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– artinspired decor shopping ideas
Avoid bold colours and work with a soft, neutral palette. Greys, taupes and metallic accents will create an understated yet glamorous atmosphere.
Cushion, $169, from Tuberose. Timothy Oulton pendant, $9,339, from Dawson
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$5,435, from ECC. Arte Veneziana screen, $POA,
from Sarsfield Brooke. Tom Dixon martini set, $205, from ECC. Baker table, $10,995, from Cavit & Co. Chandelier, $1,895, by French Country Collections. Cube, $1,195, from Republic. Kelly Wearstler
side table, $4,031, from Cavit & Co.
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Sarsfield Brooke. Lee Broom chair, $POA, from ECC.
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Playhouse in the Park Presents: "Fiddler on the Roof"
Playhouse in the Park presents "Fiddler on the Roof," a long-running Broadway musical set in 1905 Russia, based on the story, Tevye and his Daughters, by Sholem Aleichem. The story centers on Tevye (played by Rusty Jones), the father of five daughters, and his attempts to maintain his family and Jewish religious traditions while outside influences encroach upon their lives. Kate Lochte speaks with Playhouse in the Park Director Lisa Cope, Pam Rockwell who plays Golde (Tevye's wife), and one of the fiddlers, Gracie Wallace about the production. The play opens this weekend, and runs through June 16. See how to get tickets at PlayhouseinthePark.net.

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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM
 HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAMS
 PARTICIPATING CITY
 COOPERATION AGREEMENT
 This Agreement is beingentered into on this 4th day of June 2014, to be effective on the
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 1st day of July 2015, by and between the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereinafter referred to as
 "City," and the County of Los Angeles, by and through the Executive Director of the
 Community Development Commission of the County, hereinafter referred to as "County" and
 shall remain in effect for the three-year qualification period through the 30th day of June 2018.
 After this date, this Agreement provides for automatic renewal of participation in successive
 three-year qualification periods, unless the County or the City provides written notice it elects
 not to participate in a new qualification period.
 WITNESSETH THAT:
 WHEREAS, in 1974, the U.S. Congress enacted and the President signed a law entitled,
 the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, herein called the "Act;"
 and
 WHEREAS, County and City desire to cooperate to undertake, or assist in undertaking,
 community development, community renewal of lower income housing assistance activities,
 specifically urban renewal and publicly assisted housing, including, but not limited to, the
 improvement or development of housing for persons of low- to moderate-incomes, and other
 community or urban renewal activities authorized by the Act, the Cranston-Gonzalez National
 Affordable Housing Act (NAHA), and the U.S. Housing Act of 1937, as amended;
 WHEREAS, the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, the HOME
 Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program, and the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program
 are required to have an approved comprehensive housing strategy as authorized under NAHA;
 WHEREAS, the County has requested of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
 Development, hereinafter referred to as "HUD," that the County be designated as an "Urban
 County;"
 WHEREAS, the City desires to participate with the County in said program;
 WHEREAS, as the Urban County designee, the County will take responsibility and
 assume all obligations of an applicant under federal statues, including: the analysis of needs, the
 setting of objectives, the development of community development and housing assistance plans,
 the consolidated plan, and the assurances of certifications;
 WHEREAS, the terms and provisions of this Agreement are fully authorized under State
 and local law, and this Agreement provides full legal authority for the County, by and through its
 agents and instrumentalities including the Housing Authority of the County of Los Angeles and
 the Community Development Commission of the County of Los Angeles, herein referred as
 "County," to undertake, or assist in undertaking, essential community development and housing
 Revised 03/2014

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Underlying cause of cerebral palsy could lie in family links; Relatives including first cousins could be at risk
Babies born into families in which someone has cerebral palsy are at an increased risk of having the condition, suggests new research. Cerebral palsy is the most common cause of physical disability in children, affecting approximately two in 1,000 live births in the developed world (and many more elsewhere). It originates from damage to the 'immature' brain and several risk factors in pregnancy have been identified such as preterm delivery, abnormal growth, exposure to infection and lack of oxygen at birth.
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A recipe for an Asian inspired dish with pork, red peppers and green onions/scallions and glass noodles. Also known as crystal noodles, cellophane noodles or Chinese noodles, these are made with bean or peas.
Prep Time: 15minutes
Cook Time: 25minutes
Total Time: 40minutes
1package of glass noodles(bean vermicelli noodles)
1poundboneless pork loin chopsthinly sliced
1/2cupchopped fresh cilantro
Make the marinade for the pork by mixing the oyster sauce, oil, fish sauce, soy sauce, sugar, garlic, ginger and Thai chilies. In a bowl, pour the mixture over the chopped up pork and toss until the meat is all coated in the marinade. Let the meat marinate in the fridge for about 30 minutes.
To cook the glass noodles, place them in a large bowl. Pour boiling water in the bowl, enough to cover the glass noodles entirely. Once they are transparent , soft and tender (about 5 minutes), drain the water.
Heat a large skillet to medium/high heat. Add the pork with all the marinade, red pepper and scallions. Stir often and cook until the pork is fully cooked, about 7 minutes.
Lower the heat and stir in the glass noodles and 1/2 cup chicken broth. Cook for another couple minutes.
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After more than a century in Harvard Square, Brattle Square Florist will close its iconic storefront at the end of the month.
"Houghton Library, with its shaded windows and imposing bookshelves holding centuries-old books, was mysterious and unapproachable — a vault to the public."
In the fall of 1967, Sally Faith Dorfman ’71 saw an ad in The Crimson from the Harvard University Band that stated the band was in need of more flute players. Dorfman, a flautist, thought she might try out. But there was a catch — the band, at the time, was all male.
Growing up in a politically active environment, Nicola A. Williams is dedicating her second campaign for City Council to addressing the concerns of Cambridge residents.
Researchers presented initial findings on the prevalence and treatment of psychosis in India, Nigeria, and Trinidad at a virtual event hosted by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health on Wednesday.
Researchers from the Harvard Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering illuminated a connection between massage and the body’s immune response for muscle rehabilitation.
Harvard Will End Isolation Housing, Stop Conducting Contact Tracing During Spring Semester
Jokes That Aren’t Funny: Racism and Harassment in Student Traditions
Who Can Be ‘Racist’?
Here’s How the Harvard Admissions Process Really Works
Harvard Will Move Ahead with In-Person Spring Semester Despite Rising Covid Cases

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lpatton U got their new logo design by running a design contest:
UTV/ATV rally needs a statement logo
Check out lpatton U's Logo design contest…
Games & Recreational
First annual utv/atv event in Parachute Colorado There will be trail rides, poker run, soccer game and barrel racing
We would like a logo that stands out.
US$299 Bronze package
Every design category has flexible pricing for all budgets. Logo design starts at £239.
Full copyright with production-ready files for digital and/or print.
It all began with a design brief.
A quick, interactive guide helped them understand their design style and captured exactly what they needed in their logo design.
Designers across the globe delivered design magic.
lpatton U collaborated with designers to refine their ideas
When design entries come in, you can rate them so designers know what you’re looking for in your logo design.
99designs has great collaboration tools so you can pinpoint and capture your ideas
And then… they selected a winner!
Along the way, they met lots of talented designers…
We think contests are a super fun way to get design.
Recently completed contests:
Sell outdoor equipment, sports items, camping items, family fun items.
Surfing Warrior Training Camp is seeking a Brave, Strong, Powerful, Simple yet creative Super Hero Tribal style logo
Surfing warrior is a "Tribal Warrior" training course. Where participants will learn the skills to become better surfers
We rent powersports and watercraft equipment, atv’s, utv’s, sea doos, boats and Rvs
We want to make a player organization for the game called "Star Citizen". Our name is "Space Cowboys". Think about Clint
We provide wake surfing and wakeboarding lessons, group outings on a wakeboard boat. Eventually will make t-shirts and


Williams County, OH – Man Killed & Woman Injured in Explosion on County Road Q50
Williams County, OH (August 26, 2021) – One man has lost his life and a woman was left injured following a home explosion in Williams County on Monday. Just before 4:30 p.m., on August 23, emergency crews were notified that their assistance was needed on-site at an explosion on County Road Q50.
Reports from authorities show that an explosion occurred at a home located in the 6900 block of County Road Q50 during the early evening hours. The incident caused severe damage to the structure.
One man inside the home sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene. A second victim, identified only as the deceased man’s wife, was injured. The woman was transported to a local hospital for care. The Northwest Township Fire Department spent an extensive time at the scene as they worked to take control of the fire. At this time, the incident remains under investigation by the Ohio State Fire Marshal’s Office.
Our thoughts are with the victim injured in this accident. We hope for their full recovery.
We would like to extend our deepest condolences to the family of the victim who lost their life in this accident. Our thoughts are with them at this time.
Fatal Explosion Incidents in Williams County, Ohio
Explosion incidents across the United States claimed the lives of countless people every year. In many instances, explosions are caused by gas leaks, natural oil, and negligence. When victims lose their lives in explosions, their families are often forced to endure overwhelming consequences.
Not only are many families left homeless and lose all of their possessions, but they are forced to endure towering financial burdens related to funeral expenses and burial costs. When victims lose their lives in explosions, it is crucial that their families act quickly to explore legal options available to them.
Depending on the circumstances surrounding the incident, families may have legal options available to recover compensation to help cover some of the financial burdens they face moving forward. Seeking the assistance of a knowledgeable explosion injury attorney can help to ensure your family is in the best position possible to move forward after enduring the loss of a loved one due to an explosion incident.
A skilled legal team will investigate the circumstances surrounding the explosion to determine its cause. Once the cause of the explosion is identified, the attorneys will identify all liable parties and help you to pursue legal options available to hold them accountable for their actions.
Our national explosion injury attorneys at Burg Simpson have extensive experience fighting to protect the legal rights of families who have lost loved ones in explosion incidents across the United States. We have gained a national reputation for providing responsive and effective representation for our clients to ensure they are able to hold negligent parties accountable and get the justice they deserve.
If you have lost a loved one in an explosion incident, it is crucial that you act quickly to ensure your legal rights are protected. Contact our national personal injury attorneys as soon as possible to schedule a free case evaluation with our team to discuss the legal options available for you. Don’t wait, call (888) 895-2080 to get started on your case.
Note: Independent sources were used in the creation of this post. These sources include news reports, police reports, eye-witness reports, social media reports, and first-hand accounts about the injury accident. For that reason, the facts pertaining to the specific events surrounding this accident have not been independently verified by our writing team. If there is any information that is not correct about a specific incident or if you would prefer that the post be removed, please reach out to us as soon as possible so that we can make the correction or remove the post.
Disclaimer: At the personal injury law firm of Burg Simpson, we have made it our mission to give back to our local community members. We have dedicated our careers to changing peoples’ lives for the better by fighting for them in court to ensure that they receive fair and full compensation for their injuries and damages after suffering an injury. We hope these posts will help bring awareness to the dangers of driving and will remind members of our communities to practice safer driving habits and take the necessary precautions to prevent being injured. This is not a solicitation for business. The information in this post should not be misconstrued as medical advice or legal advice. The photos depicted in this post are not representative of the actual accident scene.


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Even more embarrassing than showing off with a luxury yacht, is showing off with a luxury yacht that does not belong to you. As a Terra whistleblower who calls himself a “FatMan” wants to have heard from a “verified source”, Zhu Su, CEO of the hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC), is said to have borrowed money from a “superyacht” to brag to investors about it.
”A verified source confirmed that Zhu Su owned a mega yacht worth $ 50 million, which he showed to friends and potential investors to demonstrate his luxurious wealth,” FatMan said. “This yacht was bought with borrowed money, and 3AC was not able to pay her beyond the deposit”.
Terra-Chaos drags hedge funds down
Three Arrows Capital was one of the largest investors in the crypto market. Triggered by the Terra crash, however, 3AC is said to have fallen into financial difficulties. The hedge fund had staked large sums in UST and LUNA tokens, the loss is said to be in the billions.
There is already speculation as to whether the hedge fund is facing insolvency. Three Arrows Capital is said to have been unable to cover the purchase of the luxury yacht.
Ethereum Founders Set Up to Joke
Vitalik Buterin took this as an opportunity to amuse himself on Twitter about Zhu Su. ”There are far more honorable ways to burn $50 million to impress people than buying a superyacht,” the Ethereum founder said. As an option, Buterin called participation in the Web 3.0 project Gitcoin.
Buterin: ”As a social movement, we should try to realize visions like this, and not just repeat the unimaginative crap of the 20th century, only with ourselves at the top”. Jokingly, Buterin added that ”all donors to the Gitcoin matching pool deserve big, beautiful statues in the metaverse in honor of their contributions”.
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ACC supports EPA funding measure prevent to lower ozone standards
“We commend Chairman Hal Rogers (R-Ky.) and Congressman Evan Jenkins (R-W.V.) for seeking to maintain today’s ozone standards—the most stringent ever—as more communities come into compliance,” said the statement. “By focusing on helping those states and facilities that are falling short, EPA could promote continued air quality improvement alongside manufacturing growth.”
The EPA proposed new NAAQS standards in November 2014 that would lower the current rate of 75 parts per billion to a number in the range of 65 to 70 parts per billion. According to the ACC statement, 2,000 counties in 45 states would be unable to meet the lower range of those standards.
“Industry located in non-attainment areas can face increased operating costs, regulatory permitting delays and restrictions on building or improving facilities,” according to the statement. “EPA’s plan makes little sense when ozone concentrations are falling, manufacturers are expanding and the new production is cleaner and state-of-the-art. We urge lawmakers to approve H.R. 2822.”


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Study on industry involvement in the integrated approach to financing the sound management of chemicals and waste
The integrated approach to financing the sound management of chemicals and waste was proposed to the Governing Council of UNEP, at its twenty-seventh session in 2013, by the Executive Director of UNEP, in his report on the consultative process on financing options for chemicals and wastes.
Industry involvement is one of the three pillars of the integrated approach, along with the mainstreaming of the sound management of chemicals and wastes into development planning and dedicated external financing, and it is central to the mobilization of the necessary funding.
Although, on paper, the integrated approach is an aspirational tool for involving industry in accordance with national needs and circumstances, its concrete implementation has been hampered by a lack of clarity regarding what constitutes industry involvement and the absence of a mechanism for monitoring progress.
The present study is the first that aims to provide a holistic description of the activities associated with industry involvement in the integrated approach, including options for action at various levels and for a variety of actors.

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The xx are set to make a live return with three dates in London this month.
Tickets are being allocated through a special lottery system on the band’s website.
The xx will play:
London Electrowerkz (May 14)
London Chats Palace (15)
London Battersea Arts Centre (18)
The band are currently working on the follow-up to to their Mercury Prize-winning debut.
In December the band posted a demo of a new song titled “Open Eyes” on their blog.
The track followed the trio’s announcement in November that they had started recording new material. Jamie xx has hinted that “club music” had been an influence on the new record.
The band will hit the festival circuit this summer, having been lined up for Primavera Sound 2012, where they’ll be joined by the likes of Bjork, Spiritualized and The Drums. They will also play Bestival along with The Horrors, Two Door Cinema Club and Azealia Banks.
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Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a simplified approach to fabricating flat, ultra-thin optics. The new approach enables simple etching without the use of acids or hazardous chemical etching agents.
"Our method brings us closer to making do-it-yourself optics a reality by greatly simplifying the design iteration steps," explained Kimani Toussaint, an associate professor of mechanical science and engineering who led the research published this week in Nature Communications.
"The process incorporates a nanostructured template that can be used to create many different types of optical components without the need to go into a cleanroom to make a new template each time a new optical component is needed.
"In recent years, the push to foster increased technological innovation and basic scientific and engineering interest from the broadest sectors of society has helped to accelerate the development of do-it-yourself (DIY) components, particularly those related to low-cost microcontroller boards," Toussaint remarked.
"Simplifying and reducing the steps between a basic design and fabrication is the primary attraction of DIY kits, but typically at the expense of quality. We present plasmon-assisted etching as an approach to extend the DIY theme to optics with only a modest tradeoff in quality, specifically, the table-top fabrication of planar optical components."
"Our method uses the intuitive design aspects of diffractive optics by way of simple surface modification, and the electric-field enhancement properties of metal nanoantennas, which are typically the building blocks of metasurfaces," stated Hao Chen, a former postdoctoral researcher in Toussaint's lab and first author of the paper, "Towards do-it-yourself planar optical components using plasmon-assisted etching."
According to Chen, laser light scans the template--a 2D array of gold pillar-supported bowtie nanoantennas (with an area of 80 x 80 square micrometers)--which is submerged in water, in a desired pattern in a microscope. The light-matter interaction, enhanced by the nanoantennas, produces a strong heating effect. As a result, the gold layer of the nanoantennas undergoes thermal expansion that works against its adhesion with their glass substrate. With certain amount of optical power, the force provided by thermal expansion allows the gold layer to break away from the substrate, etching the metal.
"Overall, the workload in the cleanroom is greatly reduced," Chen noted. "Once the template is ready, it is like a paper sheet. You can 'draw' all the optical elements you need on a 'canvas' using a conventional laser-scanning optical microscope."
The study demonstrated fabrication of various ultra-thin (characteristic dimension less than the optical wavelength), flat optical components using the same template. The specific optical components fabricated by the researchers included a flat focusing lens (also known as a Fresnel zone plate) with focal length of ~150 micrometers, a diffraction grating, and a holographic converter that imparts angular momentum to a standard optical beam.
According to the researchers, the PAE method and specialized template could also be used to enable preferential trapping and sorting of particles, to create so-called optofluidic channels "without walls."
Toussaint directs the PROBE laboratory in the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering at Illinois. In addition to Toussaint and Chen, study co-authors include graduate student Qing Ding, former graduate student Abdul Bhuiya, and Harley T. Johnson, a professor of mechanical science and engineering at Illinois.
Kimani C. Toussaint | EurekAlert!
Hubble sees Neptune's mysterious shrinking storm
16.02.2018 | NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Supermassive black hole model predicts characteristic light signals at cusp of collision
15.02.2018 | Rochester Institute of Technology
Breakthrough provides a new concept of the design of molecular motors, sensors and electricity generators at nanoscale
Researchers from the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS (IOCB Prague), Institute of Physics of the CAS (IP CAS) and Palacký University...
For photographers and scientists, lenses are lifesavers. They reflect and refract light, making possible the imaging systems that drive discovery through the microscope and preserve history through cameras.
But today's glass-based lenses are bulky and resist miniaturization. Next-generation technologies, such as ultrathin cameras or tiny microscopes, require...
Scientists from the University of Zurich have succeeded for the first time in tracking individual stem cells and their neuronal progeny over months within the intact adult brain. This study sheds light on how new neurons are produced throughout life.
The generation of new nerve cells was once thought to taper off at the end of embryonic development. However, recent research has shown that the adult brain...
Theoretical physicists propose to use negative interference to control heat flow in quantum devices. Study published in Physical Review Letters
Quantum computer parts are sensitive and need to be cooled to very low temperatures. Their tiny size makes them particularly susceptible to a temperature...
Let’s say the armrest is broken in your vintage car. As things stand, you would need a lot of luck and persistence to find the right spare part. But in the world of Industrie 4.0 and production with batch sizes of one, you can simply scan the armrest and print it out. This is made possible by the first ever 3D scanner capable of working autonomously and in real time. The autonomous scanning system will be on display at the Hannover Messe Preview on February 6 and at the Hannover Messe proper from April 23 to 27, 2018 (Hall 6, Booth A30).
Part of the charm of vintage cars is that they stopped making them long ago, so it is special when you do see one out on the roads. If something breaks or...
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Over the course of the Nigerian Civil War (1967–70), many people in the secessionist Republic of Biafra resorted to forgery, confidence scams, and other forms of fraud to survive the dire conditions created by Nigeria's blockade. Forgery of passes and other documents, fraudulent commercial transactions, and elaborate schemes involving impersonation and racketeering became common in Biafra, intensifying as the Biafran government's ability to enforce the law diminished. Using long-neglected legal records from Biafra's courts and tribunals, this study traces the process by which deception emerged as a practice of survival in wartime Biafra – a process with important implications for the growth of fraud (known as ‘419’ after the relevant section of the Nigerian criminal code) in reintegrated postwar Nigeria.
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Connecting people with nature.
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In this time of uncertainty, what is certain is the vital role women contribute to our daily lives and throughout America’s history! Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest embraces Ecofeminism, drawing on the concept of … Read More »
Nature and photography are completely intertwined. It’s because of the natural world that the photographic medium was finally recognized as a valid art form. And it’s because of photography that large blocks of the … Read More »
Celebrating 40 Years of Artist in Residence
Established in 1980, Bernheim’s Artist in Residence program annually awards artists the opportunity to live and create site-specific work inspired by Bernheim.Throughout 2020, we will celebrate 40 years of this internationally renowned program that allows our visitors to experience nature in a new way while enhancing awareness of Bernheim’s mission of connecting people with nature through the lens of art.Learn More »


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Ms Helen Winterton has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Tunisian Republic in succession to Mr Edward Oakden CMG.
Ms Winterton will take up her appointment during December 2021.
Full name Helen Winterton
2020 to present Full-time Language Training (Arabic)
2018 to 2020 FCDO, Deputy Director, Arabian Peninsula, Middle East and North Africa Directorate
2015 to 2018 Cairo, Deputy Head of Mission
2012 to 2014 Department for International Development (DFID), Deputy Director, Middle East and North Africa
2009 to 2012 Jerusalem, Head DFID
2007 to 2009 DFID, Private Secretary to Secretary of State / Deputy Head, Top Management Group
2006 to 2007 DFID, Iraq Programme Manager
2005 Baghdad, Deputy Head DFID
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The DECLARE-TIMI 58 study found that dapagliflozin improved heart failure and renal outcomes in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) who had or were at high risk for cardiovascular disease. For a study, researchers sought to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of dapagliflozin based on baseline systolic blood pressure (SBP). The DECLARE-TIMI 58 study assigned T2DM patients with past atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) or ASCVD risk factors to dapagliflozin or placebo. Patients were divided into four groups based on their baseline SBP levels: < 120, 120-129, 130-139, 140-159, and ≥ 160 mmHg (respectively, normal, elevated, stage 1, stage 2, and severe hypertension). Hospitalization for heart failure (HHF) and a renal-specific composite outcome were the efficacy outcomes of interest (sustained decrease in estimated glomerular filtration rate by 40%, progression to end-stage renal disease or renal death). Symptoms of volume depletion, lower extremity amputations, and acute renal damage were among the safety results.
The trial included 17,160 patients, with a mean age of 64.0±6.8 years, 37.4% being women, a median duration of T2DM of 11 years, and 40.6% having prevalent CVD. At 48 months, dapagliflozin decreased SBP by 2.4 mmHg (95% CI 1.9-2.9; P<0.0001) compared to placebo. Dapagliflozin’s positive benefits on HHF and renal outcomes were constant across all baseline SBP categories, with no indication of treatment effect modification (p-interactions=0.28 and 0.52, respectively). The HRs for HHF and the renal specific outcome in normotensive individuals were 0.66 (95% CI 0.42-1.05) and 0.39 (95% CI 0.19-0.78), respectively. Dapagliflozin had no effect on volume depletion, amputation, or acute renal damage overall or within any baseline SBP group. Dapagliflozin decreased the risk of HHF and renal outcomes in T2DM patients with or at high ASCVD risk, independent of baseline systolic blood pressure, with no difference in adverse events of interest at any baseline SBP level. The findings suggested that dapagliflozin had a significant cardiorenal benefit in individuals with T2DM who are at high ASCVD risk, regardless of baseline blood pressure.

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On June 7 Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity broke ground on its nine-home cottage site, NW Cottages, near College Way on the west side of Bend. Bend-Redmond Habitat has worked in partnership with the original landowner, Dirk and Judy Van Houweling, to develop these lots for affordable housing. The cottage homes will be built and sold to families earning between 40 percent and 80 percent of the area median income (AMI). These families will work side by side doing sweat equity with our volunteers prior to signing a 30-year below market rate loan. NW Cottages will be constructed over the next year. Currently, Bend-Redmond Habitat has seven homes under construction.
Scott Rohrer, executive director of Bend-Redmond Habitat, says, “We could not accomplish any of this without the generous and committed support of our community and the Van Houweling’s. We are so grateful for the tireless work of our volunteers and for the financial support of so many. Together, we are building a community where every person will have a stable, decent, and affordable place to call home.”


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On the 31st of October 2021 we reached the end of our year-long project in the Republic of Congo, supported by the European Union and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States through #BIOPAMA. As we look back at what has been achieved we would like to express our sincere gratitude to all those involved with the BIOPAMA programme for the help they have provided. This project had two main aims – to increase the protection of the Lésio-Louna reserve and to improve the quality of the eco-tourism product developed to help support local communities. In this final report we are pleased to confirm these aims have been achieved and that the benefits from this project will continue long into the future.
Western Lowland Gorilla © The Aspinall Foundation Congo
As the project began, on 1st November 2020, the world was firmly in the grip of the coronavirus pandemic and its effects were felt across all areas of this project. Goods and materials became harder to obtain, restrictions on gatherings and the concerns of rural communities limited awareness-raising, and the effects on worldwide travel had a devastating impact on tourism of all kinds. Certainly, these factors had played no part in our planning of the project back in 2019, and our team in Congo had to meet these additional challenges whilst also managing their own anxieties regarding the pandemic.
Overall, the most significant issue was the delay in receiving the 4 x 4 vehicle which plays an important role in increasing the protection of the reserve. The Lésio-Louna Reserve covers an area of 173,000 hectares and the terrain is a wonderful combination of savannah grasslands and gallery forest capable of supporting a wide variety of species. Many areas are remote and difficult to patrol on foot and the vehicle has allowed our eco-guards to regularly carry out motorized patrols reaching further into the protected area.
In addition, we have been able to introduce SMART monitoring. The patrols teams have been trained to use this new technology and with its GPS capabilities the patrols can effectively record observations and relay information efficiently to our team when they return to base.
Motorised patrols give greater access across the reserve © The Aspinall Foundation Congo
Although motorised patrols could not begin until July 2021, by the end of October this year the patrols have stopped illegal activities such as hunting, fishing, and market gardening. Where possible the perpetrators have been arrested, questioned and expelled from the reserve.
An illegal hunting camp & illegal land clearance © The Aspinall Foundation Congo
Camps have been destroyed, and motorcycles, canoes, and hunting rifles confiscated.
One of the confiscated makeshift canoes © The Aspinall Foundation Congo
Using the GPS reference of the sites where illegal activities have been recorded allows us to build a more detailed picture of hot spots within the reserve. Increased biomonitoring has also benefited from the new SMART technology and we have gained a wider knowledge of the species that inhabit the area.
Bio-monitoring capabilities were also enhanced with training and additional camera traps. They offer a non-invasive opportunity to record the species present in the protected area and, as they are activated by motion sensors, they can record activities both night and day. Patrol teams record all sightings directly observed but the cameras not only cover a more comprehensive timeframe they also capture more elusive species, such as leopards, and those more nocturnal in nature such as giant pangolin. This information is invaluable as we plan future projects and for assessing the health of the reserve’s eco-system.
Setting camera traps © The Aspinall Foundation Congo
Supporting local communities through a capacity building programme has also been part of our work. There are twenty-three rural villages on the outskirts of the Lésio-Louna Reserve, all highly dependent on the natural resources available to them and this is one of the main drivers of the illegal activities. Eco-tourism is a potential source of income, and The Aspinall Foundation has been involved in the creation and management of an eco-tourism product for the past few years with the aim to both employ local people and also to allocate any income between the local communities and the cost of protecting the reserve. With the assistance of the BIOPAMA programme it has been possible to upgrade some aspects of the existing infrastructure to improve the visitor experience.
Developing eco-tourism during 2020 and 2021 has clearly been difficult due to the pandemic. However, since the improvements were made in January this year we are pleased to report there has been a marked and sustained increase in tourism activity. We are confident this growth will continue once restrictions on international travel have been removed
Boat trips are part of the eco-tourism experience © The Aspinall Foundation Congo
Conservation programmes such as our Gorilla Protection Project in the Republic of Congo are long-term commitments. Damage to our planet’s vital eco-systems has been inflicted over decades and it will often take many years to change, particularly where rural communities and subsistence lifestyles are involved. As we continue our work in the Lésio-Louna Reserve the value of this project will extend far beyond its twelve month lifespan and we would like to end this article as it began – by expressing our gratitude to the European Union and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States through #BIOPAMA.
You can find out more about this project on our dedicated webpage.
The Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management (BIOPAMA) Programme assists the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries to address their priorities for improved management and governance of biodiversity and natural resources. BIOPAMA provides a variety of tools, services and funding to conservation actors in the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries.
This article has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States through the BIOPAMA Programme The contents of this document are the sole responsibility of The Aspinall Foundation and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Union nor of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States.


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FLASH: Rosenstein cited 2 people who might have pursued President Trump’s ouster
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said Thursday that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told him he knew of 2 Cabinet members who might support invoking the 25th Amendment to oust President Donald Trump but he did not believe Mr. Rosenstein was actively seeking support for such a bold move.
Disgraced and sacked McCabe, speaking to reporters to promote his book “The Threat: How the FBI Protects America in the Age of Terrorism and Trump,” said he could not recall which 2 Cabinet members Rosenstein mentioned without access to memos of the Y 2017 conversation.
“I at no time got the impression that he had actually sought support or talked to those people about it,” Mr. McCabe said. “It was simply Rod thinking off the Top of his head – this is a thing that could be done.”
In September the New York Times reported that John Kelly, who served as President Trump’s Chief of Staff, and Jeff Sessions, who President Trump dismissed as US Attorney General, might be persuaded to invoke the 25th Amendment. The amendment outlines how a President can be removed by the Vice President and Cabinet members if deemed unable to carry out the duties of the office.
Late Thursday, a Justice Department spokeswoman pointed to a department statement from last week that said based on Mr. Rosenstein’s interactions with President Trump, “there is no basis to invoke the 25th Amendment” and that Mr. Rosenstein as Deputy US Attorney General was not in a position to do so.
Mr. Rosenstein is expected to depart the Justice Department in mid-March.
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ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY, vol.24, no.8, pp.10069-10087, 2022 (SCI-Expanded)
This paper analyses the role of renewable energy, ecological footprint and institutions on economic growth (measured by per capita GDP) in Francophone Africa using the generalised method of moments (GMM). The results show that renewable energy is negatively correlated with economic growth, which is likely attributable to the high share of woody biomass in these countries. For ecological footprint, the correlation is positive and statistically significant, which links economic growth to environmental degradation. Among the institutional variables, voice and accountability, political stability and the rule of law have a positive significant effect on economic growth while governance effectiveness, regulatory quality and control of corruption are positively related but do not have a statistically significant effect. The insignificant relationship between governance effectiveness, regulatory quality, control of corruption and economic growth implies that institutions in Francophone African countries are under-developed. Thus, strengthening the forms of institutions will promote growth in these countries. This study therefore contributes to the view that economic growth not only emerges with environmental degradation but that it can be improved with renewable energy and robust institutions. Consequently, it is recommended that policymakers develop policies that raise growth with a focus on improving the quality of the environment. These policies include incorporating pollution taxes to discourage foreign companies from polluting the environment and encouraging renewable energy consumption through public investment, as well as changes in fiscal and financial policies (including carbon taxes, grants and incentives). Likewise, policies that facilitate the deployment of renewable technologies with free or low-cost installations for low-income households should be implemented. These recommendations will aid Africa in achieving the goal of substantially increasing the share of renewable energy as foreseen under the United Nations SDG 7.


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Everyone’s welcome to join me this weekend for the Circle of Friends Holiday Boutique. Pottery, paintings, jewelry, crafts and other handmade items will be featured Friday and Saturday, Nov. 16-17 at the Spotted Frog Bookstore in Park City’s Redstone Village Center at Kimball’s Junction.
The Circle of Friends is a unique group of local artists and friends who have inspired each other through their friendship, camaraderie and celebration of talent for the past five years. This is the first time the boutique has been open to the public.
“Our Circle of Friends has been inspirational for all of us for many years as friends and artists,” said fiber artist Carole Duh. “We’re excited to now share our work with the public at the Circle of Friends Holiday Boutique at the Spotted Frog.”
The Boutique is open from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Friday and from 11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Saturday.
The featured artists include:
Michal Patten is a member of the
Candace Krukiel of Salt Lake City offers beautifully handcrafted knitwear. Her shawls, scarves and other accessories are both luxurious and practical.
Sue Galusha, a longstanding PCPAA member, is a well-established painter and visual arts teacher at Park City High School. She will present a variety of paintings in both oils and watercolors suitable for private and public spaces including whimsical kitchenscapes and local landscapes.
The Circle of Friends first began as an outlet for the artists to share their obsessions with each other. The group began selling to other friends for the holidays, who soon invited other friends into the circle.
“What we feel is unique about our group of artists is that our sole marketing has been to our friends,” added Duh. “That group or circle of friends has grown through the years to the point that we now want to add the public to our circle.”
“We’re thrilled to host the Circle of Friends Holiday Boutique here at Spotted Frog,” said Proprietress Karen Dallett. “Supporting local artists is very important for us and I really enjoy the unique aspect of this group of artists that is based on friendship. I hope that this can help Park City’s art community to grow.”
The Spotted Frog Bookstore is located on the main street of Redstone Village Center, 1635 W. Redstone Center Drive, Suite 115. The Boutique is open from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Friday and from 11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Saturday.


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As a human grows old right from a new born growing up into a toddler, toddler into a boy or girl and so on. Each phase is seen with many physical, hormonal and emotional changes. One major change with females occur post 35-40 years. A female faces various changes in her body as she turns 40.
A woman has many different roles to play in her life. She plays a role of daughter, wife, mother, grandmother and along with these roles she also manages her home as a home maker and even work If she is working. Woman needs utmost care and right nutrition throughout her life so that she can easily manage these different roles in her life.
With ageing menstrual cycle in woman tends to cease which is called “Menopause” and the period before that is called as “Perimenopause”. Menopause generally occurs between 45-50years of age in woman and perimenopause can start 5-6 years before that, it varies woman to woman.
Although women are the backbones of every household but specially in India, a woman neglects her health and body the most. There is lack of right nutrition and guidance in women.
Women post 35 are daunted by various health problems. The common problems faced by women are:
Ø Weight gain
Ø Decreased libido and fertility
Ø Increased body fat percentage specially around mid-section.
Ø Decreased bone mineral density.
Ø Breast tenderness
Ø Hot flashes
Ø Mood swings
Ø Change in hair texture
Ø Changes in skin
Ø Irregular periods
Ø Heart diseases
And that’s the reason why right nutrition and lifestyle plays major role in a woman’s life post 35 which would not only help her to fight this entire mid-life crisis but will help her to stay healthy, wealthy and happy!!
Here are few tips which will help them to overcome the “Mid-life Crisis” with ease:
1. Have a balanced meal: Women specially Indian or Asian women ignore their meal to a great extent under the pretext of taking care of house, family members and job/business. For a healthy and disease free life, one needs to take a well-balanced diet. A balanced diet means your food plate should be comprised of all the food groups that are carbohydrates, protein, fats, vitamins and minerals. Your food plate should be colorful.
2. Include variety of fruits and vegetables in diet: As woman approaches 40’s there is lots of changes in her body and including fruits and vegetables in her diet can help her to overcome several problems. Fruits and vegetables are loaded
with vitamins, minerals, fiber, antioxidants and phytochemicals which are very essential during this mid-life changes happening in a female body.
Ø 2 servings of fresh seasonal fruits in a day
Ø 4-6 servings of fresh seasonal vegetables in a day.
Ø All these can be taken in form of whole fruits, smoothies, detox water, fruit juice with pulp, salads, sabji, vegetables juices, and soups.
Ø Always remember to have fruits as a meal and not with a meal. Take it as snack pre or post 2 hrs. of your meals.
3. Include protein with every meal: Protein is very essential for our body.
Ø It helps in weight loss
Ø It helps in boosting our immunity
Ø It helps to maintain muscle ratio
Ø It helps to curb the mid-day or midnight craving.
Ø It makes you feel satiated for long
Ø It’s good for hair and skin
Ø Always include protein in all your three major meals i.e. breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Ø Various sources of protein are paneer, milk, curd, soy products, dal and beans, sprouts, oats, quinoa, eggs, lean meat and fish.
4. Add Phyto-estrogen in your diet: As woman approaches menopause, the level of estrogen, the main female hormone responsible for menstrual cycle, starts to decrease and that brings loads of changes in female body. Phyto-estrogen is plant based compound which plays the same role in female body as estrogen. And it also helps in fighting cancer.
The different sources of phytoestrogen are-
Ø Nuts and Seeds- sunflower seeds, flaxseeds, almonds, walnuts.
Ø Soy and soy products.
Ø Herbs like licorice roots, red clover.
Ø Fruits like apple, strawberries, and cranberries.
Ø Vegetables like yams, mung sprouts, beans sprouts.
5. Include Vitamin D and Calcium rich Products: As women age the level of calcium and Vitamin D decreases and which lead to low bone mineral density and thus it is seen that old women are more prone to fractures and injuries. Also Vit D and Calcium helps in weight maintenance and mood management too.
The various sources of Calcium and Vit D are
Ø Milk and milk products
Ø Green leafy vegetables specially spinach and fenugreek
Ø Sesame seeds and fenugreek seeds
Ø Millets like jowar, bajra and ragi
Ø Different cheese
Ø Sunlight is the best source of Vit D
Ø Mushrooms, Fatty fish like salmon, sardines are also rich source of Vit D and Calcium.
6. Practice clean eating: Clean eating or mind full eating practice can help a lot during this mid-life problems. Below are few clean eating habits which one need to follow-
Ø Have small and frequent meals and avoid large meals
Ø Eat without distraction
Ø Chew your food slowly
Ø Start your meal with salad
Ø Water 2-3 liter per day
Ø Include whole grains and legumes instead of refined products like maida, bakery products.
Ø Restrict the intake of sugar, sugary drinks and sweets in your diet
Ø Replace sugar with jaggery or natural sweetener like dates or anjeer or raisins.
Ø Sleep for 6-7 hrs. daily
8. Maintain your ideal weight: As women approach their 40, there is sharp increase in their weight due to hormonal fluctuations and bad lifestyle habits. Maintaining ideal weight helps one to avoid problems which are due to hormonal changes. Even if you are not able to lose weight but by just having a healthy lifestyle is more than enough. Few things which would help you to loose or maintain your weight
Ø Physical exercise- 30-45 min daily or 3hrs in a week
Ø Practice clean eating pattern
Ø Be active
Ø Right a food journal- it helps you to monitor your food intake.
9. Stay happy: Being happy is the most difficult thing for most of us. Human psychology is such a complicated thing that makes many people vulnerable to stress. Women who are facing peri menopause or menopause are more vulnerable towards stress due to hormonal changes. Stress, worry or depression leads to increased cortisol secretion which leads to increased weight gain. But if we become little aware of this and start working towards are happiness then it would be a smooth mid-life journey.
Few things which would help u to distress and stay happy are-
Ø Practice meditation
Ø Connect with old friends
Ø Pursue your hobbies
Ø Listen to music
Ø Go for a walk
Ø Watch your favorite movie
So, mid-life crisis in a women’s life is not avoidable but it can be made smooth without much complication by following few easy sustainable habits.


We know Kodak, we used roll films before digital cameras came. Now they are making Kodak portrait 3D printer.
The highest roundness and diameter accuracy is essential for a seamless feed and a repeatable performance on any 3D printer.
Low-moisture filament from its vacuum-sealed bag and place it in the printer’s cartridges. We know humidity is not for accuracy it can make product brittle, bubbly. Increased humidity gives us bad finish using Kodak filament can save the product.


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Four black students stage a sit-in at a Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, NC; the sit-in movement to desegregate restaurants, hotels, movie theaters, libraries and parks spread to other southern states.
Under federal protection, James Meredith becomes the first black admitted to the University of Mississippi.
Civil Rights activists led by Martin Luther King, Jr . begin a protest campaign to desegregate Birmingham, AL.
Over 250,000 Americans gather at the Lincoln Memorial to urge passage of Civil Rights legislation and hear Martin Luther King, Jr deliver his "I Have a Dream" speech.
Four black girls are killed when a bomb rips through a Birmingham Baptist church.

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I read this post a while ago and started to pay more attention to what my kids eat. We get in about 4 fruits and veggies a day. They get at least one fruit or veggie with every meal and their morning juice is veggie fruit combo. DH is really strict about juice only once a day and no fruit only .
I have been very lucky so far. Both my kids are veggie FIENDS. They seriously can't get enough! I have to watch them at mealtimes to make sure they actually take in some protein, because they'll devour platefuls of green beans, asparagus, or carrots without touching the chicken I fixed. My four-year-old DD is getting better about that now, but little DS will toss his rice or steak on the floor and refuse anything but veggies. It's crazy. I have no idea where they get it from, because it sure ain't me.
Fruit is another matter. They both hated anything fruity until they were over a year old. No juice, no peach purees, nothing. Now they both like applesauce and most berries, and they'll drink the fruit smoothies DH makes sometimes. That, they probably get from me, since I'm not a fruit person at all. It tastes good, but fresh fruit makes me feel sick for some reason.
But veggies . . . bring them on!!


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Several methods exist for the assignment of trust to the nodes present in a Wireless Sensor Network (WSN). In this paper we develop a new algorithm for calculation of trust of individual nodes using both Direct and Indirect Trusts and thereby use the calculated trusts for determination of the different route trusts (RTs) to the Base Station. We present a link state routing protocol based on trust which protects the WSN against routing attacks by eliminating the un-trusted nodes beforehand. It then forms the routes and finds the best trustworthy route among them by comparing the values of all the calculated route trusts as for each and every route present in the network. This paper also shows the advantage of inclusion of Indirect Trusts in addition to the Direct Trusts. Finally, we compare our work with the most prevalent routing protocols and show its benefits over them.


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Ascent of Hirz Mountain-Lookout on 2005-10-23
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Ascent Trip ReportFrom the Salt Creek exit on I-5 take paved Gilman Rd 4.5 miles to the signed dirt road (FSR 35N04) to Hirz Mountain L.O. After 1.4 miles on this road a sign discourages 2WD vehicles. The road is reasonably good with a few rough spots, steep in a couple of places, but 4WD not required. After 4 miles the road reaches the ridgetop saddle, then ends the final mile as a narrow, single track to arrive at a turnaround and locked gate about 1/4 mile below Hirz Mountain. The road climbs steeply to the open summit and Hirz Mountain L.O. A commanding view down to the McClouid River arm of Lake Shasta. The original L.O. was rebuilt by the CCC in 1937 with a 12'x12' ground-level cab. In 1949 it was replaced with the present 20' steel tower and 14'x14' live-in cab. After being abandoned in the 1980s, it was renovated and is now available for rent.
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The Monastery of Saint John the Theologian in Patmos, Dodecanese: The monastery of Agios Ioannis Theologos is the most significant cultural and religious center on the island which is visible from every part of the island and is perhaps, the first thing one will notice, as it sits high on the hill above Chora. The monastery was established by Agios Christodoulos after the donation of Alexios Komnenos I in 1088.
The monastery has an impressive, heavy gate that can be reached by the stony pathways adorned with pebbles. A beautifully decorated yard can be seen with a well with holy water and a water tank in its center. The monastery is fortified with tall, thick walls, towers and ramparts, which are works from Byzantine architecture. An arch with four curves on the eastern side of the monastery dominates the area and also bears many frescoes symbolizing of miracles performed by Agios Ioannis Theologos (Saint John the Theologian).
The relic of the founder of the monastery is kept at the chapel of Agioi Apostoli, built in 1603. The monks of the monastery held their meetings at the ten chapels within the monastery among which the most impressive is the one with the beautiful wood-carved icon stand, the marble floor, and the rich decoration.
The highlights of the monastery include a library, established by Agios Christodoulos and a museum located next to the bakery. The library includes 2,000 volumes, 13,000 historic documents and 900 manuscripts and 30 of these manuscripts were bequeathed to the monastery by the successor of Christodoulos. Other prized possessions include Savens, the collection of Nikiforos Laodikias, works of ecclesiastic father codes, biographies of saints and others.
The museum houses valuable objects, superb icons, ecclesiastical utensils, sacred relics, vestments embroiled with silver or gold threads and bejeweled with precious stones and various garments that constitute the treasury of the monastery. The monastery celebrates the feast of Agios Ioannis Theologos on the 8th of May and the feast includes only a ceremony in the church.

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Aretha Franklin Undergoing Medical Treatment
A spokesperson for the legendary Queen of Soul, 71, announced that she is taking a break from performing during the month of June. Catherine O’Grady, the director of the Ottawa Jazz Festival, where Franklin was scheduled to perform on June 26, told the Ottawa Citizen newspaper that Franklin was too ill to perform.
“It’s doctor’s orders. She’s really not well,” O’Grady said.
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Publicist David Brokaw provided no other details, other than to say that Franklin will reschedule two shows and resume her touring schedule in July.
During the announcement Franklin announced earlier this month that she would cancel scheduled performances in Chicago and Connecticut this week to undergo medical treatment between May 20-26. She also postponed concerts in Clarkston, Michigan, as well as Ottawa and Montreal, Canada, which were scheduled for late June.
Franklin did not specify what type of treatment she was receiving
Franklin, a towering figure in popular music during the 1960s and 1970s with hits including “Respect” and “Chain of Fools,” was forced to cancel a concert tour in 2010 to undergo surgery for an undisclosed health issue. Prior to that operation, she was forced to miss various concerts and personal appearances.
Steve Harvey’s Weight Loss Secret
What is Steve Harvey’s weight loss secret? The comedian and radio personality has lost an amazing amount of weight over the past few years, and is well-known for having showcased different trainers, exercise equipment and fitness moves during his weight loss journey.
But what about his food?
His personal chef, Judson Todd Allen, can answer that question.
But first, who’s Judson Todd Allen?
Prior to teaming up with Steve Harvey, Chef Judson Todd Allen had won his own battle with weight, losing more than 135 pounds. Afterwards, he auditioned for the “Next Food Network Star’’ four times before joining the 2012 cast.
When explaining how he met Harvey, Allen says:
“I heard on the radio Steve Harvey was looking for a chef in Chicago,” said Allen. “I was in Tennessee when my business manager called and told me to fly home. I prepared my classic pecan encrusted Chilean sea bass served on top of roasted garlic, sautéed spinach infused with lemon and herbs.” Harvey finished the meal and told Allen, “I’ll see you on Monday!” Since Steve Harvey’s daytime TV show began, Judson has helped Steve lose 10 pounds within the first five weeks without dieting or exercise.
A background in food science helps the Chicago native mirror Harvey’s varied weight loss and muscle mass goals and says his boss is very well rounded in both diet and nutrition.
During a weight-loss detox, Allen’s European-influenced culinary skills were essential in creating Harvey’s rich and creamy soups, prepared without butter or dairy.
“I roasted cauliflower and parsnips blended with garlic and herbs,” Allen says.
While Allen has helped Harvey lose weight, Harvey has also helped Allen advance his business goals, and was instrumental in the launch of Allen’s signature Chef Judson’s All-purpose Habanero Hot Sauce. Promoted as less hot and more flavor, it’s an all-natural and low-sodium sauce that Harvey, who loves hot sauce, is a huge fan of.


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The thespian side of Elizabeth's soul! Hunger for the awe lighting up visitors' faces when they reached her presence, having passed through the enfilade of staterooms connected through carved and gilded portals. Hunger for the gasps of astonishment at the soft browns and yellows in the Amber Room. Shades of ebony touching on the color of dark honey, through which she, the queen bee, floated in her luscious dresses, her high heels sliding on the polished mosaics of the floors. "How vulgar, Varenka," Catherine had murmured. "She has the taste of the Russian peasant she will always be."
The Winter Palace, by Eva Stachniak, is a historical novel centering on the rise to power of Catherine the Great of Russia, from the time she arrived at the court of Empress Elizabeth, at the age of 15. Catherine is a mythic character, but the truth is I know very little about her.
Her story is told through the eyes of one of the maids at court, Varvara, the orphaned daughter of a bookbinder, whose main duties revolve around the transmission of information, or, more bluntly, spying.
I wanted to love this book, but didn't. A little over halfway through I toyed with the idea of abandoning it. After all, I know the story ends in a coup and Catherine's ascension to the throne. I think the only thing that pulled me along was the introduction of the character of Count Poniatowski and the connection to Polish history, though I think my curiosity would be better served by a biography or history text.
The tagline — "behind every great ruler lies a betrayal" — is a little misleading; there is no single betrayal on which events hinge.
It was not believable to me that Catherine would suddenly have so much support, at court, among the Guard, after having lived so much on the sidelines, out of the court's and public's eye. Her life was fuller, of course, than we are allowed to see (and the novel is weaker for us not seeing it).
That's one of Varvara's epiphanies, but she comes off as rather pathetic for not having realized earlier that her status was not unique, for not having questioned some sources of information or the nature of other relationships. For someone in the know, she knows very little. Similarly, I don't buy Varvara's grief for her husband, and the characterization of her relationship with her daughter feels forced. It's too bad that we experience all the novel's events through someone whose characterization is relatively weak.
There's a disconnect between her perception, Catherine's story, and what I think the reader is intended to come away with.
About the palace cats.


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Tuning H- and J‑Aggregate Behavior in π‑Conjugated Polymers via Noncovalent Interactions
journal contributionposted on 01.08.2018, 00:00 by Mark E. Ziffer, Sae Byeok Jo, Yun Liu, Hongliang Zhong, Joseph C. Mohammed, Jeffrey S. Harrison, Alex K.-Y. Jen, David S. Ginger
We study how tailoring noncovalent interactions through the regiochemistry of common donor–acceptor polymers can alter their excited-state electronic properties. Specifically, we compare two regioregular analogues (referred to as P1 and P2) of the widely used donor–acceptor copolymer poly[4,8-bis(5-(2-ethylhexyl)thiophen-2-yl)benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene-co-3-fluorothieno[3,4-b]thiophene-2-carboxylate], which differ only in the orientation of a fluorine atom on the thieno[3,4-b]thiophene acceptor units with respect to the benzodithiophene unit. We show that in thin films, this subtle change along the polymer backbone results in a transformation from typical H-like to an unusual HJ-like aggregate behavior, indicating significant differences in intrachain exciton coupling along the polymer backbone and interchain coupling between polymer chains. We also use electroabsorption spectroscopy to relate the dominant coupling mechanisms to differences in the excess polarization volume of the excitons in P1 and P2. Overall, our results show that seemingly small changes in noncovalent interactions along a polymer backbone can have profound effects on the exciton electronic structure and dominant electronic coupling mechanisms in the solid state (intrachain vs interchain). Furthermore, these results provide evidence that interchain and intrachain coupling interactions may be correlated with electrostatic properties of the excitons in terms of their excess polarization volume.


ERM will be speaking and exhibiting at ChemCon The Americas 2018.
For over 20 years, the ChemCon International Conference on Chemical Control and Trade Aspects has been the Chemical industry’s premier international event, highlighting Product Regulatory and Supply Chain best practices and challenges. ERM has been collaborating with ChemCon for many years to share insights for addressing global product stewardship challenges, and this year again we will be speaking and exhibiting at the event.
Mr. Willi Muenninghoff, Project Manager at ReachCentrum (an ERM company), will share his experience on Data sharing and use of EU REACH data for K-REACH registration and Consortia modelling during the conference.
ChemCon The Americas 2018 in New Orleans is a global platform which brings together experts representing companies, authorities and international organizations from over 25 countries. Presentations given by more than 45 speakers from governments and industry will focus in the field of international chemical legislation all over the world, like REACH, GHS and country specific information on inventories, labelling requirements, etc.
ERM at the Conference
ERM is pleased to play an active role at the International Conference on Chemical Control and Trade Aspects, sharing our insights for addressing global product stewardship challenges. ERM will be speaking at, as well as exhibiting throughout, the event.
ERM & Product Stewardship
We have all seen that the focus on product stewardship has intensified over recent years due to demand from consumers for greater supply chain transparency and safer, ‘greener’ products. Purchasers, consumers, regulators, and investors are increasingly focused on how and where products are sourced, developed, manufactured, distributed, used, and disposed, along with a product’s overall impacts at each life cycle stage. This focus on product stewardship has also been driven by the growing array of environmental, health, safety and, sustainability (EHSS) regulations.
ERM’s approach to product stewardship not only seeks ways to avoid product impoundment or recall, which can disrupt supply chains, increase costs and damage brand and reputation. It also aims to identify and mitigate these risks while looking beyond them to assess key product and brand differentiators that have the potential to drive innovation, and contribute to the bottom line.


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No more scratching head for the words you missed while tweeting. Twitter has made it official that the microblogging platform has increased the character limit to 280, twice the earlier character limit.
The announcement about doubling the number of characters for tweets was made on Tuesday after the developers tested the feature for over a month.
According to the microblogging site, the higher character limit will increase the user engagement as more people are likely to tweet.
Since its inception in 2007, Twitter has fixed its character limit to 140 and this was basically to enable mobile phone users to post tweets as SMS, which has a character limit of 160.
But the brevity of tweets became its hallmark and beautifully crafted messages were sent across, making a paradigm shift from the lengthy blog posts that were prevalent till then; therefore, making it a corner for complex discussions.
The current increase in character limit is only applicable to English as Twitter said on Tuesday that English could not pack much information under 140 characters unlike other languages such as Chinese, Japanese or Korean that has characters that denote whole words.
After Twitter made the announcement about the increase in character limit, many people pointed out that the increase is going to affect the beauty of the messages and they complain 280 characters are too much.
Twitter’s Chief Executive Jack Dorsey on Tuesday announcing the new change tweeted a long tweet, striking off a few characters to fit Twitter’s earlier limit of 140 characters.


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The last thing on any kids mind when they are growing up is money. Kids know they want things, want Mom and Dad to buy them things, know that things cost money but what they don’t know is how hard it is to earn the money that is made to buy or do those things. I know when I was growing up I didn’t hear my parents talk much about money. I did know things were hard when my Dad lost his job, but my parents never let us feel the crunch like they felt it. I feel today it is so important to teach kids about money, how to manage it, how to save it, and how to make the right choices when making purchases.
Giving your kids an allowance or paying for certain chores is one way to start them on the right track to knowing what money is, how to earn it, how to be responsible and also how to save it. I know we got an allowance when we were younger and it taught me a lot.
Helping your children learn about the value of a dollar by letting them pick out things online or in catalogs that they want, and then show them how much it costs, and how many hours a week/month they need to do their chores to earn that amount of money. It is amazing how many kids will opt to go without the little things they think they need/want when they see how much work it will take to earn it.
Another great way to teach your kids about money is by showing them other ways to earn it. Maybe they can sell their clothes and toys they no longer need or use. Do a yard sale to earn money for things they want to buy now. Or, helping neighbors or relatives with things like yard work, house work, pet sitting, etc. These are just a few of the things that kids can do to put an extra dollar in their pocket.
One thing I always did with my son was brought him shopping with me. I have always used coupons and that has helped to teach him how to not impulse shop. If we didn’t have a coupon, and it wasn’t an item we needed to make a meal or for lunch pails that week then we didn’t really need it. Sometimes that was a hard lesson when he saw that box of cereal with a toy in it, but eventually he learned 😉
Check out this article ~ 12 Things I want my Kids to know about Money
Disclaimer ~ Inspired by Genworth Financial.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Whether he was singing his own compositions or writing for other artists, Smokey Robinson was instrumental in shaping the Motown sound that changed American popular music in the 1960s. Now, his accomplishments have won him the pop music prize from the national library.
The Library of Congress announced Tuesday that Robinson, 76, is this year's recipient of the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. The lifetime achievement award is named for the duo of George and Ira Gershwin and was created by Congress to honor songwriters who entertain, inform and inspire. Past recipients include Billy Joel, Paul McCartney, Willie Nelson and Stevie Wonder.

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The Earth Writings editors have promoted exchanges between artists, scholars, community leaders, activists and practitioners living and working in Ireland and beyond through the Space&Place Research Collaborative, the Ómós Áite Space/Place Reading Group, and the Mapping Spectral Traces network, as well as through their research partnerships. Below are a selection of earlier projects leading to Earth Writings.Read More
We live in an earth facing ecological crisis, changing weather systems, species extinctions, and global pandemics. How can we repair our collapsing environments? Learn from artists Monica de Bath, Cathy Fitzgerald, Pauline O’Connell and Seoidin O’Sullivan who ‘stay with the trouble’ and make ‘kin in lines of inventive connections’ (Haraway, 2016).
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Bogs, Forests, Fields and Gardens exhibition 18-29 Nov 2019, Maynooth Library. Launch with Seminar ‘Tirdhreach Feasach: Irish Environments in Transition’, Maynooth Geography Seminar Series.Read More
Cultural values and responses are missing from Irish public discourse about the ecological emergency. Our EW Podcasts shares in-depth conversations between cultural academics, creative practitioners, community leaders, scholars and activists living in Ireland who are exploring values needed to foster an ecological era.Read More
Megan Best, Green Room, Dublin City FM interviews Cathy Fitzgerald, founder of the Haumea Ecoliteracy online courses for the creative sector. Cathy spoke about the importance of ecoliteracy for arts practitioners and creative professionals. She also discussed her work in advocating for continuous cover forestry, ecocide law, and the Earth Charter.Read More


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At Catio Spaces, we love seeing the creations of cat parents who use our DIY Catio Plans to build a catio of their dreams. Meet one cat mom and two rescued feral cats living their dream in their own Oasis DIY Catio plan and tunnel!
Daisy, Charlie, and Bug live surrounded by a lush wildlife environment, and native predators like bobcats and coyotes. To protect their beloved cats while still allowing them to enjoy the outdoors, their human guardians built not just one but two catios!
When starting any cat enclosure project, whether you’re following a DIY Catio Plan, using a kit with pre-built panels, going custom with a catio designer/builder, or just winging it, it’s crucial to consider both the time and expenses involved to budget wisely. Here’s a handy list of costs and things to think about while you’re dreaming up your catio masterpiece.
Keep your cats safe, healthy, and happy in an outdoor cat enclosure. Catio Spaces offers a vartiey of DIY Catio Plans that take the guess work out of building a catio to save time and money. Build one yourself or hire a carpenter to build a catio plan for you.
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Actress Lindsay Lohan, who in 2016 opened the Athens nightclub Lohan, has launched a second Greek venue in the island of Mykonos.
Lohan Beach House Mykonos, on the Kalo Livadi beach, launched on Saturday with little announcement other than a video at the venue’s Facebook page saying “26 May – Soft Opening.” Numerous attendees posted Instagram photos at their various accounts.
The island beach hotspot is the latest in her business partnership with Greek restauranteur Dennis Papageorgiou, with whom the “Mean Girls” star opened her first dance hall in Athens.
The star’s club has been a big hit in Athens, with people leaving rave reviews on TripAdvisor.
One fan said it was “one of the best clubs in Athens, maybe even number 1.”


The ST64 is another classic, with its characteristic stretched Teardrop profile, courtesy of the extended LED filament (though we should add that there's also a version with an even longer filament, if that's what you're after). One of our most popular products, we know it would make a great addition to your next project.
Vintage LED filament bulbs are the warmest on the market (this one measures just 2200k on the colour temperature scale) achieving a very similar look to venerable and popular tungsten filament globes, just without the heroic power consumption and exorbitant cost.
Vintage LEDs operate at a really low temperature - making them a lot safer for those with children, and also for professional lightbulb jugglers. The old incandescent bulbs operated at temperatures up to 2800C, which is about as hot as a red dwarf star. The outstanding ST64 will hardly go over 30C, which is barely a warm bath.


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Bike cage etiquette can be a tricky thing. Those of us lucky enough to work in a building that provides a locking bike cage (but not lucky enough to work in a building that lets you take your bike indoors) have some definite advantages. However, there are two particular scenarios where the balance between being nice to your fellow cyclists and conscious of everyone’s stuff can be at odds. Keep reading →
6:45 Monday, June 29. Bike stolen from San Francyclo, including assault of one of the employees. Richmond District Blog has more details, and the below Tweets posted by the bike shop include video of the crime in progress.
If you have information about this crime (SFPD case #151802980), please contact the Richmond District police station at (415) 666-8000 or SFPDRichmondStation@sfgov.org. An anonymous tip line is also available at (415) 668-7387.
— Richmond District Blog (http://richmondsfblog.com/2015/06/30/robbery-and-assault-at-san-francyclo-bike-shop-on-monday-night/)
Perp enters… pic.twitter.com/Mhjln0t8Su
— San Francyclo (@SanFrancyclo) June 30, 2015
Perp enters, commits ($1,500) robbery & an aggravated assault on way out. Then threatens to kill Anson if he pursues! pic.twitter.com/ETexWMeNoj
— San Francyclo (@SanFrancyclo) June 30, 2015
Perp exit and assault! pic.twitter.com/WUxYKk9g7L
— San Francyclo (@SanFrancyclo) June 30, 2015
When I was involved in the bike shop in San Francisco’s Bayview district, we unfortunately were the victim of bike theft twice. I feel for you San Francyclo. Best of luck.
It was one of those “Well duh!” sort of moments. The times when you suddenly realize something that, in retrospect, should have been obvious all along. And once I did I knew that riding my mountain bike on the streets was going to make me ride better on every bike. Keep reading →
I know… it sounds like one of those annoying meme-style headlines. “This Pacifica woman to marry her bike – and you won’t believe what the honey moon will be like!” But this is actually something that someone is actively promoting. I know that the anti-marriage equality crowd has been warning us for a while that gay marriage will lead to marrying animals – but marrying a bike? Well according to a campaign recently posted on indiegogo, that is exactly what Lisa Nelson is trying to do. Keep reading →
I stole your Trek Madone road bike near 33rd and Vine (33rd and Vine)
Well actually I stole it from the guy who stole it from you so that I may give it back to you.Sunday afternoon there was a homeless looking guy rolling a bike by the back wheel down the alley. The u-lock was still around the front wheel and downtube so I stopped him. It was clear it was not his bike so I took it from him.
Please contact me to describe and claim.
Yes, the key you bring must fit the lock for me to turn the bike over to you.
What I know about you:
You bought the bike at Turin within last few years, you are over 6′ w wide shoulders, you have a kid, and you don’t ride as much as you had hoped.
In the culmination of a 20+ year project, the new eastern span of the San Francisco Bay Bridge opened up. And included on that new bridge was a separate bike and pedestrian lane. Those familiar with the area will quickly point out that this bridge only gets you half way across the bay, and that there is a second bridge that still lacks bicycle access that prevents a bike ride completely across. So for the short term at least this is a recreation trail only with no commute benefits. Keep reading →
While riding the Amtrak Capitol Corridor train again today I found a card advertising a survey (pictured at right). I’ve been riding the Capitol Corridor trains for years, and I had some time to kill on my one hour 50 minute trip, so I figured “why not.” I was a bit surprised, however, when I found out that the grand prize in a drawing of those that take the survey is a Brompton M3L folding bike. Seemed a little bit of an odd give-a-way item, and raised my interest even further.
Once I started taking the survey I found out why that bike was associated with this survey. Seems Amtrak is considering running a rental-bike program.
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May is bike month. We all know it, and many of us go on about it. We get bike to school day, bike to work day, and in addition a whole bike to work week! Local coffee shops, bike shops and assorted business get the
excuse opportunity to set up tables along popular bike routes and paths giving away free swag and looking very bike-friendly. This should be a month for me to rejoice – to share enthusiasm and passions with the greater cycling community. A time for us to pat ourselves on our collective back and take stock in how far advocacy efforts have come. And May is action packed with a lot more than just advocacy and riding to work. On the racing front, we had not only the grand american race Tour of California, but also the Giro d’Italia. The Tour of Cali was especially engaging for me this year, as I watched one of my personal favorites – and fellow old guy – Chris Horner appear to struggle through the Time Trial with an anchor on his bike. The setback would have crushed the spirits of other folks. But the drama unfolded in the final significant climbs of the race as Horner, Jens Voigt (another personal favorite and fellow old guy) and others took a flyer off the front. Slowly riders from the break away dropped one by one, until Chris Horner had actually made back all the time lost in the TT and then some. He climbed his way into first place on paper – as Phil Liggett likes to say – and had me on the edge of my seat. Unfortunately the herculean effort was not enough and he was eventually caught. But what a way to highlight what bike month is supposed to be about – enjoying all aspects of bicycles. Rolling the cruiser, commuting to work, or ripping the peloton apart.
Unfortunately, this time around all Bike Month managed to do for me was remind me that the other 11 months are not bike month. June came this year to punch me in the gut and drive the point home. June has brought us the apparent implosion (again) of what should have been the best team in the peloton – RadioShack Nissan Trek. Andy Schleck has been plagued by … something … all season. There are already rumors of the Schleck boys leaving the squad. When the team announced their Tour de France lineup, Chris Horner was not on the list. This lead to all kinds of speculation and drama as to why that happened. Shortly thereafter, it was announced that the presumed Tour de France GC contender Andy Schleck was not going to make it due to injury. Ahh, but poor Bruyneel wasn’t done with bad news yet. Just when we thought it was over, Bruyneel and Mr Armstrong find themselves in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. Yup – doping allegations again. What is a cycling enthusiast to do.
But hold on a second…
I once again started my commute on a bicycle this morning in beautiful San Francisco. I passed numerous folks doing the same thing. I continue to ride my bike and enjoy it. And despite the fact that folks are predicting a guilty finding for Armstrong would “destroy cycling” my bike will still pedal and roll regardless of a USADA decision regarding Armstrong.
So that’s what I’ll do. I’ll let June suck for Bruyneel and Armstrong. Come July, I’ll be keeping track of the Tour de France and enjoying it. Bike Month is irrelevant to me, honestly. I don’t have a bike month, or even a bike year. I have a bike life, and plan to until I can’t turn my pedals any more.
I’ve heard rumors through the grapevine (or on the mailing lists, if you want to get technical) that the Amtrak Capitol Corridor trains were considering changing their policies regarding bicycles aboard the trains. Currently, they allow you to take a complete, assembled un-boxed bike on board the train and store it in one of the spaces provided. These spaces include a standing floor rack, or hooks you can hang the bike from. These accommodations vary by train car and equipment set configuration, but cars generally have space for either 3, 8 or 13 bicycles at a time.
Currently, if and when all spaces become full and more bikes want to get on, passengers are allowed to continue to board the train and place their bikes … wherever. There is a walkway with a handrail that has been a particular favorite of many, as well as a large empty spot allocated for wheelchairs.
The rumors flying around are that conductors were going to start denying passengers access if all “official” bike spots were already taken. The facts behind this rumor were revealed in a blog post on the CapitolCorridor website:
You may have heard or read public comments about the Capitol Corridor’s Joint Powers Authority’s (CCJPA) new on board bike storage policy. I want to clarify that on February 1, 2012 we will start our “get acquainted period” to help educate riders who bring bikes on board the importance of proper bike storage. We will begin implementing the new policy several months afterwards in order to give riders time to prepare and acclimate to proper bike storage practices that allow for adequate access and safety.
Kurtrosky further explained the need for this policy change by citing “…our [Capitol Corridor trains] growing ridership and the corresponding increase in bike usage over the past few years.” However, the official policy statement stops short of saying that people will be denied the right to board, using much gentler language:
Several months from now, when the Capitol Corridor’s new bike policy is in place, passengers who board trains with bikes will be required to:
- Secure bicycles to prevent the sudden or uncontrolled movement of bikes in the event of a sudden train stop; and
- Store bicycles so that all passengers (including those in wheelchairs) can safely navigate the train aisle-ways.
Kurtrosky’s blog post gives further details, and a response to the anticipated “why don’t you make more space for bikes” questions. I’ll personally be keeping a close eye on this, as I’m on the cusp of changing from once weekly commutes to 4 times a week. Of course my bike is an integral part of that commute.
Thanks to VeloReviews member, and fellow Amtrak rider Paul Crescione ( @paulcrescione ) for bringing the Amtrak blog post to my attention
The below photo – courtesy of Up Town Almanac – is apparently a collection of bikes left behind at the Burning Man Festival. My question is this – how the heck did they get them all up there in the first place? And what’s it gonna take to get them down?

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07 CHANGING THE GAME ft. David Hill (Former President & Creator of Fox Sports, Sr. EVP of 21st Century Fox, Event Producer, & 33x Emmy Winner)
Welcome to Blurred Laws & Life with Richard Busch. Today Richard kicks off the show by discussing:Tesla filing a Constitutional Challenge & representing Eminem for a Constitutional Issue, R.I.P. Childhood Hero Don Shula & a very funny story about him from his childhood & more. Then it’s an honor and a privilege to have David Hill (Producer, Former President of Fox Sports, Senior EVP of 21st Century Fox & Legendary Live Event Director) on the podcast to discuss: Being the President of Fox Sports, NFL Sunday, Producing World Series, Super Bowls, Academy Awards, various theme songs, Monday Night Football History & Putting together the FOX NFL Football Pre-Game Team, Hank Williams’ Theme, his parents, getting into production when he was 31, putting together Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long & Jimmy Johnson, educating people about the game through the broadcast, former athletes working in broadcasting, instinct & “using the wave”, his biggest inventions for the game, Super Bowls that he’s produced, World Series that he produced & Directing Baseball telecasts, Sports Theme Song Creation that he was a part of, copyright infringement & “My Sweet Lord”, Willful Copying in the Law, his pick for the top Sports Theme, if the NFL will be back this season & a whole lot more.