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Seems like all tennis clothing designers are using the same colors this year. Loved Adidas' design in the past few years. But this year's design just does not appeal to me. Seems to me that Nike is doing a better job with the clothing design this year. What do you think?
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Hey Tony, you the man of many photos should have some examples? Are you talking men or women, or both?
By the way, where are you right now?
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Recommended by Sarah Pauline (@sarahinrainbows)
Form and genre: play
Length: 160 pages
Summary: A dramatic adaptation of Mark Haddon's bestselling novel dealing with a young man's experience of living with autism.
Age recommendation and challenging content: Contains elements of ableism. Requires careful discussion and awareness of bias. Would recommend for Y7 and above.
Notable reasons for recommending this book: It's a great introduction to modern drama and stage craft.
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Have you ever seen how fabric is woven together? Lines of yarn or thread are interwoven with additional yarn or thread to create a solid piece of material of beautiful design. It is a fascinating process where pieces of something are intertwined, weaved together, to make something whole.
Once in a while I hear someone say something that resonates deep within me. It happened for me and church one day. The topic of the meeting was "The Gift of the Spirit."
A good friend of mine spoke on the topic of the Holy Ghost. She said, "The Holy Ghost has woven every spiritual experience I have had into every fiber of my being."
She went on to paint the picture that every time the Spirit testifies of truth, offers comfort, gently guides and teaches, every time the it speaks to your soul (for it is a spiritual communication) the Spirit imprints those experiences on your heart and soul.
What a beautiful sentiment, and I find myself in total agreement with my dear friend.
C.S. Lewis once said, "Faith is the art of holding on to things your reason once accepted, despite your changing moods."
Faith is not static. Each day it is either stronger or weaker than the day before. It take constant effort, nourishment and care to strengthen one's faith. In times of disaster, fear, trial and sorrow,when our faith is tried, we can hold on to what we once believe in our minds. We can also tap into the imprints of past spiritual experiences that have been woven into our heart. It is a safety net for the soul- a part of who we are.
When I feel the Spirit, it weaves traces of itself with me- in affect changing me for the better. Perhaps this is one of the ways we become like our Savior. The threads that make me are intertwined by the threads of deity. Only therein can I become more like my Savior. Only with the woven threads can I be made whole.
What joy that brings me!
I also feel this is a comforting- and very fitting- lesson, because there are many times in my life when I feel like I am hanging on by a thread! Now I now where to get more when I need it!


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Originally from Toronto, Wes Niven moved to Calgary for the sake of his art. Or, more specifically, to attend Bow Valley College's Artstream program in 2007.
According to Wes, his grades in his senior year of high school left him with two options, "Join the army or go to art school." When he heard about the realities of war from a friend deployed, art school quickly became the top contender. After researching schools in Ontario and Alberta, Wes decided to apply for Artstream to improve his grades and develop his portfolio for acceptance into the Alberta College of Art + Design (ACAD).
During his time in Artstream, Wes began to understand the importance of developing strong writing skills. In fact, Wes credits Artstream instructor, James Holroyd, with improving his writing. This newfound skill has been a crucial asset in the corporate world. "There is no question Artstream prepared me for ACAD, it gave me a clear advantage over my peers."
In 2013, Wes graduated with a Bachelor of Design from ACAD and moved to New York City to complete his post-graduate education at the School of Visual Arts (SVA). After honing his graphic design skills at SVA, Wes was hired as a graphic designer at the Converse global headquarters. Working at Converse has plugged Wes into global culture, which he feels inspires his work. Although Wes is busy creating the latest designs for Converse, he still maintains a freelance practice and has been commissioned for custom pieces. Wes's work can be found in Graphis, Adweek and The Art Directors Club to name a few.
When asked what piece of work he is most proud of, he said the "Stay Hungry" mural, which currently hangs on the fifth floor of ACAD. Similar to the meaning behind his mural, Wes would encourage prospective students to "practice, work hard and don't ever give up. If you see something you want, go for it."


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CancerPartners' Passions Ball
Since 2004, Coachella Valley residents who hear those dreaded words, "You have cancer," have been turning to Gilda's Club Desert Cities for the emotional, educational and social support they need to cope with their diagnosis. This year, the non-profit organization changed its name to CancerPartners to more clearly identify its mission of serving all those impacted by cancer in the Coachella Valley-so that no one has to face cancer alone.
To celebrate its new name and identity, CancerPartners created a spectacular new annual fundraising event, The Passions Ball. The new gala took place earlier this month at The Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort & Spa. And what a joyful and glamorous celebration it was!
The celebratory mood was in evidence from the entry to the lobby, to the terrace on this lovely, mild evening. Wait staff passed an abundance of champagne, wine and appetizers and a full bar was open as well. Striking artwork from the gallery of Jorge Mendez, both huge canvases and abstract sculptures, caught everyone's attention. And who could miss the "living statues"-slender models on pedestals showing off elaborate gem-studded pieces from Ryan Ryan's Jewelry Bar?
The sense of celebration was even more pronounced inside the Ambassador Ballroom, which Momentous (Frank Goldstin) had transformed into a shimmering wonderland of white and teal (the healing blue-green that is CancerPartners' signature color). Centerpieces of tall crystal lamps and all-white blooms (tulips, roses, lilies) completed the festive décor.
The Passion Ball's celebrity emcee was Bobbie Eakes of The Bold and the Beautiful and All My Children fame. Styled by Palm Springs Life's fashion editor, Susan Stein, with gown from Saks Fifth Avenue and accessories from The Jewelry Bar, Eakes told her own family's cancer story before introducing "the energetic and passionate leader of CancerPartners, President and CEO Maria Elena Geyer.""A great deal of thought and deliberation went into choosing the new CancerPartners name," Geyer said. "Seeing the community's response over the last few months tells us we made just the right decision."
The event was dubbed "An Evening of Heart and Soul" and there was plenty of each. Providing the "Heart" were the two cancer heroes who received the inaugural Passion Awards: extraordinary philanthropist Annette Bloch, who received the Lifetime Passion Award for her tireless efforts over many years, and distinguished surgical oncologist Dr. Janet K. Ihde, medical director of Women's Health at the Comprehensive Cancer Center of Desert Regional Medical Center, who received the Partner in Passion Award. Touchingly, both are themselves breast cancer survivors. Both received standing ovations.
In accepting her award from the presenter, Desert Regional CEO Michele Finney, Dr. Ihde noted that "after studying and caring for so many cancer patients, this year I myself was inducted into the sisterhood." She described her own course of treatments, which she now has in common with those whom she has treated. "But I did have one thing that most of my patients do not have, and that as the knowledge that most breast cancer patients do well and live a long time. During the past 30 years, I have observed tremendous exploration into the treatment of cancers. I hope that I can instill confidence and courage in my future cancer patients."
Bloch's award was presented to her by fellow philanthropists Barbara Keller and Terri Ketover, who said, "It's no wonder her email username is Angel Bloch. She is indeed an angel, a gem, a treasure to thousands of cancer patients and so deserving of this award."
Bloch shared her story of the cancer diagnosis that her late husband, Richard (the "R" in H & R Block) received in 1978, and how, when given two months to live, he survived 25 years instead. It was in gratitude for this miracle that the couple started their foundation, and gave millions of dollars to cancer organizations around the country to give cancer patients support and hope. She concluded with these words: "When I speak on cancer, I always end with "Remember, cancer is just a word, not a sentence!" What a wise thing to remember.
Providing the evening's "Soul" were dynamite entertainers straight from Las Vegas. HITZVILLE: The Show! is a fabulous Motown revue led by singer Jin-Jin Reeves. Their spectacular performance of hits from The Temptations, Gladys Knight, Tina Turner and more got Passions Ball attendees dancing from the very first bar and kept the dance floor packed to the very end.
The Ball had not just one, but seven Honorary Event Chairs who wielded their considerable influence in the community on the event's behalf: Barbara Keller, Terri Ketover, Lori Serfling, David Brinkman, Jamye Jesser, Paul Clowers, Donna Dunn and Michael Mathews.
Contributing immeasurably to the evening's success were generous event sponsors, said Board Chairman Paul D. Golden. At the very top was Pinnacle Sponsor the Wasserman Foundation, followed by Presenting Sponsors Annette Bloch; Sharon and Robert Miller; and Cheryl and Bernard Williams. The Auen Foundation was Platinum, Sally Nordstrom and the Westin Missions Hills Golf Resort and Spa were Diamond, and Gold Partners were the Coachella Valley Wellness Foundation; Contour Dermatology; Desert Oasis Healthcare; Harold Matzner; and Carleen and Charles Riach.
Media sponsors included Alpha Media USA; Asher & Asher Consulting; CBSLocal2 and KESQ; KMIR; Desert Health News; and Palm Springs Life.
More than 360 guests were in attendance, among them Gilda's Club co-founders Paula Berke and Phyllis Greene; Board members Hal Asher and Margie Taft; CV Wellness Foundation Chair Patty Newman; Eisenhower Medical Center's Alison Sachs; Peggy Cravens; David Steen; Andrei Muresan; Jerry Keller; and Dr. Kenneth Jesser. Also Ludim and Dr. Elber Camacho and Teresa Whipple of Desert Regional's Comprehensive Cancer Center; Carolyn and Daniel Caldwell; Jeri and Walter Clark; and Tools for Tomorrow founder Jennie Inch.
You know it's a real celebration when the event is supposed to be over at 9:15 and the guests are still packing the dance floor at 10 o'clock. The Passions Ball was such a smashing success that Geyer has just announced that a date has been set for next year. So put Saturday, November 10, 2018 on your calendar for yet another celebration that's filled with heart and soul.
For information about upcoming CancerPartners events, including the Old Bags Luncheon: (760) 770-5678, cancerpartners.org.


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The photographs in I AM A MAN bring to life the strife and strength that breathed through the civil rights movement. These striking images are teeming with life and motion and place the reader inside these vital moments in American history. William R. Ferris's text provides a path for the reader through each period of the movement and is packed with insightful commentary. Not only is this book beautiful, it may be one of the most important collections on the civil rights movement. (Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation and fellow of the Institute for Urban Design)
These amazing, powerful, and poignant images remind us of not just the powerful moments like the Ernest Withers shots of Martin Luther King Jr. or the way Spider Martin captured the bravery and the carnage of 'Bloody Sunday' in Selma, Alabama, but also the less remembered, smaller acts of bravery and resistance like my dad quietly confronting segregation or the image of the dignified African American woman in the 'paddy-wagon' in Birmingham by Bob Adelman. This collection helps us realize how significant actions and more modest, often unacknowledged victories helped to transform a nation. (From the foreword by Lonnie G. Bunch III, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution)
The pictures themselves are striking and even though many photographs pertaining to the civil rights movement have been published over the last fifty-sixty years, I don't believe I have seen most, if any, of the ones published in this book before. They offer a different perspective to that time period that will not be lost among the many books and exhibits that have come out recently. William Ferris's book will garner attention from a wide public, photography enthusiasts, and civil rights advocates. (David Cheramie, founding member of Les Amis de l'Immersion and Action Cadienne and author of the book of poetry Julie Choufleur ou les preuves d'amour)
William Ferris's collection of civil rights photographs and short essays presents an overview of landmark moments in the civil rights struggle. The straightforward presentation of information in chronological fashion makes this book a good resource for undergraduate history courses as well as for the general, nonacademic reader. (Annette Joseph-Gabriel, assistant professor of French and Francophone studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and author of Reimagining Liberation: How Black Women Transformed Citizenship in the French Empire)


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The Kingdom of Morocco has followed with deep concern the violent incidents in Al-Quds Acharif and in the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Morocco, whose Sovereign His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God assist Him, chairs the Al Quds Committee, considers these violations as an inadmissible act that is likely to stir up tensions.
The Kingdom considers that unilateral measures are not the solution, and calls for dialogue and respect for rights.
Morocco reaffirms the need to preserve the special status of the city of Al-Quds and to protect the Islamic character of the holy city and the sanctity of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.


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Here's a fun news flash for you: We (literally all of us) are terrible at dating. If you can find me one person who is good at showing up to a bar and exchanging get-to-know-you small talk with a stranger for 1.5 hours while laughing the exact correct amount and at places in the conversation where it makes sense 100% of the time, then I will show you an alien invader from another galaxy who is trying to live among us but didn't do enough research. There's no doubt about it—we are all trash bags when it comes to dating. BUT. Don't you want to know what brand of trash bag you are? Because, as it turns out, we have the technology. Here, your worst dating style, based on your Myers-Briggs personality type.
I can, nay, must harness the power of the Myers-Briggs to scry your exact dating style based on your MBTI. I know what you're thinking: I'm too special. There's no way you can tell my extremely specific dating style based on my Myers-Briggs type! But I've been down in my laboratory doing all sorts of personality test sciences, and only now do I emerge with my results. And I hate to break it to you but they are 100%, empirically accurate. It's a done deal. I've done all the hard, gristly labor down in the Personality Mines, and now all you have to do is scroll down and see what your deal is! The good news is no type's dating flaws are impossible to change, except INTJ's! Just kidding, INTJs, you know I love you. Read on to know how you ruin dates, you sweet attractive date ruiner, you!
Look, it's not your fault you've got a competitive side! What probably is your fault, though, is managing to find your date's board games closet early on in the relationship and crushing them so far into the dust at Monopoly that they no longer are able to consider you a sexual prospect.
You confound people by being Soft and Sensitive while also fighting like a deranged coyote against any sort of entanglements. You're either ready to elope or ready to just run away on your own at any time. Not sure if you know this, but "Let me be free but also don't let me go!" might be considered a mixed message.
Every date you've ever had has been your Absolute Soulmate because, turns out, it's much easier to discover the five things about a person that are FANTASTIC than the 10 things that are annoying or tiresome or conflict with your schedule. Ah well, on to the next One!
Arriving with a bulleted list of Relationship Objectives to accomplish might be a bit intimidating to some folks. Perhaps consider that not every human interaction requires a five-year plan.
You're constantly showing up late to dates because you got distracted by an artsy documentary about bees you found on Netflix. And even when you finally show up, you're still preoccupied about the bees and get called emotionally unavailable.
Things go really well until a couple of months in when you realize you're the only reason they've made it to any event/function/dentist appointment, and you've become the legal guardian of their houseplants and pets. You might want to consider cutting down on your emotional labor or at least start sending invoices for it.
Sure, the person you're kind of seeing is cute and nice and smells good, but they only hit five out of the eight criteria on your list of necessary personality traits. And it would just be sloppy of you to overlook that.
You might not make the biggest first impression, but it's just because you're busy running a mental inventory on all the blankets in your home and wondering how many you could physically wrap around yourself at once the second you get home. Who could blame you?
Congrats! You're a great partner! Until the impulse to drive across the country or apply for an artist residency in France or burn all your credit cards and live in an abandoned bus in the woods kicks in and you totally blank on the fact that you were seeing someone until the next calendar year.
Your date likes you fine, but you, more or less, immediately wear them out with Fun Date Activities. Trying to cram in a hot air balloon ride, mime classes and an Ocean's 11-style jewel heist into one night might seem romantic—but it's also just the teensiest bit exhausting.
You suffer some basic breakdowns in communication. You thought "date" meant they would shut up and let you talk about a book on the history of celebrity animals you just read, but now they want to talk about feelings or something? Like, they don't understand how important these archival images of dogs on unicycles are???
Congrats, you took it too serious. What did you take too serious? Whether it was discussing whose family to spend Christmas with on date three or just really leaning into explaining the correct way to parallel park, you might just wanna chillll.
You're extremely trusting, which isn't bad! It usually inspires people to be trusting in return! But there is a limit on that, and you probably shouldn't keep offering to co-sign a lease for someone on a second date.
Your date runs out of steam after having to scale the side of a building to retrieve you after a comedic bit goes wrong. Don't worry though—it was a really good bit and definitely worth the fire department being called. It's just that your date has to go lie down now.
You've noticed your love interest has been a bit cold to you lately, but, in their defense, you guys have never actually spoken before. I know your regimen of smiling and almost making eye contact when you ride the elevator together, plus wearing blue a lot (which you think is their favorite color because they wear blue a lot), seems bulletproof—but you might have to actually exchange words at some point.
Look, you've gotta stop responding to simple questions about yourself as if you are under a full FBI inquisition. The conversation might flow better if someone doesn't have to reach for a crowbar to pry even the smallest details out of you. When your date asks you what you like to do in your free time, they're not actually looking for a means to destroy you—you can just tell them!


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LBFRS formally ends when the new Scottish Fire Service officially comes into existence on the 1st April 2013.
To mark the occasion a farewell celebration/function has been organised, by LBFRS, on the 28th March 2013. They are particularly keen to extend an invitation to all retired personnel and have specifically asked that details of the event be posted on the Fireaway Club website.
•Event: Farewell to LBFRS
•Date: 28th March
•Venue: Cargo, Fountainbridge, Edinburgh (upstairs hall - 300 capacity)
•Cost: £6 per ticket
A copy of the advertising poster for the event is available to view via the Latest News page on the Fireaway Club website.
The date coincides with the next Fireaway Club social meeting scheduled for 28th March. However, at the social held last Thursday (Jan 31st) everyone indicated they were was keen to attend the function and agreed to cancel the March meeting and make the 'Farewell to LBFRS' function a Fireaway event.
If you're interested in a ticket please email firstname.lastname@example.com by midnight, Wednesday, 6th February. We'll contact LBFRS on the 7th with the total number of tickets requested.
The plan would be for retired members to meet in Cloisters pub, 26 Brougham Place, Edinburgh at 7pm on the 28th March. Tickets would be distributed there before going on to the function.
There's also a thread on the messageboard with more information and a running total of the number of retired members indicating they will attend the event.
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The first month my husband and I lived in our current neighborhood, we watched a house across road from us burn to the ground. The scent of smoke began to pervade the street around 8pm, and at first, could have been mistaken for a campfire or barbeque.
Soon the air became hazier and it was obvious something was wrong. Neighbors and volunteer firefighters walked up and down the street looking for the source of the smoke for a half an hour before visible flames began to shoot out from the house across the road and three houses down from ours. Within another 10- 15 minutes the house was engulfed in flames.
I had never met the owners of the house or been inside their home, but I knew they had lived a lifetime in it. I could tell by their back yard. It faced a stretch of the walking trail my husband and I walk every evening. We were just learning how hard it is to maintain a green lawn, and theirs was thick and lush. They had a gated herb garden with a stone walkway that curved past a coy pond and a bench swing. Their friendly dogs wagged their tails at us when we passed.
After the fire the owners (who were not home at the time) were initially resolved to rebuild. But they never did. They sold their lot and moved. Another house was hastily built, sold and another family moved in. But they never grew the garden back. They filled the coy pond in, and took down the swing. The friendly dogs are gone.
I felt the same sadness that I felt watching that house burn when I saw images of Notre-Dame burning on Monday. I've never visited, but I still feel such an incredible sense of loss watching something that took over two lifetimes to build burn.
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Hyland, a leading content services provider, announced its acquisition of Learning Machine, an innovator in blockchain-anchored digital credentialing solutions. The acquisition was effective February 1, 2020.
Learning Machine is a pioneer in leveraging blockchain technology to authenticate documents and content. Its credentialing solution facilitates the creation and sharing of blockchain-secured digital records that are recipient owned, vendor independent and verifiable anywhere. The Learning Machine Issuing System allows any organization to easily design their records, import recipient data, issue records and manage the entire credentialing lifecycle. The system allows governments, companies and educational institutions to issue blockchain records at scale, rooted in any blockchain they choose.
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"This acquisition is a major step toward our goal of revolutionizing the way organizations electronically exchange trusted records," said Bill Priemer, president and CEO of Hyland. "The addition of Learning Machine's digital credentialing solutions to Hyland's content services platform will enable our customers to generate and manage digital documents that are both easily shareable and instantly verifiable."
"The use of blockchain technology for digital credentialing has become an increasingly urgent need as governments, educational institutions and organizations seek to combat fraud, mitigate risk and relieve administrative burdens associated with the exchange of content," said Chris Jagers, CEO of Learning Machine. "This acquisition creates significant value for Learning Machine customers who will gain the full benefit of Hyland's notable support, partnership and accountability."
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One of the most prevalent uses of the Learning Machine technology today is the issuing of digitally secured diplomas and transcripts for and by higher education institutions. With over 900 of these institutions already leveraging the Hyland content services platform, these customers stand to benefit from Learning Machine's ability to share and deliver authenticated content. Additionally, Hyland looks forward to accelerating the diversification of Learning Machine solutions across the vertical markets and geographies in which Hyland is already well positioned to help organizations deliver better experiences to the people they serve.
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Stardew Valley is a very simple game where you're free to do anything and everything at your own pace. This includes building your farm, planting and harvesting crops, and exploring the world among many other things. It will feel enjoyable no matter how fast or slow you do it. This coupled with the colorful/pleasing art style and the great soundtrack makes it an extremely pleasing experience. See More
Living on a farm is a lot of work, so you'll have to repeat the same tasks quite often. This includes tilling land, planting seeds, chopping trees, and many other farm related activities. While it's normally pretty fun and relaxing, it can get incredibly tedious during long play sessions, especially if you're just trying to progress. See More
While Stardew Valley is primarily a farming simulator, it also has social interaction elements and combat elements. The social interaction elements allow you to interact with people around the town. You can befriend them, get quests from them, hang out with them, and even find a significant other to go out with and eventually marry. It can be very addictive to max out your relationship with everyone. The combat elements are introduced when you unlock the dungeon, allowing you to battle creatures such as slimes, golems, and even mummies. While the combat is pretty simple, having you just swing your weapon, it's very satisfying to whack away at enemies. If farming ever starts feeling stale you can try either of these to mix it up, allowing you to keep the game fresh for a longer time. See More
When you work on your farm, go fishing, explore or just walk around the town you'll be accompanied by a really nice soundtrack. It's sometimes upbeat, sometimes soothing, and sometimes even melancholic, with every track matching each location and season perfectly. There's also a wide variety of instruments used, including a piano, accordion, banjo, synths, and many others. This allows you to listen to the soundtrack for hours without getting tired of it. Sometimes it's very hard to believe Stardew Valley and its soundtrack was produced by just one person. See More
When creating your own farm you aren't just limited to plowing fields for planting crops. You can also dig wells, put down fences, and even build various structures such as barns or stables. This allows you to build a farm that firmly matches your goals and sense of aesthetics. See More
All of the puzzles use a simple concept where you draw a line from point A to point B to solve them. This could get old really fast, but the developer has thought of many ways to keep it fresh. While the regular variants are just maze puzzles, they gradually get new layers added to them. It can be symbols you have to separate, panels you have to look at from different angles or clues in the environment. Even after solving around 300 puzzles, the new puzzles you encounter will still feel exciting. See More
Certain puzzles use colors to hint at the solution. If you're not able to tell them apart it may be impossible to solve the puzzles. There are also that puzzles require you to listen to the sounds in the environment and use them for the solution. Some of them are masked with sound effects such as car horns or birds chirping, making the puzzles hard to solve. This becomes a lot more difficult if your hearing is impaired. See More
Even if some of the puzzles are rage-inducingly hard, the world of the Witness is really peaceful. It's an uninhabited island littered with stone statues and mismatched environments. Yet none of it feels out of place. It is really intriguing to explore each new area, especially because you can find voice recordings in them. At first these may seem like simple audio logs, but each one contains essential clues to gently shift your thought process. To succeed you need to shift your perspective and think outside the box. See More
Everything about this game leads you toward exploration, even the graphics. They're very vibrant and feel alive, invoking in you a sense of wonder. This is thanks to a great variety of colors, ranging from wild, hot pinks to more subdued ocean tones. The colors are also used contrast the environments and make them stand out. For example, there's a location painted orange autumn colors next to a grayish-white quarry. See More
In the first Life is Strange, many players complained that Chloe was insufferable and selfish as Max's best friend, complaining in order to have more of her time when she might not have deserved it. This time around, watching the events of Before the Storm unfold from Chloe's eyes is enjoyable, largely thanks to how easygoing she is with Rachel--for the most part--and how far she's willing to go to sacrifice for her throughout the plot. Chloe makes dorky jokes that don't always land and back-talks school staff at Blackwell Academy with harmless ease, making her a much warmer, sillier character compared to her prickly, temperamental self in Max's adventure. See More
With much of the focus on the storytelling, it's still unfortunate that Chloe can't leave the designated story areas without turning around and repeating the same line about how she's supposed to focus on her objective. The limited areas to walk around in are understandable, yet disappointing, with missed opportunities for Chloe to walk down the street from her home and see what her neighbors are up to, or for her and Rachel to hang out in more places around Arcadia Bay together. See More
Daughter, the indie folk band from England, worked on the tracks for Before the Storm, pulling together many of the game's great moments with thoughtful acoustic tunes and moody piano tracks. The more upbeat, hopeful tracks fit in incredibly well with Chloe's adventurous scenes with Rachel, giving a sense of wonder as the two explore Arcadia Bay together. One song in particular, 'All I Wanted', is a memorable, catchy folk track that captures the feeling of Chloe and Rachel supporting one another through their struggles, which is what Life is Strange: Before the Storm is all about. See More
Life is Strange: Before the Storm is an all-around stand-out title, with the first and second episodes building up to an impactful third installment that feels lacking in certain aspects. Without getting into spoilers, there are a few plot holes that aren't wrapped up by the end, and much of the tension in the episode falls flat because of these glaring holes that none of the characters bother to address. See More
The original Life is Strange suffered from some instances of awkward lines that sounded like a middle-aged adult trying to emulate how teenagers speak; thankfully, Before the Storm has a much clearer, down-to-earth script that helps the characters sound more authentic and real. Rachel's use of "hella" is more amusing this time around, as it gives context as to why Chloe picked up on it and used it frequently in the first game. Overall, each of the characters in the game are more well-rounded across the three episodes thanks to the smooth writing. See More
Much like in the first game, Before the Storm features several choices throughout the game that have an impact on future plot points across the three episodes. How these choices end up impacting the ending are debatable, but there are still a myriad of choices that change the outcome of a single playthrough, such as Chloe's decision to handle certain sums of money, or whether or not she's willing to accept her mother's unlikable new boyfriend. Chloe and Rachel's interactions can also be limited to friendship or expanded into a romantic relationship through player choice. See More
Running around the side-scrolling town as Mae day in and day out is more enjoyable than it sounds at first. It's mundane, but there's a lot of meaning to find around the town if you're willing to look for it. You go wherever you want, finding out stories about the townspeople and the town itself, or hanging out with friends for scripted story moments. Poking around all over town to find out the history is pretty cool, like the underground diner that Mae used to steal from back in the day, or the old shopping mall that barely gets any customers anymore. When you're not talking to people or going somewhere, you can play around with the rhythm mini-game as you practice with Mae's bass either in her room or in her old band with her group of friends. You can fall into a nice habit of checking in with the NPCs and locations you care about most, almost like in real life where you prioritize the people and places you spend the most time around. See More
The story slogs through the premise of Mae's anxieties and disillusionment for a long time until it suddenly switches somewhere in the middle. There are a few hints here and there about how and why the plot becomes a murder mystery, but these things seem inconsequential and not as important as Mae's personal issues. It ends up feeling strange to change things up partway through to something unrelated to the original premise. While the murder mystery isn't necessarily bad, it would have been nice to see a more focused insight and resolution to Mae's young adult troubles. See More
The coming-of-age story in Night in the Woods is unconventional for a video game, making it more unique and intriguing. After dropping out of college, the main character, Mae, struggles with her own disillusionment in life and refusal to grow up, all the while her old friends find success and move on without her. You join in on that struggle as you live as Mae: aimlessly going around town talking to everyone and listening to their worries, browsing your laptop when you're supposed to be doing other important things, and even pressing a button to wake up in bed every morning as a reminder of how mundane life can be. You see all the ways she doesn't necessarily want to grow up, wishing she could stay a kid forever, but then she talks to an old acquaintance who thinks she's washed up now, making her feel anxious about her failings as a young adult. This type of story is familiar for anyone who has also had a hard time with similar problems, and eye-opening for anyone who hasn't. See More
It's hard to like Mae from the start for a few reasons. She's extremely self-centered, she likes to steal for the thrills, and she has no interest whatsoever in fixing her shortcomings. Her life seems to be one awkward moment after another where you can't help but cringe in embarrassment, like in one early scene where she gets drunk at a party and blabs away about her personal problems after spending hours telling herself she wouldn't. As you get to know her, Mae might grow on you, but if you're the type to lose your patience with people who are immature, then you probably won't like her all that much. See More
Night in the Woods is set in Possum Springs, once a booming mine town but now a forgotten speck on the map, rife with poverty and decay. Its history is based on several real Adirondack towns, and its portrayal of rural decline is painfully accurate. The townspeople you talk to lament about having to close down their businesses, or wonder out loud how they'll make ends meet. Everyone's economic hardships feel real and relevant to anyone who's gone through the same thing or knows someone else who has. See More
Every character feels like they have a history and realistic personal motivations, even when they're left unexplained. Mae's friends are all different yet interesting in their own ways, like Gregg who's always happy to see her and helps Mae feel like someone truly cares, and Bea with her biting sarcasm and apathy that seem to cover up her more complex issues. The residents of the town also talk about things in ways that are true-to-life, like how they gossip about their neighbors as you listen in, or just flat-out tell you sometimes to leave them alone. Every character in the game feels like a real person, whether they're central to the story or just one of the NPCs you see sitting on their porch all the time. See More
Diving through the ocean with an array of colorful fish is very soothing. Your character can even meditate, allowing you to gaze at the surrounding aquatic life. The orchestral music further adds to the soothing feeling, while also giving most locations a sense of wonder. Nothing quite like seeing a school of fish swimming around to the soft tune of pipe instruments. See More
Abzû was made by Thatgamecompany, the makers of Journey and Flower. In each of their games, they emphasize taking a distinctive art style and Abzû is no exception. It uses a very bright and vivid color palette to bring out the allure and mystique of the ocean. Lots of colorful fish and underwater plants with the sun shining down on you. Each location looks so peaceful it makes you rethink if the ocean truly is scary. Some of those are followed by a dark area, dim lights and ominous creatures to remind you of the fear. See More
Valiant Hearts tells a story about war, but you're not the one spreading death and misery. Your character simply journeys through battlefields, trenches, and various other locations. You meet other characters and solve puzzles along the way. This is quite refreshing because most modern titles about war always have a gun toting player character. See More
The puzzles in Valiant Hearts aren't exactly the most difficult, but they'll often require a little more thought than you initially believe. One type of the puzzles you'll have to solve is fixing a pipe system. You just have to turn sections of the pipe system until it all fits together. Even solving something so simple is very satisfying and leaves you with a feeling of achievement. See More
The style of Valiant Hearts appeals to most aesthetics. It's simple and clean, allowing you to spot even the tiniest details in character designs and backgrounds. You'd occasionally spot interesting things like a flute attached to a soldiers backpack. Or even spot a very detailed Cathedral in the spaces between the rubble. The colors are very dim and blend quite well, giving you the sombre feeling of war. There are no random mashups of colors or effects like in many recent games. See More
The game's music is a special blend of sounds that all work well together. Fast-paced, frantic stages have rock music with catchy electronica influences. The more serious stages and story moments have cool modern-day remixes of old classics, like the familiar third movement of "Funeral March", and William Tell's Overtures, "The Storm" and "The Ranz des Vaches". Even if you can't remember the songs by name, hearing their renditions in Catherine will probably jog your memory. These tracks really heighten the energy and the drama as you play. See More
There's one small nitpick that can grow to be incredibly irritating as you play. Every time you move a block and connect it to another one by one of its edges, a female announcer says the word "EDGE" in a robotic way. This would be fine every once in a while, except this happens constantly as you situate blocks so that their edges connect for you to climb on top of them. Playing every single stage forces you to hear the same "EDGE" spam from the announcer over and over again. It's prolific enough to have turned into a running joke within the Catherine community online, but it's still really annoying. See More
The art style in Catherine is really cool in all the ways it pops out at you. The black and pink motifs are a clear running theme, showing up everywhere from the game's logo, to the menus, and the UI. Cutscenes have a neat anime aesthetic that help them stand out more. You can also find the game's ample imagery and symbolism everywhere, both obvious and subtle, such as the male and female signs, and the puns on "counting sheep in your sleep" with the characters who become sheep in Vincent's dreams as well as the bar named the Stray Sheep. The visuals are all creative with a lot of love and care that went into them. See More
If you're thinking of getting Catherine as your first puzzle game, then you may want to reconsider. Even on the easiest difficulty setting, the game is really tough and tricky to figure out. The hardest part is that you don't have the luxury of time to observe things and find a way forward: you have to keep making snap decisions, one after the other, for several minutes at a time, otherwise you'll fall to your death. The most difficult optional content is also pretty grueling even for the most seasoned veterans. This is definitely one of those games that you play when you want to push yourself with new challenges. See More
Playing as Vincent Brooks, a hopeless thirty-something man who's unhappy with his life, your decisions throughout the game determine how he turns out in the end. The main drama centers around his indecision to marry his steady, by-the-books girlfriend, Katherine, and his affair with the spontaneous and sexy young woman named Catherine. You can choose if Vincent stays with Katherine or Catherine, or if he goes off on his own way and leaves them both behind. The ways each of these endings play out are all unique and vastly different from each other, so it can be pretty fun to do multiple playthroughs in order to see them all. See More
In the end, the decisions you make aren't all that robust. Most of the choices you make happen in between stages where a narrator asks you certain questions, like whether you personally think it's okay to cheat in relationships. Your responses are usually just yes or no options, which is pretty black-and-white. These choices affect a morality meter that determines which ending you get, but because of how binary your decisions are, you never really get a sense that the system is accurate or insightful. The meter and the questions themselves are just okay, though your mileage will vary on how you feel about them. See More
You can get to know a colorful cast of characters aside from Katherine and Catherine. Every day, Vincent hangs out at a bar called the Stray Sheep where he and his friends drink together and commiserate about their uneventful lives. He can also go talk to other patrons of the bar who have their own problems, and possibly motivate them to change, like two different womanizers who had abusive pasts, a journalist who helped drive a celebrity to commit suicide, and a rich man whose parents won't let him marry his lower class lover. They all deal with some pretty mature and serious issues, but if you choose to help them out, there's usually a light at the end of the tunnel. See More
The boss designs are clever in how accurate they are. Since they're part of Vincent's nightmares that plague him about his guilt over Katherine and Catherine, the symbolism fits right in with this theme. The boss "fights" themselves involve the boss at the very bottom of the stage chasing you and manipulating certain blocks to slow you down. One of the bosses is a mutated version of Katherine in a wedding dress, another is a disfigured toddler representing Katherine's desire to have kids with Vincent, and others are certain NSFW depictions of body parts. They're over-the-top on purpose, instilling a shocking fear that makes you want to get away from the boss chasing you and reach the end as soon as possible. See More
Catherine is uniquely challenging in the way it blends puzzle-platforming with horror elements. Each stage you encounter is a visualization of the main protagonist Vincent's "nightmare": they're a series of connecting blocks that you push and pull in order to reach the very top and escape from the madness. There are all sorts of different blocks, like ice blocks that cause you to slip and fall, bomb blocks that explore after a short time, spike blocks that shoot out traps to kill you if you stand on top of them for too long, and many more. And the kicker is that you have limited time, since the blocks gradually fall away to an abyss, keeping you scrambling to stay ahead of the puzzles. You have to be quick on your toes in order to figure out a way forward without letting the ground fall from underneath you. This chasing dynamic adds to the nightmarish quality of the stages, giving you an extra push to think strategically in the shortest amount of time possible. See More
Thumper is a rhythm game mixed with fast-paced action, setting itself apart from other titles in the genre. Your "character" is a vehicle that runs on rails in a track, with certain speedbump-like indicators on the road that show up in sequence. You have to press the button prompts in time with your vehicle driving over the indicators, ideally to the correct rhythm to the beat to rack up points. It can be tough going at full speed and catching all of the button prompts while staying in-sync with the song, but the payoff is incredibly satisfying. See More
Other than visual cues, the visceral feedback you get from timing your button presses just right helps keep you on-beat. Getting that timing down rewards you with an addicting rumble, helping you feel the rhythm in your hands. With your vehicle moving at such crazy speeds, pressing the right buttons on-beat simulates the feeling that you're really in the driver's seat, listening to the music playing at full volume all around you. Pressing the buttons correctly with feedback helps keep you glued to the game, motivating you to go after higher and higher scores. See More
Thumper can be too hard if you've never played a rhythm game before. Because everything moves at such high speeds right from the start, you may miss a lot of the button inputs and get discouraged. Even for experienced players, it takes some practice before getting used to the flow of gameplay. See More
Thumper looks stunning. The futuristic vibe with the flashing blues, purples, and reds everywhere. The road your vehicle travels on jets through a seemingly endless void that changes depending on the stage, such as showing off bosses that appear as large, abstract enemies looming overhead. The trippy visuals are pretty neat, making the game stand out more along with its unique gameplay. See More
Virtual Reality makes Thumper much more fun and intense. Along with the feeling of the controls putting you in the seat of the vehicle, you're actually put into the game itself, surrounded by the visuals. The lights, the music, and the rumbles all feel more up-close-and-personal, as if you're part of the environment itself. Thumper is compatible with VR on both PlayStation 4 and PC, so anyone with a headset for either platform will be able to try it out for themselves. See More
Just Dance 2018 has a really good list of 40 songs you can pick. The music isn't only from the year 2018--the songs here actually span across decades, though most of them are quite recent. Some of the tracks include hits like "Naughty Girl" by Beyoncé, "24K Magic" by Bruno Mars, "Slumber Party" by Britney Spears ft. Tinashe, "John Wayne" by Lady Gaga, "Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen, "Make it Jingle" by Big Freedia, and many more. If you're into pop music, then you'll more than likely find some of your favorites here. See More
It's not possible to use a controller for button inputs like in other games. You have to set up your system's peripheral camera so that it faces you while you stand in an open space, and then you have to physically act out the choreography of the dances on-screen. If you're not a skilled dancer, then you may worry that you end up looking ridiculous trying to follow along to the moves. It can be fun when you just want to goof off with your friends and family for a party, though. See More
Anyone can enjoy Just Dance 2018 as long as they want to try it out. All you have to do is follow the prompts on-screen that show a silhouette of a person moving their legs, arms, or hips in a certain way or direction in-time with the beat. Whether you're thinking of getting the game for your kids or your older family members, they'll be able to learn the rules and jump right into the game. See More
If you already have Just Dance 2017 or any of the earlier games, then there isn't much of a reason for you to get this latest one. Sure, there are a few more songs and the option to stream the franchise library, but if you're more interested in new features instead, there isn't anything new here for you. This is sadly one of those yearly franchise games that doesn't offer many improvements from title to title aside from the standard fare. See More
There's a streaming service that opens up hundreds more songs for you to dance to. It includes every single song from the long-running Just Dance franchise, letting you play through them without owning the older games in the series. While it does require an internet connection and a paid subscription, Just Dance 2018 comes with a free trial that lets you try it out to see if it'd work for you. If you want more than the initial 40 songs that the game offers, this is the perfect way to expand your library. See More
You can play with a group of friends together in one room, or you can go online to have a dance-off against a single opponent. For local co-op, all you need to do is register how many players you have--up to four total--and then the songs you pick show the choreography moves that each individual person has to pull off. Even though you're dancing at the same time, the moves you do are still tailor-made for a synchronized group working in harmony. Meanwhile, online play is as simple as connecting against a random player and dancing well enough to get a better score at the end. Playing alone isn't your only option with this game, since you might have more fun dancing with your friends and family or against someone online. See More


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Google Adwords Tips
Google Adwords is a pay per a click advertising service provided by Google. Essentially, when people search on Google your ad will come up if the search term matches the keywords you have purchased. This is a highly effective form of advertising and it is highly economical— you only pay when someone clicks on your ads. The point of Google Adwords campaign is a high conversion rate; you want to ensure that viewers click on the ad and subsequently visit your website. Of course, there are several things you will want to keep in mind when it comes to running a Google Adwords campaign. Before you delve in, be sure to check out our tips.
1. Choose Your Keywords Wisely
When it comes to choosing keywords, always choose wisely. The most obvious keywords to target are your branded keywords. This should include your company name, the services you offer, geographic locations, etc. Keep in mind that branded keywords tend to be the least expensive and typically drive the highest conversion rate.
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Google allows you to geo-target your ads to a specific area, whether it be a specific neighborhood, town, city, or state. You can even target specific zip codes. This ensures that only individuals in your target area see your ads.
3. Evaluate your options:
Keep in mind that there are many different kinds of ads. You can advertise next to Google search results, above search results, on mobile search results, etc. There is no one size fits all campaign. Therefore, you will want to do some research to figure out which ad type best meets your needs.
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The best way to ensure success is to try out different possibilities. Create different ads using different keywords to see which drives the highest conversion rate.


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Safety and guidelines
Prince of Wales Fort National Historic Site
We rarely head out for an adventure with the expectation that something will go wrong, and most times everything will go right. But sometimes the unexpected happens. You can reduce the impact of an unfortunate circumstance by being well informed and well prepared.
For important information about safety while enjoying Prince of Wales Fort National Historic Site, explore the topics below.
Safety in polar bear country
Find out tips for how to stay safe in polar bear territory near Prince of Wales Fort.
For general information on how to stay safe when enjoying the outdoors, visit AdventureSmart.ca.
Safety is everyone's responsibility. At Parks Canada, we do our part to make sure you can have a safe visit by assessing the risks, managing hazards, and making sure that safety information is freely available to everyone. You can do your part by seeking out the information you need to stay safe and make well informed decisions while enjoying these special places. Visit our websites and stop at a visitor centre for the most up to date information. Make sure you are fully prepared for whatever activities you choose to participate in so you can have a safe, enjoyable and memorable visit.
Parks Canada 24 Hour Emergency Dispatch
1-780-852-3100 (can be dialled from a satellite phone)
Toll Free: 1-877-852-3100
- Emergency: 911
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP): 204-675-8821
- Ambulance: 204-675-8880 (24 hour)
- Hospital: 204-675-8300 (24 hour)
- Manitoba Conservation Polar Bear Alert Program Hotline: 204-675-BEAR (204-675-2327)
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Alpla, the Austrian packaging solutions specialist, and Fromm (Switzerland) have agreed on a collaboration in relation to PET recycling, as per Alpla's press release.
Both companies operate recycling plants for PET bottles, thus ensuring the necessary supply of materials for their own production facilities.
The goal of the collaboration between Alpla and Fromm is the further optimisation of the already high recycling rates for PET as well as a significant reduction in CO2 emissions through saved transport. There are also further benefits for the partners, such as simplified access to markets in the respective countries.
"The requirements at our production sites complement one another very well. At Alpla, we mainly need clear, food-grade pellets. Fromm processes coloured flakes for the strapping bands," explains Georg Lasser, Head of Corporate Recycling Services at Alpla. "The collaboration between our recycling facilities will ensure the necessary quantity and quality of materials for production for both sides."
'The three recycling plants are integrated in various procurement markets and complement one another ideally in the procurement of raw materials,' highlights Reinhard Fromm, owner of the family-run Fromm Group.
The PET Recycling Team plants in Wollersdorf (Austria) and Radomsko (Poland) are part of the Alpla Group. These recycling facilities have an annual capacity of approximately 45,000 tonnes of food-grade rPET produced from post-consumer materials.
The PET recycling company Texplast in Wolfen (Germany) has been a subsidiary of Fromm Plastics GmbH since 2004. Texplast produces PET pellets and PET flakes. Fromm uses these for its own production of strapping bands and also supplies manufacturers of beverage bottles, thermoforming sheets and fibres.
The contract partners have agreed not to disclose the details of the cooperation. Further possibilities to extend the cooperation are to be explored.
Alpla acquired in July 2017a 100% stake in Italian plastic bottle producer Propack. Headquartered in Ostellato, Propack specialises in the production of HDPE and PET bottles for home care. The deal sees Alpla expand its production capacities in north-east Italy with its eighth plant in the country.
Alpla is one of the leading companies involved in plastic packaging. Around 19,300 employees worldwide produce custom-made packaging systems, bottles, closures and moulded parts at 176 sites across 45 countries. The high-quality packaging is used in a wide range of areas, including for food and drinks, cosmetics and care products, household detergents, washing and cleaning agents, engine oils and lubricants. ALPLA operates its own recycling plants: PET Recycling Team with two sites in Austria and Poland, and in the form of joint ventures in Mexico and Germany. Alpla celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2015.
The Fromm Group is a leading global company producing load securement systems for the transportation of goods and has over 70 years of history. Over 1,200 employees develop, produce and distribute tailored packaging solutions for customers with around 40 companies across six continents. Fromm has production sites in Italy, Germany, USA, Thailand, Chile and Slovakia.
Texplast GmbH is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fromm Plastics GmbH in Kolleda. The company has almost 100 employees and, with an input capacity of over 50,000 tonnes of bottles per year, is one of the leading recyclers of rPET in Western Europe, in particular for used beverage bottles. Texplast produces flakes for applications in the plastics industry as well as pellets for the production of food packaging. FROMM specialises in strapping bands, air cushion packaging and stretch film, as well as the corresponding machinery and equipment.
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St. Clair County Dispatch log for Tuesday, June 6
9:59 a.m., Assist Motorist, 2100 block of Saint Clair River Drive
11:36 a.m., Assist Citizen, 800 block of Saint Clair River Drive
1:57 p.m., Traffic stop, 200 block of Fruit St.
6:36 p.m., Civil Matter, 370 block of North Ave.
7:29 p.m., Suspicious incident, Pointe Tremble Road and State St.
9:31 p.m., Suspicious incident, Market St. and Orchard St.
Brockway Twp
6:00 a.m., Car Deer Accident, Emmett Road and Yale Road
Burtchville Twp
12:17 a.m., Traffic stop, 7600 block of Lakeshore Road
10:48 a.m., Animal Complaint, 7400 block of North Road
2:48 p.m., Larceny, 6000 block of Pawnee Drive
4:06 p.m., Domestic incident, 6000 block of Pawnee Drive
10:30 p.m., Larceny, 6000 block of Pawnee Drive
9:44 a.m., Assist Citizen, 100 block of E. Church St.
11:45 a.m., Alarm Intrusion, 270 block of Quail Ridge Drive
5:21 p.m., Property Damage Accident, E. Mill St. and N. Hunter St.
Casco Twp
9:22 a.m., Assist Citizen, 9900 block of Saint Clair Hwy
4:01 p.m., Welfare check, 8000 block of Marine City Hwy
4:10 p.m., Civil Matter, 4000 block of Church Road
7:27 p.m., Harassment, 8000 block of Marine City Hwy
10:29 p.m., Suspicious incident, 7800 block of Meisner Road
China Twp
12:24 a.m., Suspicious incident, Fred Moore Hwy and Wadhams Road
11:54 a.m., Traffic stop, Springborn Road and Indian Trail Road
12:03 p.m., Assist Citizen, 4500 block of Indian Trail Road
5:59 p.m., Traffic stop, Indian Trail Road and Meisner Road
8:12 p.m., Area Check, 5600 block of Starville Road
Clyde Twp
1:54 p.m., Alarm Intrusion, 3000 block of Abbottsford Road
9:16 p.m., Car Deer Accident, Lapeer Road and Abbottsford Road
Columbus Twp
6:21 p.m., Disorderly person, 9400 block of Big Hand Road
Cottrellville Twp
8:45 a.m., Alarm Intrusion, 6000 block of Indian Trail Road
11:25 a.m., Neighbor trouble, 6500 block of River Road
3:50 p.m., Welfare check, 8600 block of River Road
East. China Twp
12:09 p.m., Road Hazard, River Road and Recor Road
12:46 p.m., Suspicious incident, 300 block of Hawks Nest Drive
3:03 p.m., Civil Matter, 5300 block of River Road
Emmett Twp
3:15 p.m., Animal Complaint, 3800 block of Connors Road
Fort Gratiot Charter Twp
2:32 a.m., Traffic stop, Lakeshore Road and Brace Road
10:22 a.m., Property Damage Accident, 3500 block of N. River Road
11:17 a.m., Vehicle Inspection, 5900 block of E. Montevista Drive
3:16 p.m., Property damage car accident, 3500 block of Pollina Ave.
3:20 p.m., Breaking and entering, 100 block of Deer Creek Drive
3:50 p.m., Property Damage Accident, 24th Ave. and Krafft Road
5:49 p.m., Trespassing, 4300 block of 24th Ave.
7:02 p.m., Traffic stop, 4400 block of 24th Ave.
7:11 p.m., Traffic stop, Keewahdin Road and 24th Ave.
10:17 p.m., Alarm Intrusion, 3800 block of Keewahdin Road
10:25 p.m., Traffic stop, Keewahdin Road and Parker Road
10:43 p.m., Traffic stop, 4100 block of 24th Ave.
Greenwood Township
8:58 p.m., Car Deer Accident, 9000 block of Yale Road
Ira Twp
7:26 a.m., Malicious Destruction, 6300 block of County Line Road
Kenockee Twp
9:40 a.m., Harassment, 8900 block of Elm St.
6:19 p.m., Fraud, 4800 block of Bricker Road
Kimball Twp
2:27 a.m., Assault & Battery, #wadhams To Avoca Trail-allen and Range Road
6:24 a.m., Assist Motorist, W. I69 and Wadhams Road
8:50 a.m., Traffic stop, Griswold Road and Range Road
9:25 a.m., Traffic stop, Range Road and Lapeer Road
9:56 a.m., Traffic stop, W. I94 and Gratiot Road
12:16 p.m., Traffic stop, Wadhams Road and E. I69
12:52 p.m., Traffic stop, Wadhams Road and Griswold Road
1:13 p.m., Traffic stop, Wadhams and Smith Creek
5:35 p.m., Retail Fraud, 5200 block of Lapeer Road
5:39 p.m., Traffic stop, E. I69 and Taylor Drive
6:34 p.m., Welfare check, 1200 block of Pine River Road
7:08 p.m., Animal Complaint, 5500 block of Lapeer Road
Marine City
1:34 a.m., Harassment, 6800 block of King Road
8:36 a.m., Assist Citizen, 370 block of S. Parker St.
10:01 a.m., Assist Fire Dept, 510 block of S. Parker St.
10:03 a.m., Assist Fire Dept, 510 block of S. Parker St.
2:50 p.m., Traffic stop, Union St. and S. Main St.
5:08 p.m., Animal Complaint, 210 block of Butler St.
11:09 p.m., Traffic stop, Degurse Ave. and N. Belle River Ave.
12:35 a.m., Traffic stop, Gratiot Blvd. and Georgia Ave.
12:53 a.m., Traffic stop, Smiths Creek Road and Range Road
2:25 a.m., Suspicious incident, Bunce Ave. and Busha Hwy
3:44 a.m., Traffic stop, Gratiot Blvd. and Saint James St.
4:29 a.m., Traffic stop, 400 block of Gratiot Blvd.
5:50 a.m., Traffic stop, Busha Hwy and Lynwood St.
11:13 a.m., Assist Citizen, 1700 block of Michigan Ave.
2:31 p.m., Harassment, Gratiot Blvd. and Delaware Ave.
3:07 p.m., Suspicious incident, 1600 block of Busha Hwy
3:24 p.m., Property Damage Accident, 1800 block of Busha Hwy
4:14 p.m., Domestic incident, 1600 block of River Road
6:49 p.m., Retail Fraud, 200 block of S. Range Road
12:06 a.m., General Fire - Unclassified Types, 35000 block of Potter St.
Mussey Twp
7:34 a.m., Traffic stop, 15000 block of W. I 69
8:10 a.m., Car Deer Accident, W. I69 and Capac Road
9:32 p.m., Traffic stop, E. I69 and Capac Road
10:48 p.m., General Fire - Unclassified Types, 13000 block of Koehn Road
Port Huron
12:33 a.m., Car Deer Accident, Sanborn St. and Pine Grove Ave.
12:54 a.m., Traffic stop, 10th Ave. and Washington Ave.
12:55 a.m., Traffic stop, 7th St. and Union St.
1:08 a.m., Traffic stop, Electric Ave. and Center Ave.
2:01 a.m., Traffic stop, 24th St. and Dove St.
2:50 a.m., Suspicious incident, 940 block of Lapeer Ave.
3:15 a.m., Traffic stop, Huron Ave. and Andrew Murphy Drive
3:22 a.m., Traffic stop, Dove St. and 26th St.
3:59 a.m., Traffic stop, 10th St. and Oak St.
5:32 a.m., Traffic stop, 24th St. and Little St.
9:41 a.m., Assist Citizen, 3900 block of Aspen Drive
9:57 a.m., Harassment, 1000 block of Garfield St.
10:00 a.m., Traffic stop, Military St. and Chestnut St.
10:07 a.m., Larceny, 1400 block of Military St.
10:16 a.m., Traffic stop, Military St. and White St.
10:20 a.m., Assist Citizen, 2600 block of Hancock St.
10:47 a.m., Traffic stop, Pine Grove Ave. and Garfield St.
11:36 a.m., Abandoned vehicle, 100 block of Taylor St.
11:57 a.m., Assault & Battery, 3400 block of Electric Ave.
1:29 p.m., Suspicious incident, 1800 block of 17th St.
1:51 p.m., Ppo Violation, 1100 block of Harker St.
2:15 p.m., Traffic stop, Pine Grove Ave. and Garfield St.
2:20 p.m., Domestic incident, 940 block of Pine St.
2:22 p.m., Civil Matter, 3100 block of 28th St.
3:44 p.m., Animal Complaint, 1000 block of 10th St.
3:53 p.m., Illegal Fire, 3500 block of Pine Grove Ave.
4:41 p.m., Property Damage Accident, Garfield St. and 14th Ave.
6:27 p.m., Area Check, 2600 block of Spruce St.
6:46 p.m., Animal Complaint, 2200 block of Court St.
6:49 p.m., Hit And Run Accident, 1200 block of 24th St.
7:11 p.m., Traffic stop, Gillett St. and 10th St.
7:36 p.m., Traffic stop, Superior St. and Pine Grove Ave.
7:53 p.m., Traffic stop, Superior St. and Pine Grove Ave.
8:09 p.m., Traffic stop, Huron Ave. and Stanton St.
8:10 p.m., Assist Motorist, 10th Ave. and Pine Grove Ave.
8:31 p.m., Traffic stop, 11th St. and Chestnut St.
8:43 p.m., Property Damage Accident, Military St. and White St.
8:46 p.m., Traffic stop, Pine Grove Ave. and Sanborn St.
8:51 p.m., Traffic stop, 10th St. and Union St.
8:57 p.m., Traffic stop, Hancock St. and 17th Ave.
9:12 p.m., Traffic stop, Stone St. and Thomas Edison Drive
9:31 p.m., Traffic stop, 10th St. and Chestnut St.
9:32 p.m., Domestic incident, 1600 block of 13th St.
9:38 p.m., Assist Citizen, 1300 block of 6th St.
9:50 p.m., Harassment, 830 block of Wall St.
9:51 p.m., Traffic stop, 24th St. and Dove St.
10:14 p.m., Traffic stop, 1700 block of Hancock St.
10:19 p.m., Traffic stop, Garfield St. and Pine Grove Ave.
10:21 p.m., Traffic stop, 20th St. and Pine St.
10:22 p.m., Domestic incident, 810 block of 15th St.
10:57 p.m., Disorderly person, 810 block of Ontario St.
11:02 p.m., Assault & Battery, 710 block of Union St.
11:27 p.m., Suspicious incident, 7th St. and Union St.
Port Huron Twp
1:02 a.m., Alarm Intrusion, 2400 block of Division St.
8:02 a.m., Hit And Run Accident, W. Water St. and Michigan Road
8:43 a.m., Traffic stop, E. I94 and Water St.
10:51 a.m., Larceny, 1200 block of 24th St.
1:12 p.m., Alarm Intrusion, 3100 block of Black Heath Court
1:34 p.m., Animal Complaint, 4100 block of Dove Road
1:42 p.m., Assault & Battery, 1100 block of Michigan Road
2:03 p.m., Neighbor trouble, 2500 block of Beach Road
2:43 p.m., Neighbor trouble, 4100 block of Dove Road
3:25 p.m., Welfare check, 2800 block of Indian Drive
3:35 p.m., Alarm Intrusion, 2700 block of Minnie St.
5:13 p.m., Neighbor trouble, 2300 block of Hopps Road
6:17 p.m., General Fire - Unclassified Types, Campau Ave. and Relkin St.
6:50 p.m., Disorderly person, 200 block of Oldbrook Lane
7:14 p.m., Assault & Battery, 200 block of 32nd St.
8:41 p.m., Disorderly person, 4100 block of Dove Road
9:13 p.m., Suspicious incident, 720 block of 24th St.
9:54 p.m., Traffic stop, W. I94 and Water St.
Ray Twp
6:48 a.m., Car Deer Accident, 32 Mile Road and Romeo Plank Road
Riley Twp
7:59 a.m., Hazmat, Kinney Road and E. I69
1:57 p.m., Animal Complaint, 10000 block of Lambs Road
2:30 p.m., Alarm Intrusion, 12000 block of Belle River Road
7:31 p.m., Welfare check, 12000 block of Belle River Road
8:08 p.m., Traffic stop, Riley Center Road and Hunt Road
8:29 p.m., Traffic stop, Riley Center Road and Hunt Road
St. Clair
7:36 a.m., Suspicious incident, N. Riverside Ave. and Brown St.
9:05 a.m., Property Damage Accident, Clinton Ave. and S. Riverside Ave.
9:21 a.m., Traffic Offense, Vine St. and N. Carney Drive
10:16 a.m., Noise Complaint, 1900 block of Vine St.
10:55 a.m., Harassment, 1600 block of Goffe St.
12:59 p.m., Animal Complaint, S. 12th St. and Clinton Ave.
3:54 p.m., Traffic stop, N. Riverside Ave. and Brown St.
5:22 p.m., Traffic stop, Clinton Ave. and Henry St.
7:15 p.m., Noise Complaint, 910 block of S. Riverside Ave.
8:07 p.m., Traffic stop, N. Riverside Ave. and Vine St.
8:15 p.m., Traffic stop, S. Riverside Ave. and Clinton Ave.
10:51 p.m., Suspicious incident, 1600 block of Vine St.
St. Clair Twp
10:37 a.m., Traffic stop, Wadhams Road and Frith Road
10:45 a.m., Traffic stop, Wadhams Road and Frith Road
12:23 p.m., Traffic stop, Wadhams Road and Gratiot Road
1:59 p.m., Alarm Intrusion, 4700 block of Ketchum Road
3:23 p.m., Suspicious incident, N. River Road and Blue River Drive
Wales Twp
10:18 a.m., Property Damage Accident, 8300 block of County Park Drive
5:51 p.m., Traffic stop, W. I69 and Wales Center Road
6:11 p.m., Traffic stop, W. I69 and Wales Center Road
12:46 p.m., Assist Fire Dept, 110 block of High St.
6:39 p.m., Reckless Driving, 220 block of Mccoll St.
7:56 p.m., Assist Citizen, 110 block of W. Mechanic St.


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The Faculty of Aviation Engineering was founded in 1955. Until 1993, it was called aeromechanical. For a long time, he graduated engineers only for aircraft engine-building, but in the 90s such areas and specialties of training were added to them, such as foundry production of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, materials science and technology of new materials, the metallurgy of welding production, internal combustion engines.
Engineering specialty "Aircraft engines and power plants" contributes to the development of aviation, rocket production, and cosmonautics, which, being a clear reflection of technical progress, determine the level of economic development of any civilized country in the world. Engineers of this profile are developing new aerospace equipment and testing it, technological preparation and maintenance of new and serial products, so they successfully work in the structures of design, research, design, testing and technological preparation of aerospace technology, as well as service mass production.
The direction of undergraduate "Technical Physics" and engineering specialty "Thermal Physics" study the comprehensive aspects of applied physics, forming the foundation of general engineering training and the theoretical basis of engineering practice. Now there is no area of research that would not come into contact with its ideas and laws. These areas and specialties imply the preparation of students, which provides the most optimal system of their knowledge in various branches of technical applications of physics and mathematics. Graduates work as calculators – researchers in design organizations or teachers of exact disciplines (physics, mathematics) in educational institutions.
The widespread use of a wide variety of materials and modern technological processes for the production of castings in various branches of engineering requires the training of appropriate specialists – materials scientists and technologists – casters. This is the direction of the bachelor's program "Materials science and technology of new materials" and engineering specialties "Materials science and technology of new materials", "Foundry production of ferrous and non-ferrous metals".
Graduates of materials science work in factory workshops, research laboratories, design departments, and offices in various engineering positions related to the development and implementation of technological processes for processing materials, conducting quality control of materials and products, as well as performing research on the properties of materials.
Foundry graduates apply their knowledge in experimental research laboratories to determine the chemical composition, structure, and properties of alloys, in the laboratories of physical methods of non-destructive testing, in foundry and thermal workshops of machine-building and metallurgical plants. Students who have a tendency to visual arts receive additional training in the manufacture of artistic castings, as well as household and artistic ceramics. This provides the possibility of their employment in the restoration and art workshops, small enterprises and firms of artistic design profile.
In almost all industries, welding production is an integral and indispensable part of the overall process of manufacturing products. By welding and soldering, the connection of individual parts into the overall design of products, machines or units is carried out. Especially widely technological operations of welding and soldering are used in the manufacture of the complex, hull and large-sized structures. Is it therefore worth it to speak once again about the demand for the engineering specialty "Metallurgy of welding production", whose graduates work in machine-building enterprises in the departments of the main metallurgist, technical control, in metallographic and research laboratories, as well as in small enterprises and workshops where welding operations , soldering, plating, surface spraying.
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AN open verdict was recorded in the death of an Achill man whose body was found in the water below the Minuan Cliffs in Achill last September.
Raymond McKenna of Polranny, Achill was reported missing on September 26, 2011 after he failed to turn up for work at the Achill Social Welfare office and his body was recovered in the water the day after following a search.
The inquest into his death which took place yesterday in Castlebar heard that he had left his home on Sunday, September 25 and was wearing hiking boots. His car was discovered parked on Minaun Heights on September 26 and his rucksack was found a day later located 20 metres from the cliff edge by the Achill Coast Guard.
Mr John O'Dwyer, Coronor for south Mayo told the inquest that there was 'absolutely no evidence' on how Mr McKenna ended up in the water and it would be wrong to speculate. He said that because the full circumstances of his death were not known, he explained that he was recording an open verdict.
Mr McKenna (51) was reported missing by a friend, Brendan Lennon who explained that he was trying to contact him over the weekend but was unable to do so. He said this was very unusual and when he was told he had not turned up for work on the Monday, he decided to contact the gardaí. He said that Mr McKenna and his wife, Margaret had separated and he was 'not the same man' since.
Garda Ronan O'Grady explained he was told by Mrs McKenna that he had left his home on Sunday and while he did not say where he was going she said he was wearing hiking boots. His car was found on Minuan Heights at 6pm on September 26 but poor weather conditions prevented the search of the mountain until the following day.
His rucksack was located at 11am by Ray Hughes, Officer in Charge with the Achill Coast Guard and it was decided to notify the Achill lifeboat to search the water. Later in the day, a body was located in the water near the cliffs and it was eventually recovered by a local diver at 4pm.
A post mortem of the body found that the cause of death was severe injuries to the head and body due to a fall from a cliff.
Mr O'Dwyer extended his sympathy to Mr McKenna's family and commended Mr Lennon for his concern for his friend and also to Mr Hughes for the work of the Achill Coast Guard.
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HSE Annual Report 2010 – Bulletin Summary
The HSE has published its 2010 Annual Report and Annual Financial Statements. The Report confirms that the HSE substantially delivered on its service plan commitments for 2010 in terms of the level of service provided, employment levels and funding. In 2010, the HSE had a budget of €14.2 billion while its budget for 2011 is €13.4 billion.
Reductions in the overall budget allocation required a relentless focus on achieving savings in non-service areas in order to protect access to frontline services. €127 million in savings were delivered through reducing the cost of procuring goods and services. Savings of €17.7million were achieved by reducing the costs of drugs and medicines.
In line with Government policy to reduce the numbers of people working in the public sector, numbers employed in the HSE reduced by 1,781 whole time equivalents in 2010. Bringing the total reduction in the number of employees (WTEs) to 3,533 since 2007.
The HSE's focus during 2010 remained on shifting the balance of care from acute to community services.
During 2010:-
▪ Over 1.3 million people received in-patient or day case treatment in 2010, a 4% increase over that provided in 2009. Referrals for elective surgery increased by 19% during 2010;
▪ 50% of all elective in-patient procedures were conducted on day of admission;
▪ 77% of all in-patient stays were in respect of public patients;
▪ More procedures were carried out on a day case basis – 70% in 2010 compared to 65% in 2009;
▪ There were over 1.1 million attendances at Emergency Departments, a decrease of 1% over 2009;
▪ There were over 3.5 million attendances in our Out-patient Departments, an increase of 6% over 2009;
▪ Over 3.6 million bed days were used with an average length of stay of 6.1 days;
▪ 74,418 babies were born in 2010;
▪ Over 1.6 million people were covered by medical cards and 117,423 people covered by GP visit cards which represents more than one in four of the population;
▪ Over 17 million prescriptions were dispensed for people with medical cards;
▪ Over 899,000 contacts were made during 2010 with GP Out of Hours services;
▪ 17,249 patients received orthodontic treatment;
▪ During the 2009/2010 pandemic vaccination programme, 1.1 million vaccines were administered by GPs and at HSE vaccinations clinics;
▪ There are 1,056,947 children (0-18yrs) in Ireland. Of this number, 0.5% of these are in the care of the State with 90% of these being cared for by foster families;
▪ 200 additional social workers for Child Protection and Alternative Care Services were employed during the year, targeted at areas of greatest need;
▪ Over 11.68 million home help hours were provided to 54,011 clients;
▪ 9,941 people received a Home Care Package;
▪ 4.6% of the population over 65 years of age required long term residential care. The cost of this care in 2010 was over a billion euro;
▪ 70% of residential care is provided in private facilities and 30% in public facilities.
Information relating to the HSE Dublin North East area is detailed in Appendix 2 and a copy of the report has been circulated for your information.


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Watersports for people with disAbilities. Anyone can ski with the help of trained staff and volunteers. We encourage families to stay and participate.


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Turnips have become one of the main attractions in the world of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, as the vegetable has become the most valuable item that players can acquire and sell to help improve their financial situations. This desire for turnips has led to players obtaining massive amounts of the vegetable every week when they go on sale. Unfortunately, these massive amounts are causing headaches for players when it comes to figuring out how to store them. Fortunately, we have some methods you can try to store your turnip supply effectively.
How to Store Turnips in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Now, turnips can not be stored in your standard storage options for the title, which means that players have to get a little creative to have these vegetables in one spot where they can access them. You can only let them sit on the ground, which allows you to designate one or multiple rooms in your house to be a turnip storage area. This does cause a lot of space to be taken up in your home, so some players may not find its option too suitable.
Do you want to learn more about Animal Crossing: New Horizons besides how to store turnips? If so, be sure to check out our dedicated hub for the high-profile game or three of our most recent pieces of coverage below:
- How to Catch Giant Water Bug in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
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- How to Get More DIY Recipes in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
You can also build a turnip farm storage area outside with a building and fenced area where you can store your turnips to avoid storing them in your home if you do not want them taking up a large chunk of space where you live. This farm method will also help you when it comes to organization, as you will know exactly where they are instead of possibly forgetting they are in a room in your house.
There is then the option to store your Animal Crossing: New Horizons turnips by burying them. However, this method could result in you forgetting that you did indeed bury them with them not being out in the open, which could result in them rotting if you do not sell them before they begin to go bad. This method does avoid you having to use space in your house or having to build a whole different area for the vegetables.
There is no perfect way to store your turnips in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, but you can take some avenues to make sure that you have them somewhat organized and store in an optimal location for future use.
What method are you planning to use to store your turnips? Let us know over on Facebook and Twitter! You can grab yourself a copy of the latest entry in the fan-favorite Nintendo franchise and support Prima Games at the same time by purchasing Animal Crossing: New Horizons through this link.


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Power, projects and salaries discussed at congressional hearing over Puerto Rico recovery
SAN JUAN – The Financial Oversight and Management Board's revitalization coordinator, Noel Zamot, told the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee on Tuesday that he would like the language of the Promesa law to include that he may also incentivize projects that are not necessarily critical for Puerto Rico.
Under Title V of the federal law the role is designed choose so-called critical projects, in areas such as water and energy, to be put under an expedited permitting process. Those projects are ones likely to solve important infrastructure problems, provide economic benefits such as jobs and that have private funding.
Zamot told committee Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) that he wanted some clarity included in the law regarding his powers as revitalization coordinator to enhance his ability to ensure permitting processes are executed properly, that Title V projects are compatible with fiscal plans and "to be able to incentivize projects that are not critical" as well.
The engineer made his remarks during a congressional hearing to learn of the efforts carried out and needed to enable Puerto Rico to recover from the disaster wrought by Hurricane María.
During the hearing, representatives and witnesses remarked on how Puerto Rico is affected by the Jones Act and whether it should be exempt, on the assistance provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and if it was adequate, on the transformation of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (Prepa) and on what the island needs to begin its path toward economic prosperity.
Puerto Rico fiscal board asks US House committee for tools to appoint chief power utility officer
The fiscal board's executive director, Natalie Jaresko, stressed several times that Puerto Rico needs federal aid to pull itself out of the devastating state María left it in. She said the island sustained $100 billion in damages and that about 100,000 people have left the island since the hurricane hit.
On a question on whether the island's debt should be reduced, Jaresko said it was difficult to see the future but that the island needed both long- and short-term liquidity. "It will be difficult for creditors," she said.
A lot of the discussion at the hearing centered around the collapse of Prepa's grid and the board's attempts to appoint Zamot as the public utility's chief transformation officer. Jaresko said the board had rejected the appointment of a receiver to the power corporation in the past but now wants to appoint a CTO because the circumstances surrounding Prepa changed after the major hurricane, requiring additional resources and focus. "Prepa for decades has not served the people well," she stressed.
Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnerships Authority seeks disaster preparedness projects
Regarding FEMA, Guaynabo Mayor Ángel Pérez said that while in the beginning the mayors were unable to get help because of the islandwide collapse of communications, the agency assigned people to each municipality, a move that helped mayors get water and food to residents. He said the problem is now how to help individuals living with relatives or neighbors because they lost their homes. "If we are going to rebuild. It cannot be the same because then, we will have the same problem," he said.
However, one of the lawmakers, Rep. Rubén Gallego (D-Arizona), noted that the disaster response was inadequate. He said there are 9,000 troops in Puerto Rico compared with 20,000 sent to Haiti after its devastating earthquake in 2010. Rep. Raúl Labrador (R-Idaho) suggested that the idea that FEMA's response was inadequate is a Democratic ploy.
Some of the lawmakers questioned Zamot's decision to move forward with a controversial waste-to-energy plant in Arecibo, which has been criticized for potentially drying up protected wetlands. Zamot said the project is more of a waste-management initiative needed amid a management crisis affecting the island.
Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) questioned Zamot on his insistence of replacing the current power grid with renewables, which are more costly and the least productive source of energy. Another lawmaker urged him to pursue the use of liquefied natural gas.
Puerto Rico revitalization coordinator doesn't rule out power utility's privatization
Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-New York), meanwhile, told Zamot she was not sure "selling Prepa to the highest bidder" would help solve the island's energy problems. The fiscal board has said Prepa should be transformed into a private utility.
Zamot remarked the Board was looking into different options to transform the electric utility, including privatization, opening the energy sector up to competition and carrying out energy projects with private investors.
Several members of the committee expressed support for exempting Puerto Rico from the Jones Act, which regulates maritime commerce in U.S. waters. Jaresko said the move would help the island economically because the statute increases the price of goods shipped to the island.
But Rep. Garret Graves (R-Louisiana) noted that goods in Miami were more expensive than on the island, and thus the Jones Act is not the reason for their price on the island.
Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-Illinois)repeatedly questioned Zamot and Jaresko about their salaries. Zamot, which at first hesitated, finally said his salary was $350,000 while Jaresko said it was $625,000. Pérez said he makes $96,000.
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Guest post; Randy Voepel; update on phony combat sailor
Terence B. Hoey, a retired U.S. Navy Master Chief Petty Officer, recently penned an article entitled: STOLEN VALOR – The curious case of California Assemblyman Randy Voepel, his wild tales of military derring-do and a welcomed challenge by Command Master Chief (SEAL) Larry Wilske, USN (Ret.).
This article first appeared on LinkedIn March 29, 2018 (coinciding with Vietnam Veterans Day) and it has been crossed posted at many other sites and outlets and has been picked up by all the leading Stolen Valor websites and blogs including "This Ain't Hell, but you can see it from here". In addition, the article has been provided to media outlets across California and the nation.
On or about April 5, 2018, Voepel's Chief of Staff, Mason Herron provided to the press a DD-214N as proof positive that Voepel was awarded the Combat Action Ribbon (CAR), a ribbon that Voepel's official service records do not reflect as being awarded. The production of this DD-214N raises even more serious questions as the document has been altered and is not consistent with information (official service records) previously provided by the National Archives through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Voepel has been photographed wearing the CAR upside down, in public, posted on his websites and presumably during his swearing ceremony as a CA Assemblyman.
In addition, Voepel's claims as being a combat Veteran of the Vietnam War are completely false, his official service records, online digital footprint (in his own words) easily prove otherwise. All of Voepel's wild and comedic claims have been thoroughly disproved by Stolen Valor Researchers & Investigators, by and through his own words and actions and obtained official service records. Voepel's long list of falsehoods, embellishments and wild stories regarding his military service are a direct slap in the face to all Veterans and patriots alike.
The U.S. Stolen Valor Act of 2013 and CA Assembly Bill 153 signed into law October 2017, which Assemblyman Voepel ironically voted for, clearly address Stolen Valor as well as the punishments that should come with it.
Master Chief Hoey's visit to San Diego culminates with a press conference in front of the USS Midway Museum, berthed in San Diego Harbor on the Monday April 16th at 11am. All San Diego area concerned citizens and Veterans are encouraged to attend this event.
Master Chief Petty Officer Terence B. Hoey, USN (Ret.), in addition to serving for 32 years in the United States
Category: Phony soldiers, Valor Vultures