All three quarterbacks were at the Senior Bowl. Fales completed 6-of-7 passes with an interception for 104 yards and a touchdown for the winning South team. Boyd was 7-of-16 with an interception for 31 yards and Thomas was 4-of-5 for 17 yards for the North team that scored its only touchdown on a 1-yard fourth quarter run. - Fresno State football
01/22/14 - 2014 Senior Bowl Wednesday...While Fresno State's Derek Carr and Eastern Illinois' Jimmy Garoppolo starred the first two days in Mobile, San Jose State's David Fales enjoyed his strongest performance of the week. Carr and Garoppolo seemed to play it safe Wednesday, frequently taking check-downs and rarely risking dangerous throws. Garoppolo, for example, elected to throw an intermediate sideline route out of bounds rather than attack deep down the middle to an open receiver on a surprise flea-flicker midway through practice. Adding to his reputation as a "gamer," Fales kept his eyes downfield, rifling a few well-thrown intermediate and deep passes, including one particularly well-thrown pass to Colorado State tight end Crockett Gillmore after escaping the rush and rolling to his right. - Rob Rang, NFLDraftScout.com
01/21/14 - 2014 Senior Bowl: 10 observations from Monday's South practice...8. San Jose State quarterback David Fales is more of a gamer than a practice-guy but his lack of ideal arm-strength, unfortunately, stood out in comparison to Carr and, to a lesser-extent, Garoppolo. Fales telegraphed some throws (including a short pass over the middle that was intercepted by LSU linebacker Lamin Barrow) and his passes to the perimeter had too much air under them. - Rob Rang, NFLDraftScout.com
12/18/13 - 2013 ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST SECOND TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): QB David Fales, Sr., San Jose State,...For the second season in a row, Fales was a second-team all-conference choice. He is the first San Jose State quarterback to throw for more than 4,000 yards in a season and did it in each of his two years as a Spartan. Fales completed 64.1 percent of his passes for 4,189 yards and 33 TDs and scored two more touchdowns on the ground. He shares or holds 28 San Jose State school records. - San Jose State football
12/03/13 - 2014 NFL DRAFT, WEEK 14 STOCK REPORT, NFL PROSPECTS WHO HELPED THEMSELVES: QB David Fales, San Jose State...In a game that saw over 1,000 yards of total offense (in the first half), Fales and Fresno State's Derek Carr put on a show through the air. And although Carr will be the higher sought after NFL prospect, Fales showed why there's a place for him at the next level as well, out-dueling the Fresno state quarterback and picking up the victory for the Spartans. He finished 37-for-45 (82.2%) for 547 yards, six touchdowns and no interceptions, adding 33 yards rushing and a score on the ground.
Fales showed excellent timing and anticipation and even showed off some mobility to make throws on the move, displaying supreme confidence and resolve. He throws more rainbows than ropes and is more of a finesse passer, but he was successful due to his natural instincts at the position. Fales won't be on every draft board due to his pedestrian arm strength, but his passing vision, touch and overall feel for the position is above average, making him a great fit for a west coast offense that emphasizes multiple reads. - Dane Brugler, NFLDraftScout.com
12/03/13 - WEEK 14 NCAA NATIONAL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: David Fales threw for a school-record 547 yards and six touchdowns in an entertaining showdown with David Carr and San Jose State spoiled the No. 16 Fresno State's perfect season with a 62-52 victory. Fales was every bit as good as the more heralded Carr, matching his six first-half touchdown passes in a near perfect performance that made the Spartans bowl eligible with their first win against a ranked opponent since 2000. Falesí 13-for-13 to start the game was a personal best and the fifth most consecutive completions in a Mountain West game. Falesí six touchdown passes were a personal single-game best. - NCAA.com
12/02/13 - WEEK 14 MOUNTAIN WEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Senior QB David Fales of San Jose State...For their contributions in San Jose State University's 62-52 win over previously unbeaten and nationally-ranked Fresno State, quarterback David Fales and placekicker Austin Lopez were named the Mountain West Conference Offensive and Special Teams Player of the Week, respectively.
Fales becomes a three-time recipient in 2013 after throwing for a school record 543 yards and personal single-game best six touchdowns in the highest scoring game between these teams since the series started in 1921. The 6-foot-3 senior quarterback rallied the Spartans back from six-point deficits four times in the first and scored on a 1-yard run early in the fourth quarter to give San Jose State a 59-44 advantage. - San Jose State football | {
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On 10/08/2010 04:27 PM, Grant Gayed wrote:
Browser proxy use is described at http://www.eclipse.org/swt/faq.php#browserproxy
. This FAQ entry is missing the case of WebKitGTK-based Browsers,
which actually behave the same as Mozilla-based Browsers (set the network.proxy_host
and network.proxy_port properties). I'll update this entry with this
info.
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Step 1 - Choose Your Target
Tell us what you want cursed. This is commonly a person but is not limited to things with souls. For example your computer, car, or school. Almost any person, place, or thing can be cursed, but please be specific in your choice. in example, if your curse a place anyone passing through that place may inadvertently and unintentionally receive the effects of your curse. | {
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Aberdeen Resident Charged with Possession, Intent
MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) — Deputies with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department Narcotics Unit discover marijuana during a traffic stop.
27-year-old Keon Hinton of Aberdeen was arrested after agents discovered an unknown amount of marijuana in his vehicle during a routine traffic stop on Highway 25/45 Alt. According to a press release, the marijuana had been divvied into bags for distribution.
Hinton was charged with possession of marijuana, as well as intent to distribute.
Bond has not been set, and Hinton is currently being detained at the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department Detention Center.
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WCBI – TV was the first television station in North Mississippi. The station began its regular operations on July 13, 1956 under the ownership of Birney Imes, Jr. WCBI was first housed in a group of cement block buildings in a pasture east of Columbus on Highway 12 | {
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The Blog
Kathryn and Kyran came along to my Faversham group classes a few months ago and it was so lovely to have them both there! I was so happy to receive this birth story and to hear of the wonderful birth of baby Thomas! I am so so happy for them, Kathryn you are amazing! I am so pleased to be able to share their story! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Over to you Kathryn x (sophie)
I woke up on the morning of Tuesday 6th June after a very refreshing 10-hour sleep. I'd felt exhausted the day before, which I now think was probably my body's way of telling me that I needed a good rest. My husband, Kyran, had gone off to work while I made the most of a nice lie-in. Eventually I dragged myself out of bed and started to get ready for another day of maternity leave. I was 38 weeks + 3 days pregnant and had finished work two weeks earlier. I was already starting to get a bit impatient, but had resigned myself to the fact that I'd probably have to wait another couple of weeks for my baby to make an appearance.
When I went into the bathroom to clean my teeth, I felt a strange sensation and started to wonder if my waters were releasing. I tried not to get too excited though, as I remembered being warned about false alarms, especially at this stage of pregnancy. I walked around the house for a bit and then checked again. There was definitely something happening! Looking back, I'm amazed at how calm I was. I've always been a worrier and would normally stress about the smallest things. After doing my daily relaxation though, I felt like I was in my own serene little bubble. I was excited at the prospect of meeting my baby in the next few days and strangely intrigued to find out what the surges would feel like when they started.
I phoned the Midwife Led Unit (MLU) at the hospital to see what they recommended and they booked me in for a check to confirm what was happening. After just half an hour at work, Kyran came home and took me to the hospital. We had to wait for quite a long time, but we chatted away in the waiting room and laughed that I'd got him out of work for the day, if nothing else. They confirmed that my waters had released and monitored the baby's heartbeat for a little while, just to check that everything was okay. While the nurse was out of the room, we used our BRAIN technique and had a chat about what we would do if they recommended an induction. Although I've never been keen on the idea, we decided that we would follow their advice as, for us, the slight increased risk of complications outweighed our wishes to keep it as natural as possible. As my contractions hadn't started, they did book us in for an induction for the following morning and sent us home. Again, I felt weirdly relaxed about the whole thing.
When we got home, we went for a nice walk around the park and watched some feel-good TV. I started to feel something similar to mild period pain, but nothing like what I imagined contractions would feel like. Later that evening, around 10pm, I headed to bed to try and get some sleep. It wasn't long before the sensations started to feel more intense and I was alternating between bouncing on my birth ball, leaning over a chair and resting on my side in bed. Even when it got really intense, I kept saying that I didn't think they were contractions, as I couldn't feel the tightening sensation that I'd imagined. I'd convinced myself that even if they were surges, then I wouldn't be far enough along to go into the MLU. Kyran was with me the whole time, rubbing my back and doing anything he could to support me. He decided that it was time to phone the hospital around 3am and they asked to speak to me. They said to try to rest for a bit longer and then call them back in an hour. When we did phone back, she asked if I felt ready to come in and when I said I was, she suggested bringing our hospital bag with us just in case I needed to stay. It was also only a few hours until the planned induction, so they felt that it was worth us making the journey.
I don't remember much about the car journey, except that I continued to focus on my breathing. I think this breathing, along with Kyran's encouragement, is what got me through. When we arrived, we were shown to a room in the MLU, but had to wait about an hour for them to come back and speak to us properly, as it was a busy morning for them. The midwife who came to check on my progress was lovely and helped to keep me at ease while she chatted away to us. She seemed quite surprised when she told me that I was actually 7-8cm dilated! I was just relieved that I wouldn't have to go home again and could get straight into the birthing pool. When I immersed myself - not very gracefully - into the pool, the warm water was a like a dream. I was able to stay in there for a couple of hours, listening to music and holding Kyran's hands. Although the pool was soothing, I asked for some gas and air and felt more comfortable puffing away on it.
As the baby still wasn't quite able to make an appearance, the midwives took away the gas and air and I got out of the pool to try a couple of different positions, including a birthing stool. I kept thinking that it was doing the trick, but the head kept going back in. Eventually they advised us that we should be moved to the labour ward for a bit of help. It wasn't quite how I'd hoped it would go, but I was happy for them to do whatever it took to get the baby out safely. I continued to use my breathing techniques and it all got quite primal with some of the noises I was making! The doctor eventually gave us a helping hand with an episiotomy and a ventouse, and we all worked together to bring my baby into the world.
At 11:52am, they placed my baby on my chest and I met my beautiful little boy for the first time. We hadn’t found out the sex until that moment, which made it feel even more special. I was overcome with so many different emotions, but on top of the overwhelming love that I felt for my son, I also felt a sense of pride for what I'd just achieved.
Giving birth definitely wasn't easy, but it was an incredibly empowering experience and I wouldn't change anything about my journey into motherhood. I really feel that the Hypnobirthing techniques, especially the relaxation, helped me to take charge of both the pregnancy and the birth. We also have to say a big thank you to Sophie for all of your support and enthusiasm in the sessions. It really helped to get us through. I'm still listening to calming MP3s now and hoping that they will help me to face all of the challenges that I’m sure motherhood will bring! | {
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New month means new goals and I’m ready to tackle mine for this month. We’re almost halfway through the year and I haven’t done a very good job of working through my 2017 New Year’s Resolutions. Because of that, I haven’t written too many goals out. However, these goals definitely require some explaining. So, let’s hop right into it.
||June Goals||
Write 10 minutes per day
I’ve been trying to do this for months and I’ve failed literally every month. But now that I’m much less stressed, I think I can actually get through this for the whole month. I’ve also failed with this goal because I haven’t made it a real priority, but it’s definitely one now.
During this 10 minutes of writing, I’m not allowed to work on anything other than a creative writing piece. Blog posts and note taking don’t count, it must be a fictional piece. I’m not allowed to worry about formatting or proper paragraph structure during that time either. I’m only allowed to write.
Start Studying Organic Chemistry
Even when I say I’m out of school, I’m not.
Next semester I’m going to be taking Organic Chemistry and everyone I’ve talked to has said it’s an extremely difficult course. I want to give myself a fighting chance and at least expose myself to the information before classes start.
My plan is to go through the Organic Chemistry playlist from The Organic Chemistry Tutor. I’m not planning on self-teaching O Chem at all, simply because every professor is going to approach the content differently. However, I do want to be familiar with a majority of the terms and have a general understanding of the material.
This is the goal I’m least looking forward to because everyone makes O Chem sound like hell on earth. And because I really wanted to just spend my summer pleasure reading, and now I can’t.
Apply to 5 Scholarships
I’ve been seriously slacking off on finding scholarships. I know I’m the queen of saying “don’t stop looking for scholarships, there are a million out there for students already in college”. But I’ve learned some things during the past. A lot of college students don’t stop looking for scholarships because they don’t think there are any out there. They stop because they don’t have the time to apply to scholarships. Don’t get me wrong, there are plenty of people who don’t realize that there are scholarships. But I think it’s mostly a time management and priority issue.
At a minimum, I have to apply to 5 scholarships, regardless of if they’re merit based or not. And at least 2 of them need to require an essay. I included this caveat because scholarships that require essays usually have fewer people applying for them, thus giving me a better chance.
Read More Conservative News Outlets
In the past couple of months, news outlets have gotten increasingly more polarized. Or at least, I’m beginning to notice how polarized it’s always been. Because of it, I rarely watch cable news. And I avoid reading anything that isn’t by the New York Times, BBC, or the Washington Post. I feel like I’ve fallen into the same cycle that a lot of the world has fallen into. We hear one side of the issue, base or ideas and responses based on that one view, and then attack the other side. We don’t stop to hear their side on the issue, rather we assume that because of some arbitrary label, they’re opinion must be completely different from my own and – more importantly- it must be wrong. It’s a cycle that needs to be broken.
I, as an American citizen, and we, as people of the world, need to understand both sides of the coin before we take form opinions on an issue. We need to be willing to hear to ideas that are entirely in contrast to our own, even if it’s only for the purpose of building stronger arguments against them. More than just hear the other side, we need to really listen to their arguments and try to understand their point of view. My solution? Take in news sources from all sides.
Since I’ve been doing a pretty good job of getting news from the right, I need to add conservative news outlets to the repertoire. How? I plan on relying pretty heavily on All Sides, a website that rates the bias of a variety of media outlets and places stories from the right, left, and center that deal with the same information side-by-side. It’s a relatively new website, but the premise is absolutely amazing. We’ll see how good of a job it does in the next coming weeks. I’m hoping it’ll introduce me to news outlets that are different from my regulars so that I can do my own research instead of relying on it.
This goal is probably the goal I’m most excited to tackle. I think my perspective on a number of issues is going to change, simply because I’ll be exposing myself to other people’s thinking. Ideally, this goal will get me to think about issues from angles that I wouldn’t normally think about.
Those are the goals for this month. It’s a pretty short list but each of those goals is going to pack a powerful punch of motivation and perspective. More importantly, I think they’ll help me start forming habits that I actually want to have. What about y’all?
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Karen and Paul Honsinger are taking their fight to the courts because of the city's lax attitude toward their claims, said their attorney, Tampa lawyer Patrick Dekle.
On Feb. 17, 2012, Karen Honsinger was driving west on 22nd Avenue N near Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. when rookie police Officer Brandon Salata, who was ahead of her, made a U-turn.
But shortly after doing so, Salata's cruiser began to fishtail and his cruiser eventually turned 180 degrees across the median and back into the westbound lanes, striking Honsinger's car.
The 35-year-old mother of three was taken by ambulance to Edward White Hospital and required traction to heal.
Shortly after the crash, the couple contacted the city's claims department. Dekle said they got little response. At one point, Dekle said he asked the city for $300,000 to settle the matter.
Late last year, Dekle said, the city came back and said it would pay $3,000, which was the out-of-pocket amount for Karen Honsinger's medical expenses.
"$3,000 for a broken neck?" Dekle said this week in an interview. "It's inadequate."
The couple filed a civil claim Jan. 6. They are seeking damages in excess of $15,000.
Assistant City Attorney Joseph Patner, head of litigation for the city, said he could not comment on pending lawsuits.
He also said he could not talk specifically about the crash.
"Sometimes claims get resolved at the claims stage, sometimes they can't," he said, speaking in general terms.
According to the Honsingers' lawsuit, Salata, who joined the department in 2010, was chasing a vehicle at the time of the crash. Police say that was not the case. In a sworn memo about the crash, Salata said he saw a car run a red light at 22nd Avenue N and turned around to make a traffic stop. He admitted to turning his overhead lights on — then off again when he saw the vehicle slow a couple blocks away.
Witnesses said the officer appeared to lose control on the wet pavement.
Salata's supervisors determined the crash was preventable and gave him an employee notice and two days suspension. He left the department in March 2013.
Dekle said the couple sent the city a notice with all the information about their medical bills and other costs, but heard little.
Karen Honsinger, who had given birth to twins about a month before the accident, has recovered but is "not 100 percent," her attorney said.
Because of the crash, the family had to hire outside help. Students from Eckerd College, where Paul Honsinger is a basketball coach, also volunteered with tasks, Dekle said.
Kameel Stanley can be reached at [email protected], (727) 893-8643 or @cornandpotatoes on Twitter.
Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey last year made a definitive announcement about the company's famous 140-character count amid rumors that the firm would substantially relax the limit. "It's staying," Dorsey told the "Today" show's Matt Lauer. "It's a good constraint for us."
Florida continues to improve its plan for modernizing the interstate system in Tampa Bay. The Florida Department of Transportation has unveiled four new options for rebuilding I-275 near downtown Tampa, and some of them would ditch previous plans for toll lanes downtown while keeping express lanes for faster, … | {
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Mr. Jagbir Singh, CTO & Director, Network Services Group, announced, "This launch is another first by Airtel that further enhances the footprint of mobile broadband in India. We are optimistic about the potential of Airtel 4G services and invite our data savvy customers in Punjab to enjoy this world class data experience."
4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) technology is a standard for wireless communication with high-speed transmission for mobile phones and data services. With 4G LTE service, users can access HD videos, multiple chatting, instant uploading of media files and download of rich content faster and more efficiently. The company has announced that it will provide support for voice services in the Pune circle, but hasn’t mentioned anything regarding the service availability in other areas.
The 4G LTE service has been currently launched with two devices- a 4G multimedia dongle and a Wi-Fi router (CPE), for a price of Rs. 4,999. Customers can avail five unlimited plans-
Rs. 999 for 6GB
Rs. 1,399 for 9GB
Rs. 2,999 for 18GB
Rs.3,999 for 30GB
Rs. 4,799 for 50GB
The company is offering discounts with all the services such as a Rs. 147 cash back every month for 6 months on the Rs. 999 plan, Rs. 466 monthly cash back for 6 months on the Rs. 1399 plan, Rs. 312 discount every month for 12 months on the Rs. 1,999 plan and Rs. 417 discount every month for 12 months on the Rs.3,999 and Rs. 4,799 plans.
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Blowing bubbles, bouncing balloons, and flying paper airplanes: these may not be the images that spring to mind when thinking about prayer. But for attendees of a workshop on “Messy Prayer,” creative ways to pray were the order of the day.
The workshop was led by Jane Hird-Rutter, a regional co-ordinator for Messy Church on Vancouver Island and the lower mainland of B.C., as part of the Messy Church Canada Conference, which took place October 26-27 at Wycliffe College in Toronto.
Messy Church services vary in structure, but typically include an activities time, which involves a range of crafts and games meant to illustrate Biblical themes, a hot meal, and a time of celebration, which often includes singing and storytelling. Hird-Rutter’s workshop centred around incorporating prayer throughout this type of service.
Many suggestions were made about how to integrate prayer into the activity time by creating interactive, participatory prayer actions. Books available through the Bible Reading Fellowship (BRF), including Messy Church (Vol. 1-3) and Messy Prayer, give examples of these types of prayers, from bubble blowing to paper airplane-flying. Other suggestions included “using a map, pray for areas around our home” and “taste a grape and pray we can help someone today.” Attendees were encouraged to create and share their own.
Hird-Rutter ran a Messy Church for five years through St. Catherine’s Anglican Church in Port Coquitlam, B.C. After moving to Vancouver Island and joining St. Peter’s Anglican Church in Quamichan, B.C., she and her husband started a second Messy Church. She recalled the service in which they introduced Messy Church to St. Peter’s by doing a prayer activity: bouncing balloons all over the sanctuary. “Every time someone sang “Pass it on,” you had to bat a balloon, and say a little prayer.”
“I sort of went into coffee afterward thinking, ‘Uh oh.’ And we did get some complaints. Would you like to hear the complaint? ‘It’s not fair, I didn’t get enough balloons!’”
Other suggestions from workshop participants included praying to music, writing prayers on blocks and building with them, and writing prayers on ribbons and making a chain.
“I think so many people think that prayer is ‘talking to God.’ The other side of prayer is listening to God and hearing what God wants,” Hird-Rutter said. Prayer, she added, is a “conversation.”
In a setting focused on introducing those unfamiliar with the concept of church, as well as families with children, these creative ideas allow participants to have fun and get comfortable praying. “Most people will get up and read a prayer, and they’re comfortable with that, but for some people, if you want them to get up and say a prayer, there isn’t always that comfort level. It’s not something that they’re used to,” one workshop participant pointed out.
This topic was broached during the conference’s keynote address as well by Messy Church founder Lucy Moore, who is a member of the Church of England’s Liturgical Commission. Moore was invited to the commission “so that we can work together to interpret the liturgies for a Messy Church setting,” she said. While Moore expressed eagerness to incorporate communion into Messy Church, she noted the issues with translating traditional liturgy to the all-ages inclusive setting: “If it’s too wordy, then that’s a problem for Messy Churches—if you have to read this thing…most of the congregation can’t read yet.”
Hird-Rutter sees creative prayer as an opportunity to connect with and include the children who attend Messy Church. In one case she shared, prayer was used to connect with two boys who were disruptive and unable to focus during church. At one Messy Church service, her husband, Mark Hird-Rutter, devised an activity called “Morse code prayer,” in which simple prayers were spelled out in Morse code using flashlights. The boys loved it. “That was the only craft they did all day. They were there for over an hour,” she said.
“Usually when you go into a church setting, you sit and somebody prays at you…somebody lays hands on you, or sometimes you have books that have rote prayers in them. How much more exciting is it, though, to throw a paper airplane, or to eat a grape you’ve had a prayer over?”
That’s the beauty of Messy Church, said Hird-Rutter. “You can pray any way you want to.”
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In Bulgarian — a warning for the online photo spread translates: “Recommended Parental Controls: pictures are not recommended for persons under 16 years. And for the faint hearted.” The editorial was shot by photographer Vasil Germanov. Makeup on the six models was by Daniela Avramova.
Angry viewers are taking to the website’s comment section, Twitter and other outlets to voice their dismay with magazine.
One commenter on the website writes, “This is the glorification of violence against women dressed up as ‘art.’ It is demoralizing to women and offensive to anyone who has ever experienced violence. Use the pictures for a campaign against violence against women. Otherwise you must expect to be condemned for trying to cash in on something that is so reprehensible.”
However, the magazine stands by its photo spread showing models in H&M skirts and clothes by Iabel Capasca. Editors in Chief of the magazine Huben Hubenov and Slav Anastasov said they don’t think the photos promote violence or abusive behavior in any way.
“Quite frankly, we do not think that there is a person, who will see the photographs and automatically assume that violence is okay,” Hubenov and Anastasov wrote in an email.
Though photos show women who are beat up and cut, the magazine editors say they never mention domestic violence or reference to “pain inflicted by men on women.”
“Yes, if someone is hyper-sensitive to trauma, we agree that this shoot may provoke their inner demons, invoke unpleasant memories, and we apologize to anyone who feels offended by it, this was not our intent,” they wrote.
The editors believe the global response to the editorial piece is an “overreaction, adding, “We have to clarify, that even though this shoot is talking about violence in general, and pain as part of beauty, it does not talk exclusively about domestic violence, or pain inflicted by men on women. That being said, the overreaction from the other side of Atlantic surprise us, and frankly – scares us.”
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It was exactly a year ago when Naveen and I flipped the switch on foursquare. It was the day before we headed down to SXSW – back when we were still feeling 50/50 on whether people would think the “let’s turn real life into a game!” idea was really interesting or whether they’d laugh us out of Austin.
We took separate flights. I remember walking down the tarmac into the plane still on my laptop fixing the database. Naveen landed in Austin and texted me something along the lines of “its still alive!”. We made it though the weekend with a bunch of hiccups but nothing disastrous (special thx to friends in NYC who were keeping an eye on the melting database).
One year later, Dennis and Naveen head back to SXSW with a company of 16 people supporting them and 500,000 users checking in almost 300,000 times daily. It's been really fun to watch them turn an idea into a service into a breakout mobile phenomenon, all in one year. Well done guys. Happy birthday.
Sorry for the inside baseball title, this post is not about net exercising options or warrants.
It is about an exercise I've been going through since the beginning of the year. I've always walked around with hardly any money on me. It drives the Gotham Gal nuts, but it's who I am. I don't like carrying cash and never have.
But the past few months, I've been walking around with no cash, not a dime. I carry a host of stored value cards and credit cards on me. The picture at the top of this post is my wallet. The black cord is my daughter Emily's hairband. In that stack is a metrocard, my drivers license, a parking pass for my garage, several american express cards for various personal and business entities, a visa card, and several debit cards. That's it.
I've gone without a wallet for years and this stack of cards has been my system for the past decade. But I've always supplemented it with some cash in my pocket as well. Not anymore.
What this exercise has taught me is that cash is almost unnecessary these days. Almost is the operative word. You have to work a little bit to operate without cash. I avoid the $2 or $3 purchase. I've never been much for the $2 or $3 purchase, but it does happen. Earlier this week I stopped at Joe, The Art Of Coffee for an espresso on the way to work. I forgot that Joe is cash only. Fortunately Joe gave me the espresso and took an IOU from me. I felt bad about that and now I have to figure out how to pay him back without breaking my no cash diet.
The thing that was holding me back from going no cash was the time it took to check out with credit or debit. But in the past year or two, most merchants have moved to a no signature required on transactions less than $20. If no signature is required, a credit or debit transaction is faster than a cash transaction.
And then there's cabs. It took me until this year to give up my 25 year habit of paying cabbies in cash. I thought the credit transaction would take too long or be unreliable. My kids told me I was being foolish and to give it a try. And I was sold in the first day. Paying cabbies with a credit card is simply a superior experience. It's fast, there's no waiting for change, and tipping is easier and I find myself being more generous. All in all it is much better.
So I believe we are on the verge of a cashless society, at least in NYC. I may be on the bleeding edge of it, but if I can go cashless, so can others.
The other thing this cashless exercise has taught me is walking around with plastic cards wrapped in a hairband is silly. We need to take the next step which I am sure is the phone. I've always got my mobile phone on me unless I am home. It would be so nice if I could simply enter all those stored value cards, credit and debit cards into my phone and stop with the stack of plastic entirely.
I hope to continue this cashless exercise going, at least when I am in NYC and not traveling. I honestly think I can do that. And as for the stack of cards in my pocket, well I'd like to get rid of them too.
That is exactly the right tack to be taking if you are the person on the hiring end of the situation. I highly recommend reading Mark's post because he provides some great advice to the hiring company.
But there are three parties to these situations; the employee, the current employer, and the future employer. I'd like to talk about all three and how each should behave.
First, I think it is important to recognize that most of the time you'll want to hire someone who is currently working for another company. There are times when you can hire someone who is unemployed or is doing consulting work (which is often the same thing as being unemployed). But most of the time, you'll find yourself in the situation of hiring someone who is currently employed by someone else.
Let's start with the employee. If you plan to leave the company you are currently working for and are actively searching for a new position, I think it is best to do your search out in the open with the knowledge of your employer. That allows your current employer to plan for your departure and allows you to do your job search out in the open. Many employees worry that if they disclose their intention to leave, they'll be fired. That does happen and is a reasonable concern. But more often, the employer appreciates the notice and rewards the employee giving notice with an extended transition period. That's the ideal scenario.
But not every person who leaves a company was looking to leave. It's very common in the tech startup world to approach employees who are happy in their current jobs with an opportunity that is simply better. And then they decide to leave and there is a tricky transition situation.
Mark advises the hiring company to push for the employee to leave quickly. But I have found myself on the opposite side of this situation, in a small startup with a key employee leaving who is being pressured to leave quickly. And of course, in that situation the company who is losing the key person wants them to stay for the longest transition possible.
The problem with the long transition for the key employee is that it often takes two to three months to find a replacement for a key employee. And it is generally not reasonable to ask an employee to stick around for a two to three month transition.
One option is the "battlefield promotion" of someone else on the team to assume the job of the person who is leaving. If you can do that promotion permanently, then it is a good option. If you plan to do the promotion temporarily, it can be problematic. Once promoted, many people bristle at going back to their old role and working for someone new.
Losing a key employee in a small company is really one of the most difficult situations you'll have to deal with as an entrepreneur/startup executive. One thing I do not recommend is trying to retain the person who is leaving. If they've shown the willingness or desire to leave, you have to let them go. There is no such thing as indentured servitude in startup land and when someone shows that they are mentally out, they should not stick around except to insure a smooth transition.
So to summarize, if you are the employee, it is best to give as much notice as you can comfortably give to your current employer without putting yourself in a vulnerable position. If you are the hiring company, you want to get the new employee onboard as quickly as possible, but don't put the person you are hiring in an awkward and damaging position. And if you are the company losing the employee, get a reasonable transition time, find some way to manage without the person, and don't try to keep them once they've shown a desire to leave.
For all three parties, if you are struggling with this issue, reach out and get advice. You aren't the first person to go through this situation. It happens all the time and others who have lived through it can help you deal.
I'm making up the curriculum for MBA Mondays on the fly. The end game is to lay out how to look a businesses, value it, and invest in it. We started with the time value of money and interest rates, we then talked about the corporate entity. Now I want to talk about how to keep track of the money in a company. That is called accounting. This will be a multi-post effort and will include posts on cash flow, profit and loss, balance sheets, GAAP accounting, audits, and financial statement analysis. But before we can get to those issues, we need to start with the basics of accounting.
Accounting is keeping track of the money in a company. It's critical to keep good books and records for a business, no matter how small it is. I'm not going to lay out exactly how to do that, but I am going to discuss a few important principals.
The first important principal is every financial transaction of a company needs to be recorded. This process has been made much easier with the advent of accounting software. For most startups, Quickbooks will do in the beginning. As the company grows, the choice of accounting software will become more complicated, but by then you will have hired a financial team that can make those choices.
The recording of financial transactions is not an art. It is a science and a well understood science. It revolves around the twin concepts of a "chart of accounts" and "double entry accounting." Let's start with the chart of accounts.
The accounting books of a company start with a chart of accounts. There are two kinds of accounts; income/expense accounts and asset/liability accounts. The chart of accounts includes all of them. Income and expense accounts represent money coming into and out of a business. Asset and liability accounts represent money that is contained in the business or owed by the business.
Advertising revenue that you receive from Google Adsense would be an income account. The salary expense of a developer you hire would be an expense account. Your cash in your bank account would be an asset account. The money you owe on your company credit card would be called "accounts payable" and would be a liability.
When you initially set up your chart of accounts, the balance in each and every account is zero. As you start entering financial transactions in your accounting software, the balances of the accounts goes up or possibly down.
The concept of double entry accounting is important to understand. Each financial transaction has two sides to it and you need both of them to record the transaction. Let's go back to that Adsense revenue example. You receive a check in the mail from Google. You deposit the check at the bank. The accounting double entry is you record an increase in the cash asset account on the balance sheet and a corresponding equal increase in the advertising revenue account. When you pay the credit card bill, you would record a decrease in the cash asset account on the balance sheet and a decrease in the "accounts payable" account on the balance sheet.
These accounting entries can get very complicated with many accounts involved in a single recorded transaction, but no matter how complicated the entries get the two sides of the financial transaction always have to add up to the same amount. The entry must balance out. That is the science of accounting.
Since the objective of MBA Mondays is not to turn you all into accountants, I'll stop there, but I hope everyone understands what a chart of accounts and an accounting entry is now.
Once you have a chart of accounts and have recorded financial transactions in it, you can produce reports. These reports are simply the balances in various accounts or alternatively the changes in the balances over a period of time.
The next three posts are going to be about the three most common reports;
the profit and loss statement which is a report of the changes in the income and expense accounts over a certain period of time (month and year being the most common)
the balance sheet which is a report of the balances all all asset and liability accounts at a certain point in time
the cash flow statement which is report of the changes in all of the accounts (income/expense and asset/liability) in order to determine how much cash the business is producing or consuming over a certain period of time (month and year being the most common)
If you have a company, you must have financial records for it. And they must be accurate and up to date. I do not recommend doing this yourself. I recommend hiring a part-time bookkeeper to maintain your financial records at the start. A good one will save you all sorts of headaches. As your company grows, eventually you will need a full time accounting person, then several, and at some point your finance organization could be quite large.
There is always a temptation to skimp on this part of the business. It's not a core part of most businesses and is often not valued by tech entrepreneurs. But please don't skimp on this. Do it right and well. And hire good people to do the accounting work for your company. It will pay huge dividends in the long run.
A couple weeks ago I went down to Miami for Future of Web Apps (FOWA). It was a great event and I highly recommend it to web developers and entrepreneurs. I did a keynote talk and the next day I did a three and a half hour workshop. I knew the keynote was being recorded and I had that in my head as I was talking on the stage. I did not know the workshop was being recorded but it was.
After the workshop was over, Ryan Carson, the founder of Carsonified which puts on FOWA and a number of other interesting events, asked me if he could post the 3.5 hour workshop video. My immediate reaction was "hell no" but instead I said, "let me look at it first."
On Friday I posted two videos that came from the talk I gave at InSITE last wednesday. The entire 1.5 hours of conversation was recorded and is available here. Again, I did not know that the entire talk including Q&A was going to be posted on the web and friday morning, I spent 1.5 hours of time I did not have watching each and every minute of that video to make sure it was cool to have it on the web.
If I seem paranoid about this stuff, I am. I watched what happened to my friend Mark Pincus when he said something highly candid and off the cuff last year in an impromptu talk to entrepreneurs that was unfortunately being filmed. Some entrepreneur asked Mark about keeping control of your startup and Mark said that the only sure way to do that is get revenues early. He went on to say that they were so focused on revenues in the early days of Zynga that they did some things he didn't like. He then mentioned the Zwinky toolbar and said he installed it on his machine and couldn't get it off. And then went on to say that he told his developer to take that lead gen offer down.
Of course, that's not what everyone saw when TechCrunch posted a clip from that unfortunate video. They just saw the comment about the Zwinky toolbar without the context.
So when I see a video of me on the web, I watch the entire thing and look at every minute in that light. I am paranoid about someone taking a 30 second clip and leaving out the rest. If I see anything that is risky in that way, I ask them to take down the video or better yet I ask them not to put it up.
That's why I wasted 1.5 hours of my time on Friday morning at 5am watching a video of myself. And that's why I may have to waste 3.5 hours of my time watching my FOWA workshop at some point. I was highly candid in that FOWA workshop and asked people not to Twitter some things I said. That's how I can provide the most value to the people in attendance (as Mark was trying to do). So that FOWA workshop video is risky in my mind.
Of course, I can simply ask people not to videotape me or ask them not to post it on the web. But that's not a great option either. There were thirty or forty people in the room at the InSITE talk the other night. Almost 1000 people have watched the first video on YouTube and over fifty have watched every single one of them. That's the power of the web, to reach way more people that can attend in person.
So that's the world we have to live in now. One that assumes when you talk in public, it will be recorded and posted on the web. One that assumes that someone will look at that video and seek an opportunity to pull a clip out of context and post it. And so if you do a lot of public speaking, you simply need to speak with that in mind. It makes me feel like a politician to tell you the truth. It's a horrible feeling but honestly I don't know if there is any other way.
There's been a battle going on between the "broadcast" TV networks and the cable networks over something called "retransmission fees." Cable networks have traditionally paid for "cable network programming" but not "over the air programming." But that is changing and the broadcast TV networks are demanding these retransmission fees from the cable companies.
At the end of last year, there was a fight between Fox and Time Warner Cable that made some headlines. It was settled on new year's day.
Of course, the losers in all of these spats are the consumers who get jerked around and risk missing things they love like the college bowl games or the Oscars. Most of these spats get settled at the last minute, but the whole exercise gives everyone a black eye.
The reason we have to put up with nonsense like this is that cable providers are still operating near monopolies. There are other options like satellite TV or services like Verizon FIOS. But most consumers get their video services from the incumbent cable provider.
And when a content provider, like ABC or Fox, wants to get more money for its programming and the cable company balks, it is the cable company's customers who are stuck.
There's a better way and we'll have it someday, but not soon enough for me. We'll go "over the top" for our video programming, getting it via a broadband connection to the Internet. Content owners like Fox and ABC will negotiate distribution deals with dozens, maybe hundreds of providers. And we'll be able to subscribe to one or more of those providers over the internet through platforms like Apple TV, our portfolio company Boxee, and many others.
When ABC wants more money from it's distribution partners in this scenario, some will pay up and others will not. And if you want to watch the Oscars, you'll simply be able to drop your subscription to one provider, light up another, and/or possibly get it directly from ABC if you want to.
Most industries work that way today. Walmart might stop carrying Puma Sneakers but you can certainly find them in hundreds of other physical and online stores if you want a sweet pair of Clydes. A three tier distribution model from the manufacturer to the distributor to the retailer works very well to insure that there is always product available in the market to customers who want it. And I believe we are going to see that model develop in the TV (and Film) business soon.
InSITE is a group of business and law school students from Columbia and NYU who provide free consulting services to startup companies. I’m a big fan of InSITE for a bunch of reasons but particularly because it is one of the few programs that I am aware of that operates across school networks here in NYC. We need more of that.
Once a year, I spend an hour and a half talking to the InSITE group and then we go out for beers afterward. It’s a fun night and I really look forward to it. We did that on Wednesday night of this week.
The talk was recorded and I’ll embed two videos that capture my talk which lasted about 15 minutes. We did about an hour of Q&A and all of that was captured as well and is available on InSITE’s YouTube channel.
Here’s the first part of my talk where I talk about the venture capital business.
Here’s the second part of my talk where I talk about sectors that I’m excited about and a bit about NYC’s role in the tech/startup world.
Excellent advice Mark. I agree with all of it. Read Mark's post for the details.
All that said, I really hate panels. I hate watching them and I hate being on them even more. I think it's a lazy way to participate in a conference. You show up, answer a few questions, sit up on the stage with a bunch of other people, and then go home.
I much prefer the 15-20 minute talk with Q&A afterward. I think I'd prefer even more a 10 minute talk with longer Q&A afterward.
Panels rarely turn into interesting discussions. If you want an interesting discussion, have someone good do an on-stage interview. I've done on stage interviews with people like John Battelle, John Heilemann, and Alan Murray and they are fantastic discussions. I'd like to do more of them.
I'm on record that I don't like big time conferences. Now I'm on record that I don't like panels.
But I do like small conferences focused on a particular group or sector. And I do like to see a short presentation or a well done interview and I also like to deliver them as well. I'd love to see more of all of those things.
There was a lot of noise in VC/startup land earlier this week about the Series Seed documents that can be used to close a seed round. Marc Andreessen told PE Hub:
It’s like open source software. If it’s developed by IBM, there’s no
reason for another company not to use it. The documents aren’t owned or
controlled by Fenwick. Fenwick isn’t getting paid for them. I don’t
think there’s a reason for another attorney not to use them, except if
they’re concerned over reduced billings. Lawyers have a financial
incentive to make things more complicated because they are paid more.
I'd like to differ with Marc on this one. First, as Brad Feld points out, there are now four sets of "open source" seed documents:
I will add a fifth of sorts; Gunderson has set up a "Simple Series A" set of forms that our firm has used a few times. I am not aware that they have been published on the Internet yet though.
There are no shortage of "standard forms" out there. TechStars uses one set. Y Combinator uses another. Founders Institute uses a third. Andreessen Horowitz uses a fourth. And USV and other firms uses a fifth.
The problem, as Brad Feld points out, is that nobody has done the work to get all the various players in the room and standardize on one form. Ted Wang showed me the Series Seed documents last year and while I am hugely supportive of his intent here, I can't and won't get behind the Series Seed forms because they leave out some critical stuff that we simply won't do a deal without.
I guess it's like open source software in that there are many flavors of it out there. One project might choose MongoDB for their project. Another might choose Cassandra. A third might choose Hadoop. All will get the job done and all are open source. But each one has its strengths and weaknesses and there is no standard. That's ok with me as long as everyone understands it. | {
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Boys shave heads for Baldrick
Merrill fifth-graders Nathan Woller, left, and Jack Zamzow participated in a St. Baldrick's fundraiser on March 22 in Green Bay. This is the seventh year in a row that the boys have raised money to have their heads shaved for the St. Baldrick's Foundation. Over the years their team 'The Merrill Dinosharks' has raised almost $20,000 to fund research to combat childhood cancer. Jack was diagnosed with Stage 3 High Risk Neuroblastoma in 2005. After 14 months of grueling treatment, Jack has been declared cancer-free. | {
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J.B. Smoove on Larry David and how getting fired from 'SNL' changed his life
J.B. Smoove has become such a favorite of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” fans, it’s easy to forget that his character, Leon Black, Larry David’s eminently quotable sidekick/seemingly permanent houseguest, only joined the HBO series in Season 6.
For those who’ve missed Leon’s colorful insight during the show’s six-year absence, Smoove has a new book written in the voice of his character, “Leon Black: The Philosophy of a Fool.” He also returns in “Curb’s” long-awaited ninth season, which premieres Sunday night.
We recently caught up with Smoove, looking dapper in a fedora as he discussed Leon’s unique rapport with Larry and the sequence of events that led to getting cast on “Curb.”
How does it feel to be back after six years?
It does not feel like six years. We got so many questions about whether “Curb” was coming back. Fans approach you all the time. You’re sitting next to a guy in first class, five hours [later], he’s calling you Leon the whole time. All these things keep it alive.
You get busy. I did movies, commercials, TV shows. I think that’s why when we got back on set, it was like second nature. The only thing that happened was the day before [we started shooting] was the presidential election. I was up most of the night, like “Holy …, I can’t believe this.” We came in the next day. We spent the first half-hour to an hour talking about it. Aside from that, it felt like jumping back into it.
Other than thinking that you’re Leon, what response do you usually get from fans?
They love this character so much. Just last night [at the show’s premiere] about five people came up to me and said, "It's my uncle's birthday. He's in the hospital, he ... loves you, Leon. Would you just say 'Get better and bring the ruckus to that ....’’’ I'm like, "OK! Hey Johnny, get better, leave the hospital. Bring the ruckus to that ...!" But that keeps us going, man.
Leon is a guy you would love to take with you to fight a parking ticket. He got your back if you got his back.
— J.B Smoove
What do you think people love so much about Leon?
I think they love that he's relatable. Everybody knows a guy like Leon. He don't got ... going on, but somehow this guy finds a way to be positive. Leon is a guy you would love to take with you to fight a parking ticket. He got your back if you got his back.
I think people love the Leon-isms because on some level, they make sense. “That’s how I dooze it” is a great metaphor for life, you know? Someone asks you "Why'd you do that?” “Because that's how I dooze it.” Perfect answer, you know?
Do you have a favorite episode or scene?
I definitely love [“The Lefty Call,” in which Leon gives Larry some colorful but unprintable advice about dealing with personal challenges] Even [“The Anonymous Donor”], that’s the moment, I think, that really set Leon and Larry off. And that one scene allowed us to figure out why these two guys have something, over the explanation of what “ejaculate” is and of the audacity of him asking me did I do that to that blanket.
I also love the scene where Larry wanted me to snatch a purse [from his ex-wife’s therapist in “The Therapists”]. “I'm not gonna let you pry this purse out of my hands like I'm a punk. I’m gonna break your glasses, knock a tooth out. The worse you look, the more of a hero you're gonna be to the lady. You know?”
You joined “Curb” in Season 6. Were you already a fan? What was the audition like?
A bunch of things had to happen for me to even be a part of that show. I was working with “SNL” as a writer. My fourth season I didn't get renewed, but I was already a huge fan of “Curb.”My wife was washing dishes one day and she said, “You gonna be on that show one day because you say crazy stuff all the time. You would fit right in!"
All this happened within a month or two. I signed with a new agent, my buddy passed away and I had to come to L.A. for one day. I said, while I'm in L.A. I'm gonna go visit my new agents. And then the agent comes, says, "Hey man, I got an audition. How long are you in town?" I said, "I leave town tomorrow. What's it for?" He said, ‘"Curb Your Enthusiasm."’ I said "Get the … out of here, that's impossible!"
I left his office, went straight to the audition. I never go into the room as myself. I always walk into the room as my character.
So I walk into the room and Larry is standing in the middle of the room, and I said, "Holy …." They said, "OK J.B., you're gonna improv with Larry." But I was already in Leon mode when I walked into the room. I said, "OK, let’s do this ..., Larry". Because we improv-ing right? I said, "I’ll smack you in the face, right?" And Larry looked at everybody, like, “Who the ... is this guy?”
I left town, went straight to Pittsburgh to do a comedy show. Got there, there was a big snowstorm. I was in a horrible town, a horrible club. Everything was horrible. I never been in a hotel that filthy in my life.
I said, "What the … is happening right now? I used to work at ‘SNL.’” And I'm driving 15 miles an hour in the snowstorm to get to the airport, then my phone rings. It’s my agent. He said, “Slow down, do 10 miles an hour, ‘cause I need you back in L.A. because you got ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm.’ You start work on Monday".
My buddy who passed away, right? His name was Oji Pearce. He was a music producer. He wrote, "This Is How We Do It” [by Montell Jordan]. He wasn’t just a friend, he was also a big fan; he always motivated me. So I did the whole season of “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” and we had our wrap party. And the gag reel is all the funny moments from the season, cast and crew, photos of everybody. It's always funny. And guess what the song was on the gag reel? “This Is How We Do It.”
Yo, a chill went up my back! My wife and I looked at each other, we said, "Holy ... It's Oji saying what's up. Saying he's proud.” If I got re-signed to “SNL” I wouldn't have been able to do “Curb.” If my buddy didn't pass away, I would've never come to L.A.
Even if he had passed away three days later, I would've missed that window. All that … had to happen in order to get the part on my favorite show in the world, “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” You don't know how the universe is gonna work for us. But all this plays a part in our journey.
The show is known for being outrageous. Has there been a script that you've read where you've said, "I can't believe we're doing this?" | {
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Roger Dubuis has its only UK boutique inside the Fine Watch Room at Harrods, and is spending July raising its profile at the Knightsbridge, London, department store by hosting an exhibition in conjunction with its motor racing partner Lamborghini Squadra Corse.
The installation, which runs through to July 28, uses a 360 degree design concept inspired by the Roger Dubuis Excalibur Skeleton and the motor sport universe.
Visitors will see Excalibur Aventador S models, developed in collaboration with Lamborghini Squadra Corse. The watches are made from the same C-SMC carbon that is used on Lamborghini’s cars, and driven by a powerful ‘engine’ resembling Lamborghini’s Aventador.
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With the end of Ramadan and Eid in June and the mercury touching 50 degrees in the Gulf States, the summer influx of Middle Eastern millionaires to London is in full swing.
This may not be a record-breaking summer for London’s most iconic department store because of a long-running political dispute between Qatar on one side, whose sovereign wealth fund owns Harrods, and the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia on the other, whose citizens are showing support for their rulers’ by boycotting Qatari organisations.
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[New Music] King Perryy – “Lola” (Freestyle)
Rave of the moment “King Perryy” who shortly after being signed to DM Records have himself a huge fan base with his new music genre “Continental Sound” comes through new ear candy which follows hit singles ‘Man On Duty” and “Eastern Baby“.
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Donations pour in for homeless man who returned diamond ring
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Billy Ray Harris returns the ring after Sarah Darling accidentally drops it in his cup
Darling and her husband set up a fundraiser to show their appreciation
Husband said the experience has been "unreal"
The site has raised close to $94,000 so far
Talk about good karma.
Billy Ray Harris is homeless and often stays under a bridge.
Well-wishers from around the world are opening their wallets to a homeless man who returned a diamond engagement ring to its rightful owner, after she accidentally dropped it in his donation cup.
"I actually feel like I'm especially lucky to have this ring now. I loved it before. I loved it so much, but I love it so much more now. I feel like it has such great karma," Sarah Darling told CNN's "Starting Point with Soledad O'Brien."
Darling, who is from Kansas City, Missouri, said she was devastated when she realized she'd lost her ring.
She almost never takes it off, but it was giving her a bit of a rash so she did, zipping it in her coin purse for safe keeping.
Later, she absentmindedly emptied the contents of that purse into the collection cup of Billy Ray Harris, who is homeless and often stays under a bridge in Darling's hometown.
It wasn't until the next day that she realized her ring was gone.
"It was horrible. It was such a feeling of loss," Darling said. "It meant so much to me beyond just the financial value."
She went back to look for Harris, but he was gone. She returned the next day and found him.
"I asked him ... 'I don't know if you remember me, but I think I gave you something that's very precious to me,' and he says, 'Was it a ring? Yeah, I have it, I kept it for you,'" Darling said.
She was floored.
To show their appreciation, Darling and her husband set up an online fundraiser for Harris. The donations and praise have poured in.
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"In life what goes around comes around... Billy - your sweet actions, despite being in dire straits yourself, prove that there is humility in the world... you are one shining example. Lots of love from across the pond," wrote Chris and Mel, from Brentwood, England, on the giveforward.com site, which is collecting money. They gave $20.
"I am from Singapore and I greatly am grateful for your honesty!" wrote Ophelia Wong Zen-na, who gave $10.
Brian Paul also gave $10.
"If I wasn't jobless I would give much more, but felt compelled to do something. Billy Ray do your best to become what you've always dreamed you could be. Its never too late. God Bless and thanks for never loosing your character in tough times," he wrote.
So far, in about a week, more than 3,400 donations have been made, totaling nearly $95,000. The money will be given to Harris at the end of a 90-day campaign.
In an update Saturday, Darling's husband, Bill Krejci, called the response "unreal."
Krejci met with Harris to tell him about the flood of donations and to get to know him better. They went together to make some repairs to Harris' bike.
"We talked about a lot of things related to my family's ring and the many donations. We talked about one day in the future the ring may one day be passed down to my daughter," Krejci wrote on the website. "We talked about how insanely positive all this has been."
Harris told Krejci that he has found a place to stay where he is "safe and sound." | {
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A new Cultural Counsellor at the Bureau du Québec à Toronto
Mrs. Ouellet has a wealth of experience in promoting Québec culture abroad.
Throughout her career, Mrs. Ouellet has held different positions in the Québec Government, most notably in Paris and New York. During her tenure at the Délégation du Québec à Paris, she held numerous positions as Press Attaché, Cultural Counsellor, and Director of Cultural Services.
Most recently, Mrs. Ouellet was coordinating the Québec cultural participation at the Sixth Jeux de la Francophonie in Beyrouth, Lebanon, in 2009.
Renée Ouellet holds a bachelor in social communications from the Ottawa University. She was researcher-interviewer and cultural commentator at CBOF Radio in Ottawa. She codirected the magazine La Gazette des Femmes.
In 1999, Renée Ouellet received the honour of Chevalière des Arts et des Lettres from France's Culture Minister. In 2005, she was honoured by receiving the French Légion d'honneur.
As much in Québec as in abroad, Mrs. Ouellet has helped several artists, singers, dancers, visuals and digital artists, as well as authors, poets, publishers, actors, musicians and filmmakers. To contact Renée Ouellet : (416) 977-6060 ext. 247. Email : [email protected]
The mandate of the Bureau du Québec is to promote and safeguards Québec's interests in Ontario, Manitoba, and Western provinces as well as the three territories. The Bureau is involved in many sectors of activities including intergovernmental relations, trade promotion, culture and the Francophonie.
SOURCE Bureau du Québec à Toronto
For further information: For further information: Daniel Bonin, Counsellor, Public, Political and Francophone Affairs, (416) 977-6060, ext. 228, [email protected] | {
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Sunday, August 27, 2017
Let’s get this out of the way first: I love Olde. I’ve been boosting this band from
the beginning. Heavy-ass, sludgy doom from my neck of the woods? Yes, please! In
case you don’t know by now, Olde was put together by guitarist Greg Dawson (Cunter). He recruited strangers from the same city to form the band
back in 2014. (Or at least that’s when debut album, I was released.) Bassist Cory
McCallum (Five Knuckle Chuckle),
vocalist Doug McLarty (ex-Jaww, Catharsis, Holy Order), guitarist Chris
“Hippy” Hughes (Moneen) and a
fellow I’d been listening to for ages, drummer Ryan Aubin of Sons of Otis
round out the quintet. With each release, including 2016 EP Shallow Graves, Olde just keep getting
better and newest opus, Temple is
proof of that.
Let’s start with the title track. My notes indicate
bludgeoning slow groove. But there’s more to it than that. Like McLarty’s
gravel-throated bellows for one. Aubin pounds away as Dawson, Hughes and
McCallum churn through the heaviness, letting each note reverberate through
your core, building up the chorus and smashing the ceiling, or rather, causing
it to crash down. It shifts gears ever so slightly past the halfway mark where
we find a sweet solo worthy of the song’s title.
Elsewhere Olde deliver track after track of doomy sludge. If
bands like EyeHateGod, Buzzov*en, Crowbar, etc. come to mind, it would make sense. Although
personally I feel Olde carve their own niche in riff-driven HEAVY music. It also
depends on how you define doom. Opener “Subterfuge” is full of huge, muscular
riffs of the hard and heavy variety. Their rubbery elasticity induces a furious
banging of heads and when Dawson and Hughes lock in together it is unstoppable.
Bluesy, atmospheric solos cut through the murk, sometimes
with a melancholic edge. Massive power sends the weak scurrying in the face of
the Southern sludge-styled apocalypse conjuring, stomping it all to dust. “Fast”,
mid-tempo, or slow, it matters not. Olde bring it from start to finish. Their m.o.
- riffs - strikes right in my heart. They make you a puppet, pulling at you,
moving you, destroying you. Take “Maelstrom” for example. There’s this riff
that hits around the four minute marks that hits so hard that you can’t help
but bang your head. I saw them play a small club a few weeks before the album’s
release. They played a bunch of these new tunes. I was already in pain (because
I’m old) and when that riff hit, I was powerless and went all out. It left me
in pain for weeks. Weeks! But despite that, I still banged away while driving
as I just couldn’t stop listening. “Centrifugal Disaster” yields similar
results.
Closer “Castaway” is that easy end people who “need a
breather” need before cycling back to the fury of “Subterfuge”. Syrupy basslines
meet guitars ringing into the night, Aubin sounds most in Sons of Otis mode,
and tremolos ride on ascendant chords spiraling up and crashing back down with
the splash of a cymbal. It’s the closest thing to beauty these boys muster.
Temple is
insistently catchy. I’m not saying that because I’ve listened to it a hundred
times. (Ah, the privilege of band relations!) These riffs are hot. Dirty doom
to the highest degree. Sonic beatings, broken necks, thoughtful lyrics and
endless groove all come together to make not only for quite possible Canada’s
best album of 2017, (sorry, Bison.) but one of 2017’s best globally. Oh no! I’m
a globalist!
Worship the tone. Bathe in the glory of the riffs. Offer
praise to percussion. Bow before the bellows. Enter the Temple. | {
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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROPERTY
DESCRIPTION
The Admiral Art Hotel, 4-star hotel in Rimini near the sea, is the result of a recent restyling inspired by art, thanks to the collaboration with the Spanish artist El Pez. The structure has a metropolitan atmosphere and has parking, family services, conference rooms, different types of rooms including Artist Room with works of art. It admits animals of all sizes.
LOCATION
The hotel is located in Rimini in the central area a couple of minutes walk from the beach. It overlooks viale Regina Margherita, the street of the evening walk with its shops, cafes and ice cream parlors.
ROOMS
There are 4 different room types available, all with individually controlled air conditioning and heating, safe, minibar, WI-FI, LCD TV, telephone, King or Queen size beds in Sommier with natural fiber mattresses, bathroom with shower cubicle. EXECUTIVE: with balcony with side sea view and classic furniture, they can accommodate up to 4 people. EXECUTIVE 2.0: eight new "Artist Rooms", characterized by works of art that make them all different, each with its own atmosphere. The design is modern and the urban look, the realization starts from recycled materials for an eco-friendly living room. They have a balcony with side sea view. ROYAL: elegant and spacious, with frontal sea-view balcony and sitting area. They offer the possibility of inserting a third/fourth bed and are also available in a communicating version with a single entrance and two bathrooms. JUNIOR SUITE: large and comfortable rooms with elegant furnishings, with damask walls, solid wood sitting areas, upholstered armchairs. They have a bathroom with a Jacuzzi.
SERVICES
Bicycle rental also with child seat (for a fee), terrace, American Bar, conference rooms, reading room, lift, laundry service. PARKING: uncovered 1 km from the hotel served with a shuttle, video-controlled underground garage, both for a fee. WI-FI: free throughout the entire hotel. AIR CONDITIONING: in common areas and rooms. AGREEMENTS: beach, amusement parks, waterslide, wellness center, organized excursions. Free and unlimited admission to the Beach Village water park with slides, pools, games and entertainment, reachable with the shuttle service reserved for hotel guests. PETS: admitted of all sizes, for a fee. A dog sitter is available upon request. Near the hotel there is a veterinarian and a pet shop. The affiliated bathing establishments is also pet friendly.
FOOD
BREAKFAST: international buffet. LUNCH AND DINNER: the Cage Club restaurant offers a suggestive atmosphere, with corners dedicated to music and design details. The cuisine, cared for and followed by the Chef Di Stasi, offers dishes every day that come from the contamination of gastronomic traditions of Romagna and international flavors, fresh fish and menus for conferences, meetings, buffets, business lunches and lunches and dinners for special occasions. Also available: trendy cocktails, furnished terrace where you can enjoy an aperitif or dinner outdoors. CHANGES: the kitchen is equipped to prepare gluten-free dishes, special menus for those suffering from food intolerances, vegan, vegetarian and children's dishes.
KIDS
In the hotel: indoor playground area, entertainment for lunch and dinner (excluding Saturdays), bicycles with seats, unlimited entry to the Beach Village water park in Riccione. On request: trusted pediatrician available 24 hours a day, baby sitter. Near the hotel there are both pharmacy and medical center. In the room: cot, fall protection sides, camping beds and courtesy light. At meals: special menus from 0 to 7 years, dedicated cooking area for preparing meals and entertainment during meals, high chairs. On the beach: baby club, mini club, entertainment, playground area, inflatables, trampolines, soccer field, nursery.
BUSINESS
The hotel offers four modular rooms, bright and equipped with projectors, telephones, fax, internet connection, photocopiers, overhead projector and radio microphone. The rooms have different capacities, the largest can accommodate up to 150 people.
BEACH
The hotel has an agreement with the beach n.58 which has: private cabins, WI-FI, safe, playgrounds, nursery, children's playground area, baby club, entertainment and much more. | {
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ATIS is a technical planning and standards development organization that is committed to rapidly developing and promoting technical and operations standards for the communications and related information technologies industry worldwide using a pragmatic, flexible and open approach.
Also previously accredited by ANSI and a sponsored committee of ATIS is Committee O5, which develops standards for use by the telecommunications industry in areas dealing with wood poles and other wood products.
In releasing the blueprint, the ATIS Board identified a number of key reasons why the ATIS committees and the TIA engineering committees should be aligned under one organization.
The ATIS Board concluded that, in today's environment, the industry could ill afford to expend resources to build an entirely new standards development organization from the ground up.
The ATIS Board of Directors firmly believes that the creation of yet another communications standards organization does not best meet the needs of the industry," said ATIS President and CEO Susan Miller.
Copies of the blueprint were delivered to ATIS committee leaders and TIA representatives this week.
ATIS has a solid, well-respected track record for bringing the industry together to develop solutions enhancing interoperability and reliability of telecommunications networks, equipment, and services.
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Snail Bob 2
Snail Bob 2 is another cool physics puzzle game made by Hunter Hamster. A dangerous forest stands between Snail Bob and his Grandpa. Guide Bob through each level of his epic journey. Much Fun!
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Fidelity Investments enjoys a well-earned reputation for technological leadership in financial services, and its Fidelity Center for Advanced Technology (FCAT) aims to keep it that way. Past FCAT projects have led to the company's early adoption of the web, mobile trading, and iPhone and Apple Watch apps. More recently, FCAT has been blazing a trail in another new direction—virtual reality (VR). One case in point: Cora, an avatar who hosts multi-user conversations in a "virtual chart room,” all built on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
‘‘Using Amazon Sumerian, we can get to market on many browsers, VR headsets, and mobile phones much faster than before.’’
– Adam Schouela, Head of Emerging Technology, FCAT
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About Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments, the first mutual fund company to launch a website, administers $7.4 trillion in assets and serves a diverse set of customers, including 30 million who invest with Fidelity. With 40,000+ employees, the company is based in Boston.
Virtual Reality—for FinServ?
"We saw potential for a virtual-reality platform that could support financial conversations among family members and trusted advisors, even if they were in different locations,” says Adam Schouela, head of FCAT’s Emerging Technology group. “We realized that—by using voice control and data visualization and putting everyone in the same virtual room—we could facilitate a really robust conversation where participants would be able to simply turn to each other and ask questions.”
Building platform-specific VR solutions takes considerable time and money, so FCAT was excited when AWS invited the team to join prerelease testing of Amazon Sumerian, a service that makes it simple to create platform-agnostic VR applications with lifelike characters in immersive environments.
The Amazon Sumerian–based Cora—which relies on Amazon Lex for language understanding and Amazon Polly for lifelike text-to-voice—can answer questions verbally or display lists, graphs, and charts to help users find a wider range of financial data and act on it much more quickly than is possible now.
Getting to Market Faster with Amazon Sumerian
"It takes less time and money to develop once on Amazon Sumerian and deploy across platforms than to develop separately for multiple platforms," says Schouela. "Using Amazon Sumerian, we can get to market on many browsers, VR headsets, and mobile phones much faster than before.
“This experiment with Amazon Sumerian is an example of how we continue to experiment with new technologies to find out what might be possible when applied in new ways,” says Schouela. “FCAT’s mission is to help Fidelity harness emerging technology—not tech for tech’s sake, but to really benefit the business and our customers.” | {
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Top 5: Developer Cameos in Gaming
Maybe a name in the credits isn't enough, they want their face to be known and recognized. So here are the Top Five Developer Cameos in Gaming:
Real Talk By: EC
After the long process of creating a video game, all the hard work and the polishing of each aspect, The Developers sometimes feel like pulling away from the serious story line. Little hidden secrets throughout a game for Gamers to hunt or stumble upon, these are called Easter Eggs; Easter Eggs are fun hidden messages/events/items/ect in video games that are thrown in by the developers just for fun. Sometimes the Easter eggs are an allusion to some other form of media or something/someone in real life. Some Developers even throw themselves into the mix, cause why not, they worked hard to make it, maybe a name in the credits isn’t enough, they want their face to be known and recognized. So here are the Top Five Developer Cameos in Gaming:
Fred Selker works in Double Fine Productions, also known as the company that gave the world that amazing Indie game Psychonauts. Fred is an Environment Designer who decided to get creative with the Giant Level in Psychonauts. On Skyscraper island there is a building that can be climbed and if you angle the camera in the right position, you see a picture of Fred’s Significant Other.
Don’t let the success get to your head buddy!
4- Will Wright – Spore
Will Wright is a Game Designer well-known for his work on The Sims, Sim City, and Spore. Mr. Wright makes a cameo Appearance in a big way. When you spin the Galaxy too fast in Spore, His head will spin out from the middle and enlarge. I bet you expected a microscopic organism with his face on it.
3- Gabe Newell – Half Life 1
Gabe Newell…The man who can’t count to 3…unless of course you are reading this in a future where Half Life 3 released, If so then I must sound like a jerk…Anyway, Mr. Newell has a special room where the Walls, Floor and Ceiling is tiled with his face in half Life 1, We call this Gabe’s Room.
2- John Romero – Doom 2
In Doom 2, the Final Boss chants in a demonic voice “To win the game, you must kill me, John Romero!” this audio is recorded backwards with distortions to make it sound demonic, and if you enter a no clipping console command, you can find John Romero’s severed head on a pike hidden beneath the last boss, and if you shoot said head it will cause damage to the Final boss, and eventually kill him, thus earning you bragging rights to killing John Romero and beating Doom 2.
1- Hideo Kojima – MGS Peace Walker
Hideo Kojima hides a bunch of Easter Eggs in Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker. One of these easter eggs is the man himself. Kojima is hiding in the back of an enemy truck during one of the interactive cut scenes and if you choose the license plate that reads 63824, Snake will look inside and say “Mr. Kojima?” thus recruiting the Game Director into your team back at Mother Base. And if you missed your chance to recruit him, some of your soldiers might start gossiping about how a God was hidden in the back of a truck, and Kojima also hides a message in one of the character’s names alluding to him being a God.
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The Paul DesLauriers Band is a group of Montreal, well decorated and recognized, tight, three-piece power Blues Group that wowed the judges and Blues fans at the 2016 International Blues Challenge. These Blues veterans blend rock with straight ahead blues in a style that echoes the vibe of Humble Pie, Savoy Brown, and Foghat. But they take the music to another level via modern stylings and attack that’s free of cliches. The aural texture of their music changes on a dime from pyrotechnic blazing guitar-driven to a much milder Blues boogie with seamless ease. It's all wondrously peppered with a pleasing Funky Bassline & Swamp-Blues Backbeat. With every show, this band continually grows in stature and musical success, deservedly well on their way to a great Blues future. | {
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