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The live-action adaptation of the Netflix anime Cowboy Bebop will air on the streamer on November 19, according to The edge. The show has been in development for years, with a casting finally announced in 2019.
Cowboy Bebop takes place in 2071 and follows a group of bounty hunters who complete missions using their spaceship called “Bepop”. The series premiered in 1998 and was short-lived, releasing only one season. Jean Cho (Research) was chosen to play as Spike Spiegel, Mustafa Shakir (Marvel’s Luke Cage) like Jet Black, and Daniella Pineda (Black Mercy) like Faye Valentine. Returning as the composer of the original show, Yoko Kanno (Macross More) will light up Netflix’s live-action series with its soundtrack.
The COVID-19 pandemic alongside a 2019 injury to the series’ lead actor Cho was created for an even further postponement of the release. Cho is said to have suffered a knee injury in a well-rehearsed scene. The injury was so severe that he flew from New Zealand, where the series was filmed, to Los Angeles, for emergency surgery and rehabilitation.
Along with a release date, Netflix also revealed a first cast preview for Cowboy Bebop, which can be viewed below.


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I wonder if I am just finding myself in the same cycles of life. Each chapter feels new and different – but as things ramp up, it all starts to feel too familiar. When repetition faces us, we wish we could identify the underlying theme; our instinct being of course to go straight to the source – the commonality being ourselves. I must be the problem, the reason things go down the same path. The dirt under my feet remains the same – even if the scenery around me changes. Here I am again, lost in my emotions, unsure if I am doing what is truly best for me for the long haul, or just appeasing myself in the right now. Is this what people mean when they tell you ‘live in the moment’? I feel like I am doing it wrong. I feel like I know what I should want but can never quite get my hands on it.
There is this hole inside of me that nothing will ever be able to fill. I think I was born with it. I think it is meant to be there forever. I think it has become a part of me, a recognizable feature, something I would feel empty without.
My hole makes me whole.
It keeps me searching, asking questions, my eyes inward rather than focused on the chaos around me that I cannot change.
I used to wonder if other people had holes like mine. My concern used to be with if I was alone in feeling this way. I don’t wonder that anymore. I could not care less if I am alone, because I have grown comfortable with feeling that way.
My alone. My hole. My wholeness.
It has nothing to do with anyone else. There is nothing anyone can do – no matter how deeply they love me (or think that they love me) – that part of me is out of reach to anyone, everyone, all others that cannot see me. It makes me wonder if I am ever meant to be truly seen. We all just want to be understood by someone else in this world. Some might even say they want to be accepted. I don’t think I care so much for others accepting me – but being understood…that is something I think we would all like very much to experience.
i cry for answers
silently from the tops of mountains
snow-capped and untouched
the future – snow-capped and untouched
– feels as if it is being treaded upon
heavy boots printing patterns
across yet-to-be-defined paths
open and vast
stretches of something
i cry for anything
but my cries are lost
in a vast something, which was
once snow-capped and untouched.
My world doesn’t make as much sense without you in it, like I’ve been left to finish a game without knowing the rules. Death is so many things, but mostly it feels unfair and impossible. A reality in which you don’t exist to love us as fiercely as you did, doesn’t feel like reality at all. There was so much more for you to show me, wisdom you so readily imparted on me throughout my life. You have left me to navigate the winding unchartered paths alone – without the light of your wisdom. All of our worlds were being held together with bricks you laid so carefully, gently, with purpose and love. These walls are quickly crumbling and I don’t know how to get a grasp on a proper adhesive to hold them up.
You would know. You could have told me.
You’ve taken a piece of my heart with you. It beats differently now in the absence of your voice, your warmth, your embrace. I just wish you’d known it was already yours – because you loved me, because you loved others who loved me. Your love transcends and transfers from one life to the next. I want so desperately to be present with you, sipping coffee on your porch looking out across the California or Texas sky. One last bear hug or cup of coffee or kiss in my ear. I wish to feel your love wash over me again for even a moment, knowing full well it would never be enough.
What will I do when your footprints wash away and scent fades from your sweaters? For now my sleep is stalked by vivid dreams of you and me together again, as if you had never left my side; the memory of you bursting with all the colors I always saw you in. I will hold onto the memory I’ve constructed of you in my mind, for as long as I can, because it’s all that I have. But when the day comes, when the vibrancy of you has drifted and the imprint fades – well, I dread that day with all the heart that I have left.
Thunderbolts and black seas, waves crashing against aged sand turned to rock.
A winter sky blanketed with stars, against a backdrop of spilled ink;
Summer’s darkest hours no match for the stubborn December dusk.
Dragging cold graphite across balmy skin
never leaving its mark, too light to be seen with any contrast
Oh how the fine point curls and crawls
as it struggles to make an indent
Applying pressure, looking for a kind of proof
that will carry on
Showing, without a shadow of a doubt —
something was there.
Push me away
Pull me close
I have seen the storms
and the rain does
not wash me into the
river; I cannot be taken
off to the sea. I stand
where you see me, still
and stable – so that I can
tell you what it’s like to
be drenched to the bone,
and still find a way
to feel warmth in the sun.
An acquaintance with nature and the outside world is something so easily taken for granted. Surrounded by trees towering at seemingly boundless heights, I am reminded of my childhood and the time I spent every moment possible exploring the natural world. There is still so much of that in me now. Where I once found imagination and playful adventure, I now discover peace and wonder at the world around me that simply exists, without the tampering or meddling of the many chaotic complexities we apply to our lives. A kind of worship unfolds under the canopies of trees, on the shores of lakes and oceans, in the quiet of a meadow hidden away – far from the constructed noise that surrounds us day in and day out.
I feel an immense gratitude for simplicity; for the gift of being able to step outside my thoughts, the loudness of worry, insecurity, uncertainty – and just be. There is no room for judgement here, just the open arms of the breeze, the sun coming up over the mountains, sweet songs of birds echoing from all directions. A part of me comes from this place, is born here and desires to surrender for however long I’m welcome.

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Student accommodation group STAG African says it can reduce construction time and costs for student accommodation using innovative building technology (IBT) – a first for Africa.
“By using such technologies, developers can reduce building time by 40%, which has the effect of reducing associated building costs, in some cases by up to 13%,” says STAG African director Sean Kenealy.
He mentions that, in STAG African’s experience, IBT buildings typically require less than half of the electricity of equivalent-size brick-based buildings to either heat or cool thermal comfort levels.
“Our clients have experienced this benefit in the form of significant savings of up to 89% on their building heating and cooling costs.”
Kenealy explains that IBT usually refers to walling systems, including light steel frames (LSFs), timber framing and cross-laminated timber walling, as well as precast, cast in situ and printed walling systems.
Using LSFs as an IBT enables the company to reduce the number of on-site activities in favour of prefabrication or preassembly. This approach requires a complete rethink in terms of how buildings are erected from the initial design.
“We call this a design for manufacturing and assembly approach to building, where the design seeks to allow for as many of the building elements to be finished in a factory environment as opposed to on site. “Doing this enables the company to ensure optimum efficiency and quality control.”
Kenealy adds that when the industry becomes more satisfied with this approach to building, and realises the cost benefits of IBT, the uptake of IBT in construction will increase.
However, technologies such as LSF still require specialist artisans whose services will remain relatively expensive compared with those of conventional construction artisans, he warns.
Kenealy says any component of a building that contributes to reducing its carbon footprint can be categorised as an IBT, including energy- and water-saving components such as rooftop solar photovoltaic power generation, low-flow water fittings and light-emitting diode light fittings.
“IBTs are, therefore, used across multiple components of student accommodation.”
Another key area in terms of environmental sustainability is the general reduction in waste generation during construction, when comparing IBT with conventional brick and mortar construction, says Kenealy.
“IBT cuts construction waste from 25% to less than 0.1% of building bulk.”
STAG African, together with technology joint venture (JV) partner Concretex, will start with the erection of a prototype student pod, called the STAG African patent pod in January 2021.
The JV will use a unique and wholly South African-conceived walling system.
STAG African has engineered a patent pod design that replicates a home environment, with eight students living in such a pod. Students occupy double or single bedrooms and share a common cooking and living area.
“We hope that this project will be the first step in addressing the unique challenges of building in Africa and will demonstrate that, with home-grown innovation, we can provide an affordable, but world-class student living environment.”
Further, STAG African is developing a 2 047-bed student village at the University of Fort Hare (UFH) in Alice, in the Eastern Cape. This is the largest student housing project ever undertaken by a South African public university.
Engineering News reported in June that the development, due for completion next month, aims to address a major accommodation shortage affecting UFH and create a student community conducive to academic success.
With this project, UFH aims to house 65% of students on campus, providing it with the highest ratio of students to ‘beds’ in the country, says Kenealy.
In this situation the term beds refers to the housing pods/student residences being built that will accommodate the students and not actually beds.
Phase 1 of the project, completed in 2014, resulted in 610 ‘beds’ having been made available to the university, with a further 1 437 ‘beds’ having been completed in Phase 2.
This project has been funded by the Department of Higher Education and Training, the Development Bank of Southern Africa and the European Union, and is valued at more than R400-million.
Although this particular project makes use of conventional face brick construction, “it did highlight the challenges we faced in meeting our programme and maintaining quality, which we feel would be materially mitigated using IBT”.
STAG African has delivered more than 3 000 ‘beds’ across South Africa, with more than 650 of them being constructed using IBT.
“STAG is also funding the development of 34 000 ‘beds’ at universities in Kenya, 4 700 in Malawi, 5 400 in Zambia and 3 000 in Lesotho.”

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This story appears in the June 22 print edition of Transport Topics.
Dirt and road grime that end up on tractor-trailers as they travel can obscure conspicuity equipment, diminishing the role these lights, reflectors and decals are designed to play. But products emerging in the more than 20 years since federal guidelines on trailer conspicuity took effect can potentially improve the visibility of some conspicuity treatments and the trailers to which they are affixed, industry and manufacturing experts said.
“A carrier may send their trucks out for three to four weeks at a time, during which the outside of the truck and trailer may never get washed,” said Joe Fahrendorf, vice president of operations at SAFE Transportation Services Inc., a Cincinnati-based brokerage firm that works with hundreds of carriers.
Fahrendorf noted that reflective tape common to many trailers “really sticks out” when a trailer is clean but becomes less noticeable as griminess increases.
“Dirt decreases the effectiveness of the tape, and that’s an issue, because the insides of trailers usually get washed more often than the outsides,” he said.
Scott DeRosier, vice president of Wisconsin Nationwide Inc., a carrier based in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, thinks use of additional reflective tape could enhance trailer conspicuity, particularly during bad weather.
“Ninety percent of trailers are white, and in wintertime, they blend in with their surroundings,” he said. “Maybe they’re white so they can stay cooler, but during days when it’s snowing or foggy, that doesn’t help much.”
What might help are more aggressive federal trailer conspicuity requirements, said Steve Plomin, spokesman for Orafol Americas’ Reflective Solutions unit in Avon, Connecticut, a manufacturer of reflective products for trucks and trailers.
“I don’t think federal conspicuity requirements for heavy-duty trailers are enough anymore,” he said, suggesting that rules such as those in effect in the European Union are needed here.
“If you look at trailers in Europe, you’ll see that reflective tape is required on the full outline of the trailer, and in different colors,” he said. “This makes the trailer much easier to see when it’s turning and in low-light conditions. It’s very hard to see the whole back of a trailer in lowlight conditions, and that’s when most accidents occur.”
Current U.S. Department of Transportation conspicuity regulations for heavy-duty trailers were enacted in 1993, and trailer manufacturers and carriers were given until 2003 to comply. The rules mandated continuous red-and-white reflective strips along the bottom of each side of a trailer. Alternatively, red strips can be evenly spaced over the trailer’s length on each side. Typically, reflective tape can be purchased in rolls of 12.5 meters or 50 meters in length, and a standard width of 50 millimeters, or about 2 inches.
Two sets of 12-inch white reflective strips, each pair arranged to form a 90-degree angle, also must be placed at the top of a trailer on each end, both facing inward. Continuous red-and-white reflective strips 50 millimeters wide also must appear on the full rear width of the trailer or truck bed, over the taillights.
Tanks hauled on trailers are required to have two pairs of 12-inch white reflective strips on the rear upper corners, each pair forming an inward-facing right angle. Continuous red-and-white reflective strips also must be placed on the full width of the rear of the trailer below the license plate. Reflectivity must meet or exceed a minimum coefficient of retroreflection that changes with the observation angle and rotation angles of 0 degrees and 90 degrees.
The regulations further stipulate the presence of rear, side and front marker lights and reflectors of specific sizes and colors, mounted on the trailer top, corners and sides.
But in the dozen years that have passed since the rules took effect, equipment makers have introduced products that some trailer manufacturers and carriers already are using.
Vanguard National Trailer Corp., in Monon, Indiana, began installing Optronics International’s GloLight LED lights on its trailers soon after the products were introduced in late 2012.
“Lighting is one of the most visibly predominant features on any vehicle, and this is a completely different looking, yet highly effective light,” Vanguard President Charlie Mudd said.
GloLight lamps feature an “illuminated outer band surrounding a central LED array that remains unlit during standard taillight operation,” said Nancy Eaton, spokeswoman for Muskogee, Oklahoma-based Optronics Inc., which specializes in LED and incandescent lighting for the heavy-duty market. “The dual-function outer ring brightens and the central LED array lights up only during stop and turn functions,” she said.
“Incandescent lighting is declining on trailers as more companies transition to LED lights,” said Mitchell Wilston, spokesman for Truck-Lite Co., a Falconer, New York-based manufacturer of visibility systems for the heavy-duty market. “As costs come down for LED, we’re seeing more rapid adoption by customers ranging from major fleets to owner-operators.”
LED trailer-light kits cost $35 to $55 on multiple retail websites. Individual taillights and turn lights cost about $20 each.
Wilston said reduced costs for LED lights also are creating an increase in auxiliary lighting on trailers.
“I’ve seen [owner-operators] with hundreds of LED marker lights on their trailers so that the whole thing is lit up,” he said. “Supplemental lighting is a great way to customize trucks and increase trailer visibility.”
Amber-colored LED turn lights also are growing in popularity, he said.
“You’re starting to see more of these because DOT research has shown that amber turn lights are more effective than red ones,” Wilston said. “Red turn signals can confuse other drivers, who may think the truck driver is tapping his brakes.”
Rick Ashley, president of Octane VTM, an Indianapolis-based consulting company for transportation firms, said surface-mounted LED lights are an emerging innovation.
“Most LED lights have ‘through-hole’ technology, where the diode is mounted on a circuit board,” he said. “With surface-mounted-design lights, there’s no space between the diode and the circuit board, making the lights more durable.”
Ashley said surface-mount and solid-state technology combine to protect the lights against moisture, shock and vibration. “You can submerge one of these lamps in water and it will still function,” he said.
Beyond being sturdy, Eaton believes the brightness of LED lights improves road safety. “Early one morning, I got behind a tractor-trailer [and] when it hit the brakes, I was amazed,” she said, noting that the truck was equipped with her company’s product. “They were so bright you couldn’t miss them.”
Although marker lights, drive lights and reflective tape are required for conspicuity on heavy-duty commercial trailers, reflective graphics are not. But companies have begun outfitting their trailers with reflective graphics that are promotional as well as attention-grabbing.
“We’re seeing more companies turning to reflective vinyl for safety and nighttime branding,” said Darren Keller, vice president of sales and marketing for Lowen Color Graphics, in Hutchinson, Kansas.
Dan Rozzo, corporate specification manager at Avery Dennison, a manufacturer of reflective tape and vinyl and adhesive based in Glendale, California, said reflective vinyl can increase views by 40% a year for fleets that run at night. He noted, however, that the films can cost 2½ times more than standard reflective film.
“It is a more expensive product, but it will pay for itself if your fleet runs [at night],” he said.
SAFE’s Fahrendorf believes investment in reflective, wraparound graphics can cut two ways. “When I see these graphics, they really catch my attention,” he said. “But they take my eyes off the road, and I’m driving behind or next to a truck that weighs 80,000 pounds. If I owned trailers covered with graphics, I’d be concerned that the second someone crashes, they might say they got distracted by my truck.”
For now, federal trailer conspicuity regulations don’t address reflective wraparound treatments. Nor do they require anything reflective on box trucks or other medium-duty vehicles except side and rear reflectors. But some in the industry think that should change.
“I think it’s crazy that 45-foot-long box trucks in the U.S. aren’t required to have reflective tape,” said Orafol’s Plomin. “Countries like Brazil have strict conspicuity requirements for all commercial vehicles.”
Some manufacturers think the U.S. government will require reflective tape on smaller trucks.
Morgan Corp., a Morgantown, Pennsylvania-based truck-body manufacturer, is one. In July 2014, the company began including reflective tape as a standard feature on most of its products.
“Our tech tape feature is based on federal regulations for trailers,” said Paul Jarossy, Morgan’s director of business development. “Although the tape is not yet a Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard requirement for truck bodies, Morgan believes it will be — and wants to remain in the forefront of truck body innovation, especially as it relates to safety.”


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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Painting the White Buffalo
I remembered way on back there was a movie with the mystical White Buffalo, apparently some kind of magical animal... Maybe not as magical as Bigfoot (yeah, got one of them rattling around the basement someplace too) but it would definitely be a nifty way to paint my lonely Buff. I wasn't sure how to get the right white effect on his back half so I didn't try, but that just makes him even more mystical. Of course, critics will no doubt rush to paint up a proper white buffalo so we can all see how its done!

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Looking forward, while PS3 owners still have plenty of life left in their consoles – games are expected for the current generation (the PS4 is out on Nov 29) for a while yet, Naughty Dog have their minds firmly on the future. And with the Last of Us, they have a respected and well-loved franchise to build upon.
A New Uncharted Game Has Been Announced By Naughty Dog
Uncharted 4 was announced last night at the U.S launch of the PS4, sending fans of the adventure game into raptures. With three hugely popular games under its belt, Naughty Dog’s cache is only rising with every move they make. And while Uncharted 4 was an inevitability, the fact it’s not a launch title suggests the developer are ready to take their time on it.
“Amy [Hennig, series writer], Justin [Richmond, Uncharted 3 director], and the team are hard at work on an amazing new installment of the Uncharted series to be released exclusively on the PlayStation 4 system,” said community strategist Arne Meyer on the PlayStation Blog.
“Our goal is to continue what we’ve done in previous console generations and once again deliver the best in storytelling, performance capture, technical innovation and graphics on the PS4. We can confirm that the voiceover is performed by Todd Stashwick and he will play a character in the game.”
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Identifying and managing radicalisation in the workplace
The importance for businesses in identifying and addressing signs of radicalisation in the workplace was the subject of a recent lunch meeting of the Brussels chapter of the IoD.
Roberta Bonazzi, who leads the European Foundation for Democracy and Dr Murat Seyrek, Senior Policy Adviser, spoke to IoD members about the major implications for businesses as a result of the changed security environment in which they all now operate. The call to so-called IS sympathisers to use any tool to take action in support of the Caliphate had changed the landscape for civil society. Since terrorism and fear disrupts business, this is a topic which could have a serious impact on businesses’ commercial interests if not managed properly.
The European Foundation for Democracy is a policy institute which specialises in prevention of radicalisation and works closely with civil society – including business – on this topic. Their work includes training for educators and HR managers, providing guidance on how to recognise and respond to possible signs of radicalisation, in addition to advising companies and other organisations on ongoing developments and trends and responses from governments with respect to radicalisation.
Ms Bonazzi noted that the challenge of coping with terrorism threats to businesses, including radicalisation of employees also affects employers – these are no longer areas limited to the responsibility of law enforcement and security agencies. She noted there had been an uptick in legal cases being brought by victims of terrorist incidents against companies and organisations for not having taken adequate safeguarding measures prior to attacks being perpetrated; although for the time being there is no specific legislation that regulates the matter, she anticipates an increase in these sorts of legal cases in the future in the wake of terrorist incidents. Dr Seyrek commented on the type of people who have been radicalised, noting that a high proportion are well educated: it was important, therefore, not to be complacent about the potential vulnerability of types of employees at risk – they could come from any background.
The group discussed which sectors had been particularly vulnerable or had had to face up to coping with radicalised employees – these included recently in the UK the food industry and in Belgium and France the transport sectors. The speakers noted that the travel and tourism sector has been working closely with government on tackling terrorism issues broadly but all sectors should have a plan in place just as they already do for CSR or crisis management. All layers of society are now affected. Ms Bonazzi recognised that this is a sensitive area for employers which, understandably, needs careful and expert handling. There was discussion about the challenge in identifying the difference between ideology and religion in an age when many businesses strive to respect employees’ rights and freedoms of expression. The balancing act between observing individual rights and ensuring security for all is a fine line to tread and lessons can be drawn from others’ experiences in managing this.
The role of social media in radicalisation was explored and the speakers noted that the social media platforms had stepped up their efforts to come to grips with the problem. However, they felt that much more could be done by the platforms to tackle the problem and supported moves by governments to maintain pressure on the technology companies.
Written by Louise Harvey, FTI Consulting
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§ SIR GUYER HUNTER (Hackney, Central)
asked the Secretary of State for War, Whether he can state how many guns have burst during the past five years, after being issued for service?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE (Mr. W. H. SMITH) (Strand, Westminster)
Sir, the guns which have actually burst have been five, besides which two have been rendered unserviceable for the time being by cracking their tubes. If the hon. Member will move for it, I shall be happy to give him a Return showing the calibre, endurance, and other particulars of the guns which thus failed.


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Electric Faces Cast & Crew: David McKeitch
David McKeitch shares sound recording duties on Electric Faces with Omar Aborida.
McKeitch has been a sound engineer for a number of years and has accrued a diverse portfolio, working in film, TV, radio and video games.
His film credits include Next Time Ned (McCue, 2010) & A Practical Guide to a Spectacular Suicide (Hughes, 2014). McKeitch's skills have led to him working as far afield as Kenya, where he handled the majority of sound production for the Koru Fund documentary.
David McKeitch's passion for sound design began with a fascination in radio production, with the original 1978 BBC production of "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy" providing a key inspiration.
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John Yemma: The Cuba Crisis and the Illusion of ControlRoundup: Talking About History
John Yemma is editor of the Christian Science Monitor.
History is like archaeology. What humans live through in the present – economic struggles, political contests, national crises – drifts to the ground and slowly gets buried under the strata of more recent events. Then one day we excavate and wonder: What were our predecessors thinking?
When Graham Allison reviews October 1962 with people under the age of 50, their usual reaction is dropped-jaw amazement. How, they ask, could leaders have felt so boxed in that they seriously entertained the idea of nuclear war?
“It just seems incredible to people who didn’t live through those times,” says Dr. Allison, director of Harvard University’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. “They can’t believe that there was a real chance of a war that would leave hundreds of millions of people dead.”...
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- Now it’s the University of Louisville’s turn to remove a Confederate statue
- A fortress built by Alexander the Great after he conquered Jerusalem has been discovered
- Yale students protest decision to keep Calhoun’s name
- Six maps that will make you rethink the world
- Middle Tenn. State President Wants to Strip Confederate General’s Name From Building
- The historian and cartographer Bill Rankin has developed a new way to visualize slavery
- Paula S. Fass says young Americans need required national service
- Historians are now trying to show that the gay revolution also took place in the midwest
- The Unconference Movement Grows – And Historians Are Taking the Lead
- New appeal to "Bring Back Military History"


University of Northern Colorado to host human trafficking awareness week
March 13, 2017
The University of Northern Colorado will partner with multiple other organizations to host the second annual Human Trafficking Awareness Week from Monday to March 25.
According to a news release, Free Our Girls, an organization that works to end human trafficking, is teaming up with the Community Foundation and the Women's Fund of Weld County to host several events that week aimed at raising awareness about human trafficking.
The college will host a survivor art exhibit in its ballrooms from Monday through Thursday, as well as dinner and documentaries each of those nights. The week also will feature a daytime human trafficking awareness training Wednesday.
All events are free and open to the public with the exception of Wednesday's daytime training, which requires registration beforehand, according to the release.
More information, such as times and locations for various events, can be found at http://www.weldawarenessweek.com.


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In five years, Melissa T. Benvegno of Allentown sees herself as a juvenile probation officer or even a federal border patrol agent.
Not long ago, those dreams would have been next to impossible for her, given two shoplifting convictions she had in her teens and 20s that would come up every time she applied for a job.
Now 35, Benvegno says she's a different person from the girl who grew up without stable parents and spent time in foster care as a result. She's gotten an associate degree in criminal justice and is working on her bachelor's, and says she's overcome her rough upbringing and believes she could help other youths do the same.
Last year, Gov. Tom Corbett granted Benvegno a rare pardon from her misdemeanor record, ending a more than three-year process that is, in effect, the only way for someone with even a minor brush with the law to have his or her past cleared in Pennsylvania.
"I started crying," Benvegno said, remembering the moment she got the notice. "Just like I'm about to do right now. To me, it's a feeling that you can put that behind you."
Benvegno is getting a second chance — unlike most people with criminal records in Pennsylvania, which makes it very difficult for someone to move on from a misdemeanor or felony conviction.
How hard is it? Absent a pardon, you must be 70 and arrest free for 10 years to have your record expunged. Or be dead. For at least three years.
That leaves action from the governor the only avenue for almost anyone who committed a crime when they were young, whether a bar fight, drug possession or a more serious offense like burglary.
Using the Right-to-Know Law, The Morning Call reviewed clemency applications that were decided by the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons for Lehigh, Northampton, Bucks, Schuylkill, Carbon and Monroe counties from June 2011 to October 2012.
The applications and meeting minutes showed 56 requests from the area were considered by the board. They overwhelmingly involved people with minor criminal histories that, many said, continued to haunt them years after they paid their debts to society, causing them embarrassment and difficulty advancing in their careers.
But most were unable to sell their hard-luck stories to the five-member board, which makes nonbinding recommendations to the governor, who decides on his own.
Nearly 60 percent were rejected by the Board of Pardons, including 28 — half — who were turned down without a hearing in which they could publicly plead their cases.
Of the 23 who won a pardon recommendation that was sent to the governor's desk, 11 were granted pardons by Corbett, one was rejected, and 11 others were still awaiting action.
The applicants spanned professions, ages and education levels, including:
• A Texas man attending law school, who feared he couldn't take the bar exam because of a 1998 conviction for the statutory sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl in Catasauqua when he was 19. (He was granted a pardon.)
• A 33-year-old Allentown man who admitted in 1999 to threatening another man with a shotgun in Wilson, but said he had since served in the Army, gotten married, had two children and enrolled in college. (He was granted a hearing, but the board denied recommending a pardon.)
• A 51-year-old Allen Township man with convictions for trespassing at a shuttered cement company in 1983 and the simple assault of his girlfriend in 2000. Raymond R. Brown said he wanted to find a better job, restore his voting rights and volunteer as a coach for his grandchildren. (He was denied without a hearing.)
In an interview, Brown said the experience was disheartening and left him feeling like he'll never live down his past.
"Years ago, you could apply for a job without them getting that information on you," Brown said. "Now with the computers, they know everything about you. What do you think people think when they see that? 'Well, that guy steals and goes around and assaults people.'"
Brown said he was wrong to do what he did, but that he's changed in the many years that have gone by. He compared the process to New Jersey, where he said he was able to get a 25-year-old felony conviction expunged merely by filling out paperwork and sending it back to his lawyer.


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Former WeWork Exec Sues Company, Alleging Age Discrimination
A former WeWork vice president is accusing the coworking giant of age discrimination, retaliation and wrongful termination in a lawsuit filed last week in the San Francisco Superior Court.
Richard Markel, 62, alleges the New York-based company hired someone about 20 years his junior for the same position and without explanation before stripping Markel of his responsibilities and terminating his job in April, three weeks before his stock options would vest.
Markel had joined WeWork as its vice president of construction for the U.S. West Coast soon after the coworking company acquired UA Builders Group in March 2018, the filing states. Markel had been working for UA Builders Group at the time of the acquisition.
By September, the suit states, he had grown the company's West Coast team with no negative performance reviews, but that month WeWork hired another new vice president of construction for the West Coast without giving Markel an explanation.
In the complaint, Markel claims that by January 2019 WeWork's internal system showed him reporting to that September hire and that in February he was stripped of his responsibilities. He alleges the company failed to address his concerns that he was being discriminated against due to his age and that his termination was in retaliation for his expression of those concerns.
Markel, who moved from New York to San Francisco after being hired, claims he did so after being promised a long-term position with the company, or "with the expectation that Mr. Markel would stay at WeWork for years building its west coast capacity," the lawsuit states.
Markel is seeking compensation for losses in earnings, benefits, stock options, moving expenses and employment opportunities. He claims WeWork was "limiting career advancement opportunities for older employees," "refusing to promote or retain older employees" and "discouraging older employees from attending meetings and receiving new work assignments," among other forms of alleged age discrimination.
"WeWork consistently treated their older employees differently than their younger colleagues and counterparts," reads the suit, which was originally reported by Bloomberg. WeWork declined to comment.
The recent suit comes only months after another former employee claimed the coworking giant retaliated against her for complaints aired to the company's human resources department. In October, WeWork's former director of culture sued the company on the grounds of sexual harassment, gender discrimination and retaliation.
The coworking organization's parent company, The We Company, has been preparing to go public since filing confidential IPO paperwork in April. It has over 700 locations open or soon to open across 121 cities, according to the company's website.

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Alpha can make anything happen for a promotional animation…
This is how ‘Strictly Come GEO bar’ was born! Traidcraft needed a promotional animation and online marketing campaign for the new flavours of their GEO bar.
Coinciding with the TV show, our team designed fun, vibrant and heart warming 2D cutout style characters that danced with the 3 new GEO bars!
In addition, viewers had a chance to vote for their favourite flavour and win a box of GEO bars.

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The French President Nicolas Sarkozy speaking about the actual crisis of UE makes feel guilty the chancellor Angela Merkel. He would have said, rigorously off the records: ‘We are paying the German orthodoxy so expensive’ those are his words according to Le Canard Enchaine, the French weekly always very informed on the backstage of Eliseo.
Already in the past it had published Sarkozy’s off the air words turned to many political leaders from Berlusconi to the same Merkel. And the Merkel punishes the Italian premier like this about the taunts: No require of help has been done from Italy to Berlin’. Monti replies like this: Italy doesn’t ask anything but it must get better the Governance of Eurozone which is not adequate’.


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Tony Award winner Priscilla Lopez rejoins the Broadway cast of Pippin tonight, taking over for Lucie Arnaz in the role of Berthe. Lopez first played the role this past summer as part of a limited engagement.
Lopez's history with Pippin dates back to 1974, when she joined the cast of the original production as Fastrada. She earned her first Tony nomination in 1976 for her performance as Diana in the original production of A Chorus Line and won the award in 1980 for her role in A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine. She most recently appeared on Broadway in 2008 in In the Heights.
The current cast of Pippin is led by Josh Kaufman as Pippin, Carly Hughes as Leading Player, John Dossett as Charles, Tony Award nominee Charlotte d'Amboise as Fastrada, and Rachel Bay Jones as Catherine. The musical ends its run at the Music Box Theatre on January 4.
Directed by Tony Award winner Diane Paulus, the revival of Stephen Schwartz and Roger O. Hirson's classic coming-of-age musical features the death-defying tricks of a contemporary circus with choreography by Chet Walker in the style of Bob Fosse, and features circus creations by Gypsy Snider of the circus troupe Les 7 doigts de la main.
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BMW 4 Series.
The name has an odd ring to it, doesn’t it? While it might sound funny to say, the new coupe looks absolutely sinister, and I don’t think it’ll be long before the name slips off the tongue like we’ve known it for years. The 4 Series replaces the 3 Series coupe and has a 2-inch-longer wheelbase, adds 1.7 inches of width, and is a half-inch shorter. The resulting look is somewhat like a smaller 6 Series and incredibly sleek compared with the more conservative 3 Series.
Just guessing here, but it’s probably safe to assume power will come from the 2.0-liter turbocharged 4 and the 3.0-liter turbo 6 from the 3 Series sedan. The BMW 4 Series will debut at next month’s North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
Also debuting in Detroit will be the new range of the Lexus IS.


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Demi Lovato closed New York's 2014 Pride festivities with a powerhouse performance at the annual Dance On The Pier June 29.
The 21-year-old pop songstress told The Huffington Post in an email that her Pride appearance was "an honor, because it truly represents all that I believe in -- individuality, independence, resilience and confidence!"
She added, "It was a privilege to be embraced and welcomed by the LGBT community at this year’s Dance on the Pier!"
The 21-year-old pop songstress, who also served as the Grand Marshal of L.A. Pride, has been speaking out on behalf of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community as of late. Speaking at Logo's "Trailblazers" event last month, she opened up about her gay grandfather, who came out in the 1960s.
"My grandfather was a trailblazer himself," she told the audience. "He was brave enough to come out in the 1960s and I feel a lot of my spirit has come from him. He passed away a few years later, and I only wish he could have been able to see all of the progress that has been made."
Lovato shared some of her personal photos of the event exclusively with HuffPost Gay Voices. Check them out in the slideshow below.


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On October 12, 2021, the student body at Howard staged a sit-in protest to make it clear to the administration that they would not tolerate the harmful living conditions the university had them under.
Students have referred to this protest as #Blackburntakeover. They hope that this will lead to an in-person town hall with Dr. Wayne Federick and the board of trustees to establish a plan regarding the housing crisis at the university.
Since the beginning of the fall semester, students have complained about severe water damage and mold in their dorm rooms.
A Howard University student spoke on the school’s conditions but preferred to stay anonymous for their safety.
“It’s crazy because Howard wasn’t even open for the 2020-21 term. The university had ample time to ensure that the dorms were suitable. My room and several of my friend’s rooms have had mold growing; it’s not even like this is an isolated incident. It’s ridiculous,”
Popular pop-culture platform, The Undefeated, lists Howard as one of the top-funded HBCUs. The school receives millions of dollars in donations every year, including a $40 million grant from Mackenzie Scott, back in 2020. With the abundance of financial assistance, students find it confusing why the living conditions are so poor.
“I want to know where all this money is going. It makes no sense how we’re well funded and live in absurd conditions. I’m so disappointed because I’ve always dreamed of attending this school; now I feel like the admin here just doesn’t care about me,” sophomore business student Kevin Tezi said when asked about the living conditions at Howard.
The administration at Howard has tried to silence its student body and intimidate students into ending protests.
Local Washington D.C. news, AXIOS, reports that university officials threatened to expel students who refused to leave Blackburn and even pulled a false fire alarm in an attempt to force students out.
One of the protest leaders, Senior Aniyah Vines, stated that university officials called the Metropolitan police department on students, and MPD officials attempted to remove students from Blackburn forcibly. Howard students found this incredibly disheartening, especially considering the link between HBCUs and activism.
A Howard University student spoke about how Howard officials have handled protests but preferred to stay anonymous for their safety.
“The thought that Howard officials called the police on students protesting on an HBCU campus is insane. HBCUs are home to legendary activists, and the fact that the administration is trying to silence current students for practicing activism is unfathomable. They’d rather see students get arrested than compromise with students to give them a more promising college experience,”
Students here at A&T have much to say about everything occurring at Howard. An overwhelming majority of the students interviewed stand in solidarity with the student body at Howard.
“The biggest takeaway is that this wasn’t an isolated event. Students endured inhumane conditions for months. I believe many students were scared to speak out against their school because it’s an HBCU that generations of alumni take pride in. The administration has been asking us to protect the brand while turning a blind eye to substandard conditions for too long”, senior political science student Cole Riley said when asked about the biggest takeaway from the protests.
Students here at A&T are highly displeased that students don’t feel cared for at neighboring HBCUs.
“This is very disappointing, especially coming from an HBCU! During these unprecedented times, we must listen & nurture the concerns of the student body and staff by providing a clean, safe, and functional housing & campus environment,” sophomore elementary education student Charity Ewing said.
As of October 20, 2021, the #Blackburntakeover is still going strong, and students are not letting up. According to Teen Vogue, protestors even invite professors to join them and hold classes at the protest site.
Hopefully, by the end of this, the administration and the student body will reach a consensus, and the living conditions at Howard will experience a drastic change.

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Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news.
In the cases of two Guantánamo detainees, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri and Abu Zubaydah, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Poland violated, among others, the substantive and procedural aspects of the detainees’ right to be free from torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. The cases were brought against Poland in relation to its complicity in the CIA’s rendition, detention and interrogation program, by allowing the operation of a CIA “black site” on its territory.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has returned to Cairo following a one-day visit to Israel and the West Bank, and is now reportedly “ramping up efforts” to reach a ceasefire agreement [Haaretz]. However, Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal said that Hamas “reject today… and will reject in the future” any ceasefire proposal unless their demands to lift the blockade against the Palestinian enclave are considered [Al Jazeera]. The death toll currently stands at 718 Palestinians and 32 Israelis, with over half killed since the Israeli ground incursion began [Haaretz].
Yesterday, President Obama spoke with John Kerry to discuss the ongoing crisis, noting that Kerry “has been engaged with the Israelis, Palestinians, Egyptians, Europeans, the UN, the Arab League, Qatar, Jordon, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates” to determine how to bring an end to the conflict [The Hill’s Amie Parnes].
The U.S. FAA has lifted the temporary ban on flights into Israel that was imposed after a rocket landed close to Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport on Tuesday [Reuters’ Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Dan Williams].
The UN Human Rights Council has decided to launch an investigation into alleged violations of international humanitarian laws in Palestine, condemning the “widespread, systematic and gross violations of international human rights and fundamental freedoms” arising out of Israeli military operations since the conflict began on June 13 [UN News Centre].
Brazil has recalled its ambassador in Tel Aviv today, in protest against what it described as “disproportionate use of force by Israel” in Gaza [Haaretz’s Barak Ravid].
The Associated Press reports that in a statement yesterday, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said that he was “alarmed” to hear that rockets placed in a UN school in Gaza last week have now “gone missing”.
Anne Bernard and Jodi Rudoren [New York Times] report on the ongoing debate surrounding the use of civilians as human shields in Gaza, and the obligations on both sides to do the utmost to avoid civilian casualties.
The Foreign Press Association in Israel has condemned what it described as “deliberate official and unofficial incitement against journalists” reporting on Gaza, following a number of recent hostile events involving foreign journalists [New York Times’ Robert Mackay].
The New York Times (Helene Cooper and Somini Sengupta) reports on the sustained support of the United States for Israel’s incursion in Gaza, despite Israel losing the “public relations war” outside of the U.S.
The Washington Post’s editorial board argues for the disarmament of Hamas and the election of a new government as part of any ceasefire proposal, stating that such conditions would “likely have the quiet support of most of Gaza’s population.”
Jamie Dettmer [The Daily Beast] explores the different landscape of the current conflict and the absence of concrete support for Hamas from Hezbollah this time round.
Benjamin Kulakofsky [Al Jazeera America] discusses why Qatar should step in as mediator between Hamas and Israel, arguing that the “right mediator can end this conflict and make it harder for others to arise.”
Yael Even Or [Washington Post] writes on behalf of a group of Israeli reservists, refusing to fight in the conflict, and who “oppose the Israeli Army and the conscription law.”
Be sure to follow Haaretz for live updates of the ongoing crisis.
Russia and Ukraine
Two Ukrainian fighter jets were shot down yesterday, close to the Russian border in eastern Ukraine. The Russian Defense Ministry has denied allegations that the jets were fired upon from Russian territory [Wall Street Journal’s Lukas I. Alpert].
The bodies of those killed in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 arrived in the Netherlands yesterday, as the country observed a national day of mourning [Washington Post’s Todd C. Frankel and Carol Morello].
The Associated Press reports that two further planes left Ukraine this morning, holding remains of victims of the crash, as part of the second day of the airlift to the Netherlands. Meanwhile, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced that Australia will send 50 police officers to support a proposed international team under UN authority to assist in securing the crash site and ensuring that all the remains are recovered.
The international team tasked with investigating the downing of the airplane began sketching out the details of their probe yesterday, as they await access to the crash site [Wall Street Journal’s Robert Wall et al].
In a Reuters exclusive, Anton Zverev reports that a top Ukrainian rebel commander has confirmed that pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine possessed anti-aircraft missiles of the type the U.S. claims was used to down Flight MH17 and has admitted that it could have originated in Russia.
U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that his government would look into reports of arms exports licenses to Russia [Wall Street Journal’s Nicholas Winning].
The New York Times (Keith Brasher et al) discusses the unique role that Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak played in convincing the pro-Russian rebels to release the remains and “black boxes” from the wreckage.
Sabra Ayres [Al Jazeera America] writes about the Azov Battalion, a pro-Kiev battalion driven by far right ideology.
Timothy Garton Ash [New York Times] discusses “Putin’s resentment-fueled protector state doctrine” that threatens “the whole post-1945 international order.”
Iraq and Syria
The Associated Press covers the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Iraq yesterday, where lawmakers questioned the adequacy of the administration’s response to the crisis in Iraq. Officials said that the U.S. has deployed additional military advisers to Iraq, while also increasing surveillance flights, in an effort to better support Iraqi forces in countering the expanding insurgency in the country [Wall Street Journal’s Felicia Schwartz]. Administration officials also said that there is “an ongoing process” to form a new Iraqi government, with a developing consensus on introducing a federalist system [Washington Post’s Karen DeYoung].
Meanwhile, the top UN official in Iraq, Nickolay Mladenov, has told the Security Council that Iraq “cannot afford a protracted Government formation process” [UN News Centre]. Mladenov also said that the answer to Iraq’s crisis could not be found “in the toolbox of military operations.”
Earlier today, a bombing attack on a bus transporting prisoners from a military base to Baghdad killed 51 prisoners and nine policemen [Reuters].
A Canadian man has been charged with joining extremist fighters in Syria [Associated Press]. The police are still trying to locate the individual, who left Canada in January.
Ben Hubbard [New York Times] covers the situation in the Syrian town of Raqaa, the “de facto capital of the world’s fastest growing jihadist force,” ISIS. The organization has begun implementing its state vision in Raqaa, reportedly combining “its fundamentalist interpretation of Islam with the practicalities of governance.”
In a piece for the New York Times, Matt Pelak reflects on his experience of working in Iraq as a Blackwater employee and notes that the “often reviled contractors, the ones who protect our interests abroad but are rarely mentioned except when they get in trouble, will almost certainly be among the last people out of Baghdad if the situation deteriorates.”
Surveillance, Privacy, and Technology
German officials say that questions regarding American spying allegations have not been answered by the U.S, even one year after the surveillance revelations, reports the Washington Post (Karen DeYoung and Anthony Faiola).
Scott Higham [Washington Post] reports that intelligence security initiatives, introduced after the leaks of classified information by Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning, have been criticized by some as undermining federal whistleblower protections.
The Intercept (Jeremy Scahill and Ryan Devereaux) reports on the “March 2013 Watchlisting Guidance,” which reveals that the administration has authorized a significant expansion of the terrorist watchlist system, involving “a secret process that requires neither ‘concrete facts’ nor ‘irrefutable evidence’ to designate an American or foreigner as a terrorist.”
The Associated Press reports that the bombing of a market in northern Afghanistan today killed six people and wounded a further 26, according to officials. The election audit of last month’s presidential runoff has come to a halt after a dispute over what criteria to use to determine a fraudulent ballot [Washington Post’s Erin Cunningham].
Heavy clashes in Benghazi have killed at least nine people and wounded another 19, mostly civilians, according to Libyan medical sources. Yesterday, the UN Security Council condemned the continued violence in Libya, including the clashes around Tripoli International Airport [UN News Centre]. Al Jazeera America (Michael Pizzi) writes about Khalifa Haftar, Libya’s “rogue ex-general”, and his efforts to rid Libya of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Reuters (Garba Muhammed) reports that at least 82 people were killed in the north Nigerian city of Kaduna in two suicide bombings on Wednesday, one of which was aimed at opposition leader and ex-president Muhammadu Buhari. There has been no immediate claim of responsibility for either attack, although it is suspected that Boko Haram is involved. In a press statement, a spokesperson for the Department of State said that the U.S. “deplores” the twin bombings and called on the Nigerian authorities to “fully investigate these attacks.”
Al Jazeera America reports that a female Somali lawmaker was shot dead in Mogadishu yesterday, with the militant group al-Shabaab claiming responsibility for the attack. Meanwhile, five people, including two women in the U.S., were charged with financially assisting the terrorist group.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has netted an endorsement from Rep. Anthony Brown of Maryland, the first black member of Congress to throw his support to the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana.
The endorsement is significant for Buttigieg, who has been criticized within the party for his scant support among African Americans.READ MORE: Grey Seal Pup Eloise Rescued, Rehabilitating At National Aquarium In Baltimore
Brown, 58, belongs to the Congressional Black Caucus, whose membership is courted aggressively by Democratic presidential candidates, and includes a total of 54 lawmakers in the U.S House and Senate.
Former Vice President Joe Biden has the most endorsements from members of the Congressional Black Caucus among 2020 Democratic presidential candidates — a total of nine.READ MORE: Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan To Hold COVID-19 News Conference Tuesday At 1 P.M.
Brown, also a former lieutenant governor of Maryland, is an Iraq War veteran and vice chairman of the House Armed Services Committee.
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Airborne cotton dust was collected using vertical elutriators (General Metal Works, Inc) designed to collect particles less than 15 microns in aerodynamic diameter. Multiple area samples were collected from each of the six different work areas in yarn preparation operations of the two mills. Canadian neightbor pharmacy read The dust samples were collected throughout the work shift at both surveys—1981 and 1986. The work areas for all phases of yarn preparation included: opening, cleaning, carding, drawing, roving, combing, and spinning. There was no change in the methods of cotton processing during the 5-year period with the exception that mill 1 began to blend Dacron with cotton continuously for 2 years before the follow-up survey. At the first survey, 130 air samples were collected. At the second survey, 192 air samples were collected. Sampling procedures were in accordance with the US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommended guidelines, with the exception that the height of the elutriators was set at approximately 1.6 m to compensate for the slightly lower average height of the work force. Samples were collected in the same areas on follow-up as in the initial survey, and there was no change in the handling or method of weighing the filters.
Endotoxin analysis was performed on the dust filters using methods previously described. Briefly, filters were received in the laboratory sealed facedown in Parafilm M laboratory film (American Can Co, Greenwich, Conn). Sterile nonpyrogenic plasticware was used throughout these assays. Each filter was extracted separately in 10 ml of sterile, nonpyrogenic water (Travenol Laboratories, Inc, Deerfield 111) by rocking at room temperature for 60 mins. The extracts were decanted into plastic tubes and centrifuged for 10 min at 1,000 g. The resulting supernatant fluids were assayed in duplicate for the presence of Gram-negative bacterial endotoxins by means of the quantitative chromogenic modification of the Limulus amebocyte lysate test (QCL-100, Whitaker Biproducts, Walkersville Md). Since the distributions for dust and endotoxin were bimodal, both exposures were dichotomized into two groups A and В with cutoffs being 1 mg/m for vertical elutriator (VE) dust and 100 ng/m for elu-triator endotoxin.

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Wednesday 20 July 2016 16:03, UK
Anthony Martial is worth £39.7m, making him the most valuable under-21 player in the world, according to a Soccerex report by Prime Time Sport.
Manchester United signed the 20-year-old for an initial £36m last summer but the Soccerex study, which uses Prime Time Sport's Football Value Index to rank footballers born on or after July 1, 1995, says he is worth even more now.
Schalke midfielder Leroy Sane - who has been heavily linked with Manchester City, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich - is second on the list, with the 20-year-old valued at £31.2m, while new Bayern signing Renato Sanches comes in third at £29.1m.
In fourth spot is the top valued Englishman under the age of 21, Tottenham's Dele Alli (£28.8m), with Martial's Manchester United team-mate Marcus Rashford seventh on the list with a valuation of £18.9m.
The top 10 young players all play in either the Premier League or Bundesliga, highlighting the strength of those leagues, while no La Liga player features in the top 20.
Overall, Germany have the highest number of players in the list, with five featured in the top 20, while there are also three Frenchmen, two Englishmen, two Portuguese, two Brazilians, and one player from each of Italy, Argentina, Netherlands, Belgium, Nigeria and Switzerland.
|Rank||Player||Team||Value (in Euros) according to study|
|1||Anthony Martial||Manchester United||47.15|
|3||Renato Sanches||Bayern Munich||34.55|
|5||Kingsley Coman||Bayern Munich||30.69|
|7||Marcus Rashford||Manchester United||22.51|
|9||Kelechi Iheanacho||Manchester City||20.07|
|10||Julian Weigl||Borussia Dortmund||19.82|
|12||Youri Tielemans||RSC Anderlecht||19.33|
|15||Mahmoud Dahoud||Bourssia M'gladbach||15.03|
|16||Giovani Lo Celso||Rosario Central||14.32|
|18||Ousmane Dembele||Borussia Dortmund||14.05|
|20||Gianluigi Donnarumma||AC Milan||13.75|
The Prime Time Sport Football Value Index takes into account a player's age, position, current club, contract length, market value perception, international caps, minutes played, goals, injuries and technical quality from a variety of sources.


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113- 119 Flinders St, Townsville, Queensland 4810, Australia
American, Coffee, Italian, Meat, Breakfast, Chicken, Wine, Burgers, Coffee, Fast Food, Drinks, Sandwiches, Salad, Pubs, Gluten Free, Bars, Cakes, South American, Australian
Visited this roof top bar after googling its location. Was really surprised to find it is part of a really good backpackers, that was full of families as well as couples of all ages. Enquired about prices and you can stay for as little as $29 a night. Although I didn't stay here, the facilities I seen and used where spotless. Food was great, prices great, pool area and rooftop bar also didn't disappoint. If I visit Townsville again I will definitely book in here.
247 Flinders St | Townsville City, Townsville, Queensland 4810, Australia
Meat, Chicken, Vegetarian, Beer*, Restaurants, Tapas, Gluten Free, Barbecue, Chocolate, Vegetarian, Brazilian, Accepts American Express
visited here on a Tuesday greeted by a friendly young lady seated & she explained how this brazilion restaurant operated very prompt with a bottle of water & a drink order. WOW what can I say about this place Tuesday night was $39 all you can eat with a free stubbie of beer & there was no shortage of food. We ordered a couple of sides which we probably didn't need & the very friendly staff just roam the room table to table with huge skewers of beef,lamb, pork, spicy chicken wings, chicken wrapped in bacon, little sausages, a couple of vegie skewers & some caramalised pineapple OMG they were all totally delicious . We finished off with yummy chirros & chocolate sauce DEVINE.The staff were absolutely run off their feet but still happy & friendly definitely have another visit here before we leave Townsville
13 Palmer Street Townsville QLD 4810, Australia
Vegetarian, Salad, Dessert, Restaurants, Tapas, Vegan Options, Gluten Free, Vegetarian, Australian, Modern Australian, Vegetarian available
Lovely restaurant. Outstanding service. We had a leisurely dinner for 3 adults. One vegetarian. Lots of choices on the thoughtfully prepared menu. We had entrees, main selections and dessert. All of the food was beautifully and artfully arranged on the plate. Highly recommend.
21 Palmer St, Townsville, Queensland 4810, Australia
Chicken, Wine, Burgers, Vegetarian, Drinks, Mexican, Steak, Beer*, Grill, Gluten Free, Bars, Cocktail
Food is amazing, I love the chilli beef and hubby loves the chicken enchiladas. Once we ordered we didn't have to wait long for the food. We will be going back soon.
Townsville, 2 Lakeside Dr, Idalia QLD | Fairfield Central, Townsville, Queensland 4810, Australia
Cafes, australian, restaurants, coffee
a large group of us met for breakfast after a morning of bird watching. I think there were about 30 of us?the staff were very helpful in arranging enough tables for us all and getting our meals out promptly. The food was delicious and very filling.


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Derniers projets saillants
- Projet pilote de protection et de restauration durable des moyens productifs des éleveurs et maraîchers du Sila, par la structuration, l’amélioration de la santé animale et l’association agriculture-élevage25/03/2016
- Rétablissement d'urgence de la capacité d'auto-prise en charge des populations déplacées du Mali25/03/2016
- Strengthening the food security coordination and building the resilience of agropastoral communities in Chad23/03/2016
- Assistance through FAO for the control of rabies in Indonesia23/03/2016
Production and distribution of rice and bean seeds to rural families affected by seasonal floods in Madagascar
Production and distribution of rice and bean seeds to rural families affected by seasonal floods in the southeast coastal regions of Vatovavy Fitovinany and Atsimo Atsinanana
To improve the food security of the most vulnerable farming families and strengthen farmers’ resilience to soaring food prices and recurrent natural calamities (cyclones and flooding) in disaster-prone areas of Vatovavy Fitovinany and Atsimo Atsinana.
Direction Régionale de Développement Rural, Bureau de Développement l’Ekar Mananjary, Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy DIAKONIA and Inter Aide Manakara.
60 478 vulnerable farmers.
- Distributed 50 tonnes of bean seeds of the lingo blanc variety to 10 000 households.
- Distributed 3 tonnes of rice seeds, along with 21 tonnes of fertilizer, allowing 478 farmers to facilitate seed multiplication activities.
- Assisted project beneficiaries in treating, packaging and storing rice seeds produced through the project.
- Carried out training sessions on field preparation, sowing, transplanting, weeding, fertilization and seasonal calendars, as well as seed purification and post-harvest techniques.
- Achieved a total production yield of 617 250 kg through the distribution of bean seeds.
- Harvested 178.3 tonnes of certified rice seeds.
- Built the capacity of farmers on the seed multiplication process.
- Increased seed stocks to allow project beneficiaries to better prepare for disasters, including cyclones and flooding.

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Suffering its first loss in more than a year, the Cowley College volleyball team had it’s incredible win-streak of 60 straight matches come to an end with a 20-25, 23-25,24-26 loss to Grand Rapids (MI) in the NJCAA Division II National Championship title match played in Toledo, OH.
With the loss, the Lady Tigers finish as the national runner-up for the third time in the past eight years. One year after capturing the program’s first-ever national title, Cowley nearly made it back-to-back championships before finishing the season with a record of 38-1.
Sophomores Martyna Gluchowicz and Sabetha Young were named to the All-Tournament Team at nationals. Gluchowicz led the Lady Tigers in kills in both years at the school and finishes her career as one of the top players to ever come through the program.
Young, who came off the bench as a freshman, took her play to another level as a sophomore.
Along with Gluchowicz and Young, Cowley will say goodbye to sophomores Cathy Hafenstine, Bridget Paulk, Georgina Perez, and Toi Collins. The sophomores won a national title and added a national runner-up finish, while going 76-3 during their two years at Cowley.
By winning 38 of its 39 matches Cowley set a school-record for the highest single-season winning percentage in school history.
Earlier in the season. the Lady Tigers captured their fifth straight Jayhawk Conference Eastern Division title and went unbeaten in the conference for the second consecutive year.
The Tiger soccer team continued its climb up the conference standings as they placed second in the Jayhawk Conference and advanced to the Region VI semifinals before having their season come to an end with a record of 12-3 overall and 9-1 in the conference.
Sophomore Ruy Vaz was named the Jayhawk Conference Offensive Player of the Year for the second straight year as he scored 11 goals and added six assists in 12 games. Vaz finished his Cowley career with 30 goals and nine assists in 29 games played.
Cowley ended up landing seven players on the all-conference list, including a pair of freshmen in Anthony Buchanan (10 goals) and Kody Adair (four goals and one assist).
Recording the highest winning percentage in the history of the program, the Cowley College women’s soccer team finished the 2012 season with a record of 10-5-1. The Lady Tigers were 9-3-1 in the Jayhawk Conference, placing fifth out of 14 teams.
Cowley advanced to the Region VI playoffs before having its season come to an end.
Sophomore forward Ludmila Duarte-Elias and Callie Jones were each named Second-Team all-conference selections. Duarte-Elias led Cowley with 13 goals, while Jones tied for second on the team with four assists and provided the team with stellar defense.
Sophomore midfielder Rosana Macias and freshman goalkeeper Caitlyn Cosme were recognized as honorable mention all-conference selections.
Men’s Cross Country
After placing third in the conference and fifth in the region, the Cowley College men’s cross country team finished the year by placing 23rd at the NJCAA Division I National Championships in Ina, Ill. Freshman Darragh Rennicks, who was the individual conference champion and region runner-up, placed sixth at the national meet and earned All- American honors.
All eight members of this year’s Tiger cross country team were freshmen, so the team will feature an experienced squad heading into the 2013 season.
Women’s Cross Country
Competing in the largest NJCAA Division I Cross Country National Championship meet ever, the Lady Tiger cross country team placed 17th out of 40 teams.
Prior to the national meet, the Lady Tigers placed fourth in the conference and fifth in the region. Sophomore Valerie Nielson had a solid season and earned all-conference and all-region honors.
Cowley will say goodbye to four sophomores, but will return freshmen Karly Hartley and Vanessa Rodrigues, who gained valuable experience competing at nationals.
The Cowley College men’s basketball team played a challenging non-conference schedule in the first semester and compiled a record of 5-7. Four of Cowley’s seven losses have been by five points or less. The Tigers hope the experience of playing tough competition will help them when they begin conference play in January.
Sophomore James Milliken is leading the Tigers in scoring with an average of 16.8 points per game. Sophomore transfer Dominique McKoy has been equally impressive as he is averaging 13.8 points and 10.0 rebounds per game.
With seven players averaging between six and 12 points per game, the Cowley College women’s basketball team has demonstrated tremendous balance in achieving a record of 10-2 during the first semester of play.
In 12 non-conference contests, the Lady Tigers out-scored their opponents by an average of 24 points per game.
Cowley is led in scoring by freshman Emilie Gronas, who is averaging 12 points per game. Sophomore forward Montia Johnson has been a force inside by averaging 11.3 points and 9.7 rebounds per game.