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United States v. Causor-Serrato, 56 F. Supp. 2d 1092 (N.D. Iowa 1999)
June 16, 1999
Juan CAUSOR-SERRATO, Defendant.
United States District Court, N.D. Iowa, Western Division.
Peter E. Deegan, Jr., Special Asst. U.S. Atty., Sioux City, IA, for U.S.
Jana Miner, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Sioux City, IA, for Juan Causor-Serrato.
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING THE GOVERNMENT'S OBJECTION TO THE VERDICT FORM
BENNETT, District Judge.
When the parties in this criminal case made objections to the final form of the jury instructions pursuant to Rule 30 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, *1093 the government objected to the inclusion of signature lines for all jurors on the verdict form. The government asserted that requiring all jurors to sign the verdict form was inconsistent with Rule 31(d) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, which provides for polling of the jury. The court orally overruled the government's objection at the time, because the government could not show any potential prejudice to any party, the objection was not supported by the plain meaning of Rule 31(d), and the court believes that requiring all jurors to sign the verdict form furthers the defendant's bedrock constitutional right to a unanimous verdict in a federal criminal case. Because of the importance of the issues involved, the court believes that a written ruling on this matter is appropriate.
The government premised its objection on construction of Rule 31 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, asserting that the jurors' signatures constituted a poll of the jury, but such a poll is only authorized after the verdict has been returned. Rule 31 provides, in pertinent part, as follows:
(a) Return. The verdict shall be unanimous. It shall be returned by the jury to the judge in open court.
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(d) Poll of Jury. After a verdict is returned but before the jury is discharged, the court shall, on a party's request, or may on its own motion, poll the jurors individually. If the poll reveals a lack of unanimity, the court may direct the jury to deliberate further or may declare a mistrial and discharge the jury.
FED. R. CRIM. P. 31(a) & (d). This Rule does not mention verdict forms, or the form in which the verdict is to be rendered. Instead, it specifies only the process of returning a verdict, stating that the verdict must "be returned by the jury to the judge in open court." FED. R. CRIM. P. 31(a).
Looking at the process outlined by Rule 31, the return of the verdict precedes any polling of the jury. FED. R. CRIM. P. 31(a) & (d). Although the Rule does not specify the manner in which the verdict is to be rendered, it does expressly state that "[t]he verdict shall be unanimous." FED. R. CRIM. P. 31(a). Even though the court may have reminded the jury members many times in its instructions that their verdict must be unanimous, the simplest, surest, and most readily apparent indication that the jury has indeed followed that direction is to require all jurors to sign the verdict form. Such an immediate verification of the unanimity of the jury is appropriate, for example, so that the trial judge can determine whether or not the verdict appears to be complete and in accordance with the court's instructions before it is read in open court. Also, requiring all jurors to sign is another way of impressing upon them that unanimity is required. Thus, it does not appear that an indication of unanimity in the form of a verdict signed by all jurors departs from the requirements of Rule 31(a); rather, it is an appropriate procedure to ensure that the express requirement of unanimity in Rule 31(a) has been met.
The court also does not believe that requiring all jurors to sign the verdict form conflicts with Rule 31(d), which provides for a jury poll. First, as a matter of procedure, having all jurors sign the verdict form does not constitute a jury poll pursuant to the Rule. According to Rule 31(d), polling of the jury occurs after the "unanimous" verdict is returned, in open court, and the procedure for instituting such a poll is set out in the Rule: "[T]he court shall, on a party's request, or may on its own motion, poll the jurors individually." FED. R. CRIM. P. 31(d). Again, perhaps the clearest indication that a poll of the jury would be appropriate would be the return of a verdict form signed only by the jury foreperson, or some but not all of the jurors, when the verdict form provides a place for all jurors to sign.
Furthermore, courts have held that the presence of a verdict form signed by all jurors is one indication indeed, may be a determinative indication that a criminal *1094 defendant's right to a unanimous verdict has been met. See United States v. Chandler, 996 F.2d 1073, 1089 (11th Cir. 1993) (finding that a verdict form signed by each juror and assent of each juror to the verdict during polling indicated no coercion of the jury's verdict), cert. denied, 512 U.S. 1227, 114 S. Ct. 2724, 129 L. Ed. 2d 848 (1994); Jones v. Jago, 701 F.2d 45, 48 (6th Cir.) (holding that an original certified copy of a verdict form signed by all jurors was sufficient to defeat a habeas corpus claim that the petitioner had not been convicted by a unanimous jury), cert. denied, 464 U.S. 914, 104 S. Ct. 274, 78 L. Ed. 2d 255 (1983). However, courts have been quick to conclude that a verdict form signed by all jurors does not constitute or substitute for a poll pursuant to Rule 31(d). See Government of the Virgin Islands v. Hercules, 875 F.2d 414, 418 (3d Cir.1989) (the district court erred in refusing to take a poll and by relying instead upon the fact that all of the jurors had signed the verdict slip as an indication of agreement); accord United States v. Marinari, 32 F.3d 1209, 1212-13 (7th Cir.1994) (relying on Hercules to hold that reliance on verdict forms signed by all jurors was inadequate to meet the requirements of a Rule 31(d) poll, and "leav[ing] no doubt" that "each juror's signature on a verdict form standing alone cannot substitute for an oral poll of the jury in open court," and reasoning that this is so, "because the signing of the verdict form in the jury room does not demonstrate uncoerced unanimity, which is the purpose of Rule 31(d)").
Nonetheless, courts have noted that the trial court has some discretion in the manner in which it polls the jury. See United States v. Miller, 59 F.3d 417, 420 (3d Cir. 1995) (citing cases demonstrating that "the prevailing view is that the method chosen [to poll the jury] is within the discretion of the trial judge"); United States v. Sturman, 49 F.3d 1275, 1282 (7th Cir.1995) (the manner in which to poll the jury is left to the discretion of the trial judge); Santiago Hodge v. Parke Davis & Co., 909 F.2d 628, 632 (1st Cir.1990) (the purpose of a jury poll is to make certain the jury reached a unanimous verdict, and the court has "substantial discretion" to decide how to conduct the poll). Thus, particularly in light of a verdict form signed by all jurors, some courts have concluded that a collective poll was permissible. Miller, 59 F.3d at 420 (citing cases so holding). However, "the preference of the appellate courts, and most district courts, has been for an individual jury poll." Miller, 59 F.3d at 420-21 (citing cases, and adopting the "supervisory rule" for district courts in that circuit to conduct polling "individually, rather than collectively"). This court certainly adheres to this preference and has always believed that a poll of the jurors individually in open court would be the best procedure to follow on a motion pursuant to Rule 31(d).
The purpose of polling the jury is obviously the same as the purpose of requiring all jurors to sign the verdict form: Protection of the fundamental right to a unanimous verdict in a criminal case. See Sturman, 49 F.3d at 1282 ("The purpose of the jury poll is to ensure unanimity by forcing the jurors to voice their accountability."); United States v. August, 984 F.2d 705, 711 (6th Cir.1992) ("The purpose of polling the jury is to enable the court and parties to ascertain, with certainty, that each of the jurors approves the verdict as returned."), cert. denied, 510 U.S. 854, 114 S. Ct. 158, 126 L. Ed. 2d 119 (1993); United States v. Gambino, 951 F.2d 498, 502 (2d Cir.1991) ("The purpose of a jury poll is to test the uncoerced unanimity of the verdict by requiring each juror to answer for himself, thus creating individual responsibility, eliminating any uncertainty as to the verdict announced by the foreman.... The *1095 purpose of the poll is not to interfere with the deliberative process, but rather to insure that the defendant was convicted by a unanimous verdict.") (internal quotation marks and citations omitted), cert. denied sub nom. D'Amico v. United States, 504 U.S. 918, 112 S. Ct. 1962, 118 L. Ed. 2d 563 (1992). The right to poll the jury is significant, but is not itself a constitutional right. See Miller, 59 F.3d at 419-20 (noting that the right to poll the jury is "not of constitutional dimensions," but is nonetheless significant, and discussing the origin, history, and importance of the right); Sturman, 49 F.3d at 1282 ("The right to poll a jury is indeed a substantial right, but it is not a constitutional right."); see also Humphries v. District of Columbia, 174 U.S. 190, 194, 19 S. Ct. 637, 43 L. Ed. 944 (1899) (characterizing polling the jury as "an undoubted right," and explaining that "[i]ts object is to ascertain for a certainty that each of the jurors approves of the verdict as returned; that no one has been coerced or induced to sign a verdict to which he does not fully assent."). Again, the constitutional right at issue is the right to a unanimous verdict in a criminal case. See Andres v. United States, 333 U.S. 740, 748, 68 S. Ct. 880, 92 L. Ed. 1055 (1948) (jury unanimity is constitutionally required for a guilty verdict in federal criminal cases); United States v. Wiggins, 104 F.3d 174, 177 (8th Cir.1997) ("Under the Sixth Amendment, a criminal defendant in federal court has a right to a unanimous jury verdict," citing United States v. Eagle Elk, 820 F.2d 959, 961 (8th Cir.), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 867, 108 S. Ct. 191, 98 L. Ed. 2d 143 (1987)); United States v. Hiland, 909 F.2d 1114, 1136 (8th Cir.1990) ("Under the sixth amendment, a federal criminal defendant has a non-waivable right to a unanimous jury verdict," also citing Eagle Elk); accord United States v. James, 172 F.3d 588, 593 (8th Cir.1999) (considering whether a general unanimity instruction is sufficient to protect a defendant's sixth amendment right to a unanimous verdict); United States v. Davis, 154 F.3d 772, 783 (8th Cir.1998) (same). Requiring all jurors to sign the verdict form, this court believes, is another procedural guarantee that this right has not only been protected, but has been seen to be protected that justice has not only been done, but has been seen to be done.
For these reasons the government's objection is not supported by the plain language of Rule 31(d); the practice is not inconsistent with the procedure outlined in Rule 31(a) and (d), but is instead consistent with both the procedure and intent of the Rule; the practice is one whereby a criminal defendant's fundamental right to a unanimous verdict is not only protected, but is seen to be protected; and finally, because there is no showing of any prejudice to any party the United States' objection to the inclusion of signature lines for all jurors on the verdict form in this criminal case was overruled.
IT IS SO ORDERED.NOTES
 In contrast, allowing alternates as well as principal jurors to sign a verdict form was reversible error, because it indicated that the jurors had had substantive communications during their deliberations with persons who were not supposed to participate in the deliberations. United States v. Ottersburg, 76 F.3d 137, 138, clarified on other grounds on denial of reh'g, 81 F.3d 657 (7th Cir.1996).

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French researcher Luc Montagnier, who died at 89, shared the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his early vital discoveries about AIDS, but was later rejected by the scientific community for his increasingly outlandish theories, particularly on Covid-19.
Montagnier and Françoise Barry-Sinoussi shared the 2008 Nobel Prize for their work at the Pasteur Institute in Paris to isolate the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Their achievement has speeded the way for HIV tests and antiretroviral drugs that block the deadly pathogen.
Bitter Rivalry AIDS – acquired immunodeficiency syndrome – first appeared in public in 1981, when US doctors noticed an unusual number of deaths among gay young men in California and New York.
Montagnier had a bitter rivalry with American scientist Robert Gallo for his pioneering work in identifying HIV at the Department of Virology he established in Paris in 1972.
Both are credited with discovering that HIV causes AIDS, and for several years their competing claims led to a legal and even diplomatic dispute between France and the United States.
Montagnier’s work began in January 1983, when tissue samples arrived at the Pasteur Institute from a patient with a disease that mysteriously destroyed the immune system.
He later referred to a “feeling of isolation” as the team struggled to achieve this vital connection.
“The results we got were very good but were not accepted by the rest of the scientific community for at least another year, until Robert Gallo confirmed our results in the United States,” he said.
The Nobel Committee made no mention of Gallo in its quote.
In 1986, Montagnier shared the Lasker Award – the American equivalent of the Nobel Prize – with Gallo and Myron Essex.
In 2011, marking the 30th anniversary of AIDS, Montagnier warned of the rising costs of treating 33 million people living with HIV.
“Treatment cuts transmission, that’s obvious, but it doesn’t eliminate it and we can’t treat millions of people,” he told AFP.
Controversial Ideas Montagnier was born on August 8, 1932 in Chabris in the Indre region of central France.
After heading the AIDS department at Basseterre from 1991 to 1997, and then teaching at Queen’s College in New York, Montagnier gradually drifted to the scientific fringe, sparking controversy after controversy.
He has repeatedly suggested that autism is caused by infection and has conducted highly critical experiments to prove it, claiming that antibiotics can treat the condition.
He astonished many of his peers when he spoke of the purported ability of water to retain the memory of substances.
It was believed that anyone with a good immune system could fight HIV through the right diet.
Montagnier supported theories that DNA left an electromagnetic trace in water that could be used to diagnose AIDS and Lyme disease, and advocated the healing qualities of fermented papaya for Parkinson’s disease.
A ‘slow science shipwreck’ has taken frequent stands against vaccines, earning a scathing reprimand in 2017 from 106 members of the Academies of Sciences and Pharmaceuticals.
The French daily Le Figaro described his journey from a leading researcher to Karnak as a “slow scientific shipwreck”.
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The Conservative party has been plunged into yet another crisis after Conservative MP for Hazel Grove, William Wragg, accused some whips of using blackmail and intimation tactics to persuade MPs to vote with the Government. He told a hearing of the Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee: “The intimidation of a Member of Parliament is a serious matter. Moreover, the reports of which I’m aware would seem to constitute blackmail.”
Former Conservative MP Christian Wakefield, who crossed the floor to Labour this week, also alleges that he was told a key project wouldn’t get funding in his consistency if he didn’t toe the party line.
Speaking to ITV News he said: “I was threatened that I would not get the school for Radcliffe if I did not vote in one particular way.”
Boris Johnson insisted he had “seen no evidence” to support the claim but Mr Wragg says he will be speaking to a Met Police detective in the House of Commons early next week.
But the claims have called into question how the whipping system works. Express.co.uk takes a look at who’s who among the Tory whips.
What do the whips do?
Whips are tasked with keeping MPs and peers in line with their party’s position and will encourage rebel MPs and peers not to vote against their party.
The tactics whips use to maintain their party’s line varies. But often potential rebels will be told that they won’t be considered for ministerial jobs or select committee roles if they refuse to vote with their party.
The use of the word “whip” within parliament comes from the 18th-century hunting term of “whipper-in” – a huntsman’s assistant who drove hounds that were falling behind back into the main pack using a whip.
Journalist Jeremy Paxman described the whips as “keepers of Parliament’s dark secrets and custodians of the baubles of public life”.
Whips are responsible for judging the mood of the backbenchers and for reporting any discontent to the Cabinet or if there is likely to be significant rebellion against a certain policy.
Who are the Conservative whips?
All political parties have whips, but it’s the Tory whips who are currently at the centre of allegations of blackmail and intimidation tactics – of which there are a total of 17.
The Chief Tory whip is Mark Spencer, who is the leader of the whips and is in charge of the whipping system. He has held this position since July 24, 2019.
Stuart Andrew is the Deputy Chief Whip – he was appointed on February 13, 2020.
Marcus Jones holds the role of Comptroller of HM Household (Government Whip), while James Morris is Vice Chamberlain of HM Household (Government Whip).
These House of Commons whips are supported by numerous others, including:
- Rebecca Harris MP – Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
- Michael Tomlinson MP – Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
- Alan Mak MP – Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
- Lee Rowley MP – Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
- Amanda Solloway MP – Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
- Craig Whittaker MP – Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury)
- David TC Davies MP – Assistant Government Whip
- James Cartlidge MP – Assistant Government Whip
- Heather Wheeler MP – Assistant government whip
- Andrea Jenkyns MP – Assistant Government Whip
- Steve Double – Assistant government whip
- Gareth Johnson MP – Assistant Government Whip
- Scott Mann MP – Assistant Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury)
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Thanks in part to imported products, Canadians can enjoy fresh produce year-round. From 2016 to 2019, romaine lettuce from California was linked to outbreaks of E. coli illnesses in the USA and Canada. Food safety investigations by Canadian and US authorities identified the Salinas Valley growing region as a recurring source of the outbreaks.
To mitigate risk in the event of another outbreak this fall, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is implementing temporary import measures aimed at preventing contaminated food from entering the marketplace.
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CFIA is working closely and collaboratively with the US Food and Drug Administration to identify and respond to any potential outbreaks, and continues to put in place effective preventive controls.
The testing applies to romaine lettuce as well as mixed salads containing romaine, and will be required until December 31, 2020.
The program adds an extra layer of controls to the food safety measures in place under the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR).
On January 15, 2020, SFCR requirements came into force for most businesses in the fresh fruits or vegetables (FFV) sector that import, export or engage in interprovincial trade.
Under the SFCR, FFV businesses are required to obtain a Safe Food for Canadians licence and maintain:
- preventive controls that address food safety hazards;
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- traceability documentation that tracks the movement of food one step forward and one step back in the supply chain.
Canada maintains specific import requirements to minimize potential hazards associated with romaine. For example, the importation of leafy greens from California is limited to products supplied by certified members of the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA). LGMA certified members must adhere to food safety requirements subject to regular audits by the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
In addition, the CFIA has a regular monitoring program for E. coli O157:H7 in fresh vegetables and is also testing 1,000 more samples of lettuce and products containing lettuce per year.
For more information, read the CFIA's guidance Import requirements for romaine lettuce from the United States.

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George Frideric Handel was 23 when he wrote Aci, Galatea e Polifemo in Naples in 1708. Written as a concert entertainment for a wedding among the nobility, the serenata tells the love story of the nymph Galatea and the shepherd Acis which comes to an end when Acis is brutally murdered by the Cyclops Polyphemus. To today’s listeners, this work, along with the oratorio Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno written a year earlier, feels like a glimpse over the young composer’s shoulder as he conducts his experiments: with three singers and in only 90 minutes Handel unfolds a breadth of expressive forms and combinations of instruments almost completely absent from his later works. René Jacobs, who has been tirelessly unearthing Baroque masterpieces for years and is a regular guest at the MusikTheater an der Wien, will conduct Handel’s serenata as a drama of emotions.
Concert performance in Italian with German surtitles
Introduction to the work 30 minutes before curtain-up


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The thirteenth season of SpongeBob SquarePants was announced on July 14, 2019. It was confirmed that it will consist of 13 half-hour episodes. Season 13 first aired on October 22, 2020 with the episodes "A Place for Pets" and "Lockdown for Love."
|Title card||#||Title||U.S. airdate||U.S. viewers|
|268a||"A Place for Pets"||October 22, 2020|
|Customers bring pets into the Krusty Krab, and Mr. Krabs learns pets are more profitable than owners.|
|268b||"Lockdown for Love"||October 22, 2020|
|When Plankton ruins a date with Karen, she puts the Chum Bucket on lockdown until he can show affection.|
|269a||"Under the Small Top"||April 16, 2021|
|Squidward's house becomes infested with a mail-order flea circus meant for SpongeBob.|
|269b||"Squidward's Sick Daze"||April 16, 2021|
|Squidward fakes being sick to get out of work, but his agony intensifies when SpongeBob arrives to care for him.|
|TBA||"SpongeBob SquarePants Christmas Special (2021)"||2021|
- Dave Cunningham has confirmed that Incidental 70 will appear in at least one episode this season. The title of this episode is currently unknown.
- This season marks the first work of Richard Pursel on the show since "House Worming" on 2017.
- ^ a b c https://deadline.com/2019/07/spongebob-squarepants-renewed-season-13-nickelodeon-anniversary-special-ratings-1202647458/?fbclid=IwAR1kzXV4DiBukTOlrwxohpVR0V_GHhEwzjBijK_2UluLOJTvMreco2BEra4
- ^ https://www.twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/1150424215691988992
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/684260781/posts/10158600712340782/
- ^ http://nickalive.blogspot.com/2020/10/nickelodeon-to-premiere-new-spongebob.html
- ^ https://twitter.com/MancieRaines/status/1361201150549102592
- ^ https://twitter.com/MancieRaines/status/1361207665913851905

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Take day trips to nearby Hermanus, Onrus and many other little places worth a visit.
Our Nest is a lovely guest house situated in Kleinmond, only a short drive to the beach and lagoon. Kleinmond is a small coastal town in the Overberg region of the Western Cape.
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We’ve seen a great deal of excitement for Betrayal at House on the Hill, 3rd Edition since we announced that it would be coming to game tables, and today is the day. So many of you can’t wait to open the grand front doors of this haunted mansion and discover the terrors within, and we’re right there beside you!
We wanted to make 3rd Edition the best possible version of Betrayal at House on the Hill yet, and as fans we knew that the first thing to look at was the player boards and the clips used to track your traits. This was a particular focus for our team, ensuring that the pieces players use most in the game were functional and of a high quality. However, our team went one step further to give players an alternate option with the Betrayal Official App! This app is an easy-to-use tool to help you manage your game in real time.

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When Johns Hopkins researchers compared the effects on the heart of losing weight through a low-carbohydrate diet versus a low-fat diet for six months—each containing the same amount of calories—those on a low-carb diet lost an average of 10 pounds more than those on a low-fat diet—28.9 pounds versus 18.7 pounds. An extra benefit of the low-carb diet is that it produced a higher quality of weight loss, Stewart says. With weight loss, fat is reduced, but there is also often a loss of lean tissue (muscle), which is not desirable. On both diets, there was a loss of about 2 to 3 pounds of good lean tissue along with the fat, which means that the fat loss percentage was much higher on the low-carb diet.
To encourage ketone production, the amount of insulin in your bloodstream must be low. The lower your insulin, the higher your ketone production. And when you have a well-controlled, sufficiently large amount of ketones in your blood, it’s basically proof that your insulin is very low – and therefore, that you’re enjoying the maximum effect of your low-carbohydrate diet. That’s what’s called optimal ketosis.
Say cheese! Adding some extra calcium to your diet could be the key to getting that flat stomach you’ve been dreaming about. Over just 12 months, researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville found that obese female study subjects who upped their calcium intake shed 11 pounds of body fat without other major dietary modifications. To keep your calcium choices healthy, try mixing it up between dairy sources, calcium-rich leafy greens, fatty fish, nuts, and seeds.
Get FIT involves three workouts and one luncheon seminar each week. The workouts, which are conducted in Bellmont Hall and offered throughout the day, are a balanced mix between cardiovascular and resistance training, the goal being to maximize weight loss from fat and improve daily functioning. The weekly luncheon is a one hour seminar where Get FIT participants bring their lunch and learn from a Registered Dietician and behavioral specialist about healthy eating habits and factors influencing consistent exercise habits, such as barriers and common myths. Get FIT also includes before and after DXA Body Composition tests allowing each participant to see changes in fat, muscle, and bone (see Body Comp FIT).

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ScaleMaster is practical and intuitive application designed to help musicians understand various key concepts concerning scales.
In music, a scale is considered any set of musical notes, which are ordered by frequency or pitch. If a scale is ordered by decreasing pitch is a descending scale, while ascending scales are ordered by increasing pitch.
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All provided musical instruments (piano, mandolin, banjo, bass and guitar) are fully playable and feature overlays in order for you to view the scale degree and note positions in the current scale. In addition, you can shift the instruments into different positions.
The master list contains all scales along with the information related to their type and rating. Every time you make a new selection the displayed notation is automatically updated and the color-coded text along with the scale type indicator can help you distinguish different types more easily.
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By using ScaleMaster, you can quickly and effortlessly look up scales in just a couple of seconds and match different chords and scales. It is worth mentioning that you can change the musical instrument, clef, chords and handedness from the Preferences window.
In conclusion, ScaleMaster is a useful and trustworthy application for both novice and professional musicians.


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Once upon a time, SSCE candidates who write Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) exams can only use it for period of one year. With the intervention of the senate, they have extended how long one can use their result.
The senate has extended the validity of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) result to three years.
JAMB results are valid for one year, but the upper legislative chamber on Thursday passed an amendment bill to extend its lifespan to three years.
Presenting the report of his committee on the bill, Jibrin Barau, chairman, senate committee on tertiary education and the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), said that the amendments would further strengthen the admission board in its responsibilities.
Appreciating his colleagues on the passage of the bill, Senate President Bukola said that the new amendments would bring financial relief to students and parents, and reduce bottlenecks and corruption in the admission process.
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Erin holds Series 7 and 66 securities licenses, as well as life, accident, health, annuity insurance licenses.
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USC Fires Coach After Embarrassing Bowl Loss To Iowa
USC fired a coach after its embarrassing bowl loss to Iowa.
Early Saturday, the Trojans announced that they were making a significant change to the coaching staff.
While the loss to Iowa was not cited as the specific reason for the move, the timing left little doubt over the main motivation.
The team’s defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast and special teams coach John Baxter were both relieved of their duties.
USC lost to Iowa 49-24 on Friday night.
USC defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast and special teams coordinator/tight ends coach John Baxter will not return to the Trojan coaching staff.
— USC Trojans (@USC_Athletics) December 28, 2019
There had been some chatter about the Trojans replacing Pendergast if the team underperformed in its bowl game, any that is exactly what ended up happening.
The 52-year-old Pendergast had been USC’s defensive coordinator since 2016.
While many fans have been clamoring for the Trojans to fire head coach Clay Helton as well, it appears that athletic director Mike Bohn is going to give him one more year.


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The rf power spectra of the output optical pulses from the external-cavity GaInN LD during (a) passive mode-locking operation with a dc injection current of 85 mA and (b) hybrid mode-locking operation with rf current modulation.
Temporal waveforms of the optical pulses generated by (a) passive and (b) hybrid mode locking, measured by the streak camera operated in single-shot measurement mode. The insets show the corresponding optical spectra.
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The panel asked for clarification about how to interpret lawmakers’ use of "shall" and "may" in the Dodd-Frank Act provision authorizing the SEC to impose a fiduciary standard on broker-dealers.
A Second Circuit panel heard oral argument in consolidated cases brought by New York and several other states and by a financial planning firm that challenge the validity of the SEC’s Regulation Best Interest. The SEC argued that it had wide latitude to determine what standard of conduct should apply to broker-dealers and that it in fact increased the standard of conduct via Regulation BI, while the state and financial planner petitioners argued that the SEC ignored its Dodd-Frank Act mandate to impose a fiduciary standard of conduct (XY Planning Network, LLC v. SEC, June 2, 2020).
The cases challenging Regulation BI were initially filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, but the state petitioners and the financial planning firm petitioner quickly filed petitions for review in the Second Circuit. The district court, on its own motion, later dismissed the cases for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The parties and the Second Circuit panel never raised the issue of subject matter jurisdiction at oral argument, although the issue did play a role in previous Dodd-Frank Act challenges of SEC regulations brought before other federal district and appeals courts (See e.g., resource extraction issuers rule; credit risk retention rule). The petitioners asked for and received expedited oral argument in the Second Circuit. It is possible the Second Circuit panel will decide the cases before June 30, 2020, the compliance date for Regulation BI.
Advisers, Dodd-Frank, and brokers in a nutshell. The consolidated cases assert that Regulation BI exceeds the SEC’s regulatory authority and is arbitrary and capricious in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act. Generally, broker-dealers are treated as investment advisers (i.e., provide investment advice about securities for compensation) unless the advice is solely incidental to the provision of traditional broker-dealer services and the broker-dealer receives no special compensation.
The state and financial planner petitioners argue that the broker-dealer business model has evolved, in large part because of modern technology, to one that emphasizes investment advice to the exclusion of more traditional, and now less profitable, broker-dealer order execution services. As a result, they argue that the current suitability standard of conduct for broker-dealers is no longer valid, at least in the context of personalized investment advice about securities provided to retail customers. The petitioners believe that Regulation BI, even though it raises the standard of conduct for broker-dealers, is just as confusing to retail investors as the suitability standard and that Regulation BI falls short of what is required by the Dodd-Frank Act (State Brief; State Reply Brief; XYPN Brief; XYPN Reply Brief). The SEC counters by relying heavily on its theory of broad discretionary authority under the Dodd-Frank Act to set a standard of conduct for broker-dealers (SEC Brief).
It is conceivable that the cases could be decided on the question of constitutional standing, which the SEC emphasized at oral argument. However, the bulk of oral argument dealt with the problems inherent in construing Dodd-Frank Act Section 913.
"Shall," "may," and other statutory issues. The state petitioners and XY Planning Network, LLC (XYPN) argued in their briefs that Dodd-Frank Act Section 913, the provision authorizing the SEC to impose a fiduciary standard on broker-dealers, should be interpreted as a series of steps in a process that leads to such standard for broker-dealers. That is, the SEC must conduct a study on broker-dealers and retail investors (Section 913(b)), subject to certain considerations (Section 913(c)), then the SEC may "commence" a rulemaking (Section 913(f)), then the SEC must give substance to the rulemaking by adopting a fiduciary standard that is equal to the standard for investment advisers (Section 913(g)). The state petitioners and XYPN evenly split their time for argument and rebuttal.
Ester Murdukhayeva, Assistant Solicitor General, State of New York, arguing on behalf of the several state petitioners, fielded questions about this process. One judge noted that if the SEC had done nothing, the status quo (the suitability standard) would have continued, but if the states win this lawsuit, then the standard of conduct goes back to suitability. Murdukhayeva said that once the SEC makes a predicate finding that factually determines broker-dealers no longer provide incidental advice, then the SEC must impose a fiduciary standard under either the Investment Advisers Act or Dodd-Frank Act Section 913(g). Under Section 913(g) broker-dealers would retain some flexibility regarding the sale of proprietary products, the receipt of commission- or fee-based compensation, and being relieved of any continuing duty of care or loyalty (i.e., account monitoring) after providing personalized investment advice about securities.
But Murdukhayeva emphasized that the Investment Advisers Act is both the default standard and an independent source of SEC authority. One judge asked if the Dodd-Frank Act is irrelevant. Murdukhayeva answered that the Dodd-Frank Act is material to the case because it reinforces the Investment Advisers Act approach. Murdukhayeva also said that the presence of "may" in Section 913(f) did not give the SEC total latitude to adopt a standard of conduct for broker-dealers and that the Investment Advisers Act must be read alongside the Dodd-Frank Act.
That reply prompted a judge to ask what "may" actually refers to. Here, Murdukhayeva replied that "may" as used in Section 913(f) refers to the considerations the SEC must address in the congressionally-required study of the broker-dealer industry (See Sections 913(c)(9) and (10)), including applying the Investment Advisers Act standard of conduct to broker-dealers wholesale, whether to impose a fiduciary duty on broker-dealers under Section 913(g), and whether to recommend to Congress that the broker-dealer exclusion be eliminated from the Investment Advisers Act definition of "investment adviser" (See Investment Advisers Act Section 2(a)(11)). The panel’s questioning appeared to be directed at understanding if the SEC can invoke "may" in Section 913(f) as a discretionary basis to impose any standard of conduct it deems appropriate. Murdukhayeva closed this segment of the argument by noting that the SEC’s Section 913 study never mentioned Section 913(f). In fact, the study recommended that the SEC use its authority under Section 913(g) to impose a uniform fiduciary standard for broker-dealers.
Deepak Gupta, of Gupta Wessler PLLC, arguing on behalf of XYPN, conceded the panel’s observation that the SEC could have done nothing. But Gupta added that if the SEC chooses to act, it must abide by a floor; that is, the requirement in Section 913(h) that the SEC harmonize enforcement of broker-dealer and investment adviser standards of conduct. According to Gupta, however, the SEC "doubled down" on the existing confusion about the broker-dealer standard of conduct by adopting Regulation BI. Although not explicitly mentioned at oral argument, one of the arguments both the state petitioners and XYPN make is that while Regulation BI technically raised the standard of conduct for broker-dealers, it does so in a way that further confuses broker-dealers with investment advisers (e.g., by referring to "best interest," which can have different meanings under Regulation BI and the Investment Advisers Act).
Gupta also reiterated the process theory of the case in which Section 913 represents a series of steps toward adoption of a fiduciary standard for broker-dealers. Moreover, Gupta sought to counter the SEC’s theory of broad regulatory discretion under Section 913(f). Gupta posited that when Congress indicates by statute that an agency has authority to adopt regulations, it tends to use words like "promulgate" or "provide," rather than the word "commence" in Section 913(f).
By contrast, Jeffrey Berger, Senior Litigation Counsel for the SEC, began the portion of his argument dealing with statutory construction by noting how both sides seem to agree that the plain text of the statute should resolve the case. Berger, however, rejected the petitioners’ theory of Section 913 being procedural in character and instead argued that Section 913(f) contains "classic discretionary language" in the form of the word "may." One of the judges then asked about the purpose Section 913(g). Berger replied that Section 913(g) has two purposes: (1) ensure the SEC can impose a fiduciary standard if the required study recommends against such standard; and (2) decrease the likelihood of a legal challenge to SEC rulemaking based on the broker-dealer exclusion contained in the Investment Advisers Act.
Berger also said that Section 913(g) provides "guardrails" if the SEC adopts a fiduciary standard for broker-dealers because it requires the agency to preserve some aspects of the broker-dealer business model (i.e., commissions/fees, proprietary products, and no account monitoring). Berger added that within Section 913, subsections (f) and (g) do not cross-reference each other, the use of "shall" and "may" was the product of a legislative compromise over the House and Senate versions of what would become Section 913, and that Congress had the opportunity to eliminate the broker-dealer exclusion and chose not to eliminate the provision.
On rebuttal, Murdukhayeva asserted that Congress did not have to repeal the broker-dealer exclusion because the Investment Advisers Act already contemplates scenarios in which broker-dealers are investment advisers. In her main argument, Murdukhayeva had noted that this was in fact the default scenario. Gupta noted on rebuttal that the SEC’s Regulation BI relied heavily on its corresponding interpretive release explaining the meaning of "solely incidental," an interpretation that is insulated from court challenge.
Article III standing. Although much of oral argument was devoted to the panel’s questions about the SEC’s statutory mandate to impose a fiduciary standard of conduct on broker-dealers, the SEC urged the court to skip the merits of the case and instead dismiss the case for lack of constitutional standing. The SEC’s Berger said the state petitioners and XYPN premise their cases on the SEC doing nothing, but that approach dooms their case on the issue of redressability because, if the SEC does nothing to enhance the broker-dealer standard of conduct, the states and XYPN would be hurt even more because broker-dealers would continue to operate under the old suitability standard. Berger also disputed that the petitioners could show causation because Regulation BI imposes more requirements on broker-dealers and the injuries asserted (for states tax revenues and for XYPN competitive harm) are too conjectural.
During his main argument, Gupta was asked about XYPN’s assertion of competitor standing. According to Gupta, the baseline for evaluating standing should be the status quo ante (a confusing suitability standard of conduct) to which Regulation BI adds even more confusion. One of the judges sought clarification that the key to Gutpa’s argument was that even if Regulation BI imposes more stringent rules on XYPN’s competitors, there would still be ongoing confusion about what the broker-dealer standard of conduct is. Gupta replied that was correct, but that regulations can do different things and it was not necessary for XYPN to show that the entire regulation favored its competitors because all XYPN had to do was identify an injury traced to the regulation that arises from competing in the same marketplace as the firm’s competitors.
Murdukhayeva addressed standing for the first time during rebuttal. She said if one assumes the states win on the merits, then the SEC would have to impose a fiduciary standard of conduct on broker-dealers. In other words, the relevant comparison for standing purposes is between the congressional mandate (impose a fiduciary standard) and what the SEC actually did (Regulation BI falls short of fiduciary standard of conduct) and not the status quo ante (broker-dealers adhere to suitability standard of conduct). With respect to the injury prong of constitutional standing, Murdukhayeva said the state petitioners could lose tax revenues if Regulation BI stands. Murdukhayeva also urged the panel to focus on the existence of an injury rather than the magnitude of that injury.
The case is No. 19-2886.
Attorneys: Ester Murdukhayeva, Assistant Solicitor General, State of New York, for state petitioners. Counsel Deepak Gupta (Gupta Wessler PLLC) for XY Planning Network, LLC. Jeffrey A. Berger, Senior Litigation Counsel, for the SEC.
Companies: XY Planning Network, LLC
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At 1:03 of the third period in the Penguins/Canadiens game, video review upheld the referee's call on the ice that Joe Vitale's pass deflected off Pascal Dupuis' right skate and into the net. According to rule 49.2 "A puck that deflects into the net off an attacking player's skate who does not use a distinct kicking motion is a legitimate goal." Good Goal Pittsburgh.
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— Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville on Brandon Saad, who was traded by Chicago to the Columbus Blue Jackets this offseason


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KMP and APC strongly oppose massive
ISABELA, Philippines - The Asian Peasant Coalition (APC) and the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) joins the Isabela farming communities in opposing massive land grabbing in San Mariano, Isabela.
San Mariano is a remote agricultural town in east Isabela, about 400 km north from Metro Manila, the capital city of the Philippines. It has the biggest municipal land area in the country and is endowed with rich natural resources (prime agricultural lands, water resources, forest and mineral resources). It is a first class municipality with a population of 44,718 people in 7,796 households. Its 36 barrios have a total area of 1,469.5 square kilometers or 146,950 hectares. Main crops are corn, rice and banana.
“The 4-day National Fact Finding and Solidarity Mission (NFFSM) from February 20-24, 2011, spearheaded by Danggayan Dagiti Mannalon ti Isabela (DAGAMI-KMP Chapter in Isabela) and Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) in cooperation with the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines (RMP) has just been concluded. At least 400 farmers and indigenous peoples (IPs) from 13 barangays of the municipality of San Mariano, Isabela participated in this activity that was held in barangay Del Pilar,” said Danilo Ramos, KMP and APC secretary general.
A recently formed joint venture, Green Future Innovations, INC. (GFII), which consists of two big Japanese companies, ITOCHU Corporation and JGC; GCO, a Taiwanese company together with local partners will be the operating company for the production and sale of ethanol with sugarcane as feedstock. Ecofuel Land Development, Inc. was also set up as a separate company in partnership with GFII, to put up the nursery sites and sugarcane plantations. According to San Mariano Mayor Edgar Go, the bio-ethanol plant will be operational by March 2012.
The fact finding mission found out that massive land grabbing is now prevalent in the areas that are also targeted for the plantation of sugarcane for the bio-ethanol project. Based on the interviews and sharing of farmers and IPs, various schemes such as anomalous land titling, foreclosure of Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) on farmers land and cancellation of Certificate of Land Ownership Awards (CLOAs) have recently been more aggressive and widespread. There are also cases of crop conversion from palay, corn, vegetables and fruit trees to sugarcane. It was also observed by the fact finding mission that there is an increasing presence of military troops particularly in the areas where there is growing opposition to the project.
Ramos added,” the delegation found out that farmers and IPs have tilled their land for decades. But certain individuals have recently come out to claim ownership over their lands. In Barangay Pannanin, there are almost 60 cases of impending land foreclosures of LBP on CLOAs distributed to the farmers. Sacada workers themselves revealed that they only received wages ranging from P12 to P57 per day, with no food rations and worst, wages are delayed for weeks."
DAGAMI members who are vocal on the said issues are also threatened to be delisted as potential recipients of conditional cash transfer (CCT) in the form of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), according to Dionie Yadao, Chairperson of DAGAMI-San Mariano.
According to the local government, the sugarcane plantations will only cover idle lands not previously planted with food crops. But the NFFSM area visit and local testimonies revealed that these lands are cultivated lands and previously planted with palay, corn and banana.
Farmers and IPs also expressed that one of the rosy promises of the land lease deal offered by the proponents of bio-ethanol project is that a farmer who will devote his land for the production of sugarcane as feedstock will receive a land rent of P20,000 per year. But in reality, it is now reduced to a measly P5,000 per year which is not enough for the basic needs of their families. This is how their economic hardships being exploited.
The following are the demands of the affected farmers and indigenous people and the recommendations of the National Fact Finding and Solidarity Mission:
1. That their rights be recognized to own the lands that they have been tilling for decades;
2. That the lands of the farmers and indigenous peoples which have been grabbed must be returned to their possession and peaceful cultivation;
3. Conduct an investigation on the reported involvement of DAR, DENR, Registry of Deeds and LBP on the anomalous land titling that leads to the displacement of farmers and IPs;
4. Stop foreclosure and investigate and prosecute those who are the main perpetrators and involved in the anomalous land titling;
5. Immediately pursue reversion proceedings and cancellation of land titles that were acquired through fraudulent means and misrepresentation;
6. That agricultural support and subsidies be adequately provided by the national government agencies (NGAs) and local government units (LGUs) to ensure farmers and indigenous peoples’ farming productivity;
7. Support the development and promotion of indigenous and sustainable farm practices that utilizes traditional varieties;
8. Pass an ordinance (provincial and municipal governments) that would provide a living wage for agricultural workers including sacadas; and
9. Ensure public consultations/hearings and information disclosure be conducted in the communities affected by the project. ###


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The Germany based Karatbars International GmbH which has launched KaratGold Coin (KBC), an ERC-20 coin which had linked digital currencies to real gold had started off a new trend in the industry. It is also planning to launch its blockchain smartphone, the IMpulse K1 Phone has its own innovative integrated gold and crypto payment system and also world’s first to provide “VOBP” – Voice over Blockchain protocol.
Kinesis Money has recently collaborated with numerous important key players such as the Jakarta Futures Exchange, the state-owned post office including the Indonesian government in launching a backed monetary system in the country. The CEO of Kinesis Money, Thomas Coughlin explained, “Blockchain-based currency is a fantastic idea with many potential applications, but so far this potential has been squandered, generating more heat than light.”
Elvira Nabiullina, the head of the Central Bank of Russia (CBR), said that they will consider gold-tied crypto for mutual settlements. Boosting gold reserves enables Russia to diversify foreign exchange eventually minimizing reliance on the US dollar. In the scenario that Russia can launch gold-backed crypto successfully, they can liquefy their huge reserves and trade quite freely across the border.
The Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dr. Mahathir Mohamad has shared his idea to create a new currency backed by gold for East Asia geographic region at an international conference at Japan. He explained, “…currency must relate to the local currency as to the exchange rate, & that is something that can be related to the performance of that country. That way we know how much we owe and how much we have to pay in the special currency of East Asia.”
The central bank of Russia may bring out its gold-pegged cryptocurrency, The head of the national bank responded to a query and stated the bank would reflect house’s suggestion of crypto tangled with gold for the reciprocated settlement but it will not act as an alternate for Russian Ruble. Though at initial stage Russia viewed cryptocurrency as vile, later in the course of time it started to normalize this sector, replicating other states like Japan, Malta, etc.
New York-based firm Paxos is making waves in the world of cryptocurrency, as it plans to introduce digital tokens backed by precious metals this year. Paxos CEO Chad Cascarilla explained, “Any type of asset to be put onto blockchain, gold is probably the most obvious. The goal is to move assets and settle transactions more quickly and securely and with lower fees.” Though it still has U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approval pending.
A blockchain-based platform, Kinesis Mint has been launched by Kinesis Money to create a bullion-backed digital currencies of two types: KAU, one unit backed by 1 gram of gold, and KAG, backed by silver. They users can pay fiat money or cash in their bullion to get the tokens. Its CEO Thomas Coughlin said, “The global shift towards decentralized digital currency is picking up momentum and Kinesis Money is setting a precedent in the precious metals space to provide the stable, trustworthy financial platform that modern consumers are looking for.”
The former minister of Portugal, Bruno Macaes have shared that Russia and China could be sharing the same plan in building a gold-backed cryptocurrency. Apart from that, Macaes also shared that he believes the country such as Iran, Venezuela, Russia and China are currently in the race to build a gold-backed cryptocurrency and suggested Europe should be working on the same.
A fintech firm headquartered in New York, Paxos Technology Solutions LLC has shared its plan in launching a golf-backed cryptocurrency soon. Its CEO Chad Cascarilla explained, “We are excited about the concept of being able to take a commodity, and I think precious metals are really obvious ones, and gold is probably the most obvious and being able to tokenize it.”
A gold-backed cryptocurrency named “PayMon” has been introduced by the Islamic Republic of Iran to bypass the international sanctions. The launching of the newly-launched gold-backed cryptocurrency has been made in a collaboration with four banks: the Parsian Bank, the Bank Pasargad, Bank Melli Iran, and Bank Mellat which shared that one billion PayMon tokens will be issued at the initial stage.

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For the next few months, I will be sharing a series of posts centred around an amazing campaign, which I’ve become a part of, as an Influencer. Choma (a South African-ism meaning ‘friend’), a project of HIVSA NPO is focused on empowering young women. Their recent campaign, #DoneWithSilence, is an inspiring initiative which aims to break down silence and give women (and men) the courage to be able to liberate themselves. My role in the campaign, as a self-proclaimed truth-teller, is to share my story candidly, in the hope that others follow-suit. I hope to begin the conversations that truly matter.
There are people who are not dead, and then there are people who are alive.
I realised this recently when I found an old photo of myself taken about six years ago – when I was in the throes of despair and contemplating whether I should leave my second marriage or, stay to save face. A picture tells a story, and my photo of six years ago revealed a woman who was not dead, but merely existing. I looked lost and alone and more especially, the light and soul from my eyes was completely gone. It broke my heart to see this.
Depression for me was all-encompassing. It rode shotgun with me wherever I went, demanding attention from me when I wasn’t even prepared to give it. This depression consumed me for many reasons – some circumstantial – but mostly because of my choices. I was too scared to be myself in a world that demanded I be a certain way. I was too terrified to deviate from the expectation of what a ‘good Indian girl’ is supposed to be, so I tried desperately to conform and fit in. Until death became the only option for me.
Fast-forward six years, I hardly recognise that woman, and never in my wildest dreams would I have thought that I would become the woman I am now. But I can still feel the feelings that I carried with me all those years ago and I know how easy it is to fall back into a dark hole. My salvation came when I fully embraced and accepted myself. I went on a workshop that changed my life forever, because it finally gave me the permission I was desperately seeking, to step into the light of who I truly am, and to accept my purpose in this world.
My purpose is to be a purveyor of hope and that means sharing my story candidly. It meant finding my voice and my truth. It meant deviating from what I was told to be, and instead ‘unbecome’. I spent the last few years ‘unbecoming’ until I could finally see myself through the lens of my own eyes. It was where I found my freedom and most importantly, my peace. I was meant to be a wildfire. I can’t be contained. And my voice will never be silenced again. I am finally alive, and #donewithsilence.


Yakou Meite netted after just nine seconds in an incredible start to the match with four goals scored in the opening 18 minutes as the Royals continued their winning run in a six goal contest at Ewood Park.
The frantic start to the evening continued as Adam Armstrong equalised within two minutes before a quickfire double from Michael Olise and Josh Laurent to restore Reading’s advantage.
Armstrong scored again in the second half as Rovers searched to make a comeback, but the Royals wrapped up the points through Lucas Joao.
The Royals are now seven points clear at the top of the Championship after their seventh win in eight matches.
The game started in bizarre but brilliant circumstances for the Royals as astonishing they took the lead after just nine seconds.
Liam Moore hit a long ball from kick off which took a bobble off a Blackburn defender and with the goalkeeper out of his goal, Lucas Joao played in Yakou Meite who was left with a tap in to score one of the quickest goals in English league history.
But the lead lasted all of two minutes as Blackburn struck back quickly. Adam Armstrong nipped ahead at the near post and diverted the ball past Rafael with a clever finish to get the game off to a frenetic start.
The Royals were put under the cosh despite taking such a fast lead as Tomas Esteves made a vital headed clearance at the back post to prevent the visitors from going behind.
Reading took the lead for the second time on fifteen minutes through Michael Olise.
The young French midfielder skipped forward through the midfield and showed his pace before he rode a sliding tackle to break into the box and finished precisely into the corner past Pears.
And the early goals kept coming as Josh Laurent scored his first goal for the club to continue a remarkable opening to the match.
20 yards from goal, Laurent took aim and produced a superb curling effort which kissed the post on its way in.
Reading had another good chance in the 29th minute when Lucas Joao made his way into the box and fizzed the ball across goal which was begging for a touch from a red shirt to place into the net.
After a frantic opening 45 minutes, the Royals went in with two goal lead to show for their ruthless attacking instinct.
The hosts came out in the second half looking the stronger of the two sides as they searched to get back into the contest.
And they did exactly that when Armstrong bagged his ninth goal of the Championship season when he met Rankin-Costello’s excellent delivery and dived low to guide the ball past Rafael with his head in the 66th minute.
Reading were on the back foot for much of the second half with Rovers hunting an equaliser.
Sone Aluko replaced goalscorer Meite was just over 15 minutes left in the contest.
Reading came close to a fourth when Andy Rinomhota ventured into the box and guided a ball across the box which Williams almost diverted into his own net had it not been for the smart reactions of Pears.
Lewis Holtby then tried an effort at goal that was parried behind for a corner by Rafael who flew to his left to make the save.
But Reading sealed the points in the 82nd minute as Lucas Joao scored his fifth Championship goal of the season. He sprinted forward into the box and despite being tracked by two defenders, he showed immense footwork and then provided a finish to match to guide the ball into the corner.
Veljko Paunovic’s side face a trip to struggling Coventry City on Friday evening.
Blackburn: Pears, Rankin-Costello, Lenihan, Williams, Douglas, Trybull, Holtby, Evans, Elliott, Brereton, Armstrong
Subs: Stergiakis, Nyambe, Wharton, Davenport, Buckley, Dolan, Gallagher.
Reading: Rafael, Esteves, Moore, Morrison, Richards, Rinomhota, Laurent, Semedo, Olise, Meite, Joao
Subs: Walker, McIntyre, Gibson, Watson, Aluko, Tetek, Puscas
Goals: Meite 1’, Armstrong 3’, 66′, Olise 15’, Laurent 18’, Joao 83′


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|Driven by a reliable air-cooled 4-stroke engine that delivers smooth and responsive power, this great-looking lightweight is a strong performer in the dirt. And for easy handling and added rider comfort, the TT-R125LW is equipped with rugged long-travel suspension.|
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|Displacement:||123.70 ccm (7.55 cubic inches)|
|Engine type:||Single cylinder|
|Power:||9.65 HP (7.0 kW)) @ 9800 RPM|
|Torque:||9.85 Nm (1.0 kgf-m or 7.3 ft.lbs)|
|Bore x stroke:||54.0 x 54.0 mm (2.1 x 2.1 inches)|
|Fuel system:||Carburettor. Mikuni VM20/1|
|Fuel control:||Single Overhead Cams (SOHC)|
|Lubrication system:||Wet sump|
|Clutch:||Wet, multiple-disc coil spring|
|Starter:||Electric & kick|
|Weight incl. oil, gas, etc:||84.0 kg (185.2 pounds)|
|Seat height:||805 mm (31.7 inches) If adjustable, lowest setting.|
|Wheelbase:||1,270 mm (50.0 inches)|
|Overall length:||1,885 mm (74.2 inches)|
|Overall width:||795 mm (31.3 inches)|
|Overall height:||1,085 mm (42.7 inches)|
|Ground clearance:||295 mm (11.6 inches)|
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|Frame type:||Diamond shaped|
|Trail:||107 mm (4.2 inches)|
|Front suspension:||Telescopic forks|
|Front suspension travel:||180 mm (7.1 inches)|
|Rear suspension:||Swingarm (link suspension)|
|Rear suspension travel:||168 mm (6.6 inches)|
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|Rear tyre dimensions:||90/0-M16|
|Front brakes:||Single disc|
|Front brakes diameter:||220 mm (8.7 inches)|
|Rear brakes:||Expanding brake (drum brake)|
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Low-impact is an unfortunate name really. After all, if you’re spending time working out, you want it to make a difference. Low-impact suggests that your efforts could be inconsequential. But that’s certainly not the case. Low-impact workouts deliver results on all sorts of levels.
The low-impact element actually relates to your joints. Any type of movement that is done in a fluid motion, or is gentle on your joints, is considered low impact. Swimming, cycling, yoga, and walking are the most popular examples. While these activities don’t put a lot of pressure on your joints, they can still put your heart and muscles under the pump – and that’s what delivers the strength and fitness gains you’re after.
Low-impact exercise is ideal for beginners
Most low-impact exercises can be done at varied paces, which makes them suitable for all fitness levels. Starting your fitness journey with low-impact exercise is a great way to find your feet, learn moves without over-exertion, and build solid exercise habits. It can increase your fitness, help improve posture, develop your core, and build muscular strength, so you can launch into more powerful, higher-impact movements.
Low-impact exercise can be great if you’re injured
If you’ve suffered an injury, low-impact exercise can be your best friend. It puts no added stress on your joints, so it’s a great way to maintain mobility and fitness as you recover. Additionally, some low-impact exercises, such as yoga, focus on developing flexibility, which helps develop balance and stability – key to injury recovery and ongoing injury prevention.
Low-impact exercise can work wonders for all
Just because they are low impact, doesn't mean they are low intensity. Many exercisers of all fitness levels choose low-impact workouts as part of their training program. If you've ever used an indoor cycle or rower you’ll know you can very quickly raise your heart rate and take low impact training from moderate to high intensity.
When traditional low-impact movements – such as cycling, swimming and rowing – are done at pace, this type of exercise can quickly transport you to the moderate-intensity training zone. You will raise your heart rate, build strength and improve cardiovascular fitness. Yoga is another low-impact style of exercise that delivers remarkable health benefits. And there are plenty more. Even workouts like BODYATTACK™, BODYCOMBAT™ and BODYSTEP™, which conjure up visions of leaping, jumping and kicking, are packed with low-intensity modifications. Jumping lunges can be swapped for backward stepping lunges, air jacks can be grounded, and jump kicks can be done sans jump.
“It's all about time under tension,” says Bryce Hastings, Les Mills Head of Research. “Just think of one of those dreaded wall sit tests. Building pressure within the target muscles challenges our ability to deliver oxygen and creates fatigue. That fatigue opens the door to the myriad changes we see at the muscular level.”
Can HIIT be low-impact?
High-intensity training is synonymous with burpees, tuck jumps and other power-packed movements. In most cases, it is anything but low-impact. However, there are some exceptions, such as LES MILLS SPRINT™. After completing a study into the power of high-intensity interval cycling, Dr. Jinger Gottschall concluded that this form of HIIT on a bike is an effective, low-impact alternative to traditional high-intensity interval training. "We've long known that high-intensity exercise can make a significant difference in overall health and fitness in a relatively short amount of time, but because this type of exercise often involves weight-bearing impact, it hasn’t been a viable option for those who suffer foot, knee, and lower back pain. These findings suggest that low-impact interval cycling can achieve similar results to weight-bearing HIIT.”
High-intensity interval cycling is also ideal if you’re looking to introduce high-intensity to your training. “There is no complex technique to master and you manage your own resistance,” says Bryce Hastings. “It allows you to safely push your body through high-intensity intervals and swiftly boost your fitness levels.”


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Like many couples, Mario Falcone and Becky Miesner have seen their wedding plans shelved thanks to Covid. Now they are hoping it will be fourth time lucky, as they have pushed back their plans yet again, to 2022.
And as the couple enjoyed a break at Port Lympne Reserve in Kent with their two-and-a-half year-old son Parker, Mario admitted to OK! that while he rose to fame on TOWIE, when it came to drawing up a guest list for their wedding, none of his former castmates made the cut…
"It’s very close friends and family. The only celebrity coming is Vicky Pattison. I’ve always remained really good friends with her – myself, Becky and Parker all love her and Ercan. They’re like family to me.'
Though of course there will be a very famous couple in attendance, as one of Mario's two sisters is of course 2021's Queen of the Castle Giovanna Fletcher, while her husband Tom Fletcher – who is due to be one of the best men – found fame as a member of McFly.
"Of course, Giovanna and Tom will also be there but they’re not celebs to me. Although Gi is queen of the castle now!"
But while the TOWIE gang's names aren't on the list for the couple's nuptials abroad, that doesn't mean that Mario's completely turned his back on them, after quitting the hit series.
"I’ll probably have a big English party when we get back and I’ll invite a few people from TOWIE . I wouldn’t invite the whole cast – it would just be a select few who I still speak to and like. I still speak to Pete Wicks, Lockie, Ferne McCann, Danni Armstrong and Tommy Mallet."
And the down-to-earth dad admits that the couple are counting their blessings, when it comes to having to rethink their plans so many times.
"It is sad as I’ve been wanting to give Becky her dream day for the last three years," Mario explains. "The first time it got cancelled it was because of Parker, so something far better came along, and now twice because of Covid. So it will be fourth time lucky next summer. But we know we’re lucky – we have our health, Parker and each other. It’s not like the day is never going to happen."
While the couple had planned for a fabulous wedding ceremony aboard, Mario and Becky have taken a practical view over the complications of Covid and realised their dream day just isn't going to work right now, for them or their families.
"We were waiting for the first green list and once we got that we thought, “This is too stressful.” No one has flights booked, we can’t quarantine and we can’t expect our guests to. It’s also the expense of the PCR tests [a medical swab test for Covid-19].
I went to Portugal recently for work and it ended up costing me £1,000! Both my sisters have a few children so it will be a hell of a lot of money. With all the restrictions in place as well, it’s not your wedding day if you have to think about wearing a mask or not being able to dance. Our mindset is on getting married next year."
Becky would love Parker to be a pageboy, when the ceremony eventually takes place. But she reckons he'll decide on his role for the day, and the couple know he'll be in his element hanging out with his cousins, including Giovanna's trio, Buddy, Buzz and Max.
"He’ll be charging round with his cousins having the best day of his life," laughs Mario. "My sister Giovanna [Fletcher]’s children will be pageboys and my other sister Giorgina’s children will be a pageboy and flower girl. I have a tailor making me a bespoke suit, and me and Parker are going to have matching suits. With it being delayed, it’s actually worked out better because if we’d got married when we were supposed to the first time, Parker would have been a bit of a pain. He was only six months old and Becky was still breastfeeding so she wouldn’t have been able to properly enjoy herself."
And now that the wedding is definitely off the agenda for 2021, besotted parents Mario and Becky are turning their attention to giving little Parker a sibling.
"We’re definitely open to giving Parker a little brother or sister now we know the wedding is next year," he says. "I don’t think we’ll put pressure on it though, as that’s when it doesn’t happen. We don’t do the whole ovulation sticks because it’s too much pressure. I’m not a performing monkey for three days of the month. It’s more just lack of prevention and enjoying the process! If it happens then fantastic and if not it will come after the wedding and we’ll have something to look forward to."
And when that wedding day does happen, you know that the Falcones will celebrate in style!
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