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The Honolulu International Airport has been the mid-Pacific hub for travelers for nearly 85 years. And it's always buzzing with action. Millions have trudged through the long TSA lines before speed walking to their gates, let out a sigh of relief after a lengthy flight to the islands and waited patiently for their bags to come round the carousel.
This summer, there will be even more action at the airport, as a $600-million renovation project gets underway. Improvements include demolishing the commuter terminal, which is used mostly by Go! Mokulele and Island Air, and building an 11-gate "Mauka concourse" to support larger planes next to the inter-island terminal.
The current commuter terminal is not directly connected to the other terminals. Because of this, it is not easily accessible to travelers. They have to instead go through the Hawaiian Air terminal. The new commuter terminal will be relocated to a more central location and hopefully resolve this issue.
There will also be a new five-story car rental facility with more than 2,000 stalls. The current single-story car rental area holds half the number of cars. This oftentimes leads to a vehicle shortage during the peak traveling seasons, which is why a new rental facility is much needed for the Honolulu airport.
While some of the upgrades in the past have included new Wiki-Wiki buses and air-conditioned international arrival corridors, the one thing the airport's lacking is – more eateries.
How else would you like to see the airport improved?
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The recent Lenovo Superfish fiasco shows that marketing technology is no panacea. Some marketers seem persuaded that simply relying on things like "big data", analytics, or third-party advertising platforms, will displace the need for more traditional means of reaching out to customers. Sadly, they are mistaken.
As an old-school marketer and creative director, I am not averse to technology. In fact, I am one of those rare ones who can be equally at ease with right-brain or left-brain activities. I am both an artist, and a programmer.
But behind every piece of technology, whether software or hardware, is just something some people developed. They are humans, not Divine, and are therefore always prone to errors, and also, unfortunately at times, prone to errors in judgment as well. Even if sometimes an intention may be good, the deliverables may invariably not be convergent with those intentions. And what's worse, there will also be those with less than noble intentions. So, to believe that technology is foolproof and perfect, is naive and foolish indeed.
Data and technology are dead, very unlike living beings, and are mere microscopic reflections of a whole human being. As such, they offer us marketers nothing really valuable to discern what our customers want and need. At most, it is a lazy way to harvest many facets of information at a short span of time. To really know someone, or a community of people, you walk with them, talk with them, live with them. Only someone who has lived the same lives, can hope to understand what his community is. Anything else is sheer arrogance and ignorance.
We humans are also esoteric and complex. There is no real way to discern at a "bulk" level, what each of us truly thinks and feels. To engage each of us, we revisit the oldest forms of engagement – storytelling, creativity, emotion.
Thousands of years ago, a native American village will sit together, and engage in conversation and contemplation. A monastery will see a multitude of monks and visitors attending a liturgy together. A small village will witness its people rising early, greeting each other, and setting off to the fields or out to sea together. This is who we are, and this is how we interact and bond.
As marketers, public relations practitioners, or advertising creatives, we too need to revisit the same age-old paradigm of human engagement. There is no short-cut. There is no lazy way. There is no easy way.
Bond with people. Talk with people. Empathize and understand people. Then go to our drawing boards, and continue to invent and create, with media that our customers like to see, in stories that they can identify with, with emotions that are shared. Technology is the smallest part of this process. Creativity and storytelling are the far more important parts. Just read human history, and you can see that the most engaging things to us are stories… well told.

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- Best Indiana Long Distance & Interstate Moving Companies
- Cost & Time Examples For Interstate Moves
- Out Of State Movers Near Me
- Cheap Movers Near Me
- Choosing Your Indiana Long Distance Movers
- Our Moving Services
- How Much Will It Cost To Hire My Indiana Long Distance Movers?
- Before Signing A Contract
- Things To Do Before The Big Day
- International Moving Services In Indiana
- Indiana Cross Country Movers For Hire
- Indiana Storage Facility Directory
Best Indiana Long Distance & Interstate Moving Companies
No one likes to go through the stress and headaches of moving. The first thing you have to do is pack everything you own into neat little boxes. Then, you have to convince your friend with a truck to help you with the promise of free pizza. There is the heavy lifting, fitting bulky furniture down narrow hallways, and the hope that nothing broke. It isn't a whole lot of fun, but you can take some of the frustration out moving by hiring a professional Indiana moving company to help.
Cost & Time Examples For Interstate Moves
|Indianapolis to Detroit
|245 miles
|$2,128- $2,642
|$4,080- $5,857
|Memphis to Indianapolis
|392 miles
|$2,324- $2,898
|$4,499- $6,482
|Jacksonville to Carmel
|724 miles
|$2,772- $3,479
|$5,450- $7,897
|Evansville to NY
|757 miles
|$2,984- $3,760
|$5,930- $8,642
|Boston to Evansville
|925 miles
|$3,088- $3,894
|$6,136- $8,930
|Indiana to Texas
|1216 miles
|$3,421- $4,326
|$6,838- $9,972
|Carmel to Phoenix
|1509 miles
|$3,746- $4,748
|$7,532- $11,008
|Indiana to Nevada
|1702 miles
|$3,974- $5,047
|$8,022- $11,744
|Portland to Gary
|1780 miles
|$4,024- $5,112
|$8,137- $11,924
|LA to Indianapolis
|1841 miles
|$4,104- $5,217
|$8,304- $12,168
*Prices and times are estimated. They can vary depending on the season and the contents of the home. Prices do not include packing.
Estimated Weight (based on home size):
1BR=2600 lbs - 3900 lbs
2BR=3900 lbs - 5200 lbs
3BR=6500 lbs - 9100 lbs
4BR=9100 lbs - 14300 lbs
5BR=11700 lbs - 19500 lbs
Out of State Movers Near Me
Cheap Movers Near Me
Looking for cheap long distance movers near you in Indiana? You have a move coming, and unlike others that have happened up until this point, this one is significant. While most moves feel like a big job, the out-of-state moves tend to feel more overwhelming. If you're planning a jump from Indiana to a new state, we hope this move brings a new exciting chapter. But, before you get there, you have actually to get the contents of your home transported, right? A1 Auto Transport is the team for the job.
We suggest while you're packing, assign items to rooms to make organization easier. You can also create small handwritten signs that you can place on the doors of rooms to help in the loading and unloading process. When you use a checklist and an organizational approach to your move, you'll alleviate the chance of items getting lost, which happens all too often during transport. This will also maximize your time so you can have an efficient move without all the odds and ends that seem to prolong the process. Head to A1 Auto Transport to compare long distance movers with trucks in your area right now.
Choosing Your Indiana Long Distance Movers
When you choose a moving company, it is important to make sure you have thoroughly researched them beforehand. You are trusting them with all of your possessions, and you need to make sure they are dependable and trustworthy. These are a few things you should check before doing business with them.
- How much experience does this company have: It is better to work with movers that have been in the business for years. A company with more experience is better able to handle any issues.
- Will I be protected in the event of damages: Some moving companies insure your belongings for the full replacement value or their depreciated value, but the law only requires moving companies to insure only $0.60 per pound.
- Check reviews online: You should always research a company you plan on doing business with online. Sites like Yelp can be helpful.
- Federally registered with the Department of Transportation: Interstate movers must be registered with the Federal government and have a U.S. DOT number. Make sure if you are doing an out of state move that yours is.
- Available services: There are quite a few optional services that many moving companies may offer, such as packing and unpacking or auto transportation. It is a good idea to see what is available and how much extra these services will cost.
- Can you easily contact the company: Things happen. If they do, you want to know that you can get in touch with the company. It can be helpful to choose a company with a local presence.
A-1 Auto Transport can help you move your household goods nationwide. Call 888-509-3213 to get a free, no obligation to buy price quote on interstate moving services.
Our Moving Services
- Door to door moving
- Commercial and office relocations
- Residential apartment and house moving
- Full service packing and unpacking, including packing materials
- Military relocations
- State to state, coast to coast, local and long distance moving
- Heavy and specialized furniture moving. Piano moving, pool table moving, etc.
- Auto transport services (Vehicle Relocations)
- Cheap Indiana movers
How Much Will It Cost To Hire My Indiana Long Distance Movers?
There are a lot of things that can affect the cost of using a moving service. Everything from the amount of boxes and furniture you have, the weight of the load, the cost of fuel, and additional services you have chosen, and even what time of year can affect the total cost. Some companies offer a cost calculator on their website, and while this can be helpful, it is usually a good idea to call them for a more accurate quote. Most professional moving services will provide a free estimate.
Before Signing a Contract
- Check to make sure that all information is correct. Ensure that the addresses and phone numbers are accurate.
- Your mover's damage and liability policy should be spelled out on the contract.
- Make sure any additional costs are included in the contract. This includes surcharges and the cost of any additional services you have requested.
Things to Do before the Big Day
- Carry any valuables or jewelry with you instead of packing it with the rest of your belongings.
- Ask for a copy of the packing list or inventory sheet for your records.
- Some homeowner's insurance policies will cover damaged items during a move. Call your insurance agent to find out.
International Moving Services in Indiana
When packing for an international project, it's important to consider how your items will fit inside a container. Each box must be labeled and numbered. Small stickers explaining their contents should be placed on each one.
If you're having problems figuring these things out or you don't know where to get packing materials from, you can get the moving company to do it for you. Our team can handle any aspect of your project. We can advise you on how to handle certain trickier parts, and we also keep you informed while your property is on the road.
Indiana Cross Country Movers for Hire
Callan & Woodworth Moving & Storage
Michigan City, IN 46360
(219) 874-3274
Morse Moving & Storage
4219 W. High School Rd.
Indianapolis, IN 46241
(317) 856-1700
Here to There Movers
2502 N. Wells St.
Fort Wayne, IN 46808
(260) 420-6683
Indiana Storage Facility Directory
Community Storage
Noblesville, IN 46060
(317) 793-2144
Storage Express
Mitchell, IN 47446
(812) 496-0599
Spacemaker Self Storage
North Webster, IN 46555
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Administrative Assistant Certificate
Administrative assistants are responsible for an array of tasks to help businesses, schools, medical offices and hospitals run efficiently. From scheduling meetings and assisting customers to answering phones and managing filing systems, administrative assistants play an important role for organizations big and small. The Administrative Assistant Certificate of Completion will prepare you to for immediate employment in a variety of settings. This program is available in Gillette, through the Northern Wyoming Community College District (NWCCD), and can be completed in one year.
Our Administrative Assistant Certificate program features courses in Accounting, Records Management, Microcomputer Applications, Job Search, Professional Development and Business Communication and Writing. You will also have the opportunity to choose elective courses in Business to enhance your credentials while learning computer applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook.
Many Administrative Assistants receive advanced training and education to become bookkeepers, accountants, medical record technicians, information clerks, court reports and legal assistants.
Why NWCCD?
- This certificate program can be completed in one year.
- Administrative Assistant Students can build on their education and earn an Associate degree in Business or a related field.
- An Administrative Assistant Certificate will allow you to compete for jobs immediately following graduation.
Industry Outlook
Administrative assistants are in demand nationwide as organizations ramp up productivity, customer service and workplace efficiency. Technology advancements, such as electronic file archiving, have created job opportunities in settings such as medical offices, hospitals, schools and universities. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts approximately 479,500 jobs will be added to the field of Secretaries and Administrative Assistants from 2012-2022, a 12% growth change.
Faculty and Community
Our faculty at NWCCD are dedicated to making sure you have the fundamental skills you need to become a successful Administrative Assistant in a number of locations and settings. Our faculty will teach you the foundations of the career, such as accounting, record management and computer applications, giving you the confidence to build your career.
NWCCD has strong relationships with organizations, businesses, industries, schools, hospitals and more to provide you with occupational internships, hands-on learning and job opportunities.
As a student in the NWCCD's Administrative Assistant Certificate program, you will have the opportunity to learn how to operate a variety of computer programs and take the Microsoft Office Specialist Certification test to enhance your resume.
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Administrative assistants coordinate responses, schedule meetings, answer calls, and more, helping maintain order for businesses. Earning NWCCD's highly regarded certificate will allow you to join the workforce directly after graduation. Administrative assistants manage a variety of tasks crucial to organizational success, including:
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WATCH: New Video Shows Shamed IDF Officer Struck Several Left-wing Activists
In clip taken by Palestinian TV, and released by left-wing NGO B'Tselem, Lt. Col. Shalom Eisner seen beating protesters without clear provocation.
Days after Israel Defense Forces chief Benny Gantz opted to dismiss Lt. Col. Shalom Eisner for striking a foreign left-wing protester, new video evidence released by an Israeli NGO pertains to prove the Israeli officer employed brute force unprovoked.
- IDF Chief Dismisses Officer Who Hit Danish Activist With Rifle
- The Rifle Blow to the Head That Reminded Israelis of the West Bank
- In Dealing With Violent Officer, IDF Brass Neglected Media Front
According to a statement, which was attached to the Palestinian television clip, by B'Tselem, Eisner is seen striking five different pro-Palestinian protesters in last Saturday's incident.
Get all the latest updates from Haaretz.com's Facebook page and Tumblr blog
In addition, and in an apparent contrast to Eisner's own contention, there seem to be no signs of violence from the protesters toward IDF troops in general, or Eisner in particular.
On Wednesday, Gantz chose to dismiss Eisner, who was filmed over the weekend hitting a Danish protester with his rifle butt in the Jordan Valley after the recommendations of GOC Central Command Nitzan Alon and Sami Turgeman, commander of the IDF's ground forces, on the grounds that the attack was a "moral failure."
Gantz said that an investigation into the incident revealed operational failures in the preparation of IDF soldiers for the protest bike ride in which the activist took part as well as in the soldiers' handling of the confrontation that erupted.
Eisner, who was due to receive the rank of colonel, will be transferred to a senior staff position and will be barred from carrying out any command position in the IDF in the next two years. As of 2014, Einser will be able to return to a command position, should he fulfill the necessary requirements.


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Mi sono persa in Ravelry...ma sto incrociando vecchi e nuovi amici con cui stabilire contatti!
Nel frattempo c'è qualcosa di esilarante!
Coming back soon.
I got lost in Ravelry....but I'm getting in tought oops touch with friends old and new !
Meanwhile here there's something funny !
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Something interesting just happened. I am listening to Radiohead's new album entitled "In Rainbows". It came out today. I was listening to it as i watched and they went together nicely.RispondiElimina
It was realy funny!RispondiElimina
I'm still in the waitingline for Ravelry, more then 10.000 people before me, and almost 5000 behind me!
So, 't will take some time before I get lost in Ravelry...
I'll wait till you get back.
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The head coach of UConn's football team attempted to declare a rivalry against University of Central Florida and named it the "Civil ConFLiCT" (notice the FL and CT are capitalized for Florida and Connecticut). The two teams play in the AAC conference, with UConn playing in the North and UCF playing in the South (thus North versus South, as in Civil War). Though a trophy was made, the rivalry game never took root. The UCF coaches were actually unaware that this was supposed to be a rivalry. The UCF cheerleaders even made fun of the attempt.
So when UCF beat UConn in the fall of 2016, they actually left the football trophy on the field. They did not even bother to pick it up. It did not matter to them. At all.
Some battles don't matter nearly as much as we make them out to matter. One of the biggest challenges in leadership is ignoring battles that don't matter. Wise leaders seek to steward as much energy as possible toward what matters most. There are many battles that don't matter, but here are three:
1. Battling to make everyone happy
If you attempt to make everyone happy, you will fail and simultaneously drive yourself insane. It is a futile attempt.
2. Battling for credit
Many have been credited with the quote: "It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit." It is an amazing quote, and I am sure whoever said it does not mind who gets the credit for saying it. It is true because so much time is wasted in battles for the credit instead of invested in battles for the mission.
3. Battling to preserve the past
The past should be celebrated, and important and healthy values should be carried over to today, but the past cannot be preserved. Because the context is continually changing, battles to preserve the past exactly as the past is remembered are bad stewardship of time and energy.
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The children at St Paul's love participating in musical activities. Years 4 to Y6 receive weekly lessons to learn to play steel pan drums. They are a real hit with the rest of the school too when they play during shows and assemblies.
The steel pan players have played to the community as well as to the other children in school.
There is no charge for this club which takes place during school time.


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Housed in a 1925 mansion that is historic, elegant and iconic in Dallas, Chef Bruno Davaillon offers modern French cuisine with a local Texas influence.
Destination Bottles:
d'Oliveiras 1862 Sercial (Madeira)
Château Mouton-Rothschild 1949 Pauillac
Guigal 1983 La Mouline (Côte Rôtie)
The wine list, 800-plus bottles strong, focuses on artisan releases. Wine cellar dining is a graceful option.
For more information about this Dallas, TX, restaurant, click here.
For more Texas restaurants, visit Al Biernat's, Lake Austin Spa Resort, Pappas Bros. Steakhouse, Samba Grill, Stephan Pyles.


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Faculty:Faculty of Science and Engineering
School:Engineering and the Built Environment
Location: Chelmsford
Areas of Expertise: Mechanical Engineering
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Ahad has over ten years of postdoctoral industry and academic teaching and research experience. He's a Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy and a member of regional IMechE Committee.
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Ahad has a PhD from Anglia Ruskin University acquired in 2007 on optimising a novel compact heat exchanger. Ahad's first degree is in Aerospace engineering while his Master's degree is in Energy Conversion including advanced thermal engineering and computational fluid dynamics.
After his PhD, Ahad was lead investigator in several industrial collaborations working with and at companies such as APPS Technologies and Propelair limited. He was also lead researcher for EU funded FP7 project REVIVAL contributing fluid dynamics simulation expertise to optimise design of an inflow control valve to boost oil production by 25%.
Ahad has recently been successful in a 1.3 Million Euro EU SME Instrument bid initiated by him to commercialise ultra-low water toilet flushing system at Propelair limited and he has submitted a bid for 1 Million pounds to Innovate UK for a Smart Bathroom project, a fully holistic approach for adaptive and smart water and energy saving in the bathroom for domestic applications.
As the course leader for both the MEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering and the BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering course, Ahad has played a major role in transforming the course to be the only Mechanical Engineering course to have two 100% student satisfaction ratings in the past three years and rank among the top 10 universities in the subject area across the UK in the Guardian league table.
Ahad's main research interests are sustainability and future cities through smart product development, water and energy saving, and thermal and fluid dynamics analysis and simulation. He has excellent experience of innovation management and development working with many innovators though years and has two patents to his name. Ahad's multi-disciplinary experience in industry, academia, and business development and management gives him a unique ability to communicate with industrial collaborators.
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Ramezanpour A., Mirzaee I., Rahmin R., Shirvani H., 2006. Numerical heat transfer modelling of staggered array impinging jets. Advanced Computational Methods in Heat Transfer, WIT press, pp361-370.
Ehsan E., Ramezanpour A., Shirvani H. Numerical investigation of multiphase supersonic swirl flow inside the converging-diverging nozzle. Submitted to Journal of Computational Multiphase Flow.
Hossein M., Ramezanpour A., Shirvani H. Computational modelling of moving boundary compressible flow in an air bearing system. Under preparation.
Rahmani R., Mirzaee I., Ramezanpour A., Shirvani H., 2007. Different Aspects of Geometrical Optimisation for Compact Heat Exchangers. WSEAS Transactions on Applied and Theoretical Mechanics, 2(1), pp7-15.
Ramezanpour A., Firth D., Shirvani H., 2006. A Numerical Heat Transfer Study of Slot Jet Impinging on an Inclined Plate. Int. J. Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow, 17(7), pp661-676.
Ramezanpour A., Mirzaee I., Shirvani H., 2006. Numerical Study of Staggered Tube Bundle in Cross Flow for an Optimum Arrangement. International Journal of Heat Exchangers, 7(1), pp37-60.
Ramezanpour A., Lotfi S., Motaghian R., 2002. Enhancement of Gas Turbine Output by Inlet Air Cooling. Journal of Iran Power Research Institute, Summer Edition.
Ramezanpour A., Mirzaee I., Shirvani H., 2006, "Numerical heat transfer modelling of staggered array impinging jets", Proceedings of Ninth International Conference on Advanced Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements in Heat and Mass Transfer, WIT press, New Forest, UK, July 5-7.
Ramezanpour A., Rahmni R., Shirvani H., 2005, "Three-dimensional numerical modelling of staggered tube bundle turbulent cross flow in duct", Proceedings of ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, San Francisco, USA, July 17-22.
Ramezanpour A., Mirzaee I., Shirvani H., 2003, "A numerical study on heat transfer characteristics of two-dimensional inclined impinging jet", Fifth IEEE Electronic Packaging Conference, Singapore, December 9-11.
Ramezanpour A., Razavi E., Mirzaee I., 2003, "Triangular grid generation, smoothing grid, and moving grid adaption, and numerical simulation of 2D compressible flow", Proceedings of International ISME Conference, Mashhad, Iran, May 10-12.


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CBD Lotion
If you use our lotion, let us know about it on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter and hashtag #purecbdexchange. For first time CBD users, CBD lotion can be a fantastic starting product. This product combines well with other products, such as tinctures.
Made using our own high quality full spectrum CO2 Oil, this lotion contains the following ingredients: Distilled Water, Aloe Vera, Cocoa Butter, Coconut Oil, Olive Oil, CBD, Chamomile, Vitamin E, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Cinnamon, and Blood Orange Essential Oil. Each jar contains two ounces of lotion. This product comes in a 2oz. jar containing 500mg of CBD.
This product is 2014 US Farm Bill Compliant.
- Applied directly to the skin
- Used by our customers to treat exterior afflictions
- Less than 0.3% THC
- 500mg of CBD
- Contains other ingredients, such as coconut oil, cinnamon, blood orange essential oil, and more.
- No residual solvents or unwanted ingredients from the CBD extraction process
- 2 oz.
Note: Statements made on this website and other statements made by Aspen Valley Group have not been evaluated by the FDA. Our products are not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any disease. Always check with your physician before taking CBD.


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Great Wall China Adoption is DELIGHTED to announce that a family has begun submitting their paperwork to bring this little guy home FOREVER! We are so excited for him and his new Forever Family, and we can't wait to see them come home!
If you are interested in learning how you can be matched with one the Waiting Children that GWCA is currently advocating for, contact our China Matching specialists, or visit our China Waiting Child Photo Listing today!


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Building up on the former activities accomplished in the previous FPs, namely MUSE in FP5 and EUROTRANS in FP6, it is proposed in the FREYA project to extend the investigations of the subcritical figurations for validation of the methodology for on-line reactivity monitoring of ADS systems. The investigations will be related to the different subcriticality levels for the nominal operation mode of ADS. In order to investigate the robustness of several proposed measurement techniques with regard to the reflector effect, it is foreseen to perform experiments with different reflector materials. To complete the validation of the methodology for subcriticality monitoring, the robustness of the reactivity indicators with regard to a change in vertical position of the neutron source will be investigated in view of possible variations of the height of the spallation source in a real ADS. On the other hand given the objectives for MYRRHA/FASTEF as studied within FP7 CDT to be operated as a subcritical facility and a critical facility, an experimental programme in support of the design and licensing of both operation modes is needed. Although the experimental programme with regard to the critical mode operation of MYRRHA/FASTEF can generate useful information for the validation of reactor codes for LFR development, a dedicated effort for the validation of reactor codes for LFR developments is envisaged by the LFR community.
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This week Michael Dolce announced his signing to Ibanez Guitars, after playing Cilia Guitars for 20 years. Michael talks us through this shift and talks about new models, clinics and more.
Jay Parrino joins us as a special guest host for Australian Guitar News including news from Brett Williams, Chris Kamzelas, Chris Brooks, the Canadian invasion and much more.
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Tigers Fall At No. 21 Gonzaga
University of the Pacific men's basketball team dropped a road game at No. 21 Gonzaga with an 86-64 loss on Saturday, Jan. 4. The Tigers dropped to 9-5 and 0-3 in West Coast Conference play. Gonzaga improved to 14-2 and 4-0 in WCC play.
The Tigers fell behind early, as Gonzaga hit its first six shots from the field to take a 14-3 lead just three minutes into the contest. Pacific trailed by as many as 24 on a couple of occasions in the first half and trailed 46-25 at halftime. Pacific shot just 25.0% from the field in the first half (7-28), while the Bulldogs were at 63.6% (14-22) from the field and hit five of seven from three-point range.
With Gonzaga leading 57-35 with 16:00 left, the Tigers went on a 15-1 run to cut it to 58-50 with 12:30 to play. Senior Tony Gill had seven points in the run, while freshman David Taylor added five points. The Bulldogs answered with nine straight points to push the lead back to 67-50 just two and half minutes later. The Tigers cut it back to to 69-55 with 8:54 left after a three-pointer by senior Trevin Harris, but the Tigers would not get closer than 14 the rest of the way.
Taylor scored a career-high 10 points for the Tigers, while senior Andrew Bock added 10 points as well. Pacific shot just 31.7% from the field (19-60), while Gonzaga was 69.2% (27-39), including 13-17 in the second half. The Tigers shot 80.0% from the free throw line (16-20), while the Bulldogs were just 22-39 from the line.
The Tigers are next in action with a home game against San Francisco at 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, and game is being televised by Root Sports.


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Bellingham United make the Playoffs
Bellingham United secured second place and a first round home game last weekend with their victory over the Arlington Aviators. Bellingham will now face Wenatchee Fire for a chance at the league championship against either the Tacoma Stars in Tacoma or the Oly Town Artesians at home at the Bellingham Sportsplex. The playoff game vs Wenatchee will be at the Bellingham Sportsplex at 7:20 on February 7th. These two teams have already faced each other twice this year with a tie in Wenatchee and a win for United at home. The game should be a competitive contest as both teams shoot for the inaugural championship for the newly formed Western Indoor Soccer League. The winner will face the winner of the Tacoma Stars vs Oly Town Artesians on February 14th at the highest seeds home field.
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Make It
The classic building toy is back! Makit Tinker Toys are the unique, fun construction toys that we all remember! This classic set comes in an old-fashioned round tube container, which is full to the brim with 70 assorted pieces. Kids will have a great time building amazing structures with the different color wooden rods and the multi-shaped joining pieces - the end result will be incredible! With tinker toys, kids get a blast from the past that helps them build for the future.
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If this episode feels long and clunky, that's because it is—this long PBS episode are in fact the last two episodes of the British season, lumped together. (We get their two-hour Christmas special as our season finale, next week.) It feels like a bifurcated episode, especially because both parts have a clear climax and resolution; and the end of the episode feels like a very strong resolution, because British viewers waited a month or two before the Christmas Special. But overall, the two-hour format works well this week. And I think that's because it has a somewhat minimal focus on two of its theoretically most important characters. How did it come to pass, that the strongest parts of the episode are the parts without Matthew and Mary? I have grown accustomed to those two carrying the rest of the show—especially in season two, when it felt like the show was muddled as it figured out how to move past the war. Now the rest of the show is carrying them. The various other subplots and supporting characters feel far more evolved and lived-in than the airless bubble around the two handsome Crawley cousins, dryly discussing reproductive health over tea.
Because the rest of the episode really does come together beautifully. Thomas, ah, Thomas! Thomas steals this episode, and with it, my heart. Thomas has been one of the best characters the show's created—one of the most complex, one of the most flawed. And his sexuality has been this open wound for years now—a secret he's carried around with him through numerous heartbreaks and failures. We have seen him be ruthless and vulnerable and ambitious and maimed. It is fitting that in the latter half of the season he gets to take center stage as the main character—for he is the emotional center of this episode without a doubt. I am beginning to think that the entire season has been ramping up to finally addressing Thomas as he is, instead of as who he is trying to be—hence the new footmen, the love quadrangle between them and the kitchenmaids, the feud between Thomas and O'Brien, and Bates' return to Downton Abbey all converging on this moment. To Julian Fellowes' credit, all of these threads come together at the same time, and in a subtle enough way that suggests the type of careful foresight I thought was lacking from earlier episodes this season.
This is a horrible way to come out—but also an utterly believable one. O'Brien flatters Thomas' vanity, his pride, his desperate and human need to be loved, just as she flatters Jimmy's desires for attention and professional success, as well. Thomas has his moments of petty bitterness, but it's impossible not to feel for him at the crucial moment, when he faces his years-long loneliness, his self-loathing, and dares to hope for the possibility of someone to care about. Despite being a total prat about it as the episode goes on, Jimmy's reaction is entirely understandable, as is Alfred's surprise. And even O'Brien isn't positioned an evil character—she has her twisted reasons, just as Thomas has always had his. The scene, then, feels like a horrible slow unfolding of what we already know to be true. That moment, with shadowy figures going up and down darkened hallways, is one of the best directed this season—that gradual but quiet buildup of suspense in a big house, the drama that goes on in the middle of the night. (Fellowes' other work Gosford Park handles that with style, in part because of its incredible direction by Robert Altman.) For a very internally dramatic moment, that scene is electrifying, and the fallout—where Thomas is shamed by Jimmy, Alfred, and Carson—is devastating. I have never felt so much for Thomas, never cringed so much at how the slightest snub of a piece of bread could hurt a man. Jimmy and O'Brien get more and more vicious—pushing first for his dismissal, and then that he be sent away from his home of over 10 years without a reference.
The discovery and management of the "scandal"—that Thomas is gay, or at least, that now everyone knows he's gay—is done in the way Downton Abbey does best—by viewing everything through the lens of someone else, who will then whisper something in confidence to a friend, which might then be overheard by someone else…. and on and on, up to Lord Grantham himself (who remarks, in what has to be one of the best lines of the season, "I mean, if I'd shouted blue murder every time someone tried to kiss me at Eton, I'd have gone hoarse in a month"). The strength of this device is that it forces nearly every member of the downstairs staff to converse with each other about it, and in a few cases, confront each other about it. I think one of the reasons I've had trouble with Mary and Matthew this season is because they're no longer the emotional centers of the show. Mary in particular was the emotional conduit that brought together so many disparate lives and storylines together throughout the first and second seasons, but she's redundant now that she's happy. Thomas steps into that place, and so this is Thomas' turn to be a filter for everyone else's stories.
This device is crucial to Downton, and I'm glad to see Fellowes has found another character to work with. Because the eternal, recurring point of Downton Abbey is that they're all in this together. None of this is happening in a vacuum—Thomas is a member of the community, and he's as carefully woven into the fabric of the house as Lord Grantham himself. Of course Daisy and Ivy and Mrs. Patmore will gossip about it if they can; of course Bates will try to intercede and do the right thing. This is their family and their community and their home, and O'Brien can plot all she wants, but she has to capitulate in the end—because she's woven into that fabric too. Of course just as I forgot about O'Brien's mad revenge with the bar of soap outside Cora's tub, it comes back. It's really nice to see the memory of an old scandal resurface—and even nicer because it's something we saw ourselves, and we can remember it along with Thomas, and watch her remember, too. It's the type of layering that I thought Julian Fellowes had lost the knack of—but clearly he knew what he was doing with Thomas' story, and it's possible that he always intended to bring up O'Brien's great betrayal of Cora as Thomas' only weapon against his onetime friend. This is not retconned. This is not lazy. This is true drama, built up over seasons of work. And it reinforces the idea that the staff and family of Downton Abbey are all in this together, whether they like it or not.
That's reflected in the upstairs plot, too, which is the continuing argument about the management of the estate. Matthew's character continues to be written all over the map, but he sounds a little like his season-one self when he advocates for changes in the estate with Lord Grantham. (In case you were not sure whether or not Matthew represents the future, Matthew makes sure to say "new" as many times as possible, which alone sends Lord Grantham into a panic.) As the episode ramps up, and Mary, Branson, Murray, Cora, and even the Dowager are brought over to Matthew's point of view, Lord Grantham bounces around feeling increasingly useless, asking again whether or not everyone else is "against him," as he asked Mary last week. His estate-manager quits in a huff after hearing Matthew's plans, and the Dowager suggests appointing Branson to the spot (after all, the guy doesn't have a job). Lord Grantham points out with a huff that Branson doesn't know the first thing about managing farms, to which the Dowager responds, perhaps not, but he's worked on one, which is closer to the land than any of us have been.
In fact, it's Branson that brings together the upstairs plot to what feels like a satisfying conclusion. He's an outsider to this family, and now in it without an ally (unlike Matthew, who has Mary to back him up, and years more to get used to the idea of being the heir). He has to learn how to live with these people as his kin, and it's a little rough. His brother comes by for the baptism and hangs out in the servants' hall, sending Carson and Mary into near-apoplexy. He has Baby Sybil baptized Catholic, in defiance of Lord Grantham, Travis, and appropriate Catholic saints' names. He brings up sheep farming in polite conversation, right next to Marxism. He's more or less everything that Lord Grantham hates. He's going to be a weird uncle for the rest of his life. But he is inextricably tied to this place, too, from the first time he set foot in Lord Grantham's library and asked if he could borrow books, to now, when he walks into the house through the front door. I don't fully buy the transformation (I see they've got him wearing nice suits pretty fast), but I believe the death of a spouse and the responsibilities of a child can very much change a man, and we see him grapple with those changes over the course of even this episode.
Eventually, what brings Lord Grantham back to feeling like a man of importance is cricket; or, at least, the promise of it. Branson tries to explain to his father-in-law that he and Matthew are giving to Downton what they feel they can—farm expertise, or business expertise (or their sperm!), whatever they can do for the estate. It's a lovely speech, especially as he closes with reaffirming Lord Grantham's value to the estate—in that he knows the most about the land and the responsibility they have to the people who are his tenants. Robert's moved. Clearly, where Matthew is forceful, Branson is eloquent (maybe that's why Branson got his lady love to marry him after a few months, rather than several years). But he'll only go along with the plan if Branson will consent to play in the annual cricket match, where the house plays the village.
Lord Grantham is very keen that Downton Abbey win the match this year, you see. (To which Edith remarks, "Why don't you support the house and the village? You own both.") No one else cares at all, of course (except Mosely, for some reason, downstairs)—but as the game draws nearer, it increases in importance, gathering together various disparate plotlines. Thomas is allowed to stay on for a few days longer to play in the cricket-match. Branson and Matthew can have their way if Branson plays the game, too. The game itself—patriarchal, traditional, but changing, as the teams fill up with new players—is itself a metaphor for the community of Downton Abbey—a community that has to be both guided by tradition but also willing to move forward into the future. Yes, it's cheeseballs. But this is Downton Abbey.
And so it's during the cricket game that Lord Grantham begins to find his footing as head of the estate again, after losing all of Cora's money in a speculation several episodes ago. Only he can really put the issue of Thomas to rest. Only he can reassure Jimmy, soothe Alfred's concerns, and support Carson. Only he can validate Matthew's plans and embrace Branson as part of the family. At the end of the day, he is the seat of power in that grand house, and Downton Abbey doesn't hold together without an Earl of Grantham.
Is this an extended love letter to the aristocracy? Oh, absolutely. But it's a pretty one, is it not?
Stray observations:
- So much happened in this episode, including a foray to a jazz club called the Blue Dragon and the introduction of a flighty young thing called Rose Crawley (Shrimpy's daughter! Yesssss). Rose returns next week, so I'll discuss her more then. For now, I'm satisfied to simply point out that apparently jazz clubs are the most terrifying places on the planet. "This is like the outer circle of Dante's Inferno!" Matthew remarks. To which Lady Rosamund retorts, "The outer circle??"
- Also: "Rose, you've obviously read too many novels about young women admired for their feistiness."
- I find the idea of Matthew dismissing Mary's operation (!) with a casual grin and forced enthusiasm about making babies to be so repugnant that I'm going to try to pretend it didn't happen. This plotline drags down the episode and feels like such a contrivance that I think I'll do better just not thinking about it too much.
- "The fourth earl only saved the estate by dying." Murray's full of gems.
- Edith has a crush on her editor… who is married to a crazy woman. Sigh. Edith just cannot catch a break. But I thought she handled telling him about her jilting with quiet dignity. She's turned into the Bridget Jones of her era. I don't know what else to say about this so far except that Gregson is much handsomer than Lord Anthony.
- Also, I love Edith, I really do, but she still needs to stay away from that dress and that hat. She is, however, wearing lipstick in the editor's office, which is rather risqué! Go, Edith!
- I'm just going to leave this here: "You can kiss me, but that's it." …Wow.
- I like Ethel, but I don't think she's been great for the show, and I'm glad she's leaving (much as Granny is also relieved).
- Cora and Robert share a tender moment discussing the Dowager. "Is she really so Machiavellian?" "… Yes."
- "Get back in the knife box, Miss Sharp!" CLASSIC BURN, Miss O'Brien!!
- THE DOWAGER COUNTESS ON PARENTING: "Yes, but it was an hour every day."
- Mystery-solving Carson and Robert can have anything they want. Because no one can stop them—not footmen, not under-butlers, not even the po-lice.
- And a quick directing note: In Branson's final scene, when he is walking up to the tent where the ladies are and catches sight of an empty chair by Cora, it's so clearly Sybil's chair, and he is so clearly aware of her absence, that my heart broke a little bit.


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The Municipal Bond Ratings Debate Hits The New York Times
The municipal bond ratings debate made the front page of the New York Times this morning, no doubt giving succor to fans of the Eisinger Thesis and its correlative, the Radically Inefficient Markets Hypothesis. By way of background, in the last issue of Portfolio senior writer Jesse Eisinger argued that ratings agencies were being burdened with ratings that are too low and therefore forced to pay higher interest rates or buy bond insurance to raise their ratings.
The evidence for the Eisinger Thesis is that municipal bonds default at much lower rates than similarly rated corporate bonds. But to suppose that this means that their interest rates get set too high requires a belief that investors have ignored the evidence of lower default rates in favor of blind adherence to ratings. The evidence of low muni default rates has been available for close to a decade, so this conclusion amounts to a belief that the muni market is radically inefficient. Hence the term Radically Inefficient Markets Hypothesis.
At the heart of the matter is the claim by the ratings agencies that muni investors demand a ratings scale that rates the ability of muni issuers to repay loans on a relative scale that compares them against other muni issuers, rather than other types of debt issuers. Some, like Felix Salmon, have doubted that such market demand for finely-tuned ratings exists. He even issued a challenge to DealBreaker to name at least one bond investor who wants this type of ratings system.
This morning the NYT does the job so we don't have to.
Some sophisticated bond investors say that if municipalities were rated on the same scale as corporations, it would be harder to distinguish the relative riskiness of various cities, states and school districts, and mutual fund companies would have to evaluate bonds issue by issue.
"If you rate 95 percent of the issues the same, the ratings cease to be useful, and investors need and utilize these ratings to differentiate credits," said John Miller, chief investment officer at Nuveen Asset Management in Chicago, which manages about $65 billion in mostly tax-exempt bonds.
Salmon, faced with such evidence, just rejects it out of hand. "I still don't see why tiny differences which would be comfortably absorbed within the AAA range were they in the corporate arena suddenly become hugely important when they're in the municipal arena," he writes.
Well, we've explained all this before, so after the jump, we'll simply quote ourselves.
States and Cities Start Rebelling on Bond Ratings
The reason is relatively easy to understand: municipalities have far less and less consistent financial transparency than corporations, especially public corporations. We can see this in the different ways bond prices respond to ratings downgrades. In the publicly held corporate sector, bond prices often don't move much after a ratings change because the ratings are late to the game. The information driving the ratings change is typically already reflected in the bond prices (as well as the stock price). But for municipalities the situation is very different. Without an equity market and free from many financial disclosure rules governing public companies, muni investors are dependent on the ratings agencies to discover information about the financial health of muni issuers. This makes muni investors far more focused on ratings showing small gradations in issuers health than corporate bond investors.
States and Cities Start Rebelling on Bond Ratings [New York Times]


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KUWAIT CITY: Two members of an international money laundering and fraud network have been arrested by specialized unit from the Interior Ministry, says Al- Seyassah daily. Public Relations and Security Media Department stated the first suspect holds South African passport, and the second suspect who is a Nigerian had been sentenced in absentia to 10 years imprisonment by the Criminal Court in a different case.
Apparently, the suspects contacted citizens and expatriates via social media and eventually duped their victims by luring them to transfer money using different alibis. Report added that similar networks in their illicit activities fill out fake shipping documents with pen to deceive their victims about millions of dollars they're expecting from specific countries.
It noted many citizens and expatriates have become victims to international criminal networks in different ways, especially through advancefee scam that typically involves promising the victim a significant share of a large sum in return for a small upfront payment.
They also engage in the 'black money scam' where con men attempt to fraudulently obtain money from their victims by persuading them that piles of bank-note sized paper in a trunk or safe are actually currency notes that have been dyed to avoid detection by authorities. The victim is then persuaded to purchase chemicals to remove the dye with a promise of a share in proceeds.
General Department of Public Relations and Security Media Department extended appreciation to citizens and expatriates for cooperating with security authorities by providing valuable information that led to arrest of the criminals.


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Consumers stung by record gas prices
Gas nears $3.13 a gallon to reach sixth straight record high; retailers say price spike forcing consumers to cut back on other purchases.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- A new survey by the National Retail Federation said rising gasoline prices are a growing worry for consumers and retailers as prices at the pump hit a record high for a sixth straight day Friday.
The motorist group AAA said the average price for a gallon of self-serve unleaded hit $3.129 in its latest reading, based on a daily survey of up to 85,000 gas stations. That's up from Thursday's record of $3.114.
The group warned in congressional testimony this week it believes that more record prices could be on the way. It's forecasting prices will approach $3.25 a gallon over the next 60 days.
The run-up in prices is a big concern for store chains, according to the retailers' trade group. Its survey of consumers released early Friday found the average consumer believes that the price of gas will reach $3.32 per gallon by Father's Day.
As a result, 40.2 percent of consumers are taking fewer shopping trips, while 37.9 percent told the survey they plan to shop closer to home (37.9%). In addition, 30.7 percent said they are shopping for sales more often and 23.5 percent are using more coupons.
Perhaps of greatest concern to the retailers, 24.1 percent said they are spending less on clothing, while only one in five have delayed major purchases, such as a car, television or furniture, and 31.1 percent are dining out less.
"Consumers are entering the summer season with a cautious view of increasing gas prices," NRF President and CEO Tracy Mullin said. "To offset the effects of higher prices, more consumers are giving their wallets a little extra cushion by cutting back on discretionary spending or choosing to frequent retailers closer to home."
Interestingly enough, the retailers' survey also found that 32.6 percent have decreased their vacation travel plans this year. But a survey by AAA released Thursday showed a record number of Americans are planning to drive 50 miles or more over the Memorial Day holiday, the traditional start of the summer travel season.
Major retailers were reporting weak April sales even before the recent spike in gasoline prices started earlier this month. Wal-Mart Stores (Charts, Fortune 500), the world's largest retailer, had its worst sales comparison on record in April as it forecast essentially flat sales at stores open at least a year in May, a closely watched measure of retail strength known as same-store sales.
Overall same-store sales in April were among the weakest on record as other major retailers including Target (Charts, Fortune 500), Gap (Charts, Fortune 500), Federated Department Stores (Charts, Fortune 500) and J.C. Penney (Charts, Fortune 500) all reported declines in that key sales measure.
Topping post-Katrina records
Before this week's series of record-high gas prices, the highest price ever recorded in the survey was $3.057, which was set Sept. 4 and Sept. 5, 2005, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, which disrupted refinery operations and pipelines and caused a temporary spike in prices. The only other time that the AAA national average has topped the $3 mark was in August 2006, after Israel invaded Lebanon and oil futures shot higher. Gas prices topped out at $3.036 in that spike.
But problems in gasoline supplies and refinery output sent the average gas price above the $3 a gallon mark on May 4, and it's been climbing relatively steadily since. On Sunday it set a new record, reaching $3.0637, and it's been up from there each day since.
Prices are now up 2.9 percent in just the last week, and have risen 9.1 percent over the last month.
California had the highest average price, with a gallon of self-serve unleaded costing $3.461, $3.467, although that's down slightly from the $3.467 level in the Thursday reading.
South Carolina continues to have the cheapest gas in the survey, but it is also creeping toward the mark of $3 a gallon, with an average price of $2.896, up from $2.864 Thursday.
The state-by-state breakdown shows 38 states and the District of Columbia now have average prices at or above $3 a gallon, with Massachusetts, North Carolina Georgia and Arkansas being the latest to cross that threshold in Friday's reading.
And Vermont and oil rich Alaska are poised to be the next states to cross that benchmark, with each about a penny a gallon or less away from the $3 mark.
The Energy Information Administration's weekly survey of service station prices also found Monday a new record high of $3.10 a gallon for unleaded. That was up 5 cents from a week earlier and up 16 percent over year-ago levels.
While crude oil prices have fallen over the last few weeks and oil supplies are high in the United States, problems at several refineries have crimped gasoline output ahead of the summer driving season.
The refinery problems include fires, power outages, and longer-than-usual maintenance periods.
Big Oil went on the defensive Wednesday, getting grilled before a House panel and denying accusations that mismanagement and a lack of competition are the reasons behind this spring's record gasoline prices.


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Third Circuit Clarifies Standard for Establishing Age Discrimination Claims
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA") is a federal law that prohibits employment discrimination against employees over the age of 40. One of the lingering questions under the law has been what happens when an employer adopts an employment policy that, while seemingly benefiting a group of employees over 40 years old, also simultaneously adversely affects other employees much older than 40. For years, in these kinds of situations, federal appeals courts have held that there can never be such a thing as subgroup age discrimination under the ADEA, meaning that in the above example, the older subgroup of harmed employees could not claim age discrimination. Recently, however, in Karlo v. Pittsburgh Glass Works, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 406 (3rd Cir. January 10, 2017), the federal Third Circuit Court of Appeals gave new life to this legal theory, and held that such a claim of age discrimination is now indeed cognizable under the ADEA in subgroup situations.
The legal question that the Third Circuit had to decide in Karlo was whether a subgroup disparate impact claim could be brought under the ADEA. Disparate impact is a way of proving discrimination where a facially neutral employment policy has an adverse impact on a class of employees protected under the discrimination laws. In Karlo, a group of employees over 50 years of age claimed that their layoff from respondent was improper age discrimination because a disproportionate number of employees over 50 years old were laid off while persons who were over 40 but under 50 years old were not. Relying upon past United States Supreme Court precedent holding that the ADEA prohibits all forms of age discrimination, not just age discrimination that happens to affect only persons who are over 40 years old age, the Third Circuit held in Karlo that disparate impact claims can be brought to prove age discrimination under the ADEA, even when the group that is benefited by the subject employer's practice happens to be over 40 years old.
The Third Circuit's decision has now created a "split" amongst how federal appeals courts have ruled on this issue. This means that the present decisional law on this issue is not uniform throughout the country. When this happens, the United States Supreme Court will often have to decide the issue to create the necessary uniformity on the standard to be applied by the federal courts. Therefore, until that eventually happens, employers must be more cognizant of how sometimes even a facially neutral employment policy that ostensibly makes no wrongful distinctions amongst employees may result in age discrimination because the policy harms older employees in a disproportionate way compared to other older employees. Because of this possibility, employers must not only make sure that their employment policies not expressly discriminate against older employees, but the impact of how such policies may apply and affect other older employees must also be evaluated so that such policies do not unintentionally discriminate against members of that protected class.
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Vancouver's Henrik Sedin will set a career milestone tonight in Winnipeg, playing in game No. 1,000 of his impressive NHL career.
Sedin, 33, will become just the 10th Swedish player in NHL history to attain the feat, joining the likes of Nicklas Lidstrom, Mats Sundin, Daniel Alfredsson, Borje Salming, Markus Naslund, Calle Johansson, Ulf Samuelsson, Tomas Holmstrom and Fredrik Olausson.
The third overall pick at the '99 NHL Entry Draft — twin brother Daniel went second — Henrik has spent his entire 14-year career in Vancouver and has emerged as one of the greatest players in franchise history, becoming the first-ever Canuck to capture a Hart Trophy (in 2011) while emerging as the club's all-time leading scorer.
Unfortunately for Henrik, this accomplishment comes during one of the toughest spells of his career. The Canucks are in free-fall mode, winning just four times in their last 17 games and dropping to 10th in the Western Conference as a result.
"Right now, it's tough to think about it as a celebration, looking at where we are in the standings and looking at what we're going through," Sedin told the Globe and Mail. "Maybe after the season or maybe further down the line.
"It's a different kind of feeling than it would have been (if we were) winning (consistently) or going into the final stretch knowing you were going to be in the playoffs."


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'Such an average player, offers nothing' – Gooners bash Arsenal ace after Everton show
Tuesday night's unexpected 2-1 defeat to Everton has seen most of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's critics return to action.
The 23-year-old kept his place in the Arsenal starting line-up for a third straight league game as the team traveled to Goodison Park.
However, Oxlade-Chamberlain did not manage to repeat his exploits from the Gunners' last away fixture in the Premier League which saw him score against West Ham.
The former Southampton youngster was one of the first players to be substituted by Arsene Wenger as Alex Iwobi replaced him with over 20 minutes left on the clock.
As far as some Gooners are concerned, 'the Ox' has proven why he does not deserve a regular role in the Arsenal team.
Here were the various reactions from social media…
Oxlade Chamberlain is such an average player. Offers absolutely nothing.
— Micah Fanimo ⚽ (@MixahFanimo) December 13, 2016
Apparently Oxlade-Chamberlain is the English Gervinho. Arsenal fans are insane man. Good night ??????
— ρ. (@peterswanelo) December 13, 2016
How much could we sell Oxlade? Considering Ibe gone for £15m
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Is nobody else thinking that Iwobi did more in the last 20 seconds that Oxlade chamberlain did in 71 minutes or is it just me
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Oxlade-Chamberlain demands more starts. He gets them then fails to turn up. #Arsenal are a club that indulge mediocrity. Standards slipping
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From an MLS perspective, owner/agent must be noted in REALTOR® remarks and cannot be noted in public remarks. The prohibition in public remarks is due to IDX agreements. If a consumer is finding your listing on another broker's website and sees "owner agent" in public remarks, the consumer is likely to leave the source website and go to the listing agent thinking they will get a "better deal."
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin says U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has assured him that Washington will continue to support Kyiv in its standoff with Russia.
Klimkin spoke to reporters after meeting at the State Department Tuesday with Tillerson, the former ExxonMobil CEO who now serves as President Donald Trump's top diplomat.
Their meeting came amid ongoing concerns in Ukraine, and among its supporters in the West, that Trump could soften the U.S. line on Russia, given his stated desire to repair relations with Moscow.
Trump's new administration, however, has so far publicly supported the continuation of sanctions imposed on Russia following its 2014 seizure of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula, and its support for separatists in the country's east.
Ukraine a 'key partner' of U.S.
"[Tillerson] assured me that the United States would consistently continue to support Ukraine in its struggle against Russian aggression, that Ukraine is a key partner of the U.S. in the region, that the U.S. would also consistently support Ukraine on its path of reforms," Klimkin said, adding that their talks included "a wide range of questions" about U.S.-Ukrainian cooperation.
"We also discussed ... what we can do to change the situation when Russia does not fulfill the Minsk Agreements," Klimkin told VOA. "We have discussed a couple of options. We will continue discussing that, but today I want to stress specifically that the U.S. wants to stay engaged in this process. Some additional details will be known soon."
No sign of sanctions easing
Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Tillerson told Klimkin the U.S. sanctions against Russia would remain in place until "aggression is ceased," until the Minsk peace deal to end fighting between Kyiv's forces and Russia-backed separatists is implemented, and until Moscow returns to Kyiv control of Crimea and separatist-held areas of eastern Ukraine.
State Department spokesman Mark Toner confirmed the main points of Ukraine's summary of the diplomats' discussions.
"Secretary Tillerson reiterated the strong U.S. commitment to Ukraine and our commitment to ensuring that all sides fulfill their Minsk commitments," Toner told reporters at a briefing. "And that includes Russia."
The spokesman added that the Klimkin-Tillerson discussions included "domestic issues within Ukraine" as well as the United States' "continued concern" about compliance with the Minsk peace deal.
Russia denies support for rebels
Russia rejects accusations by Kyiv, NATO, the EU and the United States that it is backing the separatists with weapons and personnel, despite substantial evidence of such support.
More than 9,750 people have been killed in the war in eastern Ukraine since April 2014. More than 40 died during the first two months of this year, when hostilities in the conflict suddenly surged.
Trump suggested during last year's U.S. election campaign that he would consider lifting sanctions imposed on Russia by his predecessor, Barack Obama. Since Trump's inauguration, however, Tillerson and other senior U.S. officials have publicly voiced a tough stance, saying that Russia must return Crimea to Ukraine and de-escalate violence in eastern Ukraine.
Early Tuesday, Trump took to Twitter to criticize Obama for supposedly failing to resist a strong Russian leadership when Moscow's role in the Ukrainian conflict began.
"For eight years Russia 'ran over' President Obama, got stronger and stronger, picked off Crimea and added missiles. Weak!" Trump tweeted, directing his note specifically at a Fox News program he is said to be fond of watching.
Senate hearing later
Several hours after his meeting with Tillerson, Klimkin told a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing that the secretary of state gave him a strong signal that Ukraine would not become a bargaining chip in any push for rapprochement between Moscow and Washington.
It was a "very strong message of support for Ukraine, and that any kind of tradeoffs are not possible," the Ukrainian visitor told senators, adding that his president, Petro Poroshenko, has received similar assurances in conversations with Trump.
Before his testimony, Klimkin told VOA that Ukraine's position is that "Russia should not be trusted, and that Russia has violated all fundamental principles of international law and political commitment."
Myroslava Gongadze of VOA's Ukrainian Service contributed reporting for this story.


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More than a million Mercedes-Benz vehicles have been recalled due to problems with their eCall feature, which alerts emergency services of an accident and relays a vehicle's location to them.
The company announced that the recall impacts 1,292,258 cars in the United States that could possibly send the wrong location in the event of an emergency.
According to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Mercedes "determined that a safety risk cannot be ruled out." A glitch in the software might "fail to communicate" the right car's location to first responders if the power supply drops during a crash, causing a delay for a potential rescue.
Because the problem is software-related, the fix can usually be done "over the air" - via a wireless download using the car's existing mobile data connection.
The recall covers vehicles sold from model years 2016 to 2021 and includes CLA-Class, GLA-Class, GLE-Class, GLS-Class, SLC-Class, A-Class, GT-Class, C-Class, E-Class, S-Class, CLS-Class, SL-Class, B-Class, GLB-Class, GLC-Class, and G-Class vehicles, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Mercedes said the formal recall will begin in April, with owners having to visit dealerships to have the issue fixed.
The company said, "it was unaware of any instances of material damages or personal injuries that have resulted from the issue."
Mercedes added that "a temporary collapse of the communication module's power supply caused by a crash might lead to the vehicle's position during a potential emergency call being incorrect." However, "other functions of the automatic and manual emergency call function remain fully operational."
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The custom of saying anything after a sneeze was begun literally as a blessing. Pope Gregory the Great (540-604 AD) ascended to the Papacy just in time for the start of the plague (his successor succumbed to it). Gregory (whom we can also credit with the ever-famous Gregorian chant) called for litanies, processions and unceasing prayer for God's help and intercession. Columns marched through the streets chanting, "Kyrie Eleison" (Greek for "Lord have mercy" and a huge hit for the 80's band Mister Mister). When someone sneezed, they were immediately blessed ("God bless you!") in the hope that they would not subsequently develop the plague. All that prayer apparently worked, judging by how quickly the plague of 590 AD diminished.
When I was a kid I was told that the reason you say anything to a sneezer is because when one sneezes, his/her heart stops, and you "bless" them so that their heart starts beating again. I have since learned that this explanation is to be filed in the same mental drawer as the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus (although the ruling is still out on the Tooth Fairy cause there are lot of gay men out there with great teeth).In Europe, it was believed that sneezing expels the soul--the "breath of life"--from the body. We know today, of course, that when you sneeze, your heart doesn't stop, nor will your eyes pop out if you can keep them open, nor does your soul get expelled. What does get expelled are hundreds upon thousands of microscopic germs speeding out of your nose at up to 100 miles per hour!
When I was in college, I did a study for a sociology course where I would go to certain locations and sneeze my best try-not-to-sound-too-fake sneeze. I made notes of the demographic and who was in my immediate vicinity. And out of those people, I made a chart of who blessed me, or said anything to me for that matter. I remember that it was mostly older people who said anything to me, most of the younger ones did not acknowledge me. I also recall that I was surprised that more people DID NOT bless me than DID. And it was something like 1 out of 8 who said "gesundheit" instead of "bless you". I was a bit limited in my ability to travel to different cities or states or countries to expand on my research (but then again, I had a life), so my outcomes may be skewed to regional colloquialisms rather than anything else.
I used to date a man who would sneeze three times in a row. I would bless him the first two times and after his third sneeze I told him he was one his own - I only bless twice. Within a few weeks, he was only sneezing twice. Coincidence?


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OCR Issues Guidance on Allowable Disclosures of PHI to First Responders During the COVID-19 Crisis
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued further guidance on HIPAA and COVID-19, the disease caused by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. The new guidance document provides examples of allowable disclosures of protected health information (PHI) by covered entities under the HIPAA Privacy Rule to help make sure first responders and others receive PHI about individuals exposed to SARS-CoV-2 or displaying symptoms of COVID-19.
The new guidance document is in Q&A form and explains when covered entities are permitted to disclose PHI such as names and other identifying information to first responders, law enforcement officers, paramedics, and public health authorities without first obtaining a HIPAA authorization.
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911 call center staff may ask for information about a patient's symptoms in order to determine whether there is a risk they have been infected with SARS-CoV-2. Information may then be passed to law enforcement officers and others responding to an incident at the person's location to ensure they take steps to protect themselves.
In all cases, a covered entity must make reasonable efforts to limit the disclosed information to the minimum amount necessary to accomplish the purpose for the disclosure.
"Our nation needs our first responders like never before and we must do all we can to assure their safety while they assure the safety of others," said Roger Severino, OCR Director. "This guidance helps ensure first responders will have greater access to real time infection information to help keep them and the public safe."
The guidance document – COVID-19 and HIPAA: Disclosures to law enforcement, paramedics, other first responders and public health authorities – can be found on the HHS website on this link (PDF).


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Salavat Yulaev Ufa 4 Ak Bars Kazan 2
The latest 'Green derby' between these fierce Eastern Conference rivals was decided in the last five minutes – and a major penalty on Jiri Sekac late on left Ak Bars with nothing from the game.
The visitor had grabbed a 2-1 lead after a pair of quick-fire goals early in the second period. Fyodor Malykhin and Vladimir Tkachyov struck just one minute, 17 seconds apart to overturn Sami Lepisto's opener for the host.
Salavat tied it up just before the intermission thanks to Zakhar Armastsev's power play goal … and penalty trouble ultimately cost Ak Bars this game.
The final stanza was a tight affair until the experienced Sekac flashed an elbow into Lepisto's face in the 54th minute. He was ejected from the game and his major penalty handed the initiative to Salavat Yulaev. Igor Zakharkin's men needed no second invitation: Teemu Hartikainen got the go-ahead goal then Lepisto picked up an assist as Evgeny Bodrov made it 4-2.
Metallurg Magnitogorsk 5 Lada Togliatti 3
Metallurg moved back to the top of the Eastern Conference, but the defending champion had to work hard to get past Lada.
For more than half the game there was little between the teams and Magnitka only gained a semblance of control when Denis Kazionov made it 4-3 in the 34th minute. That goal proved decisive, Oskar Osala added a fifth for emphasis in the 48th minute.
Earlier, though, Lada put up a strong performance. Nikita Filatov opened the scoring in the seventh minute, only for Sergei Mozyakin to tie the game in the first period. Nothing daunted, Anton Krysanov began the middle stanza by reinstating Lada's lead.
Metallurg hit back with two goals in three minutes as Danis Zaripov and Bogdan Poteikhin gave the home side the lead for the first time in the game, but Lada still wasn't done. Yefim Gurkin capped a fine individual performance with a clutch goal to make it 3-3 before the champion's class finally told.
Jokerit Helsinki 3 Kunlun Red Star 2
Two of Kunlun's Finnish contingent found the net in their homeland – but goals from Janne Jalasvaara and Tuukka Mantyla could not save the Chinese team from a narrow defeat.
The game was important for both teams' playoff ambitions, with Jokerit eager to return to the top eight in the West and Red Star looking to maintain its position in the East. And both teams went out looking for goals from the start in an open and entertaining game.
Jokerit struck first, converting the first power play of the game. Charles Genoway found Peter Regin, and the Danish forward did the rest. Kunlun sought to find a way back into the game and piled on the pressure at the start of the second period before tying it up with a power play goal of its own for Jalasvaara and came close to taking the lead shortly afterwards, only for a lengthy video review to rule out Martin Bakos' effort from a tight angle.
Thus reprieved, the Finns stepped up the pace in the third period and got back in front with yet another power play goal. Genoway had the assist again as Pekka Jormakka made it 2-1 by tucking away the rebound from his team-mate's shot. Sakari Salminen then added a third before Mantyla struck back late on to set up a tense finale. But unlike Thursday's late recovery in Minsk, Kunlun could not find a way to tie up this one.
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A late goal from Maxim Pestushko gave Avangard a tight 3-2 verdict over Spartak in Omsk. There were less than seven minutes to play when Pestushko snapped a 2-2 tie while both teams had a man in the penalty box. Earlier Avangard led 2-0 on goals from Anton Burdasov – his fourth in three games – and Jonas Ahnelov, but Spartak scored twice in the 39th minute through Marcus Hogstrom and Matthew Gilroy.
Teams usually withdraw the goalie in a bid to recover a single-goal deficit; Neftekhimik gave it a try when trailing 0-5 at Traktor. The plan backfired, though as Alexander Sharov got his second of the night into an empty net. There were two goals for two Petrovs – Alexei and Yury – as well as markers from Konstantin Klimentov and Derek Roy. Vasily Demchenko made 34 saves for his shut-out and was the busier of the three goaltenders seen during the game.
Sibir got a much-needed boost by ending a run of six defeats with a 3-1 success at home to HC Sochi. Andrei Skabelka's men scored a goal in each period through Alexei Glukhov, Konstantin Okulov and Stepan Sannikov. Yury Alexandrov hit Sochi's consolation goal in the 46th minute.
Alexander Frolov scored two and added an assist to help Torpedo sink Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Vyacheslav Kulyomin and Dmitry Semin also found the net as the visitor opened up a 4-0 lead. Andrei Taratakhin and Evgeny Solovyov made the scoreline more respectable for Kuznya in the last five minutes. Dinamo Minsk ended a miserable run of five defeats with a 3-0 win over Amur. The Belarusians climb back into the playoff spots thanks to first-period goals from Rob Klinkhammer and Andrei Stepanov plus a second-period marker from Evgeny Kovyrshin. Ben Scrivens made 17 saves for a confidence-boosting shut-out.
Dinamo Riga is still rooted to the foot of the Western Conference, but there are signs of more fight from Latvia after a 3-2 win over Admiral. Edgars Kulda, Gints Meija and Georgijs Pujacs gave the home team a 3-0 lead; two goals from Andrei Sigaryov could not get Admiral back into the game. Roman Lyuduchin snapped a 1-1 tie to give Ugra its second win in three days against European opposition. This time Slovan was the victim. Lyuduchin struck in the 48th minute, four minutes after Vaclav Nederost had cancelled out Konstantin Mayorov's opener late in the middle stanza.


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No. 1 Remote Sensor Unit partners with RAAF Association (SA) to commemorate Battle of Britain
On Saturday 14 September, No. 1 Remote Sensor Unit partnered with the RAAF Association (SA) to host South Australia's annual Battle of Britain Commemoration Service at Torrens Parade Ground in the Adelaide CBD.
The Commemorative Service is one of four during the year in which RAAF Edinburgh units collaborate with the RAAF Association (SA). Commanding Officer of No. 1 Remote Sensor Unit (1RSU) Wing Commander (WGCDR) Julien Greening gave the commemoration address and said that being an air and space surveillance unit, 1RSU has a strong linkage to the Battle of Britain.
"Today we remember the exploits and sacrifice of what has become known as 'The Few'," said WGCDR Greening.
"Those airmen and support personnel who fought so gallantly and so defiantly between July and October 1940 in what became the first major air campaign and the first military defeat for a German war machine that had, until that stage, over-run Europe in early World War 2.
"Their actions, achievements and sacrifice were so crucial in defending Britain they lead Winston Churchill to famously declare 'Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few'."
Although difficult to confirm, it is believed there were 37 Australian aircrew who participated in the Battle of Britain. Of those 37 Australian pilots, eight were South Australians.
One of those was Desmond Fopp, whose relatives attended the commemoration service. Born 13 March 1920 at Cudlee Creek in the Adelaide Hills, Fopp joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve and was called up in 1939 following the outbreak of war.
Fopp flew Hurricane's in fighter sweeps across France, Netherlands and Belgium to cover the retreat of allied troops and then flew all over southern England as part of The Battle of Britain.
On 3 September, 1940 he and three other aircraft were scrambled to encounter an unknown size force identified on radar. Getting into the air, his flight suddenly found themselves facing overwhelming odds engaging a 60 strong German aircraft formation. He saw one of his mates shot down almost straight away and after spending all his ammunition damaging a Dornier 17, he was then attacked by three Me 110 fighters.
In Norman Frank's The Battle of Britain book and the Australians in the Battle of Britain Blog, Desmond Fopp is quoted:
"We were scrambled late and did not get to sufficient altitude to achieve a favourable attacking position from above, with the result that we had to attack head-on at about 20,000 feet, and hope to break up the large formation of Do 17s, with guns blazing which did separate them considerably.
"I had just put a Dornier's engine out and he was smoking badly when I saw three Me 110s coming in behind me in line astern, all I heard was a thump and the next second I was sitting in a ball of fire."
Fopp was hospitalised for three months and blind for one month. It is said he was virtually unrecognisable. Showing incredible fortitude and resilience, Fopp recovered and returned to operations 12 months later flying "rhubarb" missions; exceptionally dangerous missions where the aim was to fly low level, shooting at anything that moved, disrupting communications and drawing the Luftwaffe into action.
He was mentioned in Despatches for actions over France with the squadron. In describing one of his attacks on a German train, a fellow pilot once said that Fopp 'was a bloody crazy Australian, but he obliterated that train!'
Surviving the Second World War, Fopp retired from the RAF on 13th March 1975 at the rank of Squadron Leader after quite a remarkable career that spanned over three decades and included operations around the globe.
Despite serving in the RAF, Fopp held true to his Australian heritage and remained an Australian passport-holder all his life. He was a passionate supporter of cricket and took great delight whenever the Australians won the Ashes.
He died in 2005 recognised as Australia's last surviving Battle of Britain veteran.
WGCDR Greening concluded the commemorative address by saying, "We remember Desmond Fopp as one of those remarkable eight South Australians of the Few and the many other allied aircrew that flew in the Battle of Britain.
"And while we commemorate the Few, we must not forget the many airmen and airwomen who perished on the airfields sustaining the pilots in the air.
"Together, they have carved a remarkable legacy of courage, sacrifice and airmanship battling against all odds to defend Britain.
"In many respects, it is a legacy unparalleled. A legacy that we as Australians and the Royal Australian Air Force, have as a responsibility and honour to nurture and hold into the future."


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QB Brissett chooses Florida over his mother's wishes
PALM BEACH GARDENS -- Jacoby Brissett gave his mother a long hug, then a rose.
She walked away disappointed anyway.
Brissett, who was the nation's top uncommitted quarterback recruit, announced Friday night he plans to enroll this fall at Florida, revealing his decision during his senior-night basketball ceremony at Palm Beach Gardens Dwyer High.
The 6-foot-5, 225-pound Brissett -- who was wooed by countless schools, including Wisconsin and Miami, plus was recruited by North Carolina basketball coach Roy Williams -- does not plan to send in his letter of intent to the Gators until Monday.
The way Ellicia Brown sees it, that gives her the weekend to change her son's mind. She wants him to attend Miami.
"Not my choice," Brown said. "I'm very disappointed. I didn't like the way Florida handled the process. I've never been able to meet the head coach ... I've never met (Will Muschamp) face-to-face and I find that very disrespectful and I'm just hurt with the whole process with the Gators.
"I was hoping that he would respect me and go to 'The U' because 'The U' showed respect to his mom."
Brissett completed 63 percent of his passes for 2,743 yards and 32 touchdowns in 2010. He has expressed interest in being a two-sport athlete at the college level.
He decided long ago not to sign his letter of intent Wednesday, when the overwhelming majority of players who committed to major-college schools made their decisions official. He wanted to add something special to his basketball senior night, so after wrapping his arms around his mom, Brissett took the microphone and made a short statement to the overflowing gymnasium.
"Next year I'm going to play at the University of Florida," Brissett said shortly before tip-off.
With that, some people in the bleachers -- a few wearing Miami hats, shirts and other regalia -- departed, and the crowd was mixed between boos and cheers.
Brissett told his mother of the decision by text message around 5 p.m. Friday.
"He knew I would be hurt and disappointed," Brown said. "So he texted me."