Rust Belt to Tech Belt: GE Additive and Additive Engineering Solutions Share Insights into Regional Large-Scale 3D Printing
Yesterday in Akron, Ohio, Additive Engineering Solutions (AES) had a full house of interested industry and local attendees for its open house, and staff writer Clare Scott and I were among the crowd. The young company showcased its large-scale manufacturing offerings, highlighting a BAAM 3D printer from Cincinnati Inc. and a large Quintax five-axis machining center.
Early on in the event, the BAAM was hard at work, 3D printing a bright green piece that would later be pulled off the print bed to serve as a bar for the latter portion of the day’s festivities, showcasing the large-scale speed with which BAAM 3D printing works.
Below is a (very) quick look at the BAAM in action creating the table:
During the welcoming ceremony, founders Austin Schmidt (President) and Andrew Bader (Business Development) shared details about the company’s history, from their first meeting in 2015 to the company going operational in January 2017, delivery of the BAAM system in February, and of the Quintax machine less than two weeks ago, before introducing guest speakers Joe Lettieri of Goodyear, Dr. Kirk Rogers of GE Additive, and Akron Mayor Daniel Horrigan.
“There were two things I wanted as a child: a Star Wars lightsaber, and a Star Trek Replicator,” Lettieri remarked. “As I grew up, I realized that if I had a Replicator, I could make my own lightsaber, so I started to focus on that. About the same time that my dream of a sci-fi lightsaber was fading, as a 13-year-old boy, the Replicator was starting to become a reality.”
He continued of the advances made in 3D printing over the last several decades, “With new technology advances like BAAM, the domain of problems that can be solved with full-sized prototyping is growing. … BAAM in our backyard is a huge competitive advantage for Akron.”
- Level 0 — Creation of tools, fixtures, prototypes
- Level 1 — “Can I print it?” Those who had been casting parts begin to wonder about whether those parts are 3D printable
- Level 2 — Thinking about design and redesigning for 3D printing
- Level 3 — Beyond design: functionally integrating additive technologies
- Level 4 — The “crazy MIT Media Lab stuff that’s not industrial or relevant today” that shows what the technologies can do, including 4D printing
Rogers noted that GE works with smaller companies like AES often, as smaller companies often help bigger companies; smaller companies, he said, are changing the industrial landscape faster than the big guys like GE can. As an example, he pointed to a larger company GE was working with that, in six months working on a project, produced nothing; after talking with AES and starting a project, it was completed in one month.
For his part, Mayor Horrigan noted that young innovators and young companies push the area farther: “My job,” he said, “is to support endeavors like this, to bring this place back, to grow manufacturing.”
Akron, as with surrounding areas of Northeast Ohio and Southwest Pennsylvania, has a Rust Belt history with deep roots in manufacturing. Additive manufacturing and other advanced technologies are revitalizing manufacturing, and providing much-needed resuscitation to these areas as the new Tech Belt. Also indicative of this revitalization was a heavy presence from Youngstown, Ohio, with representatives from the Youngstown Business Incubator and Youngstown State University, both of which are heavily involved in additive manufacturing.
As the recently 3D printed table was set with wine and (Akron-made) beer, I ran into MakerGear Founder and CEO Rick Pollack, who pointed out that in addition to the front-and-center BAAM, the AES team keeps a MakerGear M2 on the desk in the office. As Schmidt had highlighted earlier, more than 90% of AES’ expenditures to date have been spent on Ohio-made products; the BAAM was made in Henderson, the Quintax machine in Stow, and as we’ve seen, MakerGear hails from Beachwood with a nearby production facility.
Clare and I had the opportunity to sit down with Schmidt and with Rogers to learn more about the ins and outs of additive manufacturing in Ohio, and on the grander scale.
“AES started as a consulting service, it wasn’t going to do any 3D printing,” Schmidt told us. “I was at Caterpillar for five years, and in the additive department my last year there, working on design for additive, using service bureaus. After working with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, I saw an opportunity with BAAM.”
After starting to work with Bader in October 2015 on what would become AES, and eventually progressing with investment — working closely with Bader’s family business, OGS Industries, from which AES ultimately spun off — Schmidt led the way to procuring one of 13 BAAM systems operable in the world (and the only one currently available for commercial contracting). BAAM is paving the way for AES’ goal to be the global leader in large scale additive manufacturing services — though, Schmidt told us, they are not necessarily married to only that technology.
“When we started, the only option was BAAM. We’re not tied to BAAM; we want to be the experts in large-scale 3D printing,” he explained. “We’ve been talking to Thermwood about their LSAM, and to others. LSAM has advantages and disadvantages compared to BAAM. Having them side by side, and having that knowledge, would be cool.”
Other opportunities in large-scale 3D printing like LSAM would offer additional capabilities, providing AES’ growing customer list with more options to meet their needs. The company’s goal, Schmidt explained, isn’t to compete with what comes off, for example, a Fortus 900; AES is competing with tooling. The functional capabilities of the technology at hand and notably with materials have a lot to offer; Schmidt noted that their primary material suppliers are SABIC, which has been increasing its materials for 3D printing and dedication to the future of additive manufacturing, and Techmer, along with some from PolyOne.
“Anything running pellets will fit in our workflow; we’ve got to get away from filament,” Schmidt said.
That workflow is set to expand, as the space AES is in, across the parking lot from OGS, upped the amp availability and has enough power capabilities to supply three large 3D printers and three to four routers. This is a strategic move, Schmidt said: “We can grow here. We won’t be successful with just one printer.”
That growth comes in the form of not only adding to hardware capabilities, but through collaboration and contact with partner companies; GE Additive has been among these, and Clare and I enjoyed the opportunity to sit down next with GE’s Rogers to learn more from the perspective of a larger player that has been making some major waves in the industry. And, as Rogers had noted in his earlier presentation, he was looking forward to a day of not talking about That Fuel Nozzle, providing a refreshing look at everything else GE is involved in when it comes to additive.
“There’s some cool stuff going on,” Rogers began. “There’s an additive manufacturing cluster in Northeast Ohio, starting with eight members already, without any funding. We’ll hear more about that very soon. This is starting to be a real attractor to the region, as it goes from Rust Belt to Tech Belt. The area had its hayday with manufacturing, but is reasserting itself as a tech hub from Southwest Pennsylvania to Northeast Ohio all the way over to Toledo. There’s also an additive manufacturing cluster forming in Southwest Pennsylvania. There’s a lot of room for economic development in this area; many companies are locating or relocating here.”
While GE, as a larger company, can’t operate with the transparency of some smaller endeavors, I did ask Rogers what he could share with us. No word, of course, on the 3D printer GE is purported to be developing, which Mohammed Ehteshami, Vice President of Additive Integration, had mentioned in passing at the recent Materialise World Summit, as that (potential?) project stays under wraps. We did discuss some of GE’s other approaches, including Rogers’ hope for materials development. In-house materials from GE, he said baldly, aren’t the way. While the company has previously shared with us details about materials development for additive manufacturing, Rogers’ vision reaches beyond GE.
“I’m driving for open source materials development,” he explained, using HP’s open materials platform as an example, leaning toward a “qualification process for other people’s materials.”
Looking to his levels layout of additive manufacturing, Rogers noted that, “level one additive has a ton of value for low-volume manufacturing,” as he sees a future in replacing currently used rapid prototyping and tooling processes.
“To draw a parallel, powder metallurgy was going to change the industry 25 years ago,” he said. “This became apparent especially in automotive transmission gears; PM parts replaced traditional parts. There are no more forged gears. This was a niche that PM took over — AM will find its niches and take five percent of total manufacturing.”
While a 5% share of the overall $12 trillion manufacturing industry is nothing to sneeze at, Rogers’ forecast does position additive manufacturing somewhat less optimistically than other market share estimates. He knows that, but mentions that as additive manufacturing currently accounts for about 0.05% of that overall total, he’s “thinking of a 100-fold increase” in size. The key to this increase will lie in additive manufacturing successfully finding and capturing its niches.
As 3D printing grows as an industry itself and as a part of the greater manufacturing world, efforts such as this seen at AES underscore the importance of industry education. As Schmidt and Bader noted several times, some customers they had reached out to were completely unfamiliar of the offerings available to them from large-scale 3D printing. While it can be easy for those working with additive technologies on a daily basis to immediately see and understand opportunities, word has not yet spread so widely as to spur significant mainstream adoption.
As more big players with well-known names — like GE, Goodyear, and SABIC — become more vocal about their understanding of and participation in the additive world, and smaller operations like AES reach out directly to customers and manufacturing operations, adoption opportunities increase. GE is adding as well to these efforts through ensuring that students, both K-12 and at the university level, have increased access to the newest technologies. Expert work can also help to spur business adoption, as the CEO of Sculpteo recently told us, adding to more of what that company calls Power Users continuing to drive the industry forward as it becomes more professional.
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Located in the hotel basement, the area is used for guest breakfasts. The main task was to eliminate the feeling of being underground. To do so, great importance was given to the lighting and the choice of materials to bring in naturalness and freshness all while maintaining the elegance of the hotel where it’s located.
Pillar cladding: large-format Tau Ascale porcelain Torano Statuary.
Floor: 60×60 Torano format Tau ceramic porcelain.

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Blaud, Aimeric (2012) Responses of microbial communities to atmospheric nitrogen deposition within different soil horizons in High Arctic tundra. PhD thesis, University of Sheffield.
Available under License Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England & Wales.
Arctic environments are subject to acute nitrogen deposition events, in which 40% or more of annual atmospheric N input can be deposited as acidic rainfall in less than one week. The overall aim of this research was to investigate the impact of acute N deposition events upon soil microbial communities in High Arctic tundra. A plot scale field experiment, established on the High Arctic tundra (Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard), and a microcosm experiment, were used to simulate acute N deposition over the summer by the application of NH4NO3 solution at ~pH 4, at rates of 0.4, 4 and 12 kg N ha-1 yr-1. Changes in soil characteristics were measured on soil samples from the organic and mineral horizons. Variation in the structure and abundance of bacterial, archaeal, and fungal communities and in the presence and abundance of N-cycling functional guilds were investigated using molecular (DNA)-based approaches such as Terminal Restriction Fragment Polymorphism (T-RFLP) and quantitative-PCR. T-RFLP analysis revealed significant (P < 0.001) differences in the structure of bacterial and archaeal communities between the organic and mineral horizons within field plots, whilst the fungal community structure showed high variability between soil horizons. Both bacterial and fungal abundance were higher within the mineral horizon in 2009 at the end of the summer, but similar between soil horizons in 2010 earlier in the summer. In contrast, archaeal abundance was always higher in the mineral than in the organic horizon, despite sharp decreases in C, N and water content from organic to mineral horizons. Significant changes (P < 0.05) in both bacterial and fungal community structure in the 12 kg N ha-1 yr-1 plots were found in the mineral horizon only after one and seven days post treatment, respectively, with no subsequent changes thereafter. Bacterial community structure within the mineral horizon also varied with lower N addition rate (4 kg N ha-1 yr-1) one day post N application. The microcosm experiment showed that addition of water had a stronger effect on bacterial and archaeal community structure and bacterial abundance within both soil horizons than N addition. Overall, this study showed that microbial community in High Arctic tundra can be rapidly affected by acute N deposition event.
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FARGO, North Dakota — The federal Agriculture Department has revised its latest estimate of North Dakota potato production.
The agency estimates the state's potato crop at 27.2 million hundredweight, up 14 percent from 2014. An earlier estimate had pegged the crop as 5 percent smaller.
Other estimates have not changed. The state's sugar beet crop is estimated at just under 5.8 million tons, 13 percent higher than last year. Soybean production is forecast at 190 million bushels, down 6 percent. North Dakota's corn crop is estimated at 323 million bushels, up 3 percent.
The dry pea and lentil crops in the state also increased in size this year.


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Tuesday, September 21, 2010
On the Telegraph Trail
I spend longer than I intend in Hazelton, but with Jozéf so close, I must make myself ready. I find work cooking at a fishing camp. I am finding English easier to understand, but still difficult to speak. At any rate, I have little to say. I listen, invisible, to the men telling stories around the campfire at night, and I learn.
I learn that thirty years ago, gold fever seized this land. Thousands of men came from all over and traveled even further north in search of wealth. Many died and few grew rich, but still they came to find their fortune – just as Kristian told me that Jozéf has come here to find his. Those were days of big dreams, and one such dream was to build a telegraph line a thousand miles north to Dawson City. I learn that from Hazelton, they built a lineman’s cabin every 32 miles. There are nine cabins between Hazelton and Telegraph Creek – more than 300 miles I must travel by foot, through the wilderness! The men talk of bears and wild cats. I wonder however I shall survive. But survive I must. I must find Jozéf.
I set out at the end of August with as much food as I can carry, the pistol and two ten dollar bills in my pocket – all the money I have in the world. These linemen must have supplies in their cabins. Perhaps I can purchase food from them as I go.
The air is cool, for that I am grateful. But the mountains and trees make me wish for the open plains. I follow the Telegraph Trail along the broad Skeena River, keeping the wire in sight, counting 32 miles to the first lineman’s cabin. In the flat lands of North Dakota, I easily walked 32 miles in a day. But through this thick forest, up hills and down gullies, 32 miles takes me three days. Brambles catch my clothing. Insects plague me. Giant black ravens spy on me from their high perches. Every rustle of leaves is a bear or a wild cat, stalking me.
At last I follow the wire to the first cabin, nothing more than a house of logs. I knock at the door, for despite my ragged appearance after many days in the wilderness, I am still civilized. When there is no reply, I go inside. I find one room – two bunks, a table with the telegraph machine. And food. I have had nothing but berries and stream water today, so I open a tin of beans. I barely have a mouthful when I hear him coming, whistling a tune. He opens the door – a bear of a man -- and I am caught, guilty of theft, trying to explain with my broken English that I will pay him for the food.
But the man is not angry, only surprised to see me, a woman, alone out here. He tells me his name is Sam. He wants to know my name. I tell him I am Lillian Alling. He asks me many more questions. How did I come here? Where am I going? Why am I here? I begin to think this Sam is very nosy. He works for the government. Does he plan to tell the police about me? About Jozéf? So I tell him a story. I tell him I have come from New York City. I tell him I am walking home to Russia, to Siberia. At this, Sam whistles.
Sam wants me to stay. He says it is too dangerous for me, a woman alone. Perhaps if I tell him the truth, he will understand what drives me. As it is, he calls me his “Mystery Woman” as I take my leave, heading north to Jozéf.
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The Environmental Monitors and members of Environmental Society researched how to plant vegetables using permaculture techniques. The dangers of pesticides and artificial fertilizers were also highlighted. We planted spinach seedlings only (we know this is not ideal, but from previous experience this is what grew best and our mischievous monkeys at school also do not have a liking for spinach). Marigolds were planted amongst the vegetables to act as a natural insect replant. In order to prevent evaporation of water from the soil we also learned to place hay or grass clippings on top of the soil. This would cut down on the amount of water needed by the plants. We also made all sorts of suggestions about containers to grow vegetables in.
Whenever possible, rain water from one of our rain water tanks nearby was used for watering. Environmental Monitors were put in charge of looking after the gardens on a roster basis. When the spinach was ready, it was harvested and donated to the Domino feeding scheme. We support this scheme every Thursday by making sandwiches. So the spinach was sent with the sandwiches.
We also tried germinating and growing a number of indigenous seeds this year from seeds collected in the Danville gardens. These were initially planted in egg boxes. They were later transplanted to coke bottles cut in half. Unfortunately the only seeds we had success with were the agapanthus seeds. These will eventually be planted out in the school gardens. We are presently trying to grow cycad seeds. Apparently they can take up to 3 months to germinate, so we are patiently waiting to see signs of life.

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The songs had common ingredients—two highly distinctive singers, textural guitar influenced by folk and jazz and flamenco, carnivalesque keyboard and classical woodwinds—but no common formula.
An Irish ensemble with a Uruguayan lead singer, this 10-member band blends traditional Gaelic music and singing with Latin salsa, rumba, and flamenco, creating unique, foot-tapping, sing-along fun.
Dancers of flamenco, Memphis jookin, virtuoso modern dance, tap and from several ballet companies — as well as the clown Bill Irwin — were all put through their tap paces.
Mare Nostrum frequently hosted flamenco shows and live music.
Robert Simon, guitar music flamenco to smooth jazz, 6-8 p.m., Bella Terra Amphitheatre, 7777 Edinger Ave.
The cultural influences of flamenco are perhaps most apparent in its music.
His compositions are re-imagined via the Indian tradition as well as the intersection of jazz and flamenco.
Antonio Lizana, the Southern Spanish flamenco singer and saxophonist who appeared with his quartet, deserves mentioning again.
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The Spanish word flamenco means “Flemish,” and its later usage in the sense “Gypsy-like,” especially in reference to a song, dance, and guitar-music style, has inspired a number of hypotheses about why the word flamenco came to be associated with Gypsies; however, all of these theories seem implausible. Perhaps more promisingly, in the later 19th century flamenco also meant “jaunty, cocky” and, in reference to women, “provocatively attractive,” The suggestion has been made that “Gypsylike” is a secondary development from these senses. The ordinary Spanish word for “Gypsy” is gitano, which like the English Gypsy, is altered from a word meaning “Egyptian.”
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The Best Equine Wide Tooth Mane-Combs
After combing through over 20 tails and manes with 5 different combs, and over 30 days of daily grooming we’ve concluded that the Best Equine Wide Tooth Mane-Comb is the Conair Equine FX Wide-Tooth Mane and Tail Comb. Durable, stylish, and practical, this comb is simple, yet it’s the best.
Best Equine Wide Tooth Mane-Comb
The Conair Equine FX Wide-Tooth Mane and Tail Comb allows you to comb out snarls with ease on even the thickest and longest manes and tails.
Coming in as our blue ribbon champion and Best Equine Wide Tooth Mane-Comb is the Conair Equine FX Wide-Tooth Mane and Tail Comb. This comb allows you to comb out snarls with ease on even the thickest and longest manes and tails. The rounded teeth help prevent damage to fragile hair keeping your equine friend look absolutely gorgeous. It’s important to make grooming a daily habit and it is an absolute must before riding. Whether you need to simply detangle the mane for informal riding, braid or shorten it for competition, this comb will keep your equines hair in good condition while helping it to grow, and minimize debris. And, if you show your horse, the quality of grooming can be as much as 40% of the total score!
Coming in as our red ribbon runner-up for “Most Versatile” is the Wahl Clipper Equine Mane and Braiding Comb. This comb detangles and separates your horse’s mane, for easier braiding, and show preparation. The comb’s comfortable rubber grip helps make grooming an enjoyable experience for both you and your horses. Grooming is highly recommended not only as preparation for clipping and trimming your horse, but also on a regular basis to keep your horse’s coat healthy and clean.
Heavy Duty Horse Tail Wide Tooth Comb – A lot of 6 Blue plastic grooming combs for tail and mane, a great value although not quite as durable and effective as the previous picks.
Coming in as our yellow ribbon runner-up for “Greatest Value” is the Pack of 6 Heavy Duty Horse Tail Wide Tooth Combs. A lot of 6 Blue plastic grooming combs for tail and mane. Features heavy-duty plastic combs with wide gap teeth that are perfect for matted hair.

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This year’s World Mental Health Day, on 10th October, comes at a time when our daily lives have changed considerably as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
At Quattro, we have trained mental health first aiders alongside physical ones. We recognise the reassurance this provides, and this year mental health is more important than ever.
It has been a tough one for us all. From lockdown, furlough, fear for our health to anxiety around the wellbeing of our loved ones. We have all found ourselves under pressure.
The past months have brought many challenges and at Quattro in such unprecedented times we are here to support our staff. This year’s World Mental Health day is a day for reflection on the key measures we already have in place for our staff and recognising how incredibly important this is now more than ever.
World Mental Health Day offers a chance to emphasise positive change to support mental health within the workplace, whether that’s at home or in the office.
Find out about Quattro’s experience supporting mental health in our architecture here.

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Some of you may have noticed that here at Yun Boutique we have a category of jewelry that’s not commonly found in other shops: Hair jewelry.
Hair jewelry, especially decorative hair combs and hair sticks, was a quintessential part of personal adornment in ancient China.
Hair sticks have been worn as early as the Shang dynasty (1600 to 1050 BC), carved of materials like bone. This form of adornment reached its height of popularity in the Tang (AD 618–907) and Song (AD 960–1279) dynasties. By then, they were made in luxurious materials like gold, silver, jade, and other gemstones.
Since most people in ancient times grew their hair long, hair accessories were not only needed to keep hairstyles in place, but developed into an elaborate culture. It was such a widely understood visual language that one could tell a woman’s rank and marital status by the way she wore her hair.
Strict rules surrounded who could and couldn’t wear hair sticks. Generally, a woman is allowed to wear hair sticks after she comes of age at 15–20. Royal concubines who commit grave errors had their rights to wearing hair sticks revoked. On the other hand, hair sticks were common gifts from the emperor to his officials.
Hair sticks come in a wide variety of styles. Yun Boutique's Cloudy Mountain hair stick belongs to the category called “bu yao,” meaning “swings with steps.” The name describes the fact that the dangling decorations swing with each step, but it’s also an admonition—that one cannot successfully wear such a hair accessory without maintaining ladylike poise.
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Crafted with intricate precision, our dragon pendant holds profound symbolism from Buddhist scripts to ancient Chinese culture. This versatile piece can be worn as a brooch or necklace, adapting to your style. Discover the guardian spirit and royal legacy woven into this exquisite accessory.
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In a June 30th news post and another Designing the Halo Esports Ecosystem installment on halowaypoint.com, 343’s Tahir ‘Tashi’ Hasandjekic revealed the HCS Team Partnership Program, partly centered around esports team cosmetics within Halo Infinite. Evidently, players will be able to sport in-game merch and support their favorite competitive teams through the initiative.
“Well to start, each partnered Team has designed their own in-game content which will be sold in the game on day 1 of Halo Infinite’s release, with more drops releasing over time. Of course, Teams will receive a significant portion of the revenue from each sale.”
The teams which have already joined the program have yet to be revealed or confirmed. Within Halo 5, however, players could purchase team-based weapon skins and emblems, most popularly for Counter Logic Gaming, Evil Geniuses and OpTic Gaming.
Tashi goes on to say, “Additionally, we’re looking to enable teams to create as much content as possible to drive interest in the league.” Whether Halo Infinite content offered through this HCS initiative will include esports cosmetic items beyond Halo 5‘s is not yet known.
As for the perks offered to teams accepted into Team Partnership, Tashi touched on many points:
“We’ll be providing all access to broadcast VODs and footage captured at the event, as well as providing access for Teams to film their own content, including backstage and on stage while their team is competing. Each partnered Team’s roster and coach will also get their travel covered for every event they’re eligible for, even if they start in the open bracket. Partnered Teams will also have an opportunity to include their own sponsors (as long as they don’t conflict with the HCS’ sponsors) directly into our broadcasts.”
Halo Infinite is set to release around autumn of 2021, with the game’s first esports event perhaps coming soon after.
(Video by Esports Talk).

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Activism Legal Second Amendment GOP chairman sues school district for indoctrination, helping to organize gun control protests
Alleges a violation of students' First Amendment rights.
Higher Ed Bubble Politics Second Amendment Public university forces students to fund anti-gun protest at state capitol
College ignores blatantly one-sided use of student fees.
Free Speech Racial issues Second Amendment Portland State anti-police activists shut down woman of color trying to defend armed cops
She wasn't planning to attend, but 'I'm tired of them representing the campus as a whole.'
Free Speech Second Amendment California college warned for telling students to take down pro-gun flag
Flag read 'Don't Tread on Me' and '2nd Amendment since 1789'
Politics Second Amendment ‘I believe in self defense’: Florida Republican proposes legalizing campus carry
The bill faces opposition from gun control activists.
Activism Politics Second Amendment Pro-Second Amendment march at Penn State counters appearance by David Hogg
Some pro-Hogg students felt the march was 'insensitive.'


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10 years ago
November 4, 2009
An 84 year-old man from Edgewood passed away after his car left interstate 57, crashed through a chain-link fence, and ended up in a deep pond on private property just west of the interstate. The car was traveling southbound on I-57 on Nov 2 when, for an unknown reason, the 2005 Chrysler veered off the interstate and came to a rest in Maris Pond, located behind 1114 East Northline Road.
Some little trick-or-treaters met Sparky the fire dog and firefighter Joe Carter during the trunk or treat Halloween event at the Nazarene Church. Members of the church came together and had different themed booths for trick-or-treaters to enjoy.
Hundreds of people gathered for the annual turkey dinner fundraiser at Forty Martyrs on Sunday. Almost 1,000 dinners were served at the event.
The TCHS Class of 1949 got together for its 60th reunion October 17. On hand for the festivities were John Finley, Wayne Meyer, Chris Flesor, William Jones, Wayne Robins, Gerhard Freche, Mike Sanderson, William McCarty, James Harbaugh, Nancy Hausman, Wilbur Pflum, Patti Waters, Jean Ellen Jones, Doris Piercy, Edna Waldrop, Gertrude Sanderson, Marjorie Hahn, Helen Davis, Jennie Hurrelbrink, Pat Hackett, Lorene Mills, Lyla Mae Riley, Jay Bowles, and Bettye May.
20 years ago
November 2, 1999
Tuscola school board members presented retiring board member Al Borries with a commemorative plaque honoring his many decades of service to the school district. His 20-year tenure included four terms as president and two as secretary.
Tuscola residents Robert Middleton and Mark Sweeney were among the 29,000 runners participating in this years Chicago Marathon.
The Lady Warriors volleyball team saw its season ended by Arcola in the first round of the Arcola regional tournament.
Randy and Jeanne Pettry were proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Gemini Alexus, on October 3, 1999. She weighed 7 pounds 15 ounces and was 21 inches long.
Erica Hall, running for the combined Tuscola-Atwood-Hammond cross country team, was the top finisher for the team at the sectional meet held at Kankakee Community College with a time of 17:44.
30 years ago
October 31, 1989
Sheriff John Chambers told Rotary members the war on drugs was far from over, with usage in the country still a battle, particularly in the schools.
Tuscola High School seniors Matt Werner and Sarah Coatney were named the SAR and DAR Good Citizens for 1989.
Heidi Huber, daughter of Bill and Suze Huber, was appearing the Northern Illinois University production of “Hello Dolly!”
Delores Looser was the lucky winner of a five pound “pecan favorite” from Tracy Lynn Candies. The giant chocolate covered treat was the grand prize in the first year anniversary drawing held at the store, owned by Scott and Tracy Flesor.
The Tuscola Warrior volleyball team was presented with the IHSA regional tournament trophy for beating Lovington 16-14, 13-15, 15-13, in the championship game Saturday night at Unity High School.
40 years ago
October 30, 1979
Rachel Sullivan was the winner of the grand prize for best costume at the annual community Halloween party sponsored by Tuscola business firms. Judging the array of costumes were Paul and Nancy Chismar of Tuscola, Leona Blum and Carol Wagner of Champaign, Jayne Wood of Pesotum, Kary Butler of Tolono, and Nyda Dujares of Arcola.
Mrs. Jay R. North was honored by the business and Professional Women’s Club recently as Woman of the Year.
Amos Albritton was honored as the newest recipient of the Paul Harris Fellow award at Tuscola Rotary Club. Previous Paul Harris Fellows from the Tuscola club included W.A. Bozarth, Ray Wulliman, Melvin Lossman, and C.A. Rice.
Mark Oakley had one of his best nights of the season by rushing for 178 yards in 19 carries in a 41-6 victory over the Warrensburg Cardinals. Five Warriors entered the scoring column- Oakley, Dick Laley, Steve Kalmar, Greg Porter, and Jim Davis.
50 years ago
October 31, 1969
Milas J. Thomas, who had been with Tuscola Post Office since 1929, was set to retire from active duty on Saturday, November 1. During his 40 years with the postal service, he had used only three weeks of sick leave, which automatically added 20 months to his service record.
A 22-mile section of Interstate 57 between Mattoon and Tuscola was now open for traffic. The section of road cost $15.5 million to complete and included 11 bridges, 16 highway-grade separation structures, and four railroad grade separation structures.
Two men, Gary Wineland of Brocton and William Clough of Oakland, both employees of Morris Construction Company, were severely burned in an accident at the USI plant, but were responding well to treatment at St. John’s Mercy Hospital.
For the first time in history, both ABC-sponsored awards were presented to the same member of the TCHS football team. Bill Anderson received both the Sportsmanship and Most Valuable Player trophies Player of the Year went to junior quarterback Larry Ring, on the basis of points accumulated the entire season.

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One of the main features of Microgrids is the ability to operate in both grid-connected mode and islanding mode. In each mode of operation, distributed energy resources (DERs) can be operated under grid-forming or grid-following control strategies. In grid-connected mode, DERs usually work under grid-following control strategy, while at least one of the DERs must operate in grid-forming strategy in islanding mode. A microgrid may experience remarkable fluctuations in voltage and current due to an unintentional islanding event. To achieve a smooth transition to islanding mode and mitigate disturbance effect, this paper proposes a control strategy includes a) a linear voltage controller with capacitor current feedback as an input to the voltage controller and output current feedforward as an input to current controller, and b) modified droop control to emulate the inertia response of a synchronous generator. The proposed controller can suppress voltage, current and frequency fluctuations and also guarantee a smooth transition. A small signal analysis of the proposed control strategy is developed to design its coefficients as well as the destabilizing effect of constant power load (CPL). Experimental results are provided to verify the effectiveness of the proposed control strategy.


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- A Website That Lets You Spy On Millions of People 2015-05-29 02:18
- Social Revolution In Ireland: 62% of Irish Voters Say YES To Gay Marriage 2015-05-29 02:11
- Killer robots will leave humans ‘utterly defenceless’ warns professor 2015-05-29 00:35
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Armed Forces day in Georgia2013-04-30 11:54
On April 30, Georgia is celebrating the Day of the Armed Forces, the Trend reports. In connection with the 22th anniversary of the Georgian Armed Forces there are planned festivities, the country's Defense Ministry stated on Tuesday.gt-en-newsitem-inside
At 9 am, in all the military units the soldiers were congratulated on their professional holiday. The memory of all dead soldiers will be honored by a minute of silence. There will also be held awards ceremonies of the distinguished soldiers.
At 11 pm, at the training ground in Vaziani there will be held demonstration exercises. The event will attended by representatives of the government.
From 12 to 17 pm, in military units there wukk be held celebrations for members of military families.
The festivities will end with the gala evening at the State Academic Theatre named after Shota Rustaveli. The event will be attended by representatives of the executive and the legislature bodies of Georgia, diplomats accredited in the country and celebrities, the Vestnik Kavkaza reported.


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Key Words in Lutheran Liturgical Worship
Cortright, Charles L.
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Words can have different meanings associated with them based on their use in context, culture, and groupings. With that in mind, Cortright breaks down what is meant and what is not meant by the phrase “Lutheran liturgical worship.” He then encourages all Lutherans to appreciate the practice of liturgy.


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Cap a load of this
You might never have heard of Cappadocia in Central Turkey, but its home to some of the most awe-inspiring countryside on the planet. The landscape is famous for its thousands upon thousands of tall, obelisk-like rock formations called Hoodoos or Fairy Chimneys. Its like nothing youve ever clapped eyes on before unless, of course, youve seen appalling Nic Cage vehicle Ghost-Rider or played Assassins Creed: Revelations, both of which chose the area as the main location for their plots.
Cappadocia is a go-to destination for hot air balloon enthusiasts. You have to get up at dawn to do it, before the winds get up. Or down. Or something.
A short drive away from the hotel is an enormous field where close to 100 balloons are slowly inflated by an army of Turks, all slinging enormous canisters of propane around with terrifying abandon. There are about 30 different companies operating balloons (try Royal Balloon) and all go up at broadly the same time so as you look around you're in the middle of the pack: a rainbow-coloured floating armada a couple of miles wide, cruising above the sun-drenched Turkish countryside.
If youre into combining a sporting challenge with your holiday youll love the new addition to the tourism calendar here: the RunFire Ultra marathon, a brutal six-day, 200km multi-stage race through desert terrain. Competitors sleep in hair tents and have to carry their own food, equipment and sleeping bags along the course, which passes by Mount Hasan volcano; the gorgeous and vast Lake Tuz; through Pigeon Valley, covered in awe-inspiring cave drawings; and tonnes of other sights. If you like the sound of this but dont think youre up for the full 200km, there is also a six-day 100km version and a four-day 60km one too.
Youve probably already tried pootling around on one of these babies in a field somewhere in the Home Counties. But trundling through Farmer Giles mud slicks bears no relation to the thrilling experience of getting up close and personal with Cappadocian fairy Chimneys: zooming in and out of huge crevices, valleys and gulleys created by ancient rock formations, and driving up inclines so steep that when you get to the top you teeter on the edge, unsure whether your momentum will be enough to take you forward or if youll slide inexorably back into the rider approaching at high speed behind you...
Stay at the ridiculously opulent Argos, an ancient renovated monastery. Its the sort of place Bond would strafe through if on a mission to snuff out the Turkish branch of SMERSH. Carved out of the mountainside, the rooms are actually a series of caves connected by underground tunnels; the suites all Middle Eastern rugs, exposed stonework and soft lighting, with a sauna and plunge pool on the mezzanine floor. Schplendid Moneypenny.
How to do it
For more information on holidays to Cappadocia, and custom-built trips to other locations, visit AdventureTemples (0843 508 5005)
AT offers a one week package at Argos in Cappadocia, on a B&B basis, from £1295pp based on two sharing and including flights on Pegasus Airlines from London Stansted.

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The mass demonstrations that forced the removal of President Mohamed Morsi on July 3 were a call to continue and deepen the Egyptian revolution. Millions of people took to the streets in opposition to Morsi’s rule in demonstrations even larger than those that ousted former dictator Hosni Mubarak. They were a measure of the detestation the Egyptian people had come to feel at the rule of the Muslim Brotherhood through Morsi and his Freedom and Justice Party. It was this that forced the Egyptian generals to act, once again removing a president.
by Gerry Emmett
“However partial the industrial revolt may be, it conceals within itself a universal soul: political revolt may be never so universal but it hides a narrow-minded spirit under the most colossal form.”
–Karl Marx, “On the King of Prussia and Social Reform”
The world’s rulers would like to declare an end to the earth-shaking, world-historic events of the Arab Spring, that completely unforeseen social revolt that [=>]


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Child labor in transition in Vietnam
Vietnam experienced a dramatic decline in child labor during the 1990s. The authors explore this decline in detail and document the heterogeneity across households in both levels of child labor and in the incidence of this decline in child labor. Theauthors find a strong correlation between living standards improvements and child labor so that much of the variation in declines in child labor can be explained by variation in living standards improvements. Ethnic minority children and the children of recent migrants appear to remain particularly vulnerable even by the late 1990s. Children of all ethnicities in the Central Highlands appear to have missed many of the improvements in the 1990s, while children in the rural Mekong and in Provincial Towns have experienced the largest declines in child labor. The results suggest embedding efforts against child labor within an overall antipoverty program. The authors find that the opening or closing of household enterprises seems to be associated with increases in child labor. So attention should be devoted to the activities of children in the government's current program to stimulate nonfarm enterprises.
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The report ostensibly samples "a wide swath of the online gaming market, including MMOs, console games, casual social titles, and cloud-based game offerings." It also notes a 7% decrease in online gaming subscriptions from 2008 to 2010, a period which also happens to coincide with the once-in-a-generation economic disaster that is still ongoing.
Nevertheless, Parks' Pietro Macchiarella feels that the data makes it "increasingly difficult to justify subscription fees. Thanks to social games and free-to-play MMOs, both casual and hardcore players have the option of playing quality games online for free," he says. Check out the source article at Industry Gamers.

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Your house needs to be the best place to be. It should be a place where you yearn to be every time. One way of doing this is by incorporating the best home decor ideas for different rooms. However, you don’t have lots of money to execute those luxurious ideas, what should you do?
Home decor doesn’t have to be an expensive affair. All you need is a creative mind. You can get the best home decor on a very tight budget. In addition to your creativity, you can copy affordable home decor ideas from different places
As you may know, home decor is not universal. Different ideas work in different rooms. A home decor idea for the living room may not work in your bedroom or bathroom. Also, each person has his or her preferred home decor preference.
Do you want to improve the interior design and appearance in your home in a less? Read on as we try to explore different cheap home decor ideas that you should consider implementing.
To make things better we have selected the easiest home decor ideas that won’t give you trouble or require that you bring in an expert.
1. Use light colors in rooms
Do you think that your living room, bedroom or even kitchen look small? You can visually increase its size just by painting them using light colors. Light colors tend to create an optical illusion of a larger room than its actual size.
Painting the rooms with dark colors will minimize the size of the room and make it look smaller even if it is somehow spacious. Also, light colors tend to inject some sense of warmth into the room.
2. Use Mirrors
This is another home decor idea that savvy homeowners implement without spending lots of money. You can bring in mirrors into the room and put them at strategic positions in the room.
Just like the light colors, mirrors tend to create an optical illusion of a larger room. They achieve this goal by reflecting the light that is coming in through the door and windows. If the room is large but has inadequate lighting, you can use the mirror solely for the purpose of lighting up the room.
Don’t just go for the basic mirrors. Instead, buy decorative mirrors that have the power of creating visual appeal.
3. Bring in a large piece of art
You can command the attention and dictate the tone of the living room by incorporating a large piece of art. Anyone who gets into such a house or room won’t fail to notice the presence of this massive piece of art.
We cannot ignore the visual appeal that such a massive piece of art can have in a room regardless of the size.
4. Incorporate gallery wall
If adding a large-scale art is not in your mind, you can choose an alternative of creating a gallery wall. A gallery wall usually comes in handy when you want to create a personality in the room.
On your gallery wall, you can add a collection of photographs, wall hangings, artifacts among other collectibles. Most of these things will speak of your personality.
You can create a bigger impact on your gallery wall by using decorative frames that can convey a message about a particular theme. You can mix them up or still choose to go with a particular pattern.
5. Install shelves
Looking for more space in the room? Consider installing shelves. You will be surprised by the floor area that will be able to save just by the simple act of installing nice and decorative shelves.
The good news is you are free to explore different types of shelves based on their sizes and designs. Whether you want a large or small shelf, the choice is yours. You are also free to install shelves in different rooms without any hindrance.
6. Add furniture accessories
Does your furniture look boring and lack inspiration? You should consider incorporating different furniture accessories. There is a wide array of furniture accessories that you can use to improve the interior decor in your home.
One group of accessories that you should consider buying is furniture handles. Do you know that furniture handles can be used for more than their functional purposes? They can play a critical role in improving the interior decor of a home.
There are different handles that are designed for different pieces of furniture. You can buy furniture handles for cupboard, door, cabinet, drawer among others. Also, in choosing furniture handles, you need to consider the room where you are going to install. For instance, stainless steel handles are not only beautiful but also durable.
7. Incorporate plants into your home
You don’t have to be an environmental enthusiast to appreciate the importance and impact of plants in a home. Usually, plants and flowers go hand in hand. So, by incorporating plants, you will be decorating your home with natural flowers.
There is a wide range of plants that you can use for home decor. Some plants are climbers while others are creepers. You can put different plants at different positions in the room depending on how they grow or their nature.
8. Add Sculptures
Sculptural sconces are good at enhancing the aesthetic appeal of a home. You can also use them to express your personality or send a message to those who come to your house.
9. Add wicker baskets
Would you like to create more space in an artistic and creative way? Consider adding wicker baskets in the living room or even in the bedrooms. These baskets are good for storing those treasures and small accessories. You can keep wicker baskets in the children’s room for storing their toys and stationery.
Since we are keen on the looks, ensure that the wicker baskets that you buy are able to create the desired aesthetic appeal. They should be beautiful and attractive to the eyes. You should also be creative on how you position the baskets in the rooms.
10. Add removable wall art or wallpaper
Are you the type of person who won’t stay with a particular decor for long? Then you should consider a removable wall art instead of permanent paint. With the removable arts, you are free to explore anything that you think will impress you. In case you would like to change the theme of your home, you can easily buy a different wallpaper.
Article Courtesy of: Robin Luo


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CME/CE: Stroke Rounds: Intracerebral Bleeds Can Mimic TIA
By: Alere Staff
American Heart Association
January 5, 2016 – January 5, 2018
Physicians: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™
Researchers report that intracerebral hemorrhage patients can present with rapidly resolving symptoms that imitate transient ischemic attack (TIA), suggesting a need for rigorous evaluation of suspected TIA.


Local Heritage grants
Each year we invite owners of heritage buildings and items in the Eurobodalla Shire to apply for Local Heritage Grants. The grants aim to encourage conservation of heritage items identified in the Eurobodalla Local Environmental Plan 2012 and can assist property owners to carry out restoration works.
There is a total of $25,500 available for 2024-25 grants. This is made up of $6,500 from Heritage NSW and $19,000 from Council.
The focus for the Local Heritage Grants is conservation works that enhance individual places, buildings and historic streetscapes that will in turn promote and foster the community's and visitors' appreciation of the Eurobodalla.
We anticipate the funds will be taken up by owners of business premises, dwellings and other structures in main streets and elsewhere, and will lead to ongoing improvement in the Eurobodalla's streetscapes.
Applications are now open
- Apply now for the 2024-25 Local Heritage Grants
- Applications close on Friday 17 May 2024 at 2pm.
- View Local Heritage Grant guidelines
If you have any questions about the grants or process, contact Council's Strategic Planning Officer (Support) Nardi Arnold on:
- T: 4474 1226
- E: Nardi Arnold


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Bristol, UK – Day Two: October 1, 2016
A life long dream came true today. I climbed the mast and out to the end of a yardarm on a large sailing vessel. I’ve always hoped to do this while sailing on the high seas, preferably during a storm. The SS Great Britain is docked securely in Bristol Harbor, never again to sail on the high seas. Perhaps I’ll find myself on another sailing vessel and have the opportunity to make the other half of my dream come true. It was a thrill to stand in the wind, high above the harbour water and look across to the Hotwells, the brightly colored houses along the hillside of Avon Gorge. I spent most of the day aboard the SS Great Britain, once again, as a time traveler. The audio tour was wonderful. I could choose between several traveling companions: a first class passenger, a passenger in steerage or a maritime archaeologist guide. I chose the passenger in steerage.
In the evening, after dining on Deerstalker Pie and Pieminister, I walked into the area of the city famous for its murals.
Before heading to the harbour I stopped for coffee at Eddie’s. It’s nice to start the day with a smiling, familiar face.
Eddie the barista
The Hotwells are so whimsical.
At the far end of the dockyard, on Gas Ferry Road, is the majestic SS Great Britain, the first iron steamer to cross the Atlantic. In 1845 she crossed in a mere 14 days. She was the longest passenger ship in the world from 1845 until 1854. In 1881 she was converted to sail.
Halfway out the yardarm my guide yelled out for me to turn around and wave to his buddy who had fished my camera out of my bag to snap the photo. (His mother had told him NEVER, EVER to go into a lady’s bag!) I continued out to the far end of the yardarm. I felt so, so alive!
Hours had passed while I explored every nook and cranny of the vessel. I highly recommend making a visit to this superb museum of life aboard a passenger ship that sailed the oceans in the mid 1800’s.
I left maritime history behind and left the harbour to walk the streets of Bristol, taking in the present-day trends and transformations.
Another long day and twilight approached. Time to head back to Bedminster, but not before stopping for a pint of ale.
King William Ale House, built around 1670 as a refuge for poor women.
The pubs in Bedminster draw a different crowd.
I wasn’t adventurous enough or thirsty enough to find out if there was an age limit on the offer.
And so ends my second day exploring Bristol. Tomorrow I say goodbye (for now) to Bristol and hello to Abergavenny, Wales!


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The federal government of Nigeria as part of the measures in place to limit the spread of
COVID-19 gave an order effective 30 March 2020 at 23:00h that all organizations and
businesses should shutdown operation, with a few exemptions such as organisations
offering essential services.
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The Saturdays celebrate bandmate Vanessa White's 21st birthday - but Una Healy can't keep her hands off boyfriend
The Saturdays brought a touch of glamour to Halloween last night as they celebrated band member Vanessa White's 21st birthday at Chinawhite's night club in Soho London.
Band mates Frankie Sanford, Mollie King, Rochelle Wiseman and Una Healy were all at the bash, however the girls decided against wearing ghoulish costumes, opting for figure-hugging dresses instead.
Get a room! The Saturdays star Una Healy shares a passionate embrace with boyfriend Ben Foden after leaving bandmate Vanessa's birthday party
Birthday girl: Vanessa White at the party at Chinawhite nightclub in London
Una, who was wearing a very revealing black ensemble - complete with suspenders, brought boyfriend Ben Foden along to the celebrations and the couple couldn't keep their hands off each other.
They looked happier than ever as they shared a kiss before heading home in the early hours of the morning.
Meanwhile Rochelle, who dates JLS star Marvin Humes, looked stylish in a one-shoulder rust dress while Mollie stood out in a strapless white dress with matching pop socks.
Party girls: The Saturday's Mollie King and Frankie Sandford arrive at the bash
Revealing: Una opted for a very sexy black ensemble - complete with suspenders
Frankie kept it casual with a tight mini-skirt and black top while birthday girl Vanessa opted for a sexy strapless dress.
The Saturdays had earlier shown their appreciation for Vanessa via Twitter, with Una posting the message: 'Happy Birthday to our baby Saturday Miss @vanessawhite she is 21 today!! Love you loads Ness.'
Vanessa later commented: ' Yay #happybirthdayvanessa is number 1 trending topic in the u, how amazing is that thanks guys I love you!'
Dressed to impress: The Saturday's Mollie King (left) and Rochelle Wiseman looked gorgeous in figure-hugging dresses
All partied out: Vanessa leaves the bash with two friends
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Handle bag, handmade out of banana fiber with a bamboo handle and a decorative cicada made out of resin. Woven by Huila’s artisans, natives of the Andean region of Colombia.
• Banana and pineapple fiber/resin/bamboo
• 24.5 cm H x 22.5 cm W x 8 cm D
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Nokia joined Google Maps as the local search and navigation supplier to Toyota Europe. By early 2014 Toyota will integrate Nokia's vendor-neutral Here mapping platform into cars that the giant manufacturer delivers into Europe, Russia and the Middle East.
Shares in TomTom have risen sharply after an analyst at Rabobank International said Apple could be preparing a takeover bid. The thinking is that Apple could bid for TomTom to quickly improve its maligned Apple Maps service.
Nokia is taking the fight to Google and Apple with the launch a new mapping platform rebranded "Here," which it will make available to iPhone and Android users. The mapping and location platform is a cloud-based, platform-agnostic service that aggregates a variety of location-specific services for the user including maps, directions and local deals.
The number of active users of family locator services in Europe and North America is forecast to grow from 16 million in 2011 to reach 70 million in 2016, according to a new report from Berg Insight.
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Two independent reports commissioned by British Columbia’s government to probe money laundering in the province’s real estate sector are set to be released today.
Finance Minister Carole James and Attorney General David Eby have called a news conference to release the findings of the two reviews launched last September.
The reviews aim to shed light on money laundering by organized crime in real estate after last June’s report on dirty money in casinos by former RCMP deputy commissioner Peter German.
Following the gaming report, German was appointed to conduct a second review to focus on identifying the scale and scope of illicit activity in the real estate market.
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Glamorgan coach John Derrick is hopeful bowler Simon Jones will return after keyhole surgery on his left knee.
Simon Jones faces another five months on the sidelines
"It's devastating news not just for Simon but for us and England as well," Derrick told the BBC after the paceman was ruled out for five months.
"Any injury, especially to the knee with the way Simon runs into bowl, could be career-ending.
"But you just look at the way he came back much stronger, much fitter from the injury he picked up in Australia."
Jones ruptured a cruciate ligament in his right leg while fielding against Australia at Brisbane in 2002, an injury which put him out of cricket for 15 months.
There were fears then that the 27-year-old might never play again.
They've been very careful with the injury and delayed going out to America for a second opinion for a couple of weeks
But by the time of the 2005 Ashes, Jones was again a fixture in the England side and took 18 wickets at just 21.00 apiece in the first four Tests against Australia.
However an ankle injury and then continuing problems with his other knee have prevented Jones from playing for England since then.
He began the season well for Glamorgan but broke down again during the C&G Trophy victory over Ireland.
That saw him travel to the United States this week for surgery with Colorado knee specialist Richard Steadman and is now likely to miss the winter's Ashes campaign.
Steadman's previous clients have included Darren Gough and top footballers Alan Shearer, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Henrik Larsson.
"They've been very careful with the injury and delayed going out to America for a second opinion for a couple of weeks," Derrick added.
"England are dealing with the medical side but are in close contact with Chris Towers, our physio."


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- Kayak with the whales in their natural environment
- See other marine mammals such as seals, sea lions and dolphins
- The Pacific coast of California is one of the best places to view whales on their yearly migration.
What You Can Expect
When you’re ready, follow your guide to the ocean and set out in your single or double kayak. Paddle out from La Jolla Shores, passing the La Jolla sea caves, huge kelp forests and underwater canyons while learning from your naturalist guide about the marine life around you. Your guide might show you leopard sharks, sea lions, seals, fish, pelicans and other seabirds, in addition to the Pacific white-sided dolphins, common dolphins and bottlenose dolphins that are commonly seen in the area.
Gray whales migrate offshore from San Diego from December to March, although sightings are not predictable in the wild. However, a kayak tour on the Pacific Ocean is a memorable experience and gray whales are frequently spotted in these waters.
Expect to paddle for almost the entire time that you are out on the water, about six miles round-trip. Although this is an active tour, prior experience is not required; simply bring your sense of adventure and be prepared to get wet. All kayaking gear and instruction is provided, along with warm beverages upon your return.
great experience, did not get to see many whales but it was fun
This was a great morning out on the water; La Jolla has a lot to offer! March was a bit late for whale-watching however there is plenty of marine life (seals, sea lions, birds) and there is also the caves and coastline to explore. An intimate group of 3, we got full attention by our wonderful guide.
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A fabulous issue
This issue, with lovely art from old epic fantasy artist John Buscema, is really great. The thing I like most of all is that despite the fact that there is an extensive amount of story considering all the characters and their backgrounds shown it never becomes jumbled or convoluted. Reading this you get a very exact idea about all the people in the story from Kull to Iraela and the aged wizard and every character seems well conceived and fits the whole story nicely. The dialogue is also coherent and well distributed among the characters so that each of them gets his chance to show who he is. Kull's story expands from his infant years to his future as a king of the continent and the end just leaves you wanting more in the vein of a classical Robert E.Howard story because it gives something most fantasy comics tend to forget, perspective.
The art also helps the story progress nicely. I love John Buscema's panels here they are just so vibrant. My only complaint is that the backgrounds could be more full but in a 42 page issue it feels like asking too much. Kull's facial expressions are a joy, it is obvious Buscema took some time to make him look different that Conan and it clearly pays off.
Overall, if you are interested in barbaric fiction a-la-Conan you will find more than you're looking for here. But apparently and comic fan should give this issue a chance. A real pity this title didn't last much longer, it deserved to...


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Friday, May 10, 2019
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The Elovaters sophomore album, DEFY GRAVITY, dropped October 26, 2018 (Rootfire Cooperative) and debuted at #1 in the Billboard and iTunes Reggae charts. Two months later it was voted people’s choice Album Of The Year 2018 by Surf Roots TV & Radio. Produced by Danny Kalb (Beck, Ben Harper, Willie Nelson, The Movement) and critically acclaimed, “Defy Gravity is simply on another level…intricate and nuanced, full of thought-provoking surprises.” The album marks yet another milestone in the band’s incredible rise from the south shore of Boston. Other highlights from 2018 include signing with Madison House agency in September, performing at Levitate Music Festival, Sugarloaf Reggae Festival, and direct support dates for The English Beat, and Badfish.
The Elovaters are Jackson Wetherbee (lead vocal, rhythm guitar), John Alves (lead guitar), Nick Asta (drums), Matt Link (bass), Derrick Cabral (percussion), and Greg Nectow (keys). Their debut album, THE CORNERSTONE, was recorded by Mike Caplan at the legendary Lion and Fox Studios in Washington D.C. in 2017. It reached #2 on the iTunes reggae chart and #9 on the Billboard Reggae Chart, and the band has been touring heavily in support of the album ever since, opening for the likes of Ziggy Marley, Stick Figure, The Movement, Easy Star Allstars, John Brown’s Body, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad and more.
Annie in the Water
Annie in the Water’s music is a groovy combination of Reggae, Funk, Rock, Blues and Jamstyle written with a conscious dose of positive vibes, unique melodies and intelligent lyrics. With the ability to fill an entire night with original music and also render well-known covers into a signature style, fans share extraordinary experiences that can’t be seen anywhere else.
After 9 years performing 600+ shows in over 13 states, the original duo of founding members Brad Hester and Michael Lashomb also lead a full band that will shock your soul into euphoria.
The group creates a blend of music and entertainment that is inspired by the audience and the moment; the fan-base grows with every single performance in large part due to the indisputable fact that Annie in the Water will make people dance and feel happier no matter their age. Annie in the Water guarantees to deliver a great performance and intends to create unique experiences at as many locations as possible all over the world. While they also plan to continually expand their musical consciousness, this feels like only the beginning…
SixFoxWhiskey is a jazzy funk-rock quintet out of Boston, MA.


text: On Friday night, Shatu Garko made history by becoming the first hijab-wearing model to win the Miss Nigeria contest. Ms Garko, a Kano State native, was also the year's youngest contender. The 18-year-old horse rider triumphed over 18 other hopefuls to be crowned Miss Nigeria 44. The event took place at the Landmark Centre in Victoria Island, Lagos, on Friday night. Miss Nigeria 2021 competed on behalf of the North-West zone. The contest's first runner-up was Nicole Ikot, while the second runner-up was Kasarachi Okoro. At the colourful ceremony, the outgoing queen, Etsanyi Tukura of Taraba State, gave the crown to her successor.During her speech, the new queen stated that she is dedicated to demonstrating that faith and culture are not impediments to pursuing one's aspirations and achieving whatever one sets out to accomplish. She also committed to upholding the Miss Nigeria pageant's standards. The eviction process began with almost 1,000 women, who were then cut to 120, who were then invited to a physical audition in Lagos, where they were further reduced to 37, including three wild cards. The number of contestants was reduced to 21 and then to 18 after that.


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Geoff McFetridge and Norse Projects in Harmony as They Team For Capsule Collection
Geoff McFetridge has always been a master of color and color blocking, matching tones and hues into something that is harmonious, understated yet bold and full of life.
It makes sense, then, that the Canadian-born, LA-based painter/designer has teamed with Norse Projects, a brand for which the same description could apply, for his second collaboration. This one in particular is a larger collaboration,with McFetridge's distinct bold simplicity and style, as well as graphic pieces. As the collection states, "Working onto Norse classics, Geoff has created a capsule of garments encapsulated by a conceptual theme: The farther you go the deeper it gets." See the rest here.