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PELLA—Attaining yet another milestone in a memorable season, for the first time in 12 years, the Central College football team prepares for a second-round NCAA Division III playoff game, as well as one of the most powerful foes it’s faced in that span.
The biggest comeback in school history last week propelled the No. 23-rated Dutch (10-1) to a match-up at No. 3 juggernaut Wheaton College (Ill.). Game time is noon at McCully Stadium in Wheaton, Illinois. Central roared back from a 31-7 halftime deficit for a 38-37 overtime conquest of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh at Pella Saturday while Wheaton made quick work of Martin Luther College (Minn.) 51-7 at home as the 32-team playoff field was whittled to 16.
Saturday’s winner advances to the quarterfinals Dec. 7 against the winner of Saint John’s University (Minn.) (10-1) at Chapman University (Calif.) (10-0). The Division III title game is slated for Friday, Dec. 20 at 7 p.m. at Woodforest Bank Stadium in Shenandoah, Texas.
Tickets are $8 for adults and $4 for students.
On the air and online—The Voice of the Dutch, Trevor Castle, will call Saturday’s action on KRLS-FM (92.1), with former Central defensive coordinator Don De Waard providing the color. The KRLS pregame show will air at 11:35 p.m. The broadcast can be accessed through www.kniakrls.com or directly at rdo.to/krls. It’s also accessible via mobile device with the KRLS app available through iTunes and other outlets.
On Mondays, Castle plays host to coach Jeff McMartin on the KRLS Coaches’ Corner at 7 p.m. Those broadcasts are also available on demand through www.kniakrls.com.
Twitter users can get updates through @CentralDutch. Live stats can be accessed through ncaa.com.
The series—Central and Wheaton haven’t met since 1940. The Dutch hold a 2-0 advantage in the teams’ series.
NCAA experience—Wheaton is making its 11th NCAA Division III playoff experience and its first since 2016, with a playoff record of 15-10. It’s the 10th berth for coach Mike Swider, in his 24th year as head coach and his 35th on the Wheaton staff. He’s compiled a 208-51 record.
This is Central’s 21st NCAA playoff appearance, the fifth for McMartin and the program’s first since 2009. Now in his 16th season, McMartin previously led Central to berths in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009, upping his record to 3-4 after Saturday’s victory. He was named the American Rivers Conference coach of the year Tuesday, the fourth time he’s received the honor.
Central received an automatic berth to the field after sharing the league title and winning its head-to-head match-up with co-champion Wartburg College Nov. 2. It’s a record 31st conference crown for the Dutch.
Central has the fourth-highest number of playoff appearances in Division III history, trailing only the University of Mount Union (Ohio) (30 years), Washington & Jefferson College (Pa.) (26 years) and Saint John’s University (Minn.) (25 years). The Dutch have a 22-19 playoff record, winning the 1974 Division III crown and making three appearances in the championship game at the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl (1974, 1984, 1988).
Despite the program’s history, last weekend marked the first playoff appearance for any current Central players. McMartin said they maintained a good approach.
“I think they handled it really well Saturday,” he said. “The first half (deficit) wasn’t because they were star-struck or anything like that. They’ve been very good about going through their week and trying to get better. Even after Saturday, we’re going to go through this week trying to improve. Our players have the same mindset. They want to get better. They handled week one about as well as you could for a group of guys who had not gone through that yet.”
The Thunder—Wheaton has run roughshod over this year’s schedule, outscoring opponents by an average of 48.1 points to 6.3 en route to a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) title. The defense ranks as Division III’s stingiest in scoring and yardage allowed (180.6) while the offense ranks eighth nationally in scoring. Wheaton is fourth in Division III in rushing defense (57.5 yards), pass defense (123.2), third down conversion percentage defense (23.8) and first downs allowed (119). The Wheaton defense has scored six touchdowns, ranking second in the country.
The Thunder is also first in Division III in kickoff returns (30.9 yards) while ranking ninth in kickoff return defense (13.7 yards).
The squad made a quick impression on McMartin.
“Wheaton has great team speed and some really good athletes,” he said. “It’s a very talented team. They have a lot of weapons on both sides of the ball. But when you get to the playoffs, you’re going to play good teams. What we’re going to have to do is play to our strengths and prepare ourselves to play a great game.”
Wheaton sophomore quarterback Luke Anthony is fifth in Division III in passing efficiency (184.9), 16th in completion percentage (67.1) and 18th in TD passes (28). Senior John Bickle ranks 14th in punting (40.7 yards).
Sophomore running back T.J. Williams is averaging 90.8 yards, gaining 817 yards on 125 carries with six touchdowns. Anthony has completed 145 of 216 passes (67.1%) with just three interceptions for 2,121 yards and 24 touchdowns. Senior receiver Adam Terrini and junior Phillip Nichols each have 46 catches with Terrini gaining 821 yards and scoring 11 touchdowns.
“They have really talented wide receivers,” McMartin said. “They’ll give you different formations and motion, move them around a little bit. Their running backs look very fast. The quarterback makes good throws and good decisions. Their line is big and athletic. They’re having a great season. They’ve answered each test.”
Junior middle linebacker Ryan Schwartz has 63 tackles, including 6.0 for loss while sophomore outside linebacker Wyatt Lee has 47 with 8.0 tackles for loss and two interceptions. Senior nose tackle Dallas McRae has 15.5 tackles for loss, including 6.5 sacks. Senior cornerback Spencer Rowland has three interceptions and 11 pass breakups.
“Up front they have defensive linemen who have made a lot of great plays,” McMartin said. “Their linebackers complement what they do. They’ve got speed, they can go sideline to sideline and their outside people cover very well. Their secondary plays a lot of match-up, either man coverages or zone coverages. They run with people and are not afraid to pressure you. We’re going to have to be good up front and then get ourselves open and be able to make some plays.”
National ranking — In the final Division III West Region rankings, which are used in determining playoff pairings, the Dutch were rated No. 5. Wheaton was No. 2 behind Mount Union in the North Region.
Central is No. 23 in the AFCA rankings and No. 24 in the D3football.com poll. Wheaton is No. 3 in both polls.
The Kuyper Comeback — The Dutch orchestrated some magic moments in the frenzied rally to overtake Wisconsin-Oshkosh Saturday at Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium in Central’s A.N. Kuyper Athletics Complex. It was Central’s second overtime victory in three weeks after getting a 2-point conversion to knock off Wartburg College 57-56 in Pella Nov. 2. Saturday Central sent the game to overtime when quarterback Blaine Hawkins (junior, Ankeny) eluded a relentless Titans pass rush to loft a 34-yard precision strike over a pair of defenders to Erik Knaack (junior, Reinbeck, Gladbrook-Reinbeck HS) in full stride in the corner of the end zone with only 15 seconds remaining.
But the win was secured in overtime on a Wisconsin-Oshkosh 2-point conversion try. Strong safety Jordy Borman (senior, Eagan, Minn.) stretched out just enough to get his fingertips on Kobe Berghammer’s pass and deflect it away from an open receiver.
“Jordy made a special play,” McMartin said. “We were man-to-man and the guy he was defending didn’t go out. He stayed in to block. Jordy throughout his career has had a great feel for finding the ball and being in the right place. He just stayed where he needed to stay and when the ball came his way, he extended, knocked it away and that was a game-saving play. We talk a lot about how the great competitors are at their best when their best is needed and Jordy is a great competitor. He wants the ball to come his way. He had an opportunity to make a play and he did a great job. It’s something he’ll never forget and our team will never forget.”
Just as the Dutch had to quickly forget the rocky first half Saturday, they have to put the late-game fireworks behind them as well. McMartin is confident they will.
“A lot of the games we’ve played this year have been exciting games and important wins, but we have a way of going through our week,” he said. “Our players will watch film and they’ll get focused on Wheaton and the challenge that we have. I think our coaching staff and players do a really good job of that. We won’t walk on the practice field thinking about Saturday. We’re going to be locked in on what we have to do in this game.”
But a slow start — Central’s previous comeback record of 20 points was set Oct. 5, 2002. The Dutch trailed Coe College 20-0 with 13:00 remaining in the fourth quarter and won 21-20. While celebrating Central’s remarkable second half Saturday, McMartin wasn’t overlooking the first-half struggles that necessitated it.
“I didn’t realize until after the game that that was the biggest comeback in our school’s history,” McMartin said. “You don’t want to be in that category because you’re behind but at the same time, it’s great because it shows you can overcome something like that. That will be the thing that we focus on with our players, that we’re never out of a game because we don’t focus on the score, we focus on the plays and being in the now as opposed to worrying about the outcome.”
He applauded the effort.
“I think this team has a lot of heart,” McMartin said. “They’ve learned another lesson from Saturday and the important thing is that they apply these lessons that they’re learning. We will be a focused football team. We will give the effort we need to be our best and I think they’ll also have the belief in themselves that this can be done. You can come back.”
A November to remember — While the season’s most daunting assignment looms, McMartin said the Dutch are simply happy to be playing and will always savor a November that saw them score a 57-56 overtime victory over previously unbeaten Wartburg College, clinch a league co-championship at Coe College and then notch last week’s record-setting playoff triumph.
“We’re enjoying every day,” he said. “We’re enjoying the chance to practice together and play together as a team. I think we’ve been very mindful of enjoying each day throughout the season. I even look forward to preseason camp. I like August and the process of just getting better each day and focusing on us. Then you get to the season and it goes so fast. You get in a routine and the next thing you know, you look up and it’s Friday already and you have a game the next day. And then when you’re moving along and you’ve had a November like we’ve had, you never want it to end.”
NCAA numbers — Central remains number one in Division III in red zone offense (94.1%, 48-51) . The Dutch are eighth in total offense (494.9 yards per game), fifth in first downs (275), 11th in third-down conversions (51.2%, 83-162), 16th in scoring (41.9 points), 14th in pass completion percentage (66.5%, 245-368-14), 17th in passing efficiency (170.80) and 24th in passing yards (294.6 yards).
Individually, Hawkins, who was named the American Rivers offensive player of the year Tuesday, is second in points responsible for (28.2), third in passing touchdowns (42), eighth in total offense, (327.9 yards per game), 11th in passing efficiency (174.1), 13th in passing yards (3,095) and 17th in pass completion percentage (66.8). He’s completed 234 of 350 passes with 12 interceptions and 42 TDs. He’s also Central’s second-leading rusher with 530 yards on 124 carries with nine scores.
Hawkins is also the conference total offense leader (330.2 yards).
Wide receiver Hunter Robinson (senior, Lisbon) is 14th nationally in punt returns (12.9 yards per return) and is the league leader as well. He’s also tied for 14th in Division III in touchdown catches (14) with Knaack.
Three-time first-team all-conference kicker Jon Alberts (senior, Huntley, Ill.) is third in Division III in field goal percentage (91.7, 11-12) and 21st in field goals per game (1.00). He kicked a 48-yarder this year and last year had Division III’s longest boot with a school-record 55-yard kick.
Record watch—Hawkins set Central’s career pass completions record Saturday and now holds most of the school career passing marks. He has records for passing yards (6,689), touchdown passes (77), total offense (8,130 yards) and touchdowns responsible for (101). He’s completed 497 of 755 passes (65.8%) with 20 interceptions.
On the season list, Hawkins broke records Saturday for completions (234) and passing yards (3,102) and also ranks first in TD passes (42), total offense (3,632) and TDs responsible for (51). He’s completed 234 of 350 passes (66.9%) with 12 interceptions.
Hawkins has twice thrown for a record six touchdowns in a game this fall and set the single-game passing yards mark of 421 yards (24-28-0) and total offense record of 499 yards at Simpson Nov. 2.
Knaack has moved into fifth in career receiving yards (1,885), seventh in receptions (112) and tied for fifth in TD receptions (23). Robinson, who saw limited action in his first three seasons, is nonetheless 10th in career TD catches (15).
Knaack moved into second Saturday in season pass receiving yards (1,074), still 141 yards behind Sam Markham’s 2016 record. He’s the third receiver in school history to top the 1,000-yard mark. Markham did it twice (2016, 2017) and Chris Johnson attained it in 1998. Johnson’s son, Brady Johnson (senior, Stanton), is a receiver on this year’s squad. Knaack is up to third in career pass receptions (64). He and Robinson share the school mark for TD receptions (14). Robinson, who also has a rushing touchdown, is tied for eighth in season touchdowns (15) and stands ninth in points (94).
Alberts is third in career field goals (33) and extra points (142), and sixth in career scoring (241 points). With at least a game remaining, he’s second in career extra-point percentage at 96.6 (142-147) and first in career field goal percentage at 89.2 (33-37).
For the year, Alberts has a school-record 58 extra points in 58 tries and is 11-12 on field goals to rank first in percentage in both categories. He’s fifth in season field goals after setting the record of 14 in 2017.
Notes—This is Central’s 18th 10-win season and the first since the Dutch went 10-1 in 2009. Central first played a 10-game regular-season schedule in 1994 but reached 10 wins nine times prior to that due to playoff victories …This is the fourth meeting for Central against a CCIW school in playoff action. The previous three were all against Augustana College (Ill.) (1984, 1985, 1988), with Central winning the most recent one…The Dutch have topped the 40-point mark in eight of their 11 games, the most in school history.…Central has had six 500-yard games…Central’s last second-round playoff win was a 37-7 victory over Saint John’s (Minn.) in a 2007 game at Pella… Hawkins has passed or thrown for a touchdown in all 11 games this year. He’s thrown for three or more touchdowns in nine…Central has three receivers with more than 40 catches for the first time in school history and is approaching putting three at the 50-reception mark. Knaack has 64, Robinson has 56 and Tanner Schminke (junior, Boone) has 48…This is Central’s 12th game of the season, but only the fifth road appearance.

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The computer arrived back here yesterday, with a new motherboard and a screen cleaning cloth in apology for my troubles. Allegedly it had also been “thoroughly cleaned”, but I don’t think so – it wasn’t extremely dirty anyway, but the dust that gathers on the sides of the keys (the keyboard is a bit weird that way, hard to describe) was still there.
Anyway, and more importantly, the computer worked. So good work on that, Sony, and the turnaround was good as well! For some reason the support guys apparently found they had to restore the hdd to it’s factory state though – I don’t quite understand which part of replacing a motherboard necessitated that step, but there you go. Acronis TrueImage (great product, btw!!) spent a few hours restoring my complete disk image, and after that the system was running just fine again. One thing I noticed was that Windows thought it was no longer activated on the machine – presumably because of the mobo exchange. I only noticed by chance though – three days to go before activation – and that’s not good. I might have been somewhere without an internet connection in three days, when suddenly my Windows stops working… why don’t they display a large notification dialog in such a case? So, to summarize – it took one week from contacting Sony support to getting back the fixed device, plus the additional work required to get everything back the way it was. I’m not really disappointed by this, but still it has to be said that even in this most positive of outcomes there’s still a lot to be desired.
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August Alsina Net Worth: August Alsina is an American recording artist who has a net worth of $4 million dollars. He began uploading his own singing videos to YouTube in 2007 and has since released a number of popular recordings. He released his first official mixtape in 2012, and then released a single and a second mixtape in 2013. Alsina then signed with Def Jam records and released his first EP in August of 2013. The EP spawned three popular singles and led to the recording of his first studio album, "Testimony" (2014), which reached #2 on the "Billboard" 200 chart and #1 on the US R&B and US R&B/Hip-Hop charts. August released his second studio album, "This Thing Called Life," in 2015, and it reached #2 on both the US R&B and US R&B/Hip-Hop charts and #14 on the "Billboard" 200. His single "I Luv This Shit" (featuring Trinidad James) was certified Platinum and reached #4 on the US R&B chart. Alsini's other popular singles include "No Love" (featuring Nicki Minaj), "Ghetto" (featuring Richie Home Quan), and "Numb" (featuring B.o.B and Yo Gotti).
Early Life: August Alsina was born August Anthony Alsina Jr. on September 3, 1992, in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is the son of Sheila and August Alsina Sr., and he grew up with four siblings, Jamal, Travis, Netia, and Melvin. August was inspired to become a performer after seeing Lauryn Hill in "Sister Act 2," and he began uploading videos to YouTube at the age of 14. Alsina's father and stepfather were both struggling with crack cocaine addiction, so his mother moved the family to Houston, Texas, in 2005, hoping for a new start; August Sr. passed away in December of that year. Alsina returned to New Orleans when he was 16, and after his older brother Melvin was murdered in 2010, August decided to move to Atlanta.
Career: Alsina released an untitled mixtape of acoustic covers in October 2011, then released his first official mixtape, "The Product," in April 2012, followed by "August Alsina University" (August 2012) and "Throwback" (September 2012). In January 2013, August released the single "I Luv This Shit," and "The Product 2" came out in May of that year. His first EP, "Downtown: Life Under the Gun," was released in August 2013, and his "Hell on Earth" video premiered in September. His single "Ghetto," which went Gold, was urban radio's most added song the week it began getting airplay. In January 2014, August released the single "Make It Home" (featuring Young Jeezy) from his forthcoming debut album, and when "Testimony" was released in April 2014, it received positive reviews and sold 67,000 in its first week. The album included the singles "I Luv This Shit," "Numb," "No Love" (which was certified Platinum), "Kissin' on My Tattoos," and "Ghetto." Later that year, Alsina embarked on the Testimony Live tour and opened for Usher on "The UR Experience Tour."
August followed the success of "Testimony" with December 2015's "This Thing Called Life," which spawned the singles "Hip Hop," "Song Cry," "Why I Do It" (featuring Lil Wayne), "Dreamer," and "Been Around the World" (featuring Chris Brown). The album sold 41,000 copies during its first week, and the "Hip-Hop" video premiered during the BET Awards in June 2015. Alsina began working on his third album, "The Product III: State of Emergency" in 2017, and he released the singles "Drugs," "Lonely," and "Don't Matter" that year. The album was released in June 2020 and peaked at #9 on the US R&B chart and #4 on the US Independent Albums chart. He also released the EP "Forever and a Day" in February 2019, and in July 2020, August and Rick Ross released the single "Entanglements" (which is about Alsina's relationship with Jada Pinkett Smith), and it reached #7 on the US R&B chart. August has been featured on tracks by several other artists, including DJ Khaled's "Hold You Down" (2014), "Gold Slugs" (2015), and "Do You Mind" (2016) and Kevin Gates' "I Don't Get Tired" (2014), and he has appeared on tracks by Flo Rida, Young Jeezy, Keyshia Cole, Meek Mill, and Rick Ross.
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A Co Tyrone woman has opened up on her mum’s battle with a rare type of incurable blood cancer.
Claire Murphy's mum Jennifer, aged 53, was diagnosed with multi melanoma in March 2020 during the first Covid-19 lockdown.
Jennifer, from Cookstown , had to attend appointments on her own as hospitals shut down to visitors, while Claire and family had to hear the diagnosis over the phone.
While Jennifer continues to battle the deadly disease, daughter Claire is taking on a six week fitness challenge at Aaron’s Gym in the town run by Cancer Focus to raise funds for its services.
“We hadn’t really experienced cancer in our family at all, and then lockdown hit and mum took ill,” Claire told MyTyrone.
“But because everything was closed and everyone was so scared she wasn't able to get up to the doctors.
“It got to the stage where she became desperately unwell and there was a nine hour wait for an ambulance, so I had to pile her into the back of the car.
“We since found out that another 24 hours and she might not have even survived to have treatment.
“We weren’t able to see her really, I just had to drop her off and leave. We got a phone call then from the consultant, who was probably as distressed as us as it was sort of a unique situation that he hadn’t been in before.
“He had us on speakerphone and basically told us that mum had incurable blood cancer.
“Mum stayed in hospital for about six weeks and had treatment, since then she has also been in for treatment and had a stem cell transplant.
“The type of cancer it is, she’ll always have it until it becomes too much for her. She’s been living with it since then.”
Claire added her mum found a local Cancer Focus group that allows her to keep up her hobby of artwork and wanted to raise the funds through the six week Fitness Factor challenge at the local gym.
She added: “Services seemed to shut down so it was quite difficult, but Cancer Focus had an art therapy group.
“She’s not really well enough at the minute but if she can get herself well enough that’s the type of thing that she likes to do.
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Claire herself has had her own health issues and sadly went through surgery for ectopic pregnancy recently, and is using the challenge to get back on her feet.
“I’ve been recovering from that, Covid unfortunately didn’t help that as well as my partner wasn’t able to stay with me or anything like that," she said.
“It wasn’t cancer for us but you just never know when life is going to change forever.
“I’ve been quite frustrated with my physical recovery, but the timing of this challenge is good for me so I can get back to doing something positive for mum and my own physical and mental health.”
Cancer Focus is looking for more volunteers to take part in the Fitness Factor challenge starting on 29 March, contact email@example.com for more information.
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Elizabeth Spiers announced this morning that Sarah Douglas has been named culture editor of The New York Observer.
Ms. Douglas is currently a staff writer at Art+Auction magazine and its affiliate website, Artinfo.com. For four years she ran the U.S. editorial office of the London-based The Art Newspaper and she has contributed to New York magazine online, The Economist’s quarterly Intelligent Life and The National, among others.
“I’m very happy to have Sarah joining us at the Observer,” said Ms. Spiers. “She has a great eye for a story and I know she’ll produce a smart, sophisticated culture section that I look forward to reading.”
“New York remains the hub of an art world that has expanded to global proportions in recent years,” said Ms. Douglas. “I’m excited to bring my knowledge of the arts to a leading paper that covers all of the cultural disciplines that thrive in this city. What drew me to the Observer is that it’s a publication that doesn’t just cover news and events, but creates a forum for ideas raised in the arts.”
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Two recent studies suggest that California’s change in assessing the impact of development—from level of service (LOS) to vehicle miles traveled (VMT)—can reduce costs for developers and streamline the review of projects. Under the new guidelines, both studies to determine transportation impacts and any mitigation measures after review are less costly than the previous requirements. This has been confirmed not just by academic studies, but also by the City of Pasadena in a paper by recently-retired Director of Transportation, Fred Dock.
Seattle is the latest city to move away from traditional definitions of motor vehicle LOS and toward a more multimodal approach in assessing the impacts of new development. On January 14, the Seattle Council is set to vote on new regulations for developments to support changes in adopted transportation level of service. The new regulations will change which development projects require transportation mitigation and increase the minimum size of developments that are subject to a transportation impact analysis.
This report proposes a new approach to assessing and responding to land use-driven transportation impacts, called “modern mitigation.” Instead of relying on auto capacity improvements as a first resort, this approach builds on practice around transportation demand management (TDM) to make traffic reduction the priority. Based on programs dating to the 1990s in several cities, a modern mitigation program requires certain new land uses to achieve TDM credits.
The California legislature last week passed a bill that will remove highway level-of-service and parking from traffic mitigation analyses. The bill applies to projects in many urban and suburban areas. An earlier version of the legislation, SB 731, would have eliminated LOS standards statewide and replaced them with what essentially would have been an impact-fee based on VMT or some other systemic metric. Advocates say the weaker version in SB 743 still covers wide swaths of the state’s most populous areas, and that while it does not require statewide reform, it allows the Office of Planning and Research to accomplish such a change through rule making.
Amid this summer’s wildfires, drought and heat wave, many news articles and scholarly reports have focused on the changing climate’s effects on transportation. Reports include New York City’s subway leaking, buckling roads in Wisconsin, permafrost melting in Alaska, and predicted sea level rises along the East Coast. According to a new report from TRB, DOTs may have to adapt to new climate patterns.


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- BAGO criticized Belgian lawmakers for approving “populist” gambling measures
- The trade body said the proposed new rules would only hamper player protection efforts
- It is questioning why the National Lottery has been exempted from the new restrictions
The Belgian Association of Gaming Operators (BAGO) has spoken out against a new Bill that proposes stringent gambling measures, saying it will only jeopardize ongoing player protection efforts by Belgian operators.
The trade association, which represents six of Belgium’s largest gaming operators, also hit out at the preferential treatment given to the National Lottery as it is currently excluded from the restrictions laid out in the Bill.
BAGO Says New Bill Will Lead to Black Market Growth
The Chamber of Representatives recently approved a Bill that seeks to introduce a total ban on gambling advertising and raise the minimum age for gambling to 21. The Bill, spearheaded by Green MP Stefaan Van Heckle, will also require players to create a separate account for each type of game they want to play under the same operator.
In a press release, BAGO stated that the measures set out in the Bill would only push customers to unlicensed sites and hamper player protection efforts. The trade body reiterated its support for gambling advertising restrictions but said a blanket ban would have far-reaching consequences.
BAGO argues that the ban will result in more customers shifting to illegal platforms as they will no longer be able to distinguish between legal and illegal providers due to the absence of gambling ads. BAGO said Belgian lawmakers have proceeded with plans to impose the ban despite repeated warnings from the association, accusing policymakers of favoring “populist” formulas over solutions it presented.
On the strict requirement of opening a separate account for each game type, BAGO said such a measure will pose a huge challenge for operators in terms of monitoring risky behavior and taking prompt preventive action. Additionally, it will make it more difficult for players to keep an overview of their gambling activities as they will now have to manage up to three separate accounts.
New Measures Favor Unlicensed Sites, National Lottery
As legislators tighten the rules for licensed online gambling operators, things remain as is for the National Lottery which is questionable, BAGO said. The association did not mince words, saying the new gambling measures would only benefit the National Lottery and the illegal operators as they can continue advertising and offering their services to the most vulnerable groups.

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Dental anxiety is a real and common problem. For those who experience extreme anxiety when it comes to visiting the dentist, sedation dentistry can be a viable solution. Sedation dentistry can help to reduce anxiety during dental procedures, allowing patients to feel more comfortable. Long Island Endodontics is a leading provider of endodontic care and sedation dentistry on Long Island. At Long Island Endodontics, we are committed to providing the highest quality dental care in a comfortable and welcoming environment.
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Sedation dentistry is a type of dental care that utilizes medication to help patients relax during their dental procedures. It can also be used to reduce pain and anxiety. Sedation dentistry helps to reduce pain and anxiety during dental visits, allowing patients to feel more comfortable throughout their procedure.
There are several different types of sedation dentistry, including oral sedation, nitrous oxide (also known as laughing gas), and IV sedation. Oral sedation is a type of sedation that is taken orally prior to the procedure. This type of sedation is typically used for more involved procedures and can be taken in the form of a pill or liquid.
Nitrous oxide is a type of sedation that is administered through a mask that is placed over the patient’s nose. This type of sedation is used for less involved procedures and is used in combination with local anesthesia. IV sedation is a type of sedation that is administered directly into the patient’s bloodstream. This type of sedation is typically used for more involved procedures and is usually administered in combination with local anesthesia.
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Sedation dentistry can help to reduce anxiety and pain during dental procedures. It is important to note that sedation dentistry is not a substitute for local anesthesia but is used in conjunction with local anesthesia to help reduce anxiety and discomfort. Additionally, sedation dentistry can help manage anxiety and discomfort for people who suffer from dental phobias or have a low threshold for pain.
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If you are considering sedation dentistry, Long Island Endodontics can help. We specialize in providing sedation dentistry for endodontic procedures, including root canal treatment. Our team of experienced and highly skilled endodontists and dental professionals are committed to providing the highest quality of care in a comfortable and welcoming environment. Contact Long Island Endodontics today to learn more about our sedation dentistry services and to find out if it is right for you.


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Ever wondered how to log out of the cash App on other devices, perhaps you switched devices or lost your mobile device and the need arises for you to log out cash App from other devices.
In this article, we will be discussing all you need to know on ways to log out cash App from other devices.
As of now, there is only one way to Log out of the Cash App Account automatically from all other devices, by changing the current password of your Cash App account. By doing this, Cash App will instantly log out of your account except for your current device.
Did you misplace your phone, or suspect an unauthorized login, the first step is to log out of all devices.
If you’re worried someone has access to your Cash App account, or you want to make sure old devices are no longer logged in, you can log out from your other devices easily.
This guide teaches you how to remotely sign out of your Cash App account anywhere you’re still signed in. Although there’s no single button that will allow you to sign out of multiple devices at the same time, there is a way you can go around to fix the problem.
Read on how to log out of the Cash app on other Devices, both on Mobile App and Web version along with ways to keep your PIN safe.
How to Log Out of Cash App On Other Devices?
We are going to jump right into it and give you the step to step guide on how to log out cash App on other devices.
To log out of your cash App for all devices:
- Open Cash App on your Phone
- Select the profile icon on your Cash App home screen.
- Scroll to the Privacy option.
- Click the Change PIN tab.
- You will receive a one-time password (OTP) on your phone.
- Enter the code on the new page.
- Once the PIN is confirmed, the app will redirect you to a New Password page.
- Confirm the new PIN/ Password. It will automatically log out of all devices signed in to your Cash App account.
Since there is no single “log out of all session” button on Cash App, The best option is to reset or change the password and it will automatically remove the access of your account from other devices.
Once the PIN is reset, It will require them to enter the new PIN to have access to your account and effectively sign out from all the other accounts.
MORE READ: How to Get Money Back On Cash App If Scammed
Do You Want To Sign Out of Cash App for all Devices, If You Forgot Your Password?
Next in this article on how to log out cash App from other devices let’s briefly look into how to sign out of cash App from other devices.
In the case that you forgot your PIN, you can still reset and log out of all Cash App sessions from other devices.
Here you’ll see how to log out of Cash App accounts from other devices if you forgot Cash App PIN:
- Open Cash App on your Phone.
- Visit your profile icon.
- Scroll down to the Privacy option
- Tap on Cash PIN
- Click on the Forgot Cash PIN tab.
- You will receive a verification code on your registered phone number.
- Copy and Enter the code
- It will redirect you to a new page to set your PIN.
- Enter your new PIN twice in order to complete the process.
- Log Out Cash App Account from Other Devices Using Desktop
If you access your Cash App account from Laptop or Computer, then just follow the simple steps as explained below:
- Step 1: First visit the Cash App official website and log in with your account login credentials.
- Step 2: Click on the ‘Profile’ icon located on the Top Right –> then click on the ‘Privacy’ icon.
- Step 3: From the pop-up menu, go with the ‘Change Password’ option. In the next screen, simply enter your Code received on your phone and enter the new password in the respective fields. Finally, click on the ‘change password’ button to save it.
Note: Cash App password reset on Desktop steps can vary. It is quite easy to follow.
Problems in Receiving Cash App Password Reset Mail
Did you try resetting your Cash App password, but never received the “Reset Your Password” email? There are a few things that might have caused this.
There are certain when there are certain issues with password reset mail. If you are not receiving reset emails, then run through the checklist below for some of the most common reasons why this might be happening:
You might have used the wrong email address – Double check if you might have entered the right email address or not.
Check your junk mail, as sometimes the emails sent by the square are treated as spam by the e-mail filters.
The email might be in your spam folder or have been blocked.
I still haven’t received the email, please Contact Cash App Customer Care and a representative will be able to assist you.
Ways to Keep Your Cash App PIN Safe
If you are changing your Cash App PIN to inherently log out of all devices, because you suspect another person may have your PIN, ensure that the new PIN is secure and something memorable to you.
- Avoid making it easy to guess
Try to avoid the obvious and make your Cash App PIN-less easy to guess and avoid using sequences such as “1000,” “1234” or “5432.”
- Word method
Another trick is to see it as if you were dialing it on a landline phone. So, basically, each number from 2 to 9 represents the three or four letters. The word “ball,” for example, would be “2255.”
- Use different PIN numbers for different accounts
Rather than using the same PIN number for all of your accounts, try to have a different PIN for different accounts.
Don’t mix two PINs for your Online Banking and your Cash App account or your Debit Card.
That way, you won’t be compromised if one of your accounts gets hacked.
Having different secure PIN numbers for each of your important accounts reduces the risk so they cannot be immediately accessed at once.
Access Old Account
Your account might have been created using a different phone number or email address. If you’ve recently changed either, you will need to sign in using the phone number or email connected to that account. To do so:
- Tap the profile icon on your Cash App home screen
- Tap Sign Out
- Then enter the phone number or email associated with the account you wish to access
- Follow the prompts
- If you have trouble logging in, contact Support.
MORE READ: Can You Have More Than One Cash App Account?
Common Types Of Scams
Cash App strives to be a safe place for customers to send money instantly to those they know and trust. Please keep these best practices in mind before you send payments on Cash App to ensure your money is always safe and secure.
If someone is promising something that sounds too good to be true (e.g., a “hack” or free money in exchange for you sending them a payment first), then it is almost certainly a scam. Always be wary of individuals promising you anything. What scammers do, by and large, is promise you something, take your money, and then never deliver on what they promised. Here is a list of common scams to help you avoid them:
- Cash Flipping and Clearance Fee Scams
Scammers will claim to have the ability to “flip” your money, promising to increase your money if you first send them funds (sometimes they call this a “clearance fee” or “account verification”). These scammers will accept your funds and then never send you anything in return. If someone is promising you free money in return for sending them a payment, it is a scam.
There are no legitimate businesses that are “flipping cash.” They are all likely scams.
- Payment Claiming Scam
Sometimes scammers will ask you to “claim” a payment that you “deserve” by sending money to them. These payment-claiming attempts are always scams. Never send money to another person expecting a larger payment in return. Just like with Cash Flipping, if someone is promising you free money in return for sending them a payment, it is likely a scam.
Moreover, Cash App will never request funds from a customer for any reason. There is no such thing as “claiming” a payment by sending money to Cash App.
- Apartment / Home Rental Deposit Scam
Scammers often promise a good or service without ever providing proof that it actually exists. This includes promising to find you a cheap apartment or offering an apartment at a much lower rate than normal, but requiring you to send them a deposit first (e.g., before touring the prospective rental).
Avoid Fake & Fraudulent Cash App Service Representatives
Find out how to contact verified members of Cash App support here at Contact Cash App. There, you’ll find instructions for how to reach out through your app to get help and our official support phone number. Cash App Support is only available through these channels.
Cash App Support will never ask you to provide your sign-in code or PIN, and will never require you to send a payment, make a purchase, download any application for “remote access,” or complete a “test” transaction of any kind.
You likely won’t be able to recover funds lost if you give a third-party access to your account by calling a fake number and providing sensitive information like your PIN or sign-in code.
If someone pretending to work for Cash App Support does any of the things above, they’re probably a scammer trying to gain access to your account and steal your money. Should you encounter any of these situations, terminate communication immediately and contact us through one of our verified support channels at Contact Cash App.
MORE READ: Can You Get Cash Back With Apple Pay?
What is Phishing?
Finally, in this article on how to log out cash App from other devices let’s briefly look into what is phishing and how to avoid being a victim.
Phishing is an attempt by a fraudulent actor to collect personal and/or financial information through social media, email, phone, or text message. Victims of phishing scams are sometimes directed to enter their information into fake websites posing as real ones.
Verified emails from Cash App will always come from a @cash.app, @square.com, or @squareup.com address. If you have an open brokerage account you may receive emails from firstname.lastname@example.org, to learn more check here.
If you receive a suspicious social media message, email, text message, or phone call regarding Cash App, or see a phone number that you believe is illegitimate, please contact support through your app or at cash.app/help to report the incident. Cash App will investigate and take necessary actions.
In conclusion, Want to know how to log out of the cash App on other devices, thanks to this article now you know
If you forget your Cash App PIN, immediately reset or get in touch with a Cash App representative. Another thing to never do is email your PIN to anyone.

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Why is it innovative?
If female Cannabis sativa plants are pollinated (by pollen from a rogue male/hermaphrodite plant on the same site or drifting across from a neighbor’s farm) it causes the plant to produce seeds instead of buds and significantly reduces overall biomass – disastrous for farmers.
Oregon CBD claims farmers can avoid this risk altogether. How? Wild cannabis is usually diploid (two sets of chromosomes) but spontaneous mutations can produce plants that are tetraploid (four sets of chromosomes). By crossing diploid and tetraploid plants Oregon CBD scientist Hsuan Chen and colleagues created triploid plants, which have a number of advantages – most importantly, they produce sterile flowers and pollen, eliminating the risk of accidental fertilization.
What is the potential impact?
According to the company, farmers using the triploid seeds will no longer have to worry about crop loss due to pollination events, and can grow grain and fiber crops alongside cannabinoid crops without issue. Test grows of the triploid plants suggest that the increase in ploidy also makes for more vigorous, hardy, and aromatic (via increased secondary metabolite production) plants.
The judges said…
Cross-pollination is a phenomenon that can ruin entire crops at a time. Avoiding and mitigating this risk through promising technology like triploid seeds will increase revenues and give farmers peace of mind during cultivation.
Pollination of crops, causing the development of seeds and resulting in lower yields and potency, is a huge problem in cannabis, especially in outdoor settings like California and Oregon.
This could change the entire growing portion of the industry so the potential impact is huge.
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Paris-based infrastructure company Meridiam will invest $50 million to provide high-speed internet access to Bloomington residents, following a letter of intent to help Bloomington with the program, according to a May 13 press release. . The plan would affect at least 85% of the inhabitants.
Meridiam will build and operate a fiber network, which allows data to travel faster than wireless or cable connections. After a short period of exclusivity, Meridiam will allow open access to local Internet Service Providers.
A key component of the program is the Digital Equity Initiative, coupled with a $1 million investment from the City of Bloomington. According to the press release, a combination of the Digital Equity Plan and the $30 National Affordable Connectivity Program will provide eligible low-income residents with high-speed Internet access at zero net cost.
Meridiam plans to begin construction as early as the fourth quarter of 2022.
In the statement, Mayor John Hamilton said Meridiam discussed plans to bring fiber networks to other southern Indiana cities, including Shelbyville, Martinsville and Columbus.


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Petrol-Diesel 17 July: Oil companies have not made any change in the price of diesel on Saturday, but petrol prices have increased once again. Petrol has been increased by 30 paise in the capital. Earlier on Thursday, the price of petrol and diesel was increased by 35 paise and 15 paise per liter respectively. Oil prices across the country did not rise on Friday. Petrol is being sold in Delhi today for Rs 101.84 and diesel for Rs 89.87 per liter.
Starting from the price line of Rs 90.40 per liter on May 1, now the price of petrol in the national capital has gone up to Rs 101.84 per liter, which is Rs 11.44 per liter in the last 78 days. Similarly, the price of diesel in Rajdhani also increased by Rs 9.14 per liter to Rs 89.87 per liter in Rajdhani in the last two months.
Petrol and diesel price today in major cities
- Mumbai Petrol in today Rs 107.83 and diesel Rs 97.45 per liter
- Kolkata Petrol in today Rs 102.08 and diesel Rs 93.02 per liter
- Chennai Petrol in today Rs 102.49 and diesel Rs 94.39 per liter
- Bangalore Petrol in today Rs 105.25 and diesel Rs 95.26 per liter
- Lucknow Petrol in today Rs 98.69 and diesel Rs 90.26 per liter
- Patna Petrol in today Rs 104.57 and diesel Rs 95.81 per liter
- Jaipur Today in petrol Rs 108.71 and diesel Rs 99.02 per liter
- Gurugram Today in petrol Rs 99.46 and diesel Rs 90.47 per liter
- Hyderabad Petrol in today Rs 105.52 and diesel Rs 97.96 per liter
- Ranchi Today in petrol Rs 96.45 and diesel Rs 94.84 per liter
- Pune Petrol in today Rs 107.10 and diesel Rs 95.54 per liter
The price of petrol has increased 41 times since May 4, while the price of diesel has increased 37 times and decreased once. Petrol prices went above Rs 100 per liter in 15 states including Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Bihar and Punjab due to continuous increase in oil prices. In some districts of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, petrol has become costlier by more than Rs 100 per liter. Diesel has crossed Rs 100 per liter level at some places in Rajasthan, Odisha and Madhya Pradesh
Customers can now only hope that the further hike in oil prices stays on hold as OMCs have started cutting retail prices of petrol and diesel over the next few days to provide relief. Global crude oil prices have fallen to $73 a barrel from a high of $77 a barrel just 10 days ago.
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Hey guys, I decided it would be fun to do a brief intro on who I am and break down what a fashion stylist does. There are a lot of components to being a working stylist so I will be doing more videos about the ins and outs but this episode gives you a few interesting insights.
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Weekday Restaurants in Tacoma
A couple of weeks ago I was in Tacoma for a job interview and, thanks to chowhound, had a couple of good meals at Il Fiasco and Indochine. My partner and I will be back in mid-July on a house buying trip and will be staying at a hotel that only provides breakfast. What would chowhounders recommend for everyday meals? Sandwich shops? Dinners that cost $10, not $30? Once we are relocated to Tacoma we will gradually explore the expensive restaurants, but in the meantime we need good "everyday" restaurants. We will be in North Tacoma, Fircrest, and downtown, though anywhere in the city limits or the Mall area is reasonable. Thanks in advance!
Crc, The Spar, in Old Town, has excellent pub fare. (They make their own "Spar" chips which are hot, homemade potato chips.)
Tatanka Takeout (Pearl St.) makes fabulous buffalo tacos.
Engine House #9 (just off sixth) makes very good fish tacos.
The Pick Quick is worth the short drive to Fife. This South Sound landmark only has outdoor, picnic seating. Their burgers, fries and shakes are outstanding. (Hence the constant line to order.) El Compadre` (40th & McKinley is authentic Mexican--not steam table American Mexican.) The Southern Kitchen (Sixth & Division) does catfish for breakfast (yeah!) good lunches and dinners served Southern style. Fife Bar and Grill (just off Port of Tacoma Road on 99) fits the gap just below fine dining (very affordable). Their Chowders are excellent. All of these Chow-worthy restaurants make their own food from scratch and are not Sysco infested. Enjoy!
Adding to these:
* JT's Louisiana BBQ on Sixth Ave
* The bento teriyaki place on 6th Ave and Alder has great tempura (lots of food-dinners $10 and under; chicken teriyaki's pretty good, too)
* Vuelve a la Vida--housemade tortillas, excellent carnitas
* Lele's Vietnamese food in the Hilltop district or in Lakewood
* MSM (Magic Sandwich Makers) on 6th Ave--looks like a convenience store on the outside--just says "MSM Deli and Liquor Store," or something like that. Large deli sandwiches, made super-fast.
* Soup at the Metropolitan Market in the Proctor District: N 24thish and Proctor--or their other deli offerings. Lovely cioppino--you have to go to the seafood section of the store to get it, though; it's not near the rest of the soups.
* Tacos Guaymas is a local chain (I think)--pretty good Mexican food (tongue's on the menu, so it's gotta be authentic, right?)

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Another day and another Batman game released with a list of performance issues. With the debut of Telltale’s detective-focused Batman game, a number of users reported terrible performance issues, but fortunately Telltale has released a patch for it, which seems to have cleared up problems for the most part.
Although the majority of those who ordered Batman: The Telltale Series on Steam found the game ran fine when they launched it, a good number didn’t. Of those that had a tough time, graphical problems were abound, from getting stuck in menus, to the game crashing on startup, to terrible performance in single digit frame rates.
Fortunately Telltale reacted quickly to the complaints and issued a quick patch to fix the problems people were facing. It claims that the reason some experienced such surprisingly poor performance, was that for some reason the game was trying to run on integrated graphics, rather than via the dedicated graphics card/chips their systems had in place.
That should now be fixed, but if performance still isn’t great, Telltale has also added an option to lower graphical settings to be more performance focused, or raise them to be more aesthetics focused if that is preferable. Recent reviews on Steam seem to suggest that this has cleared up the issue, as just yesterday many hundreds of reviews claiming poor performance rolled in.
At the time of writing, most recent reviews paint the game in a stronger light.
There was no doubt some concern among fans and Telltale staff alike, that Batman: The Telltale Series’ problems were a result of the newly revamped game engine that it used. This is the same engine it used to develop the upcoming Walking Dead Season 3 too, so performance problems could suggest that game will suffer issues too.
However this is the same engine under the hood, just an updated one, and the Telltale Tool has been notorious in the past for its little graphical quirks and stutters during games. It’s not too surprising that it’s run into a few problems with a new game release.
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KitGuru Says: Telltale also recommended gamers experiencing issues update their graphical drivers too. That’s often my fault when I run into an issue with a game. I’m not great with keeping my drivers up to date.

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For the fifth time since the exchange program between The Bolles School and China’s Qingdao Tourist School was established in 2009, a group of Bolles students traveled to Qingdao for several weeks of summer study and cultural engagement.
“Over the course of the trip, students not only improved their Chinese speaking and listening skills, but more importantly, their understanding of Chinese people and culture—ultimately helping them to see the world from different perspectives,” said Bolles Chinese language teacher Cheng-Me Rothschild, who chaperoned the trip with Bolles world language colleague Ying Li.
The two teachers and 15 Bolles students returned to Jacksonville in late June.
The student group included: Elexis Bishop ’18, Julia Butler ’19, Reza Chahlavi ’19, Anna Csikai ’19, Amelia Emas ’20, Grayson Eng ’18, Brian Fagan Jr. ’19, Alexander Hastings ’19, Stanley Lin ’19, Stefan Mostovych ’19, Hayden Norris ’19, Justin O’Leary ’20, Brandon O’Leary ’18, Pearson Toomey ’19 and Luke Piatt ’19. During their stay at the Qingdao Tourist School,
Bolles students lived in a dormitory.
Rothschild said the exchange program consists of two parts: learning and fun. For the first 10 days, students attended classes designed by the Qingdao School from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Classes included lessons in Chinese language, geography, history, traditional customs and festivals and were conducted in Chinese by the Qingdao School faculty. During the final 10 days of the trip, students traveled to cities across China, including Beijing, Xi’an and Shanghai, to experience Chinese culture firsthand.
In several cities, Rothschild said, the student group connected with Bolles alumni living in the area, giving vitality to the program. One of the highlights of the trip was a meeting with Stephen Schroeder in Shanghai. Schroeder, one of Rothschild’s former students who participated twice in the Bolles China trip, works as the global processing improvement manager for real estate firm Cortland Partners’ Shanghai branch. He talked to the students about working overseas and how his interest in Chinese language and culture evolved into a successful business career.
“Schroeder gave the current Bolles students great advice for their future,” wrote student Julia Butler, who managed a travel blog for the group.
As part of the exchange program, students from the Qingdao Tourist School will travel to Jacksonville in February to experience school, culture and travel opportunities in Florida.


Dead Space 2's E3 demonstration footage has hit the net and it's something you have to see.
It shows Isaac trooping through the Church of Unitology.
It's not long, however, before a nasty baby like creature jumps on his face and starts gnawing.
Classic Dead Space.
The footage was shown at EA's E3 conference last night.


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Two months after being laid off from Gerdau Mac Steel, Alfred Wright is on the verge of graduating to a new career as a truck driver.
"I looked on the Internet for jobs, and that's about all I saw," Wright, 31, said. "I think the truck driving industry is filling up."
He is right.
Some local driving schools and companies are reporting a jump in applicants because of a job market that's now becoming saturated with laid-off employees, especially from manufacturing.Aspiring drivers do not need any college education and can earn a commercial driver's license in a mere three weeks.
But the demand for drivers is not what it was previously.
Tom Pierce, general manager of HR Career Development, an Ohio-based company that runs Jackson Community College's Truck Driver Training Academy, said he has not monitored specific numbers but that interest in his school has "gone through the roof" since the first of the year.
The school has been able to place everyone in jobs so far, but it's getting more difficult, said instructor Ray Tarsha, 50, of Coldwater. There are three students per instructor in each course and the next round, which starts Monday, is already full, he said.
With the economic downturn has also come a decrease in the amount of freight transported, meaning fewer drivers are necessary.
By the end of last year, the number of loads transported by truck in the U.S. was 75 percent of what it was in the summer, said Bob Costello, chief economist for the American Trucking Associations.
Employment levels in the trucking industry were reduced in the first two months of this year by 58,000 employees, Costello said.
"It's hard to find any sector where freight is growing," he said. "We'll be lucky if it turns around by the end of the year."
Last year, companies were stumbling over themselves trying to find drivers. Replacement jobs are still becoming available but not new ones, Costello said.
The turnover rate dropped from 130 percent in 2005 to 65 percent in the third quarter of last year, Costello said. Drivers who traditionally jumped between companies are staying put.
Tom Sercombe, co-owner of Sercombe Trucking in Jackson, hasn't "put a pencil" to his figures but said it was hard to find employees last summer and now he has many more applicants.
"They've got the experience, I just don't have the work for them," Sercombe said.
The company Wright is looking to work for would send him on the road for 21 days and home for five. It's not an ideal situation, he said, because he's leaving behind two children, a wife, a dog and turtles.
Drivers of tractor-trailers make between $23,380 and $54,570 annually, with the average driver earning $37,560, according to 2007 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
With such a large applicant pool, companies are being more selective in who they bring in, Pierce said.
Some would previously accept people with two tickets in three years. Now, they want the best of the best no accidents or tickets in five years.
"There are some that aren't going to be able to find employment in this industry," Pierce said.


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Inspirations for Christians
Little Things in Life
Too often we don't realize
what we have until it is gone;
Too often we wait too late to say
"I'm sorry - I was wrong"
Sometimes it seems we hurt the ones
we hold dearest to our hearts;
And we allow foolish things
to tear our lives apart
Far too many times we let
unimportant things into our minds;
And then it's usually too late
to see what made us blind
So be sure that you let people know
how much they mean to you;
Take that time to say the words
before your time is through
Be sure that you appreciate
everything you've got
And be thankful for the little things
in life that mean a lot
Regina Riggs ©
Live Each Moment
I may never see tomorrow,
there is no written guarantee.
And things that happened yesterday,
belong to history
I cannot predict the future,
I cannot change the past
I have just the present moment,
I must treat it as my last
I must use this moment wisely,
for it will soon pass away
And be lost to me forever,
as part of yesterday
I must exercise compassion,
help the fallen to their feet.
Be a friend unto the friendless,
make an empty life complete
The unkind things I do today,
may never be undone
And friendships that I fail to win,
may never more be won
I may not have another chance
on bended knee to pray
And thank God with humble heart,
for giving me this day
Redeem the Time
Life is full of choices and different voices
Choose the best and you will fret less.
Be careful how you lend your ears
This will make for more days with cheer.
Keep your Lord close and never roam
This will make for Peace in your home.
Don’t listen to lies, keep your eyes on Paradise
Unseen enemies speak words that are not true.
Keep your ears for Jesus and His Love for you.
Be mindful of things you cherish
Some things are destined to perish.
So make sure you balance them with heavenly things
And oh such pleasure and Joy they will bring.
Be not subdued by things untrue
Keep your heart full of Jesus and His Love for you.
And you will sing everyday along life’s way.
Scripture says to Redeem the Time.
Janet Vargas © 2018
Finish Every Day
Finish every day and be done with it.
You have done what you could.
Some blunders and absurdities
no doubt have crept in;
forget them as soon as you can.
Tomorrow is a new day;
begin it well and serenely
and with too high a spirit
to be cumbered with
your old nonsense.
This day is all that is
good and fair.
It is too dear,
with its hopes and invitations,
to waste a moment on yesterdays.
Ralph Waldo Emerson ©
Learn To Be Happy
Happiness is a skill that can be learned. The essential factor whether or not
you will live a happy life is based less on external factors such as wealth, success and fame,
and more on your attitude toward life, toward yourself, toward other people,
and toward events and situations. Regardless of your attitudes in the past,
you have the ability to change and become a master of happiness.
Today is the best day to improve your skills. Either things will go exactly the way you want –
and then you can focus on the feeling of joy.
Or things will not go the way you want and you'll have the opportunity
to attain greater mastery over your attitude.
Throughout the day, keep asking yourself:
"What attitude will enable me to experience joy and empowerment right now?"
Rabbi Zelig Pliskin ©
I believe every person has within themselves inexhaustible reserves of potential they have never even come close to realizing.
I believe each person has far more intelligence than they have ever used.
I believe each person is more creative than he or she has ever imagined.
I believe the greatest achievements of your life lie ahead of you.
I believe the happiest moments of your life are yet to come.
I believe the greatest successes you will ever attain are still waiting for you on the road ahead.
And, I believe through learning and application of what you learn, you can solve any problem, overcome any obstacle and achieve any goal that you can set for yourself.
Brian Tracy ©
Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing can
disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to
every person you meet.
To make all your friends feel like there is
something in them.
To look at the sunny side of everything and make your
optimism come true.
To think only of the best, to work only for the best,
and expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others
as you are about your own.
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to
greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give
every living person you meet a smile.
To give so much time to the improvement of yourself
that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too big for worry, too noble for anger, and too
strong for fear, and too happy to permit the
presence of trouble.
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Downing Street parties ‘failures of leadership and judgment’ by No 10 says Sue Gray report
The downing street parties were “failures of leadership and judgment” by those at No 10, the Sue Gray report has concluded.
The much-delayed but damning report has been published today on the UK Government website.
The report includes a message from then Director of Communications Lee Cain who warned that one of the parties would make a bad impression.
“I’m sure it will be fine – and I applaud the gesture – but a 200 odd person invitation for drinks in the garden of no 10 is somewhat of a comms risk in the current environment,” he said. In another message, he discusses the “rather substantial comms risks” of another leaving party.
Martin Reynolds, Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, is also quoted as having sent a Whatsapp message saying that he was pleased “we seem to have got away with” a drinks event without the press picking up on it.
Sue Grey also notes that she stopped part of her own inquiry when the Met Office decided to investigate the parties and ultimately issue the Prime Minister with a single fine.
The report concludes that “against the backdrop of the pandemic, when the Government was asking citizens to accept far-reaching restrictions on their lives, some of the behaviour surrounding these gatherings is difficult to justify”.
“At least some of the gatherings in question represent a serious failure to observe not just the high standards expected of those working at the heart of Government but also of the standards expected of the entire British population at the time.
“At times it seems there was too little thought given to what was happening across the country in considering the appropriateness of some of these gatherings, the risks they presented to public health and how they might appear to the public.
“There were failures of leadership and judgment by different parts of No 10 and the Cabinet Office at different times. Some of the events should not have been allowed to take place. Other events should not have been allowed to develop as they did.
“The excessive consumption of alcohol is not appropriate in a professional workplace at any time. Steps must be taken to ensure that every Government Department has a clear and robust policy in place covering the consumption of alcohol in the workplace.”
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But is this Our problem? Our problem is getting the freedom to sort things in Cymru.
It’s our problem that he is overseeing the most corrupt UK government in living memory, and the Senedd have to deal with them.
If he goes, everything remains the same, and all that’s left is wasted effort on a little victory. Total focus should be on Indy and the coming crisis blown back from sanctions. Senedd should be planning on giving our farmers everything to aid food production and securing fuel for next winter.
We will never get freedom for the Greasy Johnsonite Tory junta. If any decent moderate Tories survived the One-Nation-Brexiteer-Tories’ Krystallnacht , maybe progress could be made.
dePfeffell needs removing for progress to freedom to be made
It seems that release of the report has been very carefully orchestrated and manipulated. The pictures already shown by ITV seem to have taken some of the ‘sting’ from the report and there does not appear to be anything substantially new in the report itself that was not already public knowledge. I’m sure that BJ will obfuscate and mumble his way through this with statements that ‘processes have now been put in place to change the culture etc etc..’
Just waiting for Fay Jones to jump to johnsons defence, she’ll do anything to improve her chances of getting into certain government departments, N.C should keep a close eye on her.
Aside from the partying, Sue Gray said she “was made aware of multiple examples of a lack of respect and poor treatment of security and cleaning staff.” This is the private face of the Tories showing their true colours – WHO DO THEY THINK THEY ARE!!!
What a joke this report is, made as it was by a person appointed by one of the figures it was investigating, who secretly met with her while the report was being compiled. It shows just how corrupt the whole system now is and is one of the primarily reasons why – we need independence and now !
What a bunch of utter bas***ds. 200 of them gather for a party, while I was told, I and my family, had to remain seperated from my nephews at the funeral of my younger brother during restrictions. Angry does not describe how I feel about the scum, while undertakers were keeping us all seperated, this lot were partying. Fined, Fined, flogged they should be.


M. Tylman, K. Snochowska, K. Kamiński
Lodz University of Technology, Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Łódz, PL
DETERMINING THE TOTAL PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS (TPH) CONTENT IN WATER USING FTIR SPECTROSCOPY
This paper discusses the possibility of using FTIR spectroscopy for determining the amount of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) in water. The study helped evaluate the influence of the reference substance and the type of extractant on the quality of results. In order to estimate the relative error of the spectroscopic method, the results were compared with those obtained using gas chromatography. The comparison was made using reference samples and water samples collected from ten different water reservoirs located in or around Łódź. The preliminary results indicate that the spectroscopic method is a good alternative to normative chromatographic methods of determining the TPH content.
Keywords: FTIR spectroscopy, total petroleum hydrocarbons, gas chromatography


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With a vote coming down in the Nevada Legislature on SJR13 which would replace the ban on same-sex marriage with a provision mandating their allowance, there have been some stories floating about that Senator Mo Denis and Senator Justin Jones, both Mormon Democrats, have some misgivings. Jon Ralston posted this morning with more detail here.
UPDATE 5:30PM: Both Senators, Mo Denis and Justin Jones, voted yes today to add language that would exempt religious organizations and pastors from performing or recognizing same-sex marriages. While that is already a given with the First Amendment, it probably comforts some people who might have misgivings about the law. The bill will be up for a final vote on the Senate Floor on Monday, before it goes to the Assembly.
I happen to be a progressive Mormon myself, so let me set the record straight about why Mormons should support marriage equality.
First, does the Mormon Church believe that marriage is between a man and a woman? Well it does now anyway. If you remember, it used to be a man and multiple women, but that’s beside the point. If you look at canon and statements made by Church leadership in terms of what Mormons should practice, then the answer is yes.
That said, I don’t recall canon or Church leaders anywhere or anytime telling politicians how they should make law. In fact the canon (Article of Faith 12) expressly states:
“We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law.”
I strongly believe that the moral principles of the LDS faith strongly support the principles in the Constitution; namely that the law shouldn’t treat an entire class of people as second class citizens. To that end, the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is clear:
“no state shall … deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”
The Constitution is the supreme law of the land. It clearly demands that our government grant all citizens equal treatment under the law. When we aren’t talking about a “protected class” of people, like racial minorities and women where strict scrutiny will apply, the Court simply applies what they call a “rational basis” scrutiny. In other words, a law that treats one person differently than another can only be upheld if it has a rational basis. One could argue that gay people should be a protected class since they have a significant history of discrimination against them. Still, even without the strict scrutiny, I challenge anyone to give me a RATIONAL reason why a gay couple shouldn’t be allowed to marry… and better yet why they can be treated differently than anyone else.
Let’s also consider that gay people aren’t going to stop being gay people. They are going to live with each other, be a part of families, have jobs, and live their lives like anyone else. Not allowing them to marry is just denying them a right the rest of us enjoy. It’s not gay prevention.
Let’s be clear: Allowing civil marriages between gay couples in no way obligates the LDS Church to accept or perform said marriages. These are absolutely separate things. The First Amendment protects their right not to perform said marriage.
Thankfully there are plenty of Mormons who agree with me like Republican Jon Huntsman:
“All Americans should be treated equally by the law, whether they marry in a church, another religious institution, or a town hall. This does not mean that any religious group would be forced by the state to recognize relationships that run counter to their conscience. Civil equality is compatible with, and indeed promotes, freedom of conscience.”
Mitt Romney also made the case that the Mormon faith doesn’t direct its members about how the law should be, even when it comes to abortions:
“The church does not say that a member of our church has to be opposed to allowing choice in our society and therefore there are Mormon Democrats,”
Romney goes on to make the point that the Mormon Church is opposed to sex outside of marriage, but does not pursue law to enforce that on others. Watch the whole video below. Mitt Romney makes my whole argument for me from 9 minutes on:
Today more Mormons know and make friendships with gay people, and are learning that they aren’t a threat to the family unit or anything else for that matter. Indeed, they are members of many of many Mormon families. The fear will reside as understanding grows. In time, I believe the Mormon culture may even embrace gay culture, at least as much as it does any other culture.
For now, let’s just try to uphold the law and the Constitution and protect marriage equality for all.29 comments


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Poker Flat Podcast 29 - Spreading The Vibe
Once again our favorite host Clé steps up behind the decks for a 60 minutes hotcast that brings you joy and - as always - a lot of fresh stuff from our beloved and ever growing label family. Some of our long time friends are involved and featured too, like Sven Dohse who recently set up his imprint Prestige Weltweit or Roberto Palmero with a release on Phonique's Ladies & Gentlemen. Kasper Bjørke remixes Ilya Santana here and of course there's new stuff taken from new and forthcoming Poker Flat and Dessous release by the likes of Mihai Popoviciu and Andrade as well House-hero Daniel Dexter. Tune in and drop out.


MOSCOW, September 22. /TASS/. Russia’s newest inter-continental ballistic missile Sarmat remains unrivaled, the CEO of the JSC Makeyev Design Bureau (an affiliate of Roscosmos), Vladimir Degtyar, has told TASS.
"The Sarmat project was a new experience and the first land-based missile for the Makeyev Design Bureau, except for the Scud missile, which entered duty 60 years ago. We have now built up from the glorious traditions of our enterprise. The Sarmat is a weapon that has no equals in the world," Degtyar said.
He stressed that the center was making an outstanding contribution to ensuring the country's strategic security and creating the best samples of rocket technology. He also recalled that the Makeyev Design Bureau had to its credit the Sineva and Layner missile systems, which now constituted the basis of the naval component of Russia’s nuclear triad.
Degtyar stressed that the Makeyev Design Bureau had been commissioned to develop the Sarmat mostly thanks to the experience gained during the creation of three generations of missile systems, eight basic missiles and 16 upgraded configurations, which have served as the basis of our country's naval strategic nuclear force for decades.


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Microsoft Brings ChatGPT to Bing. There’s Finally Some New Competition in Search.
It’s suddenly game on in the long-dormant battle for the internet search market. As expected, Microsoft (ticker: MSFT) this morning announced an upgrade to its Bing search engine to include the generative artificial intelligence technology behind ChatGPT. Microsoft is also updating the search features in its Edge web browser.