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BALUT Chronicles – DMCA COPYRIGHT POLICY
Reporting Copyright Infringement:
If you think that your intellectual property is being violated, you must submit to the Company:
- A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright that has been allegedly infringed;
- Identification of the works or materials being infringed;
- Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing including information regarding the specific location of the infringing materials on the Company's website that the copyright owner seeks to have removed, with sufficient detail so that Company is capable of finding and verifying its existence;
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Once Proper Bona Fide Infringement Notification is Received by the Designated Agent:
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- to remove or disable access to the infringing material;
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Keywords: R&D, research and development, effectiveness, social skills, knowledge management, knowledge sharing, job performance Research and development (R&D) personnel are a critical source of ideas and competitive advantage for many organisations. The question as to what behaviour skills affect their job performance is an important area of research. A number of studies have looked at […]Read more

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Do you want the MOTHERLOAD? The Roaster's Choice is what you need. You can trust our roasters to custom select four various ½ lb. bags of our freshest beans, the perfect way to enjoy multiple doses of DMC coffees. This selection even includes barrel aged coffee!
Four 8oz bags per box set
*** Sold as whole bean by default. If you would like it ground, please indicate your preference in the notes section – drip, espresso, or press.
Please review our shipping schedule. Web orders are processed in the order they are received and not available for same-day pickup. Text "coffee" to 474747 to download the DMC to-go app for curbside pickup.


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Lavender Bouquet Paper Dinner Napkin
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Having a party? Our beautiful Lavender Bouquet Paper dinner napkins will bring a splash of color to any event or use for and everyday pop of color! Pairs wonderfully with our Cotton and Coated Cotton Tablecloth collections!!
These paper napkins measure 13"x13" when open and come in a pack of 20. These napkins are soft 3-ply, and made in Germany.
The Lavender Bouquet collection features a classic French lavender bunch tied with a purple ribbon.


text: Ari Melber's New MSNBC Show Gets Name and Launch Date 5:18 AM PDT 7/21/2017 by Jeremy Barr FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Getty Melber is replacing Greta Van Susteren at 6 p.m. Ari Melber's new MSNBC 6 p.m. show will debut Monday, and will be called The Beat With Ari Melber. Melber is moving into the time slot vacated when the network abruptly and unexpectedly canceled Greta Van Susteren's show on June 29. While also occasionally filling in for network heavy-hitters Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O'Donnell, Melber has hosted his own show, The Point With Ari Melber, on Sundays from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. In addition to serving as MSNBC's chief legal correspondent, Melber will take on a new role as NBC News legal analyst, and will appear across the network's platforms. "With Washington experience from his days as a legislative aide in the U.S. Senate, Ari knows politics and government first-hand," wrote MSNBC president Phil Griffin in a Friday memo. Melber is seen as a rising star at the network, which has been experiencing boom times during the Trump presidency, with ratings and advertising revenue on the rise. He's been with the network for six years, starting out as a contributor. Ali Velshi and Chris Jansing have filled in as anchors for the 6 p.m. hour since Van Susteren left the company after only about six months. Van Susteren, a former CNN and Fox News anchor, told The Hollywood Reporter that she'd consider offers for other TV-hosting jobs, though it's not clear yet if there's a fit right now. In comments on Twitter, she attributed her dismissal to poor ratings, and said she didn't begrudge the network. FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Jeremy Barr email@example.com jeremymbarr


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Our Vision
School Philosophy & Mission
Bethel Preschool is a developmentally-based kindergarten preparatory school that has a distinctive Christian spirituality. Our school was established in 1951 by Bethel Lutheran Church to serve the congregation and as an outreach into our local community.
We recognize that education is a life-long process of formal and informal experiences within the home, school, and church. Bethel seeks to collaborate with parents and children to fully develop each child's potential in a loving and nurturing environment. We believe that maximum learning occurs when home and school work together to mutually support and reinforce education and values.
Quality education occurs when a professional staff is filled with dynamic, well-qualified, loving, relational teachers that maintain appropriate credentials and certifications in their field. The staff at Bethel lead their classes and the school in a spirit of love and discipline, while striving to set a Christ-like example.
We believe that through the school's mission and philosophy, the community is enhanced and served, and the family is strengthened.
Curriculum Areas
Our curriculum areas include:
Language & Literacy
Cognitive Development
Social and Emotional
Art (Sensory/Visual Arts)
Physical Health and Safety
Bethel Preschool follows a play based, developmentally-appropriate curriculum that is geared toward the whole child. We focus on a cognitively-oriented curriculum that emphasizes experiences that lead the child to the construction of logical knowledge through science, math, and problem solving activities. We focus on literacy which seeks to help a child grow in their understanding of reading and writing.
Special opportunities include:
Hot and Fresh Lunch included in tuition (protein, veggies, and fruit)
Healthy AM and PM snacks
Our anti-bias school helps the child grow in their own understanding of fairness, human rights and human differences. You can see more details on our curriculum page.
The teachers at Bethel Preschool provide two types of assessments ( Desired Results Developmental Profile - DRDP and Ages & Stages Questionnaire - ASQ and ASQ- SE) each school year for every student.
The DRDP was developed by the California Department of Education Early Learning and Care Division, and is a comprehensive approach that facilitates the achievement of the desired results identified for children.
The ASQ and ASQ-SE provide reliable, accurate developmental and social- emotional screening for children.
These assessments allow our teachers to help you as parents better understand where your child is developmentally, and what are some areas you can work on with your children.


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The Taco Bell Wedding Chapel To Open in Las Vegas
It can be a daunting task to decipher real news from fake but I promise you this story is 100% true. Those in love and in love with Taco Bell should start making plans for a wedding at the new Taco Bell Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas! Located on the famous Las Vegas strip, the Taco Bell Cantina is a big larger than a normal size fast food restaurant that includes a gift shop, a alcohol-infused Twisted Freeze bar and starting this summer for the low price of $600, you could have your wedding there. The price includes the use of the Chapel portion of the Cantina, a Taco Bell garter and bow tie, "just married' taco bell t-shirts, a pair of Taco Bell champagne flutes, a 12 pack of tacos and an order of Cinnabon delights wedding cake for dessert. To mark the launch of the Taco Bell Wedding Chapel, the company is running a contest for a lucky couple to win the first wedding! Prize includes roundtrip airfare to Vegas, professional photographer, hotel stay and cabana rental at Planet Hollywood Vegas and, of course, a wedding dinner at Taco Bell. Hurry, you must enter by Sunday, February 26th in order to win [CLICK HERE>.
You can now get married at a Taco Bell wedding chapel https://t.co/mpMKWs9jQb pic.twitter.com/x2LiWbDMkn— Eater (@Eater) February 14, 2017
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During my last trip to Japan I discovered the existence of a large number of shops open 24/7.
More than 50,000 convenience stores, known as konbini, can be found across Japan.
Visit a city usually it means livin'it during the day and in the early hours of the night.
In Japan and especially in Tokyo, the distinction between day and night disappears.
Accomplice the incredible lighting and the great dynamism, the Japanese night offers a large amount of activities and characters.
A typical example of this "Night life" are the Kombini, small shops open 24/7.
There are several choices: Family Mart, 7Eleven, Sunkus, Lawson and Daily Yamazaki
The main purpose is the sale of foods, especially salads, sandwiches, or the typical bento, ramen and onigiri.
Besides the food you can find different products for all needs, from pens to patches, from toilet paper to umbrellas, from alcohol to cigarettes and not only that: these minimarket offer different services including the ability to send and receive parcels or do photocopies.


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This article was originally published by Staff Absence Management, and can be found here.
Here are some helpful hints and tips to assist with navigating staff absence within your school.
Best practice
- Apply procedures fairly and consistently
- Communicate the school's absence policy and procedures at induction and regularly throughout the course of employment
- Set a good example to staff
- Allow reasonable time off to attend medical appointments
- Show compassion
- Closely monitor absence to identify trends/patterns – SAM's reporting suite provides comparisons by year, term, department and line manager.
- Tackle absence problems and act as soon as possible – SAM's task list will help, it prompts you when actions are due
- Hold return to work interviews following every period of absence – There's a new section in SAM that highlights who is returning to work and when
- Set absence monitoring rounds with timescales for improvement – Again SAM can help you manage monitoring rounds
- Record details of all absence-related discussions with employees and, where appropriate, confirm outcomes in writing to the individual
- Challenge current policies and procedures, working practices and working conditions as a means to improve absenteeism
Try to avoid
- Jumping to conclusions
- Making rash decisions
- Ignoring sickness absence or persistent lateness
- Putting off contacting an employee unless there is reason to do so
- Treating individuals differently
- Trying to trap the employee or make accusations
- Discriminating on the grounds of a protected characteristic (eg. race, sex, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity)
- Taking formal action without seeking HR advice


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- Bears sign WR Jalen Saunders to the practice squad. (Adam Caplan)
- Colts RB Josh Robinson is practicing Monday after clearing the leagues concussion protocol. (Kevin Bowen)
- Cowboys sign QB Kellen Moore to the practice squad. (Peter Schrager)
- Cowboys HC Jason Garrett says WR Dez Bryant will be at full speed in practice this week after missing most of training camp. (Ian Rapoport)
- Rams RB Todd Gurley has been cleared for full contact practice. (Josh Alper)
- Steelers sign TE Xavier Grimble, OT Matt Feiler, RB Fitz Toussaint, and WR Isaiah Burse to the practice squad. (Burt Lauten)
- Steelers release TE Harold Spears, OL Antonio Johnson, RB Dominique Brown, and WR Jarrod West. (Burt Lauten)


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Sometimes you are unable to resize a NetApp volume. Usually this is because the volume used to be a snapmirror destination, and it was broken off – but it also could have been some cursed sysadmin that preceded you. At any rate, when you attempt to resize the volume, you're given this error:
"Volume has the fixed filesystem size option set."
Well, NetApp doesn't have a checkbox for that in the GUI. But, you should be using the command line anyway 🙂
Here is the command to fix it:
Cluster Mode:
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On August 21, 2017, parts of the United States will experience a total solar eclipse — when the moon crosses between the Earth and the sun, and blocks out the sun's light.
While everyone in the US will be able to see at least a partial eclipse, some states will have better views than others.
The total eclipse will only cut through a 70-mile-wide band of the country, stretching from the northwest to the southeast US. Those in this zone will see the eclipse in its totality (i.e when the moon appears to completely cover the sun). Others will see a partial eclipse.
The NASA map below shows where the total eclipse will pass through.
As you can see, cities like Kansas City, Missouri and Charleston, South Carolina, fall in line with the eclipse's path of totality. These areas will see nearly a 100% obscuration of the sun, weather permitting.
In cities like San Antonio, Texas and Los Angeles, California, the moon will just block between 60% and 70% of the sun.
You can use this US Naval Observatory tool to calculate exactly how much of the total eclipse you will see in your town or city.
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A project of Marie Dhaese (photography) and Reindert Vermeire (text) about platonic love. This book is designed as a paperback book-in-a-book form containing 2 volumes whereby one can be taken out of the other in order to read it seperately. This unique binding is a subtle means of visualising the content of this double perspective by housing the text in the inner part of the two volumes and the photography in the outer.
Designed in close cooperation with Marie and Reindert.
The book launch and exhibition was hosted at Pinguin Open Space. Order your own copy by mail.


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Barnes & Noble Education Confirms Prior Rejection of Unsolicited Proposals from Bay Finance, LLC
Board Unanimously Determined All Prior Proposals Were Low-Value, Highly Conditional and Not Credible
BASKING RIDGE, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE: BNED), a leading provider of educational products and services solutions for higher education and K-12, today confirmed that its Board of Directors had previously unanimously rejected unsolicited proposals from Bay Finance, LLC ("Bay Finance") to acquire all of the outstanding shares of the Company, the most recent of which was for $4.50 per share in cash, received on June 27, 2019.
After a comprehensive review, the BNED Board concluded that each of the Bay Finance proposals substantially undervalued BNED, were highly conditional and not credible. In addition to the proposal received on June 27, 2019, the Company noted that it previously unanimously rejected an unsolicited proposal received on February 7, 2019 to acquire the Company for $6.75 – $7.25 per share in cash and an unsolicited proposal received on June 7, 2019 to acquire the Company for $5.25 – $5.75 per share in cash.
In making its determination, the Board considered that Bay Finance's proposals fail to recognize the value of BNED's digital transformation and other operational initiatives which have positioned the business to drive long-term growth and enhance shareholder value.
In addition, the Board considered that each of the proposals were highly conditional and not credible. The BNED Board believes that a credible proposal must deliver compelling value and certainty. A credible proposal includes, among other things, a fully underwritten debt commitment and clearly identified and adequate equity capital that, in the aggregate, would be sufficient to complete a transaction. In addition, a credible proposal should contain sufficient detail to demonstrate that it provides market-standard provisions that assure certainty of completion. The highly conditional Bay Finance proposals do not satisfy any of these conditions.
"Our Board unanimously determined Bay Finance's unsolicited, highly conditional proposals were neither credible nor adequate from a value perspective," said John R. Ryan, Lead Director of the BNED Board of Directors. "We are open to all opportunities to enhance shareholder value as we continue our business transformation to position BNED for success over the long-term."
BNED today also confirmed that Bay Finance delivered a letter on June 27, 2019 purporting to nominate five candidates to stand for election to the BNED Board at its 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The notice has been ruled invalid under BNED's Bylaws.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is serving as legal advisor to BNED.
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE: BNED) is a leading provider of higher education and K-12 educational products and solutions. Through its Retail segment, Barnes & Noble Education operates 1,448 physical and virtual bookstores across the U.S., serving more than 6 million students and faculty. Through its Digital Student Solutions segment, the Company offers direct-to-student products and services that help students study more effectively and improve academic performance, enabling them to gain the valuable skills necessary to succeed after college. Through its Wholesale segment, the Company operates one of the largest textbook wholesale distribution channels in the United States. For more information please visit www.bned.com.
BNED companies include: Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, LLC, MBS Textbook Exchange, LLC, BNED LoudCloud, LLC, Student Brands, LLC, Promoversity, LLC, and PaperRater, LLC. General information on Barnes & Noble Education may be obtained by visiting the Company's corporate website: www.bned.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and information relating to us and our business that are based on the beliefs of our management as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to our management. When used in this communication, the words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "plan," "will," "forecasts," "projections," and similar expressions, as they relate to us or our management, identify forward-looking statements. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the future events and trends discussed in this press release may not occur and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect our current views with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others: implementation of our digital strategy may not result in the expected growth in our digital sales and/or profitability; the performance of our online, digital and other initiatives, integration of and deployment of, additional products and services including new digital channels, and enhancements to higher education digital products, and the inability to achieve the expected cost savings; and the other risks and uncertainties detailed in the section titled "Risk Factors" in Part I – Item 1A in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 27, 2019. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results or outcomes may vary materially from those described as anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended or planned. Subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements in this paragraph. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise after the date of this press release.
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The new Release 20.03 is out! You can download binaries for Windows and many major Linux distros here .
Hi guys, I am using Ubuntu and CodeBlocks. I have installed MySql on my linux machine but can not run even a simple C++ program connecting to a MySql db. Can anyone please tell me the steps and also if you have some simple code connecting to MySql in Ubuntu or other Linux flavor. I can not imagine why this seems so difficult. Thank you
Oh, pardon me, I thought this was a Code::Block website. Te Hee :?
Total beginner in this. Anyone?
Wouldn't you know it, here is the answer. It seems to work also. Wow!!!!! after all of that, the answer was on your own website. I guess you experts do not know even your own content. ha ha ha, but thanks for the links, some day I hope to be as great a programmer as you imply that you are. Cheers. :wink:http://forums.codeblocks.org/index.php/topic,9236.0.html


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Last week I attended a very special coffee morning, where I met Orla Kiely at her Fitzrovia showroom, who was celebrating her collaboration with Douwe Egberts. And, it's a bit of a match made in heaven…
Douwe Egberts coffee jars are famous for the fact that no one throws them away. People keep them, upcycle them and uses them for storage – be it pasta, biscuits or pencils. I do, my mum did.. and my grandma probably did too. They've been around a fair while…(1753!)
So it made perfect sense to team up with Orla Kiely and use her bold and iconic graphic patterns to create a limited edition set of three fashion forward jars, which coffee lovers can collect, upcycle and treasure.
The jars will feature the Pure Gold and Pure Indulgence roasts and will be on sale nationwide from 01 May.
They'll be priced at £6.59 (recommended retail price) and there are only 1.5 million available! So get that date in your diary and get ready to run to the shops!
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we accidently deleted system preferences from our imac
when we were deleting files.
As we are giving the imac to our daughter.
how can we fix this problem, as we can't seem to do anything now.
Pending a little more research, see if the info in this link helps. It has a link to a possible solution contained within one of the responses.


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Barony Campus
This course is aimed at those who wish to work within a veterinary practice as an Animal Nursing Assistant, Veterinary Care Assistant or Kennel Assistant. Once you have gained the Animal Nursing Assistant qualification, job opportunities within the veterinary sector will be more accessible to you.
As the course title suggests you will be qualified to work as an assistant to Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Nurses, usually within a small animal practice. Your role will involve assisting members of the veterinary practice team, helping to care for patients and providing assistance with the running of the operating theatre. You may also play an important and active role in the veterinary reception, communicating with clients.
A range of topics will be covered during the course including anatomy and physiology, handling, welfare and care of small animals, basic nursing skills, health, safety and hygiene, parasitology, nutrition, reception and communication skills. Four weeks work experience is also included within the course.
Example modules: Companion Animal Anatomy and Physiology; Provide Feed and Water to Animals; Deliver Basic Treatments; Companion Animal Parasitology and Zoonosis; Principles of Infection Control.
3 subjects at National 5, preferably English, Maths and a science subject, plus 1 subject at National 4. One week work experience in a veterinary practice.
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Japan: Flight readied for Japanese to come home from Wuhan
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Sunday that he is making arrangements to fly Japanese people home from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of an outbreak of a new viral illness that has killed dozens.
Abe told reporters that Japanese who wish to be evacuated will be flown out on a chartered flight. He said he is in talks with China on the plan, and Japanese officials had been working on such preparations through the weekend.
"I have decided to have all those who wish to do so to come home," Abe said, stressing that various options had been studied in recent days.
The new virus has been linked with 56 deaths so far in China.
The U.S. Consulate in Wuhan announced Sunday that it will evacuate its personnel and some private citizens aboard a charter flight.
The French Consulate also was considering an evacuation of its nationals from the city. It said it's working on arranging a bus service to help French citizens leave Wuhan.
Government officials have said they have found three cases of the new virus in Japan.
Travel to China has dropped. Toyota Motor Corp. has halted business trips to Hubei province, including Wuhan. Japanese media reports have said that several hundred Japanese people are believed to be living in the area.


text: Dimethaid Acquires Oxo ChemieClosing Date: May 31, 2002 lexpert Tweet Dimethaid Research Inc., a publicly traded Canadian pharmaceutical company, acquired Oxo Chemie AG, a private Swiss pharmaceutical company, on May 31, 2002. This $61.4 million acquisition involved the purchase of shares and debt of Oxo Chemie AG, the parent company, the purchase of certain assets and liabilities of subsidiaries located in Germany and Thailand, as well as the wind-up of Oxo Chemie's U.S. operations. This acquisition will expand Dimethaid's existing product pipeline to include a new immune-regulating platform drug known as WF10, currently in development for the treatment of AIDS and Hepatitis C. Rebecca Keeler, chief executive officer, Dimethaid, led the deal, assisted by Torys LLP with a team that included Jay Duffield, Vanessa Grant, Sarah Lerchs and Terra Rebick, with assistance from Gary Solway, Candy Saga and Michael Pickersgill. Michael Lehmann of Lehmann & Neunhoeffer acted as German counsel for Oxo Chemie. Markus Jungo of Hartmann & Dreyer acted as Oxo Chemie's Swiss counsel. Lawyer(s):Markus Jungo,Sarah Lerchs,Jay Duffield,Gary S.A. Solway,K. Vanessa A. Grant,Michael Lehmann,Candy L. Saga,Terra B. Rebick,Michael T. PickersgillFirm(s):Torys LLP,Lehmann & Neunhoeffer,Hartmann & Dreyer


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Joe Hart has opened up about Pep Guardiola's appointment at Manchester City, England's chances at Euro 2016 and more.
The City and England No 1, who was speaking on The Clare Balding Show on BT Sport, also said Manuel Pellegrini's side are targeting the quadruple this season.
City face Liverpool in the Capital One Cup later this month, and Hart feels they can achieve anything as long as they takes it one game at a time.
You can read a transcript of the interview below:
How would you assess the season so far for Manchester City and in terms of what you've got left ahead of you, because technically you still have got a chance of the Quadruple?
We keep setting ourselves up but obviously it was a tough result for us at the weekend - a well-deserved result for Leicester. But all the other competitions, we're looking good. We're in the final of the Capital One Cup, we've got a tough away game at Chelsea, it turns out we've got three really tough games in I think it's eight days. We go to Chelsea in the FA Cup, then Kiev and then the Capital One Cup final, so that's a big week for us but if all goes well we're set up for a very interesting end to the season.
City have announced that Pep Guardiola is going to come over and take over from Pellegrini. Quite unusual to make that announcement and still have such a long time in the season to go. How have the players reacted?
I think it's good that Manuel took control of the situation. It's obviously a situation that's been buzzing around the club for years, ever since Txiki Begiristain, the technical director, came in there was always that strong link with Barcelona and Pep Guardiola, but we're all really comfortable. We've got so much going on this season that next season is light years away. Football changes so much in a week and we've got, like you said, four competitions to concentrate on. We're very happy with the manager that's in charge of us at the moment and we're fighting on all fronts. Next season will take care of itself when it comes but until then we've got all sorts to take care of.
The news came out in the press but presumably the players were told first, were you? Was there a team meeting called?
Yes, we speak every morning. It's one of the things that the manager does. At the start of training he always addresses us, talks about games coming up or something and yes, he laid it out to us, pretty much I'm sure how he laid it out in the press conference - quite casually told us that he has been in control of the situation, he's always been aware and it was the right time to tell us and he was going to let everyone know later.
He [Manuel] is a good guy. Football aside, I've always got on well with him on a personal point of view and I've liked the way that he's done things and it will be sad to see him go but it is obviously a new chapter for the club but, like I say, that's next season and this season we've got Manuel as our manager and we're going to fight for him all the way.
For someone who has played, as you have, at the highest levels for your club and country, you have come up against the world's best strikers. Who for you is top of the tree?
I think there is a very high standard out there but I think Messi is the best player in the world, Cristiano Ronaldo is absolutely fantastic what he's done throughout the years and probably in another generation maybe he'd nick that title off me but from personal experience, he's the best.
Is he very difficult to read, Messi? Are you never sure which way he'll go?
Yes, I think he just … it's more the way he just dominates the game and it's hard because every single team that plays against him will have a specific plan about Lionel Messi and every single game he scores two or three goals so I think it's just the fact that he can adapt and he changes for different situations. People probably try and get up tight against him, even hurt him – that doesn't work so then they back off and see what he's going to do and that doesn't work and then you're stuck 50/50 and he's free to do as he pleases.
So it is quite a big thing in your life to have saved a penalty from Messi, which you've done?
Yes, that was a good moment because we were down to ten men and we were losing 2-1 with an away leg coming, that was the last minute of the game so it was important I did it. It turned out it was all in vain because we lost the second leg but it was a big moment. I literally study before every game the penalty takers and who is most likely, so yes, that was no different.
If it happened that England needed you to take one then, you'd be comfortable with that?
Yes, always. I said it in the Euros in 2012 [when Englland were eliminated in a shoot-out with Italy] and Gaz Neville swatted me off. I understand why I'm down the order because the majority of teams that I play in have got at least eight or nine better outfield players than me but I always… I'll always put myself forward but a lot of players do. People miss penalties, as is evident in the past but I'll always put myself there but I think it's more important that I concentrate on trying to save them in the first place.
England head to the European Championship, Joe, 20 years after last reaching the semi-finals of the European Championship — the last major-league successful tournament. So tell us what we should be believing. Give us hope, Joe!
Yes, hope. The hope's always there and when we strip it back we've all complained about England over the years and even if I wasn't playing or involved I'd want England to do well but we have gone into so many tournaments looking good. It's a tough one because I genuinely believe we have a huge chance, I really do personally knowing the squad like I do, knowing the management, the setup, what we are capable of but you could have reversed back two years, four years and had another England member of the squad sat her saying the same thing. So it is the same things said but the belief is there, genuinely. It is up to everybody how they perceive the summer and if they want to get behind us because we respect that over the years we've not done great. We've got an awful lot of support and maybe let a few people down but we really do believe we've got a strong squad, we're really excited and we're so hungry. I can especially speak for myself personally but I am so hungry to really do it on an international level, on a stage and bring something back and make people proud of English football.
So will you approach that tournament any differently? Is there anything that you have learnt from your previous experiences where you'll say 'Right, this time I'm going to do this'?
I am going to try not to let any goals in, first and foremost. Hopefully that will help. It's a long way off, we spoke about it before, the summer's a long way off and there's an awful lot to deal with club-wise but when it comes to the summer it's tough because the last two tournaments I've played in we lost on penalties, the last European tournament and the World Cup was, I think it was actually the worst that England have ever done technically but both games that we lost I think were Uruguay and Italy and if we'd have won that game there wouldn't have had no questions so step up and do it and shut up basically is what I'm thinking.
* Watch the full interview with Joe Hart on The Clare Balding Show, Thursday from 8pm on BT Sport 2.


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NEWINGTON — "Look up in the sky. It's a bird. It's a plane. No, it's a ... shark!"
NEWINGTON — "Look up in the sky. It's a bird. It's a plane. No, it's a ... shark!"
The local Regal Cinema has been selected as one out of 200 theaters nationwide to hold a special screening of the SyFy television thriller "Sharknado."
The Regal Fox Run Stadium 15 RPX theater in Newington is among the theaters chosen to show the made-for-television movie, according to Regal Entertainment Group. The movie, which went viral on social media after it aired two weeks ago, is slated to begin at 12:05 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 3. Tickets are still available for the local screening.
The premiere drew 1.3 million viewers on SyFy, and reportedly prompted more than 5,000 tweets per minute due to the hashtag #Sharknado.
The film features actors Ian Ziering and Tara Reid as they try to survive in the aftermath of a freak hurricane that swamps Los Angeles, Calif., resulting in thousands of deadly sharks swimming through the streets and falling from the skies.
NCM Fathom Events and The Asylum, the studio behind "Sharknado," orchestrated the one-day theater event. Big-screen audiences will be treated to never-before-seen footage, including a behind-the-scenes featurette and a gag reel, according to Regal.
The cable network has already announced a sequel, called "Sharknado 2," is planned to air next year. That film reportedly will be set in New York.


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If you skateboard, you live it, breathe it, and it consumes your thoughts and energy. Some get obsessive and academic about it, forgetting that as cerebral as this thing can be, there's not much to discuss without the freedom and infatuation with the raw power it has. This is the ugly beauty of Chris Russell. "The Muscle" slings himself around transition with the authority of a Roman gladiator, possessed to be the last one standing in the arena.
The action itself is artistry and if you get to see it live is a physical experience as those who witnessed him annihilate his way to first place win in the Vans Park Series Australia Qualifier in 2016. The legend only grew with each run, as well as his antics and annihilation with the Creature team in 2016 on Thrasher's "King of the Road," earning him professional fiend status. Chris swung back with the opening part in The Creature Video (2017) and continues to smash his way through the ranks with the release of his 2019 "Die Like a Devil" part.


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The Life And Times Of Norman Lear
Even if you aren't familiar with the name Norman Lear, there's no doubt you recognize the work he has produced. The TV writer was hugely successful in the 1970s for shows such as The Jeffersons, All In the Family, and One Day at a Time. The great thing about Lear was that he met controversy head-on and didn't shy away from hot button topics.
In a few years, Lear will be 100 years old. However, that doesn't mean he's twiddling his thumbs in a rocking chair at home. The prolific writer and producer is still working on projects. Read on for some interesting facts about the man behind some of America's greatest sitcoms.
He Has Ukrainian And Russian Roots
Norman Milton Lear was born on July 27, 1922, in New Haven, Connecticut. His father, Hyman "Herman" Lear, was a traveling salesman who was also born in Connecticut. His father's parents came from Russia. Norman's mother, Jeanette (Seicol) Lear, was born in Elizabethgrad in Kherson Gubernia, Ukraine.
When he was three years old, Norman welcomed a sister into his home, Claire Lear Brown. As a child, he likely had no idea that his talent and skills would make him a powerhouse in Hollywood.
His Father Served Time In Prison & Was The Inspiration Behind Archie Bunker
Norman's father was arrested for selling fake bonds and was sent to prison when his son was just nine years old. Norman has referred to his father, who spent three years in the clink, as a "rascal" and partially based the character Archie Bunker on him. However, Archie was a white Protestant. He also based Edith Bunker partially on his mother.
Bunker was racist, sexist, and difficult to deal with, which was similar to Norman's father. His mother was very distant with her children, and Norman spent many of his formative years with relatives.
He Dropped Out Of College To Fight In WW2
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Norman left Emerson College in Boston in 1942 to join the Army. He was a radio operator/gunner on Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers. Norman was involved in 52 combat missions and received the Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters.
He was discharged in 1945 and is included in a couple of books, including Crew Umbriag by Daniel P. Carroll and 772nd Bomb Squadron: The Men, The Memories by Turner Publishing and Co.
He Made Just $40 A Week As A Publicist After The War
When the war ended, Norman decided to launch a career in public relations. He chose the job because he looked up to his uncle Jack, his father's brother. Norman admired his Uncle Jack, who was a press agent, later recalling, "That's the only role model I had."
George and Dorothy Ross hired Norman to be a publicist in New York City in 1945. Norman made just $40 a week. Then he decided to relocate to California to further his career.
He Found His Groove In LA & The First Show He Created Starred Henry Fonda
After he moved to Los Angeles, he teamed up with a cousin's husband and sold home furnishings and family photos door to door. At the same time, he was writing TV comedy sketches for shows such as Martin and Lewis and Rowan and Martin. He later became the producer of The Martha Raye Show.
Norman worked on The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show before creating his first TV series in 1959, The Deputy. The half-hour western starred Henry Fonda.
He Received An Oscar Nomination For Divorce American Style
Norman wrote and produced the 1967 film Divorce American Style, which starred Dick Van Dyke and Debbie Reynolds. The film centered on a couple, together for 17 years, that decide to see a therapist. Therapy doesn't work and the couple splits up, but they eventually reconcile at a night club after determining their marriage was better than their divorce.
Norman received his one and only Academy Award nod for the film. He was nominated for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay.
Carroll O'Connor Wasn't His First Choice To Play Archie Bunker
In 1971, CBS aired his show All in the Family. Norman's first choice to play Archie Bunker was Mickey Rooney, not Carroll O'Connor. But Rooney declined the part because he felt it was too controversial. The show won several Emmy awards and was a hit in reruns as well.
All in the Family was number one for five years and eventually transformed into Archie Bunker's Place. Bunker was a bigot and racist who often clashed with his liberal son-in-law Meathead, played by Rob Reiner. The show covered several hot topics of the time period, including civil rights and the Vietnam War.
He Is Actress Katy Sagal's Godfather
You probably know actress Katy Sagal, who is famous for her roles on Married…with Children, 8 Simple Rules, and Sons of Anarchy. Her father, Boris Sagal, was friends with Norman. It probably didn't hurt that Boris was born in Ukraine to a Jewish family and was a TV and film director.
Boris and Norman had a lot in common, so Boris made his friend his daughter's godfather. Interestingly, the show Married…with Children is partially based on All in the Family.
He Once Paid Millions Of Dollars For A Copy Of The Declaration Of Independence
Norman and his wife Lyn spent a small fortune on one of the first copies of the Declaration of Independence. The couple spent $8.1 million on the document in 2000. But instead of locking it up in a safety deposit box or displaying it solely at home, they decided to send it on a tour of the country.
For the decade that the couple owned the document, it traveled to all 50 states and the District of Columbia. It also made some stops at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, the Super Bowl in New Orleans, and the Daytona 400 NASCAR race, among other places.
He Paved The Way For African-American Sitcoms With Sanford And Son
Norman's show Sanford and Son also debuted in 1972 and aired until 1977. It featured racial humor and spurred numerous catchphrases. The show was highly rated on NBC and is considered a precursor to several other African-American sitcoms. While it was a top-10 show for several years, ratings dropped in its final season.
Sanford and Son is considered one of the best TV shows of all time. A couple of spinoffs were produced in 1975 and 1980, but neither of them resonated with fans.
His Show Good Times Was Also Groundbreaking
In 1974, Norman developed Good Times, which was a spinoff of Maude, which was a spinoff of All in the Family. Norman was also executive producer of the series, which featured TV's first African-American, two-parent family in sitcom form. The show centered on a family that did what they could to overcome poverty while living in Chicago.
JJ, played by Jimmie Walker, was the breakout character on the show. His frequent use of the expression "Dy-no-mite!" was a huge hit with viewers.
The Jeffersons Broke Boundaries By Featuring An Interracial Couple
In 1975, Norman introduced The Jeffersons to TV audiences. The show aired for 11 seasons until 1985. It is one of America's longest-running sitcoms and the second-longest-running shows with a predominantly African-American cast (Tyler Perry's House of Payne surpassed it by one episode).
The show was groundbreaking because it was the first program to feature a married interracial couple. The show was nominated for 14 Emmy Awards during its run. In 1981, Isabel Sanford became the first African-American actress to win an Emmy for Best Actress in a Comedy Series.
He Made One Day At A Time & Its 2017 Remake
The first incarnation of One Day At A Time aired from 1975 until 1984 and starred Bonnie Franklin as a single mother raising two teenage daughters played by Mackenzie Phillips and Valerie Bertinelli. It's considered one of TV's most successful shows of all time.
Despite being moved on the schedule 11 times, the program consistently ranked in the top 10 or top 20 shows. Norman's company, Act III Productions, revived the series in 2017 but re-imagined it with a Hispanic family. It aired on Netflix for three seasons.
His Style Of Programming Fell Out Of Favor In The 1980s
By the eighties, network executives decided to change the way they produced their programming. They opted for safer shows with less controversy to appease advertisers and viewers. As a result, shows like the ones Norman made no longer made the cut.
Lear told Variety in 2019, "I'm told all the time by writers, producers and directors that they don't think they could do an 'All in the Family' today. I don't know whether that's true or not. I never got a letter that found the show distasteful that didn't wind up saying, 'I know why you're doing it.' They understood, whether they disagreed with it or not, that it was thought through and it was deliberate."
He Was A Consultant On South Park
Norman sometimes uses his talent in some unexpected ways. And, as you know, he isn't adverse to getting involved with controversial programming. So it's no surprise that he decided to team up with the creators of South Park. He provided the voice for Benjamin Franklin in the animated series.
But that's not all. He was also a writing consultant on two episodes from season seven: "Cancelled" (which happened to be the 100th episode produced) and "I'm a Little Bit Country."
He Produced The Cult Favorite The Princess Bride
When The Princess Bride hit theaters in 1987, it did okay at the box office, but it wasn't a huge success. However, over time it has transformed into a cult classic. It's often included in funny movie lists, and in 2016 was honored by the National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant".
In 2019 it was rumored that a remake was in the works after Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO Tony Vinciquerra mentioned that some "very famous people" wanted a redo. The news was not well received by fans who stuck by the original and are adamant that they don't want anyone to mess with the classic flick.
He's A Huge Supporter Of The First Amendment
Any fan of Norman Lear's groundbreaking work will be well aware that he's a huge supporter of the First Amendment.
In 2018, he penned an op-ed piece for the Hollywood Reporter. "The First Amendment has protected the agitators, artists, advocates, marchers and organizers who pushed and continue to push to overcome structural discrimination, protect workers and provide equitable economic opportunity, and win legal equality for women and LGBTQ people," he wrote.
In 2019 He & Jimmy Kimmel Recreated Two Of His Beloved Shows In Front Of A Live Audience
On May 22, 2019, Norman teamed up with Jimmy Kimmel to recreate episodes of All in the Family and The Jeffersons in front of a live studio audience. "When I walked into it for the first time, days before we shot it, to see the set of 'All in the Family' again … my God. It was dear," he later told Variety.
The cast included Woody Harrelson and Marisa Tomei as Archie and Edith Bunker and Jamie Foxx and Wanda Sykes as George and Louise Jefferson. The program was a huge hit with TV audiences and attracted over 10 million viewers.
He's Pushing 100 & Still Has Lots Of Ideas
Norman is in his late 90s but has no plans to retire. He's currently working on several projects, including a single-camera comedy titled Fried Chicken and Latkes as well as another one starring Laverne Cox and George Wallace. He also recently made a documentary about Rita Moreno and has a film project in the works.
"His brilliance has been his ability to feed off of his passion," American television writer and producer Kenya Barris told Variety. "Most people lose one or the other as they age, but that's not the case with Norman."


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Rsitez integrated online social networking technology offers users the opportunity to create their own social networking sites with the largest, most comprehensive set of features. They will have the ability to customize all details in their websites, and the company presents a myriad of ways for businesses to make money
According to Nielsen Ratings, social networks grew twice as fast as email and Search in 2008. Furthermore, time spent on Social Networks and blogs grew over 3 times the rate of overall internet growth. So what distinguishes rsitez.com from competitors?
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The Arkansas Traveler (1938)
Directed by Alfred SantellGenres - Comedy Drama | Sub-Genres - Melodrama | Run Time - 83 min. | Countries - United States | MPAA Rating - NR
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In its never-ending efforts to find a "rustic" screen personality to replace the late Will Rogers, Hollywood turned to popular radio humorist Bob Burns. In Paramount's The Arkansas Traveller, Burns plays the nameless title character, who wanders in out of the nowhere to settle down in a dusty Arkansas farming community. It turns out that he's arrived just in time: newspaper editor Martha Allen (Fay Bainter), widow of The Traveller's best friend, is in danger of losing her publication to crooked politico Matt Collins (Lyle Talbot). While helping Martha foil the villain, our hero also stage-manages the romance between Martha's daughter Judy (Jean Parker) and local boy Johnnie Daniels (John Beal). Irvin S. Cobb, no mean humorist himself, provides a bit of homespun philosophy as the town constable.
bad-guy, charm [personality], cowboy, daughter, good-guy, love, mayor, newspaper, publisher, romance, vagabond, widow/widower


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Steam Room Stories: The Movie
The YouTube sensation with 48 Million views and 100,000 subscribers transitions to the big screen!
Steam Room Stories: The Movie is a comedy in the vein of Dodgeball and Hot Tub Time Machine. Like the hit YouTube series on which it's based, the movie features lots of laughs and a cast of sexy, fit, shirtless men.
Why Steam Room Stories: The Movie?
Steam Room Stories is a world recognized brand. Fans, festivals and YouTubers are already familiar with Steam Room Stories and excited to see the sexy, comedy show turned into a feature.
Divine Magazine has featured Steam Room Stories, Cinema 175 and Nicholas Downs in the past and we personally can't wait to help the guys progress this dream of theirs. The story line sounds wickedly simple but fun, and no doubt given the talent behind the production, it will garner accolades from far and wide.
Your help is needed though if this film is to come to fruition. By supporting the film through their Indiegogo Campaign, you can help to bring these sexy, towel covered men from the Steam Room onto the big screen.
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The Story
When an aging cosmetics magnate discovers the Fountain of Youth is hidden under a steam room in Encino, CA, she does whatever is necessary to acquire the gym and exploit the magical properties of the water to save her sagging empire. But she didn't count on the "hunks in towels." From a sexy, male topless car wash to a wet underwear contest, the boys will do anything to raise the money needed to save their beloved steam room.
The Filmmaker
Director, Writer, Producer
JC is a graduate of New York University film school. During his early days in the entertainment industry, he started his career producing and directing music videos for MTV.
The hit romantic comedy Is It Just Me? (2010) was his first feature film as producer, writer and director. It was an official selection of over 50 international film festivals and won several awards and honors, including audience choice and best picture.
JC's second feature film, eCupid (2012), became an overnight best seller in the LGBTQ market. eCupid was an official selection of over 60 film festivals worldwide and won four best picture and audience choice awards.
His third feature film, The 10 Year Plan (2015), screened at over 51 international film festivals and won 10 awards for best feature and screenplay.
JC gained valuable production experience on such films as The Fisher King and Star Trek V: The Final Frontier before joining Cruise/Wagner Productions as Head of Production and as Associate Producer on the film, Mission: Impossible. IMDb: https://goo.gl/4G0SBN
The Production Company
Founded in 2009, Cinema175 launched with the feature film, Is It Just Me? Immediately following the success of that film, the company began production on the YouTube web series Steam Room Stories.
Cinema175 released eCupid in 2012, a high concept romantic fantasy starring iconic Hollywood star Morgan Fairchild and The 10 Year Plan, an award-winning romantic comedy that became the best-selling new LGBT film of 2016.
The Cast
The Steam Room Stories Guys (Duh. Of course) – We mean – come on. These guys rock those towels!
Keep your eyes peeled for the full cast listing to be announced by following the progress of the film on the Steam Room Stories page on Facebook.
The Team
Director Of Photography
Joshua Smith
Joshua Smith and director JC Calciano have worked together for over a decade. They've created shows in the middle east, worked for HGTV, and travelled to the wildest corners of this country to shoot for Animal Planet (not to mention their award-winning films). Joshua is a rock-star shooting for ESPN now and is ready to crush this movie with his mad cinematic eye. joshuawsmithdp.com
Producing Department
Nicholas Downs
Making a movie is a lot of work. That's why you need a great team. JC met Nicholas Downs when he cast him as the star of IS IT JUST ME? and since then, they've produced several projects together. Steam Room Stories is one of them. Nicholas is focused, driven and a creative force in Steam Room Stories. IMDb: https://goo.gl/gzjA3Q
William Plyler
William Plyler and JC first worked together on "Mission: Impossible." Yes, the first one with Tom Cruise! Will has worked on various feature films, with A-list directors and producers, for studios such as
20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures and Sony Pictures. IMDb: https://goo.gl/pGjYc0
Pinata Media
Making a great film means nothing unless the world knows about
That's why we've got Pinata Media by our side. With International offices in the United States and England. Pinata Media covers the world and specializes in Entertainment related publicity. www.pinatamedia.com
Your help is needed though if this film is to come to fruition. By supporting the film through their Indiegogo Campaign, you can help to bring these sexy, towel covered men from the Steam Room onto the big screen.
Contribute to the IndieGoGo Campaign and get a host of special features for your trouble! Check it out.


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The last evenings I mainly observed double stars using my small refractors. The observation notes can be found on my website. One of the highlights was 12 Lyn and Rigel, which I also sketched. It was a pleasure to observe and sketch them.
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Mikan Sakura
佐倉 蜜柑, Polka dot panties, Strawberry pattern, Polka Dots, Ugly, Moron, Ichigo-kara, Goddess of Victory
Gender: Female Birthday: January 1 Horoscope: Capricorn Height: 138cm Weight: 33kg Age: 1011 Alice: Nullification StealingAlice Alice Stone Color: Mandarin Orange Mikan is the protagonist of the story. She is a cute energetic goodnatured girl but her clumsiness lands her into trouble. She is a very upanatit and athletic person much to annoyance of her downtoearth friend Hotaru. She used to live with her grandfather in the country. She was shocked to hear that Hotaru was moving back to the city to go to an academy for young geniuses like her. When she heard rumors that students were like slaves in Alice Academy which she felt was a possibility since they gave money to parents for sending their children to the school Mikan left her grandfather and her home to go after Hotaru by herself. She was then accepted to Alice Academy by Narumisensei and could attend Alice Academy with Hotaru and many other children with extraordinary powers. Her Alice is Nullification which can resist the effect of Pheromone type Alices and completely negate the powers of other Alices in close proximity to her. She also possesses the Stealing Alice which she inherited from her mother. Both of her Alices are very rare and special. She once belonged to the Special Ability Class. Later she gets transferred to the Dangerous Ability Class and becomes the Elementary Principals precious favorite. She is currently a Single Star but its most likely changed to Special Star due to the fact she is highly favored by the principal. Throughout the story she has a lot of effect on Natsume and Ruka who have both started to fall in love with her. As the story progresses she becomes liked and admired by a lot of the people that used to feel uneasy about her Alice. Even her relationship with Hotaru grows stronger. Her name means Mandarin Orange in Japanese.


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The summer before seventh grade I came home from Boy Scout camp to find that my parents had moved.
Sure, I knew they'd sold the house, but I didn't know they were planning to move while I was gone.
I walked into a house full of furniture I'd never seen before. A man who used to rent down the street sat on the sofa.
I quickly got a forwarding address and caught my scout leader as he pulled away. He dropped me off at our new apartment a few blocks over.
Mom smiled when I came in. She'd put the apartment as the return address on the letter she sent me at camp. Plenty of notice, in her view.
By seventh grade, truth be told, I understood what it took to live with my parents. My father was, well, self-absorbed and my mom had an odd sense of humor. So I knew even then to never take anything for granted.
Now I've been a hardcore liberal all my life and think most conservatives have it wrong most of the time. But I learned a few lessons early in life, so I understood perfectly and even agreed with him when President Reagan said of the Russians, "trust but verify."


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There is a new Cream of Wheat Free Sample available. You will also be able to print a $1/1 coupon. I shopped around for these back when there was a $2/1 coupon available and they were not less than $4 at my grocery store. But probably sells for less at retailers like Target or Walmart. Let's just say I never bought it. Anyway, enough ramble for today 😉
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vivaoporto writes: As noted by Re/code and many other outlets, Twitter stock jumped nearly 8 percent after a bogus report, attributed to Bloomberg News, said Twitter had received a $31 billion buyout offer. The fake story, which cited "people with knowledge of the situation," appeared on a website (Google Cache version) made to look like Bloomberg's business news page and claimed the company had received a takeover offer worth $31 billion.
The website domain, bloomberg.market (now suspended), was registered Friday, according to a search of ICANN's records. The identity of the person or company who registered it is not publicly available. Close scrutiny flagged a number of questionable elements in the report, like the name of Twitter's former chief executive, Richard Costolo, being misspelled. By late afternoon, the web page for bloomberg.market was no longer operable. A message posted on the page said, "account suspended." A spokesman for Bloomberg confirmed the takeover article was fake.
In May, a fake bid for another company, Avon Products, sent its shares as much as 20 percent higher. That offer involved a document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Last month the SEC sued a Bulgarian man, Nedko Nedev, and said he and five others worked together to violate securities laws by creating fake takeover offers. Robert Heim, a former lawyer at the SEC, said these kinds of schemes will probably persist because news spreads so fast over social media and traders have to react so quickly.
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Branches left during the night we believe
Reported in the Fly Tipping category anonymously at 17:39, Wed 8 May 2019
Sent to Stevenage Borough Council 2 minutes later
I live in Ripon road next to this location which is a small area with fencing and a stone block which children sometimes sit on. It is also used as a dumping ground for rubbish including drink cans by passers by. Unfortunately it does not get included in the litter clean up very often which seems to encourage littering even more. It seems only areas visible from the road get done. I pick up some litter but only small items.
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This initiative brings together student affiliates and members of Div. 43 and specifically is focused on three salient social themes: immigration laws and family disruption, families in the criminal justice system and male gender role socialization and interpersonal violence.
Presidential Initiative on Social Justice
This 2019-20 presidential initiative is a collaborative effort that draws attention to critical social issues and their impact on the well-being of couples and families.
Immigration Laws and Family Disruption
Immigrants face stressful challenges post migration. These include environmental risk factors, such as the current anti-immigrant policies that have an adverse impact on mental and relational health. Family separation is one of the greatest challenges and fears immigrants experience (Wessler, 2012). Roughly 4.5 million U.S. citizen children have at least one undocumented parent, while records indicate that over 1.5 million individuals were deported between the years of 2009-2013 (Passel & Cohn, 2011; Henderson & Baily, 2013). These realities increase distress and fear of family separation which places couples and families at high risk for developing mental health disorders and leaves children at risk for foster care or detention center placement (Henderson & Baily, 2013). It is imperative for mental health providers to be informed on the unique needs of immigrant couples and families in order to engage this population and provide the services they need (Sidhu, 2017).
Families in the Criminal Justice System
Since 1991, there has been an 80 percent increase in the number of children who have had a parent incarcerated at some point in their life, and a 2007 analysis indicated that 1.7 million children experienced a parent's incarceration (Glaze & Maruschak, 2008). Parental incarceration is a developmentally disruptive event, as those who are incarcerated struggle to maintain a connection with their children and families. Furthermore, there are clear racial disparities in which families are most affected, with 11.4 percent of African-American families with a parent who is incarcerated, followed by 3.5 percent of Hispanic families and white families (1.8%) (The Pew Charitable Trusts, 2011). Public policy changes regarding drug laws and mandatory minimum sentencing requirements for non-violent drug possession offenses continues to affect primarily poor communities and communities of color. Using a dynamic network system framework targeting key stakeholders from a family network approach (Speck & Attneave, 1973; Westaby, 2012), psychologists could assist in enhancing our understanding, address adverse impacts and address policy that influences the effect of incarceration on the family system.
Male Gender Role Socialization and Interpersonal Violence
Sexual harassment and intimate partner violence are social problems that have recently called the attention of the media and the general public in the U.S. and abroad. National surveys indicate that one in six women (1 in 33 men) in the U.S. have been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime (Truman & Langton, 2015); and one in three women (1 in 4 men) in the United States have experienced sexual, physical and/or psychological violence by an intimate partner (Black et al., 2011). Research has shown that gender role socialization and the enactment of hegemonic masculinity in particular are factors that contribute to interpersonal violence in couple relationships. In LGBTQ intimate relationships, the effects of gender violence are exacerbated by heterosexism (Brown, 2008). Feminist theories provide a lens for understanding gender dynamics and the intersection of gender with other social structures; they can also be used to address the effects of gender socialization in couple relationships at the level of the relational and the social.
The goals of this initiative on social justice are to formulate recommendations for: (1) educating the public, (2) training mental health professionals and (3) policy changes. The initiative involves activities designed to facilitate conversations about broader societal issues that impact the wellbeing of couples and families using a systemic perspective that integrate multicultural and feminist theories, such as critical race theory and intersectionality.
American Psychological Association, Presidential Task Force on Immigration. (2012). Crossroads: The psychology of immigration in the new century . Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/topics/immigration/report.aspx Accessed December 28, 2017
Black, M.C., Basile, K.C., Breiding, M.J., Smith, S.G., Walters, M.L., Merrick, M.T., Chen, J., & Stevens, M.R. (2011). The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS): 2010 Summary Report. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.
Brown, C. (2008). Gender-role implications on same-sex intimate partner abuse. Journal of Family Violence, 23(6), 457-462. doi:10.1007/s10896-008-9172-9
Glaze, L., & Maruschak, L. (2008). Parents in prison and their minor children. Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report (NCJ 22984), 1–25. Retrieved from http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/pptmc.pdf
Henderson, S. W., & Baily, C. R. (2013). Parental deportation, families, and mental health. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry, 52(5), 451-453. doi:10.1016/j.jaac.2013.01.007
Langhinrichsen-Rohling, J. (2010). Controversies involving gender and intimate partner violence in the united states. Sex Roles, 62(3-4), 179-193. doi:10.1007/s11199-009-9628-2
Speck, R. V., & Attneave, C. L. (1973). Family networks. Pantheon.
Sidhu, S. S. (2017). Impact of recent executive actions on minority youth and families. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 56(10), 805-807. doi:10.1016/j.jaac.2017.07.779
The Pew Charitable Trusts. (2010)."Collateral Costs: Incarceration's Effect on Economic Mobility." Washington, DC: Pew Charitable Trusts.
Truman, J., Langton L., (2015). National Crime Victimization Survey, 2010-2014. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Westaby, J. D. (2012). Dynamic network theory: How social networks influence goal pursuit. American Psychological Association.


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IUP golfer Zack Kempa (Brantford, Ontario/Assumption College School) has been named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Athlete of the Week after finishing first in the Burger King/Ohio Valley University Invitational at the Woodbridge Golf Course in West Virginia last weekend.
Kempa shot a seven-under 135 for the tournament, including a course-record 64 in round one. He shot a 71 on Monday to solidify the top individual spot and the team championship for the Crimson Hawks. Kempa was a birdie-machine throughout the tournament, with four of his eleven birds coming on par fives.
The Crimson Hawks head to Clarion this Sunday and Monday for the Hal Hansen Invitational and Clarion Oaks Golf Course.


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Yesterday evening as I was driving home I hit a spot along Trenton Avenue in which there is no cell coverage. When I got into Ilahee my phone buzzed and showed I had a voice message. I figured it was probably my wife asking when I'd be home. It wasn't.
I pulled into my driveway at home and listened to the message. It was a woman from California calling to give me details about her brother, who was being airlifted to Seattle following a fight in Bremerton. She had other details about the fight that I'm not sure Bremerton Police want publicized at this point so I'll simply refer you to Wednesday's Code 911. (It's the bottom one.)
Next I called Josh Farley, our police reporter, the one who regularly compiles Code 911 items. He said he had heard there might be someone getting flown to Seattle, but couldn't get any information. He said I should contact our night reporter for this week, Julie McCormick. I called her, gave her the information that I had, then called the woman in California. She gave me a lot more information, including the patient's name. I called Julie and left that information on her voice mail.
Occasionally police won't want certain information published because it could tip off criminals that police know something. I'm not sure how many wrong-doers of this kind read our paper or the online site, but sometimes they have friends or family who do.
At this point I'm not certain how much information Julie was able to get from police, but you see the results in the code item. I would expect there could be more information in the next few days. At least I hope there is. If what the victim's sister said is true, there were some interesting details.
In other news, you may remember the story of a man who was accidentally shot with a real gun instead of a Taser in June when he was up a tree, refusing to come down. That incident earned Kitsap County Sheriffs national headlines and a Schrammie from KOMO's Ken Schram.
On Wednesday we have a new story about the same guy, this time wearing only a T-shirt around his waist, having to be coaxed down from a roof. Lloyd Pritchett, our Web editor, posted that news item last night with the headline, "Near-Naked Man Climbs Atop Bremerton Home." I told him that our site would now get hits from people typing the word "naked" in their search engines. I don't know if that's true, but today's headline doesn't have the word in it and as of about noon the story got more hits yesterday.


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Core by Clare Smyth is Good Food Guide's highest ever new entry
The Notting Hill restaurant, which opened in August 2017, came third in the top 50 list with a perfect score of ten – the best the guide can award.
It is the highest new entry since the scoring system was introduced in 1998.
Just two other restaurants received a perfect ten – Restaurant Nathan Outlaw in Port Isaac, which topped the list for a second year running, and Simon Rogan's L'Enclume in Cartmel, which came second.
"Clare Smyth has found a stage on which to show off her brilliantly artistic, deeply memorable creations," says GFG editor Elizabeth Carter.
"With cooking that has come on in range and delicacy since we last tried it at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, she epitomises the genius required for a perfect ten."
Outlaw's eponymous Cornwall site was named the UK's best restaurant and praised for its "refreshing lack of pomp" and "ingenious and simple" tasting menu.
Outlaw says the restaurant's success was not just down to the food but his "professional and welcoming" front of house team.
"Learning that we had been placed in the top spot last year and retained a cooking score of 10/10 from the previous year was amazing, but this is just mind-blowing," says Outlaw.
Gareth Ward from Ynyshir in Powys, Wales was named Chef of the Year, while Alex Bond from Nottingham's Alchemilla took the title of Chef to Watch.
Andrew Wong's A.Wong was awarded Restaurant of the Year and praised for "redefining the notion of Chinese cooking in London".
The Best New Entry was Tom Brown's Cornerstone, in Hackney, London.
The Top 50 Restaurants
(judged on cooking score, editor appraisal and reader feedback)
1 Restaurant Nathan Outlaw, Cornwall (10)
2 L'Enclume, Cumbria (10)
3 Core by Clare Smyth (10) New
4 Restaurant Sat Bains, Notts (9)
5 Ynyshir, Powys (9)
6 Claude Bosi at Bibendum, London (9)
7 Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, London (9)
8 Casamia, Bristol (9)
9 Pollen Street Social, London (9)
10 The Fat Duck, Berkshire (8)
11 Moor Hall, Lancashire (8)
12 Restaurant Andrew Fairlie, Tayside (8)
13 Adam Reid at The French, Manchester (8)
14 Bohemia, Jersey (8)
15 Le Champignon Sauvage, Glos (8)
16 Restaurant Story, London (8)
17 André Garrett at Cliveden, Berkshire (8)
18 The Ledbury, London (8)
19 Fraiche, Merseyside (8)
20 Roganic, London (8) New
21 Midsummer House, Cambridgeshire (8)
22 Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester, London (8)
23 The Peat Inn, Fife (8)
24 Marcus, London (8)
25 Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, London (8)
26 The Kitchin, Edinburgh (7)
27 Forest Side, Cumbria (7)
28 A. Wong, London (7) New
29 Orwells, Oxfordshire (7)
30 Sketch, Lecture Room & Library, London (7)
31 Hedone, London (7)
32 The Ritz, London (7)
33 Castle Terrace, Edinburgh (7)
34 The Three Chimneys, Isle of Skye (7)
35 The Waterside Inn, Berkshire (7)
36 Simon Radley at the Chester Grosvenor, Cheshire (7) New
37 Restaurant James Sommerin, Glamorgan (7)
38 Whatley Manor, The Dining Room, Wiltshire (7)
39 Matt Worswick at the Latymer, Surrey (7) New
40 The Raby Hunt, Co Durham (7)
41 The Greenhouse, London (7)
42 The Sportsman, Kent (7)
43 Restaurant Martin Wishart, Edinburgh (7)
44 Artichoke, Buckinghamshire (7)
45 Lake Road Kitchen, Cumbria (7) New
46 Adam's, Birmingham (7)
47 Morston Hall, Norfolk (7) New
48 Le Gavroche, London (7)
49 The Whitebrook, Monmouthshire (7)
50 Hambleton Hall, Leicestershire and Rutland (7)
Other awards
This year's Best Local Restaurant
East England
The Old Bank, Snettisham, Norfolk
Regional Winners
Hare & Hounds, Aberthin, Glamorgan
Forage & Chatter, Edinburgh
Northern Ireland
Hadskis, Belfast
Harborne Kitchen, Harborne, West Midlands
North East England
The Feathers Inn, Hedley on the Hill, Northumberland
North West England
Joseph Benjamin, Chester, Cheshire
South East England
Pulpo Negro, Alresford, Hampshire
South West England
The Three Tuns, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire
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Milk quotas to stay for at least nine years?
By Philip Clarke
MILK quotas are to be extended at least until 2008, according to draft legal texts now circulating in Brussels.
The documents are designed to implement the agreement reached by EU heads of state in Berlin last month for reforming the common agricultural policy.
The Berlin deal simply said that dairy reform should be delayed until 2005/06. But it was not clear whether the price cuts (15%), quota increases (1.5%), and compensation already agreed by farm ministers would then be implemented in one year, or spread over three.
The problem is that the EU budget has only been fixed until 2006, begging the question where the funds will come from for compensation in 2007 and 2008. Furthermore, the so-called London club, (of the UK, Italy, Sweden and Denmark), believed quotas were only guaranteed until 2006.
"The Berlin summit conclusions were vague, leaving it up to the commission to work out how to implement it," says Brussels consultant, Trevor Smith.
Civil servants from all 15 member states meet to study the texts next Monday (Apr 19), where discussions could be heated. Another bone of contention is likely to be the mid-term review of quotas, which was originally planned for 2003, but which is now being delayed until 2005.
But any changes are likely to be minimal. The final texts are expected to confirm that butter and powder intervention prices will drop by 5% a year from 2005/06 to 2007/08.
Milk quota will increase by 0.5% a year over the same period, while producers will also get compensation worth 5.75/t (0.4ppl) in year one, 11.49/t (0.79ppl) in year two and 17.24/t (1.19ppl) in year three.
This compensation may be topped up from a national envelope, with payments targeted at specific groups.
But analysts believe the EU will be hard-pressed to stick to this deal. Dairy products are already flowing into intervention, and with an additional 1.2% of quota going to selected member states (notably Ireland and Italy) as early as next year, the situation could get worse.


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Salute to Vietnam Veterans Set for Oct. 24
Everett Alvarez, Jr., a Navy pilot held prisoner in North Vietnam for more than eight years after his plane was shot down in 1964 and who is now a Potomac resident, will be among the featured speakers on Saturday, Oct. 24, as Montgomery County honors the men and women who served the nation during the Vietnam War. The event will take place at the Universities at Shady Grove in Rockville, starting at 10:30 a.m.
The Vietnam War—which changed the lives of those who served and altered the political scene back home—ended for the United States in 1975. Bob Schieffer, who recently retired as host of CBS News' Face the Nation, has agreed to be the host and guest speaker for Honor and Gratitude: Montgomery Salutes Vietnam Veterans that will be the first significant event in the 40 years since to honor the County's Vietnam veterans. It is estimated that between 130 and 140 Montgomery County residents lost their lives in the Vietnam War. There are more than 13,000 Vietnam veterans currently living in the County.
County Executive Ike Leggett (who is a Vietnam vet), Council President George Leventhal and the County Council will lead the special ceremonies at the Universities at Shady Grove at 9630 Gudelsky Drive in Rockville. The event will be recorded and broadcast on many of the public cable television channels that compose the County's PEG (Public, Education, Government) organization, which is hosting the event. In addition, the PEG organization will be recording the stories of many of the veterans for a documentary.
The program will include a look back at some of the significant events of the U.S. involvement of the conflict that dates to July 8, 1959, when two U.S. military advisers were killed in a raid at Bien Hoa. More than 800 people are expected for the Oct. 24 event, including those who were present in major actions of the 11-year U.S. involvement. Those events included attacks on the USS Maddox in August 1964 that led to Congress on Aug. 7, 1964, passing the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution that gave President Lyndon Johnson the power to take whatever actions he saw necessary to defend South Vietnam against Viet Cong forces.
Honor and Gratitude: Montgomery Salutes Vietnam Veterans event organizers are currently seeking to contact more of the veterans who will be honored on Oct 24. Those veterans, or family and friends of the veterans, seeking more information about the event should call 301.424.1730 / ext. 350. Additional details, including how to register to attend the free event, can be found on the event's web site at: http://www.mocovietnamvets.org/
"It has been almost four decades since our Vietnam veterans returned home," said Leggett. "We want to take this opportunity to acknowledge their courage and patriotism and say thank you for making the world a better place. As a veteran of the Vietnam War, I know the sacrifices that were made by members of our military during times of war. This event is a perfect way for all of us to pay tribute to these brave and honorable men and women."
Retired Navy Commander Alvarez was the first American aviator shot down over Vietnam. He holds numerous military decorations including the Silver Star, two Legions of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross, two Bronze Stars and two Purple Hearts.
Commander Alvarez, the grandson of Mexican immigrants, was a 26-year-old Navy pilot based on the USS Constellation aircraft carrier in the South China Sea on Aug. 5, 1964, as tensions were heightening in the area. He was part of a bombing mission over North Vietnam sent in retaliation after a reported North Vietnamese attack a day earlier on two U.S. destroyers. The alleged attack (whether it actually took place was subsequently questioned) was known as the Gulf of Tonkin incident, and marked the start of a significant escalation of U.S. military action in Vietnam.
In a recent interview with the BBC News, Commander Alvarez said he survived imprisonment in what became known as the "Hanoi Hilton" thanks to the mutual support of the other prisoners who communicated with each other by tapping on the prison walls.
"We had a philosophy that you didn't ever let your fellows down," he said in the interview. "If they couldn't take care of themselves, you took care of them because you knew darned well they would do the same. And we had a goal. We were determined to come home with our personal integrity, our reputation and with our honor."
Commander Alvarez has authored two books: Chained Eagle, a historical account of his experiences during his captivity in Vietnam, and Code of Conduct, the story of the rebuilding of his life upon his return from Vietnam. After retiring from government service, he founded, and now serves as chief executive officer, of the consulting firm Alvarez & Associates.
Schieffer was a reporter for more than half a century and 2015 marked his 46th year at CBS News and his 24th anchoring Face the Nation. Prior to joining CBS in 1969, he was a reporter at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram where he was the first reporter from a Texas newspaper to report from Vietnam. He has won virtually every award in broadcast journalism including eight Emmys, the overseas Press Club Award, the Paul White Award presented by the TV News Directors Association and the Edward R. Murrow Award given by Murrow's alma mater Washington State University. In 2008, he was named a living legend by the Library of Congress. In 2013, Mr. Schieffer was inducted into the National Academy of Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame.
Other speakers at the event will include veterans who served in various aspects of the Vietnam conflict. The event will honor their service and also will look at how those experiences influenced their lives since.
"So many in our community heroically served our nation, and the world, 40 years ago," said Leventhal. "Oct. 24 will be a day where our County recognizes those whose actions helped that had such a great impact on our nation. There have been many books written, and many movies made, about the people we will honor, but on this day, we will personally thank—and hear directly from—some of the men and women who did so much to shape the life and freedom we know today."
An important part of event will be the opportunity to record the stories of the Montgomery residents who served in Vietnam.
"Whether they were troops in the jungles, on helicopters and bombers, serving on the ships, the river patrol boats, in the medical corps or the troops supplying them all, there are stories that have yet to be told about Vietnam," said Merlyn Reineke, chair of the PEG Governing Board. "This event will introduce a new generation to the sacrifices made by the brave men and women in Vietnam, and as the County's cable providers, we will be there to preserve these stories so future generations will know about their heroism. It is hard to believe there has never been a major event to honor Montgomery County's Vietnam vets, but we think this is the right time to salute them."


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