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Comments are closed. Partnership aims to ‘sex up’ public jobsOn 27 Jan 2004 in Personnel Today An innovative partnership of local government and NHS trusts aims to recruitpeople who are unaware of the variety of jobs that the public sector offers. The Gateshead Partnership is made up of the Gateshead Council, Gateshead NHSTrust and Gateshead Primary Care Trust, which together employ more than 15,000people in more than 1,200 jobs. The scheme aims to promote awareness and the public sector’s profile, bydemonstrating the wide spectrum of jobs that the three different employersoffer. Organisers of the partnership hope that young people in particular, whodon’t rate the public sector as ‘particularly sexy’, will be drawn to jobs suchas web design, architecture and patient liaison. To stimulate a sense of serving the community, billboard advertising and ashared internet portal with local NHS trusts show actual Gateshead publicsector employees, rather than actors or models. Jeff Dean, head of personnel services at Gateshead council, said thatsharing a recruitment campaign with the local NHS trusts would ‘mop up a lotmore people numerically’ as it could demonstrate a wider choice of professions.”Our organisations have a lot of shared values, but the jobs we offerare not the same, so we are not in competition,” he said. “Workingtogether shows this is all about Gateshead and the community.” Dean added that the project had prompted greater interaction between theorganisations, including training projects, which would not be possible tooperate individually due to a lack of participants. The project is running until March, when it will culminate in a job faircombining the three employers. By Michael Millarwww.getonwithgateshead.org.uk Previous Article Next Article Related posts:No related photos.
Joseph Chetrit and 49 Chambers (Getty, 49 Chambers) Chetrit Group’s luxury Tribeca condo project recently received $90.75 million in inventory loans.Axos Bank provided a $49.25 million senior mortgage for 49 Chambers Street. Silverstein Capital Partners, the lending arm of developer Silverstein Properties, issued a $41.5 million mezzanine loan for 51 unsold units in the 97-unit condo development, sources familiar with the deal told The Real Deal. Both loans have a four-year term.The proceeds from the loan were used to pay off part of the property’s existing loans, which were issued by SL Green Realty in early 2019 and later sold to Silverstein, sources said.Read moreChetrit Group lands $204M to refinance 49 Chambers Street condo conversionTo lure buyers, Extell offers free common charges for up to five yearsManhattan luxury market has another strong week Built in 1912, the 15-story Beaux Arts building was once the Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank. Chetrit bought the Beaux-Arts building from the city in 2013 for $89 million, and began converting it into condos in 2016, with a projected sellout of $334 million.Sales for its condos launched in 2017, but have struggled amid the broader luxury market downturn. In November 2018, The Real Deal reported that the developer was offering buyers’ agents 50 percent of their commission at the contract signing.About two years ago, SL Green provided the developer with a $204 million loan on the property to retire a $194 million construction financing package, which was issued by SL Green and Acore Capital in 2016, according to Commercial Observer.Chetrit and Axos Bank did not respond to requests for comment for the article. Silverstein declined to comment. Contact Akiko Matsuda Message* Email Address* Share via Shortlink Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedinShare via Email Share via Shortlink Full Name* TagsChetrit GroupCommercial Real Estatecondo marketNYC Luxury Market
The origin of the diffuse aurora has been a source of controversy for many years. More recently, the question has taken a new significance in view of the associated changes in atmospheric chemistry which may affect the middle atmosphere. Here, we use CRRES data to assess the importance of upper band chorus and electron cyclotron harmonic (ECH) waves in the production of the diffuse aurora. Both wave modes increase with increasing geomagnetic activity, suggesting they are related to periods of enhanced convection and/or substorm activity. They are confined to the near-equatorial region, which excludes the prenoon sector from the wave survey. During active conditions, intense ECH waves and upper band chorus, with amplitudes exceeding 1 mV m(-1), are observed in the region 4 < L < 7 from 2100 to 0600 MLT approximately 20% and 6% of the time, respectively. This suggests that both wave modes can put electrons on strong diffusion, but only during active conditions and not at all local times. Scattering rates fall below the strong diffusion limit at other times when the wave amplitudes are weaker. Fluxes of low energy electrons (100 eV < E < 30 keV) also increase with increasing geomagnetic activity in approximately the same region of geospace as the waves, suggesting that these electrons are responsible for the generation of the waves. The patterns of the upper band chorus, ECH waves, and low-energy electrons are similar to the global morphology of the diffuse aurora, suggesting that both wave modes play significant roles in the production of the diffuse aurora.
Zoopla and Rightmove are clearly not short of cash. The two portal giants last year posted profits between them totalling £169 million and some of it has made its way into their office environments.Both companies are competing for the best staff of course and, following the launch of Zoopla’s new offices on London’s South Bank, it appears the purple one is making a bid to win this workspace war.So let’s compare the two. What are the common themes that upmarket offices should include these days. Perhaps your branch could follow suit?Rightmove on the left, Zoopla on the right.Enable staff to be watched while they’re brainstorming Remind people where they’re working, with BIG LOGOS Attract staff who like gardening Give it a theme, like farming or libraries, or something offices Rightmove Zoopla October 12, 2016Nigel LewisWhat’s your opinion? Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment.Please note: This is a site for professional discussion. Comments will carry your full name and company.This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.Related articles Letting agent fined £11,500 over unlicenced rent-to-rent HMO3rd May 2021 BREAKING: Evictions paperwork must now include ‘breathing space’ scheme details30th April 2021 City dwellers most satisfied with where they live30th April 2021 Home » News » Zoopla’s new offices vs the Rightmove lair previous nextProducts & ServicesZoopla’s new offices vs the Rightmove lairSee if the purple one’s achingly trendy new HQ outdoes Rightmove’s Milton Keynes cowshed.Nigel Lewis12th October 201602,346 Views
A Jesus student was hospitalized and left badly scarred after a near-fatal accident on the college ski trip. On the first night of a college trip to Tignes in the French Alps 20 yearold Ed Bloch hit a snow drift, lost a ski, fell and impaled himself on the end of one of his poles. The accident took place in appalling weather conditions with poor visibility and a dangerously bumpy piste. Second-year medical student Bloch said, “It felt like a painful winding at first, so I got up and we skied to the village. I just thought I would sit a couple out to get my breath back. As I got down to the village it got quite hard to breath and pretty painful, so I asked for directions for the medical centre, by which time I was very pale and worse for wear, so we called an ambulance.” Bloch was rushed to a nearby hospital where an ultrasound scan revealed he had ruptured his spleen six times and bled three litres of blood into his abdominal cavity. “I started going into hypovolaemic shock and was short of breath, so they had to operate on me straight away in the very small hospital, “he said. “Doctors told me I was lucky to be alive.” He woke up with a six inch scar across his stomach. Unable to leave hospital until several days after the rest of the college team had gone home, he lost two and a half stone in the course of his nil-by-mouth recovery. He has been warned against contact sports for a further two months and will need to take regular antibiotics for a minimum of three years. Close friend Piers Lemoine visited Bloch several times in hospital at Bourgs Saint-Maurice. “The hospital was a bit rubbish, but Ed had a lot of visitors,” he said. He added, “He was very thin and seemed pretty bored at times, but I thought he kept in remarkably high spirits.”
FEBRUARY 25TH, 2019 TYRONE MORRIS INDIANAHouse lawmakers in Indiana sign off on a $34.6 billion two year budget. The budget, which passed 65-32, includes an additional $286 million for the Department of Child Services and increases for Medicaid. The big focus is a 2.1 percent spending hike for the 2020 fiscal year and 2.2 percent in 2021. That makes the total budget a little more than $7 billion for the 2020 year.The budget also calls for spending $150 million in surplus money to pay off teacher pension liability that schools have slowly been paying off for years.Governor Eric Holcomb had asked for some of that money to be allocated to teacher pay increases only, but this version of the budget does not designate specific money for pay hikes.Lawmakers say this budget plan leaves the state with a $63 million surplus for 2020 and $55 million the year after.The budget now goes to the Senate where it will likely be amended before they take a vote.FacebookTwitterCopy LinkEmail
These fire fighters take their jobs seriously at Ocean City’s Baby Parade Thursday morning, where adorned kids in strollers, wagons and floats kept crowds amused. (City of Ocean City) Bamberger AwardNumber: 101Names: Parker CornickTheme: Pearl of Peck’s BeachParents: Liz CornickHanscom AwardNumber: 300Names: Teagan, Delia and Jonas ByerTheme: The Circus Comes To Ocean CityParents: Jared and Kelly ByerDahlhausen AwardNumber: 204Names: Jonathan Jones-CarafaTheme: Ginger Beach HouseParents: Jennifer JonesCanale AwardNumber: 501Names: Tyler and Summer FreemanTheme: OCBP TwinsParents: Melissa FreemanMost Outstanding Twins or TripletsNumber: 710Names: Garret, Liam and Payton Rose FrielTheme: OCFD: Ocean City Friel DepartmentParents: Deborah FrielGreatest Distance TraveledNumber: 302Names: Gabriella PapapietroTheme: Strolling Southern Belle From Saratoga, CaliforniaParents: Fran PapapietroDivision A (Fancy) Section 100 (under age 2) WinnerNumber: 107Names: Victoria and Giuliana LaMota, Jacob PenskyTheme: The Wizard of OZParents: Nicole and Antonio LaMota, Griselda and Brian PenskyJudges had lots of floats to choose from. (City of Ocean City)Division A Section 100 Runner UpNumber: 100Names: Scarlet BernackiTheme: Miss Scarlet, Fresh from “The Gardens”Parents: Janae BernackiDivision A Section 200 WinnerNumber: 205Names: Kendall and Shannon DonnellyTheme: Princess Tea PartyParents: Pamela DonnellyDivision A Section 200 Runner UpsNumber: 203Names: Jackson and Cameron DavisTheme: Up, Up and AwayParents: Lori Davis-GriffinDivision A Section 300 WinnerNumber: 303Names: Grace and Tierney KaneTheme: Fairy Garden PrincessParents: Kelly KaneDivision A Section 300 Runner UpsNumber: 302Names: Gabriella PapapietroTheme: Strolling Southern BelleParents: Fran PapaietroDivision B Section 400 WinnerNumber: 408Names: Vivian FirmaniTheme: Rock LobsterParents: Rebecca FirmaniDivision B Section 400 Runner UpsNumber: 400Names: Victoria SelbyTheme: Splish SplashParents: Christina SelbyDivision B Section 500 WinnerNumber: 504Names: Mackenzie and Ava Young, Aleissia Strama, and Audrey DoggendorfTheme: Go Granny GoParents: Amy YoungDivision B Section 500 Runner UpsNumber: 509Names: Lilian Albright and Thomas Dickinson Jr.Theme: Going Ape for OC GolfParents: Lindsay DickinsonDivision B Section 600 WinnerNumber: 600Names: Sophia, Gloria and Katelynn Neal, and Sebastian and Isabella LynchTheme: Cruella De VilParents: Adrienne MarquetteDivision B Section 600 Runner UpsNumber: 601Names: Rayleigh, Dillon, Ainsley and Grayson Forrester, Ava and Adler Shappell, and Elijah PooleTheme: The Greatest ShowParents: Kelsey Ernst, Blair Poole, Jessica ShappellDivision C WinnerNumber: 708Names: Ryan and Angela MedioTheme: Ocean City Knows This is the Greatest ShowParents: Cindy MedioDivision C Runner UpsNumber: 703Names: Kevin KohlmannTheme: Cowboy Kevin on the Tail EastParents: Keith KohlmannNumber: 700Names: Eddie KlossTheme: Helicopter EddieParents: Ed and Kim KlossBest Float Ocean City Theatre Company’s Spotlight Performers Show ChoirBest Musical Act Ed Coles Entertainers
JAY – Voters approved a $5.3 million municipal budget and reelected two members of the Board of Selectpersons at the polls Tuesday.Selectperson Gary McGrane was reelected to another three-year term on the board with 449 votes to challenger Trudy-Marie Marshall’s 321 votes. Also reelected was Selectperson F. Timothy DeMillo, who ran unopposed and received 731 votes, and incumbent Director Robert Staples II, who was also unopposed for his seat on the Regional School Unit 73. Raymond Fleury II and Randall Doiron, running unopposed, were elected as trustees of the water district.The municipal expenditures approved Tuesday come in at roughly $9,000 less than the previous fiscal year. With projected revenues increasing to $2.1 million, a $120,000 jump over the current budget, residents would be asked to pay $3.23 million in assessments, a decrease of roughly $130,000 or more than 3 percent.Residents did not vote on the RSU 73 budget, due to an error with the warrant. Instead, that vote has been rescheduled to Aug. 18 with a hearing to be held on Aug. 4.
BOSTON (AP) — A U.S. judge has cleared the way for the extradition of an American father and son accused of sneaking former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn out of Japan in a box. The U.S. State Department said in October that it had agreed to hand Michael Taylor and Peter Taylor over to Japan but U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Massachusetts put their extradition on hold after their lawyers filed an emergency petition. Talwani wrote in a ruling issued Thursday that the extradition could move forward. Lawyers for the men said in court papers that they plan to appeal to the Boston-based federal appeals court.
The election committee of the Judicial Council approved six tickets to run for Class Councils. The tickets for Senior Class Council and Junior Class Council will run unopposed, and four tickets will campaign for Sophomore Class Council. Elections take place Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., according to the Judicial Council. Emily Hoffman | The Observer Senior Class Council Martin Walsh, Briggs Hoyt, Devin Nagendran and Robert ReedMartin Walsh, Briggs Hoyt, Devin Nagendran and Robert Reed hope to utilize their collective experience to create a memorable senior year for their class by organizing events to bring its members together.“For next year, our main goal is to plan memorable class events that are rooted in unity and service,” Walsh, the ticket’s presidential candidate, said. “It is our hope that these events not only promote class unity but also foster a stronger class growth as we journey through our final year here at Notre Dame.“We hope to build on past successful events of Junior Class Council as well as allow the class as a whole to be more integral in determining the types of events we plan.”Walsh said the ticket’s main goal is to provide class events that promote senior class camaraderie and integrate the South Bend community. He said they hope to plan a class Silver Hawks game and social events that showcase the South Bend music scene.Junior Class CouncilZach Waterson, Michael Fliotsos, Andrew Stoker and Miranda HerreraZach Waterson, Michael Fliotsos, Andrew Stoker and Miranda Herrera plan to center their Junior Class Council administration on collaboration, communication and quality.“Junior Class Council is in a unique position, as many of our classmates will be abroad during at least part of our term,” Waterson said. “Our goal is to envision events, projects and resources that strengthen the unity of the class of 2016 and ensure that our classmates feel connected, even across continents.”Waterson said the ticket wanted to focus on collaboration.“We want to extend the Junior Class Council’s presence in event programming on campus,” Waterson said. “For example, we want to collaborate with next year’s Sophomore Class Council for the second annual Great Gatsby dance, hopefully cementing it as a tradition.”Sophomore Class CouncilThomas Davis, Grace Maxwell, Benjamin Cote and Joanie HoganAs class officers, Tommy Davis, Grace Maxwell, Benjamin Cote and Joanie Hogan would link to be a link between sophomores and other people and organizations on campus.“We see our place as more of a bridge for people who have ideas, but they can’t get them to the right people,” Green said. “We see our place as trying to be that bridge between either the administration, the judicial council, upperclassmen, pretty much anyone who needs to hear these ideas.”Green said he and his ticket want to help people with specific ideas bring them to fruition, as well as organize events that connect the different classes.“One thing is that we don’t have as many events that link with other classes, and so I’d try to work with some of the upperclassmen to try to build a broader community instead of just the sophomore class,” he said.Andrew Galo, Michaela McInerney, Vincent Vangaever and Daniel BarabasiThe ticket of Andrew Galo, Michaela McInerney, Vincent Vangaever and Daniel Barabasi is attempting to ensure student government hears the voices of rising sophomores next year.“We believe that the sophomore executive board should be the first line of communication between the sophomore class and the University,” Galo said. “We will make sure every complaint or suggestion about residential, academic, social or spiritual life is heard.“If we cannot directly solve it, we will consult the student body president and vice president, and we will make sure you are heard.”Galo said the ticket would also promote social outreach projects in South Bend and the social aspects of campus life. A specific initiative of the group would be making the Great Gatsby dance an annual event.Editor’s Note: Barabasi is a Scene staff writerAndrew Green, Ned Vogel, Francesca Mancuso and Matt BarrattCurrent freshmen class officers Andrew Green, Ned Vogel, Francesca Mancuso and Matt Barratt want to continue their work by encouraging community in the sophomore class.“What class council’s all about is getting unity and community for the entire class, and so what we really want to do is push for that more, by doing all the different events that we did this year but more off campus next year and focusing in on the service aspect and the social aspect — making sure that everyone feels like they’re included in this class,” Green said.The ticket’s ideas include a class trip to Cedar Point, improving the class website to include events and employment resources, organizing events with the Career Center and other events like a battle of the bands.Noemi Ventilla, Michael Markel, Neil Joseph and Eva NiklinskaAs class officers, Noemi Ventilla, Michael Markel, Neil Joseph and Eva Niklinska would like to increase the connections between the Sophomore Class Council, other student government organizations and the student body.“We would set up office hours or hold monthly town hall meetings where students could voice their opinions, ask questions, volunteer their help or make suggestions to the Sophomore Class Council,” Ventilla said. “We want the sophomore class to be familiar enough with us to feel comfortable sharing their ideas and needs.”Ventilla said the other students on her ticket, all of whom currently serve on Freshman Class Council, would like to establish service events in South Bend and organize free skates and a dance marathon.“We would like to first receive feedback from the sophomore class as to their interest,” she said.Tags: Class Council, elections, junior class council, senior class council, sophomore class council


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Epic Animal Journeys: Navigation & Migration by Air, Land and Sea by Ed J Brown and Ziggy Hanaor. Cicada Books, c2022, 2023. 9781800660298
Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5
What did you like about the book? Beginning with birds, the author informs in detail with excellent color illustrations, how turtle doves, puffins, skylarks, shelducks, barn swallows, storks, ospreys and others migrate and how they navigate that migration. It is truly astounding! Preparation for each individual species is addressed along with the modes of transport such as gliding, flapping and bounding. The distance traveled and the amount of time it takes is truly remarkable. (The Great Snipe can travel 96 hours at a stretch, completing its migration from northern Sweden to Sub-Saharan Africa in four days, a distance of 6,800 km with speeds up to 100 km/hr.!.)
Large animal migration for gazelles, wildebeests, giraffes and caribou receive the same amount of detailed information. Caribou boast the longest migration route of any land animal, a round trip journey of 5000 km yearly. The largest herd numbers around 220,000 animals! Smaller animals like lemmings and naked mole rats (who knew that they migrated?!) have interesting manners of migration. The seemingly fragile Monarch Butterfly travels from Mexico to northeastern Canada and the US, a distance of 7500 km. every year.
The author does not exclude reptiles, amphibians, and fish which are every bit as fascinating as birds and mammals. The effects of climate change and habitat loss are wreaking havoc on these navigations and migrations. A glossary and index are provided.
Anything you did not like about the book? About Monarch butterflies: it takes 2 weeks for a caterpillar to form a chrysalis, not one as stated on age 39, and another 2 weeks before it emerges as a butterfly.
To whom would you recommend this book? This book is for anyone interested in animals that migrate and how they do it.
Who should buy this book? Public and elementary school libraries
Where would you shelve it? 591.56
Should we (librarians) put this on the top of our “to read” piles? If you want to learn the most amazing facts about animal migration and navigation, yes.
Reviewer’s Name, Library (or school), City: Katrina Yurenka, Retired Librarian, Contributor, Youth Services Book Review
Date of Review: February 3, 2023
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A shocking 78% of all I.C.U. beds are full across the United States as the total number of confirmed cases surpasses 18 million. In parts of California specifically, over 93% of all intensive care unit beds are full, and doctors and other health officials request for everyone to stay at home this holiday season.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to intensify in the United States, officials are urging everyone to get the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine as soon as possible. According to the Food and Drug Administration, “On December 11, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued the first emergency use authorization (EUA) for a vaccine for the prevention of coronavirus disease 2019…the emergency use authorization allows the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine to be distributed in the U.S.”
Since then, officials have pushed for all frontline healthcare workers to get the vaccine first, as part of phase 1a. Adults aged 75 and older, along with all other essential workers, are recommended to get the vaccine next, and are prioritized in phase 1b, which should be in action sometime around the beginning of 2021. Phase 1c, which is planned to start in February, includes adults aged 65 and older and those who have underlying health conditions that make them more prone to contract the virus.
According to NPR, “So far, the federal government has provided around $340 million to states and territories to help fund COVID-19 vaccine planning efforts. State health officials say they need around $8.4 billion to expedite vaccine delivery. Additional funding for vaccine distribution is included in the $900 billion COVID-19 relief package [that Congress has recently passed].”
The next phase, which is set to begin in late spring or early summer, will target teachers, child-care workers, adults not included in the previous phases, young adults, and children, as stated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). However, it is important to note that as of now, both the vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna are directed towards individuals of at least 16 or 18 years of age, respectively. Both companies are currently testing each of their vaccines in children aged 12 to 17.
According to Stat News, “The Pfizer vaccine showed efficacy of 95% at preventing symptomatic Covid infection, measured starting from seven days after the second dose was administered. The vaccine appeared to be more or less equally protective across age groups and racial and ethnic groups. The Moderna vaccine was 94.1% effective at preventing symptomatic Covid-19, measured starting from 14 days after the second dose. The vaccine’s efficacy appeared to be slightly lower in people 65 and older, but during a presentation to the Food and Drug Administration’s advisory committee the company explained that the numbers could have been influenced by the fact there were few cases in that age group in the trial. The vaccine appeared to be equally effective across different ethnic and racial groups.”
Although both vaccines are highly effective in reducing the risk of contracting severe COVID-19, some people have had severe allergic reactions, while others have experienced little to no side effects. Experts say that these reactions vary from person to person, and according to Stat News, “These side effects are a sign of an immune system kicking into gear. They do not signal that the vaccine is unsafe.” Therefore, for our sake, it is crucial to get vaccinated as soon as possible, so that we can gradually recover from the consequences of the pandemic in order for our lives to eventually return to normal.

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Come spring 2017, the Genesis car brand will open its first bricks-and-mortar store in Canada.
The Levante, Maserati’s first-ever SUV, honours the company’s tradition for naming its cars after exotic winds.
A super-speed levitated transportation system that uses magnetic accelerators to transports passengers at a projected top speed of around 1,200 km/h.
This year’s Paris Motor Show featured a number of headline-stealing premieres that sent ripples across the automotive landscape.
The Acura NSX is back on the road, dashing from 0 to 100 km/h in three seconds, with a top speed of 307 km/h.
Lifted from the imagination of Bandit9’s founder, Daryl Villanueva, the EVE MK II exists in nine limited-edition pieces at the MB&F M.A.D.Gallery.
The beloved Italian jeweller and watchmaker’s fine taste also extends to the world of automobiles.
This single-seater electric vehicle could change the way we travel alone.
The driving environment is ultra-serene. So calming, in fact, one could imagine that Volvo will reveal, years down the road, that a team of psychologists and wellness gurus was involved in the development process.


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Prince George’s unemployment rate rose nearly 10 per cent between June and July, according to data released on Friday by Statistics Canada.
Prince George’s unemployment rate rose from 5.3 per cent in June to 5.8 per cent in July, Statistics Canada reported. Unemployment in the city was comparable to July 2021, when the city’s unemployment rate stood at 5.7 per cent.
The increase in the unemployment rate wasn’t driven by fewer jobs, however, but by more people seeking work. The city’s workforce participation rate – the number of working-age adults working or actively seeking work – increased from 68.8 per cent in June to 71 per cent in July. The city’s workforce participation rate also stood at 71 per cent in July 2021.
As of July, 55,400 people held jobs in Prince George and 3,400 people were looking for work. That compares to 53,900 working in June and 3,000 seeking employment.
In July 2021, 54,200 people were working and 3,300 were seeking employment in Prince George, Statistics Canada reported.
The unemployment rate in Prince George was higher than the provincial average, which increased from 4.6 per cent in June to 4.7 per cent in July. However, the labour force participation rate in the city remains higher than the provincial average, which held steady at 65.1 per cent.
"B.C.'s strong economic recovery and low unemployment rate continue to help lead Canada's economic outlook,” B.C. Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation Ravi Kahlon said in a statement released on Friday. "The province added 14,900 full-time jobs last month, while our unemployment rate remained historically low at 4.7 (per cent).”
The national unemployment rate held steady at 4.9 per cent, the lowest recorded rate since comparable statistics became available, Statistics Canada reported. The country also saw a 12.2 per cent drop in the number of people unemployed long-term.
“From May to July, of the people who had been continuously unemployed for 27 weeks or more in the previous month, an average of 21.0 (per cent) left the labour force, 12.0 (per cent) transitioned into employment, and 67.0 (per cent) remained unemployed (three-month moving averages, not seasonally adjusted,” a Statistics Canada report said.

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Delicate operations are the rule, not the exception, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. However, one of the procedures carried out recently didn’t involve any skillful surgeons or celebrity patients. The S. Mark Taper Foundation Imaging Center Renovation, which is replacing the unit’s magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine and its 18,000-lb magnet, required a delicate transplant of heavy equipment to ensure that the patient could live on and serve the community for years to come.
The machine “is in the center of the hospital, directly adjacent to the emergency department, with X-ray rooms on both sides and patients passing all around us,” says Lee Watkins, project manager of Pasadena-based general contractor C.W. Driver. Having been awarded three projects at Cedars-Sinai in October 2010, the firm also is remodeling the 6,000-sq-ft Thalians Mental Health Center and renovating the existing radio-frequency and X-ray equipment within the imaging center.
Selecting an exit route for the huge machine was the main challenge. The project’s structural consultant, San Francisco-based Degenkolb Engineers, studied four paths through the building “to determine which one was most cost-effective and least intrusive to hospital operations,” says Richard Franco, principal-in-charge. The team worked with a physicist who conducted a “scatter report” to find out if the walls surrounding the new machine in its 400-sq-ft room required extra lead shielding. They did.
Even so, maneuvering the massive MRI magnet replacement posed the most challenges. To get the existing magnet out of the building, Watkins and his team had to map out pathways, conduct structural analysis on concrete floors and replace five doorways—all without disrupting the busy hospital. So that work can avoid affecting patients and staff, “we are literally working behind the scenes during nonpeak hours,” says Richard Freeark, C.W. Driver project executive.
When the original machine was installed eight years ago the room was built around it, says Michael Zakian, a principal with Culver City-based Zakian Woo Architects. The main obstruction in getting the magnet out was the doorways, which were too short and narrow for the roughly 4-ft-thick by 7-ft-tall solid block of machinery to fit through.
This is challenging because each door set was �like a separate project all by itself,� Zakian explains. Each had its set-ups, closures, material orders, fire marshal inspections and mounds of paperwork from the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development. Tom Daly, Cedars-Sinai project manager, says the hospital employs two inspectors to work with OSHPD, whose inspectors pass through the unit every other week.
After the doorways were rebuilt in December, the old magnet was put on polycarbonate sheeting and slid 400 ft down hospital corridors like a patient on a gur-ney. Crews then moved the equipment out the front door, where it was hoisted on a truck. Like a still beating heart, the magnet had to be kept cool with chilled, circulating water to keep it from losing power during the move. Once unhooked from the machine, MRI magnets need to be reconnected in about 10 days to stay active, Daly says.
�We had to schedule everything perfectly,� Daly says, so that once disconnected, the magnet was on a truck to Chicago where it would be reconnected to power and water for a new owner. Once the old magnet was removed, the project team began adding new copper shielding to the room walls in preparation for the arrival of the new magnet in mid-March. A similar procedure will be used to install it.
C.W. Driver�s current enterprise comes on the heels of the company�s completion of two other projects at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The builder recently completed construction of a 20,000-sq-ft, third-floor laboratory at the medical center�s Steven Spielberg Building, where 3D building information modeling was used to convert office space into a wet lab and make interiorseismic improvements.
The contractor also added braced-frame reinforcements to complete an exterior upgrade, along with an exterior building enhancement that included creating a 40-ft decorative screen to hide the newly installed exterior frames. In addition, the contractor also recently converted the existing cardiac suite to six operating rooms at the hospital�s 27,000-sq-ft, fifth floor post-anesthesia care unit.
Watkins says it�s �mind-boggling to think we crammed� about 87.5 tons of steel in this space to strengthen the existing structure �and then planted a 95-ton roof platform on top of that.�Article toolbar


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Purniawati, Yunita (2010) Pengaruh Perendaman dalam Berbagai Konsentrasi Garam Dapur dan Gula Pasir Terhadap Kualitas Keripik Mangga Pakel (Mangifera foetida Lour). Other thesis, University of Muhammadiyah Malang.
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Mangifera foetida Lour fruit (mango pakel) is generally appreciated by the public as a fragrant aroma and a sharp and distinctive taste, but pakel mango fruit has a weakness as a crude fiber and resin so that it can make a lot of itching in the mouth when consumed in fresh condition. Utilization of mango chips mango besides pakel be able to increase the economic value also makes the mango pakel as a food product more attractive and has a sale value is to use the salt concentration in the processing of sugar to reduce acidity levels pakel mango so that it can improve the quality of mango chips pakel. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of immersion of mangoes pakel in various concentrations of salt and sugar on the quality of mango pakel chips. Type of research is True Experiments and design used was factorial design (factorial design) with two factors and three replications. The experimental design used was Completely Randomized Design (CRD), with salt concentrations of 20, 50 and 80 with the control treatment are 50 and the concentration of sugar 200, 500, and 800 with the control treatment are 500. Indicators of this research are the quality of mango pakel chips. This research was conducted on December 24, 2009 at the Laboratory of THP UMM. Results showed that the combination of sugar concentration (G) and salt (N) significantly affect the average difference in terms of chip quality parameters water content, reducing sugar and organoleptic (crispy, taste, aroma and texture). From some combination of those treatments that produce the best quality chips are treated mango pakel G3N3 (concentration of sugar are 800 with concentration of salt are 80) in terms of water content, reducing sugar and organoleptic (smell), while the organoleptic (crispy and taste) to produce quality mango chips best pakel G3N2 treatment (concentration of sugar are 800 with concentration of salt are 50) and the organoleptic (texture), which produces the best quality chips are treated mango pakel G2N3 (concentration of sugar are 500 with concentration of salt are 80).
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Only you, Suzanne, could take a prompt like Dancing Shoes and turn it into a call for social and political action and add a conversation with a deceased singer! Absolutely brilliant!
I like the image that we have to decide in which direction we will dance - not fight, not protest, not riot - but dance.
Let's dance into a new future that will be so much better then our present. Let's dance into acceptance and compassion and health and community.
Come on, girl, get those red shoes on!


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« AnteriorContinuar »
TO A LADY.
IN ANSWER TO A REQUEST THAT I WOULD WRITE HER
A POEM UPON SOME DRAWINGS THAT SHE HAD MADE
OF FLOWERS IN THE ISLAND OF MADEIRA.
FAIR Lady! can I sing of flowers
That in Madeira bloom and fade, I who ne'er sate within their bowers,
Nor through their sunny lawns have strayed ? How they in sprightly dance are worn
By Shepherd-groom or May-day queen, Or holy festal pomps adorn,
These eyes have never seen.
Yet though to me the pencil's art
No like remembrances can give,
And there for gentle pleasure live ;
Shall on some lovely Alien set A name with us endeared to hope,
To peace, or fond regret.
Still as we look with nicer care,
Some new resemblance we may trace; A Heart's-ease will perhaps be there,
A Speedwell may not want its place. And so may we, with charmed mind
Beholding what your skill has wrought, Another Star-of-Bethlehem find,
A new Forget-me-not.
From earth to heaven with motion fleet
A Holy-thistle here we meet,
And there a Shepherd's weather-glass ; And haply some familiar name
Shall grace the fairest, sweetest plant
Of English Emigrant.
Sad thoughts, and breathes with easier breath ; Alas! that meek, that tender smile
Is but a harbinger of death: And pointing with a feeble hand
She says, in faint words by sighs broken, Bear for me to my native land
This precious Flower, true love's last token.
What's in a Nume?
Brutas will start a Spirit as soon as Cæsar!
TO ROBERT SOUTHEY, ESQ., P. L., ETC. ETC. MY DEAR FRIEND,
The Tale of Peter Bell, which I now introduce to your notice, and to that of the Public, has, in its manuscript state, nearly survived its minority-for it first saw the light in the summer of 1798. During this long interval, pains have been taken at different times to make the produotion less unworthy of a favorable reception; or, rather, to fit it for filling permanently a station, bowever humble, in the Literatnre of our country. This has, indeed, been the aim of all my endeavors in Poetry, which, you know, have been sufficiently laborious to prove that I deem the Art not lightly to be approached ; and that the attainment of excel. lence in it, may laudably be made the principal object of intellectual pursuit by any man, who, with reasonable consideration of circumstances, has faith in his own impulses.
'The Poem of Peter Bell, as the Prologue will show, was composed under a belief that the Imagination not only does not require for its exercise the intervention of supernatural agency, but that, though such agency be excluded, the faculty may be called forth as imperiously and for kindred results of pleasure, by incidents, within the compass of poetic probability, in the bumblest departments of daily life. Since that Prologue was written, you have exhibited most splendid effects of judicious daring, in the opposite and usual conrse. Let this acknow. ledgment make my peace with the lovers of the supernatural; and I am persuaded it will be admitted, that to you, as a Master in that province of the art, the following Tale, whether from contrast or congruity, is not an inappropriate offering. Accept it, then, as a public testimony of affectionate admiration from one with whose name yours has been often coupled (to use your own words) for evil and for good; and believe me to be, with earnest wishes that life and health may be granted you to complete the many important works in which you are engaged, and with high respect,
Most faithfully yours,
WILLIAM ORDSWORTH. Rydal Mount, April 7, 1819.
THERE'S something in a flying horse,
There's something in a huge balloon;
And now I have a little Boat,
The woods, my Friends, are round you roaring,
have all a thousand fears
Meanwhile untroubled I admire
Away we go, my Boat and I-
Away we go—and what care we
Up goes my Boat among the stars Through many a breathless field of light, Through many a long blue field of ether, Leaving ten thousand stars beneath her: Up goes my little Boat so bright!
The Crab, the Scorpion, and the Bull,
The towns in Saturn are decayed,
Swift Mercury resounds with mirth,
Then back to Earth, the dear
Earth :if I here should roam, The world for my remarks and me Would not a whit the better be; I 've left my heart at home.
See! there she is, the matchless Earth!
Yon tawny slip is Libya's sands;
And see the town where I was born!
Never did fifty things at once

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A French and Finnish-led operation supported by more than a dozen other countries has resulted in the arrest of 165 people and the seizure of 8 million euros worth of illegal medicines, Europol has reported.
According to French Gendarmerie and Finnish customs, the operation, called Mismed, was aimed at ending the trafficking of counterfeit drugs or misuse of real drugs for psychotropic, recreational or doping purposes. Approximately 36 million medicines were seized, with a total value of 7.9 million euros.
These included pseudoephedrine, anti-cancer drugs, antihistamines, anxiolytics, erectile dysfunction medicines, hormone and metabolic regulators, narcotics, painkillers, antioestrogens, antivirals, hypnotics, and doping substances.
In addition, 1.5 million euros in criminal assets were confiscated.
The coordinated actions marked the third such swoop on illegal medicine dealers under the Mismed campaign (‘Misused Medicines’) over the last three years. In total these operations have resulted in the seizure of 123 million units of illegal medicines and doping substances worth €0.5 billion, 600 arrests and the breaking up of 49 organised crime groups, according to Europol figures.
The European police force added that the campaign has highlighted the rise in trafficking in the EU of oncologic medicines stolen from hospitals, while Asia remains the main source region for both medicines and doping products.
The medicines are entering the black market either by being diverted from the legal supply chain by wholesalers and resold to criminal groups or being illegally obtained with forged or stolen medical prescriptions, sometimes with the help of doctors and pharmacists.
Counterfeit medicines and doping substances are being produced illegally and packed in underground laboratories often in the EU, Europol said, while doping products are mainly sold online.


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The Tate Museum, London
Where’s its scrotum, Llewyn? Where’s its scrotum?
Arthur Shelby, “I am emotional, I just don’t know what fucking emotion it is.”
Feel free to send me wedding moodboard requests!
Experimented with watercolors and masking fluid I got but damn the sketchbook paper did not like either 🙈 gotta try using actual watercolor paper next time. Fixed it up a bit digitally
i wish i had friends like this
Carolina Gutiérrez de la Fuente by Pablo Petrovits, c. 1854 (details)
Walking with Beasts © BBC, 2001
Just keep on trying
Cotton Candy Gay Mood Board
Dear self, you have more reason to focus on yourself now
here’s a little drawing of a chemist who’s not really aware of the mess behind his…..

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In the wake of #MeToo rising in Pakistan and the entire debate of Meesha Shafi’s accusations on Ali Zafar, many women have come forth sharing how they felt harassed at the hands of sexual predators.
Armeena Khan of Janaan fame took to Twitter to share her story. She wrote, “I was in Lahore, in a burka and no one knew who I was, when I was groped.”
She added that the way a woman dresses has nothing to do with being a victim of sexual harassment as she was completely covered in the garment she wore when the incident occurred.
Another Pakistani actor, Ayesha Omar, who has been in the industry for a long time, also mentioned that she had faced harassment as well.
On a local TV channel, Ayesha said, “I, myself, have been a victim of sexual harassment from someone within the industry. I don’t have the strength to talk about it like Meesha, but I hope someday I will gather the courage to share my story.”
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June 17th 12:12pm
Elsewhere On The Web…
June 17th 11:58am
Since being shot onto the rap scene at the turn of the century Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson’s career has gone through a number of phases.
June 17th 11:57am
Bossip Interviews Cedric The Entertainer about the next steps in his career.
June 17th 11:49am
What the hell is going on in Baltimore y’all???
June 17th 11:21am
These two little ladies were their DJ daddy’s date to Tupac’s 40th Birthday Celebration in Atlanta last night. One of them used to tell you to “Pay Attention” over her daddy’s mixes. Can you guess who he is?
June 17th 11:09am
DAAAARKNESSS!!! We’ve been fienin’ for the return of Dave Chappelle the way, well, Tyrone Biggums fiends for crack rock…
June 17th 10:56am
You might be surprised how many of us are behind your favorite scripts.
June 17th 10:14am
It’s official, nearly 900 million in food aid for low income families will be cut.
June 17th 9:55am
Looks like Harpo is ready for Orenthal “Juicy” James to put himself on blast:
June 17th 9:45am
C’mon now, you we don’t play that “suspicious” sh*t around our government buildings.
June 17th 9:41am
These mu’fu*kas here!
June 17th 9:32am
Minister Farrakhan’s grandson Mustapha is not letting his “pop pop” get in the way of his dreams of being an NBA superstar:
June 17th 9:16am
What kind of justice are they handing out over their in the UK??
Say it ain’t so!!!
June 17th 9:04am
Last night was opening night for Britney Spears’ “Femme Fatale” tour where Nicki Minaj was the opening act.
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Please fill out an application here ) http://mommyandmerescue.rescuegroups.org/info/display?PageID=16064 and give
Roxie is a gentle older gal who is very well behaved. NO CATS PLEASE. She is dog selective as well and would do
Rosie-Rose dances on tiptoe in her kennel pen when you walk by, so happy just to see you. She is a beautiful gal
Chance was afraid of people when he first came to Club Pet. He was finally adopted by a woman who loved him very
Click on a number to view those needing rescue in that state.

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Solar, wind, fossil fuels and nuclear may all have a role in Australia’s energy future, but we need to get the policy settings right to ensure cost and carbon emissions fall while supply remains reliable.
That was the consensus at “Beyond 2020: Designing a new energy future”, a forum convened in Melbourne by Nous Group as part of the celebrations of our 20th anniversary.
I was pleased to facilitate the November 27 panel on this important issue. Joining me in the discussion was Audrey Zibelman, the CEO of the Australian Energy Market Operator, Grant King, the former CEO of Origin Energy, Richard Bolt, the former Secretary of the Victorian Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, and Simon Smith, the head of Nous’ utilities, energy, infrastructure and resources practice.
The future mix of Australia’s energy supply has been a contentious political topic, but our panellists argued it was unhelpful to seek pre-emptive transitions to or from any source. Instead, Australia needed a mix of energy sources, with carefully planned and managed transitions to ensure reliable supply.
Grant explained that Australia’s resource endowment meant the country exported four times as much energy as it consumed domestically, and that the country would continue to be a coal exporter beyond 2040. He argued that Australia’s uranium supply meant it should be open to nuclear energy, and that renewables could be complemented by gas.
“Clearly renewables will play a very significant role,” he said. “I expect gas to play a bigger role for longer than people might imagine. I can’t see how we have high take-up of renewables without the stability that gas can provide.”
A century into the future, Australia’s power supply will be largely renewable, Richard argued, but over the next 20 years we should expect fossil fuels to remain dominant while their emissions intensity falls and zero-carbon alternatives build up. He said there was a strong case for hydrogen as a fuel source, and that Australia was well positioned to become a global supplier of hydrogen to the energy-dependent northern hemisphere.
“If you look at all the decarbonisation challenges we haven’t got answers for – things like steel-making and cement-making, heavy transport, air transport, shipping – all seem susceptible to one basic answer: hydrogen,” Richard said.
As head of AEMO, the organisation responsible for operating Australia’s largest gas and electricity markets and power systems, Audrey is grappling with the technical challenges of integrating a variety of energy sources.
She said that in recent years Australia had become a global leader in the uptake of rooftop solar panels, but this distributed energy generation created challenges.
“Right now the best way to manage rooftop solar is with storage at the grid scale but nobody can make a business model around that, because our markets and regulatory regime do not accommodate it well,” she said. “We expect 30 to 40 per cent penetration of distributed energy resources and electric vehicles across the country, which is really changing the complexity and structure of the system.”
Discussing the potential of batteries to help intermittent energy sources become more reliable, the panel explained that lithium ion batteries had limitations but that flow batteries, which use tanks of electrolytes, could be more useful.
Even if flow batteries prove to be a large source of storage in the long-term, there is a case for using low-emissions fossil fuel sources of power to back up the variability of renewables as their share grows above 50 per cent.
“During two weeks of cloudy and calm weather, if you have a battery system dependent on the power from renewables to charge it, and they’re both dead, then you’ve got nothing; that is like civilisation coming to an end,” Richard said. “So we actually need to have storage systems that are independent of the thing they’re there to back up. That’s why is has to be a different technology.”
Given the inevitable changes in energy sources, it is difficult for regulatory settings to keep pace. Simon argued Australia needed more sophisticated and nimble governance arrangements.
“Everyone’s talking about all these new technologies, but nobody knows which ones will be successful for which purposes at what price,” Simon said. “The big lesson is that we’ve had an inflexible framework that hasn’t allowed or encouraged innovation, experimentation, new technologies, new business models.”
With $400 billion in investment in Australia’s energy sector anticipated over the next 20 years, Richard made the case for greater central coordination.
“One of the things we’ve got now is a very large rate of investment, and a lot of that investment needs to be tightly synchronised and coordinated, which is not a case for central overriding planning but it is a case for investments to be choreographed so they add up to a coherent whole,” he said.
In seeking to take the politics out of the energy debate, Grant said expertise rather than strong opinions needed pre-eminence.
“This is a complex industry which needs really strongly skilled people, evidence-based progress, step by step,” he said.
“Let’s not get distracted by grand vision, let’s take each of those steps, well thought-through, well executed. That builds confidence. People will stand back, chill out, let the professionals get on with the job. We’ve got to in effect stand back from these massive big visions of transforming things.”
The full discussion can be heard on NousCast.


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Even through they forgot to arrange the pick-up service, I waited for a while at the airport and hired a taxi by myself. But the staff is helpful and the room is clean and safe. Might book again for next time.
Good location for get to Tobu-nikko station, bus station, main street and supermarket. All the staff was very friendly and always recommends where to go. Tough the space is not very big, it's clean and has good atmosphere. Travelers even can meet some local people there. In one night, they held an Okonomiyaki party and everyone had tasty food and good time there. I definitely will stay there again for next time.
Staff is very friendly and helpful. and I found many info at front desk. A good place to discovery Tokyo.
One friend I met there said its a little bit quiet when I stayed there. But I still met some nice people. You also can have every facilities you might need. Definitely, I will go there again next time.
Its in a quiet area and not very far from the Main Street. However, the only one downside is no hot water for shower. Their staff tried to fix it but it still didn't work.
There was even no any sigh near the gate including address sigh. So it's basic like a secret hostel not easy to find it. And the bathroom could not be locked.
Not easy to find the hostel though it's in downtown. I didn't see any toilet paper in bathroom. The Internet was really slow. The staff were nice. However, if they had provided basic information actively, that would have been nicer.
Just next to Shida night market. Convenient to have drink and meals or do shopping. Public areas and rooms are new, comfortable and clean. Moreover, it's like a Korean house because most guests are from Korea.(polite but shy :p) if I had much more interaction with them, it would be nicer.
Nice location and their staff are helpful
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Another good day here to stay inside and play. But I am so done with cold and snow and am ready for spring. So for Tuesday Morning Sketches I have spring flowers and summer butterflies to show you.
I really wish I had purchased more of this SU's water color paper last year.It is so soft and pretty. The flowers are from the Painted Petals set stamped with Certainly Celery and Rose Petal (stamped off once to soften it) Butterflies are SU stamps and punches. Sentiment is an old Studio G stamp but I still use it a lot because I really like the pretty font.
Here is the sketch


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Ann Zollinger and Margaret Crawford introduce Catherine Cooke. Cooke surveys the context of the early Soviet Union with regard to architectural design. She discusses constructivism, arguing for its relevance in the transition from the machine age to the information age. Cooke contrasts the constructivist focus on the material reality with the supremacists’s lack of concern for physical space or material. She reviews the work of Vladimir Tatlin and his influence on the constructivist scene. Cooke explains key terms and interests of the constructivists, including the tectonics and machine thinking.
Video Archive | Vladimir Tatlin (4)
Charles Jencks tracks the evolution of Russian constructivism as a way of bridging the gap between cubism, modernism, and the prevalent International Style. Jencks describes the 1905 and 1917 revolutions and how designers approached both. He cites Lenin and Marx on the role of government in
regulating style through the early half of the twentieth century. He breaks down the architectural evolution of the movement from before Tatlin’s Tower through its spread to other Communist countries like Poland and China, and finally, the eventual decline of the movement in favor of the International Style.
Charles Jencks emphasizes the role of women in the early constructivist movement, and the theatrical quality of the revolution. He introduces Tatlin’s Tower as a pivotal work of constructivism and how this propel’s the movement into alignment with the politics, intentions, and propaganda of the post-revolutionary Soviet Union. Jencks shows subsequent architectural developments and work in other media, such as, photography, theatre, film and engineering as a way of explaining the evolution of the ideas and themes behind the movement.
Charles Jencks wraps up his lecture on Russian constructivism by describing the ways Stalin projected the style to other countries outside the USSR, including Mao’s China, and Eastern Europe. He shows examples of the late evolution of the movement including civic architecture, infrastructure, and transportation. Lastly, Jencks describes how the International Style infects Russian architects and degrades the constructivist aesthetic.


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As you probably know, Na Pali: Broken is an upcoming Unreal Tournament Single Player pack being developed by Willis Unreal and Rat Development. Well, recently, Willis was good enough to give me the opportunity to play a closed release of the first level of the pack, Hantar's Cliffs. In this preview I will attempt to convey to you some of the impressions of the pack I got from my exploration of the map.
The scene is set by the accompanying story. Following the slaughter of the Skaarj queen and the rescue and return to Earth of the man responsible, an Earth party sets out to colonise the Nali planet hoping for the peaceful lifestyle enjoyed by the natives before the Skaarj attack. But on arrival, the planet is found still to be overrun by splintered clans of Krall, Skaarj and Mercenaries and it all goes awry. You are sent to protect the planet against an all-out assault by a Skaarj ship run by a new Queen. Na Pali: Broken begins...
Hantar's Cliffs is designed as a short, atmospheric opening to the adventure to come. It is set in a series of canyons and valleys interspersed with Skaarj mining installations; a theme instantly identifiable with by the player because it has been seen before in the memorable NyLeve's Falls. This time though, the cliffs are smaller and the Skaarj incursion more extensive and more detailed.
The map starts and ends in these outdoor areas, which are simply but appealingly designed using a variety of tesselated brushes, and these areas are brightly and consistently lit by the sunny sky above - a few Skaarj structures carry lights with lens flares to add to the picture, and the top of a part of the Skaarj facility can be seen over the cliffs from the outdoor areas both at the start and the finish, which is a nice touch. For fans of the Unreal trees, there's no shortage of them either.
Within the Skaarj mining facility, Willis has used lots of tricks to augment the atmosphere. He uses fog extensively (but not to overkill) to thicken the air, and trailing roots and vegetation to give the installation an aging, used feel. A couple of blocked corridors imply further areas that the player cannot reach, as if this facility goes on for some distance through the cliffs, which is another nice touch. Lighting is sourced well so that the base is convincingly lit with no "light from nowhere", and to complete the picture machinery around the place produces a variety of ambient sounds. Overall, a suitably effective scene, broken up only by the occasional Skaarj ambush (it's worth mentioning too here that Willis uses scripting to make a variety of scenes and combats more interesting - always cool).
While there was the odd minor glitch here and there, some of which were described in the accompanying text file, these screenshots should alone be enough to convince you that this was one solid map, and if the rest of Na Pali: Broken keeps up the quality, then I think this pack should be something to look forward to.

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Judicial Merit Retention: What to Know Before You Vote
As most Floridians learned in their middle school civics classes, the founders of our democracy believed a third branch of government, one insulated from the political fray, was necessary to serve as a check and balance on the legislative and executive branches. A strong democracy requires a fair and impartial judiciary, able to make decisions based solely on the law and constitution without fear of retaliation.
But in many states, Supreme Court justices are chosen in contested popular elections, a process that results in a highly politicized judiciary unable to fulfill the crucial function envisioned by the founders. That was true in Florida, too, until reforms in the 1970s changed the way our appellate and Supreme Court justices are selected and retained. Now, nonpartisan judicial nominating commissions ("JNCs") review applicants on the basis of merit, using "criteria including professional qualifications, character, integrity, intellect, experience, temperament, professional competence, maturity, capacity for growth and other characteristics." (Florida Bar Fact Sheet, www.floridabar.org/thevotesinyourcourt) The JNCs then submit names of the most qualified applicants to the governor, who must choose one from the list.
Every six years, these appointed judges appear on the ballot for a merit retention vote. As former Florida Supreme Court Justice Raoul Cantero explained, "the merit retention system was designed to allow voters to remove justices for misconduct, inside or outside of office." (Miami Herald, September 11, 2012 Former justice joins pushback in merit retention debate over FSC justices) "If we start turning the merit retention process into a political vehicle, then we are turning the judiciary into another political branch of government, which the Founding Fathers of our country specifically intended to avoid," Cantero said.
Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has also joined the discussion, appearing in a video produced by the Florida Bar to appeal to Florida voters to educate themselves on the purposes of merit retention and to cast informed votes. She said, "For more than three decades, Florida's merit retention system has helped buffer the state's appellate courts from improper influence that might affect their decisions" and noted that "judicial independence is very hard to create...and it's easier than most people imagine to damage or destroy."
Unfortunately, that's exactly what some groups are attempting to do in Florida this year. The effort is being led by "Restore Justice 2012," a conservative political action committee that is urging voters to reject the three supreme court justices on the basis of their rulings in a few opinions. They have embarked on a statewide campaign, focused especially on tea party voters, to convince voters to vote against retaining these judges. Removing them from office would allow Governor Rick Scott to appoint three new justices.
Florida's system was designed to protect judicial independence from exactly this sort of attack, preserving the ability of judges to make fair and impartial decisions without political interference. That's why state leaders and former justices from across the political spectrum have joined together to oppose these efforts. The list supporting the retention includes 23 former presidents of the Florida Bar, former justices appointed by both Republican and Democratic governors, and many others.
For the system to work properly, voters must be informed. Follow the links below for more information about the justices on the ballot and on the merit retention system itself. We'll add more sources as they become available. And remember, your ballot will be very long this year, and it's important to vote all the way to the end!
Check out this page for unbiased information on all the judges on the ballot, the history of the merit retention system, and much more.
The LWV is one of Florida's most respected organizations. Strictly non-partisan since its inception in 1939, the League has been providing voters unbiased information for decades. Click here to download their 2012 Voter Guide, which includes information on every item on the ballot, including merit retention.
Created by a non-partisan, non-profit organization, this website includes detailed bios of the justices and other useful information.
An excellent history of the corruption scandals that led to our current system of merit retention, and a warning about the hazards of allowing Rick Scott and the Republican Party to politicize the system and pack the court. More
"Gov. Rick Scott and a reenergized Republican majority stormed into office two years ago brandishing their conservative credentials. Almost immediately, Florida's Supreme Court became a target....Even more blatant is the partisan game being played in connection with this year's retention vote involving three sitting justices."


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Submitted to: Food Science and Technology International
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 6/30/2012
Publication Date: N/A
Interpretive Summary: Many foods such as yogurt or lunch meats may contain different types of proteins for the purpose of improved binding, flavor or mouthfeel. The problem is that different types of proteins do not mix well and sometimes act against each other resulting in poor food quality. Our research showed how to combine milk proteins with egg albumin, soy protein, and fish protein isolates in ways that improve the richness and thickness of foods. Our conclusion is that a right balance is needed if milk is to be mixed with egg proteins to create improved food mouthfeel. Dried egg white is the best protein to combine with milk proteins.
Technical Abstract: Mixed food protein gels are complex systems, which changes functional behaviors such as gelling properties and viscosity depending on the miscibility of the proteins. We have noted that differences in co-solubility of mixed proteins created unique network structures and gel properties. The effects of blending food proteins step-wise into calcium caseinate (CC) or whey protein isolate (WPI) adjusted to pH 2.5, 6.8, and 9.0 at 25C and 60C on solubility, viscosity, and gel structures were determined at their respective optimal soluble concentration level. The respective protein slurry viscosity and their optimal soluble concentration at 25C were: CC (1115.8 cP/15 wt percent), EA (175.2 cP/35 wt percent), FPI (2207.4 cP/30 wt percent), SPI (2531.5 cP/10 wt percent), and WPI (161.2 cP/35 percent). In mixed protein systems, for example, combining CC or WPI with EA, at the soluble protein level of 15 g/100 g, viscosity values were reduced: CC/EA (10:5 wt percent) 535.1 cP and WPI/EA (10:5 wt percent) 8.7 cP. Scanning electron microscope imaging revealed changes in protein aggregation clusters during heating of CC, EA, and WPI. These results suggest that some proteins such as EA may act synergistically to increase viscosity and FPI may act antagonistically to reduce viscosity.

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Audiences watching American Horror Story: Double Feature did a double take — is that Steve Jobs? Who portrays Jobs in the FX horror series?
Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Story has never failed to shock fans. From puzzling storylines to crazy theories, it’s never a dull moment! And the AHS universe isn’t the only place where viewers can find these surprises, Murphy includes fun Easter eggs and theories in all of his shows (especially American Crime Story).
In American Horror Story: Double Feature episode 8, “Inside,” we get a shocking character cameo from Steve Jobs, portrayed here by Len Cordova.
Was that Steve Jobs in American Horror Story: Double Feature?
Steve Jobs is very recognizable thanks to his simple wardrobe of black turtlenecks and jeans. It’s easy to spot him. So when a character appeared dressed as the late American business magnate, we sat up in our seats, pointing to the screen asking “is that Steve Jobs?!”
What is Steve Jobs doing with aliens? Well, I suppose it’s not too surprising. If you think about it, it makes sense.
This season of American Horror Story has introduced the idea that aliens helped humans with technology, and Jobs was all about technology. So, according to this season (or rather, Ryan Murphy), Jobs and the aliens were (are?) friends and we have them to thank for our iPhones.
Season 10 episode 8 also revealed that Mamie Eisenhower (Sarah Paulson) is an alien. And, the most insane part about this season, are the pregnant friends, who have now also been abducted. I’m telling you, this season is wild and, honestly I’m not sure how I feel about it yet.
Are you enjoying this season so far? I don’t think we’ve seen anything yet, each episode is only getting more mad! But I can’t look away.
Watch new episodes of American Horror Story each Wednesday night on FX.


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Film: All The Money In The World
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Michelle Williams, Christopher Plummer, Mark Wahlberg, Romain Duris, Timothy Hutton, Charlie Plummer, Charlie Shotwell, Andrew Buchan, Marco Leonardi, Giuseppe Bonifati, Nicolas Vaporidis
In the backdrop of a kidnap drama, All The Money In The World is an interesting portrait of J Paul Getty, “the richest man in the history of the world during his time”.
Based on the 1995 book titled “Painfully Rich: The Outrageous Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Heirs of J. Paul Getty” by John Pearson, the film dramatises the 1973 abduction of John Paul Getty III, the grandson of J. Paul Getty.
Without much ado the opening scene, in black-and-white frames, plunges into the abduction of the boyish, long-haired young Getty, who is out on the streets of Rome sparring good-naturedly with some wanton ladies.
After the abduction, we are regularly reminded about the young boy’s rich grandfather and at the same time are provided with insights into the old man’s eccentricities and his relationships with others in the family and society. His miserly attitude — and he has his reasons for every action of his — sharply chisels his character making him interesting as well as despicable.
He famously states: “If you can count your money then you are not a billionaire.” But after the boy’s mother, Abigail Harris, who is estranged from her husband, gets the ransom call demanding $17 billion for his release, Getty Sr. refuses to pay. He cites that paying the ransom would risk the lives of his other 14 grandchildren too.
Instead he appoints Fletcher Chase, a former CIA agent and his chief of security to negotiate.
As the clock ticks, how the haplessly penniless mother and Chase negotiate not only with the kidnappers to reduce the ransom but with Getty, too, to pay the amount, forms the crux of the tale.
Taking a few liberties with the historical records, scriptwriter David Scarpa blends the narrative of the kidnapping thriller into a character-driven plot astutely. He keeps you glued to the screen throughout its two hours twenty minutes run-time. Every character is well-etched and the actors deliver efficiently.
While the kidnapping and the escape scenes are straightforward, the plot delves on the characters of Getty Sr and Abigail Harris and they are naturally the stars of the show. Christopher Plummer essays the role of Getty Sr. and Michelle Williams plays Abigail Harris. Slipping into the skin of their characters, they both enrapture you with their fascinating performances.
Mark Wahlberg does not leave an impression. As Getty’s smooth-talking fixer Fletcher Chase he is serviceable. He underplays his role and probably that’s why the others shine.
Charlie Plummer, as the kidnapped Paul, is perfunctorily amiable. You do feel sorry for him, when he can’t understand as to why it is taking his family so long to get him released and especially after his ear is sliced and sent to the local daily’s office. Romain Duris, as the Italian ruffian named Cinquanta, has his moments of onscreen glory.
On the production front, director Ridley Scott deploys a few borrowed flourishes to make this film look interesting. The black and white scenes remind you of Federico Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita”, and in the later scenes where the lonesome Getty in his ornate mansion is seen distressed, brings to mind Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane.
The locations, the production designs by Arthur Max, the costumes by designer Janty Yates reflect the era perfectly and this is dexterously captured by Dariusz Wolski’s cinematography. His frames along with Daniel Pemberton’s fine score are seamlessly layered by editor Claire Simpson.
Overall, the film is an ingeniously crafted, tension filled, kidnapping drama that won’t disappoint you.


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The lawmakers, U.S. Reps. Dan Meuser (R-Luzerne), Scott Perry (R-York), Lloyd Smucker (R-Lancaster), Fred Keller (R-Snyder), John Joyce (R-Altoona), Guy Reschenthaler (R-Peters), Glen ‘GT’ Thompson (R-Oil City), and Mike Kelly, (R-Butler) argued in a joint statement that Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar exceeded their authority by, among other things, allowing counties to accept mail-in ballots that were received after Election Day but were postmarked by Nov. 3.
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Bucks) did not sign the letter.
Seven of the eight lawmakers also were among the 126 signatories an amicus brief to a lawsuit, filed by Texas’ attorney general, that sought to throw out election results in key battleground states, including Pennsylvania. State Attorney General Josh Shapiro slammed the lawsuit as “seditious abuse.”
Neither Smucker nor Fitzpatrick signed the amicus brief.
Democrat Joe Biden beat President Donald Trump by more than 80,000 votes to carry the Keystone State and its 20 electoral votes. Wolf and Boockvar have certified the results and the Electoral College awarded the state to Biden when it met in Harrisburg last month. Despite that, Trump and his allies have continued to falsely claim that the race was stolen.
There has been no proof of voter fraud. And all the lawmakers who signed the statement won re-election on Nov. 3 under the same ground rules. They have not contested the results of their own successful campaigns, nor those in the Legislature or statewide row offices that resulted in Republican victories.
Last month, Kelly, a Western Pennsylvania Republican, unsuccessfully petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to set aside Pennsylvania’s election results, a move that would have resulted in the disenfranchisement of hundreds of thousands of voters statewide.
Opposition from Republicans is not expected to derail President-elect Joe Biden’s certification as the next president of the United States. However, it will delay that process when Congress meets in joint session on Jan. 6.
Pennsylvania's Republican Sen. Pat Toomey has condemned the effort by some Republicans to block certification, calling it an effort to “disenfranchise millions of voters in my state and others.”
John Micek is the editor of the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, where this story first appeared.


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Running: Knowing the Basics Goes a Long Way
Running: Knowing the Basics Goes a Long Way
- Run in familiar neighborhoods close to your home.
- Do not run in dark, secluded areas, especially at night.
- Avoid busy, highly trafficked streets.
- Take responsibility for staying clear of motor vehicles.
- Never assume a driver can see you in his mirrors.
- If you do run at dawn, dusk, or at night, wear bright clothing including at least one piece of clothing with specially designed reflectors.
- Avoid wearing headphones while running, as they decrease your awareness of surroundings.
Treating the Inevitable
- Level 1—Minor pain noticed after running
- Level 2—Discomfort or tightness noticed while running, but does not limit activity
- Level 3—Pain felt while running that begins to limit activity
- Level 4—Severe pain while running that forces you to stop
- Level 1 may requires 1-2 days rest.
- Level 2 requires 4-7 days rest.
- Level 3 requires 2-4 weeks rest.
- Level 4 may need six weeks or more of relative rest.
Stay well hydrated but avoid over-hydration.
- Drink fluids 30-45 minutes prior to running, and a cupful every 10-15 minutes while running depending upon your individual needs.
- The American College of Sports Medicine recommends drinking at intervals to match fluid loss, along with intake of electrolytes to prevent hyponatremia (a dangerously low level of sodium in the blood).
- Build slowly, gradually increasing your running in hot weather, so as to give your system time to acclimate itself. And take into account your fitness level, since the less fit you are, the more susceptible you are to heat-related injury.
- Pay attention to humidity. Recognize that the combination of heat and humidity affects your system. For example, 85ºF (29ºC) heat with very high humidity puts more strain on your system than 95ºF (35ºC) heat with very low humidity.
- Recognize that many health conditions, including type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, the flu, and obesity, as well as many medicines, can lower your heat tolerance. If you are uncertain about a condition or medicine, check with your doctor.
- Wear sunblock and UV-protective sunglasses when running during the day to protect against skin and eye damage.
- Warm up well before you begin each run.
- Avoid icy areas and snowy areas. But if you must choose, remember that snow gives you much more traction than ice.
- Recognize that not just cold, but cold plus wind (the wind chill factor) causes cold-related injuries, including frostbite.
- To help maintain warmth throughout your run, begin your run heading into the wind and return with the wind at your back.
- Make sure your entire body is protected. Pay special attention to your extremities (head, ears, hands, and feet), which are most susceptible to frostbite. Since a great deal of heat is lost through your head, be sure to wear a warm hat, and in extreme wind and cold, wear a ski mask or other protection for your face.
- Wear proper clothing. Wool is warm and helps whisk moisture away from your skin, but it can be heavy. Polypropylene and Gortex clothing are warm, allow evaporation of sweat, and have the benefit of being lightweight. A layer of nylon can also help lessen the effect of wind. On your feet, try a thick sock over a thinner sock as long as this does not make your foot fit too tightly in your shoe.
American Council on Exercise http://www.acefitness.org/
American Society of Exercise Physiologists http://www.asep.org/
Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology http://www.csep.ca/
Healthy Canadians http://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca/
American College of Sports Medicine Recommendations for Endurance Athletes. Am Fam Physician.2000;73(3): 547.
Early detection and treatment of running injuries. Team Oregon website. Available at: http://www.teamoregon.com.
Georgia State University website. Available at: http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwfit/running.html.
How to avoid injuries. Dr. Pribut's Running Injuries website. Available at: http://www.drpribut.com/sports/sportframe.html.
Johnson JA. The running shoe. In: O’Connor FG, Wilder RP, ed. Textbook of Running Medicine. New York: McGraw Hill; 2001:589-594.
Wilder RP, O’Connor FG. Evaluation of the Injured Runner. In: O’Connor FG, Wilder RP, ed. Textbook of Running Medicine. New York: McGraw Hill; 2001:51.
- Reviewer: Brian Randall, MD
- Review Date: 12/2011 -
- Update Date: 12/20/2011 -


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The Aging ProcessVideo Cassette - 1992
Explains the effects of aging on the human mind and body, explores the "damage" and "cell clock" theories about why cells wear out, and examines the lifestyle habits that affect both longevity and the quality of life; these include exercise, regular checkups for cancer, proper diet, moderate drinking, and no smoking.
Publisher: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1992
Characteristics: 1 videodisc (ca. 20:30 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. (DVD)


Habs acquire defenceman Joel Edmundson from Carolina for fifth round pick
Carolina Hurricanes defenceman Joel Edmundson (6) and Montreal Canadiens defenceman Jeff Petry (26) crash into the boards vying for the puck during second period NHL hockey action in Montreal, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter McCabe
MONTREAL -- The Montreal Canadiens' offseason makeover continued on Saturday with the addition of a new defenceman.
The Habs announced they had acquired Joel Edmundson from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for a fifth round pick in the upcoming NHL draft.
Edmundson, a 27-year-old originally from Brandon, Man., was originally drafted by the St. Louis Blues in 2011. A left-handed shot, he played four seasons with the Blues from 2015 to 2019 and one year in Carolina. Over 337 NHL games, he's scored 20 goals and 52 assists. Last year, he posted totals of seven goals and 13 assists.
Despite giving up the fifth round pick in the trade, the Canadiens still have a glut of picks in the upcoming draft, with 11 total, including five in the first three rounds. After being delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the draft will be held on Oct. 6 and 7.
Edmundson joins fellow newcomer Jake Allen, the backup goalie the Canadiens acquired in a trade with the St. Louis Blues earlier this month.


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Every Congressman swears an oath to "… preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." To a casual observer, these words could be interpreted to mean that laws enacted by Congress should be consistent with the requirements of the Constitution.
To the majority of Congress, these words mean something else, or have no meaning at all, because much of the legislation produced in Washington has no relationship at all with the Constitution.
If we are a nation founded upon the U.S. Constitution, then our laws should be constrained by the Constitution. If we no longer wish to be constrained by our Constitution, we should abandon it and fly by the seat of our congressional pants.
Let's have a constitutional showdown.
Arizona Representative John Shadegg has introduced the "Enumerated Powers Act" (H.R. 450), which requires that:
"Each Act of Congress shall contain a concise and definite statement of the constitutional authority relied upon for the enactment of each portion of that Act."
What a great idea! Every congressman who has sworn to "… preserve, protect and defend the Constitution" should eagerly endorse this concept – or be exposed as a blatant hypocrite.
The bill was introduced on Jan. 9; it has 18 co-sponsors. This means that 417 representatives are not co-sponsoring the bill – yet. This number could, and should, change. It will not change, however, unless voters force their individual representatives to co-sponsor the bill or publicly explain why not.
This is how to have a constitutional showdown: Every person should call his or her representative and ask directly if the representative will co-sponsor and vote for H.R. 450, the Enumerated Powers Act, or to explain why not – in writing.
Keep a diary. The staff person who takes your call (get his or her name) will tell you that someone will get back to you. When you haven't heard from the staffer in two days, call again. And again. And again, if necessary. If you haven't gotten a reply in two weeks, after four or more calls, write a letter to every newspaper in your district explaining your request, and the response from your representative.
If you get a positive response and a promise to co-sponsor the bill, check with the Library of Congress to make sure your representative has actually signed the bill. When he or she does, write a letter to every newspaper in the district thanking the representative for living up to his oath.
Every representative should be hounded by many callers until each representative either co-sponsors the bill or declares why not. But this may not be enough.
The bill was referred to the Rules Committee and to the Judiciary Committee. Even if the bill had 435 co-sponsors, the chairman of either committee could simply refuse to move the bill from the committee to the floor for a vote.
Sadly, this is what has happened to similar bills in the past. They simply die in committee, and the public never even knows such a bill was proposed.
Not this time.
H.R. 450 should become the theme song of all the "Tea Parties" that are taking place around the country. Glenn Beck's "We surround them" movement should surround Congress with H.R. 450 and the request they sign it, or explain why not. Freedom21 organizations and Ron Paul's Campaign for Liberty should join the campaign to force a constitutional showdown. Callers to Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity should urge their listeners to focus on H.R. 450, and soon, congressmen will have to sign the bill or explain why they won't.
Representative Louise Slaughter chairs the House Rules Committee, and Representative John Conyers chairs the House Judiciary Committee. Both of these committee chairs should be bombarded with phone calls and emails asking that H.R. 450 be brought to the House floor for a recorded vote. Every constituent and every reporter who has an opportunity to ask a representative a question in public should ask whether he supports the Enumerated Powers Act and if not, why not.
Nothing short of massive public pressure will force congressmen to take a position on this important bill. Nothing short of a return to the Constitution can save this great nation.
This is an easy assignment. Simply enter your zip code in the appropriate box on this web site. Contact information for all your elected officials will be immediately available. It wouldn't hurt to print this information and keep it handy. You may discover that you like taking an active part in influencing your government. Be polite when you call or write, but be firm, determined, persistent and loud. Make sure that your neighbors know what your representative has to say.
Forcing Congress to return to the U.S. Constitution may be the most important service we can perform for our country.

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Bop Space is the first release together for Garner and Gina Pruitt, featuring a mix of tuneful original compositions and standards from the great American songbook. Bios: Garner Pruitt: Garner Pruitt began studies on the trumpet at age 9. He lists his early trumpet influences as Clifford Brown, Freddie Hubbard, Blue Mitchell, Lee Morgan and Chet Baker. During college, he studied jazz with John Prince at CSU Long Beach and studied trumpet with trumpet teacher Claude Gordon and composition with Ken Miller at Harbor College. He toured Europe with the CSU Long Beach Jazz band, playing at the Montreux and North Sea Jazz festivals. While in Boise, he could be found sitting in with Gene Harris at the Idanha hotel, Ste. Chappelle Winery's summer concert series or with his jazz sextet at Sun Valley. He has played with such greats as Red Rodney, Conti Condoli, Randy Brecker, Ernie Watts, Carl Fontana, Bill Watrous, Gary Burton, as well as shows with the Temptations, Jim Nabors, Rich Little, Chris Riddle, Manheim Steamroller and others. He has been a member of Denver's Neophonic Jazz Orchestra, Rumble Seat, and wedding band Dressed in Black. Known for his smooth Flugelhorn sound, he has been featured on a number of recordings, including two CD's by Rare Silk's Gaile Gillaspie. Discography Gaile Gillaspie Steps of Love; Let me be Frank Rumble Seat Loaded with sound; All Tuned Up Neophonic Jazz Orchestra Live at Vartans Volume 2 Michael Friedman Swingset Jazz Lee Trees Shadow Play Funk Shui True Franz Roehmann Gettin' Together Michael Pagan Pag's Groove Gina Meyer Pruitt: Gina Meyer Pruitt grew up in a musical family and gave her first performance at the age of 4. She soloed with an orchestra at age 12. She received a Masters degree in performance at University of Texas at Austin and also studied at the University of Southern California and the Aspen Music Festival with the internationally acclaimed pianist John Perry. She has been the winner of numerous awards as well as producing award winning students. She studied jazz with recording artists Milcho Leviev and Charlie Shoemake and arranging with television and film composer Ken Miller in Los Angeles. Other mentor friends include Gene Harris and Billy Childs. She has performed with jazz artists Bill Watrous, Louis Bellson, Red Rodney, Allen Vizzuti, Carl Fontana, and Bunky Green. In Denver she has appeared in a variety of settings including long running stints at the Adams Mark and Inverness hotels. Composition credits include a commission to arrange a Duke Ellington medley for the Lafayette Chorale and 35 collections and arrangements for piano. GinaPruittBooks.com She recently presented concerts and clinics at the University of Wyoming, the Gene Harris Jazz Festival in Idaho, the Colorado State Music Teachers Association convention and Metro State College in Denver. She has been on the piano faculties of Colorado Christian University, Boise State University and California State University Dominguez Hills. Discography: Christmas Now and Then, Denver Jazz Project, Extraordinary with Kristen Brown, Bop Space.


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I agree, great film.
Technology is not a panacea. It alone will not move your art forward. Only through developing your own aesthetic - free from the tools that create it - can you find new dimension to your work.
A sad time indeed.
Thank you for the link; I've just ordered the film.
A wonderful lady. RIP Charis.
The preview clip titled 'Last photography Session" was just down right heart wrenching. The film maker capturing the shear difficulty in her eyes and motions of recalling that time of life is art in itself.
What a life she led. So many people she and Edward touched.
I bet Edward is saying to her, "About Time you got here with me and the boys"
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit"
The end of a moving narrative.
Tom, on Point Pelee, Canada
Ansel Adams had the Zone System... I'm working on the points system. First I points it here, and then I points it there...


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GRUBS want to incorporate insects into western diets & promote dried insects as an alternative source of protein. 🦋🐛
I was asked to create branding, packaging & a social media campaign assets to connect GRUBS with young, health conscious consumers.
One of the main challenges was presenting the product in a way that was appetising, while still offering a full disclosure on what the product actually is.
The solution I found for this was incorporating an insect shaped die-cut into the packaging, to depict the insect in the product, while displaying the real food inside the packaging.
The packaging is also biodegradable, containing seeds, that can be planted after use, to reflect the company’s eco-friendly ethos

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I have a mint set of 360 Forged Mesh 8 20x9 +23 and 20x10.5 +20 with Yokohoma S. Drive 245/35/20 front and 285/30/20 tires. The face of the rim is brushed aluminum with clear coat and barrel is high quality triple chrome. The rims are forged three-piece with hidden hardware and extremely light. Comes with 2008 BMW TPMS sensors.
The wheels have roughly 100miles of use (no BS). Unfortunately for me, 245/35/20 (more suited for the 5/6series) tires rubs the inner front fender lining on my E92 M3 so I had the wheels removed. I never got around to buy 245/30/20 tires and now have decided to sell them (I have two other sets of wheels I alternate with). These are MINT condition, flawless rims and tires with just 100miles of use.
This setup will work perfectly for 5series/ 6series or 3series with smaller profile tires. Asking $3100 picked up in Southern CA. I'm not in a rush to sell them, do not low-ball me but I will entertain reasonable offers. I can be contacted at [email protected]
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