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UPDATE: Wegmans Food Markets has decided to resume running ad featuring Alec Baldwin.
"We regret ending the Alec Baldwin holiday commercials one week earlier than planned in response to a couple of dozen complaints. We have decided to run the commercials again, effective immediately," read a statement on the Wegmans website. "Clearly, many more people support Alec, as evidenced by the hundreds and hundreds of tweets, emails, and phone calls we have received."
Words With Friends fan Alec Baldwin seems to have quickly lost friends at one particular grocery chain.
Commercials for Wegmans Food Markets featuring the actor have been pulled after some folks complained about his recent behavior on an American Airlines plane.
"We had perhaps a couple of dozen complaints, and we take complaints from our customers seriously," a spokeswoman for Wegmans told Rochester, N.Y., media outlets.
Baldwin, who was removed from a flight at Los Angeles International Airport on Dec. 6 after refusing to stop playing Words With Friends and turn off his cell phone, originally filmed the spots for the 2010 holiday season. They were supposed to run again for three weeks last month. However, they were pulled after two weeks following the airline incident.
The 30 Rock star was hired to do the ads after revealing that his mother, who lives in the Syracuse area, is a loyal customer.
(Originally published January 4, 2012, at 6:50 a.m. PT)


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Ad spend grew 2.1% in March with strong digital and television, according to consolidated media agency bookings.
The growth trend continues with SMI (Standard Media Index) numbers showing early bookings for April and May growing more than 20% from last year’s COVID-affected months.
Oudoor media is showing support as it rises from the slump of the pandemic.
"We’re now heading into unchartered territory as we’ve never before seen such huge growth in ad spend and expect to be reporting record levels of growth over the next few months, but of course it’s coming from an extremely low base,’’says SMI AU/NZ managing director Jane Ractliffe.
The March result came after a large $116 million surge in late digital bookings, giving digital the strongest growth rate this month at 15.6%.
Programmatic media jumped 28%, social media ad spend rose 20.1% and search bookings were up 16.5%.
Broadcast TV was 7.2% higher and radio grew by 0.2%.
Forward Bookings detail shows the stronger demand continuing with early April data up 20% (ex digital).
Outdoor bookings are already up 9.4% in April and radio ad spend 16.6% higher.
Ractliffe says May already has total confirmed ad spend just $900,000 below last year’s total.
"The numbers are mind-boggling," she says.
Early April numbers are already showing Food/Produce/Dairy advertisers growing budgets by 68% over last April, while the Home Furnishing/Appliances category is already up 129% in the early data and Gambling ad spend is up 162%.
Ractliffe says outdoor’s return to growth in April was especially pleasing given it has been the media that’s been the most affected by COVID.
Retail Outdoor ad spend was already up 22%, street furniture bookings up 5% and outdoor transit 39% higher.
The metropolitan radio market will also book a huge April result with early ad spend data up 28%.
SMI’s March data was notable for the world’s first view of programmatic outdoor ad spend with data collected from media agencies either booking spend via outdoor third parties or demand side platforms.
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ST PAUL, Minn. — Tuesday, May 12
- Gov. Walz faces decisions on peacetime emergency, Stay at Home
- First batch of newly approved drug remdesivir distributed in Minnesota
- Dr. Anthony Fauci warns of 'needless suffering and death' if U.S., states reopen too soon
- Public deployment ceremony for 700 departing MN soldiers scrubbed by COVID-19
Gov. Tim Walz has scheduled a live televised address for Wednesday at 6 p.m. to update Minnesotans on the state's emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the 10-minute address Gov. Walz is expected to say whether he'll extend the state of peacetime emergency, which allows him to make temporary executive orders without prior approval of the legislature. He has issued 52 of those orders since early March, in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus in the state and buy time for the medical system to expand its intensive care treatment capacity.
That peacetime emergency expires Wednesday, and lawmakers have recently debated the wisdom of extending it. DFL legislative leaders say it's important for the governor to have to option of emergency powers in case he has to move quickly, although all of his decisions will eventually be subject to review or expire.
Republicans have said the legislature has ceded too much power to the governor during the crisis, and that lawmakers are being left out of critical decisions about when to reopen different parts of the economy.
The governor is also considering changes in restrictions for small businesses. He has compared the state's response to a dial that must be turned gradually to prevent widespread outbreaks and sudden surges in demand for hospital care.
According to the governor's office, Walz's Wednesday night speech will be followed by a conference call allowing the media to ask follow-up questions.
Gov. Tim Walz is expected to make an announcement on Wednesday regarding the state of Minnesota's fight to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
The governor's office has not confirmed the nature of any announcement, but decisions are looming for the governor on Minnesota's Stay at Home order and peacetime emergency status.
During a media briefing earlier Tuesday, DFL House Speaker Melissa Hortman did say she expects Walz will extend the peacetime emergency, which gives the governor expanded powers to take certain actions without legislative approval.
Minnesota Department of Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm said we surpassed 5,000 tests in the last 24-hour period, one of the biggest COVID-19 testing days so far.
The state got a second shipment of remdesivir, which is being sent to the points of care.
Malcolm said the new safety measures for long-term care facilities are being implemented but said it's something that will take days or even weeks.
MDH Infectious Disease Director Kris Ehresmann said the state's COVID-19 situation update page will be getting a revamp Wednesday.
One of the changes will be the inclusion of deaths believed to be from COVID-19, which are deaths that list COVID-19 in the death certificate but have no positive lab test to confirm them.
This list will be different from the deaths that do have a positive COVID-19 test.
Ehresmann addressed reports of people being turned away from testing by saying that all symptomatic patients should be able to receive testing, and that if clinics don't have the supplies they should reach out to the state.
The human toll of COVID-19 passed another milestone Tuesday, when the number of Minnesotans who have lost their lives to the virus climbed above 600.
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) officials reported that 23 more people died from complications of the coronavirus in the past day, pushing total fatalities in the state to 614. Of those deaths, 504 of them, or 82%, have occurred in long-term care or assisted living settings. The median age of those who died from COVID-19 is 83.
Positive cases climbed by 695 to a total of 12,494 since the pandemic began. Factor in that 120,834 tests have been completed in private and state labs to date, that means one in every ten Minnesotans tested was diagnosed with the coronavirus.
As of Tuesday 496 people were hospitalized with the virus, 199 of them with symptoms severe enough to require treatment in the ICU. A total of 1,799 patients have been admitted to hospitals across Minnesota since the arrival of COVID-19.
Recoveries are on the rise as well: MDH reports that 8,223 patients diagnosed with the virus have recovered enough to no longer require isolation.
MDH says exposure in 20% of the state's positive cases likely occurred in a congregate living setting (residents and staff), while 16% were exposed in the community to a known source and 14% of cases were exposed in the community to an unknown source. Health care settings account for 5% of the exposures, while travel is cited in 4% of transmissions. Health officials say 40% of cases were exposed to an unknown source.
Monday, May 11
Nick Schiller of Hastings is among some 700 soldiers from the Minnesota National Guard's Mankato-based 2nd Battalion 135th Infantry who will deploy later this month – first to Camp Ripley, and then to Fort Bliss in Texas for additional training. The unit’s final destination will be the Horn of Africa, with Djibouti serving as their base of operation in the global war on terrorism.
Schiller will likely be there until May of next year, but there will be no deployment send-off ceremony, as is traditional for the Minnesota National Guard. Concerns of family members or friends passing COVID-19 on to members of the unit caused commanders to opt for a private ceremony once training at Camp Ripley is complete.
Health providers in the state began using a new COVID-19 treatment drug over the weekend, according to the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH).
Minnesota received a small initial shipment of remdesivir that was distributed Saturday night and Sunday morning to those with severe cases, according to state epidemiologist Ruth Lynfield.
The recently FDA-authorized drug was shown to reduce the hospitalization period for those with confirmed cases of COVID-19. Those with the drug were discharged after 11 days on average, compared with 15.
Patients in Minnesota with severe, lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 may qualify to receive the drug, Lynfield said. Distribution is based on some combined ethical and medical guidelines from MDH and the FDA. The patients who receive it in Minnesota will get a 10-day course. Lynfield said more robust national data will offer more insight into the effectiveness of the drug than local data, because there are so many variables.
"We are collecting information on hospitalized patients" with confirmed cases of COVID-19, Lynfield said. "So we will have data coming out, not solely related to people on remdesivir, but in general, because we do have a lot of questions. And we are collaborating with the Centers for Disease Control on that surveillance as well as a lot of other states."
One third of the state's confirmed cases are in Hennepin County, and Hennepin and Ramsey Counties combined make up 40% of the state's total cases, MDH Commissioner Jan Malcolm said on the department's daily briefing call Monday. About half of the new cases reported Monday were in those two counties, as well.
Malcolm said seven counties have outbreaks in food processing plants, and those cases account for about a third of the new cases. Those outbreaks, she said, are beginning to level off.
MDH Infectious Disease Director Kris Ehresmann said they are continuing to see cases associated with processing plants, manufacturing, and other essential industries where employees cannot work from home or social distance properly.
"In many of those facilities there has been testing ... for all employees," she said. But the first piece of guidance from MDH is that those plants do aggressive employee screening before letting anyone in the building.
Ehresmann said if there is a fear about employee safety, MDH partners with the Department of Labor and Industry, which is the regulatory branch over those facilities. She said she is not aware of any plants that are looking to close in the near future.
As testing ramps up in Minnesota, Ehresmann said the department is expecting "many, many more" positive coronavirus test results. They are working to expand the case investigation capacity of the department, which has been challenged by the volume of positive tests as well as language barriers with some patients.
Ehresmann said a key factor is that MDH needs people to respond when they reach out to conduct contact tracing.
There has been a decline in the rates of Minnesota children getting their recommended vaccinations since the pandemic began, according to Ehresmann. She urged parents to keep bringing their kids to their well-child check-ups.
Dental offices are allowed to resume "elective care" on Monday, Ehresmann said, but they need to consider a number of factors including their personal protective equipment (PPE) supply.
MDH responded to questions about a fifth scenario added to Minnesota's COVID-19 modeling, which projected that if the Stay at Home order were extended through the rest of May, the peak could be pushed out until July 27. The top ICU demand would then be 4,000, according to the model, and the death toll could be approximately 25,000, with a significant margin of error.
Several other scenarios show a peak ICU demand and mortality rate that are lower than scenario five.
State Health Economist Stefan Gildemeister said the scenario simply shows the relationship between longer reduction in person-to-person contact, and the timing of the peak.
"As the virus doesn't get transmitted because of the reduction in contact, the time to when the economy would be opened up and the virus again would begin transmission among the general population, that sort of dynamic delays the peak," said State Health Economist Stefan Gildemeister.
Gildemeister asked reporters to give him and fellow researchers a few more days to answer questions about the models, as they are planning to release updated projections this week.
Malcolm said the current version of "scenario five" is out of date because the model needs to be re-run with newer data.
Gildemeister said the higher mortality rate associated with a longer stay-at-home order, at least in this model, may be the effect of pushing the spread of immunity out further.
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is again sharing numbers that reflect an effort to increase COVID-19 tests while identifying those who test positive to contain spread of the virus.
MDH says 528 Minnesotans have tested positive in the last day, bringing the total of those infected by the coronavirus to 11,799. An additional 4,693 tests were performed in private and state labs, bringing the total since the beginning of the pandemic to 115,781.
Of those diagnosed with COVID-19, the median age is 44.
Thirteen more Minnesotans died of complications from COVID-19 over the last day, bringing the total number of fatalities to 591. Of those deaths, 472, or nearly 80 percent, have occurred in long-term care or assisted living facilities. The median age of those dying from the virus in Minnesota is 83.
As of Monday 452 people are being treated for the coronavirus in Minnesota hospitals, with 194 in ICU. Both numbers are near the top of single day totals. Health officials say 1,716 people have been hospitalized with COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic.
Hennepin County reports 3,744 cases of coronavirus, by far the most of any Minnesota county. Health officials continue to express concern about Stearns and Nobles Counties, which have relatively small population bases but a higher number of cases. Stearns reports 1,443 positive tests for COVID-19, while Nobles reports 1,269.
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On Chess: St. Louis Invitational 2012
This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 11, 2012 - The second-annual St. Louis Invitational takes place this week at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis.
This prestigious tournament is a 10-player round-robin event that features three grandmasters (GMs) and seven international masters (IMs). The IMs are looking to get a grandmaster performance (or "norm" as its called) by scoring six points out of nine games (6/9). Once a player receives three GM norms, they are eligible to contact FIDE, the international governing body of chess, to apply for the grandmaster title.
Last year’s St. Louis Invitational took place right after the Thanksgiving Open, and this event takes place right before the St. Louis Open. Having a strong round-robin event in conjunction with an open tournament is a good way to ensure a lot of the top players will play in both events!
After three rounds I have a score of 1.5/3, after losing my first game, winning my second and drawing my third. Thus far Iranian GM and soon-to-be St. Louis resident Elshan Moradiabadi is in first place with 2.5/3. Elshan is going to be one of the new grandmaster students at Webster University this fall!
IMs Marc Arnold and Darwin Yang are in the best shape thus far to secure a coveted GM norm, as both have started out 2/3, which is right on target to hit the all-important score of 6/9.
The tournament has featured fighting chess throughout, with nobody giving an inch. Even the games that have ended in a draw have been hard fought!
Live games, standings, pictures, and anything else related to the St. Louis Invitational related can be found at the Chess Club website: http://saintlouischessclub.org/2012-saint-louis-invitational
Ben Finegold, Grandmaster


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HAMDEN, Conn. — The feeling was electric.
With the opposing crowds chanting throughout the entire game, by the time the scoreboard showed no time remaining, the Quinnipiac Bobcats prevailed with a 5-2 win over the No. 12 Cornell Big Red in front of a sold-out crowd at the Northford Ice Pavilion Saturday night.
The win was the first-ever for the Bobcats over the Big Red in five chances.
“It’s an exciting win for our young program,” said Quinnipiac head coach Rand Pecknold. “I’m proud of the way that the guys played.”
Cornell struck first just under seven minutes into the first period. After a Dan Travis hooking call, the Big Red went on the power play and Topher Scott redirected home Brendon Nash’s shot from the point past Quinnipiac’s Bud Fisher for the 1-0 lead.
“I was impressed with Cornell,” said Pecknold. “They came and took it to us early.”
But the Bobcats would score the next three goals and never look back again.
Travis avenged his penalty with a goal just over three minutes later. Matt Sorteberg dumped the puck into Cornell’s (6-2-0, 4-2 ECACHL) end and David Marshall picked it up in the corner, skated out and left a drop pass for Travis.
Travis picked up the puck and ripped the shot past Cornell’s Troy Davenport’s glove side to even the score.
With just under a minute remaining in the first, Quinnipiac (7-3-2, 4-1-1 ECACHL) went a man up and took the opportunity to go up 2-1. Brandon Wong won the faceoff to the left of Davenport back to Henningson, who shot low stick-side to light the lamp.
The Bobcats carried that momentum into the second period when Marshall got a goal of his own on the power play. Reid Cashman carried the puck into the zone and fed John Doherty for the shot. Marshall was on the doorstep and put in the rebound for the 3-1 lead.
“We’ve built up some confidence with that stretch on the road,” said Marshall. “We come home and play well and show we can play well on both the road and at home.”
Cornell cut the deficit in half on Michael Kennedy’s third goal of the season. Kennedy skated in through the neutral zone and blasted a shot from the circles that got past Fisher. Doug Krantz and Tyler Mugford were credited with assists on the goal.
But Wong put the game out of reach with his 10th goal of the season, when he picked off a pass and recorded the score.
Cornell had one last chance with a six-on-four advantage with just over two minutes remaining, but Eric Lampe’s empty-netter ended the chance of a comeback.
The Big Red outshot Quinnipiac 29-22, but Fisher played well, making key saves throughout the game to preserve the victory.
“He had a great weekend,” said Pecknold.
Quinnipiac moves into first place in the ECAC Hockey League standings with nine points on the season.
“It certainly is a big win,” said Pecknold. “You have to give credit to Cornell.”


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Hungarians think twice before spending
Hungarian consumers are still looking for cheaper options and special offers when shopping.
The performance of the retail sector this year depends on purchasing power, household income and businesses’ ability to make payroll, according to the National Trade Association (OKSz). While the consumer market is seen as shrinking slightly in the first half of the year, how it does in the long run will depend on Hungary’s overall economic performance.
“Turnover in the first couple of months of 2012 was low, but this period is traditionally weak in the retail sector,” Attila Fodor, head of communications at Hungarian supermarket chain CBA told the Budapest Business Journal. “Consumers think twice before spending and they are looking for the cheaper options and special offers. Thus, we have to closely follow other chains’ offers, deals and discounts.”
OKSz too noted that price continues to be the main factor in buying habits, as consumers still prefer cheaper products. Another decisive factor is inflation, especially the increase in fuel and food prices, according to the association.
At the same time, quality matters, too, with consumers looking for the highest possible value for money, according to Fodor. “For instance, they want to buy real chocolate bunnies for Easter rather than the cheaper fake chocolate option.”
”In 2012, we would like to maintain our top position after Tesco on the list of retail companies, but it is too early to provide an accurate annual revenue forecast in March, as in retail, the last two months of the year matter most,” Fodor said. “We hope that when the period of the early repayments of FX mortgage loans is over, both the frequency of shopping and the amount spent on one occasion will start to grow.”
Revenues at CBA reached HUF 565 billion in 2011, up 1.8% from the previous year’s HUF 555 billion.
The OKSz agrees that retail sales are strongly affected by what happens to FX loan holders, as these loans represent the greatest burden in Hungary’s consumer market. The market will also be influenced by the outcome of the talks on an international loan to Hungary. While the impact of a potential agreement cannot be estimated without knowing the details, it could strengthen Hungary’s consumer market through changes in the forint rates, both directly and indirectly. OKSz notes that an improvement in the international economic environment could also be beneficial for the market.
As to consumer confidence, while views on the current state of affairs have hardly improved, the outlook on the future was noticeably better in February, according to economic think tank GKI. Breaking a trend of almost continuous decline during the last 18 months, GKI’s consumer confidence index rose in February, reaching a value slightly above its level in December 2011. The pessimism of households abated in almost every respect, GKI said, including their expected financial situations and saving ability, as well as the possibility of purchasing high-value durables.
- HUF 400 bln extra income as a result of the change in the personal income tax rate
- HUF 260 bln payment of real yields on private pension fund assets transferred to the state
- gross wages were up 5.2% and net wages increased by 6.4% on average
- households’ burden of foreign currency denominated loans
- the sum of FX loans’ monthly payments exceeded HUF 400 bln in 2011, estimated to be at least twice as much as it was before the jump in forint rates
- the volume of early repayments reached HUF 620 bln in the last quarter of 2011
- higher than average increase in fuel and food prices
- due to a 15% increase in fuel prices, Hungarians paid HUF 160 bln more for 5% less fuel
- due to an average 7% increase in food prices, Hungarians spent an extra HUF 200 bln on only 0.3% more food
Source: National Trade Association (OKSz)
Plaza ban and new taxes
A recently introduced act placing a moratorium on new shopping mall and hypermarket developments will limit CBA’s room for maneuver, Fodor said. The act banned the construction of new outlets of more than 300 sqm of retail space or the equivalent expansion from January 1, 2012. The group has more than 3,300 shops, but had to close about 200 smaller units last year. Within the total, there are 103 high-end CBA Prima shops, and a handful of shops under CBA’s discount brand Cent.
The retail segment has also been strongly affected by the introduction of new taxes and an increase in existing ones, Roland Kanyó, the PR manager of drugstore chain dm drogerie markt Kft told the BBJ. He pointed out that this has inevitably led to price increases. The most painful tax changes in the retail sector are the introduction of the so-called ‘chips tax’, a levy on unhealthy food, higher excise taxes, a raise in the standard VAT rate to 27%, as well as an increase in environmental product fees.
Dm foresees a 4% increase in turnover in its 2011/2012 business year following a 3.4% increase in the previous year ended on September 30, Kanyó said. The number of shops is expected to reach 260 by the end of the financial year.
The business aims to further strengthen consumer relations and intensify communication with its customers, Kanyó said. The number of registered users of the company’s ‘active beauty program’ exceeded one million last year. Dm has 22 private brands, of which the Balea label line is the biggest with 400 different items. In line with changing consumer habits, the drugstore chain now offers a wider range of organic food products.
Retail turnover stagnant
After four consecutive years decreasing in value, the volume of retail sales stagnated at HUF 7.9 trillion in 2011, according to the figures of the Central Statistical Office (KSH). During the year, there was a slight increase in year-on-year sales in seven months and a drop in four months.
In terms of volume, sales have fluctuated at around the level of 2005 since mid-2009. Although consumers spent HUF 420 billion more in 2011 than in the previous year, inflation ate away the majority of the difference, said the National Trade Association in its comment on the 2011 figures.
In 2011, non-specialized and specialized food, beverages and tobacco stores had the highest market share with 44.5%, followed by petrol stations (18.1%) and furniture and electrical goods stores (13.2%), while the remaining stores had a combined market share of 24.2%.
In December, traditionally the month with the greatest sales volume in the retail sector, sales accounted for HUF 823 billion, 1.5% more than in the same month of the previous year and equal to 10.4% of total annual turnover. In 2011, the most dynamic increase was seen in the network of mail order houses, which accounted for a small proportion of all sales, the KSH said, attributing this to the fast expansion in online sales.
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MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Jury selection for Victor Antonio Sanchez, accused of inappropriately touching women during massage sessions at a Coconut Grove spa, began Monday.
Sanchez, 53, is facing one criminal charge for the sexual battery of a financial advisor who went for a massage at Tiano Spa.
The trial is expected to last at least one week. A judge recently ruled that he would allow two other women to testify in his criminal case. Both women say Sanchez inappropriately touched them, however, they did not call police after the alleged incident.
The two alleged victims say they came forward after reading about the case on the news. One woman who is expected to testify during trial, told the judge why she didn’t initially come forward.
“I was scared. They had my credit card information. They knew who I was,” the woman said.” I didn’t know what he was capable of.”
The second woman said she did not call police because she was assured by the spa’s management that Sanchez would be fired.
However, he remained on the job months later and allegedly molested the woman in the case that saw the criminal charge brought against him.
In an exclusive interview with CBS4 News last month, and again outside the court room Thursday, Sanchez insisted that he is innocent.
If convicted, Sanchez faces up to 15 years in prison.

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Come and see our new story now up at the Barriere StoryWalk® at Fadear Park! One child who wants to make a difference joins with another and, through a series of simple actions and others’ help, succeeds in making the world a better place in I am One by Susan Verde.
Grab one of our StoryWalk® & Craft bags at the Barriere Library to enjoy along with your walk. Our take-home crafts are themed to go along with I am One. Grab one while supplies last!

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Launch: 8:03 a.m. EST (13:03 GMT) Nov. 10, 2017
Launch Vehicle: Antares 230
Launch site: Pad 0A, Wallops Island, Virginia
Orbital ATK will launch its 9th Cygnus resupply mission to the International Space Station to deliver pressurized and unpressurized cargo to the Expedition 53 crew.
After launch, the spacecraft will take about two days to rendezvous and berth with the outpost.


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Funded by a grant from the Kentucky Humanities Council, In Black and White displays over 100 photographic prints depicting African-American life in Lexington and the Bluegrass region from as early as the 1860s up through the 1950s. With the aid of Dr. Gerald Smith, museum volunteers conducted a series of “photo fairs” in which family photographs were scanned and added to the collection.
|Included in the collection are previously unseen photographs taken by Calvert McCann during the civil rights era, when Lexington and the rest of the country were addressing segregation as a national issue. First put on display at the Lexington History Museum in 2003, the McCann collection has earned a Pulitzer Prize nomination and was displayed at a U.S. Senate meeting on integration.|
|In Black and White is a unique exhibit in that it asks for patron input and assistance. There are many unidentified photographs in the collection, so we ask our museum-goers to leave a note next to pictures with any relevant information. So far we’ve been able to identify and describe quite a few of the pictures thanks to public assistance.
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This exhibit is a favorite of schools who visit the museum for field trips. Even if they cannot provide historical information on the photographs, children are able to leave comments on notes regarding how they feel about different pictures, giving other patrons insight into what our youngest generation thinks about the nation’s history of civil unrest and segregation.

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New York, NY, August 27, 2008 --(PR.com
)-- Spoon+Fork, a New York City based boutique creative agency offers a special recipe of growth-driven solutions. Rika Koreeda, Pritsana Kootint and Chez Bryan Ong founded the up-and-coming shop, and from inception, the innovative visionaries have been dedicated to feeding those hungry for fresh insight alongside a healthy portion of delicious design.
Spoon+Fork offers the arts, advertising, consumer brand and non-profit worlds a complete range of creative services--Design: art direction, book design, corporate identity, editorial design, event design, package design, print design, retail creative services, and web design; Development: brand development, naming, product development; and Creative Consulting: creative direction, product scouting, project management and talent scouting.
The trio alongside its close-knit team have worked with such companies and brands as legendary comic industry conglomerate DC Comics, and Sagatiba, the first premium Cachaça to enter the global market; Ogilvy, an internationally established advertising, marketing and public relations agency; and international music empire Sony Epic Japan. They are the creative agency of record for the only website dedicated to Latino and Urban Cinema, Cinedulce, brainchild of the New York International Latino Film Festival, the largest film festival dedicated to Latinos across the globe. Spoon+Fork has also worked with the UC Berkeley Center for Japanese Studies and photographer and filmmaker Gregory Colbert’s Ashes and Snow at the Nomadic Museum in Tokyo and Mexico City. Additionally, the firm works closely with non-profits, demonstrating that their versatility as both business minds and artistic visionaries is all-encompassing. In working with such organizations as Career Gear, a non-profit organized around helping men get and keep jobs; Leeway Foundation, Philadelphia based foundation committed to funding woman and trans artists creating social change through art and Keep A Child Alive, a donor-provided antiretroviral (ARV) therapy program for children and their families with HIV/AIDS in Africa, Spoon+Fork has maintained a defining sense of social consciousness that resonates throughout their work and relationships with its clients.
Their work has won awards including the 2006 American Graphic Design Award for Excellence in Communication and Graphic Design for the Spoon+Fork Logo, Spoon+Fork Website, and Explora Logo. The 2007 American Graphic Design Award for Excellence in Communication and Graphic Design for the Keep A Child Alive website, the I Am African microsite, and the Sagatiba Trade Leaflet and Cocktail Recipe Book further shows how Spoon+Fork has continued to feed its clients award-winning designs.
For more information on Spoon+Fork, please visit: www.spoonandforkstudio.com

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Pouts at the ready: Vanessa Hudgens gets snap happy with her little sister Stella at basketball match
Little sisters love to copy their older siblings in each and every way and for 15-year-old Stella Hudgens who better to look up to than her big sis Vanessa.
The Sucker Punch actress,22, took her younger sister to watch an NBA game in Los Angeles yesterday and it seems that Stella is quickly picking up tips on just how things are done.
Midway through the game between the L.A. Lakers and the Phoenix Suns the girls posed for a quick snap and Stella appears to have been working on her pout, as she stuck a pose to rival her sister.
Snap happy: Vanessa Hudgens put the naked photos scandal to one side as she and sister Stella took in a Lakers game and the pair put on their best pout
Vanessa, 22, took the quick snap on her iPhone but let’s hope Stella doesn’t copy her big sister with regards to more private pictures.
The actress has been left red faced after more nude photos have surfaced of a girl believed to be Hudgens.
The photos which emerged earlier this month are alleged to be from the same set that emerged online in 2007.
Sisterly love: Vanessa and her fifteen-year-old sister smiled and hugged each other and throughout the game appeared close
But the scandal appeared to be far from her mind as Vanessa and her sister seemed captivated by the action as the game played out with Stella displaying her support for the home team in Lakers are for Lovers T-shirt.
As the game became tense the sisters jumped out of their seats and clasped their hands together to try to diffuse the tension.
Vanessa was dressed in a pair of wide-legged denim jeans a purple top and a beige leather jacket while her sister stepped out in a pair of black skinny jeans brown boots and a black leather jacket.
Familiar face: Vanessa and Stella were joined on the front row by actor Zach Levi who appeared to be captivated by the game
And the Hudgens sisters weren’t the only familiar face on the front row and the sisters sat next to actor Zach Levi who also seemed captivated by the game.
Vanessa will be in the U.K. next week to promote her latest film Sucker Punch which stars Emily Browning and Abbie Cornish.
The actress is taking time out from filming Journey2: The Mysterious Island which is due to hit cinemas next year.
Tense moment: The girls jumped out of their seats and held hands as they cheered on the Lakers
Vanessa, who split from her High School Musical boyfriend Zac Efron in December, was seen spending time with her Journey co-star Josh Hutcherson earlier this month.
The actress was seen jumping onto the back of the 18-year-old's actors motorcycle and by the looks of things appeared to be enjoying the ride.
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ROCK HILL, S.C. — Downtown Rock Hill has a new mural.
It’s on the road on White Street in Rock Hill with the phrase ‘No Room for Racism’.
Brittney Kelly, the owner of Mercantile, wants to work to educate people through the
mural that was sketched with chalk by local artist, Heather Johnson.
She along with The Bell Group, India Hook Dental and Kelly’s family and friends painted her chalk sketches on Sunday to make people think and encourage unity.
The first letters are filled with the colors of the city’s logo and the last nine letters are the faces of the Friendship Nine stenciled in black and white.
It runs 100 feet through the downtown area.
Rock Hill residents, families, Councilwoman Nikita Jackson, Mayor Gettys and even a member of the Friendship 9 have already visited the mural to show their support.
Kelly hopes the younger generations will walk up to the painting and ask “Who’s that?” and the African American community will feel included.
She says everyone is including black lives matter, but she wanted to do something that’s more unique to Rock Hill.
“I want education around it, I just felt like we could accomplish so much more of the conversation from having no room for racism, so many people don’t even realize that’s our city motto,” Kelly said. “I can’t tell you how many people scrolling social media had no idea what happened here. I hope that that was the most googled in Rock Hill last night, that just makes me so happy that those that didn’t know now know how huge Rock Hill played in the civil rights movement.”
“I want to say what a beautiful and wonderful job to have a city that will adopt a motto of no room for racism, ” Pastor C.T. Kirk said. “I just pray that everyone begins to live out the true meaning of these words and that our city, Rock Hill, can be a better better place for everyone to live in.”
Kelly says after collaborating with Johnson on the painting, the city of Rock Hill was very quick to approve the project.


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Do not underestimate the babbling brook. When it comes to greenhouse gases, these bucolic water bodies have the potential to create a lot of hot air.
According to a new analysis in the journal Ecological Monographs, by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and colleagues, the world's rivers and streams pump about 10 times more methane into our atmosphere than scientists estimated in previous studies. The new study also found that human activity seems to drive which streams are the biggest contributors.
"Scientists know that inland waters, like lakes and reservoirs, are big sources of methane," says Emily Stanley, a professor at the UW-Madison Center for Limnology and lead author of the paper. Yet accurately measuring emissions of methane from these sources has remained a challenge.
Like carbon dioxide, methane is a greenhouse gas that traps heat at the Earth's surface. It is less prevalent than carbon dioxide in the atmosphere but also more potent: A molecule of methane results in more warming than a molecule of carbon dioxide. Understanding how much methane is emitted into the atmosphere from all sources helps scientists account for the full global greenhouse gas budget, and take measures to mitigate its impact.
Rivers and streams haven't received much attention in accounting for that budget, Stanley says, because they don't take up much surface area on a global scale and, with respect to methane, didn't seem to be all that gassy. But over the years, measurements taken by Stanley and her lab members seemed to indicate these sources may produce more methane than scientists had previously known.
Together with other center researchers and scientists at the University of Winnipeg and the U.S. Geological Survey's LandCarbon Project, the team created a database of measured methane flux (the exchange of the gas between water and atmosphere) and methane concentrations measured in streams and rivers using data from 111 publications and three unpublished datasets.
The research team then used two different methods to calculate the best estimates of global methane emissions from the data. They found the emissions to be an order of magnitude higher than scientists had previously reported.
The result was "very surprising," Stanley says. "I thought maybe we'd be off by a factor of two, so I was taken aback by how much higher the estimate was."
The researchers pointed to one possible reason: Not every stream is identical. The analysis revealed noticeably higher methane emissions from streams and rivers in watersheds marked with heavy agriculture, urban development or the presence of dams. This suggests efforts to improve stream health may have the added benefit of reducing greenhouse gases.
"The fact that human activity in a watershed leads to high methane concentrations in those rivers and streams underscores yet another reason to pay attention to water quality," says Stanley. "On top of everything else, it adds to this climate problem, too."
Methane from freshwater is often a byproduct of bacterial metabolism, as they break down organic matter under low-oxygen conditions, like in the sediment at the bottom of a lake. As the climate warms, the contribution of greenhouse gases from natural sources likes rivers, streams and wetlands is expected to increase because higher temperatures accelerate this bacterial breakdown, releasing more carbon dioxide and methane.
The next step, says Stanley, is figuring out where all that methane comes from. Running rivers and streams are usually better aerated and full of oxygen, making all that methane a bit of a mystery. Is it coming from groundwater? Somewhere along a riverbank? At the bottom of the stream itself? For now, the babbling brook is keeping that information to itself.
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Beautiful scenery with a hint of Royal Excellence
Caithness is located on the most north eastern part of the North Coast 500, and serves as the most northern county in Britain to still claim royal connections. The vast open landscape, also known as the flow country, is rich in archaeological remnants of a bygone age. The geological features of the Caithness coastline feature soaring sea stacks, raucous colonies of sea birds, and vertically faced headlands jutting out into the wild waters of the Pentland Firth.
Photos: Dunnet Bay Distillery, Castle of Mey, Caithness Seacoast
Discover the attractions in Caithness worth that extra mile
Whilst we hope to promote the North Coast 500 as a designated route throughout the North Highlands of Scotland, we really want everyone to explore the places in and near the route too! There are hundreds of things to see and do that require that extra mile for the whole Highland experience!
Go ‘off the beaten track’ and discover the villages and hamlets off the route. Discover your own hidden gems. Check out our itineraries for inspiration and our ‘what to see and do area’ of our website.
Handy Information about your adventure
Did you know?
- Dunnet Head is officially the most northerly point in Mainland Britain, whilst John O’Groats is the most northerly village.
- Caithness is home to John O’Groats Wick Airport in Wick with flights daily from Edinburgh or Aberdeen.
- The X99 bus from Inverness will take you directly to the main towns/villages and runs 4 times a day.
- There is a rail line connecting Wick & Thurso with trains passing every few hours.
NC500 Members in Caithness
Official NC500 Members
Forss House Hotel RestaurantForss House Hotel Restaurant, Bridge of Forss, Near Thurso, KW14 7XY +44 (0)1847 861 201
The restaurant at Forss House Hotel has a reputation as one of the finest in the North and is the only 2 AA Rosette restaurant in Caithness and welcomes those not staying at the hotel as well as guests. The Chefs are lucky enough to have wonderful produce to cook with, straight from the neighbouring […]
No.1 Bistro at Mackays HotelNo.1 Bistro at Mackays Hotel, 1 Ebenezer Place, Wick, KW1 5ED +44 (0)1955 602 323
Situated on the shortest street in the world the No.1 Bistro is one of Caithness’s tastiest choices for lunch and dinner. From light lunches to delicious evening meals, the Bistro offers an appealing ambience, quality service, exceptional culinary standards and can cater for any dietary requirement.
Seaview HotelSeaview Hotel, John O'Groats, Caithness, KW1 4YR +44(0)1955 611 220
Seaview Hotel is ideally situated for your holiday in the North of Scotland, with stunning views overlooking the Pentland Firth, Stroma and the Orkney Islands and only 300yds from the John O’Groats Ferry Terminal and a couple of minutes from the Gills Bay Ferry. As a small and popular family run hotel, the Seaview offers […]
KW KitchenKW Kitchen, 5A Princes Street, Thurso, KW14 7BQ +44(0)1847 890 400
Small, family owned Take Away open from 7am -3pm Monday to Friday serving food such as homemade soup sandwiches, baguettes, paninnis, toasties, baked tatties. Cooked breakfast served till 10.30am. Homemade meals to go; pasta bowls, rice bowls, salad boxes. Packed lunches can be pre-ordered for pick up. We also provide catering for events please pop […]
The Hawthorns Bed and BreakfastThe Hawthorns Bed and Breakfast, Mey, Thurso, KW14 8XH +44 (0)1847 851 444
Located in the village of Mey, the Hawthorns B & B provides comfortable and spacious accommodation within easy reach of the Castle of Mey. Boasting superb views across the loch to Dunnet Head, the Hawthorns’ sits directly on the NC500 route, 7 miles west of John O’Groats. We offer 2 king-size rooms (one with wet […]
Northern Saints TrailsNorthern Saints Trails, Scaraben, Westside, Dunnet, Thurso, KW14 8YD +44 (0)1847 851 467
We are a small group who have devised six circular routes within Caithness linking sites associated with the early Celtic saints of the area. We have a list of 33 saints and 32 sites. We have also listed similar sites on the non-Caithness parts of the NC500, giving a total of 50 saints and 50 […]
Caithness Wildlife ToursCaithness Wildlife Tours, Westside, Dunnet, KW14 8YD +44 (0)7899 783 279
Discover the wildlife and wonders in the far north with Caithness Wildlife Tours. They offer personalised wildlife and sightseeing tours for small groups of up to six people, with transport in a comfortable minibus. Spend a couple of hours or a whole day with them. Tours include; Puffin tours from May to July, wildlife and […]
Forss House HotelForss House Hotel, Bridge of Forss, Near Thurso, KW14 7XY +44 (0)1847 861 201
Forss House is a delightful 1810 country house hotel set in 20 acres of woodland, below a waterfall, on a loop of the gently meandering River Forss. They have 14 ensuite bedrooms at Forss House Hotel and over the last 6 years have spent a lot of time trying to create comfortable bedrooms, each with […]
Oak Lodge Bed & BreakfastOak Lodge Bed & Breakfast, Oak Lodge, Overscaig, By Lairg, IV27 4NY +44 (0)1549 431 255
Lesley and Lee would like to extend to you a very warm welcome to our wonderful home Oak Lodge, which is remotely located, nesting on the banks of Loch Shin in a tiny location called Overscaig. Oak Lodge is only a twenty minute drive from the village of Lairg in the county of Sutherland deep […]
Dunnet Bay DistilleryRock Rose Gin, Dunnet Bay Distillery, Ribbon House, Dunnet, Thurso, KW14 8YD +44 (0)1847 851 287
Britain’s most northerly distillery, Rock Rose, is the new gin taking the market by storm. Take a tour of the distillery or purchase a bottle of the famous Rock Rose gin made from local botanicals. NC500 Member Discount Available: 20% off tours Free home delivery on bottle purchases Proof of Membership required (Membership card or […]
Whaligoe Steps CafeThe Square,Whaligoe, Ulbster,KW2 6AA +44 (0)1955 651 702
We are a small family run restaurant with an eclectic menu, reflecting our extensive travels before settling in Caithness. Come for our wonderful hearthbreads (baked to order), our fresh local seafood, excellent pizza’s, home made venison burgers and lots more. Our fresh soup and cake selection changes daily, and our house hot chocolate is blended […]
Wick Caravan and Camping SiteWick Caravan and Camping Site, Riverside Drive, Wick, Caithness, KW1 5SP +44 (0)1955 605 420
This family run campsite, which overlooks Wick River is a very quiet, secluded, picturesque site surrounded by trees and yet only a 5 minute walk into the town centre. Wick Caravan & Camping site is the most sheltered campsite in Caithness. Suitable for total relaxation but still only a short walking distance to the shops, […]
Thurdistoft FarmhouseThurdistoft Farmhouse, Thurdistoft Farm, Castletown, Thurso, KW14 8SX +44 (0)7866 699 962
Available to book through airbnb either in its entirety or on a room by room basis,Thurdistoft Farmhouse overlooks Dunnet Bay and Dunnet Head . It is conveniently placed midway between the two Orkney Ferry ports (20 – 30 minutes away). The National Cycle Route 1 passes the door. Rooms are en suite and the room […]
Old Pulteney DistilleryOld Pulteney Distillery, Huddart Street, Wick, KW1 5BA +44 (0)1955 602 371
Pulteney distillery is one of the most northerly distilleries on the Scottish mainland. The extreme location and unique stills have resulted in a Single Malt Scotch Whisky that is bursting with the power and subtlety of the sea. The distillery is open to visitiors and offers tours of the facility which must be booked in […]
Holborn HotelHolborn Hotel, 16 Princes Street, Thurso, KW14 7BQ +44 (0)1847 892 771
The Red Pepper Restaurant proudly serving a selection of fresh locally landed seafood, arriving from boat to plate on the same day. The bar is a nice relaxed venue, perfect for an informal lunch/dinner. We offer a fantastic selection of hot and cold refreshments including local real ales, lagers, malts and spirits and fresh Italian […]
Wick Golf ClubWick Golf Club, Wick Golf Club, Reiss, Wick, KW1 4RW +44 (0)1955 602 726
In September 1870 Wick Golf Club was established to organise competitions, set and administer rules and handicaps for its members. The committee arranged to play regular competitions on a six-hole course set out in Wick’s Society Park, now known as the Bignold Park and provided a practise area at the South Head overlooking Wick Bay. […]
Thurso Bay HoldaysThurso Bay Holdays, 36 Upper Burnside Drive, Thurso, KW14 7XB +44 (0)7833 787 749
Love to go on holiday but like to feel at home? We have a variety of static holiday homes to suit every individual or family. The view is simply stunning from the site, which overlooks Thurso Bay and out across the water to Orkney, Dunnet Head and Holburn Head. You are just a 10 minute […]
Captain’s GalleyCaptain's Galley, The Harbour, Scrabster, KW14 7UJ +44 (0)1847 894 999
Simplicity, Integrity, Traceability, Seasonality and Sustainability are the five pillars upon which Captain’s Galley is built, Having sympathetically renovated the ‘Scrabster Ice House & Salmon Bothy’ Jim and Mary Cowie created Captain’s Galley – one of the world’s leading seafood restaurants, serving the freshest local seafood, direct from fishing boats landing virtually at their doorstep. […]
Mey House Luxury Rooms and BreakfastMey House Luxury Rooms and Breakfast, Mey House, East Mey, KW14 8XL +44 (0)1847 851 852
Providing luxurious accommodation and expansive, uninterrupted views of the Pentland Firth to the Orkney Islands, each of our super-king rooms is spacious and thoughtfully furnished, with large private bathrooms including a separate ‘feature’ bath and power shower. We want you to feel ‘at home’ at Mey House and provide a beautiful breakfast room with panoramic views, a […]
Lyth Arts CentreLyth Arts Centre, Lyth, Nr Wick, KW1 4RX +44 (0)1955 641 434
Lyth Arts Centre is a multi-arts centre in Caithness, presenting a year-round programme of live performance. From some of the most exciting small-scale touring companies in Scotland to internationally acclaimed artists, the programme includes music, theatre, dance, comedy and much more. This summer Lyth Arts Centre are presenting a contemporary visual arts exhibition celebrating the […]
Reay Golf ClubReay Golf Club, Club House, Reay, Thurso, KW14 7RE +44 (0)1847 811 288
The most northerly James Braid designed 18 hole links course on the British mainland. No need to book, just turn up and play. See our website for details of our fixtures and Opens. NC500 Member Discount Available: 10% off green fees for all NC500 members Proof of Membership required (Membership card or welcome email).
John O’Groats CampsiteJohn O'Groats Campsite, County Road, John O'Groats, KW1 4YR +44(0)1955 611 329
At the end of the A99 you will find the John O’Groats Caravan and Camping Site on the seafront besides the Last House in Scotland. 4 acres of grass, hardstanding, electric hook-ups, showers, hand basins, WC,shaving points, chemical disposal toilet, hairdryer, laundry, deep sinks, washing machine, tumble dryer and ironing facilities are available. The site […]
Ackergill TowerAckergill Tower, Wick, Ackergill, KW1 4RG +44 (0)3303 337 222
One of the finest hotels in the Scottish Highlands, this 15th century castle has an inspiring history, impressive architecture, and award-winning service. Sitting in the heart of a beautiful 3,000 acre estate, this hotel offers luxury rooms and self-catering cottages. With its own traditional pub on-site and the largest treehouse in Europe, Ackergill Tower Hotel […]
Inver Caravan ParkInver Caravan Park, Houstry Road, Dunbeath, Dunbeath, KW6 6EH +44 (0)1593 731 441
Small, friendly, STB4* site welcoming all motor homes, caravans, and campers, adjacent to A9 just north of Dunbeath. Excellent facilities – underfloor heating, power showers, free drying room, laundry , discounts for walkers and cyclists. Dogs welcome. Two static caravans available for periods of 3 or more days. Bed and Breakfast also available (good if […]
Blue Door Coffee Shop & DinerBlue Door Coffee Shop & Diner, @ Thurso Bay Caravan & Camping Park, Smith Terrace, Scrabster Road, Thurso, KW14 7UF +44(0)1847 892 244
A ‘roadside’ burger joint (the road, the A9 in Thurso) that overlooks Thurso Bay and the Pentland Firth. It serves up the most delicious top-quality burgers, milkshakes, coffees, and more. The Blue Door also makes its own ice cream–including vanilla, chocolate, and various flavours of the week–available in single dip, double dip, or cone to […]
Northern Sands HotelNorthern Sands Hotel, Dunnet, Thurso, KW14 8XD +44 (0)1847 851 270
Beautifully refurbished hotel in the idyllic village of Dunnet, blessed with an enchanted forest, nostalgic Dwarwick pier and an amazing sweeping arc of white sandy beach backed by rolling sand dunes. A variety of menus are available throughout the day, all year round, using an extensive list of local produce. Well-appointed rooms with extra-long plush […]
Caithness SeacoastCaithness Seacoast, South Quay, Wick Harbour, Wick, KW1 5HA +44 (0)1955 609 200
Enjoy breathtaking sea tours around the fascinating East Caithness coastline. This tour company operates from Wick harbour. The Geo Explorer is their exciting purpose built twin engine boat. On the tours you can see castles, sea caves and stacks, harbours and various lighthouses. There is also a variety of wildlife which can be seen tern […]
Greenland House B&BGreenland House B&B, Main Street, Castletown, KW14 8TU +44 (0)1847 821 880
Greenland House B&B is an old stone bank house built in 1905 it is situated in the village of Castletown in the highlands of Scotland. We are directly on the NC500 route with many attractions close by. We are a short drive from the towns of Wick and Thurso. We use only Scottish produce in […]
Northstar ConsultancyNorthstar Consultancy, Naver Business Centre, Naver House, Naver Road, Thurso, KW14 7QA
NorthStar Consultancy provides management support and project management services to hospitality and tourism businesses in Caithness & Sutherland. Specialising in Personal Licence & Customer Service training. Monthly Personal Licence (SVQF level 6) and refresher training held in Thurso and other locations on request.
Harbour House B&B12 Harbour Terrace, Wick, KW1 5HB +44 (0)1955 609 487
Keith and Virginia welcome you to Harbour House, built in 1864 for the British Fisheries Board. The house was home to the harbour masters of Pulteney and Wick Harbours until 2000 when it was purchased by ourselves. The house overlooks Wick bay with great views of the harbour and marina, with 4 letting rooms, en-suite […]
The HideawayThe Lodge, Scarfskerry, Thurso, KW14 8XW +44 (0)1847 851 851
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Emission data. First of all, the nRF24L01 configuration into firing patterns, then the address TX addr and TX data PLD according to the time from SPI write nRF24L01 buffer, TX PLD must in the CSN is low for writing, and TX addr in the launch write a can, and CE set for high level and maintain at least 10 microseconds, 130 microsecond delay after the emission data; if open automatic response, then nRF24L01 in sending data immediately enter the receive mode, receiving response signals. If you receive a response is considered the success of the communication, TX DS is set high, and TX PLD from sending the stack clear; if no response is received is automatically re emission the data (automatic retransmission has been opened), if the number of retransmissions (arc CNT) reaches the upper limit, Max RT set high, TX PLD is not clear; max RT or TX DS set high, the IRQ goes low to inform the MCU. Finally the successful launch, if CE is low, nRF24L01 enter standby mode 1; if send stack in data and CE is high, then enter the next launch; if there is no data to send in the stack and CE is high, enter standby mode 2.
When the data is received, the nRF24L01 is configured to receive mode first, and then 130 s is delayed to enter the receiving state to wait for the arrival of the data. When the receiver detects the valid address and CRC, the data packet is stored in the receiving stack, and the flag bit RX_DR is set at the same time, the IRQ becomes low, so as to inform the MCU to fetch the data. If the automatic response opens, the recipient is also entering the transponder signal state feedback. At the end of the final reception, if the CE becomes low, the nRF24L01 enters the idle mode 1. 2、Function Description: •Worldwide 2.4GHz ISM band operation•250kbps, 1Mbps and 2Mbps on air data rates •Ultra low power operation •11.3mA TX at 0dBm output power•13.5mA RX at 2Mbps air data rate•900nA in power down •26µA in standby-I •On chip voltage regulator•1.9 to 3.6V supply range•Enhanced ShockBurst™ •Automatic packet handling •Auto packet transaction handling•6 data pipe MultiCeiver™ •Drop-in compatibility with nRF24L01 •On-air compatible in 250kbps and 1Mbps with nRF2401A, nRF2402, nRF24E1 and nRF24E2 •Low cost BOM •±60ppm 16MHz crystal•5V tolerant inputs •Compact 20-pin 4x4mm QFN package 3、Description of each function module:
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Intel announces its first LTE chipsets for Bay Trail based tablets
During Computex 2013, Intel announced its new quad-core Intel Atom chipset which is based on the Bay Trail architecture for tablets. This new chipset was announced by Intel at the Computex 2013 earlier this week.
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In addition to this new quad-cite Intel Atom chipset which is paired with a 4G LTE modem, the company also announced new quad-core Bay-Trail CPUs which will power ultra cheap tablet-laptop hybrids. Intel is targeting a $399 price point for these devices, and plans to power more of the premium experiences via its much powerful Haswell chipsets.
Bay Trail chipsets will mainly focus on powering budget friendly ultra portables including thinner laptops and tablets, for consumers who want affordable portability. Intel also claims that the Bay Trail chipsets are designed for both, Android as well as Windows 8.1 and it will be able to deliver up to 8 hours of battery life.


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Your Greens, Rated
Recipe to try: Market Green Salad with Ginger-Pear Vinaigrette
Arugula has a variety of mineral salts, including manganese, calcium, magnesium, iron, and zinc that make it so pungent and lively—and one cup contains a mere 5 calories, says Mitzi Dulan, who adds, "it has folate, vitamin A, and eye-healthy carotenoids luteina and zeanthin." The small tender leaves can be worked into salads, as a pizza topping, or as the main ingredient in a pesto.

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Science of Learning 1
Dr Nellie Deutsch – Recording from 18th January 2015
- I should ensure that I am more focussed and relaxed when learning.
- I should teach the science of learning to my students as well as trying to promote positive learning experiences.
- If we think before we feel, then positive thinking is essential. How can I promote this is my classroom?
- I should try to ensure that my lesson planning includes higher level thinking skills. I think I can often be guilty of focussing on the lower level thinking skills – I feel that this is sometimes because I feel my students value tasks which focus on these skills more.
Summary slide: Things to ponder…
Maslow’s Stages of Learning
Bloom’s Taxonomy Action Verbs

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Interested in getting more involved with funds allocations for special East Harriet neighborhood projects - join the Parks and Special Projects Committee! This committee is chaired by board members David Daily and supports decisions related to allocations of funds for one-time neighborhood projects and designated funds.
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Chipotle is Testing a New, Super-Simplified, All-Natural Tortilla The burrito chain's latest on its journey to an all-natural menu: the tortilla.
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Chipotle has a reputation for being one of the freshest and the hottest players in the fast-casual game. However, to stay on top, the company can't let anyone best their burritos when it comes to "food with integrity."
Chipotle has revealed that it is testing a new tortilla, with a super-simple ingredients list in Burlington, Wash., reports the New York Times. The tortilla is the result of the burrito chain's efforts with the Bread Lab at Washington State University to craft a tortilla that mixes old-school simplicity with new-school mass marketing.
Why all the fuss? Well, a Chipotle tortilla contains 11 ingredients, including additives like calcium propionate and sodium metabisulfite, according to the Times. When the chain went GMO-free in April, it announced its next mission was to significantly cut down the number of ingredients in the tortilla, with a special focus on eliminating preservatives and additives.
So far, this process has produced the tortilla tested in Burlington, made with just whole-wheat flour, water, oil and salt. Some of Chipotle's tortilla suppliers are already crafting small batches using the new starter base for the tortilla, a process that requires a consistent temperature to develop, time to ferment and new training for bakers.
Chipotle's biggest issue in crafting a new tortilla isn't that simple tortilla recipes don't exist. It's that, without preservatives, most traditional tortillas' shelf lives are too short to be used across a major chain. Similar to Chipotle's struggles finding a pork provider that both meets the company's stringent standards and can produce enough pork for all 1,800 locations, executing the company's lofty standards presents new challenges as the chain expands.
However, while Chipotle has led the way in helping all-natural food go mainstream, it's far from the only chain cutting artificial ingredients. In the last few months, chains including Subway, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell have all announced plans to cut artificial flavors and additives from the menu. The all-natural battle is heating up. It's up to Chipotle to churn out a simple yet fabulous new tortilla to stay ahead of the competition.


AddWeaponResult(<rWeapon>, <sCondition>, <sEffect>, <sTarget>, <fMinimumEffect>, <fMaximumEffect>, <sSpawnedWeaponEffect>)
This function is called in a ".wepn" file, and is used to define the effect that will occur when a weapon hits or misses its target. The most common usage is to cause damage to the target, although this function can also be used to disable the target as per the scout's EMP burst, or to push or pull the target closer to or away from the attacker. You may call AddWeaponResult multiple times in one weapon, with each calling being used to add a different effect.
AddWeaponResult(NewWeaponType, "Hit", "SpawnWeaponFire", "Target", 0, 0, "Hgn_BurstCannonBurst")
- <rWeapon>: Reference to the weapon variable. Generally, this will be NewWeaponType.
- <sCondition>: Condition upon which the specified effect will occur. Possible values are "Hit" and "Miss". If set to "Hit", the effect occurs if the weapon hits the target. If set to "Miss", the effect occurs if the weapon misses the target.
- <sEffect>: Effect to apply to the target if the specified condition is met. Possible values are "DamageHealth", "Disable", "Push", "SpawnWeaponFire". "DamageHealth" reduces the target's health by a randomly determined value between the fMinimumEffect and fMaximumEffect arguments. "Disable" reduces the target's EMP shields a random amount based on the value of the fMinimumEffect and fMaximumEffect arguments. If the shields are reduced to 0, the ship becomes disabled. "Push" moves the target toward or away from the attacker a random amount based on the value of the fMinimumEffect and fMaximumEffect arguments. Positive numbers push targets away, while negative numbers pull them closer. The actual amount the target is moved depends on the target's mass. If the weapon also has "SpawnWeaponFire" defined, "Push" only has an effect if defined in the spawning weapon, not the weapon that is spawned. "SpawnWeaponFire" causes the specified <sSpawnedWeaponEffect> to be created. This is used to create weapons with a blast radius (e.g., flak frigate guns and the scout's EMP) and other special effects.
- <sTarget>: The recipient of the specified Effect. "Target" seems to be the only possible value. It looks that "Owner" is possible too, self-damaging the ship or subsystem where the weapon is mounted. --SunTzu
- <fMinimumEffect>: The minimum power of the specified Effect, such as minimum damage. Set this to 0 if sSpawnedWeaponEffect is set.
- <fMaximumEffect>: The maximum power of the specified Effect, such as maximum damage. Set this to 0 if sSpawnedWeaponEffect is set.
- <sSpawnedWeaponEffect>: This is a weapon effect that is spawned if <sEffect> equals "SpawnWeaponFire" and the Condition is met. Generally, the name of another weapon is input here, most notably those that create areas of effect (e.g., "hgn_smallempburst" and "hgn_burstcannonburst").


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Harjava Ascension monastery
- Harbovet Assumption monastery
- Rocky Zhapsky Ascension monastery
- Causani Church of the Assumption
- The Nativity of the Virgin Mary monastery in Curchi
- Monastic complex "Capriana"
- Novo-Nyametsky Ascension monastery
- Monastic complex "RUDI"
- Monastic complex "Saharna"
- Suruceni Saint George monastery
- Monastic complex "Hancu"
- Tipova Assumption monastery
Distance from Chisinau: 70 km
Trip to the excursion place: 1-1,20 hours
Duration of excursion: 4 hours
The Harjava Ascension monastery is located in Calarasi area. Originally it was founded in 1740 as the monastery in the deep oak forest where inhabitants were hiding from attacks of Tatars.
According to the local legend the monastery was founded by monk Harju who saw the Holy Mother in his dreams three times, and She told him to found the sacred monastery. According to the legend, the monastery was constructed with material support from the landlords of the village Sipoteni on the granted earths earlier belonging to them and landlords from the village Hiriseni.
Archaeological researches of 1999 established that the monastery originally was located on the mountain top (approximately 700-800 m to the southwest from the today location), on two small and extended terraces arisen in the extreme antiquity as a result of landslips. From three sides the terraces are protected with deep, somewhere 3 m deep, artificial ditch. Here there was more extensive (about 10 hectares) ancient settlement limited from the West with the high steep of the landslip. The wooden Assumption temple was constructed in the middle of XVIII century in the center of the upper terrace with the financial support of one of the church wardens, Mihu Bulat. The lower terrace was housing the two-storied rectangular adobe - brick construction of cells, refectory and other premises.
In the beginning of XIX century the monastery received the monastery status. Due to the remote location on the steep mountain and landslips the brotherhood decided to shift the monastery to the new place, to the foot of the mountain near to the mud sources. With the efforts of abbot Tarasiy in 1814 here there was constructed a new wooden temple. Old one was moved in 1821 to the village Hiriseni where it exists and until now.
From all side except the north, the monastery is protected with hillsides, but, despite it, during the Tatar invasion all wooden constructions (churches and monastic cells) have been destroyed, and the monastery was restored only in the middle of XIX century. First the cells and winter church St. Spiridon (1836) were reconstructed, then, in 1848 the Ascension church was erected and round this church all the other constructions were built.
Earlier the structure of the monastic complex included the terrace garden with ponds, arbors, fountains and vineyards which attracted a lot of visitors. The garden, unfortunately, did not survive in it former form, however the wood surrounding the monastery today, makes no less impression and, certainly, is worthy of visiting.
Besides, the monastery territory has «Youth Source», known for the curing properties.
In Soviet period there was the large sanatorium constructions of which structures are now used as the household premises. In 1993 the complex was returned to the church, and since 1995 this is the men's monastery.
Sights in vicinities:
• Source with curative water
• monastery Reciula,
• monastery Harbovet
• monastery Frumoasa
Recommendations for the tourist
• convenient footwear and clothes
• headdress against the sun
• women are recommended to be in clothes covering shoulders and a skirt below knees
Services of the guide: Russian, Romanian, English, German languages
Transport services: Minivan, Minibus, Bus


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notes: This features Holmes, Watson and Mycroft. Set some time after The Lucky One, during WWI. Parted by war, Holmes and Watson write to each other. This proved unexpectedly tricky to record, due to the need to convey writing and reading letters, and even censored sections in letters. I'd love feedback on how it turned out.
notes: "Sherlock Holmes and Bernard Black: cousins. The rest of the family: terrifying." Starts surreal and funny and progresses to the family dinner from hell in the final story. The Black Books crossover is in the foreground in the first two stories, and just implied in the final story. I have to apologise for my dreadful attempt at an American accent. Apparently all I can do is a really bad Southern drawl, but I hope it kind of fits the character anyway. The music is from the intro to "Here Comes Your Man" by The Pixies.
ETA: the podbooks have been re-uploaded, and now all contain cover art! thank you, cybel ! \o/
ETA: Many thanks to lavvyan for betaing "The Lucky One" (mific apologises profusely for leaving this off the initial post - so sorry!)


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More than 80,000 new patients with coronavirus infections were reported in the most recent Covid-19 surge in the US- the highest number of cases per day since the outbreak began.
Meanwhile, there are some alarming patterns of Covid-19 surge are observed, including a growing number of hospitals and daily deaths across the country. Experts warned the nation that the worst is yet to come.
According to the data shared by Johns Hopkins University, the recent number of 80,005 is higher than the country’s previous number of Covid-19 cases reported in one-day i.e. 77,362.
Dr Jerome Adams, US Surgeon General, warned that the occurrence of hospital admissions are reported in 75% of the country’s jurisdiction, and officials are concerned that the death toll could rise in a few weeks.
The good news, Adams said, is that a number of factors including remediation, steroid use and better patient management have led to a nearly 85% reduction in the country’s Covid-19 mortality rate.
According to the Covid Tracking Project (CTP), in recent Covid-18 surge in the US, more than 41,000 coronavirus patients were reported in hospitals across the country on Thursday. This is considered as the highest level of admission of coronavirus patients in hospitals across the country since August 20.
The CTP further says since the beginning of October the number of hospital admissions has increased by 33%.
“The death toll rose to 856 on Thursday. The seven-day average of daily deaths has risen to 763 that is the highest average in a month” Johns Hopkins said.
White House coronavirus task force reported “early signs of deterioration in the Sun Belt and signs of continued deterioration in the Midwest and Northern States”. Most of the state leaders have sounded the alarm over surging infections, rising hospitalizations and increasing deaths.
Anthony Fauci’s concerns
Dr. Anthony Fauci says the US should probably mandate mask use, even if people complain about the trouble with enforcing it.
— CNN (@CNN) October 24, 2020
The country’s leading infectious disease specialist, Dr Anthony Fauci showed his concerns about the massive increase in Covid-19 across the country. He urged people to “double down” on measures to stop the spread of the virus.
“The upticks on the map of more than 30 States that are having upticks is not going to spontaneously turn around unless we do something about it,” Dr Fauci added.


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A few days ago I received my copy of David Trottier's Screenwriter's Bible and since then I've been working my way through it. I'm only two chapters in and already I've learned so much about screenwriting.
One important thing I'm learning about writing a screenplay (after much internet research) is that there are two types of screenplays: a shooting script and a spec script. The shooting script is what the film makers use as a guide to creating a film. The spec script is the thing that a writer sends to a producer through an agent or another intermediary to get the story noticed.
All screenplays, like novels or short stories, have a beginning, a middle and an end. Shooting scripts are anywhere from 90-120 pages and contain shot notations, camera angles and completed dialogue. A spec script is a little shorter but it mainly gives a visual representation of your plot using heavy imagery. It helps a producer see your story. If the story doesn't grab the producer in the first two pages then it probably won't be optioned.
I don't want to give away any of the nuggets found in the book because I want you to go out and buy it if you are considering writing a screenplay. It is indeed the "bible" of screenplay writing because Trottier's formatting is industry standard. Even seasoned screenwriters who have multiple screenplays optioned go back to Trottier's screenwriting bible.
Screenwriting is a lot of fun if you are a film buff and love writing like myself. It is rewarding to finish something in half the time you would produce a novel and the chances of getting it in front of an audience is much greater than getting it in front of a reader.
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