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Essar pulls out of race to buy Nokia’s Chennai handset plant
Indian conglomerate Essar Group on Thursday said it is no longer interested in buying Nokia’s Chennai mobile manufacturing unit. “In recent times there has been a spate of media reports on Essar acquiring Nokia’s Chennai plant. Essar confirms that it is no longer pursuing the deal and therefore categorically denies the media speculation around this subject,” Essar said in <g data-gr-id="17">statement</g>.
A senior Tamil Nadu government official last month said Nokia has informed that it has identified a serious buyer and added that Essar chief Shashi Ruia was in Chennai to look at the plant. Nokia’s Chennai plant is under freeze over an estimated Rs 10,000 crore tax dispute with the Income Tax department.
Nokia has sought court’s permission to sell the plant and keep the amount in escrow account till the matter is resolved but the I-T department has said that the amount that the company is offering is very little. The Delhi High Court has ordered to appoint consulting firm Ernst & Young India as <g data-gr-id="15">valuer</g> of the plant.


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glitter and glue to cover up the mess,
anything to make it sparkle from a distance.
so long as no one bothers to come closer,
it is safe from persecution and questioning.
i douse it in color and pray that one day
it will become the mask that it resides within.

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Date of publication: 2017-08-11 03:14
9. Referring to specific Bolshevik policies from 6967 and 6968, evaluate the extent to which Lenin and his government were able to deliver 8775 peace, bread and land 8776 to the Russian people.
The February Revolution grew from a street demonstration gone out of control there was no single political force behind it, and it was not a strategically planned event. Once the military mutinied and the situation had become uncontrollable, the Duma recognized that the tsar&rsquo s abdication was the only likely way to quell the unrest. The Duma was Russia&rsquo s officially sanctioned parliament, and while it certainly had conflicts with the tsar on many issues, it did not have an agenda to remove him from power, nor was it intent on ending the monarchy. When the Duma requested the tsar&rsquo s abdication, they wanted him to do so only in order to enable his son to take the throne in his stead.
65. Which groups or regions opposed the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War? Compare their political objectives, as well as their success in opposing the Bolshevik regime.
5. Compare Russia 8767 s economy in the late 6855s to the economies of Britain, France and Germany. Why did Russia 8767 s economic development fail to match that of her powerful European neighbours?
6. Discuss the size, composition and policy platform of the Socialist Revolutionary party. What role did this party play in opposing tsarism before and during the 6955 Revolution?
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7. Referring to specific conditions, policies and events, explain Kerensky 8767 s statement that the Provisional Government had 8775 authority without power 8776 while the Petrograd Soviet had 8775 power without authority 8776 .
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9. Was the New Economic Policy, passed by Lenin and his government in 6976, a 8775 strategic retreat 8776 or a sign that their revolution had failed?
7. Examine the political career and rise to prominence of Alexander Kerensky. To what extent was Kerensky a socialist, both before 6967 and during his service in the Provisional Government?
During the summer of 6967, Lenin made several attempts to invoke another revolution, the likes of which had taken place in February with the aim of overthrowing the provisional government when the machine gun Regiment refused to leave Petrograd for the front line. Lenin sought maneuver them instead into making a putsch. However, Kerensky arguably the most important figure of the time (a member of both the provisional government).Experienced troops arrived in the city to quell any dissidents and the Bolsheviks were accused of being in collusion with the Germans. Many were arrested while Lenin escaped to Finland.
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Fear has returned to the continent. A terrorist killed 2 people in London and another wounded 3 others in The Hague.
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Terror returned to Europe on Friday with a jihadist stabbing in London – on London Bridge – as well as a stabbing in Dutch capital The Hague, plunging the continent back into fear.
The events in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands have revived the dreadful images of the attack on Strasbourg’s Christmas market, the car that hit pedestrians on Westminster Bridge in 2017, the carnage in Stockholm in the same year, the truck ramming into the crowd of shopper in Berlin in 2016, and a similar attack Nice.
It is difficult to forget this kind of violence motivated by religious animosity, especially because innocent citizens die simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Two people died in London today and about ten were injured. The terrorist – who had ties to ISIS, had already been “convicted of terrorist offenses” but was able to move freely with an electronic bracelet – was killed.
“This individual was known to authorities, having been convicted in 2012 for terrorism offences,” Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu confirmed at a media briefing. The attacker attended an event on Friday afternoon at Fishmongers’ Hall aimed at integrating him into society.
This is unbelievable. The Jihadi shot dead on #LondonBridge was not only a convicted terrorist who had been released on a tag but he was a guest of a Cambridge University sponsored conference in London today on “prisoner rehabilitation”. You just couldn’t make this stuff up! 😱 pic.twitter.com/40oO2JZHXY
— David Vance (@DVATW) 29 ноября 2019 г.
In The Hague – for the moment – there were three wounded and the criminal is on the run. “All three victims of the stabbing at Grote Marktstraat are minors. We are in contact with their families,” the Hague police tweeted. But nothing has been disclosed about their identity and it is therefore not known how old they are.
A “man between 45 and 50 years with a slightly dark complexion” is being sought by Dutch authorities. Despite the description indicating a suspect of North African or Middle Eastern origin, Dutch national broadcaster NOS has claimed that “there is no indication of a terrorist motive,” citing its own sources.
“I am very shocked by the news that a stab incident took place tonight in which children have been the victims,” said deputy mayor Boudewijn Revis to RTL Nieuws. “On a night when a lot of people do some shopping in one of our busiest shopping streets, something so terrible happens.”
— Emma Grande (@EmmaGrnde) 29 ноября 2019 г.
What exactly happened is not yet entirely clear. A well-informed source initially reported that it seemed that the victims had been chosen at random. According to the source, the situation was reminiscent of the stabbing on the terrace in The Hague in May 2018, in which Malek F. killed three people.
When asked on Saturday whether terrorism is being taken into account, a police spokesperson replied that “all scenarios are still open”.
A woman explained to Dutch daily De Telegraaf that there was great panic in the shopping street. “Nobody knew what was going on. At first it was said that there was a shot.” There were also reports of one person killed, but it could not be confirmed.
However, a knife was found on the scene, which local photographers have confirmed they saw.
— Redactie District8 (@RedactieD8) 29 ноября 2019 г.
“We are continuing an extensive investigation into the stabbing incident. Due to the complexity and care, this takes time. We understand that there are many questions,” the police said later in the evening on Friday. “If you have witnessed the stabbing incident, you can report to the Jan Hendrikstraat police station.”
Emergency services had arrived in large numbers. The police came to the scene with heavily armed agents, several ambulances, and a police helicopter was dispatched and could be seen circling above the city centre.

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THE WAY OF GRACE – Christian Contemporary Romantic Suspense
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From this bestselling series comes a Christian romantic suspense novel about treachery, betrayal, and justice redeemed by grace.
A justice-seeking attorney dreams of a perfect life. So Gracie is far from happy when her far-from-perfect former boyfriend shows up unannounced.
Also disillusioned by life as a defense lawyer, she goes to work for the prosecution. But things are not as they appear. Unsure of who to trust, she launches her own covert investigation. Then she falls prey to the schemes of a master manipulator and is unwittingly caught in the cross-fire of a personal vendetta. In a heartbeat, her perfect dreams disintegrate in a heap of ashes.
A free-spirited musician returns to Miller’s Creek to see if the only woman he’s ever loved will want him now that she’s out of law school. But Matt can’t compete with Gracie’s picture-perfect ideal man and decides to hits the road on a concert tour instead.
Can Matt make it back to Miller’s Creek in time to protect Gracie when her pursuit of justice lands her in danger? Will Gracie become the fall girl for those bent on her destruction? And can she bestow sacrificial grace on even her enemies–especially in the face of life-altering tragedy?
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Text © Richard Gary / Indie Horror Films, 2017
Images from the Internet
Directed by Jared Cohn
313 Films / Razors Edge Productions / Traplight Pictures
Gravitas Ventures / MVD Visual
87 minutes, 2012 / 2016
When I first heard the name of the film, I thought, “I wonder if it’s a zombie horde or a vampire horde? Perhaps a demon horde?” From the cover it is pretty obvious that at the very least this is a horror action film. You may ask yourself, “Isn’t most horror usually filled with action (if it’s good)?” You may ask yourself, “This is not my beautiful…” oh, sorry, I guess my mind wandered back to the 1980s…
|Josh Logan has many shirtless moments|
For the action part, we meet handsome ex-Navy SEAL John Crenshaw (real-life bio-chemist and stuntman/martial artist Josh Logan, who also wrote the film) and his beautiful girlfriend, Selina (Tiffany Brouwer). She’s a teacher taking five of her (high school?) beautiful students on a camping trip to take photographs of nature for school credit, including two couples and an angry and spoiled rich gay brat, Riley (Thomas Ochoa, who has specialized in LGBTQ-etc. roles).
Unfortunately, the woods are full of, oh yes, the Horde. It is a large, inbred family, which they call mutants, as they are just genetics mixed with radiation poisoning, in a similar vein to that kind of group in films like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) and especially The Hills Have Eyes (1977… I don’t feel a need to acknowledge the remake). They refer to the females they capture as “breeders” and the males as “meat.” Well, that explains a lot towards motivation, doesn’t it? Love it when stimulus is clean and simple. Then add the ingredient of escaped criminals and mad scientists who are out to make some meth to bring in some cash to the congenital mix, and you have a nice formula for said mutations to run amok.
The enforcer of the horde in question is a huge more-brawn-than-brain escaped con with anger issues named Stone (ex-Football player Michael Willig). It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to realize at some point Crenshaw and the much taller Stone are going to go mano-a-mano. But that doesn’t mean Crenshaw isn’t going to have a few licks in beforehand, actually even before his class group even get to the campground (but no details about that, so no worries).
|Tiffany Brouwer's Streets of Fire moment|
However, the leader of the horde is fellow escapee Cylus (Australian actor Costas Mandylor, known for playing Lt. Hoffman in the Saw series), and Earl, the literal butcher, who makes fresh tongue sandwiches (on white bread) is none other than fellow Aussie Vernon Wells (arguably best known as Wes, the mohawk’d villain in the only Mel Gibson film I can still watch without wanting to puke, 1981’s Road Warrior/Mad Max 2); he has a great nearly-whispered monolog just past the halfway point. You can see that there are some heavy duty heavies in this film. Plus, Bill Moseley (Otis in House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil’s Rejects) and Don “The Dragon” Wilson have a bit of cameos, as well.
There are no huge surprises along the way, as Logan stealthily makes his way through the horde camp, killing without a second thought from his training background; “I’ve done a lot of things for my country I’m proud of, and some I’m not proud of,” he tells Riley at some point early on, an exposition to show he’s a trained military assassin (though I wonder what he does for a living since retiring from service). Actually, it’s easy to cheer for each kill, and it’s nice to root for the good hunter rather than the bad ones (e.g., Freddy, Jason and Michael). While abound in clichés and genre tropes, such as rising out of the water similarly to Rambo, this is still a fun watch. Truthfully, I’m not that much into pure action films with a hero rescuing his lady (in a tied-up situation reminiscent of 1984’s excellent Streets of Fire) by killing and beating everyone up, but this falls big on the plus side because the body count is high, the film looks good, and the action is definitely enjoyable. Logan makes for a formidable and likeable hero (who, of course, is shirtless as much as possible – including the scene that introduces his character – to show off his pack).
|One of the mutants|
The gore here is impressive, extensive and beautifully handled by a top-notch SFX team. Limbs are often separated, heads are smashed or snapped, and yes, an arm is broken a la Steven Seagal style. Also, the cinematography by Laura Beth Love is worth noting; there is lots of fog lighting giving us Logan in crouching silhouette, ready for the next move.
There are some double crosses along the way that you’re bound to see coming from a mile away, but again, so what. All things considered, part of what makes this film, along with the action of punching, chopping and hacking, is the direction. Jared Cohn is known for some heavy duty B-films, such as Hold Your Breath (2012), 12/12/12 (2012) and a bunch of the Sharknado sequels, so he knows how to frame the film into a positive mode for a genre fan. The lighting may be cliché at times (e.g., the smoky back lighting), but it’s never too dark to see what’s happening (for which I’m always grateful), the sound is solid, and the acting in commendable if sometimes a tad overdone (Riley’s pissy moments, for example).
The extras are kind of short, but shweeet. First up is a 2:28 b-roll (over music) of some of the CK VFX work done in the digital world, most of which look pretty good. That being said, there are a couple of fire tricks that are a bit weak as they look more like fire overlays than whatever it is aflame. Some of the splatter is obviously digi, but that is true for most films these days. Overall, the rest is pretty good. I enjoyed seeing how the effects were built.
Along with the trailer and chapter breaks, next up is the 16:36 “Making Of” (listed as “The EPK” – E-Press Kit – on the Extras page). Including on-set interviews with much of the cast and crew, this was one of the fun behind-the-scenes featurettes I’ve seen in a while. There’s no areas where it lags, but rather it keeps the viewers’ (well, this one, anyway) interest straight through. Somewhere in there Willig says, “It’s a fun ride.” And he’s right.


Good that someone on Jeep Forum could help you with your car. Now you'll know what to do if you have a similiar problem with your Jeep
Larger and heavier wheels and tires will wear things quicker; ball joints, u-joint... pretty much anything that sees loads from the mass of the tires and wheels. Most of thet will depend on how hard you wheel it.
Don't waste your time and money on "power ad-ons" you will see very little to no return for your money. Gear your axles properly for our tire size instead and you'll be fine.
For a decent suspension at a reasonable price there are a lot of choices, just research, and then research, and then research some more... I have the Rough Country X Series and like it just fine. Again, it all depends on what you want out of the Jeep.
Good luck and have fun!


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Bar Vasquez, Foreman Wolf Restaurant Group's new Argentinian restaurant, is open for business in Harbor East.
The restaurant, named for chef Cindy Wolf's mentor, chef Marcelo Vasquez, replaces Pazo at 1425 Aliceanna St.
Bar Vasquez focuses on wood-fired cooking of local and South American meats. The menu includes empanadas, Argentine pizzas, housemade pastas, steaks and seafood.
Foreman Wolf closed Pazo, the Southern Italian restaurant that formerly occupied the space, in September. The space opened in 2004 as a Spanish restaurant.
Chef Mario Cano Catalan heads the kitchen at Bar Vasquez, and Paul Gier is the general manager.

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By the author of This Boy's Life, Old School has been longlisted for the 2005 IMPAC literary prize Huge press coverage and acclaim for the hardback which has sold over 12,000 copies To be backed with press advertising and promotions
The author of three collections of stories, Tobias Wolff lives with his family near Stanford University, where he is the director of the creative writing programme.
A scholarship boy at a New England prep school grapples with literary ambition and insecurity in this lucid, deceptively sedate novel, set in the early 1960s and narrated by the unnamed protagonist from the vantage point of adulthood. Each year, the school hosts a number of visiting writers, and the boys in the top form are allowed to compete for a private audience by composing a poem or story. The narrator judges the skills of his competitors, avidly exposing his classmates' weaknesses and calculating their potential ("I knew better than to write George off.... He could win.... Bill was a contender"). His own chances are hurt by his inability to be honest with himself and examine his ambivalent feelings about his Jewish roots. After failing to win audiences with Robert Frost and Ayn Rand, he is determined to be chosen by the last and best guest, legendary Ernest Hemingway. The anxiety of influence afflicts all the boys, but in crafting his final literary offering, the narrator discovers inspiration in imitation, finding his voice in someone else's. The novel's candid, retrospective narration ruefully depicts its protagonist's retreat further and further behind his public facade ("I'd been absorbed so far into my performance that nothing else came naturally"). Beneath its staid trappings, this is a sharply ironic novel, in which love of literature is counterbalanced by bitter disappointment (as one character bluntly puts it, "[Writing] just cuts you off and makes you selfish and doesn't really do any good"). Wolff, an acclaimed short story writer (The Night in Question, etc.) and author of the memoir This Boy's Life, here offers a delicate, pointed meditation on the treacherous charms of art. (Nov. 9) Forecast: This is Wolff's first full-length novel (and his first book in seven years) and as such will likely receive much critical attention. Fans of the author's short stories-regularly published in the New Yorker-should be pleased by his departure from form. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
'Think Dead Poets' Society crossed with The Catcher in the Rye ... a beautifully crafted all-American coming-of-age tale' Esquire 'This is the kind of novel that endures - wise, clever and written with immense heart' Observer 'Exceptionally good ... comparable to the work of Philip Roth. This reviewer was tempted to send Wolff a fan letter' Blake Morrison, Sunday Telegraph 'A wonderful, subtle novel' Geoff Dyer, Books of the Year, Daily Telegraph
This first novel by Wolff (The Night in Question) falls into that odd subgenre: the prep-school coming-of-age story. On the surface, it is a plainly wrapped story of an anonymous narrator at an anonymous school in the 1950s who feels a writer's vocation but comes to an ethical crossroads. The school has regular writing competitions whose winners get to meet one of the great authors of the day, including Robert Frost and Ayn Rand (in a hilarious send up of objectivism). The lucky winner of the final contest will meet Ernest Hemingway, and so desperate is the narrator to triumph that he unwittingly falls into the dark waters of plagiarism. This story would be predictable if it did not shift so radically toward the conclusion. Ultimately, Wolff asks readers two probing questions: what is the nature of the narratives with which people represent themselves daily, and how do they run the danger of being undone by those stories if they are not careful? A big novel hidden in the structure of a small one, this work is highly recommended. [Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 7/03.]-David Hellman, San Francisco State Univ. Lib. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
Adult/High School-The unnamed narrator of this coming-of-age story set in 1960 is a scholarship student at a prestigious New England prep school that has a tradition of inviting literary stars to the campus. Prior to the visit, the seniors are requested to write a piece to be "judged" by the guest. The winner is given a private meeting with the literary luminary and the story is published in the school paper. The narrator, having missed out on an audience with Robert Frost and Ayn Rand, is determined to meet with Ernest Hemingway. Much of this quiet novel is about writing and love of the written word. Merits of The Fountainhead or "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" are discussed by their authors and the students, and readers glean some information on the writing process and the cult of personality. In his fervent desire to be chosen, the narrator "borrows" an idea and reveals a secret about his heritage that he has carefully hidden. He wins, but the results of his story's publication are disastrous and his life is forever changed. The events and ideas in this thoughtful and thought-provoking novel remain with readers after the story is over and could provide meat for discussion. Teens will identify with the protagonist and internalize ideas on creativity as well as honesty and the importance of seemingly small decisions or occurrences in life.-Susan H. Woodcock, Fairfax County Public Library, Chantilly, VA Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

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TEH Camp Meeting Bratislava simply rules! Let’s discover the best of our DJ’s talents – based and still settled in Nova Cvernovka.
Blame Your Genes combines genres such as house, electropop or breakbeat and his sets and live shows bring the dance floor to the boil.
MtotheG is the founder of ajlavmjuzik, publisher, producer, promoter and collector of vinyls, at the same time a big fan of J Dill and as a DJ / selector he plays music mostly from vinyl records.
Italo Mario Italo – Italo disco at its best, Mario is the guy you want to be around when things go wild.
Matwe is a multi-genre DJ from Slovakia with a special passion for industrial techno, EBM and dark electro.


As many fans LeBron James has, he has some haters waiting to scrutinize everything he does.
But LeBron might be one of the greatest players of all time and is also the most vocal.
So, there have been moments bron has made some subtle punches at his haters.
Check it out!
For 15 years of his career, Bron played for teams in the Eastern Conference. So, his haters got the opportunity to point out that his greatness is limited to the East. But here we are, LBJ won his fourth ring with the Lakers and was even Finals MVP. After this, the superstar addressed these comments in front of the media and claimed he has already proven his worth.
Back in the 2016 NBA Finals, the Cavs were down 3-1 against the Warriors and the hate started to pour in on social media. But the Cavs were able to force a Game 7 and after it LBJ was seen wearing a Kermit drinking tea hat, which in the meme world implies "none of my business." Savage much?
When LeBron was entering his 17th season, people assumed it was time to see his decline and #WashedKing began trending on social media. But Bron made his statement after he posted about his vicious dunk on Nemanja Bjelica back in 2009 with a caption that insinuated that he went easy on Nemanja, it could have been a lot worse along with the hashtag.
When Bron made his comeback to the Cavs after winning titles with Miami Heat, nobody thought he would be winning with his hometown and when he did, Bron posted a long rant under the picture with the Larry O'Brien Trophy, shutting down all critics.
LeBron isn't new to Hollywood but when the sequel of Space Jam, starring him, came out, critics were quick to bash the film and said it would never be as good as MJs. But when it surpassed Marvel's 'Blackwidow' in the Box office, Bron had nothing to say but dropped the news on Twitter which read 'Hi Haters!'.


John Deere has unveiled its smallest tractor for the Indian market. The new model that goes by the name 3028 EN has been introduced today at the company's production facility in Pune. The launch of the 28 hp John Deere 3028 EN also commemorates the 20th year anniversary of the company in India. Furthermore, John Deere achieved the production milestone of 1 lakh units tractors this month out of which 70,000 units are meant for the domestic market while 24,000 units have been exported to other countries. The company said that its Pune production facility has a capacity of 1.32 lakh units. When the company started its joint venture with L&T during its initial years in India two decades back, the production capacity was 30,000 units.
John Deere sells its tractors in India through a total of 525 dealers and 1000 touch points that are located across the length and breadth of the country. With the launch of the new John Deere 3028 EN, the company now retails tractors ranging from 28 hp to 120 hp in India. All thanks to multiple models and varied specifications due to different operations, the company currently offers a total of close to 900 variants of its tractors in India. John Deere offers a five-year standard warranty on its tractors along with a five-year warranty for the clutch too.
The price of the newly unveiled John Deere 3028 EN has not been disclosed at the moment as the company is yet to finalize the figures. The manufacturer says that the new 3028 EN is a specialized offering that targets a particular set of an audience as it gets some special features. At the launch of the John Deere 3028 EN, the company said that it has introduced multiple technologies in tractors in India for the first time like wet clutch, oil immersed disc brakes, power steering and more. At the event, the company also showcased technologies like JD Link, GPS based seeding system and more that will be introduced in its tractors in near future.
Stay tuned with us for more such updates!


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The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) was created through the passage of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to advance the practice of community policing by the nation’s state, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies through information, technical assistance, training and grant resources. The COPS Office is headed by a Director appointed by the Attorney General, and is organized into directorates, comprising key operational divisions and several functional areas.
The major functions of each division are to:
- Advance effective policing practices through the direct award of competitive, discretionary grants to law enforcement agencies across the United States and its territories.
- Develop innovative programs that respond directly to the emerging needs of state, local, and tribal law enforcement, to support law enforcement’s prevention and reaction to crime and disorder.
- Ensure grantees meet the programmatic conditions, terms, and requirements of their awards by conducting strategic on-site visits and enhanced office-based grant reviews for at-risk agencies.
- Engage and support law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve to advance public safety.
- Assist law enforcement agencies in implementing Presidential Executive Orders, guidance emanating from the President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, and other Administration priorities to support law enforcement and effective policing.
- Implement the School Violence Prevention Program to provide grant awards to states, units of local government, Indian tribes, school districts, and law enforcement agencies to improve security at schools to include law enforcement training and measures to improve security (e.g., metal detectors, locks, lighting, and technology for expedited notification of an emergency).
- Implement the National Blue Alert Network, which promotes rapid dissemination of information to law enforcement, the media and the public about violent offenders who have killed, seriously injured, or pose an imminent threat to law enforcement, or when an officer is missing in connection with official duties. Implementation includes working with law enforcement agencies to develop Blue Alert plans, issuing voluntary guidelines and recommendations, maintaining a national Blue Alert information repository, providing education and technical assistance, and managing the National Advisory Group comprised of Blue Alert stakeholders.
- Develop and oversee the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act Program to improve the delivery of, and access to, mental health and wellness services for law enforcement officers through training and technical assistance, demonstration projects, peer mentoring mental health and wellness, and suicide prevention programs.
- Convene stakeholders around the most critical issues in public safety facing our nation, resulting in reports that inform the law enforcement field and move issues forward in policy discussions nationwide.
- Provide subject matter expertise on emerging issues in law enforcement, engaging with leading voices in the field on the critical issues in policing through the management of forums, videos, and audio podcasts.
- Promote collaboration between law enforcement and community members to develop innovative initiatives to prevent crime.
- Partner with law enforcement experts, the academic community, and other stakeholder organizations to develop and produce guidebooks and resources, reports, best practices and other information products for the field that highlight ongoing and new law enforcement issues and/or successful community policing strategies.
- Provide lessons learned from grant funded projects to the law enforcement field across the country.
- Provide, via subject matter policing experts, tailored technical assistance to law enforcement agencies upon request, through its Collaborative Reform Initiative – Technical Assistance Center.
- Develop state-of-the-art training to enhance law enforcement officers’ problem-solving and community interaction skills.
- Manage innovative community policing pilot programs and applied research projects.
- Provide current information about community policing and COPS Office programs to grantees, the public, and the media, as well as representatives of interested local, state, and national organizations and local and state law enforcement and elected officials.
- Ensure timely and accurate responses to and participation in media inquiries, interviews, and public events.

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I am having a relaxing day at home listening to Florence and the Machine and it got me thinking I need a FEEL GOOD playlist, something to listen to when I am feeling out of wack, or just need a good pick me-up.
How to create a FEEL GOOD playlist?
- What music lifts you up?
- What songs make you feel good?
- What songs make you happy or put a smile on your face?
Create playlist of Spotify and play it anytime you need it.
This is what I have on my playlist
- Shake it Off – Florence and the Machine
- What a Feeling – Irene Cara
- Girl on Fire – Alicia Keys
- Superwoman – Alicia Keys
- Like a Prayer – Madonna
- Ray of Light – Madonna
- I Shall Believe – Sheryl Crow
- Bathe in these Waters – Donna De Lory
- Prayer for St Francis – Sarah McLachlan
- Firework – Katy Perry
- Xanadu – Olivia Newton John
I am constantly growing my playlist, it’s always changing.
I love listening to all of these songs when I start to feel myself out of flow.
Post a comment below with your playlist.


Intune is not a new product. But Intune features have significantly expanded over its lifetime which has led to it becoming an important tool for user and device management. Many organizations face challenges in understanding how Intune fits into their existing infrastructure. In this article, we take a historical look at endpoint management and identify Intune’s role in enabling modern, cloud-based user and endpoint management.
Traditional Endpoint Management
Windows Active Directory Domain Service (AD DS) is over 20 years old and has served organizations well. However, a lot has changed since its debut in Windows Server 2000. At the core are the authentication protocols. Windows AD uses NTLM and Kerberos to authenticate users and devices. NTLM was first introduced with Windows NT and Kerberos was first used in Server 2000 to support AD DS. Both protocols have a long history with Windows AD.
Kerberos and NTLM were updated along the way but were created to address scenarios of a legacy IT landscape. These protocols were designed for environments with a well-defined private network and firewalls protecting access to, and from the internet. Clients outside of the private network require a VPN to access resources in the network. Windows AD also depends on Windows clients, leaving limited options for Mac and mobile devices.
Most organizations that use AD DS also leverage Group Policy Objects (GPOs) to manage endpoints. GPOs are a set of policies that apply to systems or users during login and logoff. GPOs are used for many tasks, including modifying application settings, running scripts at login and logoff, and configuring security settings. They are an important part of user and device management in a Windows AD domain.
Microsoft, as well as third party independent software vendors, created products dependent on AD DS for user management and authentication. One significant product for endpoint management is System Center Configuration Manager, also known as SCCM or Configuration Manager. This product enables deploying the client OS, applications, and configuration settings. Additional features included hardware inventory, software metering, and OS updates.
Configuration Manager and GPO provide user and endpoint management functionality critical to the successful management of an organization. Many organizations use these products today. However, they both depend on AD DS and legacy authentication protocols.
Microsoft Intune: The Future of Endpoint Management
Security is front and center in modern IT, and the traditional, well-defined private network presents challenges as users become increasingly mobile. End users expect to work from any location with an internet connection and from various device types. Windows AD, GPOs, and Configuration Manager were not designed for these challenges.
To meet these demands, there is a shift to a modern security strategy for authentication called Zero Trust. Microsoft’s implementation of Zero Trust is built on the following principles:
- Verify explicitly – Always authentication and authorization based on multiple data points, including identity, location, device health, service access data classification, and anomalies.
- Use least-privilege access – limit elevated and administrative access to only what the user needs to access, and only for the time they need to access it. This is also called just-in-time and just-enough access (JIT/JEA).
- Assume breach – Minimize blast radius with segmented access and use end-to-end encryption. Implement analytics for visibility, reporting, and threat detection before a breach.
Zero Trust leverages multi-factor authentication (MFA) and other techniques to provide secure access to resources over the public internet. Entra ID (previously Azure AD) supports the Zero Trust framework with modern authentication protocols such as OpenID Connect, SAML, and OAuth 2.0. These protocols allow users to security access resources over the public internet, removing the dependency on a secure perimeter network.
Many organizations have moved away from AD DS to Entra ID for authentication, while others are planning to do so in the near future. This move has significant advantages and security benefits but leaves a gap for user and endpoint management. Entra ID does not support GPOs, and Configuration Manager requires AD DS. There is a need for organizations to move to modern user and endpoint management solutions that don’t depend on legacy technology.
Intune for User and Device Management
Companies that utilize Entra ID turn to Intune to fill that gap left behind when AD DS is removed. Intune is a family of cloud-native SaaS services that provides user and endpoint management.
Intune supports functionality once provided by GPOs and Configuration Manager. Application management provides app deployment, updates, and removal. It also provides endpoint analytics to audit and report on device configuration. Compliance policies verify the endpoints accessing company resources are healthy and the device state can be used in MFA conditional access policies. Configuration Profiles simplify management by deploying applications and GPO-style settings across groups of devices.
In addition, Intune supports users on multiple endpoints, including Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows on mobile devices and PCs. Multi-OS support allows end users to work across various platforms while maintaining a high level of security.
Can I Use Intune for Hybrid Environments?
Hybrid environments, those with Windows AD and Entra ID, can continue to use GPOs and Configuration Manager while taking advantage of the benefits of Intune. Intune offers a co-management option for hybrid scenarios with Configuration Manager.
Hybrid offers a path to cloud-only management with little disruption to the end users. An organization can keep existing legacy user and endpoint management in place while taking a staged approach to move to Intune for user and endpoint management. Windows AD has been central to user and device management over the life of the service. It is not uncommon for outdated policies and settings that were once important to still exist in an environment. Migrating to a cloud-only environment with Entra ID and Intune provides a path to review and update policies.
IT changes rapidly. Active Directory Domain Services has experienced exceptional longevity, providing directory services for over 20 years. However, the changing IT landscape calls for an updated directory and authentication service that addresses security concerns for a modern workforce.
Entra ID, with support for modern services and authentication protocols, is a widely adopted alternative to AD DS. Entra ID does not support the same set of services and applications as AD DS. Intune is the modern user and endpoint tool to fill these management gaps. Nerdio simplifies the management of users and endpoints with Intune integration, Unified Application Management, and Unified Endpoint Management. We’d love to tell you more!


By Baruch Yedid/TPS
Hamas has claimed victory after it apparently pressured Israel into concessions on various issues related to the Gaza Strip, while the Palestinian Authority (PA) is warning that the PA will not be able to survive under the current conditions.
Speaking at the Arab Summit in Tunis on Sunday, Abbas claimed that the US may present a plan to establish an independent state in Gaza, under Hamas’ rule.
“In order to safeguard the interests and dreams of the Palestinian people in freedom and independence, we can no longer bear or coexist with the status quo. We will have to take decisive steps and decisions,” he stated, according to the PA’s official WAFA news agency.
Abbas further noted that the PA is facing a difficult period after Israel started to freeze the tax revenues it collects on its behalf as a penalty of the PA’s practice of paying terrorists and their families, and “after Israel destroyed all agreements and reneged on all commitments since the Oslo agreement,” as he put it.
He further charged that Israel’s deduction of the PA’s tax revenues and the US’ halt on aid are aimed at forcing the PA “to surrender and abandon our legitimate right to Jerusalem, but we say to them that Jerusalem is not for sale and it makes no sense for Palestine to be without East Jerusalem as its capital.”
The PA leader claimed that there are attempts to completely obliterate the “Palestinian issue” and beseeched the Arab countries present at the conference to provide the PA with a financial and diplomatic safety net, and that they condition any normalization with Israel with the solution of the “Palestinian issue.”
The PA has not fully paid it security and administration personnel in the past two months, while some have received only 40 percent of their paycheck.
Abbas stressed that the decisions that the Trump administration has taken “represent a blow to the Arab peace initiative, thus ending its role in proposing a peace plan or playing a mediator in the peace process.”
His address is being perceived as a last desperate call for help before he gives up.
The PA further fears that Israel will annex areas in Judea and Samaria with the US’ backing, as it recently did with the Golan Heights.
Arab media reporting on the PA pointed to the possibility that the PA may be dissolved completely, a threat we’ve been hearing for years.


Waleco will be at the Convenience U CARWACS Show show at the Toronto Congress Center March 7th–8th Booths 223, 225, and 227. This is Canada’s largest trade event, bringing together all areas of the convenience, gas, and car wash industry. Email email@example.com if you would like a complimentary pass for the show. Hope to see you at the show!
Waleco had a successful outing at the CMPX show at the Metro Toronto Convention Center March 16-18th. There was a very positive response to the fuel oil controllers, duplex pump sets, and double wall steel day tanks we displayed.. Thank you to everyone who took the time to stop by our booth. For those that were not able to make it to the show, please contact us to learn more about how we can help you with your next fuel oil system.


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Before The Barn's spring wedding season kicks off in just a few short weeks, I'm trying to share with y'all as many weddings from our previous seasons as I can! I can't even believe I haven't shared this one with y'all yet! It was one of a kind and fits into our most unforgettable weddings ever category. The color palette was bold, the altar was INSANE, and every detail was over the top (in a good way, of course!). Stephanie Parsley Photography is one of our favorite photogs, and she did an absolutely stunning job on this one. <3
Amber and Matt were married at The Barn at Twin Oaks Ranch in August 2015. Their color palette was a bold, gorgeous combination of red and turquoise - an unexpected, yet beautiful pair. Amber wanted their details to be classy and glamorous. Their details were lavish and over the top, and they were amazing! Amber loves BLING, and we made sure to put touches of it all throughout their decor! There were also just a few rustic/vintage details that tied in perfectly with all the glitz and glam.
Let's talk about these flowers! The majority of the florals were a bold, bright red, and there were touches of turquoise mixed in. Amber carried a very classic (and classy!) red rose bouquet, which was wrapped in bling and had a unique brooch ribbon across the top. The bling on her bouquet perfectly complemented the touches of bling on her beautiful dress! (Check out the back of that dress, by the way... Details for dayssss!) The bridesmaids carried these amazing turquoise orchids. It was such a unique mix of flowers, but they couldn't have been any prettier together!
We loved this bride's use of color, and how she incorporated her bold color palette into her bridesmaids' attire. Each of the bridesmaids wore a red dress and carried a turquoise orchid bouquet, except for one, who wore a turquoise dress and carried a red rose bouquet (which matched Amber's). What a fun way to make your maid of honor stand out!
Matt and his groomsmen wore casual outfits, which was a big contrast with the glam details used throughout their wedding. It all worked though, and the more casual and rustic details allowed the glam details to blend perfectly with the rustic setting of The Barn!
Now, THAT ALTAR! Amber requested a classy, lavish altar and a luscious red rose petal aisle, and our team totally rocked it. It was STUNNING! For the altar, we started with a silky turquoise drape and added tons and tons (and tons) of red flowers, as well as a few pops of turquoise. The aisle included a petal pattern in gorgeous, bold red, and turquoise lanterns with ribbons. One of the sweetest details of the day was strung up between two sets of vintage white doors: a sign that read "This is where our story begins." Adorable! They also had a fun guestbook alternative: rocks for their guests to write sweet messages on!
Amber and Matt's ceremony was so special... and SO pretty! All of this color is major eye candy! And those flower girls and their amazing dresses - not sure if we've seen anything more precious!
Amber and Matt's wedding photos are romantic and sweet, and I couldn't resist adding a few into this post! ;)
The fabulous, bold, colorful details continued in Amber and Matt's reception details! They chose patterned turquoise tablecloths for their tablescapes, which were gorgeous with the red florals and red napkins on their place settings! Their reception florals were SO amazing. They also had a red and turquoise streamer backdrop behind their sweetheart table, as well as fun red and turquoise cupcakes!
Amber and Matt, we still haven't stopped talking about your gorgeous wedding! We're so glad you went with this gorgeous color palette and fabulous theme for your big day... It was truly incredible! We wish y'all the best! xoxoxoxoxoxoxo


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This Knowledge Centre on Cities and Climate Change (in short: K4C) helps you to keep track of what is happening in the field of cities and climate change, by serving as a platform for sharing experiences and best practices, as well as facilitating exchange of innovative initiatives.
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Each week in three public hospitals in the Paris region, a psychologist and two doctors receive men and women suffering from work-related illness.
One after the other, four people (an assembly line worker, agency director, nurse’s aid, shop manager) talk about the workplace and the suffering it causes during a prolonged interview. The three professional specialists listen and slowly make the connection between individual suffering and new work structures.
Through the intimacy, intensity, and truth of all these ordinary dramas caught live, the film testifies to the way in which illness has become a commonplace occurrence in the workplace. "Ils ne mouraient pas tous mais tous étaient frappés" takes a look behind closed doors where an invisible and silent reality takes shape and meaning: distress in the workplace.

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I don't have the experience of many here but I'll second what Big Jim said regarding fit.
I've had a couple health issues that had the pleasant side effect of me losing 35 pounds. The Browning works much better with its more or less straight stock. When I'm a bit more, shall we say, "cherubic" the Beretta fits better (noticeable cast-off in the beast - totally unusable for southpaws).
I have no Citoris - somehow or other I wound up with two Cynergies but my mama always said I marched to the tune of a different orchestra. The Cynergies seem more lithe to me and were priced about the same. I've even warmed up to the 20 Ga "classic sporting" despite the colander that Browning deposited on the muzzle end of both barrels. That's saying a lot as I detest porting but somehow still like the firearm.


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Scope and Contents
The collection held at Churchill Archives Centre consists of research papers for Bonavia's books "The Nationalisation of British Transport" and "The Channel Tunnel Story" and includes photocopies of government material held at the Public Record Office.
- Creation: 1932 - 1975
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers wishing to obtain copies of photocopied material or publish excerpts from the papers must obtain prior permission from the copyright holders and should seek advice from Archives Centre staff.
Biographical / Historical
Michael Bonavia had a career in transport, working for the London and North Eastern Railway, the British Transport Commission, the British Railways Board and was Director of the Channel Tunnel Project from 1967-1974.
Bonavia had connections with the University of London and wrote several books about transport including "British Railway Transport between the wars". After his retirement, he was based at the London School of Economics and researched the nationalisation of transport in 1948 and the early history of the British Transport Commission, publishing his research as "The Nationalisation of British Transport." Other works included: "The Channel Tunnel Story", "British Rail, the First 25 Years" and "The Twilight of British Rail."
12 archive box(es)
Language of Materials
Other Finding Aids
The collection has been box-listed and a paper copy of the box-list is available for consultation in the reading room at Churchill Archives Centre.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was deposited at Churchill Archives Centre by Dr Bonavia in 1987 and 1988.
Existence and Location of Originals
The Bonavia papers include a substantial amount of photocopied material from the Public Record Office. Original material is held at the Public Record Office, Ruskin Avenue, Kew, Richmond TW9 4DU.
This collection level description was prepared by Natalie Adams of Churchill Archives Centre in March 2003, using information from the box list describing the papers and from correspondence relating to the collection's deposit at Churchill Archives Centre.
Bonavia, Michael Robert, 1909-?2000, transport historian
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A number of high-profile CEOs from some very large and consequential companies called it quits this year. Some were forced out, some exited having guided their companies to relatively safe harbor, and one unexpectedly passed away. We do not claim to have listed everyone who traded in their seat at the head of the table in 2018, but these are some of the more notable ones.
In 2006, while a senior at Stanford University, Kevin Systrom was offered a position at Facebook by the then up-and-coming social media company’s founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. He famously turned Zuck down, electing to stay in school.
Regardless of the declined opportunity, Systrom, 34, wound up at Facebook anyway, but on his own terms. In 2012 he sold his fast-growing photo sharing network, Instagram, to the social media behemoth for about $1 billion, earning himself a $400 million payday based on his then 40% stake.
This September Systrom, Instagram’s CEO, and his cofounder Mike Krieger, announced they would step away from the company amid alleged tensions with Zuckerberg. In staying on with the firm for six years following Instagram’s acquisition, Systrom has been instrumental in cultivating the company’s revenue-generating advertising offerings, as well as its reach with a younger demographic at a time when young people are turning away from Facebook.
Indra Nooyi, Pepsi
In October big business lost one of its few female CEOs, as Indra Nooyi resigned from Pepsico after a dozen years in the top spot.
Nooyi, 63, who will remain as chairman of Pepsico through the start of 2019, spent 24 years with the company and led the organization as it sought to evolve with a changing food industry that is placing greater emphasis on healthier products. Last year, thanks to her leadership, Pepsico declared that ‘better-for-you’ items accounted for 50% of its offerings.
Despite pushback and criticism from some investors and industry watchers over her emphasis on beefing up Pepsico’s reach in the healthy food category, Nooyi’s results during her tenure overshadow her naysayers: She leaves the company as its annual revenue stands at $63.5 billion—up from $35 billion per year when she began her stint as its CEO in 2006—and Pepsico’s share price has almost doubled in that time.
When Matthias Müller took over as CEO of Volkswagen in 2015, he was installed as a replacement for Martin Winterkorn, on whose watch the company was discovered to have installed software in its vehicles meant to fool emissions testing—a scandal that embarrassed the well-known German automaker and cost the company more than $15 billion in fines and compensation.
This spring, the world’s largest automaker announced that Müller would step down. He was replaced by VW brand manager Herbert Diess.
Under Müller, who had previously been chief executive of VW subsidiary Porsche, Volkswagen invested heavily in the development of electric vehicles and attempted to overhaul the company’s management structure. Under him, the firm retained its title as the world’s largest automaker and saw its profit margins grow.
Müller, who is 64, earned $12 million in compensation last year and last March the Volkswagen board voted to give him a 40% pay raise. Despite his resignation, he will continue to be paid through 2020, when his current contract expires.
After 12 years atop the mighty Goldman Sachs, CEO Lloyd Blankfein announced his resignation earlier this year. He was replaced by the firm’s president and COO, David Solomon.
Blankfein, 64, has held several positions within the firm, including vice chairman, president and COO. This year Blankfein placed #47 on Forbes’ list of the world’s Most Powerful People. In a farewell message to his colleagues, he said “When times are tougher, you can’t leave. And, when times are better, you don’t want to leave.”
Sullying Blankfein’s final days at the firm are woeful share prices for Goldman, which are down about 33% from last year, the steepest drop coming this fall in the aftermath of an escalating controversy over allegations that the firm was connected to a conspiracy to launder $2.7 billion from a Malaysian fund several years ago.
After eight years as the head of one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, Ian Read announced this year that he will be stepping down as CEO of Pfizer. Read was a company man, joining the pharma giant in 1978 as an operational auditor, and in the years that followed held various positions, including chief financial Officer with Pfizer Mexico, Country Manager in Brazil, president of its International Pharmaceuticals Group, and group president of the Worldwide Bio-pharmaceutical Businesses.
During his tenure as CEO, Read, who is 65, pursued foreign acquisitions to allow Pfizer to avoid U.S. tax penalties. In this Read was unsuccessful, allowing targets like AstraZeneca and Allergan to slip away, while being maligned by U.S. politicians for the effort.
CBS’s Les Moonves made headlines this year when a dozen women stepped forwardaccusing the CEO of instances of inappropriate behavior and sexual assault that date back as far as the 1980s, outlined in a series of news media articles. Moonves, 68, denied the allegations. In September CBS’ board forced him out, the latest high-profile entertainment figure to come to ruin through allegations of sexual misconduct.
In December, CBS announced that Moonves would not receive a dime of the $120 million severance package to which he was contractually entitled as an internal investigation into his activities concluded that he had violated company policy. Still, Moonves is far from destitute. The former CEO is worth an estimated $800 million, $500 million of which was earned through the sale of CBS stock.
This summer the auto industry lost a true giant, as Fiat-Chrysler CEO, Sergio Marchionne, passed away at age 66 due to complications following shoulder surgery.
Marchionne’s career highlights include spearheading the resurgence of Fiat and Chrysler—the former he assumed control of as its chief executive in 2004; the latter he worked shrewdly to acquire in 2009, virtually for free after Chrysler emerged from bankruptcy. Today the organizations, merged under his leadership, are worth ten times their value when he took the helm.
Forbes contributor Ed Garsten, who worked with Chrysler before and after Marchionne’s acquisition of the company, remembers the late CEO’s arrival on the scene and the positive boost he gave to his new employees in his initial address at Chrysler. “In the course of about 30 minutes, in his gravelly, accented voice, Marchionne proceeded to say the words that made the past two years seem to disappear,” Garsten writes, “delivering a message of hope, of promise, of winning, that we’re all in it together, punctuated by a bit of philosophy, in Swahili.”
WPP, one of the world’s largest advertising and marketing companies, lost its CEO and founder this year: Martin Sorrell, who ran the company for 33 years.
Sorrell’s departure comes in the wake of mysterious allegations of misconduct that moved WPP’s board to hire an outside law firm to investigate its CEO. The results of the investigation have not been disclosed, but Sorrell later resigned and was replaced by company COO Mark Read.
Sorrell, who is 73 and an icon of entrepreneurship in Britain, acquired WPP in the mid-1980s to act as a holding company for his planned marketing empire. He had previously been the financial director of advertising company Saatchi & Saatchi. His aggressively acquisitive strategy assured fast growth—and debt—for WPP over the years, and last year the conglomerate generated nearly $19.3 billion in revenue. Sorrell himself earned $68 million.
But the business life is not over for Sorrell. Shortly after his resignation from WPP, he set the wheels in motion for his latest venture: a communications services firm named S4.
This year Intel celebrated its 50th year in business. It also bid farewell to its CEO of five years, Brian Krzanich, who was dislodged following the revelation that he’d had a consensual relationship with a subordinate colleague, which violated company policy. He was replaced with company CFO Robert H. Swan.
Krzanich, 58, began his career at Intel in 1982 as an engineer at a microchip factory in New Mexico. Over the years he’s held a number of positions with the tech giant, including that of chief operating officer. Krzanich was a member of Donald Trump’s administration’s American Manufacturing Council, a body that included Tesla’s Elon Musk, Under Armour’s Kevin Plank and Michael Dell. He quit the Council in the wake of Trump’s response to the 2017 Unite The Right Rally that left one counter-protestor dead and many others injured.
In November Krzanich announced he had found a new job, assuming the chief executive position of Illinois-based software company CDK Global.
Condé Nast announced in November that its CEO, Bob Sauerberg, would step down as soon as a suitable replacement is found. The timing of his departure comes just a few months after Sauerberg set down a turnaround strategy for the publishing conglomerate to return to solvency within two years. Condé Nast says it will adhere to Sauerberg’s plans.
Sauerberg’s replacement will assume a more powerful role, one that oversees both Condé Nast and Condé Nast International—two operations traditionally led by different chief executives.
Sauerberg joined the company in 2005 and was named president five years later. He was made CEO in January of 2016 and during his tenure as head of the company launched Condé Nast Entertainment.
World’s Highest-Paid Athletes 2019: What Messi, LeBron And Tiger Make
Major League Baseball had a staggering run this year when, over a four-week period, a quartet of its biggest stars—Nolan Arenado, Bryce Harper, Manny Machado and Mike Trout—signed blockbuster, long-term deals worth a combined $1.3 billion. They ranked as four of the biggest playing contracts in the history of sports.
The deals will create generational wealth for their families, but only Trout, ranked 17th with $50.6 million, cracks the top 20 of the world’s highest-paid athletes.
The difference: Those four baseball stars generate barely $10 million in combined endorsement income while the top earners in basketball, soccer, tennis and golf all individually bank at least $30 million from sponsors annually; eight of the 11 best-paid athletes come from those four sports.
Most of the athletes ranked above Trout follow a similar path: Reach the highest levels of a global sport, and marketers swarm with endorsement deals to pitch their wares around the world.
Barcelona soccer legend Lionel Messi leads the way on this year’s list with $127 million, including $35 million off the pitch from partners Adidas, MasterCard, PepsiCo and more. Messi translates into every language.
Messi is only the fourth athlete to land in the No. 1 spot over the past 19 years, joining Tiger Woods (12 times), Floyd Mayweather (4) and Cristiano Ronaldo (2).
Messi succeeds Mayweather, who failed to get in the ring for a pro bout over the past 12 months but is likely still counting last year’s $285 million haul, which he earned largely from his 2017 bout against UFC star Conor McGregor.
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Messi is joined by fellow global soccer icons Cristiano Ronaldo ($109 million) and Neymar ($105 million) at the top this year. It is the first time that soccer players have ranked as the top three earners in sports since Forbes began tracking athlete earnings in 1990.
Elite stars in other global sports are also extremely marketable on any continent. Roger Federer ranks fifth with $93.4 million, including $86 million off the court.
Federer will turn 38 in August and is a dinosaur in tennis years. Yet Japanese apparel brand Uniqlo signed the 20-time Grand Slam winner in 2018 to a 10-year contract worth $300 million. Federer has a dozen sponsors looking to tap the cash-rich tennis fan demographic.
Basketball’s leading trio of LeBron James ($89 million), Stephen Curry ($79.8 million) and Kevin Durant ($65.4 million) rank seventh through ninth, having earned a combined $130 million beyond their respective playing salaries.
Their shoe deals, with Nike (James, Durant) and Under Armour (Curry), are by far the biggest endorsement for each player and dwarf what an MLB player can earn pitching baseball cleats and gear.
Sportswear brands, including Adidas, have used NBA stars in China for more than a decade to help establish a foothold in the world’s biggest market, sending big names like James and Durant there every summer on promotional tours. The NBA estimates 640 million people in China watched some kind of NBA programming during the 2017-18 season—that’s nearly twice the population of the U.S.
Golf is another sport that reaches almost every corner of the globe, and no golfer has benefited more than Tiger Woods: He has made $1.4 billion during his career from endorsements and appearance fees, more than 10 times his prize money, and his net worth is a staggering $800 million. Woods ranks 11th on this year’s athletes list with earnings of $63.9 million, including $54 million off the course.
Tiger roared back over the past 12 months with his first win in five years (Tour Championship) and his first major title in 11 years (The Masters). Last year, he signed an exclusive multi-year global content partnership with Discovery’s GolfTV. Head-to-head matches are part of the deal, and most will take place outside the U.S.
The 100 highest-paid athletes earned a combined $4 billion over the past 12 months, up 5% over the previous year. The increase jumps to 16% if you strip out the one-time stimulus of the 2017 Mayweather-McGregor fight. Endorsements fueled much of the gains, with sponsor-driven income at $987 million, up 12% from the previous year.
Overall, athletes from 10 sports and 25 countries made the top 100. Basketball (35 athletes) is the most dominant sport, and Americans (62) are the most dominant nationality.
Tennis ace Serena Williams ranked 63rd with $29.2 million, including $25 million off the court. She is the only woman to crack the top 100 for the second time in three years.
No female athletes qualified last year, when Williams was just returning to tennis after a 12-month layoff for her pregnancy and the birth of her daughter, Olympia. Williams is lining up her next act with a new clothing line and a venture capital fundfocused on investing in female and minority founders.
Our earnings include prize money, salaries and bonuses earned between June 1, 2018, and June 1, 2019. Endorsement incomes are an estimate of sponsorships, appearance fees and licensing incomes for the same 12-month period (click here for a more detailed methodology and the numbers behind the top 100).
-Kurt Badenhausen; Forbes Staff
Beyoncé And Jay-Z’s Combined Billion-Dollar Fortune Makes Them One Of The Richest Self-Made Couples
“Got that dinero on my mind,” Beyoncé and Jay-Z wrote on the third track of their surprise album Everything is Love, which came out last June. A year later, it’s clear that the couple wasn’t just taking poetic license: With Jay-Z’s newly minted status as a billionaire and Beyoncé’s place on Forbes’ richest self-made women list, the music moguls are one of America’s wealthiest couples.
It’s been a banner year for the married couple, whose combined net worth now totals an estimated $1.4 billion. Jay-Z, whose steadily growing portfolio of businesses includes liquor, art, real estate and stakes in companies like Uber, is the first hip-hop artist to become a billionaire.
Meanwhile Beyoncé , whose fortune increased to an estimated $400 million from $355 million last year thanks to continued touring and an album release, ranks No. 51 on Forbes 2019 list of America’s most successful self-made women (up two places from last year).
Their combined net worth of $1.4 billion makes the music moguls one of the 10 most successful husband-and-wife teams in the country, and certainly the most recognizable. Unlike many other couples who founded businesses together, they both struck it rich with complementary but separate businesses. Beyoncé’s wealth comes mostly from earnings from touring, music sales and merchandise.
Her husband, on the other hand, amassed most of his wealth from his ownership of Armand de Brignac champagne, investments, his cognac partnership with Bacardi and his own music career, among other sources. Both Beyoncé and Jay-Z have stakes in music streaming service Tidal.
Other entrepreneurial husband-and-wife teams might not be as famous, but their businesses are well known. Do Won and Jin Sook Chang came from South Korea in 1981 in search of better opportunities. “At the time [people in] South Korea weren’t living as well,” Do Won told Forbes in 2016.
He worked three jobs as a dishwasher, gas station attendant and office cleaner while she worked in a hair salon. They saved up and in 1984 opened a clothing store. Today they co-own and run Forever 21, a clothing empire with over 815 stores and $4 billion in sales. Their combined net worth is $3 billion.
Another couple, the Cherngs, found success together through food. Andrew Cherng opened a Chinese restaurant with his father in 1973. His wife Peggy, who had a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and held positions at 3M and the U.S. Navy, gave it all up to help her husband expand the one restaurant into a Chinese fast-food chain. That chain, Panda Express, along with several other fast casual chains the couple owns stakes in, have brought the Cherngs’ combined net worth to $3.4 billion.
Sometimes the strength of a husband-wife partnership comes from their ability to support one another. This was the case for Eren Ozmen and her husband Fatih, the president and CEO team behind aerospace giant Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC).
Before they were a couple, Fatih encouraged Eren to pursue an M.B.A. (the couple originally met at Ankara University in Turkey before separately immigrating to the U.S.).
Once they were married, Eren put her business school training to good use by helping automate the financial reports at Fatih’s employer, a then-struggling SNC. Eventually, the couple decided to buy the company and took the business from the verge of bankruptcy to a top military contractor.
While building a vast fortune is rare for couples running businesses together, it has been a winning formula for some women: Nearly one fourth of those on Forbes’ 2019 self-made women list achieved their fortunes through businesses they cofounded with their husbands (though some now are widows or have since divorced).
Below are the 10 wealthiest self-made husband and wife teams in the nation:
1. Tom & Judy Love
Net worth: $5.9 Billion
Tom and Judy Love leased their first gas station in Watonga, Oklahoma, with a $5,000 loan from Tom’s parents. Now Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores has more than 430 locations in 41 states.
2. Lynda & Stewart Resnick
Net worth: $5.6 Billion
The couple are the force behind snack and drink conglomerate the Wonderful Co., known for Pom Wonderful pomegranate juice, Halos mandarin oranges and Fiji water. The couple is also known for philanthropy, giving millions of dollars to educational causes and earning the #29 spot on Forbes’ list of top givers.
3. Diane von Furstenberg & Barry Diller
Net worth: $4 billion
Diller is founder, senior executive and chairman at internet and media conglomerate IAC,. His wife Von Furstenberg is the designer and founder of the eponymous fashion label. Diller owns one third of DVF, while Von Furstenberg and her two children from a previous marriage own the rest.
4. Peggy & Andrew Cherng
Net Worth: $3.4
In addition to fast-food chain Panda Express, the Cherngs also own stakes in Urbane Cafe, Just Salad, Uncle Tetsu, Pieology and Ippudo.
5. Jin Sook & Do Won Chang
Net Worth: $3 billion
The Changs’ clothing retailing business is all in the family—the couple’s nieces work at the company as do their daughters, who launched Forever 21’s beauty brand Riley Rose.
6. Eren & Fatih Ozmen
Net Worth: $2.8 billion
The Ozmens built their defense contractor Sierra Nevada Corp. through a series of some 20 acquisitions. Describing their strategy, Eren told Forbes last year: “Our guys go hunting, and they bring me this giant bear and say, ‘Now you do the skinning and clean it up.’ ”
7.Neerja Sethi & Bharat Desai
Net worth: $2.4 billion
Sethi and Desai cofounded IT consulting and outsourcing firm Syntel out of their Troy, Michigan, apartment in 1980. In October 2018, French IT company Atos SE bought Syntel for $3.4 billion.
8. Weili Dai & Sehat Sutardja
Net Worth: $2 billion
The couple headed semiconductor company Marvell Technology for 11 years until they were forced out as a result of an internal accounting investigation in 2016. Neither was found guilty of any fraudulent activity. The couple has diversified their investments into real estate and technology.
9. Kit Crawford & Gary Erickson
Net Worth: $1.8 billion
The couple behind Clif Bar met at Erickson’s bakery, where Crawford was working part-time. They each have a 40% stake in the company.
10. Beyoncé & Jay-Z
Net Worth: $1.4 billion
The musicians have shown distinct business savvy, giving users of Tidal, the music streaming service the couple partially owns, exclusive access to their albums.
-Catherine Perloff; Forbes Staff
Lionel Messi Claims Top Spot on Forbes’ 2019 List Of The World’s 100 Highest-Paid Athletes
Forbes today released its annual ranking of the World’s 100 Highest-Paid athletes, who collectively earned $4 billion over the last 12 months, up 5% from last year’s earnings of $3.8 billion.
Lionel Messi was named the world’s highest-paid athlete for the first time, up from second place last year, with $127 million in total earnings.
Messi unseats Floyd Mayweather, who held the crown last year, and was the leader four times in seven years. Behind Messi is longtime rival Cristiano Ronaldo (No. 2), who earned $109 million between his salary and endorsements.
Serena Williams (No. 63) returned to the ranking, after no women appeared in 2018. Cost of admission to the 2019 list is the highest ever at $25 million, up $2.1 million from the previous year. Endorsement income experienced an increase of 12.5% to $987 million this year.
“The global impact of soccer is clearly reflected in earnings in 2019, with the top three athletes on the list being Messi, Ronaldo, and Neymar,” said Kurt Badenhausen, senior editor, Forbes Media.
“But basketball players continue to dominate the top 100 overall with 35 athletes on the list earning a total of $1.29 billion, with 72% of that income coming from salaries rather than endorsement deals.”
The list of elite athletes consists of players from ten different sports. NBA stars lead with 35 basketball players among the top 100, down from 40 in 2018, headed by LeBron James (No. 8 with $89 million).
Football was the next most-represented sport with 19 players, followed by baseball with 15, and soccer with 12.
There are 25 different countries represented on this year’s World’s Highest-Paid Athletes list, up from 22 in 2018. Americans dominate the action with 62 athletes thanks to the sky-high salaries in the major sports leagues.
The U.K. has five athletes, France and Spain have three, while Brazil, Canada, the Dominican Republic, Germany, Serbia and Venezuela all have two.
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The World’s Top 10 Highest-Paid Athletes in 2019:
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|Query Trace: Restless Legs Syndrome and IL1B[original query]|
| Polymorphisms of interleukin-1 Beta and interleukin-17Alpha genes are associated with restless legs syndrome.
Biological research for nursing 2014 Apr 16 (2): 143-51.
Hennessy Mary Dawn, Zak Rochelle S, Gay Caryl L, Pullinger Clive R, Lee Kathryn A, Aouizerat Bradley
| Genetic Association Study of Restless Legs Syndrome in Chinese Population.
European neurology 2019 May 81 (1-2): 47-55.
Chen Jie, Luo Qi, Li Gen, Huang Yumeng, Ma Jianfa
| IL1B polymorphism is associated with essential tremor in Chinese population.
BMC neurology 2019 May 19 (1): 99.
Chen Jie, Huang Pei, He Yachao, Shen Junyi, Du Juanjuan, Cui Shishuang, Chen Shengdi, Ma Jianfa

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Starbucks is one of my favorite places to hang out; an office away from office. The open and welcoming layout and friendly Baristas more than make-up for the less than stellar and over caffeinated brew they serve. The constant ringing of the phone is such an annoyance, that I love escaping to one of the four cafes within a block of my office (and my apartment), logging on to the T-Mobile wifi network, and answering the email which piles up faster than dirty laundry in a dorm-room. These visits have been one-constant in my daily schedule that fluctuates like an EKG.
Lately, these visits have become less pleasant.
Why? Loud music.
Starbucks has been shilling the Hear Music CDs and is piping that music into its stores
via Satellite Radio. And they are playing this music loud. Its not just loud, it blares, making it almost impossible to have a conversation, or entirely focus on the email you want to answer, an article you want to draft, or simply enjoy taking a few minutes off a very busy day. I have started to arrange meetings in alternate locations, like Peet’s or Tully’s or even the conference room in Business 2.0 offices.
Just because damn Starbucks is too loud. Am I the only one who finds this annoying?
Andy Abramson suggested that it was intentional, and they want to use the loud music to shoo-out folks who sit there using their space, and not generate enough dollars/square foot. That might be so… of course, it very well could be that they (and T-Mobile) don’t want people to be using too much of their wireless Internet resources (though they would still want the monthly subscriptions I bet.) If that is the case, I wonder how long before Starbucks loses some of its appeal to mobile workers?
Starbucks founder, Chairman and Chief Global Strategist, Howard Schultz was recently heard touting Starbucks as a network and was extolling the virtues of being a super music sales machine. I don’t know, call me old fashioned but focusing on your core business, and keeping the customers happy with things that brought them into the store in the first place is more important than making money from music.


Powerful and flexible X10 Pro Companion Wall Switch provides your home with a level of luxurious sophistication without emptying your wallet.
The Companion switch simply send command to the master switch which transmits the X10 command over the power line.
Requires the WS4777 Master switch. Does not control a circuit directly.
|X10 Product No.:||CS277|
|Whats Included:||(1) X10 Companion Wall Switch, (1) Set Ivory & White Rocker Plate Covers|
|X10 Power Rating:||120VAC, 60Hz, Max 1/10 Amp|
|Color:||Ivory / White|
The 3-Way Dimming Wall Switch Module is designed to control incandescent loads with a rating of between 40W and 500W. Lamps rated below 40W may flicker or operate erratically.
A power cutoff switch, located only on the Dimming Wall Switch Module, directly below the local on/off pushbutton is provided for bulb changing
A Companion Switch (PCW03) is provided for three-way operation.
A push-button is located on the Dimming Wall Switch Module and the Companion, for local on/off control.


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Fusion Blanket Giveaway Kick Off!
If you remember in one of my posts I mentioned that a layer cake would work perfectly for this project…so, I am giving away one layer cake of Martinique by 3 Sisters for Moda.
Also, make sure to join the Fusion Blanket Crochet Along Group on Flickr.
And you can snag the crochet along button from my sideabar for your blog.—>
To enter my giveaway, just leave a comment on my blog. Comments are now closed.
As a reminder, here are the project supply requirements
- Charm Squares–You will need to decide how big you want your blanket to know how many charm squares you’ll need. My completed (crocheted) block measures 6.5″ square. So, I’m thinking maybe 52″ x 65″(a nice throw size). I will need 80 completed squares ( my blanket will be 8 squares x 10 squares) which means I’ll need 160 charm squares. The equivalent of 4 charm packs or 1 layer cake.
Yarn–I picked up 3 skeins. I will need to purchase more as I go. I am not concerned about the dye lot varying a bit. If you are, make sure to purchase plenty of yarn, or purchase yarn without a dye lot. You could also opt to use different colors of yarn.
Crochet Hook–Pick up the recommended crochet hook for the yarn you are using. I am using a lighter weight yarn & the recommended hook is G which is what I purchased.
Perle Cotton or Crochet Thread–This is for the blanket stitch around the outside edge. For my trial block I used 8 wt. Perle Cotton which works great. For my Marmalade blanket I will be using Crochet Thread–it’s a little bit more cost effective & I am all about that.
And of course, the original Fusion Blanket Pattern by Sewing Daisies.


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For our next weekend trip courtesy of IES Abroad, my friends and I traveled to Sanabria Lake the weekend of March 24-26. This trip was an optional one offered via IES Abroad for an additional fee, but the cost was well worth it. We departed from Salamanca at 8:00 AM.
After getting on the bus, our first stop was the information center for Sanabria Lake and Nature Preserve. At the center, we learned about some of the animals that live in the region, including otters and the famous Iberian wolf. We talked about the formation of Sanabria Lake, learning that it is the largest glacier formed lake in Spain. We even watched a 3D presentation on the glacial origins of the lake, learning also of the legendary story surrounding its beginning.
After learning about the information center, we headed to a restaurant called El Majo, where we had the opportunity to eat authentic food from the region. I got caldo gaellgo (Galician Soup) and ribs.
We then headed off for our first hike of the trip, the Ruta Senda de los Monjes. We were greeted at the mouth of the trail by our guide, who took us up on a trail through the mountains. The hike was filled with beautiful sights as we ascended the mountain walking by the stream. We reached a breathtaking lookout point where we played a trivia game concerning the vocabulary of the region in Spanish. At the end of the hike, we reached the monastery of San Martin de Castaneda.
After the hike, we hopped back in the bus and swung by the supermarket to grab some snacks for the weekend. From there, we headed to our cabins, which were quite spacious and cozy. For dinner, we headed into the main building of our cabin grounds and shared in an enormous and delicious meal provided by the cabin owners.
The next morning, we headed to the Centro de Interpretacion del lobo to see the famous Iberian wolves. After a presentation about the animals and their history in the region, we headed out quietly into the bunkers to take a look ourselves.
We then went on our second hike of the trip, through the Bosque del Tejedelo with the same guide from before. It was a beautiful climb and luckily we were able to beat the rain.
We ate dinner once more in the central building of our cabins complex, and following dinner, celebrated the tradition of the queimada. They prepared the special beverage with spirits, coffee beans, sugar and fruit rinds, and then lit it on fire. While I stirred the hot cauldron, various students read a chant that is typical of the queimada, as the tradition serves the purpose of cleansing the person and the environment of harmful spirits. We read the oration in English, Spanish, and Sanabrian!
Bright and early the following morning, we headed up to the top of the mountain in our bus to La Laguna de los Peces. Walking by the lake was really fun, but unbelievably cold as well, with pockets of snow visible only meters away.
To conclude our time in Sanabria, we headed into town to visit the castle and to share in one last big meal together.
As a foodie at heart, there was nothing more I could ask for in a trip than scrumptious meals coupled with the opportunity to enjoy the nature of the region. It was a far more relaxing trip than my other weekend adventures, and provided the much needed opportunity to reset.
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Oh So Lovely Blog
Learn how to make a DIY colorful and modern skull Halloween wreath that will look amazing on your front door this fall. So festive!
Today I’m sharing my top 5 reasons why I love my Cricut Joy.
DIY gold leaf dish tutorial — these cute and unique bowls make the perfect catch all bowls, organizers, and jewelry displays and the perfect gift!
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Have you ever wanted to try some DIY paint pour art, but maybe been too intimidated?
I promise it’s a fun and easy way to make a colorful abstract piece of art for your home or for gifting. Just a warning: It’s very addictive.


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Robert Capa supposedly said, “If your pictures aren’t strong enough, you’re not close enough.” While the phrase might have reached cliche status through repetition, it is still no less true. Most photographs suffer from too much information. (I know you were anxious to have my opinion on that.)
Plein air painting and street photography have some things in common–leaving the comfort and control of a studio, and focusing on ordinary, pedestrian subjects, but there is one fundamental, foundational difference, and I’m making no argument for either being superior, just different. Painting is additive. One starts with blank paper or canvas or …, and adds elements to build the composition.
Photography is subtractive. One starts with a given scene or situation and has to find ways to eliminate everything non-essential in that scene. A big first step (pardon the pun) is to get closer.
For more of Bill”s photographs, go to https://www.billdurrence.com/index/all


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Phillip Securities (PSPL) – Early Cutoff Time for Chinese New Year Eve (Half Trading Day)
Notice to Shareholders
We would like to inform you that the dealing cut off time on Chinese New Year Eve (11th February 2021) will be brought forward as follow:
Via Online: 10.45am
Trades received after the cut-off time will be processed on the next Business Day. Transaction forms accompanying new applications will also not be processed on these days itself.
We will be closed on 12th February 2021, for Chinese New Year. Operating hours will resume back to normal from 15th February 2021 onwards.


Luke Jackson & Trio / White Wall Sessions / Glasgow-Americana
Song and Artist: “Hometown Stories” by Luke Jackson & Trio of Canterbury, Kent, UK
images courtesy Luke Jackson website and Folk in the Barn website
Luke Jackson‘s “Hometown Stories” from his album This Family Tree”
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Radio/Television Broadcast: White Wall Sessions, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
images courtesy White Wall Sessions website
Excerpt from the White Wall Sessions website (About section):
The White Wall Sessions, located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, films and records roots Americana artists, broadcasting these recorded performances on television and radio as season episodes. With their objective being that of providing the audience with an unobstructive closeup view/listen of artists and their music, the White Wall Sessions produce audio-visual gallery-esque portraits of artists’ performances by recording each episode in a white-walled studio, where the artists perform in an austere setting of instruments and equipment surrounded by white background. The focus is completely on the artist and their music.
Excerpt from The White Wall Sessions website:
“The White Wall Sessions showcases local, regional and national music acts performing original acoustic, americana, bluegrass, folk and blues in a laid back, intimate setting…” “…(taking) an artistic, documentary-like visual feel to each song, which gives the viewer a personal, introspective look at each musician and song.”
The White Wall Sessions episodes air on television on KCLO TV (Rapid City, South Dakota) and KELO TV (Sioux Falls, South Dakota), with the radio show airing on Sundays on KYBB B102.7 FM.
Listen live Sundays 7pm CST (United States):
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Supporter of Americana: Glasgow-Americana music festival, Glasgow, Scotland
images courtesy Glasgow-Americana and Visit Scotland website
The Glasgow-Americana music festival takes place this October 7-11, 2015, featuring blues, folk, and country music acts from around the globe at various sponsored venues throughout Glasgow, Scotland.
Background of the founding of Glasgow-Americana: (news source courtesy Herald Scotland news)
From 1995 to 2007, Glasgow enjoyed the roots music events that took place during the Big Big Country Festival. The torch passed on from Big Big Country Festival to Glasgow-Americana festival with the passing of Big Big Country Festival founder Billy Kelly in 2007. To keep the tradition and spirit of the music festival going, and in tribute to Billy Kelly, the Glasgow-Americana Festival was organized by Kevin Morris’ Fallen Angels Club Promotions, Ltd.
For the most current lineup of acts, visit the official website and/or the Facebook page for Glasgow-Americana:
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(BRUNSWICK, Ga.) — The mother and aunt of De’Marquise Elkins, a suspect in the shooting that killed a one-year-old Georgia boy, have been arrested on charges of giving police false information.
Karimah Aisha Elkins, 36, the suspect’s mother, and Katrina Latrelle Elkins, 33, the suspect’s aunt, were in Glynn County Police custody earlier Tuesday morning, according to ABC News affiliate WJXX. Karimah Elkins was out on $1,104 bond, but Katrina Elkins remained in custody on a Henry County, Ga., probation violation, awaiting transportation to Henry County.
The two women were facing felony charges for providing false statements or writings about the whereabouts of De’Marquise Elkins. Doering would not say what false statements either woman made.
The Glynn County Police would not give ABC News any additional information on the women’s arrests.
De’Marquise Elkins, 17, and a 15-year-old suspect whose name was being withheld because of the suspect’s age, were arrested Friday by Brunswick Police on suspicion of involvement with the Thursday morning shooting and have been charged with first degree murder.
Sherry West, the 41-year-old mother of the child, told police she’d been walking her 13-month-old son, Antonio Santiago, in a stroller through their Brunswick, Ga., neighborhood when two African-American boys approached her and demanded money. When she told them she didn’t have any money, West said one of the boys pulled out a handgun.
West said she tried to shield her child with her arms, but the gunman shoved her and shot the baby in the head. West was shot in the leg.
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American Apparel is known for its support of the LGBTQ community almost as much as its lamé leggings and controversial advertising. But one of the items in the clothing company’s Pride 2016 collection is drawing ire for what critics say is exclusionary language. The line, which Buzzfeed reports was created in partnership with Human Rights Campaign, includes shirts with rainbow American flags or hats that say "Make America Gay Again." But at question is a canvas tote bag released by the company, which shows the slogan "Lesbian/Gay/Bi/Transgender/Queer/Ally," spelled out in rainbow letters. The problem? The “A” in LGBTQA+ traditionally stands for “asexual” or sometimes “agender,” representing those who either don’t feel sexual attraction or identify outside the gender spectrum. Instead, the company chose to use “ally,” which critics say erases asexual individuals from the discussion. On the company’s Instagram, user @megthepanda laid it out in a comment: “Allies do not need representation. Asexuals do. The message of items such as this are meant to be that everyone is loved and everyone is worthwhile. Society already tells allies this; that's why asexual erasure cannot be disregarded. The A is a source of strength for the asexual community and should not be taken away in order to thank heterosexuals for being decent human beings.” On Twitter, people began using the hashtag #GiveItBack, a reference to GLAAD's #GotYourBack hashtag for allies, to try to prompt the company to change the line.
In a statement posted to Twitter on Friday, the company stood by its product, saying that the company "believed in the power of allies to speak up."