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Danielle Vincent remembers looking around at her near-empty festival in disbelief.
“I was blown away,” she says. “Literally devastated.”
Why did so few people show up to the second annual First Festival?
Vincent says 3,000 people attended its smaller, one-day, $20 edition last year at River Walk Park. She expected at least 1,000 people to walk through the festival gates at Southside Park each day last weekend. There were more than 40 local bands, multiple stages, 70 craft beers on tap via Beers in Sac and a bunch of local vendors.
Yet, Vincent estimates only 500 people came over the course of two days.
She was disappointed. She knew she’d have to pay for much of the festival out-of-pocket. She knew vendors were angry that they lost money as well. But when SN&R posted a review pointing out the poor turnout, and people took to Facebook and Twitter to discuss First Festival, things got personal.
Comments stated that Vincent “exploited local artists” and that she should be “ashamed” of herself. Less personal: the lineup needed bigger names; the weekend choice was terrible; the marketing was awful; and most of all, that $35 is way too expensive for a day of local music.
Vincent was shocked. In the months leading up to the festival, she said she only heard words of support and not a single person suggested she rethink the ticket prices. If someone had, she might have lowered them—beyond the many deals and promotions that she already ran.
Still, it’s expensive to throw an event of this size. Last year, she couldn’t afford to provide stage structures for two stages, so bands were playing in direct sunlight. She wanted to make sure the festival was well-equipped and well-ran, with professional lighting and stages to rival Sacramento’s major music festivals.
Lots of folks blame the lineup more than anything else. Namely, the lack of hip-hop. There was one rapper, but the lineup did skew toward rock bands of various sub-genres. It’s worth noting, though, that the lineup was chosen by a panel of 15 local musicians.
How about the poor choice of weekend? There was a ton going on: Davis Music Fest, Sacramento French Film Festival, Wizard World Comic-Con and, ya know, Father’s Day. But every weekend in the summer is stacked with events. Last year, First Festival was held the same weekend as the Sacramento Music Festival in Old Sacramento.
“I don’t want to believe that Sacramento won’t show up for the local scene, but it sure looks that way,” Vincent says.
Will there be a next year? Vincent hopes so, but it’s too early to say for sure. She has heard the many commenters who suggested booking a couple of bigger names would help.
“I wanted to give a voice to bands who were really good but didn’t have much of a following, and let the music speak for itself,” she says. “I’ll have to be more strategic.”
Despite still reeling from the weekend and the backlash, Vincent speaks remarkably calmly about the whole ordeal. She posted an open letter to the community last night on Facebook, which has been met mostly with support.
“I’m not pointing the finger at people who didn’t show up,” she says. “It was my festival. I take full responsibility. I’m just surprised. And I’m listening.”


GOP lawmakers' call for ComEd hearings rebuffed
Key Democrat agrees only to legislation to prevent future corruption
Last updated 7/30/2020 at 9:56am
The chairwoman of the Illinois House Energy and Environment Committee said this week she will not hold hearings to examine what impact Commonwealth Edison's lobbying and bribery practices have had on utility ratepayers, rebuffing a request from two Republican lawmakers.
Instead, Rep. Ann Williams, D-Chicago, said in a statement that she plans to introduce "tough new amendments" to the proposed Clean Energy Jobs Act next year "to ensure that we hold utilities accountable and take the politics out of setting fair energy rates."
"A legislative committee is not the appropriate place to investigate a criminal matter currently under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Attorney's office," Williams said this week. "As was the precedent during prior corruption cases, the House Energy and Environment (committee) will not hold hearings that could impede and interfere with an ongoing federal investigation."
That statement came in response to a letter Monday from Republican Reps. David Welter, of Morris, and Keith Wheeler, of Oswego, to Williams and Rep. Larry Walsh, D-Joliet, chair of the House Public Utilities Committee. That letter requested the two committees hold joint investigative hearings.
Welter is the Republican spokesman on the Energy and Environment Committee. Wheeler is the Republican spokesman on the Public Utilities Committee.
Their letter was in reaction to ComEd's public admission on Friday, July 17, that between 2011 and 2019, it awarded lobbying jobs and subcontracts to associates of House Speaker Michael Madigan as part of an effort to gain Madigan's support for legislation beneficial to the utility.
That admission was made in a federal court in what is called a "deferred prosecution agreement," in which the U.S. Attorney's office agreed not to pursue prosecution of bribery charges against the company in exchange for ComEd paying a $200 million fine and agreeing to cooperate with the ongoing investigation.
Madigan has not been charged and has denied any wrongdoing.
But Welter and Wheeler argued that there is more at stake in the scandal than criminal matters.
"While the U.S. Attorney's office investigated criminal activity during the time period in question related to ComEd's activities to influence and reward 'Public Official A' in order to receive passage of legislation favorable to the utility, the issue of what impact ComEd's activities had on ratepayers and state policy needs to be investigated," they stated in their letter.
According to people familiar with the investigation, federal prosecutors have focused on at least two pieces of legislation. One of those is the Energy Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2011, also known as the "Smart Grid" bill, which allowed public utilities to recover the cost of infrastructure improvements through a formula, without review by the Illinois Commerce Commission.
It passed both chambers of the General Assembly over the veto of then-Gov. Pat Quinn, a Democrat.
Also of interest is a massive energy bill passed in 2016 known as the Future Energy Jobs Act in which the state agreed to bail out two nuclear power plants owned by ComEd's parent company Excelon by paying the company $235 million a year for 10 years to keep the plants open, with the money coming from a surcharge on customers' electric bills.
More recently, lawmakers have been debating what is called the Clean Energy Jobs Act - Senate Bill 2132 and House Bill 3624 - which is aimed at moving Illinois to 100 percent renewable energy for electricity production by 2050. But that bill has stalled in the General Assembly partly because, according to some observers, it could provide benefits to ComEd at a time when the company's lobbying practices were the subject of federal investigations.
Williams, who is the lead House sponsor of the Clean Energy Jobs act, said in an open letter to her colleagues Thursday that she is working on amendments to that bill, including one that would end the automatic, formula-generated rate increases allowed under the 2011 Smart Grid bill.
"The era of utilities, nuclear and fossil fuel industries, and other big business groups dictating energy policy in Illinois are over," she said. "We can no longer allow corporate profits to come before efforts to create affordable and clean energy sources."
In a separate statement Thursday, Welter said he had spoken again with Williams in hopes of changing her mind about holding investigative hearings. He said that while there is bipartisan support for working on legislation to prevent future corrupt lobbying practices, he was disappointed that Democratic leaders were not willing to investigate the impact that past practices have had on ratepayers.
"I disagree that doing so would somehow 'impede or interfere with an ongoing federal investigation,' because ComEd has already agreed to pay $200 million to defer further prosecution," he said. "The fact is, both the City of Chicago and the Illinois Commerce Commission plan to hold hearings of their own and call ComEd officials to testify. Why not Mike Madigan's House of Representatives?"


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The pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) complex is a nuclear-encoded mitochondrial multienzyme complex that catalyzes the overall conversion of pyruvate to acetyl-CoA and CO(2), and provides the primary link between glycolysis and the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle. The PDH complex is composed of multiple copies of three enzymatic components: pyruvate dehydrogenase (E1), dihydrolipoamide acetyltransferase (E2) and lipoamide dehydrogenase (E3). The E1 enzyme is a heterotetramer of two alpha and two beta subunits. This gene encodes the E1 alpha 1 subunit containing the E1 active site, and plays a key role in the function of the PDH complex. Mutations in this gene are associated with pyruvate dehydrogenase E1-alpha deficiency and X-linked Leigh syndrome. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.[provided by RefSeq, Mar 2010]
GeneCards Summary for PDHA1 Gene
PDHA1 (Pyruvate Dehydrogenase E1 Subunit Alpha 1) is a Protein Coding gene. Diseases associated with PDHA1 include Pyruvate Dehydrogenase E1-Alpha Deficiency and Leigh Syndrome With Leukodystrophy. Among its related pathways are Signaling by GPCR and Central carbon metabolism in cancer. Gene Ontology (GO) annotations related to this gene include oxidoreductase activity, acting on the aldehyde or oxo group of donors, disulfide as acceptor and pyruvate dehydrogenase activity. An important paralog of this gene is PDHA2.
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Summary for PDHA1 Gene
The pyruvate dehydrogenase complex catalyzes the overall conversion of pyruvate to acetyl-CoA and CO(2), and thereby links the glycolytic pathway to the tricarboxylic cycle.

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Last night I had an interesting and very fun experience. I treated my mother (it was her Christmas present) to go to Peter Kay’s Dance for Life, which was in aid of Cancer Research UK. Held at the Nottingham Motorpoint Arena, thousands of people danced for three hours with Peter Kay as the DJ along with actress Sian Gibson.
My mother and I wished we knew in advance that people were dressing up for this event. Most people were dressed in 80s gear, but there were also smurfs, Where’s Wally?, Elvis Presley and other quirky characters and celebrities. People were also dressed up with t-shirts designed for the Dance for Life in florescent colours and were wearing light up trainers and glow sticks. However, I did wear my pink running t-shirt which I’ve worn for the Race for Lifes, and I saw some other people wearing them too.
The atmosphere was electric! Peter Kay and Sian Gibson took it in turns to play the DJ set and there were really funky images on the large screen behind them, like in the photo below (you can just see Peter and Sian in the middle). The music was a mix bag as well, with 80s and 90s music and popular modern party anthems. A Zumba group from Nottingham also came onto the stage to show some Zumba moves and join in with the fun.
Dancing for three hours straight was a lot of fun, and tiring as well! Everyone looked shattered at the end of the night, but with big smiles on their faces. It was a fun form of exercise- I’d love to go to another Dance for Life again!
I’ve completed three Race for Lifes (5km which I walked and two 10km ones which I ran), which were also in aid of Cancer Research UK. Last night was a very different way of raising money, as the majority of the money paid for tickets is donated to the charity. Peter Kay also encourages people to get sponsored for the three hour dance-a-thon via JustGiving, which has raised over £52,000 so far!
Happy reading and blogging!
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Celebrate festival of the city’s patron saint – every year in the month of May, the city celebrates San Isidro festival in honour of Madrid’s patron saint. The festival announces the onset of the spring. The festivities lasting for 5 days include costume parades, musical concerts, and dancing and activities involving children.
Located on River Manzanares, the capital city of Spain is the political, economic, and cultural centre. Once a home to Spanish monarchs, the city boasts of rich architectural heritage. A guide to Madr... more
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At Vice Versa, a small-production winery in Saint Helena, French Canadians Patrice and Samantha Breton collaborate with Philippe Melka and other renowned winemakers to turn out some of the top-rated high-end cabernets in Napa Valley. All that harvesting, pressing, crushing, and bottling takes toil, Samantha explains, so they squeeze in as much travel as possible to enjoy the fruits of their labors. Their San Francisco-based travel advisors, Michelle and Roderick Murré, design trips built around local flavors and exceptional taste.
As winemakers, we work really hard. So when we travel, we go all out. We want comfort, luxury, rare experiences, and the best of the best of the best when it comes to food and drink. It’s how we reset.
Wine leads the way. Last year, we went to France and spent time in Champagne, staying at Domaine Les Crayères. We didn’t want to go to the big houses – we prefer to see small growers that are difficult to find in the U.S. In the village of Avize, we visited Jacques-Selosse, which makes incredible Champagne. You can’t buy it, but they have bottles on the list at Les Avisés restaurant, which is run by Jacques’ son, Anselme, and daughter-in-law, Corinne. We sat with the owners and their adorable beagle and had the greatest night.


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No 15.-18. The international music and art festival “Slavic Bazaar” will take place in Vitebsk, Belarus, from July 1, 2007. This year, Latvia will be represented by 21-year-old Julia Mayer. Jana Kļaviņa will also take the stage on the opening night, but Samanta Tīna does not hide her indignation about her photo contest on the website.
On the opening day of the competition, the local singer Samanta Tīna did not hide her indignation on the social network Instagram, finding her name and photo among the participants of the competition.
Get to know each other! Latvia will be represented by Jūlija Mayer at the Slavic Bazaar in Belarus
Almost all artists who have represented their countries or judged the members of the jury during the 30 years of the competition can be found in the participants section of the competition website.
Among Latvians, Samanta Tīna, Liene Greifāne, Diāna Paško, Lidija Breska and this year’s representative Jūlija Mayer can be seen on the page.
“Nobody has addressed me, I do not plan to go. Given the current situation, I do not support it. I participated in 2012. At the moment I am trying to contact so that the picture can be removed, ”says Samanta.
The musician also adds that Rūta Dūduma-Ķirse, the first representative of the country chosen this year, refused to participate in the competition, expressing her attitude. Samanta supports him and would do the same.
Despite the refusal, Latvia was not left without a representative, this year the honor of representing the country has been entrusted to the young singer Jūlija Mayer.
The singer has already tried her hand with an orchestra in an rehearsal, showing professionalism, great vocal skills and charisma. Participation in the “Slavic Bazaar” is the fulfillment of Julia’s childhood dream.
Alexander Lukashenko always takes part in the opening ceremony of the “Slavic Bazaar”, giving a motivating speech and enjoying a concert of pop stars. Among the stage lights who will delight in the opening ceremony will also be Latvian Jana Kļaviņa. Jana will perform in a duo with musician Ruslan Alehno.

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The six-part TV series of the same name, to be aired in January, is the BBC2 flagship series for New Year 2007 and will be presented by household names such as Colin Jackson, Vic Reeves, Lisa Tarbuck and Fiona BruceJust as commercial in approach as Gillian McKeith's YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT but with proper scientific backingFull of fascinating illustrations and top tips on how to get the best from your food
Jill Fullerton-Smith is an award-winning filmmaker who grew up in New Zealand. After ten years making science programmes for the BBC in London, including several episodes of Horizon, she now runs BBC Scotland's speciality factual programming department. She conceived and produced the BBC's landmark science series The Truth About Food, on which this book is based. She lives in Glasgow and London with her husband Andrew and daughter Billie, and has four wonderful stepchildren, Charlie, Alex, Corrina and Michael.


SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California finds itself in an extremely wet period with atmospheric river event after atmospheric river event slamming into the state, stressing the state's water infrastructure following years of drought.
Prior to the implementation of a reservoir and levee system, California's central valley would routinely flood during wet years. Such was the case during the Great Flood of 1862, which left the valley flooded for months.
Flooding infrastructure has assisted the valley in doing a much better job in controlling the unpredictable flow of water in California. Even with the recent onslaught of storms and little relief expected in the upcoming week, the Department of Water Resources is not expected to open the weir on Monday despite rumors it would.
The Sacramento Weir, completed in 1916, is situated along the right bank of the Sacramento River between the Yolo Causeway and the Garden Highway, approximately 3 miles upstream from the confluence of the American River and Sacramento Rivers, according to the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency.
The function of the weir is to divert water away from Sacramento and into the Yolo Bypass, which essentially turns into an inland lake during these situations. Since the weir was built, the city of Sacramento has not flooded.
The current level of the Sacramento River at the I Street bridge is 26.5 feet and is expected to crest at 28.2 feet on Tuesday. The closest the river has gotten to flood stage (33.5 feet) was in 1986 when it reached 30.6 feet.
The weir will be getting its first upgrades in its over 100-year life. The approximately $350 million project involves widening the 1,950-foot weir an additional 1,500 feet north, according to the US Army Corps of Engineers.


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The access to current and reliable maps and data is a critical factor in the management of disaster situations. Standard user interfaces are not well suited to provide this information to crisis managers. Especially in dynamic situations conventional cartographic displays and mouse based interaction techniques fail to address the need to review a situation rapidly and act on it as a team. The development of novel interaction techniques like multi-touch and tangible interaction in combination with large displays provides a promising base technology to provide crisis managers with an adequate overview of the situation and to share relevant information with other stakeholders in a collaborative setting.

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The qualification round of the Syed Modi International Championships got underway in Lucknow, as a number of top seeds withdrew from the main draw of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour 300 event.
Twenty-four qualifying matches took place at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium in the Indian city, but were overshadowed by the news that the majority of top seeds in the women's competition had pulled out.
The top three seeds, He Bingjiao of China, Michelle Li of Canada and Saina Nehwal of India, all withdrew, alongside sixth seed Han Yue and eighth seed Cai Yanyan, both of China.
Four Indian players progressed into the main draw, with Ashmita Chaliha the first after defeating fellow Indian Aakarshi Kashyap 21-13, 21-18.
Shruti Mundada then overcame compatriot Ritika Thaker 21-19, 21-13, before Tanvi Lad came back from one set down to win 19-21, 21-18, 21-8 against Prashi Joshi in another all-Indian affair.
The fourth home favourite to reach the main draw was Rituparna Das, a comfortable 21-10, 21-12 victor against fellow Indian Shikha Gautam.
In the men's competition, second seed Ng Ka Long of Hong Kong and sixth seed Lu Guangzu of China are no longer competing.
It was another successful qualifying round for the hosts, with Rahul Yadav Chittaboina easing past compatriot Aryamann Tandon 21-10, 21-16.
In two other all-Indian contests, Alap Mishra progressed to the main draw with a closely fought 22-20, 22-20 result over Kiran George, and Ansal Yadav beat Chirag Sen 21-18, 21-18.
Huang Ping-hsien of Chinese Taipei was the final qualifier, recording a 21-10, 21-14 victory over Shreyansh Jaiswal of India.
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Sleep Number Launches New m9 Memory Foam Bed
MINNEAPOLIS – (July 18, 2012) – Consumers dreaming of a better night’s sleep, and who are considering memory foam, have a choice – ordinary foam beds or a memory foam bed that adjusts to meet their individual needs. SLEEP NUMBER ® today announces the latest addition to its innovative product portfolio: the Sleep Number ® m9 memory foam bed combines exclusive DualAir ™ technology with new LuxFit ™ memory foam.
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Specifically, the Sleep Number FlexFit Plus has a massage feature that soothes tired muscles and leaves sleepers feeling rejuvenated, and simple preset positions for ideal comfort, including zero gravity, lounge and flat. Both the FlexFit and the FlexFit Plus have a customizable preset option to set a favorite position.
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Launching July 22, customers can only find the new Sleep Number m9 bed and FlexFit Fully Adjustable Sleep System at one of the approximately 400 Sleep Number stores across the country, online at sleepnumber.com, or via phone at (800) Sleep Number or (800) 753-3768.
About Select Comfort Corporation
Select Comfort Corporation (NASDAQ: SCSS) is leading the industry in delivering an unparalleled sleep experience by offering consumers high-quality, innovative and individualized sleep solutions and services, which include a complete line of SLEEP NUMBER® beds and bedding. The company is the exclusive manufacturer, retailer and servicer of the revolutionary Sleep Number bed, which allows individuals to adjust the firmness and support of each side at the touch of a button. The company offers further personalization through its solutions-focused line of Sleep Number pillows, sheets and other bedding products. And as the only national specialty-mattress retailer, consumers can take advantage of an enhanced mattress-buying experience at one of the approximately 400 Sleep Number stores across the country, online at sleepnumber.com or via phone at (800) Sleep Number or (800) 753-3768.

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Former TCU wide receiver Jordan Moore is transferring to LSU, where he hopes to have a chance to walk on to the Tigers football team while continuing his track career in Baton Rouge.
Moore announced his decision to transfer to another school in January, although it was unknown where he was intended to move. As previously noted at the time, Moore’s accomplishments on the track were impressive in his time at TCU. He only participated in one season of track with the Horned Frogs.
During his recruitment out of high school, Moore held offers from almost any school for track, including LSU. LSU had only extended an offer for track when Moore was being recruited, and TCU gave him a better chance to do both sports. Moore ended up being buried on the depth chart in Fort Worth and now expects to have a chance to compete for playing time under Les Miles.
“I didn’t get the opportunity I thought I should have gotten for football,” Moore said in a story by The Reveille. “But everything works out for the better at the end of the day. I had a good experience. I just had to take my talents elsewhere, where I feel like they could be amplified.”
The now all-too-common “take my talents” phrase. Thanks LeBron.
Moore appeared in 11 games for TCU in 2014. He caught five passes for 29 yards in his mostly mop-up duty playing time. In 2013 Moore caught two passes for 21 yards and rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown. While at TCU, Moore played multiple positions and showed some versatility that LSU could utilize as well.


According to a study by the American Action Forum, ObamaCare's costs are more than double its benefits.
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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) - A North Carolina sheriff's office said Monday it will not charge Donald Trump or his campaign with inciting a riot at an event Wednesday, when a Trump supporter punched another man at a campaign rally.
McGraw, 78, of Linden, is charged with assault and battery, disorderly conduct and communicating threats for his involvement in the incident.
In a release earlier Monday, the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office said, "We are continuing to look at the totality of these circumstances, including any additional charges against Mr. McGraw, including the potential of whether there was conduct on the part of Mr. Trump or the Trump campaign which rose to the level of inciting a riot, and including the actions or inactions of our deputies."
Early Monday evening, the department said it had "reviewed the evidence accumulated and consulted with the detectives involved. The Sheriff's Office legal counsel advised, and the sheriff concurred, that the evidence does not meet the requisites of the law as established under the relevant North Carolina statute and case law to support a conviction of the crime of inciting a riot."
The announcement comes a day before Trump competes in the critical North Carolina primaries. Trump leads the Republican field for the nomination and is looking to increase his lead on Super Tuesday.
But Trump's rallies have become increasingly dramatic. In Fayetteville Wednesday, Rakeem Jones was punched by McGraw as he was leaving.
Jones said he was upset at hearing Trump say "Go home to mom" as he was leaving. Jones' mother died eight years ago.
"I get real offended by that, even with regular people," he said.
At the end of the video shared on Twitter, Jones is seen being tackled to the ground.


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Since I'm almost prepared for my 4th failure in a row, I'd like to announce that I've got a very special entry prepared for WV 16. It's so special it will be the most hated song in WV short history, and will probably remain that way until WV shuts down.
OMG, I just hope it's not some trash pop, which probably is X-OI
It's an african breast, so I thought it's Afrika by Dino D.
Another song I didn't like during LL but liked while listening to it in mp3. And I like it more than some songs I liked in LL but now I find nothing special.
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Monday, May 21, 2012
Rumble in the Jungle Race Recap
Another great race was put on by Team Town Cycle and this years race loop was much more conducive to actually racing! It still had features that were technical and tough while creating much more flow and a great feel. The only trouble was it was TIGHT! If you had a spot to pass you had to pass aggressively.
Anyway as the Cat 2 race went off it was evident that the day was getting hot pretty quickly. That sun was starting to bake everyone and it felt kinda good! The start was pushed back just slightly and everyone was doing the parking lot crit just trying to stay warmed up. Finally we all rolled up to the line and got ready for the pain.
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I passed a guy I didn't recognize and thought ok maybe I'm in 10th or 11th now or something. Towards the end of the first lap I got up to Wagoner and he let me go through, I think just to use my wheel cause on the next road he flew by and stayed just in front. Through the parking lot feed on the start of lap 2 Greg and I picked up Matt Miller and the three of use were riding a pretty good clip through the twisty singletrack. After the one stream crossing on Warthog my chain decided to not want to stay on my front rings. Fumbled and tried to get going but Matt and Greg were gone. So I chased hard to get back to them. I saw them riding the top of otter slide as I was on the bottom and could see those two plus Rich W. I kept on the gas and was getting closer and closer. Then I hit some sharp rock up by tiger pen and my tire starts hissing at me. I do some random body english and eventually it seals up with probably 10 psi in it. I knew it wouldn't last long. So I rode it farther than I should and as I came up the lip after the nasty rocky crossing towards the end of the lap and I hit it with a shot of co2 and jumped back on. Now no one in sight in front or behind. I wasted all that energy chasing on just to deal with a flat...bummer.
So in an effort to keep the guys behind from coming up I got back into the groove and drilled it once again. This lap I was cooking. Lap 1 was ok since I was in traffic, lap 2 was slower with the dropped chain issue and the flat but the tire was holding and I cranked lap 3 hard. I felt the groove and was drifting through the turns and really making the momentum work in my favor. I got back to otter slide and saw the same thing...the guys a little further ahead but still reachable. I rode smooth and strong and saw them getting closer and closer. I eventually rode onto Rich W's wheel and he was having a hard day with the tight trees. I passed him and kept on the gas and kept it smooth. I figured he dropped off of Greg and Matt's wheel so those two would be much farther ahead. I put down anything I could to gap Rich and see if I could get closer to the other two but to no avail. I crossed the line and learned that Greg was 20 secs ahead and Matt was 40 seconds ahead! If only I didn't have those few little issues and maybe one more lap!
Either was I was excited to have ridden well and gave the new Lynskey a proper initiation on the trails of JH. I figured I was maybe 9th or 10th and I was really excited to see I got 8th! Sweet! That's my best pro finish yet!


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For example, to qualify for a Medicare-covered wheelchair, your older adult’s doctor may have to assess and determine that your older adult:
- Has difficulty getting around the home even with a cane or walker
- Is unable to perform daily tasks (like dressing, bathing) on their own
- Has a condition, disease, or injury that requires a specific type of wheelchair in the home
- Can manually operate the wheelchair themselves or has a caregiver who can help at all times
The ability to get a doctor’s order also covers other condition-specific durable medical equipment like a hospital bed, CPAP machine, patient lift, walker, cane, oxygen concentrator, blood sugar monitor, and more.
Medicare covers the cost of some equipment completely and other types they may cover partially. Find out which types of durable medical equipment are covered by Medicare Part B here.
If only part of the cost is covered, your older adult would need to make monthly co-payments, either in a rent-based or lease-to-own model – meaning they’d pay a certain amount over 12 months and then they’d officially own the equipment.
2. Find a local lending program
Some local nonprofit organizations may have programs where people can borrow medical equipment and assistive devices for free.
These programs typically rely on donations of medical equipment from people who no longer need them. The items are cleaned, repaired, and then lent out to people in need.
Check with the county’s Area Agency on Aging, local senior resource centers, or religious organizations to see if they have medical equipment lending programs.
Depending on the organization, they may also stock other supplies like nutritional drinks, adult incontinence supplies, and cleaning supplies.
3. Buy it yourself (pay out of pocket)
In some situations, time is the most important factor. Your older adult may need certain medical equipment items immediately.
If that’s the case, you might want to shop around and pay out of pocket.
It is possible to find quality equipment at a decent price – you don’t necessarily need to spend an arm and a leg. We’ve got suggestions on where to look.
Stores like Amazon are known for fast shipping and great customer service, but don’t always have the lowest prices.
So it’s also worth looking at other online medical equipment companies that may offer free shipping or special promotions like discounts for first-time customers.
If the item is something you’d prefer to see and test out in person, check local drugstore chains (like CVS or Walgreens) or a big retail store (like Walmart) to see their selection of medical equipment. You might even be able to use a loyalty card or rewards points to get a discount.
If your older adult is currently using a home health care agency, you may also want to check with them.
Their nurses or aides may be able to bring certain medical supplies at no charge or share advice about which types of durable medical equipment or supplies could help in your older adult’s care.
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At the heart of the state's budget woes are pensions.
Gov. Dannel Malloy's budget called for transferring some of the costs of teacher pensions to cities and towns.
Thursday, the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities called on Malloy and the General Assembly to instead create a commission to assess the situation.
The Pension and Retirement Benefits Reform Commission would look at and determine the best pathway for sustainable pensions for state and local governments.
“Recognizing the deep financial burden that current public employee pension systems have placed on the state and the need to give this matter the benefit of thorough analysis by all stakeholders, CCM’s Board of Directors is requesting that the [fiscal year] 18-19 state budget proposal establish a Pension and Retirement Benefits Reform Commission,” said CCM Executive Director Joe DeLong to Malloy and lawmakers. “The Commission would examine state and municipal employee pension matters, including the Municipal Employees Retirement System (MERS) and the Teachers’ Retirement Fund; funding strategies, tier levels and other matters, as well as the sustainability of other post-employment benefits."
DeLong said the commission would then propose recommendations to the governor and state leaders by Feb. 1, 2018.
"No municipal contribution to the TRF should be included in the agreed-upon budget proposal until the review and resulting recommendations have been completed," he said.
Connecticut has been without a state budget for 97 days,
Republicans pushed a budget through the state House of Representatives and the Senate; however, Malloy vetoed it because he felt it was unbalanced and legally unsound when it came to state pensions.
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Hargeisa October 15,2022 (SD) – The chairman of the UCID opposition party, Faysal Ali Warabe, called on the Somaliland military to oppose what he called the illegal Presidential term extension.
In a UCID released audio, the chairman is speaking to a man who says is a member of the Somaliland military who recently defected with others, called on the military to rebel.
“Inshallah, if we hold an election, he (president Bihi) will leave, we will form a just government that will unite the people, so gather together, Mogadishu has been saved from Farmajo by a military uprising,” said Faisal told the man who called to him from the eastern frontlines.
Faisal tells the soldier to disobey the order and to rebel. “Show that this man(the president) is wasting our life long gains, 10 years of fighting and for 30 years of living in hunger”.
The chairman of UCID told soldiers should unite and force the government to hold the presidential election within the 9 months that the election committee suggested.
It is not yet known how the government of Somaliland will respond to Chairman Faisal’s comments.
Opposition parties, traditional leaders and advocates of Somaliland’s democratisation process have opposed the two-year extension by the unelected Guurti house for President Muse Bihi.
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Hey. I'm Raza, and you are reading my profile. I have tried to make it an interesting read, much like I try to be an interesting person – the kind I'd want to play if reality where a story with no purpose but our entertainment. Because isn't it, in the end?
As the protagonist of the story of my life, I'm always looking for character development and opportunities to leave my mark on the world. I love learning new skills, solving problems and building on myself and my environment, aspiring to excellence in everything I do in hope of infecting the world with my deviant tastes and ideals. I do sometimes think a bit more adventure would be welcome – total collapse of society, that sort of thing, and wasn't it time for a change anyway? - but if I'm honest I imagine that's for me to seek out, if I dare. In the meantime, here's some of what I am about, today.
Mentally, I am a rather structured person. Rationality and logic come naturally to me, and provide the best tools one could hope for in the pursuit of self-improvement. I believe that everything is reducible to it's underlying mechanics; that after adequately answering the 'how?' (a much more interesting question than the clichéd old 'why?') solutions to any obstacle will present themselves. Since every challenge in an individual's life must necessarily be approached through their own person and perspective, psychological self-knowledge is as useful as insight comes, and I analyze myself before most else. Alongside the miscellaneous traits adding up to my personality ("positive yet critical, confident but introverted", all that stuff), I enjoy the pervasive mental disorder of high-functioning autism. For better or worse, this renders me oblivious to many undercurrents of social contact, blocking off channels of emotional feedback that provide neurotypical people with (mostly) healthy impulses, but which also invisibly and automatically influence their thinking. This leaves me resistant to the pull of culture that shapes much of human perspective, and allows me to comfortably take ideas to logical conclusions well outside the spectrum of the socially permissible - an ability I abuse for everything it's worth by challenging humanity's hidden assumptions and living my life uncompromisingly by reinvented standards.
Aesthetics are very important to me. Beauty – the enjoyable sensation of rightness between elements in your perception – is a fundamental psychological mechanism that allows us to enjoy anything from the color and composition of a photograph to the unifying elegance of a philosophy; from the sensory assaults of a thunderstorm to the narrative of our own lives. I stop to appreciate beautiful things whenever I can, and try to create them both for my own immediate enjoyment and as a means of delivering the changes I'd like to see in the world. My tastes in art reflect my beliefs in their departure from humanity: I love all that is morbid, desolate or alien, and delight more than anything in things which are really too fantastic for our world, but play into our fears by showcasing its shortcomings with their conception.
My girlfriend Izta and I craft or modify all our own clothing, and shoot the photos of one another that are what bring most of you to my profile. Personal style is a wonderfully practical mode of expression, in that the product of it accompanies and represents you in everything you do - but while I cherish mine and spend a lot of time on it, I view it mostly as a pretty frame for my actions and personality. Photography is a cool side outlet, but I make my gear to live in it; to enhance my impact while engaging in favorite activities like partying, debating and spinning my poi.
Pleasure is the final objective. Beauty and self-improvement are approaches to this goal, adopted because they work for me, but I won't reject a good time in any form it takes.
I'm rather fond of taking drugs, but do so discriminately: I familiarize myself with their mechanisms of action, use them selectively to enhance activities that suit them rather than merely to depart sobriety, and take care to keep my perspectives throughout the various mental states they induce compatible with those I keep in any other mood. Understanding their risks and drawbacks in detail, I find it difficult to take people who object to all mind-altering substances under a single generalized label very seriously – there's entirely too many different drugs out there, doing entirely too many different things to make such sweeping statements.
Sex is an almost sacred ideal to me - partially because I feel the need to defend it from all the undeserved negativity it receives - and I do what I can to make it the most enjoyable experience it can be for myself and my lovers, or anyone whose sexual experience I affect. Exploring all the pleasures that sex has to offer in a culture that discourages and often punishes straying from the straight-and-narrow seems to me a noble psychological frontiersmanship, the dedicated pursuit of which I admire greatly.
Socially, I try to be helpful and hopefully enjoyable company to people who interest me, and at least tolerant of those who don't. The bad habit of pointing out errors while neglecting to show approval is one that I'm gradually unlearning, and I try to compensate for an absence of conventional empathy by putting more effort into understanding people's perspectives psychologically. I like to see people live satisfying lives that actualize their full potential, and much prefer coöperation to competition. Good things stand in their own right where rankings introduce a needless element of negativity, and people are much more fun when they are happy, so why ever try to bring anyone down? This attitude carries to my love life, where I prefer to be non-monogamous - to me, love does not detract from love, and the more we all share of it the better.
My dislike of cultural prejudice and competition continues into the realm of the political, where I stand opposed to capitalism and categorism, privilege and hierarchy in all of their forms. Holding that 'the system' consists not of the people currently at its 'top' but rather of the social mechanisms that produce its repeating patterns from the behaviour of individuals, I try to avoid participating in the common economics of money, power and behavioural control at all when feasible, and seek out alternative approaches as much as divergent goals.
A lack of conversational spontaneity is by far my autism's most significant drawback (and I apologize in advance to anyone to whom I seem unresponsive), but with the notable exception of this profile carries the benefit of sparing everybody those tedious, self-obsessed rants which people as vain as myself so often fall into. I congratulate you on sitting through this one, and if you have any curiosity left, encourage you to check out my blog.
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Policy must be rebalanced in favour of the young, say Lords Committee
Select Committee on Intergenerational Fairness and Provision publishes report on 25 April 2019
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Lords debates challenges facing young people
Peers discuss education, health, employment and 'generation rent'
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Lords debates UK economy
Peers discuss nation's finances in light of Budget Statement
14 November 2018
Lords debates impact of welfare cuts on families
Peers discuss reductions to tax, housing and child benefits
02 November 2018
Is Universal Credit working for disabled people?
Work and Pensions Committee takes evidence from charities in a public meeting
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Minister questioned on Universal Credit and benefit sanctions
Work and Pensions Committee hears from the Department for Work and Pensions
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Work and Pensions Committee hears from experts after Budget 2017 about the impact on Universal Credit
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Work and Pensions Committee recommends change to six week wait for Universal Credit
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It’s not clear when KitKat’s successor will be released, but Google is reportedly preparing a major design makeover for its “L” version of Android. According to information received by Android Police, Google is looking to unify design across its products and across platforms, and the initiative is apparently referred to as Quantum Paper.
With Quantum Paper, Google wants to offer the same user interface and experience to end-users, no matter what devices they use, and no matter what platform – apparently, Google’s iOS apps will follow the same Quantum Paper design elements as its Android apps.
But Google isn’t just looking to give Android a complete makeover, as the Quantum Paper design “language” will be available to developers too, who will be encouraged to integrate the various new elements into their own apps.
Apparently Quantum Paper is based on Google’s Polymer design initiative unveiled at Google I/O 2013, which is “a toolkit for designing responsive websites using predefined yet customizable building blocks.”
Quantum Paper design will include new visual elements, new buttons, new interaction elements, which should all be consistent across devices. Geek.com has recently obtained images that show a radical Gmail redesign is coming, both for the Android and web versions of Gmail, and seem to corroborate Android Police’s report. The leaked Gmail images show a consistent interface across devices, which includes many of the visual elements Android Police mentioned for the upcoming design overhaul.
Quantum Paper design elements will be found in all existing Google apps, starting with Google+ which has already been updated, with more Google apps to gradually get Quantum Paper designs by the time the Android “L” release is available. Google’s websites are also expected to get the same update by the time Android L launches.
Images showing the rumored Gmail redesign as revealed by Geek.com in previous months follow below, which appear to abide to the same design rules, while more concept images for Quantum Paper are available at the source link below.


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The follow-up to his previous solo LP, ‘Rubbed Out’, released all the way back in 2008, ‘Await Barbarians’ strikes a bold contrast to Alexis Taylor’s most memorable work, in Hot Chip and About Group. Assuredly, the record sees him playing to his strengths, wrapping intricate, yet uncomplicated structures around his ever-beautiful vocal.
‘From The Half-Way Line’ opens as if it’s been dropped across from Neil Young’s ‘On The Beach’ in a bold way. Taylor’s vocal is familiar, and yet jarring as a sense of serenity permeates as the rest of the song crashes around it, building up to an almost anti-climactic whimper. The line “and everyone knows what I mean” is a grinding statement begging to be made real.
‘Without A Crutch’ jolts Taylor in to a kind of folk appropriation. There’s a harmonica and even a banjo twanging in to the night, perhaps a little too earnestly. These faint strains of Americana court the album’s wider shift in to positioning Taylor as a soloist, in to his own territory away from that closely-associated electronica.
Meanwhile ‘Dolly and Porter’ comes across as an emotional and pleading case for the desire of reciprocated love. The repeated “we could be with and without” makes for another divergent strand, juxtaposed against what sounds like static, but could very much be rain, an aural pathetic fallacy coming to the fore.
Intimate and involving doesn’t necessarily mean that the record is engaging, however, and some tracks wash over without an impression, ultimately making this feel like little more than an indulgent side-project. Not so much disappointing; rather just presenting a particularly shallow shade of Taylor’s work.
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It doesn’t always quite hit those high notes, but the pair have set out to create a sometimes elusive feeling of connection.
His new album ‘Beautiful Thing’ is coming out next month.
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Is Iggy Azalea making up for last year?
As you may remember, the Team rapper bailed on her Pittsburgh Pride appearance in June 2015 shortly after being called out for allegedly writing homophobic posts on Twitter. Well, on Tuesday, the Fancy artist confirmed that she’ll be participating in the eighth annual Miami Beach Gay Pride Parade.
LOVES it! The blonde beauty dished:
“I’m honored to join my friend Elvis Duran this year at Miami Beach Gay Pride on April 10! It’s such an important day to celebrate with my LGBTQ fans, and I can’t wait to see my Azaleans there!”
Score! It’s said that the Australian native will be joining the Y100 Morning Show host on his float as a guest of honor. Not to mention, the twosome will be hosting a VIP fundraising event for the LGBT community before the parade.
This moment of generosity may make up for Iggy’s controversy last year. We think it’ll definitely help, especially since Miz Azalea has been such a vocal ally for the community in the past.
We mean, in 2014 Iggy even defended in The Advocate:
“[Homophobia] comes from ignorance and homophobes not being around enough gay people. I don’t get why some straight men are still so scared of gay people. I honestly believe it’s like anything else. People just need to be exposed to it long enough for it to not be scary anymore.”
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