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He shared about seeing the baby on the ultrasound scan. “It is just surreal. You literally see this thing which is now alive moving around.”
He told the The Times of London newspaper: “I feel very paternal right now. So I am very happy.”
I really think Lauren Silverman’s pregnancy is going to change Simon. He’s already done a complete 180 from his previous stance of not wanting children at all! I think he’s going to be a great daddy!
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From Generation to Generation, Truth will Always Work
The church is living in its traditional rut and is indecisive about resolving the obvious generational gap if all the answer it can provide to the issue is about what needs to be protected than how to effectively reach the younger ones.
While tradition can seriously cloud judgement and innovation, it is a responsibility to march with the unchanging truth from generation to generation.
The defence of truth is not a protection of it. Truth is objective and needs no protection. Our apologetical efforts are simply affirmative propagation of the reliable and credible truth.
Human traditions that changes with time, whether you like it or not, is what the church busies itself with protecting.
Give the unalloyed truth to the upcoming generation and it would set them free.
From generation to generation, truth will always work.

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The Montana wolf season ended with 315 wolves taken, making a record year and showing that the state's wolf population is healthy and sustainable.
This year's Montana wolf season ended on March 15. The state's six-month-long season was actually comprised of three concurrent seasons, in which a total of 315 wolves were killed by various methods.
Montana's archery season for wolves ran from Sept. 1-14, 2018. The general hunting season ran from Sept. 15, 2018 through March 15, 2019. The state's trapping season ran Dec. 15, 2018, through Feb. 28, 2018.
During that time period hunters killed 165 wolves and trappers killed 130. The remaining wolf deaths were the result of train and automobile collisions, federal agents or landowners killing wolves because of livestock depredation, or were illegal kills/unknown.
During the previous year's wolf hunting season, 305 wolves were killed, with 166 taken by hunters and 88 by trappers. Montana sold 17,000 wolf hunting licenses this season. That license number is down several thousand from previous years.
Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks Region 1 wildlife program manager, Neil Anderson, opined that December and January mild weather had something to do with the good harvest. Most wolves harvested by hunters and trappers were taken during December and January.
"I think it had to do with the conditions on the ground, especially for trapping," Anderson said in the Flathead Beacon. "We had a pretty mild December, with not a lot of snow and not a lot of changes in snow patterns. That's more conducive for folks to get out and get after them. When the temperatures dropped and the snow started accumulating, traps start to freeze up, and we saw the harvests really taper off toward the end of the season."
He also reckons that while the wolves are getting smarter to hunting methods, hunters are also upping their skills at pursuing the big predators.
"More people are figuring out this whole wolf-hunting thing, which takes a lot of effort and knowledge," he said. "These are smart animals."
Nick Gevock, conservation director for the Montana Wildlife Federation, emphasized the importance of hunters and trappers in managing the state's wolf population, which biologists believe currently stands at around 850 statewide.
"We want to have ethical, fair-chase wolf hunters in the field helping to manage the species, but we also want to keep the wolf population healthy," Gevok said. "They are a difficult species to hunt, and I think Montana hunters and trappers are stepping up and showing that they are able to get the job done. I think that's reflective in this year's record wolf harvests."
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Fourteen students from St. Mary's High School in Owen Sound say they will never be the same again.
They have returned from El Salvador, where they spent two weeks working in an orphanage with 140 abandoned children and adults with physical and mental disabilities.
Student Vanessa Nunno says the trip made her realize the biggest educational experiences happen outside of the classroom.
She says the excursion allowed students to explore the world and develop a whole new perspective on life.
Student Paige O'Neil says after working with the poorest of the poor, the experience taught her to be grateful for everything.
Student Kortney Holm sums up the trip as a humbling experience where students learned the true meaning of life which is love.
They say many of the children in the orphanage will spend their entire lives there due to the extreme nature of their disabilities.
They also know that some of their new friends will never even get the chance to reach adulthood due to their health conditions.
While in El Salvador, the students worked with the residents of the orphanage and participated in short trips outside the orphanage.
The orphanage is located in Planes de Renderos, 45 minutes northwest of San Salvador, El Salvador's capital.


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What Is Vestibular Therapy?
Vestibular therapy alleviates dizziness, gaze instability, imbalance, and gait deficits caused by vestibular disorders and conditions.
Why Might I Need Vestibular Therapy?
Vestibular therapy will help you reduce your risk for falling and dizziness while improving your balance, symptom management, and gaze stabilization, allowing you to return to everyday activities.
You may benefit from vestibular therapy if you
- Experience falls or near falls.
- Often feel dizzy or lightheaded, especially when standing.
- Have trouble walking or struggle with veering while walking.
What to Expect With Vestibular Therapy
A vestibular therapist will review your medical history and complete a comprehensive assessment to evaluate your
- Balance and walking ability
- Strength and coordination
- Eye movement with an oculomotor assessment
- Positional testing using infrared goggles to assess for positional vertigo
After completing your assessment, your vestibular therapist will develop a customized exercise plan to improve your positional vertigo, gaze stabilization, balance, and motion sensitivity. Along with exercise, patient and caregiver education is an integral part of therapy.
Conditions We Treat
We see clients with a variety of disabilities and conditions, including the following:
- Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)
- Vestibular neuritis
- Meniere’s disease
- Acoustic neuroma
- Vestibular migraine
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A federal lawsuit in Chicago claims that answering calls and emails from bosses on one's smartphone after hours constitutes overtime.
According to the Huffington Post, Chicago police Sgt. Jeffrey Allen claims in his suit that the city owes him and other officers millions in overtime pay for work performed on their BlackBerry phones.
"A culture has developed where police officers feel compelled to work for free in order to possibly gain a promotion and/or maintain their coveted assignment," according to a plaintiff filing.
Hours after Pope Benedict XVI's resignation announcement Monday, speculation was surging over who might be his successor – and what part of the world the new pontiff could be from.
The 118 cardinals who will pick the next pope are also in the running for the job. Those cardinals are from around the globe, but more than half of them hail from European nations, according to Vatican statistics.
Worldwide, the demographic trends among the Roman Catholic Church's nearly 1.2 billion members show a different breakdown, with the church seeing only a trickle of new members in Europe while membership numbers have grown significantly in Africa, according to Vatican statistics.
What authorities are calling Chris Dorner's campaign of guerrilla warfare against his former comrades in the Los Angeles Police Department has its roots in a hotel lobby in San Pedro, the city's port district.
In July 2007, the former Navy officer was an LAPD probationary officer, riding patrol with a veteran of the force, when they were dispatched to check out a report of a disturbance at the DoubleTree Hotel. A man had refused to leave the premises and was sitting on the bench outside the lobby when they arrived.
Have you ever wondered why when you search for black-related news using Google, several ads selling access to criminal history and arrest records pop up?
According to Harvard professor Latanya Sweeney, that happens more often than we think and may expose society's racial bias.
The mood was both festive and businesslike at this year's Wall Street Project Economic Summit, hosted by the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, in New York City.
"For the first time," former U.S. President Bill Clinton opined during his speech last Thursday afternoon, "(minorities) are in a position to persuasively argue that the economic inequality, which exists in America today, is a severe strain on the economic future of all Americans."
Clinton was among a plethora of luminaries, politicians, and businessmen who gathered for the Rev. Jesse Jackson's three-day summit, which ran at the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan from Jan. 30 through Feb 1.
The U.S. Census Bureau has released the following figures about Black America to coincide with African American History Month. I found them interesting enough to share.
43.9 million – The number of blacks, either alone or in combination with one or more other races, on July 1, 2011, up 1.6 percent from the census on April 1, 2010.
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To combat fatigue and stay on top of things at work and at home, make power naps a regular part of your routine. Say goodbye to a lack of drive and hello to simple a healthful boost in energy!
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|Barton Park truckstop|
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|Road:||A1(M) at J56|
(also accessible to traffic on the A1 and the B6275)
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|Telephone number:||01325 377777|
|Signposted from the road?||Yes|
|Previous operators:||Mobil, BP, Nightowl Truckstops|
|Services type:||Single site located at a junction.|
Another overgrown truckstop, part-owned by Moto. It's based in a former quarry site.
The BP filling station is open 24hrs
Trivia & History
Owned by many operators over the years, starting with Mobil, but mainly the site has been developed by BP as part of its corporate truck-stop business, which BP later sold as whole business to Nightowl Truckstops.
Moto brought into ownership, of Barton Park, when Nightowl Truckstops went into receivership. Due to the uncertainty surrounding the future impact of the A1 upgrading on its existing small site at Scotch Corner. While plans drawn up for the widening by the Highways Agency included a number of alternatives associated with the A1(M) / A66 interchange which could have caused issues with Scotch Corner's future. Moto saw the opportunity to move the services to the Barton Park site if Scotch Corner had to be closed.
Given the upgrade has now been suspended and final plans saw no material change to Scotch Corner's operations Barton Park has been maintained as a simple truck stop.
First two hours free for all vehicles, after which cars must pay £10. 40 Overnight HGV parking spaces available at a charge of £10 or £11.50 to include a £3.50 food voucher.
|Scotch Corner (A1, 2 miles)||Services on the A1(M)||Durham (21 miles)|
|Scotch Corner (A1, 2 miles)||Moto services||Washington (32 miles)|


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You are driving down a desolate patch of highway and see two cars crash. You pull over to call 911 but when asked for a location, you find yourself lacking that simple information.
But emergency services are slowly moving into the modern age, with Keller at the wheel.
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The city is test driving a mobile app, SirenGPS. It will give a more accurate, real-time location to dispatchers and emergency responders. It will work regardless of cell service.
Users will also have the ability to build a profile, one with medical information and emergency contacts. A big benefit will be for people with serious conditions like diabetes or a latex allergy. The app will cut down on possible life-threatening on-site confusion, much like medical IDs.
Keller residents should be ecstatic to have this lifesaving tool available. We want to see it become available for all North Texas cities soon.


PAS vice president Husam Musa’s wish to run against UMNO secretary general Tengku Adnan Mansor in the Putrajaya parliamentary seat may not be fulfilled after all.
Immediately after Husam was announced as
PAS's candidate, Adnan, the incumbent, had boasted that BN would win the
seat again with a two-third majority. But according to sources, Adnan
will not be re-nominated following a police report filed against him,
alleging that he assaulted a local UMNO leader who had come to meet him.
have even speculated that former UMNO strongman Dr Mahathir Mohamad
could be fielded as the BN candidate Putrajaya, seen as one of the
safest federal seats for BN.
While others say that Zaki Zahid,
close friend of UMNO Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin, could also be
running as BN's candidate. Zaki previously served at the Prime
Minister's Office under Khairy's father-in-law, Abdullah Badawi, who was
forced to resign in 2009.
Meanwhile, Nazri Deraman, who leads
the Kelantan-based movement for oil royalty, 'R', said Mahathir was
concerned that Putrajaya which is considered part of his legacy could
fall into the hands of the opposition.
Nazri recalled the words
of the late PAS president Fadzil Noor who said he wished Mahathir would
live long enough to see the consequences of his policies, and Husam's
victory in Putrajaya will serve as an apt symbol.
we believe the people of Putrajaya and Malaysia cannot wait to see the
the fiercest election in Malaysia, especially in Putrajaya, come GE 13,”
“R fully supports Husam’s candidacy in Putrajaya and
will direct the whole of its machinery towards assisting the campaign


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When is rent due and how do I pay my rent?
Rent is due no later than 5:00pm on the 5th day of each month. Rent can be paid through the mail or at the rental office via cashiers check, personal check, or money order. Our residents have found it most convenient to arrange reoccurring payment through online bill pay applications on bank websites. You will never receive a bill for your rental payment but please do not hesitate to ask for a receipt.
Oh no! I forgot to pay my rent, what happens now?
In the event that the owner does not receive any installment of rent from tenant by the 5th day of the month for which such installment is due, a late fee equivalent to 10% of the tenant’s rental rate shall be assessed. Please review your lease agreement for additional details on late payments.
How do I pay for water?
You are responsible for the payment of all utilities in your apartment during your residency of a community managed by Pembroke Commercial Realty, LLC. Residents go through an independent billing company, known as Champion, that is responsible for reading your meters and billing you for utilities. They are responsible for sending you the monthly statement and the collection of the payments for said utilities.
Our staff will be setting up your Champion account at move-in by registering your name, address, and move-in date. You should receive a bill in the mail within the first 45 to 60 days.
You can always bring your Champion payment to the Leasing Office as a separate check from your rental amount. If you decide to pay at the Leasing Office, your check must be made out to your property of residence and NOT Champion. You can also pay your Champion bill online or through the mail.
How do I pay for electric?
Dominion Virginia Power handles the electric bill and before you move in you are to call them at 1-888-667-3300 to have service transferred into your name. Your electric bill will be mailed directly to you from Dominion Virginia Power. Electric bill payments are to be made online or by mail to Dominion Virginia Power. At this time, the rental office cannot accept Dominion Power payments unless otherwise specified.
What cable/internet/telephone service provider should I use?
Our preferred cable/internet/telephone service provider is Cox Communications. Our properties work directly with Deanna Gibson with Cox Communications who, in most cases, can provide residents with same day/next service. Deanna will also be able to provide you with information about all of Cox Communication’s current specials. The number to contact Deanna is at 757-298-8395.
Allconnect gives residents access to a simple way to compare providers in your area based on location, speed requirements, and price. They also have great comparison tools to find the provider that's best for your needs. Click here to learn more.
How can I place a work order?
You can place a non-emergency work order right here on our website 24 hours a day! You can also call the rental office and speak to a member of our staff during business hours and put in a request that way.
Click which property you live in: Summer Station, Pembroke Crossing or North Beach
What would you consider an emergency maintenance work order?
Examples of emergency maintenance work orders include smoke detector not working properly, water leaks, sewer back ups, no heat, no water, no air conditioning, broken door/window that present a security problem and lockouts ($25 fee). If there is a fire or life threatening or medical emergency please call 911 first!
What is the phone number for emergency maintenance?
The phone number for emergency maintenance is 757-671-3100. When you call, please listen to the menu to select the correct property. This phone number is available for emergencies 24 hours a day 7 days a week. We encourage our residents to contact the rental office if the emergency takes place during normal business hours.
When is the pool open?
The community swimming pool is open from Memorial Day through Labor Day. The pools operating hours are 11:00 am – 9:00 pm Tuesday through Friday, 10:00 am – 8:00 pm Saturday and Sunday, and closed on Mondays for maintenance.
I just received military orders, am purchasing a home or moving out of state. What do I need to do to turn in my notice?
You must present a hand written notice no later than 30 days prior to your lease expiration date. Please include your name, apartment address, date you will be vacating, and your forwarding address. Example: If your lease ends June 30, you must submit your notice by 5:00 pm on June 1.
Servicemembers should refer to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act which can be found HERE.
Are there any pest control services offered?
Your community offers FREE bi-weekly pest control for routine service. Please do not hesitate to give the rental office a call so you can be added to the list. In the event that fleas are present and you have a pet there may be a $39.00 fee.

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FORMER TESCO CFO Andrew Higginson is to take on the chairmanship of the UK’s fourth-largest supermarket Morrisons.
Higginson, who will vacate his chairman role at discount store Poundland to take the post, will first act as deputy chairman as current incumbent Sir Ian Gibson completes his tenure before a handover in 2015.
He spent some 15 years at Tesco before being overlooked for the top job, prompting a portfolio career taking in non-executive roles at the Rugby Football Union, BSkyB and McCurrach as well as non-executive chairmanships and N Brown – the fashion business behind Jacamo – and latterly Poundland.
Morrisons is under increasing pressure to reverse declining sales against fierce opposition from discounters Aldi and Lidl. It plans to “rebase” its profits and invest £1bn over the next three years into cutting prices and improving its own-brand food range.
Last month, the supermarket reported a pre-tax loss of £176m for the year to 2 February after writing down the value of its property, IT and baby equipment retailer Kiddicare, which it later sold to private equity firm Endless for £2m.
Outgoing Morrisons chairman Gibson said: “Andy Higginson has a tremendous reputation and a distinguished career at the forefront of retailing in the UK and I am sure he will be a huge asset to Morrisons. I am very pleased to welcome him to the board as deputy chairman and look forward to working with him to ensure a smooth transition to the chairman role.”
Higginson added: “I am delighted to be joining the board of Morrisons. Whilst there are undoubted challenges in the industry at the moment, this is a fine business and I am looking forward to working with the great team at Morrisons who work hard every day to serve customers.”
Big Data software company WANdisco has appointed Erik Miller as chief financial officer and with immediate effect
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Wolseley is to cut up to 800 UK jobs and close around 80 branches costing the company about £100 million, the plumbing and heating supplier said on Tuesday despite reporting rising sales and profits
The finance chief of the Daily Mail has been recruited by Rolls-Royce after a management shake-up at the engineering group has resulted in the departure of its chief financial officer


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A HUDDERSFIELD family is still suffering – a decade on from the Outback crime which shocked the world.
Tourist Peter Falconio vanished in the Australian wilderness 10 years ago today.
A man has been jailed for his murder but the body of the 28-year-old Hepworth man has never been found.
Mr Falconio was touring Australia with his girlfriend Joanne Lees, then 27, of Almondbury.
The couple were driving through Barrow Creek, north of Alice Springs, in an orange Volkswagen Kombi van on the night of July 14, 2001.
A van pulled alongside them and the driver said there was a problem with the Kombi’s exhaust.
Mr Falconio got out to have a look and Miss Lees heard a gunshot.
She was then held at gunpoint by the driver of the other van, who bound her hands with home-made cuffs, tied her legs and put a sack over her head.
Miss Lees was then thrown in the front of his van.
She managed to escape by climbing into the back of the van and dropping out of the vehicle.
Miss Lees hid in bushes in the freezing cold while the attacker searched for her with his dog.
She managed to escape and flag down a passing HGV which brought her to safety.
Miss Lees reported the ambush to the police, sparking one of the biggest manhunts in Australian history.
Truck driver Bradley Murdoch was arrested two years later and charged with Mr Falconio’s murder.
Miss Lees and Mr Falconio’s family attended every day of the nine-week trial in Darwin in late 2005.
The jury heard that Murdoch was linked to the ambush by three pieces of DNA evidence in the Falconio case – a speck on Miss Lees’ T-shirt, traces on the home-made cuffs used to restrain her and a trace on the gearstick of the couple’s van.
Australian forensic experts found the DNA on the T-shirt was an exact match with Murdoch, making it 150 million billion times more likely to have come from him than anyone else.
The prosecution suggested that Murdoch, high on amphetamines, became paranoid about the couple after seeing them several times while he carried out a drug smuggling run.
Murdoch told the court he was at the same restaurant in Alice Springs as Mr Falconio and Miss Lees on the day of the murder.
But the truck driver claimed he was 350 miles from the murder scene at the time of the shooting.
The jury found Murdoch guilty of murdering Mr Falconio and assaulting and abducting Miss Lees.
Murdoch, then aged 47, was sentenced to serve a minimum of 28 years and sent to the tough Berrimah jail.
In June 2007 the Australian High Court denied him the chance to appeal his conviction.
Bones were discovered 50 miles from the murder scene in December 2010, briefly raising hopes that Mr Falconio’s body had been found.
However, forensic examination revealed the remains were from an animal.
Read on the next page what a journalist who sat through weeks of the court case made of the proceedings and why Joanne Les was vindicated.
A JOURNALIST spoke last night of the trauma of the Huddersfield family whose son was murdered in the Australian outback.
Wesley Johnson covered the trial of Bradley Murdoch in 2006 for news agency the Press Association.
Yesterday he recalled the stress on the family of Peter Falconio, who was murdered in the Outback 10 years ago today.
Mr Johnson told the Examiner: “It was very traumatic for them.
“They had to listen to the details of how their son went off on a gap year to travel round Australia and ended up standing on a highway in the middle of nowhere.
“There was a moment when Peter Falconio’s mother had to leave the court because of the evidence.”
Joanne Lees, girlfriend of the murdered man, also attended the court in Darwin on every day of the nine-week trial in 2005.
Mr Johnson remembered: “She came and listened to the evidence every day, even when it was quite stressful for her.”
Miss Lees also gave evidence as a witness in the trial – at one point demonstrating how she wriggled free from the make-shift hand-cuffs which Murdoch had used to restrain her.
Mr Johnson said: “She left the witness box to have her hands tied up with one of the lawyer’s ties and she showed how she had managed to get free.”
Hundreds of journalists from around the world travelled to Darwin in the north of Australia to cover the trial.
Mr Johnson, who reported on the first three weeks and final three weeks of the trial, said: “It was one of the most high-profile cases I’ve covered.
“We were allowed a set number of seats in the court and then there was the press room. There was also another court room which was set aside for members of the public to watch the case on a video-link.
“I think the level of interest was so high because Peter Falconio’s body hadn’t been recovered and the feeling that what had happened to these two young people could have happened to someone you knew.”
Murdoch was found guilty at 10.30pm local time on December 13, 2005.
Mr Johnson said: “No-one was expecting a verdict at that time but the jury came back in and said they had decided.
“When Bradley Murdoch was found guilty quite late at night is a moment that sticks in my mind.”
Mr Johnson added that the verdict had vindicated Miss Lees.
He said: “I think it was a very tough trial for her. There were a lot of rumours and aspersions and doubts cast on her story but she was completely vindicated in the trial.”
See the next page to find out about the books, films and TV shows the case inspired.
AUTHORS and film-makers have examined the disappearance of Peter Falconio over the past 10 years.
In 2006 Joanne Lees released No Turning Back, her account of her ordeal at the hands of Bradley Murdoch and the trial which followed.
The Huddersfield woman received £250,000 for the book.
Dozens of other books have been written about the case, including The Killer Within by Paul Toohey; Dead Centre by Robin Bowles and Bloodstain by Richard Shears.
The murder of Mr Falconio was also the basis of a television drama four years ago.
Murder in the Outback was shown on ITV in April 2007. Joanne Froggatt, who played Zoe Tattersall in Coronation Street, starred as Joanne Lees.
Murder in the Outback was also aired in Australia, New Zealand and Germany.
The killing was also the subject of an Australian reality TV show in 2008.
The programme – called The One – featured psychics attempting to prove their skill by locating Mr Falconio’s body.
Kali Mountford – MP for Colne Valley at the time – described the reality show as “horrible”.
Charmaine Wilson, one of the three psychics involved in the controversial stunt later admitted it had been a mistake.
She said: “To be honest I thought it was in bad taste.
“I feel for the bereaved family.”

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A team from the Nigerian University Pension Management Company (NUPEMCO) has paid a courtesy call to the University Management and stakeholders to discuss ways of actualizing the pension scheme in the University.
NUPEMCO is a Closed Pensions Fund Administrator (CPFA) set up to further improve the post working standards of the Staff members of Nigerian Universities.
The Acting Managing Director NUPEMCO, Mrs Oluwakemi Ugwu in her remarks, commended the University Management for acceding to their request and allocating an office to them to carry out their duties, assuring that NUPEMCO will deliver great results.
According to her, other requests made which were in the process of being actualized are for interactions with the various Union members in the University and the provision of the nominal roll of members of staff in the University.
In his response, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Kolawole Salako assured the team that the University will give all the necessary support, stressing that the final result on their ability to deliver would depend on how professional and diligent they are at their work.
According to him, “I always emphasize professionalism, however, be rest assured that the university is ready to support your work so that maximum result is achieved”.


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Host and TV producer Dick Clark has died. He was 82.
Spokesman Paul Shefrin said the “American Bandstand” creator had a heart attack Wednesday morning at Saint John’s hospital in Santa Monica, a day after he was admitted for an outpatient procedure.
Long dubbed “the world’s oldest teenager” because of his boyish appearance, Clark bridged the rebellious new music scene and traditional show business, and was equally comfortable whether chatting about music with Sam Cooke or bantering with Ed McMahon about TV bloopers. He thrived as the founder of Dick Clark Productions, supplying movies, game and music shows, beauty contests and more to TV. Among his credits: “The $25,000 Pyramid,” “TV’s Bloopers and Practical Jokes” and the American Music Awards.
For a time in the 1980s, he had shows on all three networks and was listed among the Forbes 400 of wealthiest Americans. Clark also was part of radio as partner in the United Stations Radio Networks, which provided programs – including Clark’s – to thousands of stations.
“There’s hardly any segment of the population that doesn’t see what I do,” Clark told The Associated Press in a 1985 interview.
“It can be embarrassing. People come up to me and say, ‘I love your show,’ and I have no idea which one they’re talking about.”
The original “American Bandstand” was one of network TV’s longest-running series as part of ABC’s daytime lineup from 1957 to 1987. It later aired for a year in syndication and briefly on the USA Network. Over the years, it introduced stars ranging from Buddy Holly to Madonna. The show’s status as an American cultural institution was solidified when Clark donated Bandstand’s original podium and backdrop to the Smithsonian Institution.
Clark joined “Bandstand” in 1956 after Bob Horn, who’d been the host since its 1952 debut, was fired. Under Clark’s guidance, it went from a local Philadelphia show to a national phenomenon.
“I played records, the kids danced, and America watched,” was how Clark once described the series’ simplicity. In his 1958 hit “Sweet Little Sixteen,” Chuck Berry sang that “they’ll be rocking on Bandstand, Philadelphia, P-A.”
As a host, he had the smooth delivery of a seasoned radio announcer. As a producer, he had an ear for a hit record. He also knew how to make wary adults welcome this odd new breed of music in their homes.
Clark endured accusations that he was in with the squares, with critic Lester Bangs defining Bandstand as “a leggily acceptable euphemism of the teenage experience.” In a 1985 interview, Clark acknowledged the complaints. “But I knew at the time that if we didn’t make the presentation to the older generation palatable, it could kill it.”
“So along with Little Richard and Chuck Berry and the Platters and the Crows and the Jayhawks … the boys wore coats and ties and the girls combed their hair and they all looked like sweet little kids into a high school dance,” he said.
But Clark defended pop artists and artistic freedom, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame said in an online biography of the 1993 inductee. He helped give black artists their due by playing original R&B recordings instead of cover versions by white performers, and he condemned censorship.
His stroke in December 2004 forced him to miss his annual appearance on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.” He returned the following year and, although his speech at times was difficult to understand, many, including other stroke victims, praised his bravery.
Still speaking with difficulty, he continued taking part in his New Year’s shows, though in a diminished role. Ryan Seacrest became the main host.
“I’m just thankful I’m still able to enjoy this once-a-year treat,” he told The Associated Press by e-mail in December 2008 as another New Year’s Eve approached.
He was honored at the Emmy Awards in 2006, telling the crowd: “I have accomplished my childhood dream, to be in show business. Everybody should be so lucky to have their dreams come true. I’ve been truly blessed.”
He was born Richard Wagstaff Clark in Mount Vernon, N.Y., in 1929. His father, Richard Augustus Clark, was a sales manager who worked in radio.
Clark idolized his athletic older brother, Bradley, who was killed in World War II. In his 1976 autobiography, “Rock, Roll & Remember,” Clark recalled how radio helped ease his loneliness and turned him into a fan of Steve Allen, Arthur Godfrey and other popular hosts.
From Godfrey, he said, he learned that “a radio announcer does not talk to `those of you out there in radio land’; a radio announcer talks to me as an individual.”
Clark began his career in the mailroom of a Utica, N.Y., radio station in 1945. By age 26, he was a broadcasting veteran, with nine years’ experience on radio and TV stations in Syracuse and Utica, N.Y., and Philadelphia. He held a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University. While in Philadelphia, Clark befriended Ed McMahon, who later credited Clark for introducing him to his future “Tonight Show” boss, Johnny Carson.
In the 1960s, “American Bandstand” moved from black-and-white to color, from weekday broadcasts to once-a-week Saturday shows and from Philadelphia to Los Angeles. Although its influence started to ebb, it still featured some of the biggest stars of each decade, whether Janis Joplin, the Jackson 5, Talking Heads or Prince.
But Clark never did book two of rock’s iconic groups, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Elvis Presley also never performed, although Clark managed an on-air telephone interview while Presley was in the Army.
When Michael Jackson died in June 2009, Clark recalled working with him since he was a child, adding, “of all the thousands of entertainers I have worked with, Michael was THE most outstanding. Many have tried and will try to copy him, but his talent will never be matched.”
Clark kept more than records spinning with his Dick Clark Productions. Its credits included the Academy of Country Music and Golden Globe awards; TV movies including the Emmy-winning “The Woman Who Willed a Miracle” (1984), the “$25,000 Pyramid” game show and the 1985 film “Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins.” Clark himself made a cameo on “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” and a dramatic appearance as a witness on the original “Perry Mason.” He was an involuntary part of Michael Moore’s Academy Award-winning “Bowling for Columbine,” in which Clark is seen brushing off Moore as the filmmaker confronts him about working conditions at a restaurant owned by Clark.
In 1974, at ABC’s request, Clark created the American Music Awards after the network lost the broadcast rights to the Grammy Awards.
He was also an author, with “Dick Clark’s American Bandstand” and such self-help books as “Dick Clark’s Program for Success in Your Business and Personal Life” and “Looking Great, Staying Young.” His unchanging looks inspired a joke in “Peggy Sue Gets Married,” the 1986 comedy starring Kathleen Turner as an unhappy wife and mother transported back to 1960. Watching Clark on a black-and-white TV set, she shakes her head in amazement, “Look at that man, he never ages.”
Clark’s clean-cut image survived a music industry scandal. In 1960, during a congressional investigation of “payola” or bribery in the record and radio industry, Clark was called on to testify.
He was cleared of any suspicions but was required by ABC to divest himself of record-company interests to avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest. The demand cost him $8 million, Clark once estimated. His holdings included partial ownership of Swan Records, which later released the first U.S. version of the Beatles’ smash “She Loves You.”
In 2004, Clark announced plans for a revamped version of “American Bandstand.” The show, produced with “American Idol” creator Simon Fuller, was to feature a host other than Clark.
He was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 1994 and served as spokesman for the American Association of Diabetes Educators.
Clark, twice divorced, had a son, Richard Augustus II, with first wife Barbara Mallery and two children, Duane and Cindy, with second wife Loretta Martin. He married Kari Wigton in 1977.
- November, 30, 1929
- Mount Vernon, New York,
- April, 18, 2012
- Santa Monica, California
Cause of Death
- Heart attack
- Cremated, Scattered over the Pacific Ocean

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So my tomatoes for this recipe to my tin of whole plum tomatoes .
I am going to add about a tablespoon or so of tomato puree .
Now , there's a reason for this .
I want that intense tomatoey flavor and sometimes these tinned tomatoes , they need a little bit of extra help .
So I'm gonna add a tablespoon or so of tomato puree or tomato paste .
If you're in the US this now all goes into a food processor and I'm gonna blitz this up .
So I get a super smooth and silky tomato sauce to this recipe .
So lid on and let's get Blitzen .
Oh A lot of noise .
And you don't have to do this step , particularly if you like chunky tomato sauces .
But this results in the silt you will ever come across .
So I have that ready to go .
My garlic is just turning that little touch golden and this is the point where you need to get it to and you don't want to go further than this .
It's good , but it needs a touch of salt and funny enough .
You know , I know this sounds like a really obvious thing to say .
But in cooking that little bit of salt can mean all the difference between a good tasting dish and a bad tasting dish .
So make sure you check your seasoning as you go .
This is good to go .
At this point , I'm gonna turn off the heat on my pasta which is cooked and now it's just a case of getting this all involved in the one pan .
Grab up that pasta , transfer it straight into that hot sauce .
A lot of people wonder what that point of difference is from really good pasta dishes .
And often enough it comes down to well seasoned pasta , but also the use of a little bit of that starchy pasta water .
And that's why in this case , I'm not draining the pasta .
I'm taking it from one pot to the next , taking in a little bit of that starchy water alongside .
It will , will be the difference .
Give it all a good toss .
You want to get that tomato sauce involved .
Look at that only a few minutes and you have pasta beauty all in one pan .
Really gorgeous .
Oh , yeah .
Oh , baby .
Oh , yes .
That is looking fantastic .
Let's serve this up .
This looks really , really wonderful now and all you got to do is stick this straight into your plate .
I mean , you need no more and the brilliant thing about this is just how few ingredients it takes to create beautiful pasta perfection a done in minutes in the time it takes to cook the pasta and then a last little touch of pecorino just over the top .
Give it a swirl on your fork .
Get it coated .
Have a little moment .
Feel a little bit romantic .
One of the first pasta sauces I ever learned to make and one that I come back to time and time again , if you have never made any pasta recipes before , this is the one to start with .
It's the sort of basis of some great Italian cookery and it is so , so delicious .
Best of all , you can make it in minutes and you probably already have the ingredients in your store cupboard .
So go try this recipe .
I will leave a link in the box below which will bring you to my website where all the details are there .
Of course , let me know what you think of this fantastically simple little recipe .
And what is the first thing you've ever cooked ?
I'd love to know if it was a pasta dish like this .
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So you don't want a ton of extra ingredients in there and you don't want to see regular wheat flour .
That's a good sign that your pasta is no good .
Tip number two is developing layers of flavor .
When you're trying to make a really good pasta , you can't just dump everything in and cook it down and think it's gonna be tasty .
You have to focus on each layer , building off of the last layer , think about it like blocks .
We have the first layer which is the onions and the garlic , which are gonna require their own technique .
Then of course , building on top of that , we have the tomatoes which require their own amount of time to develop flavor .
Then the final block , the final layer of flavor is the cheese and the herbs to really bring the pasta dish together .
Really the only prep for this entire pasta dish is taking care of your veggies .
So I've got an onion here .
I'm gonna slice this in half and I'm gonna cut little dic .
So I just go down the onion like this , turn it and then cut it the other way , really simple .
And then for the garlic , I'm using two cloves of garlic .
Totally a preference thing .
Pastor pastor , pastor a
So three parts water to one part pasta because that pasta is really going to expand when it cooks and you don't want it expanding over the water line .
All right .
So we're ready to cook our sauce .
And tip number four is getting the right amount of oil or fat in your pan do not skimp out on this step .
If you go to Italy , you'll see when they're making pasta they load in that olive oil because olive oil isn't that bad for you .
It's just press , it's like olive juice basically .
But we have a thing , at least in the US against fats , we're scared of fats .
But if you don't use enough fat in your dish , you're not gonna properly be able to caramelize your onions .
You're gonna either burn them or they're gonna dry out and it's no good with your pan on a medium heat .
You're gonna add in your onions , your garlic and your chilies , and you're just gonna slowly start cooking them in that oil .
And you can see right there all of those ingredients , they're , they're swimming in the olive oil , there's plenty of olive oil there .
So they're nice lubricated .
You're basically cone your onions .
It's a slow cooking process in that oil first going to sweat , they're gonna get translucent and then over time , the sugars and the onions are going to caramelize and they're going to turn a darker color but not a burning .
It takes time to get to that level and that's where we are developing a layer of flavor .
The sweetness that you're bringing out in all of these aromatics are really going to enhance your overall sauce .
So now that your aromatics are slowly cooking away .
Tip number six is adding the proper amount of salt .
So we're adding the salt to the aromatics and we're seasoning this layer of flavor right here in our sauce .
We're also gonna add some salt to the pasta water .
And this is a classic debate .
Do you add salt to your pasta water ?
I find that it's great because it's going to add a layer of flavor to your actual noodles .
So really just add a few pinches of salt to your water and you'll be good to go .
Here we go every time I pop one of these open .
Oh the freshness .
Ah So tip number seven is intensifying your flavor .
If you look at the tomato sauce right here , it's super watery , which actually isn't a bad thing because we're gonna reduce that over time .
As we reduce the sauce , the water cooks out and it intensifies the flavor of the sauce and also gives it time to develop the flavors for everything to meld together .
So my tomatoes naturally had a lot of liquid in there .
But if the tomatoes you buy from the store , if they don't have a lot of liquid , you can always add a cup of water .
So you have room there to reduce your sauce .
I'm just keeping the sauce on a nice low simmer .
You can see those bubbles just bubbling away .
We're not boiling the sauce but there's definitely some action there .
So just keep it even .
And if you want to at this point , you can mash up your sauce a little more .
That's another bonus tip .
The consistency is completely up to you .
If you wanna blend your sauce , if you want it super creamy , that's totally fine .
I like my sauce a little chunkier .
But as it cooks , those tomatoes are gonna continue to break down and get a little smoother with .
So at this point , I add in some dried oregano because oregano can handle a longer cook time .
It's gonna infuse over time .
Whereas the more delicate herbs like basil , I'm gonna save that for later on to just perfume the dish .
Now that the pasta sauce is cooking away .
Tip number eight is adding more to your pasta and this isn't necessarily traditional .
If you go to Italy , generally a marinara type sauce is really simple , but you can always add extra veggies or meat to really bulk it up .
And what I like doing is just taking some fresh greens .
In this case , I have some spinach , but you can use kale or charred , whatever you have .
And I just give them a quick blanch in the boiling pasta water just for about 30 seconds to a minute , which is going to take out a bit of the bitterness , but it's still going to retain a lot of the freshness of the greens .
And then I'll just put those right into an ice bath and reserve those for once the sauce is done .
So tip number nine is getting that timing down between the noodles going into the sauce .
So right now , the sauce is cooking away and when I look at it , there's still little more liquid to be reduced .
So it's gonna take around 10 minutes and the box of pasta it says about 8 to 10 minutes to cook .
Now , I don't recommend going exactly off the box of pasta .
It's always best to taste it to see if it's done .
But the instructions will definitely give you a rough estimate .
So I'm gonna dump in all of the pasta to the boiling water knowing that it's gonna take around 10 minutes before it goes into the sauce .
Now that our noodles are on the heat , we've got time to really refine our sauce and get it perfect .
And tip number 10 is keeping all of the seasonings in mind .
So I'm gonna add just a little bit of salt at this point because it's reduced .
I can confidently add salt knowing that it's not gonna get that much saltier from the reduction process .
But remember we are adding the Parmesan cheese to this .
So that's going to add another layer of saltiness .
So I'm not adding too much , just a taste .
So our noodles are boiling away there looking really good .
You can see timing is pretty good .
We aren't quite there .
It's still a little liquidy , but you can already tell that it's transformed a bit .
It's starting to get more saucy .
You see that we want one consistent sauce texture .
So our noodles have expanded .
They're , they're looking good .
They're just about done .
But how do we actually know when to put them in the sauce ?
You always hear that term ?
Al Dente .
Everyone wants their noodles .
Al Dente .
But what does that actually mean ?
Is the question ?
Well , I've got a trick that I find works great .
So , pull out one of your noodles from your pasta water and make sure it's cool enough to just give it a bite .
And if you see a little bit of starch in your noodle , that means your noodles are not cooked through .
Now , I find that the perfect time to pull your noodles is when you bite into that noodle and you don't see that starchy ring on the inside , it's completely cooked through , but there's still some chew to your noodle .
It's not completely soft .
That to me is the perfect time to put your noodles into your sauce .
All right , we're gonna give it a final test right here .
Bite into this .
There you go .
The inner white starch is completely gone .
So it's cooked through , but it's still al dente .
It's just a little tough .
It's not completely tender , which is the perfect time to add to our sauce .
Now , the reason we put our noodles into the sauce just a little early is tip number 12 .
Probably the number one thing people screw up on making homemade pasta , which is they don't infuse the noodle with the sauce , you're trying to bring these two elements together .
So they become one and a lot of people just put cooked noodles into the sauce and they think it's done .
But by putting the noodle and just before they're fully cooked , it gives us time to really cook the sauce into the noodles .
So we're just gonna keep cooking that on a nice low heat and just stirring that and stirring that until the sauce infuses .
See right here is where most people stop .
When it comes to pasta , they put it in there , they think it's done .
But you can see these noodles , they're , they're not even coated .
The sauce slips right off .
So you can see in the next few minutes all of that sauce , all that liquid that's going to thicken up with the pasta water , the starchiness of the noodles and incorporate and become one with the pasta , which brings us to tip number 13 .
That starchy water .
That is your friend .
All of the water that's coming off your noodles .
It's loaded with starch and when it heats up , it's gonna thicken up that sauce .
So just keep stirring on a low heat and eventually your sauce is gonna get nice and thick from all of that starch .
Our pasta is looking great and the final step is to add that last layer of flavor , which is some delicious salty Parmesan cheese , plus a little bit of fresh basil .
And at this point the basil is really just there to perfume the entire dish .
You're not trying to overcook the basil .
It's very delicate .
So you just want to stir that in for another , in it and you are ready to go .
But if you taste your pasta at this point and you still think it's a little under , it's a little chewy tip .
Number 14 is just pop a lid on your pasta and just let it sit there for a few minutes and the residual heat and all of that steam is going to continue to cook that pasta and just get it perfectly tender .
There you go .
You've got all the tips to make incredible pasta at home .
Actually , one more tip , one more tip , make sure you make a deal beforehand with whoever you're cooking for , whether it be your partner , your friends , your family , let them clean .
If you're doing the cooking , work that out beforehand because pasta can be a bit messy between the noodles and the sauce and you're going to have a much more enjoyable time knowing that you can just eat your meal in peace and they have to , I always find that those types of deals are pretty easy to make , especially now now that you have these new tips , your , your pasta game is going to be so strong that they , they'll clean .
No problem , believe me .
So make sure you follow me at life by Mike G on Instagram .
If you want more behind the scenes action , all the recipe testing that goes into these videos and let me know below what you want to see next .
What do you want me to break down in the next one ?
Dish breakdown ?

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Ages 4 – 12
The worldwide phenomenon which has been downloaded close to 3 billion times comes to life on big screen in 3D as the first animated of the brand in 2016. Audiences will be transported to Bird Island, meet a team of unlikely heroes (Red, Chuck and Bomb) and witness the origin of the epic conflict between The birds and The Pigs
Angry Birds Stage Show
Our story follows the adventures of Red and his two pals Bomb and Chuck, as they embark on their journey of finding their place in the world, being ture to their self and living a truly peaceful life on Bird Island.
Angry Birds Craft Village
Children will be given everything they need to enter the world of the Angry Birds when they get to design and decorate their very own Angry Bird paper lantern.

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New York City, New York is a wonderful place to obtain your diploma in mechanical engineering. There are 4 schools offering respective programs in the city, and the best one is offered by
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I just joined spreadsheet.com. Importing JPEGs into cells is a great feature, however I can’t seem to make it work the way I want. I have a folder of images and I want to import one image into each cell in a column. When I select all images in the folder and import, the app wants to put a max of 5 images in one cell. I tried selecting a range of cells equal to the number of images that I want to import, but got the same result. Anyone figure out how to import a range of JPEGs one image at a time into a column range of cells?
Welcome to the community Greg!
This is by design. We allow only 5 files (JPEG or otherwise) to be imported in one go. Also, there is no way to import files into a range of selected cells. But it has been recently asked by another user too. The thread for your reference here.
We will discuss on this ask and get back. Stay tuned.


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How much whole grains are you eating every day -- and why should care?
September in Whole Grain Month, so America's Holistic Heart Doctor Joel Kahn joins us to tell us more about whole grains.
The whole wheat breads, rices, pastas and other whole grain foods has more nutrients and fiber that otherwise gets stripped off in its "white" counterparts.
Dr. Kahn says research says 25 percent of our plate should be covered in whole grains.
You can learn more about whole grains by watching his segment in the video player above.


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Everywhere there are pieces of wood, surely in your house you even have a few crumbs. No matter that they are not perfect, you can still do any of these beauties. Don't you want something like that to decorate your room or home?
If you don't have tables of the same size it will look just as good.
A support to leave losses.
A rule to measure the growth of toddlers.
A rustic jewelry box.
A ledge next to your bed.
Don't lose your glasses or other objects, you just need a board and garters.
Your mirror deserves to look like this.
A bottle opener always attached to the wall.
A hanger for everyone's keys at home.
Or a more practical clothes rack.
A creative way to have them at hand.
If your bed has no headboard you already know what to do.
A way to always have your coffee cups at hand.

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California to New York Day 8
Hurricane Sandy = Mom-Son Date Day (California to New York Day 7)
California to New York Day 6
With the impending storm targeting Long Island, I’ve decided to spend a little more time with my parents here in Chicago. This morning we went to their church (Willow Creek) and heard a fantastic message on wisdom by Bill Hybles. After church we had lunch then came home and dad and I worked on the van to try and permanently fix the radiator hose issue we had patched up in Arizona. (When I say Dad and I worked on the van, I mean Dad did the work and I handed him tools. lol!) I then went for a walk with Mom and the dogs (below is a pic of the dog Mom got Dad as a surprise). Afterward we ruined the exercise and I bought my parents their first 5 Guys burgers. They enjoyed them.
|Yes, she really is my mother. No, I am not adopted.|
|Mom and Dad’s New Dog!|
Grand Canyon Rain Dance
While at the Grand Canyon on Wednesday, my dad caught an incredible sight on video! Adriana said this is the real explanation for the impending Hurricane Sandy. Enjoy!
California to New York Day 5
This morning we ate breakfast and visited with Barry and Lori. After saying our goodbyes Dad and I went to pay our respects to Lori’s late husband Jim Frew who was my dad’s best friend. Jim and his son Jimmy died tragically serving the Lord on a missions trip in 1995. We visited the baseball fields that were named in Jim’s honor by his church and also his grave site. I remember Jim well, but I so enjoyed hearing Dad talk about his best friend. (More to come on this in a future post.) We then spent the day driving to Chicago, IL. We saw literally a couple hundred hawks along the highways. Other than that, the highlight of the trip had to be stopping at Iowa 80: The World’s Largest Truck Stop. Every time I’m there I get chills down my spine. I am awe-struck. Speechless. Tears begin to well up in my eyes. So moving. lol!
We got to Mom and Dad’s house at about 7:30pm and Mom greeted Dad with a surprise: a new dog! Their dog Tyson passed away a few months ago, so they were ready to find a new four-legged friend. We had some pizza before looking at pics from our journey and watching a movie. Glad to see my mama!
California to New York Day 4
California to New York Day 3
This morning we drove up to Arches National Park in Moab, Utah. Stunning! We then headed to the Rockies. En route we saw a bald eagle, a coyote, and a prairie dog. As we got closer to the mountains, it began snowing quite a bit and we couldn’t see the mountains. By the time we got to the park (just after 5pm) the weather seemed to be improving a bit, and though the visibility wasn’t the greatest, we were hopeful we would at least be able to see some wildlife. We entered the park through the west entrance, however, we were greeted by a sign that said, “Road closed 10 miles ahead.” We drove in the 10 miles and spotted 2 herd of elk, a coyote, and 3 bull elk locking their antlers a bit and posturing for dominance. We then turned around and went for dinner in Grand Lake. At 7pm we drove to a gas station and inquired about the alternate route to Estes Park. The girl said, “Go back 20 miles. Then you can turn left and go through [she named about 10 towns]. Then you’ll go through a big pass. Then you’ll catch 70.” Then she said (I am not kidding!), “But I wouldn’t go that way if I were you.” She said, “If I were you, I would turn right, go through 2 towns and catch 70.” It reminded me so much of this scene in the movie Funny Farm:
I asked her which way was faster and she said they were both the same. So, what would Griswolds, I mean, Mahaffys do?
We came to a fork in the road. To the left was difficulty and near-certain death. To the right was easy. We turned left and took the road less traveled.
Dad drove. We climbed as high as 11,260 feet in a snow storm, and several times went up over 9,000 feet. It took us 5 hours to get to Estes Park. If the road through the park would have been open, it would have taken us 1 1/2 hours. O the fun memories and adventure! Love it!
California to New York Day 2
On Wednesday we left my Aunt Cindy’s house and drove north in Arizona. We pulled off to go to Sedona and when we got to the stop sign smoke was coming out from the hood, so we pulled over. Radiator fluid had sprayed everywhere. We put water in the radiator and drove 5 miles to a service station and were met by just the kind of guy we needed to see at that moment – a true mechanic who said, “Pull it right in.” A plastic connector had cracked and was spraying. It was a dealer part, but the guy was able to disconnect the rear heater hose and do a temporary fix. We will call in the parts in Chicago and fix it ourselves permanently. It was a cheap fix and we were on the road with only an hour lost. Decided to bypass Sedona and get up to the Grand Canyon. We were just going to stay for an hour or so, but it was just too beautiful and we ended up staying through sunset. We then drove about 5 hours up to Moab, Utah for the night, arriving at midnight. Today we are going to Arches National Park then driving through the Rockies in Colorado and will spend the night in Estes Park. Having fun Father-Son time!

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Full of tantalising flavours to transform grilled meats, you'll find sauces from sticky marinade to Japanese teriyaki in this gift box from Edinburgh Preserves. This collection is the perfect addition for a day around the BBQ or webber.
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Wilson Pickett - Right On album flac
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|A1||Groovy Little Woman
Producer – Jerry Wexler, Tom DowdWritten-By – Ernest Smith, Wilson Pickett
Producer – Dave CrawfordWritten-By – Dave Crawford, Wilson Pickett
Producer – Jerry Wexler, Tom DowdWritten-By – Andy Kim, Jeff Barry
Producer – Dave CrawfordWritten-By – Wallace Pennington
|A5||This Old Town
Producer – Jerry Wexler, Tom DowdWritten-By – Don Covay, William R. Stevenson*, Wilson Pickett
|A6||You Keep Me Hangin' On
Producer – Dave CrawfordWritten-By – Brian Holland, Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier*
|B1||Lord Pity Us All
Producer – Jerry Wexler, Tom DowdWritten-By – Mac Rebennack
|B2||It's Still Good
Producer – Jerry Wexler, Tom DowdWritten-By – Gary Bonds*, Jerry Williams*
|B3||Woman Likes To Hear That
Producer – Tom DowdWritten-By – George Henry Jackson*
|B4||She Said Yes
Producer – Dave CrawfordWritten-By – Don Covay, Johnny Nash, William R. Stevenson*, Wilson Pickett
Producer – Rick HallWritten-By – Billy Roberts
Producer – Dave CrawfordWritten-By – Traditional
- Manufactured By – Presswell
- Backing Vocals – Cissy Houston, Jackie Verdell, John Utley, Judy Clay
- Bass – David Hood (tracks: A1; A3; A5; B1; B2), Harold Cowart (tracks: A2; A4; A6; B3; B4; B6)
- Design [Cover] – Haig Adishian
- Drums – Roger Hawkins (tracks: A1; A3; A5; B1; B2), Tubby Zeigler* (tracks: A2; A4; A6; B3; B4; B6)
- Engineer – Chuck Kirkpatrick, Jerome Gasper, Lewis Hahn*, Ronnie Albert*
- Guitar – Jim O'Rourke* (tracks: A2; A4; A6; B3; B4; B6)
- Keyboards – Barry Beckett (tracks: A1; A3; A5; B1; B2), Billy Carter (tracks: A2; A4; A6; B3; B4; B6)
- Lead Guitar – Eddie Hinton (tracks: A1; A3; A5; B1; B2)
- Photography – Jim Cummins , Stephen Paley
- Rhythm Guitar – Jimmy Johnson (tracks: A1; A3; A5; B1; B2)
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- Matrix / Runout (A Side label): ST-A-691813 PR
- Matrix / Runout (B Side label): ST-A-691814 PR
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Right On (LP, Album).
From his album The Wicked Pickett (1966). Written by Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham.
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Right On is the tenth studio album release by R&B and soul singer Wilson Pickett released in 1970. The album is considered by many critics to be a valley in between the two peaks of the Hey Jude album in 1969 and the Gamble and Huff produced Wilson Pickett In Philadelphia album that came later in 1970.
Wilson Pickett (March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an American R&B, soul and rock and roll singer and songwriter. A major figure in the development of American soul music, Pickett recorded over 50 songs which made the US R&B charts, many of which crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100. Among his best-known hits are "In the Midnight Hour" (which he co-wrote), "Land of 1,000 Dances", "Mustang Sally", and "Funky Broadway". Pickett was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991, in recognition of his impact on songwriting and recording. Right-On is the third album of jazz and pop standards by Swiss jazz drummer Charly Antolini featuring UK tenor sax player Dick Morrissey.
Wilson Pickett encountered a momentary slump in 1970, as this album was his first for Atlantic in many years that stayed locked in the bottom rungs of the pop Top 200 albums. Pickett did get a fluke novelty hit with "Sugar, Sugar," maybe his worst soul smash ever. The album wasn't a total disaster, but everyone forgot about it quickly when Atlantic rushed out Wilson Pickett in Philadelphia later that year. 1 Groovy Little Woman Wilson Pickett 2:40. 2 Funky War Wilson Pickett 2:30. 3 Sugar Sugar Wilson Pickett 2:58.
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Third album, The Exciting Wilson Pickett, is a must-hear. As well as Chris Kenner’s New Orleans classic Land of a Thousand Dances there’s a timely take on Robert Parker’s Barefootin’, a brilliant reading of Covay’s Mercy Mercy and the epic 634-5789 (Soulsville, . that really put the whole concept of funky grooves out there. Working both at Muscle Shoals and the Stax set-up in Memphis Pickett was on top of his game and obviously loving his talent. Right On (1970) is another Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida, Southern delight but it sold quite poorly and raised a few eyebrows when it was discovered to contain covers of The Supremes You Keep Me Hangin’ On and The Archies’ bubblegum confection, Sugar Sugar.


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This most recent sale delivered to the Columbian Air Force allow pilots to train for internal security and border patrol missions and further demonstrates Quantum3D’s consistency and continued commitment to the visual simulation market space. Embraer selected the IDX Series and Databases for the Columbian Super Tucano Program based on the exceptional price vs. performance value. “We welcomed the opportunity to work with Embraer on this, the first of many, Super Tucano Programs,” said Brian Overy, Quantum3D’s VP of Sales and Business Development. “We anticipate forging a long standing relationship with Embraer and working together on many more Super Tucano Programs in the future.
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June was a difficult month for fans of Seattle music. Pretty Girls Make Graves, Argo, and now the Divorce all played their final shows that month. Fortunately, it’s now early July and, hence, we’re in a new month. I know of no final shows this month — and want to keep it that way.
Like PGMG, the Divorce played two final shows on the same day, an early show for all-ages and a later show for 21+ crowds. On this unusually warm Saturday evening, I caught the former. This show was a love fest for virtually everyone involved. Both opening bands, Portland’s Crosstide and Seattle’s Sirens Sister, gushed about their love for the Divorce nearly every chance they got. Most stories involved sleeping on one another’s couches. Sirens Sister frontman Zach Davidson said that he was at the very first Divorce show. At one point, one of the members of Crosstide rhetorically asked if they could play all their shows with the Divorce, before answering that the answer is, sadly, no.
All-ages shows at the Crocodile are interesting because the show room is divided down the middle and each half has an equal view of the stage, unlike, for example Neumo’s or the Showbox, where the drinkers are further away from the action. Because this was the earlier, all-ages show, the 21+ section was much less crowded. The Divorce has quite a few younger fans, and they were at this show in full force. One young woman even brought a bouquet of flowers for lead singer Shane Berry. When the lads from the Divorce took the stage right about 7:00, their set was preceded by a montage of photos of the band, from their childhoods to the present and set to the music of “Still Crazy After All These Years.” It did give the show a sense of proportion for the occasion.
When they started playing music, they began rocking right away. They mostly eschewed the ballads in favor of the more traditional rock songs, and to great effect. The band played a generally even mixture of songs from its two albums, 2003’s There Will Be Blood Tonight and 2005’s The Gifted Program, as well as songs from In Arms, which was a forthcoming record until plans for its release were scrapped when the band decided to disband. Those songs are, however, available for purchase on their MySpace page.
If I counted correctly, the band played 15 songs altogether and the crowd grew significantly by the minute. The set was generally pretty tight and playful. The band did not give off the impression of still being friends and enjoying each other’s company. Bassist Jimmy Curran joked at one point that he dreamt that that he and the other band members kicked Berry out of the band and replaced him with Tyra Banks. The only technical hitch came about half way in to the set when lead guitarist Garrett Lunceford’s amp went down and lost sound from it. Berry quipped that this was the last time this audience would see his band and “you’re going to remember us as bunglers.” They probably lost time for one song, but all was quickly forgiven when they broke into “Yes!,” the catchiest song from The Gifted Program.
Time constraints forced the band to end around 8:15 and even though the audience shouted “one more song!” after the band departed the stage, no one felt cheated or let down. The only disappointment was that this was likely the last time anyone would see this band play again.


Improving coordination of unmanned vehicles
Unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) have a variety of uses, including clearing land mines. However, their effectiveness may be limited by the restricted field of view obtained by on-board cameras and sensors. In adversarial or other challenging environments, it can be difficult for autonomous controllers to have sufficient knowledge to decide the best navigation strategy. One solution is to use an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flying above the UGV to oversee a wider area. However, this requires the UAV and UGV to make coordinated autonomous decisions.
A mathematical tool to analyze situations, potentially in a conflict situation, is a pursuit-evasion (PE) game.1–3 Such games are applied in areas as varied as geometry and graphs,4, 5 sensor management,6,7 collision avoidance,8, 9 and high-level information fusion.10 However, PE games are mostly implemented and tested by numerical simulations, where real-life physical constraints, time-delay feedback, and computational feasibility are not fully considered. Most multiplayer PE games assume that all players are equal, unlike when a UAV is coordinating UGVs. To tackle real-world limitations of PE game solutions, we designed a framework for this setup, as indicated in Figure 1. We built a PE game with the physical operating boundaries of UAV/UGVs, considered command delays, and tested whether optimal solutions were feasible.
In our framework, robots (used as UGVs) and a drone (used as a UAV) are connected to a computer via a wireless local area network (WLAN). Figure 2 shows the hardware connection diagram. Pursuers are represented by a computer (pursuer agent), which also hosts the three-player PE game. The pursuer version of the game takes as inputs the states of the pursuers (measured by the drone agent), tracked evader states (from the pursuers' local cameras), and the learned cost function (that is, evaluation of how best to move to catch the evader). Similarly, an evader agent (such as the computational solver on a computer sending commands to the robot) assesses the drone agent states. A tracking module generates the pursuer states from the local camera and the intents of the pursuers (modeled by the pursuers' cost functions) obtained from online learning schemes. A UAV agent (depicted as ‘controller’ in Figure 1) coordinates the drone movements and the visual entity tracking algorithms. In the drone controller, measurement and communication delays are taken into account based on the drone dynamics model and the supported drone commands.
To obtain the UGV robot states (location, movement, and intent), we designed and implemented visual tracking algorithms over image sequences from the drone camera (global view) and the robot cameras (local views). We designed several markers on the robots and selected one that achieved the optimum balance of position accuracy and tracking robustness for use in the PE game's theoretical robot control schemes. The target robots are detected after background modeling, and the robot orientation is estimated from the local gradient patterns. Since the UGVs are moving to perform pursuit-evasion missions, we designed a proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller for guiding the UAV to follow the evader UGV. With delays in measurement channels (camera and communication delays), the controller receives out-of-date information. We implemented a delay measurement compensation based on the history of robot movements and drone commands. Figure 3 shows the improved performance that results from the compensation. In parts (a) and (c) we have plotted the true position, the estimated position, and the measured position on the x- and y-axis, respectively. Measured positions are the (x,y) obtained from the images. Delays cause these measured values to be out of date, so we adjust them for the known delay and previous movements to create the estimated positions. In parts (b) and (d) we have plotted the difference between the estimated position and the true position, with and without delay measurement compensation, for the x- and y-axis, respectively. It can be seen that results with compensation (blue line) demonstrate less position error.
Our testbed includes a derived three-player PE game tested with real-world systems as a core component. In the PE game model, there are two UGV pursuers and one UGV evader. There are two versions of the PE game model: one is hosted by the pursuers, named PPEG (pursuer PE game), and the other is maintained by the evader, named EPEG (evader PE game). The PPEG is used to calculate the controls of pursuer robots based on the pursuers' states, the tracked evader states, and the learned evader's intents (or evader's cost function). The EPEG will help the evader to obtain its control from the evader's states, tracked pursuers' states, and the adaptively obtained pursuers' intents (or pursuers' cost functions). Action-curve-based solutions have been developed to compute the mixed Nash equilibriums, which are probabilities for each action, assuming each player knows the equilibrium strategies of the other players. Each game model includes the states of the corresponding player, the resolved possible strategies, and goals.
To perform system integration and visualization, we designed a graphical user interface (GUI)-based scenario manager, as shown in Figure 4. The hardware demonstrator combined video-based entity tracking algorithms; three-player game modeling with different information structures; learning algorithms for robot dynamics; action-curve-based (mixed) Nash solutions of nonlinear PE games; sensor and communication delay modeling and compensation; the PID controller for the UAV drone; and the GUI-based scenario manager visualizer. Using the demonstrator, we tested various scenarios, different cooperation strategies, and diverse boundary conditions.
In summary, we have developed a hardware testbed for autonomous networked robots (UGVs) with the help of a flying drone (UAV) to validate PE game-theoretical solutions. This has applications for clearing mines or searching for a crashed plane, where a UAV providing aerial coverage could coordinate multiple UGVs looking for mines faster than sending them out with distributed (that is, noncoordinated) coverage plans. For a plane crash, a patrol plane monitoring search ships would validate their positions, rather than just having the ships use global positioning system coordinates.
Our testbed integrated robot dynamic models, entity-tracking algorithms, sensor fusion methods, and a PE game demonstration for three robots (two slower pursuers and one faster evader). Based on the robot dynamic model and measured UGV states, we designed a three-player discrete-time game model with limited action space and limited look-ahead time horizons with robot controls based on Nash solutions from game theory. We obtained promising results from the hardware-in-loop simulations for real-time robot PE game-theoretical methods. In the next step, we will expand our testbed to include imperfect wireless communication due to adversarial jamming and interference.
This material is based on research sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory under agreement number FA9453-12-C-0228. The views and conclusions contained herein are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as necessarily representing the official policies or endorsements, either expressed or implied, of the Air Force Research Laboratory or the US Government.
Dan Shen received his MS and PhD in electrical and computer engineering from Ohio State University in 2003 and 2006. He then worked as a research scientist at Intelligent Automation Inc. (MD) and as a project manager at DCM Research Resources LLC (MD). He is currently a principal scientist at IFT, where his interests include game theory and its applications, optimal control, and adaptive control.
Genshe Chen received BS and MS degrees in electrical engineering and a PhD in aerospace engineering, all from Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xian, China. He has undertaken postdoctoral research at Beihang University (China), Wright State University, the Technical University of Braunschweig (Germany), the Flight Division of the National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan, and Ohio State University. In addition, he is CTO of IFT and has worked for over 20 years on electronic warfare, secure communication, target tracking, guidance, navigation and control of aerospace vehicles, decision making under uncertainty, space communication, and situation awareness.
Haibin Ling is an associate professor at Temple University. He received BS and MS degrees from Peking University, China, and a PhD in computer science from the University of Maryland. He has worked at Microsoft Research Asia, the University of California, Los Angeles, and Siemens Corporate Research. His research interests include computer vision, medical image analysis, human computer interaction, and machine learning.
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Khanh Pham is a senior member of SPIE as well as of IEEE. He is an associate fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and has been nominated for many AFRL Achievement awards.
Erik Blasch received his BS from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and master's degrees in mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, and health science from Georgia Tech. From Wright State University he has obtained an MBA, MSEE, MS in economics, and a PhD. Currently he is a principal scientist at the AFRL Information Directorate, leading programs in information fusion. He is an SPIE Fellow, associate fellow of the AIAA, and a senior member of IEEE.


GD – The ruling New National Party (NNP) government of Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell has been left embarrassed over the failure of a two-man Committee to submit a final report on the 2017 Panorama fiasco.
Committee members, Colin Dowe and Bryon Campbell were appointed by the Cabinet of Ministers to investigate the problem that led to the cancellation of the Panorama show on the night of the competition.
Prime Minister Mitchell told the nation that Dowe and Campbell were given one month in which to submit their report to Cabinet.
However, a year has passed without any report being handed in to the authorities.
Well-placed sources told THE NEW TODAY that Campbell has completed those sections of the report that he was responsible for but nothing has been seen or heard from Dowe over the past 12 months.
“I don’t know what has happened but Colin seems to have disappeared from the radar”, said a well-placed source who did not want to be identified.