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Pressure ulcers have a negative impact on quality of life. It is known that individuals with pressure ulcers frequently experience pain combined with fear, isolation and anxiety. Furthermore, Mortality rates are as high as 60% in the elderly with a pressure ulcer within one year of discharge from hospital.
How Big is the Problem?
Pressure ulcers remain an all too common problem throughout healthcare institutions. The magnitude of the problem is evident in that 18-22% of all patients across acute, long term care and home care environments are said to experience a pressure ulcer.
Given the fact that these injuries may be 95% avoidable, it is clear that attention to pressure ulcer prevention remains vital and often overlooked.
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Poet and songwriter Leonard Cohen fears he’ll die before completing work on all the songs he has written.
The Bird on a Wire singer, 82, has told the New Yorker he feels “ready to die” as he promotes his upcoming album You Want it Darker.
And talking about his collection of unfinished songs, he says, “I don’t think I’ll be able to finish those songs. Maybe, who knows? And maybe I’ll get a second wind, I don’t know. But I don’t dare attach myself to a spiritual strategy. I don’t dare do that.”
“I’ve got some work to do,” Cohen adds. “Take care of business. I am ready to die. I hope it’s not too uncomfortable. That’s about it for me.”
You Want It Darker, Cohen’s 14th studio album, will be released on Oct. 21.


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Cairo Governor Abdel Kawi Khalifa wants to turn the epicenter of the city and the revolution into an official UNESCO World Heritage site. But with protesters still occupying parts of the traffic islands and sidewalks, the governor’s plan seems a little out of touch and far-fetched, especially to people who live, work, or protest in Tahrir Square.
“The revolution is still ongoing,” says Ahmed Maziz, one of dozens of protesters staging a sit-in in Tahrir. “The revolution will continue until the ruling military council is sacked and the killers of protesters are tried.”
A World Heritage site can be either a place of natural value and beauty or a man-made place with great cultural significance. There are 936 such sites in the world today.
Egypt is one of the founding members of UNESCO and has 7 World Heritage sites, with another 32 still pending. If the governor has his way, Tahrir Square would be next on the list.
In a recent press release, Khalifa announced that he has a general plan for rehabilitating the area around the square, from the Nile Corniche to the entrance of Ramses Street, with a unique architectural design. He added that the entire area “must be treated with respect.”
An international committee would work on nominating the site. And any resulting structure will have a display that can narrate the story of the revolution to future visitors, according to his plan.
Although UNESCO sites remain under the jurisdiction of the countries in which they reside, the organization is given some authority over maintaining and securing the sites, as it considers their preservation to be in the interest of the international community.
If Tahrir in fact becomes a UNESCO site, it will likely receive more international funds that could pay for its rehabilitation.
“The government is not opposed to international experts helping with the design,” says Khalifa.
The selection criteria for a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as listed on the organization's website, are sweeping and leave room for interpretation.
The place should “represent a masterpiece of human creative genius” and “bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared,” it says.
But the selection process is usually drawn out, and as the UNESCO committee only meets once a year to discuss nominations – this year's meeting was held in June – it is unlikely Tahrir will make it on the list any time soon.
A spokesperson for the UNESCO culture unit at the organization’s Cairo office says that that the governor’s proposal is an idea, but no formal steps have been taken. The spokesperson added that the square’s other cultural heritage – such as the Qasr al-Nil bridge, built in the 1930s during Cairo’s Paris-inspired architecture boom – would count in its favor during the admission deliberations.
Early in the morning, Tahrir Square wakes up to chaotic flux. In front of the grassy center, a few tourists take pictures, a street sweeper brushes dirt and debris along the curb, and traffic eases through as volunteer protesters act as crossing guards in the absence of police forces, which once again withdrew from the square following violent confrontations with protesters on 26 June.
Sleepy denizens emerge from a few tents erected in the center. In front of the Mugamma building, the capital’s bureaucratic center, is a banner listing protesters' demands.
Maziz, who works as a doctor at Qasr al-Aini hospital, points them out, saying that the government should first focus on these demands, rather than the status of the square as a tourist site.
Across the square, Magdy Adly opens his pharmacy, situated near Abdel Moneim Riyad Square, where some of the most intense clashes took place during the 18-day uprising. He says he closed up shop on 28 January and re-opened on 10 February, although he opened a free clinic for protesters during the strife.
“The past months have been difficult for business,” he says, since he usually relies on tourist traffic through the downtown area.
Adly believes that the designation of the square as a UNESCO World Heritage Site would be nice, but he isn’t sure it would lead to more customers.
“It’s a good thing for our shop to be famous,” he says. “But our problem is that we need to be good at sales, too.”

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From whale sharks, to dugong, to giant sea turtles and stingrays; this stretch of coastline is an uncrowded, underwater paradise. There’s a lot to do above the surface too, with a Portuguese flair to Vilanculos cuisine. This area is an oasis of complete tranquility with powder white sand, romantic sunsets and a fascinating cultural mix. You’ll want to embrace every moment.

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Cocolife achieved success at the Asia CEO Awards 2023, marking its enduring commitment to Filipinos and reinforcing its position as a significant player in the industry.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas inaugurated the 2023 Fin-Ed Congress, introducing e-learning modules set to launch in January 2024 to enhance financial education nationwide.
The RCBC Boz app, introduced by Rizal Commercial Banking Corp, revolutionizes financial management for Filipino entrepreneurs, aiming to empower the tech-savvy generation and streamline operations across diverse sectors.
Philippine banks report a 10.4 percent year-on-year increase in collective net profits to P270.352 billion by the end of September 2023, driven by growth in loans, deposits, and income, with a stable outlook despite challenges in the interest rate environment.
Citystate Savings Bank inaugurates its 33rd branch, the Naga Branch Lite Unit, marking its entry into the Bicol Region.
First Gen Corp. secures P20 billion loans from BDO and BPI to finance the acquisition of the 165-megawatt Casecnan Hydroelectric Power Plant, a crucial component in the company’s transition to a decarbonized energy system.
Metrobank approves a P5-billion loan facility for ACEN Corp., the Ayala Group’s energy platform, to support the expansion of renewable energy projects in the Philippines.
UnionBank launches ‘UB Negosyante’ as part of the ‘Powered UP’ campaign, building on the success of their MSME Business Banking app and contributing to the digital economy.
Asia United Bank (AUB) reports a 32% increase in consolidated net income to P6.1 billion for the first nine months of 2023, citing sustained business volume, margin growth, and higher non-interest income.
BankCom surpasses full-year 2022 profits with record P2 Billion net income in first nine months of 2023
Bank of Commerce (BankCom), affiliated with San Miguel Corporation, surpasses its full-year 2022 profits with a record net income of P2 billion in the first nine months of 2023.


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Past and Present Meet in this Weekend’s Men’s Soccer Alumni Match The current men’s soccer team will play an exhibition match against Spartans of the past in the second annual Alumni Match. The event will be this Sunday (Aug. 26) and kickoff will be at 9:00 a.m. at the Riverside Athletic Complex (51 Ontario St.; Buffalo).
Women’s Soccer Gearing Up for Their Season Head coach Lew Potter and the D’Youville women’s soccer team are prepping for the start of their season. Read about the preview for the upcoming season by clicking on the link below.
Women’s Volleyball Set to Serve Up New Season An improving Spartan squad will be the first D’Youville team to play at home September 1st in the College Center gym. To see the full 2012 schedule and the team’s season preview click on the link below.
D’Youville Grad Tabbed to Lead Women’s Basketball Former Spartan men’s player Dan Glover has been selected to lead the women’s basketball program as their new Head coach. See the full article under "Latest News" or "Alumni Profiles".
Follow the Spartans in 2012-13! There are lots of ways to follow your favorite Spartan teams if you can’t get to the games! Watch for announcements regarding video and live stats for home and away events on the NEW Athletics web site: http://athletics.dyc.edu/sports and remember to like us on Facebook or http://www.twitter.com/DYCAthletics for results and news about D’Youville Athletics!


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Apparently, the song will come out as part of the international musical journey Davidohas decided to embark upon this year.
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The 2018–2019 Florida all-orange forecast released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on April 9 is 76.5 million boxes, down 1 percent from the March forecast of 77 million boxes. This includes 30.5 million boxes of non-Valencia oranges (early, midseason and Navel varieties) and 46 million boxes of Valencia oranges.
Non-Valencia production is down 500,000 boxes from the March forecast. The row count survey conducted March 27–28 showed 98 percent of the early and midseason rows are harvested.
The Valencia forecast is unchanged at 46 million boxes. Final fruit size is below the minimum, requiring 265 pieces to fill a 90-pound box. Final droppage is above average. The row count survey showed 27 percent of the Valencia rows are harvested.
The current forecast for Florida grapefruit production is 4.9 million boxes, down 9 percent from last month’s figure. The white grapefruit forecast is unchanged at 800,000 boxes. The red grapefruit forecast decreased to 4.1 million boxes. The row count survey indicated 94 percent of the red grapefruit rows and 93 percent of the white grapefruit rows are harvested.
TANGERINES AND TANGELOS
The forecast for Florida tangerine and tangelo production is unchanged at 950,000 boxes. If realized, this production level will be 27 percent more than last season’s hurricane-affected production of 750,000 boxes.
OTHER CITRUS STATES
In the last month, all-orange production dipped 500,000 boxes in California to 49 million boxes. In Texas, the all-orange figure fell from 2.6 million boxes in March to 1.875 million boxes in April.
The grapefruit forecast held steady for April in both California (4 million boxes) and Texas (6.3 million boxes).
California’s tangerine and tangelo forecast fell from 23 million boxes last month to 22 million boxes this month.
Mark your calendar! The next USDA citrus crop forecast for the 2018–19 season will be on Friday, May 10, 2019, at approximately 12:00 p.m. eastern daylight savings time/9:00 a.m. pacific time. You will be able to tune in to hear the numbers as they are given by Mark Hudson from USDA.
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President Trump is expected to sign legislation sometime soon that will prohibit the sale of sugar, mint, vanilla, rum, and fruit-flavored cartridges for vaping purposes, as long as they are under the category of e-cigarettes. The FDA will be administering the compliance of the new ban, but it is as yet unclear if they will be able to fine or otherwise punish merchants who flaut the new law when it goes into effect. Plain tobacco flavor, as well as menthol, are not on the prohibited list, which has raised an outcry from several health and consumer groups that claim the menthol flavor is the most addictive and thus the most harmful chemical additive for vapers. At the same time the Administration has indicated it will not pursue bans on any flavors for what are known as open tank vaping kits. This concession is evidence of just how powerful the tobacco and other conservative lobbies are, especially in an election year when not only the President, but many members of Congress are up for reelection. PAC money from tobacco interests fuels many conservative political campaigns this year, and politicians, as a group, are not that keen on completely alienating the men and women who wield the nicotine-stained moneybags.


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Note: this article has been updated to reflect weapon specializations as of April 10, 2019.
The path to victory in Firestorm is paved with looting the large Halvøy map for the best Battlefield™ V weapons to dispatch enemies, gadgets to assist in battle, and gear to protect you from those looking to stop you*.
Loot is your lifeline in Firestorm’s battle royale, so, to help out, we are detailing each weapon and gadget for players to review before they engage the ring of fire.
Remember, some loot is scattered and easy to collect, but you’ll have to work together as a squad or strategize solo to nab the best stuff. Finding high tier (Common, Rare and Epic) weapons, gadgets, and armor means capturing Firestorm’s dynamic, high-risk Objectives, which you can read about in our breakdown. Oh, and did we mention tanks?
Every soldier drops into Battlefield V’s Firestorm empty-handed, with tons of loot to scavenge once they land, from the environment or fallen foes. But you won’t be able to carry it all at once. Learn to manage your inventory to equip the best loadout and share with buddies when playing in a squad.
Players get two primary weapon slots as well as one sidearm slot and can hold up to four different ammo types at once.
Players also start with four gadgets slots: one dedicated to healing items, one for grenades, and the last two for whatever they can find. The inventory is expandable by picking up a backpack, which can add up to six extra slots (more on backpacks in our gadgets breakdown below).
Firestorm Primary Weapons
There are 16 primary weapons in Firestorm at launch, imported from Battlefield V’s World War 2 arsenal, and are divided into three tiers — Common, Rare, and Epic.
The tiers are based on the number of attachments and upgrades (specializations) the weapons are found with. Look at the Kar98k sniper rifle, for example: The Common is the base version with no specialization upgrades or attachments, while the Rare version is found with two specializations and a close-range sight, and the Epic counterpart comes with two specializations and a mid-range scope.
Let’s cover all the Firestorm primary weapons, organized by their matching ammunition type: rifle, sniper, shotgun, machine gun, and submachine gun.
Flexible and clutch for any soldier in a pinch, the four Firestorm submachine guns combine enough close range accuracy and rapid fire to keep multiple enemies at bay.
This is the go-to weapon for the infantry. Rifles are accurate, can cover long distances, and look dramatic in photos.
Tough but rewarding to master. Cover the long distances of the Firestorm map, hone in on headshots, and scare approaching foes with sniper rifles.
These are the ideal weapons to hold down and capture Objectives with, or to take out a whole squad at once. Heavy damage and rapid, sustained fire are the hallmarks of machine guns.
Sometimes you have to handle your business up close and personal. Shotguns pack a wallop at close range and the two below are no exception.
Stay in the Fight with Five Sidearms
You can’t always get the primary weapon you want, but sometimes you’ll get the sidearm you need. The sidearm is also useful for soldiers to fight back when knocked into the downed state. These require matching pistol ammo to operate.
10 Firestorm Melee Weapons
Stick it to your enemies by putting it bluntly, “This is the largest Battlefield map ever and you let me get this close?” Find these 10 melee weapons in the wild:
The destructive ring of fire is an unconventional emergency to say the least, and soldiers need unconventional ways to help them survive in the 64-player fight. These are the gadgets specific to Firestorm.
There’s a gadget for every purpose. Scoop up one of these familiar Battlefield V gadgets in Firestorm and use them for nearly any battle royale scenario.
Grenades and Throwables
Launch is Just the Spark
Firestorm will expand after launch, with new features and improvements coming to all Battlefield V players as part of Tides of War, including an initial introduction of a Duos mode in April as part of Chapter 3: Trial by Fire.
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It's finally here, MLB fans! After weeks of voting, we'll now know who will be heading to Washington D.C. for this year's midsummer classic, and it's going to be a star-studded cast.
MLB All-Star Weekend is just days away, and for everyone who's going to watch, you're surely going to get a show.
First, for the National League. This squad is stacked.
Your 2018 National League All-Star starters! pic.twitter.com/IzQvko1MQj— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) July 8, 2018
Cubs fans, you'll be thrilled to see that Willson Contreras and Javy Baez edged out their competition, Buster Posey and Ozzie Albies, to earn a starting spot.
In other news, Bryce Harper has made the event as a starter in his city and now we could very well see him in the Home Run Derby.
And how about a few of these other stories? Brandon Crawford and Matt Kemp have bounced back in enormous ways to make their first All-Star Games since 2015 and 2012, respectively. Oh yeah, and Nick Markakis is in his FIRST All-Star Game in his 13-year career!
As for Freeman and Arendo, we expected it.
Now, for the AL, which is even more terrifying:
Your 2018 American League All-Star starters! pic.twitter.com/YZKPf78pqG— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) July 8, 2018
That outfield is UNREAL. Mike Trout, Aaron Judge and Mookie Betts?! Those three are arguably the collective face of the MLB right now.
As for the infield, Jose Altuve will start at second after garnering the most votes (4.84 million) throughout the process.
JD Martinez, who is arguably the best hitter in the league right now, gets the nod at DH while the Rays, White Sox and Orioles can take pride in having one All-Star starter amid likely lost seasons. Jose Ramirez is also back at the hot corner for the second year in a row.
Now for the pitchers and reserves.
Here are the NL pitchers:
Your National League All-Star Pitchers:— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) July 8, 2018
Your National League All-Star reserves:— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) July 8, 2018
And here are the AL pitchers:
Your American League All-Star Pitchers:— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) July 8, 2018
Your American League All-Star reserves— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) July 8, 2018
It's going to be a fun one, folks. Buckle up and get ready for the 2018 MLB All-Star Game!


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The objective working of the Holy Spirit in creation and redemption deserves careful attention. This great God the Spirit, this all-powerful person of the Godhead, must be appreciated for all that He is and does. He is not a milquetoast will-o’-the-wisp who comes only as a divine afterthought in the progress of redemption. From creation to consummation, He is the Great One who continually performs wonders.
the wondrous work of the holy spirit within the believer
In similar fashion, the scope of the Spirit’s work within the life of the redeemed must be appreciated in all its fullness. Note seven works of the Spirit among the elect, the favored of the Lord:
First, the Spirit regenerates. How often the clear words of Jesus have been misunderstood. People universally rewrite “You must be born again” so that it reads instead, “You must born yourself again.” Not only does this misinterpretation make no sense grammatically (an intransitive verb has no object), but it makes nonsense of a profound spiritual truth. Just as we did nothing to cause ourselves to be born into this fallen world, so we can do absolutely nothing to bring ourselves into the divinely renewed world of redemption. We must be born “of the Spirit” (John 3:5, 8). We cannot coerce the Spirit of God to effect our regeneration. The wind blows where it will—and it is the Spirit’s will, not ours, that causes a person to be born from above (v. 3). Indeed, if our wills are renewed by the regeneration of the Spirit, we will choose to cry out to God for salvation, just as a newborn baby cries out once born. But give the divine Spirit the glory He deserves. The cry for salvation comes as a consequence of the new birth and could never be the cause of regeneration. The Spirit Himself sovereignly does this great work of total renewal.
Second, the Spirit assures. We keep on sinning even after we have been born again, don’t we? So how can we be so sure that we are children of God?
We can be so bold because of the assurance of the Spirit. In this most wondrous of works, “the Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children” (Rom. 8:16). Nothing less than the Spirit’s constant working could keep the sinner certain of his salvation. After all, who would dare contradict the witness of God’s own Spirit? Because of His personal testimony within our own spirits, we can be at peace. Be assured: if His witness is there, you are a son of God.
Third, the Spirit seals. The gummed seals that we use today on an ordinary letter are not so impressive. They can be easily ignored and violated. But in the days of old, dripped wax with an official stamp of the king made it a perilous thing to break the royal seal.
So the regal Spirit seals every believer in the possession of all the blessings of redemption. In this case, it is the seal of the King of kings that cannot be broken. Beyond making us certain at the present moment that we have been redeemed, the Holy Spirit seals us in the permanent possession of our salvation. For “having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance” until the day of Christ’s return (Eph. 1:13–14). It is a settled fact. His sealing work cannot be undone—all “to the praise of his glory” (v. 14).
Fourth, the Spirit sanctifies. The Apostle Paul uses a strange comparison and contrast to describe this work of the Spirit: “Do not get drunk on wine, . . . [but] be filled with the Spirit” (5:18). What happens when a person gets drunk? The alcohol of the “spirits” gets into his bloodstream and permeates every part of his person. He walks differently and talks differently, and he sees, hears, and acts differently. So is the experience of everyone who is “filled” with the Spirit. God’s holiness, the holiness of the Holy Spirit, permeates every part of his person. He goes happily to places of worship, praise, and prayer—places that he would not otherwise go. He talks boldly about Jesus the Christ. To abuse, he responds with love.

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“We Didn’t Have Much” by Justin Moore is this week’s No. 1 on the MusicRow CountryBreakout Radio Chart. The single was written by Paul DiGiovanni, Randy Montana, and Jeremy Stover. It appears on his sixth studio album, Straight Outta The Country released in April via The Valory Music Co.
In a recent interview with MusicRow, Moore said spoke about the song. Moore says, “It’s more special to me because of what we’ve all dealt with this year than it would have been otherwise. I heard the song really early on in the pandemic. We had Tracy Lawrence on as one of first guests on my podcast. He said something that really resonated with me and I really related to, and then after hearing this song, I related it to the song. What he said was that especially early on in the pandemic, he and his wife and family had been forced to lead a much more simple life, literally borrowing eggs from neighbors and things like that. Things that sound like a cliche country song, but we were kind of in the same boat here at home. I thought, man, this song speaks to the beauty in that simplicity.”
This month, Moore was awarded Pandora’s Billionaire Plaque to commemorate 3 billion streams on the platform.
Click here or above to view the latest edition of The MusicRow Weekly.
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Michael Bell and Sarah Lloyd explore fair labor systems for an increasingly diverse farm workforce.
Dr. J. Val Klump in exploring what is happening in the Great Lakes today and what the future holds for them and for us.
John Gurda explores how in Milwaukee, as in other American cities, differences became divisions—and how we can work to reconcile the promise of diversity with its abundant challenges.
An update to our 2014 Climate Forward report acknowledges clean energy progress in Wisconsin, flags missed opportunities where our state is falling behind neighboring states, and highlights...
In this Academy Evening talk, Bruce Dethlefsen discusses his evolution as a poet and shares his wisdom for emerging writers.
Three Academy Fellows explore the connections between discovery and imagination.
How are we cultivating creativity in the next generation? Watch the Wisconsin Academy-hosted discussion with three leaders in Wisconsin's early childhood and K-12 education fields.
A panel discussion with three leaders in Wisconsin’s downtowns explores how the arts are making a difference for their communities.
How are entrepreneurs nurturing creativity and leading innovation in business, art, and technology in our state?
How can a revved up creative economy help create a better quality of life in Wisconsin?
Lake Superior State University president Thomas Pleger explores how states and our nation can foster creativity.
Oneida artist Karen Ann Hoffman shares her knowledge of Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) raised beadwork with a group of apprentices and friends.
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Thank you for your interest in making a trip to Guatemala with us.
For 2023: We hope to go in the summer, between mid-June and early August
Following a successful trip in October of 2022, we are now scheduling a trip to Guatemala this summer, dates to be determined, eight days, mid-week to mid-week, Thursday through the following Thursday. This includes two travel days; the arrival trip has flights followed by a 4-hour van ride. The return trip goes from our base in Quetzaltenango to the lovely colonial town of Antigua, staying overnight there because it is only an hour from the airport.
Travelers must be vaccinated (and preferably, boosted). Masks are no longer required but may be recommended.
Accommodation is in a pleasant hotel in Quetzaltenango, the second largest city in Guatemala. There are restaurant breakfasts and dinners in the city with lunch in the village, hosted by local families.
We go up the mountain daily to the village of Nimasac, the site of our work. There are a LOT of meetings about every aspect of the work currently in progress. Sometimes we have meetings in Quetzaltenango with other partners, including NGOs (non-governmental organizations working in Guatemala), or staff. Trip participants are encouraged to interact with the people in the school, church, and village. Some travelers enjoy working with the children.
We always have 1-2 translators traveling with us.
Please contact us via the contact form if you want to be updated. We'd love to have you join us! Trip costs are approximately $1,800 (depending upon current airfare), all inclusive, for eight days. This includes airfare, transportation, meals and hotels.


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KOLKATA: With the Union ministry of information technology turning down chief minister Mamata Banerjee's plea for Software Technology Park of India (STPI) status, chances of Infosys foraying into Bengal look bleak.
Chances of Infosys foraying into Bengal look bleak with the Union ministry of information technology turning down chief minister Mamata Banerjee's plea for Software Technology Park of India (STPI) status.
After declining special economic zone (SEZ) status to Infosys for setting up its first and Wipro its second campus in the state, the chief minister had been harping on allowing them sops under the Centre's STPI scheme. She had written to the central government to re-introduce the scheme within by a year not just for Bengal but across the country. The scheme floated in 1991 had been withdrawn in 2011.
Both Infosys and Wipro have paid Rs 75 crore for their 50-acre plots at Rajarhat on the city's eastern fringes.
Spokespersons of Infosys and Wipro, told TOI on Thursday that they hadn't been told anything about the recent development. "There has been no communication from the Bengal government of late in the recent times and we have not been told about the Centre's decision of not granting STPI status to the state," an Infosys spokesman said. The one from Wipro added, "The STPI status isn't what we had been getting elsewhere. But we could have studied the option had it been offered." IT secretary A Subbiah refused to comment.
For the past many months, the Mamata Banerjee government has been trying to deflect attention from the Wipro-Infosys fiasco claiming that they would be given STPI status to allow benefits similar to SEZ. Infosys had proposed to set up its first campus in the state but the plans were put on hold after Mamata refused them SEZ status.
State officials said STPI would have been no match for SEZ considering the gamut of tax holiday the latter offered. An SEZ would have meant 100 % income tax exemption on export income for the first five years, 50 % for the next five years and 50 % of the ploughed back export profit for the next five years. Besides there are exemptions from central sales tax (CST), service tax, state sales tax and other levies extended by respective governments, Customs or excise duties.
On the other hand, STP, a 100 % export-oriented scheme for undertaking software development for export, doesn't include CST exemption. It only offers a handful of privileges including duty free imports of hardware and software, import of second-hand capital goods and re-export of capital goods among others.
A vice-president of an IT company in Sector V said, "Infosys is a big name. The government should have allowed SEZ because the two projects were already in the pipeline. STPI is a far-fetched idea since the scheme has already been withdrawn." Bengal already has four SEZs, including Wipro and Unitech.
A state official said, "The erstwhile chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya and his officials met Infosys bosses several times since 2002 to make them come here. Infosys' foray would have sent out the right vibes in the hours of crisis as 15,000 jobs would have been generated."
In September, even as she stuck to her no-SEZ stance, Mamata tried to keep the Infosys hope alive by sending state commerce and industries and IT minister Partha Chatterjee to meet the Infosys top-brass at their Bangalore headquarters.


Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning approves federal surface transportation investments that advance the region's comprehensive plan and enhance the region's roads, transit, and bicycle and pedestrian facilities
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CHICAGO, October 11, 2017 -- Residents of metropolitan Chicago will benefit from improved transit, roads, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities through $256 million in federal funds to support 39 transportation improvement projects for reducing congestion, improving air quality, and enhancing non-motorized transportation.
Allocated by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP), these funds are made available through the federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program and the locally programmed Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP-L). Following a process of competitive proposals publicly reviewed by transportation experts and stakeholders from across the region, today CMAP's Board and Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Policy Committee approved the 39 new CMAQ and TAP-L projects in the FFY 2018-22 CMAQ and FY 2018-20 TAP-L program.
The full list of projects is available on CMAP's website. Highlights include:
- $57 million to improve the State/Lake Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) rail station in Chicago
- $44.8 million for Metra to acquire and refurbish 28 locomotives to reduce emissions
- $29.1 million for I-90 Westbound improvements from Ill. Route 43 to I-190
- $19 million for I-294 to and from Franklin Avenue/Green Street, to improve intersections, traffic signals, pedestrian facilities and more
- $12.2 million for the 43rd Street Access Bridge to the Lakefront Trail in Chicago
- $10 million for the Pace Pulse Dempster line, to construct arterial rapid bus transit stations and purchase a dedicated fleet of vehicles serving the Dempster corridor from Evanston to O'Hare International Airport
- $10 million to improve the Elmhurst Metra Station and adjacent pedestrian and bicycle facilities
- $8 million for the CTA to purchase up to 10 fully accessible electric buses and two charging stations
- $2.8 million to extend the Skokie Valley Trail with a bike bridge over Lake-Cook Road, and another $2.9 million to fill a gap in the trail between Golf Road and Dempster Street
- $2.7 million for the West Branch DuPage River Trail in DuPage County
- $2.7 million to improve safety and reduce congestion along Jefferson Street in Will County
- $680,000 for the Great Western Regional Bike Trail Extension from LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve to Randall Road
The CMAQ program seeks to improve air quality in areas -- including northeastern Illinois -- that do not attain federal air-quality standards. The 39 selected projects are estimated collectively to eliminate 122.5 kilograms daily of volatile organic compound emissions, which are among the primary precursors to ground-level ozone that is harmful to breathe.
"Metropolitan Chicago's transportation infrastructure has historically been a strategic economic advantage, and CMAP is deeply committed to modernizing this infrastructure by carefully prioritizing investments to ensure the highest level of return," said CMAP executive director Joseph C. Szabo. "The projects approved today are exemplary in that they not only will reduce congestion and improve people's options for getting around by transit, bike, walking and driving, but they also will improve quality of life and economic prosperity for the entire region."
The region has received over $2 billion in federal CMAQ funds since the program began in 1992. The TAP-L program was created in 2012 to provide non-motorized transportation funding, which the region focuses on construction of bicycle trails. During this year's cycle, CMAP held a joint CMAQ/TAP call for projects from January to March 2017. Staff then evaluated 105 CMAQ and TAP-L applications requesting more than $887 million. Funding recommendations were considered by the CMAQ Project Selection Committee in July, released for a 30-day public comment period, and approved by the Transportation Committee in September prior to final approval today by the Board and MPO Policy Committee.
About CMAP. The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning is the region's comprehensive planning organization. The agency and its partners are developing ON TO 2050, a new comprehensive regional plan to help the seven counties and 284 communities of northeastern Illinois to implement strategies that address transportation, housing, economic development, open space, the environment, and other quality-of-life issues. See www.cmap.illinois.gov for more information.


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Welcome to the second SLP Book Club! This book club has been my dream and my baby as an SLP and a bibliophile. I am so excited to find others out there that want to explore new books with me and discuss them in the comfort of your jammies and slippers!
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Book 1: Jewel
Author: Bret Lott
The low-down: This novel is initially set in 1940s Mississippi. The book gives us a look into the past and current life of the main character, Jewel, and her family. At several months of age, Jewel’s youngest child, Brenda Kay, is not developing as her siblings had. After the family is sent to a specialist who gives Brenda Kay the diagnosis of “Mongolian Idiot”. From that point on we witness Jewel change as a character from a wife and mother to many to a devoted caregiver of one. She cajoles her husband into moving cross-country to follow her dream of finding education and help for Brenda Kay. In California, they find a new life.
The bibliophile’s review: This book sat with me the wrong way throughout. Much of my queasiness had to do with the time and location of the book: racism, elitism, sexism. In addition, however, I didn’t like Jewel as a main character. I don’t know what I would do if I was in Jewel’s situation, however, the way that she focused her hatred and dreams so precisely made me want to back away from her. The book was an overall interesting character study, with some hopeful sections regarding education for people with special needs.
The SLP’s review: Unlike Jewel, the character of Brenda Kay was very likable. As an SLP, I loved seeing her language slowly evolve over time from single word to multiple word phrases. I adored that she remembered names of people from long ago and could sometimes recognize them in person. Her flirtations with Dennis helped the reader to see her as a grown up, even while her cognitive skills remained at a child’s level. I also found the schooling by Mr. White to be very interesting and innovative for the time.
Overall rating: 3/5
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What I grieved for was the spark, that undeniable spark behind his eyes, in his eyes, that had gone untapped. I didn’t know what that spark meant, didn’t know what it might have meant. But it was gone.” (page 228)
- What did you think of Mr. White’s teaching methods? In what ways are they similar and different to special education today?
- (Not SLP related, but I really want to know what you think!) Why did Leston insist that the family move back to Mississippi? Why did he change his mind again and move back to California?
Book 2: An Uncomplicated Life
Author: Paul Daugherty
The low-down: This sweet memoir is written by a father who obviously adores his daughter. The book chronicles the diagnosis of Down’s Syndrome several weeks after Jillian Daughter’s birth, through her twenties. She is an exceptional child who is kind, happy, and beloved by all who know her. While Jillian enjoys her way through school and extra curricular activities, her parents stay behind the scenes fighting for more and better opportunities for their only daughter. She develops into an independent, brave, and smart young woman that the reader would really like to know personally.
The bibliophile’s review: I really enjoyed this book. It was a very quick read for me. It was inspiring and hopeful to see how full this family’s life was because of Jillian. It was inspiring to see any young adult, let alone one with Down’s Syndrome, be successful, in love, and independent.
The SLP’s review: I have to admit how amazed I was by Jillian’s functioning level. Within my school, we have three life skills classrooms for children with severe to profound needs. I have worked with many children with Down’s Syndrome over the years, and none have been able to mainstream for more than 30 minutes a day. They are minimally verbal or nonverbal and still working on very basic life skills. I found myself wanting desperately to be Jillian’s SLP and work with her, or at the very least get to know her in real life.
Overall rating: 4/5
Quotes to ponder:
“The miracle of an imperfect child is the light she casts on your own imperfections. After a time, she will teach you far more than you will teach her, and you will discover that “normal” comes with a sliding scale.” (page 22)
“In later years, as Jillian entered fourth and fifth grades, it wasn’t her physical shortcomings that defined and limited her. Jillian never missed a kickball game. her delayed speech created the growing divide between her and her classmates.” (page 89)
“Without 47, Jillian isn’t Jillian.” (page 361)
- What are your experiences with schools providing the “optimal education” as opposed to a “free and appropriate” education?
- What contributes to Jillian’s ability to lead an independent life as an adult?
- Does Jillian inspire you? If so, how?
Book: The Memory Keeper’s Daughter
Author: Kim Edwards
The low-down: This is (luckily) a fictional story about a man who delivers his wife’s twins, only to secretly send one of the children away when he realizes that she has been born with Down’s Syndrome. The clincher is that he tells his wife that the child had died, not that he had sent her away. The nurse who was tasked to taking the child to a home, instead, informally adopts the child and raises her in another state. The book then chronicles the next 24 years of the lives of all of these characters; including the devastating and occasionally heartwarming results of that one decision.
The bibliophile’s review: When I initially read this book, at least five years ago, I loved it. I rated it 5/5 stars and felt that it was well written and very touching. This read through, however, I felt so much more angst. The cruelty of David for making this decision and lying to his wife grated on me throughout. Norah’s grief and growth, but also her infidelity were heartbreaking. And the lives of Paul and Phoebe, growing up without each other, were hard to swallow. As an adoptive mother, I could understand Caroline’s fears, doubts, and identity in her her adoptive daughter; however, the fact that this “adoption” was never legally finalized and arranged without maternal consent made me nauseous. Overall, I can only recommend this book with serious reservations.
The SLP’s review: I loved Phoebe. I loved her character, feelings, emotions, and devotion to her family. I appreciated that the author made her grow up, albeit slower than her brother, and find love and confidence that even her typically functioning brother had not yet experienced. I do wish that Phoebe’s character could have been developed even more in this book.
Overall rating: 3/5
Quotes to ponder:
“She thought of the camera, its precise dials and levers. The Memory Keeper, it said on the box, in white italic letters; this, she realized, was why she’d bought it–so he’d capture every moment, so he’d never forget. (page 88)
“Are you sure?” the nurse asked, looking up and meeting her eyes. “Are you really sure you want me to call a doctor?” (page 168)
“He could never know what might have happened… A boy. On the surface, perfect, and a small singing started, deep in his father’s brain. A moment later, the second baby. And then his father’s singing stopped for good.” (page 399)
- If you were Caroline and were handed a baby with Down’s Syndrome in 1964. What would you have done?
- How have, or have not, our societal view of children born with differences changed since the 60s.
- What do you think about the relationship that could have been between Paul and Phoebe, had they grown up together?
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Elizabeth Verbich-Britton concluded she couldn’t fight her landlord’s order to remove her anti-war sign from her apartment window. But Gene B. Glick Company, which owns her Woodbridge apartment, has no say over her personal property. So, while her husband completes his second tour of duty in the Middle East, she now tells Bloomington about her plight with signs on her van.
Elizabeth Verbich-Britton doesn’t think for a minute that her opinion on the Iraq war is any more valuable than any other American’s. But because her husband is a soldier in Iraq, it’s a bit more personal for her.
So, when her landlord forced her to remove her “U.S. Out of Iraq Now!” poster from her bedroom window, she was incensed.
“The sign was up for about a month,” she said during an interview at her apartment on East 10th Street. “I heard nothing from anyone about it, and then all of a sudden I got a letter from Woodbridge management saying I had to take the sign out of my window. And of course I was angry right away.”
After Verbich-Britton analyzed the rule cited by the apartment management and consulted with a couple attorneys, she was even angrier.
“Basically the way leases are written it’s all about the lessors’ rights, and the lessees have no rights at all,” she said. So she took her message to another venue, one that Woodbridge management couldn’t touch.
“I figured if I fought taking the sign out of the window I would lose, and I knew there was nothing they could do about my own personal property, about my van,” she said. “… I felt that was a major violation of my rights. And I wanted to let people know about it, so the sign went on my van.”
For the past few weeks Verbich-Britton has been driving her van, and parking it in the Woodbridge parking lot, with out-of-Iraq signs on both sides and others that say, “Gene Glick can’t take away my freedom of speech,” referring to Woodbridge owners.
She figures that, at least in terms of getting her message out, the ordeal has probably been positive.
“I should probably thank them because it is even more visible now than it was in my bedroom window,” she said. “A lot more people are seeing it.”
Telephone calls to Woodbridge and Glick offices were passed around and received no response.
Verbich-Britton and her husband Adam Britton will celebrate their second wedding anniversary next Feb. 12, and they will have been apart more than they’ve been together when his latest stint in the 377th Army Reserves out of Bloomington is up.
“He should be on his way back, or back in the states, by the beginning of June,” she said. “I’m hoping, but nothing’s ever for sure with the military. They don’t really like to tell you specifics. And once they do they can change them.”
Britton did one tour of duty in Afghanistan before the couple was introduced by mutual friends shortly after Liz moved to Bloomington from her home in Portage. This is Adam’s first tour in Iraq.
Verbich-Britton said the recent three-month extension of duty is only supposed to apply to regular army, and Adam does not intend to re-enlist. She spoke to him about a half hour before being interviewed for this story and said he supports what she is doing and shares her views on the war.
“I hesitate to speak for him,” she said. “But I don’t think he necessarily agrees with or even understands why we’re there. A lot of the troops over there don’t really know why we’re there. They’re just doing their jobs. I don’t think this is what any of them signed up for. But most of them are committed to doing their job anyway.”
And that is one reason why she is so determined to speak out against the war.
“The men and women who are doing their job really want to believe that they’re making a difference, doing the right thing and helping people out in the world, they really do,” she said. “And I think that’s really hard for me to take, knowing that the people in power have exploited that. They’ve exploited those soldiers who have signed up, their want to do good has been exploited for someone else’s personal objectives.”
Verbich-Britton’s passionate opposition to the Bush administration’s policies led her to the March 17 peace march on Washington, which in turn led to her confrontation with Woodbridge management. Upon her return, she decided to hang some signs in her bedroom window to express her opinion on the war, which she thought was her constitutional right.
“I don’t own a TV network,” she said, “I don’t own a newspaper, I don’t have the money to go rent a billiard. So this was my way of showing support for the troops and my patriotism and my dissent with the government’s policy.”
She was outraged not only that Woodbridge made her remove the sign but also in way the whole thing transpired.
“It says sincerely at the bottom,” she said of the Woodbridge letter. “But there’s no name, it isn’t signed. They didn’t come to and talk to me personally. They know my husband is in Iraq. They know this is a personal issue for me. I think they went about it the wrong way, first off.”
And then there’s what she sees as selective enforcement of the apartment rules, which attorneys have told her is the property owners’ prerogative.
“I personally don’t care, but there are people on the balcony with charcoal grilles with flames shooting up to the roof,” she said. “There are people with dogs on the second floor. I don’t care about any of that. I’m not a nosy neighbor. I don’t care as long as they’re not hurting anything, as long as they don’t burn the place down.”
At Cambridge Square, another nearby Glick property, someone has an American flag hanging from their balcony.
“What’s the difference?” she asked. “This is my way of showing my patriotism.”
Since putting the signs on her van, Verbich-Britton said she has gotten a variety of responses.
“I haven’t really gotten any comments from neighbors,” she said. “The people in the building here are still friendly with me. So I guess that’s a good sign.”
On the streets, the response overall has been supportive.
“I’ve gotten more positive comments,” she said. “It’s just that the few negative comments are angrier and louder.”
As she was getting in the van at the library a guy in an army shirt yelled at her and said if we get out of Iraq we’ll have another Darfur, she said.
She was also approached by a Glick maintenance worker, which at first made her nervous.
“He had heard the call over the maintenance radio, had heard someone say something about having to come out and he thought it was ridiculous,” she said. “So I actually got a positive comment from their own maintenance staff.
“I think one of the best comments I’ve gotten was a very sincere ‘hell yeah’ from a guy riding a bike,” she added.
As far a resolution to the situation, Verbich-Britton knows what should happen.
“Honestly I think they should apologize and ask me to put the sign back in my window,” she said. “And then we could all make nice and live together harmoniously again.”
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"White Unicorn" is the second single by Australian hard rock band Wolfmother, and the second from their debut album, Wolfmother. It was released on 26 February 2006 backed with "Love Train". The single also featured the music videos for "Dimension" and "Mind's Eye". The song's lyrics feature a reference to lyrics from "Lovely Rita" by The Beatles ("...With the white unicorn across her shoulder / Made you think that she might have been someone who's older...").
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Whether you love or loath drones, did anyone else know the cops were using them to help tackle crime? I didn’t until I saw this story on KRON.
With the help of a drone, fourteen people were arrested at a house in San Leandro, California on Monday after undercover cops discovered an illegal casino and crime ring were being run from the house. Ten slot machines were recovered during the raid.
According to the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department, a drone which costs around $1,200 pays for itself in one hour of an operation.
Cheaper than the average long term wage of a police officer… do I need to be worried that this is start of The Rise of The Machines?
From looking at the thread it looks like MTV’s True Life is looking for a female poker player that meets a very specific criteria and Dawley wants to help find them—although I am not exactly sure what her link is to the show.
As reported at PokerListings.Com, Ferguson was not a welcome addition to the final table, with Daniel Levy shouting that he had “no shame.”
“I don’t want any kind of violence, but he should know people think he’s a piece of shit and he shouldn’t be here,” Levey continued as a group of Ferguson supporters became vocal as well.
Still not willing to comment on the Full Tilt fiasco that set the wheels in motion that led to Black Friday, Ferguson is polarizing opinion in the poker community, some saying we should forgive and forget and other like Daniel Negreanu calling him out for not apologizing to the community that he screwed over.
Check out Alexander Villegas’s report of how it all went down here.
Clearly not one to rest on his laurels after his epic MMA fight against JC Alvarado, Olivier Busquet is on the hunt for odds on him applying and winning the reality TV show Survivor —that comes with prize winnings of $1 million.
In the chat thread Busquet makes it clear he is looking for odds, not advice on whether he should enter or not, but the comments still make for entertaining reading.
*Doyle “Texas Dolly” Brunson has announced his retirement from poker so that he can spend more time with his wife, who is in failing health.
Brunson has amassed 10 WSOP bracelets, a WPT title along with being a fixture in the high-stakes cash games run in the famous “Bobby’s Room” over the decades.
Talking to Poker Central ahead of his last WSOP foray Brunson said: “I’m planning on retiring after the summer. My wife is not in very good health, and I will stay with her for the duration of either her life or mine.”
You can read more on Brunson’s decision to retire from the game over on Poker Central.
Currently Brunson and his son Todd have cashed in the $10,000 No Limit 2-7 Single Draw — where play continues today — in what could be the last hurrah from the poker godfather.
I’ve been replaced as chip leader https://t.co/fnzqZp7vV9— Todd Brunson (@ToddBrunson) June 12, 2018
Unibet have worked with creative agency FCB Inferno to release a custom deck of cards to accompany the launch of a new poker format where the Queen outranks the King.The project is intended to help draw attention to gender equality and unconscious gender bias in poker.
In this great interview with CardPlayer Lifestyle, Robbie Strazynski goes one-on-one with Phil Hellmuth ahead of the launch of his new autobiography “The Poker Brat”—which Hellmuth hopes will become a New York Times Bestseller—to really find out the man behind the famous name.
Thanks to pokernyhederne and some cryptic tweets from Doyle Brunson it was revealed that the two men who lost their shit in the Bellagio’s high stakes Bobby’s Room were none other than Gus Hansen and David Oppenhiem.
We are bit late to the party on this, but back in late November Fedor Holz challenged his twitter followers to read or listen to 40 new books before the end of the year. All in the name of bettering yourself. I think.
Branching out into the world of YouTube beyond his usual poker shows, Polk is now reaching for heights of internet stardom by trying to recreate the success of renowned YouTubers such as PewDiePie, Markiplier, and jacksepticeye.
The Atlantic Ballroom at the Resorts Casino in Atlantic City New Jersey is the scene of the all new StarsFun Skills Zone. Those attending the new PokerStars Festival event in New Jersey can not only blow off steam while taking a break from the poker tables, but they can take the opportunity to even get in a little extra action.
By now just about everyone has seen the infamous “Check your privilege” hand from the 2016 World Series of Poker Main Event (if not you can watch it below), but according to speech-play master William Kassouf, there was more to the hand between him and November Niner Griffin Benger than what was shown on ESPN.
Following Mike “The Mouth” Matusow’s interview on the PokerNews podcast where he talked about the Poker Hall of Fame nominees and why he feels he was snubbed, Daniel Negreanu took to the podcast to tackle some misconceptions that were spoken about.


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In one sense, the title of the novel is ironic; the title character is neither "great" nor named Gatsby. He is a criminal whose real name is James Gatz, and the life he has created for himself is an illusion. By the same token, the title of the novel refers to the theatrical skill with which Gatsby makes this illusion seem real: the moniker "the Great Gatsby" suggests the sort of vaudeville billing that would have been given to an acrobat, an escape artist, or a magician.
Nick is particularly taken with Gatsby and considers him a great figure. He sees both the extraordinary quality of hope that Gatsby possesses and his idealistic dream of loving Daisy in a perfect world. Though Nick recognizes Gatsby's flaws the first time he meets him, he cannot help but admire Gatsby's brilliant smile, his romantic idealization of Daisy, and his yearning for the future. The private Gatsby who stretches his arms out toward the green light on Daisy's dock seems somehow more real than the vulgar, social Gatsby who wears a pink suit to his party and calls everyone "old sport." Nick alone among the novel's characters recognizes that Gatsby's love for Daisy has less to do with Daisy's inner qualities than with Gatsby's own. That is, Gatsby makes Daisy his dream because his heart demands a dream, not because Daisy truly deserves the passion that Gatsby feels for her. Further, Gatsby impresses Nick with his power to make his dreams come true—as a child he dreamed of wealth and luxury, and he has attained them, albeit through criminal means. As a man, he dreams of Daisy, and for a while he wins her, too. In a world without a moral center, in which attempting to fulfill one's dreams is like rowing a boat against the current, Gatsby's power to dream lifts him above the meaningless and amoral pleasure-seeking of New York society. In Nick's view, Gatsby's capacity to dream makes him "great" despite his flaws and eventual undoing.


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South Korea succeeded in its second attempt to place a satellite into orbit using a domestically built space rocket, South Korean authorities said Tuesday, a key step in the country’s ambitious plans for independent space development.
Space minister Lee Jong-ho confirmed that the three-stage rocket, dubbed “Nuri,” deployed several satellites into orbit after being launched from a space center on a small island in the southwestern coastal area of Goheung.
The success comes eight months after Nuri’s maiden flight failed to place a dummy satellite into orbit when the rocket’s third stage malfunctioned.
With Tuesday’s successful launch, South Korea became the 10th country to place a satellite into space using its own technology.
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In Vol. 6 of the FastModel Motion Offense Forum we progress to three-player drills to teach passing, screening, cutting, floor balance and reading the defense.
If you have been following this series on building a motion offense you have probably noticed a few patterns in the progressions. First, introduce the concept without a defense. Second, add defense to the cutting player and control the defender’s options. Third, relax the rules on the defender. And lastly, defend the screener and the cutter and simulate live action.
We follow that progression as we add more and more players and advance towards five man motion. In this entry into the series we will advance to three-player drills.
In previous entries, coaches/managers have served as passers in the drills and players focused on screening and cutting techniques. At the point of three player drills, coaches should no longer be needed as passers. The goal is, of course, to have your players become adept at making the passes and seeing the reads as they transpire.
Three-player drills are especially valuable because, at its core, motion offense is a screener, a cutter and a passer. The best motion offenses center the ball and have two screening action for the passer to read. We begin by teaching this concept using three-player drills. The first three-player drill to introduce is the 3-on-1 Live halfcourt drill.
Arrange your team into groups of three. When on offense, the trio will have two screeners and one cutter. The cutter, and only the cutter, will be defended and only he/she can score. The offensive team must make two passes before the cutter can get a touch. It is the job of the screeners to free him/her for a score using the motion offense concepts we have learned.
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From there, advance into 3-on-3 live play with the same rules as the 3-on-1 Live drill above. Each trio will feature two screeners and one cutter and everyone is defended. Begin in a top-side-side alignment. Screeners must screen for the cutter and they cannot screen for one another. The cutter can only touch the basketball after two passes have been completed. The cutter can start on either wing. The offense applies motion offense concepts and maintains top-side-side alignment throughout the possession.
Endless motion offense concepts will present themselves during 3-on-3 live play but you must stay within your screening rules and maintain floor balance. Emphasize all the screening fundamentals such as basket cutting, reading the defense and completing the correct second cuts.
Use this as an opportunity to coach your defense as well. Assign an assistant to be the offensive or defensive coordinator and you coach the other side of the ball.
3/3 Live Possible Restrictions:
- Possession must start with a shallow/flare
- Possession must start with a cross screen for the cutter
- Only the cutter can score
- Only a screener can score (emphasizes second cutters)
- Begin with ball on wing with the cutter on top and start with a flare screen
- Minimum number of passes
- Create your own restrictions to address issues in your offense!
3/3 Live Variations:
- Make it full court! Have another trio waiting on the other end. When team gets a stop, they transition.
- Start with a closeout. Have defense on the baseline beside the coach with the offense spaced on the perimeter. Coach rolls the ball out to either of the players behind the arc and defense must close out to the correct position with proper technique.
- Have offense work against various defensive scenarios such as packline rules, pressure man rules and switches.
- Allow the offense to pass to a coach who is standing behind them at any time during the possession. The coach can then pass to the cutter. This introduces staggers and baseline screens as both screeners are now free to screen for the cutter. It also challenges the defense with a numbers disadvantage!
- Keep score for every team! Put something on the line.
Three-player drills are vital to motion offense and should be a cornerstone of practice. Because these are live drills that feature tons of offensive actions, practices may be very simple in design but full of live action and competitiveness. Offensive and defensive concepts can be coached simultaneously.
Practices can look something like this: warm up and do some full court transition drills for conditioning. Then use 1/0 chair drills and 2/0 shooting drills to hone offensive technique and motion offense fundamentals. Then have a 2/1 and 2/2 Live period. Then a 3/1 and 3/3 Live period. Then a 4/2 and 4/4 Live period which we will address in the next entry into the series.
Continue the motion offense conversation:
Explore and use the Twitter hashtag #MotionOffenseTips as well!
Any questions: email@example.com Happy to talk hoops any time day or night! If you would like to be added to the motion offense mailing list, email and let me know!
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A new Department of Veterans Affairs life insurance policy for veterans of any level of disability rating is just six months away from launching.
In a blog post Monday, the VA reminded veterans it will begin offering Veterans Affairs Life Insurance, or VALife, on Jan. 1, 2023, in line with a law passed last year, with applications opening that day.
VALife will be open to all veterans 80 years old or younger who have a disability rating of 0 to 100. Older veterans will also be eligible if they applied for VA disability compensation before age 81 but did not receive the disability rating until after turning 81, and if they apply for the life insurance within two years of getting the rating.
"The new program meets the needs of service-connected veterans who may not have previously qualified for life insurance with VA," the blog post said.
VALife is what's known as guaranteed acceptance whole life insurance. That means no medical exams or health questions are required to be approved, with the VA in its blog post saying the plan will have "fully automated online enrollment with instant approvals." But guaranteed acceptance plans often have lower benefits and higher premiums than other life insurance policies.
VALife will offer beneficiaries payouts of up to $40,000, with lesser coverage available in increments of $10,000.
The cost of the insurance varies based on age and the amount of coverage, but could run as low as $11 per month for an 18-year-old with $10,000 of coverage or as high as $1,768 per month for a 95-year-old with $40,000 of coverage, according to the VA website, which noted rates may change before the policy launches. The premiums are fixed for the life of policy, meaning veterans will pay the amount for the age they were when they enrolled even as they get older.
The new insurance policy was created by a bill signed into law in January 2021 called the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act. The start date, eligibility criteria and coverage amounts were all stipulated in the law.
The law allowed the department to set premium rates based on what is "generally charged for guaranteed acceptance life insurance policies by private life insurance companies."
The department already offers what's called Veterans' Group Life Insurance, but veterans have to apply within one year and 120 days of leaving military service in order to be eligible for that plan.
The department also offers the Service-Disabled Veterans Life Insurance for veterans of any level of service-connected disability rating, but vets have to apply within two years of getting their rating.
The new VALife has no such time restriction on applying for veterans 80 or younger.
The Service-Disabled Veterans Life Insurance plan also requires veterans to be in good health apart from their service-connected condition, unlike VALife's guaranteed acceptance.
Veterans who already have the Service-Disabled Veterans Life Insurance will be able to stay in that program, but the policy will close to new applicants after Dec. 31, according to the blog post.


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The man who in Pescadero on Saturday has been identified as Joseph Pearlman, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office. The California Highway Patrol's Office yesterday released information that Pearlman is a 65-year-old man from Sunnyvale.
The Sheriff's Office confirmed that Pearlman is still at Stanford Hospital receiving treatment. Stanford Hospital could not be reached for immediate comment on Pearlman's condition at the time of publication, but Art Montiel, spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol, reported that as of last night, Pearlman was in critical condition.
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Birth Strike: The Hidden Fight over Women’s Work
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When House Speaker Paul Ryan urged U.S. women to have more children, and Ross Douthat requested “More babies, please,” in a New York Times column, they openly expressed what policymakers have been discussing for decades with greater discretion. Using technical language like “age structure,” “dependency ratio,” and “entitlement crisis,” establishment think tanks are raising the alarm: if U.S. women don’t get busy having more children, we’ll face an aging workforce, slack consumer demand, and a stagnant economy.
Feminists generally believe that a prudish religious bloc is responsible for the protracted fight over reproductive freedom in the U.S. and that politicians only attack abortion and birth control to appeal to those “values voters.” But hidden behind this conventional explanation is a dramatic fight over women’s reproductive labor. On one side, elite policymakers want an expanding workforce reared with a minimum of employer spending and a maximum of unpaid women’s work. On the other side, women are refusing to produce children at levels desired by economic planners. By some measures our birth rate is the lowest it has ever been. With little access to childcare, family leave, health care, and with insufficient male participation, U.S. women are conducting a spontaneous birth strike.
In other countries, panic over low birth rates has led governments to underwrite childbearing and childrearing with generous universal programs, but in the U.S., women have not yet realized the potential of our bargaining position. When we do, it will lead to new strategies for winning full access to abortion and birth control, and for improving the difficult working conditions U.S. parents now face when raising children.
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Calgary is in the midst of a homelessness crisis and a critical affordable housing shortage. There is not one simple solution to these problems, and the only way we will make a difference is if we work together.
Centre 4800 is one piece of a large and intricate puzzle. If this project is approved, it will change the lives of dozens of Calgarians.
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if you don't have za'atar, or have never tried it, read here to find out what it is. there is a simple recipe for it included under "make your own" in the recipe. you can also find another one in zainab & meedo's great blog, arabic bites (thanks girls!).
additionally, if you don't like sweet flavours, you can leave out the honey altogether and increase the lemon.
honey za'atar chicken
an extremely flavourful dish, it can be made spicy by using hot paprika (or cayenne) or mild with regular paprika. served alongside rice and a salad, it makes for a nice meal.
serves 4 to 5 people
1 chicken*, cut into serving pieces (~8 pcs)
(hot) paprika** or cayenne pepper
onion and garlic powder
6 - 8 tbsp honey, more or less
*i prefer to leave the skin on for this one but you can make it without. the skin serves to add flavour and keep the meat from drying out too much.
**adding the hot paprika makes a big difference. if you want it non-spicy, then just use regular paprika.
preheat oven to 400F.
cut up chicken, clean it and dry with paper towels. either keep or remove skin (w/ skin tastes better).
in a glass pyrex (8 x 8), arrange the chicken pieces and squeeze the lemon over them. another option is that you can place the chicken in a ziploc and add the lemon juice in the morning or night before, leaving it in the fridge to bake after work around supper time.
now, in this order: salt and pepper each piece. then do the same with the onion powder and garlic powder. next, sprinkle the (hot) paprika over each chicken part and then finish with a good amount of za'atar. don't skimp on this part.
lastly, drizzle the honey (amount is up to you but about 1 tbsp/pc is recommended) over each piece of chicken. do not mix the chicken pieces now.
in a preheated 400F oven, without covering, bake the chicken for 12 minutes.
lower heat to 350F and bake uncovered for about 35 minutes or until browned.
remove the pieces of chicken to a serving plate (cover with foil) and place the sauce in a small pot and boil it down until it thickens. serve with the chicken.